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"Code enforcement is a function local governments perform that citizens consider important for accomplishing community goals, such as protecting property values and the environment. Others view code enforcement as an annoying intrusion into the free use of private property. Traditionally, it has been a process whereby local governments use various techniques to gain compliance with duly-adopted regulations such as land use and zoning ordinances, health and housing codes, sign standards, and uniform building and fire codes. In recent years, federal and state regulations governing air and water quality and the transport and storage of hazardous wastes, and requirements for implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act have come into play. Local governments are now obliged to include enforcement of these rules and regulations in the array of responsibilities they assume for protecting the public health and welfare.
Contemporary code enforcement involves local enforcement officials in the job of ensuring compliance with policies, codes, rules, regulations, and permits in a proper, timely fashion within the limits of the law. Consequently, enforcement officials must be fully acquainted with the adoption process and the thinking behind the regulations they enforce as well as the legal limits placed on them. Conversely, those who write the laws must understand the problems particular to enforcement and administration as the codes and regulations are implemented.
In this context the code enforcement official is a unique public servant whose responsibility lies squarely between policy making and the realms of law enforcement and litigation. The U. S, Congress, state legislatures, and city councils and county boards of supervisors adopt policies, codes, rules and regulations to solve problems or respond to federal, state, or community mandates. Enforcement applies these laws to specific properties, either by using warnings and notices to persuade voluntary compliance or by filing court actions, all under the rubric of 'police powers'. Local enforcement officials and those who write the policies, codes, rules, and regulations are obligated to understand the management of the code enforcement function and the entire complex process."
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Of course, it is better to expect the unexpected at any given time. We can prepare for our future, but you never know exactly how things will turn out. Saving money for a rainy day is the best we can do, but when times are tough, and it is not enough, the solution could be taking out a payday loan. Being smart with your money and savings is a must, but sometimes a loan is needed for the unexpected, such as new medical bills, or small household reparations. Whatever the reason, if used properly, Adelaide payday loans can help you get back on your feet.
Fortunately, the internet has changed the way lenders do their business. Today, you can check all the information you need throughout your computer. You will not need to use the fax machine and you can get your money within a few hours. The best part is that the money you need will be deposited directly into your current checking account or savings account. You can then use a check, debit card or ATM to access the money and get on your way to handling any financial need you might have.
Of course, everyone can not be happy and some people had to wait longer than others, but having the option to get money in a few hours instead of days is really useful sometimes.
If you have a bad credit history and you want to borrow some money, you have an option now. Just log online to one of the hundreds of loan companies from Adelaide SA, provide some personal and banking information, and your loan will be approved in minutes.
Because of the great convenience payday loans create, it has never been so easy to find a source of financial help. You can start the process now and soon you will be taken to a number of lenders who will be more than happy to get you the money you need right away.
About Adelaide:
The capital of South Australia, Adelaide is situated on the eastern shore of Gulf St Vincent in the central south of the country. Hugged by the Mt Lofty Ranges, this well-laid out city has a superb position on the gulf, and is graced with beautiful parks and gardens. Many of Adelaide's nineteenth- and early-twentieth century buildings survive without being dominated by skyscrapers, with the result that the city feels open and airy.
Adelaide is the capital of the state of South Australia with a population of over 1.1 million people. The city was founded in 1836, is the fifth largest city in Australia and the only capital not founded by convicts. Adelaide is situated between the Mount Lofty Ranges and the Gulf St. Vincent and is divided through the middle by the River Torrens.
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Preparing for Parenthood: Tips for Parents With Disabilities by Ashley Taylor
When you have kids, your life changes forever. As much as you think you're ready, there's always something new to learn each day. Whether that's knowing which nontoxic detergents to buy or which toys to avoid, becoming a parent means keeping your child's best interests in mind. When you also have a disability, it's critical to think about how you can prepare your home and life for parenthood.
Here are three ways to modify your home to help you take care of your children.
1. Install grab bars in tubs and showers. In the U.S., there are 4.1 million parents with disabilities. Whether you're taking a shower or giving your kids a bath, having something to hold onto while you're navigating slippery surfaces significantly reduces risk for harm to yourself and your child. Which grab bars are the best? Any that have a textured surface are the safest choice because they give a better grip. Texture aside, comfort should also be a top consideration. Since there are several grab bars to choose from, you will want to be sure to select one that doesn't feel awkward for your hand.
In terms of placement, you want to have a vertical bar near the faucet (to help you adjust the water temperature) and a horizontal bar next to that, along with other flush bars surrounding the bathtub. The goal is to create a handrail that's accessible from anywhere in or around the tub. If you plan to make this a DIY project, remember that the bars have to be attached with screws that are forced into studs behind the wall.
- Use non-slip rugs and mats and remove tripping hazards. Research shows the second-leading cause of accidental deaths worldwide are due to falls. If you don't have a slip-resistant floor, it's important to use rugs and mats that will stay in place as they're used. It's also vital to think about where they're placed. For example, if you have stairs in your home, it's best to not have a throw rug at the base because it can cause someone to trip or fall. Protect yourself and your family and strategically place non-slip rugs and mats throughout your house. By doing so, you create better balance for these surfaces and maintain a safer space, enabling you to care for your children wherever you need to.
You're also going to want to remove tripping hazards, which may even include certain pieces of furniture. If there isn't room in your basement or garage, you may need to consider putting some of these items into a storage unit. In New York, NY, the average monthly cost of renting a self-storage unit over the last six months is $92.92.
3. Label items. If you have a vision impairment and you're used to relying on memory alone, you're probably already familiar with how long it can take to complete tasks, particularly in the kitchen. One way to get around this is to use textured tape or braille on everything, from appliances to cabinets, to utensils and canned foods. Once you have a little one, you may not have an hour or two to prepare a meal, so it's best to get organized and have a system in place that can become part of your regular routine. Labels also ensure your safety, especially when it comes to items like knives and hot stove burners.
While these tips won't address all of life's adventures as a new parent, they at least serve as a starting point. You will discover new insights everyday as a parent. Commit to a lifetime of learning and enjoy the exciting journey ahead of you.
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Recent development of sacd-ripper application for Sony Playstation 3 allowed for obtaining both multichannel and stereo DSF format files. Burned on a DVD blank media using DSD Disc syntax these files can be played on Sony PS3 (any model). Undocumented support of multichannel DSD Disc has been recently discovered.
The major tagging software for DSF files is Korg Audiogate. However, this application does not support ID3v2 tagging for multichannel DSF files. I believe that this gap can be eliminated by using mp3tag. So please consider this suggestion in future upgrades. Album thumbnail looks great when properly tagged DSF files are played on PS3.
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The results of a recently published study of the economic effects of immigration in the United States are very relevant to Canada.
The study found that immigrants living in the U.S. have increased the country's annual national income by $1.6 trillion, of which $1.565 trillion goes to the immigrants in the form of wages and benefits and the remaining $35 billion goes to the native population. This $35 billion is equal to 0.2 per cent of national income and is known as the "immigration effect."
Given the similarity of the Canadian and U.S. economies and that Canada has a greater stock of immigrants (18.8 per cent versus 12.8 per cent of the population), the immigration effect in Canada comes to at least $3.5 billion annually. The empirical documentation of this effect vindicates the views of advocates for more immigration since it shows that immigration benefits everyone. Libertarians will welcome it, since at the same time freedoms of association and movement in the world are increased. The study is particularly interesting because its author, Harvard professor George Borjas, is considered to be America's foremost expert on the economics of immigration.
However, Borjas' analysis does not end with the estimate of the immigration effect. He also reports that it was accompanied by a massive income redistribution effect, which applied to Canada implies that there has been a $43.5-billion increase in the earnings of employers and a $40-billion decrease in the income of labour.
If the government responds to demands for higher taxes on the employers and increased subsidies to the workers, incentives to work and invest will be distorted. Productivity and national income will be lowered, possibly by more than was gained from the immigration effect worth $3.5 billion.
In addition, immigration has serious fiscal implications, which the Borjas study did not take into account. According to a Fraser Institute study by myself and Patrick Grady, recent immigrants imposed a fiscal burden of at least $20 billion annually (1.1 per cent of GDP) on Canadian taxpayers, mainly because the income taxes paid by these immigrants were about half those paid by Canadians, while both groups received the same benefits from government spending.
Very similar fiscal implications were found for France by Jean-Paul Gourevitch, who estimated that the annual fiscal burden imposed by immigrants on French taxpayers is €3.2 billion. This amount comes to 0.9 per cent of the country's GDP, which is remarkably similar to that for Canada.
In the United States, the fiscal burden imposed by illegal immigrants alone amounts to $103 billion annually, according to a recent study by Robert Rector and Jason Richwine, which was published by the Heritage Foundation, the largest conservative think-tank in the United States. The fiscal burden exceeds the immigration effect and implies that recent immigrants have lowered the after-tax incomes of non-immigrants by large amounts.
Critics of the estimates of the fiscal burden often claim that immigrants bring other benefits not considered in these studies, such as reductions in the unfunded liabilities of social benefit programs, savings in education expenditures, above-average incomes of immigrants' offspring and enrichment of the cultural mosaic.
Careful studies of these and other alleged benefits reveal them to be trivial, non-existent or negative. Immigrants age and quickly burden public pensions and health care programs; they do not improve the education budget since their children need to be educated; first-generation immigrants have below-average incomes; and multiculturalism is under heavy criticism for its negative impact on national culture and cohesion.
The results of these new studies on the economic and fiscal effects of immigration suggest that policy-makers interested in maximizing after-tax and transfer incomes of their citizens and in preventing the development of greater income inequalities have to reduce significantly the number of immigrants and admit only those with high-income potential and tax payments.
Herbert Grubel is a professor of economics (emeritus) at Simon Fraser University.


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Check out Camerata Pacifica's Season 28 brochure – doesn't it look great? Well, there's more to this brochure than meets the eye…
This year, Camerata has created an augmented experience that connects video content with the pictures featured in this brochure, with the help of Aurasma!
Aurasma is a free app you can download from Google Play (Android devices) or App Store (iOS devices). After installing the app, search for "cameratapacifica" and select "Camerata Pacifica's Public Auras". Then, click "Follow" and you're able to watch our brochure come to life! Simply open the viewfinder in Aurasma and hover the camera over images marked with the Aurasma symbol in the corner.
Please note, iPhone users will have to create a (FREE) account in order to enjoy the Aurasma experience.
This is a great way to share Camerata Pacifica with your friends. Our brochures will arrive in your mailbox shortly, or you can download a printer-friendly PDF version. It is also available to view online here.
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Thanks. I think on my next butt I will plan on 2 hours per lb. Last time I was hoping on 1 1/2.lousubcap said:@sarivers-In the great majority of cases unless specified when someone mentions temperature they are referring to dome temp as that is the one thermo that every BGE has. And something that you should be aware of with low&slows (indirect cooks); with almost all of those style cooks the dome thermo will initially be around 20-40*F hotter than the actual temperature at the cooking grate. This difference reduces over time with the dome shut. FWIW-
Never thought of it that way @nolaegghead. Learn something new on here all the time.nolaegghead said:water in a drip pan can't get hotter than the boiling point - 212F, so it creates a cool spot right under your meat. Like others had said, cook hotter.
This is good advice. I learned it the hard way last weekend. Next time I cook a butt I plan to start it between 8 and 10 pm the night before.Duganboy said:@sarivers here is the key about time and low and slow: always, always err on the side of getting the butt, ribs, brisket done way before you plan to eat.


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Everyone is talking about the marketing power of Pinterest. This new social network has gained a lot of popularity in the last year. Pinterest allows users to create online image collages and share them with their contacts. You can name these customized themed boards whatever you like and organize them by categories. It is the first website that has ever reached 10 million monthly users. Massive growth and popularity prove this social network is a smart choice for your marketing plan.
The Power of Pinterest
Pinterest enables users to share information and pictures that are found on the web. This cool social network offers many benefits to marketers. When used in the right way, it can drive traffic to your website and increase the number of links pointing to your pages. You can also use Pinterest to keep your customers engaged and convert visitors into buyers. Business owners can even pin employee profiles and recruit top talent.
This social media site is a great way to promote your business online for free. Marketers can showcase new products, find new potential business opportunities, and stay up-to-date with the latest trends in their industry. According to Shareaholic, Pinterest referred more traffic to websites and blogs than YouTube, LinkedIn, and Google Plus combined.
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The most obvious use for this social network from a business perspective is to market your products. Every time you pin an item, add a price and direct users to your online store. This way your post will be listed under the Gifts section. The most popular images on Pinterest are original and unique, so make sure you add quality pictures that stand out. Add links to your website in the pin description to bring users to specific web pages.
Make sure you add a Pinterest button on your website or blog. Encourage your customers to pin your products and visit your profile. Another advantage of using Pinterest is that it makes it much easier to make your brand personal. In addition to product images, you can create a board showcasing pictures from your office. Find out what your prospects are looking for and create boards accordingly.
Start following popular figures on Pinterest. Post interesting news, products and tips from other companies. Pinterest users can easily spot a board that is overly-promotional, which is why you share interesting information from various sources. You don't want to limit yourself to just pinning your own pictures. Be creative, and your posts might just go viral.
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On August 7th Planet Granite San Francisco hosted the 4th annual ASCA Live Auction Fundraiser. To support the American Safe Climbing Association as part of our PG Gives Back program, Planet Granite pledged to match up to $20,000 of all donations made between the August 1st and 15th.
When the night came to an end,
a total of $ 8471 was raised for the ASCA.
Over the next few days more online donations poured in,
and the final count was over 24k!
With the 20k match from Planet Granite,
we beat our goal from last year
with over $44,000 dollars raised for the ASCA!
This means to date, Planet Granite has helped raise
over $140,000 for the ASCA since 2009.
We are proud to support such a great organization!
As folks arrived to find a seat, they were greeted by tables filled up with prizes, local cold brew coffee Flux on tap, cases of Napa wine to accompany every purchase, and most importantly, the guest of honor Chris Sharma was in the house for a special presentation.
The highlights of the auction included the bidding for the newly released GoPro Hero3, a special edition Timbuk2 messenger bag with the PG Logo and not surprisingly, an autographed photograph of Mr. Chris Sharma himself. The audience went crazy when free Prana chalk bags, water bottles and cliff bars were thrown out into the crowd. Excitement was high and every dollar spent was going towards a great cause!
It's a truly special moment when a community comes together and makes an effort to bring about a positive change to the environment. Spending time in the mountains is a rare gift awarded to all of us in the rock climbing community. Planet Granite is grateful to the friends that came out to the event and made donations to support the ASCA. See you next year!
In addition to the donations from Patagonia, Mountain Hardware, SuperTopo, BigUpProductions, Metoilius, Prana, LuluLemon and Adobe, a ton of small businesses from the Bay area stepped up and were happy to participate. Special thanks to Lola Kay vineyards, Flux Coffee, Lombardi Sports, The Priest Station Café, Escape Campervans, Sports Basement, Sky Dive Hollister, House of Air, Huckberry, Fixed Hardware, Timbuk2, Aqua Surf Shop, Chateau Montelena and Go Kart Racer for their generous contributions.
Special thanks to everyone who donated! For more photos, check out our Facebook Page.
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I started having kids before most of my friends did, and so I've been around the block a few more times than they have when it comes to new babies and how to get through it. Now when a friend is becoming a mom or a dad for the first time, I include this list of advice in their gift card. I tell them I've written down some of my best "aha moments" for them and that I don't want to be pushy with telling them how to parent, but have found that these few thoughts helped me a lot once I understood them better:
- Feed that baby all you can, as often as you can. Full babies sleep better, wake up better, are generally calmer. There's a lot of talk about getting a baby on a schedule, but until they're older this doesn't seem to work without a lot of stress for everyone involved. Just try to feed them every time they're fussy, no matter where you are.
- Babies aren't done "cooking" until about 3 months after they're born. It's like a 4th trimester where they're adjusting to being outside of you. It's a lot to get used to, this sudden change from utero to outside. They're considered a neonate for the first 28 days after they're born, and this is a good time period to use as a rule of thumb for just protecting them, wrapping them up and snuggling them as much as you can while they adjust to this new place outside their mom. Remembering that for the first month or two, everything is new to them helps you comfort them a little better because you're seeing it from their perspective a little bit better.
- Go with the "5 S's": swaddle, side, swing, shush, suck. Swaddle your baby when they're sleeping to help them calm down and relax. They were pretty snug inside mom up until the very end, and being swaddled is reminiscent of that and helps them relax. It also keeps their arms and legs from flailing out while they sleep in a startle reflex, which can wake them up and interrupt their sleep. Roll a few extra blankets up into long logs and use those to wedge your swaddled baby so they're sleeping on their side or at an angle with their face upwards. This also helps them settle down into the mattress a little which seems to make for better sleep. Napping or sleeping at night in a swing will also help them relax and get longer bouts of sleep, as it also feels a lot like life did when they were inside mom. Make shushing sounds when you're trying to get your baby to calm down. Let your baby suck on a pacifier or your finger or a bottle, since sucking has a calming effect many times.
- Repack your diaper bag RIGHT AFTER you get home so it's ready to grab and go the next time you're out the door. That's the time you're most likely to remember what you used while you were away from home, and should you be running late when you need to leave the next time, you don't have to be worry about being caught away from home without a stash of diapers or wipes.
- Don't be afraid to try several brands of diapers or bottles or wipes or whatever else you're not quite satisfied with until you find the ones you do like. It might be more expensive while you're going to the trial phase but it's worth it when you find what works great for you and your baby.
- Sign up for every bit of free baby stuff you can. Lots of major baby brands have freebies offered online and there are great websites out there who are just trying to help you find free baby stuff to try. Beware the sites that are just trying to get your personal info to sell to marketers and salespeople, but take advantage of the sites that exist to assist you.
- If they're sleeping in the carseat when you get home, just carry the whole baby car seat in from the car, put it in the crib and let them continue to nap that way. Don't wake them up just to get them out of the seat where they're already comfy, snuggled in and dreaming.
- You aren't going to know what you're doing, and you're going to have moments where you just have no idea what to do next: IT'S OK. You're not supposed to. You're doing it for the first time. You'll figure it out.
- Millions of moms have done this before you, so you will be just fine like they were.
- This too shall pass.
- Listen to everyone's advice, and then throw most of it out. Take what makes sense to you and politely move on from the rest of it.
More than anything, you will find that if you just take a deep breath and do your best, you'll quickly settle into a routine and into practices that make being a new parent lots of fun! Sure it's hard and exhausting and trying at times, but it's also one of the most rewarding experiences you'll ever have.


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John and Damon are joined by Michael Coté and Jay Lyman from The 451 Group to get an analyst view of DevOps and the enterprise. Also discussed is Jay and Cote's historical involvement with the DevOps movement.
Show notes at http://devopscafe.org
Direct download: DevOpsCafeEp51.mp3
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Who would laugh at depression, trauma, and work disaster? Are you a monster! Well…Sometimes the best way to deal with the worst is to laugh in its face. And learning about telling jokes is a great way to face the bad stuff and maybe chuck a few pies! The Laughing Like Crazy program brings together people facing work, mental, and emotional… Read more »


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DIY Branding for Wellness Entrepreneurs: Step 2 - Choose Your Tone Words
Hey there!
Welcome to Part 3 of DIY branding... choosing your tone words.
It's not only visual components that create the feeling of your branding. It's a great idea to have a few mood, or "tone" words that describe the overall feel you're going for in your branding.
These tone words create a sort of foundation for your branding and will be super helpful to keep you focused when you're ready to establish all the rest of your branding elements.
Just to be clear... you're not actually necessarily going to use these words on your website or in the verbiage for your business. These are more so of a reference for you to keep in the back of your mind... to help maintain an overall feel while you're pulling together all of your visual elements.
Brainstorm Your Tone Words
Like I mentioned earlier, your tone words are going to establish a sort of foundation or tone for your branding.
Close your eyes and think of the products or service you have to offer. What are some adjectives that describe your product/service? Write them all down on a piece of paper.
Don't get too picky with this part, we'll refine it in a bit. Just let the words flow.
Think about how you want your clients to feel when they interact with your business. Write down some adjectives that describe the feeling you want your customers to have.
Tone Word Vocabulary
Some tone words might be...
Adventurous. Artistic. Bold. Classic. Clean. Confident. Creative. Dreamy. Earthy. Eclectic. Edgy. Empowering. Energetic. Fresh. Funky. Glamorous. Hand-Crafted. Happy. Innovative. Inviting. Invigorating. Laid Back. Minimal. Modern. Natural. Nostalgic. Organic. Outdoorsy. Powerful. Refined. Relatable. Retro. Romantic. Rustic. Sexy. Sleek. Soulful. Sporty. Traditional. Tribal. Trusted. Urban. Vibrant. Vintage. Vivacious. Warm. Whimsical. Youthful.
It's also super helpful (and fun) to look up words in a thesaurus.
Your Challenge - Brainstorm and Refine
So here's your challenge for today -
- Grab a pen and paper and dump out all the tone words you can think up.
- Once you have your words written down, it's time to refine. Choose five that you connect with and which really embody the feel you want to create with your branding. These will be your branding tone words and will help to create the foundation for the rest of your branding.
- Now, share your five tone words in the comments below!
That's it! Now, you've got your mood words. These five words will set the overall tone for your branding. It's super helpful to write them down and have them in a place where you can see them and refer back to them while you're pulling together the rest of your branding elements. Refer back to them each time you pick out something new to add to your branding, to make sure it fits at least one of the five mood words.
In the next segment of the DIY Branding series, we'll talk about creating a mood board.
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LifeStation is a Church family that is learning what it means to share our faith and life with others. We are learning and growing together as a community of faith. LifeStation is committed to following God's leading through the various seasons, this means what we are doing now may not be the case several months from now. We are open to change.
Most Sunday mornings we can be found sharing space with Eagle Christian Ministries @ 850 S. Pine Street York PA. Our gatherings are held at 10:00 AM and are almost always followed by lunch. Once a month we meet for a family discussion where we work together to plan the following Sunday Gatherings.
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The agenda for Stream LATAM 2017 is in your hands. There are six session times a day, hosted in nine different meeting spaces. Each session runs for 1 hour (give or take) and all sessions are led by you, the Stream participants. Here's how it works:
The Stream team is on hand to help. Please get in touch if you'd like to talk an idea through before posting, or would like help finding some co-hosts.
Great national and international companies as Embraer or Apple, among others global players uses the concept of design for assembly to build up innovation or new products. Even design thinking is under Df(X) umbrella. How it works and how we can apply this to communication industry, using the concept of concurrent engineering to do integrated projects, faster, better and cheaper.


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There's a role for everyone in Surf Life Saving, and the experiences and opportunities that you'll face each day are never the same.
The skills you learn along the way will not only save lives and help the community, but potentially put you on the pathway to places you never thought possible.
You will also meet people from all walks of life, form lifelong friendships and have fun along the way.
We save lives, and we change lives.
Find your pathway.
Have you ever thought about becoming a surf lifesaver? Or perhaps you're already a member and would like to know what other opportunities are available to you within the movement?
Each and every year, thousands of men, women and young adults across the state line up to patrol Queensland's coastline, providing a vital community service and saving thousands of lives in the process.
However, off the beach and behind the scenes, there are literally hundreds of other jobs and opportunities available to those who aren't confident in the water or don't want to get their feet wet. Whether it's a surf sports coach, a club treasurer, a BBQ coordinator or a junior activities age manager, there's a role for everyone in surf life saving.
Importantly, becoming a surf lifesaver also offers many opportunities both within and outside of the movement.
There is an almost endless scope of lifesaving-related careers available to members, the likes of taking up a medical profession or joining the Defence Force or other emergency services, and many of these doors are opened and supported by the skills learnt during your time as a surf lifesaver.
The Pathways project is all about showcasing the opportunities that lifesaving opens up to all, regardless of age, gender, shape or size. We've used real volunteers to share real stories about their involvement within the movement – how it's shaped them personally, and benefited them professionally.
Whether you're a new member, current member or a lifesaver returning after a few years' break, we encourage you to look through the countless opportunities that are available for you to pursue, both on and off the beach. It might just put you on the pathway to a place you never imagined.
If you are already involved in surf lifesaving, find new pathways based on your current role. If you are new to surf lifesaving, you can explore all the roles and opportunities available by choosing an area of interest.
Find your current role to discover where surf lifesaving can lead you OR enter an area of interest to explore other possibilities within surf lifesaving.
Select an area of interest, such as patrol member, to find out more information.
As a Club Captain you hold one of the most important positions within your club. You must earn the respect of members by your actions and lead your members with hard work and dedication to meet the demands of the position.
Your primary role shall be to assume responsibility for the management of patrol members and ensuring that all rosters meet patrol requirements during season. While one of the most challenging roles at a club-level, it is also one of the most rewarding and satisfying.
While specific requirements will vary from club to club, Club Captains must be:
First time Club Captains may have access to branch inductions to ensure that they are familiar with position expectations and regional specifics.
You may wish to develop you skills further by attending the Surf Life Saving Queensland Leadership Excellence Program or Surf Life Saving Australia Masterclass program.
Many Club Captains have transitioned into other high-level positions, including branch/state Director of Lifesaving, enabling further improvement of lifesaving services.
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"La belle"
The mere mention of Nice, France's fifth largest city conjures up images of glamour, a stretch of beaches, 7.5 km to be precise, lined by a multitude of luxury hotels, casinos and restaurants, including the famous and impressive four-stars on the sea front: the Negresco Hotel, the Palais de la Méditerranée, the Casino Ruhl and others.
However, there is more to it than meets this image.
While maintaining its traditional charm the city has grown up and rebelled against a one-track image and now the city's charming old architecture happily coexists with its new, modern luxury image. Nice is a vibrant city that is alive and living to the tempo of its cosmopolitan population. Contemporary art and sculptures are creatively and colorfully scattered throughout the city and the multitude of museums trench the city in a wealth of culture. The lush green parks slow the city pace down while the stylish multi-ethnic restaurants and trendy night life venues to suit all tastes, pick up the beat and reflect the eclectic mix of residents and visitors.
The city's name is enough to evoke images of Provencal markets, Mediterranean colors, palm trees, historic monuments and places; the whole beautiful parcel wrapped in an enticing package of gorgeous clear blue sea, mirrored by the azure blue cloudless sky.
The Promenade des Anglais is one of the most celebrated, coastal walk ways in the world. Built by the English gentry in the 19th century to provide a means for them to enjoy a stroll by the sea, it continues to fill its original role, with its famous blue chairs providing repose en route. Each year visitors from all over the world visit to walk it, run it, skate it or simply to relax and contemplate the beauty of this city facing the sea. All this and more is proof of the irresistible allure the capital of the Mediterranean holds for visitors.
History of Nice
Nice is steeped in a violent but rich history. Many people do not realize that it has been owned by Italy longer than France. Its identity has switched back and forth in a schizophrenic frenzy of wars among the independent Italian states prior to reunification and it retains many remnants of this past with palazzos and colorful baroque buildings scattered throughout the city. Place Massena, at the heart of Nice at the bottom of avenue Jean Médecin, the main street, is a fine example of the wide squares, adorned with fountains found in most Italian cities. The streets in the old town (vieux Nice) have plaques indicating the French and Nissart names, a vernacular tongue and rooted in old Ligurian dialect.
Invasions by the Greeks, Saracens, Turks and the French often left it ragged, but infused the city with a unique and exotic legacy of culture and architecture. By 154 BC the Romans had built the second city of Cemenelum next to Nikaia on the hills of Cimiez, where Nice's famous jazz festival is held in the ruins each July. It was destroyed in 813 by the Saracens and it took many centuries for the town to build itself up and become a major centre. It wasn't until 1860 that the Comte de Nice was delivered into French hands as a result of negotiations with the King of Sardinia. It has remained a part of France ever since. Evidence of the city's prehistoric origins can be seen at the Musée Terra Amata.
The panoramic view from the Colline du Château is spectacular - you can reach it by taking the elevator at the base of the hill, at Place du 8 Mai 1945, where the end of the Promenade turns a corner to the port. At the top you will understand immediately the former strategic importance of this place for spotting approaching invaders and surveying the port. An easy stroll around the 19-hectares of parks and ruins will lead you to the west side where you can observe the arrivals and departures of the luxury cruise ships and Corsican ferries.
Culture and international gastronomy
Nice is one of the most vibrant places on the Riviera, with its local and international festivals, congresses, events and shows.
Its gourmet restaurants offer sumptuous dining experiences with tastes from all over the world. Without a doubt Nice lives up to its cosmopolitan reputation and outshines other destinations in the Alps-Maritimes for its diversity.
Nice's carnival
Nice's carnival is without a doubt the most well-known and most cherished event on the Riviera. Each year it attracts a myriad of visitors and transforms the Promenade des Anglais into a huge dance floor.
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Hello everyone! It's the 1st day of the month and that means The Ton's July 2017 Challenge is live! For this month, we are playing the Mood Board. Hope you'd join for a chance to win a $50 spree to The Ton's shop!
*Gift certificates only apply to The Ton Stamps, Dies, Ink, Gilding, and Embossing Powder.
Here is how to play:
To participate in our challenge, create a paper crafting project based on the Mood Board you see above.
- You must use a Ton product as the main focal point of your card or tag.
- Display the cue word/inspiration photo on your blog post and include a link to this challenge in the body of your post.
- There is no limit to the number of projects you wish to enter into the challenge.
- The winning project will be chosen based upon detail, composition and aesthetics.
- Enter your card by July 31, 2017 by 12:55pm EST.
- There is a $50 Gift card that will go to the winning entry!
Please visit The Ton's CHALLENGE BLOG for more info.
I absolutely love this month's beautiful and happy board, it was a breeze and so fun to create this month's project! I decided to create a card that features macarons in a filed of flowers. With that sketch on my mind, I chose following products:
- Anemone Wishes + Coordinating Die
- Anemone Cluster + Coordinating Die (not in shop yet)
- Summer Blooms (sentiment),
- Sweet Macarons + Coordinating Die
- (Small) Double Stitched Rectangle Dies
- Rose Gold Embossing Powder
- Noir Dye ink
- (mix) Dew Drops
- Fairy Pink Sparkling Clear Sequins
- My Tutu Sequins
*Backdrop Board used: Natural Wood
I started the card by stamping the Sweet Macarons, Anemone Wishes, and Anemone Cluster images on a Bristol Smooth cardstock in Versamark. I heat embossed all the images with the Rose Gold Embossing Powder and colored them with Stabilo 68 pens. I was first introduced to these water-based pens by a dear friend of mine, and I immediately fell in love with the vibrancy as well as how easy to use them. I laid the colors towards the center and the creases of the images where I want the shadows to be, and blended out with the Aquash water brushes. When the images were good and dry, I went ahead and cut them out with the coordinating dies.
The background panel is from my stash I created the other day with Gansai Tambi and Mijello Mission Gold watercolors. I die cut the panel with the largest die from the (Small) Double Stitched Rectangle Dies. Flushed to the bottom center, I adhered it an a top folding white A2 card base I made out of Neenah 110lb cardstock. Then I adhered rest of the images, some popped up with the foam tape.
The sentiment is borrowed from the Summer Blooms stamp set, stamped on vellum in our Noir Dye ink. When the ink was dry, I cut it down to a thin banner and adhered it on the card. I added some (mix) Dew Drops, Fairy Pink Sparkling Clear Sequins, and My Tutu Sequins. And that completes the card!
That's all from me today! Hope you enjoyed today's project and hope you'd have a ton of fun with this month's challenge!
Thank you for stopping by! Happy crafting!


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The Self Improvement Blog | Self Esteem | Self Confidence
Who doesn't admire the celebrities and models who have non-frizzy and perfectly groomed hair? Every woman wants to have hair like them, but the fact is that these people undergo lots of salon treatments, blow dry their hair and get them styled regularly to get them to look so spectacular and gorgeous. It is a part of their profession and you cannot just find the time to get this done in your chaotic and busy routine. However, this doesn't mean that you cannot have beautiful and healthy locks. You can also ensure the well-being of your hair if you know what to do. Listed below are some of the effective and simple hair care tips that every woman can incorporate in her routine and get the desired results:
Don't Wash Your Hair Too Frequently
How often should hair be washed? This is a question that every woman asks because no one is able to give a satisfying answer. However, most experts have agreed that cutting back on washing too frequently is better for your hair. It is a mistake to wash your hair daily, regardless of how much you love clean-feeling locks because this strips the vital natural hair oils that are designed to protect and condition your tresses by nature. Look for oils, shampoos, and conditioners that are rich in vitamins that are good for hair. Check out these 5 vitamins for hair growth that have been selected after extensive research.It is recommended that you wash twice or thrice a week.
Protect Your Hair
First things first, you need to protect your hair from outside elements like the wind, sun, and rain. Your already existent hair problems will only get worse due to excessive heat, dirt, sun or pollution. They can dry out your scalp, cause excessive buildup of dirt and increase the susceptibility of your scalp to infections. Keep your hair covered when going outside; you can use a scarf or hat to do so and look stylish at the same time.
Deal with Wet Hair Carefully
Remember that hair is very fragile when it is wet and can break easily. The roots and shafts of your hair are more vulnerable to damage when it is wet. Therefore, you need to be immensely careful. Breakage starts when you are shampooing so don't be too hard and rough. Also, don't brush your hair immediately after a shower.
Learn about Conditioning
You need to use a moisturizing conditioner every time you wash your hair. You should never come out of the shower without conditioning your hair because this could be the reason why you have frizzy hair. Remember that the job of the conditioner is to seal in the moisture in the hair shaft and not in the scalp. You should condition at least 2 inches away from the scalp or else it will become oily. It is also recommended that you use shampoo and conditioner of the same line rather than different ones.
Choose Your Shampoo Carefully
You need to identify a shampoo for your hair based on your hair type. Different shampoos are needed for different hair types such as oily or dry hair. It is recommended that you get a sulfate free shampoo because sulfates are very damaging to hair. You can find plenty of good options such as vegan shampoo coconut that comprises of coconut and other natural ingredients, which nourish the hair and provide it with essential ingredients to keep it healthy and strong. Another recommendation would be Argan oil vegan shampoo.
Try to Stay Away from Heat
Don't expose your hair to too much heat in the form of styling products such as straighteners and curling irons. Heat only removes the moisture content of your hair, which makes it frizzy and dry. Moreover, you can also burn your hair if it is overused. Only use these styling products if absolutely necessary and do apply a hair protectant before you do to prevent excessive damage.
Oil Your Hair Regularly
You should make it a habit to oil your hair on a regular basis and wash the oil off with a gentle shampoo. You can use extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil for providing your hair with important nutrients that promote hair growth and make the tresses thick and strong. But, don't overdo the oil because you don't want it dripping from your hair. Also, you will need to shampoo more and this will strip away the natural hair oils.
Wash with Cold Water
Just like heat, using hot water for washing your hair is highly damaging. You should always wash your hair with cold water. It doesn't mean that you use freezing cold water, which can make you sick. It is better to shower with water at room temperature than with too hot or too cold water.
You can also use hair masks every now and then and opt for a healthier diet because this can also impact your hair health in the long run.
About the author
Anna Garland is a Health & Beauty enthusiast and an aspiring freelance writer for Oxford Biolabs. She moved from Ukraine to Israel to study Psychology at Ariel University, Tel-Aviv and enjoy the new life in Israel.
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New Lawsuits Allege Police Violence During Alton Sterling Protests
BATON ROUGE, La. (CN) — Twenty more people have sued Baton Rouge police and sheriff's officers for their use of force during protests of the death of Alton Sterling, a black man who was shot to death by two white police officers in a parking lot last summer.
Baton Rouge has agreed to settle a previous lawsuit from 90 protesters and pay them more than $45,000 in damages.
The plaintiffs in the new complaints, filed Sunday, say Baton Rouge police and sheriff's officers are notoriously racist and used excessive force and intimidation to silence protesters who packed the state capital by the tens of thousands to express outrage over Sterling's death.
Two videos of Sterling's July 5, 2016 shooting death were widely circulated on social media, making worldwide news. The three new federal lawsuits claim that Baton Rouge city and parish officials met repeatedly from July 6 to 10 to discuss how to stymie protesters. They did it through violence, according to the complaints.
Nearly 200 people were arrested in Baton Rouge between those dates. At least one of them — plaintiff Lubin Gilbert, a black man who was bicycling near the protests — was not a protester at all, according to the first of the three new lawsuits, filed on behalf of Gilbert and three other plaintiffs by the Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center.
Many of the activists and media sites during the protest days appeared calm and peaceful, even as Baton Rouge police and sheriff's officers showed up in droves wearing gas masks and full combat gear, but as the weekend wore on, a small number of protesters got antsy and police enforcement became more aggressive.
According to the lawsuits, police aggression far outweighed any rowdiness from protesters.
Plaintiff A.R., then 16, suing through her mother, Shonta Jackson, in the second new lawsuit, said she joined a group of protesters outside of then-Mayor Kip Holden's house. Protesters chanted and held signs asking for love and peace, until law enforcement arrived and told them to get down onto the ground. They did so, and were surrounded by officers pointing rifles at them.
"As she was lying on the lawn across the street from defendant Holden's home, A.R. noticed that many of the defendant Does, Roes and Moes surrounding Holden's home and standing on the roof were training their rifles on her and the other unarmed and prone protesters," A.R. says in her complaint.
"Despite protesters' peaceful methods, their demands for police accountability were perceived as a threat by the leadership of law enforcement agencies in Baton Rouge. To silence those demands, defendants entered into and executed a conspiracy to deny members of the black community of Baton Rouge their right to grieve, express their anger, and demand equal protection from law enforcement," Gilbert's lawsuit says.
Color photos included in the third lawsuit paint a picture of what were reported as peaceful protests. All three lawsuits were filed electronically on July 6.
In one photo, a young woman in braids, identified by caption as plaintiff Raae Pollard, holds a giant sign saying "Love," while in the next photo, police officers in riot gear restrain her arms behind her back and hold her up by the throat.
"Law enforcement ordered the protesters out of the streets, and most of the protesters – including plaintiffs – complied, stepping back onto the sidewalks," according to the lawsuit filed on behalf of Pollard and 14 others.
The lawsuits claim that Baton Rouge police have long been criticized for racial profiling and brutality against the city's African American population.
For instance, in 2011, then-Police Chief Dewayne White said publicly that 10 percent of his officers "failed to exercise basic levels of professionalism, and that 'it's become so ingrained' in the minds of some officers that they 'believe that everybody they come across or most people they come across with that [black] color of skin is probably a criminal,'" according to Pollard's lawsuit.
Mayor Holden fired Chief White in 2013 and he was replaced by Carl Dabadie, a defendant.
A series of racist text messages sent in September 2014 by a Baton Rouge police officer to a civilian are cited in Pollard's complaint. In the messages, a 15-year veteran of the department referred to black colleagues and civilians with racial epithets, saying: "I wish someone would pull a Ferguson on them and take them out. I hate looking at those African monkeys at work … I enjoy arresting those thugs with their saggy pants
Numerous law enforcement officials, including the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, the Mayor's Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness and the Louisiana Sheriff's Association, in addition to Mayor Holden, Dabadie, Edmonson, Gautreaux and others gathered at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness "on several occasions between July 6 and 10, 2016, in order to formulate and implement their agreement to suppress the protests," according to A.R.'s lawsuit.
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and law enforcement officials have said police and sheriff's officers' handling of the protests was low-key and professional.
Baton Rouge has agreed to settle a previous lawsuit from 90 protesters, including Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson, who was arrested for obstruction of a highway and released the next day. The settlement awaits expected approval by a judge. Each plaintiff is to receive $500, reimbursement of bond fees and expungement of their arrest record.
Police Sgt. Bryan Taylor, the president of the Baton Rouge police union, has called the cash settlement a "dangerous precedent" and a "slap in the face." On Monday, Taylor told the Baton Rouge Advocate the new lawsuits are "all B.S."
The two lawsuits brought by the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center were filed by James Craig and Eric Foley of New Orleans, and by Gideon T. Carter of Baton Rouge. The lawsuit with 15 plaintiffs was filed by John Adcock of New Orleans.
Defendants include are the City of Baton Rouge, Mayor Holden, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux, Carl Dabadie and others. Louisiana has parishes instead of counties.
Officials with the defendant agencies did not reply Tuesday to requests for comment.


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Award winning bluegrass music group Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers had a marvelous Veteran's weekend hosting the twice annual Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington, OH. Since 2003, Joe and his family, along with the staff of his radio network, and many regional and national sponsors present top Bluegrass talent at one of Ohio's most comfortable convention centers. Friday and Saturday, November 9th and 10th, the show included The Gibson Brothers, Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage and more. For Joe and his family, the highlight of the weekend was a successful fundraiser in memory of Prudence Mullins, Joe's Mom, who passed away just two weeks before the festival. Janet Davis Acoustic Music partnerrf with Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers for the Breast Cancer Fund benefit.
The Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival is just around the corner and is expected to be one of the biggest and best events of the season! This year's fall festival will take on a special meaning for Joe Mullins. Janet Davis Acoustic Music and the Radio Ramblers will be working together at the festival to benefit breast cancer support. Joe's Mom, Prudence Mullins, passed away just over a week ago after battling breast cancer and Janet Davis Acoustic Music has donated a Martin guitar to be given away in an effort to raise funds for breast cancer research in her memory. Proceeds will benefit the Ohio area Breast Cancer fund. "I am certainly grateful for all the prayers and support from the Bluegrass community, and the help from our supply sponsor, Janet Davis Acoustic Music will have lasting benefits", stated Joe.
Having met at a concert in Northern Virginia this past spring, Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers and Janet Davis Acoustic Music found common ground quickly. Janet Davis Acoustic Music's motto is "a tradition of exceptional sound and service," which is something Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers doesn't take for granted. Janet Davis Acoustic Music are now the Official Supply Sponsor of Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers.
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Where Did BPs Oil Spill Go?
Then, hungry for dramatic TV footage to support Barack Obama's announcement, that the BP – or, as he preferred, 'British Petroleum' – oil spill was 'the worst environmental disaster America has ever faced', news networks descended on their town. They quickly found what they were looking for: shocking images of Pensacola's famously white beaches thickly-coated with sticky, black crude oil and apparently beyond salvation. The apocalyptic message was reinforced in doom-laden interviews with locals. 'It's damn near biblical. This place is done for!' lamented 36-year-old Kevin Reed, whose family have swum and sunbathed in the area for generations. His anguish was understandable. Yet, as I saw this week, nothing could be further from the truth. Strolling along the beach for an hour, I found just one, pea-sized tar-ball, which crumbled to nothing between my fingers. – UK Daily Mail


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This is a word I received the other day while visiting with Jesus. It's on the warning side of exhortation. I have checked it against scripture and with a person I highly esteem in the knowledge of such things. I feel confident now to share it.
Revival is coming like a flood. It's different from the past. Revival is coming to your homes, your gatherings; not in your dead churches where control and opposition quench the Spirit. It is coming to places open to Me, open to repentance. Get on your knees and allow me in.
You hungry ones, open your homes. Don't be deceived, it's not all fun and partying, a grabbing of blessing. It's serious. Give me honor. Repent and be washed by the flood. Break down strongholds, deny flesh, deny entry to spirits that work against the knowledge of God.
No more games, no more wimpy Christians. Get in or out, but don't be lukewarm. Complacency is a stronghold. Fear is a stronghold. People love God but deny my power. They love to hear themselves speak. They teach tolerance of fleshly desires. Excuses, excuses. Stop it. Come to repentance, drink the pure water of the Word and the wisdom of the Spirit. Stop mollycoddling and enabling. Stubbornly believe. Set your face like flint toward Me. I will reveal more of Myself to you if you will believe. 2 Peter
You can't' advance without the Word of God. This is a military action. My army is weak and ineffective as foot soldiers. The few generals are strong, but the Word gets confused by the time it filters down to the troops. Teachers beware. If you knew the Word, you would not compromise the faith of your students.
My army can't battle a head cold, let alone their own flesh or the attack of the enemy. The devil uses the flesh to get the mind confused, to get temptation in the forefront of one's thinking. They pray and pray and see no result. They battle their desires to no avail. Repent and rise up. Mount up and get your eyes on Me. I am angry with this generation, tears flow from my eyes for their ignorance and selfishness.
Yes, I am a mighty fortress, but my warriors have no foundation, no knowledge, and no training in how to use their weapons. They are deceived into thinking they need only sit and wait, but remember this: Go ye into all the world and preach the good news! Everyone in the army of God has a purpose and a plan for their life. Please loved ones, you are important, you are empowered and you are crucial to the body. Go then, go in victory.


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Based on proven performance features, the new generation offers optimised external dimensions for installations where space is limited and is particularly robust and resistant to fire and strong heat. Find out more.
Travellers are already used to watching movies or gaming on planes – in China, this is now possible on CRH 380 type high-speed trains. HUBER+SUHNER has supplied various radio-frequency coaxial cables for the new passenger entertainment system on these trains.
CRH 380 type high-speed trains on the Shanghai–Hangzhou and Beijing–Shanghai lines reach speeds of up to 350 kilometres per hour.
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- beachchic105
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Hey y'all — need some suggestions. I have a dog – she's 3, a rescue, I've had her for almost 3 years (got her @ 4 mo.'s) she was previously abandoned by several owners, abused, etc etc. Obviously, she's a happy spoiled dog now, but there are often situations that make her nervous and "mopey" (is that even a word? sigh.) We just bought a new house and are going from a 600sq ft apt to a new 3,000 sq ft home, we moved in this past weekend and she's obviously stressed and nervous and a little frightened. There's boxes everywhere, it's a new atmosphere, new noises, etc etc — she isn't sure what to do and I've noticed her getting really bummed out. Not to mention, with us moving and having new furniture she doesn't quite get the 1:1 attention she normally get only because we're trying to get the place settled so maybe it will be a little more comfortable and like home for her — she's also just getting over a flea outbreak and had gotten some hot spots on her, so I know that's not helping (poor thing is still itchy and scabbed!) — I need suggestions on ways to get her more comfortable in our new home! We've moved several times before since I've gotten her with a break-up from my ex, moving back to my parents, getting my own apartment, moving in with Fiance, and now our house, but this time I really want her to be excited and happy as this will be our "home" for a long time. And she has so much more space to roam and a yard to play in and I just want her to understand. I need to pep her up and get her a little more relaxed. Her being a rescue with the past that she has, I try to take special care of getting her comfortable and relaxed, but this time it's just weighing on me (like, hello, this is a really exciting time, sad pups are heartbreaking!!) I'd love to hear your suggestions…
ETA: I'm also in a back brace right now for disc damage in my back and she can't jump on me excitedly when I get home and basically attack me with licks like normal, I have to keep her off of me, and I feel like maybe that doesn't help the situation, like she feels like if I say "you have to stay down", she feels like she's in trouble?
*Sorry this is long – I suck.


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Texas' premier recreational and dive training facility.
Blue Lagoon opened in September, 1986, as many improvements have been made since then. Lagoon II opened in March, effectively doubling the size of the facility. The operation is designed specifically for divers and especially for dive classes. Non-divers are permitted to come in with divers, but the lagoons are not open to swimmers. Pets are not permitted, both for safety reasons, and as a courtesy to other divers.
There are three large dive platforms in Lagoon I and a second one has recently been sunk in Lagoon II, for a total of five. There are shelters around both lagoons to provide shade and equipment assembly areas for the dive classes, and gently sloping beaches for easy entry. Dive classes who wish to stay for the whole weekend camp right next to the water. A Huntsville dive store provides tank rentals and air refills. For certified divers, there is a separate area on the far side of Lagoon I that is close to the boat and the rock walls, and has a giant stride entry. Maximum depth in Lagoon I is 35'. The water temperature in the summer is 80-90 degrees.
Although Blue Lagoon is located only 65 miles from Houston, most of the divers so far have come from Dallas. U/W photographer Stephan Myers comes up regularly from Houston to take advantage of the clear water for photography. "Most Houston divers just can't believe that there can be clear water in a fresh water lake near Houston," he says, "They probably remember their check out dives and think you have to go to Cozumel for clear water." Myers appreciates the convenience of the lagoons' clear water for photography. "It's a lot easier to test a new technique or a piece of equipment in a place an hour away from home than on Palancar reef," he added.
Scuba instructors like the convenience of conducting open water certification in clear of water free of competition. "We used to go to Canyon Lake," Rebecca Tooley, an instructor from Humble, said, "but this is better. At Canyon, there was fishing line in the water, boaters, and crowds. There was more potential for trouble there. You just don't have that potential here."
Other instructors were enthusiastic about being able to take a whole class out to the platform at once without worrying about anyone getting lost in the murky water.
Open Water classes from as far away as Louisiana are taking advantage of the facility, and PADI recently held an Instructor Evaluation for 25 instructor candidates. Richard and Alan try to accommodate classes by reserving specific areas for each class to park their cars and to assemble their gear in order to keep classes together and keep confusion and inconvenience to a minimum.
In addition to student classes, several dive clubs have stared using the lagoons for club events. Last October, a dive store sponsored Halloween night dive, and there was an Easter Egg Hunt in April sponsored by a Houston club (some of the eggs are still waiting to be found). Night diving on the rock walls and boulder fields is especially exciting.
The secret of the lagoon's clear water is its low pH. Filtering down through the pine needles covering the surrounding land lowers the pH too low to support the growth of algae. Unfortunately, it is also too low to support fish, but the trade off for clear water is worth it.
To keep the silt on the bottom down, Alan and Richard located a variety of salt grass that would grow in the low pH and have planted it in both lagoons.
"We tried putting in some chemicals to raise the pH," Richard explained, "but the algae came right up so we decided to skip the fish and keep the clear water."
The emphasis for the future at Blue Lagoon will be continued improvement of the facility. "We will be sinking more platforms for students and building more entry points," Alan continued, "We are looking for more wrecks to sink for the certified divers. We have looked at a DC-3 airplane and some other boats as well."
While looking for more underwater attractions, Richard and Alan continue "terra forming" the area around the lagoons, planting grass, and improving the roads and the camping areas.
Night dives must be coordinated in advance, and it is a good idea to reserve space for classes or camping. Diving during the week usually provides the best visibility, as the Open Water students are not on hand to kick up the bottom.
For a little taste of Cozumel in the pines, dive Blue Lagoon!


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The coastal area of the Mearns is rich in Maritime Heritage and we are proud to have been involved with the following projects.
The Maggie Law Maritime Museum
With the support of many sponsors and volunteers we were please to be involved in the refurbishment of this museum which was dedicated to The Maggie Law, one of the first inshore lifeboats to be built in 1890.
The wild rocky coast around Gourdon on the North East coast of Scotland, claimed many fishermen's lives and the local fishermen decided to do something about it. They saved a penny in the pound from their catches, to provide funds to build and maintain an inshore surf boat that would ride the foam, and save fishermen's lives.
The boat which was rowed by 6 men was in service for 40 years.
In 1900, a local group consisting of enthusiastic volunteers, the local businesses community, and retired fishermen, managed by an enthusiastic management committee, acquired premises and adapted to provide a permanent preservation base for the Maggie Law surf boat.
The museum was closed in 2007 due to difficulty getting younger volunteers to take over from the older fishermen.
On Friday 12th April 2013, the completely refurbished museum was opened by Aberdeen MP Dame Anne Begg.
Local schools are being encouraged to visit and use the computers in the upstairs area to learns more about the fascinating history including how a local Gourden lad captained the Carpathia lifeboat that helped to rescue many people when the Titanic went down in 1912.
More information can be found on the website www.maggielaw.co.uk
The Lost Villages Project
Not many people were aware of the lost villages and Dave Ramsay organized a team to carry out research to learn more about Crawton, Shieldhill, Gawpoo and Little Johnshaven.
See the results of the research at Lost Villages Project
The Gourdon Coastal Path and Heritage Trail
Information coming soon……..


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2017 Clash Royale World Finals Trailer
In 2017, I help branded the E-sports tournament for one of Supercell's most well-known mobile game: Clash Royale. I designed the hologram look of the in-game characters and projected them into the real world. By bridging both the game world and the player's world together, we were able to show the excitement of the event and create fun moments with the iconic characters from the game. I was in charge of art direction, designing frames, R&D the look and animation, and also animate and compositing for some of the shots.


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So every July the Shepherds at Highland give me a month to get away and study and plan and pray for the coming year. It's always a great gift, but it makes me miss Highland and the regular routine. So while I won't be blogging as regularly for this month, I want to try and stay connected with what is going on at Highland.
This past Sunday, Jerry Taylor preached for our Summer Series Sacred. Jerry talked about how the communion table is the open table of the Lord. One of my favorite lines was "Jesus will not preside over any table that anyone is left out of." This is extremely important for we religious folk to hear, because we have a real tendency to make our tribe an idol, and make God "Our God"
If you get a chance to listen to Jerry's sermon, I highly recommend it. He's one of my favorite preachers, and this was an incredible sermon, you can find it here.
The Margins are the Center
A few years ago, I read an author who was serving in a Christian ministry for sex workers in America. It's a ministry that was trying to help people get out of an industry that is very hard to leave. At one point, the author was sitting in a circle of former and current sex-workers, and he asked them, "Why do you think that Jesus was so intentional about reaching out to prostitutes?"
And then there was an awkward silence…until one of the working girls said, "Because that meant Everyone…. if He would love and care for people doing what we do, than that means anyone can belong to what He is doing."
And she is exactly right.
In most societies, we focus on the majority, or how to cast the widest net for the most people. We try to hold the center, even though that inevitably leaves people out….It leaves some on the margins.
But for Jesus, the people on the margins were the center of his ministry.
Acceptance Speech
So maybe you heard about the bulletin at Our Lady Catholic Church. It's just a normal parish in Denver, but it got all over the news last year for what it put in it's bulletin. Here's how they decided to welcome people to their Jesus commmunity:
"We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, gay, filthy rich, dirt poor, and no habla Ingles. We extend a special welcome to those who are crying new-borns, those who are skinny as a rail or could afford to lose a few pounds.
We welcome you here if you just woke up or just got out of jail. We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome soccer moms, NASCAR dads, starving artists, tree-huggers, We welcome those who are in recovery or still addicted.
If you blew all your offering money at the dog track, you're welcome here. We offer a special welcome to those who think the earth is flat, work too hard, don't work, can't spell, or because grandma is in town and wanted to go to church.
We welcome those who are inked, pierced or both We welcome tourists, seekers and doubters, bleeding hearts … and you!
This may seem over the top, but this is exactly the kind of invitation Jesus wants his churches to offer. Jesus isn't saying everyone and everything is okay…He is saying everyone is welcome.
Did you know that the only visible man-made item from space is the Great Wall of China? Because that's what we are good at doing. We build up walls, We like to know who's in and who's out. And then we love to pretend that God agrees with us. But that's not the way the Gospel works.
One theologian, a guy named Miroslav Volf, points out that while most religions call exclusion a virtue, the Jesus movement calls it what it is.
A sin.
So on behalf of Church in general, and Highland Church in particular, let me welcome you to the table.
Because everybody, everywhere is included, invited, accepted and blessed.
Wherever you are, whoever you are, you are invited to participate in the grace giving, life changing Kingdom of God.
So have a seat.
P.S. I'm leaving today for Thailand with my 5 year old Daughter. Please pray for us as we go visit and try to encourage and be encouraged by all the missionaries in Asia.


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Hi all, I got the below inqury from a colleague. To my knowledge, http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/ is the target namespace defined by A4.1, and the two should be the same. Seems they have fell out of sync. Does anybody know what's going on here? Which one is the "valid" WSDL1.1 schema? or Am I missing anything here? Regards, Kevin >>> Up to now I always used the specification I found under http://www.w3.org/TR/wsdl. In this document there is also an XML-Schema for WSDL, that can be found in A 4.1. Now I cam across another XML-Schema for WSDL under http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/. Unfortuantely, this schema looks very much different. A closer look shows that both schemas are incompatible. Indeed, both specifications allow to add self-defined subelements as child-elements of the root-element <wsdl:definitions>. However, according to the first schema this has to be placed at the end of the document (behind elements like <wsdl:message>). This is shown in the definition of the complexType definitionsType. This comes also clear from the template shown in 2.1, as there we have the <-- extensibility element --> * at the end of the document. However, when you analyze the second schema the extensibility elements have to be placed at the beginning. Indeed, the complexType tDefinitions is an extension of tExtensibleDocumented. tExtensibleDocumented declares the extensibility elements and tDefinitions adds the concrete wsdl-elements. Hence, the extensibility elements have to come first. Do you know anything about this? Can you tell me, which definition is valid?Received on Friday, 26 April 2002 14:41:28 UTC
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Aidan O'Brien wins the Irish Derby. That's the rule. It is difficult to think of any top race in the world in which a trainer is as dominant as the master of Ballydoyle is in the Irish Derby.
It all began in 1997, when O'Brien sent Desert King to The Curragh to land his first. Galileo followed four years later, then High Chaparral, and then, after a break of four years, came an unstoppable flood, a relentless stream of top-class horses that carried the prize from The Curragh back to Ballydoyle with metronomic regularity.
Remarkably, Aidan O'Brien sent out seven Irish Derby winners in a row from Dylan Thomas in 2006 to Camelot in 2012.
Fame And Glory's win in 2009 provided Aidan with his seventh Irish Derby winner, taking him past the total of six set by his predecessor at Ballydoyle, the legendary Vincent O'Brien. Not only that, but Aidan has been responsible for the 1-2-3 in the Irish Derby on three occasions: in 2007, 2010 and 2011; and the 1-2-4 in 2009, when Golden Sword chased Fame And Glory home. It is an unprecedented level of dominance of Ireland's flagship race.
This year, it looks like Australia is on track to carry the Ballydoyle flag to The Curragh. Always highly regarded by those closely associated with him, the Galileo colt lived up to the hype when he demolished a high-class field to win the Derby at Epsom two and a half weeks ago.
He only got home by a length and a bit in the end, but he travelled through the race like a top-class horse, and he could have been called the most likely winner before they reached the two-furlong pole. Under a ride from Joseph O'Brien, which was superb in its simplicity, Australia showed a race-winning turn of foot to take it up just outside the furlong pole before keeping on well all the way to the line to hold Kingston Hill at bay, the pair of them clear of their rivals.
The path from Epsom's winner's enclosure to The Curragh is a path that has been well worn by Ballydoyle horses. Vincent O'Brien completed the Derby double with Nijinsky in 1970 and The Minstrel in 1977, while El Gran Senor and Law Society, both second at Epsom, went one better at The Curragh.
The four Aidan O'Brien-trained Epsom Derby winners before Australia all went on to contest the Irish Derby, with three of them – Galileo (2001), High Chaparral (2002), and Camelot (2012) – completing the double. It is the logical step. An Epsom Derby winner who can follow up by winning the Irish Derby – a dual Derby winner – is a top-class performer. Outside of the three aforementioned Ballydoyle horses, subsequent Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Sinndar is the only other dual Derby winner in the last 20 years.
The worry with Australia is the ground. There is some rain forecast for The Curragh between Wednesday and Saturday, and Aidan O'Brien has been forthright in his assertion that his Epsom Derby winner would not run in the Irish Derby if the ground happened to come up soft.
Perhaps Camelot is still fresh in the trainer's memory. Camelot won the Irish Derby in 2012, but that victory did not come without its toll. The ground was heavy at The Curragh that day, bordering on unraceable, and not ideal for a top-class, good-moving son of Montjeu.
O'Brien blamed himself for running Camelot in the Irish Derby on ground that he knew was not suitable. He said it took so much of an effort from Camelot to win that day that he was never the same horse afterward.
Sure enough, the evidence backs up that hypothesis. Camelot was unbeaten in five runs up to and including the Irish Derby, and counts among his wins a Racing Post Trophy, a 2,000 Guineas, and an Epsom Derby – three Classics among four G1 victories. In five subsequent runs, by contrast, he won just once, a G3 at The Curragh for which he was sent off the 1-to-3 favourite on his debut at age 4.
However, Aidan O'Brien is being hard on himself. The decision to run Camelot that day was a collective decision, taken by team Ballydoyle and no doubt influenced by the fact that it was the Irish Derby. John Magnier intimated as much in his post-race interview when he spoke of the importance of the quality of the Irish Derby, and of how the sponsors deserved to have the Epsom Derby winner line up in it.
But with Australia you sense that the decision on whether or not to run in Saturday's race will be determined exclusively by what is deemed to be best for the horse. On good or fast ground, all things being equal, he will run and he will be long odds-on to win. On soft ground, however, you sense that he will not be risked.
All is not lost if Australia does not run at The Curragh. He has a legitimate alternative target in the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park Racecourse the following week. Actually, you could argue that it is a more suitable target.
It may be that the 10-furlong trip of the Eclipse is a more suitable distance for Australia than the 12 furlongs of the Irish Derby. Although he is by a Derby winner and out of an Oaks winner, he had the pace to finish third in a really good Guineas, he has reportedly been clocking serious fractions at home, and it may be that he was reaching the end of his stamina boundaries when he reached the winning line at Epsom.
The Eclipse would not be an easy target. On the contrary, the brilliant Sea The Stars is the only Derby winner to win it since Nashwan in 1989. But therein lies the attraction for Australia. It may be that he would achieve more in winning the Eclipse – a Derby winner dropping down in trip and beating his elders as well as his contemporaries – than he would in winning the Irish Derby, in beating more or less the same horses he beat in the Epsom Derby over the same trip.
It could all come down to the weather, and even Aidan O'Brien cannot control the weather.


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East Timorese Refugees In Indonesia Uncertain
Fate Of East Timorese Refugees In Indonesia Uncertain As Deadline Nears
Rights Group Warns International Community Not to Forget Refugees & Children
September 1, 2002 -- The East Timor Action Network/U.S. (ETAN) today warned that Sunday's deadline should not be used as an excuse to abandon some 45,000 East Timorese refugees in Indonesia. The Indonesian government has threatened to close refugee camps in West Timor on September 1, and international agencies plan to end important refugee programs the same day.
"The UN and many foreign governments declared a commitment to East Timor at May's independence ceremony. Where is their support for the five percent of the East Timorese who remain in Indonesia?" asked Miller.
"We are gravely concerned that this weekend's artificial deadline will set the international community on the road toward total abandonment of the remaining refugees," said ETAN spokesperson John M. Miller. "Having failed to address the underlying political cause of the refugee crisis the continued presence of armed, hostile militia the world must not forget these people. We urge the United Nations, the International Organization of Migration (IOM) and others to strengthen their efforts so that every refugee can freely and safely choose between repatriation to East Timor and resettlement in Indonesia."
The Deputy Governor of West Timor where most of the refugees have lived under deplorable conditions for the past three years recently said that the more than two hundred refugee camps must be vacated by September 1. In contrast, the Indonesian national government stated last month that the refugee camps will stay open until the end of 2002, but all monetary and security assistance currently given to repatriating refugees will end on September 1.
The UN-associated IOM has chosen the same date to end its programs in West Timor. The IOM provides information about conditions in East Timor to the refugees, to counter rampant militia disinformation. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has declared that all East Timorese residing in Indonesia will lose their refugee status after December 31, 2002.
Militia abuses in the camps include rape and other physical assaults. Refugee women also suffer high rates of domestic violence. Widespread malnutrition and disease have been reported, with children disproportionately affected.
The more than 1,500 children separated from their parents in 1999, often under coercive conditions, deserve special attention, said ETAN. Many of these children have been placed across Indonesia in orphanages and other institutions, some controlled by militia. Efforts by the UN to reunite the children with their parents in East Timor have met strong opposition.
"These children are especially vulnerable," commented Miller. "The UN must continue its efforts to help reunite them with their parents. The U.S. and other countries must maintain pressure on Indonesia to remove all obstacles hampering reunification of these families," said Miller.
In August 1999, the East Timorese voted overwhelmingly for independence from Indonesia in a UN-organized referendum, ending 24 years of brutal military occupation. Following the vote, the Indonesian military and its militia killed at least 2,000 people, raped hundreds of women and girls, destroyed more than 70 percent of the infrastructure, and displaced some 250,000 people to West Timor and other parts of Indonesia. While most refugees have since repatriated, recent returnees report continuing militia intimidation and disinformation.
The East Timor Action Network/U.S. supports human dignity for the people of East Timor by advocating for democracy, sustainable development, social, legal and economic justice, and human rights, including women's rights. For more information, see ETAN's web site at http://www.etan.org.