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Kieron Achara
Basketball PlayerRead more
Kieron AcharaThe heights that Kieron Achara has reached demonstrates to aspiring basketballers what can be achieved through dedication and hard work. Kieron's first real success in basketball began when he was offered a basketball scholarship to Duquesne University in Pennsylvania, USA. After graduating from Duquesne University, Kieron's talents didn't go unnoticed and he was offered a professional contract by the Italian team, Fortitudo Bologna. His performances eventually led him to signing for his current club, the Glasgow Rocks. He became the youngest player ever to represent Scotland by featuring in the FIBA Europe Promotion Cup. Kieron's stellar performances for club and country was soon rewarded with a call-up to represent Great Britain in 2008 where he helped the side qualify for EuroBasket 2009 in Poland. Despite approaching the latter stages of his career, Kieron's consistent performances and professional attitude led him to being selected as captain of the Scotland national team to compete in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Craig Benson
Professional SwimmerRead more
Craig BensonCraig Benson was inspired to start swimming by his older brother, who also swam, and his grandad who took him to lessons when he was at nursery, which he remembers fondly. He learned to swim at Xcite Bathgate and his first club was Livingston and District Dolphins ASC. Craig was the World Junior Championship record holder in the 100m breaststroke. The young swimmer was also named the Sunday Mail's Scottish Young Sports Personality of the Year and the Best Up-and-Coming Scottish Sports Person in 2012. Since then he's competed at the Rio 2016 Olympics and the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, where he reached the final of the 100m Breaststroke event. He also competed at the London 2012 Olympics.
Millie Brown
Hockey PlayerRead more
Millie BrownMillie played a variety of sports at school, but on reaching senior school she made the decision to pursue her dream of playing hockey for Scotland. Her talent and potential were recognised when she was selected as part of the U14 Mixed Scottish District hockey squad, leading to opportunities within the National hockey programs. In 2013, Millie started studying Geography at Glasgow University, where she joined Milne Craig Clydesdale Western Hockey Club and was invited to join the Scotland Senior Women's squad. Five seasons later, Millie's list of achievements is pretty impressive with 50 international senior caps. She has also competed in Hockey World Leagues in Brussels and Valencia, Rabo Euro Hockey Championships in Amsterdam, and the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia to name a few. Apart from her sporting achievements, Millie is passionate about the environment with ambitions to pursue a career in environmental consultancy. She is hoping to be accepted on a Master's programme in Sustainability and Climate Change at Imperial, UCL or Edinburgh University.
John Buchanan
CoachRead more
John BuchananJohn's journey with Judo started at the age of nine at Sportif Judo in West Lothian, under the coaching of Peter Gardiner. After turning 15, John relocated to Camberley Judo Clubs in Surrey in order to pursue a professional career. From then, John trained and competed full-time for twelve years, representing Team GB at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and winning a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships. In 2004, he retired from competing and moved back to Scotland to team up with his childhood coach and Sportif Judo, where he has been working since as a development coach helping young judokas fulfil their potential. In 2014, he began competing again, winning a Bronze medal for Scotland in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Bantu Burroughs
Basketball PlayerRead more
Bantu BurroughsThrough hard work, dedication and a bit of luck, Bantu Burroughs was able to live out his basketball dream. Bantu's first basketball achievement arrived in 2015 when he became the first ever alumni of Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia to turn professional. Burroughs was visiting his grandmother in Scotland for a brief holiday and attended a basketball trial hosted by the Glasgow Rocks. Impressed by his performance, Bantu was rewarded with a professional contract by the club. His stellar performances for the Glasgow Rocks led him to being called up to the Scotland national side to compete in the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Bantu's contribution to the team helped Scotland secure a place in the bronze medal match, in which they eventually finished in 4th place.
Ronnie Duncan
BowlerRead more
Ronnie DuncanCompeting at his first Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Ronnie had the perfect campaign, winning gold in both Triples and Fours. Neck and neck with hosts Australia in the Triples final the Scotland trio of Ronnie, Derek Oliver and Darren Burnett secured a 19-14 win - Scotland's first ever medal in this event. In the Fours, Ronnie teamed up with defending champions Alex Marshall and Paul Foster as well as fellow Games debutant Derek Oliver to claim a second gold. Ronnie was also part of the Four that took bronze at the 2016 World Championships in New Zealand. When he's not winning gold overseas, Ronnie is a proud member of Bonnyrigg Bowling Club.
Lynsey Gallagher
Netball PlayerRead more
Lynsey GallagherLynsey Gallagher received her first international netball cap at the age of 17 whilst competing at the European Championships in 2007. She captained the Scotland Netball team at the World Youth Championships in 2013, before going on to make her Commonwealth Games debut at Glasgow 2014. With over 70 caps for Scotland, including the 2015 Netball World Cup, Lynsey has made her second Games appearance at Gold Coast 2018 embracing the role as vice-captain with wins over Wales and Barbados as Scotland achieved a 9th place finish. She also became a Strathclyde Sirens training partner in 2018.
Tina Gordon
CoachRead more
Tina GordonTina Gordon has spent over 15 years coaching and running wheelchair basketball clubs and events. She first became involved in the sport when she was only 13 years old; assisting her coaches in setting up mini sessions at the basketball club in Frome, Somerset. Tina has been instrumental in developing the league competition in Scotland and continues to coach up and down the country. She has recently set -up Glow in the Dark, the innovative, recreational sessions that were featured on the BBC. Dedicated to helping others, she has mentored many aspiring wheelchair basketball players who have recently been involved in GB age group squads, making a huge impact on their development. Additionally, her Inclusion Module for coaching CPD programmes has helped trainers be more inclusive with the skills and drills they use. She continues to inspire, with a focus on creating opportunities for women to play in non-competitive sporting environments, so they can enjoy the associated health benefits.
Calum Graham
PromoterRead more
Calum GrahamThe inspirational Calum Graham has been involved in promoting sport for over 25 years. Relentlessly putting others before himself for the good of his community in Annandale and Eskdale, Dumfries and Galloway, he's founded countless successful, self-sustainable clubs and organisations, as well as delivering sporting events and training programmes across Scotland. Throughout his career, he's worked in partnership with schools and clubs to establish annual programmes of events funded through commercial sponsorship. In 2018 alone, Calum managed to secure £50,000 in funding from five local charities to support 25 young athletes. Furthermore, he's developed education programmes for both coaches and volunteers to allow them to inspire and secure funding for many more people. True to form, he sacrificed his own nomination to carry the Olympic torch but still used the 2012 games to encourage sporting participation for thousands across his region and keep the momentum going with legacy projects.
Bobby Lammie
CurlerRead more
Bobby LammieBobbie Lammie joined Stirling University's high-performance sport programme when a partnership was formed with Scottish Curling in 2016. Bobby has enjoyed growing success as part of national champions Team Mouat, winning the World Universities title as well as the Scottish title and bronze at the World Curling Championships in Las Vegas. Along with the team, Bobby won the prestigious Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships in Switzerland, becoming the first Scottish side to win the competition in a decade.
Miki Lee Dale
CoachRead more
Miki Lee DaleMiki is on the board of directors for LEAP Sports Scotland and is the Community Learning and Development Coach for Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club. A former contemporary dancer, yoga teacher and Stewards' Charitable Trust coach, Miki has been working to bring communities together through sports and performing arts for many years. For the last three years, Miki has worked over 500 young people through rowing projects with British Rowing, Scottish Rowing and Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club. For this work, Miki was awarded Sport Scotland's 2017 Young Person's Coach of the Year, Sports Council for Glasgow's 2017 Young Person's Coach of the Year and Scottish Rowing's 2017 Coach of the Year award.
Maia Lumsden
Tennis PlayerRead more
Maia LumsdenThird-year Sports Studies student Maia Lumsden reached a career breakthrough whilst at the University of Stirling, winning her first ever professional singles title at the 2018 W60 ITF tournament in Shrewsbury. Maia finished the season on a high, ranking 376 in the world - up from 584 in 2017 - a phenomenal achievement for a dual career athlete. The Sports Studies student has also won Scottish, European and World universities team titles with her Stirling and GB teammates.
Cameron Main
CoachRead more
Cameron MainCameron Main is a young sports scholar who trains at the University of Stirling High Performance Centre where he is studying Sports Science. Coached by his dad until 2013 when he was selected for the Scottish Triathlon Foundation Squad, Cameron has been involved in Triathlon since he was 12. In 2018, Cameron achieved two top 5 positions at European Triathlon Cup competitions in Riga and Alanya, and was 2nd at the Junior Super League Triathlon. More recently in April became Scottish Student Duathlon Champion. In October 2018, Cameron raised £9,000 for Abbie's Sparkle Foundation, which was set up to honour Cameron's younger sister Abbie, who passed away in 2017 following a battle with sarcoma. Facing temperatures of -12 and 70mph winds, Cameron ran up Ben Nevis five times in 15 hours. Cameron's charity work was recognised at the highest level as he was hosted at a celebratory Downing Street Burns Supper.
Claire Maxwell
Netball PlayerRead more
Claire MaxwellCurrent Captain of the Scotland team and the Strathclyde Sirens Franchise team Claire Maxwell made her debut in Netball in 2009. Since then, she has captained Team Scotland at Gold Coast 2018 and has over 97 international caps, 11 Senior World Championships and six Junior European Championships under her belt. Her accomplishments don't end there. Claire's dedication has helped Team Scotland to achieve 9th place at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018. She was also part of the Scottish Netball team that finished 9th at the Glasgow 2014 Games and Scotland's Netball World Cup qualifying team that went on to finish in 12th place. The successful netballer has captained at every junior and senior level and played in a Superleague franchise which is televised on Sky Sports. Claire's mum plays hockey for Scottish Masters and her sister plays touch rugby for Scotland - clearly the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Scott McLay
Professional SwimmerRead more
Scott McLayIn the summer of 2017, Scott McLay made history by becoming the most successful Scottish Commonwealth Youth Games athlete of all time, returning to Scotland from the Bahamas with five medals. He brought home gold for 50m Butterfly, 50m Freestyle and 100m Freestyle, silver for 100m backstroke and bronze for mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast he took part in the 50m Butterfly and 50m Freestyle.
Kevin Moran
Squash PlayerRead more
Kevin MoranSquash player and Grange Squash Club member Kevin Moran was part of Scotland's bronze-medal-winning team at the 2016 European Team Championships. He has also competed at the Glasgow and Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Kevin has now moved on to senior performance coaching and becoming a development officer. On a day-to-day basis, he introduces squash to kids and helps young athletes achieve their full potential. Kevin aims to develop his coaching career to the fullest, implementing innovative ways to get kids across Scotland to enjoy the sport that has given him so much over the years. Last year saw Kevin undertake a squash tour of Scotland on behalf of charity Lisa's Gift. The tour saw Kevin travelling across the country to play exhibition matches and holding coaching sessions with local players to raise £6,700 for the charity.
Hayley Mulheron
Netball PlayerRead more
Hayley MulheronHaving been inspired to play netball by her school teacher, Hayley Mulheron has been at the top of the game for over a decade. The talented goalkeeper has played at the highest level of the sport across the globe. Hayley has excelled throughout her sporting career, which has so far seen her represent Strathclyde Sirens, Team Northumbria, Glasgow Wildcats, Greater Western Sydney Fury and Canberra Darters in the lauded ANL Championship. Arguably her greatest achievement is the consistency with which she's been capped for her country over the last 17 years (Hayley is Scotland's second most capped player of all time). She captained the Scottish Thistles to the 2015 World Cup, graduating from the role of Vice-Captain at 2014's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where she helped steer the team to 9th place. Also in 2014, Hayley was awarded Player of the Tournament during Scotland's Exhibition Series against New Zealand. More recently, she appeared at her second Commonwealth Games in 2018 and has helped Scotland qualify for the 2019 World Cup in Liverpool. Not content with being one of Scottish netball's biggest stars, she's also encouraging the next generation of players by delivering coaching sessions and the Sirens for Success Programme to local schools and clubs.
Stewart Pitt
CanoeingRead more
Stewart PittA 12 times Scottish Champion and a winner of Sydney's World Masters Games C2 Slalom, Stewart has enjoyed an incredibly successful canoeing career. Stewart's passion for canoeing led him to found Glasgow's Pinkston Panthers for children where he's spent countless hours of his own free time encouraging the younger community to get involved in canoeing. The Pinkston Panthers have grown significantly under Stewart, which is reflected in the number of paddlers they have competing. In the past year alone, they have increased the number of paddlers representing the Pinkston Panthers in competitions from two or three to double figures. Without Stewart's drive and passion for the sport, it's doubtful that any of this would be achieved. Every week Stewart is out on the water with the kids, always full of enthusiasm regardless of the weather and temperature. As a result of his massive contribution to the sport, the Scottish Canoe Association awarded him with Scottish Youth Coach of the year in 2017.
Phil Potter
Professional SwimmerRead more
Phil PotterFollowing a successful personal swimming career that saw him represent England at junior level in freestyle, Phil Potter turned to coaching swimmers. Phil started as an assistant coach at Warrender Baths Club before moving to take on the Head Coach Role at Heart of Midlothian ASC. During his time at the club, he has overseen numerous successes at District, National and International level. He looks after the day-to-day coaching of the swimmers within the Hearts ASC Elite squad, and oversees all of the training squads and their coaches. Furthermore, Phil has been appointed as coach to both British and Scottish National teams at high-level international meets, including the 2007 European Short Course Championships, the 2008 Tri-Nations Cup and the 2017 Youth Commonwealth Games in the Bahamas.
Campbell Ross
CoachRead more
Campbell RossCampbell leads the Moray Curling Club coaching team to deliver weekly coaching sessions for the club's 41 junior members, sharing his knowledge and providing junior curlers with a great learning experience. Within the club, the juniors participate in the RCCC Skill Awards programme - a series of six progressive awards. Campbell encourages juniors to play in competitions both locally at Moray Leisure Centre, and nationally at Under 14, Under 17 and Under 21 Slam events, supporting them to develop their game skills. In recognition of his dedication to training youngsters, Campbell received the Grampian Young Persons Coach of the Year at Sport Scotland's 2016 Coaching, Officiating and Volunteering Awards.
Duncan Scott
OlympianRead more
Duncan ScottThird-year swimming scholar Duncan Scott has reached unparalleled levels of success during his time at Stirling University. After winning two silver medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics and a World Championship title in 2017, Duncan had a remarkable 2018, winning six medals at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Olympian was the most decorated Scot ever at a single Commonwealth Games, before claiming four medals - including a hat-trick of golds - at the European Championships in Glasgow. In recognition of his achievements, Duncan won the title of Athlete of the Year at the 2017 National Lottery Awards, as well as Scottish Sportsperson of the Year and Scottish Sports Personality of the Year at the acclaimed Team Scotland and Sunday Mail Scottish Sports Awards 2018.
Rory Skinner
Motorcycle RiderRead more
Rory SkinnerComing from a motorcycling family and racing mini-motos from the age of 7, Rory Skinner was on the right track to become a sporting hero from the very start. Before he even reached his teens he had become accustomed to winning titles and competing against more experienced riders. 2015 was a key year for Rory. With the support of Racing Steps Foundation, his performances had seen him earn a place in the prestigious Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and competing on the international stage. He was also named Perth and Kinross Sports Council's Young Sports Personality of the Year. Through 2016 and '17, he continued his success in races across Europe, and in 2018 he was crowned the British Talent Cup champion. 2019 started gradually for Rory and his family run team, but with the support of Superbike legend Chris Walker and a crowdfunding campaign, he is now racing in the Dickies British Supersport Championship and made his debut in the competition at Silverstone.
Robbie Wood
Football CoachRead more
Robbie WoodRobbie Wood is a proud Leither, dad, community football coach, Street Soccer Scotland Edinburgh co-ordinator and the epitome of an unsung hero. With a long background in community work and grassroots football in Edinburgh he has also volunteered with local projects across Africa including co-founding a charity working in Tanzania. Robbie works hard every single day fighting for people facing social exclusion issues from homelessness and isolation to poor mental health or addiction ensuring Street Soccer participants get the help and support they need along with access to free daily football sessions across Edinburgh. Robbie also organises a weekly football session for adults with additional support needs such as autism and free youth football activities at various sites running 50 weeks per year. Robbie goes above and beyond being a football coach from tenaciously campaigning for Street Soccer players to get homes, to supporting players who face deportation to also setting up Street Soccer Scotland as food bank referral site. Robbie is a superb relationship builder and connects many local organisations to bring multiple benefits to the community including providing local families with free tickets for every Hibs game, ensuring Street Soccer Scotland players have access to free food at drop-in sessions and running free football for 4-6 year olds on Saturday mornings in Leith.
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Color is an element of light that deeply impacts us physically and psychologically. Naturally, it forms an important part of any design. Colors used well can enhance and clarify; colors used poorly can obscure and confuse.
Interior designers as well as Web page designers need to understand this concept well in order to achieve the purpose of their color design. For example, interior designers typically use vibrant shades of red and orange on the insides of restaurants and fast food joints. This is done with the purpose of stimulating the customers' appetites (since such warm colors are considered appetite-inducing). However, on the inside of airplanes, these hues must be avoided, since one does not want to stimulate passengers here, but relax them.
Likewise, color design in web pages is an important communication tool used by the Web producers to 'talk' to their users. By using the rules of color design theory, Web page designers send messages more effectively to the readers.
Important terms used in color design theory
To choose colors in the color design, one must be familiar with certain important terms used therein. Contrast, hues, values, chroma and analogy are the main principles of color design. Let us study these elements in detail:
- Contrasting colors– These are different or dissimilar colors which, when used in color design, help draw attention.
- Analogous colors– These are similar colors. Analogous colors can be used in color design to create 'groups', particularly important in graphs and data representation.
- Hues– Hue is a term used to denote the color positions on the color wheel (thus light blue, dark blue or pale blue belong to the same hue-blue).
- Value– Value is the perceived lightness or darkness of color.
- Chroma– This is the term that describes the 'colorfulness of a color'. Thus "high chroma" means brighter or more vivid or more saturated colors. Low chroma, on the other hand, denotes muted tones.
Guidelines for selecting colors in color design
As stated above, using analogous colors can help group certain objects whereas, by using contrasting colors, one can highlight certain objects used in the color design. Controlling the value and contrast of colors can help make the design more legible, a point very important for making graphs and data representations.
Here are a few tips for choosing colors in your design:
- You can start by trying out complimentary color schemes in your web design. These are the colors that are, location wise, placed opposite to each other on the color wheel. Naturally, you must also pay attention to the hue and saturation values of the chosen colors. You might also need to mix and match colors until a final satisfactory color design emerges.
- Experts also recommend choosing color palettes that have already been used elsewhere. Many online and offline graphic art books can also help you to select good examples of attractive color palettes which can also be incorporated in your design.
- Generally speaking: colors like reds, yellows and orange etc, called warm colors, help make the color design more "stimulating and positive". However, they may also be considered as too "direct and impetuous".
- Grey, black, brown and white are considered quite elegant and passive but they may also make the color design seem a bit "cold or detached".
- Pastel shades as well as greens and blues are colors that help instill confidence as they are "reassuring and inspiring".
In conclusion
There is no right or wrong color for a particular color design. You must always bear in mind the message your color design is intended to portray. The unique characteristics of the color design are what will determine its colors. That being said; do not be afraid to experiment until you determine the best fit for your project.


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Trip Advisor Top 10 things to do in Auckland 2019
Coming in at number 8 is this amazing Gourmet Food and Wine Tour. Because this is what has been said:
"An amazing experience. The time on this tour flew and by the end of it, our tour guide Mimi, felt like an old friend. Three exquisite restaurants and some wines that you would never find on your own. Would definitely recommend and would do this tour again when we are next in Auckland " by 53cecilys (Feb 2019)
"Highly recommend doing this upon arrival to Auckland. Our guide Mimi was fantastic! She gave us a wonderful overview of the city and the area. We got to see many parts of the downtown area and we stopped at three restaurants along the way. The tastings and wine pairing was terrific and well appointed. We loved the food, and the hosts at each restaurant were lovely making this a most enjoyable three hour tour. A definite must do in Auckland!" by Morgan S (Jan 2019)
"We (a group of 6) took this tour our second day in Auckland. It was a fantastic tour. Louise provided an extensive history of New Zealand while introducing three local restaurants to us. The food, wine pairing, and restaurant staff were amazing. I recommend this tour for not only foodies, but for historians and people who want to familiarize themselves with the history of the area. I wish this type of tour was offered in every city. It is a must do!" by KY Campbell
This is just a small section of the wonderful reviews on Trip Advisor, so don't be shy and book your spot!
If you are visiting Auckland and want to get the most out of your stay and this wonderful city, this is a must do. Why?
Because you will become familiar with the downtown area and also get know where the best dining establishments are located. Furthermore you will know where to shop for essentials such as great coffee and the best ice cream. While meandering through narrow lanes and the waterfront in a small group with a local guide, you will learn a little about the history and geography of this area. Finally and most importantly you will be treated to delicious morsels of seasonal food paired with New Zealand wines, whereby showcasing our culturally diversity.


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Wheel version of the popular J/105. Can be a weekend cruiser as well as one design / PHRF racer. On the hard now for easy inspection.
Call Peter 508 596 1495 for details.
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J - 105 Specifications - Standard Equipment Hull & Deck o Lloyd's approved, aircraft grade AL600 epoxy coated CK57 (6 lbs.-cu.ft.) Baltek end-grained balsa laminate construction using biaxial glass fabrics and SCRIMP molding technology. An Interplastic vinylester resin barrier coat allows a ten-year hull warranty against blisters. o White (other colors optional) gel coat hull with single (1.5" to 3") tapered bootstripe. o Large sit-in cockpit with 6.5' seats with backrests, suitable for cockpit cushions. o One lazarette storage locker and two cockpit seat storage lockers w- flush spring loaded latches. o Swimming and boarding platform sculptured into aftface of full height transom with integral ladder. o Cockpit coamings 2.5" high over sidedecks to channel water aft. o Molded companionway slide-in seahood w- dodgerboss - instrument pod. o ORC size molded-in foredeck toe-rails. o Stainless steel handrails on cabin trunk. o GRP molded main structural bulkhead, bonded fore & aft on hull and deck as support for shroud chainplates with single opening to forepeak. o Solid fiberglass transverse keel support beams. o Fabricated aluminum mast step with transverse beams fastened to main bulkhead. o Lead and antimony fixed 6.5' draft, fin keel with bulb bolted to a deep molded stub. (5.5' shoal draft option) Mechanical & Steering o Yanmar 2GM20F 20 hp, 2 cylinder, diesel engine with 50 amp alternator and Martec folding prop. o Yanmar engine instrument panel in cockpit with acrylic cover. o Morse control, combination gear shift and throttle. o 12-gallon alloy fuel tank with baffles and inspection - clean out port. o Balanced spade rudder constructed using E-glass and large diameter shaft mounted in Harken bearings. o Curved laminated wood tiller with Spinlock hiking handle. Deck Hardware o Thurston companionway dodger with side curtains mounted in splash molding with quick-release zipper for easy storage. (Dodger fly extending to backstay with side curtains is available as option for sleeping in cockpit). o Harken Unit - 1 headsail furler o Two Lewmar 44AST, 2 speed primary winches with 44:1 power ratio. o Two Lewmar 30AST, 2 speed halyard (& secondary) winches aft on cabin trunk. o Double sheave deck organizers (P&S) recessed in dodger spray shield molding. o Two lock-in Harken winch handles (8" & 10"). o Two PVC winch handle holders o Aluminum mast collar. o 4 Schaefer 32-16 mast mounted turning blocks o Two double Spinlock rope clutches aft on the cabin top. Port is main halyard and jib halyard. Starboard is for cunningharn - reef and spinnaker halyard. o Two Schaefer 08-91 jib sheet blocks on a 3 foot 40-74 1.25" x 3-16" clear anodized "T" track with 34 min hole spacing and aft end stops. o One Harken 238 camcleat for headsail furler o One Lewmar rope clutch for spinnaker tack line. o Two Harken 150 camcleats with 137 eyestraps mountedon starboard side of cabin trunk for snuffer control lines. o One Harken 004 double-block with becket to mount on sprit-end for snuffer controls and tack line (through becket). o Harken mid-sized traveler track recessed in cockpit seat with Harken "windward sheeting", self-tacking traveler car with 4:1 system using end stops, and 2 Schaefer 300-31 cheek blocks mounted at end of track (top flush with seat). Control lines pass through Harken 166 swivel bullet blocks mounted with 097 springs on 281 eyestraps outboard of traveler. o 6:1 mainsheet system using a Harken 1540 single and 1544 double on separate boom bales and a 1560 fiddle with becket on the traveler car. Coarse adjustment sheet tail leads to a center-mounted heavy duty 144 swivel base with camcleat on 195 riser and Hexacat #170 single ratchet (without integral cam) mounted under a 24:1 fine tune system achieved by adding 4:1 tackle using 060 Fiddle with Hexaratchet & Becket and 053 Fiddle attached to mainsheet end. o Custom double-rail stainless bow pulpit and dual corner stern rails with transom gate. o Low profile mounted roller furling drum system on stemhead with control line aft to port side of cabin trunk where tail can be used on primary winch. o Tapered lifeline stanchions with heavy duty deck plates. o Four 4-bolt mooring cleats. o Double Harken 654 foot blocks to lead spinnaker and jibsheets behind raised dodger to any of 4 winches. o Harken cams for lazy spin sheets mounted just aft of primary winches. o Bow chocks port and starboard. o Two heavy duty "U" bolts aft for spinnaker sheet blocks. o Lewmar 20x20 articulated foredeck hatch. o Lewmar 10x10 vent hatch in head. o Two 3530 Bomar 5x30 bronze tinted fixed ports in sides of cabin trunk and two fixed recessed bronze tinted ports in head area. o Lightweight, cored, low-profile companionway sliding hatch and acrylic offshore dropboard with inside - outside opening hasp. o Cockpit operated Henderson bilge pump. o Three 12"x 20" polypropylene mesh line bags. o Custom SS chainplates, stemhead and backstay tang. Electrical o One 115 amp deep-cycle battery. o Guest battery switch. o Electrical panel w- circuit breakers o Navigation & steaming lights. o All chainplates with lightning grounds o Six swivelling halogen reading lights. o One fluorescent light in head. o Coaxial cable run in lieu of messengers from (a) hanging locker to nav station, (b) nav station to starboard instrument recess in cabin trunk, (c) starboard to port instrument recess. Spars & Rigging o Tapered 6061 T6 aluminum, fractional-rig mast with double airfoil spreaders plus boom in Awlgrip off white. o Below-decks mast ventilation holes. o Navtec continuous rod rigging and turnbuckles. o Custom 4.25" diameter, carbon fiber, retractable J-Sprit with 1:2 under-deck Harken launching system using pole control line from dead-end hole in the forward bulkhead outboard of sprit, through two Harken thru-deck big bullets in the butt of the sprit; to a Harken 001 secured to an 073 padeye thru-bolted to forward bulkhead taping inboard of the sprit; led to a bullseye thru-decks mounted in the main bulkhead and aft face of cabin trunk, exiting to be cleated on a 150 cam cleat. o Automatic sprit retraction system using 3-8" red shock cord attached to butt of sprit, then passing through an 022 dinghy block fixed to an 073 padeye on the hanging locker bulkhead, reversing forward through a bullseye fairlead on the sprit to an 023 swivel block fixed to an 073 padeye under the sprit opening on the forward bulkhead, back through the bullseye to the becket of the 023 block on the hanging locker bulkhead. o Hall Rigging running rigging package w- Aracom T Main & Jib Halyards, polyester jib main & spin sheets & spin halyard. Also includes reef line, cunningham, pole control, tack line, traveler control lines and main fine tune. o Sailtech -10 integral hydraulic backstay adjuster with 9.5" throw for -6 rod backstay. o Hall Quick Vang with integral cleating. o Main boom with # 1 reef stopper to port and #2 reef sheave on starboard side to double as cunningham with Schaefer 76-46 hook and Harken 001 block. o 6:1 internal mainsail outhaul on boom. Interior o Off-white Formica low-maintenance bulkheads and lightweight bin panels with gray vinyl trim, cold molded teak cap moldings. o Teak and holly style synthetic high-wear cabin sole with epoxy sealed end grain. o Storage bins outboard of settee berths. o Forward of the main bulkhead is a changing area, hanging locker and Raritan PH-2 marine head with flexible holding tank and "Y" valve for direct offshore discharge. o Holding tank, overboard discharge "Y" valve and pump. o Forward of the head area is a lightweight bulkhead with color coordinated acrylic canvas privacy curtain and V-berth with storage under. o Choice of Sunbrella acrylic fabrics for V-berth and main cabin settee cushions. Optional cockpit cushions double as settee backrests below. o Vinyl liner on cabin overhead and hull ceilings. o 12x18 mirror in head. o Polished stainless galley sink with fresh water foot pump and 5 gallon portable water tank with thru-hull drain. o Rugged 54 qt. top opening portable icebox under companionway ladder. J - 105 Optional Equipment Group Options Graphics Package o Two Tone Deck. o 1-2" Cove Stripe with "J" Insignia. Custom Wheel Package o Edson Diamond Series 48" White Aluminum Wheel with Natural Leather Grip; Ritchie 5" Binnacle Compass with Light; Custom GRP Molded Pedestal with SS Guard; Aluminum Emergency Tiller; White Vinyl Afterdeck & Sidedeck Cushions at Wheel. Comfort Group Package: o Bomar Bronze Tinted Main Cabin Opening Ports, Dual Purpose Sunbrella 3" Acrylic Cockpit - Settee-Backrest Cushions with Light Color (Stone or Linen) on One Side to Match Non-Skid, Four Custom Acrylic Covered AC Hose Lifeline Covers for Helmsman to Match Dodger Color, Mainsail Cover to Match Dodger with J-105 Logo. Systems Group Package: o Automatic Electric Bilge Pump with check valve and Panel Switch for Manual Operation; Sink in Vanity Counter of Forward Head With Foot Pump and drain into Head Bowl, 20 Gallon Fresh Water Tank Under Starboard Berth with Deck Fill; Origo 2000CB 1-Burner Non-Pressurized Alcohol Stove with Cutting Board; 5x12x16 Utensil Drawer in Galley to hold Rubbermaid Flatware Tray; 6x19x23 Chart & Utility Drawer under Nav Table to hold Chart Kits. 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A serious skirmish resulting in the arrest of two Jews has been reported from Kottbus.
The trouble started when an enraged crowd, composed chiefly of Christian women, objected to the picketing of two Jewish department stores by Nazis. The pickets were led by the Nazi editor of the Kottbus Lausitaer-Kampfsblatt, who explained to the police that he had noticed many brown shirt youths patronizing these stores and wanted to check them.
Accordingly he posted pickets in front of the shops, one of which was the Schoken department store, managed by a Jew, Herr Menasse, and the second of which was owned by a Jew named Krebs.
Menasse protested to the editor that the picketing was unlawful. Many Christian women in the store upheld Menasse and insulted the pickets. In the argument that followed a panic started among the customers, who rushed from the store shouting against the pickets.
Nevertheless the pickets stayed in front of the two stores until their closing hours, and Menasse and Krebs were arrested. They were set free, however, on the same evening when they established the fact that Nazis, not Jews, had provoked the tumult.
None of the Nazi pickets was arrested and an ominous warning appeared in the Lausitaer-Kampfsblatt. "Next time," the newspaper said, "Jews will not be handled so patiently. Kottbus is governed by Hitler, not by stinking Jews from Lodz and Lemberg."
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.


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The Difference Between Good Debt and Bad Debt – What You Need To Understand
For most Australian adults, debt is a part of our everyday lives. Whether or not you intend to further your skills by obtaining a degree, buy a house for your family, or buy a vehicle so your family has transportation, securing a loan is very common simply because we don't have sufficient money to pay for these costs upfront. It seems that everyone takes out a loan at one point or another, so what's the issue?
The problem is that lots of folks don't realise the difference between good debt and bad debt, and consequently, they take on too much bad debt which can cause substantial financial problems in the future. Not all loans are created equal, and generally you'll find a colossal difference between your credit card interest rates and your home loan interest rates. Gradually, your credit report will have a serious impact on your borrowing capabilities, so paying your bills on time and not defaulting on any loans is crucial, in addition to keeping a healthy balance between good debt and bad debt.
Each time you make an application for credit, your lending institution will check your credit report to analyse your financial history and then make a decision whether they'll endorse your loan. Too much bad debt on your credit report will be viewed adversely by financial institutions, as it reveals poor financial decisions and behaviours. To make certain that you maintain healthy financial habits, it's critical that you are aware of the difference between good debt and bad debt.
What's the difference?
The difference between good debt and bad debt is relatively straightforward. Good debt is commonly an investment that will increase in value in time and will help you in developing wealth or providing long-term income. On the contrary, bad debt typically decreases in value rapidly and does not add any value to your wealth or yield a long-term return. To give you some knowledge, the following gives some examples of each of these types of debts.
The price of property has historically increased with time, so obtaining a home loan is considered a good debt because the value of your land will increase in time. At the same time, mortgages generally have low interest rates and a long term, normally 20 to 30 years, which reveals that the value of your home can double or triple during the life of your loan.
Stock Market
Getting a loan to invest in the stock market is also considered good debt since the returns on the stock market are historically favourable. Creditors normally view stock market loans as good debt because you are striving to improve your wealth in time through a stable investment. Be careful though, it's not wise to invest in the stock market unless you have an adequate amount of knowledge.
Another kind of good debt is investing in your education, whether it be university or a trade, because it enhances your skills and your ability to earn a higher income down the road. In Australia, the interest on HECS loans are equal to inflation which clearly makes them a very appealing option.
Credit cards
Credit cards are normally the worst type of debt an individual can have. Credit card debts displays to lenders that you have poor financial habits because the interest rates are extremely high and you have nothing in value to show for your investment. Individuals with credit card debts frequently have troubles in receiving future credit from loan providers.
Vehicles and consumer goods
Another type of bad debt is loans for cars and other consumer goods. When you take out a loan to purchase a car, it immediately decreases in value when you drive it out of the dealership. The same applies to consumer goods such as flat screen TVs, because you are ultimately paying interest for something that depreciates in value very fast.
Borrowing to repay debt
If you end up in a situation where you need to take out a loan to repay existing debt, it's best to seek financial support as soon as possible. This type of borrowing will only produce further money problems, and the sooner you act, the more options will be available to you to resolve the issue. If you find yourself facing a mountain of debt, talk to the professionals at Bankruptcy Experts Wollongong on 1300 795 575, or alternatively visit our website for additional information: www.bankruptcyexpertswollongong.com.au


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Night Noodle Markets 2015
Photo by Mad (I tried to save it, but the lighting was horrible, don't blame him)
The Night Noodle Markets is an annual event held at Hyde Park, where people can try noodles, fried chicken, dumplings, corn on a stick and many more unique asian foods. As a club with deep interested in asian culture, we could not not go! Assignments due? Exams coming up? Pffft – Night Noodle Markets are on! Accompanied by JASS, we went out to experience some good asian cuisine (and beer), just like back in 2013. Good (but overpriced) food, great atmosphere, amazing people, what more would you possible want.
Thank you all for coming, and those who didn't – you guys missed out. Next up we got Halloween, JFF, Matsuri and Xmas Party! Hope to see you all there.
PS: You should buy some Xmas party tickets from us.


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This course deals with signals, systems, and transforms, from their theoretical mathematical foundations, to practical implementation in circuits and computer algorithms, to machine learning algorithms that convert signals into inferences.
The first half of the course follows the classical "physics" based approach, while the second half follows the more modern "machine learning" approach. In both halves, linear algebra plays a starring role. As a core ECE and data science course, ELEC 301 bridges between the introductory ELEC 241/2 and more advanced courses like ELEC 302, 303, 430, 431, 437, 439, etc. in electrical and computer engineering and the broader area of data science.
- Location: Zoomland
- Time: Tuesdays/Thursdays 1:30 to 3pm
- Instructor: Richard Baraniuk
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Office hours: By appointment
- Co-Instructor: Jeff Lievense
Email: lievense at rice dot edu
Office hours: By appointment
- Prerequisites: ELEC 241: Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering; ELEC 242: Signals, Systems, and Transforms; CAAM 335: Matrix Analysis or equivalent; ELEC 303: Random Signals (co-requisite)
- Course Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Use this email to contact the course staff with questions, comments, etc.
- Course Website: Piazza Course Management Site (It is mandatory that you use this site; all official announcements will be made there.)


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Help protect and preserve the Tuckasegee River, and the creeks and watershed that feed it! Join WATR- the Watershed Association of the Tuckasegee River, today!
Step 1. Donate at Paypal, with either your credit card or Paypal account.
Step 2. Send us some basic information by filling out the form below and sending you dues and/or gift to WATR via the PayPal Donate button.
Step 3. Celebrate! Plan to join us at one of our annual events. Enjoy the company of green minded folks like yourself. In the meantime, consider contributing your time and talent to WATR endeavors.
Celebrate Clean Water, Protected Watersheds, and Sustainable Communities!
Please reach out directly to Ken Brown, WATR Executive Director, with any questions or donations. Thank you!
Ken Brown: Executive Director WATR.
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Sept 12th 2020
HVC Clinic Covid-19 Update
From this week will be slowly re-introducing yearly health exams and vaccinations for adult dogs and cats. All puppy, kitten and 1 year old vaccines will continue.
We aim to reduce exposure of our staff and clients to potential Covid-19 so that we can continue to remain open to treat unwell patients.
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Confirming what everyone in the world already knew, or assumed to know, a Wedbush Morgan analyst has said that Halo 3 was at least partially responsible for moving 450,000 Xbox 360s during the month of September. In dollars-and-cents, the game generated some $200 million for Microsoft. (All of these numbers are the analyst's predictions; verifiable NPD numbers should be released within the week.)
So I guess the headline here would be, in true Matt Drudge style, "Shock: Microsoft mega-game sells millions; Gates said to be 'pleased'."
Also of note, maybe, is that we could see a PS2 price drop before the end of holiday shopping season. The new price? 99 wing-wangs. Who needs a backwards compatible PS3 when (if) the PS2 is so inexpensive?
Pachter: Sep. Games Sales Up 47% on Halo 3 [Next Gen]


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3 ways to overcome the challenges of social business
Even as more companies recognize the important role that social business software is taking as it emerges as an enterprise tool, many struggle to optimize their adoption of it. According to InformationWeek, 38 percent of CEOs said that social business is important in 2012. However, few ranked their "maturity" in this area above a 3 on a scale of 1 to 10. The problems occur mostly in strategizing, prioritizing and quantifying value.
"The potential business value that comes from using social technologies is really large," Doug Palmer, an author of a report on social business for the MIT Sloan Management Review, said. "People who have kept pushing through the challenges are seeing significant value."
According to the news source, in order to overcome the challenges of social business, firms need to be proactive from the first stages of adoption. This means forming a strong strategy for integrating social processes in every area of operations, testing that strategy, experimenting with various solutions and identifying key areas where social efforts will have the most benefit. In order to optimize the adoption and integration of social media solutions, firms have to consider the advantages that business process management (BPM) software provide.
Social BPM solutions from Appian can offer a streamlined opportunity to leverage the groundbreaking benefits of social media with the highest-quality BPM platform to ensure successful integration and operation. This helps employees adapt to the changes, and helps optimize social for analytics, customer service and any other process a firm needs to use it for.
With the main challenges of adopting social business processes being strategizing, prioritizing and quantifying value, BPM software can address them all in turn by optimizing delivery, productivity, analytics and efficiency across the board. Ultimately, this will provide firms with a stronger foundation to work from and launch future endeavors from, while strengthening the adoption of social business solutions immediately.
"Left unaddressed, these barriers can lead to daunting odds," the MIT Sloan Management Review report noted. "Gartner estimates that 80% of social business projects between now and 2015 will yield disappointing results because of a lack of leadership support and a narrow view of social as a technology rather than a business driver."
By using the right tools to address social business concerns and optimize adoption and integration, companies will reap the rewards more quickly and ensure they are using the right strategies for going social from the gate.
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Value of Paper in the Classroom
An important part of the Paper and Packaging Board's work is making sure that journalists and the general public have accurate data about paper and paper-based products and the value they provide.
I sent this letter to the Education Editor at the Huffington Post when one of their reporters predicted paper in the classroom is a tool of the past:
To: Rebecca Klein
Education Editor
Huffington Post
Dear Ms. Klein:
A recent article by Rachel Wolfson ["Overcoming 3 Dilemmas of the 'Digital Classroom'"; 12/8/15] mistakenly assumes the optimal future of education is fully digital, with traditional paper resources cast aside in favor of tablets and other digital tools. While it's true that classrooms across the country are increasingly using such tools to teach, paper remains vital to improving educational outcomes.
As Wolfson notes, digital tools bring their own advantages to teaching and learning. But by many measures, paper produces better results.
For instance, research has shown our brains are more active when dealing with print than digital, allowing for increased memory retention. A study conducted in Norway similarly found that reading printed materials allow for increased comprehension. Add to this research from The Nielson Group that concluded people read faster from print and a report from Korean researchers indicating people studying from printed books saw improved quiz scores, and it's easy to see why paper remains vital.
So Wolfson's prediction that the "era of wide ruled paper… is coming to an end" had better not be true if we want our children to have the best educations possible. The truth is, it's not about choosing between digital and paper, but about using both technologies—remember, paper is a technology!—to their best effects.
Mary Anne Hanson
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Workers of the Volta Lake Transport Company (VLTC) Limited, a subsidiary of the Volta River Authority (VRA), say they have detected plans by the Executive Director of the Bulk Oil Storage & Transport (BOST) and the Board chairman to vanquish VLTC.
The angry workers, who made this known in a press statement issued in Accra and signed by Victor Amoah, Local Union Chairman of the Marine and Dry Dock Workers Union of TUC, mentioned that if Dr Akoto and Alhaji Hudu Yahaya do not stay away from their company�s business, they would be forced to do the unthinkable.
�It has now been established that the management of BOST is making every move to liquidate the VLTC by secretly constructing a barge at Debre in the Central Gonja District in the Northern region.�
Noting that VLTC was established in 1971 by Act of Parliament, the workers said �if BOST wants to operate conveyance of petroleum products in its barges instead the of the VLTC preserved operation, then BOST should be ready to run all the other ferries of the VLTC and pay them their full entitlement of their engagement to date within twenty four hours including all other entitlement including housing and transportation of every worker of VLTC to their destinations.�
Addressing workers of the VLTC in Akosombo, Mr Amoah said after thorough investigations, it was established that BOST chairman Alhaji Hudu Yaya, Dr. Akoto and some few other BOST executives were operating under the color of the NDC office to liquidate a well established VLTC and throw them out of job at a time the NDC administration claims it was seeking to create jobs for the ordinary Ghanaian.
The workers further indicated that a South Korean ship builder, Worcon, was operating under the umbrella of BOST without paying any tax to the government and the people of Ghana.
This, according to the workers, was totally contrary to the work of BOST and VLTC, which has been mandated by law to convey petroleum products on a barge on the Volta Lake to Buipe for distribution to the three Northern regions including Burkina Faso by VLTC.
It said whereas BOST was to carry petroleum products from the Tema Oil Refinery through it underground pipelines to Maame Water near Atimpoku for onward pumping to Akosombo port and on barges for VLTC to convey them to Buipe, BOST has clandestinely refused to repair a broken pipeline for the past three years, thereby allowing private petrol tankers, most of which belong to them, to make money at the expense of the taxpayer.
�These among other things suggest atrocious manner and condition under which BOST wants to place the VLTC. It will be recalled that after the creation of the man-made lake at the end of the construction of the Akosombo dam, some German ship builders, well vested in building of barges to convey petroleum products on water established VLTC with the consent of the Volta River Authority which became the owner the VLTC.
The successful operation on the lake with ferries by VLTC necessitated the VRA to put the matter before Parliament. As a result, a law was enacted to give VLTC the mandate to operate other ferries on the Volta Lake for the conveyance of numerous passengers along the banks of the lake and various island communities as well all on the Volta Lake in 1971.
Since then, VLTC and VRA have initiated several plans to offer ferry services and cutting of food items as well as cargo including tourist ferries on the lake.
Source: Daily Guide
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Different Network Uses
Tutorial by:JonMwifi
Deployment Considerations
Networks are used for many things other than internet access. Here are a few of the main uses for the networks.
Voice networks are networks that have to have a very high QOS due to the call taking place. If the network drops packets the call quality will suffer and the conversation may not be understood. Another huge part of a voice network if it is a VOWIFI environment is the need for seamless roaming. Without this the QOS will suffer. If the hand off between Aps doesn't happen properly the call could be dropped altogether. So the thing to remember with a voice network is the quality has to be top notch.
Data networks are probably the most familiar with the network being used to access data. The Network will have to be planned carefully to be able to withstand the demands of the users of the network and the application the y will use. You will have to monitor the clients to see if you have enough bandwidth to handle the traffic across the network or issues could arise, resulting in complaints.
Video Networks also require a high QOS due to the quality of the streamed media. Again like the voice network if the network drops packets the quality will suffer due to the loss of data but it is likely to still be interpreted whereas voice has to have all the data or the conversation will need to be repeated. There are also different types of video to be considered and once you figure out your need for you network you can plan accordingly.
Also when surveying for the network you should take into account he needs for the network and replicate the applications or a phone call, etc... to make sure coverage is adequate.


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- Megan Clouse
- GETTING PHYSICAL Carlos Silva, right, and partner Glen Schoeneck want to pump you up with Body Déjà Vu.
Nowadays, Zumba is so widespread and familiar that it's acquired both hardcore devotees and smirking haters, both camps set in their ways.
But before the Latin dance-based exercise regime became a worldwide craze, a Brazilian guy named Beto Perez came up with it, patented it and started dreaming big. Fame and big bucks followed, and certified Zumba instructors became more common than stylists and copywriters, but once upon a time Zumba was just a fun idea, a revelation.
And this is where you'll find Santa Rosa's Carlos Silva, in that place of big dreams. Silva, too, was born in Brazil, but was adopted by a couple from Arizona. He grew up in 1980s and '90s America, when dancing was secondary to football. But these days, Silva is promoting his own brand of dance-based fitness right here in Sonoma County. He calls it Body Déjà Vu.
When you step into the brand-new studio Silva and his partner, Glen Schoeneck, opened in September, you're greeted by a big dance floor and freshly painted walls adorned with inspirational quotes by Oprah, Bob Marley and other icons. The quotes speak of positivity and healthy body image, and this is where Body Déjà vu takes its spiritual cue.
"Body Déjà vu has been a long time in the making," says Silva as he walks around the facility. "We were trying to create a workout that helps you have a déjà vu experience—of a time when you looked and felt you—and keep experiencing it."
His own body doesn't need a reminder—fit and wearing stylish black and neon, he is happy to retell his life story. Back in Arizona, working as an assistant to mental health professionals, he learned about balance and the importance of good energy. His second passion, dancing, brought several backup dancing opportunities and a craving for teaching. His experience in retail will come in handy in the gym's soon-to-open boutique.
"We want to go around the globe in one workout session," explains Silva.
The workout is based on ethnic and popular tunes from a variety of countries and incorporates moves borrowed from Latino salsa, Punjabi bhangra, Middle Eastern belly dance and Irish step dancing, as well as some inevitable hip-hop. Even K-pop, the crazily popular Korean genre, is getting its own dance, complete with uncomplicated choreography good enough to be in a music video. The playlist is dynamic and invites a Shazam session to figure out what all those great songs are. Songs come from deep below the surface of popular and immediate ethnic music, and sound like rare gems from other worlds.
"We want people to connect with the music. If you were born in another country, perhaps you can understand the words and feel at home," says Silva.
Silva and Schoeneck plan on offering certification programs to instructors if their brand of workout picks up speed, but in the meantime, Santa Rosa is the epicenter of their activity.
"It's kind of exciting to start it here," says Silva. "People here love new fitness programs, but they mostly have to go elsewhere to access them."
The variety of workout brands the studio offers additionally to Body Déjà Vu—from the yoga-Pilates hybrid Piyo and the ballet-centered LeBarre to the drumming-inspired Pump—begs the question: What's next for the energetic trend of trademark workouts with catchy names? According to Silva and Schoeneck, the only way is up.
"The traditional way to work out has gone away," they say. "To keep people engaged, you need to allow them to really explore what their passion is and keep them interested."


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Sometimes I will be driving in the car, or tossing a salad for dinner, or even mindlessly putting on my socks (preferably the one pair I own without holes), and I stop and say to myself "Oh my goodness, Cheryl—you have eight kids!" And I promise it's not after enjoying a couple of stiff margaritas! No, this happens randomly, sometimes only a couple times a year, but when it does, it truly takes my breath away, and I have to pay it some attention because nearly 25 years ago, I didn't think I'd have one, never mind eight.
We wanted children quite soon after we got married at the starry-eyed ages of 23 and 24—well, let me be clarify—I wanted children that soon on, my husband wasn't in the same rush to change diapers as I was. Being the devote newlywed man that he was, however, he lovingly went along with the plan, and after the first two years of waiting (and waiting, and waiting) for Mr. Stork to arrive, it was Brian who was stoic and unbelievably positive each month when we were disappointed—not me. I was too busy living month to month under a dark and gloomy cloud—with a focus on what we didn't have—children—instead of what we did have, each other.
Nearly 6 years and 3 miscarriages later, I declared "enough is enough" and we entered the world of adoption. My husband's optimism had finally lifted me to a new place of hope, and there was finally no doubt in my mind that we would have a baby to love, nurture, and raise as our own either through the gift of adoption or the miracle of birth.
Once I had let go of the fear of not being a mother, things began to move in our favor rather rapidly. We found an agency that we felt very comfortable with out in Colorado and were accepted within just two weeks. Next—we had a very thorough home study (including an awkward rendition of Kumbaya) and once that was completed, we were told to be patient as it would be highly unlikely we'd be matched with a birth mother for at least 18 months.
Guess what?
Just three weeks after our home study was completed, we received a call from our adoption agency that a birth mother had chosen us and that she was due to give birth later that same week! This was the stuff dreams (and movies!) were made of—not what a 29-year old couple who had two cocker spaniels and a home that was desperately in need of a makeover would've ever expected.
One hour before we left for the airport to fly out to Denver, we received a congratulatory call from our adoption agency that our baby girl had been born moments before. It was official—I was finally a mom! Well, almost.
We flew First Class (compliments of US Air) to Colorado and arrived at 1 AM Eastern Time. We were exhausted from the travel and the emotional excitement and anxiety that we had been carrying for the past week. Once in Denver, we were told we could go to the hospital right away and meet our new baby. That was nearly 18 years ago, and I can remember it like it was yesterday. It was probably the most important and defining moment of my life. I was a mother because another woman who couldn't care for her baby made the painful and selfless decision to place her for adoption with us—a couple from Rhode Island that she had only spoken to on the phone for 10 minutes but she trusted based on our scrapbook of photos and because she said she felt a connection with us when we spoke by phone. Sometimes, I still can't get my head around that. I often wonder if I could've been that brave.
We stayed in Colorado for nearly three weeks while all the paperwork and legal issues were handled. On June 29, 1993 we flew home with our 3-week old baby girl and then—I was truly a mom. On June 29, 1994 I gave birth to our son—one year to the date that we arrived home with our daughter. A coincidence—I think not.
That was the beginning of the end—the end of a long, powerful, life-changing 6-year bout with infertility. Between 1993 and 2005 our family grew from one child to eight! (And yes, in case you're wondering, eight is definitely enough!) We have been blessed with three daughters and five sons in a relatively short span of time.
Mother's Day used to be a very empty and painful day for me because it was a reminder of a dream that I desperately wanted to fulfill. Now, nearly 18 years after I finally did become a mom, I realize that the long and tiring road I traveled to finally reach motherhood was one of the greatest journeys in my life. If everything hadn't happened precisely the way it did then my destination—mother of my eight kids—wouldn't have been possible. Every one's path to parenthood is different, and some must take a detour and never reach it at all. I've realized my job is never to question how I got here, but instead, to cherish and learn from all the pit stops and crossroads that made my miraculous journey possible.
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Validation of Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Electronic Health Record for Identifying Patients Due for Screening in a Pragmatic Trial
Publication Date
validation, electronic health record
Background/Aims: In 2015 an estimated 143,000 adults in the United States will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and 52,000 will die from the disease. Despite this knowledge, colorectal cancer screening rates remain low. Electronic health records (EHR) hold much promise for helping to close this gap by identifying eligible individuals who are overdue for or have never completed colorectal cancer screening; however, important shortfalls to this approach remain. Records of colonoscopy completion are frequently missing in the EHR. Variation in workflow and documentation can lead to incomplete capture of colorectal cancer screening and testing events. Through the Strategies and Opportunities to STOP Colon Cancer in Priority Populations (STOP CRC) study, we conducted a data validation to understand the data being captured in the EHR and completeness of the data.
Methods: We selected a stratified random sample of 800 study participants from 26 participating clinics to compare the EHR to chart audit data. A trained validation specialist completed the abstraction qualifying data of eligible and ineligible patients.
Results: Comparing EHR data to chart audits, we found 88% (459/520) of individuals were correctly classified as eligible for program inclusion. EHR data correctly identified 96% (269/280) of excluded patients. Of the patients incorrectly classified as eligible, 83.6% (51/61) of disagreements were due to evidence of a prior colonoscopy or referral that was not captured in recognizable fields in the EHR.
Conclusion: If our goal to increase CRC screening uptake is achieved, there will be an even greater need to improve data capture of all screening events, document completion of diagnostic testing after a positive test, conduct surveillance exams and provide appropriate outreach to patients needing repeated screening. While the need for better population-based data is not unique to CRC screening, it provides an important example of using population-based data for not only tracking needed care but also directly delivering needed interventions.
Recommended Citation
Petrik AF, Green B, Vollmer W, Let T, Bachman B, Keast E, Coronado G. Validation of colorectal cancer screening in the electronic health record for identifying patients due for screening in a pragmatic trial. J Patient Cent Res Rev. 2016;3:180.
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Kolb: Start Me Or Trade Me
Well, now that the fun football part is over, it's time to get to the seven months (or more!) or agony that will be this Eagles offseason. And the headaches have already begun, with Kevin Kolb telling the Eagles he wants to start or be traded:
Kolb wants to start and whether that's for the Eagles or not, he will let coach Andy Reid know that during a scheduled Monday meeting. The 26-year-old has been the Eagles' backup for most of four seasons.
Asked what would be a best-case scenario for next season, Kolb said, "To start."
"I love it here, as everybody knows," Kolb said after the Eagles' 21-16 playoff loss to the Packers. "My family's settled in here. I would love to be starting here. But I want to be starting somewhere."
Compounding the problem is that Kolb is the Eagles' QB who is currently under contract and NOT present starter Michael Vick. The Eagles need to pay Vick to keep him in the fold, but there's the question of what to pay a guy who constantly subjects himself to injury and is always one mistake away from being back out of football. You can't keep Vick as your starter without keeping a quality backup behind him, and since Kolb is now unwilling to play that role, it seems the Eagles are going to have some extremely difficult choices to make.
Andy Reid and company showed a deft hand last offseason when dealing away Donovan McNabb just as his value was ready to expire. And now they're faced with trying to please two quarterbacks who I assume they desperately wish to keep. It's not going to be easy, and the sad part is that we have to worry about all this now, instead of prepping for a trip to Chicago. Football is cruel like that.


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A Guide to Plymouth, MA Real Estate
With a population of about 52,000 people, Plymouth has the distinction of being one of the biggest towns in Massachusetts. Plymouth can be divided into several prominent neighborhoods, each with their own character, unique amenities, and distinct architectural styles. If you're looking for Plymouth real estate but aren't sure where to start, read the short profiles of several notable neighborhoods below.
North Plymouth
Located close to downtown, North Plymouth is an up-and-coming area where many first time homebuyers search for affordable Plymouth homes for sale. According to City-Data, the median house or condo value in this neighborhood in 2012 was $292,405, up from $157,700 in 2012. Those who aren't ready to buy can also find many Plymouth apartments for rent. Rather than large apartment complexes, most of the apartment units in this neighborhood are located in old Victorian houses, duplexes, or three-decker homes.
Plymouth Center
While urban centers are usually notorious for their high cost of living, Plymouth's town center is not significantly more expensive to live in than other parts of town. Average rent here is just over $1,000, and the median real estate price is about $309,260. Plymouth Center is primarily made up of apartment complexes and older houses built close together, and residents are a mix of renters and homeowners. People who live here enjoy restaurants, shops, and beaches within easy walking distance.
If you're looking for a Plymouth house in a quieter part of town, you may want to start your search in Chiltonville. This neighborhood, which is just south of Plymouth Center, gives residents easy access to beaches and the highway, but it is far enough removed from downtown to have a more relaxed atmosphere. The area consists mostly of small and medium-sized single-family homes as well as several large apartment complexes. With its wide range of housing options, this area tends to appeal to retirees and families with school-age children.
South Pond
South Pond is another relatively quiet neighborhood and, because it includes the Myles Standish State Park, it's arguably one of the most scenic places in town. The area is dominated by medium to large single-family homes, most of which are owner-occupied.
Manomet is a neighborhood located near Whitehorse Beach in South Plymouth. Many Plymouth, MA homes for sale here were built in the late twentieth century, although there has also been some new development in the past decade. This neighborhood has a high concentration of married couples as well as families with school-age children.
If you're looking for affordable Plymouth, MA apartments, Ellisville is a good place to start looking due to its below-average rental price of $866, according to Neighborhood Scout. While the average rent here is lower, housing prices tend to be slightly higher thanks to Ellisville's waterfront location. This neighborhood is known for having good public schools nearby and is popular with families.
Cedarville is the farthest south neighborhood in Plymouth. The area is characterized by a number of vacation homes which are unoccupied part of the year, but it is also considered a family-friendly area with good schools. The neighborhood mostly consists of small to medium single-family homes and small apartment buildings.
Choosing Your Plymouth Neighborhood
If you're looking for Plymouth condos, apartments, or houses for sale or for rent, it's important to pay attention to the character of the neighborhood as well as the listing price. Talk to an experienced CENTURY 21 Commonwealth realtor and start your search today.


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Whether long or short, curly or straight, the stunning strands we spotted this week were on point!
Our favorite rockstar diva, Rihanna, dazzled in her bright blonde updo at the BRIT Awards, while naturalista Tanika Ray flaunted her free-spirted curls at the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood luncheon. With so many cute coifs around town, it was tough to pick just 10. See who topped our list inside!


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'Game of Thrones' Director on Finale Shockers and the 'Dark Place' Season 5 Is Headed (Q&A)
[Warning: Spoilers ahead for Sunday's Game of Thrones season finale, "The Children."]
Director Alex Graves unveiled his Game of Thrones finale on Sunday.
After directing four episodes this season and tackling some of the year's toughest scenes, he says the deaths of Shae and Tywin were the "hardest emotionally" for him.
"They are scenes you know about the moment you get involved with the show. That's such a key, famous sequence," he tells The Hollywood Reporter. "When you find out you are going to direct it you go, 'Oh God. I hope I don't blow it.' "
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He also says Daenerys is headed for a rocky road in season five.
"You are very much setting up next year, laying out that she is now alone," Graves says. "Everyone she had on the way up has been banished or sent away. She is in a very, very dark place that's going to lead into next year."
Here, Graves breaks down The Hound's painful death scene, teases where Arya is headed next year and reveals what was cut from the finale. For more from the episode, check out our Q&A with showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and our interview with Shae actress Sibel Kekilli.
What scene were you most worried about?
All of them. The finale was such a powerhouse on a scene-by-scene basis. It opens with a suicide mission turned into an invasion. That's the first couple of minutes, and it doesn't get any better after that. Even the Lena [Headey] and Charles [Dance] faceoff, that scene was a big scene for me to shoot — so all of them were very challenging.
Mance Rayder was very sympathetic in this episode. What was the key to getting that right?
Ciaran [Hinds] is incredible. What he understood from the beginning was that Mance is smart enough to sit across from a young leader and realize the best way to win is logic. He knows Jon is intelligent enough that if he makes the right points, it's going to weaken Jon's resolve. He lays it out in such an honest, logical way that Jon is affected by it — because Jon is not some brute, he's a brilliant leader in the making. It ultimately works. When Stannis says, "Should I kill him or not?" Jon says, "Don't kill him."
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Stannis looked so cool and kingly in this.
All you have to do is put Liam [Cunningham] and Stephen [Dillane] on horses and they look pretty kingly. When we shot the first episode on Dragonstone, I said, "Look, don't worry. You're going to be killing people on horses in the finale," and they lit up, going, "Yay, we're finally going to be doing what we're supposed to do."
What was the toughest Daenerys scene?
The casting of the two men who come to her at court was key. You are very much setting up next year, laying out that she is now alone. Everyone she had on the way up has been banished or sent away. She is in a very, very dark place that's going to lead into next year. [Emilia Clarke] did a great job, as always.
How long did it take to shoot the Bran scenes?
The skeletal Wight part took five days to shoot, and the cave sequence took two. It was almost not enough time – it was very intense. The Children of the Forrest and the three-eyed raven are part of the deep history of the show that will actually come back as the show goes on.
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Were there specific challenges to the cave scene?
Filming the three-eyed raven and introducing the tree — getting the lighting right — was a challenge. It was the end of the season and we were running out of money. It would have been great to have another day.
This episode was a little longer than usual, did you get any extra time to shoot it?
I normally turn in a director's cut and it's on time. This [cut] ended up being over by a few minutes, and I was worried because I'm pretty good at cutting stuff and I was having a hard time. All of a sudden I got a call from David Benioff saying HBO was going to air it at its full length.
Having the Hound (Rory McCann) and Brienne (Gwendoline Christie) fight was maybe the saddest part of this episode. What was filming that like?
I love those actors, and they were really into it — we had a blast. We shot for four days in Iceland on this mountain. The scene where Brienne meets Arya [Maisie Williams] is one of the most well-written scenes of the show. It was dramatic because you have a fight between two people and you don't want either one of them to win. You don't want either one to be killed. It was a pet scene of mine, and I put a lot into it. I was very happy with how it came out, especially the acting.
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The Hound is presumably dead. What did you tell the actor about his death scene?
Everything he says is fairly ugly. The only thing I said to Rory was, "Everything you say is basically, 'I love you. Kill me.' " He brought in that sense of brotherly or paternal affection for her, and it is really not being returned in his final moments.
In your mind, did Arya leave the Hound without killing him because that is a worse fate for him?
It's really important to show her moving on. The story isn't that the Hound is presumably dead. The story is that she is now moving on to adulthood on her own in a seemingly dark way. That is an important story to tell. She is about to take off on a bigger journey than she's ever been on.
That last shot was gorgeous. Where did you shoot the final scene?
There is a ship they use for a lot of the ships. We shot it in a parking lot in Ireland where they have the ship. It was at a point in the season where there is no money left. But I thought "The hell with it. I'm going to draw it the way I think it should go," and I drew that huge shot. I went in the next day and I got looks like, "Why are you doing this to us? We hate you." Then as is always the case with the producers on the show, they turned around and said, "This is the final moment. We think it's great and we have to do it." They figured out a way to move the money around and make it happen, and I'm very grateful for that.
This episode had big turning points for most of the characters.
Don't forget the dual meaning of the title. Is the title about the children of the forest, or is the title about the Stark children? You're watching the Starks have major turns in the story, including Sansa [Sophie Turner] in episode eight where she is becoming the Lady of the Eyrie. That scene was originally in the finale. Last season ended with the Starks being wiped out. This season is ending with the Lannister family being wiped out.
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What were most worried about with the Shae and Tywin stuff? That must have been painful to shoot.
It was painful. Of the four episodes I shot, those scenes were the hardest [for me] emotionally. They are scenes you know about the moment you get involved with the show. That's such a key, famous sequence. When you find out you are going to direct it you go, "Oh God. I hope I don't blow it." It comes down to these small moments — like when does Peter [Dinklage] see Shae? What's the pace of the reveal? Most importantly, given that they have been so successful in their love story over the past few years, how does it happen that he murders her? It's not like he is Ramsay. Tyrion Lannister is not waking up in the morning wanting to kill people. It was creating that horrible, connective, chaotic moment that launches the murder.
Sibel says Shae picked up the knife in self-defense, but it looks difficult to say who is exactly at fault.
In my mind, every move they make was meant to be self-defense or aggressive and it's hard to say which.
Tywin has a great speech on the privy. What was that like to shoot?
It's probably the only time I'll spend an entire day shooting a scene on a toilet. It was an awkward shooting situation. It was making sure the beats made it clear that Tywin is doing a brilliant job of trying to talk his way out of it, and watching Tyrion to see if it is working. Tywin can't get rid of the way he views women, and that's the thing that galled Tyrion and ultimately why he failed.
You'll be taking time off from Game of Thrones next year. You've set up so many great storylines for season five — is there one in particular you are looking forward to seeing or wish you'd be able to direct?
Besides all of them, I will say Cersei. Lena is such a brilliant actor that I'm really into seeing what she's going to do next. But also, you saw the finale last night. What do you think is going to happen when Cersei wakes up? Jaime set Tyrion free and he killed her father on the way out. She is going to be really pissed off. I don't think I'm giving up anything if you think about what Cersei wakes up to in the morning.
Do you have a favorite moment you directed this season?
I'm really grateful that David and Dan gave me so much responsibility, and grateful that I had so much help pulling off what I was trying to do. The crew made stuff happen against all odds. I am just glad we were able to pull it off. Regardless of what people think, it's a very tight budget for what we are trying to do.
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How to Use 2,4-D Amine Near Small Shrubs
A synthetic plant hormone, 2,4-D amine is used to control broadleaf weeds by disrupting the plant's cell growth. It won't damage turfgrass and is a common herbicide for established lawns. A non-selective herbicide, 2,4-D amine can severely damage plants with which it comes in contact, so it is important to take proper precautions when using it near small shrubs. According to the Bartlett Tree Expert Company, you should use the lowest recommended rate of 2,4-D amine herbicides to help prevent unintentional injury to small shrubs.
Wait until a day when the wind is calm and temperatures are below 90 but above 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Waiting until a calm day will help prevent the wind from carrying the herbicide spray to nearby plants.
Wear rubber gloves and safety goggles to help prevent irritation that could be caused by the chemical herbicide.
Cover the nearby small shrubs with trash bags or sheets of plastic to protect the shrubs' foliage from coming in contact with the herbicide.
Pour 1 gallon of water in a clean, chemical-resistant bucket. Add 2 tablespoons of a concentrate 2,4-D amine herbicide to the water. Stir the herbicide and water together for several seconds.
Add 1 teaspoon of a non-ionic surfactant to the mixture and stir again for several seconds. The surfactant reduces surface tension, which improves the effectiveness of the herbicide. Transfer the liquid into a clean handheld sprayer.
Spray the foliage of the unwanted plants thoroughly covering the entire surface. Avoid applying to the point of runoff.
Wait until the herbicide dries and remove the plastic or trash bag from the small shrub.
Things Needed
- Rubber gloves
- Safety goggles
- Trash bags or sheets of plastic
- Chemical-resistant bucket
- Concentrate 2,4-D amine herbicide
- Non ionic surfactant
- Handheld sprayer
- Following the instructions found on the label of the herbicide used will decrease the chance of damage to small shrubs.
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- Hemera Technologies/AbleStock.com/Getty Images


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Trash Talk: Local Action, Global Change Exhibition
January 5
An event every day that begins at 12:00 am, repeating until March 22, 2020
Every day we face the real challenges of environmental change on a global scale. Trash Talk is a hands-on experience with a focus on the well-being of our environment and local communities. This exhibit will help you identify issues, raise questions, and share practical solutions to help create change at a local level. Celebrate current efforts and see how you can make a difference for future generations. Created in partnership with Region of Peel Public Works and Waste Management.
Exhibition kick-off as part of Waste Reduction Week: Oct. 20.
Regular admission.