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David Wright, director of contract research and strategic initiatives for the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA), was presented with the Henry A. Wallace award on Friday, Oct. 16.
The award is presented by the Iowa State University (ISU) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences annually to honor an Iowa State University alumnus who has made an outstanding contribution to national or international agriculture. Selection is made by the dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
"David has built an incredible reputation for soybean improvement for Iowa," says Wendy Wintersteen, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. "With his leadership in research and strategic initiatives for the Iowa Soybean Association, he collaborates with researchers to provide the best long-term and short-term benefits for producers. When Asian soybean rust became a threat, he was one of the first to address the threat and work with Iowa State University to prepare producers. The resulting innovative training program became the foundation for similar programs in more than 20 soybean-producing states."
Wright joined ISA in July 2001. His responsibilities include providing strategic direction to ISA and providing oversight for soybean research conducted at land-grant universities, including ISU.
He also provides strategic direction to and manages research investments of the North Central Soybean Research Program, a collaboration of 12 state checkoff boards. This novel program pools funding from checkoff boards and invests in research that benefits soybean producers throughout the U.S.
"The staff and farmer leaders of ISA congratulate David on this important award. Iowa's soybean farmers value our long and close relationship with ISU, and recognize the important role David has played in leading these efforts," says ISA CEO Kirk Leeds. "More broadly, David is a nationally recognized leader in soybean research. His commitment to building more meaningful and strategic partnerships between the public and private sectors has made a difference for Iowa's soybean farmers. He is an outstanding choice to receive the Henry A. Wallace award."
Prior to joining ISA, Wright served as a regional agronomy services manager for Cargill Hybrid Seeds. In this capacity, Wright led Cargill Hybrid Seeds' U.S. soybean research and development activities. He was also responsible for corn product development and agronomic sales support for the eastern U.S.
He was raised on a row-crop, dairy and livestock farm in central Iowa. He holds a doctorate in agronomy from Kansas State University, and Masters and Bachelors of Science degrees from ISU.
"I am deeply honored to be recognized by my alma mater," says Wright. "The values I learned while growing up on an Iowa farm spurred my desire to help U.S. growers feed the world and have served me well in my career. I look forward to serving Iowa's soybean growers for years to come."
Henry A. Wallace was an alumnus of the College of Agriculture, class of 1910, who achieved prominence as editor of Wallace's Farmer, a paper founded by his grandfather. He served as secretary of agriculture and as vice president of the United States during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
To learn more, visit ISA.


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Neville Gabie
|A weight of Ice Carried from the North for you 2010 large iceberg sustained using solar power Tatton Park Biennial 2010
Working in a range of media from sculpture to film and photography Neville Gabie's practice is frequently inspired by a response to specific locations or situations. Often developed over a sustained period of involvement with site, local community groups and other creative and academic professionals, his projects value collaboration as key to their success. From highly urbanised to distantly remote locations, his work is a response to the vulnerability of place. His interest is in establishing a working relationship within a particular community as a means of considering its physical, cultural or emotional geography.
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Neville
Gabie did an MA in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art, London
1986/88. His work is included in the Tate Gallery and Arts Council
|Curriculum vitae
|Exhibitions at the gallery: Experiments in Black and White 2018, Myself and Others 2015, The Greatest Distance 2013
|Artist's Website
|Collective Breath
|2014, performance and video commissioned for WOMAD Festival
Breath is part of Experiments in Black and White,
a new work commissioned from Neville Gabie for the 2014
WOMAD Festival in Charlton Park, Wiltshire. This work is
an exploration of four materials – ice, chalk, oil and air – fundamental
aspects of the natural world that are variously contested and debated
as we look to the future of the planet. During the festival the
project comprised a daily performance-drawing with a huge chalk
boulder; outdoor screenings of five films featuring the artist working
with each of ice, chalk and oil, in arduous, physical performances;
and the Collective Breath tent where breath from festival-goers
was collected and speakers from a variety of disciplines gave talks
on the subject of breath and air as they relate to science, art,
the voice, musical performance, life cycles and eastern meditation.
Inspired by his recent residency at the Cabot Institute, University of Bristol, Neville devised a system for collecting breath from over one thousand visitors during the 4-day festival. The breath from each bespoke bag has now been transferred into a pressurized container. Contributors to the project have made suggestions for the site to release the breath and record the sound as it plays through the specially made instrument. Postcards with a photographic record of the event and a link to the film of the Collected Breath release will be posted to all contributors.
|Experiments in Black and White XIII - Richmond South Africa
|2014, video stills
|Experiments in Black and White VII
|2013, video stills
|2013, video still (Achiltibuie, Scotland)
Afloat is a film recorded over 18 months in the remote
West Highland community of Coigach. The 27 minute film follows the
construction of a St Ayles Skiff and a season of rowing under the
banner of Scottish Coastal Rowing. Commissioned by IOTA, the film
would not have been possible without the enthusiastic support of
the Coigach Community Rowers and the wider community of Achiltibuie.
Whilst the boat is central, filming its construction was perhaps an indulgence for thinking about something much more personal. I am fascinated by this tiny community, not all indigenous, or even Scottish, living on the margins between land and sea. I saw a bond there that I envied and was terrified of in equal measure. I encountered my own ghosts and rootlessness starkly reflected in this odd mix of people drawn together in the embrace of a very unique landscape.
Neville Gabie
|Map Projects, Richmond, South Africa
|2012, photograhic work of temporary installation
|Freeze Frame
|2011, photograph, printed in the Metro Newspaper with a one-off print run of three million and single image print 3 x 2m, part of the Olympic Park Residency, London
|Every seat in the stadium
|2011, video installation part of the Olympic Park residency, London
|Wide Eyed and Legless
|2009, video still, part of the British Antarctic Survey (Weddell Sea, Antarctica)
|Cabot Circus Cantata
|2007, video still
|Flat - Further Up in the Air
Over a five year period artists, writers and photographers; Grennan &
Serandio, Dirk Konigsfeld, Philip Reilly, George Shaw, Chloe Steele,
Leo Fitzmaurice, Kelly Large & Becky Shaw, Neville Gabie, Lothar
Gotz, Gary Perkins, Greg Steak, David Mabb, Catherine Bertola, Paul
Rooney, Elizabeth Wright, Will Self, Vittorio Bergamaschi, Jordan
Baseman, Julian Stallabrass, Anna Fox, Marcus Coates, Stephan Gec,
Bill Drummond – lived in residence and developed work alongside
the resident community. Such a project would not have been possible
without the support, involvement and goodwill of the residents on
the estate.
The project took place on the Sheil Park estate, North Liverpool during the process of demolishing three tower blocks. Up in the Air was based in Kenley Close, Further Up in the Air, in Linosa Close, the last of the three buildings to be demolished. Hosted by Liverpool Housing Action Trust, the project had ACE, Lottery, Capital of Culture and LHAT funding.

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In this movie, we're going to talk about the room element. Now a room is something that's pretty well understood without too much explanation. After all, we occupy rooms in our everyday lives. But what is a room really? Is it the four walls that surround it, or is it the space and the air thus enclosed? This is precisely the challenge that the Revit programmers had to solve when devising the Room object. In Revit, we have room elements that are special objects that automatically conform to the shape of surrounding geometry, and thus accurately represent the space so enclosed.
Rooms have some special behaviors in the way that they're added, the way that they display, and the way that they're modified, and so rooms will be the subject of this movie. I'm in a file called Adding Rooms, and I'm in Floor Plan Level 1. And up here on the Architecture tab, I want to go to the Room and Area panel and click the Room button. Now on the Modify Place Room tab, we have a Tag panel, and you could see that there's a button here called Tag on Placement, and it's lit up. It's pushed in. If you click it, it de-selects, but it's lit up by default. And what that tells me is, if I move my mouse into the screen, not only am I going to get a room, but I'm also going to get a room tag. And with rooms that's actually pretty handy, so we're going to leave that feature turned on.
So make sure that this is pushed right here. Now, as I said, rooms conform to the shape of surrounding geometry. So if my cursor is out here, outside of the floor plan, and there's no surrounding geometry and I click, what will actually happen is you'll get an error message and Revit will warn you that the room is not a properly enclosed region. Now, you could ignore that if you wanted to. I'm going to press Escape here to cancel out of the command. It looks like there's nothing there except a room tag, but in fact, if I move my mouse over here, you can see that there really is something here. The thing is, if I select it and I look over here on the Properties, it's going to tell me that it's not enclosed.
So Revit can't do things like calculate the area or the perimeter. These are useful features of the Room object, so typically you're going to want your rooms to be enclosed. So what I'm going to do is press Ctrl+Z to undo and remove that previous room, and I'm going to start again. And watch the difference in behavior this time when I move my mouse into the floor plan. Notice that it's finding the surrounding wall geometry as I go from space to space here.
So I'm going to place my first room in this upper left-hand corner right there. And this time it won't generate an error message; it will just simply place the room. And what I'm going to do is place a couple more of these. Now notice that if you move around carefully, Revit will try and line up your room tags, so that's pretty handy. Now, I'm going to avoid this big open space in the middle. We'll talk about that in a minute. So let's do the closets, let's do the toilet rooms, let's do the toilet rooms, this small closet, this small closet, this one here, and the utility room here.
Now that leaves me with this big space here, and what you'll see is a single room is flowing into all of the surrounding spaces. If I were to actually click and place this room, I would get this one very large amorphous room. So what I want to do instead is I'm going to press Escape here and cancel out the command and I want to look at something called a room separator. You could certainly draw in new walls and say, well, there's a dining room here, and there's a kitchen here, but I don't want to change my architecture in order to accommodate the Room object.
So rather, what I want to do is indicate to Revit where I want the room separations to be. So when I click this room separator, it's a kind of model line, and you can see over here that we can draw all of the usual shapes. And in this case, all I need is the straight line and I'm going to start right at this end point and draw a line like so, and then another one from here to here, and from here to here, and from here to here. And so what I'm just doing is saying this is going to living room, the dining room, a corridor, the kitchen.
So I just want make sure that I create a boundary in each of those spaces. Now if I go back to the Room object, notice that it sees not only the walls, but it sees those room separators as well. And I can place my remaining rooms very quickly, like so. And let's cancel out of there. Okay, now I didn't really pay much attention to the numbering. We're going to look at that in another movie. What I do want to do here is show you a couple of the properties of the room object.
Now, let's start with selection. How do you select a room once you have it already, because of course, as you can see we don't see anything, so that's a little bit of the challenge with room objects. Well, you could move your mouse around the edge and try and find it. And in fact, if I press the Tab key, eventually I will find the room. And I can click and when it's selected, it highlights, in blue and so it's very easy to see that I've got that room. And if I look over here, it says got a room it's on Level 1, and it even tells me what the area and perimeter of that room is.
So it's all pretty useful information. Well, it turns out there's a much easier way to select the rooms. Move your mouse around kind of in a circle in the space and what you'll see is at four points along the way you'll find this little X right here, and if I just click that, that's the fastest way to select the rooms. So Revit gives us this little X indicator, these symbols that go through the middle of the room. They call them the reference, OK, those are the room references, and it just makes it a little easier to select the rooms. With a little bit of practice, you'll be able to find these things pretty quickly and go around and select your individual rooms.
Now there's a couple of ways that we can change the names. If I zoom in a little bit here, over here I've got room, room, room and really what I want is living room, kitchen, and bedroom. So you can either select the tag--now if you select the tag it's important to understand that the tag is not the room; the tag is a separate element that's linked to the room. Notice up here it says Modify Room Tags. If I go over here and find the X, the reference, it says modify rooms. Not the same thing.
So if I click the room tag, even though it's a separate object, it's linked to the room object. So that means if I click on the word "room" here and type in something else, and later come back and click on this X and scroll down over here, you can see that it's one and the same. So even though I changed it there, it's changed over here. In fact, if I selected this number here and I decided to make that 100 and I press Enter, when I apply that, it'll update the tag.
So you can actually modify it on the Properties palette with the rooms selected or you can modify it in the drawing with the tag selected. You're modifying the same thing in both cases. But if I come over here and I select this one and come to the Properties palette and instead of room, write in "kitchen," press Enter, you're going to see that update over here. In fact, if I pan the drawing just a little bit, zoom out a touch, select this one, hold down the Control key, and find this one, you can see they both say room and room right now, but both are those should be bedrooms. And when I do that, it'll update both at the same time.
So with a little bit of a strategy, you'll be able to move fairly quickly through the floor plan and rename all the rooms. So when your rooms are all renamed it might look something like this. So Room objects represent the actual spaces that we occupy in a building project. Typically, they don't display anything graphically onscreen unless they're selected. That's handy because we typically don't want to draw anything for the rooms. It's sort of implied and it's understood that there's a room in the surrounding area that's enclosed by a bunch of walls. But Revit still has an object there that we can easily select, modify, change things like the name and number, or we can even add additional properties to it as well.
- Introducing building information modeling (BIM)
- Adding levels, grids, and columns to set up a project
- Creating building layouts with walls, doors, and windows
- Modifying wall types and properties
- Working with DWG files and CAD inserts
- Adding rooms
- Adding curtain grids, mullions, and panels
- Using cutaway views
- Generating schedules and tags
- Adding callouts such as text and symbols
- Understanding families
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text: Whitney Romrell Whitney Romrell is a special education teacher at Wyoming Connections Academy (WYCA). She earned a dual degree in elementary education and special education from Western Governors University. Ms. Romrell began her teaching career when she joined WYCA in 2014. She now teaches kindergarten through eighth grade. Learn more about Ms. Romrell's story below. "My parents were both educators and I loved going to the school with them. In high school, I had the opportunity to work in the special ed room and I fell in love with the students. I knew from then on that I wanted to be a special ed teacher, so I worked as a special ed para-professional throughout college. WYCA helps prepare students for a successful future by giving them the tools they need to succeed. There are a variety of different courses to choose from so they can start thinking about what they want to do when they graduate. The connection that I have with my students and their Learning Coaches is so great. I would not be able to build a relationship with my students like I do at WYCA if I worked in a bricks-and-mortar school. This is an awesome school! You will not regret your decision to enroll with WYCA." Outside of teaching, Ms. Romrell is a mother to three boys, two of which are twins. She loves to be outdoors and especially enjoys camping, hiking, and fishing. WYCA helps prepare students for a successful future by giving them the tools they need to succeed.


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Elderly couple waited hours after clamping
The draconian measure of car clamping should be outlawed, declared the councillors, after an elderly couple were left waiting five hours to have their car unclamped at Portlaoise Train Station.
The call went out at the meeting of the Portlaoise Municipal District, during a motion by Cllr Caroline Dwane Stanley calling on Iarnrod Eireann to provide extra parking spaces at the Portlaoise station.
"I got a phonecall from an Abbeyleix pensioner who was going to St James' Hospital with his wife. He parked at Iarnrod Eireann and when they came back that evening the car had been clamped. They're an elderly couple with diabetes and they waited five hours for this company to come out and remove the clamp. Then they had to hand over €120 to get the clamp off," said Cllr Dwane Stanley.
She said the couple had to spend €15 on phone credit constantly calling the clamping company, only for the company to keep saying they'd be out in 20 minutes. She asked for this to be refunded to the couple.
Cllr Dwane Stanley said she also knew of a lady who had paid for parking for the year and one day there were no spaces so she parked in the staff parking and was clamped.
Cllr Catherine Fitzgerald agreed that parking was a problem, saying: "We've all been at the station and made representations and nothing has been done."
Cllr Jerry Lodge said the council should get a deputation to travel to Dublin to meet with Iarnrod Eireann, and dryly added: "And don't leave your car at the station."
"I am totally opposed to clamping; it should be outlawed in the country," declared Cllr Willie Aird. "They used to just put a sticker across your car, it would take you an hour to get it off but you could still drive your car. I saw a car clamped outside the Aviva Stadium, the owner had an axle-grinder and he snapped the clamp off and drove off. We should outlaw it immediately and find some other way."
"It's a draconian measure in this day and age," said Cllr Noel Tuohy.


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The Entwistle name is dotted about through history. We aim to bring as many Entwistle-related articles to the website as we can – so please let us know if you have an Entwistle story to tell.
Sir Bertine Entwistle
The earliest significant figure we can find is Sir Bertine Entwistle who lived in the old Entwistle Hall in the 14th and 15th centuries. He held his land from the king and in return he had to fight for the king when required. By tradition, this was for 40 days in any year but in practice it had become whenever the king needed knights to defend his lands or crown; at other times, Sir Bertine would probably have expected some payment for risking life and limb! However, our Sir Bertine appeared to enjoy fighting – he was involved in at least two wars, the Hundred Years War against France and the early days of the Wars of the Roses. He profited from the former but not from the latter! He fought at Agincourt in 1415 and at St Albans forty years later.
The Entwistles from Foxholes
Originally from the township of Entwistle, the Entwisles of Foxholes near Rochdale, were a prominent Lancashire family from the 16th to the 19th centuries. A later member of the family was Hugh Robert Entwisle who fought on the "Bellerophon" at the battle of Trafalgar.
Who drove the "Rocket"?
The world changed when George Stephenson and his son Robert opened the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830. The Company had been granted Parliamentary permission to build the line a few years earlier but the contract to build the engines had not been decided so in 1829 there was a great competition known as the Rainhill Trials to decide whose engine was the best and whose engine works should build engines in the future. Of course the Stephensons won and their "Rocket" was to pull the first train. And who was one of the drivers – Edward Entwistle!
Ralph Entwistle, Bushranger!
Britain was in the habit of sending as far away as possible all those folks she didn't want, whether it was as indentured servants to the Americas in the 17th and 18th centuries or as convicts to Australia in the 18th and 19th. Ralph Entwistle of Bolton, caught thieving, was transported for life. After what could be called a chapter of accidents, he became a bushranger and leader of the infamous "Ribbon Gang".
Typhus and typhoid – life and death in a Lancashire town
Lancashire led the world in cotton production in Victorian times but she needed more and more hands to work the mill machinery. Country people moved to the towns in their thousands and probably found conditions no worse than they were used to in their rural villages. The major difference was overcrowding. It was this that led to the epidemics that hit Victorian towns hard and often. One such outbreak occurred in Darwen in 1861 at a time when the authorities were at last beginning to take notice, although too late for poor Betty Entwistle.
Financing the Industrial Revolution – the Loyd, Entwisle Bank
Small banks like the Loyd, Entwisle Bank of Manchester played a vital part in keeping the wheels of commerce turning and enabling Britain to become the foremost economic power in the world for a while. Set up in a street in central Manchester, the bank played an important economic role as well as producing political leaders in Lancashire. Decimal coinage seems obvious to us today and it seems strange that it took so long to change our currency when William Entwisle of the bank was lobbying the Governor of the Bank of England for such a conversion in 1855!


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Jacksonville, FL – Pizza chain Mellow Mushroom helped a soldier in Afghanistan send a special heart-shaped pizza to his wife in Florida for her birthday.
Josephine Fulker loves Mellow Mushroom pizza, so her husband, Army National Guard Maj. Shawn Fulker emailed the corporate office to ask them to deliver a pizza and a $50 gift card to her at their Jacksonville home. Mellow Mushroom made the request that much better by baking a special heart-shaped pizza for Josephine, and throwing in a few extras.
"We had the cook make a heart-shaped pizza, and then we stopped by the nearest Publix (supermarket) to get flowers and then we picked up balloons, just to kind of make it special," Brooke Chafee, a manager at the Jacksonville store, told ABC News.
What's more, Shawn Fulker said that if Mellow Mushroom could honor his request, he'd pay on the phone with a credit card. They didn't charge him a thing, reports Yahoo.
"Of course we weren't going to charge him for anything," said John Valentino, who owns the Mellow Mushroom store in question. "Him being a serviceman and his wife being home. … Hopefully in her husband's absence we were able to help her have a great birthday while he's over in Afghanistan serving our country."
Josephine was thrilled to receive her birthday present from Mellow Mushroom. "I said 'Oh my goodness.' I was surprised and excited and overwhelmed and all of that. It was so nice," she said. She also noted that even the pepperoni were carefully cut into little hearts.
Shawn Fulker described how much Mellow Mushroom's gesture meant to him after learning of the free-of-charge delivery.
"I miss my wife and son so much, and seeing that photo of them smiling at my front door brought tears to my eyes," he wrote. "When I received the email and photo from Mellow Mushroom I was sitting at my desk, and had to get up and leave the room to compose myself. I am very grateful for that moment."
Fulker posted a summary of the event on Mellow Mushroom's Facebook page on Thursday.
I got an email from my wife saying that Mellow Mushroom just delivered a special heart-shaped pizza along with a $50 gift card and some balloons and flowers! The GM, J.P. Morgan, emailed me and said simply 'We got you bro' … Thank you so much for this J.P., and please pass my thanks along to your team," he wrote.
As of Monday night, the post has earned 65,000 likes and more than 2,000 comments.
What do you think of Mellow Mushroom's heart-shaped pizza act of kindness? I'm thinking I might enjoy some Mellow Mushroom tonight.


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Some characters in some books are naïve. They would not know initially that their knight (when they were a squire) was bending the rules for their benefit, but they would not have to be told twice. They would remember that the commander said he /might/ do such-and-such, not that he /would/ do it, and not need to be corrected repeatedly. They might, after getting knighted, be obnoxious to *one* supposed commoner, but, after being put in their place, they probably wouldn't do it again and again and again. They might realize that hiding a fortune of gems in their hotel bed wasn't a good idea. They might ask someone for basic information about the lands they are travelling through. They might learn not to antagonize their teammates at every opportunity.
But Timo is an idiot, not a naïve. He makes the same mistake over and over again, when he's not busy making obvious new ones. The other characters agree: "You're an idiot!" is one of the most common conversational phrases in the book.
So if you're going to enjoy _On My Honor_, you have to read it as "An Idiot Blunders Through A Grungy Part of Fantasyland", and you have to not like anyone very much, especially Timo. That's straightforward. The tenth or twentieth time he disrespects the thieves who are working with him and being honest with him, you may get annoyed and be glad to see the next tribulation the author throws at him. That part works well — there are plenty of tribulations coming Timo's way, many of them entirely avoidable.
The world is fairly dark and grungy, but it's not a hopeless crapsack. People do behave decently and honorably from time to time. Sometimes even Timo does, though usually he's too much about the 'honorably' to handle the 'decently' part. But sometimes other people do the right thing, too. And sometimes they aren't even killed horribly for doing so. I appreciate that in a gritty fantasy book: there's a big difference between "things are /usually/ awful" and "things are /unwaveringly/ awful".
Three insults at the people helping you out of five. A fun read when you're in a vicious mood, especially if you've been dealing with idiots in real life a bit too much.
TRIGGER WARNING: Timo gets date-raped (by women) several times. He does not seem to notice. Modern readers may notice.
DISCLAIMER: I got a free review copy of the e-book from the author.


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Youyou Bubble Tea
December 11, 2017
Situated in Rome's "Chinatown", this little shop, named Youyou Tea, is hidden away: however, as off the tourist path as it is, the place is always packed with people. In fact, Youyou Tea is the only bubble tea place in Rome, and it is not to miss. When my friends and I go, there are usually no 'boba' left, so we always try to go early. Although it is somewhat far, the commute is simple: just take the 3 tram to Manzoni. The business itself is run by one man who does all the work. There are two tea machines, and the place also offers sandwiches, but most people go for the specialty – the tea. On a practical note, the price is three euros for a small and 3.50 for a large tea. My advice would be to go for the small because the large really fills you up! They have quite a lot to offer: many different variations of tea (such as bubble tea and bubble milk tea), egg ice cream (basically ice cream with dough that is like eggs), Youppucinos (frappuccinos made with tea), and more. My favorite flavor so far has been the Rosa Rossa, or red rose. Among the original boba are others such as blueberry, strawberry, lychee, mango, etc.
Check this place out – you definitely won't be sorry!


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Graz isn't a place to be marched through in double-quick time. The historical heart of the city is simply too small for that. Here's why you should visit Graz on your gap year.
Much has already been written about the special southern flair of the city; many people appreciate its 'italianitá' — and possibly overlook the fact that Graz has drawn on a wide range of influences to become a quite unique place. Anyone wishing to experience the reality of Central Europe has to come and visit Graz in Austria. For centuries the city has been soaking up external influences like a sponge. It is located at an intersection of European cultural regions where the Italian, Pannonian and Slavonic have all blended beneath the external fabric of the city.
That's done the city a power of good. There is no code of rules here setting out how things have to be. People enjoy arguing over how much contemporary architecture the historic centre of Graz — which after all was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO — can actually take. Vienna has its significance as a capital, Salzburg has its cultural hustle and bustle — and Graz has its fun.
On the Clock Tower, the emblem of Graz, the big hand shows the hours and the little hand shows the minutes. This isn't a foolish flight of fancy but a well worked out trick to make peoples' lives that more pleasant. For in the days when not everyone carried a watch about them it was easy to glance at the clock and see how late it was. Most importantly, it always tended to show that there was just enough time to enjoy a final swift glass of wine among friends. There's still plenty of time to do so today.
The Clock Tower was built in the 16th century and Graz has maintained its resourcefulness ever since, particularly when it's a question of the lightness of being. The southern splendour surrounding the city is just one symptom of many for this. Numerous Italian Renaissance architects were imported especially to this end and gave the city its face; you can still admire their accomplishments today in 'Central Europe's best preserved city centre'.
Graz is a capital of delights, especially culinary ones. Here, you will find the typical Styrian pumpkin-seed oil, also known as 'black gold', shimmering on a special kind of lettuce that owes its name to the city: the Grazer Krauthäupel. The natural dark green oil is drizzled on top of vanilla ice cream or scrambled eggs as well.
While pumpkin-seed oil is definitely a fabulous reason to mark Graz on the touristic map, the city offers a plethora of regional culinary delights. Graz is known as 'Austria's delicatessen', and the possibilities to indulge in the city's local flavours seem limitless. Countless bars, cafés, wine bars, traditional Styrian taverns and upscale restaurants have earned Graz the title 'Epicurean Capital'. Make sure not to miss a stroll through one of the city's many charming farmers' markets, where farmers from the surrounding area offer fresh and organic products.
Because you will rarely have eaten so well at such low prices we recommend that you take your walking shoes with you after all, even though — as we mentioned earlier — Graz is hardly a place to be marched through in double-quick time. But those taking out their walking shoes from their suitcase after spending relaxing days here and nights strolling around from one place to the other usually know that already.
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The Treasury of the Government of Niue have launched (21st March) a most unusual coin which marks the anticipated canonization of one of the most popular and beloved Popes in the Roman Catholic Church in living memory – that of His Holiness Pope John Paul II.
In 1978, the world was stunned following the unexpected death of the newly elected Pope who took the name John Paul after his two predecessors, John XXIII and Paul VI. Albino Luciani (1912 – 1978) a cardinal since 1973 and dubbed "the smiling Pope" for his friendly smile and expression had died in his sleep just 33 days after his election as Pope and is now remembered for one of the shortest reigns of the pontificate. Ten days after the smiling pope's funeral, a papal conclave was organized to choose his successor and just two days after the conclave was organized, white smoke arose from the Sistine chapel to announce that Karol Józef Wojtyła, a 58 year old cardinal from Krakow, Poland was elected with 99 of the 111 eligible votes cast.
Cardinal Wojtyla was the first non-Italian cardinal to be elected to the papacy since 1523 and ended up serving as pope for more than 25 years, the second-longest reign in papal history. Upon his election, he chose as his regnal name John Paul II, in honor of his immediate predecessor and also in memory of Pope Paul VI, the pope who promoted him to the College of Cardinals in 1967. Karol Józef Wojtyła was born in the Polish town of Wadowice in 1920. In 1939, Nazi German occupation forces closed the universities after invading Poland. Able-bodied males were required to work, so from 1940 to 1944 Wojtyła variously worked as a messenger for a restaurant, a manual laborer in a limestone quarry and for a chemical factory, to avoid deportation to Germany. On finishing his studies at the seminary in Kraków, Wojtyła was ordained as a priest on All Saints' Day, 1 November 1946. In July 1958, Pope Pius XII appointed him as the Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków and in January 1964, Pope Paul VI appointed him Archbishop of Kraków.
John Paul II was one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century. During his pontificate, Pope John Paul II visited 129 countries, traveling more than 1,100,000 kilometers or 680,000 miles whilst doing so. He consistently attracted large crowds, some among the largest ever assembled in human history. John Paul II has been credited with being instrumental in bringing down Communism in Central and Eastern Europe by being the spiritual inspiration behind its downfall and catalyst for "a peaceful revolution" in Poland. Lech Wałęsa, the founder of the 'Solidarity' labor movement and later Poland's democratically elected President credited John Paul II with giving Poles the courage to demand change.
As the new Pope entered St. Peter's Square to address an audience on 13th May 1981, he was shot and critically wounded by an expert Turkish gunman who was a member of a militant fascist group. The Pope was shot in the abdomen and had lost consciousness on his way to hospital. John Paul II instructed the doctors not to remove his Brown Scapular during the gastric operation which was performed to save his life. The pope stated that Our Lady of Fátima helped keep him alive throughout his ordeal. In later years, the Pope had suffered several health concerns, most notably, Parkinson's disease which debilitated him considerably in his final years. On the 2nd April 2005, the second-longest serving pontiff slipped into a coma after suffering several bouts of influenza and septic shock. He died the same day at 21:37 CEST, a month and a half short of his 85th birthday.
Inspired by calls of "Santo Subito!" (Make him a Saint Immediately!) from the crowds gathered during the funeral Mass which Joseph, Cardinal Ratzinger – later Pope Benedict XVI performed, he began the beatification process for his predecessor, bypassing the normal restriction that five years must pass after a person's death before beginning the beatification process.
The new coin, unusual in its overall shape and production, is described as atriptychcoin designed to commemoratethe canonization of one of themost cherished Popes in the history of the Church.
An impressive rectangular-shaped coin is emphasized by its unique design with side walls folded back for efficient exposure. It is the pure form of innovation – multicolored images of the world renowned Black Madonna and Mary, Mother of the Church which were digitally printed on thin pieces of glass inserted into the coin.
The reverse design of the central part of the coin, an image of John Paul II is surrounded by a halo with an inscription: SANCTUS IOANNES PAULUS II. Below is an outline of St. Peter's Basilica and the date for canonization of John Paul II: 27.04.2014. On the both sides of the pope are multicolored images of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa and Mary, Mother of the Church from the Colonna Chapel.
On the obverse, and in the center is stained glass-work depicting the Holy Spirit taken from the main nave of St. Peter's Basilica. On the left is an effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with inscriptions: NIUE ISLAND, ELIZABETH II. On the far right side of the coin are frescoes which decorate the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. Below is an outline of St. Peter's Basilica along with the face value of 20 DOLLARS and the year of issue, 2014.
20 Dollars
.999 silver
124.4 grams
45 / 90 mm.
999 pieces
This unusual coin is housed in a specially designed presentation box along with certificate of authenticity. The Mint of Poland, makers of this extraordinary tribute are accepting pre-issue orders – but expect this coin to be over subscribed many times over, please contact their sales department directly at: for complete ordering information.


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Easy Vegan Gochujang Sauce | Minimalist Baker Recipes
In all of the travels we've done, South Korea remains one of our favorite countries and Seoul one of our favorite cities.
The people, the culture, the landscape, and the FOOD. Oh my word, the food. It's all amazing.
We've shared an inspired version of easy kimchi on the blog before, but recently, we were craving that quintessential red pepper paste known as gochujang. It's spicy, savory, and slightly sweet with so much complexity. Traditionally, the sauce is made and fermented to develop the flavors, but there are also ways to make it more simply (and quickly) – which you know we're all about.
This is my inspired version (not authentic, mind you!) of this curiously complex sauce we've grown to love and crave. Let's get started!
First of all, this recipe is EASY. I mean easy. Anyone can make it. It requires 5 ingredients, 5 minutes, and 1 blender or food processor.
It starts with miso as a base, which provides a quicker route to that fermented flavor. Plus, we like using chickpea miso to avoid the possibility of GMO soy. But if you can only find soy miso, that works, too! The flavors are quite similar.
Next comes Korean chili powder or flakes, which we've discovered are quite different than other chili flakes. They're not as spicy as cayenne and more complex than red pepper flake. If at all possible, order some online (link in recipe) or visit an Asian store in your area to see if you can hunt them down.
For more flavor, we added some fresh garlic, maple syrup for natural sweetness, and coconut aminos in place of soy sauce for saltiness and depth of flavor. Swoon.
What can you use this sauce on? So many things. First of all, it acts as a chili paste in marinades and sauces. Anywhere a recipe calls for chili garlic sauce, you could experiment substituting gochujang for more complex flavor. Bonus: We have a recipe coming soon to show you exactly how we put it to use. Stay tuned!
We hope you LOVE this sauce! It's:
Easy to make
& Insanely delicious
The cool thing about gochujang is it's not spice-your-face-off spicy. It's more of a subtle spice because it's balanced with other flavors. Plus, you can control the spice level when you make your own! So even if you're typically averse to spicy food, give this one a try! You might be pleasantly surprised.
If you're into Korean food, also be sure to check out our Easy Kimchi recipe. And for instant inspiration for where to use this sauce, give it a try in our Marinated Peanut Tempeh or add it to the dipping sauce in these Collard Green Spring Rolls!
If you like this recipe, let us know! Leave a comment, rate it, and don't forget to tag a photo #minimalistbaker on Instagram. Cheers, friends!
Easy Gochujang Sauce (Korean Chili Paste)
Easy-to-make Korean-inspired Gochujang sauce that's vegan, gluten-free, naturally sweetened, and soy-free! Just 5 minutes, 5 ingredients, and 1 blender required.
Author: Minimalist Baker
Recipe type: Sauce
Cuisine: Vegan, Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Korean-Inspired
Serves: ~1 cup
- 1/3 cup (80 g) chickpea miso paste (I like the brand Miso Master Organic // or use soy miso – just make sure it's vegan friendly and gluten-free if needed)
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) maple syrup, plus more to taste
- 1/3 cup (~27 g) Korean chili flakes*, plus more to taste
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) coconut aminos, plus more to taste (or sub tamari, but reduce amount as it's saltier)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced (9-12 g)
- Water to thin (~1/4 cup or 60 ml)
- To a small blender or food processor, add chickpea miso, maple syrup, chili flakes, coconut aminos, and garlic. Blend together until smooth, adding water to thin into a paste (see photo for texture).
- Taste and adjust flavor as needed. Add more pepper flake for spice, coconut aminos for depth of flavor, maple syrup for sweetness, garlic for "zing," or salt for saltiness.
- Store in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks or in the freezer up to 1 month. Perfect for use on dishes like tempeh, cauliflower wings, sauces, marinades, etc.
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 (2 Tbsp) serving of 8 total servings.
*Recipe adapted from Leite's Culinaria.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 2 Tbsp (1 of 8 servings) Calories: 67 Fat: 1.2 g Saturated fat: 0.2 g Carbohydrates: 13.4 g Sugar: 7 g Sodium: 383 mg Fiber: 1.5 g Protein: 1.7 g


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New York strip steaks are cut from the loin and are prized for their tenderness. Marinating beef helps break down the collagen web that binds the muscle fibers, starting the tenderizing process well before you add heat to the mix. Marinades contain an acid, an oil and seasonings -- each with a role in helping to break down the collagen, bind the ingredients and add flavor. The rich, vinegary tang of Worcestershire sauce, which is enlivened by anchovies, cloves, molasses, soy sauce and tamarind, is the perfect complement to the rich taste of strip steaks.
Marinating the Steak
Place equal amounts of Worcestershire sauce and olive oil into a small bowl. You will need enough liquid to completely cover your steaks. Mix the liquids together with a wire whisk of fork. Season with lemon pepper to taste.
Rinse your strip steaks in cool water and pat them dry with paper towels. Salt both sides of each strip steak lightly.
Place the seasoned steaks into a resealable container or a plastic zipper bag. Pour in the marinade, making sure that all of the steaks are submerged in the liquid.
Soak the steaks in the refrigerator for one hour or as long as overnight. Turn the plastic zipper bag over occasionally to make sure that all of the steaks are coated equally.
Remove the steaks from the marinade and let them come to room temperature for no more than one hour before cooking them.
Cooking the Marinated Steaks
Broil New York strip steaks on a broiler pan rack or in a cast-iron skillet. Preheat the broiler pan or skillet. Add the strip steaks and cook them for 3 minutes. Turn them and cook them for another four minutes. Remove them from the broiler when an instant-read thermometer shows an internal temperature of at least 135 Fahrenheit for rare steaks. Let the steaks rest for 10 minutes or until they have reached their safe internal temperature of 145 F.
Grill strip steaks by spraying your grill rack with nonstick cooking spray. Preheat the grill to medium-high. Place the steaks on the grill and cook them for 3 minutes. Turn them with tongs and cook them for another 3 minutes. Turn them a third time and cook them for another 3 minutes or until they have reached an internal temperature of at least 135 F.
Pan-fry NY strip steaks by wiping down the inside of a heavy skillet with a paper towel dampened with olive oil. Heat the skillet until the oil shimmers and you can smell it. Cook the steaks for 3 to 5 minutes per side, depending on their thickness. Remove them from the pan when they have reached their safe internal temperature.
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Ed 2.0 Work Project
The Project
Ed2.0Work is a European Union funded education network that has two missions:
- To create a network that spans education and the world of work and is designed to improve the use of Web2.0 tools in both fields.
- To create a set of tools for the empirical evaluation of Web2.0 tools
The project will create a network between stakeholders in the education and work sectors that will examine how both should be using Web2.0 in the education and work environments. Educators and employers can get involved in this project from the earliest stages.
The objectives
The project will build a sustainable network that will:
- Build an empirical template to assess the effectiveness of Web2.0 tools.
- Analyse the needs of stakeholders in education and work of how Web2.0 tools can be utilised.
- Examine existing uses of Web2.0 tools in education and work.
- Establish a repository of research, best practice guides and case studies
Mixed working groups of educators and employers will study how the new possibilities can be used within differing sectors. 3 network conferences will be held during the project.
An early focus will be the founding of a European Centre, based on the Web2.0 European Resource Centre www.web20erc.eu founded in 2009.


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by Jed Skillman
On the morning of February 22nd, the State Board of Elections heard arguments relating to such weighty matters as a major labor union seriously under reporting donations; a Chicago Alderman accused of not filing campaign reports and a dispute between pro life/pro abortion groups…then they got to the matter of "Allen v. Zegel," a frivolously filed time-waster.
Besides threatening what amounts to a boycott of businesses that advertise in The Winfield Register, Winfield Trustee Tim Allen also filed a complaint with the State Board of Elections in an attempt to get the State of Illinois to shut down The Register or attach fines or regulatory costs that would make publication prohibitively expensive. Trustee Allen claimed that the newspaper is really a platform for Mr. Zegel's political views and is therefore subject to election law. Trustee Allen did not refer to his own "political" blog, Winfield 411.
Called before the Election Board, the matter took all of five minutes. Mr. Zegel answered a few questions. The Election Board declared The Register to be a newspaper, and Trustee Allen's case was dismissed.
If you are curious as to the details of Tim Allen's case and Mr. Zegel's response click on the links below and view key documents.
Tim Allen's complaint to the State Board of Elections
Stan Zegel's response to Tim Allen's complaint with the State Board of Elections
Supporting exhibits for Stan Zegel's response
Letter sent by "Citizens for Districting" to all Winfield Register advertisers
The State Board of Elections hearing officer's recommendation in the case of Allen v. Zegel


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When you think of the color white you think of all things pure and clean. Representing everything that is good the color white is often associated with hospitals and heaven. The beauty of the color white is that it can be matched and paired with any other color, furthermore, it has the ability to draw out and enhance the elements of other brighter and more stimulating colors.
White represents new beginnings and the purity of new life. The color white represents a clean slate helping us to put the past behind us. It helps us through the stress of the present and gives us hope for the future.
White is a protective color offering encouragement, a sense of peace and calm. It can lift the spirits while providing comfort and hope. White can purify your thoughts while offering an inner cleansing that will refresh and strengthen your energy system.
If you are looking to declutter your life white can be extremely helpful to create a sense of order, calm and efficiency. There are very few negatives associated with the color white. Therefore, it is easy to see why you would need white bracelets in your life. If you are looking to promote calmness and new beginnings then these are the white bracelets you need in your life.
1. White Pearl 3 Strand Row Stretch Bracelet
This stunning and elegant 3-row white pearl stretch wrist bracelet is a must-have bracelet. This pristine piece will add elegance and beauty to any occasion. The silver accents enhance the beauty of the white pearls allowing them to shine.
The elastic stretch cord makes it an easy and comfortable fit for almost any wrist. The bracelet is elegant while still been bold enough to stand out and be seen. It will compliment your wedding dress, bridesmaid dress or any evening wear.
2. Leather Wrap Bracelet
If you are looking for a more casual white bracelet then you need this white bracelet in your life. This multi strand leather wrap bracelet with stainless steel clasp will be the perfect addition to any casual outfit. It can be worn by both men and women.
The stainless steel clasp will not fade over time and requires no maintenance to keep it looking shiny and as good as new. The braided genuine leather is easy to clean and hygienic. The design is simple yet stylish. It is an ideal holiday piece to be worn with your beach wear but will look just as fabulous with any casual outfit.
3. Luxury Slender White Gold Plated Bracelet
Need a flashy piece of jewelry to add some shine to your outfit then you need this white bracelet in your life. The rose gold plated metal of the bracelet helps the white cubic zirconias to stand out and shine.
The bracelet contains 22 white cubic zirconias in two different sizes on alternate links. It is 7.5 inches long for the larger wrist or you can remove some of the links to make it 6.3 inches for the more delicate wrist.
The bracelet is made with excellent craftsmanship and comes in an elegant jewelry bag ready for you to spoil the special lady in your life. A perfect gift for bridesmaids at your wedding or for that special occasion.
4. Handmade White Leather Wrap Bracelet
This white leather bracelet with colored beads is the perfect birthday or Christmas gift for your teenage daughter or niece. It is a firm favorite amongst the younger generation. Designed as a symbol of love and hope, the simple design is created using colored beads on a leather cord. The leather cord is 100% genuine leather and the beads are hematite and Japanese seed beads.
The bracelet is firmly held on your wrist with a stainless steel clasp. The clasp is adjustable for a comfortable fit. The bracelet comes neatly packaged in a free gift box.
5. White Pearl & Silver Rhinestone Bracelet
This fantastic 2-row white pearl bracelet is perfect for weddings or as a gift for your wife or girlfriend. This expensive looking piece will outshine all others and make others envious. The 2 rows of pearls are freshwater cultured pearls. Freshwater cultured pearls are easily mistakable for the real thing to the untrained eye yet more affordable.
The silver plated metal is of top quality that will not tarnish or lose its shine. The silver plated metal and white pearls are accentuated by genuine rhinestone crystals. This white bracelet will most certainly get you more bling for your buck.
6. Tibetan Buddhist Wood Bracelet Wrist
This special white Mala bead prayer bracelet is stunning and a great choice of gift for someone special. The beads come in a choice of 6mm or 8mm diameter and are made from exotic wenge wood. Wenge wood has been used for hundreds of years in its native Africa to make ceremonial face masks and statues used to pay homage to the Gods.
It is believed that wenge wood holds many mystic and healing powers and can relieve pain and promote blood circulation. The Mala prayer beads are used during prayer and meditation to help keep count of recitations.
You can use a bit of wax on a regular basis to keep your bracelet looking shiny and new. The elastic cord is sturdy and allows the bracelet to fit on almost any wrist and is ideal for men and women. Keep yourself grounded with this beautiful and meaningful white bracelet.
7. Infinity Love Genuine Leather Bracelet
This beautiful genuine white leather bracelet for men and women is an absolute must have bracelet for any occasion. The infinity symbol is recognized worldwide by young and old. The infinity symbol is especially popular amongst teenagers. If you are looking for the perfect gift for your teenage daughter or son you will not go wrong with this white bracelet.
The infinity symbol symbolizes empowerment, eternity and everlasting love. The white leather watch-like band also boasts a watch-like clasp so the bracelet will not fall off and will remain on your wrist until infinity, or until you take it off. Because the bracelet is unisex you can seal off your love until infinity with matching bracelets for him and her.
8. White Pearl Crystal Bracelet Adjustable Ring Set
If you are looking for value for money when shopping for white bracelets you need in your life, this is definitely it. This trendy and glamorous bracelet and ring set design was inspired by The Great Gatsby.
The bracelet is made using Eco-friendly white gold plated alloy, Austrian crystals, and imitation pearls. Best of all the entire set is nickel free and anti-allergenic making it safe and comfortable for all to wear. The set is adjustable to your size. People will often mistake this piece for a bracelet that cost hundreds of dollars.
9. White Macrame Bracelet With Silver Cross
This stylish and sleek white macrame bracelet with a silver cross is certainly a favorite amongst many. The white and the silver compliment each other well while each color enhances the other. The white macrame cord is adorned with white beads and the cross is made of silver plated alloy. The bracelet is adjustable, and you will love the sparkling beauty of it.
10. White Freshwater Cultured Pearl Bracelet
Elegant and sleek, this simple design white pearl bracelet needs to be in every white bracelet collection. Don't let the simple design fool you because this valuable bracelet is a sought after piece. The freshwater pearls on the bracelet are between 7mm and 8mm and of superior quality. Each pearl is hand-picked and chosen for its shine and are AAA quality.
The 14k gold plated clasp is available in your choice of yellow or white gold. The bracelet is packaged and delivered in an elegant jewelry box perfect to be given as a gift. Because they are so sure of the top notch quality of their products the manufacturers offer a sixty-day satisfaction return policy.
The pearls used on this bracelet are sourced mainly from china and are cultured freshwater pearls. Freshwater pearls are farmed and created using freshwater mussels. While they look very similar to genuine pearls they are a lot less expensive.
They are so similar that it is sometimes hard to tell the difference allowing you to buy freshwater pearl jewelry that looks almost identical to its more expensive genuine counterpart.
11. White Glass Bead Bracelet
This is not only a great looking white bracelet that you need in your life but it also has a very powerful meaning to it. The curse of the evil eye or malevolent stare is believed to bring bad luck, misfortune or injury to the recipient of the evil eye.
The recipient is usually unaware of the stare that is directed toward him. In many cultures, it is believed that by wearing evil eye jewelry or some form of evil eye on your person can protect you from the curse. The evil eye beads are said to reflect the curse back to the onlooker protecting you and keeping you safe.
The evil eye has been around for many, many generations and even today it continues. Everyone should have one of these white bracelets in their collection. This particular bracelet consists of evil eye Murano glass beads thread on an elastic cord that will fit most wrists and the bracelet is unisex. Each evil eye bead is unique and the beads are separated by rondelle spacers.
12. Double White Freshwater Cultured Pearl Bracelet
This white pearl bracelet is gorgeous enough to take your breath away. The Pearl Source is renowned for its high-quality bracelets and other jewelry because they use only high quality freshwater cultured pearls that are chosen for their high shine and flawlessness.
All the pearls are perfectly round and have a very high AAAA grading. The unique and intricately designed clasp is made of .925 sterling silver and will hold your bracelet in place without worrying that it will come lose.
This bracelet has received nothing other than high ratings and rave reviews for its superior quality and value for money. If you are looking for a gift for your wife or daughter that is getting married, this bracelet comes in an elegant jewelry gift box.
13. Handmade Healing Power Crystal Beads Bracelet
Don't underestimate the healing power of white stones. The bracelet is made up of 10mm natural howlite magnesite stone beads that have been heat-treated. The beauty of genuine natural stones is that each one is unique. The stones are arranged on an elastic cord that can easily fit most wrists with an approximate length of 7.5 inches. You can wear the bracelet on its own or match it with other bracelets.
The howlite stones are believed to calm the mind and ease stress. It is also believed to have the power to relieve insomnia by calming an overactive mind. Howlite is known to relieve anxiety and help to promote relaxation and calmness. It also has the power to decrease anger and heightens creativity and self-expression. Howlite is also used in crystal healing to relieve pain, leg cramps, and osteoporosis.
It is also known to assist in healing the endocrine and circulatory systems. Not only is it beautiful but powerful as well and will make the perfect gift for a loved one going through tough times. The bracelet will arrive in a gift box with a 60 day 100% satisfaction guarantee.
14. Bohemian Beaded & Charm Stretch Bracelet Bundle
Last but not least on the list is this large Bohemian beaded and charm bracelet. It is bold, shiny and bright and therefore it is a great addition to any collection. The white pairs well with the silver and gold accents making it a large yet elegant bracelet. The stretch bracelets are comfortable to wear for all wrist sizes and of great quality. The vintage, antique look oozes classiness.
While bracelets and colors have many different meanings for different people some cultures take great pride in their beliefs and religions and wear certain color bracelets for these reasons alone. Others chose which bracelet to wear by looks alone, while some will simply choose a bracelet because it is affordable.
Therefore, no matter what your reason for choosing a bracelet, a white bracelet is a must.
Finally, each of the white bracelets on this list has been chosen and earned its spot on this list of white bracelets you need in your life based on looks, value for money, quality and meaning. Whether you believe in the powers of some of these bracelets or not is it is hard to overlook the fact that white symbolizes purity, cleanliness and new beginnings.
The elegance of white bracelets make them a popular choice for accessories for weddings and formal functions, yet they are versatile enough to accessorize casual outfits as well.
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I am, alas, rather under the weather right now and unable to give this week devoted to the lovely, adorable, spunky, talented Neetu Singh the attention it deserves.
But one of the thing that strikes me, personally, is how much I love Neetu and Rishi Kapoor together. Adore them. Total cuteness.
So if you thought that squee-heard-round-the world I uttered last year when Love Aaj Kal came out was something, just wait until this releases in October:
And no, I don't expect it to open over here -- but I'll be awaiting the DVD with the proverbial bated breath, because, people, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO HAVE TOO MUCH NEETU AND RISHI, EVER.
(And is this not a film that the devotees of Neetu need to see released, say, via YouTube or something? I would PAY to see this film online when it releases. I would. I know I'm not alone in that..)


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I have just returned from watching John McGuiness achieving yet another lap record in the TT race. Even though I have experienced many a TT race, it never fails to make my heart beat faster when I see and hear the riders as they gather speed down Bray Hill at the beginning of the course. The riders set off at ten second intervals and by the end of the second lap McGuiness had already closed that ten second gap. He is not the type of person who gives up, and it is very hard to beat someone who will not give up.
I think it was Babe Ruth, the baseball player from the twenties, who was the person given credit for first making this observation. Yet again sport demonstrates to us so clearly an important mental skill which is relevant to success in all of our lives. Whether it is riding in the TT race, playing baseball or starting your own business, you have to be determined to not give up or you will not stay the course.
An old Chinese proverb also states that the man who gives up will not be lucky. This also is very true. I have a successful friend who often hears people say "you're so lucky"; his reply is "the harder I work the luckier I become". I'm sure there is many a famous person who has made a similar comment. What makes some people keep on going when others would have given up? What do they see that the rest of us do not?
The answer is that these people have a vision; they really can see the end result which they want to achieve. They can see it, hear it, feel it…they can taste their success. Not only that, they have the ability to hold that focus, to keep that vision clear in their mind, no matter what set-backs may occur. This ability to imagine and visualize their success also creates a clear expectancy that they will win whatever winning means to them.
If you were to act in every way as if you knew you were going to win, or knew that you were going to succeed, can you imagine the increase in confidence, the increase in positive energy which you would experience? Imagine what it might feel like if you had twice as much energy and twice as much enthusiasm as you may otherwise have. How much easier would problem solving be? How much easier would it be to push past limits or barriers and place yourself in a position to be lucky?
Top sports people know that you have to "keep your eye on the ball", to keep your focus, and to keep on going. The ability to visualize is essential. You thoughts and the mental images which you create in turn create emotional energy which directs your actions. The more vivid your visualizations and the more confident your thoughts are then more positive energy there is to drive your actions.
You can make your own visualizations more vivid and therefore give them far more impact with the use of hypnosis. Hypnosis allows access to your subconscious mind and greater creativity. Hypnosis also gives you greater focus. With the help of hypnosis downloads you can train your mind to visualize your goals, to feel your own success and thereby give yourself more energy and greater vision, making sure that you do not give up.
Roseanna Leaton, specialist in hypnosis mp3 downloads for sport, success and well-being.


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10 Italian New Year's Resolutions to Make in 2016
- Make pasta by hand: A true cornerstone of the Italian diet, fresh pasta does not have to be intimidating or require special machinery. All you need is some water and flour, plus enough patience to pull and push until the dough is just-right-sticky. Grab a rolling pin or even a bottle of wine to flatten the dough and cut with a knife. Congratulations- that is casarecce: homemade, free-form pasta! In 2016, conquer this kitchen staple.
- Toast to a Tuesday: Italian living is about enjoyment, not excess. Rather than saving up all those lovely bottles for a special occasion, pop one open for lunch. Italian meals almost always feature a glass of wine, to help with digestion of course! There is no reason not to raise a glass, savor the little things, and toast to a regular Tuesday. Cin cin!
- Break out your fancy underwear: On New Years Eve in Italy, it's traditional to wear new red underwear for good luck. Italy gave the world famous lingerie brands such as La Perla, so luxury underthings remain in style beyond December 31st. This is the year to ban the boring briefs.
- Speak your mind: Everyone has an opinion, and Italians are not shy about sharing them. If you are making your tomato sauce wrong or wearing too few clothes on a brisk day, your neighborhood nonna will be sure to let you know. In 2016, express your self with confidence.
- Call your mother more often: Put that new iPhone to use and ring mama. Staying connected to family and friends is one of the best ways to start off 2016 on the right foot.
- Explore your hometown: You don't have to hop on a plane every time the travel bug bites. Italians are embracing slow travel and staycations and you can resolve to do the same this year. Imagine the familiar streets with new eyes and seek out the hidden gems in your own hometown.
- Start an herb garden: You don't need a green thumb to add a bit of spice to the kitchen. Hearty herbs like basil can be grown on any windowsill through spring and summer. Plan to create a small kitchen herb garden to add fresh homegrown Italian flavors to any dish you whip up in the coming months.
- Save electricity, save the world: You would be hard pressed to find an Italian home with a dryer. Electricity is too expensive, making fancy clothes dryers a luxury that most Italians skip. Cut down your bill and embrace green living by doing laundry the Italian way: hang it out!
- Dress up the dog: Man's best friend is truly a part of the family, so why should puppies be left out when it comes to fashion? Doggy sweaters, boots and raincoats are all in heavy rotation in Italy during the colder months. Resolve to take the dog on more walks (in his new puppy outfit).
- Make your house a home: Home is a sanctuary and a place to welcome friends and family throughout the year. Most Italian homes are brimming with personality to mark the space. Make a resolution to add small touches that will transform even the most basic apartment into a refuge to enjoy every day of 2016.
Natalie moved from California to Italy in 2010, and is the writer behind the blog, An American in Rome. She provides accessible Italian lifestyle tidbits each month for the Mazzoni Wines blog, Live Like an Italian.


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What Will Eddie Murphy Bring to the Oscars?
The announcement that Eddie Murphy will be hosting the 84th Academy Awards doesn't resolve any questions about what the broadcast will be like.
EW.com wonders whether it's the wild or tame Murphy that will show up on Oscar night. In part, that has to do with what the Oscars has planned. Last year, the Oscars targeted the younger folks with hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco, which seemed interesting. But most people thought the show was boring and the hosts were terrible (Hathaway too enthusiastic and Franco not nearly enthusiastic enough). In part, they succumbed to the cheesy material they were given.
As anyone who has planned an event with an emcee knows, it's hard to tell what exactly will happen onstage until the night of when it's too late to do much about any host mishaps.
The New York Daily News says Billy Crystal and Jerry Seinfeld were in the running, but weren't chosen. Perhaps Seinfeld would've been OK (he may have been a little too dry for the glittery nature of the Oscars) but Crystal would definitely have been too much of a throwback to an entertainment era before reality TV and social media integration to click with the larger audience that the Academy hopes to attract.
The Oscars could've gone the way of the VMAs and did without a host all together. But then they wouldn't have gotten all the press for their selection.
A host attracts interest, maintains order during the program, provides comic relief and a distraction during changeovers and lulls, and fuels further discussion once the show is over. What qualities do you look for in an event host? Let us know in the comments, on Twitter, or Facebook.


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Pedestrian Traffic Coatings and Membranes
S&W Waterproofing has an extensive line of traffic and pedestrian coatings, sealants and membranes guaranteed to extend the life and appearance of your decks, walkways, corridors, mechanical rooms and even balconies.
The coatings we use protect surfaces that see heavy foot and/or vehicular traffic on a daily basis. Safety is one of our greatest concerns, so out coatings will be nonskid, elastomeric, and waterproof.
Visually, some of our decorative membranes will please even the most discerning eyes and if you desire, we can incorporate your company logo or other designs into the membranes.
S&W Waterproofing will help you choose the best solution for your biggest traffic challenges. We consider all factors before recommending a deck coating system, including:
Some companies just slap the materials down and then are out your door. Shortly thereafter, you need resurfacing done again. Not S&W. We prepare each surface to exacting standards before application to assure the substrate is free of all incompatible compounds or contaminants, and the product adheres properly the FIRST time.
To prepare your area the right way, we may use:
But no matter which method(s) we use, you can trust that our crews are trained and certified in all the products so there will be the smallest amount of intrusion into your work place. We can also install deck coatings that satisfy low or even zero VOC requirements.
Give us a call today, and our project manager will improve the durability, looks, and safety of your traffic and pedestrian coating project immediately!
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Every member of West Midlands Police is proud to serve. Policing is our passion and our people bring to life our desire to prevent crime, protect the public and help those in need.
In addition to competitive salaries, continuous training, and local and national secondment opportunities, we offer attractive benefits such as childcare vouchers and discounted travel schemes.
Use this site to find out more about the career opportunities – permanent or temporary – available with one of the largest and most highly rated police forces in the UK.
View details of PC recruitment, opening autumn 2016 – register your interest now!


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Today sees the start of another Signpost experiment, when I'll be producing the recorded signposts just about as close to live as is possible. There's also now the possibility of seeing what others feel about the day's content, and contributing your own thoughts if you like.
Today is National Inventors' Day in the USA, the anniversary of the birth of Thomas Edison, a man who knew a thing or two about the power of curiosity – the central theme of today's signposts.
Please feel free to add to the conversation. No rules. We're making this up as we go!


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Drifting Lands is a type of shoot 'em up game with loads of RPG elements- players will loot destroyed enemy spacecraft for parts that you can sell or use to upgrade your ship, which can then be used to get more loot faster or destroy more difficult opponents. The core gameplay loop of Drifting Lands is addicting and highly satisfying, and players who enjoy RPG genre mashes may have a lot to love here. So does Drifting Lands make a viable addition to a Steam library, or does it drift off at a moment's notice? Let's find out.
The story of Drifting Lands is pretty basic: Your character is given missions by one of the few independent groups left in the world. After a horrible disaster, it was up to corporations to rebuild, so those with true freedom, really, are just merchants, pilots, mercenaries, etc. You fall into…one of those categories, it's kind of unclear because the game doesn't really focus on its plot much, and you pretty much just take orders from the people in the Command Center section of the ship on which you dock. Most story information is divulged via static portraits and text boxes, which isn't uncommon for RPGs, but it does lack a bit in presentation.
Those who play shmups for the story, however, are people we don't talk about. Instead, you play games in the genre for pulse-pounding actions, tight controls, or, in Drifting Lands case, a plethora of customization options. There are different classes of ships for you to use, some having higher attack or armor rates, while others may move faster at the expense of another statistic. A variety of gear slots exist for each ship, which allow you to further customize your build, as well as core capabilities of your ship that dictate what other attachments you may make to it. Drops from enemy ships can be items like thrusters, new weapons, shields, and more, and you can either equip them to your ship or sell them in order to afford upgrades from the store.
Skills you can unlock include offensive attacks to clear multiple enemies at once, a shield that temporarily deflects enemy projectiles, time dilation, and lots more. You can work an entire build around the gear drops and skills you unlock, allowing you to engage temporary invulnerability when the screen gets too covered in bullets for you to handle. The world truly is your oyster, really, because you can work toward getting your ship how you want it as early as the second mission. Due to all of the options available, the RPG feedback loop of Drifting Lands is an integral mechanic and deeply rewarding, to say the least.
An avenue on which Drifting Lands falters, in comparison to other shmups, is that it relies on procedural generation to create waves of enemies for you to shoot down, which is a stark contrast to the tightly, personally designed and frantic stages of Raiden or Lords of Thunder. People who enjoy Cave shooters or other types of aptly called bullet hells (in which the screen is covered in so many bullets that players must navigate a veritable labyrinth of instant death) may not enjoy Drifting Lands as much as others, because the game never really reaches that point of intensity. While compositions of enemies are varied well enough, players will see a lot of the same backgrounds and enemy types over the course of a playthrough, which can induce fatigue, for some.
The learning curve in Drifting Lands is extremely forgiving- the two modes of play, Normal and Forgiving mode, don't actually adjust the difficulty of gameplay. In Normal mode, if you're shot down, you may lose loot or even your entire ship, requiring you buy a new one and grind to repurchase your upgrades all over again. In Forgiving mode, instead of losing items, they break and can be repaired for a fairly high cost, and your ship is never fully destroyed. In any event, however, the difficulty curve begins very low in order to invite in new players, but it never actually increases to the point where a veteran of the genre would call it challenging, which can be a drawback for some but a positive to others.
As far as the soundtrack goes, it's delightful, if not a little light on tracks; it doesn't take long to hear most of what the OST has to offer. The sound effects are your standard shmup fair of laser blaster sound effects and the like, but they do their jobs and evoke what they are supposed to sound like accurately. The graphics are perfectly passable, as the ship models are simplistic and clean, while the character portraits are very well drawn and detailed. The animations work well, and the two-dimensional backgrounds look great while scrolling past your ship as you mercilessly destroy enemy air vessels or the occasional boss (though sometimes enemy ships can blend in with some backdrops, which is unfortunate).
Overall, Drifting Lands is a very interesting take on the shoot 'em up genre. Newbies to the genre, or players who easily get addicted to testing out new loot will find a fair amount to enjoy in the game. Veteran shmup players, however, may be left desiring something more, as while the game does boast over 100 levels, many of them are without the intricate design that shmup fans desire since they seem to be procedurally generated. All in all, however, for a game that's less than $20, there's a lot to enjoy, it is merely that the grind may leave you weary of it, moving onto other games before actually beating Drifting Lands.


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As staff member you have rights to manage group chats.
As staff member you can create a group chat within your community.
You can select the active users from a dropdown list and invite them to participate in the group chat. Give the group chat a relevant name that refers to the subject.
You have to send at least one message to the groupe to activate the chat. We suggest sending an initial message describing the purpose of the chat.
Popular group chat topics include
- resident groups like the resident council or community volunteers
- shared interest groups like bridge, book club or golf
- staff only chats for easy, instant communication
Via the setting wheel (top right) you can perform multiple actions as staff member for this group chat. By removing a member, the conversation is removed from the user's conversation list in the left panel. This member does not get notifications when new messages are posted by other members. Also the member's name and avatar are removed from the group member list. Previous messages from this member remain visible in the group chat.
You can also add a new member to an existing group chat or re-activate a removed member again. Click the settings wheel and add the specific member.
Via the settings, you can also rename the chat. Click on the pencil next to the current chat name and type the new name.


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Benefits of Window Blinds for Interior Decoration
A beautiful home remains most of the people's desires but did you know that you can create a little paradise by modifying whatever you have currently in your house? However, the most outstanding window style is the window blinds. They are efficient and fashionable and can complement other items in the room with much ease. Here are five benefits of window blinds.
Allows for sufficient lighting – During day time when the sunlight is bright, you need to control the light that enters your house. A window blind fits perfectly into that description as it permits sufficient light to enter the room while covering your window so that people do not see through. Some people may decide to close the windows or use curtains and then light the room using electricity, and this can be quite expensive in the long run. You can partially cover the window with blinds if you do not need excess light.
A wide range of colors and dimensions – You will not have limited choices when you opt purchase blinds because they come in various colors to complement items in a particular room. There are big size blinds that can cover wide windows and small ones which are suitable for medium size windows. You do not have to worry because you can find blinds of the right colors and size that you want for different house sections.
Variety of materials and styles – Window blinds are available in different styles and materials, and that determines their selling prices. Before you purchase a blind, it is necessary that you assess the room to establish the best style and material of blind that you can have in it. Depending on the items you have in a particular room, you can make the right choice of window blinds material. Aluminum blinds are high quality, and therefore, you will have to part with lots of cash to acquire it. Take your time to make various considerations before you decide on the best material.
Surety of privacy – You can be sure that no one can see you from outside if you select the right type of window blind in your room. You cannot find the level of privacy that blinds provide in other window cover options. As much as it can provide a complete coverage of the window, it is also adjustable in a certain way that it allows sufficient light entry but no outsiders can see inside the house.
Ease of maintenance – People tends to avoid using curtains because they are quite difficult to maintain. Blinds do not require a similar attention as you can dust it and it becomes clean once again. This is not a cumbersome task, and you can do it on a regular basis. Curtains require special care because they absorb lots of dust. Additionally, curtains may not last longer than blinds. Click on the amerishades website to find various options for window blinds.
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Russian opposition refused permission for rally
The Moscow city government on Thursday said it will not allow a rally marking the anti-Putin protest movement's first anniversary, but opposition leaders said they intend to defy the ban and take to the streets this weekend.
The decisions indicate a sharp change in tactics on both sides after a year of largely peaceful demonstrations that in some cases drew more than 100,000 people to protest Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency. Saturday's protest is likely to draw far fewer people and to be dispersed by riot police.
During negotiations over the planned protest march, the city offered opposition leaders routes similar or identical to those used in the past. The opposition turned them down, insisting on being allowed to march to a central square.
Enthusiasm for the protests has faded, in large part because of disillusionment with the opposition leaders, but polls show that discontent with Putin's government remains high.
Since Putin began a third presidential term in May, the Kremlin-dominated parliament has passed a series of laws cracking down on dissent. One law increases the fine for taking part in unsanctioned protests 150 fold to 300,000 rubles (nearly $9,000), close to the average annual salary.
In addition to the fine, the threat of being beaten and dragged away by police is expected to keep the numbers low on Saturday, discouraging participation by the students, office workers and young professionals who flocked to the past demonstrations, often with young children in tow.
Opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov, whose Left Front is among the most militant of the opposition groups, joked on Twitter that Saturday's event would resemble a small, long-running monthly unsanctioned protest where police habitually detain all participants.
He and other opposition leaders have called on their supporters to gather outside the headquarters of the FSB, the main successor to the Soviet KGB, in central Moscow.


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Judicial Watch Sues on Behalf of Pentagon Whistleblower over Spygate Figure and Clinton Crony
Earlier – Judicial Watch Sues on behalf of Pentagon Official Who Blew the Whistle on Spygate Figure and Clinton Crony
" . . . a string of contracts totaling $11 million [was granted] to D.C. consulting firm Long Term Strategy Group. It is headed by Jacqueline Newmyer Deal, a self-described 'best friend' of Chelsea Clinton."
Zero Hedge – "It Was All A Set-Up" – Pentagon Whistleblower Exposes Russia Probe Reality
. . . . Bigley suspects it was more than the Clinton-connected contracts adding, "Mr. Lovinger unwittingly shined a spotlight on the deep state's secret weapon – Stefan Halper – and threatened to expose the truth about the Trump-Russia collusion narrative than being plotted: that it was all a set-up."
LINK – https://youtu.be/zVRrF1bfmfk
SARA CARTER: Congress Seeks to Question Nellie Ohr After Explosive Testimony by Bruce Ohr
"Numerous congressional sources are telling SaraACarter.com that after Department of Justice official Bruce Ohr's explosive closed-door testimony on Tuesday, lawmakers are gearing up to call his wife, Nellie Ohr, in for questioning regarding her work with the now-embattled research firm, Fusion GPS. Congress is also seeking access to Bruce Ohr's text messages and emails with top FBI officials.
Nellie Ohr, a Russia expert who was hired by Fusion GPS in 2016 to investigate the Trump campaign, received multiple large sum payments from the research firm, according to a U.S. official, with direct knowledge of the payments."


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Isobel Hamilton, age 18, RYA Volvo RS:X National Youth Squad Windsufer
Izzy Hamilton was the highest performing British RYA Youth Class's sailor in 2010 by a significant margin.
The 18-year-old has continued her World class success from 2009. This year she picked up a third Youth National title in April earning herself a third place on the RYA Volvo Team GBR squad, the multi class GBR team selected to compete at youth sailing's pinnacle regatta – the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships. In July she gained a silver medal at the RS:X European Youth Championships followed by silver at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships. In August she competed against the World's best senior RS:X Olympic windsurfers at just 17 finishing in the top 10 at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in Weymouth just six places behind Britain's top 2012 prospect, Beijing 2008 GBR bronze medallist, Bryony Shaw.
In November she successfully defended her RS:X Youth World title in Cyprus becoming Britain's first ever double windsurfing Youth World Champion racking up a huge 16 point lead ahead of the pack.
Izzy is a great ambassador for the sport, always willing to help promote the sport despite her busy schedule. She has started a Geography degree at Exeter University.


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How many pallets for a queen size bed? However, you cannot choose a blanket only, or if you choose only based on the price of the bed. Before you decide to buy a blanket, decide if you want to use a bed skirt with a blanket or if you want the comforter to come to the floor. If you have a regular bed frame and you prefer your blanket to touch the floor, you may want to choose a big blanket instead of a queen. If you have a lower style bed and you do not want the entertainer to touch the floor, you may want to choose a full size entertainer instead.
The online sites offering blankets should include the measurement of each entertainer. So that you can ensure the items that are most suited to your needs. How many pallets for a queen size bed? Many queen blankets have maintenance instructions indicating that they can wash by machines and can dry with automatic dryers. However, what is noteworthy is the fact that many home appliances models cannot withstand heavy weights heavy after wet. Many blankets weigh a few kilograms of dry. When the water is dampened with blankets and fills. They can weigh 40 pounds, 50 pounds, or more. After all, one liter of heavy water is about a pound.
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Instead, consider going to local laundry and washing on a large commercial machine. Larger engines that are open at the front can wash better performers and ensure. That your home-based laundry equipment is not subject to abuse. If you wish, you can have a laundered laundry for you in the laundry or dry cleaning service. How many pallets for a queen size bed? Some queen blankets require dry cleaning because the cloth is use to build a bed. Do not assume that you can go by washing the blankets instead of dry. Blankets are too expensive to take the opportunity to ruin your bed to save some dollars.


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Port murder checkpoints
AS part of their ongoing investigation into the murder of Gerard Eglington, Gardaí mounted road checkpoints around Portarlington yesterday morning asking motorists if they'd seen anything suspicious around the same time a week previously.
27-year-old Eglington was violently gunned down in front of his children at his Kilnacourt Woods home last Monday week, September 24 at approximately 8.30am.
And Inspector Martin Harrington confirmed that the checkpoints were conducted yesterday morning (Monday, October 1) to enquire if motorists going about their daily business had noticed any unusual or suspicious activity in or around Portarlington or the Kilnacourt Housing estate between 7.30am and 8.30am the morning of the murder.
They were particularly keen to speak anyone who may have seen a dark blue Mazda 6 leave the estate at speed shortly after the incident.
This car was later discovered burnt out approximately 1km from the scene of the shooting on the Lea Rd.
Gardaí have established that the registration number of the car was 05 KY 934 and that it was taken from Auburn Close, Castleknock in the middle of August 2012.
They are also seeking information on the getaway vehicle used by the assailants after they burnt out the Mazda.
Eglington, the member of a Dublin criminal gang, was well known to Gardaí and when asked about the possibility of a retaliatory attack in Port, Insp Harrington explained they were 'keeping an open mind on it'. He suggested that his colleagues in Dublin 'would be worried'.
Eglington was aware that his life was under threat and he also appeared in court locally.
Minister for Justice Alan Shatter described as barbaric the gangland-style shooting of Eglington and another convicted criminal Declan O'Reilly just 12 hours later in Dublin.
"The callousness of their actions shows that the perpetrators lack even a shred of humanity or decency," said Mr Shatter.
Anyone who may have seen the Mazda car, in a car park, filling station or other similar location are asked to contact the Gardai in Portarlington on 057 86 36774, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.


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So, Wayne Rooney has signed a five year contract at Manchester United, apologised to the manager and his team mates for being a prick, and is expected within the next few hours to issue a grovelling apology to United fans.
So that's all right then.
No problem.
All is forgiven.
No it isn't. At least not according to Jarbo the Killer, a member of Salford based United supporting goodwill group, the Men In Black.
A clearly agitated Jarbo, speaking from a pub in Cheetham Hill, where he was doing 'a bit of this and a bit of that. You know the script lads,' told Skoob Sports News:
"Far as I'm concerned, he's blown it. He'll never have any credibility in my eyes. If the spud headed Scouse cock end would rather listen to his wife, his mother in law, Carlos bastard Tevez, and even worse - Stretford, his 'show me the money' agent, then he deserves all he gets. We were reluctant to accept a Scouser in the first place, but we did. Then the snide shit house kicks the manager, the club and the fans in the bollocks. I don't care how fucking good he is, he doesn't belong here. As far as I'm concerned, the big lugged Scouse git can do one. And good bleedin' riddance. Always look on the bright side of life."
More as we get it.


text: I have heard quite a few people talk about hobby groups that cater almost exclusively to people who have had substance abuse issues in the past, but can't seem to find anything like that around my area. I mean like a UAV flying club, or an automotive club that pretty much doubles as a substance abuse organization. Any hobby group like that around my area are upper-scale and usually have reservations about allowing someone with a troubled past in. Has anybody had luck with anything like this?