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Tom Malone's seven-year-old gelding, The Last But One, achieved the unusual feat of winning two races at Wadebridge on Saturday, where the card also featured a double for the Dean Summersby yard, writes Granville Taylor.
This Cornish fixture had suffered from a week's postponement due to the equine flu stoppage.
Other measures introduced by the BHA to safeguard further flu problems meant that only horses vaccinated in the last six months could run.
In consequence of this, there was a scarcity of runners at the showground.
The Last But One walked over for the Ladies' Open partnered by Jo Supple – ironically the last but one race – before turning out immediately afterwards to beat his sole opponent King of Alcatraz for the Men's Open prize.
This time, champion jockey Will Biddick was in the saddle, having elected to come to Wadebridge instead of a (winning) hunter chase ride at Haydock Park.
Dean Summersby, who trains on the Devon and Cornwall border near Launceston, saddled the first two winners on the card.
The progressive Chosen Lucky (Liam Harrison) was not hard pressed to take the opening Conditions race at the main expense of front running Mic's Delight.
"Chosen Lucky has been working like a demon," enthused the trainer, who went on to take the nine-runner Open Maiden with Cloudy Music.
This six-year-old mare just outstayed Rare Oul Times on the climb to the judge. Owned by John and Sonia Gardener, Cloudy Music was bought at Doncaster sales, but life had not all been plain sailing for her.
"I spent the night in her stable when she got cellulitis in September and it was touch and go for a while," said Summersby.
The closest finish of the day came in the Intermediate with Ballyhowne just fending of Awesome Tunes by a neck under Tom Chanin.
Bought at Ascot sales last December by his trainer Robert Chanin, the ex-Irish gelding runs for the newly formed Stone Valley Racing Club. "He was very keen and pulled his way to the front on the top bend," explained the rider who was partnering his third winner of the season.
A possible Chanin family double was thwarted as Alice's Star finished runner-up to Acadian in the Restricted.
The winner had run well on this track in January and was giving a winning ride to Lee Drowne, whose partner Heidi Lewis trains the nine-year-old at the yard they share near Boscastle.
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Skazz Crawford decided to mix things up.
"I was working as a dishwasher at Roberta's when it hit me," said Skazz. "Everyone around me was just eating over the sink. Which is, like, so obvious, when you think about it."
And so,
Sinko de Mayo was born. It began as an underground supper club, hosted by Skazz in the fluorescent-lit kitchen of Roberta's. During his shifts, he would host an intimate gathering of guests, huddled around his sink to avoid getting yelled at by the other kitchen workers.
In the early days, Skazz said, he "made them dress up like crusty chef dudes, or people who had just stopped by to interview at Heritage [Radio, the restaurant's podcast network], and we had to pretend to be talking the whole time, or people would get suspicious." The first menu, preserved only in a group MMS saved in Skazz's iPhone, was the essence of back-to-basics comfort food.
"Frozen hot dogs, man. They're like popsicles made out of meat, you can't go wrong."
And neither, it seemed, could Sinko de Mayo. Skazz's first big break came when a prominent Upper East Side gallery owner (who wishes to remain anonymous) ate around his sink disguised as a ConEd meter reader.
"It took me ages to find a place where I could rent a uniform like this," the gallerist said, "I ended up just paying an art handler for his jumpsuit, but it was worth it. Skazz redefined how I think of fine dining." A few weeks later, she invited Skazz to cater an intimate pre-opening gathering at her art space.
"The only sink in the whole place was in the bathroom," Skazz recalls, "so we fit like eight people in there at a time, in shifts. I must have run through a whole Costco thing of hot dogs that night, they were like art wolves. Plus yogurt, I started serving that then, too, with plastic spoons. It just seemed right."
Now, four months later, Sinko de Mayo has found a permanent home at a former New York Public Library on the Bowery, but the restaurant's Vine-based reservation system and limited sink supply is already straining under the overwhelming customer demand. Skazz and his business partner/cousin,
Stark Ryerton, have been eying the neighboring wholesale restaurant supply storefront, Big Frank's Sink Emporium, for an expansion by late 2013.
"Frank is being a dick, but we really just need more space," said Stark. "This library only had like four sinks in it, ten if you count the water fountains."
"But those are only like two-tops, max, if the people don't have big shoulders," Skazz interjected. "Frank has tons of sinks."
But what is it about eating over sinks, standing up, that has so captured the culinary imagination of the city? Food historian
Eddie Huang had this theory to offer: "It's like the essence of suburban childhood, like you get home from school and your mom and dad are still at work, and you're hungry, and you're playing your GameBoy, and you just take some fucking hot dogs out of the freezer and eat them over the sink because you're too sad and lazy to do anything else. People want that feeling of being alone and afraid but also at home, like you're trapped but you're also in danger. Plus, you're mad hungry."
And soon, according to rumors circulating in the leading Fast Casual gossip chatrooms, all of America will be able to dine in Sinko de Mayo style. Applebee's, with over 2,000 locations in the U.S., is poised to launch its own Sinkside Service series, drawing on the tremendous popularity of the sink dining trend and the ready availability of sinks in all of its restaurants. Spokespeople from the company declined to comment on the development, but visual confirmation has come in through Twitter and other social media networks of people hurriedly eating over sinks in pilot locations in North Platte, NE, Bangor, ME, and the entire Kansas City metro area.
Skazz says that he has been "favoriting" all of the sink dining sightings that fans have sent him on Twitter, but has mixed feelings about his concept's evolution into a national obsession. "It's really about the community, just you and the food and the sink, you know?" he commented. "Plus in most of these pictures, you can't really tell if it's someone eating over a sink because they want to, disguised as an employee, or if it's just an employee who doesn't get meal breaks eating over a sink."
"But that's the beauty, Skazz," said Stark. "The liminality."
Skazz thought for a second, leaning over his favorite sink in the library, which was already half-full of half-frozen hot dogs in preparation for the dinner rush. He seemed to be taking in the impact of his life's work, the empire he had built, the lives he had changed. He picked up one of the hot dogs, and chewed on it, thoughtfully.
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Roy and Amit Bhandari are accidental real estate agents.
Roy likes to say they "tripped" into real estate after their father — a man who had dabbled in real estate investing at home in England — wanted access to the Toronto Real Estate Board, but couldn't get over the exam for his real estate license.
"I said I would take the test, get the license and he could have access through me," says Roy.
That was between second- and third-year university. His older brother, Amit, soon followed, drawn to the allure of entrepreneurship, and the brothers have never looked back. They immigrated to Toronto from the East Midlands of England in 2001 — recognizing Canada as "new and shiny" and a "land of opportunity."
But it wasn't all sunshine and lollipops at first. The two nearly quit the business in 2009 because they just didn't have the passion for the resale market and their business was floundering. It wasn't until their manager convinced them to give it another shot that they switched gears and focused on the investment side, with pre-construction condos, that things started to take off.
Now their company, SAGE – TalkCondo Ltd. is considered a "platinum" brokerage by developers. The Bhandaris' investor clients get first crack at the city's hottest condo projects, often at a discounted rate, because the brothers are known for selling condo units in bulk and developers trust them to tell them what the word on the street is as far as what buyers are looking for.
The two came together for an exclusive interview with Toronto Storeys, revealing the secrets of their working relationship, how they make the pre-construction buying experience as easy as possible for their clients and why they think sales offices at condo developments will soon be a thing of the past.
What enabled you to start working together as brothers and what is that like?
Amit: That's how it started actually. I was in the corporate world. My brother had just finished university and got his license, so I got my license as well and we figured you know what? Let's just do it. You know something? As kids we'd have these really grandiose conversations, 'Oh yeah, one day we'll be company owners,' and working in real estate has given us the opportunity to bring that kid-ish idea to life. Working together has been really good. We've had some disagreements over the years, but they have never led to, 'I wish I never started this business with you.' It has never been like that. I also think the skills that we bring to the table are very unique to us as individuals but they work so well together.
Roy: I was going to say that. We have very complementary skill sets like, he's good at A and I'm good at B and it just works.
Amit: He's very creative like, he gets mad if the font is wrong on our marketing material, whereas I'm very technical. I have an IT Management degree, so my mind is full of processes.
Do you think your clients gain advantage working with the two of you because you are family?
Roy: When we're dealing with clients we're very quick to figure out who would be better for which client.
Amit: What we do is we provide investors that early access to developments and then from a developer's side, we are the first point of contact to the world of individual investors, so we're the ones that have the clout and the online presence to bring in the investors, broker the deal and make it happen. We are the ones providing that future housing stock, so without us as an investor you're too late. If you go in on your own, you've missed the boat.
What issues or innovations do you feel will have a profound effect on the industry in the future?
Roy: It's already very online, but I think it's going to be even more online. On our website we now include floor plans, so a lot of the time people will call us because they want to get the floor plan for pricing and now all of the sudden we're giving that away for free essentially. We believe that the more information you give, the better it is. The more educated the client is … I think we'll just be able to give away more and more. Will people be able to buy a condo online with a credit card? I don't know. That would be the next major change and I don't know how far away that is, but I think it's the next major jump.
Amit: Any new technology is exciting. They do need to be embraced because it's the natural progression of everything. One area that I'm excited about is augmented reality and what that could mean for real estate. You point your phone at a listing perhaps and your phone shows the price and other details. In our world you could point it at a construction site or a building and anything along those lines. When it comes to technology and innovation in real estate, you should always look at it as a business first, so anything that can help our clients needs to be embraced. There will always be these new technologies that disrupt certain businesses – we've already seen it with retail – and it just means you need to adapt to that change.
Roy: One of the companies that provides renderings for developers is seeing a huge uptick in requests for virtual reality, so builders aren't building sales offices anymore, they're ordering VR headsets. We'd be able to, in theory, e-mail a link to the buyer, they'd stick on a VR headset and then they can walk through the lobby of a building that hasn't been built yet in real time. The uptick on this has been very big in the last six to 12 months and to expect this in the near future. I think that's awesome.
What's your best advice for making a pre-construction buying experience the best it can be?
Amit: It's all about needs and wants and narrowing down what the client is looking for and then based on that you can sort of narrow down which direction to look in. Like my brother mentioned earlier, we always sort of sit down and go through the process by educating them first and tell them what this whole investment vehicle is all about. Based on that, they say, "This is what I'm looking for, what would you advise?" and we sort of take it from there. We both believe in education. If an individual is wrongly educated on anything, that ultimately shapes their experience. If they've been given the wrong information and advice, then their experience will not be as good as it could have.
Roy: In our world, the demand for new products tends to be very top heavy. The demand tends to be very, very high in that initial launch phase, so we say, "Based on what you've told us, here are the products we think are right for you," and it's about being ready to go. In that initial launch phase it can be very stressful, so it's about managing that whole process and expectations as well. These launches happen but they happen extremely fast.
What is your take on the real estate market in Toronto as it stands now?
Roy: I'm a firm believer that as a city we're moving in the right direction. For all the fault Toronto has in infrastructure, we more than make up for in our social fabric. I do think it's one of the best places in the world to live. You go anywhere in the world and nowhere has the multiculturalism Toronto has and there's a lot going for it. I always say, when it comes to its growth trajectory, Toronto is still a baby in terms of the density, in terms of where the city is going and in terms of the jobs. In terms of where we're going, it only feels unaffordable. On a global scale, we're not yet with the New Yorks and the Hong Kongs and the Londons – we're 40, 50, 60 years behind those guys – but if we want to grow to be that, certain things have to fall into place.
One of those things is housing affordability. If we talk about $1 million as an entry point for buying a house in Toronto, if you go to one of those top 10 cities mentioned with $1 million and say you want to live in the city, you get laughed at – it just doesn't happen. If you look at Toronto versus other major cities, home ownership rates are abnormally high. If you go to any other major city, it is standard to lease where you live. In Toronto, I think we are starting to see that shift. Don't get me wrong, I think home ownership is very, very important. But I do think that's a natural progression of a major city and I do think that's going to change. We are starting to see that it's more normal to rent than it is to own and we're going to see that shift big time.


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It works something like this:
"Many people have held up a round object and let it block the Sun. Most of the time, it's not an exact fit. A slice of Sun peeks through, or a little of the surrounding area is blocked out. When a round object is held up in front of the Sun, it creates a cone of darkness that tapers down to one point. At that one point, the object blocks out all of the Sun, and nothing else. That point, on Earth, is 108 times the diameter of the object. A beach ball will create a shadow 108 beach balls long, which at the farthest point will block out the Sun completely. A penny will create a shadow 108 pennies long. The Earth will create a shadow 108 Earth diameters long.
The Moon passes within that shadow during a lunar eclipse. So no matter how big or small the Moon is, it had to pass within 108 Earth diameters of the Earth. In fact, during lunar eclipses, it was observed that the Moon was imperfectly blocked by the shadow of the Earth. The shadow was roughly 2.5 times the width of the Moon..."
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Obesity rates for men and women in the U.S. had been roughly the same for about a decade. But in recent years, women have surged ahead and now just over 40 percent of women are obese, compared to 35 percent of men.
The percentages were reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in two articles published online Tuesday by the Journal of the American Medical Association. The numbers are based on small government survey that is considered the best measure of the nation's obesity problem.
Though it is not altogether surprising to health researchers because the nation has long been growing more obese, it is "scary" that the statistic has reached 40 percent for women, said Dana Hunnes, a dietitian who sees obese patients at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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I may have mentioned this the over day, but for some reason I always go back to serving people pizza. I dream of a food bus carrying: Paulin's Paleo Pizza. So when I was supposed to have a few friends over from work the other day what did I make? Pizza! (I also attempted ice cream, but it was only half-heartedly and still early in the season).
Really what happened is that my girl Julie and I have been trying unsuccessfully for a while now (months) to have a craft, hair, food, artsy, whatever we feel day. On our original day I was set to make cauliflower pizza. She blew a tire. This go around I was talking at work about making pizza again, but using another crust. Judah, chimed in that I always say I'm going to bring him pizza, but have yet to. A little stunned (happy) about being called out on my lack of impeccability, I aimed to right it. Needless to say Judah was invited to join us later on into our girls day. I received a text from Julie at 5 am that she'd been up sick for hours. Julie didn't make it out of bed. But I did stick to my word and made a pizza for Judah. Plus he brought me kombucha that his mom made, as a trade. Fermented food and beverages speak to my heart, so parting with the pizza was relatively easy.
I will advise to use your favorite Paleo pizza crust recipe. I have linked to the plantain crust that I made last week. I wanted to redeem myself with toppings on this pizza, because originally I was crust focused. Julie, Jude, and I have frequent foodie type conversations at work. We dream up flavor profiles and play around with grilled cheese ideas. Lately pesto has been a hot topic and made it's way into many sandwiches. I also had all this prosciutto and Parmesan on hand that my hand friend brought me. Hmm….prosciutto…..definitely have to go with pesto rather than tomato sauce. While I was at work, I also made the executive decision to leave some of the prosciutto and crisp some it. The verdict after a long-awaited promise for pizza. Jude said it was freaking good pizza and he may or may not have eaten it in one sitting. A small victory for the day. Eventually, the Universe will align too for the perfect Craft and Pizza day.
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AUTHOR(S): Michael Jackson, Tara Doyle, Dualta Counihan, Joe Beashel, Anne-Marie Bohan, Shay Lydon, Liam Collins, Elizabeth Grace
PRACTICE AREA GROUP: Asset Management and Investment Funds
The European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") has issued an opinion dated 20 November 2012 (the "Opinion") in the context of UCITS' ability to invest up to 10% of net assets in transferable securities and money market instruments other than those traded on a regulated market, as referred to in Article 50(1) of the UCITS directive.
ESMA has issued the Opinion on the basis that questions had emerged about the correct interpretation of the 10% derogation, and whether it includes investment in collective investment undertakings.
In order to ensure uniform application of this provision across member states, ESMA states that the derogation allowing for the "10% ratio" refers only to investments in transferable securities and money market instruments, and that there is no derogation with respect to investment in collective investment undertakings. ESMA has opined that a UCITS may only invest in other UCITS or funds that are subject to equivalent supervision as UCITS and which provide an equivalent level of investor protection as UCITS.
With respect to portfolio adjustments which may be required to ensure compliance with the Opinion, ESMA expects that these will be made, taking into account the best interest of investors, at the latest by 31 December 2013.
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Okay, that may be stretching it, but these finger puppets are cute, free, and fun. And you can't beat that!
Okay, that may be stretching it, but these finger puppets are cute, free, and fun. And you can't beat that!
At Halloween time we made some simple ghost and pumpkin finger puppets with craft foam. This time around, I thought I'd turn our Easter version into a free printable so you could take advantage of them, too.
Even though I designed them, I have to admit that my favorites are the plain ones. A blank canvas to decorate how ever you want! So print these babies out, grab your writing utensil of choice (we were rocking our new gel pens!) and add some pizzazz.
I think these would be fun to use to put on a mini-puppet show. Kay just likes to peek them around doors so that when you turn around you unexpectedly see a colorful egg staring at you. Yeah, not creepy at all, kiddo...
Looking for more quick and easy fine motor ideas? Check out the 2 books I'm proud to have contributed to that are both dedicated to just that!


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Everyone who comes to the gym, wants to make your body beautiful.Someone is trying to lose a few extra pounds, and then make up your muscles, and someone needs to collect those few kilos due to the increase in muscle mass.To expedite this process, many trainers recommend not only to eat, but also to start using weight gainer or protein.Let us see what are these two supplements, the difference between them and which one is more effective for muscle building.
Any expert for muscle advise beginners not only a special diet consisting of foods that are high in protein and carbohydrates, but also will offer to take gainer, protein or creatine.Creatine is a kind of catalyst in the metabolism of the body of an athlete.It was thanks to him that there is an increase in cell volume (and subsequently the amount of muscle mass), and the increment of instantaneous pulse power.This dietary supplement is taken as professional athletes and amateurs engaged in fitness centers.
Eating protein increases the effectiveness of training, like creatine, but it works a little differently.In fact, any protein - a protein in substantially pure form.He is responsible for muscle growth, precisely because it is most tissues of the body.Until a few decades ago, athletes have tried to get the necessary daily "portion" of protein from foods such as poultry, fish, beef, cheese, milk and eggs.But nowadays, thanks to the latest scientific advances, scientists were able to get several kinds of protein "in its purest form."For example, for muscle growth experts recommend to use the whey protein which not only supports the immune system of the organism during intense exercise, but also greatly exceed beef, fish, soybean and egg white in terms of improving the various reactions to hormonal and cellular level.
Just as the acts on the cells of our body protein gainer as beneficial for the development of lean muscle mass.But, unlike the protein (athletes often meant by this word whole combination of different proteins obtained in the form of a dietary supplement), it represents a combination of proteins and carbohydrates.Carbohydrates are essential for our body to replenish energy recovery after workouts and that this component like a protein affects the set of muscle mass.When an athlete begins to take gainer or protein, the chances improve training increases several times.This is due to the fact that these products are protein and carbohydrates not only in pure form, but it is this combination that allows them to maximize digested.
So what better to use, start training - weight gainer or protein?Firstly, it should start from the intensity of the workouts and diet - many products are in varying degrees, are a good source, both protein and carbohydrates.Secondly, you should consult with a coach - he will help choose the best diet, depending on the characteristics of your body and be able to correct it immediately during the training process.It should be noted that the professionals rarely pose a choice - gainer or protein.Often, they use both of these products comprehensively, thereby filling all the necessary body reserves.But the ideal proportions for your body to be able to come only after some time, when the body gets used to load and become visible first results of intensive training process.


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Rob Gronkowski spent his NFL offseason worrying about everything except football. Okay, okay, so we're sure he spent plenty of long hours on the field getting ready for the 2012-13 NFL season. But, he didn't do it so that he could build on his great 2011-12 campaign. No, he did it for a much different reason—to live up to what he calls the Gronkowski family's "training motto."
"Do it to get chicks!" he told Sports Illustrated recently.
Gronkowski, who appears on the cover of SI's NFL preview issue (peep the thumbs to see the cover), also talked about why he seems to be out and about so often these days. And, he had a very simple explanation for that, too.
"People say, 'He's doing way too many things,' but [I do them] because I got nothing to do," he says in the issue. "That's why I hit up every charity event, why I hit up every party I'm invited to. If I'm just sitting at home, that's not productive. That's boring. I like going out, meeting new people, having a good time. I guess that's why I'm all over the papers. I don't have any girlfriends, no kids. Basically, I work out two hours every single day, and then I have 12 hours to do whatever I want."
Totally, bro. And, you definitely make the most of those 12 hours. Now, let's just hope you don't suffer any setbacks this season that'll force people to take exception to that outlook.
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General Information
Master's Degree in Applied Linguistics
Branch of knowledge: Arts and humanities
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Date of authorization for the implementation of the title by the Xunta de Galicia: Order of 12/5/2013 (DOG 12/20/2013)
Date of publication in the BOE: 16/04/2014 (correc. errors: 24/04/2014 y 12/05/2014)
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60 credits, distributed in 2 semesters
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Faculty of Philology, Universidade da Coruña (coordinating university)
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Universities where it is taught
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Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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Study format: Full time and part time
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- A system of recognition based on credits (not on subjects) and on the accreditation of competences.
- The possibility of establishing, prior to the request of the students, global recognition tables between qualifications that allow a quick resolution of the requests without the need for technical reports for each application and discipline.
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- The possibility of recognizing other accredited professional studies and competences.
The credits corresponding to the Final Project in Bachelor or in Master degrees cannot be accredited or recognised.
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Esperanza Morales López (Coordinator)
Esperanza Acín Vila
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Gabriela Prego Vázquez (Coordinator)
María José López Couso (Dean)
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Customer-Centric Strategy for B2B Markets
- SchoolErasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management
- FormatIn person
- All dates October 26-28, 2020
- Duration 3 days
- LocationWoudestein Campus of Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL
- Price €2,900
- CategorySales, Marketing, Strategy
About the course
Being orientated towards clients is no longer just for marketing and sales. This approach is coming to every level and department, and it can help you to gain – and keep – a strong market position. Clients don't consider customer-centricity as a 'nice-to-have', it's now the minimum that they expect from you.
The three-day programme Customer-centric Strategy for B2B from RSM Executive Education is for everyone working in a business-to-business environment. It will help you to understand the dynamics of B2B markets so you can enhance value for your customers and your company. You will learn to see things from a client's perspective, and anticipate the demands such a strategy makes on your function, role and team.
We will challenge the concept that the path to success in a B2B company depends solely on the product or service. Why and how a customer-centric approach is necessary to optimise the results of your organisation will be demonstrated by Dr Marian Dingena, a customer management specialist and experienced business coach. She will show you how it is possible to create impact at every level. After the first module you will develop your own practical improvement plan, which will be assessed by your teachers and peers during the second module.
Who should attend
You will benefit from the three-day Customer-Centric Strategy for B2B Markets programme if you are already working in a business-to-business environment and want to understand, think and work from a client perspective. This programme is suitable for those working at every level and with a variety of skills in finance, marketing, human resources, logistics, R&D or sales.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the programme, you will:
- understand the changing dynamics in B2B markets
- have acquired a deep understanding of creating customer value and value renewal in B2B markets
- have learned how to strengthen your customer knowledge and connections with internal and external customers
- know how to enhance the customer-centric mindset in your organisation
- be ready to execute a plan to contribute to your company's commercial effectiveness.
Please note that instructors are subject to change and not all instructors teach in each session of the program.
Dr. Marian Dingena
Dr Marian Dingena is Executive Fellow at RSM. She is an expert in the fields of Business-to-Business Marketing and Key Account Management. In the past 20 years Marian has worked as a management consultant and independent researcher with extensive experience in (international) consulting projects.
Javier Marcos-Cuevas
Javier is a Senior Lecturer in Sales Performance at the Centre for Strategic Marketing and Sales at Cranfield School of Management and an independent consultant. His main areas of expertise and research are Selling and Sales Management, Organizational Learning and Organizational Development. Javier emphasises the blend of leading edge research with innovative training methodologies in the delivery of his programmes and in the design of consulting assignments. As a consultant, he has experience in working closely with clients to develop capabilities in three areas: Sales Capabilities (such as selling, account management, negotiation and sales force management), Learning Capabilities (like training and coaching solutions, skills and competencies development) and Organizational Development and Change (including teamwork, and performance management). Javier uses a variety or consultative approaches that facilitate clients' full engagement in the process of analysis and intervention. Javier has expertise in sales coaching having been engaged in developing interventions with more than 200 professionals, offering them advice based on the joint analysis of more than 1000 real customer meetings. He has designed and delivered programmes in Europe, America, Asia and the Middle East for companies in foodservice, pharmaceutical, aerospace, civil engineering, and management consulting sectors amongst others.
Prior to joining Cranfield School of Management he worked for Unilever, holding management positions in Spain, the Netherlands and in the UK. He won two industry awards for Training and Development Projects. His educational background includes a PhD in Management, an MSc in Human Resource Management and a BSc in Economics and Business Administration. Javier is a certified instructor in Belbin team roles. He publishes in academic and professional journals and is an occasional lecturer and speaker in a number of European academic and practitioner institutions. He speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese.


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Even before Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance begins, two glittering skull-and-crossbone decorations pop to life to tell audience members where the emergency exits are ("Arrrrrrrr!"), making clear that this production by SRJC's Summer Repertory Theater is decidedly fun.
Directed with unrestrained glee by Brian J. Marcum, the 134-year-old show fairly bursts with joyful invention and exuberance as a young, playful cast retells the story of a pirate apprentice (J. Clinton Boylan) torn between his crippling sense of piratical duty and his moral disdain for the institution of piracy. Drew Arisco gives the pirate king a touch of Jack Sparrow spaciness, and Sarah Caroline Billings is charmingly sweet (and strong-voiced) as the lovely Mabel, daughter of the pirate-fearing major-general (Scott Fuss).
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Why I Hate History
History is about stories - I remember feeling connected to the Yankees or Ford Motor Company because I watched a documentary about their history and what made them successful. It was in these stories that I felt a connection with these organizations. I have felt that with historical figures or events because they were presented as stories with really interesting details that connected to my interests. I read the book Nazi Seizure of Power and was fascinated by how Adolf Hitler was really able to rise to power and take over control of Germany's government. It wasn't magical, it was simply doing something all politicans and many people do to get what they want - they tell people what they want to hear.
While I could name numerous stories and events in history that I really found interesting there are so many more examples where history was presented in the most horrific manner- NOTES! In full disclosure I did this too often in the my career especially early in my career. I realize telling a good story requires having true mastery of the content to not only get the details correct but to make it engaging. That means adding the dramatic elements and finding the details that connect to the audience.
In my career I can think of at least two great examples of where I told a great story. One was when I was student teaching and my cooperating teacher and I took turns telling the story of Henry VIII and his marital exploits. I still remember talking about how each time his wife was unable to bear him a son he had them beheaded and we would strike a wooden stool with a leather axe. By the end of the day we had actually split the stool seat. Yes I know the details weren't completely accurate, but we created an experience the students will remember.
The other great story I will share is when I was teaching world history and we discusses the Inquisition. I created a short presentation with images of torture devices. With each slide I discussed how the device was used. Each time reminding students that people came up with this idea, others said, "Hey that's a great ideas." and then used it to promote their values. I spend lots of time discussing the concept of what people will do in the name of their beliefs and not condemning a specific religion, but do point out that this was done in the name of religion which condemns killing. The students are enthralled with the details and I have even had students ask to return to hear that story again. I love watching students reactions and it opens them up for a great conversation about beliefs and actions and the difference between ideology and reality.
Let's get back to the title. Why I Hate History! It really has two meanings. The first is from the sentiment I have heard from students or adults after they have left school. They say they didn't enjoy history, didn't like it, found it boring. Some will recall their experiences in school in a negative light, but now may find that watching a documentary, or reading a book about a person or event has helped them appreciate history. These individuals were not taught history as a subject connected to their world and their lives. The events of the past to them are so disconnected that it has no relevance.
The second perspective is my own dislike for history in the way it was taught to me as a future teacher and thus the fact that those bad methodologies carried over into my classroom early in my career. I had been taught and in turn started instructing students had to do with presenting history as lots of independent events that were fragmented with emphasis on details and not on concepts. Students would be tested on factoids, names, dates, etc. that really meant knowing to them. I would eventually learn to look at history as cause and effect, why is this important, how did that impact other events and lead to modern events. The transformation to my teaching continued as I started to see history not as events but as human behavior. When people say why is it important to study history and they respond history repeats itself, I take pause. History will not repeat itself, we will not have the same events happen over and over this isn't Groundhog's Day - Bill Murray movie reference check. I am not dismissing the sentiment entirely becasue history does repeat if we look at human behavior. We have always had struggles for power, quest for glory, and conflict to reach those ends. If we study history the science of human behavior then we can appreciate how connected events in history really are. We see the quest for global domination not just in Adolf Hitler but Alexander the Great and Roman Emperors like Julius Caesar.
I don't really hate history but I hate the way it is being taught by many. We need to discuss what is most important for our society to understand about history so they can become educated citizens of the world. They can problem solve, stand up and fight for their rights and freedoms and agains injustices around the world. We need to develop lessons that engage students in real world problem solving and development of critical thinking skills. The idea of thinking like a historian is to be a detective, to examine the evidence, contemplate its meaning and draw conclusions based on the evidence and what we know. To use this information to guide our future path. Our students can Google names, dates, places. They don't need to color maps to locate countries or physical features. They can use Google My Maps to create dynamic informational maps that contain exponentially more information that a colored and labeled piece of paper. Student's don't need to recite from memory the preamble of the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence; they need to learn how to embody those sentiments and hold governments to those same expectations. We need to change the way we prepare social studies and history teachers education prep. If we want to create educated populous who question authority and status quo to make our world a better place we must start with those who present them with the past, present and potential future. Teacher prep needs to move from teachers being master's of content and truly inquiry guides. That doesn't mean teachers don't have an obligation to know their subject matter, but their knowledge of facts and figures won't match Google. Their knowledge needs to grow in building relationships, community and nurturing creativity and inqury.
-- Be the change you want to see in the world.
I've got the music in me...
I often have what I think might be a little weird experience during conversations with others. While listening to others I find that their words trigger a reaction where I instantly have the words to a song flooding my mind. While I am not musical and honestly struggle to remember the names of many songs, the lyrics to songs seem to make connections. As I started thinking about this post, the title conjured a connection to the song "I got the music in me" and so a youtube search later here it is.
The other morning I was driving to work and a conversation on the radio about changing the melody of a song sparked an idea about the multitude of activities that can be connected to student learning. I will share a few examples that I have experienced as a student or used with students. More importantly, this post is about looking for examples others have used. I would love to create a database of ideas that teachers have used with students that incorporate music.
I have tried to break down the potential ways of using music in the classroom into different applications, but I am sure there are many more. An obvious one that I don't have listed below is to play music to set the mood or tone of the class. We know music is a powerful force and in teaching culture and history, the examination of time period music - actually hearing the music is a cool experience especially witnessing student reactions to what was cool back in the day!
Here is another post about music I wrote that might shed a little more light on my musical connection weirdness.
Lyrical Analysis
"We Didn't Start the Fire,"
I want to say the first time I used music as an educational experience was in high school when we used the song "We Didn't Start the Fire," by Billy Joel. I really don't think that is accurate but it is definitely one that stands out to me. We listened to the song and then jigsawed the events listed in the song. Each of us, or with a partner were asked to examine the event and report back to the group. Here is a link to a post about how I would update We Didn't Start the Fire.
"Banned in the USA"
Another lesson from my High School History class. I remember the activity was about the Bill of Rights and examining current issues. I chose to look at the First Amendment and use the group 2 Live Crew's song "Banned in the USA" that was in response to laws and court rulings that wouldn't allow them to perform in certain cities because of lewd lyrics. As a high school kid who's interest perked up when told that I couldn't do something, this interested me. I had to research the case surrounding the band and the song and the First Amendment protections. In my presentation we listened to the "Banned in the USA" song and convinced our young teacher to listen to one of the songs that sparked the controversy. I would not recommend that to teachers today.
Welcome to the Fish Bowl -
A few years ago I was teaching in a district that decided to go BYOD Bring Your Own Device. I asked the superintendent what was our policy on using these devices in the classroom. He directed me to the district's site that basically said students should bring their own device. It didn't discuss policies, expectations or provide any real guidance for teachers, parents or students. So I decided we needed a class policy. Instead of creating one and handing it to students, I took a couple of days and created one together. We listened to the song Welcome to the Fish Bowl a song that I had just stumbled across. Then using a Padlet type site we created a list of positive uses and behaviors that weren't acceptable. It was an amazing experience and I must say I learned about a lot of technologies/apps students used that I didn't know about before. Some of them beneficial, others concern me that students can access these and be exposed to the behaviors associated with them. Here is the lesson plan with links to Welcome to the Fish Bowl.
Sociology Deviance Lesson
The following is a lesson shared with me by Reuben Hoffman. The idea is to examine one of the most popular aspects of culture- music for the concept of Deviance. Students look at the lyrics of songs and discuss the examples of deviance they find within. Deviance songs.
We Built this City
Jefferson Airplane's "We Built This City" is a song that connects to an activity I did with students to build their own civilization. I will share it here and freely admit that I would revise it in multiple ways if I were to teach it again. I begin the lesson with a video of a nuclear war between the US and North Korea that leads to the destruction of modern society. The class is forced to choose a new location to rebuild civilization and make choices about how to establish society. The song seems to pop into my head every time I think about the Build Your Own Civilization activity.
Dissecting lyrics
An activity we did in school was to look at songs of the Vietnam War Era. I remember reading through a song by Bob Dylan and other artists and having the ideas come to life in my head. I think there are so many opportunities to look at the actual words of a song and take time to ponder their meaning and why they were chosen. If you are like me you may have sung a song using incorrect words at some point in your life. Then you read the lyrics and realize -- wow that's what they were saying! Well words are chosen for a reason and depending on the song they can connect to real world events that students should explore in more detail. What songs can you dissect?
Revise or Rewrite
Medieval Times
I used to break down the Middle Ages into a jigsaw activity where students would explore the impact of of different areas on society like the role of the Church, the Black Death, Feudalism, etc. Students worked in groups and had to present their information to the class. I required them to perform a short skit that depicted the most important concepts. Also write a song about their topic. I encouraged them to use the format of a Ballad like the Ballad of Roland, but found it to be difficult for some students so I allowed them to choose their genre. One that stands out the song "I'm Religious and I know it" - set to the song "I'm Sexy and I Know it" by LMAFO. I gave the students one final aspect of the project- if they felt they couldn't demonstrate their knowledge enough in the skit and song they could present an overview of the topic in 3rd format to help their classmates understand the topic.
Student Choice
Too often as teachers we choose the song, the activity, the method of presentation and how students will demonstrate learning. There needs to be choices involved with activities as well. I have been thinking about how to introduce the idea of analyzing lyrics and really digging into what the artist is trying to say or how it connects to a larger societal issue. I have listened to interviews with artists explain the inspiration for their songs and found them to be eye opening. Often not what I thought the song or a particular verse was about. I wonder if we introduce the idea of analyzing lyrics to students by giving them the choice of which song they want to dig into. Let them bring in a song of their choice and do the work on song they want to investigate.
External Connections
When I was 7 Years Old
This song seems to be on replay on my Amazon Music, or I just can't get it out of my head. But the song instantly pops the image of a timeline activity in my mind. I wrote a post about this with a few alternative activities. When I was 7 Years Old I realize this is already a long post and want to keep each idea relatively short so please check out the post if you want to see more.
When I Look into the Eyes of My Brother
I heard this song recently and it really started me on a path to write a number of posts about music in the classroom. I am a visual person and had some ideas about what I think the song was about and how it could be used and then I saw the video and this changed my perception of what is possible. Here is the post on When I Look into the Eyes of My Brother.
Engage Student Talents
Teach the to Dance
When teaching students about the Roaring 20s, I came across a lesson that talk about the dance the Charleston. I decided it would be cool to try to teach my students this dance. Admittedly I had never done it so I turned to Youtube for help. We all worked on the steps and I recorded their dance competition on Vine. I was fortunate to have a really good group of students and they were willing to take a risk with me. I think expanding this to other eras and other dance styles could be amazing for students, and let's face it some of our students are already dancers on the dance team or otherwise and they could teach us. Let their talents shine.
Museum Project
I worked with students to create a presentation last year using a Google Slides template created by David Lee that looks like a museum. This is an amazing looking template. What really made this awesome was that a few students went home and recorded themselves playing a song that was used to turn a Google Presentation into a video. The students tapped into their own talents and created something special and memorable.
Radio program-
When I was in 8th grade my English teacher assigned us to create a radio program. We had to create our own commercials and program a list of songs. The cool thing was recording our own commercials and the planning of our hour long program. We didn't record all the songs for an hour just the commercials. I wonder if we could create an opportunity where students create radio programs from different eras. What music, commercials would have existed. I know we could do video projects, but remember it wasn't until the 1950s that we had television.
Decades Project-
This might be a staple in many History Teacher's tool kit, and it could be either a great activity or a disservice to students. I will start with the disservice. When teachers use the jigsaw activity of having students research and create a presentation about a decade for the rest of the class as the main form of instruction about the time period this doesn't do justice to the time period or student learning. The decades closest to the present that are most likely to resonate with students is glossed over while we spend weeks on topics students struggle to see any relevance. I speak from experience and hope to make awesome projects for students.
I like the idea of exploring a time period especially when looking at the cultural, and human aspects. Too often history is explored from a global or ideological perspective instead of making connections to the individuals who lived them. What I enjoyed about doing a decades project was the exploration of the dress, food, and especially music. Our group made a video and included music of the time in our VHS masterpiece. I remember spending hours editing this video to create just the right final product and I was hooked by the sense of accomplishment. This helped unlock the door to the things that I do today.
How to make this academically awesome? First let kids use their talents and have choice in the final product. Second and maybe more important is -do not let this become- oh crap we are out of time and need to cover the last 40-50 years of history. This cannot be the only connection to the more modern era students have. Cut out other things in your curriculum that hinder you from getting to the modern era and always make connections to the modern era to help students see why they should care about history. History isn't about events it is about human behavior and the stories of individuals doing great things.
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April 2018


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Abseil challenge: Go over the edge to support foster families
Anglicare Victoria is searching for 300 courageous adventure seekers to abseil down a Melbourne skyscraper to raise funds for children in foster care.
Altitude Shift, on Thursday 30 April, Friday 1 and Saturday 2 May, gives people the chance to test their nerve on St James building in Bourke St, while raising funds for Victorian foster children.
The event is one of the most adventurous ways in which people can help a child in need. Altitude Shift will take you out of your comfort zone.
All money raised will go towards programs that create positive, lasting change in the lives of Victoria's most vulnerable children.
Anglicare Victoria aims to raise at least $200,000 from the 'bucket list' experience.
Do whatever you can to help you raise money – if you think dressing up as Superman will work, then do it.
Altitude Shift is open to anyone over 16 (with parental permission under 18), regardless of shape, fitness or ability. It's being run in conjunction with Zenith Events, an adventure/ abseil company with a 100 per cent safety record. Qualified abseil professionals will be on-site and will prepare and guide each participant on the day.


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Animals are incredible creatures with their thousands or even millions of species. But, how many species that you can count today? However we assume that we know most of the species inhabiting the Earth, there are still thousands or maybe millions of animal species waiting to be identified. Because of their rareness, they are only seen in some regions. Nevertheless, animal scientists keep discovering new species every year. They report that the modern animal science unfortunately is not familiar with all the animals living on Earth. In this point, what is unknown is quite mysterious and lead some strange discoveries of unheard-of animals. So, here we have gathered 50 weird animals you probably didn't heard of living on Earth! Do not raise your expectations too much to see some cute, fluffy creatures because some of them have a very bizarre appearance!
1.Yeti Crabs are approximately 15 cm long with legs covered in silky blond fur.
They are very rare and spend their entire lives on the ocean floor so that they don't give us a chance to see them often.
2.Indian flapshell turtle is another weird animal that is known for its many folds of skin which cover its limbs when it withdraws into its shell.
This turtle is an omnivore that can eat anything from flowers to fish and fruit.
3.You probably didn't heard of this mouse-like deer called Chevrotain living in parts of Asia and Africa.
Although there are several different species, the smallest ones of Chevrotains can weigh almost 4.4 pounds.
4.Honduran White Bat is an odd-looking bat living in Honduras and some parts of South America.
Their entire body is covered with white fur that helps them to protect their body from sunshine.
5.Leaf-tailed gecko is a rare one living in Madagascar.
It is known for its fantastic camouflage feature with its leafy shaped body.
6.Orange tortoise spider is known for its rareness and bright orange color.
Very little things are known about the species and they are only seen in South America.
7.Goblin sharks are one of the rare species with its odd-looking heads.
This shark is living very deep parts of the ocean that can grow up to 20 feet long. They tend to feed on the organisms and squids, crabs, mollusks and so on.
8.Don't worry! Thorny devil lizards don't kill you, they just scare you!
This rare kind of lizard grows up to 8 inches and lives in Australia.
9.Okay, we cannot say the hairy frogfish is cute…
This hairy creature lives in the deep waters of Eastern Atlantic, Eastern Pacific, Red Sea, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Asia and Indonesia. It can grow up to 22 inches in length.
10.The sea pigs are another weird creatures living more than thousand meters down on the deep sea bed.
They use their strange 'legs' to catch food and push into their mouths.
11.This colorful creature called Peacock Mantis Shrimp looks like imaginary.
Kindly remind: Their eyes can see 10 times more color than a human can.
12.Pygmy seahorse is a weird but beautiful creature with its fascinating camouflage skill.
It can blend in with the coral thanks to its incredible color.
13.Proboscis monkeys live in Borneo and use their noses to attract mates.
They are among the large species native to Asia, but unfortunately become endangered due to habitat loss.
14.Unusual species of whale: Narwhals
With their long tusk, narwhals are known as the unicorn of the sea.
15.The Mexican Mole Lizard has its own reputation among the reptiles.
Unlike the snakes, they have two legs and can eat anything soft and small enough.
16.It looks like a coral, but this creature is called Leafy Sea Dragon.
It has a great camouflage skill and it is found in Australia.
17.A mouse-like creature with its long ears is totally not the one we see everyday.
The long-eared jerboa lives in Mongolia and China, and it is believed that the long ears of this creature helps it cool off in the desert.
18.Shoebill stork is the one you shouldn't piss off!
This angry-looking bird growing up to 5 feet in height lives in African countries and South Sudan.
19.The long-beaked echidna is more like an anteater with hedgehog-look.
This creature lives in New Guinea and is listed as endangered.
20.Also known as a Blue Dragon, Glaucus Atlanticus is an inch-long beautiful creature.
It is dangerous that it produces a sting causing fever, shock or even death.
21.This flightless creature is called Kakapo.
The 9-pound owl parrot is among the world's critically endangered species.
22.Looks like a small bear: Wombat!
Although there are several species of wombats, they are considered as one of the world's largest marsupial and burrowing mammals (35-45 inches in length)
23.A rock? No, definitely it is a Cape Rain Frog!
This creature lives in South Africa and can grow up to 45 mm in length.
24.This cute but weird animal called Axolotl is unfortunately almost extinct.
It is also known as a Mexican salamander and lives in North America.
25.A Latin American opossum: Yarok
Yaroks are the only species in the world that both sexes have a pouch.
26.Hispaniolan solenodon is an incredibly weird creature living in Haiti and Dominican Republic.
It can injects a special liquid with toxic saliva to its prey. It is listed as endangered.
27.Giraffe weevil with its incredibly long neck.
The male weevils have necks 2 or 3 times longer than females.
28.Unfortunately ugly: The wrinkle faced bat
This species has a wrinkle face in yellowish brown color. It has no tail and weighs about only 17 grams.
29.Mudskippers are a kind of a land fish.
They are fish, however they can spend most of their times on the land.
30.The Purple Atelopus has discovered in 2007.
This creature lives in South America and their colors are attracted their preys.
31.Looking sweet, right? But Chinese Water Deers have 2 distinctive tusks.
These deers live in marshy habitats and can swim… at master degree!
32.The deep sea squid with human teeth??! No, thanks…
This squid is one of a kind… It has eight legs and two tentacles, and luckily it is only 1 inch in length.
33.The planthopper nymph has a tail that is actually an extruded wax produced by a special gland.
They use their tails to distract their predators.
34.Saddleback caterpillar is one of the weirdest creatures living in North America.
Its spike can secrete a venom to defend itself against its predators.
35.Pinocchio frog is a long-nosed frog discovered in Indonesia.
Its distinctive nose grows rigid and erect when the male is calling.
36.Christmas tree worms can come in a variety of colors.
Once they find a place to live, they do not move very much. They are approximately 1.5 inches in length.
37.The tube-nosed bat may look scary and odd with its weird-looking nose and yellowish ears.
This species living in Papua New Guinea is critically endangered .
38.The Angora rabbit is probably the fluffiest rabbit living on Earth.
Angora rabbits can come in a variety of colors and weigh 6 to 12 pounds.
39.The Patagonian Mara is approximately a 2-feet long creature.
It lives in Argentina and can run very fast.
40.Japanese Spider Crab is known as the largest crab living in today's world.
It has 10 legs which can span 12 feet in length, and it lives nearly 600-700 meters down the sea.
41.This unusual creature is the one we cannot see everyday.
Pigbutt worms are another deep sea creatures that can harvest food by excreting a special mucus around itself.
42.You can consider Blobfish as the ugliest fish in the world.
This weird creature lives in the deep water (from 600 to 1200 meters down) of Australia, Tazmania and New Zealand.
43.The Chinese giant salamander is considered as the biggest amphibion living in the world.
Unfortunately, it is critically endangered due to habitat loss.
44.This red-lipped batfish is a strange creature can grow up to 40 cm in length.
It lives more than 30 meters down the sea of Galapagos Islands.
45.Known as Panopea generosa, Geoduck is an edible saltwater clam which is the large one among the species.
It can grow up to 20 cm in length and is served in high-range restaurants.
46.Bald uakari is a monkey with bright red face.
These creatures living in near the water of Brazil and Peru have a red face which helps other uakaris to choose a mate.
47.Bush vipers are basically dragon-like snakes found in sub-Saharan Africa.
They come in a variety of colors and can grow up to 73 cm in length.
48.Tarsiers are odd-looking primates with their big eyeballs.
They are good at climbing and their eyeballs are as big as their brains.
49.Hooded seals are large phocids with an inflatable hood on male's forehead.
This creature is found in North Atlantic and use its inflatable hood while looking for a mate.
50.What can we say about this strange primate with its bizarre appearance?
Aye-ayes have large ears and long fingers. Their diet contains nuts, nectars and some other fruits.


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Couple spot men floating off coast after jet ski incident
TWO underground miners, who spent 20 minutes partially underwater last Thursday, are lucky Andrew Waters' birds-eye vision picked up their signals of distress.
Andrew, his wife Jill Waters and their friend Lucy Williams were admiring the picturesque Keppel Bay, from Andrew's 7.62m yacht Freycinet, when he saw a partially submerged jet ski bobbing in the water.
From 500m away, he didn't think much of it at first because he thought the jet ski was a weather buoy.
He then noticed two pairs of arms trying to flag his attention.
He steered his yacht towards the pair and found brothers, he simply knew as, "Harley and Josh" bobbing in the water.
The Melbourne couple, who have been holidaying at their son's Frenchville home for the past two weeks, discovered Harley and Josh had fallen off their two-man jet ski after a hatch came off the back of the engine.
Andrew told The Morning Bulletin one of the young men noticed the hatch come off the jet ski.
He then told his brother to "gun it", Andrew said.
According to Andrew, that's when the jet ski started sinking and they both fell off.
"They looked like they were on the verge of crying when we got to them," Andrew said.
"One of them said to me, 'if you guys had carried on, we would've started crying."
Understandably too: they were about 5.6km off the coast of Keppel Island.
According to Andrew, the pair were heading to Keppel Island for a spot of spearfishing.
Following their misdemeanour, they lost most of their spearfishing equipment, except a pair of flippers.
"One of them said to me, they were going to use the flippers to swim to shore."


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I sat in the front row of Carousel of Progress today, and was able to get some close ups of the father in each scene. Since several guests decided to break the rules and leave early, we sat through two of the scenes twice. It was the first time I have seen this scenario happen two times during the same show.
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Presenter: Edwin Aquino, MD
Title: Inflammatory Myopathy
Edwin Aquino, MD completed his Rheumatology Fellowship at the University of Arizona and joined the UA Division of Rheumatology faculty as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine in June, 2017. He completed a six-year medical program on the Dean's List and earned his Medical Doctorate at the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, from which he graduated with honors (Cum Laude). He completed his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Nevada School of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Aquino was involved in several clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, vasculitis, gout and systemic lupus erythematosus-related drug therapies. He has a particular interest in providing medical care to minorities and underserved populations, particularly Hispanics. Dr. Aquino is a member of the National Hispanic Medical Association.


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There can be some many other differences, focuses and resources available in different programs, that this one empirical number is an easy thing to latch onto, and may be interpreted to present objective evidence that recovery can be attained in the amount of time the facility recommends for initial treatment. For people who are looking for recovery programs for drug or alcohol addiction, either for themselves or for others, there are some myths which should be debunked, including the idea that any amount of time in recovery is ideal for any addict. In fact, the complicated and cross-hatched recovery treatment methodologies needed to adequately attend to the patient's mental, emotional and physical health during recovery mean almost nothing is universally true in recovery from substance abuse, except that every patient, and every road to recovery are completely unique.
The staff who offer treatment resources to addicts through professional drug and alcohol treatment facilities are people who have the immense amount of training needed to help people in addiction recovery. They are medical, psychological, nutritional and other educated professionals, and they all have an immense amount of patience and respect for people undertaking the journey to sobriety. Some of the professionals who choose to work in recovery therapy are in recovery themselves, embracing each opportunity to bring a patient or client closer to the sober life they know is possible. Some have been impacted by the addiction of others in their lives, including parents or other loved ones, and hope to spare the family of the addicts as much pain as possible and bring reconciliation and respect back to damaged relationships. And some professionals who serve in recovery treatment and drug addiction recovery facilities are simply great resources who are dedicated to providing non-judgmental and supportive care to everyone involved in recovery.
A patient who is frightened by the prospect of a never-ending recovery process, may be reacting to the idea that a recovery facility benefits financially from the length of the patient's treatment. This is generally untrue, and even in situations when it does occur, the recovery facility actually benefits more from a lengthy and healthy recovery than it does from a perpetual treatment. After all, it is the recovery facility with the best reputation among people in the community and medical professionals that will continue to see patients and help people to recover from drug or alcohol addiction.
Typically, an in-patient recovery program will run between 30 to 60 days, with some programs adding an option for a transitional, Sober Living phase to the end of the program. This can run another month or 45 days. However, once detox (or medical recovery) and recovery have finished, there is still a lot of Aftercare that a facility or treatment program will provide its graduates. This ensures that the patient has continuing access to the resources needed to maintain sobriety.
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Brenda Novak was struck by lightning — but don't worry she's okay. It's the kind of lightning that wins Rita awards, not the kind that puts you in the hospital! Her new book, When Lightning Strikes, is coming out in one week, August 28th. To celebrate, she is here, via video interview, to tell us about it, how she researches her books, and her fantastic work raising money for diabetes.
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What is Bhavnagar famous for?
Bhavnagar, one of the significant trading hubs of cotton products, is even known for housing numerous industries. Proximity to the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Cambay has contributed to its emergence as a sprawling commercial city. Being a new city, Bhavnagar has got a few historical places of visit. There are some other tourist attractions within and around this place though. The reflection of the vibrant traditional culture of the city makes the place worth visiting. The place is even regarded as Saurashtra's cultural capital.
Location of Bhavnagar
Geographically located at 21° 46' N and 72° 09' E, Bhavnagar is one of the famous cities and districts as well as 5th biggest city in the state of Gujarat in India. It is situated at a distance of 228 kms from Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat.
Climatic conditions of Bhavnagar
This city of Gujarat experiences a semi-arid type of weather with dry and hot summers stretching from the month of March to mid-June. The city receives an average rainfall of 550 mm in between the period of mid-June and October. Winter season starts from November and continues till the month of February with average temperature of around 20° C. Climatic conditions of the place are featured by a bit humidity all over the year.
Are there any places of visit in Bhavnagar
Following are some of the tourist attractions in and around the industrial city of Bhavnagar in India:
- B. A. P. S. Swaminarayan Mandir
- Barton Library
- Bhav Vilas Palace
- Blackbuck National Park
- Gandhi Smriti
- Ganga Jalia Talav
- Gaurishankar Lake
- Ghogha Beach
- Khodiyar Temple
- Malnath Shiv Temple
- Mangalsinhji Mahal Palace
- Nilambag Palace
- Palitana Jain Temple
- Piram Bet
- Sardar Baug
- Takhteshwar Temple
- Trambak Water Fall
- Victoria Park
Last Updated on 14 November 2011