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|Best Brush for Varnish
|Hiltex 00308 Stain Varnish Brush
|US Art Supply Brushes for Varnishing
|Liquitex 1300704 Brush for Varnishing
|Wooster Brush 3103 - 2 for Varnishing
|US Art Supply of 1 inch Brushes
Hello guys, today I will be introducing to you the best brushes to use for varnishing works.
Best Brush for Varnish
If you are working on DIY projects now and then, you need suitable tools for the same. While doing a varnish job, you need to ensure getting a top-quality natural bristle brush or synthetic brush. For big projects that are more than 3 inches wide, get a brush as wide as 2 and ½ inches. There are also different colored hair brushes for the project to suit your work. There are also brushes with square tips, and angle-tip brushes to help you across diverse projects. Many branded brushes are available in the market. Let us check the top five of these for you to select the best one.
1. Hiltex 00308 Stain Varnish Brush
The five-piece high-quality paint brushes are great for use around the home or for art and craftworks. These are natural brushes perfect for stains and varnish, and they have polyester bristles with featured ends with extra paint-holding capacity.
2. US Art Supply Brushes for Varnishing
The product comes with 2 –inch wide 100% pure white bristle paint and chip brushes. The smooth sanded wooden handles offer great support to hold the brush. The brush is 7 and 1/4 inches long, and they are ideal for use with paints, and varnishes, gesso, and acrylic.
3. Liquitex 1300704 Brush for Varnishing
The brush is ideal for dragging, varnishing, and figuring large flat surfaces with broad strokes. You can put the brush to use with acrylic paint colors and mediums. These are ideal for professional artists, hobbyists, and those working with varnishes. They have matte finish handles to avoid slips.
4. Wooster Brush 3103 – 2 for Varnishing
The high-quality brushes are made of thick polyurethane foam and ideal for smooth no-brush marks. They offer great coverage. The white plastic handle has a built-in stiffener blade for consistent flex and neat, precise results. Use with all paints, varnishes, and stains.
5. US Art Supply of 1 inch Brushes
These brushes get 100% pure white bristles. The tips are 1 inch wide, and the brush is 7 inches long. They get smooth sanded wooden handles and are ideal for use in varnish, touch-up paints, and even for cleaning parts or putting solvents.
After a lot of research, my choice is the Hiltex 00308 Stain Varnish brush set with wooden handles. The versatile brush comes in a pack of different sizes of the brush to be in use on various projects. You can find the products link in table.


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Says Who, Exactly?
Discernment is a necessity these days. There is so much 'stuff' being thrown at us all at once, it's hard to know what's real and what's not.
David Wilcock pays strict attention to everything posted by QAnon. He thinks the account has something to do with Donald Trump. Really?
Has he never watched the TV show Scandal? Black ops are the mainstay of any government control over the population. My thought is that both sides are playing us for suckers again.
What Does Biblical Actually Mean?
David Wilcock has a certain perspective. We all know that. It's quite similar to David Icke's but Wilcock isn't as bombastic in his delivery of the 'truth'. Can we trust it?
The three days of darkness was implied to represent Jesus' crucifixion (Good Friday) to his resurrection (Easter Sunday). That gem was delivered to us by Wilcock's YouTube video during the early part of Holy Week. Sure, why not? But this same time period is also Passover for the Jews' Exodus from Egypt. And that 'slaying of the firstborn' was the culmination of a whole slew of plagues, or have we forgotten? Now that's Biblical!
Talk of taking the Deep State down seems a bit like a fairy tale. It helps us hope that the good guys will finally win, in the end. But how likely is it?
Taking the pedophiles and other 'bad actors' to court sounds like justice, but then, aren't the judges and the whole Justice Department in league with the Devil? This is insane.
Just Another Conspiracy Theory?
The YouTube documentary Out of Shadows Official states quite clearly that Hollywood is in cahoots with the CIA. And the final bit about Podesta and pizza is worrying. Every single chance to mock this bit of "FAKE" news was used by the Main Stream Media to make sure than no one would buy into the story. But if the MSM are run by the Hollywood studios, they are doing their bosses' bidding. We're being lied to, yet again.
The Empire Strikes Back? Trump stops monetary support of the W.H.O., so guess what? Hollywood and the TV and music industry got together to put on a show of "One World" unity with the World Health Organization. This is very concerning.
As David Icke is fond of pointing out the W.H.O.'s main task is to serve Big Pharma, which now brings me back to Bill Gates and his crusade to rid the world of the coronavirus by vaccination. Great! Now we have an added incentive: if you want to get back to work, you're going to have to be inoculated and be able to prove it (with a digital passport, perhaps?). But at the same time, Gates has applied for a cryptocurrency patent through Microsoft (on March 24th 2020). Have you seen the posts? The patent number is:
Surely, you cannot be serious? (Stop calling me Shirley.)
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Why Focus On Developing Niche Insurance Marketing Strategy?
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Let's look at an example: Newlyweds. How can you attract this select group of individuals? Just bundle all the likely policies a newlywed couple might need such as renters or homeowners, life, health, auto, valuable items, etc., and set up a special landing page on your website describing all of the great benefits of why having insurance is crucial to them. You can highlight this new coverage on the first page of your website and design a special marketing campaign to attract this special group. Voila! You now sell newlywed insurance attracting a whole new set of customers.
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The far-reaching symbolism of the tetractys (Tetractys, Part 2)
In addition to a more-than-passing familiarity with Pythagoras (Πῡθαγόρᾱς) and mysticism in the ancient Mediterranean world, I am also well versed in hexagons. You might be asking why I say hexagons when the tetractys is triangular. Well, the lattice for the equilateral triangle and the hexagon are the same—as a regular hexagon is made up of six equilateral triangles and the lattice points for both define a hexagonal nucleus; put another way, a hexagon is a truncated triangle—and the Pythagorean symbol is just a discrete set of points within this lattice:
I know the pattern well. It was one that you'd get by staring at the tessellae of a midcentury bathroom floor—a favorite activity of mine. When you move out from the basic tile, you get a triangle, then a rose; a hex made of seven hexes (i.e. six corners and a center).
This rose was also the shape of Honeycomb cereal, which I would painstakingly nibble to make stars, triangles, individual cells. From the hex rose, if you add three corners, you're back to a triangle, another three and a flower with more pronounced petals, or what I'd later come to know as a Star of David.
When I was seven, I unknowingly encountered the tetractys at a friend's cub scout meeting, made of 10 pennies and presented together with the fiction that it was a squadron of jets in formation that needed to reverse course and resume the same formation while only changing the positions of three planes. To me, the pennies were simply inexact representations of the hexagons I loved to play with, so of course I knew what to do.
It appeared in other places too, bowling alleys, real honeycombs, cut paper snowflakes, Chinese Checkers, rock candy, chicken wire, the quartz crystals in my brother's rock collection. Of these, the tenpins pattern and the colored corners of the Chinese Checkers board are true examples of the tetractys, as is the baryon decuplet (the Chinese Checkers field can be thought of as another set of six tetractys pointing inward and defining a hexagon). And when I got into strategy board games, there were those bathroom tiles again, now overlaying terrain maps. And then there were Japanese decorative motifs where the hexagon represents a scute from a tortoise's carapace (亀甲, kikkō).
And now Eco tells me this is a sacred symbol of the Pythagoreans:¹
The Tetraktys is the symbolic figure by which Pythagoreans swore their oaths, and it represents a perfect and exemplary reduction of the numerical to the spatial and of the arithmetical to the geometrical. Each side of this triangle is formed by four points and at its center there stands a sole point, unity, from which all other numbers are generated.
Unity is one of Pythagoras' influential principles of numbers, in this case, the number one. It also represents deity, which has no parts. That is, it is indivisible. It also echoes the "one" at the center of the Adonai Square, and, indeed, that figure is related to this one via the dissemination of Pythagorean ideas throughout the Mediterranean, so much so that the tetractys emblazoned with the Tetragrammaton has become a kabbalist symbol as well. In addition, one is the origin of all things, as Eco mentions. Each of the three corners can also be thought of as representing this same unity, which allows us to overlay the upsilon (Υ, ὖ ψιλόν). This letter is known as the Pythagorean or Samian letter (Samian as Pythagoras hailed from the island of Samos, Σάμος), symbolizing the branching path that leads to earthly or divine wisdom—the path begins (at whichever corner) and branches at the center point:
The influential principles continue, counting across the rows, where two is diversity, and therefore disorder, the principle of strife and all evil. This should not be mistaken for in any way being about race, or anything else like that, but reflected as in the Berber saying, "A devil takes one and makes two; a saint takes two and makes one." The next row is three, which is perfect harmony, or the union of unity and diversity. Both principles reflect again the upsilon symbology. One can see that the image below, DaVinci's representation of a "tetrahedron with empty planes" in perspective, closely resembles the upsilon tetractys. This set of numbers makes up the triangle itself and also symbolizes the Pythagorean idea of a threefold god: the beginning, middle, and end of all things. This older concept of a divine trinity can also be seen in the Hindu Trimūrti, wherein there is a triad of deities, Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer, all ultimately aspects of a single avatar, Dattatreya. Furthermore, the soul has three vehicles: the ethereal, which is luminous and celestial, in which the soul resides in a state of bliss in the stars; the luminous, which suffers the punishment of sin after death; and between those two, the terrestrial, which is the vehicle it occupies on this earth.
The final line of the tetractys is four—Eco continues:²
Four thus becomes synonymous with strength, justice and solidity; the triangle formed by the series of four numbers is and remains a symbol of perfect equality.
As an influential principle, four represents perfection, also expressed as cosmos. One of the ideas most central to the symbol is that the sum of these first four numbers is ten (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10), the basis of all numbers. Four is also the first square (2 × 2 = 4).
These rows further represented geometrical ideas as points: the first row, being a single point, has zero dimensions. The second is a pair of points that define a line, the third is a plane—a two-dimensional figure requiring three points. The fourth line of four points creates the simplest solid: a tetrahedron, and the tetrahedron is the essential form of the caltrop in this site's icon. These four lines further symbolize the four classical elements: fire, air, water, and earth, and therefore a whole series of associations: the four seasons, the four cardinal directions, the set of simple bodies (tetrahedron, octahedron, icosahedron, cube), the ages of man, etc. Also note that the ancient symbols for the elements were a set of triangles and inverted triangles.
Further, the rows can be read musically as ratios: 1:1—the fundamental, 2:1—the octave, 3:2—the fifth, and 4:3—the fourth. These are the basic intervals of the Pythagorean scales and also form the basis of the concept of the music of the spheres. Also known as musica universalis, this is the idea that the proportions and movements of celestial bodies create a kind of divine mathematical harmony—not, as is often mistakenly thought, literal, audible music.
Turning again to Eco:³
The sum of the points that form the triangle is the number ten, and with the first ten numbers all possible numbers can be expressed. If number is the essence of the universe, then the Tetraktys (or decade) represents a condensation of all universal wisdom, all numbers, and all possible numerical operations.
And this echoes the Aristotle (Ἀριστοτέλης) quote from Part 1, of which, we can be sure, Eco was aware.
The tetractys has found its way into art and architecture down through the ages, some even claim it to be the basis of the Masonic symbol depicted on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States: an incomplete pyramid surmounted by the Eye of Providence. It also forms the basis of a layout for Tarot card readings, as well as a syllabic poetic form. The syllabic values for the lines are 1, 2, 3, 4, 10. Here's an example penned by Ray Stebbing, the form's creator:⁴
us all greatly.
Volatile, big-bodied tots are selfish.
I'll leave you with one final fun fact: in the gematria, the value of the word τετρακτύς yields the value 1,234.
Read previous articles in the Tetractys series
Part 1: Eco, Pythagoras, and the Mystic
- Umberto Eco's History of Beauty (Storia della bellezza), 2004.
- Ibid.
- Ibid.
- Ray Stebbing, "Mantrum", date unknown.


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While driving to preschool I did my best to try to explain to my daughter that frost condensation (water) that freezes on plants and objects. I'm not sure that she quite understood my explanation, but she said, "thanks, Dad" anyway. All that to say, the conversation prompted me to look up some better explanations of what frost is.
Where Does Frost Come From? is a SciShow Kids videos through which students can learn how the right combination of cold temperatures and moisture can make frost appear on plants. Students can also learn why sometimes frost seems to just disappear while other times you can clearly see frost melting.
For an older audience, What is Frost? explained by MET Office - Weather provides a short overview of the conditions that create air, ground, grass, and hoar frost. (Note for my American audience: the video lists temperatures in Celsius).


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Trump's Economic Advisers Say No Interest Rate Spikes Anytime Soon as Bitcoin Shines in the Shadows
A strong pro BTC debate which was once restricted to developing countries has hit home as the Trump administration transfers a huge accumulation of debt onto Gen Z with monetary policies that are self serving.
On Thursday 11th of April 2019, Trumps economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, made a bold statement that we "wouldn't see another rate hike in his lifetime" which solidified the relevance of crypto as a means of achieving financial independence.
Larry, who is an economist and over 70 years old, has perfect Federal Healthcare benefits, so he either is confident that the president will control the Federal reserve in his next tenure by proxy, or he is not just optimistic about his future. His claims are odd either way.
The real reason for his claims are quite obvious, he is trying to keep the stock market as pumped up as possible, so as to keep his job by achieving 'Trump 2020'.
Larry Kudlow's economic plan needs a very weak dollar, in order to keep foreign investors financing the huge debt this administration made by the tax reform.
Global Bitcoin Growth
The corruption and mismanagement which festers in a lot of governments and Central banks, has been a strong proof for the support of Bitcoin. This has been more pronounced in nations like Venezuela and Zimbabwe where abuse of power is very common. The first world is not exempt, as terrible monetary policies are also in place.
Bitcoin which is deflationary digital asset, tends to be a natural life saver for people who have experienced hyperinflation, but in developed nations, where there are strong means of digital exchange, it is still an idea that is debated.
The fact that damage may not always be seen immediately is ignored during such debates.
Effects of Limited Term Governance
One of the problems of limited term governance is that the elected officials don't look at the long term. If you are born in Gen Z, and resident in the United States, your tax burdens increase every month as you watch helplessly.
This is the only means by which years of carelessness can be undone, the recent tax cuts by the Trump administration added the finishing touch.
Need for Financial Independence
Now that Trump's Yes men are all in the white house, the only way to secure the financial future seems to be Bitcoin.
There has always been a need for financial independence, but it has become a necessity.
The debt incurred by two recessions has been pushed forward, but one definitely has to pay for it.
The World's Trust in Bitcoin
USD still remains the world's reserve currency, because of its liquidity, and of course it's stability. On the other hand, crypto is not liquid, so for now the public has little trust in it, But this trust increases with every attack on Federal Reserve by the White House, or any addition to the unpaid debt already incurred.
This shows that Bitcoin is definitely bullish.


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Senator Grace Poe has been tagged as bias as regards to the Senate Public Service Committee hearing conducted to which she is the chairman.
Poe defended her act by saying the Senate hearing was conducted in a fairly and objectively manner.
It is publicly known that the senator's parent the late Fernando Poe Jr. and Susan Roces have links to the Lopez owned media giant. Susan Roces is a talent of the company and appears in "FPJ's Ang Probinsyano." Her father, late actor Fernando Poe Jr., is the "FPJ" in the series' title and starred in a movie called "Ang Probinsyano".
|ABS-CBN executives during the Senate hearing chaired by Grace Poe
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Despite calls of biased and issue on constitutionality, Poe pointed out that the hearing of the public services committee is within its jurisdiction.
The committee, according to the Senate rules, handles "all matters affecting public services and utilities; communications; land, air, river and sea transportation including railroads, inter-island navigation, and lighthouses; and the grant or amendment of legislative franchises."
She also notes that all the parties to the issue whether for administration and opposition senators were given the chance to speak on the matter.
"Number 1: I am the chairman of the Committee on Public Services. Number 2: It's no secret the business relationship of my family with ABS-CBN. Number 3: I am only one of 24 senators. Whatever I say, even if I am for it or against it, if the majority will not side with my opinion, it will not prevail," said senator Poe in an exclusive interview with ANC's "Headstart."
"The chairman of a hearing will allow everyone to speak. We were the ones, I in particular, made sure that the [Federation of International Cable TV Associations of the Philippines], the ones against the renewal of the ABS-CBN franchise [were] invited," she said.
Senators Christopher "Bong" Go, Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, Francis Tolentino, and Manny Pacquiao—all aligned with President Rodrigo Duterte, who have been also vocal in their desire for the non-renewal of the ABS-CBN franchise were given time to make their respective statements and ask clarificatory questions.
Poe, defended her act as not illegal and unconstitutional, in her opening statement she pointed that the inquiry would tackle ABS-CBN's alleged franchise violations and not necessarily their legislative franchise.
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Tell us about how it all began.David Povlitz, Founder of Anago Cleaning Systems, owned and operated a commercial cleaning business in Michigan for over 15 years. He realized the need for an organized work order program and created one, along with a marketing and sales program to ensure growth. He perfected these systems when he moved to South Florida in 1989 and Anago was born.The name Anago is derived from the Greek-Latin term "anagogue", which means to guide or uplift. Anago was founded with that principle – to guide and uplift the lives of our Master and Unit Franchisees to achieve success. By 1991, Povlitz was offering individuals the chance for franchise business ownership through Anago's Unit Franchise program. 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Circular to the General Officers of the Continental Army, 3 December 1777
Circular to the General Officers of the Continental Army
[Whitemarsh, Pa.] Decr 3d 1777
I wish to recall your attention to the important matter recommended to your Consideration sometime ago—namely—the Advisieability of a Winters Campaign, & practicability of an attempt upon Philada with the Aid of a considerable body of Militia to be assembled at an appointed time & place.1 Particular reasons urge me to request your sentiments on this matter by the Morning, & I shall expect to receive them accordingly in writing by that time.2 I am Sir your mo. Obedt Servant
Go: Washington
LS, addressed to Anthony Wayne, in John Fitzgerald's writing, PHi: Wayne Papers; LS, addressed to George Weedon, PPAmP: George Weedon Papers; ADfS, DLC:GW; copy, addressed to James Irvine, MiU-C: Strachey Papers; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.
A Continental Congress camp committee, which Congress had appointed on 28 Nov. to confer with GW on the subjects raised in this circular, arrived at Whitemarsh, Pa., at about noon on this date. The committee, consisting of Robert Morris, Elbridge Gerry, and Joseph Jones, met with GW in the evening, when GW presented the committee with the answers of his general officers arising from the councils of 24 and 30 Nov. (see Cadwalader's Plan for Attacking Philadelphia, c.24 Nov., and General Orders, 30 Nov.). On 4 Dec. before the deliberations were interrupted by Howe's advance out of Philadelphia, GW submitted to the committee the officers' replies to this circular (see the committee to Henry Laurens, 6 Dec., in Smith, Letters of Delegates description begins Paul H. Smith et al., eds. Letters of Delegates to Congress, 1774–1789. 26 vols. Washington, D.C., 1976–2000. description ends , 8:380–81; Laurens to GW, 1 Dec., and note 3, and the committee to GW, 10 Dec.).
1. See Council of War, 8 November.
2. Surviving responses to this circular include letters from generals Cadwalader, Duportail, Greene, Kalb, Knox, Lafayette, Stirling, and Varnum of 3 Dec. and from generals Armstrong, Irvine, Maxwell, Muhlenberg, Paterson, Poor, Potter, Scott, Smallwood, Sullivan, Wayne, Weedon, and Woodford of 4 December. Joseph Reed also presented an opinion to GW on 4 December.


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The most common enemy of regular workout is availability of the equipment. Your business trips, late hours at the office may also hamper your gym attendance.
All of the above issues can be addressed by a single portable home gym equipment. The portable dip bars.
Portable dip bar is the best choice of equipment for those who want to work out form wherever they are. These bars allow you to stay active even while traveling.
A portable dip bar is a lightweight, durable, portable multi functional exercise equipment that can be used for performing tricep dips, L-sits, bodyweight rows etc.
Among the many options available, choosing the best portable dip station set can be a tedious task. To spare you from that turmoil we have compiled a list of 7 best portable dip stands for you.
Top 7 Portable Dip Bars (Stand)
All the dip stands listed below have some unique features and advantages. You can choose any one which suits you the best.
These are chosen based on ease of assembly, lightweight, durability, stability, functionality and many other values.
Ultimate Body Press Dip Bar Fitness Station
This is an ultimate solution for your full body workout requirements for home sessions or on the go. This ultimate body press dip bar and fitness station will help you build arms, chest, shoulders, back and the overall strength rapidly.
This portable dip station has patented design. It is built to be useful for people of any height up to 6 feet five inches tall.
Being adjustable to two widths this stand can be used by persons with any body structure. This adjustability along with angled grips make it a versatile training equipment.
The adjustable width provides you with proper vertical position of your arms with hands directly under your shoulders. The angles grips reduce the strain on the wrists. With correct arm position like this you can put in more power into the workout without risking an injury.
The thick 1.5 inch steel tubes give the stand very sturdy look. The three feet tall frame made up these tubes can withstand up to 350 pounds weight.
You can perform chest dips, tricep dips, bodyweight rows and knee raises on this fitness stand. The pass through design of the open frame and angled grips allow the freedom of motion required to perform all these exercises.
With this stylish looking fitness station, you can work on your arms, chest, back and shoulders.
The color coded no tool assembly make this stand very easy to assemble. The bars can be dismantled and the base can fold in and lock and cab be stored in a flat 4 inch space.
You can also develop your workout with adding weighed dip belt to the mix. This can raise the resistance of the exercise and hence can help you achieve better results.
- Patented adjustable two width positions
- Usable for 3 feet to 6 feet 5 inch tall users
- Quick adjust levelling feet with lock
- Exclusive ergonomically angled grips
- Supports weighed agility belt
- Quick adjust levelling feet
- Premium pads
Very easy to assemble
A bit shaky for heavyweight users
Two width adjustments
Easy storage and transport
Supports proper form
Enough height for tall people
Suitable for adding resistance belts
Good grip on the ground
Overall, this portable dip stand will be a perfect addition to your home gym setup. With ergonomic design and adjustable width, it can be used by any member of your family. Ease of assembly and storage makes it irresistible.
With the premium pads at the base, this stands keeps adhered to its position on the ground. There won't be any significant shaky movement if you place on clean floor.
Lebert Fitness Equalizer Total Body Strengthener
Created by a Taekwondo black belt holder Marc Lebert, the Equalizer dip station is used by many athletes. This multifunctional total body strengthener can be used for tricep dips, push ups, rows, L-sits, stretches and much more.
Its versatility allows this portable dip bar to be used by people of age group and fitness levels. It can be used in bootcamps, sports and marshal arts classes and of course in your home gym.
Arms, chest, back and core muscles can be trained with this multipurpose strength training equipment. You can perform many exercises using these bars and utilising your bodyweight as resistance.
Equalizer has two separate stands made up of stainless steel with firm base for each stand. The stands being separate, you can adjust the width at any distance you wish.
This fitness stand comes in two heights, 28.5 inch and 31 inch. This along with the separate stand design makes it usable by person of any size.
The durable stainless steel tube structure is heavy enough to support up to 400 pounds of weight. It has solid foam grip to keep your hands comfortable even in long duration workouts.
You can carry these eight pounds each portable dip bars anywhere you wish.
- Simple design
- 2 separate equalizer bars
- Lightweight
- Stable design
- Stainless steel tube structure
- Durable solid foam grips
Practically infinite width adjustments
Not as stable as single piece dip stands
Ease of assembly
Supports proper form
Comes in XL size height for tall people
Ease of storage
Versatile, can be used for many exercises
Comfortable hand grip
With the versatility these two pieces of strength training equipment provide, you can get creative with widths, angles and move them around to create customised workouts.
This adaptability, ease of assembly and storage makes them proper fit for your home gym. The versatility saves you the cost of many equipment that you don't need to buy after buying this.
You can perform so many workouts on these that your whole workout session can be spent on these bars and the solid foam hand grips will keep your palms comfortable during workout.
ProsourceFit Dip Stand Station
These have a structure similar to equalizer but these bars come with a stabilising connector for extra support. This ultra durable iron bar dip station can hold up to 400 pounds of weight easily.
The dip stand comes with rubber soles to provide a non slipping base and peace of mind knowing that your stands will stay put even during the intense workouts.
One more unique feature that makes this portable dip stand better than the others is its height adjustability. The height can be adjusted between 31 to 35 inches. This makes it usable by the users of any shape, size and fitness level.
It is quick to assemble and dismantle. This makes it easy to store too. It takes very little space to store that you can carry it in the trunk of your car.
- Sturdy, powder coated iron tubes structure
- Supports up to 400lbs
- Adjustable bar heights from 31 to 35 inches
- Easy to assemble and dismantle
- Rubber feet
- Stabilising connector for extra support
- Padded hand grips
Quick assembly and break down
Stabilising connector is unreliable
Stable and non-slip base with rubber sole
Comfortable hand grips
Accommodates all shapes and sizes
Offers variety with staggered and parallel bar options
Ideal for upper body and core workouts
A portable dip bar that offers options of height adjustment, width adjustment, can be used with or without stability bar thus providing the option of angle adjustment. Also, there is possibility of using it as staggered or parallel bar options.
With all these, the number of various workouts you can perform on these dip bars is limited only by your imagination.
With non-slip rubber soles to keep the structure steady it can be easily used without stability bar too.
GoBeast Dip Stand
Spice up your workout session by adding GoBeast portable dip stand to your home gym. This simple yet multifunctional dip station will help you conquer your fitness goals.
The GoBeast dip stand is a versatile strength training equipment. You can perform workouts for arms, chest, back and core muscles with this.
With a sturdy two piece design and stability bar, this is a multi-functional, portable yet stable work out dip stand.
It comes with height and width adjustment function. The width can be adjusted by loosening the hand tightened screws of stability bar and adjusting it.
For height adjustment you need to remove pins, adjust the height and place the pins at new height. All this can be done without any tools.
- Can support up to 330 pounds
- Easy release lock pins for height adjustments
- Stabiliser bar
- Hand tighten screws to adjust stabilizer bar
- Ease of assembly, toolless assembly
- Soft padded hand grips
Stabiliser bar makes the structure stable
Frame is little unstable
Easy width adjustments
Not useful for heavier people
Easy to assemble and dismantle
Grip pads are small and non-adjustable
Height adjustable
Soft grips
If you are beginning to do bicep dip press and relevant workouts this bar is good one to start with. It easy very easy to install and use.
The height adjustability, width adjustability and the stabiliser bar make this portable dip bar stand usable by all family members.
RELIFE REBUILD YOUR LIFE Dip Station
This heavy duty dip stand is a versatile body strengthening equipment. This is designed to make your exercise more comfortable and easier.
The RELIFE rebuild your life dip station has rubber feet to make the structure hold to the floor. The adjustable height feature and soft handles adds the ergonomic factor to the station.
The two piece structure is connected with a safety connector. This safety connector or connecting rod along with the rubber feet makes the dip stand stable.
The safety connector position can be adjusted. The connecting rod has multiple holes. The length of the connector is thus adjustable, this makes the dip station width adjustable. The no tool tightening safety screw is easy to install and adjust.
The strong screw pins for the height adjustments makes the stand strong and safe.
The assembly comes with instruction book and the tool to make the assembly easier. The structure is made of durable and lightweight steel to make the dip stand robust and safe to use. The over all product is small and consumes very small storage space.
- Width adjustment pull knob
- Made of heavy duty steel
- Connector rod for safety
- Adjustable foot cover to adjust for floor unevenness
- Height adjustable 31 to 35 inches
Can hold up to 300 pounds
Base can be a bit wobbly
Connector rod makes the structure stable
Can be unstable as height increases
Height and width adjustability make it versatile
Levelling is not that easy
Very easy to adjust the width
Easy to assemble
With careful adjustment of foot cover the structure can be levelled with the floor perfectly to achieve optimum stability.
You can do your arm, chest, back and core workouts with good form using this dip station. With lots of adjustments available and ease of use this is definitely one of the good picks for you.
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BalanceFrom Multi-Function Dip Stand
This heavy duty structure built out of steel is strong piece of equipment. It has the capacity to hold about 500 pounds of weight. In terms of sturdiness this is closest portable stand to the fixed base dip stands.
Within one look you can say that this is a sturdy dip station. This heavy duty structure is supported by non-slip foot pads to make your workout safer.
This is the tallest portable dip bar stand, so tall that you can use it for pull ups too, with folded legs of course. The height is adjustable from 41 inches to 51 inches.
The BalanceFrom Multifunctional dip stand comes with lower handles for push ups.
As the mid bar is fixed with bolts, the structure can not be folded for transport and storage.
- Heavy duty steel structure, supports 500 pounds
- Non-slip foot pads
- Foam padded grip handles
- Height adjustable
- Lower handles added
Very strong structure
Too heavy to transport
Steady even for heavier people doing intense workout
Takes up too much storage space
Non-slip foot pads for added safety
Assembly requires tools and skill
Foam padded grips to minimise hand fatigue
Tall structure with height adjustment
Push up handles
If you are a bit heavier, just starting your fitness journey, and looking for the safest yet portable dip bar stands then this is the one for you.
It may take comparatively more space, but for the versatile beast like this you can spare 30 inch by 29 inch space in your home gym.
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Yoleo Adjustable Dip Bar
This is an effective portable dip bar stand for your home gym. Ease of use, storage and transport are some of the plus points of this dip bar stand.
Made of heavy duty high quality material this simple structure can hold up to 500 ponds of weight. With double safety connectors, this dip stand is so stable that you can rely on it for almost any intensity of the workout.
With 6 levels of width adjustment and 3 levels of height adjustment this dip station fit almost all sizes. Ability to use with or without safety connectors makes this stand a versatile exercise equipment.
- Double safety connector
- 3 level height adjustment between 30.7 to 35.4 inches
- 6 levels width adjustment between 35 to 41 inches
- Heavy duty steel frame
- Non-slip cap
Steady structure with two safety connectors
Plastic caps are fragile
Heavy duty material, can carry 500 pounds load
Need tools to assemble
Non-slip caps for added safety
Easy to assemble
Space saving
This dip stand can be defined in a line as, a simple durable structure for heavyweight user. If it sounds like you then go for it.
5 Reasons; Why You Should Buy A Portable Dip Bar?
There are many benefits of having the workout equipment at home rather than having to go to gym. You save time, you save on travel, you can workout at your convenience and so on. Here we are listing the specific reason why you should have a portable dip bar stand at home.
- Buying a dip bar means you don't have to hit the gym for working on your arms, chest, back and core muscles
- All your body weight resistance exercises can be performed without having to travel anywhere
- With dip bar station, you can add more resistance to your bodyweight exercises by adding a weighed resistance belt to the mix
- Buying a portable dip bar makes it available to you whenever you wish, you don't have to wait for your turn as you need to do in the gym
- Dip bar provides you the option to perform exercises like tricep dips, bodyweight rows, L-sits, etc at home.
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How To Select A Portable Dip Bar? Your Quick Buying Guide
There are hundreds of products in the market with similar description, this makes it difficult for you to choose the right one. Here is the list of things you should look for in a dip bar stand before buying.
- It should be stable enough to carry you safely even in intense workouts
- It should have a load rating considerably higher than your weight
- There should be option to attach resistance belts
- It should be height and width adjustable
- It should be durable and should come with warranty
- The stand should take minimum storage space
- It should be easy to transport
Which One Is The Best Portable Dip Bar Stand For You?
All the portable dip stations listed in this article are the ones with great stability, durability, adjustability, have safe load rating and take up a little storage space. You can choose any one of these.
Each of these portable dip bar stands has one or two unique features like added push up handles or simplicity of the structure etc. You can make your choice as per your unique preference.
We have done the foot work for going through the hundreds of the options and composing the list of the best portable dip bar stands. Now your turn to buy one and start exercising.


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UE beats Drake in OT for first postseason win since 2009
Zac Blaydes sent a bouncing free kick over Drake goalkeeper Darrin MacLeod's head in the opening minute of overtime Wednesday to give the University of Evansville a 2-1 victory in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.
Blaydes and Ian McGrath, who crashed into the post in an effort to get his head on the ball, both claimed credit for the winner. Blaydes was given the goal in the official stats.
Regardless of who scored, the result was the same: Evansville's first postseason victory since 2009. The third-seeded Aces (10-7-3) advance to play No. 2 SIUE (8-4-5) Friday at 3 p.m. in the semifinals in Springfield, Missouri.
Evansville fell behind 1-0 five minutes into the game when Anthony Sanchez stole the ball and scored an unassisted goal.
But McGrath answered with a goal on an assist from Simon Waever seven minutes later and the defenses held sway until overtime.
Frederik Reimer finished with four saves for UE. MacLeod had two for Drake (6-12-1) but also benefited from the Aces hitting the post twice in the final eight minutes of regulation.
"We've had to come from behind for some of our big wins this season, and Drake gave us everything they could today," Evansville coach Marshall Ray said in a news release. "We have to do a better job, and Ian was big for us again. He's brought us back in a lot of games this season."


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A study of alkali-activated concrete mixes in seawater environments
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Mangasini, L., Mavroulidou, M. and Gunn, M. (2019). A study of alkali-activated concrete mixes in seawater environments. 16th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology. CEST2019. Rhodes, Greece 04 - 07 Sep 2019
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This paper assesses the performance in seawater environment of concrete mixes based on alkali-activated (AA) cements; these are proposed as an alternative to Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) to address environmental footprint of cement production and to find new uses for waste materials. The proposed AA cements contained an industrial by-product, ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) and a waste material, paper sludge ash (PSA). Mixes were made with fresh water and seawater respectively and were cured either in freshwater or seawater to simulate future exposure environments. The compressive strength at different curing times and a number of durability-related properties of AA mixes in marine environment were investigated and compared to those of OPC systems. The findings indicated that mixing with seawater rather than freshwater enhanced the performance of the AA mixes in terms of compressive strength and durability (resistance to chloride and sulphate attack). In a seawater environment the AA slag concrete mixes with PSA had the lowest porosity, which can be linked to their good durability performance. The study gives promise for the suitability of the tested alkali-activated concrete mixes in seawater environments.
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This paper explored the challenges to the infant care profession in Hong Kong crèches, with an aim to contribute to the existing early childhood care literature for reference and comparison elsewhere. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 55 childcare workers and 12 supervisors, followed by interviews with some selected participants to examine the education, experience, training, working conditions and staff–child ratios of the practitioners in crèches, and their perceptions towards the profession. The findings identified the areas for enhancing the education level and training of the practitioners to improve the quality of infant care. The results also indicated the problems of low salaries, unpleasant working conditions and inadequate staff–child ratio in the profession, discouraging high-calibre candidates from entering the field. This paper discussed the implications of the findings and offered some recommendations to raise the status of the infant care profession and the attractiveness of the job for prospective practitioners. Copyright © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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CitationChan, W. L. (2019). Challenges to the infant care profession: Practitioners' perspectives. Early Child Development and Care, 189(12), 2043-2055. doi: 10.1080/03004430.2018.1432606
- Crèche
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- Infant care
- Practitioners
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By Dr Desmond S. T. Nicholl
During this 3rd variation of his well known undergraduate-level textbook, Des Nicholl recognises sound take hold of of uncomplicated rules is essential in any advent to genetic engineering. consequently, in addition to being completely up to date, the e-book additionally keeps its specialise in the basic rules utilized in gene manipulation. The textual content is split into 3 sections: half I presents an creation to the appropriate simple molecular biology; half II, the tools used to govern genes; and half III, purposes of the expertise. there's a new bankruptcy dedicated to the rising value of bioinformatics as a different self-discipline. different extra beneficial properties comprise textual content packing containers, which spotlight very important features of themes mentioned, and bankruptcy summaries, which come with goals and studying results. those, in addition to key observe listings, suggestion maps and a thesaurus, will let scholars to tailor their learn to fit their very own studying types and eventually achieve a company clutch of a topic that scholars normally locate tricky.
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Genes have been studied since the turn of the century, when genetics became established. Before the advent of molecular biology and Three important types of RNA are ribosomal RNA (rRNA), messenger RNA (mRNA), and transfer RNA (tRNA). 16:16 19 P1: SBT 9780521850063c02 20 CUUS128/Nicholl 978 0 521 85006 3 March 11, 2008 THE BASIS OF GENETIC ENGINEERING The gene is the basic unit of genetic information. Genes are located on chromosomes at a particular genetic locus. Different forms of the same gene are known as alleles.
One way of tracing the material is to label the nucleic acid with a marker of some sort, so that the material can be identified at each stage of the procedure. So what can be used as the label? 1 Types of label – radioactive or not? Radioactive tracers have been used extensively in biochemistry and molecular biology for a long time, and procedures are now well established. The most common isotopes used are tritium (3 H), carbon-14 (14 C), sulphur-35 (35 S), and phosphorus-32 (32 P). Tritium and 14 C are low-energy emitters, with 35 S being a 'medium'-energy emitter and 32 P being a high-energy emitter.
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Iran Invites All Countries Who Lost Citizens in Ukrainian Plane Crash to Join Investigation
Under international law, the investigation into Ukrainian flight PS752 should be held by Iran.
UPDATE 1/10: Iran has welcomed all countries who lost citizens in the crash, including Boeing representatives, to take part in the investigation. Iranian officials have also invited the US National Transportation Safety Board to send investigators.
"All these reports are a psychological warfare against Iran," government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Thursday. "All those countries whose citizens were aboard the plane can send representatives and we urge Boeing to send its representative to join the process of investigating the black box."
Iranian officials also said they may need to ask Russia, Canada, France or Ukraine for help extracting information from the voice and flight data recorders.
A Kiev-bound Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 plane crashed just two minutes after takeoff from Tehran on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board. Thus far, the circumstances surrounding the tragedy have created more questions than answers.
Kiev's Foreign Ministry issued the following list of deaths:
82 Iranians
63 Canadians
10 Swedes
4 Afghans
3 Germans
3 British
2 Ukrainians + 9 crew members.
Only two of the passengers were Ukrainian, in addition to nine crew members. Kiev's Foreign Ministry has issued the following list.
?? 82 Iranians
??63 Canadians
?? 10 Swedes
??4 Afghans
?? 3 Germans
?? 3 British
?? 2 Ukrainians + 9 crew members.
— Bryan MacDonald (@27khv) January 8, 2020
The black box has been found and under international law, the investigation into Ukrainian flight PS752 should be held by the country it occurred in, which in this case is Iran.
Iran's Civil Aviation Organisation head says black box will not be returned to Boeing.
"Investigations into plane crashes take place in the country of the crash"
Ukrainian authorities "can be present during investigations". (Mehr news agency) pic.twitter.com/36Uhb9a8id
— BBC Monitoring (@BBCMonitoring) January 8, 2020
Iran has said it will not provide Boeing with the black box and the United States will not be invited to participate in the investigation. The head of Iran's Civil Aviation Authority, Ali Abedzadeh, told Ukrainian investigators that they will be "present during investigations."
"We will not give the black box to the manufacturer [Boeing] or America," Abedzadeh told Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency. "The cause of the accident will not be discovered or announced until the black box is analyzed," he said.
Abedzadeh added that the pilot did not communicate problems to air traffic control.
Ukraine's Tehran embassy initially reported that preliminary information suggested engine failure caused the crash of Ukrainian flight PS752, but later removed its statement and said they are looking at a range of possibilities.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky warned against "speculation or unchecked theories regarding the catastrophe" until official reports are released.
"Tonight our plane with a team of experts is going to Iran," Zelensky wrote, according to CNN. "All of them will be involved in the investigation, identification and repatriation of the bodies of Ukrainians killed in the plane crash."
Iranian state news initially said the sudden the crash of Ukrainian flight PS752 was caused by engine difficulties. Terrorism and rocket attacks were immediately rules out as possible causes.
Boeing declared it was ready to "assist in any way needed."
This is a tragic event and our heartfelt thoughts are with the crew, passengers, and their families. We are in contact with our airline customer and stand by them in this difficult time. We are ready to assist in any way needed. pic.twitter.com/TsTlyY34Vd
— The Boeing Company (@Boeing) January 8, 2020
All Ukrainian flights have been suspended from Iranian airspace starting January 9.
READ NEXT: "All is Well": Iran Strikes Back at US Military With Operation Martyr Soleimani
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It had been a while since I'd been to the Georgetown Waterfront, so I decided it would be worth exploring for a Sunday Snapshot. The views are just as picturesque as I remember – and with some new restaurants (and more on the way), it's also a great place to dine and enjoy a day (or evening) away from city life.
Click more to see some of my favorite snapshots from the area!
View of Georgetown from the Waterfront path
The Georgetown Waterfront Park Fountain is always popular with children – and adults, too, when it's really hot!
The Embassy of Sweden's sharp modern design stands out along the waterfront.
Malmaison offers French cuisine and a cool atmosphere. When the weather's nice, the front of the restaurant is completely open to the street.
The Key Bridge Boathouse offers canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards to use in the Potomac.
The patio at Fiola Mare looks (and feels) like a vacation away.


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On a damp morning at the end of November, I wandered out on the wetlands near the golf course. There were rumors of short-eared owls foraging in the meadows and I hoped to watch one in action. They commonly pass through the Juneau area on their seasonal migrations, especially in the fall (I think), and occasionally a few may stay the winter.
Some short-eared owls that nested in western and Interior Alaska were marked and followed to their wintering areas. Most of the marked birds went south on the east side of the Rockies, but some went along the coast. Winter quarters were spread from Montana to Texas and California to Kansas. Spring migration routes seem to be less well known.
About those short 'ears': they are not for hearing at all. They're just little tufts of feathers that can be erected, presumably as some sort of social communication. The functional ears are asymmetrically placed on the sides of the head, which helps with pin-pointing prey locations.
Short-eared owls are open-country birds, nesting and hunting in tundra and grasslands. Unlike many owls, they often hunt during the daylight hours. Their main prey items are voles and other small mammals, often swallowed whole, but they also capture birds, commonly tearing off the wings before swallowing. Undigested remains are coughed up as pellets (so handy for curious naturalists who like to know what they were eating).
Shortears hunt chiefly by coursing low over the meadows, occasionally hovering for a closer inspection. The wings look big compared to a relatively small body, and indeed this species has low wing-loading. That is the body mass (technically, not quite the same as weight, but close enough for many purposes) divided by the wing area. Those long, broad wings carry an owl smoothly and gracefully over their hunting grounds. The low wing-loading is said to enhance aerial agility, allow better hearing while in flight, and reduce detection by prey.
Owl spotting wasn't good that morning, though lots of hopeful photographers were out there. I didn't see an owl in flight or perched on a stump but, guided by some friends, I saw one that had been dead for a few weeks. This bird apparently had been shot by some yokel with more ammo than brains—a wanton, useless act of vandalism that—in addition– certainly reduced potential pleasures for wildlife watchers of all sorts. The body was carefully tucked up in a niche under a stump, maybe just to hide the evidence, but I'd like to think that someone had sympathetically said Rest In Peace.
That was a sad finding, but there was also a good sighting—of a northern shrike. It perched on the long-stranded stumps and logs (with their lovely gardens of lichens and mosses), moving from one to another. Shrikes commonly hunt from elevated perches, most often in non-forested habitats. They eat mainly arthropods (e.g., beetles, grasshoppers, and bees from which they remove the stinger and venom gland—or at least the experienced adults do) in summer. However, in winter they eat more small mammals and birds, often killing these vertebrates with a neck bite. Shrike bills are stout and armed with not only a sharp hook, but also two smaller teeth on the upper bill that have matching notches on the lower bill—the better to break necks, tear flesh, and crack the exoskeletons of insects. Most prey is swallowed whole or in large pieces, but shrikes are said to lack crops, so they cough up undigested remains quite frequently.
Shrikes are sizable songbirds that can catch prey larger than themselves. They are often called butcher birds, presumably for their habit of wedging or impaling prey; this helps hold the prey for dismemberment and also stores food for later consumption. In fact, the name for the genus of shrikes is Lanius, from a Latin word for butcher. There are reports of nest sites surrounded by scattered stashes of impaled prey, a larder for feeding chicks.
This species of shrike nests in shrubby, semi-open habitats all across the north, beyond the boreal forest. They migrate south for the winter and are then found widely scattered across the country. Occasionally they exhibit population irruptions, when large numbers of them appear in some winters, at least in some areas. Such irruptions in other species are commonly related to food shortages, but for shrikes, the reasons behind the irruptions are not clear. Here, we see shrikes only occasionally, mostly on migration but sometimes in winter. The shrubby flats on the shores of Mendenhall Lake and the wetlands offer the right sort of habitat locally. Seeing this one was a treat. Its mostly gray plumage is not fancy, but the black and white patches on wings and tail were flashed conspicuously when it flew. Then it looked like a different bird altogether.


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Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby Joins Celebrity Coach Trip With Boyfriend Josh Ritchie
9 January 2019, 15:22
Charlotte Crosby will be back on our TV screens this month for Celebrity Coach Trip
Former Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby has confirmed not one but two shows for 2019.
Fans will be getting a second series of her own show, as well as a guest appearance on this year's Celebrity Coach Trip.
The Charlotte Show premieres on Wednesday, January 30th, two weeks after she becomes one of the passengers on the coach alongside her boyfriend Josh Ritchie.
Charlotte Crosby Has Revealed Plans To Move In With Boyfriend Joshua Ritchie In The New Year
Charlotte and Josh will accompany five other pairs and tour guide, Brendan Sheerin, as they head on a journey to Benidorm.
On the bus, you can expect Ola and James Jordan, Made in Chelsea's Sam Thompson and James Dunmore; TOWIE's Bobby Norris, Nadia Essex, former Sugababe Mutya Buena, and So Solid Crew member Lisa Maffia.
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Meet our first 5 celeb COUPLES! This series we've got @geordieshore's @charlottegshore & @loveisland's @joshuaritchie1, @bbcstrictly's @Thejamesjordan1978 & @olajordan, @towie's @bobbycnorris & @celebsgodating guru @ladynadiaessex, @officialsosolid's @lisamaffiauk and #Sugababe @official_mutyabuena, and last but not least, @e4chelsea's @samthompsonuk and @james_dunmore! Who are you rooting for? #MadeInChelsea #TheOnlyWayIsEssex #GeordieShore #LoveIsland #StrictlyComeDancing #SoSolidCrew #Sugababes
Before getting to the holiday destination, the pairs will make a stop for some activities like zip lining at other destinations such as Tarragona, Benicassim and Tortosa.
The series airs on Channel 4 on January 15th at 7:30 pm and will continue every weeknight.
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Testing the death penalty
December 31, 2012
Those were the final words spoken by Roger Coleman, a convicted killer executed in Virginia in 1992.,"An innocent man is going to be murdered tonight. When my innocence is proven, I hope Americans will realize the injustice of the death penalty, as all other civilized countries have."
Those were the final words spoken by Roger Coleman, a convicted killer executed in Virginia in 1992. Since his death there has been a significant amount of debate over whether Coleman was in fact innocent, which led to a debate about whether proof of his innocence would prove the ineffectiveness of the death penalty in America.
In a country that prides itself on its commitment to life, the idea of capital punishment is hypocritical beyond description.
Earlier this month, former Virginia governor and rumored 2008 presidential candidate Mark Warner ordered new DNA testing intended to determine whether the wrong man was put to death.
The results of those tests, released on Jan. 12, confirmed what the family of the victim was sure of: Coleman brutally raped and murdered his sister-in-law.
Those in favor of capital punishment no doubt breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the much-anticipated results. Coleman's guilt puts the debate about the death penalty off for another day and seems to confirm the belief that capital punishment is a just system, flawlessly executed.
It should not. Since 1973, 122 people in 25 states have been released from death row based on evidence of their innocence discovered after their conviction. It's frightening to think how many innocent people did not have the benefit of newly found evidence.
There is no doubt that people have been wrongfully executed in the United States. Virtually all of the Western nations have abolished the death penalty. Doing so is a requirement for a country seeking to join the European Union.
This places America alongside some of the countries that are the greatest violators of human rights around the world, including Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria-not quite the side of the fence we typically like to find ourselves. Fortunately, it appears Americans are finally beginning to join the rest of the world in concluding that the death penalty experiment has failed.
A May 2004 Gallup Poll indicates that public support for the option of life imprisonment without parole as an alternative to capital punishment has grown steadily over the years.
Perhaps more importantly, that same survey found that public opinion regarding the death penalty as a deterrent has changed drastically in the past 20 years. Then, Gallup recorded that 61 percent of respondents felt it detered crime.
The 2004 poll found that 62 percent believe it does not. In a 2002 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to execute the mentally retarded. In 2005, it similarly banned the execution of minors.
In both cases the majority. as part of their reasoning, cited the growing national consensus against such cruel and unusual forms of punishment.
It's time for those lawmakers who oppose capital punishment to make their case with the same moral certainty as those who support it.
Roger Coleman was guilty of murder in 1992, but there are surely many more executed inmates who were not.
The sooner we, as a nation, recognize this, the closer we'll be to ending the primitive and shameful practice of capital punishment, something we should change before we lecture other countries about human rights.


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The merry politicos who believe in their beliefs believe in their beliefs because they are bound for glory and because a true belief is a wonderful platform from which to enjoy hate, spew bile and pollute the ether. It is good to be a Knight Templar or a guardian of the nether worlds.
Problems are problems and problems cause grief. There is no real grief where there is no real urgency. There is only grief as show, grief as theater, grief as water horse for the power hungry and those of intellectual conceit who are smarter than mud.
When the urge to win is the urge of choice then the urge to win is the play of choice. When the urge to be a standard bearer for the one true way is the urge to sparkle and shine and be covered with the coat of many peevish swans of self righteousness then that is the coat to wear.
When the urge to get something done is an urge to get something done then bull dogs bulldog and they do the doable with the urge to get the bone.
The bone of the doable is a bone for the wise and mature….end of story.
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Attack on Titan
Attack on Titan is a cult anime series and manga with millions of fans around the world. Among its most notable characters are
- Levi
- Eren
- Mikasa
- Hange
- Sasha
- Annie
- Reinhart
- Zeke
- Armin
- Jean
- Historia
These are only a few of the main characters of the show. AoT is full of great interesting characters besides these. Even the characters seen in a couple of episodes come with their touching backstories. Often heartbreaking ones!
Would you like to know which character you can become in this epic story? Can you be a professional fighter killing all the Titans and protecting others? Or would you like to live across the ocean in a more civilized world, yet even more cruel? The choice will be made in this Attack on Titans character quiz! Your destiny awaits you!
Personally, I already have a set of cool characters I'd like to befriend. I can't be sure about becoming one of them, but any one of these would be an excellent option for me.
The most badass girl of the series is, hands down, Mikasa Ackerman. She is of the rare bloodline of the Ackermans and a descendant of Shisuzu royalty! But her unique blood is not what makes me like her the most (though her heightened senses in a fight are awesome!). She has a strong character. Mikasa is fierce but devoted and loving at the same time. There is nothing she wouldn't do for the people she loves. She is a great fighter and an exceptionally good friend.
Yes, I'm not too creative in choosing the characters I like. Everybody loves Levi, and so do I. He is a great captain and fighter. Although Levi usually shows the tough side of his character, he is very devoted to the few people close to him. He's had a hard life that's made him tough and cautious. But he can be softer inside for the few true friends.
I don't really know whether Jean is a popular character in the fandom or not. But I like hi. Jes, he's a laughable goofball, but he is by far the most relatable of all. He gets scared; he can doubt his decisions but tries to be better nevertheless. I like his sense of humor and would like to become his friend.
In time, we see that he really grows, becomes a great fighter, and an even better friend. That is character development that I'm rooting for!
Speaking of goofy friends, I imagine that Hange is a great person to be around. Despite all her quirkiness, she is the perfect friend who'll support you in times of need, shake you out of negative thoughts, and make you laugh!
This cute eccentric is clever and level-headed when needs to be. Otherwise, she wouldn't become the Commander after Erwin.
That is my list of favorite Attack on Titan characters! Let's see who you'll become in this quiz!
If you are a fan of anime, take this Ultimate Anime Quiz to learn how good you are in trivia!


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By Julia Broglie, Founder & CEO of BroglieBox
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As an entrepreneur who launched a company as a tribute to my late brother, I am often asked, how can I honor my loved one like you have? I always cringe when I hear this question because everyone's journey with grief is unique. While mine led me to create a company, it doesn't mean that everyone needs to go so big to properly honor their loved one. There are countless ways to keep your loved one's memory alive and continue to honor them, long after their passing.
Most importantly though, first take as much time as you personally need before jumping into any huge initiative or big change. My entire first year after my brother's death was spent grieving – nothing else. Taking time to mourn his death and managing my own fragile mental health, was the best first step.
Everyone grieves differently and every death you experience may affect you in it's own unique way. There is no one "right way" to grieve or honor someone who has passed away.
Give yourself permission to honor your loved one in a way that is completely special to you.
Here are some of my ideas but they are no way 100% inclusive. As you are reading this, write down any new ideas that may pop up to revisit later, when you are ready.
Ways to honor your loved one:
- Take care of yourself and your mental health. Self-care while grieving is oftentimes overlooked. Your loved one would want to see you healthy, prioritizing both your physical health and your mental health. It can be as simple and important as daily hygiene: showering, brushing your teeth, drinking enough water. It could be scheduling an appointment with a grief therapist, or taking yourself on a daily walk around the neighborhood.
- Do an activity that they loved to do. My brother loved to be outside and hike in nature. When I am out for walks or hiking in the woods, I think of him and can almost picture him there.
- Cook their favorite meal. There was a period of time that I either deprived myself of my brother's favorite foods or I'd feel guilty that I was eating them when he couldn't anymore. Then I realized that he would want me to enjoy his favorite foods because they were just that; his favorites!
- Stay in touch with people they loved; friends, co-workers, caregivers. I still regularly talk to and see some of my brother's friends. It makes me feel close to him because of the many similar interests they shared. If your loved one spent time in a hospital or had a special caregiver, keeping that relationship alive in some way is often very comforting. My Mom still keeps in touch with the nurses at my Grandma's former assisted living home and occasionally she even still sends lunch to the caregivers working there. Other smaller gestures are just as nice such as sending a card or dropping off some coffee as a reminder of how thankful you are that they took such great care of your loved one.
- Find a cause that was meaningful or significant to them and support it. My family put together a team and walked in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Walk. Most charities have programs and/or walks that are completely free and raising money for the cause is optional. A friend of mine lost an uncle who was in the military so she has found volunteer work with veterans.
- Create a memory box. You can repurpose your BroglieBox as the "keeper" of the precious items you want to save. Place photos, letters, cards, jewelry inside for safe keeping. You might find yourself experiencing a flood of memories sometimes and writing them in your memory journal allows you to save them forever.
And finally, be kind to yourself and forgiving in your grieving process. This might be, by far, the greatest way to honor your loved one. After all, they loved you.
Honoring your loved one in your own unique way is a process that takes time but will find its way into your life story.
Julia Broglie is the founder and CEO of BroglieBox, an all-inclusive, gender-neutral, care package box that delivers tools and resources for mental wellness in a way that feels warm, lighthearted, and fun. Julia was inspired to create BroglieBox after experiencing her own mental health challenges as a young adult and losing her older brother Justin to suicide when he was just 24. Justin's passing inspired Julia to imagine a new way to deliver support and connection to those struggling with mental health challenges in today's hectic, fast-paced and often impersonal world.
BroglieBox has been featured in Forbes, goop, Thrive Global, Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper, The Mighty, and more. For more information, check out @thebrogliebox or www.brogliebox.com.
Grief and depression are battles that are hard to fight alone. Please check out some of these other articles and resources:
Taking Medicine Does Not Mean Something Is "Wrong" With You
Mental Health is a Team Sport: I Have Anxiety/Depression and my Husband Doesn't, But We Both Fight It.


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As Cases Increase, so Do Vaccinations
Nationally, cases continue to crawl northward from the outbreak's epicenter in the south. New daily cases are again surging, currently averaging more than 100,000 new cases per day (similar to levels we saw last fall and winter).
Hospitalizations approach the levels seen during the beginning of the pandemic, with an average of about 53,000 people currently hospitalized. For context, hospitalizations during the first wave peaked around 58,000. Thankfully, deaths from COVID remain lower than in previous surges.
The takeaway is this: we are fully immersed in a fourth wave of this pandemic and it's not yet time to return to life as normal. That said, the psychosocial benefits of seeing friends and family after a year of relative isolation cannot be understated. If you're fully vaccinated, try to limit your time in indoor, crowded places but go forth and see vaccinated friends and family!
The Silver Lining: Vaccination Rates Are Rising We leave you with some very good news. Finally, the number of vaccines distributed per day has begun to increase. After stagnating around 500,000 shots per day administered for weeks, the last week of July saw an increase to around 582,000. Because it takes two weeks to build full immunity after the second dose, we may see a slight lag in the positive effect of this increased vaccination rate. But each new person vaccinated is a celebration -- and one less opportunity for the virus to mutate.
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