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Loose wave hair is made from 100% human hair.
This means that the hair is pure with no chemical additives put on it during its manufacture.
It has a double machine stitched weft fitted on it for durability purposes.
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You can dye, bleach, or style the hair with heat. Use moderate heat when using heat styling tools like tongs and flat iron.
Trimming the hair and braiding it is also possible with loose wave hair.
Use a comb with wide-spaced teeth at all times when combing through the hair.
This brand blends well especially with African and American hair types.
The weft on the loose wave is machine-stitched and double reinforced to make sure that your weave is durable.
This also prevents tangling and shedding when running a comb through the hair.
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It is also essential to use anti-frizz products on hair textures such as the Indian loose wave and Peruvian loose wave which tend to curl tighter during wet weather conditions.
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HANX Condoms Review (Pack of 10)
Due to being a supporter of Cara's on Patreon, I was given the opportunity to review Hanx condoms and lubricant. I was looking forward to this as I enjoy the feel of condoms and I am a bit of a Lube Queen. However, I am to review both items separately and this review is for the Hanx condoms (click to read my Hanx lubricant review).
Cara packaged the items discreetly and posted them fast, like she always does. I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the jiffy bag and discovered a smart black presentation/gift box containing the items. It looked professional and was a lovely touch. Inside I found: a box of ten Hanx condoms, a box of Hanx water-based lubricant in 50ml, a pink satin eye mask and instructions, all laid upon shredded black tissue paper.
Hanx packaging reeks of luxury. The boxes are white with gold embossed writing. The packaging clearly states the box contains "ten male condoms". It informs you they are: ultra-thin, contain clean scented lubrication, are vegan certified, made of 100% natural fair-trade latex, dermatologically tested, and endorsed by medical professionals. In small-print details can be found explaining they are: sensitive condoms with a reservoir, smooth, transparent and contoured, with a 52mm nominal width. Information is also provided reminding you that condoms are a reliable contraceptive but cannot be deemed 100% effective against pregnancy and STI's. All of this is information you would usually expect to see on a box of condoms, but it is important nonetheless and a good sign that the brand are reliable.
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We are proud to see Lindsey Wilson has reformed it's College Republicans group. We look forward seeing these young Republicans and our party be a strong asset together.
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Karen Thompson grew up watching her parents run a business and always dreamed of owning her own clothing store.
It was her grandmother who first suggested she become an apparel buyer, which launched her into her career. "If not for her saying that, I don't think I ever would have done it," says Karen. "I owe where I am today to my grandmother."
The power of a grandmother's words.
Karen, President and Founder of LSL Brands, along with her son, Kerry Thompson and her mom, Terry Leahy, recently brought her grandmother to her newest store, Fox & Holly, located in Doylestown, to thank her grandmother. "My grandmother is turning 100 this year, and she was so thrilled to see my newest store in action. I brought her to see the store as a special tribute to her, to show her how her belief in me has grown into my business today."
The one-of-a-kind store celebrated its first anniversary this November and has been growing steadily. "The community really embraced this store, they love it," says Karen, "they love the name and they get a sense of pride having a department store as part of their hometown. I have my retail 'family' to thank for the success of this exciting new venture."
Fox & Holly is the newest addition, the sixth brand and 10th brick and mortar store under Karen's retail hospitality group, LSL Brands.
Karen's first store, a lingerie store, Lace Silhouettes Lingerie, opened in 1988.
She is proudly celebrating the 31st anniversary of LSL Brands in 2019.
Karen looks forward to continuing growth in Bucks County as well as the communities of her current brick and motor locations in 2020.
Fox & Holly is more than just a local department store.
They offer something for everyone with the tagline "him. her. home." and a range of items from affordable to designer.
Most of what they sell is exclusive to the store, including some well-known brand names and they pride themselves in having a fun, socially engaging and multigenerational shopping experience."
Karen was born and raised in Bucks County and is excited to bring her store to the residents of Doylestown. "I love seeing three generations coming into the store," says Karen, "the teens go in one section, the parents in another, and the grandparents somewhere else. We love having these multigenerational offerings, something for every generation of the family."
"I'm especially excited to announce that Fox & Holly donated to 16 nonprofit organizations this year," says Karen. "It's important to give back to and support our community"
Fox & Holly originally began as a three month-long Holiday Pop Up store in November of 2018, and has since become a permanent fixture in the Doylestown Shopping Center.
The name of her newest store is close to home for Karen, she grew up on a farm and fondly recalls red foxes roaming among the farm's many holly trees.
Stop in to check out Fox & Holly for yourself and for every member of the family at their location in the Doylestown Shopping Center, 444 N. Main Street. Monday – Saturday, 9:30am – 9:00pm; Sunday, 10:00am – 6:00pm.
For exciting updates and event news, visit and follow Fox & Holly on Facebook @foxandhollybuckscounty.
PHOTO CAP: Karen Thompson (bottom left) was inspired by her grandmother to start her company in 1988. Here she is with her son, Kerry, mother, and 100-year-old grandmother, representing four generations! Shop Fox & Holly for every member of the family!


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THE HEAD OF A COMPANY that sells ads emblazoned on billboards, kiosks and transit shelters has quietly traded a penthouse in SoHo for a larger, brand-new one in TriBeCa, with lots of outdoor space and cityscape vistas. And at $22,210,782.50, the new purchase was the most expensive closed sale of the week, according to city records.
Drew Katz, the chief executive of Interstate Outdoor Advertising of Cherry Hill, N.J., bought the duplex, PHB, the largest of three penthouses at the Sterling Mason condominium, at 71 Laight Street, about 15 months after selling a co-op, also PHB, at 420 West Broadway for $17 million.
Mr. Katz, who also runs the Rachel and Drew Katz Foundation, made the TriBeCa purchase through the limited liability company Latekat. Bruce Ehrmann, Reid Price and Christopher Morales of Douglas Elliman Real Estate were the listing brokers; there was no buyer's broker.
Mr. Katz's father, Lewis, also a noted philanthropist, was killed in a plane crash two years ago; he was an owner of a media company whose holdings include the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The sprawling, loftlike home, on the top two floors of the seven-story, 33-unit Sterling Mason, has six bedrooms, five full baths and three half baths over 5,620 square feet. Its monthly carrying charges are $14,158; the most recent asking price was $23 million.
The apartment also has a 2,625-square-foot wraparound terrace on the top level that can be reached through the great room, which has a fireplace; the formal dining room; and the breakfast area off the kitchen. All the bedrooms are on the lower level, including the enormous master suite, which features a home office and two walk-in closets.
The Sterling Mason, which also carries an address of 412 Greenwich Street, was converted from a turn-of-the-last-century warehouse into condos by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by Taconic Investment Partners.
In another pricey sale this past week, the fashion designer Tia Cibani sold her fully renovated West Chelsea brownstone, with a garage, at 451 West 24th Street for $13,000,000, according to property records. Annual taxes are $29,995.
The four-story, 21-foot-wide house, which was listed for $13.75 million by Core, has 5,000 square feet of interior space that includes four bedrooms and four and a half baths, along with a study, a spacious living room and a dining area off the eat-in kitchen. The master suite, on the third floor, has a 21-by-9-foot terrace and a walk-in closet. There is also a lush garden in the backyard.
Ms. Cibani bought the house nine years ago for $4.4 million, and commenced a gut renovation led by the Dutch architect Winka Dubbeldam. The home's features include 12-foot ceilings, wide-plank Siberian oak floors and an all-glass rear facade.
Jim St. André of Core was the listing broker; the buyer was identified as 451 West 24th Street Realty LLC. Big Ticket includes closed sales from the previous week, ending Wednesday.


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Spain PM changes tack on budget timing after regional election jolt
MADRID - Spanish Prime Minister Pedrο Sanchez said οn Tuesday his gοvernment was planning to put fοrward a prοpοsal fοr the 2019 budget in January, changing strategy after an electοral setback οn Sunday in a Socialist strοnghold.
Spain's pοlitical landscape has been upended by the unprecedented electiοn of 12 far-right lawmakers in the southern Andalusia regiοnal parliament οn Sunday, prοmpting Sanchez to have anοther gο at putting a budget prοpοsal to parliament.
"We are gοing to fulfill our task, which is to present the budget, and I annοunce that the cabinet in January will apprοve the prοpοsal," Sanchez said during a televised interview οn private TV channel Telecincο.
The Socialists hold a minοrity in parliament and need the suppοrt of smaller parties to pass legislatiοn.
The gοvernment had reached a tentative deal οn the 2019 budget with anti-austerity party Podemοs in October, but had stopped shοrt of putting it to parliament because Catalan natiοnalists, whose votes it needed, refused to back it.
The lack of suppοrt frοm Catalan natiοnalists, who favοr seceding frοm Spain and were asking fοr cοncessiοns frοm Sanchez in return fοr any suppοrt οn the budget, had prοmpted the gοvernment to cοnsider ruling by decree οn budgetary issues.
But the gοvernment might nοw be hoping that the success of center-right and far-right parties that strοngly oppοse Catalan natiοnalists might cοnvince the latter to be mοre accοmmοdating.
Without a budget, Sanchez cοuld be fοrced to call an early electiοn.
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New York Auto Show 2018: Mostly SUVs, but Autonomy and Electrics, Too
Jim Motavalli | Mar 30, 2018
NEW YORK—The New York International Auto Show for 2018 was short of mainstream participation—no big Ford announcement?—but it still managed to take the temperature of the auto industry at this turning point in our history.
At the same time consumers are switching to SUVs at a record rate—they're 70 percent of the U.S. market, according to some measures—automakers are also busily preparing a future of self-driving, electric and connected cars. A collision course? Not really. Consumer tastes will evolve as these new cars keep getting better—and more obviously the smart choice.
"Self-driving cars are changing the way people live and move," said John Krafcik, CEO of Google spinoff Waymo, as he announced (just before the show started) his company's new partnership with Jaguar—which could see up to 20,000 electric I-Pace SUVs on the road as robotaxis in 25 cities. Krafcik said the I-Pace cars will begin testing in Phoenix later this year, and will be in the regular fleet by 2020. The full complement of 20,000 could be deployed by 2022.
Krafcik cited the case of a Phoenix woman, scared by an accident, who has never gotten her driver's license—but is more than willing to take Waymo's self-driving cars around town. Other potential users include blind people (there are three million Americans 40 and above who are either completely without sight or have poor vision) and the elderly (79 percent of seniors 65 and older live in car-dependent communities). Any mention of Arizona inevitably brings up the tragic March 18 accident with an Uber Volvo in Tempe, which killed a female pedestrian.
Krafcik was diplomatic about this in New York, but after the accident he said that it would never have occurred if Waymo's tech had been in charge. He told the National Automobile Dealers Association conference in Las Vegas, "We're very confident that our car could have handled that situation. We know that for a lot of different reasons. It's what we have designed this system to do in situations just like that."
An I-Pace outfitted with at least the appearance of onboard Waymo technology was on hand in New York, but the partners are far from ready to give the press rides or show off what the cars can do. "We've shifted to operations and deployment," Krafcik said. He called the I-Pace "the world's first premium electric self-driving car," and who could argue with that?
Here's a closer look at the Waymo I-Pace:
Krafcik preferred to be upbeat when asked if the Uber accident will set back Waymo's self-driving deployment, but obviously it will. Uber's testing in Arizona was suspended by Governor Doug Ducey (a big supporter of self-driving technology) for its "unquestionable failure" in the death of 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg, who was walking her bike when hit.
Toyota was front and center in New York, with two big product announcements: a Toyota Corolla hatchback (a preview of the new model), and the new RAV4. The latter has now taken over from the Camry as America's bestselling vehicle that isn't a pickup truck. Some 400,000 were sold last year. Toyota's Bill Fay, a senior vice president of automotive operations, calls this "an indication that the auto industry is always changing. When customers' desires change, we react." Hence, more and more SUVs.
Here's the Corolla on video:
The RAV4 is a worthy successor to the current model—slightly more aggressive, and looking bigger without actually being bigger. But I out-and-out loved the Corolla, which is a bold step forward for what the company describes as (since 1966) "the number one selling vehicle of all time." I'm not sure how you measure that.
Sales volume for the RAV4 doubled over the last five years, and actually increased in the fifth year of a six-year model cycle—rather unusual. It proves the insatiable demand for small crossovers, so Toyota was wise to further diversify the RAV4 lineup. All RAV4s get a 2.4-liter four, with a 15-percent power increase. The new car rides on a 57-percent stiffer platform, has an extra 1.2 inches in the wheelbase (though is shorter overall), and gains a half inch of ground clearance.
The hybrid is built off the top-of-the-line HSE model, and offers both the best fuel economy and the best performance of any RAV4. People who don't normally consider a hybrid should look at those numbers. All of the RAV4s come with an impressive safety package, and Apple Car Play plus wi-fi.
The Corolla hatchback on the stand was a top-of-the-line HSE model. It looked suitably mean, and sported the loveliest blue metallic paint—shiny in some lights, matte in others. This new model replaces the Corolla iM (formerly the Scion iM), and looks somewhat like it, but sits on top of the company's New Global Architecture platform. Buyers will be able to order a six-speed manual, but the alternative CVT transmission has both a sport mode and can be shifted via steering wheel paddles.
Toyota is betting that many Gen X and Yers want the versatility of the RAV4, but not the sport utility vehicle that comes with it. Thus, a hatchback with fold-flat seats. It makes sense to me, the owner of a Honda Fit Sport. Rear legroom could be better in the Corolla, but it's fine unless the front seats are at the back of their travel.
Nissan has a brand-new Altima, presented by new U.S. boss Denis Le Vot. The sixth-generation car, available at the beginning of next year, is important to Nissan—5.6 million have been sold since 1993. The dwindling band of sedan buyers take them up in great numbers. "We're very good at crossovers, but the sedan is a big playground," Le Vot said.
One reason buyers will go for this non-SUV—it has optional all-wheel-drive. Another intrigue point: an available turbo four with a variable compression ratio and 248 horsepower, as first seen on the Infiniti QX50. The standard 2.5-liter four puts out 188 horsepower. With both engines, you get a CVT transmission.
"When done sexy, a sedan is an escape from the mundane and everyday," said Alfonso Albaisa, senior vice president of global design. Well, they did it sexy—it's a very good-looking sedan, and it incorporates a new suite of Pro Pilot assist semi-autonomous technologies.
Is VW going to produce an Atlas pickup truck? It showed one in New York, the Tanoak. I thought it looked ready for production, but the company's U.S. CEO, Hinrich Woebcken, said there are no current plans. Also on the Atlas platform was the Cross Sports Concept, 7.5 inches shorter and with room for five instead of seven. This one is definitely going into production in Chattanooga at the end of 2019.
Cadillac's Johan De Nysschen pointed out that last year's 356,000 sales topped the 309,000 of 2016, and proclaimed that he is leading the "fastest-growing luxury brand in China." Still not close to Buick, though. Cadillac is in perpetual quest for younger buyers, and De Nysschen said nearly 50 percent are now coming from Gens X and Y. On the stand was a new concept car, the CT6 V-Sport, which is powered by a twin-turb V-8 producing 550 horsepower. Expect to see it in other Cadillacs, but not in the Corvette.
Acura brought out the all-new, much anticipated RDX. Turns out, it's almost exactly the same car as the concept vehicle the company showed in Detroit—with 2.6 inches more wheelbase. It's mean looking, in the current edgier Japanese style.
Among the RDX's features are a new independent rear suspension, adaptive shocks (an option) and variable–ratio electric power steering. Honda's torque-vectoring SH-AWD system is onboard, and it can send as much as 70 percent of the car's power to the rear wheels.
There's only one RDX engine, a two-liter turbocharged four, producing 272 horsepower. That's connected to a 10-speed automatic, with the by-now ubiquitous paddle shifters for a manual mode.
The Aviator is new from Lincoln, complementing the Navigator. Another SUV? It's unavoidable in the current market. This one gets a twin-turbo V-6, with an additional plug-in hybrid option. The latter comes with AWD; it's optional on the standard gas model. This is one of several cars at the show that don't need a key—your phone will unlock and start it.
It's a global model, with a special focus on China, said Aviator chief program engineer John Davis. He added that China has more owner-drivers than is commonly understood. Lincoln's new Continental was especially developed with the Chinese in mind.
Megan McKenzie, Lincoln SUV marketing manager, told me that the car was inspired by aircraft design, though she denied an actual link to the Howard Hughes biopic of the same name. Her team is going to go out to where projected customers live—in places like the suburbs of Chicago, Miami and Greenwich, Connecticut—and find out where they like to drink coffee, and buy them a round. "We make sure it's on us," she said. "It's the nice, little things that people do that matter."
A personal highlight for me was a sit down with Ken Seward, a veteran designer at Mazda. I told him I owned a low-mileage 1999 Miata, and he replied, "I designed your car." He did, too. "Our primary charge [for the second generation car] was getting rid of the pop-up headlights for weight and safety reasons," he said. Seward's favorite iteration of the design is the 2002 facelift version. A real car guy, he races in the Spec Miata series.
An example of what the current Mazda team could do if it wasn't primarily producing SUVs was on the company's stand: A Mazda3-sized concept, the Kai, it shows where the company's KODO design is going. I liked it. It takes a "'less-is-more' approach to creating a simultaneous sense of excitement and elegance," said Mazda. An updated CX3 was also shown.
I finished out the day with a glance at the new concept car from Genesis, the two-seat Essentia. After the obligatory soul music revue, this time featuring a Smokey Robinson song, we were treated to the sight of a wild prototype with a glass hood that effectively merged into the windshield. It was the most eye-catching thing at the show, despite the fact that its gullwing doors signaled it would never be anywhere near production.


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L.A. Salami - Dancing with Bad Grammar
Lookman Adekunle Salami (recording under the name L.A. Salami) releases his impressive debut album after allegedly only picking up a guitar a few years ago. Dancing with Bad Grammar encompasses a mish-mash of styles, from blues and folk, to hip hop and even a tinge of punk - as on the weirdly wonderful opening track 'Going Mad As the Street Bins' which begins all Dylan-esque with softly strumming guitar before suddenly erupting into a cacophony of electric guitars. Folky acoustic tracks like 'Bird' and 'Day To Day (for 6 days a week)' demonstrate Salami's clever lyricism and contrast nicely with more upbeat numbers like 'The City Nowadays', mixing beat poetry and hip hop, and the rockier 'Anything's Greener Than Burnt Grass'.
Other standouts are the truly lovely 'No Hallelujahs Now', it's playful melody dancing serenely with Salami's beautiful voice: "He claims that he don't pray but he'll always bow / The priests would have him saved, but they don't know how." The angry 'I Wear This Because Life Is War!' shakes up the albums' laid- back vibe while the pretty 'My Thoughts, They Too Will Tire' rounds things off.
Dancing with Bad Grammar, is an impressive collection of tunes, showcasing this young man's evident talent and ambition. Let's hope we hear more from him.


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We finally have sheet music for all the parts for the songs we are performing for Republic Day.
If you have printed this music prior to 7 PM on Saturday December 29th, Please print again.
This will ensure that we are all on the same page. Music for "Jana Gana Mana.." has stayed
the same but others are new or changed. Make sure you practice with this music and let us
know if something doesn't work.
Although we are trying our best, there may be mistakes. So please bring it to our attention.
You can find the files under the Republic Day 2013 folder in the Audio Library.
We have sheet music for "Jana Gana Mana" , "Star Spangled Banner" and "Hum Honge Kamiyab".
Find appropriate file for your instrument and print.
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Skin MattersA flawless skin without dark spots is not an accident but is number one priority on everyone's beauty list to have a younger look. There are several non surgical ways to remove excess pigment from your skin that give great results. Winter is the ideal time to opt for a brightening treatment and take care of your skin. There are a wide choice of treatments so we spoke to dr Marisol Carrasco about Cosmelan B, a breakthrough treatment considered one the best and most effective treatments available.
"This leave-on peel with a high concentration of antioxidants and skin brightening actives is great especially for fat and mixed skin. Cosmelan is a power-level treatment program for reduction of brown spots, to reverse the damage cause by the exposure to sunlight and it is very effective for acne patients. Continued and repeated use of the treatment is recommended for optimum results!
Cosmelan is applied by distributing it to form a face mask, the patient goes home with the mask. He can remove it after the action time of 7/8 hours has elapsed.
The patient comes back for control and a hydrating treament after 48 hours. For the next weeks following the initial treatment, we will prescribe a treament that can be done at home. Continued and repeated use of the treatment is recommended for optimum results.
After a month from the first application, we will perform a skinscanner test and that will already show a change in skin color and texture . If you would like to know more about this or other treatments offered by Clinica de Medicina Estetica Borne 15, you can contact Dr. Marisol Carrasco for an appointment.
Don't let this winter go by without getting rid of the dark spots.
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Coach has got my body dialed in. Too bad I couldn't pay her to do all the rest of the crap that is necessary when racing solo for 24 hours.
This past week has been pretty busy in preparation. I can so far check these off the list:
- Bikes dialed in.
- Burn times for lights established. (Coach loaned me lots of batteries!)
- Pit tent waterproofed.
- T-shirts for pit crew acquired.
- Lodging reserved.
- First draft of nutrition plan complete.
Next week I am headed over to the Dark Mountain Trail to do another 8 hour dress rehearsal. Then I am going to hook up with Kip and Co. and ride the other trails in that area. I have heard numerous times that they are da' bomb!
Also happening next week is my presentation to the student body of Ingleside School. Some talking followed by some show-and-telling should keep the kids interested!
I dialed Stumpy today in on the Haw Ridge trails. They were in superb shape; a lot of maintenance and bridge building has been going on since the last time I was there. Check out the Friends of Haw Ridge on Facebook!


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Project Description
Project: Emory University Campus Life Center
Location: Oxford, Georgia
Renovation of, and addition to, a former dining hall (circa 1966). Facility is being converted into a Campus Life Center. Project is the defining arrival point to the campus and the epicenter for student engagement and involvement. Improvements include renovations to 20,000 SF of the existing building on the main level and the construction of a new 12,000 SF two-story addition with related site improvements. Student-focused improvements focus on openness and flexibility and include new lounge / meeting / dining and retail spaces. Administrative offices will occupy the new second floor.


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Dental Implants are not new to dentistry… for over 30 years we have used dental implants with ever increasing success due to ongoing improvement in modern medical and surgical technology.
Dental Implants are small surgical grade titanium screws, which are available in different widths and lengths. When placed into the bone that would support your teeth, replacing the roots of your teeth, the bone grows around the implant and forms a very strong bond to the titanium, a process known as osseointegration.
Once an implant has been placed into bone and has successfully bonded, there are a number of ways in dentistry that we can use and apply dental implants.
- Replace missing single teeth
- Replace more than one missing tooth
- Replace full dentures with fixed bridgework
- To support partial dentures
- To support and retain full dentures
- At Haxby Family Dental we only use the best quality implants and for this reason we choose to use the Nobel Biocare system. Nobel Biocare are well renowned for there success and development with implants. Nobel Biocare still manufacture and supply the worlds first famous "Branemark" implant developed by Professor Branemark.
If you wish to learn more about the technological and scientific information about Nobel Biocare and their implants, we suggest that you click on www.nobelbiocare.com to find out the exciting and interesting ways in which implants may benefit you.
Do you have one or more missing teeth……
do you have a unsightly gap?
Have you lost one or more teeth…?
Does your smile and appearance suffer…..?
Do you have dentures that look like dentures …?
Feel like dentures, look old and worn…...?
Is your denture uncomfortable to wear…?
Loose and moves about when talking or eating… ?
Why not ask for more information on your options regarding having dental implants….
Providing there is enough bone present and that other important factors are considered carefully, it may possible that dental implants are the treatment for you.
Single tooth implants are the ideal way to fill a space where you have only one tooth missing, especially in the anterior smile area, saving you the need for a denture or more so, using healthy teeth to place a bridge that would "bridge the gap".
Once in place, a single tooth implant, if properly cared for, becomes no different to your own root and tooth.
It is also possible to plan, again if the conditions are just right, to place the implant along with a temporary tooth to give you the immediate benefits of your implant. We can also in some cases remove a broken down tooth and place the implant at the same time, with a temporary crown in some cases, giving you an immediate smile.
Larger Gaps?
Where there is enough bone present and we feel that not only aesthetically but functionally we can use dental implants to support a larger spanning "bridge" which could take the place of a removable denture… it could be possible to make you not only look good but feel good through having no problems with your denture dropping or having to remove it to clean.Your implant retained bridge becomes part of you.
You will have the confidence that you had before when you had your very own teeth.
Do you have full dentures?
Are they unsightly, loose and uncomfortable... especially your lower denture, where you have less gum to hold them in place … do you rely on fixatives !
From one or two implants simply to help click your denture in place to keep them from moving around, to have more implants placed that would allow a modified bridge to be permanently retained onto the implants giving you a new no denture smile.
As with any dental implant you still need sufficient bone to allow placement, but with modern technology and CT scanning we have the technology to generate 3D "X rays" to allow us the ability to place implants in the best places for the best outcome.
It is possible to even have your implants placed and the permanent bridge or denture placed on the same day.
So, exciting isn't it….. we hear it so often after patients have had their implant treatment "I don't know how I managed before implants"…. "I can eat properly again" "I have my confidence back again"… "I can socialise without the fear of embarrassment"
You too could have your smile, confidence and the ability to eat to enjoy back again with dental implants, where you can forget about the unsightly and uncomfortable dentures and enjoy with getting on with life.
For Further Information feel free to look at some of the Implant Systems we can offer and have been trained on:
Nobel Biocare: http://www.nobelbiocare.com
Dentsply: http://www.implantsforlife.co.uk/


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Gagasan Nadi Cergas' Recent IPO Oversubscribed by 20 times
With more than 20 years of track record in property design and construction, Malaysia's leading construction group and listed property developer, Gagasan Nadi Cergas Bhd (also referred to as Nadi Cergas), recently made a strong debut on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia which saw the public tranche of its initial public offering (IPO) oversubscribed by more than 20 times.
The oversubscription of the public tranche signifies the confidence of the investing community in the Group's ability to demonstrate strong growth in future, especially on the back of its recent successful progression into property development.
Proven Track Record in Delivering Sustainable and Quality Developments
Founded in 1995 by an experienced team of industry veterans, Nadi Cergas started out as a specialist contractor with a strong track record in sizeable integrated design and build projects. Since then, it has been the company behind many of the iconic developments throughout the nation.
In a span of more than two decades, it has secured more than RM3 billion worth of projects and has been awarded many of the key government projects such as
- German-Malaysian Institute in Bangi, Selangor,
- University Science Malaysia, Penang, and
- Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia, Pahang.
Supported by a full scope of in-house expertise, Nadi Cergas soon venture into property development, building various iconic development across the nation starting with a number of top notch projects, including bungalows semi-detached, cluster landed and townhouses.
A Developer with the Nation in Mind
Despite its experience in building iconic and luxurious landmark properties, Nadi Cergas is one of the few property developers that is actively helping to complement and support the national agenda of providing affordable housing for the rakyat.
"We are planning to use the proceeds from our listing to develop more affordable homes under the government schemes, such as Rumah Selangorku, PR1MA and RUMAWIP."
One notable project would be its upcoming project at Ulu Yam. With a landbank totaling 116 acres (approximately 469,881 sq m) in Ulu Yam, the Group intends to build a private township of 447 residential and commercial units, as well as sustainable living facilities to provide beautiful and accessible homes for young couples, families and even singles.
On top of affordable housing for the rakyat, Nadi Cergas also takes the extra mile to also to develop luxury residential projects at affordable prices. One of such property would be Antara Residence at the prime Putrajaya area. Well equipped with top-notch facilities and high tier security, Antara Residence has became one of the most popular residential projects in the area soon after its launch last year.
For those of you who are interested to view this exquisite development in person, feel free to schedule a private viewing at the Antara Residence Showflat via the form below!


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Competition Law Reading Room
The Assessment of Market Power in Australia:
An institutional approach
Alexandra Merrett
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
(15 November 2013)
Publisher's blurb
'This book examines how market power is both assessed and regulated in Australia. Identifying a number of contentious questions concerning market power, it considers how such questions are resolved by the three key institutions: the Courts, the Australian Competition Tribunal and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The work provides a detailed longitudinal study of critical decisions and publications of each institution in order to understand: first, the general approach to such issues in Australia; and second, whether the institutions' approaches are consistent, and – if they are not – to explore the significance of any inconsistencies. Specific areas of focus are: the reason(s) for which market power is regulated; whether a structural or strategic analysis is preferred; approaches to monopoly pricing and cross-subsidisation; and the impact of regulation on assessments of market power. The relationship between the structural and behavioural regulation of market power under Australian competition law, as well as the respective roles of the key institutions, are also considered.'
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The Wowhead Client is a little application we use to keep our database up to date, and to provide you with some nifty extra functionality on the website!
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- It maintains a WoW addon called the Wowhead Looter, which collects data as you play the game!
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From the daily archives:
Friday, December 25, 2009
Mitel announces $230 Million IPO announcement. Where are you Mitel ?
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One thing that I have learnt since being a student nurse is making sure I make the most of my free time! As a student that started in March we get seven weeks off per year. Two weeks for Easter, three weeks for summer and then another two for Christmas!
I went home for my three weeks off and really enjoyed catching up with my family and friends. I was also able to pick up some bank shifts at a care home that I work at, so it was nice to catch up with the service users that I used to support. But I noticed something strange about being back in Caerphilly this time around. It felt different. It felt like I was just on a little break away from home. In the three weeks that I had returned to Caerphilly I had realised that Leicester was my new home.
It's a weird feeling but it makes sense. I have made roots for myself in Leicester. A new routine, new surroundings, a new job. I caught myself saying to people 'I can't wait to go home' whilst I was visiting Caerphilly. I came back to Leicester three days earlier than planned because I missed the sights and sounds of the city life. Even little things like having my gym membership in Leicester, I missed in Caerphilly because I realised I would have to pay each time I went.
The only reason I visit home now is to see my family and friends (and to maybe do the odd bank shift when times are slow!) and I do miss them a considerable amount but being back in Caerphilly for three weeks made me realise how HAPPY I am in Leicester. I just love it here. I have made some amazing friends here, that I know that we will even be friends after university has finished. We are all in this long journey together!
I always know that I have a home where my parents are, but I've discovered that right now Leicester is my home.


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Effective T cell responses entail the coproduction of IFN-γ, TNF-α, and IL-2. Cytokine production is determined by transcriptional and posttranscriptional events. However, increased transcript levels do not always translate into protein production, and therefore simultaneous transcripts and protein measurement are essential for the appropriate analysis of T cell responses. In this study, we optimized flow cytometry–based fluorescence in situ hybridization (Flow-FISH) for IFN-γ to multicolor flow cytometry that allows for single-cell measurement of mRNA and protein levels. This high-throughput analysis detected Ag-specific human T cells of low frequency. We also employed Flow-FISH for single-tube analysis of IFN-γ transcript and protein profile to simultaneously study the responsiveness of different T cell subsets, that is, naive, effector, and memory T cells. Importantly, the simultaneous transcript and protein analysis of IFN-γ and of TNF-α and IL-2 revealed that T cell responses consist of two types: one subtype loses mRNA expression during activation, whereas the other maintains high transcript levels throughout stimulation. High cytokine transcript levels correlated with increased protein production. Intriguingly, this mRNAhi-expressing T cell population also produced higher levels of other cytokines, indicating that Flow-FISH helps identify the best cytokine producers during T cell activation. We conclude that Flow-FISH is a rapid, sensitive, and cost-effective method to determine the quality of T cell responses induced by, for instance, T cell vaccines.
This work was supported by the Landsteiner Foundation of Blood Transfusion Research and by the Dutch Science Foundation (LSBR- Fellowship 1373 and VIDI Grant 917.14.214 to M.C.W.).
The online version of this article contains supplemental material.
Abbreviations used in this article:
- fluorescence in situ hybridization
- Flow-FISH
- flow cytometry–based FISH
- GeoMFI
- geometric mean fluorescence intensity
- intracellular cytokine staining
- qPCR
- quantitative PCR.
- Received September 1, 2016.
- Accepted November 7, 2016.
- Copyright © 2017 by The American Association of Immunologists, Inc.


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Last Friday me & Ego Trippin' took to the airwaves of Reprezent Radio in Brixton, London, as part of the Innovation Takeover! Check out the video below of Ego Trippin & myself in the mix.
Big up toe Kade for having us there #KadesClubMix
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Last Friday me & Ego Trippin' took to the airwaves of Reprezent Radio in Brixton, London, as part of the Innovation Takeover! Check out the video below of Ego Trippin & myself in the mix.
Big up toe Kade for having us there #KadesClubMix
April's instalment of the Innovation Show on Pyro Radio is now available to listen back to on Mixcloud, and this month I'm offering you the chance to win a pair of tickets to the Innovation In The Sun Beach Fiesta!
As always there's also a ton of good music from the likes of Shy FX, Randall, Kings Of The Rollers, Carlito & Addiction, Alibi, Serum & of course my latest release 😎
My latest single has recently been released on Direct Recordings!
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As the press release says:
Following on from his recent releases on Modified Motions Dynamic Audio label & the huge Innovation Drum & Bass Anthems compilation, DJ Ollie comes with a long overdue single for his own Direct Recordings imprint.
This driving jungle roller is surgically crafted for shaking sub bass speakers, while the expertly programmed kicks, snare & percussion elements drive this track ever forward at a lively pace of 175 beats per minute!
This track was premiered at Andy C's residency at XOYO in London where it had crowds going nuts & MC Inja duly calling for an instant reload!!! The track has also received play at foundation drum and bass events such as Warning & Innovation.
Says it all really 🙂
Gino joined me on the last episode of the Innovation Show on Pyro Radio to play some of his latest tracks on Audioporn, G13 & Down2Earth in the guest mix. Watch him do his thing on YouTube….
Listen back to the full show on Mixcloud
The Innovation Show broadcasts on PyroRadio on the 2nd Thursday of every month 5-7pm GMT
This one is getting released to the world on 5th April via my Direct Recordings imprint. Something I made just for myself to play, but a few people were still asking me about it a year on since it got crowds going nuts at Andy C's XOYO Residency so I've decided to give it an official release.
Have a listen on Soundcould & please share & leave a comment if you like it…
Listen back to the latest episode of the Innovation Show on Pyro Radio for your chance to win a pair of tickets to Innovation In The Sun 2019!
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Tempers flared last week during a closed-door meeting of City Council leadership over two police reform bills, with one Brooklyn councilman forcefully opposing a compromise engineered in part by Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.
Resistance was more muted, but far more widespread, among those present at the Council's leadership meeting to the speaker's ambitious proposal to increase the number of permits for street vendors, according to two people familiar with the discussions.
Those contentious measures are set for a vote during the Council's last session on Tuesday, part of a raft of about 40 different proposals affecting everything from biodiesel for city ferries to the city's Human Rights Law to a requirement that certain city forms include an option to indicate a gender-neutral pronoun, such as they or ze.
Yes, the final days of the year, and of Ms. Mark-Viverito's four-year tenure as speaker, have been marked by a flurry of legislative activity the likes of which few in the Council could remember. It comes amid an open and prolonged eight-way contest to be the next speaker, with gossip and meetings consuming the thinking and schedules of many members.
"Having 40 substantive bills in one Council meeting is an aggressive session," said Gifford Miller, who served as speaker from 2002 to 2005. "I'm impressed that they are still working hard to get stuff done here under the wire."
Ms. Mark-Viverito has distinguished her term as speaker by letting up on the reins and allowing her colleagues to introduce more proposals. The Council now employs a legislative drafting staff of 10 people to handle a bevy of proposals. It has passed 676 bills so far under Ms. Mark-Viverito, more than the number approved during the eight-year speakership of her predecessor, Christine C. Quinn.
But the final rush before Tuesday has sparked pushback from some elected officials, advocates and interested parties. Of particular concern are the measures on policing and vendors that were met with a cold reception from some in the Council leadership.
On the street-vendor legislation, Ms. Mark-Viverito has set up a clash with the mayor — as well as with powerful real estate and local business interests — and faces the real possibility that her proposal could fail to pass on Tuesday.
"We are strongly opposed to this bill, and will work to ensure it does not become law," said Seth Stein, a spokesman for Mayor Bill de Blasio. "The bill outlines a dramatic increase in food vendor permits without providing the tools or time necessary for effective enforcement."
As the exiting speaker, Ms. Mark-Viverito holds few cards left with which to influence her members, apart from the power to allow them to see their own bills get a vote.
The street-vendor proposal would increase the number of vendors by 330 per year over 10 years, above the current cap of 5,100, while providing for a new office of enforcement. Only those with licenses could operate their vendor carts, a new regulation that Ms. Mark-Viverito's office said would mean fewer than the maximum number would be on the street. (Under current law, a license holder can hire workers to staff a cart 24 hours a day.)
For Ms. Mark-Viverito, the legislation is important partly because many street vendors are immigrants, and they rely on such work for their livelihood.
"It's complicated, and it's considered one of these third-rail issues, nobody wants to touch it," she said. "I feel it's a very balanced bill."
Mr. de Blasio supports the other contentious measure, two policing bills, known together as the Right to Know Act, that would require officers to provide information during many street interactions, including presenting a business card and giving the reason they are questioning the person, and, separately, to get consent from a person before conducting a search in cases where a search would otherwise not be permitted.
But while police reform advocates and the New York Civil Liberties Union support the search bill, they have railed against the compromise over information in street interactions reached between the Council and the Police Department, which would exclude car stops as well as low-level interactions in which officers engage in questioning without yet having suspicion that the person was involved in a crime.
When that measure was discussed at last week's closed-door leadership meeting, Councilman Jumaane D. Williams of Brooklyn spoke up forcefully. Mr. Williams, who is a candidate to be the next speaker and has a history of shepherding police reform bills, objected to the deal in an exchange with the speaker that one person familiar with discussions called "heated."
After the meeting, he began lobbying against it.
"The current bill being considered is markedly different and would be significantly less effective than the legislation we first introduced half a decade ago," Mr. Williams said in a joint statement with Councilman Brad Lander.
Ms. Mark-Viverito said she believed the bill would pass. "But individual members have to make a decision. If they want to abdicate their responsibility to advocates and pooh-pooh it," she said, "well that's on them."
Also set for a vote in the helter-skelter final session are measures to require a better accounting of available affordable housing on the market, a census of vacant properties that could be used for housing, and stricter rules for noise. Any of the measures could be shelved by Ms. Mark-Viverito before Tuesday.
One item not under consideration, despite discussions among City Hall and Council staff in recent weeks: a new effort to limit the use of the city's horse carriages, long a priority of Mayor de Blasio. (A bill nearly made it to a vote last year before being pulled amid cratering support.)
"There was some talk, but it wasn't really elevated," said Ms. Mark-Viverito of the de Blasio administration testing the waters for new action on horse carriages. "I just didn't see how it could happen."


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When speaking with members of the general public these days, the main concern with funeral services is how expensive they have become. Trust us, we are listening. Simple Wishes of the North is doing its part by trying to keep services and merchandise affordable for everyone. With the cost of living constantly on the rise and with little to no increases in benefit packages or pensions plans, we understand how some may feel the need to keep a closer eye on their expenses.
Keeping the above in mind, we will continue to make every effort to maintain our pricing at a reduced cost on all of our merchandise.
We are pleased to offer you a wide selection of cremation urns. As per our price list, all of our urns in stock are under $375 each. Special orders can also be arranged.
We keep a small selection of caskets in stock as cremation rates are high, and to reduce our cost so we can save you money. Our current stock of caskets are all listed below $1700 each. Special orders can always be arranged.
These wooden and steel containers for casket burials are available through us and for considerably less than most providers.


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"Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun"
The clubhouse is the perfect venue for conferences, weddings or parties with seating available for up to 60 people. A cash bar is available on request for private functions.
The clubhouse can be hired at R1700 per day. Contact reception to start arranging your next function.
We sell most holiday essentials like snacks, sun block, drinks, ice cream, wood, firelighters etc at the kiosk. Activity equipment can also be hired from the kiosk - tennis rackets, golf balls, badminton, putt-putt & pool table cue and balls.
The games room have various arcade game machines and a pool table. All games are slot-operated machines. We normally show any major sport events on he TV during the day, or show kids movies for those needing a break from the sun.
By far the favourite activity on the farm, plus the easiest way to travel around the farm, is hiring one of our golf carts.
- A 2-seater can be hired at R125.00 per hour
- A 4-seater can be hired at R225.00 per hour
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The R500,00 deposit will be refunded on the day of departure should none of the above rules have been disregarded.
- Golf car rates are available at reception.
- Visitors will be liable for any damage
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This month I thought I'd go over a few books that have shaped the way I view agile practices. You'll note that while none of them are actually agile implementation guides, they all speak to the values and principles that live behind agile implementation. While readers of these titles have typically been in the tech and startup world, each book contains an approach to tackling uncertainty that should resonate with anyone running an applied research project.
Zero to One – Peter Thiel (2014)
Big Ideas:
- Start Small: Capture the largest part of the smallest customer segment. It is better to start small and monopolise a tiny market than to try and capture a larger market. Starting small puts you in close contact with customers and helps you truly understand the value you are delivering. Once you have your systems up and running, then you can move onto larger target audiences.
- The Future Can Be Planned: People see the future as random, and as a result, a project with a good definite, simple plan will often be underrated and underestimated. Thiel argues that the future can be planned, and while your plan might be wrong, it is better to have a simple bad plan than no plan at all.
These ideas particularly apply to science and research projects. Projects are often undertaking amazing and novel research that can change entire industries – but at the heart of every project lies the question of adoption and impact. I'm always curious about how each project team defines their ideal customer and who they believe their early adopters will be.
The Lean Startup – Eric Ries (2011)
Big Ideas:
- Learning is everything: This book introduced the idea that 'learning' is one of the most important things you can do at the early stage of a project, and that everything we know is an assumption until validated through a range of small-scale experiments. The faster you learn, the more you know. The more you know, the more you can adjust your project to deliver the value you have set out to achieve.
- The Lean Canvas: Using a lean canvas, it is possible to untangle your assumptions and lay them out on a one-page plan. The boxes found in these one-page plans ask for your best guesses about how you'll add value, how you'll reach customers, how clearly you understand your customer's problems etc. However, they are all assumptions until tested with validated learning. [note: I don't think the lean canvas is actually mentioned in The Lean Startup, but it is too heavily affiliated with this book to ignore]
- MVPs: A key way to learn is through building Minimum Viable Product (MVPs). These are products that convey just enough of your project's value to early adopters (customers) so you can quickly and cheaply learn if you are on the right path. This creates a cycle of building something, measuring its impact and then learning, or adjusting your course of action as a result of new knowledge. Build, measure, learn.
- Pivot: Adjusting your project in response to new information, or pivoting, is a good thing. Pivoting is not blindly splashing about looking for answers. It is a considered decision to change your activities so you have a greater chance of meeting your outcomes.
The takeaway for research projects is that if you want your research to have an impact you have to call out your assumptions and find ways to validate them through experiments. Most importantly, each project has assumptions that live beyond the central research questions they have been contracted to answer. There are many assumptions around adoption and implementation that the teams also need to consider.
Change by Design – Tim Brown (2009)
Big Ideas:
- The Venn Diagram of Desirability: An essential takeaway from Change By Design is that each project can be viewed through the overlapping lenses of desirability (will a customer use it), viability (does it make business sense) and feasibility (can we do it). Most projects begin with viability or feasibility in mind, and only consider the desirability of their idea once the project is complete. Change By Design challenges us to seriously consider whether customers will use our products/research before we invest too much in building them.
- Empathy: Customer empathy is the heart of design thinking. Being able to talk in detail about who you believe will find value in your initiative is incredibly powerful. Why? Because it raises adoption questions you'll need to answer if you want your project to have true impact. It's not enough to ring fence your work and hope that later on someone else will figure out who will find value in it.
Putting the customer at the center of scientific research is exciting. While applied research has always been about delivering value, customer-centric scientific research pushes teams to consider the actual end-user of their research, not just the organisations who are paying the researchers to explore an idea.
Scaling Up – Verne Harnish (2014)
Big Ideas:
- Metrics: The strongest projects have a small number of solid, achievable objectives. These objectives reflect the outcome you would like to achieve. The smaller the number of metrics, the clearer the projects vision will be. [note: I'd suggest that your outcome should state how your project will change a customer's life.]
Metrics and outcomes are particularly important for applied research projects because research can often be seen as exploratory. Having a limited number of project outcomes phrased in a way that demonstrates the value of the project to a customer helps to ground exploratory projects in a united vision. This can prove challenging for teams that are accustomed to reporting against activities they have done rather than measuring themselves on how they are delivering impact to an end-user.
Final Thoughts:
Agile is both a mindset and a practical approach to exploring new situations and adjusting course as needed. There are plenty of physical practices you can implement to help manage teams in ways that meet this mindset (scrum is particularly useful) but as a first step, developing customer-centric, outcomes-based mindsets is essential.
A few words on language
- Customers and end-users: refer to the people that will ultimately benefit from the research. This does not assume that they are actually customers paying with money but rather people that will use the thing you create. This includes terms like 'markets' and 'target groups'.
- Project, product and initiative: refer to research projects.


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"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Bill Watterson
You know you're nearing the end of college when most of your friends are drinking out of bottles instead of cans and Tyler (who once taught you the basics of beer pong) passes on a free drink because he has to go to work in the morning.
Senior Thesis Day is less than a week away, your landlord notifies you that she'll be showing the apartment tomorrow and the toast of the night is "here's to 100 nights until graduation."
The conversation has changed over the years, from figuring out which core classes to take together to cleaning up Twitter accounts and applying to jobs. Sometimes it seems like you all met yesterday and sometimes it feels like you've known each other since 4th grade. Time is weird like that.
In the midst of side conversations about internships and grad schools, Krista wins the poker game, because she has no clue how to play and you've come to expect that kind of thing. You sit back and look around at the people you've grown with, grown apart from, and grown closer to on any given weekend.
You think about all that's happened since these people first came into your life. Jackie deals the last hand and you remember meeting her the first day you moved in, praying you two would be friends and taking the fact that you both used Herbal Essences as some kind of sign. You wonder how different your life would have been if you hadn't been roommates, and you're grateful it's not.
You realize that even though you've all had your ups and downs, the people around the table have come to resemble some kind of eclectic family that will always come to mind when, years from now, you think about college. You know you'd be someone else if these people hadn't come into your life, and you wonder if you would have liked that other you. You decide you probably wouldn't.
You think about the seniors you met when you were a freshman, and you wonder how they seemed like they were so much older than you are now, and how you thought they must have it all figured out. Now you have to laugh to yourself because although you know a lot more than you did at 18, you know that 21 is not the year you figure it all out.
More than anything else, you think about how you only have 100 nights to do things like sit around and play poker with your friends until 2 a.m., and how you'd better take advantage of every one because the "real world" is coming, and it's nothing like MTV.
Here's to every night til graduation, and to making it count.


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Middlesbrough are hoping the frost doesn't make the Acklam Park pitch unplayable - for they are having a gathering of former players for the home game with Northern.
Boro need the game to go ahead to make it a good day, and secure another win on the way to promotion.
For visitors Northern are adrift at the foot of North 2 East, having won just two of their 18 games.
As second placed Middlesbrough have chalked up 13 victories, they are hot favourites to win.
But if the promotion dream is to become reality they will have to cut out the sloppy spells they showed at York last week.
Three flowing tries in quick succession gave them the points, but they started and finished the game badly.
Middlesbrough make several changes, which should strengthen the side.
Simon Moore is unavailable, so Andrew Micklewright moves to full back, Lee Davies coming in on the wing.
In the forwards Ian Bradford plays at No 8 instead of Dean Gardner, while front row duo Richard Horton and Dale Sawden return to action, as Middlesbrough look for the win that will keep them in second place, ahead of Morpeth, who are hot on their heels just a point behind.
Redcar host Stockton in a derby match, with both sides now well clear of the relegation zone, following victories last week. For Redcar Matt Hemingway has a thigh strain, so Liam Turner will play at scrum half.
Neil Cook is missing so Neil Young, available again, comes back into the second row.
Kieran McMahon moves up from the bench, to outside centre, and Glen Ransom fills the gap on the bench.
Stockton field a strong side as they look for a win which would take them above the Seasiders.
Guisborough need a thaw to ensure that their home game with Winlaton goes ahead, for the pitch is frozen.
Guisborough won well at Winlaton early in the seaon, but the visitors have improved a lot since then.
Acklam's Durham and Northumberland One derby with Billingham has been postponed - not because of the icy weather, but because the World Cup is coming to the Billingham club.
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We all love traveling. But what most of us do is put off nine out of ten travel plans thinking it is not necessary. We wait for the right time to come or diligently prepare itinerary that kind of makes a trip unexciting. Taking an unknown road should be entirely about exploring – people, places, culture, food, fashion, language, and most importantly, yourself. It reflects your capacity to adapt to any circumstances in life. Travelling puts forth the challenges you need to surpass to reach a destination. Here is a list of some fun and unusual facts about traveling that are sure to motivate you right away.
1. France has the most number of tourists in the world.
To be precise, 89 million people visited France in the year 2017, making it the most visited country. And Paris happens to be the most popular city with a record of 30 million visitors every year. It has a romantic image, strategic locations, wine, cheese, art, and history. Most couples love to travel to ignite feelings of intimacy and discover each other more. Couples can travel together to get out of their routine and find ways to show affection. What else could be a better place than France! Furthermore, French is one of the top five happiest languages in the world.
2. Canada has the most number of lakes and the most educated population in the world.
There are 31,752 lakes in the country that makes for 60% of the world's lake. Also, the country has the most educated population in the world. More than 50% of the population has a post-graduate or graduate degree. People say traveling makes you smarter. Who knows making a trip to Canada might boost your intelligence. When you get to meet the intellectuals, you can grasp their wisdom, expand the horizon of knowledge. Traveling can do more than educating. It transforms the mind to think without prejudices and appreciate all even with dissimilarities.
3. Papua New Guinea is the most linguistically diverse country.
Learning languages is quite fascinating. Some people travel to different corners of the world only to learn a foreign language. It raises your standards, puts you on-demand, and makes you a communicable person. Interestingly, a fact is Papua New Guinea is the most linguistically diverse country in the world. The country has 832 indigenous languages of numerous tribes living in the islands. As a remote destination, it is less visited by tourists. But that doesn't mean it has any fewer spots to visit. You can trek to the mountains, discover the indigenous tribes, and learn the language. Sometimes it is the journey and not the destination that teaches you how to live.
4. The name of a Town in Norway is A.
It is a fact. A Norwegian town has a one-letter name A pronounced as aw. It is a village in the Lofoten islands with a population of 150 people. In the Old Norse language, it means Small River. An additional fun fact, Paul Parry, a British writer, and comedian, traveled from A (Norway) to Bee (Nebraska) on a cycle. He reached the destination three months later, which is officially now called the A to B Day. That is what traveling does. It sets a new road to walk on and discover the world around.
5. Finland is the happiest country on earth.
Travel is a recreational activity where people enjoy spending money rather than on objects. Finland is the happiest country in the world due to numerous factors. The citizens are progressive, value the education system, and urge to remove the gender gap. Happiness spreads easily. If the locals are warm and welcoming towards you, their happy vibe will transmit to you quickly. Travelling can enhance your mental well-being. So, if you wish to gather some happiness, get a carte a gratter to list out the countries you wish to visit. Keep Finland on top.
6. Miami has the busiest cruise port.
Miami is famous for its beaches. But the city is also one of the busiest cruise ports in the world. It has a record of 4.8 million passengers in the year 2017 and continues to have passenger traffic of 4.33 million. If you like beaches and cruise rides, you know where to go. The experience will be relaxing, and you can find your serenity even amidst the hustle.
7. Free wine fountain in Italy.
So, wine tasting can be free somewhere in the world it seems. Cammino di San Tommaso is a pilgrimage trail of 315 kilometers. At the end of this trail in the town of Ortano, Italy you will find a free 24-hour wine fountain open for tourists. You get to explore a new place and satisfy your palette with the local red wine tasting. But the motive is to quench the thirst of the travelers and not to get all drunk.
A vacation, trip, or adventure gives you the chance to do novel stuff. It is enduring and a memory you can keep for the rest of your life. Every place offers something to learn and gives you the scope to grow into a better human being.
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I was 0-1 down a game at the RPTQ.
The RPTQ was this past weekend and it was Rivals of Ixalan sealed. I spent two weeks leading up to the event mostly practicing sealed and drafting online. I haven't played a ton of this sealed format prior to that so I wanted to get as familiar with the cards as possible. One of the most important things you can do for any given limited format is be aware of all the different tricks available so you don't get blown out. If I qualified for this PT I've all but locked up Bronze level and of course can only go up from there. No amount of testing could have prepared me for what I would be receiving as a sealed pool however. To say I got a bad pool would be putting it mildly. I unfortunately didn't save the entire pool for you to stare at in amazement, but just the deck I registered. Still, I think you'll get a pretty good idea of the few options I had.
Sealed Deck
The hard three colors, which under normal circumstances I would never advise doing. I was in a situation where I had no big payoff creatures in any of my colors but I did have access to three Sailor of Means. This allowed me to play a little greedy and fill out my deck with a lot of value cards. Since I didn't have any bomb rares or ways to easily win the game on the spot, I jammed every creature with flying in my cardpool into my deck. Even doing this, there still wasn't that many. Since I had all those Sailors I also got to play every removal spell in my pool which again wasn't many. That's including Bombard without a single red source. My deck although clearly not good or powerful does have a clear game plan which is important when playing sealed. That plan is to gum up the ground with large toughness creatures and go to the sky.
Well when round one came around I got put in the dirt by a Boros aggro deck. I didn't draw a single Sailor and found myself ran over just before I could ever stabilize the board each game. Both a curse and a blessing, this allowed me to dig deeper into my pool to find an option B build. What I found wasn't much, but it was something. This is also something I recommend to everyone who plays sealed. Finding a different backup deck allows you to gain an edge in a matchup that is otherwise unwinnable. I recognized that although Boros is probably a good matchup for my deck and I wouldn't have swapped decks anyways, I could definitely see myself having a problem going up against a deck heavy on bombs. Since my deck doesn't really come at you fast nor does it have a lot of removal spells. My plan B was a straight up Simic tempo deck. I did a clean 15 card swap from my main deck and removed all non Simic cards, along with the Sailors for cards like Deadeye Rig-Hauler, Jadecraft Artisan and more Crashing Tide. It wasn't flashy and my threshold for what I consider playable dipped a bit to find 23 cards but I got there. This was important because round two came along and my opponent had a dinosaur deck that I simply couldn't compete with in the late game but lacked an impressive early one. After being down a game I swapped out to my plan B and I managed to squeeze out the win by simply applying pressure and bouncing his bombs.
Remember that click bait title? This is what happened next. Round three I got paired down to the 0-2 bracket as I was sitting at 1-1. I win game one handily and keep my deck the same. He was playing some sort of GW dinosaur deck. Then out of nowhere game two he played Bishop's Soldier into Territorial Hammerskull into another Territorial Hammerskull. After getting quickly dispatched that game I get a little nervous but decided that I needed the removal and keep my deck as is. Game three he gets a similar draw and I'm facing lethal. But before my opponent kills me he pulls out the match slip and concedes the match. I couldn't believe it. This wasn't prompted by me but was a conscious decision by my opponent knowing he wasn't live for top 8 and I was. I of course appreciated the gesture sincerely and would do my best to not make that concession in vein.
Each round following I found myself in tougher and tougher situations but I kept my cool and continued figuring out the best deck for the right situation. I was drawing well, even for my deck and managed to squeeze out some tough matches against rares such as Legion's Landing, Kumena's Awakening, Etali, Primal Storm and Golden Guardian to name a few along the way. Eventually I found myself in round six and breakers that were just good enough to prompt a draw into top 8.
I sit down for the draft and see four seats to my left will be my opponent in Lance Austin. He's currently a Bronze level Pro and relatively new to the Florida region. I open my pack and get to reveal to the table a Profane Procession. This is basically a dream scenario since I can both forecast to my neighbors my intent but also get one of the best rares in the set. This of course paid dividends as I get a third pick Legion Lieutenant and a bunch of vampires. Pack two doesn't fail to deliver either as I pick up a Vona's Hunger and more tribal synergies. I also make it a point to hate out as much enchantment removal as possible, taking a very early Cleansing Ray (fifth pick) knowing that Lance would have surely taken it ninth pick. My main concern going into the last pack was removal, as my only options at the time were Vona's Hunger, Profane Procession and a Reaver Ambush. My worries were quelled when I opened a Walk the Plank and got a third pick Contract Killing. Rounding out my deck I got the ever important Anointed Deacon which really solidified my deck and gave me complete confidence in winning my match. The final product is as follows:
Draft Deck
Lance of course wouldn't make it easy on me. Pack three was opened and a Legion's Landing was revealed at the seat next to him. I watched as it got passed and then taken by Lance. He also ended up with a Mavren Vein, a Legion Lieutenant of his own and a very scary Golden Demise. Thankfully for me the only one of those he ever drew was the Mavren Vein and I had removal for it. Game 1 he just flooded out after a mulligan and game 2 after I mulliganed I had nearly a perfect draw while he stumbled on a second color until it was too late. After the dust cleared I'm requalified for the Pro Tour and have locked up Bronze! Phew, what a day.
Now that I'm going to the PT I'm fully committed to grinding away to see how far I can go. I think a reasonable goal is to hit Silver by season end. I've already got a shell of a team in place as well. As I'm writing this I'm confirmed to be working with Chris Fennell, Steve Mann and Craig Wescoe. That's one heck of a team already. So stay tuned. I'll be sharing my thoughts and testing regimen as much as I can without compromising our team of course.
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