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D.C. Bar Standing Commitees
Much of the work of the D.C. Bar is done by the committees listed below. Appointments to these committees as well as designation of chairs are made by the Bar president with the confirmation of the Board of Governors. The exceptions are the Attorney/Client Arbitration Board, Legal Ethics Committee, Judicial Evaluation Committee, and Nominations Committee, which are elected by the Board of Governors.
For more information about D.C. Bar committees, contact D.C. Bar Chief Executive Officer Katherine A. Mazzaferri, 1101 K Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005-4210 or via e–mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Attorney/Client Arbitration Board
The Attorney/Client Arbitration Board (ACAB) oversees a Fee Arbitration Service which includes a Voluntary Mediation Program. The Fee Arbitration Service has jurisdiction over disputes about fees paid, charged or claimed for legal services between attorneys and their clients. It includes a mandatory program for attorneys when named as respondents, and for clients when named as respondents where the parties entered into a pre–dispute agreement to arbitrate fee disputes if the agreement complies with Legal Ethics Opinion 218. It also includes a voluntary program when clients are named as respondents in the absence of a pre–dispute agreement between the parties addressing how fee disputes will be handled. The ACAB consists of 11 members—seven active members of the Bar and four nonlawyers. The ACAB holds approximately five to six committee meetings, one arbitrator training session, and one arbitrator and mediator appreciation reception per year. The Committee normally meets from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every other month, except in August. ACAB members are also encouraged to apply for selection as an arbitrator for the ACAB, when such vacancies occur.
The Audit Committee shall consist of three members of the Board, including the Immediate Past President, and two persons who, by virtue of training and/or occupation, are knowledgeable about finance and audits, and are appointed by the President with the approval of the Board to staggered three–year terms. The immediate Past–President shall serve as Chair. The Treasurer shall not serve on the Audit Committee.
The Budget Committee is chaired by the president-elect of the Bar and includes the president, the treasurer, one representative designated by the Board on Professional Responsibility, and three other voting members of the Board of Governors appointed by the president with the approval of the Board for one–year terms.
Continuing Legal Education
The Continuing Legal Education Committee oversees the District of Columbia Bar CLE Program and the education component of the Mandatory Course on the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct and District of Columbia Practice. The committee evaluates course proposals and generates course ideas. Committee members recommend course chairs and faculty members. The committee also evaluates and approves requests from D.C. Bar sections to cosponsor programs for continuing legal education (CLE) credit with outside CLE sponsors. The committee consists of 15 active members and normally meets from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month except August. Appointments are made in the fall.
Election Board
The president of the D.C. Bar, with the approval of the Board of Governors, appoints seven members of the Bar to serve as the Election Board, with no person to serve more than three consecutive terms. The Election Board is charged with reviewing and counting votes cast by members of the Bar in the election of officers of the Bar, members of the Board of Governors, and delegates to the American Bar Association, and in Bar referenda.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of the president of the Bar, the president–elect, the immediate past–president, and four other voting members of the Board of Governors, appointed by the president with the approval of the Board for one–year terms.
The Finance Committee consists of the immediate past–president of the Bar as chair, the current Bar treasurer, and three members appointed by the president with the approval of the Board of Governors. The three members of the committee serve staggered three–year terms, with no person serving more than two consecutive terms.
Judicial Evaluation Committee
The Judicial Evaluation Committee (JEC) conducts confidential evaluations of judges who preside over the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Judges are evaluated in their 2nd, 6th, 10th, and 13th years of service. Senior judges are evaluated during the second year of their four–year terms and once during their two–year terms. Each evaluated judge, along with the chief judge of each court, receives a copy of the survey results. Also, evaluation results of senior judges and judges in their 6th, 10th, and 13th years of service are sent to the D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure. Attorneys who appeared before the selected judges in the 24 months prior to the evaluation period are invited to participate. The JEC is responsible for reviewing the timetable, the survey instrument, the survey method, and the results of the survey, to ensure a fair, secure and anonymous process every year. The JEC is comprised of seven active members of the D.C. Bar. The Committee usually meets four times a year.
Lawyer Assistance Committee
The Lawyer Assistance Program (LAP) assists individuals with substance abuse, mental health (including stress), and emotional problems that interfere with their professional or personal lives. The LAP's services are available to members of the D.C. Bar, judges serving on any court located within the District of Columbia, applicants for admission to the D.C. Bar, and law students enrolled in law schools located in the District of Columbia if they have stated the intent to apply for D.C. Bar membership. Members of the Lawyer Assistance Committee address policy issues, help with outreach, and identify ways to improve the program. The Lawyer Assistance Committee consists of 15 D.C. Bar members and two nonlawyers. The committee meets on the second Monday of every other month from 4:45 to 6:15 p.m. beginning in November. Appointments are made in the fall.
Leadership Development Committee
The Leadership Development Committee recruits, trains, places, and assesses potential and current leaders for all volunteer leadership positions in the Bar. The committee shall consist of not more than 15 persons, appointed by the President, with the approval of the Board for staggered two–year terms, with no person to serve more than three consecutive terms.
Legal Ethics Committee
The Legal Ethics Committee issues formal opinions on questions arising under the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct. The committee consists of 11 active members of the D.C. Bar and four nonlawyers. It normally meets from 12:15 to 2:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month, except in August. Traditionally, the Board has appointed lawyers with a background in legal ethics including teaching, advising one's firm or agency, writing and/or serving on a related committee.
Nominations Committee
The Committee on Nominations nominates candidates for Bar office who will run in the next Bar election. Any active member of the Bar who is not an officer or member of the Board of Governors may be appointed to the nominating committee, except that no one who has served on the Committee on Nominations at any time during the past three years is eligible for appointment to this year's committee. Under the Bar's by–laws, the Board of Governors must appoint each year a seven–person Nominations Committee. The Committee on Nominations will have at least five meetings late–November through early March. Appointments are made in the fall.
The committee shall consist of the president, the immediate past president, and three persons, who, by virtue of training and/or occupation, are knowledgeable about pension and pension plans and are appointed by the president with the approval of the Board to staggering three–year terms. The immediate past president shall serve as chair. {Amended January 9, 2007]
Practice Management Service
The Practice Management Service Committee (PMSC) designs and implements educational programs on law office management. This includes making available practice monitors and acting as a clearinghouse of resources available to attorneys interested in improving their legal and management skills. PMSC consists of 10 active Bar members and three nonlawyers. The committee normally meets the third Tuesday of every other month from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Appointments are made in the fall.
Regulations/Rules/Board Procedures Committee
The Regulations/Rules/Board Procedures Committee was established in 1999 as the successor to the Regulations/Rules/Board Procedures Task Force. The committee reviews the Rules Governing the D.C. Bar and, as requested by the president and/or the Board of Governors, the Bar's by–laws, policy statements, and related procedures, and if appropriate, recommends changes to the Board. It also seeks to codify current Bar practice, or to propose changes in Bar practice, where necessary. The committee does not address rules, by–laws, and procedures covered by other Bar standing committees, the Clients' Security Fund, or the Board on Professional Responsibility unless there are overarching procedural issues. The committee consists of five active members of the Bar, and meets approximately every six weeks, or more often, as the need arises. Appointments are made in the fall.
Rules of Professional Conduct Review
The Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee regularly reviews the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct for possible revisions and amendments. All proposed amendments are considered by the Board of Governors. The Board sends recommended changes to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, which has sole authority to promulgate the Rules. The committee consists of 15 active members of the Bar. It normally meets from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. on the second Monday of every month except August. Appointments are made in the fall.
Screening Committee
The Screening Committee consists of five persons appointed by the president of the Bar with the approval of the Board of Govenors in July of each year for one–year terms, with no person to serve more than three consecutive terms. Of the five members, three are to be attorney members of the Board, one is to be a nonlawyer member of the Board, and one is to have been a member of the most recent Committee on Nominations.
The Technology Committee assists in the process of planning and budgeting for technology and is charged with the following: Receive information from the Technology Stakeholders Committee to assure stakeholder participation in the IT planning and budgeting processes; to develop a long-term, multi-year IT plan for the approval of the Board of Governors (Board); review the long-term IT plan periodically to evaluate whether it continues to meet the needs of the Bar and to propose revisions as needed; provide an objective and informed assessment of short-term IT plans and projects, including evaluation of the costs and benefits, and feasibility of alternative solutions, and to assure that they are consistent with the long-term IT plan; and act as a resource to the Board, its Budget Committee, and other committees designed by the Board in annual budget planning, dues ceiling planning, and implementation of the strategic plan.
Trustees of the Clients' Security Fund of the District of Columbia Bar
The Clients' Security Fund (Fund) is a court-appointed board of trustees charged with maintaining the integrity and protecting the good name of the legal profession by reimbursing losses caused by dishonest conduct of District of Columbia Bar members, when acting either as attorneys or as fiduciaries. Reimbursements are made to the extent authorized by the Fund's rules and as deemed proper and reasonable by the trustees. Operating through its five trustees appointed by the D.C. Court of Appeals, the Fund represents a fundamental commitment by lawyers in the District of Columbia to protect the integrity of the profession through reimbursing losses suffered by people who have had a D.C. Bar member dishonestly retain money or something of value from them while acting as an attorney or fiduciary customary to the practice of law.


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Barry I donÂt know exacts how long the beekeepers in Russia using Oxalic Acid to tread honeybees.
We have so many immigrants from Russia, in the 90s approx 200 000 each year. I know 2 beekeepers in our club, from Kazakhstan and Voronezsh. Both never had other treatments for the bees than oxalic acid. They didnÂt even know thatÂs others available and treated the bees since 78 and 80.
>>That's fine for Europe, but it's not acceptable for use in hives in the U.S.
Do you think beekeepers in your country have a chance for better treatments we have? Wait till all mites are resistant against the drugs your government aloud to use, whatÂs happen then?? If all beekeepers waiting for the government that means, in one or two year your country has no mites anymore.
And is also FREE from honeybees !!!
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McDonald's is spending more than $100 million to advertise its new McCafe premium coffees, as anyone who's watched any prime time TV knows. But it's getting a big marketing boost apparently for free. Twice in the last 24 hours, Miley Cyrus has tweeted that she just can't get enough of McDonald's. Her latest: "ive seen super size me ( movie about mcdonalds) but i still cant resist a mcflurry and fries."
Miley, of course, is a queen of the tweens. Her Hannah Montana: The Movie pulled in $34 million over its first weekend, topping the $31 million she drew over the opening weekend last year with Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert. If Miley luvs Mickey D's—she says on Twitter that she's eaten there four days in a row—at least a few of her adoring fans will just have to pop in for a McFlurry too. Think what would happen if she raves next about McLattes.


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- 4 cups cherry cola, chilled
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 scoops fudge ripple ice cream
- Whipped cream in a can, optional
- 4 maraschino cherries
- In a pitcher, combine cola and vanilla. Place two scoops of ice cream in each of four chilled glasses. Pour cola over ice cream; top with whipped cream if desired and cherries. Yield: 4 servings.
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Leave it to a former great to inject some sense into the NHL lockout talk.
Boston Bruins legend Bobby Orr was on hand at the Hockey Hall of Fame on Friday to unveil a new 3D video featuring some of his feats and didn't hold back when asked about the ongoing lockout, which is now in its 56th day.
His message? The silliness has to end before they do irreparable damage to the game.
"They have to accept that responsibility to sit down and get a deal done," Orr said. "Shame on them if they don't do that."
Orr went on to say that what many don't realize is how a lockout hurts so many people associated with the game beyond players and owners, from restaurant workers to those who help put on the games.
For their sake, he hopes the lockout doesn't last a full season, as it did in 2004-05.
"How could it not hurt us?" Orr said of wiping out a full season. "I mean, there are the owners and the players, but think about some of the other people. Even the Hall of Fame, they're being hurt by this. You go to the buildings, the restaurants and so on, the shops around them - it's more than just the players and the owners. There's a lot of people hurt by this lockout.
"I don't know [if there'll be] long-term damage if we get it going. I think we can get it going. But anytime there's a lockout, there's damage. You've got to hope your fans come back. I think they will. But to even think about losing a season, that would hurt."
Orr admitted on Friday that he's not exactly the most unbiased party in negotiations, as his player agency, The Orr Hockey Group, represents more than a dozen NHL stars (including the three Staal brothers, Jason Spezza, Cam Ward and Taylor Hall) and as such backs the NHLPA side of the talks.
The 64-year-old Hall of Famer was mobbed by fans coming out of the newly christened TSN Theatre where he was joined former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ron Ellis and other hockey royalty to watch the 20-minute "Stanley's Game Seven" production.
The video features 3D computerized versions of Orr, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux carrying out some of their greatest manoeuvres, along with live action footage of young actors playing a pickup hockey game for the Stanley Cup.
"I thought it was great," said Orr, who watched from the front row wearing 3D glasses as a digital version of himself scored his famous 1970 Cup-winning goal and appeared to come right out of the screen as he fell to the ice.
As for when the NHL will finally get back on the ice, Orr said he remains optimistic it'll be relatively soon.
"I think maybe the first of December," he said. "I hope they keep going and they keep talking. I said right from the beginning: Lock them in a room and stare [at each other] and make a deal...
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GAZA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- New Palestinian Minister of
Foreign Affairs Mahmoud al-Zahar urged the international community on Saturday
to respect the Palestinian people's choice in electing the Islamic Resistance
Movement (Hamas) in the January legislative ballot.
Al-Zahar, a senior Hamas leader who
was sworn in as the new Palestinian top diplomat on Wednesday, also called upon
the international community in an exclusive interview with Xinhua to give the
Hamas cabinet a chance to show it was "clean and transparent."
He also said that the United States should abandon
its long-time partial policy that favors Israel and should not act in a hurry to
pressure the new Hamas government politically and economically.
Shortly following the inauguration of the Hamas
cabinet, Washington ordered its diplomats and contractors to cut off contacts
with Palestinian ministries and reiterated that no U.S. funds should go to the
Hamas leadership.
Meanwhile, the U.S. along with other members of the
Quartet of Mideast mediators-- the European Union, the United Nations and
Russia-- threatened to cut off aid to the Palestinian government if Hamas did
not renounce violence, recognize Israel's right to exist and accept interim
peace deals.
"There are so many countries which are standing on
the side of the Hamas cabinet and supporting its stance," said al-Zahar. "We
will build close diplomatic relations with these countries."
Al-Zahar said that the new government would
reconsider previous deals with Israel, but quickly added that all the agreements
reached in the past had been later destroyed by the Jewish state. "Do you want
us to repeat the same experience?" he asked.
Al-Zahar also stressed that Hamas opposed holding
negotiations with Israel.
"Israel wants to negotiate only for the sake of
negotiations, but on the ground, it expands settlements and continues building
the separation fence on the Palestinian territories," he said, adding that
Israel had negotiated with the Palestinians and the Arab world in the past but
all the agreements resulted in were undermined by the Jewish state.
"Israel doesn't want peace and nor does it have any
peace project. Therefore, we should not cheat our people and tell them that
there will be negotiations," he concluded.
But al-Zahar reiterated that it was possible that
Hamas and its cabinet accepted a temporary two-state solution to the conflict
with Israel, but voiced doubts over whether Israel really wanted to see the
establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
"I want to ask, 'Does Israel believe in the idea of
two states?'" he said. "Israel is deceiving the international community and it
actually wants only a Jewish state and it just hopes to see the Palestinians
have an autonomous regime."
The senior official also defended Hamas' ultimate
goal of destroying Israel and founding an Islamic state.
"I dreams of hanging a huge map of the world on the
wall at my Gaza home which does not show Israel on it," he said. "I hope that
our dream to have our independent state on all historic Palestine (including
"This dream will become real one day. I'm certain of
this because there is no place for the state of Israel on this land," said
However, he didn't rule out the possibility of having
Jews, Muslims and Christians living under the sovereignty of an Islamic state,
adding that the Palestinians never hated the Jews and that only the Israeli
occupation was their enemy.
Al-Zahar also said that the Hamas cabinet might make
contacts with Israel in running the daily affairs of the Palestinians on some
occasions, but stressed that these contacts would never be promoted to political
In addition, al-Zahar sharply criticized Israel for
halting the transfer of monthly tax revenues to the Palestinian government,
urging Israel to allow continuous flow of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian
Al-Zahar also rejected the disarmament of Hamas'
armed wing Izzeldein al-Qassam, stressing that the Hamas government would
continue supporting armed resistance against Israeli occupation. "Why should we
disarm the militants while the Palestinian territories are still occupied? The
people should defend themselves," he said.
On the Palestinian internal political situation,
al-Zahar said that the Hamas cabinet would work together with President Mahmoud
Abbas, dismissing that there were differences between the two sides.
Defeating Abbas' long dominant Fatah movement in the
Jan. 25 parliamentary elections, Hamas has become the dominant faction in the
Palestinian Legislative Council and then single-handedly formed a new cabinet.


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Keonjhar, Orissa, Mar 6 (UNI) A woman died of severe burn injuries after her saree caught fire from a temple lamp as she was offering puja to mark the Maha Shivratri day in this town today.
Police said Meerarani Pati, aged about 45 years had gone to Ram temple at the Keonjhar town to offer puja. The mishap took place when fire from a lamp inside the temple caught her saree.
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Watch the Moving Forward video on Body Changes, adapted from this content.
Body image is how you feel about your appearance. Changes to your body image from cancer and its treatment also affect your self-image. Self-image is how you see your personality, abilities, potential, values, and interests. It is also important in how you relate to others.
Common body changes from cancer
Not all cancer treatments cause physical changes. However, some do, and these changes may be temporary or permanent. Physical changes associated with cancer and its treatment may include:
Scars from surgery
Skin changes, including rashes and burns
Swelling of the face, arms, or legs
Decreased physical skills, including athletic abilities, balance, and agility
Weakness or loss of stamina
Loss of a body part
Changes in sexual function, such as early menopause in women, loss of sexual interest, or erectile difficulties in men
Infertility, which is the inability to conceive a child
How physical changes affect body image
For many young adults, appearance and physical strengths and abilities are an important part of self-image. When your appearance changes or you aren't able to do the things you once did, you may feel self-conscious. You may even feel insecure about changes that others can't see, including fatigue, hidden scars, infertility, or early menopause.
Even if cancer leaves no permanent physical changes, you may still feel different about your body after cancer treatment. You may see your body as weak or vulnerable at a time when your peers are in good health. However, many young adults describe positive changes in their body image as a result of living with cancer. You may gain a greater appreciation of the body's resilience. Or, you may discover that issues of weight or body shape matter less than they did before. You many see your scars as signs of courage and survival. Moreover, you may be newly inspired to make healthy lifestyle changes.
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Dating and relationships are very important at this point in life. It can be difficult to see friends enter relationships, get married, and have children, especially if you feel unattractive and are worried about being able to have children in the future. Because sexuality is an important part of life, it's important to understand potential sexual side effects and learn ways to cope with these changes.
Learn more about how cancer treatment can affect the sexual health of men and women, as well as tips for dating and intimacy after cancer.
Coping with changes to your body
It is normal to feel sad, angry, and worried about changes to your body. Others feel anxious, depressed, scared, or even trapped. Here are several ways to cope:
Before treatment begins, ask your doctor or another member of the health care team what body changes to expect. This will help you know what to expect and how to prepare. For example, if your treatment may cause hair loss, you may want to cut your hair shorter beforehand.
Give yourself time to grieve physical losses and to adjust to your new body.
Talk with other young adults with cancer about how they coped with and adjusted to body changes. Joining a support group is a good way to find others with similar experiences.
Be prepared for questions and comments about your appearance. Think about how you will respond. If you prefer not to talk about it, just tell people it's a private matter.
Remember that, although your body may look and feel different, you are still the same person. Cancer does not take away your personality, interests, and talents. If anything, you may discover a new talent or strength.
Take care of your body with exercise, good nutrition, and enough sleep. Be sure to ask your doctor whether you have any restrictions on your physical activity or diet.
Find a new activity that interests you if you are no longer able to do activities that you enjoyed. Learning a new skill can help you regain confidence in your body.
Ask for a referral to a physical therapist or fitness coach to help you manage any physical limitations. These professionals can help you regain balance or learn how to function with your changed body. Learn more about rehabilitation.
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Spirit is bang on, once you have it lowered you will have a good idea what you need to add next
good luck!
how much am i looking at for lowering springs? and do you guys know a good place to get them done?
Ebay mate.
70 plus upwards or look for some cheap second hand ones or go cheap coilovers at 175
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Cheers spirit... Do you know if I could get a good swap for my alloys? I really don't like them lol
Read not long back of a refurb and colour change in them wheels and looked miles better.
Try ebay for cheap wheels then flog yours or try swapz.co.uk
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Were coming from norfolk buddy so not sure what time im gonna be there.
Its easy to find though once your nearby and usually theres a meeting point nearby like a tescos nearer the time anyway
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Before leaving our train station in the morning we had to top up our oyster cards because we had used more than we planned (damned expensive London transportation). We headed to Hampton Court Palace, the favourite home of Henry Vlll and his many wives. Our tour was going great, we were taking pictures, listening to our audio guide, and admiring the architecture. It was amazing to learn how much food the royal court ate, apparently the king's diet was 70% meat and some historians thought that he had scurvy due to lack of fruits and veggies. We were going through some section of the palace looking at pictures when all of a sudden the fire alarm started going off, but a lady who works there said everything was fine, stay put, nothing to worry about. So we kept on reading about some pictures while this damned alarm went off; well ten seconds later some other guy comes into the room and starts yelling at us to exit because obviously there is a fire alarm going off, common sense dictates that you leave when such an event occurs
Eventually they let us all back in, false alarm of course. We continued our tour of the massive palace. It seemed like a lot of the rooms we wanted to see or were more curious to learn about were either closed or had been removed when more recent kings remodelled the place. We were mostly interested in King Henry's story as Jackie read The Other Boleyn Sister and is now reading the rest of the books about King Henry and his wives.
When we were finally finished after hours at Hampton Palace our plan was to take the train once again into the city centre and go check out Westminster Abbey. We realized though when we were at the train station that it was 2pm and we read in our book that the Abbey closes on that day of the week at 3:45pm and the last tickets were sold an hour before that; we still had to take the train there which would take a half hour at least, not including the time we had to spend waiting for it to get there. We cancelled our plan and went back to the hostel to eat and have an afternoon nap before we went to find the Maple Leaf Pub to meet up with Nicole, a friend from Camrose who is living in London
When we got to the pub we looked around for Nicole and then went to sit by the front so she would see us when she came in. After a half hour after we were suppose to meet we figured something came up and she couldn't make it (and we don't have a phone so she wouldn't have been able to get a hold of us). We decided to just order drinks and wings (it just so happened to be wing night!) and stay for a bit. A little bit after that though Nicole walked up to our table from within the bar, apparently she had been sitting in the back the whole time and we didn't see her! haha. We joined her and her friend Dan at the table and just visited and talked about each of our trips the whole time. It was awesome to finally see a face from back home!!


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Площадь150 фут² (~0,1 м²)
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- Возможность проживания семьи/детей
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- Лифт в здании
- Закрывающаяся на ключ комната
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Here we locate at the heart of Mong Kok, simply a must-go place during your Hong Kong trip with convenient transportation to all others places of Hong Kong and various distinctive restaurants, stores and shopping streets. We guarantee you an enjoyable and memorable stay in Hong Kong.
--5 minute walk to the Ladies' Market and Sneakers Street
--Local food stalls and distinctive restaurants downstairs
--Supermarkets, electronic stores, money exchange stores are around
Located at the very heart of Mong Kok, the hostel has extremely convenient access to elsewhere of Hong Kong. Literally you can go anywhere in Hong Kong within 1 hour.
--Direct Airport Bus A21, which can be taken downstairs, travels to and from Airport for only 35 minutes
--Two lines of MTR and numerous bus routes pass through
--10 minute to Tsim Sha Tsui
--15 minute to Central, Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai and Causeway Bay
--40 minute to famous spots Disneyland and Ocean Park
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--One double bed in bedroom
--One living room with a sofa
--Newly decorated, providing you with a most comfortable stay
--Elevator service from the ground floor to our apartments
--Thorough cleaning before guest arrival, including changing on all clean pillows, quilt and bed covers
--Private bathroom with necessities including towel, shampoo, shower gel, toilet paper
--Cable TV
--Free wife, stable and fast-speed
--Refrigerator for drinks and foods
--Easy cooking is ok. Please ask for an induction cooker in advance
Правила Проживания-- Please turn off air-conditioner before leaving the room, and turn off the water heater after shower in order to save energy. Otherwise, the guest will be fined 300 HKD each time discovered. Please understand.
--The room is passcode locked and you will do the check-in by yourself with the passcode we send you after successful reservation
--No Smoking
--No Pets
--Early check-in (from 8:30am to 3pm), only possible if no guest is staying there the night before)
--Late check in is ok
--Late check-out (after noon) only possible if no guest is checking in right after
--During your stay, in case the security guard or anyone else at the building asks, just say you are my friend because they don't like strangers getting into the building. Thanks!
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Мы первый раз воспользовались возможностью забронировать жилье у хозяина, а не отель. Сравнивать нам пока не с чем. Описание аппартаментов соответствовало с действительностью, но не было холодильника. Видимо представление о размере комнаты в Гонконге и России очень различаются, т.к. жилье было очень маленькое и втроем сложно было перемещаться. У нас оказались проблемы с водой и светом (отключили). Хозяина мы так и не увидели , может у него тоже были проблемы. За жилье мы не заплатили.
This appartment is good and the owner of the appartment is very kind. I checked out a few hours later and she doesn't let me pay extra money for that.
I'll definitely go back there. The room is a bit small but for that price and location you can't complain! And also the room is very clean!
great service and had a wonderful stay.
The room we got was really not bad! It was clean and the entire environment was really good. Apart from that, it was also quite easy to navigate around and it's quite near to the MTR and the shopping district like Langham Place. This room is really well spent for me! However, I think I would have preferred if there were a small refrigerator for guests to store some items. Other than that, I am still really happy that I chose this apartment for my stay. Thank you!
Overall the place was great. Definitely planning to stay again in the future. Owner was very helpful and made it possible to arrange early check in so was quite happy about that. Only thing I found not to my liking is the tiny bathroom, however it was to be expected in a Hong Kong apartment. One thing I liked very much was the fact that no keys were necessary thanks to coded doors.
We stayed here for almost 10 days. The location is the best in Kowloon. I must be honest though we use Wimdu a lot and I have to say that it was smaller then we expected.
We talked about this and can say that we would recommend it only be for one person unless you are tiny tiny in body size. We found it really really hard to be in such a small space, but stayed and dealt with it because of the fantastic location.
So you have to think about what you really want. If you are on a tight budget and can manage then two people can squeeze in. If you are one person and have a bit you can spend, it is perfect. If you are willing to just want the location and have a bit of a tight squeeze then go for it, but really we don't think it is for two people but we are used to larger spaces so perhaps if you are used to a small space like this two people will be ok. It all depends on your travel expectations and experience and what you want.
The place was good value for money and situated in the middle of Mongkok area.
Stayed in this appartment for 2 months. Nice place to stay. Quiet and clean. Close to MTR and so many restaurants near by. Strongly recommend.
This is a great apartment in a great location. It's a little tricky to get to, but other than that, it was clean and felt safe.
Nice place to stay. Bed is quite hard.
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IAI Nesher
|IAI Finger at Air Fest 2010
|Multirole aircraft
|First flight
|1977 (Israel), 2015 (Argentina)
|Primary users
|Israeli Air Force
Argentine Air Force
|Number built
|61 (51+10)
|Developed from
|Dassault Mirage 5
The Israel Aircraft Industries Nesher (Hebrew: נשר, "Vulture" - often mistranslated as "Eagle") is the Israeli version of the Dassault Mirage 5 multi-role fighter aircraft. Most were later sold to the Argentine Air Force as Daggers, and later upgraded as Fingers.
Design and development[edit]
Israel had to replace more than 60 aircraft lost during the Six Day War and the War of Attrition which followed. Before the war, Israel began co-development with Dassault to build the Mirage 5 and it was eventually built by Israel and named Raam in Hebrew (thunder).
Dassault Aviation had developed the Mirage 5 at the request of the Israelis, who were the main foreign customers of the Mirage III. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) wanted the next version to have less all-weather capability in exchange for improved ordnance carrying capacity and range as the weather in the Middle East is mostly clear.
In January 1969, the French government arms embargo on Israel (in response to the 1968 Israeli raid on Lebanon) prevented the first 30 Mirage 5 aircraft (which were already paid for by Israel) plus optional 20 from being delivered and cut off support for the existing Mirage IIICJ fleet.
This was a setback for the Israeli Air Force, who needed the new Mirage to compensate for the losses of the Six Day War and was still using the Mirage IIIC. Israel then decided to produce the (Raam A and B project)[1] airframes as it had the necessary plans, although Israel did not officially obtain a manufacturing license.
Officially, Israel built the aircraft after obtaining a complete set of drawings from France and Atar engine plans came from a Swiss engineer who worked in a plant in Switzerland, where Mirage III aircraft were being produced under licence. However, some sources claim Israel actually received 50 Mirage 5s in crates from the French Air Force (AdA), while the AdA took over the 50 aircraft originally intended for Israel.[2][3][4] The Swiss Mirage drawings is supposed to be an only cover-up story, and after Argentina Air Force bought Ex-Israeli Neshers data is available to be almost sure the Neshers were Mirage 5s assembled in Israeli from French made parts and Swiss Atar engines delivered secretely. French made parts were also believed to have been supplied to build the first IAI Kfir, and also supplied to South Africa via Israel.
Production began in 1969[5] with the first empty airframes with no weapons, electronics, seat, or engine included, delivered directly from Dassault Aviation.[1] The first Raam A was delivered in May, 1971. In November, 1971 the plane was renamed Nesher.[1]
The Neshers' airframe was identical to the Mirage 5, but there was an extensive refitting of Israeli avionics, a Martin-Baker zero-zero ejection seat, and improved provisions for a wider range of AAMs (Air-to-Air Missiles), including the Israeli Shafrir heat-seeking missile. Fifty-one Nesher fighters (Nesher S) and ten Nesher two-seat trainers (Nesher T) were built in all.
The Nesher had simpler avionics than the Mirage IIIC and was slightly less maneuverable. However, it had longer range and bigger payload. The reduced maneuverability did not prevent the Nesher from performing well in air combat during the Yom Kippur war.
Nesher production was phased out from 1974 to make way for an improved Mirage derivative that had been planned in parallel, in which the Atar engine was replaced by an Israeli-built General Electric J79 engine, the engine used on the American Lockheed F-104 Starfighter and McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighters. The result was the IAI Kfir.
Operational history[edit]
51 Nesher fighters and 10 Nesher two-seat trainers were built for the IAF. The first Nesher prototype flew in September 1969, with production deliveries to the IAF beginning in May 1971, ending in February 1974. These aircraft performed well during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, claiming over a hundred kills.
After their service with the IAF had come to an end, many Neshers were refurbished and sold to Argentina as Daggers.
The remaining Israeli aircraft were refurbished and exported to the Argentine Air Force in two batches, 26 in 1978 and 13 in 1980, under the name Dagger, comprising 35 Dagger A single-seat fighters and four Dagger B two-seat trainers.
They formed a new unit, 6th Air Group, and were immediately enlisted with the help of the 8th Air Group (Mirage IIIEA) and the Peruvian Air Force, already a user of the Mirage 5, due to the escalating crisis with Chile that year.
During the 1982 Falklands War, they were deployed to the southern naval airbase of Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, and an airfield in Puerto San Julián and despite the distance to their targets and lack of aerial refueling capability, managed to make 153 sorties against both ground and naval targets on the 45 days of operations. In the last role, they damaged HMS Antrim, Brilliant, Broadsword, Ardent, Arrow and Plymouth.[6] Eleven Daggers were lost in combat (nine by AIM-9L Sidewinders fired from Sea Harriers and two by surface to air missiles).[7]
In the 1979 contract with IAI, the Argentine Air Force stipulated that the Daggers would be equipped with new avionics and HUD systems to take them to the Kfir C.2 (and beyond in some subsystems) standard. The program, named Finger, was underway in 1982 when the Falklands War broke out. With the war over, as some of these systems were made by the British Marconi Electronic Systems, they needed to be replaced after an arms embargo was imposed by the UK. The replacement of such systems took the planes to the final Finger IIIB standard mainly by replacing the British equipment with French-built Thomson-CSF.[8]
- Nesher S : Single-seat ground-attack fighter version for the Israeli Air Force.
- Nesher T : Two-seat training version for the Israeli Air Force.
- Dagger A : Refurbished single-seat fighter version for the Argentine Air Force.
- Dagger B : Refurbished two-seat training version for the Argentine Air Force.
- Argentine Air Force: 39 Daggers received, all retired.[9]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: 9259 lb
- Length: 51.35ft (15.65m)
- Wingspan: 8.22 ()
- Height: 13.94ft (4.25m)
- Wing area: 374.6 ft² (34.8m²)
- Empty weight: 14551lbs (6,600kg)
- Loaded weight: 29762 lb (13,500kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 13,500kg ()
- Maximum speed: mach 2.1 (39,370ft)
- Range: 1,300km () 1186 with 4700 litres of auxiliary fuel in drop tanks plus 2 Air to Air missiles and 2600 lb of bombs
- Service ceiling: 55,775ft (17,680m)
- Rate of climb: 16,400ft/min ()
up to 4200kg of disposable stores
See also[edit]
- Related development
- ^ a b c http://idfaf.110mb.com/Nesher/NesherMain.html
- ^ Wing Magazine, Vol. 30/No 4, August 2000, p.48, Swiss Federal Court
- ^ Wing Magazine, Vol. 30/No 4, August 2000, p.48, Swiss Federal Court Archived 2014-07-26 on Wayback Machine.
- ^ Rabinovich, Abraham. The Boats of Cherbourg: The Secret Israeli Operation That Revolutionized Naval Warfare Seaver Books, New York ISBN 978-0-8050-0680-3
- ^ IAF Museum - IAI Nesher
- ^ British Ships Lost & Damaged
- ^ Draper et al. 1986, page 129,130
- ^ Dagger & Finger en Argentina ISBN 987-43-8536-7 book link
- ^ a b c "Dassault Mirage III & Mirage 5/Nesher in Israeli Service". ACIG. 2003. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
- Burden, Rodney; Michael Draper; Douglas Rough; Colin R Smith; David L Wilton (1986). Falklands the Air War. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0-85368-842-7.
Further reading[edit]
- War of Attrition, 1969-1970, ACIG, retrieved October 13, 2006
- Dassault Mirage 5/Nesher in Service with the IDF/AF, ACIG, retrieved October 13, 2006
- "The Designer of the B-1 Bomber's Airframe", Wing Magazine, Vol. 30/No 4, August 2000, p. 48
- Swiss Federal Court, case of Alfred Frauenknecht, appeal verdict, November 3, 1970.
- Breffort, Dominique; Jouineau, Andre (2004). The Mirage III, 5, 50 and derivatives from 1955 to 2000. Planes and Pilots 6. Histoire et Collections, Paris. ISBN 2-913903-92-4.
- Pérez San Emeterio, Carlos (1978). Mirage. Espejismo de la técnica y de la política. Armas 30 (in Spanish). Editorial San Martin, Madrid. ISBN 84-7140-158-4.
- Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix; Cicalesi, Juan Carlos; Rivas, Santiago. Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix, ed. Dagger, Finger & Mara. Serie Fuerza Aérea (in Spanish). 19. Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to IAI Nesher.
- Mirage Argentina, el sitio de los Deltas argentinos (in Spanish)


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Presented by Jamie Reeve, James Reeve III, Vice President at Northern Trust, the Northern Trust Navigator Award was given to Howard Snyder for his work that began with founding the Northwest Side Community Development Corporation in 1983. Howard's first project with the CDC set the tone for the next 30 years. Northwest Side CDC reclaimed an abandoned city fire station on the corner of Villard and Hopkins. At that site, they became a community beacon, offering small business incubator management, commercial strip revitalization, job training, and an art gallery for student artists. Howard has fueled key economic development initiatives such as the Villard Avenue Business Improvement District, MetroWorks Small Business Incubator, and the Northwest Industrial Council. He was also the driving force behind redeveloping the Villard Avenue Library, and working with industry leaders to create the charter school NOVA — Northwest Opportunity and Vocational Academy. In 2012, the Northwest Side CDC moved into the former Eaton Corporation Headquarters, and they are working collaboratively with the Midwest Energy Research Consortium to build a power and controls business accelerator in the 30th Street Corridor. Other finalists included Journey House Youth Programs Director Charles Brown and Community Organizer Jan Christensen.
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Presented by Mary Medicus, Claim Team Manager, State Farm, Westlawn Gardens (Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee) received the State Farm Building Blocks Award. Westlawn Gardens offers an innovative model for healthy urban living. Residents helped design the 250 modern, affordable apartments and homes, green space, and 30,000 square feet of community gardens. It is the first City of Milwaukee LED lighted neighborhood, nearly cutting energy consumption in half. Westlawn Gardens also features 14 homes built to reduce risks for respiratory- related illness, and 45 units of dedicated senior housing. Additionally, 12,000 square feet of prime land has been slated for neighborhood-serving retail. Six city blocks have also been set aside for market-rate homes, fostering a mixed-income neighborhood environment. The project has forged new partnerships between residents and health, public safety and educational groups. This has resulted in innovations such as a composting program, health awareness initiatives, job training opportunities, and an Express Vending Library, Milwaukee Public Library's first 24-hour vending service. Other finalists included King Drive Commons IV by Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation and Layton Boulevard West Neighbors Rent-to-Own Homes.
Contact: Paul Williams, City of Milwaukee, (414)-224-0528, email@example.com
LISC Milwaukee Board Chair, Lisa Glover, US Bank, and City of Milwaukee Mayor, Tom Barrett, presented the Vision Award to Northwestern Mutual for their remarkable commitment to Milwaukee's economic growth and well-being. John Kordsmeier, Vice President for Strategic Philanthropy at Northwestern Mutual accepted the award on behalf of the company. The Vision Award recipient is selected by LISC Milwaukee's Advisory Board. Based in Milwaukee for over 150 years, Northwestern Mutual is Wisconsin's largest corporate donor, giving 16.9 million dollars to nonprofits nationwide. Additionally, in 2012, over 1,000 Northwestern Mutual employees donated 25,000 hours to volunteer efforts. Northwestern Mutual's impressive giving history includes a major commitment to childhood cancer, education, and, recently, neighborhood revitalization. Last year, Northwestern Mutual committed more than $725,000 to three Milwaukee neighborhoods – Amani, Metcalfe Park and Muskego Way. With this investment, the Northwestern Mutual Foundation is working closely with nonprofit partners and resident leaders to catalyze community change. Recently, Northwestern Mutual announced their decision to build a new signature development in downtown Milwaukee. Construction of their new headquarters building will create 1,000 construction-related jobs through 2017, bring 1,900 new jobs to the city, retain 1,100 jobs downtown, and generate millions of dollars in new tax base.
Contact: Jennifer Ryan. (414) 665-3143, email@example.com
Sixteen Innovators Named for Improving Central City Neighborhoods
On December 11, 2013, 16 finalists were named for the Milwaukee Awards for Neighborhood Development Innovation (MANDI) to be held on April 9th. Sponsored by U.S. Bank, in partnership with LISC Milwaukee, the MANDIs recognize individuals, organizations, and corporations who improving conditions in Milwaukee's central city neighborhoods. 150 community and corporate leaders packed Kasana's at 241 West Broadway to hear the news.
"Milwaukee's neighborhoods have their challenges, no question. But you can't help but be inspired by the individuals and groups who work with tremendous passion and tenacity to turn things around and to create a better life for all of our fellow citizens. The MANDIs are an opportunity for us all to acknowledge these neighborhood leaders for their work," said Leo J. Ries, Executive Director for LISC Milwaukee.
Finalists are selected from public nominations by an independent, cross-sector volunteer committee. Winners will be announced at a gala on Wednesday, April 9th, at the Pfister Hotel.
Brewers Community Foundation Public Space Award: recognizes a public space that helps build the community. Finalists include:
Front Row: John Miceli, Journey House board member; John Dargle, Milwaukee County Parks; Eugene Manzanet, PNC; Corey Zetts, Laura Bray. Back Row: Aaron Zeleske, Urban Ecology Center; Kimberly Gleffe, River Revitalization Foundation; Mary McCormick, Rotary Club of Milwaukee; Melissa Cook, Department of Natural Resources; Cecelia Gore, Brewers Community Foundation; Ken Leinbach, Urban Ecology Center; Glenna Holstein, Urban Ecology Center
BMO Harris Cornerstone Award: recognizes an organization for their commitment and effectiveness over time. Finalists include:
Brian Sonderman, Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity; Stephanie Harling, Havenswood Economic Development Corporation; Anna Benton, BMO Harris; Perry Huyke, United Methodist Children's Services; Melissa Songco, Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity; Paul Fehrenbach, BMO Harris; Welford Sanders, Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation
Northern Trust Navigator Award: recognizes an individual for leadership and collaboration. Finalists include:
Jamie Reeve, Northern Trust; Jan Christenson, YMCA of Greater Milwaukee
(Not pictured: Charles Brown and Howard Snyder)
PNC Bank Trail Blazer Award: recognizes an innovative approach to a community problem
Front Row: Ben Gramling, 16th Street Community Health Center; Chris Capper, Just One More Ministry; Lee Schulz, Independence First Mobility Store; Chris Goller, PNC Bank; Jacob Stein, Independence First Mobility Store; Nadia Bogue, 16th Street Health Center. Back Row: Amanda Milford, 16th Street Community Health Center; Alex Hernandez, 16th Street Community Health Center, Iris Gonzalez, 16th Street Community Health Center
State Farm Building Blocks Award: recognizes a real estate project that advances the community.
Paul Williams and Bobbi Marsells, Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee; Kelly Savage, State Farm; Charlotte John-Gomez, Layton Boulevard West Neighbors; Welford Sanders, Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation
LISC's Board also announced that the Vision Award will be presented to Northwestern Mutual. This award is given to a foundation or corporation with a strong commitment to transforming Milwaukee. The board is recognizing Northwestern Mutual Foundation's strong philanthropic focus on neighborhood investment, and for choosing to downtown Milwaukee for their corporate headquarters.
Tony Polston, Northwestern Mutual; Leo Ries, LISC Milwaukee; John Kordsmeier and Shawna Mauren,
Northwestern Mutual
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When we travel in the ancient cities of Sri Lanka such as
Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa, we come across constructions which are
outstanding feats of engineering as well as rare architectural and
artistic beauties.
Although our country's ancient cities are not lacking in such
marvels, there are some which are just a little bit more outstanding
than the others.
All would agree that the Kuttam Pokuna is one such enginering,
architectural and artistic marvel. This amazing hydraulic engineering
creation of the ancient Sinhalese is found in Anuradhapura close to the
Abhayagiri Dagoba. Known as Kuttam Pokuna (Twin Ponds - kuttama being
the Sinhala word for pair), this is believed to be one of the best
specimens of bathing tanks (pools) in ancient Sri Lanka. This is the
reason for their prime position despite the area having about 20 more
bathing ponds. What is most impressive about the ponds is that they are
not only functional, but also beautiful.
The steps
leading down to the bottom of the pool
The Twin Ponds were built during the 6th-8th centuries, probably for
the use of kings and other royalty of the era. But most historians
believe that they would have been used only by the monks of the
Abhayagiri Vihara as only they lived close to these ponds.
Another unique feature of this construction is that although the two
ponds seem identical, one is actually larger than the other (by about 40
ft. in length). The larger pool, which is to the north, is 132ft by 51
ft, while the smaller pool to the south is 91ft by 51 ft. However, they
appear the same due to their positioning. The larger pool is 18ft in
depth while the smaller pool is 14ft in depth. Some historians also
believe that the two ponds belong to two periods.
The pools are done in granite slabs right down to the bottom and
along the sides. An enclosing wall had also been built around the pool.
Flights of steps leading down to the bottom of the pool are found on
both ends of the pool.
These are decorated with punkalas, the traditional pots of abundance
found in most Sinhala architecture, and scroll designs. Embankments had
also been constructed to facilitate monks to bathe using pots or other
The ponds are
decorated with Punkalas
The water that fed the ponds is believed to have flown first into a
filtering basin made of rock.
Then it ran through the mouth of a dragon (makara) and a lion's head
into the smaller pond. An underground conduit fed the larger pond.
The water was emptied in a similar fashion through a point at the
bottom of the smaller pond. At the far end of the Kuttam Pokuna was a
system to trap mud and dirt. Water flew into a pit, where the mud and
dirt sank to the bottom. It ensured a supply of clean water into the
ponds. Shallow pools had also been built to cool one's feet before
diving into the ponds.
A beautiful carving of a five-hooded cobra could be seen at the
Kuttam Pokuna. It is not clear whether this was carved to invoke the
blessings of the cobra for safety of the pond or because the ancient
people treated the cobra as the guardian of water. Small figures of
fish, a conch, a crab and a dancing woman were also discovered at the
bottom of the pond.
One of the biggest restoration projects of that nature carried out in
Sri Lanka was regarding the Kuttam Pokuna and Dr. Senarat Paranavithana
was actively involved in the restoration of the ponds.
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"It's time for us to get in the playoffs and kind of show people what we can do and get to the big stage," said Jets left-winger Evander Kane. "I'm a guy who likes to perform on the big stage and likes the big show. It's time to get there and perform."
The Jets' stated goal was to make the playoffs in the first two seasons back in Winnipeg and they didn't shy away from those lofty expectations.
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The Jets must make the daily commitment required to build a winning program, putting in the work and making a concerted effort to bringing one's best each and every day.
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Blood artists, Crusty Demons and body painters will join some of the world's best tattoo artists at this weekend's Tattoo and Arts Expo in Hamilton.
The third expo features an impressive line-up of artists, musicians and stunt riders at the Claudelands Event Centre.
Top of the must-see list for many will be Dr. Rev.
A huge hit at the last expo, he is known for creating incredibly intricate artworks painted in his blood.
Dr. Rev will be joined by former Crusty Demons and Nitro Circus rider Luke Smith, who made headlines by recovering from a brain injury that left him in a coma three years ago.
To top off the two-wheeled action, New Zealand's Jed Milton, the first man in the world to pull a triple back flip on his BMX, will perform live demos.
A reality TV presenter and tattooist, Amy Nicoletto, will attend with a film crew, as will Kiwi world champion body painter Yolanda Bertram.
As well as tattoo artists from the US, Norway, England, Japan, Finland, Spain, Canada, Borneo, Switzerland, China, South Africa and Australia, the best Kiwi tattoo talent will also be present.
Other attractions include, a 12-man mixed martial arts competition, Miss Tattoo New Zealand, a roller derby match, a classic car contest, a skate competition and a trans-Tasman graffiti test.
"It's not often you can get up close with the best local and international talent under one roof," says organiser Chris Preece.
For people not keen on permanent ink, he says the expo is a chance to glimpse all that is happening in street culture.
"It's not just about the incredible tattoo art. We also have amazing street and surfboard artists, as well as some of the world's hottest freestyle motocross and BMX stars and great live music all weekend."
Funds raised via art auctions and collection boxes at the expo go to the SPCA.


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So this is Finland: Moomin, Santa and Sauna
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The following day we continued our sightseeing around Helsinki, walking past the Lutheran Cathedral, the Uspenski Cathedral, and the Market Square. Obviously we did not have a lot of time in Finland, and the chilly weather allowed for some Christmas shopping for what was left of the day. Santa Claus and Moomin souvenirs could be found everywhere; this is after all the home of both! With our flight departing later this very day, we headed for the airport early to do even more shopping, as Vantaa airport has been named the best in Europe.
This means the end of our travels for now, and tomorrow we'll be back home in Norway. But keep watching for one final posting, sometime during Christmas...