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Black, I was fully expecting that from someone and I knew I was opening a can of worms, as the old saying goes. First I am not a backyard welder I have been a certified welder in the mining industry for over 35 years (retired) and I have spent this time maintaining and repairing the largest earth moving equipment in the world. I have worked on equipment from Marion Power Shovel, Bucyus Erie, P&H and Lima to name a few. This is some of the most demanding repair work in the industry and I can assure you that with the exception of a few controlled applications such as tub structure and the like you will rarely find flux core used in critical situations even though it would have major advantages in time savings on a major repair. Ductility is only part of the equation and welding something like suspension components with a 115 volt wire feeder using flux core wire is just asking for trouble. There is a huge difference between welding in a controlled environment where each joint is engineered and layed out before the process begins (Where something like flux core is strong enough and more strength is not needed) and trying to do a field repair or modification such as the auto suspension we are talking about here where strength could be critical. Even the earth moving equipment I mentioned, just as the equipment you worked on, used flux core extensively in the construction and final assembly of pre-finished components. Again this is a well engineered situation just as is the ski lift you mentioned with the short comings of the flux core taken into account. As I said earlier I have spent literally a life time dealing with this stuff because most of our work was outdoors which severely limited the use of MIG (duel-shield) and stick is slow so we used flux core where practical but NEVER in a critical weld! We could go on forever debating the pros and cons but the easiest way to make up one's mind about which to use is to do an HONEST side by side comparison test. I have seen and done this many times when trying to improve the weld quality of the flux core by using different prep methods and procedures, some recommended by welding engineers, and nothing we could do would bring the weld quality up to the standards of Duel-shield or stick in a real world test and this was from certified highly experienced welders! You have a good point and I agree there is a place for flux core but it is not for a critical unengineered(is that a word
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Weirdbeard, I did not mean any offense but I have burned literally miles of this stuff along with years of using duel-shield and stick in just about every welding situation one could imagine and I am all too familiar with the short comings of flux core and the problems it can cause, that is why I would never recommend it for something like suspension components or frame work.
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LINCOLN, Neb. - When Nebraska squared off against Wisconsin earlier in the 2012 season, defensive tackle Baker Steinkuhler was critical in shutting down the Badgers' running game.
Steinkuhler won't be available against Wisconsin this time around, after injuring his knee against Iowa in Nebraska's last regular season game.
Defensive coordinator John Papuchis said it won't be just one defensive tackle that replaces Steinkuhler, but sophomore Chase Rome is expected to be the guy who gets the most snaps because of the injury.
"The past couple games, with Cam (Meredith) and Baker starting, I never knew when I was going to be in the game. Which was sort of a benefit, because it taught me to be ready all the time," said Rome, who won't put any extra pressure on himself to fill Steinkuhler's shoes. "You can't feel that way. That's when you screw everything up. I feel for him, it sucks that he's out, but at the same time you treat this like any other game you play.
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Rome's also grown from his time on the field.
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Drought stress is the major factor limiting yield and yield stability of crops. To improve plant performances under drought conditions direct selection for yield over multiple locations has traditionally been employed. This approach is hampered by low heritability and high G × E interaction influenced by differences arising from soil heterogeneity and others environmental factors. The indirect selection using secondary traits has succeeded only in a few cases, due to problems with repeatability and lack of high-throughput phenotyping strategies. During last years, considerable efforts have been directed towards identifying physiological traits associated with yield and drought resistance. With the availability of whole genome sequences, physical maps, genetics and functional genomics tools for many crops, integrated approaches using molecular breeding and genetic engineering offer new opportunities for improving yield in drought prone conditions. The identification of the genetic bases of important physiological traits and the cloning of the genes sustaining yield in drought-prone environments will move the selection toward a "breeding by design" approach that will accumulate an increasing number of useful traits into elite genotypes that, in turn, will result in a reduction of the gap between yield potential and actual yield.
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So I have been giving cg a try again and I am pleased with the cleansing/conditioning part, but I am having a really hard time finding a gel that gives me enough hold. I know that it's good to try to avoid protein, cones, and polyquats in gel, but without them I'm having problems. Especially the polyquats. I have tried herbal essences totally twisted which does have dimethicone in it, but I don't get good definition at all. I was told that set me up is good (I think that's what it is called) but I noticed that it has polyquats so I was nervous. I have also tried Tresemme bouncy curls which is an extra hold, but that doesn't work great for me either. The thing that I do like is that my hair dries much faster with these gels, and I don't get the "crunch." I know that having crunchy hair has caused a lot of breakage. While my hair is drying it looks so great, but within about 4 hours it starts to get frizzy looking and I lose the definition. I used to use gels like Ouidad Tres fx & Climate Control as well as Biolage Gelee, but I hate how crunchy they make my hair. Would you agree that it is because of polyquats?
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I never had problems with polyquats. They are CG friendly. Try gels with a #10 hold (maxiumum hold) on the label Like LA Looks or La Bella.
The demithicone in the Totally Twisted is peg so water soluable.
I use PVP gels, that gives hold. That Suave #10 has good hold.
I dont' think you have to avoid protein but I don't think at least in my hair it adds to hold. It does sometimes give me more curl or frizz depending on what kind of protein and what it's combined with.
If you leave a good leave in conditioner under BRHG it lessens the crunch so it can be scrunched out easier. I can't get hold at all without at least some crunch. I just concider it a fact of life.
Polyquats don't necessarily make the hair crunchy, Boots Curl creme which makes my hair really soft has polyquats in it. They have polyquats in some cg and non cg shampoos (meaning sulfates and no sulfates)
Count me as another one who does fine with polyquats - in fact I look for products with them because they usually work well for me. IMHO I wouldn't expend a lot of energy trying to avoid ingredients that you don't know you have trouble with - you'll just drive yourself crazy trying to find products you can use!
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Thanks, CurlyinCO!
I do OK with polyquats, in say a B&A style gel, but I don't get the same big, fat clumpy curl definition I get if I use a PVP/VA gel, like Got2B or Angell. But the polyquats give more softness. I've started layering them: the PVP/VA on my wet hair before it goes into the towel, then polyquat gel afterward.
I have learned that PVP alone (w/out the VA) doesn't hold in humidity for me. And there's an article by Curly Chemist giving examples of which polyquat's do best in humidity.
Thanks for all of the feedback. I was thinking today that I will probably layer my gels, so it was cool to read that others do that too.
Totally Twisted is a medium hold gel. I would suggest Set Me Up or Body Envy for stronger hold.
I use either the set me up or the body envy.. i prefer the body envy. I like a tad bit more hold than either have so I will spritz the HE hairspray on top while its still wet.
I always have a little crunch that I just scrunch out. Never had a problem with breakage tho. HTH!
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Desktop PCs, laptops, mobile phones and even WiFi equipped digital picture frames were all referenced by the company at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco this week. It gave the example of a user snapping a photo on a handset and it automatically being saved to picture collections on their computers and uploaded to a digital photo frame. On a less extravagant angle, current laborious tasks such as syncing contacts and calendars content could all be done without wires, user intervention or a whopping great corporate network.
Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie, described his vision for Live Mesh saying "To individuals, the concept of 'My Computer' will give way to the concept of a personal mesh of devices - a means by which all of your devices are brought together, managed through the web, as a seamless whole. After identifying a device as being 'yours' its configuration and personalization settings, its applications and their own settings and the data it carries will be seamlessly available and synchronized across your mesh of devices."
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And so to the top of a windswept multi-storey car park in Croydon, to take in the view on a day when the drizzle is face-slappingly sharp and it's so cold you can no longer feel your toes. On a good day, you can see Wembley stadium in London to the north, and the downs to the south, but all I see is grey. Welcome to "Britain's most interesting town". Who says? "Well, I do," says James Naylor, who has been running Croydon Tours since last month.
Not many would agree. Is there anything worth seeing in the town? "Not really," says Wendy Thomas, standing outside the Whitgift shopping centre. "It needs a facelift." Would anyone advise tourists to visit? "Probably not," says Marius, a catering manager from Poland who has lived in the town for 11 years. "It used to be a nice place and it's good for businesses, but there are too many drunk people."
Naylor, a young man of extreme enthusiasm, isn't deterred. "Most local people are not particularly proud of Croydon because they don't know there is a lot to be proud of," he says. He wants to "reveal all the interesting things it has to offer. More than any other town in Britain, it has kept some aspects of all its history from the middle ages. It boomed during the Industrial Revolution, and again in the 1920s and 1930s when it had London's main airport, and again post-war when office blocks shot up. Now, it's one of the most multiculturally interesting parts of the country."
We start walking around the town and Naylor points out places of interest – a small dwelling with parts dating back to the 15th century (now a KFC); Surrey Street, which has been home to a street market since 1276; around the corner, an old pumping station that used to supply Croydon's water; Croydon Palace, the summer residence for 500 years' worth of Archbishops of Canterbury; brutalist towers; art-deco shop fronts; the furniture store that was burned down in the riots last year. "Croydon is a hotch-potch," admits Naylor. "But I think that makes it more intriguing."
There are old brick warehouses – a reminder of the town's industrial past – just a few minutes walk from the shopping centre, once the biggest in Europe when it opened in 1970. Every time you look skywards, you can see 1960s office blocks. One of them doubles up as JLB Credit, where Mark works in Peep Show (Naylor also runs tours of the locations used in the Channel 4 show). Few places can speak more clearly of Britain's transition from manufacturing power to a place built on shopping, services and middle-management jobs you don't really understand. So, strangely enough, Croydon turns out to be rather interesting after all.


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The atmosphere in the Lewis and Clark School fifth-grade classroom last Wednesday was predictably giddy. It was the last class of the day, and the students were working on an art project for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Janet Potts, the art teacher, shushed the chatty kids and warned them that this was a "very grown-up project, way harder than the T-shirts" which the younger grades were creating. Potts explained that they would be constructing busts of King out of clay, and before she laid out the instructions, she asked the students what they knew about King.
"Martin Luther King believed blacks and whites were equal," one said.
Another raised his hand and discussed school segregation, separate drinking fountains and Rosa Parks.
Potts gave a brief history lesson about King: his childhood as the son of a Baptist minister, graduation from high school at age 15 (Not much older than the kids in the class, Potts pointed out.), the "I Have a Dream" speech and a devotion to equality for all people that eventually resulted in his assassination.
"Does anyone know how he died?" Potts asked.
"Someone sniped him," a timid boy answered.
"That's right, he was shot because of his beliefs," Potts said. "And if you make a clay statue today, it might help you remember his message forever."
|Fifth graders discuss civil rights and Martin Luther King, Jr.
But, Ken Toole, with the Montana Human Rights Network, says aggressive tactics were needed to establish Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday as a state holiday at all, with Montana among the final three states in the nation to adopt the holiday in 1991.
"Jerry Noble (R-Great Falls at the time) sponsored legislation to derail the whole thing, so we got the bill fast-tracked. The opposition had no time to build."
Toole described Noble's bill, which called for a Chief Joseph Day, as being intended to split the Montana Legislature so that neither bill would pass. Toole says he and others found Noble's bill especially suspect because he had never before supported Native American causes. He calls the vocal support of Indian leaders instrumental in getting the King holiday instituted.
"Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was not about a specific group, but civil rights for everyone," Toole says.
Another obstacle was Representative Bob Clark's testimony against the bill for the King holiday, where he claimed there were "unanswered questions" about King's character.
"That was right-wing rhetoric," Toole believes, adding that the voting on the King Holiday bill was mainly along partisan lines, with the majority of Democrats supporting the measure. "But I don't think it would ever pass right now."
Which is precisely why observing the King Holiday is so important for Montana today, says Ralph Stone, an organizer of the march and speeches that are scheduled to take place in Missoula next Monday.
"I think King will go down as one of the greatest men of the 20th century," Stone says. "There is no one who better articulated the ideals of justice, equality and freedom. He spoke for all of us, even though he was committed to giving black Americans a sense of hope."
Stone adds that despite a relatively minuscule population of African Americans in Montana, King's legacy is one that should appeal to all of us.
Stone has worked in the civil rights movement throughout his life, though he admits that, in the 1960s, King wasn't who he thought of as the ideal.
"I was more attuned to what the Student Nonviolence Coordinating Committee was doing. I admired people like Julian Bond and Stokely Carmichael. I was more naive then, and I thought King wasn't willing to put his life on the line. But King was an apostle of nonviolence, and he counseled not to hate even though he was hated by others."
Stone says we haven't kept up the pace of change or fulfilled King's vision of our "better selves." He says King was beginning to focus on issues of class shortly before his death, and Stone sees the lack of parity between incomes in this country as being a major point of divisiveness.
"It's not just black and white, but rich and poor. Look at the inner cities-the ghettos are just as bad or worse than ever. We've put blinders on; we're tired of dealing with it."
While Stone is glad to see less personal racism in the nation today, he insists that we still need to work against more institutional forms of racism. We should associate more with those possessing different class status and who travel in different circles, he says.
Edward Sanford, associate professor of African American Studies at the University of Montana, will discuss some all-encompassing components of civil rights, such as gender, poverty and marginalization, in a speech next Monday titled, "How Would Martin Luther King, Jr. Respond?"
"I think he would feel there are major improvements," Sanford says. "On the other hand, he'd cry buckets of tears over the poverty, our education system, the amount of people in prison and the amount of people living in deplorable circumstances. He'd probably be disappointed at the prejudice that still exists."
The kids in Mrs. Potts' fifth-grade art class seem far removed from contemporary social problems, earnestly, if simplistically, discussing King's life and their plans for the holiday.
"I like studying about it, but I didn't like how they were treated," says Kevin Ireland. "I'm going to remember what he was like. He died for us to get freedom for blacks. It's a new world because of him."


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Most huge tomato varieties are indeterminate (plants that grow and fruit all season) slicer or beefsteak types. 'Giant Belgium' produces sweet fruits that average 2 pounds. 'Hillbilly' is an heirloom beefsteak type with pink-and-yellow bicolored fruits that weigh in at 1 to 2 pounds. 'Big Zac' is a hybrid of two heirlooms, and it regularly produces 4-to-6-pound fruits! Then there are the tomatoes that I like to call the "big beefies" ('Beefsteak', 'Italian Giant Beefsteak', 'Watermelon Beefsteak', and 'Beefmaster'), which are all well known for producing heavy fruits. Check out Tomato Growers Supply Company (888-478-7333; www.tomatogrowers.com) and Totally Tomatoes (803-663-0016; www.totallytomato.com) for more ideas.
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'"(Rick) is a guy I was in the community with for 30 years," Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff said. "We lost a heck of a guy today. He was teammate, he was somebody I worked with as part of the coaching staff and somebody I played golf with. He was a great person, a real good person. Anybody who crossed his path would say the same."'
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In Ethiopia, I-TECH delivered technical assistance that enhanced antiretroviral treatment (ART) service delivery and developed human resources in HIV/AIDS care. I-TECH provided an array of technical, clinical, laboratory, and operational support to 61 health care sites in the three northern regions of Amhara, Afar, and Tigray. These regions account for nearly 50% of the national HIV burden. I-TECH implemented, together with the Ministry of Health (MOH), eight different programs, both national and regional, to 38 hospitals and 23 health centers. I-TECH staff facilitated government-sanctioned activities, such as training, capacity building, clinical mentoring, and technical support. I-TECH Ethiopia acted in close partnership with the Regional Health Bureau (RHB) offices of the MOH and successfully transitioned the programs to the RHBs in September 2014.
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Field-Based Mentoring Teams. I-TECH posted field-based clinical mentoring teams providing technical assistance to its 38 I-TECH-supported sites. The field-based team model allows for expert staff-physician and nurse mentors and ART monitoring and evaluation (M&E) advisors to regularly visit clinical sites to provide intensive site support and clinical mentoring. The field-based teams worked side-by-side with government mentors to transition the mentoring program to the RHB in September 2014.
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In addition, I-TECH lab technicians, and data managers were regionally assigned to work with I-TECH health care facilities and staff at the RHBs. I-TECH provided technical assistance to RHB ART program implementation as well as supporting initiatives to build the capacities of Gondar and Mekele universities and teaching hospitals to strengthen local health network systems.
ART Training. I-TECH played a national leadership role in clinical training and curricula and guideline development. The national ART training curricula guidelines for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists at the hospital level were developed by I-TECH. Further, I-TECH continued to subsequent ART-related guidelines and protocols, such as those pertaining to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), palliative care, ART standard operating protocol, opportunistic infections, and clinical mentoring.
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At the request of the Ethiopian Ministry of Health, I-TECH developed a national ART case management model to reduce the load on health care workers by shifting tasks to case managers-individuals, some of whom are persons living with HIV/AIDS, who, though they are not health care professionals, were hired and trained to:
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- Provide health education and adherence counseling at hospitals and within the community.
Strengthening the Tiered Laboratory System. Effective laboratory services are essential for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment monitoring of HIV/AIDS programs. When laboratories lack sufficient infrastructure and human resources, they can be a constraining factor for ART scale-up.
I-TECH, partnering with the Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute (EHNRI) and RHBs, provided technical assistance to regional labs, 38 hospitals, and 23 health centers' HIV laboratories in the regions of Amhara, Tigray, and Afar. Twenty-five million people live in these three regions where there are approximately 400,000 people infected with HIV/AIDS.
I-TECH's field-based laboratory support program provided mentoring and laboratory-associated trainings to laboratory and health care professionals. It helped to upgrade or renovate laboratory set-ups by providing lab essentials, engaging in laboratory-related troubleshooting, offering technical assistance to ART referral linkages, and to the national ART scale-up program.
I-TECH also provided technical assistance to regional rollout programs, such as the external quality assessment and the national early infant diagnosis programs. Moreover, I-TECH, together with EHNRI, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Columbia University's International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP), assisted in the establishment of modern laboratories in Amhara and Tigray regions. These labs provide DNA-PCR testing for early detection of HIV infection in infants born to HIV-infected mothers, thus allowing significant pediatric health care benefits.
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I am a SAHM and on a daily basis I free abused and unappreciated by everyone in my family. I try to explain this to my husband but he thinks I'm just complaining and that I should be thankful that I can stay home and that I shouldn't expect anything in return. What he doesn't understand is that I'm not complaining about staying home, I would just like a thank you once in a while or someone to ask me if I need anything. Just because I'm home doesn't mean I have the whole day to myself while the kids are in school. My husband thinks I could just take a day off whenever I want and sit around and do nothing! Well, that really made me angry and I explained to him while he gets to go to work 26 hours a week (yeah that's right 26 hrs!) and come home and lounge around while I run around with the 3 kids and take care of everything like homework, after school activities, doctors visits, orthodontist, play dates, laundry, cleaning cooking, food shopping, organizing everyone's schedules, attend school related things, etc. etc., and the list goes on, he goes to work and comes home and his day is done. Being a SAHM is 24/7 with no break. I have not had a night out in months and am about to lose it. Recently my husband said I should get a part-time job so I don't feel like I'm stuck in the house all of the time. Why will this make me feel better? I still have all those other responsibilities that need to get done as well, which will mean I am working round the clock! What can I do to convince him that all I want is for someone to say thank you once in a while or for my husband to take me to dinner so that I can get away from all of my responsibilities for a couple of hours?
I would put it in terms of manners. For example, ask your husband that if they went over to a friends house for supper, he'd want them to say "Thanks for supper!" to their friends mom? Kids don't think of doing that stuff if they haven't had a ton of practice. If they see him thanking you often, that's one way they'll learn good manners.
Then you could also tell the kids that if there's a supper they really like, they should tell you "Supper was really good tonight, thanks for making it." and then it'll stick in your mind and maybe you'll make their favourites more often. It's not exactly a "Thank you" but I make meatloaf every so often just to hear my son say "This is so good, I would eat it off the floor!" I don't get a "Thank you" from the kids when I cook salmon and asparagus, but you can bet I get a chorus of them when we have pork chops or pasta or tacos.
With the kids (they're school-aged?), this is a life skill. You need to flat-out tell them:
"I don't normally expect you to thank me for doing laundry, but you asked for this shirt for today and I did an extra load of laundry last night so that you could have it. I'd like you to say thank you to me when I go to extra effort for you" If they balk, you can say that next time, they can just pick from whatever is already clean.
"Coming to the park on the way home wasn't part of my plan today, I had other things I wanted to get done. I went to extra effort to make your day better, I'd like to hear a thank you."
I know that when you ask for it, it doesn't feel like a genuine expression of gratitude. It may or may not be, but kids are going to take for granted everything they get, unless it's pointed out to them. Once the habit forms, you will get some spontaneous thank-yous.
Finally, I have to say... if you do all that in front of your husband and he doesn't jump enthusiastically on board and start demonstrating gratitude, then I would be seriously pissed!
It sounds like you and your husband need to have a talk about redistributing work. Parenting and running a home aren't jobs that get assigned to one parent while the other just has bringing in money as their job (it can be, but only if it's working, and this isn't working for you). There is a set of work that needs doing in your household: 26 hours a week of paid work, 24 hours a day of parenting, plus the work to run the household. Your husband can't delegate any of that 26 hours a week to you, but everything else can be divided between you in a way that feels more genuine to the two of you. But figuring out that division can be really hard.
It sounds like you are feeling really frustrated because you need more appreciation and support from your family. I hear you!
I understand and have been there myself. Things are tons better for me now! Thought I would share my perspective and experience...it may resonate with you, or it may not. It may also not be enough for you, but here goes...
I wish I could say that things have changed in terms of the level of support and appreciation I receive from my husband. He has stepped up in terms of spending a little more time with our daughter to free up some time for me; however, he helps a lot less with the household/cooking than he did before we had a child. In fact, his help is almost nonexistent. I also spend time every day cleaning up after him...he leaves a trail wherever he goes.
It finally dawned on me one day, after countless conversations with my DH about my feelings/needs around support with the household and childcare, that things just weren't going to change. And I was miserable. And I was sick of asking for help. I realized I had to find a better way because I was beginning to fantasize that if I was going to do it all on my own, I may as well leave and have one less person to tend to. However, I didn't really want to sacrifice the marriage...
So, I looked at the situation and realized that the only thing I could change was me. I figured out that I can do it all without the extra support from him, and haven't looked back. I never realized how much energy I spent being trapped in anger and frustration. Letting go of my anger freed up tons of my time and energy. I also realized that I needed to find other avenues for support. I fostered a few relationships and decided to call my mom more. And, honestly, this part is still a work in progress. Definitely could still find more avenues for support...
Of course, after sharing all of this, my sincere belief is that the ideal situation is finding a way to share the load more equitably with your husband and kids. After all, you guys are setting an example for your children about what a marriage is and how it works. I just share all of this in case you do ultimately find yourself in a situation where you discover that you will not be getting more support from your husband. I think it is worth exploring other avenues first...
Good luck!
I echo what other PPs have said. You need more support from your husband. My husband works more than full-time and still pitches in with housework. We have a nice system going-- I cook, he does the dishes, he does laundry, I clean the bathroom and do general upkeep, he'll put the kids to bed, I manage the home (finances, playdates, appointments, etc). You ARE working when you are a SAHM and it's ridiculous for your husband to not share in house chores or "after hours" childcare. His day should only be beginning when he comes home from work . I would encourage you to speak openly and honestly to him about it and see if anything changes. Sounds like you need a break lady and you more than deserve it!!!
Jean, feminist mama raising three boys: W (7), E (5) and L (2.15.13)
When your husband is at work, you're looking after the house, and that's your division of labour.
When he's home, and you're home, you're both looking after the kids and the house, and that's your division of labour.
Your husband is not doing his share of the work.
Last year when my dd started school I realized that my "work" day was going from 7am-9pm. So I adjusted my schedule. I got up and got the kids off to school and started laundry, cleaned up the kitchen or whatever. Then I stopped doing things that HAD to be done and did things I wanted to do. Then after a few hours, I got going on what had to be done and prepped myself for the after school rush. There was no reason I should be working 14 hours a day.
If your dh is home, tell him you're going out and go. Go sit in a park with a book. He's got plenty of free time, he can take care of the kids.
I swear the best thing that ever happened to me was bedrest. My dh got a serious taste of what I did around here and he's been a changed man ever since. Can you break a leg? Joking ;) sort of.
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One year after the construction worker walkout at City Center, Nevada's Governor has signed Assembly Bill 148, making Nevada the first state in the nation to mandate OSHA-10 and OSHA-30 training for all construction workers and site supervisors. The bill, a collaboration between Assembly Majority Leader John Oceguera, Perini Building Company, and the Southern Nevada Building and Construction Trades Council, sets Nevada on a course to become a leader in construction worker safety.
"I want to thank Perini Building Company for their cooperation on this bill, as well as the support of Majority Leader John Oceguera, who spent countless hours making sure this bill made it through the legislative process. This is important legislation that will have a meaningful impact in changing the culture on construction sites, and making workers safer," stated Steve Ross, Executive Secretary/Treasurer of the Southern Nevada Building and Construction Trades Council.
AB 148 was the by-product of a program established on the City Center job-site in an agreement between Perini Building Company and Building Trades, where all workers on the job-site were mandated to obtain OSHA-10 completion cards. After a string of worker deaths early on in City Center's construction, there have been zero additional fatalities since the institution of the OSHA-10 program at City Center.
The Southern Nevada Building and Construction Trades Council, and its 22,000 members, made passing a worker training bill its cornerstone legislative priority at the 2009 Nevada Legislature. The bill passed both houses of the legislature with broad bipartisan majorities, and was signed by the Governor on Wednesday, June 3, 2009.
OSHA is proposing $52,500 in penalties against Atlas Roofing Corp. for safety violations at its Hampton, Georgia, manufacturing facility. Atlas Roofing employs more than 1,200 workers nationwide.
A serious violation with a $50,000 penalty is being proposed against the company for its second repeat failure to conduct periodic and at least annual inspections of the company's energy control procedure in its roof and felt mills. OSHA issues a serious citation when death or serious physical harm is likely to result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
Employers are required to establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.
OSHA is proposing one serious violation carrying a $2,500 fine against the company for failing to label electric equipment. In addition, three other-than-serious violations are being issued against the company for failing to meet OSHA recordkeeping requirements. Because these three violations are not likely to result in immediate death or serious physical harm of workers, no monetary penalties are being assessed, but the company is required to make the necessary changes that will bring it into compliance with all OSHA standards.
"This location should not wait until a serious injury or death occurs to any of its more than 100 workers before making needed changes in its safety procedures," said Gei-Thae Breezley, director of OSHA's Atlanta-East Area Office. "When a company persists in ignoring its responsibilities, OSHA must step in to protect workers' safety."
The company has 15 business days from receipt of the citations to comply, request an informal conference with the OSHA area director, or contest the citations and proposed penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. The site was inspected by staff from OSHA's Atlanta-East Area Office.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced that Mattel Inc., of El Segundo, California and its wholly owned subsidiary, Fisher-Price Inc., of East Aurora, New York, have agreed to pay a $2.3 million civil penalty for violating the federal lead paint ban.
The penalty settlement, which has been provisionally accepted by the Commission, resolves CPSC staff allegations that Mattel and Fisher-Price knowingly (as defined in the Consumer Product Safety Act) imported and sold children's toys with paints or other surface coatings that contained lead levels that violated a 30-year-old federal law. In 1978, a federal ban was put in place which prohibited toys and other children's articles from having more than 0.06% lead (by weight) in paints or surface coatings. In 2007, about 95 Mattel and Fisher-Price toy models were determined to have exceeded this limit. Lead can be toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health affects.
This civil penalty, which is the highest for violations involving importation or distribution in commerce of a regulated product and is the third highest of any kind in CPSC history, settles the following allegations:
"These highly publicized toy recalls helped spur Congressional action last year to strengthen CPSC and make even stricter the ban on lead paint on toys," said CPSC Acting Chairman Thomas Moore. "This penalty should serve notice to toy makers that CPSC is committed to the safety of children, to reducing their exposure to lead, and to the implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act."
This settlement also resolves other potential matters. In agreeing to the settlement, Mattel and Fisher-Price deny that they knowingly violated federal law, as alleged by CPSC staff.
Entergy Transmission and Substations, Louisiana Grid, in Destrehan has earned membership in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) at the star, or highest, level for achieving three years of excellence in employee health and safety."The Entergy Transmission and Substation in Destrehan has demonstrated excellence in effective safety and health management," said Dean W. McDaniel, OSHA's regional administrator in Dallas. "The company's outstanding efforts at this site include maintaining an injury and illness rate that is 75 percent below the national average for its industry."
Bruce Stark, VPP coordinator in OSHA's Baton Rouge, Louisiana, area office, attended a recognition ceremony at the company's facility on Alpha Boulevard in Destrehan.
Entergy Transmission and Substations workers at the Destrehan Office Site strive to ensure that the local transmission and distribution system for electricity delivers safe, reliable power to its customers. The site has about 25 skilled workers that repair and maintain about 99 electrical substations located throughout the facility's network.
More than 2,160 worksites representing about 270 industries nationwide have earned entry into OSHA's VPP. Requirements include a high degree of management commitment and employee involvement; a high-quality worksite analysis, hazard prevention and control program; and comprehensive safety and health training for all employees. Each of these elements must be effective, in place and in operation for at least one year before a company can apply to join the VPP. Companies in the VPP achieve average injury and illness rates 50% below the Bureau of Labor Statistics average for other companies in their respective industries.
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"Dal-Tile has demonstrated excellence in effective safety and health management," said Dean W. McDaniel, OSHA's regional administrator in Dallas. "The company's outstanding efforts at this site include maintaining an injury and illness rate that is 71 percent below the national average for its industry."
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Where: Wieboldt Hall North Entrance, Rm. 147, 339 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public
Cost: Free
Jeff A Henderson
Group: ISEN
Category: Lectures & Meetings
** This panel is a Chicago Ideas Week Affiliate Event **
An event flyer is accessible here.
Synopsis: A discussion that will explore the latest technical and political issues surrounding Great Lakes water quality and availability, especially as they are being affected by climate change. The implications for the often under-appreciated resources of the Great Lakes are huge, as the sustainability of the world's largest group of freshwater lakes is vital to public and environmental health and regional economic development. Discussion will include how regional governments and industry are responding.
Cameron Davis (Opening Keynote)
Senior Advisor to the Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Tim A. Eder
Executive Director, Great Lakes Commission
David Naftzger
Executive Director, Council of Great Lakes Governors
David Ullrich
Executive Director, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
Donald J. Wuebbles
Harry E. Preble Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate as a member of the IPCC.
Moderated by Mark Petri
Technology Development Director in the Energy Engineering and Systems Analysis Directorate, Argonne National Laboratory
Co-sponsored by the Shedd Aquarium, Argonne National Laboratory, the Initative for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern (ISEN), and the Midwest Energy and Sustainability Leadership Alliance (MESLA).
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Fourth of July in Summit County: Everything you need to know
July 9, 2014
Firecracker 50 bike race, NRO concert in Breckenridge
The town of Breckenridge's Independence Day celebration kicks off with the eighth-annual Independence Day 10K Trail Run at 7 a.m. and continues with the Breckenridge Heritage Alliance's annual Garden Party at the Barney Ford House Museum at 9 a.m. Tickets to the Garden Party include coffee, mimosas and breakfast, as well as the best view of Main Street for the Breckenridge Fourth of July parade.
The Firecracker 50 bike race leads the Fourth of July Parade down Main Street in front of thousands of spectators at 9:30 a.m. Come cheer on riders as they embark on a 50-mile journey on the beautiful trails in and surrounding the Breckenridge area. The official parade will start at 10 a.m. with the Red, White and Blue Color Guard, and following the parade, George Washington, played by C.J. Muller, will read the Declaration of Independence in the Blue River Plaza.
See the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales up close Friday, July 4, through Sunday, July 6, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., or from 1 to 6 p.m. on Friday, July 4, and Saturday, July 5, check out the Budweiser Brew Tour, a free mobile brew tour that offers guests 21 and older a glimpse of the brewing process. Modeled after Budweiser's brewery tour, this scaled intimate model offers consumers a step-by-step view of the 30-day brewing process. Brew masters lead this fully immersive experience by interacting with the actual ingredients, smelling aromas off the brew kettle, experiencing the cool aging cellars and tasting the finished product.
Kids can join the Red, White and Blue Fire Department's annual Kids' Water Fight on Main Street at 12:30 p.m. on the Fourth, or attend the 11th annual Arts District Celebration, with a sidewalk chalk art contest, artist demonstrations, make-and-take project for kids and art sales to benefit the Arts District.
For almost 20 years, the town of Breckenridge and the National Repertory Orchestra have collaborated to present a Patriotic Concert each July 4 at the Riverwalk Center; this year's concert starts at 8:30 p.m. In order to prevent numerous empty seats due to unused free tickets and in order to offer tickets online at a greater convenience to guests, the Riverwalk Center Box Office will sell indoor reserved seat tickets for $5, $10 and $15, with a limit of five tickets per order. Lawn seating will remain free — first come, first seated — and will not require a ticket.
Close out the day with free fireworks at 9:45 p.m., weather permitting. Fireworks will be shot off between Peaks 8 and 9 and will be visible from all over town.
Visit http://www.gobreck.com/events/fourth-july for more details.
Breckenridge's Fourth of July schedule
7 a.m. — Independence Day 10K Trail Run, start at Carter Park; day-of registration is $35 for ages 19 and older and $25 for ages 18 and younger
9 a.m. — Annual Breckenridge Heritage Alliance Fourth of July Garden Party, Barney Ford House Museum, day-of tickets are $75 for adults, $20 for children ages 6 to 12 and $10 for children 5 and younger
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. — Budweiser Clydesdales, Wellington Lot, free public viewings
9:30 a.m. — Firecracker 50 Mountain Bike Race, starts on Main Street, free to spectate
10 a.m. — Main Street Parade, free to spectate
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Arts District Celebration, Fuqua Livery Stable, free
12:30-2:30 p.m. — Kids' Water Fight, Main Street, free for kids to participate
12:30-3 p.m. — Viper "Show and Shine" car display, Main Street, free
1-6 p.m. — Budwesier Brew Tour, free
2 p.m. — Dumpstaphunk concert, Riverwalk Center, free
8:30 p.m. — National Repertory Orchestra: Fourth of July Patriotic Concert, Riverwalk Center, indoor reserved seat tickets are $5, $10 and $15; lawn tickets free
9:45 p.m. — Full, professional fireworks display (weather permitting), visible from anywhere in town, free
Join the circus at Copper Mountain's 3 Ring Weekend
Copper's 3 Ring Weekend returns with free music and adventures for the whole family this Independence Day weekend, Friday, July 4, and Saturday, July 5.
From 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, July 4, check out Tumble Bubbles on the Pavilion Lawn and on West Lake, then stick around for Fridays at Copper. FAC tickets include admission to the following activities with every $40 shopping or dining purchase: zip line, bumper boats, climbing wall, mini golf and go-karts.
Starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, kids are invited to decorate bikes, skateboards or roller skates for the Primp My Ride Kid-Powered Parade. Recycled and reused decorating supplies are provided, as the Copper Mountain Fire Department leads participants through Copper's Center Village. A solar bubble tower, stilts and juggling workshops, hula-hoop making and more are available free of charge from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nickelodeon's MAX takes the stage at 4 p.m. in Burning Stones Plaza. MAX, or Max Schneider, stars in the new NBC drama "Crisis" and is set to appear in the upcoming Beach Boys biopic as Van Dyke Parks. His hit song "Mug Shot" just debuted in this spring's movie release of "Veronica Mars."
Also on Saturday, July 5, Woodward Copper kicks off the GoPro Rail Jam in Center Village. Registration is at 5 p.m. at the Woodward Copper Cage, and ski competition starts at 6 p.m., followed by snowboard at 7 p.m. This summer on-snow rail jam takes place in Woodward's very own Pavilion Park, open to the public on Saturdays throughout the summer, as conditions allow. DJ Landry spins favorite tunes at 8 p.m., with fireworks and fire dancing to follow over West Lake at 9 p.m. Disney's film "Brave" will close out the night in Burning Stones Plaza Outdoor Theater at 9:30 p.m.
Visit http://www.3ringweekend.com or http://www.coppercolorado.com for more details.
Copper's 3 Ring Weekend schedule
Friday, July 4
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. — Tumble Bubbles and Fridays at Copper (FAC), Pavilion Lawn and West Lake
Saturday, July 5
10 a.m. — Kids' Primp My Ride Decorating, West Lake, meet at Copper's climbing wall, free
11 a.m. — Kid-Powered Parade led by the Copper Mountain Fire Department, Center Village, free
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Copper's Conscious Carnival, with solar bubble tower, stilt workshops, Cosmic Fire Poi Spinning, juggling, giant mural, hula-hoop making, face painting, Center Village, free
4 p.m. — Max Schneider, Burning Stones Plaza, free
5 p.m. — GoPro Rail Jam, Pavilion Park, Center Village, free to spectate
8 p.m. — Spin Cycle with DJ Laundry, free
9 p.m. — Fireworks and Fire Dancing over West Lake, free
9:30 p.m. — Disney's "Brave," Burning Stones Plaza Outdoor Theater, free
Old Town Family Fun in Dillon for the Fourth
Dillon's Old Town Family Fun Celebration will be bigger than ever this year. Enjoy homemade, handcrafted and freshly grown products at one of the best farmers markets in the High Country, with activities for the kids. Surrounding the Dillon Farmers Market will be an entirely free kids' zone with bounce castles, giant slides and bungee-jumping units. The farmers market will also feature free live music from Trading Fours.
The National Repertory Orchestra celebrates our country's freedom with its annual "Patriotic Salute" concert, a free performance at 10 a.m. at the Lake Dillon Amphitheater that features singers from the Lake Dillon Theatre Company. The program will include a selection of fun, patriotic favorites conducted by NRO music director Carl Topilow, including "The Star Spangled Banner," John Williams' "Olympic Fanfare" from the 1984 summer games, "America the Beautiful," "Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever," "Armed Forces Salute," Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" and more.
Following the NRO concert is the annual bike parade at noon. Children ages 8 and younger are invited to meet at Town Park, where free decorations will be provided to jazz up their bicycles before taking them for a journey around the park.
The final free music event of the day is a concert with '80s cover band The Goonies at 7 p.m. This four-piece rock band will rip your shirts off with its guitar solos and unravel your sense of space and time. Reuniting in 1985, after escaping a kidnapping by a large Sasquatch, the young rock stars decided to travel through time and come light up the 21st century.
Dillon's Fourth of July schedule
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Independence Day Farmers Market and Celebration, downtown Dillon and Dillon Town Park, free
10 a.m. — National Repertory Orchestra's "Patriotic Salute," led by Carl Topilow and featuring soloists from the Lake Dillon Theatre Company, Dillon Amphitheater, free
10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Musical guest Trading Fours, Dillon Farmers Market, free
Noon — Bike parade, Town Park, free
7 p.m. — The Goonies, '80s rock band, Dillon Amphitheater, free
9:30 p.m. — Frisco's fireworks display over Dillon Reservoir with a simulcast of patriotic music on Krystal 93, 93.9 or on http://www.krystal93.com, visible from Dillon Amphitheater, free
Frisco goes all out with parade, music and fireworks
On Friday, July 4, Frisco offers a wealth of Independence Day celebrations. The day will begin at 7:30 a.m. with a pancake breakfast hosted by Team Summit and will end with a fireworks display over Dillon Reservoir beginning at 9:30 p.m. It is recommended that guests park once and enjoy the day on foot, as everything is within walking distance. This is a pet friendly event.
"The best part of the Fourth is that the community clearly expresses their passion for this celebration, especially during the parade," said Nora Gilbertson, Frisco events manager. "Chairs make their appearance along the parade route on Main Street early a.m., kids flock with their bikes to be in the parade, floats are decorated to the hilt, and people make a day of it. It is pure Americana at its most authentic and joyous expression, plain and simple — it's good stuff."
This year, Marie Zdechlik will lead Frisco's Fourth of July parade as the official Grand Marshal. Zdechlik has resided in Frisco since 1958 and has many stories about Frisco's early years, including one Fourth of July parade, which consisted solely of a newly married bride being pushed down Main Street in a wheelbarrow.
"I like a parade anytime," Zdechlik when asked about how more recent parades measure up.
Frisco also invites kids to take a special spot in the parade and join in on the 14th annual bike parade. The bike parade is an opportunity for kids to display their creative and patriotic talents. Kids are asked to bring their decorated bikes to the parking lot on the west side of Town Hall at Main Street and Madison Avenue at 11:45 a.m. on Friday, July 4.
Kids 12 and younger are eligible for the bike-decorating contest and must be accompanied by their parents, who must register and sign a waiver for each participating child. After registering, kids will show off their bikes to a small panel of judges and then join the parade. A parent or an older child must accompany children 5 and younger during the whole parade. Every child must wear a helmet to participate. If parents are not accompanying their children during the parade, then they must be prepared to meet them at the end of the parade route at Main Street and Sixth Avenue.
When the fireworks go off at 9:30 p.m., the display viewing will be at the Frisco Bay Marina. The marina will have attendant-aided parking all day on the Fourth, with limited availability, so it is recommended that guests park elsewhere in town and walk to the marina. Disabled parking will be available, but egress will be restricted in consideration of pedestrian safety.
Throughout the day, adult beverages will be available for sale on Main Street and at the marina, benefitting Swan Center Outreach. Outside alcohol will not be permitted, and coolers will be checked. The town of Frisco would also like to remind all residents that while there are currently no additional bans on personal fireworks, town laws will be enforced. Frisco's fireworks policy allows the use of sparklers and ground displays but no aerial fireworks. Contact the Frisco Police Department at (970) 668-3579 with any questions.
Main Street from Madison Avenue to Seventh Avenue will be closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, July 4. For more information, contact the town of Frisco at (800) 424-1554 or go to http://www.frisco4th.com.
Frisco's Fourth of July schedule
7:30-10:30 a.m. — Pancake breakfast, old community center at Third Avenue and Granite Street, $10 for adults and $6 for kids 8 and younger, benefits Team Summit.
9-11 a.m. — Kids' fishing derby, Meadow Creek Park (behind Walmart) staffed by and benefitting the Gore Range Chapter of Trout Unlimited, free and open to children 12 and younger. Participants must bring their own rods and bait/flies, and registration is onsite on the morning of the event.
10-11 a.m. — Summit Concert Band, Frisco Historic Park, free
11 to noon — Timberline Toppers Square Dance Club Independence Day demonstration dance with caller Tom Roper from Omaha, Illinois, Frisco Historic Park Gazebo, free
12:30 p.m. — Fourth of July Parade, Main Street from Madison Avenue to Sixth Avenue, free
1-6 p.m. — Inaugural Summit High School rock-skipping contest and fundraiser at the
Frisco Bay Marina will challenge participants to purchase and use "approved rocks" to break balloons anchored on the surface of Dillon Reservoir to win prizes from local merchants and raise funds for the Summit High School choir and band trip to Spain and France.
1:30-3:30 p.m. – Buckner Funken Jazz concert, Main Street in front of the Historic Park, free
3:30-5 p.m. — Interactive drum circle with Peak Rhythms, Main Street, free
7:15-9:15 p.m. — Ernest Washington Funk Band concert, Frisco Bay Marina, free
9:30 p.m. — Frisco's fireworks display over Dillon Reservoir with a simulcast of patriotic music on Krystal 93, 93.9 or on http://www.krystal93.com, free
Fishing derby, bike parade and fireworks in Keystone
Keystone's Fourth of July celebration starts at 8 a.m. with a free fishing derby for children 12 and younger. The entire family can cheer and enjoy a morning on the lake, with raffle prizes, a barbecue and live music following the event. Be sure to bring your own fishing gear and tackle, since this is not supplied for you.
After the fishing derby, River Run will be celebrating our nation's birthday with flare. Bring your bike, tricycle or wagon, and join Keystone for its popular annual bike parade. The bike decoration party starts promptly at 10:30 a.m., and then line up for the bike parade at 11 a.m. Children will receive one free decoration bag per child for their bikes and must be present to receive the decorations. Parents are invited to join the fun and encouraged to bring their own decorations.
An a la carte barbecue at the Edgewater Grill will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with live music from Funkiphino, or take the River Run Gondola to the top of Dercum Peak for free any time between 1 and 7 p.m. for Keystone's Friday Afternoon Club. Head to the Summit House to enjoy an evening of live music, drink and food specials and activities including horseshoes, corn hole, ladder ball, bocce ball and more. All activities are free and can be checked out through the Overlook Grill. Gondola tickets are available at the River Run Ticket Office.
Top of your Fourth of July at Keystone with a free fireworks show; the show begins at 9 p.m. and is visible from Lakeside Village.
Visit the event calendar at http://www.keystoneresort.com for more details.
Keystone's Fourth of July schedule
8-9:30 a.m. — Fishing derby, Lakeside Village, Keystone, free
10:30 a.m. — Children's Bike Parade decorating, River Run Village, Keystone, free
11 a.m. — Children's Bike Parade, River Run Village, Keystone, free
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Edgewater Grill Barbecue, Lakeside Village, Keystone, pricing is a la carte
1-7 p.m. — Friday Afternoon Club, top of Dercum Peak, free
7-9 p.m. — Live Music with Funkiphino, Lakeside Village, free
9 p.m. — Fireworks, Lakeside Village, Keystone, free
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Forest View Guesthouse - Glenarm
Forest View Guesthouse is a 19th Century restored terrace dwelling situated in the picturesque village of Glenarm, the first of the nine Glens of Antrim.
The property offers a great base for sightseeing with Glenarm Castle only a short stroll, and perfect for exploring the beautiful Antrim Coast which include attractions such as the Giant's Causeway and Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge.
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