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Increase engagement by giving every student a voice
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Change Classroom Distractions into Tools for Learning
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Go from Lecturing to Learning
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4 best practices for using nClass in your classroom
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How classroom attendance boosts student retention and success?
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Why interactive quizzing is the new "homework"?
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nClass: why it works in the classroom?
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3 Ways to Turn Students into Reflective Learners
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Most carbohydrates are broken down into glucose -- the sugar your body uses to form energy. It either becomes stored energy in your muscles and liver, or your body uses it immediately. Refined sugar -- the type you use in baking, add to your coffee or tea and find in sweets/candy -- is the molecule sucrose, made up of glucose and fructose. The sugar found in fruit depends on the individual fruit and can be made up of multiple different sugars -- glucose, fructose and/or sucrose. Although the sugars found in fruit are the same as those in refined sugar, their absorption depends on their chemical and plant structures, food processing and food preparation. As a result, fruit and refined sugar have very different effects in the body.
Starch is another carbohydrate found in plants, made up of glucose. Its digestion depends on the presence of the plant cell wall. When starch is intact, digestion slows down. Fiber is also found in plant cell walls and cannot be broken down naturally in the small intestine. Instead, large intestine bacteria break down fiber, helping to improve your bowel movements and metabolism. Fiber slows the overall digestion process, helping prevent increases in blood sugar and fat. Fruit is very fiber-rich, making its absorption different than that of refined sugars.
Refined Sugar
The problem with refined sugar -- and the reason it contributes to obesity and chronic diseases -- is its fast rate of metabolism, lack of healthy nutrients and inability to make you feel full. Sugar comes from sugar cane, yet extreme refinement has eliminated all of the fiber and plant nutrients. Refined sugar is quickly broken down into glucose and fructose. The increase in glucose spikes insulin and blood sugar levels, giving you a quick surge of energy. If you do not use this energy immediately, your body may turn it into fat. Fructose is metabolized in your liver and is absorbed at once, increasing fat cell production and workload on your liver. The quick digestion of refined sugar prevents fullness even after you eat a calorie-rich chocolate bar, leaving you hungry.
Fruit contains many benefits compared to refined sugar. Besides being rich in antioxidants, phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals, fruit is an excellent source of fiber. The presence of fiber in fruit determines what happens to fruit sugars in your body and how quickly they are broken down in your gastrointestinal tract. Unlike refined sugar, fiber in fruit expands in your gut, making you feel full. Fiber is the biggest secret as to why fruit sugars are not as dangerous as refined sugar, preventing the sugars from being rapidly broken down and stored.
Keep the Fiber
Although fruit is extremely beneficial to your health, it is even more so when all of its constituents are still present. Once fruit has been stewed, cooked or juiced, the benefits decline, as the cell wall has been destroyed and the fiber of the fruit is less constructed. Thus, drinking a glass of orange juice, although still rich in nutrients, is much more concentrated in sugar and is not going to give you the fiber benefits of an orange. The same is true when you cook or stew apples for applesauce and raspberries for jam. Keep the fruit fiber, and your body will thank you.
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- Human Nutrition; Catherine Geissler and Hilary Powers
- University of Ottawa; Glucose and Cellulose Digestion; IGEM
- British Journal of Nutrition; Carbohydrate Bioavailability; Klaus N. Englyst and Hans N. Englyst
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We are using ASP and Sybase in our application,We are using ADOs to connect to the DB. The issue is, query is fetching partial data from the DB.(this we found when comapred output with executed same query at the sql prompt). But it is not hapening all the times. If the query which is taking more time (say more than 4-5 minutes) it is giving partial result set instead of giving timeout or some error. How to handle this problem??? It will be fine if we can increase the timeout property (if any) or else atleast i want to trap an error instead of ending up fetching partial data.
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Published in 2006 by the Arts Education Partnership and the National Association of State Arts Agencies, this pamphlet is a user-friendly summary of research-based arguments for incorporating arts education into K-12 education. A handy overview of arguments and data.
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. Critical Evidence: How the Arts Benefit Student Achievement. 2005.


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Greenwolf. The year was 1942. Franklin Roosevelt was President, and the US was at war. On January 13th, during a private meeting at the Arcadia Conference in Washington DC, Roosevelt and Churchill secretly agreed to establish an underground army of "Super Soldiers" to help defeat the Axis Powers.
To accomplish this they enlisted the help of the world's leading "Microbial Geneticist" Dr. Marvin Greenwolf, and his team of gene therapists. In the 1930's Dr. Greenwolf was rumored to be a private consultant to the Germans. It was secretly reported that thru extensive research and DNA cross pollination the Dr. and his team had created a chemical compound that could turn ordinary German soldiers into werewolfs, 10 times stronger than the average man.
Roosevelt coined the new effort "Project Greenwolf" and the only enforced stipulation was that the Allied soldiers could have no "animal morphing" side effects. He gave Dr. Greenwolf and his team unlimited resources and access to test subjects at a secret underground laboratory miles beneath a maximum security prison just outside of Brunswick, Ohio.
After months of trial and error and the collaboration of dozens of the world's top minds, RJ-618 was created. It was a biological compound 3 times as strong as the one developed for Germany with apparently no adverse side effects. It was simply injected into the blood stream of a test subject, and within minutes they had the power and speed of 20-30 normal men. During early testing, test subjects routinely displayed incredible physical feats such as deadlifts of 8,000 lbs, bench presses in excess of 6,000 lbs, and the ability to hurdle over a 20 ft high wall with relative ease.
The World's First Ever "Super Soldier" was created.
The President himself arrived in Brunswick to witness Dr. Greenwolf's creations and congratulate him, but unfortunately that's where most of the recorded footage stops.
Although it didn't have any animal-morphing side effects, apparently RJ-618 within weeks of use shut down almost all of the human brain. Everything that is, except the cerebellum, the most primitive and violent section.
The results as you can imagine were catastrophic.
Dozens of the test subjects "lost their minds" at the same time the President arrived in the secret underground lab. Mayhem, and destruction ensued and the President barely escaped with his life. And Hundreds more were never heard from again.
As one of the largest cover ups in US history all 3 major branches of the military were brought in and the lab was destroyed and buried under miles of concrete.
The terms "Walking Dead" and "Living Dead" were coined to describe the hideous byproduct of RJ-618.
Some people believe that Dr. Greenwolf never really worked for the Allied Powers to begin with, that his secret relationship with the Germans had never ended.
Others think that the Dr. was so distraught by the miserable failure of his greatest experiment he voluntarily injected himself and perished with his test subjects
We'll never be certain…
After 70 years of suppression, these zombie-like creatures have dug their way out and up to try and establish a military like fortress at the highest point in the area, at a place they call Mapleside Farms.
Normal weapons have no effect on these creatures, so a new chemical compound was created to effectively repel them back into their underground lairs, OR hopefully put these zombies to rest so they can do no more damage.
IT's called RU-942
This compound known as "Zombie Repellant" needs to be absorbed thru the body or preferably the brain of the walking dead to work effectively. Because of their enormous strength these "zombies" need to be shot dozens of times in order to be stopped.
In response to this outbreak, The Government has developed a new division of special armed forces known as the United States Zombie Resistance Force (USZRF).
You are being recruited to join the "ZERF" and help save millions of citizens in NE Ohio and all over the Midwest. If these zombies establish a stronghold here, the disease could spread all over the United States and ultimately all over the world.
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Increases to Voluntary Pay Rate
The Living Wage Foundation recently set out new rules to increase the Voluntary Pay Rate by 20p equalling a 3.7% pay rise. We take a more detailed look into what this means for employers.
Workers vs self-employed - are your workers correctly classified?
We take a look at the latest ruling against Uber which said that their taxi drivers\\\\\\\' employment status should be changed to worker status from self employed. How could this ruling affect other organisations in the gig economy.
HR Round Up October 2016
We have put together a short overview of what is going on in the world of HR and what you need to be aware of.
Tattoos and piercings – is your SME losing out on talent because of appearance?
Recently there have been many articles written about employers missing out on talent due to prejudices against tattoos and body piercings.
Social media in the workplace : what are the benefits and pitfalls?
Social media is an increasingly more relied upon business tool for organisations. But with the reliance and focus given mainly to employees within organisations to oversee these channels what legal and reputational implications does this have for the business when it goes wrong?
October employment law update 2016
With the latest changes to employment law expected imminently, we take a look at what those changes are and how they will affect your business and employees.
Struggling with employee absence?
There could be a number of reasons why your employees might be absent from work including stress. Or is your organisation on the opposite end of the spectrum and suffering from presenteeism?
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Spring is just around the corner, and with the warmer weather comes the sixth annual edition of Spring Awakening Music Festival! Set to return to the sprawling greenery of Addams/Meddill Park from Friday, June 9 to Sunday, June 11, the festival is primed to send electronic music fans to their ultimate happy place with a lineup stuffed to the gills with outstanding live and DJ sets from the scene's most notable acts. Today, Spring Awakening is proud to present the complete Phase 1 lineup for this year's event.
Returning attendees will have a chance to experience the power of Spring Awakening's two main stages – appropriately named Solstice and Equinox – standing as homebase for the event's biggest names and performances! The Solstice Stage will be occupied by immense DJ sets from trance godfather ARMIN VAN BUUREN, former Swedish House Mafia members AXWELL /\ INGROSSO, the king of twerk himself, DIPLO, Swedish mainstay ALESSO, and masked future bass titan MARSHMELLO. Alongside them, shark squad leader JAUZ and Dutch electro house legend AFROJACK will take to the decks along with 2016 Top 100 DJs winner MARTIN GARRIX and renowned trap duo YELLOW CLAW.
Meanwhile, on the Equinox Stage, performances from dubstep dominator DATSIK, bass wizard EXCISION, and drumstick-wielding duo GALANTIS, and South African crew DIE ANTWOORD will shake the festival floor with raucous productions and DJing expertise. Joining them will be funkmaster and first-time Spring Awakening performer GRIZ, Chicago's own KREWELLA and LOUIS THE CHILD, UK house producer DUKE DUMONT, as well as the mysterious and soulful ZHU.
To accompany the first phase of artists, Spring Awakening also reveals the identity of this year's six Branded Stages. React's coveted branded event series returns with another round of specially curated stages for fans to explore. Whether you're searching for the soaring thrills and infectious rhythms of the TRANCE ARENA, the BASS KITCHEN's perfect combination of grit and grime, or the simmering house stylings of the iconic BODY LANGUAGE series, there's a stage for everyone to call home.
For the very first time, the festival's 2017 edition will also receive new stage takeovers from three diverse brands within the dance music community. Attendees will experience uniquely tailored lineups from SUNDAY SCHOOL, featuring both big-name and underground champions currently dominating the space, Above & Beyond's deep house imprint ANJUNADEEP providing endlessly groovy beats from all corners of the circuit, and acclaimed music publication DANCING ASTRONAUT with its own all-star lineup of DJs from the highest realms of EDM stardom.
Discounted Early Bird General Admission and VIP tickets are on sale now at SpringAwakeningFestival.com! Tickets are also available for purchase with a layaway option.
Over 80 total artists will perform across five unique stages, demonstrating a dynamic variety of genres within the electronic music spectrum. The remaining acts will be revealed in the coming weeks, as Phase 2 and the branded stage rosters are unveiled in full! To stay up to date on all things Spring Awakening, be sure to follow the festival's Facebook and Twitter pages now!


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2014 By The Numbers
Our poultry equipment supported 82 backyard farms, processing a total of 3,343 chickens, ducks, & turkeys!
Our manure spreader helped 26 small acreage landowners, allowing them to better manage manure and nutrients on 112 acres!
We provided recommendations for nutrient management for 112 soil tests to citizens!
Our weed wrenches removed over 5 acres of scotch broom!
Through our Lead Entity, $518,755 dollars were invested in local Salmon Habitat Recovery!
We provided natural resources information and resources to a total of 17,940 people!
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South Sound FarmLink connects farmers and landowners to: resources, technical and financial assistance, and most importantly each other. Through our farmland leasing database, farmers looking for land have access to landowners with land for lease or purchase. The mission of South Sound FarmLink is to keep farmland in production in the South Sound region for future generations. South Sound FarmLink also provides educational workshops, training opportunities, and other resources that help farmers establish their operations and landowners plan for the future of their property.
In 2014, 160 acres of fallow farmland in the upper Deschutes watershed was successfully identified and leased to a local farmer for the expansion of their operation. This arrangement allowed the landowner to retain their agricultural tax status, while providing additional income from formerly unproductive land! In addition, the lease agreement gave the farmer a sustainable, economically viable local opportunity to expand! Keeping this parcel, and others in production, supports farmland and agricultural industry preservation, invigorates our local economy and rural communities, decreases pressure on landowners to sell property to developers, decreases the amount of impervious space in our rural areas, and maintains a landscape that provides essential stormwater filtration and wildlife habitat!
#2 Maintaining Allison Springs Estuary Restoration
The Capitol Land Trust received salmon habitat recovery funds, through WRIA 13 Lead Entity, to maintain plantings and remove invasive plant species at the Allison Springs Estuary Restoration Project site. This stewardship project ensures the five acres of restored shorelines and tide flats, salt marsh, forested freshwater tributaries will continue to provide functional habitat and fish access in Eld Inlet. This broad estuary restoration project has removed debris and shoreline armoring, restored native vegetation, and restored natural functioning in this critical habitat.
"Capitol Land Trust is thrilled to receive such important funding which will allow us to preserve additional salmon habitat. But, sometimes protecting land is not enough. This year we are also receiving a number of grants to restore degraded habitat, which will improve food sources for fish and open up new stretches of creeks for important salmon and trout species to use for spawning."
– Amanda Reed, Capitol Land Trust
#3 Nisqually Reach Bluff Stabilization
Thurston Conservation District's on-staff engineer assisted three adjacent landowners who reported developing cracks in their yards and erosion on bluff property that overlooks Puget Sound. The engineering team surveyed and designed a drainage system capable of diverting groundwater and providing bluff stabilization. This project is part of efforts to protect homes and manage the potential for a landslide that would impact human and aquatic life in South Puget Sound.
#4 Harmony Farms Shoreline Restoration Design
The Capitol Land Trust received salmon recovery funding, through WRIA 13 Lead Entity, to prepare final project designs to restore 1,200 feet of shoreline on the eastern shore of Henderson Inlet. This shoreline is part of the 56 acre Harmony Farms Conservation Easement. This project will ultimately restore the marine riparian shoreline, remove derelict structures from along the shoreline, remove invasive plant species, and replant native vegetation.
#5 Snowalker Stables
Henderson Inlet Shellfish Protection District funds allowed Thurston Conservation District to provide technical assistance and funding that enabled Snowalker Stables to build a Manure Storage Facility that is sized and designed for their operation. This facility allows Snowalker Stables to collect their manure and store it under shelter during the wet season, and prevent heavy rains from washing manure into the on-site wetland that feeds into Woodland Creek. This also benefits the landowner, as they are able to more efficiently manage their manure and use it as fertilizer to grow forage for their horses.
"I have been working hard to do my part to protect the water that flows off my property. I don't want to pollute the waterways and harm the fishing industry, and salmon running up the stream, and shellfish [industry]. My Conservation Plan and cost-share assistance helped to see what I need to do to manage my property and achieve these goals."
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#6 Clear Choices Pet Waste Evaluation
Clear Choices for Clean Water is an incentive-based behavioral change program funded through the Henderson Inlet and Nisqually Reach Shellfish Districts Fund. Residents who participate in the program earn free tools to help them make 'clear choices' to change their routine habits to help improve water quality. As an example, we provide native plants, organic fertilizer, rebates on septic pumping and pet waste disposal bag that help participants commit to actions that reduce stormwater runoff, keep hazardous waste out of storm drains and waterways, regularly inspect and maintain their septic system and properly dispose of pet waste.
In 2014 Thurston Conservation District, in partnership with the Thurston County Environmental Health, completed an intensive outreach and evaluation program to over 500 residents in the McAllister Park area (Lacey, WA). To measure the resulting physical impact on the surrounding watershed by the Clear Choices for Clean Water program, staff monitored the level of pet waste found in McAllister Park for a five-month period, when stormwater runoff is at its highest. Throughout the process, staff conducted outreach to the surrounding community, and the result was a significant decrease in pet waste on the McAllister Park trails (piles went from an average of 40 per week to less than 10 per week). Thurston Conservation District will return to the green space throughout 2015 to measure the continued success of this program.
#7 McLane Creek Log Jams
South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group received salmon habitat recovery funds, through WRIA 13 Lead Entity, to install two engineered log jams on lower McLane Creek. The logjams will slow the creek, creating pools where salmon can rest and hide from predators. The pools create cold water refuge in the summer when water levels decrease. They also allow spawning gravel and sediment to settle out of the water. The area is used heavily by spawning and rearing steelhead, which are listed as threatened with extinction under the federal Endangered Species Act, as well as coho and chum salmon and coastal cutthroat trout.
"Each fall my wife and I make time to sit on the bank of "our stream" and watch the salmon migrate and spawn. It is an annual delight. During November and December, there are often 30 eagles flying low above the stream, or perched on nearby trees, or in our yard, and hundreds of noisy seagulls too. We watch happily as salmon nest in "our" sandbar, making more than one nest, then guarding the area awhile, zooming up or downstream. It's nature's drama. We are often disheartened as heavy winter runoffs wreck the sandbar, changing it markedly from month to month, almost certainly washing away the salmon nests. Now, with this berm project, we have some certainty that that sandbar, or sandbars, will have a chance of doing the job. The salmon will be able to nest in areas protected from the heavy winter runoff currents that jet unimpeded past us, allowing the eggs able to hatch successfully."
– Thurston County Landowner
#8 Nisqually Farm Rain Garden
Three rain gardens totaling 1,864 ft² were installed at Nisqually Farm to infiltrate and filter stormwater runoff. The farm is located in the lower Nisqually watershed, within 2 miles of Puget Sound.In addition to treating runoff, this project has allowed the agricultural operation to safely use their production ground and it serves as an educational demonstration site in our community!
"Thurston Conservation District has been an amazing resource for us as we expand our small farm. From pertinent farm workshops, personalized technical assistance, to funding three much needed rain gardens on our farm – they have been there for us!"
– Elisa Kaufmann, Co-Owner Nisqually Farm
#9 Keepsake Farm
Nisqually Shellfish Protection District funds allowed Thurston Conservation District to provide technical assistance and funding that enabled Keepsake Farm to build a Manure Storage Facility that is sized and designed for their operation. This facility allows Keepsake Farm to collect their manure and store it under shelter during the wet season and prevent heavy rains from washing manure into the nearby wetlands that feed into Medicine Creek. This also benefits the landowner, as they are able to more efficiently manage their manure and use it as fertilizer to grow forage for their livestock.
"My manure shed is one of the first things I want to show visitors on my farm. [Humorously] But, it is never the first thing they want to see."
– Thurston County Landowner
#10 Pioneer Park Restoration Project Designs
South Sound Salmon Enhancement Group received salmon habitat recovery funds, through WRIA 13 Lead Entity, to design a large woody debris restoration project in the Deschutes River. This is a complex project that puts wood back in the river, to replace what would naturally fall into rivers and streams if development did not remove plants and trees from riparian areas (i.e. the strip of land along the water). As with the McLane Creek project, this will create habitat for salmon and other aquatic animals to spawn and live, and this project will also help to direct the flow of the Deschutes River and minimize the severe bank erosion near Pioneer Park.
#11 South Sound GREEN Nearshore Field Trips
Over the course of one busy month (May 7th- June 10th) over 1,700 students in grades 4-8 had the opportunity to connect with the Puget Sound through a Nearshore Field Trip! These trips took students to the shorelines of Tolmie State Park and Zittel's Marina, where they learned how the curriculum water quality of freshwater rivers and streams impact the waters of Puget Sound.
The Nearshore curriculum couples scientific exploration with important water quality stewardship lessons so that students are able to connect to the life in the Puget Sound, while learning how to protect it. Through hands-on, integrated field workshops students participating in the Nearshore trips tested the water quality of the Puget Sound (water clarity, pH and salinity), collected and identified plankton in the water, learning the water, learned how shellfish are filter feeders and need to grow in clean water to provide a safe food source for human consumption, and explored the beach at low tide.
"I learned a lot of things, I learned how to save a sand dollar and that even the dead ones are important to the environment. I learned that starfish eat with its stomach coming out and digesting the food outside of its body. I also learned about how to reduce pollution flowing into the Puget Sound."
– Komachin Middle School Student


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Our long history with sailing's premium luxury catamaran brand means we're pretty stoked to see how quickly Grand Large Yachting has brought Gunboat back from the brink. While we'll need to wait a while to see the just-announced, all-new VPLP-designed GB68 hit the water, this shot of the new Gunboat 57 VaiVai sending it hard in Newport last weekend sends a loud and clear message: Gunboat is back, and better than ever. With VaiVai hitting 17 knots upwind and 26 downwind last week without even letting her off her chain yet, she's already exceeding expectations. Compared to the 55, the new boat is 10% lighter – nearly 1.5 tons – all while sporting major upgrades: An all-carbon interior, a gorgeous, high-modulus rotating Southern Spar, deep daggerboards, and amidships engines. Throw in air conditioning, a washer/dryer, and a gourmet galley, and you have a full fledged Caribbean dream that just happens to be faster than a new TP52.
A personal note from our editorial staff: We visited with the management of Grand Large several years ago in the south of France, and they are an impressive bunch with a serious passion for yachting. More importantly (given Gunboat's history), they are a solid business with a strong product line and over 700 boats on the water, and we expect they will be around for a lot longer than you will.
It's not too late to have VaiVai for yourself this Caribbean race season. But if you want to try her out first or charter for an event, get in touch here. Want to buy new? Looking for a job? Want a free puppy? Get in touch with them today.
We expect a ride on one of these, ASAP, and you all can expect a long chat with Erickson and maybe even the designer of the new 68 coming very soon on the SA Podcast. Got questions for these guys? Post them in the GB68 thread.
NOTE FROM THE EDITORS: Just to set the record straight, as much as are delighted to see Gunboat 57 VaiVai perform to its expectations, this evolution happened before the new management for Gunboat took over, and they don't want to take any credit for an achievement that is primarily the work of VaiVai's owner, Nigel Irens, and their team. Congratulations to them on a beautiful boat and a job well done.
October 20th, 2016 by admin
While we're grateful to have support of awesome sponsors throughout the sport, we're even more grateful when they have real news instead of just press releases! Just six months after launch, the first in a new line of Morrelli & Melvin designed, high-performance carbon cruising cats proved her racing prowess, with HH-6601 R-Six winning her first regatta! The six-boat fleet gathered at Port Adriano last week for the inaugural Multihull Cup – a new event designed to provide a fun and competitive regatta platform for 50′ and over performance cruising multis. Other participants included three M&M designed Gunboat 66s: Slim, Coco de Mer, and Outnumbered; the Nigel Irens' custom 78' Allegra and a 60′ Bañuls' MC2 Dragon.
Harry Dunning was named the official rating authority by the Multihull Cup organizers; his complex and impartial rating system takes into account weight, waterline and sail area measurements as well as daggerboard and rudder dimensions. The system sees further adjustment each day based on wind conditions and course length as determined by the race committee.
Racing took place over three gorgeous days, with one race sailed each day. Mostly sunny skies, decent sized wind swell and variable breeze set the tone for an exciting weekend of racing. R-SIX performed strongly each day, finishing third on day one, 12min 34sec behind Allegra and 1min 12sec behind SLIM, third on day two 7min 42sec behind Allegra and 52 sec behind Coco de Mer, and ending the regatta in dominating fashion on day three, taking line honors and finishing 49 sec ahead of Allegra and 5min 55sec ahead of both SLIM and Coco de Mer, who finished within one second of each other. On corrected time, R-SIX placed 1st on day one, 2nd on day two, and 1st on day three.
Aboard were the core crew; the owner and his two permanent crew who've been with the boat since it's arrival in Valencia in June. Four additional crew rounded out the team, including co-designer Gino Morrelli and longtime Anarchist and HH commissioning skipper Chris Bailet. The crew felt their performance throughout the regatta was strong, save for a few tactical and execution errors. Gino surmised that the crew work and tactical calls improved each day, and explained that on day three they seemed to have "found a new gear" and really sailed to their full potential.
The boat itself proved solid, sustaining fewer and less severe breakages than other boats in the fleet. A chafe issue with the Antal line driver on the starboard daggerboard left the board fixed down for much of the race on both day one and day two. Big thanks are owed to rigger Scott, who sailed the regatta as crew on Allegra but worked overtime in the evenings to help address the board issue. Damage reports from the other competitors included a busted hydraulic hose on Allegra, breakages to multiple sails on SLIM, and a busted main halyard on Dragon, among others.
A first place finish amongst a strong fleet of boats that are optimized for performance and well sailed is an obvious testament to the design and build of the HH66. To read Gino's full race report from each day, head on over to the HH website here, and if you'd like to join in on the mostly uninformed and typically combative banter regarding the event, hit up the Multihull Cup thread in the SA Forums here.
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September 27th, 2016 by admin


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Aren't those the same things that Yolei's parents sell?
Aren't those the same things that Yolei's parents sell?
By the way, Rei said that he encountered horrible things while searching for Hajime (And I know that kind of shit)
I just feel bad for him
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Those pouch drinks are really common all over Japan. So yeah, any convenience store like Miyako/Yolei's parents' store would sell them. If I recall correctly, Iori's grandfather loved them too. (I believe the dub called it "Prune Juice"...)
That was a great episode IMO. I like when characters get their backstories shown, also I just like Rei because he feels like a decently-good written character.
Yyeeaahh... any R34 discussions aside (for plentiful of obvious reasons), fan art is truly a mixed bag.
Some are pretty good, that you'd think it was a screencap.
Some are clearly done as a tribute of thanks and honor.
Others are like...
Wha? How? Why??
Anyway, can't wait to see Revivemon fight.
Wait a sec, did he have a timer?
He hacked it.
(I have no idea, but I hope this is the explanation.)
Bat-Guilmon's utility belt is mostly full of bread.


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I just entered a contest for Pinshapes by the title "Batman vs Superman". Wish me luck! 🙂
For more info and to download the model, please visit: https://pinshape.com/items/22084-3d-printed-batcat-mask
I just entered a contest for Pinshapes by the title "Batman vs Superman". Wish me luck! 🙂
For more info and to download the model, please visit: https://pinshape.com/items/22084-3d-printed-batcat-mask
I have a illness. It's invisible to other people's eyes.
It's called Endometriosis and it it's pretty common, at least 10% of women have it.
Still, most people have never even heard about this disease, it takes nearly a decade to be diagnosed, and it's a debilitating condition which causes pain sometime worse than labor, organ adhesion, bowel/bladder issues, infertility, and so on, without even starting to talk about the emotional toll that all of it carries.
No one still can tell for sure what causes it, there is not a definitive cure, the most effective surgery is sadly not the most practiced, hormonal cures don't stop it and have horrible side effects, and the natural route (which can only manage the symptoms) is so vaste, and equally expensive and overwhelming that still have an impact on the quality of life, as a person spend all the free time (and money) between cooking organic food at home, taking supplements, yoga, massage, acupuncture, reiki, naturopath, chiropractor, psicotherapist, nutritionist, and so on, while doing monitoring exams, seeing various specialists, surgeries etc . Oh I forgot, all of this while you're already feeling exhausted.
Canada cover the expenses of surgery, but not all country do, and women need to have several surgeries in their life time, even fly far from home to (hope to) have the adequate care. To not mention disability, or days lost from work due to it. Research is poorly founded, despite the incredible number of people affected by it (at least 176 million world wide).
I was silent for a while, ashamed (who likes to talk about sick ovaries and bowel issues to other people raise his hand!), feeling in fault because I couldn't handle my life as I once was able too, or because I was somehow affecting the life of those around me, not filling their expectation or the ones I have for myself. Silence brought me nowhere. I tried to explain it, but again, it is an invisible and unknown illness, even when I tried they couldn't really understand. "Is it a benign tumor?". Me:(sigh)"…yes…" (benign… seems pretty evil to me, it's a systemic disease that involves both the immune and endocrine systems and even after surgery it keeps coming back with revenge…but, hey! At least you understand the word tumor!).
Then, talking with other women with endo, I finally learnt that all I was experiencing were symptoms of this nasty illness. That it wasn't my fault. It somehow helped me to feel confident and speak up about it. To not feel anymore ashamed and to understand that the basic problem about this illness is IGNORANCE, even in the the medical community, imagine the average person.
What I'd really want is for the whole world to know the name "Endometriosis", or at least "Endo" for short, and to recognize it, to help women like me to be diagnosed sooner, and to find a definitive cure, because this illness is really taking the best out of me and of all these women who suffers from it.
I saw how this 3D printing community is great and it can touch every side of the globe. A few years ago, I put a model of a Treefrog online, to learn about 3D printing, and now it is a benchmark for this industry. Over 50.000 downloads and many more printed. If I could find the same support I got for my art and technical knowledge to help me spreading the word and support about Endometriosis, we'd all be helping making the life of these 176 million women better. Livable, enjoying life as they knew it before this thing took over them, and be able to care for their loved ones.
I posted the END ENDOMETRIOSIS AWARENESS RIBBON on various 3d printing websites: Thingiverse, Pinshape and Tinkercad (where you can even personalize it with your own Endo message).
Please, Print it in yellow and Spread awareness. Wear it on for your wife, girlfriend, daughter, best friend, colleagues and yourself. Sell it, but only to raise money for Endometriosis organizations of your choice, to help research, education and support.
Help me to have a brighter future and to just worry about doing more beautiful art, instead of spending all my time devoured by this disease.
Thank you
It's Black Friday for 3D printing too!
If you were just waiting for a special occasion to purchase a 3D print, this is probably the best day of the year!
Any of my Etsy store item are 15% off , applying shop coupon code BLACKFRIDAY2015, while if you have a 3D printer you may take advantage of Pinshape's 30% off with the promo code BLACKFRIDAY15
May be the perfect time to get a Teeko or a Treefrog! What are you waiting for?!!
When I model and print my designs, I get frequently asked if I'm going to paint on them.
As I know how long time would take, but how much rewarding would be to share the experience, and see other people's creations after it, I though to write a tutorial about the whole process.
This is mainly because I couldn't find tutorials that were using easy to use tools and with great results at the same time, and also because I definitely have a different style than others do, which adds to the variety.
It took almost 3 weeks of my mornings (painting and photos had to be done with a nice lighting, but having a day time job, I had limited time spread during numerous days for this home process). Kym, my partner, has been really helpful as usual, through the beautiful photos, and Ally's art was definitely a big help for the achievement of a nice result.
For the publishing of this Tutorial I found a great collaboration in Pinshape, who made a very clean and well lay-out blog post (other than a super fluttering title!), and always with incredible kind, easygoing and fast communication, which make it one of the best costumer service experience I ever had.
So, here the Tutorial, I hope you'll enjoy it!
Last year, in occasion of Movember ( during November some men grow moustache in order to raise attention and money for men related health issues, like prostate cancer or mental health) I made a cookie cutter based on a old design of mine (the moose) and added moustaches under Kym request.
And like that, was born the canadian cookie cutter Moosember!
This is now available for 3d print on Pinshape, or you can get it already printed from Etsy!
Since a few months I made available, through my Etsy store, a Premium version of my most famous model, Treefrog.
My trusted printing 3dHubs Kym, tested every single filament of PLA he had on this new model, achieving visibly better results than the older model and more appealing details (If you have a 3D printer, you can print it as well from Pinshape).
Finally, these prints are all availiable on Etsy. I have a limited number of prints for most materials (likely only 1 or 2), but there is a wide choice to go for, from any matte colours you'd like, to Transparent coloured filaments, from glow in the dark Blue or Green, to Bronzefill, and even from Impact Modified Black, to a 2X size Sky Blue frog!
So, you just have to pick your favourite one! Also, I added a new coupon with purchases over 25$! Take advantage of it!
I live in Toronto and, as Italian born, I am not used to wild animals in the city, as squirrels, raccoons and skunks.
Raccons are perhaps the most interesting, from the beautifully textured fur, to their ability in opening green bins. Apparently the city ones are the smartest!
As I was testing some new Zbrush tool, I developed this raccoon from some old sketch I made, and gave it a cartoony look.
Once printed, I painted this with the traditional colours, but I though as well would be nice to paint over as the brown variant, or even as the red panda! Maybe later, or maybe you can do it! This model is now up for streaming from Pinshape , or you can get it already printed or painted from my Etsy Store 😉
This year too I support Ally's RomColthoff Kickstarter campaign to print the 2nd Volume of her comic Chirault.
This time the print is made from Shapeways industries in white polished nylon, a real beauty! So, just few days till the campaign end, with this and other rewards for the higher tiers. Check it out!
Last year I did a couple of 3D printed figurines for Varethane (Ally RomColthoff), based on her webcomic Chirault.
Ally is currently doing a second Kickstarter campaign to print volume 2 of this comic, you have up to Oct 24 to back her up!
In the meanwhile, I spent numerous hours to prime and paint this bust of Teeko, but it's finally done!
You can either buy the painted version from my Etsy Store, or 3D print your own from Pinshape and paint it yourself! Hope you'll enjoy it!
Earlier this year, a comic/video games concept artist based in Montreal, Minikim, made an adorable doodle that I just HAD TO model! (Yes, this model was cooking since many months, and finally is out!)
I really wanted to translate this design from 2D to 3D, to figure-out how to balance the weights for 3D printing, and read the shapes in the 3D environment.
I also painted this deer in a couple of ways, to bring out the full charm of this character! It's now on PINSHAPE for Streaming.
If you don't have a 3D printer, or would like the deer already painted, you can visit my Etsy store.
You can also visit Minikim website to see other amazing and original work! http://www.minikim.net/
or twit her at: @minikim
I recently worked on labels in order to expose my work in live stores and crafts markets in town. The Labels are completely hand made, and feature a nana comic on the back, to illustrate my process. In the Goodnight Sheep clear bag I also inserted Command poster strip, and relative instructions, to hang the sheep and remove them safely from the wall.
I hope you'll enjoy them!
I am enjoying Pinshape more and more lately, thanks to the great community focused team, so I ended up participating to a contest recently, about low poly 3D printed model.
I always been fascinated with this style, but never experimented before. Or better, I did triangulated models before, but never for artistic purposes, and mainly to save polygons to my models.
I always try to learn something new whenever I do a model, therefore this contest was great as I learned how to model for low poly, and I also played with both Blender and Zbrush for this final effect.
They're both available to print from Pinshape, here the links to Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela and Courtney Resting.
Last year I participated in a local free music festival, Open Tuning, and I performed some italian songs. As I mainly like singing, I couldn't remember all all the song chords. But I know how bad it looks to perform with music paper in front, so I though of a sneaky way to have still the tune remind without giving in the eye, through this little clip 🙂
I now use it every time I need to perform in public. Very handy. There's a video here.
If you'd like to use it too, this model is now available to print from Pinshape.
it's a while I did the first jumping sheeps back in 2012, when I was still learning about 3D printing. This year I finally polished the design with improved style and cuteness overall.
As usual, it took a few prototypes, where I wanted the silhouettes to be easy to read at night, and I'm very happy with the final result.
People should be able to print or order only the sheep they want.
I like the idea to have a composition on the wall at night, where people can personalize the glow in the dark silhouettes as they want to tell their own story.
If this will be well received, I'll start to work on new designs, adding to the story.
For now, You can purchase them already printed from Etsy, or 3d print them directly on Pinshape (check out all my designs to print on my Pinshape page!).
I'm glad to announce that now all my "Made in Country" pendants ( plus "Already Taken") are avialable in 4 new plated materials: 14k Gold, 18k Gold, 14k Rose Gold and Rhodium. Visit my Shapeways store to order your custom material!
I've been looking for a while to 3D printing models marketplace that could reflect a number of specific quality: Local, allowing Streaming of Models, clear license attributions. Pinshape has offices in Vancouver, Canada and San Francisco, California, uses 3DprinterOS (which I find great for "pay per print" use, while keeping a safe IP) and highlight very well the License attribution.
I'll give it a go and start to upload my models. I hope you'll like this marketplace as well and will enjoy to print directly my models 🙂
Back in 2005 I made an illustration to test my new Wacom tablet. I wasn't a real expert in digital painting so I did something stylized and turned out with a glowing effect.
When recently I though to bring some of my illustrations into 3D printing, Glow in the Dark filament seemed to just be perfect for this project! It's so cute to see the Cat on a shelf at night, surrounded by the classic glow in the night stars, to reproduce the effect of the first illustration, and tell a story on the wall.
You can either order one from Etsy, or print your own from CgTrader. Enjoy!
I can finally purpose some of my pendants in Bronzefill, a filament composed by 80% fine Bronze powder and 20% PLA/PHA, printed with an Ultimaker from Kym's Hub in Toronto. It's not casted!
You currently can buy "Made on Earth" and "Already Taken" from my Etsy store.
Otherwise, if you'd like another of my designs printed with this material, just feel free to contact me!
I'm a perfect Italian/Canadian: I sweeten my espresso every morning with a teaspoon of Maple Syrup 😉
Well, this is something I picked up as soon as I got to Quebec, where you find Maple Syrup on the table of every brunch restaurant and they have Sugar Shack (maple syrup based lunches in the extraction areas) in early spring.
Then You get the cans. They're just too pretty to throw away. So they became a pencil holder, two, three… but somehow still cold, still just a tin. So when the paint idea come to me I was really enthusiastic and looking forward the final product done. They really do complete it nicely!
I have it now available for purchase on Etsy, or you can print your own on Cgtrader. Yes! If you have a 3d printer, you can stream directly the model to your printer! I hope you'll enjoy this model 🙂
A few months have past since I started the "Made in Country" collection (see blog). Now a few other countries have been added (thanks to friends and fans requests): Portugal, France, Staya/Stalia (Australia) and Aotearoa (New Zealand)! You can find them all on my Shapeways Store MorenaP.
As usual I made some prototype with Kym before uploading the models.
You can also find some other pendant, like Already Taken, for an original loving gift 😉
This is a very exciting news!
I'm collaborating with Ally Rom Colthoff (aka Varethane) to her Kickstarter campaign, with aim to print her webcomic Chirault, with the 3D sculpture of one of her comic main characters: Teeko (see pics below).
For 250$ you can pledge for one figurine (3d printed by Kym), including a copy of her comic Chirault volume 1 with signed bookplate, plus prints, minicomic, wallpaper and PDF!
But hurry, only 6 days left to go!
I've also made a post on my Tumblr and Facebook pages if you'd like to share around!
Here a wip of the 3D model and the 1st Teeko 3D print!
These are not for sale, but worth to mention, some modelling and printing test I made, while participating to Dusk Till Drawn's art blog challenges "Games of Throne" and "Marvel & DC". I've posted the results on my Tumblr page.
I made Daenerys Tangerine (1 & 2) as a head bust, really intrigues by her hair style (showing 2 different printing resolutions), and then Lucy in The Sky (Karolina) from Marvel's Ruways (1 & 2). This second sculpture was a real exciting work because through a hollow print in clear blue pla, I could express visually the light effect that distinguish this character through a Arduino driven rgb led (made by Kym). Prints are all as well from Kym. Check the VIDEO!
Hope you enjoy it!
Thanks to Shapeway's new pricing for some of the materials, now Keep Calm and Print Frog keychain is considerably cheaper to produce! I've also added some choice in steel. Check them out!
Some lower prices as well on Steel materials for the Treefrog Foot Pendant and Treefrog Shadow Pendant. Enjoy your shopping more than ever!
I'm also doing a promotional sale on my Etsy store, up to December 20th, for the items that have been already printed by Shapeways, in occasion of winter holidays shopping! Here below the list:
Made in Country: Australia, Belarus, China, Quebec
Treefrog Foot pendant: coloured nylon, Steel
Treefrog Shadow pendant: Frosted ultra detail, coloured nylon, Steel
Keep Calm and Print Frogs: Nylon & Frosted.
Costumers outside Canada can enjoy any of these items, in several materials choice, directly from my Shapeways store.
Happy winter shopping!
This was born purely out of necessity.
I looked for so long to get a soap handler for my Laundry soap, as I find it so annoying to use it bare hand, that the last time we went to the hardware store hoping to find one, Kym told me "Why don't you just make one?".
Of Course! I could make a 3D model and print it!
So, like that, my first prototype was ready by evening. When I showed it to family and friends they were ecstatic! So I worked over the design to have something good looking, light and easy to print.
They're currently available for purchase on Etsy and hopefully soon as well for direct 3D printing. Check my Facebook Page for updates!
I finally updated my listings on Etsy in order to include as well the possibility to do
– Re-print of existing cookie cutter (Link)
– 3D model and print of Cookie Cutter starting from your own illustration/coloured design (Link)
– 3D model and print of Cookie Cutter starting from your Black and White design (Link)
As usual, these are all printed by Kym's Hub here in Toronto.
I think these will be great for store logos, engagement parties, baby showers, birthday parties, general presents and so on. I can't wait to do some more!
The Treefrog design happen as I was trying to figure out where else I can put my talent at full. Two years ago 3D home printing was at the beginning of its revolution, so I studied modelling issues in order to create a nice organic shape that could push on these challenges and allow a new way to compare printers and materials.
I'm quite overwhelmed by the response of people around the world. It's incredible to see people in other countries collaborating with me to the same goal. They can't stop to impress me, even today. It's always a moment of joy to see the new ways 3D printer users are experimenting through this model.
3D printing calls for tons of ideas. I took a step further, and I started to develop some of these to use for other people. I hope they'll get the same enthusiasm as I got in that moment I though of these designs.
And so it goes first my big thanks for all the people that made their 1st prints with the Treefrog, to all these that show how 3D printing work through it, and to who chose it as their preferred calibration tool.
I made some objects based on the Treefrog design, that I hope you'll all love and laugh to see, in the understanding of its meaning: we tried, we failed, we succeeded, we are still discovering, exploring and creating through 3D printing. Limitation are challenges to be solved.
They're avialable on Shapeways to custom print in a wide variety of materials, or on Etsy already printed in a limited selection of materials.
I love the layering that come out of the Steel, because it adds character while reminding us that it's 3D printed.
I take the chance to Thanks all my friends and family that supported me along this path, and that had so much patience in see this project being brought to light!
I though several times, since I'm in Canada, I should tattoo "MADE IN ITALY" on my neck. My mother said "Do whatever to your hair, but Don't touch your skin". Here I am with pink hair.
Then I woke up one day, early this year, with this though: I can do a model and wear it as a pendant! (it took a few years, but thanks to 3D printing I can now find easier solutions to my wishes).
It wasn't exactly the snap of a finger. I designed a few versions, try to understand how possibly it could stand by itself in a elegant way that is quite neutral gender (and sadly all the lowercases and handwriting styles weren't good for these many letters). Once happy with the main idea, I had to make several tests to overcome all the technical issues. Kym was really helpful in the prototyping phase though his 3D printer and comments. When I got to a satisfactory point, I made other countries, starting from the ones of my friends and colleagues. Kym also asked for a "made on Earth", and I did also a special "fait au Quebec" for my francophone friends in Montreal. At the end I uploaded 7 of them to Shapeways, to test the materials I was interested to use, and made an order. Then wait.
It was worth it. The result was stunning. They look beautiful, real, professionally made.
I still am a bit excited by what I can do through the technologies available today. I'm glad I can share these ideas with the rest of the world, for anybody that felt like me when they got abroad.
They're now available on Shapeways to custom print in a wide variety of materials, or on Etsy already printed in a limited selection of materials. I hope this idea will be welcome by most, so that I can invest as well in the realization of the other countries!
Last year I was experimenting on cookie cutters making, with some complex shape, so I though to take my Nana comic face (which I use a lot as avatar in internet) and work on how to get nicely the black and white spaces, with the lines and a border, and a strong support base.
I did a mistake on my 1st prototype, I didn't flip the image (usually it's not a problem, but this particular illustration has the face looking left). It's very funny and upsetting at the same time making such a silly mistake. Oh well. Good the second!
I'm happy to start this website blog with some 3d models I did for two very interesting girls! Robogrrl is an Arduino and Robotics master, while Varethane is a amazing comic artist!
A while back I did some 3D printable token for the indigogo campaign of Robobrrd. You can find these on my Thingiverse page (Surf, Hat and Mail ) and personalize the banner with your name. Tokens can be used commonly as keychain or backpack tag, thanks to the top hole that allows them to be hooked wherever you like!
More recently, I did the emblem of Chirault's artist Varethane, for her ink-press stamp decorations. These are about 4 inches big.
Feel free to ask for your personalized token or effigy!
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This story was told by Mr. Conwell more than 6,000 times between the years of 1877 and 1925. Upon publication, it became an immediate bestseller and a classic in inspirational literature.
The story is about a Persian farmer named Ali Hafed, who sold his farm and left his family to travel the world in search of wealth. He desired diamonds and looked everywhere, but could never find what he lusted for. He ended his own life, alone, destitute, a homeless pauper. His hopeless search for riches simply consumed him.
The man who had bought Ali Hafed's farm, however, worked hard, grateful beyond belief for every inch of dirt he now owned. He had his family around him, plenty of food, and total contentment.
One day, he made an amazing discovery. The backyard that Ali Hafed had deserted contained a diamond mine, quite literally acres of diamonds.
Mr. Conwell used this simple story to illustrate a point and to teach us all a valuable lesson. Abundance begins inside each of us and opportunities await us, right where we are, sometimes right in our own backyard.
We have to lavish attention, loving care, labor, blood, sweat and tears on our dreams; invest our passion to see those dreams come to pass.
"What we are waiting for — peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance — it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart," - Sarah Ban Breathnach, author of Simple Abundance.


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Is there a difference between a "nose job" and rhinoplasty?
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Is there much pain involved with the surgery?
Usually there is mild discomfort with nasal surgery. Oral medication will be prescribed to help with the discomfort. Cold compresses also help with discomfort.
Dr. Saigal uses a small, gentle cotton ball coated with antibiotic ointment that is placed in each nostril. This is because a special quilting suture is used to control any bleeding and greatly decrease the amount of discomfort associated with formal nasal packing. A small drip dressing will be applied after surgery.
How long will my nose be swollen?
As a rule, 80% of the swelling is gone after two weeks; another 10% after two months. The tip of the nose may retain swelling longer and continued improvement in the tip can be seen over the next several months. There may be some temporary numbness of skin of the nose which improves with time.
When will I be able to return to my usual activities?
Most patients can be seen in public in a week, after the splint is removed. It is important to avoid strenuous activity for 2 weeks. At this time you can gradually work back to your usual routine, including exercise. Contact sports should be avoided for 6 weeks.
There are risks with any surgical procedure; however, the risks of facial plastic surgery are minimal. Bleeding, infection, unfavorable scarring, asymmetry, septal perforation (hole in septum), and persistent nasal deformity are rare. These will be discussed during your consultation as well as ways to avoid them.
How much do these procedures cost?
A purely cosmetic procedure is never covered by insurance. However, if a patient has difficulty breathing and is found to have a deviated nasal septum or nasal allergy resulting in enlarged turbinates, the functional portion of the surgery may be covered by insurance. A sinus condition may be treated at the same time as a rhinoplasty. For your convenience, our practice offers CareCredit financing support for all cosmetic fees.
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My idea of couchsurfing is simple and pure: GOODWILL! Couchsurfing is not about saving money on accommodation. It's about cultural exchange, meeting friends around the world, learning from each other, getting new perspectives and embracing diversities. I believe that compassion and kindness can exist without attachment to tangible gains. I also believe that humanity can be preserved in the process of "civilization". This is my idea of couchsurfing!
As a traveler myself, I understand how difficult it is to write a couch request while traveling but that shouldn't deter anyone from writing a personalized couch request. A personalized request is to ensure that you understand the person you are going to stay with. Again CS is not free booking.com.
In early 2013, I was tired of being a corporate rat, dealing with endless and meaningless corporate politics. Therefore I made one of the best decisions in my life to quit my job to spend a year on the road in South America. That turned out to be one of the best year in my life. I met many amazing and inspiring individuals and experienced things I could not imagine. That definitely impacted my vision of life in a meaningful way.
After a year on the road, I got an interesting job opportunity to live in Tunisia. I had an amazing 15 months living in Tunis. In August 2015, I officially moved to Dar Es Salaam.
In politics, I'm social-liberal and I'm clearly the opposite of the right-wing fanatics. To hardcore supporters of Tea Party, UKIP, Front Nationale in France or a die hard supporter of Donald Drumpf, the chances are we have nothing in common. Love, kindness and peace TRUMP hatred, racism and bigotry.
If you're genuine, kind, honest and open-minded, let's couchsurf!!
The only measurement of success in life is happiness.
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
Started couch-surfing in Sep 2012 when I was traveling in Alaska. At the beginning, I was a little skeptical as I wondered why people were so nice. I, then, realized that there are just many genuine people out there who simply wanna extend their kindness to anyone, make new friends, experience different cultures etc. I find that very beautiful hence I started hosting decided at my apartment in Phoenix, AZ. It has been absolutely amazing!
I was hosted by many amazing Couchsurfers around the world and that prompted me to start hosting in early 2012. Both hosting and surfing experience have been amazing and I've never had a single bad experience.
In March 2013, I embarked on a one-year trip in South America. I have met many incredible Couchsurfers with very inspiring perspective of life and I learnt a lot. There are just so many intangible gains from CS.
To me personally, CS is the best avenue for culture exchange. I promise I will start hosting again once I settle at a place.
Traveling, backpacking, biking, meeting interesting inspiring people,
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Well this is not exactly something I've done willingly but it was definitely something amazing I experienced. I was robbed in Medellin, Colombia when I was arriving at my host's place. I literally lost everything except my passport. You can imagine how devastating it was but amazing things happened after. I got helped from so many beautiful Colombians I barely knew. They gave me clothes, helped me with lodging police report, spent days shopping for things with me. There was so much humanity and it deeply touched my heart. I also learned to be very positive in any trying situations. It was a good life experience.
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Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam
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If I could give a rating of zero stars I would. This has to be the worst hospital I have ever encountered. They have no concept of care, they give no information to patients and treat them worse than most people would treat a household pet. I am still to understand how a specialist neurology department is unable to diagnose a stroke in five days. If you have any choice in the matter please, please, please choose another hospital to save yourselves from the heartache and hassle my family and I have had to go through.
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The three apartments:STELLA, GARDEN and EDEN are located within the same compound.
They are situated approx. 5 minutes (walking) away from the beach, Dahab centre and restaurants.
All the apartments have either a private balcony / terrace ( Stella / Eden ) or an outside seating area ( Garden ) and all three have access to a playground and a small freshwater pool for the kids.
All three are equipped with all mod cons to a European standard.
In all the apartments guests will find a kitchen equipped with a gas cooker, fridge and a complete range of cooking utensils.
All bedrooms are supplied with bed linen and also hand and bath towels.
GARDEN apartment sleeps max. 5 people in 3 bedrooms, STELLA sleeps 4 people in 2 bedrooms and EDEN sleeps 3 people in 2 bedrooms.
Further details outdoors:
STELLA, GARDEN and EDEN apartments all offer the guest a secluded location in which to relax, which is however just a short distance from the sea. Access to the apartments is from the main road which runs all the way through Dahab; if guests wish to take a taxi to anywhere within the town, they will find one easily without looking far!
The apartments are situated in the 'authentic' part of town and a short 5 minute walk brings one to Asala, the Bedouin village and the markets and shops used by the local people. You can see goats and camels in the street and the guest will really have the feeling that he / she is in Egypt - great photo opportunities on the doorstep! This area is in ambience as well as geographically far removed from the southern area of Dahab Lagoon, where the international hotel chains are based.Dahab is located In the historical Sinai peninsula, an area of interest culturally / historically as well as having many places of outstanding beauty - these can be visited on desert safaris and treks. The world famous St. Katherine's Monastery and Mt. Sinai are just 1.5 hours away by road.
In the hotter summer months there are many beachside destinations, again reachable as part of a safari programme, suitable for snorkeling. For divers there are various internationally renowned dive sites - the Blue Hole 12km north of Dahab and the national parks of Ras Mohamed and Nabq close to Sharm El Sheikh. For guests who like a quiet and relaxing place to stay, ( in contrast to the hustle bustle of Sharm ), the latter locations can also be visited using Dahab as a base.
Other places of interest include Pharaoh's Island further north and the Spring of Moses on the coastline of the Gulf of Suez.
Dahab area
Ras Abu Galum Protected Area - beachside Bedouin settlement suitable for diving, snorkeling, swimming and just relaxing on the beach!
Wadi Ganei / Southern Oasis - great snorkeling and diving locations, plus a selection of laid back Bedouin restaurants serving a full range of food and beverages.
Blue Hole - world famous snorkeling / diving location with a selection of restaurants as above.
Bedouin dinners in the valleys surrounding Dahab - modes of transportation are camel and jeep.
There are many beachside restaurants, cafes and bazaars along the corniche which runs all the way through Dahab and are therefore easily accessible on foot.
Bikes are available for rent at inexpensive rates.
Approx. 300 days per year have some wind - Dahab is one of the world's best locations for wind- and kitesurfing.
How to get there
Nearest Airport is Sharm el Sheikh, 95km away. Journey time is approx. 1 hour. Charter flights are available from all European countries. Transfers can be arranged on request.
For longer stay visitors who are temporarily resident in other Egyptian locations, there are frequent domestic Egypt Air flights to Sharm El Sheikh.
Nearest Travel Links
Airport: Sharm el Sheikh: 95 km
Ferry: Nuweiba and Sharm el Sheikh: 95 km
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News: Entries are open for the 2016 Annual & Awards Exhibition
The Annual and Awards Exhibition will be held at Bourke Place, 600 Bourke Street, Mlebourne from 8th to 26th August. Entry forms and conditions of entry are available from the Application Forms page. Non member emerging sculptors are invited to enter for the Tina Wentcher Medallion and Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society - Yarra Prize. Entries close on 17th June 2016.


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Three die in UNMISS helicopter crash in Bentiu
26 August 2014 - UNMISS confirms that three crew members died today when one of the mission's MI-8 helicopters crashed about 10 kilometres south of the Unity State capital Bentiu.
The helicopter, which was on a routine cargo flight from Wau in Western Bahr El Ghazal State to Bentiu, lost contact with UNMISS at 14:28 hours, a statement from the mission said.
A surviving crew member received treatment from the Médecins Sans Frontieres team in Bentiu, the statement added.
"I wish to convey my heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased and wish a full and speedy recovery to the injured crew member," said Toby Lanzer, the officer-in-charge of UNMISS.
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Joining a homeowners association can seem like a great idea until you run afoul of its rules.
While the rules of the homeowners association, also called an HOA, are meant to keep a community tidy and uniform looking while protecting neighbors from doing something that would lower property values, they can be seen as a way to stop individuals from expressing themselves. Violating the rules can lead to large fines for members who don't follow them.
For example: A Florida man was fined $5,000 for planting two trees that were too short. Another Florida man who is a veteran was asked by his HOA to remove a statue of a soldier on his front lawn. A Virginia couple is being sued for $300,000 by its HOA for various violations, including not trimming vegetation and problems with their backyard Koi pond.
Fines are limited by state laws, and are meant to be reasonable, says John Stone, CEO of Community Association Services, which oversees management of 220 homeowners associations in North Carolina.
"The purpose of the fine isn't to generate income for the association. It's meant to generate compliance," Stone says.
Disputes among neighbors can happen in areas without an HOA. The difference is that something that might not be illegal under city laws can be illegal under the HOA, such as paint colors, having too many pets, and having a commercial vehicle.
"There's a general rule that the closer you live to people, the more restrictions there are, because what they do can hurt you," Stone says.
In the 323,600 communities in the U.S. that have HOAs, there are 25.9 million housing units with 63.4 million residents, according to the Community Associations Institute. Before you join one of those communities, here are four things you should do:
1- Read the contract
If you have a company vehicle with the company name painted on it, and the HOA doesn't allow that, then you'll have to either get another car or not live there. That's a real rule at an HOA, says Mike Boyd, president of an HOA in Florida.
"The biggest problem is a buyer not reading the documents of the corporation prior to signing on the dotted line to purchase a home in an HOA,' Boyd says. "If they read the documents, they may find rules and regulations are not compatible to their lifestyle and should not purchase in the development. Don't move in, then say 'I didn't know that,' when it was contained in the documents of the corporation."
Don't be afraid of the documents just because they're a legal contract. Properly written HOA documents shouldn't require a law degree to read them, and should contain terms that a layperson should know, he says.
The restricted covenants, which lay out what can and can't be done with the property, are filed with the county, Stone says, so prospective buyers can check them out before deciding if they want to live there. Bylaws, rules and regulations, which may also list restrictions, aren't recorded with a government entity, and will have to obtained from the HOA.
2 - Know your costs, and where the money goes
HOAs have annual dues to help pay for insurance, new roofs, lawn mowing and other communal expenses. Find out if they're capped and how often they can be raised.
It's also important to check the association's financial reserves, especially in a condo, says Paul Licata, director of business development for Seacrest Services, a property management firm in Florida. Licata suggests checking if the reserves are fully funded and if there's enough money for emergencies.
Related to that, you also want to know where your money goes, he says. Is the association up to date on maintenance work? When was the last time the concrete was restored? When were the windows last checked?
Ask for a copy of the budget to make sure line items are properly funded. "If they are not you will see assessment fees go up year after year because costs are not being covered," Licata says.
3 - Check insurance coverage
Catastrophic insurance against disasters such as fire, tornadoes and storms is generally covered by an HOA, but it's a good idea to check how much insurance your HOA has. You'll need personal property insurance in case your home is broken into, but the outside of your property should be covered by the HOA.
Insurance can also be used to protect as association against lawsuits, such as the reported $1 million settlement a homeowners association made in a wrongful-death claim by the parents of Florida shooting victim Trayvon Martin at the subdivision where he was killed.
4- Reconciling complaints
The HOA's bylaws determine how many seats are on the board of directors, and that number can be influenced by the developers. The fewer board members there are, the better chance a developer has of having a dispute ruled in their favor.
The contract should detail how you can file a complaint. Filing it in writing is probably the best step, detailing it with documentation. For example, if you paid to have work done that the HOA should have covered, have a copy of the bill available for the board.
Some HOA boards are liberal with forgiving fines if the homeowner complies. The HOAs that Stone manages in North Carolina require a hearing when a violation is alleged. If a board director is unreasonable in enforcing the rules, the best solution may be to have a recall election to remove them from the board, Stone says.
Ask your neighbors if they've had similar problems, and how they've resolved them.
You don't want to end up like a California couple who were the victims of vandalism from a fellow condo owner who was upset with an HOA decision. The neighbor was arrested for felony stalking after being caught on video tampering with their car, according to police.


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Sectarian tensions rise: 'hundreds' kidnapped in northern Syria
Syrian rebels fire a mortar towards regime forces stationed at Kwiriss airport in Al-Bab, 30 kilometres from the northeastern Syrian city of Aleppo, on Thursday. (AFP Photo/Edouard Elias)
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More than 300 Syrians from different sectarian backgrounds may have been kidnapped in a rural area in northern Syria in just a few days, activists in the area told AFP on Saturday.
Reports of the number of Shiites and Sunnis kidnapped in neighboring villages in Idlib province varies, ranging from a few dozen to more than 300.
The kidnappings will raise fears of a prolonged communal conflict, which could stretch on after the fall of the regime in Damascus, if President Bashar al-Assad is eventually forced to leave office.
The activists speaking to AFP said tensions in the area between Alawites - an offshoot of Shia Islam which Assad belongs to - and Sunnis were rare in the area before the crisis began in March 2011.
The recent wave of kidnappings was started when unknown armed men stopped a bus carrying Alawite civilians, taking hostage all its passengers, including women and children.
"Before, it was all militiamen catching rebels. It was all part of the war," activist Bahaideen Abdel-Razaq in the village of Sarmeen told AFP via Skype. "But kidnapping of women and children had never happened before."


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I have the same great grandparents - Edward H. and Minnie K. originally from Indiana then Oregon.I'm 13 and living in The Netherlands.How old are you? I play soccer for the American School of the Hague middle school team.I guess your older (like most of my cousins) and have a job.
You should come and visit my grandfather, Ralph Lockyear in Old Station, California since he is a very enjoyable person with a great place in the California Mtns and he happens to be the son of Edward and Minnie.