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Friends who know me, would probably remember that I tend to be quite hopeless at directions at times. :P More often than not, I was following blindly behind my friends as we commute from one place to another, either at home or overseas.
Hence, here's a documentation on how to board a bus in Japan, for all newbies like me.
1. Different from Singapore, passengers board from the back door instead.
2. At the door, collect a ticket from the "整理券" (seriken) machine. The number on the ticket indicates which bus stop you have boarded.
3. The next stop will be announced and/or shown on the LCD screen at the front of the bus (near the bus driver). Once you hear your stop announced, press the stop button near your seat.
4. To find out how much you need to pay for your bus fare, look at the LCD screen, and look for your number as indicated on your ticket. For example, my ticket is numbered 14, according to the board, it costs 100 yen.
5. Alight from the front door. Drop your ticket and your bus fare (in exact change) in the box-like machine next to the bus driver.
If you do not have enough change, you can change your dollar note to coins at the box-like machine near the front door. By the way, you need to pay the exact amount, as no change will be given.
Hope you find that useful! For some bus companies, you can buy a card, which you can top up and tap for each ride. For eg, Nicepass for Entetsu services; Suica for train services.


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If you are currently an owner-operator leased to a motor carrier or a company driver thinking of making the leap, it pays to have the right set of tools. The current OOIDA business webinar series is designed to help you succeed. The next installment of the webinar covers all things insurance, beginning at 7 p.m., Tuesday, July 26.
The webinar on insurance is the second of nine sessions in the current course to help owner-operators leased to motor carriers. Future webinars will focus on equipment financing, CSA, Data Q and more.
Each unit is conducted by OOIDA professionals who can help you understand the regulations and necessary steps for professional drivers and business owners to operate in trucking.
Registration for the webinar series is now open and costs vary. Individual webinar sessions are $60 per module; however, if you sign up for all the webinars in a set, you'll save $150. More details here.
Unavailable to watch it live on Tuesday night? No problem. Sessions are archived and you can access them later, at your convenience. Last week's installment, the first in the nine sessions in this course, dealt with the authority process and how it applies to your business model.
For more information or to register for the webinar, visit ooida.com or call the OOIDA Membership Department at 800-444-5791.

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Project Runway Camp
June 8, 2018 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Project Runway Art Camp
June 4 to 8 | 9am to 2pm
$150 per camper*
Open to rising 4th to 8th graders
Channel your inner fashion designer! We'll put our 'upcycling' skills to the test as we create fun, wearable art from recycled materials. Don't miss the runway fashion show at the end of the week!
Campers need to pack a lunch. Registration fee includes all materials and a daily snack.
*Need-based scholarships are available. To apply for a scholarship, please click here to download an application.


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The Firefighter's Association is currently selling blue reflective address signs. They are $20.00 each.
You can stop by Orange Rural Fire Department Station #1 located at 206 South Churton Street Mon-Fri from 8:00am to 4:30pm to order one.
Or, for your convenience, click here to download an application form.
Fill out the form and mail to the station with payment. You will be contacted when your sign is ready for pick-up.
The Firefighter's Association appreciates your support.


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D2M Sala-una is an unfinished symphony. The island Sardinia, the people of Gallura and the citizens of Tempio Pausania are waiting like I do on organizations with the spirit and commitment of the Avaaz organizations in order to work together for the establishment of Sala-una. The spirit of the Sardinian people will be helpful in the transformation of our societies and Europe alike. Sala-una could become a beacon for youngster and the so called lost generation of the sixties and seventies to re-inspire the citizens of Europe to enter a united Europe, and through Europe the other continents.
There is no reasonable society, but there is always a more reasonable society possible than the existing one; the status quo is not ideal but the only point of departure for a better future.
~Sir Karl Popper
This letter is an invitation to those women and men who feel the need to make a difference in the world of today and are financially capable to do so.
Times of crises are the outcome of profound transformations. In which directions, depends more than ever of the ideas and the values people embrace, their arguments or lack of arguments for doing so, and the rationality of their arguments.
SALA-UNA exists as a virtual space. If you visit my site and you take some time off for the Library or Projects, e.g. Travels, you might get an impression how SALA-UNA as a real place in the Sardinian landscape near Tempio could vibrate. Sardinian singers are famous for the art of overtone singing. It is a rare experience to be cleansed by their sound. The same happens in debates and dialogues, or tasting the food of the island and their Mediterranean surroundings.
Sardinia saw the Phoenicians at their Western coastline, 1000 years BCE. The same with the Carthagenians; the Barcelonese… the list is too long.
Sardinia and Tempio Pausania, a city with memories of 2000 years, welcome you.
Inspired by the downfall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, we took the initiative to establish Forum 2001 Foundation: a platform for debate and dialogue in the 21st century.
The municipality of Tempio Pausania, Galluria, Sardinia and Forum 2001 signed a contract for 99 years in which the Foundation rents a location of 100.000 m2. In close collaboration with Forum 2001 Foundation and the municipality of Tempio Pausania, architect Michele Saee, Los Angeles, designed SALA-UNA as a space and a place that unfolds from the landscape with an amphitheatre for its guests and the local community.
For general info read further on this page below. If you are interested, please mail to [email protected]. Your questions will be dealt with utmost care.
Forum 2001 has been offered a location on Sardinia. Sala-una, named after a small mountain river, is situated near Tempio Pausania, Sardinia. The location of 10 ha. borders on 20.000 ha. of unspoilt-nature. The choice of Sardinia was prompted by her strategic position during thousands of years within the "cultural space" of the Mediterranean while being now the border of the European Union, and by her cultural vitality.
During her millennia-old history, Sardinia has absorbed various influences into her own tradition. It exemplifies a process of acculturation and integration that takes place on a world-wide scale in the 21st century. By choosing Sardinia, Forum 2001 gives a signal to the future guests of Sala-una that an 'open society' is the nucleus of her vision, and that past and future may well exist together.
D2M Sala-una has been designed by architect Michele Saee (L.A., Paris and Beijing). Michele Saee designed a Centre that unfolds into the landscape, becoming part of it owing to its curves and to the interaction between indoor and outdoor spaces, including an amphitheatre. Apart from conference facilities, the resort contains hotel rooms and quarters for artists and writers in residence. The Centre aims to generate exchanges between the different target groups: corporate managers and executives, NGO's, university faculties, academies – who may use the Centre for conferences, managemant training and so on – individual scholars and artists involved in the Centre's special courses, and tourists. (Hans Ibelings, in A10 # 2 new European architecture march/april 2005 p.15. Click on the image above for an enlarged version of the article.)
"Sala-una could become a laboratory for a new European renascence." – Edo Dijksterhuis in Het Financieele Dagblad (The Financial Journal), August 27, 2005.


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CABOR Building to Close Early April 18
The CABOR building will close an hour early at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18. All employees will be attending a function pertaining to the AABOR/CABOR Merger. Regular business hours will resume on Friday, April 19. Regular business hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have questions, please call (216) 901-0130 or email email@example.com.


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HONG KONG – According to a media report, a lot of services in Mainland China are eager to earn money including some top universities. Two of the best-known universities, Tshinghua University and Beijing University, require campus tourists to purchase admission tickets for the price of 15 Chinese yuan (US$1.81). Local tourists are very dissatisfied with this regulation of paying fees to visit the campus.
According to a July 8 report from Hong Kong's Ming Daily, with the summer vacation's arrival, more and more elementary- and middle-school students are visiting the campuses of these two famous universities, with hopes of experiencing a first-class school atmosphere. But most of the visitors find their eager spirits dampened by the need to buy a 15-yuan admission ticket just to step onto the campus.
The Tourist Reception Center of Tsinghua University explained that the fees charged for admission include a campus tour fee and an administrative fee, with the aim of facilitating campus management.
The report points out that it is unreasonable for Tsinghua University and Beijing University to charge campus tourists fees because, as State-owned public properties, they are built and maintained at the taxpayers' expense, and moreover the government provides a huge amount of funding for these two schools every year.


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Hard to believe the fall season has come to an end. Thanks to all that visited Mulberry Lane Farm in 2009. We enjoyed your company! Our farm animals look forward to your return visit next year. Keep an eye on our website for our 2010 schedule...in the meantime, by popular demand, we will continue to post items of interest throughout the winter on our blog.
Since it is the end of the year we are looking to adapt out some of our lovable kittens. Please contact the farm if you are interested. We have a couple female tortoise colored kittens, 1 or 2 black kittens and several male and female tiger striped. All are very lovable and are litter trained. Please seriously consider two as they have always had many buddies to play with and cuddle with for naps.


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Awarded a Bronze Medal at the 2008 Oregon Seafood Festival.
Awarded a Silver Medal at the 2009 Oregon Seafood Festival.
This is a huge, steak-ready Pinot Noir with the structure and aroma characteristic of Zinfandel. Here is Matt Talley's notes: "'06 Sophie's Edition--One of the most complex pinots I have ever tasted. Again, this is non-traditional to Oregon, in that it is dark, rich, and pleasantly aromatic. However, the words that come to mind with this wine are "brooding," "heavy," and "dense." This wine has a brandy-like aroma, a zin-like structure, and a syrah-like color. I'd buy two bottles. One for now, and one for 5-10 years from now. "
Total Alcohol: 14.7%
Brix at Harvest: 24.8
Time in Barrel: 10 months
Clonal blend: 97% Pommard
3% Dejon 76
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Friday Night Football In East Texas
With 3 weeks of football season behind us, we are starting to see which teams in East Texas are standing out. If you still haven't been to a game this season, you are definitely missing out. More after the jump.
Just like every week, we turned to the Longview News Journal to get the list of games for East Texas this week. There's bound to be one game, if not more, that will definitely be worth going to. Also, don't forget to submit your video for the school spirit contest! Here's the list of games this week!
Friday, Sept. 16
- Lufkin at Longview
- Tyler Lee at The Woodlands
- Pine Tree at N. Lamar
- Hallsville at Chapel Hill
- Mt. Pleasant at Kilgore
- Spring Hill at New Boston
- Nacogdoches at Carthage
- Henderson at Center
- Gilmer at Liberty-Eylau
- Gladewater at Brownsboro
- Pittsburg at Atlanta
- Redwater at White Oak
- Harmony at Harleton
- Sabine at Ore City
- Hughes Springs at Paul Pewitt
- Waskom at West Sabine
- West Rusk at Jefferson
- Pleasant Grove at Daingerfield
- Big Sandy at Union Grove
- Beckville at James Bowie
- Cumby at Hawkins
- Cushing at Overton
- Timpson at Mount Enterprise
- Tenaha at Garrison
- TSOT at W. Express, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 17
- Carlisle vs. Detroit (at Pittsburg)
- Mar. Christian vs. L. Chapel (at Beckville)


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CAUGHT ON TAPE: GOP Lawmaker Threatens Local Reporter
Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) was caught on tape last night going off on a local reporter who asked him a question that he was not expecting and did not want to answer.
Dem Congressman Whines About Towel Service at House Gym?!
The shocking footage shows Grimm threatening the NY1 reporter, telling him, "If you ever do that to me again, I'll throw you off this f***ing balcony."
He then told the reporter, "You're not man enough, I'll break you in half. Like a boy."
Grimm, 43, is in his second term in Congress, representing Staten Island.
The reporter, Michael Scotto, sparked the reaction from Grimm by asking about allegations of campaign finance violations that are being investigated by the Justice Department.
Video: Girl Curses at Florida Judge at Hearing, Gets Sentenced to Extra 30 Days in Jail
Grimm defended his actions in a statement:
"I was extremely annoyed because I was doing NY1 a favor by rushing to do their interview first in lieu of several other requests. The reporter knew that I was in a hurry and was only there to comment on the State of the Union, but insisted on taking a disrespectful and cheap shot at the end of the interview, because I did not have time to speak off-topic. I verbally took the reporter to task and told him off, because I expect a certain level of professionalism and respect, especially when I go out of my way to do that reporter a favor. I doubt that I am the first member of Congress to tell off a reporter, and I am sure I won't be the last."
Scotto, appearing on MSNBC this morning, explained that Grimm walked away when he brought up the allegations. After he tossed it back to the studio, Grimm then walked back over and got in his face.
'You're Auditioning for MSNBC!': Hannity Goes After Weiner
"I was taken aback. I'm used to people giving me pushback for questions but I was not used to something like that," he said.
The political director of NY1 has demanded a full apology from Grimm.
Watch the confrontation above, including a report from Elizabeth Prann.
Update, 1:00p ET: Grimm told reporters today, "The bottom line is, I overreacted," but maintained that he felt Scotto's question was "inappropriate."
Scotto tweeted:
@repmichaelgrimm called to apologize. He said he "overreacted." I accepted his apology.
— Michael Scotto (@mikescotto) January 29, 2014
Grimm said he and Scotto will have lunch next week to "make sure this is all behind us." Hear more of the congressman's apology below:
SOTU Reaction:
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On Sunday I met up with the Lisa, Nick, Addison, their dog Bella, as well as the grandparents, Karen and Jeff for a engagement/family photoshoot. What is special about this photoshoot was that Lisa and Nick are not just getting married next spring, but they are also joining a family together with Nick's daughter Addison. So they have tried to incorporate her into all aspects of the wedding. I met up with Lisa a few months ago to help her design all the stationary for her wedding and so far it's been a blast working with her. Wait till you see the invites I designed for her next year….too much fun!! I've heard so much about Nick and Addison for awhile and finally I got to meet them yesterday. We had a great time playing and taking pictures at the Mason Regional Park….well Addison was playing, I was chasing her around with my camera and bribing her with a big ole lollipop. But all that chasing and bribing paid off, and I think I got some great pictures of this cute little family. Check it out and check out the slideshow too!
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Getxo begins to plan its first SUMP (Spain)Submitted by News Editor on 31 May 2017
Getxo, a town in the Basque Country, will soon take the first steps in the process of developing a SUMP for the local municipal area.
In the coming weeks, 4,000 questionnaires will be distributed. They seek to find out the routes that are taken by residents in the area, along with at what times of day.
Taxi drivers, cyclists, and associations of elderly or disabled people are amongst those who will be surveyed. Sessions will also be held for local residents to discuss the plans.
Through the plan, the town hopes to link its transport into the nearby Bilbao bus and metro network. Due to the hilly nature of some of the local neighbourhoods, however, thorough planning will be required of any prospective new transport routes.
The precursors to the plan go back to 1993, when a study of traffic and parking in the area was conducted. Joseba Arregi, the town's mayor, commented that the plan will involve cultural changes", but that ultimately "mobility is people-centered."
He also made clear that citizens' views would be key in any plans that are made, as the town sought to remove barriers to mobility for those that face them. A draft plan is expected for December this year.
To find out more, visit elcorreo.com (in Spanish).
Image credit: P8270020 on Flickr by Shawn Price under CC BY-SA 2.0


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The range of services at the Oasis Centre (next to La Caixa bank in Javea Port), continues to grow, as people tell us what we should offer. Passport Photos, overnight parcels to Spain, Cheap letters and packets to UK, photocopies, rubber stamps, phone top-ups, 1000s of greeting cards at 1€ each and every type of printing. Whatever you need – try us first. Open weekdays 10am-6pm.
The need for the centre was birthed out of 3 suicides in the area in 10 days – one a 26-year-old son of good friends for 3 years – and the existence of a son from a previous marriage had never been mentioned, but having been the pastor of Javea Evangelical Church for more than 20 years, I was troubled by the fact that 'the church' was no longer 'connected' to the people. The outcome in 6 weeks, that saw tremendous changes, that made it possible, is a 190 square metre 'Help Centre' on a major walkway in Javea that masquerades as a shop that sells Greeting Cards at 1€ each.
The list of services it provides is expanded every day: A2Z Directory of Jávea, Address Labels, Address List Management, Advice. Airport Transfers, Babygros, Beniconnect Airport Shuttle, Bibs, Binding of e-Books, Birthday Cards, Boat Insurance, Bookmarks, Bubble-wrap, Business Cards, Car Insurance, Caravan Insurance, Cheapa Parcels, Christmas Cards, Civil Marriages for Residents, Clocks, Coasters, Colour Photocopies, Compliment Slips, Condolence Cards, Courier Delivery to Spain, Crisis Business Start-Up Kit, Diaries, DIY Shredding Service, Embroidery, Envelopes, Excursions, Fax Send & Receive, Flyers, Fridge Magnets, Funeral (Thanksgiving) Services, Gift Tags, Golden Leaves Funeral Plans, Greeting Cards, Help and Advice, House Insurance, Ink Jet Computer Cartridges, Insurance, Invitations, Jig-saws, Key-rings, Laminating, Legal Translations, Letterheads, Magazine Printing, Memo Pads, Menus, Mirror Letters, Mouse Mats, MRW Parcel Service, Newsletters, Oasis Help Centre, Paper A4 for Printers, Parcel collection Service, Passport Photos, Photocopies, Printer Cartridges, Printed cake Toppings, Printing, Public Liability Insurance, Publishing, Questions Answered, Raffle Tickets, Round-Tuit Funeral Plans, Rubber Stamps, Security Shredding DIY service, Signature Witnessing, Soft Toys, SpeediPost, Sticky Labels, T-Shirts, Teddy Bears, Translations, TV Choice, TV Costa Choice, UK Magazines in Spain, UK Mail Service, UK Passport Check, Certification and Submission, Vinyl Signs, Wedding Blessings, Wide Format Printing and ….. whatever else we are asked to do.


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You can't afford for your users not to be able to utilize email 24/7.
(PRWEB) January 02, 2014
PolicyPak Software, the leader in desktop and application management, recently released a new Pak for Eudora.
The pre-configured Pak for Eudora gives admins the ability to deliver, enforce and lockdown configuration settings in the email client so users can't work around them. For example, the Eudora Pak allows admins to assign the name of the "Mail Server" and then disable this text box element to prevent users from accessing it in any way. A full list of features for the Pak can be found on the PolicyPak website.
IT Admins and network administrators who want to try out the PolicyPak software can get a free trial by attending a Group Policy Webinar at the PolicyPak Website, or by calling (800) 883-8002.
Jeremy Moskowitz, Group Policy MVP and founder of PolicyPak Software recently talked about the Eudora Pak when he said, "You can't afford for your users not to be able to utilize email 24/7, which is why you can't risk letting them modify their email client settings that may disrupt this essential communication flow. That's where PolicyPak comes in."
PolicyPak can deliver settings using Microsoft Active Directory Group Policy, Microsoft SCCM, Dell KACE, or any other management tool.
About PolicyPak Software:
PolicyPak Software (http://www.policypak.com) is the leader in application compliance and desktop management tools for Active Directory. The software enables IT pros to deliver, lockdown and remediate settings for desktops, laptops, VDI sessions, company devices, as well as personal "BYOD" devices. Customers who use PolicyPak are also able to manage all of their other enterprise desktop applications the same way, such as Firefox, Java, Acrobat, and custom applications. These other Paks are included free for PolicyPak Professional customers. PolicyPak was founded by desktop management expert and Microsoft Group Policy MVP Jeremy Moskowitz.


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1. Rose pink push up bra with silk - £17.50 here
2. Rose pink Brazilian knickers with lace trim - £9.50 here
3. Pistachio green silk push up with lace trim - £17.50 here
4. Pistachio green Brazilian knickers with silk- £9.50 here
Following a little discussion with my super sweet chum Harriet (check out her website Discover + Escape here for some luxury lifestyle inspiration... If you feel like treating yourself) this morning, I thought I should share with you the finest underwear out there just now, from Marks and Spencer no less.
Popping along to the High Summer press day a few weeks ago (post here) I was blown away by the utter gorgeousness of a number of pieces, but being such a ridiculous girly girl I was drawn to the scrumptious silken lingerie from Limited Collection.
Though I am personally waiting with baited breath to buy the mint and cream version of the sets featured above (hopefully in store soon- somebody put some aside for little old me), these pretty pastel versions are a lovely Springtime treat to make your weekend that little bit special.
The minute I laid eyes on the pistachio offering I was reminded of those gilded Ladurée boxes containing artfully crafted, feather light macaroons in a rainbow of sorbet shades. This sweet set also brought to mind the beautiful Ladurée cafes that are dotted around London offering rosy teas and the finest Champagne cocktail money can buy- The Laduree (rose syrup topped up with rosé champagne.)
The shape is universally flattering and sure to make you feel that little bit prettier for any occasion. Nothing feels nicer than wearing lovely lingerie, and these adorable Limited Collection pieces are certainly topping my wishlist this season.


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94 Blank Spreads
190 pages, 21 x 28 cm
black and white Lulu print, soft cover, perfect bound
Edition of 94
Photographs of all the blank spreads from Edward Ruschas artist books, reproduced actual size, in the sequence they fall within each book in the order published.
Thank you Rosemary Furtak, Cameron Wittig, Walker Art Center
First edition of 94 copies. Each book presented opened on a different spread at New Beginnings curated by Sinziana Ravini at Öppet Hus Iaspis Stockholm.


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New, locally-produced products keep rolling in!
We're now proud stockists of free range eggs from Wanda Egg, located at Jamberoo, less than 50km from the co-op. Wanda Egg's chickens are free to roam and feed on fresh pastures all day every day.
And also from down south, we now stock non-homogenised milk from The Pines Kiama. Kel and Mahlah Grey's 16 lovely Holstein cows feed on naturally grown pastures at Saddleback Mountain, making rich and creamy full flavoured milk.
Make sure you get into the store soon to support our local producers.


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Advanced ROBOTC and Robotics in the Classroom
So your class has gone through the ROBOTC Video Trainer Curriculum (VEX or LEGO), are comfortable programming in ROBOTC, and the robots are starting to zip across the room: however, some students are absorbing the programming knowledge quickly, while others are taking a little longer to grasp the core concepts. Where should a teacher look to if a student (or classroom) advances beyond the pace of the class? In this post, we will take a look at some of the many advanced programming resources available for ROBOTC.
Because ROBOTC is a C-based programming language, there are many C programming features that students can lean about and implement in their code. The first resource to investigate is the 'Programming Tips and Tricks' section of the ROBOTC wiki. This special subsection contains samples of some of the more advanced C-based operations that can be executed using ROBOTC and are pulled from a variety of sources. Topics include structs, switch statements, tertiary operators, and more. Because all of the information is available for free online, students can research and test the topics at their own pace and gain a deeper understanding of the subjects.
Next, you may want to take a look at tutorials on the ROBOTC wiki for implementing advanced programming concepts with different sensors. Also be sure to check out ROBOTC's Sample Programs (via the 'File -> Open Sample Programs') as many of the programming concepts have pieces of advanced code that can help the students understand exactly how they are applied in real-world scenarios. There are also several multi-robot projects (for the NXT) that can be found on ROBOTC's Multi-Robot wiki and a thread dedicated to advanced ROBOTC programming with VEX which will both offer unique challenges for students to conquer, as well as a wealth of community created projects showcased on the 'Projects Discussion' section of the ROBOTC forums.
Once the students have sufficiently expanded their knowledge of advanced ROBOTC programming, they will be ready to tackle more complex robotics projects. This is a perfect opportunity to encourage creativity and inventiveness with preexisting challenges (and is a perfect example of where differentiated instructions can positively impact a classroom). By utilizing differentiated instruction in the classroom, you will be able to not only challenge the newer programmers with the basic programming examples, but will also be able to engage the more advanced students with complex programming options, such as making their robots perform a challenge quicker, more efficiently, or more accurately (or a mix of all three).
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A large scale study on meditation for work stress published last year shows evidence that workers who used Sahaja Yoga meditation, a kind of 'mental-silence' meditation, were less stressed and depressed compared to workers who used traditional relaxation techniques, or no treatment.
What did the meditation study involve?
Researchers at Sydney University recruited volunteers who were working full-time and who experienced moderate occupational stress. Volunteers were then randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups. The volunteers either practiced 'mental-silence' meditation daily for eight weeks, or used more conventional relaxation techniques (which do not involve mental silence). A third group were put on a waiting list to be admitted to the meditation group at a later date, and therefore acted as a control group. The researchers monitored stress and depression levels during the course of the eight weeks.
What is the difference between mental-silence meditation and conventional relaxation techniques?
Mental silence meditation involves eliciting and maintaining a state of 'thoughtless awareness', by focusing on experiencing the present moment, rather than events in the past or future. This can be achieved using breathing techniques, affirmations and attention-focusing exercises. In contrast, the relaxation techniques taught to the volunteers involved sitting comfortably, breathing regularly and reflecting on the day's events. The key difference seems to be that the meditation allowed mental activity to cease, while still remaining fully alert and in control.
What did the meditation study find?
Volunteers in the meditation group showed a statistically significant improvement on measures of stress, anxiety and mood, compared to the relaxation and control group. The volunteers who meditated were less stressed, anxious and depressed compared to the group who used the relaxation techniques. Interestingly, the group who used the relaxation techniques did not score better than the control group.
What are the implications of this?
The "mental-silence" approach to meditation seems to be specifically effective in combating work-related stress and depression. Other studies have shown that there is indeed a meaningful link between how 'silent' our mental activity is, and how calm/peaceful we feel (Manocha et al, 2009), with lower levels of activity being associated with lower levels of psychological distress.
Scientists are still debating exactly why meditation seems to have these effects, with some saying that meditation simply reduces physiological arousal, and others saying that it 'facilitates greater awareness'. The general consensus is that meditation is something more than just relaxation, and results from this study certainlydemonstrate this.
The implications of these findings are potentially huge. A survey in 2006 showed that around seven million Briton's are seeking medical attention for stress related illnesses resulting in extra pressure on health services, as well as absenteeism in the workplace. This study shows that with a low-cost intervention like meditation, we can more successfully prevent and reduce stress, anxiety and depression which are becoming major problems in our society.
Discover more on meditation and work stress:
Read more about meditation research here: Researching Meditation
How Sahaja Yoga meditation works:
Read the meditation research paper
A survey about stress in the British population
Read the Manocha et al (2009) study


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Crystal Butts
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This Friday night after Maghrib, MCWS is proud to bring you The ABCs of Self Defense!! Taekwondo Grand Master Sang Sup Kil, a 10th degree black belt and one of the best in the world, and 3rd Degree Black Belt instructor Dr. Mazen Baisa will be in MCWS on Friday night to teach you basic and essential self defense moves. This free seminar will teach you how ... Read More »
Musallah Abu Bakr Siddiq Maktab Student Achievement Celebration & Fundraising dinner this Sunday
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Al Falah Institute, Farmington Hills grand opening ceremony tomorrow (Saturday)
Al Falah Institute in Farmington Hills will have InshaAllah its opening ceremony tomorrow (Saturday) at 4 pm. Please see below the details of the program. Please join the program InshaAllah. Dear Respected Brothers and Sisters, Asalaamu'alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu. InshaAllah. We would like to cordially invite you and your families to Al Falah Institute's Grand Opening Ceremony on Saturday, November 15th, ... Read More »


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What Occurs If You Abandon Your Home And Let It Foreclose
So right here you are on campus—you have moved into your dorm, you have met among the other girls who will becoming a member of you in the large recruitment adventure, and you're starting to get some main butterflies in your abdomen about the coming week. They fear about NAFTA as a result of they know commerce, and you already know the numbers between the U.S. and Mexico, every day there's about $1.5 billion in trade between the U.S. and Mexico. Porsha joined the show in Season 5. She is the granddaughter of civil rights chief Hosea Williams and she helps run the Atlanta-based nonprofit group, Hosea Feed the Hungry. At first look this narrow five storey house resembles a so-referred to as 'spite house'. Whats up Rajan, I simply thought everyone could use a little steerage in the event that they thought of taking a look around a haunted home. Adele pictured with some mates from Barnsley on the services after Amnesia Home (1991).
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In 1888, local resident Alexander Graham Bell donated an ambulance, and an anonymous donor had an ice house built on the property in 1890. There won't be any out-of-pocket costs to you if your home goes via foreclosures, with the exception of transfer-out prices. We adopted him from an exotic reptile store when he was about 2 months outdated & has been our favourite little buddy ever since.
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NOW AVAILABLE. Get the new CD by Zeitgeist, Victor Zupanc and Kevin Kling performing their wildly popular FOR THE BIRDS. The recording is availble on disc or as a digital download at:
"…sometimes with a jazz approach, or vaudevillian, or dizzying circus sounds, lounge music, polka or rock opera
Zupanc's music has a David Lynch-meets-public radio feel. It is dark and charming and funny and serious."
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"…Zupanc's masterful orchestral piece that captured every nuance and created every mood for Kevin Kling's entertaining and often suspenseful reading."
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This track embodies much of what I do. It's very eclectic, jazz, pop, classical, theatrical. It started as a simple song for a production of Alice In Wonderland and evolved into this epic journey. I wrote, produced and performed the entire track using bits and pieces of compositions from various shows and films that I composed for.
This piece was commissioned and performed by the incredible vocal group, The Rose Ensemble. This group is world renowned for a reason. I love writing for these guys because they will always knock it out of the park. This piece is featured on their CD, Road To Compostela. The Rose Ensemble is an incredible vocal group, one of the best in the world. Find them. They have many albums available at
Taste Of Heaven
The main theme (slide guitar in the intro) was originally an instrumental piece played on violin for a national tour production of Shakespeare's Henry V. I loved the simple theme and turned it into this rocking song with the help of my brother Rob Zupanc who contributed lyrics and the lead vocal. Joe Cruz is on acoustic guitar and amazing lead guitar. Me on backing vocals and all other instruments including that cool slide guitar.
On Being main theme
This theme music was composed for the NPR Radio program Krista Tippet On Being which is broadcast weekly all over the country. Beautifully performed by Jacqueline Ultan on cello and Joe Cruz on guitar and me on everything else.
I composed this music for a production of A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis which ran for 12 years. This music scores the transformation from the congenial, compassionate Ghost of Christmas Present into the ominous and frightening Ghost of Christmas Future. This track features the incredible St. John's Boys Choir.
Grandmother's Stories
I originally composed this piece, using an old Jewish folk melody, for clarinet and violin duet. After recording the duet I decided to add a contemporary electronic element to it turning into a fun, loud, Jewish funk tune. Yuri Merzhevski on violin, Mark Henderson on clarinet and me on everything else.
The Burning Wisdom of Finn McCool
This is an epic symphonic piece about 18 minutes long so put your feet up and settle in. It's one of my favorite compositions, for full orchestra, Celtic pipe and narrator. The text was written and performed by my dear friend Kevin Kling, one of the finest story tellers in the world. This piece was commissioned by The Dakota Valley Symphony and it has been performed several times since by various orchestras receiving wonderful response and reviews. This recording is of a live performance by The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra in Minneapolis, conducted by Music Director William Schrickel. Uilleann Pipes played by Tom Klein. The story involves Finn McCool, the greatest mythical hero of Ireland.
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Just To Know You
This song was composed for Found! a musical for which I wrote the book and music. It was produced by The Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis. This song is sung by an 18 year old Colombian adoptee in Minnesota who has just read a letter written to her by her birth mother in Colombia whom she has never met. This recording is beautifully sung by Michelle Carter. The production featured an amazing live band featuring Marc Anderson on drums, Enrique Toussaint on bass, Bill Bergmann on guitar, Nicolas Carter on harp and me on keys.
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Some of you may have seen Gabe, the border collie who can identify over 1,000 objects by name, from TV. A new study with Gabe shows that he identifies objects not by their shape but by size, and then texture. He's considered as bright as a two year old. On TV, I've seen Gabe infer the name of a new unidentified toy. He's quite impressive.
This surprising difference object comprehension is difficult for me to take in. I can imagine primates identifying fruit by shape first, then texture, then size. Wouldn't wild dogs need to distinguish prey by their shape first too? Surely a 20 pound skunk is very different from a 20 pound rabbit. Animals change size all of the time. So how does this compute? Do they depend on smell to distinguish species?
It would explain how species can adopt young from other species.
Dogs learning to associate words with objects form these associations in different ways than humans do, according to research published Nov. 21...
Previous studies have shown that humans between the ages of two to three typically learn to associate words with the shapes of objects, rather than their size or texture. For example, toddlers who learn what a 'ball' is and are then presented other objects with similar shapes, sizes or textures will identify a similarly-shaped object as 'ball', rather than one of the same size or texture.
Gable learned to associate the name of an object with its size, identifying other objects of similar size by the same name. After a longer period of exposure to both a name and an object, the dog learned to associate a word to other objects of similar textures, but not to objects of similar shape. According to the authors, these results suggest that dogs (or at least Gable) process and associate words with objects in qualitatively different ways than humans do.
"Where shape matters for us, size or texture matters more for your dog. This study shows for the first time that there is a qualitative difference in word comprehension in the dog compared to word comprehension in humans."
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Christmas and love...and Mary Manners' gifted pen. What could be better? I thoroughly enjoyed this conclusion to her Wildflowers and Wishes series, and was won, as always, by the way she can make characters, and circumstances, speak to my heart. Dillon and Brynn make such a wonderful couple, and watching God's plan unfold in their loves and hearts was a treat. Can't wait for what's next from Mary Manners
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Thank you for your review. I was thrilled to hear that the COC concert was a success.
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Some of the 2014 Events Benefiting the Lawrenceville Co-Op
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Georgia National Guard Delivers Food to the Co-Op
More than 50 Georgia National Guardsmen marched 4 miles in the rain on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, to bring 1,144 canned food items to the Co-Op. Thank-you!!
Apalachee Cycle's "One Can Ride"
THANK YOU to Apalachee Cycle in Dacula for once again sponsoring its "One Can Make a Difference" bike ride to benefit the Lawrenceville Co-Op. The ride took place on a beautiful but cold Saturday morning, November 15, 2014. Both a 30-mile route and a 68-mile…
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This is a little like going through the desert on a horse with no name and feeling good to be out of the rain. This is a little like finding a yellowed up old map or a rubberband-ed stack of ancient photographs underneath a creaky floorboard in a dying house and either following the map to where it leads or looking through those photographs and feeling as if you know all of those ghosts posing within them. This is like putting on the old sweaters of a dead man and forgetting that you're doing such. This is like getting caught up in a snowstorm or a buffalo stampede - perhaps even, both of those things happening at the same time, just to add to the effect. The Loom is a Brooklyn band that makes us believe that they're the fathers and mothers of our cold and jagged memories, those that may or may not even be our memories for they feel so distant. They make us believe that they are the keepers of or the mediums for the tangled and tattered old thoughts that give us pause as we sit down to consider that maybe we do have souls that are dated well beyond the years that we're given credit for having lived. They make us feel as if reincarnation is no longer just a hunch, but a real possibility. These scents and tastes that we experience are hardly our own. They are borrowed. John Fanning and new, co-vocalist Sarah Renfro make us into the believers that we never thought we'd be, making songs that sound as if they have multiple lives, many of which are taking us into the crawl spaces of what feel to be dusty, turn of the century homes, ones with horsehair in the wall materials. They take us into these leaning homes with drafts throughout that make the north winds even more chilling. We just want to build fires right in the frost-bitten centers of them, but they help us out by regularly doing that exact thing for us, stoking the fires as the nerves just can't take it any longer. The people in "The First Freeze" are wobbly and shook up, struck at from all different angles, not so much asking, but pleading with another, "So, call off the dogs," and within the line, we hear it as if it were coming at the expense of a final gasp, a hint that if this goes unheard, so will she. It will be the last, the finale. It feels as if many of the people residing in the songs of The Loom have seen better days or are in need of a pick-me-up, something to reenergize the inner parts of them that they've had amputated against their wills. They rouse themselves when they can. They howl up at an inanimate moon and they chant the same words over and over, "Something in the changing of the seasons will make us more alive," believing that in three months - if they can make it that long - there will be something to look forward to. And if that doesn't work, what's another three months of waiting?


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Wonderful post! I read a BS article about ow hijabis can't be feminists because they wear a "symbol of oppression". I thought that was the most ridiculous thing ever. Just because someone wears a hijab doesn't mean they are forced to. Some people, like you, want to wear them That doesn't mean that you are oppressed and can't advocate for women's rights. Anyone can be a feminist and the notion that hijabis can't really just made me mad. Congratulations to you for your choice, and thank you for sharing it! I really enjoy learning about other cultures and yours is wonderful
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Abrasion: When teeth and other materials interact, teeth are rubbed and scraped, causing abrasion as the result. Dental abrasion is most commonly caused by traumatic toothbrushing, meaning that during brushing, you are applying the toothbrush with too much force. Dental appliances such as retainers can also abrade teeth, as well as diets loaded with foods like sunflower seeds and nuts, as well as nail-biting. Abrasion affects the root surfaces of your teeth just below the gum line as well as the enamel above the gum line.
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Abfraction: Dental abfraction refers to the loss of tooth enamel specifically at the necks of the teeth (the part directly at the gum line). This type of wear is not clearly understood, but it is believed to be caused by forces from biting. Both abrasion and erosion can also contribute to this problem.
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A lot of stars might lie about their age, but not "Desperate Houswives" star Eva Longoria. And why should she lie–she looks amazing. Not a day over 30. This past Monday she celebrated in style with a lunch at the W Hotel in Miami beach with her girls–Kim Kardashian and Pussycat Dolls' Robin Antin, helped her party it up.
And of course, her famous basketball-playing hubby, Tony Parker, was on hand to help his wife celebrate. It's rumored that later in the day he rented a yacht and hired a skywriter to give Eva her own special birthday message.
Her and her posse are one stylish bunch. Eva was ready for Spring, sporting sandals with little black leggings, a 3-quarter sleeved grey tee and giant silver, hoop earrings. Kim K. also had on flat sandals with a cute jersey black dress. I think the girls called each other to see what they were wearing–they all had on sandals, except on partygoer wasn't ready to put away her boots. Although Eva's silver sandals were cute, we think that Bernardo's Milan gladiator sandal in black leather with the silver accent studding would have really made her outfit. It's chic and would have made her outfit stand out and not look so plain.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
A Sort of Arcadian Fanaticism
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Wealth, from Conduct of Life (1860):Newer› ‹Older
We had in this region, twenty years ago, among our educated men, a sort of Arcadian fanaticism, a passionate desire to go upon the land, and unite farming to intellectual pursuits. Many effected their purpose, and made the experiment, and some became downright ploughmen; but all were cured of their faith that scholarship and practical farming (I mean, with one's own hands) could be united.In the first paragraph quoted, Emerson alludes to the Brook Farm experiment in the 1840s.
With brow bent, with firm intent, the pale scholar leaves his desk to draw a freer breath, and get a juster statement of his thought, in the garden-walk. He stoops to pull up a purslain, or a dock, that is choking the young corn, and finds there are two: close behind the last, is a third; he reaches out his hand to a fourth; behind that, are four thousand and one. He is heated and untuned, and, by and by, wakes up from his idiot dream of chickweed and red-root, to remember his morning thought, and to find, that, with his adamantine purposes, he has been duped by a dandelion. A garden is like those pernicious machineries we read of, every month, in the newspapers, which catch a man's coat-skirt or his hand, and draw in his arm, his leg, and his whole body to irresistible destruction. In an evil hour he pulled down his wall, and added a field to his homestead. No land is bad, but land is worse. If a man own land, the land owns him. Now let him leave home, if he dare. Every tree and graft, every hill of melons, row of corn, or quickset hedge, all he has done, and all he means to do, stand in his way, like duns, when he would go out of his gate. The devotion to these vines and trees he finds poisonous. Long free walks, a circuit of miles, free his brain, and serve his body. Long marches are no hardship to him. He believes he composes easily on the hills. But this pottering in a few square yards of garden is dispiriting and drivelling. The smell of the plants has drugged him, and robbed him of energy. He finds a catalepsy in his bones. He grows peevish and poor-spirited. The genius of reading and of gardening are antagonistic, like resinous and vitreous electricity. One is concentrative in sparks and shocks: the other is diffuse strength; so that each disqualifies its workman for the other's duties.
When Mr. Cockayne takes a cottage in the country, and will keep his cow, he thinks a cow is a creature that is fed on hay, and gives a pail of milk twice a day. But the cow that he buys gives milk for three months; then her bag dries up. What to do with a dry cow? who will buy her? Perhaps he bought also a yoke of oxen to do his work; but they get blown and lame. What to do with blown and lame oxen? The farmer fats his, after the spring-work is done, and kills them in the fall. But how can Cockayne, who has no pastures, and leaves his cottage daily in the cars, at business hours, be pothered with fatting and killing oxen? He plants trees; but there must be crops, to keep the trees in ploughed land. What shall be the crops? He will have nothing to do with trees, but will have grass. After a year or two, the grass must be turned up and ploughed: now what crops? Credulous Cockayne!


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JUANMA DELGADO will be a marked man after a goalscoring start to his career in Scotland, Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson has warned.
Brad McKay's comments about the Spaniard being a "typical foreigner" drew plenty attention last week but Neilson believes Juanma will now find himself under pressure because of his bustling style of play.
Hearts will start the forward against Dundee this afternoon following his league debut in last week's 4-3 win over St Johnstone. His physical presence, touch and awareness stood out at Tynecastle before McKay's comments, which the SFA are investigating.
Neilson advised today that Juanma can expect to be tightly marked by opponents, who are now fully aware of his threat. He arrived in Edinburgh from the Greek club Kalloni in June and has quickly made an impact.
"I think there are a few defenders who don't take too kindly to a 6ft 3in striker dominating during a game," said Neilson. "Brad spoke after the game – I know him well – and he will probably look back on things he shouldn't have said. But the pleasing thing is we are talking about Juanma and the influence he had in the game.
"If you saw his display, I think he's going to be a marked man. His finish and his touch for the penalty, his turn in the box – he's a talented player. These will be the things people are talking about. When you play against a guy who's 6ft 3in, you have to be physical. Sometimes you can overstep the mark.
"We had Edgaras Jankauskas here, who was 6ft 4in and built like a tank. You had to be physical to play against him. Sometimes people step over the mark and, if they do it's a free-kick. Just because you're 6ft 4in, doesn't mean you should be treated any differently."
Neilson hopes to keep teenage defender Jordan McGhee at Tynecastle following two bids from Ipswich Town. Their latest offer of £250,000 is well below Hearts' valuation of the Scotland Under-21 internationalist. The English Championship club are likely to return with a third offer before the transfer window closes at the end of the month.
"It is nowhere near where we value the player. The player is in the first-team squad, has played a lot of games and is a Scotland Under-21 international," said Neilson. "He is a huge prospect and, if he is going to leave the club, he is going to leave for the value he is worth. The offers which have come in have been nowhere near it and we have told Ipswich that.
"We won't even set a price because they will just come in with a bid lower than that. It is up to them to come in with a price that is right. I have no idea if they will come back in or not – it is up to them but they will need to up it."
With finances now stable in Gorgie, Hearts are under no pressure to sell any player. "It's a pleasing thing for Scottish football that there are a few clubs in that position – Hibs, Dundee United and ourselves," continued Neilson. "We can say 'no' and we don't need the money. We probably would have to have taken it two or three years ago."
At 19, McGhee wants to play regularly for Hearts but is not guaranteed a place in the starting line-up.
"If someone puts a bid in, my advice always [to the player] is to play games up here, become a regular and then go down there," stressed Neilson. "It is entirely up to the player what he wants to do and hopefully he understands our stance.
"I think he needs to stay here and develop. I speak to him all the time and he wants to stay here and play. Until we get an offer we feel is acceptable and he thinks is acceptable to him then he needs to make that decision."
The prospect of late movement on the final day of the transfer window is one Neilson is aware of and prepared for.
"It's always difficult if a player is sold on the last day of the transfer window as you are rushing about. But I've got an idea of who I would bring in if I were to lose players. We need to make sure we are ready to make a move."


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Thursday is a critical day for the future of mass transit in Southeast Michigan. The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) will hold an up-or-down vote on its master plan to improve public transportation in Metro Detroit.
The vote was delayed after Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel raised some last-minute concerns about the plan.
Hackel joins Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson to outline those concerns.
"The question is, OK, are we all going to have an equal voice moving forward into all of the funding issues? And right now, as it stands, the answer is no," says Hackel.
"If this was put on the ballot as it is today, in Macomb County, it will get defeated," he says.
RTA CEO Michael Ford also joins Detroit Today to push for an affirmative vote on the master plan on Thursday.
"We believe that we have a strong plan," says Ford. "We believe that we are doing our best to listen to the concerns and have proposed some ways to address those concerns right now."
"It would be a travesty, in my opinion, to not even be able (to give voters) the chance," to have a say on the proposal, he says.
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Benefit Class to Support the Acton Food Pantry
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Acton Community Supper and Food Pantry, Inc. is a non-profit organization established in 1984 to help alleviate food-insecurity in Acton and its contiguous towns – Boxborough, Concord, Carlisle, Littleton, Maynard, Stow and Westford.
There is no charge for this class, but cash or food donations for the Acton Food Pantry would be most welcomed! The items most needed at this time are:
Spaghetti sauce • cereal (hot and cold) • peanut butter & jelly • soup • macaroni & cheese • boxed rice • canned meats & fish • 100% juice boxes • canned tomato products • baking mixes (cake, brownies, breads) • toilet paper & tissues
If you cannot attend the class but would like to make a donation, you can drop off your non-perishable food items in the donation box in the Wellness at Villageworks waiting area. Thank you!
Nari Malkhasyan
Nari began her yoga journey 10 years ago when she first stepped on the mat seeking an escape from the stresses of her daily life. Instead, the practice made her feel more connected to life and to her true self. It gave her a new awareness and allowed her to appreciate the physical aspects of yoga as well as the mental ones. Nari received her RYT 200 training from Inner Power Yoga in Northern Virginia, and has had the good fortune to practice with teachers such as Schuyler Grant and Isauro Fernandez. Her teaching is inspired by her background in Iyengar and fueled by her natural desire to marry the body and mind with breath and movement. Nari teaches with compassion, making yoga practice accessible to students at all levels, while encouraging them to challenge their limits and discover their own possibilities. Outside of her yoga practice, Nari is a vegan, a traveler, and a runner with a few half- and one full-marathon under her belt. Now she has her sights set on ultra distances. Follow her practice and her cues at NARIPOWERYOGA.COM.
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Hello shoppers…
Every blogger wants to believe that the readers who read their blog will surely keel over and die if the blogger stop blogging. Just like every radio show host likes to think that the people who listen to their show, will burst into flames if the host stops hosting.
As I step away from the laptop and the microphone for a while (after Saturday's radio show), I'm mature enough to understand the actual ramifications of what I'm about to do: everyone will perish.
This stop for The Unsecret Shopper Media Train comes as the responsibilities of my "other" job are about to increase six-fold.
Currently I do weekly customer service training for a dozen clients in Iowa, Missouri and New York. That includes Dahl's Foods – I do training at six of their twelve stores. Starting March 1st, the other six will be added. (The soon-to-be-new Ames Dahls will be #13, some time closer to summer.) So I'll be traveling from Dahl's store to Dahl's store throughout the week – from the store at 50th and EP True Parkway, to the store on East 33rd, to the store in Ankeny, to the store in Johnston, to the store in Waukee, to all the stores in-between – conducting hour-long (employees say it feels longer) training sessions with hundreds and hundreds of staff. There's also the army of secret shoppers I interview each week, who shop the stores. (Their testimony is used in training.)
Yes, it's a lot of work, and a lot of responsibility. It's also a tremendous honor to work for one of Des Moines' landmark companies. And it's a heck of a lot of fun.
Blogging, it turns out, is also a lot of work; in fact, it has a lot in common with customer service training, except the pay (It doesn't). The average post takes me 12 hours to write, not including the time I spend secret shopping the stores. There's also the weekly Unsecret Shopper Radio Show, which requires hours of prep work.
Then there's all the time I spend whining.
As much as I enjoy writing a blog and hosting a radio show, it pales in comparison to helping a great company improve its already-good customer service.
So that's what I'll be focusing on, for a while.
This will be much harder for you than it is for me (as I cry hysterically as I write this). Dry your eyes (Jonnie). I'll be back this fall, writing the blog and hosting the radio show.
Meantime, please do this for me: Do not accept bad customer service from any employee or any store, any time, anywhere.
You deserve better. We all do.
Thank you for giving me more than I deserve – whether you are a reader, or a listener.
See you again. And soon.
Jonnie Wright is a customer service evaluator and trainer, professional secret shopper, marketing strategist and host of The Unsecret Shopper Radio Show, Saturday mornings 8-9am, on 1350, KRNT.
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Early man devised lighting devises such as clay and bronze oil lamps plus tapir holders.
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|Greek & Roman oil lamps (5th C BCE - 3rd C AD) at Antikensammlungen. Munich, Germany.
|Roman oil lamp with dolphin symbol of sea god (1st-2nd C AD) at Antikensammlungen. Munich, Germany.
|Roman oil lamps (1st-2nd C) at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.
|Roman era oil lamp at Historical Museum of City of Vienna. Vienna, Austria.
|Roman oil lamp with charioteer (1st-2nd C) at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.
|Roman terracotta oil lamps with themes of Ulysses (1-100 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.
|Terracotta lamp in shape of sandaled feet (1st C CE) at University of Missouri Museum of Art & Archaeology. Columbia, MO.
|Oil lamp from Judea (c200 CE) at Jewish Museum of Florida. Miami Beach, FL.
|Stoneware oil lamp (c400-600) from Korea at Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA.
|Roman bronze lamp with horse's head handle (1st C AD) at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.
|Roman bronze lamp is shape of comic actor (75-125 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.
|Roman bronze lamp (1st-2nd C) at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.
|Italian bronze lamp (300s) at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.
|Byzantium bronze lamp with Griffin-head handle (300-400s) at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.
|Egyptian bronze lamp (5th C) at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.
|Iberian iron oil lamp supported by cows at Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
|Chinese glazed earthenware oil lamp (618-907 - Tang Dynasty) at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.
|Inuit soapstone oil lamp (Kudluk) at Vancouver Maritime Museum. Vancouver, BC.
|Corncob & wax wick candle served settlers in time of shortage at Museum of Mississippi History. Jackson, MS.
|Cruise lamp brought over on Mayflower (1620) by Edward Doty at Mayflower Society House. Plymouth, MA.
|Three-wick gimballed ship's lantern (c1684) excavated from La Belle Shipwreck (lent: TX Historical Commission) at Bullock Texas State History Museum. Austin, TX.
|Young Abe reading by firelight at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. Springfield, IL.
|Early American lamp collection at Tudor Place. Washington, DC.
|Betty lamp (17th C) an early type of oil lamp for fish oils at Henry Whitfield State Museum. Guilford, CT.
|Hanging Betty oil lamp in The Oldest House. St Augustine, FL.
|Hanging Betty & fat burning lamps at Jabez Howland House. Plymouth, MA.
|Betty oil lamp at Edison Birthplace Museum. Milan, OH.
|Candle holder, bed warmer & wooded shoes in Old French House. Vincennes, IN.
|Taper holder at Hoxie House. Sandwich, MA.
|Oil lamp with shade at Spanish Governor's Palace. San Antonio, TX.
|Antique oil lamps at Spanish Governor's Palace. San Antonio, TX.
|Ceramic footed cup with tapers at Kellum-Noble House at Sam Houston Park. Houston, TX.
|Victorian painted red glass taper vase at Woodrow Wilson Birthplace. Staunton, VA.
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"The Inn of Sorrowing Souls" is the second album for Swedish speed metal band Breitenhold. This band is another project of Ced's, and is somewhat of a little brother to his main group Rocka Rollas. That description comes from the fact that Breitenhold seems to generate less attention, despite being relatively similar in style and substance. This means "The Inn of Sorrowing Souls" is filled to the brim with awesome solos (even more than the latest Rocka Rollas album!) and really impressive harmonies. In fact, the harmonies and leads seem like a main focus of the album, as the title track comes crashing in with an incredible lead guitar section, and there is no shortage of spectacular playing throughout the rest of the song. Another thing that is great about this song is the sheer speed of it. Much like "Time Is Gone" before it, "The Inn of Sorrowing Souls" is a blazingly fast opener that sets the tone for the rest of the album. While the new Rocka Rollas album was more experimental in nature, Breitenhold is more about flashy guitar work and catchy songs than epic parts.
While the great guitar playing is the main focus of this record (alongside Ced's wild, erratically awesome vocals), it does set in some fatigue. Looking just at Breitenhold and Rocka Rollas, this is the fourth record in 2 years that is mostly similar in style. There are some great songs here, but this album does feature slightly weaker songwriting than the other 3 recent albums. The core elements are all here, but because the songs sound so similar to one another, it can be difficult to separate one track from the next. There are exceptions; "Mirrors of Life" is a slower tune, and a great tribute to Blind Guardian. This is at first evident through the phrasing of some of Ced's vocal lines, but later through the guitar melodies used, which would be at home on "Nightfall in Middle-Earth".
Additionally, the 1-2 combo of "The Inn of Sorrowing Souls" and "Haunted Dreams" is pretty potent. The latter track follows suit of the former, as it is incredibly up-tempo and displays plenty of furious fretwork. Later on the record, "Halls of Steel" continues the excitement with a pounding anthemic first half, and a faster riff-infested section in the middle of the song. "Light The Fire" has one pretty cool part before the chorus, where the guitars are doing some palm-muting riffing between chords while the drums keep it simple with a rock and roll-styled beat, but the rest of the song is relatively standard. Aside from these songs, I find the rest of the album to be unmemorable, but enjoyable. If you aren't burnt out on this style (and I certainly am not), it's a definite buy, but be forewarned that it is among the weaker albums Ced has written over the last few years.
Be sure to check out and like Breitenhold on Rocka Rollas' Facebook!
"The Inn of Sorrowing Souls"
"Haunted Dreams"
"Halls of Steel"
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