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We've been ranting and raving about the Q-Redew handheld hair steamer all week, and whether or not you purchase one there are still some reasons you may consider adding steaming into your natural hair regimen. There are also several different ways you can achieve the steam affect that don't always involve a steaming device. So lets hop to it.
Steaming Your Hair: When you steam your hair you are creating a humid environment that is just right for moisturizing as opposed to the natural dry air all around us. (especially in the winter time) Steaming helps to replenish what may be sucked out during our every day routines. Steaming doesn't have to be too time consuming or done every day, but you will start to see many differences and benefits in your hair if you decide to take the extra step.
Increases Moisture Retention For me, moisture retention is a major deal in my natural hair journey. Retaining moisture is crucial to accomplishing amazing styles such as twist outs, bantu knot outs, roller sets…etc. Why is this? Because when your hair has moisture you are able to obtain and KEEP definition. So instead of a giant puff of frizz and fuzz you will be able to keep up that day 2, 3, 4, 5 day hair!
Enhanced curls If you are looking for loads of definition, the increase in moisture retention will also help to reshape and boost your curls. It will not change your hair texture (if done for the correct amount of time- no more than thirty minutes) but it will make your hair look different/better.
Strengthening hair Steaming your hair helps create stronger strands which are more "elastic" The elasticity of your hair will help you keep an eye on the health of your hair. What this means is do your curls snap back to their original state after they are stretched. Steaming provides the moisture needed to keep your in a strong elastic state. This is key for those who are struggling in their transition (as we all do) because it may be difficult to calculate your elasticity when the line of demarcation is weak. Building strength in your hair will help in styling and length retention as well.
Refresh/Rejuvenate: What I love the most about steaming is the fact that I don't need to have a wet head all day whether I have my hair out or I am protective styling. I live in New York and our weather gets very crazy as we enter the fall/winter months. In one week you can have an extremely hot day, a humid rainy day, or a freezing cold day. With that type of variety I can't always have a soaking wet head with my schedule. Steaming allows a session of remoisturization without having to re-wet my entire head.
Opens the cuticle of the hair This may be the best and most important part of steaming. Because you can steam for different purposes you will be able to lift/open the cuticle for varies reasons as well. For example I've been steaming during my deep conditioning treatment therefore allowing more of the conditioner to get into the strands of my hair. With the cuticle opened from the warm vapor being placed on it your hair is getting more nutrients than it would if you just tried to simply refresh your curls/or style by adding the conditioner. I love the fact that the steamer allows for all the "good stuff" of a hair product to get in before I rinse it off.
Easier stretching/manageability Like I said steaming can be used for various purposes. A steamer makes your hair more manageable and easier to detanlge. With that step becoming easier stretching your hair becomes a breeze as well, therefore cutting down on styling/detangling time during your wash days or styling moments. Best part… you get to use less product which will save you money in the long run.
Promotes Growth Say what?!? Well don't jump the gun… the reason steaming your natural hair promotes hair growth is because it moisturizes the scalp which is the canvas for healthy hair growth. A steamer will help to increase the flow of natural oils on your scalp while providing a moisturized atmosphere for your hair/scalp to flourish. Adding this into your natural hair regimen will help you head in the right direction in your natural hair journey.
But what if you can't afford a steamer? With all of the options out there you still may have to break the bank. There is the Green house effect, or baggy method which will get you the same results without spending a penny. You will have to generate/use your own generated body heat, and takes a bit more time than just twenty minutes. You can also create a steam room in your bathroom but running the shower and having the bathroom fill up with steam. All free of cost! Or you can enter our current giveaway to win your very own hair steamer! Details Below:
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How many times is it ok to take steam in a week???
Hey i have done hair steaming and i did ask the hair lady of how mant times can i steam my hair in a week and she said just once a week ..apply a good hair protein on hair massage for 10min and steam for 10min and wash as normal.then leave your hair like that for few days before you do your second wash…well it was really good advice ..it works really well.
So, I didn't want to commit to speing a lot of money on a hair steamer (because I'm cheap) but was intrigued when I started reading about it.
I have NO idea what my curl pattern is, oh how I wish I could figure it out, but my hair can be super curly or not so much. After fighting with my natural hair for YEARS, I finally decided to stop, and try to figure out how to capitalize on my curl.
So I started with a Deva Cut, which helped tremendiously!!! Then the (so far) never ending hit or miss of products. In doing my research, I did find out I have low porosity hair. Which now translates why my hair is no so curly sometimes, because it lacks moisture and it's hard to moisturize (at least it is for me now, because I'm still learning…).
Back to the point: So, cheap me, decided to find an inexpensive, hand held, clothes steamer to experiment with. Logic was if it didn't work on my hair, I could use it on my wrinkled clothes I always seem to have. I bought the "My Little Steamer: Go Mini", $20.
Much to my utter surprise, it worked!!! After the learning curve of burning my scalp and hands a few times, I've figured it out and LOVE what steam does for my hair!!! I'm still a bit frustrated finding the right products because I NEED the moisture, but have to make sure there's not too much weight in the moisture/product, it's a fine balance I'm still tweaking.
I'm due for another Deva Cut in a few weeks, and now that I'm gaining understanding of my hair, am hoping to focus on the top of my head where it's kinda flat. I feel somewhat successful as I've moved from triangle hair to rectangle hair, lol. But I want all over volume, including the top! ~crosses fingers~
Or you could boil a pot of water, and then stick your head under it, that's probably cheaper than running a hot shower for 30ish minutes. Helps clear your sinuses too.


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Here's our big A-to-Z list of all the FDA-approved drugs we have articles about that are used to treat various psychiatric and neurological conditions. These are all the US brand and generic1, and some of the branded generic2 names we know of, along with a few of the more-popular product/trade names used outside of the US. The drugs should already be in alphabetical order by brand name. Clicking on the column heads for Generic Name/Active Ingredient3 and Class4 will sort the list by those columns, and you can switch between ascending and descending order. I also have the generic name in the brand column as many people will know only the generic name of a drug, especially some of the older ones.
We also have pages that group based upon their class or what they treat: antidepressants, antiepileptic drugs/anticonvulsants, antipsychotics, headache & neuropathic pain medications, anxiolytics/anti-anxiety medications, and mood stabilizers.
We don't have a page for every med, and we probably never will. We don't cover every psychiatric condition in the DSM nor every neurological condition, and probably never will.
Drugs that come in immediate as well as extended / time-release versions, and different forms (tablets, oral solution, injection, etc.) are not listed separately on this page (E.g. all the different Risperdals); unless they have a radically different name (Equetro and Tegretol, e.g.).
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2 The term "branded generic" has three meanings:
1) A generic drug produced by a generics manufacturer that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company that makes the branded version. E.g. Greenstone Pharmaceuticals makes gabapentin, and they are owned by Pfizer, who also own Parke-Davis, the makers of Neurontin.
2) A branded generic is also a generic drug given a 'brand' name by the manufacturer (e.g. Teva's Budeprion), but otherwise has the same active ingredient as the original branded version (Wellbutrin).
3) A branded generic is also a generic drug given a 'brand' name by the manufacturer (e.g. Sanofi-Aventis' Aplenzin, which is bupropion hydrobromide) and uses a salt of the active ingredient that is different from the original branded version and other generics (Wellbutrin, Budeprion and all the others are bupropion hydrochloride). The FDA says they're the same thing, and, as usual, the data are contradictory. While most evidence now indicates that the FDA is wrong and the differences can be significant.
Which means while base paroxetine is over 20 times as potent as base fluoxetine, and because of paroxetine's screwy pharmacokinetics and the way the salts are absorbed, it takes only 20mg of Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride) to be the equivalent of 10mg of Paxil (paroxetine hydrochloride), and I don't know where Pexeva (paroxetine mesylate) falls in that equation.
For our purposes a "branded generic name" refers to the second and third definitions.
3 The generic column will have the active ingredient, which is often a salt or some other form of the free base substance (Usually hydrochloride - abbreviated HCl (such as venlafaxine HCl) - when the generic name is in the brand column. With most antidepressants the active ingredient is a salt of the freebase, with other classes of drugs it is often, but not always, the same thing (lamotrigine, topiramate e.g.). The active ingredient is also used for drugs that have a different salt than the original drug - such as Pexeva, which is paroxetine mesylate, while Paxil is paroxetine HCl, and drugs that come in other forms, usually the long-lasting injections. If you need an explanation of salt, free base, and how they differ, ask teh interwebs or someone who still remembers high school chemistry, as I barely have a handle on it myself.
When you see USP after a generic name, that's not a salt of the freebase, that stands for United States Pharmacopeia. USP is a reference standard for purity and blah, blah, blah. What it really means is the drug has been around for so long that when doctors originally prescribed it they did so using a traditional Rx, i.e. a recipe, and pharmacists mixed it with other ingredients listed in the Rx or from their formulary, and made the pills just for you.
4 As far as we're concerned. We currently group all crazy meds into three broad categories: antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) / anticonvulsants (ACs), antidepressants (ADs), and antipsychotics (APs). These classifications have more to do with chemistry than anything else. E.g. Strattera being classified as an antidepressant even though it is not approved to treat depression, Topamax being primarily prescribed to treat migraines. We save that sort of detail for the full-blown pages on each med.
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The news on the forthcoming sale of the remaining 49% public share of the Australian telecommunications giant is grim, no matter what view you take of privatising the public asset.
Few people will be unaware of the fact that I have been a critic of tranches-oriented privatisation of the telecommunications giant since about 1991. If you had to privatise the telco at all, then the Australian Government ought to have kept control of the physical infrastructure itself (including transmission towers for mobile and wireless communications) and everything else might have been sold off. That way we could have maintained some local manufacturing support, and used the infrastructure, connectivity and minimum universal service obligations as a bargaining chip with private players, and Telstra executives wouldn't have had any choice about the matter. If they wanted a stake in Australian telecommunications (including internet service provision, networked communications, etc) then they'd have had to lease Government-owned networks.
Oh well. Too late now.
But the news stories about the sale of all remaining control the Government has over the telco doesn't inspire one with a sense of confidence about the future directions and strategic planning of the incumbent company executives.
– Opposition spokesperson on telecommunications, Stephen Conroy, has requested an inquiry be set up to investigate the legal issues associated with the full sale of Telstra
– National Party "Man of the Moment", Barnaby Joyce, says he's happy with the details of the sale of Telstra. Well he's a fickle individual. This morning he said he wasn't happy with things and was going to take it back to his party, but I suppose he's had lunch since then.
– Telstra shares are the lowest they've been in more than two years, with speculation rife that they will drop below $4 a share sometime later this month.
– The Prime Minister has ordered Solomon Trujillo to reign in his staff, and blasted Telstra executives for their management tactics of the telco.
– Telstra's own webcast from CEO, Sol Trujillo and CFO, John Stanhope, announced that profits would be down 10-15% on 2004 figures.
So things are bad. And they're only going to get worse. Other than for mobile communications and broadband connections, I don't know how much I'll be using Telstra anymore. As a business proposition, we may well have to see what we can all do for the physical infrastructure, and perhaps share the cost of a new Broadband Powerline (BPL) network infrastructure. But for landline phone calls, I'm swapping to Skype.


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comment of the day from "yellowdog" @ ed kilgore's blog "political animal":
the attacks on obama's religion, on his birth certificate, on his purported lack of patriotism, and on his associations with folks like ayers all draw water from the same poisoned well. calling obama an affirmative action president is just one more way of taking away his legitimacy as a candidate and as a leader.
if anything, obama and his team should be very familiar with these sorts of attacks by now. all of them are rehashed and reheated from 2008 — and they will need to dent obama's credibility with people now who were not bothered by them four years ago. in tandem with the false welfare attacks, they might sway some voters. romney likes the welfare lies because they are 'new information' about obama.
problem is, though, romney's basic approval ratings are not budging — and he is not an easy person to cast as a savior of ordinary working people, of any race. taking cruises on yachts registered in the caymans tends to undercut the regular-guy appeal ... ann romney is supposed to help — but it is not an easy or natural message for her either. these are not regular folk — and their attempts to play regular folk fall flat because they are not convincing at it.
the rich are different — isn't that what randians believe after all? the air of natural superiority bleeds through. in rand-world, the wealthy and industrious are superior because their place in the capitalist order has proven them superior. they built it ... they proved their worth, in dollars and cents. the market is a perfect moral arbiter. it's not lake wobegone — every child in rand-world is not above average. the successful are inherently better than the non-successful. if there are winners, there have to be losers. and, wow, what losers now populate our society. what better way to make the case for this moral vision of the world than to point to the distortions of the 'natural' order of things represented in affirmative action? obama stands for all the losers, those who corrupt the natural hierarchy of society. obama is out of his place. he has gotten uppity in the words of one congressman (my own, i regret to say). he has gotten above himself. he is mingling with his betters.
this is the GOP vision right now. we are not all created equal. the capitalist system will sort us out efficiently as to rights and to basic human worth. if you are worthy, you can vote and join the club. if you are not worthy, ashes will be heaped on your head. if you are poor, it is because you deserve to be poor. you did not build it. you did not try. ipso facto — you are a loser. further, you will always be a loser. (and you will try to steal elections, join unions for benefits you did not earn or deserve, and you will always ask government to subsidize your sorriness.)
just think, though, of what this moral view makes of the struggling middle class — what a bleak vision this is for them, for people who are trying harder than ever. is their failure because they are unworthy? is their worth at issue? rand would say yes. of course romney and co. want to blame the problems of the middle class on welfare and affirmative action. if the middle class got a whiff of what the rand-reading yacht-riding class really thinks of them — in randian clarity — it would be pitchforks for mitt. in randworld, you are measured by what you earn. your net worth is your moral worth. if you are not earning enough, it is because you are unworthy. you lack something. your economic problems are your own damn fault.
no wonder mitt wants to talk about welfare ...
Monday, September 03, 2012
not reg'lar folks
Posted by aarrgghh at 8:30:00 PM
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We awoke to the sound of preparation for getting under way. The Skipper and First Mate were determined to take us for a "fantastic Turkish breakfast" across Marmaris Bay. We dropped anchor at "Orange". Lesley opted to swim to shore whilst we motored in the orange blancmange. We bagged sun loungers in true Germanic style by leaving our towels out and sat at a table in the shade on the decking, facing out into the bay.
Let's Go Sailing and Discover Turunc
After about ¾ mile we broke out and started some serious stuff with 3 sails out, proving that with a ketch rig you don't need the mainsail if you want to cruise comfortably. Before long, however the Skipper decided it was time to turn right round a full 180 degrees and head due west towards Turunc, which is where we would be mooring up for the night.
Getting Our Anchor Chain Fouled
Jamie put out a call and within minutes we had a response from fellow yachties (several actually), but the first proved to be the nearest and also have all the right equipment. We gulped a cup of coffee and waited patiently for "International Rescue". More exchanges on the VHF followed and after about an hour a rib driven by a salty sea dog came hurtling towards us with two divers all togged up with tanks, flippers and wet suits to sort us out.
The Gearbox Actually Worked!
Despite being quite close in, we were suddenly surrounded by local boats (including those mini-gulets) passing us on both sides, jam-packed with tourists. This eventually quietened down and gave us time to relax a bit except when the ice cream man came motoring by with calls of "Isa creama, chocka lolly" which we ignored! After a swim & snorkel Mike turned on the hot shower on deck and managed to spray everything on board within range as he was facing the wrong way-got ticked off by the Skipper AND First Mate.
Where Have The Winds Gone?
We meandered up the cobbled pathway to the castle only to find it closed, but we did not need much persuasion from Jamie & Liz to climb up to the highest café in town for cold refreshments in the Panoramic Bar. We gazed at the beautiful scenery in the bay and were able to see Esper's berth in the distance.
Getting That Damn Gearbox Back In Place
Gerald, a fellow yachtie who had previous knowledge & experience of matters mechanical, joined us and proved invaluable. A fan was set up to keep us cool and with plenty of cold drinks, twisting & turning, the gearbox eventually clicked into place. Hurrah- but will it work? Meantime-where is Millyu?
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The Victorian Guest House
"The Old Coppes Mansion"
Welcome to the Victorian Guest House where you will
discover gracious living with the ambiance of the 1800s. Located in the heart of northern
Indiana's "Plain and Simple" Amish country, the Victorian Guest House
stands out like a polished gemstone. This gabled and turreted 110-year-old mansion, two
blocks from Nappanee's historic town square, stands resplendent in its
Victorian charm.
The home, filled with antiques and original family pieces, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This 1887 Queen Anne-style masterpiece was built for the Frank Coppes family. Coppes, whose company manufactured free-standing kitchen cabinets, insisted on expert craftsmanship, down to every exquisite detail: extensive wood paneling, stained glass windows, brass hardware.
The etched-glass entryway leads through beveled-glass pocket doors into an expansive living room with polished hardwood floors and tall ceilings. Graceful Victorian upholstered chairs and tufted footstools are present here. A wide draped doorway opens to the dining room where period wallpaper softens rich wood paneling and the beamed ceiling. The massive 11-foot dining room table, with a servant buzzer hidden on the underside, is an original piece. Stained glass windows made by Nappanee's renowned Lamb Brothers, whose work rivals that of Louis B. Tiffany, line the dining room and the quarter-sawn golden oak staircase that leads to the bedrooms upstairs.
"We really enjoyed our stay in your wonderful guest house. We were so impressed by all the attention to every detail. We will recommend the guest house to our friends."
"A great place to stay with lots of history and a neat sense of today. We were delighted with the comfort, snacks, and the breakfast."
Our Guest Rooms:
The Coppes Suite:
The master bedroom of this gracious home features the original golden oak woodwork. The full private bath boasts a large stained glass window with a sinuous rose design set against a cobalt blue background. Sixty-five gallons of water are required to fill the 110-year-old tub. Perfect for a long luxurious soak ... with plenty of provided bath grains. Queen size four poster pillow top bed and fold out love seat.
Virginia's Room:
This spacious room features Victorian roses on the wall and long lace curtains, among other Victorian pieces. Queen size pillow top brass cherub bed and queen size sleeper sofa. Pedestal sink, shower and corner toilet.
The Sewing Room:
Although it is the smallest, the private balcony is perfect to watch the sun set and enjoy a cup of tea. Queen size bed with adjacent bath.
Victoria's Room:
Plenty of Victorian accents with its own balcony. Antique queen size bed, pedestal sink and pull chain toilet and shower.
Catherine's Room:
The queen size Bird's Eye Maple antique bed and hardwood floor gives this room its Victorian flair. The antique rocking chair provides a perfect place for an evening of reading. Pedestal sink, pull chain toilet and shower.
The Maid's Chamber:
This intimate room reflects the Victorian era ... the mansions original maid's quarters located on the third floor. Full bath with shower, separate vintage claw foot tub and pedestal sink. Queen size brass bed.
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Area Attractions
The Victorian Guest House is nestled in the heart of Northern, Indiana Amish country. Thousands of visitors come each year to witness the excitement of live theater at historic Amish Acres only one mile away. Shop for crafts or antiques at Borkholder's Dutch Village with over 500 booths to choose from... only three miles away. Nappanee and neighboring towns of Middlebury and Shipshewana offer great antique hunting. Many hours can be spent looking for great finds. The famous golden dome of Notre Dame University is only 45 minutes north. Fifteen minutes east, Lake Wawasee, Indiana's largest natural lake, is your destination for water sports.
Quilter's Retreat - Do you and your friends need a place to hold a quilting retreat! Look no farther! Come spend two nights (or 3 nights!) with us and enjoy quality time together quilting, sharing and laughing! We provide tables, lighting, iron and ironing boards, you supply sewing machines and projects. Wake up to fresh brewed gourmet coffee or tea and a full hot breakfast before returning to your day of sewing and fun! Enjoy breaks through the day at our local shops and of course, area fabric stores! Minumum of 6 with maximum capacity for retreats is 12 with all six guest rooms reservations required for a two night retreat. $130 per person for two-night stay includes:
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Scrapbookers - Knitters and Cross-stitchers are Welcome!!!!!! - Same as above for Quilt Retreats!
Sunday through Thursday - One night package. Enjoy a mid-week visit to the Victorian Guest House. Your stay begins with an early check-in time of 11 a.m. Plan your day after settling in to your antique filled room complete with a queen size pillow top bed and full private bath. Your visit includes a live theater performance and an all you care to eat family style dinner, choose matinee or evening performance.
Return to the Victorian Guest house to relax and enjoy a gourmet selection of chocolates, teas, coffees and sweets served in the commons area. Pleasant dreams! In the morning, wake up to fresh brewed gourmet coffee and a sumptuous full hot breakfast complete with china and crystal. Advance reservations requested. Double occupancy $209.00.
Two Night Enchanted Victorian Romance Package - Recapture the romance in your relationship with an escape from the hectic pace of life. Your first evening begins with an early dinner arranged for you at a local Mennonite Restaurant and ends with A selection of gourmet chocolates and a non-alcoholic bubbly beverage waiting your return from dinner.
Your second evening will be a romantic dinner for two at a very exquisite local restaurant. Each night snuggle into your Victorian decorated room complete with queen size pillow top bed and full private bath. Mornings wake to fresh brewed gourmet coffee and sumptuous full hot breakfast complete with china and crystal. "Prepare for a Memory". Advance reservations requested. Double occupancy $339.00.
Ladies Weekend Away - Need a get away girls weekend? Let's plan a total shopping weekend for you and your friends to Nappanee's local shops, Shipshewana, Middlebury. Come back to the Guest House for relaxing evening tea served in the living room and then talk the night away! Wake up to fresh brewed gourmet coffee or tea and a full hot breakfast before returning to your day shopping and fun! Maximum capacity for retreats is 12 with all six guest rooms reservations required for a two night retreat. Special pricing available, please call 574-773-4383 for details!
Church Retreats - Escape to Nappanee for a church couples or deacons retreat. Hold your meeting or seminars in the Victorian Guest House private dining or living room. Enjoy the local Amish culture shopping and dining experience. Enjoy your evening tea together in the living room or privately in your own guest room. Wake up to fresh brewed gourmet coffee or tea and a full hot breakfast. Maximum capacity for retreats is 12 with all six guest rooms reservations required for a two night retreat. Special pricing available, please call 574-773-4383 for details!
Business Specials - Traveling to Nappanee for business? We have the perfect place to refresh yourself after a long day of business planning! Based on room availability - $49.00 each night of your business trip. Evening and morning gourmet coffee/tea furnished. No breakfasts served with Business Special Packages. Call 574-773-4383 for details!
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Have dinner in the home of one of our local Amish families. Visit with our Amish friends as they share their culture with you. Advance reservation $17.00 per person
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One of cruising's great paradoxes is that you can indeed travel around the world, but sightseeing is, far too often, completely superficial. Experienced cruisers know that to get into the soul of a place or to experience bucket-list-style expeditions you have to create your own tours or, as Condé Nast Traveler's Wendy Perrin learned on a Caribbean cruise, reach out to knowledgeable travel agents.
At least that's the way it used to be. While most cruise lines still offer far too many humdrum experiences (at, mind you, prices well inflated beyond what you'd pay by organizing independently), some are investing in experiences so unique you'd be hard pressed to plan them yourself. In addition to Viking River Cruises' Downton Abbey excursion that we wrote about early this year, here are some of the more interesting options:
Hurtigruten, the Norway-based cruise ship and ferry line, may be better known for its trawls among fjords than among icebergs, but its expedition division offers voyages ranging from Greenland to Antarctica. For a handful of passengers on each of its Antarctic cruises aboard Fram, in partnership with the Norwegian Polar Institute, Hurtigruten offers an off-the-ship overnight. Highly subject to weather conditions, and limited to just 15 passengers per evening, the cruise line provides all essentials—expedition guides, two-person tents, and entertainment (such as listening to polar sounds and short hikes). Participants should bring their own pj's.
These days almost every cruise line advertises local food market tours, led by a chef who then delivers a cooking demo. Oceania Cruises, which has a serious focus on food and wine via partnerships with Bon Appetit and Wine Spectator, has the industry's most interesting series of Culinary Discovery Tours. They vary wildly and are aimed at the more adventurous gourmand. One excursion, offered in Slovenia's Kopor on a handful of Venice-based itineraries, combines truffle hunting, Slovenian's burgeoning wine industry, and a visit to the fabled Fonda Fish Farm. And, oh, yes, a truffle-themed lunch is included. On all Culinary Discovery Tours passengers return to the ship to cook using lessons and ingredients picked up along the way (on this outing, the focus is fish dishes).
Via Crystal Cruises' You Care We Care program, passengers can spend the day volunteering for a good cause in ports around the world. In these free excursions (organized by Crystal), you can learn to rescue stranded dolphins in Barcelona or support Odessa's Education & Health Centre for Street Children, where tasks range from painting and maintenance to teaching dance. On port calls in Singapore, passengers visit literacy program Learning is Fun and Exciting (LIFE). And in Belfast, they can trek outside the city to indulge their inner gardener; the elegant Mount Stewart House, Garden and Temple of the Winds, a National Trust property that relies on volunteers to help manage its vast acreage. Note the interesting fine print for any passenger wanting to participate: "This is a no-frills excursion intended for guests seeking personal growth and a chance to volunteer in local communities. This excursion will require hands-on physical activity." Typically, the outings last a half day, leaving participants with a bit of free time to explore in port.
Disney Cruise Line's Signature Collection tours—available in most ports—offer experiential and genuinely memorable twists. In Alaska's Juneau, for instance, the Glacier Dog Musher for a Day trip lets you do more than just watch. A helicopter ride over the ice fields takes you to Norris Glacier, home of the Iditarod sled dogs, where you tour the kennel, living quarters, and veterinary clinic among other areas of the canine camp. Then you get hands-on, participating in the wellness check and harnessing and booting your dog, before heading off on a sledding adventure.
In Prague, Lobkowicz Palace, part of the vast Prague Castle complex, dates back some 600 years, and is a popular tourist attraction in its own right. It showcases art and antiquities (paintings, decorative arts, arms and armor) and, oh, the music (the family was such a major benefactor that Beethoven dedicated his Fifth Symphony to them and you can see handwritten scores by Mozart and Haydn on exhibit). It's so easy for the general public to tour the palace that you can even buy your tickets online. But what Viking River Cruises offers that you can't get elsewhere is access to the Lobkowicz family, which still inhabits the palace. In fact, private tours for Viking passengers are led by Prince William, its titular head, and the experience also includes a concert in its baroque hall and lunch in what was the family's original living area.
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The year is 878. For the past 75 years, Viking raiding parties from Norway and Denmark have been terrorizing the coasts of England with 'hit and run' attacks. The treasures and stories gained from these attacks have allowed the Norsemen to raise huge hosts of eager men seeking glory and riches. These armies now stand poised to thunder across England where they will settle and farm the fertile land they conquer. The divided English kingdoms are unprepared for this impending onslaught. The Vikings are coming!
In 878: Vikings – Invasions of England, players control the invading Vikings or the English nobles who are trying to withstand the invasion. Viking players either play as Norsemen Viking freeman or as the fearless Viking shock troops known as Berserkers. The English play as the Housecarl, the Kings' household troops, or as the Thegns who were regional noble Leaders. The English players will also be able to call up the peasant levies, called the Fyrd, to defend their cities.
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Μέση διάρκεια παιχνιδιού 100 λεπτά.
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FIELDBOSS Lift is an end-to-end elevator service software solution built within Microsoft Dynamics 365. It automates business processes and enables elevator contractors to have fully-integrated and paperless operations in the office and field. FIELDBOSS Lift stops things from falling through the cracks so management can stay focused on growing the business. With 100's of elevator industry-specific features and technological innovations, it is the new standard in elevator contractor management solutions.
Using FIELDBOSS Lift makes it easier to connect with your customers and their equipment, streamline complex elevator service operations and empower your staff.
Optimized Scheduling and Dispatch
Schedulers can save time and make smarter dispatching decisions when they are connected to the service history, status, and geo-location of their technicians. With complete visibility of the calendar, it takes seconds to figure out who's available, then schedule, dispatch, and alert a technician to a job. And since many service organizations take and schedule dozens of calls per day, even saving five seconds per call adds up to thousands of dollars per year.
Maintenance Contract Management
Automated alerts attached to Preventative Maintenance Contracts connect each role in your organization, from the dispatcher who schedules and assigns, to the technician who accepts and closes, to the service manager who approves and invoices. Manage large volumes of complex elevator maintenance contracts while providing real-time tracking of profitability and automated billing functionality.
Elevator Inventory Management
Track and manage inventory. Keep track of quantities, pricing, and purchasing history of inventory items. Knowing the elevator device service history, equipment type, and problem beforehand gives the technician the opportunity to have the parts and tools ready in advance of the job. Manage alerts, escalations, and workflows to ensure parts are where they need to be: with the right technician at
the right time so your operations run smoothly and
services are performed promptly.
Mobility in the Field
With the click of a button, elevator technicians can set their position as on route, the job started or job complete. Their time is automatically synced to the back office making payroll a breeze. With mobile capabilities such as time sheet input based on clock-in/clock-out, task status and more, tedious and error-prone time entries are eliminated opening up time for additional work while freeing field professionals from administrative chores. Our newest version, FB Lift 2.8, allows the technician in the field to attribute materials (inventory and non-inventory) directly to the service ticket. Technicians can apply products to the job to ensure accurate job costing.
Estimating and Quoting
FIELDBOSS Lift has a sophisticated quoting tool and one integrated estimating process, even for big jobs! Access information on products and costing, including labor hours, right from the quote. The inclusion of gross profit allows management to expand on the analysis and even project cash flows. The estimate is fully integrated with sales to work orders. Overrides of markups and pricing can still be made on the estimate, but there is the ability for management to see them online in real-time along with the impact on profit and decide to approve or not.
Work Order Management
FIELDBOSS Lift automatically creates a work order from the completed quote and it serves as a data collection point for all materials, time and related costs. Manage work order profitability up to the minute with variance calculations against an estimate, allocate labour costs across departments, and update the work order in real-time from a mobile device.
Modernization and Project Tracking
FIELDBOSS Lift has comprehensive modernization and project management functionality to ensure on time and on budget delivery. Complex and lengthy jobs are made more manageable and everyone who needs visibility into progress can access information on a moment's notice. Do not miss a deadline, an opportunity to bill your client or a critical step needed to complete the project.
Configurable Checklists for Maintenance Tasks
New to FIELDBOSS Lift, the service task configurator makes it possible to create customized and automated electronic checklists in the office, which are then synchronized to the technician's mobile device. This way the technician can follow and document prescribed maintenance or service procedures including the performance of tests and collection of data while on-site and automatically send it back to the office or the customer.
Violation Management
FIELDBOSS Lift 2.5 introduces violation management configurable by jurisdiction. Users can now create open violation tasks and defects while managing critical dates, defect responsibility and monitor the remediation to completion. Create a quote right off the form for a repair or fix and purchase the parts right off the work order. Automatically invoice the work order once the work is completed.
Field Request Management
Technicians use our new Field Request Entity to communicate with the head office for all common situations including parts requests, requests for quotes for some new work for a customer, scheduling changes etc.
Simplified After-Hours Tracking
With FIELDBOSS Lift, technicians have the ability to perform work after regular working hours on their mobile device. They can see the detailed location and device information, enter their time, diagnose issues and submit the after-hours work ticket to the office in real time.
Billing Automation
FIELDBOSS Lift includes a variety of enhancements to automate billing so that it is efficient, on time, and fully complete. It is very flexible and can easily process and adapt to unique billing requirements in bulk without the need to adjust each individual invoice.
Progress Billing
New to FIELDBOSS Lift, Progress Billing allows users to create milestones and bill for multiple milestones per invoice. It is now possible to create a 'draft' schedule of values for contractors and architects to approve prior to developing an invoice, permitting multiple adjustments before posting. This new feature also allows customers to see the history to date on a Project by each Request for Payment.
NYC DOB Connection
For our New York City Elevator contractors, users can now click on pre-populated NYC Department of Building's URLs and easily access information about the building and each elevator/device – all from FB Lift. This functionality can also be configured for contractors in other cities with the same requirement.
FIELDBOSS is a proud member of NAEC, CECA & ECNY. We have studied elevator industry trends, participated in association meetings, and partnered with our elevator customers to develop and enhance our software to meet your unique business needs.
The National Association of Elevator Contractors
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association
The Elevator Conference of New York


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Fitness Monitoring Devices for Every Personality
Upgrade ye olde trusty pedometer with one of these new high-tech gadgets that track calories burned, stairs climbed, and even hours slept.
Forget the hum-drum pedometer. Activity or fitness monitoring devices give you access to your steps, calories burned, and, in some cases, your quality of sleep. All you have to do is clip the mini accelerometers (think: Nintendo Wii) onto your waistband or pocket and get moving.
Since just 150 minutes of moderate activity each week will improve your overall health, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adding these fitness monitoring devices to your daily routine could help you sleep better and reduce your risk of many chronic diseases. "Any time you wear a gadget like this, it just makes you more aware, so you tend to be more accountable to yourself," explains American Council on Exercise spokeswoman Leigh Crews, a fitness trainer based in Rome, Ga.
The gadgets may even motivate you to move a little longer and harder so you get the most calorie burn for your effort. "You're more likely to get up and move because you want your data at the end of the day to look good," says Crews.
To help you properly equip yourself, we tested and reviewed four of the hottest devices on the market.
If You Want to Be Discreet
Use: FitBit Ultra
How it works: This slim device tracks your daily steps, calories burned, and stairs climbed. Wear the device at night and it can provide insight on your sleep patterns, including how restful your snooze was.
The data is sent wirelessly to an online dashboard, where you can see daily totals, set goals, and log your food and calorie intake.
Upside: The Fitbit is about the size of your thumb so it can discreetly slide onto your waistband or the center of your bra. For extra motivation, we love the inspirational messages that pop up each time you pick up the device: "Go, Go, Go!" You can also earn virtual badges based on your activity.
Downside: Although the Fitbit has its own iPhone app, Android users are out of luck.
To buy: $99.95 with free membership to online portal, fitbit.com
If You Want a Comprehensive Look
Use: BodyMedia Core Armband
How it works: The armband's four sensors capture more than 5,000 readings including steps, sweat, body heat, calories burned, motion intensity, and sleep quality to tell you how many calories you're really burning.
Upside: The BodyMedia tracks more measurements than any of other the devices, so you're likely to get a more realistic picture of your day's activities. It also shows how restfully you slept, and, if you enter your food into your online profile, you'll see how many calories you're really burning.
Downside: You have to wear the armband all day and night to get the maximum benefit. While this one's not as bulky as the original version, the newer, slimmer model still isn't the most stylish arm cuff out there.
There's no wireless option to upload the data and there isn't a display on the device itself.
To buy: $179.95 including a three-month online subscription (starting at $6.95 per month after), bodymedia.com
If You Want a No-Frills Option
Use: MyTrak
How it works: You set your weight-loss or maintenance goals in the MyTrak Manager software program, and then clip the device onto your clothing. As you walk, exercise, and make your way through the day, you can see how your activity compares to your daily goals with the press of a button. The more you go green, the closer you are to your goals.
Upside: It's simple: Green is good, red is not as good. The real-time results may be just the motivation you need to take a walk after dinner or hit the gym in the afternoon. The device also increases your goals the longer you wear it, so it challenges you to move more and more.
You can choose from four different diet plans to take the guesswork out of creating your day's meals. Or you can enter what you eat each day a la carte.
Downside: It measures just the intensity, duration, and frequency of your activities, so if you want more metrics, then this isn't the device for you. There's no online program so you can check in throughout the day, so to see the day's totals, you must plug it into the computer where you installed the program. Also, the device doesn't upload its data wirelessly; you have to connect it to your computer with a USB cord.
To buy: $99.95 including a one-year membership, shop.mytrak.com
If You Want to Make Fitness a Game
Use: Striiv
How it works: Slip this device, with its bright touch-screen, in your pocket or onto your key chain, or drop it in your purse and start walking. As you move, you win trophies and earn 'energy' points, which you use to challenge (and motivate) yourself.
Upside: If you love racking up badges and virtual prizes, then this gaming pedometer is the device for you. Even better, you can also trade in those built-up energy points for charitable donations. Striiv and corporate partners donate money based on how many steps you log each day: 18,000 steps provides one day of water for a child; 60,000 can give one child a polio vaccination.
Downside: The emphasis is on steps, so if you want to log your workouts or calorie intake, you'll have to supplement Striiv with other programs.
To buy: $99, striiv.com


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Promat International NV buys Microtherm Engineered Solutions
Promat International NV, a subsidiary of the Etex Group NV, has reached an agreement with the shareholders of Microtherm Engineered Solutions NV (Gimv, Sofindev II and KBC Private Equity) on the sale of all Microtherm shares. This transaction is subject to approval by the German competition regulator (Bundeskartellamt). Following approval, the parties expect to complete the transaction within a couple of months


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Sagittarians are known to be strong and independent, whilst craving adventure. But while they're the life of the party, they can be emotionally unattached. Is that true of these celebs?
The Queen of Twerking will be celebrating her 23rd birthday this year, she was born on 23rd November 1992 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Picture: Getty)
The 'Body On Me' superstar turns 25 this year. She was born on 26th November 1990 in Kosovo. (Picture: Getty)
Pro Green will be turning 32 this year. He was born as Stephen Paul Manderson in 1983. (Picture: Getty)
The McBusted hunk and other half to the beautiful Ellie Goulding turns 28 this year. He was born on 30th November 1987. (Picture: Getty)
The fierce soul singer will be celebrating her 30th birthday this year. She was born Kansas City, USA, on 1st December 1985. (Picture: Getty)
Brit turns 34 this year, which is SO hard to believe! She was born on 2nd December 1981. (Picture: Getty)
Another star born on the 2nd December, 'See You Again' singer Charlie Puth will be celebrating his 24th birthday this year. (Picture: Getty)
Sharing a birthday with Britney and Charlie, it's FUUUUUUUUSE! The Ghanaian rapper turns 27 this year, being born on 2nd December 1988. (Picture: Getty)
The 'Holy Grail' rapper, and husband to Beyonce turns 46 this year. He was born in New York in 1969. (Picture: Getty)
The woman who's getting anacondas excited across the world will be celebrating her 33rd birthday this year. She was born in Trinidad in 1982. (Picture: Getty)
The LA born singer, model and actress has already had a hugely successful career... and she's not even 19 yet! (Picture: Getty)
Possibly on of the biggest stars in the world right now, Ms Swift will be celebrating her 26th birthday this year! She was born on 13th December 1989 (hence the name of her album, duh!) (Picture: Getty)
One of the hottest musical talents to come from YouTube, Tori will be celebrating her 23rd birthday this year. She was born in California on 14th December 1992. (Picture: Getty)
The UK-based YouTube star will have no problem sharing his 25th birthday celebrations - he has over 4 MILLION subscribers! (Picture: YouTube)
We're sure that the Pretty Little Liars actress will have an "A"-mazing 26th birthday party on 18th December. (Picture: Getty)
You might not recognise her face (which is pretty much what she's going for), but Sia is one of the world's best known song writers, and has appeared on some pretty epic tracks with the likes of David Guetta ('Titanium', anyone?). The Australian singer will be celebrating her 40th birthday this year. (Picture: Getty)
Aggy will be celebrating her 35th birthday this year. She was born in New York on 18th December 1980. (Picture: Getty)


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Driving Directions
From Atlanta via I-85 North: Take I-85 North to I-985 North. Follow I-985 toward exit 24/ Jesse Jewell Parkway. Continue on GA-365 N/US-23N for 18.1 miles. Turn left at GA-384 (Duncan Bridge Road), and travel for 15.6 miles to GA-75N (Helen Highway). Turn right, travel 2.2 miles to Edelweiss Strasse (Jameson Inn is on the right corner). Turn right. Take the first right onto Brucken Strasse (at the EconoLodge). Cross the bridge and turn left at the stop sign. As you top the hill, Innsbruck is on your right. The guard at the Innsbruck guardhouse will direct you to Igls, inside the Innsbruck Subdivision.
From Atlanta via GA 400 North: Follow 400 north until it ends (you will be just outside Dahlonega). There is a traffic light at the end of 400. Go straight through the traffic light and 400 will become Long Branch Road. Follow Long Branch until you come to a traffic light. Turn right onto Highway 52 east. Follow Highway 52 to 115 approximately 12 to 15 miles to Cleveland. At the first traffic light in Cleveland, turn left onto Highway 129 north and go around the town square. Go about 1 mile to the next traffic light. Turn right onto Highway 75 north. Follow Highway 75 approximately 9 miles to Helen City limit sign. Immediately after the sign, turn right onto Edelweiss Drive (look for the Jameson Inn on the right hand side of the road). Take the 1st right off Edelweiss onto Brucken Street. Cross over the river and curve back sharply to the left. Our guardhouse will be at the top of the hill on the right. Our guards will direct you in
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Our development version is hosted and mantained on GitHub. The official page can be found at github.com/monocasual/giada and the repository with the master branch at
Please refer to the GitHub documentation on how to fork, pull, push and so on. If you're new to GitHub, we would suggest a very nice tutorial for beginners.
We put the most experimental code in a feature branch. When the new feature is completed, we merge/rebase the feature branch into master and we drop the feature branch. However the master branch does not necessarily point to the latest release. For that, we use tags, whenever a new release is ready. For example, if you do git tag --list you will see the full tag list:
v0.10.0 v0.10.1 v0.10.2 v0.11.0 v0.11.1 v0.11.2 ...
Do you want the release v0.11.2? Just git checkout v0.11.2 and you're done.
Our development style strives to be test-driven as best it can. There is a daily growing test suite under src/tests that you can compile and run as described in chapter Compiling from source. A subset of those tests are crafted for Travis CI and they rely upon travis.yml script, which takes care of some "dependencies" (wave files, midimaps, VST plugins and so on). The script basically downloads the needed files, for example:
# Download midimaps package for testing purposes - wget https://github.com/monocasual/giada-midimaps/archive/master.zip -O giada-midimaps-master.zip - unzip giada-midimaps-master.zip - mkdir -p $HOME/.giada/midimaps - cp giada-midimaps-master/midimaps/* $HOME/.giada/midimaps
You can however run the tests locally thanks to our smart configure script: it's instructed to guess whether those dependencies are present. If not, all test cases that require external files will adjust themselves accordingly.
The source in the repository follows the same rules of the .tar package you download from this website. In the chapter Compiling from source you will find all the informations needed.
In addition to that, you may need to run the included autogen.sh script (available only in the repository) in order to prepare the build environment:
./autogen.sh configure [...] make
The first time you clone the git repository you have to initialize it, because Giada contains a couple of external dependencies configured as Git submodules. Go into the project folder, root level and do:
git submodule init git submodule update
Instead of cluttering up your environment with dependencies, scripts and compilers you may try our Docker image, designed to ease the compilation and testing processes. Take a look at the GitHub repository to know more.


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As linguists, our primary responsibility is to accurately transfer information from one language into another, which can only be achieved if we are culturally competent. Why? Language does not exist in a vacuum; rather, in order to be used effectively, it ought to exist within some cultural context. Without the cultural context, our rendition is robotic, confusing, and at times incomprehensible. I learned this lesson "the hard way" when I first arrived in Germany – despite previously feeling like I would blend in easily.
I was excited to use my great language skills in my first encounter with a native speaker in Germany. Confident in my unaccented speaking, I gave my new address to the cab driver. He immediately asked, "So where are you from? Canada? US?"
How did he know? I wondered—and asked. "You gave me the house number and then the street name. In German, you say the street name first, then the house number," he explained. Who knew?
Turns out, it is not enough to merely speak the language – we must be culturally intelligent too, i.e., be capable of relating across different cultures while using the language effectively. Culture affects language in many ways: for example, how Germans talk about an injury or body part is grammatically very different from English, in that the relation is much more detached, or less possessive. In English, we talk about our body parts with a personal possessive pronoun, like "my head" or "my toe". For example, "I stubbed my toe" in German is more like "I stubbed the toe of me" (with possession indicated only by a reflexive pronoun with the verb). If you want to say "I'm brushing my teeth" or "washing my hair" (hair is plural in German, by the way—"washing my hairs"), you say "I'm brushing the teeth" and "washing the hair(s)" (again, with a reflexive pronoun to indicate your teeth or hair). Further, in English, we say "I'm cold" or "I'm hot" when talking about temperature or climate. However, the literal translations "Ich bin kalt" (I am cold) or "Ich bin heiss" (I am hot) only assert emotional coldness or lasciviousness in German and are not used to express level of temperature comfort.
Beyond familiarizing myself with basic expressions in German, learning to navigate the workplace in a foreign country from a cultural perspective was also a new challenge. For example, I never received an email stating "You broke the printer, now fix it" in the US, where people usually go out of their way to protect each other's feelings in the workplace. A German office, however, is much less bothered with emotions. That said, while a 🙂 or 😉 would rarely find its way into business communication stateside, smileys make a big difference in written German. They are sprinkled around very generously—which I feel would have made all the difference in the above-mentioned email about the printer. I quickly got the hang of this and now find it a very difficult habit to break that I'm back in the US. 😉
Cultural intelligence is crucial for performing our responsibilities as linguists. Can you imagine hearing a list of locations in street name then building number order while interpreting for a deposition? In any environment and within any context, increased cultural awareness adds a layer of accuracy and quality to your translations and interpreting processes.
Please share your experiences — how do the cultures you interpret for affect your interpretation? 🙂