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Unfortunately, our pets can be affected by a number of parasites, including fleas, ticks and worms. It is important to have a prevention scheme in place, and that's where we can help. Recommendations may vary from pet to pet as it is important to take into account each individual's risk factors when giving advice as to which product is most suitable. We offer a wide variety of products that can be tailored to your risk factors, convenience and budget – so don't hesitate to ask for advice.
Fleas are small, wingless insects. Over 2,000 species of flea exist but there are only a few that are found on our pets, although they can also bite people too! They cause irritation due to moving through the coat and feeding behaviours, which can lead to scratching and over grooming. Some animals are even allergic to them. Fleas can also transmit other parasites such as the tapeworm Dipylidium Caninum. If fleas are found on your pet or a flea problem is suspected, we also recommend environmental treatment to reduce reinfection as over 90% of the flea lifecycle takes place in the environment.
Ticks are small arachnid insects, in the same family as spiders. There are a number of species found in the UK, although these are thought to be changing in recent years as a response to global warming. They are generally found in grass and greenery, and attach to the pet's skin in order to feed on their blood. They can also transmit a number of diseases, some of which can also be passed to people, such as Lyme disease. Whilst prevention of ticks is the ideal, if you see a tick on your pet then it is important to remove it. This can be done yourself, however the most important consideration is to ensure that the tick's head is removed intact by twisting rather than pulling the tick out. If any parts of the tick are left behind, they can go on to cause more problems. We stock tick removers here, which make the job easier, but if you're unsure just book in for one of our nurses to get the job done.
There are 2 important categories of worms that we think about in our dogs and cats and these are roundworms and tapeworms.
Roundworm adults tend to live in the gastro-intestinal tract of our pets (although some of them have complicated life cycles involving migration through the body) and are passed on via the faeces to other animals. Most of them don't often cause dangerous clinical signs in our pets (other than lungworm) however, they can be transmitted to people. Obviously, this is something we would rather prevent, especially as the people most at risk of roundworm infection are children and people who are otherwise unwell. General hygienic precautions play a big part in reducing the risk of transmission, i.e. hand washing and picking up dog faeces to reduce environmental contamination. However, another important step is preventative treatment in our pets themselves.
'Lungworm' is a potentially fatal disease in dogs caused by the worm Angiostrongylus Vasorum. This is a type of roundworm that is carried by slugs and snails. Dogs may show signs of coughing, but sometimes the first signs they show are neurological, as the worms can also cause bleeding. Lungworm is a potentially treatable condition, but nevertheless some dogs don't make it. However, the good news is that it is easily prevented by using the right roundworm control product. Not all preventative wormers are licensed against lungworm, so it is important to seek veterinary advice on which is the most suitable product for your dog.
Tapeworms are transmitted in different ways to roundworms. They can either be passed on to other dogs via fleas or via raw meat. This is part of the reason why regular preventative flea treatment is recommended, and why we don't tend to recommend feeding your pet raw meat.
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Publisher: Siren-Bookstrand Publishing
Genre: Menage Romance
Heat Rating: 3
[Menage Amour: Erotic Cowboy Menage Romantic Suspense, M/F/M/M/M/M, M/F/M]
A beautiful woman with a checkered past runs a legitimate bed and breakfast on Jekyll Island. Several young men posing as cowboys move in Breakfast by the Sea and things become chaotic right from the start when the oceanfront and turns into a command center for a very determined group of special Super-Op Forces.
Pursuing a man known as the King of Hearts, five tough operatives fall fast for a woman they're supposed to eliminate. When the team discovers Paige Lambert is in fact the Queen of Hearts, they can't ignore their handler's orders. Is the bed and breakfast owner destined to die for her past crimes or will she end up under the protective custody of the men hired to kill her?
Wendy's Review
Breakfast by the Sea is a well written, what am I saying, this book is one of the best that I have read lately. Destiny brought in one woman who needs protecting more than skepticism of her past and her protectors come in the form of five gorgeous, dangerous, secretive, sexy cowboys.
Paige Lambert ran a bed and breakfast by the sea and all she wanted was to live in peace and away from a past that had caused her tremendous pain. Taking in five cowboys for a few months was suppose to be an easy job but when they showed up easy was not what she got.
Adam Bales the leader of the group to stop terrorist and a real cowboy from TN he didn't want to deceive Paige but in his line of business he didn't have a choice. A crime lord was in the vicinity of the bed and breakfast and he and his men, Connor, Callen, Miles and Jeff were there to take him out. These men were hard and tough as nails and it took a woman like Paige to bring them to their knees in surrender. What they didn't realize what happened with Paige in her past would mesh with their lives now.
Sex and power go hand and hand in this story and Destiny made sure that there was plenty. Destiny kept you on the edge of your seat wanting to know what and who was going to be the man or men that kept Paige in place. I loved how each man took on their responsibility and involved each one in some aspect of her life.
I recommend this book. It was well written enough of everything to keep you hanging on every word.
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On April 4, 2009, a multimedia anniversary performance took place at the Theaterplatz in Weimar to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the Bauhaus School of Design and Architecture. The event included thematic projections, actions with actors and dancers, audio, and fireworks. Red Mike interviewed Marcus Max Schreiner, art director of the event.
Marcus Max Schreiner is a media designer, specialized on format developing for multimedia happenings. He is member of the "kunstcollective weimar", the gaswerk design- and projekt werkstatt Weimar and the singer of the audiovisual band "]>I<.>O>[ :InfiniteOrder:". He studied at the Bauhaus – University Weimar and the Concordia University of Montreal. His main interest is the potential of synaesthetic perceptions.
Spirit of Space is an organization that uses digital media to promote greater awareness of designed environments formed by Adam Goss, Red Mike, Ryan Clark, and Dean Storm.
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Leaked E-mails Muddy Waters Ahead of Climate Change Conference - FOXNews.com
President Obama faces no easy task in uniting dozens of bickering nations toward the goal of tackling climate change at an international conference in Copenhagen next week. But as if that weren't hard enough, a slew of leaked e-mails in the run-up to the conference has only fueled global warming skeptics who say the cause is bunk.
The president announced last week that he would attend the United Nations meeting, in a bid to drive some manner of agreement to set new greenhouse gas emissions targets -- though a legally binding deal is unlikely.
But shortly before his announcement, hackers broke into the servers at the Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia in Great Britain and posted e-mails in which scientists dismissed climate change skeptics, expressed concern about the lack of evidence to prove the threat of global warming and even made one reference to a plan to "hide the decline" in temperatures.
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As an American, I have witnessed many events in our nation's history. Some of them great like placing a man on the moon. Some of them were dark and shameful events. No matter what happened, it is the people that make this nation great. Each looking to the future with optimism and looking to improve this nation for all. The United States is a great and wonderful nation and her people are her best asset. As Americans, we need to stand together and let our voices be heard.
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With over ten years of experience under her belt, a solid network in the beauty industry, and an impressive list of clients, Jennifer Dockendorf knew it was time to take the leap of faith and go full-time with her career as a professional Makeup Artist. Jennifer takes us on her journey to pursuing her passion and tells us how she's come so far in her career.
How long have you been a Makeup Artist?
I have been a makeup artist for over ten years.
What sparked your interest in doing makeup?
I have always loved makeup and art. My first spark with makeup happened when I dipped into my mother's mascara. Being a natural redhead, my lashes and brows were completely see-through. Adding color to my lashes made my heart sing, I felt like a brand new lady! I was way too young, about 9 years old, and would battle my mother for the next few years until I was "allowed" to wear it in public. Aside from my love of blue eyeliner (also a great find), mascara became new best friend.
What inspired you to pursue being a Makeup Artist full-time?
I had been working as a part-time makeup artist for so long that a little over a year ago I decided to take a leap of faith and take the plunge. I had developed enough clients and contacts in the industry I thought it was time to go all in and dedicate all of my passion to it.
What is one of the proudest moments in your career so far?
One of my proudest moments thus far was working on a TV show with Lin Manuel and the rest of the Freestyle Love Supreme crew. They were all so talented and fun to work with. It was a great experience and a great summer!
What do you love about being a Makeup Artist?
One of the many things I love about being a makeup artist is being able to use my creativity as a career. Also, I'm a trained fine artist and love people so I get to combine all of these things when I'm at work. I also get bored somewhat easily, but with this career I never have the same day twice. I may be on set for a commercial, doing makeup for a personal client, or working in a beautiful old brownstone in Brooklyn for a designers fashion shoot. The scene and team is always different so it remains fresh and fun!
What's your ultimate professional dream?
My ultimate dream professionally is to do more traveling on set for campaigns, show, or movie. I would also like to get more involved in Creative Production/Directing, really becoming part of the creation and vision of the shoot.
What is one of the toughest parts of building your name and brand in the beauty industry?
One of the challenges I face with being a makeup artist is that the market has become pretty saturated. It seems like almost everyone today is calling themself a makeup artist. Social media has been amazing for so many reasons professionally, but it can also be the source of a lot of false advertising. Therefore, creating and maintaining a reliable brand is an ongoing process. Being completely confident in your brand image is essential, and delivering an authentic message has become a necessity. Fortunately, old fashion word of mouth and job referrals help immensely. Competition can be discouraging, but it's healthy and exists in all careers. It keeps you on your toes and working as hard as you can.
How do you over come that?
You can't allow yourself to get too discouraged by the competition or saturation. I just try to keep focused on myself and working hard.
Do you have a "good mood" song?
I have a many "good mood" songs, but I love older music best and my ultimate good mood song is Dancing in the Moonlight by King Harvest.
What's one tip you'd give someone who's just starting out as a Makeup Artist?
I suggest for anyone starting in the makeup industry, do the hard work. Make sure your producing quality work, not quantity. Your work is your brand. Also, having a positive attitude is huge. No one wants to work with someone who doesn't give off good energy.
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While godmen can keep long beards, the current status of godmen in India is poor. Men are lazy- there's no doubt about this fact- so definitely shaving everyday's a pain. But the payoff is immense.
You can admire yourself in the mirror with good reason then. Your significant other will enjoy stroking your chin without getting beard rash. You will be recognizable to long lost relatives as that innocent lad they remember from a decade ago.
Keeping a beard in shape is more challenging than being clean shaven, gentlemen. You trim it, and if it is lopsided, you're a figure of fun. Even if you get someone to do your dirty work, he can goof up too, so be warned.
And as you age and you want to look young, this is an easier option than buying a Mercedes! It is believed that the clean shaven look became popular in military societies- enemies had less to grab on to. In these crime-ridden times, being clean shaven's a good idea.


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Japanese architect Shigeru Ban arrived on the European scene at the Expo 2000 in Hannover with his Japanese Pavilion. The general public reacted with wonder in observing that it was possible to create buildings out of paper structures. But only few are aware that this manner of construction is not aesthetic-ally-driven, but rather acts as a solution for temporary housing in catastrophe areas, which this innovative architect has developed. His emergency accommodations made of paper rolls were first used a few years ago after the earthquake in Kobe. The church he built out of paper is still standing and operational, having lost none of its symbolism.
To reduce the architectural quality and aesthetic of his buildings simply to their exceptional material would be a mistake, despite the fact that his latest design for a temporary museum competition in Tokyo displays such conceptual perfection.
The presentation of the designs for this museum are the focus for this exhibit in Aedes East, along with such other projects as the Canal museum in Puilly-en Auxois, France, the Imai Day Care Center of the hospital in Odate, Japan, and the Unichiyo Memorial Museum in Japan.
Bans office won the World Architecture Award in June of 2001 for the Japanese Pavilion from the Expo in Hannover.
Without denying his Japanese influences, Shigeru Ban represents the best aspects of New York Formalism. He received international acclaim with his early Villa designs, each of which concentrated on a theme: The Forest', Nine Rooms', Wall-less House', 2/5 House', and Curtain Wall House'. The Furniture House' is constructed of ready-made components.
His designs are mostly conceptual, as the Odawara Pavilion', or often ironic, as the Curtain Wall House' which was one of the highlights of the 1999 MOMA Exhibit, The Un-Private House'.
A series of photographs will help explain these projects.
The strength of this architect is his ability to combine disparate architectural methods into expressions which resonate with clarity.
Speakers at the opening are Kristin Feireiss, Berlin, and Kaye Geipel, Journalist, Berlin; Nishim Ura, First Secretary, Japanese Embassy Berlin.
The exhibit has been supported by The Japan Foundation, The Japanese Embassy, Japan in Germany, Büro Happold, Interoffice, Zumtobel Staff, Obayashi Corporation, Felissimo Corporation.


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Archive for June 2008
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CF: Mountain Xpress – Ashevillage Building Convergence
Ashevillage Building Convergence promotes sustainability by Rebecca Bowe in Vol. 14 / Iss. 46 on 06/11/2008 The seeds for the Ashevillage Building Convergence were sown a dozen years ago when a small group of people in Portland, Ore., transformed a run-of-the-mill intersection into an attractive public gathering space. They built an earthen teahouse, planted gardens,…Read More
Blount Education Initiative: Activclassrooms @ Maryville
Teaching students in the 21st Century We all can remember being in school and the tools that our teachers used. All research was done in the library, and information was written up on the chalkboard. Depending on how old you are, the changes can be staggering. Chalkboards have given way to white boards that were…Read More
Obama Becomes First Black Democratic Presidential Nominee The Third African American Senator Since Reconstruction Makes History After a bruising battle, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has won enough delegates to clinch the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, ABC News projects based on exit polls and reporting. Obama, D-Ill., becomes the first African-American major party presidential candidate in…Read More


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FRANKLIN: Style is located off of Hurricane Road and Arvin Drive in Franklin, Indiana. We are just minutes from US 31 & I-65.
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Our studio consists of students from Franklin, Columbus, Shelbyville, Whiteland, Greenwood, Fairland, Indianapolis, Martinsville, Edinburgh, New Palestine, Bargersville, Beech Grove, Center Grove, Southwestern, Waldron, Morristown, Mooresville, and Brown County!
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FRANKLIN: Our recently built nearly 12,000 square foot facility has 4 equipped dance rooms, 1 tumbling room, men's and women's locker room and bathrooms, a spacious waiting area, and snack area. Our studios have viewing windows. Our dance rooms feature ballet barres and mirrors.
SHELBYVILLE: Our brand new location is 10,000 square feet with 3 equipped dance rooms and 1 tumbling room, dressing rooms, and a spacious waiting area. Our studios have viewing windows.
It is the mission of our studio to develop a learning atmosphere for all ages and levels. Our highly qualified staff strives to help students gain self-esteem and knowledge of dance and/or gymnastics while maintaining a fun learning environment for the students. We are fully committed to our students' well being and happiness in and out of the classroom.


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Sarba Shiksha Mission Assam Exam date 2014 announcementAre you searching for Sarba Shiksha Mission Assam Exam date for 2013-14? If so, kindly check the detail over here which the exam is about to be conducted on 16th Feb 2014 for SSA Assam Recruitment Block Mngr, MIS Mngr, LDA, EDP, Account officer vacancy. SSA Assam has announced exam date, you may get its detail from the following official announcement link for 2013-14 SSA exam's detail.
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Hello Tableau Community
Have you ever used transparent sheets? Here is a great viz from Jacob Olsufka where you can follow along bat by bat of the 2018 World Series and explore likelihood of winning for each team as events occurred and the use of a user guide that appears on demand to explain how to use the viz. Download the workbook and see if you can learn some a new twist on how to make a magical visualization that explains every detail of the world series in a single dashboard. Thank you for sharing Jacob!
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The most talked about thread in the forums this week was Difference between two columns by Adam Elbayar. Several users assisted Adam initially by showing how to create a table calculation showing difference in a new row but Adam was looking for a Total that showed the value. Paul Wachtler assisted with a Table Calculation that uses the last() and first() functions to difference between two columns as a new value. In addition, Adam learned about aggregate calculations with strings and the use of the attr() function.
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The top voted idea title this week goes to Control what displays in View Data created by Darrin Schulte. This idea was created back in 2012 and while many use techniques to export CSV files such as The Greatest Tableau Tip EVER: Exporting Made Simple!. You may still want to see the view data with more control. Be sure to vote on the Ideas that most matter to you.
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The Cashier handles payment and credit transactions as well as appropriate recordkeeping.
Rush Truck Centers is a premier provider of quality products and services to commercial equipment users. We are customer-focused, people-oriented, and financially motivated to deliver excellent outcomes for customers, shareholders, vendors and our people.
We offer a rewarding career with a leader in the transportation industry. Grow with us as we continue to expand our network of locations and services. Rush Enterprises is always looking for good people to join our team.
- Accept cash payments on invoices from the parts and service departments.
- Verify information is accurate on repair orders.
- Create and issue purchase orders, ensuring all charges included and charged to the correct repair order.
- Type quotes and other requested materials.
- Close repair orders daily.
- Reconcile cash reports.
We offer exceptional compensation and benefits, 401K and stock purchase, incentives for performance, training, and opportunity for advancement - all in a culture that appreciates and rewards excellence, a positive attitude and integrity.
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- High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
- Three months' money handling and administrative experience.
- Type 30 words per minute.
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Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ: RUSHA & RUSHB) operates the largest network of heavy and medium- duty truck dealerships in North America. Its current truck operations include a network of locations located throughout the United States. These dealerships provide an integrated, one-stop sales and service of new and used heavy- and medium-duty trucks and construction equipment, aftermarket parts, service and body shop capabilities, chrome accessories, tires and a wide array of financial services including the financing of truck and equipment sales, insurance products and leasing and rentals.
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Saturday now means college football! I don't watch it but I no longer mind it on in the background! I can get a ton of reading done! Plus now watching football and all of its bad boys is like watching really bad reality TV! So sad! I even watch Sports Central and ESPN to get the scoops!
So...that's what is happening today...yesterday we had a Target Trip...to stock up on all things Method...purple is my fave...lol!
Den is planting all of the mums we bought yesterday...I would have the mums planted already...we are simply replacing dead summer plants in pots with fall mums...it takes me two minutes...Den has on sunscreen, a straw hat, various tools and shovels are out, a wheelbarrow, extra potting soul, gloves and a plan. I think he even sketched something...oh my...and this, my friends, is the difference between Patty and Den! He is sweeping and cleaning first...and he BANISHED me from the yard! How dare he!
Dinner is pasta and a thick meaty sauce and the most amazing garlic bread ever! We love staying home on Saturdays! This one is from The Pioneer Woman!
Finished Us...good but I don't want to see the movie...if there is one...tired of this family.
Reading this...another very dysfunctional family! I just started it so I will have better thoughts tomorrow!
Happy Saturday! I do believe I love this season the best! What is not to love about a pumpkin? Den surprised me with a massive white one!


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With modern underground subway transportation, a vast fleet of city buses and taxis patrolling the streets, Valencia's transportation options make it one of the most accessible cities in Spain.
Travel time from Valencia Airport (also known as Manises Airport) to the city is approximately 15 minutes via bus, underground and taxi. Valencia is also accessible via train from Barcelone and Madrid
Visitors can easily travel around the city through its integrated system of buses, subway and taxis. If you are visiting for a short period of time, public transport could be the most convenient tool for seeing the city.
Valencia has pleasant temperatures and almost 300 days of sun annually due to its close proximity to the Mediterranean.
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"Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it."
— Richard Feynman
Category: Quote
Solar Energy Quote
"I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that."
—Thomas Edison, in conversation with Henry Ford (1931)
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"That's the whole problem with science. You've got a bunch of empiricists trying to describe things of unimaginable wonder."
— Calvin (and Hobbes)
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"If it isn't broken, let's take it apart and see why not."
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"It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow."
— Robert H. Goddard, physicist and inventor
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Approximately 40,000 students will be graduated from Mongolian universities this spring. Eighty percent of whom will start looking for jobs the day after their graduation ceremony.
A taxi driver shared with me the other day "I have two university diplomas, but they are useless to my life. The government is full of people with diplomas, yet our country never seems to get out of crises. Now, we do not need education, but a street-smart leader with a strict rule." It is a pity that more people are getting to think the same as he does.
Why has the value of higher education hit the floor? Where are we going with this? It is time people had a careful look at our education sector and find the answers.
Grey education
According to the United Nations education index, Mongolia scored 0.694 in 2013, while Finland and the United States scored 0.815 and 0.890 respectively, where the score of 1 is the ideal education level.
Education in Mongolia is categorized as preschool (2-5 year-olds), general (6-18 year-olds), technical, and higher education.
The 2015-2016 statistics on preschool education show that Mongolia enrolled 85 percent of all children aged 2-5 years in kindergartens, which is a leading number globally. A total of 225,000 children currently go to 1,288 kindergartens, 64 of which are public. The kindergartens have 25,000 employees (20,000 of them are public servants), including teachers and other staff, and 6,833 of them are full-time employees, and 6,133 are assistant teachers. Since 2012, the government has provided variable costs per child in the form of 872,000 MNT to each soum, 710,000 to every aimag center, 705,000 to the capital city, and an additional 1,650 for kindergarten lunch. These funds are coming from the public budget. The average salary of kindergarten teachers is 610,000 MNT a month.
Mongolia has a total of 768 general education schools (636 are public, and 132 are private), which currently have 535,000 students. Approximately 504,000 students go to public high schools, while 31,000 receive education from private schools. The base cost of public schools is provided from the public budget along with variable costs of 500,000 MNT on average per student. Some of 132 private schools are for-profit organizations that charge an annual payment of 9 million MNT on average from parents and still receive variable costs from the public budget. Although providing variable costs to each student may look right, the public budget funds that are currently going to private schools should benefit the public schools who are in a financially weaker position. The top priority should be using these funds to build more public schools, so that the current public schools can stop operating in three shifts with extremely crowded classrooms.
Approximately 10 million MNT is being invested in a private school student a year, which is a stark difference to the 1 million MNT being expended on a student who goes to a public school. This is creating a huge gap in the quality of education, and causing a social disparity in general education. For instance, three public schools that offer Cambridge curriculum (Shine Erin, Shine Ekhlel, Mongol Temuulel) received 7.2, 4.1, and 4.4 billion MNT in 2012, 2013, and 2014 respectively. These investments are 25 times more than the variable cost allocated to one student in a normal public school. It is impossible for ordinary people to have their kids enrolled in these three schools.
In the 2015/2016 academic year, 162,000 students were studying in a total of 100 universities and other higher education institutions (17 public, 78 private, and 5 foreign institutions). Ninety five thousand students go to public universities, 67 thousand enrolled in private institutions, and 300 students study in foreign higher education institutions operating in Mongolia. These institutions employ 13,000 people altogether, 7,100 of which are full time teachers. When every student was allowed to receive a monthly stipend of 70,000 MNT in 2011, private and for-profit universities were given an incentive to increase the number of students.
Our universities are not making substantial improvements on the quality of the education they provide, and are unable to prepare students whose skills and education meet the requirements of businesses. Therefore, it is becoming increasingly hard for graduates to find a job.
Since 2010, Mongolia has been spending an average of 5.5 percent of its public budget on education sector. However, Ulaanbaatar still sees a growing trend in the number of high schools that operate in three shifts, the number of students per classroom, and the workload per teacher. No improvement is seen in the training provided by higher education universities. The limited amount of funds that comes from the public budget needs to go to the public schools rather than private ones.
Examples of well-functioning education systems
Companies must have skilled employees in the first place to deliver high quality goods and services. The same way applies to the public services. To allow students to meet such requirements, every child should have the opportunity to obtain good quality general education, regardless of where they live and how wealthy their parents are. This is how Finland, with 5 million people, sees education, and all of its 15-year-olds score high on native language, mathematics, and natural sciences. Finland has a higher education curriculum at national level, and the curricula are managed at regional level. They rely heavily on the skills of teachers, and do not charge students because the costs are entirely covered by the public budget. Equality and fairness are fully practiced in their education. Student loans and stipends for accommodation are also available in Finland.
New Zealand has a population of 4.5 million, yet operates only eight universities. Although the tuition fee is high, students are accessible to loans. It allows the parents have less pressure, and gives students the incentive to make a responsible choice, study hard, and find employment quickly. In order to teach in New Zealand, one has to have a doctorate degree and own published, peer-reviewed articles.
Oakland University gets 60 percent of its financial revenue from research works. Their professors spend 40 percent of their time teaching, 40 percent doing research, and 20 percent doing other academic work. The quality of education is high because the lectures are based on research works.
Sixty percent of financial sources of New Zealand universities come from the payments made by ministries, government agencies, and city administrations for research works. These universities are always wealthy and have a long list of research requests because decisions are not made without research there. This is how strong bonds are established between universities and government organizations.
Mongolia can study these experiences and implement them effectively. For example, we could have our universities focus on research, and provide funding through government funds in exchange for research works.
Another important piece that needs to be completed in Mongolia's education sector is protecting intellectual property and building the culture where people's ideas are not copied. Some countries even have websites that check plagiarism in essays, course works, and other tasks. Copying during exams must be stopped at any university. This way the students will be offered an opportunity to genuinely create and think critically.
Albert Einstein once said "The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think." In order to develop critical thinking abilities, students need to read, write, think, study, and experiment. It is time to evaluate the quality of education by thinking abilities.


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Here in the Tampa Bay area, we see an average of 46 inches of rain a year, so our gutters get a fair amount of use. These tips can help you make sure your gutters are ready year-round, no matter what storms may come our way.
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A proper installation of your gutters is vital. If your gutters aren't put up properly, the simply aren't going to stay up as long. It might seem less expensive to cut costs on installation, but you end up paying for repairs or replacements sooner.
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Richard Kemp
Hull, England
Full time professional photographer, Associate of both the R.P.S. and B.P.P.A., with experience working within a nationalised industry and as a freelance. Specialise in portraits, performance, model portfolios and plant photography, with experience in other areas too. I undertake shoots for educational establishments, primary level to university. I have a particular interest in dance photography, and other forms of action or sports photography (rugby, hockey, fencing, netball, tennis, cricket). Model portfolios are also produced, and, for the right person, I am prepared to do TFP/TFCD.
Alison Thompson
Sheffield, England
I am a freelance photographer and writer, specialising in travel, landscape, nature and food and I have experience of working for editorial, marketing and fine art clients.
Professional and accurate features, articles and promotional content can be supplied with supporting images for magazines, marketing publications and web sites. My subject expertise and stock images span travel, the natural world, general interest and food.
In addition, I produce fine art prints for personal and business use.
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Fred Bloggs
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Hebden Bridge, England
West Yorkshire based photographer specialising in creative landscape and night photography.
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Darren Galpin
Sheffield, England
I am a professional Fine Art & Stock Photographer based in Sheffield. I specialise in landscape and architectural photography and love the freedom and variety of the great outdoors. In addition to my fine art print and stock photo sales, my images have been widely published in magazines,calendars,tourist brochures & map covers. I also produce my own calendars and greetings cards of Sheffield, Rotherham, The Peak District and the latest addition to the range Metro Cebu.
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Keen hiker and traveller based in Leeds (UK) who also loves taking photographs, especially of the North (Yorkshire, Cumbria, Scotland) and occasionally overseas.
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Huddersfield, England
Mark manages the images on behalf of his "better half", Georgina Bartlett.
Georgina loves to take photographs, FULL STOP! She is constantly looking for photographic opportunities and takes them whenever they occur. A convert to the digital age, Georgina loves the flexibility that digital photography can offer, putting the digital darkroom to good use.
Always on the lookout for the odd or unusual, Georgina particularly enjoys outdoor photography, including pets and wildlife. She also includes landscapes in her portfolio and is prepared to travel to get that "just-so" shot.
Georgina hopes to become a full-time photographer in the near future and has recently successfully completed an Open University Course on digital photography
David Speight Photography
David Speight
Leeds, England
A landscape photographer, based in West Yorkshire. Specialising in capturing atmospheric wide angle views of the scenery of the Yorkshire Dales, Derbyshire Peak District, North York Moors, and the East Coast in particular. Davids images usually incorporate finely detailed foregrounds and bold lighting and colours associated with the various seasons.
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Wayne Hutchinson
Kendal, England
Reconised by the industy to be one of the country's leading rural photographers, Wayne Hutchinson, based in Cumbria, provides a top quality agricultural photo-journalism shots, stock shots of livestock, and landscapes. Combining a love of both the countryside and photography, he gets under the skin of the subject, and produces some unforgetable images, with impact and depth.
Glen Allen
Halifax, England
I have been taking photographs for 25 years and have a varied portfolio of images. I do exclusively digital work now as this affords me the flexibility to process images quickly and efficiently and to produce images that are tailored to the purchases specific requirements.
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Hull, England
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Sheffield, England
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Leeds, England
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Sheffield, England
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Michael Lycett
Sheffield, England
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Hull, England
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Knaresborough, England
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Eight more suspicious parcels, believed to contain explosives like the two packages sent to the German finance ministry and the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund last week were found and seized at the Greek post office's assorting center in Kryoneri, police said.
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I can see that being an issue - hopefully your HDFS never hiccups, but if it does, or if you need to stop it, it seems like restarting the agent is the only way to recover... As a workaround, you may be able to set up a file channel, and then maybe some kind of trigger script to restart them if the HDFS service bounces? Just throwing spaghetti there... Have you explored Kafka as an alternative? I haven't gone deeply into it, but I know some people have found it to be better for their design than Flume. Well, hopefully you get the answers you need. If you rewrite the HDFS sink with this built-in, I'm sure the project will be interested! *Devin Suiter* Jr. Data Solutions Software Engineer 100 Sandusky Street | 2nd Floor | Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Google Voice: 412-256-8556 | www.rdx.com On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 10:42 AM, David Sinclair < email@example.com> wrote: > Thanks Devin. I have looked at the source I can absolutely say for certain > that the connection is never re-established because there is no code that > detects that type of error. > > What I was looking for from the devs was confirmation on my findings and > any work arounds besides writing my own HDFS Sink. > > Not having this recovery gracefully is a pain and may prevent us from > using flume. > > > On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 9:21 AM, DSuiter RDX <email@example.com> wrote: > >> David, >> >> In experimenting with the file_roll sink for local logging, I noticed >> that the file it wrote to was created when the agent starts. If you start >> the agent, then remove the file, and attempt to write, there is no new file >> created. Perhaps HDFS sink is similar, in that when the sink starts, the >> destination is established, and then if that file chain is broken, Flume >> cannot gracefully detect and correct that. It may have something to do with >> how the sink is looking for the target? I'm not a developer for Flume, but, >> that is my observed behavior on file roll. I am working through kinks in >> hdfs sink with remote TCP logging from rsyslog right now...maybe I will >> have some more insight for you in a few days... >> >> *Devin Suiter* >> Jr. Data Solutions Software Engineer >> 100 Sandusky Street | 2nd Floor | Pittsburgh, PA 15212 >> Google Voice: 412-256-8556 | www.rdx.com >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 9:08 AM, David Sinclair < >> firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: >> >>> Anyone? >>> >>> This is what I am seeing for the scenarios I asked, but wanted >>> confirmation from devs on expected behavior. >>> >>> - HDFS isn't available before ever trying to create/write to a file >>> -* continually tries to create the file and finally succeeds when >>> the cluster is available. * >>> - HDFS becomes unavailable after already creating a file and >>> starting to write to it - *the writer looses the connection, but >>> even after the cluster is available again it never re-establishes a >>> connect. Data loss occurs since it never recovers* >>> - HDFS is unavailable when trying to close a file -* suffers from >>> same problems as above* >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 11:04 AM, David Sinclair < >>> email@example.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I have created an AMQP Source that is being used to feed an HDFS Sink. >>>> Everything is working as expected, but I wanted to try out some error >>>> scenarios. >>>> >>>> After creating a file in HDFS and starting to write to it I shutdown >>>> HDFS. I saw the errors in the log as I would expect, and after the >>>> configured roll time tried to close the file. Since HDFS wasn't running it >>>> wasn't able to do so. I restarted HDFS in hope that it would try the close >>>> again but it did not. >>>> >>>> Can someone tell me expected behavior under the following scenarios? >>>> >>>> >>>> - HDFS isn't available before ever trying to create/write to a file >>>> - HDFS becomes unavailable after already creating a file and >>>> starting to write to it >>>> - HDFS is unavailable when trying to close a file >>>> >>>> I'd also be happy to contribute the AMQP source. I wrote the old >>>> version for the original flume >>>> >>>> https://github.com/stampy88/flume-amqp-plugin/ >>>> >>>> Let me know if you'd be interested and thanks for the answers. >>>> >>>> dave >>>> >>> >>> >> >
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Visit Kayonda Hubert Ngamaba's profile on the York Research Database to see a full list of publications and browse her research related activities.
Dr Kayonda has a background in health psychology and mental health research. He is actually working within a team in the Social Policy and Social Work Department at the University of York to evaluate psychosocial interventions within the NHS Community Mental Health Teams. Dr Kayonda is a researcher at the International Centre for Mental Health Social Research (ICMHSR); the centre brings together researchers from around the world to undertake a unique research programme applying social science to mental health practice.
Prior to joining the University of York, Dr Kayonda worked for the NHS (Greater Manchester Mental Health) and the University of Manchester on several projects including:
Dr Kayonda has a BSc (Hons) in Psychology and Counselling (University of Bolton), Masters in International Development (University of Manchester), and PhD in Psychology (University of Manchester). His thesis investigated "the correlates of subjective well-being" to improve people's quality of life. Dr Kayonda has published high-quality research papers in several academic journals including the European Journal of Public Health, Journal of Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Journal of Psychology in Africa, Journal of Religion and Health, and Quality of Life Research.
Ngamaba, K.H., Panagioti, M., Armitage, C.J., & Hodkinson, A (2020). How closely related are Financial Satisfaction and Subjective Well-Being? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. Available online 15 February 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2020.101522.
Ngamaba, K.H. & Soni, D. (2018). Are Happiness and Life Satisfaction Different Across Religious Groups? Exploring Determinants of Happiness and Life Satisfaction. Journal of Religion and Health. 57(6), 2118-2139. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-017-0481-2
Ngamaba, K.H., Panagioti, M. & Armitage, C.J. (2018). Income inequality and subjective well-being: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Quality of Life Research, 27(3), 577-596. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-017-1719-x
Newspapers: Ngamaba, K. H. (2018). Happiness and God. The Independent 12 March. https://www.independent.co.ug/happiness-and-god/
Newspapers: Ngamaba, K. H. (2018). Are religious people happier than non-religious people? The conversation 21 February. https://theconversation.com/are-religious-people-happier-than-non-religious-people-87394
Ngamaba, K. H., Panagioti, M., & Armitage, C. J. (2017). How strongly related are Health Status and Subjective Well-Being: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. European Journal of Public Health, 27(5), 879–885, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx081
Ngamaba, K. H. (2017). Can Social Protection Work in Fragile States? Case study: Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Somalia. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. Available from Amazon
Ngamaba, K. H. (2017). Determinants of subjective well-being in representative samples of nations. European Journal of Public Health, 27 (2): 377-382. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckw103.
Kayonda Hubert Ngamaba (2016) Happiness and life satisfaction in Rwanda, Journal of Psychology in Africa, 26:5, 407-414, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2016.1208930
Kayonda Hubert Ngamaba (2014) Religious leaders' perceptions of their emotional and psychological needs, Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 17:1, 62-78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2012.746654
Ngamaba, K. H., Panagioti, M., & Armitage, C. J. (2018). The best determinants of subjective well-being. Conference Paper Presented at the BPS (British Psychological Society) Annual Conference. East Midlands Conference Centre (EMCC), Nottingham, 2-4 May 2018. Link: https://www.bps.org.uk/sites/.../AC2018%20Book%20of%20Abstracts.pdf https://www1.bps.org.uk/.../DRAFT%20PROGRAMME%20v2.pdf
Ngamaba, K. H., Panagioti, M., & Armitage, C. J. (2016). Are Health Status and Subjective Well-Being: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Conference Paper Presented at the PGR Conference 2016, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, 18th May 2016
Ngamaba, K. H. (2015). Is Life Satisfaction/Happiness Different Across Religious Denomination Groups? A Cross National Study Exploring Some Key Determinants of Life Satisfaction/Happiness. Conference Paper Presented at the International Convention of International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS), Amsterdam, Netherlands, 12-14 March 2015
Ngamaba, K. H. (2014). What are the best predictors of happiness and life satisfaction for the elderly? A worldwide study across 8 regions. Conference Paper Presented at the Chicago International Conference on Geriatrics & Gerontology: Improving Health and Health Care Services for the Elderly. 181st OMICS Group Conference, Chicago, USA, 8 to 10 July 2014. DOI: 10.4172/2167-7182.S1.002
Ngamaba, K. H. (2012). Is financial satisfaction a better predictor of happiness than national pride? Conference Paper Presented at the British Psychological Society: Back to the Future: Reflections and Implications Following the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Manchester, UK, 16 Nov 2012.
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April 19, 2017 In Design Details, Inspiration
Spring Design Inspiration
As spring awakens the flowers, trees and grasses, the beautiful multitude of rich colors fills our eyes with beauty. Fill your home with these same beautiful greens, blues and purples this season! Open the windows for light and fresh air that fill our souls with energy and new beginnings! Add some soft new pillows to give any room a refreshed look. Flowers are always great to bring life to room and remind us spring is here. Need inspiration? Use our newest mood board to help you get your home spring and summer ready!


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The (Carmel) Mountain and/or (Garrison) City of the Valley of Megiddo Showdown
......So upon the present Super-Power/Empire (the U.S.) hearing of, as expounded in this dedicated post on Daniel 2, God's Plans to replace it in the World Hegemony with His own Super-Power Kingdom (=Dan 2:34-35, 44-45) for His Temporal Jubilee Millennium, they, most "naturally" (i.e carnally 1 Cor 2:6-16), will be taking decisions and actions to oppose and even war against this looming overtaking. (=LDE 210.1)....And so, typologically enough, they will then engage in doing exactly like the King of, indeed fittingly enough, Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, did when God had revealed by that Dan 2 Dream's Statue that His Kingdom and World Hegemony, represented by the "head of gold", would eventually come to an end and be replaced by another Power (See PK 512.1ff): Just as Nebuchadnezzar/Babylon decided, and against clear revelations, to fight God by defyingly building a "statue" (LXX Greek = eikon) just like in his dream made entirely of gold and forcing everyone under the realm of his authority to worship it at the penalty of a fiery death (Dan 3; cf. 7BC 976.7-9|Mar 214), the U.S. will endeavor to preserve its present (effective) World Empire/Hegemony by: 'making an "image" (NT Greek = eikon) to the First Beast and causing everyone to worship it at the pains of death [even, as "signified", by fire (cf. Rev 13:13-15)]'.
Before delving into how exactly the Second (Land) Beast of Rev 13:11-18 will go about to do this self-preserving and defying act, as it will be squarely relying upon what the First (Sea) Beast of Rev 13:1-10 had done, it is important to first see what it is that this First Beast had actually "exemplary" done which the Second Beast deemed to be worthy of repeating for/in these times [As a general note, any reference in here to the verses in Rev 17 & 18 can be further examined by looking up those verses in this dedicated post on these Chapters]:


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VICE/HBO; Seven, Amber Larson, Seth Auberon (ATS), Wisdom Quarterly; Dr. Gabor Mate
|The world's biggest Buddhist temple is in Borobudur, Indonesia. It is a mandala shaped like a pyramid topped by stupas or reliquaries and strange "bells" with Buddhas inside, similar to German Die Glocke time-travel technology from WW II (Wisdom Quarterly).
NICOTINE: Tobaccoland
|Shamans can cure (I-M)
The dangers of smoking are no secret in the U.S., but in Indonesia, the tobacco industry goes virtually unregulated. The result? Over two-thirds of all males are smokers and tobacco (nicotine with sugar used in curing the leaves, a preservative that makes it much more addictive than in its natural form) addicts. It is commonplace for children as young as six to take up the habit and buy cigarettes legally. Tobacco is a $100 billion industry here, with TV and print ads everywhere. Investigating this phenomenon in Malang, VICE visits a clinic that promises cures to a plethora of modern ailments using tobacco and smoking -- with an intrepid correspondent getting the full "smoke-therapy" treatment.
IBOGA: Underground Heroin Clinic
Heroin is one of the most easy-to-become addicted to substances on Earth. While it cannot be said to be addictive itself, according to Dr. Gabor Mate, many susceptible individuals certainly do become addicts, utterly dependent on it even as it brings about their ruin. ["Addiction" is the interaction of susceptibility from childhood trauma and introduction of the substance to the nervous system, usually for self-soothing rituals]. Some people will do anything to kick the habit.
Enter Ibogaine -- a drug made out of the African iboga root (T. iboga), whose intense, entheogenic and hallucinogenic properties make it a Type-A felony drug (Schedule 1, regarded as having no medicinal or redeeming qualities by the Big Pharma-influenced medical industry as part of the "military-industrial pharmaceutical complex" that pushes artificial, for-profit chemicals and allopathic "treatments" rather than any actual cures).
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But many swear iboga is the most effective way to kick heroin and other substance addictions like alcohol -- especially when combined with shamanic rituals that involves a human guide who enters into trance, interacts with the spirit world, does face painting, chanting, and engages in other traditional practices. VICE follows the journey of one heroin addict who travels to Mexico, where Ibogaine is legal, to finally quit drugs.
- Addiction? (recovery)
- Buddhism: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
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|On the small island Flatey on Iceland, I were lucky to meet this beautiful birds.
The black Guillemot is a member of the auk family.
Here the bird has a butterfish (Pholis gunnellus) for dinner.
|I wonder what they are twittering about here?
The bird on the right looks really like a spitfire.


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This weekend saw four of my coached athletes racing:
Scott B – pb'd at Pilling 10k with a 40:50 (20:06 second 5k – great pacing!)
Lee E – 1:29:38 at the Great North Run (goal was sub 1:30 – again great pacing!)
Helen L – took the win at Hell n' back fell race, for the second year in a row
Julian H- 10th (7th AG) with 1:14:11 at York half marathon.
great racing guys 🙂


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Book surgeon
I love this interpretation of the body's layers by "Book Surgeon" Brian Dettmer for its anatomy illustrations and labels, it's inclusion of leaves and vines, and the mysterious laying on of hands happening towards the back. Healer? Priest? Hard to say. Check out…
Your heart on a platter
Gina Tibbott of Field|Work Ceramics puts your heart on a platter. And your eyes, too. I didn't know your eyes had that texture.


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1 grapefruit
1 orange
2 tbsp. lemon juice
Peel the grapefruit, and orange and cut them into rough segments. Juice the fruit, then stir in the lemon juice.


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Cabaret Comes to Stamford Bridge 7th May 2018
On one of the warmest early May Bank Holidays on record the Stamford Bridge Singers, together with the wonderful Stamford Bridge Dance Band brought a sense of Cabaret to the Village hall with more than a hint of Latin American tango. The Music Director Stuart Nettleship had chosen an eclectic range of cabaret music which entertained the large, appreciative and increasingly excitable crowd. The audience were taken on a musical journey which included eying up young ladies in Ipanema beach in Rio, dancing a tango in Buenos Aires, listening to a folk song in Portugal, thinking calm thoughts at the Alhambra Palace in Spain, taking a trip up the Swanee River and finally ending in the home of 80s Pop music : Sweden.
The choir showed their ability to swing to different rhythms and in this they were very ably helped by the wonderful band, so ably led by Robert Webb. All members contributed to make a very warm and bright sound, but special mention should be made of Ed Sparrow, the Percussionist, who almost single-handedly kept the choir in time. The Jealousy Tango played by the band alone was in itself a show stopper, with familiar tango rhythms expertly played. The band also showed a subtle side as they accompanied Charlotte Phillips in the hauntingly beautiful "Send in the Clowns". Jonathan Sage's lyrical clarinet playing accompanied the warm, yet slightly vulnerable singing. This was a highlight in an evening of many highlights. Another was provided by John Mackenzie with two evocative Spanish guitar pieces. Thanks to the heat of the hall, and to the beauty of his playing one could almost picture the magnificent Alhambra Palace.
The choir has been working on the Gershwin medley for some time, but it was a great thrill to hear these well-known tunes with a live backing band. Paul Tower and Katie Morton were the very talented soloists who added much character and passion to their roles during the medley. Katie also starred in Leonard Bernstein's "Easily Assimilated" and then showed her versatility in the modern song "Chasing Cars", which provided the choir with possibly its greatest challenge in terms of music.
The George Shearing "Songs and Sonnets" setting words by William Shakespeare to jazz rhythms provided another musical challenge. The choir were sympathetically accompanied by Helen Jones on keyboard and Laura Fox on double bass and there was great variety in the seven different sections.
As befits any good cabaret there was food and drink. This being Stamford Bridge as well as wine there was Black Sheep beer and the food was Fish and Chips, with homemade cakes as a dessert. The choir members turned waiters in the intervals and this contributed to the relaxed cabaret atmosphere.
The evening finished with three ABBA songs, which included the poignant and very app
"Thank you for the Music"
One enthusiastic audience member summed up the evening:
"Sun, Fish and Chips and Gershwin – it does not get better than this"


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Two valley members have been selected in the Hong Kong Netball team Krystina Te Kanawa- Coffin and Stephanie Cuvelier. Krystina has been one of the leadership players over the past few years for the Valley RFC Netball team and has consistently performed in the premiership league in Hong Kong. Although Steph only plays her rugby at Valley RFC it is still a worthy mention of her making national honours at Netball too.
Krystina was obviously excited by the news and had this to say about the announcement. "I was totally shocked at first as there was some tough competition from girl's trialing all from the different Hong Kong club teams. But once I got my head around making the touring squad to Singapore in December, I was very honored and proud to not only be picked but represent a country I love and call my home. The coaching team and girls are super supportive, great athletes and everyone makes you feel welcomed so I'm looking forward to it!"
Congratulations from your club Valley RFC.
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15 Responses to "Dollman – Episode 4"
Wow, this movie was like the most violent action-sci-fi movie I ever saw, the style definitely influenced the 1993 video game of two infamous sci-fi action series – "Robocop vs. Terminator."
I love Tim Thomerson, especially as "The Iron Sarge" from my favorite Charles Band-produced film, Zone Troopers. Which I hope to see in a future episode.
haha! I just commented on another video, requesting Omega Doom, and I didn't even know you were a fan of Pyun!
If you do Nemesis, could you tackle 2, 3, 4… 5? too? Cause what the hell happened?
Or, just any movie on this list, especially #1: http://movieodyssey.com/1502/movies/13-cyborg-films-that-need-termination/
frankenstein meets the wolfman and king kong vs godzilla came first cecil
hey man jackie earl haley was good as the new face of freddy … the scenes looked good… but the "teen" actors sucked as did the majority of the cast… but jackie as freddy brought scary back to freddy … he had a couple great one liners (keeping freddys sadism and enjoyment of what hes doing) but he also brought back the rage to freddy that he originally had in the first 3 movies after that freddy became more of a joke. honestly i dont think any of the remakes were bad the focus for me is on the main character… freddy , jason, leatherface, etc … the other actors never live up to what they should even in the originals … you can always tell they are acting esp with kid actors ex take dark knight … gordons son at the end… just kidnapped held at gun point around 7 to 8 years old maybe younger and he has the cognitive ability to talk like an adult to his dad when bat man kills another human being in front of him (whys he running dad? or what ever the fuck he said) … that aint what a kid woudl act like … they would be a. catatonic b. hysterically crying or c. unconcious from fainting , another example is the "teen" actors in the reboot of night mare on elm street… they seem to calm and collected for sleep deprived hormonal teens (think about it … a teen gets a zit and its the end of the world… imagine if its a ghost of a child molester/killer that can kill you in your dreams) there is no way they would act that calm cool and collected … they would be nervous wrecks on edge and perhaps a little bit psychotic from lack of sleep …
i know you wrote and recorded this way before the movie came out but i didnt think he did that bad as the new freddy … besides robert englund said he didnt want to do freddy any more
Holy shit, you had a lot of awkward pauses. No wonder you won't release these to YouTube.


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Renison was founded on January 14, 1959 under the authority of the Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Huron, due to the efforts of the Kitchener and Waterloo Anglican communities. Renison continues to enjoy support from the Anglican community and, in particular, from within the Diocese.
It was named in memory of The Most Reverend Robert John Renison (1875-1957), a former Metropolitan of Ontario and Archbishop of Moosonee, which is why today our mascot is "Reni Moose."
On July 1, 1960, Renison struck an affiliation agreement with the University of Waterloo for the right to offer programs in Arts and the Social Sciences for credit towards a Bachelor of Arts degree from uWaterloo. The University transferred five acres of land on the west side of its campus to Renison in 1961, and Renison purchased an additional acre. The following year, Renison completed its first building, the Founders Building, which provided offices, classrooms, and two residence wings to house 40 men and 40 women. In 1964, it expanded with the construction of the Luxton Building, with classrooms, faculty offices, and a residence for 98 men.
Then, in 1992, it expanded further with the addition of St. Bede's Chapel, the Great Hall cafeteria, two additional residence floors, and an enlarged library.
Renison just expanded again in 2013 with the completion of the East Side Extension, which is home to new classroom space, student lounges, and faculty offices (not shown in above picture).


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Forty years after submitting this grade 5 project on China (see below), it would seem that Howard Rideout has now completed a project in every city he depicted in his hand-drawn map.
The list below details the projects Howard has designed while working with the B+H Shanghai offices. The names of each city is indicated, along with the evolution of its name and a link to images of the projects on the HRA website.
Dairen – now known as Dalian – Dalian Fisherman's Wharf
Peking – now Beijing – Tianjin Waterfront Master Plan (100km from Beijing HSR)
Tsingtao – now Qingdao – Qingdao Xiaomai Island
Hangchow – now Hangzhou – Zhoushan Leisure Island
Haikou – Pullman Oceanview Sanya Bay Resorts & Spa (Sanya, near Haikou on island of Hainan)
Below is the notebook created in 1974. Its funny that the topics of art, culture and food are still dominant aspects of Howard's life!


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As far as motherhood goes, I'm pretty lucky. I've got three great kids who are sweet, smart, and love to eat their veggies- what more could a mom ask for?
Alright, I guess that's not the only important thing when it comes to parenting, but making sure my kids eat healthy is a big deal for me. I'm not perfect, and we don't stick to a super healthy, strict diet or anything, but I try to make sure they get all of their fruits and vegetables on a daily basis. Normally, this isn't too difficult because they love fruits and veggies. Seriously- it's their first choice when it comes to snacks. All three of them have always been great eaters who would happily gobble up everything on their plates, but sometimes the same ol' same ol' can get monotonous, both for me, the dinner-maker, and for them, the dinner-eaters. Sometimes I'm in a hurry or just not in the mood to plan an exciting side dish to go with whatever I've prepared, and plain old steamed broccoli or boiled carrots isn't always the most appetizing thing all the time. Sometimes you need to jazz it up a little, and that's exactly what Birds Eye has done to your favorite veggie side dishes.
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I decided to make some Birds Eye's Flavor Full Barbecue Sweet Corn paired with a salmon filet I was grilling for dinner. We love anything grilled or barbecued around here! I decided to throw some quinoa in the rice cooker, and then all that was left was to steam the Barbecue Sweet Corn- so easy, and so much more yummy than plain corn.
My kids could not eat the Sweet Barbecue Corn fast enough! I mean, seriously, Lily's was pretty much gone before I even remembered to grab my camera and could snap a picture. She was shoveling it into her mouth as fast as she could and said "Hurry up mommy, it's almost gone!" I guess that means it was a hit. They loved the taste of it, and I loved the fact that it was so easy and it meant they were eating their vegetables- a win-win for everyone!
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A Dying Cat And A Nylon String Guitar
"Music isn't just learning notes and playing them, you learn notes to play to the music of your soul" - Katie Greenwood.
Why are you learning music anyway? Is it to pick up chicks? Is it to fulfill a void in your mundane life? Is it an indescribable calling?
I always wanted to learn the drums. I don't know why, maybe it's the aggressive nature of the things. You sit there and bash the crap out of them.
As fate would have it I shared a house with Dave, a guitar player, so I decided to learn the guitar as I had my very own teacher living in the next room. Or so I thought.
I went out and bought a nylon string classical guitar for $70. I didn't have a clue what I was doing but that never stopped me before.
So I went back home with my new guitar in its cardboard box. And with anything new, you want to play with it straight away, as soon as you get it home.
I also bought one of those guitar case chord dictionaries. You know the ones, they have a thousand chords in them and they are designed to confuse rather than actually help you.
So I waited for Dave to get home from work and as soon as he was in the door I was at him. "I bought this new guitar and I was wondering if you could show me how to play it" I said.
He just laughed at me but eventually agreed to show me which chords to learn first. He told me to learn the open chords A, D, E, G, and C. So I did. I spent every spare moment learning these chords.
Dave wouldn't show me any songs to play so I was forced to make up my own songs. This forced me to really explore every one of these chords as I thought at the time that I had to include them all in every song I wrote.
The songs I wrote were pretty strange to say the least. We were into punk music at that time so just imagine what a dying cat like vocals set to a nylon string out of tune guitar played as fast as a speeding train sounds like and you get the picture.
It sounded good to me at the time and I was very proud of my new found ability. It took about three months to get the hang of changing between the chords, and being able to write a song. (if you could call it that).
I didn't know it at the time but I had the one thing that was needed that would ensure I would become a good guitar player. That one thing was sheer bloody determination. And the more people told me how bad I sounded the more determined I became to improve.
So it doesn't matter how good or bad you are at the moment just play the music of your soul - even if it sounds like a cat being tortured. You will improve as long as you keep trying. Here's a mental exercise for you. Fast forward your mind to 4 years from now. How good a guitar player will you be? The time will pass regardless of what you do. Are you going to keep at it? or are you going to give up? It's up to you. You will be four years older, but will you be four years wiser?
John Stockwell is a guitar player and the author of the acclaimed "Mind Over Music for Guitar" http://www.learn-to-play-guitar.net/mindovermusic/, a unique approach to learning to play the guitar by ear for beginners to advanced students.
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The HR Car Park
This is a blog about inter-professional envy, wishful thinking and possible unrealistic, if not downright fanciful, aspirations.
A few weeks ago, our Estates and Facilities Director pressed the start button for car park expansion works to begin. There had been a certain amount of trepidation leading up to this point, and a fair bit of dread about disruption during the works. I certainly felt this personally. A commute of 1 hour and 10 minutes at best (not enough hours in the day to accommodate public transport if I want to have a job and a life) had meant anxiety for the final stretch. Would I be able to park when I arrived? Would my working day start well, therefore? Or would I feel flustered (no spaces) and take some time to feel that I'd got off the back foot before I felt fully functional and productive?
To his eternal credit, the works went really smoothly. The contractors delivered on time, work was phased, disruption was minimal and my colleague communicated exactly what was happening at each stage really clearly. The end result was a significant number of additional spaces within the same area available. Parking is now a dream. Lots of colleagues are very (in my case extremely) thankful and impressed with 1) how quickly this was achieved 2) the minimum amount of disruption 3) the communication and 4) the pleasing end result.
The Estates and Facilities team has achieved a boost to employee well-being and morale that HR can only dream about. (By the way, morale was pretty good before – this has just improved things for those of us who have to come to work by car.)
So, this got another colleague and I thinking - What could be our metaphorical HR car park?
Is there anything that can be achieved:
- In a short space of time (about a month)?
- With help from prompt and reliable contractors, willing to work evenings and weekends?
- With little disruption?
- With regular, clear communication about what to expect?
- Within an existing space or allocation of resources?
That achieves:
- Long lasting and tangible results?
- A contribution to well-being that is on offer every day?
I have to admit, I'm still trying to think of something. So much of the people centred work HR leads is hidden, can't be shared, is intangible and dependent on many complex factors – human behaviour and the immense power of feelings and perception at the top of this list. It can also take a long time for outcomes to become evident. By the same token, so much of our work is rewarding, stimulating and endlessly interesting and challenging. (Sorry, Estates and Facilities, I'm sure some of your work is too…) So my next question is:
Do we need quick wins in HR?
Answers on a postcard please.