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Yo is into yoga: Cespeds tries to improve flexibility
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) Yo is into yoga.
Trying to stay off the disabled list after he was hobbled by leg injuries last season, New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes took to yoga this winter.
''This year I did three things differently,'' Cespedes said through a translator Monday following the team's first full workout. ''I ran. Then I did weightlifting, but not so much heavy weights. And then I did yoga trying to get ready for this.''
A two-time All-Star, Cespedes signed a $110 million, four-year contract before the 2017 season and bulked up in the weight room. He wound up on the disabled list with a left hamstring strain from April 28 until June 10 and then with a right hamstring strain from Aug. 26 through the end of the season. Cespedes hit .292 with 17 homers and 42 RBIs in 81 games.
''With yoga, my muscles are more flexible right now,'' he said. ''I used to work out with heavy weightlifting. I had strength, but I wasn't flexible. Now I'm flexible because of the yoga. ... The yoga has been working for me. When I showed up in the last couple of seasons down here, the lower back of my body was very tight. I haven't felt that yet.''
The 32-year-old Cespedes is noticeably trimmer.
''He's had a great offseason,'' new Mets manager Mickey Callaway said. ''He's done a lot more running than he's done in the past. Everybody identified that he needed that.''
Cespedes played a career-high 159 games in 2015 with Detroit and the Mets, helping New York reach the World Series for the first time since 2000.
''I want to be an MVP. That hasn't changed. Last season I was unlucky because I was hurt,'' he said. ''Injuries are unpreventable, but what I learned is to prepare more to avoid those kinds of things this season.''
NOTES: Callaway approached Wilmer Flores about possibly playing the outfield some starting this week, and the Venezuelan infielder welcomed the opportunity. ''I learned how to play first base to be in the lineup,'' Flores said. ''If I have to do it in the outfield to get just one more game, I'll do it.'' . LHP P.J. Conlon, among the young pitchers seeking a bullpen spot, impressed when he threw changeups to lefty-hitting Jay Bruce in batting practice. ''It's kind of been my pitch for the last two seasons,'' Conlon said. ''When I started to come out of the `pen last year, I made it a goal of mine to start throwing it against lefties more.''
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As part of activities to outdoor his upcoming fourth album, rapper M.anifest (real name Kwame Ametepee Tsikata) was on Accra-based Starr FM to discuss a variety of subjects, specifically the Nowhere Cool record.
The belief is widely held that his controversial June 30 release, god MC was among other things, a publicity stunt. However, the rapper has rubbished any such claims, stressing that it is inimical to art; "I don't have time for publicity stunts. If it was that, I would put it on my album and would have released my album the week after that".
The rapper, who has been associated with such acts as Erykah Badu, Sarkodie, and Rocket Juice and The Moon revealed that inspiration informs his actions and stressed that one could be entrapped in that space instead of focusing on the actual purpose of the music; "I do things when I'm inspired", he said. "I don't have time for publicity stunts. It's a very dangerous area to get into."
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Downwell have appointed Inner City to carry out the Asbestos Removal and Pigeon Guano removal at their latest project in South London.
The building is a former Police Station. The basement will be sand blasted to remove an asbestos wall coating. We are delighted to be working with Downwell.
Just wanted to drop you an email to say thank you and how professional the guys are working at the above address.
As you know I had a client site visit their today with the top man I deal with in Golding Homes, the stairwell was all cordoned off with the correct signage and when we turned up the supervisor asked us all to sign in the book and then took our temperatures and recorded each.
The client said he had never seen this before since the Covid issue started and how fantastic it was too see, also mentioned to me that clearly AD only use quality professional contractors.
Thought it was worth mentioning as people are always quick to moan and never give praise where its due, please pass this on to the site supervisor.
Thank you for all your and the team's efforts.
Ian Stock, Project Manager, The adgroup
We are delighted to confirm that we have achieved a Grade A site audit pass at Royal Liberty School Romford by ARCA. This was an unannounced visit which shows that we are maintaining the highest standards at all times.
Well done to Nick and his team. Top of the Class!
A great effort by our Scaffolding Division in maintaining their high standards by achieving these two accreditations in a week.
For more information on our Scaffolding Services visit www.innercityscaffolding.co.uk
Good work by Managing Director Nick Greenfield who was out and about delivering PP3 masks to Essex Hospitals in these difficult times. They were really appreciative.
The Downwell Group have started work for a client in Barking at a Church. The work involves removing thermal insulation to floor voids and AIB Panels from various locations. The project value is in the region of £55,000.
Downwell Demolition will follow on with the demolition once the asbestos removal has taken place.
Project duration is about 4-5 weeks.
Congratulations are in order to Lilly Clark for her recycling initiative in the office. Since putting it into action she has been responsible for:
• Saving 10 trees
• Recyling 810kg of paper
•1140kg of CO2 saved since February last year.
As a result the company has been awarded a certificate in recognition.
Keep up the good work Lilly.
It is always nice to get testimonials, we have been working with a client in the aircraft industry and we recently got this testimonial from the project manager responsible for the work.
Dear Matt,
I would like to thank you, your site supervisor Mitch and the rest of the team for the hard work that they put in to provide us
with such a high quality service. Added to this I would like to thank you all for being so accommodating of our business processes
and allowing us the flexibility to continue working largely undisrupted around your team whilst they worked. We, as a business are
very pleased with the outcome and I have heard many good things from various people across the company who have observed your professionalism and also from those who have interacted with Inner City Environmental over the past couple months. I look forward to working with you and the rest of the team again on future endeavours together.
We are proud to announce that we have achieved the Gold ARCA training award and received this lovely email from Satish Patel, Training Manager at ARCA
It read
Dear Steve,
Firstly, may I personally and on behalf of the ARCA Training Committee congratulate you and all of your staff on achieving the ARCA Gold Training Award. This award is given only to ARCA members that have met the following criteria:
- Undertaken training with ARCA via Supervisors and Operatives (new, refresher or TNA) courses.
- Had a minimum of 8 delegates on any of the above courses.
- Achieved an average scoring of 92.5% across all delegates trained.
This is a considerable achievement and you and your team should be justifiably pleased. It is a testament to all your staff that have attained a higher than average score in training sessions to achieve this award.
This achievement has also been acknowledged at this year's ARCA AGM on Friday 4th October 2019.
Congratulations to Mark Featherstone and the team working at our project in Bracknell at the Fujitsu Building. We are carrying out the full strip out and asbestos removal on the eighth floor. This is the next phase of work in the building. Our contract is with EPS and their site manager Josh Budd was very complimentary of our team. So much so that he sent Nick Greenfield an email and said the following ''Just a quick email to let you know that our client is very impressed with Inner City Environmental with regard to how clean and organised your site teams have been to date"
This shows our commitment to always providing a quality service.
The Royston Crow has just released some worrying statistics. They report that asbestos related deaths in North Hertfordshire are at their highest levels since records began.
This just goes to show the dangers we as a nation still face on a day to day basis. Between 1940 and 1970 asbestos was regularly used in the construction of buildings. It was only banned in 1999.
Inhaling asbestos fibres can lead to mesothelioma, a lethal cancer affecting the lining of the lungs, which can take decades to develop. This is why it is very important to manage or remove the asbestos in any building wether it be a commercial or private property.
Many people could be working in commercial buildings where there is asbestos present and exposed to potentially dangerous fibres with out knowing. They should express their concerns to the owner of the building if they suspect asbestos is present and ask to see an asbestos register. This register will show where any asbestos in the building is located. Providing the asbestos is managed properly it is safe.
However if you suspect you have asbestos in your home you should always seek professional advice. Typical asbestos at your home maybe a garage roof or old guttering. Providing it is not broken or grumbling it will be safe. However it should not be handled, rubbed down or drilled. Broken asbestos was often hidden as part of the material used in laying a garage/shed base and if this is detected you should stop work immediately and contact a licensed contractor for advice.
Inner City Environmental are one of the leading asbestos removal contractors serving Hertfordshire and the South East. If you require advice on asbestos you can call and speak to one of our experts on 01322 273517 or visit our website www.innercityenvironmental.co.uk
See the article from the Royston Crow
The Inner City team has recently been strengthened with the appointment of Neil Wilson as a Contracts Manager. His experience has been put to the test straight away with our busy work schedule of high profile projects.
Neil adds a wealth of experience having started in the industry at Silverdell, having previously been a financial advisor. He was there for 12 years starting as an operative and progressing to become a supervisor.
From there he went to John F Hunt as a contracts manager before joining ELESS Environmental where he stayed for 3 years as a project manager. He joins us from ARG where he was as a contracts manager.
Inner City Environmental are one of the leading ARCA gold accredited asbestos removal contractors in Kent, London and the South East.
Due to expansion and workload we are currently looking to employ experienced asbestos removal supervisors and operatives.
The company is happy to negotiate competitive rates with the successful applicants.
To register your interest please e-mail some brief details such as name, age, experience and contact details to firstname.lastname@example.com or calling the office on 01322 273517
As the Summer holidays descend on us and works starts in the Schools around the UK this article in Schools week makes interesting reading
An Essex restaurant owner has been fined by Chelmsford Magistrates Court after AIB was disturbed during building works above his restaurant
An Essex Court heard that during September 2016, above the Marco Polo restaurant in Wickford, AIB was removed and broken up. This resulted in restaurant workers being exposed to asbestos fibres. An asbestos survey was only carried out after the asbestos had been disturbed.
The Health and Safety Executive(HSE) found that a management asbestos survey and a R&D survey had not been completed prior to the work starting and the works had not been carried out by a licenced asbestos contractor.
The owner Faruk Kamali of Wickford, Essex pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 4(3) of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. Mr Kamali was fined £3,000 and ordered to pay full court costs of £6,293.
An HSE representative commented "Those in control of works have a responsibility to manage the risks from asbestos in commercial premises. To achieve this the duty holder must ensure that a suitable and sufficient assessment is carried out as to whether asbestos is or is likely to be present in the premises."
Inner City Environmental can arrange thorough Asbestos Surveys to ensure this type of thing does not happen
Inner City were once again one of the three sponsors of the Surveyors Cup 2019. The tournament has been sponsored for the last three years by Inner City under the Downwell Group banner.
This year the tournament grew from 32 teams to 40 teams. It also included a penalty shoot out tournament.
For a full match report visit http://www.downwell.co.uk/the-surveyors-cup/
The tournament raised over £3500.00 for the https://www.jermaindefoefoundation.org
Why did a 90-year old grandmother and housewife, from a small suburban town in Illinois, die from a rare form of cancer that has only one cause: exposure to asbestos dust?
Her grandsons, cousins Conor Lewis and Zack Johnson, set out on a cross country bike ride with a camera crew and a mission: to gather information on the death sentence disease known as mesothelioma, their grandmother's cause of death.
This incredible documentary reveals the stark reality of corporate dissembling and apparent disregard for lives lost, and lives still being placed at risk, from the continued manufacture and use of asbestos, the creation of open asbestos waste sites, and the reckless excavation of contaminated ground.
The menace that is asbestos continues to blight the countryside in Great Britain.
In March a costly clean up operation was put into operation when 12 large bags of asbestos were dumped on a river bank in Cambridgeshire. The overflowing builders sacks were found near Manea in the Cambridgeshire Fens.
The cost to Fenland District Council was several thousands of pounds and something they can never budget for. Council officials were shocked by the scale and audacity of the crime.
The bags weighed in at 12 tonnes and were found next to the river at Byall Fen Drove.
Serious health hazard
We all know the dangers of exposure to asbestos and Councils are struggling to cope with this unwanted problem.
As Asbestos Removal contractors Kent we ask that if anyone sees this and any sort of fly tipping they report it immediately.
If the waste constitutes a lorry-load or more, or contains hazardous waste of any kind, or if you see illegal tipping in progress, you should contact the Environment Agency or Crimestoppers. The Environment Agency can be contacted via a National Incident Control Centre on
0800 807060.
Inner City Environmental provide a full range of Environmental Services including the removal and disposal of asbestos in Kent and the South East. For more information on our services telephone us on 01322 273517.
Environmental services for the Construction and Property Industry based in Kent
We all love Winnie the Pooh but that does not extend to Pigeon Poo known as Pigeon Guano.
The removal of Pigeon Guano is just part of our extensive range of environmental services.
Inner City Environmental are Kent's leading Environmental Contractor working nationwide providing:
- Asbestos removal and encapsulation
- Asbestos surveying
- Soft strip
- Land remediation
- Licensed scaffolding
- Environmental cleaning including removal of Pigeon Guano
Inner City hold a 3 year HSE licence and ARCA accredited.
Please contact us for a quote or the opportunity to tender for future projects.
We are happy to give advice on any aspects of your environmental requirements.
Telephone: 01322 273 517
A 4 Star Performance in our RISQS Audit
We are delighted to announce that Inner City Environmental have been verified for works on Network Rail and TFL through the RISQS Audit System.
We were awarded 4 out of 5 Stars which is the most that can be awarded on a first Audit.
Inner City Environmental have also achieved another set of outstanding results for our Audits on;
Well done to Inner City Environmental Team!
Wembley Park Remediation
Like all teams, getting Wembley success is what everyone dreams of.
Therefore Chris Smith and his team were delighted to be awarded the Monthly Health and Safety award from Risk at Inner City Environmental's latest remediation project in Wembley for Sisk.
It may not be a big shiny silver cup but it certainly means a lot to the company as it shows our commitment to Safe working practices and well and truly hits the back of the net in terms of performance.
For more information on our environmental services in London and the South East Telephone: 01322 273517
Inner City Environmental are part of the Downwell Group
Three-Year HSE Licence Awarded
Licence renewal time and after a thorough audit by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) for the renewal of our asbestos licence, we are pleased to announce that we have had our licence renewed for a three years.
A 3 year licence awarded from the HSE means that we have been audited and passed their assessment on our safety management systems. The details of this audit are recorded on an ASB4 form and only when all aspects of this rigorous audit have been satisfied can a licence be awarded.
Inner City Environmental's recent award of an unconditional 3 year licence, the longest term a licence can be awarded for, was achieved after demonstrating to the HSE impeccable standards of safety, performance and our commitment to ensuring that our staff and site operatives are trained to the highest standards.
Well done to everyone in the asbestos division at Inner City for their continued commitment to ensuring our high standards of safety are always met.
Asbestos cleared from buildings ahead of schedule
We carried out some works on the Packington Estate for Maldon Demolition.
The main contractor Rydon are involved in the major regeneration of the area for Islington Council.
The tatty and dated estate was cleared of asbestos so that it could be demolished. Once the site has been cleared of the existing buildings, new and modern apartments will be built.
We allocated a team of 6 operatives and a Supervisor to clear the site within a 6 week programme.
The old estate was riddled with various kinds of ACM's. Inner City were employed to removal all of the licensed ACM's whilst Maldon removed all of the non-licensed ACM's.
Asbestos insulation board (AIB) panels were present within the individual apartments and in the communal walkways. These areas will need to be enclosed within airtight enclosures, under negative pressure whilst the materials are removed.
The survey also identified that there was AIB debris within the services ducts in the ground. Due to the ducts being inaccessible the concrete above needed to be broken out so that it could be accessed. This will all be completed under fully controlled conditions.
Progress on site went extremely well, with the work completed 1 week ahead of programme.


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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.– The National FFA Convention and Expo will remain in the Circle City through 2031, the organization announced Tuesday.
The event has been held in Indianapolis since 2016. In 2018, the convention brought in an estimated $39.8 million in economic impact. More than 67,000 people attended.
"We are proud to keep the National FFA Convention &Expo in Indianapolis," said Mark Poeschl, National FFA chief executive officer. "The city has extended its very best brand of Hoosier hospitality to our members for many years, and we are very pleased that our convention will remain here through 2031."
The event uses several downtown landmarks including Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Lucas Oil Stadium, the Indiana Convention Center and the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
"The National FFA Convention & Expo, much like the National FFA headquarters, is right at home here in Indiana," said Gov. Eric Holcomb. "Indiana is ready and committed to support this event and welcome with open arms the 67,000 FFA members and guests who will come to our capital city each of the next nine years. Today's news confirms that Indiana's reputation is strong and growing stronger, and I appreciate FFA's commitment to build on our already-robust agricultural heritage in the coming years."


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The January edition of Business 365 magazine is out now.
In his latest Grapevine column, Paul dusts off his trusty almanack to make some political predictions for the coming year in the Isle of Man.
The whole magazine is available to read online here.
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What is Acetal Plastic? — POM Plastics for Flow Control PartsMaterials September 9, 2019
Why Acetal or POM plastic might be the best material choice
What is Acetal Plastic?
Acetal plastic, also called polyacetal and polyoxymethylene (POM), is a general purpose, semi-crystalline, engineered thermoplastic. Acetal is commonly used for parts that need to be very stiff, have low surface friction and good dimensional stability. Dimensional stability is the ability of a plastic part to maintain its ...
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I'm writing this article for anyone that's looking to get started in trading and has no idea where to start. So I'm going to go through a few steps with you and explain how to get over the learning curve. You've probably heard that stocks are very very complicated they're very hard but in reality, they're really not, it's just like anything else, it looks hard at first but once you kind of get into it, it becomes easier within time but you have to put in the time and effort to actually get to that comfortability. Now these are the steps you should take to become a confident and successful trader
1. Educate YourselfYou have to properly educate yourselves to know the topic very well. You have to understand things such as
- Technical indicators,
- Price action
- Moving Averages
- Chart Patterns
- Exponential Moving Averages
- Candle Stick Patterns
- Volume
- Support and Resistance
- Trendline
- Fibonacci Retracements
2. Paper Trading AccountAfter learning about these topics, the second step you can do is go and open up something called a paper trading account. A paper trading account is an account where you trade the real markets with fake money, now the great thing about a paper trading account is you get to get a feel of the markets without investing real money, without investing money where you're risking on losing money at this point because you have no idea what to do. That's the great benefit of a paper trading account, you're dabbling in the stock market you're not risking any money and you're learning at the same time, so that's a great thing about having a paper trading account. One great platform for a paper trading account is thinkorswim by TD Ameritrade, go to https://www.thinkorswim.com/t/index.html
You can play with the platform and once you're done with paper trading you can actually convert over to a real account as well. Something to keep in mind when you are paper trading when you paper trade with thinkorswim I know thinkorswim they start you off with $200,000 account. Make sure your account is the same size as you would start with real money, because if you start off with $200,000 account and then you switch over to opening up a real account with $5,000 or $2,000. Guess what, there is a huge difference in risk management, there's a huge difference of strategies, a huge difference in the stocks you're touching, you want to make sure when you open up the paper trading account, your account is actually to the same amount of you are going to invest
Take the $200,000 that thinkorswim get you and change it to $200,000, $300,000 or whatever you're going to start off with, just so you're kind of playing with the same numbers and you're comparing apples to apples when you do start with the real account. Once you do have the paper trading account going on I personally recommend that you start practicing for at least one to two months, get comfortable with price movements, get comfortable with stocks, get comfortable and see how the market moving, etc
3. Trading PlanA trading plan is very very crucial in you becoming a successful trader, this is a huge thing and a high way many traders actually fail. They don't do well if they don't have a trading plan
In your trading plan, the first thing you should have is
- Risk Management
- Position Sizing
- Entry/Exit points for each day
4. Open Up A Real AccountOnce you open up a real account how much money should one start with? Me personally I recommend starting with if you're opening up with TD Ameritrade, for example, start off with $2,500 or $3,000. When you first start out my personal advice is to start out small, put in maybe $1000 to $2000 into the market, and work with that. You're not going to make a lot of money if you start out with $1000 to $2000 you're not going to turn that into million or 100k or 200k. When you start small, the purpose at this point is for you to educate yourself with real money because when you paper trade it's completely different than real money, the reason for that is when you have real money in the market there's more emotionally involved and I'm very sure you have heard trading is 80% psychology and 20% technical indicators and skillsets
With that being said the only way you're going to learn these psychological aspects, the only way you're going to learn how you get emotional, fearful is by you having real money. when you have a paper trading account you're not going to feel any of that, you're not going to get any emotion, you're not going to really care about getting up in the morning seeing if your stock is up and down because it's not real money. When you start out with real money, do not start with a lot of money, that is where a lot of people messed up they start out with so much money. If you start with $1000 to $2000 and you're not putting all your money into one trade you're putting $100, $200 to $600 into one trade
- You are still in the learning process, once you get to that stage and you are profitable for let's say a month or two, that's when you should add more money, now how much money should you add, that's on you depending on your finances and how much money you can actually put into the market and not really worry about. If you are putting money into the market it should be money you don't really worry about if you're putting in money and you have to pay rent next month do not do that, make sure it's money you're not really worried about and you can actually put it into the market and everything else is covered. A very important thing that I want to mention to everyone, trading is something that takes a lot of time you are not going to start and make a huge amount of money right away, it's going to take a lot of time
When you're starting out have the mindset understand that this is going to take time this is not going to happen overnight, it's a game of constant learning and improving as you start out, put yourself in that situation of, you're constantly learning and improving, don't think about money for the next six months. Even if you make money don't check it out, for six months just focus on working on your trading, you can't quit after a month of not seeing the result or 12 weeks.
That is it folk, hopefully, you fully understand how the stock market works


text: He began working as a cabin boy at twelve years of age on an old sailing ship out of the port of Turku. He had been born in the Aland Islands off the southwest coast of Finland. Turku, established in the 13th century, had a rich history of adventure stories told by the sailors of the Continue Reading


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Here's another glimpse into the disappearance of barefoot schoolchildren. This is from 1923, so even then folks were noticing what was happening.
It's from the fairly small town of Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Obviously, the observations and opinions in this article are simply those of the author. We don't know exactly how true they are, but he's the one that's there, and he's the one who sees what's going it.
And unfortunately, what he says makes sense.
Here's the article.
They're Getting Scarcer as the Years Go By;
Girls Have Lot to Do With the Slow Change.
"Blessing on thee, little man.
Barefoot boy with cheeks of tan."
Is the barefoot boy a thing of the past? Instructors in the local school say that boys still come to school barefooted, but this number is decreasing each year and in the course of time one will not be able to see a boy on the school ground without shoes on his feet.
Twenty years ago a boy under 15 would have been called "stuck up" if he came to school with shoes on during the warm months. Today it is vise versa. Only a small number of boys come to school barefooted and when they do they afford quite a treat for the rest of the students. Twenty years ago the average boy Walked from one to five miles to school, while today many of the boys in this city drive to school in their own car and park it beside the building until the close of the day. It would indeed be a strange thing to see one of these youths get out of a car without wearing shoes.
What would happen if a girl in the sixth or seventh grade would come to school barefooted? If she was not sent home she would be the main center of attraction during the entire day. Yet it hasn't been so many years ago that a good many girls in lower grade went to school barefooted. In those days they wore gingham or calico dresses. It would seem strange to see a girl of today, in her silk dress, come to school with mud oozing between her toes, teachers say.
As times change customs also change. Yet one might wonder which was the happiest, the school boy and girl of 25 years past, or the girl and boy of today.
So it was a slow cultural change, probably driven by technology. Bare feet were seen as a remnant of earlier times and lacking in sophistication.
And eventually they were seen as having something wrong with them. People forgot the pleasures, and ended up assuming there must be some sort of health reason to wear shoes (even though shoes so often lead to long-term problems).
And so that's where we stand today: mostly shod. I'd sure like to think, though, that we can change that.


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Jane Fonda underwent plastic surgery for the sake of keeping up appearances in Hollywood, but now, she feels as though that may have been a mistake. She said she's grateful for the way she looks, but she's "had plastic surgery," the 80-year-old actress admitted.
In a recently released documentary from HBO called, Jane Fonda in Five Acts, the star dishes on everything from her lifestyle, career, and beauty habits. Jane claims she isn't going to deceive her fans about what she has gone through to keep her youthful look.
According to the long-time Hollywood star, she had bags under her eyes so she had work done to them as well as her jawline so she could feel more comfortable with her body.
Jane said she didn't want to look exhausted anymore despite feeling fresh. And in one way, she hates that plastic surgery seemed like a necessity, but on the other, she's glad that she still manages to look good for her age.
"I wish I was braver," the star remarked, but she is what she is. Moreover, Jane stated her admiration of Vanessa Redgrave's appearence, arguing that she had a beautiful "lived-in face."
In Jane's younger years, she released a workout campaign, and these days, she still puts in the work to look healthy and fit. While she still goes to the gym, she takes her time, after all, she is in her 80's. The star emphasized the importance of having good posture, which can do a lot for the way a person looks; it's all about one's mindset, rather than physical age.
As you may know, people in the entertainment industry often get plastic surgery to ensure their looks don't fade, that way they can continue to get roles created for younger people. The practice is especially common for women, but men are now going the same route.


text: Port Elizabeth – In 2018, 24 competitors will compete for the Polo Cup championship driving the sixth-generation Polo GTI. A few weeks before the official start of the 2018 South African circuit racing season, the new Engen Polo Cup racing car has been unveiled in Port Elizabeth.For the first time in the Engen Polo Cup's 22 year history, the sixth generation Polo will be a GTI.The highly competitive Engen Polo Cup Series is a one-make series where performance is kept equal to provide entertaining and close motor racing, teams are limited to chassis setup and tyre pressures and the engine power is also limited.VW Motorsport reveals its 2018 Polo Cup car. @VolkswagenSA pic.twitter.com/TaealtcqIs— Sergio Davids (@SergioDavids1) January 24, 2018 Mike Rowe, Head of Volkswagen Motorsport: "We are very excited for the start of the 2018 racing season. I am sure that all the Engen Polo Cup competitors are raring to go."The series, which has become known as the School of Champions, is a special one in South Africa and has crowned 16 different national champions. It also an immensely competitive one as only five people have managed to win it more than once." The 2018 Polo Cup racerCompetitors will be gunning for victory in eight rounds of the racing season and using a car based on the Polo GTI which will be launched in the second quarter of this year. The car has 2.0L Turbo Charged engine delivering 150KW/340NM Torque at 1 bar boost. Transmission is 6 speed manual MQ350 using the same as that of the Golf 7 GTI.A new feature of the racing cars is 'Push to Pass', which will give the drivers an extra 20KW for 10 seconds. The Shock absorbers are locally produced SAX units which are sealed and controlled, while coil springs are specified and controlled front and rear. The car is shod with Dunlop semi slicks. The seriesThe official 2018 South African circuit racing season will kick off on March 24th, when more than 24 Polo drivers line-up for the start of the 2018 Engen Polo Cup at the Kyalami Race Track in Gauteng.Rowe said: "New to the line-up of Volkswagen drivers is Raais Asmal, the winner of the 2017 Driver Search competition who will be joining team mate Jonathan Mogotsi, winner of the Rookie of the Year Award last year, in only his first year of racing."


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Highway patrol officer, suspect die after gunbattle near Southern California freeway
A California Highway Patrol officer was killed and two others were injured after a man driving a truck that was to be impounded opened fire during a traffic stop Monday, starting a gunbattle in which he was also killed, authorities said.
The officer who pulled over the truck was shot but was able to call for assistance, Highway Patrol Assistant Chief Scott Parker said. He was later taken by air ambulance but died from his injuries, Parker said.
Two other highway patrol officers were wounded in the gunbattle, he said.
"It was a long and horrific gunbattle," Riverside Police Chief Sergio Diaz said at a news conference Monday night.
The gunfire erupted in Riverside, east of Los Angeles, near the 215 freeway shortly after 5:30 p.m.
A highway patrol officer stopped a white GMC pickup, called for a tow truck and was filling out paperwork when "the suspect entered his vehicle and pulled out a rifle, unknown caliber rifle, and he engaged our officer with multiple gunshots," Parker said.
The shooting and officer's call for assistance sent CHP and other law enforcement officers to the scene.
The next two officers who arrived, "immediately were engaged with gunfire by this suspect," fired back and were wounded, Parker said.
Seven law enforcement officers fired their weapons during the gunfight, Diaz said.
The suspect, who has not been identified, was shot by police and died at the scene, he said.
One of the wounded highway patrol officers suffered major injuries and was in critical condition Monday night, and the other wounded officer suffered minor injuries, Parker said.
The highway patrol officers have not been identified.
Two bystanders are thought to have suffered superficial injuries and are expected to be OK, he said.
The Los Angeles Times reported that a woman was driving home with her 6-year-old twins when a bullet went through her windshield. Nobody in that vehicle was harmed. Another man behind that vehicle led the woman and her children to safety, the newspaper reported.
The large crime scene will take some time to process, Diaz said, and investigators will review body-worn camera footage and many eyewitness accounts.
"We don't know where the suspect was coming from, where he was headed to, what his affiliations are," Diaz said. "We don't know his motive for this crime."


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After using talk shows to adjudicate the wrongdoings of American International Group and its defrocked executives, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer along with New York Insurance Superintendent Howard Mills on 26 May filed a civil complaint against AIG, former CEO Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, and former CFO Howard Smith
A statement from Mr Spitzer said that the company's "top management routinely and persistently resorted to deception and fraud in an apparent effort to improve the company's financial results." It was the uncovering by Mr Spitzer of a possibly bogus $500m finite reinsurance arrangement between AIG and Berkshire Hathaway's General Re division that resulted in the upheaval at AIG.
Going further, Mr Spitzer has convened a New York grand jury to determine if a criminal complaint should be brought against a number of former AIG executives. Previously, he has said he would not bring criminal charges against the insurance company. As has been his pattern in previous investigation, Mr Spitzer usually settles the civil complaints out of court, and it is expected the AIG case will be similarly handled.
AIG, after repeated delays, released its 2004 annual report on 31 May. It reduced net income in four of five years: 2004 down by $1.3bn, 2003 by $1.27bn, 2001 by $1.19bn and 2000 by $498m. Net income in 2002 increased by $347m. AIG also reduced its book value by $2.26bn. Furthermore, the group announced an $850m pretax reserve strengthening for asbestos and environmental exposure, plus a $572m after-tax charge to reverse unsupported IBNR reserve releases. The group added that an independent actuarial review of loss reserves was being conducted.
In Florida, the insurance commissioner issued investigative subpoenas relating to finite reinsurance activities to 17 re/insurers, many in Bermuda and Europe. He also ordered AIG to turn over information about the company's previously disclosed accounting misrepresentations, or 43 AIG companies could possibly be suspended from doing business in the state
To correct past sins and to prevent future ones, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners is considering changing the accounting rules for finite reinsurance transactions. The Massachusetts insurance commissioner ordered that the chair of the audit committee of an insurance company's board must sign off on any finite reinsurance contracts. CEOs of New York insurers will be required to avow that all reinsurance contracts they enter into contain documentation on their economic intent and a risk transfer analysis.


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This State Initial ECE Certificate is a point of entry or a continuation of professional development based on Level 1 on the Washington State Career Lattice (meets minimum child care licensing standards or registered apprentice in high school, high school or equivalent and 20 hours Basic STARS/MERIT training OR 2 college credits in Basics of Child Care course, at least 2 hours of training in each of the ECE Core Competency areas.) The Initial Certificate (Level 2 Step 5) is the first "stackable certificate" providing a foundation for the ECE State Credential and Associate degree.
1. Student will establish or improve, an early childhood learning environment using principles selected from classes (research, ECE theories and their life experiences).
2. Student will observe actions, language, and social behavior of young children in an Early Childhood Education classroom, assess children's skills and behavior based on developmentally appropriate practices, and report their findings.
3. Critique organization and implementation of classroom processes in an early learning setting, identify concerns evident in the classroom, and formulate solutions to address these concerns.
4. Provide parent education and encourage parental participation in early learning experiences with their own and other children through opportunities offered at the early learning setting.
Many classes have prerequisites. Prerequisites are those classes that prove eligibility for entry-level classes by testing or by having satisfied prior course work. Course work earned at other institutions must be unofficially evaluated or approved by a program advisor before registering.
State Initial Early Childhood Education Certificate Prerequisites: Must contact Health and Human Services Department, 206-934-3790.
Note: Advanced placement testing, work experience, and transfer of credits may result in course waivers, credit transfer, and advanced placement.
Students enrolling in this program should have access to early childhood settings and preschool-aged children. Observations of children and their environments is a requirement of the ECE Curriculum.
In order to successfully complete the program a 2.0 grade or higher is required in all Early Childhood Education courses.
|Total credits from State Initial ECE Certificate:
|Total credits from State Short ECE Certificate of Specialization:
or EDUC&130
|Environments or
|Child, Family, Community
|Language & Literacy Development
|Curriculum Development
|Observation & Assessment
|English Composition
|College level math (MATH 100+)
|Total credits (excluding prerequisites)
This program of study is outlined by quarter, and courses should be taken in the indicated sequence. However, it should not be concluded that students will always proceed through their program of study exactly as prescribed here. The number of quarters listed here is minimal. Not all courses are offered every quarter. Individual student experiences, educational and training background, and personal schedules and demands all may affect the time it takes to finish this program. Also, in general, summer quarter is not considered one of the full-time quarters in the program.
1st quarter: EDUC&170, EDUC&150, ENGL& 101
2nd quarter: EDUC&180, ECED&160, MATH
3rd quarter: ECED&190
What Skills do I need to be successful in this field?
To be successful in early childhood education you need to appreciate children, their families, and develop the abilities to use observation and assessment in order to plan and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum that meets the individual child's needs. This is best accomplished through formal education and lifelong learning in ECE. http://www.onetonline.org
What are some potential job titles?
Teacher Aide, Assistant Teacher, Lead Teacher
Wages, employment trends and pathways:
The concept behind the stackable certificate is the end result of Community College ECE coordinators, SBCTC, and the Department of Early Learning (DEL) joining together in a concerted effort to have in place a much clearer professional development pathway for students/and employees in the field returning to school. Because there are a variety of wages and positions based on credentials, degrees, and experience for those who work with young children, a career lattice has been established. The more certificates an individual obtains that lead a two-year ECE degree; wages will be increased along the way.
Learn more about ECE degrees and certificates: https://ececareers.del.wa.gov/find-degree


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Fun in the sun at the HRCST Interschools Regatta
The venue:Porth Saxon beach, 4 July…
The weather: Scorchio!
The occasion: HRCST's hotly contested Interschools Regatta, where dozens of young sailors gathered to put all they've learned in their after-school sessions into practice.
This year's event saw eight schools and two home education groups vying for the coveted Interschools Regatta plaque, awarded to the team collecting the most points in a series of watersports challenges. As well as completing a rigging test and a fiendish sailing quiz, the sailors took to the water in kayaks and dinghies in an attempt to beat the clock and boost their scores.
"The whole event is about working together," said Barnaby, of Mawnan School, whose team secured a top-three finish. "I particularly enjoyed the kayaking event because it was very much about the team, especially when the paddler had to change."
In a fitting finale, the teams presented their sea shanties to a huge audience on the slipway – many of them making humorous references to the hard-working HRCST instructors. Once the points were totted up, Trannack School came out on top.
Holly, 9, a member of the winning Trannack team, said: "I couldn't believe it when we won! There were six people in our team and two of us only started sailing in April. It was a really fun event and I felt very proud when we took the award to our school assembly."
"Our pupils worked very hard during their lunch-breaks at school to practise knots and work on their sea shanties," added Trannack headteacher Emma Stritt. "For a small school, of 65 pupils, we are delighted to be the proud winners yet again. The children have loved their sailing sessions with the HRCST this year; it's a thrill to see them enjoy the freedom on the water and the sheer joy of sailing."
With many families enjoying picnics and barbeques on the beach, the regatta was declared a sizzling success.
"It's a celebration of everything we value and teach at HRCST, giving each child a chance to showcase their competence, confidence and resilience," said HRCST senior instructor Sam Herbert, who praised the sailors' enthusiasm and teamwork. "It was wonderful to welcome so many children and their families to the regatta. We hope to see many of them back again next year."


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While starting on the qpidd profile server in a 13 node instance using ./all-start.sh I get the following error.
mo-34a6a7165:/var/suraj/apigee4/bin # ./all-start.sh Starting Datastore, Edge and API Backend Starting qpidd Checking if qpidd is up. ....................................... Last chance. Waiting 2 minutes longer. Failed chown: cannot access `/var/suraj/apigee4/var/lock/subsys/qpidd': No such file or Starting apigee-qpid-server Checking if apigee-qpid-server is up. Connection to 172.18.0.172 8083 port [tcp/*] succeeded! Success apigee-qpid-server is up. Checking if we can get the qpid-server uuid: ................... Last chance. Waiting 2 minutes longer. qpid-server may have failed to start. Check /var/suraj/apigee4/var/log/apigee/qpid-server/logs/system.log for errors.
But the all-status.sh command displays all is ok as well as check.sh
mo-34a6a7165:/var/suraj/apigee4/bin # ./all-status.sh qpidd is not running qpid-server (pid 37450) is running... mo-34a6a7165:/var/suraj/apigee4/bin # ./check.sh
Check Processes: ----------------
qpidd is not running qpid-server (pid 37450) is running...
Check Services: ---------------
Qpid Server:
UUID=5d858acb-f0b8-4673-9031-f410534ca51b ==> 200
Please let me know if the qpidd has started correctly and why the initial error are coming.
BR, Suraj
Answer by gnanasekaran · Jun 15, 2015 at 08:24 PM
try this,
1. /var/suraj/apigee4/bin/all-stop.sh
2. check for any qpid process, ps -ef | grep qpid
3. Kill all of them you find in 2
4. then /var/suraj/apigee4/bin/all-start.sh
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A well-organized kitchen is not just a delight to see, but it is equally comforting to be a well-organized cook. Preparing meals in lesser time with lesser mess and in an exceptionally spacious manner is every chef's dream. And, this private luxury can be very much possible in this age of evolution and innovation. Read on to make your life in the kitchen exciting and easier. The thoughtfully designed, stylishly and time saving gadgets and machines are widely available to ease your cooking.
- The rice cooker tops the list, as it prepares rice within few minutes, without bothering too much about the time and being burnt, if left on the stove for a longer time.
- Microwaves too are reigning at every house, with dishes being reheated in same container wherein they had been stored are no more a tedious task.
- Refrigerators too are a respite for storing leftovers or meals prepared in advance.
- A proper cutting board and the sharp knives are necessary for quick cutting of fruits, vegetables and all necessary edible items.
- Gone are the days when standing in front of the pan for it be heated enough to cook or bake. Toasters are handy and easy to operate for even a kid.
- Kneading the dough and making the perfect round bread is not a worrisome issue at all with dough maker now.
- Vegetable peelers are also available for people who are a little apprehensive in suing the sharpest of knives alone, because it does function as a knife for learners and is as safe as its appearance.
- Making smoothies using mixers and blenders has been one of the best inventions, as doing it manually one by one, piece by piece can be frustrating and time consuming. Be sure to stock your kitchen with one of these, to complete your pantry.
- Garlic, being an essential ingredient in almost every second dish, is the most time consuming to peel and crush, so a Garlic Press is the most wonderful appliance to save your time.
- A food processor too cannot be ignored, which is more or less the same as a blender, but does not require water at all, and is multi functioning, usable to meet your needs.
Hence, spending less time in the kitchen and still getting the cooking done immaculately is possible by investing in suitable tools that also are economical and long lasting.


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Dear colleagues,
ECCE 2019 - 31st European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics
Please find below the Call for Papers.
Please accept our deepest apologies if you receive multiple copies.
Thank you for your kind attention.
4th CALL FOR PAPERS: 31st European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics (ECCE 2019)
10-13 September 2019, Belfast, Northern Ireland
*** Due date for all paper submissions: 22 February 2019 ***
Registration is open at http://ecce2019.eace.net
We are pleased to confirm that ECCE 2019 will adopt The ACM Publishing System (TAPS). This means some changes in the submission process. Accepted manuscripts transition from the "submission template" to the "ACM master article template" before submitting to TAPS. ECCE authors must successfully validate their document and push their document through TAPS to produce the PDF/HTML output by the ECCE-2019 Camera Ready Submission Date of 31 May 2019. This means that your paper will be available on ACM Digital Library at the beginning of the conference in September 2019. More links available at conference website.
ECCE 2019 is the 31st annual conference of the European Association of Cognitive Ergonomics (EACE). This leading conference in human-computer interaction, human factors design and cognitive engineering offers an unparalleled opportunity for both researchers and practitioners to exchange new ideas and practical experiences from a variety of domains. In addition to ACM proceedings, best papers will be published in the Behaviour & Information Technology Journal (Impact Factor =1.380).
Our special theme for ECCE in 2019 is 'Designing for Cognition'. Interacting with digital technologies, apps, wearables, 'Internet of Things' can be cognitively and emotionally demanding in our everyday lives. Now more than ever, we need to consider how 'Designing for Cognition' can help us engage in and enjoy seamless intuitive interactions. The theme also involves new ways to understand cognition when interacting in the wild and to research and evaluate our interactions across work, home and community, especially considering the rise of knowledge derived from user data analytics.
ECCE 2019 seeks to encourage dialogue and discussion among participants about general topics as well as this year's special theme. We invite various types of contributions from researchers and practitioners – long and short papers – which address the broad spectrum of challenges in cognitive ergonomics and in the analysis, design, and evaluation of digital technologies.
Submissions should be made through the EasyChair Reviewing System: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ecce2019. See below (under Submission Categories) for more information about these submissions.
The following topics are of interest to the conference (but is not limited to):
* Affective/emotional aspects of human interaction with IT artefacts
* Cognitively-orientated human factors
* Cognitive science
* Cognitive processes in design
* Cognitive task analysis and modeling
* Collaborative creativity and experience
* Collaboration in design teams
* Collaboration in end-users and design teams
* Decision aiding, information presentation and visualization
* Design methods, tools, and methodologies for supporting cognitive tasks
* Development of usability evaluation methods
* Ecological approaches to human cognition and human-technology interaction
* Human error and reliability
* Human Factors and simulation
* Human-technology interaction in the Internet of Things era
* Methods and tools for studying cognitive tasks
* Motivational/emotional aspects of human interaction with IT artefacts
* Motivation, engagement, goal sharing
* Resilience and diversity
* Trust and control in complex systems
* Situation awareness
* Usability and User Experience evaluation methods (e.g. in games)
* User research concepts, methods, and empirical studies
* Human Computer Interaction
* Virtual reality
* Conversational user interfaces / chatbots
* Web design
* Graphical user interfaces
All submissions should be written in English and authors should anonymise their papers. All submissions fulfilling the submission requirements will be peer-reviewed, and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, which will be made available to conference attendees and published in the ACM digital library.
Please visit https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow for all information on publishing, including the templates to use to create your manuscript for submission into The ACM Publishing System (TAPS).
Please note a change to the process, where accepted manuscripts transition from the "submission template" to the "ACM master article template" before submitting to TAPS for ECCE (should authors have any support questions, please contact ACM's support team at [log in to unmask]).
ECCE authors must have successfully validated their document and have pushed their document through TAPS to produce the PDF/HTML output by the ECCE-2019 Camera Ready Submission Date of 31 May 2019.
If you have any questions regarding the formatting of your paper, please contact the program chairs:
Maurice Mulvenna (md.mulvenna [at] ulster.ac.uk)
Raymond Bond (rb.bond [at] ulster.ac.uk)
Proposals for panel sessions should be submitted to Maurice Mulvenna, programme chair: (md.mulvenna [at] ulster.ac.uk).
Long and Short Papers
The size of long papers can be 8 pages at most, including all sections, references, and possible appendices. The size of short papers can be 4 pages at most, including all sections, references, and possible appendices. The papers should be anonymised before submitted to EasyChair in PDF-format.
Best long paper will be selected for a special issue of Behaviour & Information Technology journal (impact factor 1.380) https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tbit20/current
Submissions can also be demonstrations, where the aim is to show work in a setting which facilitates open discussion. These sessions are suitable for authors who wish to present and demonstrate their work, smaller projects, systems or prototypes in a more interactive and informal setting during ECCE 2019. Demonstration papers should not exceed 2 pages (including references), explaining the work to be presented, how it will be presented, and the relevance of the presentation to conference attendees. Demonstration proposals should be submitted to Maurice Mulvenna, programme chair: (md.mulvenna [at] ulster.ac.uk).
Workshop submissions
We strongly encourage researchers to propose workshops around this or related research themes in cognitive ergonomics. Workshops will take place on 10th September 2019 before the main ECCE conference on 11-13th September 2019. Please send your workshop proposal to the programme chairs (see below) as a 2-page proposal in PDF format. Paper Submissions for accepted workshops will follow the same paper submission guidelines as for the main ECCE conference.
Submissions to the Doctoral Consortium
We encourage PhD students to submit to the doctoral consortium taking place on the 10th of September 2019. We have secured two leading experts to mentor PhD research students at the Doctoral Consortium. Professor John McCarthy, University College Cork and Dr Julie Doyle, Dundalk Institute of Technology are experts in experience design and interaction design, respectively. The submission deadline is the same as the main paper submission deadline (see above). Submissions should be sent to the Doctoral Consortium Chairs, Ana Caraban (ana.caraban [at] m-iti.org) and Sara Tranquada (sara.tranquada [at] m-iti.org). As soon as a student submits to the consortium he or she is eligible to apply for a limited number of scholarships covering the conference registration fee. The application for scholarship should be sent to the Doctoral Consortium Chairs, Ana Caraban (ana.caraban [at] m-iti.org) and Sara Tranquada (sara.tranquada [at] m-iti.org). Doctoral Consortium papers can be 4 pages at most, including all sections, references, and possible appendices. Submissions should provide a summary of the PhD student's work (including aspects such as research context, achievements, future directions and issues experienced) and a 1-page CV. Submissions must be in PDF format.
Gary Marsden Student Development Fund
SIGCHI student members (or interested in becoming members) who are postgraduate students from, and currently based in, developing countries are eligible to apply to the SIGCHI Gary Marsden Student Development Fund (that may cover a maximum of $2500 USD, including travel (economy class flight tickets, ground transportation), accommodation (student housing if available), and meals during the conference can be covered by reimbursement), if they have an accepted contribution, or are accepted as doctoral consortium student, or volunteering of any kind (such as student volunteer) for the conference. See ECCE-2019 website for more information on how to apply.
22 February 2019, 5 pm (BST): Deadline for all Paper, Doctoral Consortium, Poster, Workshop and Demo submissions
03 May 2019: Author notification
31 May 2019, 5pm (BST): Camera-ready version of all accepted contributions*
01 July 2019, 5pm (BST): Early registration deadline
10 September 2019: ECCE 2019 Doctoral Consortium and Workshops
11-13 September 2019: ECCE 2019 Conference
Submissions should be made through the EasyChair Reviewing System:
* One author per accepted paper is required to register and attend the conference to guarantee publication in the proceedings.
The conference will take place at Ulster University's Belfast Campus, in the heart of Belfast city centre, and will be hosted by Ulster University. The venue is in close proximity to many hotels, restaurants, and bars.
Did you know, 'Game of Thrones' is filmed in Northern Ireland – why not take the tour (http://www.gameofthronestours.com/)? If you're interested in ship building, you can visit the world's largest Titanic attraction (http://titanicbelfast.com).
Belfast is well connected with 2 airports, and given the conference venue is located in the city centre, the attractions and facilities are within walking distance. See www.visitbelfast.com for more information. Visitors also commonly travel via Dublin Airport, where there is a regular direct shuttle to Belfast city centre.
Tuesday 10 September 2019: Doctoral Consortium & Workshops
Wednesday-Friday 11-13 September 2019: Main conference
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text: A perfect whimsical book to welcome me back to my reading routine— a collection of found pictures of people reading. That's it. Just photos of people reading various things like books, newspapers, letters. It's mesmerizing and almost indescribable. Where do we go when we read? We voyage to another world. These photographs are evidence of the transportation of our minds to another planet, dimension, location. The people being photographed are there in body but definitely not in mind. And while they travel, their bodies remain here to be subjected to our tickling fingers, our sharp shouts to interrupt, our other torments.


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Walk Upon The Water - About The Songs
Breaking Glasses
#1 - The Music
When I was a kid, Queen was a very popular band. Today, it seems, even moreso.
There was always one song that stood out to me for the very first Queen album, "Now I'm Here." It had the quintessential Queen vibe in every way. Particularly to me, the one thing that made an impression was Brian May playing a straight D chord for so long, then dropping the chord with the melody after what seemed an eternity.
I have often sat around playing those opening chords throughout life. It is a simple pattern. Straightforward. Unassuming.
I guess that it shouldn't surprise me, or you, that I began playing a variation on that theme throughout the years. However, I did make it unique to me.
It really is nothing new. Guitar players have played D chord dropping to a C in the bass, descending next to the B in the bass and then on to A chord for years. This was just my version.
Of course, as is most often the case, on one particular occasion, at the beginning of 2017, I started to sing some words and a melody that had lurked there for years. The more I sang that line and played that pattern, the more I heard in my mind where this song was going.
And it did. It resolved to the G chord for the chorus, although I wasn't sure what words were about to come, I knew the structure that had to happen to support my melody. Of course, in the moment that I sang "I'm so tired of breaking glasses," I knew I was onto something pretty special to me.
And I will tell you that story next time!


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I absolutely love teal eyeliners as you can tell from the majority of my Eyeliner reviews. Well, I love a good teal shadow palette too. When i saw the preview of Icy Betch I had to have it. An eyeshadow palette consisting of all blues, greens and teals, right up my alley.
I have to say, after the initial thrill of applying it, I found myself avoiding this palette. It's just too much blues/teals! That's exactly what's wrong with this palette, it only contains wild colors. I'm glad there is a white and gold shimmer but it's still just an overwhelming amount of bright colors. This palette would have been amazing with a shimmery taupe and shimmery chocolate and gunmetal. It's just too much blue.
That being said, I found the colors to be nicely pigmented. The pics below are just a soft swipe of each shade but if you use a dense brush, you get a lot of rich pigment. It does seem like a few of the colors are similar. The navy's are virtually indistinguishable. True shimmery navy, both of them. The teals are also fairly similar albeit one with shimmer and one without. The matte white and pale blue were a little chalky and didn't do much. I loved the shimmery green.
Overall, although I loved the shades, a variety of colors with an emphasis on teals would have been better. Released Spring 2019.


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Cathead, Mississippi's first legal distillery is located in the heart of downtown Jackson. Founded in 2010 by friends and blues fans Austin Evans and Richard Patrick, the distillery produces beverages with a unique local flair. Austin and Richard, along with Distiller Phillip Ladner created seven spirits including Cathead Original Vodka, Cathead Honeysuckle Vodka, Cathead Pecan Vodka, Bristow Gin, Bristow Barrel Aged Gin, Hoodoo Chicory Liquor, and, now, Old Soul Bourbon Whiskey.
From crawfish boils to live music, the Cathead Distillery has become an integral part of the Jackson community. Locals and visitors alike come to take a tour, enjoy the annual two-day music spring festival, Cathead Jam, and check out the curated retail shop onsite.
The name "Cathead," a term first coined by Mississippi blues musicians as a nod to respected artists, pays homage to the state's rich musical heritage; in this spirit, Cathead is actively involved in local and regional philanthropy and donates a portion of proceeds to nonprofits that contribute to Southern arts and culture.
Cathead Honeysuckle Vodka (70 proof)
Visual: Clear.
Nose: Light floral nose overlying a vodka base.
Taste: Sweet and somewhat honey-like, with a slight floral flavor.
Finish: Short, with a lasting sweet note.
Overall: This is a very subtle vodka. Everything is slight with the exception of the sweetness.
GSN Rating: B
Cathead Pecan Vodka (70 proof)
Visual: Dark gold.
Nose: A nutty nose evocative of toasted pecan.
Taste: A dry and nut-like character balanced with a viscous sugary aspect. Like boozy pecan pie.
Finish: Long and with a slight bitter edge.
Overall: Not as sweet as a liqueur, but certainly agreeable as a dessert-like vodka. Unique and tasty.
GSN Rating: B+
Old Soul Bourbon Whiskey (90 proof)
Visual: Dark brown.
Nose: A lot of wood on the nose with a evocative nose of bright rye spice and roasted corn. Autumnal and warming.
Taste: Really nice entry with a touch of sweet corn, but it instantly shifts to a percolating rye spiciness.
Finish: Long, mellow and sweet. This memory stays with you.
Overall: Well balanced, expertly blended and aged. This is a true sipping bourbon that just begs to be married to a mint julep.
GSN Rating: A
HooDoo Chicory Liqueur (66.6 proof)
Visual: Cola syrup brown.
Nose: Cheery, nut and toasted grain nose.
Taste: Sweetened chicory beverage flavor. Reminiscent of sugared espresso. Just enough of a bitter edge and a "wake me up" flavor that could be a great shot in your coffee or served over a rock for a spirited take on cold brew.
Finish: Long and with a molasses and chicory ending.
Overall: An excellent liqueur that fits in well with the myriad coffee liqueurs that can tend to be somewhat one-dimensional and overly sugary. Worth seeking out!
GSN Rating: A+
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The battle between heather and bracken on the hill is fiercely fought, the National Trust being firmly on the side of heather. This picture shows how the recently burnt heather has grown back stronger than before, so thick that the bracken cannot grow in it. This is what we are aiming for on the rest of the hill.
|A clear line, with bracken on the left and heather on the right