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3 Astonishing Uses for Sandalwood Essential Oil
The aroma of sandalwood is soothing and calming. Many associate it with the hippie culture, but there are others who associate it with religious practices. The oil is used in India and other Eastern religious ceremonies. Sandalwood oil is cherished here. The woodsy, yet sweet scent is like no other. Everyone should have a bottle of sandalwood handy. Here are four astonishing uses for sandalwood essential oil.
Calming and Soothing Benefits
Sandalwood essential oil has a sweet aroma that makes many people feel very relaxed and calm. It can be used to help relieve them of any anxieties they may have as well. The oil transports people to a place in their minds that has no problems and a place that can bring happiness to them. This is why many religious practices will use sandalwood oil in meditations or in ceremonies. Sandalwood essential oil can also help to balance out our mental health and mental clarity. Many people who suffer from depression have found that it helps them to have happier thoughts and find a balance of their emotions on the days that are harder than others.
Anti-Aging Benefits
When sandalwood is added into skin products, many have found that it has great anti-aging benefits for the skin. Sandalwood oil is high in antioxidants, which help to fight off free radicals that cause fine lines and wrinkles. Sandalwood can also help with acne, worts, and eczema. It can be added to your lotion and applied directly to the skin. You will love the way it smells on your skin!
Although sandalwood has been used for hundreds of years in religious ceremonies, people have also been using it as an aphrodisiac. This oil has the power to turn on the sexual energies of people and get their libido going once again. It has also been shown to men with impotence. By adding a few drops to a sensual massage oil, you and your partner can enjoy the sexual benefits that it can bring to the bedroom.
Sandalwood essential oil has such a beautiful aroma. With one whiff, you will be taken to a place of calm and relaxation. This oil became very popular for many reasons and now you can take your time with it and see what it can truly do for you!


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FREE SHIPPING ~For sale is a large modern rustic triple wire cube Pendant Light.
This rustic chic farmhouse metal pendant light will compliment any modern or farmhouse home design. This beautiful industrial pendant lighting will enhance any room in your home.
Product Dimensions: 30" x 27" x 31"t
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Each pendant has UL listed parts and comes with a metal ceiling cap and a six-foot cord with a plug that can be removed for professional hard wiring.

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Zoey Deutch & Charles Melton Went On a Double Date... Hopefully No Nails Were Broken!
About Photo #1258694: Zoey Deutch and Charles Melton were spotted hanging out again this weekend and we hope that no nails were harmed!!! The two actors went on a double date with… Read The Post Here
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Ocean Kinetics Congratulates two new Graduates
Ocean Kinetics are extremely pleased to congratulate two new graduates on the completion of their degrees.
Ocean Kinetics are extremely pleased to congratulate two new graduates on the completion of their degrees.
Paul Leask (left) recently graduated from the University of Glasgow with an MSci degree in Mathematics and Physics, with Honours of the First Class. Paul will be starting a graduate role at Ocean Kinetics. Paul said, "The past 5 years have been an absolute blast and I couldn't have done it without the support of my family and friends. I'm looking forward to starting my graduate role with Ocean Kinetics and all the opportunities they can offer."
Drew Garrick (right) has also graduated recently with a first class honours BEng in Mechanical Engineering. He'll be working at Ocean Kinetics over the rest of the summer designing bespoke products for fabrication, before heading on to a PhD in Materials and Manufacturing at Strathclyde. Drew said, "It's been an excellent experience over 4 years, and I'm very grateful to my family and friends who have supported me all the way!"
All of us at Ocean Kinetics would like to congratulate both Paul and Drew for their well-deserved achievment.


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Disputes and litigation are a part of modern life. In today's environment, these disputes or potential disputes often involve complex financial, economic and business issues.
Whether in litigation or other dispute resolution means, clients and their counsel require the rapid mining, modelling and analysis of data in order to make case-critical decisions. We provide quantitative analytic solutions in instances where facts are disputed and answers are buried in voluminous, complex collections of transactional data.
We address the evolving requirements of commercial disputes - notably the increasing use of electronic data in dispute analysis and resolution - by using multi-disciplinary analytical approaches, advanced computing technology, information management tools and complex data analyses. With years of hands-on experience in litigation, forensic services and industry, our specialist team delivers powerful solutions to complex problems in the corporate litigation marketplace, thereby facilitating our financial advisory and expert witness role.
Areas in which we can assist our clients include:
Providing an initial assessment of the financial, economic and business merits of a potential claim or defense;
Assisting with the discovery process;
Preparing and evaluating claims for loss of profits and other damages;
Providing information to assist with settlement negotiations;
Preparing an expert report for use in the dispute;
Preparing reports in response to experts acting for other parties in the action; and
Appearing in the dispute as an expert witness.
Our specialist Dispute Analysis partners and senior staff in China and Hong Kong can assist in a wide range of areas:
Claims relating to M&A transactions, in particular, warranty claims;
Shareholder disputes;
Construction and capital project disputes;
Business valuations for litigation purposes;
Commercial disputes;
International arbitration;
Alternative dispute resolution services;
Environmental disputes;
Expert testimony;
Directors and officers disputes;
Breach of contract, breach of warranty;
Matrimonial disputes;
Professional negligence claims; and
IT implementation claims.
Where necessary, we can also supplement our core team with industry experts and specialists drawn from other professions within the China and Hong Kong practice and the global firm as a whole.


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Smoktech 510 CE2 DCT Cartomizer
These CE2 DCT Cartomizers have a wick and heating coil similar to a CE2 style Clearomizer with no filler material (filler-less).
The design of these Smoktech 510 CE2 DCT Cartomizers can offer single or dual coil configuration.
The result of the dual coils will provide greater amounts of vapor and an intense like-smoke throat hit due to the larger heating area of the Dual Coils.
Dual coils have less potential to burn due to the higher individual resistance of each coil, however they still burn if you run them dry so always keep them wet!
For best results, please prime the CE2 Coil with 2-3 drops of E-Liquid, fill the Tank and wait at least 2-3 minutes before use.
NOTE: Price includes one (1) Cartomizer.
Product Specifications
IMPORTANT NOTE: Smoktech 510 CE2 DCT Dual Coil LR Tank Cartomizers cannot be used alone. These Cartomizers are meant for use with a Smoktech 510 DCT or UDCT Tank (3.5mL & 6mL).
Consumable item. This product does not carry any warranty and we only guarantee that you will not receive it DOA (Dead on Arrival).


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The first week of school went rather well, I think. The kids have gotten into a routine and made some new friends. Sarah and Zachary have adjusted to being separated. The first day was kind of rough, but after that, they were fine. I think it was just nerves. They all love their teachers. Here are a few things that stuck out this week.
Remember how they all took apples to school the first day, well Zachary said every day that week somebody brought his teacher an apple. The teacher was over run with apples. LOL! Who would of ever thought Zachary would be a trendsetter.
Amanda is taking driver's education this year. I can't believe I'm old enough to have a kid that is taking driver's ed. How scary!! I hope Rich realizes that he's going to be teaching these kids how to drive when the time comes. Cause, I'm not! Hey, if I have to have THE TALK with them, than he can very well teach them how to drive, right?
Nicholas got to take his first trip to the school library. He was so excited when he got to take a book home. And of course it was a Scooby Doo book, that we had to read over and over for a week straight.
All in all, I think they had a great week. I only hope that the rest of the year goes this well!


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Information for all visitors to ESA sites: coronavirus measures for hosted meetings and visitors
In recent weeks ESA personnel have been informed about a number of measures and travel restrictions taken in respect of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
ESA measures for hosted meetings and visitors
As this is a rapidly evolving situation, ESA has taken a range of precautionary measures in order to minimise the spread of the virus, while also ensuring business continuity within the organisation.
[updated 16 March 2020]
On Friday 13 March, ESA employees were asked to telework from home wherever possible until further notice.
As a consequence, external visitors (including ESA employees from other sites) will not be granted access to ESA's establishments and facilities until further notice.
All meetings, if not postponed, will be organised via videoconference/remote connection, please contact your ESA point of contact.
Constant (daily) monitoring of the situation will take place, and whenever needed, new measures will be taken.
If you have any questions, please check with your ESA point of contact.
General recommendations
Please visit the website of the World Health Organisation (WHO) or the website of the relevant authority in your country for up-to-date information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) and general recommendations to reduce exposure and transmission.
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Processes Concerning Research Protocols During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Purpose: With the activation of SOP 5.503 (REB Review During Publicly Declared Emergencies), the REB may, during a publicly declared emergency "follow a modified review and operations plan". The purpose of this Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is to inform the processes concerning research protocols during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
IWK Research Services Standard Operating Procedures Research Ethics
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Contributor post by Dawn from DeeDeeDeesigns
Today we visit Becky from Lollys Cubby Hole in her workspace. Becky makes things that make a house a home, a wedding to remember or your event just a bit more unique, including burlap products, wedding signs, rustic decor, farmhouse decor, soy candles, and hankies.
Here's what Becky has to say about her work environment:
I do almost everything in my sewing room/studio over the garage.
I do have one closet in a guest bedroom where I store my craft papers, cutters and shipping supplies.


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Rebuild Your Credit After Bankruptcy
You can reestablish your credit after your bankruptcy has been discharged, or after a foreclosure, or a car repossession. The first step in repairing credit is catching up on late bills, settling and removing collection accounts, and opening up new credit and paying on time.
Reason To Rebuild Credit
Having credit isn't a reason to have debt. Good credit can help you get better rates and terms for things you may need to finance such as a car or a home.
Rebuilding your credit as soon as you can have many benefits. It's not easy to rebuild credit after a major negative impact such as bankruptcy, but it isn't impossible.
Get Your Credit Report
Access your free credit report on AnnualCreditReport.com. Analyze the information on the report. Majority of the items should have been included in your bankruptcy. The accounts will state discharged once your bankruptcy has been discharged.
Rebuilding Credit After Bankruptcy
If you've filed bankruptcy, chances are your credit cards were included in the petition and closed. The first step in reestablishing your credit is with a credit card. You'll need to show creditors that you have open credit accounts with a new history of repayments.
- Get a secured credit card. A secured credit card works like a regular (unsecured) credit card except it requires a security deposit. For example, a $500 deposit gives you access to a $500 credit limit. Secured credit cards are offered by many banks and credit unions. Inquire with the bank or credit union that you currently have a banking relationship with and ask about their secured credit card offering. Stay clear of secured credit cards that require application fees, annual fees, and monthly service charges.
- Get a secured personal loan. Adding a small personal loan can help improve your score. This creates a mix of credit on your credit file. A secured personal loan requires a security deposit for the amount of the loan and monthly payments for the term of the loan. Banks and credit unions may offer secured personal loans too.


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Our directory of business members includes companies large and small who want to improve our community by supporting the work of mission-driven people and organizations. Many of these Austin businesses provide our nonprofit members with special deals on the services you need most.
Abila is a leading provider of software and services to the nonprofit sector. Our portfolio of donor management, constituent management, and fundraising solutions helps nonprofits increase donor engagement and retention, manage operations more efficiently and effectively, inform decision making, and raise more money. Abila combines decades of industry insight with technology know-how to serve nearly 8,000 customers across North America. Learn more at abila.com.
Atchley & Associates
ATCHLEY & ASSOCIATES, LLP (A&A) is a full-service CPA in Austin, TX, offering services such as attestation, tax, accounting, business consulting, political campaign reporting and litigation support services. We serve clients in both the public and private sectors.
Blackbaud combines technology and expertise to help organizations achieve their missions. Supporting higher education, independent K-12, healthcare, human services, arts, faith, environment, animal welfare and other causes, Blackbaud offers full spectrum cloud-based and on-premise software solutions.
Mission Capital members receive 10% off eTapestry, Blackbaud's web-based application for online fundraising and donor management. Offer is valid towards the initial contract purchased. Visit our website or contact email@example.com to learn more.
BuildASign.com is a leading online custom printing provider. Products include signs, canvas, apparel, business cards, and more. Founded in 2005, the Austin-based company, which also operates EasyCanvasPrints.com and AlliedShirts.com, has 300+ employees, $71 million in revenue in 2014 and international sales.
The BuildASign.com Giving Program , a self-sustaining program created in 2010, provides product discounts of up to 30% off to nonprofits. To request a promo code, contact our Customer Love Team at 1-800-330-9622 or sign up for our monthly Giving Program newsletter.
Chase Bank
Chase is the U.S. consumer and commercial banking business of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.6 trillion and operations worldwide. Customers can choose how and where they want to bank; With more than 5,300 branches, 15,500 ATMs, mobile, online and by phone. Chase Bank provides a broad range of financial services, including business banking, business lending, mortgages, credit cards, equipment financing and investment advice. Melisa Atkinson, Senior Relationship Manager, provides comprehensive solutions specifically to not-for-profit organizations.
Emma is a unique approach to email marketing. We think it should be simple to use, stylish in design, and personal.
We've been committed to nonprofits since day one. We help you save time by connecting email with your events, surveys and donation management tools. And through our annual Emma 25 program, we've given away nearly 1,000 free-for-life accounts to small charities doing big work in their communities. Visit our website to learn more about nonprofit services and discounts.
Great Place to Work®
Great Place to Work® is a global research and consulting firm that helps businesses excel by creating high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Based on over 30 years of research and data analysis of Best Workplaces, we offer solutions to help organizations of all sizes and industries measure, improve, and leverage their company culture as a strategic business priority.
The Great Place to Work® Certification Program™ and world-renowned Best Workplaces™ Lists, published with Fortune, help companies assess theirculture, benchmark their performance against leading businesses, and earn national recognition as a best workplace. Great Place to Work-Certified Companies gain invaluable data on their employee experience, insights to improve their culture, and respected third-party validation to strengthen their employer brand. Their High-Trust Culture Consulting Services help companies accelerate culture change. Their expert team of consultants works with companies' senior leadership to create data-driven, customized culture strategies to meet and exceed business goals. To learn more contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Integritek Holdings, LLC
Austin-based Integritek is a premiere technology services and support provider. Our primary goal is to be a trusted adviser, providing a full array of technological needs globally with the utmost integrity, honesty, and professionalism.
We offer complete communication services, including managed IT, VoiP phone systems, cloud services, email hosting, network installation, web hosting, remote backup, disaster recovery, 24 /7 technical support, and more. Our solutions cover all areas of IT project management, such as network infrastructure design and implementation, application deployment, network and email migrations, security planning, cloud and hosted service conversions, and beyond. To learn more, contact us online or call 512-535-0908.
International Coach Federation Greater Austin Chapter
The ICF Greater Austin Charter Chapter is the Central Texas based chapter of the International Coach Federation (ICF), the leading worldwide resource supporting the art, science, and practice of professional business and personal coaching. We actively support the advancement of the coaching profession by providing education, networking, and business development opportunities for members and our supporting community. Our members are entrepreneurs with their own coaching business and corporate professionals using coaching as a performance and development tool in their jobs.
ICF Greater Austin currently provides pro-bono coaching to each non-profit leader that participates in Mission Capital's Next Level Leadership Academy and Emerging Leaders Academy, which are held in the spring and fall of each year for an annual total of 200+ coaching hours provided.
Maxwell Locke & Ritter LLP
Maxwell Locke & Ritter is the largest locally owned and managed accounting, tax and consulting firm in the Greater Austin Area with offices in downtown Austin and Round Rock. We are dedicated to being trusted business advisors to our clients, bringing extensive business knowledge and contacts from throughout the community.
We provide initial consultations free of charge to prospective clients, and we are available to answer questions and to be a sounding board as a part of the service that we provide to our clients.
M Corp
M Corp is the world's only outcome management company focused on how you select and execute strategic initiatives. With 15 years experience with 100% success rate of delivering systems, primarily focused on legacy modernization and executive advisory services, M Corp has identified the delivery methodology eliminating financial and implementation risks.
Oracle + NetSuite
NetSuite is one unified business management suite, encompassing ERP/Financials, CRM and ecommerce for more than 40,000 organizations, including more than 1,000 nonprofit organiziations.
Point B
Point B helps organizations form, execute, and thrive. Our employee-owned firm was named a best place to work by Texas Monthly and the Texas Association of Business, and is regularly honored nationwide as an exceptional place to work.
From implementing technologies and developing new facilities to leading complex projects to accelerate growth, Point B's integrated management consulting, property development, and venture investment and advisory businesses provide real value to the organizations and communities we serve. For more information contact Diana Wagner at 512-717-6011.
Social Solutions
Social Solutions Global is the leading provider of outcomes management software for human services, workforce, and education programs. Across the globe, Social Solutions' software, Efforts to Outcomes (ETO®) and Apricot Software®, is the leader in equipping thousands of organizations with the tools needed to transform lives by making data useful to staff at all levels, from case managers to executive leadership.
The IT Guys
The IT Guys manages Information Technology for nonprofits, focusing on providing security, accessibility, and mobility. Taking a holistic approach to IT, The IT Guys seek to engineer problems out of organizations rather than solve them.
Nonprofits that implement our 501cloud plan are provided hardware, software, and support in a financial plan that has been tailored to meet the crazy financial situations most nonprofits face. Mission Capital members receive a discount on IT Guys services. Contact Dallas Emerson to learn more.
TriNet provides small and midsize businesses with a full-service HR solution so they can free themselves from the complexities of HR and focus on their goals. As their trusted HR business partner, TriNet assumes many of the responsibilities of being an employer and helps these companies contain HR costs, minimize employer-related risks and relieve the administrative burden of HR. TriNet offers bundled HR products tailored by industry, and strategic HR services, resulting in a comprehensive and empowering solution.
Just like for-profit companies, many nonprofits face the challenges of raising funding, tight budgets and employee turnover―all without a full-time HR department. TriNet's HR for nonprofits reduces the time organizations spend managing HR. Better services to the community, both locally and globally.
University Federal Credit Union
At UFCU our focus is on people, not profits. It's made UFCU Austin's MOST LOVED financial institution.
Join UFCU for access to great rates only available to members. Yes you, and your business too, can join UFCU through our Business Partner program. Email email@example.com for more information.
Waterloo Insurance
Austin-based Waterloo Insurance specializes in commercial property and casualty insurance. We truly care about the success and safety of the organizations that have made Austin the place it is today, and our nonprofit clients value us as their trusted advisor and insurance partner.
By focusing exclusively in commercial insurance, we help you navigate the changes and evolution of your organization. We assess your organization, identify gaps and develop a tailored coverage plan based on your industry, size, assets and plans. For a free insurance consultation and quote contact Chris Agness or visit our website
Wortham Insurance
Mission Capital and Wortham Insurance are proud to offer a customized, low-cost Directors and Officers liability insurance program, exclusively for Mission Capital members.
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In 1989 Parand New Town was laid out a location 35 kilometers south of Tehran in order to absorb the expected overflow of population in Southwest Tehran. The comprehensive plan for this town was prepared in 1998 and approved by Iran's Height Council of Architecture and Urban Development. This town is located in the vicinity of Imam Khomaini International Airport. Currently the Tehran-Parand metro line is under construction. Construction of MAPSA 1100 residential units within Mehr scheme has transformed this town into a huge building site.
Since Phase 2 of Parand New Town has already been completed ; MAPSA initiated industrializing housing project at the southern corner of phase 3 and 5 of the town.representing Ministry of Housing and Urban development to the implementation of the MOU for the construction of 10 thousand industrializing housing units, MAPSA has initiated the construction of 1100 housing units in Parand new town . Based on the said MOU MAPSA has beeen designated as the executor of the housing industrialization plan in Iran .
The 1100 units project and 5400 units project are also an exhibition site where for the first time seven new building technologies are simultaneously employed . Surely, this is the right place for the leading members of the industry to visit and exchange ideas and experiences .
You can virtually visit MAPSA's 1100 housing units project in phase 3 of Parand new town by clicking on images below :
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The Most Heartwarming Celebrity Tweets About Harry and Meghan's Royal Baby
He's here!
Baby Sussex has arrived. His father, Prince Harry officially announced that the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle had given birth to a healthy boy. The little guy weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces when he was born the morning of May 6 at 5:26 a.m. He doesn't have a name just yet but the Duke of Sussex announced that we will get to see the baby in two days. "It's been the most amazing experience I could ever have possibly imagined. How any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension," said a glowing Harry who thanked everyone for their love and support. "I'm so incredibly proud of my wife."
Related: The Sweet Baby Gifts Harry and Meghan Really Want
The well wishes, including love from Markle's former Suits costars, have flooded social media. In addition to Michelle Obama who already Tweeted her congratulations, look at who else has welcomed the newest baby royal into the world!
Related: Will Harry and Meghan's Baby Be a Prince?
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex was safely delivered of a son at 0526hrs.
The baby weighs 7lbs 3oz and The Duke of Sussex was present for the birth.
Read the full announcement here: https://t.co/RCUFjQG8pe
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) May 6, 2019
Congratulations to The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on the safe delivery of your baby boy! https://t.co/3xLVq4xpZ7
— The Duke of York (@TheDukeOfYork) May 6, 2019
They should call the new royal baby JOFFREY.
— RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) May 6, 2019
Just heard that the world just got heavier by 7 pounds and 3 ounces. Much love to him and his incredible parents. Learned first hand 7 months ago how transformational becoming a parent is and couldn't be happier for Meghan and Harry as they begin this adventure. #playdatesoon
— Patrick J Adams (@halfadams) May 6, 2019
Congratulations to #MeghanMarkle, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry who welcomed a baby boy to the royal family this morning! pic.twitter.com/60xCILA8Dk
— Oscar de la Renta (@OscardelaRenta) May 6, 2019
Hearts are leaping for a beautiful, wondrous and healthy baby boy! Sending much love and wishes for every blessing across the pond today and everyday! ❤
— Sarah Rafferty (@sarahgrafferty) May 6, 2019
Congratulations to Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan on the birthday of their son. What a lucky baby to grow up with such loving, inclusive, and progressive parents. Enjoy your new life together as a family of 3. #RoyalBaby
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) May 6, 2019
It's a boy! Congrats to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. The royal baby is 7th in line to the British throne…and the latest entry in the race for the iron throne.
— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) May 6, 2019
The #royalbaby is here! Congratulations, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. The baby is 7th in line for the throne, which is crazy, because right now I'm 7th in line for the key-making kiosk at my grocery store. @RoyalFamily
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) May 6, 2019
The Duchess's mother, Doria Ragland, who is overjoyed by the arrival of her first grandchild, is with Their Royal Highnesses at Frogmore Cottage.
Her Royal Highness and the baby are both doing well.
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) May 6, 2019


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Made in New Zealand
These are in children's sizes only
Approx measurements:
size 2 22inch chest
size 4 24inch chest
size 6 26inch chest
Size 8 - 28 inch chest
Size 10 30 inch chest
Please note colours may differ from the photo listed. As we do our own dying, garments may vary slightly in colour, making each garment unique.
Some sizes or colours may not always be in stock but we are able to make any styles listed within 3-4 weeks.
Upon purchase could you please let us know what colour and size you would like.
Please ask question if unsure. we aim to make all our trades smooth and hassle free.
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Wood plastic composite STRONG-profile terrace board with surface treatment Natural/Classic. The composition of the products are developed for the use in Nordic climate, by containing the best combination of wood (60%) and plastic (40%). This combination of materials provides a natural wooden look to the products, ensures long-lasting durability and insignificant maintenance costs.The products are weatherproof, do not need oiling or staining, do not separate splinters and are not slippery even with rainy weather.
STRONG is a full profile, which qualities are most suitable for public areas like outdoor terraces of hotels and municipal buildings, pathways, outdoor cafes, shopping centres, harbours etc.


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Easter Friendships
I had lunch with a good friend the other day that laid some heavy stuff on me as I got out of the car. He said, "Rudy, I have realized I don't have any friends." As we talked I began to see that maybe he didn't have friends which raised the question, "What is friendship?"
Friendship has a high value on my list of priorities and my Dad taught me the meaning of friendship throughout my childhood. It was my dad who demonstrated over the years that he would go through hell and high water to reach me if need be and he proved it on many occasions over the years. When my Dad died in 2004, I felt the only person who would come to my rescue had left me… at least that's what I thought. My therapist has helped me to see that "abandonment" is my unacceptable angst. In other words, I expect people in my life to one-day to leave without warning or provocation. I believe "an undisclosed expectation is a premeditated resentment." An "undisclosed expectation" is the process of expecting something from a person without giving them the benefit of knowing what was expected from them in advance. The thought of abandonment is a "undisclosed expectation" which, often leads to disappointment, and then to resentment. "Premeditated resentments" are unwarranted surprise attacks, which, ruin our relationships, unravel our friendships, and incapacitate our ability to show grace to the stranger.
I have always considered myself a "good friend" to those I consider as friends. I would often tell myself that one of my core strengths was dependability as a friend but my self-perception changed after a trek through India. It was in India that I was far enough from everything familiar to finally come face-to-face with what friendship really means. It was in a strange place that I realized friendship, trust, and grace are identical triplets because of the grace and trust required in friendship to fully embrace the unknown aspects of others. Henri J.M. Nouwen once said, "The way we are seen and understood by others is different from the way we see and understand ourselves. We will never fully know the significance of our presence in the lives of our friends. That's a grace, a grace that calls us not only to humility, but also to a deep trust in those who love us. It is the twilight zones of our hearts where true friendships are born." Friendship is filled with mystery.
Ultimately, our reward for loving people through acts of friendship isn't the positive response of those we love. It's the sacrifice that remind us of the value of others, it's the sorrow that remind us of the importance of compassion towards others, it's the mystery that remind us of the complexities of human relationships, and it's the smile of God on our lives. Friendship in final analysis is God's idea and our lives are proof that friendship has high value on God's list of priorities too. Another good friend told me years ago that "no good deed goes unpunished" and she would always use Jesus as the perfect example. She would follow with, "we should do the good deed anyway." As Easter approaches remember these words from the book, "Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends."


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"I Quit!" Taking Action When Talent WalksOctober 19th, 2010 | Workplace Resources | No Comments »
Let's suppose Dan is one of your best employees. He's incredibly intelligent, highly productive, and worth every top dollar you put in his pocket. Everything seems to be going great, when out of the blue, he quits, and you're left with an empty desk and the realization that you'll now have to pour his salary into hiring and training a newbie.
So what happened? Did he find a better, higher paying job? Did he have a fight with his supervisor? Was he overwhelmed with too much work, or bored out of his mind? You may not be entirely clueless, but it is hard to grasp the big picture when faced with a highly talented, highly paid individual who quits. It's obviously not a scenario you'd care to imagine, but it is worth a thought so that you can remedy the situation before anyone leaves.
Don't Take It at Face Value
It's easy to assume Dan's priorities and the reasons why he left. But at the end of the day, no matter how well you think you know him, you just never know. There is often dissociation between what managers believe their employees want and what those employees really need. Keep this is mind when learning of Dan's decision to quit.
Dig Into the Truth
Many companies put considerable effort into onboarding practices, including orientation, training, and more. But at the opposite end, there isn't usually as much thought beyond termination policies. It's important when Dan quits that you say a little more than "Bye, have a nice life…" If you don't ask outright why he's leaving, you won't know if something needs to be changed to prevent more talented people from leaving. If you haven't already, implement an exit interview process, and have an unbiased third party conduct it. Be prepared to dig; there are often deeper issues that aren't immediately obvious. The following are some exit interview questions that will help you get to the root of the problem:
• What is your primary reason for leaving? (Asking outright instead of dancing around the issue leads to more honest answers)
• Did anything trigger your decision to leave? (This is intended to dig behind that primary issue to get to the deeper problem)
• What did you like most and least about your job? (Will help you relate the previous answers to your company and workplace)
• What improvements would you make to our workplace? (Will help you evaluate the current status of your work environment)
• Did this company help fulfill your career goals? (Will determine if your company is fulfilling employee motivations)
• What can your supervisor/manager do to improve? (Will provide a new perspective on management styles in your workplace)
• What made you choose your new company over ours? (Will give you a direct comparison to a potentially similar company)
The Real Reasons
Below are some of the top reasons why people leave, other than unavoidable, personal reasons (i.e. family changes, relocation, etc.):
• Poor supervisor leadership skills, including poor communication and lack of respect
• Limited career growth or lack of challenges
• Negative work environment or conflict with coworkers
• Burned out or stressed from being overworked
• Lack of recognition for accomplishments and achievements
The Right Reaction
So you have Dan's reasons, and there's not a whole lot you can do about his quitting. But you can strive to understand how his reasons relate to your company and it's work environment. First determine what Dan's and other talented employees' motivations are. These will typically include values like open communication, recognition, involvement in decisions, and a sense of worth and competence (note that for truly talented employees, it's rarely compensation). Are your company and its work environment fulfilling these values? If not, the emotional health and productivity of your employees may be negatively impacted, eventually leading to departure. Figure out the root of the problem before it's too late and more employees leave for the same reasons.
Taking Action
As much as I hope that you don't have to experience that sinking feeling you get when your best employee utters those fatal quitting words, if you do, keep these few things in mind. Discover the real reason your employee is quitting, and determine what that reveals about your company's work culture. Look to your supervisors and managers, your work environment and team dynamic, and the position itself. Don't let any more of those diamonds in the rough slip through your fingers.
–Clare Webster – Marketing Director at Ashley Ellis


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We're really excited to be part of the Edinburgh International Festival and are taking our tour with the brilliant Vladimir Jurowski to the Usher Hall tonight where he'll be conducting a programme of Weber, Liszt's dramatic Faust Symphony and Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E with Alina Ibragimova.
Here's a taster of what's to come tonight, plus why the OAE can be compared to a very famous cat and mouse duo…
Tickets for the concert can be bought online or by phoning the EIF Box Office on 0131 473 2000.
Later this week we're reunited with our Principal Artist, Vladimir Jurowski to start rehearsals for a tour with him. The first two dates of the tour take in San Sebastian and Edinburgh (for the festival), with a programme of Weber, Mendelssohn (the violin concerto with Alina Ibragimova) and Liszt's epic Faust Symphony. While you may know the Weber and Mendelssohn, you may well not know the Liszt, so we've put together a Spotify playlist of the entire programme for your listening pleasure. More on the tour in due course…
Antony Pay is our Principal Clarinettist, and he's currently on tour with us, taking centre stage with Weber's Clarinet Concerto No.1. There's still a chance to catch the performance tonight in Sheffield or Saturday in Basingstoke. We put some quick fire questions to him:
What/when was your big breakthrough?
In January 1968 when the London Sinfonietta did its first concert. That led quite quickly to work with the LPO and the English Chamber Orchestra, and then to my being appointed first clarinet in the RPO under Kempe…I remember it being a golden year!
What do you fear the most?
I feel most terrified in the moments before throwing myself into a challenge; once I'm actually doing it, it isn't so bad. On a more trivial level, I don't like to feel as though I'm looking stupid, so answering questionnaires like this is difficult.
Which mobile number do you call the most?
I often call my wife; sometimes that's just for a lift back from the railway station, but we speak most days when I'm away.
What – or where – is perfection?
"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what's a heaven for?" Read the rest of this entry »
A while back we asked you for suggestions for our opening concert of our 2011-2012 concert of season at Southbank Centre. Now, we have to admit we weren't really overwhelmed with entries, certainly not as many as last year, but despite this we did get a few good suggestions (after all, quality is better than quantity, right?). We're just finalising everything for the new season now ahead of a press launch in January and thought we'd let you choose which title we go with. To jog your memories the concert is:
Weber Overture Der Freischutz
Mozart Piano Concerto No.23
Mendelssohn Symphony No.3, Scottish
Robert Levin piano
Voting will close at 4pm on Thursday 16 December
A re-run of something we did a year or so back that in the end came up trumps.
We give each concert in our Southbank Centre concert season a title – a way of summing up the evening in a few words. They're (ideally) pithy, witty, perhaps a little irreverant, and should be a good way of grabbing the attention of someone who is skim-reading our brochure or website.
Last year, with your help, we came up with Papa Haydn and Sister Act for our 21 June 2011 concert with Sir Simon Rattle, the Labeque Sisters, Mozart and Haydn. So we're turning to you again for ideas for this concert which features in our 2011-2012 season – just post your ideas as comments. And if there's anything super-amazing there may well be a little prize in it…
The concert:
Weber Overture Der Freischutz
Mozart Piano Concerto No.23
Mendelssohn Symphony No.3, Scottish
So put those thinking caps on and get inventive…


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I've started writing two blog posts since Willow has been born, all having something to do with what it's like to become a father, and both times after a few paragraphs I've crumbled under the gravity of the subject. How can words express something so intangible? But I am determined. For my first Father's Day the third time will be the charm.
SO: What is it like to be a Dad, you ask? (As many have.)
In my previous attempts at answering the question with something profound, I relegated myself to uninspired superlatives: It's awesome! I love it! It's the best!
While those answers are genuine – it really is all those things – I can see that people they are mildly let down when I tell them. They are seeking something more revelatory, more illuminating, some astute wisdom from the other side of parenthood.
But I just don't have any. The truth is, parenthood (just under 4 months in at least) is so immersive and relentless that it's impossible to draw on any sort of insightful reflection, not to mention eloquence.
For me anyway.
In all her beautiful posts Ellen has supplied no shortage of eloquence, grace and insight into her experiences. Speaking of experiences, ours have been so different. If you've read this blog you're somewhat familiar with how the last few months have gone. She's had, shall we say, a bit of a heavier burden on her than I have. Which has been its own burden in and of itself. It's beyond frustrating trying help someone with something you have no control over and can't relate to at all. It's easy to say just be supportive, which I've always tried to be, but when you're also being pushed beyond your own normal limits – even when she is being pushed much more – your judgement about how hard you're working gets pretty clouded. "I got up three times last night. Why does no one feel bad for me?" Before I turn all the Moms who read this blog against me, let me reiterate – I know I was wrong in thinking this way. It just took me a little while to figure that out.
But things have gotten much much smoother. Willow is so integrated into our lives now that it's hard to think about a time without her.
Since trying to put my feelings directly into words has proved futile, I'll instead attempt to put them into my favorite of all literary devices: the analogy.
I think of my life up until now (as I think most people do) as a story: a through-line, like a screenplay, with me in the lead role. When I look back at my past I see the trail I forged with the important events standing out and the less significant ones faded away. When most of our benchmark life-altering moments occur we don't know it at the time, but having a baby is decidedly the exception and the anticipation is agonizing. It's like waiting in the wings just dying to go onstage and start the show, but being forced to wait until the lights to go up. However, with a baby the lights can go up at any time, leaving you perpetually at 5 minutes to curtain.
When I think of the part of my story when Ellen and I got together I imagine our through-lines merging – like drops of water – to form a bolder line that then meandered forward together. And we once joined, it's hard for me to remember ever being apart. I was, to quote Mr. Cruise, complete in a way I wasn't before. In fact, for a while I referred to my past as BE (before Ellen) and AE (after Ellen) because after her everything was so different I felt like my lives on either side barely resembled themselves.
But there was a time before our stories intersected, and it lives on in our experiences and anecdotes, triumphant highs and heartbreaking lows.
In that way having a baby is a lot like falling in love. Life before it is just a memory. Except with Willow, her story began right before my eyes. Her tiny through-line sprouted from Ellen's and mine and now runs closely parallel, like one of those impossibly cute newborn whales sticking close to their mother. As our timelines move forward hers will grow bolder, thicker, it will begin to swerve away from our path, going off on its own tangents, hitting its own benchmarks, creating its own individual story.
I think the reason I have so much trouble explaining how I feel now, not just about Willow but my new family, is that it doesn't make sense. Emotionally and logically. I was complete when I found Ellen, so complete I couldn't remember what not having her in my life was like. So how can you add to something already whole? After living 30 years with an understanding of your capability for emotional depth, a baby unlocks this whole new untapped facility in you for love. And its capacity is staggering.
I'm not surprised. I expected that would happen. I knew from all the personal accounts of Dads who couldn't explain to me what being a Father was like and could only say it was unlike anything they've ever felt. They were right. Now that I am one, the feeling is, well, indescribable.


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THE ambitions of a group of single mums trying to get back to work are in jeopardy, after benefits rule changes that will hit 6,500 lone parents across Wales.
The women were hoping to finish their training in outdoor pursuits and find jobs in the mountains around Snowdon.
One woman, Carys Jones, from Penygroes, has already lost her income support benefit when her son reached 16, and must make herself available for work to claim jobseeker's allowance.
Two more women in the group will now be affected by new rules governing income support, starting on Monday, when their youngest child reaches the age of 12.
Previously the benefit was paid to single parents until their child reached the age of 16.
For the women on the Climbing Walls project, it means having to give up their dreams almost three years into the five year training programme which is not recognised by the Department of Work and Pensions.
The women from Dyffryn Nantlle were all originally part of a confidence-building course run by Sylfaen, a community development project based in Caernarfon.
They researched how few local Welsh speakers, and even fewer women, were employed in the outdoor pursuits industry around Snowdonia after undertaking an indoor climbing session and set up the self-help project.
Carys Jones, a mum of one, said yesterday: "I have been told by the Jobcentre that if they find a suitable job I'll have to take it.
"We are three years into our five year course and in the last year we planned to gain the qualifications to get us into work. It's terrible if I have to give it up now, there's no point in doing half the course."
Mandy Davies, the team leader of the group, said: "The project aims to make local people employable and the trainees are volunteers.
"We obtained funding from the Rank Foundation, a charitable trust, to support the cost of the full time worker and access funds for equipment and training costs.
"They are working towards qualifications in climbing, mountain leadership and kayaking."
Caernarfon MP Hywel Williams has taken up their case with the Department of Work and Pensions.
He said: "The shame is that if they were undertaking an approved training course for Jobcentre Plus she would be allowed to carry on."
He told work and pensions secretary James Purnell: "The staff at the local Jobcentre Plus office have been very supportive of the project.
"However clearly they have to work within the rules. "
Welfare reform minister Stephen Timms replied: "We are not setting out to prevent this type of local initiative from continuing. The aim of the reforms is to ensure that lone parents do not lose touch with the employment field."
He said regulations included protection for lone parents undertaking a course of full-time training or further education."
There are 104, 000 lone parent families in Wales. The new benefit rules for lone parents are part of wider plans to reform the benefits system and help more people into work, the DWP said.


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Where can I find statements made by Timor-Leste during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly?
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Representatives of Timor-Leste have delivered statements at the following General Debates of the General Assembly:
74th sess. [2019, 30 Sept.]: A/74/PV.13: Dionisio da Costa Babo Soares
73rd sess. [2018, 1 Oct.]: A/73/PV.16: Maria Helena Pires
72nd sess. [2017, 25 Sept.]: A/72/PV.23: Maria Helena Pires
71st sess. [2016, 24 Sept.]: A/71/PV.20*: Prime Minister Rui Maria De Araújo
70th sess. [2015, 1 Oct.]: A/70/PV.23*: Prime Minister Rui Maria De Araújo
69th sess. [2014]: A/69/PV.11: Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao
68th sess. [2013, 25 Sept.]: A/68/PV.8*: President Taur Matan Ruak
67th sess. [2012, 25 Sept.]: A/67/PV.8*: Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão
66th sess. [2011, 23 Sept.]: A/66/PV.21*: Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão
65th sess. [2010, 25 Sept.]: A/65/PV.17*: President José Ramos-Horta
2010, 20 Sept.: A/65/PV.4*: President José Ramos-Horta (High-level Plenary Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals)
64th sess. [2009]: A/64/PV.12: Zacarias Albano da Costa
63rd sess. [2008, 25 Sept.]: A/63/PV.10*: President José Ramos-Horta
62nd sess. [2007, 27 Sept.]: A/62/PV.8*: President José Ramos-Horta
61st sess. [2006]: A/61/PV.22: José Luis Guterres
60th sess. [2005]: A/60/PV.16: José Ramos-Horta
2005, 16 Sept.: A/60/PV.7*: Prime Minister Mari Bin Almude ;Alkatiri
59th sess. [2004]: A/59/PV.16: José Ramos-Horta
58th sess. [2003]: A/58/PV.16*: Prime Minister Mari Bin Almude Alkatiri
2002, 27 Sept.: A/57/PV.20*: President Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao
2002, 26 Apr.: S/PV.4522*: President-Elect Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao
Note: An asterisk [*] indicates a statement made by a Head of State or Government or a dignitary. Symbols in parentheses indicates right of reply. Symbols where no session information is given indicates that the statement was delivered during a High Level Meeting.
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Let me say this right off the bat: I'm not somebody who does the whole "rage quit" thing when I play games. It doesn't come naturally. Of course, I should admit right away that I'm an emotionally-repressed weirdo (middle-class English), but nonetheless the urge to throw controllers across the room when somebody gibs me online always felt like a massive overreaction. In that respect, we can say to ourselves that it is "just a game." When put in that situation, I do what any normal person would do and spend the afternoon quietly fantasising about what might've happened if I had that person tied to a chair in my tool shed.
But I won't say that I didn't get close to that point of total meltdown whilst playing Furi (full marks for title accuracy, low marks for title spelling), the recent hacky-slashy-shooty-bullethell-thingie by indie dev company "The Game Bakers." And causing that red mist to descend is certainly no small feat. I'm a guy who can drift through Dark Souls without my heart rate ever exceeding that of a dead tortoise, but Furi actually managed to get me to the point where it's a good thing there were no weapons nearby, and I'm as-of-yet undecided if that's even a good thing.
Furi is available on Steam for £14.99.
Furi's plot is actually rather peculiar, not because it's bad or confusing (it's not), but because it's remarkably simple when stripped of all its trappings and baubles. We play a silent protagonist with poorly-managed hair only referred to as "Stranger," who is being held and tortured within a large, high-tech prison for a charge that is not immediately made clear, possibly crimes against dress-sense. Meow, fsst fsst, allusions to kitties and their claws and so on. I can move on now.
Well, I say it's a prison, but the whole structure actually looks more like a series of conceptual science-fiction-fantasy nightclubs and surrealist East-Asian locales cribbed from the hopeful fever dreams of Daft Punk and the Wachowskis respectively. But I guess there's that bit at the start where you get held in the restraining machine that kept Mr. Incredible captive, so yeah – prison, I suppose.
And clearly this whole "locked up for eternity thing" doesn't sound great when the Stranger really needs to get to his appointment at Toni & Guy, so up pops the Joker (badly cosplaying as shopkeeper Ravio from Link Between Worlds) to give us a sword and laser pistol for an exciting escape! Again, this isn't explained for a while, but there is something rather compelling about an introduction sequence that makes our primary goal very clear an relatable (get out of space-jail) whilst leaving us enough questions about the circumstances of said jailbreak to provoke some real intrigue.
And Rabbit-Joker isn't the only unintentional cameo in this game. I actually made quite a fun hobby out of seeing what other characters the various bosses reminded me off, a list that included Mercy, Lucio and Mei from Overwatch (one of which has aged terribly since their superhero days), Ned Stark in power armour, a Bioshock Big Daddy preparing for a rave, that robotic female God-Face from the I, Robot movie and even the Pixar Lamp undergoing some sort of psychotic breakdown.
And it's impossible not to meet these very colourful characters as you proceed through the game. Each one is another jailer who's keeping you there and will fight to the death to stop you, but this does make me wonder what they do to kill time when we're not attempting an escape. Is there a social network for futuristic prison wardens? Do they all go out for drinks every weekend? Do they share Stranger-torture tips and take selfies of themselves among the improbable geometry of the landscape?
Honestly, I'm not too concerned about this nit-picking stuff. I do like the story, even though it suffers a little from the kind of simplicity that means that all the relevant information is basically given only at the very start and very end, with a few cryptic clues drip-fed by our floppy-eared friend between boss-fights. But there's some nice visual storytelling, some good bits where gameplay is used to convey important details, and the intrigue is enough to carry me through the more infuriating boss fights, so it's basically worth the price of admission on plot alone.
Like many games with an original soundtrack, Furi finds it rather hard not to shove that soundtrack in your face, likely in the hope that you'll download it separately off the Steam store after playing. Frankly, I wasn't massively overwhelmed by its intentionally-artificial-sounding funkiness, but it's not my kind of music to begin with, so I'm probably not the right person to judge. It's all electro tunes that lean heavy on bass and pounding rhythm, but that just gave me flashbacks to that disastrous time when I accidentally wandered into a nightclub and was forced to speak with actual people, and I found myself looking for old blues music on my iPod when it became too repetitive.
But the visuals are certainly quite nice, featuring vibrant colours in the cel-shaded style. This is what I mean about the problems with modern visuals, people. Furi knows it doesn't have the budget for completely perfect graphics, so it goes a little experimental with style and consequently we get something that's much more interesting to look at than Call Of Duty's or Gears Of War's photorealistic (yet utterly boring) brown, blitzed landscapes and military gear.
And whilst I did find myself noticing that Furi's cel-shaded graphics did clip through each other with embarrassing frequency, the designs are memorable and engaging enough that I was willing to let it go, especially when the camera pulls back far enough that it's hard to notice that issue in the first place. The world geometry is certainly very Escherian (is that a word?) and there's a lot of smooth, clean-looking science-fiction visuals and structures set in simple, subtly Asian-inflected environments – Oh, let's just wrap up and talk about killing people with swords, yeah? Aces.
Here's a question that'll make or break your opinion of this game – what's your personal tolerance for brutal, teeth-grinding difficulty? The kind of difficulty that bellows angrily: "what do you mean, you didn't hit the block button within one nanosecond of the attack triggering? Bailiffs, take that man's health bar away right now, and hit him a few times for good measure!"
Furi revels in that absurd level of challenge, turning what should be a two-hour game into something closer to fifteen. For what it's worth, I'm pretty sure I'm not very good at it, but I don't think anybody's going to have a picnic on the first playthrough, as the first time you try each fight you're basically learning their attack patterns in preparation for the next attempt, Batman-style.
The strange thing is that the game is never easy, but the difficulty is unpredictable and tends to spike when you're not expecting it to, which I'm not sure was always intentional. There's one fight near the end where it suddenly gets oddly easy, but makes sense, as you find yourself acting like a slasher-movie villain and the alleged boss spends the whole thing tying to escape. But generally there was something rather disconcerting about going from "pretty hard" to "no chance in hell" to "shouldn't be too tricky" in rapid succession, over and over.
In terms of actual gameplay Furi is just a series of extravagant boss fights and nothing more, with the gaps between them used for showcasing the environment and delivering exposition from the fella in the Bugs Bunny costume. During each boss fight you see things from a top-down perspective, dashing around in bullethell gameplay where you parry projectiles, melee strikes and time your attacks to hack at whoever is rude enough to be throwing eight million energy orbs at you per second.
And there's stuff about it that works, and stuff that doesn't. I like how timing your parries perfectly regains health or stuns the enemy, giving you good reason to engage in actual combat rather than just taking the easy option and dashing around the arena, and I also like how the fights develop and change as you wear down the enemy's health, working through different stages that change the fight drastically.
But there's stuff that I feel a bit iffy about. Most enemies are untouchable until the contextual "god, I'm really tired now and could really use a breather" animation after they launch an attack, meaning that the pacing of the fight is dictated entirely by them, and that the only productive thing you can do between these opportunistic moments is just going on pure defence, which feels unproductive.
I also think the game is pretty bad at explaining the finer nuances of its combat system. For example, there's a weapon-charging ability that's never properly tutorialised, yet can be extraordinarily helpful when you want to land the kind of damage that could bisect a small mammoth. But because it's hard to pull that move off without getting hurt and it's not immediately apparent what it does, I found myself reluctant to use it and ended up three-quarters of the way through the game before I worked out that it was actually worth the risk.
I would also add that the bits where you stroll from fight to fight seem to be very poorly managed, for here it is revealed that the true nemesis of the Stranger is not the jailers, but the game's camera, which switches between static positions as you progress in order to try and look as artsy as possible. But because your movement is orientated to that camera, it's all too easy for a sudden cut to have you rotating awkwardly in place and meandering clumsily in the wrong direction. John Cleese might've approved, but after a few minutes of spinning around the intended path like a drunk goose on roller skates, I began to understand why the Furi gives you the option to let the game take over and have the Stranger just auto-walk to the next fight for you. Try doing it yourself and he'll leave stoic-faced imprints in every rock along the away.
Furi walks a very tight line in the noble attempt to be tough-but-fair, and I would say it's probably pushing that line a little more than anybody could wisely recommend. Maybe it would be better if the boss fights were shorter, because getting through your enemy's first five forms by means of blood, sweat and tears, only to get killed by the sixth and told to redo everything with no shortcut can get rather aggravating. That being said, you could lower the difficulty, but personally my pride wouldn't let me, which is perhaps why I found myself stuck on the last enemy for about three days and chewed through a mattress in the attempt.
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You can buy the game on Steam for regular price $19.99.
|+ Engaging story threaded around good intrigue
|– Difficulty curve looks like a rollercoaster track
|+ Exciting gameplay built on twitchy, reflexive action
|– Occasionally gets coy about useful mechanics
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Cross Creek Black Bottom Pie
- About 2 dozen gingersnaps, crumbled fine
- 6 Tbsp melted butter
- 1 Tbsp unflavored gelatin
- 4 Tbsp water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- pinch of salt
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 4 eggs, separated
- 2 squares unsweetened chocolate
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups milk
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- another 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp rum
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract(another one)
- grated unsweetened chocolate
- First, moisten the gingersnap crumbs with 6 Tbsp of melted butter and transfer to a nine inch deep dish pie plate. Press the crumbs against the bottom and sides to make an evenly distributed crust
- Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 10 minutes and set aside to cool
- The filling consists of two distinct layers topped by whipped cream
- To prepare the layers, begin by soaking the gelatin in 4 Tbsp of cold water and set aside
- In another bowl, combine 1/2 cup of sugar, a pinch of salt, and 1 Tbsp of cornstarch.
- In the top of a double boiler (or in a microwave) over gently simmering water, melt 2 squares of chocolate, stir in 1 tsp of vanilla and set off the stove, but still over the hot water
- Scald 2 cups of milk in another saucepan, stir the sugar and cornstarch mixture into it, let it cool a bit, and then slowly add the egg yolks, beating steadily to make a smooth union
- When this custard is well blended, pour it into a heavy pot and cook it over low heat, stirring constantly for about 10 minutes, or until it begins to thicken and coat the stirring spoon
- Remove from heat, set the pot in cold water and stir in the softened gelatin
- Keep stirring until the custard is completely smooth, it will thicken more as it cools
- This custard is the base for both layers of pie filling. Pour about half of it (about 1-1/4 cups) into the melted chocolate and mix together well
- Let the other half cool some more while you beat the 4 egg whites with 1/4 tsp cream of tartar and 1/2 cup of sugar; then fold this stiff meringue into the remainder of the custard
- Finally, fold in 2 Tbsp of white rum
- To assemble the pie, pour the chocolate custard into the crust and smooth out evenly with a spatula
- Pour the other custard on top and smooth it out
- Chill the pie thoroughly in the refrigerator (overnight is ideal but not essential)
- When ready to serve, beat 1 cup of whipping cream to stiff peaks, adding 2 Tbsp of powdered sugar and 1 Tbsp vanilla while beating, and spread it over the pie
- Grate a little unsweetened chocolate on top
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READ: Ang Tunay na LRT/MRT Survival Guide
We're no stranger to the hellish experience every Pinoy commuter goes through every day via the LRT and MRT. The long lines, the malfunctioning air conditioning units, the broken railways, the faulty breaks…the reasons for hating it are endless. Artist Ciara Baello took her Metro Manila train riding experience hugot to art. Using Adobe Illustrator CS5, Ciara created the manual in 4 parts: Prep, Paraan, Paghihirap, and Payo.
Included in the Introduction part is this lovely infographic about the Manila Light Rail Transit System (LRT) and the Manila Metro Rail Transit System (MRT).
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Euthanasia (LRT1) – "Oldest version of LRT trains that are still being used. Fairly common. A hit/miss. Sometimes super palpak, init, at bagal. Generally okay." Ciara rates this train as OK NA LANG, giving it 3 stars for Speed and Capacity, 4 stars for Comfort, and 1 star for Rush Hour.
Youngblood (LRT 1) – "1st Runner Up in our LRT trains ranking, but a champion in my heart. Though it may sometimes smell like diapers inside, it will keep you cool and satisfied." This train gets an OMG YES overall rating, with 4 stars each for Speed and Comfort, and 3 stars each for Capacity and Rush Hour.
Breezy (LRT2) – "Best version of LRT train available. Sadly not in LRT 1. Relatively new. More spacious and well-maintained. Should be our standard kind of train." Ciara gives this train a WOW ULAM overall rating, with 5 stars each for Speed, Comfort, and Capacity, and 4 stars for Rush Hour.
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Ask, and you shall receive…
Being a kid is so much fun! The thrill of being fearless. To ask and to experiment without a worry in the world. As we grow up as adults, we start holding these ideas that limit our interactions with strangers and our experience with the newness of the world.
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- I had a proper conversation with my dad after ages during the lunch break! Usually, our interactions would go like – "Hey, here… Talk to mom".
- Planned a trip (Courtesy – Daddy dearest) 🙂
- My meditation teacher texted me that in about a week, I will be completing a year with the practice.. I called her and took a moment to thank her for being so patient with me, always listening to anything I had to say and helping me explore the world of peace and stillness.
- Exchanging emails with my mom, to let her know that I miss her
- A beautiful evening walk by the sea (14K) ❤ ❤
- SHOWSTOPPER – A bike ride
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Something for the first time?
It so happened that while I was walking by the park, I saw a lot of people skating and cycling. I too had the urge to bike around. The wind was cool and the weather was very pleasant. I thought of asking someone to loan me their bike for a few mintues to take a quick ride… But, the 'mini me' was just so reluctant. I am usually quite shy to approach strangers, let alone asking for favors.
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I had all these thoughts in my mind, but still I couldn't really nail down on my fear and ask someone… I was about to reach the end of the park zone, deep inside still trying to muster the courage. I saw two people in the park exercising, with their bikes parked near them. I casually went and asked if I could borrow their bike for a short ride?
Guess what….? I got a "Yes, sure". No questions asked! 🙂 I had a short bike ride feeling like Kayra from Dear Zindagi, bidding adieu to all my fears… I returned the bicycle to the owner and thanked him. Then I went ahead to ask him for a photograph with the bike AND him and further explained to him about the 100 Happy Days project on my blog. They were quite amused and here is the picture below!


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Keynote Speakers: Celia Applegate (Vanderbilt); Berthold Hoeckner (Chicago).
Convenors: Andreas Gestrich (GHIL); Neil Gregor (Southampton); Tom Irvine (Southampton)
A little over a decade ago Celia Applegate and Pamela Potter's groundbreaking collection of essays on 'Music and German National Identity' sought to map both the historical terrain on which the notion of Germans as 'the people of music' was constituted and an intellectual terrain on which that trope might be fruitfully historicised. Their emblematic introduction registered both the constructed nature of the central proposition – an idea called forth by writers, critics, pedagogues and philosophers, cemented in literary genres such as journals, catalogues, and critical editions, institutionalized in university departments, conservatoires and concert associations, and monumentalized in statues and commemorative culture – and, at the same time, its longevity, its power, and its capacity to transcend the specific politics of time and place. Animated by a critical spirit which drew not least on the then guiding inspiration of Benedict Anderson, it placed music at the centre of an ongoing process of imagining national community throughout the nineteenth and twentieth century. In doing so, it simultaneously recognised the real effects this invented tradition had on the wider culture of which it was part and cautioned against overemphasizing its historical importance in retrospect.
In the intervening decade, inspired not least by the questions Applegate and Potter raised, a significant volume of work has been undertaken which explores further the promise and the limits of thinking about musical cultures in Germany within that national frame. Significant new approaches have emerged within the discipline, which permit the exploration of those same questions from different perspectives. Our understanding of identity politics has moved further beyond the consideration of ideology as inscribed in literary or material culture, and more in the direction of exploring the emotional and the visceral qualities of German, as well as other, subjectivities, and seeks to understand better the imaginaries which lie anterior to discourse; our habits of thinking 'nationally' about the histories we seek to explore have been challenged by the turn towards transnational histories; at the same time, a considerable amount of work has been done on the many regional varieties of national thinking and feeling, emphasizing the existence of multiple, sometimes competing but often co-existing, cultural imaginaries.
In this conference, we seek to revisit the questions asked by Applegate and Potter, take stock of the scholarly literature as it now stands, and explore the problem space further in the light of approaches which have emerged in the meantime. In taking the modern era, broadly understood, as the time-frame we not only wish to acknowledge the modern qualities of national thinking and feeling, but also to explore the ways in which particularly modern economic, social and political frames – institutional exchanges, cultural diplomacy, tourism, international study visits, experiences of exile – have served to co-constitute national imaginaries from outside, and thus to insert an overtly transnational aspect to the account. In working with the rubric of 'dreams', meanwhile, we seek to acknowledge both the visceral qualities of a set of imaginaries that cannot be reduced to a corresponding set of politics, but work as often as not independently of them, and also the presence of a recognizably German set of histories for which the vocabulary of dreams – of fantasies, projections, recollections, nightmares – provides an equally recognizable metaphorical language.
We invite papers on all aspects of modern musical culture which would sit meaningfully inside the rubric 'Dreams of Germany', for example:
- How does class function in relation to musical Germanness? Is the dream of a musical Germany a dream of Bürgerlichkeit? How do national feeling and Bürgerlichkeit interact with and inform each other? To what extent do dreams of German music change when conceptions of Bürgerlichkeit do (for instance in 1918, 1933, 1945 and 1968?)
- How, similarly, might Germany as a musical construct be inflected by gender? Where are women in the 'Land of music'?
- To what extent to declarations of musical Germanness exclude or embrace registers other than 'art' or 'E-Musik' (operetta, Tanzmusik, jazz diasporic and otherwise, Rock 'n Roll and specifically German forms like the Neue Deutsche Welle and Techno/House?)
- How did young people (for example the Jugendmusikbewegung, the generation of the 'Stunde Null' and the '1968ers') imagine German music?
- More broadly: How did the upheavals of 1918, 1933, 1945 and 1968 and their attendant aesthetic echoes (modernism, expressionism, avant-gardes) inflect ideas of German national identity in music?
- How did emigrants and other outsiders from Edward Dannreuther to Theodor W Adorno to (the Austrian) Falco ('Rock me Amadeus') imagine German music and musical culture?
- How did music play into conceptions/dreams of the German colonial mission How did music, and inscriptions of Germanness in discourses about music play in specifically German colonial and post-colonial contexts (SW Africa, China)?
- How did the idea of Germany as a musical nation play in non-colonial contexts such as Britain, Japan, Latin America, the United States and Israel/Palestine? Did, for instance, musical emigrants in the early twentieth century United States or dream 'their' Germany in music?
- To what extent are signal developments in postwar German culture such as the Darmstadt School and the Historical Performance movement re-statements and/or challenges to German national feeling in music?
To what extent were cultural politics post-1989 inflected by ideas of a specifically German national musical identity (multiculturalism, Leitkultur debate etc)
Closing Deadline for Proposals: 30th April 2014.
Neil Gregor and Tom Irvine
Departments of History and Music
University of Southampton
Email: dreamsofgermany(at)gmail.com


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Close to 7,000 athletes plus their coaches, officials, volunteers and spectators will participate in 36 Pan Am sports and 15 Parapan Am sports in July 2015. Like many other Torontonians, I am working out how I can avoid commuting headaches. The government is banking on citizens reducing their road use by 20%. It needs this road capacity to chauffeur the participants to the various venues.
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"I think life is about learning from the mistakes and figuring out how to move forward," he said.
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Facebook is facing its worst privacy scandal in years following allegations that Cambridge Analytica, a Trump-affiliated data mining firm, used ill-gotten data from millions of users through an app to try to influence elections.
Facebook said Wednesday that as many as 87 million people might have had their data accessed — an increase from the 50 million disclosed in published reports. Facebook is basing the estimate in part on the number of friends each user might have had. Cambridge Analytica said in a statement that it had data for only 30 million people.
On Monday all Facebook users will receive a notice on their Facebook feeds with a link to see what apps they use and what information they have shared with those apps. They'll have a chance to delete apps they no longer want. Users who might have had their data shared with Cambridge Analytica will be told of that. Facebook says most of the affected users are in the U.S.
Zuckerberg said fixing the company's problems will take years.
Besides the privacy scandal, Facebook also has been dealing with fake news, the use of Facebook to spread hate and discord and concerns about social media's effect on people's mental well-being.
These are "big issues" and a big shift for Facebook as it broadens its responsibility, Zuckerberg said. He added that he does think that by the end of this year the company will have "turned a corner" on a lot of the issues. Zuckerberg has made fixing the company his personal challenge for 2018.
As part of the steps it's taking to address scrutiny about outsiders' access to user data, Facebook outlined several changes to further tighten its policies. For one, it is restricting access that apps can have to data about users' events, as well as information about groups such as member lists and content.
In addition, the company is also removing the option to search for users by entering a phone number or an email address. While this helped individuals find friends, Facebook says businesses that had phone or email information on customers were able to collect profile information this way. Facebook says it believes most of its 2.2 billion users had their public profile information scraped by businesses or various malicious actors through this technique at some point. Posts and other content set to be visible only to friends weren't collected.
This comes on top of changes announced a few weeks ago. For example, Facebook has said it will remove developers' access to people's data if the person has not used the app in three months.
Earlier Wednesday, Facebook unveiled a new privacy policy that seeks to clarify its data collection and use.
Although Facebook says the policy changes aren't prompted by recent events or tighter privacy rules coming from the EU, it's an opportune time. Zuckerberg is set to testify April 10 before a joint hearing of the Senate Commerce and Judiciary Committees, and a day later before the House Energy and Commerce Committee . The two sessions will be his first testimony before Congress. Separately, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and various authorities in Europe are investigating.
As Facebook evolved from a closed, Harvard-only network with no ads to a giant corporation with $40 billion in advertising revenue and huge subsidiaries like Instagram and WhatsApp, its privacy policy has also shifted — over and over.
Almost always, critics say, the changes meant a move away from protecting user privacy toward pushing openness and more sharing. On the other hand, regulatory and user pressure has sometimes led Facebook to pull back on its data collection and use and to explain things in plainer language — in contrast to dense legalese from many other internet companies.
The policy changes come a week after Facebook gave its privacy settings a makeover. The company tried to make it easier to navigate its complex and often confusing privacy and security settings, though the makeover didn't change what Facebook collects and shares either.
(With agency inputs)
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