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Last week, Tindalos Interactive announced the development of Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2. The original game was a space real-time strategy title with huge fleets of gigantic ships painted up in the best grim-dark sci-fi aesthetic Games Workshop has to offer. Today, they've released a making-of video where developers at Tindalos Interactive talk about what they've been hard at work with.
Titled Forging a Sequel, the video features Romain Clavier, CEO & Game Director of Tindalos Interactive, and Aurélien Josse, CEO & Art Director, describing their ambitions with the Warhammer 40,000 license and how they're making the Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 even better than the first.
The game is set during the latest story event in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, Gathering Storm. It will feature all 12 factions from the original tabletop game, which are playable in both multiplayer and solo. While the original game had a healthy number of factions, the sequel will also feature Necrons and Tyranids. All of the factions will be available at launch.
So what will Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 bring to the table? To sum up the video: Bigger battles, refined gameplay, improved multiplayer modes, and most importantly, more customization options for fleets and ships. But of course, Warhammer 40,000 is a visual game, so the video is more than worth a view.
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is planned for release on PC in 2018.


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Site francês comenta faixa-a-faixa o novo CD do Metallica
O site francês www.mcm.net publicou um review detalhado comentando cada uma das músicas do novo CD do Metallica. Confira a tradução para o inglês do review.
1. Frantic (5:46)
The first song enters with huge drumming which slaps.. We discover the sound of St Anger very garage and metallic, a new sound for Metallica.. James Hetfield is raging.. "My life style is my death style". The group cultivates changes of rhythms. We pass heavy and rampant moments and machine gun like riffs which finishes on a apocalyptic conclusion. Big entrance.
2. St. Anger (7:19)
This song starts with a basic riff for Metallica, covered by furious drumming where Lars Ulrich places great double pedal passages like in the past. The verse goes overhead with drumming followed by a more aggressive refrain with doubled singing by James Hetfield. The song contains many parts where one is connected with fantastic overlapping. The Four Horsemen are back!
3. Some Kind of Monster (8:24)
The beginning part started with a big heavy riff with a double pedal passage(decidedly Lars Ulrich is one of the best drummers in the world). This song contains a break which is not without recalling Queens of the Stone Age. The song is again an enourmous force and James Hetfield repeats "Some kind of monster". A bit too long.
4. Dirty Window (5:23)
A good punk beginning riff played over several notes which transforms, as well as James Hetfield meets it with singing with a heavy riff. His voice is always on top and expresses itself in different registers. Here, an overhead passage which enables him to place some melodies which poses like System of a Down before beautiful parts before the refrain. The group shows much cohesion and the changes of rhythms are completely "maitresse".
5. Invisible Kid (8:28)
In the beginning, Metallica starts by finally breaking the rhythm and setting out on a riff 100% Metallica. James Hetfield repeats "Invisible kid never see what he did". The piece contains much different parts whose passages recall Queens of the Stone Age on which James Hetfield leaves training his voice. The double pedal is again presented and the whole finishes by an enormous vocal. "Open your mind".
6. My World (6:30)
On this title, the group is very very irritated. A large riff brings agreements very quickly. "It's my world, sucker!" sings James Hetfield. The piece is all in percussion with acceleration, changes of rhythms, and double pedal passages. For the finale, James Hetfield launches howls. Excellent!
7. Shoot Me Again (7:09)
After a big punch, the song is done melodically on the verse. The group does not place bad breaks of rhythms and delivers one of the more disconnected pieces on the album. On the refrain, James Hetfield sings 'Shoot me again" at the limit of nu-metal. Nickelback if they bought some balls?
8. Sweet Amber (5:24)
After a rather soft beginning, one thinks that Sweet Amber is the slow piece on the album but a large ultra-rapid riff and infernal drumming put an end to our suspicions. Metallica definately did not make a commercial album! The verse is calmer but it is only a pretext for everything afterwards. Lars Ulrich gives itself it!
9. Unamed Feeling (7:07)
Intro is between blues and heavy as James Hetfield can do them so well. The piece is the more rampant on the album. James Hetfield once more made a song full of contained rage which always ends up exploding.
10. Purify (5:13)
Enters with matter super heavy and crushing. From there follows a rhythmic gross and percussive drumming. The song is axed and unlocked on the word "Purify" that James Hetfield repeats like a madman. The pieces achieves on slow and heavy passages. What rhythm changes...
11. All Within My Hand (8:44)
Last song of the album which distinguishes itself from the others by long melodic passages with choruses.. It opens with a violent riff on 3 agreements which hides various heavy overhead parts.. James Hetfield finishes by screaming "Kill kill kill". A bit too long in the end.
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• Bacardi Invitational Regatta Wraps Up
• The Cape of Dreams
• 18ft Skiffs Club Championship, Race 16
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• Fifteen teams already confirmed for 2021 Youth America's Cup
• Sydney Harbour Regatta trophy spoils divvied up
• America's Cup: How teams rate one year out from race for Auld Mug
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Bacardi Invitational Regatta Wraps Up
Tough, rough and exhilarating conditions showed up in Biscayne Bay on the last day at the Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta for the thrill of the 524 sailors gathered in Miami for this world renowned event. An average 15 knots breeze, with gusts of over 20 knots, tested teams and served up a spectacular final day of racing for sailors and the spectator flotilla following the racing.
The 2020 Bacardi Cup Champions secured their title with a race to spare yesterday, but Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL) and Bruno Prada (BRA) still delivered an impressive final race. The pair led the fleet for the first half of the race, before they confused the upwind mark of another racecourse with the Stars' bottom gate, giving the opportunity for Diego Negri (ITA)/Frithjof Kleen (GER) to overhaul them and extend to win the race by 150 metres. With it Negri/Kleen managed to climb to fourth overall.
With Negri/Kleen taking out the final race win, the fight for second and third on the podium unfolded between Paul Cayard (USA)/Pedro Trouche (BRA) who tamed the strong wind and the waves and finished race 6 in 3rd, Augie Diaz (USA)/Henry Boening (BRA) in 4th and Eivind Melleby (NOR)/Joshua Revkin (USA) who started the day in second place dropping to third overall after a 9th place finish. Claiming the glory of second place, by tiebreak advantage over Melleby/Revkin, were Diaz/Boening.
The Race Committees had predicted a full programme on the final day, and with the wind increasing as the afternoon progressed they delivered another day of outstanding racing for all eight classes.
Final top ten, Star Class Bacardi Cup
1. Mateusz Kusznierewicz / Bruno Prada, POL, 7.0 points
2. Augie Diaz / Henry Boening, USA, 22.0
3. Eivind Melleby / Joshua Revkin, NOR, 22.0
4. Diego Negri / Frithjof Kleen, ITA, 23.0
5. Paul Cayard / Pedro Trouch, USA, 24.0
6. Peter O'Leary / Robert O'Leary, IRL, 28.0
7. Eric Doyle / Paison Infelise, USA, 30.0
8. Jorgen Schönherr / Markus Koy, DEN, 46.0
9. George Szabo / Guy Avellon, USA, 48.0
10. Manu Hens / Joost Houweling, BEL, 54.0
Top three for J70 and Melges 24:
1. Paul Ward / Ruairidh Scott / Ben Saxton / Mario Trindade, GBR, 23
2. Ryan McKillen / John Wallace / Sam Loughborough / Mark Mendelblatt, USA, 28
3. Bruce Golison / Steve Hunt / Jeff Reynolds / Erik Shampain, USA, 30
Melges 24
1. Bora Gulari / Kyle Navin / Norman Berg / ian Liberty / Taylor Canfield, USA, 15
2. Peter Duncan / Victor Diaz de Leon / Mattero Ramian / Carlos Robles / Willem Van Waay, USA, 28
3. KC Shannon / Jackson Benvenutti / Ben Lynchi / Tom Sawchuk / Elizabeth Whitener, USA, 47
Full results for all classes on YachtScoring.com
The Cape of Dreams
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Victory for Azzurra was underpinned by a dream debut for new tactician Michele Paoletti, the Italian-Argentine team actually winning their first series regatta since September 2017. After finishing runners up at four of last year's five regattas, the Azzurra team were delighted to prove they can win regattas as well as secure the season long championship, which they have won four times.
And second overall was a dream result too, ahead of hopes and expectations for Hasso Plattner's local Phoenix 11 crew, tied on points with Quantum Racing, also four-times circuit champions. Plattner's team, which includes Peter Holmberg and Andy Horton in afterguard, which relied on local knowledge from Paul Willcox, Shane Elliot and Shaun Pammenter, lead until halfway through the second day before they were compromised by a series of small technical breakdowns.
Final Regatta Standings
1. Azzurra, Alberto/Pablo Roemmers, ARG/ITA, 24 points
2. Phoenix 11, Hasso Plattner, RSA, 31
3. Quantum Racing, Doug DeVos, USA, 31
4. Bronenose, Vladimir Liubomirov, RUS, 35
5. Sled, Takashi Okura, USA, 35
6. Platoon, Harm Muller-Spreer, GER, 36
7. Alegre, Andres Soriano, USA/GBR, 40
8. Provezza, Ergin Imre, TUR, 41
9. Phoenix 12, Tina Plattner, RSA, 42
10. Paprec, Jean-Luc Petithuguenin, FRA, 52
The 2020 52 Super Series is a best of 6 events trophy:
Odzala Discovery Camps 52 Super Series V&A Waterfront - Cape Town - March 2-6, Cape Town, South Africa
Rolex Tp52 World Championship Cape Town 2020 - March 31-4 April, Cape Town, South Africa
Royal Cup 52 Super Series Scarlino 2020 - May 12-16, Tuscany, Italy
Audi 52 Super Series Porto Cervo & Tp52 20Th Anniversary - June 17-21, Sardinia, Italy
52 Super Series Valencia Sailing Week - July 18-22, Valencia, Spain
Puerto Portals 52 Super Series Sailing Week - September 15-19, Mallorca, Spain
18ft Skiffs Club Championship, Race 16
Sydney Harbour: The Tech2 team of Jack Macartney, Charlie Wyatt and Trent Barnabas became the Australian 18 Footers League Club champion after leading all the way to score a convincing win in Race 16 of the series on Sydney Harbour today.
Tech2 had all the answers for the challengers and, but for a few moments on the first lap of the course, was never in danger of losing as the skiff handled the light Southerly conditions which varied from 15-knots down to just barely a breeze.
Macartney's team crossed the finish line 1m10s ahead of Noakesailing (Sean Langman, Ed Powys and Nathan Edwards), with Winning Group (John Winning Jr., Sam Newton and Scott Babbage) a further 51s back in third place.
Smeg (Micah Lane) finished in fourth place, followed by Rag & Famish Hotel (Bryce Edwards), Finport Finance (Keagan York), The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines (David O'Connor), Bird & Bear (Tom Clout), The Kitchen Maker-Caesarstone (Jordan Girdis) and Yandoo (John Winning).
Tech2 went into today's final race of the championship trailing The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines and Shaw & Partners Financial Services (James Dorron) by five points and need to defeat both teams by five placings to win the title.
Over the final lap of the course, Tech2 was unstoppable and extended her lead to 1m55s at the Shark Island mark before cruising home over the final two legs of the course to her 1m10s victory.
The 2020 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship starts next Saturday
Race dates are:
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Sunday - March 15 - Race 2
Tuesday - March 17 - Races 3 & 4
Wednesday - March 18 - Races 5 & 6
Thursday - March 19 - Race 7
Saturday - March 21 - Race 8
Sunday - March 22 - Race 9
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Fifteen teams already confirmed for 2021 Youth America's Cup
There are now only a handful of entry spaces left available for the 2021 Youth America's Cup after the initial early entry period closed on the 29th of February. The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron is delighted to announce that fifteen teams from twelve nations all over the world have already officially entered into the 2021 Youth America's Cup.
Nations with their representative yacht clubs who have entered teams are as follows:
New Zealand (2)
Australia (2)
Switzerland (2)
Hong Kong
It is important to note that entry is still open for this event right up until the 30th September 2020; although subject to any space still available at that point. Due to such high demand early on the RNZYS are encouraging any other clubs who are considering an entry to get this in as soon as possible.
The first AC9F, built out of Yachting Developments is being launched next week for testing.
With the AC9F now almost a reality, and the amount of clubs already on the entry list, the RNZYS is confident the event will be a success in 2021.
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron are now accepting applicants for their Youth team entry.
An entry memorandum can be found here. A notice of race can be found here.
Sydney Harbour Regatta trophy spoils divvied up
More than 20 clubs from two Australian states and Hong Kong made up 19 divisions for the 15th Sydney Harbour Regatta conducted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC) with the cooperation of key Sydney clubs and a host of volunteers.
Performance Class spinnaker divisions
Geoff and Pip Lavis' Inglis/Dovell 50 UBS Wild Thing (Cruising Yacht Club of Australia) took it to the rest of division 1, completing four Sydney Harbour courses over the weekend of March 7-8 to edge out Jiang Lin's Balmain Sailing Club based X43 Min River by a single point.
Ray Parrott's X-Ray, an X332 from Drummoyne, took top honours in division 2 and in division 3, Peter Francis' Wind Charmer (Greenwich Flying Squadron) proved the strongest in the autumn southerly flow.
Super 30s and Super 12s
Adrian Walters' Shaw 11 Little Nico prevailed by a point in the Super 12 division, leading clubmate Lazy Dog, Shaun Lane and Quentin Stewart's MC38, in the final pointscore. "We are happy to win though we didn't reach our best level today," Walters said. Third was Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club MC38 Easy Tiger, skippered by well-known yachtsman and commentator Rob Brown.
Andy Wharton's Melges 24 +GST (RPAYC) posted a very handy set of scores to nail the Super 30 division by 10.7 points. Second and third were two Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron entries - Adela and Very Tasty. The eclectic group of sports boats, Fareast 28s, Melges 24s and 32s and Farr 30s plus others, completed a five-race series.
One designs - Sydney 38s, Adams 10, Yngling
The top two results in the Sydney 38 division mirrored the recent class Australian Championship final scores, Peter Byford and David Hudson's Conspiracy (RPAYC) beating Peter Sorensen's Advanced Philosophy (MHYC), though this time the margin was much closer - one point compared to 11.
Mitchell Miller's Adams 10 Rock Solid moved past Powderhulk on points thanks to a bullet in the deciding race. "We knew it all rested on the final race, then we had an OCS when Powderhulk pushed us over! We watched them sail into the distance thinking 'that's it'. There was no point following so we went the opposite way, in one-design, tactically it's the only way to get ahead, and it paid," Miller said. Rock Solid has been a divisional winner at Sydney Harbour Regatta six or seven times prior.
In the Yngling division racing out of Taylors Bay, Hamish Jarrett's Miss Pibb beat Karma and Black Adder.
Open Class
MHYC boat Nine Dragons, skippered by Bob Cox, out-sailed the rest of the Open class, the DK46 putting an eight point gap on IRC results between them and second place, Gerry Hatton's Mat 1245 Bushranger (RPAYC).
Cox, who recently turned 75, has new vigour in his step following a heart operation, this afternoon announcing: "I'm a new man!". His long-time campaign with Nine Dragons has yielded plenty of Sydney Harbour Regatta victories, and this year his crew put together an impressive scoresheet of five wins from six starts.
America's Cup: How teams rate one year out from race for Auld Mug
Team New Zealand will start their defence of the America's Cup in a year's time but mystery continues to shroud yachting's pinnacle event.
The America's Cup match starts on March 6, 2021 and the next 12 months will be a fascinating countdown in design and performance as the teams continue their hurried development with the radical foiling 75-foot monohulls.
With the rules forbidding any engagement ahead of racing, we're still none the wiser to the comparative strengths of defenders Emirates Team New Zealand and challengers Lunas Rossa, American Magic and INEOS Team UK.
The fourth challenger, Stars + Stripes from California, appears dead in the water though no official announcement has been made on a syndicate that has found out the hard way the massive costs involved.
It's been two years and eight months since Team New Zealand won the Auld Mug in Bermuda and halted the Cup's multihull era and glimpses of carefully selected social media posts is all that's been available for glimpses of how these boats are going to perform in racing situations.
That finally happens on April 23-26 in Cagliari, Italy when the first world series regatta is held.
But even that may be irrelevant to what will actually unfold in Auckland, given that the teams are currently working on the designs of their second boats that will be sailed in Auckland for the real action at the Prada Cup challenger series and the America's Cup match.
Full article by Duncan Johnstone in Stuff.co.nz
Warsash Spring Series kicks off this Sunday, 15 March
With a week to go the Warsash Spring Series race management team ran their annual practice day on 8th March.
Racing takes place on Sundays 15, 22 &29 March and 5, 19 & 26 April and the Spring Championships are on 18/19 and 25/26 April. Entries for both can be made online at http://www.warsashspringseries.org.uk
Racing kicks off at around 10.00am each Sunday with White Group (Sportsboats and IRC 4) starts in the vicinity of the Royal Southern buoy and Black Group (IRC Classes) starts in the area of Bramble Bank/Lee-on-Solent/Ryde Middle.
The IRC class splits will be decided on Wednesday evening and published on the Warsash Spring Series website
Helly Hansen and Doyle Sails UK are again supporting the event with prizes. Doyle Sails are giving prizes each Sunday and Helly Hansen are giving jackets for the series winners.
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RYA unveils selection criteria for Offshore World Championship
The RYA has released its selection policy for the 2020 Offshore World Championship - the latest step in its exciting Mixed Doublehanded Keelboat programme.
The RYA has been working on the programme since the Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat was added to the list of Olympic events for Paris 2024.
The goals of the programme are to encourage participation in mixed doublehanded keelboat racing, to select and develop a team with the potential to win the 2020 Offshore World Championship and to develop a strategy to win Olympic gold at Paris 2024.
The Offshore World Championship will run alongside the Rolex Middle Sea Race from October 17 to 20 in Valetta, Malta, and will be contested in L30 yachts.
The RYA was among the first to secure an entry for the race, and is now looking to select a mixed, two-person crew to fly the flag for Great Britain.
Selection will be based on an extended version of the RORC Channel Race, beginning from Cowes, Isle of Wight, on August 1.
The RYA selection policy for the 2020 Offshore World Championship can be downloaded here.
The Mixed Doublehanded Keelboat programme will be led by Olympian and former British Sailing Team Nacra 17 coach Hugh Styles.
RORC racing is IRC rated and not one design so in order to best reflect the criteria of the new Olympic equipment, the RYA selection for the Offshore World Championship will only be open to fixed keel monohulls within an IRC rating band between 0.990 and 1.055.
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Saturday, 3 January 2009
Sleep Perchance To Dream
"... sleep' - the innocent sleep, Sleep that knits up the raveled sleave of care, The death of each day's life, sore labor's bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, Chief nourisher in life's feast." I haven't been sleeping well. In order to conquer my dark circles, I need some restful sleep, so I went in search of something to help me sleep peacefully. It's not just the amount of sleep but also the quality of sleep that helps refresh and renew the body. I decided to buy Fancl's Sleep Support. It contains the following ingredients: Rice Oil, Valerian Extract, Hop Extract, GABA (4-aminobutanic acid), Gelatin, Glycerin, Beeswax, Niacin Amide, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Folic Acid Apparently, GABA and Valerian help induce relaxation and sleep. And, according to Fancl's newsletter, 10pm-2am is the period when skin rejuvenates itself, so it's important to sleep at that time (not that I can sleep at that time though). The SA told me to use it for about 2 weeks before I can see any effects. I'll report on whether I am getting restful sleep in 2 weeks' time. Besides that, Chinese New Year is quickly approaching and I'm busy spring cleaning. For me, Chinese New Year is more significant. It feels more like a period of renewal and throwing off the bad from the past, with all the spring cleaning and preparation of new items. We also usually celebrate with a big family dinner at a restaurant. Ever since my mom got ill, we always book a restaurant for our reunion dinner with the family on my mom's side. I've been gathering my things and slowly listing them on ebay. It's a mish-mash of my scrapbooking, dvds, some makeup items ... Do go over and take a look to see if there's anything that might be of interest to you. I'll be adding more items over time. ^__^ Here's the link: My Ebay Auctions. © Copyright. All rights reserved.
4 comments:
- Yumeko said...
let me know how it works
i can never sleep well T-T
and that wig looks familiar heee
- 4 January 2009 at 00:04
- fuzkittie said...
Interesting~ I sleep too well already, haha so probably shouldn't try this.
- 4 January 2009 at 02:04
- pinky"the-middle-name-is-princess"beanie said...
Hey, hope you get better sleep with this.
- 5 January 2009 at 20:50
there is actually a product made by origins that has exactly the same name as your post title - sleep perchance to dream - and is designed to help your relax and sleep. it's a mixture of relaxing vanilla, neroli and other essential oils that you spray on your pillow. i use it when i'm stressed out and the lovely smell does help me to relax and sleep. hts!
- 20 January 2009 at 08:56
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World's first ANGRY BIRDS LAND 4D Experience screening premiere. Sara Cox, Stacey Solomon and Tina Hobley among the celebrity flock. New ANGRY BIRDS LAND now open at THORPE PARK Resort.
This month stars and fans of global phenomena Angry Birds flocked to THORPE PARK Resort this week to celebrate the opening of the Park's brand new ANGRY BIRDS LAND.
The official premiere screening event – hosted by DJ and Angry Birds enthusiast Sara Cox – was attended by a flock of over 300 feathered fans as high-tech special effects and rumbling chairs catapulted the audience through a fast-paced adventure featuring the Angry Birds attempts to get their precious eggs back from the dastardly King Pig.
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Live on television, watched around the world, French President Macron tried to spoil the most solemn occasion by making disgusting far left comments.
On this most respectful day of peace and reconciliation he declared that nationalism was not patriotic but treason.
Only elected on the second round of voting by a coalition of left and conservative types to stop Marine Le-Penn of the superb National Front, from being elected President.
She would not have made political comments on this 100th anniversary of the terrible 1st World War, but would have maintained the honour and decency of the occasion.
Macron, already clearly not up to the job should resign today.
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We have all heard about the famous Dr. Reza Nabavian and his amazing skills as a plastic surgeon. Dr. Reza is a well-known professor of plastic surgery at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles where he has served as the director of aesthetic surgery education. Dr. Reza has a private practice in Santa Monica.
He is a visiting consultant and director of Cosmetic Center at Royale Hayat hospital. "One of the constants in my life has been movement and travel." Born in the middle East, growing up in Italy, UK, and educated in USA, Dr. Reza has a deep understanding of aesthetics and cultural influences on style and beauty.
We had the pleasure of discussing common misconceptions and myths in plastic surgery. With so many surgical procedures and new technologies flooding the social media, it is really difficult to realize fact from fiction. Dr. Reza shares his advice with us.
What are your thoughts on liposuction? Liposuction is a very effective procedure to shape and contour the body. But it is not a good solution to weight loss and it is not effective in tightening loose skin. Many of my patients in the Middle East wonder if performing liposuction on one of area of the body will cause other areas to become larger. This is not necessarily true. Liposuction results can maintain their excellence if the patient maintains reasonable weight. In fact, liposuction helps some patients to be more enthusiastic about fitness and healthy diet. However, if someone gains large amount of weight, some parts of the body can become larger.
The second myth about liposuction is the effect on skin tightening. Some surgical devices such as laser lipo or vasor are advertised to also cause skin tightening. However, the effect on skin tightening is very minimal.
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Tummy tucks have been very popular in the region specially after multiple pregnancies and weight loss. How should women proceed to make decisions? A common question people ask is whether they can get the tummy tuck at the time of their C-section. I would advise against it. The skin is looser because of hormonal changes during pregnancy and it takes 5-6 months before they are ready to have a tummy tuck procedure.
The other factor is the need for body contouring with the tummy tuck. The new technique in tummy tuck allows me to not only remove loose skin and repair the muscle but also to shape the body and the waist line.
We are seeing many new machines and technologies in the cosmetic surgery field promising the best results without having to undergo surgery. What should one consider before making a decision about these procedures? While many new machines constantly enter the market, very few will in fact stand the test of time. In my estimation, no more than one or two out of ten machines will still be in use after 2-3 years. Part of the problem are the indications and patient expectations.
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I recommend younger patients to take advantage of these new technologies to prevent or significantly delay the appearance of aging. You can choose these procedures using your own research plus the recommendation of a trusted plastic surgeon.
Where does the media come in the midst of all the myths? Social media and the internet can be very helpful for patient education. But it also creates confusion and misconception. Sometimes people share information online that might seem common, but it does not address the specifics of the case.
Some Doctors take advantage of social media to falsely advertise their results and exploit patients trust. Surgeons can post before and after pictures using different magnification, lighting or angle to make impressive before and after photos. I tell my patients to study the pictures and the claims carefully.
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SHEA, Doris M. (Richard), of Reading passed on Sept. 20, 2018 at age 96.
Doris was born and raised in Chelsea, the eldest of 5 girls. As a young woman, she enjoyed attending mass with her family, being a part of the church choir, reading with an apple in hand and going out dancing. During World War II, she trained to become a nurse, kept in touch with neighborhood friends at War by writing them letters and met her future husband on a blind date. After the War, the two married and moved to Reading where they raised their three children, who all attended the St. Agnes School. Doris worked in the labor and delivery room for over 20 years at the Choate Memorial Hospital. She often talked about being stopped in the grocery story by people whose children she delivered. After retiring, Doris stayed active by hosting Christmas parties for her extended family and attending countless sporting and school related events for her grandchildren and great grandchild. Doris was also engaged in the Reading community: volunteering at the school library, serving lunch in the school cafeteria and working at the senior center. Always up to try new things, Doris gave cross-country skiing a go in her 70s, jet skiing in her 80s and snowmobiling in her 90s. Faith, especially a strong connection to the Blessed Virgin, guided Doris, as did her positive outlook. When asked by her grandchildren for advice about life, Doris said "just enjoy it", and she did.
Beloved wife of the late Frank Shea. Cherished mother of Donna Cloonan and her husband Joe and the late Stephen Shea and Michael Shea. Loving grandmother of Kim Gerrior and her husband Billy, Christine Cloonan, Brian Cloonan and his fiancé Lynn Liran, Lisa Cloonan, Matthew Shea and fiancé Brianna Lalmond, Ryan Shea and Colin Shea. Great grandmother of Shelby Gerrior. Dear sister of Annabelle Woods, Claire Nawoichyk, and the late Lorraine Anthony and Stella Callahan. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Doherty Barile Family Funeral Home (11 Linden St. Reading) on Tuesday September 25th at 9:30 am, followed by a Funeral Mass Celebrating Doris's Eternal Life at St. Athanasius Church (300 Haverhill St. Reading) at 10:30am. Interment Forest Glen Cemetery, Reading. Family and friends are kindly invited to gather and share memories with the family on Monday September 24th from 4 to 7 pm in the funeral home. Parking attendants available. Please consider a donation in memory of Doris to the ESSCO-MGH Breast Cancer Research Fund (www.esscomgh.org).


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Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the 5th largest financial group in the world (as ranked by S&P Global, April 2020).In the Americas, we're 13,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, developing positive relationships built on integrity and respect. It's part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. We're a team that accepts responsibility for the future by asking the tough questions and owning the solutions. Join MUFG and be empowered to make your voice heard and your actions count.
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Under guidance of Management, supervises assigned staff, ensuring all functions and activities are conducted within established quality and productivity standards. Assists work directors with troubleshooting situations, and assists management in responding to escalated customer service issues and inquires. Use analytical and operational skills to mitigate risk, analyze and approve transactions including exception handling, resulting in a positive customer experience. Under Management guidance, performs audit, quality control, and/or reporting functions. Adheres to established budget, provides detailed budget variance explanations and, participates in budget development process. Ensure Bank policies and procedures are consistently and properly administered. Assist Management in the development of methods to increase efficiency, quality, and performance. Make recommendations to Management for unit improvements or changes, as needed. Scope of responsibility: Supervises up to 2 distinct work areas/RC's and/or up to 15 FTE.
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Effectively schedule staff and make work assignments to ensure that all work unit processing deadlines and service levels are consistently met.
Monitor work unit records to ensure that all time accounting, productivity, and statistical measures are accurately and consistently recorded.
Monitor performance of work unit to ensure that productivity and quality performance standards are met; provide performance counseling as needed; consistently take appropriate disciplinary action when standards are not met.
Make recommendations to upper management for improving/updating productivity or quality standards and statistical reporting for work unit.
Responsible for interviewing, hiring, performance counseling (including preparation of counseling memos and annual performance appraisals) and termination of employees while complying with all State and Federal law and all Bank policies and procedures.
Promote a safe, productive, harassment-free work environment that encourages peak performance and fosters innovation, employee development, and teamwork.
Ensure that work unit consistently provides the highest possible level of customer service to both internal and external customers.
Continually review processes and procedures for opportunities to improve or enhance customer service and provide recommendations to management.
Effectively communicate with internal and external customers to resolve customer service issues/problems.
Work with management to help resolve customer complaints.
Ensure that all procedures, policies and controls are consistently followed at all times.
Promote a high degree of awareness of risk, risk control measures, and compliance policies and procedures among all staff members.
Ensure that all staff members successfully complete all required compliance and other certifications; provide assistance/coaching as necessary.
Participate in work unit/RC audits, SOX testing, and business resumption planning and exercises.
Provide feedback and recommendations to management on developing potential risks and risk trends along with recommendations for mitigation.
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Requires strong leadership skills with proven ability to effectively manage the performance of others.
Excellent customer service skills.
Detailed knowledge of bank's systems, policies and procedures.
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Flexibility and willingness to work additional hours when necessary.
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- Futures of nine Chelsea players in doubt if Blues miss out on Champions League.
- Real Madrid targets Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois both included.
- READ MORE: Chelsea Summer Sales: Five players Blues need to cash-in on this summer
Chelsea could be set for a major summer exodus if we fail to qualify for the Champions League.
Following Sunday's defeat at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur, Antonio Conte's side face an uphill battle to finish inside the top four. We have an eight point deficit to make up on our rivals with just seven Premier League games left to spare.
Not only could missing out on Champions League qualification have serious financial repercussions, it has been reported that we would miss out on a mammoth £50M, but the world's top players also want to be playing in the competition – and we won't be.
According to Telegraph journalist Matt Law, there is concern over the futures of NINE Chelsea players. That includes both Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois, who are long-term targets of Real Madrid according to BetNow Sportsbook.
We need to be adding to our squad in order to close the gap between ourselves and Manchester City. Selling our key players after the sub-par season we've had could prove disastrous.
We can only speculate who the other seven players are. Arsenal were first linked with a move for David Luiz in December by the Express and have been continually linked since. We reckon a national day of mourning should be declared if that one materialises.


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At first, it sounded like a jackhammer.
That was Jason Hartman's first thought as he and a friend were on the balcony of a hotel room at the Mandalay Bay Resort Casino. Hartman, a real estate investor, was in Vegas to attend a business conference.
"Right as we walked out onto the balcony, we heard shooting. I heard the shots and it sounded kind of like a jackhammer," Hartman said. After a few moments, they realized it was gunshots. They watched as people began running and falling to the ground.
"It was very, very loud the way it echoed through the building," he said. "More shots rang out, and more shots rang out."
Hartman and his friend decided to exit the hotel. "I saw police running through the lobby with machine guns, regular cops with machine guns. That's when I realized this was a mass shooting."
He said when he got into his car, he saw all the police cars. "They were coming in every direction. They were blocking roads, barricading, forming a perimeter, they were closing bridges. There were just police everywhere. Then the ambulances. There was ambulance after ambulance coming toward that scene as we were going away from it."
"I was 25 floors above the shooter," Hartman said. "I was that close."
Paddock may have researched the possibility of attacking other outdoor concerts, including the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago in August 2017, according to several news sources. Paddock "had his sights set on Lollapalooza in Chicago and even booked 2 rooms in a hotel that overlooked the massive outdoor venue," TMZ reported.
The week before the shooting, Paddock booked an apartment at The Ogden in Downtown Las Vegas, which overlooked the open-air Life Is Beautiful festival and arrived at the Mandalay Bay hotel Sept. 25. Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Paddock carried more than ten suitcases into his hotel suite during his preparation for the shooting.
Twenty-three firearms, a large quantity of ammunition, and numerous high-capacity magazines capable of holding up to 100 rounds apiece were found in Paddock's suite, according to reports.
At a press conference on October 4, Sheriff Lombardo stated there was evidence showing Paddock had intended to escape the scene, and that he may have had assistance from an accomplice.
That's something Hartman believes as well. "The shots sounded like they were coming from different directions," Hartman said, noting that he's not a conspiracy theorist nor an expert.
The hotel was locked down after Hartman left. Another friend, Larry, didn't leave and was locked in, having to spend the night in a meeting room. Larry, whose last name was not provided, was not a guest at the hotel but rather had been an attendee at a meeting. On the inside, Larry said they were receiving conflicting reports and presumed it was a terrorist attack. He added that there was a lot of commotion outside of the room, which was on the 64th floor.
Larry said there was a lot of panic in the room. The SWAT Team showed up and had everyone put their hands above their heads, not knowing if one of them was involved with the shootings. Eventually, they were moved to another room.
"It was a high-stress situation," Larry said. He added that when they were in the larger room, some were calm and others remained panic. "You saw the range of the human emotion in that room."
He and the other 60-80 people were allowed to leave around 7:45 the next morning.
Hartman said he has nightmares about it and can't imagine what it's like for those who were present at the concert. "This changed me forever," he said.
Hartman's video of the shootings can be seen here.


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Courtney EdwardsCarlson, Edwards, and O'Connor, Attorneys at Law, P.C.
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Courtney Edwards graduated from the University of Wyoming College of Law in May of 2013, with honors, and is a member of the Order of the Coif. During law school she was an active member of the board for the student bar association, the Potter Law Club, and a member of Wyoming Law Students for Equal Justice.
After graduating, Courtney worked as a Deputy District Attorney in Eagle, Colorado, prosecuting traffic, misdemeanor, and felony cases. During her time with the District Attorney's Office, Courtney acted as the prosecutorial representative on the local Access to Justice Committee as well as the Recovery Courts (DUI Court and Drug Court) in Eagle County. Courtney joined Carlson & Carlson in 2017 and became partner of the firm in July of 2019 when the firm underwent a name change to Carlson, Edwards, and O'Connor.
Courtney has intimate knowledge and experience with the criminal justice system. She is a strong advocate for those finding themselves in the system and will provide guidance along the way. Courtney also holds strong beliefs that everyone should have equal access to justice through the courts. That means adequate assistance and representation in all types of cases, especially where family and children are involved. Courtney is committed to helping those in need by offering services to help in family law matters and estate planning.
Though Courtney may have grown up under the great blue skies of Wyoming, she is now proud to call the beautiful Eagle River Valley home and loves to explore all Colorado has to offer. When away from the office she enjoys camping, hiking, skiing, snowboarding, and whitewater SUP with her husband, Jamie.
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whoa whoa whoa. This is NOT the truth. For one thing, I never flipped anything. He sent me the original cost for the poster. The other thing, I NEVER got his 5th Element reg. I was sent a reg by mistake and returned it for a variant that I purchased for myself. If I had known that was supposed to be his copy I would have just kept it and asked for my variant.fourthstooge wrote:Check your inbox. Sorry but your poster was shipped to the guy in the group that flipped it to you. It's between you two.FlapJack wrote:Can you please ship the 5th Element poster that I paid for in January? Thanks
I specifically talked to you MONTHS ago when I ordered the damn thing and asked you to ship it to him. You said that was totally fine then. Maybe if you would ship things within a reasonable time you would remember that.
If I dig around I'm sure I can find the conversation. Just because you have a tracking number doesn't mean fudge when you're sending out the wrong posters in the tubes.


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Who uses a taxi anymore? Boy, was I surprised when I heard these ridesharing apps are not used by everyone these days. Recently, I successfully transitioned a good friend from a taxi service to a well-known rideshare service. Believe me, it wasn't that easy given I had to break down the advantages and disadvantages of ridesharing companies and the types of cars (e.g. Pool, Line, etc.) each provided. Essentially, my friend had to think about which factors were important to her (comfort, cleanliness, driver likeability, space, and cost) and were not being met by her current taxi service–creating transportation bottlenecks for her.
If you are looking to identify and quantify analytes of interest in your sample, you can benefit by going through the same process that my friend did when evaluating different analytical techniques for quantitation. One of the popular techniques used for quantitation in a wide variety of samples is liquid chromatography (LC) coupled to mass spectrometry (MS). Liquid chromatography separates analytes of interest based on physiochemical properties whereas mass spectrometry does so using m/z ratios. Coupling both techniques yields quite a powerful tool to have in your analytical bag!
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Possible challenge
How does LC-MS/MS solve for this challenge?
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Halo Moon - Signed by Sharon Cohen
Halo Moon - Signed by Sharon Cohen
Bravery, friendship and the magic of an unknowable universe combine in this pitch-perfect adventure. Great for fans of Frank Cottrell Boyce and David Almond.
In Ethiopia, Ageze has unearthed an ancient device that can make predictions. It tells him: there is a date, there is a place, there is a moment when it will happen. A disaster that will change everything.
Halo Moon loves stars, and the night sky is full of them in her remote Yorkshire village. But it's a place where nothing interesting ever happens, let alone a catastrophe.
So when a stranger appears at the end of a near-impossible journey and tells her lives are at risk, she can barely believe it. But if she doesn't help Ageze, everything and everyone she knows might disappear for ever.
As Halo says: there's a hundred ways to start this story, a hundred ways to tell it. Each one is impossible. Each one, unbelievable. But it did all happen and I promise it's all true.
Sharon Cohen's first book, The Starman and Me, has been shortlisted for both the Essex Book Awards 2018 and the Branford Boase Award 2018.
Biographical Notes
Sharon Obeng loves to explore themes of 'ancient' and 'cutting edge' and intertwines these elements into her stories. After graduating with a first-class science degree and a doctorate earned catching swans and studying their parasites, Sharon became a medical writer. Her passion for children's fiction emerged following the birth of her first son and she completed the Open University Children's Literature course, gaining a distinction.She has three children and lives with her husband, an ex-Olympic Ghanaian sprinter. THE STARMAN AND ME is her debut novel.


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Here's What 2018 Has In Store for You, Based On Your Baby's Chinese Zodiac Sign
When I got pregnant for the first time, my grandmother-in-law drew up several charts for my unborn baby. They were all of his potential astrological charts based on the Chinese zodiac. My late mother-in-law went over them with me for hours, painstakingly telling me what each meant, and why it mattered to them. It is thanks to them that I'm actually excited to tell you what 2018 has in store has in store for you, based on your baby's Chinese zodiac sign.
You see, I'm not superstitious. I don't put much stock in signs and the stars, but I get it. For some Chinese people, these beliefs are as important to them as many of our Western faiths are. That's nothing to be mocked. If anything, I found myself grateful that my family already loved this little baby so much, and he hadn't yet been born. These charts aren't cheap to have drawn, and they combine so much modern astronomy, math, and what looked like trigonometry to me, that they're practically a work of art. It was fascinating to go through these charts and see what they thought my son, and later my daughter, would be like based on the day, and even the hour of their births.
This year is the year of the Earth Dog. Each year is assigned not just an animal, but also an element — earth, air, fire, and water. Also, they can be either yin or yang — light or dark. It's strictly binary, complementary, and highly indicative of the year. 2018's Earth Dog is in its yang form, according to Shen-Nong.com. Yang is a hot, bright, and exciting time. Combined with the exuberance of the year of the dog, and its earth form, 2018 should prove to be interesting. I spoke with Master Li Shen of Chinatown, New York, to get the scoop.
Born in years 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, and 2008, rats are the first sign in the Chinese zodiac, and tend to be more introverted and contemplative. 2018's exuberant year of the dog means your child might need more time to recharge and may like more calming activities when possible to deal with the stimulation present, Li Shen tells Romper. You might need to guide your rat into ways to slough off the excitement and move on.
Tigers were born in years 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, and 2010. Apparently, they will need to use their natural charm and feline swagger to learn to share more. Dog years are prone to collaborative work, and while Tigers are good at getting others to do for them, or just doing everything for everyone else, this is a good year for them to learn to work together and complete a project, with time between for isolation and relaxation, notes Li Shen.
Dragons, born in years 1928, 1940, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, and 2012, are the opposing sign of the dog. Dogs are followers, friendly, and fierce. Li Shen says dragons are the alpha sign. They are powerhouses in life and work. Thankfully, being that the dog is in earth and yang, this will allow a bit more relaxation than otherwise having a dragon in an opposing year. Be sure to nurture your little fire beasts, Khaleesi — they'll need it.
They're born in the years 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, and 2014. Naturally athletic and full of energy, horses are well-suited for dog years, Li Shen notes. However, this year your little colt will need some extra TLC when it comes to pursuing what he or she wants. It's a year of dream fulfillment and missed dreams, which for a 3-year-old probably means something like going to Legoland, so be on your organizational guard, and help them out.
From years 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, and 2016, monkeys are brilliant manipulators, ready for anything, and skillful to an extreme degree. They're a problematic sign as children, but as they grow into adulthood, monkeys harbor everything they need for success. This year, they'll need to work on common sense and consequences, according to Li Shen. Which, for a 2-year-old, makes a lot of sense. "Don't touch that," might be the mantra for 2018.
It's their year! Born in 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, and after Feb. 16 of 2018, dogs are strong, playful, loyal animals with cheerful energy and they're willing to get down and dirty. This year, their year is in yang earth, meaning their obstacles might be more homebound — probably sleeping through the night or entering middle school — but it's all good because it's their year.
Born in 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, or 2009, Oxen are talkative, traditional, and prone to tantrums. If your third grader is losing his mind over losing iPad privileges, it makes sense for 2018. Patience is the name of the game for 2018, and their lack of it. However, their year is looking good overall with Dog being in Earth. The grounding of the yang energy keeps their home fires burning and confident, Li Shen says.
Born in years 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, and 2011, rabbits are diplomatic and given to finding resolutions through negotiating and interlocuting between parties. This year is the year of love for your rabbit, so if your 6-year-old is extra cuddly, this is why. Personally, my rabbit is already really cuddly, but a few more snuggles are good for the soul. Be sure to meet them with open arms. If you're a rabbit yourself, the first year of your 30s is looking good on the love front, so take advantage. Love at first sight is not out of the question.
Born in years 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, and 2013, snakes are charmers who love to manipulate a room. They're also given towards curiosity and confidence, Li Shen notes. This year, snakes are in for a restful year that they can use to focus on themselves. If your child is a snake, they're likely starting pre-K or kindergarten this year. This is great, because this year looks to be a prioritizing year for them, easing the tricky transition.
Goats hail from years 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, and 2015. They are the most reserved of the zodiac. A bit shy, but once they find their niche? They're visionaries capable of accomplishing anything. Don't take their quiet reserve for weakness, because they're anything but, Li Shen says. This year might be a hard one for them. They'll need to focus on prioritizing their needs and strengths in a way that works out for them. For a toddler hitting the three zone, this might mean more frustration than normal. They'll need more help finding their inner zen goat from their mamas. Maybe a bit of goat yoga is in order?
Born to years 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, and 2017, roosters are outrageous, flamboyant, and fun AF. Your little rooster will not only turn one during the year of the dog, it's a year of growth and purpose for these little chicks, according to Li Shen. They might experience periods of stagnation, though, so that 4-month sleep regression might prove to be a real pain in the butt. Just keep up the soothing, and hopefully the next time they stall is that glorious period between sitting upright and crawling.
Born in 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, and 2007, pigs are, well, pig headed, but also extremely smart, faithful, and anxious, according to Li Shen. This year, pigs will dwell on the past. If your 10-year-old is suddenly worried about last year's band performance before this year's? Blame the dog. However, this is the year pigs learn to keep their cool without getting up with their fists raised ready to battle any newcomer. Your pig will need your quiet assurance and strong presence this year, so be prepared for long, late night chats with your fifth grader.
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Robyn Parker Feehan, Creative Director, has always wanted a gallery space for artists, no matter their level of experience, to show. The Gallery8680 on Main Street in Frisco obtained a permanent lease space from her church, True North, and the gallery was in business.
In early 2009, her son gathered the names of over 20 student artists and together they hosted a very successful exhibition. From there, the gallery is constantly hosting shows with various themes for local artists.
Gallery8680's first exhibition was held June 2009 and was made up of students from Collin College. Even though the gallery had to close down for some time afterward to create a space suitable to building codes, Robyn was able to resume exhibitions in October 2010 and the team has been hosting shows ever since.
This Friday, August 16th at 7 pm, Gallery8680 will host an artist and guests reception for the "CityScapes" exhibition. Robyn enjoys an extensive mailing list of artists and art patrons who have attended shows in the past and found the gallery through research on the web.
The call for "CityScapes" was submitted in June to all artists on her list in addition to posting the call to the gallery web site. Artists have submitted up to 10 pieces of art which are then filed and a juried selection takes place judged according to creativity, execution, originality, and whether the piece fits the theme.
Although Robyn does utilize jurors for some shows, for this exhibition, she enlisted Misty Oliver-Foster, a well-known Frisco artist, to help make the selections.
The artists who were chosen for the CityScapes exhibition are:
- Jason Booher
- Tom Freeman
- Danna Gann
- Marjorie Haley
- Beejae Hawkins
- Anne Hines
- Walter Kane
- Shelby Kinsall
- Wendi McGowan-Ellis
- Cate Robbins
- Tatianna Bela Sa
- Elizabeth Tropser
- Andrew Williams
An upcoming exhibition later this fall in the gallery is "Identity + Cast 2013" which will explore a group of sculptors' long artistic engagement with traditional cast forms and space using iron, bronze, and aluminum while challenging compositional norms.
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Final market of the year for us tomorrow at Usk Farmer's Market.
We're going to bake more than ever but if you'd like us to reserve your favourite, call us (or email us) today (Friday) before 1pm. We're going to miss Saturday January 3rd for a well deserved break so the next market for us after Christmas is the 17th January.
Big thanks to all our loyal customers for all their support throughout 2014.


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Thirty-two priests and Religious joined the Human Rights workshop in Lewella Retreat House in Kandy Sri Lanka from the 08th to the 11th July 2013, to reflect on the present day realities, human rights violations in particular from a Christian perspective. The participants were from different dioceses and religious congregations in the country. Bishop Vianney Fernando, the Bishop of Kandy also graced the occasion and shared with the group his own concerns in the matter of the Rule of Law in the country. He also took the opportunity to stress on the need to have more and more persons committed to upholding the Rule of Law and the dignity of all persons without any distinction. The participants expressed their appreciated of the stand taken by the Bishops on the matter of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
Three exposures were organized to coincide with the program. The first group visited the persons that were displaced due to a landslide in Nicoloya estate in Rattota, Matale District. The issues relating to land, housing,
employment of these displaced persons, which have largely been neglected by the authorities were highlighted by the participants. While this was being discussed, the participants took the opportunity to highlight the problem of land grabbing in various parts of the north and the east of the country. The places referred to included Mullikkulam, where the people despite many a promise by the authorities both secular and religious, continue to live like vagabonds denied of their own land, proper housing or their traditional sources of income.
The second group visited the tea plantation workers in Mooloya Estate in Hewaheta. The comments made by the participants, revealed the depth of denial of rights to tea plantation workers despite their major contribution to the economy of the country. Though promises have been made by the successive governments to address land, housing, education and health rights, they all remained elusive. It was suggested that the Church commits itself for advocacy work given the fact that tea plantations workers are found in five dioceses in the country. It was also mentioned that the numerous trade unions found in the plantations in addition to rendering lip service to the workers, often obstruct any advocacy work done by outsiders including the churches. In Wattegama Church, the third group met a group of the relatives and parents of the disappeared. They all had horrific stories to narrate. Brief narration of the dreadful knock on the doors, forceful entry, grabbing of the victims followed by abductions while the helpless family members left behind for unending tears and an elusive hope, appeared to have evoked similar sentiments among our own participants from the north and the east.
What however surprised everyone was the vigor with which the lives of these relatives are characterized. They all articulated nicely the courage with which they are facing life now following the sessions of healing and counseling. Besides, the small self-help projects initiated with the intervention of Fr. Nandana and his team has further buttressed that sense of confidence and the need to go on living for themselves and their family members. They were then explained the situation prevailing in the north and east which inhibits any form of sharing, healing or even conducting memorial services to the dead. A need to work together to alleviate each other's suffering and struggling together for justice appeared to be a feeling common to all.
During the sharing of the experience, Mr. Suren D. Perera an Attorney-at-Law of the Human Rights Office in Kandy was invited to update the participants of the status of the mass grave in Matale. Thanks to the commitment of some dedicated persons, he said investigations are progressing painfully slow with no guarantees of any breakthrough.
Scriptural sharing was on the 'Ten commandments' done by Dr. Shirley Wijeshinghe, creating a greater appreciation of God's intervention in the history of humankind.
The last sessions were devoted to discussions on what we all could do both as individuals and a group. The workshop ended with the resolution for a meaningful prayer to be adopted both to seek divine intervention to safeguard the dignity of all persons and to enlighten the people of the pressing justice issues. Dr. Shirley Fernando, Dr. Philip Setunga & Fr. Nandana Manatunga facilitated the workshop while Fr. Reid Shelton Fernando, Fr. Jeyabalan Croos, Fr. Ananda Fernando, Fr. Nihal Abeysinghe & Sr. Vijaya Joseph made presentations on issues that were discussed during the plenary.
The workshop came to an end with the dates for the next meeting being fixed for 03rd to 06th February 2014 in Madhu.
The workshop came to an end with the dates for the next meeting being fixed for 03rd to 06th February 2014 in Madhu.


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Deka Investment GmBH case study: no.1 right from the start
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At the end of the 1990s, it became necessary for the "Sparkassen Finanzgruppe" to realign its 'own brand' investment fund, so as not to surrender future market opportunities to the competition.
Given the enormous growth expectations in the German investment fund market, the management decided on the creation of a completely new investment fund brand: 'Deka Investmentfonds'. This naturally entailed a high level of investment but also facilitated the chance for attractive and independent positioning.
We acted as their key partner on the branding and marketing strategy. With extensive market segmentation, we defined the positioning scope of the new brand (PULL). The SWOT analysis, along with broad surveying of the business partner 'Sparkasse', provided the cornerstones for the PUSH strategy.
Building on this we supported Deka throughout the implementation of the new marketing strategy and further development of the brand. And we continue to oversee communication performance today.
Just two years after launch, 'Deka' was the highest value investment fund brand in Germany in terms of emotional brand value, brand awareness and brand preference. Even with the challenge posed by tougher market conditions, the brand continues to develop and profit from its positioning.
How did we Add Value?
We helped "Sparkassen Finanzgruppe" to create a new investment fund brand and supporting strategy that could successfully ride the wave of market groth and weathered the subsequent market storms.


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Recently a good friend on Facebook had a discussion on how often you should weigh yourself. There was a nice discussion about daily, weekly or monthly weigh ins. Now I am not a fan of weighing myself in fact until recently I didn't even own a scale. The scale and I are not friends, in fact I think we are mortal enemies. Although which one of this is the hero and which one is the bad guy is still open for debate.
For me personally if the number on the scale would get to high I would get depressed which often lead to more eating....I am an emotional eater. When I am sad I eat, when I am bored I eat, when I am angry I eat (actually I drink wine but that is a lot of calories). So then I would avoid the scale (by avoiding the Dr because that is the only time I stepped on the scale) and then when I was finally forced to get on one I would get depressed hate myself and my body. Talk about a vicious cycle and I can't even blame anyone for it...this is all me.
Now that we have established that I have any unhealthy relationship with my scale...How often do I weigh myself? I have decided on once a week to help me monitor if what I am doing is helping or hindering my ability to get healthy. To be honest with you the scale sits on the floor in my bathroom (which is better than the kitchen I think) and every time I walk in there I fight the urge to step on the scale. Its a constant mental battle I have with myself...even though I know that your weight will fluctuate through out the day, I still have to fight myself to stay off.
I also want to help the kids in my life have a healthy relationship with food and the scale. How do I do that when I have a bad relationship with food and the scale?
Here are my weekly get healthy habits.
Good Habit: Get on the treadmill 5 days this weeks, for at least 15 minutes preferably 30 minutes.
Bad Habit: No extra snacking. I know this was last weeks bad habit but I didn't do as well as I would hope to do with it so I am trying again this week.


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Cuba and Its People: Featuring Havana and Trinidad
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- Join us on an enriching 7-night Cuban immersion to discover the heart and soul of this incredible Caribbean nation.
- Our culture-rich program puts you in direct contact with charismatic Cubans from all walks of life.
- During meaningful encounters and conversations, learn about Cuba from the perspectives of locals, including entrepreneurs, dancers, artists, teachers, children and more.
- Begin with two nights in Trinidad, delightful with stunning architecture; then visit Cienfuegos, viewing timeworn landmarks and engaging with the owners of a paladar.
- With five nights in Havana, you'll experience the breadth of this fascinating city—from the cobblestone streets of Old Havana to the romantic Malecón, from a tobacco farm to a classic car ride, and from art galleries to dance studios.
- Locals and experts enrich your journey with special lectures, and you will come away with a broader perspective of Cuba's culture and heritage while also supporting the Cuban people.
- This exclusive program, developed by AHI Travel, is operated in accordance with a Support for the Cuban People general license established by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control.


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How to start a nonprofit in 30 days!
In this video I'm going to give you a preview of the 30 day online course I created for entrepreneurs with a purpose who want to start a nonprofit!
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Learning to manage expectations, impact, growth, AND make a profit are the hardest aspects of the Socialife, but it can be done and my goal is to teach you how!! I started a nonprofit in 2013 under a fiscal sponsor then officially filed and became a designated non-profit in 2015! I love what I do and want to help others feel the same way! You can check out my baby here: http://bit.ly/Launchpad4kids
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