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In its former life, the Wesley Anne was a church – which is somewhat fitting, given how devoted regulars congregate at this northern institution. Built in 1854 and retaining much of its original design, this is one of Melbourne's holiest watering holes. A sprawling beer garden, vibrant performance scene and elegant dining room make for good, secular fun.


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TWO charities have received donations of more than £3,000 each thanks to the fundraising efforts of a former chairman of Wyre Forest District Council.
Liberal councillor Fran Oborski, who chaired the local authority in 2013 to 2014, helped collect £6,200 for Kidderminster Hospital's League of Friends' scanner appeal and Kidderminster Foodbank during her year in charge.
Funds were raised through a variety of charity events, including a barbecue at Bodenham Arboretum, a carol service at St Mary and All Saints' Church and a dinner and raffle at La Brasserie.
Mrs Oborski said: "I am delighted to be able to hand over these cheques for £3,100 to each of the charities.
"I would like to thank everyone who has contributed and supported my fundraising events."
Maureen Lewis, co-ordinator of Kidderminster Foodbank, said: "We are very grateful to councillor Oborski for the money because, although we have many generous donors, we are still having to buy certain foods. With the donation we can add those little extra items to our food parcels.
"We also need to keep the Foodbank warm and welcoming for our families and we offer them a drink and biscuits when they come for food. Lately we have also offered beans on toast and soup.
"Last year we fed over 3,500 people and so far this year we have fed over 1,000.
"We do thank councillor Oborski for supporting our work and our families in crisis in this way."
Peter Picken, a trustee of Kidderminster Hospital's League of Friends, added: "We are really appreciative of this large sum of money raised by councillor Oborski.
"She worked very hard and was supported by both staff and fellow councillors throughout the year, with events covering a wide range of activities.
"We are also grateful to all those who supported and contributed to raising this money, which has helped to ensure we are well on our way to the £125,000 we need to ensure the scanner continues to benefit Kidderminster Hospital patients.
"The target should be reached soon with a number of events and activities that are currently being undertaken."

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What Diet Has Worked For You?
I realized after a summer of deciding to eat whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, it's time to do something about it.
I'm not looking to do a formal diet necessarily. In the past, I've been pretty successful with a calorie count. Just being aware of how many calories you're consuming sometimes is all you need to make better food decisions.
When I realized how many calories I was drinking, let alone eating, I was pretty surprised. Without paying too much attention, I was probably drinking 800 or 900 calories a day. Consuming almost 1000 calories and not even having eaten anything is probably not a good thing right?
So many people have had success with different diets, and if you have, congratulations to you! Feel free to let us know what you did to succeed in the "comments" section. Maybe you will inspire someone else to reach their goal.
If you are trying to eat better, cut out the junk food and drop some pounds, I wish you all the best. It's never easy, but it feels good when it works. Good luck!


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Meet Sibylle Szaggars, Robert Redford's wife. The two have been together for quite some time, and over the weekend the couple tied the knot in her hometown of Hamburg, Germany, with around 30 relatives and friends attending the wedding. Photos, video and a biography of Sibylle Szaggars can be found here.
Sibylle Szaggars is now Robert Redford's wife. The couple, who have been together over 13 years, were wed in Hamburg, Germany on Saturday, July 11, 2009.
Pastor Frank Engelbrecht performed the ceremony at the swanky Louis C. Jacob Hotel. Redford reportedly sported a white suit, while Szaggars wore a champagne colored gown. Only 30 friends and family attended the wedding, photos should be available shortly, and as soon as they are, we will post them here, so check back often.
Szaggars, who is 51, met Redford, 71, while both were at the Sundance Film Festival, the annual event held in Utah that Redford founded. Read more about Sibylle Szaggars below.
As a biography, Sibylle Szaggars was born in Germany and is 51 years old. She is an abstract artist. As a youngster, Gauguin and Van Gogh were artists she was drawn to and soon began studying their artwork and technique. In the mid 80's, she rented her first studio in London and began showcasing her work there and in Germany.
She moved to the United States in the late 80's, and lived on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona, where the power of the Native American people and culture led her to produce several paintings of her experience.
She moved to Sundance, Utah in the 90's. It was during this time that she met Robert Redford, at the Sundance Film Festival.
Szaggars' artwork can be seen around the world – here in the United States, England, Germany, Peru, Italy, Singapore and Japan.
Sibylle and Robert have lived together on his 5,500 acre Utah ranch since the 90's. Congratulations!
You can see more pictures and a video of Sibylle Szaggars below.
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The instability of the solar system
Once astronomers depicted the solar system as a stable place. The planets moved along in their stately orbits, dependably showing up where they should be at the predicted times. To the 3rd-grader I used to be, the solar system seemed like a giant clock with nine smoothly-turning gears.
We no longer believe in this simple system. Even Isaac Newton, who devised the law of gravity that governs the motions of the planets, realized that this law actually predicted that planetary orbits would slowly change. He postulated that God occasionally found it necessary to reach down from heaven to reset the planets into their proper positions.
The problem is that everything has gravity. The Earth's motion around the Sun is controlled almost completely by the force of gravity from the Sun that binds it into a permanent orbit. It's easy to come up with a stable orbit like that when you only need to worry about two celestial bodies.
But note the presence of the word "almost." With more than two bodies, things get much more complicated mathematically, because each body exerts a force on every other body. The path of the Earth is continuously perturbed by the gravity of Jupiter, and the Moon, and even passing comets and asteroids; and each of them affects each of the others. It's no longer possible to solve the equations of motion and gravity and find a simple solution.
Those effects are minuscule, to be sure. The gravitational force of Jupiter on the Earth is 100,000 times weaker than that of the Sun. But that's enough to cause a slow change in our planet's orbit if you just let enough time go by.
It's also true that we don't know the details of the orbits perfectly precisely. We now list the positions of the planets in their orbits to an accuracy of a few inches, but no better.
Moreover, we now know that in certain kinds of systems,We're a small number of craftspeople drawn together by a common fondness for Led strip light. small uncertainties in starting conditions can build up to enormous differences in the end results. This is almost the scientific definition of the word "chaos." The sense of this kind of chaos is often presented by saying that the flapping of a butterfly's wings in China today may change the path of a hurricane in the North Atlantic a year from now.
In the case of the solar system, scientist Scott Tremaine tells us that "shifting your pencil from one side of your desk to the other today could change the gravitational forces on Jupiter enough to shift its position from one side of the Sun to the other a billion years from now."
In addition, there are many other quantities we don't know with perfect precision that could affect our analyses. How many asteroids are there? How is the gas within the Sun distributed, smoothly, or with symmetrical condensations? How much mass does the Sun lose each year to the solar wind? How strong is the tidal force of the Milky Way galaxy?
None of these factors are large, but we don't know how their effects could build up over the years. Therefore, we can't predict the positions of the planets with any accuracy for more than another 100 million years.
We could start our study by slightly altering the positions of the planets, and let our computers crank out what the planets will be doing to each other in the future based on the various values. Some studies have changed only the initial positions of the planets by amounts no bigger than a millimeter-well within the precision of our measurements-and computed positions far into the future.
Most of the results were benign. Planets simply appeared ahead of or behind their expected positions in their orbits. Changes in orbit shapes and sizes were also seen, but usually not sizable ones. But in nearly 1% of the cases, Mercury's orbit became so eccentric that it would crash into Venus!
In general, the other orbits are also chaotic, and will change in size and shape, to a lesser degree but measurably. The future solar system may look quite different from what we see today.
Other possible changes may strike closer to home. Tidal forces from our own Moon may cause the Earth's tilt in its orbit to become chaotic and unpredictable. Since the severity of our seasons depends on how big that angle is, this is an important issue!
The critical question, then, is one of time. How fast will also this happen? Fortunately, the various studies all agree that very long times must elapse for anything significant to happen. Even the low-probability crash of Mercury and Venus would not happen until not long before the death of the Sun, five to seven billion years from now. On short time scales, we live in a very stable system.


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SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The possibility of the NHL players competing in the 2018 Olympics won't be discussed by the league during the Sochi Games.
"It's not anything we're focused on dealing with right now," Commissioner Gary Bettman said.
Bettman was joined at a news conference Tuesday by NHL Players' Association Executive Director Don Fehr and International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel.
"There is nothing like an Olympic gold medal in the life of an athlete," Fasel said. "Nothing."
Then Bettman interjected: "Except for winning the Stanley Cup."
The league and the union have allowed their players to be in the Olympics since 1998, creating an elite hockey tournament that has become one of the most popular events at the Olympics.
The 2018 Winter Games will be in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and no one knows if NHL players will be there.
"None of this moves forward, if it moves forward at all, is if the players don't want to play," Bettman said. "If the players ever said, we're not interested, we're not going to force them to go."
If NHL players ever did say that, it would be stunning. They all seem to want to keep having an opportunity to play for gold on the world's stage every four years.
"The Olympic Games is obviously a pinnacle of sports and it represents a lot," Canadian forward John Tavares said. "I think it's important we continue to try and find a way to (make it) work. We certainly enjoy coming as players."
While the NHL and NHLPA said a decision about 2018 could be made within six months, both parties didn't want to be tied to a timetable.
"We'll get a sense of what people are thinking over the next 12, 16 months," Fehr said after the news conference. "We have our board meeting this summer, and I'm sure it'll be a topic of some discussion. And then the players either at that point will be able to say, 'This is what we want to do, go try and make it happen.' Or, they're going to say, 'We want to think about it a little more.'"
International competition in hockey isn't going away, but it might not happen at future Olympics because NHL owners don't like for at least a couple of reasons. Some NHL owners are not in favor of freezing their season for more than two weeks when they have less competition for fans in the United States. They're also wary of putting their well-paid players at risk of injury while playing for their country.
"I believe in the not too distant future the NHL and NHLPA will be in a position to talk about other international initiatives that we're discussing, including bringing back the World Cup," Bettman said. "We see international competition on the horizon. It's really just a question of what the format will be."
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Your Feel Good Festive Checklist
1. Ditch the dietAt Christmas it's hard to avoid excess, so don't count the calories. It's one less thing to think about! "I acknowledge that it's a short, finite period and give myself permission to deviate from my normal health and fitness routine," admits Suzy Reading, Neom's Psychologist. "Then I truly savour every indulgence and don't give myself grief about it. Instead I focus on the extra time it gives me to spend with loved ones, nourishing relationships and boosting feelings of connection."
2. Write listsEven if you hate to-do lists, at this time of year they can really keep you sane. Write them on the notes section of your phone or in the back of your diary – just somewhere that you'll have instant access to at every occasion. Christmas card list, supermarket essentials, people you need to buy for (and the gift itself) – as soon as you think of something, add it on. That way, you won't find yourself racking your brains when you're sticking stamps on envelopes trying to remember if you've sent a card to all your second cousins!
3. Think about your drinkFizz for breakfast, wine for lunch and cocktails in the evening, there's alcohol waiting to be sipped at every seasonal activity! Make sure you stay hydrated between times, avoid mixing your drinks as much as possible and if you are investing in wine, make it organic. With no additives or sulphites, it's not only better for your insides; rumour has it that the purity of the grapes means a reduced chance of that 'morning after' grogginess!
4. Pick your Christmas commitment…… and stick to it. Instead of rushing here, there and everywhere to get the dinner, decorations and parties all perfected, just pick one thing and seriously go to town on it. Whether it's the most incredible Christmas tree or a festive cocktail like no other, we're fans of having one holiday tradition absolutely nailed instead of panicking over 100 different to-do lists.
5. Buy ready-wrapped presentsThere are so many gorgeous gift sets on offer – from tree decorations and crackers to box sets decorated with tags, bows and all the trimmings, it means you don't have to stay up late knee deep in wrapping paper and tape. Lots of stores (including Neom's Wimbledon shop!) even offer complementary gift-wrapping services so hand the responsibility over to the pros! It will save you time, money and stress!
6. Remember Black FridayOne day, (this year it falls on Friday 27th November), stores, online shops and shopping centres slash the prices of their predicted bestsellers, stay open late and offer free shipping so you can get on top of your Christmas shopping. If you know what you want to buy in advance, it's worth adding the date to your diary now. Watch this space for amazing Neom offers too…
7. Make it magicalAt no other time of year is everyone in such jovial spirits so follow the 'merry and bright' mantra. "Expectations are always projections of the future but live in the moment," says Emma Mills, Neom's Mindfulness Expert. "Putting on soft new socks, drinking hot chocolate, going for a cosy winter walk, meditating outside in the snow, dressing up for parties and sleeping on the sofa – it's so romantic and a wonderful time to spend time relaxing with loved ones."
8. Exercise on the goShopping is one of the biggest calorie burners on the block so you needn't worry if you miss a workout. Up the ante by keeping your feet hip width apart when you're waiting in queues and lift and lower yourself onto your tip-toes. Not only will it stretch out aching soles, it will help tone your calves. Keep your Essential Energy Boosting Kit on standby in your handbag.
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The Bachelor of Science in Bible/Theology and Business Administration is a four-year program designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of the Bible and of current business principles, preparing them to operate effectively as business leaders in either commercial or non-profit settings. The program includes intensive study in three academic areas: Bible/Theology, general education, and business.
Program Director: Dr. Kim Parcher
Student Learning Goals
In addition to meeting the Bible/Theology major outcomes, the student will:
- Develop a thorough understanding of fundamental business principles.
- Acquire the skills and dispositions needed to enable sound business practices.
- Develop awareness of current business issues and trends and how to effectively operate in a global and changing environment.
- Develop a philosophy of business that incorporates a biblical worldview.
- Evidence the ability to operate as business professionals in a variety of settings—commercial, non-profit ministry, and cross-cultural.
Program Level Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate foundational knowledge in functional areas of business.
- Demonstrate ability to work effectively in a team situation.
- Demonstrate communication skills in a professional context
- Demonstrate use of critical thinking skills in a business and organizational context
Program Admission Requirements
- Complete the freshman year at Emmaus with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.
- Declare a major in Bible/Theology and Business Administration.
- At the beginning of the sophomore year, apply for entrance into the Business Administration program. The process includes completion of a formal application. After the application has been received, it will be reviewed by the Business faculty. Their decision will be delivered to the student by means of a formal letter.
- Pay all applicable fees for this major as determined by the Business office and published in the annual statement of fees.
- The Business department will consider up to 18 transfer credits in business, subject to review of grades and course descriptions.
The following courses must be taken at Emmaus:
- Business Ethics (BUS 210)
- Principles of Management and Leadership (BUS 330)
- Organizational Behavior (BUS 401)
- Business Policy and Strategy (BUS 410)
- Business Internship (BUS 485)
Business Administration Degree Requirements:
- Complete a minimum of 129 semester credit hours.
- A 2.0 cumulative grade point average and a passing grade in all required courses.
- A minimum of 65 semester credit hours must be earned at Emmaus.
- Complete the general graduation requirements listed in the Academic Life section of the catalog.
- Meet course requirements in the following areas:
- Bible/Theology (39 credits)
- Old Testament Survey 1 (BT 102)
- Old Testament Survey 2 (BT 104)
- New Testament Survey (BT 106)
- Christian Life & Bible Study Methods (BT 110)
- Survey of Doctrine (BT 151)
- Hermeneutics (BT 250)
- Theology 1 (BT 205)
- Theology 2 (BT 210)
- Theology 3 (BT 305)
- Theology 4 (BT 310)
- Bible and Theology Electives+
- Intercultural Studies (3 credits)
- Missions and Evangelism 1* (ICS 104)
- Inter-Area Studies (5 credits)
- Transitions Seminar (IAS 101)
- Servant Leader Training (IAS 102/3-402/3)
- Chapel Attendance (IAS 110)
- Senior Seminar (IAS 410)
- Business Administration (45 credits)
- Financial Accounting (ACC 110)
- Managerial Accounting (ACC 210)
- Global Business (BUS 102)
- Introduction to Management Information Systems (BUS 140)
- Business Ethics (BUS 201)
- Principles of Finance (BUS 310)
- Principles of Global Marketing (BUS 321)
- Principles of Management and Leadership (BUS 330)
- Organizational Behavior and Development (BUS 401)
- Business Policy and Strategy (BUS 410)
- Business Law (BUS 420)
- Business Internship (BUS 485)
- Business Electives**
- Humanities (15 credits)
- Fundamentals of Speech (COM 112)
- Business Communication (COM 230)
- English Composition (ENG 101)
- Introduction to Literature (ENG 102)
- Introduction to Philosophy: Christian Worldview* (PH 106)
- Social Sciences (12 credits)
- Fundamental Computer Literacy (CS 103)
- Western Civilization (HIS 131/132) or American History (HIS 235/236)
- Principles of Macroeconomics (ECN 105)
- Principles of Microeconomics (ECN 205)
- Natural Sciences (10 credits)
- College Mathematics (MAT 140)
- Introduction to Statistics (MAT 160)
- Introduction to Human Biology (SCI 241)
- Introduction to Human Biology Lab (SCI 242)
*meets Bible-Related requirement
+at least one book study required
**Business Elective Course Offerings: Non-Profit Organizations, Camp Ministry Management, Business as Mission, Executive Leadership, Human Resource Management, Production/Operations Management, Entrepreneurship, Project Management, selected Computer Studies (CS) courses
Award: Bachelor of Science


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Teaching Effectiveness Institute
Increasing Student Motivation: Strategies that Work
Thursday, January 10, 2013
12:30 pm to 4:00 pm
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by Saundra McGuire, Ph.D.,
Assistant Vice Chancellor and Professor of Chemistry,
Louisiana State University
Motivating today's students to actively engage in learning activities proves challenging for most faculty. Very often millennial students do not respond as did students in the past to extrinsic motivators such as bonus quizzes and extra credit assignments. However, as James Raffini presents in 150 Ways to Increase Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom, when the psych academic needs of students are met in creative ways, student motivation soars. This workshop will engage faculty in a discussion of addressing student needs for autonomy, competence, relatedness, self-esteem, and enjoyment in order to significantly increase student motivation.
Saundra McGuire is Assistant Vice Chancellor and Professor of Chemistry at Louisiana State University. She served as the director of LSU's nationally recognized campus-wide learning center, The Center for Academic Success, from 1999 to 2009. Prior to joining LSU in August, 1999, McGuire spent eleven years at Cornell University, where she received the highly coveted Clark Distinguished Teaching Award. She is a fellow of The Council of Learning Assistance and Developmental Education Associations (CLADEA), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the American Chemical Society (ACS). In November 2007 the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) was presented to her in a White House Oval Office Ceremony. Her work with faculty involves the development of pedagogical techniques that facilitate mastery learning and helping them implement pedagogical techniques that maximize student learning outcomes.
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12:30 pm
12:55 pm
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1:00 pm
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- Definition of motivation in the academy
- Five bases of intrinsic motivation
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2:45 pm
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- Role of emotions in motivation and learning
- Learning strategies that increase motivation
4:00 pm
|Conclusion and institute evaluation
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This institute is for NIU faculty, instructors, and teaching SPS & Civil Service staff only. Registered participants will receive institute materials and a certificate of participation. Please register by the deadline and plan to attend the entire afternoon. After you register, if you are unable to attend, please inform the Center at email@example.com by Friday, January 4, 2013 so that those on the waiting list can be given the opportunity to attend the institute and/or institute costs can be reduced.
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Huge celebrations to ring in the Shan New Year will be held in the eastern Shan State town of Kengtong from December 12 to 14, according to an official from the Mong Tai Army (MTA).
The festivities will mark the arrival of year 2107 on the Shan calendar, U Sai Khwan Main from the MTA's political department told The Myanmar Times last week.
"Shan New Year is celebrated every year in every part of the world where there are Shan people," he said. "December 14 is the start of Luen Zeing Pi Mai, the first month of the Shan calendar. Farmers celebrate at this time, after harvesting their rice from the paddy fields."
He said the celebration is a time for Shan people to "come together to discuss, rethink and recheck the past, and to make preparations for the coming year".
New Year's Eve is marked by traditional Shan dances, singing, fashion shows with traditional Shan clothing, and other performances. Shan food and traditional handicrafts are also sold by vendors.
U Sai Khwan Main said that starting about two months before the celebration, young people go around to houses — singing New Year's songs and playing Shan drums and other instruments along the way — to collect donations to be used for the festival and for Shan literature organisations.
"In most years these celebrations are held separately, from state to state and city to city, but this year the central committee of the Taunggyi-based Shan Literature and Culture Association, members of the 54 regional committees of the association, and Shan leaders from every part of Myanmar will gather in Kengtong to celebrate the New Year," U Sai Khwan Main said.
The event's programs will be managed by the Kengtong Shan Literature Organisation.
He said Shan people from Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, India, the United States and Europe have also been invited to attend, and the Restoration Council of Shan State based in Chaing Mai, Thailand, will be involved in the organisation.
The opening ceremony will be held on December 12. On the following morning, a seminar will be held on Shan literature and education, including a discussion on steps that can be taken to improve and promote these aspects of Shan culture.
Traditional dances, concerts by Shan singers, fashion shows and other performances are planned for the evening of December 13 and for the following afternoon. The fashion shows will feature more than 30 styles of traditional Shan dress, while the performances will include the Shan deer dance and the Shan kinnara and kinnari dance.
Also on December 14, donations will be given to monks and monasteries, and awards will be handed out to outstanding Shan students. Vendors from around the country will sell traditional dress, handicrafts, musical instruments, books and food.
"This is a good opportunity for us to meet Shan people frocvvm everywhere. We might become reacquainted with people we haven't seen for many years, and we might meet many new people," U Sai Khwan Main said.
"From this we can form closer ties and move forward with a lot of hope to maintain and improve Shan literature and education for the next generation."
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I'm told that when kids reach their teens, there's a higher probability that they will only be seen or heard from when they require money or food! Sleeping takes up most of their day…. along with eating, texting and planning "activities." But before they reach the all out teen world, they are called preteens, and Mom and Dad pretty much do most of the planning and the chauffeuring. Don't know if that's a good thing or not. They are almost always hanging around the house, with periodic short trips outta here, this is why I call them The Boomerang Kids.
This can be a good thing, or it can wreck your nerves, depending upon these five distinct things:
- The time of year, Winter is always more claustrophobic with kids
- The personality type your child is, sweet, annoying, bored easily, did I mention annoying?
- How large your house is
- How good your hearing is
- How much vodka is in the cabinet
It's a mixed bag of emotions.
You want them to fly the coop in order to save your sanity, or what's left of it! But on the other hand, you want them to be safe and sound. Don't get me wrong, I love my Boomerang Kids, and I think things will even out once Spring arrives. But what do we do for now? Around here we crank up the wi-fi, charge up the iPods and have plenty of food on hand. For now Mommies In Orbit has a quick and easy remedy: get the fireplace going, put on our favorite PJ's and stir up a big mug of hot chocolate. Spring will be here before you know it!


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Date of Defense 2002-11-01 Availability unrestricted AbstractThis study explored foraging ecology in a guild of 13 woodpecker species found in the lowland rainforests of peninsular Malaysia. The data collected were used for two purposes: (1) to compare species from temperate and tropical woodpecker assemblages in an attempt to understand patterns of diversity, and (2) to determine the effects of logging on Malaysian woodpeckers.
Ecological and morphological patterns of diversity were investigated in woodpeckers from tropical sites in Malaysia (Pasoh Forest Reserve and Sungai Lalang Forest Reserve) and Guatemala, and two temperate sites in North America. Multivariate analyses separated species into two ecomorphs: "conventional" - species that excavated frequently and had large bills, long bracing tails, and relatively short toes, and "novel" - species that used a variety of microhabitats (bamboo, ant nests) and had relatively short tails, short, flattened bills, and long toes. Both temperate and tropical species were classified as the first ecomorph, but the "novel" ecomorph comprised primarily tropical species. These woodpeckers used tropical resources not readily available year-round in temperate forests, such as arboreal ant and termite nests, bamboo, and leaves. These novel resources may explain the maintenance of high woodpecker diversity in tropical rainforests.
Woodpecker response to logging exhibited some atypical patterns. Overall abundance in recently logged stands (mean = 5 years) is similar to unlogged forest, but drop by half in older stands (mean = 10 years). Numbers rebound in older (25 + years) stands, but species composition differs significantly from that in unlogged forest. The abundance of preferred microhabitats (particularly snags) also follows this pattern and suggests that the effects of logging are delayed for woodpeckers. Rainforests often incur massive damage during logging, and many logs, stumps, and damaged trees are left behind. The result is a spike in necromass available to woodpeckers for foraging and nesting. This supply buffers woodpecker populations in the years immediately following logging, but as the dead wood decays, woodpecker numbers drop. Large, snag-foraging woodpeckers seem most affected in the long term. The importance of snags should be considered in the management of Malaysian forests.
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Paul Ince thought his Blackpool side were the better team in the 2-1 win over Watford
Paul Ince says his Blackpool side were fully deserving of their shock 2-1 win at Watford.
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Cristian Battocchio had given the hosts a first-half lead but Tom Ince and Gary McKenzie netted after the break to earn the visitors an unlikely three points.
The Blackpool boss said: "I thought it was a good game all round. When I look back on the whole game, I thought we were the better team.
"Watford came at us in the first 15 minutes, Jonathan Hogg should have scored for them with a header.
"We had a couple of chances and I wouldn't say we found it hard - but we took our time to get into the game.
"But once we got into the game I thought we looked a very, very good side.
"The disappointing thing was the goal. It was a diabolical decision from the linesman - when their player kicked the ball out for a throw it was so plain to see.
"Then the geezer (Fernando Forestieri) took the throw with both feet off the ground - and then to compound that our centre-half made a mistake and we're 1-0 down.
"After that we still showed belief, we didn't drop our heads and we kept believing we could get back into the game and that's a credit to the players.
"Towards the back end of the first half we looked like we were going to get a goal back, we played some lovely football and in the second half it was more of the same.
"If you can get the next goal, they'll get a little bit apprehensive because of where they are in the league - and it proved right."


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No, not under the vault of another sky, not under the shelter of other wings. I was with my people then, there where my people were doomed to be.
Instead of a preface:
During the years of the Yezhov terror, I spent seventeen months standing outside the prison in Leningrad, waiting for news. One day someone 'picked me out'. Then a woman with blue lips from the cold, who was standing behind me, and of course had never heard of my name, came out of the numbness which affected us all. She whispered in my ear (for we all whispered there): "Can anyone ever describe this?"
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U.N. inspectors visited an Iranian plant on Sunday linked to a planned heavy-water reactor that could yield nuclear bomb fuel, taking up an initial offer by Tehran to open its disputed nuclear programme up to greater scrutiny.
The increased transparency is one of the various spin-offs from an interim deal that Iran struck with six world powers last month to curb its nuclear programme in return for some easing of sanctions.
It was the first time in more than two years that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had been allowed to go to the Arak heavy water production plant, which is designed to supply a research reactor under construction nearby.
Iran's heavy water work is of great concern for the West because it could in theory be used in the process of making a nuclear bomb, although Tehran says the programme is for peaceful purposes.
Two inspectors arrived in Tehran on Saturday and met experts from Iran's own atomic energy agency before travelling to Arak in the evening, Iran's ISNA news agency reported.
"The inspection is under way and will be finished this afternoon, and they (the inspectors) will return to Tehran," said Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Iranian atomic energy agency. "The inspectors will go back to Vienna tonight."
Officials from Iran and the United States, France, Germany, Britain, China and Russia are to meet on Dec. 9-10 in Vienna, where the IAEA is based, for expert-level talks on implementing the interim accord.
Kamalvandi told ISNA there was a "strong possibility" that the timing of another inspection, of the Gachin uranium mine in southern Iran, would be discussed. The IAEA says it wants to visit Gachin to get a better understanding of Iran's nuclear programme.
U.S. officials have said Washington might press Iran to dismantle part of the unfinished Arak nuclear reactor, but Kamalvandi said Tehran would not entertain such a demand.
"We won't accept getting into discussions about such issues. Iranian officials have repeated their stance over and over again: Iran's nuclear rights are non-negotiable."


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My first response to a first responder: What's wrong with you?
Too busy with other duties, I hadn't yet read about the Washington Navy Yard shootings on Monday when my sister-in-law sent me a link to a story about the shooting rampage that led to 13 deaths, including the gunman.
A photo atop the story showed a U.S. Park Police police officer holding an automatic weapon — one of many law enforcement officers who responded to the scene.
In emergency situations, there are always people like him, running toward the gunfire and chaos, nearly colliding with those trying to flee from the danger. We tend to gloss over these images, looking past them for a photo of the shooter, to see the damage and to learn a motive.
I couldn't look past this picture, though, because it was of my brother, Hamel Morris.
When we were young, I used to abuse him mercilessly. (That's probably the main reason he became a police officer, now that I think about it. Someday he'll be knocking on my door with some sort of retroactive warrant.) We played cops and robbers when we were little.
My knee-jerk reaction to the photo: "What the hell are you doing out there?! Get over here!"
My siblings, in-laws and I traded texts with my brother, some out of outright concern for his safety but mostly to express our familial language of humor. When my sister remarked that he looked fat in the photo, he replied that the gun he was carrying added 20 pounds to his figure.
That was funny — for a second. The more I looked at the photo, the more I asked myself, "What's wrong with him?"
When I presented that question to him, he told me that morning he had completed a training session on how to deal with a shooter. He arrived on the real shooting scene about five to seven minutes after the call went out.
When the photo was taken, he was going to the naval yard gate. When he got there, he was told there was no need for officers inside. He helped to clear the perimeter and make a path for emergency vehicles.
After that, he cleared a nearby parking lot for the horde of media. Then he left because he had a scheduled court hearing for a DUI suspect. All in a day's work.
"Weren't you scared?" I asked.
He thought for a moment, then said: "Not really. … You just go into an area where the past is the past, and you focus on what needs to be done."
His main concern, he told me, was catching the perpetrator(s). "Your training kind of takes over," he said. "... I know I might get shot. But I know there are other people being shot."
"Great," I said. "Now I'm going to be worried about you."
"Nah," he answered. "I have confidence in my ability to do the mission. There's always going to be another active situation."
That certainly did little to allay my fears, but I've got a new appreciation for my brother and other first responders.
Nafari Vanaski is a Trib Total Media staff writer.


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Everything the Clone experiences so does the user right?, i remember when Naruto fought with his clones he would get bruised, so my point is wouldnt that mean if One of Naruto's Clones get stabbed, Shouldnt Naruto die??
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Manitobans will soon have even greater access to potentially life-saving devices that could increase the odds of surviving a major cardiac events by up to 75%.
Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) will now be required in high-traffic public places in Charleswood and across the city where cardiac arrest is more likely to occur — such as gyms, indoor arenas, certain community centres, golf courses, schools and airports.
The statistics are eye opening — nearly 40,000 cardiac arrests occur every year in Canada, roughly one every 12 minutes — according to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba.
In announcing the new legislation, which took effect Jan. 31, Manitoba health minister Erin Selby said, "A cardiac arrest can occur anywhere at any time. Having a defibrillator close by can save someone's life and this new legislation ensures busy public places will have one ready in case of an emergency."
If you aren't familiar with an AED and how it operates, the device is approximately the size of a laptop computer and delivers an electric shock to restart a stopped heart.
AEDs are programmed to detect if a person is having an irregular heart rhythm that indicates potential cardiac arrest. AEDs offer step-by-step instructions for use, so training is not required and if an AED does not detect a shockable heart rhythm, the machine does not deliver a shock. Most importantly, the devices are safe and easy to use.
Heart Month has never been more relevant to me, as someone close to me recently experienced a major heart attack.
The stars were aligned that evening because it occurred in a public venue with an AED that was operated by good samaritan who was confident in its use. Those precious moments after the heart resumed beating bought paramedics time to do their work on the way to the hospital and ensured there was a happy ending to this story.
According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, there are currently over 2,200 AEDs registered in Manitoba. The organization hopes that the devices will one day be as commonplace as fire extinguishers.
David Hultin is a community correspondent for Charleswood.


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Robert Edwards and Yolanda Chrusciel of Willowbrook have announced the engagement of their daughter Sara Renee to Jason Robert Sanderson, son of Robert and Paula Sanderson of Hammond, Ind.
The future bride received a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master's degree in instructional leadership from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a 1st-grade teacher for Harvey School District 152.


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My father told me the nose of the " cabin in the sky" b17 is in the Smithsonian. The rest of the plane was destroyed. He took his grandchildren and myself to the museum and made me promise to preserve the. 390th museum. I would like confirmation my father flew this plane and the nose is In the Smithsonian. My father showed great emotion when he told us about this. Today my son still remembers his grandfather talking about this. In the history of the 390th this plane played an important part so I would like confirmation if my father actually was in this plane. My father was a 390th commander and flew in many planes not always as the pilot, etc so it is confusing exactly what missions. He is credited with 38 missions but some of the veterans told me he actually flew more because of being commander. I would like clarification before history is gone. My father always talked about cabin in the sky; it had great importance to him for some reason.


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Osera de Ebro Vacation Packages
For a real insiders view of Zaragoza, step out and discover nearby neighborhoods like Zaragoza, Alfajarin, and La Puebla de Alfinden.
Holiday makers in Osera de Ebro, interested in finding out what makes the area tick, will love the nearby museums and theaters. Spend part of the day admiring the exhibits at the Museo del Foro de Caesaraugusta, the Pablo Gargallo Museum and the Museo del Puerto Fluvial de Caesaraugusta.
If the weather is good, follow the locals and make the most of the nearby green spaces. Enjoy the local flora and fauna, mingle with locals, or just enjoy the fresh air at the Primo de Rivera Park and Goya Park.
A number of Zaragoza's attractions are within driving distance of Osera de Ebro, such as the Plaza de Espana, Neptune Fountain and Aljaferia. Those who enjoy sights steeped in religious history will enjoy the serene atmosphere at the Santa Maria Magdalena Church.
Fans of basketball or handball will love the energy at iconic Principe Felipe Arena, home of local legends the CAI Zaragoza and the BM Aragón. After enjoying the game, follow the throngs of local sports obsessives to a nearby pub to relive the match's greatest moments.
Finding somewhere comfortable to unpack your bags around the Osera de Ebro area is a breeze. Check out the rooms and rates at the NH Sport, the Nh Gran Hotel, or the MELIA ZARAGOZA.


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When made up for work, Norie is perhaps as close to the classic image of Japan as you could wish. Clad in a colorful yet demure kimono, wooden sandals and a jet-black wig that provides a striking contrast to the white makeup lavished on her fine features, she looks like a doll.
Her posture is like a ballerina's. As we stroll along the streets of her Asakusa neighborhood, passersby look on wistfully. Two young elementary school girls stop dead in their tracks, transfixed by this walking work of art. "Would you like to become a geisha, too?" Norie quizzes, bringing grins and giggles that need no linguistic expansion.
The schoolchildren, it transpires, are pupils at the same school Norie attended as a child. Apart from a few years spent in the United States when her father was posted there on business, Asakusa has always been "home," she says.
"There is a special atmosphere here — the temples, the geisha, the festivals. I long wanted to do some kind of work that was connected with Asakusa."
I am intrigued. Norie will not reveal her age ("We geisha are ageless," she says), but I know she can only be in her early 20s. I also know that she has a degree in politics and economics from Meiji University.
So why enter a profession with a somewhat less than spick-and-span reputation?
"You know," she says with a slightly mocking smile, "sometimes a foreign customer will ask if I was sold by my parents. Maybe they have read that kind of stuff in books like [Arthur Golden's] 'Memoirs of a Geisha.' It may have happened in the past, but not these days."
Norie has absolutely no hangups about her choice of profession. She speaks freely with her friends about her work, and for months battled her dissenting parents, who, she says, think she is wasting her education.
Although her parents' home is nearby, Norie lives in one of Asakusa's last remaining okiya, or geisha houses. It was to such places that young girls were once indentured by impoverished families.
Geisha first appeared during the mid-Edo Period, and by the early 1900s there were tens of thousands working in Tokyo's shitamachi. Today, the number has dwindled to a few hundred.
Asakusa has been particularly hard hit. Norie says that when her grandmother started as an apprentice geisha in 1940, there were more than 1,200 geisha operating out of several hundred okiya in the area. Today, there are 60 geisha registered at the local kenban, or registry office, only 40 of whom are actually working as geisha.
In the bad old days, would-be geisha served an apprenticeship between the ages of around 12 to 16. Compulsory education has put an end to this practice, and in its place is a system of study by observation, whereby newly registered trainees spend several months studying the etiquette of their older "sisters" as they work in the establishments — mostly restaurants — that are also registered at the local kenban.
In addition to learning the geisha manner, Norie must also attend lessons in the shamisen, yokobue (bamboo flute) and narimono (percussion) as well as traditional Japanese dance.
"As I work at night, many friends think I have the daytime to myself," Norie laughs. "I wish!" On a good day she starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends around 1 a.m. the following morning, after which she spends an hour removing her kimono and makeup and another hour keeping in touch with her friends over the Internet.
At her okiya, an old-style building whose wooden gates lead into a courtyard of bamboo reeds and bonsai trees, I am shown to a simple yet tastefully decorated tatami room.
I am just about to ask Norie if she is obliged to live in here, when an elderly lady enters bearing green tea and a broad smile. This stately woman is not only Norie's okami-san (mentor), but also her great-aunt Harue.
There have been four generations of geisha in Norie's family, Harue herself having worked as a geisha for 30 years before taking over the running of the okiya where Norie resides.
Much has changed in the geisha world, Harue says. In the past, geisha belonged to an okiya and painstakingly learned the trade. "It was a different world. Nowadays they are like regular office workers and the okiya is an office to which they commute from the suburbs."
Okiya are located in districts traditionally known as hanamachi, or flower towns, that have the kenban at its center. When the kenban receives a request from a client, it contacts a geisha and dispatches her to the appropriate establishment.
Norie's customers are mostly high-ranking businesspeople, with a smattering of actors and other "artistes." Contrary to popular belief, she says, there are no Diet members or other "important" figures.
"I'm still learning from my sisters, but the golden rule is not to forget we are in a trade that sells dreams. It's taboo to talk about everyday stuff."
I ask, somewhat nervously, if Norie's duties sometimes require more intimate communication.
"We are entertainers. The 'gei' in geisha means art or entertainment, and that's what we are selling. That's why I spend so much time and more than 100,000 yen of my monthly income studying dance and music."
So you have never had sexual relations with your clients?
"If I thought that is what the work entailed, I would never have entered the geisha world."
It seems I have become another foreigner guilty of stereotyping. But I can't help wondering. . .
Harue says that until the implementation of the Prostitution Prevention Law in 1957, geisha in some parts of the shitamachi served such a "function," but today it is unheard of. "Today's women are much more independent. In the old days, geisha did as they were told, so the physical side existed."
When it did, it was mostly with a geisha's danna, or patron, themselves hardly known in today's karyukai (the "flower and willow world" of the geisha).
"There are still a few wealthy clients who act as sponsors, but only in the sense that musicians or artists sometimes have sponsors," Harue says. "But . . . if they request some kind of favor, there's not a lot we can do."
Norie is adamant, however, that most women who choose to become geisha today do so out of a sheer love for the geisha's art.
"I used to go to Fuji Rock Festival and hang out with friends in Aoyama. These days I have no time," she says. "I love what I do, but if you asked if there was anything I wanted, I'd say the same as anyone: Time."


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Sports columnist Gary Lawless must not be popular in the Bombers boardroom. Lawless' hard-hitting article Blue board unmitigated disaster (Aug. 9) shone a spotlight on the volunteer board of the beleaguered Winnipeg Football Club. Other recent articles related to the Bombers' on- and off-field performance have attracted scathing reader comments, often taking aim at the board.
Rather than look at the usual issues (quarterbacks, stadium and traffic woes, board and management decisions), I would rather focus on a problem that articles and comments such as these reveal and arguably fuel: the growing disconnect between the Bomber board and the fan base.
A non-profit organization, the Winnipeg Football Club is incorporated as a corporation "without share capital" under Manitoba's Corporations Act. This means the club is fundamentally a member-run organization that should operate similar to other like organizations (e.g. tennis clubs, the convention centre, member-run art galleries, etc.)
As a best practice, a without-share corporation should have a membership base that is comprised of stakeholders interested in the success and mission of the corporation. Prospective members should apply to the corporation for entry. The membership should be involved in creation of company bylaws and the election process for the board.
In practice, it is not unusual for non-share corporations to be run by a close-knit group of individuals at the board level who control absolutely all aspects of the internal bylaw and board selection process. While often benign, this state of affairs can lead to nepotism and ultimately disconnect the company's board from its stakeholder base.
In my experience dealing with co-ops in Manitoba, the best-run organizations have active membership bases that fully engage in the board selection process and are regularly informed about the organization's progress at annual meetings. The worst-run organizations have directors answerable only to themselves.
Contrary to the headline writer's assertion in the Free Press, the Bombers' governance structure is far from an unmitigated disaster. The board engages with the community and media. The Bombers also hold fan forums to discuss the direction of the team. That said, there is room for improvement to bridge a growing gap between the organization and its fan base.
The board itself acknowledged this gap by amending its bylaws this year and opening up a 13th board position through a more transparent nomination process. The new process is still board-driven. The board has full control to shape its bylaws, empower its nominating committee, and select the new member. Is there no room to place some control in the hands of the fan base?
In my view, the new process should go further by contemplating the involvement of a new, more open membership base. This would add a democratic element to the team's structure and ensure the board, come time for re-election, is ultimately answerable to its stakeholders. An added democratic element is only fair given this organization's future success relies heavily on taxpayer dollars and the good graces of elected governments.
Democratic control would not change the fact the board, once formed, could operate professionally and confidentially. Board meetings and minutes would be private (at the board's discretion) and the election process could have numerous controls to ensure only qualified individuals meeting specified skill requirements are selected.
Better yet for the board, under this new model the next time it is subject to fan criticism, it can respond by saying: "If you don't like it, become a member and vote us out!"
Andrew Moreau, formerly with Manitoba's Registrar of Co-operatives office, has experience in governance issues, particularly co-ops and non-profits.


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Family History of Colon Cancer
I`m, a fairly healthy healthy 51 year old guy who does not get any regular medical checkups. I recently got a personal care physician, who did my first real annual physical in over 10 years and the question of "anyone in your family with cancer?" to which I answered no...my dad and sister both had colon cancer, which was treated and cured...I assumed that this question meant did anyone die from cancer, now I`m guessing that she meant did anyone "have" it. I think that I was subconsciously trying to delay the flex-sig exam that she had suggested sometime have her perform sometime in the future,and she said since I didn't have symptoms; it could wait, do I need to correct my family cancer history or does it only count if the family member dies from colon cancer? thanks
The current recommendations are for someone like yourself with 2 first degree relatives with colon cancer to have a colonoscopy at age 40, so regardless of whether they died from cancer or not. So at age 51, you should get screened sooner than later.
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School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University


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Another Great Time on the Splendor!: Carnival Splendor Cruise Review by JCruze
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Another Great Time on the Splendor!
Destination: Bahamas
Embarkation: New York (Manhattan)
We took the train from Albany into Penn Station, grabbed a cab and we at the pier within 10 minutes. This is a good way to go as you don't have the parking charges, tolls or hassle of driving into the city. The embarkation on Pier 90 was the smoothest and quickest we had yet encountered which was odd given the small space for drop off but we were through in minutes and it was not long before we were in our cabin and our luggage was outside our door within an hour.
Due to the severe winter we had in the northeast, there was a huge amount of pent up energy and this was a crowd that came ready for a good time!! The group was mostly from NY, NJ and the New England States but there were many French Canadians as well More as people from all over the world. We met more interesting people on this trip than on all our previous cruises. There were many folks cruising alone as Carnival had recently eliminated the single supplement. There was a lot of fun on this fun ship!!
The ship was very similar to most of the other Carnival ships and we never found the décor or the design to be a problem. It does have some peculiar features but there are also many nooks and crannies that make it interesting and allow some respite from the crowds. The décor is over the top but are there any cruise ships that are not?
We found the service to be top notch, the food was superb as usual and the ship was kept spotless. We loved all the shows and the karaoke. On our other cruises, they were literally begging people to come up and sing but we had an endless group of folks willing to sing on this trip. It was great fun. Carnival bends over backwards to make sure everyone is satisfied.
One of my pet peeves is kids in the adult only aft pool and hot tub but the staff was right on top of this telling the parents to use the mid pool.
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This was our second cruise on the 9th floor balcony and we will not go anywhere else. It is very quiet as there are not many rooms on the floor, perfectly located to get anywhere with minimal use of stairs or elevators and easy to get to the pools and food.
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Cape Cod Photography Art
Cape Cod Photography Art Fine Landscape's, Towns, Wildlife, History.
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Cape Cod Photography Art, Towns, Fine Landscapes, WildLife, All Cape Life.
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- Categoría Arte y fotografía
Apaisado estándar, 25×20 cm
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- Fecha de publicación jul. 13, 2008
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Author website: https://www.dapixara.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/dapixara I walk out the door of my home each day and I'm truly amazed at the beauty that surrounds me. Living in Cape Cod inspires me to be a part of this world of living things and the vast outdoors. I do my best to be out in nature every day taking pictures, but at the same time try to have as little impact on our natural resources as possible. Capturing the beauty around me with my camera, but at the same time leaving it exactly as it was so others coming after me can see it as I witnessed it. I have a very strong passion for creating art. I use a variety of disciplines to create my art may it be photography, painting, writing, or just living. Art is life, so go out and create some great art. Thank you and enjoy. Dapixara
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As part of National Curb Appeal Month, experts at Fypon offer their top five tips for enhancing the exterior of the home:
1. Make your entryway more welcoming with an elegant door surround. Start with fluted pilasters on either side of the door and then top the door with a decorative pediment --- try a ram's head, sunburst, acorn or peaked cap style.
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The 25 Worst Ugly Christmas Sweaters Ever
Benjamin Leatherman
There are some things that can never be unseen. Like any of the slew of awful, unsightly, ironic, and offensive holiday pullovers, sweatshirts, vests, and winter clothing that's worn with pride in the weeks leading up to Christmas. And thanks to the abundance of ugly holiday sweater parties -- as well as the sweaters themselves -- becoming a major cottage industry, everyone seems to have one peeking out of their respective closets.
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Besides the kitschy and tacky sweaters that can be best described as a major Christ-mess, we've seen some that are over-the-top gaudy or go beyond the pale in terms of offensiveness. For instance, any of the following 25 examples.
Elf-Bama Perfect for all the Teabaggers/Birthers on your Christmas list.
Ho Ho No Kris Kringle, as imagined by John Wayne Gacy.
Stranger Manger Baby Jesus weeps at the utter ugliness of this pullover.
Animal Farm X-Mas Some Christmas sweaters are more ugly than others.
An Important Holiday Message Last seen on your crazy drunken uncle.
Creeper Cat It sees you when you're sleeping, it knows when you're awake.
Santa Booby He's everywhere this time of year, even all up in your rack.
Holiday in the Hood No one's gonna respect dookie rope chains made from string, yo.
Wreck the Halls In case you think the whole Miley Cyrus thing still happens to be amusing and/or relevant. At least they got the "ho" part right.
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Merry Ménage A Trois Rudolph partakes in some reindeer games of the three-way kind. All that's missing is a high-five with the snowman.
Kreepy Kris Kringle Santa Claus is coming to town...to eat your fucking soul.
A Pine Mess In case you want to trim the tree and prep for the ugly sweater party all at once.
Santa With Muscles For those who prefer beefcake to fruit cake at Christmas
FunnyHolidaySweaters via etsy
This Bites A subtle allusions to oral sex apparently wasn't enough, so they added an arrow pointed at this gingerbread lady's pipe-cleaner junk. It's creators also made one with white-ish pubes, for folks with a GILF fetish.
Sonic the Holiday Hog Somewhere, Naoto Ōshima is crying.
White Christmas... ...Sorta takes on a whole new meaning with this sweater
Merry Whizmas At least Santa wasn't doing it into your stocking.
Reindeer Retch For those who feel like the holidays get rammed down their throat every year.
The Snowmen Cometh It must've been really chilly when they took this picture.
Happy Hands Gotta keep 'em warm somehow.
Call the Doctor... ...To go back in time and prevent this sweater from ever being made.
Jingle All the Way Um...we asked for balls of holly.
A Kuato Kristmas Or John Hurt's favorite holiday sweater.
Sweetxmassweaters via Etsy
Um... ...Like maybe a sexual harassment suit...
...Or This Although it's probably not the sort of package you wanted. The blue balls are also a little much.
Ugly Christmas Sweater Parties will take place at 10 p.m. on Saturday, December 21, at Zoan, and at 8 p.m. on Sunday, December 22 at Salt Lounge in Scottsdale. Admission is free to both events.
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