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On Tuesday, as many as 500 meat shops and a outlet of fast-food chain KFC were allegedly shut down forcefully by over 200 Shiv Sainiks for nine days on account of Navratri.
"This is an absolutely unacceptable behaviour. It is a failure on the part of state's machinery as they have to maintain law and order. We cannot be tolerating such hooliganism and sending a representation to the chief minister and home minister to protect the interests of lawfuly run restaurants," said Rahul Singh, founder of The Beer Cafe and honorary secretary of NRAI, an industry body which claims to represent more than one lakh restaurants across the country.
According to a PTI report, ACP-PRO of Gurgaon Police Manish Sehgal said some meats shops were shut down but they were later opened. "
These shops have commercial licence to sell meat. Strict action will be taken against those forcing closure of shops illegally," said the report further.
According to an industry expert, this incident reflects poorly on the image of Gurgaon being a millenium city where a lot of expat population works and live.
This kind of behaviour is not acceptable in country like India," said restaurateur Zorawar Kalra who runs highly acclaimed restaurants like Farzi Cafe, Made in Punjab and Papaya across major metros of the country.
"I think religion should be definitely respected but you should not force religion on to people. It is very important that we understand this. Forcibly shutting down any thing is not the democratic way of doing things and I don't think it will solve anything," he said.
According to a India Today report, Gautam Saini, the president of Shiv Sena, Gurugram, said he asked KFC to cooperate with them in vacating the restaurant.
KFC however said that they have been fully compliant with the laws of the land.
" As a responsible corporate citizen, KFC operates in compliance with the laws of the land. We have not received any notification from the authorities on limiting operations during the Navratras or Tuesdays. We would like to reiterate that KFC has the highest respect for the cultural and religious beliefs of all communities and believe that consumers are free to make choices and decisions," KFC said in an official statement.


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BEIJING — China's state news agency accused the U.S. on Saturday of having a "pirate-style sense of insecurity" in response to recent comments from Washington expressing concern over Beijing's territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea.
The Xinhua News Agency took issue with remarks by U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Monday that Chinese land reclamation and construction work on disputed South China Sea islands were "fueling greater anxiety within the region about China's intentions."
Washington said it will continue to raise its concerns with China and urged all parties to avoid destabilizing activities.
"As we've said many times, we encourage all claimants to pursue peaceful and diplomatic approaches to maritime and territorial disputes in the South China Sea," Psaki told reporters at a daily briefing.
In its response, Xinhua labeled Psaki's comments "strikingly biased and by no means conducive to solving the disputes and bolstering peace and stability."
"The United States has once again violated its commitment to not holding (a) position or taking sides on the South China Sea issue, and its so-called concerns about China's 'threat' serve only to reveal its pirate-style sense of insecurity," said the commentary, signed by Xinhua reporter Zhang Ning
The language used exemplified the more caustic tone taken over recent months by the Communist Party controlled media in defending China's territorial claims and rejecting Western concepts of democracy and civil liberties. The commentary appeared only on Xinhua's English-language service directed at foreign audiences.
China says it has historical claims to a huge swath of the South Sea China that overlaps with the claims of several neighbors including Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and the Philippines, and constantly accuses the U.S. and its powerful navy of meddling in the dispute.
The U.S. says it takes no sides on the sovereignty issue, but has a national interest in ensuring the peaceful resolution of disputes and safety of navigation through the crucial shipping routes that crisscross the region.


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Welcome ceremony or welcome drink, aperó or small banquet, however you call it, you may have it in a beautifull Column Hall. Ceiling, historical columns and 2 big statues just underline the castle atmosphere. When you welcome your guests in this room just before or just after the ceremony, you may feel as the castle is only yours. Enjoy small refreshment and welcome drink in Column Hall of Bojnice castle in any weather and celebrate your wedding straight at the castle or anywhere else.
As Column Hall is not connected with the kitchen, it is possible to serve only small and cold refreshment in there. The Hall is pretty cold, so longer seating is not recommended. Hall is more suitable for summer wedding banquets.
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Warning: This comic contains adult language, voilence, nudity, sexual images, and adult themes it is intended for mature audiences. Updated every Monday!
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Combine Artificial and Natural Light for Macro Photography
Available, natural light (like that coming in from a window) can sometimes be very dim and require large apertures and slow shutter speeds to capture a correct exposure. This combination causes images to have a shallow depth of field, and slow shutter speeds often lead to motion blur.
A well-lit studio with large windows or skylights can provide enough natural light to eliminate your need for an artificial fill light. Combining the natural, ambient light (as a fill) with an artificial light source (as your key light) can provide beautiful results. This combination is referred to as a one-light setup.
Cutting out some of the lighting equipment on your set can simplify shooting in some macro and close-up situations. Doing so means you can get your camera in close to the subject and more easily make changes to your scene (such as removing dust with a small brush, adjusting the position of elements in a scene, or replacing one subject with another).
Using available, natural light to fill your shadows in a studio shoot is a good choice in the following situations:
Consistency in your images is not a major concern: As the sun changes by rising, setting, or passing through clouds, the color and intensity of your fill light changes with it. Be prepared to adjust your exposure settings to compensate for these changes.
You don't have to worry about motion blur: If your camera is on a tripod, you can capture sharp images with slower shutter speeds — as long as your subject isn't moving. Consider using a cable release or your camera's self-timer to reduce camera shake during your exposure.
You want a shallow depth of field: To create an image with a shallow depth of field, you can open your aperture very wide. Doing so lets in more light during your exposure, so you shouldn't have any worries about the intensity of the natural light.
You're short on light sources: If you have access to only one artificial light source, then natural light may be your only option for filling in shadows.


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I was wondering if someone could help me.
I live in a semi-detached house approximately seven years old. I moved into the property in 2005.
The plumbing soil and vent pipe is capped at the top with a Durgo valve in lieu of the traditional penetration/ballon grating through the roof.
Every time hot water runs down the pipe, there is a hammering sound which starts off with a number of hammer sounds in quick succession. After a minute or two, the frequency of hammering slows and eventually stops altogether.
When the hot water stops, there is no hammering. When it is turned on again, the hammering starts again.
The strange thing is that when the cold water is turned on before the hot water , there is no hammering. But when the cold water is turned on after the hot water, there is some hammering.
This problem applies to hot water coming from any appliance (wash hand basin and shower in the first floor bathroom).
My guess was that there is some pressure anomaly in the pipe causing a reaction from the Durgo valve. I haven't replaced the valve since it seems to be working fine in terms of preventing foul air escaping.
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This Bookworm Beat is about more than the slo-mo Honduran invasion, but that figures largely here, hence the post's title.
A round-up of ideas and information about the Honduran invasion. When thousands of military age men threaten to storm your border, there's only one proper description: "an invasion." All that other stuff — economic migrants, refugees, huddled masses — is euphemism intended to obscure the reality that inherently dangerous people [i.e., military age men and men from terrorist-supporting and non-Latin American countries] are announcing loudly and clearly that will ignore American sovereignty and invade our country.
Where are the women and children? pic.twitter.com/loz2wBRlch
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) October 21, 2018
Mostly men now crossing the #Guatamalen border – rehearsed answer "this is not politics – this is about poverty." There were women and children but they were at the front of the caravan (smaller numbers). None would say who the organizers are but several said it was organized. pic.twitter.com/MrojSwL3Ul
— Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC) October 22, 2018
I don't doubt that women and children are sprinkled throughout this horde to make good television when Trump (God willing) stops them at the American border but, again, that's not the bulk of the group. Instead, those women and children will find that, just as the Palestinians like to place children front and center for maximum propaganda impact when Israel finally fights back against deadly provocation, so too are these women and children unwitting tools in the Leftist war to destroy American sovereignty.
As it happens, we don't need to guess what this invasion will look like. First, we saw a trial run with the children's invasion on Obama's watch, an invasion that came complete with diseases, MS-13 and other criminals, and a new cohort of anchors for chain migration. We've also seen the adult version play out in Europe over the past three years and it has, at best, strained Europe's economy and, at worst, led to sexual assaults on women and children, increased property crimes, murders, racially-based violence, and terrorism.
Immigration should be based upon the capacity and desire of the receiving country, rather than the demands of those unfortunate enough to be residents of countries distinguished by corruption, theocratic dictatorships (that the immigrants want to bring with them), and economic failing. If these military-aged young men want to improve life, let them turn back home to Honduras and take a stand against crime and corruption there, rather than bringing those society-destroying vices here.
One of the things that may have struck you is that those young man are moving at a bizarrely rapid clip. Could it be that they're not marching at all but are getting a little help? Why, yes it could:
WATCH: Honduras Caravan Climbs into Truck in Mexico to Drive to US Border (video via ABC) pic.twitter.com/Fu8ESvUIvn
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) October 22, 2018
However many trucks are working the convoy now, they're going to need more — while Mexico made some ineffectual efforts to stop the original invasion at its own borders, that failure has emboldened others to join:
New estimates cited by El Universal, a Mexican newspaper, say the caravan now has 14,000 people, many of them already in Mexico while others still wait. {Emphasis mine.)
Another thing that someone found noteworthy is the clothes these "spontaneous" refugees are wearing:
Funny, those "oppressed poverty stricken refugees" are wearing the same t-shirts as leftist activists here in the States. pic.twitter.com/InjxMotjxA
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) October 20, 2018
And then there's the flag under which they've chosen to march, as well as the flag they've chosen to burn:
Has anyone in the caravan explained why they are marching with the Honduran flag? pic.twitter.com/twqcmV4bC0
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 22, 2018
(As always, the Daily Mail has a great gallery of photos, showing the marching mob's testosterone, child pawns, and violent impulses.)
Again, this is not a "migrant movement." It is a full-fledged, planned invasion of a sovereign nation.
Moreover, as Don Surber notes, an invasion of this size, complete with transportation and publicists, is bigger than George Soros funding it by his lonesome (although I'd be very surprised if he were not involved):
Caravan adults will work for under-the-table wages that are off the books. This allows them to collect welfare. Their employers don't have to pay the 7.65% employer match to payroll taxes or provide health insurance.
Illegal aliens can live in America working for less than minimum wage if it is off the books. That is because they still collect welfare and get Medicaid in addition to their untaxed pay.
They do better than legal citizens who make minimum wage.
The Chamber of Commerce does not want to stop this because it provides cheap labor.
Mexico does not want to stop this because so many illegals send lots of money home.
This is why other nations, nominally allies, allow the caravan to head north.
This is a well-financed caravan aimed at using women and children to hide the real intent of this movement. Corporate interests are with cheap labor. Conservatives only fool themselves if they think George Soros is alone in this venture.
Wolf Howling contends (and I agree) that those Americans funding this enterprise need to be found, arrested, prosecuted, and imprisoned for extended periods of time.
By the way, if any Leftist says to you "but Posse Comitatus," ignore him or her because that person is ignorant. The Posse Comitatus Act exists to prevent a president from using the military against Americans. It cannot possibly be extended to prevent using the American military to protect Americans from an external invading force.
I'll wrap up with Trump's tweets on the invasion:
When referring to the USA, I will always capitalize the word Country!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 19, 2018
Full efforts are being made to stop the onslaught of illegal aliens from crossing our Souther Border. People have to apply for asylum in Mexico first, and if they fail to do that, the U.S. will turn them away. The courts are asking the U.S. to do things that are not doable!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 21, 2018
Sadly, it looks like Mexico's Police and Military are unable to stop the Caravan heading to the Southern Border of the United States. Criminals and unknown Middle Easterners are mixed in. I have alerted Border Patrol and Military that this is a National Emergy. Must change laws!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 22, 2018
Every time you see a Caravan, or people illegally coming, or attempting to come, into our Country illegally, think of and blame the Democrats for not giving us the votes to change our pathetic Immigration Laws! Remember the Midterms! So unfair to those who come in legally.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 22, 2018
Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador were not able to do the job of stopping people from leaving their country and coming illegally to the U.S. We will now begin cutting off, or substantially reducing, the massive foreign aid routinely given to them.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 22, 2018
I hope Trump means it about cutting off funds to the countries allowing this to happen (something Roger L. Simon thinks, as I do, will benefit these same countries by forcing them to address their internal failings) — and I hope he has the balls and the spine to do what it takes to block this invasion at the border. [Read more…]


text: STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 10 -- The improving costs of worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) deployment will spur alternative telecommunications carriers to turn to the technology as a viable business model as early as 2006, according to research by Meta Group, a provider of information technology (IT) research, advisory services and strategic consulting. Further cost reductions will accelerate WiMAX deployment through 2007, creating a third legitimate option beyond traditional copper wires and voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) for local voice service, the company said. According to Meta Group analysts, and as evidenced by the mass exit of long-distance carriers from consumer markets, rising access costs have reduced opportunities within local markets for nonincumbent operators. Leasing local copper lines from incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) has proven to be a flawed and unworkable business model for long-distance carriers. With the departure of long-distance operators from the consumer market, the FCC projects that local voice competition will take the form of "intermodal competition," emphasizing the battle between wireless and wireline carriers, and between DSL and cable broadband operators. META Group said WiMAX will enable alternative carriers to regain a foothold in the market and offer consumers another service option. "The economics of the 'wireless local loop' will drive alternative carriers to leverage WiMAX technology, resulting in enhanced competition in the consumer voice market," said David Willis, vice president with Meta Group's infrastructure strategies service. "Wireless economics have already proven true in mobile voice services, where the cost per line is 40 percent of the cost per equivalent wireline services. We expect these same economies to hold true in wireless data using WiMAX." WiMAX technology is based on the IEEE 802.16 series of standards for broadband wireless. Although WiMAX does not create a new market, it enables standardization of the technology required for the volume economics that reduce costs and enable broader market growth, Meta Group said. For more information, visit: metagroup.com


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One of the most common Kubernetes object is the deployment object. The deployment object defines the container spec required, along with the name and labels used by other parts of Kubernetes to discover and connect to the application.
Copy the following definition to the editor. The definition defines how to launch an application called webapp1 using the Docker Image katacoda/docker-http-server that runs on Port 80.
apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1 kind: Deployment metadata: name: webapp1 spec: replicas: 1 template: metadata: labels: app: webapp1 spec: containers: - name: webapp1 image: katacoda/docker-http-server:latest ports: - containerPort: 80
This is deployed to the cluster with the command
kubectl create -f deployment.yaml
As it's a Deployment object, a list of all the deployed objects can be obtained via
kubectl get deployment
Details of individual deployments can be outputted with
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Google and the future of news
Is Google's Marissa Mayer right? Is it really just the emergence of the internet as a disruptive force that is to blame for the pain being experienced by mainstream media around the world?
Or has this been aided and abetted by Google and other aggregators which have appropriated this content, monetised it and taken a big chunk of the profits that would have otherwise ended up in someone else's bank account?more
- Posted by SJ Hutcheon at 11:24 PM
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Why China blocked Bing
Bad timing. A day after Microsoft begins rolling out Bing, its new Google-killing search engine, the Chinese government blocks it - along with Hotmail, Twitter, YouTube and a swag of other sites.
China tends to get nervous in the lead-up to June 4, the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square uprising in 1989 when students took on the government in a show of defiance that was broadcast live around the world in one of the first big CNN moments.
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Tug of war at Google
The annual (?) Google Australia sports day ended up being a sodden affair as the heavens opened up over Sydney today.
We happen to work opposite the new Google Australia HQ. So we couldn't help but notice the drenched Googlers playing ultimate frisbee, relay races, soccer and touch (rugby) on the field outside our windows.
If you ever felt like your privacy has been invaded by a Google satellite or Street View image, here's some payback. (Faces and number plates blurred, of course.)
- Posted by SJ Hutcheon at 5:29 PM
Quick fix
Here's this week's Troubleshooter column. Pioneer didn't muck about - they just fixed it.
ONE of the great cliches of marketing is that customer complaints are actually an opportunity in disguise.
And like many cliches, it has more than a ring of truth to it.
Take one punter driven to distraction by bodgie customer service, then wave a magic wand and fix things for them and chances are you will have created an ambassador for your brand. All of which is a preamble to the situation Danielle Sharpe found herself in with her Pioneer 550H digital video recorder.
- Posted by Nick Galvin in This Connected Life at 10:09 AM
Less than pixel perfect?
Here's this week's Troubleshooter column. Do we have a right to expect an expensive piece of tech to be absolutely perfect when we buy it?
IT'S like seeing a good-looking face and suddenly becoming aware of the tiniest of blemishes.
But once you notice this pimple or spot, you can't avoid looking at it. Try as you might, your gaze becomes fixated on the minute imperfection, until it takes on the proportions of a monstrous carbuncle (in Prince Charles's immortal words).
So it goes with so-called "hot", "dead" or "stuck" pixels on an LCD screen. In each of these cases the individual pixel is defective and shows up permanently on, permanently off or stuck on one colour.
It is permanently annoying once you realise it's there.
- Posted by Nick Galvin in This Connected Life at 11:04 AM
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Social notworking ...
In a sketch from comedians Idiots of Ants a man knocks on the door of a schoolmate from 20 years ago and tries to "friend" him.
As the scene plays out, it becomes painfully apparent the two thirtysomethings have nothing in common - in fact they don't even like each other. By the end of the sketch the schoolmate is thoroughly confused and confronted by this sudden intrusion of online life into his real world.
It's funny but also serves to highlight a serious point.
Maybe, just maybe, spending so much time socialising via SMS, Facebook, email, YouTube, blogs, MySpace, Bebo, Flickr, Twitter, 12Seconds, RSS Feeds, Digg or Friendster is not good for us.
Maybe there is a risk for at least some users that they will become so enmeshed in online life that it takes precedence over the complex interactions of the real world.
One person who believes it may be cause for concern is respected British neuroscientist Susan Greenfield. She has speculated that social networking sites could destroy real-world relationship skills.
- Posted by Nick Galvin in This Connected Life at 10:40 AM
Windows 7 (RC): your first impressions
Your love affair with Windows stretches back to the days of the 3.1 OS.
You can still remember how your heart skipped a beat when they launched Windows 95 and you gladly paid to upgrade to 98 and then XP (giving ME and 2000 a big miss along the way).
You thought Vista was a bit of a dog, but you resisted the temptation to pay the Apple tax and switch to the cool side.
Now it's (sort of) here: Windows 7. You've followed David Flynn's how-to download guide and you have that baby purring sweetly on your PC.
So tell us what you think. Share your experience. Is it all it's cracked up to be? Has it restored your faith in Microsoft? Are you steeling yourself for all those "hasta la Vista" headlines that are about to descend on us?
- Posted by SJ Hutcheon at 11:26 AM
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President Perfect?
There's no arguing with the fact Barack Obama's folks really get this interwebs thing.
Could you imagine George W live streaming his press conferences on YouTube - and then asking for video responses?
Obama's Flickr channel also makes for fascinating viewing.
Look! Here's the Prez chairing a very important meeting! Here he is fooling around with a football in the oval office just like a regular guy! And there's Michelle giving him a hug. Awww!
And there he is on Twitter, asking me what I reckon? How cool is that?
Well, I'm not sure it's really cool at all.
Is this really the Superman president engaging with the people in an exciting, authentic way?
Or is it just the same old spin and image manipulation - albeit to a very high standard - just using cutting edge technology?
Don't get me wrong, anything - almost literally anything - would be better than having George W and his habitual semi literate mendacity back in the Whitehouse, but I can't help but feel just a tad manipulated when Obama doesn't even miss a basket.
What do you reckon?
- Posted by Nick Galvin in This Connected Life at 12:14 PM
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Would you like cash with that...?
This week's Troubleshooter column takes a look at that wonderful retailer's invention - the cashback offer. Have you been burned by a cashback promise? How often have you missed the deadline for your dough?
THE cashback offer has to be one of the lamest, most irritating marketing stunts there is. You know the sort of thing: "To claim your $20 rebate you must be over 80 and personally deliver the barcode from the box to our offices at 6am on Sunday, accompanied by both parents singing in three-part harmony the soldiers' song from Faust in the original French . . ."
Surely you exaggerate, I hear you cry. Well, yes. But only a little.
The idea of having to send a particular label from the packaging by a particular date back to the company - and by post - just to end up paying the price you thought you were promised in the first place is ludicrous.more
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The family that eats together ...
It's always quite gratifying when something that one instinctively knows to be true does indeed turn out to be the case on closer examination. Thus it is today with this piece I did for our Good Living section. Just as out parents always told us, sitting down and eating together as a family is a good thing to do for a whole range of reasons. Here's the piece with a few links out. Does your family eat together? Do you think it's worth doing or just too hard?
Nick Zwar and Keryn Curtis with children Kate Zwar 9, Tom Zwar 12 and Claudia Zwar 14 at home in Birchgrove preparing Sunday lunch. Here is their story Picture: FIONA MORRIS
IT'S the ultimate image of the happy, well-adjusted family: mum, dad and the kids sitting around the dinner table together, politely passing the carrots and potatoes and discussing the day's events.
No one talks with their mouth full, there's no sulking or kicking each other under the table and the children leap unbidden to clear the table.In your dreams.
As most parents know, real-world mealtimes rarely live up to this Cosby Show ideal. More typically they resemble feeding time at Taronga Zoo.
Is it any wonder a substantial proportion of parents give up on the rose-tinted ideal of the family dinner, either abandoning it altogether or succumbing to demands to keep the television on during the meal.
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The missing link
Really enjoyed catching up with Anton Grimes, a UNSW student. He's come up with a smart idea for helping tackle urban congestion. Yes, it's only a concept. Yes, it has some flaws. But it it is a great example of the sort of innovative thinking we desperately need more of.
Here's the yarn that ran in our essential section with a few links out. What would your idea be to help fix the problem of how to get around the CBD?
WHEN Anton Grimes announced he wanted to tackle Sydney's transport problem for his final-year project, his tutor's face fell.
While most of his colleagues were taking on smaller, achievable projects, Grimes's topic seemed way too big. But he stuck to his guns - and the result is the Link scooter system and a place in the national and international finals of the Australian Design Award-James Dyson Award.
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This is the column I write each week under the "Troubleshooter" banner. Drop me a note if you have a consumer technology issue you think we should be getting our teeth into.
Most devices go wrong occasionally. If you're really unlucky you'll get one that goes wrong a little more often than that, which is bearable. But if the techno-gods mark you out for extra-special treatment, you'll end up owning a special class of device known as "the lemon".
These are gadgets that appear destined only to torture whomever buys them.
Punters instinctively know a lemon when they see one but manufacturers find it difficult to recognise when one of their products has developed a distinctly citrus-yellow hue.
This was the experience of Patrick McGee, who in August 2006 bought a Dell PC that it turned out would have been more at home garnishing a gin and tonic in a tall glass than doing service on his desktop.more
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The law of universal disappointment
Here's this week's Troubleshooter" column that appears in Icon. I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has experienced the Law Of Universal Disappointment firsthand.more
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Chat with Geoffery Robertson
Got the chance to chat with lawyer and human rights advocate Geoffery Robertson earlier this week. As you might expect, he's entertaining company and outrageously clever.
His latest book is The Statute of Liberties, a very clear-eyed argument for Australia to adopt a bill of rights that neatly avoids too much lawyer-speak.
Below is the piece published in the Sun Herald with some interesting links out.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to file yet another reference against Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif which shall be submitted in the office of the Speaker on August 15.
While addressing to the media, PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi stated that the party was ready to hold negotiations over the Terms of References (TORs) catering the investigation of the Panama Leaks if the government was also willing to hold talks, further adding that efforts made other than this shall prove to be fruitless.
Shah Mehmood said that PTI had prepared a reference against the PM based upon Article 62 and 63 of the constitution. He added that his party stood beside Oppostion parties regarding investigation against corruption and Panama Leaks.
He stated that the party's rally on Saturday shall take place as planned. Shah requested the Opposition parties to take part in PTI's protest and not to restrict themselves to issuing statements only.


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The name Manu Riga originated from shuffling the letters of Gary Numan, another of his idols, and whilst he enjoyed success with 'Good Feeling' under this guise he felt this was not the music he should making. After struggling to write a successor to 'Good Feeling' he looked for inspiration in order to create the commercial sound he was looking for. At this time music by Pole folder & CP, DJ Shadow and Sasha & Digweed was opening him up to a new world of sound, much closer to the sound he wanted to create. In 2005 the track Taï Chi Girl, was refused by record labels, which led Adriaan to put Manu Riga to rest for a while. During this time Adriaan composed several soundtracks for movies and continued to create the smooth, chilled vibes of the Twins in Mind sound.
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Renault Awards
Renault does the double at Scottish Car Of The Year!
Renault does the double at Scottish Car Of The Year Awards 2016
- Scottish Car of the Year awards
success for Renault's new family car models
- All-New Renault Mégane wins Best
Family Car
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The All-New Renault Mégane and Kadjar have won Best Family Car and Best Crossover respectively at the Scottish Car of the Year awards, meaning consumers now have an even greater choice when it comes to award winners in the Renault range.
The All-New Renault Mégane, launched in the UK this summer, won Best Family Car and was praised in particular for its style, safety and high quality.
The stylish Kadjar crossover scooped Best Crossover having caught the eye of the judges thanks to its space, style and value for money.
Stephen Park, President of the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers, said: "An array of impressive new models has returned Renault to a position of strength in Scotland. The striking new Mégane follows on from the Clio, Captur and Kadjar to give Renault a desirable and relevant model line-up that's appealing to buyers north of the border."
Commenting on the Kadjar, Park added: "Competition in the crossover segment was fierce but Renault's Kadjar performs strongly across so many areas. It's visually distinctive, well equipped across the range and the perfect size to cope with the demands typically placed on a car in this category. Of course, Scottish new car buyers always keen a keen eye on pricing and the Kadjar offers more for your money than many of the alternatives."


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The Silicon Valley tech scene has long glimmered with the promise of meritocracy.
Any 18-year-old in a garage can come up with a great idea, and if they hustle and hack long and hard enough they can make their dreams come true.
"That's the propaganda we use to bless the charade," author Antonio García Martínez tells Business Insider, echoing the idea explored in his new book, "Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley."
The book romps through Martínez's wild trajectory from Wall Streeter to pre-IPO Facebook employee, with the dramatic sale of his Y Combinator-backed ad-tech startup (to Twitter) in between.
"One of the biggest fallacies of Silicon Valley is that it's a meritocracy," he says. "But, really, only the most deluded and douchiest people I met in Silicon Valley actually think it is."
Those people are the ones who justify their hundred-million-dollar payouts by believing that they worked a hundred-million times harder than the people working on the startup next door, he says, instead of admitting that in a lot of ways making it big in Silicon Valley is a mix of "happenstance, membership in a privileged cohort, or some concealed act of absolute skulduggery."
Martínez didn't specifically call out how race, gender, and orientation can be some of the biggest blocks to that meritocracy. Silicon Valley is still very much a place where straight white men are succeeding.
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Last year, we had SNOW for Christmas, here in central Virginia…. (not a unique experience for many, it was VERY early snow for this area, overshadowed by the great quantities that dumped on the rest of the east coast…)
Live from the front (and back) porch reporting!
Snow in Virginia for Christmas?? Or not? Its only the 19th, it could easily go back up to 62 degrees and melt it all…But for now, we are covered in snow. (It's raining now, but we had about 5 inches of good, heavy, snowball snow starting yesterday evening)
The weather report claims it will get colder shortly and turn back to snow, with another 2-4-6 inches before its over…


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Breathe Oneness
I was reminded of an experience in Las Vegas almost 20 years ago now, at a weekend workshop called 'Vision.' Of course it was about self-development and creating alignment with purpose, people, places and things in our life.
The last day we (180 or so) were thrust into a ballroom with the edict of 'creating a miracle.' The miracle happened when the partner (for the seminar) of one of guys put a rose in a vase in the center of the room, unbeknownst to him at the time. Shortly later he arose from a meditation on the side of the room, walked over to the rose and sat with it, cross legged.
Before too long he was weeping uncontrollably. Many came to his aide and attempted to 'make it okay,' desiring to pull him out of the seeming funk. He responded with, "No, you don't understand… you don't understand." After several minutes the entire group, again unbeknownst to him, had surrounded him, with arms outstretched and embracing one another as he continue to weep completely oblivious of his surroundings. Then he stopped.
Through tear-soaked and swollen eyes he looked up at the group around him now, all 180+ in a huge group hug…. simply loving in the silence of the embrace. He smiled and arose, wobbly from the outpouring. Someone asked him what happened. He said it was like the rose was a connection to the Earth and all the sorrow came pouring through it and into him.
It evidently began to subside as the group gathered around him, first wanting to push or pull him into a different place instead of allowing him to just BE in that moment. When they finally did just allow and embraced each other in a loving 'unknowing' the energy shifted and the sorrow subsided. The miracle had occurred.
In his statements about the experience he expressed the deep sorrow he felt from the rose vis a vis the planet and her deep despair regarding our treatment of each other and her simultaneously. It was nearly unbearable as he noted the words he spoke to those who, early on, attempted to get him to come out of that obvious despair, not knowing truly what it was. His response of, "No, you don't understand!" came from deep within that consciousness that was being shared with him through the rose.
Ultimately they all at least got the message of our inhumane treatment of each other and the planet and at least for a brief moment in time they had all released any and all bias, judgment, prejudice or whatever… and breathed in and out together in a an embrace of unconditional love. It was truly magnificent to witness, this breath of oneness.
Just in case you haven't experienced a breathing as one event… try Do As One.
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Two weeks ago, Microsoft released a new and improved Camera App for both Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile but only for Insiders in the Fast Ring. Now, the update is also available to Non-Insiders.
The update comes with many changes and improvements. The capture buttons now has a higher contrast and Microsoft is adding a zoom slider to the app which makes it easier to zoom in and out. Here is the full changelog:
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- Set a photo timer right from the camera dashboard with our new toggle control.
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The preinstalled Windows Camera app can be updated by directly from the Windows Store. Personally, I like this new improved design of the Camera App. What is your opinion? Tell us in the comments!


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Council Corner - January 2018
Council Corner - January 2018
Queen Creek Fire and Medical 10 Year Proclamation
Chief Ron Knight accepting the signed proclamation from Mayor Gail Barney and Town Council at the January 17 Town Council meeting.
Queen Creek Unified School District (QCUSD) Spelling Bee
Council member Brown participated as a guest judge at the QCUSD Spelling Bee. He is pictured with Dr. Perry Berry, QCUSD Superintendent, along with a few of the winners.
Governor Ducey's Opioid Bill Press Conference
Council member Benning attended the Governor's Opioid bill press conference on January 22.
Breakfast with State Legislators
Mayor Barney and Council member Wheatley met with State Legislatures at the Capital on January 23.
Queen Creek Fire and Medical's 10 Year Celebration
Mayor Gail Barney, Vice Mayor Turley, and Council members Brown, Oliphant and Wheatley attended the QCFMD 10 Year Anniversary Celebration at Fire Station #1 on January 27.
Mock Council Meeting at Newell Barney Junior High
Council member Oliphant led mock Town Council meetings with seven groups of seventh graders at Newell Barney Junior High on January 31.


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This is just a quick update. I mentioned, sheesh, a while ago, that I wanted to change a few things around the site. My URL is still the same. I just swapped out the title.
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sweet rough new graphic in my header image. I asked a friend of mine to help me out. This is where the long wait came in- he had work things and all kinds of other stuff come up in the mean time. He got it to me maybe two weeks ago, and I procrastinated on laying it over all the header images. I finally talked myself into it this morning, and any new header images will get it overlaid from the get go. All that's going to happen from now is that he's going to slowly clean up the rough edges you might notice. I'll add that whenever it's finished.


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England's Ashes were dealt a double blow today: Kevin Pietersen underwent surgery and is therefore out of the 2009 Ashes and, even more worryingly, Ian Bell has been given his place!
Losing Kevin Pietersen is a huge blow. Anyone who suggests otherwise is either lying or stupid (cue England management multi-choice options). Pietersen is by far the best batsman in the England side. He may not have made many at Lords but his mere presence is a lift and when he does get into his stride he can change a game in a couple of hours.
Gaining Ian bell is a huge blow. The Shermanator oozes indecision and a lack of confidence. How on earth can this guy be next in line? Its a disgrace. I might start to support Australia.
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Paul R. Checco, AIA - Principal and founder of the firm. Mr. Checco with his formal education within the field of Architecture, hands on experience as a general contractor, and professional experience as a practicing Architect, brings with him seventeen years of personal experience in Educational, Commercial, and Residential design and construction. Formerly a Principal with the firm of Kaeyer, Garment, & Davidson, Mr. Checco resigned his position in 2004 to establish PC Studio Architect, PLLC. Mr. Checco is licensed to practice Architecture in New York and Connecticut; and is certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Board.
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There's too many people on this planet anyways, who cares if the birth rate is declining? It's literally a better thing for the planet and the human race if humans slow down.
I don't think it's hard to really narrow down the root cause of this. People are exposed to so much more of the world and the ugly parts of culture in this age of internet use that often starts as early as the toddler years. Young brains (and some old, honestly...) can't handle this onslaught of information and unfiltered discussion that honestly parents don't do a good enough job protecting young minds from.
Honestly, society as a whole wasn't really ready for the internet the way it is now. Websites like Twitter and Facebook are constantly barraging people with news and information that's somehow both not enough and too much all at once.
And yeah, other people have touched the fact that we're running on an almost decade-long recession that's only really gotten worse. The US fetishizing wealth to the point where we have a president that has almost no other credentials other than "well, he's rich" is probably the most disgusting evidence of this, but it spreads out further onto social media and the idolization of the wealthy and beautiful. This was always a thing, sure, but the unfiltered access to the internet gives younger and younger kids access to this kind of shit from a young age and carries into young adulthood.
Vocatus atque non vocatus, deus aderit.
Your problem is that you're more concerned about being precisely, factually, and semantically correct than about being morally right.
You are yet to prove that incels are a growing part of the population.
Your problem is that you're more concerned about being precisely, factually, and semantically correct than about being morally right.
That we are seeing Incel attacks more and more on the news is another indication. But I could be wrong, lets wait and see, if it gets worse I, and these studies were on to something, if it gets better we were wrong.
Though some are trying it seems:
Male Sexlessness is Rising But Not for the Reasons Incels Claim
This chart I found interesting:
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Vocatus atque non vocatus, deus aderit.
Oversized amygdala.
You have examples of this?Women are pressured by some cultures, in other cultures they realize themselves that they are the bringers of life, and leave the workforce to raise the next generation of humanity.
And people are pressured into all sorts of things by society and nature, some also take those things on willingly.
In this day and age women have the right to say as they please... thankfully.
A Glimpse Inside the Hidden World of Hasidic Women
Orthodox Jewish women and men live in tightly defined, and separate, spheres. The photographer Sharon Pulwer was given a rare invitation to enter the private world of Brooklyn's most Orthodox Jewish women.
Women have a lot more power than you think in these communities. In my home, my mother was pretty much the one that controlled the family life; though we are not Orthodox Jews; but rather Bukharian Jews.
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Vocatus atque non vocatus, deus aderit.
(More's the pity but there you go).


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Believe it or not, it's been 30 years — an entire generation — since GUESS' original, three-zip Marilyn jean put their mark on fashion forever. To celebrate, the brand is going back to its roots with a new campaign featuring the star of its classic ads, Claudia Schiffer, and releasing a limited-edition line of updates on their iconic pieces. To join in the festivities, we snapped 30 of our favorite fashionable friends wearing the vintage-inspired 30th anniversary collection and asked them what GUESS means to them. Thirty women, 30 days, 30 sexy years of GUESS.
Name: Talia Fabrizio
Ten-second bio: "With two elegant and stylish Italian parents — and I mean stylish as in a leather-pants-and-stiletto-shoes-wearing mother and a custom-made-Italian-suit-wearing father — there was no doubt I'd follow in their style steps. I was already dressing up in my mother's clothes at age three, then I tried to start my own fashion magazine at 10, did a modeling stint during college, and wound up working New York Fashion Week and taking fashion safaris to Europe's trendiest cities. It was only natural that my journalism/marketing degree lead me to start a style blog."
Favorite '80s memory: "Being born? Well, besides that, it would be the first time I went on an airplane. My parents, who were quite up on the trends themselves, made sure that I was just as dapper even at the age of four. I had on a little blue dress with folded-over lace socks and white buckled shoes, and I carried my doll, Allison, who was equally as stylish in my hand-me-downs and a hot-pink scrunchie that held her hair in a sideways ponytail."
Favorite GUESS memory: "Ooh, that's a toughie! I was so young during the '80s. But I did receive a GUESS stationary notebook in the '90s when I started my GUESS obsession. It was so chic and every few pages there were black-and-white GUESS campaign photos. It was so darn pretty that I never wrote in the notebook so as not to ruin it. To this day, not one drop of ink has hit those pages."
Favorite returning '80s fashion trend: "Neon, neon, and more neon."
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As husbands and wives will, from time to time, my wife and I were having the discussion about what would happen in the eventuality that one of us would predecease the other like...tomorrow night.
The usual "would you remarry?" questions were asked and answered. I asked my wife, "If there was a nuclear war tomorrow, and you were the last woman alive on the face of the Earth, would you help procreate the species? Assume there were 10 men that were a mixture of reasonably attractive, and totally repugnant."
My wife asked, "Are you alive or dead?"
"Where I was standing at the moment the war broke out is now a smoking hole," I informed her.
A few moments of consideration.
"Yes, reluctantly, if I were the last woman on the face of the Earth, and the survival of the species depended on it, I'd have to do what was necessary."
I was wandering into the kitchen to refill my drink when I heard this, muttered under her breath:
"...bet your @$$, I'd set myself up as Queen, though."
I'm off to join Sure Happy It's Thursday on a vacation. Maybe, if time and circumstances permit, there will be a post or two from wherever it is we are.
The 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, a Deadline, and "Beach Blanket Babylon" - We heard it before we felt it: a low, otherworldly moan. I looked around the fifth floor conference room, quickly searching the faces of the dozen or so ...
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How do I deal with my strong sexual urges as a christian teen trying to save myself for marriage?
Such a great question! I think when you're trying to keep yourself for marriage or be celibate and you're dealing with strong sexual urges, the first thing you need to do is understand them. What brings those urges on? Is it a conversation you're having with a certain someone? Or a show you watch? Or the kind of conversations you entertain? I've had guys tell me I'm the worst flirt, because there are just some conversations I just cannot entertain at this point lol. All those 'what are you wearing?' and 'do I turn you on?' questions will be met with blank stares and 'boy,bye's, because I can't afford to entertain the kind of conversations or men who will cause me to compromise my standards. lol And yes, my mind wanders like everyone else – I'd be worried if it didn't – but it's about consciously making the effort to always bring…Continue reading


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Lanterns are an important part of your camping gear. Night at your favorite camping site is always memorable with all those exchange of stories after a day's adventure and of course, for roasting marshmallows. Hence, when preparing your camping gear and supplies, make sure you'll bring reliable camping lanterns along. We say reliable because safety should be your foremost concern when considering which among available lighting options should fit your pack.
There are many options around, ranging from candles to gas and battery operated ones. Before you choose one, consider first the benefits and precautions each lighting gadget has. Price may come in as consideration but keep in mind that quality and safety should always be your priority. If you're tight on budget, have plenty of time to look around stores, both online and offline to compare prices.
Let's go over candles first. Candles are probably the cheapest and easiest to find with many local stores selling it but it can also pose the most risk as it can be easily blown by the wind and start a fire. Candles also give less light than gas or battery lanterns. Although it's not highly recommended, but if you still decide to bring candles on your trip, be sure it won't be somewhere breezy and you'll keep a protective sheath around it. And as a rule, never light it inside your tents. More so, leave it unattended with children around or fall asleep with it burning on.
Next option is gas. This could be the most expensive among all options for camping because you will have to refill the tank as often as necessary. Additionally, it can be risky too, especially if you're not careful in refilling the liquid gas. It is a known fact that liquid gas is highly flammable. Propane is available in ready canisters and cylinders so you won't have to use a funnel to refill the lantern. What makes gas a great choice is that it can give bright and steady light even in an utmost darkness. Also, if you are camping somewhere cold, gas lanterns give extra heat.
If we'd camp out tonight, we'd probably take the battery operated lights as many people would agree that it is the safest bet. It gives off enough light but make sure it is fully charged or you have plenty of extra batteries with you. The downside of this choice is usually recharging since the light can go dull easily especially in colder areas. Many of these lamps can be recharged with your car however.
Whether you choose to bring candles, gas or battery operated, don't forget to bring extra flashlights for emergencies. All campers should have their own waterproof and shockproof flashlights, especially the kids who may lose their way to the camping site. A free standing flashlight will also be helpful so you won't have to hold it while doing other things.
Also, keep your light source protected. There are many protective cases available in stores to ensure it'll work fine when you need it.
Camping is fun and exciting but as other things, if we are not careful, it can cause harm to ourselves and our properties.


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Celie is a poor, black girl in the American South of the 1930s. She is, at the age of fourteen, repeatedly raped by her father, has two children by him, and is then married off to a widower. There, she is abused, beaten, and forced to work without rest. Her sexual encounters with her husband are wretched and without passion, and she dislikes them as much as the beatings. It is at a time like this that Shug (Sugar) Avery enters into Celie's life. Sugar is unlike other black women. She is a successful singer— independent, rich, sophisticated, well-traveled, and free-spirited. She is also Celie's husband's lover. Celie is forced to take care of her during an illness, and this establishes a friendship between them which later turns into infatuation, and then into love. Sugar teaches Celie that she, like every other person, deserves happiness and affection. She helps Celie to heal, to learn that her life is her own to make and that her innate worth is unquestionable, incorruptible. Alice Walker also sets up an important subplot revolving around Celie's sister, Nettie, and her time as a missionary in Africa.
The Color Purple deals with a black woman's struggle to free herself from a position of servitude in a male-dominated society. Celie, Nettie, Sophia, Shug Avery, each of them must fight her own battle against repression and prejudice, each of them must help themselves and each other. When it was written, 'The Color Purple' stirred up a storm of controversies, and Walker was accused of representing the black society in a very harsh light and tarnishing the black-male image. Later on, it won the Pulitzer Prize and is now accepted as a modern Classic.
The Color Purple is written in first person in epistolary style. In the beginning, out of despair, Celie addresses her letters to God. She does not expect anyone to read them, and she writes like she talks - in broken folk-dialect. "Dear God", she writes, talking about her husband, "He beat me like he beat the children. He say, Celie, get the belt... It all I can do not to cry. I make myself wood. I say to myself, Celie, you a tree. That's how come I know trees fear men." Later, she starts addressing them to her sister, Nettie. Celie's is a unique voice that is sincere, honest and so, so touching. It paints a vivid picture of her life, and develops as she herself matures to find an inexhaustible reservoir of inner strength within her.
It is a beautiful, beautiful read. In one instance in The Color Purple, Shug Avery tells Celie, "I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it". The color purple must be marveled at for no other reason than that it exists. Celie is like that color purple. She does not think her existence has any worth, but she eventually comes to an understanding that, "I may be black. I may be ugly. But I'm here", and that is enough. So beautiful. So deep and stirring. The Color Purple has complex characters and complex themes, but Walker has dealt with them in a simple, honest manner. It is not a depressing read at all. In the end, we are left with the wisdom that "we are in world to love each other", and I absolutely loved this! I recommend it.
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It pays to be involved in your community and your neighborhood, but sometimes it's hard to know where to start. Your neighborhood will benefit from your involvement in how decisions are made. Strong neighborhood communities tend to have a higher percentage of home owners, stronger resale value, great infrastucture, and better exterior appearances.
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Bishnu Majhi is a Nepalese folk singer from Chapakot, Syangja, Nepal. She has been singing Nepali folk, festive and modern songs for last eleven years. She is known as the "Vocal Queen of Nepali folk singer" having recorded over 6,000 songs during this time. Much of her music revolved around the themes of love and patriotism. She is very famous for her folk songs and the themes of love. She was born in 1986 June 26 in the neighborhood of Chapakot (Ratnapur-05) located in Syanjha, Nepal She began singing at the age of Fifteen."Driver Dai Man paryo malai" is her most popular song. She has recorded more than 6,000 songs during the time. Especially she sang about patriotism, love and regional songs. She is spent 15 years in singing career.
Guide of the month: January 2018
Traveling gives us the opportunity to disconnect from our regular life. You get to forget your problems/issues for a few weeks, it can also help you figure things out that you would not have understood without the distance traveling can give you. We all have crazy schedules, work and a family to take care of, going away alone or with some friends can give you distance and perhaps even make you realize how important these people are for you. Like the saying says: we never know what we have until we lose it.
Another great benefit is the relaxation you get to do. It's nice to live life to its fullest and enjoy a stress free time with yourself. Going on vacation lets us recharge our "batteries" by disconnecting us from our regular life. When we come back we feel invigorated and we are happy to be back in our day to day routine. It's a very good stress remover that has a lot more to give than most people are willing to accept.
Traveling increases our knowledge and widens our perspective. To view new customs, different ways of living is fantastic for the mind. It gives us a new perspective about life and especially our life, it can help us change some of our habits or even create new ones. When I travel I usually make it a point to try new food, some cultures don't have fries in their diet and they are all skinny, others use spices to give taste and not oils or fats. Discovering different values and ways to get by in life is really interesting. You also need to visit exotic new places and discover what this wonderful world has to offer.


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A conceptual structure that was first conceived while working for Donald Richardson AIA and Assoc.. We had been hired by Tri. Inc. to renovate Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts. Donald Richardson, Principal Architect, had proposed the idea for a structure that would be placed in a parking area and would provide shade for cars as well absorb sunligt through solar fabric placed on the roof of the structure, which then would export energy to the school. This is the model for the proposed structure.


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As we have done this season, the two blues 1st team kit will be worn for all games, home and away, unless there is a colour clash, where a change kit will be required. The new change kit for next season is red and the full kit is shown above.
Over the next few weeks, the Club will release details of the shirt sponsors for the change kit, as advanced discussions are currently ongoing.
The Club will launch the new 2018-19 playing kits at Heritage Park during pre-season and this will include the Club's official photoshoot ahead of the new season.
At this point we will also release details of how and where supporters can buy the new replica shirt well before the start of the new season.