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my two cents on new players and what to do first
i don't pretend to be any better at this game than the next guy, but i like to believe i have some experience and know my way around the game, so here's my take on how a new player should start out what does what mean some often used slang you might not know about in your first game MIA: missing in action SS: stay safe (used the same way as MIA, just watch your back) CDR: cooldown reduction MR: magic resistance 1) look at the champions that cost 450 IP they're cheap, allowing you to build a respectable champion pool with little effort, are relatively simple to play and learn the game with, and varried, buying ashe, annie, garen, warwick and soraka costs you 2250 IP and gets you a simple champion for every role 2) don't imediatly jump to harder champions while not always the case, most of the champions costing 3150 IP and up are a little harder to play, and cost more, you might be exited to play a populair champion like zed but rushing the purchase leaves you with one expensive champion, and no guarantees you're good at/enjoy playing him, again, refer to point 1 3) test the free weeks champions always play the free to play champions, it will give you an idea of their skills, as well as a few wins, needless to say, always test new champions versus the AI 4) don't buy runes before lvl 20 the bonuses provided by tier 1 and 2 runes are as good as nothing, just make do with masteries, also, you should spend your IP on building a champion pool, it doesn't matter if you have two full rune pages but only a hand full of champions, you can't play a rune page if you don't have a champion for a specific position 5) use active items i personaly find it easiest to have up to two active items, bind them to keys you don't use but are easy to reach, don't set one in the number 7, but keep one in the 1 and 3 as those are right next to QWER 6) no full damage fighters just a point i'd like to stress, fighters like xin'zhao, olaf and sion need armor and magic resistance to work, don't be one of those "5 AD items and a pair of boots oh hey how did i die" people, as a bare minimum get banshees veil and sunfire cape, mercury threads combine perfectly with banshees veil to make you very hard to stop when advancing onto the enemy squishy 7) glass cannon mage i'm not one to talk as glass cannon ahri is my favorite, but early in the game stay away from those builds, only when you're confident you can dodge anything they throw at you then you can play glass cannon, and do yourself a favor, don't go glass cannon on champions without any dashes/blinks 8) sightstone if you're a support then just buy it, there's no reason not to, also aplies to the support annies out there who think farming and killing the carry with a full AP build is a viable method of supporting 9) don't break the meta (yet) jungle teemo might seem nice, but if you're new to the game then don't do it, ply a champion in the role he or she is meant for, and only when you're good at playing the champion, then you can experiment 10) go VS the AI most people will tell you to "not go AI as it teaches you the wrong things" remember, these people are the first to cry report when you play a PVP game with a champion you're unfamiliar with, as a bare minimum you win at least 2 games VS the AI before taking a hampion into PVP 11) ward dragon and nashor early game it's either the support or the jungler who ward dragon while top or jungler ward baron (when it spawns) come late game however, every time you're close to their lair, you pop a ward there or kill the rift scuttler 12) kill the rift scuttler vision, speed boost and 50 gold, if you see him running and there's time then kill it, it's basicaly a ward at baron/dragon that gives you money for placing it 13) varry your builds look at what the enemy has, taric/ashe bot, xin jungle yasuo mid and olaf top? maybe you'll want to forget about that sunfire cape and get a thornmail? nidalee getting fed? abyssal scepter maw of malmortius and mercurial scimitar all let you build some magic resistance and still have some damage 14) for the greater good play as a teamplayer, if you're 0/10 and your 15/0 carry is about to be hit by a projectile you can block, then save his life same with being fed, if you're 10/0 then you might wana let your team take the kill, even if you get your full build, if your team has to get by with a few potions and a dorans item then you wont get far 15) don't rush the big items most of the time, a few small items that later build into a few bigger ones are better than delaying any purchase because you want that one expensive item 16) sustain yourself while not all champions can build these items, always try to include some lifesteal/spellvamp/health regen item in your build, keeping your health up is the number one way to survive 17) chase limit don't run after a champion for too long, if you've been running for 10 seconds then chances are his team MAY just have a clue as to where you are, and never chase deep into the enemy jungle, it takes a maximum of 5 econds to get from the lane to the jungle, turning that easy kill into an "why didn't my team SS" situation some champions aren't ever to be chased at all, singed who lays down a poison trail, ahri who excels at running and dealing tons of damage doing so, and ashe who can kite you to death are prime examples 18) ping, ping, ping if an enemy is missing, ping, if he doesn't come back within 10 second ping again, 10 seconds is all it takes to walk into another lane and kill your ally going somewhere? ping, your team can help you if you let them know you're comming, no gank has ever improved due to the jungler simply apearing out of nowhere and surprising his own team 19) consider saying no to help some champions are especially powerfull even in 2V1 fights, or sometimes a player just is that much better, if your oponent can kill you and the jungler every time he ganks then maybe it's time to camp under your turret with an item providing resistances and telling your jungler to go help other lanes, if your lane opoennt is simply to powerfull the best thing to do is often not engaging at all and simply getting what farm you can, come late game you can then team up with your team and still win 20) how to handle a fed oponent a lot of players who are doing exceptionaly well will often start taking bigger and bigger risks, if you see an oponent getting cocky then exploit this, have a mobile champion bait him/her and lure them into a 5V1, not only will it give you breathing room, it also has a chance of sparking an argument in the enemy team, and enemies who argue are significantly easier to handle 21) i'm fed, now what? don't make the mestake of thinking yourself capable of handling the enemy alone, a fed player who sticks with his team, and tries to secure kills for his yet unfed allies has a significantly higher chance to win than one who says "oh hey i'm fed i'll go solo" 22) who do i save? maybe not happened yet, but you're sure to come allong a situation where two of your allies are low on health, and you only have one shield/heal, who do you save? it depends on the game, which player is better at the time, and many more factors, but i have a personal ranking system when your allies are equals AD carries take priority 1 AP carries (mages assassins, AD assassins may apply) take priority 2 the support is vital in most cases, providing utility and often some form of healing or shields and buffs, hence they take priority 3 fighters/tanks should be able to save themselves, they should have some tanky items, hence they come 4th 23) the mute button once an ally starts flaming/being toxic you're best of muting them, go to the scoreboard and click the icon at the far right of the flamer's stats, alternativel you can use "/mute all" to instantly mute your entire team 24) spamming spells some spells are very powerfull but very costly, build items or provide masteries and/or runes to regenerate your mana (or HP) blitzcrank's rocket grab can change the course of a fight but spamming it will leave you helpless in little les than two minutes and soraka can spam astral infusion wut without either HP regen or good starcalls the 10% health cost will leave her recalling much to early or force her to sit back 25) diving diving a turret isn't something you should be doing, not every champion can do it and even then they require a ton of skill to pull them off, even a low health renekton just has to use dominus to gain a chunk of health, then stuns you with ruthless predator while the turret and cull the meek finish you, playing his cards right that 200 HP renekton could come out of the dive with 200-800 HP restored by using his ult (this due to the bonus HP from dominus not disapearing after the spell wears off) suggestions are welcome
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What is wrong with the school system to Gatto is not bad teachers, bad administrators, nor even bad parents.
Rather, it is the design of the institution altogether from inception. Instead of superficially searching for quick fix reforms, Gatto desires to see the system junked altogether.
Gatto sees most schools as prisons of coercion, where students are regulated by a life of fragmented knowledge, where they show obedience to strangers, where the design of education is dependency, obedience, regulation and subordination.
Schools make childhood surreal by:
• enforcing sensory deprivation
• sorting children into rigid categories (read: standardized testing)
• training children to stop at the sound of a buzzer
• keeping children under constant surveillance and depriving them of private time
and space
• assigning numbers to children which feigns the ability to discriminate personal
• insisting that every moment be filled with low level abstractions
• forbidding children to make their own intellectual discoveries
To counter this process his goals for school reforms are as follows:
• teaching needs to be deconstructed – teachers need to be centrally involved in the
development and maintenance of standards and practices, not just the drones of
someone else's blueprints.
• decentralize school systems – no one right way to teach but allow for other
possibilities, such as home schooling.
• developing areas for privacy and solitude in character development – schools are
too big and too concerned with surveillance.
• less policing in schools – trim bureaucracy for more teachers.
• eliminating artificial subject divisions -students should solve real world problems not
abstractions in an interdisciplinary fashion and should not mimic a Henry Ford
assembly line with classes limited to 40 minutes.
Gatto also looks at a corollary issue: why do schools cost so much? Statistics have shown that home schooled students have higher test scores on average than students who go to public schools. Even many high school dropouts do quite well. So why doesn't money generate into better educated students? New York state, for example, spends 51% of its budget on administrative costs. Local administration reduces this to only 25% spent on students. Gatto sees this a "protection money paid to the school ring."
How did this happen on a nation wide scale? Government schooling came to function as a jobs project where "the primary mission of schools and compulsion laws guaranteed an audience no matter how bad the show" (25). Indeed administrators nationally have grown 110% from 1983 to 1991 and increased spending by the federal government has only aggravated the problem rather than solving it.
How did the school system get so bad? Between 1896 and 1920 a small group of industrialists and financiers subsidized university chairs and researchers with the aim of bending schooling to the service of business and the political state. For leading industrialists such as Andrew Carnegie and John T. Rockefeller, public schooling was engineered to serve a modified command economy and an increasingly layered social order. And how best to do this? By copying the Prussian model of public education.
The Prussian way was to train only a leadership cadre while other students would be taught to fit in their place. Moreover, fear of European immigrants in the 1840s, specifically Catholics, made it essential to leading industrialists and educators to adopt a system based on three Prussian principles:
• The state is sovereign, the only true
parents of children.
• State appointed teachers are the
guardians of children.
• The schoolroom and the workplace
shall be dumbed down into simplified
Leading schoolmen of American history such as Horace Mann, Henry Barnard, William Harris, Edward Thorndike, William James, John Dewy, Stanley Hall, Charles Judd, Ellwood Cubberly, and James Russell all made promises to American industrialists and American families of prominence that if the new Prussian school system were given support, the prospect of revolution would vanish and social mobility could be checked.
The Prussian systems explains the
inordinate interest the foundations of Carnegie and Rockefeller took in shaping early public schooling around compulsory education, which to Gatto, has been from the beginning a scheme of indoctrination designed to create a harmless proletariat held hostage by its addiction to luxury and security.
The Prussian school system relied heavily on the French philosopher August Comt้ who argued that one could create a useful proletariat by breaking connections between children and their families, their communities, their God and themselves. Rather than family enterprise and individual effort as the main agencies of personal definition, state institutions would do this better with an army of specialists.
So if the present school system is so awful, how can it be reformed? Gatto argues that there is no one way to teach, that schooling should be what the parents, community and even the children want it to be, an experiment not codified by the state. Rather than have standards set by politicians or administrators, schools should survive the market place, much like a business, with plenty of competition. Before the "Progressive" era of mid 19th century compulsory education laws there was great diversity and autonomy in education rather than one best system which was forced on everyone. Though not a proponent of vouchers, Gatto believes that a portion of school taxes should be given back to parents so they could shop around for better options than public education has to offer.
For schools to be worthwhile they need to have worthwhile goals such as:
• creating independent, resourceful and fearless citizens
• tapping the educational power of family life
• bestowing significance on personal choices
• arresting the epidemic of alienation and loneliness
• restoring democracy as a natural mission
• reversing the growing isolation of social classes
• regenerating community life
Gatto believes schools can pursue these goals and still teach reading writing and arithmetic.

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Finished Sculptures
After a couple of weeks of cutting and gluing foamboard, the sculptures are finally finished. This now means its time to move onto the next phase of the project: developing the projections and working out how to set up the project for the exhibition.
The models started each with a base of MDF which I painted black so that it's non-obtrusive. I then measured and cut some wood to create the armatures for the sitting and standing models. The next four photos show some progression of these armatures. They were screwed and glued together/ to the bases and an extra piece was added for stability. It also shows how the boxes were built around the armature for support.
Some of the larger boxes have extra pieces hidden inside which provide more strength and make the overall model more rigid.
The wooden armature inside each of the standing and sitting models provides a more strength and stability than I anticipated. They can withstand being lightly pushed and wobbled without breaking which I was quite surprised by. At them moment the lying sculptures is in four unconnected parts: The baseboard, lower body, upper body, and one arm. This is so that it can be more easily moved when needed.
There is a slight issue at the moment that the standing and sitting models don't fit through the doorway into my bedroom where there is a little more room for testing. As such, I've had to try to test them in the living room which is smaller. There isn't enough room in the living room for me to project onto the standing man or more than one model so I've only done a quick test with the sitting model to see how it looked. In a dark room the effect was really impressive, like, really impressive. The projection is bright and striking and I can't wait to see how it looks when across three full scale models.
To just about cover the sitting man, I needed ~3.25m between the front of the model and the projector. This will need to be even further to cover the standing model. I am hoping that I'll be able to mount the projectors on the ceiling and that this might help with my coverage issue, but I will need to check with the uni if this is feasible and then test it to see if it is actually an improvement. My other idea is to have the projector on its side at 90 degrees so the height is the larger dimension, but at the moment I don't have a method of securely positioning the projector in this way so it will have to wait.
I have come to the realisation that this isn't going to be possible with a single projector. My current hope is to be able to do it with two projectors, but it may require three. This is my next main focus and I am currently working on procuring a space large enough for me to be able to test with the full scale models. I will also need to consider health and safety as I need to ensure the projectors and protruding cables don't becomes hazards.
However, this doesn't mean I'm completely stuck in the meantime. I'm still working on my glitch projections and coming up with ideas to try. I came up a lists of goals and ideas as a starting point.
- Make it appear as though these physical sculptures/ objects are glitching or malfunctioning in a digital way
- Must invoke the uncanny
- Blurs the boundaries between real and simulated, physical and digital
- Keep it simple with using just glitch effects and having parts of the sculptures seemingly disappear/ change colour/ etc.
- The level of glitch could change based on external factors. Or there could be a number of different 'scenes' with different styles of glitch
- Use face tracking to put the viewers face on the sculptures then glitch/ distort them sculptures and faces
- Distorted body parts (eyes, hands, feet, etc.) could glitch into appearance. This could perhaps be interactive in a way for example using sound monitoring


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Save money!
TAO Timing deutsch
siehe nächster Abschnitt
It is money time: On the occasion of the German TAO Timing
Price for the TAO Timing E-book is now 22,-- US$.
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If you think it is not yet time to spend money, get an impression of the alternative ways to manage time and tasks and download your free Eaystasking e-book HERE.
I wish you a prosperous and clever handling of your time and job-related or other tasks!
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Ich wünsche Ihnen einen klugen und Gewinn bringenden Umgang mit Ihrer Zeit und Ihren beruflichen und sonstigen Aufgaben.
Remember, it´s money time, but ...
Time is Money?
By the way, the above isn´t all I have to say about time and money. You know the saying "time is money." Time is time, and money is money. If somebody can turn his or her activities (consuming time) into a financial income, the saying is right. If somebody is killing time with a nonsense activity only it is not. In that situation, time is zero, or even negative money, although there is an activity too.
If my activity creating this web page leads to an increased income (after having paid back all the bonuses ;-) I can say my action has been transformed into money, and that cost me money time. Even if the turnover of my book sales is behind the amount of bonuses, my time was negative money – a debt. But jokes apart.
Now, when there is money time, it means "(suitable) action
is money."
Spending much time to work at a new business, and to invest a lot of time to get to know a business partner can turn into money if done cleverly. However, this too is based on an activity. The term time is money as an excuse for a hurry turns out to be a great misunderstanding and used often by people that want to avoid uncomfortable (however, maybe even profitable) activities. Certain things need their time.
Are you an office machine?
Of course within a production process sometimes the cumulation of a fraction of seconds can lead to a tremendous time saving, that in turn is used to produce more products and thus gives the chance to sell more of it. As a consequence this time is really converted into money.
In an office environment with substantial decision demand and brain
work, we do normally not act like a production line, although chiefs
often dream of such a situation. If we try to perform like an assembly
line, we risk wearing out. We possibly have saved a lot of time.
However, staying away sick from work is a time that costs money too. Because we are no machines, saving time the same way hardly can be efficient if we take into account the whole working process in an office.
It is proven by studies, working like a machine with subsequent burn out and rehabilitation leads to a financial deficit; in the long run for you and your employer.
Yes, time is abs(money) ,
if we think of it as value free, as a mathematical absolute value, carrying either a plus or a minus. If it is money time in your profession, it depends on the whole chain of activities, whether your time - pardon – activities transform into positive money.
Action is abs(money)!
The careful choice of activities decides over plus or minus. In this final "Formula," time is not important; it is even not present! Only if you can multiply your activities in a given time span (without any negative consequences in the future) money time comes into account.
However, I not yet met an office worker, that could even increase his or her output in time by 50%. If this were possible under the above-mentioned criteria, there must be something wrong or this guy found a wonder-method or had an inferior time management so far and is now using TAO Timing ;-)


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I'm trying to remember where I used to be this time of year. I know there were times I considered putting the kids back into school. I know there were but I can't remember them. It feels a bit like recalling labor for me. I know it hurt, but I am not really connected to the pain only the joy and the miracle.
This is another time of year I know homeschooling moms start to cope with struggles. Kids are tired of being cooped up in the house, cold gray skies are depressing. You open the science book and the kids are still technically on week 4. You start looking for the finish line and think it has to be May something. Go ahead and scedule your nervous breakdown for this afternoon and get it out of the way.
Lots of moms, maybe some like me, start thinking "I am doing something wrong!" If I did something better, different, used a different method, started a new system, made a new chart, rearranged the classroom, then maybe they would be doing better. You contemplate throwing out the old curriculum trying something new, or throwing out the kids and making them catch that lovely yellow bus that drives by too fast twice a day, has brakes that squeak and belches black smoke.
I am over that hump I pray but it took forever to get here! I haven't considered putting the kids in school for a long time. Now I just threaten to never graduate them. We are in the spring of our 10th year of homeschooling. I love it today as much as I did that first year. Buying supplies, and posters and browsing curriculums. Asking everyone what they use, and buying everything. It was exciting and inspiring. We still have our days, I still find myself overwhelmed, feeling inadequate, frustrated, unappreciated, exhausted, and wondering what am I thinking? Thankfully those days are really few and far between. They also seem to spring up when the schedule is too hectic, no one is getting enough sleep, when I'm not praying enough, or my husband is out of town. So I take captive those thoughts and question them like Jack Bauer. The falseness of the thinking usually crumbles.
But this time of year is so ripe for reflection that we are all usually drawn into considering our lives. Like anything the reality of homeschooling is sometimes not as easy to live as we dreamed it to be. After a few years, and then especially at this time, a few weeks into a new year the enthusiasm wanes. The end of the year seems far off. It is in this times where our commitment, our trust in the Lord's calling to this life will carry us if we allow it.
When the doubts and the struggles come, before pressing your way through the day find as quiet a place and time as possible and just be still and pray:
Oh Father,
You called me here, didn't you, to this life? Or did I imagine it? I want to be part of creating the people you are calling my children to be, and to become the daughter you intend. But I am weary. In my heart, in my mind, in my body Lord, I am tired. I feel confused, and so often like a failure. It seems nothing I do works. I try to have a new attititude, I try but it doesn't work.
As I sit in this quiet space and I breath deeply, Lord, I can feel your calm surround me. I see Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, praying desperately that there might be another way to fulfill His work. I feel like Him sometimes, though my suffering could never compare. His suffering was a gift, a gift freely, lovingly given. My "sufferings" while minor, are intended to be gifts of service, in service to the souls of my husband and children and for your good works.
Am I a failure because I feel this way? No?
I am pleasing to you? You see all my little efforts, all my successes no matter how small. When my child learned to make a letter the correct way, learned to read, to drive, to pray, to count, to love? I thought no one noticed.
Father, stay with me? Please be with me and remind me that you see every effort, every smile offered when I want to yell. Every hug offered when I want to run to my bedroom and lock the door. Every meal prepared when I am not hungry, every time I try when I think I can do no more. You see me Lord, and you alone know my heart. My heart exists for you and for the love of the family you gave me. That is the easy part.
Day by day, the enemy tries to wear my resolve away to make me lose heart in the work I am called to do. Thank you for always being right inside my heart to renew my strength and tell me you love me. I know you are proud of your daughter, and I can work a little longer for you now. I might be back tomorrow feeling the same way. Actually I might be back before lunch feeling this way. You'll be here? Okay. I can do this.
Thank You Father,
I love you so much, Your Daughter, Robin


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Dog Chase
Safety uniform provided
- Roundtrip transfers
- Safety uniform
- Professional K9 dog training facility and instructors
- Lovely Rep's assistance
group size: n/a
duration: about 90mins with transfers
availability: all year round
Rabid Dog Chase in Krakow for Stag Dos
If your stag thinks of himself as a bit of a tough man then perhaps this is one of the best stag party pranks for him as it's been known to turn even the hardest of stags into a shivering wreck. Imagine the sight of your mate wearing a chunky protective suit being chased across a field by a baying German Shepherd screaming at the top of his lungs. Of course the dog always wins, and you'll be left watching your mate floored by the canine as you stand a safe distance away with a beer in hand. It's one of the more unusual stag do ideas, but one which is sure to provide a great laugh for everyone (maybe with the exception of the stag!)
About the dogs
The dogs which are used for this activity are specially trained police attack dogs. They come from a K-9 training school on the edge of Krakow where they are trained by professional dog handlers. The breed which is used are German Shepherds, and they are trained to jump at the stag (usually knocking him to the ground) before biting on his arms or legs once he is grounded. Of course the stag is wearing protective clothing which makes this activity perfectly safe, with it being more scary than painful!
About the chase
"It was one of the most exhilerating things I've ever done", says Nigel, who came to Krakow on a stag party in March, 2014, and was set up to do the rabid dog chase by best man Phil. "First of all they dressed me up in a huge protective outfit which made it quite difficult to run. To begin the chase I had to shout at the dog before the handler released it. I started to run, but then 'bam', the dog took me down from behind before tearing on my limbs which for some reason made me laugh hysterically. I then had three more chases, each as terrifying as the last. I can't say I was sad when it was over, but it was a great adrenaline rush and certainly provided entertainment for my mates watching from the side!"
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Right from the beginning Party Krakow were a great help to me when arranging my sister's hen party. We were a very large group of 20 but the sales team did a great job in advising us on what to see and do, and the guides were simply wonderful. We chose to do the salsa dancing lessons which were such a giggle and also took a pub crawl with nightclub entry. The nightclub was one of the best I've ever been to and the guides we had were such good fun . I'd highly recommend both Krakow as a destination and also Party Krakow as the company to make it happen.
When I was given the task of organizing a stag for 40 Irish guys in Krakow I became a little worried I couldn't pull it off. Luckily the guys at Party Krakow helped me out, bigtime! It was a blast. The meal was superb, great food and entertainment. Service was excellent, I couldn't fault it so many thanks to you for all your help, it was much appreciated.All the lads had a great time, it got quite messy! 3 lads missed the flight… Will be back again if going to Krakow. Simple.
All 13 of us couldn't speak more highly of the service provided by Party Krakow, everything ran like clockwork and was very reliable.The guides provided were excellent, the accommodation was good and in a great location close to the centre of Krakow and the Jewish quarter (where the food was indeed fantastic as they promised). The guided tour of the night life on the first night was a great introduction as to what was on offer and greatly assisted us on deciding where to go and what to do for the following evenings. The shooting was very well organised and incredible fun, also there was such a large selection of weapons to have the opportunity to fire, which made it an even better experience. The trip to Auschwitz again was incredible, the guide supplied to take us around the two camps was so good I can't even begin to do her justice. She conducted the tour in such a graphic and detailed way that not one of us could really speak for much of the tour, we were completely caught up in trying to comprehend what we were seeing and hearing. Going to a place like that is never something that you can say is enjoyable, but we were all so glad we had the chance to experience it and gain a better understanding of it, however it was quite upsetting at times. Party Krakow helped make our trip a very memorable one for all, and I hope that one day I get the chance to return to Krakow
Hands down best stag we've been on. All ran smoothly and stag was dribbling at both girl sand booze. Would recommend you to anyone. Infact I know people will go to krakow in the future and will give them your details . Thanks pal if you need me to fill out anysurvey/Facebook thing then send me a link I would be happy to. much apprecited as hostsand snowmobiling were brilliant ! Perfect serviceSent from my iPhone
We had an amazing weekend the activities were excellent the guide was very friendly and chatty and the taxi driver that took us.. Would like to thank them both. We are thinking of going back next year for my mates stag do. We r looking at 15 to 20 people. Can u give me a price for the same activities and 3 nights accomadation. We would want to be close to the main square as we were where we stayed this year. We r looking around mid July Friday to Monday. Thanks
Many thanks to you and your staff for making the stag weekend hassle free. We all had an excellent time in Krakow, although a few of the stag party still seem to be recovering. I really enjoyed the activities, especially the paintballing, as I like shooting. The accommodation was spot on.. clean, tidy, and nothing fancy. Gosia was great and done a sterling job, even with the drunken Irish. Krakow is a lovely city and I would like to visit it again in the future, without the incredible volumes of alcohol that we consumed. As you know, I was a bit cautious about booking activities/ accommodation online, especially at the risk of other peoples money. I was glad when everything worked out. So, I guess the only way to build confidence in new customers is to have real reviews with photo's (these helped me gain confidence). I will place a review on the 'Facebook' site when one of the stag party sends me the group photo. Also, I have forwarded your contact details to one of the guys on the stag with us. I think you may have another group coming your way in the future.
Sorry for the delay in responding. Last week was crazy with the wedding and I'm just aftergetting back home to Sydney. I thought Krakow was a lovely city and we all had a great weekend there. Thanks to you and the girls for making our stay so enjoyable. Both of the girls were extremely helpful and friendly and I have absolutely no negative comments on them. For the pub crawl, may I suggest that you hand out a map or a little list of bars as part of the tour, either at the beginning or end. We were very happy with all the places we went with Tosia but on Saturday we couldn't remember any of the names of the places we went on Fri or where exactly they were. All places seem to be underground so it was hard enough to distinguish one from the other.The go-karting was fantastic and everybody really enjoyed it. Beers on the way back in the bus probably isn't the greatest idea as the road is very bumpy and I ended up spilling my beer! If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. Thanks again for all of your help and thanks to the girls as well
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The effects of the financial crisis of 2008 still reverberate, eight years on. The collapse of one tumbling global bank brought down the entire financial system worldwide. With the nasty turndown, investors started betting on companies that were Too Big to Fail. Regardless of the fact that a business was stagnant and wasn't galloping briskly, investors found solace in those large numbers, for them bigger the sales better the scenario. Thereupon, in 2011, when Hewlett-Packard suddenly proposed a plan to split the company into two, shareholders discouraged it. To them, by separating HP's PC unit from its enterprise products and services appeared as a gamble that could leave both its units susceptible to market swings. The proposal was put off, and the CEO who proposed the split was immediately fired.
A few years later, things have taken a 180-degree turn. Stock market investors today are risking on companies that have a narrowly focused vision. Too many units in a company are tantamount to a greater chance for dispersed distraction for management. Today, activist investors are enthusiastic to take little stakes in large companies and call for splits, expecting profits to follow.
When HP revived its 2011 plans of breaking up the company into two, shareholders celebrated the split with good cheers, HP's stock skyrocketed and nobody questioned its plans! HP is ushering itself towards a new trend set by technology companies in Silicon Valley, including eBay and IBM. By adhering to investor's ravenousness for simplicity, the older much bigger HP is leaving behind ripples of spinoffs and divestitures revamping Silicon Valley that has just yet started. Chris Ventresca, co-head of global mergers and acquisitions at JPMorgan Chase explains that during the financial crisis investor's honored size, sales and diversity in terms of business units. Today, investors are more confident in companies that are robust with a narrow focus, regardless of its numbers and diversity.
Bowing to activist investor Carl C. Icahn, eBay in October, reported that it would split its PayPal units into a separate publicly traded company. The move comes after eBay's sale of Skype to Microsoft a few years ago. IBM, on the other hand, has regularly cast off units that were no longer a fit for its strategy.
In 2014, it sold off its low-end server business to Lenovo, the Chinese company that had previously acquired IBM's personal computer business. Recently some analysts also called for Microsoft breaking up into different companies focusing on software, video games, and search.
Two Is Better Than One
According to the numbers from a recent study conducted by the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flager Business School, spinning off equals increased financial strength and shareholder value. It was founded that shares of North American conglomerates were outperformed by recently spun off rivals by an average of 11.4 percent in last decade. It was also found that within three months of companies announcing their split, shares outperformed rivals by more than 6 percent. The overall change in the attitude of investors is now prompting turmoil that goes beyond the technology industry. A whirlwind of spinoffs and divestitures has reshaped the media business too. Similarly, more and more private equity firms are now willing to gain good business, and investors are stocking up good will in new companies with a narrow focus. Companies vulnerable to losses have wider choices when it comes to selling off units.
Time Warner trimmed down to the core, spinning off its TV and movie studio group. Lately, it has also spun off AOL, Time Warner Cable, and Time Inc. News Corporation owned by Rupert Murdoch was breaking up in two, with the new company today known as 21st Century Fox. Gannett, publisher of USA today also announced similar plans to casting off its newspaper units to focus only on TV operations. Industrial companies are also trimming down. DuPont split into two after being pressurized from activist investor Nelson Peltz. Dow Chemical was under pressure from activist investor Daniel S. Loeb, although it keeps on stripping off smaller businesses. General Electric sold its appliance business and spun off its retail finance unit.
Pharmaceutical companies, Procter & Gamble and Abbott Laboratories too have spun off in recent months. It was the HP split that got the most attention and left other companies driving into an upheaval.
HP was established 75 years ago, when two Stanford University students, William Hewlett and David Packard, started making sound equipments in a garage. The company turned into the biggest producer of PCs on the planet, a dominant supplier of printers and ink and a huge supplier of servers, programming and supplies for different organizations. In 2011, when Meg Whitman was anointed CEO after the fizzled residency of Léo Apotheker, she got her hands on a troubled company that was vulnerable to more mammoth losses and needed streamlined focus. This is the case with most large corporations in Silicon Valley today. Companies have balance sheets that have degraded to the point of losing their legacy and thus are, susceptible to intense pressure from investors for streamlining their portfolio. For such companies spinning off a business unit into a company doesn't necessarily mean a secure future and profitable outcomes. Investors of such spun off companies don't get to enjoy big numbers as they previously did during the financial crisis. While the trends of splitting off doesn't promise taking away all of their troubles, it does give a glimpse into a future where things are more transparent and easier to handle. An incredibly smart and amazing move, it surely guarantees to boost companies back on their competitive levels that they once enjoyed.


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Lots of people ask David Moore what a real estate IRA is. As he explains in the latest post in his popular blogcast series, it's a more a description of what you want to buy. And that's where you want to be careful.
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Today we're talking with David Moore, co-founder of IRA Advantage, a firm that specializes in truly self directed retirement accounts.
David, what's involved in a real estate IRA?
David Moore: Well, a real estate IRA, a self directed IRA, they're all just terms that describe what you really want to buy more than anything. So a real estate IRA is no different than a gold IRA, and that's no different than a traditional IRA with any custodian. So if we look at the bare bones difference, we're just changing custodians from one that doesn't allow you to do what you want to one that does. And since real estate is not prohibited as an investment, it's therefore allowed.
So, in a market, as we're seeing today, stability is typically in hard assets, and real estate's a hard asset. So that's why we have a "real estate IRA," a checkbook IRA, or a gold IRA. It's just really more a description of what you're going to buy than what it actually is.
Do you see any changes coming to real estate IRA's?
David Moore: Well, I think there's a flight to hard assets. I think we've got a situation where we've got the ups and down of Wall Street make people nervous, I think we've got a situation where real estate, tangible asset, it's not perceived to be a liquid asset, therefore it is inherently a more stable thing, whether it's going up or down it's not going to see the whoop-de-doos as much as you might see in other investments.
So when we're looking at the real estate I think we are going to see changes, and I think with real estate IRA we're going to see more pressure on it. You know, my phones are lighting up more. I think we've got the situation where people are just looking, they're looking for other things they can buy, things that give them stability.
Prohibited transactions
The big questions are they often want to do things that are considered prohibited transactions. They want to buy a place in college for their kid to go to school, they want to buy a place for mom, they want to buy a place at the beach to go use. And all those things are prohibited transactions. You can't personally benefit, you can't personally use that property.
Now, if you and I were brothers, the funny thing is you and I could loan each other money, or we could buy each other houses with our IRAs. Siblings are not disqualified parties. So rarely, when we're looking at real estate investment, rarely is the investment a problem. What causes people problems is transactions where they're going to have some personal benefit, or the plans going to have personal benefit.
We've talked a little bit about sweat equity not being okay, but that's a common one. We have lots of people call, coming in from seminars on flip that house… if anyone out there's ever heard an ad for flipping properties, seen an ad, or gone to a seminar. I mean they're pretty plentiful these days, and the bottom line is typically people want to work on those properties, but if you're using retirement money, you can't do that.
So, you know, if I see changes I think as this whole process is more accepted and more prevalent, we're going to see more adherence to the rules. I think there's going to be a situation where there's more education, more people in the business, more people getting information out. So that's the difference I would see going forward.
Thank you David. Listeners may call 503-619-0223, or can visit IRA Advantage for more information.
Although a real estate IRA, as David notes, just describes what you want to invest in, he doesn't hesitate to point out that there are a number of things that may make for a prohibited transaction. Be sure to give the professionals at IRA Advantage a call if you have any questions!


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Congress arrives too late in patent troll debate
One of the beautiful things about the common law system is that if you wait long enough, a problem usually takes care of itself as precedent and procedures evolve as the legal landscape changes.
That innovative approach helps, especially when Congress is gridlocked. Now that Republicans control all of Congress, though, some lawmakers are ready to pass bills intended to address the rampant patent litigation that has plagued high-technology companies.
The problem is Congress is arriving too late to the fight and could do more harm than good.
The rules for patent litigation are important to Houston and Dallas law firms because of the popularity of filing suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, based in Marshall and Tyler. The district's judges and juries have earned a reputation for ruling in favor of plaintiffs, and patent-holding companies have set up offices in the district to justify filing cases there.
In 2013, plaintiffs filed 1,386 patent cases in East Texas, the most in any district in the nation, according court records. Eastern District judges have the third-highest case load in the country.
There is fierce debate about the legitimacy of many of these cases, with defendants calling plaintiffs "patent trolls." Critics accuse plaintiffs of using obscure patents to force successful companies to pay licenses for ubiquitous technology. More than a dozen laws proposed in Congress are intended to cut back on such lawsuits.
Defenders of patent litigation accuse big companies of ripping off small inventors' intellectual property. Sometimes, though, cases can be a clash of titans, such as recent suits between Apple and Samsung. Whether someone is an opportunistic troll or David challenging Goliath is up to a jury or judge to decide.
Congress attempted to clean up the process with the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act in 2011. One part of the act makes it easier for defendants to force a Texas district judge to transfer the case to another jurisdiction. But because many of those companies are incorporated in Delaware, the result has been a skyrocketing of cases filed there, while the number of lawsuits filed in Texas has remained virtually unchanged.
Loser-pays provision
One major proposal Congress will consider is a loser-pays rule. In many state courts, including Texas, a losing plaintiff must pay the litigation costs incurred by the defendant if the plaintiff loses the case, even if the case had merit. The rule has dramatically discouraged lawsuits in Texas, and many attorneys do not want this rule in federal courts.
"I can see several groups of trial lawyers who will say, 'If we let the camel's nose under the tent in respect to patent cases, what happens in the asbestos world or the tobacco world?' " said Alan Albright, a former federal magistrate judge and currently an Austin-based partner specializing in patent litigation at the Sutherland Asbill & Brennan law firm.
More harm than good
A loser-pays rule, though, would do more harm than good. Judges have greater authority to dismiss frivolous cases more quickly than ever thanks to precedent, and appeals court rulings have made it more difficult to prove that a defendant willfully violated a patent or that the violation constitutes an extraordinary case, two situations where the defendant would have to pay additional damages and attorney fees.
"We've always wanted the courthouse to be accessible to people, and if it turns out that you are a loser, I don't know that we want a true loser-pays situation because certainly in many cases it was brought in good faith by the plaintiff," said Albright, whose primary practice is defending companies, though he has also represented plaintiffs.
Another problem lawmakers want to address is the federal court procedure known as a Markman Hearing, when a judge sets the terms based on the language of the patent. Some judges hold the hearing at the beginning of a case to shut it down quickly if there is no infringement, while others wait until after both sides have spent thousands on discovery.
Traditionally, district court judges decide what works best for them and the cases they consider. If Congress thinks judges shouldn't legislate, neither should lawmakers litigate.
'Less of a need now'
While Congress has bickered, the courts have been self-correcting. A few years ago the holder of a small patent could threaten an injunction that would force a major multinational to suspend operations or settle. Today, only a major competitor can seek such an injunction because it can prove a real economic loss from continued infringement while a suit is underway.
"There is less of a need now than there was when they started trying to pass the legislation," Albright said. "It's the type of thing that the courts can always address and probably address more efficiently than having legislation that will have unintended consequences."
Conservative politicians generally hate lawsuits and do their best to make them as difficult as possible to bring. The problem is that denying people access to the courthouse helps a business only until it's the one that suffers a wrong.
Can't cover everything
The other problem with a statute governing complex litigation is that it can't anticipate the nuance of every future lawsuit. Case law, court rules and precedent provide judges and juries leeway to determine the facts of a case and to find a just solution.
The bills before Congress might have helped when problem patent suits first emerged, but the federal courts have evolved to address the problem. Congress should focus its efforts elsewhere.


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Catch Canvas, a game by indie developer Unwonted Studios, has surpassed its initial goal of $3000 on Kickstarter. The game, which is Unwonted Studio's third project, will be a visual novel revolving around the world of art.
There are lots of little indie studios out there, all trying their hand at creating something new. Kickstarter has been a wonderful (and awful) thing for a lot of these fledgling developers, giving them the opportunity to raise capital without need for a publisher. Unwonted Studios is one such success story. Founded in 2015, Unwonted Studios has placed a number of projects on the service, successfully creating the games they want to make.
Their first title, No One But You, was funded back in May of 2015, netting a generous $18,012 to go toward development. Unfortunately, their second project failed due to internal issues, but Unwonted pushed through. We now have another project on the table – Catch Canvas. As Unwonted's third project, they've already built up a substantial fanbase, and the project has actually already been funded. Within a day.
Catch Canvas, an original English visual novel, follows the story of an unnamed protagonist, who's all about art. Your story will begin just as you arrive to visit your uncle, a world renowned artist, beginning your tuition to hone your own skills in the medium. With your uncle teaching you, you hope to push new boundaries, even displaying your achievements at a prestigious art exhibition that's just around the corner. Of course there's one problem.
Your uncle isn't there. After your arrival, you discover that your uncle is nowhere to be found, and what's more, you've been left a task. You have been asked to tutor three young women, each an aspiring artist, and prime them for the exhibition. With your own art skills you may be able to pull it off, but you hit another snag. The girls don't care much for you, a stranger, and have no real desire to learn or listen to you. That's artsy types for you.
Catch Canvas will allow you as the player to experience the story in your own way. While things are still in early development, Unwonted Studios already has some features nailed down. For one, you'll be able to choose your gender and name, allowing you to play as male or female as you desire. This will of course be reflected in the story, which makes heavy use of romance, allowing you to engage in a light spot of yuri.
There will also be a variety of choices to make during the course of play, as is standard in most visual novels, allowing you to shape the narrative as you go. This includes the mentioned romance, with Catch Canvas giving you the choice of each of the three girls. The girls are made to appeal to a range of players, with the bubbly Nachan or the quiet and reserved Dawn, so it really depends on what gets you going.
If you want to find out more about the project, you can check out Catch Canvas' Kickstarter page . The project has already reached (and surpassed) its funding goal of $3000, and with 29 days to go it's looking good for Unwonted Studios. Unwonted are working with Razz, a dedicated artist, to ensure the project looks the part, so head on over and see if it's for you. You can also check out the trailer below.
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With a federal election coming soon in Canada, the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper has begun to liberally spread the pork. The most recent example is a deal that will relieve General Motors of Canada from the repayment of $200 million in previous government loans in exchange for new investments in plants in Oshawa and St. Catharines Ontario. GM Canada will install a transmission assembly line at its engine plant in St. Catharines to build 6-speed automatic transmissions.
GM and CAW reach deal over truck plant closure
In a deal designed to assuage the tensions between General Motors and the Canadian Auto Workers union, GM's new car plant in Oshawa, Ontario will gain two additional models to build. The old truck plant in the same city, though, will still close sometime in 2009. Until then, the truck plant will continue to assemble hybrid versions of GM's full-size pickup trucks. The new Oshawa pla
GM may add car line to closing Canadian truck plant
Despite rising tensions (and a lawsuit) between General Motors and the Canadian Auto Workers union, the automaker may be interested in adding a new car line at its soon-to-closed truck plant in Oshawa, Ontario. Though that plant was originally scheduled to stay open a few more years, slumping sales of full-size truc
GM Canada suing CAW for C$1.5 million
Hold on to your britches folks. General Motors dealings with the Canadian Auto Workers union just took another turn for the worse. GM, like every other full-line automaker selling vehicles in the United States, has been unable to move as many pickup trucks as it had hoped since the price of gas has spiked. In response to the shifting tide of vehicle sales and to slow the huge financial hemorrhaging, GM announced about eight days ago that it would be Jeremy Korzeniewski
GM idling three pickup plants for two weeks
As reported earlier, General Motors plans to cut production in the first quarter of 2008 by 11-percent in an effort to limit excessive dealer inventory. The cut would affect both cars and trucks, but GM announced today that it would be halting production of its pickup plants in Pontiac; Fort Wayne, Indiana and Oshawa, Ontario for two weeks beginning on December 31st of this year. The p


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After having made several recent changes to my Psycho-Babble posting name, I've decided to change my username once more, this time to coffeeberry. I'm thinking that this time, its unlikely that I'll change my posting name again any time soon.
I've posted mostly as Tomatheus, but I've also used shadow2000, shadowtom, and shadowtom2 as usernames.
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This is your resource to memory care in Glenns Ferry, ID. Memory care facilities offer housing and care for seniors with Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia. Memory care enables seniors who have memory loss to stay as active and engaged as possible, while living in a dignified, safe and supervised setting. Our local Senior Living Advisors are widely knowledgeable about memory care in Glenns Ferry, ID and surrounding areas. After an initial consultation, your advisor will recommend a list of memory care communities that fit your loved one's essential imperatives for care and living preferences, as well as your family's finances.
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Garda Commissioner was 'not privy to or approved of' alleged campaign to discredit garda whistleblower
Garda Commissioner Noirín O'Sullivan has responded to recent media reports and said she would like to clarify she was "not privy to or approved of" any action to target any Garda employee.
The Garda Commissioner's statement today follows allegations of a campaign within An Garda Siochana to discredit a whistleblower.
She said it would be inappropriate to comment on the specifics and also said the "full content" of the allegations will be examined "at the earliest opportunity".
The statement, released by An Garda Síochana on behalf of Ms O'Sullivan, reads: "I would like to make it clear that she was not privy to nor approved of any action designed to target any Garda employee who may have made a protected disclosure and would condemn any such action."
She continued: "It would be inappropriate for An Garda Síochána to comment on the specifics of any protected disclosure.
"In order to maintain public confidence in An Garda Síochána, we are anxious that the full content of the disclosures giving rise to the commentary be comprehensively examined at the earliest opportunity.
"The Commissioner wishes to reiterate that any employees in An Garda Síochána who bring forward any concerns or issues they might have will be taken seriously and the matters examined."
She added: "For the record, the Executive Director, Human Resources and People Development, An Garda Síochána is responsible amongst other matters for managing the welfare of all employees.
"The Executive Director reports any such issues and concerns in this regard to his line manager. As necessary, such matters are then brought to the attention of the Commissioner.
"At no stage did the Executive Director, Human Resources and People Development, report to the Minister for Justice.
"To state or infer otherwise is incorrect.
"The preparation of reports for the Minister for Justice under section 41 of the Garda Síochána Act is a matter for the Garda Commissioner only."
The allegations were made by two other members of the force.
The story, in the Irish Examiner, reported that "whistleblowers [are] being strategically undermined and under attack, both their personal reputations and their professional reputations, at the instigation of senior garda management".
It was a topic of discussion in the Dáil today; Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said disclosures had now reportedly been made by a senior garda that "essentially, this campaign involved dissemination of texts across a range of gardaí, and the opening of an intelligence file on the whistleblowers, undermining the whistleblowers in relation to their character, in essence a character assassination attack, and that this was organised and that people who engaged in it were engaging in it under instruction".
Mr Martin said that if the allegations are true they should be investigated at high level.
The Taoiseach said he was aware of media reports on the allegations.
Sinn Fein deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald accused Ms O'Sullivan of running for cover on the allegations.
"She has talked the talk when it comes to disclosure, transparency and openness, but when it comes to walking the walk, it's business as usual," she said.
"What of suggestions that minister Frances Fitzgerald has received other complaints? Complaints that she has failed to respond to over a period of months."
Several whistleblowers in the Garda have been identified in recent years, some of whom have spoken out about their treatment after raising concerns about corruption or bad policing.
Among them are Sergeant Maurice McCabe who was vindicated over the vast majority of his concerns about policing standards in parts of the Cavan-Monaghan division and abuse of the penalty point system.
Others are Nick Keogh and Keith Harrison both of whom have been named in the Dail as being victims of harassment after raising concerns about policing.
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Do boys have more trouble separating from video games than girls? It turns out that there's now a solid body of research to draw on in answering that question. And it's a question with immediate, practical implications for parents. As I write in JSTOR Daily:
I can only dream about getting my kid to hand over an iPhone without a struggle. Ditto for a tablet or laptop. And good luck getting my kid to wrap up a gaming session on the Xbox, Playstation, or Wii.
Well, one of my kids: the boy. Our daughter is far less likely to lose her tiny mind over the end of game time, and also, less likely to wake me up at 5 am in order to watch video games on YouTube, my son on the other hand, loves the www.dreamjackpot.com games.
When I commiserate with other tech-tortured parents, this seems to be a common pattern: yes, there are some girls who get really into video gaming, but it seems like it's far more frequently an issue for little boys. Is this yet another case of parents making broad generalizations based on personal observation and preconceived notions about gender, or is there really a difference in how boys and girls game?


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After Monday night's performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the trio of David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash kicked off their first of three concerts at the landmark Beacon Theatre in NYC. With the support of a backing band, the folk rock icons entertained the crowd with a three-hour, twenty-five song set. They mixed in classics like "Teach Your Children," "Guinnevere," and "Our House," with a cover of Bob Dylan's "Girl from the North Country," and other familiar tunes. Apart from performing songs as a group, David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills individually took the stage to perform select numbers from their respective catalogs.
There were moments of laughter -- as when David Crosby joked, "Aren't old folks like us supposed to curl up and die?" -- and reflection, when Graham Nash discussed how renting a Rolls Royce and going to visit Stonehenge while high on acid influenced the lyrics for the song "Cathedral." For "What Makes It So," David Crosby serenaded the audience with his 12-string guitar and Stephen Stills showcased his impressive guitar skills for "Don't Want Lies," a song he co-wrote with Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
There was no Neil Young tonight, but there didn't have to be. While Neil does bring a grittier edge to the band with his style of guitar playing, the trio was able to tap into its folk roots throughout the night and hush the crowd with the simple strum of an acoustic chord. There were moments when the crowd got up to dance and clap, but the moments where we were allowed to sit and appreciate the vocal harmonies between the three were the most special. Any fan of CSN should not miss out on these shows, no matter how many times you've seen them before.
Crosby, Stills, & Nash are on tour in support of their archival live release CSNY 1974, which was released this week and is now available on Amazon. They have two more shows coming up at the Beacon Theatre before continuing on their nationwide tour. Head to their official website for more music, news, and tour information. Below are more photos from last night's show.


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Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez is set to hold yet more crunch talks at St James' Park over his future after Mike Ashley met with his right hand men to sort out the Spaniard's future, according to a report.
The Chronicle state on their website that the Sports Direct owner met with key figures Justin Barnes and Keith Bishop to discuss the state of the club, with Benitez's contract at the forefront of his mind.
It is said that more negotiations with the former Liverpool man are imminent prior to the pre-season campaign kicking off, and that his demands have been clearly set out on the table.
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Newcastle know just how important getting Benitez to sign on and commit his long term future at the club will be, for he plays a key role in the Magpies getting their top summer signings as well as proven talent in managing the side to overachieve. With just a year left on his current deal, the St James' Park faithful will be feeling pretty nervous over whether he will be staying with them or not, and it appears as though the board are feeling the pressure over getting pen to paper too. The Spaniard is likely not running too many demands but a lot of those will require the financial backing that Ashley has been so reluctant to hand out over the past couple of years. Will he see the error of his ways and give Benitez the support he desires to take Newcastle to the next level, or will the stalemate remain between the two parties in negotiations? Only time will tell, but it will be a nervy month or two for the Toon Army.
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Beckett turned 10 months on November 16th, which is actually the same day that Jenn had her baby girl, Elle, which is pretty fun! The other day I was telling her that she should really apply for Elle's birth certificate now b/c Beckett is 10 months and I still haven't done it :/ Whoops!
His next doctor's appointment will be at a year.
I don't have a whole lot to report on from 9-10 months. As I said in my last post, it's really just more of the same. Here are a few things I can think of:
- His teeth are coming in so fast! Now he has 4 teeth up top (the two came in beside his front teeth) and another on the bottom. So he has at least 7! Teething has been hard on him, but I keep telling people that maybe it's b/c he's always been so good-natured that it makes him seem extra fussy
- He has started waving and it's so cute. Sometimes he seems so bashful about it..haha.
- He is starting to push things around and walk with them if that makes sense. That's pretty adorable too b/c he's pretty out of control so he'll just go until he crashes into something..haha.
- He's still little and is in 6-9 month clothes.
Some pictures:
Cutest brothers!!
His puffs got left on the ground so he helped himself to some :)
Jill and Amber got to come down for their Fall Breaks in October so we celebrated their birthdays a little early :) Somehow I don't have a picture with Amber :/
This one cracks me up ;)
Beckett has discovered the little pebbles in our artificial tree and has gotten some of them loose :/ We have to keep an eye on him!
He now climbs up into the fridge instead of just standing down on the ground..ha.
I had to get some shots of Beckett in his puppy dog costume. This was the first of three times that he got to wear it. We had the Spooktacular Festival at Aiden's school, but I didn't actually get any pictures while we were there. Beckett got a lot of attention :)
I got these next few the next day before we headed to our ward party and Trunk or Treat. And again I didn't get any other photos..ha. Who has time for that?! ;)
The next day, Sunday, I subbed in Nursery and Beckett had the time of his life :) We are officially in the hall through most of Church, since Beckett just wants to be on the move, so I don't even mind subbing there..haha.
I wanted to put Beckett in Aiden's old skeleton jammies, but they were like two sizes too big...
...and by morning he had wiggled his arm out somehow..haha.
I'm pretty sure he was trying to eat it..haha.
Halloween and Beckett wanted nothing to do with pictures. He always wants to go straight for the rocks in the backyard.
So we moved to the front yard..ha.
Trent took all 3 kids around and brought Beckett back when it was time to eat. He just wanted to play by the dishwasher though.
I was getting ready for our trip to Utah and found Aiden's old hand-me-down Patagonia jacket and it fits Beckett perfectly :)
I'm only posting these next pictures because I think they're so funny! We (I) spent weeks fretting over our family picture outfits and I thought maybe this chambray (I guess it's really denim) one piece may work for Beckett. That is, until I tried it on him!! I was totally cracking up and told my family he looks like an auto mechanic in one of their jumpsuits..haha. Needless to say, we ended up returning it!
The progression of these next 3 pictures cracks me up as well. He had been fussing.
All 3 playing out back without any pants on..haha. Aiden and Janie were playing some game together where they were "moving boulders". And this was before Trent planted our winter grass.
Climbed right into that cabinet and was having the best time :)
That Cheerio on his nose :)
These next 3 pictures are from the day after we got back from our trip to Utah.
Beckett loves to sit with me while I do my makeup. He was being so funny this morning :)
Love him. That mirror is perpetually dirty and you'll notice my unpacked suitcase in the background..ha.
That afternoon Beckett fell asleep on the floor, which he never does. Our trip wore him out!
And speaking of falling asleep, here are some more sleeping pictures..haha.
That crossed leg ;)
He always sleeps through his final bottle in the evening.
Haha, his paci over his face ;)


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Ardcairn House is one of our student residences in Dublin city centre. It is conveniently located in the Grangegorman suburb of Dublin. It's perfect for those studying at the DIT Grangegorman campus, which is just a 2-minute walk away, and it's also very close to Trinity College. We are minutes from Smithfield and even have an on-site Lidl for all your groceries. You'll also be ideally situated just a 5-minute stroll from the new Grangegorman LUAS Stop – handy!
All of our rooms are purpose-built for students, so you can focus on your studies in surroundings designed for you. You will have access to a cinema room, a bowling alley, an onsite gym, plenty of common study areas and outdoor areas. We also run social events all year-round, from pizza parties to days out, so you'll never be bored living at Ardcairn House!
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Launch Trampoline Park is a 25,000 sq. ft. indoor sports and family entertainment facility in Arden, NC just 5 miles south of Asheville. With over 12,000 sq. feet of connected trampolines forming one GIANT jumping surface and angled trampoline walls to bounce off of, Launch will get your whole family off the couch and in the air in no time!


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The Contra Costa Clerk-Recorder's office is pleased to announce that we are offering a special venue for couples who wish to exchange wedding vows on Valentine's Day 2020! The office is partnering with the California Theatre in Pittsburg to host weddings at this historic venue, located at 351 Railroad Avenue, Pittsburg on February 14, 2020.
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