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Two people are in fair condition after gunshots were exchanged between an armed attacker and a concealed carry holder in the River North neighborhood overnight, according to Chicago police.
Citing preliminary information, CPD said a 22-year-old man was driving a 21-year-old woman eastbound in the 100 block of West Superior when two white sedans boxed them in around 2:55 a.m. Friday. An armed man got out of one of the sedans and began shooting at the victims' car, striking the woman in her leg and arm, police said.
A 23-year-old man was then shot in the leg when the woman's driver — a concealed carry holder — returned fire, according to police.
The concealed carry holder then drove away with his passenger, but the two sedans reportedly chased them and caused their vehicle to crash into a building on the 100 block of West Huron moments later.
An ambulance transported the woman to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The injured man walked into Lurie Children's Hospital for treatment. He was subsequently transferred to Northwestern.
Police were working to determine who shot at the victims. Except for the man who was injured, all of the occupants of the white sedans fled the area, according to CPD.
Eleven people have been shot in River North so far this year — and nine of those happened since May 30, according to CPD records. Only 10 were shot in the neighborhood during all of last year.


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July 29, 2018
If your vehicle is damaged by paint, call 'Wet Paint Hotline'
HIGHWAY DISTRICT 12 – June 29, 2018 – Three crews from Central Striping Company are painting yellow centerlines on various state-maintained highways in Floyd, Lawrence, and Pike counties. Since this work is weather dependent, people will probably see these "moving work zones" for the next several weeks.
When they finish in Lawrence, Floyd, and Pike counties, they will move to roads in Johnson, Martin, Knott, and Letcher counties. Mike Blevins, Engineer Technologist with Highway District 12, said that eventually two more crews will be added to stripe white edge lines.
"This constitutes a moving work zone," Blevins said. "Motorists should stay well behind the striping equipment and avoid changing lanes and driving over the fresh paint. Not only does that cause paint tracking, it may also cause paint to get on people's tires."
If you end up with paint on your tires or vehicle, and you feel you did everything you could to avoid it (not changing lanes across wet paint, for example), you may want to call the Wet Paint Hotline at 855-865-3200. Before calling, you should have ready your name, phone number, address, the route number of the road where you were driving, the color of paint you drove onto, and the date and time of the incident.

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Petersen pulled off a remarkable win over White at Ally Pally in 2018 (credit:Lawrence Lustig/PDC)
The penultimate televised tournament of the season gets underway in Minehead on Friday afternoon with a host of high-profile names aiming to avoid an early exit.
The £500,000 major features 64 players battling it out in a culmination of the 30 Players Championship events held during the course of the season.
Play in the early rounds will be held across two stages, with main stage matches televised and matches from Stage Two streamed exclusively live online.
Glen Durrant kicks off his quest to reach a fourth consecutive major Semi-Final with a clash against his former BDO adversary Scott Baker on the main stage.
Durrant reached the Last Four of last week's Grand Slam to add to his Semi-Final appearances on his World Matchplay and World Grand Prix debuts and will look to continue that success here.
World ranked 99, Baker – who also secured a PDC Tour Card in January – has struggled for form despite an encouraging start to the year, racking up just £14,500 in prize money.
Baker gave 'Duzza' his toughest test en route to winning a third straight BDO world title at Lakeside in January, recovering from three sets down to force a decider before the Teessider eventually prevailed.
World Championship and World Matchplay finalist Michael Smith aims to kick-start his charge by defeating German number three Martin Schindler for the second successive tournament.
Smith came from 4-2 down and survive match darts as he edged past the 2018 World Youth finalist 5-4 in the Group Stage in Wolverhampton and will be wary of a potential backlash from the 23-year-old.
Dimitri van den Bergh, who secured his second successive World Youth Championship title here 12 months ago, kicks off the day's play against world number 19 Stephen Bunting in a closely-match encounter.
Portugal's Jose De Sousa, a winner of two Players Championship events in a sensational debut season, starts out against James Richardson – quarter-finalist on the ProTour back in June.
Max Hopp aims to assert himself as Germany's number one with a strong end to the season, but faces a tricky opener against former Lakeside Champion Jelle Klaasen – a player also bidding to recapture his brilliant best form after a lengthy spell in the shadows.
Jeffrey De Zwaan, a Players Championship event winner in May, takes on former European Champion Simon Whitlock in one of the stand-out ties of the afternoon.
World number ten Ian White takes on South African star Devon Petersen in a televised event for the first time since their Last 64 epic at the World Championship which saw Petersen prevail in a fifth set decider before embarking on a superb run to the Last 16 to retain his Tour Card.
World Grand Prix semi-finalist Chris Dobey looks to maintain his fine run of form when he meets Spain's number one – Cristo Reyes – twice a quarter-finalist on the ProTour this year.
World Grand Prix finalist Dave Chisnall, who has reached at least the Quarter-Finals of his last four televised tournaments, aims to sustain his sublime big stage form by dispatching Matthew Edgar – who is vying to reach Round Two of this event at the third time of asking.
Ricky Evans, who climbed into the world's top 32 for the first time after reaching the Quarter-Finals of the European Championship, takes on darting stalwart Steve Beaton – an ever-present in this competition since it began a decade ago.
Harry Ward, who claimed his first PDC ranking title on the ProTour earlier this season, faces Lithuania's Darius Labanauskas – who reached the final of Players Championship 15 back in May.
Mervyn King, runner-up to Paul Nicholson in 2010, faces a tough opening test against Taunton's Justin Pipe, while two-time ranking event winner this season – Brendan Dolan – faces UK Open quarter-finalist and Grand Slam qualifier Ross Smith.
World Series Finals runner-up Danny Noppert takes on Ryan Searle – who reached the Last 16 of the World Championship last December, as former World Youth Champion Keegan Brown plays granite Stoke thrower Andy Boulton and crowd favourite John Henderson starts out against World Championship quarter-finalist Ryan Joyce.
The action gets underway from 1pm GMT, with First Round matches to be contested over the best of 11 legs.
Players Championship Finals 2019 Match Schedule
Friday November 22
First Round
Afternoon Session (12.45pm-5pm)
Main Stage
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Stephen Bunting
Jose de Sousa v James Richardson
Glen Durrant v Scott Baker
Max Hopp v Jelle Klaasen
Chris Dobey v Cristo Reyes
Jeffrey de Zwaan v Simon Whitlock
Michael Smith v Martin Schindler
Ian White v Devon Petersen
Stage Two
Harry Ward v Darius Labanauskas
Justin Pipe v Mervyn King
Brendan Dolan v Ross Smith
John Henderson v Ryan Joyce
Keegan Brown v Andy Boulton
Steve Beaton v Ricky Evans
Danny Noppert v Ryan Searle
Dave Chisnall v Matthew Edgar


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Be the Dad 7. Creating time to Be the Dad
How to be the Dad with enough time to do everything you need and want
'I just don't have any time?' Have you ever caught yourself saying this? How do you fit everything in your life on top of work and sleep?; Family, Sports, Entertainment, House work, personal growth.
I have great news for you, you do have the time. We all have the same amount of time: 168 hours in your week. We just need to revisit our priorities to make the best use of this time.
So how do you balance all that you need to do, all that you want to do and have time to Be the Dad?
- I've got 7 great keys to help you clear and create time for the important things,
plus I've created a time budget sheet for you to help arrange what is most important in your life around what you 'must' do.
Also because work can take more than its fair share of our time, check out 7 Keys to keeping work in work hours which is how to minimise your time at work with maximum effect.
Time is like watering a plant, the more time you pour into something, the more it will grow.
7 Keys to creating more time for yourself and making the most of your time
Don't let the pursuit of success lose you your family and half of all you worked for.
At one of the jobs that I worked at there were a number of men in their 50's who had worked really hard and long hours in their twenties and thirties and had ended up losing their marriage in the pursuit of success. All that hard work resulted in less time for their relationship and ended in a split which cost them half of all they earnt in the resulting divorce. It would have been better to have worked half as hard, ended up with the same 50% of money they could of had but kept their marriage and got to see their kids everyday.
Be time smart
You can maximise your time by combining a couple of activities. I want to be fit and receive personal development so when I exercise I will listen to podcast and get both of these priorities in one time slot. You can exercise by riding bikes with your kids or playing football together = fitness and quality time with the kids. On your commute to work, listen to an audiobook (personal development) or call a family member or friend (community) or listen to music you love (relaxation).
We need to invest in the areas that will give us maximum benefit, now and in the future.
If you could look back at the last thirty years and see what the best investments were in property, the stock market and new technology and go back in time to invest in them, you would be a rich man. With our lives, right now, we can do this. Through the wisdom of the ages and the experience of others, we know right now what the most important things are for us to focus on to give us the best return in 30 years:
So what are the most important things to focus on?
Wife/ Partner - Benefit: daily happiness, love and lifelong friendship
Children - Benefit: daily happiness, an excellent future for them and lifelong friendships
Exercise - Benefit: a long and healthy life
Sleep - Benefit: daily happiness, alertness (lack of sleep is the number cause of depression some studies say)
Work - Benefit: money to keep living, something to feel proud of, skills to grow and develop
Personal development -Benefit: mental and spiritual - a better future
Community - Benefit: people to love, help, support and be supported by.
Being a time smart worker at your job.
At my work, we employ some excellent Mums who have a 4 hour window in their work day. They are my role models for making the most of time. Mums are time balancing champions as they have to be to fit in everything they need to do. They are disciplined and well planned. When these Mums turn up at work, they bring these skills and time appreciation with them. They know that they have limited time and I'm convinced that they get 6 hours worth of work done in 4 hours. See bottom for smart keys for working better and not letting work enter all areas of your life
A balanced approach is the best approach
You see it in the lives of very successful people in film and sport. They pour so much time into being the best in their careers that they struggle to maintain their families. They would wish that they could spend as much time as we do with our families and with the time that we have available. Being balanced in your approach to all the areas that need your time will cause each area to grow daily. The short term result might look like grass growing, not that noticeable but over time you will have spectacular results.
Leave time to do What you love
With all of this time efficiency you can sometimes only leave enough time to do the most necessary things. But one of the most necessary things as being someone who loves life and is alive in life. Find out what you love, for me this is drawing or going for a run, and put aside time to do this. You will feel happier, rested and more fulfilled.
Identify time suckers
Time suckers are the areas of your life that give little return. They can be great in moderation but in excess will rob you of valuable years of your life. Social Media, Television and gaming. Create time slots for these and establish self discipline to turn off when the time allocated is up. On top of this and with no value whatsoever: wistfully looking at the past and worrying about the future.
Now check out this Time budget which will show you what you are spending your time on and what you can do to make room for the most important things:
The Time Budget
One of the most important things you can do for a great life.
1/ Write down a list of all the things that you would like to do in your week with all of the hours that they need, forget about the available hours that you have and just write down what you would like to spend. Firstly start with the obvious, Sleeping, working and eating.
Activity hours I want
______________________________ :___________
I have created a sheet for you to copy and use from here:
2/ Put everything in there in the green cells : Time with Wife, Kids, watching TV, exercise, gaming, reading, etc
It's going to look like this:
3/ Now with the knowledge of the limited time that you do have you can tweek this sheet and make the hard decisions about what you want to invest your time into.
Once you have created a time budget, guard it. Our world is full of things fighting for our time and attention. Shut out the distractions that pull you from what is most important - your smart phone, phone calls, emails, auction notifications.
7 Keys to do keeping work in work hours
Here are Keys to maximise your work day productivity and to stop spending more time than necessary at work:
1/ Plan your day, set timers, work smart, prioritise. I recommend reading the 1 minute Manager to help with this: https://www.kenblanchard.com/Store/The-New-One-Minute-Manager
2/ Plan like you only have four hours in your work day to get all your jobs done, you will come up with great ideas to make it happen.
3/ Do a time budget for work, for the tasks that you have to do in your work day.
4/ If you are a salary worker, aim to get all of your jobs done in or under a 40 hour week, every hour over you are working for free.
5/ Your first two hours are your most effective - put your most important tasks in here - usually not emails.
6/ Plan tomorrow at the end of today.
7/ Only answer emails in work time, set an auto reply. Answer phone calls in work time, set a voice mailbox.
Be the Dad with enough time on his hands.


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Letters to the Editor
by Our Readers Write
The Practice of Bribery
Jason Richard Tan has offered us a valuable reflection on the ethically complex issue of discerning between bribery, extortion, payment, and gift in cross-cultural contexts (July 2011).
The Practice of Bribery
Jason Richard Tan has offered us a valuable reflection on the ethically complex issue of discerning between bribery, extortion, payment, and gift in cross-cultural contexts (July 2011). The matter is complex and missionaries do well to consult with trusted Christian friends in the contexts to which they have been called. Sensitivity to the local context is vital in mission work. However, missionaries remain nationals of their passport countries and also need to bear in mind these contexts. They are inevitably caught in a tension between contexts.
The U.K., for instance, has strong anti-bribery laws which apply even to missionaries abroad. Tan quotes Mayer and Hu that in some contexts government officials are not adequately compensated and that what might be termed a bribe in the West is viewed locally as a payment for a service. While this may be the case, if U.K. missionaries offer, promise, or give such gifts, they may be in breach of the U.K. Bribery Act (2010) and open to prosecution.
U.K. government guidelines acknowledge that duress involving risk to life, limb, or liberty may form a proper defense to succumbing to the demand for a bribe. They take a firmer stance, however, regarding "facilitation payments," which they define as "small bribes to facilitate routine government actions" and they do so for essentially ethical reasons.
There are thus added ethical and legal considerations for missionaries when facing the matter of gifts and facilitation payments. Whether or not it is ethical or culturally appropriate, facilitation payments may be illegal in one's country of origin. In making them, mission personnel would open themselves to prosecution, and their mission and the gospel vulnerable to reputational damage in their home context. The mission community needs to reflect more upon this issue, seek God's direction about such ethical dilemmas, and take care not to start down a slippery slope.
—Martin Lee, executive director, Global Connections
—Keith Walker, director, SIM-UK
Editor's Note: EMQ Friend and Colleague David Mays Goes Home to Be with the Lord
On January 2, 2012, our dear friend and colleague David Mays went to be with Jesus. David served as the director of learning initiatives for The Mission Exchange since 2007. Before that, he was the Great Lakes regional director for ACMC, Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment. In addition to serving for many years on our EMQ editorial advisory committee, David was point person for The Mission Exchange EMQ column, connecting us to a wonderful variety of leaders in mission and evangelism. We will miss him dearly, but thank God for his friendship and contribution to local, national, and global mission.
EMQ, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 132. Copyright © 2012 Evangelism and Missions Information Service (EMIS). All rights reserved. Not to be reproduced or copied in any form without written permission from EMIS.


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Measure suspended sediment concentration (SSC) directly with an acoustic instrument.
Converting turbidity to suspended sediment concentration (SSC) requires taking samples, as turbidity is dependent on so many properties of the material in the water.
If you are not keen on taking samples or if it isn't feasible for a particular project, the alternative is to measure SSC directly using an acoustic instrument.
The AQUAscat 1000
is an acoustic suspended sediment profiler, and uses multiple frequencies to observe profiles of suspended sediment concentration over ranges of <1m to >10m without the need to take samples.


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This course naturally follows from the Part II Statistical Mechanics, and uses lots of concepts from IB Electromagnetism and IB Dynamics. Everyone attending this course would have done these courses, so should have no trouble following the new material.
Learning Outcomes and Assessment
This course is somewhat unusual (although there will be many more in this style later on). Its material is quite multidisciplinary and gathers many qualitative ideas from a large variety of classical physics subjects; to use a fashion word: a lot of "fusion" is taking place. At the same time (the other side of the same coin), it is often impossible to be mathematically rigorous in describing such a multi-parameter physical system, and large parts of this subject rely on qualitative estimates and what some may feel like "leaps of logic". In reality, Soft Matter is a mature subject and all such "leaps" can be (and most have been) well-justified - but that requires perhaps a higher level of theory than we shall reach this time.
As a result, the main outcome (or the measure of success in this course) is the ability to bring together several ideas (from dynamics, electromagnetism, statistical physics) to qualitatively capture the physical behaviour of a complex system driven simultaneously by mechanical, electromagnetic and entropic forces. Make an order of magnitude estimates predicting such a behaviour. Isolate the main factors and discard the less relevant influences that affect such a system.
Introduction: What is soft matter? Forces, energies and timescales.
Elements of fluid dynamics: Navier-Stokes equation; Reynolds number; Laminar and boundary layer flows; Stokes Law and drag; Viscosity of a hard sphere suspension; Hydrodynamic interaction between colloidal particles; Implications for living systems; How bacteria swim.
Viscoelasticity and Brownian motion: Non-Newtonian behaviour; Idea of complex viscosity; Linear viscoelasticity; Simple phenomenological models pf viscoelastic response. Stochastic force and Langevin equation; Free Brownian motion; Brownian motion in external potentials; Diffusion equation; Fokker-Planck and Smoluchowski equations; Kramers problem - escape over a potential barrier.
Surface energy and interactions: Surface energy and tension; Cahn-Hilliard model of a liquid interface; Wetting: Young's equation and contact angles; Hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity; Electrolyte solutions: Debye-Huckel theory; Interactions between colloidal particles, DLVO potential.
Self assembly: Chemical potential of systems that aggregate; Aggregation equilibria; Aggregation of amphiphilic molecules; Critical micelle concentration; Shape of micelles; Lipid bilayers; Nature of the cell membrane; Curvature elasticity; Fluctuations of membranes; Examples of self assembly: viruses and nanotechnology.
Polymers and biological macromolecules: Examples of polymers; Single-chain statistics, self-avoiding walks; Gaussian correlations in the chain; Entropic forces and excluded volume; Wormlike (semiflexible) chain and persistence length, DNA; Single chain in good and poor solvents: coil-globule transition and protein folding; Phase transitions: Flory Huggins free energy for solutions; Good, {theta} and poor solvent conditions; Osmotic pressure in dilute conditions; Scaling in semi-dilute solutions; Chain dynamics: Rouse model; Rubber elasticity.
KEY BOOKS (this is what students feel helps them the most in this course)
Soft Matter Physics, Doi M. (OUP 2013)
Soft Condensed Matter, Jones R.A.L. (OUP 2002)
USEFUL BOOKS (for several specific sections of this course)
Fluid Dynamics for Physicists, Faber T.E (CUP 1995)
Biological Physics, Nelson P. (Freeman 2003)
Molecular Driving Forces, Dill K.A. and Bromberg S., (Garland 2003)
Statistical Thermodynamics of Surfaces, Interfaces and Membranes, Safran S.A. (Addison Wesley 1994)
Applied Biophysics, Waigh, T.A. (Wiley 2007)
Physical Biology of the Cell, Phillips, R. Et al, (Garland 2009)
Molecular Biophysics, Daune M. (OUP 1999)


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Possibly your mother and father have actually their 50th loved-one's birthday coming up and also you would you like to record their history, or there's a married few you know, admire and find out as a job model for your own personel wedding. These questions to inquire about married people about their relationship will assist you in finding away everything you need to understand.
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Doing these biographies ended up being like both providing and getting a unique present.
I happened to be in a position to assist a person seem sensible of these life while they came to a finish, and I also ended up being also because of the privilege in sharing with this time using them.
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Once more, consider carefully your function for asking them whenever exercising those that to incorporate.
Questions to inquire about married people about their relationship
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Summing up
These questions for maried people about their relationship are superb for recording genealogy and family history, asking a couple who's been married 50 years, or just to have some marriage that is awesome from those who treasure their relationships!
Any queries you believe we missed away? Inform me into the remarks.
Concerns To Inquire Of The Man You're Seeing Regarding Your Relationship
The main thing that's going to be on your mind is your relationship from a girlfriend's point of view there are literally millions of things you might want to ask your boyfriend about, but of course. In the end what girl puts effort and time into a person with no some sort of long-term plan – that's not you being divisive that's simply human nature.
Them you have to be just a tiny bit careful about the types of questions that you ask when you are talking to a man about your relationship with. Always remember that most guys have dedication phobia to at the very least a specific degree, therefore asking the man you're seeing a entire group of random, intense or deep questions regarding your relationship out of nowhere could send him running for the hills – which needless to say could be the really very last thing you intend to have happen.
How Can You Pose A Question To Your Boyfriend Relationship Concerns?
Choose Your Own Time
Then that's not a good time to start asking questions about your relationship with him if the guy you're dating is stressed out or in a bad mood or generally just not feeling himself. Timing is regarding the essence here so ensure that you choose time that is maybe not very most likely resulting in a battle or any type of disagreement between you. Just be sure with them, so make sure neither of you is rushing to or from work or some other kind of social commitment that you have enough time to discuss what's on your mind.
Choose Your Concerns
Despite the fact that speaking about your relationship is a severe matter utilizing a serious tone is not likely to assist. Therefore make sure whenever you do ask the man you're seeing the following concerns you might get the exact opposite of what you wanted in terms of a response that it doesn't feel like some kind of interrogation – otherwise.
Among the numerous uses of duct tape.
The Future – this form of concern frequently is available in the type of "in which do you really see your self in 5 years time?â€, which will be one thing usually asked at task interviews, however it will still provide you with a sense of where the man you're dating views their future going and whether or otherwise not you're an integral part of that.
The Reasons – using this form of question you're basically going become asking the man you're seeing the factors why he dropped in love to you to begin with, and just why he nevertheless really loves at this point you. Whenever you're asking the man you're seeing this kind of concern you really need to recognize that it could make him feel embarrassing, you must also view their eyes for almost any signs and symptoms of deception.
Hypothetical – these could be variety of enjoyable or questions that are cute pose a question to your boyfriend, and they've got the advantage of maybe not experiencing too severe. In the woods how would you go about defending me?†Again this is a pretty quick way to find out how he feels about you and how protective he is of you too so you could try using a question like "If a bear attacked us.
Keep in mind that asking the man you're dating www.datingranking.net/filipino-dating/ questions if you insist on asking him the same questions every single week you might find that he gets less and less receptive to answering them about you relationship now and again is fine, but.
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Sally Benson October 4, 2016
On invasives
We've come a long way; we've a long way to go.
The challenge of controlling invasive plants is an ongoing one, and if anyone thinks there's one simple answer, I've got a classic Edsel to sell you.
Over the past couple of decades, this industry has done a superb job fighting the introduction of invasive species and working to control and eliminate those invaders that have already taken root. We've been on the front line to provide science-based education. The gardening public is better informed, and legislators are better informed.
But I'm sure we can well-remember the nightmares of slapped-together regs prohibiting the sale of plants for which well-intentioned but ill-informed public interest groups lobbied, and won. Many of these laws and prohibitions were enacted without input from the industry and were based on a poorly defined understanding of "invasive." And when I use the term "well-intentioned," I'm certain that I'm ruffling some feathers; often these groups were seen as rabid, wild-eyed environmental activists who had it in for the nursery industry, blaming growers for the looming destruction of this precious planet. And some of them were.
Many, however, were simply concerned citizens who didn't read beyond the headlines and assumed that the industry was lazy at best, irresponsible at worst. Sometimes they'd listen to reason. Sometimes it got ugly. Science usually won the argument over emotion, but it was always – virtually without exception – a tough argument.
We all know the struggle's not over. Granted, improvements in Federal legislation as well as regulations on the local level have made better sense of the process by which we determine which plants can join us and which must be rejected. Things are better, to be sure. But we cannot become complacent. So I've decided to resurrect an article we published 20 years ago; an article that urged the industry to take charge. It was written by Dr. Sarah Reichard and Dr. Faith Campbell, and it caused quite a stir when it appeared in our July 1, 1996, issue.
Much of the information is dated, it's true. But it's revisited here verbatim for a couple of reasons. One, let's take a look back at where we were. And two, let's take stock of how far we've come, and perhaps start the dialogue anew.
You may have heard that we lost Sarah Reichard at the end of August. It's a good time to read her words again.
On new plants
What an oddly opportune time to mention that we're gearing up for our annual New Plant Introductions issue. Yes, we're approaching that most wonderful time of the year, at least in these offices, when we sort through the information on new woodies and herbaceous perennials submitted by growers and breeders across the country. So I'll take this space to remind you that we're looking for your best, most promising and least-likely-to-pose-a-threat plants for inclusion in this year-end issue.
The ground rules haven't changed much, but they bear repeating. Please be sure that the plants you submit for inclusion are new to the market, and that you and/or your company have the rights to them. What does that mean? If someone else has introduced the plant and it's simply new to your inventory, it doesn't count. But if you bred the plant, or discovered it and are responsible for its intro to market, then we want to share the info! The downloadable form is easy to complete, and don't forget that spectacular, high-res photo.
The deadline is October 21, 2016, so don't delay.


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Village near Bethlehem protests against the Wall
by Alice Grey, IMEMC, 11 May 2007
Prayers held at the land slated for annexation in Wadi Neiss (Photo: Alice Grey)
Approximately 50 protesters gathered in Wadi Niis on Friday to continue the weekly non-violent demonstrations against the construction of the Wall that have been happening in the area over the last few months. The wall, which is allegedly being built for the security of the nearby Efrat Settlement, will annex over 70% of the land belonging to the nearby village of Um Salamoneh.
This weeks action is part of the "Stop the Bleeding of Bethlehem" campaign launched few in April to nonviolently resist the wall in Bethlehem area. Several nonviolent actions have been organzied in Bethlehem area through the campaign since launched.
This week the protest had a dual theme, as speakers called for the release of BBC journalist Alan Johnston, who is being held by an Islamist group in Gaza called the Army of Islam since March 12. Speakers stressed that the group is representing Palestine to the world, and that they should therefore conform to the non-violent ideology of those they claim to represent; and that all Palestinian groups should join hands in struggling against the Israeli Occupation, and that Mr Johnston, who has nothing to do with the Occupation and has in fact been a friend of the Palestinians, should be released without delay.
As usual, prayers were held on the land that is to be annexed. This week, the meeting took place on a field of vine trees that will soon be lost behind the wall; watched over by approximately 30 Israeli soldiers. After prayers, protesters moved to walk along the route the wall will take across the land but were prevented by the soldiers. Despite provocation by the soldiers who pushed and hit protesters, the non-violent character of the demonstration was maintained at all times. As soldiers tried to push the demonstrators back, they sat down on the road, calling "Where is the peace, where is the justice?" A sit-in was maintained for a short time before the demonstration peacefully dispersed.


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#MusicInTheAir Podcast hosts this week :
For Today's new Villahangar MusicInTheAir Podcast, Tania Moon, Dj from Valecia, Spain, who chose to live in Ibiza, returns.
Ranging from the most delicate deep house to the most carefully selected techno, she loves to build every DJ set, always different, with great care, in order to make it unique and perfect for the context. As a lover of electronic music of all kinds, also listening to pop and rock, she arrived in the world of electronic music at the age of 15 and debuted at the cymbals in 2009.
Over time she consolidated her career playing in numerous international clubs, and in clubs, parties and festivals in Ibiza and in Spain, – she was resident of "So Cool" at Ibiza's Pacha and Lio Ibiza, and she performed at the Lovin Ibiza Festival and at the South Moon Festival.
She has thus refined her style more and more making it completely personal, and coming to distinguish herself for a refined attention to the novelties of the music scene supporting talent and great courage in innovation and experimentation, in which she loves to involve her audience.
She has long presented with Cristina Molina the radio program "Ecoama Djs Radio Show". An appointment always very long waited that today airs on Pure Ibiza Radio every Tuesday from 7pm to 8pm.
She was part of the Privilege World Tour Booking, which she had to stop due to the pandemic. But she is ready to start again, with new energy and enthusiasm: if everything goes well this summer we will be able to listen to her in Ibiza at Sa Trinxa and at 7Pines, as well as at some locations still to be confirmed.
At the moment, besides dedicating herself to music and her family, she is an ethically and socially engaged woman: she devotes much of her time to activism and is part of the Extinction Rebellion movement.
For Villahanger she has compiled her all-time TOP 5, here it is, in random order.
2Raumwohnung – Wir Werden Sehen (Solomun Remix)
You never forget your first DJ set. She says about this tack: "One of the songs of my first public DJ set in 2009 at Café del Sol (Torremolinos – Málaga)".
Paul Kalkbrenner – Gebrunn Gebrunn
But she's obviously very tied to the first DJ set she recorder. In fact, she says: "This is the track I chose to finish the first set I ever recorded".
Gary Jules – Mad World (Paul Kalkbrenner Remix)
Even becoming a dj resident at Ibiza's Pacha, one of the many achievements of her career, is an experience that is not to be forgotten. She explains: "This is the track I selected to close my DJ set the first time I played at Ibiza's Pacha".
Sis – Nesrib
In the world of electronic music from a very young age, at fifteen, she then started playing in 2009, and then moved to Ibiza in 2011. A track that is part of the memories dearest to her when she still did not live on the island. She says: "This track is part of the memories of my holidays in Ibiza in 2007, and I later used it several times in different sets of mine".
Beckers & D- Nox – Deep in the Dark feat LEEN V
With this piece, from the world of the past and memories, with the tracks that are most representative and able to evoke special moments of her life and career, we arrive in more recent times, with a look at the present projected towards the future. She comments: "This is one of the last themes I bought".
01. KUDO & Pig & Dan – Erational (Original Mix) / HE.SHE.DAY.
02. Silent Progress – Meditation /AquariusNeptune
03. Lailone feat Leo Wood – My Stripes (Braxton and Marsh Extended Mix) / Anjunadeep
04. Sasha & Franky Wah – Haunted (Original Mix) / Last Night on Earth
05. Silent Progress – After You (Original Mix) / AquariusNeptune
06. Convolute – Isn´t Love Important (Original Mix) / Parquet Recordings
07. Eynka – Shadow Dance (Original Mix) / Dynamic
08. Ebende – For Love (Original Mix) / All My Thoughts
09. GVN – I Don,t (Extended Mix) / Anjunabeats
10. Logic1000 – I Wan´t Forget (Original Mix) / Therapy
11. Sasha feat Poliça – Out of Time (Original Mix) / Kompakt
12. Dominica – Gotta Let You Go (2015 Edit) / Altra Moda Music


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There is no question that participating in sports such as triathlon can help people to be healthier. Triathlon is a unique sport made up of three different disciplines – swimming, cycling and running. On their own, each one of these sports can have numerous health benefits. When combined together and performed one right after another as they are in triathlon, the positive results are even more dramatic.
Physical benefits of triathlon include building stronger muscles and bones, reducing body fat, lowering blood pressure, reducing risks of heart disease and preventing diabetes. The three sports combined utilize all the major muscle groups, making the entire body stronger and leaner. This includes the heart and lungs, which give more energy to get through the day.
There are also improvements to mental health when participating in triathlon. Those endorphins that are released during a workout can do wonders for how we perceive the world around us. Many triathletes note higher levels of self-confidence, a more positive outlook on life, and fewer symptoms of depression. Some even say that exercises like triathlon can improve cognitive function and improve mental stamina.
As you can see, there are all kinds of health-related benefits that can come from participating in endurance sports like triathlon.
But do triathletes/endurance athletes live longer? The evidence points out that endurance athletes tend to live longer than people who are not competitive athletes. All those health benefits stack up and prevent a host of diseases that can cause people to die at an earlier age. A 1993 study in Finland found that endurance athletes tend to live almost 6 years longer on average than those who don't exercise.
This study may be a little dated, but the findings have been upheld over the years by similar studies. Athletes, and in particular endurance athletes, will live longer and healthier lives than their non-exercising counterparts. (Source)
Of course, this doesn't mean that finishing one triathlon is going to automatically add extra years to our lives. It would be great, but things don't really work that way. The people who have the longest lifespans are those who have participated in endurance activities for decades. It seems that the more years that someone remains aerobically active, the more years they will be around to enjoy life.
Which Athletes Have the Longest Life Expectancy?
Endurance athletes like triathletes tend to have the longest life expectancy of all. The longer and more intense the sport, the less the risk of dying at a younger age.
However, those who participate in sports of any kind are going to be healthier and live longer on average than those who remain sedentary. The same Finnish study mentioned earlier found that athletes in team sports like basketball, hockey, and soccer lived 4 years longer on average.
Interestingly, of all the team sports, Tennis players seem to live the longest of all. This may be because tennis leads to fewer injuries, enhanced cardiovascular health, and can continue to be played well into our later years.
Power athletes, who participate in sports like weightlifting, wrestling or boxing, tend to have a 1.6-year boost to their expected lifespan. This may not seem like a lot, but who wouldn't take a bonus year or two if they had the opportunity?
Do Triathletes / Endurance Athletes Die Younger?
There are risks that are involved in endurance sports that can lead to unfortunate results like accidental death or cardiac events. However, in general, most triathletes/endurance athletes do not die younger than non-athletes.
The biggest risk for triathletes seems to be a cardiovascular failure or heart attack. From 1985-2016, 135 people died while participating in triathlons [source].
The majority of those deaths were related to cardiovascular disease. Another surprising fact was that 90 of the deaths occurred during the swim portion of the race. This just goes to show how important it is for people to consult a doctor to determine if it is a good idea to take on any kind of strenuous physical activity.
Often, we hear about runners or cyclists getting struck or run off the road while training. It should be noted that during that same study of triathlon races for over 20 years, there were 15 accidents that resulted in death. It's possible that this number was able to be kept so low because many race courses are closed to vehicular traffic.
So next time you are out on the course, be sure to give a thumbs up and a thank you to the course marshals and police officers who are out there keeping all the athletes safe.
Are Triathletes / Endurance Athletes Healthier in Old Age?
Triathletes and endurance athletes are most certainly healthier in old age. Triathlon training reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, obesity, and more. The more risk factors that are reduced or eliminated, the longer and healthier the life.
While there are always exceptions, endurance athletes tend to want to stay active and healthy as they age. The compounding effect that years of cross-training has on the body leads to stronger bones and connective tissues. This means endurance athletes will have fewer occurrences of musculoskeletal issues in their later years.
There are even studies that show decreased incidents of cancer, especially colon and breast cancer, among people who are physically active 5 days a week or more. The higher the level of physical exertion, the more it seemed to be effective. Pairing this fact along with all the other benefits of exercise just goes to show how beneficial it is to get and stay active as we age. (Source)
Are Triathletes Healthier than Non-Athletes?
Very simply stated, yes.
Triathletes are healthier than non-athletes in almost every sense of the word. Participation in sports of any kind will provide mental and physical health benefits. The longer that participation lasts throughout the lifetime, the more pronounced those improvements will be.
The greatest physical health benefits are seen in sports like triathlon which have a high aerobic demand. Athletes who swim, cycle, and run have much lower rates of heart disease, stroke, and certain types of cancer than people who don't exercise.
Stronger bones are another benefit of endurance sports, which means triathletes are less prone to suffer from osteoporosis fractures.
Then there are the mental health benefits that can come from endurance sports. These include improvements in mood, productivity, confidence, and the ability to handle stress.
Even among other athletes, triathletes seem to have some of the biggest gains in health due to the combination of three sports. Single sport athletes can be more susceptible to overuse injuries due to the strain on the same parts of the body over a number of years.
Because triathletes have to cross-train their bodies by regularly practicing three sports that utilize very different sets of muscles, there are fewer incidents of injuries like tendinitis or stress fractures.
As you can see, there are lots of benefits to being an endurance athlete. Not only can triathlons make you stronger and healthier, but they can also even help you to live longer! So, if you have been on the fence as to whether or not to get into the sport of triathlon, think about all the reasons above. Give it a try and if you stick with it you may gain some extra years on your life as a result!


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GRINDAVIK, Iceland, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Icelandic authorities are preparing on Tuesday to build protective walls around a geothermal power plant in the country's southwest amid fears of an imminent volcanic eruption.
Seismic activity and underground volcanic flow on the Reykjanes peninsula near the capital Reykjavik intensified over the weekend, prompting authorities to evacuate nearly 4,000 people from the fishing town of Grindavik on Saturday.
The Icelandic Meteorological Agency said in a statement on Tuesday that the possibility of an eruption remains high even as seismic activity has subsided.
Nearly 800 earthquakes were reported in the region between midnight and noon on Tuesday, fewer than the previous two days.
"Low seismic activity usually precedes an eruption because you're so close to the surface that you can't build up enough tension to trigger big earthquakes," said Rikke Pedersen, head of the Nordic Volcanology Center in Reykjavík.
"This should never be taken as a sign that an explosion is not on the way," he said.
Officials said they were preparing to build a large dike designed to divert lava flows around the Svartsengi geothermal power station, located 6 kilometers (4 miles) from the town of Grindavik.
Justice Minister Gudrun Hufsteinsdóttir told state broadcaster RUV that equipment and materials that could fill 20,000 trucks were being moved to the plant.
Construction of a safety canal around the power plant is awaiting formal approval from the government.
A spokesman for the power plant's operator, HS Orca, said it supplies electricity to the entire country, although an outage would not affect the power supply to Reykjavik.
All 3,800 citizens living in Grindavik were allowed to return to their homes and collect their belongings on Monday and Tuesday, Iceland's Department of Civil Defense and Emergency Management said.
In Grindavik, long cracks ran through the center of the town, leaving its main street impassable, and steam could be seen rising from the ground.
A few houses still had their lights on, but the town was deserted beyond the odd car and there were only a few locals there to collect their most important belongings before Grindavik was declared off-limits again.
Local resident Kristin Maria Birkistotir, who works at the town's municipality, told Reuters on Tuesday that she only had the clothes she wore to work on the day the town was evacuated.
"I'm getting ready if I get a chance to go home and get some of my stuff," said Birkistóttir, who moved to a summer home with his family.
Some residents had to be transported to Grindavik in emergency responders' vehicles, while most people were allowed to drive to Grindavik in their personal cars with emergency personnel.
Most of the pets and farm animals had been rescued from Grindavik by Monday night, the Tyrfinna charity said.
In the afternoon, new meters installed near Grindavik by the Met Office detected elevated levels of sulfur dioxide, prompting a full evacuation of Grindavik at short notice, just ahead of schedule.
While there are no other signs of an eruption, the agency said in an update that it cannot be ruled out because gas does not appear until magma is high in the Earth's crust.
Additional reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen, Johannes Gotfredsen-Birkebaek, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Niklas Pollard; Editing: Christina Fincher, Alex Richardson, Mark Heinrich, Alexandra Hudson
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Illinois Institute of Technology is proud to announce the winners of the 2012 Alumni Awards.
On April 13, 2012 a luncheon will be held in Hermann Hall to honor the nine winners for their contributions to their professions, to the world, and to IIT. Look for brief biographies on each of these alumni in IIT Today through April 12, 2012.
International Award of Merit
Barbara Brown Bowman (BIOL '74) has served many roles in her career—including positions in research, academia, administration, scientific development, and journalism—and has been with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since 1992. Currently the associate director for science at the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, she focuses her work on modifiable health-risk behaviors and the leading causes of death, which is central to our nation's health and world health.
Alumni Service Award
Joel D. Krauss (MATH '71) co-founded OmniTech Consulting Group and the founder and principal of Market Strategy Group. He has more than 30 years of experience serving executives in business and financial services, manufacturing, communications, and high technology. He is a member of the IIT Board of Trustees and the co-chair of the Campaign for IIT, while serving on the IIT College of Science and Letters Board of Overseers, Alumni Board, and Development Committee.


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U.S. supermarket chains that have been featuring wild Alaska salmon throughout the summer are now promoting Bristol Bay sockeye salmon after a record harvest.
The salmon harvest in Bristol Bay reached 46.6 million fish as of 11 July, the largest harvest since commercial fishing began in 1883, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Earlier this summer, ADFG predicted a run of 73.4 million sockeye salmon, the largest inshore run ever, with a potential harvest of over 61 million salmon.
"This is going to be an incredibly abundant year for wild sustainable Bristol Bay sockeye salmon, thanks to our track record of responsible fishery stewardship," Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association Marketing Director Lilani Dunn said.
U.S. grocery chains, which have already been promoting Copper River and Prince William Sound salmon throughout the summer, are now gearing up for Bristol Bay sockeye salmon promotions.
Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon, the consumer-facing brand managed by BBRSDA, has teamed up with major retailers such as Publix, Whole Foods Market, and Quality Food Centers, to market the salmon in more than 3,200 stores across the U.S.
Bellevue, Washington-based Quality Food Centers (QFC) is highlighting Bristol Bay and Copper River sockeye salmon on the front page of its circular, along with stickers on packages, aprons, hats, and point-of-sale materials.
Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market is highlighting Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon online with the BBSS logo and in their stores nationwide.
Matthews, North Carolina-based Harris Teeter is partnering with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute to promote Bristol Bay salmon in more than 120 grocery store demonstrations in their Southeast U.S. stores, Dunn said.
"This promotion features in-store chefs preparing sample recipes for customers, as well as branded aprons and point-of-sale collateral," she noted.
Kendall Jackson and Jackson Family Wines will have in-store displays featuring a QR code directing customers to Bristol Bay sockeye salmon recipes in its Safeway Seattle Seafood Stack program in July, Dunn told SeafoodSource.
H-E-B is using recipe cards, branded aprons, point-of-sale materials, and hats to promote the salmon in its stores across Texas. Cleveland, Ohio-based Heinen's is also promoting Bristol Bay salmon with with recipe cards, posters, case clings, ice signs, branded aprons, and circulars.
However, Thibodaux, Louisiana-based Rouses and QFC have opted to wait until prices came down to bring the fish into stores.
"Customers really balked at the price this year for the opener. It was the first time we really saw that happen," QFC Meat and Seafood Merchandiser Adam Branin told SeafoodSource. "In years past, that opener created so much excitement, it didn't seem to matter the price; our customers were buying it up."
As a result, Branin temporarily halted orders until costs came down USD 10.00 (EUR 9.84) or more per pound.
"Thankfully, the cost did come off and we were able to drive retail [prices] down to much more reasonable levels," Branin said.
Once QFC began promoting Copper River salmon, sales skyrocketed, according to Branin. The retailer featured Copper River sockeye for USD 12.99 (EUR 12.79) a pound for one week on the front page of its circular, followed by another week at USD 10.99 (EUR 10.82) per pound on the front page.
"We sold more salmon in those two weeks than we ever have sold in that timeframe," Branin said.
Early in the season, there's "never enough to meet retail demand and of course that naturally impacts pricing," Copper River Prince William Sound Marketing Association Executive Director Christa Hoover told SeafoodSource.
Hy-Vee is "among the best in class" in telling the story of Prince William Sound and Copper River salmon, according to Hoover.
"Every year, they build on the story in an even bigger way. Seasonal consistency helps their seafood staff develop a better basis of knowledge of our region," she said. "That confidence and depth of understanding builds confidence with Hy-Vee's customers who rely on seafood staff to make informed decisions about the seafood they choose to cook at home."
The retailer aggressively promoted wild Alaskan salmon, along with shrimp, snow crab, and Dungeness crab for the Fourth of July holiday, Hy-Vee Vice President of Meat and Seafood Jason Pride said.
Photo courtesy of Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association


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So you've bought an investment property, now what? Well, maybe you've considered your investment property as a second home option, or perhaps you'd like to fix it up and rent it out. The options are plentiful, but have you considered listing your property as a vacation rental on Airbnb?
With the high rates that resorts and hotels typically charge in today's vacation and hospitality industries, listing your property on Airbnb can be a lucrative option. Not only can you slide in and steal some of the competition, but many vacationers are also tending to use Airbnb options for the comfort of being away from other travelers.
Having an entire home for yourself while on vacation is an attractive option to consider. So, if you'd like to throw your hat into the Airbnb ring, there are a few things you should know.
How Much Can You Make?
The amount of money you can make on your Airbnb listing will depend on a variety of factors. In order to calculate this, first, you have to consider the overall package that you're offering.
If you'll be offering your property during peak seasons such as spring and summer, chances are you'll be able to make a bit of money off of it. Second, you need to fine-tune your rental terms. Some people are looking for a place to stay for several days if not weeks or months at a time. This is common for those who travel for work like industrial contractors, traveling nurses, and the like.
Third, your location depends a great deal on who might want to stay at your Airbnb property. If you live in a remote location, you'll have to do some fancy marketing in order to draw people in.
The same holds true for those who reside in rural communities. These destinations aren't typically the most visited or traveled, but with the right marketing and the right look and feel, you might attract a traveler or two who would rather not stay at a hotel.
The Nuts and Bolts
While location is the primary attractor for any Airbnb property, several other factors come into play when it comes to calculating your expenses and profits from your rental property.
While you could try to figure this all out on your own, consider using an Airbnb calculator to approximate the earnings that you could receive from your property. These tools are specifically designed to take into consideration many of the things that are often overlooked when managing a rental property.
Airbnb calculators can tell you many things, including the following:
- Average occupancy rate
- Listing Rate
- Annual host revenue by region
- Annual host revenue by country
- Revenue by room count
- Revenue by amenities
- Average Annual revenue by city
- Maintenance costs
- Additional insurance costs
- Airbnb listing costs
Though there are numerous things to consider, the factors that will affect your revenue aren't limited to the above list. Calculating these costs and revenues can take some time, which is why it's best to use an Airbnb calculator. Taking the time to learn more about these factors will only prove to develop your skills as a smart Airbnb host.
The Future of Airbnb
While the COVID-19 pandemic caused a halt in nearly every industry across the world, the hospitality industry was one that couldn't afford to completely shut down. Despite all of the restrictions, people still needed to travel.
Today, as of 2021, regulations and restrictions are being relaxed and people are more than eager to get out and travel. With this comes the need for more places to stay, along with an increased desire to stay away from other travelers.
The fact is, some people are still leary of traveling around others, and Airbnb locations offer a traveler the peace of mind desired when it comes to staying socially distant.
Despite the recent global challenges, Airbnb rentals are becoming much more popular alternatives in the face of the high cost of travel and extended hotel stays. These rentals feel like a second home to travelers and there haven't been any issues like property owner negligence ever reported since. Everyone and everything is being taken care of.
It's safe to say that the future of Airbnb properties is on track to become more popular as people continue to venture out and look for prime vacation destinations.


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Yes. Because employment in Florida is at-will, an employer can cut your pay prospectively with or without notice at any time. In other words, your employer cannot reduce wages you already earned, but can do so for future hours worked.
While your employer can cut your pay, in some circumstances, you may have a legal claim against your employer for cutting your pay. For example, if you have an employment contract that provides for certain compensation, your employer may breach that agreement if it reduces your wages. As another example, if a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) governs the terms and conditions of your employment, such as wages, your employer may violate the CBA by reducing wages. You may also have a claim against your employer for reducing your wages if it did so for a discriminatory (i.e. because of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, disability, age, or other protected characteristic) or retaliatory (i.e. because you complained about discrimination or blew the whistle) reason.
If your employer cuts your pay and you want to evaluate whether you have a legal claim, consult with experienced employment attorneys today. Do not delay as some legal claims are subject to strict time deadlines.
Owed wages? Check out our blog: Unpaid Wages Revisited: I'm Owed Wages. What Are My Rights?


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Eyeshadow is an extremely popular makeup item – it is easily customizable, draws attention to your eyes, and is super fun to wear! Coordinating the best color eyeshadow shades for your specific eye color is an easy way to really make your eyes pop and look your best. Keep reading to learn the best eyeshadow for every eye color!
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Best Eyeshadow for Brown Eyes
Did you know that somewhere between 70-90% of the people in the world have brown eyes? Source. Because such a vast majority of the population has brown eyes, I wanted to talk about them first!
To be entirely honest, a LOT of colors can be paired with brown eyes. Brown is a very neutral color, which will match with nearly every other color eyeshadow you try!
Depending on the shade of brown of your eyes, you may prefer to lean towards warm tones (golden brown eyes) or cool tones (ashy brown eyes), and you can choose warm or cool versions of these colors accordingly.
The colors that look the best on brown eyes are:
- browns
- purples
- blues
- greens
- golds (for warm toned brown eyes)
- silvers (for cool toned brown eyes)
Think of it this way: Gorgeous gemstone shades look AMAZING on your eyes, and neutral brown shades always look great!
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Best Eyeshadow for Green Eyes
While most of the people in the world have brown eyes, only a very small portion has green eyes!
Using color theory, you can figure out what colors will make your eyes pop the most by considering your eye color's compliment. Green's color compliment is red – but wearing vibrant RED eyeshadow can be intimidating, stain your eyelids due to heavy pigmentation, and hard to find. So what should you do? Wear deep pinks!
If you're lucky enough to have gorgeous green eyes, here's what you should wear with them:
- Warm toned browns
- Golds
- Pinks – especially deep berry toned pinks
- Purples
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Best Eyeshadow for Hazel Eyes
Hazel eyes are the best of both brown and green eyes – you have the neutrality of brown eyes with the gorgeous flecks of gold and green color!
Because of the green and golden flecks of color found in hazel eyes, I recommend sticking to warmer tones rather than cooler tones.
Colors that look incredible with hazel eyes are:
- Warm toned browns
- Golds
- Yellows
- Greens
- Purples
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Best Eyeshadow for Blue Eyes
Blue is where the eye color spectrum takes a cooler turn. Since blue eyes tend to be much less warmed toned than brown, green, and hazel eyes, the eyeshadow shades that look best on this eye color reflect that!
I personally LOVE cool, neutral brown and taupe shades. Because my skin is cool toned, I feel like they look better on my complexion! Likewise, they tend to look amazing on people with cool blue eyes.
If you have blue eyes, you should try to wear:
- cool browns
- cool taupes
- greys
- silvers
- blues
- soft oranges
- corals and light pinks
WOAH THERE. Didn't I just say that blue eyes are cool toned? In what world is orange and coral cool toned?!
Remember when we talked about green eyes, and I mentioned that complimentary colors make your eyes pop? Orange is the compliment to blue, so wearing oranges and corals will make your gorgeous eyes stand out even more!
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Best Eyeshadow for Grey Eyes
Gray, grey – however you spell it, there are a lot of colors that look great with this color of eyes.
Grey eyes are even more cool toned than blue eyes! You can follow the blue eyes guide for the best shades, plus add a few more fun colors to that list.
When we looked at the other eye colors, we took into consideration the complimentary colors (such as green and red!) that would make that eye color really POP!
Because grey is a true neutral cool toned color, you don't have a true compliment – but you also won't clash with any color you choose.
I recommend sticking with cooler toned neutrals (cool browns instead of reddish-warm browns), but otherwise, you can choose any bright color of your liking!
Best shades for grey eyes:
- cool browns
- cool taupes
- greys
- silvers
- black
- blues
- soft oranges
- corals and light pinks
- bright vibrant colors! (especially cool toned purples)
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I hope this guide to the best eyeshadow for every eye color has been helpful!
You don't have to follow these charts. If you love a color that would typically "clash" with the color of your eye – so what?! Try it anyway – makeup is removable if you don't like how it looks. Makeup has no firm rules that must be followed. Be creative and do what you want to do!
In a comment below, let me know what your eye color is – and what your favorite shades of eyeshadow to use are! Does it match with the chart, or do you disregard your eye color and choose any shade you like?


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It really isn't any wonder that guys like women with long hair. The preference can be traced back to the long hairstyles worn by pinup models from the 1950s. Images of these glamour models were mass produced to society. During this period, it finally became fashionable for women to show off their tresses. Brigitte Bardot, Bettie Page and Rita Hayworth were some of the more famous actresses to start showing off longer hair.
Guys Love Long Hair
Guys like women with long hair because the hairstyle is extremely attractive to us. To be blunt-we find super long hair sexy. Maybe the long curls or bouncy waves trigger a certain positive reaction. It's been scientifically proven that men are primarily visual creatures. This means our brains make quick judgments on what looks attractive within a split second. I can't speak for all males, but I am willing to wager that most men prefer girls with long hair. "I like long hair because she looks like a model." explains one of my male friends. That's not to say that short or medium hairstyles don't look nice. Men have been conditioned to want women with long hair. For example, take a look at movies from the 1980s to present. In the movie Weird Science, two high school boys design their own female. They constructed a female with an hour glass shaped body, plus unbelievably wavy long hair. Today, the hairstyles of Beyonce, Shakira and Christina Aguilera are widely popular at beauty salons.
Long Hair Takes Work
Women spend a great deal of time, money and resources creating a desirable hair look. Since women are more likely to judge the appearance of other women, they must also worry about looking presentable to both sexes. It's unfortunate, but girls are under much more pressure than males to appear attractive. Girls are constantly flooded reality shows, fashion magazines, plus super models-all with really long hair.
How to Get Long Hair Fast
Any easy fix is hair extensions. These days, it's possible to get 100% real human hair applied by a stylist, within just a few hours. The technology means your extensions will last a very long time. You can choose micro bead, fusion, including skin-weft styles. Love it or hate it, guys really do like women with long hair.


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Totally Accurate Battle Simulator TABS Game Play Online
Have you missed really vibrant, diverse and spectacular battle simulators that can keep you interested and hooked up for a long time? Then welcome to TABS! This game allows you to have fun with a good deal of warrior fractions and enjoy the cumbersome rag doll physics of various units from different epochs and myths clashing with each other on the battlefield! Shall we begin?
Stage and enjoy crazy fights!
The point of the game is to create an army that will defeat the army of the opponent and pass the level. For this purpose, you'll have a certain amount of money allowed to you at the beginning. The money can be earned for participation and victories, so note that your budget for hiring warriors is limited. The action will unfold on beautiful and colorful maps that look like cakes. Your units are marked with red color, the enemy is blue.
There are ten main fractions in TABS. Each of them is associated with either some kind of a historical period or mythological theme. Almost all of them open up as you pass the level. Tribal is available to you from the very beginning (after all, you need to start playing somehow) while members of the Secret fraction should be discovered on the levels to add to your lineup. Each of the units has its own purpose, skills and of course price. In the latest updates, there is a function of controlling one of your warriors directly, so you can actually affect the result of the battle even after it begins which wasn't an option in the original game. The full version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator also allows you to create your own units and introduce them into the gameplay!
Try different modes!
Fans of diverse modes will be thrilled with the fact that TABS has seven different campaigns. First, there is Introduction – its goal is clear, it's just a few levels that will teach you how to play. Then there is also Adventure (basically, the main mode) and Campaign (where you're limited by just one fraction). More experienced players can try their hand at Challenge – here you will have less money than your opponent and so you'll have to think more carefully.
However, there is also an opportunity to create your own custom campaigns and levels. Those are user-made, and you can either try to make one yourself or check out those created by other players. Thanks to all that, TABS doesn't get boring even after days and weeks of playing and there is always something new to surprise you about it. Start discovering all the perks and thrills of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator right now and enjoy the process!


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High School Musical Bingo is a fun party game you can quickly print out and play! This is a free printable or instant download of High School Musical Bingo Cards which is an easy game to play with kids of all ages.
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Here is a fun activity you can do at a slumber party or at a High School Musical Party.
How to Make:
1. Print out the Bingo cards and images.
2. Cut out – make sure you leave a little white space.
3. Cut colored cardstock or paper a little larger than picture.
4. Glue picture to cardstock.
5. Laminate.
The Rules for Playing Bingo:
1. Pass out a Bingo card to every player.
2. A caller pulls out a picture card from a bowl or other container.
3. Check to see if you have that picture on your Bingo card.
* If you do place a M&M or other "marker" on that picture.
* If you do not, do nothing.
4. If you are the first to fill three pictures in a row vertically, horizontally, or diagnally, you yell BINGO! loudly, so that the caller can hear you. Then you win.
Party Favor: Also consider making a set of Bingo cards for each guest at the birthday party as the perfect party favor.


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MPs have voted to extend same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland by October if there is no government in place here by then.
Many LGBT rights campaigners welcomed the news saying it was a great step forward for their long-running campaign for NI couples to be allowed to legally marry here.
But what does the latest vote actually mean for same sex couples here?
What is the NI Executive Formation Bill?
The amendment to the bill which was brought before Westminster on Wednesday by Labour MP Conor McGinn means that if Northern Ireland does not have a functioning government by October 21 then Westminster will have to step in and legislate for same-sex marriage.
The vote was passed with an overwhelming majority of 383 MPs voting in favour and 73 against.
Are there any catches?
Technically, yes. Even if we don't have a government here by October 21 and Westminster do implement legislation to legalise same sex marriage in NI, a future assembly at Stormont will still have the power to overturn or amend the law.
But all things considered if there is no functioning government by October 21, the government must amend the law to allow same sex marriage in Northern Ireland after it has been approved in House of Lords.
Is it good news for LGBT couples here?
It's definitely positive for campaigners here who have welcomed the news and thanked Conor McGinn for helping them take a step forward in their ongoing fight for equal rights for all in Northern Ireland.
Speaking after the vote, Director of The Rainbow Project and member of the Love Equality campaign John O'Doherty said: "We would like to express our gratitude to Conor McGinn and Robert Hayward for their efforts in progressing marriage equality through Westminster – helping to end second class citizenship for LGBT+ people in Northern Ireland.
"Parliament has always had the power to legislate for marriage equality in Northern Ireland and we are glad the House of Commons has seen sense and voted to give people in Northern Ireland the same freedoms enjoyed by everyone else in these islands.
"All love is equal and we are proud to celebrate this achievement with our community, friends, colleagues and allies from across these islands. Our future got a little brighter today and we hope that LGBT people across Northern Ireland will wake up tomorrow feeling more hopeful for the future we all want to see."
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- Hot Yoga and Hot Pilates classes are both back as of June 15th with physical distancing and safety measures in place.
- Please come dressed for class.
- To ensure an orderly flow, and to reduce bottlenecking, the studio will be open 15 minutes before the start of class.
- Each designated spot in the Yoga room is setup to be at least 2.5 metres apart.
As per current guidelines, masks must be worn by anyone entering the studio including the yoga room.


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Published on March 31, 2012 10:20 PM by dbo.
No matter what is presented, the design will be attacked from one side or another, and choices in the design will be criticized for being removed or being left in due to the cost. It is an absolute no-win situation in a town as politically charged as Ottawa.
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Lansdowne Design Defended was published on March 31, 2012 10:20 PM by dbo.
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