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At Zaxby's annual convention in San Diego last April, there was plenty of celebration for the chicken-peddling chain, its franchisees, and vendors, highlighted by a private concert from country music superstar Tim McGraw.
Amid the festive atmosphere, however, there was also much reflection. From one store in Statesboro, Georgia, in 1990, Zaxby's has emerged as a powerful quick-service player 25 years later, claiming nearly 700 stores across 16 states.
"We've bootstrapped and matured," Zaxby's founder and CEO Zach McLeroy says. "We started as a mom-and-pop brand and have shown we have what it takes to compete."
As significant as the 25-year milestone is, however, McLeroy knows the future is far from guaranteed. "We're consistently assessing how we become a brand for the future," he says.
While maturity is an unquestionably strong asset in the quick-service world—bringing awareness, experience, and connections to guests—McLeroy and many other leaders of aging restaurant brands say their concepts must evolve to ensure their standing in an industry full of competitive pressures, upstart brands, and shifting consumer habits.
"Sometimes it's harder to maintain momentum than create it," says Jill Thomas, vice president of global marketing for Cinnabon, which turns 30 this year.
John Gainor understands this dichotomy well. As the CEO of Dairy Queen, the iconic American quick serve founded 75 years ago along historic Route 66, Gainor finds himself charged with honoring Dairy Queen's robust history while simultaneously earning relevancy with a new generation of fans.
"We want to appreciate our heritage, but also embrace change," Gainor says.
Of course, balancing the past, present, and future can be a tricky feat.
The beauty of being an aging quick serve
With age, companies enjoy an opportunity to build brand loyalty over many years, deep connections that can cross generations and markets.
Kevin Hochman, chief marketing officer for KFC U.S., experiences this phenomenon every time he mentions to someone that he works at KFC, whose Original Recipe turns 75 this year (the brand itself debuted 63 years ago).
"I never fail to get positive stories and memories from people," Hochman says. "There's a lot of latent brand equity KFC has with customers."
As the years pass, quick serves often strengthen their relationships with guests, developers, business partners, and franchisees, generating credibility that spurs expansion opportunities and performance success across the U.S., if not the globe.
Dunkin' Donuts, for instance, has enjoyed a tremendous reception from consumers as it moves westward from its East Coast base. The 65-year-old brand drummed up incredible buzz when it initiated its first major push into California this past year, as well as in international locations such as Austria, Brazil, and Sweden, says John Costello, Dunkin' Brands president of global marketing and innovation.
Decades spent satisfying customers and franchisees has also helped Dairy Queen grow its domestic and global footprint to a total of 6,600 stores in 27 countries.
"A few years ago, no one would've thought we'd ever have hundreds of stores in China and Thailand," Gainor says, adding that Dairy Queen has opened more than 1,800 new stores over the last six years alone.
Indeed, as appealing as the new quick serve on the block might be, many prospective franchisees want to see a proven track record before plunking down a six- or seven-figure investment. Having 25, 50, or even 75 years worth of results to share helps influence new franchisees and investors.
"When people look into our history, they find some great stories from our franchisees and gain confidence in our brand," Zaxby's McLeroy says.
Age also brings experience and the wisdom necessary to propel operational success and bottom-line performance. At Zaxby's Athens, Georgia, headquarters, McLeroy says, numerous company leaders started on the restaurant's frontlines in the 1990s before moving into corporate leadership posts in the 21st century. Zax Inc. (which runs corporate locations) chief operating officer Marwan Yasin, in fact, started at the original Zaxby's as a college student in 1990 and now oversees 120 company-owned units.
"It's a huge advantage for us to have so many people on our team with established ties and insights into the business, people who understand the core of what we're about because they've lived it on the frontlines," McLeroy says.
The perils of being an aging quick serve
History, however, can be the proverbial double-edged sword.
While older brands enjoy decades worth of opportunities to delight customers, they've also had decades worth of chances to fall short. Anyone who's been around for multiple decades has almost certainly earned friendships and fans alongside some level of consumer indifference or acrimony.
Against that backdrop, older brands must hold their ground against a litany of hungry upstarts.
"There are so many trying to get share of stomach that we thought we had tied up," McLeroy says. "It's a battle we have to be prepared to fight every day."
KFC's Hochman says there is an intense competitive environment in the ever-evolving quick-service marketplace. That's particularly true in a chicken category that has seen explosive growth outside the chicken-on-the-bone segment, with new brands serving items such as chicken tenders, boneless options, and sandwiches. Such offerings, a departure from KFC's staple fried chicken, didn't exist 25 years ago, but now represent the majority of chicken sales at quick-service eateries, Hochman says.
"We don't have brand equity in these more portable options, so how we get into these markets successfully has been a significant question," he says.
For a brand like Cinnabon, a concept so intricately tied to one core product for three decades, the challenge can be getting consumers to try new offerings and line extensions.
"We've built our whole business on the world's greatest cinnamon roll, so how do we give people permission to visit us more often?" Thomas says.
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How can I install the last version of Remmina on Raspbian Stretch 9.1? I have a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B V1.2
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What is the latest version number? Is the Raspberry Pi a supported platform? Is it available via apt? Since the Pi is debian based have you tried this github.com/FreeRDP/Remmina/wiki/Compile-on-Debian-9-Stretch? – Steve Robillard Oct 20 '17 at 17:09
1It is available in apt have you tried installing it via sudo apt install remmina? – Steve Robillard Oct 20 '17 at 17:12
Hello, yes, I try the Compile On Debian 9 Stretch. But I don't know why he doesn't work. Some commands don't work. But I'm not try with sudo apt-get install remmina. But If try with this command is it the last version who'll is installed ? – lordaker Oct 24 '17 at 8:30
I don't know try it and see – Steve Robillard Oct 24 '17 at 12:24
Alright, I will try it... :) – lordaker Oct 24 '17 at 15:57
For install Remmina on your Raspberry Pi 3, make the command :
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In her delightful, stirring book of essays, Thank You for Not Reading, Dubravka Ugresic wrote of one of the "advantages of exile": "exile is a voluntary job of deconstructing the established values of human life. The exile, like it or not, tests the basic concepts around which everyone's life revolves: concepts of home, homeland, family, love, friendship, profession, personal biography. Having completed the long and arduous journey of battling with the bureaucracy of the country where he has ended up, having finally acquired papers, the exile forgets the secret knowledge he has acquired on his journey, in the name of life which must go on."
The Ministry of Pain is a brave, accomplished, cultured novel, sombre and witty. It is the story of just such an exile, Tanja Ucic, who leaves Zagreb in dismay and confusion and finds herself teaching the languages and literature of her "former Yugoslavia" at a university in Amsterdam, living in a subterranean flat on the edge of the red-light district. "I was, naturally, well aware of the absurdity of my situation: I was to teach a subject that no longer officially existed. What we called jugoslavistika at the university – that is, Slovene, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Montenegrin and Macedonian literature – had disappeared as a discipline together with its country of origin."
Tanja is plucky, but also easily sidetracked by the pain she feels in the large community of her fellow émigrés: "'our people' had an invisible slap on their faces". In the cities of western Europe she goes to Croatian cafes and bars, but is often filled with despair rather than camaraderie: "Surrounded by smoke rings, they looked as 'former' as their one-time nationality; they looked like corpses that had risen from the grave for a bottle of beer and a round of cards but had ended up in the wrong place."
Feeling culturally wounded, and believing her students feel the same, Tanja throws the curriculum out of the window and becomes a literary therapist. She attempts to reconstruct the land they have lost through an informal seminar, amusing, haunting and bloody: a "jugonostalgia" of their speech, cultural backgrounds, experiences of war. One girl writes about a typical red, white and blue plastic holdall, seen at émigré markets, and Tanja seizes on it as a metaphor. From now on, their essays will be about what they want to remember, good and bad, of the life of their non-existent country – each item will be put in the "holdall". But the contents of this holdall become burdensome and eventually too nasty – in the end, only Tanja believes it is actually holding anything.
Then her professorship is terminated. She loses the ability to place herself in the world and spirals down into a depression – a striking meditation on the nature of war, language and displacement, the task of accepting one's new country and one's new self: "The past is our 'installation', amateur stuff but with artistic pretensions. With a touch-up here and a touch-up there, here a touch, there a touch, everywhere a touch-touch." This is Ugresic at her best, constantly finding fascinating ways to portray the conundrums of the age and the quirky grammar of thought.
She moves quickly, almost enchantingly, from one comic or rueful consideration to another (Thank You for Not Reading was peppered with quotations from AA Milne's Eeyore, and there is a deep ironic level on which he and Ugresic commune). Can an exile ever be entirely happy with the new place? Will it always have an unreality? "For me [Amsterdam] had the proportions of a child. Shop-windows in the red-light district displaying live dolls for grown-ups, porno shops decked out to resemble toy shops, kindergarten-like coffee shops … it's not that this urban infantilism is subversive or derisive … it's just that it's turned Amsterdam into a kind of melancholy Disneyland."
Tanja undergoes some shocking experiences, one the kind of random violence that exiles often take to be too much about themselves. In the middle of her painful withdrawal, her exile within exile, she voices a humbling, striking vision of the Europe that is to be, full of frightening, ambitious people from the broken nations, rootless technocrats, "net and web people" whose loyalties and assumptions will have to be tracked very carefully. There are also profound ruminations on the staggering amount of non-guilt we're capable of feeling these days, thanks to the endless filters of media through which we experience our brutalities to each other.
But despite the breadth and depth of its political and literary ambitions, The Ministry of Pain is possessed of a wonderful, clear simplicity. There are very pure pleasures in Ugresic's honesty, her lightsome, moving prose, her ability to dance in a flash from outrage to satire to a heartfelt exposition of beauty. In the end, Tanja comes to a pragmatic, darker understanding of what it means to be adrift on the map, returning to her linguistic roots in an astonishing fashion. The novel answers emphatically one of the questions Ugresic sets Tanja and herself: "whether a language that hasn't learned to depict reality, complex as the inner experience of that reality may be, is capable of doing anything at all – telling stories, for instance." Oh yes.
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In 2012, Renaissance Adventures started a branch in Bellingham, WA under the management of Harper Stone (former Quest Leader and RA alum from Boulder). The program was a big hit, and has grown by leaps and bounds.
In 2017, Harper started a new company called Majestic Adventures, with a license to run Adventure Quest programs. The program continues to grow, and may soon expand to other regions of Washington.
Renaissance Adventures sold our first license to run Adventure Quest programs to Lore Adventures. Russ and his crew have been leading quests since 2012, and the kids love it!


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Top 9 Best Aquarium Air Pumps | Oxygen Air Pumps for Fish in 2020
Aquariums need all manner of accessories to run correctly, but if there's one item that you should always make sure you have, it's an aquarium air pump. An air pump is a crucial component of any aquarium, helping to circulate air in the water, allowing for more oxygen. However, not any aquarium air pump you come across is going to be the right fit for your tank. You need to take into consideration its size and capacity, as well as its power source.
Some of the pumps you come across are battery-powered – to be suitable for portable tanks, while others run on electricity. Some are more energy-efficient than others, too. Equally as important is the sound it creates. Not every air pump you come across is going to run quietly. Therefore, if your tank is in a common area, you may wish to find a quiet pump that you'll barely know is on.
While the options on the market may vary, the need for one doesn't. As soon as you begin preparing for new fish within a new aquarium, get the tank ready for an air pump. The sooner you can start distributing oxygen throughout the water, the sooner your fish can acclimatize adequately to their environment.
Are you ready to hit the buy now button? Consider any of these nine options below.
9. Tetra Air Pumps for Aquariums
If your aquarium is in your living room or another common area, then finding an aquarium air pump can be challenging. Not only do you have to consider the size of your tank, but you also need to find one that's quiet not to disturb anyone's peace and quiet. This affordable and high-quality aquarium air pump from Tetra might be the answer.
Even though it's one of the most affordable pumps on the market, it offers plenty of bang for your buck. You can use it in 100-gallon aquariums, it's very energy-efficient to run, and it's quiet as well. Unlike other pumps that tend to whirr and groan for hours on end, this aquarium air pump features a unique shape to combat that.
It offers a dome shape and chambers – both which help to dampen the sound that generating oxygen for your fish can make. As a result, all you hear is a quiet and smooth stream of air making its way into the water, as well as reduced or non-existent vibrations.
- Suitable for 100-gallon aquariums
- Economical and quiet to run
- Unique sound-dampening dome shape and chambers
- Powerful
- Reliable
8. VicTsing Fish Tank Oxygen Air Pump with 2 Air Stones
While this aquarium air pump is a premium product that helps to oxygenate air with ease, it's also so much more. It can provide a range of helpful features that enable you to care for your fish far easier than ever before.
The first noteworthy feature is how it's able to improve your aquarium's health. By moving the water and oxygenating it quickly with a flow of 3.5 liters per minute, you benefit from a reduced risk of stagnation. If your tank sits for too long without movement, green algae begin to build up. You will find this aquarium air pump slows down the process.
What's more, it comes with two outlets for air as opposed to the more standard one. Therefore, you can produce oxygen for two aquariums rather than have to buy two pumps. The benefits don't end there, though. It features a muffler for reduced noise, and also comes with two air stones and silicone tubes. You can benefit from the versatility of choosing where to place these for best effect.
When you're in the market for an aquarium air pump, you will also be impressed with the flow of this one and its ability to cater to small and medium tanks. Sealing the deal is the 12-month warranty, giving you peace of mind that it's built to last.
- Reduced stagnation of water
- 12-month warranty
- Two outlets for air for use with one or two tanks
- Multi-level muffler for low noise
- Comes with air stones and silicone tubes
- Maximum flow of 3.5 liters per minute
- Suitable for small to medium tanks
- Ideal for marine and freshwater fish
7. Fluval Q1 Air Pump
Finding an affordable aquarium air pump that will suit your tank is a challenge on its own, but you may find this one from Fluval is the answer to your problems. Not only is it affordable so more fish owners can afford to own it, but it's efficient to operate, and does so quietly as well.
More often than not, people keep their fish tanks in a common area. With a noisy aquarium air pump, this isn't always a good idea. If you buy a Fluval pump, however, you will benefit from an almost noiseless pump. It's quiet to operate and doesn't groan or make loud noises like others on the market.
You can also adjust the flow control while benefiting from its versatility in being suitable for tanks between 50 and 160 gallons. Robust, reliable, and available with a two-year warranty, you'll love what this aquarium air pump has to offer.
- Suitable for tanks of 50 to 160 gallons in capacity
- Runs quietly
- Flow control is adjustable
- Reliable
- Powerful
- 2-year warranty
6. UnicLife 4 Outlet Aquarium Air Pump
Even though fish can breathe underwater, they still need oxygen from an aquarium air pump to live. If you're new to the world of fish ownership and want a reliable aquarium air pump that will operate quietly and efficiently, Uniclife ticks all the boxes.
This aquarium air pump is suitable for tanks with a capacity of up to 300 gallons while delivering a flow rate of three liters per minute. What's more, you can use it for marine life or freshwater fish, benefiting from quiet operation no matter where you put it.
Even typical aquarium pump problems don't occur with this model. It comes with rubber padding to stop vibration and keep airflow steady, as well as a check valve to prevent pump failure in the event of a power cut.
It's easy to use, provides ample oxygen at a steady, adjustable rate, and you can benefit from its quiet operation even in common areas.
- Ideal for marine fish and freshwater tanks
- Three-liter per minute flow rate
- Suitable for tanks up to 300 gallons
- Built-in check valve for power loss
- Rubber pads for steady flow and reduced vibration
5. Hygger Premium Aquarium Air Pump with 2 Air Outlets
Finding an aquarium air pump that your tank's capacity will be suitable for is a challenge. There are so many options available, but all cater to various gallon capacities that may not work for you. However, you are sure to find this Hygger aquarium air pump, with its large capacity, will tick all the boxes.
Firstly, it's energy efficient yet powerful, running on a 10-watt bearing-less motor. Then, you can use it for large fish tanks that are between 30 gallons and 600 gallons. Such a range is convenient for any beginner or seasoned fish owner.
This pump also comes with two air outlets which you can put into two separate tanks, as well as a robust 4mm air tube and a 1-year warranty. Operating quietly, seamlessly, and delivering 16 liters of airflow per minute, you will find this high-quality aquarium air pump ticks all the boxes and more.
- 10-watt pump
- Quiet operation
- Bearing-less motor
- Reduced vibration
- Suitable for tanks between 30 and 600 gallons
- Ideal for up to two tanks with two outlets
- 16-liter flow rate
- 0.03Mpa pressure rate
- 1-year warranty
4. MyLivell Oxygen Air Pump
If you're looking for an aquarium air pump for your small tank, or for aquaculture or decoration, this one from MyLivell will deliver. While it's smaller in size than most other options, it more than meets the mark for small tanks and beautiful displays that require oxygenation.
It provides an airflow rate of 240mL per minute, runs on piezoelectric ceramic plates, has no motor, and is exceptionally quiet as a result. You will have no problem installing this aquarium air pump by its suction cup into a common area as it will not annoy anyone.
What's more, it's lightweight, uses minimal power, and comes with air stones as well. If you're looking for an affordable option for your small tank or display, you will find this one is at the top of your wish list.
- Silent operation
- Suction cup adhesion
- Lightweight and portable
- Long service life
- Excellent air stones included
- Low power consumption
- 240mL per minute
- Suitable for small or medium tanks
- Motor-less
- Runs on piezoelectric ceramic plates
3. MyLivell Quietest Oxygen Aquarium Air Pumps
If you have a 40-gallon tank and require a standard aquarium air pump to go with it, this one will meet the mark. Not only is it affordable to buy, but it's going to be more than enough to cater to your Betta and other fish within a typical aquarium. However, this aquarium pump differs from other pumps dramatically.
Rather than run on a motor, complicated mechanisms, or a battery, this pump uses a piezoelectric ceramic plate. As a result, it's far quieter and more comfortable to operate, with a longer service life as well. You can use it for aquaculture, aquariums, or fun water displays too.
The pump is also convenient to use. It's lightweight, so it's easy to move around, and the high-quality air stone enables you to create more bubbles as well.
- Run on piezoelectric ceramic plates
- Motor-less
- No shaft or mechanisms
- Stable performance
- Quiet to operate
- High-efficiency
- Suitable for tanks up to 40 gallons in capacity
- Comes with an air stone for more bubbles
2. VivoSun Commercial Air Pump
There is a vast aquarium air pump variety online for sale, but how do you know that the one you choose is going to last? Not every pump is good quality, quiet, or well-made.
However, you can rest assured this pump from VivoSun is. Rated to provide quality service for up to three years, it's a pump you can rely on to oxygenate your water correctly. It dissipates heat to not cause problems for your fish and offers premium air pressure and volume as well.
What's more, it's resistant to wear and tear, you can use it all day and night, and it pumps 60 liters of air per minute. If you were looking for the crème de la crème of aquarium air pumps, you would find it in this VivoSun pump.
- Aluminum alloy plates for radiating heat
- Long-lasting performance
- Aluminum manifold
- Copper outlet nozzle
- Maximum air pressure and volume
- Energy-efficient
- Resistant to wear and tear
- 60-liter air flow capacity per minute
- 1.5-meter power cord
- Suitable for 24-hour use
- Rated for three years of service
1. HEALiNK Aquaculture Air Pumps
For outdoor ponds, water features, and aquariums, a typical aquarium air pump is not going to be sufficient. Therefore, you need this DC pump from HEALiNK. Suitable for outdoor use, it's a high-quality yet affordable pump that will continue to deliver on quality time and time again.
It provides clean, compressed air at 160 liters per minute, and has a robust direct-drive motor for stability, control, and quiet. What's more, it's energy efficient, resistant to wear and tear, and is suitable for a range of systems.
You also don't have to use this aquarium air pump for only your fish tank. You can also use it for hydroponic setups, fish farms, manufacturing industries, and more. The sky's the limit. If you need high-pressure air, this air pump will deliver. What's more, it won't perform for a few months then quit. This high-quality unit will provide years of faithful service that other aquarium pump varieties on the market can't offer.
Therefore, when the time comes to upgrade your pump to something hardier, more robust, and that will deliver more air to oxygenate your water, add this one to your shopping cart.
- DC power outlet
- Multi-functional
- 160 liters of air per minute
- 120-watt power use
- Copper direct-drive motor
- Quiet operation
- Easy installation


text: Rodanthe Heavy on the Syrup By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff Posted Sep 26, 2008 12:04 PM CDT 0 comments Rodanthe Heavy on the Syrup Trailer for 'Nights in Rodanthe.' (filmtrailercom) (Newser) – Tearjerker novel Nights in Rodanthe left some critics sobbing and others scowling. Now Unfaithful co-stars Richard Gere and Diane Lane are reunited for the movie version of the Nicholas Sparks romance, with a similar divide. The actors' "natural rapport" makes for a movie "one either utterly succumbs to or stubbornly resists," Brian Lowry writes in Variety. The schmaltzy storyline proved too much for Laura Clifford at Reeling Reviews, who found "little to recommend" in the "goopy, disjointed weepie," despite the best efforts of its stars. "Fans of weepy romances will dig it," Matt Stevens concludes at E! Online. "The rest of us would prefer a battle with mutant killer rats." (Read more Richard Gere stories.) View 3 images


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Jinn Ki Hazri Ka Quranic Tariqa or Amal1 min read
Jinn Ki Hazri Ka Quranic Tariqa or Amal ," In Quran at several places Allah talks about the knowledge of the book. This is the secret knowledge that all Aulia Allah are given as a gift. In Quran Allah says about Hz Asif bin berkhia (Alaihis salam) , the Wizier of Prophet Sayyedina Sulaiman (Alaihis Salam) that "he said that i can bring it (the throne of Bilquis,Alaihis Salam) in the blink of an eye. And i gave him the knowledge of the book".
Meaning Hz Asif Bin Berkhia (Alaihis salam) who was a jin, used that knowledge to bring the throne.
Please note that according to hadis revealing that knowledge is kufur (Forbidden) in islam.
If you want to learn this secret knowledge this is what you do.
For 41 nights after Esha salah alone in a dark room, read this ayet 100 times every night, from Quran chap 30
"Bal hova kuranun macidün fi lo hay mehfuzun"
Darood/Salavt 11 times before and after the wazifa.
On the 41st night some one will appear in front of you. Do not be scared. He will not harm you at all. Ask him that you want to learn the (Ilim ul Kitab), knowledge of the book. He will teach you


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During the construction of the Dubai Water Canal the most visible and noticeable impact for most residents of the city was redirection and subsequent elevation of Sheikh Zayed Road — an ambitious infrastructure project the likes of which only a few cities in the world would even consider, let alone carry out, and one which was completed in only 18 months.
However, it is only really upon the completion of the walls and the flooding of the project that the full measure of the work — carried out by Six Construct, subcontractors and hundreds of piece of equipment to complete the circuit between Dubai Creek, Business Bay and Jumeirah — is apparent.
If the Burj Khalifa is Dubai's vertical masterpiece, the Dubai Water Canal can make a strong claim to be its horizontal counterpart. It also builds upon a historic precedent of a flowing Dubai Creek. While Ras Al Khor has for many centuries marked the inland limit of Dubai's strategic watercourse, there is every indication that the body of water was once the estuary of a powerful river that may have flowed all the way from Al Ain, and was once named the River Zara by the ancient Greeks.
From a contracting perspective, the challenges were many, but the most immediate obstacles were the existing utilities and key services that needed to be diverted and subsequently the vast amount of earth excavated from the new sections of the canal or dredged from the existing Business Bay stretch.
"Some 3.2 million cubic metres of soil were dredged for the canal and 15,000 concrete blocks of 40 tonnes each were used to fortify the banks over a total length of 15 kilometres," explains Pierre Sironval, MD of Six Construct.
"The main challenge of the project was the diversion of the underground services in order for the excavation and construction of the 3km long canal to proceed smoothly. During the construction process, we had to be extremely vigilant and careful while working on the Dubai Canal, as it cut through residential areas, as well as some of the city's main traffic arteries such as Al Wasl Road, Jumeirah Beach Road and Sheikh Zayed Road."
Helping make all the right services and utility connections was the job of Volvo CE-equipped Turkish infrastructure specialist DETech Contracting, which assisted with phase one of the project — consisting of the building of the two eight-lane elevated road bridges to carry the Sheikh Zayed Road, or E11 highway, over the soon-to-be-excavated canal. These multi-span bridges, each 600m long, 36.7m wide and with a navigational clearance of eight metres, opened to traffic in late June this year — but not before a considerable amount of modification in the vicinity of the project.
DETech's role included micro-tunnelling and the relocation and protection of all utilities, including 132 kV cabling, water main lines, sewerage rising main/gravity pipes and communications services — activities that also included the installation of a 15km pipeline and all of which had to take place before the excavation of the canal could begin in earnest.
"We're not just digging in the sand anymore," says Onur Kutlu, who, as the one responsible for the company's equipment decision, described the project as somewhat of a utility minefield. "A lot of Dubai's projects now are downtown, and managing the sewage, drainage, irrigation and telecoms is as complex here as in any other major city."
The relocation of utilities was certainly not without its own difficulties. The proposed corridor already had several unmapped utilities running through it and the sewage pipes to be sunk to an unplanned depth of 10m.
"If you hit unexpected situations or bad ground structures then you can be in trouble," says Onur. "With the risk of damaging existing or unknown utilities ever-present, it's a bit like working in a minefield. So you need to be flexible. Luckily, in this project we had very good teamwork and quickly resolved any difficulties, coming up with a new plan in a good way."
Given the high profile and time sensitive nature of the project, DETech determined that it needed suitably high quality machines to support them. For the Dubai Water Canal work, it trialled a number of machines, one of which was Volvo. After an initial six-month trial renting two Volvo excavators, the company now has 12 machines from the manufacturer.


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Updated Key Guide series: April 2017
Updated Key Guide series: April 2017
We've recently reviewed our series of Key Guides as usual at this time of year. These specialist publications provide you with expert content on topics ranging from starting and selling a business to strategies for a high tax environment.
With the snap general election called for 8 June, the government was particularly active in trying to push through its Finance Bill before the dissolution of Parliament. However, the record-breaking 762-page Bill ended up as a mere 148 page Finance Act as more controversial items were set aside to smooth its passing.
There is still uncertainty around some measures such as the changed money purchase annual allowance cut for 2017/18 and the projected cut to the dividend allowance for 2018/19, but both are expected to be reinstated should the government be returned on 8 June. We will certainly keep you posted at that time.
The main areas to look out for this quarter are:
The taxation of investments
We have updated the section on dividend income to reflect the Finance Act changes. We've added further information regarding property income and tax credits.
Drawing profits from a company
The section on the taxation of dividends has been updated. NIC, corporation tax and national living wage figures have also been updated.
Working through personal service companies
The section on IR35 rules has been updated with the latest figures. We've also included information on the government's reforms to the way in which IR35 applies to public sector engagements.
Making the most of fringe benefits
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Welcome to the first post in my Financial Independence Update series! If you don't know what the purpose of this series is, please read this first. This being the first post in the series, I will cover the entire first half of 2018, so it might be a longer one. Every post after this will cover one month, with the next post covering July.
I want to follow this particular format in these posts:
- Main Goal(s). This will talk about my main financial goal(s) that I set out for the particular time period.
- Ups and Downs. This will be a general reflection of what went well, what did not go well, and some improvements I am looking to make.
- Financial Picture. This is not a net worth update. In this section, I will talk about how I deployed my cash in a way that improved my financial situation and why I did it the way that I did.
- Looking Forward. In this last section, I will talk about what I plan on doing going forward. This can include how I plan on deploying cash, any changes in my strategy, or any significant expected changes in my financial situation in general.


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Dr Angelo Alonzo is a research officer co-ordinating clinical trials of novel treatments for depression lead by chief investigator, Prof Colleen Loo.
Dr Angelo Alonzo completed his studies in psychology at the University of New South Wales with a BSc (Hons) and PhD in cognitive psychology. He has co-ordinated multiple clinical trials of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) based at the Black Dog Institute including an international, multicentre trial with five other study sites in the USA. He is currently co-ordinating an NHMRC funded, multicentre trial of ketamine for the treatment of depression comprised of 6 study sites in Australia and 1 in New Zealand. Complementing the clinical trial research, he is also involved in the activities and services of the Sydney Neurostimulation Centre based at the Black Dog Institute including the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Clinic, TMS and tDCS courses and workshops, supervision of research projects by medical students from the University of New South Wales, and publication of research papers.


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Travel Video: 'Vietnam on a Motorbike'
William Shears: How to buy a Motorbike and take it on a roadtrip down Vietnam, South East Asia, filmed during January/February. The ultimate travel/ road trip guide!
All information provided in this video was my own experience, and ideas that may be presented in the video are to tell a narrative, another journey can have a different story. Seek advice before you undertake such a trip. The advice given in this video was only relevant for me, it will differ for different people.
more of my work at http://www.williamshears.com
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I wonder what that is?
Sunday, 26 December 2010
Canada Geese
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Lovely this canadian goose.ReplyDelete
greetings, Joop
Joop knows it lol !!ReplyDelete
Its a beautiful goose indeed !
My lovely locals. :)ReplyDelete
Joop, yes, it's a beautiful goose.ReplyDelete
Marty, you're with it.
It's a local to you Hilary.
Good shot of our stand-bys. Boom & Gary.ReplyDelete
A beautiful goose... Bob !ReplyDelete
Greetings, Wong
Thanks Gary.ReplyDelete
It is beautiful Wong.
They are so pretty!ReplyDelete
I love these noisy geese Bob. When they get going with the Greylags, it's music to my ears lolReplyDelete
They really are pretty Joo.ReplyDelete
Thanks a lot Keith, you have given me an idea!
Bella imagen!!! Bon Any Nou!!ReplyDelete
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It was a welcoming day at YYC on July 24th when a tour group from Quebec was visiting Calgary. An airport ambassador handed out a white hat to every member of the tour group to show them our Western hospitality.
It was a welcoming day at YYC on July 24th when a tour group from Quebec was visiting Calgary. An airport ambassador handed out a white hat to every member of the tour group to show them our Western hospitality.
Before you head out for spring golf, you might want to warm up your swing in an indoor driving range first. You know, there are two indoor ranges in town. One in the SW and one in the NE. Both offer golfers the ability to hit golf balls indoors.
But I have a great deal for you. For the price of a large bucket of balls, you can hit as many balls as you want in an hour of time. Why be limited to the number of balls in a bucket? Get an hour for $16 instead of the original price of $29.40 in the NE dome. Click here to get this offer. But hurry before it sells out.
I'm cutting back on red meat but I found myself ordering the Prime Rib and Port Rib dinner at the Reef N Beef restaurant in the NE. We wouldn't have chosen this restaurant to go to but having a fantastic coupon from TeamBuy certainly helps.
From Monday to Thursday, there are a lot of locals that come in for a nice sit down dinner at this snazzy restaurant because of their Steak and Lobster special. At $29.95, the price can't be beat.
Because we used a coupon, the daily special was not available to us so we had to order something from the menu. It's a pretty decent menu with lots of good dishes to order. Being both a seafood and steak restaurant, you can expect to see a variety of dishes from the sea to the turf.
After serving drinks, the waitress brought a basket of garlic bread which helped calmed the hungry nerves. Next came our salads which had a fresh head of iceberg with tomato and cucumbers. Soup followed and we had both chose the French Onion soup. Surprisingly, it didn't have the cheese baked on but instead, the waitress came and sprinkled it on.
My dinner arrived along with more garlic bread. The prime rib was good, not fatty like I'm used to but it was a little more cooked than medium rare. It was a nice generous serving and tender as expected. The pork ribs were good too, almost fall off the bone tender but I'm glad it didn't. I chose a baked potato but there were also rice pilaf, stuffed potato or french fries. The carrots and broccoli were nicely steamed and seasoned.
Does it warrant a next time? Most definitely and the next time, we'll try the Steak and Lobster special.
Summer is out and Fall is in. For those golf die-hards, be sure to bring plenty of golf balls if you decide to play a course with lots of trees because it will be hard to find your balls if it happens to roll underneath a leaf. There is no coloured ball that you can buy that is going to be easier to spot in the leaves. Forget the yellow ones. They will just blend in nicely like a chameleon. Forget the orange ones too. Some leaves turn orange and reddish brown. If you're going to insist on a coloured ball then choose blue, silver or stay with white.
Losing a golf ball these days is ridiculous. Why not spend $20 at Wal-mart and buy yourself a mesh bag of 40 balls? They are used balls but what the heck?! If you lose one, so what?
Btw, all city courses in Calgary (McCall Lake, Confederation Park and Shaganappi) have a sale on driving range balls – save $4 off a jumbo bucket when you purchase tokens after 3pm. Regular price is $12.75 so with the sale, it's only $8.75.
If you are like the Queen of England and own a fleet of Land Rover vehicles then you probably pay exuberant prices for parts and service for your Land Rover Discovery, LR3, Defender, Freelander, Series I, II and III or the new Evoque. An oil change at the only authorized Land Rover dealership in Calgary will run you about $250. For that, you get to wait in their comfortable sales centre on Glendeer Circle among all the new Land Rover vehicles. At your leisure, you can walk around and see what the new ones cost and how slick they look when they are new. If the car wash boy is available and doing nothing, he will wash your car but that's not a guarantee. They say it's weather permitting but many times, they opt out doing it because of some lame reason such as it's too late or they can't find the sponge.
If you have a nagging problem with your Land Rover, don't sign up for a 'search and rescue' appointment with them unless you have deep pockets. They charge a whopping $139 per hour for service and charge you a minimum of one hour for a road test before peeking underneath the hood. And there is no guarantee that they will find it. Remember that they would have to find the problem first before they can assess the damage. The time clock will continue to wind down until they ring up the register. A simple hourly fix can easily turn into a half day charge. An oil charge service with a 10-point inspection is easily a $350 bill.
In Calgary, we are lucky to have TRS or The Rover Shop. Owned and operated by Vern, their bread and butter totally involves repairing Land Rovers and nothing else. They are not authorized by Land Rover Canada but Vern uses Land Rover authorized parts and he knows a lot about Land Rovers. For starters, he charges roughly $120 for an oil change and you will get an inspection of the vehicle as part of the service. His shop opens at 8am and if you drop off your vehicle overnight or first thing in the morning, he can get you out of there in half an hour. If you want him to find your nagging problem, you're only paying $100 per hour and he will probably find it.
Hopefully the Queen of England sees this post. With the amount of Land Rovers she owns, she can save a royal mint on car maintenance.
There's always a debate going on between my two friends, Daniel and Pablo when it comes to ceviche. Daniel is from Mexico and he claims Mexican ceviche is the best. Pablo is from Peru and he claims Peruvian ceviche is the best.
I've tried both and think it's a toss up. Two things missing in Peruvian ceviche is tomatoes and avocado but I find it lighter and tastier. I like how the fish is cooked in lime juice and seasoned with sea salt. Red onion slices and corn husks are served on a Peruvian ceviche instead of a slice of avocado.
Where can you order this delicious appetizer? Try the Inti Restaurant in the NE behind the Husky station on the corner of 32nd Avenue and Barlow Trail. Head east on 32nd Avenue then turn right on 26th Street after passing Barlow Trail. The restaurant is to your left and there's plenty of parking in the mall.
Aside from the delicious ceviche, you might find the menu is a little small for a Peruvian restaurant. There's only a few entrees to choose from. We chose the Escabeche de Pollo and Lomo Saltado. Both entrees came with a scoop of white rice. My escabeche was delicious but was a little small for my appetite. (We ended up eating at Fat Kee next door to satisfy our hunger before heading home.) Inti has both drinks that are traditional Peruvian, the chicha morada and Inca. The chicha morada is made of purple corn and is homemade. Inca is a popular soft drink that tastes like cream soda but is golden in colour.
I love summer across Canada because of all the available fruit. Among the local fruits, I enjoy shopping at T&T in the NE for exotic fruit. This week, people are scrambling and loading up on rambutan.
Rambutans are from Thailand and are hairy looking fruit. To eat it, you have to peel away a shell to reveal a white skinned fruit. It's a lot like lychees, another exotic fruit but from China. The rambutans are more firm and less sweet. Some people rather have rambutans than lychees but I think it's close.
This time of year, we are lucky to have these fruits flown in fresh. Most of the time, they are only available frozen. It's not bad eating rambutans that way but fresh is always better.
One of the best ways to fly internationally is in business class. There you are invited to the front of the plane where individual pods are assigned to travellers like you. It's nice on a long trip to be treated like royalty or you can adjust your seat and convert it to a bed. You can either sit up and watch your personal entertainment device or lie back and sleep the miles away. Have I convinced you to fly business class? If so, sign up.
The place to sign up is at Sobey's in their club Sobeys program. Every time you shop there, you can earn Aeroplan points. The thing I like about shopping at Sobey's is when they have promotional days such as their Dollar Days. I have to admit, I hate broccoli, however for a buck a bag, I can stomach that. It's actually pretty good in Chinese dishes like Beef and Broccoli or a hotpot with chicken, tofu, celery, green onions, carrots and mushrooms.
Many times a week, Sobey's will have sale days where they will encourage some bulk buying on your part. As a reward, they will give you additional points. Last week for instance, I purchased two bottles of salsa verde (to make chili verde with pork). From that purchase, I earned 25 points. If you like tea, they were giving you 100 points if you bought 4 boxes. My pantry is full of tea and coffee so I skipped this deal. Bottom line is that everyone needs groceries and a vacation. It makes perfect sense to shop for groceries, earn your Aeroplan points to fly business class on your vacation.
Since coming back from California, I've seen a lot of Black Billed Magpies around. They seem to be circling my yard. And out on the road, they seem to be bolder than ever, swooping down where there's road kill. Cars go around them because (considerate) drivers don't want them to be the next road kill.
When I moved to Calgary, someone told me that magpies are like vultures. They appear when something is dead. In other words, they are scavengers and they eat dead things like dead rats, gophers, mice, birds (ie. roadkill).
I see them waiting at street corners so that when the coast is clear, they fly in and eat. When a car gets near, they hop around instead of getting out of the way. They are quite the pedestrian.
And as scavengers, they help clean up the roads and our yards. Without them, we would have carcasses all over the place. Magpies, keep up the good work!
Since the first introduction to a pita pie, I've consumed thousands of these tasty morsels and introduced many people to this awesome bakery called the Village Pita Bakery in the NE. When it opens in the morning, there's already a trickle of people coming in and ordering the famed pita pie. I've been there as early as 10am and had to line up for a fresh meat pie.
The original meat pie is a flat pita bread with ground beef, tomato and herb mixture spread on it and baked. To eat it, drizzle lemon juice on it and eat away. Fiery eaters would want to try their homemade hot sauce which is great on the meat pies. When ordering, tell them you plan to eat in and they will serve you up a bowl of fresh olives with your meal.
Other tasty treats include the cheese pie which uses a variety of cheeses, baked on the flat pita bread dough. When fresh out of the oven, the dough is crispy. They will fold it in half and serve it to you. Watch out for the drippings because they come out juicy and hot. If you're eating with your spouse or a coworker, order 6 and get a break on price. Better yet, order 12 to share it with your family and save some money too.
Complement your meal with a baklava and drink and you're good for the day. Once you've tasted this, you'll be back for more and hopefully, you'll bring your family and your friends too.


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Popoyo is one of the worlds favorite destination for surfers. Its cheap economy, warm weather, waves consistency, variety of spots, and the awesome phenomenon of non stop blowing offshore winds makes Popoyo your perfect surftrip destination!
Right in front of our accommodation you will find a beachbreak which offer multiples A-frame sandbars in empty line-ups.
At the left side of the beach there is the famous Popoyo reef. A perfect peak with beautiful open faces on both lefts and rights.This reef holds every tide being easier for intermediate level on high tide and rippable on both low and high for advance surfers. It is probably one of the most crowded spots of the area but, considering that there are always offshore winds you will guess that this wave is working all day long so you'll be able to find some solo moments during the day.
On the same place but deeper some heavy waves thunder Popoyo´s outer reef. With the biggest swells there is this outer reef in popoyo that generets a heavy water wave with some huge barrels. This spot is just for advance to pro surfers only.
Placed down the pacific side of the country, this region enjoys the awesome phenomenon of non-stop offshore winds! Due to a wind current generated by the Nicaraguan Great Lake that conect caribbean winds with the pacific ocean.
From April to October Nicaragua is on the "Green season" which means that all the vegetation becomes full of life due to the occasional rains. During this time the south pacific swells become more regular and consistent with some eventual larger swells. So intermediate and advance surfers are more likely to score their dreamy waves during these months!
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SWAUPE Technologies for environment and environmental technologies
At SWAUPE, when we talk about technologies we mean not only machines and equipment, but also the skills, abilities, knowledge systems and processes necessary to make things happen. Technologies are the end result of total systems Based on and including know-how, procedures, quality assurance, goods and services, as well as organizational and operational measures. Technology Management is, in fact, a structural process of learning. The key components of management can be identified as knowledge derived from real-world experience together with human expertise capable of transforming that knowledge into action to achieve the desired outcomes. Applied to technology management in a broad sense, this is the application of knowledge from lessons learnt in technology development processes to take action to solve problems. When looking at environment and technology, it is important to understand the context within which it has to be analyzed. The situation is paradoxical – today technology represents both the source of environmental however, can also provide the solutions to repair this damage and avoid in the future. Technologies for the environment and environmental technologies are very different approaches, and it important useful to distinguish between these. Technology for the environment looks at any and all technoloiges and their impact on the environment – in their inputs, throughputs and outputs. They include, for example, cleaner and resource efficient technologies which can decrease material inputs, reduce energy consumption and emissions, recover valuable by-products, etc. Environmental technologies are technologies developed for the specific purpose of addressing an environmental problem. These include, for example, technologies for sewage treatment, water purification, minimise waste disposal problems, processing pollutants, proper handling of toxic/hazardous wastes etc.
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For almost two years, I had the pleasure of blogging about children and books for the Toronto Public Library. The name of my blog was inspired by the picture book character, Miss Rumphius.
Here is what Miss Rumphius looks like:
This illustration is from the wonderful book about her, also called Miss Rumphius, written and illustrated by Barbara Cooney. If you don't already know this book, be sure to look for it at the library. You are in for a treat!


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The mission of the QCAWC is to operate a shelter for homeless animals, to offer a spay and neuter program, and provide humane education. We are the only full-service, no-kill shelter serving the Quad-Cities area.
Our Cars 4 Critters program is a great way to help the shelter! Donate your car, truck, motorcycle, trailer, boat, or RV to the QCAWC! For more information please contact Patti McRae at (309) 787-6830 ext. 13.
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Daniel and Victoria from Fragile Animals dropped us a line about a video for their new single 'Home'. With no concept in mind we got to try out an idea we've wanted to for a while. Filming the narrative for the video on a Canon C100 and giving it a black & white home video feel, we rear projected that footage onto a screen and filmed the band's performance in front of it with an Arri ALexa.
And we're super stoked with the result.
Concept & Direction by Gregory Kelly
Director of Photography: Ben Cotgrove
Production Design: Ebony Webb
Steadicam: Alec Schultz
Projectionist: Ben Tregea
Drone Operator: Matt Smith
1st AC: Yaniqui Kotzur & Elliot Deem
2nd AC: Thomas Corbett & Connal Plunket
Gaffer: Connor Nierfield
Production Runner: Ryhlee Goodwin
Playback: Rob Riley
Colourist: Tahnee Wimart
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What is a Music video?
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A music video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes.[1] Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. There are also cases where songs are used in tie-in marketing campaigns that allow them to become more than just a song. Tie ins and merchandising could be used in toys or marketing campaigns for food and other products. Although the origins of music videos date back to musical short films that first appeared in the 1920s, they came into prominence in the 1980s when MTVbased their format around the medium. Prior to the 1980s, these works were described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip" or "film clip".
Music videos use a wide range of styles of contemporary videomaking techniques, including animation, live action filming, documentaries, and non-narrative approaches such as abstract film. Some music videos blend different styles, such as animation, music, and live action. Combining these styles and techniques has become more popular because of the variation it presents to the audience. Many music videos interpret images and scenes from the song's lyrics, while others take a more thematic approach. Other music videos may be without a set concept, being merely a filmed version of the song's live performance.[2]


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MHYSA / Yeah You & Pat Thomas
Venue and Date Garnethill Multicultural Community Centre, 07/04/2018
This event is sold out
9:00 pm doors –
9:30 pm start
11:00 pm finish
Entry £8
Maryland-based artist MHYSA's solo work explores and reasserts the limits of what we today know as R&B, electronica or modern soul. Investigating the titular notion of fantasy via themes of vulnerability, denial, and Black femme agency, she creates club music that contains not only a sense of place, but of solace, and most clearly, resolution. Alongside MHYSA's performance (her first in the UK!) there will be the first time trio by two of our favourite English artists; the juiced-up 'wild pop' father/daughter duo YEAH YOU and Pat Thomas – one of the most radical and distinct pianists operating in the world of free-jazz, improvisation and electronic music today.
Accessibility: We are afraid this venue is not wheelchair accessible.
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Did you know SMS text marketing is the perfect tool for internal communication? It streamlines bulk texting and makes it easy as pie! For example, Texas Christian University (TCU) and Tyler Junior College (TJC) have both used txtsignal to reach college band members by the masses.
Jeremy Strickland, Director of Bands at Tyler Junior College, absolutely raves about our txtsignal services. (We think you're pretty great too, buddy!)
"txtsignal is quick, effective, and easy to use. My students love it! They're on their phones all the time so it fits easily into their normal routine. We are finding more and more that students do not check their emails. Texting has become one of our primary means of communication," said Strickland.
The life of the average college student can get pretty hectic. Between class schedules, extracurricular activities and the ever-important social scene, these students are constantly on the go. And the one thing they're never without? Their cell phones!
As agendas change, game day schedules get moved around, or new events pop up, Strickland is able to notify the entire band at once, in seconds!
Between marching band, jazz ensemble, drumline and more, this has been a huge stress- reliever at TJC. With txtsignal, you can divide your contacts into multiple lists to target your messages to the right group. Or you can text all of them at once! Whatever you need done, we're here to help you and provide some peace of mind.
"I first discovered txtsignal in an online youth ministers forum. Several different pastors were going on and on about txtsignal and how well it worked at communicating with their youth groups," Strickland said. "The correlation to marching band is almost the same, and now I've been using the platform for almost eight years."
During football season, TJC uses txtsignal 5-10 times a day, 5-6 days a week. During off-season, the band still sends out around 10 texts each week.
"We even use it to communicate with fans that want to come see us perform – it's great!" said Strickland.


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Apartment 1701
Location: Corner of University and 17th Ave N
Floor plans (see below): studio (375 sq. ft.), one-bed/one-bath (562 sq. ft), two-bed/two-bath (830 sq. ft.).
Featured amenities: High speed internet, 24 hour keycard secure entrances, security cameras, air conditioning, full kitchen, onsite coin-operated laundry on every floor, elevators, walk-in closets, large storage closet, study/community rooms, recreational rooms, tub/shower and walk-in shower options, and quartz counter tops and island.
*Note that NDSU Apartments are unfurnished. Island seating should be purchased at a standard table height.
Rent includes: Internet, heat, water/sewer/garbage, electricity, cable
2019-2020 Rates: $590 (studio); $760 (1 bedroom); $1,030 (2 bedroom)
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Saturday, March 31, 2018
Fabric Easter Egg
Oh, the joy of twins! You get to make two of everything at the same time, instead of going back three years later and making a second of everything you made the first kid. This egg is for my newest niece. It matches her quilt. I actually thought about making an egg before I thought about making a matching Christmas ornament. This time, I realized we had a metal nail file, so I had a better tool for stuffing the fabric into the Styrofoam.
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Andrew Breitbart told me this past weekend, "People are going to say whatever and try to claim whatever to try and take us out. They have an irrational fear of us. They want us on a leash. We're not going to be on a leash. They want us to dance. We're not goin...Read more →


text: Splintered away from a glacier, this shard of ice is captured forever in a silver pendant. In actuality, it is a long and slender aquamarine crystal, rough and unfaceted. It measures 10 x 5mm and weighs over 2ct. The color is light ice blue with hints of stormy gray. Set above this gem is a faceted, glittering emerald cut aquamarine. These are accented in turn by a 2mm princess cut diamond on the very top. The entire pendant measures over an inch long, and is slender and tapering. Handcrafted in sterling silver and hung from a delicate silver chain, this is a one of a kind collector piece. Designed by Sarah J Christenson


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It's been awhile since I've crafted at all. This past year, recession-style, I made my own Christmas cards, nametags, and even this fancy bag for my fabulous Aunt Denyse, whose tagline is "Shop 'til you drop!" (pictured here in her natural habitat, Macy's). That cute little kitty has affectionately been renamed Christmas Puddin', and as per usual, my fine friends represented at Christmas dessert.
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I miss the "Shop til you drop" tagline back in Kenosha strip in Wisconsin. That phrase can't have any more literal meaning than in there. But there's so much more meaning now being a charleston sc dentist. Cheers. :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for the comment, Patrick! Now that you mention Kenosha - I can't help but think of a song by the same name that my friends in Swearin' wrote. Here's a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A39EBNEEnLQReplyDelete
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A three bedroom detached family home situated on the south side of Aylesbury in a favoured position overlooking a green and children's play area. The home has been subject to improvements including replacement boiler in 2016, exterior painted with specialist paint with remainder of the 10 year guarantee, the garden has to be seen providing an array of colour and different areas to be enjoyed with room to the side to extend subject to planning permission. Schools are all within easy walking distance as is the town centre and mainline train station connecting to Marylebone in 55 minutes. Offered with no upper chain.


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La chiesa di San FrancescoLucignano sits on the ridge of Palazzuolo's heights, in the district of Arezzo. Toponomastic and historical evidence trace up the first human setting to a Roman castrum, risen by the road linking Arezzo to Siena.. Thanks to its commanding stand, 414 mt. high, overlooking Valdichiana, in middle ages we see the place becoming a valuable fortress on the border; its strategical placing marks the story of Lucignano, forever contended over by neighbouring powers. Most likely named after consul Lucio Licinio Lucullo, the hamlet is later called Lucinianum, seemingly after having been conquered by Lucio Silla, in I century B.C.. Beside, many meaningful archaeological findings of Villanovan and Etruscan age made in the neighbourhood point out at the spot as being already densely peopled at the time.
In Middle Age Lucignano is everlastingly changing hands between Siena, Arezzo, Florence and Perugia. An heirloom of the last was handed down to the town's coat of arms; the winged gryphon, to which a star was added, meaning that the castle stood on a hill.
The town-planning, that's still so peculiar of Lucignano historical heart, dates back to 1200, and developed all around the original stronghold. Even nowadays the pattern of concentric rings, linked by narrow lanes, is perfectly preserved.
While Siena ruled, in XIV century, the boundary walls were completed, with their three gates (1371), St. Giusto's, St.John's and the so-called Walled-up Gate. Then the two towered citadel was built, as a last improvement of the defences.
Several religious buildings stand inside the walls, amid which the outstanding feature is St.Michael Archangel's Collegiate church, erected in XVI century as an ideal implementation of the town, atop of the hill, on the spot already taken by the castle. Nearby, in Court square of today, rose Praetorian Hall, heart of local political power, now lodging a Civic Museum.
In 1554, following the downfall of Siena, Lucignano is handed over to Florence, and the town-planning undergoes many interventions. They start to build the stronghold, said to be a Bernardo Puccini's project, Our Lady of the Oaks' Sanctuary ( 1568), said to be by Vasari, just outside the historical town-centre, Capuchin friars' monastery ( about 1580 ), Holy Mercy's church (1582) and Collegiate church (1594).
Notwithstanding these several changes, the town-planning articulates in space and function, developing a peculiar feature in the "rich street" – nowadays Via Matteotti – looking south, broad and well lighted, where the gentry builds its mansions, and a "poor street" northward – now Via Roma, also called Corsica- flanked by smaller and cheaply built houses, belonging to the more destitute villagers. We start for an ideal tour of Lucignano by St.Giusto's gate, entering the walled town, and reach a square lined by an arcade after the manner of 1500. By a slope leading to an elliptical flight of stairs we rise up to the Collegiate church, a work of Orazio Porta, admirably fitting in the middle age urban context. On the left we approach Court Square, with the Town Hall ( XIII century), embellished by stone-carved coats of arms, now a museum lodging several paintings of the Sienese school, dated from XIII to XV century, and the Tree of Lucignano, a well–known relic shrine of gilded copper, still held by local folk-lore to bring good-luck to couples engaged to be married. On the right of Town Hall we reach the most scenographic square in town, St.Francis', enriched by the homonymous church, with its Romanic façade built in white and grey stone layers, with a Gothic gate and a rose-window.
Thanks to all these peculiar features Lucignano can claim to be one in the narrow circle of town boasting of an Orange Flag, a quality award Tuscany department, together with T.C.I., grants to the best of historical villages.
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We are blessed to have family and friends helping to keep Ali's memory alive and striving to make a mark on those we serve. Ali's Army is growing by the day as we continue to fight Pediatric Brain Cancer
The Rae of Hope Foundation was started in July after the passing of our hero, our daughter Ali Rae Tipton. For five long years, Ali battled a grade 1 brain stem tumor and cancerous tumors in her cerebellum and her spine. While going thru this, as well as multiple bouts with chemotherapy and radiation, Ali continued to have a positive outlook on life and battled til her last day. For those who knew Ali, early on you would not even know she was suffering from a major life-threatening illness. Her appearance changed over the last few months but Ali's spirit continued to blaze a trail into peoples hearts. Her fighting, loving spirit will continue to live in all who knew her.
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St Mary's Stranorlar and Silver Tassie, Letterkenny, Co Donegal Wedding of Debbie & Kevin
We had a beautiful day on Friday the 27th May 2016 for the wedding day of Debbie Mullin and Kevin McDevitt. And all was calm at the bride's house when I arrived with Photographer Pius Doherty! The bride was looked after by Bridesmaid Amy Mullin and Flower Girl Kayley McDevitt.
Groom Kevin had Patrick McDevitt as Best man and Connor McDevitt was Pageboy.
The ceremony was celebrated by Fr Kieran McAteer in St Mary's Chapel in Stranorlar. Ushers were Matthew Mullin and Eunan McDevitt. Readings by Sharon McDevitt and Matthew Mullin and Prayers of the Faithful were read by Hilda Doherty, John McDevitt, Karen McArdle and Seamus Lindsay.
After the ceremony we travelled to the nearby Waterfall for some nice shots with the happy couple, family and bridal party – and then on the road to the Silver Tassie Hotel for the wedding reception.
After the lovely meal we were all entertained by The Crazy Vegas Fun Casino who had blackjack and roulette complemented with commemorative $50 dollar bills with the Debbie and Kevin's image on them.
Next up for the evening was the band and the big crowd was well entertained by the Cufflinks Band. Many happy returns to Debbie and Kevin on their future together as man and wife.


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Mediation is used more and more as a way of resolving family law matters in a less adverse setting. Mediation is a method of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). It is estimated that only 5 percent of divorce cases go to trial, with the rest being settled in mediation.
In some counties in Georgia (Fulton County, for example), before a judge will hear a divorce case, the parties are required to attend mediation, either by hiring their own mediator or using the mediation services provided by the court. Sometimes, all the issues are resolved in mediation and there's no need to go to trial, and other times some of the issues are resolved in mediation and the parties need to go to trial only for the remaining issues (saving both time and money). In a small number of cases, no issues are resolved in mediation, and all the issues are heard before a judge.
When Is Mediation A Good Idea?
When parties approach their divorce or child custody action in mediation, they decide the life-changing issues, rather than leaving decisions up to a judge or jury. As active participants in deciding their future, the parties who must live according to the settlement or court order can attempt to establish a workable arrangement on their own.
Mediation is not appropriate for every case. For example, it may not be effective when one individual in the relationship tends to be controlling. Overall, however, mediation has been viewed favorably by judges, attorneys and clients.
Another benefit to mediation is timeliness. Mediation can be scheduled almost immediately, whereas a trial may take months to schedule due to the number of cases waiting to be heard.
Learn More About The Benefits Of Mediation
If you are considering mediation as a method of resolving your family law issues, call us at 678-926-9234 for a free phone consultation or email the firm your questions. As a trained mediator, attorney Ed Hecht has the expertise to help you understand the process and its benefits and limitations. He can also represent you in mediation. Discuss your case with a lawyer in a free phone consultation. From our Alpharetta office, we serve clients throughout Fulton County and the entire metro Atlanta area.


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Done by Deer is done by Danish designer Helene Hjorth (Hjorth means deer in Danish) and her design team. They have a special ability to spot modern design trends and convert them into 100% friendly items that not only spark the imagination of kids, but are also modern design pieces for the home.
Helene and her design team constantly challenges themselves and their designs in order to innovate and make each product stand out. Nothing is left to coincidence and the deer is in every detail.


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About 11 years ago, just after the birth of my second child, I started running. Don't get the wrong idea! I'm not an athlete. But at the time, I was desperate to shed about 50 pounds. I started with step aerobics, graduated to power walking, then running. I began to love the sensations…my feet crunching the gravel on the shoulder of the road or swishing over the grass, the sounds of my own breathy exertion, the birds chirping, lawn mowers buzzing. Through the spring, summer, and fall, I loved running in the mornings when it was cool and bright and the day was speeding up, and I loved running in the warm glow of evening, when everything was slowing down. After awhile, I didn't even mind running in the rain.
And just like truckers, full-size van owners, Harley-Davidson motorcyclists, and firemen, my hobby had admitted me to an exclusive club and made me recognizable to others of the same stripe…people that run for fun.
Not all runners are solitary, like me. Some meet in large groups on early Sunday mornings, some run in pairs with a dog on a leash. I like neither of those conditions because a) I would have to keep up with someone, or b) someone would have to keep up with me. (The more likely scenario is 'a', by the way.)
Through the years, running has revealed a few of my strange quirks, and being a person who loves to share, I've listed them below.
As I ran, I remembered all the heartbreaking moments of my life when He was there, making me strong, giving me a reason to get up in the morning, helping me to do the right thing, helping me to say "I'm sorry" when I didn't. Though I'm sure Jesus is waiting for us at the finish line, He's also running with us now, and that's an epiphany I'm glad I didn't forget when I got home.


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