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South Africa regained first place in the world one-day rankings yesterday after Australia lost to England and the Graeme Smith-led side confront Sri Lanka at Centurion Park in the opening match.
"I believe that this team has played fantastic one-day and Test cricket in the last year and we have really hit our straps," Steyn told reporters ahead of the second most prestigious ODI tournament after the World Cup.
"If the team play to their potential, and this might sound cocky, I really believe no side can match us at the Champions Trophy."
Steyn does not give a Sri Lankan team, considered dangerous outsiders in the race for the two-million-dollar first prize, much hope of causing an upset in a day-night fixture.
"They have not been here for a long time apart from those players who came for the Indian Premier League and that was during winter when the ball was not doing a lot and it was Twenty20 cricket."
South Africa crave success in the Champions Trophy to confirm what the rankings have been saying for some time - that they are a class act when it comes to the 50-over game.
The least expected of Smith and his squad is that they qualify for the October 5 final and many South Africans would dream that bitter rivals Australia provide the opposition and are conquered.
Sri Lanka are good enough to lift the trophy even if it is title holders Australia, South Africa and India who are most commonly mentioned as likely winners.
Supreme spinner Muttiah Muralitharan needs no introduction and fast medium-pacer Nuwan Kulasekara sat atop the world bowling rankings last week with his famous team-mate sixth.
However, batting could be the Sri Lankan Achilles heel with senior figure Mahela Jayawardene conceding they have been "patchy and inconsistent" in that department at ODI level.
Minus injured Herschelle Gibbs, the Proteas still boast a formidable array of batsmen with Smith, veteran Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers and JP Duminy in the vanguard.
Add the pace and swing of Steyn, Wayne Parnell and Kallis and the spin of Johan Botha and Roelof van der Merwe, who captured four wickets in a warm-up win over the West Indies, and there are solid foundations for optimism.
Pessimists will raise the word that makes Smith see red - chokers - and also express alarm that the team is going into the tournament without a competitive fixture since April.
The 'chokers' tag emanates from reaching eight ICC semi-finals and winning just one - by 92 runs against Sri Lanka in the inaugural Champions Trophy 11 years ago in Bangladesh.
No team can match us, boasts South Africa star Steyn
South Africa regained first place in the world one-day rankings yesterday after Australia lost to England and the Graeme Smith-led side confront Sri Lanka at Centurion Park in the opening match.


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Protecting Your
Devices and Components
Static electricity is useful but dangerous. It is the energy that makes your hair stand on end. On its own, it is not dangerous. Risks occur when it suddenly discharges causing a spark or lightning.
The spark can set off flammable items or damage electronics.
Humans won't even feel static electricity unless the discharge – the "static shock" – is at least 3500 volts. And that's just a quick nuisance to us. Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by an electrostatic discharge as low as 20 volts.
Static build up is a product of contact and separation between two solid surfaces. From the contact, one item loses electrons becoming positively charged. While the other gains electrons, becoming negatively charged.
Dangers of Static Build-Up
First, it damages electronics and especially semiconductors which contain various delicate components.
It can also pose a threat in areas with flammable gases and liquids. Large tank farms are at high risk of explosion. The National Transportation and Safety Board issued guidelines including minimizing static electricity tanks.
The contact and friction generate static energy. A spark discharge can lead to an explosion or damage sensitive components.
This is where anti-static products come into play.
How Static Control Products and Devices Work
Antistatic devices, reduce, dampen, or inhibit the buildup of electrostatic discharge. In other words, they carry electric charge away harmlessly.
Physical Static Control Products
ESD Safe Anti-Static and Static-Shielding Bags
Electrical components in devices get damaged by electrostatic discharge from standard poly bags. Anti-static bags and static-shielding bags are used in the transportation and storage of sensitive gadgets.
Anti-static bags do not generate or hold static electricity. They are ideal for packaging non-sensitive parts (such as nuts and bolts) and introducing or shipping them into static controlled environments.
They do not protect from ESD. You would want to package your electronics with static-shielding ESD Safe bags. When sealed, those multi-layered bags create a Faraday Cage, protecting electronics from ESD inside and outside of the bag.
This means that customers receive working products maintaining goodwill and they prevent losses and expensive returns.
Anti-Static ESD Safe Apparel
if you work around flammable liquids or gases or delicate electrical devices, invest in anti-static clothing. ESD lab coats are the wearable version of the Faraday cage.
Antistatic clothes shield sensitive devices from electrostatic discharge from clothing such as silk.
Clothing, especially those made from synthetic materials, are significant electrostatic charge generators. Worse yet, they also insulate, holding those charges. Meaning you could be walking around with thousands of volts on your sleeves until they neutralize over hours or days.
Worst case scenario, they dissipate as a spontaneous electrostatic discharge. This can damage nearby sensitive components.
Wearing ESD Lab coats will "cage" clothing charges to the inside of the coat. ESD Lab coats also minimize their own generation of electrostatic charges as well as dissipating those charges when grounded.
Humans are the largest source of static electricity in the workplace.
Anti-Static Mat
Also known as a grounding mat, it reduces static by having a controlled low resistance. Also, it is grounded by plugging into the grounded line of an electrical outlet.
The low resistance ensures that people produce little to no static energy when walking. They also ground tables and workstations.
ESD Wrist Strap
ESD wrist straps ground a person working on sensitive electronics by preventing the buildup of electrostatic energy. They are the most common personal grounding device. Crucial for sitting personnel – who may lift their feet (and heel grounders) when seated, breaking the connection to ground.
ESD wrist wraps are also excellent for people working around explosives to eliminate the possibility of sparks.
Heel Grounders
Heel grounders are designed for use on standard shoes. They dissipate electricity from a person by connecting them to a grounded surface. The device contains a conductive ribbon that one wears inside the shoe or sock that makes electrical contact with the person through perspiration.
The grounders should be worn on both feet to maintain the integrity of the connection and that of the device.
Toe Grounders
With boots, heels, or tennis shoes, you can consider toe grounders. They are non-marring and resistant. They are also comfortable and easy to wear thanks to the hook and loop system.
ESD Shoes
Avoid the fuss of ribbons and straps associated with heel and toe grounders, and invest in ESD shoes.
These ground operators with no hassle, and are lightweight, durable, and ergonomic.
ESD Gloves and Finger Cots
Sensitive electronic components need protection from ESD and from the natural contaminants found on an operator's hands.
ESD Gloves, used in conjunction with other anti-static procedures and devices, help minimize the amount of static electricity and particulates in the work environment.
They also provide increased grip for handling small components. And extra protection for handling sharp components.
Anti-static finger cots offer greater dexterity over gloves. They can be used for handling Class II static sensitive devices.
The [not so] shocking Conclusion
Despite its many uses, static electricity can wreck electrostatic-sensitive devices. However, it is easy to control with the right products and procedures. Visit harmonycr.com for the great static control products and devices.


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I've just added shouldjs and mocha to my express app for testing, but I'm wondering how to test my application. I would like to do it like this:
app = require '../app'
routes = require '../src/routes'
describe 'routes', ->
describe '#show_create_user_screen', ->
it 'should be a function', ->
it 'should return something cool', ->
Of course, the last test in that test-suite just tells med that the res.render function (called within show_create_user_screen) is undefined, probably becouse the server is not running and the config has not been done. So I wonder how other people set up their tests?


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Dog allergies are something that dog owners really struggle with. Some people have just tried everything and still their little doggies are scratching and biting and you are seeing nasty spots of raw skin. Let's face it, when our dogs are uncomfortable it really makes us sad.
Our dogs do so much for us. They are there when we get back from work at night, wagging their tails, they are there to accompany you when you are lonely and they are always ready to jump next to you on the sofa and give you a bit of love. The least we can do, is attend to their needs when they seem as if they are in some sort of pain or they are uncomfortable.
If we knew what the exact cause of every single allergy was, then our dogs would be a lot better off, but unfortunately not the case. However, as time has gone passed, a lot of research has been done in this area and vetinarians have a better understanding of what most of these allergies are and what to do about them.
What to do for dog allergies
You have to learn to control the allergies. This is a life-long commitment, which you have to help your pet with. It can't be cured once and for all so you have to make sure that he is either eating a healthy diet or he is taking the prescribed medication.
Common dog allergies to take note of
- Some dogs are allergic to fleas, which as you can imagine can be a big problem. Skin problems start to develop and you will see your dog scratching a lot. This can be cured with an aggressive dose of flea treatment and then you will be able to medicate him once a month.
- Itching can also be caused by things like dust, mite, pollen and mould, which you can't do anything about in the environment, but your vet will be able to give you something to help with the skin problems.
- Some dogs will come up with infections and this is different from allergies. It may be something bacterial like a yeast infection. It could be something that comes up once in a while, which is not that serious. It may be something that they have picked up from another animal so this is different.
Serious symptoms to watch out for
Concentrate the food you buy
Food is the number one allergy, which dogs are affected by. You can understand this since you are never sure what exactly goes into a tin or bag of food. As for dog treats, more and more people are making these in the comfort of their own kitchen. You may even find that making your own food has not solved the problem and this is where you have to go through with the process of elimination, which requires some level of patience.
Dog food made by you is a really good idea because of the ingredients that go into a good bowl of food, your pooch is benefiting a great deal. He is eating left over veggies and some chopped up meat that you may not be eating. There are no preservative or additives in here.
You can buy ready-made dog food if you find that this is too much for you to handle, but making your own treats is not difficult. These can be frozen for up to 6 months and making a couple of batches at a time means that you will find it goes not only quickly, but you will be saving tons of money in the process as well.
You may see your dog squinting with red, itchy eyes. If they are looking like they have a watery discharge then it may be a sign leading to follicular conjunctivitis, which is an eye allergy. This is mostly associated with inhalant issues like pollen.
If it gets really bad your little fella may start coughing and sneezing and even have a decreased appetite. When you see symptoms like these you should head off to the vet immediately because this could be mistaken for glaucoma, which is often mistaken for this allergy because the symptoms are very similar and owners just play it down.
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I've been a professional software developer since I graduated in 1990 with a BSc (Hons) in Information Engineering. I was fortunate enough to find my first job in Europe's only networking equipment company which lead me on to working in Silicon Valley in the mid 90's putting me right in the centre of the internet revolution.
I went on to work in a pre-sales consultation role for a blue chip networking company for some years, completed a Master in Business in 2007 and have worked independently ever since.
If you are interested in the whole story then check out my public Linkedin profile.


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A little (Ha!) about me: I pride myself on being knowledgable on almost all topics of Warcraft lore, but still somehow maintain an actual life as well :) Also, my wiki skill are, as of yet, lacking.
While I have been a fan of the Warcraft series since its inception in 1994, I just caved in and bought WoW in July 2006. I'm currently playing on the Anvilmar server and attempting to get an Rp-ing storyline with two characters on the Sisters of Elune server.
I have trouble getting into the newer games because I seem to lack a connection to the characters. While the characters are well written, For some reason Lothar to me still embodies the greatest amount of Heroism; Khadgar is the pinnacle of sacrifice (twice). Only Thrall comes close to touching my favorites from the past.
Favorite Game: Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal
Favorite Book: The Last Guardian
Favorite Characters: Medivh, Lothar, Garona, Khadgar, and Thrall
Favorite Quote: "Khadgar grabbed the older man by the hand and said, 'The Master has gone mad.' 'More than usual?' replied Moroes." -taken from The Last Guardian by Jeff Grubb.


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Some of the most important things I have learned about teaching adults are the importance of viewing the adult learner as competent, having valuable knowledge to share, making theory relevant to current work in the classroom, and honoring the learner's cultural background and experiences.
As an early education consultant, I focus on reflective practice, culturally relevant teaching, and developing anti-bias curriculum for young children and adults.
Being a part of Harvest Resources Associates, means much of my work with teachers and administrators happens by facilitating professional development in a "community of practice" model that promotes reflective teaching practices and leadership.
I have more than twenty years of teaching in early education and directing. I bring my skills and experiences as a teacher, leader and mentor, and a strong belief in the value of a play-based and emergent curriculum to my keynote presentations and workshops.
Also serving as an Adjunct Instructor, I work with and mentors students in the areas of play across the life span, cross-cultural communication, language development, working with multi/dual language learners, partnering with parents, and children's literacy.
I received my Basic Core Certificate in Early Childhood Education from UCLA Extension followed by a BA in Human Development from Pacific Oaks College with a concentration in Early Childhood Education, Emergent Curriculum, and Anti-bias Education. I also received my MA in Human Development from Pacific Oaks with a concentration in Leadership in Education and Human Services with sub-specializations in College Teaching/Teaching Adults.


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Canon Pixma MG5450
Canon Pixma MG5450
As well as being a squat style, the border to the top is shallower, so the 75mm LCD display is established almost level, more uncomfortable to check out if you're sitting close to the equipment. This isn't really a touch screen, yet the creative use of three soft keys means it's still really easy to browse the menu system.
The lid of the flatbed scanner looks small within the footprint of the printer, but has floating joints for scanning thick or bound files. At the front of the machine, the full-width cover folds up to come to be the outcome tray, with an additional assistance swinging out as it opens.
Beneath this is a cool setup of twin trays, one for plain paper as well as the various other for image spaces. The minimized elevation additionally implies low capacity, though, with the main tray only holding 125 sheets at once.
Connections are USB and also cordless, with WiFi having a really simple, touch and go arrangement, if you have WPS on your router. The typical excellent suite of Canon assistance software program, including My Image Yard, Creative Park Premium and Easy-WebPrint EX-SPOUSE is offered.
Canon PIXMA MG5450 - Print SpeedsCanon ranks the PIXMA MG5450 at 15ppm in black and 10ppm in colour. Our five-page text document published with a measured rate of 10.3 ppm, which isn't too far off, though the quick draft mode verified slower than typical mode at 7.7 ppm and the 20 page file offered 9.8 ppm, when once again it's more usual to see a speed rise with a longer paper.
The main trouble with the efficiency is the quantity of pre-processing the maker does. In addition to random cleansing cycles, which prevail with several inkjets, it does a bunch of pre-processing.
This standards over 30s (and ended a minute greater than once) which, on a brief print job, could double the print time. It's something Canon ought to actually explore-- it might not show in ISO rate results, however it's actually annoying when you're waiting for prints.
Canon PIXMA MG5450 - Print Quality and Running CostsPrints are, customarily with Canon inkjets, excellent, with tidy, black message and also brilliant, solid colours. Copies lose some of that brightness, yet photos are vivid and also organic in equal proportions where they have to be.
The 5 ink cartridges, consisting of both pigment as well as dye-based blacks, are offered in standard and high return variations. Making use of high yield consumables, the page prices work out at 3.1 p for black web pages and also 8.1 p for colour. The black cost is about average for an inkjet in this class, yet the colour cost is a few pence each web page lower, offering the device great running costs, on the whole.
Compatibility - Operating System (OS)
Windows 10, Windows 10 (x64), Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 (x64), Windows 8, Windows 8 (x64), Windows 7, Windows 7 (x64), Windows Vista, Windows Vista (x64), Windows XP, Macintosh, Mac OS and Linux
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How to install driver for Windows on your computer or laptop :The steps to install the software and driver for Canon Pixma MG5450 Series :
- After the download is complete and you are ready to install the file, click Open the Folder, and then click the files that you have downloaded. The file name ends in .exe.
- You can also accept the default location to save the file. Click Next, and please wait while the installer. extracts the files to prepare the installation on your computer or laptop.
- When the Install Wizard starts, follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
- When finished restart your computer or laptop Then do a test print and scan tests.
- If the test print and scan it there is no problem, then we have successfully installed the driver.


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SAS® Viya® Install Center
Resources for a successful installation.
Deploying SAS® Viya™
SAS Viya keeps system prerequisites and pre-deployment configuration settings to a minimum by using well-known installation technologies – RPM packages, Ansible provisioning and yum repositories.
Before You Begin
Please review the following before starting your installation:
Have you received your Software Order Email (SOE)?
You should have received an email from SAS that includes the required deployment documents. You'll need the attachments for this and any subsequent installations. The documentation includes:
- License. This is your license key (known in previous versions as a SETINIT).
- Deployment tools. These are files that allow you to generate a playbook for installation.
- Deployment guide. You'll get a URL for your specific deployment guide, which includes system requirements and configuration instructions.
Here's an overview of the three-step installation process. You'll find details about each installation step in the deployment guide for the product you are installing.
1. Review the deployment guide and tools.
- Read the appropriate SAS Viya Deployment Guide.
- The SOE will have a link to your specific deployment guide.
- Download the SAS Viya Deployment Tools.
- Generate the custom files for your deployment.
2. Deploy the software.
- Use the customized files and follow the instructions in the deployment guide to install SAS Viya.
- Configure the software with your chosen site-specific settings.
- Validate the deployment, as desired.
3. Access SAS Viya.
- Once you've deployed the software, go to the provided URL(s) to launch your SAS Viya application(s).
- You're now ready to start using SAS Viya.
After Deployment
Once SAS Viya is installed, you will be the first authenticated user. You may:
Add other SAS users.
Connect to your favorite data sources.
Configure backups.
Manage logging.
And more!
You'll find instructions for these and other post-deployment tasks in the SAS Viya administration documentation.


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Reservations are available at select parks for pavilion and restroom facilities only. The playgrounds, ball field, etc., are public areas, therefore, the public can and might be using those areas during your event. Reservations can be made at the start of the calendar year.
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This is being written on August 17, 2001. A link to the minutes was added on August 29.
I learned yesterday that the Executive Committee was holding a meeting.
The Executive Committee is a committee of the Board. (See http://www.icann.org/committees/executive/) The Executive Committee, which consists of but five of the nineteen board members, is empowered to "have and may exercise all of the powers of the Board in the oversight of the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, including, without limitation, financial matters." The Executive Committee is an extremely powerful committee indeed.
I did not participate in this meeting. In fact, I was not even aware that it had been called.
Notice of this meeting was apparently posted on ICANN's "Calendar of Events" (http://www.icann.org/calendar.htm) at a rather recent date. As far as I can ascertain, no notice of this meeting was given to the Board of Directors in general.
I became aware of the meeting because it was noted in the ICANN Blog - http://www.lextext.com/icann/index.html. I learn more about what ICANN is doing from the Blog than I do from ICANN itself.
I have since received an informal summary of what transpired. From that summary it appears that most of what was done at the meeting was fairly routine and non-controversial. A more complete report on the meeting has been posted at http://www.icann.org/minutes/minutes-16aug01.htm.
However, there was at least one matter that I would have strongly opposed and voted against had I had the opportunity to do so.
But the issue here is not the nature of the topics discussed and decided.
The issue is ICANN's obligation to be an open and transparent entity.
One would hope that the Executive committee of ICANN would be used only for exigent matters in which there is simply no time to convene the entire board. Speaking from the point of view of a member of ICANN's Board of Directors, the Executive Committee is as opaque and secretive with respect to the general Board as the Board is itself opaque and secretive to the public. In other words, the executive committee is a cabal within a cabal.
As I have noted in previous entries in this diary, the meetings of the full Board are always attended by various people who are not only neither members of the Board nor officers of the corporation. And while the public is being excluded from even passive observation of the meetings, these outsiders freely participate in the discussions. I wonder - were such persons present at the Executive Committee meeting?
Was this Executive Committee meeting something that was warranted given the issues and circumstances?
According to the Calendar of Events this meeting covered the following topics:
None of these topics seem to be such that would justify the extraordinary calling of an Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.
It seems to me that these meetings of the Executive Committee to deal with routine matters are step backwards and increase the already unacceptably wide gap between reality and ICANN's obligations for open and transparent processes:
Section 1. GENERAL
The Corporation and its subordinate entities shall operate to the maximum extent feasible in an open and transparent manner and consistent with procedures designed to ensure fairness.


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Tim Lambesis, the lead singer from metal band As I Lay Dying, was arrested yesterday in Southern California. Authorities said he tried to hire an undercover detective to kill his estranged wife.
I'm tellin' ya man…..you can NEVER get away with that stuff these days! ;)
Read the full Guitar World article HERE
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8 Iron Rules You Must Do Before Camping with SUP BoardMay 16, 2018
Many people may have the experiences about trekking to camping, but do you know?, you can try a new way of adventure camping with SUP Board (Stand Up Paddle Board) as well. In particular, people who have the SUP in your heart and soul should try to experience with SUP-camping trip for once in your life because the camping in a new unique style makes you feel more excited. Today, we bring 8 iron rules of techniques you need to know before camping by SUP Board to make sure that this camping will be certainly simple and safe for you.
1. Survey the camping site, season, and the most suitable period
Before you take a trip with SUP Board camping, the first important rule and necessary thing that everyone must do. It is "Planning" to where you want to take a floating SUP Board camping on! The study of the information of each place whether its route, geography, tides, weather and any details of that place in each perspective which are essential with a floating SUP Board camping. You need to explore the mentioned information clearly because those factors can help you to plan, make a decision, or prepare any equipment before you take a floating SUP Board camping.
2. Choose the most suitable board
For the floating SUP Board camping, the most important equipment is SUP Board. As many people know that there are many different types, and sizes of SUP Board for each personal purpose. So, the important rule is choosing the SUP Board which is the most suitable with the place you will go. If you choose the wrong SUP Board, many problems might occur to you. Moreover, it may destroy your trip like when you have a plan to float a SUP Board on the torrent area and has many rocks over there or the shoal river, you should choose to use the inflatable board which is made by the polymer. The important technique of choosing the board is the strength. The board must be ready to use and big enough for storing your stuffs, able to handle the size and weight of personal appliance, equipment, and others necessary tools as appropriate.
3. Take only the necessary stuffs
Don't forget that you will not take this camping trip by the Yacht or the big Canoe, but you float by the SUP Board with the fit size. That means you cannot take everything you want together with you because it has the limited space of SUP Board. So, before you choose your stuffs and put it into your bag, you should take a few minutes to list the necessary things in advance because this is the way to save your time and save your life to prevent your forgetting. If you don't know what you should bring it together, we have the guidance of necessary things that you can choose from the below lists;
– SUP Board / paddle
– The equipment for cooking and fuels
– Safety equipment
– The clothes
– Map and compass
– Bag and plastic bag
– Water and necessary things for cooking and living
– Others necessary appliances such as pills or personal appliance
– The necessary equipment for camping like tent, sleeping bag, etc.
4. Put the stuffs on the board and try to paddle it
The package of stuffs and its position are important as well. While you float the SUP Board, sometimes it might be hit by the waves and make your stuffs sodden. So, the waterproof bag is the good helper to help you to save your stuffs. Another trick is separating the stuffs in each small bags, then put all of them into the big bag together, for example, camping equipment, food and cooking equipment, tools and safety equipment, to be easier to pick them up. When you put the stuffs on the board, you should make its weight balance on the board and bind it by the rope to attach them together. The last trick is putting all of your stuffs on the board and try to paddle it to inspect that it is ok or not because if you found the problem, you will solve it on time.
5. Prepare yourself to handle each climate and safety
When you take a floating SUP Board camping, you need to learn about each type of climate and the way to handle it. You should know how to survive, float on the water, and use the safety equipment when the emergency case occurs. Not only you, but everyone in your camping group have to know and understand in this topic as well. By the way, if any people have a plan to stay on camping overnight on the river area, you strictly should not float a SUP Board alone at night.
6. Plan for floating a SUP Board camping trip carefully
The planning in part of the route of floating a SUP Board is a very important thing because it absolutely won't be a good idea if you didn't plan anything about the route and the actual time you take on the trip. Before you float a SUP Board, besides the route survey, you also need to mark the checkpoint, the camping area, and the time you will take on the floating trip from one place to another place appropriately. Don't forget to spend a few moment to take a rest at each checkpoint, the camping area, or the interesting place that you found and the way when you float the SUP Board.
7. Prepare enough food and water
Food is the necessary thing to boost up your power to paddle the SUP Board, so when you take a floating SUP Board trip, you need to calculate the appropriate calories intake in each meal together with the best and sufficient nutrition. Don't forget that floating a SUP Board is the activity that you need to paddle it for a long way and long time, then you need to plan and calculate how much calories you need to consume. The water is also important and you need to keep the drinking water in the clean place and enough for you. If you're not sure that the water is clean enough for you, you might boil it to sterilize the bacteria and virus before you drink.
8. Additional secret tricks
– Bring the repair tools for SUP Board or accessory such as paddle for one or two pieces on your trip
– Take the first-aid or equipment to use in the emergency situation such as a flashlight, pocket knife, sunscreen, medicine, or medicine for congenital disease, etc.
– The bag position should be balance on the board and put it to easy to pick and find the things when emergency situation as well such as the first-aid bag should be put on the front or around yourself
– Keep clean and concern about the environment while camping or float the SUP Board


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United Front Games explained how they designed the hand to hand combat system for Sleeping Dogs and chatted about the game's open world. How did they keep everything authentic? The short answer is talking with Hong Kong's police force and the triad.
In case you missed parts one and 2 –
Sleeping Dogs Interview Part 1: Sleeping Dogs' Fighting System Inspired By Tony Jaa Action Flick "The Protector"
Sleeping Dogs Interview Part 2: How Open Is Square Enix's Open World Game Sleeping Dogs?
When I played the game it sounded like you interjected Cantonese slang while they were speaking English. Can you tell us how you found actors to fit this role?
Jeff O'Connell, Senior Producer: We were really fortunate to have a large number of our core cast be people who speak fluent Cantonese. We are targeting a largely Western audience with this game, but even those characters still need to switch back and forth. Delivering a line in English, delivering a line in Cantonese and subtitling that line. We think that adds something to the game.
There are a few comments out there – Jeez! I want the whole game to be in Cantonese! I think that will be a little tedious for Western gamers, but having those core characters that could switch back and forth was great. We also have a number of actors who may not be as familiar with Cantonese, but we tried to cast them in roles that made sense given the nationality of that character. It could be East Indian. It could be American. There are a wide variety of actors and actresses in there.
Depending on the background of that character, we tried to keep that as accurate as possible with what they naturally speak. When Wei is walking the streets you will hear a mix of Cantonese and English dialogue, just like you would in real Hong Kong. We tried to keep the English dialogue as entertaining as possible.
Wei Shen is involved with the Sun On Yee, but there is another Triad group we heard about, the 18K. We haven't heard much about them, though. Can you tell us what is the 18K's role in the story?
Mike Skupa, Design Director: The main story focuses on the Sun On Yee Triad and the political war happening in it. The 18K are basically an enemy Triad of the Sun On Yee. They do play a part in the story, but being an open world game where you have a lot of secondary content you want players to partake in you have to be very careful with how the narrative progresses. The 18K is our "they will always be your enemy gang." In addition to 18K members who tie into the narrative, they are also a more vicious and violent game who are always your enemy.
JOC: When we were looking, way back when, at the reference material in the Hong Kong cinema films, Mike mentioned a couple of them earlier and even in The Departed, some of the most interesting stories center on a single crime family. Whether its The Sopranos or Jack Nicholson's gang [in The Departed]. For us that was more interesting. The intrigue and characters of a single gang. It felt like the right story to tell, trying to bring down a single organization.
At one point in the game, the 18K put on a hit on Uncle Po from the Sun On Yee so they're a pretty big rival!
JOC: Without giving away too much of the story, Uncle Po is the head of the Sun On Yee. He's under threat from within and without. It sucks to be at the top, I guess.
MS: We really wanted to make sure that the game didn't come across as a bunch of wanted factions battling it out on the streets at all times. It was important for us to do research and make sure to understand how these organizations actually operated.
Obviously, we stylized things and romanticized things in the game. Watching a lot of modern day movies – you have television shows like The Wire and The Shield that get into the subtle dynamics of criminal organizations. It was important for us to make things feasible of how these organizations operate and the political plays that happen and the little things that change dynamics.
By focusing on one primary faction and also adding secondary factions that play a smaller role were key to tell the story we wanted to tell. This also let us have a lot of reoccurring characters and make sure not all of the enemies in the game aren't faceless villains. We wanted to add some gravity to when you take out or interact with certain characters. There are some characters that start off as enemies, characters that you want to take out. As you get closer you learn what motivates them or who motivates them and your relationship with them may change.
Part of your research involved consulting with former Triad members to develop this game.
JOC: We were really fortunate throughout development to not only have contacts with the police force in Hong Kong, some retired members, but also a couple of – our writer got to interact with a couple of Triad members in Hong Kong. Both the police and Triad were incredibly valuable sources of information for us. One of the interesting things about the Triad is a lot of their operations are not that sinister. Sure, they have human trafficking, gambling, extortion, drugs, murder, and all that kinds of stuff, but at the end of the day criminal organizations are about making money.
In Hong Kong, we learned the Triads are involved with things like the mini-buses ferrying people around Hong Kong. These are owned, operated by or pay a toll to the Triads. It doesn't seem like that big an operation until you look at a map of Hong Kong, how many people take those buses, and how buses there are. You kind of realize the exponential growth the Triad get from that as the city's population increases.
There is a lot of stuff we learned from talking to those guys that made its way into the game in some interesting ways. It was not like we showed up to Hong Kong and said is there Triad here? Is there anyone we can talk to? And a bunch of guys raised their hands. It was a long process to talk to a couple of these guys and they would only speak directly with our writer. That was all done through a contact we had in the entertainment industry there who had friends who were in the Triad or had previously been in the Triad. It took many weeks and months for them just to meet our writer. It was not a welcoming with open arms process by any stretch of the imagination. The police, thankfully, were much more welcoming and we got a lot of good information from them, as well.
MS: I think another valuable asset to us is we live in Vancouver and there are a lot of people from Hong Kong that live in Vancouver. There has been a history of Triad activity and violence within Vancouver, not to the extent you'll see in our game. Growing up in this city, at least for myself, I heard stories. A book I read, Paper Fan, way back when took place in this city. There is a lot of general inspiration around Vancouver. We have Chinatown pretty close to our office. Just seeing how people from Hong Kong behave and operate. It was good for us to shatter the over the top romanticized notions we may have had from cinema and take the research we had to amp it up.
JOC: There were stories about the Triad that spooked us. One of them, Mike, myself, our executive producer, and our art director were in Hong Kong with our key contact over there Eddie. Eddie was taking us on a tour of the Island the day after we arrived and telling us about a radio station personality who spoke poorly of the local Triad bosses. That night or that week he was chopped by one of these Triads. They were waiting for him outside of the studio and they chopped him up with cleavers.
I guess one of the MOs of these attacks is to leave the victim alive, but mortally wounded so they recover and are left as a mark – if you see them don't mess with the Triad. Eddie no sooner told us this story and we were driving down the street and Eddie points out, "There he is! There's that guy!" Sure enough, this guy was walking down the street on lunch break or whatever. He was clearly maimed and it was five years or after or something.
MS: That was one of the interesting things that we found out when we were research Triad crimes is there isn't that much gun violence. We focused on, in our storyline, the violence starts off mainly hand to hand, fisticuffs, not that severe. It escalates as this war occurs. People start bringing guns to the situation. It amplifies into this all out war. That was another key thing for us. Trying to take the true nature of the crime there and trying to create the intense scenario we wanted to build up to in our game without saying, "Hong Kong the streets are littered with assault rifles!" It also allowed us to have a nicely paced structure.


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According to the National Law Journal*, the American Bar Association's Business Law Section filed comments (PDF) with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau objecting to its latest move to assume jurisdiction over debt collectors — plenty of which are lawyers and law firms. Lawyers don't like anyone regulating us but other lawyers, generally through state professional responsibility boards, which hear complaints and dole out punishment for ethical infractions. Judges can also punish lawyers for misusing the legal system.
But those options don't seem to have stemmed the tide of complaints about debt collection abuses, some of which surely come from law firms with more than $10 million in annual receipts from debt collection — the ones now subject to the CFPB's jurisdiction. Exempting debt collectors from the CFPB's jurisdiction just because they happen to work for a law firm would be just as silly as exempting them from the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Which they aren't.
Now, if the ABA's Business Section had a suggestion for getting debt collection abuses by lawyers and law firms under control, it might be a different story. But all the letter says is that the CFPB should stay far away from regulating the practice of law. You know what? Let's put "practice of law" in quotation marks. Because hiring an army of debt collectors to make phone calls and a team of legal assistants to churn out form complaints isn't practicing law. Lawyers don't just sign documents. They investigate the facts, craft pleadings, construct arguments, make judgments, advise clients, and advocate in courtrooms.
The CFPB is regulating the practice of law only because people with law licenses are required to sign those documents. There is little related to the collection of consumer debts — even through litigation — that resembles law practice.
* The NLJ article is behind a paywall, so I'm not even going to bother linking to it. Here's the quote from CL&P Blog: "In comments filed with the agency before the rule became final, the American Bar Association, the Commercial Law League of America and the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys protested that the CFPB was going too far."
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Googling for inspiration, the first version was a 24-sided cone which looked pretty snazzy
Every now and then when I'm travelling, I rent out my flat on Airbnb. This time, with the effect of breaking one of my nicely printed speakers. New version?
The first time I sketched up the design for these demonic speakers, I was in love
Many feedback rounds from friends led me to three integrated units. Amazing design, beautiful sound and clean prints.


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Baku. 23 December. REPORT.AZ/ The Security Council must act now to end the fighting in Yemen or face the irreversible Balkanization of the country, creating safe havens for terrorists and potentially shattering regional stability, Report informs referring to the UN News Centre, the United Nations human rights chief warned.
"I urgently call on the Council to expedite and intensify diplomatic efforts to bring about a ceasefire and help create a framework for negotiating a comprehensive and sustainable peace," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein told the 15-member body, stressing that life has become untenable for the vast majority of Yemenis, with at least 21 million people, 80 per cent of the population, reliant on some measure of humanitarian aid.
"Failure to act decisively does not only spell misery for the millions of vulnerable people in Yemen today. It would inevitably push the country into an irreversible process of Balkanization, the consequences of which would lie outside of anyone's control.
"The potential ramifications of a failed state in Yemen would almost inevitably create safe havens for radical and confessional groups such as the so-called ISIS (or ISIL, Islamic State in Syria and the Levant). This, in turn, could expand the conflict beyond Yemen's borders, potentially shattering regional stability."
Mr. Zeid said he was encouraged by recent UN-brokered peace talks in Switzerland, but these were adjourned on Sunday for a month in the face of numerous ceasefire violations to allow for bi-lateral in-country and regional consultations to achieve a proper cessation of hostilities.
Meanwhile, intensified fighting has resulted in a dramatic increase in civilian casualties, with over 600 children killed and more than 900 seriously injured, a five-fold rise over 2014. More than 2,700 civilians have been killed and over 5,300 injured since the start of the conflict.
"I have observed with extreme concern the continuation of heavy shelling from the ground and the air in areas with high a concentration of civilians as well as the perpetuation of the destruction of civilian infrastructure – in particular hospitals and schools – by all parties to the conflict, although a disproportionate amount appeared to be the result of airstrikes carried out by Coalition Forces," Mr. Zeid said.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, who facilitated the talks in Switzerland, told the Council that although the meetings did not end the fighting "as we all had hoped," they did see constructive talks between the Government and its opponents, providing a solid foundation for a resumption in the near future.


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A graphical user interface will allow you to create and handle geometries:
- Insertion of simple shapes (box, slab, cylinder, cake, sphere, cone, triangular prism,elliptical cylinder and torus, extruded trapeze).
- Viewer 3D / 2D + objects handling (rotation, translation, etc. )
- A material definition interface with a database
- Cut operations on simple shapes
- Print & copy view functions
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Gold service has newly integrated a script language allowing the user to interact with the main FASTRAD entities, parameterized tasks, deal with custom file format, etc. This service gives you also the keys to the most efficient Monte Carlo calculation: Both Forward and Reverse Monte Carlo calculation are available. The Monte Carlo is based on actual physical interactions of particles with matter. It considers the material composition and the particle behavior allowing to get a higher level of accuracy. The calculation can be run on several threads (parallelization) to decrease the computation time. The two calculations, Forward and Reverse MC, can be launched by command line (batch file) with the definition of several computation parameters in optional argument (number of shots, output file, number of threads,etc.) for a given '.ray' model.


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G.PULLAIAH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY(Autonomous), Kurnool.
G.Pullaiah College of Engineering and Technology (GPCET) is promoted by Sri Sai Krishna Educational Society, a society registered on 15-02-2006 under A.P Societies Registration Act No 35 of 2001 and is the dream project of renowned educationalist Sri G.Pullaiah and his son Sri G.V.M Mohan Kumar. The college is located in a hamlet Venkayapalli, within a close proximity from Kurnool on the state highway and is well connected to all major cities in and around the state. The College established in the year 2007, works with the Motto "Pioneering Innovative Education" and strives to provide the student community, the modern technology supported by Comprehensive library, State of art laboratories along with necessary computational Skills. GPCET has obtained Autonomous status from the year 2018 besides being accredited by NAAC of UGC and NBA of AICTE, New Delhi. GPCET is approved by AICTE, New Delhi and has also been granted permanent affiliation under Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Ananthapur. Also it is an ISO 9001-2015 certified Institution besides recognized by UGC under 2(f) and 12(B). It offers 5 UG programs in Civil Engineering (CE), Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) and Mechanical Engineering (ME) besides 4 PG programs in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Digital Electronics and Communication Systems (DECS), Electrical Power Systems (EPS) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a total annual intake of 774. The college consists of well designed infrastructure and is ably supported by well qualified, reasonable blend of experienced and young faculty who involve themselves in teaching and research. The overall ambience of the college provides best place for teaching-learning experience. Further, all the stake holders of GPCET work in the framework of its well defined Vision, Mission and Quality Policy.
To prepare professionally superior and ethically strong global manpower in technology and management to serve the nation and the world in the 21st Century.
To strive hard in training the students with the current technology and motivate them to take up research problems and innovations associated with professional, personality development programs to meet the challenges in this competitive world in an efficient manner.
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G.Pullaiah College of Engineering and Technology, Kurnool is committed to become a centre of excellence with quality infrastructure imparting value based education on par with International Standards by adopting modern training methodologies and fulfilling the expectations of all the stakeholders.
This shall be achieved through
* Training the Students to meet the challenges in the Society and Industry
* Enhancing the competence of faculty and encouraging R & D Work.
* Providing well designed infrastructure and good learning environment.
* Inculcating high ethical and moral values among the students.


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Split (2017) is the latest M. Night Shyamalan's film, starring James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy.
Being on my 'most anticipated movies' list, I was really pumped up to watch Split but at the same time I lowered my expectations not to be disappointed as I was with The Visit (2015), the most recent Shyamalan's movie. So, what are my thoughts on Split?
First, the plot. A man with 23 different personalities – Kevin, played by James McAvoy – kidnaps three girls – Claire (Haley Lu Richardson), Marcia (Jessica Sula) and outsider Casey (Anya Taylor-Joy from The Witch). While they are trying to escape from Kevin, they start to learn more about his split personalities, which are also under investigation on behalf of Kevin's psychiatrist, Dr. Karen Fletcher – the 'old crazy lady' from The Happening, portrayed by Betty Buckley.
Kevin, but mostly Dennis and Patricia – aka his most disturbed and twisted identities – have in mind to keep the 'impure' girls locked up until 'The Beast', the 24th personality, will be unleashed and will be able to devour them. Is 'The Beast' a real deal or it lives only in Kevin's mind?
Where do I start? Well, to begin with, the plot, while being highly unrealistic, is executed in such a mature way that keeps the audience on the edge of their seats throughout the entire runtime. The locations are well-crafted and purposely claustrophobic, the soundtrack is always spot on and the camera work is really astonishing.
Furthermore, all of this cinematic structure is supported by compelling performances from the actors – James McAvoy is simply jaws-dropping, he gave an Oscar-worthy performance being able to deliver each personality in such a unique and terrifying way. Anya Taylor-Joy is, once again, eyes-grabbing in this movie. Her character's arc is explored and developed so well throughout the film that, to me, Casey is one of the most compelling horror protagonists of the last years. You, as a viewer, really buy into her character and feel for her.
Yet, the dreadful atmosphere built masterfully since the very first moment, the abduction scene, is climatic and brings to a crescendo which makes the viewer more and more terrified. Split is a great horror movie, because it's capable of combing scary moments with a general unsettling tone.
Nevertheless, the film has a couple of weaknesses, namely the long and unnecessary exposition scene, where Dr. Fletcher tells to a broad audience via Skype what the Kevin's case consists of and what are the possible implications. Again, the characters of Claire and Marcia are not the greatest: played in a very derivative way, they get annoying after a while and the viewers cannot really feel for them.
I'm sorry, but a good review of Split cannot refuse to talk about the ending and the final twist. So, if you have not seen the movie, go watch it (and I mean, now) and come back here.
*Spoiler alert*
This movie is a unique product and its ending could be either very disappointing or highly fulfilling.
Basically, 'The Beast is real' – as Dennis claims – and he appears as an under-steroids version of McAvoy. Toller, stronger, covered by pumping veins and immune to whatever physical attack.
Is it silly? I guess if you haven't seen Unbreakable (Shyamalan's movie starring Bruce Willis as an 'ordinary superhero') it is a bit dumb indeed.
However, if you have seen that movie, the ending puts Split in the same universe of Unbreakable, turning it into the building of a super-villain. The final Bruce Willis' cameo/close-up proves it beyond the shadow of a doubt.
Either ways, Split doesn't fall short at all. Inserted in the Unbreakable universe, with the doors open to a sequel, this movie is indubitably a first-class product. Otherwise, it's an excellent motion picture filled with fantastic characters and a very tense, thrilling and dramatic story. Must see. Cheers!


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Going through a day at work is very difficult if you cannot get a good night's sleep. Thankfully, there are many ways to fix your dilemma. Keep reading and you'll get great tips that can be used today.
Practice breathing deeply when you are in bed. This will help you unwind and relax in every part of your body. This can make relax and become sleepy. Breathe in deeply for several minutes at a time. Inhale through the nose and exhale through your mouth. You might find that you're sleepy within a couple minutes.
If insomnia is troubling you, journal your thoughts just before going to bed. Try writing down the activities you do before bed. You can write down anxieties as well. It will be much easier to take action against your insomnia when you know what's causing it.
Go to bed with a heated water bottle. The heat will help your body release tension. This could be what you need when your insomnia is giving you trouble. A smart beginning place is to set the bottle atop your stomach. Breathe deeply while you absorb the heat.
Many insomniacs lie in bed watching the minutes tick by on their clock. Worrying about your life can also keep you up. Turn the clock towards the wall so that you will no longer be facing the ticking time while trying to fall asleep.
Making a schedule is crucial to maintaining proper sleep levels. Turning in and rising at the same times each day and night will regulate your system. You can sleep a lot better if you limit your bedtime hours to around eight maximum.
If nothing is working, it may be time to look into cognitive therapy. This helps you figure out what beliefs you have which are keeping you from sleeping. With cognitive therapy, you will learn about sleep norms and changes at different stages of life. This will help you determine the amount of sleep you need.
A cup of warm milk could be just what the doctor ordered. Warm milk is an all natural sedative that relaxes your body and helps it release sleep inducing melatonin. That will help you wind down and feel ready for sleep.
Avoid participating in strenuous physical activity immediately before your bedtime. Exercise will excite you and keep you awake. You may have a tired body, but your mind will be anything but. Avoid exercising in the 2-3 hours before your bedtime.
Remember how you used to enjoy a nightly bedtime story? That also works on adults. Try listening to an audiobook with a soothing narrator as he or she reads a beloved story. Music can also work.
Is insomnia currently terrorizing you? Do you nap daily? If you answered in the affirmative, you may have just stumbled upon the solution. When you nap during the daytime, it is much harder to get to sleep each night. If you feel like you must nap, do it in the early afternoon for about 20 to 30 minutes.
Insomnia is hard on the sufferer as well as those around them. Information like what you have just read is what is going to help you get your sleep back. Hopefully, these tips give you a way to fight insomnia.


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Sunday Results:
In fast-national ratings that are not yet time zone-adjusted, NBC is #1 for the night among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49, adults 18-34, adults 25-54 and total viewers.
· In metered-market results, which are time zone-adjusted, NBC Sports coverage of last night's Cincinnati Bengals-Arizona Cardinals NFL Preseason Game averaged a 4.8 rating, 8 share in metered-market households from 8:15-11 p.m. ET and NBC finished the night #1 in the 56 local markets metered by Nielsen Media Research.
· The top 10 local markets were: 1. Cincinnati, 20.3/31; 2. Phoenix, 15.2/27; 3. Dayton, 13.0/20; 4. New Orleans, 9.5/14; 5. Memphis, 7.4/10; 6. Greenville, 7.2/11; 7T. Jacksonville, 6.9/10; 7T. Richmond, 6.9/11; 9T. Kansas City, 6.6/11; 9T. Columbus, 6.6/11.
For the Week:
· Estimates are more approximate than usual due to live sports coverage on CBS Friday night, ABC and CBS Saturday night and NBC Sunday night. Making use of rough approximations for those nights, current unofficial estimates for the week in adult 18-49 rating are: CBS, 1.4; NBC, 1.2; ABC, 1.0; Fox, 0.9; CW, 0.3. Total-viewer estimates are: CBS, 6.1 million; NBC, 5.1 million; ABC, 4.2 million; Fox, 2.7 million; CW, 0.9 million.
NOTE: All ratings are "live plus same day" from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.


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Hi everyone. Vera here today. Boy oh boy, it's been so crazy hectic at my end. This week is the deadline for Caring Hearts Card Drive (which Honey Bee generously sponsor) and I am drown in cards at the moment. To be exact, as of last night I have 12,547 Christmas/holiday cards in my dining room. I am not sure how many packages will come in the mail today as it's been kind of crazy. I am trying my best to keep everything organize on top of my full time job that also kind of nuts.
The fun thing about the card drive is the inspiration that I get from seeing the beautiful cards that people send in. Seriously, there's so many awesome talented card makers out there. I am oooh-ing and ahh-ing over the cards and I wish I have the time to really just play and make fancy cards. But, alas for now, free time is kind of rare.
So, for today, I stick to something simple but lovely.
For this card, I started by watercolor a card panel using Rangers distress ink. Love the bright colors of these inks. Once I finish coloring the panel, let it dry.
Then I stamped and heat embossed the image from Adore Him set. With large sentiment like this, I figure it's better to just let it take center stage. For a little dash of cute, I added a bird from Acorn Sister set. Then finish by adding some sequins from Ocean Shell sequin mix.
Well peeps, that's all from me today. Hope you enjoy it. Want to see behind the scene of Caring Hearts? You can take a peek HERE. Thank you for stopping by here. Cheers…


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VII: War Is Over Tour!!
Live at The Rescue rooms Nottingham on 5th November 2017.
Although tonight is Bon Fire night, in the UK, I didn't feel as though I was missing out, as I've had to endure fireworks going off, all week, so tonight was a welcome change and a different sort of BANG! As the venues website stated the doors were open at 18.30, I thought I'd get there nice and early, to meet up with the bands manager, Mr. Wolfie, who's been a dear friend, for sometime now! As I rocked up to the doors, I saw a sign stating doors were actually opening at 19.30……seriously, how hard is it, to state the right opening time!
All was not lost though, as many others turned up early also, so I set about talking to the die hard fans, to get the low down on the Von Hertzen Brothers. One lady, who's name I sadly missed, had travelled all the way from Perth, no, not in Australia, that would be an extremely good effort! No, Perth in Scotland, which is still some distance, to travel for a gigt, as she had to leave her house at 9am! She arrived in Nottingham around 4pm, so probably welcomed me asking her lots of band related questions! Not only was she attending the opening night of this tour, she was actually travelling the length and breadth of the UK, to attend every show, now thats commitment! She wasn't alone either, she was meeting another lady, who was going to be attending every show with her and whilst we was talking, outside, two other young ladies from Finland, the bands home country had travelled all the way to the UK and would be attending the 1st five dates of the tour. Now if this doesn't demonstrate an insane level of commitment, to a band, I don't know what does! I'm sure the band appreciates the efforts, of die hard fans, like these, of that I'm sure of!
As I was able to go into the bands dressing room and drink a cup of tea with them, I know right, rock and roll, I thought I'd mention the efforts of these ladies, just so they was aware!
As time was ticking on, I had to leave the conversation, about tonights set list choice and head on down to the stage, so I could catch the only support band of the night, The Parallax Method, who I believe are a local Nottingham based band, as I recognised Mr. Ben Edis, who I've encountered with exceptional bands, like Spirytus and Breed 77, over the years. This is likely to be the quickest review, of a band, i've ever done. The Parallax Method are and instrumental prog rock band. The end.
Only joking, but on a serious note, I'm not a massive fan of either prog music, or Instrumental bands, but I am fan of these three, very talented musicians, who make up this band. If nothing else, they appeared to be really enjoying themselves on stage and thats good enough for me. There was nothing wrong with their performance tonight, although Ben's bass appeared to die on him, on the very first song. Ever the professional, he got it going, before song 2. As these guys are talented musicians, I feel a little disappointed there were no lyrics, I'm sure, between them, they could muster a few words, to accompany their excellent music skills. I suppose, if you're not a singer, but love playing live music, instrumental is the way to go! There's many bands out there that only play instrumental. Hey ho.
The Von Hertzen Brothers then and yes, 3 of the 5 members are actually brothers and they come from Finland. The other 2, come from Sweden, apparently, which I only discovered whilst spending a brief amount of time in their presence. The band have previously released six albums, all of which have topped the album charts, in their home country. Hoping to capitalise on this success, on a global scale, the band have employed some serious talent in their new managers, with 7PM and have managed to sign a record deal with Mascot Label Group, to release their 7th album, War is Over. With the wealth of experience these 2 agencies have, I'm sure this new album will manage to reach far and wide, but its the strength and quality of the music that features on this album thats going to propel it to achieve major success (we hope).
It would appear, all three brothers have had a hand in writing the songs that feature on this new album, mostly during their time at their summer home, in Finland, which sits in a remote location, surrounded by nature and beauty. Lucky devils. The official blurb, I received from the record company states that Mikko, the bands guitarist and lead vocalist actually wrote some of his songs, whilst away in India. Whilst in their company, they mentioned they'd walked past an Indian restaurant, close to the venue and anyone who knows of Mogal-E-Azam, knows what great food they produce. After their show tonight, I know they had food delivered, for them to eat afterwards. It now all makes sense!
Watch the lyric video for the title track 'War Is Over' from the new compelling album by Von Hertzen Brothers..
I've managed to listened to the bands new album 'War is Over' and I can confirm, it's a wonderful collection of 10 very well composed songs, many of which appear to be firm favourites, amongst their fans, after spending some time reading comments on the bands Face-ache page. I also get a sense that the band are very proud of this album as tonights set list (compiled in the dressing room) consisted of at least half the songs off this album and even opened their set with the title track. This shows a remarkable amount of courage and trust in their fans, to play a large proportion of songs, that most people have barely had time to digest, as the album was only released on the 3rd of this month (November) so thats 2 days before this gig!
Although the band are often branded as a prog band, which I can relate to, on a small scale, personally, I'd say they are an intelligent hard rock band, with a remarkable ability to write very catchy tunes, that go on for 12 and a half minutes! Tonights gig was a masterclass of showmanship and professionalism! We loved watching these guys perform, it was an absolute pleasure, so much so, we didn't want them to Finnish! Be sure to catch them, on the road, over the next 2 weeks, or at the very least, if you're going to either Hard Rock Hell, or HRH AOR, to go check them out, you won't be disappointed!
Review and Photography by Jay Hawkins (JJ Photography UK)


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Life is good…lots of dancing and getting healthy…and VERY BUSY!
I really need to do a dozen different posts…
…but this quick update is all I have time for!
This blog, for those who need the reminder is about ME! Moí! And the stuff going on as I continue on my journey, dancing my way to Health and Fitness.
The short version is that finally after several awful years, things seem to be turning around, finally coming together for me. Yay!
Not to create any false impressions…I've got a long way to go on many fronts: fitness, health, dancing, and financial, but for now things are progressing in the right direction.
So, in a completely random order here are some brief updates on what's going on in Tony-Land:
I updated my event calendar:
There is LOTS of info about Moí embedded in the calendar as I yack about the events, classes, and workshops that I'm planning on attending or working so check it out:
Next big event: IGRA Dance Round Up 2017
I am one of the invited instructors. Yay! —> click the poster to the right to embiggen so you can read it and get more info about the event. Here is the link to the full schedule of workshops and the registration form.
Here are the workshops that I will be teaching:
FRIDAY, June 8th
— 2:15 – 3:15 pm at the Roundup Saloon – Couples – "West Coast Swing"
— 4:45 – 5:45 pm at the Roundup Saloon – My Brand New Line Dance:
"Dirty New Boots" 32 count, 4 wall, Improver Level
danced to "Dirt on my Boots / by Jon Pardi"
SATURDAY, June 9th
— 9:15 – 10:15 am at the Roundup Saloon – Couples – "Cha-Cha"
— 2:45 – 3:45 pm at Sue Ellens – Line dance – "Sunday Finest / choreographed by Jose' Miguel Belloque Vane and Roy Verdonk" 32 count, 4 wall, Low Intermediate
danced to "Sunday Finest / by Sir Rosevelt"
— 4:00 – 5:00 pm at Sue Ellens – Couples – "Night Club 2-Step"
Now accepting new ProAm Students!!!!
If you have ever wanted to compete in dance, then give me a shout.
I have over 20 years of experience in Country Western and Line Dance competitions. Ballroom is also a possibility.
My rates are VERY reasonable and you can save money by buying packages of 5 or 10 lessons.
New Competitor Special
I offer a "new competitor" special — $70 for two private lessons (including floor fees). You get an introduction to your choice of eight county competition dances, six ballroom competition dances, and/or line dance competition info.
At the end of the second lesson you'll have the information you need to make a sound decision about whether competition is right for you or if you just want to continue at the social dance level. What are you waiting for? Sign up now!
I hate to put in the disclaimer stuff, but if I don't do it then people get upset…my special offer is not open to current DanceMakers students; I am a staff instructor there, so if you are already a student at DanceMakers, the normal DanceMaker rates apply. On the bright side, you are already part of an AWESOME studio family!!!!
On the Fitness Front:
My current weight is [drum roll please] 270.9 lbs !!!!
Total lost to date: 64.10 lbs, approximate left to loose: 75.9 lbs.
The exact amount left depends on my final body fat percentage. My target range is 7% – 17% which, according to the information from the American Council on Exercise, at 7% would put me in the middle of the "Athletes" range for men on the low end.
On the high end of that target range, at 17%, I would be at the top of the "Fitness" level which is below the "acceptable level."
Other progress indicators:
Yes, the weight loss is great but the MAIN indicator of my increasing fitness and health is my ability to move my body. At my worst climbing a flight of stairs was a painful ordeal requiring a 20 minute nap to recover. Yes, I'm prone to drama, but that is a cold hard fact with no exaggeration.
Now, I am dancing…a lot!
In Jan 2016, when I first became a "full pro" a single hour of dance class or a lesson was a HUGE achievement. And one that required that I pretty much rest most of the next day. Now, I can do 5-6 hours of dancing. My feet hurt and I'm beat at the end of it, but after a full night's sleep, I can do the same the following day.
I still have a way to go to be where I want to be, but I am sure I will get there. This coming week will be a true test of my current fitness level. very single day this week I have lessons with students, rehearsals, and then this coming weekend, I have the IGRA Dance Round Up. My lightest day is 4 hours of dancing. My heaviest day will be 6 hours (as of now), but when you toss in the commuting time…eeeeeeeeekkkk!
Other stuff in a random off the top of my head order…
- I am now an Award Winning Choreographer!!! Woot! I competed in Choreography for the first time at the Texas Classic a couple weeks ago. I entered my very first line dance that I've ever choreographed: "Dirty New Boots" — The judges gave me very high marks and I took 1st place! Yay! A big shout out to my "back up dancers" friends who learned my dance and danced it with me at the competition. THANK YOU! Check out the photo to the right — click to "embiggen"
- I danced for the first time in the Superstar Division at the Texas Hoedown in March — It is the highest level of competition. Yay!
- I danced for the first time as a "Professional" dancing with two of my students who competed in Newcomer ProAm at the Texas Hoedown in March.
- I am on track to compete in Line Dance at UCWDC Worlds in San Francisco and ACDA Nationals here in Dallas. Lots of rehearsing left to do and still have create my "Showcase" dances. Eeeeeeekkkkk… But I'm on track.
- The number of students I have is steadily increasing. Which is way cool.
- I am continuing to learn more dance steps, more technique, more Ballroom, more Country, more Line, more Swing…. Whew! Bottom line: I am becoming a better dancer every single day.
- My Diabetes is under control. My doc says that I should be able to start reducing the meds early next year. Eventually I will NOT be a diabetic. Yay!
- My physical therapy is complete and I now have 99% functionality in my left shoulder which was injured a couple years ago.
- The treatments to manage the tingling in my left arm have mostly succeeded. This will be an ongoing issue for me but at least I know there is a treatment. I have no idea what's gonna happen with my health insurance… Grrrrrrrrr…. but for now, and as long as I have coverage, I can do the 3 treatments a year and manage the condition.
- Finally almost done with fixing some dental issues that cropped up during the period when "my life exploded" and I had no health insurance.
- Financially…well because I am teaching more students, all bills are being covered and I am eating better foods because I have more money for food.BUT I am still not making enough money to pay rent. If not for the kindness of my best friend, I would be on the street. He is letting me stay rent free in his spare bedroom. Anyone want to make a donation?
Seriously… There is a back log of "things that had to wait til money got better that I'm working through. Nothing that can't wait a bit longer but it would be nice to have them now rather than later. Check out my full list of "Things to help Tony on his Journey to Health and Fitness" at Amazon.com if you are feeling generous.
- My truck is now paid off! Yay! That helped a lot on the financial front…but just when I was contemplating my influx new found wealth [tongue firmly placed in cheek]…my health insurance premiums for 2017 went up. Arrrrgggghhh Which pretty much wiped out the the "gain" I got from no car payments. *SIGH* Don't get me wrong…I am happy to have insurance and it has saved my life, but this cycle of ever increasing health care costs is not sustainable.
Well I think that is the highlights…and the clock is ticking…I have to start getting ready for bed. Tomorrow morning kicks off a non-stop whirlwind of activity for the next SIX DAYS!
I tell ya now…if I don't drop a full percentage point of body fat and do not drop AT LEAST 5 lbs this week there is no justice in this world. Jus' sayin'
See ya on the dance floor!
Soooooooooo close! 300.8 lbs!
This is going to be the week!
Just a very quick post to share some good news. I just got off the scale and for the FIRST TIME in ages my weight has dropped below 301 lbs!!!
Doing a "happy dance" in my chair as I type…which is quite the feat of dexterity!
So, given that my weight is 300.8 lbs today and given that for the past few days it has been dropping by a few tenth's of a pound every day, it is EXTREMELY LIKELY that by the end of the week I'll be below 300 lbs. For the first time in almost two years. Yay!
Light a candle and send positive energy my way…
Keep me in your thoughts…
…and watch for a longer post later this week about my first week back in the dance studio. Yes, it is finally happening. I'm dancing again.
See ya on the dance floor!
My shortest post ever… "I'm on a Positive Feedback Loop"
In completely random order…
OK, folks this is going to look more like a "Facebook" or "Twitter" post than one of my usual blog posts…
BUT… Sqqqqeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!! I am feeling AWESOME at the moment and I just had to share
The past couple / three weeks have seen some NOTICEABLE improvements in my health and fitness. A few months ago I felt as if I had hit the very bottom; I just didn't see how it could get any worse.
Now, a few months further along, I think I was right. That was the "bottom" — why? I'm glad you asked. Because since then things have been getting better, a little at a time. A TEENY tiny LITTLE itty bitty bit at a time, but better.
So, in no particular order, these are the things that I'm happy about this morning:
- My weight on the scale this morning was 300.6 lbs. OMG!!! OMG!!! OMG!!!!! Sooooooooooooooooo close to being under 300lbs! I can almost TASTE it!
- I went shopping at Kroger this week. Which is a HUGE step. I've been shopping at this tiny grocery mart called "Braums" for the bulk of my food. Because frankly I didn't have the strength or stamina to go shopping at a large grocery store — the distance I had to cover to do my shopping was more than I had the strength to do. Literally. No exageration. But this week I shopped at Kroger, AND I was able to carry ALL of the groceries up the stairs without having to ask my room mate for help! Yay!
- I did a two loads of laundry on Saturday. And it wasn't until I was done that I realized that it wasn't an ordeal. Which is FRIGGIN' AMAZING!
- I have met my Out of Pocket Maximum with my insurance for the year, which means that for the rest of the year everything is covered at 100% Yay! Even doctor's visits copays and Rx copays are all zero! Yay!
- Did I mention that my weight was 300.6 lbs?
- I sold my bed! Yay! That means that I no longer have to pay $29 a month for a storage unit. Yay!
- And the money from the bed ($150) covered the gap between my monthly pension and the amount I need to pay bills. Now all I need to earn is money for food for the 2nd half of the month. Yay!
- I did a chart for my doctor — I have an appointment tomorrow morning (Tue Oct 6). My blood glucose numbers are on a downward trajectory which means that the diabetes medication is doing its job. I think it will do an even better job once I start taking it on a completely regular schedule. I sometimes forget to take the night-time dose. (My bad.) My doctor is going to give me a "Mom Look" tomorrow when I see her. But she'll give me a hug for loosing more weight! 😀
- Avg for Last two weeks: 125
- Avg for Last four weeks: 126
- Avg for Last Last eight weeks: 127
- Avg for Last twelve weeks: 130
- Avg for Sept: 126
- Avg for Aug: 128
- Avg for July: 137
- And finally. This is the week. Come hell or high water, I am going to get to the dance studio three times this week! Well, technically, I'm not going to a "dance studio" — For me my "dance studio" is actually 24 Hour Fitness aerobics room, butcha know what I mean.. 🙂
See ya on the dance floor!
This has been a good week… Doin' a Happy Dance!
Life is lookin' good!
Just a quick rundown of some great things that have been happening to me over the past few days… Woot! Uh-huh! YeeHaw!
- I've been feeling a LOT better, more energy, moving around easier, more active.
- I am now within spittin' distance of 300 lbs! Woot! This will be a major milestone, just a few more pounds!! Yay!
- I've started planning for next year's "Dance Competition Season" Woot! Check out my updated Calendar to see which events I think I'll be attending… — I've started looking at dances and music for next year. I've already been invited to perform in the Saturday night show at the Texas Hoedown in March! Thank you Virginia for the invite! I start rehearsals on Monday. It will so good to get back into the studio!
- My Blood Glucose levels are mostly within the target range. My big challenge is taking my meds on a regular schedule. My sleep cycle keeps messing up my "take the meds" time. *sigh* but it is getting better! Progress! Not Perfection! Woot!
- I've been cleaning out old files on my computer, sorting them, deleting them, renaming and organizing the ones I need/want to keep.
- And over the past few days, I've had a sudden surge of folks buying stuff off of my design store: TxCowboyDancer Designs! Woot! Uh-huh! It really does make me feel good when something I created is bought by someone who thinks highly enough of it to lay out some cold hard cash. Even at a measly 10% commission. But hey, I ain't gonna turn it down! Woot!Here is the current "Top Dozen" most popular designs on my site:
- Also in the "graphic design" front, one of my very favorite designs was purchased this week *and* it appears in the Top 12 for the first time! Woot! It is a photo I took when I visited Banff, just outside of Calgary, Canada. I fell in love. I actually checked job listings at their local library when I got back home to Texas. Alas, there were no openings. *sigh* Here is the photo for your enjoyment (or if you wanna buy something with it on it, well that works too!) LOL
I mean, I'm not a pro photographer by any stretch of the imagination, but sometimes you get lucky… *sigh* I wish I could go back….
- And, finally, I've noticed over the past few days that I am more flexible, I'm able to reach and twist more that I could a month ago. Life is good.
307.4 lbs!!!! OMG!
Did I mention that my weight today on the scale was 307.4 lbs? I did, oh, then that's it . I now return you to your normally scheduled…
BUT WAIT! 307.4!!!! Didchagetthat?!?!
That, my dear readers, is LESS THAN 310!!!!! OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!
I do declare I may faint from happiness! The vapors; the VAYpoors…. I haz tha VAYpoor…. Swoooooooon
[yes, the image of a hairy balding 50 something white dude swooning
like an old time silent film star is going to be stuck in your head for the rest of the day]
But I haven't seen 310 in AGES! let alone been UNDER 310 — that, my friends, is swoon worthy!
THIS IS HUGE (pardon the pun)
COLLOSUL… COLLOSEL ? COlluseaoul?
Darn you spell check! You failed me when I needed you most! How do you spell that word anyway!
For those of you keeping count. That makes my total weight loss just a teeny bit under 25 lbs — close enough to round to 25!!!
Woot! Uh-huh! WHO da man? Huh? WhoseYerDaddy?!! Take THAT foul fatness!
Why the sudden and dramatic downward trend?
Dude, I'm doin' drugs.
Don't getcher panties in a twist. They are legal "diabetic" drugs. But because my body is starting to behave the way it should, it is no longer sending FEED ME messages all the time
Which means that I'm not eating as much.
Which means that I'm using the abundant supplies of food I have stored in the subcutaneous and intramuscular spaces in my body and TAH DAH! WEIGHT LOSS!
Whew! I'm worn out! I need a cigarette. Well not really, but you get the gist… wink wink
Did I mention I weighed 307.4 lbs today? Oh, I did, ok then.
See ya on the dance floor!