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As one of the most expensive rooms to renovate, a bathroom can make or break a deal when buying or selling a home. Homeowners are looking for spaces that don't require a lot of work, which is why bathroom remodels can make the biggest impact on your resale value. As you get ready to do a renovation, think about what works for your family, as well as what other homeowners might look for. Today, double vanities and walk-in showers are popular, while oversized bathtubs and ample storage are also frequently sought after.
The first step to planning a bathroom remodel is evaluating the existing space. If you
re planning on updating or renovating an existing bathroom, what would you like to see improved during your bathroom remodel? Do you want to update the look of the bathroom by changing details like lighting and mirrors, or are you interested in a major overhaul? Answering these question will help give you a clearer idea of what you want the finished product to look like after your bathroom remodel is complete.
Much of what you decide to take on during your bathroom renovation work should depend on your future plans. If you plan on moving out of your home in the next five to seven years, a modest project that updates that bathroom for mainstream tastes may be a better option. If you plan on staying in the home for more than decade or for the rest of your life, building the custom bathroom of your dreams can make more sense.
Bathroom remodels are expensive, so make sure you spend wisely. Take an objective look at your budget and take a realistic approach about what you can afford. Invest in high quality workmanship and high quality materials. Don
t skimp on items like the faucet, sink or toilet, for example, because this is a highly utilized area and you want things that are going to hold up. Cheapest isn
t always best.
If you
re trying to do your bathroom on a budget, consider choosing just a couple of elements to remodel. Maybe you keep the floor but change out the sink to meet your budget.
Another good idea when creating a bathroom renovation budget: accounting for unexpected repairs. In any remodeling project, it
s a good idea to pad your budget with about 10 to 20 percent more money than you need for unforeseen problems that may be uncovered when work starts. This is especially true with bathroom remodels.
Even a small leak from a feature like a toilet or a shower can cause large amounts of damage that can go unnoticed until floor or wall coverings are removed during a remodeling project. It's often essential to the home and the homeowner's health that water-damaged or moldy structural elements such as the framing or subfloor be repaired prior to covering it again during the renovation process.
Other typical unforeseen problems can include out-of-date, inadequate or unsafe wiring or plumbing systems. An experienced bathroom remodeling contractor may be able to anticipate the possibility of these types of repairs, but it's usually impossible to know what's lurking beneath the surface until you look.
VirginiaRemodelings.com can handle any size bathroom remodel and renovation. We will handle all aspects of the project:
Bathroom Remodeling Demo: Removing flooring, Removing tile, Removing shower, Removing tub, Removing vanity, removing wallpaper, Remove toilet
Bathroom Remodeling Prep: Making sure floor is level and prep material will depend on material used for flooring. Flooring reinforced to floor joists. Make sure all walls are clean and smooth with compound and sanding. Sometimes drywall will have to be replaced depending on condition. Moisture Resistant Drywall would be used in bathroom. During this stage if any plumbing or electrical needs to be relocated or added it would be installed.
Bathroom Remodeling Installation: Install shower, this can vary home to home depending on the design. Install flooring, install vanity, install toilet, install faucets, install bathroom accessories and paint.
Some of these great bathroom remodeling pictures should provide you with ideas for your own bathroom remodeling and renovation projects.
Bathrooms can be tricky to layout, especially when they
re tight on space. If your family doesn't take many baths, don't feel the need to include a bathtub in your bathroom remodel; you can use that extra space for a double vanity or large storage cabinet instead. On the other hand, some future buyers might want a tub, so be sure there's at least one in the house when you do your bathroom remodel. Walk-in showers are also popular, though they take up space, while bathtub and shower combos are the best of both worlds. If you have a large family, you might want to separate the toilet and shower from the sink so multiple people can get ready at once. Ultimately, what is practical for your family will probably also be practical for future buyers, so go with what works for you first and foremost.
Basic 3D design of a Bathroom layout. This will help picture how everything will look before relocating plumbing installing shower, vanity etc.
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Lowestoft will be "logical hub" of fishing industry during post-Brexit "renaissance"
PUBLISHED: 17:28 04 February 2018 | UPDATED: 17:36 04 February 2018
The first steps in the "renaissance" of the East Anglian fishing industry will take place at a conference next month.
Politicians and members of the region's fishing industry will meet in Lowestoft to discuss how best to capitalise on the opportunities presented post-Brexit.
George Eustice – minister for fishing – will be among those attending the meeting at The Hotel Victoria on March 15.
The conference is being organised by Waveney MP Peter Aldous along with the Lowestoft Fish Market Alliance (LFMA).
June Mummery, vice chairman of the LFMA, said: "We will be delivering our vision for the renaissance of the fishing industry on the east coast of England.
"The meeting will pull together everyone from fishermen and processors to ship builders and politicians.
"It provides an opportunity to brainstorm and ensure we are in the best position we can be when we leave Europe.
"This is the initial meeting which will discuss the future of rebuilding this industry."
Mrs Mummery added: "Brexit is a golden opportunity to rejuvenate dependent coastal towns and benefit the nation as a whole.
"Lowestoft will be the hub for the renaissance of East Anglian Fishing."
As Britain leaves the EU so too will it leave the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) – the rules for managing European fishing fleets and conserving fish stocks.
According to Mr Aldous, the conference will provide the region's fishing industry the opportunity to shape what a future British fisheries policy will look like.
He said: "The general view is that after Brexit there is the considerable opportunity to catch more fish in Lowestoft and across Suffolk and Norfolk.
"We are seeking to make sure Lowestoft and East Anglia are in a position to make the most of this."
The MP said coming together at this early stage and ensuring the region's industry is synchronised with national policy will leave it in the best position to take full advantage of future opportunities.
Mr Aldous also believes Lowestoft will feature prominently in the rebuilding of the region's fishing industry.
He said: "With the heritage Lowestoft has and its location central to Norfolk and Suffolk it is the logical hub."
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BDR Proactive Planning: A 10-Point Checklist
As I said yesterday, expect a lot more backup and disaster recovery (BDR) coverage in the weeks ahead to prepare managed services providers (MSPs) for the upcoming tornado season. To assist with this preparation, Asigra Inc. compiled a checklist of proactive BDR planning procedures, expanding on our previous BDR tornado season refresher. It is important to note that the sooner you implement these procedures, the sooner you and your customers will be ready to handle any potential disasters in the near or far future. Here's the list.
Asigra assembled this list with the help of its service provider partners, many who support businesses in regions impacted by recent natural disasters, including Superstorm Sandy. Here is the 10-point list for disaster recovery planning:
Have a Written Plan that Evolves with the Organization
Create a formal disaster recovery plan in case servers and local backup systems are damaged or destroyed. Put that plan in a secure location such as a lockbox service online and regularly update as infrastructure throughout the organization evolves.
Avoid Windows (Not the Microsoft OS. The glass kind.)
Locate your data center (regardless of size) in a windowless room to minimize the possibility of rain damage.
Emergency Power
Consider the implementation of uninterrupted power supply (UPS) systems on mission critical servers and systems that will allow for the smooth transition from primary (utility) power to emergency power systems during a power outage.
Be mindful of where IT systems are located to avoid damage resulting from floods, bursting pipes and the fire department. Where possible, locate critical servers, storage and systems above street level and avoid basements and other areas where water can accumulate. In single-story facilities, rack critical systems as high as possible above the floor to provide an additional measure of protection.
Embrace Geographic Diversity
In the event of a large-scale natural event such as a hurricane, a regional disaster such as a tornado, flood or earthquake or even a localized disaster such as a fire, your data should be backed up in a geographically distant location to allow for remote recovery to a recovery site. Consider data recovery solutions that provide redundant data protection in a location that provides significant separation of the recovery location from the primary data center.
Have a Local Backup
Having a local backup copy will be crucial if the primary business location maintains power but loses Internet connectivity and needs to recover server data.
Define Disaster Recovery Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Conduct Training Drills
Defining SLAs for recovery is essential as businesses may need instant recovery for some information (explore instant recovery capabilities on virtual machine platforms to get back up and running as quickly as possible), while waiting longer periods of time for lower priority data recovery that are less likely to impact operations. However, having such recovery policies and SLAs needs to be an essential part of the DR plan to ensure data can be recovered using the most effective method. Confirm the ability to recover effectively by engaging IT staff to participate in regular disaster recovery drills (recovery testing) to ensure recovery effectiveness. Ensure that data in the backup repositories is indeed recoverable. Also, make sure people have the necessary training to perform recoveries and are well versed with the procedures to recover.
Identify a Minimum of Three Business Site Failover Locations
This will allow remotely backed up data to be recovered via Bare Metal Recovery (BMR) to servers at the recovery site location and allow critical business functions to continue in the event the primary site is lost.
Employee Communication
Planning and testing are great preparatory tools, however, the events of an actual disaster will almost always bring the unexpected. It is recommended to have an offsite emergency website that all employees can access. With this site, real time information can be communicated to employees.
Business Continuance
In a disaster, prioritization is the key. Making sure the most important business functions operate effectively will be critical. Support from employees will play a big part. They need to be capable of performing key business services. Make sure all employees in critical business areas understand exactly how they will connect to the recovered servers and perform their jobs.
Asigra released version 12 of its platform back in November 2012 which includes for the first time cloud-to-cloud backup and virtual disaster recovery, basically supporting both software as a service (SaaS) and platform as as service (PaaS).
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Very informative checklist. I'm doing a little research on how to create the best disaster recovery plan for my small business and found it very helpful. Thanks!
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By way of an answer, here's an amusing and creative music video called, "20 Things To Do With Matzah" that might help you out:
Over on http://jewishrobot.com/work/matzahsong, it says the following:
Title: 20 Things To Do With Matzah (2008)
Client: Streit's MatzosMusic: "20 Things To Do With Matzah" written and composed by William Levin, lyrics by William Levin and Michelle Citrin, performed by Michelle Citrin and William Levin
Video: Directed by William Levin and Michelle Citrin, camerawork byJesse Epstein, edited by Simon Weaver, starring Michelle Citrin and William Levin, tee-shirts provided by PopJudaica
Passover music video sponsored by Streit's Matzos. The video was featured on Yahoo! Video in the Butterfinger Comedy Network and the Yahoo! front page where it received over 100,000 views in the first 48 hours.
The video has now received over 1 MILLION views on YouTube for Passover 2009.
Mentioned on the Time website, April 9, 2009: So You Think You Know Matzo?New York Times Arts Beat, March 3, 2010: Road to Broadway Is Paved With 'Matzah'
View the website: MATZAHSONG.COM
And, if you have some more ideas of what to do with your matzoh, let us know!


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A long time ago, it's easy to find chrome or white kitchen equipment. However, some manufacturers want to bring something new without abandoning the classic colors. Manufacturers created pink kitchen accessories and manage to get a standing ovation from their customers. Homeowners love these kitchen accessories, the right choice for those who want to bring a girly looks without need to change the walls and floors by using pink.
Housewives want a girly display for the kitchen so they are eager to do kitchen activities. Changing the walls using pink probably is a good idea, but some people consider it as a flashy color. In fact, simply put a few little touches to kitchen accessories then it is possible to bring a girly looks. Pink accessories is a perfect choice for bright colors kitchen because will give an unforgettable charm.
You might ask about the best place to buy pink kitchen accessories?
If you want them so bad, try using the internet. It's very possible to find pink accessories for your kitchen, whether old or new ones. If you want to find secondhand pink accessories, the internet is a wise choice to find them quickly, if lucky, you will find online store that sells with affordable prices. No need to go around the city, visit thrift shops one by one will spend your time.
Shopping by online is a perfect choice to discover new pink accessories for your kitchen. In fact, there are many online stores that offer it. Not hard to find what you are looking for, use the search engines service such as Google. Maybe shopping at department stores preferred by most of the people, but the price is more expensive than what you see on the Internet.
Besides finding new and used items, it is possible to find never used items and the price isn't different with the new one. Typically, these items aren't used at all and still sealed in the box.
There is nothing wrong to buy pink kitchen accessories because will bring something new and makes you feel comfortable to spend time and of course, you will be more excited to work in the kitchen!


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After Monday afternoon's 8–2 loss to the Red Sox, the Yankees find themselves one full game out of first place with only 161 games left to go.
All kidding aside, it is clear that the mood among many sportswriters and the team's fans is anything but optimistic. Feel free to check out my recent interview with diehard supporters Guy Benson of Townhall, Robert George of the New York Post, and Rick Klein of ABC News to learn their thoughts on the state of the Bronx Bombers in 2013.
Here's a snippet:
EPSTEIN: The Yankees haven't experienced a losing season since 1992. How should fans too young to remember names like Mel Hall, Eddie Whitson, Andy Hawkins, and Brien Taylor prepare for the possibility that the bottom drops out in 2013?
GEORGE: After seeing those names listed, I'm rapidly thinking that this entire exercise is a sadistic venture on the part of Met fan Epstein to take joy in suffering of Yankees fans pondering the aimless late '80s to early '90s era. One interesting point about that period, though, is the year 1993 — the last time the Yankees and the Red Sox missed the playoffs. Considering how good Toronto and Tampa look in the East, that could possibly happen again in 2013.
BENSON: Whoa, I don't remember any of those names. I came of age as a baseball fan in the waning years of the Mattingly era, so a losing Yankees season has literally never been on my radar. The question is, will fans fork over top dollars to see a lousy team in a nice new (and expensive) stadium? I think Mets fans have answered that question resoundingly over the last few seasons.
KLEIN: We didn't know we were bad back then, or at least we tried to forget. This will sting more if they're sub-par — probably like the post-Mantle, Shea years. Hurting more because we had so much plenty so recently.
GEORGE: Guy brings up a great point: There's a whole generation of Yankee fans who've only known playoffs every single year and a World Series appearance every three years (on average). The team has only missed the playoffs once since 1995 — and they won it all the year afterwards. We could be heading into alien territory for many in Guy's generation.
BENSON: And the 2008 playoff miss was sort of appropriate. A somber benediction for the old stadium. They certainly christened the new stadium appropriately the next year, though.
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The Vibrant Health Superstore was founded in 1996 by Dr. David Klein in Sebastopol, California under the original name of the Living Nutrition Bookstore. This new Superstore is managed by Dr. Klein from his Maui, Hawaii base.
Dr. Klein has compiled the ultimate educational publications on raw-vegan-fruitarian health. They are soundly based upon a true and accurate understanding of human biology, physiology, anatomy and nature, imparting Pure health empowerment™.
Dr. Klein is a Naturorthopathic Doctor with a Ph.D. in Natural Health and Healing from the University of Natural Health. He is also a certified Nutrition Educator via Bauman College.
Dr. Klein has been the Director of the Colitis & Crohn's Health Recovery Center, currently located near Paia, Maui, Hawaii, since 1993. His Self Healing Colitis & Crohn's guidebook has been a worldwide bestseller with over 50,000 copies sold. The book served as his Ph.D. thesis. http://www.colitisandcrohnscenter.com
Dr. Klein was the Editor and Publisher of Vibrance magazine (formerly titled Living Nutrition), the world's most-read raw food lifestyle magazine from 1996 to 2016. http://www.vibrancemagazine.com
Dr. Klein is also a Professor with the University of Natural Health. Dr. Klein's book Your Natural Diet: Alive Raw Foods is the text for the course "Humans Natural Biological Diet." The book has been re-published with the title The Vibrant Diet.
Dr. Klein is the Founder, Dean and Co-Director of the online Vibrant Health & Wealth Academy. It is a 10-course Vibrant Health Teacher-Counselor Certification Training Program, leading the world in raw health education. http://www.vibranthealthandwealthacademy.com
Dr. Klein is also the director or Hua Nui and the Fruiticulture Institute, a Vibrant Health Living & Learning Center on Maui. http://www.fruiticulture.com
Dr. Klein has been a practitioner of the Natural Hygiene / Vibrant Living lifestyle since 1984 when he healed a debilitating eight-year bout of severe ulcerative colitis. Adopting a vegan, fruit-based, alkalizing diet of mostly raw foods, adhering to food combining principles, and applying the Natural Hygiene (Hygienic) drugless self-healing protocol, he rapidly healed, rebuilt his depleted body and went on to establish a high level of vibrant health. He has maintained a 100% rawfood diet since 1993, deriving 90% of his calories from fruit while averaging 95% alkalizing foods.
Dr. Klein worked 8 years in the field of environmental engineering prior to beginning his career in the natural health field. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University.
Since the mid-1990s, Dr. Klein has been a leader in the rawfood health movement. He produced over 20 Raw Passion Seminars and Jamborees across the USA and three Rawstock Festivals in northern California. In 2010, Dr. Klein moved to Maui.
Dr. Klein has counseled over 5,500 people with a wide variety of conditions to vibrant health via his Vegan Healing Diet Plan™. http://www.veganhealingdiet.com http://www.digestionperfection.com http://www.selfhealingempowerment.com
Leading health seekers to vibrant health freedom is one of Dr. Klein's greatest passions. He also enjoys exploring Maui's natural beauty, eating its most exotic tropical fruits, jogging, swimming, playing guitar, and Fruiticulture. http://www.ayoga.us
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These 18 Gauge solid Revere Copper Cuff bracelets are compatible with our new Glue N' Screw parts. Bracelets are adjustable and fit 5.75" - 8" wrists. Made in the USA by a Vet owned and operated company! Center hole is pre-drilled to easily accept Glue N" Screw settings. PLEASE NOTE: Bracelets are unfinished. Which means, they may come with tooling marks from the manufacturers. This is common with unfinshed brass. Use steel wool #0000 found at hardware to store to buff to a shiny finish and remove imperfections. The steel wool will remove the tooling marks easily. Design these bracelets with our line of Metal Mania patina sheets or Vintaj Patina Paint. A FREE video with complete projects can be found HERE.
1. Spray your jewelry on the inside with a clear sealer. Krylon, non-yellowing sealer is best.
2. Apply a coating of car or jewelry wax to the jewelry pieceThis works very well. It also prevents your copper from tarnishing and keeps your copper jewelry nice and shinny. Eventually it will wear off (not flake off) depending on how often you wear your copper jewelry. Simply reapply the wax, let dry then buff your jewelry with a soft cloth. It is suggested to leave care instructions for your customers at the time of purchase as well.
Wipe your jewelry piece with a soft cloth before you put it on or after you take it offYes! This is the cheapest, easiest way of keeping your copper jewelry clean and to protect them from oxidation. Oxidation is what turns your skin colors. Keep your copper jewelry clean, it's as simple as that! Treat your copper jewelry as you would your expensive pieces of jewelry; wipe it with a clean soft cloth before putting it on or after taking it off. This helps remove the sweat and oils from your skin which causes oxidation. Keeping your copper jewelry clean will prevent it from turning your skin colors


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Email marketing
General Idea of email marketing
Email marketing helps you to keep the contact with your customers, tell about coming promotions, bring new audience to your website and finally have better sales results.
In other words, you are constantly in win-win relations with your clients, where they can enjoy your new promotions, goods and services, while your benefit is in increasing your income with the help of the cheapest and simplest variant of advertising.
Read Also: Email Marketing For E-commerce
Why email marketing is beneficial for your business?
Do you remember the times when all letters were sent by post only? It means that a sender had to spend money for the paper and pay all that fees for shipping.
While electronic emails can be sent again and again and the recipient will have it immediately.
The latter case seems to be even of higher priority. Just imagine. A common letter will come to addressee not earlier than in 3 days. Can your business really wait for so long?
Besides its delivery speed your client can make conversion immediately. Thus, you will have more leads with email marketing.
Let's look at the data.
Today customers are constantly logged on to various apps and systems and it is really a great challenge to sound louder than competitors. But, just think. Approximately 91 % of American adults have email boxes and near 75% of them have used a coupon or discount they have received by email this past week. As you can see, when the process is set correctly, it is simple, effective and can be understood the way you need it.
Email marketing methods
Email is not just a letter it can become your secret instrument to reach the customer directly. Special methods of written communication are used in email marketing strategy for each your email to make the customer react and, ideally, converse.
When email marketing agency should offer its help?
- Potential clients are to receive messages when you think it is necessary to inform about certain products, new product appearance or new properties of a well-known goods or service.
Thus, here we try to persuade our client to pay attention to us and buy our products or services.
- Email marketing approaches are widely used to establish long-term relationships with the clients. In this case, the letters look like a news-sheet.
Doing this way we are going to make our clients loyal to our company in whole and our products in particular.
- As a variation, marketers can allocate their advertising information on borrowed emails. In this case the letter is also sent through news-sheets. Difference is that you don't create your own news-sheet, but use somebody other's one to advertise your company.
A lot of news-sheets was created to serve this aim and earn the income by sending advertising space to those who is interested.
Email marketing is not a future! It is present and it is already here!
Advertising email marketing is a perfect tool with enormous amount of options that our marketing agency will be happy to discover for you.
We offer a full set of email marketing services that will cover your email marketing campaign. We understand how important it is for you to succeed and offer close cooperation with your marketing department, so your company can have high stable results.
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Okay, I thought yesterday's work was my favorite artwork to date…
I love this guy so much! I've named thee, Cautious Dragon!
Anyways, still lots of work left to do today, but this guy took a few hours. That's exactly half of the work done on the total 20 slides, but I don't have a lot of time finish up the last 10 slides. Actually, I guess it's only 9 pretty much, as the last slide will probably just be a credits sort of thing. Something like the following:
Presented by: Kathy Milliken
Art Provided by: Robert Chapman
Maybe with a doodle or something colorful thrown in there with it. Like a purple ringed planet or something. I think that's a pretty good idea.
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It's exam time and unless you are Mr Cool, there are no ways around it – most people find them extremely nerve racking and quite stressful. But help is at hand, below are 5 simple tips to help you to revise (and remember!) and to calm those nerves on that all important day.
- Eat well
Eating the go to chocolate bar and crisps, pizza or chips and curry sauce may seem like 'just what you need' or an 'essential energy boost' but these foods will actually leave you feeling sluggish, heavy and make it harder to concentrate (even if you get an initial sugar rush from the chocolate). Making sure you are maintaining a good healthy diet and making sure you don't skip meals is really important for helping you to concentrate and retain information[1].
It doesn't need to be tasteless, just energy packed and full or vitamins and minerals. Why not start the day with sardines or egg on wholemeal toast and steamed spinach or try porridge with fresh fruits – particularly darker varieties such as blueberries – and seeds?
- Exercise
You may try and convince yourself you don't have time but when you are staring at your notes reading the same sentence over and over again, that is when you have time. Just a 10 minute brisk walk around the block could save you hours of staring and procrastination, helping you to become more stress resilient[2], and getting some fresh air in nature will also help to restore your brain function[3].
- Meditate
Regularly meditating has been shown to improve your ability to be attentive and less anxious and therefore take in more[4]. Why not try this 1 minute meditation to start with http://exerciseyourfreedom.com/index.php/2016/02/21/a-quick-meditation-to-help-you-get-through-your-day/.
- Make time for yourself
Try to make a revision plan, making sure there is time in there to do what is good for your wellbeing, whether it's kicking a ball about, dancing, singing or even knitting! Also, make sure you plan in plenty of time to sleep and don't be tempted to burn the midnight oil.
- Equal breathing exercise
If you feel everything is getting on top of you, or its exam time, try a deep breathing exercise to calm your body and mind, reduce the impacts of stress and allow you to bring your focus back to what you are doing[5]. Ensuring you are sitting up straight take a deep breath in for 4 seconds through your nose, expanding your chest and abdomen, and then exhale for 4 seconds through your nose. Repeat this at least 3 times.
Above all else, make sure at this time that you look after yourself. A tired, worn-out and poorly fed body and brain isn't going to allow you to perform to your best!
For more tips, visit www.exerciseyourfreedom.com/fit-tips
[1] Wesnes, K. A., Pincock, C., Richardson, D., Healm, G., Hails, S. (2003) Breakfast reduces declines in attention and memory over the morning in schoolchildren. Appetite Volume 41, Issue 3, December 2003, Pages 329–331.
[2] Roth, D. L. and Holmes, D. S. (1985) Influence of physical fitness in determining the impact of stressful life events on physical and psychologic health. Psychosom Med. 1985 Mar-Apr;47(2):164-73.
[3] Berman, M. G., Jonides, J. and Kaplan, S. (2008) The Cognitive Benefits of Interacting With Nature. Psychological Science.
[4] https://mindfulnessinschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/MiSP-Research-Summary-2012.pdf
[5] http://transformationalchange.pbworks.com/f/test%20stress%20meditation%20article%20peer%20reviewed.pdf


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The Oscar winning actor was found dead in the bathroom of his New York apartment.
A law enforcement official told The New York Times that Mr Hoffman was found with a syringe in his arm and an envelope with what is thought to be heroin.
The actor entered rehab last year for a drug problem including heroin use.
It was the second time he entered rehab, the first being after he graduated from university.
A New York Police Department spokesman said: "He was found dead in his bathroom of an apparent drug overdose."
The Boogie Nights and Hunger Games star won the Best Actor Oscar in 2005 for his role in Capote.
He was also nominated three times for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar and received three Tony Award nominations for his stage roles.The actor's family said they were devastated by the "tragic and sudden loss" of Mr Hoffman.In a statement they said: "We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Phil and appreciate the outpouring of love and support we have received from everyone.
"This is a tragic and sudden loss and we ask that you respect our privacy during this time of grieving. Please keep Phil in your thoughts and prayers."
Comedian Ricky Gervais was among one of the first celebrities to take to Twitter and pay tribute to Mr Hoffman.
The Office and Extra star tweeted: "Such shocking & sad news. RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman. One of the greatest actors of a generation and a sweet, funny & humble man."
Veteran British actor John Hurt said Mr Hoffman's death was a "devastating loss" at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards event yesterday evening.
Mr Hurt, who starred with Mr Hoffman in 2003 film Owning Mahowny, said: "It's a devastating loss. His contribution was massive."
Alan Partridge star Steve Coogan, who was also at the event in the capital, said: "There are actors and there are movie stars and sometimes they're both but he was an actor first and a movie star second, although he was a movie star."He did some tremendous work. Everything he was in he raised the quality of his film just by his presence.
"People have different opinions about actors but you wouldn't find anybody who would have a bad word to say about any of his performances, they were all incredibly nuanced."
Former England footballer Gary Lineker also tweeted: "Philip Seymour Hoffman's death is so sad. One of the World's greatest actors. Privileged to have seen him on Broadway. A terrible loss #RIP."
Mr Hoffman starred in a number of critically acclaimed movies such as Boogie Nights, The Master and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
He is survived by his partner Mimi O'Donnell, their son Cooper Alexander and two daughters Tallulah and Willa.


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Sam Knight has edited many of my short stories. They are all better for his red pen. He has an excellent grasp of story flow, development and grammar. I'd trust him with any of my words. — J.A. Campbell
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As a professional writer for a multi-billion dollar company and a science fiction author, I know the value of quality material. When anything less than the best won't do, it's extremely important to ensure accuracy, fluidity, and functionality in all published material by enlisting the aid of someone to provide an impartial, analytical set of eyes. Sam Knight did exactly that recently for one of my short stories.
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Fukushima gets worse, spreads radioactive waste
The Fukushima Crsis gets worse and worse while the archons purpetrators among global elites do nothing.
The time for some type of "emtombment" has apparently long passed, as the fuel is now estimated to be 30-40 feet below the plant from researchers at Kyoto University. Everything TEPCO has tried to do to decrease the temp in reactor 2 in the past few days, including injecting boron to stop fission and dumping tons of water on the reactors is having no effect. Recent news coming out of the Fukushima plant and surrounding areas such as Xe detection and cesium levels, indicate the situation may be deteriorating quickly. Be prepared for possible out-of-control fission and subsequent large release of high radiation which will be carried directly from Japan to the west coast of the US and Canada.
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There are a large variety of golf balls on the market, many of which are designed to accomplish specific tasks. Some golf balls are designed to help players achieve greater distances off the tee. Others are soft and designed to spin, both properties that help advanced golfers achieve a high degree of precision over their shots. For golfers to choose the ball that best matches their game, it is critical for them to understand the various properties of golf balls, as well as try a few for themselves.
Distance, control or spin
Golf balls that promise golfers better distance on their drives react quickly when struck by a golf club. These balls tend to be hard and can help some golfers achieve an extra 10 to 20 yards. On the other hand, balls designed for distance can be hard to control on the green or when the situation calls for a finesse shot. Another type of golf ball is designed to afford golfers maximum control over each shot by reducing the extent to which the ball spins when it is struck. This type of ball helps golfers combat hooks and slices. The third kind of ball actually causes the ball to spin more than normal. As a result, it is often the choice of professional golfers who like the high trajectory of these balls. Professionals also can harness the spinning attributes of the ball to cause the ball to stop in a tight space on the green, or to cause the ball to go in the direction they want it to go.
Consider the construction
Golf balls are made of one piece, two pieces, three pieces or four pieces. One-piece balls are used most often by beginning golfers, and sometimes on driving ranges. While these balls have a soft feel when they are hit, are inexpensive and durable, they are not often used for playing because they lack the distance of other golf balls. Two-piece balls are the most popular balls among most golfers. They provide firmer feel, more shot distance and durability, though they are not as easy to control as balls that are softer. Three-piece balls are softer than one- or two-piece balls and spin more, too, which allows advanced golfers more control over the placement of their ball. Of all the most common golf balls, three-piece balls afford the most feel and control. Four-piece golf balls exhibit features similar to three-piece balls, but provide more feel and control. However, four-piece balls are relatively uncommon.
The outside of the ball
Golf balls may look similar, but even the outside covers of golf balls are different and are a factor in how they perform. Consider that soft covers may provide more feel, but are not as resistant to scrapes and abrasions as harder covers. As for the dimples on golf balls, most balls have between 300 and 500 dimples, which affect the way the ball travels through the air. Balls that have more dimples tend to fly lower to the ground than balls with fewer, larger dimples, which cause the ball to fly high through the air.
Think about the price
Purchasing a pack of golf balls can be a pricey affair, especially for beginning golfers who tend to lose a lot of balls in the woods, water and elsewhere. As a result, it can be an attractive option for such golfers to scoop up any balls they find and use them. One of the most common places to find golf balls is in the water, whether in a lake or on a course pond. However, golfers should keep in mind that golf balls that spend long amounts of time submerged in water will travel a shorter distance on the drive. For beginners, this may not matter. But for professionals or other avid golfers, losing distance is not an option.


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I would like to start soon my YSFlight videos (promote my addons), somebody know if we have an "aircraft" to record an specific airplane on air - like an camera.
I've found only the camera men, but he's on the ground only.
Something different, because with F10 (free camera), i can't get my proper views.
Edit: like an drone, but the view should be without HUD.
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Maybe, try look onto aircrafts models distributed "Kurosaki's Camera", get it from this topics and read instructionsMAX406 wrote:I've found only the camera men, but he's on the ground only.
Something different, because with F10 (free camera), i can't get my proper views.
Edit: like an drone, but the view should be without HUD.
>>> viewtopic.php?t=7147
>>> viewtopic.php?t=5851
Also check my latest posts about EXCAMERA and LOOKOFST variables here
>>> viewtopic.php?p=103902#p103902
>>> viewtopic.php?p=106183#p106183
And read "YSFLIGHT HANDBOOK" (linked in my sign)
And atleast view RC subfolder of "kzs_pack_m" addon pack.
Maybe, YSCAMERA program would not work for latest YSFlight, but I can use *.YFS replays examples distributed with YSCAMERA in 20150425 version.NajmiCreative wrote:you can use ghost view mode or YSCamera (yet YSCamera only valid to yfs file before 2015 version (which 2011-2013) because I already tried with 2015 version yfs file and failed)
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14 July 2020
Pharma group Aspen accepts to cut prices of cancer drugs
BEUC applauds the EU Commission for achieving that pharma company Aspen is now ready to lower the price of certain anti-cancer drugs by on average 73% in Europe for the next 10 years. Today's commitments come after the EU Commission opened an antitrust investigation in May 2017 into whether Aspen breached EU antitrust rules' ban on dominant companies imposing unfair prices.
08 April 2020
COVID-19 is a wake-up call to end sky-high medicine prices
The current pandemic is a stress test for our health care systems and sky-high medicines prices are one of the problems that need solving. As vaccines, testing kits and treatments are urgently needed to tackle COVID-19, BEUC urges the EU to ensure that public funding into treatment research results in medicines that are affordable to all. Experience shows that public investment in medicines research − such as cancer drugs − does not always ensure fair prices.
13 March 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in major disruption to people's daily lives, travels and finances. Consumer groups from the BEUC network are advising people in their countries what to do. Please find below a list of advice for your country, in addition to the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) and your governments.
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Health scandals such as the weight-loss drug Mediator and the faulty PIP breast implants keep undermining consumers' confidence in the safety of available health products and their oversight by the competent authorities.
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Scholars Bowl Team SHINES @ 18 Team Tourney!
The WHS Scholar's Bowl Team - participated in an 18 team tournament Monday @ Chaparral HS and did better than 17 of the other teams! (i.e. GOT FIRST PLACE!!!) Awesome bunch...!!
Left to Right: Caleb Starnes, Karsten Gill, Hunter Bryant, Devin Dickinson, Julia Starnes, and Jason Jeffery! (Courtesy Pic)
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Kids play it safe in Wivenhoe water
STUDENTS from across the Lockyer Valley and Somerset regions made a splash at Wivenhoe Dam last week.
More than 500 kids from eight different primary schools dipped into the waters at Logan's Inlet at Wivenhoe Dam for the annual Play it Safe day hosted by Seqwater. The day had a range of activities on offer including canoeing, swimming and fishing.
A special water rescue demonstration from the Surf Life Saving Qld rescue chopper also provided entertainment for onlookers.Water Supply Minister Mark McArdle was on hand to officially launch the day, alongside triple Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer and Seqwater's Play it Safe campaign ambassador Jodie Henry.
"I came on board because we used to come out here a fair bit when I was little and my mum and dad used to water ski," Henry said.
"We were quite familiar with the waterways and what you should and shouldn't be doing.
"Water safety is very important, especially considering there are a lot of kids from around the area here, so they will be using these waterways and they need to know how to use them and look out for each other.
"Looking out for each other is a good message for kids anyway, it doesn't matter whether or not they are around water."


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Think hot dry long straight roads, howling winds, perfect waves, silver sands and a hippy like windsurfing community living in vans full of windsurfing and camping gear, driving deliriously to their next destination whilst dodging kangaroos, wallabies, snakes and spiders. You should have an idea about what WA is about.
Windy and Hot from October through to April, you can get away with only a 5.3, 4.7 and a 78litre all round wave board, two fins, a shortie and plenty of sunblock. WA is one of those places that you absolutely have to go for an amazing travelling experience and some mindblowing windsurfing.
Apart from the wind only blowing from the left, if you want to, you can taste every windsurfing experience imaginable. It is fantastic place. Because there are so many places to sail, this is a very comprehensive guide.
Fact File
|Windy Season
|October to April, the middle period often the best.
|Water Temp In Summer
|Mid twenties, but can be cooler. Shortie/summer wetsuit is needed.
|Wet Suit?
|None in the Summer. Shortie or 3mm wetsuit at other times.
|Average Wind Speed
|The Freemantle Doctor, starts in Perth and accelerates North between 20 and 30 knots. 4.2, 4.7 and 5.3 are sensible sails.
|Flight Time (From UK)
|You won't get much change out of 24 hours.
- How To Get There
Finding the best deal flight that will charge you the least amount for baggage is always the main problem. Avoid flights like Brunei Airlines, although they are cheaper for the flight they have a very strict baggage code (plus you don't get beer on the flight!). Qantas are a premium price for flights.
Austravel.com have some really good deals going with Thomson fly. Thomson fly ( 0870 166 2120)
Malaysia and Singapore airlines have always had good feedback and have been fairly baggage friendly.
Malaysia Airlines (often have very good special offers, from £334.)
Singapore Airlines
Getting around:
To make the most out of your trip you need a car, no question. There is a way to avoid having a car, by staying at the excellent Lancelin Lodge. The Lodge will pick you and your gear up from the airport. Once you are there they have special trolleys for you to wheel your kit to the beach. This does however mean that you are limited to staying in Lancelin. Not a bad way to start a long trip and meet people.
Buying a Car
Buying is as tricky as anywhere, you can get some good deals, or some not so good deals. If you are there for a long period of time, and want to buy then hire first so you can look around at a good deal. The local paper in Perth lists loads of cars for sale, there is also a car sale next to the airport every Sunday where many travellers will be selling off their cars. Remember that many of these cars will have done the rounds with windsurfers and surfers. There are also plenty of second hand garages around. When you do buy you will have to get it "rego'd" i.e taxed, and insured. You can pick up a decent car for about $1200 which is about £5-600. Split between two of you, it works out quite well.
Hiring is often a safer bet, but is fairly costly and remember you will doing a massive amount of miles which will add onto the price of a car. Reliability is the benefit of this.
- How The Wind Works
Western Australia is windy because of a sea breeze, the bulk of Australia being a hot, hot desert. The further North you go, the windier it is. At Geraldton you will often be on two sizes smaller than
you are at Perth , the wind is called the Freemantle Doctor. The North often gets the wind first, this is because it juts out into the Indian ocean more and gets the seabreeze and acceleration effect the first. The South is a bit more fickle for wind, although Margaret River and Esperence often work on different wind patterns to the West Coast. Esperence is actually not that consistent, so make sure you have your facts right before making the epic journey. When trying to forecast winds in Oz, then look at the pressure charts. If the lines go horizontally across the coast line you will be fine. If they dip in a v shape on the coastline, then this is known as a "trough". If this happens it will be extremely hot and not windy. You are better off heading South, or catching the early morning Easterlies at Swan River.
The wind always swings offshore towards the evening. The classic down the line sessions are therefore at this time. Coronation beach is a perfect example of this, it has a really long wave but is cross onshore during the day and excellent for jumping. The "Evening Session" here can be an excellent, cross shore down the line experience!
Ocean Outlook is a very good site for planning your windsurfs.
- The Sailing Spots
Starting in the North and working south. There is not a single bad place to sail. There is only one wind direction, it blows from the left and tides are never really a problem. Low tide will expose the reef more but it is more a case of using your judgement.
One of the best waves in the entire world. It is a perfect cross off direction and the wave bends so more offshore the more you go on it and on a good day you can 20 or more turns. There are loads of different sections and it can be really hard to make the whole wave. It is probably the most fun you can have on a wave. There are 3 different surfing breaks, if it is big it is impossible to sail the whole thing, it is such a long wave. The launch is tricky, so a lot of people where boots. You launch through a key hole and depending on the state of tide, it is on sharp reef or just off the sand. At low tide it is really hard, you come in at the same place. If the wind dies you can come in further down wind but you need some help from people on the beach. There is a little onshore spot you can sail in front of the campsite called Fencelines.
The reef is shallow and you can break your kit easily, you then have to swim in downwind. The water smells like fish, so it is also quite a "sharky" experience.
From Perth it is about a 12 hour drive, you have to shop at Carnarfon to shop for however long you are staying there, you need absolutely everything water, beer, bread and anything else to help pass the time in the evenings, surfboard.
GERALDTON click here for map
Geraldton is the second biggest city in WA. It is not actually that big and you get the feeling that the locals don't really leave there. You can easily spend your whole trip in Gero' as the sailing is varied and convenient. It is a long drive from Perth as you would expect. There are plenty of café's and bars in the town to keep you amused.
Spot X
More sideshore than Coronation, more waveriding, it is quite a bowl section. You need a 4×4 to get there or you can sail there, which takes 40mins sailing upwind from Coro '.
Coronation Beach
North of Geraldton and off the main highway is Coronation Beach. Coronation is one of the best allround spots in the world. You start off with a 700 metre flat water lagoon which runs into a really nice small steep stunt ramp, then you get a nice bit of flat before you hit a much larger rolling wave. It is a really good playground. Good for cross on wave riding during the day and side offshore in the evening session. It is also an amazing place for freestyle and learning, because the inside is so flat. You really get everything out of a day's sailing here. For an 80kg bloke, the most popular sail size you will use is a 4.7. Choose to camp or commute from Geraldton which is 30 mins away. Camping is an excellent experience and shouldn't be missed. Access is down a full dirt track that started off as a good road.
Sunset Beach
Sunsets can get really good, It's on the north side of Geraldton. It needs a really big swell as it hardly ever breaks. It breaks off the corner of a river mouth. It is a down the line wave, that can be a little gusty to get out. When it works it is the best spot in Geraldton. Parking is easy there are two, one right in front of the Caravan site and one you just drive down too. You can rig up and just walk down the beach.
Point More
The most southerly point of Geraldton is also very popular, there is also campsite near by. Hells Gate (the reef) probably picks up more swell than anywhere else. There is good jumping and good riding, but it is right out to sea so if the wind drops it is hard to get back in. There is a big channel. On the right is Hells Gate and on the left is Kiddies. It is always quite choppy and the flat section is never as smooth as Coronation beach. If you take the wave for too long you will end up on a dry reef and a sucky ledge. There is plenty of parking and a grassy rigging area. The windsurfing shop Sailwestis right on the beach.
Greenhead is a stop off between Lancelin and Geraldton, it is a fishing town in the middle of no where on the coastal route. Parking is on the beach. There is a jetty with loads of Cray fishing boats. The launch is through a flat section where the wind is quite gusty. The actual reef is about a kilometre out. It gets really windy, cross shore and is worth a trip.
LANCELIN map
A mellow laid back town that you will find hard to leave. Lano' works on the same weather patterns as Perth so it doesn't get as much wind as Geraldton. There is good rental and accomadation here. Also the pie shops are amazing. The main pub, the Tavern, is a good place to hang out and is also the Ocean Classic, a festival style competition.
South Passage
Downwind from main break, is a point break that can be really good. It is more cross shore than main break. Be careful not to go upwind too far as there are a few scary ledges. There is a good lip to hit, the wave then reforms as it travels over the reef.
Hole in the Wall
Mainly a cross on jumping spot, between main break and south passage.
Main Break
600 metre flat water stretch perfect for freestyle, learning and blasting until you hit the main reef. It is a point break. It is not really that good until there is a lot of swell, when it can be really good. You can get some amazing jumping at Main break, because the run up is so long. On a good day it will link up across the channel to the "Hole in the Wall", when it does this it is amazing. If you get worked here it is not too bad because it breaks into quite deep water. Lancelin can be stupidly crowded, as loads of windsurfers of different experience venture onto the main break.
Wedge Island
4×4 track that takes about an hour and a half, really sandy beach, there is a sort of beach hut town there. Sand gets blown everywhere. There is excellent surfing there. Really good jumping and really good riding. It is a beach break but there is not much of a shore dump. It gets more swell than the reef breaks at Lancelin.
PERTH Map
Perth could well be where you start your journey, and there is some really good sailing to be had too. Perth City itself is also a very cool place to hang out.
Cross on, loads of rip and horrendous shore break, really punchy wave, but pretty fun once you get used to it. There are two carparks to launch from, pick your run up well, its often a bit light on the inside so you will want a floatier onshore style board to make more use of it. Its not that great for jumping, and riding requires a good technique. A lot of local sailors will sail here after working hours, they are all pretty friendly. The wind normally gets up there quite late, and gets the breeze much later than anywhere up North. Still as you will be flying into Perth, it's not a bad starting point.
Breaks a bit further out than Scarborough, but similar. The Cott is famous for its party nights.
Swan River
The morning before a seabreeze and quite early you get a hot Easterly wind that comes off the desert. It is really good for freestyle and blasting about. Pelicon Point windsurfing and kitesurfing centre are also based here. When it "trough's out" you can sail here in the morning.
MARGARET RIVER map
Possibly the most famous break in WA. Margies is a place not to be underestimated, yet is has a gentle side to it. It is a big gnarly peeling wave that breaks on a cavernous reef, aptly named the Surgeons Table. Yet it has a big mellow rolling shoulder where, you can get too if the bowl gets too much. Every now and then though, a monster set will come in, and you will see air bubbles forced out from the surgeons table into the wave. There is a system here to get waves, the sailors rotate in a circle, out the back and take it in turns to get waves. If there are more than 12 out it gets too crowded. Getting in and out requires you to go out through a key hole (previously made by blowing up the reef with dynamite), steer down wind on a gusty run, head right, then down wind again. Tricky, but you get the hang of it.
ESPERENCE map
The beaches at Esperence are some of the most amazing you will ever see. The water is fresh (that is cold), and the sand is really white. Esperence also gets frontal weather systems, unlike a lot of the west coast. So don't be too surprised if you get the evil tack "starboard" as Aussies call it. There are a couple of well posted campsites that you will find yourself at. If there are a groupl of you, then it might be cheaper to hire out a chalet for your stay.
9 mile/ Observatories
Did we mention that Margaret's was heavy, well on a big day the wave at Esperence is heavier. It is a big, hollow, powerful beach break that takes no prisoners. If your kit is a bit old, slightly worn then forget it. It will not last the day. We saw so much older kit wrecked here. The wave is amazing, but unpredictable. It can wall up and break anywhere, you really have to have your wits around you. When you get punished, you get it big time. You hit the bottom, get brought up and go down again, then you have to somehow swim in to your kit. Getting out there are no channels, you have to pick your moment well and charge out at full speed like a crazed maniac. When smaller it is not so extreme, but you still will find yourself going over quite a harmless looking bit of white water, only to find it spins the board from beneath you and you are back at the beach again, feeling fairly defeated.
Fourths is the onshore beach, nearer the town. A bit more popular than 9 mile because it is not so hectic. But if you drive all the way to Esperence, then get yer ass down to 9 mile.
- Instruction And Kit Hire
- Second Wind – Perth
- SOS – Freemantle
- G-Spot – Geraldton
- SailWest – Geraldton
- Pelican Point – Perth
Windsurfing Schools:
- Go Windsurfing – General
- Werners Hotspot – Lancelin
- Pelican Point
- Accommodation
Accommodation depends on what your plans are and where you want to take it. The only place worth mentioning is the Lancelin Lodge, as there are so many backpacker hostels around Perth . The Lodge is a great starting point, and an excellent place to meet other windsurfers. Lancelin itself is a pretty cool town, the Lodge owners are very friendly and helpful, the atmosphere of the lodge is like any Hostel, so it may not suit your needs for too long. You are looking at $20 per night which is pretty cheap! Email them and they will pick you up from the airport.
An alternative:
Camping is the most common type of accommodation, there are plenty of good campsites in Geraldton, One in Lancelin and a couple in Margaret River and Esperence. They are all well sign posted and you can just turn up. For the best camping experience then you have to spend some time at Coronation Beach . Camping involves finding a clearing and setting up camp with all your mates, using the stone fire pits to cook on. The only facility is a dodgy tin shed toilet covered in spiders webs – you get used to it! A warden will come round every now and then to collect some cash. It is important that you don't hack down the trees for firewood, they save the environment and are your only shelter.
Renting a house
If you are there for a long time or are fed up of camping it is quite easy to hire a house or join in with some who have. Doing this you lack the flexibility of just getting up and going. The local papers or Estate Agents will help you out here. Geraldton is probably the best place to do this, since there are a number of different sailing spots and the wind is the most consistent.
- Food
There are plenty of places to eat out, as you would imagine in a place the size of WA, that cover all needs. Worth mentioning for the particularly hungry are Eagle Boys, they do amazing deals including 3 pizzas and a bottle of large coke for less than a tenner. Hungry Jacks in Geraldton is a good place to hang out and make use of the air conditioning when it is too hot outside.
If you are camping then the usual foods are the best, you can get really cheap steak which are great for the many BBQ's that you will be having. Every campsite has a mandatory Barbie for you to throw a shrimp on.
Best value beer is Carlton Draft. You get beer from a drive through bottleo (everything in Oz has an "O" at the end).
Best value wine is Coulambar, decent red wine! You can get a "Goon Bag", which is one of those 5 litre boxes for about a fiver.
- Nightlife
Perth is a nightlife mecca there are plenty of nightclubs, for some reason I have forgotten what they are called. The "going out" weekend starts on Thursday and finishes on Sunday with the Sunday Session, an all dayer at the Cott. The Sunday Session finishes fairly early and is covered well on the radio. Geraldton also had a dodgy night club, a couple of nights are popular with travellers. There are also some good pubs, one has a regular open session night which is always worth a laugh. Lancelin is a bit quieter. The Tavern is a good pub. At Christmas, New Years and during the Ocean Classic it really comes alive, there is a stage in the massive back garden with good bands and thousands of people. It goes off! Aside from that every night around a campfire with a couple of tinney's is a good night! Nights not to forget are the bikini contests. There seem to be a lot of these and are very popular.
- Bored Of Windsurfing
If you get a good season with all the travelling to do, then you will be hard pushed to fit in many other activities. If you are into non windsurfing activities then Australia is known for the "great outdoors experience" so there are a lot of things to do, from surfing, climbing, bush trails, bush tucker tours, canoing, walking, diving etc. There are also plenty of tourist attractions such as the Pinnacles (a load of monolith rocks that cause nice shadows), tree walking, kangaroo dodging, wildlife parks. One of the best things is the wine tasting, WA has plenty of excellent vineyards, from Margaret River , to Albany and North of Perth. Also check out places like Wave Rock, Monkey Mia, Walpole National Park and Rottnest Island . All the details of these be found in depth on australian explorer. To be honest, you will generally just stumble on them.
Hot Tips
Wear a lot of sunblock, the sun is very strong and you are staring at it all day!
Don't embark on a big trip just on the off chance that there might be wind somewhere else, you will end of with a lot of driving and not so much windsurfing. Places like Esperence are unreliable.
Don't drop in! Euro's have a bad reputation. Margies is especially known for priorities. Follow the routine, and don't gybe on a wave before the sailor in front of you!
If planning on staying at Gnarloo and Coronation beach, then remember you will need a lot of drinking water. You can fill up tanks at petrol stations.
Don't buy a car from another state, you will not be able to sell it.
You will need camping stuff, there are plenty of good shops, but if you buy a second hand car off a traveller it usually comes with it all included.
Get a skinny mast! Otherwise you will be replacing them regularly.
Best cars to buy are Ford Falcons or Holden Commadores.
If travelling to Esperence overnight, then time your fuel stops right, because there are no 24hr stations and you will need more than one tank.
If you have contact lenses then "wet ones" are essential for cleaning hands, as Coronation beach has no washing facilities. You can also get washing soap that works in salt water for doing the dishes.
Get a fly hat for late in the season, if there have been a lot of easterlies the fly's will make you insane.
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Gear Theft and Damage Tips
Since summer is on its way, we thought now would be the perfect time to cover tips for preventing gear theft, and the best ways to get it back. Some of these tips also apply in a situation where your gear may be ruined due to an unfortunate disaster such as fire, flooding, or other natural disasters.
Keep Good Records:
1. Record in detail what equipment you own- brands, models, and serial numbers are a must.
2. Take photos of the gear you own.
3. Store this information in a few safe places. Keep a copy for yourself, in an at-home safe or safe deposit box. Give a copy of your inventory to a close friend or relative. Or, send the info. to yourself through email.
4. File receipts from purchased gear, and any paperwork proving ownership such as registration and/or warranty cards.
5. If you are traveling with gear, make a list of what you're taking with you, and keep it in a separate place from your gear, such as in your wallet.
Mark Equipment/Metadata:
1. There are multiple ways to mark your gear such as engraving, permanent markers, and stickers. The issues with these options are: stickers can come off, and engraving and markering can bring down the resale and/or trade-in values of your equipment.
2. Metadata- If you have a D-SLR with one of these options, use it. Sure, a thief may know how to delete the info., but they also may not. Set your copyright and contact info. in your camera menu.
3. Keep a business card (slightly hidden) in your camera case. If you loose the case, or if it's stolen and then ditched, someone will hopefully find your card and know who to contact.
Be Smart:
1. If you own a lot of gear, or own expensive gear, insure it.
2. Keep your gear out of site and locked up when it's not on you. Never, ever leave your stuff in the front or back seat of a car where someone can spot the camera or bag. If you're putting gear into the trunk of your car, do it when people are not watching. Some cars also come with a trunk lock so that if someone breaks in and they don't have the original car key, they can not pop the trunk.
3. Don't show that you're traveling with a lot of gear. Be discrete, look like you know what you're doing. Keep a low profile.
4. Travel light- don't take everything you own with you.
5. Keep your camera bag closed up at all times, and remove any long zipper pulls. Wear your bag in the front of you instead of slung behind your body. If you have locks, keep your cases locked, or invest in a specific bag or case just for traveling that is secure and doesn't scream "camera bag" like your day-to-day bag may.
6. Pay attention at all times to where your gear is. Keep it close and don't leave it unattended.
7. Back up your photos on multiple memory cars. If you're traveling with an external drive, keep it in a separate place from the rest of you gear so you don't loose your photos as well as your gear... those can't be replaced.
If your camera gear ends up in a disaster such as fire, flood, etc. the first thing to do is to take photos of the ruined gear (if you still have it), and alert your insurance company. Having before and after photos, as well as gear lists and documentation will make the insurance claim process much easier.
If your gear is stolen, first file a police report. Then, alert your insurance company and get the word out for people to be on the lookout for you gear. Tell other photo friends and colleagues. Alert used camera dealers. Keep an eye out on Craig's List and Ebay. Most likely the thieves will try to resell your gear, and you will have a much better chance of recovery if you have proper documentation and get the word out to the appropriate places.
If you have insurance questions, this is a good article to start with.


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Tobiko (flying fish roe) is a popular sushi roe used in many different types of sushi, especially rolls. The small crunchy eggs add an additional texture and flavor. Tobiko is the more traditional roe for which masago is commonly used as a substitute. We sell a variety of high quality tobiko from Azuma Foods in the United States. Our green (wasabi flavored) tobiko is available in 6g and 500g containers.
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In 1928, CKY Winnipeg increased its power to 5000 watts. It had originally signed on in 1923 with 2000 watts. From 1924 to 1932, CKY leased out significant periods of its air time each week to Canadian National Railways (CNR), which operated during those periods under the phantom call letters CNRW.
In 1954, Edmonton's first TV station, and Alberta's second station, signed on at 3:00 p.m. CFRN-TV broadcast on Channel 3 with 27,400 watts.
In 1967, the original legislation that created the CRTC was introduced to Parliament. The bill also gave the CBC a national unity mandate. And allowed the CRTC to regulate cable television providers.
In 1971, CBKST-TV Channel 11 Saskatoon and CBKST-1-TV Channel 9 Stranraer signed on, with English language CBC programming.
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In 1987, CHMI-TV signed on in Winnipeg, owned by Craig Broadcasting. The station is currently owned by Rogers and runs as City-TV.
In 1990, CHQM AM & FM Vancouver were approved by the CRTC for sale by Jack Stark and minority stockholders, for "estate planning purposes", to CHUM. But, because CHUM already owned CFUN-AM Vancouver, CHQM-AM had to be sold. Which it was, on December 14, 1993, becoming multilingual CHMB-AM on February 9, 1994.


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Resource reservation is a technique that allows isolating applications from interfering among each other. In the most classic setting, this method requires the periodic allocation of a given budget of resource over time. However, in reality, the actual budget allocation may deviate from its ideal value. Examples of causes of this deviation are: the presence of a system tick, the usage of shared resources, the self-blocking on I/O operations, etc. Since control techniques are an effective mean to deal with uncertainties and disturbances, unknown at design time but bounded, in this paper we propose to use feedback to achieve the target budget allocation, which may have deviated due to on-line events. The proposed scheme, called Self-Adaptive Server (SAS), is described and analyzed. We prove that the controller gain, which maximizes the resource delivered to the application, is (3−sqrt(5))/2. We also implemented the scheduler on a lightweight operating system for a microcontroller. Thanks to the extremely simple implementation, SAS servers are well suited for low-overhead resource isolation mechanisms with proved real-time guarantees.
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How to Keep an Ad Current on Craigslist
Craigslist allows anyone to go to the website and post free ads daily. This open-door policy can cause ads to get lost in the shuffle, especially if you live in a large city. Craigslist does not allow two versions of the same ad, but you can easily repost the ad so a new group of readers can search for and view it. The process only works if you have a Craigslist account; otherwise, you'll have to wait for the ad to fully expire before posting it again.
Log into your Craigslist account from the local city page you use.
Click on the "My Account" link at the top of the page.
Scroll through "My Posts" until you find the post you want to make current.
Click on the "Delete This Posting" option. Confirm that you want to delete the post.
Scroll through the "My Posts" portion again. Click on the deleted post.
Select "Repost This Listing." Confirm the listing content, categories and select "Continue." Click "Continue" again and the ad will be posted to Craigslist.
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The Lighthouse is open for public access and guided tours between March and November on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month from 12:00 until 16:00. The last tour starts at 15:30.
£2.50 for adults. £1 for children who must be 1.06 metres tall to take the tour.
The Wirral Seaside Runs were originally established in 1985 as one of several races along the seafront of Wirral. They are a series of monthly races starting near Leasowe Lighthouse and along the embankment to finish in Harrison Drive, Wallasey.
The race organisers are Pensby Runners – a club that meets at Heswall Squash Club every Tuesday and Friday. As with many such events, organisation is not as simple as it appears – licencing, not clashing with other races and state of the tides all need to be taken into consideration.
The Friends of Leasowe Lighthouse (FOLL) started opening the lighthouse for the runners to be able to hold their registration point in the dry and out of the wind. Runners pay a small registration fee and fill out a form before pinning on their number and setting off for the start line.
All runners are welcome, and registration begins 1 hour before the race starts. Any competitor who manages to complete six races in the season is recognised for their achievement with a special medal.
In 2017 Mark Roberts and Gordon Scholefield (race directors) organised a series of six short fun runs over the season. For 22 years, Roy Fisher and his wife undertook this task and this year has been notable because the UKA (United Kingdom Athletics) has recognised this event as an official 5km. race.
At their end of season presentation evening in September (also held at the lighthouse), about 45 people heard Gordon Scholefield explain how they had applied for a licence from the UKA and the process involved in obtaining it. A total of 552 people took part in the races this year with a staggering 221 running the course in the last race. There were 29 individuals who completed all six races and they were recognised with a wooden shield each.
For the record, Dan Jarvis holds the record as the fastest man, clocking up an amazing 14min.59sec. with the lady's record going to Ellen-Mary Kearney at 18min.46 sec.
Gordon explained how runners are put into 12 different categories – classified by age and gender. Points are then awarded to the winner, second, third, etc. with the scores being calculated for the best of five of the six races. The person with the most points at the end of the series won an award. Roy Fisher, Chairman of the Pensby runners presented prizes to those winners who were present.
Fiona Doherty and her colleague Mandy McGonigle were thanked for their sterling work manning the registration desk and given some 'bubbly' to celebrate with. A further prize for the most enthusiastic runner went to Alan Potts who comes along with his father – whatever the weather!
The Chairman of the Friends group, Geoffrey Brown, was on hand to receive a generous donation from the race organisers and described how the association between the two groups had started. He saw the ladies registering runners, sheltering in the doorway of the lighthouse building and suggested they come inside!
The whole evening was a very happy finale to a successful season. If you are interested in taking part next year, please look at http://www.seasideruns.com or https://www.facebook.com/groups/7169620707/ for more information


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We live in an era of rapid development of modern technologies. Solutions that electrified the world 10 years ago (e.g. the introduction of the first smartphone) don't make a great impression anymore and have become standards. The same will happen in a few years with current technological innovations such as IoT or Machine Learning.
This is why it is important for you to be able to swiftly respond to emerging trends in technologies, especially in the context of marketing activities. Thanks to this, you will not be left behind your competitors, but rather you will become a leader in providing your clients, as well as your sales and marketing departments with the most attractive, modern and effective solutions.
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At the same time, I acknowledge that: at any time I can request the removal of my personal data from the PDC Sagiton Sp. z o.o. database, by sending an e-mail to email@example.com, or a letter to Sagiton Sp. z o.o., ul. Fabryczna 19, 53-609 Wrocław, with a statement containing the relevant request, which shall result in the deletion of my personal data from the PDC Sagiton Sp. z o.o. database; I have the right to access my data; providing my data is voluntary, however refusal to provide it is tantamount to not receiving information regarding sale of products and services of Sagiton Sp. z o.o., as well as not receiving feedback and making contact with me by Sagiton Sp. z o.o.
In accordance with Art. 13 section 1 of the General Data Protection Regulation of 27 April 2016, (GDPR), we would like to inform you that the controller of your personal data is Sagiton Sp. z o.o. with its registered office at ul. Fabryczna 19, 53-609 Wrocław, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Your personal data shall be processed within the scope of: full name, e-mail address and/or telephone number in order to answer your question/request for contact and send feedback – pursuant to Art. 6 section 1 (a) of the GDPR, i.e. consent to the processing of personal data.
The data controller would like to inform you that your personal data shall not be disclosed to third parties.
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Your personal data shall be processed until you withdraw your consent to the processing of data, as well as if the purpose for processing this data shall no longer be applicable.
You have the right to access your personal data, rectify it, delete it, restrict its processing, the right to transfer it, as well as the right to object.
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Retail IoT: How stores are using connected devices to drive business
The Internet of Things (IoT) has been a hot topic in the past year, because companies are now offering everything from fitness trackers that measure a person's activity level to smart refrigerators that text you when you're out of milk.
While retailers might be tempted to invest heavily in the latest buzz-worthy smart products, they should do so strategically. Smart retail IoT investments can help companies capture shoppers' dollars by creating omni-channel businesses that harness valuable big data insights.
Can smart shelves solve retail inventory woes?
Maintaining accurate inventory may seem like a lesson from Retail 101, but this task is an ongoing challenge for merchants. Computerworld reports that annual inventory losses cost the retail industry more than $1 trillion, and this mostly comes from over- and under-stocking items. Lack of inventory visibility leads to a number of problems, from reduced employee productivity to dissatisfied customers and lost sales, making it a top issue for many companies.
In a bid to get a more accurate read on inventory, stores are turning to retail IoT devices such as sensors and radio frequency identification technology. One of the latest IoT solutions that's piqued the interest of retailers is smart shelves, which give companies real-time information about what's in their aisles.
"The combination of store shelf sensors, smart displays, digital price tags and high resolution cameras makes it possible for retailers to see what is on the store shelf and in the stock room and link these two sets of data," according to ZDNet.
When real-time inventory data is fed into powerful analytics tools, retailers can maintain optimal stock levels and more accurately predict future demand for products. For instance, Denmark-based TOP-TOY uses data analytics to pinpoint its best-selling merchandise, plan future orders and optimize the layout of its stores.
"Using [the analytics platform], we can combine figures from our forecasting system with the previous year's actuals from the [enterprise resource planning] system, and get a clear picture of what we expect to sell in the coming year," explains Lars Andersen, performance management specialist at TOP-TOY. Andersen notes that this strategy helps the company avoid over or understocking merchandise.
What do beacons bring to the table?
These sensors are embedded throughout a retail store's digital touch points, such as shelves, signs and product displays, and can interact with shoppers' mobile devices. Many retailers have been banking on beacon technology to take in-store, personalized consumer marketing to new heights, but these retail IoT devices have yet to be perfected.
"All types of barriers, including signal interference, retailer inexperience and customer hesitancy to download apps, have limited [beacons'] utility as messaging and engagement tools," Yory Wurmser, a retail analyst with eMarketer, explained in an interview.
When retailers can overcome these barriers, however, they can use beacons to generate reliable location-tracking data. When analyzed, this information can help retailers generate insights on how shoppers move around the store, which can led to better store layouts and a better customer experience. Beacon-based location information can also be linked with a customer's online shopping habits for a next-generation customer experience.
"This data has to be opt-in [by the consumer], but it can serve to link online advertising with offline shopping behavior," Wurmser explained.
For instance, if a customer browses a store's website, looking at toasters, beacons can sense when the shopper enters a brick-and-mortar store. Retailers who conduct savvy data analysis will be able to automatically trigger a smartphone notification that tells the customer where toasters are located in the store and offers a complementary coupon for a cross-sell item. The possibilities to wow customers are endless if retailers can perfect their beacon systems and convince customers to opt-in to communications.
Smart shelves and beacons are two of the more prominent retail IoT technologies, but there are surely more in the pipeline. Retailers should consider the data collection opportunities that these tools create when it comes to improving operations, increasing sales and impressing shoppers.
Learn more about IBM solutions for retail.