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BE in Architecture (Tribhuvan University)
Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch) is one of the renowned degrees one can hold. It comes under the faculty of Science. B. Arch program in TU completes in 5 years, semesters wise. Exams will be held in each semesters (i.e. 10 times). B. Arch (TU) syllabus was updated last in 2066 B.S. Course contents can be viewed in website of IOE (Institute Of Engineering) or in websites of colleges providing it. One who wants to embrace his/her creativity, imagination, logic and hard work can join B.Arch affiliated to TU.
Colleges offering Bachelor of Architecture of TU:
Very few colleges affiliated to TU provide B.Arch program. Kathmandu Engineering College and Himalayan College of Engineering are some of them. Otherwise it can be studied in IOE, Pulchowk which consists of 175 seats.
Fee for B.Arch is a bit expensive than other engineering faculties. But its less in TU compared to other Universities.
- To allow people to express their strong desires in their work.
- To produce imaginable, creative artists cum logicians who can blend their ideas and imagination to create arts, designs, buildings.
- To produce safe, sound, perfect places as well as environment where people can work securely.
- To produce multitasking manpower who can solve engineering problems and invent new world.
Admission Requirements
One who wants to study B.Arch in TU must have completed his/her higher secondary school level (HSEB) board or intermediate level or diploma, compulsorily in science faculty and must have compulsorily passed Mathematics. Students securing at least 45% are only allowed to take B.Arch entrance test.
Important Information related to Entrance Exam Process of B.Arch in TU:
- The entrance exam is held by IOE.
- The forms for the entrance exam shall be downloaded from the website of IOE and the exam is held before publication of Grade 12 Science result of HSEB.
- It generally falls at the time of August every year and is held in Pulchowk Engineering College.
- The entrance exam will be from Maths, English, Chemistry and Physics.
- The sample questions can be viewed in the site of IOE.
- The exam is computer based.
- The total marks for IOE entrance exam is 140 and its duration is 2 hours.
- International Students can also take this entrance test if they are willing to study B.Arch in TU.
Admission Process:
- The result of entrance exam is generally published within 3-4 days and students can view their scores by logging into the entrance exam website.
- At the time of admission, the hard copy of scores should be shown.
- A different aptitude test is generally hold by TU affiliated colleges (the one where you choose to study) in order to check students' intelligence level. That might also include the exam of drawing so as to estimate students' creativity.
Course of Study
1st Semester
- Engineering Mathematics I
- Applied Mechanics
- Basic Design I
- Introduction to Architecture
- Building Materials I
- Drafting I
- Free hand Sketching I
2nd Semester
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- Drafting II
- Basic Design II
- Free Hand Sketching I
- Art and Graphics II
- Building Construction I
- Basic Skill Workshop
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- Building Science II
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- Freehand Sketch II
- Building Construction II
- History of Western Architecture
- Structures I
4th Semester
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- History of Eastern Architecture
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- Practicum
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- Human Settlement Planning II (Rural)
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- Electives
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Utah's 2013 Legislative Session Beings in January
AARP Utah will be up on the Hill to represent our members
A new year means a new session for the Utah State Legislature, which convenes on January 28 and wraps up a short 45 days later on March 14. Despite such an abbreviated session, over 400 bills will be passed, with hundreds more considered by legislative committees but not enacted into law.
AARP Utah has been involved in interim legislative sessions throughout the year, but no bills can actually be passed by the full legislature until the regular session begins in January. As part of a coalition of other stakeholders, we will be looking to expand Medicaid coverage to all adults (not just those with children) covering people up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). Currently, only people with children are covered, and then only up to 44 percent of the FPL. The Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) will pay the entire cost of this expansion through federal funding for the first three years, and will pay 90 percent of the cost thereafter. For Utah, this means over 100,000 people would have access to affordable health care instead of having no coverage or going to the emergency room for costly, one-time treatment.
AARP Utah will also be working with state legislators, businesses, insurance companies, and other non-profits on Utah's health insurance exchange, a marketplace where consumers ship for plans that best meet their needs after receiving premium support from their employers or other programs. The Utah insurance exchange has been up and running in advance of the requirements of the Affordable Care Act, which directs states to offer exchanges by 2014 or offer consumers a federally-run option (with certain exceptions).
Danny Harris, AARP Utah's Associate State Director for Advocacy, will be leading AARP's efforts and providing updates on the bills AARP Utah will be following throughout the legislative session. You can e-mail him at email@example.com to get on this list or with any questions about the legislature. To be a part of the national AARP's legislative efforts, go to www.aarp.org/getinvolved to receive e-newsletters and advocacy alerts about our national priorities, such as Medicare and Social Security.
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Constantia holiday accommodation in Cape Town, Southern Suburbs, Stonehurst Mountain Estate
This secure Constantia holiday accommodation is located on the bottom slopes of the Steenberg Mountains. It is right next to the Westlake Golf Club, where there are 2 golf courses for your enjoyment. The Constantia holiday accommodation rental is an individual villa within the security estate. It overlooks the Constantia Valley vineyards. Steenberg Village, with its fine restaurants and shops is just down the road, as is Reddam; one of the Cape Town's top schools.
Stonehurst Mountain Estate offers a perfect blend of country and city living. Cape Town CBD just 25 minutes away and easily accessible via the M3.
This exquisite Constantia holiday accommodation was built in 2010 by a famous designer. The architect retained the original layout, placing the main living spaces upstairs in order to get the most out of the breathtaking views.
There are reasonable views from the downstairs bedrooms. Two of them lead out to the swimming pool, while the children's room leads off into the garden (not the pool).
The main bedroom boasts a king-size bed, en-suite bath and shower, a dressing room, and a TV.
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Being a remote outpost on the other side of a busier east coast hindered the amount of photographers who visited Perth and it wasn't until the 1850's that permanent studios started to pop up. New Yorker, Samuel Scriven Evans appears to be the first, arriving at Fremantle, on 15 January 1853 in the Abigail from New Bedford. By March 1853 he opened a Daguerreotype Gallery at the Castle Hotel in Fremantle before later moving to Perth. None of Evans' photos appear to have survived.
It's probable that he learnt from and was related to O.B. Evans of Buffalo, New York.
The last mention of Samuel as a photographer was in December 1853 and by 1862 he was working as a clerk at the Western Australian Bank.
Evans married Ellen Caroline Ougden on 27 February 1855 and settled down to family life in his new country. His brother-in-law Alfred Curtis also worked as a professional photographer.


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Chris Hallquist (who blogs in the Patheos Atheist channel as the Uncredible Hallq) is in the process of writing a book tentatively titled Angry Atheists?: Why the Backlash Against Popular Atheism Is Silly. As he writes it, he's posting drafts of chapters on his blog to invite comment, sort out confusion, etc. The most recent chapter he's revised and posted is to be Chapter Two: The many gods I don't believe in (yours included).
Since I guess I'm in the intended audience for the eventual book, I want to riff on a few things, but I'm not trying to have a full blown debate with a work in progress, and if commenters pop over to Chris's, I'd prefer you refrain, too. I'm just trying to hit things that stuck out to me like (Are you going to come back to this in more detail in a different chapter? I disagree with your characterization of X, should the reasoning for it be expanded?). Then it's up to Chris to decide if addressing my questions is likely to be helpful to the readers he's writing for. (Which they may not be! Use more math and musical theatre analogies is a note I might be tempted to give, but not one that anyone has to listen to).
In this chapter, Chris is heading off the sometimes valid Courtier's Reply off at the pass.
I am not an expert in theology. Most atheists aren't. Richard Dawkins isn't, Sam Harris isn't, Daniel Dennett isn't. In this chapter, though, I'm going to show that I know enough about other people's beliefs to know what I'm rejecting when I reject the idea of gods. And I'll show that Dawkins is actually a more reliable source of information about theology than some of the people who accuse him of being theologically ignorant.
Reading over the chapter, I don't disagree with Chris that some of the apologists that he's citing are at least as bad as Dawkins at theology, if not worse. He leans heavily in this chapter on the fundamentalists at one end and the loosey-goosey to the point of incoherence folks on the other. (Martin Garnder's semi-novel, semi-memoir The Flight of Peter Fromm is a nice illustration of how diluting the faith really isn't the same thing as defending it). I think a lot of his arguments here are totally valid, but, before I can say, "But you're not addressing my tradition!" Chris has anticipated my response:
Unfortunately, while I'm sure you think your version of religion is the true one, so does every other religious person on the planet, most of whom disagree with you. As an atheist, I have no reason to accept your version of religion as "true religion" while ignoring other people's version. And I can't go to "the experts" (meaning theologians) to find out what "true religion" is because theologians don't agree either.
This is one way theology is different than science. If someone is going to attack the theory of evolution, it's reasonable to ask they deal with the form of the theory modern scientists actually accept, because scientists mostly agree on what the best current form of the theory of evolution is. You will find no such agreement among theologians.
Here's my problem with this defense. First of all, it's clear that Chris and others might have a rank ordering of apologists in mind of most ridiculous to least, even if all are false. There's no guarantee that the most reasonable sounding folks are right, but that might be a useful metric for trying to figure out which experts it's worth your time to cross examine.
In fairness to Chris, an atheist should pick different experts to examine and rebut depending on what his/her goals are. If you're in the middle of an exploration (whether because you're feeling a little agnostic or just because you're trying to get your due diligence credentials), you want to talk to the people who seem the most likely to be right. If you're pretty sure of your answers, and you're writing for harm reduction, it's reasonable to pick the most influential apologists, even if their arguments aren't particularly compelling or challenging to you. Someone has to deprogram the Randroids, even if it's not as intellectually fruitful for a liberal as taking on the team at AmCon.
But, in the blockquote, Chris is talking about finding the hypothetical real experts, and says he has no way to sift out better claims from worse. I think he's saying that no theology pays rent, so there aren't any possibly true predictions to test. Scientific models can be more or less accurate, and we can check by experiment; but religion can't have experts (except in the historical trivia sense), since theologians aren't modeling anything real to check their explanations against.
This sounds like Chris is begging the question. If he doesn't have a duty to check whether religion could be true with experts because there are no experts because there's nothing to be expert about because religion is false. The claim that's being contested is whether religion does model the world accurately and whether its models account for something the purely naturalistic models of, say, Alex Rosenberg, can't accommodate.
This problem doesn't necessarily belong in this chapter, and Chris may be planning to address it elsewhere, but I think if he tosses off the no-experts claim without reference to a later discussion, Christians like me will be a little miffed and distracted from whatever point follows. Besides, the question of how a novice is supposed to be able to spot an adept is a cool one!


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Statistics revealed that, one in five people suffers from chronic constipation. You must first know that doctors around the world recom...
Statistics revealed that, one in five people suffers from chronic constipation. You must first know that doctors around the world recommend and prescribe this natural remedy to overcome several different diseases including constipation. You will be dazzled by the results and you simply need to follow the instructions and prepare properly this remedy.
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- 5 cups of boiling water
To prepare this remedy, you will need to cut dates and dried plums into small pieces. You will then have to dip them in boiling water and cook them until you get a thick texture. These ingredient dosages will give you 20 portions, equivalent to one tablespoon per day. This remedy can be administered to everyone at any age.
It is best to swallow this remedy in the morning while you are having your breakfast. Mix it with plain yoghurt, with toast or any other food of your choice.
Benefits of dates
Dates are an essential source of dietary fiber. Whether fresh or dried, it is important to include them in your diet especially if you play sports. Indeed, they are very rich in carbohydrates which makes it a food with high energy content. They are also full of antioxidants. Numerous studies have shown that high consumption of this fruit decreases the risk of cardiovascular diseases, certain cancers and other chronic diseases, including antioxidants and fibers. These same fibers help prevent constipation because they increase the weight of stool and reduce the duration of intestinal transit. Dates also have several virtues to overcome certain health problems (diarrhea, high blood pressure, strokes) and prevent them, or improve the health of certain organs (such as eyes with better eyesight, softer delivery, A healthier heart, a brighter brain, a boosted libido).
Benefits of dried plums (prunes)
Plums and prunes are full of antioxidants, iron and vitamins. Their consumption is strongly recommended by doctors to cure:
Constipation, thanks to their recognized laxative effects.
The bad cholesterol, during a study, was given concentrated prunes juice to insulin-resistant rats and thus predisposed to diabetes. The results demonstrated a lowering of blood cholesterol levels.
Cancer, another study conducted on animals showed that the consumption of prunes helped to increase in the body its antioxidant capacity. This results in the reduction of some risk factors for colon cancer.
Anxiety, it has been proven following laboratory research, that the plum contains chlorogenic acid, a polyphenol with great antioxidant powers and therefore relaxing effect and able to relieve the body of stress and anxiety.
Osteoporosis, many animal studies have shown that a sufficient intake of prunes in the animal preserved the body from a decrease in bone density. This fruit is strongly advised therefore, especially in women in menopause whose beneficial contributions to the health of their bones are lower than in others. If you eat about 12 prunes per day for 3 months, you can solidify your bones and make them less fragile.
Cardiovascular diseases, this fruit is also a shield against complications related to heart and stroke.
Finally, water is the number one ally to solve your chronic constipation problems. Avoid medication and favor the consumption of this drink. Sufficiently hydrated stools have a less hard texture and less bulk, making them easier to remove by your body. Prefer a natural mineral water rich in magnesium and calcium to relieve your ailments.


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Tasked with creating a modern ranch house with informed by environmental ideals, Feldman Architecture delivered this stunner of a home nestled in the rolling hills near Carmel, CA. Dubbed Caterpillar House in reference to its undulating form, the home features an open plan with a powerful connection between indoor and outdoor space. With walls constructed from repurposed earth generated......read more
Surrealist sculpture and green architecture collide in this hillside Austrian home that might make M.C. Escher blush -- and Mies van der Rohe cringe. The detached house, designed by Weichlbauer Ortis Architects, is covered in a soft synthetic turf, offering a strange yet somehow literal take on green wall design. With willfully superfluous windows extending from other windows and weirdly placed......read more
Here's another video for Dexter Tortoriello's bliss pop project, Houses. Directors LAMAR+NIK made ice sculptures using a series of handmade clay molds, then took time-lapse stills of the melting process in a garage. The entire budget: a little over $200. Houses' recording process was similarly lo-fi. The entire All Night album was recorded off-the-grid in Hawaii, on a laptop......read more
There's not a ton to this video. Actually there's very little. But the song is some lovely, blissful pop, and there's an interesting backstory. The standout single from All Night, Houses' first full-length, "Endless Spring" was recorded in Hawaii where sole bandmember Dexter Tortoriello spent time with his partner living off the grid. In his words: "We moved out to a little cabin in Papaikou,......read more
Boskke's quirky, upside-down Sky Planters series invert the very idea of indoor plants. Last year, the company unveiled a new range of the hanging planters made of recycled polypropylene. The Sky Planter Recycled landed the company a 2011 Red Dot design award for the use of recycled materials and for integrating a Slo-Flo internal irrigation system that waters the plants directly at their roots.......read more
Wilder Quarterly, the quarterly (duh) journal of all things plant-related, is one of our favorite magazines out there right now. With inspiring content from green thumbs, rooftop gardeners, chefs, seed savers, architects, hobby farmers, and horticulturalists, WQ's interests are fully aligned with ours. The latest Wilder Quarterly blog post offers some simple tips on something that often......read more
As much as we love ceramic clay planters, it's always cool to see different approaches to design for potted plants. The Canvas Tote Pot from designer Marie Michielssen is one of the most creative we've seen. Previously only available through Serax stockists of the brick-and-mortar variety, the cheerful pieces have been picked up by Anthopologie for your online shopping pleasure. Definitely a cool......read more
Low-maintenace air plants add a nice dose of nature to any space. Seattle-based Etsy seller eGarden Studio offers everything you need for a lovely air plant habitat with this Stackable Living Eco Cube. Designed to be scaled up by stacking cubes together, the little terrariums can be used as table centerpieces or displayed on a shelf or desk. Comes with one air plant, some black pebbles, preserved......read more
For black thumbs like us, these Preserved Boxwood Topiaries are a perfect way to add greenery to an indoor space, without the hassle of regular upkeep. Made from stems of natural, preserved boxwood, the set of five tiny topiaries will remain green and beautiful until, well, forever. No watering or nurturing required. Just set them inside somewhere where there is indirect light, and there you......read more
Spring is officially here, so it's time to spruce up the pad. After your annual spring cleaning session, you may as well take the next step by adding a dose of color and life to your spot. For those of us with neither the will nor skill to pot and maintain spring flowers, The Sill's miniature succulent collection will do just the trick. The easy-care succulents can get by on very little......read more


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Based on a true story, today's thought will open similarly to a joke, but end with a punchline in the form of a treasure:
A guy walks into a bar. He finds his place at the stool he unofficially owns as the barmaid prepares his order without asking what it is. He was already there when my husband and I arrived, but I would bet that is a pretty accurate scenario. To put it simply, he was an obvious, harmless regular.
Our dining entertainment was the friendly banter between the two. And that night's topic… a seasoned member of society's theory behind what's wrong with the world today. In the opposite corner, an equally passionate individual defending the world, for there is so much of it still ahead of her. She tried to explain that the "evil" internet is the reason she is still able to pursue a degree while working the long hours required to get by. He countered with memories of conversations without screens and the set of encyclopedias he's proud to still use. Both had valid points. He preached. She poured. They both smiled the whole time.
It was hard not to eavesdrop. At first, I tried really hard not to. But, then it happened…the patron turned friend referred to the world's lost piece as appreciation. My ears perked like a puppy and I turned to face him. After what I hoped was his last sip of the day, he sat his empty glass down and said: "You can't smell Google." The glass was retrieved with the promise to see him soon.
The routine visit and opportunity to give another lecture probably made his day. The hour or two with her mind off the daily grind may have made hers as well. Stumbling upon this beautiful relationship most certainly made mine.
My son gave me a flower on the eve of his graduation. That night, I placed my nose to a pedal and slowly inhaled. You are so right, friendly stranger. You can't smell Google.
YOU are a treasure!


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Quinlan panel encourages Arrupe students to enter business
A diverse panel of Quinlan alumni, students, and friends described their paths to business careers during an event for Arrupe College students on June 20, 2016.
The panelists detailed their professional challenges and successes, and encouraged the nearly 60 Arrupe students in attendance to continue on their path of higher education and a fulfilling career in business.
After the event, Arrupe student Isaac McKeever commented, "I got to talk to Jasmine Shells after the panel and she gave me a lot of advice: advice on how to start up a business, what are different ways to get your name out, things I could do now to start building a foundation for myself, and the finances of it all — business school in general and being an entrepreneur."
Arrupe College is a two-year college of Loyola University Chicago that continues the Jesuit tradition of offering a rigorous liberal arts education to a diverse population, many of whom are the first in their family to pursue higher education.
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Event video
Watch the panel below or on Quinlan's YouTube channel.
- Gonzalo Borges
MBA Student, Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago
Business Sectors: Finance and Business Administration
- LeRoy A. Chalmers
Executive Director, Greater Roseland West Pullman Food Network
Degree: B.B.A., Management, Loyola University Chicago
Business Sectors: Financial Services; Nonprofit
- Icela M. Diaz
Marketing Intern and Research Assistant
MBA Student, Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago
Business Sector: Marketing
- Nicole Lawrence
MBA Student, Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago
Business Sectors: Pharmaceuticals, Product Quality, and Compliance
- Jasmine Shells
CEO and Founder, Five to Nine
Degree: B.B.A., Accounting and International Business, University of Notre Dame
Business Sectors: Information Technology & Risk Advisory, Nonprofit
- Flor Torres
Associate, Client Service, Evanston Capital Management, LLC
Degrees: B.B.A., Finance and International Business, and B.A., Global and International Studies, Loyola University Chicago
Business Sector: Financial Services
Steve Katsouros, SJ, Arrupe's dean and executive director, and Kevin Stevens, Quinlan's dean, co-moderated the panel.


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I miss tagging along with my older brother and his friends, riding the ferry boat to Benicia and back. You could ride all day for 10 cents, if you knew where to hide.
I miss being shooed away from Pasco's Bar on the wharf, which was always filled with laughter and smoke from the little Toscano Cigars that looked like twigs.
I miss the thump, thump, thump sounds of the single stroke engines on the fishing boats tied up in the creek at Granger's Wharf from the aromatic food cannery all the way past the Pellegrini home where there was an area fisherman dried and mended their nets. That way of life ended for them in the early 1950s when someone deemed it was illegal to fish with nets – everyone except Chucky DiMaggio's defiant stand which earned him a vacation in the "Gray Bar Hotel."
The food cannery at Granger's Wharf was managed by Mr. Graziano and was home to a lot of blue-collar jobs for the locals. Some of the things I remember being canned were sardines, tomatoes, peaches and asparagus, and I think they even made saltwater taffy once. The cannery also had the best softball team in town. The roster was filled with guys whose last names ended with a vowel.
I miss the ship the "Forester," grounded northwest of town. We didn't know the owner's name at the time (Captain Otto A. Daeweritz); he was just known as the captain, or the informal "Cap." I've been on that ship. Cap had a rickety gangway on the port side where you boarded the ship. He would show you around the deck and let you play pirate for awhile. Once he allowed us below deck where he and his dog lived and showed us a rack filled with different flags and insignia that he flew to message fellow mariners. When Cap died, the new owner was a grouchy guy that wouldn't let anyone get near the ship. It eventually had a mysterious fire and burned down to the waterline.
The shoreline was different in those days and was loaded with tulles where the duck hunters built their blinds. They laid out their decoys, sat in their blinds and called the ducks in. They never had a chance.
I miss those Foley & Burke carnivals set up across the tracks between the Alhambra Water building and the little airport, where Jack Davi kept his airplane. They had a Ferris wheel and other rides, and games that were nearly impossible to win.
I miss being a paperboy and hanging out at the Gazette (then in the Sharkey Building), and the ebullient Elmo Crow and his little mustache; he looked after the carriers like we were his own. He showed us how a paper was put together, from the typesetters in front of their huge machines, lifting the metal letters, making the leaden molds and man-handling the giant spools of newspaper. The press was underground and when it was asleep, the pressmen would show us how it operated. No one was allowed below when it was running because it was too dangerous and the roar was deafening and shook the building.
Elmo could drink a coke from the side of his mouth but when we tried, it dribbled down our chins. A couple more names I remember at the Gazette were Clarence and Dink.
I miss playing street games like hide and seek, kick the can, red rover, dodge ball, mumblety-peg, marbles, rubber gun fights, stilts, skates and coasters. Does anybody know what olly, olly, oxen free means?
I miss unsupervised sports we played without umps, refs or parents and everyone got to play no matter how good or bad you were. I miss the skating rink next to the Masonic Hall and Dairyvale and Ice Cream kitty-corner from the hall.
I miss the mom and pop grocery stores dotted all over town, especially on Alhambra Avenue where there was Barnett's, Drago's, Brown Street, Red and White – where the high schoolers hung out – Knutson's, and Valley and Trestle Markets. Just about every one of them had their own butchers.
I miss the alumni football, baseball, and basketball games played at Alhambra High; to me it was like watching the pros. I miss the fastpitch softball games played under the lights of Rankin Park by both men and women teams, and the men's city league basketball played at Alhambra gymns.
I miss the dances that were held at our schools, the Firemen and Police Balls held at Carpenters Hall, the Job's Daughters Balls at Masonic Hall and the teenage dances held at the old Odd Fellows building.
I miss Mr. Ackel's Avalon Theater that played mostly B and cowboy movies. It was alright to wear your holsters and guns to the shows. Ackel once showed a controversial movie called "Mom and Dad" that was for adults only; today it would probably be in school biology classes.
My favorite intersection was Ward and Ferry, which was where the majestic State Theater stood. It had a well-appointed mezzanine that led to the balcony. The tickets were priced so you could afford to go every time they changed the bill. Across the street was the alcohol-free pool hall where kids and men of all ages could hone their skills playing 8 ball, snooker or billiards. There was the Corn Crib Cafe where I learned to drink coffee like the big boys, and listened to the Nickelodeon. There was also the telephone company where all the pretty operators were always coming and going.
I miss the old friendly police force that you knew by their first names and they kept you in line by threatening to tell your parents or take your car keys away from you. Who can ever forget the gallant Roy Nicola on his motorcycle, or Chief Nielson in the passenger side of a patrol car sitting at the corner of Main and Ferry looking over his town.
I miss the long parades we had that featured every attraction from drill teams to horses, and usually started with Majorette Jeanne Vallejo and ended with sweepers and the Balestreri twins standing in garbage cans hung on the back of one of the Bisio's trucks.
I miss the festivals, whiskerinos and street dances we had celebrating anything we could think of. We even had a festival for the opening of Interstate 680 and the bridge that, along with the closing of the ferry boat and the opening of Sunvalley Mall, was the beginning of the end for downtown Martinez being a shopping destination.
We had a lot of dinner houses throughout town, starting with Sprigg's Chicken Dinners at the four corners of Highway 4 and Pacheco Boulevard where Kirk's Drive-In and the old CHP office was located. Sprigg's raised their own chickens; can you imagine what the health department would say today? The four corners were also the original eastern entrance into Martinez before I-680 was built.
There was Mitch's Club and Dinners that was more family oriented. Mitch ruled with an iron fist and raspy voice, but we all knew the real boss was his lovely Ann. Paul's Place catered to a more sophisticated clientele that enjoyed dinner and dancing to live music. Nick's Place was rebuilt at the original Armando's on Escobar Street, where there had been a fire. Nick's also had music on occasion, but there were some people who thought he watered down the booze.
Amato's had a lot of legal people as customers. Some people say there were more cases solved over a three Martini lunch than at the courthouse.
Dominic's Grotto was a seafood favorite and I can remember you could get an Abalone sandwich on a French roll for less than two dollars.
I miss the service stations that had attendants that cleaned the windshields and checked under the hood. They had water and air hoses on the islands, and most of them had unlocked restrooms open 24-7 for your convenience. Our favorite was Rupe's, who allowed us to tinker with our engines in the parking lot and use his washing rack and accessories. Thanks, Rupert Lorenzo.
I miss all the Damon Runyon-type characters that frequented our more than adequate watering holes, card rooms and cafes. Andy Bellecci used to say that if Mr. Runyon had stopped in Martinez he would never have made it to New York. For those of you that do not know what I'm talking about, all I can say is, I wish you were there.
Share your Martinez memories in the Tribune's "Remember When" feature. Call (925) 229-2026 for more information.


text: It's that time of the year again where Sydney's #1 Japanese pop-culture convention, SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show, exploded the Australian pop-culture scene on August 9 and 10. For fans of comic, manga, and anime, SMASH! is a true anime-fest that would have impressed many Australian geek fans with its spectacular two-day convention. Keep reading for our overall impression of the event!


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Prevalence Study of Sleep Apnea in Women With Preeclampsia
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00259688
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : November 29, 2005
Last Update Posted : January 8, 2010
- Study Details
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|Condition or disease
|Device: CPAP therapy for subjects diagnosed with sleep apnea
|Phase 2
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|60 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Sleep Disordered Breathing and Preeclampsia
|Study Start Date :
|February 2006
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|October 2009
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|November 2009
No Intervention: 1
Women with gestational hypertension
No Intervention: 2
Women with uncomplicated pregnancies
Device: CPAP therapy for subjects diagnosed with sleep apnea
CPAP therapy is being offered to women who are diagnosed on Polysomnogram with sleep apnea. However, this is not an intervention study and treatment is not part of the study protocol.
No Intervention: 3
Re-test of women one to two years post-partum.
- Determine the prevalence of sleep apnea in preeclampsia and pregnancy. [ Time Frame: Time of delivery for each woman ]
- For those subjects diagnoses with sleep apnea: Improvement in blood pressure and electronic fetal monitoring during with use of CPAP. [ Time Frame: Time of delivery for each woman ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant women >18 years of age
Exclusion Criteria:
- significant medical conditions that would be expected to affect maternal- fetal outcomes
- need for admission to hospital, so that it transfer to the sleep would compromise maternal-fetal safety
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00259688
|Canada, Saskatchewan
|Royal University Hospital Sleep Disorders Centre
|Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 0W8
|Principal Investigator:
|John K Reid, MD, BSc
|University of Saskatchewan
|Responsible Party:
|John Reid - Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan
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|First Posted:
|November 29, 2005 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|January 8, 2010
|Last Verified:
|January 2010
Sleep Apnea
Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced
Pregnancy Complications


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Do you enjoy streaming movies or TV shows on your laptop?
Well, your not alone, as one-in-ten homes don't have a traditional TV entertainment set-up but can still access their favourite shows on the internet.
However, according to the Irish Independent, Communications Minister Denis Naughten is looking to expand on the definition of 'TV licence', which will include any devices above 11 inches that you can watch content on.
Minister Naughton is looking to remove an exemption that states that "non-portable television sets capable of exhibiting television broadcasting services distributed by means of the publicly available internet" to be removed and for portable devices to be included.
The minimum screen size would exclude mobile phones and standard tablets but include desktop, laptops and large tablets.
The change could raise as much as an extra €5 million in extra revenue.


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We treat all neurological conditions that impact function, including stroke and brain injury. Our main focus is a consistent and aggressive weight-bearing approach that provides the best chance for motor and sensory return. Client goals are also carefully considered when creating treatment plans. Training programs are customized to each individual's unique needs.
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
A spinal cord injury can be a life-changing experience, but we strive to give hope and maximize recovery. Our treatment approach focuses on functional movements that most people can do every day, such as standing and walking. Our essential aim is to stimulate the paralyzed areas. Combined with a consistent regime of cardiovascular and joint mobility exercises, this provides the best chance for motor/sensory return.
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Fitness is our passion. Whether you suffer from deconditioning, balance problems, weight problems, or anything that affects mobility, we offer a holistic approach to improve strength, balance, and endurance—and most importantly, improve confidence and independence. Our customized exercise plans are guided by experts within a safe environment.
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We believe that in order to have the best possible outcome, a consistent and aggressive treatment approach is required. The treatments are based on repetitive functional tasks within a weight-bearing context. The weight exerting force on the body is what re-teaches the brain to learn new movements and stimulate nerve conditioning. This, combined with cardiovascular exercise to pump blood through all the tissues of the body, is what is required for maximum results. We know what it takes, and we will work tirelessly and relentlessly with you to achieve your goals.
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Sinjid Shadow Of The Warrior
Tags: Sword Fighting Games / Killing Games / Ninja Games / Fighting Games / Medieval Games
Publisher: Gamer.com.tw
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Sinjid Shadow Of The Warrior is a (RPG) Role Playing Game. You have been training for 20 years in the ways of the shadow. Now this is your last assignment before setting off to avenge your father's death and defeat the evil forces. To complete the game, finish all the challenging 20 levels and walk out of the front door.
· Movements = Arrow Keys · Talk to Someone = Space Bar
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The importance of using a CRM
A couple of weeks ago, I was having lunch with a customer and found out that he didn't know about the importance of using a CRM program in his organization. I realized that many small business owners aren't aware of what a CRM is, and the importance of having one.
If your company is well-organized with defined procedures, you are probably already using a CRM. You need a CRM to implement and develop an effective sales procedure. I would go further by saying that with a CRM, you will also be able to apply a marketing procedure, and even build a revenue marketing plan.
Defining procedures is a key for making any organization work. If you don't have a sales or marketing procedure already defined, I suggest that you should start by building them, knowing that you will probably need a process for each department in your company. This will help your employees understand how they should work and better understand if they are doing it right, and define KPIs (Key Performance Indexes) to measure their performance.
The hard part of implementing a CRM and new processes is that this requires people to be flexible and willing to change, which is something that for many organizations is not that easy to achieve, but definitely something we should always be working on.


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Professor Emeritus
Assar Lindbeck is Professor Emeritus at the IIES.
Five most cited works (Google Scholar):
- Balanced-budget Redistribution as the Outcome of Political Competition, Public Choice, 52:3, 1987 (with Jörgen W. Weibull).
- Wage Setting, Unemployment, and Insider-outsider Relations, American Economic Review, 76:2, 1986 (with Dennis Snower).
- Social Norms and Economic Incentives in the Welfare State, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 114:1, 1999 (with Sten Nuberg and Jörgen W. Weibull).
- Stabilization Policy in Open Economies with Endogenous Politicians, American Economic Review, 66:2, 1976.
- The Gains from Pension Reform, Journal of Economic Literature, 41:1, March 2003 (with Mats Persson).
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It shouldn't come as a surprise if something about Pillar Point's nine-song self-titled album sounds familiar. Despite being the band's debut, the moody and rather melancholy electronica is the work of Scott Reitherman; who, up until now, has been primarily known for his involvement with indie-pop outfit "Throw Me the Statue". Yet while Reitherman's new project shows off a never-before-seen gloom, his knack for writing tracks that crystalise emotion and work their way into a listener's guts hasn't been obscured.
The album, produced by Reitherman's long-time collaborator Charlie Smith, is a musical departure for the Bay Area native. As Reitherman explains, "Part of what steered me towards the textures and beats of dance music was the feeling of catharsis you can experience through dance." It's a noble idea, considering the themes Reitherman's songs are dealing with: heartbreak, loneliness, aging and isolation in an increasingly connected world.
Tracks like "Eyeballs," an exceedingly powerful ode to the solitude brought about by social networks, offers a sleek take on anguish that wouldn't be out of place alongside early Depeche Mode. "Echoes" and "Cherry" are ethereal, evocative explorations of what Reitherman calls "that apathetic, shell-shocked feeling young people have when they're trying to figure out what to do with their lives." Considering the beats Reitherman has created, those young people might plan to spend the rest of their lives furiously dancing.
As the lyrical content reveals, Pillar Point is also a far more intimate project than anything Reitherman has ever embarked on. It's no coincidence that his own heartbreaks led to the songs that make up Pillar Point. They're bleaker than his previous work and exhibit a growth in both song writing and orchestration.
"Writing darker songs with dance elements helped me to process the confusion and change I was experiencing in my own life because within the confines of a pop song I could control little moments of clarity and redemption," he says. "And for the listener it adds depth to what might otherwise be just dance music."
Born out of a two year recording process between Reitherman and Smith that stretched from Los Angeles to the Bay Area and ultimately Seattle, where Reitherman has once again settled, Pillar Point marks not only a fresh musical approach, but also a new mind-set for writing songs. "One of the things I wanted to do differently," he says, "is to lay it all out on table this time, to make my songs more bare and personal."
The songs on Pillar Point are certainly those things but they're also exciting, intricate and impossible to stop listening to – and I'll openly admit that there's some kind of a heartbroken quality to them, but it's one that seems like it might be cured if we all close our eyes for a while and move our feet until everything's forgotten.


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Divinity 2 Hotfixes Available
Game News - posted by VentilatorOfDoom on Thu 11 November 2010, 11:43:53Tags: Divinity II; Larian Studios
Larian Studios released hotfixes for Flames of Vengeance and Dragon Knight Saga.
Here's a list of what's included:
+Allows you to change a number of parameters in your global_switches.xml and config.xml (including removing the 30 fps cap)
+Various crash fixes
+Fixed freeze during intro movie
+Story fix: invalid items in Battle Tower platform operator interface screens removed
+Prevented some infinite loading screens
+Enhanced cut-scene flow
+Fixed issues with subtitles during regionswaps
+Foliage Shader Fix added
+Specific cutscene animations fixed (added missing animations)
+Removed issue with physics blockers
+Savegame backwards-compatibility fixes
PLEASE NOTE: Some digital distribution versions (such as Steam) have their own system for releasing patches, hotfixes etc... If you bought your game through one of these vendors, then you will not be able to install this hotfix. We are working on getting it distributed through those services.


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A damning report into the soon-to-close vocational student loan scheme has concluded it was poorly designed and administered.
Costs blew out in the VET FEE-HELP program from $325 million in 2012 to $2.9 billion in 2015 as providers raced to sign up students for loans, in many cases for courses they had no ability or intention of finishing.
The Turnbull government has scrapped the scheme and replaced it with an entirely new program to start on January 1.
The Australian National Audit Office, which released its report into the original loans program on Tuesday, concluded there was no appropriate quality and accountability framework put in place and the education department didn't have the capaibility to identify emerging risks.
"Poor design and a lack of monitoring and control led to costs blowing out even though participation forecasts were not achieved," it states.
"In effect, the department's focus on increasing participation overrode integrity and accountability considerations that would have been expected given the inherent risks."
Some of the risks were identified when the scheme was expanded in 2012 but they weren't adequately addressed in legislation.
The auditor also found weaknesses in administrative processes for approving providers; risk, fraud and compliance activities; controlling payments; giving students information about their rights and obligations; and resolving complaints.
There was poor intelligence sharing regarding dodgy providers between the department, regulator and consumer watchdog, and an information campaign for students was only started in September 2015.
But the auditor acknowledges the government's overhaul of the loans, saying its report should help the department in administering the new program and support the design of other government policies.
Education Minister Simon Birmingham says the audit is an indictment of Labor ministers involved in designing the loans scheme.
"They should hang their heads in shame and apologise for the distress and damage they've caused," he said.
"This report clearly spells out the extent of the mess Labor made of VET FEE-HELP, which opened the floodgates to shonky providers who ripped off vulnerable students and taxpayers."


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A Few Good Gnomes
|Gnomes Motivated (5)
|Motivated Gnomes Brought to Captain Sparknozzle (5)
DescriptionOur engineers have been working on getting our battle machines ready for our assault on Gnomeregan, but we're out of pilots!
We've developed a device called the Motivate-a-Tron, which prevents distraction from other sources and gives the gnome the courage to enlist.
After motivating a few Gnome Citizens, lead them out to Captain Tread Sparknozzle out at Steelgrill's Depot, just south of Ironforge.
Oh, and be careful. The device is still a little experimental.
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It's been an unusually busy week here. Or at least it feels like it's been. I spent much of it wondering when my copy of Windows 10 would be downloaded to my computer, as Microsoft has promised. I talked about making my preparations for it on Wednesday.
Saturday's Battle of the Bands is between The Happenings and The Lettermen over who did a better job of Goffin/King's "Go Away, Little Girl." The song was a #1 hit for Steve Lawrence in the Sixties and for thirteen-year-old Donny Osmond in the Seventies. You have until Thursday night to vote for which version of the song you like better. Debbie the Dog Lady, whose blog you should be reading, remarked that she thought Donny's version was "yecch!" I said his version was definitely an EBS Special, and Debbie didn't know what I was talking about. So, rather than explain it again, I wrote a short essay explaining the term, which you can find here.
Two for Tuesday completed its survey of the British Invasion with two by The Rolling Stones, a band still active. That's some kind of a record; they've been together for fifty years. The Stones started out playing blues and moved on to rock, typical of many bands of the British Invasion. Nadine Feldman (again, whose blog you should be reading) said she had never realized just how blues-oriented their music was, especially their very early stuff. I grew up in Chicago, I told her, and never realized that much good music had come out of the bars on the South Side; it took the British Invasion to introduce it to me.
Several of the blog I read were reprinting their first posts, and I did the same on Monday. In my case, it was a video of The Beatles doing "Paperback Writer." I guess I read some different blogs, because several people commented mine was the first reprint of the first post they had seen.
I introduced a new feature on Friday, "The Friday Five!" because I had spent most of Thursday figuring out how to get IFTTT to display a video from YouTube as a help to Tammy Rizzo (whose blog you should be reading) and didn't do a Thursday Ten. She has it working well now, and I was glad to help. The inaugural Friday Five was five guitar players that kept me playing over the years. Of course, just about every guitar player I've ever heard has influenced me, so you might consider that the first of several posts on the subject.
I participated in a couple of Linda Hill's blog hops: One-Liner Wednesday about my trip to the dentist, and Stream of Consciousness Saturday, where the prompt was "ready." Those are fun blog hops, if you're looking for something to do on your blog.
Finally, this morning I reported that Cilla Black, British Invasion singer who got a lot of support from their fellow Liverpudlians, The Beatles, passed away earlier today. She had been in ill health for a year or so. Hers was a beautiful and strong voice, and she will be missed.
Anyway, be sure to come by this week, as I start a new series on Two for Tuesday (it's a surprise!), and I report on how well or poorly my upgrade to Windows 10 goes.


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Kym Marsh's former husband is facing a police investigation after allegedly punching her ex-lover in a nightclub row.
Jamie Lomas is said to have attacked Matt Baker, who dated the Corrie star when her divorce from the 33-year-old EastEnders actor was finalised this year.
It emerged last night personal trainer Matt , 24, who went out with Kym, 37, for six weeks, has told officers he was set upon at central Manchester bar Panacea.
A police spokesman said: "A male reported an assault at Panacea at 1.30am. He reported it to the police at 11.30am. An appointment is being made to speak to him to give an account."
It is believed former Hollyoaks star Lomas , who sparred with former boxing champion Johnny Nelson for TV show Ringside last week, will also be contacted.It is understood officers were not called to the nightclub.
Lomas had earlier posed for a series of pictures with female fans at the venue which were posted on Twitter.
One, Hannah Mayley, wrote: "Thanks for the picture last night!!! I'm a big fan!"
Her friend Samantha Green added: "@jamielomas1 had to go on his tiptoes to be as tall as me. What a babe."
Kym grew close to Matt in February after meeting him at her gym in Worsley, Gtr Manchester. They went on a Valentine's weekend in Paris with other friends.
A source said then: "They really hit it off and began to see each other socially."
But the pair split last week. Pals said Kym was not ready to take the relationship to the next stage, leaving Matt gutted.
Kym and Lomas, who have a daughter Polly, two, divorced in January after claims she had an affair with Corrie co-star Oliver Mellor, 32. She accused Lomas of ignoring their child in January when he posted pictures of him partying in Hollywood.
But the actor, who has a son Billy from a previous relationship, said: "My children are the most important people in my life." It was announced last week he is leaving the BBC soap.
Lomas and EastEnders last night declined to comment on the alleged
club bust-up. But an insider confirmed he only has a few days of filming left before his contract is officially up in mid-June. Matt also declined to comment.


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Biotique Musk Root Hair Pack Review
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State CPM alleged that the BJP led state government has transferred some of the college lecturers from Rajkiya Kanya Mahavidyalaya Shimla and Government College Bilaspur on political grounds and asked Chief Electoral Officer to look into the matter. Senior CPM leader Tikender Singh Panwar in his letter to Chief Electoral Officer has claimed that this has been done to ensure that the students studying in these colleges can be intimidated, threatened to vote for the ruling BJP. In these colleges the student's organisation of the ruling party was defeated during the recent students' union elections.
There is a strong feeling that the students studying in these colleges will not vote for the ruling BJP. The BJP government had asked the college lecturers to ensure that their students' organisation gets elected so that a message is spread around that the policies of BJP have been vehemently accepted by the students' community. There were some of the lecturers who did not bow down to the pressures and stood neutrally. They have been targeted and sent to far flung places without even caring for the mid-session of their children.
Panwar demanded Chief Electoral Officer to cancel the transfer and also urged election commission to stop the BJP government from carrying on such mischievous, anti democratic, partisan and despotic moves.


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Among the many whiskeys of the world, Canadian whiskey is known to be smooth, affordable and great for mixing into cocktails. There are some great brands to choose from and each portfolio offers a nice selection for whiskey drinkers of every taste. Let's explore some of our favorite bottles of Canadian whiskey that deserve a spot in your bar.
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Forty Creek Barrel Select Whisky
An Ontario distillery, Forty Creek is producing some amazingly smooth whiskeys. The brand's flagship is Barrel Select, a blend of rye, barley and corn whiskeys that were aged separately in former bourbon and new American white oak barrels.
This is a whiskey you'll want to mix with. Forty Creek Barrel Select Whisky is affordable at just $20 a bottle and has that smooth sweetness we have come to expect from Canadian whiskey. It makes very nice cocktails, including the impressive Forty Creek Caesar.
For a fine upgrade, explore the rest of the brand's portfolio. Their Copper Pot, Double Barrel Reserve, and Confederation Oak bottlings build off the tasty base and each offers something new for drinkers to discover.
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Collingwood Select Canadian Whisky
Another great cocktail-worthy whiskey, Collingwood Select Canadian Whisky is a shining example of a good Canadian whiskey. It has a distinct maple flavor and a palate that keeps giving with interesting layers.
This ultra-smooth whiskey is priced right around $25, so you don't need to fear wasting a penny when mixing it. Try it in any of your favorite cocktails, from the Manhattan to the John Collins, and simply enjoy its smooth flavor.
If you love rye, give Collingwood 21 YO Rye Whisky. It's touted as one of the best Canada's producing and one more reason you need to look north when exploring these spicier whiskeys.
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Alberta Rye Whisky Dark Batch
Not only is Canadian whiskey known for its smooth profile, but they're also master blenders, some of the best in the world. Case in point the fantastic blend that is Alberta Rye Whisky Dark Batch.
Two rye whiskeys are aged to perfection, then blended with bourbon and sherry to produce this exciting elixir. It has a great spice backed by a smoky sweetness that is simply a joy to take in. Sip it or mix it, either way, the $30 bottle is worth every drop.
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Canadian Club Chairman's Select 100% Rye
One of the biggest names in Canadian whiskey, it's hard to go wrong with any bottle of Canadian Club you pick up. From the flagship 1858 bottle that's budget-friendly to the Classic 12 and the Sherry Cask, they always impress.
In 2017, CC released a rye whiskey to jump on that trend in the Canadian market and it's also produced at the Alberta Distillery. While you might not find the robust rye you've come to expect from others of this style, it is a very nice introduction to it.
Canadian Club Chairman's Select 100% Rye has a softer rye spice and is bottled at just 80-proof. This gives it a mellow profile that is fantastic for simple mixed drinks. It's definitely a welcome addition to the market and at around $20, easy on the wallet, too.Continue to 5 of 7 below.
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Caribou Crossing
Caribou Crossing is a Sazerac brand that was the first Canadian single barrel whiskey. While others may have grabbed onto the trend, it remains a favorite and is certainly a top-shelf Canadian every whiskey enthusiast should know.
The whiskey used for this bottle is the cream of the crop and the whiskey inside is as beautiful as the vessel it comes in. It's richly complex and ultra-smooth, with toffee sweetness fading into a creamy oak finish that has a hint of pepper.
Caribou Crossing is definitely at the high end of the Canadian whiskey market. You can expect to pay somewhere around $50 for this one, so save it for the special occasions and savor its smoothness with every sip.
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Crown Royal Reserve
Crown Royal is an iconic brand in Canadian whiskey and it has something for everyone. The base bottle is available everywhere and it's affordable. They also offer fun flavors like apple and caramel and their specially aged whiskeys rival any top-shelf offering.
Among the diverse portfolio is Crown Royal Reserve, a simple step up from the signature whiskey you've come to love. It's double the price, but it's also double the goodness. Everything is amplified and perfected, from the creamy richness to the cinnamon and clove to the super-smooth finish.
If you regularly stock CR, consider a bottle of CR Reserve for special celebrations. It needs just one ice cube in a two-finger glass to appreciate its perfection.
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Canadian Mist
Reliable, affordable, and one of the best Canadian whiskeys for any cocktail, you have to give some respect to Canadian Mist. This is a one-bottle brand with no fancy offerings. Its distillery is also home to Collingwood, though, and you will notice a connection between the two.
Canadian Mist is simply a subtle, smooth, and mixable whiskey. It can stand up to anything you want to mix it with, from cranberry to root beer and pears to ginger ale. While it may get lost in recipes with too many flavors, it's perfect for simple cocktails with just a few ingredients.
The softer profile of this whiskey also makes it a great choice for drinkers who prefer white spirits like gin, rum, and vodka. Best of all, at less than $15 a bottle, it's one you can keep stocked in the bar all the time without worrying about the price.


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Vitamin C -Immunity support
Posted by Gerhard Fourie on
A shortage of Vitamin C affects several components of the human immune system. For example, vitamin C has been shown to stimulate both the production and function of leukocytes, (white blood cells); especially neutrophils, lymphocytes, and phagocytes. Neutrophils, mononuclear phagocytes, and lymphocytes accumulate vitamin C to high concentrations, which can protect these cell types from oxidative damage. Phagocytic leukocytes also produce and release cytokines, including interferons, which have antiviral activity.
Vitamin C has been shown to increase interferon levels in vitro. Vitamin C is thus essential for treating and supportive treatment of disorders and diseases.
Citations and References may be found here.Caring partners who want to ensure their family enjoys optimum immunity systems can contact us for more information.


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- Java 7 or higher
- A progsbase account
The Progsbase client is a Java program. You need Java 8 or higher.
Run the program using:
java -jar progsbase-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
On Unix-like environments, you can make a script
#!/bin/sh java -jar <path>/progsbase-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar "[email protected]"
And make a symlink:
sudo ln -s <path>/progsbase.sh /usr/bin/progsbase
Now you can invoke progsbase using only the command
ProgsBase.com Command Line Tool - Remote - v1.0-SNAPSHOT Copyright (c) 2018 Inductive AS Use one of the following commands (some of the commands have further sub-options): - login ....... logs in - logout ...... logs out - check ....... checks the current authentication status - analyze ..... analyzes the program in the current folder - convert ..... converts the program in the current folder to another programming language - importdeps .. imports dependencies of the program in the current folder - upload ...... uploads the program in the current folder to the repository also: - -h, --help .. shows this message


text: SBTG and Philippine Sneaker Boutique Titan have collaborated on a pack labeled the SBTG x UNSCHLD x Titan 'Deer Valley Titans' Collection. The pack consists of a Blazer, Dunk and an Air Jordan 3. We haven't seen SBTG do custom work on an Air Jordan Retro lately and today, we have a look at the upcoming Air Jordan 3 x SBTG x UNSCHLD x Titan that will be a Titan store exclusive only. SBTG painted blue tiger like camouflage on the upper, and added his signature SBTG in arabic font lace lock. After the Jump, You can check out images of the Air Jordan 3 x SBTG x UNSCHLD x Titan project. Via Titan


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Delicately crafted men's pendant is made with Titanium stainless steel material. Stainless Steel has become one of the most popular materials in fashion.This is a perfect gift for your love ones or a gift to pamper yourself.
- Condition: Brand New
- Material: Stainless Steel
- Length (Approx): 36 mm
- Width (Approx): 11 mm
- Thickness: 5 mm
- Net Weight: 63 Carats
- The lord prayer engraved on the pendant is in Spanish. This item doesn't includes the chain
Note: Please be reminded that due lighting effects,monitor's brightness/contrast settings etc, there could be some slight differences in the colour tone of the website's photo and the actual item. Pendant photos are enlarged to show detail- please note actual sizes.


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Are you ready to get an experiance for life?
We start courses in August (19 weeks) – the courses are divided into two semesters, but because of the COVID-19, there wont be an International Course in the Autumn 2020.
You choose sports subjects and study subjects for each semester. In each semester, you can choose three different sport subjects. It allows you to develop your skills in a particular sport or you can test different sports – it is up to you.
You don't need to be good at sport – you just have to like sport and to learn new things.
Whether you are a beginner or an elite athlete, we promise you will be challenged.
In each semester you must also choose a study subject – the supply varies from course to course.
As an international student you have to register for the course, no later than 4 month before the beginning of the course, and pay for it at least 3½ month before.
See if you need a visa before travelling to Denmark
Become a student in the Autumn 2021 – click on the link below to fill in the application
Autumn Course 2021 – August 11 – december 21, 2021
Steps in the application procedure
- Fill in the application form for the course you want to join
- You get an e-mail with some documents you shall read, understand, sign and fill in
- We will assess whether there can be released a scholarship
- if yes – you get an e-mail with a payment statement including a scholarship
- if no – you get an e-mail with a payment statement
- As soon as you have paid for the stay here, you will get an e-mail with the documents you need to apply for the Residence Permit
- You shall go to the Danish Embassy to apply for the Residence Permit – it can take up till 60 days to get it, so don't hessitate too long!
- people from some countries can travel to Denmark on a tourist Visa
- Hopefully you get the Residence Permit and can come to Denmark and join the course!
Be aware that EU and Nordic citizens only have to go for Step 1.
Our goal at Viborg IH is to work with the students through the subjects. We give our students specific skills and knowledge about sport and physical activity. But even more important we teach the students about themselves, about each other and the world we live in!


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I don't know about you, but this has been a hard week for us. Sometimes, as you do the right thing, as you step out in faith, it feels wrong. Life begins to crash down around you, situations whirl out beyond your control, and "good luck" seems to have fled. Sometimes, many things happen at once, seeming to be merely poorly timed coincidences that converged on this one moment in time, to smother you. Sometimes, the world, and especially your little corner of it, seem to careen out of control, violent, angry, flabbergasting, and unsafe.
This week has been hard. The stories and the why's don't need to be told right now. But I almost didn't write this post, and yet now I am, because you might need to read it. If you are in a place of overwhelm, tension, sadness, or despair, this small collection is for you. Don't need it this week? Tuck it away, and come back for it when you do.
It's Okay to Not be Okay ~ You don't have to be perfect, and you don't have to hold it all together. There is a Strength for when you are weak.
The Chemistry of Calm ~ Anxiety is something everyone will have at some point, some worse than others. This book is for you, or that loved one, or friend. It seems promising, and echoes what I've been reading lately in regards to food and minerals and herbs and our health.
One Thousand Gifts ~ Well known, not new, but always worth going back for a slow re-reading.
Permission to Rest ~ Yes, take that break for yourself, not your to-do list. It's okay, and it doesn't make you a bad person.
Happy Weekend!


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And Friday has rolled around again. Mid-May already, too, although by our 95+ degree weather this week you'd think it was July.
Here's what's making me happy this week:
1. Krusteaz brand lemon square mix. Yes it's better if you make them from scratch. But seriously, this mix isn't bad. It's lemony and the crust is tasty and it comes out of the pan smoothly and honestly, that's about all I want in a dessert with a 2 buck price point.
2. The soup at Local Foods. Today I tried chicken posole and it's quite the cup of yummy goodness. Yes, I had soup for lunch on a 95+ degree day. Deal with it.
3. My Brazos colleague Ben because he can quote almost all the dialogue from Young Frankenstein. Possibly he can quote all of it; I haven't actually checked this scientifically. Also, I have to admit that I do judge people who never quote favorite lines from movies. How can you not have favorite lines? How can you not love using them when the moment is right?
4. This season of RHONY. If you watch, you know why we all love it. If you don't, well, I guess it's like that whole crazy Yanny or Laurel thing that's burning up the internet right now. (For the record, I hear Yammy -- which is close to Yanny but not exactly.)
5. The news that Nathan Fillion is coming back in a police drama called The Rookie. So what if it feels hugely derivative of a million things including Castle. It's Captain Mal, people! Wearing a police uniform. Having a mid life crisis. Giving earnest speeches. Being wryly funny. Occasionally showing the darker edge like he did as evil Caleb in Season 7 Buffy. Okay I think it was Season 7. Maybe it was 6. Either way, Nathan Fillion is returning to prime time. I'm in. Yup.
And that is 5 things that make Joy happy this week.


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Caring for self
It's important to take care of you. If you're not happy and healthy it's difficult to help others. A great way to care of you is to keep your stress level low. To do this you need to know how to stay relaxed and calm. You can do this by practicing mindful awareness.
What is mindful awareness?
Mindful awareness is paying attention, on purpose, to the present moment, with a sense of openness and kindness. You can become more mindful by practicing the brain exercise below.
Mindful awareness exercise
Mindful bell - soothing sounds to help with focus
Caring for others
You like helping others. It makes you feel good inside. Helping with K-Kids service projects is one way you can help others. When you're away from K-Kids you can help others too. Here you'll find great ideas of things you can do on your own to help others.
A great way to show others you care is to be a TERRIFIC K-Kid. "Terrific" is an acronym for Thoughtful, Enthusiastic, Respectful, Responsible, Inclusive, Friendly, Inquisitive and Capable. Use the following TERRIFIC K-Kid activity to learn how you impact the well being of others.
Terrific Kids Journal Activity
Caring globally
Helping out at school and at home is great, but what about following a larger calling and helping people who live across the globe? You can do this by helping with the Kiwanis Eliminate Project. You can save mothers and their babies from Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus by educating others about MNT.
The Kiwanis Eliminate Project - what you can do
Collecting caring memories
Every project you conduct as a K-Kids member helps you grow as a caring person. It's important to think about what you learn from each service project experience. It's easy to collect these very important memories. Here's how.
Make a memory keeper. A box full of your notes about every memorable K-Kids moment. Here's what to do.
How to make a Memory Keeper
Memory keeper box template
Caring for things I own
Taking care of things that belong to you is another way to take care of you. Here's an activity to help you practice this. This year as a K-Kid you'll receive a K-Kids button, certificate and member card. You'll even get to make a little resource book you'll want to keep close by. Sometimes it's tough to hang on to small things. Try making a button and card holder to see if you can keep these items around all year, maybe even longer. See what other fun things you can make to hold items you don't want to lose. Use your imagination.
Button and card holder
How to fold paper using Origami - (YouTube videos)
Printable resources
Here are pages you can print and use during your club meeting. Fun activities to help you learn about your role as a K-Kid. Print these pages and share them with your K-Kids friends.
Everyone has a role
What it takes to be a leader
Characteristics of a leader
Contest quiz
Reflection - What did I learn?
Word Search - The Eliminate Project
Fun website links
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An open letter to the Microsoft Office team:
You have to produce ONE specific feature to secure your future. If you do as I suggest, you will kneecap Google Docs and breath new life into MS Office. Just one feature. It may not be easy, but you have smart engineers and they can figure it out.
Feature: Multiple people need to edit documents from a network share at the same time and see live updates.
I'm talking about the entire Office Suite. I don't care about any other 500 features you have planned. They are all bullshit. There is only one thing that makes me want to use Google Spreadsheets or Etherpad instead of Office. Multiple people can work on a document at the same time. This is the killer app of the future. Real-time collaboration. As someone types I need to see it.
I know it's hard. Cry me a river. You have thousands of people. Move mountains. Change the operating system. Invent something. Do whatever it takes.
If you fail to do this one feature, you will never take a positive step forward. Consider yourself warned.
Help make this feature a reality
If anyone knows someone at Microsoft…pass the message along. Maybe just click the "Tweet" button below. Help yourself out by pressuring Microsoft.


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Holly's little boy has been in a punch up, and she needs consolation he's not going to grow up to be a hooligan.
And we speak to Meshel Laurie about how she ended up in the caravan park next door to her twins' school camp.
Plus, a listener dilemma from a mum who's weary about following through with a threatened punishment.
What I learnt after missing out on being helper for my daughter's camp
Your hosts are Holly Wainwright and Andrew Daddo
Thanks to special guest Meshel Laurie. Buy tickets to her one woman show, Bad Buddhist.
Share your nail or fail by leaving us a message on 02 8999 9386.
Or fling us an e-mail: [email protected]
This podcast was produced by Luca Lavigne.
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