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Aotea Roadies Coromandel Experience, Hunua
Breath-taking beaches & forests make Coromandel Peninsula not to be missed. Our small group tour visits Hot Water Beach to dig and soak in your private hot pool. In the same neighbourhood the majestic rock formations of Cathedral Cove can be viewed on foot or by sea. Enjoy a Cafe lunch and a hillside ramble through the bush on Driving Creek Railway.
Select our Coromandel Sleepover tour and wake up to a Hahei beach sunrise, visit local towns and an impressive open cast gold mine, a hint of the area's industrial past.
Tours include home baked morning tea & refreshments and:
Coromandel Experience-One day: Lunch, DC railway
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Households across NSW face the prospect of being plunged into the dark like their South Australian neighbours as hot temperatures grip both states.
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), which operates the nation's largest gas and electricity markets, says the hot weather is causing huge demand for power in both states and putting strain on the entire system.
NSW faces a possible power shortage late on Friday afternoon, meaning households and businesses could plagued by blackouts like those in South Australia on Wednesday when temperatures climbed above 40C.
AMEO says it hopes it won't have to order power cuts - or "load shedding" - like on Wednesday night in parts of Adelaide and some regional centres to prevent the entire network shutting down as electricity demand neared record levels.
"AEMO is in discussion with a number of generators within NSW and the NSW government to mitigate the need for local load shedding," AMEO said.
"If consumers can safely reduce their electricity consumption during periods of high demand, this can ease the supply/demand balance and can mitigate the need for load shedding."
Hot conditions are forecast across NSW on Friday and the weekend, with parts of Sydney expected to see the mercury rise into the low 40s. Temperatures are expected to remain in the high 30s for South Australia and Queensland.
SA's Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis warned his state's power problems could spread east because of what he described as "a massive, catastrophic failure of the national electricity market".
"I think what you're seeing at a national level is an ignorance that the problem that's occurring here is coming to a city near you on the eastern seaboard soon," he said.
"We have an oversupply of generation, but the market is unable to dispatch that electricity to sufficiently meet our needs."
The Australian Energy Council, which represents energy generators, said there should be sufficient capacity in NSW to meet demand.
However, a spokesman said South Australia was "a different story" because it relied more on intermittent power generation from wind and solar since a coal-fired power station closed in 2016, making the state more vulnerable to heatwaves and energy imports from Victoria.
Energy analyst and ANU honorary associate professor Dr Hugh Saddler said part of the reason for SA's blackouts was its extreme temperature variations which cause sudden spikes in power demand.
By contrast, NSW and Queensland have more constant hot weather meaning their networks have a better idea of what demand they need to meet.
Dr Saddler backed calls for SA's mothballed Pelican Point gas-fired power station to fully reopened to help stabilise the power network.
"They'd have more local generation capacity and it would make the whole system more robust and reliable and certain," Dr Saddler told AAP.
"It would add between five and 10 per cent of generation capacity locally in the state."

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Red Hat Unveils Hadoop Big Data Strategy
Red Hat is outlining its five big data "must haves" with a new strategy that pushes ahead with its cloud big data analytics workload plans for the next year or so. With a new Apache Hadoop plugin that connects Red Hat storage products into Hadoop open platforms, the company is looking to help partners provide customers with a comprehensive big data solutions portfolio.
"Red Hat is uniquely positioned to excel in enterprise big data solutions, a market that IDC expects to grow from $6 billion in 2011 to $23.8 billion in 2016.2 Red Hat is one of the very few infrastructure providers that can deliver a comprehensive big data solution because of the breadth of its infrastructure solutions and application platforms for on-premises or cloud delivery models. As a leading contributor to open source communities developing essential technologies for the big data IT stack – from Linux to OpenStack Origin and Gluster – Red Hat will continue to play a pivotal role in in Big Data," said Ashish Nadkarni, research director of storage systems and co-lead of Big Data Global Overview at IDC, in a prepared statement.
One of the biggest aspects of the announcement has to do with a Hadoop plugin for the Red Storage portfolio that will be available to customers later this year. According to Red Hat, the technology is currently in "preview" and will provide new storage options for enterprise Hadoop deployments. This makes sense from the company that has focused on open source computing since its founding. Red Hat plans to launch enterprise storage features while maintaining the API compatibility and local data access expected from the Hadoop community.
The new features will connect into Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.1,which was announced in December 2012, as well as Red Hat Jboss Middleware. The company is also thinking about channel partners with this latest announcement and is hoping to enable partners with big data solutions that they can take to customers.


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March 08, 2009
MOMEntum: Opening Night
At the risk of turning this blog into into an all-MOMEntum-all-the-time-blog, here are some pictures from Friday night's opening party. I'm still adding descriptions, etc. If you have a Flickr account feel free to comment and help me identify everyone.
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- KICKOFF: San Jose Earthquakes vs Columbus Crew0:10
- SHOT: Frederico Higuain tries his luck from distance0:24
- SAVE: Bernardo Anor sees his volley stoned by Busch0:49
- YELLOW CARD: Bernardo Anor gets the first booking of the match0:35
- YELLOW CARD: Giancarlo Gonzalez sees yellow for an errant elbow0:51
- YELLOW CARD: Brandon Barklage sees yellow just outside of the box1:03
- SAVE: Steve Clark gets low to deny Shea Salinas0:55
- SHOT: Chris Wondolowski fires hard but right at Clark0:39
- GOAL: Frederico Huguain buries the opener1:02
- SAVE: Steve Clark with a brilliant stop to deny Chris Wondolowski0:37
- POST: Yannick Djalo chips a cross off the post0:20
- YELLOW CARD: Yannick Djalo sees yellow for an elbow0:55
- SHOT: Yannick Djalo shows some slick skill to get a shot off0:52
- CROSSBAR: Dominic Oduro clangs one off of the goal frame0:24
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Netflix Sides With Government-Run Broadband Providers
Asks FCC to allow for 'limitless bandwidth'
Netflix filed a startling comment with the FCC today: the company wants the Telecommunications Act amended to allow for "a pro-consumer policy of limitless bandwidth," or to put it plainly, so government-run broadband providers can exceed limits set by the law.
The company is echoing FCC Commissioner Tom Wheeler's post from June on the FCC blog, in which Wheeler said with surprising candor that phone and cable companies "chose to delay improvements in broadband service to the Chattanooga area market."
If Chattanooga seems tangential to debates that are going on in Washington, D.C. and Silicon Valley, it's worth noting that the city does something unusual: it runs the broadband service available in its area. As the city's power authority says on its website, "Only in Chattanooga, Tennessee is 1 Gigabit-per-second Internet speed available to every home and business—over 150,000 of them—throughout the entire community."
Why is it doing this? Well, to attract businesses—the city's unemployment rate is 7.7 percent, well above the 6.2 percent national average—and to improve its network infrastructure, which previously had been served by a cobbled-together union of T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T's more interpid broadband arms. Nobody wanted to build the pipe necessary to fix the place up all the way out into rural Tennessee, so the city took on the task.
"Federal preemption is appropriate when state laws unduly interfere with municipal broadband," said Netflix, in its comments on the petition to overturn the Tennessee law.
It remains to be seen whether the FCC will agree but Wheeler has been dinged more than once as too soft on the cable industry and overturning these local laws would be a major blow to industry stalwarts like AT&T.


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Each senior high school student (SHS) must choose one track to master and base his decision on how to advance after graduating. After weighing all your options and you realize you want to pursue a college education, you can take the Academic Track.
Under the Academic Track, an SHS has four options or strands to choose from: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), HUMSS (Humanities & Social Sciences), ABM (Accounting & Business Management) and GAS (General Academic Strand).
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) is for science and math enthusiasts. It integrates the application of technology in specific subjects and offers more advanced topics like Earth Science, Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction and Basic Calculus. If you want to pursue a career in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Sciences and Medicine; STEM is the strand for you.
HUMSS (Humanities & Social Sciences) is divided into two fields, the Humanities and Social Sciences. While Humanities deals with human culture, Social Sciences focuses on human society and social relations. Part of the curriculum includes introduction to world religions, Philippine and world literature, political and community development specialization subjects.
Later on, you can be teacher, a psychologist, a lawyer, a writer, a social worker or a journalist.
ABM (Accountancy, Business & Management) focuses on basic concepts of financial, business and corporate managements. You will be studying financial and management accounting alongside the legal, business, and organizational contexts that you will be encountering in your future enterprise.
ABM is recommended if you have keen entrepreneurial skills, seek a career in public and government administration or love the challenge of crunching numbers like accountants.
GAS (General Academic Strand) is for students who are not yet decided on what course to take in college. They can choose from college standard electives from the different academic tracks as bridging courses to assess their preparedness for the field of study they will choose in the future.


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I was soooo desperate to get my 15 month old to sleep for more than 3 hours at a time. Cortney was recommended to me by a friend. My husband was hesitant, but because I heard so many great things about her, he said, ok let's give her a shot. After meeting with Cortney and becoming sleep-trained (importance of a sleep schedule), my daughter has been happier, healthier, and actually sleeps through the night! My husband is extremely satisfied with Cortney's services. If you're unsure about hiring her, do it! You won't regret it.
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A POPULAR orchestra based in Stratford has been awarded #52,000 from the National Lottery.
The Orchestra of the Swan has been given the money to put towards a two-year programme of concerts and education work.
Artistic director David Curtis said the award was recognition of the orchestra?s excellence.
He said: ?We are particularly pleased this grant enables us to confirm the appointment of Julian Philips as our composer-in-association.
?This series also gives me the opportunity to perform works by composers with whom I have enjoyed working with over many years, William Walton, Peter Lieuwen and Nicholas Maw whom we also hope to invite to Stratford.?
Called Take Note, performances take place in the Civic Hall, in Rother Street, and feature work by leading composers past and present.


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Blog Content: From topic selection to published
It's Monday Morning and today is the day I post new articles to my Blog. I've been away on holiday for a week (without Internet Access) and while I normally start with preparation for my Blog Posts on the Friday before, this week I'm pressed for time and wasn't entirely sure what to post. This made me think; maybe YOU could benefit from learning the process I use to create blog content for duanereeve.com
To create blog content I follow a simple process
Unless you head is filled with content ideas and you are a natural writer (which most bloggers aren't), you should have a process to follow to come up with content ideas; a procedure on how to implement these ideas and a method to ensure these ideas are correctly formatted for your blog. Taking it even further, you should have a method to ensure all your hard work is backed up and safe, should something go wrong with your blog.
1. Finding a suitable topic for your blog post
This can be one of the biggest stumbling blocks for newbie bloggers, but one that gets easier over time as your method improves. When I am thinking about writing a new post, the first thing I do, is think about stuff that is relevant to my Niche or Sub-Niches. If nothing strikes me immediately, I visit some blogs in the same niche as mine and see what other bloggers are writing about. Another great resource for topic ideas is to visit article directories like eZineArticles.com (I only look for topic ideas; I don't waste time reading the articles). Another thing I like doing, is going through Private Label Rights (PLR) content, again, only looking for topic ideas. While doing all this research, I make some basic notes jotting down the topics that are relevant to my blogs niche or sub-niches.
2. Checking Google Adwords Keyword Tool for Keyword Ideas
Once I have some topic ideas, I go to the Google Adwords Keyword Tool and check a few keywords from the topics listed in step-1 above. The Keyword tool gives me a few related keyword suggestions and I'll use these to find more similarly related keywords that have over 1000 monthly searches with low competition. If I don't find low competition keywords I search again using different base keywords.
Keyword Research is a massive topic, which I will not get into in this post. At this stage, I really don't place too much emphasis on Keyword research (I should, but I don't have the time). Basically, I log into my Adwords Account, leave all the default settings for the Keyword tool as they are and simply search for Keyword Ideas using 'broad match'. From those results I pick out a few keywords to use within my post…
Note: Before my Google Traffic Penalty I often took variants of my chosen keywords and added 'How to' to the post title to help create more attractive titles. Now, I tackle this differently avoiding 'How to' in my subject line(s) since Google is penalising sites with a high percentage of 'How to' Titles.
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e.g. Before; my title for this post would have been: "How to create blog content"
The revised version is: "Follow the process I use to create blog content"
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3. Using Keyword variants to create a great blog headline
Armed with my Content Ideas and my Keyword list I start thinking about possible headlines for my post. Your post itself can contain the most amazing content, but if your headline isn't appealing people may not open the post to read what you have written. To write compelling blog post headlines (or email subject lines, for that matter), I use a Headline Analyzer Tool. Pending on my mood and the time available, I make use of either of the following:
- The Advanced Marketing Institute (AMI) 'Headline Analyzer'
- CoShedule's Headline Analyzer
I don't spend too much time with either of the above tools. I do enough to get a fairly good score for my headline, using the keywords in my list. With CoSchedule I aim for a rating of 65 or more points (B+) and with AMI Tool, I try to get above 40% (this posts title scored over 60% with the AMI tool).
I cannot say which headline tool is better as I've only just started using the CoSchedule Tool recently. I still tend to use the AMI Headline Analyzer tool more frequently, because there are less variables to mess around with. With Coschedule Tool, I tent to waste more time trying to get things perfect (my OCD kicks in).
Note: I had every intention of writing a follow up post on the power of Blog Headlines, but a friend and fellow blogger "Davina Ngei" wrote such an amazing post on this topic; I'd rather you read her post… You can find it here!
4. I use Notepad for my initial writing and editing
At this stage I have a quality Blog Headline containing my target keywords (Focus Keyword and variables of that) and it's time to start writing my post. I use a plain text editor (eg. Notepad) to write my initial draft. I have my own method of how I like my post setup and I make little notes in my notepad draft copy, which I later amend when I copy the content to WordPress. I prefer doing my initial layout and writing in notepad as it responds quickly and doesn't add any additional formatting or code to the content I write.
Here is my Notepad Writing process:
- I add my Title and mark it as a H1 Tag
- I add my permalink (eg. /my-blog-title)
- I add my H2 Header tag
- I write a small introduction to the post
- I mark an area which will contain my primary image
- I add my H3 Header Area
- Under the H3 Header I elaborate on my into content
- I think up 4 or more H4 Heading Ideas
- I start writing
At this stage; what you need to understand, is that I am NOT a know it ALL Genius…
As my article progresses more ideas and thoughts come to mind, which I make note of. I use Google Search, other Blogs and PLR Content to improve on my ideas and content. I DO NOT COPY other peoples work and I do NOT SPIN Articles. Researched content may be added to my content, but it is entirely re-written in my own words (if it adds value). This is a very time consuming task, as everything is checked and double checked for validity before publishing. I may on occasion curate content from another source, but will always give credit to the source when doing so.
Note: On occasions while researching additional content I realise I may be off the mark with what I've written. In such instances I will re-write my content as applicable. On rare occasions, I may even trash the post entirely. If I have a good topic, but doubt my content I'll save what I have written together with my research as a draft for a future post (after I have verified the facts).
5. Deciding on a specific layout for my blog posts
After my first initial posts, using my current Theme I decided upon a layout for my posts, which I like (I hope you like it too). After my Title, the first part of a post contains a Sub Title with a H2 Tag, using some variation of my keywords (or synonyms of my keywords). This is followed by an Intro Paragraph, where I try to mention my 'Focus Keyword' as soon as possible.
After the Into Paragraph is my primary image which is also optimised for with keywords and compressed for faster downloading. After my primary image I add another header using the H3 Tag with relevant content. As I progress with my content all future headers are H4 Tags. I try to use my 'Focus Keyword' once in one of my H4 Tags somewhere on the page (preferably near the middle). This can all be seen in my notepad content draft image above.
6. Adding Content Boxes and other enhancements
Most of my posts are in excess of 1000-words, which would make for some very boring reading if I didn't brighten things up. So, other than my images (covered later), I try to add some style using highlighted text, content boxes or framed text areas. My WordPress Theme (which is no longer for sale) contains all the elements I use, but you could achieve the same using a Shortcode Plugin, if your Theme doesn't include such features.
The whole idea is to break up content into smaller, more user friendly (easier on the eye) areas of quality content. Since my draft content is in Notepad, I make notes in my Notepad document where I want to implement these features.
e.g. [BOX] My content stuff [/BOX], which reminds me to add a Content Box later…
7. Moving the content from Notepad to WordPress
After writing my initial draft in Notepad, I then spend some time proof-reading it and editing it. I may shuffle content around or completely change some paragraphs. Where necessary, I add notes for placement of [LINKS], [IMAGES] and or [OTHER ITEMS]. The more I can tweak and setup my layout in notepad, the better. When I am happy with my Notepad version, only then do I login to Wordspress and 'Add New' Post.
- I add my Post Title
- I check my permalink is correct
- I paste the Notepad Draft into WordPress
- I select the Category for the post
- I 'Save Draft' of the post
At this stage the article is in place, the number of draft revisions is kept at a minimum and it's now time to use the WordPress Editor and my Theme's Functions to bring the post to life (add character and pizazz). At this stage I do the following:
- Add Tags (before I forget)
- Remove extra line spaces & justify text
- Change all my headers to the correct Header Tags
- Apply all other formatting changes as per my notes
8. Getting Relevant Images and Video Content
Once my post formatting is done it's time to work on my images. Firstly, I use WP ImageSuite Plugin to source some royalty free images from Pixabay.com, Google Images, Flickr etc. With this plugin I sometimes get some really great images, which I can then edit in various ways to make them more original (I can add layers, effects, text etc, using the plugin within WordPress). Sometimes the Plugin doesn't do the trick and I have to manually search the Royalty Free Directories and manually edit the images with Youzign or Photoshop.
The WP ImageSuite Plugin I use isn't all that great (unless you buy the OTO's), but I really love Youzign, especially for removing backgrounds and all the features it offers. Youzign also has several templates and does an amazing job when used for basic to advanced graphic editing and for creating Banners or Social Media Images (all the sizes and templates are pre-built). Youzign is constantly being updated with new features and templates and is well worth the recurring fee (I hate recurring fees, like most, but in this case I would consider it, if I didn't already have a lifetime membership, which I purchased when Youzign was still in BETA).
Due to the nature of many of my posts I often require screen-capture images (eg. the SEO Plugin shots below), which I capture using the FREE Lightshot App. Screen-Capture images may also be edited with Photoshop or Youzign where necessary.
It is important to know, that I rename all my images before I upload them to WordPress. Image file names consist of names that contain my keywords or keyword related phrases (for SEO Purposes). The moment images have been uploaded I edit them, adding user friendly titles and ALT Tags; again using keywords or related keywords, as applicable (don't go mad and don't keyword stuff your post).
When the images are ready (Titles & Alt Tags done) I add them to my post replacing the markers carried over from my notepad draft. All images are automatically compressed/optimised using the FREE WP SMUSH Plugin.
Any other content like YouTube Videos, InfoGraphics, SlideShare Files etc are then added if required, making sure they are resized/scaled to fit my blog.
Note: Where accreditation is required for items, such is given (this is very important).
Featured Image: Always assign a 'Featured Image' to your post and while WordPress defaults to a thumbnail size of 150×150 pixels, make sure your Featured Image is at least 200×200 pixels as this is the minimum requirement for Facebook (and you should be using Facebook). In most cases, I simply set my primary image as the 'Featured Image' unless I have something specific I want to use…
9. Getting the posts on-page SEO ready
I use the Yoast SEO Plugin to handle all my on-page SEO. This plugin has a very useful scoring mechanism, which basically grades your on-page seo. To optimise my posts on-page SEO, I basically follow what the plugin recommends until I get a 'green light' for my post. This plugin has an area, which tells you what you should be doing and if you follow it's recommendations (checklist), you are good to go.
To get started, you do need to add you Focus Keyword, Your SEO Title and a META Descriptions in the fields provided. When you do this, the plugin will show you what your Google Results will look like and based on that you can tweak your content accordingly. I try to check off and do as many of the recommendations as possible, but don't fret about doing them all (unless I have time to kill).
In the images (tabs) below, you can view my SEO Settings for one of my other posts…
10. Publishing my content and HTML backup
With all the above done and dusted; I do a few final reviews of the content and fix any errors. I re-read the post in the WordPress Editor and using Live Preview. When I am happy, I either press 'Publish' or Schedule the Post for later Publication. Honestly, it doesn't matter how many times I read my posts before publication, after it's published you will find errors you missed, especially in the longer posts. Don't fret about it, simply go back and fix it!
When I feel I have checked the post enough times and it is ready to be published I do one more thing, which most other bloggers don't do. I change my WordPress Editor to 'Text' View and copy all the HTML Code. I then take this code and overwrite my original Notepad Draft of the post and save it. At the top of this, I make note of what my Headline and Permalink is for this post. At the bottom; I make note of my WordPress SEO settings (eg. Focus Keyword, SEO Title and Meta Description) and then I save the TXT File as a backup on my Hard Drive.
Should I have any issues with my blog, all posts are stored in seperate folders on my hard drive, with relevant images and this Text File containing the HTML Code. If I ever need to restore a post or my blog as a whole and my other backup methods fail to restore – I still have my post layouts in HTML format…
Conclusion: You would swear time wasn't an issue for me. This post ended up taking me the better part of 2-days to write. For the first time, I missed my Monday deadline, but my OCD got the better of me and I had to do this post correctly. Initially I thought it would be a quick and easy post to get published, but as I got into it, I realised just how much is actually done. While it doesn't necessarily take that long to do the actual steps I use to create blog content, documenting it proved to be very time consuming task. My method may not be perfect, but it works for me 🙂
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How I Create Blog Content for this Blog
This is a summary of the Article written in this post and has been made available for those of you that don't have the time to read the full post - Enjoy :-)
1. To find a suitable blog topic
First consider the ideas that come to mind. After that do some research reading other similar niche blogs, going through PLR Material and checking topics on Article sites like eZineArticles.com.
2. Use Google Adwords Keyword Tool for Topic Ideas
Use Google Keyword Planner tool to see what is being searched for and make use of Google's Auto-Suggest Tool to find alternative possibilities.
3. Using Keyword variants to create a great blog headline
Use your content ideas, keyword list and a Headline Analysis Tool to create the perfect Blog Headline.
4. I use Notepad for writing and editing content
Notepad is the fastest way for me to write my content and make notes as I proceed. Only later do I copy everything into the Wordpress Editor.
5. Find a suitable layout for my blog posts
Long boring posts don't get read. Find a layout that works and entices your readers.
6. Use Content Boxes and other effects
Similar to the above point, but as relevant; Add content boxes and images to enhance the appeal of your blog content. You need to break it up into smaller pieces of information.
7. Copy and Paste the content from Notepad to WordPress
When I'm 100% sure my Notepad draft is complete, only then do I copy the content into Wordpress and work my way through my notes. I check and do all the necessary editing/formatting changes.
8. Find and Add Images and Video Content
Once the formatting is done, only then do I worry about images/videos etc. Make sure to do the necessary SEO Optimisation for any images/videos used.
9. Getting the posts on-page SEO ready
On-Page SEO is very important to me and I spend some time getting this right. I don't over do it, but the whole process is made easier if you use the Yoast SEO Plugin, which gives tips on how to proceed.
10. Publish and backup the Text Source Code
When everything is ready I do a final review and publish the post. After that, I view the Text or Code View of my post and I copy this code into a Notepad document and save it. I now have a HTML backup of the source code of every post I have written.
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Common Place: collective housing in the bluegrass
Sears, Caleb O'Connor
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This thesis proposes new housing for migrant farm workers outside of Harrodsburg, Kentucky. The housing complex deals with architectureâ s relationship to place and community while providing a dignified dwelling, imparting a sense of permanence and home to a constantly moving population. The complex deals with place through a connection to the regional built and natural context. By externally revealing programmatic relationships through massing and allowing individual housing units to assert themselves within the collective, the complex becomes an interconnected housing cluster that is neither house nor barn. It instead imparts the image of a small village or settlement, the essence of community.
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Astrid van Loon - Lunteren
Cell.nr. 06 16647604
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My name is Astrid van Loon and I am a distributor of Neolife International since 2004. With great pleasure : I have learned a lot about sales , customer satisfaction and how to recruit , develop and supervise distributors . That inspires me daily .
I love doing business , but most of it, the contact with people . I 'm curious about who they are and how they live . It remains exciting and challenging to convince them how valuable the Neolife products are . And how important it is to care for yourself and your environment in a natural way. Meanwhile I have had many successful exhibitions , fairs and home presentations organized. In that way I expanded my contact list and made alot of friends.
Petra van Loon - Barneveld
Tel.nr. 0342 422608
Cell.nr. 06 20335071
E-mail. firstname.lastname@example.com
Hello , my name is Petra van Loon and I am a distributor of GNLD products since 2011.
Own positive experience
In 2010 I came in contact with GNLD through my sister-in-law. Since the birth of our eldest daughter in 2007 I had frequent depressive symptoms, especially anxiety . The doctor subscribed antidepressants but I didn't want to use these chemical medicine as it is addictive and has a lot of side effects.
On the advice of my sister-in-law, I started with Feminine Herbal Complex. With great result – thanks to this herbal product I feel much more balanced. I enjoy the things I do again and anxiety is history . I do not begrudge other people these positive effects , and therefore I have become a seller of GNLD products.
Many benefits:
• I have my own business .
• I can organize my own time .
• It is easy to combine with my work and our family .
• It gives me a good feeling when people feels better by using GNLD products.
• I can develop myself constantly . Thanks to the excellent support and training I learn more and more about these high quality products.
Travel regularly
I always get a huge GNLD–boost at the the international conferences of GNLD. We went to Budapest in 2013 and Mallorca last year and we are planning to visit Venice this year. A great opportunity!
Kommie van de Vendel - Waarder
Tel.nr. 0182 601671
Cell.nr. 06 34826766
E-mail. firstname.lastname@example.com
Hello, my name is Kommie.
I started as a distributor in South Africa in 1991. At that time we had small children and this opportunity suited me perfect. To earn my own money on my own time!
To help people
I was excited to hear that GNLD offered free training to learn all about the products, the business plan and how to do this business. I met more and more people and could help them with my knowledge about health, and tell them more about our natural, biodegradable cleaning products. I became much more self-confident.
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The Pan-STARRS PS1 telescope on Haleakala, Maui, discovered 19 near-Earth asteroids on the night of January 29, the most asteroids discovered by one telescope on a single night.
"This record number of discoveries shows that PS1 is the world's most powerful telescope for this kind of study," said Nick Kaiser, head of the Pan-STARRS project. "NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's support of this project illustrates how seriously they are taking the threat from near-Earth asteroids.
"Pan-STARRS software engineer Larry Denneau spent that Saturday night in his University of Hawaii at Manoa office in Honolulu processing the PS1 data as it was transmitted from the telescope over the Internet. During the night and into the next afternoon, he and others came up with 30 possible new near-Earth asteroids.
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Chinese Hand of the Gods Card List
Deal 2 damage to an enemy unit. If the unit is Stunned, deal 5 instead.
Arcane Conduit
Your Summoning Stone now deals 2 damage to adjacent enemies whenever you play a spell.
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The Best Japanese Udon I enjoyed most in Singapore is at Tonkatsu Ginza Bairin Ion Orchard. You may see it's just a normal bowl of Udon why do I talk so much about it? Because I love Udons more than Ramen, if you know me well I am a thick noodle fan! Today I am not raving about their specialty Tonkatsu which I love it so much too, just strictly Udon.
Whenever I wanted something more light, I will go for the Kake Udon which will less pressure my precious stomach and have smoother digestion.
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Matlab has a "serial" function that allows it to communicate through a serial port. This project is to establish serial port connection with the PIC and demonstrate bidirectional communication between the PIC and a Matlab program, using, for example, a USB to RS232 adapter and level shifter chip. The Matlab program could simply log data from the PIC (e.g., the angle of a potentiometer knob), or plot it on a user interface in real time. Keystrokes from the user of the Matlab program should be obviously received by the PIC, perhaps by lighting the LEDs on the PIC board.
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/* SerialComm.c Scott McLeod, Sandeep Prabhu, Brett Pihl 2/4/2008 This program is designed to communicate to a computer using RS232 (Serial) Communication. The main loop of this program waits for a data transmission over the Serial port, and responds with a current reading of an analog input (potentiometer) and the last received data. Note the analog input is only for testing purposes, and is not necessary for serial communication. Lines unnecessary for RS232 communication are commented with enclosing asterisks ('*..*'). */ #include <18f4520.h> #fuses HS,NOLVP,NOWDT,NOPROTECT #DEVICE ADC=8 // *set ADC to 8 bit accuracy* #use delay(clock=20000000) // 20 MHz clock #use rs232(baud=19200, UART1) // Set up PIC UART on RC6 (tx) and RC7 (rx) int8 data_tx, data_rx = 0; // Set up data_tx (transmit value), data_rx (recieve value) void main() { setup_adc_ports(AN0); // *Enable AN0 as analog potentiometer input* setup_adc(ADC_CLOCK_INTERNAL); // *the range selected has to start with AN0* set_adc_channel(0); // *Enable AN0 as analog input* delay_us(10); // *Pause 10us to set up ADC* while (TRUE) { data_tx = read_adc(); // *Read POT on analog port (0-255)* output_d(data_rx); // Output last recieved value from computer delay_ms(10); if (kbhit()) // If PIC senses data pushed to serial buffer { data_rx = fgetc(); // Read in recieved value from buffer printf("Pot: %u Char: %u\n", data_tx, data_rx); // Once data sent and read, PIC sends data back delay_ms(100); } } }


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NiGHTS goodies up for grabs
Posted 30 June 2009 - 12:27 PM
If you're on Twitter follow @SEGA and take part in the chance to win stuff that even I don't have... yet... I'm planning to break in on Thursday and run off with anything remotely purple.
Posted 30 June 2009 - 01:32 PM
I never got the twitter thing, but I'll sign up if free stuff entails.
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I'm gonna be refreshing my Twitter page on Friday every two minutes. D:
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Wizeman should open a gift shop.
i keep thinking that says Goodles, not goodies goodle plushes and keychains, all the way from nightmare!
Posted 04 July 2009 - 10:13 AM
Wizeman should open a gift shop.
Maybe it's Wizeman's back room/closet where SEGA is keeping all of their Free Stuff Friday junk?
Posted 04 July 2009 - 03:49 PM
Maybe it's in the Black Ocean. It only tears your soul because of the high prices!
Maybe it's Wizeman's back room/closet where SEGA is keeping all of their Free Stuff Friday junk?
Luckily, the brave Sega Twitter people can brave the nightmarish baody of water and bring us free stuff! Yay!
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Great, now I have to force my boyfriend to get more involved with my NiGHTS obsession so I can win this. XD
There's going to be an extremely rare piece of NiGHTS merch going out through SEGA America this week. Keep an eye to the SOA blogs in the next couple of days to see what it is - and good luck, I hope someone from this community wins it.
Posted 07 July 2009 - 07:42 AM
Thanks for the heads up Ruby
Posted 07 July 2009 - 07:25 PM
That Sega Museum thing is awesome..
Posted 08 July 2009 - 04:30 PM
As promised. Good luck guys!
Posted 08 July 2009 - 04:54 PM
NiGHTS PaPETCH....D:
Posted 08 July 2009 - 05:12 PM
The pillowcases are pretty rare - I was doing some digging through the PR team's room of old swag, spotted those in a drawer and had a complete NiGHTS junkie moment. Shortly after I had all three of them in-hand.
Ooh, possibly a Papetch figure, or official t-shirt? I wonder how rare the NiD pillowcase is. Haven't seen one floating around anywhere.
That Sega Museum thing is awesome..
One went to our European community counterparts, one was given away at the 2009 San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival in a SEGA trivia contest, and the third is still hiding somewhere near my desk.
As to the NiGHTS PaPETCH figurines... the pictures / video say it all. I first saw one of those on someone's desk when I was at SEGA of America interviewing for my PSU position, and I've been after one ever since. When a few finally did arrive from a co-worker's business trip to Japan, I was stoked. The little NiGHTS is sitting right next to my Phantasy Star figurines on my desk right now.
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This 21 year old has an interesting history. It was first released for Travel retails a few years ago, and was bottled at 47.5% ABV, then Highland park were seeing that it was in high demand and their stocks were low, so the decided to water it down to 40% (still travel retail only), this was a shame since the higher ABV % was much better, and many people did not like that move. Happily earlier this year HP restated the higher strength expression and also made it available to the entire market rather than travel retail, which is very good news for every whisky lover and especially for Highland Park fans. Let's dram:
Highland park 21 year old , 47.5% ABV , £91
Nose : Wood, citrus as in orange peel , cinnamon And spice , heather and sultanas , honey ad nuts. Old books in the library. Very rich sweet, and not lacking complexity. So much to explore there.
Palate: Starts spicy and gingery, then off to milk chocolate , some peat smoke but very distant. Heather , Oak and stewed fruit.
Finish: Peat smoke, orange peel covered with milk chocolate and cherries.
This is a wonderful dram, complex, rich and rewarding, with a lot to explore every time you sit down and sniff and sip. If you are a fan of the 18, this is a notch better in my book. Things don't come much better than this. Highland Park fans, and whisky fans, if you can afford this, it's a no brainer.Great stuff.


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I opened my eyes and saw tiny yellow stars. I peered up and stared at the ropes hanging from the ceiling and the dust-covered rafters…
My face was on fire. Partially from embarrassment, but mostly because a grown-man had just hit me square on the nose by a 20-mile-per-hour dodgeball.
"That's it," I thought. "I'm never playing this game again. If I have to, I will fake an injury, illness, or family crisis to avoid the feeling I have right now."
I hated P.E. and I especially hated dodgeball.
"Sparks, you're OUT!" The teacher yelled, smirking, pleased with his own tiny victory.
My scrawny, self-conscious, awkward nine-year-old body sat up. My face was throbbing. I felt hot and shaken. To add insult to injury, the dodgeball destroyed my four-inch-tall bangs 1988 bangs. I pressed my lips tightly together… Did I still have all my teeth…? I faked a smile and walked toward the gym wall and sat down with all of the other kids who were "out."
I observed my more athletic classmates as they laughed and ran and passed out high-fives. Were they seriously having fun? How on earth is this fun? Could someone please just hand me a book or an abacus or a sandwich? Anything is better than a dodgeball to the schnoz.
For years, I dodged dodgeball and every other sport (i.e., public displays of inferiority.) I preferred curling up with a paint brush or a good book to bat-mitten or rope-climbing.
When I get old enough, I thought, I will never EVER deal with this nonsense again.
Fast forward to my junior year of college when I studied abroad in Spain. There, I learned to appreciate charcuterie (fancy word for cured meats such a Serrano ham and Genoa salami), buttery Manchego cheese, crusty baguettes, and Spanish wine. One semester and fifteen pounds later, I was faced with the inevitable reality that I wasn't sixteen anymore–and I had to learn to exercise. Side note: during my semester abroad, I wrote in my diary that the Spanish clothing detergent was shrinking my clothes. It took months before I realized that my clothes were the same size, but my thighs were getting bigger. True story.
For several years, I hopped around to various gyms. I learned to use the elliptical and do bicep curls. I would spend Saturday mornings doing Jillian Michaels videos and I loved to shimmy with the Zumba crowd.
So, when I found myself in the local CrossFit gym (at age 34), my only intention was to purchase a cleanse product. It was a powdered dietary supplement. My friend had lost a few pounds in a week with the cleanse. It sounded easy. And, I wanted to give it a try.
The owner of the gym invited me to a free workout session that weekend.
"Um, no offense, but I don't think CrossFit is for me," I said to the gym owner, Fabian. "I don't really like to sweat. Plus, I have a two year old and I won't have a sitter on Saturday."
I was too old to start something intense like CrossFit. I didn't want to get bulky. I didn't like running. The coach had a response to all of my reluctant comments.
I'm not sure why I decided to go back to CrossFit Zachary that Saturday morning. I knew very little about CrossFit. But, I was most certain that it wasn't for me. I had watched some of the CrossFit Games on ESPN. These athletes were very muscular and intense—pretty much the opposite of me. They used secret language words like "wod" and "amrap." It seemed like a strange club of super athletes who probably excelled at dodgeball and every other physical activity.
My inner fifth grader cringed at the thought of rope climbing and flipping tires. But, I showed up anyway. That Saturday, I worked out with a family: a dad, mom, and their high school aged daughter. They were so welcoming and friendly. The coach's wife, Beth, held my squirmy toddler so that I could try to keep up.
I was't coordinated. I was exhausted after five minutes. And, yes, I got sweaty. Very sweaty. After that workout, I felt tired and fatigued. I also felt exhilarated. Later that morning, I signed up to become a member. I couldn't believe it. I wanted more.
After a few workouts, I was hooked. There was something intoxicating about hearing loud, fun music, working as hard as I physically could, then lying on the gym floor in a pool of my own sweat.
Within days, I had met dozens of people from different walks of life. Teachers, Police Officers, Stay at Home Moms, Doctors… Some were incredibly fit. Others were like me (grown up theatre nerds, learning how to run and lift weights.). But we were all there for the same reason: we wanted to be stronger, more powerful versions of ourselves. And, even though it wasn't easy, we loved the experience.
One morning, the coach was outlining the workout of the day. He said, "Ok, Athletes, let's start with dynamic stretching…"
I would have done anything to rewind that moment. Did he just call us athletes? I was an athlete???!!! Sound the alarm! I have been called smart, brainy, quirky, artistic, wordy…you get it….but NEVER "athletic." I liked the way it sounded. More than that, I loved the way it felt.
Soon, I started to view myself as strong and empowered. I started to feel coordinated and fast. This form of functional fitness helped me in everyday tasks: holding my kids, cleaning my house, carrying a heavy Yeti cooler full of tailgate beverages. I was on a roll. I felt good in skinny jeans and I felt mentally sharp. My husband also started working out at CFZ. We were embraced within this community of athletes. And, we loved that we had a new common interest. I loved where this CrossFit journey was taking us.
Then cancer happened.
Needless to say, my fitness routine changed. But, it didn't stop. And, I was determined to keep going to CrossFit.
I would get chemo, wait a few days, then go to CrossFit. I did modified versions of the workouts, while my friends would cheer my name. It made me feel like me again. I remember running through the grassy field behind the gym. As my feet touched the ground and I breathed in God's glory, I was grateful for my scared body. As I pulled with my arms and pushed with my legs on the row machine, I felt a voice saying, "cancer can't take this from me.'' As my body burned with squats and burpees, I heard a voiced saying, "Go, Veronica. You are fighting for this!"
That's right. Running, jumping, pulling, pushing. Loving and honoring my body by making it stronger. I was fighting like hell for the chance to keep pushing.
And, my CrossFit friends became some of my biggest supporters. For two consecutive years in October they held a fundraiser for Barbells for Boobs–an organization that helps young women with breast cancer. They did so much to show love and support for this former dodgeball-dodger.
For one wonderful year, I lived "cancer free." I was months into consistently exercising when I learned that the cancer was back. And, it was advanced: stage IV with more than one hundred tumors in my lungs and pelvis.
Now that I'm receiving a more aggressive chemo regimen, I have to slow down for a while. My body aches and my bones burn. Most days, I limp from my bed to the bathroom. That's the extent of my workout regimen. And, I'll be honest, it breaks my heart sometimes. My inner scaredy-cat was becoming so strong and fearless. Then, everything changed.
It would be easy to get consumed with lament and frustration. But, I'm not angry. Look how I blossomed. A physical and mental evolution happened. Now I know that underneath this weak and tired flesh lies a powerful soul.
And, I can't wait to get back to the people who lift me up.
I'm writing this essay in bed. I have the "chemo flu" right now. Fever, chills, nausea, fatigue. I would do anything to get to do some ring rows and work on the row machine. To run and sweat and push myself again. To high five Jen or Fabian or Gwen or Phillip—friends who I might not know if I hadn't stumbled into that office to buy a poop-shake.
This essay isn't meant to be a plug for my local CrossFit gym. But, it is meant to be an homage to those hard things that we humans do on a daily basis. Those choices we make: to stay in bed or to get up and move. To phone it in or to push yourself. You never know when those hard choices will change your life for the better.
As I reflect on the past few years and the decisions I've made, I can't help but smile. I didn't know that my decision to join Crossfit Zachary would help me gain confidence, mental sharpness, and friends who would rally behind me as I fight for my life.
I really didn't know that a workout regimen would help me fight cancer. But, it did and does. Everyday.
I have always loved the human spirit—especially when we work together as a team. That's one of the many things I loved about CrossFit. It felt like a team. We all bled the same color. We all sweat the same color. We all high-five'd each other after a workout. And, we all collapsed on the gym floor together, laughing at what just happened.
What just happened? We willingly pushed ourselves to become physically and mentally stronger. It was difficult, but I loved it. And, I will come back for more. Mark my words.
I have a request. Do something hard and scary today. It doesn't have to be pull-ups or wall-balls. Hell, do your best yoga shavasana (corpse pose…It's kind of like sleeping.) Power walk to the mailbox. Just do something that makes you uncomfortably better. Do it for me. Do it for your kids. Do it because you can. Trust me, you'll thank me later.


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With the day off yesterday, Chris got to work a little more on our chicken tractors. No rush to get chicks now - we found out Farm and Fleet is sold out for the year. :( We'll probably end up ordering them online. Anyway, here we go.
Step 3: Cut out and mount the front piece for the nesting boxes.
Step 4: Install the wheels for easy rolling. (We're going to have to move these things every morning!)
Step 5: Begin constructing the roof.
Step 6: Add some perches.


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Thanks to Potus, I have finally realised that my twitter account has been suboptimal.
I will now engage caps lock AT RANDOM points, alternately deny collusion, then deny that collusion is a crime, shout childish taunts at my accusers, focusing on THEIR DISABILITIES rather than the basis of their claims, and generally rant xenophobic, inflammatory statements about people on who we all depend, and point the prow of the western democracy ship at the bottom of the ocean.
Never realised how simple, so really really simple it is. So simple. Simple.


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