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Most of us want to share our lives with someone we love and respect, but sometimes is not easy to find someone special. If you are looking for true love, you must be prepared for it. In order to be ready for a serious relationship, you must be aware of your own values. Try to look at yourself, your relationship history, and the expectations you have for future relationships, before you start looking for a special person to share your life with. Remember that you may find a relationship by being someone else, but it certainly won't be the relationship that lasts. We always attract to our lives those things that match our state of belief, so start preparing yourself for love by believing that your soulmate is out there, and by healing yourself from your past, in order to be in equal vibration to what you'd like to attract. The Universe is always returning back to us our beliefs about ourselves and what is around us, so release the baggage of negative thoughts and leave some space for more loving and positive energy to come your way. Keep in mind that when we are unable to let go of a past relationship, our energy keeps telling the Universe that we're taken, and we block the way for new energy to enter our lives.
Negative self esteem can be a big obstacle for love because it reflects how other people view us, as well as how we present ourselves to the world. We can't expect someone to love us when we can't love ourselves. Most of us understand what it means to love someone, we often have admiration and emotional investment in another person, but self love is not familiar for a lot of people. Start caring more for yourself and your own needs, in order to overcome negative beliefs about yourself. Get to know and list your positive attributes, so you can reflect on them daily. Remember that love means sharing yourself with someone else who accepts you for who you are, and the journey of self discovery can lead you to acknowledge and be proud of your own unique traits.
Creating a happy, fulfilling life in order to receive love, and allowing it to grow is a constant task. Make a conscious effort to spend your time doing the things that matter to you, and challenge yourself to step out of your comfort zone in order to try something new and exciting every now and again. Don't expect anyone "to make you happy", and start taking responsibility for your own happiness. When you create a life you adore, and learn to be happy alone, you will also understand what you bring to a relationship. Don't expect something outside yourself to cause your life to blossom, because the single most important relationship you will ever have is with yourself: once you nurture and fix yourself, you will find it much easier to connect with others and care for someone in a healthy way.
Self care equals wellbeing, and if you want to attract an amazing partner, you must be in a place in your life where you know that you are worthy of respect and love. You must get real with yourself and the life you want to live. Let go of other's expectations for your life, and release the memories of old relationships. Remember that everything you went through in the past made you the person you are today, and listen to your soul in order to explore what it is telling you to do. We need to be spiritually and emotionally prepared to meet a special someone. Remember that a great relationship usually begins before you meet the right person, and from now on, focus on recognising your worth in order to create the life you want to live, and you will attract the love you deserve.


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Betty Solomon, Author & Founder, "AgeinGrace.com"
I was born in August of 1934 in Western Oklahoma. I am a widow, age 82, with one son, and a grandmother with two granddaughters, and two great grandchildren that are the joy of my life. I was born during the era of the Great Depression during the "Dust Bowl Days", where there were no fresh produce in Oklahoma and most foods were rationed during the Depression.
When I was a year old, this shortage of food was so critical that it caused my family to make the decision move to the southernmost tip of South Texas, to the Rio Grande Valley, just 12 miles from Mexico.
This Rio Grande Valley was sometimes referred to "The Magical Valley of the Rio Grande" where they grew crops of fresh vegetables and fruit all along the fertile borderland near the Rio Grande River. The Valley's main crop was oranges and grapefruits. The climate was ideal for the year around growing season with rows and rows of orange and grapefruit trees throughout the Valley.
I grew up with my family in this beautiful Valley along with two sisters and two brothers. We had a Jersey cow that produced delicious raw milk for the family. The Valley had an abundance of fresh vegetables and fruit and I enjoyed the healthy lifestyle where there was plenty of food, good things to eat and milk products from our Jersey cow. Then I married my high school sweetheart. Later, we re-located to Oklahoma and we were happy in our move to a new home. Then, I had one son, that made my life complete … almost!
I was lacking one thing and I did not realize what was absent in my life until God showed me. Then I became a Christian and was baptized in 1976. My life changed completely at that moment as I had God and my Lord Jesus Christ to talk to and guide me to follow the right paths in my daily living in making the right choices and so much more…
One thing I surely believe in is Prayer! But you might say, "Why Pray?"
For example, I have found this to be true. There are three reasons to pray: for God's benefit, for your benefit and for the benefit of others.
- Prayer is communicating with God. Prayer includes building a relationship with God which depends on communication. Your communication with God will never grow or develop without communicating with Him.
- Prayer provides direction.
- Prayer prevents wrong decisions.
- Prayer eliminates worry and anxiety.
- Prayer produces peacefulness.
- Prayer invites God into our daily lives.
- Prayer produces confidence.
- Prayer prevents distractions.
- Prayer protects us from discouragement.
- Prayer reminds us how to act and to be a better person.
He left on record, the beautiful words of God in the Holy Bible to show us the way and how we should walk in today's world. He shows us how to gain eternal life when this life ends.
My advice: Spend less time wrestling with the hours in your day and make it your goal to pray first. You'll see your priorities fall into place, feel your spirit lighten from under the burden of diminishing time, and experience a peace that comes with spending every moment in the presence and under the guidance of your heavenly Father.
"Prayer is the key to Heaven, but Faith unlocks the door"
My Goal is to communicate the healthy way of life, healthy aging, and all around well-being. Why?
"I believe in being compassionate and concerned about helping our family, our friends and other people along life's way and this can be accomplished when we feel better, eat healthy and have a spiritual life with God."
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From our Fun HQ here in Lancashire we love to cover the North West including Manchester, Liverpool, Merseyside, Preston, Chester, Cheshire, & Lancaster. With Leeds and Yorkshire being just a short distance away we can often be seen in Sheffield, Huddersfield, Harrogate, Hull & York.
Fun Leisure loves delivering fun into large cities in the UK. You can always see us in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leicester, Newcastle and Glasgow to name just a few.
We have an office based in Swansea, South Wales covering entertainment & corporate event hire around Swansea, Cardiff and Bristol area.
Whether it be Corporate Entertainment hire, Fun Day, Team Building event or Boutique wedding. Here at Fun Leisure UK, we love what we do! Take a look at our A-Z and begin your fun event here at Fun Leisure HQ.


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Track your affiliate campaigns with Voluum Ad Tracker. Record impressions, visits, clicks and conversions with our link tracking software to optimize your ads.
The main purpose of Voluum, in its broadest sense, is to manage information. This information includes:
Events: Impressions, Visits, Clicks, and Conversions.
Visit characteristics: Visitor-generated information passed from a traffic source or obtained by Voluum on its own that characterize visit, such as country, device info, cost, payout and more.
This information is captured, recorded and passed on by Voluum. All this information is then used to learn more about your visitors, gain insights into your campaign performance and optimize your campaigns' setup.
In order to get that information, you need to set up Voluum correctly. The basic setup, that covers the most typical use cases and uses a redirect tracking method, has already been covered in the Getting Started guide. The following set of articles describe extensively all methods of tracking events and exchanging information between platforms, like between a traffic source and Voluum, or between Voluum and an affiliate network.
It is all about information flow.
Table of Contents
Event Types
In Voluum, there are four event types that can be tracked. It is important to familiarize yourself with their definitions when they occur and what are their pricing details are, because their meaning might differ from the meaning used elsewhere in the industry. Read the What is an Event in Voluum? article to learn more.
Different Methods of Tracking Events
Voluum offers you three methods of tracking events: a redirect method, direct method and redirectless method. Choosing the right one for you depends on several factors, such as requirements of a traffic source platform, need of using a landing page in your funnel or tracking organic traffic, page load time or visibility of a redirect.
The Getting Started guide described a redirect method in its exemplary campaign funnel and usually this method is considered to be the default one.
Read the Tracking with a Redirect Method article to learn more about the benefits and the limitations of a redirect method of tracking.
Read the Tracking with Direct Tracking Pixel article to learn more about the benefits and the limitations of a direct method of tracking.
Read the Redirectless Tracking article to learn if the redirectless method of tracking is the right one for you.
Tracking with a Redirect Method
The simplest setup requires only three things: an offer, a traffic source, and a campaign. However, adding an affililiate network element from a template is a recommended step, as it makes the process of configuring tracking tokens effortless. For that and an organizational reason, we recommend always adding an affiliate network element.
Necessary elements:
Traffic Source: It is required to properly record information coming from an outside traffic source platform.
Read the Creating a Traffic Source Element from a Template article to learn how to add a traffic source element from Voluum's predefined templates.
Read the Creating a Custom Traffic Source Element article to learn how to add a custom traffic source element, not covered by Voluum templates.
Campaign: This element binds all other elements together and is usually added at the end of a campaign funnel setup. It is used to provide general campaign information and to target traffic to a chosen destination. In the simplest setup, this destination might only be a single Destination URL. However, for reporting purposes, we strongly recommend adding an offer element to configure traffic destination.
Read the Creating a Campaign with a Redirect Method - Part 1: General article to learn how to add a campaign element in Voluum.
Offer: An offer element provides additional options for managing traffic redirection. You can use an offer element in paths or flows, you can use it to pass additional visit information to your affiliate network platform, set tracking conversions with a redirect method using postback URL, and finally, see more detailed reports. This element is created in the same way for both tracking methods. However, remember that if you want to use a direct tracking method, you also have to use a landing page.
Affiliate Networks: (Optional) An affiliate network element is used in Voluum to segregate offers by affiliate networks or other criteria. When added from the template, it configures tracking parameters for offers automatically. This element is created in the same way for both tracking methods.
Optional elements:
The elements listed above allow you to handle a small and simple campaign. If you want to go beyond what is small and simple, you can add optional elements to track clicks, manage offers from different affiliate network platforms and use flows. Read the next parts of the following article to learn more.
Tracking Clicks
To properly track clicks, you have to use an externally hosted landing page, add a corresponding lander element in Voluum and paste a click URL, that is provided by Voluum, to your landing page.
Lander: This element ties Voluum with your landing page. It can be used in paths and flows along with an offer element.
Read the Create a Lander Element
Click URL: This link is provided by Voluum and has to be pasted into your landing page to enable visitor redirect to an offer through Voluum.
Read the Adding Click URLs to a Landing Page article to learn how to obtain and paste a click URL on your landing page.
Tracking Conversions
Regardless of a selected tracking method, you can track conversions with either the redirect or direct method.
Tracking conversion with a redirect method: To track conversions with a redirect method, you have to use a server-to-server postback URL, that has to be set up in an offer setup.
Read the Track Conversions Using S2S Postback URL to learn more.
Tracking conversion with a direct method: To track conversions with a direct method, you have to use a conversion tracking pixel that has to be implemented on a so-called "Thank you" page.
Read the Track Conversions Using a Conversion Tracking Pixel article to learn more.
Tracking Impressions
Impression: If you want to track impressions, your traffic source platform has to support it. Read the document below to learn more about tracking impressions:
Track with Direct Tracking Pixel
Tracking with the direct method using direct tracking pixel allows you to bypass the initial redirection. This allows for a faster visitor journey.
Direct Tracking Pixel: This feature allows you to track visits and clicks with a direct method. For this feature to work, you have to add a traffic source element and a campaign element with certain options enabled.
Read the Tracking with Direct Tracking Pixel article to learn more about this feature.
Read the Setting Up a Direct Tracking Pixel for Landers article to set up tracking visits and clicks.
Read the Tracking Organic Traffic article to learn how to set up tracking organic traffic.
Read the Direct Tracking Pixel Customizations to learn how to enhance the functionality of Direct Tracking Pixel.
Tracking with the Redirectless Method
The redirectless method of tracking is a future-proof method that builds upon and enhances the idea behind the Direct Tracking Pixel. This method lives up to its name by allowing you to track visitors without ANY redirect whatsoever.
Read the Redirectless Tracking article to learn how to track traffic without any redirect throughout the whole campaign funnel.
Flows and Paths
The elements listed below can be added optionally regardless of a selected tracking method. They can be used for organizational purposes.
Flow: (Optional): A flow is an element useful for managing often used paths. It is a template that you create in order not to define the same campaign destination over and over again.
Path: Paths are a part of a campaign setup in the advanced mode or flows. They allow to redirect traffic to set offers based on criteria set in the path and path's weight.
Using Different Tracking Methods in a Single Campaign Funnel
The decision about a tracking method affects only part of a visitor's journey. You can safely mix different tracking method in a campaign funnel, for example:
You can use Direct Tracking Pixel to track visitors going to your landing page and use the same landing page in another campaign funnel with a redirect method.
You can use Direct tracking Pixel for visits and track conversions with a redirect method
You can track visits and clicks with a redirect method and track conversions with a conversion tracking pixel in the same funnel.
Passing Information
You can pass information about visit characteristics along with a visitor to Voluum, and then, to an affiliate network. This information will be visible in an affiliate network's own tracking system. Information about conversion can be passed back to Voluum with some additional parameters and distinctions into different conversion types and secondary conversions. Finally information can be passed back to the traffic source that a visitor has originated from. This is important if you use the Revshare cost model to settle costs with your traffic source platform.
Steps of passing information:
Additional options for passing Information:
Tracking Cost and Payout
Tracking conversion costs and payout can be achieved with different cost models and either automatic or manual setup.
Read the Tracking Costs article to learn more about tracking conversion cost.
Read the Tracking Payouts article to learn more about tracking payout.
Advanced Tracking
The advanced tracking options let you customize and adjust several tracking options to match your business needs.
Read the Custom Conversions article to learn how to distinguish between different conversion types.
Read the Dynamic Click URLs with a Domain Name article to dynamically build click URLs with different domain names.
Read the Upselling: Tracking Subsequent Conversions article to learn how to track subsequent conversions, called "upsells".
Read the Custom Traffic Source Postback URLs article to learn how to pass information about different conversion types back to your traffic source.
Read the Multi-Step Landers article to learn how to display two or more landing pages during a visitor's journey.
Working with Voluum
This section shows you various small features that can help you with your day-to-day work in Voluum.
Read the Navigating Voluum Interface to learn how to make the most out of your Voluum experience and work like a pro.
Read the Archiving / Restoring Entities in Voluum to learn how to archive elements in Voluum to hide them from view
Read the Error Log article to learn about typical errors and how to solve them.
Advanced Guides
This section contains helpful guides that will teach you how to run your campaigns more efficiently.


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There's always something going on at our organization. Check out our latest news and view photos from our past Friends and Nature Center events.
In this section, you'll also find extensive resources about Nebraska habitats, enviromental education and more that we've collected through years. If you think of anything we've left out, please let us know.


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LONDON - Led Zeppelin was formed in 1968 (40 years ago!). The group was comprised of Robert Plant, 60, on vocals. Jimmy Page, 65, on lead guitar, John Paul Jones, 63, on bass guitar, and the late John Bonham on Drums.
Many rock and roll writers consider Led Zeppelin to be the very first heavy metal band. They definitely had a guitar-driven sound.
1. The band's original name was Unled Blimp (which was suggested by Dusty Springfield).
2. Lead singer Robert Plant's real name is Roberto Mata (Mata is Spanish for Plant).
3. The town of Meeteetse, Wyoming, in 2007 voted to change the town's name to Led Zeppelin, Wyoming.
4. The name Led Zeppelin, in Polynesian, means baby crickets who drink lots of mud and eat triple-sized cottonballs.
5. The song "Livin' Lovin' Maid, (She's Just A Woman)" was written about Pedalette Jo Terracotta, who was Jimmy Page's upstairs maid. She later ended up marrying the prime minister of Luxembourg.
6. The album cover of "Houses of The Holy" has been banned in Arkansas, Russia, Mississippi, Bolivia, and Chattanooga.
7. Led Zeppelin was once the opening act for Marie Osmond.
8. Jimmy Page reveals that former President George W. Bush wrote him and asked for permission to use their song title "Good Times, Bad Times" as the title for his upcoming autobiography. Page emailed him back with a five-word reply, "Nope, nope, and hell nope!"
9. Led Zeppelin written backwards spells Del Nileppez, which coincidentally is the name of the man who designed the Good Year blimp. His full name is Fuller Del Nileppez.
10. Led Zeppelin action figures are the biggest sellers in Cuba. The sales have even surpassed those of Cuban heroes Fidel Castro and his brother Raul Castro.
In related news. PBS recently announced that its Led Zeppelin documentary entitled, "LZ" broke the all time PBS record for having the largest viewing audience.
The show even surpassed the 1997 show, "The Sandwalkers - Prostitutes of The Kalahari Desert" and the 2001 show "The Bali Burger King - The Only 24-Hour All-Nude Hamburger Restaurant on Earth."


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Due to a increase in slot games developed for mobile and tablet devices, Gamingslots has prepared content specifically focused on these games. This new section has a growing number of reviews and videos about mobile slots, with details about which devices they are available on and where they can be played.
The growth of slots designed for mobile and tablets is not a new thing, however the amount of new games available has increased dramatically since 2013, with major suppliers such as Microgaming, Playtech, IGT, Net Ent redeveloping games within their portfolios for mobile devices. Many of these new slots have a very similar look and feel to the original online slot, however there are normally a few subtle differences in the game. There has also been a wave of smaller slots developers that have entered the market, simply offering slot games for smaller resolution devices. Most mobile slots have been built in HTML5 and come with different functionality and betting options to popular online slots.
What are the key differences with mobile slots?
For the untrained eye most slots that have been replicated for a mobile device look identical to their online equivalent, however there are normally a few subtle differences. For example; there may be options to 'swipe' or 'scroll' during the game that would not be possible on a desktop device. You will also find that spin buttons, menus and game options are placed in convenient places to make the user experience much more appealing, especially considering there is no mouse and keyboard options are limited.
Mobile slot gaming is set to increase exponentially over the coming years and the developers are fully aware of this. There is a whole raft of new games, technology and start ups competing for this growing market, which means lots of top slots games for players.


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Is it time for a 51st state? Vice Mayor Harris, Mayor Stoddard and Commissioner Welsh think the answer is yes. In a resolution sponsored by Harris, principally because of his concerns about the impact of sea-level rise on coastal areas and his perception that north Florida is unresponsive to the needs of south Florida, the Vice Mayor proposed that south Florida secede from north Florida and form a new state. The trio voted in favor of it during the final hour of the October 7 Commission meeting.
The preamble to the resolution read, "A Resolution…advocating the legal separation of Florida into two separate states, creating the 51st state in the Union and naming it South Florida."
When asked what led the Vice Mayor to consider the resolution he stated that people have been complaining about the way the southern part of the state is treated by the northern part of the state for over 60 years.
"We can no longer deal with politics as usual in Tallahassee. It is time for us to get up and be heard," said Harris.
Pointing out that South Florida holds a "unique, negative position" due to sea-level rise, Harris stated that south Florida "cannot be helped" by north Florida. By having a more proximate location for our state capitol (he recommends somewhere near Kissimmee in Orange County) and collaborating with counties that will be affected by sea-level rise, funding and solutions are sure to follow.
"Our representatives in Tallahassee are not doing their job. It seems that they are too far away to help us," he said.
In his remarks supporting the resolution Commissioner Welsh said, "The only time you get real cooperation from a government is when you threaten them with action."
Mayor Stoddard in his defense of the radical move said, "Our representatives aren't paying attention to the scientists. It seems a bit Quixotic, but I have been advocating separation for 15 years."
Recognizing that creating a 51st state would be an "uphill fight," Harris said that the resolution was the first step and would be followed by getting powerful people such as businessmen Norman Braman and Wayne Huizenga to get on board to help convince elected officials and citizens of the proposed South Florida counties to start working for the secession. From there it would go to a state vote and then on to the US Congress.
Under Harris' proposal, the counties of Brevard, Orange, Polk, Hillsborough, and Pinellas would comprise the northern border of the new state, as well as all counties to the south of them down to Monroe.
"We need Orange County because that is where the South Florida Water Management District begins and we need our fresh water," he said.
Citing that south Florida provides 69 percent of the revenue to the state coffers and only receives about 55 percent in return and that the bulk of the population resides in the south, Harris said as a new state that we'll be able to "do stuff on our own." When asked if he thought that the north would put up a fight to retain the revenue produced in the south, he said, "They can survive quite handily without us."
Dissenting votes came from Commissioners Edmond and Liebman. Commissioner Edmond, a history teacher, supported his vote by speaking about the war-related circumstances that allowed Maine to secede from Massachusetts and West Virginia to secede from Virginia.
"It takes a lot of courage to propose something like this, but Congress won't allow it to happen," said Edmond.
"It's got to be done and we can do it. There is no historical precedent for this. This is a matter of war," said Harris.


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A taste of Brexit
Sietske de Groot, Operational Manager, Influence Group
Speaking at the Annual Meeting of the European Food Flavour Association, the Influence Group unpicked the different tastes of Brexit.
Companies in the food flavouring sector are highly innovative, small to medium-sized enterprises. They have a vital role in global food production. After all, their products are what makes food kick.
Nobody knows what new EU-UK trade terms during and after transition will look like, yet companies have to plan ahead; contracts are being negotiated, funding sought, tenders published, materials sourced, staff recruited, investment plans drawn up and R&D budgets allocated. They have 18 months to get fit for Brexit, and possibly longer if the UK manages to agree a transition period. However, for as long as the divorce bill is not settled, negotiating the nitty-gritty of, for example, product testing procedures that would need to be agreed between markets, cannot be contemplated.
Uncertainty is the new normal and 'risk management' should be on the radar of all businesses. But how on earth can you plan for a market that will either be separate from, or that might still be bobbing along, the single market? This is where scenario planning comes in. We have heard it all: 'soft Brexit', 'hard Brexit', 'Swiss Brexit', 'Free Trade Brexit'.
Although the Government's preference is for a 'bespoke' deal, the EU has said that no new model will be on the table; it is either 'Norway' or 'Canada'. This means either a soft Brexit, with continued free access to the single market, or a 'free trade Brexit' with tariffs slashed on goods but not much else.
So here is how to get smart. First answer the questions below:
- Where are my clients?
- What is my route to market?
- Where do I get my products approved?
- Which regulations apply?
- Which jurisdiction governs my contracts?
- Where do I pay tax?
- Which licences do I have?
- Where do I recruit staff from?
- Where do I have offices?
- What are my competitors doing?
Then cross-reference with all the different elements in existing trade relationships in a Big Brexit Matrix, and count your blessings. Or not. Each part of the business needs to be risk-assessed for the all the elements of the different scenarios.
To come back to Europe's flavour industry, food flavourings and substances approved by the European Food Safety Agency and the European Chemicals Agency can stay on the market after 29 March 2019. Products that enter the UK market after that date may still be allowed for a while, but may be subject to unknown procedures, or they may not. This depends on what trading terms the EU and the UK will agree. This tells us businesses may want to think about speeding up placing products, and about freeing up resources to closely monitor the negotiations and regulators on either side of the Channel.
So get planning and map your unknowns. Although not anticipated, this may even result in unexpected discoveries and niches that the different flavours of Brexit could unearth.


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If writer/director Kevin Smith set out to do something different with his new film "Tusk", he certainly succeeded and them some. The idea for the film was born during an episode of his weekly podcast, "SModcast", in which he and buddy Scott Mosier have a laugh over an ad placed by someone wanting to rent out a room in their house for free with the stipulation that the person be willing to dress up as a walrus for a couple hours a day. This, of course, led to Smith's already deviant mind to shift into overdrive and ultimately became the basis for his "Tusk" script. The resulting film is so utterly creepy, so hysterically oddball, that to convey my opinions about it on paper proves to be a task in which the result could never really do justice to what Smith has captured on screen. Put another way, Smith has somehow woven the shock value of the grotesque with the comedy of a sight gag, constructing something that delves into new heights of absurdity and yet you can't take your eyes of it.
The film immediately abandons typical horror conventions and instead introduces the lead character as more of an anti-hero than a true good guy. Wallace (Justin Long), is one half of a weekly podcast that relies on interviewing strange and interesting people. Wallace is, generally speaking, an arrogant self absorbed individual who is caught up in his own success, never realizing he is alienating the very people who got him into his position in the first place. In the film's initial scenes, we see the podcast in session as Wallace and his co-host, Teddy (Haley Joel Osment), are having a laugh over a viral video called "The Kill Bill Kid" which features a young teen filming himself swinging a samurai sword and accidentally severing off his leg. Wallace has made arrangements to fly to Canada and meet the kid himself and the two hosts couldn't be more giddy about it.
When the interview falls through, Wallace finds himself stuck in Canada, weeping about the expensive plane fare and leaving with nothing to show for it. While at a local watering hole, he comes across an ad in which a man boasts of his desire to tell someone his stories of adventure. Wallace sees an opportunity and contacts the man, who navigates him two hours outside of town to his home. Howard Howe (Michael Parks) seems strange, and yet inviting enough that Wallace, whose level confidence likely has him thinking he's invincible, is comfortable sitting down with him for an interview. After all, Howe is a wheelchair bound man who appears to be in his mid 70s. How could he possibly be a threat?
The two sit down as Howe begins to tell Wallace of his various exploits at sea, including his encounter with a young Ernest Hemingway. Wallace, with his over the top porn mustache and smug demeanor, never seems to take anything Howe is saying seriously and chooses instead to make demeaning jokes about his host's stories, particularly when the subject matter shifts to when Howe was once saved by a Walrus. Maybe this should've been a clue Wallace picked up on, but he soon realizes it too late when he passes out from the drugged tea Howe has served him.
At this point, the film is still generally what you would expect from a Kevin Smith film. The dialogue and banter between the characters is similar to what we've seen in many of his other films such as "Clerks"and "Chasing Amy" and the tone of the film seems to be moving closer to his first horror offering, "Red State", in which you believe something dreadful is coming, but you really aren't sure what yet. Through flashback, we know that Wallace's relationship with his girlfriend, Ally (Genesis Rodriguez), is beginning to sour and his buddy Teddy seems more than willing to take his place. When Wallace awakens in a wheelchair, he is told by Howe that he passed out after being bitten by a poisonous spider. Howe then makes every excuse as to why the doctor who treated him is not available or that he broke his phone when he fell and therefore can't call home. From that scene, it seems as though Smith decided to shift into high gear as if he just couldn't wait to reveal his villain's true intentions.
After a revealing dinner table scene, the film delves deep into the bizarre. Howe really does attempt to surgically turn Wallace into a Walrus and wants to use him to recreate the companionship he had with a real Walrus decades before. Long time horror film makeup guru Robert Kurtzman has really outdone himself here, as he has created one of the most disturbing on screen visuals I have ever seen. Unlike classic horror films such as "Alien" or "Jaws" that created terror by showing the creature as little as possible, Smith parades his creation front and center for the entire second half of the film and it remains uncomfortably impactful every second it is on screen. It is during these sequences that Smith really nails several truly horrifying moments and as an audience we start to believe no one, even Wallace, really deserves what he is being forced to endure.
If there's a complaint about the film, it's in the third act when one character single handedly sabotages the devilish tone Smith had established and turns the narrative into an unintelligible bore. Even though Wallace is on the downslide with his girlfriend, Ally and Teddy set out to look for him and meet up with a retired Canadian cop who claims to have been on Howe's trail for years. The character, Guy Lapointe, is played by an A-lister covered in makeup, making him nearly unrecognizable. His cliched French-Canadian accent masks anything he may be trying to articulate and to watch him on screen seemed to be more of a chore than any form of entertainment. Smith may have been going for originality or, perhaps, he just wanted to continue with the films obvious and continual poking at Canadians, but ultimately the character and every scene he is in falls flat.
Whereas many have assumed "Tusk" is Kevin Smith's version of "The Human Centipede", I would argue it is a combination of other much more notable horror films. It is in some ways similar to "Misery" with a hint of "Hannibal", but ultimately it is rooted in the very podcast that Smith records every Tuesday. The characters are molded from his own persona as well as his co-host, Scott Mosier, and will be making appearances in two more films that take place in the same parallel universe as "Tusk". This is exactly the type of original filmmaking I frequently speak about and the kind of daring storytelling Hollywood needs to see more of. The execution isn't perfect and the tone seems to change in virtually every scene, but "Tusk" has a quality about it that is sure to have you talking long after you leave the theater. GRADE: C+


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I served with Cory when he was still in the Air Force, and always thought highly of him. A very proficient leader and a downright good man. Fast forward a few years, now it's my turn to retire. Naturally I called on an old friend and mentor for the single largest and most impactful purchase of my life. Cory and Rhonda make a wonderful business team. Cory is a monster when it comes to negotiating for his customers, and Rhonda does a wonderful job of smoothing out the details. All in total they knocked the purchase price of my home down and convinced the sellers to contribute a sizable amount of money for repairs and upgrades. After we closed an got the keys, they are still helping us. They have a vast network of excellent contractors and business partners, so whatever needs done, they know just the person to do it! I cannot sing their praises enough, Cory and Rhonda are absolutely who you want to do business with when it come to anything real estate related...and then some!
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Meet Hannah!
Hannah is one of our clinic RAs and has been apart of our study since fall 2017. She is a junior who is working on making her own major! When she isn't in the clinic she can be found doing a campus tour with Images, in the University of Maryland Repertoire Orchestra, or dancing with UMD's Israeli Dance Troupe. In the future she hopes to go into neuropsychology and do research on the brain mechanisms of attention, development of educational/therapeutic interventions for individuals with ADHD, or teaching. If your lucky when you come to clinic you will have Hannah as your RA!
Meet Carmen!Carmen is one of our lab RAs and has been part of our study since Fall 2017. She is a junior, general biology major. On campus, she is the service chair of Viet Nam Medical Assistance Program (VNMAP), working to address healthcare disparities in the Asian-American community! In the future she hopes to become a physician that not only impacts the community, but also be involved in changing and shaping the healthcare system for a better future! You know your samples are in good hands if Carmen has them!


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Opinion Journal: After Byrd
James Taranto discusses Robert Byrd's death and what it means for the Democrats' agenda.
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Join us at Sydney StoryCode's September event 'Impact Storytelling for Good' to learn about the possibilities that open up when innovative storytelling is used to further social and environmental causes. Enjoy a show and tell of successful projects where digital creatives have worked on social causes to tell stories with real impact, including case studies from the producers of Frackman and Gayby Baby.
Speakers: Simon Nasht (Frackman), Hattie Archibald (Gayby Baby) + more to be announced
Simon Nasht
A former political reporter and foreign correspondent, Simon Nasht has established himself as one of Australia's most experienced documentary filmmakers over the past 20 years, winning major international awards and producing for the world's leading networks. He has run successful production companies in London and New York, and formed a partnership with entrepreneur Dick Smith in 2011 to produce thought-provoking films for the Australian and international market. The company is now branching into digital content and educational platforms. Simon is a visiting fellow at the Institute of Sustainable Futures, UTS and a former teacher at the European Film College in Denmark.
Hattie Archibald
Harriet (Hattie) Archibald is a producer with a specialized skillset in independent film marketing, crowdfunding and distribution.
Hattie has been at the helm of the independent release of four Australian feature films: The Connection (2014), Last Paradise (2013), Rites of Passage (2013) and Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea (2011), delivering films to audiences via event screening tours, VOD, DVD, self-hosted community screenings and educational packages. She has a flare for finding and mobilising audiences.
As a crowdfunding consultant, Hattie has co-developed the strategy for several successful crowdfunding campaigns (including Gayby Baby and Deep Blue Sea), collectively raising over $650,000 across 12 campaigns. Hattie also works as a director, post-production producer and production assistant.
Of course, there will be food and drinks to keep you buzzing through the evening, and the opportunity to meet creatives, changemakers, and our usual bunch of awesomes!
WHEN: Thursday 24 September 2015, 6pm
WHERE: The Benevolent Society, 188 Oxford Street, Paddington, NSW 2021.
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Reverie Cafe + Bar (1931 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., reveriempls.com) is up and running in the Nicollet-and-Franklin storefront that was last home to the Nicollet.
The plant-based menu includes such dishes as carnitas-style jackfruit tacos, smoked tempeh-spinach-tomato sandwiches, cauliflower with a paprika-cashew rémoulade on baguette, and a kale-collard salad with a ginger-tahini dressing.
The bar pours 40 beers and ciders, including gluten-free varieties.
Opening Friday: Hub City Cafe (3338 University Av. SE., Mpls.). The coffeehouse/cafe is occupying the Prospect Park address that formerly housed the original location of Cupcake, which closed late last year.
Owner Calvin Stauber is promising coffee from Up Coffee Roasters in northeast Minneapolis, salads and sandwiches from Simpls, soups from At Last! Gourmet Foods and gluten-free pastries from Sift Bakery.
T-Rex Cookie (trexcookie.com) owner Tina Rexing is partnering with Stauber on the site, which means that her jumbo cookies — currently available at the Minneapolis Farmers Market — will now have a brick-and-mortar home.
The lights are coming on at another former restaurant. This time it's the original home of Wilde Roast Cafe (which moved to its roomier SE. Main Street address in 2011), where the doors will soon reopen as Spitz (518 E. Hennepin Av., Mpls., spitzmn.com).
The small chain currently operates locations in Los Angeles, San Diego and Salt Lake City, serving a menu that focuses on wraps and sandwiches made with döner kebab (vertical rotisserie-roasted) meats. Falafel, too.
The bar will focus on a handful of sangrias (make mine the rosé with apple, mint and lime, please) plus beers, beer cocktails and a short wine list.
On the newsstand
How great to see the spicy miso ramen at Ramen Kazama (3400 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., ramenkazama.com) featured in the May issue of Bon Appétit, part of the magazine's eight-city roundup of "America's new favorite noodle soup."
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Hearing somebody say 'The book is always better than the film' is like fingernails down a blackboard to me. This ill-informed yet common cliché about the supposed superiority of literary texts over visual texts is highly reductive and suggests that a comparison can be made between two incomparable things. It leads to statements such as 'Baz Luhrmann is going to ruin The Great Gatsby!' Relax, people. He may make a film that's not very good, and in the eyes of some he may fail to capture the spirit and ideas of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel, but unless the film's producers have somehow arranged for every existing copy of the novel to be rounded up and pulped upon the film's release, the novel The Great Gatsby is going to live on unharmed.
One of the main complaints levelled at film adaptations is that they change, condense or discard aspects of the novel. Now, unless you are arguing that novels should never be adapted into films at all, this is unavoidable – of course there are going to be changes made to the events and characters during the adaptation process. The average film, with a typical running time of 90 to 120 minutes, cannot accommodate every single element within a novel. While some plot points may be objectively crucial to a story, there are an enormous number of other elements within a novel that can be removed without losing the story's overall intent, purpose, mood and core ideas.
Most importantly, film style and literary style are so fundamentally different that changes must be made for the transition from page to picture to work. Novels are a literary art form while films are a visual art form. Point of view in a novel is expressed through language, while in cinema it is expressed through cinematography, editing and sound. A novel must describe things like setting, costumes and the appearance of the characters, while a film has to show it. Novels can play with tense and reveal the inner thoughts of characters in a way film cannot. Film can incorporate music and use montage to create emotional associations in a way that is impossible in a print medium. Dialogue is used, or should be used, completely differently in novels and films. What a character says in a novel can be drenched in subtext and doesn't have to always be written on the page word for word, while dialogue in cinema has a more functional purpose. On the other hand, film can use techniques such as visual and sound motifs, directional lighting, acting and camera effects such as focus pulls to suggest subtext and symbolism.
Films are supposed to adapt the source material, not directly replicate it or try to second guess what the majority of the audience expects to see based on their own subjective reading experience. Personally, I love the way a story and its characters can be transformed for the medium of film when a favourite novel of mine is adapted. Mark Romanek's film adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Never Let Me Go conveyed the novel's melancholic story of love, loss and fate far better by leaving some things out than it would have if the film directly reproduced key scenes. The extensive changes to style and structure in Lynne Ramsay's film version of Lionel Shriver's We Need to Talk about Kevin produced a work of extraordinary cinematic subjectivity in which sensory memories were visualised.
Sometimes, a film adaptation is a great work in its own right while also being extremely close to the source material. Steve Jacobs' excellent adaptation of JM Coetzee's novel Disgrace remained faithful to the novel, as did John Hillcoat's adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road. Then again, to demonstrate that you never can win, some critics praised the film's bleak cinematography for articulating a sense of McCarthy's sparse prose, then complained that they therefore couldn't see the point in the film being made in the first place since it was so similar.
Still, films like Disgrace and The Road are exceptions to the rule – in the end, they are great not because of their fidelity to the source material, but because they are excellent films. The value of a novel adaptation is primarily how well it works as a film, and to a lesser extent, how well it expresses the essence of the source material rather than how well it mimics it. The book is never better than the film; the two are incomparable. It's not reasonable to critique a film for not functioning in the same way that a novel does. A film may fail on cinematic grounds, but it should not be accused of failing on literary grounds. Once literature-loving filmgoers accept the fundamental differences between novels and films, they can move beyond feelings of outrage whenever a film supposedly butchers, murders or destroys an esteemed novel, to become far more relaxed and open-minded when going to the cinema.
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G-Funk, or "Gangsta Funk", is a type of hip hop music that emerged from West Coast gangsta rap in the early 1990s. G-funk (largely derived from slowing down the tempo of funk music) incorporates multi-layered and melodic synthesizers, slow hypnotic grooves, a deep bass, background female vocals, the extensive sampling of p-funk tunes, and a high portamento sine wave keyboard lead—a feature that became the genre's notable trademark. Additionally, unlike other earlier rap acts that also utilized funk samples(such as EPMD or The Bomb Squad), G-funk often utilized fewer, unaltered samples per song.
This genre was characterized by a generally hedonistic subject matter including violence, sex, and drug use, and a slurred "lazy drawl" that sacrificed lyrical complexity for clarity and rhythmic cadence. G-funk became the premier subgenre of mainstream hip hop for a span of nearly four years (from the release of Dr. Dre's landmark debut, The Chronic, in late 1992, to the collapse of the Los Angeles-based labels, Ruthless Records, Priority Records, and Death Row Records, Sacramento-based label Blackmarket Records, Oakland-based label Jive, and Def Jam West in 1996 and 1997).


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By Eileen Weber
They say hard work pays off. And for parent volunteers in Fairfield Public Schools, that old adage couldn't be more true. Years of painstakingly coordinating a garden program as an outdoor classroom have culminated in a $5,000 grant funded by the Fairfield County Community Foundation. The grant, which was written and submitted by the 2009-2011 PTA Council Health, Safety & Fitness Committee chair Anne Tack-Eckel, provides enough gardening books for every grade level in the entire school district.
What makes this such a breakthrough is finally getting the recognition that a garden is a viable teaching tool. For years, parents have been wading through red tape and political strife all for the sake of one ideology: Eat what you grow.
"It's time to wake up," said Annelise McCay, who kick-started the garden initiative at Roger Sherman Elementary School in 2006. "It's about awareness for these kids. They may not understand it now, but [working in the garden] is a lesson learned that will stay with them."
McCay, coined the "Alice Waters" of Fairfield, went on to say that the garden initiative stemmed from so many parents who were appalled at what was being considered "lunch" in the cafeterias. It became clear that too many of our children were not making the connection between what we eat and how it grows.
"That was the motivation behind it—healthier eating," said McCay. "When you're feeding kids chicken fingers and French fries, you're telling kids that's what they should eat. Why does it have to be poorer quality food for a kids' menu?"
Anne Tack-Eckel agreed with McCay. For her, it started when her youngest child was in Kindergarten. She visited the school often for lunch and was disgusted with what was offered. Since then, she has seen a huge change in the type of offerings that not only the school has provided but that kids are happily choosing to put on their plates. She feels strongly that the garden initiative was the catalyst for that change.
"The foods were highly processed, high in fat, with chemicals," said Tack-Eckel. "But the changes in the school lunch have been miraculous. I think people don't realize how important a kid's lunch is. What they eat is important."
She pointed out that the school year lasts 180 days. That's half a year of a child's life consisting of bad food. Today, almost every single school in the district has a garden that is being used within the curriculum. In some cases, the schools have implemented the garden produce in the cafeteria.
"Kids who participate are more likely to try fruits and vegetables," said Michelle McCabe, chairperson of the PTA Council Fuel for Learning Partnership, an organization that advocates school lunch nutrition, "There's a sense of ownership in growing something they can eat."
But these kids don't just pretend to be a farmer for a few minutes. They are making the important leap between what sprouts from the earth and what goes into their bodies. No, fresh tomatoes don't come naturally wrapped in plastic. And a fresh tomato tastes better than one that was covered in pesticides, picked unripe, and shipped from several thousand miles away. A garden is more than just health and nutrition. It's about math. It's about science. It's about art. It's about relationships and how they can grow in a garden, too.
Rosemary Field, who launched the garden at Osborne Hill School with fellow parent Karen Bassett, said never underestimate the power of a seed. To her, it illustrates the circle of life.
"The teachers are excited to have the kids with their hands in the dirt," she said. "It's making a connection to where our food comes from. It's an awakening."
Osborne Hill planted their garden this past spring. While the plants flourished over the summer, the experience was not without its pitfalls. They started with a seed exchange. But the seeds didn't work, so they had to reseed all the plants. Then, the pumpkins got infested with squash beetles. And if that wasn't bad enough, the sunflowers grew so large and overshadowed the pumpkins to such an extent that they grew a fungus, wiping out what was left of the crop. But the sunflowers didn't last either. Hurricane Irene whipped through and snapped them in half.
"It's been a learning experience," Field said.
Their trials and tribulations have not discouraged the garden committee at Osborne. They plan to grow their plants, which are in a narrow space on the left hand side of the building, vertically next season. They received a small grant to cover the cost of a butterfly garden, as well.
So how can the grant for gardening books improve an already thriving garden program? For Tack-Eckel, the more hands-on the garden experience is, the more effective the learning. For example, one of the books that every teacher will receive is a copy of Math in the Garden. Little ones can be taught counting while bigger kids can move on to concepts like area and perimeter. The books provide a fresh angle for teachers to approach the garden in ways they might not have considered.
"It's an additional tool to help them teach and motivate students to learn," she said. "We hope this is just the beginning. We'd love to see area schools create a coalition to share information."
What many don't realize is that an anonymous donor funded the grant that made this all possible. That donor felt strongly about kids making the link between gardens, healthy eating, and our environment. And, the link between them is now clicking with kids in every school.
But as McCabe explained, the school gardens will never be a finished project. They can always change and evolve with the curriculum. Ideas can be explored and tailor-made to fit an educational need. The first challenge was getting the gardens to exist. The grant was just one more step in a long, exhausting process.
"Perseverance pays off," she said.
For more information about school lunch nutrition, visit Fuel for Learning Partnership on Facebook. To find out more about the philanthropic grant process, visit the Fairfield County Community Foundation web site.


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The Developer Preview version of Windows phone 8.1 is now available for download. Those who are non-developers and wish to get their hands on the early version prior to the public release can also get the update on their Windows Phone 8 running devices.
The process is quite simple. To get the update, users will have to sign up as a developer at the Microsoft App Studio website and then download the Preview for Developer app.
As the update is not optimised, those who have installed the update seem to have come across issues such as decrease in battery performance, warm device and Bluetooth connectivity issue, reports PhoneArena.
There is a way available through which users can bring their devices to Windows Phone 8.
Alin Gheaja has shared a video demonstrating how to downgrade Windows Phone 8.1 to Windows Phone 8. Besides, he claims to have successfully downgraded the Lumia 720 from Windows Phone 8.1 to Windows Phone 8. This procedure is slightly time consuming and is expected to work with Nokia, Samsung, Huawei and HTC Windows Phone running devices.
Those who wish to downgrade their devices running Windows Phone 8.1 to Windows Phone 8, may follow our step-by-step guide.
IBTimes UK reminds its readers that it will not be held liable for any damage to the device. Before proceeding, users are advised to back up all their data since the procedure might wipe out all data.
How to downgrade from Windows Phone 8.1 to Windows 8
Step-1: Back up all the data of the phone
Step-2: Download and install Nokia Software Update from Nokia
Step-3: Connect the Windows phone to the computer with the screen unlocked and Nokia Software Update running
Step-4: The app will say there is an update available
Step-5: Follow the on-screen instructions to install the new firmware
Once the device boots up successfully, it should be running on Windows Phone 8.


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Squads - Womens - 2007 - 2008 Squad Archives
St. Patricks Weekend 17/3/2007
Junior Ladies teams record wins against their Northern Ireland counterparts on St. Patrick's Weekend
Report by Grainne Culliton
The U21 and U19 Junior Ladies volleyball teams are celebrating after their success against Northern Ireland on March 19th, held in Craigavon, Armagh winning 3-0 and 3-1 in their respective matches.
Both teams consist of players who are competing for a place on the Irish team that will participate in the Small Nations European Championship during Easter 2008.
Led by captains Edel Nolan and Anna Miller, Ireland were superior to Northern Ireland in defence and attack, though strong serves from the Northern Irish team put Ireland under pressure in both matches.
Introducing Anna Farrell for the first time as a libero and Niamh O'Sullivan as an opposite attacker, illustrated the versatility of the players on this juniors squad. Excellent setting decisions from setters Aisling Gayle and Shauna Parle gave attackers Fionnuala Nevin, Emma Martin, Jennifer Corrigan, Chloe Campbell, Ruth Healy, Denise Gaule, Orla Fitzpatrick and Caileen Meehan the opportunity to shine. Substitutes Grainne Mc Nieve, Aisling Bell, Kate Heron, Gayla Stanley, Eadoin O'Flanagan, Aishling Croghan, Sinead Croghan, Charlotte Duffy, Ciara Dixon provided good variety options from the bench and experienced libero Jill McDowell was strong in defence.
Irish coaches Denise Tallon and Grainne Culliton were very impressed with the junior teams in this, their first international competition. The competition is now a regular feature of St Patrick's weekend festival and will be held in Dublin in 2008.
Irish Women's Senior Team
Irish Women's Junior Team (1)
Irish Women's Junior Team (2)
Luxembourg Camp 28/10/2007
October 2007 - Luxembourg
Irish Junior Ladies' team:
Day 1 - Fionnuala, Aisling C, Orla, Shauna, Chloe, Caileen
The junior and senior ladies squad had an early start in Dublin Airport Friday morning (28th) at 5:45. Once everyone had stocked up on magazines, we set off on their two hour flight to Franfurt, to catch a bus to Luxembourg.
After lunch, the junior squad trained for 2 hours. After a rest and light rest, the junior team played two matches against two teams from Echternach, both senior teams. The first match was narrowly lost 2-1, having lost set 1 by 2 points. This did nothing to dampen team spirits and we went on to play our second game, all guns blazing. This was a tougher team, with great attacks and hard serves. It was great experience to play against such a good team that beat us 2-0.
A very tired team left for the hostel for a good nights sleep. A very enjoyable time was had by all.
Day 2 - Eadaoin, Grainne, Ruth, Sinead, Gayla, Niamh
Another early start for the junior squad. After breakfast at 7:30, we headed for a 2 hour training session. Prior to training, we watched the senior team and their pre-match warmup which was a good learning experience. We did extensive training on blocking and diving before watching the final set of the seniors match. On return to the hostel, we had some "Schnitzel" for lunch and a well earned rest.
We then had a brilliant training session for a further 2.5 hours, involving cover drills and 3 on 3 game practice. Once we had showered, we met upstairs for team bonding sessions and work, before discussing with our coach the weekend itself and to reaffirm our goals going forward. We also could openly discuss development needs we would like worked on at trainings going forward.
The senior and junior coach went for a meal in an Italian restaurant with all coaches and the President of the VAI before retiring for the evening. Overall the day was a great experience for the team and it helped us to get on better as a group.
Day 3 - Edel, Jenny, Aishling G and Denise
We got up at 7.30 and got our breakfast.We were packed and ready to go from
the hostel at 9am.
Our match was at 10.30. The seniors played the first two sets and the juniors
played the second two sets. Fatigue got the better of us and we lost 2-0 to a junior German club team.
We had our lunch from one o'clock to two o'clock in the "Coque" restarant.
After lunch we got our tickets for the European finals and then went
into the arena for a look around.
Russia and Poland were the first teams to play in the 3rd. and 4th.place
playoff.This was an incredibly exciting match ,Russia ended up winners by 3 sets to 1 set.The next match
was the final of the European championships featuring Italy and Serbia.The level of volleyball was amazing
and everyone greatly enjoyed the match as it was a great experience,unfortunatly we had to leave after the first set to to catch our plane. Overall the weekend was really enjoyable and a great experience.
We wish to thank all involved in arranging it.
St Patricks Weekend 15/3/08
St. Patrick's Weekend Tournament, March 15th 2008
The Senior Women Squad had a busy Saint Patrickâs weekend with four matches against Premier Women teams and visiting German club team, Marl.
The highlight of the weekend came on Saturday when the Seniors met Marl on the main court in DCU at 2pm, in front of a large crowd of supporters. The Seniors beat Marl 3-0, but not without a tough battle in the first two sets.
Setter Aileen Minihan led the Irish offence with varied attacks, and 2 quick kills of her own early in the first set. Captain Gemma Garvan and opposite player Tara Dawson kept long rallies alive with their quick defence of Marl middle hitters Martina Becke and Britta Frees. Aided by the passing of libero Louise McConnell, wing hitter Olive Rossiter scored 3 kills to bring Ireland to a 19-13 lead.
Not willing to give up easily, Marl fought back behind the strong service of Kathrin Zilske and net play of Silke Arms to tie the score at 19-19. Unforced errors for both sides, followed by a kill for Marl setter Sarah Marks, and another for Irish setter Minihan, tied the score again at 21-21. Garvan gave Ireland the lead for good with a kill from the wing, and the Seniors held on for a 25-21 win.
Set 2 began with the two teams neck and neck to 11-11. Irelandâs Jana Langford led her squadâs defence against the strong attack of Marlâs Verena Moritz, while Irish middle Elke Wohlleben connected for 2 early kills. Miriam Gormally helped the home team to pull away 19-13 with her quick middle attack. Marl gained a few points on Irish errors, but Pamela OâDonnell stopped Marlâs attack from starting again with her brilliant net play. Jennifer Corrigan came off the bench to add her own block, and Ireland never looked back, winning the set 25-20.
The German side were no match for Ireland in set 3. Fantastic service by Elke Wohlleben kept Marlâs passing under pressure, and pushed by Gormallyâs 4 kills at the net, Ireland jumped to a fast 12-2 lead. Marl was unable to catch up, as Garvan and Dawson added 5 service points each. Substitute Edel Nolan registered a kill near the end of the set before Gormally ended the set with a stuff block at the net, Ireland on top 25-8.
Well done to the Senior Women, and Good Luck in the upcoming Small Nations European Qualifying Tournament in May!
Squads Raffle - WINNERS!!
The 2008 national raffle also took place with the following winners:
Womens CEV Small Nations Jnr Chmapionship Finals 23/3/08
Women's CEV Small Nations Junior Championship Finals '08, March 23rd 2008
The Irish Junior Womenâs Volleyball team travelled to Shaan, Liechtenstein on Easter Sunday to participate in the 2008 Small Nations European Championship finals.
There was great excitement as Jennifer Corrigan, captain, led her team out on day 1 of the competition to play against Malta. Ireland was leading in set 1 12-11 but unfortunately could not hold onto the lead and lost set 1 25-15. Nerves were obvious in set 2, but Ireland over-came these in set 3 to compete in a very close encounter.
Final scores Malta 3 Ireland 0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-20)
Irelandâs player of the match: Gayla Stanley
Day 2 saw Ireland take on Cyprus, eventual runners-up in the competition. The score on the day did not reflect the high level and excitement of the match that took place. Ireland lost 3-0 (25-14, 25-4, 25-10) but all spectators were enthralled by set 1 and 3 where Ireland matched the skills of a very good Cypriot team, but unfortunately could not win the long rallies that were the talking point of the match.
Irelands player of the match: Fionnuala Nevin
It is always difficult to play the home team, with the noise and number of spectators. The Irish girls felt the pressure of the enthusiastic crowd in set 1 and 2, but went out in set 3 all guns blazing, to take the set 25-22. Liechtenstein were obviously rattled in set 4 but managed to pull themselves together to win the match 3-1 (25-14, 25-14, 22-25, 25-16). It was another good performance by Ireland and the first 4-setter match of the competition
Irelandâs player of the match: Aisling Croghan
Ireland suffered a blow at training before the Lux match and lost their Opposite player, Sinead Croghan to injury.
Having resolved themselves with this disappointment, Luxembourg was a huge opposition to face, with a player on the team actively competing with the senior team. The eventual winners of the competition, Luxembourg were stronger in terms of player development and their experience of competition and previous success was evident from their play.
Their attacking took its toll on the Irish squad, with one player taken off injured as a result (luckily not a serious injury).
The result reflects the higher level of skills of the Lux team, while also the fighting spirit of the Irish team in set 2. Luxembourg won 3-0 (25-9, 25-15, 25-9).
Irelandâs player of the match: Edel Nolan
This was the match we had all been waiting for in the week. Ireland having beaten Northern Ireland a week before the competition to win the inaugural Annual Volleyball Cup, left NI out for revenge.
The first set was evenly balanced, with Ireland narrowly winning by 2 points. Set 2 was equally competitive but Ireland feeling the confidence of the set already won, attacked and served very strongly to take the second set. Ireland lost focus in set 3 to lose it by 5 points, and never recovered their confidence from this.
Northern Ireland won the match 3-2 (24-26,18-25,25-20,25-16,15-9).
Irelandâs player of the match: Denise Gaule
The team:
Jennifer Corrigan, Edel Nolan, Denise Gaule, Aisling Gale, Sinead Croghan, Aisling Croghan, Chloe Campbell, Grainne McNieve, Eadaoin OâFlanagan, Gayla Stanley, Fionnuala Nevin, Caileen Meehan
Womens CEV Small Nations Snr Championship Qualification Round 15/5/08
Women's CEV Small Nations Senior Championship '08 - Qualificaiton Round, May 15th 2008
Squad: Gemma Garvan (Capt.), Aileen Minihan, Elke Wohlleben, Miriam Gormally, Louise McConnell, Tara Dawson, Jana Langford, Oliver Rossiter, Pamela OâDonnell, Jennifer Corrigan, Edel Nolan.
Coach: Coleen Barrett, Assistant Coach: Grainne Culliton, Team Manager: Denise Tallon
Following a two-year training regime, a new Irish squad travelled to the Faroe Islands for the Small Nations Qualifying Tournament on the 15th of May. The team were up against tough opposition from the host nation, Liechtenstein, an experienced Scottish team, and veterans to the competition, Luxembourg.
The team started a bit apprehensively against a tall and experienced Liechtenstein team, going down in 3 sets 15-25, 17- 25, 23-25. The Irish gained confidence in the third set however, as they rallied from 10-21 down. Superb blocking by middles Miriam Gormally and Elke Wohlleben (3 each), as well as serving and defence from Tara Dawson led the late comeback.
The team came out fighting the next day with great defensive play seeing them take a set off the Faroe Islands and also our closest neighbours the Scottish team. These games had several long rallies as Irelandâs defensive play â led by libero Louise McConnell and Jana Langford - made the opposition work very hard for every point. On the offensive side, Olive Rossiter tallied 11 kills vs. Faroese and 8 vs. Scotland, assisted by brilliant passing from captain Gemma Garvan.
Faroe Islands couldnât defend the surprise attacks by setter Aileen Minihan, earning herself 8 kills. Opposite hitter Pamela OâDonnell came into the 3rd set to curb the oppositionâs wing attack, and Garvan connected with her jump serve again, keeping the Faroesâ biggest hitters off the net. Gormally worked hard through the middle, tallying 3 kills late in the 3rd set. The Scotland match was very close, as the teams were well-matched, and played one another point-for-point in all sets. Strong serving by Dawson and Wohlleben kept the Scottish side under pressure. Jennifer Corrigan earned her first Senior cap and start vs. the Scottish, and had a fantastic dig in the backcourt off Scotlandâs biggest attacker. The final scores in these matches were
Ireland 1-3 Faroes (21-25, 12-25, 30-28, 11-25) and
Ireland 1-3 Scotland (15-25, 22-25, 25-21, 13-25).
The final day of the competition saw the Irish team play the top team of the competition, Luxembourg. It was the best game of the tournament for the Irish who blocked and ran the middle well to compete point for point with the Luxembourg team. Setter Minihan ran her quick offense accurately, finding OâDonnell late in the 2nd set and beginning the 3rd to rally the Irish. Langford added her serve to the attack late in the 2nd when the Irish were 15-23 down and kept the side out to 20-23. Edel Nolan earned her 2nd Senior cap in this match, and added a stuff block to her stats. The combined passing and defence of Rossiter and McConnell kept the strong Luxembourg attack under control, while the Irish attackers combined for 28 kills. This match finished 12-25, 20-25; 25-23, 18-25
It was a fantastic experience for the team that travelled and who received many favourable comments from other nations regarding the structure of the Irish unit. It was particularly good to see the team build and experience this level of competition with the inclusion of both Jenny Corrigan and Edel Nolan who joined the squad from the Junior set-up, and who both have very long International careers ahead of them.
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Cyprus moved into its post-bailout phase in restive mood on Tuesday as its finance minister suggested a haircut on deposits over €100,000 (£85,000) could be as high as 40% and the head of the island's biggest bank resigned.
The tiny nation on the frontline of Europe's debt crisis reeled from the news that wealthy depositors would see their accounts being hard hit under the onerous terms of the €10bn euro lifeline thrown by the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund to Cyprus. Enforced losses had originally been envisaged at no more than 20%.
"The exact percentage is not … yet decided but it is going to be significant," admitted finance minister Michalis Sarris. Hours later, the chairman of the Bank of Cyprus, Andreas Artemis, abruptly resigned saying neither he, nor his board, had been properly informed of the scale of the losses or the government's plan to sell off the bank's network of branches in Greece. Artemis, who was replaced by an outside administrator, stepped down as the island's banks remained shuttered for a 10th straight day in an unprecedented step for an advanced western economy.
Lenders, including banking co-operatives, had been expected to re-open on Tuesday but in a surprise move highlighting Cyprus's financial fragility, Nicosia's beleaguered government announced that the closure would be extended until Thursday at least. Sources said the step followed disagreement between the European commission and the ECB over how to adjust the banking sector in the wake of the decision to wind down the country's second biggest lender, Laiki, and merge part of it with the Bank of Cyprus.
"It's a huge task. We're in uncharted territory and are working around-the-clock," said one source at the central bank. The continued uncertainty was making it increasingly difficult for businesses to operate. Without access to cash, firms said it was becoming almost impossible to find raw materials given that so many suppliers were no longer accepting credit. "Cyprus has been treated very unfairly even if, having said that, mistakes were committed by both government authorities and the financial sector," the island's former foreign minister Nicos Rolandis told the Guardian. "The haircut on depositors is an extreme measure that hurts innocent people who have worked hard to assemble life savings and it sets a precedent."
Despite signs of a massive capital flight from the island in the past week, Rolandis said it was imperative that crisis-hit Nicosia tried to salvage its financial services industry. "The big challenge now is to keep as many foreign companies as possible in Cyprus," he said. "We still have many advantages … taxation is still low, the infrastructure is already there." But in another first for a eurozone member state, Sarris admitted that capital controls would soon be implemented. Among the draft proposals being considered, ahead of banks reopening, were weekly limits on cash withdrawals, curtailing euro transactions abroad and a prohibition on cheques.
The controls were confirmed as experts working in the financial sector confided that they were being approached by officials in Malta, Luxembourg and Lichtenstein to persuade wealthy depositors to move their assets out of Cyprus. "I've received three emails today and that's just from Malta," said Christos Neophytou, a lawyer who specialises in registering foreign companies on the island. "They're even offering financial incentives to try to convince clients to move out of Cyprus"
The developments came as the bleak mood turned to anger with furious bank employees demonstrating outside the Bank of Cyprus headquarters in Nicosia. Earlier, high school children and students took to the streets to denounce the troika's policies. "You have destroyed our future," said one banner held aloft by protesters as they demonstrated against the stringent austerity measures imposed by the EU, IMF and ECB.


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HÀ NỘI — Quảng Nam Rubber Investment Joint Stock Company has announced that it will sell more than four million treasury shares to increase its working capital.
The rubber developer will sell the shares between March 1 and March 30. The pricing will be decided by HCM Stock Exchange (HOSE) regulations, and VNDirect Securities Company will serve as the trader.
The four million treasury shares make up all of the Quảng Nam Rubber Investment JSC's treasury share holdings. The company bought those shares in November 2015 at an average price of VND8,112 per share.
The company's shares are traded on HOSE with code VHG. VHG ended yesterday session at VND2,310 per share, down 2.9 per cent from Tuesday's closing level. The share price has dropped nearly three-quarters since November 2015. — VNS
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In it's latest issue Forbes Magazine predicts the future of education and other important things affecting our lifestyle.
About education it's staff reporter " Maureen Farrell" predicts 5 future trends in USA education
The Big Trend – the microsoft initiation into public schools will be a trensetter.
The Unconventional Wisdom – Top schools like( Ivies )- may also have to use innovative ways to get bright students.
The Misplaced Assumption – Testing–both in lower grades and the SATs–will become less relevant barometers of achievement.
The Watch List – Corporations will follow Microsoft example of investing in public education and gain business development
The Bold Prediction – Teachers will be paid on merit.
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Press Release Written by Sports Information Graduate Intern MaryKate Rumbaugh
LAKEWOOD, N.J. – No. 1 Georgian Court's defense played a big role against No. 2 Wilmington University softball to take a 4-2 win in the winner's bracket round of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament on Friday afternoon at SEI investments Field.
With the loss, the Wildcats (36-13) will play in the CACC Elimination game against No. 8 Jefferson. The winner will then advance to the CACC Championship game against Georgian Court.
Georgian Court started out fast in the bottom of the first, as they put the first two batters on base. They would plate the first two runs of the game on a double, before getting one more on a single to right center to take a 3-0 lead heading into the top of the second.
Annie Davila would get things started in the second with a single to center, before Makayla McCarthy and Lexi Baughman hit back-to-back singles to load the bases. With the bases still loaded, Rosa'Lynn Burton would reach on a fielding error to score McCarthy and give the Wildcats their first run of the game, but that is all they would get in the inning. In the bottom half of the inning, the Lions would plate another run on a Wildcat error to take a 4-1 lead.
Makayla McCarthy would have an opportunity in the top of the fourth with a well hit ball out to deep center, but would be snagged by the center fielder with her back on the fence and her glove over the fence for the second out. The Wildcats would have another chance in the top of the fifth but would leave the bases loaded.
Going into their final at bats, Courtney Dellinger would try and start a rally with a leadoff walk, for Rosa'Lynn Burton to advance her on a sacrifice bunt. Kiana Broderson-Jones would then double to center to bring home Dellinger to make it 4-2 ball game. Alyssa Velasquez would keep it going with a single to left, which would cause the Lions into a pitching change. Georgian Court would then get two straight outs to end the inning, leaving the tying run on second base.
Kiana Broderson Jones (one RBI), Alyssa Velasquez, and Annie Davila all went 2-for-4 in the game. Makayla McCarthy, Lexi Baughman, and Jazmeen Llamas all had one hit for the Wildcats. The Wildcats left 10 runners on base in the loss.
Cailyn Whiteside went 6.0 IP in relief, allowing one run with six strikeouts.


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Renovation projects are very popular with homeowners. Some people build additions on their home to upgrade it and others want to improve it for cosmetic reasons. As a homeowner, there are things that can be done to make your home more unique. The information in this article should help to demystify the whys and hows of choosing and surviving your next project.
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Just because a room is lacking in square footage doesn't mean it has to seem cramped or confined. You can invite the light inside. Shine your windows and raise the blinds. It is surprising that your room will look bigger if you use the natural sunlight. Also, use light colors on the walls and keep the clutter to a minimum. Your small room suddenly won't seem so cramped anymore.
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