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Naxos & Taormina
Located at the Naxos Harbor, our Boats offers nature cruises, snorkeling and fishing tours, tours of Somes Sound, as well as fishing trips aboard. Explore the Bay of Naxos and enjoy the breathtaking scenery of Taormina coastline. Isola Bella Marine Park, the Blue Grotto and the Capo Taormina bay.
Our cruises depart daily from the Naxos Port at fishing Harbor of Giardini Naxos. Tours are fully narrated and run between 2-3 hours depending on the trip you choose. We have naturalists who will keep you informed about the wildlife we are seeing and are happy to answer any questions you may have.
Our boats are clean and family oriented, during the navigation we offer a snack, coffee and tea, onboard restrooms, a wide sundeck. However, please bring your own hat and beach towel.
We provide great trips for the entire family or group. Reservations are always recommended. Dates and times vary by trip chosen. Please see our trip schedule for details. We organize free Pick-up directly to your hotel.
After a successful fishing tour, have your catch prepared for a delicious meal. we will teach and let you participate to preparing delicious courses based on your catch of the day. There is no other place around the coast where the fish are so fresh prepared!
It is a great adventure for everyone. All around Taormina and Naxos Bay are rich fishing grounds. There is a good chance that you will quickly catch small tuna, sea bass and other species.
Typically, the Tour sets off in the morning hours or in the evening, when there is the best condition for a good catch. Other departing times can be arranged and tailored to your requirements.
Trip Difficulty: Easy
Season: 1. march – 30. november
Days: All days of the week
Place of departure: Naxos harbor
Time of depart: 9:00 AM, 7:00 PM or on request
Duration: 3-4 hours
Age limit: No limit
Price: 59 €
Included: Local guidance, fishing rod, bate, mineral water, tea, coffee, delicious course meal. Alcoholic Beverages are extra.
Tips: Take your sunscreen, hat and beach towel
Note: Our fishing tours are not big game fishing, we usally fish along the coastline and catch small fish and occasionally medium size fishes.
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Live Be Yoga: Here Are the Yoga Destinations in Denver and Boulder That Reconnected Us to Our Inner Nature
Back in the cities where the ambassadors first started, Aris Seaberg shares the spots that brought on a deeper insight into who she really is.
Live Be Yoga ambassadors Jeremy Falk and Aris Seaberg are on a road trip across the country to share real talk with master teachers, explore innovative classes, and so much more—all to illuminate what's in store for the future of yoga.
That's a wrap! From Tyrone Beverly's Poetic Flow, which elicited tears, to The Freyja Project, a studio that brings out your inner warrior goddess, Aris Seaberg shares vignettes from the powerful visits that concluded the 2018 tour.


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I've always been intrigued by the imagery that is associated with the God Shaped Hole philosophy. I think most people are interested in the idea, which helped spawn books and songs that cover the topic. The philosophy in summary form is pretty simple. Inside each of us there is a space that only God can fill and until we fill that space with God we will always feel a sense of emptiness. In reading the first chapter of Romans I really see this spelled out. You can read it in Romans 1:18-32 (<— hover your mouse over the passage), but I'll summarize:
- God's invisible qualities are evident
- People ignored God and decided to turn to sin
- God turned them over to their own desires
- They spiraled into sin and decay, choosing to fill the God Shaped Hole with something other than God.
So the God Shaped Hole philosophy is bigger than just the idea of longing for God, it also includes the idea that filling it with something other than God will lead to a downward spiral as your attempts to self-medicate the emptiness are unsuccessful. I've always thought that this longing created by absence of God was simply that: an absence or emptiness. I thought it was like a hunger pain that rattles your body when your stomach is empty. I've recently changed my mind on that.
In preparing for my sermon on Worship this Sunday, I came across a more powerful and serious cause for the issue. It isn't a passive absence but rather an active and intense mourning. Let me try and explain in a way that doesn't create too much confusion. If you end up confused, at least there's a cool image on this entry. 🙂
In actuality, the God Shaped Hole is caused by idolatry. There is only one who is worthy of worship, and that is God. When we chose to worship things other than God, be it sex, drugs, alcohol, television, facebook, etc., we are practicing idolatry. Since it is true that we will become like what we worship (Matthew 6:21, for instance), and since anything other than God is empty, we inevitably become empty as time goes on, which creates the foundation for the longing of the God Shaped Hole.
But wait, there's more…
Because we are created in the image of God, being in community with God is a natural part of what it means to be human. We experience this community through praise and worship. In a really strange way, worshipping God makes us more human since part of our humanity is to worship him. When we worship, we grow to be like God because that's what we were designed to do. Since we can only fulfill our purpose of creation when we worship, when we worship we discover what it truly means to be alive.
Because we become like what we worship, and because part of our humanity is bearing the image of God, when we practice idolatry by worshipping things other God we actually devolve as human beings. Our momentary fulfillment is replaced with an ever increasing emptiness as we become less human than we were designed to be. The part of our humanity that dies is the part that reflects the image of God and that lives in community with Him. As this happens, we experience a deep longing to be reunited with our Creator.
Maybe the difference that I'm talking about is merely semantic, but it is significant to realized that the God Shaped Hole that we seek to fill with idolatry is not simply a spiritual hunger pain. It is the part of us that is wired for God, the part that bears His image, that is groaning from the separation between creator and creation. Like a child forcibly separated from its parent, our souls are screaming out in panic as the distance between Source and reflection grows greater. This is no growling belly that can be satiated with a few crackers, but rather is a void that transcends the emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical. Thus the command to love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength (Luke 10:27).
Think about this the next time you're experiencing your typical temptation of choice. The next time you crave 'just one more' drink, the quick glimpse at pornography, the extra large bowl of ice cream, or even the urge to lash out at people verbally or physically. The desire you feel the need to self-medicate is really your soul crying out for a time of worship. Your choice to worship instead of drinking water that will only make you thirsty again (John 4:1-26) will feed your soul and will satisfy you more than any idol you choose to worship. In this way, you will redeem your humanity and the image of God you were designed to bear.


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Acne is the WORST. It's painful. It's frustrating. It messes with your confidence. And no matter what anyone told you when you had your first adolescent breakout, it continues long after your teenage years. In fact, if you have naturally oily skin, battling breakouts can be a lifelong endeavor.
If that's the case for you, then you've probably had an ongoing love-hate relationship with acne treatments. Prescriptions from your dermatologist. Products from infomercials. Restrictive diets. You've tried them all.
Hopefully, some of these treatments helped. But if you're still looking for that one thing that really puts your acne it's place, here's another option you should consider:
Putting mud on your face.
Well, not mud exactly—clay. More specifically, bentonite clay.
This suggestion may sound crazy at first. After all, anyone who's dealt with acne (and seen the movie "Gremlins") knows that getting dirt on acne-prone skin is like feeding a mogwai after midnight…you're just asking for trouble.
No touching your face with grubby fingers. No drying your face with used bath towels. No laying on unwashed pillowcases. These are the unwritten rules of living with acne, because dirt and acne-prone skin just don't mix.
So, why would a muddy substance like clay help with acne?
Well, even though bentonite clay seems like mud, it's actually volcanic ash brimming with minerals and nutrients. As a result, it has some unique benefits that help you battle acne, like:
1. Absorbing sebum
Acne-prone skin produces a lot of an oily substance called sebum [1]. Sebum acts as a natural moisturizer for your skin. But when sebum production gets out of control, you end up with oily skin and clogged pores [2]. If you can get rid of excess sebum, though, your skin should clear up quickly. Putting bentonite clay on your skin is one proven way to suck up that pore-clogging sebum [3;4].
2. Fighting bacteria
Acne is caused by bacteria trapped beneath the skin. But bentonite clay has proven bacteria-fighting abilities. In fact, research shows clay can kill a wide variety of bacteria, including some of those antibiotic resistant strains you're hearing so much about nowadays [5]. Basically, bentonite clay can zap that bad bacteria contributing to your breakouts.
3. Drawing stuff to the surface
Bentonite clay has a powerful drawing power. That's because it has a negative electrical charge, while toxins, bacteria and impurities have a positive charge [6]. As a result, clay attracts these positively-charged toxins, drawing them to the surface [6]. This is great news for acne sufferers, because the sooner you draw bacteria and other gunk to the surface, the sooner your breakouts clear up. If you deal with cystic acne especially (those massive, underground breakouts that take forever to go away), bentonite clay could make a big difference.
4. Exfoliating
If you have acne, you might be scared to exfoliate your skin, because you don't want to make it more red and irritated than it already is. But exfoliation is essential for acne-prone skin, because along with sebum and bacteria, dead skin cells are one of the culprits clogging your pores [7]. The key to exfoliating acne-prone skin without causing more irritation is keeping things gentle. And applying the fine granules of bentonite clay to your skin is the perfect way to gently slough away dead skin cells without upsetting your skin [8].
5. Fading acne scars
Any acne sufferer knows clearing up breakouts is only half the battle. The other half is getting rid of acne scars. Luckily, bentonite clay may be able to help fade these stubborn skin discolorations. Tons of acne-prone people say adding bentonite clay masks to their beauty regimen causes acne scars to fade significantly. That's probably because bentonite clay has a scientifically-proven ability to promote skin regeneration and healing [5;9].
So, if you suffer from bad breakouts on the reg, why not give bentonite clay a try? All you need is clay, water, some entertaining reading material and 15 minutes to sit around looking like an extra from an old-school horror movie. You have nothing to lose…except maybe your acne.
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6219137
[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2835893/
[3] https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(83)70023-X/abstract?code=ymjd-site
[4] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11096379
[5] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5632318/
[6] https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Arvind_Singh56/post/How_else_can_calcium_bentonite_be_used_apart_from_being_part_of_fertilizers/attachment/59d6301f79197b807798e3cf/AS%3A361196348821509%401463127328274/download/1.pdf
[7] https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/sacha-devoretz/adult-acne_b_4966392.html
[8] https://www.rd.com/health/beauty/bentonite-clay-beauty-benefits/
[9] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2904249/


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What are dental implants?
Dental Implants are also known as tooth implants.
A dental implant typically consists of :
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- Implant abutment – the connector part of dental implant that holds the crown tooth and is fitted onto the implant post
- Crown – the ceramic tooth


text: Most of us know that flying the U.S. Flag upside down is a sign of distress. Some folks have adopted flying the flag upside down today, to show a belief the the whole country is in distress under the current president, the latest of whom is my neighbor who told me his upside down flag was on purpose today when I asked him about it. So, is it disrespectful to fly the flag upside down for this reason or is it exactly what our founding fathers would have wanted? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2378535/posts


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Lolek for Children
Playground with a sandpit full of toys and plays for children are Lolek's traditions. For years, each Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. we have been organizing plays hosted by professional animators. We are trying to provide the best conditions to spend leisure time in a family circle. Our young guests will always find here not only the colouring books and crayons, but also something proper to eat. On special requests we also organize parties for children.


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Clip of the month | I applied for Harvard, but was rejected 10 times.
- On August 3, 2017
Jack Ma, Chairman of Alibaba Group speaks his heart out and gives his wisdom on a range of topics. Alibaba is one of the most recognisable names in the world of business today and is still growing very fast. Source: Being Guru. (2017). I Applied For Harvard, But Was Rejected 10 Times. Retrieved 2 August 2017 from https://www.beingguru.com/2016/09/i-applied-for-harvard-but-was-rejected-10-times/


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Judge should not have rejected alleged racist will: appeal court
Dad had cut ties with daughter after discovering father of her children was white
An Ontario judge overstepped the law in rejecting a man's decision to disinherit his daughter over allegations he did it because she had a child with a white man, the court of appeal ruled Tuesday.
The desire to prevent discrimination does not allow the court to challenge the validity of an "absolute, unequivocal and unambiguous" will based on third-party allegations of racism, the three-judge panel said.
"The law does not require a testator to explain, let alone to defend, her reasons for her testamentary dispositions. Indeed, in my view, the privacy of those reasons is inherent in the principle of testamentary freedom," Justice Eleanore Cronk wrote in the decision.
"The court's power to interfere with a testator's testamentary freedom on public policy grounds does not justify intervention simply because the court may regard the testator's testamentary choices as distasteful, offensive, vengeful or small-minded."
Allowing such challenges would only encourage disappointed beneficiaries to allege improper motives in order to increase their share of an estate, fostering "unnecessary litigation" and causing confusion, Cronk said.
The case is an important one dealing with "the intersection of human rights law and the law of wills and estates," said David Freedman, who teaches estate law at Queen's University.
"The balance of the competing policy interests — freedom to enjoy property and our response to unjustified discrimination — is a really hard one," he said in an email.
"The Court of Appeal is not saying it has struck the balance of rights correctly, but that this is a decision that needs the legislature to strike an appropriate balance."
Will thrown out last year
The will was thrown out early last year by a judge who found Rector Emanuel Spence had disinherited his daughter "based on a clearly stated racist principle," which offended "not only human sensibilities but also public policy."
BMO Trust Company, which administers the estate, filed an appeal arguing the evidence about Spence's intentions should have been inadmissible because it contradicted what was written in his will, and that the judge "unjustifiably interfered" with Spence's testamentary freedom.
Spence, who was born in Jamaica and went by the name Eric, died in 2013 at age 71, leaving behind two adult daughters from a previous relationship.
The eldest, Verolin Spence, challenged his will as against public policy after finding that he had specifically excluded her and her son, leaving everything to her sister Donna and Donna's two sons.
"I specifically bequeath nothing to my daughter, (Verolin) as she has had no communication with me for several years and has shown no interest in me as her father," the will stated.
In an affidavit, Verolin Spence, 52, said she and her father enjoyed a close relationship until she told him she was pregnant with a white man's child.
Spence had lived with her father on and off for more than a decade, immigrating with him to Canada when he left England in 1979 following the end of his previous marriage, court has heard.
Her sister Donna Spence, 51, stayed with their mother in England and had no contact with the pair after they moved.
Father made his intentions clear, daughter said
"My father made it very clear to me that he would not allow a 'white man's child' in his house. The reason my father severed the relationship with me is because I gave birth to a child fathered by a white man," Verolin Spence said in her affidavit.
A family friend who acted as Eric Spence's caregiver also filed an affidavit saying the man had a falling out with both daughters and cut ties with Verolin after finding out the father of her child was not black.
But the appeal court found the purpose of that evidence was not to establish the motive for the will, but rather to contradict the reasons explicitly laid out in the document and substitute "a different and allegedly unlawful motive."
"I see no basis at law for the admission of wholly contradictory, extrinsic evidence of motive for this purpose. In my view, the courts should be loath to sanction such an indirect attack, which the deceased cannot challenge, on a testator's expressed motive and testamentary choices," the ruling reads.
A lawyer for BMO Trust said the company is "content" with the decision and would not comment further.


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Meghan Markle: Why she always does THIS unusual thing when travelling to avoid getting ill
MEGHAN MARKLE is a frequent traveller as she follows Prince Harry and the Royal Family on their many tours and events. However, before this, she often travelled as part of her role as an ambassador and has previously given some her best tips on how to stay safe.
Meghan Markle: Actress swears by this unusual act when on a plane
Meghan Markle, 36, is to join the royal family later this year as she marries her fiance Prince Harry, 33 in May.
This has already meant a lot of travelling the UK to destinations such as Brixton and Cardiff, but the actress isn't a novice when it comes to being on the road a lot.
During her career as an actress and ambassador, she has travelled extensively to a number of countries around the world and has honed the art of avoiding sickness when abroad.
She has previously revealed some of the clever ways to avoid getting ill.
Not only does it create a barrier for germs, it also lubricates the skin in the nose
Plane travel can affect the body in a number of ways, such as being dehydrating and spreading germs through the circulated air.
Thankfully Meghan has a tip on how to stay in the best shape possible that she has been told that fellow celebrity Leonardo DiCaprio swears by.
According to the star's ex-lifestyle blog 'The Tig': "[H]e puts a little Neosporin on a cotton swab and coats the inside of his nostrils.
"Not only does it create a barrier for germs, it also lubricates the skin in the nose."
Meghan Markle: To stay fit on the plane she swears by one product in her nose
Although this might sound bizarre, it can prevent the body from being infected.
She explained: "That's important because when the skin cracks, germs can come a running in, so the coating of the Neosporin doubly protects you."
Neosporin is often used for treating infections as it contains antibiotics.
It can also be used for eczema and skin conditions, thanks to the neomycin, polymyxin B, and bacitracin in it.
Meghan Markle: The star travels a lot with the royal family so needs to stay healthy
She advises other ways to stay healthy on a plane when travelling long-haul.
Using hand sanitiser on plane is the best way to wipe it down and avoid the germs left there from previous people.
Meghan wrote: "I'm no germophobe, but when I get on a plane I always use some quick hand wipes or a travel sanitizer spray to wipe it all down: that includes the little TV, the service tray, and all the buttons around your seat."
Whilst she admits the person next may give "side eye", it means staying healthy which is worth it when on holiday.


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FAMILY: Married to Paula Hugo; three children — Katie (7), Christopher (5) and Matthew (6 months)
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EDUCATION: B.A., College of William & Mary; Kodak Fellowship for the Senior Managers in Government Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
QUALIFICATIONS: Serves on the Board of Directors of CapNet, a technology association; Former chief of staff to the chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Former Congressional staffer for U.S. Rep. Jennifer Dunn (R-Wash.); Former staff member for U.S. Committee on House Administration and the U.S. Committee on Public Works and Transportation; Former Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs; Member of the U.S. Army Reserves, 1991 to 1998; Past member of the Commission on the Future of Transportation in Virginia; Currently a Rotarian, member of the Lions Club, member of the American Legion and the Knights of Columbus; At-large board member
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1. What is your top public service accomplishment?
Last year, I embarked on a campaign to make Transportation a priority during the 2005 General Assembly session. In September 2004, I brought together a coalition of business leaders and legislators in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads to propose legislation that would dedicate additional funding to transportation. Our bill, with almost 70 bipartisan sponsors in the House became part of the final transportation bill. This final transportation package dedicated an additional $845 million into transportation.
2. What is one thing you promise not to do if elected?
I will not raise taxes on the citizens of Fairfax County.
4. What is the biggest issue facing your district? What should be done to address it?
I believe we have a transportation crisis in Virginia that if left unattended, will have a catastrophic impact on Virginia's economy and quality of life. Last year, I introduced a bill that would have dedicated all insurance premium tax revenue to transportation. A portion of these funds would be utilized to establish a revolving trust fund to finance transportation infrastructure improvements. Over 20 years, this plan would provide for $5.1 billion in transportation improvements.
5. Is there any additional legislation in regard to abortion that you would support? Would you make any changes to the current laws and regulation about abortion in Virginia?
I would support a ban on partial birth abortion.
6. In Virginia, local governments have limited control of revenue and taxing authority. Should they have more? Less? What changes would you propose?
I do not support giving local governments additional powers that will be used to increase the tax burden of Fairfax County taxpayers.
7. In Northern Virginia, property taxes have increased dramatically in recent years. What role should the state play in this?
Recently, we have witnessed explosive growth in property taxes. These unreasonable tax increases are making it difficult for singles, families, and seniors to remain in Fairfax County. I support a 5 percent cap on real estate taxes unless the property is improved or sold with an override option from the counties. This would mean that the counties could increase the tax, but it would have to be approved by the voters.
8. What do you believe the role of the state should be in determining the status of same-sex couples in Virginia?
I support the traditional marriage amendment and believe marriage should be defined as one man and one woman.
9. What are your views about public-private partnerships and other mechanisms to privatize Virginia's highway system? What are the caveats you would identify as we move forward with this process?
I support private-public partnerships but they need to be equitable for the traveling/commuting public.
10. Do you believe that illegal immigration is a problem in Virginia? If so, why, and what should be done?
Yes, the federal, state and local government all have a role to play in combating illegal immigration. Illegal immigrants should not receive taxpayer-funded benefits and there should be penalties for employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants.


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The casting news seems to make sense, considering the Oscar winner's husband, Javier Bardem, played a villain in "Skyfall," and the same director, Sam Mendes, is set to helm the next installment of the iconic series.
Fans shouldn't hold their breath though, a source told Eonline.com that the rumors are "not true."
Whoever lands the role will follow in the footsteps of modern Bond girls, Eva Green, Olga Kurylenko, Gemma Arterton and Naomie Harris. Who would you like to see fill those shoes? Vote below! If you don't see your pick, tell us in the comments!
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Is Penelope Cruz the Next Bond Girl?
"Bond 24" is on the horizon, which means Daniel Craig needs a new Bond girl! Could Penelope Cruz be the chosen one? The Internet is buzzing with rumors that she's joining the franchise.


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News: Advocacy for British Columbian Children Described as Gifted
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Parent Conference in Surrey Feb. 23rd
The annual gathering for parents of children described as gifted will be held this year at the Surrey Board of Education offices on Feb 23rd from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. This session will be hosted as previously by the … Continue reading
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What's Happening on Vancouver Island?
That's the question I asked when I met last weekend with a teacher employed by one of the Vancouver Island school districts. It's impossible to find anything about what we persist in calling "gifted education" from websites and school district … Continue reading
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Information from VCPAC
As I've mentioned frequently, it's difficult to get information about what's happening with gifted education. But, although it's not necessarily directly focussed on the children that are the focus of this website, one very helpful resource is the weekly newsletter … Continue reading
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Are Gifted Classes Necessary?
That was the question asked and discussed in a segment on CBC radio on Nov. 4th. It followed the proposal to cut classes for the Ottawa Carlton School Board. The arguments have been made before. The main one centres on … Continue reading
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BC School District 6 – Rocky Mountain
British Columbia is large and the population is dispersed, and over the months we are providing a glimpse into each of BC's 57 school districts. This time we focus on SD 6, which is named for its main geographic feature. The history is … Continue reading
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Vancouver School Board Fired
Last May, I wrote about the Vancouver School Board, and the news that it had rejected the budget. One of the reasons given for rejecting the budget was that it would have led to school closures and program cuts, including … Continue reading
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BC School District 5
As I've said before, I am curious about what is happening to help children described as gifted across the province of British Columbia. Even though they find it difficult, parents in major centres such as Vancouver and Victoria manage to … Continue reading
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Vancouver Trustees Reject Budget
A short while ago, I posted a question: Will Vancouver cut gifted programs? A dramatic "No" came a few days ago when the Vancouver trustees refused to pass the budget that would have seen the end of the gifted programs and … Continue reading
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Advocacy Workshop on Saturday, April 23
I am hosting the next parent advocacy workshop this coming Saturday, and this time it will take place in Saanich School District. If you're not sure where Saanich is, you may not be aware that you drive through it whenever … Continue reading
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Will Vancouver cut gifted programs?
Vancouver School District brought forward its Preliminary Budget Proposals for 2016/2017 and there are recommendations that the programs for gifted children be cut. Taken directly from the budget proposals, here are the main points of two recommendations. The first one is … Continue reading
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Fundamental Innovation needed for Security Labeling Technology
There are many security labeling technologies being used in different market verticals, in different parts of the world. Some commonly known technologies include nano-fingerprinting, bubble tags, holographic tags. Bar-code, QR-code and RF-ID tags are primarily tracking technologies but their overloaded use is often seen in security deployments.
Common element that is widely missing in all these is the ability to protect against insider threat. Spending on new security labels with more overt/covert features with focus on outsider threat is a direction-less effort, given that the actual threat model is about insider threat. Outsider threat results in an evident-loss, while insider threat results in a concealed loss.
The world needs security labelling technology, wherein outsiders and insiders are equally challenged to break the security. Further, it is desired that the industry should get a unified labelling technology that has the ability to solve multiple problems under the umbrella of content-security like tampering and counterfeiting. There is much talk about unique credentials, but it needs to be understood that a unique credential provisioned at time of manufacturing does not solve the problem of insider threat.
It is a unique and exciting proposition to view two identical labels auto-acquire unique credentials upon application. While auto-acquisition of unique credentials should occur only upon application of security label on package, it is also a must that verification scans should also occur only when the security label is coupled with the asset, without visually evident tampering
So a desired next generation security label should offer unique combinations in range of millions without much incremental cost impact. Another possible enhancement would be about unification of security and tracking, so that a single label and single reader would satisfy both needs (security and tracking). "Legally admissible evidence" is a highly recommended feature, so that, suspects can be prosecuted successfully in the court-of-law. Such security labels would unfold a plethora of use-cases taking security beyond the typical "what you know", "what you have" and "who you are".


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Superfund Research Program
The Research Brief is a monthly email series highlighting individual research projects supported by the NIEHS/EPA Superfund Research Program. Each Brief provides a synopsis of the research and a contact for more detailed information. Choose a year below to view a list of Research Briefs from that year.
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"Death Of Brother Of "Wounded Boy In Orange Seat" Appears To Be An Add-On Fake" "Footage Of Boy In Aleppo Is Opportunistic, Vile Propaganda From Western Media" "Syrian boy's image shamelessly exploited for West's war agenda". Does Soros know something about Hillary's health that we don't?
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While experiencing trauma does not guarantee that a person will develop an addiction, research clearly shows that trauma is a major underlying cause of addictive behavior. Addictions often help dull the sensations of being overwhelmed that post-trauma changes create. Thus, these behaviors become a survival tool. Fear drives all post-trauma related behaviors. Trauma therapy works to resolve those fears.
While trauma is inevitably a part of the treatment process, especially within the setting of individual therapy, we recognize that trauma therapy is often times better suited in the context of long term therapy. In this spirit, we aim to begin the process while clients are in care with us.
Within the treatment setting, clients will be provided comprehensive education on what trauma is and how it effects the body and mind, thorough trauma screening, and, as needed, referrals to the best trauma specialists in the area.


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May 20, 2005
Baker Receives Aerospace Medical Association Award
Susan P. Baker, MPH, professor in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Department of Health Policy and Management, received the 2005 John Paul Stapp Award at the 76th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association on May 12, 2005. Professor Baker was recognized for her pivotal role in establishing injury prevention and control as a scientific discipline. Her research has addressed many aspects of aviation safety, as well as motor vehicle crashes and occupational injuries.
Susan P.Baker, MPH
"I'm grateful to receive the Stapp Award. It means a lot to me as it honors the man who rode a rocket sled to a speed of 632 miles per hour and stopped in 1.4 seconds, which proved that properly restrained people could walk away from most crashes," said Professor Baker.
Recognized as one of the pre-eminent researchers and teachers in injury epidemiology, Professor Baker pioneered the application of the public health model to aviation safety research and training. She is credited with the development of the Injury Severity Score, a standard tool for measuring the severity of injury by clinicians and researchers worldwide.
Professor Baker, the first director of the Johns Hopkins Injury Prevention Center, is also a member of the Armed Forces Epidemiological Board and a fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association. She served as vice chair of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Trauma Research and as president of the American Association for Automotive Medicine, now the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine.
Contact for the Aerospace Medical Association: Pamela Day at 703-739-2240, ext. 101 or firstname.lastname@example.com Affairs media contacts for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Kenna Lowe or Tim Parsons at 410-955-6878 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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They've been a part of our cinematic culture since the invention of the medium. Meek little Stan Laurel put up with the blatant bullying of Oliver Hardy, while Burns and Allen went from vaudeville to the big screen. Jack Benny had to tolerate Fred Allen, while Bob Hope and Bing Crosby headed out on the road to regular box office success. There was Abbott and Costello, Leroy and Skillet, and such modern faves as Cheech and Chong and Beavis and Butt-head. Within such an entertainment foundation, the buddy comedy was born. Built from the double act and expanded thanks to numerous creative reconfigurations, the results always argued for a laugh filled good time. Below are our picks for the 10 best buddy comedies ever, each one using the traditional twofer to explore both farce and friendship, the outrageous and the ordinary.
Take the teen comedy, merge it with a decidedly buddy dynamic, and then lace the entire thing with a dose of Judd Apatow dick jokes and you have one of the funniest films of the new millennium. Jonah Hill and Michael Cera are the personification of the entire genre, the tall skinny square putting up with his pudgy, portly buddy, the duo doing their best to deflect their sad social status off each other. The end result is as poignant as it is prurient.
John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd were already BFFs when they hit the stage at Saturday Night Live. Collaborating on various characters, they hit upon a mutual appreciation of blues to create what was first seen as a spoof of the musical genre. Then they turned their talents toward the big screen and created one of the greatest chaotic car crash comedies of all time. Jake and Elwood may be orphans attempting to save their school from destruction, but everything else here is pure buddy bedlam.
Seth Rogen, part of the team responsible for the #10 choice on this list, paired up with Freaks and Geeks pal James Franco to create one of the most unusual buddy pics ever. The first half of the film plays like thirty-something Superbad, with the pair smoking dope and discussing same. Then the crime element of the plot kicks in, and suddenly we are smack dab in the middle of a Lethal Weapon-style caper, complete with one liners and relatively efficient butt-kicking from our stoner buds.
This is the movie where acting ace Gene Wilder first met stand-up legend Richard Pryor, with their clear cut chemistry leading to three more films together. While some prefer Stir Crazy (though few are clamoring for See No Evil, Hear No Evil or Another You), this is the movie which maximized the duo's inherent appeal, letting them excel both independently and together instead of as a flawed farcical package. Their scene in the bathroom, Pryor trying to teach Wilder how to be "black," is absolutely amazing.
Otherwise known as the movie which made Eddie Murphy a superstar. Walter Hill's intense directing was an excellent buffer from the fledgling SNLer's motor-mouthed skills, the filmmaker grounding his untested talent's frequent curse word-filled free-for-alls into situations that complemented it. Even in the action/thriller elements, Murphy was fantastic. By the end, the neophyte could write his own ticket in Tinseltown, Nick Nolte was seen as bankable, and the buddy comedy has since been given a grittier, more gratuitous game plan.
Neil Simon's hit Broadway play was brought to the big screen sans one of its main stars (Jack Lemmon replaced Art Carney, who originated the role of Felix onstage) but with its boundary-pushing material intact. Indeed, few felt a film about two divorced men and their various romantic and interpersonal foibles would find the kind of favor the stage version did. But it was a hit and proved that the previous pairing of Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon (The Fortune Cookie) was no fluke.
Twelve years after he splashed upon the indie scene with his DIY comedy about lowly service industry slackers, Kevin Smith returned to the travails of best pals Randal Graves (Jeff Anderson) and Dante Hicks (Dante O'Halloran) as they face a kind of mid-life crisis. One doesn't want to grow up. The other doesn't want to get married. Together, they fight maturing with a kind of wit and crude wisdom that can only come from Smith's snide pen. It's both nostalgic and knowing.
Billy Wilder remains one of the legends of Golden Era Hollywood and this is one of his very, very best. Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis are two musicians who witness the famous St. Valentine's gangland massacre. Hoping to escape capture by the guilty thugs, they dress up in drag and join an all girl band (which includes Marilyn Monroe). One of the greatest films of all time, highlights including Curtis doing a decent Cary Grant impersonation and Lemmon as the object of Joe E. Brown's misguided affections.
Forget the flawed musical version of this Mel Brooks' masterpiece. (No, really forget it.) The former TV writer and all around wit won an Oscar for his screenplay featuring a down on his luck Broadway producer (a brilliant Zero Mostel) luring a naive accountant (the equally amazing Gene Wilder) into a scheme to steal money via a massive stage flop. Their idea? A musical comedy based on Hitler. Without a doubt, the pairing of Mostel and Wilder was the work of some kind of mad genius. The film is as well.
Not the crappy Michael Douglas/Albert Brooks remake. No, we're talking about the original, sidesplitting effort by comedic recluse Andrew Bergman. His script, directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Alan Arkin and Peter Falk, is the stuff of legend, so consistently inventive and undeniably hilarious that it still elicits hushed respect (and split sides) some 35 years later. When a lowly dentist meets the manic father of his daughter's future husband, more than hijinx ensue. In fact, this duo turns a festive weekend into an international incident. Serpentine!


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What is the relationship between diversification and risk?
At this stage it is helpful to differentiate between two types of risk.
First, think of the risk associated with a specific company, also known as unique, idiosyncratic, unsystematic, or diversifiable risk. This last name provides a clue to the risk management techniques you will study next week.
We can reduce our exposure to specific risk if we diversify. A company spreads its risks by selling a varied product range, operating in different markets, or selling in many countries. Investors create a diversified portfolio of assets, so specific risk associated with one asset is offset by the specific risk associated with another asset.
What is the other type of risk? Systematic risk affects many companies or assets. Varying our investments will not enable us to avoid systematic risk. Systematic risk is not diversifiable.
What if financial markets cease to function and break down? This is systemic risk. How does this happen?
You saw in the video how financial companies now engage in a wider range of activities. But this means they all behave in the same way, the market is less diversified, and there is systemic risk.
We will now look at two more examples where government policy has the unintended consequence of increasing systemic risk.
Moral hazard
Central Banks provide a lender of last resort function to protect depositors and the banking system. As you have seen, retail banks take deposits and make loans. At any time the deposits in a bank are greater than its cash holdings. If many customers try to withdraw their deposits, and a bank is unable to provide the cash, the Central Bank will lend them the required funds. The awareness of this lender of last resort facility prevents 'bank runs'.
Does this guarantee affect risk management? Will a bank take on more risk, if it knows the Central Bank will help if needed? This is known as moral hazard. The same concept applies to insurance. If you buy holiday insurance for your possessions, does that make you more or less careful?
The Central Bank guarantee has the unintended consequence of increasing systemic risk if all banks take on riskier positions. Moral hazard also explains why the Bank of England was slow to react to the run on Northern Rock at the start of the 2007 crisis. The governor, Mervyn King, feared that if he acted too soon it would encourage moral hazard by Northern Rock and other banks. Similar arguments influenced the decision not to support Lehman Brothers in the US.
Too big to fail
You have seen how banks expanded into more activities and markets, into different countries and across continents. You will see later how banks become interconnected: banks sell complex securities to other banks; banks provide credit insurance to other banks; and banks hold each other's shares.
Size and connectedness create the perception that a bank is 'too big to fail'. The financial authorities would not allow such a bank to fail, because the effect on the financial system would be catastrophic.
How does this perception alter risk-taking activities? If banks think they are too big to fail, they take riskier positions, and the financial system becomes vulnerable to systemic risk.
The 2007–09 financial crisis showed that regulators need additional policy instruments to prevent excessive risk taking, including capital controls, firewalls to separate commercial and investment banking, or preventing banks from engaging in both activities.
With your fellow learners, suggest ways to protect the financial system from systemic risk if you were the Governor of your Central Bank.


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This month, The Teacher's Magazine brings a lot of topics. You will find the well-known story Little Red Riding Hood with activities for very young and young learners.
Also for young learners, there are two lesson plans on Healthy Food, for different ages and levels of English, including a board game. For pre-teens and teenagers, you will find in the section Working with Short Films two videos on sports.
For teenagers, there is a lesson plan on Health and Aztec Language Games with activities, including breaking a code and writing a story. Besides there is a game on sports to practise yes/no questions.
You will also find a project on Slavery and Human Trafficking. This month, we commemorate the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, and this project will bring the topic into the class.
Last, but not least, a lesson plan on San Martín's Day and how to prepare presents for Children's Day will come in handy when organising your classes.
We hope you find this issue as useful as we do.
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The Teacher's Magazine es una publicación mensual ideada para docentes de Inglés como Lengua Extranjera o Segunda Lengua, que buscan material didáctico creativo para dinamizar sus clases. Una revista indispensable a la hora de desarrollar contenidos.
La revista ideal para los docentes de inglés que eligen trabajar eficazmente con alumnos de todos los niveles y edades.
Specially designed for English teachers.
The Teacher's Magazine is a monthly issue specially designed for teachers of English as Foreign or Second Language. It provides creative ready-to-go materials to make their classes more active and appealing to students.
The ideal magazine for English teachers that choose to work effectively with students of all levels and ages and an asset at the moment of developing contents.


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4 Thinking Errors Defiant Children Use|How To Avoid Defiance Thinking In Children
We have all fallen victim to erroneous thinking. Sometimes we use it on purpose to make ourselves feel better about making a bad choice. Well, defiant children know how to use them to. However, if the errors in thinking are not challenged, the pattern can be detrimental later in life.
Children don't see things the same way that parents do. Without the benefit of years of experience, they act on emotion and instinct. In particular, defiant children want what they want and don't mind using negative tactics to get it from parents. It is all about them. Instead of evaluating a situation to see all sides, they only consider how they feel. Children with mental disorders like Oppositional Defiant Disorder can get caught in a bad cycle. They start acting on these thinking errors and things spiral out of control from there. As long as you feed into their way of thinking with your behavior or responses, they will continue to manipulate, yell, scream, and terrorize others. The solution is to get help.
Thinking Errors Defiant Children Use
All of us have experienced erroneous thinking. Sometimes we use it on purpose to make ourselves feel better after making a wrong choice. However, one habit of defiant children is using such thinking errors as excuses or reasons for their desires or behaviors. As parents and parenting coaches, our role would be to challenge the error-prone thinking, lest it becomes habitual.
The Mind of a Child
Children and parents don't often see eye-to-eye. Children act on instinct and emotion. Parents respond from their years of experience. Children want what they want, and defiant kids and may use negative tactics to get what they want from you. Defiant children are absorbed in their needs. They are capable of knowing only how they feel at that moment, and they don't evaluate a situation to see all sides. They haven't matured to that point yet. Children, diagnosed with a mental health issue, can get caught in a negative cycle. They start acting on these thinking errors, and a situation can quickly spiral out of control. If you feed into the thinking errors, then you also get caught up in their behavior. They could continue manipulation through yelling and screaming.They could terrorize everyone around them. The solution is to get help.
Parents Know These Four Thinking Errors
- The road to healing could be long; the first step is to understand your children.
- The second phase is to know how they think.
- The third step is to observe and understand how they get their way.
Injustice stance: This is the thought that the entire world is against the defiant child. When things don't go their way, then nothing is fair, and they shouldn' have to comply. This thinking translates into this kind of logic in your child's head: "School sucks. Therefore, I don't have to go." A defiant child can also be passive-aggressive. If not heard, then moving too slowly in the morning means they get their way and stay home from school.
Pride in Negativity Stance: Defiant kids can convince themselves that they know more than their parents. Defiant kids are perfect for making their point in statements of which their parents aren't aware. They could say a lot of hurtful words. They learned how to steal something, or how to take drugs, or how to play mature video games they shouldn't be watching. Telling you that they don't know what you are talking about is to make you feel stupid, or to feel hurt that they have one up on you.
Dishonesty Stance: Kids do lie and will continue if parents don't catch them in the act and deal with the situation immediately. Any delay would be considered a victory scored by the defiant child. Defiant kids use lying, telling half-truths, and keeping secrets to deny that their bad behavior.
Victim Stance: As the last victim, a rebellious child blames someone else for what happens to them or for what they do. Even if they are the aggressor, the "other" person ís at fault always for what they had to say or what they did to victimize the defiant child. Recognize the methods that rebellious kids use to justify their behavior. Teach them and help them to change their way of thinking.


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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To have a miscarriage.
- intransitive verb To go astray or be lost in transit, as mail or cargo.
- intransitive verb To fail to attain an intended goal, as a plan or project.
- intransitive verb To have a miscarriage of (an embryo or fetus).
from The Century Dictionary.
- To fail of reaching the intended destination; go astray; be lost or carried astray in transit.
- To go wrong; fail in object or purpose; come to naught; come to grief.
- To suffer untimely delivery; bring forth young prematurely; give birth to a fetus which is not viable.
- To be brought forth before the natural time, as a child.
- To mismanage: bring to misfortune or failure.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat.
- intransitive verb To bring forth young before the time they are viable; to have a spontaneous abortion.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb suffer a miscarriage
- verb be unsuccessful
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Then again, all you need to miscarry is bad nutrition and a little alcohol.
Confused could nt just be pregnant then not???? .... it would have been a very early miscarriage when you miscarry so early on, its because your body stops producing the HCG hormone which is keeping the pregnancy going, so once that hormones stops being produced, and is no longer in your system, the pregnancy then dies and you miscarry, that is why the tests are negative
Knowing that she may miscarry, she has called me to her.
Her parents hoped she would miscarry, but she didn't and Sharon was born to Lorna, and her teenage husband Vic Sage, in 1960.
The first month of our communal living arrangement, Hope started to miscarry the twins.
At least O'Brien showed a very slight sense of remorse after causing Cora to miscarry just because of a misunderstanding, but Thomas is a thoroughly despicable character and a sorry excuse for a human being by anybody's definition.
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Those of us who are pro - choice could make an argument just as reductive? that the body will usually miscarry a foetus that is damaged, for instance, so in cases where it doesn't you are just helping it along by having an abortion.
Desperate not to miscarry, I decided to call Rabbi Eitan, a friend of my friend Sandra Bernhard, another loudmouthed sister Jewish comic.
Sherwood, who had been accused of bewitching a pregnant woman and causing her to miscarry, was convicted, clapped in irons and put in jail.
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How do you know when you're a great athlete? Oh, I don't know, maybe when the top-tier manager of the opposing team calls you a PlayStation! Like, you're so good it's almost as if someone goes into Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer or EA Sports' FIFA, creates a player, than gives said player 12 out of 10 in all the key stats: speed, attack, technical skill, etc. Leo Messi is like a PlayStation.
This is in reference to Messi's performance last night against Arsenal, where he scored four goal—known as a poker in the sports press—of PlayStation-like skill. It was as if God himself was controlling the Argentine with a DualShock 3, and having him dance around Arsenal's unfortunate defenders and march straight toward the goal.
Calling him a PlayStation, as Arsenal's manager, Arsène Wenger did (skip to 0m30s in that video), is even a misnomer: I, for one, can't play Pro Evo that well. Can the game even be played that well? Look at these "best of" compilations. None of these are as good as Messi was yesterday.
We're witnessing greatness, friends, and I'm fairly shocked that we haven't seen a major, non-sports American publication so much as profile him yet.


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Baby Mermaid Leggings
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-88% Eco Polyester / 12% Spandex
-Eco Polyester: uses 70% less water, energy, and heat to produce than conventional Polyester
-Spandex: for compression and amazing stretch recovery
-Micro rib knit: Sturdy, breathable, stretchy, quick drying
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In today's fast paced, high stakes business environment, where budgets are tighter than ever, finding the time and dedicating the resources needed for generating breakthrough product ideas can be very challenging. Many companies we've worked with either have no process in place or rely on internal brainstorming to come up with their next product ideas.
As we know, brainstorming sessions often include a variety of stakeholders. Our academic colleague, Jacob Goldenberg, points out in his book "Inside the Box," that a better approach to coming up with new ideas is to brainstorm on your own independently, and then bring ideas to the drawing board anonymously for further discussion and feedback.
In addition, while ideation brainstorming sessions often draw upon a wealth of information and trends accumulated via various types of past research, it is difficult to come up with product ideas that are truly new. Thus, most efforts result in close-in modifications or adaptations to existing offers.
However, there are some key advantages to such a process as well. Likely, the most important of those is early stakeholder engagement. Having the team onboard early and throughout the process certainly increases your odds of success, and those odds increase even more when consumers are also included early in the process.
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In the August/September issue of Interiors, Editor-in-Chief Arianne Nardo dedicated her letter at the front of the magazine to an argument for the importance of fashion and interior decoration. She wrote: "surface evaluations are deeper than they look. How we dress and how we live are among the only decisions we can make without permission. Two separate identities free from the autocratic parameters of work life (or love life), these are entirely your call." This is, of course, patently untrue. For many people, professional and love lives heavily dictate what they wear and how they live, and we all make important decisions about work and relationships (without permission) every day. And unlike choices about colors or fabrics, these decisions can have substantial consequences.
I don't mean to suggest that fashion and design are frivolous, however; they are a central part of everyday life. But they are subject to that life — to the personalities, functions, and emotions of those they serve. The moment they are fetishized for their own sakes or appear overdetermined — as they must in a magazine like Interiors — is, for me, the moment they shade into bad taste. When I page through a glossy design magazine, I usually see spaces that lack a human center, that look interesting rather than lived-in.
This is one way to describe the music on Cameron Mesirow's second album as Glasser. The parallels go deeper than the fact that the record is called Interiors and is populated with song titles like "Shape" and "Design." For one thing, the soundscapes on Interiors, which Mesirow created with producer Van Rivers, come across as self-consciously sterile and synthetic. The album is filled with cold electronic tones, skittering percussion, and only occasional ornamentation from identifiable organic instruments (like the jazzy saxophone on "New Year" or the plaintive violin on "Landscape"). In the press notes accompanying the record, Mesirow talks about how she likes "music where you're not thinking about what a specific instrument is" or music with an "instrument-less quality." As she did on her debut album, Ring, Mesirow also employs Eastern-sounding timbres and melodies on a number of tracks. All these various elements are arranged like a sleek showroom with smooth glass surfaces, a few international flourishes, maybe a pair of funky modernist chairs in the corner; it all sounds like a seamless, impersonal, cosmopolitan package.
If the production on Interiors is a room, then Mesirow's vocals are, by default, its inhabitant. But she uses her big voice as an instrument of pure sound just as often, if not more, than she uses it as an instrument of communication. Throughout these 12 tracks, Mesirow yelps, chirps, warbles, and pants. When she does sing identifiable words, her lyrics are comprised of short, opaque lines about disjointed personal relations and the designed world. Here she is on the opening track, "Shape": "My home has no shape/ Nothing to sustain me/ But it keeps me safe/ From imagined pain." And here she is on "New Year": "Once I crossed a man I knew before/ He watched as I waved, and I'm sure that he saw me." In short, Mesirow's lyrics are almost as stony and gray as the production she sings over. Ironically, the album's sole lyric-less track, "Window II," conveys a warmth and depth uncommon on the rest of the record.
There is also a slight element of camp to Interiors. In an interview with The Quietus in 2010, Mesirow talked about Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock" and the "kind of desperate" wail Mitchell lets out at the end of that song. In Mesirow's words: "the first few times I heard it I was really embarrassed. But as I listened to it more, I came to think it was really brave of her." I get the sense that Mesirow occasionally strives to embarrass us with her own music, particularly in the mousy little sounds she emits on "Exposure" or the theatrical way she belts out the words "sweet fruit" at the start of "Design."
"Design's" accompanying video takes things to another level of camp entirely. As it begins, Mesirow stands alone in a crisp room, wearing a 1950s Modern dress and hairdo. She dances and gesticulates awkwardly, as her outfit and the camerawork accentuate the lines of her body. She moves about the room theatrically, at one point throwing herself onto the floor. It is both more embarrassing — and much braver — than anything I've heard from Joni Mitchell's discography. At the center of the room stands a pedestal with a shimmering, amorphous metallic mass floating above it. What is this floating mass? Mesirow has said that the name Glasser came to her in "a midnight vision of a figure hovering over water." Maybe the object at the center of the "Design" video is something like what she saw in that vision. Or maybe it represents the kind of impractical household objects you might find in Interiors magazine — "a majestic, modern tableware escapade" or a "gallant, light-filtered form" (to quote again from the August/September issue). Whatever it is, it seems both material — which is to say, something worth placing on a pedestal — and completely ephemeral. This is another way to describe the music of Glasser.
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The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, the Hong Kong Police Force and the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre have jointly organised "We Together! Secure Data!" Poster Design Contest (the Contest). The Contest aims to encourage the public to adopt data protection best practices, enhance their awareness of cyber security and draw their attention to the importance of information security. Through this contest, participants could get across data protection message to the public and the industry in a creative manner.
The Contest is divided into Open, Family, Secondary School and Primary School categories. Participants may enter the Contest as an individual or as a team with the maximum number of participants of THREE. For team application of the Secondary School and Primary School categories, all team members must be from the same school. Each participant can enrol to only one of the categories and should submit only one entry. Participants shall agree and abide by all the rules and regulations of the Contest.
- Open Category: All Hong Kong residents
- Family Category: All Secondary 3 students or lower in Hong Kong with at least one parent
- Secondary School Category: All secondary school students in Hong Kong
- Primary School Category: All primary school students in Hong Kong
Application and Submission Period: From 08 April 2019 (Monday) to 29 July 2019 (Monday)


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New Series on the morning and evening supplications
Alhamdulillah, after a long break, we will be beginning a new series on this blog. By the will of Allah, we will begin discussing the morning and evening supplications so that we can better understand them and gain maximum benefit from them. Please see the introductory post here, and watch this space for a weekly update by the will of AllahExplore posts in the same categories: Uncategorized


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Voted 4 Stars - Golf Digest Best Places to Play
When we say Koshkonong Mounds Country Club takes Wisconsin golf to new heights, we are not just talking about the spectacular views you'll enjoy while playing our challenging championship course. You'll find our clubhouse to be the height of elegance and the ideal place to hold your special event as our award winning staff caters to your every need. Come golf, dine and celebrate!
Expected Course Grooming Conditions
- Greens should maintain an average stimp speed of 10
- Fairway height should maintain an average of ¾"
- Tee height should maintain an average height of 1/2"
- Rough should maintain an average height of 2 1/2"
Koshkonong Mounds Golf Score Card
Course Record - 62 - Evan Wartgow
2017 Club Champions
- Men's Club Champion - Nick Tanin
- Senior Club Champion - Scott Housley
- Super Senior Club Champion - Les Meyers
- Women's Club Champion - Stacy Luisier
- Net Club Champion - Joe Leibman
- Net Senior Champion - Buzz Janes
- Net Super Senior Champion - Bill Mathews
- Net Women's Champion -Gayle Boos
- Junior Boy's Club Champion - Luke Ellingson
- Junior Girl's Club Champion - Brooke Leibman - repeat winner
2017 Fort Atkinson City Champions
- Daily Union City Stroke Play Champion - David Nitardy
- Daily Union City Match Play Champion - Pete Strom
- Daily Union Senior City Stroke Play Champion - Jim Herbst
- Daily Union Senior City Match Play Champion - Dennis Tessman


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December 12, 2013
REBEL ECG of the Week #6
REBEL EMThe case from this week is from one of the PGY-1 residents at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA). Several of the details of the case have been changed to keep patient information confidential. 53 year old female with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, and 3 anterior myocardial infarctions s/p 4-vessel CABG (LIMA-LAD, RIMA-RCA, SVG-D1-OM1 sequentially) 9 months ago who presents with intermittent 10/10 chest pain that radiates to his left arm for the past 6 months. The chest pain is associated with nausea and shortness of breath but denies diaphoresis or syncope. Patient reports that the pain is the same as his index chest pain and is both exertional and non-exertional and will often wake him up from sleep. The pain can last 5-10 minutes and is always relieved by rest. The patient reports good medication compliance (on metoprolol, atorvastatin, enalapril, amlodipine, aspirin). He presented with similar symptoms 3 months ago but left against medical advice before a work-up could be performed. Now he presents with increasing frequency of chest pain. BP 152/105 HR 86 RR 16 O2 sat 99% on RA Temp 98.0 ECG from triage is shown… ...Read More
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Abstract Return Union Army of the Potomac and The Department of Virginia and North Carolina November 18641 Union Army of the Potomac Commanding General: Major General George C. Meade General Headquarters (40/0) Provost Guard (Patrick) (50/l,249) Engineer Brigade (Benham) (76/3,78l) U.S. Engineer Battalion (Harwood) (7/l82) Artillery (Hunt) (36/l,4l4) Guards & Orderies (Batchelder) (l/32) Signal Corps (Fisher) (l3/l26) 2nd Army Corps (Humphreys) (826/l7,545) 5th Army Corps (Warren) (746/l6,l95) 9th Army Corps (Parke) (725/l5,3l6) 2nd Cavalry Division (Gregg) (l95/5,994) The Department of Virginia and North Carolina Commanding General: Major General B.F.Butler General Headquarters (23/0) Signal Corps (Norton) (2l/l23) Naval Brigade (Graham) (22/698) lst New York Engineers (Serrell) (8/l99) l0th Army Corps (Terry) (497/l4,479) l8th Army Corps (Weitzel) (420/l3,304) Cavalry Division (Kautz) (94/2,7l6) District of Eastern Virginia (Shepley) (ll4/3,399) District of North Carolina (Palmer) (242/6,205) Seperate Brigade (Carr)* (43/l,066) Defenses of Bermuda Hundred (Graham) (l69/5,0ll) * Includes the forces at Harrison's Landing and Forts Pocahontas and Powhatan.
(Order of Battle From the George Nafziger Collection)2
- U.S. War Department, The War of the Succession, A Compilation of
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Government
Printing Office; Washington D.C. 1880-1901 ↩
- George Nafziger Order of Battle Collection ↩
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Bamboo Roman Shades for Your Windows
Of course, there are many types of bamboo roman shades out there on the market. Many of the variations can be used to decorate your home in a great way. It is always better to check the different types, before you choose the right one foryou, because everyone's taste is different.And of course, for the different types of houses, there are different tools that need to be used for the right decoration.
Of course, placing such a nice decoration at your home, you need to pay attention to the small details. One of these important key details is the dimension of the bamboo roman shades. You have to be careful, because there are many various shapes and sizes and you need to find just the right fit for your window. Of course, key element if also the purpose for which the shade will be used. For example, if you need it solely for decoration, then the size is not of that big importance. However, if you need it to really cover your window and provide that shade, then you need to find the right fit.
Another important thing to keep in mind is what a combination you wish to make with the bamboo roman shades and the rest of your furniture. It is clear to everyone that you cannot have a certain style of furniture and then just put there the outcast to be an ancient roman-style shades, it will simply be out of place and look kind of ugly. That is why, you can use the trick to combine the bamboo roman shades with some of your decorations on the walls, simply because they are easily removable and changeable and it will not cost you too much to do so.
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Francesco Di Fiore
Endless research and continuing development are among the most important qualities that a composer might have.
Francesco Di Fiore, pianist and composer, was born in Palermo. He studied with Harald Ossberger, Bruno Canino, Peter Toperczer and Eliodoro Sollima. He studied in Vienna and Prague. In 1986 he started his concert career performing hundreds of concerts worldwide.
He is author of contemporary music of post-modern post-minimalist area. Alongside music for piano, his compositions include chamber and orchestral music, film soundtracks and stage music.
In 2011 he created an original and enormous project called Miniature 2011 in which he composed a new piece each week and presented it on the internet. The project yielded 53 compositions totalling around 210 minutes of new music. His albums are released by Dutch Label Zefir Records.
Full biography
24 May 2019
Zefir Records presents Concerto Ostinato, new album with three concerti for harpsichord, guitar, piano and orchestra. Steven Devine (harpsichord), Lapo Vannucci (guitar) e Luca Torrigiani (piano). Bacau Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Gutter conductor. Available from June in Europe and from July in USA e Canada.
10 December 2016
Quattro Canti for guitar and orchestra: new video
Quattro Canti, concerto for guitar and orchestra, is part of a bigger project called Concerto Trilogy, a collection of three concerti composed for Lapo Vannucci and Luca Torrigiani. The complete project was premiered December 4, 2016 in Bacau, Romania. Please enjoy a live recording of Quattro Canti, get the link by clicking on "read more".
14 November 2016
"Farewell Meu Amor", American movie directed by Ekwa Msangi, was recently premiered in New York. Francesco wrote the original soundtrack and on the website of the film farewellmeuamorfilm.com you can also listen to the track "Farewell", excerpt from the OST of the film.


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December 8, 2016 by SCMR 0 commentsGlittering snow, twinkling lights and the majestic mountains. Keystone is bustling with Christmas cheer! Check out the area events, and for those that still haven't booked their stay, visit our website to see what's still available. As of the writing of this post, we have quite a few properties that still have Christmas Day availability.
Area Christmas EventsChocolate Village
LOCATION: Keystone Lodge and Spa
DATE: December 20-January 8
TIME: Available for viewing 24 hours a day (the trains stop running from midnight-6 a.m.)
- Don't miss this delicious event! Keystone Resort's Pastry Chef, Ned Archibald, heads up this annual tradition featuring over 7,000 pounds of chocolate crafted into a miniature alpine village. It features a working gondola, a running train, cascading waterfall and a 6-foot tall Christmas tree. And each year there's a new addition–come see what it is this year!
LOCATION: River Run Ski School, Fireworks are visible from River Run and Lakeside Village
DATE: Saturday, December 24th
TIME: Parade starts at 4 p.m.; Fireworks start at 7 p.m.
COST: Free Admission
- Join Ripperoo as he parades through the village with his ski school friends! Dance your way to the Dercum Square Ice Rink where you'll get to enjoy complimentary cookies. At sunset enjoy the fireworks light up the sky over Dercum Mountain.
LOCATION: Mountain House Food Court, Kidtopia Headquarters in River Run Village
DATE: Sunday, December 25th
TIME: Birthday Part starts at 3:30 p.m.; Starquest starts at 5:30 p.m.
COST: Free Admission
- Come celebrate with Ripperoo and his friends! Enjoy ice cream, t-shirt decorating and photo opportunities. If it's your child's birthday there will be a special treat for him/her. Then at 5:30, join the Keystone Science School for a night of astronomy. There will be a lesson activity, a chance to view objects in the night sky up close and explore the winter constellations.
LOCATION: Base Area
DATE: Saturday, December 24th
TIME: 10-Noon
- Santa is visiting Arapahoe Basin before his big night of delivering toys! He'll stop by the A-frame, Pika Place Learning Center, and the Molly Hogan Learning Center. After that he's heading up the Black Mountain Express Chairlift for some turns on the lower mountain.
LOCATION: Breckenridge
DATE: All Weekend
- Main Street in Breckenridge boasts some of the best shopping and eateries around! They have a wide array of restaurants offering Thanksgiving meals (call in advance) and these places are known for their great food. Plus, you have various other activities and theater shows to choose from all weekend. Visit gobreck.com for all the information.
- Keystone Conference Center: 4 p.m., 6 p.m.
- Riverwalk in Breckenridge: 4 p.m., 6 p.m.
- Our Lady of Peace in Silverthorne: 7 p.m., 9 p.m. (spanish)
- St. Mary in Breckenridge: 9 p.m.
- Our Lady of Peace in Silverthorne: 12 a.m. Midnight (polish), 8 a.m., 10 a.m., Noon (spanish)
- St. Mary in Breckenridge: 8 a.m., 10 a.m.
- Copper Mountain: 5:15 p.m.
- Lord of the Mountains Lutheran Church in Silverthorne: 5 p.m. (children's service), 7 p.m. (candlelight service), 9 p.m. (candlelight service)
- Dillon Community Church: 4 p.m. (candlelight service), 6 p.m. (candlelight service)
- Father Dyer United Methodist in Breckenridge: 3 p.m. (family Christmas service), 4:30 p.m. (candlelight service), 6 p.m. (candlelight service), 7:30 p.m. (candlelight service), 9 p.m. (candlelight & communion service)
- St. John the Baptist Episcopal in Breckenridge: 3 p.m. (pageant, children's homily & communion), 5 p.m. (festive holy Eucharist & sermon), 7 p.m. (festive holy Eucharist with choir & sermon), 10:30 p.m. (festive holy Eucharist & sermon)
- Abundant Life Church in Silverthorne: 10 a.m.
- Lord of the Mountains Lutheran Church in Silverthorne: 10 a.m.
- Dillon Community Church: 9 a.m.
- Father Dyer United Methodist in Breckenridge: 9 a.m
- St. John the Baptist Episcopal in Breckenridge: 10:30 a.m. (holy Eucharist, carols with guitar, sermon)


text: As an avid reader and writer, I find solace in bookstores and serenity in libraries. I find that if I've had a rough day at the office, a trip to the bookstore, perusing the shelves, flipping over books on the New Release table, gives me some comfort. Just walking through the doors of a local indie or the library (which I happily live a mere 4 blocks from) brings down my blood pressure. It got me wondering, why is it that the bookstores and libraries have such a positive effect on me? I've come up with 3 reasons: Continue reading "On the Therapeutic Effect of Bookstores and Libraries"


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If anyone is still in need of convincing about the positive effect that social media can have for a brand, you need to look no further. Nina Garcia, Fashion Director at Marie Claire and judge on the hit TV show, Project Runway, managed to affect the stock market with just one tweet.
Garcia, who just last month was named JCPenney's 'Style Voice', sent out one lone tweet from the department store's headquarters yesterday, causing JCPenney's stocks to rise a surprising 8%. This alleged influence could not have come at a better time for the department store chain, who is currently in the middle of a $800 million dollar revamp.
The situation thoroughly confused The Financial Press, but eventually two and two were put together. When reporting on the incident The Wall Street Journal wrote;
"You might think Garcia is some powerful Wall Street analyst, right? Or even some rain-making M&A banker? Or some private equity specialist? Uh, nope. Garcia is fashion director at Marie Claire and a judge on Project Runway. (Hey, we had to look it up, too.)"
Despite that the connection was a surprise to everyone involved, JCPenney's CEO, Ron Johnson, clearly knew what he was doing when he appointed Garcia to be the brand's
influencer Style Voice. Although it probably doesn't hurt that Nina has connections in fashion circles and pop culture thanks to both of her high profile positions, the whole scenario just goes to show that you can never underestimate the influence of social media.
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... Bet, Carol, Cheryl, Curzon, Fran, Hilary, Kate, Jeannette and Nancy (thank you Faber for a few extra copies) have all been informed and are busy doing that 'ice-breaker' thing of introducing themselves behind the scenes whilst they await the arrival of their proof copies of All Roads Lead To France by Matthew Hollis.
Do you receive me Team Edward Thomas?? Perhaps you could hop into comments and say a little about why you are as riddled with excitement as I am about all this, and where your reading trail may lead.
I can promise the rest of you a very exciting ongoing project on here once we embark because some inspired reading and 'visiting' trails including 'that' train journey have already been suggested. We are keeping in touch behind the scenes but will be sharing our thoughts and discoveries on here as we go along.
I've armed myself with a very beautiful edition of Edward Thomas The Annotated Collected Poems edited by Edna Longley and published by Bloodaxe.
In fact, you can probably guess that I have been completely seduced by the cover art, Spring in the Trenches, Ridge Wood, 1917 by Paul Nash.
There will be a fiction project coming along in the future too and a chance for another eight of you to receive a copy of the chosen book to read along with me and talk to the author ... more soon.
But War and Peace calls and having made a start on the current instalment ( Book Three Part Three, p880 and the next 34 chapters in the OUP Maude translation ..Absolute continuity of motion is not comprehensible to the human mind...) I think we are in for an incredible discussion on the first three chapters alone this month, I've already had to read them several times over.


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Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, said on Saturday the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has recovered and returned to restore vibrancy and integrity to Nigeria's democracy.
He urged Nigerians to partner the party in the efforts to achieve the objective.
The governor stated this during the PDP Non-Elective National Convention in Abuja, adding that the party has become reformed and refocused to win future elections in the country.
Okowa, who is the Chairman of the PDP Convention Committee, said the last two years presented great challenges to the party.
He said the defeat suffered in the 2015 presidential election and the gale of defections were enough to sink the party's ship, but expressed delight that the party has overcome the challenges.
He urged Nigerians to support the party, adding that it would not disappoint the country.
"Ours is a party firmly anchored on the grassroots, connected to the people in a unique way that recognises that power truly belongs to the people.
"We are rebounding back, realising that there is a champion in each of us in the party.
"A collective leadership and partnership resolved to do things right and that is all that we need to build the strength to recapture power," he said.


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There are many safe ways in which you can invest your money in real estate, but there are many, many more wrong ways to go about it. Before you buy a home that is too far above market value, or before losing money on a home, check out the helpful tips for buyers we have compiled in this article.
Keep your options open. You might not have the financial resources to buy your dream house in your dream neighborhood, but you might have enough to choose one of the two. If you can't find a home in the area you want, shop for one in a similar area.
If you want to increase the value of real estate that you own, do some remodeling or repairs to the property. Your property's value will increase quickly if you do this. The increase in value can sometimes be substantially more than your investment.
This is a great time to spend some money on real estate. Property values at this time are lower than they have been in decades. This is a perfect time for first-time home buyers to get into a home, or for current home owners to invest in a larger property. When the housing market corrects itself, your home purchase will begin to earn money as an investment.
Write down all the important questions that you need to ask potential real estate agents. Be sure your questions are important, such as the number of homes that they were able to sell in the particular area you're interested in and the total number of homes that they were able to sell in the past year. Any agent worth considering will be able to answer such questions thoroughly and professionally.
A good tip before buying in a neighborhood is to look at the registry for sex offenders in that area before you sign the contract. While the sex offender registry is public, you had best check it yourself, as the agent and seller are unlikely to voluntarily disclose this information. Make sure you do your part of the research!
It is important to get pre-qualified for a home loan before you go searching for a house. It would be a shame to find the one home you've been looking for and then discover that you can't get a large enough loan to cover it. Getting loans can be an arduous process that shouldn't be procrastinated.
Before you buy any real estate, make sure you do your research. If you jump the gun, you will make a bad choice and end up with a property that will actually result in money losses. Take the time to learn more about the neighborhood, the condition of the property, and the average real estate prices.
When buying a building for commercial purposes, ensure that the neighborhood is healthy and relatively crime-free. If you choose a bad neighborhood as the venue for your business, you probably won't get a lot of customers. Ask a real estate agent on where it is best to open shop.
Purchasing a home can be very difficult and complex, and it is very easy to make a costly mistake. But, if you follow the advice here you can lower those odds. All that's left for you to do is capitalize!


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If your koi are looking sickly, acting lethargic or swimming slightly lopsided, chances are the nitrates in your pond are elevated. When your koi eliminate fecal matter, small amounts of ammonia are released into the water, adding up to a third of a teaspoon of ammonia for a 20-inch koi in a day's time. Bacteria convert the ammonia into less toxic nitrates, but it's crucial to keep levels in check to prevent algae overgrowth and eventual illness.
Subtract Ammonia Sources
The more fish you have in your koi pond, the more nitrates will wind up in the water. Don't overcrowd your koi, keeping one 20-inch fish per 500 gallons of pond water. Don't overfeed your fish. Not only does uneaten food decay on the bottom of the pond and cause more nitrates, but the more your fish eats, the more he will defecate, increasing nitrate levels more quickly.
Add Nitrate Eaters
Plants are a beautiful way to remove significant amount of nitrates in the water. Rapidly-growing plants such as watercress, irises, water lettuce and water lilies reduce nitrate levels the most rapidly, but may require extra care to keep your pond from becoming overgrown.
Getting Drastic
The only way to completely remove nitrates from your tank is to do a water change. A complete water change will shock your fish and spike ammonia levels until your tank has a chance to fully recover, a process that can take four to eight weeks. A series of 20 to 50 percent water changes every few days until nitrates are less than 50 parts per million is a safer way to remove excess nitrates.
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Around Town
Exploring the St. Clair River
All throughout the St. Clair River area, travelers and guests can find seasonal events, outdoor activities, festivals, parades, historic spots and more. Explore the city with the family or go on a nature hike as a couple. Take in gorgeous sights on the water or find a quiet spot in town to put your feet up. No matter your favorite pastime, there's always something to do!


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Centre Services
Parent's Room
Roselands offers parents rooms to enhance your shopping experience and ensure easier care for your children. Our facilities include change tables, bottle warming, private feeding areas and amenities. Parents Rooms can be found at the following locations:
Ground Floor opposite the Lifts
Level 1 near Commonwealth Bank
Level 2 in the Food Court opposite McDonalds
Children's Play Area
Visit the exciting Kids Space and McDonalds Play Land located in the Food Court on Level 2. You can sit and enjoy a coffee, snack or delightful meal while your kids play.
Disabled Care
Wheelchairs are available for free hire, however bookings are recommended on 9784 5400. All major entry and exits into Roselands have Disabled Parking Spaces allocated.
Lifts can be found around the Centre at the following locations:
Ground Level Centre Court
Level 1 near Lowes
Level 2 near OPSM


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