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The benefits of drinking water before bedtimeWater
Water is a fundamental source of life, and also the healthiest drink available. We all know that drinking water is crucial for our bodies to function properly, yet many of us do not drink it enough. We often just don't feel the thirst at a given time and assume that it means that we don't need another glass of water. The truth is, however, that drinking water when you don't really feel like doing it is one of the most beneficial things you can do for yourself.
It's a standard routine to go to bed in the evening just after having that warm shower and brushing our teeth. While we remember to refresh our bodies after a long and tiring day, we do not necessary keep in mind that this is also what needs to happen on the inside. Although we all have heard somewhere that we should have one glass of water before going to bed, we don't necessary know the benefits that result from doing so. Let's change that.
It promotes sleep
Drinking a cold glass of water before bed promotes sleep. Thanks to it, your body is able to stabilize its hormone levels as well as its vitamin and nutrient levels. It also helps muscles and joints to balance and relax, meaning that your body can restore itself naturally. By drinking cold water just before your sleep, your body will feel rested and with loads of energy the next day.
It cleanses and hydrates your body
Drinking warm water, on the other hand, improves digestion and detoxifies your body. As warm water increases blood circulation, it breaks down waste and makes you sweat more, cleansing your skin cells more easily,removing toxins and excess salts. And of course, regardless if it's hot or cold, water hydrates your body while you are asleep.
It burns calories
Having a glass of cold water before you go to bed also allows your body to burn more calories than it would otherwise. Your body needs to make an extra effort to warm up water, and it will burn these extra calories you provided it with the day before. If you want to lose that extra weight, then complementing your healthy lifestyle with drinking plenty of water is the way to go.
All in all, drinking water before bedtime will help you feeling more relaxed, healthier and fitter. A glass of water might seem insignificant, but in the long term it will have a visible and real impact on your body.
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'Outlander': First look at 'Down the Rabbit Hole' shows 1700's is no Wonderland, Brianna looks helpless and Roger, beardless
Looks like Brianna Randall will have a hard time in the 18th century and Roger seems excited to follow her
The much-anticipated episode highlighting Brianna Randall's time-travel arrives Sunday and by the first look released, Brianna looks a mess when she sets foot into the 18th century. When we saw the red-head lass the last time, she was dressed elegantly in an 18th century outfit as she stepped into the stones of 20th century Craigh na Dun.
However, episode 6 titled 'Blood of my Blood,' skipped Brianna's scenes and fate in its entirety, but looks like the seventh episode, titled 'Down the Rabbit Hole,' is all going to be about Brianna and her time-traveling fate.
The episode's pictures released show Brianna is prim and proper in the 20th-century, but in the 18th century, she looks like a wreck, to say the least. Perched in the woods at night, Brianna has lit a small fire by her side and her once-neat-hair has gone all haywire. Her facial expression looks rather horrified as she clenches on to her shawl to keep herself warm in the blistering cold of ancient Scotland.
In the trailer released, we see Brianna venturing through the scenic snowcapped landscape navigating her way alone. So, joining the dots of the trailer and the episode's stills, looks like Brianna will be on her own for quite some time.
The purpose of her visit from Boston to Scotland and then to 18th century Scotland is to rescue her parents Jamie and Claire Fraser from the fire that will claim the lives of both her parents in sometime in the 1770s. In the trailer, she can be heard saying there will be a fire and she can "prevent their death" if she goes to them now.
However, the journey she is on, is fraught with adversity as Stephen Bonnet, the villainous pirate who robbed her parents in the first episode of season 4, is also in the upcoming episode, so that's a clear indication Brianna's time-travel journey will be a toughie.
However, steadily following her through the stones and into the new world is her ex-boyfriend Roger MacKenzie, who just like Brianna, dressed up for the 18th century and managed to shave off his beard. (I can't take him seriously though because of his crooked mentality of marrying a virgin and breaking up with Brianna in the previous episodes). Anyway, moving on, or in Outlander's case, moving back, Roger reaches the stones accompanied by Fiona Graham and in the trailer ominously questions "Do you hear that?"
In the still released, it looks like Roger is cheered on by Fiona to take the leap, and as amazing as that is, I still don't get why he shaved off his beard. Maybe to fit in, but our beloved Jamie Fraser has a thin lining beard and Murtagh Fraser rocks a thick one. I was hoping Brianna would find herself a better suitor in the 18th century, just like her mother did, but beardless Roger following her with his stuck-up mentality just kills the fairytale I was secretly hoping for.
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The Ur-Souls
Since the creation of the Great Clockwork, those most powerful souls often suspected of being deeply connected to that very creation have stood apart from the rest, commanding magic and a connection to the Great Clockwork few other souls can match.
The Elements and their KeepersEvery now and then, an unusually powerful soul will emerge into the world, seemingly out of nowhere. However, these ten souls rarely arrive among mankind unexpected: The Five Keepers and their elements. Each element that is connected directly to the magic of the Great Clockwork attributes this connection to a grand and powerful Ur-Soul that permeates the world. These souls are the Soul of Water, the Soul of Fire, the Soul of Lightning, the Soul of Earth, and the Soul of Wind. They are ever-present, and those who have tuned their own souls to become sensitive to one of the elements, can harness the incredible power of these Ur-souls, bringing forth the most basic yet nonetheless powerful form of magic: Elemental magic.
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Of the various types of magic on Aqualon, elemental magic is the easiest to attain and the most prolific kind across the globe. There are five sub-types of elemental magic: Water, Fire, Lightning, Earth, and Wind, each with its own schools. (721 Words)
Two Souls, One ElementEach incarnation of Aqualon has its own mythology on the relationship between a Keeper and their element. Some say it is the relationship of two lovers, others that they are two halves of a whole. When a Keeper performs elemental magic, it is called "Keeper Magic", and outranks ordinary magic of the same element. Normally, a water magus could never hope to use water magic against a Keeper of Water, no matter how powerful they may be. This is because where the magus would channel ever more magic through his own soul to bend the Ur-Soul of Water to their will, the Keeper of Water would speak a prayer and the Ur-Soul of Water would listen.
That being said, there have been rare instances of mages so immensely powerful and deeply connected to an Element, that they have resisted the power of a Keeper of that same Element for a limited amount of time. Such people are living legends in their own right, and some of them might possess souls rivaling that which cannot be rivaled.
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Mightier than mages, only five Keepers ever exist at a time, each exerting total dominion over one of the five magical elements.
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- The sequel to the critically acclaimed "Alto's Adventure," called "Alto's Odyssey," released this month after almost three years of development.
- The game builds on its predecessor's mechanics, but expands on them significantly while still maintaining the soul of the original game that players fell in love with.
- The resulting game, "Alto's Odyssey," might just be the best iPhone game around, if not the best mobile interactive experience outright.
When "Alto's Adventure" was first released in February 2015, expectations among its developers weren't high, and there was little beyond hope that their hard work would pay off.
But that hard work did pay off, with glowing reviews from the press and a deluge of positive comments from players of all kinds.
That's why Team Alto – the group formed by people from the Toronto-based developer Snowman and others like the British artist and programmer Harry Nesbit – faced a much bigger challenge when it came to doubling down on that success with a sequel.
Business Insider talked to Team Alto about "Alto's Odyssey," the saga's second chapter, which launches on iOS devices and the Apple TV on February 22, to get a sense of what the three-year journey was like, and the story behind it:
Moving on from "Alto's Adventure."
The idea behind the original "Alto's Adventure," at least in terms of gameplay, was rather simple and straightforward. "Alto's Adventure" is a 2D, automatically side-scrolling platformer, set in an endlessly descending mountain full of rocks, chasms, ropes to grind on, and so on.
As the character progresses automatically, you only need to tap the screen to jump, or hold your finger on the screen to perform a backflip. That's it.
The game starts at what seems to be the top of a mountain, with Alto (the main character) and his llamas gathering around a fire. When the llamas escape, Alto grabs his snowboard, and the journey begins. As mentioned, there is no real end to the game, in the sense that the mountain never finishes – until it does.
From the mountains of "Alto's Adventure," to the desert of "Alto's Odyssey."
In a telling promotional image published on the developer's social accounts, we can clearly see that Alto and his friends – the other characters you unlock throughout the game – sit at what seems to be the mountain's valley, gazing at the canyons and hot-air balloons beyond the horizon.
That vast desert, for Alto and his friends, is an unfamiliar environment that represents both change and challenge. The members of Team Alto said they faced their own challenges over the past three years.
"There is a mirroring between the story of Alto the game and Alto as a project for Team Alto," Eli Cymet, one of the game's lead producers, told Business Insider. "Going out of the comfort zone, as when the original Alto launched, a lot of our lives changed."
"When starting to think about a sequel, we really wanted to think about what feelings we wanted to evoke: Upheaval and personal change, and trying to come to grips with the way the world around you was changing."
"That's how we ended up choosing a space that is wildly different from a snowy mountain," Cymet said. "Quite the opposite, in fact: A hot desert space."
Cymet said that "a sense of home" created a safe barrier for exploring these uncharted territories, both in and out of the game. Home, he said, was not meant as a single, physical place, but rather a state of mind that can be brought from place to place – so long as your friends and family are with you.
"Alto and friends start at the top of the mountain in a comfort zone of sort, but as they move to this new, wilder, crazier, ridden desert, they value the theme of exploration while keeping the idea of home," Cymet said.
And that is exactly what "Alto's Odyssey" feels like when you play it: A familiar experience submerged in a new and much larger world.
"Alto's Odyssey" is meant to feel like an evolution of "Alto's Adventure," not a complete overhaul.
Team Alto did play with some new gameplay ideas, like introducing a grappling hook, but ultimately decided against them, as it was paramount that the original formula kept working. The formula is the game, after all – and that's a big reason why the producers chose not to call this game "Alto's Adventure II." The new game had to feel like a natural evolution, as opposed to a fundamental rethinking of what an "Alto" game should be.
"We wanted to make sure that both games feel connected," said Harry Nesbit, the British artist and programmer who works with Team Alto. "They're part of the same world, so they need to feel like they're painted with the same brush."
Does that mean that the Adventure and Odyssey are identical? Far from it.
The game's evolution is subtle but tangible because of two elements: The new "biomes," and the myriad of little objects scattered throughout them that make "Alto's Odyssey" feel like a much richer and more vibrant game.
There are three biomes, or explorable areas, in "Alto's Odyssey": The desert dunes, the temple city's ruins, and the canyons. Each area differs from the others, both aesthetically and in terms of gameplay, offering exclusive feats like hot-air balloons to jump on and walls to grind on. These elements change how your character moves, the pace and speed of the game, and offer unique twists in each level.
With so many diverse environments that constantly change, "Alto's Odyssey" is often more difficult, challenging, and fun than its predecessor, while still maintaining a general level of accessibility that makes it fun for everyone.
The differences as you progress aren't just visual, but mechanical – only specific elements will show up within specific biomes.
"That approach required us to virtually triple the amount of assets we were producing, and item zones we were creating to place content in the environment, and expanding scope in that way really did force us to almost fundamentally rewrite the way that we create the environment," Cymet said.
It's not just a game to play, but a place you can go.
The feeling of immersion was the case in "Alto's Adventure," and it holds true in "Alto's Odyssey," thanks to the gorgeous scenery and the hypnotising soundtrack scored by the British composer Todd Baker of "Monument Valley" fame.
Torin Borrowdale composed a special second track for the game's second mode, the immersive "Zen mode," which was a feature carried over from the first game that makes it impossible to lose. Several elements are removed and you can just get lost in the scenery for as long as you want.
In this, "Alto's Odyssey" is strongly reminiscent of PlayStation hit "Journey," another game that strikes a fine balance between a game and art. But with "Alto's Odyssey," the main mode is the game itself, while Zen mode feels like creating an endless painting.
The new world has undergone massive changes under the hood, which make Alto's Odyssey even more impressive.
The technical feat that allows Alto's world to keep popping up automatically as you slide through the dunes is something called "procedural generation," a technique that allows data to be created algorithmically as opposed to manually.
But that doesn't mean that the game created itself, or that it's just a copy-and-paste job of the original title. "There is a misconception that when a game is procedural, you just click the 'procedural button' and everything aligns in perfect order, and random things appear and look beautiful," Cymet said.
There are chunks of back-end code that migrated from "Alto's Adventure" to "Alto's Odyssey," but Cymet said "mechanics like biomes, in some cases, really resulted in a fundamental, square-one rewrite of the code underpinning the series."
A big part of Team Alto's success comes from making careful decisions about pricing and platforms.
"Alto's Odyssey" is a one-time purchase to play: £4.99 in the UK, and $US4.99 in the US.
"Alto's Odyssey" works best without in-app purchases (IAPs), the developers said, although they did clarify that microtransactions aren't bad by themselves; their implementation should match the game's design.
But "Alto's Odyssey" is an Apple-only game for now (on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV). An Android version is scheduled, but it won't come for some time.
And so, not going free-to-play (with IAPs) and restricting the userbase to Apple customers only, were choices Team Alto made consciously, putting quality ahead of reach.
"Apple makes [focusing on their platforms] pretty easy," studio cofounder Ryan Cash told Business Insider. "If we wanted to launch on Android at the same time, it would probably take a few more months if not longer to properly get the game to run."
There are several benefits to being an "Apple-first" game.
When asked whether developers give Android a "B-list" treatment, Cash said "that is often the case, for a number of reasons," like how easier it is to develop on Apple platforms, or the piracy issues Android is still often plagued by.
For a game that doesn't rely on more secure, harder-to-bypass IAPs, going Apple first "is a no-brainer," studio cofounder Ryan Cash told us.
Then there's all the bonuses being an exclusive iOS app can give you, like a front-page story in the popular "Today" tab in the App Store, tweets from high-up executives like Phil Schiller, and a general pre-launch buzz on the media.
But the quality of the product and a solid independent marketing plan are still the best way to reach a broader audience, Cash said.
"If Apple is tweeting about our game, that's awesome. [Their] exposure certainly helps, and getting support from Apple is a huge part of the overall puzzle," he said. "But you need to have your own strategy and marketing plan to drive sales. Even if your game is featured front and center in the App Store it doesn't necessarily mean they will have financial success."
"Alto's Odyssey" might just be the best mobile game out there.
Whether "Alto's Odyssey" will be as successful as its predecessor is impossible to say, but the pieces are all in place.
As a pure gaming experience, "Alto's Odyssey" will feel instantly familiar to those who have played the original title. It's still the same game – automatically moving in an infinite environment from left to right – and the feel of the game has gone unchanged, too. The result is a constant, smooth flow where the pace only changes depending on the character you select (some characters are faster, while others can perform acrobatic feats better).
The overall experience feels a lot like traditional arcade games – with high scores, coins to collect, and so on – but with a pleasant sense of movement that perfectly conveys the idea of an "odyssey" just as much as the original did with an "adventure." (A special shoutout goes to the iPhone X version, that uses the device's elongated display to offer large, breathtaking vistas at each turn.)
And so, "Alto's Odyssey" is everything its predecessor was, and then some: More fun, more challenging, more beautiful to look at and to listen to, while remaining enjoyable for quick, one-hand runs on the tube or longer, more relaxed sessions sitting comfortably on your house's couch. And based on what Cymet told us, perhaps there's hope for a third entry in the Alto series.
"As long as we feel that there is the right set of feelings to explore, the right reasons, and the right story threads to tag on, we would want Alto to continue into the future," he said.
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Kolkata. The name conjures up many images. Rabindranath Tagore, Satyajit Ray, Howrah Bridge, Santiniketan and rosogollas. Yes, it has always been one of the many places I have been wanting to visit. By sheer good luck, I got the opportunity too. But I only had two days to spare and decided to make the most of it. Here's what I could accomplish in 48 hours in the capital of West Bengal:
I begin my 'explore Kolkata' project by hiring a taxi to the Kalighat Kali Temple as the city is believed to owe the origin of its name to Kalighat. This 200-year-old temple is regarded as one of the 51 shakti peethas of India. It is truly an experience of sorts for me as I see people of all ages and sects offering prayers at the temple. The sandstone idol of Goddess Kali, with its three eyes, four hands and a long tongue, is very different from the Kali images I have seen in my part of the country, South India. The best part of the temple is the Adi Ganga, a tributary of Hooghly river, flowing nearby. It is easy to just lose oneself in the beauty and sanctity of the place, I realise.
Temple timings: 5 am to 2 pm; 5 pm to 10.30 pm.
• Next on my itinerary is St Paul's Cathedral. This cathedral was built in 1847 to cater to the growing population of the European community in the 1800s, during the reign of the British. A history buff, I cannot help but recall this fact. I gape at its Indo-Gothic architectural design, as also the display of plastic art forms in its interiors. It also houses a library. A must-visit for architecture lovers.
Timings: 9 am to 12 noon
(Mon-Sat); 7.30 am to 6 pm (Sun)
• Next on my list is Victoria Memorial, another symbol of the British Raj. This magnificent marble edifice in white gleamed in the light of the sun. Stately, majestic, grand… and many more adjectives pop up in my mind. Built between 1906 and 1921, in dedication to the memory of Queen Victoria, it is now a museum with 25 galleries, including the royal gallery, national leaders' gallery, sculpture gallery and so on. It also has a collection of rare books. The lush green lawns outside tempt me to spend more time here. But I decide to move on. Remember, I'm in this city only for 48 hours.
Timings: 10 am to 5 pm (gallery). It's closed on Mondays and national holidays; 5.30 am to 6.30 pm (garden).
Entry: Rs 20 (gallery); Rs 10 (garden).
• It's past lunchtime now. I head to Flurys. Started in 1927 by Swiss couple Joseph and Frieda Flury, this elegant tea room and pastry shop was 'the' place for the British for their lazy Sunday breakfast. To this day, people queue up here for their fix of cakes and patties. I join the queue. Plumcake and chicken patty here are legendary, I've been told. I add rum balls to my order. They do taste heavenly. I feel satiated. But, I miss my coffee.
Timings: 7.30 am to 11 pm.
• My love for history drags me to the Indian museum. Believed to be the largest and the oldest in India, this museum is a treasure trove of ancient sculptures, antiques, armours, skeletons, fossils and Mughal paintings. I greedily run from one section to another, not wanting to miss anything. Alas, the closing time is drawing near. I force myself to step outside.
Timings: 10 am to 5 pm; closed on Mondays.
Entry fee: Rs 20
• Not wanting to spend the evening in the hotel, I head to New Market. Kolkata handloom, footwear, crockery, jewellery — the variety on offer is mind-boggling. I buy to my heart's content, also try the famed Kolkata puchkas, before calling it a day.
Timings: 10 am to 10 pm; closed on Sundays.
What to buy: Kolkata handlooms
Tip: Carry cash as most shops do not accept cards.
Howrah Bridge. At last! This iconic symbol of Kolkata recently celebrated its 75th anniversary. This grand old bridge across River Hooghly, dating back to February 1943, is a busy bridge carrying thousands of vehicles and pedestrians daily. Walking on it, I get to see the early morning pace of the city. It's a must-visit.
Crossing over the bridge, I reached the famed Belur Math, headquarters of Ramakrishna Math and Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda. The architecture of the Math, located in a sprawling 40-acre campus, leaves me mesmerised with its fusion of Hindu, Christian and Islamic motifs as a symbol of unity of all religions. The serenity of the place leaves me overawed.
Timings: 6 am to 9 pm.
• It has always been my dream to visit Kumartuli, the potter's town. This over-300-year-old settlement is where the beautiful idols of gods and goddesses are handcrafted in clay. I land there and find myself marvelling at the enthusiasm with which the artisans are engaged in their craft. As I make my way through the maze of lanes and alleyways, I see various idols in different stages of creation. It sure is an art lover's paradise.
Best time to visit: June to January.
• I'm tired of walking in the sun. So, I hire a taxi to Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden. The cool breeze in the lush green garden is instantly soothing. Founded in 1786 by Colonel Robert Kyd, an army officer of the British East India Company, this 273-acre garden houses rare plants. Varieties of flowering plants and orchids found here are a nature lover's dream come true. The big banyan tree here, believed to be the largest in India, reminded me of the big banyan tree back home in Bengaluru.
Timings: 5 am to 5 pm (Oct-Feb); 8 am to 4.30 pm (Mar-Sep); closed on Mondays.
Entry fee: Rs 10.
• My last stop for the day is Jorasanko Thakur Bari, Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral home that now houses a museum dedicated to the life and works of the Nobel laureate. Coming to Kolkata and not doing anything Tagore is almost a sacrilege. This house, dating back to 1784, offers me a glimpse of the illustrious Tagore family. I feel blessed.
Timings: 10.30 am to 5 pm; closed on Mondays.
• It's almost dinnertime and I am in the mood for some authentic Bengali cuisine. I head to Oh! Calcutta. An elegant fine-dining place, this restaurant is everything a first-timer to Kolkata wishes for. I savoured the famous Calcutta mutton biriyani that came with potatoes. It was finger-licking good. So was the fish dish called bhetki maacher paturi, steamed in banana leaves. I signed off my sumptuous meal with a dessert platter that included rosogolla, mishti doi and sandesh. A perfect ending to my perfect 48 hours in Kolkata!


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(Gray News) - Comedian Steve Martin, who has hosted "Saturday Night Live" 15 times, returned to the show as President Donald Trump's confidant Roger Stone in a political sketch that spoofed recent headlines.
"SNL" opened with a parody of Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight," on which surprise guest Martin appeared as Stone and show regular Alex Moffat played Tucker Carlson.
The sketch dealt with Stone's arrest Friday in a pre-dawn FBI raid at his Florida home. He was later charged with seven counts, including obstruction of justice, witness tampering and making false statements, in relation to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into the 2016 presidential election.
Much of the two minutes in which Martin appeared focused on Stone's complaints about the FBI raid.
"Here with his side of the story is a man you look at and instantly think, 'I trust this guy,'" said Moffat's Carlson while introducing Martin's Stone.
Martin, who last appeared on "SNL" in 2017 as himself, played Stone as enthusiastic about recent events, saying this is "the happiest I've ever been in my life." He also yelled "Go Nixon" and appeared to mimic former President Richard Nixon's famous double "V'' hand signal.
The real Stone considers Nixon a political icon and has an image of him tattooed on his back, according to CNN. When he left the courthouse Friday, Stone flashed the president's signature gesture.
As the "SNL" sketch continued, Moffat's Carlson tried to encourage sympathy for Stone about the raid and his financial situation, while Martin's Stone asked Trump to pardon him.
"Hey, I'm just a normal and straight-forward guy," said Martin at the end of the sketch, a reference to his well-known recurring bit with Dan Aykroyd in which the two played the Festrunk Brothers, self-described as "two wild and crazy guys."
"SNL" regular Kate McKinnon also appeared in the sketch as Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who faced criticism after his Thursday comments about the furloughed federal workers.
Ross, who is one of the richest people in Trump's Cabinet, told CNBC that the workers should be able to get loans to cover their missed paychecks rather than use food banks, the Associated Press reports.
In the sketch, McKinnon's Ross denied the Trump administration is out of touch with the American people and those who work paycheck-to-paycheck.
"I simply meant there are other ways of getting money, like they could have liquidated some of their stocks or sold one of their paintings. I mean, even if they sold a lesser Picasso, that's still going to get you through a week or two of yacht maintenance," McKinnon's Ross said.
The second "SNL" episode of the year, Saturday's show featured actor James McAvoy as the host and rapper Meek Mill as the musical guest.
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California Charter Teachers on Strike!
Help support the brave union educators who are leading the first charter school strike in the history of California.
Over 70 educators at Accelerated Schools (a three school charter chain in Los Angeles) decided they had to take a stand against high teacher turnover, unstable classrooms, and a lack of job security. They began their strike on Tuesday, January 15 and need our help!
This is a big deal. At many charter schools, teachers who speak up about problems can be fired without recourse. This lack of security makes it difficult to stand up for students and leads to high teacher turnover and instability in the classrooms.
Accelerated teachers are saying enough is enough. They are part of a growing movement of educators at charter schools who are unionizing, and among 1,000 charter school educators who are part of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA). By winning this strike, they will lead the way for other charter educators to fight back and ensure better teaching and learning environments at California charter schools.
Your donation will help them win. Specifically, it will support an emergency fund for striking educators at Accelerated. We will transfer 100% of the donations raised to striking Accelerated educators through their union United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA). A committee comprised of striking Accelerated educators (Ms. Kari Rivera, Ms. Chandler Heath, Mr. Pal) and representatives of their union (UTLA Vice President Juan Ramirez, UTLA Representative Hong Bui) will work with AFT representative Glenn Goldstein to distribute the resources among the 79 impacted teachers based on immediate need.
LA is expensive. Teachers are paid far too little. Many don't have much savings. Striking educators will be able to access the emergency fund to help with pressing bills, food, etc.
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So as you can see, I have a new addition to my Parisian themed room. I always post room photos, but I think that's mainly because decorating my room is so much a part of me somehow. I've moved 8 times in my life, which isn't much compared to some, but throughout all those moves, redoing my room was always my favorite part. There's only so much you can do with four pieces of furniture, but that's why my parents bought me my first dresser last weekend! It's white and beautiful, and there's a huge mirror coming in the mail from LA that gets bolted to the back. It's so beautiful.
Just had to share! Bon weekend!


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Home Activities
Arts & Crafts
How to Make a Homemade Easter Basket
Homemade Easter baskets are one of the most classic Easter crafts for kids and so much fun to make! You can create these easily in the comfort of your own home. This paper Easter basket uses craft and stationery materials commonly found around the house. A fun activity for parents and kids to get into the Easter spirit.
What you will need:
- Plain or coloured paper
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Stapler
- Stickers to decorate
Follow this simple step-by-step guide to creating your Easter egg basket masterpiece:
Step 1
Cut paper into two squares measuring 15cm by 15cm. Place the pieces of paper on top of each other. The paper on the top will become the lining of the basket, whilst the paper on the bottom will become the outside of the basket. You can choose to make your basket with a mix of coloured paper, the brighter and bolder the better! Easter colours are light and cheerful so we recommend pinks, blues and yellows to make your baskets pop!!
Step 2
Use a ruler to draw a grid onto the top sheet to become nine even squares.
Step 3
Using a scissors, cut two lines from two opposite edges towards the centre square of the grid. The centre square of the grid will become the base of the basket.
Step 4
With both sheets of paper held together, fold paper into thirds (following the grid lines). Repeat to ensure a crisp fold on all grid edges.
Step 5
Bring the edges in towards the centre to form the sides of the basket and staple into place. Repeat with the other side of the basket.
Step 6
Cut a strip of paper and staple to the outsides of the box to form a handle.
Step 7
Decorate with stickers (a handy way to cover visible staples) or whatever crafty materials you wish!
Step 8
Fill up your homemade Easter basket with yummy chocolate eggs. And don't forget to leave some room for the Easter bunny!
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In which EGB cries over a box spring
Yesterday, an enormous tractor trailer arrived with our stuff. I was so excited about our stuff. I've been dreaming about having stuff once again, after having lived the minimalist lifestyle for nearly (over?) two months. Since leaving Columbus, J and I have been making due with a futon, a table, four chairs, three TV trays, a computer, 4 plates, cups, bowls and silverware settings, a TV, and an ugly-ass dresser that the previous tenant that we were subletting the POS flophouse from decided to leave behind for us in the POS flophouse.
Lately, I have been dreaming of couches. A comfortable place to park my (it didn't used to be this big, did it?) booty was all I wanted in the world. Then, in the last week, as the futon began giving up the ghost--it's been making ominous noises as I roll over, and I've been up at night figuring out what J and my combined weight might be doing to the metal frame that was already bent before this little exercise in minimalism--the idea of sleeping in a bed, a real bed, has become something I imagine will makes the heavens part and the angels sing.
So, I was understandably quite excited to have the three gentlemen show up yesterday with a truck full of our stuff.
Then they began to unload it.
How in holy flaming hell do two individuals who are not really materialistic types own so much stuff? And we haven't even added in the baby gear/accessories/necessities for making sure he makes it into Harvard in 18 years. There were pieces of furniture that I had forgotten we owned! (How does one forget furniture?)
Well, I got my beloved couches, and I directed the placement of our stuff from the comfort of a cozy little couch nest, and all was well for much of the day.
Then, they unloaded our bed. We have a queen size sleigh bed. The sleigh part comes in handy-dandy pieces that are easily moved and reassembled. The mattress is nicely squishy and can make it up narrow, built-in-1940s staircases in a single bound. And then there's the box spring. The box spring--which is necessary lest the mattress fall through the bed slats--does not like our staircase. The three gentlemen pushed the box spring right and pushed it left. They tilted and turned, pulled and prodded. It became clear the box spring would go up the stairs, but not without damage to the floors, walls, and itself.
Okay, no problem. They make split queen box springs. J and I will jump in the car and visit one of the numerous mattress stores in the Lafayette area and rectify this situation. I will still be able to sleep in a real live bed on the same night we receive our stuff.
(Now, I should probably examine this assumption. I tend to believe that just because I need something and now would be a good time to have it, that it will be readily available and easily accessed. This assumption has made an ass of u and umption several times.)
We went to Kittle's. It would be Saturday before we can get our precious box springs. (J and I also visibly aged in the amount of time it took the commission-desperate-sudoko-playing schlubby salesman to look up the price and availability). J has little patience for retail stores, particular the kind that cater to the greatest number of individuals possible--i.e. the lowest common denominator. He was ready to call it a night at that point in terms of looking for our box springs. I, who am now 9 months pregnant and no one to be reckoned with even without the hormones when I am on a quest, insisted that we go to another store.
Commission-hungry salesman at store #2 told me it would be Saturday before we can get box springs. He checked the back room just in case, even though everyone knew there was no way that some split queen box springs had magically appeared back there. But we shared a hunger--me for a good night's sleep and him for a commission.
At this point it was 8 pm. I got back in the car, knowing that J had had enough and would not want to check any other stores. I started to cry. I wanted a bed, gosh darn it, and I was going to have to sleep poorly for another night on a futon--let alone how long it would take to get the new box springs.
My sweet and very patient husband then took me to dinner. When we got home, we made a nest for ourselves on the two new couches. I actually slept through the night.
This morning, after calling around to several stores, I found a place with the box springs in stock and for cheap. We're going to get them after J gets off work. I don't know if the stress of finding them was worth the woo-hoo moment, but it felt pretty sweet in any case.


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What do you love most about Governor Square?
I like the whole community with its diverse nationalities. I like the floor plans and the space in my apartment. I'm also pleased with the appearance of the complex and how it is maintained.
What made you choose Governor Square as your home?
Location was a main reason for choosing Govenor Square because it is so convenient to shopping, groceries, banking, etc. And I have close friends who live nearby.
What do you like to do for fun?
I'm sort of a homebody and so I cross stitch, knit, and read….and go out with friends.


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Where can I deposit my savings ethically in Catalonia?
In Catalonia there are several entities where one can deposit their savings so that they are used and invested following and ethical and social policy based on the principles of ethical banking. In this sense, each entity defines its own policy to attract savings by offering several options to savers.
In this section we invite you to find out more about them.


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Vision Quest
Vision Quest
Award Received
Chancellor's Community Recognition Award
Convocation Ceremony
Vision Quest represents a journey towards a health community. A one month 1,000-mile canoe journey brings RCMP members, First Nations youth and private citizens together along the West Coast of British Columbia. In a unique blending of cultural traditions and history the experience promotes a healing message. Inspector John Grant, Staff Sergeant W.E. Hill and artist Roy Henry Vickers have each contributed in their own way to the program which is described as a journey towards healing by sharing culture, traditions and history.


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=> "when," "whenever," "by the time"
=> "make (someone) do," "cause something to happen"
This causative construction makes or causes someone to do something or makes something happen. (See
L17, GN3 and 7.)
=> "prospective (person noun)"
감 literally means "material," but when used idiomatically, it means a "prospective" personal position, either a kinship or an occupational position. It comes from the original meaning of "material," as in 이불감, 양복감, 반찬감, and the like.
=> "far from doing. . . . "
=> "not even . . . let alone"
=> "expected that," "knew that"
=> "did not expect that," "did not know that"
This construction in the past tense is used to indicate "did or did not expect something would happen." (Compare with -ㄹ/을 줄 알다 "being capable of" in
L15, GN5.) 줄 알았다 is also used to confirm a fact or an event, as in 민우가 일등을 할 줄 알았다 "I knew Min-wu would take first place."
줄 몰랐다 indicates it is contrary to the speaker's expectations.
=> "just as it is," "(while) doing," "being in the state of"
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What does 'On a razor edge' mean?
If something is on a razor edge, it it is in a risky situation and the outcome is very uncertain.
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Enjoy a day out of the hustle and bustle of Sydney on this fabulous day out through guided bush walks and scenic trails. Visit Jamison Valley, Wentworth Falls or Paradise Pools, & the Three Sisters
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Join us on this amazing two days soaking in the wonderful coastline of of the great ocean Road with a highlights trip to Phillip Island to experience the famous Penguin Parade
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It's time to get your glow on!This complete radiance-boosting routine features all the daily skincare essentials for undeniably dewy, glowing skin!
This set includes:Step 1: Goji Glow - Acai & Goji Berry Superfood Scrub
Step 2: Citrus Splash - Purifying Antioxidant Toner
Step 3: Youth Boost - Multi-Vitamin Refining Serum
Step 4: Glow to Bed - Glow-Boosting Botanical Overnight Cream
Step 1: Exfoliate
First, apply a quarter-sized amount of your Goji Glow superfood scrub directly to your palms and apply to your entire face, scrubbing gently in a circular motion for 2-3 minutes. Rinse with cool water and pat dry with a clean, dry towel.
Step 2: Tone
Next, spray your Citrus Splash facial toner all over your face and neck area and allow to air dry or gently pat dry with fingertips. You can also apply using a clean cotton swab, spritzing directly onto the swab and sweeping over your entire face and neck.
Step 3: Mosturise
Once your skin has dried, apply approximately 1-2 pumps of your Youth Boost brightening serum evenly over your face and neck. Gently pat into skin with your fingertips until the serum is completely absorbed.
Step 4: Rejuvenate
Lastly, apply a generous amount of your Glow to Bed botanical overnight cream and disperse evenly over your face and neck as the final step in your glow-boosting routine before bedtime.
Tips to get the most out of your set:
- Use this routine once daily in the evening before bedtime.
- Use the Goji Glow Superfood Scrub 1-3 times per week and apply your favorite cleanser on other days.
- If applying in the morning, be sure to follow with SPF before going outside.
- If applying makeup after this routine, wait approximately 5-10 minutes to allow complete absorption before applying makeup.
Goji Glow:
Aqua, Montmorillonite (Beige Clay), Cetearyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 60, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot Kernel Oil), Potassium Oleate, Potassium Cocoate, Potassium Citrate, Citric Acid, Pumice, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut Oil), Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower Oil), Vegetable Glycerin, Coco-Glucoside, Persea Gratissima (Avocado Oil), Stearic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xanthan Gum, Euterpe Oleracea (Acai Fruit Oil), Lycium Barbarum (Goji Extract), Avena Sativa Meal Extract (Oat Silk), Citrus Medica Limonum Peel Oil (Lemon), Jasminum Officinale (Jasmine), Orchis Mascula (Orchid), Amber, Santalum Album Oil (Sandalwood).
Citrus Splash:
Aqua, Citrus Sinensis (Orange Flower Water), Anethemis Nobilis (Chamomile) Flower Water, Avena Sativa Meal Extract (Oat Silk Extract), Vegetable Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Powder (Aloe Vera), Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate (Vitamin C), Allantoin, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil (Orange Essential Oil), Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol.
Youth Boost:
Aqua, Vegetable Glycerin, Phenoxyethanol & Ethylhexylglycerin, Carbomer, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Powder, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Hydroxide, Passiflora Quadrangularis Fruit Extract, Citrus Medica Limonum Extract, Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract (AHA Fruit Acid), Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil & Beta-Carotene (Carrot Infusion), Tocopherol & Helianthus Annus Seed Oil (Vitamin E), Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyaluronic Acid), Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A Palmitive), Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate (Vitamin C Liquid), Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil (Orange Essential Oil), Foeniculum Vulgare Dulce (Sweet Fennel Seed Essential Oil), Citrus Grandis Peel Oil (Grapefruit Essential Oil), Cananga Odorata Flower Oil (Ylang Ylang Essential Oil).
Glow to Bed:
Aqua, Cetearyl Alcohol & Polysorbate 60 (Emulsifying Wax NF), Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot Kernel Oil), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Vegetable Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower Seed Oil), Olea Europaea Oil (Olive Oil), Cocos Nucifera Oil (Coconut Oil), Phenoxyethanol & Ethylhexylglycerin, Stearic Acid, Allantoin, Avena Sativa Meal Extract (Oat Silk), Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyaluronic Acid), Xanthan Gum, Triticum Vulgare (Wheatgerm Oil), Persea Gratissima (Avocado Oil), Argania Spinosa (Argan Oil), Arnica Montana (Arnica Oil), Passiflora Incarnata (Passionfruit Seed Oil), Camellia Sinensis Leaf (Green Tea Infusion), Oenothera Biennis Oil (Evening Primrose Oil), Prunus Domestica (Plum Kernel Oil), Jasminum Sambac Flower Extract (Jasmine Sambac Absolute), Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender Essential Oil).


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Arsenal were close to agreeing a fee in January for the Germany international but the player's agent expects the 20-year-old to remain in the Bundesliga
Julian Draxler is likely to stay at Schalke for another season, according to the player's agent.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger targeted the 20-year-old forward in January and was close to agreeing a fee with the German club before the transfer collapsed shortly before the window deadline.
The Gunners are expected to make a renewed effort to sign the Germany international in the summer but Draxler's agent, Roger Wittman, anticipates the player will remain with the Bundesliga club for another year at least despite continued interest from top clubs.
He told Sport Bild: "Why should a player leave the club if the club have just built a top team? I also think it's good if players stick to what they have signed.
"It would take an awful lot to happen for one of the two [Draxler or Jefferson Farfan] to leave. And even then I'm not sure it would be possible.
"The players understand that there is currently a lot of peace at the club and a lot of optimism about their future there."
Those sentiments were echoed by Schalke chairman Clemens Torries, who said: "If nothing extraordinary happens, Julian will stay with us.
"I am convinced that he will play even longer than this one next season at Schalke. Then we will see"
Draxler has also been linked with a possible switch to Bayern Munich, although chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said last month that the German champions were not plotting a move for the player.


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Posted by Editoress on 12/18/15
Evan McNeely, a member of the national mountain bike team, and a racer for the Norco Factory Team, has launched Sneaky Socks. It is clear that Evan will be putting his engineering degree to good use by becoming a sock designer alongside his racing career.
Sneaky Socks specializes in stand-out, one-of-a-kind sock designs that will leave all of your friends really jealous. When wearing these socks, you may receive such popular comments as, "Golly, you are looking awfully fly today" or "Damn, you look good."
You see, sock doping is a real a thing. It can make you go faster without being a dirty cheat that should be banned for life. Our mantra is 'Look good, feel good. Feel good, go fast.' Dope socks make you look good and, according to this proven formula, you will then go faster in direct proportion.
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Please Lose Our Number
(I work in a call centre, providing technical support for mobile phones. People can become a bit stupid or crazy when it comes to their phones. This is a conversation I've had quite often.)
Me: "Hello, this is [My Name] for [Brand]. How can I help you?"
Customer: "I heard the Android version 6 is out. How can I install it?"
Me: "Well, the version 5.1 is just out, so I would imagine it'll take a while."
Customer: "You're lying; I saw it on the Internet! It says it is out! Why don't you give it to me?"
Me: "Sir, I can assure you it's not out yet. [Brand] will issue a statement on our website when it is available. You can register for updates, as well."
Customer: "Humph. Whatever."
(Fast forward a few months…)
Customer: "I know Android 6 is out now! I want it now!"
Me: "Yes, the deployment has started, so it'll become available to all devices that can receive the update within a few weeks. Depending on the model of your phone, it'll take some time. Or you can check in settings to see if you can do it already."
Customer: *checks phone* "It's not there yet. Why is it not there yet?"
Me: "Then you have to wait until it is made available to your device. It'll come soon."
Customer: "Pfff!"
(He called back almost every day for the next two weeks until he actually received the update. Then…)
Customer: "I just installed Android 6. I don't like it; I want to go back to the previous version."
Me: "Unfortunately, that's not possible. It goes only one way; you can't downgrade."
Customer: "That's not true! Some people on the Internet said they did it!"
Me: "It is not possible, unless you root your phone, in which case you cancel your warranty. Also, unless you're a programmer, you are most likely to make it worse."
Customer: "I don't care; do it now!"
Me: "I can't. You have to go to the website, and request it. But remember, by doing this you are cancelling your warranty!"
Customer: "I don't care; I can do it. Besides, I'm famous on social media; I can get you in trouble."
Me: "No, you won't. I explained the conditions to you, so if you damage your phone, it'll be your own responsibility."
Customer: "We'll see about that!" *click*
(Still waiting for his call to complain about his phone not working at all.)


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As regards official versus unofficial, as described in the posts above the badges shown were official designs and some
have been ordered by the MOD and then not required; to be sold off by the manufacturer or by the MOD disposals. It is clear that any order was cancelled in 1968. There is a clear distinction between them and the unofficial commissions such as the F&F yeomanry and they are indeed in 2 camps.
It is not impossible that between 1968-71,the 8 man cadres wore some of these stock; The Berkshire Yeomanry history does state that their cadre wore a w/m horse on a red plastic oval backing but I am not 100% confident about this as the book was retrospectively written and is patchy in other places.
If my badges had a contemporary marking then they could have been one of these 1968 badges. However I think it highly likely that the Gaunt London Ltd is a later mark; even later than Gaunt Bham. This would make them candidates for latter day unofficial commissions.
At the end of the day I have the examples in my collection, in the same way that I have the Hants&Glosters, but I would not pay a premium price for them.
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Heather's friends Brian and Maureen visited last week, stopping for a night on the long road back from Houston (where they bought a new car) to Osgoode, Ont. (that's near Ottawa, for my Yankee readers). Yes, I barked at them a few times when they first came inside the house, but I quickly decided that they were OK, so I sat in my red chair next to the table while they ate. They thought I was OK, too, and they agreed to pose for a photo before hightailing it for the border.
Their visit would have been the highlight of the week, except that a few days later I found a couple of mice while walking in the park. And scarfed them up, of course. It's just what I do.
The first one was on the ground right in front of us in the middle of the trail, and it was already dead. I wasn't that smitten with it, so I gave it up to Mike easily. He was so happy that he gave me several Charlee Bears.
The next one I tracked down and pounced upon all by myself. I clenched it tightly between my teeth and ran, and there was no way I was about to give this one up so easily. Mike was just lucky that Heather happened to be there. She pried my mouth open while Mike reached down my throat, yanked out Mr. Mouse and flung it away. Mike knew I'd be back after it next time we were in the vicinity, of course, so I saw him go back and pick it up with a plastic bag like poop and throw it in the trash bin on the way home. Rats! No, mice–but you get my gist.
I know it was just my badger-dog instinct kicking in, but killing that mouse made me sad and sorrowful for a while. That must explain my first gray hair. Yikes, 14 months old and already going gray. It's on my back, between my shoulder blades. I can't actually see it, at least not without a mirror or two. But Mike can see it, and ever since he brought it to my attention I've been obsessing about it. Not that I'm vain or anything. Not me!
On the other hand, maybe I should get Mike to pluck it out with tweezers. It shouldn't hurt too much.


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A group led by Eric Hughes, the cofounder of the security activist organization "cypherpunks," has announced a new company called Simple Access that designs and builds infrastructure for finance, commerce, and the Internet.
"Currently, 'electronic commerce' is a euphemism for 'commerce that doesn't work,' or soon won't work on a large scale," Hughes said in a statement. "In order to prevent disasters on the horizon and build a foundation for safer and better systems, Simple Access is thinking ahead and solving problems at the infrastructure level."
He added: "We are working with leading companies that require their suppliers to have solid and experienced managers, so we brought on proven leaders."
The venture, which will be based in San Francisco, is entering a burgeoning but increasingly crowded field.
"Simple Access designs and builds infrastructure for finance, commerce, security, telephony, and the Internet," according to the company's Web site. "Our areas of expertise include transaction processing and payment systems, data security, and cryptography."
The company provides advice and development strategies for application of these technologies, including telephony and Internet provisioning and billing, international trade documents, and digital money. It is targeting giant companies as well as smaller ones for clients.
Simple Access spent its first year and a half in hiding. Hughes and Bob Hilby, formerly a principal of telecom firm Telemedia Networks, founded the company in September 1995. In the interim, SAC has spent its time "learning and researching," executives say on the Web page.
The company's chief executive is John McArtor, who has served as president and chief executive of Delta International, a private merchant bank. Since 1972, Delta has been designing, structuring, syndicating, and managing financial vehicles for private sector investment.
The company is still trying to build its management team, however. The Web site lists openings for numerous jobs.
In a treatise on e-commerce in Esther Dyson's Monthly Report, Hughes shares his philosophy on the subject. He says that current attempts at e-commerce don't offer compelling general solutions. "Some may work well over the short term and in specific markets, but most of them aren't designed for the new medium, which has strange characteristics," he writes.
Hughes also offers some general principles for designing future Net-based commerce systems. He advises: "Keep things explicit, keep things on a minimal need-to-know basis, keep things local, design systems that distribute vulnerability, and separate functions that don't need to be offered together."
Cypherpunks assumes that privacy is a good thing and wishes there were more of it, according to a Web page the group has posted. "Cypherpunks acknowledges that those who want privacy must create it for themselves and not expect governments, corporations, or other large faceless organizations to grant them privacy out of beneficence."


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The History Of Mazda Demio
The Demio (also sold as the Mazda 121, Mazda Metro, Mazda2 and Ford Festiva Mini Wagon) was originally a small minivan or tall station wagon which debuted in 1996. Introduced in 2007, the third generation Demio earned the 2008 World Car Design of the Year title.
As of 2005, 892,000 Demios had been sold worldwide since introduction.[citation needed]
In the 1980s Ford approached Mazda to create a B-segment small car for it. This resulted in the introduction of the 1987 Ford Festiva. The same platform spawned the Autozam Revue in 1990, which Mazda sold as the 121 in most markets. Then the Festiva was redesigned in January 1993, still based on the same platform. Kia also built versions of the first and second Festiva, both for itself and for Ford's sale in the United States (Kia Pride and Kia Avella).
When it came to redesigning the Revue, Mazda came up with a tall hatchback, minivan-esque package (the Revue was already over 1500mm (59.1in) tall). Introduced in a time full of negative press coverage, the Demio became a surprise hit for Mazda in Japan, and also foreshadows the current crop of B-segment minivans such as the Opel Meriva, Fiat Idea and the Renault Modus.
The new 1996 Demio (sold as either the Demio or 121 outside Japan, or Metro in Australia) used the DW platform. Production started in July 1996. The Demio was updated for 2000 with a revised exterior, cabin air filtration, retuned automatic transmission, and available DSC due to a 2002 redesign. It was also sold in Japan as the Ford Festiva Mini Wagon.
The original model still in production in Mazda's Colombia plant to end of 2008.
- 1.3L B3E I4, 61kW (82hp)/ 108N·m (80lb·ft) (1999-2001)
- 1.5L B5E I4, 74kW (99hp)/ 127N·m (94lb·ft) (2000-2001)
- Length: 3800mm (149.6in)
- Width: 1670mm (65.7in)
- Height: 1535mm (60.4in)
- Wheelbase: 2390mm (94.1in)
NBA star Scott Pippen appeared in the TV commercials for the Demio's launch.
The Demio was redesigned in 2002 on the DY platform. The Demio name continued in Japan, while the rest of the world dropped Demio and other names in favor of Mazda2. Since debut, 2 has earned itself a name for being practical and fun to drive, pushing its Japanese domestic sale to as high as 7th place.
The badge-engineered Ford version is no longer made, as Ford began importing the Fiesta into Japan. It is based on Ford's Fiesta on the Global Ford B3 platform which is based on Mazda's DY platform. The car is produced for Europe at a Ford plant in Valencia, Spain. North American sales of the Mazda2 are expected to start in 2007, where other subcompacts (Toyota Yaris, Nissan Versa, Honda Fit) will also debut. It will fill the gap in Mazda's subcompact line since the Mazda 323 hatchback was discontinued for North America in the mid-1990s.
All Demios come with ABS and EBD, and stability control is optional. An innovative feature offered in Japan is e-4WD, a hybrid car-type system which uses an electric motor to power the rear wheels of this front wheel drive vehicle when needed. In the Demio, this system is used only as a traction aid, not for increased fuel economy as in most other vehicles.
Three trim levels are available, each targeted by Mazda at a different demographic:
- Cozy for single women with special paint colors and an optional canvas sunroof
- SPORT is for young men
- Casual focuses on young families
(these are for the Japanese market only).
In Europe, trim levels were S, TS and TS2. The TS and TS2 were renamed Antares and Capella in 2004. The Japanese 1.3 and 1.5 petrol engines are not available, but Ford's 1.25-litre 16v Yamaha engine is used, and Mazda's 1.4 and 1.6 petrol, plus the 1.6 diesel are offered.
The Mazda2 is sold with a variety of Z-family engines:
- 1.4L MZ-CD Diesel
- 1.4L MZ-CD Diesel
- Length: 3925mm (154.5in) / 3940mm (155.1in) (Facelift)
- Width: 1680mm (66.1in)
- Height: 1530mm (60.2in)
- Wheelbase: 2490mm (98in)
. . In 2004 Mazda introduced the Verisa in Japan. The Verisa is based on the Demio but targeted further upmarket.
In April 2005 Mazda announced a facelift for this Demio due to a 2007 redesign.
Japanese actress Misaki Ito appeared in the TV commercials for the Demio.
The new Mazda2 (still "Demio" in Japan) is a departure from the 2002 model. The Demio was for the 2007 model year, with the sporty MicroSport coupé added for Europe and Japan.
The Mazda2 is built on a new automobile platform, the DE platform, shared with the upcoming 2008 Ford Fiesta. It deploys light weight material and reduces the overall dimensions of the car. A new 1.3 litre and a new 1.5 litre engines were introduced these engines will be coupled with a five speed manual or a four speed automatic.
A digital fuel gauge has been introduced. Stability control will not be standard in the Mazda 2 range but is available. There are two trim levels available for the new 2 range, the first is known as the Neo which is the base model. It comes standard with air-conditioning and 15-inch alloy wheels, though side air bags, 16-inch alloy wheels and a sports body kit come as standard on the range topping Genki.
Mazda has announced that the next generation of the car, referred to as "the next sub compact, B-segment Mazda", will not be manufactured in Valencia, Spain, but in Hiroshima and Hofu, Japan . It will feature either an MZR 1.35 liter engine, or a larger MZR 1.5 liter engine. Additionally, Mazda has released information regarding a Mazda2 MPS model with a direct-injection Turbo engine and all-wheel-drive. Photos of the new Mazda2 can be seen in Mazda's pertinent press release.
There are some Mazda2 variants for different markets. Since 2008, the sedan version of Mazda2 ("Mazda2劲翔" in Simplified Chinese) has been in production for the Chinese market by Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd. at its Nanjing plant. , The China-made Mazda2 hatchback also exclusively includes a variant that contains the glass sunroof. Three-door hatchback versions can also be found in European and Australian markets.
The Mazda2 DE is sold with a variety of Z and Y-family engines:
- ZJ MZR 1.3-litre petrol Standard Power version with maximum power of 55 kW at 6000 rpm, maximum torque of 121 Nm at 3500 rpm
- ZJ MZR 1.3-litre petrol High Power version with maximum output of 63 kW at 6000 rpm, maximum torque of 122 Nm at 3500 rpm
- ZY MZR 1.5-litre petrol with maximum power of 76 kW/ 103 PS at 6000 rpm, maximum torque of 137 Nm at 4000 rpm (on dyno produces about 108BHP(~110PS) @ 6510 rpm and maximum torque of 133Nm(~13.6 kg) @ 4170 rpm)
- Y4 MZ-CD 1.4-litre common rail turbo diesel engine with maximum power of 50 kW at 4000 rpm and maximum torque 160 Nm at 2000 rpm
- Y6 MZ-CD 1.6-litre common rail turbo diesel engine with maximum power of 66 kW at 4000 rpm and maximum torque 205 Nm at 2000 rpm
Dimension (without any body kit):
- Length: 3885mm (153in)
- Width: 1695mm (66.7in)
- Height: 1475mm (58.1in)
- Wheelbase: 2490mm (98in)
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Flour power
Chef Jia Limtong's baking biz is on the rise
By Fiona Patricia S. Escandor
WHEN the cupcake mania hit Cebu a few years ago, anyone and everyone who had a functioning oven and a social media page suddenly fancied themselves as pastry entrepreneurs. Online shops selling the highly celebrated "red velvet" were opening everywhere, and though the craze eventually simmered down, some shops thrived in putting a foothold in the local circuit. One of those is Baked! by Jia Limtong.
Started in 2011, Baked! over the years has not only been offering cupcakes—inarguably its bestsellers — but also customized fondant cakes known for intricate and neat details. It has become one of the more familiar names when it comes to all sorts of pastry needs, and its young chef Jia takes pride in having single-handedly led it to where it is today, from the preparation and baking, up to dishwashing and delivering.
Despite Baked! being in operations only for the past three years, Jia has been dabbling in kitchen work for more than five years. She studied culinary and was part of the pioneering batch in the Philippine School of Culinary Arts, and then proceeded to getting her diploma in baking at the At-Sunrice Global Chef Academy in Singapore.
"My mom used to bake when I was younger and that was when I started getting curious of what's inside the kitchen," Jia said. Admittedly, she said the interest died down in her teenage years and was only reawakened when after a brief stint studying interior design "for a more traditional degree," she realized cooking and baking are what she's fervent about.
Jia moved to Singapore shortly after that and it was there, she said, her skills were honed. For a year and a half, she was an apprentice at the upscale Crowne Plaza Hotel in Changi Airport, working six days a week, morning until evening, until overtime.
"They didn't treat us as interns, but as actual employees. We weren't just asked to do the chopping and whatnot, but we were asked to create our own pastries and they would also value our opinions," she said.
Prior to Baked!, Jia was part of Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu's food and beverage division.
Growing clientele
First came the cupcakes, then the customized fondant pieces – all of which are now being craved for by a growing clientele, a demand that finally led to the building of a separate kitchen commissary inside the family-owned Limtong Press compound. "It was getting difficult to work inside the house kitchen, where I was competing with the house help for space," she said lightheartedly.
Baked!'s commissary was built in November last year in time for the holiday rush. It's where Jia — with no assistant in tow — prepares orders with utmost concentration, her only regular visitor nowadays her seven-year-old daughter who insists on joining her mom in making the cakes. "She thinks it's clay," Jia said.
As a single mom, Jia said it's her daughter who keeps her going, especially at tough, busy times when she's close to quitting. "I want to be able to provide for her," she said. But more than just her "bread and butter," baking is also her passion, a hobby which she has fruitfully transformed into a worthwhile profession.
Photography: Alfred Gregory E. Bartolome
Hair & Makeup: AJ Airraveche
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In your warehouse steel shelving is the foremost thing you needed and is the most common thing you will find whenever you visited any warehouse. With respect to different shapes and sizes steel shelves have the variety of uses in many kinds of industrial shelving work that you might have check in the Larger facilities. Steel shelving is efficient and have a series of uses in the ware house especially in the retail outlet and the distribution center; especially in the industrial shelving, Either in steel rack and the or the metal rack you might put several of your things in the cupboard and all of them can be big ticket items and the bulky items that are stored on the pallet racks, so this is the time for you to grab the opportunity from where you see any steel shelving for sale opportunity in steel shelving for sale
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There might be many other opportunities for you to assist you in storing all of your goods in an efficient and an effective way. The efficient steel shelving will assist you to put all of your products in the effective and an organized way in this way it won't bother you to select the things haphazardly, mistook or mishap. Secondly it is recommended to select the steel shelves to arrange everything in a perfect order you want, and all its depend on your selection criteria either by item type, size and shape, and this will also assist you to select your things more fast than arranging it like randomly.
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The steel shelve is the ideal and the durable option than ever before. The best advantage of the steel shelves in the warehouse are the ideal to store your good and keep them corrosion free and the damaged free in the secure way. Mostly the steel shelves are used to store the electronic goods like small parts, electronics and the expensive goods for the consumers, that are not recommended to leave down on the surface and on the storage bin randomly.
Durability is the foremost quality of the shelves as well. Warehouse are the most active areas and most of them are pretty active in distortion that includes the picker damage, forklift collisions and the get knocked into one another transport. However, the steel shelves are design to stand all sort of distortion, it is the best option to overcome the need of constant use for the repair and the replacement that you will see in those shelves.
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It is hard for the other materials to withstand with the temperature, like if the season is of the rainy season then it could be the pathetic case for the wooden cupboard. That why steel cupboard is designed to bear the greater variation in the temperature as well.


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Washington Humane Society Announces 11th Annual Sugar & Champagne Affair | Events
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The 11th Annual Sugar & Champagne Affair benefiting the Washington Humane Society (WHS) will be held February 1, 2012 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. The Washington Humane Society will honor its Law Enforcement Officers, Animal Control Officers, Humane Educators and a select few community Humane Heroes at this annual dessert and champagne reception. For the 11thyear, hosts Chef Todd and Ellen Gray of Equinox & Watershed Restaurants and Muse at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, with Trade Center Management Associates, will welcome gourmands and animal lovers as well as their four-legged friends for an evening of fine wines, savory treats and gourmet desserts from some of the metropolitan area's most talented chefs and pastry chefs.
The benefit will be emceed by 94. 7 Fresh FM Radio Host Tommy McFLY. New this year, guests will have the opportunity to meet contestants from TLC's hit show Next Great Baker, and four-legged guests will enjoy fresh fare at the 'Doggie Bar.' In addition, an assortment of free-flowing champagne and sparkling wines will be available in both the VIP and General Receptions. The VIP Chefs' Tasting Room will feature a selection of savory bites from restaurants including Equinox, Watershed, Think Food Group, Restaurant Eve, The Source, Brasserie Beck and Kushi. The VIPevent will also offer an exclusive, ultra-premium Scotch Whiskey tasting presented by DIAGEO, the world's leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of alcoholic beverage brands across spirits, beer and wine.
Tickets to the general reception are $90. VIP tickets to the Chefs' Tasting Room are $150; these include a special 90-minute savory reception prior to the unveiling of the desserts. All proceeds from the Sugar & Champagne Affair benefit the animals and the critical programs and services of the Washington Humane Society. For more information, visit www.sugarandchampagne.org.


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I am livin' on Channel Z
Getting nothing but static, getting nothing but static
Static in my attic from Channel Z
Getting nothin g but static, getting nothing but static.
Static filling my attic from C hannel Z
Something g ood is happening!
I feel love has got to come on, and I want it
Somethi ng big and lovely
I want the world to change for me! Gotta get away
Better put up my umbrella!
Giant stacks blowin' smoke
Politicrits pushin' dope
Someth ing good could happen
Something big and lovely
Living on the edge of Z
Getting nothing but static
Static in my attic fr om Channel Z
Where's my umbrella?
Gonna shoot that static down the drain
Gonna put that static out of my brain nGonna put up my antennae. FREE!
I feel love is coming on strong, and I want it
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Kullu Dussehra is the International Mega Dussehra festival observed in the month of October in Himachal Pradesh. Wherein More than 1.5 Lac people visit the fair from all across the globe. The population of Kullu Dussehra is around 1.5 Lakh. It is celebrated in the dhalpur maidan in Kullu valley. Kullu Dussehra commences on the tenth day of the rising moon i.e. on Vijaya Dashmi day itself and proceeds for seven days.
Story Behind Kullu Dussehra:
Kullu Dussehra is slightly different because its celebrations start when the rest of the country closes the nine-day long festival. Dussehra is a week; a long festival Celebrated in Kullu, which is known for its large number of visitors and grand celebrations.
The legendary Festival has various myths, stories attached; each tale beautifully symbolic importance of the festival. There are two legends attached to the grand festival of Kullu Dussehra. The First one is Maharishi Jamdagni while returning from Kailash carried a basket with pictures of eighteen different Gods. While he was crossing Chanderkhani pass, a dangerous storm scattered all the pictures across Kullu Valley and all the people living in these hills say these pictures taking forms of Gods. Thus, This beautiful place called "Valley of Gods".And this is why the people living workships these scattered pictures with great ritual and show.
The second Legend dates back to 16th Century. The beginning of Kullu Dussehra can be traced back to the regime of Raja Jagat Singh, who was the ruler of Kullu at that time. Heard about a peasant who had esteem pearls of knowledge. So, he ordered the peasant to give those pearls to him or to face death. The peasant who knew of the dissipation and greed of the raja killed himself by jumping into the fire and then cursed the Raja. Out of guilt and self-disgust, Raja Jagat Singh saw blood in the pot of water and worms instead of rice. The Brahmin's words, Whenever you eat, you say worms instead of rice, and water will appear as blood", echoed in his ears.
An Afraid Raja slowly began to fall ill. His disease couldn't identify by hakims, vaids or courtiers. The soul of the Brahmin continued to haunt him. Raja Jagat Singh finally sought help, and a Brahmin(pahadi Baba), Krishan Datt then told him that the blessings of Lord Rama can heal him. He was asked that if he carried the idol of Lord Raghunath from Ayodhya to Kullu, the oath put on him by the peasant would be uplifted. Through a lot of hardships, this finally happened and the Lord Raghunath became the prevailing idol of Kullu valley. Interestingly, the weight of the idol decreased when taken towards Kullu by the local people and Increased when taken back to Ayodhya. This idol is the center of attraction in the Dussehra festival and is taken on a Ratha all across the hill town.
Kullu Dussehra Celebrations and Places:
Dussehra in Kullu valley is a much-awaited and praised celebration. This week-long festival starts with a procession of Lord Raghunath, nearby unique divine beings, carried on a Ratha over the town. The town Gods and minor gods are likewise a piece of this festival. The focal point of the celebrations is the Dhalpur maidan. The charming climate and amazing magnificence of the valley alongside the festivals fill the guests with endless joy and fulfillment. The celebration gets cheerful with moving, drinking and devouring for seven days. The Kala Kendra festival is held during the evening where a few exercises and social occasions happen. A huge number of individuals from everywhere throughout the nation and world visit this place during Dussehra. The festival is to a great degree productive which just makes the experience worth reviewing.
On the sixth day of the celebration, an assembly of village Devtas take place which one must watch. The last day of Dussehra celebrations is marked by sacrifices; a fish, a crab, a chicken, a bison, and a sheep are yielded and a gigantic blaze is lit. This super celebration observes the workships of around 250-300 idols from the abutting towns of Kullu. The symbol of Raghunath Ji is taken back to its unique place through a fantastic parade. Different social parades from various nations are welcomed, relatively like the processions of our national celebrations. In this way, one can see the distinction between the Kullu Dussehra and the Dussehra being praised in various parts of the nation.
Also Read: RAVE PARTIES APPEARING IN KASOL
The magnificence and festivity at Kullu Dussehra is something that each guest here will always treasure. I wish you a very Happy Dussehra for all Years. Stay Happy and Blessed My friends


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In a new interview with The Boston Herald this past weekend, WWE star Dolph Ziggler commented on his current status with WWE.
"I mean, it feels like I started here, I should end my career in the WWE. I feel like they like having me around and I love working here, so it would be really hard to walk away."
Bostonherald.com: WWE's Dolph Ziggler is a stand-up guy


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59,17 €
This necklace is gold plated "3 microns". Exists in ring, bracelet and earrings.
Lightness and delicacy inspired our Végétaline collection.
All our creations are made entirely by hand in our Parisian workshop.
Size: 22,5 cm length, 7,2 cm of more in extension chain
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