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Joseph's Story: It can happen to anyone
Joseph was sick, homeless and supporting three children on his own.
Joseph was a strong, happy father of three—proud to provide for his family—until he was dealt a series of blows that left him sick, unable to work and homeless.
His youngest son, Ben, hadn't even started school when the family was kicked out of the home they'd been sharing with relatives. Joseph, and his three children were suddenly left with nowhere to go.
Joseph's struggle to find somewhere to live in a hurry became even more difficult when he fell ill and couldn't work for months. Nobody would rent him a home while he was unemployed.
For Joseph, working hard and keeping his family safe had been a source of pride. He was used to working hard factory jobs that relied on his physical strength and he was used to providing for his family. So not being able to work left Joseph stressed and anxious, filled with uncertainty and fear.
But relief came when a family friend told Joseph about Wesley Accommodation Support for Families—a community created by Wesley Mission for families with children who are homeless, or on the brink of homelessness.
"I think we would have been on the streets if Wesley Mission hadn't helped us," Joseph told our frontline staff.
In those difficult early weeks, Joseph's caseworker discovered he was going hungry for days because he couldn't afford to feed both himself and his children. And Joseph still remembers the day he accepted a bag of groceries from his caseworker.
"It was a big deal to reach out to someone, to admit I needed help," he said.
Thanks to Wesley Mission, the family had a place of their own. But the support they gave Joseph and his family went beyond accommodation.
Joseph was taking part in a parenting program where he learnt new skills and connected with other parents in the community. Ben was attending an early learning program two times a week, discovering music and learning to read and write. And all the kids loved going to 'Fun Club', where they built friendships with other children staying in Wesley Mission supported accommodation.
As soon as he could, Joseph returned to work - a gruelling night shift in a factory - and began planning how to support his family independently. With just one income, single parents often find it difficult to secure a private rental property, but the hard work Joseph put in during his stay at Wesley Accommodation Support for Families paid off.
"It was the second place I applied for, and it usually takes much longer. I was a good tenant, so I had a good reference," he said.
"Wesley Mission helped with the bond for our private rental, and with finding furniture." "My goals are to work hard and to provide for my kids. Life is much calmer now, and the help I got from Wesley Mission made all this possible."


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5based on 4 notice
Family Klein from Toronto
My husband and I loved our stay in this charming apartment in Versailles! Our host was gracious and extremely welcoming. On our arrival, there were beautiful fresh flowers in the apartment and he provided a wonderful orientation to the neighbourhood. The apartment is clean, bright and beautifully appointed. It's perfect for someone wanting to book a longer stay in Versailles as it is extremely functional and well equipped with absolutely everything you could possibly need during your stay- from umbrellas and ironing boards to internet and a washer/dryer. The apartment easily sleeps 3 people in very comfortable beds with ample pillows and warm duvets. The kitchen is small but ideal for cooking. It is well stocked with a variety of utensils, dishes, pots and equipment (Nespresso machine, blenders etc.). We loved the location, close to the centre of town but nestled in a quiet residential area. The location, down the street from a beautiful patisserie and just a short walk to many great restaurants, shops, the train station and the magnificent local outdoor market, make it ideal. I feel so fortunate to have found this home away from home and will definitely plan a return visit. I would highly recommend this apartment to anyone visiting Versailles or the Paris area. You can't go wrong!
Dear Toronto family,
Thank you for choosing to spend your time here. I am looking forward to seeing you again
Yueshan Liu from Beijing
The perfect apartment to stay in Versailles
I am from Beijing, it is the second time that I stay at Paul's place. I was deeply charmed by his beautiful and tidy apartment, the convenient location, the beautiful interior decoration and the reasonable price compared to other apartments. Paul was a great host, well-knowledgable, fun, always helping. He is like a french royal nobleman. I kept thinking of his apartment after my first stay and had to come ans stay again this time. Thanks Paul for the great apartment and everything.
Dear Yueshan, do not hesitate to come back again
Daphnée N.
L'appartement est très beau et chaleureux, rénové intégralement avec gout. Nous y avons passé deux mois avec ma fille et, entre la gentillesse de Paul, la localisation de l'appartement et son aménagement, c'est le cœur lourd que nous avons rendu les clés.
Franchement : une TRÈS TRÈS bonne adresse
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Bonjour Daphnée Quel plaisir de faire votre connaissance. Revenez prendre un café quand vous voulez. A bientôt
Peter S
Great place it feels just like home!
If you want to feel like a local and be close to everything like the great Versailles fresh food market,Versailles Palace and close to transportation into Paris this apartment is ideal.
The owner has made sure your well equipped with everything you need to feel right at home.
The owner is a great resource of knowledge about the area and is incredibly responsive to anything you need.
Spotlessly clean,private and secure we highly recommend this apartment.
We would absolutely stay here again!
Hi Peter Great to ear you here ! I hope that your return home is well spent. I hope you will have the opportunity to come back, I enjoyed making your acquaintance.

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TVS' Racing genes are all over, but it a street-friendly faired motorcycle?
The Indian two-wheeler enthusiast's market has moved on from the humble 150cc segment to the more exciting 300+cc category. Other than Royal Enfield, a lot of Indian manufacturers did not have much expertise in this segment that has witnessed this new-found limelight. Consequently, local brands resorted to partnerships with companies which have a strong international presence. That's how TVS Motor Company's alliance with BMW Motorrad was born. Simply put, the Apache RR 310 is the culmination of TVS' 35 years of racing expertise coupled with BMW Motorrad's technical know-how. For us customers though, there's just one question that commands an answer: How good of a street bike is it?
Long story short, the TVS Apache RR 310 looks absolutely smashing. The brand has nailed the dimensions - people can easily mistake it for a 600cc sports bike! There is plenty of attention to detail, such as the little Indian tricolour on the windscreen, 3D RR 310 logo on top of the fuel tank, red coloured trellis frame, TVS Racing logo on the seat and the pincer-shaped LED tail lamp. Oh, and not to mention the sweet, sweet racing stripe running across the length of the motorcycle, which simply makes it look ever so sportier!
Even the bolts holding the fairing feels properly premium. Our only grouse is that the 'Apache' stickering on the fairing feels a bit too brash for such an elegantly designed motorcycle. The red colour variant, in particular, attracts a lot of attention as it does have a little bit of that 'Ducati' feel to it. Overall, the build quality, including the switchgear is spot-on for a premium sports bike.
The Apache RR 310 comes with bi-LED projector headlamps and the tail lamp, as well as the indicators, are all-LED. The throw from the headlamps are adequately long and wide, and the visibility is great on dark roads. Switch to high beam, and it illuminates the area directly ahead of your line of sight. TVS claims the headlamps can last for over 5,000 hours.
Coming to the instrument cluster, it's a vertically-stacked full LCD unit. It does take some time to get used to as the amount of information the console has is simply mind-blowing. Apart from the regular trove of information like speed, revs, fuel level, coolant temperature, odometer and tripmeter readings, it features a lot more, really practical bits. For starters, the console can show the range, fuel efficiency (both average and instantaneous) and even the total amount of fuel consumed, which can be reset as well. There's also a Tripmeter A which measures the distance travelled in a day. It resets automatically the next day, thus removing the need to reset the 'regular' tripmeters. Additionally, it packs a top speed recorder, acceleration timer, lap timer with a 9-lap recorder, and hell, even date which can take into account leap years!
However, the console isn't exactly intuitive to navigate through all these features. First off, the button quality isn't up to the mark and it's a little difficult to press with the gloves on. Once you've mistakenly scrolled past the info you want, you'll have to go through all the readouts again since there's no 'back' button. Legibility is pretty neat and the console also has a photosensor to adjust the brightness accordingly. I did find the tacho readouts to be a little small, and it's particularly challenging to see when you're doing high speeds. Thankfully, the shift light is bright enough to show up in your peripheral vision while riding hard. About the fuel gauge - it's a nine-bar unit with the low-fuel light turning on when the level reaches below 2.2 litres. Another neat addition is that the pillion seat gets a little compartment underneath which can accommodate the first-aid kit and toolkit.
The RR310's 312.2cc single-cylinder reverse-inclined liquid-cooled DOHC engine is quite responsive and this helps in piling up the revs pretty quickly, letting you move around faster in the city and on the highway. The fuelling, though, feels a little inconsistent at low speeds but that shouldn't be a dealbreaker. Mashing through the gear and gathering pace is quite delightful as the shifts feel positive and there weren't any instances of false neutrals either. The fourth and fifth gears offer plenty of pull for your city runs. Out on the highway, the tachometer hovers around 6000rpm while cruising in 6th gear at 100kmph. We're not going to bore you with power and torque figures as they're all listed in our model page. More importantly, here's how it performs in the real world, with a little perspective from its streetfighter twin, the BMW G 310 R:
The numbers simply point the fact that RR 310 offers better performance than the G 310 R. What's interesting is that this is achieved despite weighing 11kg more than the G 310 R, at 169.5kg kerb! But both the bikes have similar gearing and can cruise at 80kmph with the tacho hovering around a relatively relaxed 5000rpm.
Focussing back to the RR 310, the only thing that sticks out like a sore thumb is the vibration. It starts creeping in right from 5500rpm with the buzz coming in from the footpegs. As the revs pile on, you could feel it on the seat and on the sides of the fuel tank as well. These can leave your hands and feet feeling tingly at the end of a long highway ride. That said, the bike that we got for this review felt a lot more refined than the one I tested almost a year ago.
The motor is surprisingly efficient. With my riding style, I got a combined efficiency figure of 33kmpl. My riding style is mostly laid back but with occasional bursts of the throttle. In our tests, the RR 310 returned 31kmpl in the city (by staying around 45-50kmph) and 35.9kmpl on the highway (with an average speed of 100kmph). Also, thermal management is really well-controlled. The engine heat is routed downwards using a duct so that your feet and calves remain unscathed. During my commutes, the radiator fan turned on only when stuck in crawling traffic. Even the coolant temperature gauge stayed only a little above the mid-level mark in one of the hottest afternoons. All in all, engine heat isn't something you need to worry about in this motorcycle.
Ride & Handling:
The RR 310's cartridge type inverted forks and the rear monoshock offer really smooth damping on bad roads, which is quite surprising for a performance bike. The RR 310 simply glides over bumps and potholes. Even in the corners, it doesn't lose its composure despite the suspension being on the slightly softer side. The chassis offers great feedback too, and it just allows you to tip in effortlessly. However, the Michelin Pilot Sport tyres simply play spoilsport to otherwise great dynamics. They offer decent grip on dry roads but the rear, in particular, loses grip quite easily on wet roads. I went over a wet patch while downshifting from the third to the first gear and the rear tyre slipped in an instant. And I wasn't even going that fast!
Braking power is courtesy a 300mm petal disc with a radial caliper up front and a 240mm petal disc at the rear, with dual-channel ABS as standard. In our motorcycle, the front brake pad felt like it has faded a bit, so it left me craving for a bit more outright bite from the calipers. The bite and progression from the rear brake is nothing to complain about, but the ABS kicks in rather quickly. Braking from 80kmph to zero takes 3.77 seconds and 37.49 metres. Compared to the BMW G 310 R, it's 0.43 seconds slower and stops at 1.91 metres further. The G 310 R's low kerb weight is probably why it has superior braking power considering both of them have similarly-sized discs on both ends.
For a faired motorcycle, the riding position is quite comfortable. The rider's seat is large enough to let you move about freely while cornering. Even the clip-ons aren't as aggressively low as, say, the KTM RC 390. So, the ergonomics feel really comfy out on the highway, especially with the tall windshield cutting through the air effortlessly. But on the flip side, riding at low speeds will put a little load on your wrists. But that's just a trait all sport bikes have. It just takes some time getting used to the riding position, especially if you're graduating from commuters or cruisers or pretty much any motorcycle that's not a sporty one. Once you learn to support yourself by using your lower back and gripping the tank with your thighs, it's smooth sailing thereon.
The TVS Apache RR 310 has the kind of looks which makes you turn back and take a short glance every time you park it. But while it might not be your poster bike, it is comfy and practical, goes like stink and is honestly very enjoyable to ride, notwithstanding the vibes.
At Rs 2.23 lakh, the pricing is slightly on the premium side, but you do get a good quality motorcycle for that. The only thing you need to be aware of is the spare part prices for the RR 310, which is a bit on the higher side compared to KTMs. In a nutshell, the RR 310 shows how honest, passionate efforts in making a motorcycle can turn out. It is not flawless, but neither are us humans, right?


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South Australian bikies will be banned from gathering in public and even inside their own clubhouses under tough new laws.
The move follows controversial legislation in Queensland and would see 27 bikie gangs across the state declared criminal organisations.
A police sting recently nabbed 12 members of the Nomads outlaw motorcycle gang and saw those arrested charged with serious crimes including soliciting murder, kidnapping and blackmail
The proposed restrictions would target that group as well as the Rebels, Hells Angels, the Finks and the lesser known Life and Death gangs.
Ten of the bikie groups operate in South Australia, while the other 17 subjected to the restrictions are under police observation in the rest of the country.
The restrictions would outlaw:
• Two or more members gathering in public at the same time
• Bikie runs and public rides
• Members entering "prescribed places", including their own clubhouses
• Bikie gangs recruiting new members
• Wearing bikie colours or symbols in licensed venues
A bill calling for the crackdown was introduced to South Australian parliament today, seven years after similar measures were overturned after bikies appealed in court.


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The Rob Stennett File:
of The Almost True Story of Ryan Fisher
Reviewed by Dale Lewis
The End is Now by Rob Stennett
"Stennett's sarcastic wit is intertwined with another great story..."
According to Emily Henderson (16), nothing new or exciting ever happens in Goodland, Kansas. Her greatest concern is she won't be nominated homecoming queen due to her younger brother Will's encounter with the Face in the cornfields. Their unhappy parents, Jeff and Amy, are divided as to the truth of Will's prophesying the coming arrival of the rapture or apocalypse in Goodland.
Could the recent "unexplainable" happenings and catastrophic weather be mere coincidence or just a foretaste of the impending finale? The small Midwest town residents spiral into city wide chaos and clouded confusion as they discover the end is no longer near . . . it is now!
His fresh voice and satirical style in The Almost True Story of Ryan Fisher is once again evident in this new title. Stennett's sarcastic wit is intertwined with another great story in The End Is Now. It is penned from a unique angle and overflows with endearing characters. You can't help but smile and attempt to control the laughter given its outrageous humor.
The phrase that kept popping up in my head while reading The End is Now was "Christians are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good," or something to that effect. I don't know if that was the author's intention but I couldn't shake it no matter how hard I tried. It has a cutting edge, satirical bite to it and I liked the author's approach!
The End Is Now is more than a thrilling story based around the apocalypse. It is an unorthodox exploration of the two thousand-year-old Christian tradition of looking to the sky and longing for the eternal home promised so long ago. Blend in an abundant dose of family, community, belief, unbelief, and fear -- and you have a story worth reading.
This was my first Rob
Stennett title. He has gained a new fan of his brand of fiction! I look
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iGoogle, the Google start page loaded with gadgets and data, is a nice way to get started with RSS feeds. When it's time to upgrade to full-fledged feed reading, iGoogle users have two roads they can go down.
First would be Google Reader's own iGoogle import button, found when a user first visits Google Reader, or by heading directly to the new user welcome page. If you've got RSS-powered gadgets on your iGoogle page that aren't loaded in Reader, you'll see a count of the feeds and a button to add them.
The Google Operating System blog points out, however, that those with a lot of iGoogle content might have a pretty trying wait on their hands, as Reader imports them one by one. So editor Alex wrote up a script for exporting iGoogle feeds to OPML, which gives you a single file you can drop into Reader by heading to the Settings menu, then clicking the "Import/Export" tab there. I've got at least two friends who have asked for help getting started with RSS, and this is definitely going to be a starting point. Import iGoogle Feeds into Google Reader [Google Operating System]


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Ella Martyn's online coaching programs use a personalised approach and individualise each clients program. Using a combination of strength and hypertrophy training and flexible dieting protocols to torch fat and strengthen the body and the mind.
During the program and throughout the coaching you will:
• Get a personalised training program tailored for your body, your lifestyle and your goals
• Receive a tailored macronutrient diet plan, along with nutritional guidance and accountability
• Check-in weekly via your client file in google drive and receive personalised feedback, training program and macronutrient diet plan adjustments along with coaching on mindset and lifestyle habits from Ella.
• Torch fat, get strong, and learn the secrets to long-term sustainable results! No more yoyo dieting, hours of cardio and negative body talk!
Using a combination of strength and hypertrophy training we transform your body, strengthen the mind and torch fat. Many women don't realise the incredible results that can be achieved through strength and weight training. Checkout my results and visit our testimonials to see more.
I will design a personalised weight training program that will be updated every 4 weeks, as your body adapts and changes it get used to the training stimulus, this is why you need to change up the training, to keep your body adapting and changing and so that you don't get bored! As you become stronger, you will be able to lift more weight, which will allow for increased muscle recruitment and ultimately more calories burned and when you incorporate the right nutrition, muscle growth.
We train SMART and HARD.
Through-out Ella Martyn's Online Personal Training programs and Coaching you will see the benefits of getting strong are not just physical. The transformation that occurs in your mindset and attitude carries over from this into your personal, work and home life. You become stronger, physically mentally and emotionally, and can deal with life's challenges in a positive way. I will help you get over your body roadblocks, diet procrastination and training plateaus in a positive way.
I will teach you methods for long-term sustainable change. This means that you will enjoy the journey and learn how to maintain your results for life. This is not a quick fix. True, you will see immediate changes in your body, sometimes in as little as two to three weeks. The long-term goal is incorporating these lifestyle and diet changes into your everyday life.
Following Flexible Dieting protocols you will learn about If It Fits Your Macros (IIFYM) and the importance of tracking macronutrients, micronutrients and fibre in achieving the body you want.
Train, Live, Love is about learning ways in which you can be social, go out with friends, your family and partner and not avoid social occasions or events. We learn to take away the good versus bad food labels, and instead learn to instill good eating habits. So that you can still LIVE and enjoy the process.
It all starts with learning to love yourself. I will share with you Self Love and Positive Mindset practices! This includes meditation, mindfulness, gratitude, breathing exercises and starting your day with a positive reflection.
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My heroes have always been the articulate iconoclasts. When I first decided I might spend part of my life writing, it was immediately obvious that there wouldn't be a tremendous amount of life to spare in that endeavor, given the fact that I was born behind a chemical plant in East Saint Louis, and by that birthright much of my time would be lost to toil, and much of my energy would be drained by the simple process of getting enough to eat, and some shelter from the elements.
So, over the years I chose my role models very carefully. In my early life of reading, it was always the stories of dire struggle that I was attracted to, of poor folks and simple people, of hardship and poverty that I was attracted to, and therefore I found guidance in the novels of Dickens and Twain, and of Faulkner and Steinbeck. Through their eloquent sympathies I discovered a very reason for my living, to be a truth speaker, to tell it like it is, or how I saw it from my vantage, my life, the life of the hardworking person, the hammer, the planter, the soul that toils.
Of course, it's tough for the ignorant to communicate. I made some sacrifices, and did the wrongs things, and got some funds for college. While it was a cheap little school, and I barely finished even the first part, I developed a taste for Blake and Burns, for Eliot and Wolfe, Ginsberg and Kerouac, and even, by garn, for Shakespeare. What I found in these folks was a different way of saying words, of telling it, and of presenting the truth through my observations. It had to do with what I call the "roundabout", the circular dizziness of a spinning yet apt poetry, whereupon the reader is intrigued, and thereby encouraged to study the work until the meaning becomes clearer, and then, having done the work, finds the reward to be so much more enriching.
Then again, there was always music. Much of my childhood was spent washing dishes next to an orange and white AM radio, where from blasted KXOX, this being back in the Sixties when what was cool really was cool, and really got played. Lennon-McCartney got stuck in my head, as did The Rolling Stones, along with the Motown sound, and the soul-protests of Dylan and The Byrds. Eventually I became obsessed with the San Francisco scene, and the war protests, The Dead, The Airplane, and the wider sarcastic truths of The Mothers of Invention.
Now that I'm old and worked to death, the simple songs of love and truth are the songs that stay solid within me, look out kids, they got it all hid, who needs the Peace Corps, all you need is love, so tell me, how does it feel?
I was well into making mistakes when I first heard Elvis Costello. No, I don't remember what I was doing when I first heard that Kennedy was shot, or X, or King, or Kennedy, and I don't remember when I first heard Elvis. But I do recall the first time I set the stylus on my Longine's Symphonette down on "My Aim is True", and everyone else can still see the shit-eating grin that continues to grace my suffering face. Elvis Costello is quite simply the coolest person ever to bless the Earth. His gift seems to easily combine studious, truth-riddled, phrase-turning poetry with innovative, hook-tripping, tradition-turning music.
At this point in my life, as I begin my long journey of looking back, I realize what Elvis has done for me over the years. From "Welcome to the Working Week" to "Radio Silence", I've taken my share of hits over my love for him, the vast majority of which came from people who thought disco, poodle-rock and grunge were the end-all of pop music culture. Elvis is now showing them what a life of hard work and careful thought can bring: Art, pure and lasting. To me, he has become the best of what he could have been, a musician with a poet's heart, a songwriter without peer in this century or any century before, a man truly deserving of worship if there ever was one, if for no other reason than that he is human, and uniquely qualified to prove it.
This is for all of your writings, songs, pictures or however else you feel like expressing yourself. Have at it!
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I believe Elvis is in all of us. To be a rock star, that's the prime life. Elvis personified this, and then moved on to personify other musical genre.
I believe he's incomparable.
I don't believe that every time he closes the show with an anguished I Want You that he's feeling in his heart the original spark of the song. He's playing rock star ballad guy, and doing an excellent fucking job of it.
I feel it in my heart.
I believe he's incomparable.
I don't believe that every time he closes the show with an anguished I Want You that he's feeling in his heart the original spark of the song. He's playing rock star ballad guy, and doing an excellent fucking job of it.
I feel it in my heart.
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Greg Norman, simply for being Greg Norman, has to absorb a bunch
of cheap shots. To a lot of people, including many of his peers,
everything about him is just too darn big, be it his fame, bank
account, ego, overseas-appearance fees, yacht, shoulders or the
Day-Glo patterns on his golf shirts. Actually, most of the
carping about Norman is a tribute. The fact is, week in and week
out over the last decade, he has played on a consistently higher
level than anyone else in the game. What's more, he has
continued to improve and, at age 40, is a more complete player
than ever.
But there is one criticism of Norman that, while harsh, is much
less cheap shot than direct hit. For all his talent and ability
to get in the hunt, Norman has been a poor finisher.
Though he has won several tournaments by big margins-- and has
made the Sunday charge from far back that falls just short his
trademark -- Norman has been shaky around the lead of closely
contested tournaments. The book on the Shark has always been to
stay close to him and wait for the big mistake.
Before last week's Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, Norman
had led or shared the lead going into the final round of a PGA
Tour event nine times in the 1990s. But on those occasions he
had come up with only two victories -- at Doral in 1993 and at
The Players Championship in 1994. Nor is this a new phenomenon.
In 1986, Norman led or was tied for the lead after three rounds
of all four majors, but converted only one, the British Open.
This year, Norman reinforced his reputation with two more
conspicuous late-round blowouts. At Doral, he was tied for the
lead when he pulled a six-iron approach to the 72nd hole so
badly that it splashed into the water 30 yards left of the
green, thereby handing the tournament to Nick Faldo. A month
later in the final round at the Masters, Norman was tied for the
lead until the 13th hole. Then, trailing by one at the 17th, he
pulled a 106-yard sand wedge 40 feet to the left of the pin and
three-putted for a bogey. He eventually finished third, three
strokes behind the winner, Ben Crenshaw.
Norman's rationalizations afterward have been as disturbing as
his physical failures. At Doral, he blamed a tuft of grass
behind his ball for causing his club head to turn over. At the
Masters, Norman said his yardage to the flag left him between a
pitching wedge and a sand wedge, and that he also had a "hanging
lie.'' The excuses suggested a scarred and mentally fragile
player with too much to prove. It was easier than ever to draw
the conclusion that when Norman comes down the stretch in the
heat, he has enough baggage to require a second caddie.
So when Norman took a one-stroke lead to the 12th hole of the
final round on Sunday at Muirfield Village Golf Club and
promptly blew a seven-iron over the green and into the face of a
severely inclined bank, he seemed to be imprisoned in a hapless
role in the same bad horror movie.
Norman faced a shot he could have easily fluffed short of the
green or flushed into the water past the pin. Instead he
finessed a miraculous wedge shot that nearly went in the hole
before stopping a foot away. He birdied the 14th hole to stretch
his lead to two strokes, but when he pulled his drive into the
trees on the par-5 15th and then hit his recovery across the
fairway amid more trees some 130 yards from the pin, it looked
as if Norman had simply delayed the agony. But he again dug
deep, punching out short of the green and getting up and down
for his par.
Still, his lead was down to one over Steve Elkington and Mark
Calcavecchia, and when Norman bunkered his tee shot on the par-3
16th and blasted out to 10 feet, the ghouls again took heart. So
what happened? Norman's putt went right down the pipe. And ahead
of him, instead of performing heroics like so many other Norman
antagonists of the past, Calcavecchia and Elkington were both
making bogey on the 17th.
Norman, being Norman, couldn't just quietly par in and win
comfortably. He birdied 17 and 18, doffing his black hat with a
flourish and bowing deeply to the throng. With a closing 66 and
a 19-under total of 269, he won by four over Calcavecchia,
Elkington and super-rookie David Duval. "I didn't want to come
in with just a one-shot victory,'' Norman said afterward, as if
that would have somehow devalued his accomplishment. After all,
there are a good dozen one-stroke victories Norman would have
happily collected over the years had he not proved so
mistake-prone at crucial moments.
In fact, he could take the most pride that this Memorial,
despite the winning margin, had been much more than a blowout.
Norman had engaged the enemy within and trounced it soundly. In
the clutch, he had truly finished.
Every time Norman wins on the Tour, his load gets lighter. His
victory gave him a career total of 13, too many to support
critics who say he hasn't won enough. And afterward, he was
satisfied to the extent that a question about weak stretch
performances at Doral and Augusta didn't rankle.
"I don't relate to those things in the past,'' Norman said.
"They don't have any bearing on me anymore. If I get beaten
sometime, I just let it go. Forget about it. Because if you keep
thinking about the negative, it's going to affect you for
forever and a day. So it doesn't bother me.''
If those words are true, Norman is the clear favorite to win the
U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, in Southampton, N.Y., next week.
At Shinnecock in 1986, Norman led by one after 54 holes, only to
shoot a final-round 75 that dropped him to 12th. If Norman can
forget that, as well as play and think at the same level he did
at the Memorial, there are few players with the ammunition to
beat him.
To be sure, picking a favorite in the U.S. Open is a hollow
exercise. The last time a would-be prognosticator came close to
predicting the winner was in 1990, when Los Angeles Times
columnist Jim Murray, choosing the most obscure name he could,
came up with Mike Donald at Medinah and looked like a genius
when his man got into a playoff with another complete long shot,
Hale Irwin, the eventual winner.
Very simply, there are no leading indicators for the Open.
Whereas the Florida swing seems to provide a reasonable dope
sheet for the Masters, and summer hot streaks tend to carry over
at the British Open and PGA Championship, there seems no
reliable system for handicapping the national championship.
In the last 25 years the winner of the Open has won in earlier
events of that year only seven times. That fact alone bodes ill
not only for Norman, but also for defender Ernie Els, Faldo and
the Tour's leading money winner, Peter Jacobsen, all of whom
have victories this year.
The Memorial would seem to be a natural signpost for the Open.
It's a big-time event, the most prestigious tournament between
the Masters and the Open. When Muirfield Village plays fast and
hard, it's a great training ground for the pinpoint iron shots
and sensitive putting touch needed at the Open. But, guess what?
The Memorial seldom serves as a predictor.
For one thing, the Memorial rarely plays hard and fast. Of the
last 16 rounds played there, six have been delayed, postponed or
canceled because of bad weather. This year there was a delay
every day except Sunday, and on that day the leaders had to go
out early to finish their third rounds.
"The conditions just favor everybody,'' said Norman on Saturday
night after being able to finish only 14 holes of his third
round. "There's no real shotmaking to be made out there right
But even when the Memorial has been dry, its outcome has had
little to do with who won the Open. The only player ever to win
the Open in the same year he won the Memorial was Curtis Strange
in 1988. Since the first Memorial, in 1976, the only other
winners who went on to top-10 finishes in the Open were Jack
Nicklaus in '77, Hal Sutton in '86, Norman in '90 and Paul
Azinger in '93. Conversely, only five winners of the Open had
placed in the top 10 at the Memorial that same year: Jerry Pate
in '76, Hubert Green in '77, Scott Simpson in '87, Strange in
'88 and Tom Kite in '92. Along the way there were three years --
1981, '84 and '89 -- in which nobody who was in the top 10 at
the Memorial went on to finish in the top 10 at the Open.
The point is, the Open is the Open -- different, unique unto
itself. The only real prerequisite for winning is having command
of your game and yourself that week. "You can't fake it in the
Open,'' says Memorial host Nicklaus, who won four Opens. "I
either played very well, or I had no chance. Usually the latter.''
Often the winner has had a long stretch of solid, if not
necessarily spectacular, golf coming into the event. "If a guy
hasn't been playing well for a couple of months, that's the guy
who wakes up with the lead on Sunday and shoots 78,'' says
Green. Then again, a groove can be found at the last minute.
Nicklaus says that's what happened to him the weeks of his
victories in '67 and '80. "Both times I just found it with the
putter and got confident,'' he says.
The USGA likes to say that the Open identifies the best player,
but it's usually a certain type of player. The Open most rewards
the strengths of the rank and file, as opposed to golf's stars.
Open winners are generally not the players who are longest off
the tee, use their power and creativity for spectacular escapes
from trouble, make birdies (and bogeys) in bunches or are
extroverted or emotional on the course.
Instead, they tend to be relentlessly straight off the tee,
consistent with their irons, skillful at managing courses to
avoid strategic mistakes and adept at saving par. They are
frequently self-contained, expressionless players.
Ben Hogan, with four championships, was the model Open player.
Sam Snead, with none, was not. The Open was made for the games
of Billy Casper, Lee Trevino, Andy North, Irwin and Strange, all
of whom have won at least two, and not for Tom Weiskopf, Lanny
Wadkins, Craig Stadler, Seve Ballesteros and Fred Couples, who
have won none. Style of play is why Loren Roberts, who can make
six-footers for pars all day long (although last year at Oakmont
he missed one on the 72nd hole that would have won), would
figure to do better at Shinnecock than Jacobsen, whose biggest
weakness over the years (although not this year) has been that
he is not adept at making scrambling pars.
One of the attractions of Shinnecock is that it is less
formulaic than other Open setups, with wider fairways,
less-uniform rough and natural links terrain, which should make
it more receptive to different styles of play. In '86, six
foreign-born golfers finished in the top 24, more than in any
Open since, suggesting the bounced-up approaches and chip shots
that Europeans tend to excel at will be valuable.
Having said that, the very best players, regardless of styles,
have historically found a way to win the Open. Arnold Palmer,
Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Raymond Floyd -- power players all --
have their names on the U.S. Championship Cup. That's why Els's
victory last year was so impressive. He is a young, strong
player whose biggest weakness is probably driving accuracy, but
through sheer determination and management he was able to
outlast two straighter hitters, Colin Montgomerie and Roberts.
So far, the trio that is generally acknowledged to be today's
Big Three -- Nick Price, Faldo and Norman -- hasn't been able to
accomplish what Els did last year. However, all three emerged
from the Memorial with the mandatory requirement: They're
playing well.
Faldo has always been an enigmatic figure. This year he joined
the PGA Tour specifically to be more acclimated for the two
majors he has yet to win, the Open and the PGA. He was the
beneficiary of Norman's debacle at Doral, posting his first
victory on the Tour since 1984, but he was uncharacteristically
shaky down the stretch of the Buick Classic, when he lost a
two-stroke lead on the final nine and dropped to a tie for
fourth. Faldo's biggest problem since winning his last major,
the '92 British Open, has been inconsistent putting, and he
seems more and more obsessed by it. Of all the majors, the Open
is best suited for his game, but he will have to get rid of the
damaging negative thoughts to win it.
Faldo has never played Shinnecock Hills and is looking forward
to it. David Leadbetter, his swing guru, has calculated that the
average wind there is 28 mph, which he thinks is perfect for
Faldo. "Everybody else has been saying, 'Oh, this is the one for
you. This is the one,''' Faldo says. "I hear it's linksy and
blows a gale. Sounds wonderful.''
For most of the year, Price has been the victim of the demands
of his newfound fame and fortune, born of winning nine
tournaments and three majors in the last three years. After
missing the cut at the Masters and at Houston, he decided to
take off three weeks to clear out his mind, regain his desire
and get his swing back on track, specifically eliminating what
he considers too much lower-body movement. He returned to
Colonial two weeks ago, finishing with a strong 66 for 12th
place. At the Memorial, he again closed strongly, with a 65 that
put him into a tie for 10th, and was encouraged.
Price has only had two strong U.S. Opens, a tie for fourth at
Pebble Beach in '92 and an 11th at Baltusrol in '93. Like Faldo,
he has never seen Shinnecock, but likes what he hears.
"From what people say, it's the kind of course that allows a
variety of shots, a little like Pebble Beach,'' says Price. "I'm
starting to get some of the same penetration on my irons that I
had in the last two years. With the wind blowing at Shinnecock,
that will be vital. I'm starting to get my confidence back.''
Chances are no one will arrive at Shinnecock with more
confidence than Norman. The Memorial was his first tournament
after a six-week break, one of the longest of his career. In
April, Norman withdrew from the Heritage with back spasms, but
after he recovered a week later, he decided that he would gain
more from being mentally fresh than from playing in tournaments.
"I don't want to play as many as I used to,'' he says. "That was
so much of the secret of Nicklaus's success. He paced himself,
but when he played, he was ready.''
Despite only a week of practice at Medalist, the course he
designed near his home in Jupiter, Fla., Norman came to the
Memorial ready, and after playing the Kemper Open this week at
Avenel in Potomac, Md., he intends to reach Shinnecock the same
"I remember one thing about Shinnecock,'' says Norman. "It's a
course where you really have to use all your weaponry.''
At the moment, nobody has more. And if he goes there and brings
home a U.S. Open, he will still any further talk that he can't
COLOR PHOTO:PHOTOGRAPHS BY JACQUELINE DUVOISIN With a closing 66, Norman stilled, at least for awhile, the critics who have branded him a weak finisher. [Greg Norman]
COLOR PHOTO:PHOTOGRAPHS BY JACQUELINE DUVOISINAfter hitting into the trees on the 15th, Norman found an opening to save his par and preserve his lead. [Greg Norman hitting shot near tree as crowd looks on]
TWO COLOR PHOTOS:PHOTOGRAPHS BY JACQUELINE DUVOISIN While a bucket brigade was busy baling bunkers (above), Crenshaw, who tied for fifth, took a dousing. [man standing in sandtrap pouring water out of bucket; Ben Crenshaw golfing in the rain]COLOR PHOTO:PHOTOGRAPHS BY JACQUELINE DUVOISIN Neither Price nor Faldo (right) has played Shinnecock before, but both are looking to win there. [Nick Price]
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The 2020 Housing Opportunity Agenda
The 2020 Legislature should act to help Oregonians achieve housing stability. These proposals are the Housing Alliance's recommendations to support more Oregonians to access opportunity through safe, stable, and affordable housing.
Long Term Rental Assistance (HB 4002): In Oregon, three out of four households with extremely low incomes pay over half of their income towards rent. Households who experience a severe rent burden are at increased risk of homelessness. Long-term rent assistance is an effective strategy to prevent homelessness and provide an opportunity for affordable housing for people with low incomes around the state. However, existing resources are insufficient to meet the need. Federal tenant based or project based vouchers serve one in four households that are eligible for long term rental subsidies. In 2020, the Legislature should pass HB 4002, and fund a cost analysis study to assess the cost of providing a long term rental assistance program to support Oregonians with low incomes.
Address Emergency Needs for Housing and Homelessness (HB 4001): Oregon doesn't have enough shelter or affordable places to call home for everyone that needs one. Our state has one of the highest rates of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness, meaning they are sleeping outside, in a tent, or a car. Our state must respond to the housing challenges our communities are facing by making serious investments in housing opportunity and safety. House Speaker Kotek is proposing a package of investments in emergency shelter and building and maintaining affordable housing, including: $40 million to increase capacity for emergency shelters, $50 million to build more affordable homes, $20 million to maintain affordable homes, and $10 million for other priority investments. The Housing Alliance joins with Speaker Kotek to call on the Legislature to pass HB 4001 and dedicate $120 million to address critical housing needs.
Property Tax Exemption, Updates for affordable housing (SB 1531): Over the years, the Legislature has authorized several local option property tax exemptions for affordable housing, including ORS 307.515 and ORS 307.540. Local option property tax exemptions are one tool local jurisdictions can use to help incentivize and make affordable housing developments financially viable in their communities. Recently, the federal government made a critical change that will allow for more people of different income levels to be served by affordable housing. The Legislature should update the local option property tax exemptions to align with this new criteria by including this update in SB 1531.
Preserve and Maintain existing affordable housing: Across Oregon, we need to maintain our supply of existing affordable housing, and reinvestment is needed to maintain safe, stable, and affordable homes. These funds are needed to help to maintain all regulated, multifamily affordable housing, as well as public housing and manufactured home parks. The Legislature should commit $10 million in Lottery Bonds to meet needs to maintain existing affordable housing across Oregon.
Oregon Individual Development Account (IDA) Initiative: The Oregon Individual Development Account (IDA) Initiative is a matched savings program which is one of Oregon's only tools to help people with low incomes build assets such as a home, a small business, or an education. The Initiative is flexible, and supports the unique approaches of culturally specific, rural and urban partners as they work to build better futures in their communities. The Initiative has been funded through a state tax credit. Because of changes in federal tax law and IRS code, the Initiative is facing significant funding cuts for 2020 and 2021. Action in 2019 (HB 2164) partially addressed these threats, but the cuts will be significant unless the Legislature acts. At least $4.5 million in one-time only resources is needed to keep the Initiative whole through 2019-21 biennium, plus conversion of the already budgeted credit to general fund for the remaining 2019 credit and all 2020 credit, for a total of $10.1 million.
In addition, the Housing Alliance has endorsed several proposals.
Become an individual or organizational Housing Alliance member.
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A recently released survey by the Federal Reserve Board shows that many households reported similar or slightly more economic stability than in the previous year. But the Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S Households doesn't pretend everything is rosy.
Despite the overall positive results, which have continued to improve since the survey started in 2013, the report still shows some areas of concern. The survey found that nearly 80% of white respondents reported they were "doing OK financially," but that only two-thirds of black and Hispanic respondents answered the same way.
Where people live also impacted their reported overall well being. Of the 11,000 respondents, only two-thirds of those living in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods were satisfied with where they live, compared to 80% of people in moderate- to upper-income neighborhoods. Education mattered as well. Respondents with at least a bachelor's degree reported more stability than those with a high school diploma.
What does this mean for nurses? The results bring a different perspective into nursing practice depending on where nurses are located. As professionals who work with the public every day, nurses know how stressors in the environment can play out in the health of patients. It's worth digging a little deeper to determine the particular stressors of your particular area.
For instance, what are the pressures of a patient living in a specific neighborhood? Some patients might report a lack of public or accessible transportation making it difficult to get to appointments, buy groceries, or find a job. Other neighborhoods lack high-quality mental health care or are in a food desert making it almost impossible to buy fresh groceries. Still, other neighborhoods don't feel safe for certain residents.
What can this Federal Reserve Report help you learn about your patient population? If you see many older patients, they may be struggling in retirement or they may feel forced to continue working in order to pay the bills. The report found that 25% of respondents who were not retired yet had nothing saved for retirement. Of those 60 years and older, 13% have nothing saved. Again, minorities reported being less prepared financially for retirement than white respondents.
The repercussions for the patients who are continuing to work to pay the bills can impact everything from their sleep schedules to what they can afford for food, medication, housing, and transportation. It can also have an impact socially and with their emotional health. If someone continues to work past retirement age because they have to, for instance, they may feel a resentment and exhaustion that is absent or not disruptive in someone who chooses to remain gainfully employed. On the other end of the generational spectrum is the younger population struggling to pay bills and launch an independent life because they are swamped with student debt. They may be raising a family and working more than one job to keep up.
All of the touch points in the report are good points for nurses to ponder. Knowing what your general population struggles with can help you ask the right questions to get to a deeper level of care. Some stressors aren't as obvious (financial distress), aren't acceptable to talk about in some cultures (gender identity), or may not be easy to bring up (domestic violence or mental health struggles).
As the top patient advocates, nurses can help bring issues to the forefront and can help patients get the kind of help they need to live the healthiest lives possible.
This story was originally published by Minority Nurse, a trusted source for nursing news and information and a portal for the latest jobs, scholarships, and books from award-winning publisher, Springer Publishing Company.
Source: MedicalNewsToday.com


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Think fragrance just belongs in a bottle? Wrong. Fragrance gadgets are the new way to apply perfume – and they'll totally make it easier to smell great on the go. Say hello to your new scent saviours…
These two fragrance gadgets will become your new best friends when you're out and about. The chic Travalo Milano Black and super-cute Travalo Hot Pink are 5ml travel atomisers that you fill with your favourite fragrance, and – voila – you can top up wherever you are. What's more, its unique pressure system ensures it won't leak, making it perfect to use when you're on public transport and need a quick, no-fuss fragrance fix.
Don't have the space for scent in your clutch bag? These Cartier roll-ons are the perfect alternative. The 15ml travel-size liquids have a higher concentration of fragrance, so they'll last on your skin for hours. All you have to do is swipe the roller ball top onto your wrists or neck – or, if you're feeling adventurous, the nape of your neck for maximum impact. We're loving the La Panthère Eau de Toilette roll-on, which oozes gardenia and musk, and the Carat Eau de Parfum roll-on, which combines violet, iris, daffodil and honeysuckle. Floral fan? Invest in these this summer.
You guessed it. This is a perfume in powder form, and it smells exactly like the Armani Si scent you know and love. Cue sweet, irresistible notes of blackcurrant liqueur, roses and freesia. Lush! All you have to do it circulate your fingers into the powder and apply to your wrist or neck. And this mini powder will fit almost anywhere, from your makeup bag to your pocket. We're big fans!


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Ask: Was the MFT dictated by a different Spirit of the God Head?
I have been studying the Course for years, and have been through the Manual for Teachers more than a few times. This time I realize that the prose is so much easier to read and understand than in the Text. It ran through my mind that perhaps there was a different Spirit of the God Head that dictated this part of the Course. What do you think? – GF
There is only one Spirit, or Truth, Which is called "God" in A Course in Miracles. The part of your seemingly-individual mind that is one with God is called "Christ" in the Course and the teaching aspect of the Christ Mind is called the "Holy Spirit". Because there is only one Truth It is universal, so Christ is the same in every mind. There are no individual spirits.
It was the Christ Mind that dictated the entire Course and its two supplements to Helen Schucman. (She called Christ in her mind "Jesus"). The fact that the Workbook and the Manual for Teachers are easier to read than the Text attests to Helen's growing comfort as a scribe. The Text, too, gets easier after the first few chapters.
Also, the Workbook and MFT are practical, so more straightforward than the Text, which is theoretical. Many find that the practical approach of those books makes the message of the Course more accessible in them.
Notice that you have read the MFT more than a few times and you only now realize how much easier it is to read than the Text. This shows your growing acceptance of the message of the Course. Helen Schucman was the first student of the Course and she was just like those who followed. Her mind, like ours, was filled with guilt and fear. She began incredibly resistant to its message, though willing to take it down, just as we are willing to keep reading despite our fears. The more guilt and fear we work through the easier we find it is to read and understand the Course.
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Home Loan for Investment PropertyMortgage for investment property
What can I lend to buy an investment property?
Irrespective of whether you are making a new investment in real estate or considering rescheduling your debt portfolios, it is useful to consider how creditors look at real estate investments. Please click on the link below to learn more about the things to consider when making a decision to buy real estate. When a property is rated at 150,000 and you have a 25% down payment, the loan-to-value ratios are 75%.
The loan-to-value ratio can be up to 95% when purchasing a property as your own home, so that only a down payment of 5% is made. Buy-to-lease property investments are likely to involve a higher down payment of 15-25% on buy-to-lease property loans. The higher the investment, the greater the number of hypothecary items to select from - and interest rate may be lower.
It is the amount of interest you are paying on the mortgages you take out to purchase an investment property. Interest levels differ from period to period according to the levels at which the BBC fixes its base interest line. The lower the key interest coupon of the British Central Bank, the lower the interest coupon.
Prices may also differ depending on how much creditors want the deal. Increased interest on the part of creditors in obtaining credit for home ownership investments tends to make them more able to fix their interest levels. Currently, the key interest level of the UK is 0.5% (as of June 2015) and creditors are interested in competing for the buy-to-lease mortgages market, so interest levels are generally very attractive.
If you choose to take out a mortgages, there are expenses ranging from reservation to administrative charges and appraisal expenses. It' s a good idea to look at them in a "cost-value variant" rather than just opting for a hypothec with the cheapest interest rat. Dependent on your investment policy, it may be worthwhile to pay higher charges for a mortgages program that best suits your needs.
As one of the most important factors that creditors consider before making a mortgages proposal, the question is whether the investment property is profitable from a letting point of view. This can be done by calculating whether the rent earned per month is significantly higher than the costs of repaying the mortgages. Even though the percentage rates may differ, creditors are looking for the rent revenue of approximately 125% of the redemption amount per month that they want to have checked by a skilled appraiser.
If, for example, the rent was £750 per months, a creditor can provide a loan with a £600 per months redemption. Although it is possible to take out loans at lower rentals compared to mortgages such as 115%, some creditors may choose to see a higher rate of 130%.
It' s important to know that even if the rent of a property is 125% of the loan repayments, this does not always mean that you get net proceeds from your investment. Therefore, you should verify that a property you are considering generates at least enough surplus rent to meet your actual and prospective repair and mortgaging expenses.
There are several ways to generate rents when you invest in a property, according to how the property is rented and to what kind of tenants, and this can affect the mortgages you take out. There are, for example, some creditors who grant loans for skyscrapers while others do not; some find that they want to let an entire property while others want to let rooms separately.
However, for some people, a mortgages may first be necessary to refurbish a property before it can be let on a long-term basis. Every one of these will have different effects on investment, rentals and running expenses, and the kind of investment you make can dictate which mortgagor and what products are available to you and are best adapted to these particular conditions.
The choice of a real estate investment mortgagor is about much more than just the comparison of interest rates. Certain creditors may even be able to restrict the number of buy-to-let loans they make available to a single individual. Investing only in a property for rent may not be a return, but if you are thinking of building a large property or already investing in a large one, certain creditors may be better suited.


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Online conference rooms, coworkers' voices through earbuds and faces an array of tiny squares on a screen. Texts. Robocalls. Social media. Online shopping. Talking digital assistants. So. Much. Email.
Remote, dispersed, digital, non-co-located, virtual. Whatever you call it, virtual work affects your work and your life, and is so pervasive that it's easy to forget there's another human being at the other end of every digital interaction. (Even robocalls and social media trolls, because at some point a living human had to build the hardware or steal that profile image.)
Just because so much of our lives happen in virtual spaces doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't be as real as you possibly can when interacting in them.
Ghost Ships and Date Nights
There's a new sailing ship in Philadelphia, but you can't sail on it or have a fancy dinner there, like on Gazela and Moshulu.
You can't even see this 90-footer until after dark, because it's a Ghost Ship.
For real.
A holographic replica of sailing ships that arrived in William Penn's Greene Countrie Towne starting before he did in 1682, Ghost Ship is made of light and water and supported by digital technology. Its intention: to teach present-day, living, breathing people about real ships and the real people who sailed on them in the past and the influence of both on present-day Philly.
I definitely rolled my eyes before I learned its intention. "Great, another fake thing with a plug or battery that makes people experience life in a virtual bubble."
When I saw photos my niece posted on social media from a recent date night with her husband though, my perspective shifted. I saw real people, live and in person, enjoying the outdoors, learning history, having a lovely time, live and in person.
Virtual Work, Real People
According to research, 4.7 million full-time, professional U.S. workers work remotely, not counting self-employed and gig workers. That's 3.4% of the workforce, and it's increasing exponentially. Whether you work full-time in a home office or commute every day, your work – your entire life – is affected by digital technology, and all of that always-on-call, 24/7 world of work makes us wound up, stressed out, and worn down.
Getting Real
Here are four ways to navigate the digital divide with less stress and more humanity:
Remember the Human: Every email, text, social media post, and robocall was initiated by a human at some point. Sure, delete spam and block or unfriend trolls with abandon. Also, though, when you initiate, receive, or reply to communication you want or need to continue, pause before you type or speak to remember and human at the other end of those blips of data.
Meet in Person: Best practices for digital teams include face to face interactions, annually at the very least. Some in-person teams have communications guidelines that recommend face to face discussion when issues can't be solved by more than two cycles of email.
Make Something Real: Offset all of the digital information you deal with by making something tangible. Knit, cook, tie fishing lures, plant herbs on your windowsill. Extra points if it involves unstructured time in the natural world.
Observe a Digital Sabbath: If you're reading this, it's unlikely that you're so important that the world would stop spinning if you unplug for 24 hours. (And if you are that important, you have staff to field emergency calls.) Unplug for a day and you just might feel so refreshed when you jump back on the virtual merry-go-round that you decide "ghost" your talking digital assistant.
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Once a month (except July and August) The League of Women Voters of Deschutes County hosts a luncheon. League Board members discuss current issues and invite local experts to be our host speakers.
Everyone is invited to this luncheon. Please arrive by 11:00 am if ordering from the menu. Local League announcements at 11:45. The speaker will begin at noon. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation. No RSVP needed.
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graphic matters
In a time of unprecedented access to information, it's the work of designers that brings clarity to the world. The seventh edition of Graphic Matters shows cutting edge data visualization, infographics, manuals and cartography. A program of exhibitions, workshops, talk shows and events creates insight in past, current and future developments.
In the streets of Rotterdam
You wouldn't normally expect to find us in the field of Data visualization. The rigid lines of data are not usually considered sexy or attractive to us designers. Having said that… it might not be sexy, but it has a powerful and simple aesthetic to it which makes it fun to look at from different perspectives. We searched for (and found!) soul in those lifeless graphs.
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Daffodils & Snowdrops
Some of my more keen readership might have seen a recent poll I put up on Twitter last week. Inspired by the Snowdrops and the Daffodils at this time of year, I decided to see what you, my readers and online followers, believed was your favourite bulb.
The virgin Snowdrop was your favourite. And I couldn't agree more. With its pure white flowers and graceful curves, they are undoubtedly attractive. To me, they are also the real Valentine's Day flower. For the last few years now, I have noticed Snowdrops in full bloom in mid February, with hardly a rose flower to be seen except on supermarket shelves. (I often get accused of being 'unromantic' by she-who-must-be-obeyed when I offer her a fresh cut of Snowdrops, but I have never seen the point of roses on Valentine's Day. The Snowdrop is far more symbolic, and natural too, at this that time of year. I have tried to explain to her that bigger isn't always better but . . . never mind – I'm just digging a hole).
Everyone has heard the Daffodil poem by Wordsworth, who wandered lonely around the Lake District in a state of semi-lucidity, (though he was the only one of the Lake poets who, I believe, didn't indulge in Opium), but Tennyson's Snowdrop poem is quite a memorable little piece too, despite lacking some of the 'Charge of the Light Brigade's' gusto:
Many, many welcomes,
February fair-maid!
Ever as of old time,
Solitary firstling,
Coming in the cold time,
Prophet of the gay time,
Prophet of the May time,
Prophet of the roses,
Many, many welcomes,
February fair-maid!
To me, as a landscape gardener in Worcester and someone who maintains many gardens on a daily basis, this time of year is also fraught with danger. Grasses slow their rate of growth over the cooler days of winter, yet come this time of mid and late February, then people are looking to get their trimmed again to clean up the unkempt winter growth.
This is where good knowledge of a clients' garden comes into its own: as I go around I know which verges to watch out for, in order not to behead any growing bulbs. Snowdrops, Crocus, and Winter Aconites are the ones to watch out for – as Daffodils are easy to identify in the long grass by their height in comparison to the previous two bulbs.
Such lovely flowers that herald the spring aren't without their dark sides however. As a child I was told never to pick Daffodils, (though I can't recall the specific reason). Perhaps it was because we were in a park, and it's illegal to pick flowers from parks. Or, perhaps, because the Daffodil bulb is poisonous. Just last year, for example, Public Health England issued a waring to supermarkets not to stock Daffodils near onions, in case consumers got them mixed up. There have been 68 cases of Daffodil poisoning in England in the last few years, curing vomiting, abdominal pains, and rashes – so do make sure you can tell the difference before you get them mixed up in the shopping bags on the way home!
As a landscape gardener, I have often been asked to plant these bulbs for my clients so they get their spring warning the following year. The best time to do this is in the autumn for Daffodils and April and May for Snowdrops, but the question of what bulbs to get is an important one, as there is a great price difference between them: the most expensive Snowdrop bulb was bought at auction by Thompson and Morgan for £725.00, an 'Elizabeth Harrison' with a golden yellow ovary and yellow petal markings. It looks like a lovely specimen.
But I'm not sure how my clients would feel if they got a bill for that!


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Lee Layton, PE
This four-hour course reviews the technology associated with capturing and sequestering carbon dioxide from fossil fuel power plants.
Because of increasing global energy carbon emissions and rising concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) will enter the atmosphere unless major changes are made in the way we produce and use energy—in particular, how we manage carbon. We can minimize this impact by reducing the need for fossil fuels, finding other sources for energy production, and capturing the carbon that is emitted from fossil fuel combustion and sequestering it.
This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.
NY PE & PLS: You must choose courses that are technical in nature or related to matters of laws and ethics contributing to the health and welfare of the public. NY Board does not accept courses related to office management, risk management, leadership, marketing, accounting, financial planning, real estate, and basic CAD. Specific course topics that are on the borderline and are not acceptable by the NY Board have been noted under the course description on our website.
AIA Members: You must take the courses listed under the category "AIA/CES Registered Courses" if you want us to report your Learning Units (LUs) to AIA/CES. If you take courses not registered with AIA/CES, you need to report the earned Learning Units (not qualified for HSW credits) using Self Report Form provided by AIA/CES.


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On 8 June 2011 a draft EU directive regarding the right of suspects to legal counsel before and during police interrogations was sent to the Council and the European Parliament. This directive is the third part of a comprehensive package of EU legislation aimed at strengthening the rights of suspects in criminal proceedings as set out in the so-called Stockholm Program. Previously, a first EU directive was adopted on the right to interpretation and translation. A second EU directive on the right to information of a suspect's rights and charges is currently in progress.
In anticipation of the EU directives a draft bill was proposed in the Netherlands on 15 April 2011. The draft bill inter alia provides for the following:
- A suspect can request legal counsel before interrogation.
- A suspect with a possible sentence of six years imprisonment or more has a right to legal counsel during police interrogations. The suspect can waive this right only after consultation with legal counsel. If the maximum penalty for the crime in question is less than six years imprisonment, a waiver is possible without consulting with legal counsel.
- Investigating officers must not only inform a suspect of the right to remain silent, but also on the right to legal counsel and, if necessary, the right to an interpreter. The suspect must also be informed of the grounds for suspicion and the expected course of the criminal proceedings.
The Dutch legislator has acknowledged that the right of access to legal counsel may lead to undue delays. As investigating officers cannot proceed with an interrogation when waiting for legal counsel, the maximum time permitted to hold a suspect for investigation before deciding upon custody, including the time it takes to interrogate, is extended to nine hours (as compared to the current six hours). The Minister of Public Safety and Justice is aware of the draft bill's possible impact and has ordered an impact analysis of the same. The bill is expected to be introduced by the end of the summer.
Notably, the draft EU directive as proposed on 8 June 2011 prescribes that all suspects have the right to legal counsel during police interrogations. The draft provides that the legal counsel shall have the right to ask questions, request clarification and make statements during interrogations, which shall be recorded in accordance with national law. The draft Dutch bill is less extensive as it only provides for access to legal counsel during interrogations if the maximum penalty for the relevant crime is six year imprisonment or more. As such, the current draft bill may be amended to remove this difference.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.


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Your wedding at Offley Place
Say "I Do" at Offley Place
Your wedding is the most important day of your life, and our beautiful country manor is the perfect setting for your special day. With our many years of experience in planning and running weddings at Offley Place, our specialised team will ensure that your dream wedding becomes a reality.
Book a personal show-round appointment now to experience Offley Place for yourself.
Every celebration is unique
Whether you decide on an intimate service or a grand event, Offley place has the perfect package for you. With a variety of indoor and outdoor spaces licensed for civil ceremonies, including our beautiful Rose Garden, our 27 acre parkland estate is ideal for celebrations throughout the seasons.
Our team is always on hand to ensure that even the smallest of details are never overlooked.
Exclusively yours
Our Exclusive Package offers you and your family the private use of the manor house and the entirety of the parkland of Offley Place.
Curate your day across our Manor House and Hester Ballroom offering a transition between your ceremony and wedding breakfast. Along with all 16 of our luxurious bedrooms allocated to your party, your family and friends truly take over this historic manor for the day.
We offer a range of hire options ranging from non-exclusive to a total exclusive use.
Non-exclusive use allows you private use of your chosen function room. Other events could be taking place in any of our other venues. 8 bedrooms are initially reserved for the wedding party. This is made up of the complimentary inclusion of the Bridal Suite and 7 other bedrooms which are not included on the wedding invoice. 6 months prior to the wedding day, the remaining 8 bedrooms will be released, subject to availability.
Exclusive use means that no other events take place at Offley Place in the Manor House, Hester Ballroom or grounds from 12pm on the wedding day. Included within the exclusive fees price, you will receive all 16 bedrooms to allocate to your guests for the night of the wedding, the Civil Ceremony charge as well as a complimentary full menu tasting of your chosen wedding meal and wine selection.
*Please note that exclusivity fees are in addition to the non-exclusive venue hire fees. If guests pay for their own rooms, £2,025 will be deducted from the exclusive fees venue hire price.
Our new Hester Ballroom can seat up to 250 guests for a Wedding Breakfast including a staging and dance floor space.
The Hester Ballroom is licensed for civil ceremonies of up to 250 guests.
The Conservatory in the Manor House can seat up to 82 guests for a Wedding Breakfast across all round tables. If you choose to have a long top table, the capacity is reduced to 78.
The Conservatory and its adjacent Spencer Restaurant combined can seat 118 all on round tables. While there is a divide between the two rooms, by opening the large double-doors, these rooms blend seamlessly into one.
The Conservatory is licensed for civil ceremonies of up to 120 guests.
All events in the main Manor House are catered for by our in-house kitchen.
However we do offer a Dry Hire option for weddings in the Hester Ballroom. This is perfect for weddings that may have specific dietary requirements such as Kosher and Asian catering events.
No, we do not offer the option of corkage.
However, our team have worked very hard to ensure that we can provide you with the finest quality wines at reasonable prices.
Last orders on the bar are at 11:30pm and music is licensed until midnight.
The bar will re-open at 12:30am for residents only and will close again at 2am.
When you book in-house, all tables and chairs come as standard. This would include our Chiavari chairs which come with green velvet seat pads.
All table linens, napkins, glassware, cutlery and crockery are included.
Our Dry Hire wedding package includes tables and Chiavari chairs. All linens, napkins, glassware, cutlery and crockery must be sourced by your chosen supplier.
There is plenty of free parking available for your whole wedding party. Cars are left at the owner's risk.
The Bridal Suite is available from 12.30pm on the day of your wedding. Subject to availability, the bridal party may stay the night prior and therefore access the bridal suite earlier. We can indicate availability from 3 months before the wedding.
For guests, check in is from 2pm.
Check out is at 11am. Breakfast is served from 8am until 10am in the Spencer Restaurant and Conservatory. All room rates include breakfast.
Suppliers such as florists, cake suppliers, venue decorators, chair cover suppliers, musicians and master of ceremonies have access to the house from 10:30am.
Photographers, videographers and hair and make up artists are permitted early access when agreed in advance with the wedding team.
We have wheelchair access to the house. However we do not have any bedrooms on the ground floor.
Offley Place is covered by Stevenage Registrars. If you are planning on holding your civil ceremony with us, you will need to contact the registrars before we confirm any bookings with you. We charge a ceremony room hire fee which is separate from any additional fees that the registrars may charge.
Please find their details here.
Book your show-round
There's no better way to see if Offley Place is your ideal wedding venue
Download our brochure
Find out more about how we can make your special day
© 2020 Offley Place. All rights reserved.


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As NASA celebrates 15 consecutive years with humans aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana joined Josephine Burnett, director of Kennedy's Exploration Research and Technology Programs, in a discussion of the milestone.
They spoke on Nov. 3 in the high bay of the spaceport's Space Station Processing Facility. It was in that location that many of the key ISS elements were prepared for launch aboard the space shuttle.
Cabana commanded the STS-88 flight of the shuttle Endeavour that lifted off from Kennedy on Dec. 4, 1998. The crew carried the first American-launched element, Node 1, called "Unity." The highlight of their 12-day shuttle flight was connecting Unity to the Zarya module launched by Russia just a few weeks earlier.
Permanent occupancy of the space station began Nov. 2, 2000, when the first expedition crew docked with the space station. American astronaut Bill Shepherd, along with Russian cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev, moved in and began activation of the space station, and scientific research has continued nonstop.
Cabana has been Kennedy's director since 2008. During that time, many of the station elements processed at the Florida spaceport were launched aboard the space shuttle.
Burnett's 28-year career at Kennedy included several roles in overseeing preparation and processing of space station hardware. In 1996, she was assigned to the Space Station Hardware Integration Office, supporting the test and checkout of the Canadian Space Station Remote Manipulator System in Brampton, Ontario, and the Canadian portion of the Multi Element Integrated Test.
In 2000, Burnett joined the ISS/Payload Processing Project as chief of the Future Missions and International Partner Division. She was named the director of International Space Station and Spacecraft Processing at Kennedy in 2010. In this role, Burnett was responsible for all ground processing of space station elements from around the world being prepared to fly aboard the space shuttle.
Watch as Cabana and Burnett recall their experiences in supporting construction of the International Space Station and the strategic value of the orbiting laboratory.


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Tyson Chandler will be leaving the defending NBA Champ Dallas Mavericks for Times Square. Chandler will be signing about a 4-year deal with the Knicks after the possibility of acquiring Chris Paul might have went out the window because of the league may veto it. What do you think of the signing?
~Signing Off~


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Mercedes-Benz C Class 2.1 C220 CDI Sport 4dr Auto
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- Top Speed: 141mph
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Talbuk Mastery
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DescriptionThis darned scratch is getting the worst of me it would seem. So, are you up to filling...<cough>... in for me again?
This time you're going to bag yourself some thorngrazers. They're tougher and wilier than the stags, so keep your wits about you. Look for them... <cough>... sheltered under the trees in the middle of Nagrand to the west and south.
Go on, get out there and...<cough>... show Hemet what you're made of. I'll be fine.
<cough>, <cough>... <name>! You did it. There's only...... one thing left to...... do then.
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