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Zdeno Chara is set to reach a milestone when he takes the ice Tuesday night against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre.
The B's captain will be skating in his 1,500th NHL game, something that's only been accomplished by five other defensemen in NHL history. And while some of his younger teammates such as Charlie McAvoy, 21, only have a few seasons under their belt, they understand what an accomplishment it is to reach the 1,500-game mark.
"What an unbelievable accomplishment," McAvoy said, according to BostonBruins.com's Eric Russo. "I couldn't be happier for him. I will make sure to give him a big hug tonight. What an accomplishment. You really can't overstate it. He puts himself into some special, special company."
B's assistant captain Patrice Bergeron, a teammate of Chara's since the 6-foot-9 defenseman signed with Boston in 2006, knows what the 42-year-old brings to the table.
"The backbone of our defense for the last I don't know how many years," Bergeron said. "He's redefined the position by the way that he defends but also put up offense, his shot…he's well respected around the league, but even more so in this organization by the players and also the city, the fans, and everyone. True competitor and an amazing accomplishment."
While Bergeron stressed that Chara's leadership is something that sets him apart, former B's captain (1983-85) Terry O'Reilly echoed that when discussing the big man's career.
"He's been probably one of the best captains in the history of the Boston Bruins," O'Reilly said, according to NHL.com's Dave Stubbs. "He's played any kind of hockey you want to play. He's been used since he arrived here to shut down the best offensive players in the NHL. He's taken it upon himself to see that none of his teammates are abused, but he does it with almost a Don Quixote attitude. He doesn't go after anybody. But if they come at him and hit him hard, he plays that kind of game."
Hall of Famer Ray Bourque, who captained the Bruins from 1988-2000, put Chara on a pedestal when discussing his astounding career.
"I've always said your best players should be your best people," Bourque said. "Chara is a gift. In Boston we have him and [New England Patriots quarterback Tom] Brady, doing remarkable things in their 40s. The longevity and the success they've both had is incredible."
As Chara continues to age, he's been able to adjust his game. Another Bruins legend, Rick Middleton, is very surprised with Chara's adaptation to the fast-paced style that young forwards have brought to the NHL.
"Today, when someone chips the puck in around Zee, he's got to turn and figure out the angle because he may not be as quick as that forward," Middleton said. "He's got to adjust his game to the speed. His instincts take over. It's been amazing to me that he's not been exposed that way. [Hall of Fame defenseman] Brad Park was the same. When he had bad knees and lost a lot of his speed, he adjusted by learning the angles better, maybe when to turn a little earlier or not go as deep in the zone. Zee has done that."
But while Chara has had to conform his game, Wayne Cashman thinks the big man can play past the 2019-20 season.
"You hear stories about him being in the gym every day … he's conditioned to play the game and he's adjusted to the game," Cashman said. "He's playing slightly fewer minutes now, but I don't see any reason why he couldn't play two or three more years. You can see that he's very dedicated and he's adjusted [to new rules] extremely well. You can see how he positions himself on the ice."
Chara's gym routine is something that's kept him well-conditioned for years, and Johnny Bucyk emphasized that when discussing Chara's longevity.
"Zdeno works out every day even when he's injured," Bucyk said "He'll battle for his teammates. If somebody goes after a player for no reason at all, he'll step right in. His biggest problem, if you want to call it that, is that he's so strong, he doesn't want to hurt anybody. He's very dedicated. I appreciate watching him. He's had a great career and it's not over yet."
While Chara's career isn't over yet, he'll have a huge decision to make following the end of the season -- retire, or continue playing into his age 43 season.
The Black & Gold's captain isn't the only one reaching a milestone on Tuesday night. Former Bruins, and current Canadiens head coach Claude Julien will be coaching his 1,200th NHL game. In 10 seasons in Boston, he led the B's to the 2011 Stanley Cup championship and became the franchise's all-time leader in coaching victories with 419.
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GUM Main Entrance in Summer - Angle View
The view from the Red Square on the Entrance to the building of the Main Department store GUM known formerly as the Upper Trading Rows built between 1890 and 1893. The façade of the building extends for 242 m (794 ft) along the eastern side of Red Square.
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My name's Arthur Lookyanov, I'm a private tour guide, personal driver and photographer in Moscow, Russia. I work in my business and run my website Moscow-Driver.com from 2002. Read more about me and my services, check out testimonials of my former business and travel clients from all over the World, hit me up on Twitter or other social websites. I hope that you will like my photos as well.
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Put on your space boots as you take a trip through space to the fourth planet in our solar system. An informative video investigates the composition of Mars in relation to Earth. It considers the likelihood of life surviving on the planet and NASA discoveries.
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Most of you may or may not know Monday I returned to work, currently only training as the store isn't opening for another week and a half but I was curious what other parents had to say for reasons to return back to work. Of course my Top 10 every Tuesday is meant to be slightly funny, so take off your serious cap and read with an open mind and sense of humor …
- @alanamorales said "so you can go to the bathroom without little fingers appearing under the door" – Author at Domestically Challenged
- @CutestKidEver said something very similar to above "Being able to pee in privacy? :-)" – Author at Cutest Kid Ever
- @mommadjane said " to gather your sanity away from home" – Author at MommaDJane: Climbing the Ladder to Success
- @momneedstherapy said "A chance to regain some sanity. guarantee you'll shower that day." – Author at Mommy Needs Therapy … or a bottle of wine
- @multitaskingme said "to have conversation with someone who doesn't begin every question with "why?" – Author at Multi-Tasking Mama
- @wyliemom said "To enjoy a "real lunch break" (what's that?) and get to use terms like "restroom" instead of "potty"." Author at Wylie Mom
- @brandyellen said "To give someone else diaper duty for my two diapers" – Author at Happily Blended
- @KarinVA said "I can have Chocolatini's without the kids telling Daddy "Mommy's drinking again" – Jewelry and Chocolate Artisan
- @beckylebrun said "Hearing something OTHER than Mooooooooommmmmm 100 times a day" It Works Distributor
- @SelfishMom said "Because your coworkers won't ask you to open their ketchup packets. Or (hopefully) wipe their butts." Author at Selfish Mom
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Bemis is a 100-year old, worldwide adhesives and specialty films company—trusted by the world's greatest technical, performance, luxury, and lifestyle brands. The company focuses on close collaboration with designers, developers, and factories to devise solutions that help make products higher performing, lower profile, and more engineered to fit.
Bemis' business model is unique and complex, built upon market innovation and strong relationships with a handful of the world's most recognized brands–including all their divisions as well as the manufacturers they use. Rapid growth and a significant increase in global competition prompted them to look for a globally-available CRM solution that would enable sales and development organizations to have visibility into one another's customer and product data. In addition, Bemis works directly with brands as well as factories, so the two needed to be "married", enabling Bemis to gain exposure throughout, generating new opportunities and expanding existing relationships. With Microsoft Dynamics 365, the company now has complete visibility around the world and the ability to proactively manage relationships and business development efforts.Download case study


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Our Vision
At Tividale Community Primary School our aims to inspire all children to develop a love of physical activity and sport.
Through good physical education, whole school values and a whole child approach, we aim to nurture confident, resilient and motivated children who will strive for their personal best, raising high self-esteem. We want to aid our children in obtaining the values and positive behaviour to celebrate and respect the success of others, as well as modestly celebrating their own successes. We provide equal opportunities to listen to our children's want and needs and provide them with a range of active experiences and clubs.
We aim to ensure that our delivery of physical education allows all children to have the skills and mind-set to leave primary school with the capabilities to be successful in their sporting challenges and active lifestyles at secondary school and beyond.
We aim to educate both our children and families to develop a greater understanding on how to live healthy lifestyles and make healthy choices. We have dedicated to ensuring healthy minds, as well as bodies and will continue to support our children's well-being. We have strong links to local clubs and partnerships within our community to ensure that children and families receive the support and knowledge they need.
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Schools receive PE and Sport Premium based on the number of pupils in Years 1 to 6. Schools with 17 or more eligible pupils receive £16,000 and an additional payment of £10 per pupil. Schools must use the funding to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of PE and sport.
There are 5 key indicators that schools should expect to see improvement across:
- The engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity – the Chief Medical Officer guidelines recommend that all children and young people aged 5 to 18 engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day, of which 30 minutes should be in school
- The profile of PE and sport is raised across the school as a tool for whole-school improvement
- Increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport
- Broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils
- Increased participation in competitive sport
2019/2020 Academic year – £19,620
We have appointed an Apprentice Community Sport & Health Officer. Also we are running after school clubs in Dance and Basketball delivered by local groups. Improvements have also been made to our playground to include Daily Mile tracks and new activity markings. Additional intensive swimming sessions are also planned for 2020.
Click here to see the 2019-20 Final spending plan
2018/2019 Academic year – £19,620
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From razor-sharp analysis of current events to the hottest debates in politics, science, philosophy and culture, Late Night Live puts you firmly in the big picture.
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On Friday we received a report that, on the day before, some hair extensions were pushed into one of our students' car exhaust pipes when it was parked in the main car park.
To this end, we are checking CCTV to be able to follow up. It does not appear that the student was targeted, but more likely this was a result of people 'messing around'.
However in light of this please be vigilant when in the car park areas, and if you do notice anything unusual or suspicious/have any similar problems please report this to Security immediately.
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Old World Woodworker says, "IF YOU WORK HARD IN AMERICA, YOU WILL MAKE IT. NO OTHER COUNTRY IS LIKE THAT"
If you put your back into it, you can make it in America. That's the American Dream and it's coming true for millions of American woodworkers. Here's an inspiring story of a post-WWII German immigrant – an old-world craftsman – who grew up appreciating the value of work. These days, "Nick" Schwickerath is completely renovating his home with his Woodmaster Molder/Planer. His dream? Starting a woodworking business in retirement.
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"I was born in Germany at the end of World War II. I immigrated to America 45 years ago with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Over the years in the United States, I added Mechanical Engineering and a Masters Degree in Biblical Teaching. But woodworking has been my passion since the age of 12.
I learned woodworking after World War II from master woodworkers in a shop down the street from me. They did everything by hand and with machines driven by waterpower. The men there were true professional craftsmen and worked very hard. I learned a lot from them and from my father who was a machinist and a hands-on guy.
In 1976, I moved to America where there is lots of opportunity. If you work hard, you will make it. No other country is like that.
On your Woodmaster blog, I saw the article about the woman woodworker who's starting a business. My hat is off to that woman. I respect people like that.
Three years ago, I bought a vacant house. The structure was good but everything else was run down. The kitchen was 100 years old! I ripped out everything. I had a Ryobi® 12" planer but using it was like pulling hair. I looked at the Woodmaster website and saw all its attachments and 4-in-1 capabilities. I got a mid-size Woodmaster Molder/Planer. It keeps my hands safe.
"I only wish I'd gotten a bigger Woodmaster"
Besides the Molder/Planer, I bought Woodmaster's 3-Side Molding System, the system with two inline routers. It's unbelievable what you can do with it. I saw it online and the light went on. I said, 'I'm going to get it!'
Today, I'm making interior and exterior doors. I'm making each one in one-quarter the time it takes with a router and by hand. I only wish I'd gotten the bigger 25" Woodmaster.
Like a kid at Christmas
I'm expecting another shipment of parts from Woodmaster, I am waiting for it like a little kid on Christmas! I also bought a Freud router bit set to make interior and exterior doors. That is what I am building now, wooden windows and doors. I can do it with the Woodmaster, and with a lot less effort and more precision than with a hand router.
Here in Washington State, buying finished lumber is very expensive, but not for me thanks to having a Woodmaster.
Next, a retirement woodworking business
I've made my house livable and I've done it all myself, nobody else. I'm taking it room by room. When I'm finished, this will look like a log home. I'm making log cabin siding with my Woodmaster and Log Cabin Siding knives. My intention is to eventually go into a retirement woodworking business and make money with my woodworking.
The Woodmaster is extremely functional, an extremely good machine. You can make any kind of trim, even custom profiles with knives and patterns not shown on their knife website.
No other machine out there can do what the Woodmaster does. I looked at many online and narrowed it down to Woodmaster. I work with a lot of fir and that's a hard wood to plane without creating tear out. Joe in Sales at Woodmaster suggested their Spiral Cutterhead. I ordered one and even wood that's moist comes out unbelievably smooth. It looks like you'd just sanded it. The grain is gorgeous.
I also got the Super Pro Pack. It has everything I need. I used to use a palm sander; now I set up the Molder/Planer as a Drum Sander. I've been running it for days on the same paper.
"I give Woodmaster a 10. That's my strong opinion!"
I give Woodmaster a 10 out of 10. As soon as I got it, I started using it seven days a week and I can build what I want to. If you're a woodworker, you'll begin to realize what I did: there's nothing better out there than Woodmaster. That's my strong opinion and I put my name on it!"
— Werner "Nick" Schwickerath, Woodmaster Molder/Planer Owner, Humptulips, Washington
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The event will take place on 01/02/2014 (GMT+1) at 11.00pm in 6 separate phases each lasting 1 hour and with an hour interval between them.
Help Lovelace by scoring points using the special features in each phase in the ELO, TOURNEY, SURVIVOR and DEATHMATCH rooms!
Amass maximum points to be one of the first to get hold of this new character!
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Didn't enjoy it, personally. No rules on scoring, no advance warning of a thing happening to prepare time for it, STILL no idea how someone got ranked... the hidden information was a big kick in the pants.
LOVELY artwork, absolutely top-notch, and the name's awesome beyond awesome (I've got to guess that somebody upstairs is a fan of Lovelace and Babbage the webcomic), the new clan has a great look, but the event itself was, sorry to say, total failure.
chenkz - Monday 03/02/2014, 15:06
Colossus - Open Casket
did the general ranking didn't count? because i was in the top 30 in two stage, and got myself 15th in the general ranking. but only got 2 lovelace..
L7test - Monday 03/02/2014, 15:24
Hero - Legends of America
I didn't win any Lovelace
But I recommend UR focus on signing up new players instead of new clans because growing new players keeps this game alive. Not new clans.
Yeah monster slam is spot on! Even this Lovelace launch wasn't executed successfully. On the other hand I'm a pushover so I'll buy packs for Lovelace
GULLA RW - Monday 03/02/2014, 15:44
Colossus - Reissende Woelfe
You guys know what is horrible? to get the same points like place 28 but ranked at 32...and no lovelace for that..
IM_zanrath - Monday 03/02/2014, 17:30
Imperator - Immortality
Can anyone explain what the Sasl in her card name means?
chenkz - Monday 03/02/2014, 17:48
Colossus - Open Casket
@IM, sasl666 is the 1st in the general ranking.. in prize tab the condition said staff will include part of the winner's name
TheDoomBug - Tuesday 04/02/2014, 00:30
Titan - Limit Break
I received a message saying I won a Lovelace, but I never received a Sasl Lovelace. I can't even doublecheck my ranking as the page is gone now.
joseph_27 - Tuesday 04/02/2014, 01:11
Imperator - DL's Knights
I have the same problem with @thedoombug . It says that "Congratulations! You won copy(ies) of Lovelace. As of now, you can use the character(s) as normal." But I don't see it in my collection or in my deck.


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Issues like garbage, sewerage, water crises, shortage of electricity isn't new in Karachi to start with but these problems has taken a major turn after the weather forecasted showed expecting showers in Karachi. Its true that government had done nothing beforehand to solve this issue rather playing blame games but as talking about role of citizens I'm deeply hurt to say we are equally involved.
we all are killing this beautiful city Karachi who is home to thousands of people from different cities and what we give her in return is tones of plastic which are later creating sewerage problems, we people are also involve in electricity thrifting (kunda) which is creating electricity shortage not only that we have forgotten to make our city clean as every here and there are puddles of garbage by people living in Karachi.
Sadly we are following the Islamic hadith 'cleanliness is half of faith' only till doorstep to our homes, we are only taking care of our home and its maintenance forgetting that Karachi is also our home and its our responsibility to take care of it rather our thinking criteria has shattered much to think that government have workers for it and they are not fulfilling their duties.
citizens should know that Pakistan is still lacking and is in its developing stage which means there is a possibility that many of the departments aren't working how it should be rather than creating problems join hands in solving them and once again make this city clean by joining hands together and actively working towards cleanness.
Just by these three steps we can bring a major change in Karachi; number one is to eliminate the use of plastic bags: as we know polythene is a material that take years to dissolve just by eliminating it there will be a major reduction of garbage from society and the main reason of sewerage problems are also polythene by this step this problem can also be solved. Number two is to know the littering system: right now there is no small firm of recycling industries in Karachi but still if we can store plastic, glass and other wet garbage in different containers, and provide the glass and plastic to the scraper it can be stored separately and maybe recycled by different material related companies themselves. thirdly if we can plant trees in our surrounding it can reduce the environmental heat and our consumption of 24/7 electricity can be reduced which may can help providing it to every citizen equally.
Our country needs us, our city needs us rather than playing blame games or creating more issues lets take a step to solve it. It may can not solve the issues that are already there but it can help not increasing them.


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BREAKING: Fire crew called to Ashbrook area of Dundalk
A photo taken at the scene at approximately 6.10pm.
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The unit was dispatched at approximately 6.10pm, although it is as yet unclear as to the nature of the incident.
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WeWork is now a new co-working space on the Residency Road and you can now book a seat there for just INR 10,000 a month. With this fee, you get access to a seat, WiFi, office services like printing, shredding, Xerox etc, a library and unlimited coffee. But here's the best part, this building also has a swimming pool and gym that you can use, and the access to these facilities is all covered in the monthly fee. They also have fitness classes that you can sign up for. There is a food truck outside which provides healthy and happy meals at a subsided rate as well. If you want to meet someone for work? Call them over {remember, coffee is free!}. So, you can head over in the morning with your laptop and gym bag, work here all day, and head over for a quick swim and a workout later in the evening only at INR 10,000 per month.
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Archive for the 'Events' Category
Obbie West @ Dallas Poetry Slam
What: WordSpace @ Dallas Poetry Slam
When: Friday, May 20, 8 pm
Where: Heroes Lounge, 7402 Greenville Avenue
Hosted by: GNO, Candy, and RockBaby for Dallas Poetry Slam
Obbie West is a male poet originally from Los Angeles, CA, Been married to Poetry since 2011. Versatile Poet gifted in delivering verbal pictures thru metaphor and sensational word manipulation. Targets a wide range of subjects from relationships, love to social issues. Poetry has become his release valve, a means to inspire and broadcast for those who have a message but no outlet. If you need to know anything about him…..LISTEN.
Dallas Poetry Slam at Heroes
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Mike Jacobs has served as a judge on the State Court of DeKalb County since June 4, 2015. Prior to his judicial service, Judge Jacobs served ten and a half years in the Georgia House of Representatives. In the Georgia General Assembly, he was chairman of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Oversight Committee (MARTOC), the joint House and Senate committee that oversees the management, budget, and fiscal affairs of Metro Atlanta's transit system. He also served as chairman of one of the two subcommittees of the House Judiciary Committee. Judge Jacobs received his law degree in 2003, magna cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he was the executive articles editor of the Georgia Law Review. He received his bachelor's degree in 1997 from Georgetown University. Judge Jacobs is one of only two openly bisexual or pansexual identified judges (state or federal, trial or appellate) in the United States. He came out publicly in April 2018. In 2010, he received the Allen Thornell Political Advancement Award from Georgia Equality for passing a stronger anti-bullying law for public schools. Judge Jacobs is an active member of the International Association of LGBTQ+ Judges, National LGBT Bar Association, Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia, Atlanta Bar Association, and DeKalb Bar Association. He serves on the board of directors of Leadership DeKalb, a community leadership program, and serves as the Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia's representative on the Judicial Council of Georgia's Committee on Access to Justice. Judge Jacobs and his wife Evan have three children.
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Concurrent Session D: August 8, 2019 | 10:45 am - 12:15 pm
From the Middle to the Center: Visibilizing Bisexuality and Non-Binary Sexual Orientations in the Discourse Around LGBTQ+ Access to Justice
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Reader: annapods
Bingo Square(s): boy slash
Fandom: supernatural
Pairing: Castiel/Dean Winchester
Length: 00:22:37
Summary: They "make it official" on a Friday at Cas's house, with Dean stammering and blushing his way through the stereotypical I-really-like-you-in-a-different-than-fr
Link to Podfic: [podfic] thank you for noticing
Title: up he rose, and donned his clothes by longwhitecoat
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Fandom: hamlet
Pairing: Hamlet/OpheliaHamlet/Horatio
Length: 00:09:38
Summary: At the [yuletide] recipient's request: [the author's] attempt at a genderqueer Hamlet.
Link to Podfic: [podfic] up he rose, and donned his clothes
Title: lunch and other obscenities by rheanna
Reader: annapods
Bingo Square(s): character of colour
Fandom: star trek
Pairing: Spock/Nyota Uhura
Length: 01:07:58
Summary: Nyota liked her roommate just fine until she met her.
Link to Podfic: [podfic] lunch and other obscenities
Title: spooky scary skeletons by obscurereference
Reader: annapods
Bingo Square(s): 2h+ long Challenge: x
Fandom: check please
Pairing: Adam "Holster" Birkholtz/Justin "Ransom" Oluransi
Length: 02:52:39
Summary: "No, it's not like that," Ransom interrupted. "I don't know how to explain it. It's dumb."
"Could you try?" Holster prompted. He would probably be— not mortified, but at least partially embarrassed at the pleading tone his voice took on, if he was speaking to anybody else. But with Ransom it was okay.
Another pause. Ransom shuffled some more on the other end.
"You know all those times I slept in your bed because of creepy shit in the old Haus? Like when I would feel someone touch my butt or hear pop music or whatever?"
"You mean because of the ghosts?"
"Yeah, except ghosts aren't real, so not really."
Or, the team moves in to a new Haus for Bitty's junior year and it's super haunted.Link to Podfic: [podfic] spooky scary skeletons


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- Griffin Swartzell
- Customize your bowl of ramen with less-familiar items.
The fast-casual, fixed-price, build-your-own model has both advantages and disadvantages. At spots like Mike and Sarah Hoard's Monument eatery, Ramen Chops Noodle Bar, diners with varying tastes can easily pick and choose what goes into their bowl. As Sarah tells us when we visit, "If you like it out of the bowl, you'll like it in the bowl."
Ramen Chops, open since late April, offers a simple menu. Patrons can choose from one of two bowl sizes, which can be filled with whatever they want. Noodles, broth and meat? Done. Sauced cold noodles? Also done. Salad? They've got spring mix and greens for a reason. Vegans and gluten-free eaters can enjoy gluten-free rice noodles and zucchini noodles in their dishes, too.
But, again, the build-your-own model does have downsides. It may be easy for diners with Western palates to handle ingredients like mushrooms and corn. But they may not be as familiar with pickled lotus root, shoyu tare (soy base) and sambal oelek (Indonesian chile paste). And that "if you like it out of the bowl, you'll like it in the bowl" take doesn't account for building a well-composed bowl or bite. Customers who don't have experience combining the flavors available here might not get the same value per dollar they would at a spot with a chef-designed menu.
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The good news, though: The staff's outwardly friendly and here to help. Sarah, working the line, greets us on arrival and explains how the menu works in detail. She's genuine and earnest, a nice surprise in the high-polish, franchise-ready atmosphere.
We start with an on-menu Tokyo ramen bowl, one of only six "tried and true" offerings. Its broth combines shoyu tare with chicken broth and a touch of dashi. Familiar ingredients include nicely toothsome ramen noodles, bamboo shoots, spinach, a marinated egg and pork belly, all topped with nori sheets and scallions. We add crunchy celery tossed in a spicy sauce for a little kick and texture. Generally we find the bowl agreeable and well-portioned for the price ($9.63/regular). The broth has flavor depth, and the pork belly's tender and properly salted; the egg arrives reasonably boiled, the center not overcooked.
We also build our own cold noodle bowl, starting with roasted mushrooms, roasted tomatoes, kimchi, sliced shishito peppers, spinach, edamame and scallions. Next we toss in ramen noodles, honey-sesame chicken, and a mix of shoyu dashi, scallion-ginger sauce, chile oil and, on our server's advice, the spicy sambal oelek. We top the affair with nori, black sesame seeds and a marinated egg.
The honey-sesame chicken comes in bite-sized shreds, tender and dark brown with a comparatively mild flavor. We've been guided well on saucing, and though it's somewhat oily, we discover plenty of bright flavor and heat. The kimchi has crunch, mild spice and plenty of tang. Roasted tomatoes add savory sweetness and stand out.
All available drinks, including area Pikes Peak Brewing beers, come in cans. We may not be buying the slick branded shirts and caps, but good ingredients and good flavor-blending advice mean this spot offers a solid foundation for culinary experimentation. Will this take off and become the chain it looks like it's ready to be? That's hard to say, but the staff certainly has the chops to make it so.


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Fiserv's $22 billion buyout of First Data pays off during pandemic
When Fiserv purchased First Data in 2019, it was part of an industrywide push to combine bank and merchant technology under one roof. A year later, a key piece of First Data's technology — and its top executive — have become Fiserv's path through the pandemic.
As payments volume across the world plummeted, Fiserv's Clover point of sale system, which it picked up from First Data, chugged along. Clover transactions were up 40% for the quarter through February, and up 29% for the entire quarter despite the downward pressure on payment flows due to business closings, Fiserv disclosed in its earnings report Thursday. Fiserv also reported it has 36 new e-commerce clients and a 90% spike in Zelle P2P volume during the quarter, indicating that the shift to digital is on both the merchant and consumer side.
Fiserv's quarterly report also served as a formal announcement that Frank Bisignano, the longtime First Data CEO and former JPMorgan Chase executive, has been spearheading Fiserv's coronavirus response as Fiserv's president and COO, the job he assumed after the merger. Bisignano will become CEO on July 1, as current CEO Jeff Yabuki transitions to executive chairman through the end of the year.
"A crisis waits for no one, whether it's moving 40,000 people to remote status or introducing alternative means for merchant acceptance," Bisignano said during the earnings call, noting Fiserv's $500 million budget for innovation in enterprise digital, merchant e-commerce, independent software vendors and Clover was intact and would not change.
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Clover has been the centerpiece of First Data's technology-driven diversification over the past few years, helping it recover from an earlier slump. Using a mix of hardware and software, Clover has ties to digital ordering, merchant services and enterprise management. It's also helped First Data push into international markets, incrementally larger merchant categories and flexible service and checkout experiences for restaurants — a category that faces a uniquely complex challenge for reopening after the pandemic eases.
Competitors, such as FIS and Global Payments, have also been bulking up through multibillion-dollar mergers; Global Payments even has its own rival to Clover called Vital POS. Fiserv also faces competition from fintechs like Square and Stripe, which are focused on the same merchant categories as Clover.
It's here where the consolidations of 2019 may prove helpful for incumbents such as Fiserv, FIS and Global Payments.
"This has mostly insulated these companies from the downturn of consumer payment transactions," said Ray Pucci, director of the merchant services practice at Mercator Advisory Group. "The consolidated companies are more diversified with a mix of payments, processing and banking. They're also mostly finished with their corporate integration."
The challenge for Fiserv will be to connect its base of community bank clients to small businesses such as restaurants, which need to improve their ability to offer mobile ordering and reservations accessible via a digital menu. This will allow the restaurants to reduce how much patrons and staff touch physical cards or menus by making the entire experience contactless and software-based. If the restaurant's bank can provide this service as part of its own software, that allows the restaurant to avoid using gig economy apps, which handle these tasks but take a share of the revenue.
"It's important that Clover and payment services shine. That's what will get them to the other side," said Richard Crone, a payments consultant. "Clover is the utility box. It has to plug into all of the other stuff."
Fiserv processed "tens of thousands" of loans to enable small businesses to access Paycheck Protection Program funding and has expedited new use cases through its digital money network, the company said. It also placed Clover's new order-ahead feature in 1,800 restaurants.
Bisignano still has ample experience in banking and merchant acquiring, the two sides of the industry that have to work together to get merchants back on their feet.
Bisignano "is up to the task," Crone said. "He knows all of the moving parts. The key is to focus on the merchants. If they can get the banks to come along for the ride, that's good."
Fiserv also noted it's increased cost synergies tied the First Data acquisition to $1.2 billion from $300 million. Yabuki contends this would mitigate the impacts of an economic recession. And like Mastercard and Visa, Fiserv reports stabilization and improvements in transaction flows from late March and April during the onset of the global shutdowns, and the early reopenings in May.
The economic environment has enabled managers to focus on consolidating systems, data centers and operations, said Eric Grover, a principal at Intrepid Ventures.
"For merchants that aren't closed, payment processing is more critical than ever," Grover said. "Processors should be pushing omnichannel commerce, contactless and eliminating signature requirements at the physical point of sale."
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Last week, Vancouver-based medical marijuana producer Sun Pharm Investments Ltd announced that they had entered into an agreement to merge with a subsidiary of publicly traded agricultural plants supplier Bevo Agro Inc.
This transaction will result in the amalgamated Bevo changing its name to Zenabis, one of Sun Pharm's previously established cannabis brands, and the combined entities will have more than 320,000 square metres of indoor and greenhouse space across three Canadian provinces.
Zenabis CEO Rick Brar spoke to Civilized about the merger and his plans for ushering in this new chapter for the brand.
"We're really excited," he said. "This is a landmark deal. We're coming to this industry as a real business—well equipped, well capitalized, and ready to execute on our business plan."
Why now?
It's the perfect time. The cannabis industry is in its infancy, we're in the middle of a historic landmark event in Canada with legalization, and we're going to feel the reverberations throughout the world.
The timing was important to us, because it accelerates the global demand for the business we've already built. By being private, we've invested $70 million of our own money before bringing this business forward to the public market. We've also gone and raised approximately $58 million, which is the largest ever financing round for a Canadian cannabis company going into an RTO (reverse takeover). We've brought this company forward, and we believe it is the perfect time right now because of this paradigm shift in the cannabis industry.
When we first started, there were only ten or eleven countries in which medical marijuana was legal. Today, there are over 35 countries, and we have global demand for our products.
Being a previously established name within the industry, what expectations do you think this step will bring about?
We've been very calculating and thoughtful about the use of Zenabis. We've built a brand and have invested over $70 million of our own money into the communities in which we operate.
This is the largest propagation greenhouse in North America, and it is North America's most technologically advanced greenhouse, so we'll be able to organize our retrofit faster than anyone else in the space.
How will pooling this talent and these resources position the company as a cannabis leader?
That's one of the things we're really excited about. Jack Benne, the founder of Bevo, and my dad started working together 30 years ago when my father would buy plants from Jack's propagation service. Over the years, his son Leo and I have built a business relationship, and we're extremely proud of the talent and the pedigree of people on both the Sun Pharm and Bevo sides, and collectively as Zenabis.
This is a growth story, and we made that quite clear to our employees. We're adding more jobs in what might be the biggest job search in Canada for cannabis. Leo Benne's amazing ability to grow some of the hardest to grow plants have made him North America's leading propagator of plants, and as for Sun Pharm, we're brining our past growing experience.
My partners and I have done herb production and pharmaceutical distribution and sales, and so we complement each other quite well, and it positions us quite nicely to be a leader in the industry.
Since this is a move towards considerable growth for the company, what are the benefits of running a large company in the sector over a small one?
I think each has its own benefits. For us, the demand for our products was so significant that we needed to add volume and in short order. So, in order for us to fulfill our domestic demands with the liquor boards, we added on a fourth liquor distribution jurisdiction in the Yukon. The demand mandates that we make this move.
How do you ensure quality on a plant-by-plant basis when dealing with a company on such a large scale?
We've had controlled growth. Our past experience from our management team is exactly in that. We've grown several crops annually over the past 15 years on a commercial scale in greenhouses, in both indoor and outdoor pharmaceutical growing conditions.
So, for us, this is controlled expansion, using the talents of our management team combined with the talents of Leo Benne and his team - as well as the right tools. A greenhouse just isn't a greenhouse. This is North America's most technologically advanced greenhouse, and that's why Zenabis has done this deal.
What do you hope the Zenabis brand will stand for going forward?
I hope the brand has an attachment for our customers. It's going to mean different things for different people, but it stands for quality. There's a passion for the cannabis business with our senior management team, as well as a passion for the communities we are involved in.
So when you see that Zenabis brand, you know that you are going to get that quality and that passion. We're going to try to make a difference in your life, whether you're using it medically, recreationally, for enjoyment or relief.


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Australian pop icons and ARIA Hall of Fame inductees, Human Nature, are making a triumphant return home in 2020, embarking on a dazzling national tour this July and August to celebrate a hugely anticipated return to their original music and celebrate their ARIA Hall Of Fame Induction.
The Good Good Life Tour will see the much-loved vocal group and master entertainers ignite the stage with music from across their hugely successful three-decade career and new original tunes.
Kicking off in Adelaide on Tuesday 21st July, Human Nature's Toby Allen, Phil Burton and brothers Michael and Andrew Tierney will take to the stage in Perth, Brisbane, Wollongong, Sydney, Newcastle, Canberra and concluding in Melbourne on Friday 7th August.
Taking fans on an unforgettable journey, the fantastic foursome will perform everything from pop originals, Motown hits and Jukebox classics through to stunning new original songs, including 'Nobody Just Like You', a seismic production by Grammy nominated producers Grey. The Good Good Life Tour will bring audiences to their feet and cement just why Human Nature are one of the most loved acts this country has ever produced.
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While warnings of Harvey's potential impact painted a grim picture, no one could have expected the turn of events that led to it being one of the most devastating Hurricanes to hit the US. Over 30,000 people were displaced from their homes after Harvey made landfall on August 25th. In addition an estimated 600,000 pets have been left to fend for themselves. As the water continues to recede Texas shelters are expecting to find even more dogs and cats in need of aide. Little Shelter being a leader in helping animals in need reached out to Texas based groups to see how we can help in giving relief to these beloved companions.
To ease the burden of the Texas town shelters, Little Shelter has arranged a transport for some of the Texas shelter dogs and cats to find sanctuary here. "When you see something like this happen and you have the ability to do something about it, you need to step in and help anyway you can." Commented Director David Ceely. "As we watched this tragedy on our TV's, we began reaching out to Texas shelters offering to pull some of their shelter residents to make room for family pets who have been caught in the hurricane."
Little Shelter is eagerly preparing for the dogs and cats arrival early Monday morning. The staff will meet the transport on the last leg of their journey and bring them to safety in Huntington. As more animals being to surge the shelter systems in Texas, Little Shelter is expecting to arrange further transports to continue relief efforts.


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How the Reality TV King Created 11 Popular Shows and Counting
Mark Burnett on The Voice, The Bible and that epic beard
As of a couple of weeks ago, Mark Burnett's schedule for the week of May 11 was still surprisingly unfilled. "It's funny, but I haven't been invited to an upfront yet," says the prolific producer, looking ahead to the culmination of upfront season when the broadcast networks finally unveil their fall schedules. "Maybe we'll just stay home!"
Don't bet on it.
The most powerful producer in television will be plenty busy all that week, wooing advertisers and media buyers in New York. After all, Burnett is responsible for an astounding 11 network programs, on CBS (Survivor and the People's Choice Awards), NBC (The Voice, Celebrity Apprentice, The Sing-Off, A.D. The Bible Continues—the follow-up to The Bible, his massively successful 2013 History miniseries—and Angels Unveiled, his scripted pilot hoping for a series order), ABC (Shark Tank and spinoff Beyond the Tank, premiering May 1, plus new game show 500 Questions, which debuts May 20) and Fox (Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, which returns May 26 after a long hiatus).
Then, there are cable shows Lucha Underground on El Rey and upcoming Answered Prayers on TLC. And his empire just keeps expanding. A few years ago, he joined forces with his wife Roma Downey to create LightWorkers Media, which focuses on faith and family projects like The Bible and A.D.
As CEO of United Artists Media Group (the company formed last September when MGM acquired a 55 percent interest in Burnett, Downey and Hearst Entertainment's One Three Media and LightWorkers Media), he's also branched into film, with last year's Son of God and next year's Ben-Hur reboot. "I could make a lot more," says Burnett. "I just only do things I like."
And things a lot of other people like, too. In the last month alone, Burnett's series have won in adults 18-49 on five nights of the week: Sunday (A.D. The Bible Continues), Monday (The Voice), Tuesday (The Voice), Wednesday (Survivor, which now in its 30th season, routinely dominates time-slot competitor American Idol) and Friday (Shark Tank). The British producer has come a long way since arriving in the U.S. in 1982 when he worked as a nanny and sold T-shirts in Venice Beach, Calif., before launching his first show, the reality competition Eco-Challenge, in 1995. Five years later, he debuted Survivor, and he hasn't looked back since, having fully realized the American dream that lured him here at 22.
"There's two things that built America: the Bible and free enterprise," Burnett says. "And now I do both. I do A.D. and I do Shark Tank."
As the upfronts approach, Burnett talked to Adweek about the upfront past and present, the secret to juggling all those projects, and how he and Downey may be preparing to give Netflix a run for its money.
Adweek: What's the biggest reason for your success over these last two decades?
Burnett: First, you have to come up with a good idea and get someone to pay for it. The second thing is to execute it to the level or above what they're expecting. Then there's a third level that a lot of people forget: You have to market it and micromanage the press and the marketing campaigns. You've got to remember all three of those things.
You've proven time and again that shows with family appeal can perform incredibly well. Had you been pushing for that formula all along or did it evolve?
I'd only ever really made family-friendly content. And for 10 years, my wife played an angel on [the CBS drama series] Touched by an Angel. So as a family, we've always made family-friendly content, and it's worked out very well for us. We seek what's known as four-quadrant audiences—male, female, young and old—and family-friendly is the best four-quadrant.
The Bible ended up being the most-watched cable mini-series of 2013 and led to A.D., and now faith-based programming is the next big thing in Hollywood. But how tough of a sell was that project five years ago?
I think The Bible was a hard sell only because people didn't really realize that the audience would tune in for The Bible on prime-time TV. Also, there was a little insular thinking within New York and Los Angeles, where the decisions are made, that it wasn't cool. I think people are spending too much time trying to be cool and not enough time trying to get an audience. Clearly, no one is making that mistake again. And to her credit, Nancy Dubuc [the former History boss who is now A+E Networks president and CEO] bought The Bible in the room within 30 minutes, and a dozen other places passed.
So why did you opt to go with NBC over History for A.D.?
One thing we learned for two years in a row—each year we did about 30 cities, about 60 screenings for The Bible and then Son of God, and we've done the same thing again for A.D.—is many people don't have cable. They can't afford cable. And a lot of people were upset to not be able to see it. A.D. is the story of the birth of a faith that has gone from 12 apostles to 2.5 billion people. This is a subject that should be on broadcast television.
The Bible was a miniseries, but how long could A.D. go for?
It's intended to go many, many years. A.D. could become NBC's Game of Thrones.
Has anything changed for you since becoming CEO of United Artists Media Group?
Day to day, nothing has changed. And [MGM CEO] Gary Barber, as with Hearst before, said, "Hey, just keep doing what you're doing." Hearst invested in us in 2011, and then MGM invested in the group and changed the name in 2014. Nobody invests in something like that and then asks you to change it. We're going to make lots of different shows, lots of different movies and grow our digital. We have a digital business called Vimby—Video in My Backyard—which makes a lot of commercials. Up until a couple of years ago, almost every commercial you saw from Walmart, we made.
How do you juggle everything?
I'm not really juggling. I've got a really good team of people, and a lot of them have worked for me for the entire time. The key is to always hire people who are better than you.
But how do you focus on one show with so many others demanding attention?
It's not always easy to do, but the correct way to approach everything is like we're sitting here right now: This is it. So whatever I'm working on is where my focus is. And I can work on three things in a day, but when I'm there, I'm there. The definition of a loser is someone who takes a nap and then feels guilty about it. Do what you're doing. If you're going to take a nap, take a nap. If you're going to work, work.
Another hallmark of your shows is their ability to sustain the quality over time. Audiences are still really engaged with Survivor and Shark Tank after all these years. How have you been able to avoid the problems of reality shows that start to feel stale after several years?
It's the team. There's a certain esprit de corps—it's a military word in that when you're playing on a top team, you play better. How much do you think people would like to have a hit show? You can work on one of 500 shows, but if you're the person working on The Voice or Survivor or Shark Tank or The Bible or A.D. and on and on, it feels great to go home and say, "Hey, we just won another game!" It's really good to play on those teams. So it's less about me; it's more about them. All I've done is create the culture.
Do you remember your first upfront?
My first broadcast upfront was Survivor [in 2001] after its first season. It wasn't pre-Survivor because I presold the advertising on Survivor, along with Jo Ann Ross [now president, CBS sales] and Chris Simon [now evp, CBS sales], at the behest of [network CEO] Leslie Moonves. We had 51 million viewers in the [Season 1] finale, and then in 2001 I was onstage at Carnegie Hall and Leslie brought out Gloria Gaynor to sing "I Will Survive." It was unbelievable!
What is your relationship with advertisers like at this point? Do your shows almost sell themselves because of your name and track record?
Shows don't sell themselves. We're judged every morning on ratings—it doesn't matter who you are. Yes, we do have a very good name, and we are reliable and we'll get the chance to be at bat, but it doesn't mean the advertisers are going to flock to our shows. The shows had better be good. We're lucky the last few years; we seem to have a lot of things that work.
You're producing Ben-Hur in addition to all your TV projects. Do you want to make more movies going forward?
We want to say yes to a lot, but we have a business to run. We strategically need to do some math and analyze. There's got to be a checklist of, OK, what are all the things that you think are worthy of United Artists and LightWorkers? How long would it take, and who would you deliver this to? What would it cost to make it? What's the profit basis of this? But yes, we will make films. Yes, we will make shows. Yes, we might do a Broadway show. Yes, I've got a digital business we need to grow. It's all content-related. As long as it's emotionally engaging and appropriate for what our brand is.
How much longer do you think The Voice can stick with two cycles per year?
Well, how long has Survivor gone?
Fifteen years.
There you go. Survivor is doing better than last year; it's beating [Fox's American] Idol. So it's not a time limit thing, it's a "how good is it?" limit thing. On a cost basis versus advertiser-engagement level, does the math work out? One thing I think we're quite clever at is keeping costs down, so I believe The Voice can go twice a year for as long as the audience likes it.
Is there anything else you wish you were involved in?
If I wasn't doing what I'm doing, I would honestly love to run an ad agency. I love the idea of making commercials. I love the idea of winning. Imagine if you're clever enough to create a campaign and stuff flies off the shelves. That's why I love The Apprentice. I'd love to be more in the advertising business.
A lot of your colleagues are now making shows for streaming services like Netflix. Is that something you've considered?
Yes, no question. But we're very interested in having our own OTT service. This is something we've been actively working on for three years.
What would that look like?
We'd be curating the entire service and producing some of it. In the same model as a Netflix, you'd need an anchor series every year. We'll do a nonfiction series.
If you just took all the shows you're producing, you'd have one hell of a lineup.
But that would also be the definition of stupidity because that would mean we're assuming that we're the best. Trust me, we're going to find people who are way better than us. We have 2,500 employees, we have all these shows running, and we're sitting here hanging out with you. The reason is because the people who are making the shows are better than we are. Otherwise, we'd just be making one thing.
Before we wrap up, I have to ask about your impressive beard. What prompted it?
It was the beginning of Lent last year, and I just decided it was time. I thought I would keep it for six weeks, and it's a year later.
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Gizmondo Catastrophe Update Number 371981
April 9, 2006 6:56 PM | Simon Carless
We note solemnly that ex-ombudsman Kyle at VGMWatch has issued a blanket call for less coverage on the Gizmondo Ferrari ferrago, noting: "I can't help but feel that now it's time to move on." Well, we agree completely, which is why it's time for another post about it!
First, and most importantly, ex-Gizmondo exec and Ferrari crashee Stefan Eriksson has been arrested "on suspicion of grand theft", as "authorities also placed an immigration hold on him", following weeks of investigation and extremely sarcastic press statements by the Los Angeles police. Finally.
This comes as Gizmondo partner Carl Freer has received a writ for more than UKP500,000 from London law firm Manches for unpaid services - and the same UK Mail on Sunday article notes of Eriksson's red Enzo, blank Enzo, and Mercedes McLaren SLR: "Reliable sources in Britain say all three cars are being claimed by financial institutions - Bank of Scotland, Lombard and Yorkshire Bank - that leased the vehicles to Gizmondo. The company's total bill for leasing cars in 2005 amounted to UKP2 million."
Finally, the San Francisco Chronicle gets in on the gawking with a good overview article which mentions a most recent wrinkle not covered by GSW: "Several weeks ago, police in Beverly Hills stopped Eriksson's wife, Nicole Persson, 33, and discovered that she had no driver's license and that the Mercedes McLaren had no U.S. registration." So.... things not really going so well in the Gizmondo camp, then. We promise to never speak of this again!


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This fellowship is open to outstanding young professors from universities from developing and emerging countries pursuing advanced research in areas bridging the fields of international and development studies, broadly defined, and working in disciplines such as anthropology, history, law, politics and political science, and economics. Scholars will spend one semester at the Institute to : Share their expertise and experience with students and professors at the Institute Further a personal research project Participate in teaching courses Update and strengthen the curriculum of their course Develop their contacts with the international community of the Institute and Geneva area Scholars receive a contribution towards living expenses. The scholarship also covers round trip travel to and accommodation in Geneva. The selection will be based on the quality of research. Quality being equal, selection may be guided by an interest in promoting gender and regional diversity. Candidates should demonstrate how their research stay will contribute to their academic career and their home institution. For further information and to apply for this fellowship please visit the Graduate Institute website. http://graduateinstitute.ch/corporate/page21_en.html>


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There are things more grueling than leg day
Fitness tips on the internet will more often than not tell you to hit the gym if you're trying to lose weight. But if you feel that you can't be contained within the four walls of a gym because deep down you're an outdoorsman of the Discovery Channel variety, we've got all the workouts you need to get the body of one. Afterall, treadmills and medicine balls aren't everyone's cup of tea. Moreover, after long hours of navigating your busy schedule in an airconditioned office building, we bet you're dying to run out the door and get some fresh air for a change. So don't mourn the unused gym membership as you cross the half-year mark without achieving your weight loss goals. It's time to look forward to the other half of 2018, and get outside and get moving, to achieve that New Year's resolution you set for yourself back in January. These fitness tips will help you out.
Working out doesn't have to feel like a punishment. The whole idea is to get fit and to have fun while doing it. Taking a jog in the park or spending an hour doing weight training are perfectly good ways to get into shape, but it can be hard to be consistently enthusiastic about these traditional workouts.
"As humans, we are lazy people. The mind gets lazy when you have to do something repeatedly again and again, and then you start looking for novelty. In physical fitness, you're constantly going to think of what to do next... or your mind starts thinking that this is boring, forget it. And then eventually you're an unfit person," explains Shruti Jasani, founder and aerial instructor at The Wooden Stage.
If running on the same spot in an air-conditioned room doesn't excite you enough to want to work out, then we've got a list of fitness tips for unconventional work out activities to pump you up.
Ever watched Cirque Du Soliel and been amazed at people's insane ability to do yoga-like stretches while hanging mid-air? Aerial fitness is one of the most challenging and fun forms of working out that have recently sprung up in India. "Aerial focuses on all your body parts from your toes to your finger-tips," says Jasani. "A beginner might think that I need to first lose weight and then start doing aerial, but you actually start off with stretching and going easy on the silk or the rope and then move on to aiming higher," she explains.
If you've ever fancied ninjas (or Jackie Chan's insane moves), you're going to love practicing this 'art of flight'. This military obstacle-inspired form of working out takes place in the real world and teaches you how to manipulate your surroundings to get to your goal, which makes it as creative as it is badass. It is a combination of a variety of physical movements including jumping, running, swinging, rolling, vaulting etc.
Sure, you might think that the horse does most of the work. But if you think saddling up will not leave you sore and sweaty afterward, boy are you mistaken! Riding a horse helps you build your core, improve your flexibility, and is particularly great for your thigh muscles and coordination skills.
Whether you're someone who needs that extra push to get things done or just enjoy taking on grueling challenges, there's nothing better than joining an intensive boot camp. "There are lots of boot camps in parks these days which you can be a part of. All these High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) classes target all the components of fitness like speed, agility, balance and coordination and flexibility," says Huzefa Lokhandwala, Celebrity Fitness Coach & Program Director at TrainMe.
If it's badass enough for Connor McGregor, it's badass enough for you. Unlike most sports and gym workouts, you don't focus on one body part at a time in MMA. Being a total body work out, it helps to strengthen your upper and lower body and also gives you a steel core. MMA is so much more than cardio; it's not only an intense form of a workout to get fit, it is also a self-defense combat sport- the knowledge of which is always something that's good to have.
This ancient form of martial arts originated in South India, and has continued to be relevant even in recent times all over the globe. Kalaripayattu is more than just a work out that will tone your body - it will keep your body healthy from within. It builds your stamina, increases agility, enhances flexibility, and provides you with a holistic fitness routine that you can never fully find in a gym.
With these unorthodox fitness tips and workouts, you'll actually look forward to exercising. "Make sure that whatever you join, the intensity levels suit you," advises Lokhandwala. "Otherwise you'll just go once and never go again. Give it time and slowly and gradually it will become a part of your lifestyle."
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The international break can't come soon enough for Norwich City.
Daniel Farke's weary side were over-run by slick promotion hopefuls Wolverhampton Wanderers at Carrow Road on Tuesday night, losing a second home game in the space of four days.
Wolves survived Marley Watkins heading against the post for the Canaries early on to take the lead in the 18th minute when Willy Boly headed home a corner from close range.
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The hosts battled to stay in the game but lacked cohesion and quality, with the rigours of their recent nine-game unbeaten run again looking to have caught up with them and Leo Bonatini doubled the visitors' lead in the 72nd minute with a thumping low shot.
With former City favourites John Ruddy and Ryan Bennett both making returns since their summer exits, Nuno Espirito Santo's expensively assembled squad reclaimed top spot in the Championship table.
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Scope and Contents The records of PYM's Library Services Group at Haverford include the body's extensive collection of Minutes, as well as the records of its Bookmobile Program, its International Book Project, its Soviet Project, and those of the related Book Service Committee and Lending Sub-committee. At the time of this recording, some materials remain outside of the two boxes in Lockwood Annex, bound among 9 folders. Their locations below will read "1250/Lockwood/Library Services Group/Un-Boxed...
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Are you a homeowner looking to add a vintage look of complete elegance to
your home? Then what better way to do this than to have vintage chandeliers
hanging from the ceiling which will make you be the envy of the whole
neighborhood? You can create any atmosphere you like by adding a chandelier to a
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Do you think that chandeliers are something that really would add some great
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The choice that is available is staggering and if you delve back into time, you
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Preparatory meeting held on 14th April 2008 in Brussels
Preparatory meeting was focused on the organization of the autumn meeting in the Netherlands. The date of the working session is set at 15 until 17 October; venue to be decided. Workshop will be focused on the programmed enforcement in nature protection, especially in Natura 2000 sites and also CITES. The results of the working session should a.o. provide the GreenForce input to the further development of the Recommendation 2001/331/EC providing for minimum criteria for environmental inspections.
Expert meeting held on 3rd -6th September 2008 in Laufen (GE)
Workshop: From paper to practice
The meeting was attended by 41 participants from 19 Member States, Croatia, Serbia and the Commision. The workshop was held at Laufen in Bavaria. German and Austrian organizers prepared excursions with practical examples of management in Natura 2000 sites.
At the workshop were discussed minimum standards for management planning on Natura 2000 sites, transparency and participation, implementation of management plans from paper to practice, personal counterparts in Natura 2000 sites, conservation and restoration measures and financial instruments. First block of presentations gave an overview of the situation of Natura 2000 in GE, AT, NL, HU, LT. The presentations of the first thematic block showed transparent and participative ways of putting Natura 2000 management plans into practice. Practical examples of how land users and other stakeholders accomplish conservation and restoration measures by agreement were presented by representatives of GE, AT, NL, CZ, SP.
Participants discussed and analyzed the ingredients for success in engaging with stakeholders in three different working groups. Based on the experience of 21 countries the groups developed lists of key factors and indicators for a successful implementation of management plans. The third group generated a paper which underlined the significance of communication between the different participants for a successful implementation process.
Expert meeting held on 15th - 17th October 2008 in Garderen (NL)
Workshop: "Towards common guidelines for Greenforce"
The meeting was attended by 48 participants from 20 Member States, Croatia, Serbia and the Commision. The Netherlands organised an EU Workshop for enforcers and policymakers within the context of the Greenforce Network for Nature 2000 areas and the network for CITES enforcement (EWG).
The aims of the meeting were:
General conclusions from Garderen:
The meeting recognised that voluntary compliance allied to compliance promotion is always the preferred approach and first step in achieving Natura 2000 objectives. Enforcement is however necessary and a final step where voluntary compliance has failed to deliver, and these guidelines help to address these circumstances. There are also acute problems and situations where immediate action is required (e.g. immediate habitat and species destruction) Therefore, there is added value in having common voluntary guidelines in order to ensure effective and focused implementation and enforcement of Natura 2000 legislation. Such guidelines should focus on methodology, be of procedural nature and should contain key preventive and compliance promotion elements. Nevertheless, MS are responsible for formulating the enforcement and inspection plans.
The merits of such guidelines could be to ensure a level playing field amongst MS, to foster political will for enforcement, to provide practitioners with benchmarks and to ensure provision of adequate resources. These guidelines could strengthen Natura 2000 enforcement and may be of assistance in other areas of nature enforcement. The IMPEL project "Doing the right things" provide a very good starting point. They have proved to be useful for the MS that have already used them for enforcement of legislation. There is a need for compilation and exchange of good practice examples and experiences of MS, which should be incorporated into the guidelines.
Tools and channels for information exchange and communication between agencies and MS are needed.
4th Greenforce Plenary Meeting held on 3rd December 2008 in Brussels
Final reports from above mentioned meetings were discussed at the 4th Greenforce Plenary Meeting. Both reports were adopted by the participants. The Chairman emphasised the useful recommendations from these two meetings in relation to experience sharing on the management of forest NATURA 2000 sites, guidance elaboration as a possible tool to diminish infringement cases, and thanked the German, Austrian and Dutch members for their excellent organisation of the two meetings. The working plan for 2009 was approved.
More information about the Greenforce activities can be found on the web page of the network http://ec.europa.eu/environment/greenforce/index_en.htm


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Some moments always remain special and they often make us walk down the memory lane! In fact, we often do that when it comes to childhood photos. Karisma Kapoor went into nostalgic mode on social media recently as she shared the most adorable picture with her younger sister and now superstar Kareena Kapoor Khan. And the Kapoor sisters' childhood picture is one of the cutest things you will see on social media today.
It is a known fact that Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan share one of the closest bonds not just as sisters but also as friends. The duo is frequently seen together on lunch dates and family outings besides spending some quality time off their schedules with each other. But this childhood picture of Lolo and Bebo [as they are fondly known as] gives us a sneak peek into their earlier days and the Kapoor sisters look as adorable.
It is a known fact that Karisma Kapoor's Instagram is filled with many moments she shares with Kareena Kapoor Khan even today. But recently it seems that the actress decided to turn nostalgic and shared this picture. She even captioned it interestingly saying, "Always Twinning since forever ! #wonderwednesday #sisters #memories #myrock #family." Isn't it super sweet to see the great bonding the Kapoor sisters share off screen? While the duo have appeared together in an ad before, we had like to see this amazing camaraderie on the big screen some day!
On the work front, Karisma Kapoor has been staying away from Bollywood but she is expected to have ventured into the digital world with her first web-series. As for Kareena Kapoor Khan, she will next be seen in two Dharma films, Good News which co-stars her with Akshay Kumar, Diljit Dosanjh and Kiara Advani. She will also be seen in the Karan Johar directorial Takht set against the backdrop of Mughal Era alongside Ranveer Singh, Vicky Kaushal, Alia Bhatt, Bhumi Pednekar, Janhvi Kapoor and Anil Kapoor.
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SINGAPORE - Youth footballers under 15 and under 17 will get a chance to compete in a nationwide seven-a-side competition later this year.
The inaugural Epson Singapore Cup 2016 was launched on Thursday and will be held in September.
The champions will each win a once-in-a-lifetime training stint at the Valencia CF Soccer School in Singapore and the Matsumoto Yamaga Football Club in Japan.
And all participants will benefit from receiving professional guidance from coaches and footballers, ahead of and during the tournament.
The tournament will be held at Safra Tampines. The preliminary matches will take place on Sept 3-4. The top eight teams in each age group will then proceed to matches on Sept 10 for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals.
The Epson Singapore Cup is the latest corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative by the technology giant and is co-organised by Sinad Sports.
Epson's other recent CSR efforts include a one-year sponsorship agreement with Geylang International Football Club since February and an overseas training stint for local youth players at Matsumoto Yamaga Football Club, Japan, last month.
"Epson's roots are in sports because the first Epson printer was developed from a printing device we created for the 1964 Olympics. Since then, our brand is closely associated with sports. Football is the world's No. 1 sport and it has enabled us to reach out to both individuals and businesses, to the young and old, to men and women who follow the game. It is also a sport that fosters values like self-confidence, teamwork and positive thinking among its fans, especially with youths. Youth development is an integral element of our CSR focus in Singapore and around the region - and we believe that the Epson Singapore Cup represents our continuous commitment to inspire and empower our youths," said Toshimitsu Tanaka, managing director of Epson's regional office in Singapore.
On Sept 3-4, prior to the kick-off, VCF Soccer Schools technical director in South-east Asia, Gonzalo Sanz, and Geylang's head coach Hasrin Jailani, will offer tips on playing seven-a-side matches to participating teams.
On Sept 10, the two finalists from each category will enjoy a closed-door session with former national football players, where they can learn how to better prepare themselves ahead of the final.
The U-17 winners will get to go on a five-day overseas training stint at Matsumoto Yamaga Football Club. The winning U-15 team will receive a two-day training stint at Valencia CF Soccer School in Singapore.
Fans have not been forgotten either. An online contest for them to meet Geylang's star players and win exclusive merchandise will be held from Thursday to Aug 31. Details are available on the official Facebook pages of Epson Singapore and Geylang International.
Registration for the Epson Singapore Cup opens from today till Aug 31. Details and registration forms at www.epson.com.sg/epsonsgcup2016.


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Mango and chocolate? Who knew!
For the mango compote, peel the mango skins away using a paring knife. Remove wedges from the peeled mango using a paring knife, these will be used later. Dice remaining mango. Heat the mango with the butter and sugar until the mangos are slightly softened. Sprinkle in the pectin and let this cool. It should be slightly thickened; it should look like very thick syrup. Fill the small moulds with the compote, cover, and freeze.
For the dacquoise, beat egg whites with cream of tartar and 1/4 of the granulated sugar, on low speed. Crush nuts and toast them lightly in the oven and cool. In a food processor, blend the toasted nuts, powdered sugar and flour together until fine. Meanwhile, set mixer to high speed and beat egg whites into a stiff peaks adding the remaining granulated sugar gradually. Stop mixer and fold the nuts and sugar mixture into the meringue.
Using a large offset spatula, spread dacquoise mixture onto a greased and lined tray. Bake at 200C for approximately 18 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely and chill. Brush melted chocolate coating on the surface (crust side up) of the dacquoise. Cut rounds from the sheet using cutter. Assemble the domes with the mousse, frozen mango compote, and almond dacquoise. Cover the moulds with plastic and freeze the domes until completely solid.
For the mousse, combine the sugar and water in a small, preferably heavy, saucepan cover for a couple of minutes after boiling and bring the mixture to 121C. Meanwhile, whip the egg yolks in a stand mixer until light and frothy. Slowly pour the hot syrup in thin stream into the egg yolks. Continue to whip on high speed until the pâté à bombe has doubled in volume and the bowl cools down. Set aside. Melt the chocolate over a water-bath, remove from the heat and mix in a third of the pate a bomb, add melted gelatine and whipped cream. Remove frozen compote from freezer.
Pipe a small amount of the mousse into the larger diameter moulds, place the frozen compote into the mould, pipe a little more mousse and then place the dacquoise onto the base. Tidy up before freezing completely.
For the mirror glaze, bloom the gelatine in cold water and set it aside while you heat the liquids. Meanwhile, bring the water, sugar, and condensed milk to a gently simmer. Turn off the heat and stir the bloomed gelatine into the mixture. Pass this mixture through the sieve to remove any gelatine clumps.
Pour the mixture over the chocolate until it dissolves. This should take about 5-10 minutes for all of the chocolate to fully melt. Use an immersion blender fully submerged into the liquid to avoid introducing any air bubbles. Blend this until the entire mixture is smooth and homogenous. Blend the food dye into the mirror glaze Allow the mirror glaze to cool to about 33°C. Make sure you stir periodically to prevent a film from forming on the top.
When the glaze is between 32°C-34°C, pour it over the cake. At this point be very careful not to get any bubbles. If you do you must manually pop them or strain the mixture through a sieve.
To assemble, remove frozen domes from moulds and place on wire rack. Pour a bit of the mirror glaze over your frozen domes. Let the mirror glaze cool until it gels on the domes. Sprinkle some shaved coconut around the circumference. Gently pat down the mango wedges and top off your domes.
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For the dark chocolate mousse, melt chocolate over a water-bath (just melted). Soak gelatine sheets in cold water for about 5 minutes and squeeze out and set aside
For the crème anglaise, bring milk to boil with 1/4 of the sugar on medium heat. Meanwhile, beat yolks and remaining sugar. Pour hot milk into the yolk mixture gradually and whisk well. Return to stove and cook custard to 85°C on low heat, stirring constantly. Do not boil. Remove from the heat, whisk in the melted gelatine and pass through a fine sieve over the melted dark chocolate. Whisk both mixtures well. Whip heavy cream to soft peaks. When the chocolate mixture reaches 38°C, fold in whipped cream in two batches using a whisk.
For the praline, toast nuts in a 190°C preheated oven for about 10 minutes. Let cool. (remove skin if desired).
Meanwhile, make caramel, in a hot saucepan stir in icing sugar over medium high heat and cook until it turns brown, but not too dark. Turn off the heat and fold in the toasted nuts. Transfer the caramelized nuts onto a silicone mat and let cool completely. Break into pieces, saving some for the moulds. In a food processor throw in the caramelized nuts pieces and blend for 5 minutes or until it forms a paste.
For the praline crunch, melt milk chocolate and cocoa butter or coconut oil until just melted. Mix the melted chocolate mixture with the praline paste and fold in feuilletine and set aside at room temperature.
To temper the chocolate for the decorations, set aside about 25 to 30 percent of the chocolate. Place the remaining 70 to 75 percent of the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on (50 percent) half-power, stirring the mixture every minute until it is almost melted, about four to five minutes. Remove the bowl of chocolate from the microwave and stir to cool it slightly. Make sure to remove the bowl before all the chocolate is completely melted.
The last bits of solid chocolate will melt when it is stirred. Using a thermometer, check the temperature of the melted chocolate, it should be between 46–48C. Add the seed chocolate you have set aside. Start adding handfuls of the chocolate you set aside to the melted chocolate. Stir in the seeding chocolate bits continuously until the correct temperature is reached and the bits have dissolved completely.
This could take anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the temperature of your environment. Your chocolate should now be tempered. Dark chocolate should be 31°C. Once tempered smooth over acetate, using a ruler trim to about 10cm wide. Cut diagonally to make triangles. Once nearly set roll acetate and stick together with tape. Set aside.
Use the dacquoise from the mango domes, using the shell moulds starting by partially filling with the mousse first from the sides to the centre using a piping bag. Then sprinkle the praline crunch over the mousse and top with the dacquoise (chocolate chablon side up), gently pushing down to even up the surface of the cake.
Freeze completely before un-moulding. Un-mould the mousse once frozen and place on wire rack. Spray with cocoa butter velvet spray. Pipe a small amount of ganache on top and place chocolate decoration on top.
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Electronic Access Foundation
Mission Statement
The 100% volunteer non-profit Electronic Access Foundation (EAF) is a 501(c)(3) with a mission to help end the digital divide by supplying refurbished technology to other non-profits who provide support to low income, veteran and disabled populations. We actively solicit the donation of desktop and laptop computers, flat screen monitors and other equipment that have been upgraded and is no longer going to be used primarily from businesses and schools. EAF offers free pickup, data sanitation or data destruction of hard drives, proper recycling through a certified R2 partner for unrepairable or truly outdated equipment and a fair market tax deduction for equipment donated.
Donations of equipment can be scheduled through our website at www.e-access.org. We also encourage you to LIKE US on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/electronicaccess and see where recent donations of technology have been made
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Electronic Access Foundation (EAF) donates refurbished computers and other fully functional electronics, such as printers, televisions, DVD players, etc., to other local qualified charitable 501(c)(3) organizations. Presently EAF is providing computers to Middle Earth of NJ , Families and Community Together (FACT) of Union, NJ and Hurricane Sandy Resource Center of Toms River. Organizations like these work with hundreds of local individuals and families, redistributing the computers and electronics to those that need them most.
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EAF's program will impact the lives of hundreds (eventually thousands) of students and families across the state of New Jersey, New York, Eastern Pennsylvania and Dallas,TX. Directly and/or indirectly, children and adults will develop the skill sets they need to advance in life. Persons with special needs and senior citizens will no longer have to leave their residence to access the Internet. Our efforts aim to help minimize digital disparities by reaching the underprivileged.
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MediaTech Institute is committed to offering a quality education that meets the needs of our students and the needs of the digital technology, multi-media and entertainment industries.
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