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Vicky Pattison Confirms She's Got A New Fella & Says She's 'Smiling Again'
Former Geordie Shore lass Vicky Pattison has (kind of) confirmed that she's now dating non-TOWIE star and builder Ercan Ramadan, after going through an awful breakup with ex-fiancé John Noble.
The ex-Judge Geordie presenter revealed at the launch of her Goddiva Fashion range that she is finally "smiling again" after finding happiness with a new lad.
Speaking to The Sun, Vicky said: "I am seeing someone. It's very early but I'm dating again. I'm having fun, I'm smiling again. I've just texted him to ask him if he wants to do face masks tonight."
While Vicky didn't reveal who her new beau is, the revelation comes after she's been seen on a number of cute outings with Ercan, who previously appeared in 'The Only Way Is Marbs.'
Vicky and Ercan went on a retreat to the English countryside town of the Cotswolds with a few other pals and stayed in a beautiful little cabin, and they were spotted packing on the PDA a few days later.
A new romance could be just what Vicky needs, with the pair sharing on her Instagram Stories a double date that took place on Sunday. Vicky whipped up a storm in the kitchen for the pair during a cookery class.
The lass' latest show The Break Up debuted last week which details the aftermath of Vicky's life once she discovered her ex John Noble had allegedly cheated on her.
Their engagement quickly ended, and a show that was once meant to follow the star's path to marriage turned into a look into her life post-breakup.
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For purposes of research, legislation, etc. we must understand what it means to be transgender. Transgender people have a gender identity that is different from the sex assigned to them at birth. Transgender is also an umbrella term, meaning that it includes people other than those who feel the opposite of their birth-assigned gender. It also includes people who are not wholly masculine or feminine which can be labeled as genderqueer, non-binary, or pansexual. Being transgender is completely separate from one's sexual orientation. A transgender person, like any other human, can identify as heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, asexual, or can refuse to have a label on their sexual orientation. So many transgender people must deal with discrimination in their jobs, in trying to access public accommodations such as bathrooms, very unfortunately in healthcare, and often they are not shielded from discrimination legally. In trying to find a way to stop discrimination we have to do our best to educate ourselves on this specific issue and look at what we are doing wrong. This starts with basic understanding of things like terminology that can have a massive impact on the way we gather information.
In chapter 9 of "The Sex/Gender Distinction: Beyond F and M" Diana Schellenberg of the Department of Educational Psychology (Technische Universitat Berlin), and Anelis Kaiser of the Gender Studies in STEM, Department of Computer Science (University of Freiburg), take an in-depth look at the traditional categories of male and female that no longer satisfy the truth of the human experience. There are several terms that are used constantly throughout research and studies that are accompanied with the assumption that they need no definition or explanation. Those terms are sex/gender and male and female. This makes a point that there is a universal agreement on what these terms actually mean, and that sex/gender is a finite, singular category that includes only two finite expressions being male and female. (Schellenberg 168). However, in recent years (not necessarily widespread in research) we are moving towards the idea of gender identity as a spectrum and being separate from sex.
We can no longer have sex/gender as a singular term. As provided by the American Psychological Association sex denotes ones' biological status and is labeled as either male or female (rarely labeled as intersex meaning one is born with features that make it impossible to differentiate male from female). We are able to indicate biological sex by looking at several factors like sex chromosomes, external genitalia, gonads, and internal reproductive organs. However, gender is connected to things such as the behaviors, attitudes, and feelings that a particular culture connects with one's biological sex (Schellenberg 168). In looking at these definitions, one can see that it is practically impossible to have only two limited categories (male and female) when both sex and gender have so many subconstructs and conditions. Logically
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looking at this information it is very questionable how several interrelated criteria with a variety of conceivable expressions allow for only two categories (Schellenberg 168). That being said, we as a society, have to be conscious of how we treat our children. This is where it all stems from, a healthy childhood in which people do not feel ashamed for being themselves and having the ability to grow into the person they deserve to be: authentically themselves.
Diane Ehrensaft, from the University of California San Francisco, makes an effort to promote the Gender Affirmative Model (GAM), in which there is a great emphasis on gender diversity. In the book, "Perspectives on Sexual Orientation and Diversity" she references a metaphor that she uses often to describe a child's evolution of their authentic gender, "Each child spins their own unique gender web based on three major categories of threads: nature, nurture, and culture. Some children will spin a cisgender web with gender expressions conforming to gender identity and sex assigned to them at birth (e.g., a cisgender girly girl), some a transgender web, also with gender expressions conforming to gender identity but not congruent with the sex assigned to them at birth (e.g., a transgender girly girl), and so forth" (Ehrensaft 37). This more complicated model challenges the traditional, black-and-white, binary evolution of a child's gender to their authentic self.
There is a question that comes up very often when discussing transgender children "Can a young child really know their gender?" What is most interesting about that it's not typically asked in reference to children that confidently align their gender to the sex assigned to them at birth. It is asked in reference to a child that at an early age says they feel their gender does not match the sex assigned to them at birth. Also noteworthy is the tone that usually accompanies this question, unconvinced and disapproving (Ehrensaft 40).
In a macrostudy done in which 3,474 transgender adults were the subject, we got an answer to the question of whether young children really know their gender. Done in the form of an online survey, an overwhelming 82.6% of the participants stated that they know before age twelve that they felt different. Following the survey, interviews were conducted with 419 people of the sample. Of those 419, 62% of the transgender women and 67% of the transgender men reported feeling different than their gender matching the sex assigned to them at birth at a remarkably young age. This information was validated by a newer study carried out by the World Health Organization in which 250 transgender adults stated their "awareness of their transgender identity by a mean age of 5.6 years old" (Ehrensaft 40). Looking back at the initial study, the participants voiced that they felt the need to hide this from their family and friends for quite some time, resulting in psychological agony and sorrow.
In response to the psychological suffering that accompanies hiding a struggle with one's gender identity from friends, family, and loved ones we see the mental health of these individuals suffer as well. Karisa Barrow, from a private practice located in San Francisco, brings to light the mental and psychological issues that transgender children deal with in the book, "Perspectives on Sexual Orientation and Diversity". It is extremely common for transgender children to be battling a wide variety of mental health issues that include but are not limited to: behavioral problems, eating disorders, enuresis, ADHD, anxiety and social anxiety, and depression. It is also highly likely that they develop some symptoms of psychological stress from tense and even possibly abusive relationships in their home or at school (Barrow 71). One of the biggest misunderstandings had by mental health professionals when dealing with transgender children (who have not received proper training in working with them), is that the
child's expression of gender stems from a traumatic experience, even to the point of blaming parents for causing their child to be this way. Parents with concerns should take comfort in the fact that there is nothing they can do in terms of their child's identity. There is no evidence that the desire to be transgender is a result of an experience of any kind. However, transgender children are at a higher risk of trauma because of their circumstance and the reactions it brings from society (Barrow 72). The reactions from society have gone one of two ways: unconditional support for the rights of transgender people, or complete opposition to the point of denying basic human rights often on the grounds that it goes against the teachings of Christianity.
In a 2017 New Yorker article, Jeannie Suk Gersen discusses the wave of chaos transgender people are currently facing. The main point of the article is the law that was passed in North Carolina that made it mandatory for a person to use a restroom based on the sex on his or her birth certificate. Prior, the Obama Administration had issued a guidance stating that a person could use the restroom based on the gender they chose to identify as. As a result, the Justice Department ended up suing the state of North Carolina for violating federal civil rights. However, Obama's guidance was overturned by Trump's Administration and the law suit on North Carolina was not carried out. This was a giant set back for the rights of transgender people, in many ways putting them back at square one. Increasingly more Americans are not supporting the exclusion of transgender people from using the bathroom of their choice. North Carolina faced economic decline as a result of their law by way of huge corporations no longer expanding in the area and pulling their support. Gersen leaves her readers with a lot to consider, "Questions about what constitutes sex discrimination against transgender people will be alive long after we have answers on bathroom access. They have many dimensions, including sex-segregated sports and living quarters. And they implicate the deeper issues of what sex and gender are, and what is achieved by organizing aspects of our society according to those categories. In the coming years, perhaps the current upheaval in schools and other social institutions will calm down somewhat, as more cases make their way through the courts and we can discern a pattern of decisions, whether based on Title IX, equal protection, or other legal grounds. At the very least, the developing social consensus will be clearer—and then it will be time for the Supreme Court to tell us the contemporary legal meanings of sex and gender" (Gersen).
The final piece of work that I drew from was another New Yorker article written by Masha Gessen. Written very recently (in October of 2018), Gessen responds to reports that the Trump Administration is planning to change federal civil rights law to contain a definition of "sex" which will state that sex is based on indisputable biological traits that are identified by or before birth. This would mean that the government no longer would recognize those who fall outside of male or female. This effectively will undo all of the work done for transgender and intersex people and their rights up to this point. I cannot imagine how scary this is for them. With everything the have fought through it was for a purpose, and they got to a point where their work had paid off and it was okay that they had exposed themselves. Now where do they go? They have fought hard for their rights, been temporarily accepted, then finally told that they do not qualify as people and will not have basic rights. I cannot imagine how exposed they feel now.
Gessen drives home his point with what seems to me like an emotional appeal, "The Administration's proposed definition of sex, which runs counter to the development of both the scientific and social understandings of human variety, views anyone who is not clearly and immovably gendered as an anomaly. Trump's is the politics of simplistic categories designed to exclude ever greater numbers of people. This process is most obvious in the politics of immigration, where more and more people are being defined out of citizenship, out of legal residence, out of deserving asylum—out of full personhood. That is precisely what the proposed legal changes will do to people whose gender expression or identity falls outside the newly redefined boxes for "M" and "F"" (Gessen).

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Ok, let's all be honest for a moment. After two years and four amazing trailers, we still don't know exactly what the hell is going on in Kojima's Death Stranding. In classic Kojima style, he's given us the smallest hints possible, until now, as the YouTube description for the E3 2018 gameplay trailer actually helps connect a few dots.
Who'd a thunk some of the answers to the mystery were right below our eyes?
Sam is described as "the man who delivers" by Lea Seydoux's character in the E3 2018 trailer. Combine that Kojima's statement that Sam is more in line with the "blue-collar" working man, perhaps it gives some hints to all the various packages he's carry around in the gameplay trailer. You'll be transporting the remnants of the world across the United Cities of America, Brah!! Don't forget about the Funky Fetus! Sam is THE new age Fedex worker/Father figure!! Kojima, you genius!!
It also doesn't hurt that the Timefall effects our hero differently, so Sam really is the savior of his world. Another note of interest is that the creatures are the 'Death Stranding'. As if they're stuck between the realms of the living and the dead..
To be honest, that little paragraph has me even more hyped for the game. As the puzzle pieces begin to (slowly) come together, my interest for the game only grows because of the lack of answers. If Kojima can successfully make Death Stranding work, we could be talking about this game for years to come.
What are YOUR Death Stranding theories, Brah?!? Let us know in the comments below!!


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What tourist-worthy activities are available in Siberia?
The southern part of Siberia is a great place for mountain climbing, rafting and hiking. There are also acres and acres of forests and a lot of cottage villages. Lake Baikal is a fantastic tourist hit waiting to happen. The great thing is that Siberians are generally pleasant and friendly and many hotels and restaurants are being improved to boost tourism.
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I love the New Year. It is so fun to reflect and look back on the changes of the previous year and to make plans for the year ahead. I try to do this on my birthday also, so really, it happens twice a year!
2013 was a great year for reading! I read 76 books this year and surpassed my Goodreads goal by a full 11 books. I'm thrilled and I can attribute that to taking a hour long round trip train ride every day. Without that, my reading time would be seriously limited.
In 2013, I read 75 books, which accounted for 29,370 pages (thanks Goodreads, I didn't count them all!). My blog also hit 20,000 hits in November and that was AWESOME! Thanks everyone for reading and then coming back for more. I am humbled.
Longest Book: It by Stephen King at slightly over 1000 pages. And each page was awesome!
Shortest Book: Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich. This book literally took me 2 hours.
Most Disappointing Book: Divergent by Veronica Roth and subsequently Insurgent. These books were so hyped up and were so so bad.
Most Rewarding Book: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I cried at the end and I almost never do that unless the book is extra amazing.
Worst Book: The Night Ranger by Alex Berenson. Also wins the award for most racist.
Best Non-Fiction: We Band of Angels by Elizabeth Norman. I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway and it was awesome! It won out of the 14 non-fiction books that I read this year. I didn't realize that I read so many! That's 18%!
Funniest Book: I Am Not Myself These Days and The Bucolic Plague by Josh Kilmer Purcell. These are two different books, but they were both hilarious and I love love love these goat farmers.
Favorite Book: Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks. This is a toss up with The Book Thief and Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger which was just phenomenally good. But Imaginary Friend was by far the most original and well-written book that I read this year.
I also loved Burial Rites by Hannah Kent. That book wounded my soul and it took me days to recover. You should absolutely read it. I'll probably blog about it eventually because it was so lovely.
Best Rated on Goodreads: The Boy Who Said No by Patti Sheehy. This book is rated at 4.49. I gave it four stars and I'm surprised by this. I liked this book, but the best rated? Maybe you should read it.
Also surprising is that The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom is so well rated. That book sucked.
Worst Rated on Goodreads: The Forgetting Tree by Tatjana Soli. I'm less surprised by this one. I thought this book was a hot mess.
I set some goals for 2013 and here's how they panned out:
1. Read 65 books in 2013. Check! 76 books!
2. Finish an entire book series. No dice on this one. I think I was referring to the Kinsey Milhone alphabet series and I absolutely did not finish it. Those books are repetitive, yo. I also failed to finish the Divergent series and the Outlander series. So, this one was a big fail.
3. Update this blog 1/week. That's 52 updates. Also a fail. I posted exactly 27 times in 2013, which interestingly was the same number of times as 2012, so at least I didn't backtrack.
4. Buy a house. CHECK! We bought a house! But, most of my books are still in boxes in the basement waiting to be unpacked 9 months later because we are renovating and I didn't want to pack up all that shit a second time. Because let's be honest, books are heavy!
I was only 50% successful on my goals for 2013, except really, buying a house? That's a million percent success. Here are my goals for 2014:
1. Read 70 books. I think 76 might have been a fluke and 70 seems manageable.
2. Alternatively, read 30,000 pages. I keep getting really close to 30,000. This year I am only 640 away!
3. Post to this blog 30 times. Let's get out of this 27 slump nice and easy.
4. Continue my One-Line a day journal. I love keeping records of my day to day and I hope this journal will help me do it.
5. Actually read the books that I buy. My to-read shelf is bigger than the shelves of books that I've read. I am going to try to buy fewer books this year, get more books from the library (FREE), and make a dent in the to-read pile.
Do you have any reading goals for 2014?
Happy 2014!! I hope your year is full of life, love, laughter and fabulous books.


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Busy Times, Exciting Competitions and Visiting our Sponsored Riders
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Competition Time
We have joined forces with Equine Speedskip for our latest competition; the lovely people have given us three Equine Speedskips to give away! The winners will be drawn on 1st March so hurry and enter!
Visiting Bliss Retailers
The office has been so busy since Christmas that I have not had time to update our blog, although we have been catching up with our sponsored riders and our customers recently. Last night I enjoyed being part of an open evening at Equine Mania where myself and Caroline from Baileys Horse Feeds gave what we hope was an entertaining talk about both the respective products and companies that we work for.
Sponsored Riders Update
One of the perks of my job is to meet and work alongside some very talented riders who we sponsor, and this month I have managed to visit both Ruth Edge and Maddy Moffett's yards to have a chat with them about their aims and ambitions for 2013:
Ruth Edge
I last visited Ruth Edge when she had just moved into her new yard at Foston and couldn't believe the transformation that has taken place since then. The yard looks fantastic, with a new ménage and horse walker (and stables with lovely beds of Bliss); Team Edge has been very busy! Ruth has got a hectic season planned so we look forward to watching her throughout the year and wish her great success! Ruth is extremely positive about the upcoming season- "Thanks to our new location we have an exciting team of horses for the 2013 season and we are looking forward to see how the 2013 season unfolds."
Maddy Moffett
I regularly visit Maddy's yard as she has the somewhat undesirable task of getting myself and my huge Irish Draught tank 'Blue' into shape. After our latest schooling session (when I was the colour of a postbox!) we managed to have a chat about Maddy's plans for 2013- "I want to continue to help others reach their aims and ambitions with their horses, and also hope to improve myself with regular training."
Maddy has a new addition to her yard called Harley- "Harley will be five this year, and is a liver chestnut, 16.3hh, gelding. He is Irish bred by Harlequin du Carel. He is very 'green' still, but seems to enjoy work and is coming along nicely. I am bringing him on slowly as he is a little weak at the moment and needs to strengthen up before a lot is asked of him, so is hacking out with his nanny 'William', who is fabulous at helping young horses settle and get used to strange sights, sounds and traffic! He is doing a bit in the school too learning the basics, but is yet to jump – hopefully we will give that a go very soon! We will start taking him to friends' arenas soon to get him used to going out and about, but there is no fixed time scale for anything at the moment. My personal aims are to start competing Harley, possibly in age classes if he progresses well enough. I am also hoping to find another horse to bring on alongside him. I will be competing some other horses at the start of the season, and am looking forward to that."
Harley when he first arrived at Maddy's yard
I am looking forward to see how Maddy and Harley get on this season and wish them the best of luck!
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This natural agate also called Shiva Eye is used to repel negativity, and prevent psychic attacks. When carried close to the body, it can stimulate psychic abilities and develop awareness of the Divine without losing the connection to the Earth.
Third Eye Agate or Shiva Eye are natural stones with concentric banding formed in assorted colors. Being made from nature shapes and colors will vary.


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Why I prefer staying in a conservancy?
I recently got a chance to visit Masai Mara, popularly known among the wildlife enthusiasts to experience and capture the Famous Wildebeest Migration. Although I had researched a lot in regards to the accommodation options, was still quite baffled with the countless options available out of there.
That is when I stumbled across the concept of Conservancies. Africa being Land of endless land resources, wildlife and rich minerals has still being struggling to cope up the Globalization across the world. The concept of introducing conservancies I believe has been a great initiative to work towards the harmony between people, organisations and government for the development of the Natives and preservation of national wildlife.
Here is a list of my reasons as to why you should look out for an accommodation in the African conservancies.
1. Extending help to the locals – The Mara conservancies are the result of a brilliant approach to wildlife management – work with local Maasai landowners to set aside land and help communities benefit from the generated revenue. The conservancies essentially extend the protected land for flora and fauna.
2. Not losing out on the game drives in National Mara Reserve – You can take trips into the National Reserve while staying at the conservancy on the payment of Park fee ($80 per day). Although it can be pre negotiated with the camps you planning to stay.
3. Off-roading – Off road game driving is allowed. This means you can still get close to the wildlife if they are away from the main tracks.
4. Contributing to Kenya – The conservancies pay direct taxes on the income generated and hence contribute on the development of Kenya including the other national parks.
5. Protecting the Wildlife – Conservancies create safe dispersal areas, wet season pastures, migratory corridors, breeding and feeding areas for migratory and resident wild grazers as well as carnivores. This increase in space, habitats and natural resources largely ensures a continuous landscape to protect a greater range of biodiversity.
6. Last but not the least, it is free from the hustle bustle of the tourists you can spend a quality time with your spouse/family looking over the widespread savannas and the wildlife.
FYI – The fees for staying in a conservancy is 80$ per day /person varying on the camp you are staying in.
Let me know how your experience has been staying in African conservancies??


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Eddie Myers Distinguished Service Award
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Pfizer Inc. must pay about $1.8 million in punitive damages to a Connecticut woman who developed breast cancer after taking the company's Prempro menopause drug, a judge ruled.
U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton's Aug. 5 order brings to $5.76 million what Pfizer must pay Margaret Fraser for her claims the hormone-replacement medicine caused her cancer. A jury in New Haven, Connecticut, awarded Fraser and her husband $4 million in compensatory damages in April 2012 after finding the world's largest drugmaker liable for her injuries.
"While we had asked the court to award $8 million in punitive damages, we're pleased the judge found significant punitive damages were appropriate," Neal Moskow, one of Fraser's lawyers, said in a telephone interview.
The ruling comes as New York-based Pfizer is pushing to wrap up litigation over its menopause drugs that has hampered the drugmaker for a decade. The company has settled about 95 percent of the more than 10,000 lawsuits filed over the medicines and set aside about $1.6 billion to cover those accords, Pfizer officials said in a May filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Pfizer officials said today they are still deciding whether to appeal Arterton's punitive-damage decision.
"We believe there is no basis in fact or law for either the April 2012 liability verdict or the recent order on punitive awards," Steve Danehy, a Pfizer spokesman, said in an e-mailed statement. "The company is weighing its legal options."
More than 6 million women took Prempro and related menopause drugs to treat symptoms such as hot flashes and mood swings before a 2002 study highlighted their links to cancer. Pfizer's Wyeth unit's sales of the medicines, which are still on the market, topped $2 billion before the release of the Women's Health Initiative, a National Institutes of Health-sponsored study.
Until 1995, many menopausal women combined Premarin, Wyeth's estrogen-based drug, with progestin-laden Provera, made by Pfizer's Upjohn unit, to relieve their symptoms. Wyeth combined the two hormones in its Prempro pill.
Pfizer's Wyeth and Upjohn units faced about 20 trials over the menopause drugs since 2006 and were ordered to pay damages in about half of them. The drugmaker later got some of those verdicts thrown after trial or on appeal. Pfizer also had some cases dismissed prior to trial and settled others
Jurors in Fraser's case found Wyeth officials failed to properly warn the retired public-school principal about Prempro's risks, Moskow said. The panel also concluded Pfizer's mishandling of the drug warranted a punitive award.
Moskow said Fraser was entitled to seek a punitive award amounting to double her compensatory award. Pfizer's lawyers countered in court filings that Fraser didn't deserve any punishment damages, but if the judge disagreed, she should receive only an award equivalent to her legal fees and costs.
Arterton concluded Pfizer should pay a punitive award that provided $1.3 million in legal fees for Fraser's attorneys along with $436,510 in costs.
Pfizer reported second-quarter profit last month that beat analysts' estimates as the drugmaker moved toward a division of businesses that may split the company in half.
The case is Fraser v. Wyeth Inc., 3:04-cv-01373, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut (New Haven).
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What I'm Wearing :: sunglasses – Illesteva || necklace – J.Crew || initial bangle – Alex and Ani || birthstone bangle – Alex and Ani || watch – Michael Kors || dress – Express || bag – Rebecca Minkoff c/o Shopbop || sandals – Sam Edelman
Happy Monday guys! Where did my weekend go? [enter to crying face emoji here]. I swear it was Friday night a couple hours ago but oh well. Work should be intense this week because there's a lot going on but I just hope to stay calm and breeze through it. My weekend was pretty good, I got some me time and on Sunday I got to have a semi lazy day because I was super organized and got shit done Friday and Saturday. I forced myself out of the apartment and went to B&N where I had no choice but to drink coffee and blog. I also made some yummy meals you may have seen them if you follow on Snapchat (@pinksole_rach).
I have this dress in 4 colors, and 9 times out of ten I wear it with a shirt over. See the exact same outfit formula here. Lately I've been tying the shirt around my waist because it is soooo hot already, technically it's not even summer yet. Clearly I'm the type of person if I like it, I must have several versions of it. I have all three versions of the J.Crew chambrays, I have this bag and sunglasses in 2 colors, and 4 Sam Edelman gigis (more colors here). Hey I guess I just know what I like. This dress can easily be dressed up as well with heels and a killer jacket, I totally wore that on a date.
My "Pick of the Week" are these Stuart Weitzman wedges, I ordered a similar pair that I am STILL waiting for. This pair is gorgeous and looks so comfortable. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! Don't forget to link-up below.
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Delinda HarrelsonThe Flipping Coach
Flipping Secrets All Day Seminar
Putting You Ahead of Your Competition ASAP!
The top secrets that help you succeed in flipping. This will include FINDING DEALS, FINDING CONTRACTORS, FINDING PRIVATE MONEY, FINDING THE BEST TEAM, AND SO MUCH MORE!
It doesn't matter what your background is in real estate. We have seen tons of Home Builders, Realtors, Landlords, and Appraisers fail at flipping. To take years off your learning curve, you need education from someone with a proven track record. Not someone that went under in the downturn and when the market is hot, they are back. Not someone that has done one deal and is now a Speaker or Coach. Even if you have made money on a few flips, I can pretty much guarantee it did not go how you thought. It took longer, cost you more money than you thought, you had unexpected repairs, and let's not forget the challenge of managing the whole process like managing the contractors. Yikes! That alone will send you to the funny farm.
If you want to make money, reduce your risk, and be in the game for a long time, you need training from the best…..like a true leader in the industry that makes trends happen. Someone that has been through hundreds of deals, multiple real estate cycles, with a track record of getting top dollar, not just for herself, but her coaching clients as well, and she has 17 years of experience! That should tell you something.
With all this knowledge, experience and proven track record, why teach a seminar? One, it is her passion. Talk to her for five minutes and you will see it. Two, she is tired of broke, in debt flippers driving down market values. Every time she gets the highest sale, a broke or uneducated flipper drives the prices down even in a HOT SELLERS MARKET. Her passion is to teach people the secrets, so they don't stay broke and they make money. Helping everyone in the community.
It doesn't matter how hot the market is, people are failing right and left. Whether it is breaking even, losing money, or just not being able to sell the property, the masses are struggling. Yes, there are some that have exceled, but that is simply not the norm. If it was, then why are you even reading this long, winded letter? You want more for your life. You are not where you want to be, and you know real estate investing can get you there with the right training/trainer, so let's go!! Sign up for this one-day seminar and be light years ahead of your competition.
Delinda Harrelson will teach you the top secrets in the industry that the masses, your competition, do not know! You will learn more in one day from her than years trying to learn this stuff on your own or listening to the "GURUS". I can promise, you have no idea what you don't know, and this will cost you in the end. No matter how hot the market is now, it will change, and you need to be prepared for it when it happens. Make the most money now, so you are prepared when the market turns again. THE CLOCK IS TICKING!
April 27th, Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm
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Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 configured with Wampserver
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So you have Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 and you want to build a PHP website. You have installed Wampserver, but you don't know how to configure Dreamweaver to work with your local test server. So what do you do?
Well, let's look at the steps required to make these two programs work together. First, I must mention that the steps outlined in this post should work for most versions of Dreamweaver and other types of servers that are installed on a Windows computer. All you have to do is adapt these instructions to your specific configuration.
Setting up Dreamweaver
- Open Dreamweaver and click on the word "Sites"
- Then select "Manage Sites"
The "Manage Sites" window should open. If you have not configured any sites yet, the main box should be empty. Click on the "New Site" button.
This should bring up the "Site Setup…" window. The first window should be self-explanatory. Basically you name your site in the box titled "Site Name" and you select the folder where you want to save your files or where your files are currently saved in the "Local Site Folder" box.
The main section we will be working with is the "Servers" window. Click "Servers". If you have not configured a server before, this window should be empty. In order to add a server we need to click on the "plus sign".
This should bring up a window with "Basic" and "Advanced" options. You don't have to change anything on the "Basic" window.
When you click on the "Advanced" options, the important setting is the one listed in the "Test Server" section at the bottom. Make sure that the drop-down menu has "PHP MySQL" selected and click the "Save" button.
Finally, you will see the newly created server in the "Servers" window. Make sure to uncheck the box labeled "Remote" and change it to "Testing". Click "Save" and you have finished your Dreamweaver and Wampserver configuration.
Now you can start building PHP websites and use the "Live View" feature in Dreamweaver to view your PHP website as you build it in Dreamweaver.
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how do i access the above project on my wamp
Normally, you type localhost in your web browser to access your files. In this case, you replaced
file:///D:/wamp/www/ with
localhost. The format of your link should look like:
when am trying to access localhost through wampserver its not working it shows "web page not available . plz help
how to setup wamp server for the whole project? i tried your steps but my cs6 ask for setup for every page. my website project contains around 20 files and on each file it ask's for setup. show me the way to configure cs6 on wamp for whole project. thank you in advance and keep blogging
thank you, very informative and thoroughly put together
Thank you for reading.
I get "access is denied" each time i want to connect to localhost. what could be the prob?
You may want to check that your httpd.conf file has Listen 80 or Listen 127.0.0.1:80 enabled. This makes sure that you can access your localhost. The file is found in the Apache section.
sorry my bad, the live view shows plain white screen and the split code view shows "php". and the browser preview shows "webpage not found". i have checked the server and dw setting they are fine but why it is not executing the code ?
Go and check in the: Manage sites / your site / servers / web : http://localhost/ "your website" /index.php
its ( localhost ) no ( localhoste )
Or check if you have installed on computer Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package x86 or x64
sorry my bad, the live view shows plain white screen and browser view shows "website not found", i have checked wamp and dw settings many times but nothing changed.
hello sir , nice tut , i have dw cs6 and wamp server running online but when i type in simple hello world php code the 'live' shows 'php' and not the executed code.
i am new to php but i know html, css, javascript very well and now i am trying my hand in server side scripting, i dont know what had gone wrong, please help me
its was really helpful ,…… thanx alot
you wrote…
>>>>>select "Manage Sites"
The "Manage Sites" window should open. If you have not configured any sites yet, the main box should be empty. Click on the "New Site" button.
This should bring up the "Site Setup…" window.
Hi there, My 'Manage Sites' window does indeed open, as you say, but…… I HAVE configured a site so my box is not empty, that site is in there. My question therefore is…. how do I now get to the 'site setup' window? I cant find anywhere on the Dreamweaver menut to get there? Basically I'm trying to tell Dreamweaver to work with my WAMPserver. Thanks for your help. Regards, PeggySue
Hi Peggy and thank you for reading my article.
If you already have a site in your box, then all you have to do is click the little pencil icon in the lower left hand corner of your "Manage Sites" box. There should be a "minus", "pencil", "2 paper icon" and "folder" icon. The "pencil" icon is the edit button and it brings up the "site setup" window. This is in version CS6, but should be similar in previous versions of Adobe Dreamweaver.
oh dear. I am such a fool.
I can't believe it was that simple. Thank you very much for pointing it out. Regards.
No problem, glad the article was useful.
Sorry this didn't come close to working
Thanks for the info, it was really helpful. I have a Site hyiptest.DOTk, I want to change its color and edit some portion using dreamweaver cs6.
I tried several times but was not successful. Can you help?
thanks a lot man this helps a lot
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moar single payer …
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President Trump Oval Office remarks after failure of healthcare reform …
"And this is not a Republican healthcare, this is not anything but a Democrat healthcare. And they have Obamacare for a little while longer, until it ceases to exist, which it will at some point in the near future. And just remember this is not our bill, this is their bill."
CTH has fought this for years. The best thing we can do now is to try and assist people with information that will help them make forward decisions. It isn't Paul Ryan's fault and I'll explain on that later. First the foundations:
All DC Republicans and all DC Democrats are the DC UniParty. The DC UniParty is fueled by special interest donor lobbying money. The DC UniParty created Obamacare and the DC UniParty wants ObamaCare to remain in place.
For six years we have attempted, and failed, to educate people on the UniParty. There is only one political party in Washington DC, the UniParty.
In 2009 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Donohue), the AFL-CIO (Trumka), SEIU (Stern), AFSCME together with Wall Street, Big Pharma and Big Healthcare entered into negotiations with a massive White House team to create ObamaCare. [see the collage above] Everything after that successfully executed '09/'10 deal was each organization ensuring the construct remained in place.
Republicans do not want ObamaCare repealed. Whenever you see people talking about a republican 'this', or a republican 'that' wanting to repeal ObamaCare – It's false.
This reality underwrites the reason why Ryan refused to have an actual vote on the record today. The UniParty scheme can only exist so long as you remain blind to their affiliation and purposes.
Those who say there are politicians within DC that want to repeal ObamaCare are absolute liars. It is a 100% false assertion. This is a narrative of fakery created by specific and intentional design, being utilized as countermeasures to throw you off the trail. The narrative is intended to keep you from identifying the reality of the DC UniParty and the trillion dollar legislative agenda.
Repeat. The Republican Party does not want to repeal ObamaCare. (Neither does the Democrat party.)
Both sides of the Uniparty have fought to retain ObamaCare's existence. The House GOP fully funded it in every year since 2010. All efforts made to give the illusion of 'other' are exactly that, an illusion. That illusion is called "controlled opposition". An example of that "controlled opposition" is the House Freedom Caucus. The HFC voted for Paul Ryan as House Speaker.
Everything appearing 'other' is a distracting ruse; a scheme to hide the intent of retention.
The UniParty worked to defeat candidate Donald Trump. They lost. Stunningly.
Donald Trump coming to DC meant the UniParty needed an even bigger and better set of countermeasures if they were going to remain indulged.
Hence, the Ryan Healthcare plan.
Counter to popularly expressed BCS opinion, it wasn't President Trump who wanted the Ryan Healthcare plan to fail, it was the UniParty – including Ryan himself. President Trump wanted the approach to succeed, the UniParty did not.
Just like all of the connected candidates in the 2016 GOP Primary (Graham, Pataki, Gilmore, Fiorina, Huckabee, Paul, Rubio et al), the Ryan Healthcare plan was "controlled opposition"; only necessary because President Trump won the 2016 election.
The problem for the DC Uniparty wasn't that the Ryan healthcare reform might fail, the problem was that it might succeed. Hence billionaire donors who were vested in the construct needed immediately to give support to those who would eliminate it; and ultimately Ryan needed to avoid a vote on the proposal.
President Trump being fully versed in the techniques of "controlled opposition", actually stunned the UniParty by putting his support behind it. That was unexpected.
Now, as they retreat to their safe spaces, the UniParty is trying to create the narrative that the plan failed because of Paul Ryan.
Again, this is a false premise.
The Healthcare plan failed because the billionaire funders who underwrite the construct (and who demand retention) gave cover under the ruse of threatening the HFC.
Blaming Ryan now only allows the UniParty to hide again. And keeps everyone in the dark about the actual construct of the UniParty.
The House Freedom Caucus are just as much a part of the UniParty as Paul Ryan. Each becoming "controlled opposition" on an 'as-needed' basis.
ObamaCare will fail. ObamaCare was designed to fail. What follows the failure of ObamaCare is a single-payer system, again supported by the Big Government UniParty.
There was one shot at avoiding the single-payer conclusion. That shot was to actually pass the repeal and replace O-Care proposal previously designed by Dr. Tom Price.
The only reason why the bill was put forth, was because Trump won the election. The UniParty had no option other than to put some form of Repeal/Replace forth or the electoral sunlight would have exposed the UniParty.
We cannot now avoid the path to single-payer government controlled healthcare.
The UniParty republicans do not want ObamaCare repealed.
No repeal bill can pass because of this essential fact.
For Six Years – We tried to warn…. We failed.
Moving on now.
And before you light up the comments section telling CTH about all of these endlessly possible plans being put forth by (___ Fill In The Blank ___) please note the following reality:
…The Republicans Do Not Want to Repeal ObamaCare!…
So if you have a plan for legislation to repeal ObamaCare that does not include Republicans or Democrats, your healthcare plan might succeed.
Otherwise it's a unicorn fantasy.
We are getting single-payer.
Conduct yourselves accordingly.


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The Donation Box is a block which was released during the Home Pack update, but does not come with the Home Pack itself. It allows players to donate items to other players. It only accepts gifts rarity 2 and above!
- When someone donates an item, it will say in the chat, "<name> has donated <amount of items donated> <items donated>." It formerly said "<name> has donated <amount of items donated> <items donated>. How nice!"
- The Donation Box will only allow 20 gifts, once its full, players will be unable to donate until the player has emptied the box.
- When retrieving items from a box, it will say: "<name> receives <amount of items> <items> from <name>, how nice!"
- When putting in an item in a Donation Box, it will say: "Choose an item to give". Putting in an item in a Donation Box their own/have access to, it will say: "Choose an item to give yourself"
- After the player has gifted the box 3 times, it will say: "Woah nelly, you don't want to be TOO nice. Try again later."
- Also, when the player uses their wrench on the box, it will say: "You see N gifts in the box! You've already crammed 3 of your gifts into the box, better wait."
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National Canal Museum Video History – 2, Canals and Artists
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Should You Be Screened for Prostate Cancer?
MountainView Hospital strives to provide individuals living in the greater Las Vegas region with the tools they need to protect their health. Cancer is a common disease, but early detection is possible with preventive screenings. If you are a man who may be at risk for prostate cancer, discuss if getting a prostate cancer screening is right for your healthcare needs with your physician. Continue reading to learn more about if you should be screened for prostate cancer:
You Have an Immediate Family Member with Prostate Cancer
Like many other types of cancer, prostate cancer tends to arise more frequently in families with at least one affected family member. As a result, you might want to consider a screening should you have a son, brother, or father with prostate cancer. If you are unaware of a prostate cancer diagnosis in your family, it is never too soon to have a conversation with your immediate family members to discuss whether any of them have experienced this health concern.
You Are of African American Descent
Research shows that some ethnic groups experience higher rates of prostate cancer in comparison with others. In particular, the African-American community typically sees more of its male members suffer from this disease. If you are of African American descent, you may have a higher risk for prostate cancer than other individuals. Having a prostate cancer screening might be necessary if your physician determines that your ethnicity puts you in danger of this disease.
You Are 50 or Older
No matter your race or family history, you immediately fall into a higher risk group once you reach the age of 50. Even if you are in good health, you should discuss your need for a prostate cancer screening with your physician. If you are well beyond the age of 50 and have never undergone this procedure, now is the time to schedule an appointment for your prostate health.
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Seville Cleaners opened in Valrico/Brandon in the Spring of 2007. From the start, Seville Cleaners has been committed to providing the quality and service our customers expect and deserve – all at one low price!
While affordable dry cleaning is an important feature of our business, our main goal is to provide our customers with excellent cleaning and pressing as well as fast and friendly service. When you drop off a garment, our entire staff is dedicated to ensuring your confidence in our process. Our locations are designed in an open, attractive manner that allows the customer to see the entire operation.
Plus, we know your time is valuable. Our professional staff can have your order ready the same day if you drop it off in the morning, or the next day if you drop it off later. At Seville Cleaners we truly are committed to providing the best quality and service possible at any price.
About the Owner
Mark Cummerow has been the owner and operator of Seville Cleaners since early 2009. Mark is not an absentee owner; he can almost always be found at his store. He is involved in every phase of his operation, from greeting his customers and taking in their orders to the dry cleaning itself. Mark is especially active in the assembly area, where the orders are put together and quality inspection is performed.
Mark brings a lifetime of experience in business and customer service. He knows what it takes to get the job done right, but more importantly he knows how to take care of his customers. If it's your first time visiting Seville please ask for Mark so that he can welcome you to his store.


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Peter Amaro Jr. is co-founder of Master ConcessionAir, LLC and has served as CEO since the company began in 1998. He has a broad background of over 35 years in retail and food & beverage, most of those years have been serving airport travelers. In addition to achieving substantial growth throughout multiple airports, He has created a successful team and structure committed to delivering the experience of, "Serving The World One Guest at a Time."
Peter Amaro Jr., CEO / Partner
William Alberni started with Master ConcessionAir in 2002 as the IT Director. Subsequently, William became the Corporate Controller and later the Director of Operations as MCA won more bids at MIA, opening new restaurants and retail shops. Now with MCA in 7 different airports, William is the Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for over 300 employees.
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Guillermo Cardona is the Chief Financial Officer of Master ConcessionAir, LLC. He has over 20 years of experience in public accounting in several industries including hospitality. He has been involved in the airport concession business for more than 10 years.
Guillermo Cardona, CFO
Maribel Cardo joined Master Concessionair as the HR Director in 2001. Ms. Cardo was named Partner in 2004. She now oversees, and is responsible for over 400 food and beverage and retail employees in 8 International Airports on the East Coast. She is responsible for MCA's staffing, compensation and benefits, employee relations, Union relations. She is also a trainer in Food Safety Manager Certifications
Cardo earned her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification in 2009. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Great Miami Society for Human Resource Management (GMSHRM).


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From RS PRO, the Jet 5000 is a versatile tough case for the ultimate in mobile tool storage. The tool case has a variety of internal compartments for individual tool storage, allowing for a level of organization not found in typical toolboxes. There is also a deep base that has customizable aluminium dividers, which is ideal for storing power tools and accessories.
Made from indestructible polypropylene, this tough case is dust and waterproof, meaning it is suitable for use in the most challenging environments. It also stackable and features heavy-duty latches and eyelets for padlock locking, meaning it is ideal for secure storage and transportation of valuable and sensitive tools.
The case features an automatic air pressure compensation valve and is suitable for use in temperatures from - 40°C to + 80°C.
Features and Benefits
2 x Removable tool boards with pockets
Stackable, dustproof & waterproof
Ergonomic two-component carry handle
Impact-resistant case made of polypropylene
Automatic air pressure compensation valve
Customisable name plate
Carrying strap
Eyelet for padlock
This portable tool chest is incredibly robust and suitable for use in harsh environments. These qualities, coupled with the versatility of its internal removable trays, mean it is a useful accessory to a variety of professional tradespersons. The tool organiser ensures you can take the right tools to where they are needed, wherever that may be. It is ideal for;
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From GGV Capital, Evolving for the Next Billion interviews local champions and global giants who are reshaping the lives of the next billion internet users. Hosted by GGV Capital Managing Partner Hans Tung. Produced by GGV colleague Rita Yang. Podcasts are released bi-weekly.
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This CBD face serum is designed to reduce the signs of aging. It helps diminish fine lines and age spots, and also provides light moisture. If you want the best thing your face has ever had, we recommend adding it into your routine. Wearing alone or layering with other moisturizers, this CBD face serum has 3 main benefits.
Firstly, it helps decrease fine lines by chemically exfoliating the skin which improves the Cell Renewal Rate. Despite that there are actually no chemicals used, it naturally exfoliates. How? With a a blend of herbs that we cold infuse into moringa and pumpkin seed oil.
Secondly, the fatty acids content help improve collagen production which reduces fine lines. The oils that we cold infused into take a particular hand in this benefit.
Lastly, also our CBD serum lightens the skin by diminishing age spots through it's potent antioxidants from CBD. CBD itself has one of the highest antioxidant levels, and we use it in high doses to benefit.
Why choose CBD infused skin care
When used in skincare, CBD offers several benefits for combating and preventing and treating the signs of aging. CBD contains extremely high amounts of antioxidants, therefor offering the skin the following:
- Naturally reduces inflammation and redness
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We said good-bye to Europe with an Italian feast. We will spend the rest of the school year on history and resume our trip around the world next school year when we visit Asia. We had a pretty big pasta menu for our Italian feast. While I made most of the menu, the boys were able to experience making potato gnocchi. They had to peel boiled potatoes, mash them, mix then with flour and roll out the dough like snake to be cut into small pieces. The boys also had their hand in making the bruschetta. They coated the Italian bread with olive oil so it could be toasted in the oven.
Our menu consisted of potato gnocchi, lasagna, canneloni with cheese and spinach, pesto on penne pasta, black olives, grapes, Italian soda, Italian cream cake, and chocolate with hazelnuts. It turns out my potato-hating sons loved the potato gnocchi.
Here we have clockwise from the top: penne pesto. lasagna, canneloni with cheese and spinach filling, and potato gnocchi.
For an appetizer we enjoyed bruschetta (on white plate).
The Italian Cream Cake is a tasty cake with coconut and pecans inside and a cream cheese frosting. The Italian soda wasn't a big hit. It was a sugar-heavy drink with an almost syrupy taste.
We have spent a couple months studying Italy. We explored the geography of the country by making a cookie cake. We watched videos of different parts of Italy. We listened to Italian music. We played Italian games. We read about Polycarp and his visit to Rome during the early church days. We read about the legend of Old Belfana. We read the story of Leonardo da Vinci and his flying machine. We made an Italian flag out of contruction paper and hung it up on the wall. We made art using mosaic "tiles." Italy has been a fun stop in our trip around the world. We explore countries in depth because depth aids retention.
So far we have visited Greenland, the United States, Canada, Scotland, Ukraine, and Italy. Our next stop will be in Asia. We will immerse ourselves into the geography and culture of three countries. Looking forward to the journey.


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Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) provides images of the full Earth disc, and data for weather forecasts.
Today, weather satellites scan the whole Earth, meaning not a single tropical storm or severe weather system goes undetected. The early detection and warnings they provide have saved thousands of lives.
Meteosat data is of unique value to nowcasting of high impact weather in support of safety of life and property.
It has been shown to improve weather forecasts and severe weather warnings which, in turn helps limit damage to property and benefits industry e.g. transport, agriculture and energy.
|15/07/2015 – Availability lifetime is until 2033
36,000 km
|0º Service including Data Collection Service and Web Imagery. Replaced Meteosat-10 at 0º on 20 February 2018.
|05/07/2012 – Availability lifetime is until 2030
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|Rapid Scanning Service. Replaced Meteosat-9 RSS on 20 March 2018.
|22/12/2005– Availability lifetime is until 2025
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|Rapid Scan Service gap filling and back-up spacecraft since 20 March 2018.
|28/08/2002 – Availability lifetime is until 2022
36,000 km
|Indian Ocean Data Coverage Service including Data Collection Service and Web Imagery. Replaced Meteosat-7 on 01 February 2017.
Meteosat — providing a vital service
In geostationary orbit 36,000 km above the equator, the Meteosat satellites — Meteosat-8, -9, -10 and -11 — operate over Europe, Africa and the Indian Ocean.
Meteosat-11 is the prime operational geostationary satellite, positioned at 0 degrees and providing full disc imagery every 15 minutes. It also provides Search and Rescue monitoring and Data Collection Platform relay service.
Meteosat-10 provides the Rapid Scanning Service, delivering more frequent images every five minutes over parts of Europe, Africa and adjacent seas. It also provides Search and Rescue monitoring.
Meteosat-9 provides a backup service to Meteosat-11 Full Earth scanning and a gap filling service to Meteosat-10 Rapid Scanning.
Meteosat-8 operates over the Indian Ocean performing Full Earth scanning. It also provides Search and Rescue monitoring and Data Collection Platform relay service (which includes relay of Tsunami warnings).
The Meteosat Data Collection Service is provided from 0 degree and IODC locations.
These services are vital to ensure the safety of lives, property and infrastructure, particularly in situations of severe weather.
Each Meteosat satellite is expected to remain in orbit, in an operable condition for at least seven years. The current policy is to keep two operable satellites in orbit and to launch a new satellite close to the date when the fuel in the elder of the two starts to run out. After the end of the MSG lifetime there will be a follow-on series — Meteosat Third Generation.
The MSG satellites carry a pair of instruments — the Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager (SEVIRI), which observes the Earth in 12 spectral channels and the Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) instrument, a visible-infrared radiometer for Earth radiation budget studies.
The satellites continually return detailed imagery of Europe, the North Atlantic and Africa every 15 minutes, for operational use by meteorologists.
Meteosat Second Generation applications
Nowcasting and very short range forecasting
The primary role of the Meteosat satellites is to help detect and forecast rapidly developing high impact weather, such as thunderstorms or fog, up to six hours ahead.
Nowcasting and very short range forecasts — up to six hours — are vital for the safety of life, property and infrastructure and rely on very frequent, detailed images of the atmosphere.
The data provided by MSG's SEVIRI instrument supports a large range of nowcasting applications:
- Detailed monitoring of convection, which can lead to the development of severe thunderstorms.
- The detection of fog, dust storms or ash.
- The assessment of air mass characteristics.
Meteosat imagery is also used by weather forecasters to cross-check that weather prediction model output is in line with what is actually happening in the atmosphere, and to adjust their very short-range forecasts accordingly.
Convective storm
Severe convective storms, or thunderstorms, are usually accompanied by strong winds and heavy rainfall and, sometimes, by hail. They can be a serious threat to life and property in Europe and Africa.
MSG allows the continuous monitoring of all stages of convection, ranging from the initial instability in the atmosphere, indicating the possibility of convection, to the development and properties of mature thunderstorms.
The rapid 15 minute, or even five minute, image updates from Meteosat satellites are an important tool for meteorologists to monitor the often rapid development of convective storms and help them issue timely warnings.
Volcanic ash
The ability of Meteosat satellites to monitor volcanic ash clouds is important for air traffic management. While the impacts of volcanic emissions on aircraft are still not fully resolved and currently under investigation, there have been incidence when planes' engines have stopped working after travelling through volcanic clouds.
Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) satellites can detect ash in the atmosphere. Because of this capability, MSG satellites are the primary satellites used for monitoring volcanic ash plumes by the London and Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAAC). The VAACs, operated by the Met Office and Météo-France, are responsible for advisory warnings of volcanic ash in different parts of Europe's air space.
During the eruptions of the Eyjafjallajökull and Grímsvötn volcanoes, MSG played a vital role following in near-real time the movement and dispersion of the ash plumes.
With new algorithms, data from SEVIRI will soon allow the retrieval of information on the height of the ash plume, the total column loading of ash and the effective radius of the ash particles in cloud-free areas or above cloud.
Meteosat imagery allows 24-hour monitoring of the distribution and behaviour of fog. It is used, in combination with other techniques, to help detect and monitor fog formation and nowcast its dissipation.
This information is particularly important in sensitive localised areas such as around airports, major road networks, and shipping routes and ports.
Programme overview
The MSG system is established under cooperation between EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, to ensure the continuity of meteorological observations from geostationary orbit, following on from Meteosat First Generation.
Video Gallery
This area provides material covering many aspects of the satellite, its instrumentation and general aspects of the programme, ground and data distribution systems.
Satellite and Instruments
SEVIRI Radiometer Operating PrincipleThis short video shows the scanning principle of the SEVIRI Radiometer, the primary imstrument aboard MSG satellites. Meteosat-10, the current primary MSG satellite, scans the 'full disc' of the Earth every 15 minutes.
SEVIRI Rapid ScanThis video shows the area covered by the 'rapid scanning service' provided by Meteosat-9, the current secondary MSG satellite. The reduced area allows the scan speed to be doubled to every five minutes.
Data Example - European Weather, July2014This video provides an example of how various channels of the SEVIRI radiometer are combined to support weather forecasting, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Using MSG data
MSG Data in useIn this interview, Nataša Strelec Mahović of the Meteorological and Hydrological Institute of Croatia outlines how MSG data are used in Croatia
MSG data in useIn this interview, Paul de Valk of Koninklijk Nederland Meteorologisch Instituut (KNMI), illustrates how Meteosat products assist in weather prediction throughout the Netherlands
EUMETSAT ground system and data distributionAn introduction to the EUMETSAT ground system, including its data distribution mechanisms


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Remember how adamant your mother was that you didn't get IN to the pool without sun block on. I used to think that was so ridiculous when we were just going to wash it off, eventually. I never understood it until I had my own children, and I did the exact same thing.
We have been using sun screen for years and years, not thinking a thing about it. With skin cancer on the rise and thoughts of the Ozone Layer disappearing, people are more concerned now more than ever about making sure they and their children are protected. Until now.
More recent research has now been exposed that cites sunscreen as the real culprit. You may not see them this way and they don't necessarily smell like it, but sun screens are chemicals which not only enter the bloodstream but accumulate in the body fat stores. When the chemicals are exposed to sunlight, that's when the damage really begins—they become powerful free radical generators, making your chances for getting skin cancer and other kinds of cancer much higher.
Unfortunately, this information is not new! Anne Willis, CEO of De La Terre Skincare, said in a recent article in Dermascope that "Howard Maibach started the warning bell (in the 1970's) that up to 35 percent of sunscreen applied to the skin could pass through the skin and enter the bloodstream, his whistle blowing had little effect on sunscreen promotion or safety testing. In fact, he found that the longer sunscreen chemicals are left on the skin, the greater the absorption into the body."
"The use of sunscreen chemicals may be increasing the incidence of cancer and that sunlight exposure may actually decrease human cancer rates and improve your health."
The Vitamin D Debate
According to Dr. Ahmed Abdullah, a board-certified plastic and cosmetic surgeon, in his article "Setting the Record Straight About Sun Protection" in Dermascope online magazine: "Vitamin D is essential to the body not only because it encourages bone strength, but also because of its role in decreasing the risk of many chronic illnesses, including common cancers, autoimmune diseases, infection disease and cardiovascular diseases.12 It is no wonder, then, that much has been made of the current vitamin D crisis. Vitamin D inadequacy has been reporter in approximately 36 percent of otherwise healthy young adults and up to 57 percent of general medicine inpatients in the U.S.13 Among the suspected reasons for this widespread deficiency is improper diet and, you guessed it – sunscreen usage.
Sun exposure triggers the body's synthesis of vitamin D. However, in blocking or filtering UV rays, it is believed that sunscreen inhibits the amount of vitamin D the body can produce. Is it reason enough to cease sunscreen use? Not at all. For one, the connection between sunscreen use and vitamin D deficiency has been called into question by more than one study. In one in particular, sunscreen users experienced just a minor decrease in vitamin D levels, but not enough to be labeled as a deficiency.14 And in another well-publicized study, it was demonstrated that vitamin D deficiencies occurred in 51 percent of a sample that received abundant exposure to sunlight.15 These studies, and others, leave open the possibility that other factors may be at work."
Free Radical Generators
Ms. Willis, in her article "Sun Protection that Considers Your Overall Health", stated that "organic chemists have been aware of the dangers of compounds in chemical sunscreens for years. Chemicals are widely used to start free radical reactions during chemical synthesis. For instance Benzophenone is activated by ultraviolet light energy that breaks benzophenone's double bond to produce two free radical sites. The free radicals then react with other molecules and produce damage to the fats, proteins, and DNA of the cells – the types of damage that produce skin aging and the development of cancer. Currently, the FDA approves avobenzone as a safe and effective active ingredient and is one of the suggested UVA blockers. Avobenzone, which is a chemical easily absorbed through the epidermis absorbs ultraviolet radiation energy. Since it cannot destroy this energy, it has to convert the light energy into chemical energy, which is normally released as free radicals."
Have you ever considered doing something different? Not many have. Instead we slather more on because we have been lead to believe it's safer. Now that you know the facts, maybe you'll think twice before putting chemicals on your body and face.
What's your take on sunscreen?
Remember how adamant your mother was that you didn't get IN to the pool without sun block on. I used to think that was so ridiculous when we were just going to wash it off, eventually. I never understood it until I had my own children, and I did the exact same thing.


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...to Celebrate our National Holidays
Decorative Church Flags to Celebrate our National Holidays
Thanks to Brian Kolb and Robin Long we now have a beautiful American flag and a beautiful
Christian flag to display when we celebrate a national holiday. We will be dedicating these
attractive additions to our chancel area on Sunday, February 17th over President's Day weekend.
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It's not easy to admit you're a 29-year-old virgin, let alone reveal it on national television. But that's how videographer Matthew Bennett decided to do it.
The Married At First Sight Australia groom says his on-air confession came as a shock to friends and family.
"I suppose they could have made an educated guess, but I've never straight out told them," Matthew told TV WEEK. "It wasn't an easy thing to talk about, but at the end of the day, it's my choice, and all they can do is support it."
"For so long, it was something that I was scared of and ashamed to admit and embarrassed to tell people," Matthew revealed on the Today Show. "The more I hid from it, the bigger the fear got and the more embarrassed I became, and speaking about it sort of releases its grip and suddenly it gets easier and easier to talk about it."
Matthew's younger sister, Ash – who he describes as one of his closest friends – is particularly anxious about her brother discussing his personal life on screen.
It's for good reason. Her sibling was tormented by bullies as a teenager and she doesn't want to see him suffer a second time.
"She knows how hard bullying hit me at school," Matthew says. "So she's terrified it'll happen all over again, but on a much bigger scale. She's been quite worried."
Despite his reserved demeanour, Matthew says he was somewhat of an extrovert growing up and always wanted to make people laugh.
"I was the class clown," he says. "But I think that also made me an easy target.
"From about the age of 13 until when I finished high school, it [the bullying] got really bad. There was a large group who really didn't like me. They called me names and threw food and bottles at me every time I'd walk into the canteen. I started to think there was something wrong with me."
The bullied schoolboy's saviour turned out to be his neighbour, who Matthew describes as being like a "big brother" to him. Tragically, the neighbour died in a boating accident when Matthew was just 16.
"My mum says that was the moment my personality completely changed," he says.
"I cut myself off and wouldn't let anybody in from that point on."
It wasn't until nine months ago that Matthew decided he needed to do something drastic to change his mindset.
He put his heart on the line and signed up to MAFS, and he says he couldn't be more grateful for the experience.
As for what he'd like to say to his bullies?
"Probably 'Thank you'," Matthew says. "I don't hold any grudges. It was terrible at the time, but it's led me to where I am now.
"They have been instrumental in making me the person I am today, who is someone I'm fast becoming proud of."


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We can start talking about the Venue, Vanity Ultra Lounge, is beautiful and large, accommodates a lot of people ! The event attracted Brazilians ,
Americans, and Latin people, with a lot of security, and organization, everyone there had fun , DJ Madrid, DJ Express, DJ Speedy JR for sure know
what to play and made the people dance! The event alone had a very special M.C., Ana Carolina da Fonseca, that with her beauty and charm gave
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The Capoeira Group by Brazilian Pelourinho with Master Lazaro and his students gave a great demonstration of their skills
Shailin Adorno , Miss Mundo Latina teen 2010, Ana Mickely Matos- Miss Brasil Mirim 2010, no desfile da Ana Bikinis, and also Fernanda Oliveira and Amanda Ramirez, Ashley Wade, samba dancers and models.
The Group Pura Amizade, was amazing in his choice of music, and everybody was singing along.
All this was created by promoter Patricia Guerreiro, and her partnet Ada Martins that made sure the entire production was perfect.
For sure a great event! Check the pictures!


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