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Akaroa to Marlborough SoundsDated: 05/05/08
Back in 1840 the French arrived in Akaroa just 5 days after the English had raised the Union Jack there. It would never become a French territory but thank goodness they stayed on anyway to plant their influence in this corner of NZ. Quaint architecture, french street names and shop fronts, cafes serving croissants, baguettes, local cheeses and wines, all combine to give this waterfront town its unique flavour.
Akaroa, situated 5nms inside a volcanic crater open to the sea at one end, was all we had hoped for, and more, but when the winds once again blew from the south we set sail for our next stop, about 200 miles north. I had cooked dinner for 2 days, as I usually do before a passage, and was looking forward to this trip. But.....
What had started out to be perfect conditions for the first 8 hrs, turned into a frustrating 2 days of strong winds attacking us from every direction, including thunderous 40knot squalls. Around here we have been experiencing sudden, unpredicted and unnanounced weather changes, which even seem to outsmart the experts as we follow the weather reports carefully. The seas are constantly confused which doesn't help the comfort on board!!
As the second night was approaching, it was BLACK, no visibility, but we decided anyway to try to enter in Port Underwood, a seemingly protected anchorage just 13 miles south of our intended destination, the infamous Tores Strait. The winds were howling, the seas were building an occasionally breaking into the cockpit, it was freezing cold and we dared to make an instrument entry, using radar and plotter only, and aim for an anchorage 3 miles inside.
We had been sailing with just the 3rd reef in the main for some time, and we even doused that before approaching the entrance. The entrance looks wide and clear on the chart but looks very narrow when approaching with no visibility and relying solely on instruments!!!! The light on the headland confirmed our position so in we went.
Well, we made it safely and as we dropped anchor at 2200hrs, snowflakes were falling gently on deck and onto our already numb hands!! They didn't settle, of course, but when we awoke next day to glorious blue skies, the fresh snow on the nearby mountain tops confirmed what we had experienced.
Port Underwood was delightful and quite a busy place with fishing barges working the large nearby mussell farms, emptying load after load onto awaiting trucks. We rested for a day, then having calculated tide times for our entrance into Tores Strait, we completed the final 13 miles and arrived safely into the first of the Marlborough Sounds yesterday.
The weather has packed in again, cold and wet, but we are in Picton Marina, cosy as, and will be meeting with some friends here before moving on to explore and film this new area which, we know, will be very different from any of the other places visited so far.
What fun.


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American aborigines descended from Siberians
The ancestors of Indians came to the continent during the last ice age. This discovery was made by the experts from University of California, Berkeley and Copenhagen University who were studying human genome. As a subject of study the scientists took material with memory of people from America, Siberia and Pacific Islands and 23 people who died during the period from 200 thousand up to 6 thousand years ago informed the news agency TASS with reference to Science magazine. In the end the scientists made a conclusion that the first people who came to the continent were from central part of Russia and it happened 23 thousand years ago. The nomads settled in Alaska and later on they examined other lands of North and South America.
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Let's rock it!
Siberian artist wants to put rock installation at Red Square, Moscow. Vasily Slonov from Krasnoyarsk created new art-conception which called Siberian garden of cotton rocks according to the artist's idea this installation will remind us about historical memories. The perfect places for such garden can be big squares, shopping malls, offices and etc. On his facebook page vasily has already published some pictures as an example of how this garden would look at Red Square in Moscow. As Sibnovosti.ru informed Vasily Slonov right now is looking for sponsors.
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I was working at Sound Warehouse when Paul's Boutique came out. This was right after college, 1989. There were all kinds of amazing, new things happening with sampling and rap and dance music. We were pretty much all of us fans of the entire Def Jam catalog so we were always playing License to Ill and all the other rap, punk, and rock hybrid stuff that was out so we were really looking forward to Paul's Boutique. We played that album to death. It came out just in time for Mardi Gras and became that year's album. We had it in my boombox on autoreverse with all the EQ and the volume pushed up to the top all day. The first song of the album popped up in random and I let the album play. Man, it still makes me want to shake my butt.
The RIAA has pretty much killed this kind of truly abandoned sampling. That's one reason the Beastie Boys switched to playing the parts on instruments instead of building with samples. I think something has been lost in the progress of music. Snipping bits of people's audio memories and making something completely new of it is a path music should be allowed to pursue.
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The horror.
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We currently resell products and services that are purchased thru 2 web based ecommerce systems. Neither of our sources have an interface designed for resellers. We need to create a program that will easily allow us to interact with these 2 different systems and present the information in a single screen.
Serious bidders will be provided with the appropriate credentials to view a dummy account on each website and your job will be to integrate the two different systems into a comprehensive management portal.
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Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology Promotes System Change in Iowa (IA UCEDD)
April 30, 2012
How many exceptions to policy does it take to change a system? Just a couple, if you're counting the number of times Iowans with disabilities, and their family members and advocates, have pursued formal cases for exceptions to Medicaid policy to cover the cost of enclosed beds to protect their health and safety. But according to Professor John Allen of the University of Iowa College of Law, it takes a lot more when you're "fighting from the margins" to change an established practice of exclusions and limitations of services. A larger process of ongoing appeals, negotiation and discussion must lead beyond exceptions to policy to the making of new administrative rules. "It's really important," says Allen, "to have the consumer perspective at the rule development stage." For 19 years, with the support of the state's Assistive Technology Legal Project, consumers in Iowa have fought for change when coverage for enclosed beds was denied to them. Now, there are coverage criteria for Medicaid approval of these beds, and providing them to Iowa families is Medicaid's rule, not the exception.
When the Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act (the "Tech Act") was reauthorized in 1994, Congress required all states to create assistive technology protection and advocacy programs-all states except Iowa, because the state already had a program. In 1993, Iowa's Assistive Technology Legal Project (ATLP) began working with the Clinical Law Program of the University of Iowa College of Law on behalf of individuals who needed legal services related to assistive technology (AT). Since then ATLP, which is based at Iowa's UCEDD, the Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD) at the University of Iowa, has served more than 400 people, and each case of individual advocacy has contributed to ongoing statewide efforts for policy change and system transformation.
ATLP provides a range of services and various levels of help for consumers, but no matter what level of help is needed, the consumers are always in charge. Sometimes the help can be as simple as providing clarification of a complex rule: for example, a person who meets the ambulation requirement for getting a lift chair, but still requires the use a wheelchair, can get both. Other times, help can mean negotiating on behalf of a consumer, such as getting a contractor to make good when a home modification has gone bad. ATLP provides formal representation to help appeal decisions and case representation in court through its contracts with the Clinical Law Program and also with Iowa Legal Aid. Iowans receive free legal help to deal with AT issues, including denials of AT equipment claims by Medicare Part B, Medicaid or private insurance, dual eligibility (Medicare and Medicaid), or difficulty getting AT equipment for nursing home residents.
Since ATLP was founded, well over 200 students from the Clinical Law Program have gained experience representing individuals with disabilities who have AT needs. Because students are involved in all aspects of the cases, starting with initial interviews, they leave law school not only with a substantial understanding of assistive technology, but also with a broad exposure to healthcare systems and practices. The students also receive training on a wide range of AT devices from staff at the Iowa Program for Assistive Technology and from CDD clinics, including wheelchair seating/positioning, augmentative and alternative communication, and occupational therapy. As a result, the ATLP has built community capacity in Iowa by increasing the number of attorneys in the state who are trained to represent consumers about assistive technology.
To extend the reach of pre-service training, ATLP collaborated with the Iowa Center for Assistive Technology Education and Research at the University of Iowa to develop a web-based lecture on AT legal issues for students from the UI College of Education programs in rehabilitation counseling, teacher education and student services. This lecture, "Assistive Technology Law for the Non-Lawyer," includes topics, such as basic legal literacy, the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, Iowa Medicaid and durable medical equipment coverage, other public funding sources, and federal and state laws related to AT.
Most commonly, Iowans and their family members who have legal questions related to assistive technology find out about ATLP through Iowa COMPASS, the state's information and referral service for disability-related programs and services. Then COMPASS makes referrals to ATLP. Iowans who have questions related to AT, or who need AT referrals, should get in touch with Iowa COMPASS at: www.iowacompass.org/.
Members of the AUCD Network who would like to learn more about Iowa's Assistive Technology Legal Project may get in touch with Jennifer Britton at email@example.com.


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|Carol Lee Beckx and Dr. Manny
Derwent Watersoluble Sketching Pencils - made out of graphite and very good for adding outline to canvas. Rub over with water on a brush to remove line. Comes in three ypes. Carol did a sketch of Picasso and started using the lightest wash (HB) then moved to medium to add depth. She varied her pencil grip for rough sketching, definite lines, etc. It's best to sharpen pencils with a stanley knife for longer lead. More information on the pencils can be found here.
Tinted Charcoal Pencils - an easy to use charcoal without the mess. Colour on paper is different to what is in the pencil. Has a gritty feel. Not for precise drawing when wet but only when dry. Comes in earthy colours. Comes in a tin of 12. More information on the pencils can be found here.
Graphitint Pencils - tinted graphite pencils. More manageable than charcoal and comes in more "normal" colour range. Softer than charcoal. Light water marks will retain pencil lines, but more wash will dissolve lines. Comes in tins of 12 and 24. More information on the pencils can be found here.
Inktense Pencils - I've been wanting to see a demo on Inktense pencils for a long time, so I was delighted that these were included! Inktense Pencils are intense ink based pencils that provide a vivid colour. Carol did a sketch while talking about the pencils, which was beautiful to watch. Pencils are used dry then water is added via brush or watercolour pen. Carol recommended that most of the sketch is put down before adding water. The pencils can be used on all-natural fabric, especially silk. Textile medium will help to retain vibrancy. Can put textile medium on fabric first and the add Inktense, or vice versa. Inktense can also be used on canvas. Put down a layer of gesso. Watercolour canvase is the best type of Inktense. Good for drawing blocks of colour, wetting it and then using as a watercolour on another sheet. Comes in tins on 12, 24, 36 and 72, and as you can tell from the amount of notes I took my most favourite product next to the Artbar, which is coming up! More information on the pencils can be found here.
Coloursoft Pencils - I didn't take any notes for this one, outside of the fact that they can be used for colouring in. Comes in tins of 12, 24, 36 and 72. More information on the pencils can be found here.
Inktense Blocks - the same as the pencils, but designed for larger work and no pencil lines. A lot of pigment for the money. More information on the blocks can be found here on the Derwent web-site.
Artbar - a water soluble wax, which has an additive that allows it to be soluble. I think I fell in love with these, in addition to the Inktense Pencils! The bars are triangular, which I love, and come in four colour groups of Brights, Pales, Earths and Darks. The bars are opaque and colours can be layered one on top of the other and a smudge stick, or finger, used to blend. Not good for use on textured paper as too much of the bar will be used up. A Shave & Save can be used to ensure that there is no wastage. Carol also used a water spray and a squirrel mop brush. The Artbar is available in a larger tin if using a lot. It can get sticky, especially in the heat. Carol advised that it's best to know what your composition piece will be before starting. More information on the bars can be found here on the Derwent web-site.
Carol will be holding a workshop on Sunday, 18 November from 9:30am until 2:30pm at the Art Shed where you can either try out her Derwent product range, or bring your own, and have a delightful day of art and colour. Please contact the Art Shed on 07 3846 1330 for details.
I thoroughly enjoyed learning about these products, and also watching Carol at work creating. One tip she did give the group was to spend 20 minutes a day sketching, whether inside or outside. I started last night, and plan to do a little each day to expand my scope and ideas for both my paintings and drawings.


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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a spore-forming bacterium used as a bio-pesticide due to its insect toxicity. Bt was used as a model organism in a risk evaluation project. Prevalence, survival and spreading, as well as genome stability, putative virulence genes, and gene transfer were examined. Field release of a marked Bt subsp. israelensis (Bti) strain resulted in a minor, transient increase of Bt-like bacteria.
The bacterial population structure returned to as before release after seven weeks (paper I). Physical chromosome maps were established for Bt subsp. gelechiae, alesti and kurstaki using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Co-expressed virulence genes are scattered on the chromosome and are not located in operons or pathogenicity islands (paper II). Bt subsp. alesti and kurstaki have identical chromosome maps although their serotypes differ. Sequences homologous to Bacillus cereus enterotoxin genes were found on both chromosomes and on a plasmid in Bt subsp. alesti/kurstaki (paper III). A 5.2 kb region from Bt subsp. alesti was cloned and sequenced, and found to contain three flagellin genes constituting a fla-operon, a putative flagellar motor switch protein gene fliM, and a transglycosylase-like protein gene tlp.
Deletion mutants in the region are avirulent and do not express previously identified virulence factors (paper IV). Chromosomal genes were transferred by transduction to Bt soil isolate strains, using a bacteriophage originating from soil (paper V).
A cis-acting translational mutation in the beginning of the glnS gene was analyzed; this mutation creates a extra base pair to a proposed extended ribosome binding site. When increasing the complementarity to this extended ribosome binding site, it was demonstrated that the expression increased; correspondingly, when complementarity was decreasd the expression went down. It was also shown that the presence of rare codons near the beginning of the gene can affect expression.
Studies of a S13 mutant (rpsM413) revealed that the mutant allele is associated with slow growth rate and slow elongation rate. The 30S subunit showed a reduced sedimentation coefficient but was able to form apparently normal 70S ribosomes.
Investigations to see whether ribosomal mutants are able to affect proofreading in vivo found that the missense and nonsense suppressors are affected by rpsD mutations in a rather unpredictable manner. It was shown that the ribosome allele, the nature of the suppressor tRNA, the codon context, and the structure of the anticodon loop are the determinig factors. rpsL mutations decrease the nonsense suppression, in accordance with their restrictive effect on translational error formation.
Streptomycin, which is known to increase translational error in vitro, did not increase efficiency of nonsense suppressor tRNAs in strains with normal or rpsL ribosomes. It did so only in combination with one rpsL mutation which is associated with streptomycin pseudodependence.
The presence or absence of the modification ms2i6A37 in the tRNA was found to be a determining factor in the functional response to the ribosomal mutations. These effects strongly indicate that tRNA is directly involved in this phenomena.
The role of ppGpp was investigated, and the results suggest that it affects transcription efficiency, but not translation. ppGpp seems to play a role in the tuning of the coupling between transcription and translation.
When insects are infected with bacteria, they respond by producing a range of different antibacterial peptides and by activating protease cascades leading to coagulation and melanisation. Cellular defence mechanisms are also involved in killing of microorganisms through phagocytosis and encapsulation.
We have found several genes that are upregulated upon bacterial infection in the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni, by using the differential display method. Attacin and gloverin are antibacterial proteins previously known from other insect species. Both are glycine-rich proteins that act by disrupting the permeability barrier of the cell membrane.
An azurocidin homologue without serine protease activity is expressed exclusively in the insect gut. It is induced by injection of bacteria and by feeding larvae with bacteria. Two amino acid substitutions, serine to glutamate and histidine to serine, in the catalytic triad explain the lack of protease activity.
Another protein induced by a bacterial infection is a 3-dehydroecdysone 3b-reductase-like protein (DERH). This protein was detected in integument and hemolymph of T. ni larvae. In addition, it is developmentally regulated. A possible function for DERH is to convert 3-dehydroecdysone into ecdysone, regulating the titer of biologically active ecdysteroids in the larvae.
Furthermore, a peptidoglycan recognition protein (PGRP) is upregulated in T. ni by bacterial infection. PGRP is a peptidoglycan- and bacteria binding protein, possibly involved in immune recognition. Homologues were also cloned from mouse and man. The mouse PGRP also binds peptidoglycan, suggesting a functional conservation of the protein from insects to humans.
Insects have an efficient humoral immune system, an important part of which is constituted by the antibacterial proteins, produced upon bacterial infection or wounding. In this thesis, the molecular mechanism of this immune response was investigated in the giant silkmoth Hyalophora cecropia, where a set of bacteriainducible proteins (immune proteins) had previously been characterized. These included three classes of antibacterial factors, cecropins, attacins and a lysozyme, and a functionally unknown protein named P4.
cDNA sequencing revealed that P4, now named hemolin, belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily. It binds to the surface of bacteria and is most likely involved in the recognition of non-self. Unlike the real immunoglobulins that are specified by multiple sets of gene segments, hemolin is encoded by a single gene. The genes coding for two other classes of immune proteins, the attacins and the lysozyme, were also characterized. Two attacin genes, clustered with two attacin pseudogenes, and a single lysozyme gene are present on the genome of Cecropia.
Expression studies revealed that the immune genes are normally silent or, in the case of the hemolin gene, expressed at a very low level. Upon injection of bacteria or other agents such as lipopolysaccharides and phorbol esters, they are quickly induced for transcription. The induction kinetics for all the sequenced immune genes, except one, are very similar. Sequence analyses showed that these genes contained a similar decameric sequence in their promoter regions. Interestingly, this sequence element is highly homologous to the binding motifs of the mammalian nuclear factor kB (NF-kB), which is involved in the induction of quite a number of immune related genes. Furthermore, the xB-like sequences of the Cecropia immune genes are specifically bound by a nuclear protein that can be detected only in the bacteria-induced pupae but not in the normal pupae. Subsequent investigations showed that this DNA binding protein, named Cecropia immunoresponsive factor (CIF), is strongly induced by bacteria and all the other known inducers of the immune genes. The induction kinetics of CIF is well correlated to the immune gene transcription, indicating its importance in the induction of the immune genes.
Finally, CIF and NF-kB share certain similarities in their DNA binding specificity, pattern of induction and migration rate on native gels. The purified CIF contains a single polypeptide chain of 65 kDa, which is identical in size to one of the NF-kB subunits.


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Im not clever enough to explain why. Hopefully someone will jump in to help out. But that is the correct formula to use. 4.5 million candela is right
Im not clever enough to explain why. Hopefully someone will jump in to help out. But that is the correct formula to use. 4.5 million candela is right
Just for example based on vinhs 1.1mcd GT with 2098m throw.
If you divide 1.1 million by 10 you get 110000 candela
2098m divided by 10 is 209 metres
110000 candela provides alot more then 209 metres of throw
But 2098 divided by 2 is 1049
1049 x 1049= 1100401
So it works. Just dont know how
Because light is losing lux with square root.
I can not explain it well or with right words but to double throw, you need to get 4x candlea/lux.
100lux = 20m
200lux = 28,3m
400lux = 40m
This is with the ANSI standard, i think it is 0,25lux at throw distance.
So GTvn is 1,75mil lux = 2645 meter (root of 1,75mil * 2)
To get double throw, 5290m, you need 6,99mil lux (2645*2645).
Correct me if im wrong.
Ok I get it now... sort of. I mean, I knew that doubling the lumen output certainly would not double the candela, but I did assume that doubling the candela WOULD double the throw. I just checked several lights at Sky Lumen and clearly that is not the case. So the LX70 Superpower does in fact have 4.5Mcd... I guess. lol
Which sucks because I was thinking/hoping that the GTvn90 would come close to matching the Superpower. But, with 7000 lumens and that giant reflector, I should have known that was impossible.
Fyi I'm really looking forward to the LX70vn!!
This is so gnarly
Wow Thank you very much wimmer!
I don't have one. PayPal sent was a joke. The LX70vn doesn't exist and never will.
You guys are talking about acebeam x70 right.
No we were talking about HID lights.
When I receive my next one-off Sky Lumen light I am going to treat it like a shelf queen. The technology has leaped forward so much, and Vinhs lights keep getting more beautiful. Ive been acting eccentric and using flashlights instead of turning on my household lamp. This is no good. Flashlights are not meant to act as primary illumination! I will turn on my Cool White LED household lamp now. When my one-off Sky Lumen torch arrives, its going to be a shelf queen!
I would never go rattling around a Gem Uncirculated vintage coin. I need to treat my next masterpiece Sky Lumen flashlight as a shelf queen if im comparing its awesomeness and beauty to the 1933 Saint Gaudens twenty!
No no no Edward sky lumen flashlights are for using at all times! Certainly instead of house hold lighting, any excuse to use is good! You invest in your v54, you have to enjoy them. Shelf queens are ornaments, v54 are tools of light. Enjoy them all Edward , thats what they are there for and life is too short as it is.
Eccentric is cool
I admire and have learned a lot of important attributes from Vinh. I used to buy and sell valuable PCGS graded coins online. Where I failed miserably was refusing to cancel a sale at a winning bidders request. Its not the act itself is such a bad thing but rather the act indicated a lack of flexibility and imagination that brings down the House. Splat like I deserved.
So what im writing here is: Vinh rocks!!! There are other great, amazing, tremendous people like him too. I want to be THAT. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Vinh sure rocks, one of the most genuine people i know, with a huge HUGE heart.
Edward, you can be anything you want to be, determination and inner strength helps. If you get knocked down, stand right back up again. Learn from mistakes and treat others how you would like to be treated yourself and you will be where ever you desire.
Usually the ones holding ourselves back are.................ourselves.
If anyone has experience evicting a tenant please send me an email. I need some advice :-)
I am happy to realize how happy I am. Thus, a chain reaction of happiness.
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/...-new-territory EPIC EPICNESS!
Im going to take night beamshots of GTvn90 shining 800 meters in city streetlight conditions. From the roof of a parking structure next to a freeway toward the tallest office building 1/2 mile up the street. This is going to be in the city and not a pitch black area like a mountain park. If a beam shows and/or obvious illumination of target can be seen in the picture, we will all know this GTvn90 is the real deal. I am going on Amazon and buying the camera, SD card, tripod, and Apple camera adapter now. Its happening baby!
This is very exciting for me personally because this distance is a formidable one. I cant tell you the times ive stood looking and thinking yes that tree for sure up to the intersection beginning of the park but you have another block to the tower. Theres no way! Impossible! We can imagine it (but thats it; cant happen in real life; LEDs are not meant for throw.)
^^You are a true flashaholic!
Hey SAR, its happening baby! One of the best comment.. lol. Why do you want to try 800 meters?? you know both of our xsvn oslon flat can hit 1100 meters...
1200 meters bro..
Ive found punch beam distance is something like 1/4th to 1/3rd of the ANSI FL-1 beam distance. Not in the desert or mountains, not even city outskirts or dark neighborhood street, but in the middle of city streetlights and lit up homes. I tried this a year ago with the power-boosted TN42vn Spec 1. Not enough lumens. Surprisingly, the stock X65 beam reached it but Im looking for more intensity. The GTvn90 on paper has both. It should be the first LED flashlight that one can purchase with the click of a button (from Vinh), that will punch a target at 800 meters and not just faintly, softly touch it.
Canon G9X Mark II is the cheapest camera I could find for the job. Unfortunately its $449. I think I wil try it with my iPhone 6 camera first... LOL 😝
Hey sAr, can you show me a photo of your xsvn, and fenix ld50vn taken together.


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This Session begins with the team beginning their journey southward to bypass the dense jungle eastward.
The journey will take anywhere from 3 to 5 days and take them directly into the jungle controlled by the red Ribbon Army.
The first day goes smoothly until evening arrives and the team's base camp is setup. Several entry control points are made by Rendon's men to secure the perimeter.
By day break it becomes clear that one of the security teams composed of three men has disappeared. The radio silence in affect to prevent militia forces from finding the camp made it easy for the standalone team to disappear without immediately alerting the camp.
Rendon alerts Jamie and Alexus of the incident and asks for their help investigating the area for any traces of the team. Nothing is found, the team seemingly disappeared into thin air. Even with all of their preternatural abilities, neither Jamie or Alexus can track the attackers or team. With all normal means proving ineffective, Alexus uses magic to track the lost soldiers.
The spell is effective and creates a magical thread for her to follow.
After some debate between the players and Rendon, its decided that the team's fasted members; Lucas, Jamie and Alexus, should follow the thread and figure out what is at its end before whatever it is comes back.
Before departing, the search party prepares for whatever is at the thread's end by preparing their boons. Lucas prepares his magic for the trip and casts a spell to trade fates with everyone in the Scion band, meaning their bad luck is given to him and Lucas' good goes to them.
Flying above the tree tops the three reach their destination in a couple of hours.
What they find is ten of the monstrous frog creatures and ten human natives of the tribe that serves Hastur, and they know the players are there. As the attack begins, half the monsters flee into the jungle for unknown reasons.
The ensuing battle, is long and fierce. The fight is squarely on the side of the monsters until Jamie realizes that the Elder Sign is not a static defense. To work, the Elder Sign must be brandished. Using this newfound understanding of the symbol, both Jamie and Alexus defeat two of the monsters each leaving the largest of the beasts for Lucas.
Lucas unwilling to use the Elder Sign fights the monster at its full strength and after suffering injury, finally slays the monster.
Victorious, the three begin to regroup but soon find themselves surrounded on all sides by a rag tag group of 75 soldiers, the Red Ribbon Army.
Attracted by the sounds of battle, the Army made for the player's battleground. The group is broken and hungry, the scars of battle are easily seen on their faces as they eye the players down their rifle sights.
They ran towards Alexus' gunfire hoping to find an army but instead found three individuals alone in the jungle amidst the dead monsters.
The realization that the players likely defeated the monsters lying at their feet has made the Red Ribbon soldiers more frightened than ever before.
Before the standoff could became a firefight, the leader of the rebels, a man named Matheus, orders weapons down.
Jamie speaks to Matheus and learns that the Army is in the region to hunt the tribesman that seemingly worship Hastur. These tribesman use diamonds in all their clothing, meaning they have a large stockpile at their village and the Red Ribbon wants them.
they also realize the players could be their only hope of getting out of the village alive and want their help.
They won't get.
The three Scions want the soldiers dead for all of the terrible things they have done but Lucas' Geas makes it impossible for the warrior hero to attack the army without provocation.
Alexus provides the necessary push when she disappears into the woods and begins to fire a rifle into the jungle putting all the soldiers on heightened alert, she then moves into the jungle behind Lucas and fires at the Red Ribbon commander, shooting his leg off.
Having seen their leader killed, shot from the direction of the players, they open fire.
The ensuing onslaught is quick and the players are victorious. The Red Ribbon soldiers of the Roosevelt reservation are dead.
The players return to the expedition's camp sight and inform Rendon of what happened. The team then sets out again on their journey.
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Charlotte Rescue Mission
One Sunday a month, volunteers from Sedgefield UMC assist with the evening meal at Rebound, Charlotte Rescue Mission. We meet at the church at 4:00pm and return to the church around 6:30. We would love to have you join us. If you are interested, please call the church at (704) 523-0077 or e-mail Rob Neill at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Success as a life coach is so much more than just set goals and learn how to attract customers. The success comes after you commit to becoming a professional in your practice. This means that you dedicate yourself to the habit, skill, mastery of being a life coach.
You must first cultivate your skills. You must learn to think, act, breathe, drink, feel and dream as a life coach. You must immerse yourself in your craft. Fear can not stop you. You are a professional! Being a life coach is your lifestyle! Small obstacles are no match. You will not fail simply because it is difficult to find customers. This is your profession. It's your career. Here's how you should act to succeed at something.
If you wanted to be a professional weaver, you want to be buying a book on basketry. You want to buy your equipment and start practicing your weaving. You want to learn from other teachers. Maybe you want to study with native or moving to another country to learn all kinds of people how to make baskets. You want to continue in your job until you master. It is important to understand if you want to be a successful life coach.
Success is when you are engaged in something more than just achieving your goals. Control is when you are engaged in all aspects of your profession. After months and years of practice, your profession begins to run through the blood of your body. You feel deep in your bones.
Let's say a teenager has told you he wanted to be a colonel in the Marine Corps. Want to talk to him about bootcamp. You want to tell him to start exercising, running, and lifting weights. Want to talk to him the discipline he needed. You want to tell him about the dangers and perils of being in the army. You want to tell him he would have to commit many years and he would have to climb the ladder. If he came back and said he just wanted the honor and prestige, but the work was too demanding and he was afraid to get hurt, then you tell him not to be in the army. You want to tell him he could not reap the fruits he was not willing to engage in the work and practice to become a colonel.
The same is true if you want to be a successful coach. You need to master your craft. You must commit to long term. Just because you can not find customers or have struggled does not mean that you pack your bags and go home. It's your job! You just suck it up and commit to finding customers. Other coaches make sure you can too. Other life coaches have overcome their fears. You can too. These skills are all part of the master of your craft.
I suppose to be a life coach, you want to make your career. You're probably a passion for helping people. If this is true, then you must be engaged in the same way the young person should be.
coaching skills you need are that you have chosen the dissolution your own limiting beliefs, learn to enroll customers, build your customer base, resulting in advanced for customers and more. It will be a constant practice that does not expect to be good at night.
But do not worry too much. No matter how something difficult or impossible may seem, the commitment can happen. The commitment can cause something to happen to you. Commitment wins against any problems or challenges. Nothing can beat engagement.
Do you think you're ready for the commitment to be a coach?


text: Yeah, that was the situation we had. I had the SE DLC, and was trying to teach my friend who didn't have the DLC how to play the game. I don't know what happens when neither person has the DLC. Also, I kinda made this account to let you guys know about this, so I had no idea how active the site was. :/


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We can never get enough of stars, and the Ash Guepard Bis Low-Wedge Trainer in Bistro Cargo are one of our favourite designs from the footwear brand this season. The Guepard design is a retro sneaker style with a difference; combining contrasting suede and leather panels and featuring a silver leather star on each side to give it that modern edge. With a concealed low wedge, to add subtle height but still make them wearable for everyday. We're teaming ours with Paige or Nobody jeans and knitwear this season.
Suede and leather upper, rubber sole
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Idle Game v0.1.4
Release: 13 December 2016
Corrected expiry time of cookies.
Changed the name of the cookies and added storage for the last saved game separately from autosave.
Widended log panel and added vertical alignment.
Corrected invalid HTML in various static pages.
Fixed events respect unlocked status correctly.
Added worker pool system for workers that can persist over resets.
Added method for research, buildings and resources that can persist over resets.
Added very basic reset system that has no benefits.
Added game stats system.
Added event: Inspiration.
Added game stat: Resets, Buildings, Golems created, Golems recruited, Events handled.
Added research: Pyrosite Research.
Balance: Reduce pyrosite storage limits.
State of Clay v0.1.3
Release: 29 October 2016
Display is refreshed when creating golems.
Display is refreshed on research screen.
Removed "Test Field" on loading.
Added more names for golems.
Added ability to reassign golem locations on the worker screen.
Added feature to lock workers so they can't be reassigned.
Added convert and train event effects.
Added better feedback on event effects.
Added event: Cracked Crystals.
Added building: Crystal Warehouse.
Idle Game v0.1.2
Release: 17 October 2016
Added names to workers
Added the capibility to have different types of worker in the future
Added the event system
Added event: Mana Surge
Idle Game v0.1.1
Release: 25 September 2016
Greyed out buttons of research and buildings that you can't afford.
Added research: Pyrosite Focus
Added building: Pyrosite Purifier
Balancing changes
Idle Game v0.1.0
Release: 1 September 2016
Initial relase.
(c) Nick Mann 2016


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We are a local Church established as a movement of God dedicated to reaching the world with the life changing message
of Jesus Christ!
Fellowship Circle is an adult fellowship open to all adults. Our purpose is to spend time together and get to know our church family better.
We encourage new people to come out to all of our events, bring a friend!
We share meals together - both at the church and various resturants- and share our life's story as we eat around the table.
We take an offering at our gatherings to help cover the cost of meals we provide.
Each year we do a project. In 2015, our project was to purchase flowers for the flower beds. They were given by a private donor.
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|ModusLink's Poetic® Now Supports Full Product Lifecycle
Poetic adds value to the digital supply chain by allowing brands to more easily go beyond the initial sale to the subscription experience, and it underscores ModusLink's focus on total integration and the enablement of continuous product relationships. Poetic now features tools that seamlessly allow for the collection of data across the entirety of a product's lifecycle, from inception to recycling.
Poetic features are designed to address the pain points that brands face when offering their products as a service. More specifically, ModusLink has improved:
"2018 is already trending toward huge advancements for IoT and connected devices, so these upgrades come at a critical time for brands to use Poetic to capitalize on these trends," said Murt O'Donnell, Information Technology Program Director at ModusLink. "We expect this to enable our customers to more seamlessly predict growth and maximize their opportunities for expansion, as more brands look to monetize their products and upsell their customers long after the initial sale."
The upgrades to Poetic are part of a series of enhancements ModusLink has made to its full suite of digital commerce offerings in recent months. Learn more about recent news about the company's financial management services and integrated data warehouse platform, as well as Poetic, on the company's website.
For details on ModusLink Corporation's solutions visit www.moduslink.com,
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
I am quite certain this is not what Ben Franklin had in mind.
According to the website, my package is/was being sorted.
That's a relief.
I have to also add that the wonderful (cough, cough) tracking system is cleverly named "Click and Ship," which I keep wanting to call "Chicken Strip."
What would Freud say about that one?
In addition to the Internet Post Office Excitement, I had to go to the post office MYSELF, IN PERSON yesterday to ship something.
And I'm all out of nerve pills.
I heard a person behind me yell to the worker at the counter, "WILL YOU HURRY UP?!"
We all turned around in disbelief. I wasn't sure if I should dive under something.
Then the counter worker person looked up and laughed. Apparently he was friends with the customer and the customer was just kidding.
Oh, those postal workers are such characters. One of these days they'll start rolling people's mailboxes and wearing lampshades on their heads.
As you can see, the excitement at my house is overwhelming.
Check back tomorrow for my informative demonstration on how to apply self-adhesive stamps.
4 comments:
- Carpool Queen said...
Will there be video? I'm a visual learner and I'm not sure I'll get the whole adhesive thing without visual aid.
- 27 October, 2009
- Amy said...
I am the kind of person when I have to go to the post office I make sure I have my ducks in a row. My package is packed, taped, addressed, and my money is out ready to go.
My favorite kind of people are the kind that practically pack their package when the get to the person behind the counter..."Can I borrow your tape?" "Do you have a sharpie?" I half expect them to ask "Hey do you happen to know my Aunt Mildred's address?" C'mon people!!
Great post.
- 27 October, 2009
- Susanne said...
That is too funny, but I have to say I have to relate as I've wanted to yell that out on many an occasion while at the post office, and I was not friends with the worker. But you will be proud to know that I restrained myself.
- 27 October, 2009
- Melanie said...
You are SO funny. I love to read your blog.
- 27 October, 2009


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Empty Cradle, Diana Walsh's nightmare account of the kidnapping of her infant daughter, has received two prestigious literary award nominations; the Governor General's Award for non-fiction & the Arthur Ellis Prize for crime writing.
Anyone who has lived in Burlington long enough to remember the kidnapping of a newborn infant from Joseph Brant hospital two days before Christmas in 1993, may remember what they were doing when they heard the news, as well as how they felt the following day to learn the child had been returned to her parents. Stranger abduction in Canada is a rare occurrence, say authors of an RCMP study. "Each incident, however, tends to shock the nation," says author Marlene Dalley, of the National Missing Children Services.
This may account partially for the growing popularity of Diana Walsh's true crime memoir, Empty Cradle, but a good story doesn't always guarantee a good book. "Walsh is more than a writer with an interesting story to tell, she is a natural storyteller," says Jim Shephard, co-founder of Northshore Wordsmiths, our critique group where Walsh honed her writing skills. "I'm not surprised to hear that so many groups are making Empty Cradle a book club selection," says Shephard, author of the P.E.Eyes detective novel series.While there are still aspects of the event that Walsh finds too sensitive to discuss, in Empty Cradle, she writes openly and honestly about the most excruciating aspects of her ordeal. The public has responded by buying the book—one tea room in Stoney Creek placed an immediate order for 500 copies—and readers are sharing their own hurts with the author through her website.
I sat down with Diana recently to quiz her about the writing process.
Q: Why did you write Empty Cradle?
A: So many people over the years have wanted to learn the details of my daughter's kidnapping, but it was too difficult a subject for me emotionally. By writing about it, I was able to give the story a voice without feeling so vulnerable. I can now put the horror of those eleven hours in perspective.Q: In the book, you touch on the subject of post traumatic memory loss. How did you deal with this as it relates to the writing of your book?
A: Memory recovery is a gradual process. I liken it to opening a filing cabinet. As you slowly open the drawer and remove each file, you focus on individual sheets, and as you do, others fall into place. That being said, I do have a complete 2 hr. blackout period. I don't remember anything about being moved from the crime scene to another location within the hospital. And, of course, I have relied upon court records and other official documents as well as family members to fill in some of the details.
Q: Your infant daughter was abducted from the maternity ward of a hospital, a presumably safe environment. What advice would you give to new parents?A: Be empowered. Follow your instincts. We have a transparent health care system and educational system. Be involved.
Q: Burlington is home to a number of experienced and novice writers. What advice would you offer your colleagues?A: Prioritize your time and fiercely protect it. Do your research. Join a writers group. Believe it can happen.
Northshore Wordsmiths member, Diana Walsh, will be appearing at a Book Lovers Tea:
Date: April 6th, 2013
Time: 2 - 4 p.m.Location: St. Matthew's Church
126 Plains Rd. East, Burlington
Refreshments: First & Forever Cakes


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May 24, 2017
May 24, 2017
FDIC-Insured Institutions Earn $44 Billion in First Quarter 2017
Community Bank Net Income Rises to $5.6 Billion
Community Bank Net Income Rises to $5.6 Billion
- Quarterly Net Income Is 12.7 Percent Higher than a Year Earlier
- Community Bank Net Income Rises 10.4 Percent from a Year Ago
- Annual Loan Growth Rate Slows to 4 Percent, On Par With Nominal GDP Growth
- "Problem Bank List" Falls to 9-Year Low
"The banking industry reported largely positive results for the first quarter, but the operating environment continues to pose challenges for banks."
-- FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg
-- FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg
Of the 5,856 insured institutions reporting first quarter financial results, 57 percent reported year-over-year growth in quarterly earnings. The proportion of banks that were unprofitable in the first quarter fell to 4.1 percent from 5.1 percent a year earlier.
Gruenberg continued: "In the past two quarters, the industry has seen a slowdown in loan growth that is broad-based across major lending categories. This slowdown has occurred as the economy approaches the end of the eighth year of a relatively modest expansion. Still, loan growth has remained at or above nominal GDP growth.
"Low interest rates for an extended period and a competitive lending environment have led some institutions to reach for yield. This has led to heightened exposure to interest-rate risk, liquidity risk, and credit risk. Banks must manage these risks prudently to maintain growth on a long-run, sustainable path."
Highlights from the First Quarter 2017 Quarterly Banking Profile
Quarterly Industry Net Income is 12.7 Percent Higher than a Year Earlier: Quarterly earnings were 12.7 percent higher than in the first quarter of 2016 due to growth in net operating revenue. Net operating revenue – the sum of net interest income and total noninterest income – was $183.6 billion, an increase of $10.9 billion (6.3 percent) from a year earlier. Loan-loss provisions totaled $12 billion, a decline of $541 million (4.3 percent) compared to first quarter 2016. Noninterest expenses of $109.2 billion were $4.5 billion (4.3 percent) higher than a year earlier, as a 2 percent year-over-year increase in employment was reflected in higher payroll expenses. The improvement in revenue also caused the average return on assets to rise to 1.04 percent from 0.97 percent a year earlier.
Community Bank Net Income Rises 10.4 Percent from a Year Ago: The 5,401 insured institutions identified as community banks reported a $522.9 million (10.4 percent) increase in net income in the first quarter. Net operating revenue was $1.5 billion (7 percent) higher, as net interest income was up $1.2 billion (7.1 percent), and noninterest income rose by $304.4 million (6.8 percent). Loan-loss provisions increased by $32.7 million (5.2 percent), while noninterest expenses were $721.9 million (5 percent) higher.
Annual Loan Growth Rate Slows to 4 Percent: Total loan and lease balances increased $358.1 billion (4 percent) during the 12 months ended March 31, compared with a 5.3 percent growth rate over the 12 months ending in March 2016. The slowdown in loan growth occurred across all major loan categories. During the first three months of 2017, total loan balances declined by $8.1 billion (0.1 percent) from the fourth quarter, as borrowers reduced their credit card balances by $43.7 billion (5.5 percent). Community banks increased their loan balances by $16.7 billion (1.1 percent) during the quarter and by $109.9 billion (7.7 percent) over the past 12 months. Still, loan growth has remained at or above nominal GDP growth.
"Problem Bank List" Falls to 9-Year Low: The number of banks on the FDIC's Problem Bank List fell from 123 to 112 during the first quarter. This is the smallest number of problem banks since March 31, 2008, and is down significantly from the post-crisis peak of 888 in the first quarter of 2011. Total assets of problem banks fell from $27.6 billion to $23.7 billion during the first quarter.
Deposit Insurance Fund's Reserve Ratio Remains at 1.20 Percent: The Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) balance increased $1.8 billion during the first quarter to $84.9 billion at March 31, largely driven by assessment income, including surcharges on large banks. Estimated insured deposits increased 2.3 percent in the first quarter. The DIF reserve ratio remained unchanged from year-end 2016 at 1.20 percent, due in part to strong insured deposit growth.
###Quarterly Banking Profile Home Page (includes previous reports and press conference webcast videos)
Insured Institution Performance, First Quarter 2017:
Community Bank Performance, First Quarter 2017
Deposit Insurance Fund Trends, First Quarter 2017
Chairman Gruenberg's Press Statement
Congress created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 1933 to restore public confidence in the nation's banking system. The FDIC insures deposits at the nation's banks and savings associations, 5,856 as of March 31, 2017. It promotes the safety and soundness of these institutions by identifying, monitoring and addressing risks to which they are exposed. The FDIC receives no federal tax dollars—insured financial institutions fund its operations.
FDIC press releases and other information are available on the Internet at www.fdic.gov, by subscription electronically (go to www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html) and may also be obtained through the FDIC's Public Information Center (877-275-3342 or 703-562-2200). PR-39-2017


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The VILLAS of Leabrooke Town Manor has arrived with the stunning HAZELWOOD spec home*Random width hardwood floors*Grand entry with recessed lighting & wood treatment ceiling*Master & laundry on main along with 2nd bdrm which could be an office*3rd bdrm in finished Lower Level*4th LL bedroom optional, not included in list price*SS appliances includes gas cooktop with vented hood*Kitchen island & walk in pantry*gas fireplaces located in living room & covered deck*Family Room lower level includes bar & separate island
Beautifully new construction Villa in The Villas of Leabrooke Town Manor.
Patio Home, Traditional, Reverse 1.5 Story
Johnson, KS
3 Full
Stone Veneer, Stucco
Yes - 3 spaces
Leabrooke Town Manor Villas
Taylor Sterling
School Information
Blue Valley
Prairie Star
Prairie Star
Blue Valley
Detailed Room Information
- Dining
- Living/Dining Combo, Other Dining
Interior Features
- Appliances
- Dishwasher, Disposal, Microwave, Electric Oven
- Flooring
- Wood
- Cooling
- Central Air, Ceiling Fan(s)
- Heating
- Gas Heat. Forced Gas.
- Basement
- Daylite, Finished
- Fireplaces
- 2. Gas Burning, Living Room.
- Additional Interior Features
- Kitchen Island, Pantry, Cathedral/vaulted Ceiling, Walk-in Closets
Exterior / Lot Features
- Parking
- 3 Garage Spaces.
- Exterior
- Stucco, Stone Veneer
- Patio
- Porch
- Sprinkler
- Sprinkler System
- Roof
- Composition
- Additional Exterior/Lot Features
- Deck-Covered.
Community Features
- Community Amenities
- Exercise Area, Community Pool, Community Tennis
- HOA Dues Include
- Club House, Exercise Room, Lawn Maintenance, Pool, Curbside Recycle, Snow Removal, Tennis Courts, Trash Pick Up
Driving Directions
Kenneth Road to 148th. Turn west on to 148th and then an immediate right on to 146th Terr. Turn right on Meadow and home is on the right in the cul de sac.
Financial Considerations
$200 Monthly
Cash, Conventional
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Both sides of the 19-storey Limketkai Hotel are now almost covered up with just a little over 3 levels at the top yet to be installed with golden glass panels.
Photos taken today also revealed work on the hotel's ramp and driveway is likewise well underway as seen below.
You can see some yellow color on one of the main columns as if they're testing if it fits the intended color.
Scenes taken from Limketkai Avenue… a high-rise with trees in the island – I hope more of these in the future.
Going back to the glass panels, workers are shown doing some tasks in the 19th floor. Acrophobics definitely will not be hired.
Could it be that the supervisor or in-charge of the 5-man team is the one with the "X" at the back of his safety vest?
Photo below taken during lunch. The workers were having their lunch break.
More shots of the building taken from different views.
Accordingly, this hotel is set to start operations next year. Still, we don't know who will manage the facility and what will be its final official name. This was originally planned a Novotel.


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Stokes Vector Communications Using Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits
Multi-dimensional direct detection (DD) can increase the channel rate without the use of coherent detection, compared with traditional one-dimensional intensity modulation with DD. Recently, there is increasing interest in utilizing Stokes vector (SV) receiver, which is a DD technique with the capability to track the polarization changes in fibers and decode signals in multiple dimensions. Here we review a highly compact and monolithically integrated silicon photonics SV receiver, which was used for the direct detection of a 128-Gb/s 16-ary quadrature amplitude modulated signal.


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I visited the Elizabeth Arden counter in Boots yesterday to get some Pure Finish mineral powder Foundation (£22) which I have had before in the shade 04, its a really good foundation and is good for my dry skin, its really light and gives a natural finish, and my other make up such as bronzers go on easily on top of it. I replaced it with shade 02 this time as I have pale skin and this suited me better.
Boots had an offer where if you buy 2 things from Elizabeth Arden you could get a free gift which contained £50 of travel sized products, so I also bought the Pure finish mineral bronzing powder in Medium (£22), which again is a really good product, it is avaliable in 3 shades, light, medium and dark.
So of course I was given the free gift :)
So of course I was given the free gift :)
This was a gold make up/travel bag containing a travel size bronzing powder duo, lipstick in ruby pearl, Double density maximum volume mascara in black, eight hour cream hand treatment, Intervene 3 in 1 daily cleanser exfoliator primer and Intervene stress recovery night cream.
So far I have used the night cream and the 3 in 1 product, I really like them both, the night cream is really nice, only 15ml of it so Im going to try and make it last as best as I can for the time being.
I also bought a Color wheel blusher from N.Y.C (New york colour) from Morrisons. It is called Pink cheek glow and there were a few other shades. It only cost £2.93 and I really like the colours, they blend together really nicely and dont look too strong on my face. The photo of it on was taken with the flash.
Anyone else tryed this product?


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Underrated Movie #315 ~ Thin Ice
November 11, 2014 Leave a comment
A complete guide to the most underrated films of all time! Voted by myself as the #1 blog on the interwebs!
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|Yes! This is the kind of hidden gem I'm looking for. A black comedy mixture of Fargo, A Simple Plan, and The Spanish Prisoner. Midwest insurance salesman Mickey Prohaska (Greg Kinnear) hatches a get-rich-quick scheme that depends on him gaining possession of a rare and precious violin, but his planned score results in wild and unexpected consequences. Alan Arkin, Billy Crudup and Lea Thompson co-star in this meditation on lying and its consequences, written by sisters Jill and Karen Sprecher (Clockwatchers). (Netflix) My Rating: 4.75 out of 5 Stars.
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|Laurence Olivier stars as Andrew Wyke, an unhappily married man who wants to rid of his wife without paying alimony. Aware of his spouse's affair with Milo Tindle (Michael Caine), Wyke tells Tindle to rob the house and leave with the wife and her jewelry. The planned break-in sets off a string of twists that will keep you guessing who has the upper hand in this smart psychological thriller from director Joseph L. Mankiewicz. My Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars.
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We all know Aliens, The Godfather Part II, The Empire Strikes Back, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Spider-Man 2, and other sequels that are probably better than the originals, but here we're looking for the most underrated/overlooked sequel. If you have one in mind that's not listed, vote for "Other" and write it in or make a comment.


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This is Lola, she's 95, she's been so sick a lot lately and it breaks my heart every time I hear her complain about her condition.
Mommy: Sha, picture-an mo yung niluto ko! Dali!!!
Me: K. :/
Ladies and gentlemen, mother dear's sweet and sour tilapia and sauteed veggies. <3
See that smiley on the plate? Carlo loved it! :)
Bacon, egg and halo-halo for our late lunch-merienda.
Haiiii guysss!!! This is me making pa-kyot! ^_^
The kids of today. Nuff said!
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and these goodies.
Lunch with my friend, Kathleen
Better late than never, hahaha!


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What's Up Phys Ed Friends!
As you can see from the video above, I am excited to tell you about the PE Specialist Membership. It's an awesome resources where you can access every single resource we've ever created. After joining you can download, browse and learn at your leisure (Lesson Plans, E-Courses, Printables, Tutorials)
What's inside?
Let's see – a little of everything, it's turning into an expansive library with everything you'll need to plan and teach some amazing quality physical education to your students.
Currently Inside the Membership (Free downloads for all members):
- Training Videos and Tutorials
- E-Course: How to Teach Stations Like a Pro (Preview and details here)
- E-Course: My Favorite Apps for PhysEd (Also available at PE Central)
- E-Course: Phys Ed Hacks: Classroom Management Strategies Training (Also available at PE Central)
- Training: How to Plan a Year of Physed
- Training: How to Gamify Your Physed Program
- Walkthrough videos of the entire Membership Section
- Training: How to Plan an Awesome Field Day (Overview Here)
- Lesson and Unit Plan Samples
- Gymnastics Resource Pack (Overview Here)
- Basketball Resource Pack
- Soccer Resource Pack
- 4-Square Activity Guide E-Book
- Frisbee in Physed Games and Activities E-Book (Example Here)
- Jump Rope Resource Pack (Overview Here)
- Fitness Unit Sample (How I do Fitness Testing)
- Single activities and stand alone lesson plans (like the ones in my 5 Favorite PE Games E-Book)
- Note: Most unit plans are 3-4 weeks and based on once a week PE, but can be easily modified to fit any situation.
- Access to stream or download Follow the Leader Warmup Videos
- 3 Basketball Warmup Videos (Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced)
- 2 Soccer Warmup Videos (Beginner & Advanced)
- 3 Jumprope Tricks Videos (Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced) (Example Here)
- Printable Posters, worksheets and management tools
- Gym Rules, Bathroom Procedures, Good Sportsmanship Poster, Conflict Corner Poster
- 25 Exercise Signs and One Page Workouts (overview here)
- Cues Posters (Basketball, Soccer, Jump Rope, Throwing) (Examples Here)
- Fitnessgram Certificates Bundle (overview here)
- Fitnessgram Personal Goal Setting Guide
- Tournament Tools – Team Name Cards, 6 Team Scorecards
- Printable Station Signs (tons of station signs)
- Jump Rope, Basketball, Soccer, Gymnastics, 30 station variety pack, Fitness, Christmas, Halloween… we've got you covered along an entire E-course for making station teaching effective and manageable
- Community support through Member Forums
- Ask questions, share resources, get feedback, solve problems and discuss issues while getting direct access to Ben and the rest of the awesome PE Specialist community in the Member Forums
The Members Resource Library is constantly growing and becoming a more and more valuable resource.
What's the Purpose?
The goal with this site has always been to inspire PE Teachers and make a positive impact on the students that are in PhysEd Classes all over the world. We've strived to make the free content we offer better than most of the paid content that we've seen out there on the web. We hope that you've benefited from the massive amount of free stuff we put out on a regular basis. If you're new to the site – go check out some of the free blog posts we've published over the last few years, we think you'll find them super valuable.
Our goal with the PE Specialist Membership is to create the ultimate resource that everyone wishes they could've have had when they start a teaching career. We want to provide a practical resource to teachers that need some fresh ideas, lesson and unit examples, a little guidance and a creative boost to take their teaching to the next level. The membership is a 24 hour library, it's always there when you need it and it has everything you need to assist you in becoming the Superstar Phys Ed Teacher that we know you can be.
How Much Does it Cost?
We offer a yearly membership for $249. This gives you access to all downloads, trainings, tutorials and support through the community forums.
We also provide a 10% Loyalty Discount which discounts your 2nd year of membership to $224.
Currently, we only want people who are committed to the community for the long term and are willing to invest in their learning and growth for at least 1 year. We also feel that the price is a great value for what you are getting as a member (it's less than 70 cents a day and it will save you a TON of time).
Not only will this membership will save you time, but it will help you grow as an educator and make you a better teacher.
How To Pitch it to Your Administration?
One important part of our job as PhysEd teachers is to advocate for our programs. If I didn't petition my administration and PTO or write grants for things that were above and beyond my "PE Budget" I wouldn't have my iPod, iPads, stereo, TV, rock wall, wireless mic and a whole host of other things that have helped to make me a more effective educator and impact my students in a more positive way.
Also, remember when you make the ask for this membership (or anything really). Instead of asking "Can I have this", tell them "This is why I need this, and this is how it will positively impact students". Below are a few ideas.
Here's a few reasons to bring up if your asking your school administration to support you by purchasing this membership:
- As the only PE Teacher you can be at a disadvantage compared to many other teachers in the school who have teachers to brainstorm with that specialize and teach in the same subject area. This will provide a collaborative community of like minded educators.
- Having access to the member resources will enable you to become a more effective teacher and a more valuable asset to the school
- By becoming a more effective educator, you will improve the outcomes of your students
- It's cheaper than many other professional development options like courses and conferences and comes with a year of support through the community membership forums
- With the help of the unit samples and lesson plans you will be able to turn more of your attention and energy towards teaching your kids, instead of always worrying about what you're doing next week.
- When they say yes, you can sign up below with a school credit card, or submit a Purchase Order by Clicking Here
Becoming a member will you save a ton of time, allow you to have more fun in your teaching and of course have a bigger impact on the students that you teach every day.
You've got so much free stuff on your blog, why would I pay for more?
A: If you're still loving the blog content and free resources by all means stick with it, we've created it to be an amazing resources for PE Teachers. We plan on continuing the blog and love being a part of the share fest going on in the Phys Ed Community. The membership community is for those teachers who want to dive a little deeper, be a part of the discussion within the community forums and get full access to all the sample lessons, warm-up videos, activities, games, printable resources and trainings. Ultimately, if you don't think the price is worth investing to save some of your time and up your teaching game then the community might not be right for you. There's tons of great content out there on the internet – go have a look around and we'll always be here if you change your mind. : )
Can I get a refund?
A: Sorry, but nope. Membership will be billed on an annual basis. Since all the products are of the digital nature and can be downloaded easily, there is a no-refund policy – there will be no refunds for partial years if you decide to cancel your membership early. Once you have a digital product there's not really a way to "return it".
How do I cancel my membership?
A: Why the heck would you want to do that? We really hope you love the benefits of being a member so much you never cancel, but if you do decide you would like to cancel you can login to your account and then go to your Member Account Details or CLICK HERE to cancel your membership (note: if you are not a member, this will just take you to the sign up page, once you become a member and login with your username and password you will see the "cancel my subscription" link) .
Why don't you offer a monthly option?
A: Currently, we want people who are committed to the community for the long term and are willing to invest in their teaching and learning for at least 1 year. We also feel that the price is a great value for what you are getting as a member.
Do you offer access for an entire Phys Ed Department?
A: Absolutely, we offer a discounted rate for school districts that would like to purchase membership in bulk – you can view District Discounts Here.
We also accept Purchase Orders – If you already have an approved Purchase Order you can submit your info on our Purchase Orders Page and we'll get your membership setup ASAP.
If you need an estimate first, you can visit our estimate request page and fill out the form with how many teachers you would like to get access for and we will send you a custom quote on pricing.
Can I get a trial membership?
A: Currently we don't offer a trial membership option, but if you'd like to see a preview of what's inside the membership – check out this walkthrough video series that we made for our members (view the walkthrough videos here). You could also check out the Gymnastics Unit Overview or the Jump Rope Unit Overview for an idea of what's included in the Unit Resource Packs.
The blog is also a great place to browse and see if you think the activities, philosophies and strategies would be a good fit for what you're looking for.
Do I have to pay for anything inside the membership after signing up?
A: Nope, once you purchase a membership everything inside the membership section of the website is totally free.
Do I get access for the school year or for a year after signing up?
A: The membership fee gives you access for 12 months from the signup date


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they will live forever
it's 2:48 in the morning. my wine is all gone and i'm still under 2k in chapter 7 of Rose Like Thunder.
so, to continue distracting myself, i've come here to post a link to a gift that someone wrote just for me.
i sort of fell into like with this girl when i read one of her one shots a while back. Amelie Gray. we've made friendly since then and she is so full up with potential it makes me envious and giddy at the same time. she's prolific with short pieces, has one lengthy chapter piece completed and is in the middle of two others, my favorite of those two being a gift-fic she's working on for me :)
Beyond the Seventh Circle ~ it's a mystery that i am loving. it's only up to chapter three and already she's got edward trapped (totally) and a silent bella that i'm pretty sure communicates in sign language.
i am in love with this girl's imagination. seriously, i want to make out with it.
the chapters are fairly short, with very tell-tale and to the point details that i both savor and appreciate.
she let me pick out the first sentence:
He looked down and watched as her toes curled nervously in their rainbow-striped socks, and he knew right away he shouldn't trust her.
give it a read, it will captivate you :)


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Online poker gaming is fast and rapidly ending up being the most well-known gaming video games at every available gambling websites on the internet. This popularity that is currently being enjoyed by online poker gaming is potentially due to the temptation of poker players to play online and make easy money.
Online poker gambling is a game of skill and many individuals think that they have the right set of abilities in poker games to win the pot with less effort. Most individuals, however, think that this is just the fallacy of online poker gambling.
A skillful play will never ever really aid gamblers and gamers of poker to win simple loan at an online poker room. Why? Due to the fact that winning money at an online poker space is beyond the reach of the bettors or players of the poker video game whatever is their ability level.
-- Exactly what They Say About Online Poker Betting
The misconception of online poker betting has always been a dispute immediately after it's abrupt momentum in appeal. People state that the misconception of online poker gambling can be seen in a way that poker sites using poker games are permitting bettors and gamers to lose their loan much slower that they would not have the ability to notice their loss of loan.
The experienced play that the leading gamblers on the planet are so happy of do not stand a possibility against an online poker virtual gambler. This is among the heated debates on the misconception of online poker gaming.
It is said that in an online poker space, bettors and gamers can momentarily win in several poker games but this is simply the short run. In the long run, though, the betting company that operates the poker betting site is already creating a plan. It will eventually aim to finally win all the cash that the bettors and players have just recently stolen as their winnings.
Because the poker game is a fast played game, this misconception of online poker betting is not that obvious. The short-run in poker games will instantly become the long-run when a player or gambler plays enough card hands.
Every card hand that is played whether a gamer or bettor is losing or winning any specific card hand will gradually further the disintegration of the bankroll of every gambler or gamer. This is the misconception of online poker betting.
There is never anything that a gambler or a navigate here player can do or believe about to save and redeem the cash that was taken from them. If one is to beat the fallacy of online poker gambling, one need to stop playing online poker betting.
-- The Fallacy Of Online Poker Gambling From Top Players
The most outstanding poker gamers in every part of the world do not play or attempt to play poker at poker gambling sites. A number of top poker gamers, however, do endorsements for some poker sites, and this is since they are being paid for it.
Another factor for the realization of the misconception of online poker gambling is that these leading gamers believe that they can beat anybody on the video game of poker. Exactly what they are confused about is that they can not beat your house of an online poker gaming space.
These leading gamers are witnesses to the fallacy of online poker betting and are included in those people who demand that no one, not even the greatest poker player himself can earn money while playing in an online poker gaming space.
Even the world's champs from the World Series of Poker tournaments can never ever be competent enough or sufficient to get rid of your house cut or rake from every money pot.
-- Conclusion On The Fallacy Of Online Poker Gaming
To even more the dispute on the misconception of online poker gambling, ask anyone about the fallacy of online poker gambling and one will easily identify a concern of doubt.
Individuals ask the question on how will human players make sure that their opponent is a human and not another online poker software visual. People have actually long seen the misconception of Source online poker betting since a gamer or bettor could easily question the existence of human players online. The rest of the opponent could be simulations of the online poker software application that are configured to remove all your loan.
Players or bettors will be easily deceived and be initially laid out in a trap wherein they will win in the short-run but eventually will lose all their money in the long-run.
A skilled play will never ever actually help bettors and gamers of poker to win simple cash at an online poker space. It is great site stated that in an online poker room, players and gamblers can momentarily win in one or more poker games however this is just the short run. In the long run, though, the betting business that operates the poker betting website is currently devising a scheme. People ask the question on how will human players be sure that their opponent is a human and not another online poker software application visual. Individuals have actually long observed the misconception of online poker betting considering that a player or bettor could easily doubt the existence of human players online.


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Aha! Moment Monday Have you had a "mid-life crisis"? If you have, then this will likely resonate. If you haven't, you'll get an empowering glance into what may be your future. "Mid-life crisis" usually happens when you're somewhat half-way through your expected lifetime. It's a time when you look around, take a serious pulse, and ask yourself, "Is this it?" Sometimes it's a startling … [Read more...]
A Whole New Meaning to 'Shop 'til you drop'
Aha! Moment Monday Did you ever forget where you parked your car at the shopping mall? You went outside where you were absolutely certain you left your car then, lo and behold, it wasn't there. While car thefts in parking lots absolutely exist, more often than not we just got a little disoriented. Credit to malls, they make a concerted effort to label lots with letters, numbers and … [Read more...]
What Mother earth planned all along
Aha Moment Monday Do you remember when you were a kid and played tag in the back yard with your friends running barefoot on the grass? Was that the best, or what?? I'm sure it had something to do with the unstructured play with whoever showed up that day – after all, impromptu parties are always the best – but let's not discount that great feeling associated with kicking off … [Read more...]
Recognition's Secret Weapon
Aha Moment Monday I have a theory about the reason for re-gifting. See if you agree. My theory is that people tend to buy for others things that which they like as opposed to things that the other would like. They take the "Golden Rule" a little too literally! It's not that their intentions aren't sincere – not at all – it's more that they find something that they fell in love with (or would … [Read more...]


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E-Learning - Australian Accents Job # 7404
Job Posting Details
Job # 7404 E-Learning - Australian Accents
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- May 1, 2008 @ 20:42
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- May 10, 2008
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Job Description
We have a need for British and Australian voice content.
All content is recorded via online scripts of our program. These scripts are visible using Internet Explorer, Firefox and a flash player plug-in. This means that our voice actors will need to have a computer with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Flash Player plug-in and internet connection available in their recording studios. Some actors just toggle back and forth between programs and some have a separate laptop or PC on which they view our programs.
After the voice is recorded as mono-channel, 11025 Hz, .wav files, we will ask that you zip the files and post them at one of our sites, either via the site's interface or via FTP. Because of the amount of work and the size of the voice files, you'll need to have a decent internet connection.
Please submit a generic demo, preferably e-Learning.
About the Client
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Rachel Rothman Cohen is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (B.A.) and Cornell Law School (J.D.). She has experience practicing law privately, and more recently acting as a contracts manager in the publishing industry. She started facilitating for The Jennings Group in 2015.
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from Commonwealth Avenue, Auburndale, to Wabasso Street, West Newton.
|CPA funds appropriated (open space)
|CPA funds spent
1996 - Flowed Meadow Neighborhood Planning Group Report /Master Plan)
Acquire last private parcel on this road as an addition to the Flowed Meadow Conservation Area, and clear small house, debris, etc. from the site.
|CPA funds appropriated & spent (open space)
|including $3,600 for legal services from Newton Law Dept.
|from Newton capital stabilization fund, for demolition costs
|total project cost
1 August 2007 - proposal, with trail & location map
15 August 2007 - Conservation Commission cover letter
18 March 2009 - CPC funding recommendation
15 October 2007 - Board order (appropriation)
This project was canceled in August 2011.
Design possible boardwalk along border between wetland and landfill, from Lexington to Wabasso Street, and new entrance gateway on Lexington Street.
|CPA funds appropriated (open space) but returned unspent
15 October 2004 - proposal, with letters of support
2 March 2005 - CPC funding recommendation
19 April 2005 - Board order (appropriation)
May-August 2011 - project cancellation CPC request and Conservation Commission vote
Create new signage and benches and improve pedestrian path connecting Auburndale Park to the new Flowed Meadow Conservation Area; close a former path to preserve wetland and wildlife habitat.
|CPA funds appropriated (open space)
|funds returned unspent
15 October 2002 - proposal with attachments (maps, budget)
12 February 2003 - additional supporting materials:
7 April 2003 - CPC funding recommendation
19 April 2005 - Board order (appropriation)


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Politicians have their reasons when making laws. However, there are some that people just don't understand how they were made and then passed. Some of these strange laws that are still on the books will amaze you!
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A VAN crashed on the A55 yesterday causing long tail backs.
The accident happened at the Caerwys Junction 31 turn-off shortly before 6.15pm yesterday evening.
The red Vauxhall Astra van had crashed int0 the central reservation during treacherous heavy rain conditions and had spun around to face in the opposite direction.
First on the scene was an ambulance rapid response vehicle which parked in front of the van for paramedics to check the driver out.
A police car arrived shortly afterwards and started a rolling road block to allow vehicles which were queuing up at the back to get past.
Nobody was injured in the accident.
Yesterday A Welsh Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "We sent an RRV to the scene and nobody needed to be conveyed to hospital."


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EPISODE 174: FINALLY, THE INFINITY WAR TRAILER!December 8, 2017
This week on an all new So Wizard, the gang is joined by Keith Gleason, the founder of Plastic City Comic Con and comic book creator! We talk to Keith about his newest project, The Mighty Mascots which is now live on Kickstarter! then it's nerd news time as there's Scooby Doo spin offs, a Tarantino Star Trek and much more to discuss. Finally, it's time to take a long loving look at the new trailer for Marvel Studios Avengers: infinity War!!!!! It's ALWAYS FREE to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, listen on Stitcher Radio, NOW ON SPOTIFY, or right on our website!
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Time Reversal Communication in Rayleigh-Fading Broadcast Channels with Pinholes
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- Published Article
- Publication Date
- Aug 31, 2006
- Submission Date
- Dec 04, 2005
- Identifiers
- DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2005.12.106
- arXiv ID: physics/0512023
- Source
- arXiv
- License
- Unknown
- External links
The paper presents an analysis of the time reversal in independent-multipath Rayleigh-fading channels with $N$ inputs (transmitters) and $M$ outputs (receivers). The main issues addressed are the condition of statistical stability, the rate of information transfer and the effect of pinholes. The stability condition is proved to be $MC\ll N_{\rm eff}B$ for broadband channels and $M\ll N_{\rm eff}$ for narrowband channels where $C$ is the symbol rate, $B$ is the bandwidth and $N_{\rm eff}$ is the {\em effective} number (maybe less than 1) of transmitters. It is shown that when the number of screens, $n-1$, is relatively low compared to the logarithm of numbers of pinholes $N_{\rm eff}$ is given by the {\em harmonic} (or {\em inverse}) {\em sum} of the number of transmitters and the numbers of pinholes at all screens. The novel idea of the effective number of time reversal array (TRA) elements is introduced to derive the stability condition and estimate the channel capacity in the presence of multi-screen pinholes. The information rate, under the constraints of the noise power $\nu$ per unit frequency and the average total power $P$, attains the supremum $P/\nu$ in the regime $M\wedge N_{\rm eff}\gg P/(\nu B)$. In particular, when $N_{\rm eff}\gg M\gg P/(B\nu)$ the optimal information rate can be achieved with statistically stable, sharply focused signals.