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Dear Friends,
we just discussed the other day the many side effects of the high frequencies that are transmitted to us right now by heavens above, and already we are engaging with the next impact created by five visible planets that will appear simultaneously aligned before dawn tomorrow, January 20th 2016. And we are talking about the powerful combination of Venus (our planetary impact for unconditional love and money), Saturn (representative of the law of cause end effect, planet of karma), Mars (planet of passion and war), Jupiter (planet of good fortune) and Mercury ( planet of communication interplanetary and external)!!!
Knowing all that and putting it in perspective to the resent transformation process we collectively have been engaged in, you can imagine that this energetic alignment can turn into an incredible blessing, or a massive burden – totally depending on where the human individual is standing in their personal development. When you remember my post from last month, that our first chakra, the collective root chakra, has been cleansed and transformed, well we will see the first glimpses of the outcome this changes will bring, during the impact of this cosmic event.
The first chakra, base or root chakra, as it is also called, carries the vibrations of our most earth-centered, most physical energies. It stands for our inherited belief systems, our family tree, our passion to be a conscious part of the spiral dance of creation, our personal survival, our beliefs and fears around money, our authentic needs when it comes to possessions, and our capacity to life as spirit beings fully present in our physical appearance – the body. In the Zodiac it belongs to the signs Capricorn, Virgo and Taurus, the earth signs!!! Please also take in contemplation that this five powerful, leading planets are simultaneously visible on that night, for the first time since 2005, why now if not to support us in the next collective mega jump to higher consciousness??Over all this amazing stellar event gives all the people who are ready to drop what ever happened in their past and come to a place of inner peace and forgiveness, for all they have been part of, to complete their cycle of karma and step into the self-empowered position of a human co-creator in harmony with the divine plan for the Golden Age of Aquarius. A healthy root chakra connects us with our pure life force, with physical vitality, to our core family – in a healthy way , the society we live in and the global community we all are part of. Unfortunately for the ones who are not ready to let go of themes like war, greed, jealousy, territorial behavior and violence, the issues of survival, emotional dysfunction, high levels of internal stress, increased anxiety, inner restlessness and a tendency to violent outbursts can appear.
Helpful questions to ask ourselves today are:
*) What kind of belief system did I inherit or learn from my family? Does that fit my dreams and soul desires??
*) Is there anything unfinished emotionally or energetically, between me and my parents or other people from my family tree, that I feel capable of forgiving NOW?
*) What limiting beliefs did I learn about personal survival, territory and money?
*) How clear are my personal boundaries when it comes to sexuality, my money, emotions,…
*) Could it be easier for me to bond with others and feel connection?
*) Am I about to create sickness for myself, by continuing self-harming behavior?
And as they are corresponding with our root ckakra, you also might encounter health problems like joint pain, lower backache, elimination problems, constipation, and poor immune system function, over the coming few days. Watch your symptoms closely and us the internet to gather information about the spiritual meaning of your issues!!Dear Friends, I hope that this information will help you to navigate the ruff patches along the road of our immensely quick developing collective awakening process!! Hope you are still well connected with your conscious breathing techniques and find stability and safety in the guidance of your own soul's song. Keep burning the past in your inner flame of passion, and celebrate the magic of BEING ALIVE!!
Blessings and Love! Edith
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Happy Thanksgiving!
When I accomplished my goal of completing a year's food-storage several years ago, I was amazed to find such peace - as if a burden on my shoulders had been lifted. I wish that for all of you. Keep at it! It's worth it.
home storage christmas gifts
*Water Storage Containers ($3 to $80)
*Water barrel wrench and pump ($8 to $15)
*Food storage shelves ($40 to $300)
*Gamma lids ($4 to $8)
*Food storage buckets ($4 to $8)
*Three-month supply meal baskets (Put ingredients for a three-month supply meal into a basket. Add bows and gadgets for fun. This would be easy to do with pasta & sauce or pancakes & syrup. Add a cute card that tells how many servings are included as well as the expected shelf life. Here is an example: In a basket place a package of pancake mix, syrup, powdered milk or cocoa mix, and a jar of fruit.)
*LDS home storage kits ($24 to $44)
*Wheat grinder ($60 to $400)
*Bucket of wheat (around $20)
*Camp stove & propane tank ($50+)
*Canning supplies (bath canner, bottles & lids, or pressure cooker)
*Dehydrator ($40+)
*Fruit trees or bushes (weather dependent)
*Gardening supplies (varies)
*Grill/Dutch oven/Firepit/Woodburning stove etc.
*Generator ($500+)
*Home storage foods (#10 cans, bottles of juice, home bottled preserves, buckets, etc.)
*Water filter
*First aid kits($5+)
*Car safety kits.
*72-hour kits.
*Fire safety ladder.
*Money for financial reserves.
Want to have some fun? Give a lump of coal (i.e. a bag/bucket of charcoal)!
What are your ideas?
You can have a garden in any living situation, whether on a farm or living in an apartment. You don't even have to have windows. Terrariums can be used to grow sprouts, herbs or even a tomato plant. You can grow garden plants in your flower beds, in pots on a porch or in gardening boxes. A garden doesn't just produce in the summer. We live in an cold-winter area, yet our garden can be productive almost year round. Don't know where to start? Check out a book from your local library or visit your local extension service online.
Gardens are a wonderful resource for your three-month supply. They can provide your family with fresh, frozen, dried, stored, and/or bottled vegetables and fruits all year round. Like I mentioned in my last post, gardens don't just work out the first time you plant seeds. It takes some practice to understand the ways that plants grow in your area, climate and soil. So don't wait until hard times to think about starting a garden. In fact, now is a great time to plant or plan a garden for your family.
You may recall from a recent post on home storage centers that Kevin Nield, director of bishop's storehouse services for the welfare department of the LDS Church, said "Following the guidelines of the First Presidency is about "the spirit of preparation" and the "idea of being strong and self-reliant . . . " So, in my own words, the purpose of home storage is a lot about self-reliance.
Becoming self-reliant in a way that you can count on, however, definitely takes practice. I think that is the main reason that we've been counseled to grow a garden. As much as you might wish it was different, you can't just pick a spot and grow a successful garden. We've been growing a garden for more than 10 years now and we still have regular failures. It takes practice to grow a garden, to preserve peaches and to gain the skills that allow us to be able to count on more successes than failures.
Initial efforts with home storage, especially for the beginner, are often centered on simply acquiring supplies. That's great! As you acquire food supplies, you are doing exactly what the prophets have asked us to do. I suspect that as you gather your supplies, you will be filled with the "spirit of preparation" and have a desire to be more self-reliant. That's what happened to me. And now I find myself wanting to gain the skills of producing, preserving and personally perpetuating my home storage.
how do I cook this stuff?
So how do I cook this stuff when there is no electricity? I tried to plan my three-month storage with the premise that we won't have power. Many of our planned meals could be prepared without cooking anything. Cold cereal, canned chili, oatmeal packets and refried beans are a few examples. You'd have to eat these items cold, but it wouldn't be terrible. For the rest of the meals a little bit of cooking/warming is still required. I would need a way to cook tortillas, bread, and pancakes. Here are some ideas for cooking when you don't have electricity:
1. Use a gas stove.
I had one of these when we lived back east and I loved it! We were always able to cook when the electricity was out. We had our own propane tank, so there was no problem if gas service went down as well. Obviously, this solution won't work for everyone. Many homes are not piped for gas service. Also, many cities won't allow personal tanks. You're lucky if this is a feasible resource.
2. Use your fireplace.
Often gas supply stays in service even if the electricity is out. You might loose the ability to power your fan, but you will likely be able to run a fire in your gas fireplace. Wood fireplaces are a sure bet for cooking in an emergency.
3. Use your wood stove.
Preparedness would be the main reason that I would consider buying a wood stove. It would be a great resource for both cooking and heat in an emergency.
4. Use your patio grill.
We keep three propane tanks filled for our grill. It's not hard to rotate this fuel because we often grill (even in the snow). A grill side-burner could make cooking some things more efficient, but pretty much you could cook anything using your grill - even bread.
5. Use a charcoal grill.
You can store charcoal in food storage buckets. You can lengthen the storage life of charcoal and increase the convenience of using it by sealing 8 or 9 pieces (equal to about 350 degrees) in food-saver bags and then putting those into your bucket.
6. Use your camp stove.
Some brands of camp stoves can be hooked up to the large propane tanks used for larger grills. We don't own a camp stove, but I'm seriously thinking of asking for one for Christmas. It would make cooking with propane, in some cases, more efficient.
7. Use your patio fireplace.
Do you have a decorative patio fireplace? If you keep even a small supply of wood around, you'd be able to cook foods using this fireplace.
8. Use/create a fire pit.
We'd like to create a fire pit in our backyard. It would make for fun family times, roasting hot dogs and marshmallows. In an emergency, it would also be a great resource for cooking. You could use either wood or charcoal. A grill rack could also be added to ease cooking.
Depending upon the severity of the emergency, you could also dig a fire pit in your yard and use it for cooking. You could extract old wood from your house, yard or surrounding areas (green wood would be difficult to burn).
9. Use a dutch oven.
You can make fantastic bread with a dutch oven and a few pieces of charcoal.
10. Create a cardboard-box oven.
I made one of these with the help of our ward food-storage coordinator. A great food storage blog, Safely Gathered In recently posted detailed instructions on how to make one of these. These boxes work a lot like a dutch oven with a few pieces of charcoal.
11. Use fondue pots.
You can use Sterno fuel under a fondue pot to cook almost anything that you usually cook in a sauce pot. This can be used indoors.
What other ideas do you have for cooking without electricity?
using whole foods
My longer-term supply is full of grains and beans, both of which are whole and versatile. Choosing whole items for our three-month supply has been more difficult. I want to plan for meals that store well, but I also have to consider my two year-old that hardly eats anything. So, in several cases, I've opted to store some foods that are less whole (i.e. canned ravioli/chili, cold cereal, commercially canned meats, etc.). These are foods that we eat less regularly now, though we eat often enough to give us some rotation and familiarity. I also wanted to have some meal options that were VERY easy to prepare. For some of my menu items, we could eat them cold and right out of the can/box. I've tried to balance these less-than-whole food selections with some that are more wholesome. Ideally my garden would be full of fruits and vegetables (or my pantry full of these bottled items) to supplement my three-month supply when needed.
How have you balanced the need for whole foods with concerns about convenience, storage life, rotation, and picky eaters?
goal 2(f) - three-month supply
Making a shopping list for your lunch menu.
Start shopping.
You probably haven't finished shopping for items on your breakfast menu yet. No worries! I recommend that you keep your breakfast, lunch (and eventually dinner) menus together and handy. Keep a copy in your purse or car. Then when you see a sale, you can purchase any needed menu items or restock as needed.
flu pandemic
"When you go to the store and buy three cans of tuna fish, buy a fourth and put it under the bed. When you go to the store to buy some milk, pick up a box of powdered milk, put it under the bed. When you do that for a period of four to six months, you are going to have a couple of weeks of food. And that's what we're talking about." (Preparing for a Pandemic)
That all seems like a lesser version of a three-month supply to me. In fact the church's link (below) discusses sheltering-in-place in a pandemic for up to 12 months. With a three-month supply you would be able to shelter-in-place for the duration of any quarantines.
For additional information in preparing for a pandemic, this link (Pandemic Preparedness Planning) connects to an obscure corner of the Provident Living Website. There they discuss the following pandemic preparedness topics: home and family preparedness, personal hygiene, personal protective equipment, infectious disease cleanup, sheltering in place, social distancing, workplace preparedness, and health care worker preparedness.
The scenario of a pandemic is worth discussing with your family. And having a three-month supply would allow you to stay out of public stores and better protect your family from any infectious disease emergency.
when in doubt, throw it out!
You might find that you have some canned-food as part of your three-month supply. Normally, those canned goods shouldn't cause you any hesitation to use them. Canned foods store well in cool areas for at least several years. The US Department of Agriculture states,
Store canned foods and other shelf-stable products in a cool, dry place. Never put them above the stove, under the sink, in a damp garage or basement, or any place exposed to high or low temperature extremes. Store high-acid foods, such as tomatoes and other fruit, up to 18 months. Low-acid foods, such as meat and vegetables, can be kept 2 to 5 years. While extremely rare, a toxin produced by Clostridium botulinum is the worst danger in canned foods. NEVER USE food from containers that show signs of "botulism": leaking, bulging, rusting, or badly dented cans; cracked jars; jars with loose or bulging lids; canned food with a foul odor; or any container that spurts liquid when opening. DO NOT TASTE THIS FOOD! Even the tiniest amount of botulinum toxin can be deadly.
Here is an alternative link on storing canned foods (University of Minnesota Extension).
My can of sauerkraut did have an expiration date, but it was in some sort of code. The University of Nebraska extension service actually has a site that can help you interpret the coding dates on your cans. You can save yourself from having to look up this information on every can by dating your cans with a permanent marker when you buy them. Recently canned-food makers have done a better job of dating cans in a language that I can understand. I find that I have to mark my cans far less often than I used to (which is probably an indicator that that sauerkraut was older than I had imagined).
You'll likely be storing some canned goods in your three-month supply. So, it's a good idea to know and recognize signs of a can-gone-bad. A phrase comes to mind: "When in doubt, throw it out!"
goal 2(e) - three-month supply
Create a lunch menu.
Making a shopping list for your lunch menu.
[Remember to adapt your menu for three months.]
(Here is how I came up with my own shopping list)
My Lunch Menu:
1 - PB&J or honey Sandwiches (117 servings)
2 - Chicken Sandwiches(117 servings)
3 - Soup (39 servings)/Ravioli (39 servings)/Spaghettios (39 servings)
4 - Pasta & Cheese (87 servings)/Tomato Sauce (30 servings)
Fruit - Mandarin Oranges/Fresh Fruit/Dried Apples (93 meals or 465 servings)
Fresh Veggies
Fruit Drink Mix (93 meals or 465 servings)
Three months = 93 days. I need to feed a family of five for 93 days. That means I need to have 465 lunch servings (93 multiplied by 5). There are four meals on the lunch menu, so I divide the 465 breakfast servings by 4 meals (465 divided by 4). So, I need 117 servings of each lunch menu item. This time things are more complicated (than breakfast) because I'm using some variety in the four-meal rotation. I'm just going to make sure that my serving totals add up to 117 for each meal in the menu.
(This is the hardest step for me. It means I have to go look at recipes and serving sizes as well as do a lot of math. But after you've done it once, you shouldn't have to do it again unless you alter your menu.)
My LUNCH product list
Bread (234 servings) or 47 loaves of bread
Flour/Wheat - 141 cups
Sugar - 8 cups
Salt - 1 container
Oil - 8 cups
Yeast - 47 tablespoons
Peanut Butter (117 servings)
Jelly – (97 servings)
Honey - (20 servings)
Canned Chicken (117 servings)
Mayonnaise (117 servings)
Canned Soup (39 servings)
Canned Ravioli (39 servings)
Canned Spaghettios (39 servings)
Pasta (87 servings)
Spaghetti Noodles (30 servings)
Pasta Sauce (59 servings)
Dried Cheese (59 servings)
Mandarin Oranges (72 cans)
Dried Apples (#10 cans)
Drink Mix (1 can)
My Inventory
Flour/Wheat - 141 cups (35 lbs of flour/wheat)
2 - 25 lb buckets flour/50 lb buckets wheat
Sugar - 8 cups (4 lbs)
1 – 25 lbs. bucket of sugar
Salt - 1 container
Oil - 8 cups (2 quarts)
DONE! (could be rotated)
Yeast - 47 tablespoons
2 packages of yeast
Peanut Butter (10 pounds)
26, 40, 48, 64 ounces =178 ounces
Jelly – (5 lbs.)
3 – 2 lb jars
Honey - (2 small containers)
Canned Chicken (34 cans)
4 cans
NEED 30 cans
Mayonnaise (60 ounces)
Canned Soup (20 cans)
12 cans
NEED dry soup mix
Canned Ravioli (20 cans)
NEED 20 cans
Canned Spaghettios (20 cans)
8 cans
NEED 12 cans
Pasta (117 servings)
48 servings
Pasta Sauce (6 jars)
4 jars
NEED 2 jars
Dried Cheese (59 servings)
NEED #10 can of powdered cheese
Mandarin Oranges (72 cans)
84 cans
Dried Apples/Fresh fruit
Drink Mix (1 can)
My Shopping List
#10 can dried soup mix
20 cans of ravioli
12 cans of spaghettios
2 jars of pasta sauce
#10 can powdered cheese
30 cans of chicken
rotating long-term storage into your three-month supply
I guess there are several ways that I process that comment. First, we can rotate products in our longer term supply by using a little bit regularly. Even if just one or two of the meals in our three-month supply contain longer-term items, it would allow us to very slowly rotate those longer-term supply products. Second, It would also help us to be familiar with meals made out of longer-term supply. An occasional meal of beans and rice helps to acclimate the kids to the idea of foods that might be foreign to them. Third, it teaches us to cook with our longer-term supply. Though you would probably not go hungry if you had to use your longer-term supply in an emergency, it certainly would be nice to have some knowledge of how to prepare those foods correctly. Some familiarity with the properties of grains and beans would likely help meals to be more palatable.
There are several three-month supply meals where our family uses (or could use) some longer-term supply items. Grains and beans make up the core of the longer-term supply recommendations now. I already have beans and rice on my dinner menu as well as refried beans. I also have bread, tortillas and pancakes on my menus. These are all easy ways to use wheat flour. Oatmeal is one of our three main breakfast meals and a great opportunity to rotate and use a bit of that stored oatmeal. You may want to add a meal or two to your menus that work in products from a grain/bean longer term supply. You might not have any grains or beans stored for your longer-term supply yet. But you can start by storing enough with your three-month supply for even a couple of meals.
There are so many great sites out there with tons of great longer-term supply recipes. Several are listed to the right. I'll do an in-depth post about those recipe sites once we start working on gathering our longer-term supply.
goal 2(d) - three-month supply
Shop for items on your breakfast menu.
Create a lunch menu.
[Determine which meals you regularly have for lunch. Decide which meals are compatible with a storage plan. Include any accompanying foods. Write down your menu.]
My Lunch Menu:
A - PB&J or honey sandwiches
B - Soup - Ravioli - Spaghettios
C - Chicken sandwiches
D - Mac & Cheese//Pasta & Tomato Sauce
Accompanying Foods:
Mandarin Oranges
Fresh Fruit (preserved or dried)
Dried Apples
Garden Veggies (fresh, preserved or dried)
Juice Mix
All of these meals will work fine for three-month storage. The one element that gives me pause are the chicken sandwiches. I really like my chicken salad sandwich to have Mayo or Miracle Whip. I already store both, but once they are opened they need refrigeration. I've thought of several possible solutions. I could buy single servings of mayo (expensive and hard to rotate). I could buy smaller jars (wasteful if there isn't refrigeration available). I could learn how to make my own mayonnaise. However, I think that it requires eggs. I'll look into these problems. In the meantime, I'll store a combination of single serving packets and jars. Garden veggies will work fine for my lunch menus because I plant carrots which can be left in the ground throughout the winter.
The assumption that I'm making for this storage plan is that I cannot get to the store (or the store has run out of supplies). I am assuming that I can cook. Even without electricity, I have access to a fire pit or a grill. I am not relying on refrigeration for any of these meals.
My Sister's Lunch Menu:
(Note: She does not separate lunch and dinner menus)
Chili and rice
Mac & Cheese
Raviolis or Spaghettios
Tuna, turkey & chicken sandwiches
PB& J sandwiches
Beans & Rice
Mandarin oranges
Apple sauce
Green beans
Juice mix

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On this special edition of EDM Charts, we take in some of the best trance on the planet from Ireland's own John O'Callaghan. If you're afraid of the 138, now's the time to get over it and listen to some JOC.
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I really enjoyed the range of scope Mr. O' Callaghan shows in this mix, trance is, as you well know, by nature a big tent so to speak:) I'm assumig Vipe Huxley is his Dj / stage name? I'm writing this to you and let him know I played a portion of his mix on my Friday night EDM-specific college radio show (91.3 FM) (KSCL / KSCL.fm for online live-stream:) here in at Centenary College in Shreveport, La. I host "Scaling Waterfalls Inside the Funhouse Mirror With Giddy Guru Gary (you's truly:)


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This Friday we are excited to have the new artist is residence Sydney Lancaster talking about her art practice and aspirations for her park residency.
The artist residency is a collaboration between Parks Canada and The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery. Multiple times throughout the summer we have amassing international artists staying in the park house creating their unique depictions of the area. (apply to be an artist in residence http://www.therooms.ca/artinthepark/default.asp)


text: Crane Payment Innovations (CPI), a Crane Co. company, is a global leader for currency validation in unattended payment, processing over 4 billion transactions per week. CPI engineers a broad range of of note and coin handling devices, recyclers, cashless systems, and software applications. The company is built upon the technological heritage and expertise of the NRI, CashCode, Telequip, Money Controls and, most recently, MEI and Conlux brands. The company primarily serves the Amusement, Financial Services, Gaming, Retail, Transportation, and Vending markets.


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Get Involved:
Join the Education Action Team and help take action to pressure the university to make changes that benefit students.
2010 saw the beginning of the transition to Julia Gillard's deregulated model of higher education. The Government's cap that limits the enrollment numbers for courses has been periodically lifted since then, and for the first time - from 2012 onwards - it has been removed completely. The funding has now changed from being per place offered in the course to per student enrolled in the course.
This means universities have new pressures to reach enrollment targets so they have adequate funding. It also brings new freedom in course diversity and enrollment numbers - essentially the university can decide how many places they offer in a course. Our concern is that the university will only offer courses they can get high enrollment in which may result in course cuts and higher enrollment in popular courses.
We want to make sure that the university is held accountable and that it provides teaching of the highest quality. We need to make sure that the quality of our education is not being compromised by enrollment targets.
We need to have the appropriate class sizes, resources quality, tutor availability, assessment load, access to resources (including library), infrastructure and facilities.
The UTS Students' Association is conducting the NUS Quality Survey this year. We are inviting all students to get involved and identify the areas in their studies that need improvement.


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I tried a new way of staking my tomatoes this year. I can't remember what it's called, if anyone knows, please inform me??? It's working so good - I love it! You just put a stake at the end of each row, one between every 2 plants, and run twine between them. You basically prop the tomatoes as they grow. It's way better than the usual cages.
This is how they look staked:
And, this is how the twine looks run between the stakes.
This is how big my black tomatoes were about 4 days ago. They're bigger and starting to change color now!
I also ran a trellis for the cucumbers. They're just getting big enough to train them up the trellis.
I have a green pepper nearly ready to pick.
And, the beets. They pretty much died when i planted them, but a few surprised me and came back to life. I need to plant more, once these are closer to ready, so I can have them ready in the fall.
(yes, it's wilty. The sprinkler misses this corner, we have to water it by hand, and it was forgotten for a day or two.)
I also have a ton of herbs - thyme, oregano, lavender, mints, (in pots), rosemary, tarragon and some HUGE basil. Yum!


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A 35-year-old woman was gang-raped and set on fire by two men in Chhattisgarh's Durg district, police said on Friday.
The accused duo identified as Hansraj Sahu (40) and Iqbal Khan (32) have been arrested.
The incident occurred on Thursday when the woman, a native of Chiturdih village who works for a catering service, was lured by the alleged culprits who promised her a job and asked her to accompany them, Durg Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Agrawal said.
Sahu and Khan allegedly raped the woman in Urla area under Chhavni police station limits and set her ablaze when she threatened to approach the police.
She was saved by locals who rushed to the spot after hearing her screams, and rushed her to hospital.
"The woman was admitted at hospital with 40 per cent burns. Her condition is said to be stable now," the ASP said.
Based on her statement, Sahu was apprehended from Urla and Khan from Dhamdha area.
A case has been registered against the duo under appropriate Sections of the IPC, he said, adding that further investigation is on.Tweet
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The Takedown of A $100 Million Chinese Software PirateBook - 2015
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Hall has an extremely interesting story to tell, one involving theft of several hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. intellectual property in this one case alone. The author was on the front lines of the takedown of a notorious software pirate, whose website may have materially weakened national security by the complexity of the advanced programming, machining, engineering, and electronic guidance systems that were stolen. Unfortunately, the tale is diluted somewhat in the telling, by Hall's lengthy digressions both narrative and personal that interrupt the story at every turn.
This is one seriously weird book. I'm not disputing anything the author says, and I believe he's being completely honest, it's just that - - ideally - - something like this should have been turned immediately over to the CIA/DIA/NSA/Secret Service???????
Nothing appears to ever work correctly in the Wall Street-owned and operated US government?
But I most definitely appreciate the author's honesty and forthrightness; he's the working federal prosecutor type (AUSA, or assistant US attorney, the guys and gals who actually do stuff).
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Introducing the Cooper Brothers
I love starting a new series and finding a new family to love—particularly when that family includes five hunky, independent, swoon-worthy men. Uh huh, I'm talking about the Cooper brothers. You'll meet each of these boys—no, men—in my Holiday, Montana series.
What is my Holiday, Montana series you ask? Well, in the small Montana town of Holiday, the myths of our holiday memories aren't that of fiction. Yep, make believe is real and the Cooper brothers are right in the middle. Throughout the series, you'll meet witches, elves, cupids, leprechauns, and well…a bit more. You'll just have to read and see.
But what I really want to do here is let y'all know about the Cooper brothers. These handsome men are as tight a crew as any brethren and only have themselves to depend on. I thought I'd introduce you to them now and you can meet them more in their own books in the Holiday, Montana series.
Matt Cooper is the hero of Charmed Spirits and is the youngest of them all at thirty. He owns the hardware store in town and as a teenager was in love with Jordan Cross—the town witch and outcast. He's loved her all this time, yet he thought he'd long lost that. He's a laid back guy, always there for those who need him. Some may even call him a Beta, but only where it counts. Because believe me, and Jordan, he's Alpha when it's needed. He also has a secret or two, but I'm not telling.
Justin Cooper is school principal and ex-bad boy of the Cooper clan. He's also the hero of Santa's Executive. He's always been the one that did what he wanted, when he wanted. But after an accident as a teen, he changed gears a bit and now cares more about others than himself. He may just need to meet someone else to help him realize that he's more than just the ex-bad boy and has something more to give than just his time.
Tyler Cooper is the town sheriff and ladies' man. He may be the love 'em and leave 'em type, but he's up front about it. He's not callous in his attentions, but the ladies that may fall for him knew the score to begin with. Though there may be a woman in town that could change all that, he's sworn to protect the town rather than his heart.
Brayden Cooper is the town mechanic and the quiet one of the family. Though he'll laugh and joke with his brothers, no one really knows quite who he is. He is, however, the man who will always be there for anyone. Especially a certain single-mother who is in desperate need of help.
Jackson Cooper is the town dentist and has the worst temper of the bunch. No one really knows why he's so angry, but there has to be a reason. Plus, even though the evidence is mounting in the town that magic exists, it still seems like nonsense to him. Magic can't exist in his opinion, because if it did….things would have been different.
Well, those are my Cooper men. What do y'all think? I hope you guys get a chance to meet these men in their own books. Each book will be coming out for each holiday from now until June. So not only will the magic happen, you'll get to meet the Coopers quickly. I hope you guys get a chance to enjoy the first book, Charmed Spirits, as well. Thank you so much!!
Charmed Spirits
Holiday, Montana Book 1
Jordan Cross has returned to Holiday, Montana after eleven long years to clear out her late aunt's house, put it on the market, and figure out what she wants to do with the rest of her life. Soon, she finds herself facing the town that turned its back on her because she was different. Because being labeled a witch in a small town didn't earn her many friends...especially when it wasn't a lie.
Matt Cooper has lived in Holiday his whole life. He's perfectly content being a bachelor alongside his four single brothers in a very small town. After all, the only woman he'd ever loved ran out on him without a goodbye. But now Jordan's back and just as bewitching as ever. Can they rekindle their romance with a town set against them?
Warning: Contains an intelligent, sexy witch with an attitude and drop-dead gorgeous man who likes to work with his hands, holds a secret that might scare someone, and really, really, likes table tops for certain activities. Enough said.
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Amassia adore patiner sur la glace. Au début c'était difficile de trouver un endroit agréable à Erevan, mais depuis 2-3 ans déjà le lac des cygnes (Karapi lidj) est ouvert au public toute la semaine. Les patins peuvent etre loués, mais il faut laisser son passeport au commis. Mais cette année, Amassia a recu comme cadeau des nouveaux patins de Dado et surtout des patins canadiens. Alors chaque samedi, elle va patiner pour quelques heures au parc, proche de l'opéra. Ca coute à peu près 2 dollars et ca vaut la peine, surout le matin, quand il n'y a pas beaucoup de monde.
Skating at the Karapi lidj, nice experience and good music!
cost: almost 2 dollars per person + rental (if you don't have your own skates)
Comment: if with kids, better to go around 11 am , less people. And if you need to rent skates, don't forget to bring your passport.
For the Holidays, the Republic square is filled with Soviet Santas, most of them drunk, standing beside weird animals and christmas decorations and inviting children and families to take pictures. Around them, within a very tiny space, you could find some horse/pony rides and other entertainments. I was panicking a little bit and stressing out, because there was a lot of people and not everything was secure and safe for the kids. But they enjoyed most of the rides and then friends joined us and we went to an italian restaurant.
last sunday before school starts!
Manti night with the staff of the Women's Resource Center
Varanta and Vayk helped me prepare our favorite dish, Manti, and share it with my staff from the Women's Center. It took us 3 hours, Varanta stayed till the end helping and chatting endlessly. It is a tradition in Armenia to celebrate the new year by visiting relatives and friends houses and feasting with them. Most of the Restaurants just started opening today, but very few people are on the streets or outside. Everything is still slow. People are recovering from the holidays, from all the drinking and the eating...I started working 2 days ago. The center was frozen, all the water pipes were broken again this year. So we are trying to heat the place for the past couple of days with the staff. The center reopens for the public on monday and we are getting ready to start all the activities soon.
After hibernating for almost 5 days, we finally called Diguine Anna our devoted babysitter to stay with the kids so we can go out for the first party of the year at Square One, organized by Deem Communications and Aftershock. The place was packed! we danced non-stop. Sam, the godfather , Araz, Gohar, Arsineh...and most of the people I know were there, enjoying the music, dancing and going crazy (meaning Araz:)
the ice queen -- skating show
Place : The Sport Complex, Hamalir
Time: at 5pm on the 4th
cost: 2000-3000 AMD (almost 10$)
Good show for the kids during the holidays, the artists were invited from Moscow. Nice Light show and great costumes. The kids loved it and the place was heated!
Visiting Amassia's friend
Yesterday we were invited at Nane's house, Amassia's best friend from the Waldorf school, for a traditional Armenian New Year's feast. We talked a lot about the education system in Armenia, since other parents were also invited. We discussed the importance of Waldorf school in the Armenian society and how it is preparing a more conscious and responsible future generation.
The kids had a blast running everywhere in the small apartment under the supervision of the Dadig of the house (the grandmother). We couldn't stay long since we had reserved tickets for the Ice skating show at the Sport Complex.
Celebrating Christmas
Celebrations in Armenia start on december 31st at midnight and lasts until January 13th (the old new year). For the days preceding the celebrations, almost all the women of the households are busy cooking, baking and cleaning the house, while the men are hunting for the best deals in food, meat, fruits, vodka and chocolates.
Ishli keofte, Khozi bud(roasted pork), dolmas and sweet sujukhs are a must for the Armenian New Year feast. Most people go overboard, taking loans from friends to buy all the food necessary for the week.
So at midnight everybody is gathered around the table, and once the countdown is done, the eating, dancing and endless kenats start, and vodka is poured like water. Then around 4-5 am january 1st, people go out visiting friends and families, eating again, drinking more, and greeting each others with hopes of a better year. And this ritual continues for almost a week.
So everything stops in Armenia from the 31st to the 13th; no bread, shops are closed as well as most of the restaurants.
This year, Raffi and I decided to stay home and relax with our 3 kids. We did lots of shopping for food on the 30th and rented a dozens of movies to watch. Most of our friends were out of town, visiting their families, so it has been very quite and slow, but i am enjoying it so far.
Voila apres toutes ces annees je cree ce blog pour faire part a mon entourage de ma vie en Armenie, des enfants qui grandissent trop vite, de l'Armenie qui change sans cesse et de mes projets qui n'en finissent pas.
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text: Static content VS content evergreen With more and more businesses across verticals and industries bombarding people with static content, people have become desensitized towards brand content. They now look for and essentially demand content that gets them involved, creating a more personalized and memorable experience. But creating such content that yields enough power to drive their modern marketing engine is ... Read More »


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You've heard it all before, right? The debate on whether or not the fashion industry has an impact on people's mental health. Who hasn't?
Fashion & The Effects On Body Image
For years, people have wanted to find out whether or not the fashion industry has a negative effect on ourselves. Do the models in the latest runway shows make us want to be skinnier? Do the airbrushed photographs in magazines further point out our imperfections? Do these insecurities affect us so much that they can lead to eating disorders, depression, and severe anxiety?
As a sufferer of mental health disorders myself, I think research is incredibly important. However, right now I've decided not to write about the countless research done by some of the leading mental health professionals; for one very simple reason – when it comes down to it, the only thing we really want to know is:
Does it Affect Me Personally and the People Around Me?
Do body image issues or eating disorders affect you, your friends, your mother, daughter, sister, brother, dad or son? Could one of them have an eating disorder because of the way the fashion industry showcases how we should look? Is your thirteen-year-old sister battling with body dysmorphia and no longer leaves the house because she's ashamed of how she looks? When you come across models on your Instagram feed, do they make you feel good about yourself or do they trigger negative thoughts? Do they make you want to be the model you're looking at, rather than wear what she's wearing?
Showcase Diversity
To me, these are the reasons why I want the media to showcase more diversity. Because I care about my family and friends. Because on a personal level this subject is truly important to me. Dear fashion and media: keep the skinny models, but throw in some average-sized ones too.
It's Personal to Us
It's so incredibly personal to us. The people who are analyzed in all the research aren't fictional characters out of a fantasy movie; they are actually right next to you. They are your sisters and moms, your best friends, people walking through your streets and colleagues working in your office. They are going to school with you, sitting next to you in a restaurant or dancing next to you in a club. They are the people you really care about most, the people you interact with on a daily basis and the strangers you might love one day.
Accepting Ourselves
They are everybody, and every body matters. There is no one-size or look that is ideal, and the sooner we stop conditioning the next generations, the sooner we can be more accepting of ourselves. The next generation will be that of my children, and so the depiction of bodies in fashion and media is important to me! It is time to take it personally and take a stand. That's why publications like REglam are so important!
Website: By Lauren Hayley Twitter: @bylaurenhayley Facebook: Lauren Sowter Youtube : Lauren Sowter
Photographer: Semra Sevin
If You Digged This Article, Check These Out! Win Some, Lose Some: Recovery Means Gaining Weight!, One Beautiful Thought for a Healthy Body and Mind!, and How Self-love Makes You Healthier


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Post-doctorant en épidémiologie - 18 mois
Une offre de post-doctorat est proposée par l'UMR BIOEPAR sur "Modelling the spread and control of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) in a heterogeneous and dynamic bovine metapopulation"
Research Unit : UMR1300 BioEpAR (INRA/Oniris) http://nantes.inra.fr/bioepar/
with UR341 MIA-Jouy –> MaIAGE (1st Jan 2015) http://jouy.inra.fr/mia/
Full Address : Oniris Chantrerie, CS40706, F-44307, Nantes
Contact : Pauline EZANNO, firstname.lastname@example.com
Title of the proposal : Modelling the spread and control of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) in a heterogeneous and dynamic bovine metapopulation
Location :Oniris Chantrerie, Nantes, France
Expected starting date : 1st trimester 2015
Duration : 18 months
Salary : Basic gross salary around 2500 €/month (possibility to apply to Agreenskills)
Expected skills :
- PhD in applied mathematics, physics, mathematical biology, computer or computational science, or in ecology or epidemiology
- Experience in complex system modelling and biological data analyses
- Significant computational/programming skills (C/C++, Perl/Python)
- Interest in infectious diseases, epidemiology, ecology, interdisciplinary research
- Strong organizational and written/oral communication skills
- Be highly motivated towards scientific research
Proposal description : In a region, cattle farming systems are heterogeneous in size and production (dairy, beef), with various contacts among them (animal movements, neighboring contacts). This may impact disease spread and control at a regional scale. Hence, it is important to incorporate all such heterogeneities (in farms, contact structure) when studying pathogen spread at large scale.
The application will concern the spread of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV). The associated disease is one of the top enzootic cattle diseases in Europe in terms of economic losses for farmers. The control of BVDV spread is managed by farmers. However, collective control strategies have been implemented in some European regions by farmers' organizations. The evaluation of the proposed strategies and of alternatives is expected in the field by animal health managers.
A multi-scale stochastic modelling approach will be used to represent such a complex biological system and to compare various control strategies. Existing models at the herd and at the regional scales will be coupled to represent a large range of real situations, especially to account for beef farming systems. Available longitudinal data on BVDV herd statuses in Brittany as well as data on cattle movements between herds will be used to calibrate and assess the regional model.
Subjects : Multi-scale dynamical modelling; Integrated and sustainable management of animal health
Download : Post-doctoral position BVDV


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Richard P. Paparone, 22, of Ardsley was ordered yesterday to stand trial Bucks County Court on charges of possession, possession with intent to deliver and delivery of methamphetamine.
Dannette Ireland, 19, of 205 Britainy Drive, New Britain, who is accused of conspiring with Paparone, faces trial on the same charges.
Paparone was returned to Bucks County Prison in lieu of $2,500 bail by District Justice Elizabeth M. Leonard of Kintnersville. Ireland is free on $2,500 bail.
The arrests were made March 14 in Dublin by borough police.


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Does the IT workplace suffer from a Dead Sea effect? Bruce Webster, an IT analyst, says yes, and this is the reason large organizations struggle to hold onto their best IT engineers.
Located below sea level, water only leaves the Dead Sea by evaporation and what is left is generally unable to support life. This, in short, is the predicament of large IT departments, which work in a similar way. The most talented and effective engineers are the ones most likely to leave or "evaporate," argues Webster, fed up with the "stupidities" that can plague large organizations and with other opportunities that they can readily move to.
"What tends to remain behind is the 'residue' -- the least talented and effective IT engineers. They tend to be grateful they have a job and make fewer demands on management; even if they find the workplace unpleasant, they are the least likely to be able to find a job elsewhere. They tend to entrench themselves, becoming maintenance experts on critical systems, assuming responsibilities that no one else wants so that the organization can't afford to let them go," Webster explains on his blog.
The cycle is self-perpetuating--the worse an IT shop becomes, the harder it is to get really talented and effective IT folks to join it--but the core issue is that the IT hiring process is broken: Demand exceeds supply and people are hired for the wrong reasons.
How should it be done instead? The same way a successful American football team does, of course.


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The past year as been a time of dramatic upheaval in the domestic energy markets. The oil industry has gone from boom to bust while the USA produces record amounts of hydrocarbons. Clean air regulatory mandates have destroyed the coal industry. Wind and solar are growing in leaps and bounds, but from a very small base. Volatility in the fossil fuels commodity markets is expected to continue, perhaps with more intense peaks and valleys. New Canaan resident Skip Hobbs will present his take on the energy markets as a prominent consulting geologist and energy analyst.
G. Warfield "Skip" Hobbs is a geologist and Founder and Managing Partner of Ammonite Resources, a firm of international petroleum and mining geotechnical and business consultants which has been headquartered in New Canaan, Connecticut since 1982.
Hobbs holds a B.Sc. Degree in Geology from Yale College and a M.Sc. Degree in Petroleum Geology from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London.
He has served as an elected officer of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, and from 2004-2012 served on the Executive Committee of the American Geological Institute, a federation of 50 geoscience professional societies representing over 250,000 members in every earth science discipline. He was AGI President in 2010-2011. Hobbs was a member of the Council of Scientific Society Presidents in Washington, D.C., from 2009-2012, where he served as Co-Chair of the Committee on Energy and the Environment. From 2000-2014 Skip was a Trustee of the New Canaan Nature Center and was president of the Nature Center from 2012-2014.
He is currently on the board of the Waveny Park Conservancy. Hobbs writes and lectures frequently on energy economics and energy policy, and on environmental issues.
In his spare time Skip manages a family farm in Massachusetts that produces organically grown vegetables, honey, maple syrup, grass-fed beef, and timber .


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Although learning this important skill is a process for many students, it does not have to be awkward or difficult. In fact, practicing abstract thinking can be fun. That is the goal of my new workbook Abstract Thinking and Multiple Meanings: Developing Higher Order Language and Mental Flexibility Through Critical Thinking and Visualization. It was written to engage learners and help them to conceptualize and practice higher order language skills.
If you would like to download a free sampling of the workbook, CLICK HERE
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I Dare Tray
Sometimes, easy-to-make trends come to you on a silver platter…or in this case, a boho-chic wooden tray! Get all the details for this must-have accent inside.
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Step 1
Using a sponge brush, apply a layer of gel stain onto tray. Set aside to dry.
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Working on craft mat, brush acid-free glue onto back of paper.
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Adhere diamonds to tray as desired. To remove all air bubbles, hold one corner down and smooth paper with your fingers.
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Apply 2 or 3 coats of glaze, allowing adequate drying time between coats. Let dry.


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French cinemas to jam mobile phones
Without blocking emergency calls
The French government will allow cinema, theatre and restaurant owners to install technology to block mobile phone calls from their premises - so long as there is no interference with emergency calls or to phones outside the building.
Industry minister Patrick Devedjian announced the change on Monday, previously the devices were outlawed, as they are in the UK. The change in the law is in response to lobbying by the French cinema industry which blames inconsiderate mobile phone users for falling ticket sales. It is part of a package of measures to get French punters back into cinemas.
Devedjian told newswires: "It's the same for concerts. You know how it is when thugs let their phones ring during a concert. But that's all over now".
The Irish telecoms regulator, ComReg, took action against a Dublin cinema which fitted a mobile phone blocker to one of its cinemas last year. The technology was withdrawn after the cinema manager was threatened with a €25,000 fine and a year in prison. ®
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Surprised? I'm not.
And I'm also not too keen on the traditional idea of patriotism. In fact, I think most of it is a bunch of nonsense, and "national" traditions just a model for those who are too lazy or too stupid to think for themselves. But I do believe in citizenship, in responsibility, in rights and duties. The kind of citizenship built in Europe after the French Revolution (but not in France, it seems...).
There is no true citizenship without integration. The dual citizenship law in Luxembourg will only serve economical purposes. Luxembourg needs citizens, not "nationals", and those can not be created by law. True integration will come later, when people will be willing to die in Luxembourg. That's why I see no point in the "patriotic debate". It's only a question of money, a question of labour force. The patriotic debate will eventually boost up some clever (sorry for the incoherence) extreme right political formation, and that's it.
I also find the linguistic question to be a joke in a country with three official languages ("triglossie", they call it, in French...). But the language tests can be a good thing. In fact language tests can help improve the Luxembourgish statistics on accidents at work. It's different to be able to understand "José, bring me that cement bucket" (level A2) or "José, bring me that cement bucket without falling off the scaffold" (level B1).


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Previously, the term super middleweight has been reserved for the likes of Chris Eubank Jr and Carl Froch, yet the Street Triple's latest advancements have now warranted an exclusive naked supermid label. Once again Triumph has raised the bar and created a class-leading weapon, although it wasn't plain sailing.
I was slightly perplexed after most of the boys jumped off the RS for the first time and were left underwhelmed, although I could see why. It all revolves around the electronics, which reset every time the ignition is switched off. In its more obtrusive modes, the electronics invasively cull the power as soon as the front wheel approaches lift-off. After a quick tutorial on how to navigate the confusing five-way joystick and select 'Track' mode, unremitting three-pot power was exulted by all. We don't need anti-wheelie on a 120bhp middleweight, Mr Bloor.


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Sep 30, 2013
The Party Collection
These prints
were made specially for my last show in a cute gallery / studio in Barcelona. I've called them The Party Collection, because the key theme of this collection is to enjoy life, expressed through these weird and colorful characters.
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where you will find these promotional images + the original prints + some pictures from the opening...
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text: What has left of democracy in Manipur, a province nestled hopelessly in one of the largest democracies of the world, India, is its electoral politics. Otherwise, the supposedly most logical form of governance, known by the name of democracy, is just an eye-wash; and fortunately for the Union, it helps in such a great way to boast in front of the world that the largest democracy in the world exist in this part of the world, no matter what. However, if we go by history, nothing, including even the greatest empire has ever remained immortal. In the light of this realisation and the upcoming electoral circus of the great Indian nation in the state of Manipur, where the prestigious general election is scheduled to be held in Feb 2017, here is a collection of what an election is really about in a democracy.


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I had a five day break and apart from the basic housework and cleaning out the Tupperware cupboard today (yuck) I have spent the majority of it doing some form of stitching. Only one finish for the break though but its a good one! I decided that I wanted to hand quilt large versions of the daisies randomly and then just around the Teddies. The pattern is Vintage Teddies and the fabric is Crazy Daisy by Buggy Barn. This has been a UFO for 4 years!
Ive got some more chicken placemats nearly finished (just have to stitch the binding down) and I also got a lot more of Becca's black and white squares together!
Back to work tomorrow but then Im off again Thursday, Friday and Saturday - not a bad trade off for working Sunday this week !


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Salvage yards are frequently revered as excellent locations for picking up crash repair car parts due to the number of cheap and readily available parts they have. People who are unfortunate enough to have been involved in car accidents or collisions will likely have a number of parts that need replacement in their vehicles.
With how down the economy has been lately, it should be no wonder that people are trying to find as many ways as possible to save a little extra money. Because of this, many people who use mud tires are actively looking for ways to cut costs on their next set.
Corrosion, also known as rust, is very problematic and damaging to a car. Not only will it make a car look bad, but it will also cause structural damage to panels, doors, and frame. Also, the value of the vehicle will be greatly depreciated when appraised for sale or trade. Upon finding rust spots, there are easy steps that can be taken to repair them. Below are 5 simple steps on how to fix car rust.
Washing a vehicle in hot weather can ruin the vehicle's paint job. In direct sunlight, soap dries quickly and leaves unsightly spots and streaks. Not washing, however, can cause just as much damage. Heat and sunlight also accelerate the damage from dirt, oil and other substances that build up from day to day. A few simple steps can prevent water spots and soap damage, keeping your paint job in perfect shape.
It is important that you take steps to keep your car in proper working condition. Routine maintenance will ensure that your car lasts for a long time. It will also make sure that you have a vehicle that is safe to drive. Many emergencies on the road happen because the car was not properly maintained. Here are five ways you can keep your car running safely.
Harmon Kardon GPS-300 4-inch GPS Navigator and MP3 Player tells about all its features in its name. It contains everything you can need in a trip: maps and MP3 player so that your journey will be save and entertaining. The device comes with downloaded maps of the U.S. and Canada. It also has a 4-inch screen with touch feature. Harman Kardon larger widescreen LCD display with 480 x 272 resolution allows seeing more information than it was offered in its previous versions. The device contains more than 3000,000 places of interest including gas stations, hotels, restaurants, recreation areas, and...
Considering the expense of new vehicles, picking up a used car can be a fantastic way to save money. Unfortunately, it is also a good way to get ripped off by unscrupulous dealers and private owners. With all the tricks involved in selling a used car, it can sometimes be almost impossible to know for sure what type of vehicle that you are getting. Fortunately, there is a long list of techniques that you can utilize in order to ensure that you are getting every bit of car that you pay for. In many cases, the effort to purchase a used car can result in all manner of difficulties that you might not have anticipated. With so much to know about used cars, many individuals get home and find out that the vehicle they purchased is not nearly as well maintained as they were led to believe. Considering how many unscrupulous individuals are in the world, it is not surprising to see so many used automobiles sold to unsuspecting buyers who quickly find out that they are unsuitable for practical use.
Anyone interested in purchasing a vehicle generally looks for all manner of different types of qualities such as speed, acceleration and mileage. While these are all good things to look at, most experienced car owners will tell you that the best practice is to purchase a vehicle that is identical or at least very similar to other vehicles that you own. In this way, you will have a vehicle that you were extremely familiar with and you can even swap parts between them should it become necessary. While this might seem a strange practice, it is certainly very effective and can allow you to maintain a tremendous level of experience with the type of automobile that you purchase. While you can't always have the exact same model, purchasing a vehicle as similar to the vehicle that you already own as possible can make all the difference in the world and allow you to build up a level of experience with repairs as well as other qualities of the vehicle that make it easier to deal with the multiple vehicles. With this type of experience, you can quickly learn much about the vehicle that otherwise might have been unknown to you if you were to purchase a different type of vehicle.
Considering the cost of fuel in the modern day, it only makes sense to take the time to make every possible effort and avoid using too much fuel. While it is very likely that you have already heard all of the advice about keeping a specific tire pressure and keeping a tuneup on your car, the truth is, the best way to conserve fuel is by improving your driving habits. Naturally, many individuals will fight against the idea of driving slower. But by slowing down, you can improve your fuel mileage by a tremendous amount. Experts agree that sudden acceleration and deceleration are the leading causes of wasted fuel, making it only logical to take off very slowly from stop lights and stop signs and decelerate slowly as well. In many cases, coasting along in neutral on the freeway or highway can save you a tremendous amount of gas as well, providing that conditions are right for this type of travel. While it is true that driving extraordinarily slowly can be irritating to traffic around you, it is also true that sudden acceleration and deceleration are proven to cause a tremendous amount of wasted fuel, meaning that anyone who is accelerating past you or erratically changing lanes and sometimes even gesturing rudely at you is wasting a tremendous amount of fuel, made worse by their angry reaction to your driving habits.
Maybe you want to have your windows tinted on your auto to make a fashion statement. Perhaps you need the rear windows of your auto tinted because you want to block out bright light for an infant who rides in a car seat there. No matter what reason you are considering window tinting for your auto, there are a few considerations to keep in mind.
There are many do it yourself truck bed coatings. A good bed liner will save the bed of your truck by sealing off the metal and adding a cushion for hauling heavy solid objects like landscaping rock or fire wood. Keeping the bed in good shape by adding the bed coating will keep the bed from rusting out and looking better.
There are a wide range of bed coatings available for the do it yourself bed liner and some can be ordered in specific colors for matching the color of your truck. The most popular is black and will match nice with any other paint color on the truck. Black will be the cheapest as well. These bed coatings are available in spray on for the person that has access to a pneumatic spray gun or a role on that can be applied with a paint roller. The role on will be the way to go because you will have more control with the roller and have no need for masking.
After you have decided which bed coating will for you the bed of your truck will need to be prepared. Make sure you will be doing this project in a well-ventilated area as these products may have fumes that are harmful to breath. If you are in a garage open the doors, windows and use a fan to move the fumes away from you. Get a painting mask or respirator if you want to be sure of safety. A trick to keeping yourself from getting the coating stuck on you is to put petroleum jelly on your arms and wear rubber gloves. The petroleum jelly will keep the coating from sticking to your skin and will easily wash of.
The surface of the bed and inside of the tailgate will need to be free of any dirt or oil. After cleaning the bed you will want to rough up the surfaces that will be having the coating applied on them. Use a very coarse sand paper such as 80 grit for this. The bed coating will thick enough to cover the scratches in the surface and the surface will give the coating good penetration. After sanding clean the surface with a lacquer thinner to remove dust and any oil residue. If you have chosen to use a spray on bed liner you will need to mask off any surface you do not want the coating to get on. This will save a lot of time because masking now will be a lot easier than trying to remove the coating off these surfaces later. Start applying the bed coating in the front and work back making sure you have put down a good thick coat especially in the seams of the bed. After the bed coating is applied you will want to let it dry and cure very well before loading anything in the bed of your truck. The manufacturer of the bed coating will have this information listed in the kit along with whether or not you should apply more than one coat.


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I love this.
It's from Carey Nieuwhof (who write some great things, by the way… follow him).
These are seven stupid things that leaders say when their trying to lead change. These hurt your cause, not help it.
I'll list them here… head over to Carey's site for some additional commentary and insight.
Here we go:
1. These changes are great. I can't understand why you don't like them.
2. God told me this is what we should do.
3. We've got this all figured out. Just trust me.
4. What happened in the past is completely irrelevant… focus on the future.
5. Everyone just needs to get on board right now.
6. I know people are leaving… who cares?
7. This is a bullet-proof plan.
I've heard all of these at one time or another. Sometimes they are not public, but are rather batted around at the staff/leadership level.
But word gets out.
And your attitude shines much louder than what you are or are not saying publicly.
Have YOU said any of these stupid things before when leading change?
How'd that work out for you?
Would love to hear your comments!


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BOSTON - The bitter cold that has gripped the Northeast for the past week is expected to give way, briefly at least, to a monster snowstorm with screaming winds that could drop more than a foot (0.3 meters) of snow in some areas on Thursday.
The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning that extends from Block Island, Rhode Island, north to coastal Maine. Most of the rest of southern New England as well as the eastern end of Long Island, in suburban New York, are under a winter storm warning.
Some people spent Wednesday preparing for the storm, which also is expected to bring damaging winds, power outages, coastal flooding and disruption to air and road travel.
"It's going to happen so you have to be prepared for it," said David Ethier, of Glocester, Rhode Island, who went to two Home Depot stores before finding a portable generator at the third one he visited in Johnston, Rhode Island.
He was told it was the store's last one.
He said he expects to lose power Thursday, as past storms have caused outages lasting two to three days. He uses a generator to power a pellet stove, a fridge, a few lights and a coffee pot.
Eastern Massachusetts was expected to bear the brunt of the storm, with Boston getting ready for 11 inches (28 centimeters) of snow and the possibility of up to 14 inches (36 centimeters). Some areas south of the city could be in for 15 or 16 inches (about 40 centimeters). Snow could fall as fast as 3 inches (8 centimeters) per hour at the height of the storm.
Providence, Rhode Island, is expected to get about 8 inches (20 centimeters), while Hartford, Connecticut, is poised for about 5 inches (13 centimeters).
High winds that could gust up to 70 mph (113 kph) are expected to cause power outages.
After the snow moves out, single-digit temperatures are moving back in Friday.


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Hello I'm Bryan Tamayo, and I'm a Professional Procrastinator! I've been following David Allen's Getting Things Done (GTD) followings and I've tried many different systems in the process. I carried a hipster PDA in the beginning and now I carry a moleskin. I have found that for the everyday knowledge worker, the GTD system works well once it's tailored to your lifestyle. My problem is that more than half of my work requires creativity. I needed more of a GTC philosophy–Getting Things Created. With that thought in mind I believe that for the creative community there is an important piece missing–Positive Procrastination!
Positive Procrastination (or PRO-crastination)
Why do we always think of procrastination as a bad thing? I agree that in most circumstances procrastination for a typical knowledge worker can be self destructive. However, for the creative community, procrastination can be an important element during the incubation period while awaiting insight.
Procrastination: is a behavior which is characterized by deferment of actions or tasks to a later time. Psychologists often cite procrastination as a mechanism for coping with the anxiety associated with starting or completing any task or decision. [1] Psychology researchers also have three criteria they use to categorize procrastination. For a behavior to be classified as procrastination, it must be counterproductive, needless, and delaying. (via Wikipedia)
Creativity: A mental and social process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas or concepts. Creativity is fueled by the process of either conscious or unconscious insight. An alternative conception of creativeness is that it is simply the act of making something new. (via Wikipedia)
In my workflow, procrastination is the Yin to the creativity's Yang. I can't have one without the other. Both are equally important in finishing my creative projects. Lets face it, procrastination is quite destructive unless you approach it in a constructive way.
Proactive Delays
Like many out there in the depths of destructive procrastination, I like to do active delays. Meaning, I will do all sorts of things that deal with the project being done, except actually doing the project. All while hoping that the lightning bolt of creativity will strike. This seems like a good example of destructive procrastination, but is it really?
When you have a creative project, instead of merely procrastinating, start the preparation of your project with small, yet pertinent tasks (thank you GTD). Thus you will create a compost from which your garden of ideas will grow.
Examples of Positive Procrastination Tasks
- Build a folder structure for your project
- Brainstorm for SOURCES of information that may benefit your project
- Look for & Listen to Music that will inspire your mood & thoughts of the target audience
- Gather previous related projects for reference
- Research competitors in your discovered SOURCES
- Create a trend research board or mood board
- Brush up on new software techniques (if related to project)
- Go trend shopping. Pretend to be your target customer. What would they buy from each store?
If you have some more Positive Procrastinations please put them in to the comments on this post.
The Wrap-Up
All of these are things you can do without actually doing physical work on the creative side of the project. In one way these tasks are simply busy work, but in another, more important way, they can be pieces of information used to construct a tight knit, complete creative solution. The more Positive Procrastination you do, the more you will keep your mind busy and off the pressure of developing a creative concept. It will till a rich soil in which your creativity may grow. Water daily, and your creativity should flourish!
Bryan Tamayo is an Art Director at Fossil Inc. You can read more about him on his blog http://bryantamayo.wordpress.com or you can follow him on Twitter http://twitter.com/btamayo


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The fork on the left may not tune a piano, but it should be able to drive a crank when finished.
Benson's Vertical Steam Engine
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A package arrived via Royal Mail from England a couple of days ago.
I couldn't resist beginning diorama layout. I think I enjoy this part of the project as much as making the engine.
A lot has to be taken into consideration when working with brickslips and stone. Here we see a corner brick and some stretchers set n place on 1/4" MDF.This will tell us how much overhang is required when setting the stone. Only then can the MDF be cut to size on a table saw.
I like the multi-coloured brick this time.
Victoria's pedestal was laid in monochromatic Victorian brick.
you make the things I like
Thanks Udo. And I like sharing the build with you.
Here we see how gluing the brick slips on to the edge of the oversized board determines where to cut without any guesswork.
Similarly, the height of the pedestal can be measured by using bricks.
The pedestal being worked up prior to sealing and grouting...
Did you use a 1:12-scale plumb line for those bricks?
Love those machinery. Great job so far!Grüße aus Dietzenbach
Nächster Stammtisch im Rhein Main Gebiet am Freitag, 08.02.2019 ab 19:00 (zum Thread gehts hier lang ;))
Verkümmerte Werke - Bauberichte und Fertiges
Thanks Chris,
Yes Adam, that dental floss was tricky to use. You should see the size of the trowel to use with the mortar!
An engine plate covers flagstones that are cut below to clear the stud holes.
The underside of the cast sole plate of the engine does look like Swiss cheese.
I thought I was being smart by cutting the tiles so that no holes would have to be drilled in the stone. But I forgot the four studs that hold the engine plate in place.
The solution was to thread the plate, screw in the studs and grind them off below - thus creating dummy fasteners.
The engine's cast base sitting on the engine plate. The counterbored holes let it site down onto the plate.
That turned out well!
Yes, very nice!Mit herzlich grusse!
Thanks Adam and Fred.
Now that I see the rectangular engine plate in green, I'm having second thoughts. I like the undulating curves of the cast base. They seem lost on the green plate.
Thinking black.
Brick red?
Now that was off my radar screen.
Let me sleep on this one...
While sleeping on it, I've been a little off centre working up an eccentric.
A four jaw chuck makes it possible to offset a bar to drill an eccentric hole.
It was a little intimidating the first time I did this. The term 'dead centre' applies to the hole - it doesn't move.
Once the boss was turned, it was threaded for two set screws
The eccentric rotates in a gunmetal casting called a strap.
The eccentric was then cut off the bar.
Progress has been made with the ends of the 'tuning fork' better known as the connecting rod or con rod.
I was quite anxious about the amount of material there was on each end of the forks.
But I am happy to announce that they took a drill and a # 0-80 tap nicely without breakout.
This meant that the end blocks could be screwed into the con rod and held in place securely for soft soldering.
That's very petite!Mit herzlich grusse!
Yes Fred. The smaller scales have their charms.
Here is the setup for soft soldering the blocks...
And here we see con rod soldered up...
With the blocks firmly attached, it is easy to sand the walls of them thinner to let the bearings slip into place.
Hello John,
thanks for your wonderful pictures.
I like to see the steps you are machining metal.
And your perfect pictures is supporting this with a very good quality.
Much love over the ocean,
What key is that fork in?
Sorry, it looks very much like my tuning fork for the guitar.
Is that brass? It´s beautiful!Meine Machwerke
Fertig: Citroen HY von Gunnar Sillen.
Im Bau: Renault Alpine A 443 in 1:24 als Wettbewerbsmodell 2019.
Thanks gentlemen.
Hi Martin,
That tuning fork is an 'A' made in England by John Walker.
Yes, it's brass. Love that metal. Here it is painted up as would be forged or cast iron metals of the time.
Hi John,
Are those bearings fixed?
Yes Adam. I have sinned. They are solidly in place with the help of glass hard epoxy resin.
The cotters and wedges are strictly cosmetic.
Here are for photos showing parts finally coming together for hopefully the last time.
The first photo shows the finished brick and stone pedestal with its engine plate and studs.
This second photo shows the cylinder bolted to the cast base of the engine.
The third photo shows the column lowered onto its tie rod.
And the last photo showing assembly so far shows the throttle arm fastened to the column. Fred you observantly mentioned a humanoid quality here.
Hello John,
amazing work (as usual). Allways worth a look.
Best wishes
Christoph"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
Meine gebauten Kartonmodelle
Thank you very much Christoph.
The con rod was reworked to make it a bit shorter.
Also, a hole was drilled in the head of the big end for a little brass oil cup. It is a cute little thing that will take some care to turn. It has an astragal running around its domed top. A little button sits on the top of the cap.
I've turned a lot of delicate items such as this in wood, but never freehand in metal.
A good challenge.
Before I got interested in steam engines, I had no idea of what this term meant. Rectilinear motion sound so much more sophisticated that 'back and forth' or 'up and down'. And when you pull out the fact that you know how to turn rotary motion into rectilinear motion, you can impress. Of course, some might think you a bit off your rocker or 'off centre' to throw these terms around.
Nevertheless, eccentrics do the job.
We have an engine that is ticking over!
This photo shows the preparatory setup to test the location of the slide valve that can be considered the brains of the engine. The little mirror was to be used to see the location of the valve in tight quarters considering the closeness of the column.
However, a manual rotation of the crank to horizontal and the tightening of the eccentric set screws on the crankshaft made short work of getting under way.
A shot of air and a few tweaks later, the engine was running! I couldn't believe it!!!
Now to consolidate the settings for sure...
Hi John,
I love your buildreports, there is so much to learn.
WiwoIn Bau: K.u.k.Tegetthoffklasse, GPM, 1:200 1:250 und 1:400
Und hier: Alle meine Modelle
"Es gibt viel zu viele Lautsprecher und viel zuwenig Kopfhörer!"
Fritz Grünbaum, 1934
Great job. Outstanding craftmanship!Grüße aus Dietzenbach
Nächster Stammtisch im Rhein Main Gebiet am Freitag, 08.02.2019 ab 19:00 (zum Thread gehts hier lang ;))
Verkümmerte Werke - Bauberichte und Fertiges
That's all well and good, but did you find any cavities?
Thanks gentlemen. No Adam, no cavities. I am glad a root canal was not needed in the valve chest!
This morning, I grabbed pen and paper before getting out of bed and sketched out a rough concept drawing of where this diorama may be going. I am motivated strongly, knowing the engine is going to work.
This little project was intended to be just a stop gap until the next major build. However, it is beginning to grab me as I can see some interesting possibilities with the diorama.
The concept here is that the engine is in a room by itself. A stud wall behind the engine suggests that only a portion of the room is shown, as the boiler feeding the engine would be in that part of the room.
John schrieb:Before I got interested in steam engines, I had no idea of what this term meant. Rectilinear motion sound so much more sophisticated that 'back and forth' or 'up and down'. And when you pull out the fact that you know how to turn rotary motion into rectilinear motion, you can impress. Of course, some might think you a bit off your rocker or 'off centre' to throw these terms around.
Nevertheless, eccentrics do the job.
Adam: It took me a while to get your joke. Now I am grinning like mad.Meine Machwerke
Fertig: Citroen HY von Gunnar Sillen.
Im Bau: Renault Alpine A 443 in 1:24 als Wettbewerbsmodell 2019.
Yes Martin, I'm definitely a little bit off centre.
The diorama begins. This picture shows parts that took over a day to design. Not much to show for it yet, but that's what I like about building prototypes - there are no plans and everything has to be designed on the fly.
You have to think ten steps ahead of where you are and anticipate what will be going where.
The floor and the outer walls are being made in two layers. This allows for rabbets. Also, the floor can be taken apart to route raceways for the piping that will run under the floor in the lower portion of the sandwiched floor.
Here's what I meant when I mentioned that the floor and walls were being laminated to create rabbets. They provide much more gluing area that edge gluing parts together.
A rotary table allowed me to cut the radius on the top of the pump room exterior wall.
I then realized that the mill/drill could also cut profiles into the wall.
So here is the exterior of that wall:
Thanks Adam.
This wall is the only singular external wall in the diorama. I did not want it unsupported as it could easily break away. So we have a jog in the back corner.
The bottom of the supporting corner looks like a wooden puzzle piece.


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PLEASE PARDON THE INTERRUPTIONby Kerry De Vivo
When I began teaching Pilates over 20 years ago, the studio policy, "In consideration of others, please turn off cell phones", did not exist. That is because we did not all have cell phones. Then, for awhile we all did not retrieve emails on our cell phones. And for awhile, we did not receive text messages on our cell phones. And then once upon a time, we did not have Facebook, snapchat and Instagram on our phones.
Welcome to 2016!
We live in a moment where there is a lot of "interruption" potential in our day. Between all of the new resources I noted and then the in person conversations, commutes, phone calls, etc., our days can be spent with continuous interruption causing us to have shorter moments to focus on the task at hand.
We then become less rehearsed for extended periods of time for activities that require concentration, such as in a 50 minute Pilates session.
Personally, I find it very important to practice periods of time with fully concentrated mental effort on a task. It is rather refreshing in this world with many interruption potentials. Joe Pilates knew his work would be very powerful if we incorporated mental focus. He referred to his work as a method of physical and mental conditioning. The mental aspect is a high value aspect of his work. It does require discipline, practice and deliberate focus.
Before arriving to a Pilates session, take a moment to realize your are stepping into an opportunity to train your body and your mind.
Realize that you will not be able to accomplish any other task during your 50 minute session. Cherish this time to train your body and your mind. In a Pilates session, the mind should be so invested in concentrating on how to do the exercises, there should be no availability for distraction or interruption. Keeping track of how to move through an exercise, how to use muscles, incorporate refinements or corrections from teachers, and control the apparatus, requires abundant concentration. I recall a quote from Joseph Pilates,
"NO MAN - NO MACHINE can correct or create vitality, power or health for you; everything comes from within, you have to unfold it."
Along with physical and mental effort, you will proudly be able to unfold and own physical fitness for yourself. Physical fitness in the words of Joesph Pilates
"… is the first requisite of happiness. Our interpretation of physical fitness is the attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body with a sound mind fully capable of naturally, easily, and satisfactorily performing our many and varied daily tasks with spontaneous zest and pleasure."
Who wouldn't want that?!
As a teacher of The Pilates Method, I can say with certainty that you will gain a lot more out of sessions by incorporating mental focus. There is a reason why the studio slogan is,
We are here to assist you in obtaining the full benefits of Pilates. Let us know if you need specific tips on making mental connections during your session or during home practice. Here are a few quotes from Joseph Pilates that reflect the importance of mental focus in his work-


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Guild Wars 2's Living Story continues today with Chapter 2 of Season 3, Rising Flames. The update adds a new zone, situated in the Ring of Fire islands, as well as the Eternal Coliseum, a new PvP map where players square off while trying to win the adoration of the crowd.
Another as-yet-unannounced feature coming in this update is the addition of a new legendary weapon: Eureka, the legendary mace. It's the first legendary that's been added to the game since ArenaNet said it would be ceasing legendary weapon production back in April.
Other significant changes include reworking of several Mistlock Instabilities and Toughness scaling in Fractals, and, of course, a continuation of the storyline involving the Elder Dragon Primodus and the resurgent White Mantle and its new mursaat leader.
You can read the full patch notes for Rising Flames on the Guild Wars 2 site.
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keeep it up ARENA.NET maibe some day you will finish the first part of the game u promissed us 4 years ago! less boring!
The new pvp map sucks. Other then that game is fun. Worth a try. Not pay to win. Only limitations are no auction house or certain chats like whisper and others. Good game
Looks cool but guild wars 2 sadly isn't my type of MMO game otherwise I'd get it.


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Those starved for dinner theatre are in luck — Central Alberta Theatre will be reintroducing meals with plays this fall.
The 44-year-old Red Deer community theatre group will be in partnership with the Quality North Hill Inn, which plans to cater and host the dinner theatres at its north side location.
CAT president Paolo Mancuso said he's thrilled to be able to offer patrons what many people wanted — a meal with their play.
This option was largely lost in Red Deer after the Black Knight Inn ended its long-running association with CAT in 2011.
While the company briefly tried operating City Centre Stage and continuing to offer dinner theatres there before the venue became too costly for the group to run, the concept was abandoned after CAT began primarily staging plays at the Nickle Studio and Memorial Centre. These didn't have the capacity for tables or meals.
According to Mancuso, audience attendance without food was spotty. While some plays continued to draw sizable crowds, others did not, and many patrons continued to ask for a meal-theatre combination.
"For a lot of people, CAT was synonymous with dinner theatre. They wanted to see dinner theatres return."
CAT is, therefore, looking forward to working with the Quality North Hill Inn in offering about three dinner theatre productions a season, he added. As well, some plays without meals could also be staged at a different venues, but this still needs to be approved by the group's board.
Mancuso is happy things are looking up, financially, for the non-profit, amateur company that had come to a repayment agreement with creditors. CAT is on track with that, he said, and will also be open to making partnerships with other theatre groups in the community for the use of its large costume and set shops.
Alberta Culture Minister Heather Klimchuk had suggested partnerships were the way of the future, since provincial arts grants would be harder to obtain. Mancuso said CAT is already seeing less government money being made available.
While the company temporarily leased City Centre Stage for three productions last season, he was unsure of whether future plays could be staged there because of the facility's cost. He is planning to talk to officials at Red Deer College, which now owns City Centre Stage, to see if some agreement can be reached.
Meanwhile, CAT's 2014-15 season lineup is expected to be confirmed in June.


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Hi all
Let me start by "solving" the riddle in part 2 – it is the bells tower of the French Cathedral in Gendarmenmarkt. here is another photo
And now for this part topic – The WALL
The Wall between East and West Germany still carries a lot of memories not only for Germans. Although almost fully dismantled, there are few places where the wall still stands to symbolize the divided country. The most significant places are: The Wall Memorial Center on Bernauer street, the East Side Gallery on Mühlen street and of course the symbolic Checkpoint Charlie. There are also many other places where you're able to see remains of the Wall.
The Wall Memorial Center consists of several elements:
The Observation Tower offering a view to the original walls and the surroundings
General view of the Wall memorial area
The walls and the killing zone between them
The modern Chapel of Reconciliation that was built in 2000
The largest segment of the Wall that still stands is used today as an open air art gallery near the river. It stretches over 1,300m and is covered by many international art works, mostly related to Freedom. Here are some photos of the artworks:
Last, I paid a visit to Checkpoint Charlie which became to be an over-populated tourist trap 😦
Well, that's it for the Berlin Wall. Next part will be the last one and will cover Remembrance


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The star had three children, Zachary Pym, 31, Zelda Rae, 25 and Alan, 22, who he often lovingly spoke about.
Robin Williams' daughter Zelda was first to pay tribute to her father in a touching Instagram post.
The 25-year-old actress shared a quote from Antonie De Saint-Exuprery's book The Little Prince with her 40, 087 followers.
"You - you alone will have the stars as no one else has them... In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing.
"And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night... You - only you - will have the stars that can laugh."
She followed the quote with: "I love you. I miss you. I'll try to keep looking up. Z."
While the actor's very last Instagram post was a picture with Zelda.
He posted this touching message to his daughter alongside a black and white photo of the pair of them together.
"#tbt and Happy Birthday to Ms. Zelda Rae Williams! Quarter of a century old today but always my baby girl. Happy Birthday @zeldawilliams Love you!"
Robin Williams wife Susan Schneider has paid loving tribute to her ''husband and my best friend" - as her superstar partner was found dead in an apparent suicide.
She said: "This morning, I lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings.
"I am utterly heartbroken.
"On behalf of the Robin's family, we are asking for privacy during our time of profound grief.
"As he is remembered, it is our hope the focus will not be on Robin's death, but on the countless moments of joy and laughter he game to millions,"
Williams was found dead in at his home after apparently committing suicide. The star was 63.
An investigation into the cause and circumstances of the death is currently underway by the Investigations and Coroner Divisions of the Sheriff's Office, officials said.
Police said that Williams was last seen alive at his residence, where he resides with his wife Susan Schneider, at approximately 10:00 pm on Sunday.
Coroner Division suspects the death to be a suicide due to asphyxia, but a comprehensive investigation must be completed before a final determination is made.
His publicist confirmed the news saying: "Robin Williams passed away this morning.
"He has been battling severe depression of late.
"This is a tragic and sudden loss. The family respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time."
A forensic examination is currently scheduled today with subsequent toxicology testing to be conducted.
For the latest updates and reaction, follow our live blog here.


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