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Little if anything had changed since my visit back in November 2007, so there are not that many photos here. Please also refer to http://public.fotki.com/Magwa/ships/boudicca-19-nov-2007/boudiccas-interior/
Balcony Cabin 8033, Bridge Deck stb. Long & narrow with a small balcony above the promenade; hence no privacy. Beds off set [cannot be made in a queen if required]. Nice decor, TV, Tea/Coffee making facilities with biscuits. UK & US outlets, small bathroom with shower, nice toiletries. Quiet, but could hear people in the corridor & flushing toilets elsewhere. Dresser with drawers, separate chair, plenty of storage, safe in wardrobe.Not many photos. nb the interiors were taken on a visit to BOUDICCA in Nov 2007.
Reception & Tour office area only; Deck 5 - Main Deck, BOUDICCAFor more photos & the rest of the deck please see those taken on a ship visit in November 2007 http://public.fotki.com/Magwa/ships/boudicca-19-nov-2007/boudiccas-interior/deck-5---main-deck-/
Deck 6 - Lounge Deck, Four Season Restaurant, Iceni RoomDeck 9 - Marquee Deck, The ObservatoryThere are only a handful of photos here; for more please see those taken on a visit to BOUDICCA in November 2007 http://public.fotki.com/Magwa/ships/boudicca-19-nov-2007/boudiccas-interior/deck-6---lounge-dec/ and http://public.fotki.com/Magwa/ships/boudicca-19-nov-2007/boudiccas-interior/deck-9---marquee-de/
Deck 7 - Lido Deck, Boudicca; Internet Room, Card Room, Library & Lido Lounge, Casino. For more photos please see those taken during a visit to BOUDICCA in November 2007 http://public.fotki.com/Magwa/ships/boudicca-19-nov-2007/boudiccas-interior/deck-7---lido-deck-/
For more photos taken on a ship visit in November 2007 please see http://public.fotki.com/Magwa/ships/boudicca-19-nov-2007/boudiccas-interior/hallways-stairwells/


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Start Fast, Stay Fast
You may or may not have heard, but Gigya Works. It may sound like a bold statement, but this isn't the stuff of fiction. Every day, we're helping our customers deliver amazing digital projects across the world. For example, in the EMEA region, Gigya's Global Services team recently worked with a customer to implement their platform in just over 60 days, which included a 30 million user migration!
Gigya's fast, flexible and scalable platform is important, of course, but what we find equally important is the ability to implement our platform according to the highest standards in our industry. For each project, we pair the world's leading Customer Identity Management platform with our GigyaWorks (get it now?) implementation methodology, which goes something like this:
The Global Services team helps our customers implement our platform. The team gets involved early in the pre-sales cycle to start planning and designing the end solution, so that our customers have an early plan and an established strategy for how to achieve their business objectives, as well as a jumpstart on the post-sales transition. This early start sets a consistent pace throughout the pre and post sales process. During the implementation phase, we introduce the implementation team and reiterate our understanding of the goals, objectives and timelines for the project.
We opened by mentioning a great example of the GigyaWorks process on a project within the South EMEA region that was rolled out in the last few weeks, (and we can't wait to share further details!) but for now, here's the high-level story.
For this specific implementation, the Gigya team (Account Manager, Implementation Consultant and Technical Consultant) engaged in late May 2016 to define the the team and objectives, and to employ the GigyaWorks methodology, including an on-site visit for the next step. In early June, experienced consultants from the Professional Services team went on-site with the customer in Spain to detail the project definition, and to determine the technical strategy for implementation, including technical architecture design and mentoring.
To ensure that best practices were used for the project, functional and technical design documents were produced. These documents provided the details of all decisions made during the kick-off to the team, the definition of the project and its milestones, and the technical details of how the platform would be implemented. These living documents are used throughout the implementation process, and comprise what we call the "Blueprint".
We started fast, so the objective was to stay fast in order to achieve the targeted project go-live of 90 days or less. We had the plan. Now it was time to execute. The customer very much shared these views, and we began the task of integrating the Gigya platform, including multiple user journeys for registration and login, onboarding of the technical and business teams, and a 30 million user data migration, along with data integrations that made use of all first party data securely captured as part of a registration.
The end result? We accomplished all of this in just over 60 days! From the on-site kick-off to the day of go-live, it took a mere 46 working days to implement on many websites, included a 30 million user account migration, and integrations into applications like the email service provider. The implementation also included a custom password hash to ensure users could log in seamlessly after the migration.
We're now live, with a plan for next steps to further increase the value of collected data by converting those elements into more relevant experiences. This will increase the use of our customer's services by their end users and create a more engaged audience. We've said it before, but it bears repeating: #GigyaWorks.
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Jeff and Gina O'Neill of Spokane, Wash. announce the birth of their triplets, August William O'Neill, Norah Lou O'Neill and Declan James O'Neill.
They were born July 1, 2013 in Washington. August William weighed five pounds two ounces, Norah Lou weighed five pounds five ounces and Declan James weighed four pounds four ounces.
Their maternal grandmother is Barbara O'Neill of Spokane, Wash.
Their maternal great grandmother is Pat Grist of Paris.
Their maternal great great grandmother is Estelle Gerard of Paris.
They have two sisters, Olivia, four, and Harper, two.


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1. Install the App:
1a. Connect to the Internet on your device.
1b. Go to the Home screen of your device and visit the Apple Store (for Apple devices) or the Google Play Store (for Android devices). Search for and install the PressReader app.
2. Visit PressReader on the WPL website.
Click the link above or use the following path to navigate to PressReader:
- From the Library home page, click on Databases
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- Click on PressReader to launch the service.
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Before entering your login information on this page, use the options in your browser's settings to send the page to your device home screen:
4. Log in online with your library card to gain or "re-charge" your PressReader access:
4a. Sign in to PressReader with your library barcode number (no spaces) and PIN (last 4 digits of your phone number).
4b. You will be taken to the Winnipeg Public Library PressReader HotSpot page that tells you the number of hours of PressReader access that you have remaining. Close the HotSpot window.
4c. Sign in to your PressReader account before leaving the website. This step is important to do, otherwise your PressReader connection will not transfer to the app. If you do not have a PressReader account, create a free one by following these steps.
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Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read
September 25−October 1, 2016
Banned Books Week is held annually to draw attention to the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Libraries, publishers, booksellers and others use the last week in September to honor the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.
Come to the Luria Library to learn more, see some books on display about FREE SPEECH, and let us know what you think.
FREQUENTLY CHALLENGED BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY:
Each year, the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom compiles a list of the top ten most frequently challenged books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools. The ALA condemns censorship and works to ensure free access to information.
A challenge is defined as a formal, written complaint, filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness. The number of challenges reflects only incidents reported. We estimate that for every reported challenge, four or five remain unreported. Therefore, we do not claim comprehensiveness in recording challenges.
Background Information from 2001 to 2010
Over the past ten years, American libraries were faced with 4,660 challenges.
1,536 challenges due to "sexually explicit" material;
1,231 challenges due to "offensive language";
977 challenges due to material deemed "unsuited to age group";
553 challenges due to "violence"
370 challenges due to "homosexuality"; and
Further, 121 materials were challenged because they were "anti-family," and an additional 304 were challenged because of their "religious viewpoints."
1,720 of these challenges (approximately 37%) were in classrooms; 30% (or1,432) were in school libraries; 24% (or 1,119) took place in public libraries. There were 32 challenges to college classes; and 106 to academic libraries. There are isolated cases of challenges to materials made available in or by prisons, special libraries, community groups, and student groups. The majority of challenges were initiated by parents (almost exactly 48%), while patrons and administrators followed behind (10% each).


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I can set you up with phone support... I'm just not sure how much it would help. I think I can help just as well from the forum for now. Keep working with me and I'll give you a call if I think it will help.
I can see I got most of the pages you listed, but not all. For instance I got all of them but new.html, litterlisting.html, and search.html.... same for you?
I looked through your site and couldn't find those pages linked from anywhere. What page are they linked from?
Actually I found that I got a few more pages by running another import on the page:
Actually it had imported most, they were .php pages so I didn't notice them at first. Doing the second import did get more files though.
Do two imports to the same directory:
That seems to have gotten all of the files for me... if it doesn't work for you, let me know the precise files that don't get downloaded and I can look into it more.


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Posted By Ray Nicolini
A new cross-platform app called eBuddy XMS has just been released for BlackBerry users. eBuddy XMS is similar to Kik, LiveProfile, and the many others. Although, eBuddy XMS integrates with Facebook to find your friends who may also be using the service.
The creators believe XMS will be the next landmark in the cross-platform mobile messaging landscape for the following reasons:
- eBuddy is a pioneer in the mobile messaging landscape, with its instant messaging apps having seen more than 100 million unique downloads to date
- eBuddy has the experience and know how to deliver a reliable messaging service, exemplified by the more than 17 billion messages it processes every month
- Since its launch (late May), eBuddy XMS has seen a great reception, currently being in the top 20 in 27 countries (social networking category – iOS)
- eBuddy has also developed Web XMS, an exclusive web-based companion app that allows you to manage all your XMS messages through the comfort of your computer.
eBuddy XMS is not yet available in BlackBerry App World, but can be downloaded by visiting www.ebuddyxms.com from your BlackBerry.


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Morocco: Exporter Guide
December 26, 2016
The exporter guide provides an overview of the political and economic situation in Morocco, as well as the general business and agricultural trade environment. Morocco's economic and political situation continues to be stable. In 2015, Morocco imported over $313million of U.S. food and agricultural products, representing 7 percent of Morocco's total agricultural imports. Intermediate products accounted for over 54 percent of total U.S. agricultural exports. U.S. agricultural best prospects include soybean complex (whole, oil, meal), distillers grains (DDGS), dried fruits and nuts (pistachios, walnuts, non-pitted prunes, raisins, and almonds), diary (milk powder, whey, cheese, butter), confectionary items and frozen seafood.


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The purpose of the setting of yahoo messenger multi login is able to do more than one login in a computer. So, you've got a lot of YM account, you can use more than one yahoo messenger ID on a computer.
To Set the computer by the following steps:
1. Start -> All Programs> Run, then type regedit
2. Go to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER] -> [Software] -> [yahoo] -> [pager]
3. Right-click [Test]
4. click [New] -> [DWORD value]
5. Rename files to [plural]
6. Double click on [plural]
7. Value input the data with [00000020]
8. Exit.
Run YM more than a username. Every account will get different window form.


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The cops need to STOP KILLING OUR DOGS ! This Shoot First then ask questions has to STOP ! Cops are NOT the JUDGE and Jury ! Make them accountable for MURDERING our Dogs ! This Have Gun will Kill has got to change,or more innocent dogs and people will DIE !
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This is just not right .Us as a country have to stand together to make sure we are all safe .. What better way to be safe then one of our finest taking a stand and doing in his heart what was right for our younger generation after all thats happend in the recent days .. Please read this and share this pettition and help get this man the credit he deserves ..xx I salute you !!!
Standing together to give a voice to thoses who can't stand for them selfs . Star is a hero . Please join me and sign this cause . We love star and she sould be named a hero .. We love you star .
Police officers should never think there above the law .. And should be punished Fair is Fair .. They wont even releass the officers name ....The animal was suffering Bleeding out on the street..... Time to get Justice for those without a voice ...


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Matt Simms entered training camp with a slim chance of making the roster. He woke up this morning still on it.
The Jets cut their roster down to 53 players yesterday and the most noteworthy cut was the team waiving quarterback Greg McElroy, choosing instead to keep Simms as their potential third-string quarterback.
One surprising wrinkle is the Jets also held onto quarterback Graham Harrell, who they just signed Wednesday. Harrell could compete with Simms for that third quarterback spot, or the Jets may be just holding onto four until Sanchez recovers from his shoulder injury.
McElroy was drafted by the Jets in the seventh round of the 2011 draft after a standout career at Alabama. McElroy played in two games last season, starting one. He entered training camp ahead of Simms on the depth chart, but injured his left knee in the Jets' first preseason game and missed the final three games.
During that time, Simms made his move. He showed great arm strength and surprising accuracy. He completed 74.6 percent of his passes this preseason. His training camp was capped off with his performance Thursday night against the Eagles. He completed 33-of-44 passes for 285 yards, making it impossible for the Jets to choose McElroy over him.
McElroy was waived with an injury designation.
The team surely will make more cuts today as they add players claimed from other teams, so this is by no means the final roster entering the season, but a few players that were long shots when camp began did make the cut.
Wide receiver Ryan Spadola, an undrafted free agent out of Lehigh, made it through the most recent round of cuts.
The Jets held onto just five wide receivers, meaning they must believe Santonio Holmes is near full strength or they plan on adding one soon. Spadola played well during camp and opened up the coaches' eyes in preseason games.
Linebacker Danny Lansanah, a 28-year-old who has bounced around the NFL and the Arena League, also made it through.
All seven of the Jets' draft picks made the team.
* Here are the players who were cut yesterday:
McElroy, OT Jason Smith, LB JoJo Dickson, DL Junior Aumavae, C Erik Cook, CB Mike Edwards, DL Tevita Finau, RB Mossis Madu (injury settlement), WR Mohamed Massaquoi, S Rontez Miles, DL Lanier Coleman, CB Royce Adams, WR Michael Campbell, LB Troy Davis, WR Ben Obomanu, TE Chris Pantale, WR Zach Rogers, LB Jacquies Smith and OT J.B. Shugarts.
The Jets released K Dan Carpenter and DT Antonio Garay on Friday.


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Please consider using public transport, greener, more sociable and could save you money. Plan your bus journey here.
Hawarden Station on the line between Wrexham Central and Liverpool Lime Street - please check timetables. Hawarden Station is 1.1miles from the Festival, a 20 minute walk.
Chester is our nearest mainline station, 2 hours from London, It is 7 miles from the Festival, there are bus services from the station, please check timetables, or a 20 minute taxi ride.
There are several local taxi companies, here are a selection:
Contact Cars 2001 01244 811 111
Deeside Cars 01244 816 606
Direct Cars 01244 814 400
Village Cars 01244 630 210
There are pavements and street lighting from Hawarden Village to the Festival, but no lighting beyond on the road to Broughton, please be careful.
Car parking is not included in the ticket price, you will be charged £15 on the day. Please no sleeping, camping or fires in the car parks. There will be security on site to enforce this.


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Online Algebra Calculator
Many of users do not use powerful Maxima computer algebra system for systematic work, but for ad hoc algebraic calculations – equations, functions, matrixes, etc. only. To do this job, it is not useful to download the whole application from a web site.
Function: sqfr (<expr>) is similar to
factor except that the polynomial factors are "square-free." That is, they have factors only of degree one. This algorithm, which is also used by the first stage of
factor, utilizes the fact that a polynomial has in common with its nth derivative all its factors of degree greater than n. Thus by taking greatest common divisors with the polynomial of the derivatives with respect to each variable in the polynomial, all factors of degree greater than 1 can be found.
(%i1) sqfr (4*x^4 + 4*x^3 - 3*x^2 - 4*x - 1); 2 2 (%o1) (2 x + 1) (x - 1)
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Headquarters: Boca Raton, FL
Ownership: Privately owned
Established: 2003
Website: www.BodyLogicMD.com
- Patrick Savage, CEO and President
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Perverse Incentives
Following the class discussion on Friday, I found an article in the NY Times Saturday morning that seems to illustrate the ease with which a philanthropic health initiative can cause perverse incentives. Bill Gates is donating over $10 billion to a vaccination program for children throughout the world over the next 10 years. Included in his funding projections is a currently being developed malaria vaccine which will save the lives of approximately 1,000,000 children in Africa. My concern is that without the growth and development of the corresponding political, social and agricultural infrastructure, this increased population will further degrade the agricultural land causing more malnutrition, starvation, deaths and other socio-economic problems. An increased population, without an accompanying economic development policy, can cause more governmental instability problems furthering that condition on the African continent. Individual philanthropic endeavors are important contributions to world poverty problems, but without a concerted and well thought out program, the goals may be undermined by unperceived consequences. A public health initiative needs to also consider, and build into its plan, the increased health and population growth which will be the result with increased educational opportunities, economic initiatives and the environmental (in all forms from energy consumption to land sustainability) consequences.


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Mitsuba Systems is a leading manufacturer and worldwide supplier of Powder Coating Equipment.
We manufacture and sell equipment required for the powder coating process like Manual & Automatic Powder Coating Equipment, Electrostatic Powder Coating Gun, Powder optimization equipment and Powder Coating Booths.
Team Mitsuba have been constantly pushing the boundaries of the powder coating industry by developing the new and innovative technologies to give our customers the high performance equipment they need to get increased powder coverage, a higher coating speed and the best finish.
Superior products are backed by the most reliable pre and post sells support from Mitsuba's customer-committed sale and support team.
Just as our products, Powder Spray Gun, Powder Spray Booths, Tribo and Corona Guns, Reciprocator are easy to use, we have tried to make the webs ite equally easy to use and navigate. And your suggestions to improve website is most welcome.
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Monday, October 20, 2008
Bridal Blooper
You can't expect a perfect ceremony, who would want one either? Perfect is boring. This video highlights one bride's most memorable moment during her "dream come true" wedding! Check it out!
Labels: bride disaster, funny wedding, video, wedding spoof, worst best man
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Funny...but not, thats why we practice. I wonder if the light was the same, when they had their practice. Clearly he didn't judge the step right.... or should I say unclearly.
- October 25, 2008 at 9:32 AM
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The Armory Show, the leading international contemporary and modern art fair, will take place from Thursday, March 8 to Sunday, March 11, 2012, on Piers 92 and 94 in central Manhattan. The Armory Show – Contemporary and The Armory Show – Modern will offer visitors unparalleled access to the most important artwork of the 20th and 21st centuries in New York City.
For its fourteenth edition, The Armory Show will inaugurate three exciting programming initiatives. Armory Film, curated by the Moving Image Fair, will feature an international selection of contemporary video and experimental films; Solo Projects, a section dedicated to single artist presentations, will debut on Pier 94 featuring eleven leading young dealers from around the world; and the fair will launch its new Media Lounge where on-site programs including Armory Film, Open Forum, the lively talk series, and Armory Performance will take place.
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All of us have a hobby that sometimes we don't even think that can give us a means of income just by doing it. Some of these include crafting, cooking and of course, writing.
My hobby is blogging! Among the above-mentioned hobbies, I think blogging is one of the least expensive ones. Just by staying at home, this gives me a chance to do my own thing. I love to right. My passion for it traces back to when I was younger. I used to write different kinds of stories on my laptop for others to read. Sometimes, I even unknowingly spend my whole free time doing it. Little did I know that in just doing what I enjoy also can also be profitable. And, yes! I am actually earning a lot by continuously doing what I am passionate about.
There are many ways in how you can earn in blogging. You can start by setting a theme. For instance, if you are a traveler, then you can use your experiences to give some tips and advice to people on how to best maximize their time traveling abroad. For movie lovers, you can simply provide reviews on the latest movie you've watched. Products' reviews are also a popular blog content especially among those newly launched in the market. If you are into real estates then why not provide a list of companies that buy homes for cash, and tips or advice to people wanting to sell their properties. There are lots of things you can about as long as you are passionate about it. There is no excuse for not finding one unless you don't really want to pursue it.
As for me, I've learned the theme I want for my blog through reading and researching. It is also through this that I learned about how you're going to make money. You may want to take the same path too to be well-guided in your pursuit of an income in your hobby. You can learn about what is in demand, and start there. Who knows? Your blog may be the next big thing in the market. Like me, all that is left to do is to keep on pursuing and improving your topics and your writing style. I have been blogging for several years now and never in my dreams, I see myself stopping anytime soon.
Blogging isn't just a hobby that you can earn money from. It also benefits us in numerous ways. One example is that through blogging we are able to meet other people. People have different opinions and unique perspective in life so it's hard to find one like you if you won't explore. In my years of blogging I've met a lot of people living in different places, different countries with the same passion like me. Even if you can't really see each other personally, the sharing of stories is always a good way to jumpstart a camaraderie.
In blogging, you will gain more knowledge by researching. Whatever topic want to write about, you reading other articles can help you. This will be your foundation in coming up with topics after topics that can be interesting to your readers. This will make whatever you write effective too.
If you are business minded or you have a business as well, blogging is a perfect way to endorse your products. But, don't ever try blogging if you are not into it or you just want to earn money from it because surely you wouldn't last. Choose only a hobby that you love and makes you happy.


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Thanks to our community and its generous individuals, companies and foundations, Friends of the Zoo has raised $1,730,771 or 108% of its $1.6 million fundraising goal.
Thank you for helping us raise the final dollars to complete the Asian Elephant Preserve, Primate Park and Gatherings
The funds raised through Conserving What We Love: The Campaign for Elephants and Primates at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo helped us;
1. Meet our education and conservation mission
Asian Elephant Preserve and Primate Park will offer dramatic improvements to the zoo's existing high-quality animal exhibits, incorporate best practice green initiatives and provide opportunities for visitors to learn about animals and conservation.
2. Improve quality of life in Central New York
The Rosamond Gifford Zoo is a community asset that helps maintain and build a great quality of life for Central New York residents. The zoo also serves as an economic engine for the community by attracting 345,000 visitors annually. The zoo's expansion projects are projected to increase zoo attendance by up to 15%.
3. Help critically endangered Asian elephants
Imagine: there are fewer Asian elephants in the wild (approximately 35,000) than there are seats in the Carrier Dome. There is no better way to understand why the wild Asian elephant population deserves our protection than to get to know them up close. Our Nationally recognized Asian elephant breeding program contributes to species survival.
To make a general donation to support the zoo, make a secure online contribution by clicking below!
By check (payable to Friends of the Zoo), mail to:
Attn: Conserving What We Love campaign
Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo
1 Conservation Place
Syracuse, NY 13204
By credit card, please call:
Friends of the Zoo Development Office at (315) 435-8511 x8518
Rosamond Gifford Zoo • One Conservation Place, Syracuse, NY 13204 • (315) 435-8511
J. Ryan McMahon II, County Executive
Bill Lansley, Commissioner
© Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Onondaga County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability in employment or the provision of services. Links: Onondaga County's policy, complaint process, and language assistance or disability access issues.


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American Composers Orchestra Names Derek Bermel Artistic Director
American Composers Orchestra (ACO) announced last night at its Spring Benefit at Tribeca Rooftop that composer and clarinetist Derek Bermel will be the orchestra's new Artistic Director, commencing with the 2013-14 season. Bermel has been ACO's Creative Advisor since 2009, and succeeds composer Robert Beaser who has been ACO's Artistic Director since 2000 and was ACO's Artistic Advisor from 1993. Bermel joins Music Director George Manahan, who has just renewed his contract with ACO for an unprecedented five years, in leading the ensemble in its mission to be a catalyst for the creation of new orchestral music.
ACO Board Co-Chair Astrid Baumgardner said of Bermel's appointment, "Multi-talented composer, clarinetist, and artistic leader Derek Bermel is one of the beacons of today's music scene. With his creativity, intelligence and charm, the orchestra is poised to scale new heights and make an important contribution to the contemporary music scene." Board Co-ChairAnnette McEvoy added, "Derek has the talent, know-how, and creativity to present compelling contemporary music for our dynamic audience, and I am thrilled that he will be leading us into the future."
Grammy-nominated composer and clarinetist Derek Bermel has been widely hailed for his creativity, theatricality, and virtuosity. In addition to his new appointment with ACO, he will continue to serve as Director of Copland House's Cultivate! Program for emerging composers. Bermel, an "eclectic with wide open ears" (Toronto Star), is recognized as a dynamic and unconventional curator of concert series that spotlight the composer as performer. Alongside his international studies of ethnomusicology and orchestration, an ongoing engagement with other musical cultures has become part of the fabric and force of his compositional language.
Bermel first came to ACO's attention in 1994 as a participant in the Whitaker Emerging Composers Readings (now the Underwood New Music Readings) with his piece Dust Dances. ACO has since commissioned and premiered Bermel's work on numerous occasions, including his first professional orchestral commission and Carnegie Hall debut in 1998 with Voices, a clarinet concerto. ACO also commissioned and premiered A Shout, A Whisper, and a Trace (2009); Elixir (2006); and The Migration Series with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, which premiered to sold-out audiences in 2006. Bermel was ACO's Music Alive Composer-in-Residence from 2006-2009, joining ACO's board and becoming the orchestra's Creative Advisor in 2009. In his role as Creative Advisor, Bermel excelled at programming ACO's Orchestra Underground series at Carnegie Hall and ACO's citywide new music festival SONiC, Sounds of a New Century, in 2011, which featured 21st century music by 120 emerging composers. Bermel has also been active in several of ACO's composer development initiatives including serving as a mentor for the Underwood New Music Readings and EarShot programs, and serving as an artist-faculty member for the Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute.
Music Director George Manahan, who joined ACO in 2010, said of his five-year renewal with the orchestra, "Nothing could make me happier than to be continuing as Music Director of ACO. For me the work is filled with constant discovery and enjoyment. In no other conducting job do I get to explore so much new work. It certainly keeps me on my toes! And the ACO musicians are phenomenal. Nowhere else have I experienced the level of collaboration, commitment and experience that our players bring to new music. I can't wait to see what surprises next season brings."
Departing Artistic Director Robert Beaser has dedicated over 20 years to the orchestra, and will continue as ACO's Artistic Advisor Laureate. Executive Director Michael Geller said, "ACO and the entire community of composers owe a great debt to Bob. He has been a key member of ACO's artistic team for over 20 years, and helped shape programs during the tenures of three ACO principal conductors. His work in launching and guiding our New Music Readings for 22 years has provided mentorship and career-building experience to over 100 young composers. I am thrilled that Bob will continue to play an integral role on ACO's board, as artistic advisor laureate."
During the 2013-14 season, ACO celebrates the 10th anniversary season of Orchestra Underground, its exploration of the orchestra as an elastic ensemble that can respond to composers' unhindered creativity. For a decade, Orchestra Underground has challenged notions about what an orchestra is, embracing new technology, eclectic instruments and influences, altered spatial orientation, new experiments in concert format, and multimedia and multi-disciplinary collaborations. Since the opening of Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall's subterranean state-of-the-art auditorium, Orchestra Underground has played to sold-out audiences, bringing to life nearly 100 world premieres and newly commissioned works.
This season's Orchestra Underground concerts include five world premieres and four New York premieres by emerging and established composers including Marcos Balter, Derek Bermel, Lisa Coons, Peter Fahey, Gabriela Lena Frank, Ted Hearne,Amy Beth Kirsten, David Lang, and Ian Williams. ACO will also showcase Julia Wolfe's Fuel with film by Bill Morrison,Christopher Theofanidis' Bassoon Concerto with master bassoonist Martin Kuuskmann, Steve Reich's landmark work Eight Lines, Gunther Schuller's jazz-classical fusion Contours, and rarely heard Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas' Alcancias.
In addition, ACO's 23rd annual Underwood New Music Readings, one of the country's most sought-after programs for emerging composers, will take place on June 6 and 7, 2014 at the DiMenna Center, and will this year be part of the first NY PHIL BIENNIAL. ACO's New Music Readings will feature works by up to eight young composers, one of whom will receive a $15,000 commission to write a piece that will be performed by ACO in a future season. ACO's nationwide expansion of its Readings program throughEarShot, a national orchestra composition network, will also continue during the 2013-14 season with EarShot Readings taking place in partnership with the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus in September 2013, and in 2014 with the Berkeley Symphony in February and May, the Detroit Symphony in March, and the New York Philharmonic in June, also as part of the NY PHIL BIENNIAL.
Founded in 1977, American Composers Orchestra remains the only orchestra in the world dedicated exclusively to the creation, performance, preservation, and promulgation of music by American composers. To date, ACO has performed music by more than 600 American composers, including more than 200 world premieres and newly commissioned works.


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Each day in it is whatever day it was when the last visitor entered.
You can go from Thanksgiving to Mardi Gras with the entrance of one visitor.
I heard a scampering of heavy furred feet.
I looked up.
Hibbs, the cub with no clue.
Hibbs, being a magical being, can appear in Meilori's at any stage of his life. This time, the cub looked frantic.
"Hide me, Mr. Roland!"
There was a scurrying of sharp nails and Ratatoskr, the Asgardian squirrel, leapt to my table.
Hibbs groaned, "Too late."
Ratatoskr took my ice tea tumbler in both hands and gulped down nearly half of it.
"Poooie! Not enough sugar!"
He scurried to the sugar bowl and dumped its entire contents into my glass as I muttered under my breath.
Ratatoskr gulped down the rest of my tea.
"Ah, just right!"
Ratatoskr's eyes brightened as he spotted Hibbs. "There you are! Why can't you borrow money from a leprechaun?"
Hibbs grumbled, "If I tell you, will you go away?"
"Oh, you're funny! Like you, they're always short!"
"Where is the Turquoise Woman when you need her?" sighed tiny Hibbs.
"Oooh, another one," grinned Ratatoskr. Why don't you iron 4-leaf clovers?"
I frowned, "I don't know."
Hibbs pleaded, "Don't encourage him!"
Ratatoskr snickered, "Silly Roland, you don't want to press your luck!"
He scampered up on the shoulder of the fidgeting Hibbs and snorted, "How do you know an Irishman is having a good time?"
"Like I'm not having," moaned Hibbs.
"He's Dublin over with laughter!" Ratatoskr slapped Hibbs on the back of his furry head.
"Get it? Dublin over with laughter!!"
With a trilling moan as of a thousand Apache spirit flutes, a swirl of snowflakes suddenly appeared beside my table.
My breath frosted in tiny clouds at the sudden chill.
The minature snowstorm twirled and flaired into a column of bright sparkles that slowly breathed into the tall Turquoise Woman.
Eyes, terrible and beautiful beyond the singing of them, lanced into the startled Ratatoskr who tried to swallow but couldn't.
In a voice like icicles singing, the Turquoise Woman asked the Asgardian squirrel as tiny lightnings formed at the end of her pointing forefinger.
"What do leprechauns love to barbeque?"
"Wh-What?" stuttered the terrified squirrel.
She zapped the rump of Ratatoskr with a minature lightning bolt. "Short ribs."
Hibb snickered as the squirrel grabbed his bottom with both small paws and leapt off onto the floor, scampering away for dear life.
The Turquoise Woman flowed without effort after the running Ratatoskr and asked, "When is an Irish Potato not an Irish Potato?"
She sent another sizzling bolt into the poor squirrel's butt and laughed coldly as he yelped, popping up in the air, "When it is a FRENCH fry!"
The two of them disappeared around the nearest corner in Meilori's, but we heard the faint voice of the Turquoise Woman:
"What is the main difference between an Irish wedding and an Irish funeral?"
Hibbs huffed and squirmed onto the chair beside me with a bit of an effort.
"Darn. They're out of earshot. Now, I'll be wondering all day what the answer was."
Suddenly, the Turquoise Woman appeared beside him and tweaked his ear. "One less drunk at the party!"
Hibbs yelped but she was already gone back to "rewarding" Ratatoskr for tormenting the cub she loved.


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Saturday, March 29, 2008
The Machinist
I see that Mel Has seen this guy already. Apparently he liked it and commented that he looked like an Eva unit. I actually had two guys in mind. Lin From King of the fighters and Necro from street fighter 3. The only preconceived notions I had were the goggles and the multiple arms.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Scotland Scarsdale
Another Character for Anvil Chorus. I already had an idea of what I wanted her to look like before I even sat down to draw. We'll have to wait and see what Mel thinks.
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
Anvil Revisited
I haven't posted in a long time because of my various freelance projects. I started this sketch a while back and it had just sat there unfinished until today. She is from one of Mel's recent titles called "Anvil chorus". My first pass felt too much like a 3/4 character design sketch. I wanted something that had some life to it. Thats not a beer can. She's not old enough to drink. However, she is a super heroine. So who would stop her if she did?
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It's the silly season...so.......let's Carry On Blogging.....shall we? Would that make a decent addition the Carry On series?
"Ooooh, what a long post!"
"He's Googled 'imself again!"
"I thought he was walking a bit funny!"
Maybe not............
Soon be Christmas...the Quality Street tin's virtually empty already...only the toxic strawberry ones left...it's a true mark of the proletariat to have a box of QS and not some posh selection from Hotel Chocolat or Waitrose, innit? The Hotel Chocolat selection is unopened...saving it for...I dunno what. The fact that both are in the flat prove that I'm still in touch with my roots yet have also broken free of their restraints and aspired to something more refined, don't you think? The sociological significance of chocolates...
Here's some music. The clip features Burt Bacharach, who wrote it, tinkling the organ. It's not a cheery Christmas tune but...you know...it is brilliant...
If you still need to buy a Christmas present for the one you love (bit late, isn't it?) I recommend Roxy - The Band That Invented An Era by Michael Bracewell, which I only recently started reading. Damned good if you're interested in the roots of the Pop Art scene in the UK, the Richard Hamilton / Bryan Ferry connection and all that. Bracewell's a smart cookie and writes well.


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My husband and I were out on the trails this morning. We dug up some ramps (wild leeks) to both eat and plant on our land in the hopes of a little ramp-grove of our own.
Other than it being very windy, nice day out. We saw about a dozen deer on our hike. Then we spotted what I thought was a fox, the husband said was a coyote. It was too far on the hill above to really see well.
The husband returned home and I commenced down the trail for a short run. Travelling down the trail, in front of me, oblivious, was the coyote. I stalked him for about a 1/4 mile, he never saw me, when he jumped off the trail, crossed a stream and went off his merry way. He looked like a scroungy dog, with a very unkempt tail. Small, but not as small as a fox.
The rest of the day was spent planting ramps, and transplanting vegetable plants into larger pots.


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Author of the Month, Mima
I used to write. I mean, with a pen, in a notebook. It was an activity on par with sticking my fingers in jelled paint and slicking them across a paper. That is, it was a riot. A messy, colorful bomb of "and how about this?†I've spent much of the last year "stuck.†Very very stuck. Here's my journey of how I got stuck, and unstuck.
Before publishing, in my notebooks, I wrote notes about plots without ever creating a sentence of story, I wrote family trees for a person in a magazine ad, I wrote lyrical, overwrought scenes about masks. I wrote whatever little snippet I felt like and I'd close the book and walk away, pleased. It was ridiculous.
You have to understand, the first poem I ever seriously edited and held up as a keeper was about a unicorn (I was 10, okay?). I've been socially inept all my life, even in my writing. My ramblings in the notebook were never meant to be looked at by anyone. So when I finally achieved BICHOK and wrote a book, it was a frenzy of self-discovery, like picking up pastels for the first time, and trying out a piece of black paper. I was dazzled.
Then I wrote a sequel. It was short, and different. It was a whole 'nother experience, because it didn't have the same journey at all. Watercolors are, like, hard.
And if you want to write an arcing, ten book series where each book reveals a different aspect of the same world? Well get out the oil paints, sister, and settle in for the long haul.
Everything was very dazzling and new. I leaped from one idea of how to dabble with story to the next. Until… I began to doubt. I was surrounded by writers of incredible talent, and I was reading the crème of the crop, instead of compulsively mowing everything like I used to before I wrote.
The issue, I realized somewhere in the middle of my path through the well-received Bonded fantasies, was I'd never freaking learned to sketch. I didn't know GMC. I didn't know hero's journey. I didn't know 3 act structure. I didn't know buttski about publishing. But seriously, I didn't know basic things like action-reaction. I didn't know subtleties of characterization.
I didn't know what I didn't know, completely and totally. I just knew story logic. I was really really good at imagining a complete person, then like a kindergartner, following behind them in a never-ending "and theeeen†litany. But I'm an educator. I LOVE learning. I dove right in.
"And then…†I became a writer. That's all it took: the understanding that there was a craft to fiction, that it could be broken down into skill sets. Everything came to a screeching halt when I set out to learn to sketch. I doubted every sentence. I researched until my pores bled Alizarin Crimson.
I read professional articles and joined RWA and took online workshops. I stopped writing. I was having a blast talking and playing and doing assignments. I got really good at understanding writing. I could sketch on demand like a diving pony (don't look too hard at that metaphor). But ask me to deliver an oil painting and I went *blink-blink* frozen.
Don't get me wrong. I'm very proud of my books. They're not a hot mess or anything. But when you go and read something as perfect as Andrews' Bayou Moon, and have all this technicality floating in your head, and then pile on some pressure… Well. The paint dried while I fussed with the easel.
A ways into this frozen-by-the-stream-of-time fit, someone very wise (named Dayna) said, "Just write. Write anything. Not for any project or another. Just write a random story scene.†Without much interest, I dutifully took up my next still life tableau assignment.
And as I wrote this disconnected scene, I suddenly remembered writing. Physically writing. I went and got my notebook but it was too toddling slow so I sat back at the computer and my fingers flew.
Nothing happened in the scene. There was barely characterization. It was all about a moody moment in a setting. And this world popped into my brain, and the girl popped into my fingers, and then… Well. And then. I sat back.
"Conflict,†I muttered. "Dark Moment.†My fingers itched. "Research,†I hissed. (I'm a librarian, and yet research had become a dirty word, a hideous pre-writing block like tacking my canvas.) But no. I put my fingers back on the keyboard and FORCED myself to write. I kept to the simple phrase and then.
I get a picture in my mind. A child sitting at the edge of a busy bazaar with a warrior in the shadows watching her. A woman poling a reed boat through cattails, muttering nonsense to herself. A clerk in a futuristic bakery blushing when a compelling customer comes in. This is always how I've written. A scene. A person. Follow it.
I wrote a new scene, a pointless, random, not-great scene, and it was like being doused in electricity. Queue Slow-mo Theme Song:
Moving forward using all my breath. I want to stop the world. I want to get better, all the time. It's the melting where the rainbow magic happens. *Unicorn goes floating past in best Peggle formation*
I have very little knowledge about writing. I'm not proud of that. I WILL keep learning. I so enjoy picking up practical ways to edit a scene or layer a character. I have joked I'd be a professional student if I were wealthy. But the thing is, I wouldn't get a PhD. I'd get about a dozen Bachelor's. I'd flit from cartography to bioengineering to philosophy. I'd constantly be stained with my latest, newest medium. I'm a jack-of-all-trades-but-a-master-of-none kind of writer, and I'm not sure how far that kind of attitude can take me.
But right now, I'm writing. I'm creating. I'm on the trail of a story and where a few years ago I'd have no idea how to end, now I have some sort of basic grasp of plot. I know how to punch up an emotional scene and trim down an intense action sequence. I may have done that before but it was by instinct (or mistake). Now, I understand how I can go back and analyze.
I just can't get caught up in that. It has to come after the bones are down. I need to float along, fingers dripping glops of color, singing And then? to my characters. I finally learned that to be a writer, means to figure out what works FOR YOU.


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I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
Directed by Jim Gillespie
"Few think of I Know What You Did Last Summer as premium whiskey, but it ain't the cheap stuff neither."
Ah…1997. Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow sadly split. HBO committed to HD programming (it'd take a while). Mike Tyson ate Evander Holyfield (well, his ear). And I Know What You Did Last Summer continued the horror resurgence trend as the genre had reinvented itself with Scream and somewhat broke away from the recycled formulas of the 1980s. While Wes Craven rightfully gets the respect from his work on Scream, the real man to honor is Kevin Williamson, who returned horror to the teenage years finding ways to make it all seem relevant once again without slicing out the good stuff.
How? Well, it's not simple to explain, but think of it this way. Both Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer found that delicate balance between gore, campiness, and teen angst. They were slick productions, but they weren't sloppy either. They were easily accessible to mass audiences and did the little things quality horror needs: some scares, some hot women, some blood, and one maniac. Not a perfect formula, but Williamson had a way of taking those painfully tired stereotypes and breathing a little life into a deflated corpse.
At least that's the way I remember it. Let's face it. Few think of IKWUDLS (that's a long title to keep typing) as premium whiskey, but it ain't the cheap stuff neither. Its quality goods that won't disappoint. Unless you're hoping for Love Hewitt or Michelle Gellar nude or you're in search of something sophisticated …then it will disappoint. And if that's the case, why would you read a column like this one?
Ok…so looking back... IKWUDLS relies on the same tried clichés that all horror does…right down to the campfire scene on the beach where the four graduating seniors (the jock, the beauty queen, the smart girl, the soft guy) all exchange ghost stories about a man with a hook. But so what. The movie knows it can't stray too far from what works, but at least it doesn't feel tired. IKWUDLS remembers to have a little fun while still spilling a few pounds of guts and working in the occasional stabbing. You know, the important things of horror.
Speaking of the important things, IKWUDLS owes a great debt to their luck in casting with a damn great collection of actors with Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Freddie Prinze Jr (does he still count as famous?), Anne Heche, and even the guy from the Big Bang Theory Johnny Galecki. That's not just a lot of names for a teen horror movie, but mostly A names. It's something that should happen way more.
With all this praise, I gotta give the biggest knock of IKWUDLS thanks to Scary Movie, which parodied perhaps some of the biggest moments…notably the Love Hewitt spin around sequence "What are you waiting for!!!" and Michelle Gellar's meltdown during the beauty pageant. They captured those moments perfectly, leaving it impossible to revisit IKWUDL and not laugh. However, it's not like the movie doesn't have plenty of stupidity all alone with my favorite dumb element … the letter. When Love Hewitt receives it, the note inside threatens "I Know What You Did Last Summer!" written, of course, in perfect handwriting. As if a deranged killed could possibly have such fine penmanship. Please.
Even with the Wayne's brothers spoiling the fun years later, they couldn't diminish the impact of the killer. Yeah, so maybe a fisherman dressed in rainslicks isn't all that frightening, but that hook, man, it works. There's a great, small moment when the fisherman drags Michelle Gellar's sister across the floor with the hook firmly in place in her side. It's damn brutal looking. The film never goes overboard with gore, but it always reminds audiences that the brutal killshot isn't always necessary.


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The inspiration for this card is from a video I saw by the very talented Lindsey, The Frugal Crafter, she was drawing and colouring on an old book page (link here). I thought I would give it a go but as I don't have any old books (a trip to the local charity shop should fix that), I used some newsprint DSP from Stampin' Up! I used my Inktense pencils to colour the poppy, I wanted it nice and bold to stand out.
Ingredients:Pattern Papers: Newsprint from Stampin' Up! Story Teller from Crate Paper and Ad Lib by Bo Bunny. I also used some tracing paper from Wilkinsons.
Stamps: Simply Sketched and Hardwood from Stampin' Up!
Punches: Notebook by Fiskars.
Embellishment: Hemp Twine from Stampin' Up!


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Disclaimer: Thank you to a partnership with Mizuno and Fitfluential I was sent a pair of Wave Sky's for my honest feedback. As always opinions here are of my own.
If you read back in my previous blogs, I learned the hard way the importance of good shoes. So when given the opportunity to test the newest in neutral trainers for Mizuno I was curious. Mizuno has stated that these are different then anything on the market so far, and I wanted to see what was so different.
First off, out of the box, these shoes are bright and colorful without being too much. They will go with everything in your running wardrobe.
When it comes to the moment the shoes are on your feet, they are different. Mizuno has introduced Cloudwave technology along with their SmoothRide engineering which is meant to give you the most supportive ride in the neutral shoe.
I first started testing these on the treadmill. If I am not wearing the right shoe on the treadmill, I can feel pain pretty quickly and I have never felt uncomfortable (unless I over did myself) in these shoes. You would expect to think that with the added cushion there would be bulk, but there is not. These did not feel clunky or akward in the slightest.
I also took these out on the road several times including the Race to Remember 10K. What I really like is how these shoes are equally supportive for running and walking. Sometimes I feel like shoes are not doing the job for those of us who run and walk. When I got tired because of carrying the flag and started heel striking they offered great support. I felt energized after the race which is something my feet have been missing.
I was a little anxious about trying these and now these are quickly becoming a staple of my running world. I have also taken these to weight lifting sessions and I feel like I have mobility which makes this shoe versatile for all your needs.
Two things to take note of. I have a wide toe box when I have ran a lot of the weather is hot and even sizing up the toe box was tight. Also, Mizuno's quality speaks for itself. It is obvious that these shoes are going to last.
I will be picking up another pair of these soon. I am not certain I want to use them for the marathon without my inserts, but they are the perfect shoe for training runs and for gym time.
You can take a look here: Mizuno Wave Sky


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About us
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Workington
Here are some videos which show Rotary in action
Video 2 - Rotary Supporting Young People
Video 6 - Manchester Trailblazers
Rotary News
Be part of a global network of volunteers, trying to make the world a better place. Please also see the 'links & news' page for information from the local district and live feeds from Rotary International and Rotary International in GB&I.
Family Rotary club use skills to kick-start local charities
Rotary members unite to tackle world hunger
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Forgotten Essence Resin Incense Frankincense (1 oz)
Incense has been used historically in many cultures and traditions. Smoke is often used for purification and cleansing rituals as it is believed the smoke carries away negative energies while drawing in positive vibrations. Resin incense is the original form of incense. Nothing beats the purity and deep, rich aromas produced by this style of incense. It can be used for rituals, to enhance meditation, or to create a welcoming, peaceful atmosphere. Place it on hot coals to release the wonderful fragrances.
Frankincense has a distinct spicy, sweet scent. It is used to elevate the mood, relieve anxiety and draw spiritual protection. It is also used to promote healing - mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
- Completely natural ingredients
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The Guardian / Direct Line Fixology
A series of Vines illustrating helpful tips and tricks for in and around the house.
The animations appeared throughout the Guardian site as part of the Direct Line sponsored Fixology campaign.
Directed for and with Habana Creative
Produced by Andy Welch
Agency: The Guardian Labs
Agency Creative: Nyall Cook
Photography: Filippo Maria @ The Butchers,
Additional photography and animation: Koja,
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Accommodation options within 8km from Excellent Guest House include:
Sun Bell Lodge has long been home to corporate visitors as we offer the ideal accommodation options with en-suite rooms equipped with desk areas and WiFi for the busy executive. Great quality and value for money.
We offer en suite rooms equipped with alarm clock radio, tea/coffee facilities, hairdryers, satellite television, mini bar stocked to your needs and you will be pampered with guest amentities.
Uniquely positioned in the quiet and tranquil northern suburbs of Cape Town.
Serengeti Self Catering Units are five minutes drive from Tyger Valley Shopping Mall and have 17 Self Catering Units. Three x 3-Bedroom Apartments, 6 x 2-Bedroom Apartments and 7 x 1-Bedroom Apartments.
These lovely self catering 2 and 1 bedroom apartments sleep up to 5 guests in each Serengeti apartment (depending on unit size). We are about 500m away from Tygervalley Shopping Centre.


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I now have about 250 rounds through my gun. Not a jam yet... accuracy is good... for a "Gun Noob" like me HAHA. I can feel my trigger getting lighter and crisper - and I thought it was great out of the box!
I really think I have something wrong with my spring however. After comparing it to one in the case at the store.
Glock is going to send me a new one, but said it could be a few weeks...
I have shot XDm's - and they are great guns also. I think either is a fine purchase. To me it just boiled down to what fit better in my hands. I actually prefer the grip angle of the Glock over the XDm - it just seemed more of a "natural point" for me. I also liked that the Glock was a little smaller and stream lined.
I'll post again with an update about how this all turns out. In a week I will be shooting a buddies XDM in .40, which I have shot in the past. I am curious to see if I notice a recoil difference with the dual spring - and lower bore of the Glock. People in other forums refer to the recoil of the Gen4 as more of a "push" than a "flip"... I kind of noticed that at the range tonight, but have nothing to compare it against... and I am a novice/noob.


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Hannah does her best to calm and eventually ignore the lady, implying that its just a bunch of pregnancy hormones making her crazy! This sets the woman off even more and she begins to "take" her investment back. Starting with Hannah's very expensive blazer.
The deeper Hannah gets into the explanation, the angrier the woman gets. She takes more and more of Hannah's wardrobe while the new exec does her best to stay focused and finish delivering her speech.
Finally, she can take no more and has to run off stage, completely humiliated and completely naked!
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Because I'm By Your Side is the 178th chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail.
The King orders Byro to quicken the extraction of the giant Lacrima. When Erza Knightwalker is about to execute Lucy. Happy and Carla save her and they escape. They decide to go save Natsu and Wendy, but instead get surrounded by the Exceeds imperial guards and the Royal guards.
The King and his Division commanders with Byro are talking about the Magic Power inside Earth Land Mages, the execution of Lucy and the fate of Natsu and Wendy. Byro explains that if they manage to extract Natsu and Wendy's Magic, they will gain a semi-permanent amount of Magic. The King orders him to quicken the extraction of the giant Lacrima. As the meeting finishes, everybody leaves except for Panther Lily. Panther Lily starts to ask the King about something but changes his mind and leaves.
Meanwhile, Lucy is sitting in her cell, thinking about Happy, Carla and the Exceeds. She found out that when the queen says that someone is to die, the human in question is to be executed without question. Suddenly, Erza Knightwalker arrives. Lucy asks her about the others and talks to her about Earth Land Erza, when Knightwalker grabs a fistful of her hair and drags her, saying that she is not the Erza Lucy knows. Lucy tries to plead with her when Knightwalker uses her spear to hoist Lucy off the ground and out a balcony. Lucy tries to plead with her again but Erza ignores her and lets her fall to her death.
Lucy is falling towards the ground when Happy and Carla arrived to save her. Knightwalker is shocked to see that the Exceeds helped Lucy, she asks them to hand Lucy over saying that it was direct order from the queen to execute her. Knightwalker continues to say that only the queen can overturn the command. Carla suddenly has an idea, and pretends that she is the daughter of Shagotte, she is the princess of the Exceeds. Everyone is shocked to hear this, Knightwalker bows down and begs for Carla's forgiveness. Carla ignores her and asks for the location of the Dragon Slayers and orders them to be released. Suddenly, Panther Lily arrives with a bunch of guards and tells Knightwalker that Carla and Happy are fallen Exceeds, which means that they run away from Extalia.
With their cover blown, the three fly away as Erza Knightwalker orders her troops to find and eliminate them. The three decide to go to the location of Natsu and Wendy to save them, when the Exceed Imperial guards arrives.
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Piedmont in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Piedmont Springs Hotel
Exclusive Resort Destination from 1872 to 1892
At 9:15 a.m. on November 17, 1892 the hotel came to a sudden end when a fire in the chimney expanded to the roof. It was not until 11:30 a.m. that Chemical Engine #1 arrived from Oakland to contain the fire. The papers reported that, "The absence of any water supply left the occupants of the doomed building no other recourse that to sit down in the shade and watch the building burn."
"At the extreme end of the building a pair of heavy oaken doors opened off the spacious veranda into the Grand Saloon with its huge mirror reflecting among other things, the rows of glass tumblers ranged behind the long mahogany bar. Along the walls were placed the typical barrel backed chairs and between each could be espied the heavy brown spittoons of old bar room fame. The center of the room was occupied by the characteristic billiard table, and at one side a pot bellied, over-sized coal burner stove." Evelyn Craig Pattiani
Erected by Piedmont Beautification Foundation.
Location. 37° Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 988 Magnolia Avenue, Oakland CA 94611, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Piedmont Park History Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Piedmont Springs Clubhouse & Cafe (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Faux Bois Benches (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Piedmont Art Gallery (about 400 feet away); The Japanese Teahouse (about 500 feet away); The Cascade (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Piedmont.
More about this marker. This marker is located at the Magnolia Avenue entrance to Piedmont Park.
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on March 14, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 346 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 14, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.


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Baltrusch Construction - Borrow Pit 8-30-14-Bb
Author(s): Garvey C. Wood
Year: 1986
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Saturday, August 31, 2013
Syrian rebels plan raids to exploit Western strikes
(Reuters) Opposition fighters across Syria are preparing to launch attacks that exploit anticipated U.S.-led military strikes, but there are no plans to coordinate with Western forces, a Syrian rebel commander said on Saturday.
The United States said on Friday it was planning a limited response to punish Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a "brutal and flagrant" chemical weapons attack it says killed more than 1,400 people in Damascus 10 days ago. Washington has five cruise-missile equipped destroyers in the region.
The Syrian government denies using chemical arms.
Qassim Saadeddine, a former Syrian army colonel and spokesman for the rebels' Supreme Military Council, said the council had sent a selection of rebel groups a military plan of action to use if strikes took place.
"The hope is to take advantage when some areas are weakened by any strikes. We ordered some groups to prepare in each province, to ready their fighters for when the strike happens," he told Reuters, speaking by Skype.
"They were sent a military plan that includes preparations to attack some of the targets we expect to be hit in foreign strikes, and some others that we hope to attack at the same time."
The Supreme Military Council is the armed wing linked to the National Coalition, an umbrella group considered to be the opposition's political leadership abroad.
Saadeddine said the plans had been prepared without any help from foreign powers. He said no information had been offered to them by the United States or any other Western countries such as France, which has supported carrying out a strike on Assad.
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Japan: The world's new star in solar power
Until recently less than 1% of Japan's electrical power output came from renewables. But following the catastrophe of Fukushima and the power blackouts that followed, Japan has seen an explosion in investment in alternatives. Solar, in particular, in this averagely photon-blessed country, has seen a seismic rise of late and is this year poised to become the world's largest solar market in volume after China.
According to a report by energy analyst IHS on Japan's energy mix, Japan's solar installations jumped by "a stunning 270% (in gigawatts) in the first quarter of 2013." That means by the end of 2013 there will be enough new solar panels equal to the capacity of seven nuclear reactors. Such massive growth will allow Japan to surpass Germany and become the world's largest photovoltaics (PV) market in terms of revenue this year.
"Japan is forecast to install $20 billion worth of PV systems in 2013, up 82% from $11 billion in 2012," IHS said. "In contrast, the global market is set for tepid 4% growth. The strong revenue performance for Japan this year is partly driven by the high solar prices in the country." Germany still leads with the total number of units and capacity, however, with its 32,192 megawatts. Japan is now closer to the U.S.'s 8,069 megawatts at 7,429 megawatts, according to London-based BNEF.
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text: We've all been through that harsh break up we all thought we would never get over. First you are fed up and you just want them out of your lives. 1. Rania- Just Go 2. AOA- Get Out 3. 2ne1- Go Away 4. Miss A- Goodbye, Baby Goodbye 5. f(x)- Spit it Out But once they are gone you start to feel lonely, and you miss the good times you had, and you realize how empty your life is without someone there to share every moment with. 6. Winner- Empty 7. Hyolin- Lonely 8. Sistar19- Gone Not Around Any Longer And then, forgetting all of the bad times and the reasons you broke up, you start to miss them. 9. 2ne1- It Hurts 10. 2ne1- Missing You @MattK95 @kpopandkimchi @honeysoo @jiggzy19 @aabxo *~This was part one. Stay tuned for part two!~*


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Omano OM150-MK 40X-400X Premium Monocular Compound LED Student Microscope Gift Package
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- Strongly Recommended: Elementary School microscope
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Highly recommended starter microscope for Elementary Schools and Home use
It is rare that Microscope.com uses superlatives, but the new Omano OM150-M LED is THE starter microscope of choice, for three reasons. Premium '185' objective lenses for improved resolution; coarse and fine focus control for significantly easier focusing and a sub $100 price. These features are typically missing from competitively priced microscopes and the combination makes for outstanding value and more important, a higher quality microscope that is more likely to engage the student since the frustrations of poor resolution and weak focusing are resolved. All metal construction and LED wireless illumination both serve to reinforce our recommendation since there are no wires for the kids to trip over.
All-glass optics and variable-intensity cool LED illumination offer the magnification required for Elementary and Middle School students. A wide field WF10x eyepiece combines with three premium '185' achromatic objective lenses, 4x, 10x and 40x to provide magnification of 40x, 100x and 400x. These objective lenses are a significant step-up in quality from competing sub-$100 microscopes. An eyepiece lock nut can be tightened to minimize the risk of loss and the head rotates through 360 degrees as required.
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A large, flat top 90mm x 90mm stage offers two slide clips to secure specimen slides. Rack and pinion focus includes coaxial coarse/fine controls that are dual-sided for convenience and sized for smaller hands. A rack stop and slip clutch offer protection against inadvertent damage to microscope objectives or slides.
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A six-position pinhole aperture provides for illumination control and the resolution (fine detail) produced is excellent. A filter holder is provided for optimal adjustments. LED llumination is provided by 3 AA batteries with variable light intensity with no wires for kids to trip over. The LED battery system also enables field trips for outddor observation.
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Includes dust cover, manual, 3 AA batteries, power cord.
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In addition to the regularly included accessories, you can choose from 4 accessory packs below. Each pack includes a range of useful accessories that you will need in order to enjoy your microscope.
Pack 1: Book + 5 Prepared Slides
Book: Usborne's, The World of the MicroscopeThe book is, in our opinion, a wonderful and colorful introduction to microscopy. Practical, clearly worded and with dozens of illustrations, it provides numerous experiments and activities that range from simple to more complex. While many assume the book is aimed at children, we have found it to be an useful primer for both young and old alike. We highly recommend it.
5 Prepared Slides:Inspired by a permanent exhibition at The Natural History Museum in London, the Beastly Bits range includes three different sets of five slides: Beastly Bits (Animal), Blood & Gore (Human tissue) or Neat Eats (Vegetable). All are professional-grade, prepared slides designed to stimulate the imagination of children - and adults alike! Beastly Bits set will be included unless sold out, when either Blood & Gore or Neat Eats will be substituted.
Pack 2: Book + Slide and Stain Kit
Book: Usborne's, The World of the Microscope
Slide and Stain Kit:Perfect for individual, laboratory, home school or classroom use. Eosin Y is especially helpful in bone and marrow testing, while Methylene Blue is an excellent test for DNA. Kit includes the following items:
- Eosin Y stain, 1%, 15 ml
- Methylene Blue Stain, 1%, 15 ml
- 1 oz Lens Cleaning Fluid
- 50 Premium Blank Slides
- 100 Slide Covers - 22mm x 22mm
- 3 Well Slides
- Dropper or Pipette
- Lens Cleaning paper
- BS Plastic slide storage case
- Instructions booklet.
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Pack 3: Book + Slide Kit + 15 Prepared Slides
Book: Usborne's, The World of the Microscope
Slide KitThis Compound Microscope Starter Slide Kit is our most popular accessory and contains the following essential items:
- 50 Blank Slides
- 100 Cover slips
- 3 Well Slides
- Dropper and Lens Cloth
15 Prepared Slides:This microscope slide kit contains a mix of 15 prepared slides in a durable plastic case. The selection of specimens are stained and carefully mounted on glass slides with cover slips. Each slide is labeled and conveniently arranged in the plastic case.
Microbiology Kit with Book
This student microbiology experimentation and study kit has everything you need to grow your own bacteria cultures. Experiment with bacteria in the air, on your hands and more with help from the included, "World of the Microscope" book, a wonderful student guide to microscopy. Your microbiology kit also includes 5 professionally prepared slides inspired by a permanent exhibition at The Natural History Museum in London to fire the imagination of children - and adults alike.
Microbiology Kit includes the following items:
- 5 Prepared Slides
- 50 Premium Blank Slides
- 100 Slide Covers - 22mm x 22mm
- 1 Dropper or Pipette
- 6 Swabs
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- 3 Petri dishes
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OM150-MK 40x-400X Monocular Compound LED Student Microscope with Basic Kit
General Brand Omano SKU OM150-MK Warranty 6 Months Notes A step up from the OM-115LD, but still an entry-level microscope designed for elementary school children or beginners on a tight budget. Product Weight 5.0000 Product Display New Yes Staff Pick Yes System System Type Brightfield, Portable Head Head Type Monocular Head Rotation Limited Ocular Angle 45° Body Nosepiece Orientation Front-facing Nosepiece Style Triple (3) Focus Controls Coarse & Fine Focus Mechanism Rack & Pinion Focus Control Location Dual Ambidextrous Focus Control Safety Stop Slip Clutch Stage Type Fixed Stage Features Mechanical Stage Attachment Available, Slide Clips Stage Dimensions 90mm x 90mm Configuration Includes Eyepieces? Yes Included Eyepiece Quantity 1 Included Eyepieces (X) 10X Available Eyepieces 10X Min Standard Mag 40X Max Standard Mag 400X Included Objectives (Qty) 3 Objective Lens Achromatic Included Objective Types Brightfield Objective 1 Description 4x Objective 2 Description 10x Objective 3 Description 40x Condenser Condenser Type Fixed Aperture Illumination Illumination Type LED Illumination Style Transmitted Collector Type Simple Transmitted Light Type LED Transmitted Light Control Variable Power Supply 3 AA Batteries Accessories Included Extras Dust Cover
Pack 1: Book & 5 Prepared Slides
Pack 2: Book, Starter Slide & Stain Kit & 5 Prepared Slides
Pack 3: Book, Starter Slide Kit & 15 Prepared Mixed Slides
Amazing Microscope Adventure Cards - Activities and Experiments for Kid's 8+
General Brand Omano Omano Omano Omano SKU PACK-1 PACK-2 PACK-3M OMA-EXP-1 Notes $13.50 cost Product Weight 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 Feed - Title Finger Print Education Kit Feed - Description The new Omano OM-123L LED is a rechargeable LED stereo microscope with three levels of magnification: 10x, 20x and 30x. All metal with high quality glass optics, it can be used either indoors or outside in the field. It offers exceptional value for first time users or home hobyists and is used to view macro specimens that are visible to the naked eye such as insects, crystals, sea shells and more. The microscope includes 10x/20x/30x triple power magnification with WF10x eyepieces.It also features top and bottom, variable intensity LED illumination which is rechargeable and lasts all day on a single charge. Combined with a tough, ergonomic handle, this microscope is highly portable and convenient for use in the field or classroom with no need for messy wires. OpticsTwo Wide Field WF10x eyepieces combine with 1x/2x/3x objectives in a step turret magnification changer for magnification powers of 10x, 20x and 30x. Simply twist the objective housing until it clicks into place on the desired objective.The microscope also includes rubber eyeguards for improved viewing, adjustable interpupillary distance of 55-77mm and a left eyepiece diopter to allow for individual eye focusing. Focus & IlluminationAs with most stereo microscopes, the OM123L includes dual-sided coarse focus controls with over-sized knobs which are easier for student hands to use. Top and bottom illumination is powered by 110V ac or rechargeable LED with three settings: top, bottom and top and bottom together.StandThe OM123L includes a pedestal stand with included top and bottom LED illumination controllable with left and right side dimmer switches. Easy-to-use, affordable and no need for power cords to trip up the young ones, it is a perennial favorite!AccessoriesAccessories include rubber eyecups, a reversible black/white stage plate, frosted glass stage plate, two metal stage clips, vinyl dust cover and manual. Wt. and dimensions: 12 Lb. 16" x 14" x 10". Feed - Custom Label 1 <100
Summit KK2-1.3 1.3MP Windows-Only Color Digital Camera
Summit SK2-1.3X 1.3MP PC / MAC Compatible Digital Microscope Camera
General Brand OptixCam OptixCam SKU OCS-KK2-1.3 OCS-SK2-1.3X Warranty 1 Year 1 Year Product Weight 2.0000 2.0000 Product Display New Yes Sensor Sensor Type CMOS CMOS Sensor Size 1/3 Inch 1/3 Inch Sensor Details Aptina MT9M111 CMOS Color/Monochrome Color Color Pixel Pitch 3.6 µm x 3.6 µm 3.6 µm x 3.6 µm Sensor Color Depth 8bpp / 24bit RGB 8bpp / 24bit RGB Scan Mode Progressive Progressive Signal to Noise Ratio 44 db Sensitivity 1.0V/Lux-sec (550nm) Dynamic Range 71 db A/D Conversion 10-bit Parallel, 8-bit RGB to PC Shutter Electronic, Rolling Shutter Electronic, Rolling Shutter Camera Camera Mount Ocular Mount C-Mount, Ocular Mount Resolution 1.3 Megapixel, 1280x1024 pixels 1.3 Megapixel, 1280x1024 pixels Camera Output Resolutions 1280 X 1024; 640 X 512; 320 X 256 1280 X 1024; 640 X 512; 320 X 256 FPS @ Max Res 7.5fps @ 1280 x 1024 15@1280x1024; 26@640x512; 48@320x256 FPS @ Min Res 12.5fps @ 800 x 600 50fps @ 320 x 256 Camera Interface USB 2.0 USB 2.0 White Balance Automatic, Manual Automatic, Manual Software Included OptixCam K2View OptixCam K2View Driver API Compatibility DirectX, TWAIN DirectX, TWAIN Power Source USB Powered USB Powered File Formats JPEG BMP, JPEG, Own Proprietary, PNG, TGA, TIFF Exposure Control Automatic, Manual Automatic, Manual Exposure Time 2000ms-0.14Ms 2000ms-0.14Ms Operating Temperatures 10°C ~ 50°C 10°C ~ 50°C Operating Humidity 30% ~ 80% RH 30% ~ 80% RH Storage Temperature -20°C ~ 60°C -20°C ~ 60°C Other Details Included Accessories 0.5X 23mm Ocular adapter, Software CD 0.5X 23mm DIN Adapter, Software CD Supported Operating Systems Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3, Mac OSX 10.7+, Linux (kernel 2.6.26+) Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3, Mac OSX 10.7+ System Requirements 2GB RAM Recommended, 2Ghz+ CPU Recommended, At least P4-class CPU, Intel Mac Required for OSX Support, USB 2.0 High Speed Port 2GB RAM Recommended, 2Ghz+ CPU Recommended, At least P4-class CPU, Intel Mac Required for OSX Support, USB 2.0 High Speed Port Certifications CE, UL CE, UL Cable Length 1.8m (8ft) 1.8m (8ft) Camera Warranty 1 Year 1 Year Software Support 6 Months 6 Months Compatibility Imaging Compatibility (with adapters) 23mm 23mm , C-Mount
SC-36 Aluminum Microscope Case For Omano OM36 Series
General Brand Omano SKU OMSC-36 Feed - Title SC-36 Aluminum Microscope Case For Omano OM36 Series Compatible With OM36*