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Air Deccan takes wings again, flies to Jalgaon
New Delhi, December 27, 2017: India's first low-cost carrier Air Deccan, which ceased operations after being acquired by erstwhile Kingfisher Airlines in 2008, took wings again as a commuter airline on Saturday with its maiden flight taking off for Jalgaon from Mumbai.
The flight, DN 1320, got airborne at 2.55 pm for Jalgaon in North Maharashtra, around 400 km from Mumbai, where it landed at sharp 4 pm amid the traditional water cannon salute.
The flight was inaugurated by Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil along with Air Deccan chairman Captain G R Gopinath.
Air Deccan's strategic partners Shaishav Shah of Ahmedabad-based GSEC Ltd and Himanshu Shah of Monarch Networth Capital as well as senior DGCA officials were on-board the 19-seater Beechcraft 1900 D aircraft according to moneycontrol.com.
The flight took off the ground around 2.55 pm instead of the scheduled departure of 1.20 pm due to some airport- related issues.
Addressing a small function at the Jalgaon airport to mark the arrival of the first scheduled flight, Gopinath said the objective of the relaunch of Air Deccan was to realise an unfulfilled dream, and to provide connectivity to all parts of Maharashtra as well as other regions of the country.
"We plan to connect Satara, Solapur, Latur and many many more cities of the state with Mumbai," he said.
Air Deccan, which was granted the scheduled commuter operator's permit by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to launch air services under the Government's regional connectivity scheme, Udan, has started flights to Jalgaon and Nashik from Mumbai and Pune, and will soon connect Kolhapur as well, Gopinath said.
In the first phase, it will operate 36 flights per week.
Earlier, talking to PTI at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Gopinath said he was feeling fortunate to see Air Deccan taking to skies again. "It's a sense of great beginning. A sense of being fortunate that Air Deccan is taking off again," he said.
There was a dream of taking flying to every possible corner of the country, which did not come to fruition because of Air Deccan's merger with the Kingfisher Airlines in 2008, he said.
"Now I have the opportunity to rebuild operations across the country," said the pioneer of low-cost aviation in India.
Later, the flight took off for Nashik via Mumbai after a brief halt at the CSIA airport here and then to Pune.
Air Deccan bagged 34 routes in the first phase of bidding for Udan scheme, which caps fares at Rs 2,500 for a flight of under-hour duration.
For the Jalgaon flight, the airline has pegged fares at Rs 2,250 for 50 per cent of the seats, to be operated under the Regional Connectivity Scheme, while the price for the remaining nine seats will be Rs 4,500, an official said.
Under Udan, operators have been allowed to sell 50 per cent of the seats at market rates while the remaining seats are to be sold at subsidised rates.


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We were recently sent a set of Dinosaur Times Tables Tutor cards by The Natural History Museum to review. Perfect for the eldest (8) who has to practise his times tables weekly and I thought it would be a fun way of practising them together. I will hold my hands up and admit I'm pretty rubish at mine. I learnt them in a funny way saying 8, 16, 24, 32 rather than 1 times 8 is 8, 2 times 8 is 16, so when I get asked something like 7×8 I have to go through them till I reach the answer. I've tried to re learn them over the years but there are still a few numbers I struggle with. When I did my teacher training the people my age had also learnt them in a similar way so it must have been a policy at the time.
The boys love dinsosaurs and maths strangely so they were both keen to have a go at the games. I wasn't sure if Finlay (5) would be able to join in so was pleasantly surprised that he could as there would have been a drama otherwise. There is a warm up game you can play and then different versions of the main game. Starting with 2,5 and 10 times tables. Finlay was able to join in as although he didn't know the multiplication he can recognise numbers so figured out quite quickly that a 10 and a 10 together was bigger than a 2 and a 10. When we told him the multiplications he was also able to say which one was the largest number, meaning not only is this game good for older children, younger children will be able to practise their number recognition and counting when playing with you.
I went on to play one of the more challenging versions with Kyle (8) in which you both turn over a card and then the first to say the multiplication wins them both. For some of them we were pretty evenly matched. You could vary this game to focus on a particular times table by selecting the cards you include to include more from that particular table. We included them all so could pull out anything from 1×10 to 12×8.
They have both asked to sit and play the Dinosaur Times Tables Tutor cards game with me since which shows how much they enjoy it and the fact its educational is a real bonus. The cards are available online at The National History Museum, priced £7.
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Molhado: Object-Oriented Structural Software Configuration Management
Courtyard, Demo room 4
This event is also being given Tuesday at 11:30.
Tien Nguyen, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Demonstration number: 20
Many software configuration management (SCM) systems treat a software system as a set of files on a file system. However, software engineers usually think and reason in terms of high-level abstractions, compositions, and the interrelations among them. Therefore, SCM systems whose concepts are closely tied to physical structure can become burdensome for developers because software development methods and SCM infrastructures require different mental models.
To bridge that gap, this demonstration presents an object-oriented approach to managing the evolution of software systems at the logical level. Keys to Molhado approach are its object-oriented structural system model and structure versioning framework in which logical objects and structures in a system are extended from a small set of system model concepts, allowing them to be uniformly versioned in a fine-grained manner and independent of the physical file structure. Changes to all objects and structures are captured and related to each other in a cohesive manner via the Molhado product versioning SCM system.
This research demonstration also presents applications of our object-oriented versioning approach for logical objects in different development frameworks such as UML-based object-oriented software development, architecture-based software development, and Web application development. A set of comparison tools was developed to show differences between two arbitrary versions of a system's hierarchical structure, of any logical object, and of any logical unit of an object in both structural and line-oriented fashions. Logical relationships among software objects are maintained and versioned separately from their contents.
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The Centre of Studies & Research (CSR) in the Directorate General of Planning and Studies of the Ministry of Health responsible for conducting the 'National Survey of Non-Communicable Diseases and their Risk Factors' announces the completion of the fieldwork component of the survey.
This large survey which had commenced in mid-February consisted of eleven teams – one in each governorate of the Sultanate of Oman. A total of 9053 households of Omani's and Non-Omani's identified through advanced epidemiological methods were visited from all over Oman to collect medical information in three steps. Step one comprised a demographic and lifestyle questionnaire whilst step two involved physical examinations such as height, weight, and blood pressure. The final step three included biochemical measurements such as blood glucose, total cholesterol, urine sodium and creatinine levels.
Oman, as in other parts of the world is witnessing an epidemiological shift to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD). Non-Communicable diseases were responsible for 68% of the total deaths in Oman according to World Health Organization. The main Non-Communicable diseases are Cardiovascular Diseases, Cancer, Diabetes, Chronic Renal diseases and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD). These diseases are a result of a global epidemic of modifiable and preventable behavioural and biological risk factors among the Oman population such as smoking, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity. Thus, the Ministry of Health aimed to quantify the burden of NCD and their risk factors by conducting this survey in cooperation with the World Health Organization.
This survey will provide accurate data that will help in reducing the burden of the disease and risk factors due to NCD, be used to establish a large national database and registries for these diseases, and be useful in formulating new polices for timely intervention and management of NCD.


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To solve this problem first find out why they became close, you appreciate what you have, decide what you want to achieve and then start to fix the problem.
The most common reasons for reducing size of pants: the shrinkage of fabric after washing, increase of volume of the body, the thing bought in a hurry or to lose weight. At this stage, determine the composition of the tissue, based on it, consider whether this fabric to stretch more than it is. If it's jeans, leather trousers or pants stretching tissues, and then safely handle the job.
Assessing the situation, think about how much you want to stretch pants: just to button up the pants to sit down, or to feel comfortable in well-fitting pants.
Many manufacturers suggest to walk around in wet pants, so they are a bit stretched. So wet your pants, put them on and walk around in them for a while.
If you want to stretch leather pants, use soap, Cologne or a special tool for stretching the skin, and finally treat the pants with glycerin, so that they shone like new.
Your trousers don't fasten on you? Then let more slender girlfriend to wear them for a while. Very often the pants will stretch during wear.
They say that at the end of the day our bodies become more as after a meal. Try to put your pants in the morning and wear them for some time, quite possibly in a few days they'll be a little more.
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If all of the above does not help, it makes sense to sell the pants, to buy or to sew a new, larger size. The need for stretching the pants can fall by itself, if you try to change the system of power and to lose a couple pounds.
Advice 2: How to stretch tight jeans
Almost everyone is faced with this situation, when jeans became tight. Stretch your favorite jeans to size you can use plain water.
The easiest and most affordable way to stretch jeans at home – soak them with water, then dress and have a little wear in the wet. The result of this method can be seen almost immediately – jeans quickly and effectively stretch. Watering water all the product or its certain part, which is the most in need. Like any other clothes to put on wet jeans is very difficult. To ease my task in the following way: to pull on a thing dry, and then thoroughly spray water from a spray bottle. Special attention should be paid to places where jeans are particularly tight. It is best to use warm water. To quickly stretch tight jeans, you can try to poprisedat, make a few bends in different directions or simply turn on your favorite music and dance. The main thing – not to sit in one place. It is important to remember that this method of stretching jeans is effective only for products in the composition of the material which include cotton, denim and some percentage of spandex. If the composition of the material includes synthetic fibers, to deal with the problem of tight jeans will be much harder.


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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
A Trip to Western Kentucky for Bar-B Q
4 comments:
- bennie and patsy said...
Don't you just love family owned good places to eat? Your trip sounds like one we would take, for food. LOL Linda you have a early Valentine Award from me.
- January 21, 2009 at 8:23 AM
Sounds soooo good! I love BBQ and we have plenty of great places here in South Carolina. Just Sunday, as a matter of fact, Tall & Handsome and I had lunch at "Moose's Famous BBQ" in Moncks Corner. Yum! (The corn fritters were TO DIE FOR!)
- January 21, 2009 at 9:35 AM
- Tammy said...
Hi Linda,
So glad you made it by Moonlight...we go every time we visit with my daughter who lives in o'boro.
My favorites are the deserts!! Rhubarb pie and nanner puddin' OH MY!!!
Oh, and I know some people call it Western Ky but I consider it Central Ky...where I'm from beyond the Kentucky Lakes is Western Kentucky *smiles*
- January 21, 2009 at 11:36 AM
- Marilyn Miller said...
BBQ, yummm! We even have a good barbecue place or two here in the northwest.
- January 21, 2009 at 12:54 PM


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Your Car's Leather Seats Require Protection-Tint the Car's Windows to Achieve This
If you want a sleek and stylish look for your car, then this will be achieved when you have a window tint on your windows. However, tints don't just end with serving a sleek and stylish look but go further beyond this; they also serve to protect the car's interiors. If your car has leather seats, then this tint will be even more than meaningful to protect these executive seats that you have in there. Leather as a material is known to be quite adversely affected by prolonged exposure to sunlight as it does with time get to become brittle and as such prone to cracking as time goes by with the continued exposure. For this reason, it will be very ideal and advisable for you who wants to have a significant boost to the car's interiors, leather seats included, to consider having your car's windows tinted.
The cars which will be oftentimes found fitted with the leather seats are the SUV's and the several types of luxury autos. It just goes without say that with the edge they assume, these cars will really cost you a lot to have them acquired and as such it will be very wise of you to have their interiors well protected from the harmful UV rays. The effects of the ultraviolet rays are not only going to affect the leather seats of the car causing the cracks and splits on them but will extend to damage even the colors of the carpets and plastic trims causing them to fade and as such lose their beauty and appeal they were designed with and for.
If you ever sat on a superheated leather seat at some time then you may know the risk that you and your passengers risk facing in burns from the seats on a hot sunny day where the car is not fitted with window-tints. Leather is a very good absorber of heat and as such when you have the seats exposed to sun without tinted windows, then the heat so absorbed will surely cause burns to you and your passengers. Tint the window of your car to take away the risk of getting the interior of the car superheated to pose such serious risks to you and your fellow riders as the tint will reduce the penetration of direct sunlight causing such effects.
The other benefit of having the windows tinted is the fact that it will quite well serve to reduce the risks of break-ins to your car for the criminals will not be able to tell what and who is inside the car given the tints and this is one which is quite often overlooked by many but quite significant purpose served by the tints.


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Google knows an growing cohort of new users is coming from the playground, so they're designing products kids can use and enjoy safely.
Beginning next year, they're creating youth versions of some of its most popular products, such as Chrome, YouTube and their Google search function that started it all.
The products will be targeted at kids 12 and younger. Why the sudden interest in kid-friendly Internet? Folks at Google are growing up, making babies and raising those digital native babies. What was once good enough for these engineers and designers on the Wild West that was Internet 1.0 isn't working so well now that they're parents.
If this makes you feel like they're coming after your kids, Google has a response. "We expect this to be controversial," Pavni Diwanji, the vice president of engineering charged with leading the new Google initiative, told USA Today. "But the simple truth is kids already have the technology in schools and at home. So the better approach is to simply see to it that the tech is used in a better way." " Diwanji is also a mother to two daughters, ages 8 and 13. "
There's no specific timeline for rolling out these projects, but focusing on kids is already underway. Google recently launched the virtual Maker Camp, Doodle 4 Google competition and Made with Code initiative, which lets kids light the White House Christmas trees with designs they code from their own computers across the U.S.
As USA Today points out, laws protecting the privacy of kids 15 years and younger might be a hurdle for Google to get over (or at least something they'll need to work around).
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Art on the Go (7-12 years)
Great for use at home or on the road, this portable art kit is for kids who love to draw, doodle and journal, and contains enough materials to keep your young artist busy for hours! It's fun, relaxing and a great place to stretch the imagination as there's no limit to what they can draw. Continuing to develop their fine motor skills, young artists learn about contour drawing and shading using a full set of pencils. They'll also explore composition, colour and pattern while decorating their fabric pouch. The Art on the Go kit is loaded with art materials – ready to go when they are!
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"If you are working on something that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. Your vision pulls you." – Steve Jobs
"If you are working on something that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. Your vision pulls you." – Steve Jobs
Hi everyone! Today I'm posting live from the Goal Coast, Australia. Yesterday I attended a whole day workshop with Joe Rangel from 2Evlove and I loved it – It was enlightening and inspiring. What an awesome way to end the conference I was attending!
What got me on-board straight away was his philosophy of changing the world one person at a time. He encouraged everyone to share what he taught us to empower others – that's truly amazing! The same way you recommend a good restaurant or a movie, why not to do the same with personal growth? The information he provided was life changing for many and is worth spreading.
Joe spend the day navigating us through fast action tools to leave our comfort zone and grow, as a person and in our business. The understanding (or lack of it) of the importance of growing as a human been in order to be able to develop your business is just amazing. I wish traditional business would also invests on this.
The power of making a decision was one of the topics covered. I'm not talking here about saying to yourself "I've made decision of xxx", but really MAKING a decision and TAKING ACTION. Having a plan A with no plan B, just going for our plan A no matter what – this kind of decision, the one you'll action and make it happen. Actually, I've recently learned that is the lack of action that holds us back most of the time, including me… Would you agree?
Let me tell you a little story about this. I had never heard people talking about taking action as much as in the last 4 months so it's something I'm currently working on. Last week I was at home and went to talk to my husband to be (OMG it sounds so weird to use the word husband! 😁) and asked him to do some brainstorming to think of new ideas to promote my business. I told him: "let's think out of the box together". He turned to me, gave me his full attention and told me (with lots of love): "Darling, you spend so much time doing your power hour, meditation, reading, writing your goals, etc. Instead of spending so much time on these things, invest your time in taking action." At that moment my response was: "well, I can't take action if I don't know what to do so let's think". And we happily discussed few ideas on how to attract new leads. Afterwards, I realised that he was kind of right. I say "kind of" because I still think that is very important to invest time (every day) in daily routines that set you for your day, but equally important is to take action. So… He was right.
Another thing that caught my attention was something along those lines: don't wait to be perfect to take action, aim to be excellent and learn along the way. I couldn't agree more! I'm the perfectionist type and I know I need to move away from perfection… So another thing to work on – keep up the learning curve! 😊
Also, I had to accept that I'm not taking the action that I should to attract leads, for example, so more work for me to be done in that space… BUT it was so great to realise that! No excuses. No buts. No blaming. It's up to you how successful you are in life, personally and professionally. So, what are you waiting for to take action?
We were taken through great information and activities to cover topics such as vulnerability, the statements we use, our self-talk, focus, vision, gratitude, mindfulness, self-believe, etc. It was just brilliant – the way Joe engaged with the audience was outstanding. He showed his vulnerability and allowed others to do the same. We all connect at the same level. It was a joy to see how useful his contribution was to no just one person but 100 people. He didn't change the world one person at a time. He did 100 people at the a time. How amazing is that?
To finish off, something he said and will stay with me forever was something along these lines: You can write your own book right now. You can't change the beginning but you CAN change the ending.
So I would like to ask you… What's your ending going to be? 😁
With lots of love,
PS. Feel free to be in touch if you'd like to go deeper in any of the topics mentioned above 🙂


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An independent commission has raised a number of concerns that the Pennsylvania labor department must address before raising the minimum salary for most overtime-exempt employees to nearly $48,000.
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is looking at several options for increasing the minimum salary for overtime-exempt employees, ranging from $455 per week to $1,440 per week.
Washington and New Jersey have passed comprehensive pay equity laws that significantly strengthen requirements for employers to provide equal pay for similar employment without regard to gender or other protected characteristics.
Effective June 6, 2018, Washington employers may not ask about arrests or convictions - or receive information through a criminal background check - before a job applicant is deemed otherwise qualified for a position.
If the total wages paid during a workweek divided by the total number of hours worked averages out to be the minimum wage or higher, an employer will have complied with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Douglas v. Xerox Business Services.
In one of the largest settlements in the recent history of the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, two car rental companies agreed to pay about $2 million to settle claims filed by 157 of their workers seeking back wages under the minimum wage ordinance in SeaTac, Washington.
Although the authors cautioned that their findings should not be generalized to minimum wage policies set by other localities, the research has the potential to shape the minimum wage debate nationwide.
The Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS) has proposed revisions to the city's minimum wage rules intended to reflect a 2015 wage theft ordinance, a ballot initiative increasing the statewide minimum wage and other developments.
Minimum wage rates will gradually increase over the next four years, eventually reaching $12.00 in Arizona, Colorado and Maine, and $13.50 in Washington. Starting in 2021, the minimum wage rates will be adjusted for inflation once a year.
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As I mentioned yesterday, I would be applying for a couple of cards and I wasn't entirely sure about which ones I would do. Doctor of Credit had mentioned on one of my last posts that I should submit the appropriate documents to have a couple of bureaus frozen before applying for any US Bank credit card. There's more on that here. To be fair, I followed his advice, wrote the documents signed them (the Sherpstress too) and gathered the copies of ID required.
…and they are still sitting on my dresser.
But that's why you have me here. I am happily the guinea pig for all things miles and points and this would prove to be an experiment of how closely your credit is really examined when you apply for a card.
First up I contacted Barclays, and they let me know that regardless of my crdit score or history, I didn't have enough history with them (only 3 months). I didn't waste my time on an app for the either the very good Barclay Arrival World Mastercard, nor the US Airways Dividend Miles Business Credit Card. I will however, keep my personal US Airways Dividend Miles Mastercard as I don't have any reason to cancel and I still have a pair of $99 companion fares to use. Barclays is a difficult bank at first, though I have come to understand that with time they loosen up. Onward and upward.
I really wanted the Chase Ink Plus 70,000 offer that was available in branch, but wanted to do it online along with my other applications as there are not many Chase branches near me and I wanted to make sure it was submitted the same day. I submitted the app and got the "We'll let you know" page customary to many mileage bloggers with several mileage credit cards. I called in and had a great conversation. I have really had an amazing experience with their phone reps. I was told that because the 70k offer does not waive the annual fee, and my 50k offer online did waive the fee, they could meet me in the middle and offer me 60k UR points with no annual fee (matching me to an offer they had a few weeks ago). That was a no brainer for me. According to my own calculations, I should have tried harder for the 10k points because the points are worth more than the money ($95). But it was a jeans and t-shirt day and I just wasn't bothered. I am very happy with the 60k offer for no annual fee.
I also looked at the American Airlines Business Extra AMEX, and had a discussion with a reader about the card. For me it could have been a good value for the initial load but not ongoing spend. Then I noticed that it was only eligible for small businesses (fine, I have one) with $4MM in revenue/year (I don't have one).
That led me to the AMEX SPG business card.
Which was a denial, for which I will discuss in just a moment.
Then finally to Citi for the AA Business Card. As with almost all application submissions I have seen for Citi in the last 6 months from anyone I know or have read about, the screen went to a "call us" with a reference number option. So I did. They had no issue giving me the card which will come with 50k AA miles and without an annual fee.
I have a relationship with Citi and with Chase, and while my Chase relationship is new, this is still my third card in six months with them and I have exhibited that I know what to do with them. In the case of my BA card I charged a lot on it in order to get to the 50k bonus, and the Sapphire Preferred was my go-to so they had every reason to want to extend the relationship.
I have a brief and awkward relationship with Barclays and after the very polite agent was able to walk me through some of their concerns, I was not surprised when the AMEX was declined. I mentioned earlier that despite good intentions I had not frozen the two reports that show how many applications have been filed within a certain period of time. And in the last 6 months (January BA card, April 7 apps, 6 approvals, then July 5 apps, 3 approvals, 1 withdrawn) 13 requests for credit and over $150,000 in new credit being issued, it makes sense why there might be some hesitation.
I felt like I was in a room with all of the girls I might want to ask to prom, along with all of the girls I previously dated. The room was dark, and I felt like I was asking them out one by one. But when the lights come up everything was a lot clearer. I realized I was telling one of my potential dates the same lines I told the others, only she just looked at you, kind of annoyed and trying not to humiliate me.
So I am going to hang up my credit card hat for the year I think. Or at least move the freeze papers from the dresser to the mailbox – that is, if I decide I don't want to go to prom alone.
Full Disclosure: Some of the cards I have listed may pay compensation to me, if one applies and is approved for said cards. However, this in no way effects the cards I choose to discuss, apply for, promote or denegrate. Nor should it influence your motive to apply for any of the cards I mention – only apply for cards that will benefit you and your travel plans.


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The story allegedly came from a staffer with DIER who appears to have confused the pipeline with the $340,000- Batman bridge culvert. What the?? The Examiner has then run with this story.
Little birdy tells me that DIER has confirmed today that an error was made and that there has been no pipeline for Gunns pulp mill laid. Pipes were laid for the ageing Esk water pipeline, (now Ben Lomond water), alongside the bypass. The Examiner article also claims Gunns have secured access to all the land needed to run their pipeline across. This is also disputed.
Watch this space.
A little birdy told me their household were surveyed by gunns via a phone survey.
Questions were:
- What are your thoughts on the Govts new forestry agreement. Rate how you feel about it! 1-stongly disagree-10 strong agree
- Are you for/against Gunns pulp mill?
- What is your understanding of the pulpmill (personal Knowledge) 1-5
- Where have you gained your knowledge?
- What source would you trust the most? Newspapers, TV, Radio, conservation groups, Gunns, Forestry groups.
- Which do you trust the least?
- What effect do you think the pulpmill will have on (1-very poor, poor,neutral, good, 5-very good)-air quality, roads, smell, the economy, employment
- What is your opinion on Gunns as a local Tasmanian Community Industry ( or something like that)
- Is it your understanding that the woodsupply for the pulp mill will be native, plantation timber?


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After all, life is more about who you know and not what you know.I truly believe that we become like the five people we spend the most time with.When you testify about what God has done for you, you are opening a door to others.People who are moved by what you've shared will want to develop a relationship with you, and relationships can often lead to more connections and eventually, a soulmate connection.christian dating advice " data-medium-file="https:// data-large-file="https:// /When I was a young girl, an older lady who my family had met at church told me that God created a partner for everyone.Years later as an adult and the owner of three dating websites, including a site for Christian singles, I have come to realize that God truly does have a partner designed for each person.God promises to feed the birds, but He does not throw worms into a bird's nest.It is up to every creature to get out of their comfort zones and pursue what they want.
Witnessing to Christians and to non-believers can lead to intense connections and growth in your faith as well as the faith of people who you encounter.
I have benefited from nepotism and it's a lovely feeling knowing that your friends and family have opened doors for you.


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POP sensation Justin Bieber will mediate between feuding UK vampire and werewolf factions in the hope of averting a supernatural war that could unhinge the Royal Wedding in London next week.
VEXNEWS' London Investigations Unit can exclusively reveal a centuries old pact between British vampires and werewolves could be broken by the upcoming marriage of Prince William to alleged lycanthrope Kate Middleton.
Vampire sources claims Miss Middleton is a full-blooded werewolf and by marrying the heir to the throne will violate a 500-year old agreement.
"After the disastrous reigns of Charles I and Oliver Cromwell, it was agreed no vampire or werewolf would seek the throne of England,†a leading expert in monster relations revealed this week.
Werewolf sources say Kate Middleton, 29, is a non-practising lycanthrope and therefore should not be stopped from marrying into the Windsor dynasty.
But many vampires are unconvinced, with one bloodsucker suggesting that Miss Middleton may attempt to "transform into a mighty flesh-craving wolf beast on her wedding night and plunge the kingdom into centuries of bestial darknessâ€.
Those in the know say tensions between the supernatural communities are at their highest since 1937 when King Edward VIII was forced to abdicate over his relationship with American-born vampire Wallis Simpson.
The need for intervention increased this week when a dissident – yet influential – wolf pack leader claimed that Prince William had "experimented with recreational vampirism†during his college days at St Andrews.
Justin Bieber will mediate between leaders of The League of British Vampires and Ancient Lycanthropic Society at an undisclosed location this weekend to seek a compromise.
Vampire and werewolf sources welcomed the intervention, saying the Canadian teen sensation was a widely-respected figure in both communities.
Clarence House or the Home Office have yet to officially comment on the issue, however, a leading pundit lamented today: "We wouldn't be having this problem if Wills married one of his cousins and kept it in his own bloodline.â€
NOTE: While the Crimes Act does not ban being a vampire or werewolf, the feasting on human flesh and the non-consensual drinking of blood from the necks of the living is illegal under UK law.
Rick Garotti is a dirty rat
Garotti is finished. He'll get nothing from any faction.
I thought this was VEXNEWS not Weekly World News.
I am not sure I needed to know all these gory details ….. at least we know that Prince Charles is neither a werewolf or a vampire. He is a vegetarian, isn't he?
Another VEXNEWS first! The editors at Fortean Times must be kicking themselves for missing this story.
Pick up your game vex!
Is the author a fan of the Twilight series and other vampire-themed fantasy books? Okay, fair enough. I'm not here to condemn.
But what's happening in SA with one Labor MP and his internet history? Perhaps a story on global warming scams, sucking the blood out of the Australian economy? For international news: What about the downfall of Labour in the UK?
I like sucking too….but not blood.
Speaking of sucking, I wonder what Rick the Rat is up to for the long weekend?
Am I the only one who thinks (not so) sweet Kate has the perfect lips for a domanatrix!
The rodent was spotted kissing fatso's posterior who was in turn kissing the rear end of the future patron saint of yellow cake. A congo line of shame.
Who cares about recent SDA converts fatso and the rodent…let's have the details on the card carrying SDA hero in Sou th A ustralia.
Has another moral guardian fallen or was he framed?
Ben asks: what's happening in SA with one Labor MP and his internet history?
It is a long story no doubt but in short it is what happens when the SDA calls the shots.
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WAKE UP FOOL. Stop doing the Greens dirty work.
Oh ricky you're so fine
you blow my mind oh ricky
Grow up. We know who you are.
Here's a hot tip doing the rounds – the serial Melton Mayor will help get comrade and mentor Seitz up in Brimbank elections in 2012.
Question is: which federal Member will fund the mailouts.
No money on Carr's office at this point (the Melton Mayor's former employer} but the smart money is on one Federal member keen to repay the short cons.
George Sietz is set to run for Brimbank council in 2012. Robin and Justin can't wait to bring George back. Community builders one and all.
George I will donate $1000 dollars….umm it is tax deduction isn't it?
Sorry Michael it is not a tax deduction at council level.
You may need to review last years tax return.
George I will never forget the debts I owe. Go George.
Stevie and I am here to help as you know – but let's do the mailout at Feeney's – the locals are feral here.
There will be no mailouts from my office.
That is good Fatos 2 because the last mailout you did went to the wrong ward.
Gee Langdon is back in local government in Banyule and Seitz is sure bet to win in Brimbank with his knowledge of local support candidates….can it get any better for Labor….why doesn't Leighton run in Darebin?
That would be a democratic trifecta that Labor would be proud of.
Micheal if you are splashing the cash around please remember you still owe your half of the memberships….
Will Rick get a spot? or will he be campaign manager?
The Liberals would love Sietz to be back in Brimbank…an ongoing reminder to not vote labor.
Oh Nahzir will I ever get Ivanhoe, Jagajaga or the upper house I am just dying to get my woggy mits on a seat in a Parliament
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Does this site have any moderation?
Yes my son I am a man of my word.
But first we must help George retake Brimbank – the whole party will thanks us for this noble deed.
Coming to a cinema near you…BRIMBANK 2….more dodgy community groups…more colorful characters…more questionable grants and fun all around from a cast of familiar factional hacks and has beens complete with council credit cards and with scores to settle.
More spills and more thrills than Brimbank 1. Starring GEORGE THE COMMUNITY BUILDER with special guest appearances from current and past Labor MPs.
Book early to avoid disappointment (that goes for you too Mr Ombudsman).
No one needs a Sietz-run Brimbank but now doubt the Members for Preston and Koroit will make sure it happens.
Apart from the racism, which triggers serious legal issues, all boys and girls posting here should be aware that they are not anonymous.
Posting on the internet can be like placing a sign at the front of your house.
It is relatively simple for an unhappy party to obtain your identity. There are even companies which specialize in such services. And there have been unfortunate individuals who have found this out the hard way.
So if you are unwilling to put something into a signed letter don't post it online.
Thanks for that wisdom "anon is not anon" you fuckknob. You have no idea who we are and we will continue to reveal the dirty Rat acts of Rick Garotti until the truth reigns free


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The Professor consistently refuses to fire Zoidberg, despite his complete incompetence in medicine. The reason for such devotion is finally revealed.
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Replacing the receiver, the forty-three-year-old leaned back in his black leather executive chair and stared at the ceiling. An eerie shadow of himself moving among the furniture, elongated by the angle of the illuminated desk lamp, conjured up memories of the many nights he had slept as a boy, behind the piles of contraband stacked up in his family's living room on the Stones Road, unable to face the short journey down the corridor and past his mother's bedroom door.
OK! That's enough.
What had happened to Juan Antonio García's mother? Why hadn't she arrived off the boat in Sydney with her husband and sons? Why did he even care? Jeff shook himself out of the obsessive train of thought. The runt had killed his wife, and this evening he had received a life sentence to prove it. The widower knew he must learn to accept the guilty verdict as justice.
So with what did society expect justice to furnish a victim's life partner? The Queen had succeeded in removing one more murderer from the streets. Big fucking deal! There were plenty of far more dangerous criminals still roaming free, and with a much greater likelihood of striking again. The Sydney Mafia remained alive and well for example, Jeff had no doubt.
What would justice mean to him if he had been able to choose its form? This was a tough one. Definitely not financial compensation, a concept which never ceased to intrigue the intellectual whenever he read about other cases. Was a couple of million dollars really going to ease the suffering after losing a loved one? No amount of compensation could bring his children's mother back, and the Diamonds had more than enough money as it was. The financial whizz-kid, Gerry Blake, had made this so.
'What do I want, angel?' he posed to Lynn's spirit. 'Are you there?'
The intellectual inhaled sharply. Before his second question had left his lips, the tingling sensation in his chest broke him out of his morbid rêverie.
'Hey! So you are there. Christ, it's good to feel you again. I've missed you. He's going down, did you see? I guess you know that already.'
Again Jeff's left pectoral muscle twitched. He had reached the end of one of the longest weeks of his life, and without question one of the most difficult. Kierney mustn't hear him crying, he thought. Not again. She needed her sleep.
'Come with me onto the balcony, angel, please,' the bereft husband requested. 'I want to talk to you. Our little girl's sleeping. She's so beautiful, Lynn. So, so beautiful. Just like you.'
Grabbing his cigarettes and lighter off the coffee table, where he had left them with his keys, the songwriter slid the glass door open and took a seat at the table overlooking the lights of the northern suburbs. The traffic was still noisy down below, and there was no breeze to speak of. Smoking his first cigarette in a while, he concentrated back on the subject of justice.
Within a second or two however, inspiration was upon him. On his feet again, Jeff ran through the apartment and back into the office. He rummaged around in the desk drawers until he found a small voice recorder, checking its batteries and testing it with a few choice swearwords to relieve some tension. There were memoires to be captured for posterity. How had Rose Milne described him and his beautiful best friend? National treasures?
'National treasures, my arse,' he mocked the judge's words as he reinstalled himself in the open air. 'Did you hear that too, baby?'
Jeff picked up what remained of his cigarette and rubbed his tattoo through the fabric of his shirt. How did one document a national treasure? How would he do justice to Lynn's story? To their story?
'D'you know what I want, angel?' he asked into the chilly air. 'I want a long, lingering kiss that makes my insides burst into flames. I want the soft skin of your naked body wrapped around me, intent on speeding things up while you're urging me to slow down.'
The stinging was gone from his chest now, replaced by a dull but pleasant ache. This peculiar physical reaction was most likely only generated by his own mind, the lonely soul recognised, yet it was helping nonetheless. The little, red light on the Dictaphone flashed regularly to remind him it was waiting for more.
'I want our kids to have a mother, and I want a friend to share my crazy ideas with,' he continued, in tears once more. 'Is that too much to ask? I don't want a man to go to prison for the rest of his life. How does this help Jet or Kiz? What sort of justice is that? I want our daughter to continue on the journey you were taking her on, towards the lady she oh-so-nearly is. And I want our son to be able to swap tales of Olympic glory with someone who gives a damn.
'I want this endless torrent of words to pour into your detoxicating smile. I want a reason to check my watch ten times every hour when I'm away from home, to see how soon I can get away. Jesus Christ! I want to stop describing my self-pity and get on with doing all those constructive things we were right in the middle of, angel. I want my level-headed wife to help me resist the temptation to ring our dark-haired gipsy girl every night when she starts her law degree at Sydney Uni', to make sure she's safe and happy and still misses her papá.'
With his head in his hands, Jeff wept away the stresses of the last few days. He was convinced he was being heard on some level, although the beating of his heart overpowered any other sensation right at this moment.
Sniffing back the tears, he lit another cigarette. 'I want my patient and compassionate lover to remind me I'm being unreasonable and hypocritical when I criticise our son for not coming home for Christmas just because he wants to chase girls. And I long to perform again on stage with our family and see you smiling with the joy I know it gave you. The same joy it gave me. And Jesus, Lynn... I long to have more of those long discussions over dinner with Jet and Kierney about life lessons in humility. That's fucking justice, don't you think? We had all those things, angel. That's what he took from us. That's what a guilty verdict should buy us.'
And those were the things the Diamonds would never receive from the Australian judicial system. This type of compensation wasn't listed in the bound volumes of laws and legal practices he had seen in Judge Milne's chambers. With a soothing melody lolloping around his head, no doubt introduced by his dream girl as an instruction to put such antagonism to bed, he switched off the voice recorder and let it drop with a clatter onto the glass table-top.
'Mañana, angel,' he promised the night air. 'Tomorrow I'll start afresh. I'll write our life story, baby, and therein you'll find justice. En nuestra vida singular.'
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Art Spectrum
This foundation course is designed to meet the challenge of creating visual art in a compelling and interesting way. Through 2D and 3D experiences the curriculum will provide each artist with the ability to generate creative ideas as well as the skills to execute them. Since learning to create visual art involves learning to see, Art Spectrum focuses on the development of this essential visual skill. Observational and conceptual exercises will explore the use of a broad variety of materials, techniques, and treatments used to design, draw, paint, and sculpt. Exposure to art in our community, peer support, and the development of personal sketchbooks will build confidence to create. This course inspires and encourages a positive feeling about the visual arts, and knowledge of the basic techniques and procedures to experience and understand art.
Drawing & Painting
Drawing is the foundation of all artists to describe their ideas, regardless of the medium of the final product. Course work will include art history, research, museum reports, artist statements, and participation in critiques. Designed as the first course in the Drawing and Painting Program, the curriculum gradually builds upon itself to move from an exploration in expressive mark making with graphite, cone, charcoal, colored pencil and pastel, to a painting experience. Advanced color theory is then introduced, with painting approaches and brush techniques considered through acrylic and watercolor paint. The lessons encourage creative, imaginative thinking to begin visually communicating personal concepts. Historical and cross-cultural views on art is integrated into lessons and discussions; sketchbooks are highly used; and exposure to local artwork is obligatory. Representatives will be invited to present, from private Art Colleges and Us with strong art programs, about options for art careers.
Advanced Drawing & Painting
Designed sequentially as the second course in the Drawing and Painting Program, Advanced I is an expansion of the drawing and painting experience. This course develops the artist's expression to communicate visually and find personal meaning in student work. Through advanced understanding and use of design elements and principles, the beginning of a high quality body of work will be developed in preparation for college and personal portfolios. Assignments will gradually be less structured, allowing for personal motivation towards artistic independence. Sketchbooks become an essential part of documenting growth, and semester museum visits and reports offer important exposure to new art and artists. Seniors have the option to curate and exhibit their body of work in the Library Gallery through a sign-up process.
Advanced Drawing & Painting 2
Designed as the third course in the Drawing and Painting Program, this course has a Self-Directed curriculum.
Thus, quarterly contracts will be based on student-designed learning objectives and aesthetic intent, with a minimum of three pieces of artwork per quarter. Portfolio development will be supported through quarterly one-on-one consultations and class critiques. This advanced course is for students who opt out of AP Studio Art, but desire artistic independence and full studio access. Sketchbooks continue to be an essential part of documenting personal and artistic growth, and semester museum visits and reports offer important exposure to art trends and concepts. Participation in photo shoots is available to digitally document work for college or personal portfolios. Seniors have the option to curate and exhibit their body of work in the Library Gallery through a sign-up process.
AP Studio Art – Drawing
This course consists of artwork involving drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, and some photography and computer generated work as long as the mark-making process is dominant. Approximately 30 completed pieces reflecting first-year, college-level standards are required in the portfolio to be submitted to College Board by the first week of May, and should exhibit these areas of concern: Quality, Concentration and Breadth. Seniors have the option to curate and exhibit their body of work in the Library Gallery through a sign-up process.
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The AP Studio Art 2-D and 3-D consists of artwork involving photography, mixed media, drawing, painting, printmaking, graphic design, digital arts, product design and jewelry making. Approximately 30 completed pieces reflecting first-year, college-level standards are required in the portfolio to be submitted to College Board by the first week of May, and should exhibit these areas of concern: Quality, Concentration and Breadth. Seniors have the option to curate and exhibit their body of work in the Library Gallery through a sign-up process.
Graphic Design
This is an introductory course involving studio inquiry into the nature of graphic design and visual problem solving. Topics introduced in the course are: symbols, typography, information design, visual concepts, and three-dimensional graphic design. Emphasis is placed on the basic art elements and principles that underlie all great designs. The course also introduces the student to studio operations and procedures including traditional and digital media, client-designer relations, production processes for print media, graphic design history and cultural content, as well as written and oral components of classwork. Seniors have the option to curate and exhibit their body of work in the Library Gallery through a sign-up process.
Advanced Graphic Design
The primary goal of this course is to develop an advanced understanding of the methods and concepts employed in solving communications problems in graphic and package design. This course also serves to prepare a portfolio of fundamental and dependable methods for creating meaningful, imaginative, communication solutions through research, analysis, oral and written investigation of communication tasks and their target audiences. Traditional and digital media are utilized, as well as demonstrations, presentations, group exercises, historical and cultural research, class critiques, and one-on-one meetings with students. Seniors have the option to curate and exhibit their body of work in the Library Gallery through a sign-up process.
Positions on the graphic production/yearbook staff are awarded through an approval process, which occurs between January and February and is announced in the school bulletin. Priority will go to students with prior photography, computer, graphic design, or past yearbook experience. Instructor and editor approval is required in all cases. The graphic production/staff produces the school yearbook; thus, staff members must have the necessary skills. Instruction in computer graphic, layout, design, and copy preparation will be provided during the first quarter. Those applying for a photography position must have successfully completed a beginning photography course and will be required to learn studio lighting for portraiture. All students are required to spend time in addition to class hours working on the book, and editorships are awarded to the most qualified students who have served on the yearbook staff.
Ceramics & Sculpture
A basic course in ceramics designed for students who have an interest in making functional as well as sculptural pieces using a variety of construction methods including both hand built and wheel thrown processes. Students will learn how to use glaze and other alternative methods for decorating and finishing their work. Emphasis on developing proficiency with building and glazing processes is stressed and projects are designed to build students' creative problem solving skills. Design, aesthetics and planning are an integral part of the curriculum. Students will be required to keep an active sketchbook where they sketch their concepts and design their works before construction. The ceramics curriculum analyzes historical, cultural and aesthetic aspects of clay working and creative problem solving. Critiques and museum/gallery visits are an expected part of the curriculum.
Advanced Ceramics 1
Advanced Ceramics is a college preparatory course wherein students explore a variety of construction techniques, design methods and firing processes. Students will focus either on wheel throwing or hand building projects to refine their skills and develop personal voice in their work. Sketchbooks are required in which students will take notes, sketch concepts, and design works prior to construction. Contemporary artists will be examined and students will analyze their work in relation to their own work. Building a portfolio, photographing artwork, museum visits, and attending all lectures by visiting artists are required.
Advanced Ceramics 2
Advanced Ceramics 2 is a continuing advanced level course wherein students expand upon ceramic processes and individual interests. This course is geared for the student who is motivated to undertake ambitious work in clay and further their understanding of ceramic art as a means of artistic expression and possible pursuit of study in college or future profession. The goal for this course is to provide the advanced student the opportunity to grow in a setting with ambitious peers and to produce works toward a sophisticated portfolio for the college/art school application process and for submission in juried art competitions and exhibitions. Students will explain or justify themes and aesthetic decisions, and make connections to art history and culture. Building a portfolio, photographing artwork, museum visits, and attending all lectures by visiting artists are required.
Photography 1
Students are taught film and DSLR camera operation, digital workflow, elements of art and design principles, introductory image editing and management in adobe software (Photoshop and/or Lightroom), mounting and display of finished work, photography terminology (such as those necessary to explore shutter and aperture adjustments to achieve desired outcomes). The curriculum will provide learning experiences, which include the historical aspects of photography, through the use of research, reading, presentations, and viewing videos. Through writing and discussions, students will demonstrate aesthetic perception, verbal and written communication during critiques, and an understanding of historical and cultural aspects of the medium. Students may be assigned written reviews of exhibits at local galleries/museums.
Advanced Photography
This course builds on the skills taught in the Photography I class. Work assigned throughout the course will emphasize the technical as well as expressive and non-verbal communicative nature of the photographic medium. Students will master advanced skills in the use of small and medium format cameras, expand film and darkroom skills, use portable and studio lighting equipment, and further develop their knowledge of darkroom and digital processes to include contrast control, filters, dodging and burning techniques, and alternative photo processes such as cyanotypes, photomontage and combination printing. Students will explore digital avenues for sharing their work, such as creating a website or blog or publishing their images in book form using digital tools. They will develop a portfolio based upon a personal theme of their choice. Students will expand their understanding of current and historical directions in photography through completed works, research and presentations, assigned written reviews of exhibits and class critiques.
AP Art History
Trends and themes in the history of art are surveyed along with an examination of art as a reflection of other historical events. The first semester consists of a study of Western art from prehistory through the 19th century. The second semester is a study of art from 20th century to the present as well as the arts of non-Western cultures. Class activities include viewing and discussing slides, seeing films/videos, taking notes on lectures and related reading. Students will do their own research and give class presentations. They will be required to do museum visits and written critiques of original works, outside of class. Students who successfully complete this course will need to demonstrate an understanding of Art History chronology, and how different cultures have aesthetically perceived artistic expressions. They will also need to show expanded ability to make aesthetic judgments about content, techniques, forms, and purposes of art, through their writing, reading and independent research.


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Cannes Young Director Award winner Hoku Uchiyama met director and creative soulmate, Adam Bolt, while studying at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. The duo came to light after the Webby nomination of their music video for Evelyn Evelyn's 'Have You Seen My Sister Evelyn?' and grew their reputation, crafting clever, quirky and technical pieces. They've since directed works for Starbucks, Google and They Might Be Giants, along with award-winning spots for National Geographic, Wilkinson Sword (by animating facial hair) and YouTube (utilizing 18 distinct styles of animation).
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2015 was a fast moving and busy year in the many fields of science, next-generation sequencing, diagnostics, and of course precision medicine. A lot can be attributed to technological advancements particularly in next-generation sequencing which has shaped where we are today. Resulting applications are growing, building on major research findings, evident in the clinic and in industry achievements in areas of aging, obesity, the precision medicine initiative, diagnostics, the $1,000 genome, liquid biopsy, NIPT, new approaches towards breast cancer treatment, and much more.
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Last week at Remix Australia in Sydney and Melbourne, Windows Live Team announced, Microsoft's upcoming Virtual Earth control for Visual Studio 2008. Angus Logan, Senior Technical Product Manager from the Windows Live Platform team, presented an hour session on Windows Live.[…]the ability to simply drag and drop the latest Virtual Earth map control onto your aspx page, set properties, drag out the size and write server side .net code to interact with the map.
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Remember that what your children learn outside the classroom is just as important as what they learn inside. Relocation is an excellent time to remember this fact.
When choosing a school, make sure to pay attention to the programs offered in art, music, dance, theater, athletics, and after-school activities. Do any of them seem to exist simply to meet national or other requirements, or have the programs been developed thoughtfully? These programs may go a long way as far as helping your children through the process of settling in their new school, and they will grow in the process.
Do the schools you are looking at offer field-trips for the students? What kinds and how often?
Many schools might be limited in their offerings outside of the classroom. Still, recognizing the importance of this sort of education, there are some easy things you can do with your child that will go a long way:
-Learn folk songs of your new country and teach them to your child. Sing them around the house. Challenge your child to think about them: in what ways are they different from or similar to folk songs from home? Are they in a different language? Do they have a different mood? Can you sing a melody and have your child guess if it sounds like a folk song from home or from your new country?
-Once settled in your new home, don't rely only on old familiar recipes. Explore, with your child, the cuisine of your new country. What familiar tastes do they use? What tastes are new and surprising? Does the kitchen smell different from how it smelled at home?
-When possible, museum trips, walking tours, etc., are great ways of teaching your children about their new surroundings. These don't have to be boring for your children. Focus on the things that interest them (the natural history museum isn't inspirational for everybody!). If your young child is fascinated by fire trucks or playing war, take them to visit the local firehouse or a museum about an important war in your new country's history. If your child loves animals, take them to the zoo or aquarium can teach them about local species that might not have populated your old home country.
Parents know that activities like these are great for any child, but it's easy to forget about them during a difficult transition and move. If you can find time to explore them, though, they can go a long way in both easing the transition for your child and teaching them in the process.