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“It is fair to say the planets have not yet aligned,” says Syrah Resources managing director Shaun Verner, when asked to reflect on his 6½ years in charge of the biggest and most vertically integrated graphite producer outside China.
The battery minerals boom is now mature enough for lithium miners to be reporting billion-dollar profits, but for graphite producers like Syrah, the glory days are yet to arrive, despite the fact battery makers are consuming graphite as rapidly as lithium.
The past month at Syrah has been a familiar story; an ongoing cash burn has prompted the temporary mothballing of its Balama mine in Mozambique, the stock has crashed by 33 per cent and AustralianSuper has stepped in with yet another round of financial support.
Syrah’s latest struggles are particularly cruel for investors who were tempted to think that 2023 was going to be the year the company finally delivered on its long heralded potential.
After all, Syrah had sold record volumes of natural graphite in 2022 at prices that averaged 32 per cent higher than the year before and almost 70 per cent higher than the dark days of mid-2019. Graphite sales volumes in 2022 would have been even higher if supply chain disruptions had not made shipping containers so hard to obtain.
But the strong electric vehicle sales that drove miners to ramp up supply didn’t continue into early 2023, as a change in the Chinese subsidy regime and COVID-19 rules dented car sales. The result was large stockpiles of battery minerals building up at factories and ports, particularly in China where Syrah sells most of its natural graphite.
“That is why I think you have seen natural graphite prices pressured, you have also seen [lithium] carbonate, spodumene, cobalt, all the [battery] input raw materials have been pressured on price through the first quarter,” says Verner.
While lithium prices have almost halved over the past six months on the back of the electric vehicle industry’s weak start to the year, they have halved from astronomical prices to levels that are still exceptionally attractive for miners.
Graphite, on the other hand, has never enjoyed the sort of frenzied price rally that the lithium sector enjoyed in 2022. Verner says that’s because in graphite, China has “more domestic production capability than other battery materials”.
Syrah has also been part of graphite’s problem. Previous management of the company built a massive mine at Balama that threatened to flood the global market with supply. Verner has tried to run a value-over-volume strategy; the record sales volumes produced by his team last year were still less than 50 per cent of Balama’s capacity.
While graphite demand has not been as strong as expected by those who built the mine, Verner says other external factors have proved to be far more favourable than he anticipated when he joined the company.
Most notably, the political embrace of graphite and other “critical minerals” in major economies, which could yet be the making of Syrah.
The US government has thrown money at Syrah to help it build a graphite processing plant in Louisiana that will turn Balama’s relatively raw graphite into the “coated spherical graphite” needed for the anodes of lithium-ion batteries.
When the Louisiana plant starts commercial production around October, it will be the only place American carmakers can source non-Chinese supplies of coated spherical graphite at commercial scale.
President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act – with its focus on domestic supply chains – will in effect incentivise US carmakers to buy from Syrah.
Tesla is signed up to take 8000 of the 11,000 tonnes the Louisiana plant will make each year, while South Korean giant LG has also struck an early-stage deal to buy the Louisiana product, which is expected to fetch between $US5000 ($7700) and $US7000 a tonne.
For context, prices for the less refined graphite that Syrah sells to China peaked at just over $US700 a tonne in the final three months of 2022.
“The political embrace is as much about a recognition of the importance of these materials for the energy transition and an understanding of how long the lead times are on development of these projects and a need to help support them,” says Verner, a veteran of BHP’s Singapore marketing division.
Later this year Syrah will take a final investment decision on whether to quadruple the size of the Louisiana plant to 45,000 tonnes a year, an expansion likely to take three years to deliver at a cost of $US539 million.
For investors hunting strategically unique, vertically integrated businesses in the critical minerals sector, it’s hard to ignore the parallels between Syrah and the early days of Lynas Corporation, which was for a long time the only non-Chinese producer of separated rare earth oxides.
Another similarity between Lynas and Syrah is the fact both have enjoyed unflinching support through the bad times from seriously big institutions.
In Lynas’ case it was the Japanese lenders that refused to let the company fail during the dark days of 2014 and 2015, lest Japanese carmakers become wholly reliant on China for rare earths and permanent magnets.
Syrah’s knight in shining armour is AustralianSuper, which has repeatedly backed the company through numerous equity raisings and the issuance of convertible notes. Those convertible notes may have contributed to the carnage in Syrah shares over the past month or two.
Syrah shareholders will vote in July on a resolution that would allow AustralianSuper to convert notes issued in 2019 into shares, thereby increasing AustralianSuper’s stake in the miner from about 17 per cent to almost 30 per cent.
If shareholders vote against the resolution, they may avoid the dilution that comes with issuing more stock to AustralianSuper, but Syrah would be forced to repay the debt in cash.
At a time when the company is cashflow negative, Verner believes its scarce resources are better spent investing in things like expansion of the Louisiana plant.
“The company is still in significant capital growth mode and allocating capital to the development of those projects,” he says. “Therefore conversion [of AustralianSuper’s debt into shares] is the option the company is supporting.”
It’s hard to know whether the share price slump is a case of investors pricing in the dilution that will accompany the conversion of AustralianSuper’s debt into Syrah shares after the July meeting.
Verner reckons the terms of those convertible notes have been visible to the market for a long time, so there shouldn’t be any surprises. If shareholders support the motion, AustralianSuper will be able to convert the debt into shares some time between July and October 2024.
Cash for growth projects
To see the planets align, you often need a telescope. So let’s look forward to Christmas where Verner may be managing a different set of circumstances.
By then, the conversion of AustralianSuper’s debt into securities will likely be formalised, and a new batch of convertible notes – announced in early May – will be issued to the super fund, giving Verner the cash to complete his growth projects.
If improved electric vehicle sales data in March and April continues in the months ahead, Verner expects the stockpiles of excess graphite in the market will be eaten away swiftly, making it easier to justify a restart of mining at Balama.
“We don’t expect a long-term outage,” he says of the recent mothballing at Balama.
“Whether it is one month or three months, I don’t have that visibility. But the positive is that end-market demand in electric vehicles is back to the levels it was at last year [in March and April] and is starting to pull through that [graphite] requirement.”
Verner also expects to celebrate the festive season by putting commercial quantities of high-value coated spherical graphite into Tesla’s Christmas stocking.
For a star-crossed company that has broken many an investor’s heart, it might sound like hoping for a Christmas miracle. But Verner dares to dream.
“Six-and-a-half years into the role, I’m more excited today about that opportunity than I was when I started,” he says.
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Pledge of Allegiance
Season 1 Episode 3 58m
Host Stacy Pearsall sits down with three veterans who have a connection to citizenship.
Host Stacy Pearsall sits down for a candid conversation with Dr. Sam Babu, Mazin Mozan and Nick Paz, three fellow veterans who all have a personal connection to citizenship and its impact on military service. Babu and Mozan each earned their citizenship through their service in the military, and Paz discusses his valuable mission to repatriate veterans who’ve been deported after action.
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Rockets and Risk Communication: Influencing Safety at a National Laboratory
Author’s note: the mention of any products or services does not constitute endorsement by AIHA.
In 2008, three people were injured in an industrial accident at Sandia National Laboratories, a federally funded research and development center for the U.S. Department of Energy. Luckily, no one was killed—but the incident galvanized Sandia to reevaluate its approach to investigating and preventing accidents.
According to Brian Thomson, a health physicist at Sandia and head of the lab’s human performance improvement, just culture, and safety culture program, investigations usually implicate the workers nearest at hand when an accident occurs. Organizations “tend to point the fickle finger of blame and shame at the people who are closest to events,” he said. Instead, Thomson and others at Sandia chose to learn from the nuclear power industry, which he described as understanding human fallibility exceptionally well, and started looking for elements in employees’ work environments, tasks, and habits that would make accidents much more likely. Learning about human fallibility also led Thomson to discover the book Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change, by Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler. Thomson credited this book with providing him with further insight into why people act the ways they do.
“Too frequently,” Thomson continued, “we look at events where someone’s involved and say, ‘That’s your fault. You didn’t try hard enough, or you didn’t care enough, or if you just tried or cared more, this wouldn’t have happened.’” But the reasons why people behave in certain ways are more sophisticated and nuanced, he explained. For example, people are more likely to make mistakes when they’re in a hurry or have several issues competing for their attention. Sometimes people are motivated but are assigned to a task without the knowledge, skills, and abilities to be successful at it—essentially setting them up for failure. And, finally, a worker may also experience unintended pressure from their supervisor, peers, or organization that incentivizes them to cut corners or take unsafe actions. “So, we have to be cognizant of the influence of other people and ‘things’ around them in their work environment,” Thomson said.
How can the influence of others be applied to reduce human error instead of exacerbate it?
The Importance of Influencing
C.J. Backlund, MS, CIH, CSP, an environmental safety and health (ESH) coordinator for Sandia, is also aware of the necessity of good leadership on the part of those charged with protecting occupational health and safety. In 2018, she attended AIHA’s leadership workshop as president-elect of the Rio Grande local section. When the workshop used the CliftonStrengths tool to analyze attendees’ skills, Backlund noted that industrial hygienists’ influencing skills tended to be relatively underdeveloped. Yet the profession needs to communicate IH knowledge to their workforce and employers.
When she returned to Sandia, Backlund joined Thomson as a co-instructor of a course that, by then, he had already taught for several years. Called “Influencer Training: The New Science of Leading Change,” after the book mentioned above, the two-day course introduces participants to the six sources of influence outlined in the book. It then helps participants apply what they learn to diagnosing conspiracies of causes behind events or undesirable results and identify effective strategies for influencing new behaviors and actions necessary for effective remediation. Although the course is delivered to people employed in a range of positions across Sandia, Thomson and Backlund frequently add a health and safety perspective to the material.
Teaching the course has shown them that “being a good influencer doesn’t have to be something you’re born with,” said Backlund. Industrial hygienists particularly benefit from learning the influencing skills taught by the course, she believes. In her view, IHs occupy leadership positions regardless of whether their jobs officially include managerial responsibilities. Influencer skills may help IHs be more efficient in their work because making their knowledge more relatable to the workforce and their employers helps them achieve their objectives more quickly.
“I think the course has a great payoff for them because they can strengthen their skills to influence, in a very efficient manner, the outcomes that they want,” said Backlund. These outcomes may include making the case to management that certain controls are necessary for reasons other than compliance, as well as obtaining funds for and implementing these controls.
Moreover, IH teams must work well together to be effective. “What levels of influence might the more senior folks have on the more junior folks?” asked Backlund.
Outside of, but adjacent to, the field of industrial hygiene, Thomson noted that Sandia’s causal analysts use the knowledge and strategies they learn in the course when investigating safety incidents. “Now they look well beyond just a single cause, and look instead for a complex web of causes,” said Thomson.
In his own work, he uses influencing strategies proactively when rolling out new programs. After identifying barriers and obstacles that might prevent or delay the programs’ adoption, Thomson helps others see their value so that implementation progresses more smoothly. Influencer strategies help Thomson convince the people he supports to do what’s required for them to be safe at work—such as using personal protective equipment consistently, predictably, and reliably—even when he’s not there to supervise them. “Sometimes ESH professionals are put in the position of being the ‘safety cop,’” he said. “Wouldn’t it be nice if people behaved in a safe manner irrespective of whether the ESH professional were there?”
Skills for Creating Change
To date, the Influencer course has been taught more than 25 times at Sandia. Backlund and Thomson hope that the course, along with two other leadership and communication courses they also teach, will spark a shift in Sandia’s overall culture that will help the lab safely fulfil its national mission. But while the organization benefits in the long run, “the short-run payoff is to the individual because it lowers their level of frustration around getting the outcomes that they want,” said Backlund. She sees the course’s primary focus as helping the participants have more successful, satisfying careers.
“I would think about influencing as the skill you need to be a change agent,” she said.
Thomson and Backlund have previously only taught at Sandia, but at AIHce EXP 2023, they’ll deliver the Influencer course as a professional development course for the first time. PDC 707, “Influencer Training: The New Science of Leading Change” will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mountain time, on May 20 and 21.
Backlund stressed that IHs can lead from wherever they are, regardless of whether they’re officially managers. “I want people to know that, as industrial hygienists or as attendees of AIHce EXP, they’re all leaders,” she said. “The content that they’ll receive over the course of two days can really be for anyone.” | <urn:uuid:c4ff51fc-b6fb-4eee-8afd-7c1884825b50> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.aiha.org/blog/rockets-and-risk-communication-influencing-safety-at-a-national-laboratory | 2024-04-18T13:59:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.959931 | 1,566 |
The Lufthansa Group has celebrated some of the best annual results in its history for 2023 but warned that losses in the first quarter of 2024 could be higher amid strike action and a decline in profits for its logistics division.
The Germany-based group said that its financial result for FY 2023 was the third best in its history with revenue at €35.4bn and a net profit of €1.7bn, more than double the €790m profit recorded in 2022, leading to the first dividend paid to shareholders since the pandemic.
Carsten Spohr, CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa, said: “The Lufthansa Group has regained its financial strength. I would like to thank our customers for their continued loyalty and each and every one of our approximately 100,000 employees.”
Spohr also highlighted the €4.5bn investment being put into the company this year, including the group’s largest fleet modernisation that will see at least 30 aircraft delivered this year, with another 220 on order.
Additionally, the group saw an increase of more than 20 million passengers across all its airlines to 123 million, a record result for its Lufthansa Technik business with an operating profit of €628m, and an operating profit from all of its passenger airlines for the first time.
Remco Steenbergen, CFO of Deutsche Lufthansa, marked the group’s strong post-pandemic recovery, saying: “Over the past three years, I have had the privilege of supporting the company in overcoming the crisis and putting the group back on a solid financial footing.
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By GlobalData“The Lufthansa Group has set itself the goal of continuing to pursue the path of profitable growth in order to increase the operating margin in the long term and continue to create value in the future.”
However, despite the successful results, the group’s outlook for Q1 2024 also warned of a higher adjusted EBIT loss than in the same quarter last year, stating that its logistics division would particularly suffer from a decline in profits as it no longer benefits from the strong air freight market performance seen during and in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic.
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This week I had a great breakthrough in my music on stage, as I was leaving for a show I was going through my usual list of worrying about things I can't control when it all goes live, cables not working, electrical problems, connection failures, spacial logistics, and of course a healthy dose of "what if their not entertained every second of every hour?" when my delightfully versed in living-with-an-artist boyfriend, intervened. he was determined to make a difference as I went through my list of reasons to worry checklist and
said the greatest thing Ive ever heard about going on stage or creating art.
"Art is not a function of the feedback of the people."
I started at him, stunned that this concept had never been shared with me before, as it instantly helped and stopped all of my ramblings and worries. Last post I wrote about our "why" and that kind of spun from this.
Basically if we create art, music, words, anything with the worry about what these imaginary "people" will or wont like then it is quite possibly just not art anymore and we are creating it for a reaction we created in our mind.
Art is not created to create a feedback it is just an expression.
Pure and simple expressionism, the product can be there afterwords but that is secondary.
There are so many wonderful side effects this shift of thinking has, including not worrying about the results because what do the results matter if the reason for doing is to express?
I believe we stop creating when we forget that creating is expression, I know I do.
I wish you all this week that whatever you want to create, a meal, a conversation, an invention, even just a special moment with family or friends, that you can see it for what it is in its purest form.
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April 2, 2024
Our Annual Meeting has been scheduled for 4:00 pm on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. We will have a virtual annual meeting this year for greater access for our Members, TEAM members, and volunteers across the state. Please visit this Annual Meeting page on our website for information and updates. You will need to register in advance by using the button below. Three positions for the Board of Directors and one position on the Supervisory Committee are available for election this year. The secretary of the credit union shall ensure that nominations by petition, along with those of the nominating committee, are posted in a conspicuous public place in each credit union office at least 35 days before the annual meeting.
As part of the meeting, we will be electing Volunteer Members to the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Committee, according to our bylaws. Three positions for the Board of Directors and one position on the Supervisory Committee are available for election this year. The Secretary of the credit union shall ensure that nominations, if any, by petition, along with those of the Nominating Committee, are posted in a conspicuous public place in each credit union office at least 35 days before the annual meeting. There will be no nominations from the floor as the Nominating Committee provided nominees for each open position. In addition, there will be no election by ballot given there is only one nominee for each position to be filled.
The Board appointed the Corporate Governance Committee to act as the Nominating Committee. The committee met on January 18, 2024. The committee nominated Shelia Penn, BJ Stabler, and Bill Warren to serve a 3-year term on the Board of Directors, and Ed Williamson was nominated to serve a 3-year term on the Supervisory Committee. All four nominees are currently serving as volunteers and are members of Alabama ONE. Information on each nominee can be found below:
Ms. Penn recently retired in October 2018 as the Facility Director of Bryce Hospital. She began her career as a nurse in the Department of Mental Health, serving in various positions at Bryce Hospital, Harper Geriatric Psychiatry Center, and Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility. Ms. Penn serves the community in various organizations and is currently the Chapter President of the Central Alabama Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women.
With degrees in Business Administration and Family Financial Planning, BJ has spent his career helping football players be engaged and prepared off the field in multiple football organizations. Prior to returning to Alabama, BJ spent 8 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs as the Director of Player Engagement, helping new recruits and those leaving the NFL be prepared on the business-side of the sport, among other player engagement programs. After a three-season letter winner career at Alabama on the offensive line, BJ spent time serving in recruitment and game day operations for the Alabama and Georgia State University programs. In his current role, he develops programs, events, and reunions to help former University of Alabama athletes stay connected to their alma mater.
William “Bill” Warren began his career in 1973 with US Steel and held multiple positions within the company over 31 years. After retiring, he began a new career in the fire service, rising through the ranks from Firefighter/EMT to his most recent role before retiring as the Logistics and Property Manager for Alabama Fire College. In addition, Mr. Warren currently owns and operates Warren Private Investigator Services, est. 2006, Warren Ranch, and has owned and sold several successful businesses throughout his career. He serves as a board member for the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce, he is the Vice President of the Pediatric Burn Foundation of America, the Vice President of Child and Senior Advocacy Foundation, and as the President of the Cherokee County Industrial Development Authority. Bill is also a member of Cedar Bluff First Baptist Church, the Alabama Cattleman’s Association, and the Alabama Farmer’s Federation. Mr. Warren is originally from Jefferson County and currently resides in Cedar Bluff, Alabama.
Ed Williamson is the CFO of Clarke-Washington Electric Membership Corporation. He is responsible for all of the financial operations of the Corporation, as well as all financial reporting. Ed has more than 28 years of experience in the electric utility industry. Prior to joining Clarke-Washington, Ed was with the audit and accounting firm, Jackson Thornton. Ed performed audit and accounting services for the Firm’s RUS -TVA utility clients. He was with the Firm for more than 23 years with most of his work concentrated in the electric distribution industry. Ed has participated in numerous utility-related training courses and participated in all levels of management consulting to the electric distribution industry. Ed was an instructor for numerous utility accounting courses and served as a speaker for various electric distribution training conferences. Ed lives in Brewton, Alabama and is married to Leslie Williamson. He has two Children, Drew (23) and Caroline (18).
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
ALABAMA ONE CREDIT UNION
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A pathetic insult for military veterans
Published 9:12 am Friday, September 30, 2011
Column: Between the Corn Rows
There’s an added detail from the cornstalk commentary in the last column that deserves further attention.
As I mentioned in that column, some nice lady brought to my attention a Tribune news report about the first member of the armed forces from Albert Lea to die overseas during World War II. She also gave me the date for this specific news item.
I went to the Freeborn County Historical Museum Library, used a microfilm reader, and printed a portion of the Dec. 28, 1942, issue. And what I found was a very inadequate headline for this particular news report.
In the previous column I used just a portion of the headline, Now, to really emphasize what follows, here’s the entire headline from that Tribune issue, “Private Bruce J. Williams first boy of this city to pay supreme price overseas.”
In reality, Pvt. Williams was age 20 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army and died of combat wounds about four months later during the invasion of North Africa. Thus, he was hardly a boy by anyone’s standards. Yet, in that era members of the armed forces were called boys, even officers or career enlisted personnel about ready to retire after 20 or 30 years of military service.
Partial proof of this was on page 3 of that particular 1942 Tribune issue. It was mostly advertising, but the news portion had the heading of “Freeborn County boys in the armed forces.” Another headline on this page was “Riceland boy is somewhere in North Africa.’ That’s Riceland Township, by the way.
Still another headline on the page to emphasize this boy deal was ”First boy to die on home soil.” The rest of this all too short news item was, “The first boy in Albert Lea to lose his life in the war, still on American soil was Ellery Christianson, son of Mrs. Inga Christianson, 902 Cedar Ave. He died in an airplane crash in a southern camp. He was a member of the U.S. Air Corps.”
Ellery died June 15, 1942, at Turner Field, Albany, Ga. He was 21, a lieutenant, 1938 graduate of Freeborn High School, 1941 graduate of Albert Lea Junior College, and is buried in Graceland Cemetery. His name is also on the Veterans’ Memorial.
To close off this part of the column, here’s my version of this age deal. A child 12 years old and under is a boy or girl. From 13 to 19, they are teenagers. From 20 and on up they are either men or women.
Here’s interesting information from Wells worth consideration by the Tribune’s readers.
“Plans are underway to build an Area Veterans Memorial Park in Wells. The intent is to honor area veterans of the wars since and including World War II. Veterans living in or have lived in the Alden, Bricelyn, Easton, Freeborn, Kiester, Minnesota Lake, Walters and Wells would be included.
“The center of the park would have a tall pole flying our American flag. A circle of concrete that the flag pole would stand upon would be approximately 50 feet in diameter, and be the foundation for four walls of black granite upon which would be the engraving of veterans names, branch of service and dates of service. Sidewalks would go from the corners of the park to the walls. At each of the corner entrances would be a life size statue of an infantry man holding his weapon. At the front side and facing the street would be a slightly elevated area with flagpoles flying the flags of each branch of service. Two tall metal light poles would be topped with fixtures directing light on the large American flag at the center. Cost of the lot, moving dirt, excavating for the concrete foundations, concrete, the granite walls, flag poles, flags, light poles and wiring, statues and other items brings a total cost estimate to the $200,000 figure.
“We are hopeful to raise the necessary money through donations and a cost per name for each eligible veteran.”
Folks with questions should call Maynard Heitner at 507-553-6300 or Gordon Hansen at 507-553-5386.
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Late-night Mpls. shooting leaves 1 man dead
Published 3:51 pm Saturday, December 14, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police said a late-night altercation led to a shooting that left a man dead in the street.
Police responded to a 911 call Friday about 11 p.m. and found the victim lying in the street. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators say the man had been walking in the area when he encountered the suspect. An altercation followed, and the suspect shot the victim and fled.
Police don’t have anyone in custody, and they haven’t determined a motive.
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Fargo mayor called legend at funeral
Published 10:03 am Monday, December 8, 2014
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker, who led the city’s fight against several floods, was remembered as a North Dakota legend at his funeral.
Hundreds turned out Sunday to say goodbye to Walaker. The three-term mayor died Tuesday at age 73, several months after he was diagnosed with kidney cancer.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple and U.S. Sens. John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp were among those eulogizing Walaker at Reineke Fine Arts Center on the campus of North Dakota State University. A police and fire department honor guard escorted his flower-draped casket onto the stage.
Dalrymple said Walaker will be remembered as a true North Dakota legend. Hoeven said Walaker had a gruff demeanor, but was a “teddy bear” underneath.
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North Iowa schools to start school 2 hours late
Published 5:06 am Friday, February 9, 2018
Northwood-Kensett Community School District and Lake Mills Community School District will start classes two hours late on Friday.
Look to the Tribune for more delays and cancellations as they arise.
As of 6:30 a.m., roads were listed as partially covered with snow in Albert Lea and much of the surrounding area. North of Ellendale on Interstate 35 and north of New Richland on Minnesota Highway 13, roads were listed as fully covered with snow.
In northern Iowa, roads were listed as partially covered with snow.
See road conditions in Minnesota here.
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Updates from Upperclassmen: It’s that time to get serious about applying for college
Published 8:00 pm Friday, October 6, 2023
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Updates from Upperclassmen by Kendra Knutson
In August of 2019 I arrived at the high school, not knowing how fast time would fly. I remember walking through the pool doors scared of everything unknown and not living in the moment. I was taking for granted all the time I had left. Looking back, I’m floored at how fast the time has flown. It seriously went by in the blink of an eye. Here I am as a senior at Albert Lea High School, and I still feel like the little eighth grader I was, walking in on her first day. Something I’ve always tried to live by is living in the present moment. This is challenging, though. As students and as people, it’s easy to get into a routine and forget to snap out of it and appreciate the time we are in. As students, most days we wake up, go to school and go to practice then go home, only to wake up and repeat it all over again. I can openly say that I struggle with this. I get into a routine and tend to stick to that routine. This is something I stress over because I know that time is running out and it’s not slowing down.
A teacher once gave me a good representation of what I was feeling; she said, “The stress and overwhelming feeling you are feeling right now is out in front of you, out of your control. Channel that feeling into reality, what is right in front of you, what you can control and what you have the power over.” This made me really think. What do I have the power over? What should I be focusing my attention on? Most seniors would be thinking of their future, college in particular with a million thoughts about what to do. Our situations are different, but we’re also all in the same boat. With many different career options and lots of colleges to choose from, just trying to find the perfect match can be a real challenge.
Applying for college is a big step in our academic journey. Thankfully, now is a great time to start applying because in Minnesota, October is College Knowledge Month. This means during October, the 26 colleges and seven universities of Minnesota State are offering many ways to save on the higher education experience, making October a great time for students to take advantage of visit and tour events, and apply for admissions!
ALHS has a lot to offer as well. College Knowledge Trivia takes place everyday during October and is a fun way to learn about college. On Oct. 3, the school offered a webinar about applying to colleges. It helped simplify the whole process for students and provided information about preparing, searching and applying for colleges. On Wednesdays, students are encouraged to wear their college gear to show off where they plan on attending. Every Friday, counselors are available in the lunchroom. Students can ask any questions they have regarding college visits, applications, completing the FAFSA, etc. Students are also able to make appointments to discuss any post secondary questions they might have.
Next week, another webinar will be offered at the school about understanding financial aid. ALHS is working hard to make sure that attending and paying for college is not a barrier for anyone.
Students are encouraged to reach out to counselors and talk about college and career options with their parents. It can be hard living in the moment when our future looms ahead, but I’m thankful our school is helping us approach these exciting opportunities.
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Please join me on Sunday, September 3rd at PETCO (Huntington Station) between 1 and 4pm. We will be collecting supplies and PETCO gift cards that we can send to Houston to support the animals that have been displaced as a result of Harvey.
During the time, I'll also share some of my original music as well as some covers. I do hope you'll join me. Every little bit helps.
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As a person with food allergies, one of my daily goals is to avoid having an allergic reaction. I need to stay vigilant and take the necessary precautions. However, even after being as careful as I can, sometimes mistakes are made that are out of our control, and things get scary – fast.
I’ve had three allergic reactions in my 20 years of life, and each was its own kind of terrifying. As awful as reactions can be, I think it’s important to reflect on them and try to learn – not just for me, but also hopefully so that others can learn about possible scenarios, too.
The First Reaction
My first reaction (after being diagnosed with a peanut and tree nut allergy) happened when I was 5 years old. My friend gave me a delicious-looking cookie as a snack. I’ve had a sweet tooth from a young age and didn’t even think to ask what kind of cookie it was. After a couple of bites, I could tell something was wrong – it didn’t taste like any cookie I’d ever had before.
My heart dropped when I found out it was a peanut butter cookie. Even at 5, I knew how serious eating my allergen could be. I ran to my parents and told them what had happened. By that time my tongue was tingling, my lips were swelling, and I was itchy and scared. Lucky for me, the reaction wasn’t very serious – I threw up, but the reaction got no worse than that. In hindsight, my family knows I should have had my auto-injector for multiple symptoms, and I should have been taken to the hospital. That’s a repeating motif in my reaction stories – a mistake that I hope others do not make.
From this experience I learned what it feels like to have an allergic reaction; the tingling lips and tongue, upset stomach, a sense of overall discomfort. These are signs and symptoms I would never forget, although they would come in variations for my other reactions. It’s important to note that reactions will vary among individuals: know the possible signs and symptoms, but realize that not all will occur for every reaction.
Reaction at Camp
My second reaction happened at an overnight summer camp when I was 16. Our meal that evening was special: takeout Indian food. It had been ordered in previous years for campers with food allergies like me, which is why I felt comfortable eating it. I had confirmed again with the camp director that everything was safe for me to eat. The food was delicious and I ate as much as I could.
About half an hour later, I started to feel sick, mostly in my stomach, but it soon spread to a feeling of overall sickness and I was breaking out in hives all over my skin. I was scared, especially because I was away from home for the longest time in my adolescent life, and one of the worst-possible scenarios I had imagined appeared to be happening to me.
I went to my room to lie down and hoped the symptoms would subside (they didn’t). Lucky for me, my friends who knew I had food allergies called our counselor over to take me to hospital. It was the right decision and as soon as I was admitted to the emergency unit and received a Benadryl IV, I felt better almost immediately.
Again though, I made an error. I should have used my auto-injector as soon as I felt the first symptoms kicking in. But I learned from this experience nonetheless, importantly that there is always an inherent risk involved in eating out.
Indian cuisine uses a lot of nut flours and imported ingredients, so I’ve made the decision not to dine out for Indian food again. It’s a small sacrifice that’s more than worth it. I also learned that sometimes the symptoms of a reaction take time to develop; although they can appear instantly, that is not always the case.
Buffet Peril Missed
My most recent reaction also occurred when I was a teenager away from home, this time on a trip to Toronto for a national scholarship final. I had informed the organizers of my food allergies in advance, and was told that I could be accommodated. The dinner for the finalists was buffet style, and I had eaten two such meals safely earlier in the day. All the dishes were labeled with typed lists of their ingredients, which I read carefully twice before selecting any food. Allergens such as nuts were bolded, making it easier to identify what was safe and what was not.
For dinner, I followed the same procedure and read the ingredients on a rice pilaf that did not list any nuts. As I always do, I also did a visual examination of my food to make sure there weren’t any visible nuts (this had already saved me from a reaction at least twice!). Nothing was visible. However, as soon as I started eating, I realized something was wrong.
My lips started to swell up, and I knew I was having an allergic reaction. I was shocked: I had read all the ingredients – what had I done wrong this time?
I went back to the buffet to re-read all the ingredient lists and saw that someone had added two words in pen to the typed ingredient lists – “contains nuts” – on the rice pilaf. My heart dropped. I had taken every precaution, but timing was not on my side that night.
I immediately went with one of my fellow finalists to find someone who could take me to the hospital, where I was treated for an allergic reaction. From this reaction, I learned again that there is always a risk involved in eating out, and that’s why it’s important to have a reaction plan and always carry your auto-injector with you. Again, I made the mistake of not using mine, but should have.
Resolved to Use Auto-Injector
Reflecting on my hesitation towards using my auto-injector, I believe it stems from my reluctance to acknowledge that I was in fact having an allergic reaction; psychologically, I just wanted it all to go away. This was perhaps also influenced by my fear of the needle, which is admittedly silly.
Now, as a young adult, I have resolved to use my auto-injector in any situation where I begin to experience the symptoms of an allergic reaction; epinephrine is meant to be used right away, and it can be life-saving. There is no reason not to use it – I carry it with me everywhere I go for a reason.
Reactions are scary experiences; as allergic individuals, we spend our lives trying to avoid them. All of my reactions occurred in situations where someone else was feeding me and, although I took steps to be cautious, they were not enough.
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The Active Communities Fund from Comunalia, the Alliance of Community Foundations in Mexico, and the Coca-Cola Foundation has begun work, starting with disbursing $151,000 to various humanitarian projects promoting the social and economic reactivation of communities in Mexico.
Right now, the Active Communities Fund is supporting 11 projects working in the states of Nuevo León, Jalisco, Quintana Roo, Chihuahua, Sonora, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Baja California and Querétaro.
Serving an estimated 81,000 people, the projects funded by the Active Communities Fund will address financial, food, and medical needs for those whose livelihoods have been disrupted by the effects of Covid-19.
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on Mexico and many of the surrounding countries in Latin America. The outbreak hit furiously in the spring and continued for months, plateauing at an alarmingly high level. The death toll from Covid-19 is currently the fourth-highest in the world – the official tally is at 70,000 with likely tens of thousands more uncounted.
Comunalia hopes to use its network of community foundations to reach as many as possible through their Active Communities Fund.
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Terres Fidèles, AOP Organic Côtes du Roussillon Villages, Languedoc Roussillon, France, 2021
Over the last two decades we’ve been creating wines in the wilds of southern France
Embarking on adventures; exploring, discovering and rediscovering remarkable places and vineyard sites. From the foothills and valleys beneath the iconic Pyrénées, out through the gorges to the coastal areas of the Mediterranean. We’ve journeyed with our friends and exceptional growers, who excel at their craft and have an inherent respect for the land that they and theirs are a part of. It is these people and places that inspire our winemaking. The wines of Terres Fidèles are designed to express the spirit of this extraordinary place, old vine Grenache, Carignan, Malbec, Cinsault, Viognier and more, that are authentically crafted, small batch wines of the wilds.
Grapes are from spectacular mountain vineyards at 240-280m altitude. This is truly “heroic viticulture”, with old bush vine, 40-80 years old, perched on steep rolling sites at the base of the cliffs on the northern edge of the Agly Valley, near Queribus, on classic schist and gres (sandy) schist soils. Vines are grown on the limits of each location, unforced and wild.
hand-harvested a little earlier than most in the region. Wild fermentation, minimal intervention and then stored in small concrete vats. No oak is used. An exceptionally fine example of what the Roussillon region can deliver.
No oak ageing
Our first organic addition to the top-tier from Terres Fidèles. This, is a blend of Grenache and Carignan, a wine of power but not at the cost of elegance and finesses. A beautiful balance of dark and light. Grenache brings with it huge dark brooding fruit, great concentration and rich texture, whilst Carignan adds freshness, acidity, and bright fruit which marks out this very singular wine.
Superb with hearty dishes like slow-cooked stews, goulash, and mild curries.
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The worldwide shot blasting machine market is projected to grow at a fast speed during the figure time frame, because of an increment in the interest for shot blasting machines from car and aviation areas. A Shot blasting machine is an encased gear intended for rough blasting for cleaning and planning metal, stone and different surfaces. It is a machine for shot peening, cleaning metal parts like fashioning, projecting parts, steel surfaces, substantial metal constructions, rusted metal parts and so forth Sorts of metal abrasives used for incorporate steel shot blasting, aluminium and copper shots pellets. Different strategies for shot blasting use silica sand, glass dabs, manufactured materials like sodium bicarbonate (baking pop), and surprisingly rural materials like squashed kernels. Shot blasting machine is a gear used to peen (reinforce), clean, or clean any metal surface like aluminium, cast iron, and so forth. The shot blasting machine principally utilise two advances, for example, wheel blasting or air blasting, to clean the metal surface. The shot blasting machine is widely used in different areas, for example, car, aviation, rail, shipbuilding, development, producing, and so forth, which use metals. Shot blasting machines are utilized in different types of metal across different industry fragments for descaling, matting, sanding, smoothing, edge forming, rust expulsion, and de-glimmering.
COVID-19 Impact Analysis
- Expansion in instances of COVID-19 across the globe is bringing about financial stoppage. The effect of COVID-19 is being seen in each area of the economy, including the worldwide assembling, metal, and auto businesses.
- All assembling exercises in the auto area were suspended across the globe during lockdown. Inaccessibility of natural substance because of conclusion of lines additionally contrarily affects the shot blasting machine market.
- During the COVID-19 pandemic, closures or task delays because of social separating and conclusion of assembling units is relied upon to bring about a huge decrease in absolute assembling and offer of shot blasting machine yield for the year, which is assessed to unfavourably affect the market sooner rather than later.
- The business flight industry in APAC is assessed to increment quickly after COVID-19 with carriers intending to get expanded number of airplane armadas, for example, restricted body and wide-body that will take care of the issue being looked by the organisation in view of the COVID-19 situation.
- Additionally Shot blasting machine organisations are dealing with the most recent innovation for the time being so that post COVID when requests get high organisations could figure out how to give most recent headway in highlights.
Top Impacting Factors
- Ascend being developed of new development plants and metropolitan regions across various locales is relied upon to support the shot blasting machine market during the gauge time frame.
- Shift from manual shot blasting machines to mechanised shot blasting machines by end-clients is expected to push the shot blasting machine market in the following not many years.
- Expansion in industrialisation and interest in foundation projects by states of different nations, around the world, is assessed to fuel the interest for shot blasting machines during the gauge time frame.
- Ascend sought after to upgrade the life span and sturdiness of defensive surface coats is likewise expected to help the interest for shot blasting machines in assorted businesses during the figure time frame.
- Development of auto and aviation areas across the globe is projected to move the interest for shot blasting machines soon. This is fundamentally on the grounds that these areas are unmistakable shoppers of accuracy surfaces and parts.
- With the modifications over the improvement of shot blasting machine, the new features is providing new applications that is boosting the demand of shot blasting machine market Significant expense of shot blasting machines is a key factor that hampers the use of shot blasting machines, and this factor is assessed to thwart the market during the estimate time frame.
- Fast innovative headways have prompted open doors in the worldwide shot blasting machine market. Market players are continuously zeroing in on consolidation and obtaining exercises to foster new items and further develop their current item contributions.
- The shot blasting machine market in North America and Europe is projected to grow at a quick speed in the coming time frame. This can be credited to large scale manufacturing of car items. As per USMCA understanding (United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement), over portion of parts and parts used in a vehicle ought to be produced inside the States, which thusly is expected to drive the shot blasting machines market in the locale.
- Wheelabrator as of late had brought a Rotary table shot impact machines that proposition complete adaptability in shot impact activities.
Key Benefits of the Report
- This study presents the analytical depiction of the Shot Blasting Machine Market along with the current trends and future estimations to determine the imminent investment pockets. The report presents information related to key drivers, restraints, and opportunities along with detailed analysis of the Shot Blasting Machine market share. The current market is quantitatively analysed from to highlight the Shot Blasting Machine market growth scenario. Porter’s five forces analysis illustrates the potency of buyers & suppliers in the market. The report provides a detailed Shot Blasting Machine Market analysis based on competitive intensity and how the competition will take shape in coming years.
Shot Blasting Machine Market Report Highlights
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Alex Werber calmly strode toward a patch of black stones, pulled up his sleeves and opened a plastic bag to dump out its contents.
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It was Lucy Werber’s final wish: to have her body cremated, her ashes taken to Poland and sprinkled at the death camp that killed her entire family, a fate she narrowly avoided when she was a young girl.
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- The Transfer LLC for transfer students.
- The Alma Achieves LLC for first-year students focused on academic success.
Because LLCs are smaller, more intimate communities, you’ll deepen your sense of belonging on campus and build strong connections. Many LLCs also offer specialized programming and support. Plus, by participating, you may be eligible for a stipend or housing credit.
The benefits don’t end there. Research shows that students who participate in LLCs are typically more engaged on campus and receive more support from their peers and professors. And because LLCs immerse students in the full campus experience, they can boost your academic success, too. | <urn:uuid:2a48a212-d82a-45a9-a45b-d155ab9daded> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.alma.edu/life-at-alma/housing-dining/living-learning-communities/ | 2024-04-18T14:23:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.943187 | 223 |
Be a Camp Counselor ... Work at Aloha Beach Camp!
This section of our Website describes the available positions, qualifications and requirements for employment, and answers the most frequently asked questions about working with us. If you understand and agree to everything here and want to apply for a job, you can use our online Employment Application. But first, you will need to read and agree to everything on this page prior to accessing the Employment Application. NOTE: We do not hire just anyone, nor is this job a "cakewalk" or "day at the beach" as you may imagine. This job in demanding. It takes a special kind of person to make this commitment and achieve the high-level job performance we're looking for. If you think you have what it takes, keep reading.
To be considered for employment, you must meet the following minimum preliminary qualifications:
Here are some of the more frequently asked questions about working at Aloha Beach Camp. Feel free to contact us if you have further questions.
If I'm Not Available to Work the Whole Summer, Can I Still Apply for a Job?
Hiring preference is given to applicants who can work full-time the whole summer. But even if you cannot work the entire time, don't let this stop you from applying because we still may be able to work with you.
If I Work at Aloha Beach Camp, Where Will I Live?
Most of our staff lives within 30 minutes of camp. Since we are a day camp, not a sleepaway camp, we do not provide housing for our staff. If you live out of town, you are still welcome to apply, but if you are hired for employment, you must secure housing on your own.
How Will I Get to Work?Our staff is required to ride camp buses to and from work each day. A portion of your salary would include managing camper safety and supervision on the camp vehicles.
Where is the Camp Located?Our business office is located near Los Angeles, CA. Camp activities take place at various beaches and aquatic venues in Los Angeles and Malibu. Approximate driving times from local universities are: USCB 80 minutes; USC 30 minutes; CSUN, UCLA, and Pepperdine; Cal Lutheran 20 minutes.
How Much Money Will I Make?
The general gross salary range for working full-time for all 10 weeks of camp is roughly between $5,000-$6,000. Your specific salary would depend on previous experience, school year(s) completed, position(s) held and other factors.
What Jobs are Available? What Will I Be Doing?
The above salary range includes the positions described below. However, please keep in mind that your job duties may include additional responsibilities beyond those listed here, including but not limited to driving and/or riding on a camp bus or van. In general, however, these are the positions available for employment:
- Camp Counselors, where you'd have your own group of kids to supervise and play with each day. You would also be trained and certified as a lifeguard which is a fundamental condition of employment to work at Aloha Beach Camp;
- Beach Specialists, where you'd lead sand-based activities like arts & crafts and sports and games; and
- Surfing Specialists, where you'd specialize in teaching surfing to our campers
- In addition to the positions listed above, we may also need office support. Office staff makes between $12 per hour or more depending on experience.
I Believe I Meet the Preliminary Requirements. How do I Apply for a Job?
If you understand and agree with all of the information above including the Statement in the blue box below, click the "I AGREE" button below to access the online Employment Application and apply for a job today. Be sure to read the following statement first:
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Discover this amazing photo album shot in 2017 in the Xixuaú village, 500 Km from Manaus in the middle of the Amazon forest. Thanks to Pino Ninfa the photographer that has caught the soul of this wild corner of the world.
Scopri il progetto fotografico Amazzonia realizzato da Pino Ninfa con la sua E-M1 Mark II: il racconto di un luogo ancora incontaminato, la riserva di Xixuau, che si trova a più di 500km da Manaus (Brasile).
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Frankly, it comes as a nice change to play a game in which you do not have to save the world from aliens, run about kicking seven shades out of baddies, or race round a maze collecting keys or pieces of puzzles. In Klax the only objective is to survive as long as possible and score points.
The game is very easy to play. A horizontal platform five lanes wide sits pointing towards you. Coloured tiles start at the end furthest away from you and roll towards you. There are five bins at the near end of the platform that the tiles fall into. Each bin holds five tiles, but should all the bins fill up then you lose a life.
How do you stop them filling up? You cannot really, but you can buy yourself time by using a small tile catcher at the end of the platform, which you can move left and right to catch tiles as they fall off. Then you can decide which tiles to drop in which bin by hitting a key and flipping them off the catcher into the bin. And here is the key to winning the game - any line of three or more tiles of the same colour, either vertically, horizontally or diagonally, makes a Klax. The Klaxed tiles then disappear, leaving more room for more tiles in the bin.
The game is played in waves, with a specific objective given for each wave. For example, you may just have to get three Klaxes, or score 10,000 points. The points system is based on difficulty. Anyone can get a vertical Klax, so you only get 50 points for each one. Horizontal Klaxes are harder, so score 1,000, while diagonal ones are harder still and score even more points. Once a wave is completed, points are awarded and you move onto the next wave.
That is basically it. Oh yes, the catcher at the end can hold up to five tiles at any one time, so you can organise Klaxes slightly more easily and you can also flip a tile half-way back up the platform to gain yourself a couple of seconds while you go for another tile. Any tile that falls off the end uncollected by the catcher scores one on the drop meter - once you have filled that up you lose a life. Plus, of course, the tiles speed up and more colours appear as you progress through the levels, making it even harder to get the particular Klax you are after.
GRAPHICS AND SOUND
The sound effects are nothing to shout about, but at least you know when your catcher is full and when you have made a Klax. The graphics are nothing special either, though the diminishing perspective is quite pleasing. The viewing angle does make it a little difficult to tell when a bin is full, for example but the thudding sound effect lets you know if you try to put more tiles in it.
A game to last for years. It is a 'quick 10 minutes' when you feel like it and it is also a 'good three hour session' when you have got time. A timeless game that you will come back to again and again.
Look at that! Right the way through the review and not a mention of Tetris! Comparisons have to be made simply because they are both very simple space-filling games that play remarkably well. Tetris is a slightly better game, but Klax gives it a damn good run for its money and it really should be in your library. | <urn:uuid:f30c4ba1-7990-468c-ab37-2ac7dcdaa64b> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.amigareviews.leveluphost.com/klax.htm | 2024-04-18T14:20:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.964927 | 710 |
Declassified Spy Photos Reveal Ancient Roman Walls In Romania
Archaeologists in Britain have discovered what appears to be a series of Roman fortifications dating back to the 2 nd century AD by examining declassified spy photos taken during World Wars I and II, as well as images made by American spy satellites during the Cold War.
The entire structure ran about 37 miles across modern-day Romania from the Danube River to the Black Sea. In some parts, the system of walls and forts may have once stood 28 feet wide and more than 11 feet high.
The discovery reveals that the Roman conquest of the region was far more elaborate than originally thought and indicates that the area had been heavily militarized and carefully controlled during the Roman period.
The ancient ruins had once been known to 19th-century researchers, however, they were subsequently misidentified, dismissed and largely forgotten, according to Bill Hanson, a professor of Roman archaeology at the University of Glasgow.
"If you look at any modern book on Roman frontiers, you will find no mention of [these fortifications]," Hanson said. "[They have] kind of disappeared from consciousness."
The purpose of the project, explain senior archaeology lecturer at the University of Exter Dr Ioana Oltean, was to systematically map all archaeological remnants visible from the air and "to use this data to understand the impact of the Roman conquest on indigenous landscape and communities."
The project highlights the potential of aerial archaeology, a technique that has been used by researchers for some time, but has been enhanced recently by tools such as satellite photos and Google Maps. These tools have allowed archaeologists and laymen alike to identify sites of historical significance, such as long-lost pyramids in Egypt and an ancient site in Chile. | <urn:uuid:113b6ea8-84b4-4065-9df3-54f46ab9c8b9> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/declassified-spy-photos-reveal-ancient-roman-walls-romania-00809 | 2024-04-18T14:17:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.97026 | 359 |
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These are the best Android Go and lightweight Android apps we could find
It’s been a long time since Facebook Lite’s 2015 launch, and since then we’ve seen plenty more lightweight apps come down the pike. Android Go and Google’s drive for cheap Android phones have no doubt helped this along.
Keeping track of all the available Lite or Android Go apps can be a chore though, but we’ve got you covered with a list of some of the most essential Android Go and lightweight apps on there. Keep in mind some of these apps might not be available in your country, however.
Best Android Go and lightweight Android apps
Editor’s note: We’ll be updating this list of the best Android Go and lightweight Android apps regularly as new applications come around.
Weighing roughly 1.5MB, Facebook Lite eschews animations and visual flourishes for a simple UI that won’t tax low-end devices. It’s got everything from your news feed and photo uploads to event functionality and business information, just like the standard app. You can even access your messenger inbox without downloading the separate app.
Google Photos is pretty much the best photo storage and organization solution available. However, the app is quite large and all those saved photos can take up a lot of space on your phone. Enter Gallery Go, which operates much in the same way as Google Photos but is smaller, more efficient at photo storage, and works great even without an internet connection. You’re also getting features like auto-enhance, SD card support, and auto organization smarts.
The Instagram Lite app was only a matter of time, following the success of Facebook’s other lightweight apps. The core functionality is mostly here too, allowing you to upload photos, browse your timeline or explore tab, send and receive direct messages, and check out stories. However, Reels support is missing here, forcing you to use the main Instagram app to view them.
If you thought the difference between Facebook and Facebook Lite’s file size was striking, get a load of this. The Google app weighs in at 76MB while Google Go takes up under 10MB of storage. Despite the dramatic size difference, Google Go offers trending queries and topics to sift through, the usual search options (images, GIFs, websites, videos), and Google Lens integration.
Google Maps Go
Strip Google Maps down and you’ve got the idea behind Google Maps Go. The app delivers traffic info, business listings, walking directions, and public transport schedules. The biggest downside is the lack of map downloads, which is essential for people in regions with high data prices or intermittent connectivity.
Files by Google
Files by Google might just seem like a file management app, but it has a few nifty tricks up its sleeve (aside from being very small in size). For example, you can share files with other smartphones without needing a data connection, easily free up space using built-in tools, and backup files to the cloud. There’s even a dark mode! It used to be called Google Files Go, but it’s still a lightweight file manager anyway.
Spotify Lite is ideal if you want a lightweight music streaming app, coming in at just under 8MB compared to the standard app’s nearly 30MB size. Either way, you’ve got free streaming here, mobile data management tools, and the ability to save music for offline listening. So you should give it a download if space is at a premium or you just want a performant app.
Google Assistant Go
Google Assistant Go weighs in at 12MB, but still packs a fair amount of functionality nonetheless. The app lets you make phone calls, send text messages, get weather forecasts, and navigate, among other commands. However, it lacks a few features, such as smart home functionality.
Google clearly has no shortage of Android Go apps at its disposal, delivering Gmail Go back in February 2018. The app weighs in at just under 13MB, compared to the more than 20MB size of the Gmail app. Most of the core functionality is still here anyway, so that means multiple accounts, smart replies, and smart email categorization. It also seems to disable image loading by default to save data and storage space.
Twitter Lite is yet another progressive web app. It’s accessible via your browser and takes up under 1MB. Nevertheless, it also offers a data saver mode, so you can tap to load images instead of downloading all images on your timeline. Sensible stuff, even if it’s just a step above a mobile website.
Uber Lite is another app originally designed for the Indian market, but it’s since spread its wings to more markets. Uber claims the app works fine on 2G internet connections, which is a seriously bold claim. Nevertheless, the lightweight app doesn’t show maps by default, instead relying on a progress bar to track your journey. The app also caches the top places in your city so you can quickly get suggested pickup and dropoff points.
Did we miss any noteworthy Lite or Android Go apps? Let us know in the comments section! Looking to save your mobile data? Then check out some of the best data-saving apps at the link. | <urn:uuid:8e675f85-d5a1-4f12-b0a3-777694429e9c> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.androidauthority.com/android-go-lite-apps-891592/ | 2024-04-18T13:36:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.922346 | 1,109 |
Looking for stunning wedding photography in Wellington? Look no further than Andy, an experienced photographer specializing in weddings, events, portraits, family photoshoots, real estate, and more. With his keen eye for detail and artistic vision, Andy is committed to capturing the most beautiful moments in life, ensuring that they can be shared and relived over and over again. Whether you’re seeking to retain the joy and energy of your wedding day or create lasting memories of your family or home, Andy has the expertise and experience to provide you with stunning, high-quality photos. Check out the website for pricing details for each service. Say goodbye to mediocre wedding photos and hello to breathtaking memories with Wellington Wedding Photography by Andy.
Wellington Wedding Photography
Welcome to Wellington Wedding Photography, where we specialize in capturing the most beautiful moments of your special day. With our expert team and state-of-the-art equipment, we are dedicated to providing you with stunning, high-quality photos that you can cherish for a lifetime. Let us be a part of your wedding journey and help you create lasting memories.
At Wellington Wedding Photography, we offer a range of services to cater to all your wedding photography needs. Our services include:
Wedding Day Coverage
We believe in telling a story with our photographs, and what better story to tell than your wedding day? Our skilled photographers will capture each moment, from the bride getting ready, to the exchange of vows, to the first dance. We strive to document the emotions, the details, and the love that surrounds you on your special day.
Engagement and Pre-Wedding Shoots
Capture the excitement and anticipation of your upcoming wedding with our engagement and pre-wedding shoots. These sessions are a great opportunity to get comfortable in front of the camera and to create some beautiful images that reflect your love story. Let us help you create memories that will last a lifetime.
Second Shooter Option
For those who want to ensure that no moment is missed, we offer the option of having a second shooter at your wedding. This allows us to capture multiple angles and perspectives, providing you with a more comprehensive collection of photos. With a second shooter, you can be confident that every special moment will be captured.
Take a look at our portfolio to get a sense of our style and the quality of our work. Each photo tells a unique story, capturing the love and emotions of the couple. From intimate moments to stunning landscapes, our portfolio showcases the diverse range of weddings we have had the honor of capturing. We take pride in our ability to adapt to different settings and lighting conditions, ensuring that your photos will be nothing short of breathtaking.
We understand that every wedding is unique, and so are the photography needs of our clients. That’s why we offer flexible pricing options to suit various budgets. Our prices are listed on our website, allowing you to choose the package that best fits your requirements. Whether you are looking for full-day coverage or something more specific, we have options to suit your needs. We believe that everyone deserves beautiful wedding photos, and we strive to provide excellent value for each and every client.
Booking with Wellington Wedding Photography is a simple and straightforward process. Here’s how it works:
- Initial Consultation: Reach out to us through our website or contact details to schedule an initial consultation. This is a great opportunity to discuss your vision, ask questions, and get to know our team. We want to ensure that we fully understand your expectations and can provide you with the best possible service.
- Customized Package: Based on the information gathered during the consultation, we will create a customized package tailored to your specific needs. We will provide you with a detailed breakdown of the services included, as well as the pricing for your chosen package.
- Contract and Deposit: Once you are happy with the proposed package, we will send you a contract outlining the terms and conditions. To secure your booking, a deposit will be required. This deposit ensures that your date is reserved exclusively for you.
- Pre-Wedding Meeting: In the weeks leading up to your wedding, we will schedule a pre-wedding meeting to finalize the details. This meeting will give us the opportunity to go over the timeline, discuss any specific shots you would like, and address any last-minute concerns or changes.
- The Big Day: On your wedding day, our team will arrive early to ensure that we capture all the important moments. We will work discreetly and professionally to document the day as it unfolds, allowing you to relax and enjoy every precious moment.
- Post-Production and Delivery: After your wedding, we will carefully select and edit the best photos from the day. This process includes color correction, cropping, and retouching to ensure that each image is perfect. The final edited photos will be delivered to you in a digital format, allowing you to easily share and print your cherished memories.
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A rights issue is a corporate action through which companies can raise additional capital from their existing shareholders. Shareholders are invited to purchase stocks by issuing rights, and these stocks can be bought at a discounted price. This means that the price of shares offered during a rights issue is lesser than the market price at which the shares will trade in the secondary market on a future date.
The shareholder is under no obligation to mandatorily take up this offer. They can choose to participate in this corporate action after understanding what the rights issue entails and what it could mean for the company in question.
Rights issue could be done to fund expansion, improve the debt-to-equity ratio and pay off existing debt. They can let the opportunity lapse, claim the offer in part or in full, or sell their existing shares to others when such an offer is announced.
Why do companies offer rights issues to their shareholders?
Rights issue a method through which companies can raise additional capital. This capital could be required for a number of reasons. Let’s have a look at some of them –
– Rights issue may also improve the debt-to-equity ratio, therefore, giving companies better leveraging opportunities.
– Once the debt-to-equity ratio reduces, the company can raise debt more easily.
When should an investor participate in a rights issue?
Often, companies offer rights issues to expand their operations. In this case, since the funds raised by the company aid expansion, participating in a rights issue could potentially promise more rewards later. However, shareholders can only participate in a rights issue if they pass the eligibility criteria for it. Here’s how –
Rights issues are given to shareholders in proportion to the number of shares already held by them. However, these stocks should be in the shareholder’s possession before the record date and ex-date.
Record date: The day on which the company assesses its records to check which shareholders qualify for the rights issue is called the record date.
Ex-date: Shares bought on or after the ex-date, a day before the record date, are not eligible for the rights issue. When you buy shares, it takes T+2 days for the stock exchange to settle the transaction. So, shares that are bought on the ex-date or after will not reflect in your account on the record date, making you ineligible for the rights issue.
What are the benefits of participating in a rights issue?
While offering a rights issue has many advantages for a company, it also offers some benefits to the shareholders. Here are a few –
– Shareholders can get more stocks of the company at a discounted price, thereby increasing their stake in the company for cheaper than the prevailing market price.
– Without giving up their rights in favour of new shareholders and diluting the shareholding, the existing shareholders can retain the control of the company.
– Shareholders are imbibed with a sense of confidence in the company when shares are offered at a discounted price in a rights issue.
– The company raises more funds without the burden of more debt, which is better for its financial health.
What are the disadvantages of a rights issue?
The reasons for a rights issue could be several, but they come with certain drawbacks. The disadvantages of a rights issue could be particularly felt when the company opts for a rights issue when it is in financial trouble –
– Since companies often raise funds through rights issues if they are strapped for cash, it could be a warning signal for investors.
– The information that a company is strapped for cash negatively affects its reputation and lowers the share price.
– The overall number of shares issued by the company could increase, thereby spreading the profit across these shares and dealing a blow to earnings per share (EPS).
– When sold in the open market, the value of shares issued in a rights issue could dilute because of an increased market supply.
– Shareholders may view a rights issue as a sign of a struggling company and sell their shares, which could bring down the share price.
– In the case of companies that are growing at a slow rate, a rights issue could find few takers.
Before participating in a rights issue, shareholders should do their due diligence and find out why the company has chosen this method to raise funds. A rights issue introduces additional shares in the market. The value of the stock, as a result, dilutes. However, if the capital raised from a rights issue is used for the expansion of businesses, it could lead to the growth of the company, and, subsequently, more potential returns for the investors. | <urn:uuid:f3ee19dc-a7a0-40cc-bdaf-e842bee7fede> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.angelone.in/knowledge-center/share-market/what-is-a-rights-issue | 2024-04-18T12:58:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.969468 | 949 |
ok so i wasn't having any expectations from this show but it was better than i expected. i was expecting it to be a 4 out of 10 type of show but it was quite good. the show is about two girls who are both transferred students and later become best friends. the show is quite funny but sometimes they take the jokes too far or the jokes are too immature or to understand the joke u will have to be japanese. the character writing is quite inconsistent if u don't try to understand it but as the two girls switch roles like at first episode u would think that the blue haired girl is a modest student and the red haired girl is the trouble maker but in later episodes the red hair one becomes modest at some occasions and the blue haired one becomes the trouble maker but layer i realised that the blue haired one started acting like this is because she became good friends with the other girl and she started to act as herself and opened up to her. i know i am not able to convey it very well but i think the character writing is good even it is of a slice of life. in the end i really did enjoy the show and would recommend to watch it and i would ask u to overlook some of the jokes as they might be controversial.
yes i know the name of the characters
blue haired one is asuka
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These Kenyan 'Batik Honey' earrings make a stylish addition to any outfit! Hand crafted by talented artisans, the cowry shell earrings are embellished with golden brass and add a touch of culture and glam to your everyday look.
Approx. 3" long. Slight variations due to handcrafting
Made in Kenya
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The lots featured in this review were among the really big money-spinners that emerged from the enormous array of sales held in the UK, the US and Europe which brought the old year to a close – though there were a great many more that made six and high five-figure sums.
The most costly of those selected here was Pierre de Coubertin’s 14pp autograph manuscript of the speech in which he first outlined his plans for a revival of the ancient Greek Olympic Games, an 1892 manifesto that four years later led to the first modern games being held in Athens.
As noted in News, ATG No 2423, it sold for $7.5m (£5.73m) at Sotheby’s New York (25/20/13.9% buyer’s premium) on December 18 and proved a moment of particular pride for books specialist Selby Kiffer. It marked the highest price ever achieved at the rostrum during his three decades at Sotheby’s.
On the same day an early and “unusually large and brilliantly coloured” subscriber’s copy of Audubon’s Birds of America was offered as a separately catalogued lot by Sotheby’s and secured by US dealer and auctioneer Graham Arader at a slightly under estimate $5.6m (£4.31m).
First world sea atlas
Offered at Christie’s (25/20/13.5% buyer’s premium) on December 11 was a 30-lot sale of rarities from the private collections of a renowned Dutch book dealer, the late Nico Israel, and his wife, Nanni.
It opened with a medieval astrolabe quadrant. Probably made in southern France c.1290-1310, it is the earliest known example of such an instrument still in private hands and sold at £600,000.
An identical sum secured a superb, complete example of the extended, 1661 edition of the Arcano del Mare of Sir Robert Dudley, the six parts bound as two volumes in contemporary vellum boards.
A monumental work produced following the self-styled Duke of Northumberland and Earl of Warwick’s move to Italy, where it was first issued in 1646-47, this edition includes 364 engraved charts and other illustrations on 180 sheets.
Huge quantities of copper were used in creating the plates and this first sea atlas of the whole world was printed on the finest available paper.
It was the first to use Mercator’s projection on all charts, to show prevailing winds and currents, to provide magnetic declination and to expound the benefits of ‘Great Circle Sailing’.
Bid to £275,000 in the largest of the three major Christie’s sales held on that same day was a 1472, Verona first of Robertus Valturius’ De re militari, the first printed book to feature technical illustrations and in this instance one of the few copies known to feature partial colouring to the woodcuts of a wide range of military equipment.
Those in the spread reproduced on the facing page include a fearsome siege engine of dragon form.
Also part of that King Street sale was a presentation copy of LF Menabrea’s Sketch of the Analytical
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Among Russian books and manuscripts sold by Christie’s on November 27 the real surprise came with the arrival of a group of lots featuring the works of the poet Nikolai Stepanovich Gumilev (1886-1921).
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Inscribed to “the esteemed Arkady Andreyevich Muchin as a keepsake”, a presentation copy in original wrappers of the 19-year-old Gumilev’s first collection of verse, Put’konkvistadorov (The Way of the Conquistadors), one of 300 copies of a 1905 St Petersburg edition funded by his parents, was the most highly valued lot and duly sold at £55,000.
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Cyberattacks pose an escalating threat to the healthcare sector, garnering the attention of healthcare leaders worldwide. Chief Healthcare Executive's revelation that over 88 million individuals were impacted by substantial breaches of personal health information in the U.S. during 2023 is proof of the gravity of this situation. And notably, such breaches trigger mandatory reporting to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The agency's disclosure of a 239% increase in data breaches over the past four years (coupled with a 60% surge in 2023 alone) rings alarm bells across the industry. What's particularly concerning is that 77% of these breaches originated from cyberattacks, indicating a shift toward more sophisticated and targeted digital threats.
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This is prompting some state governments across the U.S. to act. For example, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul made the protection of health information a priority and proposed cybersecurity regulations and included $500 million in her 2024 budget for health care facilities to upgrade their technology systems and comply with the new rules.
“Our interconnected world demands an interconnected defense against cyber-attacks, leveraging every resource available, especially at hospitals,” said Hochul, at the time of the proposal. “These new proposed regulations set forth a nation-leading blueprint to ensure New York State stands ready and resilient in the face of cyber threats.”
Well, the state has yet to act on this proposal, and a ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a healthcare data company owned by UnitedHealth, has since disrupted operations at hospitals and pharmacies in New York. The February 21 attack potentially exposed the healthcare data of millions and hindered providers from submitting claims to insurers and caused cash flow problems for providers. BlackCat, the alleged attacker, claims to have stolen 6 terabytes of patient data.
New York hospitals and pharmacies reliant on Change Healthcare for claims submissions face delays in reimbursement due to the ransomware attack. This could cripple small, independent pharmacies in particular. The New York Health Plan Association says insurers are using manual workarounds for prior authorization and utilization review.
The Greater New York Hospital Association has requested the state to waive prior authorization requirements and direct health insurers to issue advance payments to providers. The FBI, CISA, and HHS released a joint advisory warning of BlackCat's targeting of healthcare organizations.
UnitedHealth owns Change Healthcare and Optum, a healthcare provider. Through Optum, Change Healthcare serves millions of patients and pharmacies. Change Healthcare says the attack appears isolated to its systems and not to have affected Optum, UnitedHealthcare or UnitedHealth Group.
Though, I don’t believe it to be an isolated situation for Change Healthcare (or even in just New York) only. My editorial team recently discussed this attack only because one of us got affected through his coverage with UHC. A fellow TMC editor was unable to have coverage for his medications and had to pay out of pocket. Granted it wasn’t priced astronomically, so he was on the luckier side, if you want to call it that (compared to someone who likely had to fork over hundreds of dollars).
But again, this incident highlights the need for stricter cybersecurity regulations, as recently proposed by the New York governor. The proposed rules, outlined in section 405.46 of Title 10 (Health), mandate written procedures for securing in-house applications and evaluating the security of third-party applications. Additionally, MFA will be required for remote access to internal networks.
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Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the eagerly awaited Armenian Heritage Cruise (AHC) set sail on January 14 from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on the Celebrity Reflection.
A diverse group of Armenians hailing from various parts of the world embarked on the seven-day adventure. The journey took them to the stunning destinations of the Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Mexico and finally, the enchanting island of Bimini, Bahamas.
Once the sun set and the stars came out, AHC chairman Steve Mesrobian extended a warm welcome to the guests, expressing pleasure in seeing Armenians come together for the milestone trip. Committee members Margo Kaftajian and Maria Tavitian outlined the activities planned for the duration of the journey.
The entertainment kicked off with performances by Kevork Artinian and Hooshere, who sang the Armenian national anthem, followed by Harout Bedrossian, Antic and DJ Hye Class, creating an impressive lineup. Guests danced throughout the night, enjoying the festivities.
This year, AHC was honored to have on board the Prelate of Canada Archbishop Papken Charian, who conducted the morning services.
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Emmy award nominee Ani Hovannisian served as one of the cultural speakers, presenting her film “The Hidden Map,” after which she engaged with guests in a question and answer session. Director of the ARF Archives George Aghjayan offered his cultural presentation on family roots and advancements in Armenian genealogy, which led to another vibrant discussion. Finally, longtime member Angele Manoogian provided a comprehensive review of the humanitarian work the Armenian Relief Society accomplished throughout the year.
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Creation & Confinement Module
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This training session is part of the training "Initiation to Art Therapy & Creative Mediations"
Audience : Professionals working with people in a situation of confinement, whether psychological, physical or social.
Carry out a professional activity related to the theme.
Acquire theoretical and practical knowledge aimed at restoring the creativity of the subject in a situation of confinement.
Support the inventiveness of professionals through experiential group workshops around different media (writing, visual arts, stories, symbols
"Creation & Confinement" MODULE
This training session is carried out in collaboration with 2 clinical psychologists practicing in psychiatric hospitals and prisons.
A clinical psychologist, she works in a psychiatric service located in prison. She receives there adolescents and adult detainees in need of a space to speak and receive care.
The common thread of his professional career is his concern to make psychotherapeutic work accessible to a public whose approach requires a malleability of the exercise of the psychologist, who must constantly reinvent his framework of work, but also the methods of meeting with his patient.
In this, she opens her clinical practice to storytelling, to this sensory and mythical language, which engages a creativity of body and speech that thwarts the confinements of the subject.
Driven by a desire to transmit, she shares her research in communications and during training activities.
A clinical psychologist practicing in adult psychiatry for more than 15 years, he has been able to acquire solid knowledge in psychopathology and psychotherapy.
Whether individually or in a group, his constant concern is to be able to adjust his position and his therapeutic practice as well as possible, to welcome the subject in the singularity of his request and his suffering.
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The early 20th century in Bombay saw two distinct and major phenomena emerge – as the city became a prominent centre of film production, Art Deco simultaneously proliferated as a modern architectural style. Beginning in the new century, cinema and the city both developed and thrived, drawing from and informing each other in several ways. Bombay was a port city that formed the passage between India and the world. In the brief period of economic prosperity between the two World Wars, aesthetic practices like cinema and Deco enjoyed the proliferation of new materials, economies and ideas, with the opening up of the world. And Bombay remained at the centre of that in India. Urban industrial capitalism of the early 1900s brought about a modern way of being. Cinema, which emerged in the backdrop of this transformation, not only documented the pace of change in the metropolis, but also became “implicated” in it, as Ranjani Mazumdar has argued.
In more ways than one, cinema “produced the city” – literally by shaping its infrastructure through production studios and sites, and symbolically through the creation of “ideas and ideals of the city”.
Bombay frequently became the setting of the action in films, not only as a symbol of a modern metropolis, but also by virtue of easy access to its urban landscape while shooting outdoors. The Art Deco-laden avenues of Marine Drive and Oval Maidan often make an appearance (Yeh Hai Bombay Meri Jaan from CID, 1956; Rimjhim Gire Saawan from Manzil, 1977, later Badi Mushkil Hai from Anjaam, 1998). A tactile image of the city is constantly alluded to, even when the setting is not identified as being in Bombay. As Bombay cinema cast a wider net to become a “national” cinema, there was a deliberate attempt to set films within an ambiguous context. Even so, if the film was set in any city, it looked a lot like Bombay.
As one of the most popular mediums of entertainment, Hindi cinema became a means to convey social ideas of life and aspiration, most apparently dispersed through the narrative and screenplay, but equally if not more so, by the visuals in the frame.
Both the developments of Art Deco and cinema are aesthetic and visual movements that prompt various ways of seeing, carry their own imageries and codes, and become a popular canvas for (often non-verbal) expression.
This essay is an attempt to look at Bombay cinema through the lens of its spatial settings, to ascertain what they might have reflected about aspiration, aesthetics and life in the city during the Deco period (1930s-50s). To date, the city permeates into cinema not only as a representation of lifestyle, but also through its many lived and frequented spaces. The docks and Marine Drive become charged with the city’s class disparity in Deewar (1975), the streets are imbued with danger and violence in Satya (1998). More recently in Gully Boy (2019) and Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022), the interior lives of two marginalised groups is explored by way of two neighbourhoods in the city – Dharavi and Kamathipura. The city is a constantly expanding canvas that presents itself as a live backdrop for filmic action. The architecture and spatial settings of Bombay cinema, therefore, are far from incidental.
What identity of the city do we see forming in the early years of Bombay films? While Bombay’s docks and seafaces are immediately recognisable, the homes and interiors as they appear in films perhaps say a bit more about life in the city and the aspirations of its residents. As the metropolis evolved in the early 20th century, new ways of living caught the popular imagination, some of which also percolates into the films of the time. The homes we see characters occupy, and the lifestyles they seem to suggest, are deliberately constructed cinematic spaces that are often informed by an ever-evolving urban landscape.
As popular as they were, did these films shape public taste for the homes people lived in, or what they wished to project of themselves through their homes? What notion of the city can we draw from these films, and how do various characters engage with it?
Mise en Scene and the Cinematic City
The cinematic space is a constructed imagination, sometimes created through physical sets on a studio floor, sometimes in actual locations, and increasingly through virtual landscapes produced via special effects. The mise en scene, or how a frame in a film is designed, is a deliberate practice that lends meaning to the larger narrative of a film, and at times may even act outside of it. In 1930s Hollywood, sets for some of the biggest studio productions were also developing alongside prevailing architectural practices at the time. As cinematography became more advanced, the sets needed to improve too as anything in front of the camera would be clearly visible in the frame. It is at this time that American architects became more involved with film production, making up for “nearly ninety-five percent of all Hollywood art directors” at the time. Art Deco became part of the distinct “Hollywood style”, appearing in filmic images across genres, from melodrama to comedies. Cedric Gibbons, the art director for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (the studio giant that also commissioned the eponymous Art Deco picture palaces in Bombay and Calcutta) visited the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, where the Art Deco movement originated in the world. It was apparent his designs for film sets were heavily influenced by what he saw there. As studios received letters from fans asking for details of homes they saw in the movies, including photographs and floor plans, it also became apparent these designs did not simply remain as settings for the film’s narrative. Popular films have frequently been recognised as a vehicle for consumerism and a “merchandiser of goods”, and the same seems to have applied to how homes should be designed and decorated.In India, these extrapolations are harder to make, with little remaining of studio documents from the 1930s, details of production labour and even the films themselves. Of several issues of the popular Filmindia magazine, one lone question seems to have been about “art direction” in Bombay films.
Upon observation, however, there are inferences to be made about how the lifestyles of characters were depicted via film sets.
In Nirmala, the setting of the action is frequently the interiors of the home, notably the respective living rooms of protagonists Ramdas (Ashok Kumar) and Nirmala Devi (Devika Rani), where they entertain friends and host gatherings. The living room, an amorphous space within the home which is neither the private bedroom nor the public front yard or porch, becomes cemented in 20th century modern homes as a semi-private parlour for leisure and recreation. Both Ramdas and Nirmala’s living rooms are decorated with streamlined Art Deco furniture, patterned wallpapers, lace-trimmed drapes and indoor plants – a page out of popular furnishing advertisements at the time or brochures from the Ideal Home Exhibition held in Bombay in 1937.
The telephone, a modern amenity gradually entering the homes of upper middle class Indians, is placed in this room as well, and becomes instrumental to the exchange of information in the film’s plot. It is also through popular films that the telephone is being advertised to audiences as an amenity they should purchase, with figures like Padmadevi (star of the first Indian colour film Kisan Kanya) doing print commercials for the Bombay Telephone Company.
As costume, the women frequently wear sarees, a traditional attire, but made with light and airy materials, aiding their mobility as modern women participating in the world. The blouses too depict more “risque” styles, with shorter sleeves and playful patterns. “Sometimes the modern is shown to be appealing and then repudiated after we’ve enjoyed seeing it,” points out Rachel Dwyer, scholar of Indian culture and cinemas.
In both Bhabhi and Nirmala, the narrative engages with the predicament of modernity, battling traditional social mores, the fear of scandal, and the gendered makeup of the domestic realm. Nirmala, a modern, educated woman who marries for love, gives up her domestic bliss over a superstition that causes her to believe she is cursed and cannot bear children. Modernity, therefore, is constantly interpreted as an interplay of the desirable and the dangerous or unfavourable.
Urban life forms the backdrop to the narrative in these films, with characters interacting with neighbours in the flats next door, shuttling around the city in modern cars and automobiles, attending co-education universities, and more. The city becomes a “distillation of cinematic modernity”, with the characters engaging with its built form and corresponding lifestyle in various ways.
Interestingly, in a fictional show about the world of the Bombay Talkies studio, Jubilee, released in 2023, the backdrop and settings of the studio and its offices are unambiguously Art Deco. “We go into the history of the character, before we start designing,” says Mukund Gupta, production designer for the show. Speaking of Srikant Roy, the character loosely based on Himanshu Rai (founder of Bombay Talkies), Gupta says: “He has been educated in Europe. He’s been exposed to the glamour, elegance of architecture. So if he is coming down to Bombay and establishing his studio, he would like to have that kind of elegance in his office too.” In reality, the studio was situated in a sprawling Neo-Classical style mansion, leased from industrialist F.E. Dinshaw. But its reimagining as an Art Deco structure, owing to Srikant Roy (or Himanshu Rai’s) modern experiences and exposure to a certain aesthetic, is not unfounded. Indeed, Bombay Talkies operated with a logic of internationalism, with a cosmopolitan school of German emigres forming its core group of technicians.
The Modern City and its Networks
Much like in real life, modernity emerging from the cinematic city also spills over into adjacent hinterlands. The train becomes a major symbol which bridges the city with the countryside, carrying with it notions of mobility and blurring the boundaries between the “modern” city and the “pre-modern” village. Miss Frontier Mail (1936), a swashbuckling action thriller starring Fearless Nadia, for instance, is set between Bombay and an unnamed nearby town. Nadia plays Savita Devi, who also goes by the moniker Miss Frontier Mail, named after her incredible agility (she moves as rapidly as the Frontier Mail, the train which started in 1928 and ran daily from Bombay to Peshawar in pre-partition India). Savita must rush to Bombay to rescue her father, who has been falsely accused of committing murder. Upon reaching Bombay, she unravels a more complicated nexus of thugs trying to grab land for various development projects. The city, therefore, also becomes a place of temptations, corruption, and amoral practices, exemplified by Savita’s encounters, and also seen more prominently in later works of RK Films (Shree 420, Awaara), and Nav Ketan’s Bombay noirs (Baazi, CID).
The interaction between the city and the hinterland is an ongoing exercise. The action in Miss Frontier Mail flits seamlessly between the two locations by way of various modern modes of communication – the train, telegram, even a radio telephone!
Her living room, which again becomes the site of much of the action, sports a stylish look with marble floors in a distinct zig-zag pattern, frozen fountains on the doors and artfully placed statues. These are not the typical interiors of homes one would see in films set in the hinterland or village (Bombay Talkies’ Achhut Kanya, for instance, looks very different), which would otherwise have sombre mud walls and sparse furnishing. Savita Devi, aka Miss Frontier Mail, however, is a radical modern figure. Back home, Savita lives in a bungalow lavishly done up in the Art Deco style. A woman whose dexterity is compared to a train, who practises boxing in a bodysuit in the gymnasium attached to her house, wields a pistol, and is constantly called upon to beat up the bad guys and save the day.
Her home, therefore, is a reflection of her dynamic, fast-moving life, even if it isn’t in the city proper. Much like in this cinematic world, the real-life networks between the city and neighbouring towns and villages, via train lines and other modern channels, also led to the movement of modern styles like Art Deco into other centres, as evidenced by its presence across India’s expanse – from Patiala to Thrissur.
“Beautiful Homes” and What they Tell us
As much as popular cinema is about the spectacular, it draws on a notion of reality (albeit with some glamourised creative liberties). The lives we see people lead in the movies is in part drawn from a larger notion of what life should look like, especially in an increasingly consumerist society with the turn of the 20th century. The homes and lifestyles we have seen in the three films so far are an unambiguous depiction of certain class positions and aspirations – Nirmala and Ramdev live in bungalows with surrounding gardens, have chauffeured cars, and are Master’s students at the university; Kishore lives in a modern flat – modest when compared to the bungalows in Nirmala, but he is a scientist and a man of respectable morality; Savita lives in a bungalow in a smaller town and serves, somewhat, as the local matriarchal figure – notably, her father is a station master, employed with the British India government in one of the early white collar jobs under the colonial administration. They occupy various stratas of the Indian middle classes, with respectable jobs, education and carefully curated homes. In reality, the consumerist and lifestyle opportunities for much of the audience watching these films may have been limited. “But they would be creative, so [they] would adopt a hairstyle or a small item,” says Dwyer. “Buying Lux [soap] was to emulate a star, but home furnishing may have been less available,” she adds.
Even so, the preoccupation with the home and interiors is one being reflected through various channels in the 1930s. The Times of India carried a special “Beautiful Homes” supplement with detailed ideas for how one should decorate a modern home. Suggestions for “a novel writing desk”, “a grandmother clock”, “stained glass windows” or “radio gramophones” abound in these pages. If the Art Deco style, seen in the exteriors, was symbolic of the embrace of a new epoch – the image of a well-travelled and dynamic modern Indian – the interiors too were similarly transformed to reflect the exploration of a “global modernity”.
The emerging urban middle class defined itself first and foremost by participating in a culture of consumption that reflected their status. Their homes, as depicted in the films of the time, were decorated with curios (perhaps picked up during travels overseas), streamlined furniture, and ample space for privacy and leisure.
As the decades pass and the scale of film production escalates, so does the detailing in sets. The homes of the wealthy become all the more ornate, overseas locations (or at least frequent mentions of them) become common – the cinematic imagination, and with it the imagination of the viewer, is indulged with visuals of a newly independent India interacting with the world, so to speak. Mehboob Khan’s Andaz (1949) is a fine example of this. Neena (Nargis) is the daughter of a wealthy businessman who befriends Dilip (Dilip Kumar), who although respectable, is not as rich as Neena. A love triangle ensues when Neena’s fiance Rajan (Raj Kapoor) returns from London. One of the biggest successes of the year, Andaz engages with questions of class, gender, and respectability. Its settings say much about the characters. Neena’s home is opulent and makes generous use of Art Deco furniture and aesthetics. Her room is high-ceilinged with a queen-sized bed in the middle, and drapes that are opened each morning by a handmaiden, who also fetches her tea in bed.
There are several different rooms in the mansion, as homes of the wealthy in Hindi films often do. Each room has a function of its own: a living room with an extended outdoor patio, a study/library with a fireplace, a grand staircase that showcases the expanse of the two-storied home. Notably, the piano becomes a central object in the living room, around which much action takes place, including society parties. This is in keeping with popular notions of sophisticated decor, with the “Beautiful Homes” supplements carrying several advertisements for pianos, especially designed for Bombay’s tropical climate.
The piano is a symbol of status and culture, as much as various other leisurely activities Neena participates in – lawn tennis, horseback riding, and playing hostess at lavish soirees at her home. “Travel, beauty, fashion, health and fitness” are a “range of consumerist and leisure practices” the new middle classes seem to enjoy and define themselves by, which comes to a head in later years with economic liberalisation.
Slices of this lifestyle are reflected in artist Atul Dodiya’s recent work ‘Dr. Banerjee in Dr. Kulkarni’s Nursing Home and Other Paintings 2020-2022’, which demonstrates the familiar domesticity of Hindi films post independence. Through paintings, Dodiya freezes the frame in several notable Hindi and Bengali films from the 1950s onwards, presenting an opportunity to mull over objects in the frame.
“I want people to see not just the character, but also the background. I find this mix of diverse, hotch-potch combinations of furniture and other elements in the room interesting,” Dodiya says about his choice to paint these specific film frames. These domestic spaces reflect an interesting history of use and lives lived. “Cinema aside, in our country, our feelings about family are different. I still would not throw out something my father must have kept on his table. I am concerned with people’s emotions around the objects they collect,” Dodiya adds, lending a dimension of familial history and sentiment to acts of consumption.
The paintings capture an “era when habitation occurred in a variety of forms reflecting family structure, gender roles, class, and migration,” writes Mustansir Dalvi in his review of the work. “Each typology comes with objects that give context to those spaces,” he adds. Polished radiogram cabinets, dressing tables with full-length mirrors, photo frames, flowerpots, and more make up some of these objects. Dalvi describes this “stable domesticity” as taking shape around these objects which become heirlooms collected over the years, as people move in, out of and around Bombay. “An archive of the lost years between independence and liberalisation”, Dodiya’s work exhibits the potential of looking at cinema as a visual archive of life in the city.
By the 1990s and the turn of the new century, the image of the city in films (whether Bombay or otherwise) is a vastly different one. But cinema becomes a visual bank of memories that aids in charting this transformation of the city and life of urban Indians. It contains within itself an untapped archive of the city and its lived spaces. These filmic visuals of the city lend to a collective imagination of urbanity.
In Bombay, at least, it is difficult to ascertain where cinema ends and the city begins. These are intertwined threads that push and pull, constantly drawing from the other. If film reflects some notion of real life, then life in the city too takes on a cinematic form, with ordinary moments like sitting at Marine Drive or catching a crowded bus in the monsoon becoming “filmy”.
Through the 1930-50s, by way of narratives about families, love, domesticity, the films engaged with larger notions of India’s emerging modernity, in the backdrop of a raging nationalist discourse before and after independence. The spaces in these films, whether the home or the world, are charged with meaning. Whether the modest sets of the Bombay Talkies social films, or the opulent scale of Andaz, the location and settings embody lived experiences and emotions as much as they are “environments or mediums that carry bodies”. The homes and spatial settings are not merely passive backdrops, but deliberately constructed imaginations of life itself. Even if much of the audience viewing these films may have lived very different lives – as in the case of those consuming the “Beautiful Homes” newspaper supplements or the Ideal Home Exhibition – it did create images of what one could aspire to or at least what a certain mediated version of modernity could look like.
The Art Deco style is an active participant in this image making exercise, being deployed as a symbol of modern ideas, cosmopolitanism, and life in an emerging metropolis. It becomes a means in which to engage with the city, whether in films or otherwise.
As cinema and the city evolved in tandem, its corresponding life, ways and idiosyncrasies became enmeshed, creating images and messages that carried far beyond Bombay’s borders.
Suhasini Krishnan for Art Deco Mumbai
Suhasini is Head, Outreach & Content at Art Deco Mumbai. A writer and editor, with an academic background in Film Studies and History, her research interests lie in cinema, modernity, and the making of an urban city.
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Where to surf in Cornwall
The North Coast of Cornwall is well known for its beautiful beaches – but for many, the waves are another major attraction. If you are a body boarder or an experienced surfer there is a beach break ideal for you. The villages along this coast have plenty to offer, whether you plan on hitting the waves or not – take a day to explore and enjoy the beaches, scenery and local food. Most villages have a surf school too, which is a really good way of getting the best out of the local waves and learning a few more skills. The far West and South coasts can muster some decent waves too, so wherever you choose to stay, you wont be far from finding somewhere to hit the surf. Below are ten of the best places to surf in Cornwall…
Fistral is the most popular surfing spot in Cornwall! But this does mean that it’s usually busy if there’s a rideable wave, and is full of surf schools for most of the year. You may struggle to park during good swell and school holidays, but in the depths of winter it will be a lot more accessible, and a more enjoyable surf when there are less people braving the wintry waves. North Fistral has a large team of RNLI lifeguards that work from Easter, through to November weekends. South Fistral tends to be a little quieter, but is still lifeguarded during the peak summer. There are surf shops, restaurants and cafes right on the beach side, but a lot more facilities down in Newquay itself. Read more about surfing in Newquay.
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There is a small car park above the beach, but you may have to park further away and walk, because when the conditions are right at St Agnes it can get very crowded. Local surfers can be short-tempered with inexperienced surfers, so if you do get drawn by the waves make sure you follow surf etiquette! St Agnes is becoming well known for its cafes and restaurants, and the village itself has lots to offer.
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There can be a really powerful, fast wave at Chapel Porth, which is more suited to the more experienced surfer. There is a National Trust car park and café, so National Trust members have the benefit of free parking. At high tide the beach disappears, and at low tide the beach can join up with Porthtowan. Chapel Porth is the venue for the World Bellyboard Championships, when boarders use wooden bellyboards and no wetsuits (or even old-fashioned swim suits and flowery swim caps) to compete for trophies. A hedgehog ice cream from the café is a must after your surf, and there are plenty of rock pools to explore.
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Porthtowan has a large car park right next to the beach and is a popular place to visit for its Blue Bar – a bar and restaurant right near to the beach itself with a great view and a good atmosphere. Porthtowan has a good quality beach break but can get busy, particularly in high season. At high tide the cliffs protect the beach from the incoming wind, and there is RNLI lifeguard cover throughout the season. Porthtowan itself has a longstanding reputation for surf culture with a rich history of local characters, many of whom still enjoy the waves.
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If you enter Portreath village from the west you will drive down a very steep hill, giving you a brilliant early view of the kind of waves the conditions have produced. Popular with body boarders for the dumping waves at high tide, Portreath is well known for big waves at times, so beginners should be careful. The combination of a reef break and a harbour wall can make for interesting waves, particularly when the swell is big. The village itself has good facilities with a toilet over the road from the beach and shops and cafes to replenish your energy. Portreath is well-known for its surf lifesaving club, and if you visit for a surf you are bound to see some of the local athletes training in their different craft. Portreath has RNLI lifeguards throughout the main season. There is a large car park right next to the beach at Portreath, currently charging £1 per hour.
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Gwithian and Godrevy
A very popular wave with those who live in the area, there is usually a fun beach break along Gwithian. Godrevy offers a slightly larger wave further along the beach, making it a good step up for those who fancy more of a challenge. Be warned though, as at high tide the waves break into the rocks at the top of the beach. There are a couple of surf schools operating along the long stretch of beaches, so it’s ideal for beginners, but also popular with experienced surfers, bodyboarders and SUPs too! Gwithian has a large pay and display council car park, so you will need to make sure you put enough money on your ticket if you are planning a long surf! Godrevy, is just to the north on the other side of Red River, and has a large National Trust car park and field, so you can park easily here, and if you are a NT member then parking is free! Sunset Surf and Jam Pot at Gwithian along with Godrevy Cafe are all good for an after surf hot chocolate!
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St Ives (Porthmeor)
Porthmeor is a popular beach for surfers and surf schools, along with the St Ives surf lifesaving club. Parking close to the beach can be difficult but on-street parking is possible if you don’t mind a short jog down to the beach from higher up in town. The RNLI work from Easter – October, the surf school and Porthmeor Beach Cafe are located right next door, but the rest of the beach is made up of cottages and apartments with prime surf-views! This beach break is popular in larger swells, and “The Boiler” – a sunken cargo ship – creates a right hand barrel down by The Island on the outgoing tide. Read more about Surfing in St Ives on our blog.
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Easily accessible and a very popular spot, Sennen is the most westerly beach in England! There is a large sandy beach, with RNLI lifeguards throughout the summer, and it is very popular with tourists and a frequent dolphin playground. There is a large car park just above the beach, and another large one at the end of the sea front. Sennen has lots of fine eateries for that post-surf snack. Gwenver is just tucked around to the right hand side of the bay and is accessible from Sennen on a low tide, but keep an eye on the tide though as it’s a walk over the cliff path if you get cut off! Gwenver is worth checking out for some great less-crowded waves, but parking can be more difficult.
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Praa Sands is a very popular south coast spot, and promotes off shore waves on a northerly wind. Winter brings more consistent waves than the summer, and the beach is a lot quieter, often with only a few dog walkers for company. The beach can become rippy at low tide, and often shore dumps at high, so bathers are closely watched by the lifeguards in season. Praa Sands village has a car park close to the beach, and on street parking can also be found.
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After a days surfing, head down to Sandbar for some great food and views!
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One of the best reef breaks in West Cornwall, situated to the west of Porthleven Harbour, this may be unknown to many visitors. When the conditions are right this is can be a perfect wave, but only for the experienced surfer or bodyboarder! Don’t be tempted in unless you are confident as this can be a very powerful wave breaking over shallow rocks. If you stand on the end of the harbour you can see the waves and the brave attempting the barrels! You can park relatively easily in the car parks by the harbour or there is on-street parking available close by.
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Situated in a quiet byway, overlooking a daffodil field to the fore and fallow fields to the rear, the house is set in a typical rural Cornish setting: nestled between a small holding and a traditional Cornish cottage, Chy Koos strikes a modern pose with all the comforts and convenience befitting a modern home and yet with all the charm of country living with pretty garden, ostensibly enclosed by the traditional Cornish dry stone walls and hedging. Each thoughtfully designed bedroom promises a restful night's sleep, adorned with plush bedding and bathed in soft, natural light. Modern amenities seamlessly blend with classic comfort, ensuring a perfect balance between luxury and homeliness. Don't forget to pack your buckets and spades as many of Cornwall's beautiful sandy beaches are only a short drive away or if you prefer a more adventurous pursuits, grab a blanket, a picnic of chilled Cornish cider, local strawberries and clotted cream, and head off to walk parts of the rugged coastal path with stunning panoramic views of the Atlantic. Whether you are relaxing, exploring, visiting quaint village pubs, or immersing oneself in the rich local history, this property serves as the ideal base for creating cherished memories, so pack all the family into the car and escape to Chy Koos for a real hideaway holiday. | <urn:uuid:3e7142f3-2a18-4f8d-911d-f7c78eb4699b> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.aspects-holidays.co.uk/cornwall/west-cornwall/p/chy-koos | 2024-04-18T14:30:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.91743 | 483 |
Assignment 2 is worth 20% of your final grade. It is to be completed after Lesson 12.
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An indoor playspace where tots learn & grow.
Welcome to Aunt BB's Imaginatarium
An indoor playspace where tots learn and grow
Aunt BB's Imaginatarium is an immersive play experience with incidental learning for tots and toddlers in a setting so upscale that you may even want to go without your kids - but you can't !
Hello and Welcome to Aunt BB's Imaginatarium, where Imagination is everything, and your little one will learn through reading, play and song that he or she can be anything that they want to be.
This project, along with this website, is a work in progress and I hope that you will be as excited to learn about my plans as I am to share them with you. I have an extraordinary vision for Aunt BB's and I promise that Aunt BB's will be like nothing that currently exists.
Aunt BB's will be an entirely new and innovative place for parents and grandparents to take pre-school aged children, from birth to age 7, where they will learn as they play. Every activity, from the ride-on train to the carousel, the toddler construction zone, the splash pad, the stroller walking track and the musical floor, and of course, an Imaginaquarium (and so much more!) will be geared toward teaching your little ones things such as ABCs, numbers, shapes, and colors - but they will be having so much fun that they won't realize that they are learning.
And the furnishings - oh, the furnishings !! They will be so spectacular that it will actually be a joy for parents to visit, too. Think: a swanky lounging area with hi-chairs, sink and microwave, breast-feeding suites, restrooms with an adult and a child-size potty, easily accessible changing stations without having to leave the play area, comfortable and unique seating, whimsical lighting fixtures, a media center - and those are just a few ideas.
And I haven't even begun to tell you about the Aunt BB's children's book series.
Oh, the possibilities ! Just Imagine ....
There's just too much to tell right here, so I sincerely thank you for your interest, and hope that you will explore our site, follow my blog and follow our progress as we take Aunt BB's from the pages of the Internet to the pages of a story book to the physical playground building, and eventually on to franchise.
Also, please feel free to email me with suggestions and ideas about what you, as a parent, grandparent, or caregiver would like to find at Aunt BB's when the doors are opened.
I know that your input and support will be invaluable to me as Aunt BB's becomes a reality, and for that I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Have a blessed day.
aka Libby Cascaden
Aunt BB's Imaginatarium, Owner
Oh the wonderment
We're dedicated to creating an engaging learning environment for children and their caregivers. One where our buildings, our staff, and our materials intuitively support a unique and interactive experience that is fun for everyone.
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Green Island is a small rarely dived island that is due south of Shark Point and about an hour boat ride west of the Phi Phi Islands.
It is a small circular island with a sparse mixture coral and rocks. The southern side of the island is basically a flat sandy sea bed with not much marine life. Having said this there are constant rumours that say there is colony of leopard sharks that reside there.
The north side is made up of hard corals and are becoming reasonably healthy over the years. There are you the common reef in attendance with some nice schools of snappers present. The reef is also home to other creatures such as turtles, cuttlefish and octopus.
One of here down sides is that she is a popular site with the local fisherman and often quite a number of fish cages and fish netting can be found there.
Currently there are no dive operators with scheduled trips to Green Island
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For this issue of Australian Country we’ve travelled from one side of the country to the other. Starting in the west we visit the Wooward family who live in a wonderfully whacky melange of frogs, music, artworks and other creative pursuits in the Perth hills. Then we head east to Victoria’s Macedon Ranges and the home of Blue Rock highland cattle, up to the remarkable and remote Brindabella Station, childhood home of author Miles Franklin. In Queensland we head to a bayside home in Wellington Point and visit ceramicist Kim Wallace with her delicate lace-patterned wares. Chief cook Sue Stadler celebrates summer with a cache of peach recipes and stylist Sandra Hinton heads to the beach for a seafood barbie. We revive the romance of rail travel by boarding the NSW Rail Transport Museum’s Southern Aurora express on a swoop through Temora, Griffith and Canberra. Our service feature focuses on bathrooms and there are loads of decorating and display ideas in every story. Plus acclaimed wine writer Greg Duncan Powell joins our team with the first of his regular drinks columns.
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Factory 2007 Porsche GT3 RSR For Sale
One of approximately just 35 Porsche 997 GT3 RSRs factory-built in 2007, this car was supplied new with nearly every available factory option and boasts extensive updating, minimal hours, and excellent condition in keeping with its status as the Autometrics Motorsports team car. Most importantly, it’s also one of the fastest car’s we’ve ever had in our stables. Find this 2007 Porsche 997 GT3 RSR for immediate inspection and purchase here at our Charleston, SC facility for $225,000.
To be sure, any factory-built GT3 RSR is a special machine, as each has been built to the full-extent of international sports car racing rules and is intended to compete against the world’s automakers at the highest levels. Starting with the already-potent GT3 platform, Porsche Motorsport makes significant changes to ensure the RSR is without peer. The chassis is seam-welded for increased stiffness. Rear fenders are enlarged for a wider track and massive 710 diameter tires. The 3.8 liter engine runs without restrictors and through independent throttle bodies for added power and sharpened throttle response. The transmission—though housing readily available GT3 mechanicals—is considerably shorter than the standard transmission to permit revised engine placement, improve weight distribution and reduce overall weight. Throttle, brake and clutch pedals are floor mounted to allow better modulation. Suspension pick-up points are altered to maximize mechanical grip from the massive race tires. Both chassis and dashboard wiring harnesses are “pruned” to a bare minimum to reduce weight. The clutch is lightweight carbon to further reduce weight and to allow quicker revs and shifting. And while all of these factory changes are present on this GT3 RSR, Porsche supplied this RSR with nearly every available option according to the special wishes of this car’s first owners.
These additional endurance racing options include special Brembo calipers that allow the use of thicker—and therefore longer lasting—brake pads, an auxiliary oil tank and digital oil-level monitoring system that allows for on-the-fly oil refilling, and a comprehensive endurance lighting system that provides ample illumination for night racing. This lighting system includes HID headlights and foglights, and provisions for backlit number boards. These endurance options, when taken together with RSR’s incredible factory specs, resulted in an exceedingly potent racecar. Since it’s construction, however, it has been further upgraded with 2012 and 2013 RSR/R updates.
These updates include full, 2012-spec GT3 RSR bodywork and rear suspension comprising large flares, clearanced front fenders (to clear 680 diameter tires) a high-downforce front splitter, dive planes, and a massive 2013 GT3R rear wing. Wheels have been updated to featherweight, single-piece Motegi units in 2012 RSR sizing. Finally, additional updates include “Pro” data logging and telemetry upgrades to the MoTec dash, and the installation of Bosch Motorsport ABS, which is being installed at the time of writing.
Thus equipped, this RSR regularly earns fastest time of the weekend and frequently dominates its class. Furthermore, as an Autometrics Motorsports team car, it has received constant, and obsessive levels of tuning, maintenance and preparation. The engine and transmission show only 20 approximate hours of use, and total time on the chassis is less than 75 hours. The RSR is ready to win—right now—and is in no uncertain terms, among the fastest GT3 based Porsche racecars in the U.S. | <urn:uuid:4392c0ad-e179-484b-a01d-b68af300291b> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.autometricsmotorsports.com/store/cars/2016/08/factory-2007-porsche-gt3-rsr-for-sale/ | 2024-04-18T13:31:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.942805 | 753 |
I found a stack of old Baby-Sitters Club books at the thrift store this week and brought home Kristy’s Great Idea to reminisce about those long summers when my sister and I would lounge on the hammock in our backyard and read every BSC book, over and over. I don’t know how many of those books we read before we outgrew them, but I do know if Mary Ann would have just ditched Logan and gone steady with Kristy, my life would have made sense a whole lot sooner. I looked it up on Wikipedia, and sadly, Mary and Kristy did not end up together. But I also looked it up on Tumblr, and they lived Happily Ever After, together.
Below are 7 Baby-Sitters Club fan fics to take you waaaay back.
Pairing: Claudia Kishi/Stacey McGill
Plot: Claudia’s always stayed friends with her exes. All except one—her ex-best friend, Stacey McGill.
Length: 3,700 words
While everyone else left for the reception dinner at Chez Maurice, I made a beeline for the closest bathroom. No way was I going to toast my sister looking like Alice Cooper had given me makeup advice. I turned on the cold water—better to reduce redness—and leaned in close to the mirror as I scrubbed, making sure I didn’t miss a speck of smudged mascara. I was just digging into my clutch for emergency cosmetics when the door opened and shut softly behind me. I looked up and just about fell over in surprise.
It had been a small wedding (as small as a wedding featuring all nine hundred thousand members of the Thomas-Brewer family could be); I didn’t know how I could have missed her. I hadn’t even known she was invited.
“Stacey,” I gulped. She looked gorgeous, of course, in an entirely different little black dress than the one she’d worn to Pete’s wedding. Silk, with a deep V-neck, and longer sleeves for the cooler autumn weather. It made her blonde hair blonder, blue eyes bluer. Staring at her while wearing a simple, Janine-approved burgundy sateen bridesmaid dress and not a speck of makeup, I must have looked all of thirteen years old.
“You looked like you could maybe use some help.” There was enough hesitance in her voice that I took pity on her.
“I think I’ve got this,” I said, giving her a small smile. “But you can keep me company, if you want.”
Plot: From the beginning, it’s been Kristy and Mary Anne, Claudia and Stacey, together and apart.
Length: 2,000 words
Stacey dresses carefully for each date night, but even more so on her nights with Claudia. Mostly, she likes to look good for herself, but she loves the way her girlfriends’ eyes light up when they see her. With Claudia, though, she feels a delightful pressure to look like art in her own way, to match the living canvas that is her girl. It’s not just date night, but opening night for the new show at the art gallery, and Claudia pretty much ran this one. (Which unfortunately means none of her art is on display, but she got such pleasure from finding artists and working with them to pick the best pieces for the show, and then arranging all the displays, that Stacey can’t actually be disappointed.)
Finally, Stacey settles on a black pencil skirt with light gray pinstripes, a darker gray sleeveless shirt with a tiny bit of shimmer to the fabric, and blood red heels. Chunky silver jewelry (each piece made by Claudia) decorate her ears, throat, and wrists, and she curls her blonde hair and leaves it loose.
And, of course, she wears a treat just for Claudia; sexy bra and underwear in candy-bright colors, because she knows her girl. When they close down the gallery tonight, Claudia will be riding an adrenaline high. Sometimes, they have to settle for making out in the backseat of Stacey’s car, a gift from Dad and Samantha when she turned seventeen, but Stacey’s mom is out of town this weekend for work, and their house empty.
Pairing: Claudia Kishi/Dawn Schafer
Plot: Every time Dawn sends her a letter from whatever far-off city she’s in this week, Claudia reads it over carefully, three or four times, and then pins it up next to her sketches.
Length: 2,000 words
Claudia sells her work at coffee shops and street fairs and open markets. Sometimes she lets Ashley convince her to submit a sketch to one museum exhibit or another, but so far she hasn’t gotten anything accepted.
“If you’d just work on producing something for a specific exhibit, instead of sending them whatever you sketched in half an hour three weeks ago,” Ashley always says, exasperated, but Claudia has to pay her share of the rent and buy groceries, and she can’t spend six months working on a painting that might or might not get accepted for an exhibition that doesn’t pay and might not lead to any sales.When Claudia was a little girl, she didn’t imagine life as an artist would be like this, but hey, at least she doesn’t have to wait tables.
She draws the places she sees and the people she knows, and she draws the places Dawn describes in her letters; she might never go to Europe again, or ever see East Asia, but she can imagine them as vividly as the bodega she goes to once a week, and she can put them on paper, and it’s almost like being there.
But not really.
Pairing: Claudia Kishi/Ashley Wyeth
Plot: Claudia realizes she’s not just boy-crazy after all.
Length: 2,000 words
I had a secret, and it was kind of a pathetic one, I guess: I still wrote in the club notebook. Of course, it was more like my diary now than a whole club thing, and if the rest of the club saw some of the stuff I’d written in there (like the stuff about Jeff Schafer and Byron Pike dating that I promised Dawn I wouldn’t tell anyone about) then it would be really, really awkward.
When I was about seventeen, when the club disbanded because we were getting too much schoolwork to do much sitting, I started writing really bad poetry. When Mom got sick and I thought I was going to lose her the way I lost Mimi, I told the notebook. When Janine first brought a guy home from college. When Janine first brought a girl home from college. When Mary Anne and Logan split up halfway during our senior year at SHS and everyone thought it was for good. (It wasn’t.)
I guess I should explain who I am. My name’s Claudia Kishi, I’m twenty-one, and the club notebook was like a journal of baby-sitting jobs for my group of friends who used to meet up in my room three times a week to take calls and eat junk food. These days I don’t eat so much junk food. Turns out your metabolism screws up if you really expect to live off Doritos and Ding Dongs. At least Stacey’s happy when she visits that there’s no temptation in her way.
Pairing: Claudia Kishi/Ashley Wyeth
Plot: Claudia, Ashley, and New York City.
Length: 4,000 words
Ashley’s room was beautiful, and it wasn’t even that small (as far as New York apartments go, anyway). Her work table was covered in concept sketches and art supplies, crowded but obviously ordered. She had no bedframe, just a mattress on the floor under a window, but there were enough pillows on it that it looked like the most comfortable thing in the world right now. The shelves on the wall were filled with art books, and beautifully decorated paper lanterns crowded the ceiling.
“There’s a standing lamp for when I’m working with something in color and I need a neutral light,” Ashley was saying as she put her bag on a hook on the wall. “But when I’m just sitting in here, and that doesn’t matter, I love to use them.”
She flicked the switch, and the lanterns glowed, bathing the room in warm golden-red. The lights played with the shadows on Ashley’s face, and she was looking up at the lights as if she was still delighted by the sight of them.
“It’s beautiful,” Claudia said, and she was.
Ashley caught her staring and grinned mischievously, opening the door to her apartment again.
“Would you like to see something special?”
Pairing: Mallory Pike/Jessi Ramsey
Plot: Mallory and Jessi are an old married couple!
“Are you mad?”
“It’s not a problem,” Jessi tells me. I know this is a lie because she’s not making eye contact with me when she says it. She’s picking up glasses from the coffee table and pointedly taking them into the kitchen to load into the dishwasher. Even if I didn’t really know her I could tell she was upset. As I’ve known her since we were kids and we’ve recently moved in together, I don’t just know she’s upset, I know better than to admit it. So I just start helping her tidy the living room, knowing she will eventually tell me what’s bugging her.
“It’s honestly not a problem,” she repeats once I join her in the kitchen, “but…”
Pairing: Kristy Thomas/Mary Ann Spier
Plot: Kristy has six months to come to terms with one of the biggest changes of her life.
Mary Anne bit her lip and said, “I got into both. But I read this other college, Drake University? It’s in Des Moines, and it sounds wonderful—smaller, quiet. And it’s only a three-hour drive to Maynard. Grandma Porter’s getting older, and I—I just thought this would be a great way to be close to her.”
Jerking my hand away, I snapped, “What about being close to us?” I waved my arms around, as if encapsulating Richard and Sharon, Stoneybrook as a whole, and most importantly, me.
Her eyes filled with tears. “I’ll miss you, of course, you know I will. But Grandma’s the only family I have on my mom’s side—I might never get another chance to live close to her. You have to realize how important that is.”
I did, sort of, but I just stubbornly muttered, “I guess.”
“Besides,” she said, smiling a little. “I’ll be home during breaks, and there’s always email and Skype. It won’t be as bad as it be. We’ll always be best friends, right?”
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Food insecurity or “a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food” impacts many Americans and especially impacts aging adults.
In 2021, nearly 1 in 6 aging adults were affected by some type of food insecurity, which represents a number of almost 8 million people. Eight million aging adults is a huge number of people who may lack reliable access to food due to factors such as low income, little or no help with transportation or grocery shopping, and access to over-the-counter items such as protein drinks, dry goods, or medicines, or a fear of leaving the house in the midst of the pandemic. It’s important that we work to find reliable and relatively simple solutions for food insecurity and reliable medication access.
Here at Avanlee Care, we are passionate about reducing food insecurity for seniors across the country and are working to remedy this situation with the Avanlee App. Today we’re going to talk through more about food insecurity and the importance of easier access to groceries (as well as over-the-counter medications and dry goods) for aging Americans and their caregivers, as well as some ways we can help.
Impacts of Grocery Access and Diet
As we mentioned earlier, there are a variety of reasons that prevent aging Americans from accessing food including unreliable transportation, fear of illness (especially with COVID-19, rampant flu seasons, and other new outbreaks popping up), or help shopping for groceries and help with unpacking them. Other factors in food insecurity include a lack of access to grocery stores, financial constraints preventing purchasing balanced meals, and product prices. Some of these factors can be resolved with some simple steps, while others are going to require significantly more effort as the food system will need steps to update how the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and other food assistance programs work to better serve more people.
For the purposes of this blog, we’re going to focus on some easier steps to help improve food and over the counter (OTC) medication accessibility for your aging loved ones
Balancing Access to OTC Products
Access to OTC medications can be just as difficult for aging Americans as access to healthy food. However, many OTC medicines have counter interactions with prescription medications that require Pharmacist consultation, and if a care receiver lacks the specific education about their medication interactions and buys OTC medications that they hope will help resolve other symptoms, problems can emerge (even Benadryl and cold medicine can have devastating interactions with prescription meds).
Having a system to empower caregivers to provide OTC products for their loved ones in an educated controlled fashion could potentially help resolve a lot of the risks associated with unbridled access to OTC medications for aging Americans. It’s important to consult with you or your loved one’s pharmacist with their complete medication list before introducing an OTC medication, no matter how innocuous the drug may seem. Older Americans are at an increased risk of OTC medication-related harm, and having both education and an action plan in place for managing the use and access of OTC medications can make a huge difference. The National Institute of Health (NIH) notes that “it is critical to inform older adults that ‘OTC’ is not synonymous with ‘safe’ medication. It is also critical to make older adults aware of resources that may be able to help them determine the safety of an OTC medication, such as a pharmacist who is an available and cost-effective resource.”
Consequently, it’s important to stay educated, stay in contact with your pharmacist, and practice open communication with your loved ones as you navigate OTC medications and existing prescriptions.
The Avanlee app can help facilitate these conversations, and keep you informed of what medications your care receiver is already taking. Make sure you’ve entered their medication schedule in the app, and stop by the pharmacy if you have any questions for your pharmacist about introducing OTC medications your care receiver may want or need.
Simplifying Grocery Shopping and OTC Access
Whether you’re living remotely or in the same town as your loved ones, it can be overwhelming to coordinate all of the aspects of care for your care receiver(s), not to mention navigating grocery and OTC access. If your loved one is mobile and able to drive and handle shopping, this might not be a present worry, but as their health or abilities evolve with age, food insecurity can increase.
Online shopping, delivery, and fulfillment can be a transformative option to help reduce food insecurity, and some services even offer OTC fulfillment services as well. The Avanlee Care app offers both of these options, and depending on your family’s needs and location, you can manage grocery and OTC delivery powered by Walmart directly from the Avanlee App.
With the Avanlee App, you can create grocery lists for both OTC products such as medications, dry goods, or even protein drinks, and grocery products that you can have delivered to your care receiver’s home directly. Ordering these daily necessities virtually can help eliminate the need for scheduling a trip to your nearest grocery store, can help you and your loved one pick what products they want, need, like, and dislike (from the comfort of your couch!) and can help reduce some of the simpler forms of food insecurity.
Additionally, the ability to order grocery and OTC items from your phone allows you and your care receiver to have conversations about the OTC medications they may think they need versus what they actually need, and open the door to an opportunity for education about drug interactions. If you’re concerned about the OTC items you may need to order, you can also use the Avanlee app to order dry goods and other OTC products such as bandaids, protein drinks, lotion, and other daily necessities. If your Pharmacist isn’t comfortable with OTC medication use for your care receiver, you can still take advantage of online ordering and delivery services through the Avanlee app.
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Our world is constantly in flux, and one of the biggest secrets for success is learning how to welcome change rather than resist it.
The authors of this book understand the challenges we all face when change comes knocking on the door, with its insistence on interrupting the status quo, but they’ve also experienced the powerful creativity and growth that comes from leaning into it. Their courageous stories demonstrate so many ways to overcome obstacles and opposition, and by seeing them succeed despite incredible odds you will be inspired to become unstoppable in your own right.
“The way the world is changing it’s not just about ‘what can I do’ – it’s about what ‘we' can do together to be bigger, better, stronger. The women of today are ready to share their voices in new and inventive ways. I invite you to share your voice the way the authors are sharing theirs in this extraordinary book.”
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With an accelerated timetable of transformation now before us, it has never been more imperative to embrace your opportunities to evolve, succeed and thrive. It’s a new day, and change has never felt so good!
“In order to change ourselves, we must first believe we can.”
~Marie Forleo, Everything is Figureoutable
Christine Awram is the founder of Woman Of Worth WOW Worldwide. She’s a bestselling author, dynamic speaker, visionary, and philanthropist. Christine radiates vitality with her indomitable spirit, yet her earlier years began as a teenage runaway who experienced addiction, illness, and depression. She inspires others by sharing stories about how she moved from futility to fulfillment, and transformed challenges into passion and purpose – usually with a good dose of irreverence and her trademark humour.
Christine’s commitment to the empowered leadership of women resulted in her being honoured with the Outstanding Leadership Award by the Global Women’s Summit. She has personally inspired thousands of women through her WOW events and programs, and has published nine #1 bestselling books in just over three years. She is also part of the bestseller Pursuit:365 along with such luminaries as Jann Arden and Bif Naked.
“Everyone has a story that matters,” she declares, “and everyone’s story is someone else’s road map. The beliefs you shifted to overcome challenges, the grief you survived, the fears you faced down, the courageous decisions you made … other women need to learn and be inspired by you. They need to know that it can be done.”
“For that product to become a brand, that idea to become a program, and that concept to become a movement, you need collaboration. It is the antithesis of ego and the drive behind all great things. To achieve this greatness, everyone at the table must have a voice.”
~Shelly Lynn Hughes
Shelly Lynn Hughes is the founder of Fresh Magazine, a partner in Skin Spin Cosmetics, Project Her Inc, and YOYOMAMA.CA, and the creator of the Amazon bestselling book, Pursuit:365.
In addition to her work as a publisher and business owner, she has developed an exclusive skincare label for a major pharmacy and consulted for various magazines and health and beauty brands. Shelly was also awarded the prestigious WOW Woman Of Worth "Mom Entrepreneur of the Year" Award in 2013.
She loves to get her hands on an idea, make it a reality, and share it with the world – all while radiating the good vibes of a best girlfriend.
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Letting in the Light
“Emotional pain is not something that should be hidden away and never spoken about. There is truth in your pain, there is growth in your pain, but only if it’s first brought out into the open.”
Facebook: Outrageous Results
Allyson Roberts knows what it takes to make it in this world. As a young woman who found herself homeless, pregnant, and forced to live in her car, she turned to the writing of Napoleon Hill for comfort and guidance. Little did she know then what a huge impact his philosophies would have on her life.
Allyson knows the importance of being the boss of our brain while also tapping into our soul power, which is our connection to the Divine. In the past twenty years, she has coached thousands of women all over the world, helping them step into their innate power through a process she calls personalized science. She runs a successful coaching program, Unapologetic Power, which is a six-month commitment with hands-on attention and assistance. She believes that spending time face-to-face with clients is important for their growth and success, and she offers several classes per week to ensure that her clients are progressing.
Allyson has appeared in hundreds of publications, on podcasts, and on both live and virtual stages nationally and internationally. Her expertise along with her client's phenomenal metamorphoses around prosperity, professional transformations, and personal development won her recognition by Feedspot in their "Top 100 Coaches in the World.”
Pivot, not Panic
“You have everything you need to build something far bigger than yourself. The people around you realize this, and they are ready to follow if you're ready to lead.”
Amy Andersen is a writer, sought-after speaker, and leadership facilitator as well as the owner/founder of the Just Peachy Sugaring Salon. What began as an opportunity to design the business that would work for her family catapulted her drive and passion for being able to help others do the same. In addition to still seeing clients two days a week, Amy now focuses on growing both her businesses and has surrounded herself with a team who all believe in collaboration over competition.
During the shutdowns in 2020, Amy expanded her business by creating the Just Peachy Training Academy, which guides women through the process of creating their own sugaring salon. She has also begun working as a business start-up coach, helping women across Canada who are looking to start over in their careers or find a way to work from home while caring for their small children. With her step-by-step plan and proven template for success, she can help anyone pivot their mindset and be successful in business.
Amy lives in Chilliwack, BC with her two teenage boys and her Aussiedoodle, Aurora. In her free time she enjoys propagating house plants, reading mystery novels, and planning road trips.
The Lessons Found in Topes
“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you may be swept off to.”
~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
Anita is the mother of three wonderful young adult children and has been a business owner for over thirty years. From starting a business in adventure travel in Toronto, Ontario to currently owning her own business as a financial advisor and small business administrator in Vancouver, BC, she would sum herself up as a "humanitarian with a sense of adventure."
Over the past thirteen years, Anita has had the privilege of teaching many teens, women, and parents; co-hosting a radio series on family and finance; being the annual financial “expert” for Shape Your World Society’s Total Makeover Challenge; and teaching personal development seminars. In the last decade, she has sat on several non-profit boards including Shape Your World Society (SYWS) and has volunteered with SYWS for the past eight years. Anita is a certified NLP Master Practitioner and has spent the last fifteen years focusing on her own personal development through a variety of courses and programs.
With a clear but simple mission of helping and inspiring others, Anita is a proud personal development speaker that is known for making a memorable impact. By providing the right tools and knowledge, she helps people unleash their potential, paving the way towards both personal and professional success.
“You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.”
Brenda has been a lifelong cat lover. As a child, she regularly collected cats from the neighbourhood and brought them home, only for her mother to put them back outside at night so they could return to their owners.
Brenda has had many careers over the years, but the only thing that ever held her attention was cats. After years of trying to escape her depression by changing jobs and locations, she decided to stop running and really listen to what she wanted to do. She started a cattery at the farm she was living on in 1996 followed by Club Cat Hotel in 1997, guided by the facility rating programs from the Cat Fanciers Association and the International Cat Association.
Club Cat has been a true lifesaver for Brenda and has brought many new friends into her life. It was featured twice on a program called Pet Friends, on the news with Dave Gerry of City TV, and in the book Cats I Have Known and Loved by renowned Canadian author Pierre Berton. It is partnered with her Diplocat service, through which cats can be transferred to and from the boarding facility in a limousine.
“As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.”
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Brittany Hardy is the owner of Empty Desk Solutions, a boutique social media content marketing agency in Port Coquitlam, B.C. Brittany helps moms free themselves of the never-ending social media marketing tasks in their businesses by providing expert crafted social media content packages. Brittany believes in balancing home life and work and continues to find new and exciting ways to collaborate with, support, and employ other female entrepreneurs so that they too can be at home with their own children.
Running a business has been a life-long goal of Brittany’s, and she is proud that 2021 marks her eighth year in business. During this time, she has served over 150 clients across North America. As social media marketing evolves, so does Brittany and her all-female team at Empty Desk Solutions.
Brittany has been a finalist for the Woman Of Worth awards, the Tri-Cities Business Excellence awards, and has been featured in dozens of publications in recent years. In her free time, you can find Brittany entertaining her four children, soaking up the sunshine in her garden, or driving her husband completely crazy with her ambitious dreams.
“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go, they merely determine where you start.”
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Denise Mai – a TEDx speaker, investor, and entrepreneur – is now on a mission to inspire others and leave a positive impact in their lives. From being raised in a poor immigrant family to self-made millionaire, she has turned her struggles into her greatest strengths. In her TEDx talk “How to build resilience as your superpower,” she reveals that your circumstances do not dictate your future.
Denise holds a BBA in Communications from Simon Fraser University. She has worked with two Fortune 500 companies, Accenture and Johnson & Johnson, before becoming an award-winning top 1% realtor in Vancouver. She has been in real estate since 2010 and shares her knowledge with her clients to help them achieve their real estate goals and dreams. Today she owns multiple investment properties, and her passion for personal growth is leading her to create her own coaching company.
One of the values that Denise prides herself on is giving back to the community. One example of her community commitment is her participation in the Canadian Blood Services as a regular blood donator. In addition, Denise is the top donator to Children’s Miracle Network in her office and has made significant donations to the Union Gospel Mission.
Evolution through Empowerment
“I wish that more women realized that helping another woman win, cheering her on, praying for her, or sharing a resource with her does not take away from the blessings coming to them. In fact, the more you give, the more you receive. Empowering women doesn’t come from selfishness, but rather from selflessness.”
Heather Dodd has successfully built, managed, and sold many businesses over the past twenty-five years and is considered an expert in the field of start-ups, business consulting, and sales. Her motivation to create Refresh Evolution came from her passion to empower women who are looking to become financially independent and to make positive visual changes on a very personal level. Since 2014, Refresh Evolution has grown into a full-service medical aesthetic clinic offering injectables, laser hair removal, and skin rejuvenation. They currently have two clinical locations, one in Pitt Meadows and one in Port Moody, and will be expanding with a third clinic in the fall.
Franchising Refresh Evolution was the ultimate goal for Heather as it offered a way to expand her work by managing growth and sales through a franchise model. She also believes that “a rising tide lifts all boats” and saw this as another opportunity to encourage and facilitate success among women in business. Refresh Evolution Franchise Corporation, whose head office is located in Maple Ridge, offers a unique franchise opportunity in the rapidly growing medical aesthetics industry. For those who want to know more, please visit the franchise website below.
The Power of Women
“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.”
Jennifer Morgan currently resides in New Westminster, BC, and is serving in her nineteenth year with the Royal Canadian Navy. She has lived and worked on both Naval coasts, has instructed at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School in Saint Jean Sur Richelieu, QC, and has recently been commissioned from the ranks. She will begin her training as a Naval Warfare Officer in the fall, with hopes to eventually command a Canadian Warship. She is a strong advocate against bullying, violence against women, racism, and discrimination. She is a supporter of the LGBTQ2+ and BIPOC Community, Black Lives Matter, and reconciliation, and is very welcoming towards newly landed immigrants and/or refugees.
As someone who is unafraid of asking questions or getting the wrong answer, Jennifer is invested in and speaks out for women’s rights and gender equality. She is the current Vice-President of Soroptimist International of Surrey/Delta and is excited to be working with such strong, like-minded women with the goal of improving the lives of young girls and women, both at home and around the world. After attending the Commission on the Status of Women in 2018 as a delegate with Soroptimist International, her interests have greatly evolved to include foreign affairs and human rights, especially for those who live without.
Driving Change through Community and Connection
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
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Karen Kobel is a performer, dance/yoga/Pilates instructor, and founder of Kahlena Movement Studio. With a BFA in Dance Performance from East Carolina University, she has been dancing for the past thirty-eight years and teaching for the past twenty-five. She has had the opportunity to perform with Mia Michaels, Jay Norman, Lynn Simonson, Princess Cruises, and many local dance collectives in Vancouver. She is a Simonson Certified dance instructor as well as CI Training Certified instructor, STOTT Pilates, Costa Yoga, group fitness instructor, and personal trainer.
Karen has been teaching Pilates for seventeen years and Dance for the last 26 years. Combining Simonson Dance Technique with Pilates and CI training, Karen has created a unique class format that not only allows the body to flow from movement to movement, but also allows the mind to connect to the present moment, leaving her clients feeling rejuvenated, renewed, and restored.
After returning from Kenya and Uganda in November 2013, where she taught women with HIV Pilates/dance/strength training and listened to their life stories, she realized her life purpose to inspire others – especially women – to find their own voice just as she did after the past few years of focusing on finding hers. Karen shares her experiences with others in the hopes that it will help them believe that anything and everything is possible!
Restart, Pivot, Reset:
Finding Home Again
“Perhaps that is where our choice lies – in determining how we will meet the inevitable end of things, and how we will greet each new beginning.”
~Elena K. Arnold
Kellie Wesley is an interior designer, artist, and writer who currently lives in beautiful Penticton, BC. She has a passion for anything creative, whether it be arranging flowers, entertaining friends and family, setting a beautiful table, painting, or decorating. She is also a nurturer who maintains a positive outlook no matter what life throws her way, and she recently became a Reiki Level 2 practitioner.
In addition to fundraising for cancer research, ALS, mental health, and animal rescue organizations, Kellie is active in fundraising for the Kidney Foundation and donated her kidney to her friend’s husband in 2013. She also received the Courage Award from the South Okanagan Women in Need Society that same year.
Hiking the beautiful trails in the Okanagan with her golden retriever, Kate, is a favourite past time for Kellie. She also enjoys skiing, snowshoeing, biking, yoga, dancing, listening to music, and reading. In addition, she was one of the Honky Tonk Angels for SoCountry Radio, with Dennis Walker as a co-host.
Kellie has two sons, Matthew and Sean, and three bonus sons, Aaron, Trevor and Travis as well as five grandchildren.
From Powerless to Powerful
“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.”
Lily Zhao is an investor, TEDx speaker, and certified life coach. She became an investor at the age of twenty, which created the financial freedom she needed to work on her life calling. Prior to pursuing her passion in helping women find self-love and emotional freedom, she studied health sciences at Simon Fraser University to understand health and wellness at a holistic level. Her experiences of trauma and the challenges she faced in her life gave her the drive to help women heal, love, and accept themselves unconditionally.
Today, Lily is a femininity embodiment coach with a passion for helping women tap into their feminine core and discover their true superpower. She is also currently working on creating a podcast to interview other unicorns in this world who are living their dream lives, allowing them to share and pass down knowledge and wisdom that will empower women for generations to come.
Conquering Fear through Surrender
“You must give up the life that’s planned in order to have the life that’s waiting for you.”
Lisa is the founder of TrufElle, a company on a mission to enlighten cannabis curious women to be liberated in their sexuality. She met her husband while still in high school, and after twenty-eight years she became well aware that she had to find ways to keep the passion alive in her marriage. Her drive and curiosity led her to experiment with cannabis, herbs, and chocolates as aphrodisiacs. The confection, in combination with Lisa’s guided explorations, opens hearts and minds to uninhibited spontaneity.
Lisa’s newfound awakened journey at age forty led her to re-discover her sensual desires. Through the creation of TrufElle, she is able to share the education and tools she has found to re-ignite that feeling of intensity and intimacy for people who are in love.
Lisa holds an MBA in Entrepreneurial Management from the Sauder School of Business at UBC. As a serial entrepreneur, she owns established businesses in the field of real estate development and property management. She is passionate about inspiring young girls and women to own their worth and live their best life NOW!
Out of the Shadows
“There is no failure except in no longer trying.”
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LinkedIn: Marlies White
Marlies White was inspired to start her business, SomaLife, in response to the loss of a close relative. Working with her late husband, Dr. Philip White M.D., the pair created a series of products directed at promoting better health for others. SomaLife is an Okanagan-based health, wellness, sports nutrition, and age management company that develops, manufactures, and markets its proprietary line of one-of-a-kind products locally, nationally, and internationally.
Now with over two decades of experience under her belt, Marlies leads her company to grow with the vision of changing more lives with natural health and wellness products. She is active in her community, especially with the local food bank. The company’s SomaPet supplement was specifically created because of her love of animals. Marlies lives by her personal motto of “you do what needs to be done, whatever it takes, helping as many people as possible along the journey.” Knowing how important her company is, she looks forward to fulfilling her husband’s legacy, and hers, in the coming years.
Recently, Marlies has achieved her dream of becoming an author. In addition to her contributions to the WOW books, she also released her bestselling memoir, Because He Could, in February 2020.
“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.”
Facebook: Michelle Berezan
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Michelle Berezan is a teacher. She is a teacher of kindness and compassion to her four beautiful children. She is a teacher to people suffering from addictions as a certified addictions counsellor. She is a teacher to people experiencing perinatal/postpartum depression, disordered eating, stress, and anxiety as a registered clinical counsellor. She is a teacher to the masses as a best-selling author and creator of the Peace Power Passion course, in which she helps individuals break through their mental blocks and discover a more joyous way of living. She also uses her experience as a mother of high-spirited children and multiples to pass on firsthand knowledge of how to overcome stressful parenting situations and build a strong family unit. All of this makes her the ultimate student in her life.
Michelle has spoken at residential dependency treatment centres about her own journey of overcoming addiction as well as on improving one’s own life condition through personal accountability and giving back. Along with other charitable endeavours, Michelle makes it a priority to be of service both locally and abroad through her foundation SWAG (Service Work Around the Globe). She continues to speak out about improving your life after experiencing addiction, depression, and motherhood in her latest book, which you can expect to see on shelves shortly
Makeovers in a Changing World
“Accept, then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it ... This will miraculously transform your whole life.”
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Moira Cohn is the founder and CEO of Become a High Value Woman and lead developer of Transformative Language of Connection™. Knowing first-hand the power of cultivating self-confidence, she is deeply passionate about performing high-value mindset work and makeovers for female entrepreneurs ready to become the best versions of themselves. She brings her experience as a successful multi-business owner and image consultant as well as her counselling skills to divinely guide women from overwhelm to launching their sacred business.
After coming across so many women striving to break out into new versions of themselves but unsure of where to begin, Moira created a brand-new, proprietary communication method known as The Transformative Language of Connection™. T.L.C.™ is a simple process that helps women shift from confusion to confidence, strengthening their emotional intelligence and allowing them to better communicate their thoughts, feelings, and desires.
When she is not running her business, Moira enjoys the silly side of life, finding joy and laughter in almost anything. You can often find her watching animated Disney movies with the new love of her life or starting exciting adventures with new friends.
Never Give Up
“If you don’t love yourself, there is no love to give.”
Facebook: Crystal Obsessions by Olivia
Olivia is a passionate, intuitive, self-renewed, intriguing woman who, through her long journey of self-discovery, found a unique talent that can help others in their own path. Her spiritual gift and her passion for crystals inspired her to learn about Reiki and begin creating crystal bracelets imbued with healing powers. Soon she expanded to offering Reiki sessions out of her home, first in her guest room and then in a custom-built Reiki haven.
Today, Olivia is both a certified Reiki Master and a medium. She is an intuitive healer with a passion for guiding you through your life journey so that you can reach your full potential. In her sessions, she uses Reiki universal energy as well as her gift of mediumship and her strong intuition as an empath to help her clients become stronger and healthier.
Finding My Way in a New Day
“Love is what carries you, for it is always there, even in the dark, or most in the dark, but shining out at times like gold stitches in a piece of embroidery.”
Facebook: Ruth Purves Smith
A Prairie girl from Calgary, Ruth Purves Smith grew up travelling the dusty highways between two cultures: her urban life in the city and the artisan’s dream of a circa 1800s rural woollen mill. From these beginnings, Ruth found her voice to become an accomplished songwriter and performer. Her music spans the spectrum from country through to Celtic-infused folk rock. Both of her albums (Out in the Storm and Faster than the Speed of Dark) have garnered international attention and enthusiastic reviews.
Having toured much of North America and the UK, Ruth has settled back in Alberta’s farm belt to compose music, complete a new album, write a children’s book, develop her fibre arts, and build community around creating art and sharing knowledge of sustainable lifestyles. This is her first published prose.
A Leap of Courage
“When you focus on hurt, you will continue to suffer. If you focus on the lesson, you will continue to grow.”
LinkedIn: Shelina Mawani
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Shelina Mawani is a resilient and successful businesswoman. Affectionally known as the “Samosa Queen,” Shelina is the visionary behind Nana’s Kitchen, a multi-million-dollar company producing gourmet handmade samosas in Surrey, British Columbia.
Success did not always come easy for Shelina. Born in the small town of Mwanza, Tanzania, she grew up without a formal education or long-term goals for the future. She moved to Canada in 1983 and faced a series of setbacks, including a failed restaurant business. Undeterred, Shelina kept her entrepreneurial spirit alive. Through a combination of embracing struggles, celebrating successes, and collaborating with others, Shelina had the strength and enthusiasm to succeed. Following in her parents’ footsteps, she dedicates her time to helping others and is now able to employ and mentor more than fifty new immigrants to Canada.
Shelina has earned many awards and recognition over the years, including being listed as one of the top 11 women-owned businesses in BC by Business in Vancouver and winning the business resilience award for the 41-plus category by the Surrey Board of Trade. She attributes her success to the lessons she learned along her journey along with the amazing support of her family.
Enjoy the Journey
“There will come a point in everyone’s life, however, where only intuition can make the leap ahead without ever knowing precisely how. One can never know why but one must accept intuition as fact.”
Tiffany-Ann Bottcher has spent nearly a decade in corporate finance and technology, learning and refining what works, what doesn’t, what’s needed most, and why. A full-time business coach, blogger, MBA student, wife, and mother of three, Tiffany-Ann believes that technology and people working together can accomplish nearly anything and create a values-based, people-first culture.
Career stops include financial controller focusing on key data metrics and building processes; director of operations guiding revenue growth and team performance; VP of corporate development, leading acquisitions, mergers, and systems development; and VP of finance and technology, unleashing growth in systems, integration, automation, and optimization.
Beyond such admirable business experience, Tiffany-Ann is most proud of her three amazing kids, Sophie, Parker, and Kane, and the life of adventure she shares with her husband Jarred. Their journey is ongoingly chronicled in her hugely popular blog “The Mom Who Wants it All.”
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The page of Miłosz, Czesław, English biography
Czesław Miłosz (June 30, 1911 – August 14, 2004), was a Polish poet, writer, academic, and translator. In 1961 he became a professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Berkeley, and in 1980 he won the Nobel Prize in Literature.Czesław Miłosz was born at Šeteniai (Polish: Szetejnie), Lithuania, in what was then part of the Russian Empire, into a Polonized Lithuanian family of the Lubicz coat-of-arms. He emphasized — as had Adam Mickiewicz and Józef Piłsudski — his family connections with the ancient Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which had been part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He spent some of his childhood in Russia around the time of the Russian Revolution of 1917. He later studied law at Vilnius University, which was then part of Poland.
He spent World War II in Warsaw, Poland, where, among other things, he attended underground lectures by philosopher and historian of philosophy and aesthetics, Władysław Tatarkiewicz.
After World War II he served as cultural attaché of the communist People's Republic of Poland in Paris. In 1951 Miłosz broke with his government and obtained political asylum in France. In 1953 he received the Prix Littéraire Européen (European Literary Prize).
In 1960 Miłosz moved to the United States and took U.S. citizenship in 1970. In 1961 he began a professorship in Polish literature in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1978 Miłosz received the Neustadt International Prize for Literature. He retired that same year, but continued teaching at Berkeley. In 1980 he received the Nobel Prize for Literature. Since his works had been officially prohibited in Poland by the communist government, this was the first time that most Poles became aware of him and his writings.
When the Iron Curtain fell, Miłosz was able to return to Poland, at first to visit and later to live there part-time.
In 1989 Miłosz received the National Medal of Arts and an honorary doctorate from Harvard University.
His book The Captive Mind (1953) is considered one of the finest studies of the behavior of intellectuals under a repressive regime. He observed that those who became dissidents were not necessarily the ones with the strongest minds but rather those with the weakest stomachs. The mind can rationalize anything, he said, but the stomach can take only so much. He also claimed that, as a poet, he avoided touching his nation's wounds for fear of making them holy.
Czesław Miłosz is honored at Israel's Yad Vashem memorial to the Holocaust, as one of the "Righteous among the Nations." Some of his poems were placed on a monument to fallen shipyard workers in Gdańsk.
His books and poems have been translated into English by many hands, including Jane Zielonko (The Captive Mind), Miłosz himself, his Berkeley students, and his friends and Berkeley colleagues, Peter Dale Scott, Robert Pinsky and Robert Hass.
Miłosz spoke English with a Polish accent. Once, during a 1966 lecture at the University of California, Berkeley he startled students with a reference to "the Juice in Poland" (he had meant "the Jews in Poland").
Miłosz took pleasure in occasionally deflating academic pomposity, as when he recounted the stir he had caused at a literary conference by referring to "turpism" (same root as the English "turpitude"), which some at the conference had taken to be a new literary movement.
Though somewhat reserved in manner, in the 1960s he would playfully greet a Polish-Argentinian-American coed with "How's your sex life?"
Miłosz died in 2004, at his home in Kraków, aged 93. His first wife, Janina, had died in 1986; and his second wife, Carol, a U.S.-born historian, in 2002. Miłosz was buried at Kraków's Skałka Church. | <urn:uuid:cb11e6ae-7a2f-4aee-9318-cae4a0c3eb8e> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.babelmatrix.org/works/hu-all/Mi%C5%82osz%2C_Czes%C5%82aw-1911 | 2024-04-18T13:08:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.983985 | 906 |
Hauck Shopper Trio Set Blue
Meet Hauck Shopper trio set Blue the light stroller set.
With the Shopper Trio Set you will be completely equipped from birth up to preschool time. This practical stroller set consists of a comfy bassinet for your new-born baby, a safe infant car seat suitable even for the first drive home from the hospital, and a seat unit with comfortable lying position.
Thanks to the lockable front wheels, this stroller is easy to manoeuvre. During your walks, you will have everything important at hand on the cup holder tray. Not only drinks, but also your cell phone can be easily grabbed to take some nice photos. Purchases and baby equipment can be stored in the large shopping basket.
For travels to be even easier, the Shopper folds away compactly, fitting in almost any car boot. Unfolding the stroller is as easy.
Hauck Shopper Trio Set Blue Features
- 3-in-1 pushchair set
- Usable up to 25 kg – approx. 4 years
- Practical bottle tray
- Compact folding
- Extra light and agile
- Extra-large basket for toys and purchases
- Comfy bassinet for your new-born baby
- cup holder tray
- A safe infant car seat approved to ECE 44/04 for babies from birth up to a body weight of 13 kg. It features a removable head cushion, a 3-point harness, as well as a safe side-impact protection.
- Seat unit with comfortable lying position suitable up to 4 years.
- Adjustable backrest and footrest in a lie-flat position.
- Soft mattress, all-weather cover and sun canopy
- swivelling or lockable front wheels
- For travels to be even easier, the Shopper folds away compactly, fitting in almost any car boot. Unfolding the stroller is as easy. | <urn:uuid:c8bb965e-97ef-4882-9cbd-bee95d0628a9> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.babyandchildstore.com/shop/pushchairs/travel-systems/hauck-shopper-trio-set-blue/ | 2024-04-18T13:32:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.917369 | 402 |
Safeguarding at BACA
Meet the Safeguarding Team
Out of Hours Support
You can contact a member of the safeguarding team to report concerns outside of working hours via the numbers provided. Please note that during evenings, weekends, and school holidays our availability to support with concerns may not be immediate. We, therefore, ask that if you consider the situation to be an emergency, you refer to the contacts.
Gracie Thorne (DSL) - 07522229369
Christine Brady (DDSL) - 075571125070
In the event of an emergency where you believe a child or young person to be at immediate risk of harm, please contact 999.
If you are worried about a child or young person or wish to seek support within your own family network you can self-refer via Front Door For Families via the link below:
Alternatively, you can also self-refer or request advice from Front Door for Families by calling:
or by emailing [email protected]
Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
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20th Century American Spirit Meets Seductive and Dangerous Vienna of the 1600s!
The United States of Europe, the new nation formed by an alliance between the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus and the West Virginians hurled back in time by a cosmic accident, is beset by enemies on all sides. But now, as a young new emperor comes to the throne in Austria, an opening has developed for making peace with at least one branch of the farflung and mighty Habsburg dynasty.
This is no job for diplomats or generals, however. The recently formed Austro- Hungarian empire is teetering on the brink of economic collapse. So, the USE sends auto mechanics and financiers to the rescue. But the mechanics are West Virginia hillbillies and the financiers are mostly teenage American girls, risen to wealth by taking advantage of the new opportunities created by the Ring of Fire.
Ready to greet them upon their arrival in Vienna is an emperor uncertain of his goals, common folk desperate for work, noblemen with intentions both fair and foul, priests plotting on all sides—and a prince unclear on the distinction between passion and lechery.
To put it mildly, a culture clash is in the making here. What better way to bridge the gap than to create a race track for the emperor’s new muscle car? And so the dance begins. | <urn:uuid:c4dddb02-9a57-4d80-93cd-74eeb27cb0ac> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.baen.com/1636-the-viennese-waltz-earc.html | 2024-04-18T14:47:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.941161 | 281 |
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What's New in Government?
- Breadfruit Tree Planting at Anatol Rodgers High by Mrs. Davis, and Rotary Club of South Ocean
- Palmdale Primary gets Pinwheel Garden as part of Child Protection Month activities
- GB's Assistant Commissioner of Police gets positive feedback on Eight Mile Rock walkabout
- Director of International Hydrographic Organization Making an Official Visit to The Bahamas
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Funding and Income Tax Credit
FUNDING and INCOME TAX CREDIT
Creative Kids Saskatchewan & Active Families Tax Benefit
Creative Kids Saskatchewan can provide up to $750 funding for your child's dance activities! Based on financial need.
Please visit: www.creativekidssask.ca
Active Families Tax Benefit: Active Families is different and separate from the Children’s Fitness tax credit and provides up to $150 of fully-refundable tax credit for child & youth activities up to the age of 18!
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (BP)–Production of a feature film chronicling the life of controversial sex researcher Alfred Kinsey is set to begin in March, according to reports from Variety magazine and USA Today.
A leading cultural conservative has issued an open challenge to the film’s lead actor, however, to step back from his role as Kinsey, referring to the production as “a wholly un-historic propaganda film to refurbish a scientific fraud, determined to transmit his own pedophilic preferences onto the generations.”
Screenwriter Bill Condon, acclaimed for his Oscar-winning screenplay for “Gods and Monsters,” penned the screenplay for this film detailing Kinsey’s life. The film, which will also be directed by Condon, includes such distributors as United Artists and Myriad Pictures, and executive producers from Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope, says Variety.
Set to play Kinsey is noted actor Liam Neeson, who is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Oskar Schindler in the Oscar-winning film, “Schindler’s List.”
Kinsey, a controversial Indiana University sex researcher from the first half of the twentieth century, is often credited with initiating the loosening of sexual mores that resulted in such phenomena as easy access to pornography, the normalization of homosexuality, and an increase in extramarital affairs. According to a Nov. 22 USA Today article on the new Kinsey film, “There probably would be no Playboy or Dr. Ruth without his liberating effects.”
Judith Reisman author of “Kinsey: Crimes & Consequences,” worries that the film may glorify Kinsey and the negative effects he left on American culture.
This concern drove Reisman to write an open letter dated Nov. 16 and addressed to Neeson in which she said of Kinsey, “This is not quite the image to choose for the rest of your-I hope-long and noble career.”
Reisman said of the production, “I think it’s being created to give the impression that Dr. Kinsey was just ahead of his time. That he was bi/homosexual will be defended as a choice that he made and that he was driven underground by an oppressive, repressive society. It will be created to support the pansexual revolution we are in the midst of and to return us to the dark.”
Reisman’s concern about Condon’s upcoming film arises particularly from her understanding that the screenplay is based upon an inaccurate biography of Kinsey written by Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy entitled, “Sex: The Measure of All Things, The Life of Alfred C. Kinsey.” According to Reisman, the Gathorne-Hardy biography was underwritten by the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University — an institution whose very survival depends upon the public perceiving Dr. Kinsey in a positive light.
“The Kinsey Institute today would be destroyed if the public really knew who Kinsey was and what he stood for,” says Reisman.
Despite the concern of Reisman and other cultural conservatives though, the film’s creators remain optimistic about the project.
“Kinsey is an incredibly complex character,” Condon said in the Oct. 29 edition of Variety. “A scientist who spent 20 years as a biologist and had one brilliant but simple idea which is still radical today — that no one person’s sexuality is the same as another’s and that we are all tortured by what is sexually normal.”
Condon told USA Today that Kinsey’s knack for getting people to speak openly about their sexual practices particularly interests him. Condon says Kinsey had a trick for getting people to speak frankly. “He never asked if they did anything. He would just assume they did. My fantasy trailer would open with someone asking, ‘When did you first have sex with animals?'”
Reisman, who will serve this summer as Distinguished Visiting Faculty at Pepperdine University, has often pointed to the detrimental effects Kinsey left on American society. “There’s not a human being in the United States of America and in most of the Western world whose life has not been affected negatively by Dr. Alfred Kinsey, even if they do not know who he is,” she said. “He has changed all our lives without any question.”
Reisman said in a Baptist Press article from 1997, “It was Kinsey’s junk ‘science’ that so-called experts cited to reduce criminal penalties for rape and other sex crimes, to parole violent sex criminals, including murderers, to legalize mailing obscene materials through the mail, to legalize sodomy and to award child custody to criminal parents.
“We have let the Kinseyites violate our children’s innocence and we are reaping the whirlwind,” said Reisman.
“When the movies at your neighborhood theater feature total nudity, when your granddaughter tells you she learned about condoms in school today and when your clergyperson announces your denomination is rethinking its stand on homosexual acts, you are seeing the cold, dead hands of Professor Kinsey at work,” she concluded in the 1997 article.
More recently, Reisman has received attention for her efforts to dissuade Neeson from participating in an inaccurate portrayal of Kinsey. “Neeson and his people perhaps don’t realize that what they are doing is promoting one of the most egregious abusers of children that we have seen in the history of science,” Reisman told Baptist Press.
In her open letter to Neeson, Reisman wrote, “I write to you regarding your forthcoming role as Dr. Alfred Kinsey, a man increasingly understood to have been the most infamous child molester in scientific history, dubbed by the Weekly Standard, ‘The Father of Pedophile Chic’ and embraced by The North American Man Boy Love Association as creating the ‘data’ that support ‘the struggle we fight today.’
“As the current film is outlined, you will be seen as defending the sexual torture of infants and children for ‘science.’ An honest film on Kinsey’s iniquity would be very welcome to the child protection and anti pedophile movements and wholly unwelcome to the Kinsey Institute or Indiana University.”
In response to the upcoming movie on Dr. Kinsey, Reisman believes that it is appropriate for citizens to educate themselves on who Dr. Alfred Kinsey really was so that they will not be misled by inaccurate portrayals. She says that accurate material may be found in her book, “Kinsey: Crimes & Consequences” and on her website, www.drjudithreisman.org. Additionally, Reisman urged Christians to “certainly not support such a film by any means at all.
“It’s appropriate for any decent American citizens, including Christian citizens, to make their concerns known,” said Reisman.
She concluded, “For a man who has, more than any other human being, destroyed the legal protections for women, children, and the family in this country to be elevated to royal status by the film industry is a threat to everyone but is a special threat to the safety of our children.”
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I swear that I am the only woman in Barnsley that doesn’t enjoy clothes shopping. I can actually hear women screaming out “What kind of woman are you?” I know, I know. But it feels that it’s nothing but stress.
But unfortunately needs must and I had no choice. So off I toddled, armed with bag, phone and purse. Oh. And clothing that is easy to remove without too much movement. I just can’t do with too many layers on, it’s too frustrating. Layers to take off and then layers to put back on. that’s one of the reasons that I never go clothes shopping in the winter. and I must admit that I haven’t got a lot of patience.
Anyway, I was feeling quite proud of myself. The first shop that I went into I chose five items to try on. Now that’s really good for me because I usually spend ages just wondering around picking items up only to put them back down, to then go back and pick them up again to change my mind and return them again. I’ve even left the shop thinking that it will still be there when I have decided what I want, only to go back and find that the only size that fits me has been sold. But oh no siree, I wasn’t going to let that happen today.
So off I went to the changing rooms. I wasn’t even put off when I was informed that I could only take three items in at one time. Not a growl or grunt escaped from my mouth. I even seemed to think that I smiled at the assistant and maybe mumbled something on the lines to “that’s absolutely fine.” Oh dear god! What has happened to me?
Things were going so swimmingly, or so I thought. Well. The first garment had a fault, so that went back on the hanger. The second one must also have been faulty because I couldn’t get the zip to meet, I looked at the size, only to find that it was a smaller size than what it stated on the hanger. Why does that happen? It's so annoying. I managed to get the third dress on and fastened up without any problems…until I tried to get the zip down.
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Cisco WebexOne – Innovation on Display
Cisco held its WebexOne customer event in Anaheim, CA, and also provided analysts with a day and a half of deep dives to some of the announcements, in addition to Q&A time with the Cisco execs. During WebexOne, the company made a number of announcements that demonstrate its commitment to the overall communications and collaboration space – and of course, AI innovations.
Jeetu Patel, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Security and Collaboration, kicked off the event and set the stage by discussing three key customer challenges:
- Making hybrid work, work. Many organizations have been struggling with getting hybrid work to be effective and inclusive. For example, one key challenge is to help people who aren’t in the room feel that they’re not being left out during meetings.
- Make the office a magnate, not a mandate. Back-to-the-office mandates aren’t working. Although a large number of companies have mandates for workers to be in the physical office for 2-3 days/week, attendance has generally been low, and many workers prefer to work from home.
- Show customers you care. As you’ll see, Cisco is doubling down on its contact center and customer experience offerings, and built an AI-first Contact Center and CX platform from the ground up.
To overcome these challenges, Cisco’s strategy focuses on three main areas:
- Reimagine work with the Webex Suite
- Reimagine workspaces with devices
- Reimagine customer experience with contact center and CPaaS
Announcements and Innovations
Cisco has been innovating at a rapid pace and made several new announcements at the event, including:
- The industry’s first real-time media model (RMM).
- The new Webex AI Assistant, available across the Cisco portfolio, including the Webex Suite, Contact Center, Control Hub, and Cisco devices.
- Webex AI Codec, providing crystal clear audio quality while using up to 16x less bandwidth. It is more efficient than the current codec and industry standard codec and uses generative AI audio to rebuild packets in poor bandwidth conditions.
With the real-time media model, during a video meeting the camera can see when someone steps away from their desk and provide a catch-up message when they return to the desk. The user can then have a dialog and conversation with the AI Assistant and ask questions such as whether their name was mentioned, or if there’s an action item to follow up on – all without disturbing the meeting. After the meeting, a transcript is provided that includes non-text queues, such as “Joe stepped away from the meeting,” or that someone expressed an emoji.
Power of the Platform
One of the biggest themes was the power of the Webex Platform, as well as the Webex Suite, which includes calling, messaging, meetings, whiteboarding, polling, events, webinar, and video messaging. As noted throughout the event, the advantage of being on a single platform keeps compounding. For example, AI capabilities can be used across all the Cisco applications, while security and policy can be applied across the different products. The power of the platform provides Cisco capabilities, such as noise cancellation for example, throughout the Cisco applications and devices. Case in point, Cisco notes that the platform will deliver immersive experiences with AI and that it has completely AI-powered the platform.
AI – Of Course
The areas where Cisco is focusing its AI activities include:
- Language intelligence, including translation, transcription
- Audio intelligence, including background noise removal, speaker tracking
- Video intelligence, including cinematic meetings, people focus
AI will be pervasive in every aspect of the Webex platform, as Cisco claims to have completely AI-powered the platform. Patel noted that “Every product, every persona will benefit from AI,” including the Webex Suite, Cisco devices, Webex Contact Center, Webex Connect, and Webex Control Hub. For example, AI for the Webex Suite provides a range of capabilities, including the ability to catch up quickly with meeting, messaging, Vidcast, and Slido summaries, and the ability to communicate globally with message translation in 30+ languages.
I was surprisingly impressed with the new Webex AI Assistant. Yes, many vendors now offer assistants, copilots, etc., but one thing that’s different about Webex AI Assistant is the ability to deliver messages in various tones. For example, in addition to providing real-time suggestions for creating messages, the Change Message Tone feature lets you change the tone of the message to be more positive, professional, joyful, friendly, etc. So instead of saying “this document is awful,” it can suggest a friendlier way of wording the message, such as “this is a good start but it needs more work.”
The AI Assistant can also summarize content and extract insights in meetings, messages, etc. With the Meeting Recap capability, the AI can look at a meeting recording and break it up into chapters to make it easy to jump to relevant parts of the meeting. While many vendors now offer Meeting Summary capabilities, the Webex AI Assistant can extract action items and time stamp them so you can see when the action item was discussed and who the owner of the action item is.
New Customer Experience Offerings
While all of these announcements were interesting and in some cases groundbreaking, I was most intrigued by the announcements related to Webex Contact Center. Cisco now has three offers to bolster the Webex contact center or customer experience offerings:
- Webex Customer Experience Basic
- Webex Customer Experience Essentials
- Webex Customer Experience Standard and Premium
First, Cisco expanded the Webex Suite with Webex Customer Experience Basic, providing basic call center functionality, including voice queues, skills-based routing, multi-line, multi call window, audio intelligence, and call queue analytics. These capabilities are available for free for Webex Suite customers. While this does not provide many bells and whistles, it fills a niche and provides fundamental features for organizations that don’t require full-blown contact center capabilities.
This offering is now generally available.
Next, the new Webex Customer Experience Essentials enables customer-facing teams of any size to have contact center capabilities. In addition to the Basic features, this offering adds omnichannel, agent screen pops, intelligent routing, supervisor experience, and analytics. Essentials is aimed at companies that may have a formal contact center but need to bring in subject matter experts and the entirety of the organization to serve customers. It enables employees outside the contact center to become specialized agents, removing the potential need for an agent to call back a customer if they need additional information. This is a topic I’ve been passionate about for many years, and I’m thrilled to see Cisco introduce an offering aimed at expanding customer service responsibilities and capabilities beyond the contact center.
Webex Customer Experience Essentials will be priced at $30 per named user per month and will be available for purchase for Webex Calling users in Q1 2024.
Webex Customer Experience Standard & Premium provides feature-rich contact center capabilities, including deep agent and supervisor functionality, automation and virtual agents, AI capabilities, customer journey data, and robust reporting and analytics.
I had the opportunity to speak with Jono Luk, VP, Product Management, Webex Contact Center. In this video interview, Luk describes the new upcoming contact center offerings, including coaching highlights, conversation summarizations and wrap up codes, as well as capabilities like background noise removal, agent wellness, and the new AI codec that provides high- quality audio and video. Luk also talks about the new packages available, and the use cases for the Webex Customer Experience Essentials offering.
The AI Assistant for Webex Contact Center provides a range of new capabilities, including:
- Suggested responses, using generative AI to automatically suggest responses to agents when interacting with customers on digital channels.
- Conversation summaries and wrap-ups summarizes the call or chat for both the agent and customer. Agent wrap-ups automatically generate wrap-up codes and actions following every customer interaction.
- Coaching highlights shows supervisors the highest and lowest customer-rated interactions and automatically summarizes the highest-rated interactions to provide supervisors with coaching tips.
One new enhancement I found most intriguing is the focus on agent wellness. Cisco developed a proprietary AI-powered agent burnout detection and mitigation solution to let businesses proactively address agent well-being by enabling automated breaks, such as a Thrive Reset, and real-time coaching after challenging customer interactions.
The AI listens to conversations and ingests platform data and then intelligently surfaces data from various resources. It can detect contact center stressors and burnout indicators impacting the agent, and then act in real time by offering real-time coaching and automated actions before and during interactions to support agents. For example, if the AI detects that an agent is getting stressed based on the past few calls, it can schedule a break for the agent, and even change the agent status to “Reset” and then back to “Available” after the break. During the break it can offer relaxing videos, or based on the integration with Thrive, agents can access Thrive’s library of hundreds of 60-second Reset videos, including stretching, breathing, mindfulness and gratitude breaks.
As one of the few vendors that offers premises-based contact center solutions in addition to cloud based offerings, Cisco is in a unique position. I spoke with Zack Taylor, Sr. Director, Strategic Communications, Cisco Contact Center, about the increased role of contact center solutions at Cisco (or the “long and winding road” for contact centers), Cisco’s premises-based offerings, and the integration of UCaaS and CCaaS, which ties in with Cisco’s new Webex Customer Experience Essentials.
I appreciated the openness and honesty of the Cisco execs during the analyst sessions, especially when asked about the perception of Webex as being a dated platform. Patel acknowledged that Cisco is competing with “verb status” (an obvious head nod to Zoom), and that it takes time to change perception. He stated that Cisco’s net promoter score was in the low 20s two years ago, but is in the 60s now, demonstrating how far Cisco has come in the past two years. Patel noted that Cisco will keep chipping away at its messaging, and hopes that customers will give Webex another shot and then tell their friends about how much they like using Webex. He also acknowledged the role of partners, claiming that Cisco’s partners are “more excited than ever before.” As Brian Stout, VP, Global Collaboration Sales, told the analysts, Cisco is going back on the offensive.
This is a different Cisco than in the past, as evidenced by the collaboration (no pun intended) between Cisco and Microsoft to make their applications and devices interoperate at a native level. Cisco is also serious about contact center and customer experience, which is increasingly important in today’s current market. Cisco is one of the few vendors that has its own UCaaS, CCaaS, and CPaaS offering, which it can leverage to its advantage.
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Television and digital media are colliding in the shape of internet-connected TV.
For advertisers, that presents the opportunity for enhanced targeting and greater control.
But, across the industry, people are learning what works and establishing what CTV should cost.
In this video interview with Beet.TV, Lee Doyle of the NitroC agency paints a picture of an evolving medium.
Given limitations in CTV’s feature set, like identification challenges, many in the industry believe CTV is best when it looks a lot like TV – which is to say, high-impact, top-of-funnel brand advertising.
But Doyle says campaigns that reach tightly-defined groups are showing success.
“The successes so far are really around businesses where there’s a very defined target – and, when I say defined, really a precise, narrow target,” he says.
“Things like American Express, where they’re trying to reach people of a certain credit score and income level; they’re not looking to have a mass message.”
Filling in the gaps
Many CTV campaigns are using geo-targeting, rather than going all-in on identifying individual households or viewers.
“Most recently, it tends to be a lot of retail and QSR (quick-service restaurants) that I think are having success in this space, where there’s a defined geographic footprint that they really want to focus on,” Doyle adds.
“I’m currently working with a retailer that is in 52 markets, and yet in some of these markets, they only have one or two stores. Therefore, it doesn’t make sense to do traditional broadcast television or even zoned cable in some instances. So addressable TV and connected TV, give them a way to use television cost effectively.”
Cross-platform can drive scale
OTT streaming services accounted for 25% of all US TV-viewing minutes during Q2 2020, according to Nielsen’s Streaming Meter.
EMarketer estimates CTV ad spending will reach $10.81 billion in the US in 2021 – up 56% from two years earlier, and representing around 15% of total US TV ad spending.
But Doyle added to the chorus of voices calling for a more joined-up approach, in a medium that is notoriously fragmented across a plethora of devices, services and buying routes.
“It’s becoming increasingly urgent that we get to a place where we have a reliable cross-platform measurement, so that we know simple things like the reach and frequency of my campaign,” he says.
Context impacts cost
CTV ads are generally higher-priced than TV ads thanks to their enhanced capabilities. Doyle says a relative constrained supply also helps determine that cost.
But he also says that ad buyers also want to interpret the value of inventory by interrogating the kind of content in which it sits.
“People that come at it from a digital perspective, where audience buying has been routine for a while, are like, ‘What does anybody really care about the inventory – an impression is an impression as long as it’s delivered against the right person’.
“But that’s not really the case when you get into the television realm. Context can matter. We’re not necessarily looking at a click-through rate.
“Understanding what I’m going to get as a buyer is really a key issue. All buyers are asking that question, ‘What’s the inventory?’ I think sellers need to be prepared with a strong answer to that, a clear answer that helps the buyer determine how to value this stuff.”
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The esports action around the globe continues this Tuesday, the 2nd of November and our gaming expert Michael Lee is back with another three best bets for the night. This Tuesday, he focuses in on the BTS Pro Series and the LVP Rising Series for his tips.
Esports Betting Tips: Tuesday, November 2nd
BOOM Esports vs Army Geniuses
BTS Pro Series Season 9 SEA
BOOM Esports won against Yangon Galacticos on Monday but needed over 58 minutes to close out map one. Realistically, Yangon Galacticos could have won that map and potentially forced a draw, but they got outmatched by BOOM in the late game, which is more of an indication of BOOM’s strength rather than Galacticos’ weakness.
Army Geniuses are 1-1-1, with a win against Execration, a draw against Yangon Galacticos and a loss against Polaris Esports. Those results further confirm what we already know, Army Geniuses are a decent team, but they’re not one of the top contenders.
I can’t say I am overly excited about Army Geniuses, whose only tournament win came against the out-of-form Execration. And even in that match, Army Geniuses needed over two hours to seal the deal.
This will be a rematch from BTS Pro Series Season 8 when BOOM Esports won 2-0 with 23-8 and 28-8 in kills. Army Geniuses have since not shown any improvement, and while they have had some decent showings in October, I don’t believe they’ll see any success against BOOM.
I generally avoid large kill handicaps, but -14.5 on BOOM Esports at 1.83 is justifiable. BOOM are one of the top teams at the tournament and the reigning champions, so they definitely shouldn’t struggle against a squad that has not achieved anything in a year.
BOOM Esports -14.5 Kills
Polaris Esports vs Motivate.Trust Gaming
BTS Pro Series Season 9 SEA
Motivate.Trust Gaming delivered on Monday, with a 2-0 win against Execration. The match was very one-sided from the first map, and I can’t say I was surprised.
Now the question is whether Motivate.Trust Gaming can be just as impressive against Polaris Esports? Picklebet has Polaris priced at 2.75, draw at 1.90, and Motivate.Trust Gaming at 4.36, suggesting this will be a close match that will likely end in each team winning one map.
I can’t praise Motivate.Trust Gaming too much for what they’ve produced so far since they’ve played only two bouts this season. However, they’re still 2-0, with wins against Execration and Yangon Galacticos. Polaris are 1-1-0, with a win against Army Geniuses and a draw against Execration.
Comparing those results, Motivate.Trust Gaming should be considered as a stronger team. But we must also take into account the H2H record, which heavily favours Polaris.
Polaris have met with Motivate.Trust Gaming three times across the last month during PNXBET Invitationals and haven’t lost a single bout. In their first clash, the teams played a draw, while the remaining two ended in 2-0 and 3-0 wins for Polaris.
Motivate.Trust Gaming have played well at the tournament and showed a lot of positive things, but it’s clear that they’re not suited for this matchup. Stylistically Motivate.Trust Gaming don’t match up well with Polaris, and considering they lost 0-3 against them on Sunday, it’s unlikely that the rematch will end differently.
Acend vs Team Finest
LVP Rising Series Finale
Acend and Team Finest are set to clash in the LVP Rising Series Finale semi-finals, in their first meeting since June, when Acend won 1-0. These two teams should have met in September during the third series of LVP Rising; however, Acend had to forfeit the match due to conflicting schedules.
PickleBet has Acend priced as 1.25 favourites for this bout and Team Finest as 3.50 underdogs, which should make sense, seeing how Acend are a well-known name in the VALORANT competitive scene.
Acend were long viewed as one of the top EMEA teams, and they had results to back that up. They won VCT 2021: Europe Stage 3 Challengers 1 in July and finished third in the VCT 2021: EMEA Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs a month later.
However, despite their success earlier this year, Acend haven’t achieved anything for the past three months. Not only that, but Acend have been extremely disappointing in their recent showings, most notably, with their fifth-eighth place finish at the Berlin Major.
Since their early exit from the Berlin Major, Acend have played only two games, and while they have won both, I wouldn’t overreact to Acend beating UCAM Esports and Giants Gaming.
Team Fiend have never reached the same heights as Acend, but they have been one of the top competitors in the LVP in the second series and have never placed worse than top-four. This is by no means a top-tier team, but they have had some solid performance over the season and even caused a few upsets, including a 2-1 win against G2 Esports in June.
Acend should win since they are stronger, but after watching them play, it’s clear that something isn’t clicking in this team. Acend can be good, but they’re simply not playing well currently. I don’t believe Team Fiend can win unless Acend flop, but I also don’t see how Acend can win 2-0.
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Lagos, a city full of history where you must discover its culture, people, food, but also where you can have fantastic holidays.
This beautiful city is an old city proud of its history. Here in Lagos were found traces of ancient cultures like Celt, Greek, Phoenician and Carthaginian, and it were use as a port at that time.
But it was during the period of Portuguese Discoveries this city had an important role in Portugal’s History . Due to its location in front of the African Coast, it was from this city port that the Portuguese Caravels left to discover new worlds to the world. And when they returned, with the gold, silver, ivory and spices it was also to here. This richness is visible in the many monuments, churches and houses of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Since always, this city kept in harmony its history and traditions and, in the last years of the twentieth century, became a touristic city known for its beautiful beaches, traditional houses and culture.
You will love to visit or stay here, where you can discover its history and narrow streets and, at the same time, the beautiful beaches carved in the rocks like Dona Ana beach, or a long and open sandy beach of Meia Praia.
Nearby you have fine hotels like Le Méridien Penina Golf & Resort or, in the western part, the Parque da Floresta & Leisure Resort or Quinta da Encosta Velha . If you prefer a more clam place in the mountains, surrounded by green nature, then you should choose Villa Termal das Caldas de Monchique SPA Resort. You can check also other available hotels.
In this region you have many options to take the best of your holidays.
There are many beaches, most of them are very beautiful, forming high cliffs like Dona Ana, Camilo, Canavial, Pinhão, Estudantes, Balança, Batata and Boneca.
The beach of Luz is located in the small and very pleasant village of Luz, near Lagos.
It still maintains the same characteristics of a calm, old and traditional village, although its tourism.
This city has a beautiful Marina were you can relax and enjoy the view in an esplanade. It is located in west part of the city, just near the calm beach of Meia Praia.
If you like to play golf and you are staying in this region, you have several Golf Courses you must know. The Palmares Golf Course with splendid views and Boavista Golf Course are the nearer courses. At a few distance, you have the Penina Golf Course to the East and Parque da Floresta Golf Course to the West.
Nevertheless, you must know that almost all Algarve Golf Courses are at a distance of thirty minutes be car.
Lagos is located in the western part of Algarve. If you are arriving by plane to International Faro Airport, then you can take two options, the EN125 or A22 (if you plan to rent a car check the available companies in the airport).
The fastest and recommended way is the Motorway A22, where you have a direct access from the Airport. You must head to west and turn on the Exit #2. After that, at about 3.5 kilometers, you reach the EN125. Then, you must turn right and after about 3 kilometers you are in the city. The total distance is about 88 kilometers.
Alternatively, you can go through the national road EN125, which is slower, with more traffic but where you can see the villages and the people. This road crosses Lagos city. It’s your choice. If you are coming from Lisbon you reach the A22 or EN125 by the Motorway A2 that connects Lisbon to Algarve.
Coming from Spain you just have to get A22 or EN125 in Vila Real de Santo António, near the Portuguese border, and follow the previous instructions.
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Sukiyaki at Susukino Yokocho
Meat in raw egg
Eat sukiyaki at Susukino Yokocho. Don’t get this place confused with the Susukino Ramen Yokocho (ramen alley) because this building does not serve ramen. This building is conveniently located along the main road, Sapporo Ekimae Dori, in the heart of the entertainment district of Susukino. It’s down a side alley so keep your eyes peeled.
Sukiyaki, if you didn’t already know, is a dish where raw thin strips of beef or pork are dipped into a boiling broth (a variety of soup flavours are available depending on the restaurant) and “swished” around until cooked. It doesn’t even have to be completely cooked as the meat is safe to eat raw, but not recommended for health reasons, so don’t worry too much if the meat is not completely cooked. When you think the meat is ready it is then dipped into a bowl of raw egg before eating. Yum! It gets pretty heavy after a while and the taste is the same…..eggy and meaty, but sometimes I just crave it.
To a lot of people outside of Japan, eating raw egg doesn’t sound very appetising. I know that’s how I felt before I came to Japan, but it is really good. The Japanese like to eat raw egg with a lot of things such as mixing it with rice for breakfast in the morning. I haven’t tried that yet, but I wouldn’t say no.
Susukino Yokocho has many small restaurants that I feel are more similar to hawker street stalls you can find in other Asian countries such as Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, etc.
Apart from sukiyaki you can also find Shabu shabu,
Nabe, Jingisukan. Most of the places offer at least one or two of these dishes and the prices are very reasonable. The cost for all you can eat sukiyaki and all you can drink (“Real” beer is not included. If you want to drink “real” beer you have to pay an extra 200 yen) was less than 2000 yen each. Cheap as chips for a traditional Japanese dish that you shouldn’t miss.
If you are confused as to what “real” beer is and what the alternative to it is I’ll let you know. Around about 2007 or 2008 Japan created a new kind of cheaper beer brewed with different kinds of ingredients and they named it Haposhu. Some people nicknamed it “fake beer”. The taste is almost exactly the same as regular beer but has a bit of bad aftertaste and most people can tell the difference. However, recently the beer companies are getting better at producing Haposhu and the difference in taste is hardly recognisable. Heck, I’ve even started drinking it. Most Japanese love it and tend to drink it at home after work every day. Yep, one Haposhu a day.
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Searching Boys Homes in Newport News, Virginia, for a Troubled Teen? You May Want to Consider Boys Homes Found in this Listing.
As you are searching for the boys homes in Newport News, Virginia, perhaps you will consider the schools in this boys homes directory. The boys homes we list, and many more, are the industry-leading boys homes designed to help adolescents and their families work through difficult situations and self-destructive behaviors.
Exactly What is a Boys Home?
Boys homes for troubled teens take care of teenagers who have developmental, emotional, or behavioral challenges at small private campuses. A number of boys homes run out of residences in ordinary neighborhoods, housing only a few young people in a very family-like setting. For others, a boys home might refer to a somewhat larger residential treatment facility with more staff and a greater number of residents.
Usual boys homes in Newport News, Virginia have an intention to serve a unique type of need, including homes for troubled teenagers. A few are court-ordered facilities for delinquent adolescents; some house abused or neglected adolescents ; some temporarily house children expecting placements in foster care; and still others are parent-choice facilities for adolescents with behavioral problems. What boys homes in Newport News, Virginia, have in common is their trained staff present 24 / 7 to help the boys overcome their problems and go back to productive lives within society.
What is Life Like in a Boys home in Newport News, Virginia?
The atmosphere in a troubled teen boys home feels just like a family setting. Specifically in small homes with not many residents, care involves quite a lot of personal attention. Days follow a structured schedule to teach adolescents about orderly living. Teens take active involvement in running the home, completing daily chores including laundry, meal prep, cleaning, etc. In most boys homes, residents attend public schools with close involvement from staff. Staff includes house parents and several different counselors and professionals such as a nurse, a clinical social worker, or others. Particularly for adolescents from broken or dysfunctional homes, the family setting plays a substantial role in healing the emotional and behavioral struggles.
Healing for the Entire Family in Newport News, Virginia
The most effective boys homes incorporate family therapy and good follow-up care. Parents stay informed about the progress of the teenager, and they are invited to come to weekend seminars where they also receive instruction to improve their parenting skills and interaction within the family. Once a teenager completes the program, counselors and staff keep in touch to ease the transition to home life and provide ongoing support.
Boys Home Emphasis on Academics
Another important focus of a boys home is academics. Rather than use public school options, as a boys home might do, boys homes run accredited academies on their own campuses. They hire qualified teachers who love working with at-risk teens to offer instruction and provide tutoring assistance. Also, they use the best quality curricula in the country. While knowing that poor academic performance is frequently simply a symptom of a deeper issue, they try to help adolescents catch up on coursework and discover new motivation that can serve them through graduation and into college as well as the work force. We only recommend boys homes and residential programs for troubled teens that are safe, relational environments that make possible a lasting change in the heart of troubled teenagers. Teens come to these boys homes from families who live around the country. Parents acknowledge the impact these intensive programs on both their adolescent and their family.
The Boys Homes in this Boys Homes Directory are All About Restoring Relationships
Giving life-on-life therapy, the counselors, teachers, and mentors on the staff of each school know that building trust with teens is the only effective avenue for bringing about change. A full schedule of challenging indoor and outdoor activities present occasions for interaction and relationship building with mentors while also growing self-esteem and self-confidence. Family participation adds greatly to the success of the the schools in the boys homes directory. Parents and family are actively involved in the process and are counseled and trained right along with the teen.
The Boys Homes in the Best Boys homes Directory Also Focus on Education and Educational Credits that Can be Transferred Back to Newport News, Virginia.
Most of these boys homes provide for academic needs of troubled teens. They recognize that teens in crisis situations have often lost motivation for their education and have sometimes fallen behind in the school credits. They enable teens to restore these credits and put their education back on track. Furthermore, they remain focused on promoting a successful transition home by giving teens the skills to appropriately handle the pressures and temptations of a normal school before they return home. If your son is out of control, he needs you to intervene.
That’s why you’ve landed on this site, so allow us to be the help you need to help you find just the right boys home in Newport News, Virginia. The at risk behavior of your child can have tremendous destructive potential with lifelong consequences, or even bring a young life to a quick end. So, act today to select a program based on what you know is true – your faith, your own beliefs, and what you know is best for your teen.
We Can Help You Find the Right Boys Home in Newport News, Virginia, that will Provide Your Teen with the Help and Mentoring He Needs, and Within Your Budget.
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Artwork is an integral part of any roleplaying game, and over the years — especially the last 10-20 years — we've gotten used to very high levels of art quality within our RPGs, even those that come from small publishing companies (like Beyond the Horizon).
To show you what I mean, we'll look at a few examples, starting with the front cover for the very first D&D book.
This is the core book for D&D back in the day. A (more or less) black-and-white solution for your games. Sure there's a bit of color on here, but it's not much.
Now compare that to the modern Dungeon Master's Guide:
That's, of course, a period spanning from 1974 until 2014 when the DMG was released, and 30 years of development shows. However, Wizards of the Coast also has a much bigger available wad of cash to work with than TSR did back in the day.
So, let's look at a system done by a smaller publishing company, one that doesn't come with names attached from Paizo or Wizards of the Coast. And looking at DrivethruRPG, we come across a bunch of names, like Cubicle 7, Chaosium, White Wolf, and a bunch of others. But let's look for a genuine small indie developer released in 2014 if we can find one.
Well, one that springs up is Atomic Robo, from Evil Hat Productions. I don't think most of us could argue that Evil Hat isn't a small publisher compared to the names already mentioned, so I think that's a good baseline. But take a look at the quality of their artwork for Atomic Robo. It's much higher quality than the original D&D one, and has a different style to the current D&D one as well. It's a choice of style that makes the game their own. But the quality - for even a small company, is much higher than anything seen back in the original days.
But what about the OSR games? Are they still black and white? No, not really. Even a big one like Castles & Crusades from Troll Lord games has gone the way of color print, even back in 2014 when they released Codex Nordica. And while it can't match the DMG, it can certainly match TSRs old style.
That's not to say that certain styles aren't out - like our own Cloudsea, where we went with an art deco style for our cover (and that style might well be something we revisit again, as it's very distinctive).
But what all of this is to say really is to gauge what you might like? We all have our favorite styles, whether that's black and white, art deco, modern "realistic paintings" or anime - perhaps something entirely different? But what is YOUR preferred style? And what would you like to see more of? :) | <urn:uuid:2538f05b-af42-4b56-90d0-a20336bad4ea> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.beyond-the-horizon-games.com/post/the-art-of-rpgs | 2024-04-18T13:17:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.973777 | 601 |
The Israelite nation has slipped into an irrecoverable downward spiral. Their only hope is Jesus, the Saviour, God in human form. The perfect role model; the perfect teacher; The perfect leader.
Old Testament (OT) Book Summary (Recap)
New Testament (NT) Book Summary (Recap)
Times of the Gentiles
The New Testament brings a shift from God’s people being Jews to now encompassing the rest of the world – the Gentiles or non Jews. Broad timelines are:
- Babylonian captivity – 600 BC ->
- Silent years – 445 BC ->
- Church age – AD 30 ->
- Rapture/Tribulation/Second Coming
The Degenerating Cycles of Spiritual Leadership
New Testament Summary
The New Testament can be divided into:
- Gospels: Jesus’ life, teachings and sacrificial death through various lenses.
- Acts of the apostles: Dynamic transformation in lives of the disciples soon after Jesus’ death and resurrection
- Paul’s letters: to churches and leaders
- Powerful letters: by Peter, James, John, Jude, etc.
- Revelation: ties loose ends of the current and future world in a grand majestic finale
New Testament vs. Old Testament
In both the Old and New Testament eras:
- God is the same
- His character is the same
- His Word is the same
- The Law is the same
- His relationship with us is the same
- Wickedness of man is the same
- Behaviour of God’s people are the same
It is only our perception and understanding that has increased with the revelation of Jesus
What aspect of Old Testament is old?
In the Old Testament there were:
- Imperfect people communicating a perfect message
- Imperfect people practicing a perfect law
The same trend continues in the New Testament, except that the perfect person with the perfect message came to earth- JESUS
Jesus never said the law was irrelevant, he condemned the practice of it.
Jesus speaks directly..
Hebrews 1:1 God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, 2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. 3 And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high
New Testament completes
- The Old Testament commences with bringing us a perfect world
- The New Testament brings us the:
- Perfect Saviour
- Perfect leader and role model
- Perfect future after judgment – of victory, of glory.
We, however continue to be imperfect with clouded perceptions but strive to achieve a better level of perception and perfection.
2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.
- Jesus completed the circle of the law by fulfilling it through his life enabling us to fulfil it through our relationship with Him.
- This relationship is based on acknowledgement and reciprocation of His divine love and forgiveness
- It strengthens our relationship with the father, the holy spirit and word.
The usage of God as Father is much more in the NT:
- “When he came to his senses, he said… “I will set out and go back to my father” –Luke 15:17
- How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! –1 John 3:1
- For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. — Romans 8:15-16
- Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? –Matthew 6:26
- And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.“ Acts 4:12
- For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; Philippians 3:20
- It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all. 1 Timothy 1:15
The Leader – Christ’s Words
- Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. Matthew 16:24
- But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. “It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave; Matthew 20:25-28
- “You call Me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for so I am. “If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. “For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you. John 13:13-16
The Leader –Paul’s Words
- Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1
- Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. Ephesians 5:1-2
- Bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Colossians 3:13
The Leader- Peter’s Words
For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God. For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps, WHO COMMITTED NO SIN, NOR WAS ANY DECEIT FOUND IN HIS MOUTH; 1 Peter 2:20-22
The Leader-John’s Words
- The one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked. 1 John 2:6
- Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 1 John 3:15-16
- However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. Romans 8:9
- seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. 1 Peter 1:11
- Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!“ Galatians 4:6
- For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. Romans 8:2
- For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. Psalm 33:4, NIV
- Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Matthew 4:4, NIV
- In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1, NIV
- “Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. “Matthew 24:15
- “For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.”Matthew 24:24
“But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken, 30 and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory. 31 And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other. “Matthew 24:29-31
- Hub – Israel
- Moved to rest of world
- Moving back to Israel after refinement
Zechariah 13:7″Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, And against the man, My Associate,” Declares the LORD of hosts.” Strike the Shepherd that the sheep may be scattered; And I will turn My hand against the little ones. 8″It will come about in all the land,” Declares the LORD, “That two parts in it will be cut off and perish; But the third will be left in it. This third I will put into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’“
The Roman Empire - in Christ's time
The Regathering of Israel – Last Three Centuries
While Jews were scattered, persecuted, tortured killed in large numbers following Christ’s death
- The waste desert land of Israel started becoming irrigated by returning Jews as prophesied
- The nation which did not exist was reborn (1948)
- Is the only Jehovah worshipping nation in the world
- Is it coming together for Christ’s second coming?
pAlestinian loss of land to israel
What Israel has given away for peace
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John Deere 1760 for sale
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Comes with an aggressive supersport design – Features split headlight setup with spoilers below
Gets a larger 451cc engine – Produces 45PS & 42.6Nm (same power as the Ninja 400 but makes 5.6Nm more)
Built on a steel trellis frame – Suspended on telescopic fork & a gas-charged monoshock
Ground clearance stands at a not-so-impressive 145mm, but seat height is accessible at 785mm.
Rolls on 17-inch wheels at both ends wrapped around in 120-section front and 150-section rear Dunlop Sportmax GPR-300 tyres
Features 310mm front and 240mm rear disc brake with dual-channel ABS
Gets 5 inch LCD console with smartphone connectivity via Kawasaki Rideology App
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1 Marion Street. Te Aro. Wellington
Open: Mon-Fri 7.30am-5.30pm, Sat 9am-4pm
Bicycle Junction is Wellington’s urban bike shop. We sell and service eBikes, commuter, and cargo bikes. Our cafe serves delicious coffee and treats. Bicycle Junction is your neighbourhood bikery – a place to create, meet and be a little bike-curious.
Store vibe: Hot coffee, cool bikes, good vibes.
16 Coutts St, Kilbirnie, Wellington
Open: Mon-Fri 8.30am-5.30pm. Late night Thu 7pm, Sat 9am-4pm, Sun 10am-4pm.
Burkes Cycles are Wellington's longest-serving bicycle store - a family business since 1920. We have a huge array of bikes from kids' bikes, electric bikes, BMX and scooters to cutting-edge mountain and road bikes. A true independent, Burkes stocks the widest range of brands possible featuring Specialized, Trek, Surly, GT, Niner, Intense, Rocky Mountain, Haibike, Moustache, Smartmotion, Haro and many more. Burkes also offers a massive range of clothing, lights, tools, protection, nutrition, fit services and bike-packing options, while the busy workshop keeps riders up to date with crucial maintenance, troubleshooting and suspension servicing. Out of town? The webstore burkescycles.co.nz can bring our range to you with competitive online pricing and swift service.
Store vibe: Friendly and approachable. Our enthusiastic staff are trained to get you rolling with the right gear at a great price. Ample space to ride and compare. We love peddling bikes.
My Ride Wellington
181 Vivian St, Te Aro, Wellington
Open: Mon-Fri 8.30am–5.30pm, Sat 9am–5pm. Closed Sun
Wellington’s biggest bike store, we have a huge range of bikes from kids', cruisers, hybrids, mountain bikes and road, from entry level to high-end. Rental bikes available. We also are the biggest dealers of eBikes in the region.
A professional workshop and experienced mechanics will keep your bike running smoothly for a lifetime.
Store vibe: Friendly, relaxed, professional. Our staff are all experienced riders with a lifelong passion for bicycles and knowledge second to none.
242 Thorndon Quay, Wellington
Open: Mon-Fri 7.30am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-3pm, Public Holidays - Closed to ride!
'iRIDE to live, iLIVE to ride' is the store mantra and encapsulates our attitude to having fun on a bicycle, be it the first on a budget to a rider's dream bike. Full service workshop, dedicated bike-fit lab and full-time technician, stand-alone cafe and biggest range of cycle clothing in Wellington. Road, mountain, triathlon, gravel, CX, kids, eBike, commute - we do it all.
Store vibe: Friendly, unpretentious relaxed store where our goal is to help ‘get people stoked on cycling’, great sounds in the cafe with yummy treats and Havana ‘coffee u feel’.
147 Featherston Street, Te Aro, Wellington
Open: Weekdays 8am-6pm, Saturday 10am-4pm
Bike shop with service centre, mountain bikes, race bikes, kids’ bikes.
Store vibe: Friendly staff always keen to help with customers’ needs. Always a good deal going.
84 Dixon St, Te Aro, Wellington
Open: Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 10am-4pm
Capital Cycles offers Wellington a balanced selection of bike brands for road, mountain and general commuting, for beginners to advanced competitors, available at pricing comparable with ordinary brands available in your average bike shop.
Full workshop services, including shock and fork servicing. The key difference with us is that we have the experience and energy to get it perfect for you. Our staff are all seasoned bicycle specialists with years of experience both in New Zealand and abroad that is unequalled.
Store vibe: Capital is small enough that your business is important to us - big enough to offer well-supported brands. Capital Cycles is the original bike shop bringing real service to Wellington and, even after 14 years, we are still breaking new ground with the best brands that are well stocked and at the best NZ prices.
Come in and meet the team from Wellington’s friendliest bike shop.
Wellington Electric Bikes
89a Thorndon Quay, Pipitea, Wellington
Open: Mon-Fri 9:00am–5:00pm, Sat 10:00am–4:00pm. Closed Sun
Wellington’s Specialist eBike. Wellington Electric Bikes is located at 89 Thorndon Quay with free car parking and a huge car free area to test ride. Come visit our ebike specialist team for the best knowledge, advice, and support on electric bikes in Wellington. Our Wellington store offers free test rides on our full range of electric bikes to suit any type of rider, from ebike commuters, to bikes for the cycle trails, through to electric mountain bikes. Visit www.wellingtonelectricbikes.co.nz to view our extensive range of electric bikes.
Wellington Electric Bikes has a full workshop, 12 years’ experience and all the parts to keep your eBike running perfectly.
Store vibe: eBikes are our passion.
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UK food waste recycling firm ReFood beefs up operations
UK-based food waste recycling firm ReFood, is expanding its Widnes biogas facility by 33% with the construction of a new anaerobic digestion (AD) tank.
The expansion will take the site’s processing capacity to 160,000 tonnes of food waste each year, making it one of the largest AD plants in Europe.
The plant is situated between the major cities of Liverpool and Manchester and will be able to accept food waste from businesses across towns and cities in the North West.
The company said that the plant has technology to remove packaging prior to recycling and will also be able to process waste collected from both Liverpool and Manchester council waste collections.
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Michigan: Unusual Three-Way Polling Result: It has been a consistent pattern in recent weeks that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the minor party candidates have been routinely taking more support from President Biden than they do from Donald Trump. The latest Michigan poll reveals the opposite trend.
The Marketing Resource Group, a regular Wolverine State pollster, was in the field testing the presidential race. Their survey (4/8-11; 600 MI likely general election voters; live interview) finds Mr. Trump leading President Biden 42-36% on a head-to-head ballot test question. When Mr. Kennedy and the minor party candidates are added, the Trump margin shrinks to 37-34%, with Mr. Kennedy attracting 13%, and the remaining candidates taking an aggregate three more percentage points. When taking into account those who say they will vote for someone else, are undecided, or refused to answer the question, we see an additional 13% at this point falling away from the two major party candidates. Mr. Kennedy and the minor party candidates will be an important factor in the 2024 election. How they break come election day may well decide some, if not all, of the key swing states that will determine the ultimate final outcome. Arizona: A Flip Flop Poll: The Tyson Group conducted an April survey of the Arizona electorate (4/10-11; 600 AZ likely general election voters; online) and found a partisan flip flop result. While former President Trump captured a 39-33% lead over President Biden with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) drawing 12% support, the US Senate result was the mirror image.
In that race, now without incumbent Kyrsten Sinema (I), US Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Phoenix) scored a 39-34% preference vote over Republican Kari Lake. In this race, too, the lead minor party candidate, businesswoman Sarah Williams, draws a significant vote share (10%). While the poll is good news for former President Trump in a critical swing state that both sides will exert the maximum effort to win, it is bad news for GOP chances of expanding what could be a small Republican Seante majority in the next Congress. Wisconsin: Another Close Result for Sen. Baldwin: Marquette University tested the Badger State electorate as they do every quarter (4/3-10; 814 WI registered voters). While we see former President Trump leading 48-45% within the sample’s likely voters, his edge drops to 41-40% when Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s 13% support is added to the ballot test result in addition to the five percentage points that Green Party nominee Jill Stein and Independent Cornel West cumulatively attract. Therefore, like the recently released Michigan poll, we now see the Independent and minor party candidates beginning to take more from the Trump coalition than the commensurate Biden vote base. On the bad news front for the Democrats, the voter enthusiasm question cuts decisively against them. Only 66% of Democratic respondents said they were either very (43%) or somewhat (23%) enthusiastic about voting in November. This contrasts with 82% of the Republican respondents saying they are very (60%) or somewhat (22%) enthusiastic about casting their ballots in the general election. Overall, the 52-47% break for Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) in the Senate race is good news for the GOP. After having trouble securing a candidate, businessman Eric Hovde (R) is already proving to be a close competitor. The numbers are even more encouraging for Hovde when we see that approximately 56% of the respondents express unfamiliarity with his candidacy. This compares with just under 11% who are unfamiliar with Sen. Baldwin. CA-16: Recount Ordered: The Silicon Valley anchored open 16th Congressional District is the site of an oddity in California’s top two jungle primary system. The official primary vote count produced a tie between the second and third place finishers, meaning three individuals will advance to the general election instead of just two. Fearing that again counting the votes could alter the outcome, neither tied candidate, San Mateo County Supervisor Joe Simitian (D) or Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell), called for a recount.
Early this week, however, an individual placed a $12,000 deposit to begin the machine recount. Jonathan Padilla is a 2020 Joe Biden convention delegate, according to the Daily Kos Elections site, who used to work for former San Jose Mayor Sam Riccardo (D), the man who secured the first ballot qualifying position for the 16th District general election. The entire recount will cost an estimated $84,000, so it is unclear if Padilla will continue with the payments. If the recount does progress, however, it would not be surprising to see the final count change by a handful of votes, thus one of the two tied candidates could still be eliminated. Texas: Trump Leads Among TX Hispanics: The Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation conducted a recent poll of the Lone Star State electorate (4/5-10; 1,600 TX likely voters) and finds Donald Trump posting a twelve-point lead over President Joe Biden in a five-way race that includes the two major party candidates, Independent Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Green Party nominee Jill Stein, and potential Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver. The preference split was 46-34-9-2-1% in the above candidate order. Texas, the second largest state in population, has 40 electoral votes to award to its presidential winner.
The most interesting part of the poll, however, was the vote division among Hispanics. Within this segment, Mr. Trump actually leads President Biden 41-37%, which is another indication that Trump has upward mobility among Hispanics while the President exhibits clear weakness within the community. Mr. Trump also does well with Texas women, leading the President, 44-34%, a trend not seen in many other places. His spread among Lone Star men is 50-34%. Maryland: Trone Rebounds from Close Poll: Yesterday, we reported on a poll from Maryland Democratic Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks (Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group; 4/8-10; 600 MD likely Democratic primary voters; live interview) that found her trailing US Rep. David Trone (D-Potomac) by just three percentage points, 43-40%.
Already, we see a counter poll, this one coming from the Baltimore Sun newspaper. According to their new survey (OpinionWorks; 4/7-10; 1,292 MD likely general election voters; 600 Democratic primary voters), Rep. Trone holds a commanding advantage over Ms. Alsobrooks, topping her 48-29%. With such an obvious difference between the two professional polls conducted in the same time frame with identical sample sizes, it is clear we will need further data to better understand where this race resides. Expect heavy campaigning to occur as we move closer to the May 14th Maryland primary. AL-2: Shomari Figures Wins Dem Runoff: As expected, Obama Justice Department official Shomari Figures, who placed first in the original Democratic primary back on March 5th, easily defeated state House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels by a 61-39% count. Mr. Figures, the son of parents who both served in the Alabama Senate, now advances to the general election where he will be favored to win a newly created district that President Biden would have carried 56-43%.
The Republican runoff ended with a surprise, as attorney Caroleen Dobson upset former state Senator Dick Brewbaker with a 58-42% victory. In the March 5th primary, Mr. Brewbaker led a field of eight candidates. Ms. Dobson trailed Brewbaker by over twelve percentage points and only qualified for the second runoff position by 632 votes over the third place finisher. Like Mr. Figures, Ms. Dobson will now advance into the November 5th general election. Indiana: Braun Attacked for Supporting BLM: While Senator Mike Braun (R) has shown Republican primary polling strength against Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, former state Commerce Secretary Brad Chambers, and venture capitalist Eric Doden in their battle for the open Governor’s position, he is now under attack for statement indicating his support for the Black Lives Matter organization.
The American Advancement organization is running ads featuring Braun saying, “I support that movement because it's addressing an inequity that has not been solved.” The ad further has him saying he would, “if asked” join a BLM protest as the narrator continually calls him a “RINO” (Republican In Name Only). It remains to be seen if the Super Pac buys enough airtime to make their negative attack on Sen. Braun stick. Arizona: Trump Leading Despite Abortion Ruling: With the Arizona state Supreme Court upholding a more than century old abortion law after the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision, Fabrizio Lee & Associates tested the Arizona electorate for ex-President Donald Trump’s campaign (4/7-11; 400 AZ likely general election voters; live interview & text).
According to the poll analysis, the heavy coverage of the abortion issue in the state has not swayed the swing voters. While Democrats largely mention abortion as the most important recent issue, independents, and a category that Fabrizio Lee terms as “Persuadables,” do not. Therefore, President Biden is not gaining new votes according to this survey sample. Thus, the ballot test, which includes Trump, Biden, Independent Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Green Party nominee Jill Stein, and probable Libertarian Party nominee Lars Mapstead, finds Mr. Trump leading the field with a 42-37-10-2-1% margin, respectively. Arizona is one of the seven critical swing states that will determine the national presidential election’s outcome Maryland: Trone Primary Lead Cut to 3 Points: Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks released an internal US Senate Democratic primary poll (Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group; 4/8-10; 600 MD likely Democratic primary voters; live interview) and found US Rep. David Trone’s (D-Potomac) lead dropping to only three points. Despite an overwhelming advantage in campaign spending – Trone had spent $24 million just through the end of 2023 – he has apparently not fully pulled away to secure the party nomination. In three independent March polls, Mr. Trone had chronological leads of 11, 12 and 7 points.
The final month of this intraparty battle will be intense. Because she knew her campaign would be badly outspent against the near-billionaire Trone, Ms. Alsobrooks saved her money until the final month. If the race has closed to within three points as this poll suggests, we can expect a major effort from both candidates down the stretch toward the May 14th Democratic primary election. The eventual party nominee will then face former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) in what is becoming a competitive general election. AL-2: Congressional Runoffs Today: Alabama’s new court-ordered 2nd CD will host its runoff elections today for candidates in both parties. The seat was drawn to elect an African American Democrat, so the Democratic winner will have the inside track for the November general election.
On the Democratic side, former Obama Justice Department official Shomari Figures is favored in tonight’s vote over state House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels. Mr. Figures outdistanced Rep. Daniels in the March 5th primary with a 43-22% vote margin. The Republican candidates are former state Sen. Dick Brewbaker and attorney Caroleene Dobson. Mr. Brewbaker placed first in the GOP primary with 40% of the vote compared with Ms. Dobson’s 26%. The new 2nd District is 55.6% minority. African Americans comprise 48.7% of the total with Hispanics at 3.1%. Dave’s Redistricting App calculates the AL-2 partisan lean at 53.6D – 45.2R, suggesting that while Democrats will be favored to convert this seat, Republicans will likely be active in attempting to hold the position. If the GOP is able to garner higher percentages among minorities, as some polls indicate, this district could feature a closer general election campaign. The new 2nd stretches from Mississippi to Georgia and is anchored in the state’s capital city of Montgomery. |
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China's asset management corporations
To address the banking system's non-performing loan (NPL) problem, the Chinese government set up four asset management corporations (AMCs). They were to buy up bad debts of the big four state-owned commercial banks and dispose of them over 10 years, taking a large step towards NPL resolution. But in their first two years, these AMCs have made only a limited contribution to resolution of the NPL problem. They have taken over less than half of the NPLs at the big four banks. In addition, while AMC financing have been less than transparent, it appears to have burdened The People's Bank of China (PBoC) with greater risks to date than the Ministry of Finance (MoF), although there have not been to date any evident monetary consequences. Under plausible recovery scenarios, the AMC losses would surpass the current financial contributions to the AMCs from both the MoF and the PBoC. Since their cash recoveries have lagged their interest obligations, the AMCs face rising cash flow pressure. In response, the government is pushing for speedier asset recovery, as evident in the milestone of the first international NPL auction. | <urn:uuid:4946aa3c-96a9-42ad-98d4-530cbddcf693> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.bis.org/publ/work115.htm | 2024-04-18T14:13:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.965324 | 241 |
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Someone has rightly said that it doesn’t matter how an individual looks in the gym when he/she is making effort to look good outside. However, this isn’t the advice that we give or follow because it affects the result that one is trying to achieve. So, whether it’s a rigorous gym workout, occasional yoga classes, or the local trail running, one can bring a great difference in their comfort level by investing in good sports clothing.
Know the ring shifts toward the question- “good clothing,” what defines it. Well, without a second thought look into the cardinal rules that enable to choose the best Gym wear online alongside what is the best apparel for one particular form of workout.
The most crucial thing that draws attention while working out in a gym or at one’s own place is the material of the clothes he/she wears. As, the sweat released from the body needs to be absorbed simultaneously, or else it will influence the workout.
Thus, for all the fitness lover, “loose, or cotton” t-shirts is a BIG No. In fact, they must shop for the fabric that soaks up all the moisture from the skin. Some of these materials include nylon, polyester, and Lycra.
We all know – No Pain means No Gain. This is the reason, why everyone pushes their limits while working out in gym or yoga classes. Forcing yourself to get in shape with the clothes on- demands that the apparels you wear are durable.
Therefore, all those who don’t wish to splurge tons of money on fitness wear every week or month must buy the clothes, which are non-shrinkable.
Additionally, during the online purchase make sure to check the stitching, zippers, and patches of the workout wear, once you receive them.
The clothes meant for Fitness training programs should make one feel comfortable even after the workout is finished. In other words, the attire must provide comfort despite overheat and sweat emitted from the body.
Not only this, some people also feel uncomfortable when the back rides up on leaning forward. With all these issues, one finds it quite difficult to concentrate on his/her workout. Therefore, if you are also falling prey to this problem, think of changing your workout clothes with the branded ones, specially designed for your selected exercise regime.
Undoubtedly, 90% of the people love to work out in the early morning. Out of which, many have sun-sensitive skin. Even for the people with normal skin, maximum exposure to sunlight is good only for 20-30 minutes. As later, this may lead to sunburn.
Comprehending the problem of both the groups, many companies have designed clothes similar to sunscreen attributes. In simple words, these clothes have certain SPF value to protect your skin from harmful UV rays. Shielding you from the Sun, the greater SPF value of the clothes means more protection from the UV rays.
Also Read: Tips to Protect Your Skin From Sun
Likewise, for people, who love to workout in evening or night, safety is the prime concern especially if you are a local trail runner. Keeping this on the list, there are clothes that not only absorb the sweat but also at the same time makes you visible to other road users. Thus, bright color gym clothing for women with reflective strips is something made for evening fitness freaks.
Giving a normal wash to the workout clothes is not recommended. As this doesn’t remove the foul smell even if washed twice. Soaking them in vinegar can remove the smell as well the microbes that cause it but this isn’t a practical method to choose.
That’s why one must shop for the clothes with the anti-microbial property because these will prevent the microbes to stay inside the fabric and will give away a fresh smell from the clothes after every wash.
Gym Outfit Guide for Your Specific Workout
The exercise at the gym, or at your place; demand for the clothes, which don’t fall down or obstruct your goal of fitness. That’s why there are defined clothes for a different type of exercise regime.
During cycling, form-fitting and short pants are the ideal clothes to wear, as this will prevent the shorts against tangling in the pedals of the cycle.
For the heavy sweat activity like running, moisture-wicking pants and tops are the best clothes to wear. Even the right fits of running shoes are necessary to avoid injury. Some people also prefer to wear good socks as these help in preventing the sweat in feet and in turn, improve comfort.
Yoga, Pilates, and Other Similar Exercises
For workouts like yoga and Pilates, bending and stretching are the main form of exercises. That’s why, one must wear apparels, which are fitted, stretchable, and are made of high-quality fabric. Depending on the size of your body, pick the gym wear clothes that won’t become transparent after you’re sweaty.
So, make your fitness training programs enjoyable with the ideal workout clothes by following the gym outfit guide and see the desired YOU quickly!
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The all-black outfit has been a staple in fashion for decades, but what does it truly represent? Many people view the all-black outfit as a symbol of elegance, sophistication, and power. But is there more to this fashion statement than meets the eye? In this article, we will explore the symbolism and significance of the all-black outfit, delving into its history, cultural implications, and how it is perceived in today’s society. Whether you’re a fashion enthusiast or simply curious about the meaning behind this iconic look, read on to discover the many layers of the all-black outfit.
The History of the All-Black Outfit
Origins and Cultural Significance
The all-black outfit has been a staple in fashion for centuries, with roots dating back to ancient cultures. In many societies, black was associated with mourning and funerals, reflecting the somber nature of death and loss. In ancient Egypt, for example, mourners would wear all-black clothing for a period of time as a sign of respect for the deceased.
However, black also had positive connotations in various cultures. In ancient Greece, for instance, black was associated with nobility and was often worn by judges and other high-ranking officials. In many traditional African cultures, black was a symbol of strength, power, and wisdom.
Impact on Fashion and Style
The all-black outfit has had a significant impact on fashion and style throughout history. In the 17th and 18th centuries, black was a popular color for formal attire, particularly for men’s clothing. This trend continued into the 19th century, with black being a common color for formal wear for both men and women.
In the early 20th century, black became associated with the flapper culture of the 1920s, with women wearing sleek, form-fitting black dresses as a symbol of their independence and modernity. The all-black outfit also became a staple of the punk rock movement in the 1970s and 1980s, with bands like The Cure and The Ramones popularizing the look.
In recent years, the all-black outfit has continued to be a popular fashion choice, with celebrities and fashion influencers often wearing head-to-toe black on the red carpet and in editorial shoots. The look has become synonymous with chic, sophisticated style, and is often paired with bold accessories and statement pieces to create a standout look.
The All-Black Outfit in Pop Culture
Music and Music Videos
The all-black outfit has become a staple in the world of music and music videos. Many artists have been seen sporting the monochromatic look in their performances and music videos, which has contributed to the trend’s popularity.
- Rock and Roll: The all-black outfit has been a common uniform for rock and roll musicians since the genre’s inception. Bands like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Cure have been known to wear all-black outfits, creating a signature look that is synonymous with the genre.
- Hip-Hop: Hip-hop artists have also embraced the all-black outfit, with many wearing oversized black clothing as a symbol of their wealth and success. The trend began in the 1980s and 1990s, with artists like LL Cool J and N.W.A. wearing black clothing as a statement of their power and status.
Film and Television
The all-black outfit has also made its way into the world of film and television. In many movies and TV shows, the all-black outfit is used to convey a sense of sophistication, elegance, or mystery.
- James Bond: The iconic British spy, James Bond, is known for his impeccable sense of style, and he often wears an all-black tuxedo in his movies. The all-black outfit is a symbol of his suave and sophisticated persona, and it has become an iconic part of the James Bond franchise.
- Superhero Movies: In superhero movies, the all-black outfit is often worn by the villains, as it creates a sense of mystery and danger. Characters like Darth Vader and The Joker are known for their all-black outfits, which add to their intimidating presence on screen.
Social Media and Celebrity Influence
The all-black outfit has become a popular trend on social media, with celebrities and influencers wearing the monochromatic look in their posts and on the red carpet. This has contributed to the trend’s popularity and has made the all-black outfit a must-have in many people’s wardrobes.
- Fashion Influencers: Fashion influencers on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok have been seen wearing all-black outfits, which has influenced their followers to adopt the trend. Many influencers pair the all-black outfit with statement accessories, such as hats, jewelry, and shoes, to create a unique and eye-catching look.
- Celebrity Endorsements: Celebrities have also been seen wearing all-black outfits, which has contributed to the trend’s popularity. Celebrities like Rihanna, Beyoncé, and Kanye West have been known to wear all-black outfits, which has made the trend more desirable and fashionable.
The All-Black Outfit as a Statement Piece
Politics and Social Justice
The all-black outfit has been a powerful tool for political and social justice movements throughout history. The color black has long been associated with mourning and remembrance, and the all-black outfit has been used as a symbol of solidarity and resistance in the fight against oppression and inequality.
For example, during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, black Americans donned all-black outfits as a symbol of protest against racial segregation and discrimination. The all-black outfit became a symbol of defiance and resistance, as well as a visual representation of the unity and strength of the movement.
Today, the all-black outfit continues to be used as a statement piece in political and social justice movements. For example, the Black Lives Matter movement has used the all-black outfit as a symbol of solidarity and resistance against police brutality and systemic racism.
Individuality and Personal Expression
In addition to its political and social significance, the all-black outfit has also become a popular fashion statement for individuals looking to express their personal style and individuality. The all-black outfit is a bold and striking look that can make a strong fashion statement, and it has become a popular choice for those who want to stand out from the crowd.
The all-black outfit can be worn in a variety of styles, from sleek and minimalist to edgy and bold. It can be paired with a range of accessories, from simple jewelry to statement pieces like hats and sunglasses, to create a unique and personalized look.
Fashion as Art
Finally, the all-black outfit has also become a popular choice for those who see fashion as a form of self-expression and artistic expression. The all-black outfit can be seen as a canvas for self-expression, allowing individuals to showcase their personal style and creativity.
For some, the all-black outfit is a way to make a statement about their values and beliefs, while for others it is simply a way to express their individuality and creativity. The all-black outfit has become a popular choice for fashion-forward individuals who see fashion as a form of artistic expression and self-expression.
The All-Black Outfit in Different Contexts
Everyday Casual Wear
In everyday casual wear, the all-black outfit is often seen as a fashionable and versatile choice. It can be dressed up or down, depending on the occasion and personal style. The all-black outfit can consist of a simple t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers for a casual look, or a black dress, tights, and heels for a more formal appearance. The monochromatic color scheme can also make it easier to mix and match different pieces, creating a cohesive and stylish outfit.
Formal and Professional Settings
In formal and professional settings, the all-black outfit can convey a sense of sophistication and elegance. A black suit, dress, or tuxedo is often the go-to choice for formal events, such as weddings, funerals, or galas. The all-black outfit can also be appropriate for professional settings, such as job interviews, presentations, or business meetings. The classic and timeless look of the all-black outfit can project an air of confidence and authority, making it a popular choice for important occasions.
Special Occasions and Events
The all-black outfit can also be a popular choice for special occasions and events, such as concerts, festivals, or parties. The all-black outfit can create a bold and striking look, and can be accessorized with different items, such as hats, jewelry, or shoes, to create a unique and memorable appearance. The all-black outfit can also be a great choice for a theme party, such as a masquerade ball or a Halloween costume, as it can easily be dressed up or transformed into a specific character or costume.
Overall, the all-black outfit can be a popular choice in different contexts, depending on the occasion and personal style. Whether it’s for everyday casual wear, formal and professional settings, or special occasions and events, the all-black outfit can project a sense of fashion, sophistication, and confidence.
Tips for Wearing an All-Black Outfit
Wearing an all-black outfit can be a bold and stylish choice, but it can also be challenging to pull off. Here are some tips for wearing an all-black outfit that will help you look your best:
Accessorizing and Layering
One of the most important things to consider when wearing an all-black outfit is how to add interest and texture to the look. Accessorizing with statement jewelry, like a bold necklace or statement earrings, can add a pop of color and draw the eye to the outfit. Layering with a scarf or cardigan can also add dimension and warmth to the outfit.
Dressing for Your Body Type
Another important consideration when wearing an all-black outfit is dressing for your body type. For example, if you have an hourglass figure, a fitted dress or pencil skirt can flatter your curves. If you have a longer torso, a high-waisted skirt or pants can create the illusion of a shorter torso. And if you have broad shoulders, a V-neck top or asymmetrical hemline can balance out your silhouette.
Creating Balance and Harmony
Finally, when wearing an all-black outfit, it’s important to create balance and harmony in the look. This can be achieved by adding contrasting elements, such as a pop of color or texture, or by balancing the proportions of the outfit. For example, if you’re wearing a loose-fitting top, balance it out with a fitted bottom, or if you’re wearing a statement necklace, balance it out with a simple top. By creating balance and harmony in the outfit, you can ensure that the look is cohesive and visually appealing.
Embracing the All-Black Outfit
Empowerment and Confidence
Wearing an all-black outfit can be a powerful statement, conveying a sense of confidence and empowerment. This bold fashion choice can make a person feel assertive and self-assured, radiating an air of authority and poise. It can also be a way to project an image of strength and independence, inspiring self-belief and fearlessness. The all-black outfit can be a potent symbol of self-expression, enabling individuals to showcase their inner power and fearlessness.
Expressing Your Unique Style
The all-black outfit allows individuals to express their unique style and personal identity. By opting for this monochromatic look, one can make a bold fashion statement that stands out from the crowd. The all-black outfit can be a canvas for self-expression, enabling individuals to showcase their individuality and personal taste. Whether it’s a sleek and stylish suit, a fashionable jumpsuit, or a trendy mini dress, the all-black outfit offers endless possibilities for personal expression and style.
Feeling Comfortable in Your Own Skin
Wearing an all-black outfit can also foster a sense of comfort and self-acceptance. This look can be incredibly versatile, allowing individuals to choose clothing that flatters their body shape and personal style. The all-black outfit can be a uniform of self-love, enabling individuals to feel confident and at ease in their own skin. It can also be a way to express appreciation for the darker shades of black, which can be incredibly flattering on many skin tones. Embracing the all-black outfit can be a celebration of self-acceptance and self-love, promoting a positive body image and self-confidence.
1. What is an all-black outfit?
An all-black outfit is a clothing ensemble where every piece of clothing, including the shirt, pants, shoes, and accessories, is black in color. It is a monochromatic look that has become increasingly popular in fashion over the years.
2. What is the significance of wearing an all-black outfit?
Wearing an all-black outfit can symbolize various things, depending on the context and the individual wearing it. It can represent a fashion statement, a mourning or funeral, a sign of rebellion, or even a nod to a specific subculture. In general, wearing an all-black outfit can convey a sense of sophistication, elegance, and confidence.
3. Is wearing an all-black outfit appropriate for all occasions?
No, wearing an all-black outfit may not be appropriate for all occasions. While it can be a fashionable and stylish choice for certain events, such as a formal dinner or a night out, it may not be suitable for more casual settings, such as a day at the beach or a picnic. Additionally, wearing an all-black outfit to a funeral or a memorial service may be seen as disrespectful or inappropriate.
4. Can an all-black outfit be worn by anyone?
Yes, an all-black outfit can be worn by anyone, regardless of age, gender, or body type. However, it is important to consider the occasion and the context in which the outfit will be worn. An all-black outfit can be a bold and daring choice, so it may not be suitable for everyone or every situation.
5. What accessories can be worn with an all-black outfit?
Accessorizing an all-black outfit can add depth and dimension to the look. Some popular accessories include a black leather jacket, a statement necklace, a pair of black boots, a black handbag, or a black belt. The key is to keep the accessories simple and cohesive with the overall monochromatic theme of the outfit. | <urn:uuid:baa8cccd-98c8-4c0c-bbbc-3362fd7f6cc4> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.blackgirlsgardeningco.com/exploring-the-symbolism-and-significance-of-the-all-black-outfit/ | 2024-04-18T14:32:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.954791 | 3,051 |
After the second Call for proposals, 33 projects were contracted. The projects aim to improve the welfare of the people in the Black Sea Basin regions through sustainable growth and joint environmental protection. They are proposing efficient actions to promote business and common approaches to protect the environment.
The total budget of the projects is 28.6 million euro, 26.3 million euro from ENI funds.
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If you are one of those people who are looking for a house to buy, but are in search of a way to avoid paying the big fees the real-estate agents charge? Well, you are not the only one in this group as there are plenty of people searching for alternate ways of purchasing properties without agent’s help.
Save real-estate agent’s hefty fee
In some conditions, the sellers pay the fee of real estate agents; however the fee always reflects the increased asking price for the house anyway. It’s not mandatory to pay a big fee to the real estate agents just because you are thinking of buying a new home. It is not really an obligation for you to pay the extremely high money on real-estate agents every time you think about purchasing a new property. There are numerous other ways to own new properties without requiring any help of the agents, thus avoid paying the big bucks as fee to them. Utilizing these tools while purchasing a new house ensures that you get a good deal which is much affordable than spending a hefty sum given to the property agents.
Whether you are looking forward to sell a property or to purchase one, getting the property thoroughly inspected is essential. In general cases, the buyer hires someone for the inspection of the property to make sure there is nothing wrong with the property. But sometimes sellers also perform an internal inspection just to make sure they are selling the house in a good condition to avoid future conflicts with the buyer. The process of inspection is completely separated from the work of a real estate agent and you can get it done even without hiring an agent. All you need to do for this is to contact an inspection agency and check that they are approved and certified for this task.
How to select properties online:
Purchasing properties online is a newer trend and is getting popular with time. The best thing about this trend is that you can get the listings pretty faster for any area and many of the properties listed online are on sale. Without any real-estate agent in between the seller and buyer, you save the commission money. For the sellers, online platforms of property selling are proving real beneficial as most of them are either free or charge very minimal of fee, unlike a realtor who charges heavily. Another benefit is the great deal of exposure you get with the online marketing of your property.
Even though purchasing property online you are not really seeing the property in person but the rest of the details are same. Get familiar with the other legal practices involved with the purchase of property. You still need to get an inspection done of the property and check the paperwork of the selling party. Other works include all the paperwork regarding the purchase of property and mentioning of all conditions. Since you have the ability to go through thousands of property online of any city, you need to make your mind about your needs first. Decide what you want and fix a budget, then shortlist the best options you get online.
Don’t rush into making the decision or the purchase, take time in finalizing the paperwork and terms. Negotiate as much as possible and before fixing a price, first check and compare the prices in any particular area to know the trends in the locality. Internet is a great tool to find attractive offers on properties and to find properties in prime locations; however some precautions are essential to make a good deal with online property purchase.
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Dental Crowns in Westmead
For patients who are missing teeth, have had a prior root canal, or those who simply want to correct a chipped or cracked tooth’s appearance, a dental crown may be an ideal solution.
Dental crowns are crafted to match your smile perfectly in colour, tooth shape and bite. They’ll also look, feel and function exactly like your real teeth. In fact, it’s likely your own friends and family members won’t be able to tell you have a crown – they’ll simply comment on how beautiful your smile is.
What Are Crowns?
Crowns, or “caps” as some call them, are custom-made covers for teeth that have had a root canal (leaving very little tooth structure), cracked or weakened teeth or teeth that are so decayed that a regular filling isn’t sufficient.
At the first appointment, we prepare the tooth to ensure the crown is able to fit over it snuggly. Next, we mold an impression of the tooth so that the crown fits between the teeth on either side; and is the same size and shape as the one being capped. At the end of this visit, we attach a temporary crown to protect the tooth until the permanent crown is ready.
At the second visit, we cement the permanent crown and make sure that it feels comfortable and natural and that your bite is correct. That’s it!
‘Should I Get a Dental Crown?’
- Ideal for patients with cracked tooth syndrome.
- Rebuilds broken, decayed or worn-down teeth.
- Recommended after root canal therapy.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The HUNOR - Hungarian Astronaut Programme begins the two-year training of Hungary’s newly established career astronaut team consisting of one doctor and three engineers.
Hungary’s astronaut candidates were introduced in a press conference. The four selected candidates are: Gyula Cserényi, a 33-year-old electrical engineer, Tibor Kapu, a 31-year-old space industry development engineer, Ádám Schlégl, a clinical orthopedic surgeon and András Szakály, a 40-year-old aerospace design engineer All of these candidates with the exception of Ádám Schlégl are BME graduates.
A key message of the opening speech delivered by Orsolya Ferencz, ministerial commissioner for space research, at the event was that Hungary is returning to space. Based on the important catalyst effect the spaceflight of Bertalan Farkas, attending the event as a guest, in 1980 had on Hungary’s science and research activities, the main objective of the new astronaut programme to stimulate long and steady growth and development in Hungary’s science and high-tech industry is a well-grounded ambition, Orsolya Ferencz said summarising the long term goals of the programme.
Miklós Maróth, president of the Eötvös Loránd Research Network (ELKH) informed that the Space Research Laboratory of the ELKH Centre for Energy Research, Hungary’s leading space research and space technology laboratory, was selected by the government to coordinate, implement and manage this complex programme.
Gábor Magyari, the astronaut selection and training manager of the HUNOR programme said that the four candidates introduced were selected from the 240 valid applications received based on criteria defined by the European Space Agency, NASA, the International Space Station and the programme’s private industry partner, Axiom Space. The nearly one-year-long selection process included tests on the intellectual performance, physical strength, character stability, the scientific work quality of the contestants and checked whether they are able to work together in a team and lead as well when required, Gábor Magyari explained.
Gyula Cserényi, 33, an electrical engineer, studied at BME’s Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics and then worked for Robert Bosch managing the operation of the high voltage power network of the company’s industrial facility. His most favourite sport in the last few years has been obstacle course racing. Tibor Kapu, 31, a development engineer, graduated from BME as a mechanical engineer, he was employed in the pharmaceutical industry then worked with the batteries of hybrid vehicles and later on radiation protection developments for astronauts. As a parachutist, he has had 38 jumps so far. András Szakály, 40, an aerospace design engineer, graduated from BME’s Faculty of Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering and then worked for various aircraft industry giants and also at small, emerging companies from Austria to Great Britain. His most recent job was in Munich in charge of a 120-strong engineering team that designed a prototype for an electric aircraft. |
The HUNOR Hungarian Astronaut Programme aims to obtain access for a Hungarian research astronaut at the International Space Station foreseeably in late 2024 or early 2025 where he will conduct scientific experiments developed mainly by Hungarian scientists and will be able to perform research work on the International Space Station for almost a month.
BME was the first to launch a master training programme in space engineer in Hungary in September 2022.
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Alosra distributes Ramadan food hampers to families in need
As part of Alosra supermarket’s commitment to contribute to the communities in which it operates, it donated and distributed 1,742 food hampers to disadvantaged families across Bahrain, in preparation for the holy month of Ramadan.
The Ramadan Food Hampers Drive is an annual charitable initiative which aims to distribute food staples that are essential to wellbeing and provided to those that need them the most.
The Alosra supermarket team worked together with the four governorates and local charities to distribute the hampers, which included non-perishable items such as cooking oil, rice flour, kebab flour, harees, sugar, salt, vermicelli, oats, rice, pasta, dumpling mix and more. The food hampers were distributed by both the Alosra team and various charities in order to reach a wide range of families in the kingdom’s four governorates.
“Alosra continues to stand firm in its commitment to supporting the local community through various outreach programmes,” said Alosra’s Food Retailing and Distribution General Manager, Jaffar Al Asfoor. “The Ramadan Food Hamper Drive is one of our longstanding initiatives that allows us to support families during a time of year focused on giving back. I am grateful for our team’s continuing support to making a difference, as well as for the local charities and organisations that assist us in widening our reach,” he added. | <urn:uuid:465e78c9-2d80-4324-bde8-32baa594ed1b> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.bmmigroup.com/2021/04/alosra-distributes-ramadan-food-hampers-to-families-in-need/ | 2024-04-18T13:16:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.951644 | 317 |
- Equity markets pulled back this week amid a quiet run of economic data.
- The S&P 500 slipped 1.4%, with banks (-4.1%) and energy (-3.4%) posting the deepest declines, while defensive sectors held at the top of the leaderboard.
- While the data flow was light, Fed Chair Powell testified to Congress, reiterating that the rate hold at the last meeting wasn’t necessarily a pause (more like a skip that reduces the tightening size); and reinforcing that they could be leaning against inflation with these elevated interest rate levels for a while still.
Last week, the Bank of England raised interest rates by 50 bps, prompting speculation on the state of U.S. and European markets. Broadly speaking, international markets benefitted from some positive economic surprises in late 2022 and early this year. This created a tailwind and was the primary reason why EAFE outperformed even the U.S. market for a period of time. But those positive surprises are now diminishing, and some are even turning negative. This reversal is tied in part to inflation, which remains much higher in Europe than in North America. As a result, the Bank of England and European Central Bank (ECB) remain on more aggressive paths than their counterparts across the Atlantic. This will put more pressure on the European consumer and weigh on the U.K. and EU economies. In Canada and the U.S., conversely, the consumer is holding up fairly well, which is why an economic downturn—which remains likely—isn’t imminent. Europe also has somewhat different issues than North America, with the Russia-Ukraine war and a disappointing reopening in China (on which Europe is reliant) creating a drag on the economy.
Bottom Line: The U.S. and EU economies appear to be weakening again, so investor caution is certainly warranted.
Canadian Dollar (CAD)
Bottom Line: Significant appreciation or depreciation of the CAD is unlikely in the short term, and while minor movement is possible, it’s difficult to predict given economic uncertainty.
Bottom Line:Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin may have a role in portfolios as an alternative asset class, but they’re not a replacement for gold.
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There are those of you who say: “I’m not giving away any of my company literature online unless I get a name and address in return. So what if it means only a tenth as many people read my company literature? They’re no use to me if I don’t know who they are.” And there are those of you who say: “I just want to get my company literature in front of as many people as possible. I don’t need to know who gets it. I’ll find out when they come back to me to buy”.
I stopped taking sides on that one long ago, because most marketing managers seem to have fairly fixed opinions. But here’s a well-written suggestion for a ‘third way’. Try It: An Easy Tweak for Better Leads on the B2B Web Strategy Blog says we should experiment with giving away the content without registration, but on the same page, having a ‘more information’ form. The author seems convinced that it gets great results, and it makes sense. After all, even when I write a promotion which says: “click here to visit a page where you can fill in a form to request something”, I’m delighted if 20% of the people who click through actually fill in the form, despite knowing exactly what they were going to be offered, and what was going to be required of them. Surely anything must stand a good chance of improving on that. | <urn:uuid:09449d0a-cc0a-4979-8813-13df11d05538> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.bmon.co.uk/2011/04/converting-giveaways-to-enquiries-a-third-way/ | 2024-04-18T14:14:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.970548 | 316 |
Have you ever had those days where you just cannot be bothered to cook? Well… I seem to have those days most of the time! But have you thought, I wish I had a lovely home cooked meal, which I didn’t have to prepare or slam in the microwave?
Much to my laissez-faire approach to lunch and dinner times, I was delighted when I came across Arissy Kitchen; a Brighton-based catering delivery service, who prepare set menus for a restaurant-quality dining experience at home. This I had to try.
After a long week of work, stress and the usual Covid news sending my eyes rolling, I decided to treat myself and a work colleague to a delicious home-cooked lunch, delivered right to our office door.
The Arissy Kitchen make it effortless to order from their set menu, which offers a choice of two or three courses (see end of page for current menu). I should add, it evolves every few weeks to keep things different and exciting. At the time of ordering we went for the three-course meal for two (£30 each).
All the dishes carefully created by Arissy Kitchen draw influences from Spanish, Greek, Italian and Cypriot cooking – something evident and compelling when reading the menu. We went for:
Chorizo and sweetcorn croquettes, saffron aioli,
Pork belly, confit celeriac, kale, apple and mustard chutney
Pistachio baklava, whipped Greek yoghurt
Grilled peach and heritage tomato panzanella (VG)
Aubergine, quinoa and walnut involtini, red pepper passata, rocket and olive (VG)
Chocolate and date tart, coconut ‘yoghurt’ (VG)
The food came lovingly packed in recyclable cardboard containers, which you can eat straight out of, or opt for the ‘pile everything onto a plate’ approach, like I did. Me and my colleague decided it all looked too good not to share, so… as you can see (image below), with all four dishes adorning my plate, it presented a lovely and colorful array of different taste sensations.
With my eyes fixed on the plate I tucked in and first impressions were great! The aubergine dish was an absolute dream. The mix of this soft, absorbent fruit with red pepper passata and the crunch from the walnuts makes it a fulfilling dish in its own right.
The pork belly was a prime cut of succulent meat that had a herby flavour. The only downside was the crackling was a little tough on bite, but this may have been because we let it cool down whilst taking our pictures (much to my colleague’s dismay).
The Italian influence was very apparent with the grilled peach and tomato panzanella, which was new to me, and I have to say was a very pleasing array of textures and colours (and thereby great for pictures).
But the winner for me was the chorizo and sweetcorn croquettes with a side of saffron aioli. These were the right kind of crispy outer layer and delicate filling which simply melted in the mouth. If I could order more of these I would!
For dessert, and keeping with the spirit of sharing, we delved into the delicious (and totally vegan) chocolate and date tart. This was blessed with a delightful thick ganache, so a pairing with the coconut yogurt was spot on. Last, but not least, the baklava gave a crispy, sticky and sweet ending, leaving me gourmandised in my chair with a look of, ‘shall I just take the rest of the day off?’
It’s clear the team at Arissy Kitchen place a lot of effort into creating well-balanced and tasty meals fit for a king, or a queen, or a hungry party looking to be fed restaurant quality food anywhere they like. In these strange and different Covid times, it’s refreshing to see such a home-grown local service exceeding expectations and delivering a meal to remember. Give it a try, especially if we all have another lockdown.
Orders must be placed at least twelve hours in advance of your chosen booking slot, and delivery area is limited. So do check in advance. For more info visit: arissykitchen.com
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