text:
Floorbrite is in a unique position in our industry to have the positive attributes that come from the maturity and experience of over 40 years in the Cleaning and Facilities business. But at the same time, having key management roles throughout the company filled with young, enthusiastic and driven individuals keen to make their mark in the industry. These strengths make for a dynamic team when considering strategies, courses of action or problem solving for our clients.
Our team is nurtured through clear and close communication, support, training and development. In the first instance we look to our talented individuals for promotion opportunities. Our growing reputation throughout the industry as a market leader with family values at our core also means that we are approached by individuals eager to join our organisation. Selection is based on professional skills, industry experience, qualifications, personal profile and company compatibility in order to achieve the most well rounded and versatile teams for our spectrum of clients.
Communication with our Operational Management Team is fundamental to our success. Monthly one to one meetings with our Area Managers in addition to monthly and quarterly team meetings as a minimum, ensure the transparency and foresight to prepare for our client and team requirements. In conjunction with the Operations meetings, Floorbrite’s Sales and Operations Directors meet weekly so that Operations are aware and prepared for new business going forward. They ensure that new contracts mobilise correctly and as seamlessly as possible, covering all TUPE and HR issues.
Following the mobilisation period of a contract, we look to implement regular meetings with our clients to monitor the teams’ performance. Your Area Manager will arrange these meetings at a time and frequency convenient for you, using the latest technology to score and record the information via IPads, within our CRM system. Furthermore, Floorbrite’s Operations Director, Health and Safety Manager and Training and Development Manager are regularly involved with the ongoing monitoring and performance of contracts. In addition to visual inspections the Area Managers will also visit your sites during cleaning shift times to manage or retrain staff, assess stock levels or just pass on recognition of a job well done.
In the event of an emergency or contract priority, your Area Manager and Operations Management team are fully contactable to ensure your requirements are met as soon as possible.


text:
Online shopping is getting more and more people these days and if you have not tried it yet you have really missed something great. More and more people who like to buy Silk Plants Direct Glittered Pencil Cactus Wreath, Pack of 2 are showing their internet in online shopping which make their shopping easy and affordable. If you are too looking for Silk Plants Direct Glittered Pencil Cactus Wreath, Pack of 2 then you have reached the right place which makes allow you to shop for Silk Plants Direct Glittered Pencil Cactus Wreath, Pack of 2 at best price without moving from one place to another.
may possibly not}} match by any means, however, you might really enjoy a piece.}} Don't allow this to take place. Take along one sample or pictures of your respective existing furniture to help you obtain the new items that you desire.Prior to buying furniture, plan your financial allowance. In relation to furniture, you possess a myriad of options. When you don't set an affordable budget and a long list of the things you decide to buy, you could possibly turn out making costly mistakes. When you know your limit, you won't go overboard.Explore the thrift store. You may well be surprised to get gems over these stores. You can actually score an effective piece at the good deal, meaning your redecoration could go farther than you once thought, when your mind and eyes are sharp.Have a look at online shops for your personal furniture. Even if this isn't how the majority of people search for furniture that's large, a great deal of online vendors will certainly supply you with a better price than the usual store. Furthermore you will get free delivery sometimes from online vendors. Shopping on the internet could help you save a good deal, and is particularly worth looking at.Be sure the bed or couch you are thinking about buying is comfortable. You might spend still another of your respective entire life with your bed and a lot of hours in your couch. You have to be sure you will be comfortable in your furniture, and you must invest well.Seeing that you've finished finding information on this page, you are prepared to purchase your furniture with knowledge behind you. Do you know what you must search for, and the way you might save money. Take these ideas along whenever you go shopping, both for a greater experience, and furniture for that reason.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


text:
This webinar will cover a variety of standing, judicial estoppel and claim preclusion issues and offer practical suggestions for ways to ensure that debtors’ non-bankruptcy causes of action can be litigated. Topics will include debtor’s standing during and after Chapter 7 and 13 cases, determining whether a cause of action is property of the estate, proper scheduling and disclosure of claims including whether a duty exists for post-petition claims in Chapter 13 cases, avoiding and responding to judicial estoppel arguments, plan treatment of prosecution and settlement of litigation, employment and compensation of counsel to litigate debtor’s legal claims, effect of plan confirmation on debtor’s right to bring causes of action post-confirmation; impact of stating an intent to surrender collateral on post-bankruptcy claims and defenses; using waiver and estoppel arguments against mortgage creditors.
If you are unable to attend the live webinar, please register by September 22, 2016 at 2:00 PM Est. to receive the webinar recording, materials (copy of presentation and Non Bankruptcy Causes of Action exert from Chapter 13: Practice And Procedure, 2d, 2016 Ed) and be registered for drawing.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


text: Falk, Donald Albert. 1990. “Discovering The Future, Creating The Past: Some Reflections On Restoration”. Ecological Restoration 8. Ecological Restoration: 71–72.

industry_corpus2: Others


text:
Believe it or not, Neanderthals appear to have been caring for their smile. Research shows that without a dentist they had to self-medicate for pain in their teeth. The new research out of Australia suggests that the Neanderthals knew exactly what to eat when the pain in their teeth wouldn't go away.
3. They also appear to have been eating a natural antibiotic mould.
"Dental plaque traps microorganisms that lived in the mouth and pathogens found in the respiratory and gastrointestinal tract," she explained in a university news release.

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


text:
With 2 year old twins and two older kids, I’ve learned that saying “no” to things is part of my self-care. I have begun simplifying many different parts of my life. This Christmas is even more simplified and I’m ok with that. The decorations will be minimal. We’ll do a basic, decorated tree and some outdoor lights but I’ve decided I will not lug the 8 boxes of decorations out to Christmasify the house. Especially when the 2-year-old twins will only destroy any festive item I attempt to adorn a shelf/table/countertop with. I’m honestly just hoping the tree survives these two boys!
I love the tradition of giving and receiving cards but needed a simplified option here as well. When Basic Invite reached out and showed me how easily I could create and customize our xmas cards I was all for it! I hopped onto their website and enjoyed the ease of creating a card that suited our family.
All envelopes are peel-and-seal, no licking required!
Printed samples so you can see exactly how it will print as well as feeling the paper quality before placing your final order.
Address capturing service! Basic Invite offers an address capturing service that allows customers to simply share a link on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or any other form of social media to request their friend’s and family’s addresses. They are then stored in the customer’s account and can be selected during the design process. Say what?! Love this free option!
Recipient address printing at no cost on all Christmas card orders. Boom. Big time saver.
Now that our inexpensive holiday cards are ordered, the kids and I will look forward to hanging the ones we receive from friends and family across the country!
As I continue to simplify this mom-of-4 life, I’ve decided which holiday traditions I will continue this year (cookie decorating) and which ones I’ll set aside for now (waiting in line for a picture with Santa). Although a screaming kid on Santa’s lap is always a funny baby book memento.
Holiday traditions and stressors are different for each of us. Take a moment to recognize when and where you might be able to simplify, receive help or simply say “no thanks”. My wish for you is to enjoy more magical moments of presence and let go of the expectation to do it all.
I hope you have a beautifully-basic holiday season.


text:
My grandfather, who is 95 and besides my husband is my best friend, was in WWII. He saw some pretty horrific things and he still won't share everything with me because he doesn't like talking about what he had to see and do. That's probably why I stay away from WWII books. I really enjoyed your list!
I'm with you on spy stories...too many twists to keep straight makes reading seem like a chore instead of a hobby!
I've enjoyed fiction on World War II, but it has to be extremely well-done with an unusual POV for me to enjoy it. For example, I liked the "City of Women" which is set in Berlin in the middle of the war and is narrated from the perspective of a German soldier's wife.
I agree, a book described as a "tour de force" is often disappointing.
1)EVERYONE raving about how great it is.
2)Set during the Civil War. "Cold Mountain" was the only good Civil War novel. No one else should try to write one.
3)The characters are people of extreme privilege.
4) Historical novels with actual historical figures about whom we know a great deal as characters. Most writers who try this fail abysmally.
5)The narrative is too self-consciously experimental. In one of Peter Matthiessen's novels the written narration just stops and the page is covered with strange black shapes. WHAT?
7)Novels by guys that are all about proving their manliness (or being bad boys). Both are extremely annoying.
10) It's by John Grisham.
P.S. --I love a good spy novel. But there are not that many. I've tried dozens but can only name 2 or 3 I liked.
I agree with your 7, Kevin. Men acting manly is a total turn-off. I have mixed feelings about 4. I've always disliked the idea of novels about historical figures because it just seems like it confuses the issue and is somehow a betrayal of truth, but then I've read a few that I liked, so I can't really complain.
I really liked "All the Light We Cannot See" -- but, too, I enjoy WWII novels. (Though I completely agree that they're overdone!) You should give it a try eventually. The writing was so good! And lots of WWII novels involve romance, but not that one.
And "A Little Life" -- you are SO right about that cover. I actually always thought it was a guy cringing in pain, and after reading the book I think it's meant to evoke both interpretations. It's a sucker-punch of a book, that's for sure. I never even wrote a review because I couldn't get my thoughts about it sorted, but it's worth a read.
If you asked me I'd say I like spy novels... but I can't actually think of any off the top of my head that I enjoyed -- or even that I've read -- so maybe I don't! I will say, I watched the movie of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and it put me to sleep.

industry_corpus2: Literature & Emotions


text:
Rarely does a movie come along that hits me squarely between the eyes. Most movies are purely entertainment and get thumbs up or thumbs down immediately after watching and then forgotten about. Once in a while a scene from a movie will stand out to me and cause me to think beneath the surface. It’s rare, though, for a movie to resonate with me like Crazy, Stupid, Love did. Anyone that knows me well knows I’m a sucker for relationships and chick flicks (I can’t help that is how I’m wired). Having one character to relate to in a movie can be enjoyable but having 5 different characters I could relate to was definitely crazy stupid!
In case you haven’t seen it I will give you a 30 second trailer: The movie opens with Cal Weaver being told by his wife, Emily, that she had an affair with her coworker, David Lindhagen. Cal and Emily have three children, Hannah (mid 20s), Robbie (early teen), and Molly (11ish). Cal moves out and begins frequenting a bar where he voices his displeasure for his wife and David Lindhagen to anyone within earshot. Finally, Jacob Palmer calls Cal over from across the bar and makes Cal an offer. Jacob, being an expert at picking up women, offers to help Cal reinvent himself and get some of his manhood back. Cal accepts Jacob’s offer and the transformation is a beauty to watch.
I saw myself in many of the different characters in this movie for a lot of reasons. While on the roller coaster of life I have been in the shoes of these different characters and it literally took me days to piece together why this movie hit me so hard. I watched it again a couple days later and have watched it probably 6 more times since then.
First, Cal Weaver (played perfectly by Steve Carell) portrays a husband whose life has just been turned upside down. Hearing the words of a marriage being finalized and then having those words sink in are definitely enough to make one jump out of a moving vehicle. The numbing jolt experienced by this news wouldn’t be wished on your worst enemy. The culmination of years of love, sneaking into years of indifference, slipping into years of contempt, sliding into years of regret, and finally free-falling into hatred is a process that I wish all couples could avoid. If only there was an automatic loop that took both parties back to the beginning stages of love the minute they discover indifference has snuck in. As soon as the slip-and-slide of contempt and regret take hold the relationship’s days are usually numbered.
Cal reminded me of myself for several different reasons. First, I saw myself in him as a husband whose life is crumbling apart due to a marriage that is disintegrating. I have been there and they are difficult times to relive. After the dust settled and Cal finally met Jacob he began the process of regaining his manhood and rediscovering himself. I have been there as well. I don’t remember going and announcing to the whole bar that my wife was leaving me for David Lindhagen the way Cal did but I do remember attempting to find a little comfort in a lot of bottles.
Next, during marriage I found myself more in the character of Cal but while single I most definitely played the part of Jacob (played by Ryan Gosling). Even though I never had the looks of Ryan Gosling (or his “photo-shopped abs”); I never let that stop me from meeting new people—and by “people” I mean women. 😉 I decided since life presented another chance at freedom I should take advantage of it. I am not necessarily proud of every decision I made during that time of my life but every experience has molded me into who I am today.
Third, David Lindhagen (played by Kevin Bacon) reminded me of myself because he was the “nice guy” trying to steal Emily away from Cal. I have been in the “friend zone” a couple times trying to play Mr. Nice Guy waiting for the girl to realize I was the better option for her. Being the nice guy who’s stuck in the friend zone doesn’t help the manhood much either. Being David Lindhagen meant I made it too much about the girl and didn’t save any identity for myself.
It’s crazy now that I think about it. Women rarely want the David Lindhagen, but they are always attracted to the Jacob Palmer, who usually ends up settling into Cal Weaver after years of marriage. If the man continues to be a Jacob Palmer he never settles down enough to fall in love but if he settles down too much he risks turning into Cal Weaver. I suppose this is where the movie hits me squarely between the eyes. For the second time in my life I have experienced this transition in me from being the charming and confident Jacob Palmer to settling into the self-doubting Cal Weaver. This is a mystery I hope to solve; especially knowing there are plenty of David Lindhagens lurking about just waiting for my wife to become frustrated with me.
I also have to mention Cal and Emily’s son, Robbie. I saw a very young and naïve version of myself in Robbie for obvious reasons. Besides the fact that Robbie is discovering his manhood for the first time while being madly in love with his babysitter, he is also unwilling to give up the idea that he has a soul mate. I often wonder why so many adults lose faith in the idea of a soul mate and turn cynical towards the grandiose possibilities of love? It seems as though all of us guilty-as-charged adults could use some of Robbie’s persistent refusal to give up on love.
So the moral of the story is Love is Crazy, Love is Stupid, Love is Love! It seems as though real life never ends as gracefully as it does in the movies. In real life, Love isn’t any less crazy or any less stupid—it is actually quite messy. If there’s one thing I learned about Love, though, one must always keep a sense of humor. I found myself laughing out loud several times throughout this movie. Maybe that’s another reason Crazy, Stupid, Love resonated so deeply with me. It made me look at how messy love can be and yet still gave me plenty to laugh at.
I wish you all the craziest, stupidest love you can wrap your heart around!
Previous Now is Right On Time!

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


text:
Lisle teaches ICT and business studies at a school for children with emotional social and mental health difficulties in the New Forest. Lisle has been a councillor for 8 years and served on most of the Committees, spending a year and a half as Chairman of Planning. Lisle is also vice chairman of the BCP Shadow Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
In her spare time, she is in her final year of a Bsc in Applied Psychology.
Lisle's main interest are maintaining and, where possible, improving the children’s and adults services across our authority. This, whilst it seems to get less headlines than other areas, is the main area of spending, and this need is growing year on year.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


text:
Find Artificial Sand Machine manufacturers, Artificial Sand Machine suppliers, exporters, wholesalers and distributors in Delhi India - List of Artificial Sand Machine selling companies from Delhi with catalogs, phone numbers, addresses & prices for Artificial Sand Machine.
Sand Making Machine/Artificial Sand Making Machine/Sand Maker Shanghai MG is a young and dynamic factory exporting Sand Making Machine,Artificial Sand Making Machine,Sand Maker to the overseas market for small to medium customers.
With the development of buildings, roads, bridges and other construction projects, artificial sand shortage phenomenon occurs. Therefore, improving the system of life and artificial sand sand production equipment, is the main way to solve the current problems with the sand.
VSI5X sand making machine is the latest artificial sand making equipment of SBM. Its convertible distributor can greatly simplify the operation. Besides, the assembled hammer reduces the production cost by more than 30%.
Shanghai SBM Mining and Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. is a hi-tech, engineering group manufacruring artificial sand making machine. We are specialized in the research, development, and production of industrial crushing and powder processing equipment and pertinent devices.
Jan 06, 2014· As a new type of artificial machine, Sand Making Machine not only can effectively reduce the waste of human resources but also can ease the problem of the lack of sand and gravel.
Automotive Artificial Intelligence Market by Technology ... [203 Pages Report] Automotive Artificial Intelligence Market categorizes global market by Offering (Hardware, Software), Technology (Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Context Awareness and Natural Language Processing), Process, Application and Region.
Sand making machine,artificial sand making machine plant,Sand. Sand maker is mainly used for manufacturing artificial sand and stone materials and it is an important sand making plant. » Learn More. Sand Maker,Vsi Sand Maker,Sand Making Machine,Sand Making.
Work Flow of Sand Making Machine. Vibrating Feeder -> Jaw Crusher -> Impact Crusher -> Vibrating Screen -> Artificial sand is a better alternative solution for natural river sand to protect the natural sand for balancing the nature and society.
artificial sand making machine also can be used in the production of glass,quartz sand and other high purity material. artificial sand making machine Features: 1. artificial sand making machine structure is simple, and the operating cost is low.

industry_corpus2: Manufacturing


text:
Abel Maldonado saw the writing on the wall and did the smart thing. Governor Brown, and Democratic leaders in the legislature, delivered on their promises by stopping the cuts to education, balancing the budget and pulling California out of the economic doldrums. Californians are once more discussing investing in our future instead of cutting our way to the bottom.
It's no surprise that Republicans are taking a look at the landscape and deciding they don't have much to run on.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


text:
Our comprehensive range of internal tiles are used in domestic, retail and prestigious commercial projects such as Fox Studios, DFS Galleria, Myers Chatswood. Will be perfect for your needs.
Our extensive range of external tile sizes, colour and textures are perfect for all outdoor situations.
Classic Tiles’s range is constantly diversifying and evolving with the latest trends from Europe and Asia.
Unglazed Fine Porcelain Tiles, several textures and shapes, complemented by 49 matching trim pieces.
CLASSIC TILES Pty Ltd is a registered company established in 1969 that imports, supplies and installs marble, granite and ceramic tiles with a level of professionalism that is second to none. CLASSIC TILES is proudly associated with the development of prestigious projects, such as Fox Studios, Foreign Affairs Building (Canberra ACT), DFS Galleria (The Rocks, Sydney), Myer Westfield (Chatswood), Westfield (Hornsby), The Paramount Apartments (William Street, Sydney – Winner of 2nd prize Grand Prix 2002-2004).OUR WELL ESTABLISHED SUPPLIER PARTNERSHIPS have allowed us to satisfy the most difficult requests as well as complying with the safety standards of the Occupational Health and Safety demanded by N.S.W. and Australian Government initiatives. Such products are guaranteed in their durability and quality, whilst being available in a wide range of colour, sizes and finishes.
CLASSIC TILES stocks a wide range of products manufactured in various cosmopolitan locations such as Portugal, Spain, France, and China. Our wide sourcing allows us to offer you a range of affordable prices for your projects and designs. We tile shopping centres, private households, industrial constructions, sport centres, swimming pools or any other situation where you need both stunning contemporary design and flawless installation.

industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction


text:
Windows 10 | Tape Op Magazine | Longform candid interviews with music producers and audio engineers covering mixing, mastering, recording and music production.
The nascence of my music-technology career goes back to high school, when I wrote a 1-bit sampling drum-machine program for my Apple ][+, utilizing the computer's cassette-tape storage port as the A/D converter. In college, I moved up to a Mac Plus. When I got kicked out of college and ended up at Digidesign (now Avid), my primary machines were a "portable" Mac SE and a then- secret Mac II that was encased in plywood. When I returned to college and continued on to grad school, I had several versions of Mac II computers, supplemented with various UNIX workstations. I stayed a loyal Mac user for many years thereafter, always having at least one current-model Mac at home, even when I switched to a Windows laptop for work. During that time, I even built a couple "FrankenMacs" with parts that I repurposed from other Macs or purchased online. But eventually, I switched almost entirely to Windows. Today, my three main computers — my near-silent rackmount studio PC from Endpcnoise.com, my ultraportable Toshiba touchscreen laptop, and my Microsoft Surface 3 hybrid tablet — are all running Windows 10. I find that Windows 10, supplemented with Cygwin (a Unix-like environment for Windows), is the best OS choice for my needs.
Windows 10 has a better balance of mouse/touchscreen UX paradigms than previous versions of Windows, the vast majority of programs compiled for previous versions still run in Windows 10, and Windows 10 works on a broad range of devices, even older hardware like my year-2008 studio PC. Importantly, Windows 10 has been super stable on all three of my primary devices. Decades ago, the Blue Screen of Death made regular appearances in Windows, but since installing Windows 10 a year ago, I've only seen one BSOD. — I recently visited the office of Cakewalk, developer of Sonar [Tape Op #107], and I sat down with CTO Noel Borthwick to talk about Windows 10. The original Cakewalk sequencer first shipped for Windows in 1991, and the company has remained in an active relationship with the Windows development team ever since. Noel explained to me that the most significant change in Windows 10, in regards to real-time audio needs, is in the Windows Audio Session API (WASAPI) layer, which manages audio streams and handles audio engines and endpoint devices.
Interestingly, even though most professional DAW applications rely instead on the ASIO protocol, for Microsoft to make gains in WASAPI performance, optimizations had to be implemented in the Multimedia Class Scheduler Service (MMCSS) and in various Windows kernel components. The fallout of these gains is that Windows 10 has better low-latency performance, with lower CPU loads and fewer interrupts, which ultimately means improved performance for ASIO and other real-time processes too. To put it more directly, in Windows 10, you'll likely be able to load up your DAW sessions with more tracks and/or use smaller (lower-latency) I/O buffers than in Windows 7 or 8.
Admittedly, I experienced one gotcha here. Changes in MMCSS caused audio dropouts in Cubase 8 and in the initial release of 8.5, but an easy workaround was to manually elevate the Cubase process to maximum priority. That workaround is no longer required with the most recent releases of Cubase 8.5. On a related note, many of the workarounds and optimizations that were recommended by DAW publishers for previous versions of Windows are no longer useful in Windows 10 (and some are actually detrimental). For help on this topic, read Cakewalk's Windows Optimization Guide goo.gl/sUkGV2 for a concise set of tweaks. I would also suggest turning off or removing any default Windows features and apps that you don't plan to use (e.g., Cortana, Money, Sports, Xbox, etc.), as instructed by TenForums.com goo.gl/Ttaoux. All in all, I'm very happy with Windows 10, and I'm looking forward to the Anniversary Update in August.


text:
In order to get you the most accurate quote possible, we need to know a little about you and your agency.
We'll be asking you a series of questions that won't take you more than a minute or two to answer. We look forward to providing you with helpful information.


text:
Submit your articles on Chase Student Loans!
Submit your link on Chase Student Loans!
Regardless of the type of student loan that you are apply for, working through a lender or financial institute that provides a wide range of loan options is always an important considerations. Chase student loans offer a just such a wide option on both the original undergraduate loan, graduate loans and even consolidation loans for managing student debt even after graduation.
Chase student loans are private loans, also commonly called alternative student loans. They are not the same as federal student loans and do have different loan amounts, grace periods, deferment options and other conditional of the loan that can very different that a federal student loans. Typically Chase student loans, like any other private lender, will have a higher interest rate than a government loan, however they can be used to supplement the rather low maximum loan amounts available through government loans. Depending on various aspects of your loan application as well as your credit score and financial picture, you may qualify for up to $40,000 per year in Chase student loans and there is also a minimum of a $1000 loan per year.
Chase student loans can only be used for education related purchases and expenses. This means that private student loans, much like federal loans, can be used for things like books, lab fees, tuition, room and board while at school, travel to and from school or even for bus passes to get back and forth to school. Private student loans cannot be used for non-educational fees and expenses such as summer vacation trips or spring break travels, buying a new car, clothing or doctors or dentist's bills. Chase student loans could, however be used to buy a new laptop or computer and any software that is related to your field of study. They can also be used to pay off past tuition fees or expenses that may be required to be paid before you can continue with your education program of study. These rules for the use of student loan money is universal and is important to understand before using the money from your loan on any type of purchase.
Like many of the national lenders, Chase student loans can be applied for in a simple, secure online process and once you have been approved the funds are typically transferred within a few days to your selected bank account. In addition your statement is available online with options to set up automatic payments, email reminders and other features to make managing your Chase student loans simple and easy, no matter where you are.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


text: Bare Shell Office Space at Omaxe Square, Jasola District Centre, New Delhi. Having total super built up area 50,000 sq. ft. Space availability up-to 125,000 sq. ft. Space can be given smaller area as well. The Furnishing in the space can be also done as per clients requirements. Glass elevation corporate look building with all modern basic amenities like dedicated high speed Mitsubishi Elevators, Centrally air-Conditioned with fully power backup, 24/7 security with close circuit camera, Sophisticated firefighting systems etc.


text:
At Dumpsterator, we strive to bring you the best service at the best price available. We have a wide selection of dumpster sizes in stock in Galvin, WA, with flexible & timley pickup and delivery. Give us a call today for all your dumpster rental and roll off needs. Looking for dumpster rental in other cities? We have you covered as well!
Your roll-off dumpster in 98544 is only a phone call away. Don't delay!
A major cleanout might be stressful along with exhausting. Regardless of whether you're planning for an upcoming cross-country move into a smaller home, cleaning out a senior relative's home prior to an house sale as well as foreclosure, as well as gut-renovating your office along with installing all-new accessories, all of the crap you pitch has to go somewhere. You'll be able to divide the trash and crap up straight into small loads and drive back and out to the remove and the recycling center, totally wasting valuable time, gasoline, and energy. You can also save yourself the hassle by getting a professional crap hauling staff to do the heavy lifting and removal for you. Just what does a new junk hauler perform? It depends about the specific firm, so take into account your needs and your finances before making a new hiring selection.
These and also other issues will certainly influence the entire process of Dumpster Rental in 98544, regardless of the character of the challenge. Ask difficult questions, desire clear responses, knowing that there are many choices as it pertains to renting rotate off bins.
Giving solid consideration to how big the dumpster meant for a location as well as project is vital. It can be difficult sometimes to estimate the quantity of waste that will need to end up being removed, nevertheless taking the time to think of an accurate approximate makes the process go far more smoothly. Clearly, price is proportional to size as it pertains to dumpsters, so this is also a practical issue to do from the money viewpoint.
Many rotate off organizations promote the concept bigger is more preferable, meaning that you can be up-sold to a box size that well surpasses your real requirement. Much better certainly far better to err assisting having a somewhat more container compared to is necessary, one double the necessary capacity is definitely throwing away money.
Nowadays people and corporate and companies take advantage of these services. It is really all about the comfort. Be it garbage from the house, job management, an accommodation, a club as well as any place else, merely relax and provide away this garbage as assistance is just one get in touch with away.
After it's all around, you're going to involve some cleanup to perform. Together with your neighborhood friends, consider renting a new dumpster for the things that don't manage to sell. A lot of Dumpster Rental in 98544 companies would actually not discard the workable items that you add in your rented dumpster, but will rather donate these people to charity, so there is no want to feel that you happen to be being inefficient by taking a dumpster within to haul away from the excess yard sale items. If you rent then a dumpster to cleanup after town yard sale, you'll save yourself the hassle of having to transport everything to charitable organisation yourself, and you and your neighborhood friends will have a fast and simple way to clean everything available at once.
Booking a dumpster could be an extremely useful services for a lot of unique projects. But simply like any additional purchase, recall the old time period "buyer beware". Ask a good deal questions and ensure you get an all inclusive, predetermined fee on your dumpster get. Use the issues and guidelines above to help navigate through this Dumpster Rental in 98544 process and you need to come out a cheerful and proficient customer!
It is difficult regarding special event directors to rent the necessary amenities between many different suppliers. Renting from several vendors causes a logistical nightmare whilst setting up regarding and cleaning up after a occasion. In summary, bunch rental services collectively is a development that can help individuals save time, attempt, and money as soon as planning for an event.
Many people go their entire life without actually needing to get into Dumpster Rental in 98544. Others could do it on a daily basis. But for those who work in between, it can seem like something of a labyrinth as soon as deciding the way to it. Perhaps you have a huge event in the planning and need a method to dispose of every one of the trash. You will be planning a huge demolition and require a quick place to store dust without taking many trips for the dump. Most likely, there are individuals who can help you acquire just what you will need. Here are some hints that might help you will get started.
Our own first thought is that to obtain the job properly done it will simply take a few days or we can do it very easily over a 7 days end. This hits an individual that there are many things that will be nearly impossible to find rid of. Things such as odd bits of lumber or even that old fatigued kid's motorcycle. There are many items like this that you simply can't put out with your regular garbage. Our modern methods of waste collection along with recycling have helped the ecology tremendously. But then many of us hit the stumbling block from the number of limits that are now in place which limits along with restricts the quantity and type of miscellaneous waste that we could get rid of by way of normal stations.
Renting a dumpster can be a very useful assistance for a lot of distinct projects. But like any other purchase, can recall the old phrase "buyer beware". Ask a great deal questions and make sure you get a completely inclusive, flat rate on your dumpster order. Use the concerns and guidelines above to assist navigate through the Dumpster Rental in 98544 process and you ought to come out a content and proficient customer! You would like to rent a dumpster or even dumpsters from a dependable company as well. Clean dumpsters and excellent customer satisfaction are two other items you wish to make sure you have before determining which company to be able to rent from.
In order to dispose the waste through renovation, it is usually advisable to choose Dumpster Rental in 98544 service. A new Dumpster Rental in 98544 is used to be able to dispose too much amounts of waste that has been produced by different resources like home renovation, construction, yard cleanup along with commercial cleanup. The Dumpster Rental in 98544 assistance will lessen the waste materials got rid of in the trash dumps by recycling and also aid us in reducing the environmental pollution.
Maintain your business surroundings clean and hazard free while using usage of any construction Dumpster Rental in 98544. Your organization can look it's best also during design and reconstruction during organization hours simply by consistently positioning all got rid of items into the dumpster. Dumpsters are available for a clear and smooth transition through destruction along with demolition with a well maintained environment. Your current construction process can be made much easier with a dumpster. Varieties of sizes are available; choose a sizing that will best suite the trash elimination needs. Maintain your business upward and going whilst under-going construction keeping all junk and dust safely found in a dumpster.


text:
Have you ever found yourself in a situation which required you to play a song you did not know? Perhaps you’ve had to play unfamiliar material while sitting in at a blues jam or open mic. Or maybe when an audience member shouts out a request and your band attempts it even though none of you have ever played it before. I have been in these situations countless times. I’ve even been in situations where an artist decides to attempt an unfamiliar tune with the band hanging on for dear life, in front of thousands of people.
One thing I have learned is that a song won’t completely fall apart if you simply miss the downbeat of a few chord changes. Songs have momentum, and a lot of this momentum is carried by the vocalist and the overall groove. As long as there is a lyric and melody happening over some kind of basic “chug factor” the audience won’t miss a few guitar chords or bass notes here and there. Of course if it’s the bass player that doesn’t know the tune, it’s a lot easier for the song to fall apart, as incorrect root motion might derail some of the other players.
One of my favorite tricks for getting through an unfamiliar tune is to avoid playing thirds. In many cases, the melody will dictate whether or not the song is in a major or minor mode. But in some situations the melody might be too ambiguous for this to be obvious. So if you only play chords containing roots and fifths, nothing will sound wrong.
Another concept I have engaged in is to play very lightly through the first verse and chorus, while intensely listening to the lead melody sang by the vocalist. By playing lightly it becomes easier to hear the vocals, giving me some time to figure out what’s going on. Melody dictates harmony, so there’s a lot of information in that first verse and chorus. After I make it through the first verse and chorus and know a little more about the songs melody and chord changes, I might dig in a little harder the next time around.
But by the time the song reaches that all-so-elusive bridge, this is where many players can get into trouble on unfamiliar tunes. In the words of Dirty Harry – ask yourself one question – “Do you feel lucky?” Do you feel brave enough to take a chance, and guess what chord is coming next? Maybe you’ll get it right and look like a big hero. But if you guess wrong and play a big old ugly chord, you might find yourself as the conductor of a good old-fashioned train wreck and derail the whole song.
Saturday night was the first outing for my new band ‘Endless Boogie’, and fun was had by all who ventured out to party with us at the Fillin’ Station in Kingston Springs, TN. The club, owned by Patrick Weickenand, was the perfect setting for my long awaited rock n’ blues experiment. Small, intimate, and loaded with character, the club is housed in an old garage right out of yesteryear, hence the name, and a favorite watering hole for the locals on the west side of town.
Our trio started out with a couple of instrumentals to get things going before switching to some vocal-based tunes. The place wasn’t too busy during our first set, so Patrick, who was working the bar, had time to sit in on harp for a few tunes in between slinging beers. Patrick is one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet, and undoubtedly contributes greatly to the warmth and charm of this unique place. Anyone who has ever played the Fillin’ Station knows that Patrick is a great harp player, and he’s frequently requested to ‘sit-in’ from behind the bar with many a band. So several times throughout this night he joined in for some fun jams (check out the video below).
Fran Breen (drums) and Mike Chapman (bass), aside from being good friends of mine, are seasoned pros and I was thrilled to have them on the gig. Talk about groove, boy these guys can lay it down! I had an absolute blast playing with them, and we plan to do this on a regular basis, schedules permitting. As of right now our next outing will be Friday, December 3rd back at the Fillin’ Station.
By the third set, the place had erupted into a full-blown dance party which held through to the end. People were even dancing on Whipping Post (if you’ve ever tried to dance to this song you know why this is significant). All in all it was a triumphant beginning to this new project, a project born out of my need for “a little music for the soul”.


text:
If you have visited , Hindustan Plywood Share your experience with us. Your Few words can help the others.
Request Hindustan Plywood's Contact Detail.

industry_corpus2: Media & Journalism


text:
Our Bath is all 100 % natural hot springs.
slightly alkaline hot spring water is good for your skins.
This 100% natural hot spring will make your skin more beautiful.
Hot Spring is available for hotel guest only.
Open Air Hot Spring with Hakkoda Mountain Range View.
Indoor Aomori Hiba Cypress Hot Spring.
Please relax with the scent of cypress.
Big Public Bath with 6 different bath.
Sauna, Water bath, hot spring waterfall shower, bubble bath, stone sauna and clear hot water.
You can find local people and enjoy chatting.
After long day at work, sauna is one of the best way to relax!
Please sweat a lot and feel refresh afterwards.
Dry sauna will make you sweat a lot.
Chilled beer after sauna is amazing.
Chilled beer is served at eating corner at the lobby of public bath.

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


text:
Before you know it, the school bells are ringing, and it’s time for the kids to head back to school. Do you have your back-to-school routine planned out? Personalize your family’s routine with help from the following ideas. Once you have a method in place, your family will start the new school year on a bright and less harried note.
Don’t wait too long to establish your back-to-school routine. The longer you wait to get your children into the habit of going to bed at a set bedtime, for example, the harder it will be for your children to get up for school in the morning.
It’s not unusual for parents to allow their children to stay up later during the summer than during the school year. If you’ve been lax with making your children go to bed at a regular time, you may want to start making changes now. Expect your children to complain and try to stay up later, but the earlier they get to bed, the more prepared they’ll be for school.
It will be much easier to decide what time your children need to go to bed if you know what time they have to get up in the morning. Most experts agree that children need between 9 and 10 hours of sleep each night to be at their best, while 8 hours is the absolute minimum. For example, if you know that your child must be up by 6 a.m. to be ready for school by 7:30 a.m., your children should be getting ready for bed around 7:30 p.m.
A couple of weeks before the first day of school, put your kids to bed a little earlier each night (in half-hour increments) until they are used to their earlier bedtime. The sooner you start this process, the easier it will be for them to get used to going to bed early again.
Explain to your children the importance of getting a good night’s sleep. Tell them that it is during sleep that the body heals itself. Getting enough sleep will give them the energy that they need to stay awake during the school day. A good night’s sleep also lessens crankiness, which makes them easier to be around!
Get your children in the habit of following a routine every night. If they choose their clothing for the next day, take a bath, brush their teeth, and get into their pajamas every night before they go to bed, you’re transitioning them into settling down. Having a set routine such as this, or any schedule you use as a family, will give them a strong sense of consistency and help them wind down. This process can also reduce complaining from your kids about bedtime.
Older children are often allowed to stay up later than younger children, but this doesn’t mean that they should be permitted to stay up too late. Have them follow the same routine – choosing their clothes, taking care of their personal needs, and going to bed earlier than usual – so that they’ll be ready to get a good night’s sleep.
Since they’ve taken the time to choose their clothing the night before a school day, you won’t be faced with questions like, “Mom, have you seen my blue shirt?” or “Mom, where are my sneakers?” Preparing like this makes the next morning flow much more smoothly.
Once the children are in bed, dim the lighting in their room to a comfortable level. Take this time to enjoy one-on-one time – depending on their age, read them a bedtime story or have a chat about something that happened that day or about something that they want to talk about.
Talk to them about the next day. What activities are planned? Do they have a doctor’s appointment? Will you pick them up from school at an unusual time? What do you have to do after they get home from school? Do you have to run to the store or take care of other errands? Anything you can do to prepare them for the next day will make things easier for the whole family.
When it’s finally time for bed, tell your child that you love them, kiss them goodnight, and turn out the lights. Older children may be allowed to sit up and read quietly for a little while before lights out. Take this time to prepare for the day ahead and relax.
One item you may want to purchase for your children at the beginning of the school year is an alarm clock. By giving your child an alarm clock, you’re giving them some of the responsibility in getting up on time. Does this mean that you won’t have to nudge them to get them out of bed when school first starts? Most likely not; in fact, chances are you’ll have to remind them over and over to get up, get dressed, and eat so that they can get to school on time.
It may be best to wake children up early the first week or so of school until they’re able to rise and get ready by themselves. As they become more accustomed to their new schedule, you can let them sleep a little later. Remember, you want your kids to have ample time to get dressed, eat breakfast, and gather their things before they head out. If they ride a school bus, they need to be ready when the bus comes. However, if you take them to school, they may have a little more flexibility in their morning routine.
Older children may not need pictures, but having a list of what they need to do each day is still helpful. Post a list in several places around the house, such as their bedroom, the bathroom, and the refrigerator so that they don’t have to keep running through the house to figure out what’s next. Place the list in a sheet protector so that they can cross or check the items off.
Medical experts and nutritionists espouse the benefits of eating a healthy breakfast every morning. Not only does breakfast give the body the energy it needs after a relatively extended period of not receiving nutrients, but it also helps with focus. Eating breakfast improves a child’s concentration and allows them to perform better in school.
If your child doesn’t want to eat a full breakfast, find foods that they can eat quickly, but that will still provide the nutrients their body needs. Most experts recommend eating a serving of protein first thing in the morning. Scrambled eggs on toast, yogurt and fruit, or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole wheat bread are good options for breakfast. It’s okay to be creative!
When summer is over, and it’s time to return to school, having a solid routine in place can be a blessing. Routines help us to know what to expect every day, stay organized, and prepare for the next day. Children may balk at the prospect of returning to school in the fall, but they’ll soon get back into the swing of things. Before you know it, your home will be running smoothly.


text:
In a place that would previously have been practically unknown to tourists, Simeon Schad has achieved something of a feat: he has launched a small hotel in big style – and has since expanded it slightly, too. The key to his success is offering something that fits seamlessly into an environment that's all about automobiles.
Germany is a country of car manufacturers, and one particular hotspot is the region around Stuttgart. Two premium brands, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, have their headquarters as well as production and development sites and even museums in and around the city. Insiders know immediately which car maker is being referred to when they hear talk of Sindelfingen, Untertürkheim, Weissach or Zuffenhausen.
Real petrol heads will also have heard of Böblingen, where in 2009 a service and experience centre specialising in classic cars, modern classics, sports cars and collectors' vehicles opened on a vast site that had formerly been an airfield. At Motorworld, which covers an area of 25,000 square metres, auto enthusiasts will find a range of dealers with showrooms and workshops, suppliers of glass boxes for displaying vehicles, accessories shops, restaurants and conference and event locations – as well as the V8 Hotel, a paradise for car lovers.
In fact, there are two V8 Hotels. The first, the V8 Classic, was opened by Managing Director Simeon Schad back in 2009. However, it soon became apparent that the 34 rooms in the former airport hotel dating from the Bauhaus era did not offer anywhere near enough capacity for visitors to the numerous conferences and events at Motorworld. So Schad stepped on the gas and opened a second V8 in April 2018 with the aid of his investor, this time in a new building with 153 rooms. "That means we're now the biggest privately run hotel in the Stuttgart region," Schad says, not without pride.
The name – V8 stands for eight-cylinder V-engines – hints at the theme that runs through both hotels like the barrier down the middle of the nearby Autobahn 81: automobiles, classic cars and motor racing. Polished classic sports cars are parked in the foyer, and a 1950s pick-up with the original patina sits in the restaurant of the same name. Graffiti with automobile motifs and model cars provide an eye-catching display in the stairwells. Other features include seats made of car parts and a circular reception area intended to be reminiscent of an oversized tyre. If the V8 restaurant needs more space for larger events, the hotel's neighbour, a classic car dealer, opens up its glass front and clears its treasures out of the way. Schad says, "One cog fits into another here."
The hotel manager, whose career began at a five-star hotel in Stuttgart, deliberately designed his hotel concept to fit in with Motorworld. The very first time he set foot in the listed Bauhaus-era building, he fell in love with it immediately, but also realised something else. "We had to do something quirky and unique here in order to create a business that would be economically viable." One crucial point was the location, which very few tourists would have been aware of up to then. As if that weren't enough, the former airport hotel only had space for 34 rooms. But Schad had ideas and investor Andreas Dünkel on his side.
From the beginning, the themed rooms have been a unique selling point: there are ten at the V8 Classic and 16 at the new V8 Hotel, each located at the end of a corridor. "We have a larger layout there than in the other double rooms," Schad says. He uses the additional scope this creates to tell automobile-themed stories and give the rooms a corresponding design, which he develops in collaboration with artists. Schad, who grew up with his parents' classic limos and the sound of V8 engines and could recognise all the brands with his eyes closed as a lad, says that he "ran riot". "That might have had a defining influence on me," the car-crazy hotelier says, grinning.
What we're doing is authentic.
The centrepiece of most of the themed rooms is a car that has been converted into a bed – often it's one in which an actual V8 engine would have rumbled. On closer inspection it proves to be just the front with the bonnet and mudguards, to which an extra-long box-spring bed is attached. But it's enough! Just the nose of a red Alfa Romeo from the 1970s in the "Forza Italia" room gives the impression that the complete cult car is here – without any rust, dents or scratches, as if it were fresh from the factory. In reality, this piece, along with the beds incorporating the perfectly adapted front part of a VW Beetle in the "Tankstelle" ("Filling Station") room and a Mercedes W 108 in "Car Wash", come from the workshop of a designer who tracks down old rust buckets and cars that have been involved in accidents, restores them with a lot of attention to detail and then transforms them into unique pieces of furniture.
This attention to quality is something that the hotel owner likes to emphasise: "Everything here is genuine and made by human hands." The same applies to the artworks on the walls, which depict rustic scenes featuring barns or woods or the ambience of a retro workshop – and of course, cars, cars, cars. In the "Scheunenfund" ("Barn Find") room, Simeon Schad points out how vividly the artist has evoked the tread on the tyres, "so you feel as if it's really looking at you from the garage." It's by no means a far-fetched story: on many occasions, cars that had lain undiscovered for forty or fifty years are reported to have arrived at Motorworld as restoration projects.
Not all the rooms are themed. That isn't necessary, Schad explains, because "our business customers aren't necessarily fixated on themed rooms. Our designer double rooms are enough for them." Even in these rooms, however, his guests don't have to miss out on the automotive theme entirely. Although they don't sleep in cars, they are still surrounded by the guiding theme, as the rooms are decorated with specially produced wallpaper showing blown-up images of legendary motor racing scenes from the relevant archives in black and white. The artists have also immortalised themselves with fitting motifs on the walls, here showing a Martini Porsche next to the outline of the Le Mans course, there a likeness of a racing driver in his historic vehicle.
Occupancy rate: 70 to 80 per cent in the V8 Classic; in the new V8 Hotel, Simeon Schad is "very satisfied with the first few months".
Art in the making: sofa or car bonnet?
All this work naturally comes at a price: the themed rooms cost about three times as much to create, Schad says. They are also more expensive to maintain, he adds, because they contain valuable items that need to be handled with care. "We can't give our staff a time limit." Nevertheless, he believes the investment is worth it, as the added value enjoyed by guests means he can charge higher room prices. He doesn't have to sell rooms based on the price – and doesn't want to.
The mix of themed and designer rooms has also proved successful, Schad says. "It's worked very well so far, because what we're doing here is authentic." He doesn't believe it would be possible to run a hotel like this in the open countryside – only in this region, which has been heavily influenced by the automotive industry, and in connection with Motorworld. Guests who like the theme will return to hold a corporate event. Or the business guest from Monday will check in again with their entire family at the weekend – when there's a special deal on the second room. Schad, himself a father of two, sees this as an "investment in the future". He is confident that children who have had a good stay will return as young adults.


text:
Would you like to send flowers to Ivory Coast, using online florists? Then you’ve come to the right flower shop! Monday to Saturday we can take orders for flowers, chocolates, wine, balloons and teddies through our online flower shop for next day flower delivery to Ivory Coast. Our online flower shop sends flowers to Ivory Coast for every occasion.
Welcome to info@teleflora.com.mt, the online network by which you can send flowers to someone you love in Ivory Coast and make their day special today by sending fresh, beautiful, premium quality flowers. Send same day flowers or next day flowers to Ivory Coast with info@teleflora.com.mt.
Order Flowers for Next Day Flower Delivery If you order flowers for next day flower delivery, your flowers will be delivered by our distribution partner inIvory Coast. Our Ivory Coast florists are highly skilled and talented florists and our flower shop is expert at sending flowers for special occasions. We hope you enjoy our Ivory Coast flower shop and our beautiful fresh Ivory Coast flowers as much as our Ivory Coast florists enjoy creating them.
Send Valentine’s Day & Mother’s Day Flowers So if you want a florist to send Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day flowers or flowers for any occasion to Ivory Coast, then our Ivory Coast florists team would love to help. Valentine’s Day or Mother's Day, birthdays, funerals and death anniversaries, all of them are synonymous with floral arrangements. Our Ivory Coast florists can also deliver beautiful Christmas flowers to Ivory Coast. Flowers are considered as a unique standard of expressing greetings, emotions and sentiments. The widespread use of flowers on different occasions, by people in almost every country, has created a huge demand for flowers. The immense increase in numbers of floral arrangement companies is the outcome of the great demand for the same. Nowadays, it’s very easy for someone to send high quality flowers to Ivory Coast.


text:
This list tells you which foods you can enjoy as part of the Daily Benefit® program, and which you must avoid. The crossed-out items should be avoided. Refer to this guide any time you’re shopping to cook at home or go out to eat. We are constantly updating this list to be as comprehensive as possible, so be sure to check back for the latest version!
* These foods are acceptable if you are not trying to lose weight.
** Not for cooking, do not heat, use for dressing only.
Acceptable if you are not trying to lose weight.

industry_corpus2: Hospitality & Catering


text:
The ProVention Consortium was created in 2000 to provide a forum for dialogue and catalysing new ideas and collaborative initiatives on disaster risk reduction. Hosted first by the World Bank and then by the IFRC, ProVention included a broad and active set of humanitarian and development, from governments, UN agencies, the Red Cross Red Crescent, civil society, academia, and the private sector.
This website highlights the resources that have been developed through ProVention projects and related partners initiatives. It is hoped that the resources on this site will continue to be useful in improving policy and practice and advancing the disaster risk reduction agenda.
For a review of ProVention achievements between 2000 and 2010, a short analysis of key lessons and an overview of progress on ProVention work program activities in 2009, see the ProVention Update 2010 report.
The Disaster Mitigation for Sustainable Livelihoods Programme holds short courses twice a year for NGOs, Aid Organisations, local government officials and other professionals. The next iteration will take place in June 2009 and will focus on: Disasters & Development and Community Risk Assessment.
Call for submission: good practices on "Hospitals Safe from Disasters"
Ardhi University and the University of Cape Town launched a website focusing on disaster risk reduction initiatives in Africa: www.riskreductionafrica.org.
ILO's Microinsurance Innovation Facility has announced a third round of grants up to $100,000 to help organizations to develop new ideas and test innovative approaches to providing better insurance products to low-income households. The deadline for submission is 10 March 2009.
Six full studentships covering tuition and living costs are available from the Commonwealth for students on the MA Environment and Development, MA Tourism, Environment and Development and MA Disasters Adaptation and Development programmes in 2009/10.
Children’s books, textbooks, lesson plans, activities, games, and online resources on disaster prevention and school safety are now available online.
The private sector has an important role to play to reduce disaster risk. UNISDR recently launched a collection of good practices and lessons learned on this issue and the WBCSD published an issue brief for business on adaptation to climate change.
The film project and a collection of case studies entitled "Local voices, global choices: for successful disaster risk reduction" will be launched by a number of international agencies and their local partner organizations on 8 October 2008 in London.
Symposium on "Cities and Climate Change"
Click here to read the latest ProVention newsletter.
The IDRC Davos Conference is coming up soon. To register, click here.
The ‘Characteristics of a Disaster-resilient Community’ project, which supports processes of community mobilisation and partnership for disaster risk reduction, has a new webpage on the ProVention Consortium’s website.
Two new sections have been developed on this website: a collection of resources on the use of Cost-Benefit Analysis, and a Monitoring & Evaluation sourcebook.
The World Bank and ProVention recently launched two new initiatives: a production sector climate risk analysis in the Philippines, and a multi-hazard risk assessment for disaster risk reduction and risk financing in Madagascar.
Climate-change impacts are creating new complex emergencies around the world, above all in Africa, according to speakers at a conference in The Hague organized by the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre.
CRED/UCL and Harvard Humanitarian Initiative are organising a summer course on Assessing Public Health in Emergency Situations (APHES) on July 16-27, 2007 in Brussels. For more information, contact CRED.
The resource page on risk transfer on this website was recently updated to give a better overview of the range of risk transfer solutions being developed and tried in different contexts. Resources are organised under 5 topics: micro-insurance, traditional hazard insurance, index-based insurance, catastrophe pools and bonds, and risk financing.
The first session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction took place on 5-7 June 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland.
In order to encourage public dialogue on climate change risk in South Asia, AIDMI published dedicated an issue of southasiadisasters.net to climate change, its science, impact and coping options for South Asian communities. Click here to read the newsletter.
The Disaster Mitigation for Sustainable Livelihoods Programme is organising two short courses in Cape Town on “Disasters and Development” (19-26 June 2007) and “Community Risk Assessment” (27 June - 6 July 2007). For more information, contact DiMP.
In an attempt to ensure that natural hazard risk is explicitly addressed during the project cycle, the Caribbean Development Bank and Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Adapting to Climate Change in the Caribbean Project have developed guidelines for natural hazard impact assessment (NHIA) and their integration into Environmental Impact Assessment procedures.
The latest issue of southasiadisasters.net examines the subject of shelter security in Kashmir following the 2005 devastating earthquake and compares financing options of housing reconstruction. Click here to read the newsletter.
"Natural Disaster Hotspots Global Risk Analysis" found that disasters can wipe out hard-won development gains and accumulated wealth in developing countries. "Hotspots Case Studies" takes a closer look at specific regions and risks: drought in Asia, landslides throughout the globe, storm surges in coastal areas, natural disaster risks in Sri Lanka, multihazard risks in Venezuela, and a pilot study on reducing the impact of flooding in Kenya. The books and a Hotspots website offer scientific information on major natural hazards at a time when the Bank and its partners are ramping up efforts to help countries reduce risk and recover faster from disaster-related losses.
ProVention has developed a working paper on risk reduction indicators to support the Tsunami Recovery Impact Assessment and Monitoring System (TRIAMS) programme. TRIAMS is an initiative of the governments of India, Indonesia, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, with support from the IFRC, WHO, and other UN agencies to measure the impact of the recovery efforts in response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami.
On 23 – 29 July 2006, the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) and the Munich Re Foundation held their first Summer Academy on Social Vulnerability on the theme "Global water hotspots: Social vulnerability and resilience building."
UN-HABITAT is hosting the World Urban Forum III in Vancouver, Canada June 19-23. The theme of the forum is 'Our Future: Sustainable Cities – Turning Ideas into Action' and will feature a full plenary programme as well as a large series of networking events, a number of which are specifically focused on disaster mitigation and recovery. See the WUF website for full details.
Community Risk Transfer Through Microinsurance: An Opportunity for South Asia?
Following the UN year of Microcredit in 2005, there is growing interest in microfinance solutions to help alleviate poverty in developing countries. The latest issue of southasiadisasters.net examines the subject of microinsurance and discusses the opportunities and challenges that have been learned through recent experiences in implementing microinsurance schemes in Asia. Click here to read the newsletter.
Welcome to ProVention's new website!
This new website provides updated information about ProVention activities and links to useful resources for disaster risk reduction. Please send your feedback and suggestions to the ProVention Secretariat at provention@ifrc.org. We look forward to hearing from you!
Visit our updated Community Risk Assessment (CRA) Toolkit! It contains resources and case studies from many organisations, as well as a search tool, a glossary and a selection of key links to community based disaster risk management and participation materials.
The World Bank Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) hosted a Conference on the Effectiveness of Assistance for Natural Disasters on Friday, April 21, 2006 in Washington, D.C. The conference provided a forum for government and civil society representatives and World Bank staff to share views on how to improve the effectiveness of donor support for natural disasters response and prevention.
In 2005, DFID announced that 10 per cent of funds spent on disaster relief will be invested in initiatives to reduce the impact of disasters. DFID's new policy entitled 'Reducing the Risk of Disasters' sets out ways to do this.
Germany hosted the Third International Early Warning in Bonn, from 27 to 29 March 2006, under the auspices of the United Nations. The conference included an action-oriented Priorities and Projects Forum that presented a series of specific projects in early warning areas and a Scientific and Technical Symposium that discussed issues associated with early warning systems worldwide.
An international workshop on urban disaster risk reduction was hosted by the Disaster Mitigation for Sustainable Livelihoods Programme (DiMP) in Cape Town in March 2006. It brought together urban risk researchers from African institutions, as well as other partners such as local/provincial government, the International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies, and Northern academics.
For more information about the AURAN project, click here.
Munich Re recently launched two reports: 'Topics Geo - Annual review: Natural catastrophes 2005' and 'Hurricanes - More intense, more frequent, more expensive'.
For more information, visit Munich Re's website.
During the ProVention Forum 2006 in February in Bangkok, over 90 participants contributed actively to sessions around the central theme of 'Incentives for Reducing Risk' and examined a range of inter-related topics concerning risk, vulnerability and natural disasters. Read more about the ProVention Forum 2006.
The ProVention Consortium is pleased to announce that out of the 264 proposals received from over 60 countries, 52 projects worldwide have been selected for funding under the ProVention Consortium's programme for Applied Grants for Disaster Risk Reduction in 2005-06.
Read more on the Applied Research Grants Programme.
On May 31st - June 2nd, 2005, an International Workshop on Community Risk Assessment was held in Cape Town, South Africa. The aim of the workshop was to critically discuss the strategic use of community risk assessment and share experiences on community risk assessment among forty-five delegates from Africa, Asia, Europe, Pacific, Caribbean and Americas.
For more information on the ProVention CRA initiative, click here.
29 March 2005 - The World Bank has published a report entitled, 'Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis', that presents a global view of disaster risks associated with some major natural hazards: drought, floods, cyclones, earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides. The report identifies high-risk geographic regions so that development efforts can be better informed and designed to reduce disaster-related losses in the future.


text:
ALL data collected during our closed beta session, including your registration information, will not be shared with anyone. This data is used EXCLUSIVELY to help us make our product better for you.
When ordering or registering on our site as appropriate you may be asked to enter your name or e-mail address.
To send periodic e-mails. The e-mail address you provide for registration may be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your use of the site, in addition to receiving occasional company news updates, related product or service information etc.
Note: if at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future e-mails we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each e-mail.
To administer a contest promotion survey or other side feature.
We implement of variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you access your personal information.
We do not store to or access any personal data from cookies.
We do not sell trade or otherwise transferred to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website conducting our business or servicing you so long as those parties agreed to keep this information confidential.
We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law in force our site policies or protect ours or others right's, property or safety.
However non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing advertising or other uses.
Third party links occasionally at our discretion we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent Lim privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about the sites.
Please also visit our terms and conditions section establishing the use disclaimers and limitations of liability governing the use of our website.


text:
Drywall Installation Guys will be there for your needs concerning Drywall Contractors in Ruby, SC. We have a crew of specialized experts and the most advanced solutions in the market to offer everything that you want. We are going to apply top of the line materials and money conserving strategies to make sure that you have the best quality services at the best rate. Call us today at 800-340-5756 to get going.
Economizing is an integral part of the venture. On top of that, you need the very best and finest standard of services regarding Drywall Contractors in Ruby, SC. We offer the finest quality even while helping you save money. Our intention is to be sure you acquire the best quality materials and a project that will last through the years. This will be achievable given that we know how to help you save time and resources on products and work. Consider Drywall Installation Guys whenever you want the most effective products and services at the cheapest price. We're ready to take your phone call at 800-340-5756.
You should be well informed regarding Drywall Contractors in Ruby, SC. You should not enter into it blindly, and it's good to understand what to expect. We take the unexpected situations out of the equation by offering appropriate and detailed information. Begin by talking over your project with our client service associates once you contact 800-340-5756. We'll explore your concerns whenever you contact us and help you get organized with a meeting. We are going to work together with you all through the whole project, and our company is going to show up on time and ready.
You will have lots of good reasons to consider Drywall Installation Guys to suit your needs regarding Drywall Contractors in Ruby, SC. We will be the best option whenever you need the most beneficial cash saving strategies, the finest products, and the best rate of customer service. Our company is ready to assist you with the most competence and valuable experience around. Call 800-340-5756 when you need Drywall Contractors in Ruby, and we are going to work with you to properly carry out the project.


text:
Chocolate can be good for the brain - at least if you eat the right kind. Chocolate - in particular the dark variety - is already well known for its positive effects when consumed in small quantities. Scientists have now found new evidence for another effect: Chocolate or cocoa powder containing higher amounts of so-called cocoa flavanols can positively influence brain performance in healthy middle-aged individuals in a natural way. Put simply: People who regularly consume cocoa flavanols, such as those found in Barry Callebaut's high flavanol cocoa and chocolate, can think just as well as others, but with less effort. This was revealed in an independent study by Professor Andrew Scholey and Con Stough from the Center for Human Psychopharmacology at Swinburne University in Australia.
Hans Vriens, Chief Innovation Officer at Barry Callebaut: "This is the first time that science has positively linked consumption of high flavanol cocoa and chocolate products from Barry Callebaut to improved brain performance. When consumed regularly, the brain is able to complete memory tasks with less effort."
Sixty-three individuals between the ages of 40 and 65 were observed in a randomized, controlled, double-blind study over a sample period of 30 days. They were divided up into three test groups and consumed a prescribed drink daily. The composition of the chocolate drink varied with regard to the proportion of cocoa flavanols they each contained: For group 1 the cocoa drink contained 10 g of dark high flavanol chocolate (corresponds to 500 mg cocoa flavanols), for the second group 10 g of conventional dark chocolate (corresponds to 250 mg of cocoa flavanols) and for the control group a drink with 10 g of dark chocolate that contained hardly any cocoa flavanols. During the sample period the test subjects were not allowed to consume products containing caffeine, flavonoid-rich fruits or an excess of alcohol so as not to influence the results of the study.
As the basis for the experiment, the Steady State Visually-Evoked Potential method (SSVEP) was used to measure human brain activity. In order to compare brain activities, on the first and on the 30th day computer-tomography (CT) brain scans of the test subjects were made while participants solved tasks dealing with spatial working memory. Spatial working memory describes the ability to remember, for instance, the location where an object appeared and also to recall a series of earlier locations of other objects.
The results of the study show that the brains of individuals who consumed the cocoa drink with a medium or a high proportion of cocoa flavanols were less strained than those in the control group without cocoa flavanols. Differences in the accuracy or the reaction times of the test subjects in solving the task were not ascertained between the various groups. This means that Barry Callebaut's ACTICOA™ chocolate lowered stress levels in the brain after consumption and allowed the test subjects to achieve the same performance with lower resource usage.
Cocoa flavanols belong to the flavonoids or the polyphenols, a group of secondary phytonutrients, and are found for instance in plants, fruit and also in cocoa beans. When consumed, cocoa flavanols have widely varying positive effects on human health. However, during the manufacturing process of chocolate, cocoa flavanols tend to be destroyed. Barry Callebaut developed a special manufacturing method named ACTICOA™. The result: The products are among the foods richest in cocoa flavanols currently available in the market. Barry Callebaut's ACTICOA™ chocolate can easily be recognized by its embossed ACTICOA™ logo.


text:
Rajasthan, 'The Land Of Kings" is India at its exotic and colourful best. The destinations suggested below take us through a time machine a few hundreds of years back in time. We find ourselves in extremely remote tribal areas of Rajasthan where life is as primitive as primitive can be. This enables us to capture images of tribal life at its best - in all its traditional colours and innocent hospitality... The highlight of the tour is stays in royal palaces, forts & castles - imposing buildings replete with luxury, character and Old World charm. Life outside these amazing buildings is a contrast. Life is very primitive and traditional; typical homes with mud plastered or cow dung plastered walls and hay thatched roofs; narrow lanes or trails broad enough only for camel carts or donkey carts; traditional costumes of men & women; primitive agricultural techniques of plough being drawn by men or bulls; traditional occupations of wood carving, block printing, pottery etc. Rajasthan Cultural Tours - Enjoy rajasthan cultural tour packages, cultural rajasthan tours, cultural rajasthan tour packages, cultural tours of rajasthan, rajasthan palace tours, forts and palaces of rajasthan, jodhpur palace tours, jaisalmer tours, jaipur tourism, bikaner tourism and other package tours of Rajasthan India.
Afternoon visit Sam Dunes with camel ride.
Morning city sightseeing tour. Afternoon at leisure.
Drive to Kotah visiting enroute Chittaurgarh. On arrival, check-in at the hotel.
Drive to Ranthambhore visiting en-route Bundi. On arrival, check-in at the hotel.
Morning jeep safari to view the wildlife.
(Sanctuary remains closed from Jul. to Sep.) Afternoon drive to Jaipur and check-in at the hotel.
Morning visit Amer Fort & elephant ride. Afternoon city sightseeing tour.
Day at leisure - optional day trip to Pushkar(140 km).


text:
Businesses in Louisiana contend with a number of issues – from high humidity to fluctuating temperatures. Fortunately, Sunlight Contractors provides comprehensive commercial insulation systems that keep structures comfortable, safe, and durable.
Heating and cooling an industrial or commercial structure increases the overhead of Louisiana businesses significantly due to the extreme temperatures of the summer months. Sunlight Contractors offers a variety of innovative products, including Gaco spray polyurethane foam insulation to K-13 spray cellulose, that insulate buildings effectively, reducing the costs of climate control.
Humidity contributes to the growth of mold, mildew, and other indoor air pollutants, and the corrosive effects of unwanted moisture pose a threat to the structural integrity of industrial and commercial structures. From indoor pools to marine constructions, our licensed contractors have the capability of reducing condensation damage through state-of-the-art, custom spray systems by K-13 spray cellulose and Gaco closed and open cell spray foam.
The K-13 spray applied cellulose insulation available through Sunlight Contractors adds a layer of soundproofing that outperforms traditional noise control products such as rigid board and batting insulations and acoustical ceilings. Athletic stadiums, shopping centers, and auditoriums all benefit from the multitasking of spray insulation acoustical control.
Chemically treated to add resistance to fire, K-13 spray applied cellulose adds safety to its long list of benefits. The industry leading spray on system has been rated and approved by Factory Mutual Research Corporation for use in as a protective coating for combustible wood and cellulosic fiber, for low melting and combustible cellular plastic, and for structural steel to supplement automatic sprinkler protection in preventing structural failure.


text:
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (June 6, 2016) Griffin Industrial Realty, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRIF) (“Griffin”) announced that in the fiscal 2016 second quarter, Griffin leased approximately 16,000 square feet of previously vacant office space and extended, for an additional two years, a lease of approximately 127,000 square feet of industrial/warehouse space that was scheduled to expire in February 2017. The office space leased was in Griffin’s approximately 48,000 square foot single story office building (“21 Griffin Road North”) in Griffin Center, and resulted in 21 Griffin Road North being fully leased. The lease extension was for a full building lease in New England Tradeport (“NE Tradeport”), Griffin’s industrial park in Windsor and East Granby, Connecticut. Also in the fiscal 2016 second quarter, a full building lease of approximately 57,000 square feet in NE Tradeport expired. In fiscal 2014, the tenant in that building entered into a ten year full building lease of an approximately 138,000 square foot building in one of Griffin’s other NE Tradeport buildings and extended its lease in the smaller NE Tradeport building during its period of transition to the larger facility.
In the first six months of fiscal 2016, Griffin has leased approximately 132,000 square feet of previously vacant industrial/warehouse space and approximately 16,000 square feet of previously vacant office space, while leases aggregating approximately 58,000 square feet of industrial/warehouse space and approximately 31,000 square feet of office/flex space expired and were not renewed. The leasing of industrial/warehouse space includes approximately 102,000 square feet in 4270 Fritch Drive (“4270 Fritch Drive”), one of Griffin’s industrial/warehouse buildings in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. As a result of the new lease at 4270 Fritch Drive, Griffin’s four existing Lehigh Valley industrial/warehouse buildings are fully leased. In the fiscal 2015 fourth quarter, Griffin started construction on its fifth industrial/warehouse building in the Lehigh Valley, 5210 Jaindl Boulevard (“5210 Jaindl Boulevard”). This approximately 252,000 square foot industrial/warehouse building is expected to be completed in June 2016 and is not yet leased. Including 5210 Jaindl Boulevard, when completed, Griffin will own approximately 1,183,000 square feet of industrial/warehouse space in the Lehigh Valley.
As of the end of the fiscal 2016 second quarter, Griffin’s portfolio of approximately 3,044,000 square feet (excluding 5210 Jaindl Boulevard) was approximately 91% leased, as compared to approximately 89% leased at the end of fiscal 2015.
This Press Release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward looking statements include the timing on completion of construction of 5210 Jaindl Boulevard. Although Griffin believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. The projected information disclosed herein is based on assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by Griffin as of the date hereof, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive and regulatory uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of Griffin and which could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could affect the outcome of the events set forth in these statements are described in Griffin’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the “Business”, “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Information” sections in Griffin’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015. Griffin disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this press release except as required by law.


text:
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard insists he is happy where he is amid rumors of a potential move to the Los Angeles Lakers. That spiraled into speculation he was unhappy with the Blazers because he wants to compete in the gauntlet that is the West and Portland has largely stood pat this summer.
Damian Lillard: "It's the Western Conference". "I'm straight up with coach (Terry Stotts), I'm straight up with (Blazers President of Basketball Operations) Neil (Olshey), I'm straight up with y'all".
"I'm not unhappy. I love where I live, I love the organisation, I love our coaching staff, I love who I am". They've got one of the five players that were named to the All-NBA First Team and dealing that star to a division rival just a few months later doesn't make much sense, especially when he's under control for three more years. "It is what's it's always been, but just a little tougher". "We got people out here going all out to try and make it happen, and I want us to do the same thing". Putting him on the Lakers would be good for the team if they wouldn't give up any key pieces like Ball and Ingram, however Portland would make sure they would receive those players in exchange for Lillard. "So we lose three rotation players that gave us a lot, that contributed to our season previous year".
Damian Lillard: "It's tough". "I think they deserve way more recognition than they're getting... the excitement, the way they play, the skill level that they go out there and display is awesome", DeRozan said. "Obviously it's not like we're a destination". They re-signed starting center Jusuf Nurkic, and signed free agent guards Seth Curry and Nik Stauskas. We understand that LeBron is on the Lakers and that it's very important to utilize his play now, however that doesn't mean the Lakers should get rid of their young players when they haven't even gotten the chance yet to evaluate them. "That and us not having a lot of money to give". He may have teased some fans with his tweet, but he is happy in Portland and is not seeking a trade.
Lillard's fit on a Lakers team that also features James is obvious. Lillard and the Blazers had also got swept in the first round of the 2017 playoffs to the Golden State Warriors in the first round. "I feel like we're trying to do that".

industry_corpus2: Sports


text:
GarageBand For iOS: GarageBand App is a popular application that is developed on IOS platform. Its unique music instrument and kits allow a player to listen, create their own lyrics. Using different drums kits and EDM provided with different designed music will help you create a good music. By using multi type gestures you can enjoy the Dj style board on your screen.
Play music and songs by mixing them in quick clicks on screen. GarageBand is a best App for electronic music that can be ever listening. Based on the desired quality player can design their own music with 100 of new music designed with hip-hop and rock. Also use the edited piano and drums to get new lyrics for your music.
There are many inbuilt application like GarageBand released in the new version of IOS platform, But this app is preferably more entertaining than others. It equates users with a set of entertainment chores where they can play and tune to their like.
GarageBand for IOS device iPad/ iPhone can be downloaded using Vsahre App. GarageBand has also got its official version or IOS devices for just $5 in Apple store. If you can’t make that money and want to get the App for free, then this method is best choice for you. Vshare App is designed for IOS device to get the un- certified App on them. It helps to get the apps without jail- breaking the iPhone or iPad. Think twice before you go with this process which will be length but a good one too.
GarageBand App has many features which were designed to get the mind blowing music for IOS device. Have a look over the old and newly added features of this App.
GarageBand for iPhone/iPod can be downloaded using the Vshare which is an alternative method. This may be new process for some user so follow each and every step carefully without any mistake. Vshare App is used to install the Apps which are removed from Apple store or available with money. So thick when you go with this process to get the GarageBand in your IOS device.
Finally you have installed the GarageBand App in your IOS device using Vshare App for free. Follow each step correctly to get this App in your device successfully. Also connect with good internet connection to get more updates of the GarageBand instruments which will help you to make new music.


text:
Summer time is the time for matsuri -- or festivals -- in Japan. It seems like just about every city, town and village has some form of matsuri going on throughout the summer. Somematsuri are famous and pull in people from all over the world. Others are more local events. But big or small, matsuri can be a lot of fun.
Just north of Tokyo, the small city of Kumagaya hosts several matsuri throughout the year. The Uchiwa Matsuri held at the end of July seems to be held just for the sake of having a good time. The origin of this festival is rather mundane. In the late 19th century, shops would hand out free fans -- Uchiwa -- to all passerbys and customers around the third weekend of July. Perhaps the sudden generosity of the shop owners so surprised the citizens of Kumagaya that they felt like putting together a festival just to celebrate it.
Uchiwa are flat fans originally constructed of paper and bamboo. Nowadays, plastic and wood is more often used. They are often carried at festivals. Stores of today and yesteryear pass out free Uchiwa as advertisements with the practical (not too mention thoughtful) purpose of fanning oneself off during the hot, humid Japanese summer. Uchiwa are thought to have come from Korea.
As it is, Kumagaya, generally has the highest temperatures in the Tokyo region during the summer. Free fans would have been a blessing before the advent of electric fans and air conditioning.
Summer matsuri serve as a traditional means of escape from the oppressing humidity that is the Japanese summer. These events allow the Japanese to forget their weather-induced misery for a while as they kick up their geta (wooden clogs) and dance. The citizens of Kumagaya no doubt felt they needed a matsuri to save them from the high temperatures they repeatedly suffer from and thus (perhaps) the Uchiwa Matsuri was born.
Images of sumo wrestlers decorate a float.
As matsuri go, the Uchiwa Matsuri is not very famous. I had never heard of it even though I had a book on Japanese Festivals. Many of my students who lived in the Saitama region north of Tokyo where Kumagaya lies had never heard of it either.
I stumbled across a reference to the festival in a newspaper just by chance only a few hours before going to it. Doing a little research on the net only netted me a blurry cell phone picture of one of the festival's floats. Armed with such little information, I decided to chance it anyway and give the unknown Uchiwa Matsuri a try. I was pleasantly surprised by what I found.
A tiger snarls at a dragon on this float.
Kumagaya was packed with people to see what I thought would be a minor event. Following the crowds and the noise, I found a large half-circle of a dozen rather sizable decorative floats filled with drummers and flute players. They were making a cacophony of noise by beating drums, blowing on shrill flutes, and banging platters of metal. It was like a medieval-version of heavy metal garage band.
Five of the floats were quite tall and were topped with a mannequin figure representing legendary persons from the past. One figure was Jimmu, the legendary first emperor of Japan who supposedly ruled Japan in the 5th century B.C. -- there is no evidence to support this, however.
Jimmu according to ancient tradition was the first human emperor of Japan. He supposedly reigned in the 5th Century B.C. He is often depicted carrying a bow accompanied by a crow. The crow was Yatagarasu - a three legged crow that came from heaven to aid Jimmu in conquering the land. Jimmu extended his kingdom from the southern island of Kyushu into the mainland area that is today Kansai. There is no evidence that Jimmu ever really existed but his story is believed to be an echo of the migrations of the Yamato people from Kyushu to Kansai. The head of the Yamato would eventually become the Emperor of Japan.
Another was an early hero -- Prince Yamatotakeru. The only true historical character was Kumagai Naozane, a warrior of the late 12th century. Kumagaya is named after this warrior who was born in the area. He was famous for fighting and reluctantly killing a young samurai in the Gempei War.
Yamatotakeru was the crown prince during the reign on Emperor Keiko in the 2nd Century AD. He is one of the first folk heroes of Japan and served as a proto-type for the samurai of later ages. One of his most famous exploits involved a bit of crossdressing. A powerful local enemy was causing problems in the realm. To defeat him, Yamatotakeru disquised himself as a maiden and entered his enemy's camp successfully. So convincing was his disguise that the leader was smitten by the prince in drag. He drank long into the night with his newfound love until he fell into a stupor whereupon Yamatotakeru stabbed him to death. His sneaky tactics seem to have inspired the later-day devious Ninja more so than the straightforward samurai.
After a time the floats were pulled away down the streets to regroup in the town center where even more people gathered. It was so crowded that a person could hardly even wave a fan to cool themselves.
A pair of Japanese angels grace this Uchiwa Matsuri float.
Noise, noise, noise seemed to be the order of the day at the Uchiwa Matsuri. But one thing I noticed conspicuously absent on all those decorative floats was any mention or depiction of the festival's namesake -- fans. Sure, there were fans a-plenty in the crowd both folding and flat but this was to be expected considering the heat. I was expecting floats that were either in the shape of fans or floats covered with fans. Perhaps given the heat, fans on floats would have been seen as a dreadful misuse.
However, despite the fanlessness of the festival, I thoroughly enjoyed the Uchiwa Matsuri. It was a wonderful, unexpected surprise.


text:
parejanueva NinasHotx2 livejasmin. PrincessKittyLix. KrystalFunnySM. 2hotgirl1soldier.
RainyRayycsipetcsapatSpankMyGrtAssNatusika12 .Sw33tKendalMissRochelleXxxXmaritzahotxxPRINCIPETEEN1 .BarbaraGoddessMySecretPleasureJOHANANDANDRESDivineCammy .xangelanddemonNatalieDollxxxSoniaMcQueenDeliciousMichele .tinus29NatalieDollxxxMySecretPleasureSofiHines .JackNixonSw33tKendalRainyRayyHannahAllen .EbonyHugeTits20hotmale92JackNixonDeliciousMichele .HaydenSpearsXDivineCammyAllisonKrauseHaydenSpearsX .Daniellasweet7MadisonMillerNatusika12Natusika12 .SunnyLadyXAdrasteia00WenddyJooashleyflavor .willybrasilhotyoungstuddNatalieGreyX1webcamQT .
MadisonMillerSw33tKendalhotmale92beautythree20 .AnneHallHannahAllenSaraWiilsonPRINCIPETEEN1 .KatarinaSparx2hotgirl1soldier1webcamQTbeautythree20 .JanettJonesxangelanddemonBarbaraGoddesscsipetcsapat .InsiDivineCammyKitKattoybox02latinhotxx .LittleCuteJanePRETTYwetPREGGYEsterSinValentina4ux .JackNixonantuansexloveKitKattoyboxRachaelHazel .MeganBeautifulKatarinaSparxMelisaBellaCassiaPierce .IncrediblyOmeliaAgataModTOPNOTCHERwillybrasil .IncrediblyOmeliaSoniaMcQueenGyseleBennettHaydenSpearsX .OthmoDivineCammybeautythree20SindyGoldxxx .