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Once again, beloved friends, we join together with you because we remain as committed as you are to discovering ever greater depths of God's presence, ever greater depths of our own presence, ever greater depths of what alone is true always, of what alone is unchanged, unchanging, and unchangeable, forever.
Indeed, beloved friends, we would speak unto you in this hour of that which deepens the understanding of abiding in Perfect Knowing, in Perfect Knowledge. We want to address for you a theme that you have heard before, though from a slightly different perspective. That theme goes by a term that most of you are familiar with, and that term is "karma." Karma, as popularly considered, means that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. For everything you put out, a similar energy returns.
Now, I have said before that karma can exist only where unconditional loving does not. This means that to the degree that your mind has not been purified of fear, that the mind has not been purified of need, that the mind has not been purified of its tendency toward idolatry - that is, creating something which is a substitute for Love, mistaking form for content - wherever this is occurring you are, indeed, experiencing the creation of karma. What do we mean by that? Each time you hold an unloving thought, you are going to experience the effect or the fruit of that thought. In reality, there are two levels at which this occurs, or two ways in which it occurs. The first is immediate. The second is mediated through the forms of time.
In the first, in that which is immediate, the very moment you think an unloving thought, as you are as a physically-embodied being, you immediately alter the electrical flow of energy throughout the physical system. You immediately alter the chemical balance of the body and, thereby, experience tightness in the body, sadness perhaps, depression, an overall ill-at-ease feeling. For every negative thought, not just the big ones that you really get your attention wrapped about, but even the small ones, this is still true. Depression can only occur in a mind that has been denying its pathway to joy.
Depression, then, is the result of a resistance to the true flow of Life throughout the body-mind. This resistance occurs in many ways. It can result as the result of not feeling a feeling to its completion, withholding a simple truth, and - more often than not - from denying the impulse of the heart. And as you begin to walk a spiritual path, and realize you need to be open to the guidance of the Holy Spirit - that, in fact, you cannot awaken yourself, because if you could you would have already done so - and then the opportunities are presented that contain within them all that you need to awaken from your illusions... but you resist it because it doesn't conform to your image of yourself.
So, you see, there are many ways in which you can resist and create a blockage in the flow of energy through the system. It is all around some form of a negative thought. And all negativity is an expression of fear. All attempt to control another is really fear. Anger is merely a form of fear. So, the very moment in which the mind is used to think a negative thought, there is a very immediate karmic effect. Given that effect over a period of time, an illness is created in the body, depression is created in the emotional field.
Now secondly, there is a mediated form of karmic response - namely, that the world around you will, over a period of time, coagulate, create itself in a context that will mirror to you that which seems to prove the negative thought that by now you have forgotten you even created. And then you will have the negative thought again and you will mistakenly believe that the negative thought is there because of the conditions outside of you.
Yup, I've always known that that's the way it is. You cannot trust a single politician.
I knew it. I think I must have been right all along. See what they did? This means that politicians can't be trusted.
When in fact, the politicians are merely the manifestation that fulfills the prophecy.
In this way, I want to invite you to look at your life. How are the events that are occurring, the quality of life you are living, how could they possibly be reflecting a self-fulfilling prophecy? Or how, in other words, could it be merely the fulfillment of the karma of how you are using the mind?
What must I have believed previously for this effect to be showing up?
What were the beliefs about money that my parents held?
For indeed, as we have touched on before, each soul drops, in a sense, into this world through the context of the parents. There is a context of perception, belief, and attitude that you begin to be colored by because you are accepting that coloration into the field of your own energy, as a means of making contact with this world and emerging into it. If, for instance, the parents believe that spirituality and material wealth cannot go together and, therefore, to be spiritual means to do without, materially, then look at how your life has evolved. Do you find a block at receiving moneys for being of service to others, but no block in receiving money for doing something you dislike?
Live in that question, beloved friends, and begin to apply it to the whole of your life. Begin to look at your life, look at the effects you experience as your surroundings and your context. Are you alone, with no lover or friends, hmm? What have you believed about the world previously? For somewhere, it is the nature of your thought, the agreements you've made unconsciously or consciously about what things mean, the agreements you have made with the culture in which you have been birthed, the family into which you have been birthed, that has actually generated the energy that is showing up as the effects you experience as your life. What thoughts or beliefs were you holding within the mind?
Oh, I just can't really make it on my own. I need to be taken care of. I don't believe I have what it takes.
Then, twenty-five years later, you wonder why you feel resentment toward the mate. The resentment is merely the recognition that you thought a negative thought about yourself, acted upon it, and have created the effects of someone who is controlling and provides you with all your money. You think there is a fault in them because you have forgotten to see the pebble that you dropped into the pond of omnipotent creativity which is the domain of the mind.
Karma, then, is an effect of how the mind is used.
Now, I have, indeed, said that karma can only exist where unconditional loving does not. What does this mean? When the mind unconditionally loves, it loves first itself and places no conditions upon what it receives as ideas from the universe.
There are many in your world that look up to those who take the greatest chances in life - the actor or the actress who waits on tables at some cheap hamburger stand, sleeps on a park bench, keeps taking acting classes and, finally, gets the part and becomes rich and famous. And yet, that one who became rich and famous is one who received the impulse of a desire to act, and followed up on it, and was willing to do whatever it took to be in the contexts in which something may or may not occur - the willingness to take the risk. Such a one is living, actually, in a state of unconditional Love of the self. And whether they think about it or not, they are carrying the subtle belief that the universe will somehow arrange itself and will support them to follow their heart.
In unconditional loving, karma does not exist. The example I have given you is just a rudimentary phase of unconditional loving. In its mature state, in its spiritual state, unconditional loving means that the mind has awakened and seen that nothing that occurs in life can cause it to contain or withdraw its Love. In the perfection of Unconditional Love, the mind simply loves. Karma, then, cannot be said to exist, because that mind is no longer experiencing effects coming back at it. It has transcended the world of cause and effect and, regardless of what arises, it merely loves. And who can be imprisoned who simply loves?
So there is a transcendence of karma through Unconditional Love. And Unconditional Love is always the fruit of the decision to love oneself - not because it's a duty to do so, not because it will make your husband love you more. You love yourself because you finally recognize that you might as well. That's all. You love the Self because your Creator loved you enough to create the Self.
There truly are no effects that are occurring as the result of a source of power outside of you. In other words, nothing is being done to you. Nothing. And you are free, in each and every moment, through the Power of Love, to free yourself of what looks like the effects of the world. In Truth, you are never at the effect of anything but the illusions of thought and belief that you have learned to project onto the world.
Many of you feel somewhat fearful of telling your friends and neighbors that you listen to tapes in which a human being is channeling the guidance of Jesus, or Jeshua. That very fear that you feel, that constriction, is karmic. Somewhere a long time ago, you decided that following your own pathway must stay concealed and isn't worth very much - that nobody will agree, and that their opinions decide your worth.
Could there be fear in simply sharing with your friends that you listen to channeled tapes of Jesus of Nazareth? Could there be fear of sharing that, if there was no prior belief that the opinions of others have the power to decide whether you are good or bad, worthy or unworthy?
If that was not in place, there could not be the fear. So, somewhere you have believed that there is a world outside of you whose opinions matter. Where, then, in your life do you limit your expression of your joy and your fun of simply being alive because you are concerned about the approval of others?
Karma is a most interesting concept and it shows up in many, many ways.
Where are the effects I experience in my life the result of karmically-induced thought, as opposed to thoughts of unconditional self-acceptance?
Beloved friends, the fact that you are experiencing yourself as a body-mind is, in many ways, karmic. That is, it is the result of the vast expanse of mind to dare to think a tiny, mad idea - and take it seriously - that I could separate myself from the Love of God and create an experience that convinces me that I have succeeded at achieving separation.
And yet, Unconditional Love transforms the experience of the body into something quite different. Unconditional Love of Self translates the life of the body-mind - the life of paying taxes, the life of keeping your car well oiled... all of it is translated so that the world becomes not something that proves your unworthiness, your separation, but rather, as a medium of communication in which magic, in a sense, is always at play, miracle-mindedness is always at play.
Oh, I'm just here pumping my gas. I looked up and saw you. You've got a great smile. You've made my whole day. Thank you!
And then, a conversation is struck and it is discovered that they are looking for someone in their corporation who happens to have your skills. And you're looking for a new job.
The things of the world become translated into that which supports your ever-increasing joy, success, fun, pleasure, material improvement, new friends. It supports all of it when you see through the Eyes of Love. When you literally look at the world around you and finally get that it was never what you thought it was, because you failed to separate yourself from God. And everything you see is there to support your happy experience. You are free to live in your highest joy, to ask for what you want, to open the heart and love - and the universe will respond according to the beliefs you hold about yourself, within yourself.
What must I have believed is true about the world to be living the life I am living now?
Where in the effects I'm experiencing now can I bring a greater degree of unconditional, loving acceptance?
Where am I looking through the eyes of boredom instead of appreciation?
Where can I bring a greater depth of Unconditional Love?
Where can I let go of resistance?
Where can I give up trying to direct my own life and allow the Love of God to direct my life?
I choose to allow these very conditions to be those conditions under which I now learn to choose Love.
What can I appreciate in this moment?
What can I give forgiveness unto?
Where can I overcome fear of speaking out and share a truth with a friend?
What have I been avoiding that I can now embrace?
In that very means, any set of conditions, created as the effect of fear-based thinking, now becomes the very pathway that will lead you to transcend the negative thinking and enter a domain of the use of the mind that will create effects far more enjoyable, far more expansive, than you've ever imagined.
Oh, why did I do that? I should have done this other thing.
No. Appreciate what you have created. Find what can be appreciated within it. Wrap the arms of your Love around it. Bring Unconditional Love to it. And thereby, you will find a window, a doorway, the creation of a new use of the mind that must necessarily require the Universe to rearrange Itself to accommodate the new vibration. Appreciation and Love and unlimitedness require the Universe to show up in a different way.
Why did I buy that stock? It was so silly. I didn't get enough information and now the company has gone bankrupt and I just lost ten thousand dollars. Ah-h-h, let me be in appreciation of this very effect. Yes. Well, this is fantastic! I create experience for myself. I can do more of this. This is great! Oh, I just love myself so much! I can decide. Oh, this is great! I just learned a valuable lesson. Next time I'll get more information. Ah, I'd like another opportunity for a great stock opportunity to make money. Ah, yes! Oh, I'm going to be an expert at this - I can see it coming - through my Unconditional Love. Yes, yes!
In fact, every time you think you've failed, celebrate!Celebrate your so-called failure as though it were a success. For remember, it is up to you to decide what you will perceive. Events are just neutral. Therefore, you are free to celebrate what you call your failures. And when you celebrate them, they are your successes. Any successful person knows that they never fail. They merely learn and become wiser.
Become one, then, who is no longer at the effect of karma. But rather, become one who uses karma wisely by looking honestly at their life, learning what needs to be learned - without judgment, but rather in celebration. Become one who translates their karma into the doorway to an ever-increasing awareness of God's Presence and Perfect Love - spread across the face of the Earth, permeating everything you see, translating the world into the very means that can uplift you, awaken you, care for you and heal you.
And so, beloved friends, again we ask that you listen well to the theme of this hour, to the questions that have been given unto you, that you spend time with them. For you see, in The Way of Knowing, the mind that abides in a perfectly liberated state knows that the world of effects that that mind is experiencing contain within them the very secrets to an ever-increasing delight in the presence of God's Love, that there is no such thing as failure. There is only ongoing success, as Life evolves from good, to better, to best - as the mind learns to be the Presence of Love.
Freedom is Love under all conditions.
And with that, peace be unto you always.


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Somewhere in the Circle Sea between Ankh-Morpork and Al-Khali, a fisherman’s boat bumps into a weathervane. Inevitably, this results in the declaration of war.
The Lost Kingdom of Leshp has emerged after hundreds of years beneath the waves. And so with no ships, no army and no money, Ankh-Morpork goes to war against the Klatchian army claiming the rock as their own. To add injury to insult, a visiting Klatchian prince is wounded in an assassination attempt. This is only stopped from becoming a major diplomatic incident by Sir Samuel Vimes of the City Watch, who knows how politics works and is determined not to give it any opportunity to do so.
Undaunted by the prospect of being tortured to death by vastly superior numbers of enemy troops, a small band of intrepid men and an increasingly stupid troll set out under Vimes’s command. If they can survive long enough, maybe they can arrest an entire army for breach of the peace.
Jingo is a faithful adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s hilarious novel of the same name. It was first performed at the Unicorn Theatre, Abingdon, in 1997.

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LIVERPOOL star Mohamed Salah has caused concern for Reds fans after supporters noticed he still has his injured shoulder strapped up.
Eagle-eyed fans spotted the former Chelsea forward with his left shoulder in a bandage as he prepared to take a corner against Paris Saint-Germain.
The 26-year-old took his jersey off to remove the shirt he was wearing underneath, where he showed off the tape sprawled across his upper torso.
Salah sustained a dislocated shoulder during Liverpool's 3-1 defeat against Real Madrid in the Champions League final in May.
He collided with Sergio Ramos in the first half in Kiev, with the Los Blancos centre-back seemingly mocking the ex-Roma ace at last month's Champions League draw.
And fans were shocked to learn that Salah has still not fully recovered from the injury he picked up four months ago.
One person tweeted: "Salah still has a bandage on his shoulder?!"
While another said: "Salah changes his shirt and he's still got a plaster on his shoulder! Poor thing."
And even though he failed to get on the score sheet against Les Parisiens at Anfield last night, he still hit the headlines following his side's late winner.
The PFA Player of the Year was seen throwing a water bottle on the floor in the dugout after Roberto Firmino popped up with the late strike, though it was revealed he did celebrate the Brazilian's goal.
Salah still has a bandage on his shoulder?!
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Won't do the same for the open-source OS that it did for Apple's software--at least for now, an exec says.
Microsoft has no plans to tweak its Office productivity suite for Linux anytime soon, despite the growing popularity of open source on the desktop, according to a company executive.
Speaking at the LinuxWorld conference in London on Wednesday, Nick McGrath, Microsoft's head of platform strategy, said that the software maker had no intention of porting Office to any of the Linux desktop distributions.
"Microsoft is 100 percent focused on Windows: We have invested billions of dollars in it. We have created Office for the Mac but--and I thought I had been clear on this already when I said 'No'--we have no plans at this time to build Office on Linux," he said.
McGrath made the comments as part of a LinuxWorld panel debate headlined "Where is the Innovation? Does free software development lead to proprietary, or is it the other way round?"
The Microsoft executive was replying to a question from a member of the audience, which seemed to be made up mostly of open-source advocates. The audience member noted that Microsoft had ported Office to Apple Computer's Macintosh, to tap into the Mac desktop market, and asked why would it not to the same for the Linux desktop.
Linux desktop software is rapidly gaining on the Apple operating system's small share of the market. Analysts disagree over how the market for operating systems on desktops and laptops is carved up, but agree that Microsoft's share is above 90 percent. Linux has been reported to have a market share of upwards of 3 percent, and there has been speculation that Apple's market share could reach 5 percent in 2005, on the back of the success of the iPod music player.
Eric Raymond, a prominent figure in the open-source community, told ZDNet UK recently that a release of Office for Linux isn't even that desirable, since alternatives such as StarOffice and OpenOffice.org are already available.
"The important move would be to document all (Microsoft's) file formats and communications protocols, make the documentation publicly available, and make a binding promise not to sue or harass people who write open-source software to interoperate," Raymond said.
Matt Asay, the director for Linux Business Office at Novell, also taking part in the panel on Wednesday, said that Microsoft would never put its Windows desktop position at risk by building Office for Linux. However, he said that the open-source community should stop focusing what Microsoft or hardware vendors are doing around Linux and let the market decide its fate.
"We need to get over our fixation with Microsoft. The question is not what Microsoft is doing. It is, what are we doing? The open-source movement is a bottom-up, not top-down, action," Asay said.
"We should be talking about how we can use the benefits of open source and Linux to leapfrog what's out there at the moment. After years of eating into Unix, Linux is finally starting to take market share from Unix on the server," Asay added.


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Foreign Minister Murray McCully today announced that New Zealand is supporting the construction of the Pacific’s largest solar energy array in Samoa.
“New Zealand is working in partnership with the Government of Samoa, the European Union, and the Asia Development Bank to increase the generation of renewable energy in Samoa,” Mr McCully says.
Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman says the first batch of new Medium-Heavy Operational Vehicles have been delivered to NZDF units.
“It is great to see these vehicles being used by the NZDF just 12 months on from when they were purchased,” says Dr Coleman.
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee and Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce today released a study of the East Coast region’s economic potential over the next 30 years.
Christchurch City Council’s decision to spend $127.5 million fixing the Town Hall means not all the land currently designated for the city’s Performing Arts Precinct is required, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says.
Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye today announced nearly $2 million funding for new classrooms at Tai Tapu School in rural Canterbury.
Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith has dismissed today’s pledge by Labour leader David Cunliffe for additional funding for work to protect New Zealand’s magnificent kauri forests from kauri dieback disease.
Revenue Minister Todd McClay has announced that simplification and modernisation will be the focus of the tax conference to be held in conjunction with Victoria University, on 12 and 13 June.
Internal Affairs Minister Peter Dunne (Presiding Member of the Lottery Grants Board) has today announced that the Lottery World War One Commemorations, Environment and Heritage Committee has approved funding of over $9.1 million towards 80 projects which commemorate World War One.
Up to $5 million over two years will be invested in developing the science and innovation potential of Māori people, resources, and knowledge, Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce and Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples announced today.

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News From Billy Corgan's Lawyer At TNA Hearing: WWE Lowers Offer To Buy TNA, Dixie's Demeanor, More - Wrestling Inc.
* Dixie Carter is at the hearing, but Corgan isn't. Corgan is being represented by his attorney Scott Sims.
* Sims began and said that Corgan saved the company on three separate occasions, but TNA did not hold up their end of the deal.
* Corgan and Carter entered a pledge agreement that included an insolvency clause, and proving that is a crucial part of the lawsuit.
Sims says Corgan and Carter entered pledge agreement that included insolvency cause. Proving this is crucial part of lawsuit.
* Sims stated that TNA misled Corgan about their debts. Corgan was named President of the company, but was excluded from management decision.
* Sims said that there is no doubt that TNA is insolvent.
"We basically have a pledge with a voting proxy," Sims says. TNA argues that a transfer of ownership to Corgan was never approved.
Chancellor asking Sims about Corgans desire to remove managers. "Does that fit circumstance of a proxy?" She's pushing back at key argument.
* Rau noted that Dixie is watching without showing any emotion.
* While both sides have agreed not to disclose redacted financial details, Sims said that TNA fails the balance sheet test and the cash flow test.
Sims says TNA "has required new infusions of cash to produce new" Impact shows.
* It was noted that TNA is not paying their bills as their financial condition is the same as when Corgan signed the pledge agreement.
* Sims said that Corgan didn't know of TNA's financial situation when he invested them.
* TNA is not paying their talent and are blaming this lawsuit. Sims said that it's not true, and that the company is insolvent beyond a shadow of a doubt based on the cash flow test (when a company is unable to pay its debts as they fall due).
* Sims said that TNA has 52% more liabilities than the June balance sheet, and argued that the total debts are higher.
Chancellor asks about short term need for cash vs long term value of TNA.
Sims says 1. Cash flow deficit has been in existence since at least June. 2. Pro forma shows 1 year of large cash flow deficits facing TNA.
* Sims said that management has put TNA in ICU at least five times this year.
Sims it is noteworthy they havent produced schedule of liabilities. He implies TNA is hiding something.
* Sims said that the unpaid tax bill is unknown.
* There has been no effort to assign value to their assets, like the video library.
* Sims discussed the WWE negotiations and claims that WWE lowered their first offer. The current offer counts noncompete clauses.
* Sims said that WWE's offer is lower than Corgan's estimate of TNA's liabilities.
Is TNA a solid company worth millions or insolvent company contractually obligated to transfer power to Corgan.
* It was noted that Sims "seemed to slip" and said that one of the promissory notes to TNA from Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corporation (parent company of the Fight Network) was $1.8 million, which owns the licensing rights to its video library.
* Sims said that Dixie made an offer for Corgan to buy her out, and everyone is trying to make a deal.
* Sims said that Dixie emailed WWE to say that she won't see to them until Corgan is out.


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Addressing newsmen , in Lagos, the president of the union , Comrade Mohammed Abdul Gafar, said the cement sub-sector is monopolising the entire industry, adding that any effort to ban the usage of 32.5 cement grade will lead to thousands of job loss because most of the factories will have to shut down.
“If the government comes out with a policy that 32.5 grade of cement should not be used, we will reject such policy.
“We as a labour union will support any effort that will stop the incidence of building collapses. We are prepared to partner with relevant governmental agencies to see that building collapses become a thing of the past. Loss of lives because of building collapses is not only disheartening but avoidable.,” Mohammed said.
He said there are about 27 types of cement that exist all over the world and each type of cement supports different purposes.
His words: “We have 12.5,22.5,32.5,42.5,52.5,sulphate resistance cement, oil well, white cement and others. None of the cement is inferior to others. Cement has nothing to do with building collapses.
“Reasons for building collapses of poor application, site corruption-stealing and compromises, lack of use of professionals on site and so on.
“We believe a different agenda is being pursued to create monopoly and the likely consequences will be loss of jobs as a result of this action. We believe it is an agenda to fight and eradicate unionism.
” The action will have implication on current ongoing projects because the contractors will have to redesign the structure based on a single cement type, thereby increasing job loss and cost.
“There is need for choice in selection of materials for different applications in construction industry.
” Some cement plants will have to be shutdown because of need to upgrade, thereby bringing an increase in price.
“About two years is required typically to upgrade some of the cement plants to produce only one type with attendant consequencies.
Mohammed said, the standard should not be toyed with, adding that consumers can have choice between different types of cement.
He said the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) must rigidly ensured, that standards are met in chain of the construction industry.

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Launched in 1972 as the first twin engine widebody, the Airbus A300 is a short to medium range, widebody jet airliner. With a two class layout the A300 can typically seat 266 passengers. The cruise speed is Mach 0.78 (515 mph, 829 km/h, 447 knots at 35,000 ft) and the maximum speed is Mach 0.82 (541 mph, 871 km/h, 470 knots at 35,000 ft).
The Airbus A320 has the capacity for two cockpit crew and 150 to 180 passengers depending on seating arrangements. Cruise speed is Mach 0.78 (511 mph, 828 km/h at 36,000 ft) and maximum speed is Mach 0.82 (537 mph, 871 km/h) at 36,000 ft). The operating empty weight is 94,000 lb (42,600 kg) and maximum takeoff weight is 170,000 lb (78 t).
A wide body, twin engine jet airliner, the Airbus A330 has the capacity for two cockpit crew and 253 to 440 passengers depending on the variant. The cruise speed is Mach 0.82 (537 mph, 871 km/h at 36,000 ft) and the maximum speed is Mach 0.86 (563 mph, 913 km/h at 36,000 ft).

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All about one horse here. SINGLE BLONDE first-up after 17 week spell and trialling well, the testing material. ATHERTON first starter and trialling well, place hope. KIBIBI finished fourth last start at Warwick Farm and placed once this prep at Newcastle, place claims. DAREDEVIL has placed once in two trials, chance to place.
Chelsea Reign won by less than 0.5L.
First-up after 17 week break and trialling strongly. Has placed in both races run. Strong hope.
First start and trialling strongly. Draws to do no work. Watch early betting.
On debut and looks primed following successful lead-up trials. Market as guide.
Finished sixth at only start at Wyong on a heavy track and must be respected from this yard. Place only.
Ran five lengths back from the winner last start at Warwick Farm and placed once this prep at Newcastle. Won't be far away in the run. Commands serious thought.
First starter and has a win from three trials. Watch betting.
Back from let-up. Faded to finish seventh last start at Rosehill when fresh but trial win in the 48 days since last race adds confidence but still appears tested.
First-up after 20 week break and placed in both lead-up trials. Drops in weight. Chance.
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Developmental and behavioral genetics - specifically, the effects of ethanol on development and how genes modulate those effects, as well as the developmental neuroscience of courtship behavior.
Logan-Garbisch, T, Bortolazzo, A, Luu, P, Ford, A, Do, D, and French, RL. Developmental Ethanol Exposure Leads to Dysregulation of Lipid Metabolism and Oxidative Stress in Drosophila. Genes, Genomes, and Genetics, 2014 Nov 11;5(1):49-59.
Tran, DH, Meissner, GW, French, RL, and Baker, BS. 2014. A small subset of fruitless subesophageal neurons modulate early courtship inDrosophila. PLoS One. 2014 Apr 16;9(4):e95472.
French, RL, McClure, KD, and Heberlein, U. 2011. Drosophila model for fetal alcohol syndrome disorders: Role for the insulin pathway. DMM 4(3): 335-46.


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These are the most common or frequently asked questions from almost 90,000 tourists who have actually booked and stayed in a villa featured in Villa-Finder.com. One, a few, most or, perhaps, even all of these questions may just be in your mind right now.
How do you select the villas in Samui?
There are simply hundreds villas all over Koh Samui. However, not all of these villas make it to our websites. For a villa to be featured, it has to adhere to a set of criteria. First, the villa has to offer world-class accommodations and amenities. Second, these accommodations and amenities have to be well maintained. Third, the area where the villa is located has to be generally quiet. There shouldn’t be any kind of activity that will disturb the peace. To determine if a villa consistently meets these criteria, site inspectors do oculars of the villa itself and its location – before and even after the villa has been featured in our websites.
We will never compromise on quality. That’s why visits are done regularly so that we get first hand assessments on the present condition of these villas.
Admittedly, we’ve set the bar quite high – nothing less than world class. After all, our customers come from all over the globe. That’s why we’ve come up with a checklist that reflects truly discriminating standards and tastes. Each and every villa we inspect is measured against this checklist.
We deal directly and work closely with the owners of these villas to come up with the best or value-for-money pricing possible. If, however, you find that a villa you’re looking at and interested in booking has a lower price in another website, call our attention and the difference in price will be refunded.
By featuring the villas in our websites, we attract tourists who will rent these villas. For this service, we are paid by the owners – directly. This kind of arrangement also extends an extra benefit to customers – no booking fees!
Absolutely! For starters, you can check out our dedicated travel blog. If you need immediate interaction, our villa consultants are standing by and will be more than glad to answer your questions seven days a week. During your stay, the villa concierge can arrange for you a chef, a babysitter, a spa therapist and a chauffeur-driven car, among others. Truly, the rule is to simply ask – and it will be given.
If you can’t decide which villa to book, you can place an option for each of the villas you’re interested in. Simply fill out the request form on the villa page with your name, contact details and travel dates. Placing an option is free of charge and no credit card details are required. An email will be sent to you acknowledging the options you placed. You will have three days to decide which villa you will finally choose. You can email our travel consultants and find out everything there is to know about your options. You will receive a response usually within six hours.
As soon as you have finally chosen a villa option, let us know. Instructions for booking and paying will be sent to you via email.
To book your chosen villa, we require an initial deposit amounting to 50% of the total rent. The other 50% can be paid 60 days before your check-in date.
As a matter of policy, deposits are non-refundable unless stated otherwise. However, if, for some reason, you really need to cancel your booking, let us know immediately and we will try to ask the owner for a refund. However, refunds incur an administration fee of US$200.
Inclusions in your booking or package depends on the villa you chose to stay in. Scroll down to the bottom of the villa page to see which services are included and which are charged extra or separately. This will also help you decide which villa truly offers the best value for your money. The rent is inclusive of taxes.
For your convenience, an online payment using your credit card is accepted. You can also pay in cash or cheques at our office in Singapore. Depending on your location, you can also do a bank transfer to our partner-banks in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany and the UK.
If you’re paying in a currency other than US Dollars, the total amount will be based on the prevailing daily exchange rate of the partner-bank you will be remitting to.
It’s been said that you’ll know someone by the company he keeps. Well, we’ve forged successful partnerships with companies such as Air France, Emirates, Maybank, OCBC and UOB – just to name a few. You can also look up published articles about us. Or, read the customer reviews we’ve received. Just like them, you are a valued customer and we’re committed to make your villa experience totally satisfying.
We will be more than happy to greet and meet you at any of our front offices in Singapore, and Bali.
As travel professionals, we believe that it is our obligation to preserve the beauty of the places we promote – places that bring us enjoyment, rest and cherished memories. At the moment, we have planted more than 2,000 trees – a number which will continue to grow. This you can count on. More details (coming soon).
From the very start to the finish of your journey – from your initial inquiry to your departure from the villa – your assigned travel consultant and concierge will be looking after your every need. We can arrange an airport pick up and transfer to your villa. Although, you can get there yourself via taxi cab since you will be provided with the villa’s address as well as the manager’s phone number, but to avoid any inconvenience, we suggest that you allow us to arrange a pick up and transfer. To see if this service is included in your booking or package, scroll down to the bottom of your villa’s page.
The owner of the villa himself or the manager will welcome you and give you a quick tour of the villa.
All villas have regular cleaning and upkeep. Other villas also provide chef, security and transport services. To see which services are included in your booking or package and what will be charged extra or separately, scroll down to the bottom of your villa’s page.
Daily complimentary breakfast is commonly included in most villas. Although there are villas with complimentary breakfast only on the first day, still a few villas will charge separately for breakfast. Scroll down to the bottom of your villa’s page and see which type of breakfast is offered.
What if I want to arrange activities during my stay? What do you recommend I do in Samui?
We want you to have a wonderful time while you’re in Koh Samui. Would you prefer Koh Samui’s charming Bo Phut Beach with its Big Buddha and other iconic landmarks? Or the upbeat night life of Chaweng Beach? Or the white sands of Choeng Mon? What about the serene stretch of Mae Nam Beach? The seclusion of Bang Po Beach? Will it be the dreamy west or the slow-paced south? Our travel blog will give you an idea on where to go, eat and shop. As well, our travel consultants and concierges will be happy to share with you the many fun possibilities.
For whatever problem you encounter, call our attention right away and we’ll provide solutions expediently. We are on call seven days a week – ready to provide assistance.
Founded in 2012 by David and Daniel, Villa-Finder.com started in Singapore. In 2013, the company established Villa-Bali.com to service the growing demand for villas in Bali. Providing the best possible customer experience, this successful enterprise allowed Villa Finder to expand to other popular destinations such as Samui, Phuket, Sri Lanka and Mauritius. In addition to our head office in Singapore, we also have a front office in Bali. Know more about us here.
Villa Finder has a team of 25 travel professionals with diverse nationalities and speaking a total of 8 languages. As one, we strive to provide tourists with world-class villas, excellent customer service and the most competitive prices and rates – all these to give customers the most satisfying villa experience ever. You can meet our team here.
Villa-Finder.com is now the umbrella company of five other websites for villa rentals in Bali, Samui, Phuket, Sri Lanka and Mauritius.
Your friend speaks the truth. We are uncompromising when it comes to quality – whether of the villas we feature or of the service we extend to our customers. We are with you on your journey – every step of the way. From the time you inquire up to the very end of your stay.
Come and see for yourself. rop by our front offices in Singapore, or Bali for a quick greet and meet. The business is also registered with the ACRA in Singapore and we’ve formed successful partnerships with reputable companies such as Air France, Emirates, Maybank, OCBC and UOB. Giving tourists the most satisfying villa experiences have also earned for us so much media mileage.
Every villa page includes customer reviews. Scroll down and see what they have to say. You can also browse through customer posts on our Facebook page.
Definitely! We are constantly searching for new and world-class villas to feature – especially in Bali, Samui, Phuket, Sri Lanka and Mauritius. Email us and our villa inspectors will visit you for an inspection as well as to answer your questions. Contact us now.
Of course! We’re open to working with travel agents through a special program. Don't hesitate to contact us.

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Vicarys Car Sales, Sale of motor vehicles, listed under "Sale Of Motor Vehicles" category, is located at 32 High Street Battle East Sussex , TN33 0EH, United Kingdom and can be reached by (01424) 772425 phone number. Vicarys Car Sales has currently 0 reviews.
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Perfect for hot weather drinking, this is summer in a glass!
The terroir shines through on the palate with lovely length.
A blend of 45% Grenache, 40% Cinsault and 15% Syrah.
Superb, brilliant, pale pink color. Highly aromatic, with delicate notes of raspberry, peach, and white blossoms. The terroir shines through on the palate with lovely length and a mineral, saline finish.
The partly terraced vineyards lie on limestone-clay soil at an average altitude of 820 feet. The climate is cool for the region with considerable diurnal/nocturnal temperature differences which allows the wines to maintain perfect balance. The grapes are mostly harvested in the cool morning hours. After destemming, the Cinsault and Grenache grapes are pressed directly while the Syrah grapes are vinified in the saignée method. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at low temperature to preserve the wines’ aromatic freshness. The wines are aged for 3 months on fine lees and gently stirred.
Very good value for a Provence Rose particularly for those looking for a slightly off dry finish with unusually pronounced fruit which makes it a good match with asian food as well.
Succulent palate that is beautifully rounded and generously flavoured.
Dry summers and cold, unforgiving winters, our vineyards produce intense fruit that results in impeccably crafted wines that are a joy to drink.
This is a gently concentrated dry rosé with flavours of stonefruits, red fruits and florals and subtle minerally notes on a fresh, flowing palate.
Slightly left of centre, Mister is as clever as it is curious, as bold as it is beautiful, dapper in dress-sense only and modern to the core.
Bright berryfruit support by fine acidity and a great length of finish.
A sense of history hangs in the rafters at the Stables as it’s the home of New Zealand’s first family of winemaking, the Corbans.
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In our series on Top Inclusive Schools of 2017, we profile APL Global Schools in Chennai.
APL Global School, set up 10 years ago, was triggered by a personal experience.
"My two daughters are gifted and even my sister had some developmental issues until Class 10", says school managing director Gita Jagannathan. "We struggled for many years and were just being slapped with all kinds of labels. This opened our eyes to the presence of so many kids that did not fit into mainstream schools."
APL Global Schools has been inclusive one from the start. As Jagannathan says, it never occurred to the management to be anything but inclusive.
Each classroom has been structured in a way that the needs of all the children are attended to. The idea was to break away from the usual approach of identifying a weakness and focusing on that alone, as this undermines the child's strength.
There are 42 special educators in the school and the total strength of the teaching staff is 200, with the special educators acting as a resource for all the teachers.
"There has been advocacy that only special educators should teach gifted children, but we believe that this promotes exclusion", says Jagannathan.
"We work more from the angle of taking labels way and connecting with the child. So in our school, the class teacher is supported by the special educator."
APL Global Schools has a rigorous training process for teachers with trained counsellors from organisations like Vidya Sagar and Spastics Society stepping in to mentor them. The head of elementary education is from a special background and is also a trained counsellor.
There is a lot of emphasis on making children vocal about their needs and giving them the skills to speak for themselves. Business consultant Gopi Ramakrishnan, whose sons study here, says teachers are open, patient, and willing to hear the parents out.
"Over the last 10 years, the number of students has grown tremendously, but the culture of being accessible stays", says Ramakrishnan.
"The children feel that they can approach the teachers and management" - Gopinath Ramakrishnan, Parent.
There is no difference in the fees charged from children with special needs. "Funding does become a major challenge because the cost of therapists, etc is very high", says Jagannathan. "That becomes hard for schools to bear. It would be good if every school that is inclusive gets some form of government support."


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THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF ACCESSORIES FOR XT LAWN TRACTORS!
Whether it‘s transporting work material or cuttings, pushing seeds into the soil, spreading fertiliser, sweeping footpaths or clearing snow – the Cub Cadet XT lawn tractor can do so much more than just mow the lawn. The extensive range of Cub Cadet accessories, the largest range of its kind in Europe, will help to meet all the gardening requirements. This means you can use your XT lawn tractor all year round and it will pay for itself all the more quickly.

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The Trinity Concert Series 2018-19 is bringing six unique concerts to our beautiful sanctuary this season.
Founded in 2002, the Trinity Concert Series has brought many talented musicians to the Central Illinois area, while at the same time offering local musicians an opportunity for sharing their glorious talents. Aside from our first concert this season, all other concerts are free admission and a free-will offering will be collected.
Please join us for our next concert!
Bradley University Chorale Thursday, May 2nd, 7:00 p.m.
Known for its vibrant approach to sound, the Bradley Chorale embraces the unique spirit and diverse color palate of each singer in exploring music of all genres and stylistic performance practices. They perform extensively across the United States and Europe, receiving national and international honors and singing at conventions across the globe. International performances have included tours of Poland, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Italy, and Wales.


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I go back and forth between waxing and plucking my eyebrows. Due to my laziness I normally just pluck when I feel my brows have become a bit overgrown. But when I leave them for too long, or I need to clean up the blonde peach fuzz under my brows, MOOM Organic Eyebrow Shaping Kit has been a lifesaver.
A few years ago I picked up my first waking kit at my local Wegman’s. I really liked the silky smooth effect it gave me, but I was uncomfortable microwaving the plastic container, and I always had little bits of blue wax stuck in my eyebrows that were impossible to remove.
Moom’s Shaping Kit is made out of all organic plant-based ingredients and is washable. If you make a mistake applying, you can just wash it away and start over. To warm the “wax” you just let the tube sit in a glass of hot water for a few minutes. The wooden tools make it easy to apply. Both the fabric strips and the wooden application tools can be rinsed off and reused.
I really like how easy this kit is to use, and I love that it has an EWG rating of 1. When I need to, I plan to repurchase this to have on hand.
What are your favorite ways to manage your body hair? Or do you prefer to leave everything as is? I’d love to continue the conversation in the comments!
Note: Thank you so much to Moom for your generosity! I really enjoyed reviewing this kit.
I just shave. I’ve tried many things but in the end I just always go back to shaving.
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We look forward to rewarding the at-risk kids you serve with tickets and experiences! To become an MVK ticket recipient, please provide the information requested below and then click the Submit button. You will receive an email within the week from our Program Director. We will require a brief follow up questionnaire along with a signed General Release and documentation of tax exempt, non-profit status. Once all documentation has been approved, your organization will receive an email notifying you of your approval to begin claiming tickets.
Our primary mission is to provide tickets and experiences as rewards and incentives to deserving kids in the community. Our target population includes kids, ages 2 - 18, who would otherwise not be able to afford the opportunity to attend sports/cultural events. We ask that at least 75% of the clients you serve qualify for free/reduced lunch. We do not accept recipient agencies whose primary focus is youth or competitive sports. All of our recipients must have a social service component as well as provide their own chaperones and transportation.
Please Note: A membership fee of $200 will be charged at the beginning of each calendar year. This fee is designed to encourage your organization to take full advantage of MVK and our rewards and incentives. We guarantee a minimum of 50 tickets per agency, valued at significantly more than the cost of membership. Our goal is to reward the kids you serve with hundreds of tickets and experiences annually.
New agencies registering will receive free membership from the time agency registration is approved until the end of that calendar year.
1 Your Nonprofit Must Provide Most Valuable Kids of Greater Cincinnati, Inc. ("MVK") with the following items: · Accurate information on the Nonprofit Registration Form provided on this site. · Confirmation that you are legally authorized to enter this Nonprofit Member Agreement (this "Agreement") on behalf of your Nonprofit. · Confirmation that your Nonprofit is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. · Confirmation that your Nonprofit has not been suspended from MVK. Your Nonprofit must provide certain information on the Nonprofit Registration Form, which is incorporated in this Agreement by this reference. You and your Nonprofit both affirm: (1) that all information that your Nonprofit or you provide to MVK, including, but not limited to, that on the Nonprofit Registration Form, is complete, true, and accurate; (2) that your Nonprofit has given you the legal authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of your Nonprofit; (3) that your Nonprofit is a nonprofit organization created and located in the United States of America and is exempt from federal income taxation under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3); and (4) that your Nonprofit has not been temporarily or indefinitely suspended from using MVK services. Your Nonprofit and you agree that if any of the information provided is false or inaccurate, MVK may void this Agreement, and will have no obligations to your Nonprofit and/or you. Your Nonprofit also agrees to promptly provide to MVK a copy of your Nonprofit's tax-exempt determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service. Nonprofit agrees and acknowledges that it shall not qualify to receive tickets or any other donations through MVK until MVK receives a copy of the tax-exempt determination letter. MVK has the right to deny participation to any organization. 2 MVK's Commitment to your Nonprofit. · MVK is approved to act on behalf of your Nonprofit, however we are not a solicitor. · MVK will enable your Nonprofit to accept donated tickets via the Internet. · MVK will issue a receipt on behalf of your Nonprofit. During the Term of this Agreement, your Nonprofit authorizes MVK to act on your Nonprofit's behalf in carrying out the following obligations: 2.1 MVK will operate its site on the World Wide Web (the "MVK Site") that enables individual and corporate donors to make in-kind charitable contributions of tickets to sporting and other events to nonprofit organizations such as your Nonprofit. The MVK Site will include an online ticket exchange capability (the "MVK Exchange") that will enable your Nonprofit to accept and receive (actually or constructively) in-kind contributions from donors. 2.2 MVK will give your Nonprofit the tickets that you accepted in the MVK site. The tickets will be available to your Nonprofit at the venue WILL CALL on day of event or will be provided to you by courier, delivery or other means prior to day of the subject event. There is no compensation taken by MVK for ticket exchange services. 2.3 MVK will act as your Nonprofit's agent in issuing an appropriate receipt to the ticket donor. 2.4 You and your Nonprofit agree that MVK shall not in any way act as a professional fundraiser or fundraising counsel, for purposes of state charitable solicitation laws and regulations, on your Nonprofit's behalf. 3 Your Nonprofit's Commitment to MVK. · Your Nonprofit will hold legal title to any tickets that you accept on MVK's site. · Your Nonprofit will comply with all rules of MVK, such rules to be determined by MVK, in its sole discretion. During the Term of this Agreement, your Nonprofit shall perform the following obligations: 3.1 Your Nonprofit and its attendees shall maintain proper decorum, comply with all laws, roles and regulations of all governmental authorities, not suffer or permit the continuation of any use or manner of use of the seats in violation of the rules and regulations of the venue for which MVK has provided tickets, and not create any nuisance. Your Nonprofit is prohibited and restricted from reselling the tickets granted hereby. Your Nonprofit assumes full responsibility for the character, acts and conduct of each of its invitees. For purposes of your Nonprofit's obligations hereunder, the act of any such person shall be deemed the act of your Nonprofit. MVK may exclude from any venue or immediately terminate the right of any individual to obtain access to or remain within the seats or a venue and remove or cause to be removed such person therefrom. Any such termination may be oral or written, as may be appropriate in the judgment of MVK or the subject venue, and shall be effective immediately. 3.2 Your Nonprofit understands and agrees that, immediately after it accepts (or is deemed to accept hereunder) tickets, it will receive legal right, title, and interest in and to such tickets under applicable laws, as well as the rights, responsibilities, and liabilities associated with such legal right, title, and interest. 3.3 Your Nonprofit will fully comply with all policies, rules, regulations, and procedures that MVK establishes and/or publishes on the MVK Site from time to time, governing the MVK Site and your Nonprofit's participation. 3.4 Your Nonprofit agrees that, notwithstanding anything else you or your Nonprofit may do, once you, your Nonprofit, or any other person using your Nonprofit's password issued by MVK clicks the "Accept" button for tickets donated to your Nonprofit, your Nonprofit is making an irrevocable offer to accept the tickets. Thereafter, your Nonprofit will use its best efforts to utilize such tickets for the purposes herein set forth and in accordance with rules and regulations set forth on the MVK Site and this Nonprofit Member Agreement (this "Agreement"). 4 We can use each other's name and logo as appropriate. Each party grants the other party a limited non-exclusive license, during the "Term" (as such term is defined in Section 5.1 hereof) of this Agreement, to reproduce and use the party's name, logo, and other trademarks, trade names, and service marks (collectively "Marks"), with proper trademark notice and attribution, in the MVK Site in promotions, informational materials, and other documents (regardless of format, including but not limited to Internet-based formats) in accordance with this Agreement and with any written policies and procedures governing use of the Marks as the party provides from time to time. Each party's Marks are, and shall remain, the exclusive property of that party. All such licenses shall cease and all rights shall revert to the original owner upon termination of this Agreement. To expedite such use, your Nonprofit authorizes MVK to download, reproduce, and use the your Nonprofit logos and other design marks set forth on your Nonprofit's website at the URL provided on your Nonprofit's Nonprofit Registration Form. 5 The General Terms 5.1 The term of this Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date stated above and continue until terminated by either party as provided herein (the "Term"). Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time without cause upon ten (10) days prior written notice to the other party. Further, either party may terminate this Agreement upon five (5) days written notice if the other party materially breaches any of the terms of this Agreement, provided, however, that this Agreement will not terminate if the non-terminating party has cured or substantially commenced cure of the breach within the five (5) day cure period. 5.2 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, MVK DOES NOT MAKE, AND HEREBY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. 5.3 WE BOTH AGREE THERE WILL BE NO CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. AS YOUR NONPROFIT'S EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES FOR ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY OR MVK'S OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, MVK AGREES TO ACT AS PROMPTLY AS COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE TO CORRECT THE BREACH, BUT IN NO EVENT SHALL MVK'S LIABILITY EXCEED $25. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS AN ESSENTIAL TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT MVK WOULD NOT ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT WITH YOU WITHOUT THE FOREGOING LIMITATION. 5.4	Your Nonprofit hereby agrees that it will use its best efforts to ensure that the attendees utilizing such tickets for this game are boys and girls under the age of eighteen (18) and beneficiaries of the programs offered by your Nonprofit. Your Nonprofit hereby agrees that it will have at least one (1) chaperone, over the age of twenty-one years, for every six (6) children attending such game. If less than six (6) children, your Nonprofit agrees to have at least one (1) chaperone in attendance for each event in which you receive tickets from MVK. 5.5	Your Nonprofit hereby agrees that any vehicles used to transport children to this game will be properly licensed with the appropriate department of motor vehicles and insured in a commercially reasonable amount, and will be operated by a properly licensed driver. 5.6	Your Nonprofit hereby agrees that it will use due care and extreme diligence to ensure the safety of all of its attendees during the event and in providing transportation to and from the event. Such due care and extreme diligence shall include, but not be limited to, taking all reasonable steps necessary to assure that chaperones (including drivers) are responsible adults with no history of committing criminal and/or negligent acts that would reflect negatively on their ability to serve as chaperones. Moreover, your Nonprofit hereby agrees that it will use due care and extreme diligence to ensure that good care is taken of the seats and/or the suite (as applicable) it uses with the tickets provided by MVK. 5.7 We both agree to limited mutual indemnity. Either party will defend, indemnify, save, and hold harmless the other party and the officers, directors, agents, volunteers, affiliates, distributors, franchisees, and employees of the other party from any and all third party claims, demands, liabilities, costs, or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees ("Liabilities"), resulting from the indemnifying party's breach of any duty, representation, or warranty of this Agreement, except where Liabilities result from the gross negligence or knowing and willful misconduct of the other party. This obligation of indemnity is conditioned on the non-indemnifying party giving prompt notice of any claim to be indemnified, providing reasonable information and other assistance to the indemnifying party, and mitigating damages as feasible. 5.8	Your Nonprofit hereby agrees that MVK shall not be liable or responsible for any loss, damage or injury to any person or to any property of your Nonprofit or your Nonprofit's invitees in or upon the seats or each venue for which you receive tickets, resulting from any cause whatsoever, including, but not limited to, theft, vandalism or the criminal or negligent acts of third parties, nor shall MVK be liable or responsible for any other loss, damage or injury arising, directly or indirectly, out of or in connection with the use of such seats by your Nonprofit or its invitees. Your Nonprofit hereby agrees that it will assume full financial obligation and responsibility for any damage (direct or indirect) caused by any of its invitees, including, without limitation, damage to each venue for which you receive tickets, the seats, the suite or luxury box (as applicable) or injury to any such attendee or another caused by an invitee of Your Nonprofit. 5.9 We both agree to protect each other's confidential information. Each party agrees to fully respect and protect the other party's respective (1) confidential, proprietary, and/or trade secret information; (2) intellectual property rights; and (3) confidentiality and/or intellectual property obligations to third parties (collectively "Confidential Information"). Such "Confidential Information" shall include only that information that the disclosing party specifically identifies as "Confidential" at the time of disclosure to the other party. 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I'm sure GD will be looking forward to the bbc3 documentary!
Jumps out on a guy riding a bike"I've brought my measuring tape with me, i want to measure your muscles".
I remember 30 odd years ago he was local folklore and he would only have been 28'ish.
That bbc article is a very interesting read. It's certainly helps you see a different side to things.
Always thought that this guy was just a bit of a weirdo/pervert, but seeing that docu and knowing he's directly responsible for a young lad's death and threatening to shoot a woman paints him in a pretty sinister light. I'm surprised he hasn't been sorted out by the locals after all this time.
They tried to at one point, there was a story a while back about him escaping from a load of tooled up men, not sure when this happen, think the late 80's or early 90's.
Rumour has it he's been spotted touching muscles again!
I was just talking about him...weird!
If you do 3 squat thrusts he appears.
I notice how they explain everything about him, but for some reason exclude the explanation of his nickname. I wonder why that could be?
Weird, it was after 3 deadlifts. Maybe he's growing in power?
Jesus purple aki, you still haven't learnt your lesson?
Looks to be shrinking, a few years ago he was 6'7" now he's only 6'5".
If he has some sense he needs to bring out a book. I'm sure a lot would buy it.

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Once again I’m flinging up the white flag and confessing that I’m plum tuckered and most definitely not up to even a semi-decent bit of postology. It’s a shame because tonight’s was another ripper, which frankly is a bit against the odds on a week when sleep has been relegated down the priority list, we’ve chucked a storming debut from She’s So Rad out on the label and I’ve had to resign my booty to civic duty with a spot of jury service.
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SHE’S SO RAD release shindig for the excellent IN CIRCLES album (get it now…. seriously…or then) at WHAMMY on FRIDAY 5th with support from THE VIETNAM WAR, Dictaphone Blues & Roundboy 80. It’s only a tenner, that’s like generosity on a stick..see you there.
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Hi, I am looking for some suggestions on my final decision.
I have received my PhD offers in Astronomy/Astrophysics at SIfA, the University of Sydney and at IfA, University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
The stipend amount is not a concern, Hawaii gives 30+k(TA/RA dependent) while Sydney gives 26k(RTP scholarship as personal funding, no TA required). Hawaii is more expensive in living though.
I have visited both schools in the past and I am fine with living in both places. Of course, I have certain pro-life reasons to prefer Sydney: I am Australian, my partner will be doing her PhD in Astronomical instrumentation at Sydney, we can complete our PhD in 3-4 years(no classes or qualifiers) etc. I am astronomy majored and I have seriously no interest in taking more classes, Hawaii can provide quite the same which it has its MS very focused in doing research projects and simple classes.
My partner she would love to have me come to Sydney but she is okay with Hawaii if it is important for my career.
So cutting out all non-academic reasons, which school would be relatively better in academic development? Hawaii has all the best optical telescopes and a very strong faculty in exoplanets and galaxies(Brent Tully, if you know the Tully-Fisher relation), while the PhD project I have submitted for Sydney focuses on using radio astronomy instruments which is very strong in Australia. Will choosing Sydney be a terrible choice for my career?
If you don't know Sydney, could anyone point out just how Hawaii PhD education really ranks in the US, apart from all the telescopes advantage.
I think you have described the main (research) advantages of the two schools very well. I am studying exoplanets and I was originally going to consider the IfA at Hawaii for a postdoc but then everyone I would have wanted to work with left Hawaii. However, they are hiring *two* new faculty members right now, probably at least one exoplanets person, so I think it will be a lively place for those interested in exoplanets once again.
I think the stipend would be a concern at Hawaii though. People there say that 30k isn't really enough. I have heard that some of the reasons the *faculty* members are leaving is because they aren't paid enough to be able to afford a home etc. (But this is just what I've heard). Travelling from Hawaii to other places is also very expensive and requires long journeys.
But since you are asking about academic reasons here, I think the biggest question you would have to answer (don't have to say it here if you don't want to) is what you want to study and where you want to work in the future.
If you are interested in a North American postdoc/future academic position, then I think you are better off in Hawaii, where you will be better connected to the North American astronomical community. In addition, the short PhD program in Australia (and other places) will put you at a major disadvantage for North American academic jobs compared to US graduates. Not having classes in your PhD program will put you at a disadvantage as well, unless you have a Masters in Australia. The US has a weird (to me, since I'm Canadian) system! However, if Australia is like Canada where you get a MSc before a PhD, then you would probably be okay. The point is that you need to have some solid background beyond the undergraduate level in Astronomy and having breadth would be really important for long term job success in North America.
In addition, if you are interested in exoplanets, optical/IR observational astronomy, or a career in something like a telescope operator, support astronomer, etc. then you would be much better off at Hawaii.
On the other hand, if you're not interested in leaving Australia in the long term, then I am not sure there is much advantage to choosing Hawaii. I would check out the departments you might want to work at in Australia and see where those people got their PhDs or did postdocs. When I think of Australia, I think of radio astronomy and I know tons of North American radio astronomers move to Australia to have the best possible postdoc for their career. So, if you are heading in this direction for your astronomical career, then I think Sydney is a great choice.
You asked about how Hawaii ranks in the US but without the telescopes? I don't think that's a fair question to ask because the resources available to students at a school is probably one of the most important factors in determining how strong/good the school is for the student. In my opinion, the main (academic) reason for an astronomer to choose to go to Hawaii for a PhD is to have the amazing telescope access. I'm not at Hawaii but at another US school with amazing telescope access and it has really helped my career. It has allowed me to do interesting projects because we are the only people with the ability to do what we are doing.
Anyways, my opinion is that you have two good options and I think you would have to think about what your long term goals are in order to make the best decision for yourself. I think both these schools could be the right choice, but they will lead you towards different career paths, so choose wisely!
TakeruK wrote: I think you have described the main (research) advantages of the two schools very well. I am studying exoplanets and I was originally going to consider the IfA at Hawaii for a postdoc but then everyone I would have wanted to work with left Hawaii. However, they are hiring *two* new faculty members right now, probably at least one exoplanets person, so I think it will be a lively place for those interested in exoplanets once again.
Thanks! I suppose you mean 'exoplanet-everyone' as in Andrew Howard? Yeah talking about Hawaii without the telescopes is a little bit unfair.
I don't know how much will classes mean in my resume, because most of my undergrad deparment's junior and senior year classes are taught with the first year and second year masters. So our curriculum pretty much covers most of the graduate class education and its in China so I am pretty much done with all the maths and physics (don't ask me why I ended up taking the whole Chinese college entrance exam, I thought Chinese education was good), and research is pretty much a DIY learning process, my professors suggest that I will probably do fine.
I suppose it is a matter of interest in research then. It sometimes makes me feel narrowing myself up after knowing all those different fields of research, I've done X-ray astronomy and asteroseismology with Kepler (with a mix of exoplanets) in the past few years, and I have no idea what the outcome will be when I graduate. X-ray is kinda in the mess right now and I haven't got a school to do that any more, but my focus was on large catalogue transients so that pretty much fits with Sydney's work except it is in radio.
PS. Sydney's department is great, the Sydney Institute for Astronomy has quite a lot of famous professors such as Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Elain Sadler and Tim Bedding. The detailed program I proposed was to complete a large transient Survey using radio telescopes and novel data mining.