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Astrek Wall Climbing has been a hub for aspiring and experienced wall climbers, and has been doing a steady job to let people know more about this underrated sport.
It’s nearly five in the evening. I am in Astrek Wall Climbing. The air is exceptionally chilly at this time, a soft gust of wind sends a shiver down my spine – suddenly I think about the fervent reports of temperature in Kathmandu about to reach minus 1. And here I see some enthusiastic climbers stretching in half sleeved t-shirts and shorts, doing some stretches and gearing up for the climb. A palpable excitement sizzles the atmosphere; some muscular yet wiry young men laugh aloud while they fall back on the soft mattress after falling one more time, while some people are engrossed in conversation in the adjoined cafe.
When I see some people struggling to reach to the top, I can’t help but think that this is probably a bad idea especially for me, who isn’t very active when it comes to comes to athletic activities. But when I meet Niraj Karki, the Manager of Astrek and a national level rock climber himself, I feel assured in knowing that there are many inexperienced people who come to Astrek every day just like me and don’t have to feel so clueless.
Astrek Wall Climbing which is situated at Thamel was established in 2007, at a time when wall climbing wasn’t seriously taken as a sport. “There were no serious climbing associations back then, except a few private places calling themselves ‘national’ but severely lacking open participation” begins Niraj. Astrek’s openness when it comes to fair participation also contributes to its popularity for both experienced climbers seeking to sharpen their skills as well as for inexperienced ones who are curious to try out this underrated sport. In no less than ten years, Astrek has organized Climbmandu in 2012 – Nepal’s first open climbing competition, taken part in international climbing events and has thus given a platform for aspiring climbers who were seeking a way to express their skill.
‘Astrek is a community, where we are continuously learning from each other’ says Sanjeev Bhandari, a regular climber at Astrek. It’s a place as much for climbers and mountaineers, as it is for newbies. Experienced and well informed instructors are there to help you as you gear up for your first climb, letting you know about all the do’s and don’ts prior to climbing. The place consists of a well facilitated straight wall, a bouldering wall for people who are looking to up their game and is also quite children friendly.
It is quite obvious that experienced climbers need to sharpen their skill, but why should inexperienced people do it anyway? Turns out, Wall climbing as an indoor sport has many beneficial functions. Climbing is a really good activity for both mental and physical wellbeing. It is a full body workout – because there is a constant flurry of movements when you climb, from your feet to your arms which strains to support your weight as you hoist your body upwards. But as much as it is a physical workout, it also trains your mind when it comes to focus and tactics. If you lose your focus when you climb, you fall down – it is as simple as that.
However, the biggest misconception one can have is that wall climbing is for sheer adrenaline junkies – a mere momentary thrill. It is as much a proper sport as sports go. A regular climbing session conditions your body, making you fit, agile and mentally focused. Rather than going to a gym and hastily burning out calories, wall climbing serves the same purpose. But, one must be keen to know that Wall Climbing is as much about strength, as it is about balance and coordination. If is for you to decide, as Anuj puts it more sarcastically, whether you want to be an Arnold Schwarzenegger or Bruce Lee.
In fact, Astrek is worthy of praise when considered the work it has been doing to encourage Climbers, providing a platform for them as well as letting more people know about this underrated sport in Nepal. Head over to Astrek, to experience the place bubbling with enthusiasm and people willing to help and encourage you as you gear up for your first climb.


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Great Britain -- Colonies -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals.
Publication [London] : H.M.S.O., 1942/43.
At head of title: Colonial Research Committee.

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Newstart Homes was established in 1987 and in 1994, Newstart was listed amongst Business Review Weekly’s (BRW) Top 100 Growing Companies.
Newstart Homes has now become the builder of choice with an excellent level of inclusions available. Enjoy the BIG BRAND benefits of BLANCO, HANSA, CAESARSTONE and much more. Combine the BIG value, MASSIVE list of inclusions, QUALITY backed by our “LIFETIME STRUCTURAL GUARANTEE*” with the fact you can customise any of our plans (or we can create and build your own design) and it’s easy to see why Newstart Homes has become the leader in home building in South East Queensland.
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Adam's Restaurant and Piano Bar is an American Mediterranean seafood steakhouse located in Historic Buford. Adam's offers a unique, upscale dining experience to fit almost any budget. Join us Monday through Thursday for Special Bar Menu and Drink Specials. Great spot to meet up with friends after work. Also, Adam's is the place for your business dinner meetings. We would love to host your next birthday celebration or any other special occasion.
SPEAKEASY is now open EVERY FRIDAY and SATURDAY NIGHT! Join us for the evening where you can dine and dance the night away to our piano guy. The Speakeasy will take you back to the Glamorous 20's and 30's. Adam�''s is locally owned and professionally managed by Adam Kantback, who has over 30 years of culinary and restaurant experience. Studied and refined his passion for food in Sweden and Europe, Kantback brings an international menu to Historic Buford.
The Atlanta Grill offers grilled steaks, chops and seafood as well as Southern-inspired cuisine in a club-like, warm atmosphere. Large murals commissioned just for Atlanta Grill grace the walls of the restaurant & bar. The restaurant is also home to one of the city's most entertaining displays of vintage photographs featuring daily downtown life & various local leaders & celebrities. The popular "Cheater's Booth" accommodates five in an intimate table setting with privacy draperies. Seasonal seating is available on the veranda overlooking famous Peachtree Street. The Atlanta Grill received the prestigious AAA Four Diamond Award and top rankings in the Zagat Survey.
The Atlanta Grill is located in The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta downtown at the corner of Peachtree & Ellis streets, within easy walking distance of many of the downtown hotels & the major office buildings.
For additional information please call 770-664-8055.

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Excuse the shameless plug for the FutureWorld Group here, but this is a fascinating little scenario. With all the Stamps.com ads I'm hearing on international podcasts, it's pretty evident that the world of the Post Office is under serious disruption. And we've always been looking for a mainstream application for 3D printing.
What do you do with a business that has a massive footprint and an archaic product/service offering? A business mashup. What do you think?
Five years ago everyone was predicting the collapse of postal services from Argentina to Zimbabwe. After all, the use of 'snailmail' had dwindled to a trickle and postal services were incurring massive losses.
So who would have believed a bold leap by PostPrint, the newly-renamed postal service of Holland, would change that future?
Andy Hadfield picks funny WiFi networks, and leancanvas.com.Dominic White picks unotelly.com, totalspaces and totalterminal.Brett Haggard picks Vodacom LTE service and Joss Whedon’s Youtube on Mitt Romney.Grab the full audio version of the podcast here.

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If you are committed to taking the best care possible of your body, you’ll want to know about some common household items that you probably don’t even realize are hazardous to your health. These items create health risks that accumulate over time. When they eventually affect you, you and your doctor may not even suspect them. Better to get rid of them now.
Artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose (Splenda) actually trick your body into storing fat and increase your risk of diabetes. You will find them in the little packets to sweeten drinks, and in food and beverages such as diet soda. They have even been implicated in heart attacks, strokes, and Alzheimer’s disease.
Plastic food containers and bottles expose you to endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Your endocrine system is vital to mood regulation, growth and development, tissue function, metabolism, sexual functioning and reproduction. They can cause hypertension, cancer, and in children, reduced IQ and hyperactivity.
It is best to forgo all plastic containers, and replace them with glass.
Most of us own some non-stick cookware. The coating is made with a chemical called PFOA, that has been labeled a “likely” carcinogen. PFOA is fluoride-based. When the pan is heated, the fluoride vaporizes into the air, where it can harm your family.
Replace your non-stick cookware with ceramic or glass.
Room deodorizers often contain a chemical that has been implicated in early puberty and other health problems, including cancer. Some of these fragrances also contain the endocrine-disrupting phthalates.
If there are unpleasant smells in a room, a better idea is to find and correct the root cause. It’s is also a good idea to open your windows and let the breeze blow through.
If you just enjoy scents, then opt for high-quality essential oils, which are made with natural ingredients and actually aid health.
Overuse of disinfectants promotes the growth of drug-resistant bacteria in the environment. The antibacterial compounds contained in these products have also been linked to a variety of health problems, including interfering with fetal development, allergies, thyroid dysfunction, endocrine disruption, weight gain, and increase in inflammation.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said “there is currently no evidence that [antibacterial soaps] are any more effective at preventing illness than washing with plain soap and water.” In fact, soap and water are often the very best way to clean at home.
You can also use a homemade disinfectant for kitchen counters, cutting boards, and bathrooms. That is 3 percent hydrogen peroxide and vinegar. Just put them in separate spray bottles, then use first one followed by the other. These have tested as more effective in killing bacterial than either chlorine bleach or commercial antibacterial cleansers.
Modern technology has brought us an array of household conveniences. Now our challenge is to closely consider which chemicals may be damaging our health. It is time to throw out some of those, and look for common-sense, non-toxic replacements.
Previous articleIs This the One Cure for All the Degenerative Diseases That Plague Us?

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What most people know as the Florida Keys is the chain of inhabited islands that are connected to each other and the Florida mainland by the overseas highway. However, these islands are actually only one small element of a 100-mile-long strip of shallow water flats, tangled channels, and wild mangrove islands that separate the Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico along a line running southwest from the Florida mainland to the Dry Tortugas. At its northern reaches, this strip blends into the waters of Florida Bay, the vast body of water that lies between the southern tip of mainland Florida and the upper Florida Keys down to Long Key. The Bay and the Keys make up part of the greater South Florida/Everglades ecosystem, a unique natural environment that covers about 10,800 square miles from Orlando to the Dry Tortugas.
Fisherman and explorers from the upper Keys generally refer to the waters of Florida Bay itself as the Backcountry. Depending on the bounds used for measurement, the size of the Bay is variously set at 800 square miles (2,100 km2), 850 square miles (2,200 km2), or 1,000 square miles (2,600 km2). The Florida Bay is characterized by many shallow interconnected basins, averaging only three feet in depth. Most of this area falls within the boundaries of the Everglades National Park, with the southern edge along the Florida Keys included in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Florida Bay is a natural wonderland and a sportsman’s paradise that offers incredible opportunities for fishing, snorkeling and diving, wildlife viewing, and marine wilderness exploration.
In contrast, in the lower Keys and Key West, the Backcountry is generally identified as the pristine shallow-water marine environment that lies along the Gulf side of the Keys, beginning with the waters around Key West and running northeast up the island chain along the length of the Keys. This is a region of crystal-clear waters, shallow sand, coral, and sea-grass Flats cut by deeper channels, uninhabited mangrove islands, and tide-dependent sandbanks and beaches. All of the Backcountry lies within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, and portions near Key West are also within the boundaries of the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge and the National Key Deer Refuge.
Coral Flats in the Key West Backcountry.
The Key West Backcountry is world-renowned as a fisherman’s paradise. It also offers unmatched opportunities for marine exploration and adventure recreation. Much of the area is extremely shallow and strongly affected by the tide. Navigable water can become dry land in a matter of hours, and fierce tidal currents run through the channels between islands and Flats. Recreational access to much of the area requires an expert captain and a specialized shallow-draft boat.
However, the development of the easy-to-maneuver sea kayak and other effective shallow-water craft such as the stand-up paddle board and the jet ski has opened the Backcountry for easy access by thousands of adventurous Key West visitors. A trip into this unique marine environment is unmatched for beautiful scenery, interesting bird and wildlife encounters, shelling and beachcombing, and the sublime relaxation of swimming, sunning, and picnicking on remote, empty sand bars and beaches.
Sea kayaking among the mangrove islands.
When paddling quietly through the narrow mangrove channels and across the clear-water Flats of the Backcountry, it is common to encounter herons, egrets, exotic migratory birds, sea turtles, manatees, sharks, rays, and many species of tropical fish. The waters of the Backcountry are in many areas protected from wind and waves, so they are most often calm, clear, and very safe for swimming and snorkeling. Though very easy and convenient to access from Key West, a Backcountry sea-kayaking eco-tour is still an adventure of a lifetime, with something for everyone from young to old, from first-time paddlers to seasoned kayakers.
A day exploring the Key West Backcountry is a must-do for your visit to the island. See the Keys marine environment preserved much as it has appeared for thousands of years, and get close-up views of unique wildlife, including many rare and endangered species. Cool Key West offers easy booking for many different Backcountry tour options. Spend a day exploring, snorkeling, and swimming. Combine a paddle with a sunset cocktail sail. Or head out on a Flats fishing trip in pursuit of the Keys Grand Slam – Tarpon, Permit, and Bonefish all caught in one day. Whichever choice you make, a day spent in the Key West Backcountry will show you why some old Keys hands dedicate decades to exploring this marine wilderness wonderland.

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With its rich texture and subtle aromatic scent of fresh Immortelle flowers, this softening lotion gives skin** an immediate sensation of supreme comfort, to leave it feeling deliciously supple.
A new breath of youth seems to come from the very heart of the skin**. Bursting with vitality, it simply glows with beauty.
* Satisfaction tested on 52 women for 1 month. **Upper layers of the epidermis.
CROSSPOLYMER - ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN - PHENOXYETHANOL - CHLORPHENESIN - POTASSIUM SORBATE - SODIUM BENZOATE - TOCOPHERYL ACETATE - ZINCGLUCONATE - MAGNESIUM ASPARTATE - TOCOPHEROL - PARFUM/FRAGRANCE - CITRAL - LINALOOL - BENZYL SALICYLATE - LIMONENE - GERANIOL.
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A doula is a non-medical support person who provides pregnant and birthing women emotional support, educational support, and physical comfort before, during, and just after childbirth.
There is an ever-growing body of research suggesting the benefits to both mom and baby of having continual labor support.
Women who receive continual one-on-one labor support are more likely to have a spontaneous vaginal delivery and shorter labor, and are less likely to have an instrumental vaginal birth, a caesarean birth, a baby with a low Apgar score, and a negative perception of their childbirth experience. For an in-depth review of labor support benefits, you can read the 2013 Cochrane Database Systemic Review here.
Source: Hodnett, E.D., Gates, S., Hofmeyr, G.J, and Sakala, C. (2013). Continuous support for women during childbirth. Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group.
Although I left the world of dance many years ago, my early experiences with bodies and movement was profoundly influential. I am fascinated by how we carry our stories in our bodies, and how we can use our bodies as tools to unlock the power within our mind and spirit.
Pregnant and birthing bodies are exceptionally powerful, and have the ability to not only create a baby, but also to create a mother. I am fascinated by how women interpret their own journeys to motherhood, and how the transcendental experiences of pregnancy and birth build the foundations of a family. I believe that a more just and loving world starts with more just and loving births. When women are supported to build the families they want in the way they want, they are also empowered to build the communities, nations, and world they want to live in.
It is my goal as a doula to bear witness to your story, and to accompany you on your road to motherhood and beyond. There is no right way to be pregnant or to birth, and I am excited and curious to support you in whatever decisions you choose. I hope to build trusting and nourishing relationships with my doula clients, and to create a space where we can laugh, cry, and ask questions together. I bring an intersectional feminist approach to birthwork, which means that I recognize how multiple identities converge to give you a unique lived experience, and I tailor my services to meet your needs.
Some mamas desire more support during the prenatal period, and may ask their doula to come along to prenatal doctor's visits, or add a few more home visits. When we meet for our interview we'll go over your preferences, and create a custom birth services package that will meet your needs. As a Certified Yoga Teacher and lactation student, I offer other services you may find useful and that you'd like to add to your package.
I believe that everyone deserves doula services, no matter their ability to pay. We will discuss pricing and payment plans during our interview based off which birth services package you choose and your ability to pay. Although I have completed my doula training, I am still in the process of certification, which means I am currently offering my services at a greatly reduced rate. On top of that reduced rate, I offer special pricing for students, single mothers, teen mothers, and military families.


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Because of Florida's year-round sunny weather, many Naples residents and visitors age at a rate faster than they would desire due to sun exposure. Despite proper skin-care routines and healthy lifestyles, individuals are often unable to prevent fine lines and wrinkles, and they have even more difficulty reversing these signs of aging.
Dr. Paul Gardner and Dr. Leo Baccaro are among the most widely sought-after cosmetic surgeons who offer injectable cosmetic treatments like Botox® and facial fillers like Juvederm® and Radiesse®. Gardner Plastic Surgery also offers incredible options for reducing fat like PrecisionTx®, SmartLipo®, and Cellulaze®.
Injectable fillers or facial fillers are non-invasive skin treatments that fill in facial wrinkles to help smooth out the folds and lines in the skin. Many patients prefer injectable fillers as opposed to other anti-aging treatments because they offer remarkable results with little to no recovery time, allowing patients to return to their daily activities as soon as possible.
Radiesse® – Refills the lost volume in deep folds in the skin and stimulates natural collagen production.
Juvederm® – Adds volume, improves facial contours, and fills in wrinkles. Used in the neck, face, and hands.
Restylane® – Corrects mild to severe facial wrinkles and folds while adding volume and fullness to the skin.
Belotero® – Designed specifically to treat moderate to severe lines around the lips, also known as nasolabial folds.
Fat Transfer – Using fat taken from the abdomen, fat transfers move fat to an area that will benefit aesthetically from it.
PrecisionTx® – Enhances the contours and aesthetics of your jawline and neck. This minimally invasive procedure also stimulates the collagen in your body to provide enhanced skin elasticity and texture.
SmartLipo® – Destroyes fall cells without damaging the surrounding tissue. FDA-approves since 2006, this procedure simultaneously tightens the skin while destroying fat.
Cellulaze® – Removes unwanted cellulite from the body. If your skin is puckered from cellulite buildup and you want to remove it without damaging the surrounding skin, Cellulaze® could be right for you.
Along with the incredible beauty benefits offered with dermal fillers and fat loss, we are happy to offer our patients Latisse®, an FDA-approved treatment to grow your eyelashes to their full and lush potential.
Our surgeons work with patients to determine the appropriate amount of injectable filler or fat elimination. They offer several of the latest injectables and technology available on the market. We are proud to remain your preferred plastic surgery practice!
Cosmetic injectables are non-invasive skin treatments that fill in facial wrinkles, tighten skin, or get rid of fat. Some patients prefer that Dr. Gardner or Dr. Baccaro administer cosmetic injectables because they offer remarkable results with minimal downtime, allowing patients at our Naples plastic surgery practice to resume their activities quickly.
Dermal fillers are a fantastic way for Dr. Gardner or Dr. Baccaro to administer non-invasive treatments for fine lines and wrinkles. Fillers like Radiesse, Juvederm, Belotero, and Restylane help the patients at our Naples plastic surgery practice to achieve more youthful-looking results in many areas of the body like the face, neck, and hands.
You can rejuvenate your face and reduce the visible signs of aging by treating fine lines and wrinkles with Botox®. Almost anyone can have Botox® injections as they are minimally invasive and result in little to no downtime. Dr. Gardner and Dr. Baccaro lend their professional expertise administering cosmetic injectables to patients at their Naples plastic surgery practice.
Dr. Paul M. Gardner and Dr. Leopoldo M. Baccaro understand the decision to subtly improve your face and body to treat prominent facial features or to ease the signs of aging. They work meticulously to create minor changes that dramatically improve the overall balance and aesthetics of the face, striving to help patients look like enhanced versions of themselves, not surgically altered.


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TEHRAN - Iran said Sunday the two-stage missiles it fired at Islamic State targets in Syria broke apart over the Iraqi desert as planned, mocking reports that some of the projectiles fell short.
State TV's website quoted the airspace division chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh as saying "we had coordinated the fall of the engines in the desert in Iraq" in advance.
"The missiles we used were two-stage, it means that the engine separates from the warhead," said Hajizadeh.

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With your Healthy Discounts plan, you reduce your out-of-pocket expenses and receive care from qualified dentists and optometrists. These are not an insurance plans, but discount savings plans designed to fit your needs and budget.
With this prescription discount card, you save on brand name and generic drugs at over 58,000 participating pharmacies!
Members get access to discounts on dental care, vision care, LASIK eye surgery and more!
Members get access to discounts on dental care, vision care, roadside assistance and more!


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up-selling gone crazy …when is enough enough??
Today our dear old pooch underwent surgery for a blocked gland below her jaw.
At 14 she really does bear a striking resemblance to a little old lady (some would say she is very like my MIL… both in nature and appearance) with slow gait and arthritic hips, she waddles around as deaf as a post, but is seemingly content in her own world.
Sadly, recent months have seen her struggle to swallow and a large blocked gland was soon found to be the culprit. So … a month ago the first intervention was to drain it; a temporary fix for the bargain basement price of $300.
Instead of rushing in, we chose to take a few weeks and watch how she went …but lo and behold it returned as predicted and soon she was struggling to eat again. So, at this point we were presented with an alternative option…a modified, ‘budget’ procedure which would make her comfortable for ONLY $1000…. or so we thought.
When my 50something husband checked her into the clinic for the procedure this morning, he was stunned to be upsized with a range of ‘optional medical extras’ …procedures and equipment that one would normally expect were the domain and decision of the operating Vet.
Would you like her to have a blood test while she is ‘under’? (extra cost of $85) Seriously?? How the hell would we know?
Would you like her to have IV fluids during or after the surgery? (extra cost of $45) but AGAIN how the hell would we know? Isn’t that the Vet’s decision?
And so it went … in total , seven ‘up-sell’ opportunities as the cash register goes Cha Ching..and our $1000 quote suddenly looks more like $1500 and rising.


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Dave has over 35 years experience in the computer industry. He worked for IBM for 22 years and later for Integic Corporation. After earning an Equipping Lay Ministry Certificate in Evangelism from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington DC, he worked for Luis Palau and then Billy Graham to coordinate large-scale outreach events. He currently serves on the Board of the Lutheran Lay Fellowship and is a member of the Secretariat, served as Outreach Coordinator and currently serves as Treasurer, for Rainbow Via de Cristo. He is a member of the Montgomery County Food Councils Food Literacy Working Group and was elected to the GGT Board of Directors in 2014 to serve as its Secretary.
He has always had an interest in cooking and has organized and prepared church-related meals for over 15 years. Mr. Lambert is know as Chef Da-Vid in culinary circles and holds a National Restaurant Association ServSafe® food service manager certificate that is honored in all jurisdictions; he is a Certified Instructor as well as being GGTs Culinary Arts Initiative Project Coordinator.
His latest endevour is to look into the feasibility of establishing a Pay-What-You-Are-Able Community Cafe in Christ Lutheran's new building in Bethesda. This concept has been inplemented in around 60 cafes around the country with 20 more in the planning or development stages. His talk on the Community Cafe Concept will give an update on the Bethesda GGT Community Center and the attributes of a great community cafe.
We invite all Lutherans and their friends to join us for this luncheon meeting of Lutheran Lay Fellowship, scheduled for the first Thursday of each month from 12:00 noon till 2:00 p.m. at Saint Luke Lutheran Church, 9100 Colesville Road at Dale Drive in Silver Spring, one mile south of the Capitol Beltway at Exit 30. Ample off-street parking is available. Interested persons can make reservations for a delicious lunch by sending their RSVP to luncheon@lutheranlayfellowship.org or by contacting Vicki Porter at 301-229-9884 no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 29. The cost of the meal is $9.00, payable at the door.


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Below is a directory of Chicago casino golf courses and casinos. Use the guide to plan the ultimate golf trip combining what guys love best - gambling and gambling.
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We have an Italian Greyhound.
Sadie Sue. Our little Darcy cannot say Sadie or Sadie Sue so now she is often called "Sa-Sue".
We have had IGs for 18 years now.
IGs are quite lazy and truly spend most of their days lying about in the sun or under a blanket but when they decide to get up and move about, the run a lot.
They R-U-N to the water bowl.
They R-U-N up the stairs to hop in the bed covers.
When they get out of bed, they stretch and then they R-U-N top-speed to the back door to go outside.
They run in short bursts.
Last night I forced Sadie Sue out from under the blanket in the living room when we were ready to retire upstairs for the evening.
She ssssst-rrrrrrrretched and only loped over to the door, knowing it was cold outside and that I wouldn't take the time to put on her coat.
All done out there...I let her back in and she ran top-speed from the back door to the water bowl which is in our downstairs bathroom.
Then she sat outside the Doggie Diner (a.k.a. the downstairs bathroom) and watched me gather my things to go upstairs.
I called her to go to bed as I walked through the kitchen.
Sadie Sue set out, as fast as greyhound legs could run, to the stairwell (which is only about 8-9 feet away).
She was traveling so fast as she rounded the corner that her feet spun out on the tile and as she headed up the stairwell, bounding like a deer!
p-o-u-n-c-e...right onto the master bed to burrow under the covers as if the worst blizzard had just started blowing in.
Learn more about IGs at the Texas Italian Greyhound Rescue.
Like them on FaceBook and you get to meet all the dogs that are waiting for their Forever Homes.
Even if you cannot adopt, you can help in many very small ways.
"Woman was the finishing grace of the creation. Woman was the completeness of man's bliss in Paradise. Woman was the cause of sin and death to our world. The world was redeemed by the seed of the woman. Woman is the mother of the human race; our companion, counselor, and comforter in the pilgrimage of life; or our tempter, scourge, and destroyer. Our sweetest cup of earthly happiness, or our bitterest draught of sorrow, is mixed and administered by her hand. She not only renders smooth or rough our path to the grave, but helps or hinders our progress to immortality. In heaven we shall bless God for her aid in assisting us to reach that blissful state; or amid the torments of unutterable woe in another region, we shall deplore the fatality of her influence!"

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text: According to the Vokera Boiler’s user guide, A03 error code indicates the problem with a fan. It is better to call a skilled boiler engineer and ask him to diagnose the actual reason behind it. Sometimes, it is not required to replace the whole fan. Well, the highly common reason behind it; are the worn out bearings. You can replace them easily by buying the spares kits. It is important to mention that if the boiler’s fan is moving without restrictions then, it is probably a wiring problem. By using the multimeter, a boiler engineer will check to determine where the power drops.

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Return to the Crow’s Nest Quilt Block page.
Crow's Nest Quilt Block for printing as a template. Uses triangles and long strips to make the traditional quilt block.


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Years ago, Claus enterprises used to employ carpenter-elves. Clue’s in the job title. Sad to say that their skills did not extend to the manufacture of ipads and Scalextric, so they had to be scaled back. You should have heard the fuss. The unions got involved and all hell broke loose for a while. There were threatened walkouts and works-to-rule. Eventually, Santa got a hold of a Mrs Thatcher and asked her to “do a miners” on the carpenter-elves. She and Mr McDonald did a bit of a number of them if we’re honest and the problem was solved but not without some long-term consequences. Some of the carpenter-elves did the dirty on the rest of them by agreeing to some more flexible terms during the dispute and they were immediately christened “Skelfs”. Presumably because later, they turned into “scabs”, but that was a whole other story again and needn’t concern us here.
Then there were the wrappers. Mechanisation; all I’m saying. Same problem again and by now, the whole of Lapland is festooned with discarded elves, wrappers, skelfs and scabs. When you talk about a herd of flying reindeer just adding to the mix, well - you couldn’t walk for fear of disturbing something nasty.
Normally, Santa eschews contact with the rest of us (unless we are under 10 – then he drops wee hints like using bells that are pitched only to be heard by young people). In recent times, the bells have been replaced by mechanical horns and this led to the Whitechapel Bell Foundry losing their biggest and longest-standing client. Result? They’ve gone out of business. Nightmare for the rest of us, of course; where else are we going to buy that bell we always wanted to own, but haven’t yet bought?
Then there are the commercial negotiations with the toy manufacturers. Some of these fellows have been around the negotiating block a few times and were taking Santa for a ride (which, when you think about it, was quite an apt thing to be doing). So much so that he has moved that whole operation to the Amazon (hot and sultry and, again if we are being honest, a bit a nightmare if you are a flying reindeer from northern climes); he thought that problem was solved, but you see, it wasn’t. Turned out that the toy manufacturers were unhappy that he had introduced a middle man and so threatened to withdraw supplies from the Amazon. An innocent internet-based shopping site, of whom Santa had never heard, was a bit concerned and threatened not to sell said toy manufacturers’ products on line. More problems; more negotiations. Worldwide shortage of toys; price of said toys goes up; Santa buys lots of toys – you see where this is headed.
Which brings me onto the animal handlers. And the Baggage handlers. And the animals themselves. And then he had Mrs Claus nipping in his ear every night about “maybe taking some time off”.


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Russia called for a meeting of the U.N. Security Council following the strikes.
International reaction to Friday's strikes against Syria has been mixed.
U.S. allies have responded pretty positively. Canada, Germany and Turkey came out in support of the strikes.
NATO's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has also expressed his support for the strikes.
None of those countries actually participated in the strikes. Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel had already ruled out participating in military interventions in Syria ahead of the strikes.
But Russia and Iran, Syria's main allies, condemned the attacks. Iran's leader called the U.S., French and British heads of state criminals. And Russia has called the attacks an "act of aggression against a sovereign state."
Russia also called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council. A number of council members voiced concerns Saturday that the U.S., France and the U.K. strikes violated international law.

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Few territories in Italy and Europe can boast an important contemporary art heritage like Prato due to the presence and activity of the Centre for Contemporary Art "L. Pecci" - a regional centre of coordination and development for contemporary culture - as well as the strong presence of many works of art in the urban fabric.
The itinerary runs on a contemporary art urban route which starts from the Pecci Centre (easy to reach for those coming from outside Prato by the A11 motorway - Prato EST exit) and extends to the historical centre in "continuity" with the great historical and artistic tradition of Tuscany.
The itinerary begins with the visit of the Pecci Centre http://www.centropecci.it/ the first Italian institution built according to the design of the architect Italo Gamberini. Since its opening in 1988 the Centre offered a wide range of exhibitions and documentation on contemporary art. It has reopened on the 16th of October after a closing period due to the restoration works designed by the architect Maurice Nio.
A new public square created in Viale della Repubblica, introduces and leads the visitors to the main entrance of the Centre.


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I have always been the kind of girl that gets excited over organization. A clean closet, organized cabinet, baskets/bins and folders - yes, please!
Give me something to clean and organize (besides dishes), and I could stay put all day. That's about the only thing that could keep me inside for an entire day without going stir crazy. I was also the kid growing up that got so excited for school to start. My favorite part was buying new school supplies and organizing my backpack for the first day.
Was anyone else that way?
Well, this is the real me!
Anyway, as we came to the close of 2018 I told Chris that this year I wanted to focus on organizing our home. I can't wait to get my hands on the garage and the pantry, but I decided to start small with our bathroom. I knew I wanted smaller compartments to separate things, and definitely open bins so that everything is easily accessible (I made the mistake of having bins with lids before and it was so annoying).
Other than that, I wasn't quite sure where to start. When you don't know where to start what to you do? Scroll Pinterest! Both good and bad. Pinterest is great for giving you ideas, but it is so easy to get overwhelmed, and all of the pictures look like absolute perfection, and sometimes that can be discouraging.
I pinned a few things, you can see those here, and also scrolled Instagram for some inspiration.
FIRST: Take photos of the areas of concern. This basically gives you an inventory of everything you need to organize. It helped me a ton when I was shopping, and kept me from forgetting a container for that one random thing.
SECOND: Measure the areas, specifically your drawers! The cabinets are a little easier to work with, but you might also measure the areas surrounding your pipes so that you don't get a basket or something too large for the space. The worst thing in my opinion is getting home and realizing that you can't finish because something didn't fit. If you are anything like me, the task has to be done immediately!
THIRD: Scroll through the photos that you pinned or saved, and narrow down which style you want to go with. There are so many options on baskets, trays and containers - it is less overwhelming if you have an idea on which direction you want to go before you are in the store. Now, shop!
The next few steps are after you've shopped, and are ready to begin!
FOURTH: I took everything out from our cabinets and drawers, and started to throw away the things that I haven't used in forever, or random things that compiled over time. For me, starting with my area first helped, and then I moved on to Chris's cabinet. I knew that our things wouldn't cross-over to the other persons cabinet so it saved my sanity to only pull items out one cabinet at a time. After you toss the "extra stuff", create piles - I did: makeup/nail, daily routine (facial products, hairspray, lotion, deodorant), hair products, and then the things that I use very rarely.
FIFTH: Organize and restock your cabinets/drawers! I purchased containers of some sort for each of the categories (piles) I mentioned above. You can find a breakdown of the products we used below for our cabinets, and main bathroom drawer along with photos for inspiration!
Makeup and nail supplies - clear organizers: I found my makeup organizers at Home Goods (this is always a hit or miss). You can find similar makeup holders here or here. I like the clear plastic ones that are stackable and have both smaller and larger slots. This gives you more options for what type of product it can hold.
Daily products - lazy susan: This is my favorite of everything! On it I put the items that I use the most, and I have been enjoying it SO much. So easy to turn and grab a product instead of trying to grab something from the back of the cabinet (like before) and knocking everything over. Do you know how many times I would get pissed about that? No longer, y'all!
Hair products - bamboo basket: For my hair dryer, brushes and curling irons I opted for a bamboo basket. I have these bamboo baskets in my bathrooms, and to hold the boys bath time products so I wanted to keep it consistent. They come in a variety of sizes and can be used for many things. The size I got holds three brushes, a curling wand, straightener and hair dryer with space to spare.
Miscellaneous items - clear bin: For the random things (shoe cleaner, extra products, makeup bags, etc.) I opted for a frosted open bin. No specific reason for this exact bin, I just wanted something less expensive than the bamboo basket that I knew would be at the back of the cabinet. I also got these same bins for the boys bathroom and our other cabinet, so keeping it overall consistent throughout the house.
Drawer - clear trays: All I knew here was that I wanted things broken up into smaller sections. There are so many options out there for sizes and shapes, and what I found ended up working perfectly. There are also bulk options which include anywhere from 3 to 5 trays and end up being slightly less expensive. Just pay attention to the overall dimensions and you shouldn't have any issues! I will say that having our q-tips in the drawer instead of in the cabinet below has been a lot more convenient. It's the small things! There are more color options for the drawer trays here.
And that's what I got, y'all! I hope this inspires some of you to declutter and organize your life as well. I promise you will feel so much better afterwards. Start small and it won't be overwhelming. I'll share more once I tackle the kitchen and garage. Those should be fun!


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There are number of positive behaviours that leaders can encourage in their staff. What role does creativity play in a successful business?
Businesses frequently discuss the importance of innovation to their future. For the people working in these organisations, however, it can be difficult to link the C-Suite's endless pursuit of innovation with how this attitude should manifest at all levels of the business. For the sake of employee engagement, why not simplify the agenda and focus on creativity?
While not explicitly the same, Adobe's latest investigation reveals a new way to engage employees that can align with existing staff rewards and push an organisation forward: encourage creativity.
As it turns out, creative people are making the link between their behaviours and what it takes to be innovative by themselves. Adobe found that in relation to those struggling to find the creative spark, these people are 25 per cent more likely to describe themselves as innovative, perhaps due to the freedom they find in their daily work.
"Creative employees are valuable to an organisation."
Consequently, creative employees are also much more likely to say their work makes them feel happy and fulfilled. Creativity is also linked to feelings of success and energy unmatched when it's throttled. Vice President and General Manager of Creative Cloud at Adobe believes that while the results are clear, there is still potential for further development.
"An investment in creativity and design is simply good business," she began. "Creativity and productivity go hand in hand, but investing in creativity isn't on the agenda for enough of today's leaders."
In many cases, creativity will come naturally in employees. However, the real challenge for leaders lies in creating a working environment where people are comfortable reaching their full creative potential in a way that aligns with a company's goals.
"Incentives have a significant role in changing behaviours."
It's a topic that came up in a McKinsey & Company article about encouraging transformation within a company. The organisation notes that incentives have a significant role to play in changing behaviours - as long as they are simple enough to be engaging to all employees and offer clear targets and outcomes.
Even more importantly, McKinsey & Company stresses the importance of balancing monetary and non-monetary rewards. In the examples the organisation gave, encouragement from leaders acted as vital morale boosts while employees worked toward bigger goals.
To find out more about how to motivate employees and encourage creativity in your organisation, contact the experts at Power2Motivate today!


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Last week, U.S. Treasury Secretary—and prolific movie financier—Steven Mnuchin came in for some criticism after telling a room full of reporters to “send your kids to go see” Lego Batman, a movie he profits from and helped produce. Mnuchin prefaced his statement—which came after a reporter asked him which movies were good at the moment—with a bunch of disclaimers about how he’s not allowed to promote his own movies in an official capacity as a cabinet member, before proceeding to do pretty much exactly that.
At the time of the incident, the Treasury Department issued a statement defending Mnuchin, saying that he was simply answering a question, and that telling reporters to drag their kids to his movies didn’t technically count as promotion. Now, though, Mnuchin has walked back on that attitude, issuing an apology that was roughly two-thirds justification, one-third actual contrition for the event.
Watchdogs have kept a careful eye on the Trump White House, on the lookout for any evidence of administration members using their positions for personal profit. Presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway came under fire a few weeks ago, for instance, when she encouraged Americans to buy items from recently hired presidential adviser (and Trump’s daughter) Ivanka Trump’s fashion line.

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15 August 2018: Deadline for submission of abstracts and posters material.

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It wouldn't be Donut day without a felt edition to celebrating this wonderful pastry! Enjoy this guilt free way of celebrating the day with some awesome donut DIY's and donut inspiration! These finds will definitely make your Friday extra sweet.
Dreaming of donuts? Keep on dreaming with this easy DIY. This will look great in your bedroom not just today but everyday!
Show your love for donuts and tablescape with another easy DIY. Get inspired your favourite donut and turn it into a coaster. That's what we did with this candy cane donut coaster.
Wear your love for donuts around you neck! Make a this quirky, cute doughnut collar!


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Over half the world menstruates. Yet conversations about periods are rare. Rarer still are discussions about the environmental impact of female hygiene products.
Beyond the social taboo, menstrual products generate extraordinary amounts of waste. Close to 20 billion sanitary napkins, tampons and applicators are dumped into North American landfills every year. In India, more than half of India’s women and girls use disposable napkins, translating to 44.9 billion pads per year thrown away. In Pacific island countries, where waste often escapes to the ocean, this is a clear and present problem. Wrapped in a plastic bag, a feminine hygiene product can take centuries to biodegrade.
The carbon footprint from making disposable female hygiene products is also enormous: 15 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year – which is like burning 35 million barrels of oil.
The taboo surrounding periods, combined with the absence of female decision makers in business, has stunted the development of new products. Despite it being a $15 billion industry, female hygiene has seen few innovations for over 80 years.
That’s changing with the rise of female entrepreneurs like Angelica Salele, one of 12 winners of the UN Environment Asia-Pacific Low-Carbon Lifestyles Challenge. Together with her business partner Isabell Rasch, the duo are first to market in Samoa – and the entire Pacific – with their startup MANA Care Products, which makes affordable, sustainable and reusable cotton female hygiene products. The business offers women and girls an affordable and environmentally friendly alternative to single-use, disposable sanitary pads made of toxic plastic materials. They plan to also provide employment to a team of women seamstresses who will manufacture the product.
UN Environment spoke with Salele, one of the challenge winners, to find out how meeting women’s needs can help #BeatPlasticPollution.
UN Environment: When you first consulted women and girls about the problem and your solution, what did you hear?
Salele: The issue surrounding menstrual hygiene and access to products differs with different groups of women and girls. Higher-income women for example, are more concerned with convenience, time and associated environmental impacts. Those who expressed concern about the environment had a background or career relating to conservation or environmental protection and advocacy. Those who did not express concern considered it only after information on environmental impacts were shared.
For middle- to low-income women, the concern is about cost and access. These women were less aware of the environmental impacts, and a large majority did not consider the environment at all when it came to menstruation. This could be linked with the high use of cloth rags, and a lack of education on the topic of plastic waste and its link to menstrual hygiene products. Reproduction and menstruation are taught in some Samoan high schools, but not in a local context inclusive of hygiene and management. Whether this is discussed at home between mothers and daughters will be included in our data collection and research.
Angelica Salele (right) and her business partner Isabell Rasch with their products (photo courtesy Angelica Salele).
UN Environment: How does your business overcome taboos about menstruation? Can men join the attitude shift?
Salele: MANA Care is normalizing menstruation through open discussions in order to introduce the issues, and provide practical and environmentally safe solutions to those issues. “Mana” is a Polynesian word that is multilingual. In many Pacific island languages – from Samoan and Hawaiian to Maori and many others – the word “mana” carries the same definition, which is power. Our brand name was chosen as a direct reflection of our desire to empower women in all aspects relating to their menstrual health, be they financial or environmental.
UN Environment: What impact do you think the switch to reusable pads will have for women and girls?
Salele: We have learned through our consultations with women and government workers that there are girls in remote areas in Samoa who miss out on school during menstruation, because they do not have access to proper menstrual hygiene products. And while we note that this is true for many other developing countries and regions, we are perhaps the only region where solutions to this problem are most limited. Our product is the first of its kind to be produced locally in Samoa. Through it we aim to help keep girls in school by providing them with a cheaper alternative to the expensive disposable products currently available on the market, which they have difficulty accessing for many reasons. In addition to helping girls stay in school, we also want to help women, particularly those living in poverty, who have the same difficulty in accessing products, to be able to continue working, participating in society and living normal lives regardless of what time of the month it is.
UN Environment: How can we encourage more women and girls like you to be leaders in protecting our planet? What advice would you give to women and girls – and men and boys – who wish to become leaders for a low carbon and plastic pollution-free future?
Salele: We all have a role to play in protecting our environment, regardless of who we are. And the first thing we need to accept is that this role is our sole responsibility, and the most important legacy we can give our children. As women, our nature is naturally altruistic, to nurture or care for others, particularly our own offspring. We need to take advantage of this nature and empower women and girls, particularly in developing areas, to make changes in their own homes, communities and country by playing on their motivations to give their children a better future. Everyone can be an environmental leader, but the best leaders in history have been the ones who do not lead to serve themselves, but lead to serve others.
My greatest motivation, in almost everything good I’ve done, has been my children. But I know this sentiment is not unique and that it is universal among parents. To me, protecting our environment means protecting our children – so why isn’t it our top priority?
Learn more about the Asia-Pacific Low-Carbon Lifestyles Challenge.

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Resources for diversity, equity and inclusion to help you and your organization.
A national training and organizational development firm dedicated to supporting arts and culture non profits interested in becoming more just and equitable community partners, with equity, diversity, and inclusion as outcomes of their work.
Led by Keryl McCord and her team of facilitators, Equity Quotient is the League’s partner in Chicago. To date more than 90 individuals in Chicago have taken the anti-racism training with EQ.
Enrich Chicago is a collaborative of 30 Chicagoland arts and philanthropic organizations (“the cohort”) committed to ending racism and systemic oppression in the arts sector.
This tool is part of a Race Matters toolkit. The questions use a racial lens to size up staffing and operational aspects. The assessment then offers additional tools and next steps based on how the organization scores.


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Technology News and Reviews - Techstination: Report - Sprint offers free data and texting in 15 countries. More to come.
Sprint offers free data and texting in 15 countries. More to come.
The free data is only at 2G speeds….but 3G is available with pricing starting at 15 dollars a day. You can find us at BootCamp.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.


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It’s truly the most wonderful time of the year! Everyone seems to be in a better mood when they’re spending time with the people they love.
Going all out with décor is easy and fun. Putting up a big Christmas tree with lights and ornaments, draping garland around the house really makes it feel cozy and welcoming. Draping lights around the home and statues on your front lawn, is a fun way to make the whole neighborhood light up.
Containers are a perfect way to liven up a home. Finding a festive container or painting a plain one with festive colors or patterns will bring it to life for the holidays. Fill your container with winter hardy plants that are right for your zone, just be sure to use Espoma Organic Potting Soil to give it the nutrients they need.
With colorful winter shrubs, vegetables and flowers, planting in a design can bring cheer in ways that are unique and cheerful. With the colors and options your plants provide can make an image come through. Utilize the dead space in between your winter hardy plants to create a holiday design.
While everyone brings their trees indoors, plant one outside. You can decorate it the same way you decorate the one indoors. Plus you can enjoy your Christmas morning outside, depending on the weather. Use natural materials, such as pine cones, berries and flowers collected from your garden to decorate. Be sure to use Espoma Organic’s Holly-tone to keep the foliage green.
Adding a toy train to show off your garden is a great way to mix fun and childlike spirit to your garden. Utilize the plants you already have planted that will survive the winter. Have the toy train go around what you want to showcase. Add some twinkling lights and everyone who stops by will want a garden like yours.
Draping an evergreen garland over a mailbox is a simple way to incorporate living décor to your holidays. Creating a garland requires few materials and can look festive within a few minutes. Be sure to add a nice large bow to tie it all together.
Want to keep making decorations for your home? Check out this Succulent Snow Globe from Garden Answer.
Jack Frost is starting to nip at our noses and cold fronts are coming in. Summer and fall colors have come and gone and gardens are left with cut back perennials and the anticipation of spring blooms. But your garden doesn’t have look lack luster due to the cold! Some blooms thrive in the winter.
Plant these hardy, winter thriving plants and watch them dazzle even in the snow. They will add color even in the dreariest months of the year.
This winter-loving plant will impress any holiday visitors. Also called Christmas Rose, Hellebore will show off beautiful blooms from mid-December through early spring. It grows tall enough for its blooms to poke out even after a good snowfall. The colors of the flower come in white, green, pink, purple, cream and even spotted. Hellebore grows well in zones 4-9 and in partial shade.
Keeping its fall color through the winter, witch hazel is bright and beautiful against the white snow. This shrub can be massive, growing more than 12 feet tall in some areas. Witch hazel puts out red and yellow clusters that look like little suns. It fits well in woodland gardens or can be used as a focal piece in a garden. Witch hazel grows well in zones 3-9 and in full to partial sun.
Mounding, soft needle ground covers that provide color in the winter is a must-have in the garden. Winter heath brings dainty purple flowers that bloom in December and last through April. It only grows about a foot tall, but it will spread twice the height. Depending on the variety, winter heath grows well zones 4-8 and in full sun.
With sturdy foliage and rose-like blooms, camellias are often found in the South. Some varieties will surprise you with their hardiness in the snow. These varieties come in colors from white to pink. They grow well in acidic soil, using Espoma’s Holly-Tone to fertilize will set them up for success. Camellia grows well in zones 6-9 and in partial sun.
Winterberry provides year-round interest with beautiful greenery in the summer and bright, lipstick-red berries in the winter. Mirroring the traditional holly, the bright berries make the shrub stand out in a winter holiday setting. Winterberry grows well in zones 3-9 and in full to partial sun.
This evergreen is hardy and dependable. In the spring, it produces lovely, fragrant bell shaped flowers in a variety of colors ranging from ivory to mauve. The foliage stands out year-round by being thick and shiny. It holds the foliage lower so it will not topple over in the snow. China Blue Vines grow well in zone 7-9 and in full to partial sun.
Give winter plants their best chance by planting with Espoma’s Bio-Tone Starter Plus.
Need tips on how to prepare your garden for winter? Check out this blog!
It may still be warm outside, but that doesn’t mean winter is not going to come bite us in the bud. Frost is coming and it will hit your garden hard if you aren’t prepared.
Be sure to find your first frost date and prep your garden for winter.
Frost is when the dew you see on your garden turns into ice crystals. This happens when the temperature drops down to 32° F or lower.
Even a light frost can end your garden for the season. This happens when temperatures are between 29-32°. When frost hits a garden that hasn’t been properly prepared, you can say goodbye to heat-loving plants.
The easiest way to find your frost date is to type in your zip code into this frost date calculator.
This calculator gives you an idea on when frost will hit first and when you can expect temperatures above freezing in the spring. The percentages on top of the chart explain that you have that much of a chance of having frost for that date. For example, in the Fall 32° row, if you have the date Oct 14 under the 50 percent column, you have a 50 percent chance of 32° on October 14th.
What does this mean for your garden?
Once you know your frost date, it’s time to prepare your garden to preserve what you can.
Prepare. Often times, first frosts are light and followed by some sunshiny days before everything freezes over for good. Cover crops with a blanket or cloth material to keep them warm during this period. Try to avoid plastic as it can freeze and crack. You can also try to hose off your garden first thing in the morning to get any of the excess ice crystals off and warm your plants back up.
Harvest. Remember to harvest as your vegetables continue to ripen. You don’t have to make a mad dash to get all of your vegetables inside, but keep an eye on them. If they stop producing or if a harsh frost is coming, harvest any vegetables on your plants and let them ripen inside. Frost will damage the delicate tissue of fruits and veggies like tomatoes.
Wait. For winter vegetables, such as some squash, pumpkins, and cabbage families, you can wait until after the frost. In fact, some root crops actually have improved flavor after the frost. Check your seed packet or with your local garden center to check which vegetables you can keep outside during a frost.
Feed. Lawns will stop growing when it gets colder. This is great news for you – no more mowing! Give them a fresh dose of Espoma’s Fall Winterizer Lawn Fertilizer to help it withstand the winter’s harsh cold.
When the hard frosts are on the way, it is time to put your garden to bed for the winter.


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More than anything else, you are an ambassador for hunting.
Remember that. It’s more important than your famous name, than the dozens of trophy heads nailed to the broad side of your barn, than the big company you own, than your millions of dollars. Hunting has been good to you.
But if you ever come to believe hunting is about you, if you ever think the fame, the fortune, the trophies, and the travel come to you because you’re someone special, you’ve lost sight of what’s important. If hunting is about you and not about the game, the habitat, the kids who look up to you, and the future, please quit. At least, stay out of the limelight.
I don’t need to name any names. That’s not the point. Since one of you just last week was handed a sentence for a significant poaching violation, naming you would be piling on, and that’s not my aim. Nor do I want to push you to make excuses. You’ve already done that. What I’m telling you is your name is not important. It never really was, because hunting is bigger than you. What’s important is that you know who you are, and what you are. I hope now you do.
Over the years, lots of hunters have aspired to be hunting celebrities. Some have made the big time. A few have fallen. They’ve fabricated deer antlers, bought a tag after shooting the animal, falsely claimed a set of antlers as their own. All that and more has been done, and it’s all corrupt.
You say, “It’s reality TV! I need footage that makes my viewers say, ‘0Wow!” Yes, you’re expected to kill big bucks, to make amazing shots, and you don’t want to disappoint anyone. But why cheat? Temptation and pressure accompany stardom, but temptation and pressure don’t make you cheat. What makes you cheat is a lack of integrity when the pressure comes.
I used to give my kids my standard lecture about integrity. I told them they are a number. The question was whether they were a whole, undivided number (in mathematics, an “integer”), or only a fraction of a number. Did they have integrity? Or were they divided? A man without integrity is just a fraction of a man.
Back when I was a fledgling outdoor writer my brother told me I should have a website, so I asked him what I should call it. He suggested EverydayHunter.com. That’s what I chose, and it was a valuable gift from him.
Countless everyday hunters have character. They have the humility to know hunting is not about them. As humble people, they are whole, undivided people.
If you make hunting about yourself, you are a threat to hunting. As a TV hunting show host (or as an everyday hunter) are you a whole person? Or are you willing to let pressure push you to do something that reveals you to be a fraction of a person? Don’t get the idea that hunting— something man has done from ancient times—somehow depends on your success, or on compromising your integrity.
The truth is hunting actually does depend on the impression you make on an audience. What you may forget is that hunting has more than one audience. One of its audiences is its enemies. They watch us. And they smile when one of us shows we are a mere fraction of a person. That’s who they want hunting to depend on—people who lack integrity—because then hunting is doomed.
God, help us protect our integrity. Make us ambassadors for hunting, and for all that is right and good. And out of brokenness, bring wholeness. Out of failure bring redemption.


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Aviation, consisting of a wide spectrum of aeronautical stakeholders, is a high priority customer group for most EUMETNET Members. Via co-operation, EUMETNET Members strive to improve the value and efficiency of aeronautical meteorological services to ensure performance benefits for the aviation industry as well as to reduce the negative impact of adverse weather conditions on the daily operations.
AVIMET is a Working Group of EUMETNET that was created to address issues of common interest within the aeronautical meteorological (MET) domain, especially in relation to the ongoing development of the political, technical and regulatory landscape under a Single European Sky (SES). In addition to this, the WG AVIMET aims to facilitate the exchange of information between members on aviation meteorological issues whilst developing common position statements of EUMETNET on aviation-related issues.
"facilitating exchange of aeronautical meteorological information between Members"
Membership is open to all EUMETNET Members who may nominate one representative to the Working Group. In general, the representative should belong to an authorized and certified MET Service Provider which may be either the EUMETNET Member itself or another agency in that country. On 1st of January 2017 AVIMET has 33 members.
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I applaud you for removing the sections that would have seriously hampered a woman’s ability to become a mother. However I have serious concern with the following passage: 19-7-64.
(a) A living in vitro human embryo is a biological human being who is not the property of any person or entity. The fertility physician and the medical facility that employs the physician owe a high duty of care to the living in vitro human embryo. Any contractual provision identifying the living in vitro embryo as the property of any party shall be null and void. The in vitro human embryo shall not be intentionally destroyed for any purpose by any person or entity or through the actions of such person or entity.
This is not a bid to start Stem cell research however to make sure you understand the cost involved in maintaining frozen embryos. Is it the states intention to pay for the storage? Or to force clinics to raise the price of treatment to include storage fee therefore making it further out of reach for everyday citizens. I would hope this is not intent to further curtail a woman’s right to chose. Although the realities are the next statement does provide and answer to the aforementioned question: (b) an in vitro human embryo that fails to show any sign of life over a 36 hour period outside a state of cryopreservation shall be considered no longer living.
Beware that this exit strategy will be used frequently. Also, considering you have cohorts that intend to cut corporate taxes and implement taxes on groceries. I would strongly advise that setting up barriers to prevent new bio medicine from coming to Georgia in the will hurt our wallets more and less our religious bias.


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Life is crazy. Ups and downs, turns, and pits, and what seems to race at rocket speed. There are times my soul feels so watered, and ready to charge hills. And, there are times my soul feels restless, uneasy, and unsatisfied. I wish I could pinpoint the exact moment when my soul goes through the ringer. It changes so unexpectedly with the blink of an eye. I sit here and laugh at how silly I sound. Should I even post what I have said so far?
But I see it, I hear it in everyone. Circumstances, seasons, and days change. People one minute satisfied, and the next starving for change and intimacy with the Father. We all have our stuff and the different points of life that affect us. A few months ago I felt as though I was on the highest mountain spiritually. I think I was the closest I have ever felt to the Lord. I couldn't see myself anywhere else. It's where I longed to be forever. Soaking in everything the Lord had to offer me, happily at his feet.
Then I came back down the mountain. How did I get down here, I thought? Through searching and seeking, Jesus gently reminded me that even Moses had to come back down the mountain. Yes, he had to come down so he could bring the people what God had given him. I can't imagine Moses wanting to come down the mountain to grumbling Israelites, who built a golden calf in his absense. But he did. And then I am encouraged, because, even though I feel stuck on the plateau, I remember even Moses went back up the mountain. So here I am longing for what I had just what feels like yesterday, and remind myself you will climb many more mountains. Trust the season I'm in. Fight the temptation to stay stagnant, and do everything I can where I am to be in His presence. Because, as long as I know I am doing everything I can to draw near to Him, then in the midst of what looks like a plateau, will feel like I am on the highest mountain.
The problem is, we all get stuck in the rut of it. Instead of seeking Him with everything we got in the rut just like we did on our mountain high, we lose the drive and will to do so. We hear each other saying, "I want to read the word, I want to make time, I want to sit at His feet. I just don't do it, I don't make time for it." But why? Why though? Why does it take camps, conferences, and sabbaths to jolt us back to feeling Him, seeing Him, and seeking Him? Can we not remember we can see, feel, and seek Him in our rut? In our ugly He is there, if not closer than He was back at camp.
The problem is we view camps, conferences and sabbaths as vacation. We have all the time in the world to see Him on what we deem vacation. Then we view prayer time, study time, journaling, seeking Him, and growing in Him as work. None of us want to put in the work. We want the feeling to come easy, without effort. Vacation is great, because you aren't busy and distracted. Just like at camps, and conferences. We make time to focus. Then, when we get back to our daily routines diversions hit, and we believe the lie the enemy whispers, -Jesus isn't around right now.- And we start saying, if only I could be back at that conference...then I could see Him, feel Him, and have the time to seek Him.
Pastor's wife, if you find yourself on the mountain, and others days feel find yourself wandering down the mountain. There is no time like off the mountain than to seek Him, and find Him. He is with you. Let me tell you and myself what we don't have time for. We don't have time to make excuses and believe the lies of the enemy. There is no time like today than to put on some worship, sing His praises, open your word, meditate on His word, and pray to Him. He is closer than a still small whisper.
"Am I a God who is near," declares the LORD, "And not a God who is far off?"


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About Access Printing . . .
Access Printing began over 20 years ago as a family operation serving a small community. Surviving ups and downs over the years, we landed in Englewood in 2009, where our unique combination of experience, knowledge, dedication and foresight came together to benefit the people and businesses in this area. Our strong family ties, brought together from the mountains of Pennsylvania and the hills of Southern Colorado have imparted a strong work ethic and a desire to satisfy our customers and share in their success. That's where our motto came from . . . "Your Success is Our Business!"

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text: Three Brothers Italian Restaurant is currently located at 6160 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20770. Order your favorite pizza, pasta, salad, and more, all with the click of a button. Three Brothers Italian Restaurant accepts orders online for pickup.


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American experience in a wholly new light.
the opposite end of the spectrum in the late twentieth century.
very similar in both eras.
larger society, both past and present, is the ultimate concern.
of intelligence to eugenics to "social justice" and multiculturalism.
groups, but for societies as a whole.
experience." In other words, the problem isn't white racism but black attitudes.
been translated into six languages.
He lives in Stanford, California.


text: Mnozil Brass is one of the most creative and fascinating brass bands working today. The joy they show when they play and their cleverness onstage are the strong suits of these seven magnificent musicians out of Austria. Mnozil Brass started when graduates of the Vienna College of Music got together in Josef Mnozil's pub in Vienna. Mnozil Brass has garnered incredibly positive reviews in the press. Nowadays they play some 130 dates a year around the world. So don't miss your chance to see them in Madrid as they embark on a new tour.

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Unless the artist is just starting out, you should be able to go to a reputable web-site to learn more about them, hear some samples, view a calendar to find a date & venue to attend to see them live (when you do, please introduce yourself), and some way to contact them.
Upon your initial inquiry, they should respond to you with a Pricing Structure and Sample Contract. You should then be prompted to provide information such as Date(s) & Time(s), the location (name of venue), the number of people expected, and any unique requirements/requests that need to be worked out at the start (for example, if yours will be a Theme Wedding).


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The ever increasing demand of competition for students requires higher education leaders to be more and more creative in their offerings.
What better way to tap into the trend of students staying local for their higher education than to partner with cities and offer local internship opportunities?
Our guest this week on the Enrollment Growth University was Vickie Alleman, Vice President of Enrollment Management at Dominican University of California. Vickie shared her experience with unique municipality partnerships.
The idea of the municipal partnership with Dominican University of California and the City of Novato came about when the mayor of Novato, Josh Fryday, reached out to the university. Mayor Fryday is a first-generation student himself and the concept of the Dominican Experience – integrating real-world experience with community engagement – really intrigued him. He approached Dominican in the fall and wanted to establish a partnership. Out of those conversations and through brainstorming on the part of the city and university staff, the “Reimagining Citizenship” was born.
The City of Novato and Dominican University now have a partnership where Dominican University of California will send interns to the City of Novato for two consecutive summers. Students will intern the summer before their freshman year and the summer after. The students receive $10,000 from the city of Novato, and the university will provide up to $100,000 in scholarships.
Are municipal partnerships missional- or enrollment-focused?
The mission and opportunities for students can continue through other partnerships as well. County education departments near Dominican University have also reached out about the prospect of partnering on similar types of projects.
So you’re interested in exploring something similar in your community?
We asked Vickie what next steps or advice that she would offer to other higher education leaders.
She pointed back to having something to offer your partners. For Dominican University of California, it is their “Dominican Experience” that is a unique differentiator that allows them to bring value to their students and potential partners.
Vickie also noted that you have to have a stake in the partnership. With Reimagining Citizenship, they are offering a generours amount of scholarship money to students.
Lastly, she offered up the most foundational piece of advice in that higher education leaders should be networking with local officials or education departments. Don’t be afraid to ask the question of how your university and their municipality or organization can partner for mutual benefit.
How is your university differentiating the student experience? Who in your community can you partner with to enrich the student experience and your community?
There are endless opportunities to bring value to students and our communities. We just have to ask the right questions of the right people.
This post is based on a podcast interview with Vickie Alleman of Dominican University of California. To hear this episode, and many more like it, you can subscribe to Enrollment Growth University.


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Hi. I've been best friends with my BFF for 3 years now. We have a lot in common, when we physically hang out, go shopping etc. We have fun BUT most of our friendship is talking and emailing. When we talk I feel like it's all about her. She's in a bad marriage and knows it. But she loves him and yet he treats her like crap most of the time. She always tells me how miserable she is, how she's wanted to kill herself, how she can't ever do anything n is frustrated BUT she won't leave. I've watched this for 3 years now. I tell her all my stuff n normally all I get back comment wise is sorry to hear that or hang in there but most of every email is about how awful she is. Or how I can't understand. She gets mad at me for trying to help or try and use my life experience to help her or says she can't talk to me because her husband is like my ex in my eyes..which he is..but I've given him the benefit of the doubt over and over again. But I'm done..he started drinking again etc. She also says I'm hard to talk to because I'm in a happy marriage. Like tries to make me feel bad about being happily married. That right there screams jealousy. She uses words like...not to judge but your in a happy marriage there's no way you could understand or you can't understand or I can't talk or will yell I'm not telling you when I haven't asked her to tell me anything just said I'd be there for her. She'll give me clues to really bad sit but not tell me things then I think expects me to still support her marriage and never say anything. I feel like I'm walking on eggshells all the time. I don't say what I mean mostly because I'm stressed out enough by her. It just seems like she's jealous, self absorbed, only needs me to lean on...I feel like I'm doing most of the work. Emailing, texting..etc. she flakes on me constantly and never makes time to hang out. I'm understanding cuz of her marriage issues etc but I never see her. I really love my friend but it's gotten to the point where I can't watch her hurt herself anymore or know everything but her toxic marriage...I can't be there n give n give n get nothing back. Or minimal back. She's not a bad person, she's sweet n funny n smart but also like above. I don't know whether to confront her, distance myself n just be more normal friends instead of allowing myself so close or what. I've read things that make it seem this is toxic for me. Advice? I only have 3 friends and I have a really hard time making friends so it's hard for me to walk away. Especially since I love her n she's not a bad person but she's stressing me out Constantly and has this terrible marriage.
Really, what are your options?
Do you think you can talk to her about how paralyzed you feel? About how you'd like to help her but really just can't until she decides to help herself?
I had a friend just like this. She painted me a picture in the beginning of a person that was treated very badly. I became quite concerned and I got drawn into their drama.Her husband is a narcissist, he judges everyone and is very controlling. Hes quite verbally nasty she told me.She said he basically doesnt even help her much with the mortgage or the monthly bills either. I later found out they both wasted their money on other things,that was why they never had any money.They fought and split up a few times when I knew her and got back together pretty quickly within days. I got to the point of telling her she should leave him and I was quite concerned. She made excuses all the time as to why she couldnt. Then she would flip it around to protecting him and then they were all happy again I never heard from her when she was happy.
There actually was another side to her that I realised,and that was she was quite happy to stay with him.She used to talk him up saying how good looking he was and that it took her so long to find him. That outsiders were jealous of her relationship,thats why they dont understand why they want to stay together.This was quite weird to hear,but she was always protecting him so much,I dont think it was about fear though, I think she was quite happy to stay with him, even why he was bad to her. He was quite nasty at times and she could have left him. Im not implying all of these types of relationships are the same,and of course people can be in real danger of an abusive partner. But in my friend's case after hearing about it so much over a 6 year period I got a bit sick of it. I tried to offer my help,but it wasnt well recieved. She too was just using me as a sounding board, as someone to moan to when things werent good. But then she would play it all down when she was happy again. I concluded I should just stay out of it, I didnt want to know any more in the end, I changed the subject if she ever mentioned him.She was just taking up my time all for nothing,and it made me really tired and drained listening to it in the end.She would also go on and on about what she wanted to say to him as if I was him,hours of analyizing their arguments,all just to make up with him in the next 2 days.She also expected everyone to accommodate him after telling people he was really horrible.Now we arent friends as I decided to be on my way as we werent really getting on ,had grown apart and didnt have much in common anymore. Im quite glad to leave them to their drama to be honest. Some people are happy in the situations they create sometimes, its best to just leave them to it.Its just another perspective Im offering.
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Honestly I think I'm going to tell her everything. How he treats he bad. How I can't watch her kill herself. How I need it to be more equL. How she's been a toxic friend. N the thing is she's bipolar and I just know she's going to get really mad and I may lose her but what can I do? What kind of friendship would it be if I'm sad and stressed all the time? I know she'll say sit behind my back N blame me if we are no longer friends N that's what hurts. That her husband and her situations got so bad she's not her but all she sees is me as the bad guy. N I'm not. I only have 3 friends N she's my only friend I talk to regularly my only good friend so thinking about losing her kills me like losing a sister but I'd what else to do. :-( what would u do? Tell her everything even though the friendship might end? :-( blah.
Depends how many times you have already told her the same thing?, how many years this has been going on?. If you do tell her and the friendship ends well that ok because you were thinking to end it anyway.We cant feel responsible for others,they are old enough to look after themselves,we can only point them in the right direction,whatever they do after that is up to them.


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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada / TheNewswire / September 14, 2018, Live Current Media Inc. ("Live Current" or the "Company") (otcqb:LIVC) announces that on September 10, 2018, the Company signed a Letter of Intent with Cell MedX Corp. ("Cell MedX") to purchase the worldwide distribution rights to the eBalance microcurrent device for home-based use. The eBalance microcurrent device is a recently developed wellness device that was designed to alleviate symptoms resulting from diabetes. These symptoms include neuropathy, inflammation, hypertension and lack of kidney function. In a recent clinical trial approved by Health Canada, the eBalance device was shown to reduce blood pressure, reduce average fasting blood glucose levels and reduce plasma insulin.
Pursuant to the LOI, Live Current advanced USD$250,000 to Cell MedX for exclusive worldwide distribution rights to the eBalance device and the Company and Cell MedX have entered into negotiations aimed at obtaining a definitive agreement within a 90-day period. If a definitive agreement is not reached within 90 days of the execution of the LOI, the USD$250,000 is refundable.
The Company anticipates that the eBalance device will be ready for distribution in the fourth quarter of 2018.
About Live Current Media Inc.
Live Current builds consumer Internet experiences around its portfolio of domain names. Live Current's current business strategy is to develop, or to seek partners to develop, its domain names to include content, commerce and community applications.
On behalf of the board of directors of Live Current Media Inc.
All statements in this press release that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including any projections of growth, earnings, revenue, cash or other financial items, any statements of the plans, strategies, objectives and goals of management for future operations, any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, statements of belief and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. These statements are based on expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions particularly as they relate to demand for our products and services; competitive factors; changes in operating expenses; our ability to raise capital as and when we need it and other factors. Live Current Media Inc. assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or actual outcomes and does not intend to do so.


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Flaharty, David. "Preserving Historic Ornamental Plaster." Preservation Briefs #23. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, 1990.
Garrison, John M. "Decorative Plaster: Running Cornices." The Old-House Journal, December 1984, pp. 213-219.
________. "Running Plaster Mouldings; Bench Work From Mixing to Mounting." The Old-House Journal, August/September 1984, pp. 136-141.
Gozdan, Walt. "Latex Paint, Understanding the Advantages." The Old-House Journal, May/June 1991, pp. 30-31.
Grimmer, Anne. "(The) Preservation and Repair of Historic Stucco." Preservation Briefs #22. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, 1990.
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Leeke, John. "Saving Irreplaceable Plaster." The Old-House Journal, November/December 1987, pp. 51-55.
MacDonald, Marylee. "Repairing Historic Flat Plaster Walls and Ceilings." Preservation Briefs #21. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, 1989.
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Sundays should be FUN days! In hopetown your child will enjoy an engaging environment where they will learn Biblical truths on their level in fun ways, engaging conversations and crafts, as well as time to learn about who God is through intentional relationships with their peers and adults who have gone through training and security measures.
We believe that Sundays are only one day, and we value the importance of parents and the role that they play in their child’s life the other days during the week. We want to set the family up for success!
Birth – Toddlers – we provide a loving and nurturing environment for our littlest ones!
Preschool through Kindergarten – children enjoy an active worship time that offers creative storytelling and music through drama and puppets. This is followed by small group time where children participate in fun age-appropriate hands-on activities that reinforce the message.
1st grade-5th grade – elementary kids are greeted by life group leaders and engage in activity stations with fun games and crafts related to the theme for the day. We then offer a large group experience with a variety of worship music and creative teaching, followed by small group discussions and Biblical application activities.
All children are welcome at newhope church! We believe that all children are created in God’s image and that every child has value to God – and us! hopetown offers a Buddy Ministry for children who benefit from some assistance to enable them to learn about God’s love and grow in faith. The goal is to provide individualized, flexible, and caring assistance during hopetown activities.
We ask that your family please fill out a Beau’s Ministry Special Needs Registration form at least 1 week prior to the first Sunday you plan to visit to help us ensure your child has an appropriate buddy, and that all of their needs will be fully met by a hopetown staff member or trained volunteer.
Using a computer-based check-in process, each family is given a unique code for each child which is used during child pick-ups. All of our staff and volunteers are carefully screened with background and reference checks and trained to provide safe and quality environments.
INTERESTED IN BABY DEDICATIONS OR CHILD BAPTISM, CLICK HERE!
1. What ages does hopetown serve?
hopetown children’s ministry is designed for children birth through 5th grade and has age-appropriate environments for each of the different age groups. hopetown is broken into three sections: downtown (infants and toddlers), midtown (preschoolers), and uptown (elementary years).
2. What do you teach the children?
hopetown teaches basic Biblical truths in exciting environments. We use relevant curriculum that is designed to communicate basic truths about God, Jesus Christ, and the Christian faith, and parents are encouraged to partner with hopetown to continue faith development at home throughout the week (Deuteronomy 6:5-9).
3. Will my child be safe?
hopetown children’s ministry has many security precautions in place to ensure the safety of your child. We use a computerized check-in system that prints name tags for your children including allergy information and a matching parent pick-up tag. This pick-up tag must be presented for your child to be released.
All children’s ministry staff and volunteers are required to complete a reference and criminal background check as well as an orientation before having contact with children and all team members work together to ensure your child has a safe and fun environment.
4. Can I bring my baby into the service?
We hope you will feel comfortable choosing to have your child participate in hopetown children’s ministry, so your child(ren) experience age-appropriate environments and enjoy their time worshipping and hands-on activities that make church fun and engaging.
However, if you would like to experience the worship service with your child, we have environments for this to happen. Each of these environments allows parents to view the service with live video and audio with their child.
5. How will I know if my child needs me?
For all parents, we ask you to be aware of the two small screens located on the front of each side of the worship center directly beside the large screens. If you see a number appear, please check your parent pick-up tag to see if it is your number.
If your number appears, please return to hopetown as it means we can use your assistance in making your child’s experience in hopetown a success.
6. Is my kid too sick for church?
Fever, colored nasal discharge, conjunctivitis (“pink eye”), eye or ear discharge, vomiting or diarrhea, skin infections, chronic cough or sore throat, cold sores around the mouth, impetigo, active chicken pox or chicken pox vaccine within 3 days, or any acute infectious disease.


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The combined forces of Asgard face Hela and her army. As they fight, Loki enters the fray, without explanation of how he escaped his chains. He soon falls, and afterward, the Midgard Serpent appears.
While the rest of the Asgardians fight for Asgard, Sif convinces Norvell to take her back to Asgard so that he and she might join the fight. They do, although the Midgard Serpent soon claims Norvell’s life. The Odinson reclaims his hammer and uses it to kill the Midard Serpent, which is not supposed to happen.
Having no idea what the hell is going on at this point, Hela calls for a retreat. Her army departs, leaving the Asgardians to marshal their forces and take stock. Norvell is dead, Joey is dead, but now that the danger has passed, there is a flare, and Balder is restored to a state resembling the Odinsleep.
Odin, seemingly back to full strength explains: He knew that Loki and Hela were determined to kick-start Ragnarok and that they had knowledge of Volla’s prophesies. His plan was to confuse them to the point where they could no longer use the prophesies as a road map. Most of the recent battle was an illusion brought forth by Odin, including the presence of Loki and the Midgard serpent, as well as all of the Asgardian fatalities.
Thor, as usual, is angered at the manipulation on the part of his father and prepares to storm off to Midgard. Odin is sick of Thor dividing his time between the two world. He commands Thor to stay in Asgard. Thor defies his father and gets himself banished again. He begs Sif to come with him, reminding her that Jane Foster is trapped inside her, but Sif does not have it in her to defy her king.
Thor returns to Earth with Hobbs and his dead camera crew towed in a big net. Upon his arrival, he says his goodbye to Hobbs and tells the reporter that he has to deal with the Celestials.