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Often, the best time to take action is the present moment. Stop letting the perfect be the enemy of the good.
Philosophers and authors have said these things long before me. These have come to be phrases that run through my head daily. Though, until a couple of years ago, I didn’t grasp what they meant.
I used to be naïve enough to believe that I would, at some point in life, find homeostasis and predictability. I believed that the perfect moment to take any given action would arise if I was just patient, and I would be perceptive enough to pinpoint exactly when the perfect moment arrived to take action.
“When X happens, then I will be able to do Y.” When I lose some weight on my own and get the raise at work, then I’ll start going to the gym. When I save thousands of dollars, I’ll go see family in Europe. When I can get over my fear of public speaking, I’ll submit my research to present at that conference. When I have deep, insightful, and life-changing stuff to say, I’ll start that blog.
I realize now that, for me at least, this is not an optimal way to live. Paradoxically, I was narcissistic enough to believe that I had much more control over some circumstances and could prepare for virtually anything that could possibly happen. Yet in other circumstances, I felt I was at the mercy of fate to deliver the perfect moment to me to do all the things I wanted to do in life.
I gradually started to realize that I was getting older and those perfect moments weren’t manifesting themselves as I’d envisioned. At the risk of being morbid, one day I had an epiphany where I saw myself at the end of my life, regretting all of the things I didn’t do because I was waiting for life to become more stable and for the perfect moment to present itself.
I’m so very grateful that I haven’t found complete predictability in my life! Some predictability is good. Total predictability is boring.
As cliché as this sounds, I have come to realize that oftentimes there is no more perfect moment than the present to act. Circumstances are rarely (never?) going to be the idealized version I previously created in my mind, so why expend so much energy generating these idealized situations in the first place?
Moreover, I found that I was missing opportunities because they didn’t conform to the idealized notion of what things should look like in my mind.
What effect has this change in thinking had on my life?
It’s lovely to have freed up so much time that I previously spent worrying, planning, preparing for something bad that *might* happen in the future or imagining the ideal circumstances that would need to emerge in order to do what I wanted to do. Relatedly, it’s also lovely to no longer wait until the perfect moment presents itself to take action, and it’s gotten me closer to attaining my goals.
Instead of a pervasive future-oriented focus, I’m learning to be o.k. with how things are in the moment. I’ve learned to take advantage of opportunities in the present.
I joined a gym and starting working with a coach. After thinking for years that I couldn’t afford to do it, I realized that I could no longer afford *not* to do it. From a fiscal perspective, I sat down to examine my budget and identify areas where I could reduce expenditures (dining out, buying clothes, and being less wasteful in general) so I could afford to go to the gym and work with a coach. I was able to identify trade-offs I was willing to make in order to be able to do something that I really wanted to do. Also, I didn’t wait until I’d lost a bunch of weight on my own first, and all the energy I put into fearing embarrassment at the gym were for nothing was misspent. This situation, in particular, taught me that expecting the worst can be an energy zapper and an immobilizer. As it turns out, the gym has become one of my favorite places to be where there are encouraging, supportive people whom I’m deeply grateful to know.
I have also presented my research at more conferences despite my near-phobic fear of public speaking. Each time, I stood nervously at the podium, voice quivering, palms sweaty, stumbling over or forgetting a few words here and there. And each time I resemble a deer in headlights during the Q&A portion where people ask the presenter really tough questions; I’ve blanked on how to respond, and thinking on my toes when I’m nervous is something I’m working on. Guess what? It hasn’t killed me yet; to the contrary, I’ve grown stronger from pushing myself outside of my comfort zone.
Paradoxically (again), by giving up on waiting for the perfect moment and just doing what I had been waiting to do, I realized it was a perfect moment to act. Let’s wrap our minds around this for a minute. Whoa.
I’ve also learned that one can simultaneously accept and be o.k. with the present while still seizing opportunities for future changes. Do I currently live near a beach? No. Would I like to someday? Yes. But I’m cool with where I live now and choose to see the positives of it while still being open to possibilities for moving in the future.
That idealized/perfect moment typically never manifests, at least in the way a lot of folks think of what the perfect moment should look like. The perfect moment may be the most abysmal, bleakest, most dire moment in one’s life. Sometimes, those moments give us the “gift of desperation” and are perfect in their imperfection, setting us up to take the action that we need. For a lot of things – like making healthier decisions or stopping a negative behavior – the perfect moment to take some sort of step is right now.
Do you find yourself waiting to do things until the right moment appears, confident that at some point this perfect moment will arrive and you’ll have the wisdom and insight to know exactly when it does?
If you find yourself often thinking in terms of, “If X happens, then I will be able to do Y” or “I can’t do Y until I’m certain bad thing Z won’t happen when I do,” then it might be time to consider a shift in thinking.
First, it might be useful to think of behaviors or actions – both big and small – that you would like to take but have been putting off in the hopes that either 1) things in your life will stabilize and be more predictable or 2) the perfect moment will present itself. Why have you been putting these actions off? What can you do to get you closer to these behaviors?
It also helps to think of actions/behaviors you’ve been meaning to take but that can be abandoned. Did you want to write a novel years ago and it has remained on your to-do list even though, upon reflection, you realize the “now” you doesn’t really want to do this? It’s fine to let it go. Did you actually start writing a novel years ago and finishing it has loomed over your head for a long time even though now you really don’t want to do it? It’s ok to let this go, too.
It’s tempting to get caught in the trap of the sunk cost fallacy of “I’ve invested time and energy (fiscal resources?) into this, so I need to see it through even though I’m no longer interested or it’s not turning out like I’d hoped.” It doesn’t make sense to continue pursuing it with your current and future resources then. You can let it go. It takes grace to know when you can let go of things.
Next, of those behaviors/actions you want to do but have been putting off, identify whether there are any you could start on right now, at least partially. For the “big” behaviors, it helps to break them down into manageable actions. If you have been planning to live more healthfully, what can you do right this moment to make that happen? You don’t have to join a gym or hire a coach, nor do you have to shop at the expensive groceries to start making progress right now on this goal. Maybe it’s taking 5 minutes to just sit quietly and focus on your breathing. Maybe it’s doing some body weight squats at home or going for a walk outdoors. Maybe it’s taking the stairs instead of the elevator. Maybe it means taping a note to your dashboard of your car, your bathroom mirror, or putting a note on your phone’s home screen reminding you to make healthy decisions. Maybe it’s choosing to stop berating yourself for the unhealthy decisions you have made previously and re-focusing that energy on how to live more healthfully now. Maybe it’s taking a nap. Maybe it’s turning off the push notifications for your email on your phone.
So far, these have been smaller steps. But what about for the big, “major life overhaul” types of behavior changes that you want to make but have been putting off? It’s especially useful to identify why you’ve been putting these things off. Have you been waiting to quit your job until you find a new one? What can you do right now to move you closer to finding a new job?
Maybe the thing to do in this moment is a big, big action, such as quitting a job. Pitching your business plan to investors. Driving a few hundred miles to surprise a loved one. Enrolling in that course. Ending a toxic relationship — or repairing a broken one.
Or, maybe it’s just taking a deep breath, quieting your mind, or savoring the sweetness of doing nothing — an action that many of us neglect to take.
Is this the be-all-end-all shift in thinking that will work for everybody? Nope. At the end of the day, you have to adopt the approach that works best for you.
However, if you want to adjust your thinking and behavior patterns such that you stop waiting for the perfect moment to act, then hopefully some of this information is helpful or has prompted you to reflect a bit.
Lead image courtesy of Richard Bowen.
Kristin: This is a very well written article. As you have come to find out there are a lot of old saying that no one really thinks about,until they have an epiphany. Like there is no time like the present. Believe me I am a great procrastinator!!!!
I used to hate to speak to a group. But when I joined the Masons I had to do it,and now it really isn’t too bad.I still need to work on the weight thing but at 60 I don’t foresee that happening,HAHA.
I sure miss seeing you. One thing you don’t have to worry about is that you are a beautiful person both inside and out. So happy that you are working with a trainer. Tell them they better treat my girl right,they don’t want Uncle John to visit them.
Love you and take care.


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CNN spoke to UH adjunct professor of industrial engineering Andrew Boyd to get the details on airline revenue management – the science of adjusting fares in real time so that airlines can maximize revenue. Boyd previously served as a chief scientist at a company that supplies revenue management systems to airlines.
“Revenue management is really, fundamentally, about looking at what the market is willing to pay,” he said. To predict this, airlines use complex software that takes into account various factors, from overall global conditions to flyer profiles and individual preferences and perks.

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At a crunch meeting of the CA yesterday, the motion brought by Cambridge City Council leader Lewis Herbert (Lab) and South Cambridgeshire DC leader Bridget Smith (Lib Dem) was rejected by all five Conservative-led council representatives in the region.
Cllrs Herbert and Smith have raised a series of concerns about how the combined authority is operating under mayor James Palmer (Con).
The pair have asked for clarification on the sudden departure of chief executive Martin Whiteley last month. Mr Palmer claims Mr Whitely resigned but the two leaders believe he was sacked by the mayor. That would be in breach of the CA’s constitution which requires the majority backing of constituent councils for such a move.
Cllrs Herbert and Smith also opposed the mayor’s proposal, approved during yesterday’s meeting, to appoint CA monitoring officer Kim Sawyer and East Cambridgeshire DC chief executive John Hill as joint interim chief executives rather than recruit an individual on a permanent basis. Ms Sawyer will be head of paid service under the arrangement.
Mr Palmer was previously leader of East Cambridgeshire and Mr Hill was seconded to the CA earlier this month following Mr Whiteley’s departure.
The joint chief executives, who will be in post until March 2019 or until a permanent appointment is made, will lead a review of the “operation and staffing” of the CA “to ensure it is fit for purpose”.
A spokesperson for the mayor said the CA would seek to recruit a permanent, single chief executive in a “timely way”.
Concerns have also been expressed about other senior CA management positions without permanent appointments, including chief finance officer and director of infrastructure and transport.
At yesterday’s meeting Karl Fenlon was appointed interim chief finance officer and Patrick Arran interim monitoring officer.
Following yesterday’s meeting Cllr Herbert told LGC that there must be a “radical change” at the combined authority, including efforts to recruit the “right” permanent senior team to drive forward strategy.
He added having two interim chief executives could cause confusion over their specific roles.
Last month questions were raised about the appointment of Conservative county councillor Paul Raynes as the CA’s director of strategy and planning despite not being considered suitable for the role by a panel early in the recruitment process. In a statement the CA said Cllr Raynes, who will be required to stand down as a councillor, was appointed “following a rigorous process, in accordance with the requirements of both our constitution and our employment committee”.

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Family-friendly days out at at Disneyland Paris.
Whether you have Snow White-hating boys or Captain Hook-hating girls, or vice versa, your kids will love this slightly weird, rampantly commercial but memorable experience just over two-and-a-half hours from London St Pancras by direct Eurostar.
Actually two parks – Disneyland Park itself, with Sleeping Beauty's Castle and most of the well-known rides, and Walt Disney Studios Park, based around cinema-studio 'lots' and with movie-themed shows and attractions as well as a handful of rides – Disneyland Paris requires a good two days, more if you come when it's busy (ie any school holidays).
Disney Village, which you don't need a ticket to enter, is basically one long strip of themed restaurants, although there are plenty of eating options in the parks themselves.
Best for: The whole family!
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Take advantage of new shows, rides and upgrades. Added extras including the Princess Waltz Ball, a Disney Illuminations show and the opening of the Star Wars Reawakens: The Adventures Continue 3D attraction. Space Mountain will become Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain, while the Disney Stars on Parade will be an extra-shiny affair, with new floats including a fire-breathing dragon.
Explore the Disneyland® Resort Paris website before booking/going, for special offers, new rides and attractions, seasonal specials and park guides tailored to different age groups. The park is divided into four different 'lands', with Fantasyland, for instance, largely best suited to under-5s. The website also has a day-by-day itinerary for those with babies and smaller kids.
Check out the times of the parades – kids love them, although you’ll need to grab a hot chocolate to keep you warm in winter.
Check out height restrictions before you queue – it’s a disaster if your screaming three-year-old suddenly finds out they're not allowed on a ride they’ve waited an hour for.
Make a plan as to where to meet should you get separated.
There are numerous accommodation options within Disneyland Paris Resort and nearby, some run by Disneyland itself and including the likes of character breakfasts. For larger families, for example, Disney's Davy Crockett Ranch® can sleep up to 6 and includes park tickets and free parking. Or if nature and the environment is your thing, the new-concept self-catering Disney Nature Resort, Les Villages Nature® Paris, is just a 15-minute drive away.
Non-Disneyland-owned options can be more cost-effective; the Kyriad Hotel is 2km from Disneyland offers quadruples with a double bed or two singles plus a bunk bed (top bunk for ages 6 and over only) for a bargain €70 at certain times of year. If you are looking for self-catering apartments for your family, the Adagio Aparthotel Paris Val d'Europe is on Disneyland's doorstep and has a free shuttle bus to the park. Or see our hand-picked accommodation options in Paris itself.
Unfortunately the weather in northern France is more or less the same as in the UK, so it’s tempting to come in summer. Don't even think about it. The best time, weather notwithstanding, is January–April, when the queues – abysmal in any school-holiday period – are relatively minuscule, and when the best deals are available.
A variety of offers are available at any one time, including free travel and/or park entry and/or meals for children of varying ages, so keep checking the website for one that suits your family.
Let le train take le strain. Direct Eurostars from London St Pancras to the themepark are (a) easy (b) a quick, smooth ride (c) better for children, who can stand and walk around, which they can’t when flying. Plus, staff deliver your luggage to your hotel (if you’ve bought a tour-operator inclusive package), so you can go straight to the park upon arrival.
Alternatively, you can take a Eurostar to central Paris, if you choose to base yourself there, then take public transport (the RER line A4) out to the park (Marne la Vallée/Chessy station, taking 35 minutes). Read about a two-centre Paris and Disneyland Paris holiday.
Paris is 45 minutes from London (but remember to allow for transfer time). There are shuttles (VEA) to the resort direct from both Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports, or Hertz offers car-hire deals in conjunction with Disneyland.
Disneyland is a 2hr 45min drive, almost wholly on motorways, from the Channel ferry/Eurotunnel port of Calais.
Take supplies of food and water with you, or you'll end up spending a fortune on snacks and drinks. Some of the food isn't that expensive given that you're a captive market, but more often than not quality is pretty poor. You can, for instance, have dinner with Mickey and mates at Cafe Mickey (in Disney Village), but you'll be paying a high price for mediocre food. The Lucky Nugget Saloon in Frontierland has been known to serve decent fare, and also has visits by Disney characters, but quality can vary so wildly from day to day so it's difficult for us to make any surefire recommendations.
It also works out much cheaper to buy tickets in pound sterling – so don't be tempted to leave it and buy at the gate or at an outlet in Paris.
The restaurants are – not surprisingly – overpriced, so if you’re trying to keep the budget down make sure the children scoff the hotel breakfast so they aren't that hungry for lunch (although you will need a rest and a sit-down).
The merchandise shops and stalls are impossible to avoid. You’ll do well to escape without a pricey souvenir.
Mark and son find some animal magic in the heart of the French capital.
Rhonda and gang fall in love with Paris all over again.
Culture meets fun for Dea and family in Paris and Disneyland Paris.
Saving money on trip to the French capital.
Rhonda explores Disneyland Paris 30 years after her first Disney experience.

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What does it mean to be fit or “be in shape”? We set fitness goals for a variety of reasons that are important to us at the time but in the long run is really losing weight a lasting goal? Do we really ever regard the “real” point of becoming fit? Probably not. Getting older means losing “something” in most people’s minds (mobility, independence, freedom to do what we love to do etc.). It however doesn’t have to be that way. If we think in terms of performance based goal setting and being able to do all the things we love to do over time – regardless of age – we will find that getting older doesn’t have to mean “getting old”. I would like to share with you what I consider the seven keys to fitness that if we maintain over time we will be able to be not only functional but vibrant and healthy as well.
Strength is a cornerstone of any fitness program. How we build strength over time is dependent on our effort and focus at being consistent in all we do. I started a weight training program in college with the help of the varsity football team at Syracuse University in 1965 and learned the basic principles of strength training with their help. I am still using those same methods and training principles today 50 years later and the secret to my success is clearly defined methodology and consistency of effort. I record all my results in a written log and am now in a training mode for my 70’s that will enable me to be able to run well into my 80’s thanks to my resistance training program. What do you want to be able to do as you age? Strength training is THE foundation for healthy aging.
Endurance is being able to do an activity – any activity – over time without tiring and running out of fuel. Endurance is training for the heart and the cardiovascular system and enables us to be able to do more in our lives without tiring. Running is a key activity that I have engaged in since 1964 and has remained a cornerstone of my training program since then. I am doing 7 mile runs at a variety of speeds and currently have accumulated a body of work that has stretched over 70,000 miles. Since 2000 I have run 23,500 miles and I know these results because I have recorded each of my workouts in detail in a runner’s calendar and know where I have been, where I am in my training and where I am going. I want to be able to run a 6 minute mile on my 80th birthday in 2026 and current results say I will be able to do it – barring injury or illness. My book on healthy aging is simple but not easy. Pick what you love to do and keep doing it – and continue to learn more about yourself every day. Be a student of your own life and never stop learning!
Power comes from being able to retain “explosive” ability over time. Old people lose their power and never regain it because they may have known they had it in the first place. Power is both mental and physical. It resides in the mind as well as the body. Many forms of exercise help us retain our power from yoga to dance (yes dance) to tai chi – and of course weight training. I use several exercises in my own programming for this purpose – from pushups, dips, bench press, leg press, weighted ab work, lunges, squats and other exercises that allow me to retain the power in my body. My “mindfulness” work is embodied in my meditation and visualization (imagination) work that I am committed to doing daily. I also use sprint workouts in order to increase my anaerobic threshold which determines my ability to engage as many of my “fast twitch” muscle fibers as I can. So far I am doing 250 pushups, 1000 crunches, and running sub 6 minute miles while still bench pressing 250 lbs. for my “power set”. If I maintain these results over time I WILL retain my power as I enter my 70’s next year.
Most of us lose speed after we leave our 20’s. If we have struggles with health issues we most likely never thought of speed as a part of our lives. Injured joints, soft tissue damage and other debilitating issues will prevent us from ever being fast but it is still worth our time to try and improve our speed of movement. I love to run fast and I will always have this aspect of fitness in the front of my mind as I train my body in the future. I love sprint workouts and will most likely keep the track in my sights going forward. Right now running indoors suits me and I am making real strides in developing leg speed and maintaining a “rhythm” that I positively love. What will you do to address speed in your programming? Seek to rise to a higher level of achievement and see what happens to your confidence!
Agility is an elusive quality and many of us never really train for it because it is hard to simulate agility in a training program. Athletes must all have some form of agility or quickness to play their sports at the highest level so they routinely add agility drills to their off season programming. It takes effort and desire but can be a real asset to any training regimen. Seek out new ways of addressing this skill set and see how you might incorporate some agility training into your program and see what happens. Personal trainers and group fitness instructors can – and do – use agility training as a part of their instruction. I am thinking about this aspect of fitness as well and have not yet decided on a course for myself yet so I am still an “evolving athlete” too.
Balance is a key to becoming fit and implies not only physical balance but mental and emotional balance as well. Being balanced means that we can more easily respond to life’s challenges and roll with the punches as change enters our lives. Being physically capable of balancing our bodies is a worthy goal. Yoga is a great way to learn to balance the mind and body. The poses help you acquire a “sense of self” in space and time. I use yoga as a part of my stretching routine to “release” tension from my joints and muscles following my training. I find breathing exercises to be useful in calming me and balancing my mind with my heart and is also a soothing way to address stress in my life. Use basic principles of achieving balance in your life and you will go far and be healthy along the way.
I saved flexibility for last because it captures for me the essence of health and fitness. Being flexible in our thinking and in our physical being is a reward for all our hard work. I am more open to change in my life than I ever thought possible. “Change is the only constant in the natural order” is one of the important lessons I learned from a favorite teacher over 30 years ago and only now am I finally beginning to truly understand this concept as change accelerates in my own life. “Feeling in control” of our lives is important but when we realize that what we love today may change in our lives tomorrow we become more adaptable and willing to change so that we can continue to grow and expand in consciousness. Life is bigger than we can imagine and if we become flexible in body we can save ourselves from injury and if we become flexible in our thinking we can become healthier – and happier – grateful for all that we have been given.
The seven keys to becoming – and staying fit are: Strength, endurance, power, speed, agility (quickness), balance and flexibility. Where do you fall short when it comes to your own fitness? Where do you feel you need to improve your training? What do you REALLY want to accomplish with your training? Looking good is fine but what do you want to DO with your training? I want to travel, water ski, play with my grandson and teach him to be active, empower and inspire audiences to make positive changes in their lives, write more books and articles on healthy aging and live a fulfilling and rewarding (and meaningful life). Time is precious so use it well and gain your freedom to be all you were meant to be!

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text: Introduction: Diabetes is one of the most common endocrine diseases. With regard to the importance of blood glucose regulation in prevention of diabetic complications, glycemic and insulinemic response determination of foods containing carbohydrates is greatly important. The purpose of the present study, therefore, was to determine the effect of low glycemic index foods taken at dinner on fasting blood glucose and subsequent breakfast glycemic and insulinemic responses in patients with type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods: The study was a randomized, cross-over clinical trial in which 8 diabetic patients (4 male and 4 female), were randomly allocated to one of the following two diet regimens: 1) Dinner with high glycemic foods: Potato puree, egg white, "Lavash" bread, and oil. 2) Dinner with low glycemic foods: cooked lentils, "Sangak" bread, and oil. The following day, fasting venous blood samples were collected, then the two groups received standard breakfast which included toast bread, cheese, and tea. Venous blood samples were collected at 60, 120 and 180 minutes following breakfast. Serum glucose was measured by enzymatic methods (glucose oxidase) and serum insulin by ELISA. The washout period was 7 days and then the order of the study was reversed. The data were statistically analyzed by paired t- test. Results: Characteristics of the patients were as follows: age 60.25±10.3 years, duration of diabetes 11.5±3.5 years, body mass index 27.123 kg/m² and fasting blood glucose 159.3837.5 mg/dL. Fasting blood glucose differences with postprandial breakfast levels were significantly lower in low glycemic group than the high glycemic group at 120 (277.9± 67.2 vs. 226.7±54.8 mg/dL, p<0.03) and 180 minutes (229.5±75.3 vs. 159.8± 57.7 mg/dL, p<0.05). The post-breakfast IUAC (area under incremental curve) for glucose was lower after consumption of low glycemic foods (21187.5±6607.9 vs. 13605±1979.9 mg.min/dL, p<0.01). 3) Differences between serum insulin levels at zero, 60, 120 and 180 minutes after starting breakfast with the fasting level were similar in the two groups. The post-breakfast IUAC for insulin was similar in the two groups. Conclusion: It is concluded that the use of low glycemic foods at dinner can decrease fasting glucose and insulin levels, as well as glycemic and insulinemic responses after breakfast in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This can possibly have a great role in regulating blood glucose in these patients.


text: A short course on “Emerging Contaminants in Water and Wastewater” will be held October 21-22, 2014 at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Information will be presented regarding treatment of emerging contaminants in drinking water, wastewater, and biosolids; regulations; risk communication with the public; contaminant fate in the environment; non-traditional contaminants including viruses; and water reuse applications. This year’s speakers include Dr. Tanja Rauch-Williams (Senior Technologist at Carollo Engineers, Inc.), Kevin Shafer (Executive Director, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District), Octavia Conerly (Point person for Emerging Contaminants at EPA, Office of Water), and more. For the full list of speakers and more information on lodging and registration, please visit http://www.marquette.edu/ECWW or email Dr. Patrick McNamara at patrick.mcnamara@mu.edu.

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text: 🏏 I often wonder why the third umpire videos aren’t in super slo-mo. You’ve been able to do super slow motion on phones, in 4K, for years. And yet they judge fast-paced motion using what looks like standard video watched frame by frame.


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Tour operators specialized in adventure tours, eco tours and more.
Tree houses are spacious and suitably laid out. It has a balcony that offers some magnificent views of the jungle and the valley. It is presented in a perfect way so as to enjoy the best that nature offers.
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KIPFold 2800 Wide Format Document Folding System.
Engineered for production folding with seamless integration to the KIP 800 and KIP 70 Series print systems. The KIPFold 2800 automates large format document finishing by providing folding and stacking in an efficient and compact design.

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Are you bored of revisiting all the old water rides? Are you in search for a new way to feel the thrill of water? Do you love the sea and are eager to have an amazingly fun filled ride? Well, look no further cause we have the perfect thing for you. The donut ride in Dubai. Yes sail on a donut shaped raft which is attached to a powered watercraft. The thrill of riding on a donut ride can be personalized according to your preference.
A Donut Ride is one of the amazing water activities to do when you travel to the beautiful city of Dubai. Gujju Tours invites you to spend best 15 minutes of your trip along with your partner, so select your donut companion with whom you want to splash the waters of Dubai Beach. Whether you like a calm, steady ride or a jet speed experience, we can provide as your heart desires. It's a one stop place for your best water ride fantasy. So come and experience the splashing of water with the thrill of speed all in a fun filled donut ride.
Popular fun ride in Dubai, Not to be Missed. Enjoy 15 Minutes Ride with Family & Friends.Donut Ride accommodates up-to 3 people at a time.
Children below above 10 years & 18 years are allowed for this tour activity if & only if they are accompanied by an Adult.
Children under the age of 10 years are not allowed for this activity.
This solo Donut ride was fun and exciting for me. I love being in waters and this was perfect for me. Thanks, Gujju tours for organizing this ride.
We booked our whole Dubai trip with this company. Everything was well-organized and services were also satisfactory. My kids loved the Donut ride and it was fun for them.


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We are proud to offer you signature bedding from Le Germain Hotels!
Treat yourself to elegant pillowcases in fine Egyptian cotton weave and silky, durable, and absorbent bamboo rayon. Incomparable softness for nights of sublime relaxation!
Set of 2 per package.
Designed and manufactured by a Quebec company.

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Business insolvencies are expected to increase by +2% in South Africa in 2019 (after +3% in 2018). This is the first outright deteriorations since 2009 and the global financial crisis.
the business environment which remains clouded by ongoing structural rigidities.
External debt is now increasing (52% of GDP in 2018) and despite accumulation of FX reserves, some external liquidity indicators remain weak. The debt due ascended to 87% of FX reserves, as corporates (particularly state-owned ones) accumulated more USD debt, as a consequence of high debt costs in ZAR.
uncertainties relating to U.S. monetary policy tightening. The GDP growth will stay well below necessary levels in 2019 (+1%, after +0.7% in 2018.
The ongoing deterioration of the business climate is also witnessed by the World Bank Doing Business 2019 survey which ranks South Africa 82 out of 190 economies (74th three years ago), just below Panama, Tunisia and Bhutan.
South Africa still keeps some aspects of an Advanced Economy, particularly on protection of minority investors (23rd) and paying taxes (46th) items. However recurrent power blackouts, difficulties to start a business (134th) and strong barriers to trade (143rd) are key bottlenecks. Barriers to domestic transactions and to register a property (106th) are among other key weaknesses.
South Africa’s increase is in line with global insolvencies, which confirmed their upward trend from 2017 after seven consecutive years of sizable declines.
Indeed, our Global Insolvency Index which covers 43 countries totaling 83% of global GDP is to post a +10% y/y increase for 2018. Overall, we expect 20 countries of our sample to see in 2018 more insolvencies than in 2017.
More significantly, the stronger willingness to use the insolvency framework in China.
In our view, the upside trend in insolvencies will continue in 2019 (+6% y/y). However, this outlook will reflect a universal reason: the soft landing of the global economy to a slower pace of growth at 3.0% in 2019 from 3.1% in 2018 and 3.2% in 2017.
We expect real GDP growth to soften in the US (from 2.9% in 2018 to 2.5% in 2019), the Eurozone (from 1.9% to 1.6%) and Asia (from 5.1% to 4.8%).
This lowering demand is increasing the vulnerability of companies with high-fixed costs and firms with larger inventories or issues in their working capital requirements. At the same time, the end of easy financing is increasing the vulnerability of debt intensive sectors and more globally, the vulnerability of the most indebted companies.
In fact, most economies, notably the developed ones, are expected to revert to and even cross their respective tempo of GDP growth, which has historically proved to be necessary to stabilise the level of insolvencies (+1.7% for Western Europe).
In other words, we expect economic growth to become gradually insufficient for a higher number of companies in a higher number of countries with regard to their production costs, (re)financing costs and structural challenges.
In this context, we foresee two out of three countries will post an increase in business insolvencies in 2019 (compared to three out of five in 2018) and one out of two countries to register more insolvencies in 2019 than observed in average over 2003-2007, before the financial crisis of 2008.
Drought conditions, with weakened agricultural output and a need to import maize and other foodstuffs; and uncertainties relating to U.S. monetary policy tightening. GDP growth will stay well below necessary level in 2019 (+1%, after +0.7% in 2018).
It should be said that countries that exhibited dynamic business creation over the past years would face an extra volume of insolvencies due to young companies being too weak to survive: startups beware!
The surge in insolvencies in China will keep driving up the regional (and global) insolvency figures.
Indeed, in 2018, business insolvencies continued on a huge double digit growth (estimated at +60%) according to the available non-official data, thus confirming the official pickup posted in 2017 (+74% to 6,257 cases according to the Supreme People’s Court of China).
We expect another double-digit increase of insolvencies in 2019 (+20%). Firstly, because of the ongoing softening and adjustments of the Chinese economy, notably with regard to credit growth, Belt and Road Initiative and international trade issues. Secondly and most importantly, Chinese authorities have decided to clean out its ‘zombie’ state-owned enterprises (exceeding 20,000 cases according to some studies).
– Ludovic Subran, Global Head of Macroeconomic Research at Allianz and Chief economist at Euler Hermes.

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Smartphone seems can do everything. You may doubt that, for the phone App is just perform background digital tasks, which doesn't contribute to the real world much. But after you try these following 10 apps, you will see how great your smartphone is.
Want to paint your walls the same color as pillows Color; or want to pai the ceiling as the sky blue color? ColorSmart is such an app which can help you to do this.It is an easy and convenient way to find, coordinate or preview a paint color for all of your paint projects.
3. Turn your device 90 degree clockwise , again keep it upright, and put the current bottom edge (long edge) on the flat surface, then press Calibrate button to calibrate the landscapemode.
I think you must be tired of carrying around another clunky remote control on your keychain, or you think how great it could be if your car warms up or cool down automatically before getting in! There something can help with this, you can securely remote start, lock/unlock, or find your car just by pushing a button on your smartphone by using the exciting Viper SmartStart app. And, now the same convenient app also lets you arm and disarm your compatible home security system.
But make sure you installed the SmartStart installed in your car (you can visit viper.com/smartstart for more information and where to buy Viper SmartStart).
When you stay at home for watching TV, I think you would be willing to hold a smartphone than a remote control. It's also troublesome to switch between different devices like TV, DVD player, etc. Now with the RedEye system you can use your smartphone, tablet, or PC to control your TV, stereo, cable box, Blu-Ray player, and many other devices that receive standard (infrared) signals. This can greatly free your hands from the remote controls. In other words, no more hunting through your sofa cushions for all those different remotes – all the control you need is right on RedEye. Before pack your remote controls into one, you have to install the RedEye hardware to make this app work.
Life goes more and more digital. Do you like the neon lamps in the downtown? And do you wish to change the home light color? With the hue app, you get an amazing way to control every Philips hue bulb in your home. Colour is just in the palm of your hand. With hue, you’ll see light in a different fresh way. It lets you play with tone, contrast and color to create any lighting mood you could dream of. It’s clever, intuitive and connected. It‘s so much more than just a light bulb. Life become colorful with Philips Hue.
A lot people may not notice that Verizon developed such an app.With this app, you can find out the time and channel that you focus; you can burn DVD for your favored; you can get to control to browse listings, adjust volume, and pause, rewind and fast-forward your favorite shows. If Couch swallowed the remote again.
A lot girls are seeking for a slim figure and wonder an easy way to loose weight and don't know where to start. MyFitnessPal can meet your needs to help you take those extra pounds off! It gets over 2,000,000 foods and grows daily You can know how much calories your food contain. There are over 350 exercises like cardio and strength training, including sets, reps, and weight/rep. You can customized goals based on your specific diet profile and connect with friends and easily track and motivate each other. You may in a worry to know how it is going, you can view charts of your progress over time for motivation.
If you want to learn Piano, but can't afford one right now, you can use this Piano app for practice. It gets built in songs to learn from, many instruments, and a record function. Also you can change key size by going to the menu (top right corner, gear shape), also choices for double and triple boards. With its Learn-to-play mode with the preloaded collection of famous songs, why don't try it for fun?
Someone fell scared to walk in the night, and they need some light to lead the way. But we aren't always under the light. At this time, don't forget your phone camera, we can install app like Night Vision Camera which can maximizes your device camera in the dark! It can automatic adjustment of image parts to improve visibility in low light conditions.
There are still tons of useful Android apps for your Android smartphone. If you are experiencing a useful one, why don't comment below to share with others here?


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Stan Bindell/NHO<br> ASU radio student with Hopi High radio students Shano Mike, Christina “La T” Rucker and Otivia “Big O” Puhuhefvaya.
Originally Published: October 12, 2011 2:01 p.m.
POLACCA, Ariz. - Hopi High media students won seven state awards, gave a presentation at a conference, toured Arizona State University Cronkite School of Journalism and agreed to a partnership with Radio Phoenix during the last couple weeks.
Hopi High won seven media awards from the Arizona Interscholastic Press Association with five awards for radio and two for journalism.
Christina Rucker took home two radio awards with a superior for public service announcement and an honorable mention for a commercial. Superior is the top ranking and could be considered the state championship in that division. Honorable mention is the third place for each category.
The top ranking in the public service announcement came for an announcement about a gas line break in the community. The commercial was about Cellular One.
Rucker, a junior, said the award was unexpected.
"I feel very happy, surprised and felt like I accomplished something big," she said. "I did not expect to receive any awards let alone two awards and one that is the highest you can get."
Also receiving honorable mention in radio for Hopi High were Otivia "Big O" Puhuhefvaya, Jewel Kagenveama and Kara Mahle. The contest was based on last year's recordings. Mahle graduated last year and now attends the University of Kansas. Mahle's award was for a profile on Hopi High Athletic Director Wallace Youvella Jr.
Puhuhefvaya was ecstatic about winning a state award.
"Winning was a shock. It made my day. I was walking around with a smile all day," she said. "Winning this award was awesome."
Puhuhefvaya, a junior, received her award for a sports story about the Hopi High boys cross country team.
Kagenveama, a senior, won her award for a profile on flute player Jose Fred. She said recording the profile was one of the toughest projects she had, especially because she had to correct her mistakes.
"I was glad I got my recording to perfection," she said. "I really didn't expect to win an award, but I was like 'hey.' It's worth a challenge so I tried it. I was glad to know that my hard work paid off for something good."
The two honorable mention journalism awards went to Halli Lomayaktewa and Talik Namoki.
Lomayaktewa, a junior, won honorable mention for writing a story about Hopi High student Darin Johnson being named to the Public Radio Exchange Editorial Board. She did not expect to win an award.
"I felt very honored that I got a state award," she said.
Namoki, a senior, won an honorable mention award for her newspaper story about Youvella's nomination to the Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Board.
She said she was also surprised she won an AIPA award this year.
"I felt happy and honored. This is the second year I won an AIPA award. My mom and my family are proud of me," she said.
The Hopi High Teen Show airs on KUYI, the Hopi community radio station, the largest public Native American radio station in the continental 48. Hopi High teen radio students also air other shows on KUYI, call in news briefs to KINO and contribute to Public Radio Exchange.
The Hopi High radio students gave a presentation the following week at the Southwestern Institute for Education for Native Americans after being recognized by that group as a model education program.
The Hopi High radio students were the only student group giving a presentation as the rest of the presenters were adults including spokesmen for the Arizona Cardinals and Cable One.
The Hopi High radio student presenters were Sacheen Mike, Rucker and Puhuhefvaya with help from national journalism award winning student Mary Grace Pewewardy. The trio said the conference was educational and fun. They also thought their presentation went well although they ran into some technical difficulties and wished that the audience asked more questions.
They liked the sessions by the other presenters. Puhuhefvaya said she particularly liked the "I am sacred, not scared" session led by Hopi Percy Ami which focused on character and students making good decisions.
The trio also liked guest performers Tatanka Means, Aaron White, Anthony Wakeman and Linda White Wolf. Means is an actor, stuntman and comedian. White sings and plays the guitar while Wakeman plays the flute. White Wolf is an Arizona television personality.
Mike, a junior, said Means was awesome with his standup comedy.
The trio said the tour at ASU Cronkite School of Journalism, one of the top journalism schools in the country, was fun and educational.
The trio were glad to reach a partnership with Radio Phoenix, an online radio station, and look forward to supplying them with news on a weekly basis. The Hopi High media students met with Victor Aronow from the Arizona Community Media Foundation to setup the partnership.
"I hope we can do it," Mike said.
The Hopi High School radio broadcast and journalism clubs are raising money so they can attend the National Journalism Education Association conference in Seattle,Washington, April 12-15.
Checks should be made out to the Hopi High Radio Club or Hopi High Journalism, P.O.Box 337, Keams Canyon, AZ, 86034. For more information, telephone radio teacher Stan Bindell at 928-738-5111, extension 241.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


text: As much as you may gawk at celebrities' gorgeous red carpet dresses this awards season, they wouldn't be anything without the stars' enviously fit bodies. If you love the way a gown perfectly drapes or hugs a star's curves, you can thank exercise. Even if you're not bound for a red carpet anytime soon, there will still be special occasions in your life calling for glamour. Look and feel your best in any frock with the help of our experts' tips.


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This week – November 18 through November 24 – central banks from 5 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Hungary, Zambia, South Africa, Nigeria and Paraguay.
On Nov. 17 the Central Bank or Nigeria rescheduled the Nov. 19 and Nov. 20 meetings of its monetary policy committee to Nov. 21 and Nov. 22 as Tuesday Nov. 20 was declared a public holiday by the government.
On Nov. 6 Albania’s central bank postponed until further notice the Nov. 7 meeting of its supervisory council scheduled to discuss the quarterly monetary policy report as the terms of six of nine members had expired.
According to the supervisory council’s published schedule, the council is scheduled to meet on Nov. 21 to approve the Bank of Albania’s budget. It is not clear whether this meeting will take place.
On Nov. 8 the National Bank of Angola postponed the meeting of its monetary policy committee originally scheduled for Nov. 23 until Nov. 30.


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I’ve never been a big girl, and have actually spent most of my life underweight without trying very hard. Since I turned 18 I had always been active in some way (but not consistently): ballet, gym, kung fu, horse riding, swimming, but never gave much thought about my diet. For example- some nights I would happily eat a chopped up tomato and call it dinner. Other nights I could finish a KFC 3 piece feed and still look for dessert. I would routinely skip breakfast, or do something like eat re-heated pizza for breakfast. Then when I became a doctor it became even worse- my so called “fuel” throughout the day would comprise of a coffee for breakfast, whatever white sandwich I could scrounge from the hospital cafe/ discharge patient’s tray for lunch, and something carby (like pasta or rice) for dinner at 10pm. Lollies and chocolate from the vending machine throughout the day. Minimal water intake. When I did my ENT rotation the other intern and I basically subsisted on V energy drinks and chocolate butter cookies to get us through our 14 hour work days.
Half way through my resident year I hopped on the bariatric weighing machine in the middle of the night just for fun- Turns out I had gained 12 kilos in the space of 18 months. I fretted about my weight, and made excuses that I was too tired and busy to do anything about it and made no changes at all. Fast forward a year later whilst working as a junior surgical registrar- no sleep, no rest, no food, no water- meant I had rapidly lost 11 kg within the space of a few months. Not to worry though- moving interstate for work and with the stress of exams, workplace bullying and being socially isolated meant I rapidly gained all that weight back again.
It was at this time that I started looking into ways to nourish my body. I learnt about green smoothies, and started having one every day. I started going to hot yoga classes, and joined a gym, and started lifting weights. I picked up surfing, and was eating things like steamed greens, brown rice and chicken for lunch everyday. Things were looking up.
I moved interstate again, and for about 6 months I didn’t do any exercise other than the odd ballet class. I realised one day that I had no energy at all, that I was living from coffee to coffee, was sick all the time, and was weak- I didn’t have the strength to “munch bone” during laminectomies or even set up the surgical table, and I was running out of steam by the end of the 12-14 hour operations. I decided to join a gym, and started eating a lot better, and made sure I got enough fuel. This would mean I had to meal prep for 4 days out of the week, made sure I had breakfast every day, and had healthy snacks on hand at all times at work. I started getting stronger and with the cardiovascular conditioning work I was lasting longer throughout the day.
Another interstate move made me fall off the wagon again (notice the trend?), and I had health issues for the greater part of the year which left me weak and exhausted again for several months. I started going to Xtend Barre classes in August this year and loved it so much that I attend class probably 6 days a week. I didn’t notice any changes in weight or appearance with exercise alone, and at the beginning of September I joined The Nutrition Detective Solution (run by osteopath and Xtend Barre studio owner Dr Andrea Robertson- www.thenutritiondetectivesolution.com.au) which is an 80 day diet overhaul and exercise challenge. There are different levels you can do- Exercise: 3, 4, 5 sessions a week. Diet at the highest level is: no caffeine, alcohol, processed sugar, gluten or cows dairy for 80 days.
Now, with going zero waste earlier this year, I had already eliminated a lot of the processed stuff from my diet, but I was still eating lots of bread and pasta, lollies from the bulk bins, bakery treats in cloth bags- you get the idea 😉 So this diet overhaul was daunting at first, but has gotten easier and easier as time went on. The low point was probably 3 days in, and then again at 2 weeks, where the combined sugar and caffeine cravings hit you hard. I have had one (ONE!) latte since the beginning of September- that in itself is an achievement!


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Louella Parsons (born Louella Rose Oettinger; August 6, 1881 – December 9, 1972) was the first American movie columnist and a screenwriter. She was retained by William Randolph Hearst, possibly because she had praised Hearst's mistress Marion Davies, and possibly because she helped him cover up the killing of Thomas H. Ince. At her peak, her columns were read by 20 million people in 400 newspapers worldwide.
She remained Queen of Hollywood until the arrival of flamboyant Hedda Hopper, who displayed similar talents, and with whom she feuded viciously for years.
In 1914, Parsons began writing the first gossip column in the United States for the Chicago Record Herald. William Randolph Hearst bought that newspaper in 1918 and Parsons was out of a job, as Hearst had not yet discovered that movies and movie personalities were news. Parsons then moved to New York City and started working for the New York Morning Telegraph writing a similar movie column, which attracted the attention of Hearst. In 1923, after shrewd bargaining on both sides, she signed a contract and joined the Hearst newspaper the New York American.
In 1925, Parsons contracted tuberculosis and was told she had six months to live. She moved to Arizona for the dry climate, then to Los Angeles, where she decided to stay. With the disease in remission, she went back to work, becoming a syndicated Hollywood columnist for Hearst. As she and the publishing mogul had developed an ironclad relationship, her Los Angeles Examiner column came to appear in over six hundred newspapers the world over, with a readership of more than twenty-million, and Parsons gradually became one of the most powerful voices in the movie business with her daily allotment of gossip. According to Hearst's mistress and protégé Marion Davies, Parsons had encouraged readers to "give this girl a chance" while the majority of critics disparaged Davies; it was on this basis that Hearst hired Parsons.
Beginning in 1928, she hosted a weekly radio program featuring movie star interviews that was sponsored by SunKist. A similar program in 1931 was sponsored by Charis Foundation Garment. In 1934, she signed a contract with the Campbell's Soup Company and began hosting a program titled Hollywood Hotel, which showcased stars in scenes from their upcoming movies.
She was associated with various Hearst enterprises for the rest of her career. Parsons saw herself as the social and moral arbiter of Hollywood. Her judgments were considered the final word in many cases, and her disfavor was feared by many more than that of movie critics. Eventually, Parson's daily gossip column appeared in more than 400 newspapers, and read by 20 million people around the world. Her unofficial title ‘Queen of Hollywood’ was challenged in 1938 by newcomer Hedda Hopper, to whom she was initially friendly and helpful. But they became fierce rivals, Hopper being classed as the more vicious and unforgiving of the two.
Parsons also appeared in numerous cameo spots in movies, including Hollywood Hotel (1937), Without Reservations (1946), and Starlift (1951).
In 1944, she wrote her memoirs, The Gay Illiterate, published by Doubleday, Doran and Company, which became a bestseller. That was followed by another volume in 1961, Tell It to Louella, published by G.P. Putnam's Sons.
After the 1950s, Parsons's influence diminished. She continued her column until December 1965 when it was taken over by her assistant, Dorothy Manners, who had already been writing the column for more than a year.


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At the end of his homily on Palm Sunday, Pope Francis invited the young people to cry out, lest “the very stones would cry out.
“And you, dear young people, the joy that Jesus awakens in you is a source of anger and even irritation to some, since a joyful young person is hard to manipulate. A joyful young person is hard to manipulate!

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As the name suggests, Con-Tact wants to establish connections between people and to create communication. But it is not about the verbal and written communication that prevails nowadays, but about a real, deep communication from person to person. Nehad El Sayed composed the music for Con-Tac.
Before we go on tour with this innovative program this fall, we would like to produce a CD and that’s what we need your help for.
Now it is your turn! Are you going to help us to cover some of the costs? Sound engineer, equipment rental, production of the CD and the salaries of the musicians are co-funded with wemakeit. We are very grateful for your support!
As a reward you will receive an autographcard, the CD of course or a mention in the CD-booklet.
Con-Tact is a search for the lost life connections. In a world that is communicating more and more over the Internet, you risk to stay alone with your information. In addition, mental and physical communication channels are thereby hardly used. With Con-Tact we strive to reopen unused communication channels and to remind all of us how essential it is to pursue a communication that allows a real and deep connection to each other.

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I am slowly working on some major organization and de-cluttering around my home. It’s just really not a pretty site. If you have small children you know two steps forward in one room generally means 4-5 steps back somewhere else. Both bad babies will be in preschool this year from 8:30-12 so I will have a small window of work time that won’t be interrupted by crashing somewhere.
Our kitchen has a pantry. For that I am grateful.
“excuse” for a pantry… by this I mean there is a door, and when you open it, There is a board that is one soup can wide and then a wall. Seriously… it’s pathetic. Mine is slightly larger than that, just inconveniently located. It’s on the wall in the kitchen right between the kitchen and kids playroom and the door is ALWAYS open. Honestly it makes me crazy.
So a few years ago I decided I would like to move it to the laundry room. My “if I was queen for a day” idea was that I wanted to move the laundry room to the basement (ok really I wanted to move it upstairs, the basement seemed more feasible) and make the laundry room a butler’s pantry of sorts. Well, Brian talked me out of moving the washer and dryer to the basement because who wants to take even more steps when doing laundry? (valid point) and dragging them upstairs isn’t an option at the moment (I haven’t entirely given up on that one yet). However, the pantry thing was still making me crazy. Want to know how I solved it?
I waited for Brian to go out-of-town… Seriously. Then, I stacked my front loading washer and dryer (No, I did not do this myself but with help to lift them, it’s possible). I had painted around them when they were unstacked for a repair a few weeks prior so all I had to do was paint where I took out the cabinets (Yes, I forgot the “real” before photo).
I went looking for shelves. Figuring this part out was the most complex. I wanted them easy to install. Ideally I would have preferred not mounting them to the wall. It was not however an option for ANYTHING I could find ANYWHERE. I had very weird measurements and I wanted to use all my available space for storage. I settled on the ALGOT system from IKEA. I found all the information on-line and sketched it out (poorly) on a piece of paper and then sent my crude drawing to Alex for his approval. Guess what? He didn’t like it. Are you kidding me? I spent DAYS thinking this out. Arghh!
So I asked why-his answer? Because I could probably do it for less at Home Depot.
Then you know what I did? I went to IKEA.
and my kids wanted meatballs… because those things are good and they eat them. So we went.
Then I got everything home and pulled it all out. I got that first set of shelves up no problem- the ones between the door jamb and back wall. Then I went to that second set. The ones along the back wall next to the washer and dryer. Guess what? My studs were in the wrong place… of course they were.
Alex said I can use drywall anchors… because I had ones that were rated for 52 lbs a piece (woot!), and my shelves were only rated for 49 lbs each, (Woot!) and each bracket required 8 screws to hold it to the wall. WOOT!
The entire thing was under $200 and only took a few hours.
Now I just need a new light and flooring. Realistically I will guess the light is a more realistic goal for anytime soon. You have any ideas on that one?
What did Brian think? He likes it. He still curses me EVERY time he goes to the old pantry to get something though… just WAIT till you see what I am going to do with that one!! It’s going to be AWESOME!


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Franklin is an active contributor: just read his blog to see the impact he had. Just recently at the Techno-Summit, he helped run a localization workshop, and share the open web with the attendees at the booth they had during the event. On top of that, he is a member of the Sathyabama Firefox Club: glad we have it on board as a Mozillizian!
Francis has been an inspiring force with his energy, enthusiasm and dedication to running Webmaker & Mozilla activities.


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the messenger of allah pbuh was appointed to prophethood at the age of forty, which is the age of complete maturity. the angel appeared to him in the caveof hiraa'on monday, the 17th of ramadhan. when revelation descended on him, it was very difficult for him; his face changed and his forehead perspired.
when the angel, jibreel , first came to him, he told him, "recite." he pbuh replied,"i am not one who can recite." the angel then pressed him hard and said, "recite."
the messenger pbuh returned to khadijah, trembling, and told her what he had seen. she reassured him, saying, "glad tidings, for by allah, allah will never humiliate you. you keep ties of relationship, speak the truth, bear the burden of the weak, help the needy, provide for the guest and assist those afflicted by calamity."
then she took him to her cousin, waraqah ibn nawfal. he had become a christian in the pre-islamic period and used to write scripture in hebrew. he had written part of the gospel in arabic – as much as allah the almightywilled him to write, and was an old man who had become blind. khadijah said to him, "o my cousin, listen to your nephew." waraqah asked, "o nephew, what have you seen?" so the prophet pbuh informed him of what he had seen. waraqah said, "that is the angel allah sent to moses. if only i was younger and could be alive when your people drive you out." he asked, "will they drive me out?" "yes", replied waraqah, "for no man has ever come with anything like what you have brought but that he was harmed. if i should live to see that day, i will support you vigorously." but he died shortly thereafter.
after that there was a pause in the revelation. the messenger of allah pbuh remained as long as allah willed without experiencing anything, and he pbuh became depressed and longed for it to descend once again.
allah the almightyordered him in these verses to warn his people, invite them to allah and to purify himself from misdeeds.
the prophet pbuh prepared himself to carry this great responsibility, for he now knew that he was really the messenger of allah. he pbuh obeyed his lord to the utmost degree inviting everyone to allah – the young and old, the free man and the slave, the male and the female, the black and the white. from every tribe some people responded, those whom allah had willed to be successful in this life and the hereafter. they entered islam based on enlightenment and vision, but the weak-minded of makkah began to abuse and harm them. allah protected the messenger of allah through his uncle, abu talib, who was honoured and obeyed among the quraysh. they dared not upset him by harming the prophet since they knew of his love for him. besides, he adhered to their religion, which made them tolerant of him and not openly hostile.
"if i was to inform you that horsemen were in the valley behind this hill ready to attack you, would you believe me?"
they said, "yes, for we have never known you to lie". he pbuh said, "indeed, i am a warner to you of a severe punishment."


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Direxion announced today that it has added three new ETFs to its existing lineup of multi-directional ETFs.
Factor Advisors, a subsidiary of ETF Managers Group, in partnership with ITEQ ETF Partners, an affiliate of BlueStar Global Investors, today successfully launched the BlueStar TA-BIGITech™ Israel Technology ETF, the first exchange traded fund (ETF) to exclusively hold shares of public Israeli and Israel-linked technology companies.
New ETFs Provide 3X Bull and Bear Exposure to Home Builders and Regional Banks.
Kevin O’Leary, founder of O’Shares and ABC Shark Tank host investor, rang The Opening Bell® at the New York Stock Exchange today to celebrate the recent launch of the O’Shares FTSE US Quality Dividend Exchange Traded Fund (NYSERCA:OUSA).
David Fabian: Kevin O’Leary, of Shark Tank fame, has morphed into of the most polarizing investment figures on reality TV. Now he is taking his talents off-camera by releasing his first U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund focused on dividend paying stocks.
Nasdaq announced that Global X Funds will list a new exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Global X SuperDividend® Alternatives ETF (Symbol: ALTY), which will begin trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market Tuesday, July 14, 2015.
Direxion Investments announced today that the Direxion Value Line® Small- and Mid-Cap High Dividend ETF (Ticker: VLSM) is the sixth of its Strategic Beta ETFs now available through Schwab ETF OneSource™, Charles Schwab & Co.'s commission-free* ETF program.
Hull Tactical Asset Allocation, LLC (“HTAA”), announces the launch of the Hull Tactical US ETF (“HTUS”), an actively managed exchange traded fund (“ETF”) designed by industry veteran Blair Hull. The ETF is designed to deliver hedge fund-type management and trading tactics to a broad investor audience.
Direxion Investments announces the launch of two new leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs).


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A really exciting thing happened for Pop Craft on October 13. I won third place at the Invest In Her pitch competition held at Alloy 26!
The pitch competition was organized by the Invest In Her team, a group of strong women who created the program as part of the Pittsburgh Coro Women in Leadership program. They saw a gap that they wanted to fill, and that was helping women entrepreneurs develop their startups by awarding them grant money.
This was only their second year running this competition, and 40 women entrepreneurs applied, 6 of whom then went on to the pitch competition, and 3 winners were awarded grants. I was so proud to have even made it to the top 6!
Being in the top 6 meant I needed a really awesome pitch. We had 3 minutes to sell a panel of judges on why our business had promise and viability.
After tons of practice and reassurance from Chris, the day of the competition came. I took the stage and asked people to remember that feeling of pride when you’ve just made something awesome. I talked about all of the personalized and pin-worth projects Pop Craft helps you make. And, I invited everyone to bring out that creative kid living inside of them, and try out a workshop.
It was a success, and Pop Craft took third, after two other amazing women and businesses! In second place was Tamiah Bridgett of Diversame, Inc., and first place, Courtney Williamson of AbiliLife.
The experience challenged me to better explain why I’ve started Pop Craft and helped me to think about how I want to grow. I’ll be using my grant money to help Pop Craft keep growing, and help more of you be crafty more often!
Thank you to all of my coaches, Chris, my family and friends, and above all, all of the Pop Crafter’s out there! For without you guys, there would be nothing for me to pitch. Craft on!


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On average this garden works project costs $450 in Overland Park, KS. Depending on your contractor, prices can range from $1480 to $5940. When pricing out your garden works project make sure to get at least 3 quotes to compare prices and get the best value. Comparable projects nearby include Flower Bomb in Overland Park, Landscape in Shawnee Mission, and Landscaping in Kansas City.
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Hello. My name is Aaron Bradley with Aesthetic Outdoor LLC. We are a Kansas City landscape firm specializing in residential design & build projects.
The way in which we work is to first draft a custom design for our clients space that is unique to their own personal needs, style & budget. We include a project binder containing pictures of plants and materials we are suggesting in the project.
Please be welcome to check us & our credentials out on Houzz, Angie's List, our website, etc. We hope to hear from you soon and help you with your project!
We are a Small family tree service locally owned and operating in the Kansas city area. We are licensed and insured. we haul just about everything the customer wants gone.
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Outdoors swings with fire pit. I have one half of acre of back yard to work with.
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A shooting at a packed bingo game on the West Side early Sunday evening ended with one person shot, but in stable condition and one shooter in custody.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A shooting at a packed bingo game on the West Side early Sunday evening ended with one person shot but in stable condition and one shooter in custody.
Police responded to a shots fired call at the VFW Post 1114 on 110 N. Wabash Ave. around 7:10 p.m. Sunday, Evansville Police Sgt. Mark Saltzman said.
Saltzman said the confrontation between the reported shooter and victim happened in at least two locations at the VFW and that the victim was shot with a revolver in the left side of the chest. The victim was shot in the bingo hall where "several hundred people" were there for the VFW's Sunday night bingo game.
The shooter's specific motive is unclear at this time, however, Saltzman said the shooter and victim knew each other and had a long-standing personal dispute.
The victim is in stable condition and the injuries are not life-threatening. Detectives were taking statements from multiple witnesses. The shooting investigation is ongoing.

industry_corpus2: Gaming


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industry_corpus2: Transportation


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I'm not a huge fan of self-publishing - it's hard to sell books without the marketing and distribution network of a big publisher. Even small presses have a hard time. But Amazon has the opportunity to self-publish for Kindle, and since you don't have to put up any money up front, we thought we would give it a try for a couple of Colin's stories.
Colin Maguire writes literary horror, and even though I don't care for horror in general, I do like spooky stories sometimes and I really like his work (full disclosure: I am married to the man, but that doesn't stop me from critiquing his work if I don't like it). It's scary without being too gory.
He has one story, Swamp Bride, which is written in perfect pitch dialect. I watched him go over that story with a fine-toothed comb to make sure the dialect was consistent. And his other story available on Kindle, Ostrich Night, is a surprisingly sensitive and emotionally complex portrait of what happens if you treat your animals poorly. Check them out if you like horror or dark fantasy. They are only $2.99 each! You can read Kindle stories even if you don't have a Kindle - you can read them on your PC, smartphone, tablet etc.


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Linda H Gower, B.S. A. A. S. L.V.T.
I began in the transgenic field in 1991 working with Dr. Brigid Hogan. Since joining the core in 1998, as a Research Specialist Senior, I have focused on performing both dna pronuclear and stem cell blastocyst injections. Other key roles in the core are cryopreservation of embryos and sperm as well as in vitro fertilizations and other assisted reproduction techniques.
My hobbies are pretty much anything to deal with my three Poodles. I actively compete with them in dog agility, obedience and rally obedience. I also enjoying spending time with my husband Jerry at our home in Pleasant View.

industry_corpus2: Biopharmaceuticals


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As a lifelong cheerleader, Lola Amos tends to root for the underdog; she has always been a true encourager at heart. This conviction stems from her own childhood experiences, where she learned that no matter what economic status a person is born into, education is a gift that can provide hope, break down barriers, and level the playing field.
Most of Lola's academic training and professional work experience has focused on the development of socially and economically disadvantaged youth and families. Prior to her role as Director of Programs at Prevention Works, Lola served with the Kalamazoo County Department of Human Services, Foster Care Unit, for over 13 years.
Lola is a native of Southwest Michigan; born and raised in Grand Rapids, MI. She, her husband, and two sons have resided in the Kalamazoo area for over 19 years. In her spare time Lola enjoys celebrating life with her family and friends, appreciating foods from different cultures, and cheering for Prevention Works on the kickball field. GO TEAM!!
In my role as the Director of Programming, I am responsible for setting the right tempo for the success of the team. The best conductors use the baton as a visual connection of their ability to: listen, lead, and be a conduit between the evidence-based curricula and the team who brings the material to life for youth and family program participants.
"A conductor's baton helps to gain focus so that the players and the conductor can become something bigger than all of them – than all of us – at the same time as feeling fully realized as individuals." BBC Culture.


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Enid Mumford noted that the difference between competence and capability lay in the difference between attenuation and amplification between complex systems. Competence involved the attenuation of an environment to fit the acceptable parameters of an individual who had learnt a set number of appropriate responses. Capability involved the production of multiple descriptions of understanding of a complex situation such that a solution to a new situation may be creatively generated rather than retrieved from memory.
Teachback goes as follows: the teacher says of the student (or ‘subject’) that the student understands a topic to the extent that he can teach it back to the teacher. This is, understanding is inferred if the student can furnish an explanation of the previously discussed topic and can also explain why he gave that explanation of how he constructed it. The crucial point is that the student’s explanation and the teacher’s explanation need not be, and usually are not, identical. The student invents an explanation of his own and justifies it by an explanation of how he arrived at it (in fact an identical explanation is generally rejected unless the student can give a reason why the teacher’s explanation was particularly good).
the resilience of a memory will depend upon the number of explanations produced in teachback; for example, that a student impelled to give many explanations will fare better at session 2 than a student required to give only one. He has many ways of reconstructing a concept and this redundancy will combat the effect of interfering and incompatible learning experiences during the intervening week.
What this suggests is that redundancy is the principal indicator of learning, not information. In Shannon information theory (which underpinned Pask's thinking), redundancy is the inverse of information: it is the context within which messages are formed. Education is not about the message; it is about the context!
At the stage of "rigidity", the teacher present many alternative descriptions of what they are trying to convey (this is generally what teachers do!). The learner is only able to reproduce one of the descriptions they are given, if that. Gradually, they acquire greater flexibility to utter more descriptions. Having two descriptions of the same thing is very powerful, and builds towards a generative capacity to create (or guess) other explanations.
Then there comes a stage when the learner is able to respond to the different descriptions of the teacher with effective matching alternative descriptions. At this point, we might say that the learner is competent.
Finally, the true generative power of the learner's understanding is revealed at the stage where from a simple prompt by the teacher, the learner is able to generate all manner of descriptions - some of which may not have been conceived by the teacher. At this stage, we can say that they are capable, confident and adaptable in their knowledge.
What happens from stage 1 to stage 4 is a gradually awakening to the constraint which lie behind the teacher's generation of their own descriptions. By the end, what the learner has learnt are not facts, but the mechanisms of transduction within the teacher whereby the teacher is able to generate the descriptions and skilled performances that they demonstrate.
If only we'd thought of this when people sent their students off with their dreadful e-portfolio systems, we would have done it all very differently!
When is a musical note a different note?


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Is awesome i mean in 3 years time ill be able to purchase a diamond graver how awesome is that?
500 silver from 75 vile, Dalies just took a huge leap in the wrong direction. Multiply by 10x, may be worth it.
The reason that the silver is only 1000 at the max level is because the daily quest system is currently tied to all level ranges. Hero Tokens can easily be gained through raids or by completing the new weekly quests that players haven't experienced yet.
We made most of the weekly quests earn a good amount of hero tokens which increase depending on the level of difficulty of the quest. Players will be able to earn hero tokens at a better rate with the weekly quests once we turn them on. Weekly quests will be turned on randomly (mostly targeted to start on the weekend) and players will have a limited amount of time to accept and complete them. We adjusted the daily quests to silver to incorporate the addition of these new quests.
There are other rewards that we can change the daily rewards to if player do not enjoy the silver reward but high level character won't be satisfied until we are able to make a change in the daily quest system to make rewards scale based on level.
Would it not be more useful if the amount of silver given varies depending on the level of the character?
My daily quest today was to kill 75 mobs in the vile realm and for that amount of effort (if I did nothing else on BOH that day) is a waste of time. Alternatively, if I had just wanted to earn 1000 silver, then I could have killed a few mobs and I would have earned that amount within a few seconds. The daily quest seems so pointless.
Well, if I get the db from normal play, I get. If I don't I don't. But until it gets adjusted Glenfort better get a good fire dept going!
Until you make a change in the daily quest system? Like the change you...just did?
I think the point was hugely missed. Players wanted a reward for dailies that made them want to do them. Now, HT wasn't good in the long run because a) people max HT eventually, or raid past a level where the rewards are vastly better than any daily bonus, and b) 25 HT at max level of daily is still very very poor even for a low level/might character.
A poor reward has been exchanged for a poor reward...make players want to do the dailies, and they will do them. It doesn't need to scale, just make the reward attractive to whatever toon completes them. Is 5 or 10k silver really going to be that hard to implement? Or is it because it disrupts the 'we want silver to be a chase item' direction the game has gone in?
Silver is already a chase item. You need millions of silver in diamond gravers just to transfer your enchants from item A to item B. Meet your player base halfway and at least make it slightly easier to get it. Forcing them down the gs route will backfire.
Instead of tying the reward to level, can each daily have its own silver value? For example, the Vile Realm ones may pay 5,000 silver but if you get a low level one like Kill Lockbolt (not sure if that is a real one, been so long since I have a toon at that level), you might only get 100 silver.
Bbbb wrote: Instead of tying the reward to level, can each daily have its own silver value? For example, the Vile Realm ones may pay 5,000 silver but if you get a low level one like Kill Lockbolt (not sure if that is a real one, been so long since I have a toon at that level), you might only get 100 silver.
Silver rewards are way off. Try multiplying the daily reward amount by a person's level and you'll be in a good place. I get 5000 silver from a dungeon boss, but only 1000 for a daily reward?? Dailies are still far from worthwhile. Offer me something over 20k and you'll have my attention. Or some new prestige currency like medals in the arena.


text: Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a house fire in Stanley Gardens, Herne Bay. On arrival crews found a well established fire in a two storey property. Both ground and first floor have suffered severe damage. All occupants have been accounted for and will need to be rehoused. Firefighters used breathing apparatus, hose reel jets and a ventilation fan to extinguish the blaze and clear smoke from the property.

industry_corpus2: Safety Management


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Golf Classics in Donegal and the North West – Donegal has done very well in the latest Golf Digest rankings with 8 clubs in the top 100. These latest rankings underline the quality Donegal has to offer particularily in links courses – 7 out of the 8 ranked courses are links. A number of Golf Classics and Challenges in 2011 provide a great value opportunity for the the golfer to play a number of these superb courses.
The Donegal Links Classic is played over three of Ireland’s most celebrated links. Portsalon, which dates back to the earliest days of Irish golf and was once described as the best links in the country. It is joined by Ballyliffin, Irish Golf Tour Operators ‘best course of the year’ award winner and the famous Rosapenna, the product of Old Tom Morris and Pat Ruddy’s architectural skills. Each is a magnificent golfing experience and the event must rate as one of the most challenging of any in any part of the country.
The West Coast Challenge is a 72 hole Stableford golf competition, played over the four links courses of Bundoran, Donegal, Enniscrone and Strandhill, in counties Donegal and Sligo over four days.
The event is confined to the first five hundred and forty male amateur golfers, with a handicap limit of twenty two. The entry fee is €125 or £110stg per player. Play will be in three balls. There will be individual and team prizes each day and individual and team prizes overall.

industry_corpus2: Sports


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Oh, this is excellent! Definitely made my day to see that you had posted this, and it's absolutely wonderful - not to mention hilarious. Although I am a bit nervous for when/if John finds out about Sherlock and Lestrade!
thank you very much! *beams* so glad you enjoyed it.
I think John will have to find out about Sherlock and Lestrade eventually... but I do like these two together now (having not been able to imagine them as a couple at first), and don't want to break them up!


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Do you ever feel like you’re so focused on trying to get to the “next level” or trying to accomplish specific goals that you forget to enjoy living your life day to day? Do you ever feel like your happiness is dependent on accomplishing specific goals, whether related to the music business or other areas of your life? Have you ever had the experience of wanting and desiring something to happen intensely only to realize shortly after achieving whatever it is you set out to achieve that your life isn’t really that much different after all?
I’m sure we can all relate to the above scenarios. Life is short and it happens in the moment, day by day. As John Lennon said, “Life is what happens when we’re busy making other plans”. When I was younger, I was intensely focused on “making it” in the music business. I would practice for hours and hours each day,I would spend hours making phone calls and booking gigs for the band I was in at the time. For awhile it was immense fun and there was a sense of passion that fueled me. Passion and motivation can be very healthy. But eventually that sense of passion and determination turned to disappointment and bitterness, for awhile. I can remember vividly being at gigs where not as many people showed up as I had hoped for and I would get visibly depressed and down because things weren’t going the way I thought they should. I was forgetting to just enjoy the experience, even if the experience wasn’t unfolding exactly the way I thought it should. As a result, something that started as a lot of fun turned into something that for awhile wasn’t enjoyable.
When you’re passionate about something and you care deeply about something, it’s hard to not experience moments of disappointment. I sometimes wish that I was content just working in wal-mart, renting a trailer and marrying the first girl that would put up with me. I’m not joking. I think there are people that are blissfully content living very simple, mundane lives. I’ve met many of them and in a way I envy them. But…. I’m not one of them. I’m not like that. I need to feel like I’m moving forward in life and in general , when I keep myself in check, I’m much happier when I have goals and things I’m working towards. I love having things I’m passionate about to work on when I get up every day. I F$/king love music. I love writing it, playing it , listening to it, talking about. I love it.
The challenge for me, and something I’ve become much better at over the last few years, is just staying focused on what I love about music. The feelings I’m able to express when I write it, the way it makes me feel when I listen to it, the thrill of hearing my music on television, the boost I get when I know that I’ve been able to help someone move forward with their own goals and yes, the thrill of getting paid for it.
I’ll never forget something my 10th grade music teacher said to me in high school. We were sitting down one day at the piano and I’ll never forget it, he said, “Music gives you a reason to live”. What I didn’t know was at the time my music teacher said that he was dying of aids. This was probably about 1990 when aids and hiv treatments weren’t nearly as effective as they are now. My teacher passed away the following year. But think about that statement, “Music gives you a reason to live”. Wow. And from someone who knew he was dying, but he still had something that motivated him and helped him face each day, even though he knew his days were nearing an end.
Music has given me a reason to live and continues to be something that fuels me every day. Music is a gift. Don’t let your pursuit of making money from music get in the way of the sheer thrill and enjoyment of making and appreciating music. It’s hard sometimes when you’re focused on making it in the music business. It’s a challenge we all have to deal with and reconcile in our own ways, but try and stay connected with why you started making music in the first place. It’s easy to lose sight of that when you’re trying to pay your bills and just get by. But try to find some time each day, to just bask in the wonder that is music. Turn on one of your favorite songs and just listen. Forget about money and forget about deals for awhile and just focus on the music.

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment