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If you have been following along all week here at TDG, you have read almost a dozen articles about players that we believe can be quality last minute additions to your roster before free agency ends. If you listened to our advice, you could have very easily turned over your entire roster by now, considering we have covered ever position in baseball. As Noel pointed out in his NL Starting Pitchers post, he and I decided to cover four specific categories when looking for a pitcher to stash. Those categories are 1) Returning from Injury 2) Change of Scenery 3) Sleeper and 4) Prospect.
Beachy underwent Tommy John surgery in June of 2012 and recently had arthroscopic surgery to clean out areas of discomfort that were hindering his recovery. The Braves fully plan on Beachy being ready for spring training and if he is, he will easily win back his rotation spot. Prior to his injury, Beachy had 237.2 IP with 252 strikeouts, a 1.14 WHIP and a 3.39 FIP. He might start out a bit slow in 2014, but the fact that he is owned in less than 12% of ESPN leagues is a perfect opportunity to stash a high reward pitcher in Beachy.
Kennedy was traded from Arizona to San Diego at the trade deadline this year and is in a prime position to benefit from a change of scenery. Checking out his home splits in Arizona vs San Diego you can see why I’m on board with Kennedy in 2014. in 48.2 IP at Chase FIeld he had: 3.62 FIP, 7.03 K/9, 1.58 WHIP, .296 AVG against and a .811 OPS against. In 35.1 IP at Petco he had: 3.28 FIP, 10.69 K/9, 1.30 WHIP, .226 AVG against and a .647 OPS against. Now yes, it’s a small sample size, but Chase Field has a +112 park factor and Petco has a -82 park factor. They are on complete opposite ends of the spectrum. That kind of change will be quite noticeable in his ratio stats. I’m very confident that we will be seeing Kennedy’s name near the top 20 starting pitchers next season and he is owned in less than 33% of ESPN leagues.
I’ve been a fan of Wily Peralta’s for awhile now, and I think that follow his underwhelming 2013 is the perfect time to stash him on your roster. He is currently owned in 3.3% of ESPN leagues. Why should you stash him? What can he offer your team next season? It’s actually quite simple. In 339.2 IP across AA and AAA he racked up 329 K (8.7 K/9) and a 3.72 FIP. In the 212.1 IP in the majors he has produced only 152 K (6.4 K/9) and a 4.21 FIP. I firmly believe that he will regress back towards his mean and that would result in an improved stat line next season. He is still only 24 years old so it’s not like his velocity is diminishing at a fast rate or his body is breaking down from wear and tear. I can see him being a quality fantasy #3 starting pitcher next year and progressing more towards a top 40 down the road.
With Adam Wainwright, Lance Lynn and Shelby Miller all but locked in to the rotation, there will be quite the battle for those last two spots this spring, assuming that the Cards don’t pick up the option on Westbrook this winter. Wacha’s name is trending around baseball right now because of his near no-hitter the other night. I am not suggesting adding him just because of that gem. Wacha had 15 starts in AAA this season before being called up, and those numbers were quite impressive. In 85 IP he totaled 73 K (7.7 K/9), a 3.53 FIP and a .988 WHIP. Yes you read that right, a .988 WHIP. He started off in the bullpen when promoted, as the Cardinals like to do with their pitching prospects, but once he was moved to the rotation, he was fantastic. In 54 IP as a starter he had 46 K (7.7 K/9), a 3.40 FIP and a 1.13 WHIP. He also allowed a mere .222 batting average against and a .614 OPS against. Now if we look at these two small samples as one larger stat line, as a starting pitcher in 2013. We get 139 IP 119 K (7.7 K/9), a 3.48 FIP and 1.04 WHIP. The fact that he is owned in only 22% of ESPN leagues is ridiculous. If he’s not owned in your league, whether it be on the mlb roster or a minor’s roster, I would go add him right now.
Good post, but all 4 of these guys are long gone in any fairly deep dynasty league.


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Celebrities will get a chance to read a short story by Smyrna author Cindy Cavett in a book included in Golden Globe Awards gift bags.
Cindy Cavett has a stake in Sunday's 76th Golden Globe Awards.
The Smyrna author penned the short story "Rehoboth Beach Break" that will be in a book – "Running Wild Anthology of Stories, Vol. 2" – included in gift bags given out to the celebrities and presenters.
And while she hopes the long list of celebrities get a chance to read her work, Cavett's real focus will be on Lady Gaga, who has been nominated in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama and Best Original Song categories for her work in "A Star is Born."
Cavett has a connection to Lady Gaga that goes well beyond loving her music and acting.
The freelance writer shares the artist's struggles with fibromyalgia – a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue and sleep, memory and mood issues.
Cavett is recording a Twitter video and tagging celebrity presenters so they can contact her with any kind of remark or tweet about the book, especially her story.
She has recorded a special video for her "Fibro-sister," the Golden Globe-nominated actor who plays Ally in the movie, which has been nominated in five categories.
Cavett knows it's a longshot, but she's hoping the connection and the timing of her tweets will get a response.
"Lady Gaga has been a voice to those who suffer from fibromyalgia," she said. "I'm hoping I can reach her and let her know we share her pain. It would mean the world to me to hear her say anything about keeping up the Fibro fight."
And about her Delaware story.
Cavett also hopes to reach Bradley Cooper and Tina Fey because of their local connections.
"Bradley Cooper is from Philadelphia and Tina Fey is from Delaware County and is an Eagles fan," said Cavett, who was born and raised in Philadelphia. "I will have my fingers and toes crossed that someone gets in touch with me about my story."
When Cavett received an email from her publisher – woman-owned Running Wild Press – last month that "Running Wild Anthology of Stories, Vol. 2" would be in the gift bags, she thought it was a spam email.
She figured it was too good to be true. But when confirmed it, she said she let out a scream.
"Our little Rehoboth Beach is going to be in the hands of some of the top performing artists of our time," she said. "How cool is that?"
Seaside Cindy, the name of her Facebook page, is a freelance writer who focuses on stories about Delaware beaches and tales from the Delmarva Penninsula.
"Rehoboth Beach Break" is about a WBOC reporter who gets her big break when a pirate irritates the residents and tourists of the coastal city.
The reporter helps to solve the mystery surrounding the pirate while also saving the town’s treasure.
"I enjoy bringing to light local businesses and local news," Cavett said about her short story and using a WBOC reporter as her main character. "It means more to people here who read the stories."
Cavett lives in Smyrna with her husband, Jason, and her two dogs. By day, she works for the state of Delaware in marketing and communications.
As a freelance writer, she has written more than 100 pieces over the past decade including articles, books and short stories in both fiction and non-fiction.
March 28, 2019, 10:53 a.m.

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text: Corrosion of reinforcement is recognized as one of the major deterioration problems for the reinforced concrete (RC) structures which seriously affects their serviceability and durability. Reinforcement corrosion happens in RC structures due to the carbonation of concrete or diffusion of chloride. A large number of RC building and bridge structures in the coastal areas are under serious chloride attack, and even more so the humid and sultry environment in these regions could further speed up the corrosion process of reinforcement. Therefore, there has been rising concern to assess the durability and safety of these existing corroded structures, especially when they are subjected to seismic loading. The aim of this study is to investigate the seismic behavior of reinforced concrete members in corrosive environments, including the stress-strain relations of confined concrete with corroded transverse reinforcement and the seismic performance of RC slender and short columns with corroded reinforcement.

industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction


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The organized church has tended to ignore scriptural revelation of the specifics of the Great Tribulation.
The last seven years of the “age” is known as the Tribulation Period when God will pour out great judgments upon the world because of the sins and wickedness of men.
Modern liberals claim that a loving God would not harshly judge mankind, even though Scripture is very clear that God’s righteousness demands judgment.
Even evangelicals who accept the Bible as the inspired Word of God tend to neglect the passages dealing with the Great Tribulation. Many of them try to explain away the time of great distress as something that occurred in the troubles of the early church. Others ignore it because they are convinced they will not have to endure it as they will be raptured before it begins.
We’ve become a proud people, lovers of self, boastful, profane, disobedient, unthankful, unholy, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, despisers of all that is good.
Men will reject the truth until God will turn them over to the “strong delusion” of the Antichrist who will cause them to believe a lie and be damned [2 Thessalonians 2:9-12]. Incredibly, even after God pours out His judgments upon men, they will still defy Him.
At the end of this Tribulation period all the armies of the nations of the world will be gathered together in the valley of Armageddon just north of Jerusalem. It will start with little wars and grow and grow until there will be a great climax “Armageddon.” They will be there to destroy Israel but Jesus Christ shall destroy all of these armies at His Coming. (Zech. 14, Isa. 13:1-18). Already we see the armies gathering in that vicinity as we see the stage being apparently set for this great slaughter.
Mankind has suffered tribulation throughout the ages but here is distinguished a future tribulation unlike any we have experienced. It is a seven year period that comprises Daniel’s 70th week ending with the second coming of Christ and the setting up of the Millennial Kingdom.
“In a sense, hell gives meaning to our lives. It tells us that the moral choices we make day by day have eternal significance; that our behavior has consequences lasting to eternity; that God Himself takes our choices seriously.
When people don’t believe in a final judgement, they don’t feel ultimately accountable for their actions. There is no firm least holding back sinful impulses. As the book of Judges puts it, there is “no fear of God” in their hearts, and everyone does what is right in his own eyes.
Excerpted from A Dangerous Grace Daily Readings by Charles Colson, pg. 22.

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text: For the boating enthusiast! Lovely tranquil waterfront home with easy access and no bridges out to Tampa Bay. Wood kitchen cabinets, updated secondary bathrooms with quartz counter tops. Family room with fireplace. This home has LOVELY large rooms and large screened patio overlooking the canal. Moments to area restaurants, shopping, great fishing at your back yard and waterfront adventures.


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Bozic has a BA in translation, and works from English and German into Slovenian. She has translated more than ten novels by prominent authors, including Bernhard Schlink, and another dozen for young adults by writers like John Green, Tomi Ungerer, and Andreas Steinhöfel, as well as many many picture books. She has also been very active in the search for quality titles to translate.
Yasmine Motawy: What was the process for the translation? Who found the book and connected you to it? Why did you accept the assignment?
Neža Božič: I read about the book in an account by a Slovenian journalist Branko Soban, who writes on numerous topical themes, often ones occurring in Arab countries, and was immediately attracted to it. I have also always been interested in international relations and the Arab world in particular. Since I found the book immensely impressive, I recommended it to the important Slovenian publishing house, Mladinska knjiga. It was already being praised in international newspapers and had begun receiving prizes, so the book was quickly approved and scheduled.
YM: Why did you and the editor/publisher imagine there to be a Slovenian reader for The Return? What was that expected reader like? What other literature on the Arab world has that reader possibly read?
NB: The events taking place in the Arab world have certainly stimulated greater interest for books from Arab countries or about them. But Libya in particular has been vaguely in the Slovenian imagination; we already knew basic facts about its past, the Gaddafi era, the circumstances of post-Gaddafi Libya, and, recently, the refugees coming to Europe from there. The refugee situation has impacted the entire European continent and in The Return was a voice that came from that part of the world with a poetically written story with a strong human element, albeit a disturbing one. I consider the book an opportunity to start a conversation about the personal in the political, and one that offers valuable insights into another culture. In general, Slovenia translates a great deal of world literature, and Slovenians are good readers, interested in Arabic books amongst others, particularly the Naguib Mahfouz trilogy, Alaa Al Aswany’s books and Taxi by Khaled Al Khamissi.
YM: When I personally read this, I was mentally jumping from Arabic to English and back in places; at any point did you feel that you were immersed in a culture within a culture? or twice removed from a culture? Or translating twice?
NB: On every page there was something that I wanted to look up! Thanks to the internet, I was able to clear up a great deal, especially the locations, the music, and the buildings the author referred to. I found myself going on tangential research multiple times, researching the Benghazi cathedral for instance, or looking for additional information about the paintings he describes, and so the process took way longer than usual for me.
Matar’s sentences are often poetic and rather lengthy. It has been suggested to me that Arabic sentences are often longer, so I found it interesting that he retained this from his culture even when he was writing in English. I remember one sentence that was so long and intense that I had to stop and take a breath! After the first version of translation was done, I put it away for a little while and when I looked at the Slovenian text afresh, I had to break up many sentences to make them shorter.
Arab names were a challenge because the book had the English transcription of Arab names. I reached out to Barbara Skubic, a colleague who translates from Arabic, and she gave me some useful instructions on how to change them into Slovenian directly from the Arabic original.
YM: Where did you take liberties, where did you choose to “under-translate,” where did you fall in love with a line?
NB: My translation philosophy is that there should not be too many liberties taken with the original text. I believe I was so deeply immersed in the original, that I managed to feel and choose the best words and solutions for the translation. Some passages were really demanding, especially the author’s digressions on death, which touched on some profound philosophical concepts that I had to sit with until I was happy with the translation.
YM: This is a gut-wrenching text, what was it like working so closely with it and make decisions about how to translate it? What do the emotions and events mean to Slovenian readers?
NB: Some days were demanding, because I was going through a whole range of intense, often difficult, emotions. After all, many of the author’s intimate reflections are universal ones, and it is impossible to remain uninvolved. This is undoubtedly the most intense literary work I have done in my ten year career as a translator. Furthermore, it reveals and touches on so many aspects of life, and so it raised many questions about Arab culture that I hope I can get answers to one day.
I have received a lot of early reader feedback, and the reception has been very positive. Some readers mentioned that they could only read the book rather slowly, since quite a few passages demanded reflective pauses.
YM: What are you working on now?
NB: I translate more from German than from English, so currently I am working on The End of Loneliness by Benedict Wells, who was awarded the European Union Prize for Literature.
Yasmine Motawy is a children’s literature scholar, translator, editor, consultant, and an instructor at the American University in Cairo.


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Ten seniors will each receive the $5,000 2018 Exceptional Youth Scholarship in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and community service.
Los Angeles, Calif. – March 6, 2018 – The Foundation for Global Sports Development (GSD) has opened the application round for the 2018 Exceptional Youth Scholarship. The foundation created this scholarship to support outstanding youth as they further their education and strengthen their futures.
Apply for the 2018 Exceptional Youth Scholarship by May 1st!
High school seniors graduating in the class of 2018 are eligible to apply for this one-time scholarship of $5,000 to be applied towards the cost of attending an accredited four-year college or university in the United States. The ten scholarship recipients will have demonstrated remarkable academic performance and a commitment to community service. In addition to scholastic performance and volunteerism, the scholarship committee will also take the students’ financial need into consideration. Applications for the scholarship will be accepted March 5th through May 1st.
GSD is committed to continuously supporting programs and initiatives that celebrate exceptional youth. For further details on the scholarship award, eligibility and application process, please visit GSD’s website at www.globalsportsdevelopment.org.

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This paper reports on the use of the OntoElect methodology for evaluating the fitness of an existing ontology to the requirements of the knowledge stakeholders in a domain. It demonstrates, that a thorough routine for indirect elicitation, ensuring completeness, correctness of interpretation, using in ontology evaluation of these requirements is a must for ontology engineering. This is also valid if the requirements for ontology refinement are elaborated by a very high profile expert working groups. The approach used in the reported research is based on the use of OntoElect – the methodology for ontology refinement. The workflow of OntoElect contains three phases: feature elicitation, requirements conceptualization, and ontology evaluation. It elicits the set of terms extracted from a saturated collection of documents in the domain. It further sublimates these terms to the set of required features using the information about term significance in the form of numeric scores. Furthermore, it applies conceptualization and formalization activities to these features yielding their aggregations as ontological fragments interpreted as formalized requirements. Finally, the mappings are specified between the elements in the requirements and ontology elements. The scores are used in the mappings to indicate the strength of positive or negative votes regarding the evaluated ontology. The sum of the votes gives the overall numeric fitness measure of the ontology to the domain requirements. The paper presents the use of OntoElect in the use case of evaluating the W3C OWL-Time ontology against the requirements extracted from the proceedings of the TIME symposia series.
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Put together by the Nigerian Institution of Advanced Legal Studies, the seven volume performance evaluation of Nigerian Judges from 2008 to 2011 took two years to research and compile. Receiving the publication, Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar said it was a timely contribution to the Judicial Council’s efforts to continuously monitor Judges adding while the Council has it’s own way of evaluating it’s Judges, external monitors too can add value to the process.
The Director General of the institute called for a standardization of the processes of evaluation so that more of such contributions can be made.

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Alicia: I think doing what you love should be the goal and if doing the other things to pay the rent make it easier to be creative then that’s beautiful. If they make it harder and they drain you, then it’s one reason to consider making it more of a fulltime experience, but I can say while I make a living doing it, it’s been a long run to get to this place and it involves a mass amount of administration, marketing, web-design, flyer design. Like every other not stage, not creative related thing, I have to do. You know working with people, managing groups of people. Like there is so many pieces that if I didn’t just love what I’m doing and just love that I get to do this would be a nightmare full time job if it wasn’t like oh my god this is my dream. So I remind myself that oh my God, this is my dream.
So it’s not a thing to do in my mind just to say you do it. I think it’s the thing to do because you really don’t want to do anything else and when I had day jobs I just couldn’t, both didn’t want to be there anymore and it was too many different places to put my head and some of them were draining to the point where I would get home if I had a full time job and I wouldn’t want to go out and perform and I wouldn’t want to go out and write and it’s still an ongoing discipline even though I have a good amount of free time working for myself. I now have to manage that level of discipline.
Like okay, I just enrolled a whole workshop and sent out an email and put a bunch of people on my newsletter and uploaded a video and now I’m going to write comedy. Good luck, I’m going to watch some tv.
Alicia: So, it’s an ongoing challenge, especially if you want to like eat well.
Alicia: Or not have a roommate. I think the thing that is best is have a great paying job that gives you enough time off where you can go perform and you have the energy and the aliveness to perform and then take time off from that job and go do a tour and then come back. You know create a show where you get booked and you get to perform that show and make it over time a bigger and bigger part of your life and develop your voice.
Able: So, don’t necessarily go big or go home. Start putting yourself out there little by little.
Alicia: It depends. Really, it’s such a personal decision. Like how old are you? What part of your life are you at? Like if you go big and go home could be like move to LA now and go big in that way. Like do that now. give it everything but in the right way, in a way that is methodical and clear and strategic and because it’s fun and you’re going to have a great time–regardless of how it goes.

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text: Scenic 6.2 mile loop with a small climb, tight turns, and fast finish. 1st lap neutral for all groups. Bottles of vino for winners of each group!

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Re: How is Treo pronounced?
Subject: Re: How is Treo pronounced?
> On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 23:04:29 +0100, "Kevin I Chapple"
> >word, I have merely added the commas to assist in pronounciation.
> I think that the first section ends 'fambeel'.


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Last year I did something a little different during the month of August. I created a bunch of simple posters using my photos, set the blog to automatically publish them throughout August, and pretty much took the whole month off. It was wooooonderful! To be able to step away from the computer and the crafting like that, and let my auto-pilot do the flying, was such a welcome thing. I’ve decided to do it all over again this year with a slew of brand new michele-made posters.
I want to acknowledge Susannah Conway for planting the August Break seed last year. I’m so grateful to her for expressing out loud that resting and re-fuelling are necessary for bloggers like ourselves. Had I not had her example, I might not have taken that time off last year even though I really needed it. Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom Susannah!
I hope that you will find time this August to rest and relax and enjoy the remnants of summer too. We work hard, don’t we? We are so busy! Let’s listen to our weary minds and bodies, take care of them, and permit ourselves a time of recovery. I think you deserve it. I think I deserve it, darn it… Jeepers, it feels good to say those words out loud!
I wish you a beautiful August. Take care of yourself and stay safe, okay?
Fill your batteries! Enjoy the summer!
Enjoy your break and a wonderful Summer Michele!!
What a wonderful idea that you set your computer to post for you. If you ever find out how to program your sewing machine to do the sewing for you too please let me know. LOLLL Have a wonderful, restful August.
Good for you! Happy Vacation to you.
I am back now, and I have to say it was good to take a break.
Good idea. No matter how much you enjoy something, it is good to take a break, relax and maybe do something else for a spell.
Ótimas férias para você! Aproveite bastante!
Tenha certeza que estaremos todos aqui a sua espera em setembro!
Great vacation for you! Enjoy a lot!
Be sure that we will all be here waiting for you in September!
Have a great break Michele! So true we all need one! Mine comes at the end of the year here when my girls get their 2 months summer holiday off school!
Have a pressure free August!


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After doing their last poster Unleashed were very impressed and so came back for more! This time they asked us to design a poster for thei after exam summer party. We happily took this task on and tried to follow the beach theme whilst keeping the club edge.
Yet again another great job by Pretty Klicks. Their work ability is extremely dynamic and flexible, and furthermore it was all in perfect time!
Andy asked us to design a generic poster which he could add the details later on to save money and resources. We gave him exactly what he wanted - A simple effective and generic poster. Andy still uses this poster template 2 years on!
Unleashed - A Student Night life group from Glasgow asked us to design their poster for their Freshers pub crawl. We decided to use a modern edge with a textural background. This is what we came up with.
Really pleased with the results, I think it looks great and is easy on the eye. Top job!


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While the others had two exhausting legs in front of them, I used the time to relax. After breakfast, as I first thing in the morning, I took the bus to Cogne and from there to Lillaz to get my car.
From Lillaz I drove to Aymavilles from where I did a hike to Pondel. Pondel is famous for its Roman aqueduct bridge which was built 3BC and carried water across the valley, more than 60m above the bottom. The unique thing about Pondel is the type of construction, i.e., combination of bridge and aqueduct.
Back in Aymavilles I had lunch and then headed to Courmayeur to see Mont Blanc and some of the other mountains.
From Courmayeur I drove to Val Ferret where I had some really, really amazing views of the Grandes Jorasses. The highest point – Point Walker – is hidden in the fog.
The Triolet Glacier, which is located east of Grandes Jorasses, is also really beautiful. From the parking lot in Planpinchieux I made a short hike to take these pictures.
and the parish church and the castle.
Today's leg went from Bivacco Ivrea (2745m) to Rifugio Meneghello (2440m). From our bivouac the trail headed towards Tre Bechhi. Soon the trail became really tedious leading through endless sea of stone blocks to Colle dei Becchi (2990m). Unfortunately, when we arrived at the pass, we could not see much of the surrounding mountains since the weather was not good enough.
Fortunately, the way down was a bit less exhausting than the ascent, since there was still a big snow field :-).
Soon we could see Lago Telessio glistening in turquois blue color. Down there is also Rifugio Pontese 2193m. However, before enjoying lunch there we had to descent about 800m in elevation.
The lunch at the hut was really amazingly good and we spent several hours there.
While Matthias, Andi, Stefan, Jakob and Sarah continued the hike from there (for me the next two upcoming legs were too exhausting), I hiked down to Lago Telessio from where a taxi picked me up and brought me to the train station in Ivrea. From there I took the train back to Aosta.
Today we hiked from Bivacco Giraudo (2620m) to Bivacco Ivrea (2745m). From the bivouac the path first led us down a rock step before it got rather flat for the next kilometers. We hiked through wonderful mountain meadows which were in full blossom.
Before arriving at Casa di Caccia (a former royal hunting hut) we had to get up a small rock step (2222m).
From there the path became increasinly steep and led us to Bochetta del Ges (2692m). Multiple times on our way up we had to climb over stone blocks and it took us a while until we reached Vallone di Noaschetta.
Creeks in turquois color meander through Vallone Noaschetta and we saw the jagged rock formations of Tre Becchi.
From there we had to get over another rock step before we arrived at Bivacco Ivrea which is located on top of a moraine hill. Today temperature were a bit cooler than the previous day. Thus, we all decided to spend this night in the bivouac.
Our today's hike went from Rifugio Chivasso to Bivacco Giraudo. From Rifugio Chivasso (2604m) we hiked down the pass road in south eastern direction until we reached a small lake.
From there we hiked along a narrow path in an easterly direction, first rather flat, later on increasingly steep to Col della Terra (2911m).
From there we could see Lago Lillet (2765m) with its beautiful turquois color.
After having a short rest we continued down to the lake. Matthias and Andi were brave enough to go for a swim in the lake, while the rest of us prefered to stay outside. From the lake the path ascended to the second pass we had to cross on this day.
On the way down we had to hike through pathless terrain and along a large snow field and huge stone blocks, which was quite challenging with our heavy backpacks.
After a while we reached a terrasse with several small lakes where we had a rest before hiking (again through pathless terraine) to the terrasse where Bivacco Giraudo is located.
When we arrived there we checked out the bivouac (which offers room for 6 persons) and relaxed in the sun. After a while a German couple and their son arrived and got a bit dissapointed when they realized that the bivouac is already full and that they lack the necessary equipment to sleep outside. Since the weather looked good we left them the bivouac and decided to sleep outside.
While we relaxed in the sun, Matthias walked around to explore the area and made these beautiful pictures of ibexes. In the course of our trip we could see quite a few of the 4000 ibexes which live in Gran Paradiso National Park. However, it was not always as easy as today to spot an ibex. In the 19th century the Alpine ibex got almost extinct (mainly due to hunting) and only survived in the Gran Paradiso area. Victor Emmanuel II, who later became King of Italy, declared Gran Paradiso a Royal Hunting Reserve. He also ordered numerous paths to be built in the area, which are still in use today, e.g., by us on our trip.
After the sun went down it quickly got cold and we therefore hit our sleeping bags very early.

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Jeffrey Lowenthal is the founding and managing partner of the Pennsylvania personal injury law firm of Lowenthal & Abrams. He focuses his practice on personal injury cases, including auto accidents and slip and falls.
When Jeff opened the Lowenthal Firm, insurance companies and their adjustors seemed different. Personal injury cases were frequently resolved over a cup of coffee and a handshake, with both sides seeking to reach a fair settlement. Unfortunately, as years passed, the ability to settle many cases went by the wayside. Jeff recognized the change, saw what was needed to aid his clients, and grew his firm accordingly; adding attorneys and staff to make certain his clients would be able to obtain the personal injury representation they needed from Lowenthal & Abrams.
Jeff has been married to a wonderful and supportive wife for over 40 years. They have four children and one grandchild. In his spare time Jeff enjoys Japanese gardening and taking tropical vacations. He focuses his practice on personal injury and is a frequent speaker for faith-based organizations. Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. has represented over 500 religious organizations. Jeff is recognized by his colleagues as an excellent personal injury lawyer, as shown by his election to Main Line Today’s Top Attorneys.
If you have been injured due to the negligence of another, contact Jeff at Lowenthal & Abrams. He will make certain you receive the best legal representation possible.


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Designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions.
Having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant.
Characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features.
Reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive.
Not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition.
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I’ve received a bunch of phone calls of folks looking to reach the Downing St. Bar & Grille. They are located at 305 S. Downing St and their phone number is 303-733-3923.
I was their second customer (really wanted to be first) and stop by often for an awesome omelette or cold beer. Pam (the owner) is usually around in the mornings for the breakfast crowd and Paul (the owner) is usually always around for the evening crowd. They have some great food, beer and servers. They have some cool surprises in store, so stop by often.
Give them a try if you haven’t already. BONUS: Breakfast is served ALL DAY!!!
Downing St. Bar & Grille NOW OPEN!!
I’m a few days late in this post and announcement of Downing St. Bar & Grilles opening. I’ve been in 3 times so far, for breakfast, lunch and dinner and am delighted with our new neighborhood restaurant hangout. Paul, the owner, is there all the time (much to his wife’s chagrin I’m sure) to meet, greet, welcome, chat with and bid good evening to his guests. The wait staff is very pleasant and friendly and seem an asset to Paul’s high level of customer service and satisfaction .
The menu is, at this time, a holdover from the Handlebar and Grill for lunch and dinner. The lunch and dinner menu will be revamped soon keeping about 70% of the HB&G’s menu items and adding some new ones. The breakfast menu has all the favorites from breakfast burritos and omelette to corned beef hash and eggs. The meal portions are generous indeed and quite a value for the money I’d say.
My wife and I went in this past Friday night for dinner and had an excellent meal. She had the spinach salad and I had the fish tacos. We ended up hanging out in the bar area until 12:00 am chatting with Paul and a couple of his neighbors who were also there for dinner. There was a nice mix of patrons in the bar and restaurant and I was happy to see a number of families with young children in for dinner.
One thing I love about the Downing St. Bar & Grille is that they serve breakfast all day long. There’s nothing like an omelette for dinner I always say.
So if you’re looking for a comfortable gathering place for a delicious, well priced meal, with a great variety of choices that stays open until 2:00 am on the weekends, go over and say hello to Paul at the Downing St. Bar & Grille.
WWP is abuzzzz with WASH PERK!
They say 3 times a charm, and this is indeed the case for 853 E. Ohio Ave., the location which is now home to WASH PERK. I’ve seen 2 coffee shops come and go from this location, but will say in my humble, and coffee snobbish opinion, that WASH PERK is here to stay. Neighbors/ partners/ owners Teri Meehan and Debbi Main found the elusive magical formula that creates a beloved and lasting neighborhood coffee shop. Just ask the multitude of regulars that congregate at the community table or kick back in the cushy chairs or just grab their coffee to go from WASH PERK daily.
I’m fortunate enough to live 2 blocks from WASH PERK and since opening the doors on April 1, 2008 I’ve seen this welcomed neighborhood establishment come to life and flourish. With Teri and Debbi being the forward thinkers they are, the early success of WASH PERK and with the cooperation of On A Lark next door, there are already plans for an expansion of WASH PERK in the near future. This will make room for a larger coffee bar, more seating and a roomier space for folks meeting over a cup of coffee and scone to relax and enjoy. Check out their calender of events for some fun or educational event that may interest you or your kids.
With a prime location just 3 blocks west of Wash Park on Ohio Ave, corner of S. Emerson St., anybody taking a stroll over to the park from WWP or walking the dog through the neighborhood should stop by and grab a cup to go. And of course it’s close enough for park goers to walk to for a coffee break . They have a great selection of baked goods (rotated daily), burritos, Quiche, bagels and gluten-free products to accompany their wide variety of hot, iced or specialty drinks.
In this age of earth consciousness and awareness, WASH PERK makes every effort to minimize their footprint to our fragile planet. The partnering with local suppliers, listed below, is only the beginning of how WASH PERK takes their responsibility to our planets sustainability very seriously.
I hope you will, like me, walk through the door of WASH PERK, breathe in the welcoming aroma of rich coffee and fresh-baked goods, feel the sincere ambiance created by the friendly staff and surroundings, hear the laughter and conversation of friends old and new, grab a seat, take a sip and say… I’m home.
If there’s anything you’d like to share about WASH PERK, please leave a comment.
Check back soon for a WWP blog special for WASH PERK!
Kirk Hartshorn 720-244-5454 khartshorn@perryandco.com RIDE ON!

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Brand identity can be fleeting in a time where everyone’s got a catchy name and a website. Creating a high impact brand and building a community around your brand can help your medium to long term success. To achieve this, however, you need to have a strategy.
A brand is intangible. It’s much more than the shades of color you use in your marketing material or the products that you are selling online. While it’s easy to get caught up in brand minutiae like whether your logo will wear a Santa Claus hat over the December period and exactly how chatty or formal you’re going to be when replying to queries on Facebook, it’s more important to take a step back and focus on the building blocks that will help you create a clear, relevant and successful big picture brand strategy.
Harley Davidson didn’t create an entire army of brand advocates by becoming the go-to company for all types of motor parts and vehicle related elements. They cater to a very specific type of rider who has a very specific style. If you try to touch on a number of different disciplines that you aren’t experienced in, you will end up with a system that doesn’t work for you or your client.
Turn away from projects or products that aren’t in line with your visions, persona and goals. Every brand has a unique gift, value or promise that they put out to the world. This is your brand’s promise and it’s an essential part of its positioning in the market. It’s the essence behind why your company exists and it’s the reason that your clients’ money goes to you instead of to your competitors.
The strongest brands aren’t the ones who are spending the most on advertising, they’re the ones whose clients are doing the marketing for them. Consider Apple fans who tell everyone why they paid a premium price for an iPod instead of much less for an MP3 player that can do exactly the same thing.
In this case, Apple isn’t the one pushing their promise of creating simple technology that “simply works”, it’s their customers who are doing the advocating for them. Emotive language and platforms where customers can connect with each other to build a community and foster a sense of belonging can go a long way in initiating this type of brand loyalty for your brand.
Be welcoming and engaging and make sure everyone in your company knows that you want to be open and invite participation. Consider what happened when a University of Missouri communications professor was caught on tape blocking a freelance photographer attempting to shoot photos at a protest on campus. Let clients and the media be the life force behind your brand.
The first contact point that your customers will have with your brand will be your employees. While a consistent brand image in terms of aesthetics and corporate identity are important, you want the brand experience that your employees create to be equally excellent and consistent.
If you’ve got a quirky, creative voice on Twitter, then it would make sense for your call center agents or shop front sales clerks to adopt this tone and style of talking when they speak to clients as well. Create a customer journey into your brand, who you are and why your philosophies align with theirs.
Companies are spoiled for choice when it comes to reaching their markets. Craft ideal buyer persona(s) of your perfect customers and start building your brand around their objectives, needs and pain points. This creates a contextual experience that talks value instead of pushing sales.
The example of when Alaska Airlines managed to lose the luggage of its very own CEO is an epic argument for consistency in the customer experience. If your business builds its reputation on providing the best customer service in its vertical, then be sure that it delivers each time. Few things are more important than the customer experience, so subject yourself to it and polish up where needed. Put it through continuous stress tests and keep polishing!
The value economy is a big thing today, placing a spotlight on the customer and employee experience. Forrester Research labels ours the age of the customer, in which value is perceived as high currency in modern market spaces.
Building a great brand identity is an ongoing effort that pays dividends if it is supported by a measured strategy. The influencing factors are many, but this creates ample opportunities for companies to seize and make their brands stand out. Remember to stay true to your values and keep your market’s unique characteristics, needs and pain points in close proximity as you craft an identity that communicates who you are.
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Garden Fete was another wonderful and successful event this year. Thank you to the Garden Fete planning committee for helping to make the day happen and as successful as it was. Thank you to the hundreds of Brown School families who volunteered their time this year. This was such a fun day and we are already looking forward to next year!
Thank you so much to all members of Parent Council, parent volunteers, teachers, the Office, and all the rest of the staff for your considerable time and effort and contributions made to make the 2014-15 year another great success at Brown. The Fall Fling, Garden Fete, World Changers, After 4, Kiss 'n Ride, and Eco Committee, among others could not take place without the combined efforts of all our dedicated volunteers. My first year as Parent Council chair has been fantastic and I am so proud to be part of a parent council, school and community that cares to make the education of our children as good, interesting and rewarding experience as possible!
We have some important positions that need to be filled for the upcoming school year, including that of co-chair to work alongside me. Please let either Martha McCall (our new 2015 Volunteer Co-ordinator) or me know if you are interested in becoming more involved in Council or are interested in taking on a new role. No amount of time that anyone can give to the school is too little. Any little help is greatly appreciated! Brown needs you! Our contact details are in the Parent Council section of the Brown School website.
Guidelines require that School Councils meet with the principals before the final Parent Council meeting of the year to identify the school's needs for the following year and set a plan regarding how Parent Council funds can be best utilized the following year. The plan was approved by Parent Council at its June 15, 2015 meeting. The plan may be adjusted by the Office in consultation with next year’s Council Executive if circumstances change over the summer and priorities need to be adjusted.
Well, that's it from me for this school year. I hope you all have a wonderful summer vacation and I look forward to the new term in September!


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Critical reading skills to effectively analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and apply information and ideas from diverse sources and disciplines.
Quantitative reasoning skills: using processes, procedures, data or evidence to solve problems and make effective decisions.
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Drop-in PoolArt™ decorates your pool floor. The image appears to be tiled on your pool floor, but that's just an illusion. Actually, you simply set one of these colorful emblems on the water and let it sink to the bottom. It’s weight keeps it there, no adhesives needed. For removal all you need to do is simply lift the Drop-in Pool Mat™ off your pool floor.
Our above-ground pool looks much classier now that we have one of these pool mosaics at the bottom of it. It's still a nice pool, though not as big as some of the in-ground pools that our neighbors have. But people think we got a brand new pool when they see the mosaic. I'm content to let them think that, but it took me less than a minute to put this thing in. That's a pretty good return on my money and time investment.


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Travel Feature: Golden Door. Plus Wellness Tips + Spa Recipes!
Recently, amidst the chaos, stresses and frenzy of everyday life, I was ordered to pack my bags, kiss my husband and kitty goodbye and escape to a wellness retreat like no other on earth.
Golden Door in Escondido, California.
The Basics. Golden Door is an all-inclusive spa retreat, built on a 377-acre piece of land in southern California. You will find rocky cliffs, vast hiking trails dotted with pomegranate and avocado trees and a large citrus grove out front.
I was thrilled to get a taste of “The Door” for a 3-day session. Most guests stay for the full 7-day week, but 3 and 4 day stays are available. You are assured a perfectly pampered stay because the resort hosts a maximum of 40 guests per week, with a 1:4 guest to staff ratio. Among its rumored VIP guests of past, Oprah, Martha Stewart, Steve Wynn, Barbara Streisand, Julia Roberts and more.
During your stay, you receive not only your luxurious private room with your own garden deck or patio, but you also receive a personalized fitness program, personal trainer sessions, guided hikes, access to a wide array of daily fitness activities including Power Yoga, Zumba classes, aquatic workouts, dance classes and many more. Every week changes, for example, Dancing with the Stars dancer Karina Smirnoff taught dance in 2012 for Dance Week. Inside your room is a week’s worth of clothing, Golden Door skin care and bath products, robes and spa shoes. Minimal packing on your end.
You also receive three healthy (delicious) gourmet meals a day created by Executive Chef Curtis Cooke and his team. Plus plenty of snacks, beverages and appetizers. Your meals are tailored to your dietary needs – or just your likes and dislikes. If you hate eggplant, it will not grace your plate ever!
My vegan diet was perfectly accommodated.
In addition to fitness, cuisine and room accommodations you will also receive daily skin care sessions and massage sessions. From facials and body scrubs to massages and pedicures. You will truly be pampered from head-to-toe during your stay.
I hopped in my car and jetted down the dusty 5 freeway, traveling from LA to San Diego County. It was an easy two hour drive. Finding that hidden golden door entrance was the most challenging part of my drive. Once, twice, three times I drove past the understated gate. But after a few car horns being honked my way as I navigated slowly to "The Door," I finally made my way into the grounds. I descended along the winding, lantern-lined driveway, a grove of citrus trees to my right, ripe with fruit.
I dropped my car off at the valet and was greeted by several wide smiling faces kindly asking me about my journey. I entered the Japanese artwork-adorned reception area and an intoxicating aroma of orange blossom greeted me. Woozy from the transporting fragrance, coupled with dim candle-accented lighting, I plopped down on the comfy couch. I let out a deep breath and tore off my dark sunglasses, just as an opaque porcelain cup of warm tea was handed to me. I checked in, and was given a take-home canvas bag filled with a BPA-free water bottle, my room key and my "fan."
(These “fans” are your new best friend.) Forget your cell phone and just follow the fan. They include your schedule for the day. You do not need to remember a thing, just look at the fan and let “spa brain” take over, clouding all anxious thoughts and blocking any appointment-remembering skills you may have.
Upon arrival, guests meet with a fitness coordinator to plan out their many, many, many class and activity options for the week.
I settled into my chair as a lovely woman pulled out a large (very filed) sheet jam-packed with activities. She went through each activity to discover my preferences. Yoga? Yes. 5am hikes? Sure, why not. (Wait, did I really just agree to hike up a rocky, dusty, giant hill at 5am? Oh my.) Archery? No. Wait, maybe? Journaling? No. Spinning? Sure. Nutrition lecture? Yes please. Dance classes? All of them, yes. Zumba? No. Zumba is great! Ok… (They have everything from a drum-dance-class to a running clinic and even Tap.) Body sculpting? Maybe. Meditation walks? Sure. And on and on.
My eyes as wide as the oranges in the orange grove out front, I meekly squeak out this sentence. "So... if I don't want to do some of the classes on my schedule.. Or sleep in...?" She smiles widely and tells me I can whack that snooze button and stay in bed all day if I'd like. They call it DYOT (do your own thing.) It all depends on your goals for coming to “The Door.” Some come to lose weight, some come to kickstart fitness and healthy eating, some simply come for some R&R and to get away from it all. From ZEN to Zumba, you do as you please.
Then somewhere between deciding if I wanted to take Zumba or tap class and what ‘personality’ of fitness trainer I liked. I must have looked a bit overwhelmed because she said to me something along the lines of, “I think I have a good idea. So since you do not have specific preferences for scheduling, we can just let fate decide. Aka, “The Door Gods.” There is always magic in “The Door!” I nodded my head and liked that plan. Less deciding, more adventuring.
I was then lead on a grounds tour and given some more need-to-know newbie info.
Along my tour I saw the Koi pond..
Sand garden (tiny critters from the forest make footprints sometimes.)..
The amazing Labyrinth. You walk it slowly as a form of meditation. Golden Door's Labyrinth is an exact replica of the Chartres Cathedral floor labyrinth..
Love these fishies. In japan they treat their Koi fish the way we treat our cats and dogs. Pets!..
I was told that the normal day goes like this: Wake around 5am, dress and have a light snack offered in a lounge. 5:30-7:30 AM hike. Return to your room where your breakfast will be waiting for you on a tray along with your schedule “fan” for the rest of the day. (Wait, didn't I just do a two hour hike? More fitness??) Yes! After your breakfast you can enjoy more classes. Yoga, Water aerobics and more. Or not! You choose. Then lunch is around 1pm And more classes after that. And somewhere along the way you are treated to daily facials, scrubs and a daily massage. Then dinner in the dining hall which has a lovely fireplace-adorned lounge for appetizers, and a beautiful fish-filled Koi pond out back.
I was shown the vegetable gardens out back. "Grow your own food" is proudly practiced.
The grounds include tall oak trees, bamboo, curved manicured paths and bridges, rocky waterfalls, a groomed sand garden and candle-lit lanterns everywhere. The large granite lanterns were brought over from Japan. They are shipped in sections and stacked upon arrival. The entire resort is in Japanese style - inspired by Deborah's travels to Japan.
Fun Fact: Have you ever noticed how most paths or bridges in Japan are curved and not straight? This is because some cultures believe that “evil only travels in a straight path.” So it cannot follow you when the path is curved.
Waterfall. Hidden "spots" around every corner..
Back from dinner. I met the other guests and I think 90% of them are return visitors. A few ladies have come 20-50+ times. Wow! Everyone just raves about how much they love this place, so I am more excited than ever. At dinner, little place-cards were set out to indicate vegetarian, vegan and gluten free guests. Easy. Seamless. I was served tofu with red quinoa and veggies like snap peas (grown in the Golden Door garden.) The starter was a soba noodle dish and dessert was fresh blueberry sorbet. A hot pot of green tea, agave and lemon to finish.
After dinner we took the habitual walk up the front road to “knock on the front gate” then back down again. Lastly, we were treated to optional mini massages, before returning to our rooms which had been turned down and prepped for sleep.
As I walked back to my room in the cool, crisp air, I floated along the quiet paths, past the glow-y, twinkling lanterns. Everything was calm. I am already feeling the swoon of the Golden Door take over my spirit and I can't wait to see what sunrise brings. I just set my alarm for 5AM. For the mountain hike that starts at 5:45AM. I hope I make it.
5AM alarm. Yes, I actually got out of bed at this hour! 5:30AM tea and banana. Then off for a 5 mile hike up the mountain. It was lovely watching the dark navy sky turn periwinkle then purple then pink, gold, cream and into a daylight blue. As you hike, you are literally kicking avocados the whole way up, since the hillside is accented with avocado trees. As well as pomegranate trees and a few other fruits. The dusty fall path was accented with gray and beige stones, crumbly rocks and dry brush, with a few peeks of cool green meadow moss along the way. You can walk solo or chat with friends or fellow guests.
The sunlight is so gorgeous hitting the rocky cliffs in the morning air..
Avocado trees line the hiking trails..
The hike ended around 7:30AM. In my real life, I wouldn’t even be out of bed yet. Breakfast in my room was very welcome, as I found I was quite hungry. Fresh fruit, nuts and hot tea. Soy milk. Light, but filling.
After breakfast I was off to start my first day of activities. First up, my personal trainer introduction. I met with a bubbly young trainer with blond hair and bright sparkly eyes. She was in a pink jacket and gave me a big smile. We did a thirty minute chat on my fitness goals, problems, classes I don’t want to miss, etc. She was great. She showed me a stretch on a “foam roller” that I will be doing at home for sure.
Next I, reluctantly, went to Spin class. I was pleasantly surprised in how much I enjoyed it! A superb instructor can make all the difference in any fitness class. Plus, I was sweating! Next up was Power Yoga. This was a great way to calm my mind and meditate on my body and how it was feeling.
Then I went back to my room for a hot bath. After that was lunch. I had a grilled veggie and vegan cheese (yes it was really vegan) sandwich on a homemade focaccia-style grain bread. Some pesto oil on the side and creamy cauliflower puree soup. Fresh oranges from the orange grove too. Served with lemon-infused water that was incredibly refreshing. I was happy to sit poolside, under the warm sunshine and lush surroundings and engage in some light-hearted chatter with a bubbly group of ladies. Everyone is in a friendly, cheerful mood. I think it is impossible to be anything but calm and happy here.
After lunch I did a “posture improvement” class. Another excellent instructor. The staff is so amazing it is really hard to describe the warmth, skill and helpfulness each one of them communicates during your stay.
Then back to my room for my first in-room massage. Amazing. I went from tense and tired to a warm puddle of relaxed mush.
Then at 4pm my activity card said: 4pm: Relax. So that is what I did.
Dinner. The starter salad was kale, avocado, pine nuts and radishes. All my faves! The entrée was a spicy chickpea stew with plenty of veggies and some couscous as well. Really soothing. Dessert was a banana-pear tasting vegan gluten-free cake. I was so pleased to find so many guests with special diets and meal preferences. Some had much longer dietary guideline lists than me.
After dinner was the highlight of my entire GD adventure. Deborah Szekay presented a small, informal chat all about wellness, life and more. She is 90 years old! And amazing!
Deborah and I. Love this Wellness Warrior (WW is her newest project!)..
After the chat I gave her a hug and grabbed a snapshot with her. She is such a lovely woman and I wish you could all sit down and hear her speak. A few things I learned from her..
1) Three things for wellness: 1) respect the body. 2) oxygen / exercise and movement. 3) Food / nutrition.
2) Have a habit of silence.
3) In the morning do three things before you get out of bed. 1) wiggle. Feel your body and become aware of it. 2) breathe. 3) shout “good morning!” Send that positive energy out into the world and believe in it.
4) As you age, moving from “the big house” to “the small condo” can contribute to aging. If you are moving less, and have less “stuff” to do you will not be using your body, allowing the muscles to move and oxygen to enter the body and brain. If you do downsize, be sure to make up that loss of movement through plenty of added activities and exercise.
5) On meat and animal suffering. Deborah described how animals have mood chemicals too. Just think of your cat or dog when you come home to greet them. They get giddy and bliss-filled. Happy endorphins and hormones. The same goes for sadness and stress. Animals’ bodies produce stress hormones just as we do.
“Meat is tainted by the suffering of animals.” Meaning that when the animals lived, the severe stress and unhappiness they experienced “tainted” their flesh. Thus, eating a living creature that lived a life of pain and stress is passing on something unwell to your own body. She then admitted that there has been no study on her theory, but she is very passionate about believing that there is something to it.
Oh, and she also said “cows have dignity.” ..Oh boy do I love her.
Day Three. My alarm went off at 5AM. Somehow all the fullness I felt from dinner last night (good fullness!) has disappeared and I knew my body must have been working overtime while I slept to re-fuel from my active day. I felt super sleepy and almost hit that snooze button. But instead, I pulled on my hiking shoes and jetted out into the dark morning to the lounge where coffee/tea and fruit is served before the dawn hikes. I grabbed a banana and some green tea. The sky was a beautiful deep ocean blue, the sun slowly pulling itself above the distant ocean and trekking its way up the hillside, leaving fuzzy splatters of pink, gold and orange.
..uh-oh, now I’m speaking in metaphor and quotes. This Golden Door Spa-ness is really seeping into my brain. They call it “SPA brain.” I totally have it. I can’t remember to check my blackberry or what is next on the schedule, but funny enough all the important stuff milling through my head is so clear and rich. The buttons on my camera, the blinking light on my cell phone and the fuzzy glow of my iPad screen – they all look so foreign and cold to me right now. The warmth of smiles, the crisp forest breeze and the quiet sound of a distant waterfall creating music is what feels much more familiar and welcoming. Healing and calming.
The simple things that we take for granted – like a hot bath, steamy tea or coffee, the first bite of a freshly cut orange or strawberry – these things resonate in such vivid colors, tastes, temperatures and textures to me here. Why ruin this feeling of bliss by checking my cell phone.
As I write this, I can even feel a difference in the way my thoughts move through my head. While on day one I was rigidly charting my day, scribbling down what I did and saw and ate, today my thoughts are like flowing water. They flow. And that reminds me of the quote from yesterday’s hike..
“Nature never rushes, but it always gets the job done.” ..not the exact quote, I’ll blame it on spa-brain. But you get the idea.
9PM Another day passed. It was pure bliss.
I tried Zumba for the first time and LOVED it. The instructor was so fun and talented. I think I will have sore facial muscles from smiling and giggling so much during that class. My trainer showed me some super strength training and stretching techniques to combat my heavy computer and camera use.
Lunch was Portobello enchiladas with beans and veggies. Vegan. Iced tea and a vegan oat cookie too. Perfection.
The “ahhh” portion of my day included another amazing massage, a pedicure, herbal wrap and deep cleansing facial. Every staff member is exquisite in their skill.
Dinner tonight was beets and greens with crushed pistachios. Then my entrée was a sort of brothy Moroccan stew with capers, kalamata olives, golden raisins (they love golden raisins here!) and a slightly spicy tomato broth. I also tasted some lemon, maybe? It was divine. Topped with large chunks of herb-crusted tofu and fresh pine nuts. Dessert was the famous “chocolate avocado pudding.” (recipe link below!) It had sliced almonds, cherry syrup and soaked dried cherries over top.
I also finally tried the “fresh ginger” tea everyone kept raving about. The recipe is simple (I was told) just some ginger blended with water in a Vitamix and strained. Then that ginger extract is used to make a sort of tea. Not sure if it is lightly sweetened or not, but it was good. I added some lemon to mine.
Chef Cooke gets five golden stars from me when it comes to the cuisine. And he takes your feedback and requests VERY seriously. All you have to do is speak up.
Finally, by the end of my second full day, I have learned one thing. In the words of a guest. “At The Door, you just ASK.” (And it happens.) True. True. True.
After a very fun evening activity of card-making, it was off to bed.
Back to reality. I skipped the hike today since I wanted to get a few more photos in the morning. Just after sunrise I strolled around the quiet citrus grove out front. I spotted a little brown bunny hopping along one of the paths. I adore the wildlife all around me here.
And then over to my favorite spot: the Koi Pond. I could sit and watch those fish swim and play for hours, the waterfall babbling in the background, a soft breeze sweeping over the manicured grass, granite lanterns sitting tall, and quiet rooms all around.
I was amazed at how much peace and quiet there is to be found here. With so many staff members you would think you would see them walking around more. But it is so nice to walk those long wooden halls in complete tranquility – rarely seeing staff or even other guests.
I received my departure items – a freshly baked loaf of bread (how cool!) And a few more goodies to send me on my way. Including Golden Door facial and bath care products.
Your exit ceremony at Golden Door is one of magic. You are warmly shuffled out the door feeling as light as air. You even receive a to-go lunch packed to your dietary preferences. As I walked by a few fitness staff members they gave me giant bear hugs when they learned I was leaving. A bottle of water was handed to me on my way out as well.
Take-Home Lunch. It was SO nice to eat after my long drive home!..
When I first entered the door I was expecting to be wowed at first glance. But in truth, that is not how it works here. The magic of this place takes time to sweep over you. And the end of your first day all the expectations and stress you had when you entered have vanished. So if you are lucky enough to visit Golden Door, do not rush the bliss. Just wait and it WILL come. Sometimes it takes time to shed your anxieties from the outside world.
1. Follow the sun. Wake earlier, sleep earlier.
2. Make tea-drinking a habit! After meals and late-afternoon tea times help to warm, hydrate, calm hunger cravings and ease digestion. Not to mention the many tea antioxidants available to you.
3. Try new things when it comes to exercise. And have fun with fitness. From Zumba to tap dancing – fitness CAN be fun.
4. Eat slowly. And dine when you eat. Practice mindfulness with each bite.
5. Embrace your adventurous spirit in all you do. Fear nothing. Try everything.
6. Fruit. Veggies. Fruit. Veggies. Add them to your meals, snacks and eat them all day long. They are the healthiest foods on earth! Dig in.
7. Just MOVE. Whether you are taking out the garbage or taking a cardio class. Find time in your day to move the amazing body you were given. Get that heart moving and oxygen flowing. Moving more WILL give you more energy and improve your mood and metabolism. Just move, move, move.
Thank you Golden Door for hosting me as a 3-night stay guest. Note, this is not a sponsored post. All opinions and comments are my own.
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CHICAGO — Chicago police have temporarily shut a popular Chicago nightclub following a shooting last week that left an employee dead and another man wounded.
Under the ordinance a business deemed a threat to public safety can be closed until the owner takes steps to protect the employees, patrons and members of the public from harm.
A brawl early Friday involving about 15 people ended when a man pulled a gun and fired several shots outside Sound-Bar, fatally wounding 28-year-old Thurman Bailey and a 58-year-old man. Police say Bailey worked at the nightclub and the 58-year-old was associated with the business.


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There are few situations more distressing than being arrested and charged with a criminal offense. If you or someone you love has been charged with any DWI offense, it is important that you get a qualified, aggressive Wesley Hills DWI attorney on your side at once.
My firm offers defense counsel in a wide range of DWI offenses, and I have a great deal of experience in defending both misdemeanor and felony charges. As a former Senior Assistant District Attorney that was in charge of the DWI Bureau, I know personally how these cases are prosecuted, and how to take action to fight back. It is important that you contact a Wesley Hills DWI attorney from my firm at once if you have been charged with a misdemeanor or felony DWI.
I defend clients that are accused of the serious criminal charge of aggravated DWI, as well as offer my legal counsel to those who have multiple DWIs on their criminal record and are now facing felony charges. I also defend cases in which the charge is related to DWI & drugs, underage DUI, and many other DWI offenses.
There could be a variety of viable DWI defenses in your case; you owe it to yourself to find out rather than just pleading guilty and taking the DWI penalties imposed upon you. I have a great deal of experience in challenged wrongly administered breath and blood tests and field sobriety tests, as well as questioning issues such as the original police stop that led to your arrest. I can represent individuals all at DWI hearings, or speeding and traffic tickets, and offer criminal defense counsel.
When you are in legal trouble on a DWI offense, your best opportunities can come early in the process. Taking a proactive step by contacting my firm could be the best decision you could make when facing charges. I move forward quickly, I know the DWI defense business inside and out, and I offer personal legal service on a one-on-one basis. My firm is focused on DWI defense, and the goal is always a favorable result for the client.
Contact a Wesley Hills DWI attorney from my firm for immediate assistance.


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This laboratory was established during 2008 to extend the test facilities for testing Intelligent Electroinc Devices (IEDs) for compliance to IEC61850 the standard that supports interoperability. The laboratory is accredited by UCA IUG as Level A (Third party independent test laboratory) and is the only accredited laboratory in this part of the world. The laboratory services include testing of IEDs for conformance in accordance with IEC 61850, standards titled “Communication Networks and Systems in Substations” (Ed.1) and titled "Communication Networks and Systems for Power Utility Automation" (Ed.2).
Central Power Research Institute has established state of the art protocol testing laboratory which is unique in its kind in this part of the world and is being catering to its customers to develop, test and certify communication protocol related to Substation Automation and Metering as per the International and National standards.
IEC 61850 is the first and only global standard that considers all the communication needs for a Substation. The standard defines strict rules for realizing interoperability between IEDs used for protection, monitoring, control and automation in substations environment irrespective of the make of IEDs and client tools.
Conformance testing from a third party independent laboratory increases the confidence level and confirms the a vendor’s implementations for the protocol claimed.
The protocol laboratory of CPRI is equipped with the facility for conformance testing of IEC 61850 compatible devices. The latest versions of the test tools and test procedures are used for testing for conformance. This test facility is accredited by Utility Communication Architecture International Users Group (UCA IUG) as Level - A which means CPRI is an independent third party laboratory for testing of server devices for IEC 61850 compliance. CPRI is the first and only Institute in this part of the world to get this accreditation status for IEC 61850 conformance testing. The certificates issued by CPRI are accepted world wide.

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We walked fairly briskly through Beaulon this morning, conscious that we’d made an appointment at the lock at ten, and under clear blue skies wishing we hadn’t. We were sure we would have been forgiven if we had changed our minds about leaving, but not sure enough to actually do so at the last moment.
So reluctantly although we still can’t say why, we moved on a total of two and a half kilometres to a mooring at Garnat-sur-Engièvre which as it turns out was even nicer than the one from which we had so reluctantly departed. We had made the decision to move to allow us easier cycling access to the village of Bourbon-Lacy, but when we arrived we were overcome by the urge to undertake a pre-lunch wander through the fields of buttercups and into Garnat which of course was entirely Monday-lunchtime deserted.
This is where the rest of our day simply went awry. Reluctant though we had been to move to here in the first place, perhaps because of the impossible silence we were enjoying, perhaps because of the impossibly perfect weather, we found ourselves overwhelmed by an even greater reluctance to go anywhere else this afternoon.
Instead we thought, we’d sit here for a bit and think.


text: Ariana Dizdarevic beat cancer last year. Unfortunately it came back and this time on her brain. She had surgery already and has started intensive chemotherapy. Currently she is also awaiting results from the pathology in regards to some spots the have found on her lungs and abdomen.

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I will give a short talk about the project, and there will be some food and drink.
Thanks for the support. I hope I see you there.
I either didn’t get or lost your email address – please email me when you get a moment!
PS: I AM IN LOVE WITH YOUR USE OF L I G H T !!
BEAUTIFUL. Feels authentic yet magical all in one. Bravo.


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The fundamental group: Homotopy of maps, multiplication of paths, the fundamental group, induced homomorphisms, the fundamental group of the circle, covering spaces, lifting theorems, the universal covering space, Seifert-Van Kampen theorem, applications.
Armstrong, M. A., Basic Topology ,Springer (India), 2004.
Hatcher, A., Algebraic Topology ,Cambridge Univ. Press, 2002.
Janich, K., Topology ,Springer-Verlag (UTM), 1984.
Kosniowski, C., A First Course in Algebraic Topology ,Cambridge Univ. Press, 1980.
Munkres, K. R., Topology ,Pearson Education, 2005.

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Copywriter Chase Zreet wanted a job with Sprite at Wieden & Kennedy in New York. So he decided to develop a creative way to make his resume stand-out.
What did he do? Instead of submitting a cover letter, he submitted a rap video.
It may sound crazy, but think about it. What better way could he have shown his creativity, skill at wordplay and love for their brand than to put in a song?
In the video, he wear a great blazer and completes it with a gold chain adorned with a lemon and lime. He obviously wanted to represent the brand with his use of color and fashion.
Wieden & Kennedy’s Jimm Lasser tells us that there is so much emphasis put on portfolios. It was ultimately his creative enthusiasm that made him the best candidate for the job.
We like it when candidates want to be at W+K for a variety of reasons, even beyond our work. All the better [sic] when they use their unique talents to demonstrate this. Chase made a great ad about himself. He persuaded us to invest in him. He won us over.
Zreet said the rap idea came to him and “just wouldn’t shut up” and thought the video “would have a better chance at landing”.
Well done, Chase. Well done.


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As a family business established for over 70 years, count on us for service and advice you can trust for the future eye health for you and your family.
We offer a traditional, high quality service with experienced, fully qualified and registered optometrists and ophthalmologists (eye doctors), and fully qualified Dispensing Opticians registered with the General Optical Council.
Gardener and Basson (formerly Joan Basson Opticians) was first opened by Dr Norman Gardener, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Peace Memorial Hospital Watford and his wife Joan Basson, in Station Road Watford over 70 years ago. Their son John Gardener (Optometrist) and his wife Margot ran the company for many years after his father's death.
David Swallow FBDO joined the company in 1984 as Practice Manager, and together with his wife bought the business in 2004.


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Update (10:26pm): Girardi said after the game that it was just soreness and not that big of a deal. I bet Swish gets tomorrow off just so he can have two full days off (counting Thursday’s off day) to recoup.
9:19pm: Nick Swisher left tonight’s game after fouling a ball off his left leg just above the knee in the 7th inning. He initially walked it off to continue the at-bat, but Joe Girardi went out and got him after two more pitches. They had to yank him just to make sure they got ice on the injured area before the swelled up. Hopefully it’s nothing serious and he’ll be back out there in a day or two.


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Retired Tom Matthews started aids in the dark, irreconcilable days when it was called the homosexual plague, his victim was dismissed as a lover and the bigots baptized the disease from righteous retribution from above.
Tom, one of Britain’s longest, if not the longest surviving AIDS sufferer, was diagnosed when the disease had a certain death sentence. He received two years before his immune system was overwhelmed.
The cruel diagnosis proved true to all his close friends. He has participated in all his funerals.
But Tom, a living, breathable medical record, is still with us.
The bomb protection diagnosis was made more than 30 years ago.
He has against all odds defied the deadly virus and overcomes the stigmatization that went with it. His body does not complicate the traces of a disease that has cut a terrible swathe through the gay community.
Tom Matthews from Kings Heath, one of the longest surviving Aids Sufferers.
He has the devil who tricked in him. no definitive explanation for his current rude health, but believes his determination to be “open” from the very first day of the disease while others crashed in the shadows have played its part.
Tom does not know if he keeps a survival record, but as an AIDS worker, he has not yet met anyone who has lived with the disease anymore.
He has been very open. He was the first and only person to face the cameras in the Birmingham Mail newspaper when World AIDS Day was presented for the first time in the city.
The proverbial poem could be heard drop .
The value of honesty has been hammered at home by death after death. The close circle that Tom socialized with is found in the columns of Memoriam. Some of them died in denial.
A friend was a hospital three months after the holiday with Tom. In the end, he refused to approve an HIV test, a test that would confirm the cause of his decline.
“Perhaps I survived because I was not ashamed of it and they did,” the 71-year-old, from Kings Heath, actually adds.
These early years were a poisonous cocktail of fear and paranoia.
It took to Tom 2005 to realize he had a future, but AIDS is still like a sleeping beast in his body.
Tom’s carefree existence culminated in a conversation from an ex. He had been diagnosed with Kaposi sarcoma, a skin cancer associated with HIV positive. Tom claimed to have to be tested.
These tests revealed The terrible truth: Tom dead from a disease that does not suffer dare to reveal publicly.
There was no medication to fight the virus, only brochures and helplines. He was unaware of disease and the near medieval superstition that surrounded AIDS.
“You think it will not be you,” says Tom. “Two years to live. I do not know why, but I accepted it.
“I was 19 years in a relationship and had two lovely dogs. We live in a world that thinks tomorrow will give you something bigger and better than today. I had to focus on today.
” It Pressure you go through when investigating your own mortality makes you realize life quality is more important than life expectancy. I do not want to be kept alive. To me, my quality of life is independent, with my dogs.
Tom seized it deep prejudice by joining – and even forming – a splendid AIDS aid group aimed at erasing the thick catalog of misconceptions housed by the public and even members of the medical profession. They were needed.
Tom, raised in Leeds, is a product category of a working class, without a nonsense family – his dad played for Bolton Wanderers. To inform them about his sexuality was difficult, confessing that his illness was tortured.
“Dad was a real man’s man,” Tom says, remembering the moment he came out of the closet. “His pleasure was football, fishing and gardening. I thought my stepmother would be good, but she was not.
” She called me a pear and wanted me out of the house.
They did not understand the ramifications of HIV positive either.
Tom moved to Birmingham in 1989 and worked with his partner in the new HIV sector. They were pioneers.
He has been a key actor in support groups such as Body Positive, ABplus and until recently president of charity Positive West Midlands. His story has helped thousands of people infected with HIV.
Tom is mostly a torch carrier for the first generation of gay men slaughtered by AIDS. Attitude has certainly played a part in his survival.
Thirty years ago, the benefits of AZT – used to control cramps were discovered. Tom knew that miracle came at a cost.
Tom insisted on the lower dose and stayed well as a medical advance followed by medical advances.
1996 tested 1592 – a new weapon in the war on AIDS – continued. It is now licensed. Kivexa, a pill that needs to be taken once a day, relieved Tom and other sufferers from the treadmill of tablets and treatment.
Poignantly he met the man who gave him the virus. He met him on his death bed, located in a hospital room filled with biological risks.
At a time when the world dismissed AIDS victims, Tom embraced them. That’s because he was one of them.
And he is extremely proud to still be one of them.
Tom is sad that Freddie could not tell the world about the real cause of his ebbing’s health. Freddie’s fight with AIDS was only disclosed posthumously.


text: The remains of this synagogue is of the oldest found in the Western world after the Diaspora. It was discovered in 1960, some tombstones are on display at the Museum. All that's left of it today are a few pillars and blocks of marble, but you can see Latin inscriptions in some of the marble paving stones.


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Reginald Ruffin, the head football coach at Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama, has been given the added duties as director of the athletics at the historically Black educational institution. Ruffin has coached at Miles College for the past seven years.
Ruffin is a graduate of the University of North Alabama in Florence. He holds a master’s degree in educational administration from Nova Southeastern University.
Brian O. Clemmons will be the inaugural vice president for enrollment management at Bowie State University in Maryland. He was dean of enrollment management at Middlesex County College in New Jersey.
Dr. Clemmons is a graduate of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where he majored in public policy studies. He earned a master of public administration degree from North Carolina Central University and an educational doctorate from the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine.
Erika McKinley is the new general counsel at the University of Mississippi. She is the former chief operating officer for the National Basketball Players Association. Earlier, McKinley served as associate general counsel for Wal-Mart.
McKinley holds a bachelor’s degree and a law degree from the University of Mississippi.
Carlos Kelly was named chief of police at Grambling State University in Louisiana. He was the lieutenant commander of the police force at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
Earlier in his career, Kelly served on the police force of the Philadelphia Housing Authority and Bucks County Community College in Newtown, Pennsylvania.
Edward Brown Jr. was appointed chief of staff and special assistant to the vice provost and chief diversity officer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was chief of staff to the president of Tuskegee University in Alabama.
Prior to joining the staff at Tuskegee University, Brown was director of diversity programs and assistant director of student services for the College of Textiles at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
Vann Graves will be the new executive director of the Brandcenter at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. He has been serving as the chief creative officer at the Atlanta branch of the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency.
Graves is a graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C., where he majored in marketing. He holds a master degree in communication design from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and a master’s degree in visual arts from Harvard University.


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Children who have difficulties with coordination and balance are frequently described as ‘clumsy’ or ‘awkward’ by parents and teachers. They may have difficulty mastering motor activities such as doing up buttons, tying shoelaces, learning to swim or ride a bike. Difficulties with co-ordination can affect a child’s school performance, as there is often a big difference between what they know and how they can demonstrate this in their physical actions. This can be very frustrating for the child. Co-ordination difficulties are a very visible problem. Research has identified that children with coordination difficulties are at more risk of developing a low sense of competence and self -esteem. Over time, this often affects participation and motivation when faced with new learning.
A Comprehensive Assessment can identify a child’s current abilities and the underlying skill areas that are impacting performance. Once this is done, the Occupational Therapist uses task specific learning and practice to develop these underlying skill areas and task performance. Once the strategies and principles are taught, they can be applied by the child as they learn new skills in the future.
In some cases, difficulties with coordination that children experience can actually fit into a diagnosed condition such as Development Coordination Disorder (DCD). Our assessment and therapy process is designed to monitor for this and, if indicated, we will recommend a review with a Paediatrician.
One of the great joys of childhood is enjoying the feeling of mastery of a new skill such as riding a bike. As parents, it is a big milestone when our children learn to use cutlery or are able to dress themselves independently. An increased ability to succeed and perform in the daily activities that require coordinated movements, will help your child build confidence and self esteem. As success is experienced in one area, the willingness to have a go in others increases. Providing your child with a greater understanding of how they learn tasks and the self belief that they can succeed, helps them to develop a more positive self concept which, in turn, results in greater participation and happiness. That is something we care a whole lot about at Grow On Children’s OT.