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RENO, NEV.—During a campaign-style tour of the West late last month, Sen. Elizabeth Warren did not announce she was running for president. But in private events and public speeches, her message about 2020 was as clear as it was rousing.
“I want a party strong enough to take on the hard job of cleaning up the mess they’ll leave behind once they are gone,” Warren declared, all but volunteering for the task.
Before the trip and since, Warren and her emissaries have been reaching out to key Democratic officeholders in Iowa, Nevada and South Carolina — three states early in the presidential primary calendar — making introductions and offering help in the midterm campaign. Altogether, her moves are among the most assertive steps taken by any Democrat to prepare for 2020.
Warren, 69, now leads a small advance guard of Democrats who appear to be moving deliberately toward challenging U.S. President Donald Trump. Former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden, wielding a political network cultivated over decades, has been reasserting himself as a party leader, while Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California have emerged as fresher-faced messengers for the mid-terms. And Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the runner-up in the 2016 primaries, has been acting like a candidate as he considers another race.
All five have been travelling the country, raising money for Democrats and gauging the appeal of their personalities and favourite themes. As a group, they are a strikingly heterogeneous array of rivals for Trump, embodying the Democratic Party’s options for defining itself: They are distinguished by gender and race, span three decades in age and traverse the ideological and tonal spectrum between combative Democratic socialism and consensus-minded incrementalism.
Yet absent, at least so far, is either an obvious political phenom like former president Barack Obama or an establishment-backed juggernaut in the mould of Hillary Clinton. Unlike the last few Democratic primaries, the unsettled race evokes the sprawling nomination fights of earlier decades — lacking a dominant figure and seemingly inviting new leaders to rise.
“The opportunity for somebody to emerge and catch a wave hasn’t been this high since 1976,” said Anita Dunn, a veteran Democratic strategist, referring to another unpredictable primary featuring a multitude of candidates and a party wrestling with its identity.
Interviews with about four dozen lawmakers, consultants and party leaders revealed a mood of emphatic uncertainty: Senior Democrats see their party in a historically volatile state, and they are wary of attempting another Clinton-style coronation. But many Democrats believe the party’s turn left, combined with the rising fury of progressive women and the grassroots appetite for a political brawler, have created an especially inviting environment for Warren.
Perhaps most appealing to Democratic leaders, Warren might please their activist base while staving off a candidate they fear would lose the general election.
A candidate such as Sanders.
The 76-year-old Democratic socialist looms over the 2020 race, with an unmatched following among activists and a proven ability to raise millions of dollars online. Having pushed policies like single-payer health care and free public college tuition into the Democratic mainstream, Sanders could be a powerful competitor for the nomination — and a daunting obstacle to Warren and other economic populists.
But for all the evident support for Sanders’ policy ideas, many in the party are skeptical that a fiery activist in his eighth decade would have broad enough appeal to oust Trump.
Sanders’ generational peer, Biden, 75, is preparing to test a contrasting message this fall, with plans to campaign up to four days a week after Labor Day, people familiar with his strategy said. In his speeches so far, Biden has struck a gentler chord than Sanders and Warren, delivering paeans to bipartisanship and beckoning Democrats to rise above Trump’s demagogic taunts.
And Biden, who has run for president twice before, has been seeking out a younger cohort of Democrats: During a trip to New Orleans in June he arranged a visit with Rep. Cedric Richmond, the 44-year-old chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, and this month he will travel to Arizona to help Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, the Democrats’ 41-year-old Senate candidate, and to address a gathering of the Latino advocacy group Lulac.
But Biden’s most important step so far has been to help install a close ally, James Smith, as the Democratic nominee for governor in the early primary state of South Carolina. Steve Benjamin, the Democratic mayor of Columbia, South Carolina’s capital, said Biden enjoys a close bond with party leaders there.
“The vice president has a lot of long and deep relationships in South Carolina, and they’re substantive relationships,” said Benjamin, acknowledging Biden’s staff had called him recently.
But Benjamin said Biden was not the only contender getting in touch: Aides to Warren had also contacted him, he said, to arrange a call with her about a visit he made to the Mexican border.
Biden is not committed to running and recognizes that the party is drifting from his institutionalist style and relative moderation, people who have spoken to him said. In what some Democrats have taken as a sign of hesitation, Biden has not tried to deter other competitors: Meeting recently with two other possible candidates, Mayor Eric M. Garcetti of Los Angeles and Gov. Steve Bullock of Montana, Biden advised both men to make their 2020 decisions without concern for his own, people briefed on the conversations said.
Harris and Booker have shown no such ambivalence. The two younger Democrats in the 2020 vanguard have been campaigning for fellow senators, and at times intervening in contested primaries to support like-minded candidates. Both also sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee — the panel that will scrutinize Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, in the coming months — giving them a high-profile platform to challenge the president.
Harris, 53, has been focused on backing Democratic women and candidates of colour, endorsing over a dozen around the country. And at an April gathering of the Links, a service organization of African-American women, Harris met with Deidre DeJear, a black woman who is the Democratic nominee for secretary of state in Iowa.
Booker, 49, has campaigned with a message of uplift, aiming to show that he can win over voters in red states as an African-American liberal from the Northeast. After stumping in Alabama for Sen. Doug Jones last year, Booker is said to be considering a fall swing through the Deep South, a conservative region where black voters have helped settle the last two Democratic nominations.
He is also in regular contact with early-state Democrats like influential New Hampshire lobbyist Jim Demers. An early backer of Obama, Demers said in an interview he had not planned to pick a candidate early this time. But much as he swooned in 2006, Demers said he could not resist Booker and had recently told the New Jersey senator he would support him if he ran.
But for now, it is Warren making the most concerted strides. She is holding regular buffet dinners in her Senate office with policy experts, recently hosting Kathleen Stephens, the former ambassador to South Korea.
While in Nevada, Warren made a pilgrimage to the home of Harry Reid, her former Senate colleague who remains the state’s most powerful Democrat. And she has emailed with Tom Vilsack, the former Iowa governor and agriculture secretary, about an article he wrote about how Democrats can recover in rural America.
Warren also telephoned Smith after his primary win in South Carolina, offering help to the Biden ally.
At Warren’s speech in Reno last month, Kate Marshall, Nevada Democrats’ nominee for lieutenant-governor, said the senator had called to congratulate her on winning a primary. Displaying unexpected familiarity with the down-ballot race, Warren had praised the themes of her stump speech in some detail, Marshall recounted with a smile.


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Sometimes the end of the road brings unexpected opportunity. For Clark Chow, that opportunity was turning old tires into a brand new product called StompStone, an environmentally friendly solution that can be used in patio and walkway construction. His insights into the value of turning a waste into a usable product are not unique either. There are several other young entrepreneurs in BC who are taking the green movement to heart and to the bank.
StompStone is a product of Plascon Plastics, and was invented by Chow four years ago. His moment of inspiration came after finding out about a local tire stewardship program from Western Rubber where tires are recycled.
For a manufacturer like Plascon Plastics, making a good quality product that is also cost effective is key. What has been keeping them competitive in the market is using a waste stream that has little or no value to it. For Plascon Plastics, rubber is a dream come true. The rubber has decreased their cost of material so significantly that they are able increase production in BC all the while shipping to more distribution networks across North America.
Commercial recycling is not limited to just industrial production either. Take Growing City, for example. Its goal is to bring urban composting to businesses in Vancouver. Growing City collects the organic waste from offices, apartment buildings, events and other spaces not set up to deal with organic waste. The waste is then turned into a valuable product, in partnership with Enviro-Smart Organics, when it is converted into compost and distributed to local communities.
A significant amount of Metro Vancouver's waste comes from the commercial and industrial sectors which are not set up to handle organic waste. By providing recycling services to this sector, Growing City has diverted more than a 130 tones of waste the equivalent of 340 metric tones of CO2 in the last two years.
Making compost is a science that requires a balance between the oxygen, carbon and nitrogen-rich materials and working with the right microorganisms. Von Sturmer mentioned that Growing City collects a lot of nitrogen-rich materials due to the majority of customers producing wet waste like coffee grinds and apple pits; thus some effort has to go into balancing out the materials. However, even with all that is known about composting, educating the public is still a major focus of Von Sturmer's business.

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A particularly elegant Gamaret that is especially popular in Geneva. It is a fine example of what is possible with the Gamaret grape from mature vineyards.
La Clémence is an elegantly oaked red made from the Swiss grape Gamaret. The variety has found an excellent terroir in Geneva where it produces a hearty wine with complex aromas. The ageing in oak barrels (barriques) gives this wine elegance and harmony. This is an exceptionally well made wine and is a tremendous ambassador for the grape variety itself.
A deeply coloured dark purple wine with powerful aromas of black fruits such as blackberry, blueberry and cassis with peppery keys. Powerful and robust wine supported by fine tannins with a long, spicy finish.
Gastronomic suggestions - serve with red meat with sauce, a pot-au-feu with marrow, pork, game and fish.

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There are plans for two, three-barrel systems that students would use several times during the semester.
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition Professor John Avens teaches brewing science courses. He said in an email that if the brewery is funded and built, it would be an asset to his classes that currently brew between campus and commercial breweries in town.
In addition to the brewing science courses offered, CSU recently launched a new major in fermentation science and technology. Aside from beer, fermentation includes the dairy, wheat, beef, pork, lamb, grape, hop and barley industries.
As a teacher at UCCS this would be something that I would whole-heartedly welcome. My thesis project in graduate school was about the pub as the true center of education in a student’s life. At UCCS we just recently opened a little pub with a couple pool tables and a couple beers on tap but I still think we need more. UCCS does engage in some research in yeast. The late James Mattoon started the Biotech Center which focuses on, among many other things, yeast genetics and fermentation science. He also started the Rocky Mountain Microbrewing Symposium, which takes place the same weekend as the Firkin Rendezvous every year. I believe a project like this would help connect biology students with a more practice-based brewing science, business-of-brewing program, like the one that was recently started at Portland State University. How awesome would that be?


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Viber Messenger: Chats & Calls by Viber Media SARL.
Want a fun and funky app for messaging and calling your family and friends? Look no further than Viber. The app has become so popular than it now boasts a user base of more than 664 million around the world.
Free chats. Send messages, photos, links, and stickers to your friends. Viber lets you have one-on-one conversations and group chats with up to a whopping 200 people.
Free calls. You can call your Viber friends for free. If you want to make calls to non-Viber mobile and landline numbers, there's Viber Out, which requires credits at low rates.
3D Touch. On your 3D Touch-compatible device, you can press on Viber's app icon on the home screen to quickly start a new chat or access your most recent chats.
With Viber, you can easily chat and call your family and friends up for free over Wi-Fi or cellular. Exchange private messages or set up group chats for sharing photos, videos, links, and stickers. No registration required: Just enter and validate your phone number and you're good to go.
Viber, the popular messaging and voice-calling app, has just received a major update on iOS, thereby gaining several notable improvements.
Smule adds new messaging feature to its global karaoke party app, Sing!
Smule is now enabling you to forge deeper and longer-lasting connections with your fellow “Singers” with a new messaging feature.

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World Bank donors met in Mali earlier this month to negotiate the latest round of replenishment of IDA. Short of funds, the OECD donors are waiting for new powers China, Brazil and India to come forward with commitments to fund World Bank programmes in the poorest countries.
The corruption scandal in the Zambian Health Ministry, first revealed by a whistleblower more than a year ago, has so far resulted in a total of more than SEK 600 million in Swedish and Dutch aid being withheld. The payment of Swedish budget support for 2010 worth SEK 154 million is also delayed.
A new evaluation of Norwegian private sector tools hails the success of the Norwegian risk capital fund Norfund and its role in establishing SN Power. However, it fails to address the lack of a scheme for financing infrastructure in Africa, where Norwegian publicly-owned companies do not necessarily have an ownership interest.
Swedish businesses are not well placed to compete for contracts in Haiti. Their strength is a “systems approach" with an emphasis on high quality, while UN agencies tend to procure in “bits and pieces" based on the lowest price. To give them a fighting chance in the post-disaster market, consultant Lars Klöfver proposes the creation of a preparedness network along the lines of NOREPS.

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Earlier this week, France’s data protection agency, known as CNIL, fined Alphabet’s Google 50 million euros ($57 million) for breaching the European Union’s new online data privacy rules – the biggest such penalty levied against a U.S. tech company so far.
The penalty against Google was issued for alleged violations of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which went into force in May 2018. It allows users to better control their personal data and gives regulators the power to impose fines of up to 4 percent of global revenue for violations.
“GDPR represents a seismic shift in data privacy rules, requiring tech companies to be more transparent about data use, and giving individuals much more power over the collection and use of their data,” says Jim Chester, a global business and technology attorney and partner in Dallas-based technology boutique Klemchuk LLP.
“Although the industry has been aware of GDPR, it is such a fundamental and comprehensive change in how companies need to think about data privacy that many companies have struggled to adapt their policies – there is no clear ‘best practices’ blueprint for compliance,” Chester adds.
U.S. companies have also been uncertain regarding the extent to which they’d be subject to the EU data privacy rules. According to Chester, as penalties and enforcement actions start to happen, a clearer picture of what’s expected will begin to develop.
The penalty will likely be the first of many enforcement actions under the new EU data privacy rules, and U.S. Internet companies are scrambling to comply.
The GDPR is not limited to tech titans like Google. To avoid penalties all companies operating online need to be aware of the GDPR’s requirements and must ensure they don’t run afoul of the EU data privacy rules.
For more details, see this article from Reuters (a source of much of this article’s content).

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Colorado Rockies pitcher Jesus Tinoco (74) works on his form during the teams workout on February 19, 2018 at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, Ariz.
While the Rockies’ season came to an unceremonious end via a sweep by the Brewers in the National League division series, there’s plenty to look forward to in 2019 when considering the wealth of prospects throughout the club’s farm system. Following is a rundown of the top minor league players to watch heading into the offseason as Colorado begins to prepare for next season.
The Isotopes featured a handful of players who are likely to challenge for big-league roster spots next spring. Most notably, top prospect Brendan Rodgers (.268, 17 home runs for the Yard Goats and Isotopes this season) will figure to compete with Garrett Hampson for a potentially vacant second base job.
Also, right-hander Peter Lambert (3.28 ERA in 26 starts across Double-A and Triple-A) could be in the mix for a rotation spot. Also, keep an eye on right-hander Jairo Díaz, first baseman/outfielder Jordan Patterson and third baseman Josh Fuentes (2018 Pacific Coast League MVP).
The Yard Goats feature a number of players likely to start in Triple-A in 2019. Right-handers Ryan Castellani and Jesus Tinoco as well as southpaw Mitch Horacek are among the club’s seven representatives on the Salt River Rafters in the Arizona Fall League.
So is outfielder Sam Hilliard, a left-handed hitter with raw power. Outfielder Yonathan Daza (who led the Yard Goats with a .306 average) is also one to watch even though his season was cut short in late July after he suffered a shoulder injury.
Right-handed sidearmer Justin Lawrence is playing in the Arizona Fall League, as are corner infielders Tyler Nevin (who took Rodgers’ spot on the team due to the shortstop’s shoulder tightness) and Colton Welker. Nevin hit .328 with 13 home runs and 62 RBIs for the Jethawks, while Welker posted slightly more impressive numbers with .333/13/82.
Meanwhile, Lawerence had a 2.65 ERA in 55 relief appearances, making him, left-hander Ben Bowden and right-hander Reid Humphreys (1.83 in 35 before being promoted to Hartford in late July) the best bullpen arms on the team.
You won’t be hearing these names announced over the P.A. at Coors Field anytime next season, but a handful of prospects in the organization’s lower levels are already making impressions.
The short list of those highly touted players include right-hander Riley Pint (Boise Hawks), shortstop Ryan Vilade (Asheville Tourists) and Grand Junction southpaw Ryan Rolison and first baseman Grant Lavigne down in rookie ball.

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Bravo Blue Petunia is blanketed in stunning purple trumpet-shaped flowers with blue overtones at the ends of the stems from late spring to mid fall. Its pointy leaves remain green in color throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.
Bravo Blue Petunia is a dense herbaceous annual with a mounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.
Bravo Blue Petunia will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 10 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. This fast-growing annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year.
Bravo Blue Petunia is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.


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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, can have significant psychological impacts on those with the disease. Often times there is a stigma attached with IBD making it uncomfortable to talk about the disease.
Many people find comfort when they are able to connect with others who have had similar experiences. IBD Connect is a volunteer support network for patients, families, and caregivers affected by IBD.
Randi Sigal and Pam Levy, co-founders of IBD Connect, have personally experienced the hardships of IBD through their families. They felt vulnerable once they left the hospital because they did not have enough educational or support resources available to them.
Randi and Pam felt that there was a void of support for patients who were going through the same struggles that they faced. They decided to create a network of volunteers that offers support and encouragement to those who have personally experienced IBD.
All of the volunteers in the IBD Connect network have personal experiences in coping with IBD, which patients have noted creates a more comfortable interaction.
Patients seen at the UPMC Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Center are eligible to take part in IBD Connect. Patients are referred to IBD Connect by medical staff or seeking a visit on their own.
IBD Connect wants to empower patients and spread the message that IBD does not have to define who you are – what you choose to do with it remains in your control.
They are also able to provide resources and education to patients both in and outside of the hospital.
IBD Connect volunteers are available to make hospital visits or speak with you over the phone.
Contact a volunteer today by calling 412-864-1784 or by emailing IBD.Connect@gmail.com.

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text: Natural pain relief to help restore your quality of life. Joint pain, muscle aches, nerve pain, headaches, back pain and more. White Willow and Feverfew combine in this formulation with other herbals to deliver reliable relief.


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YesterTec has expanded its collection of Stealth Kitchen Modules with a collection of hidden islands and base cabinets.
The base and island modules are 29 inches deep and can be specified in a number of lengths, including 6 and 8 feet. Each can be configured to include hidden sinks, cooktops, ovens, refrigerators, and dishwashers. When cabinet doors are closed, the appliances and kitchen elements are hidden.
One of the standard options, the UK72B-OCRS mini kitchen (shown) is 6 feet wide and includes a flush-mounted double burner induction cooktop, a sink concealed with a removable cutting board, a concealed microwave, and a concealed refrigerator with a freezer and icemaker. The faucet remains visible when this unit is closed, but other options also include options to hide all fixtures.
The UK72B-OCRS also features three drawers for storage and a pop-out ledge for extra counter space. An optional downdraft telescoping exhaust vent is also available.
The hidden appliances do not receive power unless the cabinet doors are completely open, making it impossible to accidentally leave appliances running when the unit is not in use. The units are ideal for second kitchens or kitchens in small spaces.
The new island and base cabinets are designed to coordinate with the clean, contemporary look of the company’s full-height Stealth Kitchen Modules, but can also be used as stand-alone cook centers. A variety of finishes and door styles are available.


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Çamyurt represents a very low capital and high return project given its close proximity and ability to utilize infrastructure at Aği Daği.
Please see 2017 year end Reserves and Resources statement for additional detail.
Acquired along with the Ağı Dağı and Kirazlı projects project for approximately $90 million in 2010.
Located approximately 4 km SE of Ağı Dağı project.
Given its close proximity to Ağı Dağı, Çamyurt has low capital requirements with mineralized material expected to be trucked and processed through Ağı Dağı’s infrastructure.
The Çamyurt project is located approximately four kilometres (“km”) southeast of the Company’s development-stage Ağı Dağı project which is situated about 50km southeast of Çanakkale, Turkey. Alamos acquired Çamyurt along with the Ağı Dağı and Kirazlı projects on January 6, 2010 from Teck and Fronteer Development for total consideration of approximately $90 million.
A preliminary economic assessment (“PEA”) was conducted in 2017 on Çamyurt on the basis that the project will have minimal standalone infrastructure. Mineralized material from Çamyurt will be mined and trucked approximately 8km to be processed through the infrastructure at Ağı Dağı once the Baba and Deli pits have been mined out. Under the PEA, Çamyurt is expected to produce an average of 93,200 oz of gold at mine-site all-in sustaining costs1 of $645/oz over a 4 year mine life. As more detailed economic studies are completed on Çamyurt, there are opportunities to both accelerate the processing of the Çamyurt mineralized material before the end of the mine life at Ağı Dağı and build a standalone crushing circuit and leach pad facility at Çamyurt which would reduce haulage and mining costs.
Alamos announced an initial Inferred resource of 640,000 oz gold, grading 0.81 g/t at Çamyurt in June 2012, concurrent with the results of the positive Pre-feasibility study for Ağı Dağı and Kirazlı. The Company subsequently upgraded the majority of this Inferred resource into the Measured and Indicated categories while also improving the grade. This measured and indicated mineral resource formed the basis for the PEA completed in 2017.
Drilling at Çamyurt has defined a mineralized zone that is continuous for at least 1,200 metres ("m") along strike with additional potential to extend mineralization to the northeast and at depth. Gold mineralization is hosted within a tabular, steeply-dipping oxidized zone starting at surface and with a cross-strike width up to 150m. The deposit has an average drill spacing of 55m along strike with a total of 59 core drill holes included in the resource estimation.
Conventional open pit mining methods will be utilized at Çamyurt with contract mining to be employed as with Ağı Dağı. The final pit designs are based on a 5m bench height. A traditional drill, blast, load and haul sequence will be used to deliver ore to the crushing circuit at Ağı Dağı. Waste produced over the life of the mine will be sent to the waste rock dump located near the Çamyurt pit, or backfilled into the pit once the ultimate pit bottom has been achieved.
Çamyurt has been designed as a 15,000 tpd mining operation with mineralized material to be hauled approximately 8km to the crushing circuit at Ağı Dağı where it will be processed by primary and secondary crushing to a nominal size of 26 millimetres. The secondary crushed mineralized material will be drum agglomerated, stacked on the leach pad by conveyor stacking and processed with conventional heap leaching methods.
The crushed mineralized material will be stacked in 10m lifts on the Ağı Dağı leach pad facility which will be expanded in three phases and have an ultimate capacity of 73.6 million tonnes. This is sufficient to accommodate the 54.4 million tonne Ağı Dağı mineral reserve and 16.6 million tonnes of mineralized material included in the PEA mine plan for Çamyurt. A dilute cyanide solution will be applied to the crushed mineralized material over a 90 day leaching cycle with the pregnant solution collected and processed through the ADR plant where gold and silver doré will be produced.
Based on column tests conducted on the different alteration types at Çamyurt, gold and silver recoveries are expected to average 76% and 48%, respectively.
Production from Çamyurt is subject to a 2% net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty payable to Franco-Nevada Corporation.

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The African Faith and Justice Network, of which the Society is a member, reports that on Ash Wednesday, Catholic Women Religious in Nigeria held a nationwide day of prayer and fasting to uphold the sacredness of life.
The event, a result of a recent AFJN advocacy workshop for the Nigerian Conference of Major Superiors of Women, is the first ever nationwide gathering organized by women religious in Nigeria in the public square. Members of Catholic Women Organization, other Christians and Muslims joined the sisters in the public square to prayer and call attention of the government to the widespread senseless bloodshed, kidnappings, human trafficking, violence and mistrust between communities that threaten the very fabric of communal life, AFJN reports.

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Explore our business & personal BMW Alpina Touring lease deals. Select a model from the listing below to view the full vehicle specifications, optional extras and pricing.
Call our leasing experts at Autograph on 01634 687 070 for information on the Bmw Alpina Touring & our best prices.
The above Alpina Touring contract hire monthly rates are based on a 9-month initial payment. Other initial payments to suit your budget are available; including initial payments equal to 3 and 6 months. Contracts are based on either 24, 36 or 48 months with the displayed rental based on the lowest-cost option. Pricing, information & specifications are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change. Terms & conditions apply.

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One of the major European market indexes FTSE 100 has seen opened trading with a negative bias lowered below its previous closing level of 7,692.04 to the level of 7,635.50. In fact, it couldn’t sustain its opening level and start plunging in its early trading hour.
FTSE 100 is not the only major index showing negative sentiment but another major index DAX also showing the same negative sentiment which opened at the level of 12,504.46 from its previous closing level of 12,609.85.
In fact, the CAC 40 also opened on a negative note and start plunging from its opening level of 5,393.41.
Taking cues from the European market, it is expected to see some influence on the domestic market.


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The low risk pregnancy unit provides comprehensive multi-disciplinary antenatal care to low risk pregnant women in the Ottawa region.
If you would like to refer a patient, please complete the form, to refer a patient include all pertinent information, and fax to 613-739-6292.
The Placenta Health Clinic is designed to assist women and their health-care providers in the identification and management of Placenta Mediated Diseases, such as intrauterine growth restriction and severe preeclampsia. The clinic is composed of a multidisciplinary group of experts who offer a wide variety of specialized services in the context of such disorders.
Our mission is to provide excellence in prevention and treatment of placental mediated diseases through application of state of the art and evidenced based care which will be delivered in the most compassionate way by a multidisciplinary team of experts. We will strive to further improve outcomes of mothers and babies through education and research.
The Placenta Health Clinic is located at the General Campus of TOH (8th floor) and consultations can be requested at 613-737-8595.
The teen obstetrical clinic at St Mary’s is a young parent outreach centre providing multi-disciplinary antepartum and postpartum care to adolescents. You can be referred by a physician, nurse practitioner or midwife by using the referral form above or you can also self refer by calling.
The High Risk Pregnancy Units provide consultative services and ongoing care for patients that have medical or fetal conditions that may affect pregnancy outcome. The clinic also offers counselling before pregnancy for patients with multiples health problems or a difficult pregnancy in the past. Comprehensive care is coordinated by a multidisciplinary team which includes specialized nursing care and obstetrical specialists. Consultative services are provided by internal medicine, anaesthesiology, complex surgical team, neonatology, bariatric program, gestational diabetes clinic and teaching sessions, perinatal mental health, social work, and obstetrical ultrasound.
The Special Pregnancy Unit (SPU) is a specialty clinic that focuses on the health of women who are anticipating a pregnancy, currently pregnant or postpartum. The physician group involved in the care of these women are specialists in Obstetric Medicine and are experienced internal medicine doctors.
A variety of patient types are seen in the SPU. They include women with diabetes (Type 1 or 2), gestational diabetes, thyroid disease, hypertension (including preeclampsia) and many other medical conditions. The focus of the clinic is to achieve optimal maternal care of these medical problems to better ensure favourable outcomes for both the mother and her baby.
The clinic staff includes a diabetic nurse specialist as well as a registered dietician with expertise in pregnancy related illnesses.
You must be referred by a physician, nurse practitioner or midwife.
The Ultrasound clinics of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Newborn Care provide high quality diagnostic services to pregnant and non-pregnant women. The clinics are renowned as innovative facilities, which include state-of-the-art equipment and fully registered staff. The Ultrasound Clinics are fully accredited with the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.
If your ultrasound appointment is not scheduled through your physician, you can contact the booking office at 613-761-4227 or fax 613-739-6847 to make an appointment.
If you wish to change or cancel your appointment, please contact the booking office at 613-761-4227 giving a minimum of 48 hours notice.
Our Anesthesia Department provides consultations for those women who need it, in conjunction with the High Risk Obstetrical units. Any Family Physician, Midwife, or Obstetrician who practices obstetrics at TOH can ask for an Anesthesia consult – the patient does not necessarily have to be “high risk”. Some women have several questions about how we can help them with the pain of labour, or have had a previous bad experience in labour, and this is reason enough to ask for a referral. Other women have quite extensive medical histories and need our close involvement with the rest of the obstetrical team in order to keep both mom and baby safe during delivery – we do a lot a planning as a team for these cases.
The Ottawa Hospital Division of Neonatology currently runs an antenatal consultation clinic every other week, where women carrying fetuses with special needs are seen before delivery. We provide counseling, education and support to couples and formulate postnatal management plans that take into account the multidisciplinary needs of the infant(s).


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The best sushi in Philadelphia comes from restaurants that span the city and offer a range of experiences—from futuristic, neon-hued dining rooms perfect for a date night to holes in the wall that have perfected the art of maki-, sashimi- and tempura-making. Follow this guide to find the spots rolling up the best sushi in Philadelphia, because sometimes you crave something more than your favorite go-to: the best pizza in Philadelphia. When you've had your fill, follow up your meal with dessert at some of the top bakeries Philadelphia has to offer, or wash it all down with sake cocktails at some of the best bars in Philadelphia.
Located in Philadelphia’s Historic District since 2001, Morimoto is an institution among Philadelphia’s movers and shakers. The fashionable spot is a collaboration between James Beard Award-winning restaurateur Stephen Starr and Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto. In less adept hands, the high-design décor and changing-color booths might overpower the dining experience, but Chef Morimoto delivers food that is innovative, elegant and unforgettable. Tasting menus ranging from $45 to $150 per person offer delicious ways to sample multiple dishes.
Identified by only a blue door and a red lantern, Royal Izakaya isn’t easy to find, but those who do are in for quite a treat. This tiny spot on South Second Street churns out stellar Japanese cuisine that ranges from preparations of unexpected elements like pork jowl and chicken gizzard to standby favorites like yellowtail and mackerel. Tucked behind the main dining room, a ten-seat bar focuses exclusively on sushi from Chef Jesse Ito. Open until 2am, the Bella Vista hotspot also draws a solid late-night crowd.
James Beard Award-winning restaurateur Stephen Starr’s University City sushi spot is the place to be for mod décor, colorful cocktails and world-class bites. The menu includes soups, salads, skewers, dim sum and—of course—loads of sushi options. Diners love grabbing their dishes from a rotating conveyor belt, adding an extra dose of fun to an already lively meal. Experienced Pod patrons know to save room for dessert, which includes sweet options like black sesame cheesecake and marshmallow-stuffed spring rolls.
A popular go-to option for sit-down dining, takeout and delivery, Sumo Sushi is known for its consistently delicious, modern takes on traditional sushi dishes. Rolls like the Mango Tango (spicy yellowtail tuna, avocado and fresh mango) and the Sumo Special Roll (crunchy tuna, salmon, tellowtail, white fish, eel and avocado) make this Center City restaurant unique, but patrons also rave about classics like the spicy tuna and California rolls. Sumo Sushi is BYOB, so pick up drinks on the way if you’re planning to dine on site.
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For most, football defines fall in the South. Some view it an obsession. Southerners regard it as a passion. The excitement of a national championship contender and the highly acclaimed Marching "100" make fall weekends special in Tallahassee. There are other factors – great events, concerts and splendid weather – which enhance the fun far beyond the stadium seats. And yes, leaf colors do change in Florida – at least around here. Here are some ideas for planning your trip whether it is following the football Seminoles or Rattlers or desires for invigorating your soul with music or the magic of nature.
Nature provides perfect weather and there are an abundance of activities before and after kick-off. Let’s get your 'Game Plan' started. You can also check out this suggested Game Day Weekend Itinerary for when you're in Tallahassee during football season, or year-round.
Pre-game festivities begin Friday with a free street party downtown featuring live entertainment and food at the Downtown Get Down. The family-friendly Downtown Get Down fills Adams Street while the Friday Night Block Party moves to CollegeTown. Join the fun from 6 – 10 PM.
Enjoy everything from concerts, clubs, plays or a rocking good time at Florida's only spot on the National Blues Trail.
Tennessee Strip evokes memories of college years for returning alumni and friends. The mention of hot spots like Ken's, Yanni's, Bullwinkles and Poor Paul's Poorhouse produce stories and smiles.
Midtown mixes some of the area's most popular restaurants with favorite watering holes like Finnegan's, Fifth & Thomas Kitchen and Musichouse, Waterworks and the Wine Loft.
Downtown/Collegetown offers new and traditional favorites, from Andrew's, the scenic views offered at Level 8 in Hotel Duval to the contemporary refined look and feel at Wxyz Bar in the Aloft Hotel. For near-campus fun, try Madison Social and Township in Collegetown.
Tap into the Capital City's latest creations and sample local favorites in the Brew District where there's always something worth toasting.
For a complete list, visit our nightlife page.
For the serene and scenic, try the area’s more than 600 miles of trails for running, hiking, paddling or biking or just birding or wildlife viewing. Your personal pathfinder is Trailahassee.com.
Lower temperatures and humidity make enjoying Tallahassee’s outdoors even more enjoyable for those seeking a peaceful, natural escape or for the adrenalin-fueled set that test their limits on technical rides and long runs. Fall migration, especially for shore birds and raptors, keeps birders busy spotting treasured finds among of hundreds of species who remain here throughout the year.
Color changes usually come with cooler temperatures in November when red maples, black and sweet gums, black cherry, sourwood and beech trees and beautyberry bushes paint the landscape in shades of yellow, orange, purple and red. Ornamentals like the leaves on crepe myrtles and camellia blooms provide colorful accents.


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It was just one among dozens of singular musical moments at the third Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, but the frenzied Saturday night set by a turntable wizard named Z-Trip seemed to encapsulate the defining ambitions of this massive music gathering in the desert.
Weaving, grafting and scratching, Z-Trip created a vinyl collage of disparate music (Who would expect Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" and Rage Against the Machine's "Testify" to lend themselves to merger?) that had fans howling and bobbing. He closed his set with a Beck song--and Beck himself. The singer, bearded and breakdancing with a guitarist in tow, leaped on stage to sing over his own sample, and send the crowd over the top.
That slice of performance not only spoke to the festival's aspirations to become an industrial-sized sampler of both rock and electronic dance flavor, but also summed up the Coachella ideal of placing stars with mainstream clout alongside obscure experimentalists.
The approach has won over fans--this year's edition appeared to be on track to make its first profit, and the announced Saturday attendance of 30,000 was a single-day record for the event--and made the show one where artists come to check out other artists. "There's one big pot out here, stirring it up," said Chaly 2na, the frontman of acclaimed hip-hop collective Jurassic 5, one of the numerous Los Angeles acts performing. "You want to see what everybody's doing, too. I just checked out KRS-One and it was amazing."
The first half of the two-day show unfolded under picture-perfect weather, and despite some vicious early afternoon traffic snarls on the overwhelmed surface streets of this small desert city, 125 miles east of Los Angeles, the event proceeded without any major logistical bumps or bruises.
In all, 50 acts were scheduled to perform from noon to midnight on five stages over the weekend, including major names such as Bjork, Oasis, the Prodigy and the Foo Fighters. The fan favorite on Saturday night seemed to be the show-closing set by the Chemical Brothers, who returned to Coachella for their third visit.
If the British duo looked out on the crowd, they saw the familiar sights of nighttime Coachella: the friendly chaos of thousands of fans dancing, kicking back on blankets or, most commonly, navigating their way to the next stage to catch as many glimpses of different performances as possible.
After the crowd reached peak size under the amber full moon, it was impossible in most areas to walk three paces in any direction without colliding with someone. The mash of music from each stage could be heard in the field's center, and squiggles of light from the ubiquitous glow-sticks dotted the night.The crowd itself is part of the pop culture collage, and totems from different eras abounded, from tie-dyed shirts and disco outfits to Hacky Sacks and the fanciful rave scene regalia. The quick currents and drifts of the pop world could be seen not only on stages--Siouxsie & the Banshees one day, the Strokes the next--but in the crowd, with ghosts of MTV past and present wandering by in the form of original VJ Mark Goodman and "The Osbournes" family member Kelly Osbourne.
The median age for the third edition of Coachella seemed to skew older than in previous years, with more fans in their 20s and 30s who came with eclectic allegiances. "You see the kids that are into rock, then you see the emo kids or the rave kids and the hip-hop fans--this is the ideal kind of concert, really, the kind of show I'd love to see more of," said Mike Shinoda, MC/vocalist from Linkin Park, playing the part of music fan for the day.
Shinoda and his group finished 2001 with the year's best-selling U.S. album and they are a powerhouse in radio--placing them in a pop landscape far removed from most of the Coachella acts. More common are "buzz" acts, such as Icelandic curiosity Sigur Ros last year or, on Saturday night, the Vines, an Australian rock band that many expect to fit nicely into the spare, no-frills guitar rock movement spearheaded by the Strokes and the White Stripes.
But Saturday night, despite the contortions and caterwauls of charismatic singer Craig Nicholls, the crowd that packed into a tent to see the group largely stood stiff-kneed and blank-faced. It was late, and after a full day of music and sun, the hardiest Coachella fans were off with the dance groups, and the rock explorers looked spent. "They made an effort to come see us at least," Vines bassist Patrick Matthews said with a shrug afterward. It was the group's first festival show and only their second U.S. date.
Jack Johnson, the Santa Barbara-based singer-songwriter, has more performances under his belt than the young Vines, and he said that festival advantages such as the size of the audience can be countered by the crowd's divided attention.
"You get spoiled playing your own shows, and you have to go into a festival with an open mind and realize a lot of people are positioning themselves for a band or two down the line," Johnson said with a chuckle. "As long as you aren't getting booed, though, that's cool. You do look out there and make eye contact with people, and you know they're just waiting [for another act]. But I can't blame them. There's a lot to see."

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Narrowboating Chick | Heavy Wide Locks and Can we get to the Bottom of the Tardebigge?
We a had a lovely lie in this morning; our moorings were so quiet. We were not immediately ready to get out of bed, so a lazy morning took place. Eventually we were under way by 9am and straight into the first lock. They didn’t get any lighter or easier to wind, so I swapped places with Marcus and took the bumpy boat ride in the locks. Not a bad trip through the locks, but we began to meet quite a few boats coming the other way. We stopped in the basin at Droitwich at about 12.00 and had a wander into town. Not a bad little shopping area and we found a nice place to have some lunch.
Aqua Roma moored in the Basin at Droitwich.
ON the way back to the mooring, we noticed 2 “gypsy” narrowboats with lots of children and 2 adults but also a lot of confusion and chaos as they tried to navigate through a swing bridge. as there were some locks up ahead, we decided to wait a while before setting off, as we did not fancy being behind them in the locks. However, it was not to be, as we caught up with them just after the last wide lock(which was the first one we did) Marcus went ahead and helped them through the locks, which sped up their progress a little and the lady put some of the children (there were only 5, apparently) to assist with the locks. James paired up with one little boy about the same age and they had a great time shutting gates and winding paddles. Most of the children were barefoot and quite in need of a bath- their feet must have been freezing, but they seemed happy enough. I lost all track of time and have no idea as to when we reached the Worcester & Birmingham Canal, but it was early evening. As we wanted to be one of the first on the Tardebigge, we pressed on and flew through the Astwood locks…..it’s so much easier to be efficient on the way up, as I can go on ahead & Marcus can help James close the gate. We heard a few rumours from passing boats that the Tardebigge was closed, due to a breach, but we could not find anything on-line. We reached Stoke soon enough & topped up with water, then moored up by the old salt works, ready to tackle the 36 locks that stoood between us and a clear run into Birmingham. All very tired and early to bed, but not falling asleep quite as quick as we all were- me must be getting acclimatised!

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Red Hippo: let's talk about parental guilt.
sometimes i wonder if i'm the only mama out there who questions my parenting skills constantly. i am always asking myself if i should be allowing easton to watch tv, eat a certain breakfast bar, stay in the house all day, look at electronics while sitting in the stroller, etc. etc.
guilt is one feeling that i find myself constantly battling. i always feel as if i could have, should have done better. on the days that i feel great about my parenting decisions, i feel guilty about the household chores i didn't get accomplished. on the days that i feel good about the chores i finished and my time with easton, i feel guilty about the fact that i didn't get dinner on the table. and there are those days when i feel like the only answer to easton's whining is giving in to whatever he's having a fit about- those are the days i feel really guilty.
i once heard someone say, "sometimes you just have to concentrate on being a "human-being" and not a "human-doing'." i loved that. i love the idea of letting myself just be. being just as i am HAS to be good enough somedays. i will always take care of my children's needs, food will always be put on the table (even if it's take out), and i will always have a healthy home environment for my family- even if it doesn't appear to be catalog worthy.
how do you deal with parental guilt? my newest challenge to myself is to make sure that at least 15 minutes of every hour is dedicated, intentional quality time with my children. i notice that the days i am overly distracted with computers, phone, and other media are the days that i feel the most guilty about parenting.
most importantly, i want to concentrate on just "being." i want to watch easton while he plays instead of using that time to check my email, i want to cook and not feel the need to clean up right away every single time, and i want to sit down and enjoy time with my family even if my house isn't in perfect order. i am going to work on not feeling so guilty all the time.

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Above: Don't be alarmed: The Withings Aura isn't watching you. It's just helping you sleep.
Withings, makers of a popular series of health and fitness gadgets, unveiled a new sleep-tracking gadget called the Withings Aura.
The company made its announcement at International CES 2014, one of the largest technology showcases in the world, in Las Vegas.
Sleep-tracking is one of the hottest areas of personal health tracking to emerge in the past few years. That’s perhaps because Americans are so chronically sleep-deprived. It might also be because sleep is one of the areas of life where we have little insight into what we’re doing, because we’re unconscious while we’re doing it — so it’s an area where a gadget can add a lot of information that we don’t otherwise have access to. The Jawbone Up and Fitbit One wristbands both track sleep movements as well as your daily activity, and apps like Sleep Cycle help monitor your sleep quality by tracking how much you move.
Above: The Withings Aura has two parts, and works with a smartphone.
The Withings Aura has two parts: a pad that slides under your mattress to monitor your body movements, breathing, and heart rate; and a bedside unit that tracks the noise, light, and temperature in your room. The bedside unit also can provide light, to wake you gently with its dimmable LEDs, and sound, to help soothe you to sleep or wake you up.
You’ll control both devices and view the data they collect using a Withings Aura app on your smartphone. Withings was vague about what platforms it would support, but it’s probably going to be available for iOS initially, and Android at some point later, if the company’s other products are any indication.
Withings said that the Aura would be available this Spring, for $299.


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Through this project — funded by the EPA Gulf of Mexico Program — coastal communities in Mississippi and Louisiana participating in the National Flood Insurance Program and the Community Rating System (CRS) received training and technical assistance in the creation of Programs for Public Information at a critical time in the development of this new outreach activity.
The 2013 CRS Coordinators’ Manual changed the scoring system for communities in the CRS. Communities no longer receive CRS credit for participating in CRS users groups. However, the new manual creates a new creditable outreach activity – the Program for Public Information. Communities previously participating in CRS users groups sought assistance in transitioning to a Program for Public Information. To avoid losing CRS points, communities needed a Program for Public Information in place before their next cycle visit.
What is a Program for Public Information (PPI)?
A Program for Public Information (PPI) is a committee-based localized approach to community outreach on flood hazards and flood insurance under the Community Rating System (CRS) program. The PPI was a newly created, creditable outreach activity under the 2013 CRS Coordinator’s Manual, Activity 330.
Is monitored, evaluated, and revised to improve effectiveness.
The PPI is a valuable tool for CRS communities because it provides additional credit for outreach that is coordinated through the program.
*As part of this effort, project team members met with several other communities not listed above. These communities decided, for various reasons, to not pursue developing a full PPI at this time so are not featured on this website aside from being indicated with gray stars on the map above.
Biloxi sought to develop a Program for Public Information as a new avenue for CRS outreach points. They chose to pursue a single jurisdiction Program for Public Information.
Three parishes – Cameron, Calcasieu, and Vermilion – decided to complete the PPI using the multi-jurisdiction format.
See selected events in these communities’ flood stories.
The project team worked through local partners and CRS Users Groups (self-organizing groups who share information about the CRS) in Mississippi and Louisiana, to assist local communities in the development of a Program for Public Information. In Louisiana, efforts focused on developing a Program for Public Information with Vermillion, Cameron, and Calcasieu Parishes. In Mississippi, a Program for Public Information was developed with the City of Biloxi.
The CRS Community Self Assessment helps communities identify their risks and opportunities.
The PPI committee is the focal point for discussions and decisions. The PPI committee has members from both inside and outside the local government.
Before it can develop a local program for raising public awareness about flood-related issues, the committee needs to assess its flood problems, identify who needs to be informed, and determine what projects are already underway.
The PPI document must achieve formal, official status within the community. This is usually done by adoption or formal approval by the community’s governing body.
The PPI operates through a committee made up of local government employees and community stakeholders.
A PPI Committee that includes representatives from the insurance industry and mortgage lending industry may qualify for additional points under CRS Activity 370.
Single vs Multi-jurisdiction: In many cases, creating a single jurisdiction PPI may be easier than a multi-jurisdictional one. Think about what makes the most sense for the communities involved and the additional layer of coordination that will be required for meeting the PPI requirements.
Realistic Timeline: Creating the PPI and working through the approval process will take longer than expected. The PPIs featured on this website took over two years to draft, finalize, and be adopted. Make sure to set realistic expectations at the beginning of the project.
Working Document: You will likely forget to include some actions on your activity spreadsheet; do not let the worry of leaving something off hinder forward movement on the document. You can always add additional activities to it down the road.
Clear Messaging: Make sure to take time to have the community’s governing body understand the purpose of the PPI. For this project, we did presentations to the city council and parish police juries on basics of flood insurance, the Community Rating System, and the PPI itself well in advance of asking them to approve the document.
Special thanks to Jessica Kuonen, Michael Heaton, and Morgan Ducote for their review of materials.
To learn more, please download the full report or contact the team with questions.

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The answers to those questions will enable you to decide, first, should you should rework your kitchen, and second, how you should transform your kitchen. Our kitchen remodeling contractors present companies all through Washington, DC, and the surrounding areas, together with Alexandria, Fairfax , Arlington, Leesburg, Vienna, Mclean, Reston, Sterling, Burke, and Springfield, Virginia; and Bethesda, Silver Spring, Potomac, Gaithersburg, Baltimore, and Rockville, Maryland.
You can reduce the price of your kitchen transforming job by doing among the work yourself, however in case you are spending this kind of money, you need the overall product to look skilled, and except you’re an professional, it’s usually greatest left to the professionals.
Another pragmatic kitchen adorning idea is including a chalkboard to jot down notes, events, grocery lists or recipes, as well as a giant calendar that the household can all contribute to. Adding a succulent association or herb garden to the windowsill livens up the area (literally) and may steadiness out designs that will feel too heavy in one element or one other.
Pull-out countertops: If you want extra room to arrange meals or chop vegetables, you possibly can have a countertop contractor install a counter extension that you could flip or pull out if you want it. You’ll get more prep area with out consistently bumping into it or lowering the house in your kitchen.
You or your general contractor could end up hiring everybody from cupboard craftsmen to electricians to plumbers to flooring specialists and countertop set up contractors. Bear in mind where individual prep, cleanup, and cooking workstations will probably be. Ensure the right tools, pots and pans, sinks, storage and appliances are straightforward to access for every kitchen job.

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Front Office Supervisor will oversee the front office activities between the Guest, the hotel, and the various hotel department. FOS is responsible to ensure a smooth day-to-day operation and, therefore, must perform the following tasks to the highest standards.
Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree, Hospitality or Tourism or Hotel Management or equivalent.
Must have 1 year or more experienced in the same field in a Hospitality/Hotel Industry.
Excellent skills in customer service, communication, listening, organization, time management, and problem solving.
Hands on approach with strong leadership skills and ability to successfully train, guide and mentor staff.
Have the ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks and must think outside the square.


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43 High quality tech brushes for Photoshop CS/CS2/CS3 and Elements. If you download please be nice and +Fav, also if you use them in any art note me so I can take a look. Please check out my gallery too! Enjoy!
Might use these! will credit!
how do i get them to work?
Wrong, I made them myself you loser. Grow up.
These are awesome; Nice job.
i always end up getting these and then feeling too guilty to use them.. they are all so pretty TuT.
THANX SOOOOOO MUCH !!! oh btw I'm gonna try n use em fer my school mag cover. ^_^ ALL HAIL YOU !!!!
Will they work for elements?
not tried. I doubt it tho.
Great Brushes....I've downloaded these....great job!
Nice pack, downloading right now.


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Familiar with the life and times of Giangiacomo Feltrinelli? You know, the son of a wealthy Italian family who gave up a lavish life to become a leftwing publisher and militant?
If you weren’t aware of what Signor Feltrinelli got up to before his suspicious death in 1972, the second album from Neon Neon should certainly inspire you to look into it a little more - Praxis Makes Perfect is based on the events of Feltrinelli’s life in much the same way as the duo's first album of synth-pop wonder was born out of the life of John DeLorean.
A sample of the track titles from Praxis Makes Perfect offers tantalizing glimpses into Feltrinelli’s life – ‘Hoops with Fidel’ is a self-explanatory nod to one of the more surreal games of basketball you can imagine, while ‘Dr. Zhivago’ and ‘The Leopard’ refers to two giant works of literature that Feltrinelli brought to the attention of the wider world through his publishing company. If you only take one thing away from this record, it’s some brilliant factoids to bore your friends with.
Except, as this is a record that Gruff Rhys has played a fundamental part in, there’s a lot more to it than that. Just like the first Neon Neon record, Praxis Makes Perfect is stuffed with the poppier end of Rhys’ material, the aforementioned ‘Dr. Zhivago’ and ‘Hoops With Fidel’ bouncing along on choruses that stay just the right side of insanely catchy, while ‘Listen To The Rainbow’ shuffles along like the lost soundtrack to a Seventies children’s educational science programme while the lightest of vocals drifts along on top. That it then all comes crashing down in a mess of saxophone and the shouting of left-wing book titles only seems to add to the charm.
The focus with Neon Neon tends to be towards Rhys, which is understandable given that his is the most prominent voice, and it’s presumably his lyrics that tie it all together – as usual, his English as a second language approach creates some wonderfully enigmatic phrases, not least “look to the sky, this violence of landscape/they always said you had a feeling for the earth” that opens ‘The Jaguar’. However, it’s important to consider the impact of the other half of Neon Neon on this record, as it’s the musical side of things that drags Rhys away from his traditional indie-folk-pop territory.
The presence of Boom Bip (American producer Bryan Hollan) in the Neon Neon engine room isn’t as striking here as on Stainless Style, where Rhys’s vocals were often placed against a harsh hip-hop inspired backdrop, but the subtle nudging towards more unexpected terrain is what makes Neon Neon stand out from Gruff’s solo work or his time as a Super Furry Animal. Whether it’s the wonky synth solo on ‘Dr. Zhivago’, the frenetic keyboard rhythm that drives ‘Mid-Century Modern Nightmare’ or the saxathon of the closing ‘Ciao Feltrinelli’, there’s something decidedly off-kilter about the tracks that are created when these these two get together.
Praxis Makes Perfect only suffers in comparison to its predecessor in that it lacks a clear standout track in the same vein as Stainless Style’s ‘I Told Her On Alderaan’, but it works better as a cohesive record, dipping you into a strange mix of left-wing politics and cheery synth pop. What on earth the proposed stage version will consist of, I couldn’t even start to imagine, but just like most of the projects Gruff Rhys frazzles into life, I can’t wait to find out.


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Last week Doug Wilson was passing through Singapore, and we managed to get him down to conduct training for us.
2) Angles – what we do works better at some angles and worse at others. Moving to the better angles is essential for safety.
3) Distance – Hatsumi Soke calls Bujinkan Taijutsu the Martial Arts of Distance, which means that Distance is THE most important factor in getting things right.
So we explored the Kihon Happo (OK, all of them except for Jumonji) in light of these three factors.
Personally, what I remembered most about this session was not what was done, but the opportunity to train with someone from the other dojo. When training in my own dojo, my teacher hat gets stuck firmly on my head even though I seldom teach the class there. So I am constantly looking out for ways to help whoever I train with improve.
But the session with Doug Wilson was good, not only because of what he shared, but also because I had determined that for that period how well the guys from Lion Dojo do was not my responsibility. I can’t keep sheltering them or handholding them forever. After some time they have to let their skills be evaluated and appraised by people from other dojo. And run the risk of being found wanting. I was going to just train, enjoy training and see what the students from Ryuko Dojo were like (I only visited them twice, and that was a few years ago).
And that’s me, all the way at the right end of the front row.
Later today will be the first class after Doug’s session. I wonder what’s going to come up? Let’s wait and see!


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Oudong, 40 km from the city center. We have several visits are planned along the way: first, the village of goldsmiths along the Tonle Sap, manufacturing souvenir center, then continue to Phnom Oudong, one of the ancient capitals of Cambodia after Angkor. The hill is topped by deformed stupas of former kings and a new magnificent stupa used to house the centre of the Buddha. From the top, you admire the scenic landscapes of villages, pagodas, plains, lakes. Visit the various temples and the three large stupas where the ashes of three former kings are preserved. Next, visit the most impressive structure of the site, the “Vihara of the 18-Cubit Buddha”. Transfer back to Phnompenh.
Originally stored at the monument in front of the railway station in Phnom Penh and later Wat Phnom, the bone has had a new temple built top the mountain and is now the tallest one of three temples that exist there.
After a 10 to 20 minute climb from the base of the mountain you will be able to witness a wonderful view down to the surrounding Wats, rice fields and floodplains. The music from the Wats often drift upwards from below to add some magic to this place.
You can then stroll between the peaks of the mountain to behold the majestic temples and stupas present there and that are steeped in Cambodian history.
One of the most famous stories is the one which surrounds the old Chinese Buddha temple which now lays in a stage of disrepair on the southern most peak.
This temple contains a large statue of Buddha built by the Chinese. Ordinarily a statue of Buddha is built to face the east to greet the rising sun, in the case of this Buddha it was built to face China. It is thought that this was to move the power of a sleeping dragon that lies within the mountain over to China.


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Mekatron services and repairs Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda, Subaru, Acura, Lexus, Infiniti, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Hyundai, Kia, Scion, Suzuki, Audi and Volkswagen. Trouble with your Toyota? An issue with your Infiniti? Mekatron diagnostics are key.
Scan tool. We have four, including factory original equipment for the majority of the cars we service.
Engine analyzer. We have three, including the latest for DIS and coil over ignition.
Lab scope. We have five, including one that can look for intermittent glitches 1.6 million times per second (for those unusual intermittent problems).
Break out box. We go one stage further and have Simu-tech, an advanced diagnostic analyzer that connects to 60+ wires at the main car computer. It automatically checks the resistance of every sensor and actuator, puts high current down each wire to look for bad grounds or dirty connections, and can check the real time operation of every computer-controlled component and sensor multiple times in minutes. We have the automatic interconnect cables for almost all Japanese cars.
Graphing voltmeters. We have two.
Computerized four wheel alignment system. We have a very accurate Hunter system.
Computerized wheel balancer. We have one.
Brake lathe. We have two -- one for on the car and one for off vehicle.
All the latest lube equipment, as well as racks and power and flushing tools.
Hazardous waste clean up and disposal equipment.
All data computerized technical service bulletins and repair manuals.
Mitchell on Demand computerized service bulletins and repair manuals.
Identifix technical service fixes and hotline.
IATN technical service fixes and chat line info.
All the original car manufacturers’ technical data websites.
Technical hotlines from our major parts suppliers.
Our own in-house database of fixes cars, created over 20 years. We can instantly access this information while writing symptoms on repair orders.
All of the above information is provided to our staff via DSL lines and the latest computer network available.
All our staff attend regular training classes for the latest diagnostic information on new cars and the latest diagnostic techniques. Many are factory specific for each make of car we service, while others cover the uses of the latest equipment we have. (See above.) Some courses have required that we attend twice a week for almost an entire year. Credible articles written in our industry indicate that the technician of the future will have to attend as many educational classes throughout his career as a medical doctor.
Our service advisors attend the very same classes as the technicians to obtain the latest information on new car models, as well as management, sales and communication seminars. These help us to better explain the complexities of the modern automobile to the layperson. We take particular pride in our ability to relate this information to you. Mekatron's experience and integrity simply outshine the competition. We invite you to experience hassle-free car repair.


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Home Featured	FW.com Poll: Should the Hyena get a 5m3 drone bay?
Why? Given that the role of Electronic Attack Frigate is to provide support to a gang, the turret/bay slots are great for anti-drone or anti-tackle. A 5m3 Drone bay would also give the Hyena a chance at escape by a successful jam by a EC-300 or a little bit of mitigation with a TD-300. In the event your fleet is low on DPS maybe the extra 10 to 15 dps is always welcomed. The T1 variant of the Hyena has the drone bay, which begs the question why would the T2 not?
Be sure to leave any additional thoughts in the comments!
Methinks the Kitsune (T2 ECM) is also missing a drone bay while the Griffin (T1 ECM) has one.

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Established in 1963 and incorporated as a limited company in 1965, Labone remains privately owned and their philosophy of excellence through continued investment in both human and technical resources is the key to the company’s success. This, in conjunction with the flexibility to react to the changing needs of the market, has earned Labone a strong reputation for quality and reliability.
Labone specialises in metal pressing, injection moulding, insert moulding and assembly to ISO approved processes. Manufacturing takes place in the UK. Labone also has tool-making facilities for injection mould tools, progression press tools and assembly tools and expertise in the manufacture of automated assembly systems.
The ability to take products from concept through to full-scale production allows Labone to service a wide spectrum of applications for our global client base.
To demonstrate the on-going commitment to providing a continuous, high quality service, Labone has successfully achieved all the major quality standards applicable and is currently certified to ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, ISO 13485 and ISO 14001..

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Tiruchirapalli district is one of the 32 districts of Tamil Nadu. Its capital Tiruchirapalli is one of the largest city in the state. It is located along the Kaveri River. The district's old name is Trichinopoly.
It is in the heart region of the state. The area of the district is 4,404 square kilometers. The population of the district is 27,22,290.
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Should medical professionals help heroin addicts inject their drugs in a safe environment? This question has been rattling around in the media for decades, and you can easily see why. Heroin is possibly one of the most dangerous drugs on the planet and is responsible for causing a major brunt of the Opioid Crisis. So, why should doctors help people take an illegal substance? Experts have argued that safe injection sites (or safe consumption sites) provide much-needed medical attention that can prevent or reverse overdoses and can prevent the spread of hepatitis C or HIV (due to dirty needles). However, in the past week, the Justice Department seems to be cracking down on one of these facilities in Philadelphia. Let’s take a closer look and find out why this is taking place.
Recently, the Justice Department has sued in an effort to stop a Philadelphia-based group from opening a safe injection site. At the location (dubbed “Safehouse”), drug users would be welcome to inject fentanyl and other illegal drugs in a safe environment, where they could be monitored and provided with necessary medication. In part, the organization could not have come at a better time. Safehouse was developed to aid the people of Philadelphia, a city that currently boasts one of the highest rates of overdose-related fatalities in the United States. In short, it would have been a huge front against the Opioid Crisis. So, why is the government cracking down on this?
Ultimately, the problem with safe injection sites all stems from the integration of philosophical and ethical approaches. Although these locations would provide a high-quality space for drug consumption, many people argue that medically-sanctioned illegal drugs are an outlandish, even if this process would help save the lives of millions of lives.
Based on the lawsuit issued by the Courts, officials have asked justices to declare that safe injection sites will be illegal, as decreed by the Controlled Substances Act. William M. McSwain (U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania) has declared that the normalization of deadly opioids is not going to help the crisis in any way. In a sense, you can see why.
Opioids are extremely potent and dangerous drugs that have a high risk for abuse and addiction and can be particularly dangerous for both adults and teens alike. These substances can trigger severe dependency and a string of unpleasant health problems (including residual pain) as well. So, imagine how dangerous this situation can become when even deadlier opioids like heroin and fentanyl are introduced into the picture. Regardless of what drug you may be addicted to, though, you can always find a way to recover and get your life back on track. All you need is a little bit of patience, perseverance, and a lot of love for yourself.


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What Browsers Does TCO Support?
We guarantee proper function and display on the following browsers released within the most recent calendar year.
We test the following browsers released within the past three years. In the rare event that a problem is found, we’ll discuss it with you and present repair options.
We do not support old browsers. Any reported problems that clients wish TCO to repair will be billed at our published hourly rate.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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It's really no secret at this point that I have loved working with the Electric Quilt Company EQ7 program over the past 3 (almost 4) years. It's even less of a secret that I love working in EQ8 even more. Therefore I'm so thrilled and honored to share with you that the Electric Quilt Company has selected me as one (of their two) EQ Brand Ambassadors this year along side AnneMarie Chany (of GenX Quilters).
Last year I created four foundation paper piecing dog blocks as part of my new #DogBlockSeries. I have always loved dogs but haven't been able to have one of my own since childhood. So I have decided to live vicariously through all of my friends and family and my love of sewing. It all started with the French Bull Dog as a collaboration between Christopher Thompson, his gorgeous frenchie Edie and myself for his gorgeous Blue Carolina line. She was a smashing hit, but she was lonely and so I created the Pug Dog.
With those four puppies done...and more to come...I started thinking of how I wanted my quilt to look. I brought them all together in EQ8 (some I designed earlier in EQ7 - so I simply brought them into my new EQ8 file) to map out some quilt ideas. I didn't want to do a standard 12 up quilt. That could take forever since I don't have all 12 designed yet. Instead I went with a truly whimsical quilt design (using the custom layout option in EQ8) that makes you want to sing out..."How much is that puppy in the window"! Right?
What do you think? I cut up my first French Bull Dog block to make it into a cute silhouette shaped mug rug (for Christopher's awesome #theunconventionalminiquilt challenge), so I need to make another one first, but I'm excited to make this fun #DoggyInTheWindowQuilt, who's with me? I'll be sharing the details of this quilt in my newsletter next week...so be sure to sign up below!
In the meantime, I have a couple of awesome things about EQ8 to share with you. One of my favorite updates was the coloring. When I colored my blocks, and found a little line I needed to delete or decided to change, I would click back over to the coloring tab and then had to recolor everything all over again. It was as if the wind blew all of my color to the left. Sure it was time consuming but I just thought, it was all still faster than anything I could've done on my own. Now in EQ8, the program understands when you color something, and make a small change, it leaves most of the color there. If you have a block of 4 different color squares, and delete one line (so now you have 2 squares and a rectangle) it picks just one color to be from those two squares. It may not be the color you want, but it leaves the other two squares alone. So it's less recoloring, and that saves so much time!
The first one says "To make the shaded patches into one section, click the group button. But what if you click an extra patch? I used to have to click the "Start Over" button. Every time either in the very beginning or the very end. But now, see that new second message? "To remove a patch from a section, hold SHIFT and click on that patch."!!! Do you know what that means??? It's like an UNDO button without being an UNDO button!!!! And it's not just one undo - you can click undo a lot of times. All the way back to the beginning if you'd like. It's like this new little update that slipped under my radar this whole time, and now has me realizing how much time I will save when I have all these itty bitty tiny pieces and accidentally click the wrong one. What to know what else this means?
It means that you can also hold the SHIFT key and click on the patches too when you are in the numbering tab. It doesn't say that here on the right side...but you still can. I tried it and it worked! So maybe you want to change a sequence or you accidentally clicked in a different section and that numbered it B1, when it really has to be B5 - you can undo it!
These are just a few more reasons I love the new EQ8 program and over the course of the year, I'll be sharing some tips and tricks for working in EQ8 and hope you'll come by and check them out. I also have some new patterns coming out soon and a new 12 week sew along planned for Christmas. It's a quilt I've been trying to put together for the past few years!
If you are new to the Electric Quilt company, or just new to hearing about EQ8, visit their website for even more info and tons of helpful tutorials and videos. Use the code "EQ8Kerry" to save 20% off of all your purchases (this whole year!!!)! Don't forget to sign up for my newsletter. Next week I'll be sharing the Doggy in the Window Quilt measurements as I mentioned below and the pattern for this #GeoHourglass block I created for this tutorial.


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The hotel jobs in BAHRAIN are growing at a significant rate over the past few years. This is mainly due to the increasing number of hotels. The number of tourists along with the business travelers in the region is relatively high. This has enhanced the job demand in the hotel industry. The hotel jobs are not only limited to a specific role. There are various categories of job roles in the industry, which include front office, housekeeping, food & beverage service, back office, engineering & maintenance, sales & marketing, kitchen & stewarding, accounts, security, and spa service among others. The professionals, who are able to conduct these tasks effectively, are able to ensure greater customer satisfaction. Thus, the role of the employees in the hotel industry is extremely crucial. The employees in the industry do not have to possess high educational qualification. However, the candidates need to be literate, and the employers mostly prefer the interviewee, who can speak both English and Arabic languages. The managers in the industry are highly qualified, and the employers usually prefer candidates, who have educational qualification of MBA or masters in hotel and hospitality industry. The salary is also relatively high, and there is a major scope to earn large incentives if the customers are satisfied. The growing career opportunities in the industry has also influenced the youths in other nations to work in the BAHRAIN. However, the industry is highly stressful from the perspective of the employees, as they need to work for over 12 hours. Although the salaries are high, the employees do not get leaves during the weekends and festive occasions.
For the establishment of hotel careers in the BAHRAIN, the candidates do not need major educational success. In the majority of the hotels, the candidates need to possess at least the ability to communicate in Arabic or English. The candidates for housekeeping, food & beverage service, kitchen & stewarding, security, and spa must have at least high school passing certificate. In some of the hotels, the employer prefers candidates, who have the college educational certificates. For these hotel jobs BAHRAIN, the candidates are selected based on their specific skills in the industry. For instance, for a hotel job in BAHRAIN as security personnel, a candidate need not have to have an excellent academic qualification. The individual is selected based on his/her physical strength and body language for executing the provided task effectively. Similarly, for the successful selection in the hotel vacancy in the BAHRAIN as a chef, a candidate needs to possess the educational qualification of at least school passed or have the graduation degree. However, the main selection of the candidate is based on the ability to prepare dishes as per the requirements. The ability to offer quality food and beverage service along with the cooking service is also learned at some of the hotel as well as the hospitality institutes. Thus, in the recruitment process, the candidates are also selected if they possess these educational certificates along with good grades. The hotel and hospitality institutes also support the candidates to develop their communication skills for offering better service to the customers. This aspect is required by all the employees in the hotels, who are offering direct services to the customers. Besides, the candidates for the job role of front office or sales and marketing needs to possess excellent communication skills and etiquettes that is desirable in the hotel industry. The candidates learn these from the hotel and hospitality institutes. Thus these certificates are crucial for their selection. Similarly, the accountants, spa service provider, and technical maintenance among others are selected based on the qualification on the specific field. The managers are selected on the basis of their educational qualification of Master’s degree in the hotel and hospitality management.
The salaries in the hospitality jobs in BAHRAIN is relatively high. Thus many of the foreign candidates are interested in working within the respective sector. However, the salary is highly variable based on the specific roles along with the positions in the BAHRAIN hospitality jobs. For a lower-level or middle-level manager in the BAHRAIN, the expected salary is around AED 8,000 to AED 10,0000 per month. Additionally, for the top-level manager, the salary amounts from AED 10,000 and can reach up to AED 50,000 per month depending on the hotel positions. In addition, the individual attains accommodation facilities, along with an allowance for telephone and transportation. Besides, the waiters in the hotel attain around AED 1,200 to AED 2,000 per month, while the chefs receive around AED 1,500 to AED 5,000 on a monthly basis. This depends on their experience and proficiency. All of the spa professionals attain around AED 1,500 to AED 2,500 per month, while the security personnel attains around AED 1,000 to 1,500 for same. Furthermore, the accountants on an average receive around AED 3,000 to AED 5,000 per month and the maintenance staff around AED 1,200 to AED 2,000 per month.


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← The Americans Episode 1!
I am lucky to have another guest blog post today!
This is a pretty cool post on a subject near and dear to my heart: Zombie Literature!
I’m not gonna prattle on, so let’s get right to the, uh, meat of the post!
Stuart Conover is the editor of Buy Zombie, The Horror Tree, and a future published author living in the suburbs of Chicago, IL. A fanatic of all things zombie and horror in general.
The zombie has long been one of the rarities in horror. For years they would pop up in a movie or book and then you wouldn’t hear from the undead again. No cries for brains or to send more cops could be heard for years at a time. The moans of the undead were few and far between. Overtime though that has spread. The love of zombies has slowly been infecting the population much as an actual outbreak would occur. Slow and steady they have gone from those monsters Romero uses to a household name!
From movies to video games to books zombies are EVERYWHERE. They are on our clothes, they have toys, they are clearly on the websites that we read. For all of those that love the undead and everything they stand for that has to be a great thing? More people are using zombies in creative ways to tell their stories. Our favorite walking dead are becoming mainstream, getting real budgets, they are popular. Awesome right? That’s what I was thinking. I’m not the type of person who says a band sells out when they become popular. I’m excited that more people will enjoy what I love, the sheep that they are! However I heard a quote two years ago that got me to be slightly afraid of where our zombie loving culture is going.
When I first heard or read this all I could say to myself was yes, zombies are becoming more popular then vampires. I love it. There’s nothing wrong about this at all! As the last couple of years have progressed though I’ve become worried.
It started with Breathers: A Zombies Lament. That’s when I first noticed the change. (I have to interrupt myself quickly and point out that I LOVED Breathers as a novel so this is nothing against the story itself.) It made a largely fundamental change by adding an intelligent zombie and brought that idea before the mainstream. Sure we’ve seen zombies that could speak or figure out simple tasks before Breathers but a fully intelligent zombie is something of an enigma. They are supposed to figure out some things, they are supposed to adapt, and possibly even evolve. Fully intelligent zombies though? Great idea when done right but still a horrible mess in what it ‘could’ come out with.
These are but a few of the many examples that are cropping up for sale. Not only is it a travesty on it’s own but it must be stopped and it must be stopped soon. If you think I’m overreacting all I have to do is say one word and you’ll understand where this is heading. Twilight. At this pace we’re a year, two at most, away from sparkly zombies that go to high school and try to seduce the introverted girl because she’s the only one who can feel and understand his pain.
Once you read that line you know it’s coming too. To prevent zombies from being bastardized like the once great vampire we have to stand strong and unite to prevent this travesty from happening!
I have to admit I haven’t read Breathers yet, but I have heard nothing but good things about it. I think what Stuart is saying is, fortunately/unfortunately, what happens when a mythos becomes popular. Even without the “humanization” effect, there has always been the fast vs. slow debate when it comes to zombies. Those that know me know I don’t have a preference. It’s all about what works for the story.
I guess that’s the real kicker: what works for the story. All the teen romance schlock being put out is just that, schlock. You can insert any subject/monster into those stories and they’d be the same. Luckily there are some great YA zombie fiction being put out there, especially Jonathan Maberry’s Rot & Ruin. Hopefully soon my YA zombie novel, Little Dead Man, will be included in this quality category. We shall see!
Thanks to Stuart for the great post and thanks to everyone reading!
Don’t forget to check out my new podcast novel, The Americans, available through iTunes now. It’s the second book in the DEAD MECH Apex Trilogy!
Oh, and there’s that DEAD MECH Kindle chart rush thing coming up! Mark your calendars for March 1st!
Posted on February 15, 2011, in What's Up.... and tagged apocalypse, baseball, bible, cannibals, castles, curse, dead, drabble, fiction, future, genre, horror, jake, Jake Bible, mech, mummy, mythology, novel, podcast, ponies, science, science fiction, scifi, shotgun, social networking, summit, theology, tyrants, undead, unicorns, writing, zombie, zombies. Bookmark the permalink.	Comments Off on Guest Post: Stuart Conover Talks About The Impact Of Zombie Popularity.

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The allure of travel is more than going to places and looking at stuff.
Another friend of the way stops by in Prague.
The other side of freedom.
Where should we buy your flight from? I don’t know, I’m homeless.
A question about what is perhaps the worst thing about travel the world.