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Lettuce, tomato, onions & virgin olive oil.
3 baked clams, 3 shrimps oreganata, 1 eggplant rollatini.
Anchovies, cucumbers, tomato, olives, Genoa salami, provolone cheese, oil & vinegar.
Croutons, Grana Padana cheese, & Caesar dressing.
Fresh mozzarella, tomato, basil , olive oil & balsamic vinegar.
Cucumbers, tomato, red onions, olives, oil & vinegar.
With fresh tomato, onions, potato, oil & vinegar.
Arugula, green apple, heart of palm, shaved parmesan, avocado & lemon dressing.
Italian egg drop & spinach.
Chicken broth & meat tortellini.
All served with lettuce, tomato & onions.
Choice of fettuccine, spaghetti, linguine, rigatoni, cappellini or ziti.
Light pink with fresh mozzarella.
Meat sauce, onions & green peas.
Mixed vegetables, broccoli & mushrooms. Choice of white, red or garlic & oil sauce.
Rich & thick with no garlic.
Light pink with peas & onions.
Served with side dish of spaghetti, ziti or garden salad.
Mushroom, onions, marsala wine, & light marinara sauce.
Chicken breast chunks, artichoke, sausage, black olives in a white wine sauce.
In a lemon & butter sauce.
Breaded & fried with lemon wedges.
In a lemon & butter sauce with capers.
Grilled chicken breast with fresh herbs.
Mushrooms, marsala wine, prosciutti di Parma & Imported provolone.
Eggplant, prosciutto & fontina cheese in white wine sauce.
Stuffed with spinach, mushroom & provolone ina gravy mushroom sauce.
Diced veal with artichokes, sausage, black olives in a white wine sauce.
Mushrooms, onions, marsala wine & light marinara sauce.
Mushroom & marsala wine sauce.
Breaded and fried with lemon wedges.
Breaded & fried with tomato sauce & mozzarella cheese.
Chunks of veal with peppers in a light tomato sauce.
with peppers, onions & marinara.
Eggplant, prosciutto & fontina cheese in a white wine sauce.
Rolled and stuffed with spinach, mushrooms & provolone cheese in brown gravy mushroom sauce.
With calamari, shrimp, clams & mussels.
With garlic, olives & lemon.
Sauteed in a sweet marinara sauce.
Breaded & fried with herbs & spices.
Fried with herbs & spices.
In a sweet marinara sauce.
Served with vegetables or roasted potatoes.
With fresh herbs, spices & lemon wedges.
Crusted with shredded potato. Served in a mustard sauce.
Seasoned with egg batter in a white wine lemon sauce.
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This study was conducted with visitors to the Mt Hotham Alpine resort.
It examined visitors’ expectations of the resort, perceived benefits, importance drivers and key attributes of their experience. The study also included preference analysis for various season passes and package bundles among key market segments.
The outcomes from the research formed an integral part of the business, marketing and promotional strategies for the resort.

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Want to build my first mill / extruder combo [Archive] - CNCzone.com- Largest Forums for CNC Professional and Hobbyist alike!
My first post, new to this forum.
I'd like to build a versatile CNC mill and then add extruder capability like of RepRap.
The machine is to be used at home in my garage for some light prototyping. Target usage of about 2 times a week perhaps, not for mainstream manufacturing.
Precision of the machine is top priority. XYZ moving assembly and drives need to be tight.
Cutting / milling aluminum and brass is a good baseline for strength and power of the machine needed. Some light work with steel would be nice too, but not a must.
While able to work with harder materials such as metal, the machine needs to be able to do fine work such as prototype PCBs for SMD parts.
The moving assembly needs to be 3 axis (XYZ), with about 12 inches of travel in both horizontal directions and about 6 inches of vertical travel of the working head.
Controller board needs to be as versatile as possible. Needs to be supported by as much software as possible. While using this controller for milling, it needs to also be compatible with software for extruder.
The strong XYZ assembly should be the base of the machine, and tools should be added on to that.
Overall design of the moving assembly I like, from the short experience I've had with a locksmith CNC, is having the table move on two axes, and the working head moving up and down. Moving the table / part move instead of the tool should enable the working head to be mounted as securely as possible. Also not having the move the weight of a heavy AC motor around should also be a plus.
Having done a good job with the moving assembly, why have a single purpose machine? Let's add extruder capability to the existing XYZ setup. Extruder head may be detachable, or perhaps even on the machine permanently, beside the milling head.
I'd like to use prefabricated parts for drives and moving parts for precision whenever possible. Things like rails and shafts can obviously be cut to length, I have an AC grinder and a Dremel for that. For drilling I have a brand new 2/3 hp drill press.
I am 23 years old, a Computer Science and Computer Engineering student at Virginia Commonwealth University.
I work as a researcher in the Computer Engineering department in field of clusterization / cloud computing, and virtualization.
I have also done contracting work developing specialized small-medium business applications, such as service managers for service shops.
I currently hold 6 industry certifications.
My programming experience spans the last 11 years, many languages and paradigms. I have also done MCU and FPGA programming.
I have studied drafting and architecture for 3 years, and during that time I picked up good experience with 3D CAD solutions such as SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, PTC Pro/DESKTOP. Some Autodesk AutoCAD experience as well.
My robotics experience includes building competition robots (130 lbs to give you an idea of scale), mechanical fabrication, control systems, programming.
I design and build hi-fi amplifiers as a hobby.
To sum it up, I'd say I'm up for the task.
I don't know much about the CNC market, like who uses what software and what controllers, what CAD software is used, essentially what works with what. Is there a good place where I can get this background information?
What are the most successful designs?
For now I have allocated $1500 to play around with this. For a grand I want at least a solid XYZ setup and some milling capability. Extruder can come later.
Well, I think that's enough for a start.
Help is much appreciated and I am very open to suggestions.
Hoss is a regular in the Benchtop forum, maybe he'll spot this and chime in with some cost estimates. It's the Y dimension that's unusual for a small mill, 12" Y is found more commonly on mills weighing in at 1000lbs+.

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Originally, this space was set to be devoted to coverage of this year’s Midwest Media Expo (M2X), but due to some unforeseen circumstances, it wasn’t meant to be as one of the biggest shows devoted to geek culture in the Detroit area was cancelled at the eleventh hour. Thankfully, NotCon 2017 rose from its ashes and showed those in attendance one hell of a good time.
I’m not going to delve into all the specifics of what transpired, but I’ll say this: To see one of my favorite conventions have the rug pulled out from under it was indeed heartbreaking. The circumstances surrounding it have garnered attention from media both local and abroad, therefore I don’t intend on exploring them any further because I don’t have all the facts in front of me and this isn’t that kind of article.
Basically, all you need to know is that M2X was set to happen at a hotel that I’m not going to even bother mentioning by name and was swiftly replaced by NotCon 2017, something that’s pretty much unheard of. Suffice it to say, Morgan Kollin and everyone involved deserve a round of applause for managing to book a three-day event that boasted free admission in the blink of an eye.
Sure, it didn’t feature the generous amount of floorspace you’d usually see at M2X, but they did a pretty damn good job of duplicating the experience. Within the confines of the Radisson Hotel Detroit – Farmington Hills, an impressive amount of arcade games could be found, in addition to several vendors. Not only that, but there were panels and tabletop gaming, concerts and dances capped off Friday and Saturday night, and even a few guests were retained, including Duke Nukem himself, Jon St. John. As for the other celebrities originally booked, it’s been stated that they’ll appear at M2X’s sister show, Youmacon, this November.
Speaking of which, I would like to say to those who’ve been on the fence when it comes to attending this event that it’s not quite as anime dominated as Youmacon. Rather, it celebrates that niche along with comic books, movies, video games and much more, effectively feeling like a “media expo.” So, if Japanese animation isn’t exactly your cup of tea, there’s lots of other stuff to occupy your time.
Having said all that, it is with great confidence that I declare NotCon 2017 as being an early frontrunner for one of my best weekends of this calendar year, and it’s my hope that Midwest Media Expo come back stronger than ever in 2018. Until then, be sure to peruse the gallery at the top for some photos of some of our favorite cosplayers we came across, along with Mr. Jon St. John.

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American Eagle Outfitters shares got, um, significant support Thursday from a garment designed to provide a limited amount of it.
While basing stock bets on fashion trends is risky, there’s reason to believe that shares of American Eagle (ticker: AEO ), up 16% to about $15.50 in recent trading, have room to rise. Why? Bralettes are booming.
We think the stock could top $18 by the end of summer, for a further gain of 16%. The dividend yield is 3.2%.
Bralettes are bras that lack underwire, padding and other shape-imposing elements. Many are lacy and decorative, with details that are designed to be seen under sheer, unbuttoned or plunging-neckline tops. Clothing-sellers love them. They’re cheaper to make than bras and don’t supplant bras from wardrobes, and they spur purchases of accompanying layers. That means that financially speaking, they flatter gross profit margins and same-store sales growth.
American Eagle: What’s Ahead in 2016?
The lack of lift makes bralettes something of a younger woman’s game, and the category is still a niche. That means clothing stores with the most to gain will skew young and have plenty of exposure to undergarments as a percentage of overall sales.
Enter American Eagle, which caters to men and women ages 15 to 25 with a longtime focus on denim but a recent push to build out its Aerie brand of women’s intimates and swimsuits. Its first-quarter revenue rose 7% to $749 million, the company said Wednesday after the stock market closed. Nearly all of the growth — six percentage points — came from improvements at longstanding stores.
Men’s same-store sales dipped 3%, while women’s rose 9%. At Aerie, same-store sales shot 32% higher. That comes on top of a 12% rise in the year-ago quarter. Earnings jumped 39% to $40.5 million, and earnings per share, 47% to 22 cents, helped by stock buybacks. Wall Street was looking for earnings of 18 cents a share.
Swimsuits also did well during the quarter. Digital sales growth was strong, especially at Aerie. This comes after AE last year put up its best same-store sales growth in years, and some of the best in the industry, on strength in denim and a well-placed bet on an aesthetic called boho — think hippie-chic. The recent backdrop for retail clothing sales has been miserable; witness the 56% blowup in Macy’s ( M) shares over the past year.
In other words, AE is showing broad-based strength in a weak market, raising the possibility that it can do even better. The shares sold off with broader retail from $16.67 at the end of March to $13.39 on Wednesday, so Thursday’s jump doesn’t even get them back to where they were before the first quarter’s blowout results were published.
The consensus earnings estimate for this year stands at $1.25, up 14% from last year, but it has been rising, and considering first-quarter results it is still likely too low. Even so, shares trade at just 12.5 times that figure. That’s a compelling price at a time when retail investors have a choice between victims like Macy’s trading at nine times earnings or stars like TJX Cos. ( TJX ) going for 22 times.
AE’s dividend is safe, and its stock buybacks are likely to continue. The company’s spending needs are modest, consisting of a handful of store openings, some remodelings and digital investment. Aerie has some stand-alone stores and side-by-side ones, but the brand is also sold through American Eagle stores. Free cash flow this year is expected to total 9% of AE’s stock market value.
A rise to $18 by the end of summer would put shares at just over 14 times earnings, or just under, if the company comes in between the midpoint and high end of the estimate range.
We wouldn’t recommend buying and forgetting about shares of any mall retailer now — not while malls themselves are struggling and fast-fashion giants like H&M and Zara are using supply-chain muscle to undercut specialty shops.
But AE’s combination of business momentum and reasonable price makes it an attractive near-term holding in an ugly industry. For now bet on bralettes, even if other retail investors are losing their shirts.

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I just had to made one more fun fold standout card using the Hello Cupcake Stamp Set, a 2019 Sale-a-bration stamp set.
For this card design I wanted the cupcake image to be taller so I used the masking technique to add extra frosting… the best part of a cupcake!
The Hello Cupcake Stamp Set is free from Stampin’ Up! with a $50 purchase during Sale-a-bration. There is only a few days left to earn free products during Stampin’ Up!’s 2019 Sale-a-bration (ends March 31st).
Stamp Cupcake bottom image using Coastal Cabana Ink on bottom of 2-1/4 x 3-1/2 Whisper White cardstock, then stamp cake image above it using Daffodil Delight ink. Using Flirty Flamingo ink stamp off Cupcake Frosting image on scratch paper then stamp a little ways above stamped images.
Stamp Cupcake Frosting image on scratch paper (or Post-it note) and trim around bottom of image and top left corner. Place over stamped Cupcake image. Using Flirty Flamingo ink stamp off Cupcake Frosting image on scratch paper then stamp above Cake image & below Frosting image. Remove scratch paper and stamp Sprinkles using Flirty Flamingo ink, stamp bottom of Frosting image first, then re-ink stamp and stamp top portion of Frosting image.
Cover stamped Frosting image with scratch paper stamped with frosting again, then ink Heart image on stick with Coastal Cabana ink and stamp in top left corner of Frosting image. Remove scratch paper.
Using Flirty Flamingo ink (stamped on clear block) and Clear Wink of Stella color in the Sprinkles. When done scribble Wink of Stella on scratch paper until it runs clear.
Using Stamping Sponge & Flirty Flamingo ink sponge color around 2-7/16 x 3-11/16 Flirty Flamingo cardstock. Adhere to 2-5/8 x 3-7/8 Flirty Flamingo cardstock. Then adhere stamped Cupcake image to layered cardstock. Set aside.
Fold 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Flirty Flamingo cardstock in half at 4-1/4″ score line. Stamp Marbled background image on front (side with 7-1/4 score line) using Flirty Flamingo ink.
From bottom edge of card front measure 1-3/4 and cut to 7-1/4 score line. Then tear cardstock from that point towards top center of cardfront. Sponge Flirty Flamingo ink onto tore edges.
Adhere 4 x 5-1/4 Whisper White cardstock to inside card base.
Fold 7-1/4 score line up and apply adhesive to back side (un-stamped side) and adhere stamped Cupcake image lining bottom edge to bottom of card.
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Dieses User-Skript wurde durch die Erweiterung English content für Firefox (früher auch mal für Chrome) ersetzt. Diese Browser-Erweiterung leitet Zugriffe auf lokalisierte Seiten verschiedener Anbieter auf das englischsprachige Original um.
When visiting the MSDN library website to read about .NET classes or other developer documentation, outside of the USA or English-speaking regions, you’re served a localised version of the page. This is most prominently visible by the yellow warning bar at the top of the page that notifies you about the translated content. Manual translations are usually well readable. But automatic translations are often mistakable or wrong after a few words already. The selection “show original” is only saved for a limited time.
Even more annoying are the yellow text spans with their popup hiding other text. It appears as soon as you accidently rest the mouse cursor over them. (Ad blockers seem to hide the popup.) I am not here to help Microsoft improve their documentation translation – you’re gonna do that yourself, please. I want to read up something and continue my work with the knowledge I just needed. You can only get rid of these markings by visiting the US website. Fortunately this is very easily possible by replacing the culture code in the URL to “en-us”. This user script does that automatically in your browser.
Additionally, it happened a number of times in the past that the German site had outdated or ambiguous content – even in the English translation. That has led to confusion among the (US-american?) users on the Microsoft forums because they didn’t get to see this error on the website at all. Also in this case, especially if you’re interested in English content anyway, it is better to go to the best-maintained copy of the data.
msdn-english.user.js2.0 KiBClick on “Show Script Source” to see the source code.
This user script is also available on Greasy Fork (the successor of now-dead userscripts.org).
To install this user script you may first need to install an add-on in some web browsers. For Firefox I recommend the add-on Greasemonkey.

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Aditya Rama Putra during the match at Empire City in Damansara.
The Malaysian national ice hockey squad open their campaign in 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games with a 10-3 beating of Indonesia in their opening match.
However the Malaysians were stunned by an Indonesian goal in the first minute by Robald Wijaya before Khoo Seng Chee equalised two minutes later.
The host team continued to widen the gap with a goal by Brandon Tan Wai Kin in the fifth minute and Hariz Mohammad Oryza in the 13th and 19th minutes while Indonesia replied via Felix Aditya Utama Yussanto in the 18th minute.
In the second set, Malaysia piled up another four goals with Mohammad Hariz scoring in the 21st minute followed by Brandon (24’), Moi Jia Yung (25’) and Khoo (29’).
The national squad maintain their momentum in the third set adding two more goals compared to one by Indonesia.
National coach Kristof Kovago of Hungary when met after the match said the ice hockey squad needed to improve further against Thailand tomorrow as they are quite strong side.
Earlier, the rink at Empire City in Damansara Perdana here was filled to the brim by about 500 spectators to watch the sports featured for the first time in the SEA Games was officiated by the Raja Muda of Perlis Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail.
In another round robin match today, Thailand blasted Singapore 7-0.

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There are literally hundreds of uninspiring definitions for wildlife conservation, which is puzzling since protecting life should always contain a measure of passion. Wildlife conservation is a coordinated effort to stop the loss of endangered species all around the globe, protecting all wildlife, endangered or not. The work involves protecting the habitat of animals, plants and marine life. The roles taken by wildlife foundations extend across a contrasting field of operation, incorporating the recovery of damaged environments, the transplanting of entire sub-species to other locales when land is no longer viable, and the compassionate treatment of wildlife through direct contact. The conservation ethic practices disciplines that include biology and engineering, sociological interactions and the complex politics reserved for nations determined to develop their land without realizing the cost to their local environment.
Mentioning passion once more, wildlife conservancy is the bond between man and nature, the need to ensure nature flourishes, but this is only the beginning of the work. Volunteers come to conservation agencies without qualifications, ready to work hard in the name of species survival, but individuals qualified in all of modern societies professional disciplines are also needed to support the delicate framework of what is a living, breathing organization. There will always be a need for the dedicated worker, cleaning oil from a guillemot or an enclave of ravaged penguins, but medical professionals can treat damaged wings, and engineers can create studies of the effects of a dam on a reservoir that’s a popular rest stop for a certain rare bird.
On the most distilled level, wildlife conservation still depends on the passion of individuals, on adults and kids with the empathy required to identify with all forms of life, but the work has evolved, expanding to take on the world stage. Conservationists are members of world councils, entering into war zones to see how the diversity of animal life in a devastated areas has been affected. They talk to political leaders in order to delineate new wildlife only areas, combating poachers at every turn. Wildlife conservation also fights for awareness, dedicating resources to altering the doubtful future of our planet. One key area, kids, involves making our younger listeners even more aware of the state of endangered species, raising awareness of dwindling resources such as a natural habitat, a forest or a lake.
The introduction of these outreach programs is just as crucial as changing policies, as ending fishing in severely depleted oceanic areas or stopping logging in South America. Make a child or adult conscious of wildlife and empathy increases, reducing any perceived boundaries between man and nature, for we all live on the same globe. Meanwhile, the fight for wildlife conservation continues on other fronts. Non-profit agencies rescue endangered groups of animals as they’re hunted, introducing breeding programs to hopefully save the species. At the end of the day that’s what the work comes down to, hard work and hope, saving animals, plants and sea life from natural threats and the unnatural ones, us.

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By Dr. Sophia Yin R.I.P. 1966-2014. To download the free poster on The Learn to Earn Program, go here. In the last blog, I presented an overview and the reasons behind my version of the Learn to Earn Program.In this blog I will cover the basic steps.
11/19/2014 · Dog Aggression: From Fearful, Reactive & Hyperactive to Focused, Happy & Calm + Learn to Earn. You may know many techniques for training your reactive or aggressive dog, but do you have a cohesive plan?
Sit to say please Nando Brown. Introduced to the idea of 'Sit To Say Please' by the late Sophia Yin, dog trainer Nando Brown demonstrates one of the exercises. He is in no doubt about the value of the programme in improving the communication between him and Fizz, his Malinois puppy.
I think it is a really awesome program. Both of them. My family did something similar before we even knew who Sophia Yin was (the tethering and life rewards) with really great results. I'd say that our dog has a very healthy attachment to the family; he's pretty velcro when we are hanging about the house but totally fine with being left on his own.
The first is the Body Language handout (thanks Dr Yin). The second is the Learn to Earn (thanks Dr Yin) handout. While we go over the handouts I have my dog Dara on a Buddy System leash, tethered to me (thanks Dr Yin). I am rewarding her with her dinner (thanks Dr Yin) and demonstrating Say Please by sitting (thanks Dr Yin).
Behavior Therapy: Is This Dog Training Fit for Your Dog?
In this video, another in her Highlighting the Healer series, Dr. Becker talks via Skype with Dr. Sophia Yin, a veterinarian and world renowned animal behaviorist who has written a number of books and created products for pet owners and pet care professionals who aspire to bond with animals on a whole new level.
Yin starts all clients off on the Learn to Earn Program that’s laid out step-by-step in the Perfect Puppy in 7 Days. Also visit her Dog Behavior and Training Issues Page or Cat Behavior and Training Issues Page to find many articles on common behavioral issues.
Dr. Sophia Yin’s Learn to Earn Program for Puppies; Socializing Your Pup to Dogs, People and Handling; A Head Start on All the Rest; Dr. Yin’s positive-reinforcement program leads to a strong bond between you and your pup from day one. Buy your copy today and get started! This is like no other puppy book you’ve seen before.
Solving Fear and Aggression Dr. Sophia Yin. Presented by: Dr. Sophia Yin, DVM, MS Many owners, foster parents, and rescue workers worry about fear, reactivity, and aggression problems in their dogs—and rightly so. Now you can learn to recognize, understand, and address the issues before they become a problem.
I have a playlist of Zac George's, Sophia Yin's, and plenty of other youtube videos, and puppy books downloaded. I will be doing Sophia Yin's "Learn to Earn" program and he'll be tethered to me at all times.
Dog Aggression: From Fearful, Reactive & Hyperactive to Focused, Happy & Calm Dr. Sophia Yin. Fearful, aggressive, reactive, unruly, or just too rambunctious- does this describe your dog? You may know many techniques for dealing with your reactive or aggressive dog, but with many dogs, to get the results you want you need a clear step-by-step plan.
Online Classes, DVDs, Dog Sport Titles, Free Videos, Ebooks, Dog Training Tips, Private Lessons and Seminars! Train a Dog to learn ANYTHING using Progressive Reinforcement & Marker Training! ... Dog Bite Prevention PSA – Dr. Sophia Yin.
Animal Behaviorist Sophia Yin Dies at 48 A writer, speaker, peer educator and consultant, Dr. Sophia Yin believed in positive reinforcement for the training of animals. Renowned animal behaviorist and veterinarian Dr. Sophia Yin, who lectured and wrote extensively and invented the Treat & Train reward-based training system, died Monday.

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There was a feel-good start and a ferocious finish to the eighth edition of trail running epic The North Face 100 in the Blue Mountains today.
The 100km race and its sister 50km event attracted more than 2000 entrants, but it was a man from Nepal and a man from California who made things really special at both ends of the 100km classic.
On a day with perfect conditions for racing, records tumbled and special memories were created.
No-one who followed the first third of this year’s TNF100 will forget the excitement of seeing Nepal’s Purna Tamang bravely running at the front of the race just weeks after his country was devastated and his own home destroyed by an earthquake.
Despite his disrupted training coming into TNF100, Tamang took the lead early and stayed there as the race dived into the Jamison Valley down the Furber Steps, climbed out again on the Golden Stairs and then charged down the Narrow Neck fire trail. He reached the first checkpoint on Narrow Neck (10.5km) in 54 minutes, with a 37-second lead over second-placed Longfei Yan of China, with race favourite Francois D’Haene of France in fifth place, 50 seconds behind the race leader.
The first woman to checkpoint one was Cassandra Scallon of the US in 1:05:11, 42 seconds ahead of Australia’s Shona Stephenson, with Dong Li of China the third placed woman in 1:06:34. The favourite for the women’s title, US runner Amy Sproston, was fourth, 1:21 behind Scallon.
The top 10 men charged through Dunphys checkpoint (31km) with less than a minute between them, but the steep climb to the top of Ironpot Ridge shook things up. Tamang was dropping off while four of the top runners – D’Haene, Dylan Bowman (US), Yun Yanquiao (China) and Julien Chorier (France) – took a wrong turn and missed 1.5km of the course. They were all handed a 15-minute time penalty when they got to checkpoint three (46km) on the Six Foot Track. Ironpot Ridge also saw Dong Li go past Scallon to lead the women.
As the men climbed out of the Megalong Valley it was New Zealander Scott Hawker in the lead, closely followed by American Dylan Bowman, Longfei Yan and D’Haene. Walker was the first runner to make checkpoint four (57km) at the Katoomba Aquatic Centre in 4:46:05.Tamang was back to 17th at the same check point and getting a lot of massage work done to aching legs by his support team.
Heading east across the clifftops to Leura, it was Bowman, Longfei Yan, D’Haene and Hawker in a pack with a four-minute lead over the rest of the field at Gordons Falls. Dong Li had also forged a lead of nearly a minute over Scallon.
At Queen Victoria Hospital (78km), just before the plunge back into the Jamison Valley via Kedumba Pass, the leading pack had been cut to two. Bowman and Longfei Yan had a 2:31 lead over Hawker.
Ahead lay a traverse of the Jamison Valley and one last agonising climb up Furber’s 900 steps to the finish at Scenic World, with Bowman prevailing in a new record time of 8:50:13 – a whopping 40 minutes better than the record on the new course set last year by Stu Gibson (9:31:11).
He was followed in by Hawker (8:51:35) and Yun Yanquiao (9:01:29), with Longfei Yan making it a great day for China by coming in fourth (9:08:50).
Being a Blue Mountains resident these days, Hawker was cheered at the finish like a local hero rather than a Kiwi raider.
Bowman’s win comes on the back of his record-breaking first place in another Ultra-Trail World Series race earlier this year, New Zealand’s Tarawera 100.
The crowd at the finish line was elated when he finished strongly in 20th place.
The best Australian was 10th-place Jono O’Loughlin (9:51:53) while popular Blue Mountains local and former TNF100 winner Brendan Davies was 17th (10:25:56). D’Haene, a previous winner of the Mount Fuji and Mont-Blanc Ultra-Trail World Series races, finished fifth (9:11:51).
The day kept getting even better for the Chinese when Dong Li became the first woman home in 11:05:22. Sproston was second in 11:27:50.
In the 50km race, New Zealand-based Lithuanian Andrius Ramonas streaked home to win in a course record time of 4:23:41, beating his nearest rival by 17:24.
The first female, and seventh overall, was Australian Emma Rilen in a time of 4:59:05. “That was awesome, that was great,” she declared after smashing the course record by half an hour and beating her nearest female rival by 13 minutes.
Trail runners can expect to see a lot more of Ramonas as he plans to stay three or four years in New Zealand while completing an intimidating Phd in exercise physiology, specialising in nutrition strategies for ultra-endurance running.
The event this year will host runners from thirty-five countries, proving both the race and the Blue Mountains are highly sought after worldwide. The North Face 100 is part of the Ultra Trail World Tour, one of ten of the most emblematic trail running races in the world. Drawing over 2000 participants and thousands more spectators and supporters, the race brings new life Katoomba.
The challenging trail-run through sandstone canyons, eucalypt valleys, and breath-taking ridge top panoramas of the Blue Mountains will bring together a unique fusion of athleticism, environmental immersion, and self-fulfilment.


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Just yesterday, we introduced you to an interesting RPG developed based on Ragnarok Online, the Ragnarok M: Eternal Love. This game is officially released by Gravity, who has released Ragnarok Online for PC. And today, ApkMazon continues to introduce a new mobile version developed under this famous brand. It’s Ragnarok Online: Love At First Sight, a Tencent product.
Ragnarok Online: Love At First Sight is a collaboration between Tencent Games, Dream 2 and Huanle Entertainment, which is licensed by Gravity. This game was first introduced at the ChinaJoy 2018 event and has received the attention of gamers around the world. This will be the next version of Ragnarok Online on PC with a lot of exciting new things, promising to make a difference in the role-playing games in the coming time.
Ragnarok Online: Love At First Sight was still developed based on the Ragnarok Online version on PC many years ago, exactly from the manga of the same name by Myung-Jin Lee from Korea. Recalling a bit about Ragnarok Online, this is the famous PC game which was first developed and released by Gravity in 2002. And Ragnarok Online: Love At First Sight will follow Ragnarok Online to develop the sequel, with the multiplayer online role-playing gameplay.
Ragnarok Online: Love At First Sight retains its original look on the PC version, with new details taking place after the original Ragnarok Online series. There will still be lyrical details revolving around the myths of North Europe. Are you ready to venture into the world of Ragnarok Online: Love At First Sight?
About the gameplay, Ragnarok Online: Love At First Sight was still developed in the style of the attractive online role-playing like the original version. Of course, there are new features to make the game different and not boring for the player. The game will still have two major modes of play: PvE based on the storyline for players to gain experience, develop skills and power the character. And the other one is the real-time PvP multiplayer mode, which allows players around the world to meet and fight in an arena.
The familiar things from the Ragnarok Online series such as places, occupations, costumes, mounts, … will still remain the same as the original. Not only that, players can discover many new features in this mobile version of the system day and night, weather changing, special combat, and the real-time PvP mode of up to 20vs20 as well as many other new features. With the dungeon mode, the player is free to explore and conquer the challenges, and receive many attractive rewards after completing these challenges.
With the free trading system, players will be able to freely trade with other players in the game without any limits. Players can easily interact with each other, especially help each other accomplish the assigned tasks. The control system will naturally be changed to suit mobile devices, with a scroll button and character skill buttons placed at the corner of the screen like other mobile RPGs.
In terms of graphics, Ragnarok Online: Love At First Sight APK is optimized for the mobile platform, even better than the Ragnarok Online PC version. Still the 3D graphics but it was developed with the most modern imaging technology today, bringing the extremely vivid and sharp image. Overall, graphics are a plus point for Ragnarok Online: Love At First Sight.
Ragnarok Online Online: Love At First Sight APK retains the interesting elements of the traditional Ragnarok Online PC version with many new features added to make this mobile version unique. If you have ever loved the Ragnarok Online game, then you should not miss Ragnarok Online: Love At First Sight. The game has not been officially released yet, but you can try the game through the link below. ApkMazon will update the latest information about Ragnarok Online: Love At First Sight APK for you.

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The Fairies Nest - OOAK Cloth Dolls & Fiber Fantasies: Fall at Last?
But today is lovely and the trees are putting on their lovely fall attire.
I added some new dolls to the shop last week that run the gamut from tiny Waldorf pixies to larger more complex pieces so here's a peek!
These are just beautiful. I'm going to bed tonight dreaming of autumn-leaf-wings and stripey stockings! I love your work.
As always, you make the best dolls! I am biased, 'tis true, but nonetheless you just get better and betterer!


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Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora | Paspalum urvillei Steud.
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Michael Sacasas and Aaron Bady with the latest on the MOOC Collective.
The rhetorical function of “MOOC” is this bait and switch: MOOC is a fantasy of potential, a stand-in for what could be, whose possibility makes it unnecessary to produce evidence for its plausibility. This is also why Shirky doesn’t talk about the lightning that’s destroying the rotten tree. He doesn’t talk about what will replace “College” once MOOC’s have destroyed it, or defend the proposition that a world with MOOC’s instead of colleges is a good thing. He just talks about how terrible actually existing college is. The aftermath can take care of itself; the futurologist places his faith in it, but he does not subject it to all that much scrutiny.

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Rhine River boat s653luec-robs, length 35,75 m, width 7,20 m, with departure in Oestrich-Winkel, Rudesheim, Bingen and Oberwesel on the Rhine River.
round cruise boat ticket(s) for adults and children from 15 years offer no. RIF0906luec together with 2-course menu per person 84,50 EUR. There is a 19% added value tax included in the boat ticket price. Price change because of tax increase, diesel price increase, increase of the firework fee etc. possible until 4 months prior to the boat cruise date. If there is a price increase you have the right to cancel the boat tickets free of charge.
Embarkation in Winkel in the Rhinegau (town part of Oestrich-Winkel in the Rhinegau, right Rhine river side, about 8 km east of Rudesheim) from 4:45 p.m., departure 5:00 p.m. Boat trip to St. Goar along Rudesheim with the Niederwald monument, Bingen with castle Klopp, Nahe river mouth and Mauseturm (mouse tower), ruin Ehrenfels, Assmannshausen, castle Rheinstein, Trechtingshausen with castle Reichenstein, Niederheimbach with castle Heimburg, Lorch with ruin Nollig, Lorchhausen, Rheindiebach with ruin Furstenberg, Bacharach with castle Stahleck, Kaub with castle Gutenfels and water castle Pfalz in the Rhine river, Oberwesel with castle Schonburg, Lorelei rock to St. Goar with castle Rheinfels and St. Goarshausen with castle Katz (cat). The boats gather here to the firework display "Rhine river in flames / Rhine river aflame". Seating place below deck on a passenger boat. Sole entertainer with live music from 6:00 p.m. (restricted possibility to dance in the alleyway, width about 1,60 m). The firework displays can be seen from the open air deck or upper deck. Return in Winkel in the Rhinegau, about 1:00 a.m. No disembarkation possible in St. Goar and St. Goarshausen.
Departure in 65385 Rudesheim in the Rhinegau (right Rhine river side) 5:40 p.m. Boat trip to St. Goar along Bingen with castle Klopp, Nahe river mouth and Mauseturm (mouse tower), ruin Ehrenfels, Assmannshausen, castle Rheinstein, Trechtingshausen with castle Reichenstein, Niederheimbach with castle Heimburg, Lorch with ruin Nollig, Lorchhausen, Rheindiebach with ruin Furstenberg, Bacharach with castle Stahleck, Kaub with castle Gutenfels and water castle Pfalz in the Rhine river, Oberwesel with castle Schonburg, Lorelei rock to St. Goar with castle Rheinfels and St. Goarshausen with castle Katz (cat). The boats gather here to the firework display "Rhine river in flames / Rhine river aflame". Seating place below deck on a passenger boat. Sole entertainer with live music from 6:00 p.m. (restricted possibility to dance in the alleyway, width about 1,60 m). The firework displays can be seen from the open air deck or upper deck. Return in Rudesheim in the Rhinegau, about 12:25 a.m. No disembarkation possible in St. Goar and St. Goarshausen.
Departure in 55411 Bingen (left Rhine river side) 6:00 p.m. Boat trip to St. Goar along Nahe river mouth and Mauseturm (mouse tower), ruin Ehrenfels, Assmannshausen, castle Rheinstein, Trechtingshausen with castle Reichenstein, Niederheimbach with castle Heimburg, Lorch with ruin Nollig, Lorchhausen, Rheindiebach with ruin Furstenberg, Bacharach with castle Stahleck, Kaub with castle Gutenfels and water castle Pfalz in the Rhine river, Oberwesel with castle Schonburg, Lorelei rock to St. Goar with castle Rheinfels and St. Goarshausen with castle Katz (cat). The boats gather here to the firework display "Rhine river in flames / Rhine river aflame". Seating place below deck on a passenger boat. Sole entertainer with live music (restricted possibility to dance in the alleyway, width about 1,60 m). The firework displays can be seen from the open air deck or upper deck. Return in Bingen, about 12:10 a.m. No disembarkation possible in St. Goar and St. Goarshausen.
Departure in 55430 Oberwesel (left Rhine river side) 7:00 p.m. Boat trip to St. Goar along Lorelei rock to St. Goar with castle Rheinfels and St. Goarshausen with castle Katz (cat). The boats gather here to the firework display "Rhine river in flames / Rhine river aflame". Seating place below deck on a passenger boat. Sole entertainer with live music (restricted possibility to dance in the alleyway, width about 1,60 m). The firework displays can be seen from the open air deck or upper deck. Return in Oberwesel, about 10:30 p.m. No disembarkation possible in St. Goar and St. Goarshausen.
boat tickets for children from 10 to 14 years with own seating place offer no. RIF0906luec together with dinner per child 78,50 EUR.
boat tickets for children until 9 years with own seating place offer no. RIF0906luec together with dinner per child 75,50 EUR.


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2019 marks 25 years of Horrid Henry, and to celebrate this we’ve got a whole year of fiendish fun planned!
On the 21st March a BRAND NEW Horrid Henry book is coming out: Horrid Henry: Up, Up and Away. It’s the 25th Horrid Henry storybook to be published and contains the 100th story! There are going to be loads of fun events happening all over the country around the release of this hilarious new book, so head over to our Events page to find out when and where they are.
We don’t want to give too much away about Up, Up and Away but here’s a little taste of the fun that’s to come – Horrid Henry wreaks total havoc on an airplane, writes a HORRID history essay about the Tudors, sabotages the school play AND sneaks on to a forbidden rollercoaster.
As well as this brand new book, all the original storybooks are getting a new look too! The twenty-four books will be re-released throughout 2019 in groups of eight. The first group will be published on 21st March, alongside Up, Up and Away, the second group will be released on 13th June, and the last will be published on 8th August. So look out for these bright and bold new covers in bookshops, supermarkets and on Amazon!

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Julia Dimon takes a tapas tour though the bars of Madrid.
The joy of tapas is that it gives you the green light to sample a lot of different food and drink in a short period of time. Don’t like something? Just move on to the next thing. The beauty of tapas in Spain: if you don’t like the atmosphere of the bar you’re in, there are hundreds more places serving tapas right down the road. And if you love what you’re eating and drinking? You can always come back tomorrow. Salud!

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You can either make payment or send money through Internet using PayPal. It is a gateway for e-commerce payments across the world. It performs payments for auction sites, online suppliers and other corporate users for a small fee.
You can use PayPal to send money to bank accounts in India and across the world. You can also use other online services to transfer money to India.
There are five ways to transfer money to India.
Non-resident Indians (NRIs) can send money to India using PayPal. Create an Account on PayPal. Enter your credit card details and transfer the desired amount to PayPal. You can transfer money from PayPal account to any of your Indian bank accounts. If the amount is below Rs 7000, you need to pay Rs 50 as the transaction fee. You don’t have to pay any fee for the amounts exceeding Rs 7000.
You need to enter your Indian Bank account details such as 11-digit IFSC code of the respective bank and the bank account number. You can transfer money directly to any of the Indian banks including Canara Bank, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Bank of India, Standard Chartered Bank, Axis Bank, Citibank, HSBC Bank, Union Bank of India, HDFC Bank and ING VYSYA Bank. Reserve Bank of India maintains the 11-digit IFSC code.
Western Union is the US based financial service. It has more than 50,000 Agent locations across India such as more than 14000 branches of prominent banks and 8500 post offices. It offers fastest, reliable and easy way to send money. NRIs are sending money to their families located in India mostly through Western Union. Just simply call Western Union to transfer the money.
You need a computer with Internet facility to send money online to 30 nations across the world such as India through Xoom.com Website. The people in India receive the money in Indian currency (INR). You can use credit cards or PayPal for funds transfer.
The sending limit for this completely online service is set at US$5000. It delivers money either through DD at the recipient’s doorstep or to the bank account in India. It is very simple to send money online. Just add your account and the beneficiary account to transfer the money.
You can also transfer money to India through HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Citibank.


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With our wealth of experience as a premier business litigation service provider, there is no reason to shop for these services anywhere but at Medtech Briefs. We work closely with every Woodside customer to grow and learn as a company.
Medtech Briefs takes your experience with us very seriously. We are always looking for innovative ways to improve our services to make sure we are providing our clientele with nothing but the best. We are confident that our professionals can provide you with solutions and advice for your business litigation needs.
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I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Geordie the Musical back in 2015 when it was first performed at the Customs House in South Shields (read my review here). I absolutely adored it, combining a nice story along with many regional songs, some of which I already knew thanks to my Grandad and supporting Newcastle United. Others were new, so getting the chance to hear them again and see this just lovely show I jumped at the chance as soon as the tickets went on sale for the performances at the Tyne Theatre and Opera House, which also meant the first visit to that incredible venue which is celebrating 150 years!
The story all takes place within the Wheatsheaf pub with the owner still recovering and coming to terms with no longer being able to work down the mines, having regular customers who come in for a few pints after work and ending up in song about times gone by. Work still going on in the mines and the thriving ship yards. Oliver Heslop has been studying the dialect and that leads to John Thompson from Oxford University coming to the pub to further to studies.
It really does raise the questions about dialect and accents something which we have certainly lost a lot of and are losing it more and more as time goes by. Everything is becoming more condensed and it is such a shame as so many fantastic words are in the Geordie accent. I love how within the show we are educated to when a word was stemmed from, especially crack . . . Everyone thinking that is a very new word!
It doesn’t really seem like just over two years ago since I saw this show, but it was fantastic to see it again. Only one cast change from that time saw the addition of Dale Meeks stepping in as James the landlord of the Wheatsheaf. All of the performances are fantastic with some truly amazing vocals.
Hav Yer Seen Wor Jimmy?
The ending is pretty incredible with Blaydon Races and everyone in the audience joining in! I once again hope that this won’t be the end of this fantastic show and that it keeps coming back and popping up in different theatres around the North East. Once again a huge well done to the writers, The Customs House and the truly talented and incredible cast!
The Writers Awards: Top Entertainment and Movie Blogs of 2017!
That is so fantastic! I wish you could have seen this as well, I am sure you would have massively enjoyed it!
Just a head’s up on Joe Wilson Night , the second performance ( the first November 29, 2016) on his birthday, November 29 2017, at the Irish Centre nr Stowell Street. The first production was so well received, it will be an annual event, produced by Ed Waugh, playwright extraordinaire. I was privileged to be there, could hardly believe I was there to honour my Great Grandfather Joe, it was a brilliant production! Many of the actors/singers above listed in my first comment on Geordie Musical took part in the Night, will take part this November. Wish I had a magic carpet to fly to Newcastle for this awesome Night! Tickets going fast, I’m told.


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Should We Have 18-Year-Old Truck Drivers?
I grew up in rural Pennsylvania. Nothing but farm land in all directions. My town had one traffic light, and it was a blinking light. So, pretty sedate.
One afternoon while driving home from school, I stopped at the light, looked both ways, and made a right turn onto the quiet road that would take me home. Seconds later I slammed, nose first, into a ditch at the side of the road.
Driving conditions were perfect. I wasn’t speeding. The road was straight as a board. And this is long before cell phones or satellite radio could distract me.
So why did I slam my perfectly good car into a ditch?
My mind temporarily went on vacation and, in that instant, I paid for it – literally and figuratively.
Right now, Congress is considering legislation to create a pilot program that would study lowering the commercial driver’s license age for tractor trailers to 18. As a logistics industry veteran, I understand the commercial pressure and capacity challenges created by the driver shortage, which is predicted to get only worse as older drivers retire. But we need to explore other options before making our roadways less safe and allowing 18-year-old truck drivers.
We need more drivers, but at what cost?
The American Trucking Association (ATA) is backing this legislation. Few organizations are bigger advocates for truck safety than ATA, but on this issue I think they’re wrong.
On an average day in the USA, large trucks are involved in nearly 10 fatal crashes.
The death toll rose every year from 2009 through 2013, the most recent year for which data are available.
In the majority of fatal accidents involving big rigs, occupants of the smaller vehicle died.
The fatal crash rate for 18- to 20-year-old drivers is more than double the rate for drivers 21 and older (No wonder two of the nation’s largest rental car companies, Enterprise and Hertz, generally do not rent to anyone younger than 21).
Research by The Insurance Institute, a non-profit safety advocacy group, says that young drivers overestimate their skills, underestimate risk on the road, are more likely to speed and engage in other risky habits, and are less likely to know how to respond correctly to hazards.
Yep, get it. That makes no sense. Furthermore, the business arguments for putting more 18-year-old truck drivers on the road are absolutely compelling.
It’s just hard for me, and I think many others, not to assess this issue in very personal terms. I worry about putting my kids’ lives, and other innocent lives, at risk. The evidence, and common sense, suggest that our roadways will be less safe with more 18-year-olds driving 80,000 pound vehicles at 70 miles an hour trying to hit their next delivery window.


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Have you ever thought you had forgiven someone for a past hurt only to have it rear it’s ugly head again? I have. During my college years I had a close friend break a confidence in public. Well I hung onto that hurt too long and all it did was rob my peace. It was my pride that got in the way until He convicted me and I finally let go and forgave. The enemy would like us to be in a constant role of worry, anger, self doubt, and frustration. Sometimes it takes a lot of sorting, lots of prayers, and time, but God forgives us when we confess with sincere hearts. Take it to Him in prayer and have a load lifted from your shoulders.
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The Volquartsen Summit bolt action .22 LR is based on a concept originally developed by Primary Weapons Systems. The Volquartsen Summit represents the combination of their innovative design and 40+ years of our own rimfire experience.
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If you have a tiny tot that loves to play, head over to Mini Works.
or some coloring fun with arts and crafts.
Play membership now available at Mini Works and Wizz Works.
AED 99 for unlimited fun for 100 days of active play.
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CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — Hundreds of mourners are saying goodbye to three Girl Scouts and a mother who were struck and killed while collecting trash along a rural highway in northwestern Wisconsin.
At Chippewa Valley Bible Church Thursday, mourners filed past tables with children's drawings and easels filled with photos of Haylee Hickle and Sara Jo Schneider . Ten-year-old Haylee and her mother are being buried together in one casket. Girls Scouts, teachers, first responders at Saturday's crash, close friends and even strangers came to pay their respects, the Star Tribune reported.
"It's not really fair," said 16-year-old Jorie Reitan, whose mother baby-sat Haylee and her brother, Jasper. "They don't get the chance to do the things that they wanted to grow up to do."
The sounds of "Amazing Grace" faded as Rev. Jim Woldhuis began the service for Schneider, 32, and her daughter. He talked about the unfathomable loss.
"No hugs. No flowers or acts of kindness . will fully erase your pain," he said. "Your world has been crushed. Your joy stolen. Your sense of peace destroyed. My heart and our collective hearts break with you."
Thursday evening, across town, mourners waited patiently in the chilly November air to enter Our Saviour's Lutheran Church for a service for 10-year-old Autumn Helgeson. The Rev. Jeanne Warner said lives are forever changed with the loss of the four.
"Their presence will be missed. But in time, the pain will become less acute," Warner said.
Another difficult day lies ahead Friday for the small community 90 miles (145 kilometers) east of Minneapolis, when a funeral service will be held for nine-year-old Jayna Kelly.
The lives of the fourth-grade girls and one parent were lost Saturday morning. Members of the Girl Scout Troop 3055 and their chaperones were walking along County Road P near the Hwy. 29 overpass in Lake Hallie, collecting litter as part of a community service project, when a black pickup truck veered off the highway and struck them.
Vehicular homicide charges have been filed against 21-year-old Colten Treu .
According to a criminal complaint, Treu, of Chippewa Falls, and his passenger had been inhaling a computer keyboard cleaner to get high shortly before the truck struck the Scouts and Schneider. Treu is facing 11 criminal counts, including homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and hit and run. He is being held in the Chippewa County jail on $250,000 bail.
A fourth Girl Scout who was hit, 10-year-old Madalyn Zwiefelhofer, remains hospitalized at Mayo Clinic in Rochester after suffering an aortic rupture and injuries to her spleen, kidney and brain.


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If I say there exists a technique by which your child’s immunity, appetite, grasping power can increase within thirty days, wouldn’t you call it magic? Well, Suvarna Prashan Sanskar is no magic!This ancient Ayurvedic science to boost child’s immunity.
Also known as ayurvedic immunization, it is one of the 16 essential rituals (Sanskars) described in Ayurveda for children. In this article, I am going to illustrate all about Suvarna Prashan Sanskar from what it is, how it’s done to its benefits and side effects.
What Is Suvarna Prashan Sanskar ?
When To Give Suvarnaprashan Sanskar?
Suvarnaprashan is an Ayurvedic technique which is meant for overall mental and physical development of a child. I also like calling it as ayurvedic vaccination because it prevents diseases by building immunity against bacteria and viruses.
However, Suvarnaprashan does not affect any individual disease like a modern vaccine, but it improves the overall immunity of children. Suvarnaprashan as the name suggests is comprised of Swarna or ‘gold‘. It is a process in which Swarna bhasma (gold ash) with some other ingredients is taken in semi-liquid form and given to a child through the oral route.
The history of Suvarna Prashan Sanskar goes back into ancient times where a newborn baby was made to lick honey from a gold stick.
There are also some other popular names like Swarnaprashana, Suvarnaprashana, Swarnamritha Prashana and Swarna Bindu Prashana.
This Sanskrit paragraph when translated into Hindi means, Suvarna prashan improves digestive fire, intelligence, and physical power. It provides a long, healthy, holy and saintly life. It gives rejuvenating effects and tones up the skin.
Also, improves immunity greatly by preventing the child from viral and bacterial infections. 6 months regular usage of suvarnaprashan helps a child get his best immunity to defeat diseases, also improves memory and intelligence to a great extent.
Remember how we hear stories about kings eating in gold utensils, well there are reasons attached to it other than gold is expensive. Gold is scientifically known to improve immunity when absorbed in the body. That is why Hindu culture suggests wearing gold, eating gold utensils and even donating gold.
Other ingredients are in less amount like Vacha, Shankh Pushpi, Brahmi, and Ashwagandha. Also, they were not included in the ancient Suvarna Prashan Sanskar.
So this implies suvarna prashan is nothing but calcinated gold particles used with medicated or ayurvedic ghee and honey in ‘unequal’ amounts, where gold is the most important and major component. Unequal amounts of honey and ghee are vital. Mixing equal amounts violates the principles of Ayurveda and hence should be taken care of.
The exact age of when Suvarna Prashan Sanskar should be taken is not mentioned in ayurvedic texts, but it is a well-known fact that human brain grows rapidly from 0-16 years of age and 90% development takes place up-to the age of 5.
Also, the capability of building resistance against various diseases and infections is highest during childhood, so the use of Suvarna Prashan Sanskarn is recommended during this period.
Saying that after the age of 16 suvarnaprashan will not work is untrue, but its effect will not be very prominent, though it helps in maintaining overall health in all ages especially if taken with chawanprash in older ages can be helpful in improving immunity. So is best to use suvarnaprashan between the ages of 0-16.
The exact dosage of Suvarna Prashan is not mentioned in Kashyapa Samhita, so it has to be calculated according to the age of the child. Also if you are preparing it yourself, the quanitity of ingredients will depend on the age of a child.
The main component to keep in mind is Swarna bhasma which should vary from 1-15mg per dose for infants and 15-30mg per dose for grown-ups. So the number of Swarna prashan given can be calculated on this basis.
Some ayurvedic doctors calculate dosage according to body weight, i.e., 0.25mg-0.5mg per kg body, but in any case, the dosage should not exceed 30mg even if the child is overweight.
Now either suvarnaprashan can be bought readymade or can be prepared on your own.
If you are buying, there are a few things to keep in mind, ask the seller the amount of Swarna bhasm present in a single does, that should match the above-given directions, if not then it may not be very effective.
Generally, from birth to 1 year, two drops are recommended, and 1-16 years four drops are recommended.
The amount of ghee and honey can be varied but should remain in the ratio of 1:2. Also, an infant’s digestive system is not very efficient for digesting ghee and honey properly so their amount should be kept minimal.
However, in almost all cases there is no trouble indigestion. Ghee can be either cow’s ghee or medicated ayurvedic ghee; both have their benefits.
In ancient time’s suvarnaprashan was made rubbing pure gold in the water on a grinding stone facing east direction, then mixing gold ash with honey and cow’s ghee.
Nowadays some other components are mixed and also the process of making Swarna bhasm has changed which has better safety and efficacy. It reduces the possible unwanted effects.
Suvarna Prashan can be given either on a daily basis for a minimum of 1 month to a maximum of 3-6 months or a monthly basis for a minimum of 30 months to a maximum of 90 months.
If not 90 months you could also complete 60 days on a daily basis and then continue on a monthly basis for 30 months after a one-month break.
Though even a single optimum dosage of Suvarna Prashan can be effective to prevent common infections but to use it for 30 days regularly is helpful for maximum benefits. According to Kashyapa Samhita, if the dosage is continued for six months the child becomes capable of learning very quickly and remembering whatever he hears.
The best time to give Suvarna Prashan to a child is early morning and early morning in Hindu traditions means before sunrise, i.e., approx. 4-5 am. Also, note that it is to be taken in empty stomach.
Follow this if you are using Suvarna Prashan on a daily basis. If you are using it on a monthly basis, then Suvarna Prashan should be given on an auspicious day called pushya nakshatra, given on this day it bestows abundant benefits. This day comes after every 27 days and is of great importance.
Suvarnaprashan targets almost every vital system in the body. It improves physical as well as mental growth.
It is known to improve the immune system to a great extent; it helps the child to achieve his best immunity and fight against all general diseases. The immune system protects the child from viral and bacterial infections.
It protects the child from different kinds of allergies. Overall helps the child from falling ill very often by increasing non-specific immunity.
Suvarnaprashan targets the nervous system and hence is known to improve memory. It is said that the child who has completed the course of suvarnaprashan can remember what he hears. It also improves reasoning power and analyzing capability.
It improves skin texture, makes it glowing and healthy. Prevents skin diseases.
Suvarnaprashan is also known to help special children with autism, attention deficit, learning difficulties, hyper active, etc.
The reason that suvarnaprashan is capable of doing all this lies in science. It is scientifically proven that gold ash or Swarna bhasm is known to have anti-oxidant, anti-depressant and anti-cancer properties.
Tests have been conducted on normal babies and have shown excellent results. Hence suvarnaprashan is of great value.
It is hard to imagine that so much good comes without side-effects, but yes, results show that suvarnaprashan are likely safe for most children. If taken the recommended dosage, no side effects have been reported.
So overall, Suvarna Prashan Sanskar is an ancient health tonic for children, it nurtures a child and helps build a stronger human being. The power of gold helps to produce a golden future without any side effects, so it’s worth a try.
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While health plans across the country are preparing for the Oct. 1 open-enrollment launch of publicly funded health insurance exchanges, a separate movement toward private exchanges is taking place that raises some questions about where PBMs ideally fit into these arrangements and how they will profit from them. Walgreen Co. on Sept. 18 joined a growing list of large employers that have opted to move a portion of their insured employees into private exchanges, through which insurers offer a range of health plan options that employees can select.
And while private exchanges have been gaining traction in the last couple of years, the role of pharmacy still appears to be evolving, with some PBMs pursuing carve-out options and others seeking to operate as partners to the health plan participants. A private exchange allows employers to offer more benefit design choices to employees and in some cases set a defined contribution toward coverage. If workers select a more expensive health plan, they pay the difference in premiums. Some private exchanges make available benefit designs from several different insurers. Other private exchanges are operated by a single carrier and only stock that carrier’s plans. Depending on the exchange model, the health plans may be fully insured or self-funded.
“I think we’re seeing a lot of experimentation going on, and I think the PBMs are in a bit of a standoff mode directly with the exchanges because they don’t know quite how to deal with it other than through whatever insurance company is offering that solution out to the exchanges,” observes Brian Bullock, R.Ph., founder and CEO of The Burchfield Group, Inc. “So I think we may see some changes in that landscape over the coming year or two, but my assessment is, because of the way the private exchanges are being assembled, it’s a challenge for the PBMs to figure out where they fit other than through their partner, the insurance company.” Where the PBMs are most likely to participate as traditional carve-out pharmacy benefit providers, he adds, are in situations where the exchange is offering a self-insured solution.
When asked by DBN whether Walgreens would offer a carve-out option administered by its current PBM, Catamaran Corp., Walgreens spokesperson Michael Polzin responded, “I can’t get into many specifics of our arrangement, except to say that we have been able to set up a solution through each of the insurance carriers that allows us to retain the pharmacy benefit design we have today. But I won’t be able to address questions about specific players.” An Aon Hewitt spokesperson says pharmacy benefits are generally provided as a carve-in through the participating health plans in its Corporate Health Exchange.
Catamaran became the default PBM provider for Walgreens when it purchased Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc., which had acquired the Walgreens Health Initiatives PBM business in 2011. Catamaran declined to comment for this story.
Analysts took the news to mean that Catamaran would no longer be providing pharmacy benefits for Walgreens’ covered employees as of Jan. 1, 2014. In an ISI Group LLC research note issued immediately following the Walgreens announcement, Managing Director Michael Cherny observed that while the loss is an “incremental negative” for Catamaran, it presents a minimal financial impact on the PBM. “Given the company’s increased size following the merger with Catalyst, recent business wins, the long-term Cigna agreement, and the Restat deal, the overall impact should be fairly well mitigated,” he assured investors.
Meanwhile, a BMO Capital Markets research note cited by Investor’s Business Daily pointed out that although Catamaran would lose about 2 million annual prescriptions due to the changeover, those scripts represent a small portion of its overall business and do not raise concerns about profitability.
Reprinted from DRUG BENEFIT NEWS, biweekly news and proven cost management strategies for health plans, PBMs, pharma companies and employers.


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The Peter O’Sullevan Arena for the Welfare of the Horse is a 70 x 35m outdoor arena in the grounds of the National Heritage Centre at Palace House Newmarket. The surface is Andrews Bowen GB mix, a fully wax coated surface most suitableto jumping and dressage disciplines but can easily be prepared for all arena disciplines. in September 2017 it was awarded British Showjumping Approved Venue status. The PeterO’Sullevan Arena can be hired out for lessons, clinics or for general hire throughout the year at a cost of £20 per hour for the first hour and £15 thereafter. Fully boarded dressage arena with letters of either 20 x 60 m or 20 x 40 m can be hired for £15 plus arena hourly hire charge, and Show jumps can be leased for £10 per hour (cost includes any breakage during use).
We are very lucky to be associated with the Peter O’Sullevan Charitable Trust, who generously funded this first class equine facility in the heart of Newmarket. Sir Peter O’Sullevan CBE, who died in July 2015 at the age of 97, was much more than a fabled racing commentator. He was a journalist of high repute, a connoisseur of sporting art, and a racehorse owner who won big races with Attivo (including the 1974 Triumph Hurdle) and the great sprinter Be Friendly. Throughout his life he remained committed to the cause not only of equine welfare, but of animal welfare in general. On his retirement from commentating in 1997 he founded the Peter O’Sullevan Charitable Trust, which to date has raised more than £4 million in support of various charitable enterprises. The support of his trust for this arena is the perfect way to perpetuate his name in Newmarket – the Home of Horseracing.
The Peter O’Sullevan Arena is used every day at 11.30am and 2.30pm to demonstrate the work of the Retraining of Racehorses Charity – where visitors can watch the processes involved in converting former racehorses into a new career outside of racing. If you are hiring the arena, or taking part in a clinic please be aware that during the public demonstrations visitors will be onsite to watch.
Successful clinics are currently being held by Retraining of Racehorses East Region including top coaches; Louise Robson (Dressage) and Mia Palles-Clark (Showjumping). Other instructors for open clinics (non-RoR) include Ruth Hurst (Dressage), Grant Newstead (Combined Training). There have also been some Pony Club Arena Polo schooling. Keep an eye on our What’s On page to keep up to date about special arena events and additional clinics.
If you would like to book the Peter O’Sullevan Arena please contact Sue Molloy.


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More than one Web site and a whole bunch of forum posts are now claiming that Fujifilm/Panasonic's just-previewed organic sensor is twice as good as the D800 sensor. The basis of that claim is to take measured DxO numbers for dynamic range that are post efficiency, post shot noise, post dark current noise, and post read noise and compare them with numbers that are theoretical engineering dynamic range pre shot. They also don't seem to understand that voltage-based dB works out to 6.02 to a photographic stop, so their math is not only comparing apples with oranges, but the math itself is wrong.
The theoretical number for the new organic sensor is 88dB. Sounds great, doesn't it? That would imply 14.6 stops of dynamic range.
But I guess those other sites didn't look to see what other sensor companies report their theoretical dB numbers as. I'll give you one for comparison: the Aptina AR1011HS sensor, which is a 10mp 1" sensor that's mostly the same as the sensor used in the original Nikon 1 cameras (missing the AF component): 84dB, or 13.9+ stops. Don't believe me? Click here, look in the right column.
I've used Aptina for a couple of reasons. First, they're one of the few sensor makers whose stated specifications are available to anyone on the Web (Sony keeps theirs mostly private these days). Second, I wanted a sensor that was in a camera that everyone could agree doesn't perform as well as the one in a Nikon D800.


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Yes, it is indeed a peacock that not only talks but rhymes too.
And well, embraces unconventional wisdom.
being unconventional has become convention.
But we believe that a wine is not made to order nor are our vines twisted to suit trends.
If the grapes feel at home in the land, they will tell the story that the land has written.
You could say that we embrace unconventional wisdom.


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DRT Show is not allowed for sharing booth!
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Welcome to the all new Quality Entertainment and Movies site!
Basically anything related to Quality Entertainment!
Thanks and let us know if you have any feedback or information you would like to see us cover.


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Fujitsu Microelectronics MB3883 Series Datasheets. MB3883, MB3883PFV, MB3883PV Datasheet.
MB3883 series datasheets. Manufacturer: Fujitsu Microelectronics.


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Unlike the protagonists of other games, Manhunt’s James Earl Cash was not out to save the world. A sinister character named Starkweather helped him escape from death row so that he could commit murder in the fictional Carcer city, murders that Starkweather wanted to capture on film… And with a premise like that, it is clear that Manhunt was certainly one of Rockstar’s most controversial games, as it basically involved killing for its own sake.
Rockstar’s game was even linked to a murder in the United Kingdom. Stefan Pakeerah, a 14 year old, was murdered by his teenage friend Warren Leblanc in Leicestershire, England. It seems Leblanc had been an avid player of Manhunt, and this led to the game being removed from the shelves of retailers Game and Dixons for a while. The family of the murdered teen even hired infamous anti-video game lawyer Jack Thompson with the goal of suing Rockstar, but later common sense prevailed and the video game connection in the case was dismissed.


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Thank you, Howard Albert Conner.
Memorial Day is to honor those who have died in war. I’m lucky that many of my ancestors seem to have either missed serving or survived. But in the past couple of years I have learned about my grandfather’s cousin, Howard Albert Conner, who died in World War II in a plane crash in Panama.
Howard was born on August 23, 1918 in Huron County, South Dakota, just six months younger than my grandfather. While he was in high school in Huron, South Dakota, he worked at the theater and in the shoe store.
It is my goal in this post to make sure that even though Howard has no descendents of his own to remember him, he has many of us, both in and out of the Conner family, who remember and thank him. He was and always will be important.
Howard Albert Conner was born August 23, 1918 in Huron, South Dakota. Howard was the third child of Albert and Mary Jane Conner. Howard had two sisters, Mrs. Marvin R. Murphy and Mrs. Loran R. Blackford. Howard grew up in Huron, South Dakota, attending Huron High School, graduating in 1937. While he was in school, he worked at the Huron theatre and as a clerk at Tunnell’s Shoe Store for one year.
He entered the Army in February 1941 taking his training at Fort Snelling, Minnesota and transferred to Fort Lewis, Washington and in August 1942 to Camp Gerber, Oklahoma. He served with a tank destroyer battalion until January 1943 when he transferred to the Army Air Force. On November 3, 1943, he graduated at Aloe Army Air Field, Victoria, Texas receiving a commission as a second lieutenant. From there he went to Panama where he completed a transitional course at Sixth Air Force Fighter Command School. He was assigned to a fighter squadron in the Caribbean area.
This entry was respectfully submitted by Brandi Levtzow, 9th Grade, Redfield High School, Redfield, South Dakota, May 17, 2002. Among the sources of information for this entry were an application for a SD veteran’s bonus payment and newspaper clippings.
Back when I was nine, we lived in the middle of nowhere. I had only my classmates and my little brother for friends. My class consisted of twelve students, grades 2 through 8. Only one other student my grade and he was a boy. My little brother had a triple-whammy of a friend strike in that he was not only a boy, but younger. And my brother. So the characters in my books became my friends.
Nancy Drew was my first book friend. Although she was older, richer and ran in a difference crowd than I did, I came to adore Nancy, Bess and George. Although George once caused a family argument. After my second or third Nancy Drew book, I realized that I had no idea how to pronounce G-E-O-R-G-E. I asked and an argument started when they didn’t believe me that George was a girl. It was my first taste of not being believed, even though I was so sure.
I was with Nancy on all her adventures. I read as often as possible. Sometimes even more often than possible. My parents would tell me to stop reading and go outside to play. I’d go, but sneak my book with me. I got tired of the wasted time biking somewhere so I rigged a book holder to my handlebars. Then I could read while biking our dirt roads. Our house had no electricity and thus a flashlight was brought to bed each night. My parents would wonder why my batteries died faster than my brother’s. It was because I often was up into the wee hours reading under the covers… only to rise early to get through the next chapter.
In school, my book reports were all Nancy Drew books. We made a book as a school project and I made mine Nancy Drew related. The public library was two hours away and we visited only twice a month. I would check out the maximum number of books (five) and they’d all be Nancy Drew. One trip, I stayed home and gave my parents strict instructions to get five Nancy Drew books and a chart of which ones I had not yet read. They came home with one Nancy Drew book and The Yearling, requesting that I broaden my reading knowledge. I still can’t even talk about that dreadful day and I still have not read The Yearling, nor can I speak its title without making a face.
Once I went through the whole Nancy Drew series, I ventured to another section of the library series shelves and noticed books that looked like Nancy Drew. Cherry Ames. Cherry was a nurse. In every book, she was a different kind of nurse. Student Nurse, Army Nurse, Cruise Nurse. I of course read two and then wanted to be a nurse. My freshman year of high school I even was in a club for future medical professionals. That’s when I found out nurses give shots and clean up poop. And that was the end of my Cherry Ames nursing career. The Cherry Ames books were hard to find, though, so I read only four or five of the series.
For my eleventh birthday, I received a $20 check from my grandfather. Mom took me to K-Mart in Milpitas, California to pick something out and I chose the first four Trixie Belden books. I remember Mom questioning me. “Are you sure you want books? Not toys or a game or clothes? Books? Really?” and I really did. I read those first four books, Secret of the Mansion, Red Trailer Mystery, Gatehouse Mystery and Mysterious Visitor, over and over again.
Trixie and Honey and Jim and Brian and Mart and Bobby and all the others traveled with me on the move to Minnesota. And the move back a few months later. I had only four books, but I made good use of them, over and over again. Our libraries didn’t have Trixie Belden books, so after moving back to California, I started earning money babysitting. I’d take that money to Stacey’s bookstore at Stanford Shopping Center and spend it collecting the series. I even re-purchased Secret of the Mansion, as I’d loaned it out never to be seen again.
Every bit of the Trixie Belden series is imbedded in my mind. I can close my eyes right now, over 30 years later, and picture Trixie’s home, Honey’s mansion, and the trailer they had a number of adventures in. I can picture Nancy Drew’s house, her father’s briefcase, her car. I can close my eyes and see Lex admiring Cherry’s nurse uniform and the hopeful faces of her injured and sick patients watching her approach.
The feeling I get though when I close my eyes and imagine the time I spent with all these friends makes me glow. Real friends are great. But real friends who you can share books with? Priceless.
P.S. Earlier this year, I got tired of my ten-year-old daughter only reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. I assigned her the first Trixie book, Secret of the Mansion, to read for school. Now she can’t say Trixie Belden without making a face and I do believe that she will never pick another up again. Or any of my other suggestions. Sorry about The Yearling, Mom. Now I know how you felt.
I had a Lunch 'n' Learn awhile back with my local genealogical society (Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society) and we talked about many different social media avenues online. As I spoke, I thought about those that I use and realized that I have a huge advantage in that I do not need to use all of them. I am not in this genealogy “thing” as a business. So I can pick and choose. Try and delete.
Facebook I use for family and friends. I have a few genealogists on my list that I like to read. And a few genealogists that have crossed into friends and I’d keep them even if genealogy died. Twitter was once fun, but I find it difficult to keep on top of. So many posts are made that even if you are offline while at work, you miss so much that you feel like you are lost in the dark.


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I am interested in converting a 1990 Chevy Scottsdale Suburban to electric.
What type of electric motor or motors or in wheel motors would I want to use?
Would an A/C motor or a DC motor be better for the following: I would like to be able to climb mountain roads. Would like to reach speeds of 80 mph; wouldn't really have a use for anything over 120 mph. Would like to be able to tow as well.
If you could get me pointed in the right direction I would appreciate it.
Can I just apologize for starting off with being discouraging? A 1990 Suburban is not the project I would choose for my first conversion. Too old, too heavy, too...automatic, usually.
That said? If this is your joy, then it seems like the most reasonable way to tackle it might be to get a Tesla Model S drive unit. They sell these at EV West for about 12k, and it includes the whole enchilada. This is a 3 phase AC induction motor, which is pretty common in electric cars and has a lot of torque for hill climbing and towing.
It sounds like you don't want to keep the transmission? (Which makes sense, if it's automatic.) All the more reason to use the Tesla drive unit. In-wheel motors are not available (yet) for sale to the public, as far as I know.
Did you know you can get an entire used Nissan LEAF, battery pack and motor and all, for the price of that drive unit alone? For my money, I think that is what I'd choose.
Hope this helps. Best of luck with your project!

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Magic Seniors moved to 1-17 in the NBL Division One Men after a challenging loss at home against Essex Leopards on Saturday evening.
Magic were led by Jonathan Barnes (15 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and 2 blocks), with support from Ryan Lewis (12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists), Richard Bell (11 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and a block), Andre Gayle (11 points and 2 assists), Luke Gordos (6 points, 2 rebounds and an assist), Loick Pouale (4 points, 2 rebounds and an assist) Ty Jordan (2 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists) and Malachi Boakye-Yaiodom (2 points, 4 rebounds, an assist and 2 steals).
Up next for the Magic was an away game against Nottingham Hoods on Saturday 16th February at 6:30pm.
Mystics WBBL moved to 1-1 in the WBBL Trophy North 2 group after a closely-fought win at home against Nottingham Wildcats on Saturday evening.
Mystics were led by Evelyn Ovner (22 points, 14 rebounds, an assist, 2 steals and a block), with support from Georgia Jones (21 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals), Julie Page (13 points, a rebound, 5 assists, a steal and a block), Natalie Chaloner (11 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists), Rachel James (10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal), Sam Roscoe (8 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists) and Rheanne Bailey (8 points, a rebound, 4 assists and a block).
Up next for the Mystics is a home game against Sheffield Hatters in the Trophy on Saturday 16th February at 4:00pm at the changed venue of the Manchester Basketball Centre.
Trafford U18 moved 3-9 to in the Premier North after a resounding win at home against Newcastle Eagles on Saturday afternoon.
Up next for the Trafford U18 is an away game against QE York Knights on Sunday 17th February at 11:00am.
Trafford U16 moved to 9-7 in the Premier North after a comfortable win on the road against City of Leeds on Saturday afternoon.
Up next for the Trafford U16 is a home game against Newcastle Eagles on Saturday 16th February at 1:00pm.
Mystics U16 moved to 12-2 in the Premier North after a convincing win at home against Nottingham Wildcats on Saturday afternoon.
Up next for the Mystics U16 is a home game against Oaklands Wolves on Saturday 16th February at 1:00pm.
Mystics 2 U16 moved to 6-6 in the North League after a narrow loss at home against Sheffield Hatters 2 on Saturday afternoon.
Up next for the Mystics 2 U16 is an away game against Lancashire Spinners on Sunday 3rd March at 3:00pm.
Magic U18 moved to 10-2 in the Premier North after a dominant win on the road against City of Edinburgh on Sunday afternoon.
Up next for the Magic U18 is a home game against City of Leeds on Sunday 17th February at 12:30pm.
Magic U16 moved to 13-0 in the Premier North after an emphatic win on the road against City of Edinburgh on Sunday afternoon.
Up next for the Magic U16 is an away game against City of Birmingham Rockets on Saturday 16th February at 2:20pm.
Magic U14 moved to 12-1 in the Premier North after a forceful win at home against City of Leeds on Sunday afternoon.
Up next for the Magic U14 is an away game against in-city rivals Manchester Giants on Sunday 17th February at 4:00pm.
Magic 2 U14 moved to 6-6 in the North West 1 League after a compelling win at home against Lancashire Spinners Bury on Sunday afternoon.
Up next for the Magic 2 U14 is a home game against Cheshire Wire Green on Sunday 17th February at 3:00pm.
Magic 3 U14 moved to 7-10 in the North West 2 League after a difficult loss on the road against West Lancs Warriors on Sunday afternoon.
Up next for the Magic 3 U14 is a home game against Oldham Eagles Red on Saturday 16th February at 3:30pm.
Mystics U14 moved to 12-0 in the North League after a thumping win on the road against Lancashire Spinners on Sunday afternoon.
Up next for the Mystics U14 is an away game against Tameside Royals White on Sunday 17th February at 1:00pm.
Mystics 2 U14 moved 11-1 in the North League after a majestic win at home against Mersey Mavericks on Sunday afternoon.
Up next for the Mystics 2 U14 is an away game against Lancashire Spinners on Sunday 3rd March at 1:00pm.


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Ate here while on a business trip this past December. The food was great, the service was great, and I would reccommend it to anyone.
The barbecue spaghetti was heavenly!!!!!!!!!!! Ate until I was sick, then ate some more! SSSSSOOOOOOOOOO GOOD! I'm back in Wisconsin now and am craving it like crazy!!!!!!!!
We ate here a few years ago while on a baseball road trip. Proof that your best bet is to ask the locals to recommend a good place to eat--this place was hands down the best place I have ever eaten. I have been wanting to do another road trip--forget the Cardinals, I'll drive just to eat here!!