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Writer and singer Alice Night is launching her debut poetry collection MOLTEN across the East Coast of Australia. The poetry of Molten is an ancient call in modern voice, asking that we collectively rise to meet some of the hardest and most delicate questions of our time.
This evening will feature spoken word and musical performances by Alice Night and a discussion with the audience post performance.


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I don't see this plugin in Kunena installation anymore. Has it been discontinued here either? Which plugin should be used now and where can we get it from?
Could Kunena team fix one of both because we really need it?
That is the plugin we are talking about which has broken links.
I got it working by adding the "old" functions from previous working plugin to the new version. I also tested it by adding a new post to check whether attachments will be shown in activity stream (new feature of JomSocial's plugin) and it works.
File is attached. Just replace it.
Last edit: 3 years 5 months ago by Gee.
Confirmed works on 2 different sites, thanks for the patch G!
Gee wrote: That is the plugin we are talking about which has broken links.
Glad I could help. Got the same problem and two important components must work together.
I have the attached file now downloading, but do not know where I need to put. Can you help me with that?
I have no "mykunenaposts" folder into the Plugins folder of community. See attachement.
Well flex, there's your problem! And FYI this plugin is developed by Jomsocial so either you didn't install it or something else is going on. Are you certain you have already installed MyKuneNa plugin?

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Nicks is a popular gaming YouTuber from the Florida, United States. He has an estimated net worth of $900,000. He got famous due to his Call Of Duty highlight videos which had a comedic effect. He currently mostly uploads Fortnite gaming videos highlights from his gaming sessions. New videos are uploaded multiple times a week. Some of his most popular videos have garnered over 5 million views within a short time. Apart from YouTube, Nicks also livestreams content on Twitch where he has over 120,000 followers. He also became the leading director for the Red Reserve Cal Of Duty eSports team.
How Much Money Does Nicks Earn On YouTube?
The channel has over 3 million subscribers as of 2019 and has accumulated over 450 million views so far. It is able to get an average of 900,000 views per day from different sources. This should generate an estimated revenue of $3,600 per day ($1.3 million a year) from the ads that appear on the videos.
Nicks makes extra income through streaming on Twitch and brand deals.

industry_corpus2: Gaming


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That means that i can't connect to my database. I havent made any changes on the database or change any of my files.
Probably not, based on the almost complete lack of details.
Is it "All your code?" That is, did you write it all and host it yourself? I have to ask that since every example I read such as http://plnkr.co/edit/OyGY7VVNSSAjdstr54wG?p=preview finds scripts loading from the web.
So how do you check if those sources didn't change?
No, i dont use any files from the web. I use local files.
Is it because of dublicate entries?
Could it be a .access thing?
Header add Access-Control-Allow-Headers "origin, x-requested-with, content-type"
Header add Access-Control-Allow-Methods "PUT, GET, POST, DELETE, OPTIONS"
One of the Windows OS complaints is that updates can reset settings and break installed apps. You've found that you can't connect to your server so that's what you work next. I don't admin your setup so you are the expert at this point with you going over your setup and settings.
But other projects i use on localhost work just fine. Only my Ionic project with authservice doesnt work. WHt should i check first?
That XAMPP, I don't recall that it built in Auth service like https://auth0.com/ I'd ask instead how to test your auth service.
Anyone knows what that means?
Where should i start to look to solve this data is null issue?
Ionic 3 and Angular 4: Compatible framework for Ios and Andorid?


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My first month in AmericaMy very first month in America was very hard. I was lost, confused, and scared. Anna, begunec iz Burme, writes about her first month in America.
Making American Friends: My experience integrating in the American societyMaking American friends. This story is a real one and shows what is like meeting people from different cultures.
The struggles refugees and immigrants face everydayWilson Kubwayo, a refugee, shares some of the greatest challenges he sees for newcomers. Learn the struggles refugees and immigrants face everyday.

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The Unitarian Universalist Society: East (UUS:E) Sanctuary Team has been publishing a series of inserts in UUS:E’s Sunday morning orders of service. Those inserts appear below.
Visit the Why Offer Sanctuary? page for additional information.
If the members of the Unitarian Universalist Society: East decide to offer sanctuary to an undocumented individual or family seeking to avoid deportation, we will be following the example of the Unitarian Universalist Association, which became the first national denomination to join the New Sanctuary movement in January of 2007.
Unitarian and Universalists have a long history of fighting injustice: as conductors and hosts on the Underground Railroad; in Europe during World War II, saving Jews from the concentration camps; in freedom rides, at lunch counters, at sit-ins, and voter registration drives across the South during the Civil Rights Movement; as rally participants, advocates and lobbyists in the fight for marriage equality; at Standing Rock in 2016 and 2017 to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline. Today, the need for sanctuary is urgent. We are called to put our principles into practice.
UUS:E is forming a ‘Sanctuary Congregation Team’ to create a plan we can implement in the event it is needed. The team will also offer education to the congregation on what it means to provide sanctuary. For example, sanctuary is not an open-ended housing arrangement. It is a last resort for someone who has an open deportation order. If we offer sanctuary to an individual or family, we can (and truly must) confirm that they have competent legal counsel and that we are providing housing only while they have active legal options in progress. If their legal options become exhausted, they would be forced to leave the country. They would not stay with us in perpetuity.
We won’t be in this effort alone. There are a number of networks providing support and funding for immigrants facing deportation. Already, local immigrants’ rights leaders in Manchester have pledged their support for UUS:E if we choose to go this route.
In January, 2016, the President issued an Executive Order “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States.” This order broadly expanded immigration enforcement so that now all individuals are at risk of deportation, including families, long-time residents and “Dreamers” who were brought to this country as children.
For decades, immigration enforcement focused on serious criminals and individuals who posed threats to our national security. Now every non-citizen is subject to removal, even those with absolutely no criminal record. In fact, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is targeting the people who are most compliant with the requirement to periodically check in, as well as those working with attorneys who have scheduled court hearings to present their case for staying in the country.
Joel Colindrés of New Fairfield, CT was caught up in this new expanded enforcement. After years of receiving annual approvals to remain, on Thursday, July 20th, Colindrés was ordered to depart the country by August 17th. Joel, a 13-year resident of the U.S., is married to Samantha, a U.S. citizen, has two American-born citizen children and owns a home in New Fairfield. He is a hardworking, tax-paying, loving father and husband with no criminal record. Public safety will not be enhanced by his removal. Fortunately for Joel, the Second Federal District Court intervened and stopped his deportation.
These broadly expanded enforcement actions have impacted and are continuing to impact other individuals in our area. Offering physical sanctuary to people seeking to resolve deportation orders is one very significant way houses of worship can help. At the UUS:E annual meeting on May 20th, the Policy Board will likely be asking the congregation to vote on this question. Shall UUS:E physically provide sanctuary for an immigrant who needs extra time to present their case in immigration court?
Are there any consequences for a congregation that provides physical sanctuary to an undocumented immigrant under a deportation order? First, in the past thirty years, no member of a religious organization has been prosecuted under federal anti-harboring laws.
Second, while it is a crime to conceal an undocumented immigrant from immigration officials, it is highly unlikely that a congregation would be prosecuted if sanctuary is “open and notorious.” The Second Federal District Court (which covers Connecticut) has ruled that the law is only violated if sanctuary is hidden. If UUS:E ever provides sanctuary, we would need to notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), identify the immigrant, hold a press conference, and publicly declare our intention to provide physical sanctuary.
Third, by its own policies, ICE will not take enforcement action in “sensitive” locations including hospitals, schools, and houses of worship. The most recent experience of Nury Chavarria shows the effect an offer of sanctuary can have! This 43-year-old housekeeper and mother of four from Norwalk took sanctuary in a New Haven church and was granted an emergency stay of removal after only six days.
However, sanctuary is not a guarantee against deportation and cannot be seen as a permanent solution. It is a stop-gap measure that allows an immigrant additional time to pursue legal strategies to remain in the United States. If those options fail, the immigrant cannot avoid deportation, and the period of sanctuary would end. This “exit strategy” must be agreed to before sanctuary begins.
From a legal standpoint, providing sanctuary is a very safe action UUS:E can take to express its principles in the world.
If we were to offer temporary physical sanctuary at UUS:E, where would our guest stay, and how would it impact our congregation?
The most suitable space for sanctuary would likely be one of the Garden Level Religious Education rooms on the north side of the building (beneath Rev. Josh’s office). It would need a bed, a dresser, a television or computer, and perhaps some kind of exercise equipment. There is easy access to the bathrooms, showers, laundry and kitchen. Most of the furnishings would be donated by members of the congregation or supporters in the wider community.
Using a classroom would require us to relocate one of the children’s Sunday morning classes to the chapel while a guest is living with us. It would be disruptive, but we believe we can manage it. One downside to using a classroom is that there isn’t much privacy on Sunday mornings. But if we were to use a Main Level room—i.e., one of the staff offices—there would be much less privacy during the week.
How might members of the congregation be involved in the sanctuary experience?
Depending on the particular circumstances of our guest(s), members can provide meals, provide foreign language reading material from the library, help the guest improve English language skills (if necessary), invite and accompany the guest to UUS:E events, visit the guest and learn their immigration story, play games with the guest, do exercise or yoga with the guest, or help them create a website about their experience in sanctuary.
Members can also show support by calling their Member of Congress and both U.S. Senators to ask them to intervene with the Department of Homeland Security for a stay of removal. We can invite other elected leaders to visit our guest and express their support for our efforts.

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Have you ever wished you could go back in time or travel into the future? Maybe to change a decision that you have made or see what the future holds?
You did it! You faced every challenge that life through at you and never gave up! You took the good times with the bad times and made the most out of every day. You made memories with those who mattered most. You have come so far... you accomplished what you set out to do in life. You have a beautiful family - a loving husband and two wonderful, smart, bright, respectful children.
#PSLoveMe is a challenge to learn to love you. Everyday there will be a prompt for you to look at yourself, embrace who you are, and hopefully help you learn that you are beautiful, you are amazing, and you need to love who you are!
I would tell my future self that I was proud that I never gave up and that I always stood up for what I thought was right.

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Since being admitted to the bar in 1975 Watts has spent most of his career representing companies and individuals in the energy sector, both upstream and mid-stream. He has prepared mining, drilling and division order title opinions. Watts has been involved in transactions involving the purchase and sale of producing properties and the purchase and sale of natural gas storage facilities. He has represented numerous clients before the State Oil and Gas Board of Mississippi on both storage and exploration & production issues. Watts has assisted clients in the development of natural gas storage facilities in both salt domes and depleted gas fields, including the acquisition of surface and subsurface rights, obtaining requisite authority from state regulatory agencies. He has handled disputes between land owners and operators and between operators. He has prepared oil and gas leases, exploration agreements, seismic permits, deeds, assignments, and other documents used in the energy industry.Watts has represented both operators and land owners in disputes over royalty calculation and payment. His litigation experience includes mineral ownership disputes, land line disputes and lease expiration disputes.
All of this experience and expertise has been noted by Martindale Hubbell Preeminent rating; Best Lawyers in America® in the fields of Energy Law, Mining Law and Oil and Gas Law; Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the field of Energy and Natural Resources; and Super Lawyers in the fields of Energy and Natural Resources and Real Estate.
AARCO Oil and Gas Company et al. v. EOG Resources, Inc. et al. 20 50.3d 662 (Miss. 2009).
The Estate of Francis N. Burgess, Sr., Deceased, by and through Dorothy F. Burgess, duly appointed Executor, Francis N. Burgess, Jr., and Lula Burgess v. H. Alex Trotter, 6 So. 3d 1109 (Miss. Ct. App. 2009).
Knight v. Minter, 749 So. 2d 128, 143 Oil & Gas Rep. 248 (Miss. 1999).
“FRACLAW: From Land Contract Negotiations to Environmental Disputes, What You Need to Know about the Key Legal Issues in Oil and Gas,” sponsored by National Business Institute, November 14, 2013, Tupelo, MS.

industry_corpus2: Power & Energy


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What do you get when you marry peanut butter and cheesecake? Awesome Peanut Butter Cheesecake Fat Bombs! These are my favorite fat bombs – I just love the taste of peanut butter cheesecake. I keep these in the freezer to pull out whenever I need a sweet treat or to up my fat to meet my macros. Next time I make these, I think I am going to add some pecan pieces and maybe some Lily’s Dark Chocolate Chips. Hmmm….peanut butter and chocolate chip cheesecake fat bombs….reminds me of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups! Back in my old way of eating, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups were my favorite.
When I first started making these fat bombs, I would just spoon them into mini-cupcake liners. Later I started piping these into mini-cupcake liners using my Wilton Dessert Decorator Plus with the swirl tip to give them some sass! The Wilton Dessert Decorator Plus is easy to fill, easy to use and easy to clean.
Cream together butter, cream cheese and peanut butter. Add vanilla extract and Swerve and mix well.
Spoon into mini-muffin cup liners or use frosting bag or Wilton Dessert Decorator Plus with a swirl tip to pipe into mini-muffin cup liners. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before eating. Can be placed in the freezer on a cookie sheet until frozen then stored in a ziplock bag in the freezer. When ready to eat, remove from freezer and allow to thaw to your preferred consistency. Depending on how the mini-cupcake liners are filled, the recipe will make 30-40 fat bombs. I recalculate the macros each time I make a batch according to how many fat bombs that particular recipe makes.

industry_corpus2: Hospitality & Catering


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People today are pressed for time, and the easiest way to fill it is to use their mobile devices to do their online website searches while on the go. You will find people using their phones or tablets everywhere- in coffee shops, book stores, on the subway, and even while walking to work. People need convenience and as a result, they use their free time conducting business online, researching the latest trend, or connecting with friends and colleagues.
So what is the answer for this? How can people easily view websites on their various smartphones or tablets when they come in all shapes and sizes? How do you have a website that fits and reads nicely on these? And what about speed- the time it takes to load these websites onto these various platforms?
So what is the solution? It is called mobile responsive design. This is where your website is designed in ” capsules” so that all the content within your website floats around to adjust and fit onto your browsing screen size. So if you are on a mobile smartphone, you can easily view the images and words without scrolling left or right, the navigation menu will collapse into a nice and clean window, and you do not have to zoom in to read. If you are on a tablet, the whole website shows up on the screen and fits accordingly. Basically the capsules that hold the content scale themselves correctly depending on which device you use. This is brilliant, and allows for anyone anywhere to view your website correctly.
If you company does not have a “mobile responsive” website, then you will lose potential viewers fast! Mobile responsive website design has been around for while, but just recently it has taken priority as the number on online mobile users is on the rise. Today almost everyone has a smartphone or tablet, so it is important that companies ensure their websites are mobile responsive. If you need to update your website onto this new platform, or would like a redesign on this platform, we can easily help. Contact us today.
How Do Search Engines Perceive Mobile Responsive Websites?
So how does mobile responsive design play into the search engines like Yahoo, Bing, MSN or Google? Well just recently Google has been “rewarding” Mobile Responsive Websites since the start of the year in 2015…but how? Google now places a “mobile-friendly” tag next to your company name on the mobile browsers, letting all users know they can count on your website to display correctly.
Today if your business or personal website is not mobile responsive, you will your viewers fast. No one likes to fiddle around with websites, and to stay ahead of the game, make the switch today.


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BANGKOK RAJA UCHINO CO., LTD. | Uchino Co., Ltd.
Home > Company Information > Overseas Network > BANGKOK RAJA UCHINO CO., LTD.
BANGKOK – RAJA UCHINO CO., LTD.
This joint venture factory was established in 1988 as Uchino’s first overseas manufacturing base. Since then, this factory has served as our main production base in Southeast Asia, consistently supplying products with high added-value.As a comprehensive home textile factory unique to this region, this can produce not only towels, but also bathmats, bathrobes, slippers, and other sewn product.

industry_corpus2: Manufacturing


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Personal choice is the order of the day.
We’re all different, so we know the importance of giving our residents the freedom to make choices—from meals to favorite activities.
Our campus is designed for comfort and fun. Take a quiet stroll through our lush courtyards. Visit with friends in our common areas. Experience continued education, from art classes to cooking demonstrations and computer training. Simpson Place offers an array of options for all residents.


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GLENOS end caps for baseboard, matt white, 2 pcs.
End cap set for GLENOS Baseboard Profile, white.
GLENOS end caps for baseboard, alu anodised, 2 pcs.
End cap set for GLENOS Baseboard Profile, silver gray.
GLENOS end caps for baseboard, matt black, 2 pcs.
End cap set for GLENOS Baseboard Profile, black.
Decorative ring in silvergrey colour for GU10 or MR16 lamps.


text: Launched in 2015, Lapidus Gold Extreme is a spicy citrus scent reminiscent of bestsellers Lapidus Pour Homme, released in 1978, and Lapidus Black Extreme, released in 2012. The elegant aroma features base notes of vetiver, leather, vanilla and amber. Middle notes add the sweet fragrances of orange, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, while the top notes of cardamom, pink pepper and pink grapefruit create a subtle citrus scent.


text: Atlantic Locksmith Store has worked in a complex and challenging environment to deliver customized solutions to the Warwick, RI community. Our locksmith experts are ready to resolve the issues no matter how complex they are. They not only fix up simple locks but are equally adept in handling state of the art locking systems of modern vehicles when they malfunction.


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Just four months ago at the USSA Congress held in Park City, Utah, a number of proposals passed including one to change the GS radius for U19s, aligning the rules with FIS standards, and another to implement adders for exceptional races to maintain the integrity of the points system. Inevitably, there have been mixed emotions about the changes, but those who have voiced the most frustration seem to harbor misunderstandings about how the mandates were approved in the first place.
There is no USSA-employed official in an ivory tower who creates new rules based on whims. The great Wizard of Oz who dictates these changes is actually a collection of the very same people you see each weekend at your local ski club. For a new rule to be adopted at Congress, an extensive democratic process must first take place – one in which volunteer representatives from clubs across the country, USSA employees, and athletes vote on proposals that originate from the membership. This cohort of volunteer members comprise what is known as the Alpine Sport Committee (ASC).
The ASC sits at the top of the decision-making totem pole for alpine skiing in the United States, and according to its mission, it works “with the staff of USSA to develop plans, strategies, and policies for submission to the president and CEO for the development and operations of alpine skiing and to assist USSA in the operation of the alpine skiing programs consistent with FIS regulations, USSA bylaws and The Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sport Act.” In layman’s terms, the ASC oversees the development of rules and manages competition for alpine skiing in the U.S.
At the helm of the ASC is committee chair Darryl Landstrom, who just started his second 4-year term in the role. His family, including a son and grandchildren, have been involved in alpine skiing and jumping for years, but day-to-day he runs a consumer product sales agency. Landstrom is joined by 19 other committee members including athlete representatives like Warner Nickerson, USSA Alpine Development Director Chip Knight, regional representatives, and others. Every member of the ASC (aside from the secretary) has voting rights on the various proposals that come through at Congress. But before proposals even make it to the ASC, they are vetted through several other layers of discussion and voting.
“Under the Alpine Sport Committee, we have subcommittees and working groups that report to the sport committee itself,” Landstrom explains.
While USSA staff may submit proposals, those proposals must follow the same approval process as those brought from the regions, meaning there’s no guarantee they’ll be approved. In the case of the new U19 GS ski rules, an Equipment Task Force was formed under Knight’s guidance and included a team of coaching experts as well as brand representations from major manufacturers like HEAD, Rossignol and Blizzard. As a team, the task force dived in deep, researching what would be best for American ski racers as a whole. Rob Worrell, a coach at Ski and Snowboard Club Vail, was named to the task force because of his past advocacy for and success with moving athletes onto longer and more aggressive skis earlier in their careers than many other coaches.
After extensive discussions in a number of meetings and conference calls, this group used its combined experience to draft a proposal that accounted for all constituent interests while charting a sustainable path forward. Once the task force was prepared to submit the proposal for consideration, Mike Morin, Stratton Mountain School’s alpine program director and task force representative, presented the proposal to the Alpine Development and Education Subcommittee, which he chairs.
The USSA Equipment Matrix, a familiar document that dictates ski regulations in all age classes, falls under jurisdiction of the Alpine Development and Education Subcommittee.
The motion to approve the U19 GS radius proposal in the subcommittee’s spring meeting passed 5-to-3, so there was some dissent at the subcommittee level. However, the Alpine Sport Committee passed the motion unanimously.
Paul Van Slyke, vice chair of the ASC, FIS TD commissioner for the U.S. and a member of the Alpine Judicial Committee, expresses a belief that the new ski regulations will increase safety by ensuring that athletes are on the most appropriate skis for their age group and for GS course sets.
Technically, the buck doesn’t stop with the ASC at USSA Congress. The Board of Directors has to give any ASC-approved proposal the final go-ahead before it becomes a rule, which the board did in the case of the new ski radius. Van Slyke, who is also the parent of two ski racers, has been involved on the committee for more than a decade, and says that generally the board agrees with the ASC. Though, the TD recalls one time where the board sent a proposal back.
In the case of the helmet rule, the board voted to enforce it not only to comply with the FIS but also to mitigate potential liability associated with noncompliance.
At the end of the day, no single individual decides to make equipment changes that affect the entire country. While USSA staff may submit proposals for consideration, they must follow the same approval process as any other with extensive discussions and votes cast by a wide-ranging representation of the USSA membership to determine whether it is accepted or declined. In the case of the GS radius change, the decision was clear.
The reality is that when dealing with a membership as widespread as USSA’s, changes are rarely going to be unanimously popular across the board. Though it’s a challenge to please everyone, the democratic process that underlies these decisions includes multiple checks and balances to ensure that they do the most good for the majority of the membership.
MIKAELA SHIFFRIN IS THE MOST DOMINANT SLALOM SKIER IN THE WORLD—NOT JUST NOW, BUT POSSIBLY EVER. ALSO, SHE SMELLS LIKE FRUIT.
The 21-year-old Vail, Colorado native has already won Olympic gold, back-to-back world championships in 2013 and ’15, and 19 World Cup slalom races—just 16 shy of the all-time record. Here, Shiffrin shares tales from the road, her celebrity crushes, and why the prospect of her best friend attending a race freaks her out more than schussing down solid ice at 70 mph.

industry_corpus2: Sports


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There are many instructions that can affect what is seen on the web page when viewed in a web Browser. The instructions are expressed in the HTML code as tags.
Most HTML tags can have attributes that you choose the values for.
For example the attributes and their values in HTML tags can define the colour, size and for text.
There are agreed HTML standards that are supposed to make HTML tags universally interoperable regardless of browser or computer type. The HTML tags described here generally conform to these standards, however some tags do not function or work differently on different browsers.
The first part of the code shown above tells the browser to start a particular instruction, and the last part with the forward slash / after the opening triangle bracket tells the browser to stop the instruction.
Many tags can include more than one attribute and the attributes can be typed in any order and still work the same.
You can use upper or lower case letters for HTML tags and the attribute names. It is best to decide on one or the other and stick to it, using all lower case is easier read and complies with the xHTML standard for authoring web pages. The attribute value can be upper or lower case, in some instances where the value will be displayed (as in the alt attribute of an image) you will want to use upper and lower case as you would in normal document.
If you mistype a tag the browser will ignore it, unless it corresponds to another valid HTML tag!


text: Juicy, sweet and ripe nectarines are now produced at its peak, ready to make a gorgeous summer dessert. Roasted nectarine custard is egg free, but to maximize the flavor and add a crunchy texture you have to add this biscuit base. It doesn’t need much help from the cook, but calls particular attention to the procedure; thereby to achieve the desired result/outcome.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


text: The diploma thesis analyzes posts that are produced by three online Czech news websites - Aktuálně.cz, iDnes.cz and Novinky.cz. The lingustic analysis is based on the five linguistic levels - orthography, syntax, lexicology, morphology and stylistics. The news writing style and its characteristics are described in the theoretical part. It is accompanied by the description of the electronic communication phenomena. The key theoretical knowledge about changes in the Czech language used on the Internet is summarized. Chapter focused on Facebook development and its specific features is also included. The results of the analysis show two main tendencies in Czech language used on Facebook by online news websites. Firstly, language originality was used to capture user attention in Facebook feed. Secondly, the economy of language, shortness and conciseness in Facebook posts were identified. Results reveal the high number of spelling errors, high frequency of elliptical and condensed sentences without redundant phrases. The sentences were often replaced by nominal equivalents or fragments without predicates. Neologisms and colloquial Czech are considerably present in the text. All posts contain a significant graphical section.

industry_corpus2: Media & Journalism


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Place oven rack in the bottom ½ of oven, so that roaster will sit in the middle of the oven.
Pull the raw meat out of the refrigerator, unwrap and bring to room temperature. Let sit out for about ½ hour while oven is preheating.
Season both sides with salt and pepper and onion flakes.
Place seasoned roast in roasting pan, elevate the meat on a roasting rack inside the pan or if not available, cut an onion in half and place meat on top of onion halves. Cover and place in 500°F (260°C) oven.
Example: 2¼ lb. (1 kg) roast for medium doneness = 13½ minutes at 500°F (260°C).
Then turn oven off and do not open oven door for 2 hours.
Let stand for 10–15 minutes before slicing.


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Just a small group of dedicated Destiny players whether it's PvE or PVP.
Come for the puns, stay for the puns.
Now made with 80% whole Canadian.


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During February you had a bold flush of fashion confidence that left your audience gasping. Since last weekend however, your tastes have become more subdued, possibly even a bit shy. We can blame it on Venus, the planet of beauty, who’s retrograde through Aries is moderating your courage. You can definitely still rock a primary colour pallet, but you may be more inclined to softer fabric, and the power-romance look of the 80’s.
The calm before the storm might be an appropriate adage for this week’s look, as you descend ever deeper into the ethereal when it comes to your dress sense. Since Venus started to retrograde at the end of last week, you have longed for the simple and other worldly. Peacock colours, tie-dye and simple yoga clothing styles all appeal to you right now. But don’t get to comfortable, as this won’t last for long.
What’s this I hear, surely you are not experiencing social anxiety? Perhaps it’s just a welcome break from the incessant group activities that have been appealing to you lately. You have your eye on more reserved attire this week in line with the desires of Venus, as she slowly retreats from the lime light. Less sassy, and more refined fashion will reflect your contemplative mind as you assess the connections that you have made in February.
Even though Venus is steadily withdrawing from your career zone, the Sun pays her a visit on Tuesday and reignites your desire to dress for success. Make the best use of this time, and project your ambition through your wardrobe, as your clothes announce: “watch this space I am on my way up”! Shades of charcoal, violet and grey, in no nonsense straight line cuts, will do the trick for you this week.
A taste for all things exotic has been your fashion statement throughout the month of February. With Venus exiting your house of adventure now, your fashion expression may tame somewhat over the next week, as you seek a less flamboyant representation of your style. In saying that, you can still get away with some ethnic prints and wide brimmed hats. Enjoy them while you can, because in the next few weeks, things are about to get provocative.
Just when you thought you would shock the world beyond recovery, the pressure for you to dress outrageously is starting to lift. You needn’t despair though you still have somewhat of a flair for risk taking, but with Venus in retrograde it’s just not that obvious. Perhaps this week you should wear some really saucy underwear concealed beneath something bourgeois, just because you can. All things red and black will give you a noticeable edge.
There is only so much that can be said for people pleasing, and your dues are nearly done in this department. This week you are of a mind to please yourself, and that is exactly what you should do. Find those ‘old faithful’s that are hiding in your clothing cupboard. Haul them out and wear them with pride. Anything that is familiar and comfy will suit you well right now as you seek as little fuss as possible.
A crisp and clean dress code will help you to get through the next few weeks while Venus makes her way out of your house of service. You are in the mood to ‘clean things up’, and nothing speaks more clearly on this subject than an A line skirt, court heels and a delicately buttoned shirt. Practical, clean and crisp is your motto. Sort out your business, because soon drama returns to the wardrobe.
This week you have Venus’s full permission to reflect on the extroverted styles that you have been swaggering. Even though she is dancing out of your house of pleasures, she still has some duties here. What has worked for you over the last month, and how can you continually use it to win? Bold artistic expressions are still so you right now. Burnt orange, bright Sunflower prints, and sumptuous regal fabrics. Go forth and charm!
Timid and contemplative is your fashion mode for this week while Venus begins her retrograde out of your family sector. Conservative and comfy garments are still your go to, but this week it might benefit you to carry something deeply sentimental with you on your person. Perhaps you could wear a piece of jewellery that a treasured friend or relative once gave you? Gentle colours and soft fabrics will help to keep your sensitive emotions in balance.
Winds of change rustle through your friendship house as Venus begins her nostalgic decent. Don’t despair there is still time for a fun, and on Tuesday when the Sun rules supreme you will receive another boost of sociability that puts you in the mood for fashion fun. Mix things up and reach for something unconventional like a mod hat or some funky glasses. A cartoon T-shirt under a one button jacket will give you an edge of difference.
First it was your birthday and now Venus is heading home to your personal sector, what a month! You have full permission to shop till you drop for all things sensuous and divine. Spoil yourself with a truly delightful outfit that will become a classic wardrobe item for years to come. Choose sensuous silk in soft earthy tones like sisal, stone or antique rose. While you are about it, a new bag and shoes might be on the list too.


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Earth enlargement by the accumulation of spacedust won't work. It's a tempting idea if we think of the planet accreting from planetisimals and that infall is just a continuation of the same process that got the planet together in the first place, but it fails on simple mass considerations.
If we could roll the entire crust up like a carpet (or a cigarette), including the crust of the ocean floors, and shove it down into the mantle, it wouldn't make one whit of difference to the size of the planet. That is, everything that ever fell, together with all redistributed sediments, as well as carbonate precipitates, volcanic extrusions and intrusions, and granites derived from the Earth's interior (which really shouldn't be counted at all) , ..the whole lot, .. from the Archaean to the present day, it would hardly make any difference to the size of the Earth. Even if all of it were cosmic dust it would make no significant difference whatsoever to the size of the Earth. So there's no way dust accumulation from cosmic infall could have anything to do with the growth of the planet. Case closed.
Unless the base of the crust is being resorbed into the mantle at the same time as stuff is falling on the top. But that can't be either, or stratigraphic sequence as we know it (right back to the Archean) would not exist. As things are, we do have continuity of stratigraphic sequence to the Archaean.
Nevertheless there's a certain logic in it that's appealing. Stuff needs to come from somewhere. And it needs to be added. So, what if we're just looking at the wrong scale?
Could it be that cosmic infall is in the form of elementary atomic particles that are somehow swept up directly into the core of the earth, possibly via the magnetic field ?
The Earth with its iron core rotating in the electromagnetic field of the sun's radiation is like a big electromagnet after all. And the atom comprises mostly space. And it is said that the size of particles to the size of the atom is something like the size of peas to a football park, ..or like the size of planets compared to the space between them. So the Earth is not as solid as it appears. At that scale there is plenty of space (theoretically) for particles to find their way through the Earth's interior even though matter seems impenetrable to us.
But even though we might speculate on the process in relation to the mass of the Earth today, it has to begin at the beginning, and if we're going to have a mechanism to make the planet grow, then it has to be at least considered that it could be somehow related to the same process that created the Earth in the first place. And if for one planet, then for others too. This means that planet Earth cannot be considered in isolation, but as part of the family that includes the Sun and the Gas Giants. And we might as well throw in the Moons as well. It really gets to be quite a can of worms, once we start thinking about it.
Not only that, but it leads us into re-considering the way that material organises itself, from sub-atomic particles to atoms to molecules to crystals, and the part played by structured symmetry in growth.
These are not questions that can be answered within the scope of geology, but there is something about the 'immaculate conception' ('creationist') model of planetisimal accummulation/ formation, where an invariant mass of 'stuff' was there in the first place - always was and always will be, imbued with the mass and rotational characteristics we see today, that seems very iffy. The increase in the size of the Earth that is empirically observed yet for which there is no known explanation, is making it clear that some hard questions need to be asked of quantum mechanics and astrophysics if 'science' as promulgated by "real scientists" (with their measuring tapes) can rise above their extraordinary capacity for being masters of the college ( with their view that what they don't know isn't knowledge), and consider the evidence staring them in the face instead of ignoring it - that the Earth is getting bigger. The evidence for, lies in the creation of the ocean floors (and all other Earthly parameters). The evidence against? .... lies in the hubristic assumption by scientists that this cannot possibly happen. Properly stated this should carry the riders "there is no known way," ... and "within the bounds of understanding", because when it comes to answering the really big questions we are still as babes in the wood, goggling with fixed curiosity at our surroundings.
Back to the future, flat Earth, and geocentrism.

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Completed project at Blk 560, Ang mo kio Ave 10.
Use Hometrust to check out what others have done for their home renovation. You may freely browse the various categories and custom lists to zoom into one that most fits your renovation scope. If you wish to check out the latest trends, check out the latest completed projects.

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New at coldLogic today are a couple of shirts and dresses that come with tied sweaters and shirts. The shirts can be worn with or without the sweater and can be tucked or untucked (works best with ‘151’ pants!) and the dress can be worn without the skirt section to look like a tank. There is a lot of customisation available for these awesome new items so feel free to experiment and express your own style!
Happy Wednesday! Lots of new items at coldLogic today, two new dresses, four new pants and four new jackets with layers for multiple styling options. As usual, these items are available in standard sizing and fitted mesh for Physique, but also made with other mesh bodies in mind for a perfect fit. Available now on the Marketplace and at the main store.
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The wiretaps on Sami Al-Arian's telephones in Tampa picked up not just his terrorist chatter but everyone he spoke with, including reporters. For years, the local press divided on him, with the Tampa Tribune critical of him and the St. Petersburg Times very gentle on him.
JIM HARPER: You probably read … in the Tribune that a former state senator thinks you ought to be fired and so on and so forth.
SAMI AL-ARIAN: Is that what she said?
HARPER: She's just—she doesn't hold any office now but she's I think considered a leader in the local Jewish community.
AL-ARIAN: Oh, she's Jewish, huh?
HARPER: Yes, Helen Gordon Davis.
HARPER: I think you should confront the Tribune directly.
HARPER: And ah, ah I think that every error that they make I think that you should at the least, ah, write them a letter.
HARPER: And point it out.
HARPER: Ah, just so, just on general principles … but also to preserve your legal rights, in case you do decide you want to file, you know. Suppose they do something else?
HARPER: And you'll have a record of how they responded.
HARPER: You know, I mean, actually … I'm giving you advice as a journalist. … That's how you build a record against somebody that's treating you unfairly.
HARPER: I'll give you that advice 'cause I don't [laughs] plan to treat you unfairly.
The conversation ends on a touching note.
HARPER: Well, I feel like you and I are getting to know each other pretty well.
AL-ARIAN: Yes. Well, ah … I don't regret that.
AL-ARIAN: Very well, thank you.
HARPER: I don't either. Thank you for calling me.
O'Reilly reports that Harper no longer works at the St. Petersburg Times and no one there will say what has become of him – "He just kind of vanished." Steven Emerson, discussing this topic with O'Reilly, points out that Harper "not only bought into Al-Arian's denials that he was a terrorist, but he actually started coaching him. … This was a wholesale bias that was deliberately perpetrated by the St. Petersburg Times for years."
This reference to the obscurity of Jim Harper's present whereabouts is rather curious in light of an article in the St. Petersburgh Times on August 12, 2005, "Al-Arian's talks with reporter examined." It quotes him: "that night [Oct. 30, 1995] when I called Sami, I had a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach that there really was something to what the stories said." The same article goes on to say that Harper is "now a writer in Tampa."
Jan. 21, 2011 update: I suspected above that other MSM reporters to likewise but lacked proof. Here's one small instance, an exchange between a Washington Examiner staff writer and the outreach director at Dar al-Hijrah mosque near Washington, D.C.
Johari Abdul-Malik, outreach director at Dar al-Hijrah mosque near Washington, D.C.
Not sure you remember me — I featured you last year in a page I do at the Examiner, called Credo. I hope you're well, and that all is prospering at Dar al-Hijrah.
I cover Fairfax County now (in addition to doing the Credo pages), and I'm interested in looking into Muslim concerns in the community. I'd love to meet with you and get your take on recent concerns in the Dar al-Hijrah community, and/or community happenings.
Let's get schedule a meeting. Maybe in two weeks.
Comment: "I'm interested in looking into Muslim concerns in the community" is code for "Tell me what bothers you." The reporter, in other words, is looking for a Muslims-as-victims angle to write up.


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Champagne 1989 (Gosset) Mushrooms, lakewater - completely evolved and really rather fine.
Chambolle Musigny 1er cru Les Cras 1997 (Roumier) Charming, a touch mineral but also quite light and a little shorter oon the palate than one might hope.
Echezeaux 1996 (Lamarche) Very bright, flavory, high-acid (as with many wines in this vintage) and with good tannins. Developing nicely.
Pommard 1er cru Epenots 1986 (Comte Armand) Odd, somewhat oxidised, not really a nice drink.
Bandol Cabassaou 1990 (Tempier) Slightly tainted.
Interesting to taste a flight of Lynch-Bages. The wines are very good but seem lacking in the minerality and precision I would hope for in (say) a second growth. I am not sure that the classification system greatly under-rates this property, as many seem to claim.
Sauvignon de St Bris 2006 (La Chablisienne) Seems rather thin at first but there is some intensity. Quite sharp. Overall, this seems a bit dull.
Bourgogne Aligote 2004 (H. Lignier) Toffee nose at first, quite intene, high acid, lemony. Needs food really.
Chablis 1er cru Butteaux 2000 (Raveneau) Intense, round and mouthfilling. This seems a bit one-dimensional at present but I guess it will develop.
Chassagne Montrachet 1er cru Chaumees 1996 (Colin-Deleger) On the edge of the pox - drinkable currently but dubious.
Chateau Lynch Bages 1990 Smoky fruit, berryish - seems quite Merlot-influenced. The fruit a bit coarse-grained and not terribly well-focussed - a feature of all the wines in this flight. I prefer my Claret a bit more intellectual, but this is good stuff.
Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Sec 1957 (Huet) Lemony, dry, the indifferent vintage showing in that it lacks the extra dimensions a great wine of this age might have. Quite demanding, but it repays the attention. Goes quite well with the cheese.
Grahams 1977 Lighter, less assertive, quite aniseedy. One hopes for more from this wine, and indeed a bottle from a different source last November was distinctly better.
Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia 1997 (Felsina Berardenga) Substantial wine, juicy like all the best Chianti yet with serious depth. One of my favourite Chiantis although I do question the sort of prices now asked. Like many 97's it is relatively forward.
Beaunce 1er cru Greves 1997 (Lafarge) Lafarge is never easy drinking. This is light-coloured and still quite tannic, a touch hard, but I think it has the fruit to develop further. Good already in its slightly challenging way. and rising to the top of the range.
Piemonte Moscato Frizzante 2006 (Cantine Volpi) Fresh, grapey fruit, gentle fizz, off-dry. A very nice example of the style.


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The European Commission is concerned about the rising popularity of electronic cigarettes within the European Union. It intends to present a proposal for a new Directive to the European Parliament and Council for consideration. The draft Directive will be based on Article 114 TFEU (the internal market provision).
Sebastian, a graduate of Liverpool Law School, is working as a stagiaire (intern) at the European Commission. He is entrusted with the task of coordinating the pre-legislative arrangements for the adoption of the new Directive on electronic cigarettes. On 1 December 2013, Sebastian sent the finalised draft Directive to the European Parliament and Council for consideration. On the same day, he received a call from Mr Bill Morris MP, chair of the UK Parliament’s European Union Scrutiny Committee asking Sebastian to forward the proposed Directive to his Committee ‘for scrutiny.’ Sebastian is unsure about the legality of this request.
(a) Advise Sebastian on the appropriate response to Mr Morris’ request.
On 5 January 2014, the Council and Parliament adopt the new Directive under Article 114 TFEU – as Directive 2014/1 EU on the marketing and advertising of electronic cigarettes. The deadline for the transposition of the Directive into national law is 28 April 2014.
The United Kingdom Government opposed the adoption of Directive 2014/1 EU, but was outvoted in the Council. It now seeks to challenge the validity of the Directive, which it believes may not have been validly adopted under Article 114 TFEU.
(b) Advise the UK Government on matters of procedure and substance relevant to its proposed challenge to Directive 2014/1 EU.
iSmokes Ltd is a UK company that produces and markets electronic cigarettes. It also wishes to contest Directive 2014/1 EU. iSmokes Ltd is concerned that the new rules on the advertising and marketing of electronic cigarettes will seriously damage its sales volumes.
(c) Advise iSmokes Ltd on its prospect of successfully challenging Directive 2014/1 EU. What chance, if any, does the company have to contest the Directive?
Answer parts (a), (b) and (c).

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6 September 2017, Kuala Lumpur – The IFSB Summit 2017 on 22 – 24 October 2017 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, will see a distinguished line-up of the key global players and thought leaders, from among the regulators. Multilaterals market players and other stakeholders of the Islamic financial services industry, taking the stage to discuss the theme “Reinvigorating the Momentum of Islamic Finance: Solidifying Resilience and Sustaining Growth”.
The IFSB Summit has been organised regularly since 2004 in major cities of different regions. The Summit is designed to allow a higher-level interaction among the delegates to explore the implications of the evolving global economic and financial environment on the IFSI. It seeks to raise awareness on the emerging challenges in the resilience and stability of the IFSI while discussing measures to reinvigorate growth momentum along with supportive policy reforms. The Summit welcomes high-level participants from regulatory and supervisory authorities, institutions offering Islamic financial services, international organisations, multilateral development banks, academics, Sharīʻahscholars and all other interested parties.
The FinTech Innovative Progression: Boon or Bane for Traditional Financial Institutions.
For more information on the IFSB Summit 2017 and to register your participation, please visit the Summit website, www.ifsbsummit2017.com.

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This is just a batch release of the first three volumes of Cambrian from the two groups that did the first couple of chapters and me who did the rest of the manga. Enjoy.
Looks like the story is coming to a close with only one more chapter to go! Now that Professor Yamagishi and Kana have turned into some grotesque abomination, it wants to mate with Keiko and borrow her womb for some unknown reason. My guess is that Yamagishi wants to rebirth himself again or something like that. It’s not a pretty sight.
It’s also interesting to note that the Professor left the base sequence of the Cambrian virus inside the walls of the Manic bars underground labyrinth. Almost as if he wanted the virus to be cured at some point.
When in doubt, call the USA for help. It seems that’s the lesson Professor Yamagishi is trying to teach us. Anyway this time on Cambrian the gang are left in quite the pickle as they are caught by the police and brought to the Professors underground lair.
Cambrian Chapter 21 – Explosion!!
Wow, such an imaginative chapter title. It just leads to so many possibilities, not. Anyway this time on Cambrian Takamura has to fight a giant mess of a creature and defeat it with SCIENCE!
The battle against the evil Cambrians continues, this time Takamura has to fight a beautiful woman who has many tricks up her sleeve while answering bizarre questions. Eventually the battle literally spills onto the streets as things get out of hand real quick.
Just as the title suggests this chapter has fighting in it, Takamura has to go up against a variety of dangerous Cambrians in a “survival mode”.

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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the button fern (pellaea rotundifolia) is native to the temperate forests of new zealand. it’s also known under the common name roundleaf fern.
pellaea rotundifolia likes a bright place with a bit morning and/or eving sun but is also doing good if located light shaded.
a regular potting mix can be used. this has to be kept evenly moist but not wet. avoid overwatering such as completely drying out.
a water soluble fertilizer diluted by half can be given monthly during spring/summer and every six to eight weeks in fall/winter. if placed colder at this time there is no need to feed.
the button fern shouldn’t be placed to warm (+/-24 °c/75 °f) during summer but can be wintered at 10-15 °c (50-59 °f). it likes to be sprayed over with water regularly.
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Getting your car’s MOT certificate renewed is hardly the highlight of any driver’s year, but at Lowton Motor Company, we make sure that your MOT test is as quick and easy as it possibly can be! Our expert staff and cutting-edge diagnostic and repair equipment can’t be matched, and for only £40, we will MOT test your car and offer a free retest if necessary. We offer any repairs you may need in-house, so you don’t need to worry about taking your car elsewhere for repairs – just leave it with us and we’ll get it sorted.
If you need an MOT in Croft, you don’t need to take your car to Warrington, or even further afield – you can rely onLowton Motor Company, right on your doorstep! We provide an industry-leading service at an unbeatable price and can retest your car for free if necessary to help get you back on the road as quickly as possible. Our MOT tests are completely thorough and comprehensive, and we’re able to repair any problems here on-site. To book your car in for an MOT in Croft, you can get in touch with us on 01925 320468 or use the online booking form on this site to quickly and easily make a booking.
An MOT always seems to become due at the worst possible time, which is why we’ve made sure that our Croft MOTs are as quick, easy and inexpensive as possible. At just £40, with a free retest, Lowton Motor Company offers the cheap MOTs Croft needs, and our expert team make quick work of any car test. If you’re looking for a cheap MOT in Croft, look no further than Lowton Motor Company.
Our Croft MOT garage is situated just outside the town, in Lowton Motor Company’s headquarters. Fully equipped with the latest and most accurate diagnostic equipment, repair tools and machines, and staffed with expert mechanics and technicians with decades of experience, our MOT garage in Croft can help you with any auto trouble you might be having – not just your MOT certificate!
MOT test pass certificates are a government-mandated requirement for all road vehicles older than three years, which imposes standards of safety, roadworthiness and emissions on all road vehicles over that age. By certifying that each vehicle meets these standards, the MOT raises the safety of all road users, but as it’s a mandatory test, it’s a legal requirement for keeping a vehicle road-legal. Without a valid MOT certificate, you won’t be able to take your vehicle on the road.
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Getting $23 extra per mile based on 150 miles.
GPS of miles is planned to be completed this winter; NWT members will be included in the process. Outcome will include accurate representation of trails; identify buildings, bridges and other items on trails; and determine terrain, such as wetlands, fields, ditches, etc.
Discussion about trail section that closed by Medina in past; will stay closed.
Land own gift certificate project. Mike has been contacting the businesses: No from Creekside; new ownership; Yes from all others except ChooChoo and Millside, still trying to reach those managers. Rocky will finalize the letter and get it printed; will make "where to mail certificate to" more clear and way to mark business name. Email Bob so they have them for their meeting.
Joel created an article to be submitted to each city that can be included in their newsletter.
Scrapbook project: they are being stored at Mike Johnston's home now; he has ideas for digitizing them. Does anyone have access to a large scanner?
Create calendar of events that includes meeting dates, club dinner dates and locations, and other key dates.
Track has made NWT an offer on our 2005 groomer for the purchase of a 2008 groomer because they have buyers and no used groomers to sell; a groomer amortization schedule will be prepared by Mike C for analysis.
Region 8 is hosting Fall Workshop at Kelly Inn in Plymouth; will need volunteers; Oct 26 - 28.
Swap meet is November 9 - 11; need workers.
MnUSA looking for volunteers to run for office at annual meeting.
Membership: Membership dues are due - $25 including MnUSA membership. Invoices will be sent out.
Map: Maps are available for distribution. Map boxes are at the shed.
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Or, teach once and reach them all.
One of the biggest challenges for teachers is to find ways to meet the needs of the many types of learners in their classrooms day after day. For several years I experimented by trying various strategies, all while watching the kids to see what helped them, and some things began to stand out that seemed to work very well in reaching a lot of different types of learners. Using multiple strategies at one time was astonishing—children who had been failing for years suddenly had the lights go on. And this was not because the material was dumbed down to their level, but instead because the vehicles that carried the information to the brain were different.
It took me several years of refining before I developed an approach to teaching many kinds of learners at one time that assured that they would all learn. Below the various elements that are included in the design of Child1st materials are written out for you, and following are short descriptors of each of those elements.
Many children are global learners who learn by seeing where the detail they are being taught fits into the big picture. For example, if you teach a child 2+5=7, he'll likely be distracted by trying to recall where else he saw numbers that add up to 7 and so not remember that detailed equation. If you tell a global learner that one strategy for reaching non-traditional learners is to embed the learning within the global whole, she will immediately begin wondering what the other strategies are that are good to use. If you tell a global child that LAUGH is pronounced L-A-F, and that TAUGHT is pronounced T-O-T, a flurry of question will be unleashed in his mind, all of which will prevent him from remembering what you told him. What a global learner needs to see is the whole picture. “Where does this fit in the whole?” “What other words are spelled with the AUGH sounding like O?” “What other number pairs add up to 7?” and so forth. The strategy then, should be to show the global whole from within a diagram or chart, and then having done that, teach a detail at a time if need be.
From the very beginning, we need to provide immediate writing practice for what we teach a child a SnapWords™ image such as the one at the right, talk about what it says and what the image conveys in terms of story or situation, and then be sure he understands what the word means. The very next thing to do is ask him to study the word, then close his eyes and “see” it in his imagination. When he says he can see it, have him open his eyes and draw or write what he saw in his mind. This practice is very simple, but will do a number of things. It will teach the child to rely on his strong visual sense, teach him to rely heavily on the pictures his brain snaps when he sees something, and give him a chance to use other senses to deepen learning when he draws or writes what he saw. The cycle of learning is complete when the child has drawn or written what he learned. Finally, this approach is very important as a means of showing you what the child really grasped. Many children can seem super attentive, when in reality they are staring at you but dreaming of something else.
Color is a powerful aid to learning, sorting, and remembering. When used thoughtfully, color coding can make learning easy. One caution, however: if your coloring system gets super complicated (such as a distinct color for every sound) the child will be forced to try and memorize a color coding system before he can use it. This is going to be counter-productive! But if you use a color to highlight a target sound spelling, the different color will make the target letters/sound pop visually and the child’s brain will snap a picture of the lesson.
I cannot say too much about the teaching power of gesture. Many children can learn only when moving, and gestures that reflect the detail being learned are also hugely important. I have personally seen children who unconsciously made slight hand motions as they were reading—either motions for letters, or body motions for sight words they had learned using gestures. It became clear to me that while the gestures were vital for carrying information into the brain, they were also utilized to retrieve the learning!
Music makes a wonderful clothesline to clip learning pieces to! Can you see it? No detail will get lost if you have tied it to words in a song! Collaborate with your child in coming up with a tune to accompany some lesson they are learning. Music will make it easy to learn and recall the information.
Acting out learning is another form of gesturing, but is definitely whole body and brain! When you are teaching the science concepts of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation, have the children act out the movement of the water. It will be unforgettable! If you are teaching prepositions, have the children act out where they are in relation to their chair or a table. For learning fractions, act out the action in the math equation using real, concrete objects and a table or desk.
Marching in a line to learn odd and even numbers is so great. If you are learning to count by 2’s for instance, march in a line, counting out loud. Each time you get to an even number, lean over to the side dramatically so that children subconsciously relate the deep bend with the even numbers. Rhythm can be linked to gesture if you clap or stomp in rhythm. If you are learning your 5’s table, use each hand to represent a 5. So if you say “4 x 5 is (slap both hands together twice to represent the four 5’s) 20” you will combine rhythm and gesture. The learning will be absorbed by the child’s body.
Story is one of my all time favorite tools. Once you let go of your inhibitions (mildly), you can really get imaginative with the stories you make up on the spot to explain learning concepts. For instance, see our previous blog posts about the story that explains inch, foot, and yard, and the story that explains contractions. Also, Alphabet Tales is a book of stories that explains how letters came to have their shape and sound. Once children hear a story and learning is embedded in it, they will not forget!
Visuals are incredible in their ability to transfer learning to the brain in an instant. Everything we create at Child1st utilizes visuals for sure. When right-brained learners, visual learners, active learners, and children who struggle see a learning concept embedded in an image, their brains will usually snap a photo of it, and it is there… forever in memory.
All of Child1st products utilize as many of these elements in their design as possible. In this way, we can be sure to not neglect any learner! Go check the materials out and help your children love learning!


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text: Titek race lug nuts are made from 7075 aluminum alloy. They are one of the highest strength aluminum alloys available with a tensile strength of 83,000 psi. This particular alloy is commonly used in the aerospace industry. Available in a series of colors such as black, red, blue and gold.

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If you have moved house you can transfer your subscription to your new warrington address.
If you have paid for more than one garden waste collection it is not possible to transfer only part of your subscription. You will have to transfer your full subscription.
If you have any additional/replacement bins or bin identification stickers awaiting delivery to your current address these will be cancelled when you transfer. Please Note: This only means that the bins that are being cancelled, not your subscription(s) for a bin(s) to be collected. If you are subscribed for 2 green bins to be collected you will still be subscribed for 2 green bins to be collected at the new address. Therefore if you still require the bins on order wait for them to be delivered before transferring your subscription. You will only be entitled to a refund for any cancelled bin deliveries if you complete this transfer form by 12:00 pm the day before the scheduled date of the bin delivery.
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For sale or possible trade: Mele Mahogany Soprano. Got it a few weeks ago and it just doesn't get any playing time - my concert uke and other instruments get most of the available time. The Mele is too good an instrument to just sit unplayed. Comes with a vinyl gig/carrying bag. For sale at $210 which includes lower-48 shipping. PayPal only.
Trade for RISA Solid Concert/Tenor preferred, but interested in possible other tenor/baritone make.
Is there anything in particular you're looking to trade for?
Am open to suggestions. Don't want another soprano or concert, as I've a couple of each. A straight sale probably would be better unless it's a really great trade.
Interested in an Epiphone Les Paul with a 15W Behringer Acoustic amp?
Thanks for the offer, but I already have a Lanikai concert electric. Am really not interested in sopranos or concerts, as I have a couple in each of these sizes.
Good luck with it. Looks like a real nice uke! I read the specs on the Mele site. Pretty much a direct copy Martin style instrument just FYI for the lookers out there.
Prefer to trade for RISA Solid Concert/Tenor (already have a RISA Soprano), but interested in possible other tenor/baritone make.
How about another acoustic/electric lanikai - an SMP-TCA. I had the electronics upgraded to the Fishman ISYS+, and it currently has PhD low G strings on it. I'll throw in the Ko'olau Alohi strings I've been meaning to put on it, and your choice of a lanikai polyfoam or musicians gear hardshell case.
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Since the closing of what was the world's best restaurant for many years, life has been busy for Albert Adria.
Known as the not-so-secret secret weapon behind the imaginative, acclaimed elBulli on the Catalan coast in Spain, the younger Adria brother was the creator of many of the restaurant's deconstructivist dishes that haunted the ambitions of young chefs around the world.
It's difficult to overstate the influence of his work at elBulli under the leadership of his older brother Ferran.
"Picture an armada without a flagship, a solar system without a sun, and that is what high-end Spanish cuisine will look like in the absence of El Bulli," was how the New York Times mourned the 2011 closing of "the world's most influential restaurant."
Coming out of the kitchen shadows in the years since, Adria is generating buzz and critical acclaim with the whimsical bars and restaurants he has opened in Barcelona -- cocktail bar 41ºExperience, tapas bar Tickets, Japanese-Peruvian restaurant Pakta and Bodega 1900, a casual vermouth bar.
Time Magazine highlighted him as "The Magician of the Moment" in the magazine's roundup of the most influential people in the gastronomy world.
In November, he received a Michelin star for Tickets and another one for 41ºExperience.
We caught up with the starred chef in Hong Kong as he prepared for a special dinner featuring his iconic dishes at Catalunya Hong Kong.
CNN: Could you talk a little about why elBulli closed? If profitability was an issue, as it has been reported, then why were the dishes not priced higher, given the massive popularity?
Albert Adria: My brother had been there 25 years and I had been there 23 years and we came to a conclusion together that it was the best idea to leave it when it was at its top. We were getting older and working for 16 hours a day was getting unsustainable.
The problem wasn't the economic side -- that it was never an issue. The problem with this kind of restaurant is the physical and mental exhaustion. So we had to give it a break.
CNN: Your new five restaurants (he has another one in the works in addition to the four already open) are not as exhausting?
Albert Adria: It's as if I made Ferraris before, and now I make Mercedes. Quality, but different quality.
CNN: What are the price points for these new projects?
Albert Adria: Tickets are around €80 ($109) per head, 41º Experience has two concepts -- you can go there and have cocktails -- around €12 ($16) each -- and snacks, or a closed menu which is €200 ($273).
At Pakta, the price is €130 ($177) and Bodega 1900 is €40 ($55). My next venture Yaguarcan, a Mexican restaurant, will be €50($68) at the bar and €80-€90 ($109-$122) at the restaurant.
The restaurants with higher pricing have less capacity.
CNN: Are people getting fed up with designer food?
Albert Adria: No, absolutely not. It's a cycle. It became popular and a lot of these kinds of restaurants opened but there were still very few very good restaurants. The question is never which style of cuisine is in fashion or not. There are only two kinds of cuisines -- good or bad. And the good always wins. That is clear.
These days, I like to go to small but very good restaurants. Thanks to high gastronomy training -- at elBulli for example -- a lot of young cooks are ready to make unbelievable things. Those in their 20s and 30s have a technical capacity that is unbelievable.
In Spain, for example, and anywhere really, you can eat very well because of these hundreds of young chefs who have trained with the greats.
All of these young chefs have adapted to the crisis and they have started to make all of these little restaurants with a different type of kitchen but one that is very, very good.
CNN: Do people taking photos of your food ever make you angry?
Albert Adria: It's a reality that people take pictures of all the dishes. There's a good side and a bad side. Obviously, the good side is that they are promoting your dishes, the bad side is that many of the photos are very bad.
At 41º Experience for example, the element of surprise is very important but if you type 41º on the Internet, you can see all the menus, which spoils the surprise and is very bad for me. At 41º, the creativity is so important. The restaurant only seats 16, but we have 20 people working there.
CNN: Are tapas becoming too cliche?
Albert Adria: The concept of tapas is actually a rather difficult one to explain so it's difficult to export the concept to certain countries.
In China, the concept of sharing is similar so it's gone down very well, but as for whether it is cliche, it is not really. As with any type of restaurants, you just have good tapas restaurants and bad tapas restaurants. The good ones do very well. And the quality depends on the quality of the products.
The best restaurants uses the best quality products, that is clear. Even when making a pizza, it's important to use the best flour, even the water is important. You must use the best water.
The industry is ready to make a lot better products but the problem is that the people are not ready to pay extra for the better product.
CNN: What do you think of the Michelin star ratings?
Albert Adria: Guides are always good if you are at the top.
The game has changed a lot since these paper guides started, and the information the customers are receiving changes very quickly these days.
On Tripadvisor for example, there are a thousand comments and you don't know who these people are, whether their opinions can be trusted. At the end of the day there's a lot more information these days but it's very unreliable.
There's a saying in Spain that it's better that people talk about you, even if it's bad. I don't agree with that. It should not be about a lot of information, if should be about who is giving the information, and whether it is reliable or non reliable.
Another thing, I received two Michelin stars last year, but this did not change anything at my restaurant in terms of reservations. In years past, at elBulli when we were given three Michelin stars, we became flooded with reservations. But now you don't see that and that is reference to how the world of guides has changed.
CNN: Do you ever just have a steak?
Albert Adria: Usually I don't eat much. In the morning, I make myself a good shake that has everything I need, and throughout the day I have to go try all the food from the restaurants so I don't ever sit down and eat something like a steak. All chefs have this way of life.
CNN: What is your perfect day off?
Every day is the best day of my life. I'm happy just where I am. So it's hard to think of what I would do on a day off.
With five restaurants I am so busy, so it's important to surround myself with a good group of people who make me laugh and happy every day. Otherwise I would go crazy.
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And boy does it look good!
Based on Lotus’s popular mid-engined sports car, the Evora, the GT430 is a stripped down, beefed up track weapon aimed at taking the fight to some big opponents from the likes of Porsche and Mercedes-Benz.
For a start, the GT430 has managed to shave an additional 26 kilograms off it’s less hard-core sibling, the Evora 410, bringing the total weight down to a mere 1258 kilograms dry.
Lotus has achieved this by adorning the GT430 with an abundance of weight saving modifications that include: a titanium exhaust, carbon body panels, lightweight interior components, Öhlins and Eibach adjustable spring and damper assembly, lightweight rear brake discs, a thinner aluminium undertray, lightweight aluminium brackets, lightweight polycarbonate backlight glass and a re-profiled fluid fill system.
The aero figures are just as impressive as the overall weight, as peak downforce for the Evora is a crazy 250 kilograms at its top speed of 305km/h. That’s like having a sumo wrestler sitting on top of the roof as you crack the triple ton!
The GT430 then is both a faithful creation and a bit of a contrarian to the philosophy of Lotus’s founder, Colin Chapman, who famously said "Simplify, then add lightness".
On the one hand, the lotus has managed to shave quite a bit of weight off using a plethora of lightweight componentry. On the other hand, simplification and the dark art of aerodynamics seldom go hand-in-hand.
Lotus Australia has yet to confirm the local pricing for the Evora GT430, or even if we will get the chance to see one in the land of Oz. All we can hope for is that it does find its way down here, and that we can drive it!


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Yes! The leaves have finally changed and have kinda-sorta fallen. Whoever thought something dying could be so beautiful? *pause* OK… I won’t be morbid, but this time of year is gorgeous and… freakin’ cold. New Yorkers? I know, you know, what I’m talkin’ about.
I don’t know how this outfit was created honestly, but I was just having fun with my massive scarf collection, and found this gem buried near the bottom. The scarf kind of created the rest of this fall outfit and I dig it!
The faux leather jacket is from Guess and the cotton grey flowy top is from Urban Outfitters. If I’m not mistaken the boots and veggies(not fixing, too good! aka. leggings) are from Target, but I honestly can’t remember!


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Through Witmer’s color-driven visual experiences, he has steadily pursued a personal inquiry into the materiality of seeing, perception, feeling and memory for over two decades.
Weiss’ paintings are process driven by movement, repetition, materials and place. Her works are for beauty and contemplation.
Owned by the same Italian noble family since the 1700s, the Villa Sola Cabiati in Tremezzo on Lake Como is filled with objects dripping with history. Photographed by Paul Barbera.
Consider this salad more supporting evidence that, yes, you need a mandoline in your life.
Think of a black and white milkshake as the halfway between vanilla and chocolate.
In this regular print feature, T Magazine traces a visual theme through history, across the disciplines of art, design and culture, and onto the runway.
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Robert Mars’ artwork chronicles an evolving fascination with the Golden Age of American popular culture and celebrates the icons of the 1950’s and 1960’s. His paintings evoke a vintage quality of design and pay homage to the idealized age of growth and hopefulness that was prevalent in the USA at the end of the Depression. At a time before the internet and mobile technology, where information was not instantly available to millions and there was no such thing as instant internet celebrities, Mars pays tribute to the people who lived as myths with unique, untouchable andunforgettable personalities.
In Epi’s 3-Ingredient Recipes series, we show you how to make great food with just three ingredients (plus staples like oil, salt, and pepper).
A lock of Walt Whitman’s hair, Jack Kerouac’s boots, and Virginia Woolf’s cane are just a few of the items of literary paraphernalia available at the New York Public Library’s Berg Collection—if you have an appointment.
Six months of piano lessons can heighten kindergartners’ brain responses to different pitches, and improve their ability to tell apart two similar-sounding words. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Rick Stevens’s career as an artist has evolved in much the same way his paintings do. He takes his inspiration from the natural world in all its sublime mystery, then surrenders to that mystery to let the unseen forces of nature guide his hand—and his life.
Seven years after the breakup of Sonic Youth, the godmother of grunge has carved out the unconventional career in music and visual art she always hoped for.
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Sheng Li / REUTERS A view of a wind turbine from the old city of Wushu, China, January 2011.
VARUN SIVARAM is the Douglas Dillon Fellow and Acting Director of the Program on Energy Security and Climate Change at the Council on Foreign Relations. SAGATOM SAHA is a research associate for energy and U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Just as the United States appeared poised to take a victory lap after securing a string of successes on climate change, Donald Trump was elected to the U.S. presidency, suggesting that Washington might abandon its leadership role instead. Trump and his advisers have vowed to withdraw the United States from climate accords abroad and to abandon President Barack Obama’s push for clean energy at home.
If the Trump administration keeps those promises, China will probably step into the leadership vacuum left by the United States. At first glance, that might seem like good news, since China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, leads the world in the production and deployment of clean energy, and will probably meet the international climate-action pledges it has made so far.
The trouble is that China would lead on climate-change issues only insofar as doing so would advance its national interests. Some of those interests, such as China’s desire to cultivate foreign markets for clean energy exports and curb domestic air pollution, line up with combatting climate change. Others, such as the incentives the country faces to export coal power plants abroad, could get in the way of reducing emissions. In some cases, it is unclear where China’s interests lie—for example, whether it wants to promote or stunt breakthrough innovations in clean-energy technologies. Still, one thing is certain: ceding climate leadership to China would be disastrous for the United States, whose diplomatic standing and position in the race to supply the world’s clean-energy needs would fall precipitously as a result.
STRINGER / REUTERS At a solar power plant in Aksu, China, April 2012.


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as it takes forever and never stops attempting to save. I have disabled Wiiconnect 24 in both the wii system menu WAD and in the pre game menu. I have been able to save on a downloaded save however i am wondering if there is a way to fix this issue or do i need to start a new save?
Have you ever used savestates?
(01-19-2017, 08:35 AM)ExtremeDude2 Wrote: Have you ever used savestates?
Good, I wanted to make sure they didn't break your save.
(01-19-2017, 09:03 AM)ExtremeDude2 Wrote: Good, I wanted to make sure they didn't break your save.
So I either have to use a secondary method of saving (I.e. talking to a gate keeper to get the game saved) or use a different save / map?

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Freed-Hardeman University / School of Biblical Studies is located in Henderson, TN, in a small setting.


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Soul music became popular almost by accident. During the 1940's and 1950's Doo Wop music was the "in" thing. Gospel music sung by African-Americans also had a big place in society at that time. These two distinctive types of music merged into Soul. This type of music was well received by blacks and whites alike, and played a big part in the end of segregation. Whites, some of whom were prejudiced and close-minded, began to change their views about blacks. The two cultures started to come together, and it was in part because of the music.
Some of the earliest soul artists were Ray Charles, Sam Cooke and James Brown. Ray Charles, blind since he was a child, made the nation fall in love with him thanks to hits like "Hit the Road, Jack," and "Georgia on My Mind." Sam Cooke, who got his start in gospel music in the '50s, was known for hits like "Twistin' the Night Away," and "Another Saturday Night." James Brown, who was doing Soul music before almost anyone else, got famous thanks to hits such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," and "Cold Sweat."
Although Soul music sounds slightly different than it did back in the day, it is still very much in the forefront. Artists like Whitney Houston, Anita Baker and Aretha Franklin have all done their part to keep Soul music alive. Soul music is also no longer directly related to African-Americans. White artists like Taylor Hicks, George Michael and Amy Winehouse can be considered modern day Soul artists.


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Tea is one of the most wonderful beverages in the entire world.
Tea is one of the most wonderful beverages in the entire world. As such, it should be little surprise that many cultures around the globe are fond of it. Here are some interesting tea traditions from all across Asia – it’s not just about pitchers of iced tea on the front porch like it is often thought of here in America!
In China, tea is a serious business. At first, it was thought of as a vital medicinal supplement. But ever since the Emperor found it delicious, tea has become one of the most important parts of Chinese culture. There are many different rules about how to properly enjoy the taste of the tea you are drinking. People have been visiting teahouses on a daily basis since the time of the Ming dynasty. That’s where tea takes center stage, much like how it has become the most important part of any meal. Tea is also a meaningful way to greet guests when they enter your home – much as you would offer your visitor a drink and a slice of cake here.
The Gong Fu tea ceremony is also supremely important. This is where preparing and pouring tea becomes a fusion of art and science. These are often used for special occasions such as weddings and parties.
Japan has its own tea ceremony, called cha-no-yu. This version of the tea ceremony calls on guests to reflect on their own humility, along with the uniqueness of the moment, what the weather is like, who your companions are, and how everything is balanced. Each ceremony is different, although completing one ceremony can take several hours at a time. Many specialized tools are used to help prepare the tea, but that is not the only way tea is consumed in Japan. Black tea is a popular breakfast beverage, and oolongs are hugely popular at meal times. Canned and bottled teas have also made being on the go and enjoying some tea a breeze.
Tea was not a huge concern in India. At least, it wasn’t until the British arrived. Tea plantations arose to supply the massive British demand for more of the brew. India has its own traditions now, though, although they aren’t as formalized as the ceremonies in China and Japan. Chai tea is the most popular tea, often drunk with street food such as samosas. Drinking tea at home, at work, walking around shopping, and traveling has all become commonplace, much like coffee here at home in the United States.
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Barrelhouse Gang performing at a wedding on Orcas Island. August 2017. There we are waaaay in the back!
Getting married? Congratulations! We love performing at weddings. Jazz bands and weddings go together like a hand and glove, but the very best jazz band is one that makes you smile and want to dance. 1920's swing jazz was created for dancing, and written to entertain people. It remains the most listener-friendly form of jazz to this day, and instinctively gets your toes tapping, feet shuffling and mouth grinning ear to ear.
Barrelhouse Gang has performed at weddings all over the Seattle metropolitan area the Puget Sound region. Some wedding venues we've performed at: Alderbrook Resort, The Orcas Hotel, Tyee Yacht Club, Golden Gardens Bathhouse, Lake Union Cafe, Thornewood Castle, Lake Kachess Lodge, The Sheraton Hotel, Nita Lake Lodge in Whistler, BC, The Museum of Flight, Cabin Creek Lodge, Port Gamble Wedding Pavillion, Lake Crescent Lodge, Tacoma Court House Square, Port Ludlow Resort and others.
Have a special song that you and your fiance want for your first dance? We are happy to learn it for you. We can do most jazz standards and popular music tunes for a first dance. And we are happy to provide a list of suggestions as well.
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In addition to PA services we are happy to provide recorded music during seating, band breaks, and after the performance as well if you want DJ-style music for late-night partying. We can easily plug in your device as well if you have your own special playlist.
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