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Are there any sources in the region that we can refer to while building the repository?
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It sounds like the industry as a whole basically shot itself in the foot. If that is the case, it will slowly self-correct. Clients will only be able to afford cleanups coming in at 3am on Saturdays for so long, unless they're still saving money. In which case, it will continue on this trajectory.
Back when the VFX protest stuff with Life of Pi went big, I was struck at the lack of fundamental economic fluency. I sympathize with those who are jerked around by larger forces chasing dollars and tax credits, sacrificing the stability of people's careers, but let me change your questions you pose at the start to instead say, "Shouldn't I be guaranteed a stable career and compensation in the visual effects industry?"
And the answer is, "No. No one is guaranteed a stable career of their choice." Whether or not it's a good system.
>It sounds like the industry as a whole basically shot itself in the foot.
If by industry you mean vfx industry then by and large no. The vfx industry didn't create or push for subsidies. Although if vfx companies had not been so eager to make the leap to subsidized areas we would be less to be in this boat.
If by industry you mean the film industry then keep in mind it's someone else's foot they're shooting. Because vfx are done by 3rd party companies who end up taking the brunt for most of the schedule and budget problems.
You're correct that no one is guaranteed a stable career. Visual effects and the film business as a whole has always been project to project. (after the studios stopped being film factories and closed most of their departments) The crews, actors, etc all work from project to project and don't know when the next project will be. Most in vfx forget that because they work for 3rd party companies and not the studios directly. And in some cases they've been able to keep working at one place for a few years.
BUT keep in mind this all actually worked well for the workers and the studios when there was a thriving and local ecosystem. If a number of film, TV and commercial projects are being shot all the time in a given area then it's reasonable to find work. Even working as an assistant cameraman jumping from project to project could be considered stable. It didn't mean that you worked for years for the same company but there was enough work that your income and the ability to pay your bills was reasonably stable.
With the advent of the subsidy wars that has caused the work to spread out very thin and in some cases spread to areas that would not have any film industry. Well if instead of 1 area doing 100 films a year you have 100 areas doing 1 film a year that's going to make it very tough for anyone to have a stable career. Even though there is enough work to make stable careers the subsidies have destroyed the eco systems. Now you have thousands of people with very unstable careers and short term employment.
Imagine states/countries competing for plays and musicals and decimating New York Broadway or London West End theaters. Instead of having all of that talent and synergy (playwrights, actors, directors, composers, lyricists, etc ) in one place you now uprooted each production and placed each play/musical in a different area (Toledo, Bakersfield, etc) What was once a potentially stable career for a good singer/actor is gone. And the interaction, brainstorming and synergy of all of these types of people in one location is gone and can not be replicated by having spread it out. And now in each of those areas they're teaching and training locals to help with the productions. So instead of a couple dozen lighting people with careers you now have hundreds working temporarily.
There was a time when you could work in vfx and have a reasonably stable career. There's enough work for stable careers to be possible. Not for everyone and not certainly for the thousands of students flooding the market and not for the thousands that each location are pushing to train because at the end of the day there are still only so many films made a year. We're not making widgets or iPhones where the more demand the more products we produce. If anything Hollywood hs reduced their output yet the flood of new people trying to get and more importantly the spreading out of that work is decimating the odds of anyone making a stable career.
This was not caused by globalization. It wasn't caused by film and tv no longer being relevant. It wasn't because the entire audience went away or because we were replaced by new technology. This happened because of the subsidies. Pre subsidies = potential for reasonable stable career. After subsidies = almost no potential for a stable career.
Thanks for the detailed reply. Helps me understand this issue quite a bit better. My initial reaction during the Pi protest stuff was confusion how someone could protest if the film had paid for the VFX work, the contract was executed, end of story. Obviously the Oscar wins made it strangely ironic that the entity fundamentally behind the film was going bankrupt.
I sort of grasp what you're explaining about "ecosystems," and I assumed the flood of supply in terms of VFX workers was a huge contributor to further disruption and scarcity, but I see that you identify the subsidies as the biggest culprit at disrupting an efficient and stable VFX industry.
As for the industry slowly correcting itself - Sorry, there's way too much of a disconnect of the studios and the vfx companies. If vfx workers worked directly for studios it would be a different case. The studios would be paying all of the bills in that case and make adjustments just as they do in live action. But with vfx companies being independent the producers and studios (who have little understanding of vfx) simply say they will go with someone else next time. And they will reduce pre/post time because that's expensive. They of course fail to take any responsibility for any overages because it's the companies fault, not theirs. (and you can see why the 3rd party disconnect allows this to happen).
So yes, as long as subsidies continue and as long as their is a disconnect, this will continue. And as noted this affects everyone in vfx.
Another thing - it's taken years for many in VFX to even acknowledge that subsidies were an issue. Even today you will find some in vfx in outher areas saying that subsidies aren't a real problem.
Here's from an article in Variety with Prime Focus.
“What we heard from our clients was we only do business if you want to get us the rebate in Canada and the rebate in London,” he says.
Someone on Facebook read this post and thought that I must have never run a business.
I've run 2 successful businesses from scratch.
Founded and ran Dream Quest, a VFX company Self financed. We never screwed employees out of money. We never cheated on our taxes, we had health care, we didn't ask the government for handouts, we delivered on time and on budget. Dream Quest was later sold to Disney Studios.
Founded and co-ran Puffin Designs. Software company that sold software I developed around the world. We never screwed employees out of money. We never cheated on our taxes, we had health care and we didn't ask the government for handouts. Puffin Designs sold to Pinnacle Systems which in turn was bought by Avid.
I consider those successful. We didn't close our doors and we didn't have to take advantage of other people or delve into gray or illegal methods to make that happen. It's not easy. It takes work but some how we made reasonable profits and the businesses continued . We had value to employees, customers and businesses interested in purchasing us, in addition to making the shareholders (us) some money. Our aim wasn't to try to be paid 300x our employees. All companies using the shareholders as an excuse for their actions is just using a scapegoat for their own incompetence and greed.

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Positive results can come from positive actions. If the wintery skies are getting you down, it might not do you any good to sit and wonder if things will change in the near future. It might not do you any good to wish for sunnier days. The best thing to do is turn on the lights in your house and get going on a project that feels good.
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Dhur KI Bani in SGGS..is ABOUT the CREATOR and HOW to OBTAIN HIM...Milaap..Deho Sajjano asseseanehn hoveh SAHIB sion MEL... NOTHING about any one being the ..."only authorised prophet..last final prophet..son of God..etc etc..listen to ME only way to Him...etc etc. IN Fact the SGGS is quite the OPPOSITE in that regard...here the Dhur KI Bnai regards ALL paths as Leading to HIM..soem slow..some fast..but ultimaltey all do end up there..my opinion.
Could you pls enlighten me if any of our Sikh Gurus used the term DHur Ki Bani in any of their Shabads.
You can find it in Anand Sahib of Guru Amardas. I would advise to read it from gutka instead of getting translations. If we spend some time to read Guru Granth Sahib everyday and understand it we can find all the answers in it. People just dont have the time or inclination to read from Guru Granth Sahib. Yestarday i was hearing a lady about how surprised she was to find verses about greatness of woman in Sikhism. She couldnt believe that Guru Nanak preached equaliy for woman through verses.
The Panktee..DHUR KI BANNEE AYEE TIN SAGLEE CHINT MITAYEE is in Raag Sorath by Guru Arjen Sahib Ji.
Another meaning of DHUR is AXLE..the CENTRAL AXIS around which everything revolves.
Just like the wheels revolve on an axle..the Creation revolves around the CREATOR..and this BANNEE tells us about the CREATOR....the CREATOR and NOTHING but the CREATOR. period.
And as Roab1 has posted..the best exposition of Dhur Ki Banne is in ANAND SAHIB. Note that Anand Sahib is written by an OLD MAN of 80+ who spent his entire LIFE going to Vasihno devi mandirs and pilgrimages to hardwaar etc etc and then came into touch with Guru Anagd Ji and began his journey on GURMATT by doing SAKHAT (hard labour of LOVE ) seva for almost 12 years at an advanced stage to Guru Angad Sahib Jee at an age when most of us go senile AFTER all this only He attained Gurgadee from Guru Angad ji and became GURU AMARDASS JI....and then he wrote this Shahkaar..equal to the Japji Sahib written by AAD Guru Guru nanak Ji Sahib. And Guru Amardass Ji tells us so clearly that BANNEE is NIRANKAAR....Nirankaar is BANNEE...Banne GURU...GURU hai Bannee..wich Banee AMRIT SAREH. Nothing oculd be clearer than THAT. Please do read the Anand sahib..the complete 40 paurrees (Japji has 38 paurrees).
Yes,I read the Aand Sahib and the meaning is somewhat much more clearer now.
A lay man like me would usually believe that "Dhur Ki Bani" means that that is dictated by or revealed by the Almighty.
Moses said that the ten commandments and the Torah were dictated to him by God Himself on Mount Sinai.
Same was what Mohammad said while writing Koran.
Let me add my pitiful comment.
The image of Moses is so overpowering that it colors our understanding of "revealed" and I find it hard to switch gears and understand that "revealed" means something else. "Revealed" can also mean that the message of the Satguru it comes together like a flash of light, a realization. You "get" it...which the gurus got.
Your comment is bulls eye ( pity the poor bull..i wonder why his eye needs to be shot at ?/ he he he).
Realsiation..is GYAAN..Knowledge...as is stated in the Book of Gnesis..what EVE.."realised" the split second she bit into the Apple of Knowledge !! She "got it". I prefer this image than the Moses one !! It seems more in line with what i think as you have also shown.
To me, Dhur Ki Bani means the WORD (Sound Current) that has its origin from the Soul Plane (Sach Khand) and Guru Ji has access of it, and with his access, he then inspires us through the written word. Thus this written Bani as in SGGS contains the direct impressions (hence power) of the original WORD.
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Mad Cow, CJD and other Spongiform Encephalopathies (timeline).
There is considerable scientific evidence that these diseases do not just have non-infectious co-factors, but that they are environmental in nature, not infectious.
In fact, with viruses, it is possible to question their very existence.
The book The Infectious Myth will investigate provide the scientific evidence that the normally accepted infectious cause is not, in fact, valid and, in will identify more plausible environmental causes.
The book will be written by David Crowe.
Stay tuned for updates. The project started in 2006 and is still ongoing.
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Nusratkhon Valiev has been appointed as new head coach of Iran national team on Wednesday.
The Uzbekistani coach will be assisted by an Iranian coach Hamed Malek-Mohammadi in the national team.
Nusratkhon Valiev, who has coached Uzbekistan national team from 1992 to 1998, was a member of the Soviet Union coaching staff in the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games.
The 58-year-old coach has worked with Iraq, Syria and India national teams as well.
Nusratkhon will coach three Iranian judokas Javad Mahjoub, Saeid Mollaei and Alireza Khojasteh in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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As a Chapter, the leadership in Massachusetts have it pretty well together. They (and I say "they" because I am not on the volunteer leadership team) run a great annual meeting every May and three additional education events a year (for only $50 a day, mind you). The Mass Chapter donates $10,000 a year to the Massage Therapy Foundation, and the members have repeatedly shown their overwhelming support of that donation. Our members show up to massage at the Massachusetts State Legislature, they run programs for underserved populations, (and they win the National Humanitarian awards for those efforts) and we post other education, volunteer and social events on our website, too.
The leadership is also forward-thinking. They do not think in terms of, "This is how it's always been done." They say, "How can we change what we do to better serve our members." Because of that progressive thinking, our members have access to a health insurance specialist and an attorney. We gave away two student scholarships and recently started the Dianne Polseno Student Scholarship Award. Why am I bragging about the Mass Chapter on our own blog? Because I'm a big fan of all their work, and especially their recent decision to be a leader in their online communications with members. What does that mean? It means they see the value and importance of a cohesive online presence that includes a website with great resources (including this blog!), effective strategies for emails to members, and a useful, fun social media presence. They also hired me to be their Online Marketing Manager and have been nothing less than excited to learn and use all of our online resources on their own and along with me.
It would be easy for the Leadership to simply hire this online stuff out, and for me to take their money and just do exactly (and only) the work of communicating with the members online. But we're not about easy. We're about awesome. The Leadership is embracing social media. They're embracing exciting new marketing strategies. They are embracing having a personality online, spirited conversations with members and now, serving other chapters who may not have the resources that we have.
We're all in this together, and if we're bushwhacking a trail, you may as well enjoy the hike, too.
What this means to you, other AMTA Chapter leaders and volunteers.
Once a month, maybe a little more than that, we're dedicating one blog post to teaching you what we know about creating and using our presence. Maybe I'll tell you what I'm doing with our email strategy, why I'm doing it, and how you can adapt the techniques to fit your chapter. Or perhaps I'll answer a question that comes up when I'm showing the leadership something new. Whatever it is, it'll be useful and fun, I promise.
Welcome to Allissa's Corner. Grab a beanbag chair and a cookie and make yourself at home. We're growing together.
Allissa Haines is a massage therapist with a full private practice in Plainville, MA. She creates marketing and business resources for massage therapists at Writing A Blue Streak and is an educator for the Massage Learning Network, an online learning center for massage therapists and students. She is also a marketing consultant, professional speaker, and a frequent snacker.

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The eighth annual Reseller Middle East’s Partner Excellence Awards saw prominent players in the technology industry gather in the UAE to celebrate achievements from the Middle East’s channel sector over the past year.
The awards ceremony and Vintage Circus-themed gala dinner, which took place last night at the Conrad Hotel Dubai were attended by more than 320 industry stalwarts, and recognised several organisations and IT channel leaders.
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This year Reseller ME has revamped the process for the Partner Excellence Awards. Winners were chosen via public online voting by Reseller ME readers from a list of finalists selected by an esteemed panel of judges.
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AlJammaz Distribution the leading Value-Added Technology Distributor have win the Best Partners Excellence Program for the Year 2017 Distributor Award during the event.
The accomplishments of the Middle East IT channel industry were celebrated last night at The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marinal - Dubai, as Channel Middle East held the 10th edition of its annual Awards.
The event, held alongside a gala dinner, attracted over 350 IT leaders from the vendor, distributor, reseller and retailer community across the Gulf region, where they were honoured for their stellar performances and dedication to the development of the regional channel over the last 12 months.


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What is Preventative Search and Rescue?
You’ve probably heard of Search and Rescue before, but some national park rangers are involved with Preventive Search and Rescue. Basically their job is to help visitors avoid needing to be rescued by providing education about the hazards of hiking in the parks, and the time and equipment necessary to complete a planned hike.
The PSAR program was started in 1997 at Grand Canyon National Park as an effort to reduce the hundreds of heat-related illnesses park visitors were experiencing every summer. It has since been adapted at other parks as well. Some of those illnesses resulted in deaths that could have been avoided with better preparation and planning. PSAR Rangers patrol the upper portions of the main corridor trails, such as the Bright Angel and South Kaibab Trails, and ask hikers questions about their hiking plans.
* Where are you hiking today?
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* Do you have a flashlight and a jacket?
* Do you know what temperatures to expect?
Although information about the trails is available at the Visitor Center and on signs posted at the trailheads, many hikers are still surprised when a PSAR Ranger talks to them about their planned hike. If you meet a PSAR Ranger on your hike remember the goal is not to discourage you but to help you have a safe and positive experience.
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We finally made it to the Gulfarium in Fort Walton Beach today. We saw a lot of cute marine animals today. Nurse sharks, tortoises, African penguins, dolphins, alligators, fake caimans (at least they looked fake), seals, sea horses, crabs, and more. On our way back we stopped at the Harbor Walk in Destin and had lunch at Harry T’s, and checked out the different boats in the marina. We also found the pirate ship that sailed past us yesterday. We also stopped over at the Baytown Wharf and checked out their shops. Now we’re headed for Mitchell’s Fish Market for dinner. Hopefully we’ll make it to the beach one last time tomorrow morning before we leave for home. See you soon!
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The Martian surface displays colors other than just red in this beautiful image just released by the European Space Agency.
The surface of Mars isn't known for having much color diversity, but this image just released by the European Space Agency shows that the Red Planet can sometimes be white and chocolate-colored too.
"Smooth cream-colored plateaus surrounded by cocoa-dusted ridges interspersed with caramel-hued streaks create a scene reminiscent of a cosmic cappuccino," the ESA says of the image, waxing poetic and clearly jonesing for their morning cuppa.
The shot, taken by the ESA's Mars Express orbiter, shows an ice cap made of water and carbon dioxide at the planet's south pole. Interestingly, the chunk of ice isn't exactly on the pole, but located about 150 kilometers (93 miles) north of it, displaced by Martian winds that sweep toward Mars' southern tip.
Missing Beagle found on Mars?
Although the image looks like a melted hot fudge sundae, the ESA says the white area actually isn't as creamy as it appears. "While it looks smooth in this image, at close quarters the cap is a layered mix of peaks, troughs and flat plains, and has been likened in appearance to swiss cheese," the agency says.
According to the ESA, the shot was taken on December 17, 2012 by Mars Express using a high-resolution stereo camera in infrared, green and blue light. It was just released to the public Monday.
The Mars Express has been revolving around the Red Planet since late 2003. It was back in the news lately because it was the craft that deployed the Beagle-2 lander to the Martian surface on December 19, 2003. That lander failed to begin operations and hadn't been seen again until it was recently spotted by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
The Express has continued its mission, however, imaging the surface of the Red Planet and sending back information about the Martian moon, Phobos. It's expected to continue its work until 2018.

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Bitton Railway Station is handily positioned at the 10 mile point on my Bath to Bristol Cycleway route.
A couple of weeks ago I ran 20 miles. It’s been a long time since that happened and even though was a little sore and tired afterwards, I still felt good and happy to have had that experience. Getting back into a regular routine is taking a long time and I get it together for a few days and then there is a break as my attention gets consumed by other projects. Running has been down to once or twice a week/ten days for quite some time now but recently the urge to run has been growing again.
Yesterday I ran for an hour up on the Downs and am planning on running again in a few minutes for an hour again. Tomorrow there is a Parkrun up at Ashton Court so that will be 2 plus hours of running. Using shorter races to give myself little stations along the way will, I hope, give me some further inspiration.
I have an account on Fetch and they have useful tools for keeping a training log. Also a nice little tool to map my route so today I found out how long my basic route is and how long it takes. It turns out that its almost exactly 5 miles and today I made sure it was a standard run against which to compare other runs. Today took 49 mins as opposed to yesterdays run where I stopped to stretch and massage my calves and which took 54 mins.
Even though it seems a little slow for the effort, its not so much the time I am concerned with as with putting the miles in on a consistent basis. Lately I have had all kinds of ideas to help stretch the envelope and get some long runs in. The weather is quite mild at the moment so we’ll see what happens over the next few weeks.

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In recent years, I’ve come to look forward to spring skiing in Scotland. While there is a smaller chance of fresh snowfall, warmer conditions mean that skiing can be very enjoyable on softer spring snow.
In spring, the days are longer, the sun is higher and bluebird days with no wind are far more likely. In addition, the snow will have evolved into the softer, larger-grained snow so typical of spring.
It’s a forgiving kind of snow and I am pretty sure it’s why I was able to ski Glencoe’s famously steep Flypaper last year.
Spring skiing: A skier stopping in the Ciste Gully at Cairngorm Mountain. Credit: Steven McKenna Photography.
How is spring snow created?
Overnight temperatures are still likely to plummet in springtime, compared to the daytime. This means that the snow will re-freeze after dark.
With the groomers working their magic, too, the pistes enjoy a smoothing out in preparation for the next day of skiers and snowboarders. Then, as the day warms up, the spring sunshine loosens the frozen top surface of snow to create a wonderfully soft ski slope.
Spring snow is described as corn snow. It can feel quite heavy and that requires are more aggressive style of skiing but the snow is generally forgiving and brilliantly non-icy.
The more sunshine on a slope, the greater the melt before the night-time comes again to start the re-freeze process, ready for the groomers again.
Scotland-based Blair Aitken, of British Backcountry, said: “The melt-freeze cycles of spring give predictability and stability to the snowpack.
“Skiers tend to follow the sun around from east-facing, to south-facing and then westerly to get the best of the softer snow. The snow melts in the warmth of the sun.
Contrary to the general advice for getting up early and enjoying the best of a day for many other spring activities, when it comes to spring skiing it is fine to set the alarm a little later.
Check that the skies will be clear overnight, which usually means the snow will re-freeze. For the first hour or two of the skiing day in Scotland, the ski slopes will remain hard and unforgiving.
But then, once the morning has warmed up a bit, the snow will start to melt and form that delicious spring snow.
It’s important to work out in which direction the ski slopes face. Then you will know the slopes that will be hit by the sun first. The sun will reach the slopes in this order: East-facing, south-facing, west-facing and, finally, those facing north, although the sun is rarely strong by this point.
You should aim to be at each of these slopes around 30 minutes after the sun gets to them. It could be a bit of trial and error, but in the Scottish ski resorts you will be easily able to reach different facing slopes within fairly short timescales.
Skiing The Flypaper in Glencoe in spring snow.
What you will learn about spring snow is that it doesn’t last. The good conditions can come – and then become too soft and slushy because of too much sun.
Once you have enjoyed a couple of runs on one slope, move on to the next.
However, sometimes, especially in Scotland, the corn snow can stay day after day if the evenings do not get too cold. There is no predicting this amazing state of affairs but when it comes it feels like an end-of-season dream.
Sometimes you might need to head higher for spring snow.
From ski resort base level it might appear as if the spring has melted all the snow. But head higher up and you’ll often discover some great slopes to ski.
This is because the air temperature remains lower at higher altitude and that means the snow will stay in better condition for longer into the winter/spring season.
Skiing in April and May really is possible in Scotland.
Remember, too, that you should be able to take advantage of ski resort uplift even if it’s late in the season. Check the Ski Scotland website before travelling to make sure the lifts are open.
Ski touring allows you to head off-piste, which is helpful if you are in search of late season snow.
I have enjoyed many days of skiing in spring temperatures simply because I have been able to hike or use my touring skis to reach the places where the snow has collected – and stayed.
Read my blog: Where to ski the steeps in Scotland.
It’s important to check the avalanche warnings before heading off-piste but if it’s deemed safe (and you have the right experience and equipment) you’re likely to find some great spring skiing locations.
Many corries and gullies, especially higher up and north facing, hold on to the snow into the late spring and early summer.
Amy Marwick, a British freeride skier and instructor based in Aviemore, has enjoyed spring skiing across Scotland and rates the corrie of Stob Coire nan Lochan and the slopes of Bidean nam Bian in Glencoe as her favourite spring skiing spots.
Blair is a fan of spring skiing on the mountain Braeriach, in the northern Cairngorms. He says: “Higher up the slopes, there is often good snow even into the summer. This mountain has an array of interesting gullies and faces on a variety of aspects.
Scottish Avalanche Information Service provides a wealth of detail.
Look out for rocks: As the snow melts and thins, rocks and debris can be a hazard. Keep a keen eye on where you are going.
Sun protection: Spring sunshine will reflect off the snow and leave you at greater risk of sunburn. Wear a high factor sun screen on exposed skin.
Eye protection: Wear ski goggles or sunglasses.
Layers of clothing: The weather and temperatures can be changeable for spring skiing so it is better to wear several thinner layers than one thicker layer. In this way, you’ll stay warm and dry when in the mountains.
Layer up with a base first (merino if you can), then a lightweight insulated jacket and a windproof/waterproof shell on top. Ski gloves and a neckwarmer are still needed when skiing even in spring.
▪ This blog post is published in association with Ski-Scotland.


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Rule number one: humans and vampires don't co-exist. One is the hunter and one is the prey. Simple, right? Not for newly-turned vampire Alyssa.
A surprise confrontation with Santino Vitale, the Acta Sanctorum's most fearsome hunter, sends her fleeing back to the world she once knew, and Fallon, the human friend she's missed more than anything. Now she has some explaining to do. However, that will have to wait. With the Acta Sanctorum hot on their heels, staying alive is more important than educating a human on the finer points of bloodlust.
Hot blood coursed through my veins as I gulped down the gushing fountain of my victim’s neck.
He won’t be hurting women anymore. I thought to myself as I swallowed each hot mouthful of blood. How quickly the hunter becomes the prey.
Using the power of my mind, I sent him feelings: waves of pain and grief for the murder he had committed. The human mind was easy to control, and I called upon all the skill I possessed to make him suffer.
Murderers and those who dealt in crime and abuse were my prey. It was because of them, those vile individuals, that I was a vampire. Memories of my own near-death experience and echoes of past wounds fueled me.
As a vampire, I had power, the power to stop bad people from doing awful, evil things. Fate has a way of working things out, and it gave my bloodlust a purpose. If I was to be this creature, I would ensure that my feeding stopped the unnecessary deaths of innocents.
I drained him slowly and painfully, savoring the honey-sweet elixir of his blood. Keeping him alert enough to feel every draw against his neck, I gnawed at the wound with my sharp teeth and dug my nails into his flesh. I wanted him to feel everything. I wouldn’t let him go unconscious. He needed to know and understand the torment he had inflicted on others. I only wished I had found him, sooner before he ended the life of the poor woman lying at our feet. The fearful look in her dead eyes was a painful reminder of the men who had attacked me.
As the sun began its ascent into the sky, I settled down, safely at home, preparing for sleep. But it wouldn’t come peacefully. Somewhere, trapped between the dreaming and waking world, I felt his presence. The cold, prickling sensation. It crawled up my spine and raised the hairs on the back of my neck.
Not again. I tried desperately to rouse myself. I knew what would come next.
As if on cue, those cold, emotionless, blue-gray eyes appeared above me. They locked on me with contempt.
I’d dreamt of him for weeks after our last battle. I thought I had finally escaped the daymares that had haunted me, but now they were back.
I knew every scar on that fearsome face, though I wished I didn’t. I’d met him only once before, and against the odds, I’d lived to talk about it. That was something only a handful could claim. Santino was not one to leave anyone alive once he’d set his sights on them.
I willed myself to wake. But, just as before, the dream continued.
His piecing gaze bore into my skull. I was motionless; my body barely held the strength to gasp for air. Laid out like an offering, I was an easy target, ready to be slaughtered.
If I could have screamed I would have, but I was mute, destined to see the events unfold as they had when I had lived through them.
Santino’s mouth formed a sinister smile. The tips of his fangs poked out from behind his lips, but I knew it was not his teeth I should fear.
Stuck again in this nightmare, I tried in vain to will myself awake. Paralysis had me frozen in place, helpless. Slowly, he reached out, grabbing my head, balling up a fistful of my hair. Strands snapped under his grip, pinching and pulling away from my scalp.
I needed to break free from his grasp. I needed to somehow get out of this dream.
Fear gripped me. He rocked my head from one side to the other, inspecting me. Would this finally be the time? Would he finally kill me? His eyes focused on my neck.
“Not going to be much of a fight, are you?” he said, pulling out his knife—a large thick blade with jagged edges. Blood from his last kill still coated it.
He made the sign of the cross and mumbled a prayer under his breath.
I willed my muscles to listen. Move, I yelled in my head. Move, damn it. Wake up!
My heart beat wildly, thundering in my ears as Santino’s eyes opened and focused on me once more. Disgust flashed across his face, as if I were a mangy animal and it was beneath him to have to put me down. His lips again formed that sinister sneer. I shuddered. His gaze was like ice, sending a shiver slithering down my spine to the churning pit of my stomach.
He exhaled a growling breath that echoed in the room as he placed the cold, heavy blade to my neck.
I awoke with a start, shooting upright in bed. My heart pounded, and my chest heaved with each sharp breath.
Disorientation fogged my vision. I struggled to compose myself and come back into reality.
If this had been merely a bad dream, the sight of my room and Lysander sleeping next to me would have been immediate comforts, but this wasn’t just a dream. Those events were real. Re-living my first run in with Santino seemed to be my curse. The memories haunted me, playing out every detail of that bloody night, ending just before Santino attempted to finish me off.
He’d nearly destroyed my entire clan that night. I shuddered at the thought of him. Santino was well known as the Acta Sanctorum’s best hunter—a vampire who made a career of killing his own kind. He and his team of hunters had tracked down and destroyed the largest coven of vampires known to exist.
He killed their leader, Kallisto, right before my eyes. I was supposed to have been next on his hit list. If it hadn’t been for Lysander and the aid of our friends in the Peregrinus clan, I would have died.
I was lucky to have gotten away, and Lysander had almost paid for my escape with his life. Everyone assumed Santino either dead or too weak after that battle to continue his hunt.
Deep down, I felt differently.
I knew he had survived. He was the one I’d seen while hunting. I had run from him without a good look, but there was no doubt in my mind. It couldn't have been anyone else.
When are these dreams going to stop? I sighed, raking my hands through my hair, pulling away long red strands sticking to my clammy face.
Vampires aren’t supposed to have daymares.
I ran the battle though in my memory. Even though months had passed since I had been pulled out of the burning building, it still felt like it had been only a day ago. I remembered Lysander’s motionless body floating in the water. He had managed to escape the fire by diving out of a second-story window to the back yard pool below. It had taken us days to nurse him back to full health.
But Santino was never found.
Lysander believed Santino was gone, and that there was no reason to fear him anymore.
Faint rays of light seeped in through the sides of the curtains. Still daylight. The clock on Lysander’s tall oak dresser flashed as the minutes changed, confirming the time.
Great, only noon. Sunset isn’t for at least seven more hours. Damn these long summer days!
I rubbed my sleepy eyes and took a deep, cleansing breath. My heartbeat slowed, returning to a faint whispering thump.
No use trying to get back to sleep now.
A very groggy-looking Lysander rolled over to face me.
His face always looked so angelic among the sheets. I felt safe with Lysander. He was my guardian, my teacher, and my lover.
“Santino again? I thought you had finally escaped those dreams,” he said, yawning as he stretched out his muscular arms. My midday waking had become routine for the last few months. I’d woken him up too many times with these daymares.
He sat up next to me. His dark chocolate-colored hair, messy from sleep, fell haphazardly around his pale face, highlighting his beautiful blue-gray eyes. The sheet fell to his waist, allowing for a full view of the defined ridges of his chest, corded arms, and broad shoulders. He reached up and gently stroked my face with a cool hand, tracing his thumb over my lips.
“Why do I keep dreaming about him? Why can’t I get him out of my head?” I fisted my hands at my side, balling up bed sheets.
He put an arm around me and pulled me close. I relaxed a little, enjoying the feel of his strong arms. Nuzzling into his chest, I listened to his heart. It beat in a slow, peaceful rhythm. I wanted to settle down, to lie there enjoying the comfort and pleasure of being close to Lysander. But the thought wouldn’t leave my head.
What if he isn’t? I shook my head.
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I first came across the Lucinda Ellery consultancy about four or five years ago when I was watching a documentary about Trichotillomania called Girls on the Pull. It was the first time I'd seen anyone else speak about the condition and it made me feel quite emotional in a good way to see other women talking about it and I realised I wasn't alone. And it was also great to see a place like Lucinda Ellery trying to help these women, to prevent and also to make them feel better about themselves. I really liked the idea of the Intralace System that was something that was giving them a new head of hair and was also trying to help stop them pulling with a physical barrier.
And I decided to get involved with the Intralace diary project because I really wanted to help other women out to see what options are available to them, obviously seeing that documentary Girls on the Pull really helped me in realising there were other women out there with the condition, and ultimately helped me seek the help I am seeking, and obviously I wanted to use the Intralace System because it has got to the point where I've tried so many different things and when the trichotillomania is getting a bit out of control and I want to try my best - obviously there is no cure but I want to try my best to get it under control at this point and I think the Intralace System is the best way of doing it because ot only is it going to give me a full head of hair which is going to make me feel inspired and not want to go back to the place that I am in now. It’s also going to give me a physical barrier to help stop pulling so I physically can’t pull, and I think that just sounds perfect, so for me and to also help other women with this condition.
Concealing the areas is incredibly difficult and time-consuming. I have to wake up extra early to kind of try and cover up; make sure that it’s not visible and sometie I can even make myself be late for work 'cause I’m spending so long trying to cover up patches, and I have used hair make-up to try and cover up bald patches. That tends to be what I do.
There have been situations where I have shied away from because of my condition. I don't tend to go swimming any more, and I also put off going to the hairdresser, because as much as I can hide it from other people I can't hide it from a hairdresser because it's incredibly obvious when they're cutting the hair and I find it really embarrassing having to explain - a lot of people are very ignorant about the condition, so it tends to be something I do put off a lot.
A lot of people have been incredibly understanding, and I haven't come across much stigma. I would say there is a lot of mis-conception about the condition out there. Obviously people say, “why don't you just stop pulling your hair out”, and it’s not that simple, you know obviously if I could do that I would - it’s really not that simple. I kind of liken it to wanting to scratch an itch or picking a spot - it is an urgeand when you give into that urge there is satisfaction there. And obviously it is a really horrible condition because you can see the damage you're doing to yourself but you just can't stop the urges, and I have tried to explain this to people and they are incredibly understanding but I do think it's quite difficult for them to grasp, and there is certainly a lot of stigma about it.
For a long time I didn’t seek any help about the condition because I was so embarrassed and I didn’t want to admit to myself that it was a problem. I kind of told myself that it was a kind of bad habit and that it wasn't affecting my life. And then it got to the point that it really was, obviously I'd given myself this bald patch and I was taking so long to try and hide it. I was so self-conscious - I didn’t like leaving the house when it was raining or windy because I would have to always rush and find a bathroom and try and rearrange my hair. So yeah it got to the point that it was really affecting my life and I decided I had to do something about it.
I have tried to conceal my hair loss with clip-in hair extensions but I don't really like them very much; I think they're a little bit obvious and they're quite impractical so they don’t make me feel particularly confident so I haven’t really used them very much.
And today I'm going to have the Intralace for the first time. I’m feeling excited and nervous - probably more excited - obviously kind of wondering what the day's going to bring. I’m quite excited to have a new head of hair at the end of the day.
Since we were younger I have noticed Emily's Trichotillomania. I didn't know that's what it was called but I just noticed her pulling her hair out, and then as she got older it became a bit more, like it happened every day, and definitely in the last couple of years it has become an issue.
The family managed by coming together and working out ways that we could support her, just kind of reaffirming that it was going to be ok.


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C&O have 7,000 m2 facilities joined with a surface of 40.000 m2, whose allow us to accomplish in an optimal way our production process and guarantee our expectations.
Its about an open and modern space that facilitates the working environment.


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Catherine joined the MPO staff in February 2002 as a Transportation Planner and was promoted to Senior Planner in 2008. She is very interested in the intersection of big data analytics and travel demand modeling, as well as pedestrian and transit issues.
Catherine earned her B.S. in Geography at the University of Tennessee and received a Master of Arts in Geography from Indiana State University. She enjoys the outdoors, especially long hikes, and various fiber arts.


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An online database of literary agents.
www.agentquery.com is a large and well-established website that acts as a database for literary agents.
This site offers writers information on how to write to and submit to literary agents, gives to ability for agents to submit their own information, provides guides on traditional and electronic publishing, and offers networking opportunities. Overall this is a great writing website centered around literary agents.


text: A healthy body means a healthy being, but you no longer have to be a full time coach to teach that. Online Boxing jobs enable you to connect with students locally and globally who are keen to stay fit. As online learning medium offers flexibility of timing, people are preferring to take fitness classes online, so that their busy life doesn’t take away their chance to be fit! Boxing online teaching jobs are available on our website and you can pick the students with whom you wish to work. You can now make extra money by teaching something very passionate and of benefits to others by signing up for online Boxing tutoring jobs.


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I enjoyed the story. Not my favorite story, but very much enjoyable to listen to. Safe Haven is by far my favorite!!
I really enjoyed listening to the female narrator. The male was hard for me to listen to. His voice was really bothering me.
I really did enjoy the book, but it isn't something I will long to read again and again (like safe haven or walk to remember). For these reasons, I can't justify 5 stars.
That being said...it may just be one of those books for you! Everyone has different things that speak to them. It may be the book you want to pick up over and over again!
I really enjoyed this read. Made me want to open a bed and breakfast! lol.
i enjoyed listening to this. Very soothing. i enjoyed the performance and background music, made it very soothing.
This book never gets old!! I can always pick it up when I am in the mood for a good adventure and can re-read the entire book with fresh excitement. Brilliant writer!!
Detective Lindsay Boxer's long-awaited wedding celebration becomes a distant memory when she is called to investigate a horrendous crime: a badly injured teenage girl is left for dead, and her newborn baby is nowhere to be found. Lindsay discovers that not only is there no trace of the criminals - but that the victim may be keeping secrets as well.
I love love love love the women's murder club series. It Never lets me down!
The performance was spectacular. He really captured the character. I enjoyed this book from beginning to end. Lots of adventure and lots of fun! Wish it wouod have been a trilogy :(. I really like the concept of this alternate world.
The narrator sounded like a robot voice that you hear on automated voice systems. i couldn't get past that. I did like the material though. I made lots ot notes of things I wanted to try.
Good read...but it lost my attention at times.
The narrator was great, but the story line lost my attention at times! I emjoyed it though it wasn't my favorite.
I have lots of respect for Candace. I grew up watching Full house. And now that I am older I look up to her as a roll model. She is a good example of what a Christian Woman should be and how we should behave towards others. I took away so much from this. It helped me to self reflect. Some of her points hit me like a brick wall and made my mental light bulb turn on!!
One thing I wish she would have touched on was how to prune those friendships that are weighing you down. What is a nice way of doing that? I had a really aggressive friend who continues to try to get back in touch with me, and i never know what to do. I know us being friends is unbeneficial to the both of us. We just have different ideas of what friendship is (like she would say I was her best friend but then say nasty things behind my back tearing my character down. Or if i confided in her, soon the whole church would know!). I would have liked an examole of how she has handled pruning some of her friendships. I guess there is really no easy way of doing it. I just hate to hurt people's feelings.
good, but wouldn't read again.
The narrator was great. Would read more of her books. But the story line wasn't my favorite. A bit too cheesy at times. I hated every line that talked about the "knowing". Kind of drove me crazy. I did like the recipes at the end of the book. I thought that was a clever add on.


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More than 900 cannabis-related bills moved through state capitols and Congress in 2018, and there are already about 600 bills for 2019 sessions, according to Marijuana Moment's Legislative Tracking Tools. Each state has its own regulations regarding the forms cannabis can be sold in, how it needs to be monitored, tested, packaged or advertised, and those rules are in flux as states figure out the best way to regulate the plant.
The industry is comprised predominantly by small businesses, so while changes are generally made for good reasons, each can result in a financial burden. For example, when Colorado decided all THC-infused chocolate had to display the THC symbol on the food itself so people would not mistakenly eat an “edible,” chocolate producers had to throw out their custom-made chocolate molds, and design and order new ones.
Last year, Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division changed cannabis warning label verbiage from “Contains Marijuana. Keep out of reach of children” to “Contains Marijuana. Keep away from children.”Ari Cohen, vice president of operations for Dixie Brands, one of the industry's larger companies, said this seeming small change resulted in the need to develop new labeling for Dixie’s entire product portfolio. The company had over six months to comply but still had to work to make sure inventory levels of the original packaging and finished goods were significantly reduced prior to the deadline.
Dixie Brands sells cannabis-infused products in 4 states, employing about 100 people at their headquarters in CO, with Q3 2018 revenue of $2,435,000 (about double the sales of Q3 2017.) Like other cannabis companies, it is not allowed to deduct typical business expenses on its tax returns because the plant is still illegal at the federal level, so changes need to be made knowing there is less financial leeway than businesses in other industries.
Multi-state operators, companies like Dixie Brands that grow or sell cannabis in more than one state, have an especially complicated time with the changing regulations. They seek to establish a unified set of operating procedures, suppliers and product lines while obeying different sets of laws. “Consistency of the brand in terms of product, packaging and distribution is absolutely critical,’ as firms seek to go national, said Nick Kovacevich, CEO of KushCo Holdings a large provider of ancillary products and services for the cannabis industry. Still, those companies need to balance uniformity with individual state requirements.
The National Cannabis Industry Association’s map shows which states have legalized adult use of marijuana, which allow medical use of some sort, and which are still prohibition states. Many states, like California, are in transition between legalization on paper and a fully functioning market. And so the rules will continue to evolve.

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Matthias Steffen 98C is chief quantum architect at IBM Research, where he helps develop IBM Q quantum computer systems for public and commercial access.
Quantum computers are powerful machines built on the principles of quantum mechanics, a branch of physics that explores how the physical world works at the most fundamental levels. At this level, particles behave in strange ways, taking on more than one state at the same time, and interacting with other particles that are very far away.
Quantum computing harnesses these quantum phenomena to process information in a novel and promising way. By harnessing such natural behavior, quantum computing can run new types of algorithms to process information more holistically, fundamentally speeding up certain operations that are not possible in conventional computing. One potential application includes quantum chemistry with the promise of accurately simulating molecular interactions, which may be important to drug development in the future.
Michelle Berrey 86Ox 88C 92MPH is developing drugs designed to help patients with weakened immune systems ward off devastating viral infections.
Berrey is president and chief executive officer of Chimerix, a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, and commercializing medicines that improve outcomes for immunocompromised patients. Berrey joined Chimerix as chief medical officer (CMO) in 2012 and was named CEO in 2014.
Before joining Chimerix, she served as CMO at Pharmasset, a small biotech focused on treatment of hepatitis C, from 2007 until its acquisition by Gilead Sciences in 2012. Previously she spent eight years at GlaxoSmithKline, where she was vice president for viral diseases, clinical pharmacology, and discovery medicine. Throughout her career, she has focused on viral diseases with a significant impact on public health, including HIV, chronic viral hepatitis, and DNA viruses.
Chimerix’s lead product candidate, brincidofovir, has shown the potential to treat or prevent viruses from all five families of double-stranded DNA viruses that aff\ect humans, including the herpesviruses and adenoviruses. Brincidofovir has received Fast Track designation from the FDA for adenovirus, cytomegalovirus (CMV), and smallpox, and Orphan Medicinal Product Designation from the European Commission for adenovirus, CMV, and smallpox. The company also has brought forward a new clinical candidate, CMX521, the first directacting antiviral specifically for the treatment and prevention of norovirus.
With years of expertise and innovation in human genomics, Kevin McKernan 95C founded Medicinal Genomics to build a stronger scientific environment for the study of cannabis-based therapeutics and blockchain technologies for tracking and verifying cannabis genetics.
McKernan pioneered the sequencing of the cannabis genome in 2011 with the intention of building a “map” of all of the genetic factors that might predict the expression of compounds— including cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids— in diff erent strains of cannabis. That allows scientists to cultivate diff erent strains of cannabis with the characteristics best suited to treat specific conditions. The cannabis genome is roughly ten times more diverse than the human genome.
“The wonderful thing about the cannabis plant is the compounds are very safe, it has more chemical diversity than all of Pfizer and Merck, and it’s about to become an over-the-counter, open source, so if we can combine that with personalized medicine, we see this as two huge economic tsunamis colliding,” says McKernan, who earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from Emory with a focus on cloning and expressing norepinephrine transporters.
Through the website Kannapedia.net, Medicinal Genomics publishes genetic information obtained using the company’s cannabis strain identification and registration service. Growers provide samples and Medicinal Genomics provides the identity, heritage, and chemistry of the cannabis and hemp plants to identify the exact strain and key characteristics of the plant.
Genetics also can be used to determine plant gender, detect harmful microbes, and patent strains, as well as informing breeding decisions. Sequencing and registering strains can also protect producers as cannabis production starts generating patents and trademarks.
In October, Medicinal Genomics is holding its CannMed 2018 conference at the University of California–Los Angeles’s Luskin Center to showcase the leading research in cannabinoids, genomics, personalized medicine, and blockchain technology.

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Apple’s AirPlay is slowly unleashing its true potential now that more and more iOS Apps support the protocol.
AirPlay enables you to stream media directly from your ‘iDevice‘ (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) to your AppleTV or AirPort Express which is connected to your audio system and/or TV. The first Apps supporting the protocol were some ‘native’ Apps such as Photos, iPod and YouTube, but more and more 3rd party Apps start to support AirPlay as you can see in this list.
It is already great to play music on your iPhone and listen to it in any room where you have an AirPlay enabled device available; I have an AirPort Express in the kitchen and the AppleTV in the living room.
The bigger potential for AirPlay however is that you can play video straight from your iDevice to your big-screen TV with an Apple TV attached. It will give you to possibility to create your personal TV experience: every App on your iDevice will be a TV channel, available whenever YOU want, with content that YOU choose!!


text: A remedy available to an insurer when an otherwise valid insurance policy does not, as written, fully or accurately express the agreement of the insurer and the insured because of fraud, inequitable conduct, or mutual mistake. When the policy fails to accurately express the parties' intent in such instances, a court may reform the policy to express the actual nature of the agreement between the parties. For example, if a consultant substantially understated his annual revenues on an application for professional liability coverage, an insurer could seek reformation of the insurance policy to more accurately reflect the consultant's revenues and therefore allow the insurer to charge a higher premium.


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MADISON – Saturday marks the 97th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote. 97 years later, Wisconsin women are losing ground in the fight for full equality.
Women in Wisconsin are paid just 78 cents on the dollar compared to men, and the gap is even larger for women of color. During his first term in office, Governor Scott Walker led a Republican repeal of Wisconsin’s Equal Pay Act, making Wisconsin one of just five states without a law providing women who experience pay discrimination state-level recourse.
Since Scott Walker and the Republicans gained control of the Governor’s office and the Legislature in 2010, Wisconsin women have lost ground on key issues critical to gaining full equality. Republican attacks on women’s rights have included repealing Wisconsin’s equal pay law, defunding Planned Parenthood, and a slew of laws limiting access to reproductive health care.
The fight for equality is not limited to the workplace. Last year, we saw the first woman nominee of a major political party for the office of President and while more women than ever before are expressing an interest in running for public office, the fact remains women are grossly underrepresented in elected bodies at the local, state, and federal levels. Wisconsin has yet to elect a woman Governor, and though just over half of all Wisconsinites are female, women hold less than a quarter of the seats in the State Assembly.

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Microsoft stages the roll out and distribution of Windows Vista SP1 in several different phases, with generally English version users been given privileges to download and install much earlier than other 35 languages edition of Vista, with some scheduled to be released as late as April 2008. Windows Vista enthusiasts have came up with various tricks and hacks, such as leaking from MSDN and TechNet or using Windows Vista SP1 RCR2 registry trick. Here’s another hack to download and install the standalone offline x86 setup installer in .CAB format for official Windows Vista SP1 RTM with complete 36 languages from Windows Update.
Windows Vista requires at least 2 prerequisite updates – KB938371 and KB937287, plus KB935509 for Windows Vista Enterprise and Ultimate only that have to be installed before SP1. If your Windows Vista system hasn’t been installed with these updates, download and install these updates first from the direct download links below.
Alternatively, download the .CAB files of these prerequisite updates from WU, and use the Package Manager commands to install it.
Change the path to the .CAB files that you downloaded accordingly.
After downloading the the Windows Vista SP1 RTM CAB files of around 532.9 MB, use the following command to install the service pack in elevated command prompt with administrative privileges.
Change the path to the .CAB files that you downloaded accordingly. Once started, the Windows Vista SP1 will be installed automatically, which may include several reboots. And the installation works on all language editions of Vista system.
Update: Windows Vista official download has been released for 5 languages, and full final 36 languages Windows Vista SP1 36 languages Windows Vista SP1 setup package scheduled early April.


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I was fascinated to read about Mowtown Teen Lawn Care which was set up as a social enterprise part of a church’s youth ministry.
Matt Overton serves full time as associate pastor of youth and family ministries at Columbia Presbyterian Church in Vancouver, Washington. Mowtown is the business arm of Columbia Teen Enterprises, a new youth ministry and jobs program Overton founded with the help of church members.
The high-school-age crew works on Saturdays, earning fair market wages as part of Mowtown’s business model. But the jobs aren’t separate from the ministry — working for Overton involves much more than earning a few extra bucks raking leaves.
With the blessing of his congregation, Overton hopes to use the landscaping business to reboot the way his church reaches out to Generation Z: youths and young adults born at the turn of the 21st century.
I think this is a fascinating model for two reasons: firstly intergenerational ministry following the Sticky Faith research is seen to being crucial in the development of a secure faith; but secondly we are seem to be seeing a decline in full-time youth ministry roles, partly due to issues around the long-term financial sustainability of it, this missional entrepreneurship creates an opportunity for a church to develop a model that can help sustain youth ministry.

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