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One of the first thoughts that ran through my head the day that my son, Onetime, was diagnosed with severe peanut allergy at the age of 1 was that I did not want him to grow up to be fearful.
Fearful of eating something accidentally with peanuts, or fearful of being touched or kissed by someone who had eaten peanuts, or fearful even of the lick from a friendly dog (more on that later)….or fearful of dying from an anaphylactic reaction.
Unfortunately, all of these things are possibilities for my son.
For those Moms and Dads out there who have children with severe food allergies – you’re probably nodding your head right now. You get it. The constant fear that at some point, no matter how cautious you are, your child may have a severe, life-threatening reaction. It’s always at the back of your mind, you just grow somewhat accustomed to it and learn to live with it.
For those of you who don’t know too much about severe food allergies, I hope you will read this blog today and find it informative. At some point in your life, and probably sooner rather than later, you will likely become acquainted with someone who does have a severe allergy. Although I don’t have statistics to report, it is common knowledge now that food allergies are on the rise and will likely impact you in your lifetime – either via a family member, neighbour, or your child’s schoolmates.
The purpose of writing today though is not to dissect food allergies and discuss ways to prevent reactions, but instead to lay out my thoughts about how we can raise our kids to be Dauntless, while still being cautious and safe.
Fear. It is one of our most basic and powerful emotions. And like all emotions – it has a purpose. It is our body’s way of warning us of danger.
Do we really want our kids to be fearless then? Don’t we want them to be aware of dangerous situations and to know how to keep themselves safe? Absolutely!
On the other hand, problems develop when fear takes over. Living in a fearful way can impede enjoyment of life, lead to anxiety and depression, and at the very least, get in the way of trying new experiences.
I don’t ever want my son’s peanut allergy to be the reason why he doesn’t go to a party, or go camping with friends, or travel the world. But at the same time, I know he will have limitations from the allergy.
He probably will always have to check food labels and be very careful about where he eats out. He may not ever feel comfortable travelling too far away from a hospital if he is going to be in an environment where he might have a reaction and will need medical care. And eventually, when he is old enough to begin romantic relationships, he is going to have to be careful about who he kisses.
These things make me really sad, but that doesn’t mean he has to live in a bubble and become afraid of new situations. And like most things, I think that how my son eventually comes to deal with his allergy is going to depend on the modelling that he sees from myself and his Dad.
Here’s the real struggle of course….kids learn from what we do, not what we say.
When my son was diagnosed, I thought I had a fairly good handle on what this would mean for him. Having worked with kids my whole adult life, I couldn’t recall one class or group of kids I had worked with that didn’t have a child with an epipen. I knew the basics.
Then, about 6 months after my son was diagnosed, my husband and I were out on a walk with my son in the woods when a stranger with a large dog approached us and my son was licked all over his face before I had a chance to react.
Now, I wasn’t thinking about peanut allergy at that point. I was upset that this man had basically allowed his dog to maul my toddler. However, about 1 minute later, when my son’s face popped out in hives and started to grotesquely swell up – I put two and two together, got out my son’s Epipen and calmly instructed my husband to call 911.
I was terrified…but I went into a sort of Commando-Mom mode.
I popped the top off the Epipen and told my son calmly that he was having a reaction and I was going to inject him with some medicine to help. I firmly instructed my husband to call 911 and tell them that our son was having a life-threatening reaction to peanuts and that we needed an ambulance immediately.
My heart was beating out of my chest. My hands were shaking. Instant adrenaline…but (thank goodness)I wasn’t hysterical.
My son, amazingly, was quite calm at first, aside from being sore from the injection. And I think to any outside observer, I would have appeared that way too.
It was probably easier for him because he couldn’t see what his face looked like. Basically, the one cheek had puffed up to twice it’s size within a minute, hives had spread all over his cheeks and chin, and his other cheek was started to balloon up. It was really scary and I was surprised at how quickly it all happened. This was his first major reaction.
Anyway, I won’t go into any more details of our adventure that day, except to say that after a second Epipen and a crazy ride in the ambulance with an epinephrine hyped-up screaming and thrashing toddler, I managed to hold it together until a few hours later when my son was laying comfortably in a hospital bed, covered in electrodes to monitor his life signs, and I left him to my husband’s care. Quietly in the emergency room washroom, I let the tears pour down my face.
The next day, when my husband and I were still processing what had happened and the implications of it, my son was happily playing ambulance and using his play doctor’s kit to monitor his blood pressure, and self-administer needles. He had not been affected by the whole experience in the same way that we had been.
What we knew had been a potentially life-threatening situation, he saw as a new (although intense) experience to explore through play.
As parents, we have so many choices about how to raise our kids. It’s really difficult sometimes to see that HOW we react to situations, and to our kids, can be the biggest choices that we make.
After the “Dog-Licking Day,” my husband and I realized that we needed to educate ourselves even more about possible triggers of reactions.
We also realized that, unless we wanted our son to grow up fearing dogs, and other situations, we were going to have to find ways to teach him to be cautious without being needlessly fearful. And a lot of that was going to depend on how our son saw that we reacted to these situations.
Although I would never claim to be an expert in these things, here are a few strategies we have tried. Most of these ideas could apply to almost any situation that you want to teach your child to be safe about – like crossing the street, or bullying, or going with a stranger, or fire safety.
We found a really cute series of kids books from www.foodallergy.org that addresses common situations that confront children with food allergies. The stories feature a friendly elephant named Alex that assertively deals with his allergy.
But, there are all kinds of books about bullying, fire safety, and other safety topics. If you know of any good ones – please leave a comment here today to share that resource with others!
These discussions will get your child thinking deeply. Even if your your child is still too young to reply to your questions – still ask them. Just wait 10 seconds or so while they think, and then supply some possible answers. Eventually, they will join you in discussions as their speech catches up with their comprehension.
This is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. While my son initiated the ambulance and hospital play, my husband and I have joined him “in role” countless times as doctors and nurses and ambulance drivers. We even added a practice Epipen to his doctor’s kit for pretend play.
When playing “tea party” we try to remember to role-model checking for peanuts before eating any pretend snacks.
Children process and learn through play (Mr. Rogers says so, so it must be true!). This can be a really fun and non-scary way to address safety issues with them, to model appropriate ways of thinking, and to teach them ways of advocating for themselves in dangerous situations.
When we are going to a party that might have Onetime’s allergen, we talk with him beforehand about the importance of asking me or Dad whether a food is safe before eating it.
When we see a dog coming down the side-walk towards us, we might comment how adorable he is and then say something like, “I bet you wish he could lick you all over! But he might have had some peanut in his dogfood, so we better not.” This role-models the kind of thinking that I want my son to eventually go through by himself.
Basically, kids will learn the most, and learn most deeply, if the teaching occurs when the moment is right!
This is the idea that I feel is the most important. Onetime’s allergy is something he will have to be cautious about his whole life. It will eventually become second-nature to him to do all the things that will keep him safe.
We don’t want to scare him into not living his life, and yet we don’t want to put our heads in the sand and pretend that there isn’t a real danger to him.
If we treat his allergy with the respect that it needs, while not giving in to fear-based thinking, then eventually, he will come to treat his allergy in the same way.
My son has proudly worn it ever since – including at naptime and at night.
I think we are doing a good job so far.
Thank you for reading and again, if you know of any good books for teaching kids about safety, allergy-related or not, please leave a comment.
A big thanks to the PODcast blog for the inspiration for this series.
For my Canadian friends – be sure to check out Anaphylaxis Canada’s website for terrific resources if your child has a life-threatening allergy.
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Knowing all the words associated with allergies and how to talk about his own allergy to peanuts will definitely help him feel confident when adults or his friends at school or play ask him about it.
Thanks so much for dropping by over40andamumtoone! I’ll come by to check out your post today. I know we’re going to have to do a little extra thinking before my son hits school, but as a teacher, at least I feel like I know what to ask for. I personally would have no problem with everyone knowing about my son’s allergy. I think that’s best. I’m less worried about “stigmatizing” him than him being safe I guess.
I totally understand your concerns – and have to admit I’m dreading going through the same thing with my own son! Both I and my brother have severe allergies to nuts (all nuts…), and whilst I haven’t yet exposed my son to them (tricky when I can’t come into contact with them!) I know there’s a good chance he’ll share my allergy.
What I would say though is that whilst having a severe nut allergy has altered the way I approach things it is completely manageable – it hasn’t stopped me travelling or trying new foods, I’m just meticulous about taking all the precautions I can, always knowing what is in anything I consume or touch and carrying my epipen just in case. I realise all that will be much harder with a young child, but it sounds like you’re doing all the right things to educate your son about his allergy.
In relation to what you said about fear, I think it’s definitely important that it doesn’t become a massive focus for anxiety. My brother has had some real issues with panic attacks associated with his allergy – he’s got it under control now but it has been hard.
Thanks so much for dropping by and taking the time to connect Sophie! It’s really good to hear from an adult perspective about nut allergies. My husband and I know so many people now whose kids have the allergy, but only know of one adult friend. He has given us some information, but we haven’t had a chance to talk with him about the anxiety and fear around the subject. “Meticulous” is a good word to use. Sometimes I get the feeling that others think we’re a bit overzealous about checking labels etc., but my thinking is I’d rather err on the side of caution. One of the most challenging parts of my son having this allergy, is trying to convince others about the seriousness of it. Thanks so much for your perspective!
Thanks so much for coming by, Renae. That’s very sweet of you to share!
A really useful and interesting post. You really manage it so well and great advice to talk about it with children. That is a beautiful photo with the perspective of all those stairs and your little man walking up them.
Thanks for dropping by Brinabird and son. I’m glad you found it useful. I know that when Onetime was first diagnosed, I would have appreciated getting even a little advice along these lines. Heck – I’m still looking for advice! I love that photo too, something about my son being so small and the stairs so big in comparison.
Thanks so much Charly Dove! So you know what I’m talking about with the egg allergy. I guess there are much worse things for your child to have – but I really hope in our kids lifetime they are able to figure this thing out. Thanks for the positive feedback!
You are doing a great job! I have a feeling I would have been a frantic mess! Maybe the doctor side of me would have kicked in, I don’t know, but luckily I have not had to deal with it!
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment Ashley. I guess you never know how you’re going to react until it happens, right? My husband was really upset at the time, then very calm and rational later when I was freaking out! Guess we balance each other well – good thing! Hopefully, you won’t have to deal with this kind of situation, but we all have our own challenges in life don’t we? Thanks again for dropping by!


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The symptoms of beriberi are weakness and loss of feeling in the feet and legs, swelling of the lower half of the body, and in the worst cases heart failure and death. It used to be a major contributor to mortality, especially in infants — a third of the workers in one Malaysian mine in just two years, 10% of all births in Manila around 1915, and so forth.
As we now know, beriberi is caused by nutritional deficiency of thiamin (vitamin B1), most commonly associated with reliance on polished white rice. But establishing this, isolating the "vitamin" responsible, and implementing appropriate public health measures was a long and complex process. In Beriberi, White Rice, and Vitamin B Kenneth Carpenter makes of it a fine "medical detective story".
Some kind of connection with diet is not hard to discern — the Chinese writer Han Yu noted around 800 AD that the disease affected rice-eating people in the south but not wheat-eating ones in the north. But a trace vitamin present in differing quantities in a range of foods posed a complex puzzle and there were a plethora of not implausible explanations: a miasma restricted to particular regions, an infectious agent, toxins or an anti-vitamin in rice, and so forth. An added complication was a lack of communication between scientists and doctors from different national traditions.
Regimented groups such as soldiers, sailors, and prisoners were common sufferers; with standardised diets and centralised records, these were also the target of most studies. The Japanese Navy largely eliminated beriberi (kakké) around 1895; naval doctor Kanehiro Takaki thought protein deficiency was the problem, but the measures he implemented worked anyway. The army, however, was convinced beriberi was an infectious disease and suffered over 90,000 cases in the 1905 war against Russia.
The name "beriberi" originated in Southeast Asia, where it had become widespread with the colonial introduction of machine milling of rice. Work on the disease was done by the Dutch in Java, most notably by Christiaan Eijkman, who shared the 1929 Nobel prize for studies using chickens, and by the British in Malaysia and the Americans in the Philippines. Some kind of consensus was reached at the first meetings of the Far Eastern Association of Tropical Medicine in 1910 and 1912.
The isolation of pure thiamin — in the process of which the word "vitamin" was coined — took till 1926, with synthesis achieved in 1938. Chemical analysis explained Eijkman's results and revealed where in the rice grain the thiamin was and how different kinds of milling and cooking affected it; analysis of other foodstuffs helped explain non-rice beriberi cases.
There were disagreements over how much thiamin is needed, whether extra amounts had any beneficial effect, and what public health measures should be implemented. There were various modifications to the production and preparation of rice in Japan and Southeast Asia, while the United States and Britain made addition of thiamin to white bread compulsory during WWII. Australia mandated enrichment of bread and flour in 1991, but in 1998 was still considering the compulsory addition of thiamin to beer, to reduce the incidence in alcoholics of Korsakoff's syndrome.
In a final chapter Carpenter looks back with the benefit of hindsight, considering the social causes of beriberi and the role of luck, competing theories, ethics, and other epistemological factors in the work done on it. Appendix A explains some of the chemistry involved in the isolation and synthesis of thiamin and Appendix B some of the biochemistry of thiamin metabolism.
Carpenter's account is balanced, never putting too much emphasis on individuals or exaggerating the significance of events for effect. Perhaps as a result, it does jump around a little, reflecting the "messiness" of the history. But Beriberi, White Rice, and Vitamin B is never slow or dull: it offers insights into epidemiology, the history of medicine, and public health, all wrapped up in an entertaining narrative.

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


text: When your family of three becomes a family of four, you have to celebrate with some photos! It was so great meeting this little love bug and seeing his older brother again. Three can be a tricky age because they want to explore and run around, but I promise if you let them run around for a bit and have them think they're in charge, they will come around. Kids just want to have fun (don't we all) so let them run around and get some energy out but most importantly don't stress! We have the time, and I've been told a time or two I have some patience!


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industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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I recently experienced a customer service situation which left me very dissatisfied. But the situation was in fact a missed opportunity for the seller to make me very happy. Missed because of policy. Don't make that mistake. Make sure you spot and act on opportunities to build truly remarkable relationships with your customers.
When in Austria I was surprised at the lack of customer service in restaurants. When I asked Austrians about it, I was told that waiting tables was considered a "lowly" job, not much better than being a cleaner. I was surprised by this attitude as I consider the opportunity to help someone to be highly gratifying and prestigious.
As a waiter, or provider of services, you aren't in service to someone, but in the position of being able to help them fix a problem. Whether you help someone with web marketing or make sure they have a great meal, you do something for someone with a direct tangible result.
This doesn't seem to be as common an attitude as I'd wish and customer facing people seem to often be trained to follow policy over showing care and commitment to customers. The result is missed opportunities to build remarkable relationships with customers.
In some cases, there's the opportunity for you as the provider of a service to, through the smallest of acts, make someone's day. However customer relations seem to be codified into processes in such a way that these opportunities are missed, if even seen.
I recently had reason to think about this. I'd been staying at a timeshare apartment and left a charger. I'd gone back to look for it but couldn't find it so I gave up. On the way home, my memory was jogged, I remembered where I'd left it and I called back to ask for it. I was told to use a form on their website to make a request for it to be returned to me, which I did. I then received a response quickly by email asking me if I could pick it up or have it mailed to me.
If I chose the latter option they'd charge me a €5 service fee and postage.
I was surprised and even a bit outraged. The postage was expected, but the fee? I had never in my life seen such pettiness and particularly not from a big company with operations in multiple countries. Especially not to a highly loyal return customer.
Now imagine I'd left behind something truly important to me that could not be replaced. A gift to be presented or an heirloom. I would be distressed and angry with myself for being sloppy and worried about losing something priceless. If someone were to show empathy, realize how annoying it is to forget belongings and send it back, no questions asked I'd be happy, relieved and feel confirmed. But most important, I'd remember it and I'd tell people about how understanding and receptive they were. I'd probably go to great lengths to remain loyal to someone who did that for me because I wouldn't expect it.
Returning lost property in a way that makes your customers smile is an opportunity to build truly remarkable relationships with them.
But someone who takes the opportunity to charge me for being sloppy (for such a small amount as €5 cannot stand in relation to any real labor cost, but must be considered a form of fine) I hold nothing but contempt for. And I will feel being taken advantage of. I will remember it, and I will tell anyone willing to listen about their petty attitude.
But aren't businesses justified in charging for things that take time?
Yes, they are. If the customer makes a deliberate choice. An example would be asking them to receive and hold luggage in advance of your arrival. Actions the customer knows creates an inconvenience and a cost. But people aren't intentionally sloppy and you cannot write a policy that assumes that. Losing a belonging is annoying, to say the least. Your customers would most likely never make a habit out of abusing such a system. And in the small likelihood it would happen, it must be dealt with on an individual basis. It cannot motivate a general policy.
When you add surcharges, or fees, to your policies be aware there's a counter-cost in your customer's mind. Think about what that counter-cost can lead to down the road. Possibly missed business and even considerable bad-will. Is your petty fee really worth that? Do the math. Role play your customers. Relate and empathize with their perspective. Interview them if you have to. Do what you'd expect and feel gratitude for if you were the customer. And allow leeway for your customer facing staff to make their own judgment on how to act in a situation.
Don't and your customers will feel like they mean nothing and will show equally much love in return.
Consider your own recent customer interactions. What opportunities to make someone's day were there? Which ones did you act on and which ones did you miss? Why did you miss them and how can you become better at spotting them?

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trusted tablets Bangkok, together with Chiang Mai up north, are the main culinary destinations in Thailand. You can eat your three meals a day all year around without even entering a full-fledged restaurant. Even the most remote spots in Bangkok will feed you well without a concern on the variety. It’s all there, on the streets, awaiting your order. And Bangkok food map will take you there.
here You have the itinerant street food vendors hawking hot and cold snacks, the successful food carts that have moved up in the hierarchy and bought a classic shop house, or the khao gaeng vendors selling their pre-cooked curries displayed in a colorful symphony on a basic table. They’re all attacking your senses, day and night. After all it’s Bangkok; claimed by many to be the best street food destination in the world.
Most street food vendors sell made to order dishes, like noodle soups and stir-fried dishes made in a couple of minutes. All of them do take away, and many have a few tables and plastic chairs for a quick sit down. A favorite street food cart of mine is Ah Oh Bangrak at Soi Charoen Krung 72/4. They have plenty of stir fried dishes, including swim bladder and hoy jaw – minced pork mixed with shrimp and wrapped in bean curd before it’s deep fried.
But not everything on the streets is freshly made. Some vendors specialize in pre-cooked food. The classic Hainanese chicken and rice (khao man gai) is pre-made for the simple reason that it takes time to prepare it. One of Bangkok’s best vendors for khao man gai is by the way Jae Wa close to Victory Monument. Chicken biryani (khao mok gai) is another example of pre-cooked food, and you find a very god cart in Convent road (Silom/Sala Daeng), just outside the Bua restaurant. The rice and curry vendors (khao gaeng) also have a very good reason to prepare their food in advance – it gives herbs and spices the needed time to penetrate the food, thereby adding more complex tastes. A pre-cooked curry just tastes way better then a freshly cooked batch. A good vendor is Ran Nai Oo at Chula Soi 11.
Of course there is some concern related to pre-cooked food. It means you will need to give a bit more focus to hygienic issues and to pick the popular vendors where the food disappears in a few hours. Popular vendors shouldn’t give you any stomach problems. What you don’t won’t is food that has been soaking the sun for half a day or more.
Areas around hospitals, schools and universities, train stations, some BTS and metro stations are normally good areas for street food as they have a high turn-over. As the competition is high in those areas, the quality is often rather good. Otherwise they wouldn’t survive. Also Thai people have focus on fresh ingredients in food making, and that also transfers to the plates served in the streets of Bangkok. Se more in my article on rule of thumbs to locate the best street food.
Street food is a popular choice in Bangkok. It’s handy, it’s cheap, it’s served 24/7 somewhere in the city, and most importantly, it’s really tasty. A 24/7 option for the nighthawks around BTS Nana and BTS Asok is Martins Kitchen.
But of course, not everything served in the streets are good, far from it to be honest. In other words, you need to choose the good vendors. StreetsideBangkok hopefully points you to some of them, so check out Bangkok food map, but there are many other vendors out there that we haven’t tasted and tested yet.
When it comes to recommendations, my prime suggestion is to not shy away from the possibility of just diving into the unknown – order something that looks a bit unfamiliar. Some of my best experiences is related to all those dishes you don’t find on the menu in Thai restaurants outside Thailand. I’m confident you will be positively surprised as well. Bon appetite!


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Ever run behind a horse?
You can at a new free 5K race at Pioneer Farms on Oct. 17.
The lead runner will chase a horse through the historic farm at this family event, organized by Erik Stanley and his Trail Roots running group. Stanley worked as a ranch hand and field trip curriculum creator at the farm when he was a student at the University of TExas, and has wanted to put on a race there ever since.
“At Trail Roots, we are constantly looking for ways to share the joy of running with new folks and this local race is the perfect opportunity,” Stanley says. “We see the ways that running enhances our lives and want to see others share in that experience.
Pioneer Farms is a historic farm in East Austin.
And did we mention that it’s free?
A kids’ mile starts at 8 a.m., followed by the 5K at 8:30 a.m. Both courses are on dirt roads and jeep trails.
When you’re done running, you can explore the five themed historic areas at Pioneer Farms – a Tonkawa encampment, a German emigrant farm, a Texian farm, a cotton planter’s farm and a rural village called Sprinkle Corner. You can meet farm animals at the 90-acre farm’s Scarborough Barn.
Awards will be given for the top three overall, masters top 3, and grandmasters first place, plus the top three in the kids mile.
Pioneer Farms is located at 10621 Pioneer Farms Drive. Donations will benefit the Pioneer Farms school program. Food will be available after the race.
Kristin McLain’s Get Out Girl Paddle Jam set for Oct. 18.

industry_corpus2: Sports


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The first few months of my contract, most ports were South Pacific islands. Due to rehearsals installing production shows and mystery dinner theater, I didn’t often get off and explore. I did, however, have a few standout days in Lautoka, Isle of Pines, Mystery Island, and Suva.
A friend from the ice cast found an excursion through Trip Advisor advertising a guided tour to a waterfall and a home cooked meal. A group of around 14 people, primarily skaters and dancers, opted in for the adventure! We were picked up at the port in Lautoka, Fiji by a large van and driven to a house about 45 minutes away. At the house, we were able to change if necessary and use the toilet (though there was no running water). We then piled into the back of a truck and were driven in two loads to the base of a trail. Our trek involved some hills that required holding onto a rope on the side of the trail, hopping over a creek atop stones, and climbing up some slippery rocks. The guides and their children were scattered through our group, and graciously offered a hand or push when needed!
The waterfall was smaller than I expected, but I had a great time swimming, jump, and playing in and around the falls. We were able to get a few photos before our guides told us to hurry out. The overcast skies were becoming more threatening, and they were worried that rain would complicate our hike back. They were correct! We slipped and slid much of the way, and the stones we had used to cross the creek were no longer visible. My clothes, shoes, hair, everything, were soaked by the time we got out of the forested trail. The unfortunate weather only added to the experience for me! I laughed most of the walk, enjoyed getting muddy, and reveled in the joy felt by not caring at all about my appearance.
The truck was waiting for us when we reached the road. The girls were told to pile into the back, and the boys were instructed to start jogging back to the house. We were greeted with towels. After we dried off, we sat down on a tarp on the covered porch on which the host family had laid a spread of sausage, fish, creamed spinach, eggplant, pineapple, and watermelon. I don’t know how they cooked the eggplant, but it was delicious. The pineapple was the sweetest, juiciest pineapple I have ever tasted! It was a wonderful meal, and an extraordinary ending to the day.
Isle of Pines, New Caledonia is a small island with beautiful beaches. The port was too small for my ship to dock, so tender boats took us from the ship to the island. On multiple occasions, I went to the Isle of Pines to enjoy a quiet beach day. Most guests stopped near the restaurant just past the port, so by walking farther, I was able to find more private areas to enjoy with friends. My skin is not made for sunbathing, so I usually enjoyed swimming and strolling for a couple hours, and then headed back to the ship to go to the gym! Although my days at the Isle of Pines weren’t very eventful, they were always enjoyable! The water was crystal blue, the sand powdery and white, and, as indicated by the name of the island, pine trees added texture to the landscape.
More stunning beaches were found at Mystery Island, Vanuatu. I only had the time and energy to go to Mystery Island once, and I am so glad I did! My friend and I took the tender boat to the island together with hopes of snorkeling. There were multiple companies offering different deals just off the boat. We opted for a Sea Turtle adventure with Walking Sun Tours. My friend and I were driven out towards a sand bar in a small motorboat with just the boat driver and a guide. We followed the guide around, coming up to hear him speak every now and then, and staying close when he pointed to fish and coral. We were lucky enough to see a sea turtle while we were out there! Had I been on my own, I would’ve assumed it was a rock. Only upon closer examination could I tell it was in fact a living creature. Although I didn’t get to explore much else on the island, I was very pleased with my experience!
The last port worth mentioning is Suva, Fiji. On the trans-pacific crossing, my ship stopped overnight in Suva. I joined a group of friends in renting a house. We had 5 bedrooms, a pool table, ping-pong table, full kitchen, water views, grill, and an on-site housekeeper in case we had any issues. We made a big dinner, grilled some meat, mixed drinks, played games, and just hung out for the night. It was so nice to just be “normal” for a night! I fell asleep in the wee hours of the morning, but one of my friends caught the photos above at sunrise. I could get used to waking up to that view every day!
My time in the South Pacific went by quickly, but I had a great time. I was able to find a good balance of work and play, and spiced up some relaxing times with memorable adventures!
Thank you, Ann! Happy Holidays to you! Sending you love.

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


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Have you considered what is healthy in your life?
The challenge for all of us is to create physical and emotional health in a way that resonates with our spirit, and in most cases, it’s certainly not what society would have you believe. Go into any supermarket and you will see food that has been robbed of any possible value to your body. Or, you can run out to dinner at the nearest fast food joint and load your body up with so much junk that it has no choice but to shut down.
What about something as simple as the water you drink? Did you know that the water many people drink is filled with a rat poison called fluoride. What about other toxins in your environment? Many people have teeth that have traces of mercury in their amalgams. Do you think these toxins affect you? Would you want to risk it? Why?
What do you consider emotionally healthy? Are you basically happy, frustrated, content, or discontented? Have you learned how to develop the kinds of relationships that are important to you? Do you take the time to consider what your relationships with your family, friends, and colleagues will look like?
If you don’t, if you simply continue to live life with no direction and no idea of how to live your best life, you will drift towards what you are exposed to and what you are exposed to in large part is unhealthy for you. Without a destination and goals that come from your heart center, and not society’s,it is difficult to be healthy. Most companies, in fact a vast majority of companies, make money by selling things to you that they can make cheaply. They are not looking to nurture your body, your mind, or your spirit. Instead, you must take control and do these things for yourself.
Changing your life situation is possible when you are willing to change the beliefs and thoughts that have brought you to this moment. This makes sense doesn’t it? If we continue to do the same things over and over again the odds are that we are going to manifest the same or similar types of results. If you continue to eat what you have prior to today the trend will be obvious to where these decisions are leading. If you continue to think about things in the exact same way today, than you have prior to today, you will most likely be thinking and doing the same things tomorrow. If your life works for you, that’s fantastic! But if not, consider what is really healthy and start to incorporate that into your physical and emotional worlds.


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These days there are countless materials available for kitchen countertops. But instead of giving you the pros and cons of each material, I’m going to break down six popular color styles so you can achieve the look you want with the material that suits your needs.
One of the most common and coveted countertop finishes is a stone or manufactured slab material, such as quartz, in a white or off-white shade with a light multitonal fleck or grain to give it subtle natural richness.
This snowy, sparkling look works well in many situations since it is very neutral but also contemporary and fresh. The pale tone brings a sense of cleanness and lightness to the space with a twist of subtle sophistication.
In more traditional kitchens, this is usually a better choice than a true minimalist white countertop, which can be too severe and fight with the elegance of other elements such as knotty woods, Shaker cabinets or lantern pendant lights.
Softly flecked or grainy whites also work well paired with brass accents, such as these contemporary lights. Again, the subtle richness holds its own without fighting for attention and keeps the countertop from feeling too austere — great for a dining island where you want people to actually feel comfortable dining.
– You have a traditional or transitional interior.
– You want the space to look big and light without feeling clinical.
– You want white countertops but don’t want every crumb and speck of dust to show.
Pure white countertops, generally only available in manufactured materials such as Corian or Caesarstone, bring a contemporary, minimalist freshness that no natural stone can match. Luckily, these materials resist stains well, so they can stay a crisp white for years with just a little care.
This stark look works well in contemporary spaces. As mentioned, the severity of a true white can fight a traditional decor, but in a modern space it feels appropriately crisp. It’s especially effective in small spaces, such as compact condo kitchens, paired with minimalist white cabinets to give the illusion of a bigger space.
Here is another use for white countertops: Spaces that already have a great deal of bold character in the other finishes, such as grainy wood cabinets, can benefit from a super simple counter as a visual break.
This is especially true for modern flat-front cabinets in a wood finish with a yellow-orange undertone. A pure white counter will keep the look feeling fresh and contemporary instead of retro.
Lastly, white and blue is a classic nautical combination, so while off-white would also work, a pure white counter looks beautiful paired with blue-painted cabinetry. Despite both being chilly colors, the two together feel welcoming and always stylish.
– You love crisp, modern style.
– You have a small space that you want to look as big as possible.
– You want to break up modern wood cabinets or other bold finishes.
– You love a nautical white-and-blue scheme.
Warm wood, with its inviting air and natural richness, is a great choice for infusing a cool, breezy kitchen with some approachable character. Crisp white kitchens feel a little more “homey” and a little less austere with a wood countertop. It makes a popular choice for transitional kitchens that balance traditional and contemporary elements, especially since classic wood fits into both categories.
Wood counters, naturally, also work well in spaces that already feature wood cabinets — that is, if you’re a true wood lover and don’t mind it dominating the palette.
Notice in several of these examples how wood only dresses the island counters. Wood in general is an excellent material to use for an accent counter (often on an island or a small “chopping zone” in butcher block), contrasting with nearby stone or solid-surface counters in a pleasing way.
Lighter woods tend to have more of a casual or rustic feel compared with darker-stained options. Light-stained or unstained woods can have a cottage-inspired feel or a Scandinavian vibe depending on whether you pair them with traditional or modern accouterments. In either case, a traditional runner rug makes an excellent complement.
Darker woods come off a little more formal and polished than lighter tones. They lend a certain gravity to a space, which can work well in areas that are already bright and breezy with lots of windows.
When mixing wood counters with other wood finishes, it’s often best to stick to either warm or cool tones across the board. Red-brown woods are more traditional, while ashy gray tones have been a popular modern trend in recent years. Whichever tones you prefer, they will be less likely to clash if you stick to one family or the other.
– You want an accent countertop to contrast with other surfaces.
– Your white cabinets need a little warming up.
– You want your space to feel more approachable and intimate.
– You enjoy a dash of rustic charm.
– You can’t get enough wood.
Dark counters, in tones such as black or charcoal, can appear very gothic in some situations and perfectly harmonious in others. If you have dark cabinetry, dark floors or other rich and weighty finishes, a dark countertop will fit right in. In this example, you can see that the white counter is the one that pops, compared with the island counter, which almost blends into the deep wood drawer fronts.
If you’re going for a dark-on-dark palette, it helps to have lots of light sources, natural or added (or both). This will keep the space feeling cozy and sophisticated instead of just cave-like.
Because white can sometimes absorb and dampen nearby colors, a rich, dark countertop can actually be the better choice to bring out subtle colors in painted cabinets.
Choosing a dark gray rather than pure black will soften the look, so it’s usually preferable to stop at charcoal in most situations.
Here’s a situation where dark countertops are nearly a must. When you’re using a tinted mirror backsplash to subtly open up the space visually, a dark counter will echo the deep, moody surface for a perfect complement.
In this kitchen, the counter picks up on the black elements of the appliances, the dark legs of the furniture and the rich and complex parquet floors, so it feels integrated into the design rather than being a single exclamation point.
Lastly, sometimes you just want that classic black-and-white look. If you have a kitchen with crisp white cabinets and little actual color, or you have just a few small areas of counter, a dark or black stone brings some instant drama.
Again, it’s never wise to have just one large black element in your design, as it may stand out like a sore thumb, so you’ll want to introduce other sprinklings of black such as elegantly simple black cabinet knobs and pulls.
– You have dark cabinets and want the counters to blend in with them.
– You have colorful, fun cabinets, and you want the hue to really shine.
– You have a smoky mirrored backsplash, a trendy favorite in condos and modern homes.
– You want to connect to other black elements in the space.
– You’re aiming to achieve a classic black-and-white scheme.
Soft gray countertops and other midtone shades, such as beiges or rich creams, are the most neutral counter options. In this kitchen, with creamy off-white cabinets and golden yellow undertones in the backsplash and wood, the dreamy, creamy counters add to a harmonious, peaceful look, perfect for friendly family breakfasts.
Softly flecked gray stone has a look similar to concrete, and it works perfectly in contemporary spaces with a bit of an architectural bent. It has the advantage of hiding the occasional spot while still looking clean and tidy and not too dark or busy. It’s great if you don’t always have a perfectly organized space but still want a put-together look.
Because gray is the most neutral color around, it makes another excellent choice to pair with colorful cabinets, especially in a space with different cabinet finishes, as it can help tie light and dark cabinets together.
If you have a black-and-white scheme, or espresso woods with white walls, and you want to soften the whole look a little, a midtone counter will bridge the very dark and very light elements so they meet in the middle.
Gray is also a beautiful tone to pair with warm metallic accents. If you love a brassy faucet or sink, a gray counter will bring out those warm tones so they really shine.
– You want a soft, friendly vibe with muted tones harmonizing.
– You have colorful cabinetry or multiple tones of cabinets mixed together.
– You have a black-and-white scheme that could use a little softening.
– You love warm metallic accents and want to show them off.
Boldly veined stone countertops can either make you stop and gaze in admiration or have the opposite effect and overwhelm your eyes.
In general, the bolder the veining on your counters, the less drama you’ll want to add elsewhere. This waterfall counter (with the material wrapped down the sides) is relatively muted, but the large gray veins still bring enough character without any daring colors or other statement features.
The size of your space will be a factor in determining just how dramatic a bold stone looks once it’s installed.
This isn’t to say you can’t use a bold stone in a compact kitchen, just that it will feel even more dramatic in scale, meaning you probably will want to keep the other finishes very sedate. Notice how many of these spaces use the same dramatic stone for the counter and the backsplash, making for a truly singular statement.
A dark, richly veined stone can actually feel less dramatic when paired with dark cabinets. Whether you use espresso wood or a modern painted gray coordinating a base tone in the stone with one of a similar darkness or lightness in the cabinets will help the two connect.
Ultimately, the only way to tell how a richly veined stone will look with your other elements is to bring home the largest sample you can or take samples of your other elements to the dealer to see what tones are strongest in the stone.
– You have a large kitchen.
– You want the counters to be the primary statement.
– You have dark cabinets to offset a dark, moody stone.
– You can’t get enough visual drama.


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"Welcome to John Thurston your Brighton Plasterer. Building, Landscaping, Plastering work undertaken. No job too small".
Whether it’s a simple building job, a new home extension, plastering and decorating then I can help you realise your dreams without breaking the bank.
Looking for a Brighton Plasterer? As well as conventional internal and external plastering we specialise in Venetian Polished Plastering or Marmorino Plasterwork.


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Man, this clash of model styles really hurts the game.
Of course Ayane is going to be a Ninja Gaiden rep rather than DOA because NG is basically her second home at this point.
Besides, DOA already has Kasumi, Honoka and Marie Rose, it would be too lopsided to include Ayane and add her to DOA rather than NG.
And I have no problem with the clashing of styles, makes them being from differing worlds even more apparent.
Yes.... but you have females from Ninja Gaiden that could be used instead... but I guess it comes down to popularity.
To each his own on clashing styles I guess.. to me it kinda pulls you out of the immersion in the game. Coz it's weird when you are facing realistic looking opponents and then have hyper-stylized anime character thrown into the mix.. but I guess that's just me..

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Desirable: Exposure to Agro-processing machinery handling and operations. Soft skills of report writing, and experience in working in any technology transfer based project.
Venue: Committee Room, ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana-141004.


text: China is a country with water resources shortage; its per capita water resources are only a quarter of the world per capita water resources. In many areas, particularly in northern arid and semiarid areas, the water shortage is more serious. A quarter of groundwater has been extracted or destroyed and cannot be recovered.

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+ Reduce Quant explicits or remove items - After telling us IIQ on items was detrimental to the action in 2014, you added one of the most broken IIQ item social city has been capable to (Bisco's). Get rid of computer.
+ Increase Zana costs - Not in exalt levels, but 2-3 chaos is absurdly low.
+ Decrease travel distances or give POE Trade an activation time for Whirling Blades, Shield Charge and Leap Slam, or improve warp/dash to obtain more in line.
+ Bring damage skills to Earth. Sunder, Blade Flurry, EK, KB, VPS, Barrage (-1 projectile does nothing as there are many projectile sources), Spectres, Mines (Arc, Glacial Cascade, etc), Dark Pact (yes more damage reduction...).


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A lot of people in West Palm Beach are taking anti-depressants as if they were candy. One report states that Americans’ are using them in an increasing number. (1,5) 27 million in 2005! (2) More women than men take them. (5) But many take them for minor complaints of depression and trouble coping with everyday issues without understanding the more major risks associated with their use. (1) Now, Chiropractic Care is absolutely NOT advising anyone to take themselves off any medication. We just want to share research findings and present some healthy approaches to dealing with West Palm Beach anti-depressant use.
So if you take antidepressants or know someone else in West Palm Beach who does, Chiropractic Care urges you to note the following hazard to your health.
So, we don’t want you or any other chiropractic patient to despair over anti-depressant use. Just consider doing something positive to counteract the negative results of anti-depressants on bone metabolism, if possible. Take calcium, vitamin D and magnesium, even exercise (4) for your brain, your depression, your bones, and your health!
Contact your West Palm Beach chiropractor at Chiropractic Care to discuss some of these healthier approaches.


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Hello! Please call me Nico!
I'm agender and use they/them pronouns.
I'm an aspiring cartoonist & writer.
My favorite series are Sailor Moon & Turn A Gundam.
I love to meet new people so please feel free to send a PM or FR at any time!

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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Company Law Club // Limited by Shares or Guarantee?
When could a director be held liable for the acts of the company?
The vast majority of companies - whether charitable or commercial in nature - are limited either by shares or by guarantee. But what does this mean, and how do the two differ?
The first thing to consider is the concept of limited liability. One of the big advantages of running a business as a company, rather than in an unincorporated form (such as a partnership or sole tradership) is that all debts incurred by the company are the company's own liabilities - they are not directly the legal liabilities of the shareholders or of the directors.
This is because, unlike an unincorporated business, the company exists as a separate legal 'person' from the shareholders and the directors. Just like a natural or 'real' person, the company can own property (such as money, land, intellectual property etc) and can also be responsible for its own debts. So, when the company incurs debts in the course of its business, only it is liable for those.
In this way, the liability of the people who run the company is said to be 'limited'. They are not responsible for the debts of the company - instead, their liability extends only to the 'stake' that they have in the company.
Once the shares are fully paid for (and this would usually be the case with a private limited company) no further money is payable by the shareholders. Their liability to the company is satisfied. If the shares are issued unpaid (which can sometimes be the case for a variety of reasons), then if the company is wound up it can call on the shareholders who have not paid for their shares to do so. Either way, the liability of the shareholder is limited to the amount they have paid, or they are due to pay, to provide adequate consideration for the shares that they own.
In a company limited by guarantee, there are no shares - hence there are no shareholders. Instead, the company will have 'members'. The members of a company limited by guarantee are bound by a guarantee in the company's articles of association, which requires them to pay the company's debts up to a fixed sum - usually £1.
Generally speaking, the directors incur no personal liability as all their acts are undertaken as agents for the company. However, there are certain circumstances where liability may be imposed by the court, particularly in respect of wrongful or fraudulent trading. Such circumstances tend to arise when the company has become, or is likely to become insolvent.
Fraudulent trading is where any business of the company has been carried on with intent to defraud creditors or for any fraudulent purpose; this includes where debts have been incurred by a company knowing that they cannot be paid.
Wrongful trading is where a company has gone into insolvent liquidation and it appears to the court that any person who has been a director of the company knew or ought to have known that this would occur and failed to take all reasonable steps to minimise the loss to the creditors. Unlike with fraudulent trading, there is no need to prove fraudulent intent on the behalf of the directors in order for them to be held liable for it.
Directors must also abide by their duties as set out in the Companies Act, such as their duty to act within their powers, their duty to act for the benefit of the company, and their duty to act with reasonable care, skill and diligence. Penalties are imposed by the Act for acting outside of such duties.
It is a surprisingly common misconception that a company which aims to benefit the community in some way must be limited by guarantee. It is true that some types of company - for example, those which are to be registered as charities - have to be limited by guarantee, just as it is true that the majority of commercial or 'for profit' companies tend to be limited by shares. However, just as it is entirely possible to have a profit-making venture limited by guarantee, many community-based companies can be limited by shares - many CICs, for example, are set up this way in order to provide for another means of fund-raising (i.e. investors buying shares in return for fixed dividends under the CIC 'dividend cap').
For more information on the manner in which community companies can be set up, please see our separate pages on companies limited by guarantee and companies limited by shares.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


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Here are just some of the fabulous things that were linked up.
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You always showcase such good ideas!


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Image: Inga fastuosa Hairy Pois Doux Paramin, posted at Flickr by Feroze Omardeen under a Creative Commons License.
I’ve never been to Paramin. I attach a mystical, perhaps transformative quality to it in my mind, and I know this is dangerous: of such things is rank romanticism born. A cocoa pod balanced just so on a sturdy branch; a plume of mist curling about the mountain’s skulls; a blue devil waiting for you in the bush with tongue outstretched and glistening – these images and others present themselves, but I never forget that 1) it is possible for an islander to exotify her own island, and 2) Paramin isn’t a parable, even if it often features as one. It’s a home.
So it is in Walcott’s “Paramin”, which you can read here at Specimen. It’s one of the poems from Morning, Paramin (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016), which is a marriage of verse and visual art. In it, Walcott’s poems meet Scottish painter Peter Doig’s landscapes; light-dappled vistas; dark-dotted walls of Lapeyrouse cemetery; bright and cannily rendered Studio Film Club posters. If you have a copy of the book, you’ll know the painting that faces “Paramin” – Untitled (Jungle Painting) – shows a spectral, grey-washed human figure, either retreating into or advancing from tall foliage. Taken literally, the intent of Doig’s painting seems clear. Taken outside of that, the work conjures a fullness of space, as well as its absence; there’s a pool of darkness that swells, off to the side of the figure’s feet, either inviting or menacing as your eyes decide to frame it.
Nothing menaces in “Paramin”, except for the possibility that your own life offers up no such hammocks of rest, when you contemplate your end. This poem is steeped like bush tea in an awareness of its speaker’s mortality. If there are contrivances in the poem, I can’t see them – the address is first person, straddling the median time between a beloved past and an aching present. Not only that, but beyond these easy divisions of temporal shifts, the future waits for the poem’s speaker. I imagine I can see it through the speaker’s eye, curtains billowing like white sails bordering kitchen windows, every passageway thrown open in a high house on a hill.
The past was Paramin. The present is Paramin. The future will be Paramin.
The poem divulges to its reader that “the name said by itself could make us laugh / as if some deep, deep secret was hidden there.” This describes several of the poems in Morning, Paramin, which loop the sustained tape-record of laughter over the assembled armoires of a life (and all the lives that branch from it) steeped in the unknown. For every public Derek Walcott the world has seen, there is, there must be, a private self – a self whose pulse cannot be taken even in the thousands of pages he has offered up as heart-language.
This poem shows us that a world can live in one word, offered on a tongue that has tasted it, tested it, told truths and tales by it. The poem suggests that one word can keep us safe, or keep us ready for the future after death, the place where it is possible to relight the lamp of a word that kept you warm, while you still had a body made flesh. In this way, and in others, “Paramin” does home-work: it points to a place on a map of Trinidad, and takes it into the speaker’s breast, into the speaker’s lungs and spleen and vital organs.
It says. Look. I lived here. I loved here. This is where I once stayed, fathered, made mas and made mistakes, made music and made amends. Look close. Stop on your travels and inhale the cocoa, from which both sweet and bitter things are made. This was/is/will be home.

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This promising business aims to make craft coffee experience more accessible.
Instant coffee is no longer acceptable for many Filipinos—hand-brewed cups from specialty coffee shops is now the way to go, thanks to the third-wave coffee movement gaining footing in the country. Now, industry newbie The Barista Box wants to make sure that the craft coffee experience is as accessible as anything you can get from a convenience store.
The truck took the craft coffee experience on the road in September 2014. Founders Miguel Santiago and Isai Araneta were still students at the Ateneo de Manila University when they started The Barista Box. At first, the coffee truck made the rounds at the Ateneo campus, but later on, it made waves in food truck parks and office buildings.
Araneta worked on the branding and aesthetics of The Barista Box, but retooling the truck into a mobile café was the real challenge. “It used to be an L300, so we had to strip everything down to the chassis and rebuild from the ground up,” Santiago recalls. Carrying out The Barista Box’s day-to-day operations in such limited room, where they do everything starting from roasting the coffee beans, took some getting used to. “It’s definitely a challenge to do anything from the back of a truck, but once you get used to the movement of the suspension, and the lack of space, things get pretty easy,” he says.
Santiago learned the coffee-making ropes after putting in hours of work at top-tier third-wave hotspots like Craft Coffee Workshop, The Curator, and Yardstick. “Once I learned, I taught my girlfriend how to run things,” he recalls.
This story was originally published in the September 2015 issue of Entrepreneur magazine.


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All of these resources are available in our office, some for a fee. We accept cash, checks and credit cards.
We do not provide water testing.


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We're a single team of hardwood floor specialists and intend to keep it that way. Our aim is to provide the utmost in value and quality. Whether repairing a few boards or refinishing large commercial spaces, we've been tested and our work if NWFA certified.
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True expertise in sanding and refinishing hardwood floors is still hard to come by. The entire process that results in a scratch, wave and patchy-finish free surface requires skill and experience.
We've installed countless species of hardwood species, finishes and applications- not to mention a variety of project scopes. Whether it's a single room of pre-finished hardwood or an airport terminal of unfinished floor, nail or glue-down, we can serve you well.
There are many types of engineered flooring systems and materials, from a host of wood species to corks, vinyls, and laminates. There are many pros and cons, but we have experience installing most of it, so just ask!
We've stained or re-stained hundreds of thousands of square feet of floors and stairs, to give them new character and life!
We have the expertise to install borders, inlays, medallions, and laying hardwood floor boards in specific patterns including herringbone etc.
There is a wide range of floor repair services we offer such as parquet refinishing and repair, scratch removal, single board replacement, varnish restoration, as well as recovery services.
Sanding and refinishing extends to stairs and railing as well! We perform total stair refacing, hardwood stair caps and repair. Complete stair service includes railing installation from wood to iron spindles.


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Rolex Cosmograph Daytona with reference 116505 (C) in Rose gold.
The diameter is 40mm. Inside the watch is a 4130 caliber, waterproof up to 100m. The watch has a power reserve of 72h.
You are interested in Rolex Cosmograph Daytona?

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New Ward boundaries went into effect on June 1, 2014. Until new Council members are elected and sworn into office from each of the new wards, the current sitting Council members for each ward shall continue to represent the citizens of that ward. View the Ward Map.
Join Common Council members for coffee at the Main Street Creamery, 254 Main Street, on Tuesday mornings at 8:00 AM.
Research into areas covered by the Council is performed by informal, non-codified standing committees and task forces. The Mayor annually appoints a chair and generally two other members to each committee. Each committee provides the full Council with a report at the regular Council meeting. The task forces established by the Mayor will be temporary and have very defined duties. Each standing committee and task force is listed below.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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I have finished the game (as it currently stands) and my Pirate101 folder is only around 4 gigs. So downloading the game itself won't take much, especially since you only download content when you need it.
As for general gameplay data usage, it isn't much at all. You won't need to worry about using up your data limit. What you do need to worry about is the speed of your connection. That is what will cause lag. It doesn't need to be the best in the world though. I am in New Zealand and I don't have much of a problem with lag in Pirate.


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My husband and I booked a day kayaking with Kayak Chile and had a really great time. Our guide was very friendly and helpful (and an extremely good kayaker!!). We started on the lake to learn a few skills, including what to do if you tip upside down. Then back to the office for a huge lunch! They did veggie for us and was all delicious. The owner and all staff are very chatty and welcoming. Then we were driven over to the river where we had a couple of hours going downstream, learning more skills in the rapids. Everything was pitched to the right level for us, not too difficult but hard enough to be exciting! Back to the office again for a drink.
Our family of five with kids age 8, five, four loved the family float. It was around 3 1/2 hours with a 20 minute hike to some rapids in the middle. They had wet suits for the kids which made the water much more tolerable for them. It was a nice relaxing trip which was neither too adventurous nor too boring for any of us. Our guide Fernando was awesome. Highly recommended!
Thanks Aaron, we are glad you and your family had a great time on the River, we feel it is really important kids have a really positive experience when they go to the river for the first time.
I am glad the wetsuits meant the kids could spend as much time in the water as they wanted, we have wetsuits for all ages and sizes to make sure everyone enjoys the cristal clear water of the Liucura river whilst on our trips.
Heaps of fun, excellent guides!
My partner and I spent a day with Ben and his team learning to white water kayak. We had heaps of fun, well supported by knowledgeable and professional guides. They made us feel really comfortable in the kayaks and, best of all, they did it with good humour and easy conversation. A great introduction to this sport - I know we'll be doing more of it. Thanks, Kayak Chile!
Thanks so much again for choosing to kayak with us, we are always happy to share our love of the sport and it is great that you are planning on paddling more in the future. You never know we might even see you back Kayaking in Chile one day.
I did a half-day whitewater kayak trip with Juan and Ben. Even though I was the only client that day, Ben still came out to go kayaking with us! I had very little experience with kayaking but Juan and Ben both made me feel safe and 100% ready to take on the whitewater! Also, Juan and Ben (who is British) both speak perfect English, so it was easy for us to communicate. I highly recommend spending an afternoon, full day or multiple days with the Kayak Chile crew - you won't regret it!
Thanks Liz, both Juan and I had a great time paddling with you and showing you our local river.
I am pretty busy in the office now but still try and get out on the water a few times a week.
Juan however is out every day teaching other guests how to kayak on the lake then showing them down the amazing rivers we have here in Pucon.
I hope you enjoyed the rest of your trip and hopefully we will see you again one day to explore some more of the beautiful rivers we have here in Pucon.
Please be aware that the rivers in Chile are under very heavy threat of destruction by hydroelectric projects and other multinational corporations that wish to exploit these rare natural resources for short-term profit with no benefit to the people who call this wonderful place home. Please do what you can to support and donate to the local community organizations that work very hard against considerable odds to keep the rivers clean and available for everyone to enjoy.


text: This presentation will cover neurodiversity's definition of Autism, challenges, and opportunities, as well as the role the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation plays in Secondary Transition, Early Reach, and Pre-Employment Training for youth with Autism. Presenters will engage participants in sharing the specifics of the new Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Information regarding how to access resources and understand Pre-Employment Transition Services will also be discussed.


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Just 80 m from the Lagoon access and 10 minutes' walk from the beach, La maison du voyage offers a relaxed tropical haven with free kayaks, bicycles and snorkelling equipment. Guests enjoy free WiFi. Airport transfers are available at an additional charge.
La maison du voyage is just 2 minutes’ drive from Tevaitoa Village and 10 minutes’ drive from Raiatea Airport. Temaruao public Beach is just 5 minutes' walk and the closest restaurant is 3 minutes’ drive away.
This spacious holiday home offers a fully equipped kitchen with an oven and a coffee machine. It features BBQ facilities and a terrace. There is a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom. It offers mountain views.
This property is also rated for the best value in Tevaitoa! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.


text: I am looking for any information on the Dufer, Dufur, Duffer or Duffur surname. Given names are Calvin, Charles, Earl, Harrison, Perry and Teresa. I would appreciate any information on this family. The family lived mainly in Lewistown, PA. I am certain I have not included all their names. Calvin and his wife Catherine are buried at St. Mark's Episcopal Cemetery located in Lewistown (born early 1800's and died in 1870's).