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About Mandarin Jacksonville FL
The neighborhood of Mandarin is situated in the southernmost area of Jacksonville, Florida in Duval County of the United States. It is located on St. Johns River's eastern banks, across from Orange Park. The neighborhood got its name from the mandarin orange when a prominent resident named Calvin Reed first called it that in 1830.
The writer Harriet Beecher Stowe called the Mandarin area a "tropical paradise." The quaint neighborhood is characterized by ancient oak trees with Spanish moss, a rich history, beautiful marinas and parks, and more views of the water than any other Jacksonville area. Mandarin during the 19th century was a small farm village which shipped lemons, grapefruit, oranges and other vegetables and fruits to Jacksonville and areas north via steamships traveling along the St. Johns River. The Maple Leaf, which was a Union steamship, collided with a Confederate mine in 1864 and sank right off of Mandarin Point.
For many years most of the land in the area had orange trees growing on it. However, during the early 1980s there was a freeze that destroyed much of the crop. At the time many of the orange farmers made the decision to not replant their trees that had been destroyed and sold their former groves to developers instead.
The community of Mandarin is only a short drive south of the city center of Jacksonville and is bordered to the west by the St. John's River, to the south by Julington Creek, and to the north by Beauclerc.
History of Mandarin
The history of Mandarin Jacksonville FL has included events with interest on both a national and regional level. For example, an event occurred in 1864 at Mandarin Point that was eventually transformed into a National Historic Landmark Shipwreck Site. The Maple Leaf, which was a Union transport ship, was sunk by Confederates from Clay County and was buried within the St. Johns River until partial excavations were conducted during the 1980s. The Mandarin Museum today maintains the world's largest Maple Leaf artifacts collection, with parts of its permanent exhibition tracing the cultural, social, and military history from the period of the Civil War.
Following the Civil War, Harriet Beecher Stowe resided in Mandarin in the winter from 1867 through 1864. The world-famous writer had previously made a significant impact on the views of slavery in America with her best-selling book Uncle Tom's Cabin. A permanent display is maintained by the Mandarin Museum with information and personal artifacts from Stowe's life and her community contribution, including her efforts to get the Freedmen's Bureau to provide funding for a school on Mandarin Road for freed blacks.
During the same time that Stowe resided in Mandarin, the Sisters of St. Joseph visited America, including Mandarin and the northeast Florida area, to educate recently freed slaves. The 1898 schoolhouse on Loretto Road where African-American students were taught has been restored by the Mandarin Museum and Historical Society. It is the only one-room schoolhouse of its type remaining in Duval County. The school is now in Walter Jones Historical Park, adjacent to the Mandarin Museum and has been turned into an educational exhibit that covers the history of African-American heritage in Mandarin and the Sisters' school.
Mandarin over the years has been home to nationally and regionally recognized artists, including wildlife artists C. Ford Riley and Lee Adams, artist Memphis Wood, and potter Charlie Brown. There is a collection of works by these and Mandarin artists on a rotating display at the Mandarin Museum and Historical Society.
No other communities in Duval County are able to claims these special and unique cultural interests that are so central to the educational programming and exhibition in Mandarin. Farnham Dentistry is proud to help sponsor the Mandarin Museum and Historial Society and of the role that it takes as its steward of the community in this ever-developing, important, and extensive cultural heritage.


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The Fenian Rising of 1867 (Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB).
After the suppression of the Irish People newspaper, disaffection among Irish radical nationalists had continued to smoulder, and during the later part of 1866, IRB leader County Kerry in February, followed by an attempt at nation-wide insurrection, including the taking of Dublin in early March. Due to poor planning and British infiltration, the rebellion never got off the ground. Most of the leaders in Ireland were arrested, but although some of them were sentenced to death, none were executed. There followed a series of attacks in England aimed at freeing Fenian prisoners, including a bomb in London and an attack on prison van in Manchester, for which three Fenians, subsequently known as the Manchester martyrs, were executed. A series of raids into Canada by US-based supporters also accomplished little.
The Irish Republican Brotherhood was founded in Dublin by James Stephens in 1858. After the end of the American Civil War, they hoped to recruit willing Irish veterans of that war for an insurrection in Ireland, aimed at the foundation of an Irish Republic.[1]
In 1865, the Fenians began preparing for a rebellion. They collected about 6,000 firearms and had as many as 50,000 men willing to fight.[2] In September 1865, the British moved to close down the Fenians' newspaper The Irish People and arrested much of the leadership, including John O'Leary, Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, Thomas Clarke Luby and Stephens. Stephens, the leader of the movement, later escaped. In 1866, habeas corpus was suspended in Ireland and there were hundreds more arrests of Fenian activists.[3]
Stephens' successor as leader, Thomas J. Kelly tried to launch the insurrection in early 1867, but it proved uncoordinated and fizzled in a series of skirmishes. The plan was for a country-wide campaign of guerrilla warfare, accompanied by an uprising in Dublin in which Fenian fighters would link up with Irish troops who had mutinied and take the military barracks in the city.[4]
In February 1867 there was an unsuccessful rising in County Kerry. On March 5, other failed risings took place in Cork city, Limerick and Dublin. The largest of these engagements took place at Tallaght, when several hundred Fenians, on their way to the meeting point at Tallaght Hill, were attacked by the Irish Constabulary near the police barracks, and were driven off after a firefight. A total of twelve people were killed across the country on the day. When it became apparent that the co-ordinated rising that had been planned was not transpiring, most rebels simply went home.[5]
The rising failed as a result of lack of arms and planning, but also because of the British authorities' effective use of informers. Most of the Fenian leadership had been arrested before the rebellion took place.[6]
However, the rising was not without symbolic significance. The Fenians proclaimed a Provisional Republican government, stating,[7]
The revolt's organisers had hoped to benefit from considerable support among Irish nationals, or their descendants, living in England. A bold move on the part of the Fenian circles in Lancashire had been concerted in co-operation with the movement in Ireland. An attack was to be made on Chester, the arms stored in the castle were to be seized, the telegraph wires cut, the rolling stock on the railway to be appropriated for transport to Holyhead, where shipping was to be seized and a descent made on Dublin before the authorities should have time to interfere. This scheme was frustrated by information given to the government by the informer John Joseph Croydon, one of Stephens' most trusted agents.
On 11 September 1867, Colonel Thomas J. Kelly ("Deputy Central Organizer of the Irish Republic") was arrested in Timothy Deasy. A plot to rescue these prisoners was hatched by Edward O'Meaher Condon with other Manchester Fenians; on 18 September, while Kelly and Deasy were being conveyed through the city from the courthouse, the prison van was attacked by Fenians armed with revolvers, and in the scuffle Police Sergeant Charles Brett, who was seated inside the van, was shot dead. The three Fenians, who were later executed, were remembered as the "Manchester Martyrs."
On the same day of November 1867, Richard Burke, who had been employed by the Fenians to purchase arms in Birmingham, was arrested and imprisoned in Clerkenwell Prison in London. In December, Whilst he was awaiting trial a wall of the prison was blown down by gunpowder in order to effect his escape. The explosion caused the death of twelve people, and injured one hundred and twenty others. This act, for which Fenian Michael Barrett would suffer the death penalty, powerfully influenced William Ewart Gladstone in deciding that the Anglican Church of Ireland should be disestablished as a concession to Irish disaffection.
The United States, especially a faction of it under William R. Roberts, mobilised up to 1,000 Irish veterans of the American Civil War to launch raids on British army forts, customs posts and other targets in Canada in order to bring pressure on Britain to withdraw from Ireland, between 1866 and 1871.
While the U.S. authorities arrested the men and confiscated their arms afterwards, there is speculation that many in the US government had turned a blind eye to the preparations for the invasion, angered at actions that could be construed as British assistance to the Confederacy during the American Civil War. There were five Fenian raids of note. While they had some minor successes against Canadian forces, they were militarily and politically unsuccessful.
The rising itself was a total military failure, but it did have some political benefits for the Fenian movement. There were large protests in Ireland against the execution of Fenian prisoners, many of whose death sentences were, as a result, reprieved. In addition, the bravery of the three 'Manchester Martyrs' on their execution provoked an emotional reaction among the Irish public, 17 monuments were erected in their honour and 26 annual commemorations were held well into the 20th century.[8] An Amnesty Association for Fenian prisoners was established by Isaac Butt, later the founder of the Home Rule League.[8]
The Fenians themselves re-organised after the failure of the rising. In 1873, the Irish Republican Brotherhood adopted a new constitution, which stated that armed rebellion would not be pursued again until it had mass backing from the people.[9] In 1879, the leaders of the IRB, principally John Devoy, decided on a New Departure, eschewing, for the time, physical force in favour of adopting the land question and building a broad nationalist movement. The Fenians, therefore, cooperated with the Land League in the land agitation from the 1870s onwards and in the rise of the Irish Parliamentary Party.[10]
Not all Fenians agreed with this policy however and several breakaway groups emerged that continued to believe in the use of political violence in pursuit of republican objectives. One was the Irish National Invincibles who assassinated the two most important British functionaries in Ireland, Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Henry Burke, respectively Chief and Under Secretaries for Ireland, in Dublin in 1882 (see Phoenix Park Murders). Two other factions, one sponsored by O'Donovan Rossa, the other by the Irish-American Clan na Gael, carried out a bombing campaign in Britain between 1880 and 1887.[11]
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How Poker Helped Barry Greenstein's Golf Game
Playing poker has given Barry the tools to think well under pressure
Phil Ivey, real name Phillip Dennis Ivey Jr. is widely regarded as one of the best poker players to ever grace this earth. His massive personality and phenomenal poker skills have taken him to the top of the poker world throughout the past 20 years. To try your hand at becoming one of the best, we suggest Carbon Poker for USA players. He was born in Riverside, California on Feburary 1st 1976, and started playing poker around his twenties were he got his first nickname "No Home Jerome" come from the ID he used to play at the local casino and later on he got the nickname "Tiger Woods of Poker".
It was from here Ivey started to hone his skills and slowly start to become noticed as a very scary opponent.
"The Corporation" vs Andrew Beal
Perhaps one of the most notable stories surrounding Ivey's poker career is that of his Heads Up battle with billionaire banker Andrew Beal back in 2006. According to several reports around that time, Ivey and Beal played three days of poker against each other, with Ivey coming out on top with a cool $16.6m profit. This whole saga stemmed from an ongoing battle between Beal and several top players for many years before that, in which the players then decided to club together, coin themselves 'The Corporation' and take on Beal. It was also reported that the $16.6m win meant that 'The Corporation' had won back $10m they had lost to Beal previously and added the $6.6m to their bankroll as a whole.
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Phil Ivey have had a glorious poker carrier having won ten World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets as well as one World Poker Tour (WPT) Final and also appearing nine times at the final table.
Ivey was named Poker Players of the Year by "All In Magazine" in 2005 and 2009
As TheHendonMob reports Phil Ivey has accumulated more than 23 million dollars from tournaments alone, and over $10m in online winnings. A big percentage of this money came from other regular high stakes players such as Patrik Antonius, Viktor Blom, and Tom Dwan.
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The return of Tom 'durrrr' Dwan from his far-eastern sojourn to the big-time Vegas cash game had everybody in the poker community on the edge of their seats.
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The MoonWalk London 2019 charity marathon was a night to remember... hear from some amazing Walkers and why they raise money & awareness for breast cancer
The MoonWalk London 2019 charity marathon was a night to remember... hear from some amazing Walkers and why they raise money & awareness for breast cancer
What an incredible night we all had at The MoonWalk London 2019... don't take our word for it... see what our MoonWalkers had to say!
LOVED EVERY SECOND!!! Such an amazing thing to be part of - Soph
Love it xxxx Thanks to everyone at WtW and all the volunteers. It was a cold old night but sheer bloody mindedness got us through!! That and the fact that BC robbed me of walking last year so this year it was all about ME! - Sara
My first moonwalk and I was so impressed with the enthusiasm and support from all the volunteers who must have all being feeling as tired as we were but didn't let it show. The organisation of the event was also fantastic, well done to everyone involved xx - Sandra
My first full MoonWalk!! What an amazing experience!! - Giada
We walked as a team to remember my wife who passed away 20 years ago! It was emotional and tough at times but so proud of our team. Thank you Walk the Walk for all you do to raise awareness of this dreadful disease and for giving us an opportunity to do something practical to raise valuable money for this cause. You are all amazing - Mark
My 1st moonwalk, what an amazing well organised event. I'm proud to have taken part. Hobbled across the finish line. BIG thanks to all the volunteers who helped us through the journey - Tracey
Totally amazing, emotional and very tiring, Avril and I loved every minute, thank you to all the volunteers and well done to everyone who finished - Alison
I just wanted to say what a brilliant event. There was 19 of us, some new to events, some seasoned runners who have done VLM and other half marathons.
We were all in agreement that it was the best organised event we have EVER been to. From the amount of portaloos to the friendliness and professionalism of volunteers.
Thankyou so much, absolutely cannot fault the organisation - Naomi
Thanks for everything, what a wonderful night! amazing volunteers and fabulous organisation. What a truly great thing you guys do. See you in Edinburgh x - Sarah
First HalfMoon for all of us! Especially proud to have one of the 33 13-year-olds on our team. Awesome achievement from all of them, at such a young age. Full of respect for everyone who did the FullMoon, the volunteers and everyone else who works so hard to make this such an amazing event to be involved with. Thank You. We said "never again" but I'm going to start working on them! - Pamela
4th time for me, first for my husband. We finished our honeymoon walking the Full Moon Sat night. Back next year with our sons - Andrea
First Moonwalk it was the most emotional thing I have ever done, your volunteers deserve so much recognition they are the driving force of us finishing, and special thanks to Heidi at mile 21 you really are a special lady and your sign was exactly what was needed at that point in the walk you're an inspiration.
Now signing up for the half next year to bring 2 of my sons along can't wait for them to experience what I did - Zoe
Thank you for such an emotional and amazing evening. I did the full Moonwalk on my own and loved it! - Nicola
My 12th Moonwalk, loved it. Thank you to the WTW team, the volunteers and all the walkers for a great night. As I'm addicted I'll be back next year for no.13. Rest up everyone. Xx - Barbara
Thank you for a tough but amazing night. - Michelle
Such an amazing achievement by every single walker, whether that was the half marathon, full one or whether you couldnt finish it for various reasons, the willpower and sheer determination was to be admired, it was inspiring to be a volunteer congratulating you at the finish line!! - Ayshea
Fantastic evening. Thanks to everyone who made it happen xx - Pauline
Brilliant event giving us, the friends, relatives or actually combatants of breast do something positive towards the defeat our common enemy. As a spectacular and supporter I was inspired by the spirit and grit of the walkers and the commitment and spirit of the volunteers - Iain
Amazing night, such fantastic volunteers and a well deserved medal at the end! Thank you all!! - Sarah
My first moonwalk... Definitely not my last. Amazing and emotional night and morning. So proud of myself. Thank you to all the amazing volunteers who supported us, high five'd us and got us around. I feel surprising agile and limber today! But I admit a spa day is helping! Can't wait for next year! - Helen
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Panning two guitars is standard procedure for many producers. There are a few variations on the theme, one that gives the guitar sound more than just width.
Guest Post from Songwriting: Get Your Black Belt In Music & Lyrics
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When you take two identical power chord guitars and pan them left and right, you get a fuller, broader sound. But why not seize the opportunity to fatten up the bottom end by letting one of the guitars play "upside down"? Take the top note of the power chord and lower it an octave. Now that guitar is playing fourths instead of fifths. By the way — this trick works just as well in pop.
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I was pretty nervous last night when Himself and I settled in to watch LI.
Handwork always calms my nerves and I am making a concerted effort to ditch the digital after supper so always have something lined up ready to grab when we are stretched out on the Natuzzi of an evening.
I got all the outlining done by the first half but set this project aside to comfort Himself and be a real fan by watching my team.
Dang but I wish I wasn't off coffee at the moment! Actually that might be a good thing as snipping my Alabama Chanin projects for the final reverse appliqué step requires a steady hand.
This is one of the many IWOM 5-0 birthday presents I am making for other people. You'll have to wait until next month to see the first batch!


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text: FRANKFURT, Germany - Michael Schumacher's 15-year-old son Mick has outgrown kart racing and is moving up to Formula 4, a series for young talents, a report says.The young Schumacher has signed a contract with Dutch team Van Amersfoort Racing to drive in Formula 4 events.Team owner Frits van Amersfoort said: "We have watched his skills in test driving and are looking forward to a successful season."MANY RECORDSThe son of the most successful driver in F1 history had his start in racing in the same kart series as his famous father who honed his skills on a circuit near the family's home before moving on to F3 and later F1 glory - but in late 2013 suffered severe head injuries in a skiing fall.He had retired from F1 - for the second time - when he fell. Today (March 2015) he is still living under close medical care at his and his wife Corinna's home on the shore of Lake Geneva in Switzerland.With seven titles, Schumacher is the most successful F1 driver in history. His brother Ralf was also an F1 driver and is still involved with motor sport.Mick Schumacher was second in the world, European and German kart championships in 2014, driving as Mick Junior or under his mother's maiden name to protect his privacy. He will make his debut for Amersfoort in Oschersleben, Germany, over April 25/26, by which time he will be 16.LOW PROFILE ENDSF4, a new single-seat category under International Automobile Federation standards, is for young drivers with a background in karting. Frits van Amersfoort said: "In the last couple of years it has become a tradition for us that we offer the runner-up from the German Junior Karting championship a test in our simulator."This is handled by the German motorsport authority and that is how in 2014 we first got in touch with Mick Schumacher. He spent a full day in the simulator at our HQ in The Netherlands. Then we watched him during a test session at Valencia and eventually we reached an agreement to compete together in this year's ADAC F4 series."Meanwhile, the GMM agency reported that the low profile enjoyed by Mick Schumacher had now come to an end with the announcement that he was going to step out of karts.Van Amersfoort admitted that the high-profile Verstappen graduation "certainly contributed" to the team's signing of the young Schumacher.The family has closely guarded its privacy during 14 months since Schumacher snr's fall, to the extent that the actual state of Schumacher's health is not known. Now, 15-year-old Mick will be in the spotlight.VERSTAPPEN STARTED INTERESTAccording to Swiss newspaper Blick, Schumacher's manager Sabine Kehm warned: "Any (media) coverage that goes behind the purely sporting aspect will continue to be not accepted."Mick is not active on social media."The Van Amersfoort team drew news media attention recently when Max Verstappen, just two years older than Mick, rose straight from its F3 outfit into F1 with Toro Rosso."Without Max we would still be 'a team from the Netherlands'," Frits van Amersfoort told the De Telegraaf newspaper. "Suddenly now we are the team of Max."Verstappen, son of Michael Schumacher's former team mate Jos Verstappen, is set to become the youngest driver to start an F1 race when the season opens in Australia on March 15, by which time he will be 17 and driving for Red Bull junior team Toro Rosso.R1m FOR THE SEASONMeanwhile, a report from F1 aggregator GMM claims Schumacher jnr's move into single-seater racing will cost his family or sponsors the equivalent of about R1-million for the season.That's the claim of major German news daily Bild on Mick's move into German Formula 4."In Formula 4," former former International Automobile Federation single-seater chief Gerhard Berger was quoted as saying "the boys need to earn their laurels".


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Beale M. Schmucker
Beale Melanchthon Schmucker (August 26, 1827 – October 15, 1888) was an American Lutheran leader, liturgical scholar and historian.[1]
The Rev. Beale M. Schmucker, D.D. was born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the son of German-American Lutheran pastor and theologian Samuel Simon Schmucker and Mary Catherine Steenbergen. He was graduated from Pennsylvania College during 1844. In 1847, Schmucker was a graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. Schmucker served as Secretary of the Alumni Association of Philadelphia Lutheran Seminary at the time of his death in 1888.[2] In 1870 he received the degree of D.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.[3]
Schmucker was the pastor of Lutheran churches in Martinsburg, Virginia and Shepherdstown, Virginia, 1847–51; Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1852; Easton, Pennsylvania, 1862; Reading, Pennsylvania, 1867; and Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 1881–88.[4]
Schmucker collaborated with A. T. Geissenhainer on A Liturgy for the Use of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. In particular, Schmucker worked to revive historic liturgical practice. His knowledge of details in matters pertaining to the order of service, especially of the Lutheran Church of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, was unusually extensive and accurate.[5]
Selected works[edit]
- The First Pennsylvania Liturgy, Adopted in 1748 (1882)
- The Early History of the Tulpehocken Churches (1882)
- The Lutheran Church in Pottstown (1882)
- The Lutheran Church in Frederick, Maryland (in Quarterly Review, 1883)
- The Lutheran Church in the City of New York during the First Century of its History (in Church Review, 1884–85)
- The Organization of the Congregation in the Early Lutheran Churches in America (1887)
- A Liturgy for the Use of the Evangelical Lutheran Church(1888)
He was co-editor of the Hallesche Nachrichten (Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Halle, Germany, vol. i., 1884; English ed., Reading, Pennsylvania, vol. i., 1882), which is the primary source of information concerning the early history of the Lutheran Church in the United States. Schmucker also edited:
- Liturgy of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1860)
- Collection of Hymns of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania (1865)
- Church-Book of the General Council (1868)
- Ministerial Acts of the General Council (1887).
He published numerous articles on doctrinal, historical, and liturgical subjects, of which many have been republished separately in pamphlet-form.[3]
- ^ Lutheran Music (Thrivent Financial for Lutherans) http://www.lutheransonline.com/lutheransonline/music/19/worship.html Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Philadelphia Seminary Biographic Summary 1864–1923 (Philadelphia Lutheran Seminary and the Alumni Association) http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/1pa/1picts/psbr/psbr.htm
- ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
- ^ Memorial of Beale Melanchthon Schmucker, D. D. (by A. Spaeth. The Lutheran Church Review, VIII pages 105–127. 1889)
- ^ The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge ( by Philip Schaff Page 253. 3rd edition. 1891) http://www.ccel.org/s/schaff/encyc/encyc10/htm-old/0271=253.htm
Other sources[edit]
- Gross, Ernie. This Day In Religion. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-55570-045-4.


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August 09, 2016
Cerner Corp. will increase operations in Malvern, Chester County, creating 250 new jobs in the process, Governor Tom Wolf announced Monday.
The international health care information technology company based in Kansas City that acquired the Germany-based Siemens Health Services for $1.3 billion early last year, will be upgrading the former Siemens Facility in Malvern, while also expanding training, and purchasing new equipment. Cerner also committed to retaining 2,000 existing jobs over the next three years, to go along with the 250 new jobs.
"Cerner has a significant presence in Pennsylvania, and I'm pleased that they chose to expand here adding 250 new, high-wage jobs," Wolf said in a press release. "The quality of Pennsylvania's workforce continues to be a draw for companies looking to relocate or expand."
Cerner itself will be investing $75 million into the project. The company also received a funding proposal from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development that could include a $1.25 million grant from the Pennsylvania First program. However, receiving the grant relies on Cerner submitting complete applications, and meeting all of the program guidelines and commitments.
"As a company at the intersection of health care and information technology, Cerner is experiencing tremendous growth, and we plan to maintain a strong presence in Malvern," Cerner President Zane Burke said in a press release. "Since 2015, we've successfully integrated Cerner's culture, tools, and processes, and I look forward to continuing our momentum with our Pennsylvania-based associates."
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Thank you for visiting the resource page for everything you need to know for the 28 Day Fat Loss Formula Online! If you are not getting the daily emails from us- here is another way you can get all the information to make sure you are right on track during the 28 days.
Information for the day you've purchased the plan:
We are so excited you have purchased the 28 Day Fat Loss Formula! Get ready to see amazing fat loss results like you have never experienced before…
Today your goal is to get prepared. Read over the entire program that was available via digital downlowd (make sure to download it soon as it can expire!) and watch the video kick off:
You should take today and tomorrow to get prepared and actually start the diet on day 3. You will be sent emails to coincide with that.
Supplements are NOT required, but some people choose to purchase them strictly for convenience. The protein powder, bars and greens that are allowed on this program are from Designs for Health and they are of the highest quality products on the market. To order and have them shipped to you ASAP please visit our Store at: https://altmanfitness.com/store/ and click on the products for the 28 day fat loss formula
If you would like to accelerate your fat loss with your exercise you can purchase my "Exercise 4 Fat Loss" product here: https://tinyurl.com/ag4vxkm
Tomorrow you should plan to go to the store to get stocked up so you have all the foods for week #1 and follow the kitchen raid in the packet.
The very next day you will get started and you should follow the menu plan as it's laid out.
PREP-DAY- Commit 100% No EXCUSES!
The KEY to this program is to commit to it 100%! Do not be that person that says "I can never give up (insert coffee, sugar, cheese, milk, bread, fruit, etc). If you say those things you are setting yourself up to fail! Get those negative thoughts out of your head and tell yourself that your health, energy and the way you feel about your body IS WORTH IT and you will start tomorrow!
Have you:
-Read over the entire program and watch the video kick off? ( https://youtu.be/tDDlLwHFTxU)
-Ordered supplements for convenience? (https://altmanfitness.com/store/)
– Purchased "Exercise 4 Fat Loss" for some great workouts you can do at home or the gym (https://tinyurl.com/ag4vxkm)
Keep a positive mindset, repeat phrases like: I CAN do this. It's only 28 days. This will be a good test of my willpower. This will cause my friends and family to think twice about the way they are eating.
Be Strong. Stay committed.
Jay Altman
Day 1- It's GO time- YOU CAN DO THIS!
Today is the Day! Are you ready!?
Make sure to follow the menu plan for week #1 exactly as it's laid out.
If you have questions you can join the facebook group (search 28 day fat loss formula). It's a closed group, but you can request to be added. This is a great forum to ask questions and get support. Another reference you can use is to email us at email@example.com.
I know that these first few days can be difficult in terms of breaking some sugar and caffeine addictions. I want you to know that this is totally NORMAL and expected if you consume a lot of these substances. Sugar and Caffeine are certainly drugs in the way that our bodies begin to crave them and taking them away leads to some not-so-pleasant effects. However, you are off to a GREAT start and in just a day or so you should begin to feel much, much better!
Be Strong. Stay committed.
Jay Altman
Day 2 – Exercise For Fat Loss
As many of you already know my wife Kelly and I run fitness boot camps in the Twin Cities area. Our primary focus is to help our boot campers burn fat in the most efficient way possible through the "right" kind of exercise. We are constantly researching to deliver fun, fresh and effective fat blasting workouts to save time and deliver amazing results.
I realize many of you do not live in our area or simply can not attend our boot camps for one reason or another so I put together an ebook giving you at home workouts for fat loss that you can do on your own. I simply called the ebook "Exercise 4 Fat Loss". (Brilliant, I know) : )
Anyway, because you are going through the 28 day fat loss formula I am giving away this ebook for over 75% to you. Please do NOT pass this offer on to anyone else.
So here's what you get:
1. Done for you workouts so you can blast fat off your body fast (just simply follow along)
2. Exercise videos showing you exactly how to do every workout (pictures just don't cut it)
3. Daily training schedule so you know exactly what to do each day. No guessing.
4. Exercise 4 Fat Loss is not filled with any "fluff" (you get exactly what you need)
This is not exercise to train for a marathon, 5k, triathlon, body building, or any other thing. "Exercise 4 Fat Loss" is for one purpose. It's in the name. Fat Loss.
If you want to increase your metabolism 24 hours a day, seven days a week and blast fat off your body then "Exercise 4 Fat Loss" will absolutely deliver and if you think it's right for you then pick it up today.
I'm offering the fat blasting "Exercise 4 Fat Loss" for over 75% off. Your price is a whopping $7.00.
Simply click here or copy and paste the link below to pick up your copy. Please do NOT pass this offer on to others.
Your Fitness and Fat Loss Guy,
Jay Altman
Day 3- Mindset and Visualization
The technique of visualization uses thoughts and imagination to bring about major life changes.
It's simple:simply picture in your mind the object of your desire, make it as real and vivid as you can, think about how you feel when you have accomplished what you want and how proud and happy you are for getting there!
Think about making a "Dream Board" and putting it next to your bed. It might have your goal weight on it, a picture of a thinner you that motivates you, or an outfit you are going to reward yourself with once you reach your goal. Whatever you put on that board make sure you look at it every morning and every night to remind yourself of where you want to be!
We will leave you with this quote of the day:
|"There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstances permit. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results." ~UnknownKeep on going and get the RESULTS you desire!Be Strong. Stay committed.Jay
Day 5- Don't Forget this Step!
Are you still reading your goals every morning and several times a day? Have you told all of those people close to you what your goals are so they can support you during this program?
If not….start doing this very important step IMMEDIATELY! It's important to have clear, measurable goals. If at any time you feel like your success is stalling please reach out for support and we can help.
Be Strong. Stay committed.
Jay Altman
Day 6- Get Ready for Week #2
|"A strong positive attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug." ~Patricia Neal
Week 1 is in the books and likely if you have followed the plan exactly you have seen some pretty amazing results.
Now it's time for week #2, and sometimes you will notice your weight loss slow down significantly.
Be sure to watch this video to learn how to make the proper adjustments as you move into week #2:
Jay Altman
Day 8- It's week #2- Take Back Your POWER!
If there is one thing that will help you to feel in control of your life it is – Responsibility. Let me explain…
The first step to taking back your power is to look at your life, own your choices, and ask how they have brought you to where you are, for better or worse.Responsibility means not blaming anyone or anything for you situation.
That type of victim mindset saps your will and siphons your power.By taking responsibility, you will start to see how the choices you make create your reality;this doesn't mean being able to control all the difficult things life may throw your way, but it does mean controlling your reactions to situations, people, and events to effect the best possible outcome.It is your choice to let someone's criticism affect you; it is up to you to either fear life's challenges or to embrace them with positive faith in yourself.Once you are conscious and accountable for your actions and reactions you can dictate the outcome of almost any situation in your favor.
Be Strong. Stay committed.
Jay Altman
Day 9- Bust Through Plateaus!
You are about 10 days into this 28 day plan…that is more than a 1/3 of the way done and you should be proud of yourself! We are proud of you. However, at this point it is completely normal if you are experiencing a plateau or slow down in your weight loss. DO NOT GET DISCOURAGED!! This is NORMAL! Think of the show "The Biggest Loser" and how they always say week #2 is the hardest and the one where people lose the least amount of weight. During weight loss it is normal to be in a little holding patern before weight releases again. Just keep it up and make sure you are sticking to the diet plan. If you feel like you need it you can allow yourself 1 "cheat meal" where you add add'tl calories to switch up what your body is used to. That 1 cheat meal that gives both your brain and your body a meal you love and may miss. Your cheat meal should be portion controlled still. If you eat 5 servings of pizza you will totally jeopardize everything you really want (to lose fat and feel great) in the process. If you do get stuck you can also try cutting your carbohydrate portion in 1/2- still eating carbs in the early part of the day and much less later in the day- limit to just a few bites of carbs with your meal after about 4pm. Keep up the exercise and listen to your body! Do not starve yourself and trust that if you feel very hungry you should eat…you need to keep that metabolism reving and it will all work out! And- Keep Drinking that Water!!
And, make sure you are exercising appropriately. If you need inspiration- order "Exercise 4 Fat Loss" and start maximizing your results!
Be Strong. Stay committed.
Jay Altman
Day 10- CHOICES!
Life is all about choices. Maybe the following thoughts have entered your head lately: do I really need to do this? Why am I doing this? Will it really work? Why is the weight not coming off faster?
When those questions come up you have 2 choices:
Choice #1 is to give up. That is the easy road. If you give up you will have wasted the last couple weeks and proven that you didn't REALLY learn much. You will also never know what might have been if you just stuck with it. Some of you are doing this for both the weight loss and also the MENTAL Challenge that it provides. And the chance to give yourself, and your health the focus that it deserves so that these things turn into habits. The truth is that habits don't just happen in a few days. It takes longer. It takes a program like the entire 28 days to make this lifestyle a habit.
So, now to your other choice….
Choice #2 is to want it that much more. To realize that doubt can creep in at any part in the process and you need to have the tools to deal with it. To do something RIGHT NOW to change what is happening on the scale. To reach out to us and say "What else can I be doing?" . If you already know the answer to that, like I do, then GO DO IT! If you don't want to reach out to us just ask yourself the simple question "What could I be doing RIGHT NOW to help me lose weight". You most likely could come up with a list of 10 things all by yourself!
You might need a peak 8 workout. Or a really good strength training session to help boost your metabolism. Or you might need to add a cardio session in the evenings. Or you might need to adjust your calories a little bit.
Remember: YOU have the power to change those thoughts. It is so important to keep reciting your goals in your mind….be clear, be focused, and go get them!!
If you are stuggling today to break through a plateau think of this quote that will re-affirm the importance of MINDSET!!!
" The Difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will" – Vince Lombardi
Be Strong. Stay committed.
Jay Altman
Day 13- Know Your Protein
Everyone always asks us about Protein Powders. There is a VERY good reason that we sell and recommend ONLY the Designs for Health protein powders. If you've tried them you know that the added bonus is that they taste amazing! They do not even have a hint of that "chalky" taste or texture that many commercial protein powders have.
When choosing nutrition to enter your body, you should look for quality ingredients.
High-Quality Whey Protein PaleoMeal® is made with Proserum®, exceptional quality, native whey protein concentrate. This whey is produced using proprietary filtration and drying which involves minimal processing, is never exposed to high heat temperatures, and maintains the full range of all the fragile immune-boosting and regenerative components naturally present in fresh raw milk. It comes from cows that graze on pesticide-free, chemical-free natural grass pastures, and which are never given bovine growth hormone or any other hormones (No rBST or rBGH), genetically modified organisms, or injected pathogens.
Because whey protein is derived from milk, we have added the proprietary full spectrum enzyme blend (n•zymes®) which contains lactase and proteases. This blend was added to aid in digestion of the small amount of lactose present and to assist in the breakdown and assimilation of the various high quality proteins found in milk. Those who are sensitive to milk products may be able to tolerate this whey protein, however, if you are allergic to milk and milk products, use PaleoMeal® under the guidance of your health care practitioner.
Whey Better than Soy Whey protein is nature's richest source of biologically active protein. Unlike soy protein, which is low in the amino acid methionine, whey protein contains all the amino acids the body needs in the best balance yet discovered in any food. Animal studies show that whey protein increases longevity in aging mice and enhances liver and heart glutathione concentrations. Whey protein provides a good source of the amino acids, cysteine and leucine, which support the production of detoxifying elements needed to eliminate mercury from the body. DFH chose whey protein not just because it is an outstanding source of complete protein, but also for its host of other benefits, including its immune-boosting properties.
Additional Highlights of PaleoMeal®
NatureFolate™ – natural vitamin folates that are found in foods such as eggs and spinach and are immediately "active" and bioavailable to the human body.
Creatine MagnaPower® for energy reserves – stabilized creatine increases the body's ability to synthesize and regenerate the ATP required for supplying the energy that is needed for muscle effort.
Inulin – prebiotic soluble fiber which has a subtly sweet flavor but does not impact blood sugar levels. Inulin dissolves easily in water, making PaleoMeal® very easy to mix and thus, helps to create an ultra-smooth texture.
PaleoMeal® contains no sucrose, fructose, or artificial sweeteners, and is sweetened with chalcone (a bioflavonoid-derived sweetener), the laxation-free polyol erythritol, and the herb stevia.
We know many of you have purchased and been using this product so we just wanted to make sure you knew exactly why our years of research have led us to only recommend the Designs for Health products.
If you need to order more supplements please visit our STORE
Be Strong. Stay committed.
Jay Altman
Day 14- Did you realize?
….that you are more than 1/2 way done with this 28 day plan?! Isn't that amazing. Enjoy this last week because next week everything changes.
Our favorite part about this diet plan is hearing your feedback on how light, healthy and clean our your body feels sticking to this plan.
You should feel very proud of yourself for eliminating chemical laden, processed foods from your diet. We are certain you have realized by now how much better you feel with those products out of your body.
Right now- you need to WATCH this VIDEO!
It will go over everything you need to know for the next week of the diet.
Be Strong. Stay Committed
Day 16 – It's not always going to be easy.
Isn't it true that the things you want most in life are worth fighting for? That when we have to fight hard for something it makes us appreciate it more? What if you could just wake up one morning, decide you want to lose 10 lbs and just have it happen after 1 day of eating better? We all think "wow! that would be amazing!" But really…..would it? Would we appreciate our health for what it is or would we take it for granted and just go right back to eating crappy foods every day?
You guys are the action takers- not the excuse makers. Do you know people who constantly make excuses about when to get started on a healthy diet? They say "I just can't start my diet now b/c… "I have a business trip coming up"……"I have a birthday party next week"….. " I am stressed at work"….."I was going to start today but we have all this leftover pizza in the fridge"….or "I just don't have time to cook". It's all about priorities and choices. Lets face it- this is hard work and it's not always going to be easy. Life is filled with temptations- no matter who you are. Even if you choose to live in a house with 100% perfect foods for your diet you are still going to be bombarded daily with temptations. You drive by fast food resturants and grocery stores on your way to work. You attend gatherings where other people have prepared foods, you watch TV and you see the commercials targeting you and trying to tempt you to eat their foods. There really is no escaping it- so you need to have the tools to DEAL with it.
You are getting those tools from committing to this diet for 28 days.
Keep up the fight for good health and have a great day!
Be Strong. Stay committed.
Jay Altman
Day 17 – If you fall…pick yourself back up!
Sometimes at this stage in the diet people go a bit overboard with a "cheat" day. It's okay. Don't let one day dictate your success. DON'T get discouraged if you fell off the diet for a day or two or that you went up a pound or two. Just get right back to it and finish out strong. Don't let anything "De-rail" your success!
You can't hide what you put into your body. If you feed your body crappy foods you are going to feel like crap and you're going to look like crap. Sounds harsh. But it's also true. If you feed your body the appropriate amount of healthy foods, you are going to feel amazing AND you are going to look amazing. It's that simple….but getting there is not always going to be easy. If it's worth it to you , then it is worth fighting for.
Keep going!
Jay Altman
Day 20- Last week of the diet…3..2..1..Blast off FAT!
Welcome to the last phase of the Diet!!
It is so important to watch this video to get clear on the steps for this week:
Remember this is the week that everything changes and you will likely see the most weight loss this week. Remember to follow the food plan given to you as closely as possible. You will notice some foods on there that you haven't had in a while so get ready for some nice "treats"!..
Please send us an email to firstname.lastname@example.com with your current stats in this format:
Day: (ex-21)
Weight loss so far: (ex- 18 lbs)
Any comments: (ex. I have never felt better energy in my whole life!)
"Act as if it were impossible to fail." ~Dorothea Brande
Be Strong. Stay committed.
Jay Altman
Day 22 – Can you believe how close you are?
Take a minute to reflect.
Where were you nearly 3 1/2 weeks ago with your diet? Were you tired, run-down, heavy? Not really knowing how to turn your eating habits around or lose the excess weight?
Were you skeptical that you could give up certain foods for 28 days? Did you think there was no way the program would work?
….and then you lost weight quickly the first week.
….and then you started to feel better
….you started to sleep better
….you became amazed that you didn't NEED or even WANT sugar and caffeine to keep your energy up.
…and your friends and family started to comment on how healthy and vibrant you look!
All your hard work and commitment is paying off and you are almost there!
Be proud and use that to get you thru the last couple days of the plan.
Stay Strong. Stay Committed
Jay Altman
Day 23 – Keep Going!!
Is what you are doing RIGHT NOW going to help get you to your goal?
There are only a few days left- make every one COUNT! What else could you be doing that can help you? Can you drink more water? Can you make your food cleaner and more simple? Can you get more sleep? Can you get in an extra cardio session?
"Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow." ~Doug Firebaug
Day 24- Focus
You have eliminated sugar. You have eliminated Dairy. You have eliminated wheat.
You have eliminated caffeine. You have eliminated processed foods.
Now….you have eliminated carbs for a few days and added in some healthy fat.
How do you feel?
This stage is very important. Keep on going. Focus….stay committed
to this change in your diet and lifestyle:
"If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change,
you will get results." ~Jack Dixon
Day 26- The END…
If you started right on time you are about to wrap up your final day of the 28 Day Fat Loss Formula. Finish your last day STRONG and be PROUD of what you've done!!
Tomorrow morning is weigh-in day. Here are a few steps to take:
1. Take pictures- from the front, side and back
2. Record your weight on the "Quick Reference Sheet" and note how many pounds you've lost
3. Take your measurements and note how many inches you've lost
4. Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com and post in the Facebook group your results
You are likely asking yourself "What's Next?" Watch this video to find out:
Be Strong. Stay committed.
Jay Altman
Day 26 – Choices and Your Continuation Plan
As you finish this 28 day journey I wanted you to reflect on your choices and the control you have over those choices. There are only certain things in life you can control- and taking care of yourself and your body is the most important thing you CAN control. You control if you allow yourself enough relaxation time and sleep. You control if you wake up early to exercise or fit it in during the day. You control what food goes in your mouth and if it nourishes your body or just fills a void. Nobody else puts the foods into your mouth- YOU choose them. And, you choose if you are going to make exercise a priority. Don't try to place the blame on others. And from those choices will dictate how you feel.
We challenge you to think back on a time where the choices you have made have affected the rest of your day, or your week in a negative fashion…..
Does the following story sound like you?
would you go into work with the thought: "I'm going to eat healthy today" only to have the pastry cart delivered in a morning meeting. Would you grab a donut and coffee for a mid morning snack. Then do you crash a couple hours later only to grab a high calorie, fatty lunch because your body was craving more and lets be honest- you'd already blew it. Then you'd sit at your desk, tired and wanting a nap and then start having some chocolate to keep the energy up for the rest of the day. Maybe you'd planned on going to excercise after work but was so tired and lost all will power. So, you'd go home, grab an easy dinner and sit in front of the TV, feeling guilty about the choices you've made that day. Just reading about it makes you feel pretty awful, doesn't it. NOW you know better and I hope after this plan you would never have that kind of day again….
After finishing this 28 Day plan you likely feel the exact OPPOSITE of the example above. Right now you feel a number of things: You feel lighter. You feel less dependant on sugar and caffeine. You feel more rested (hopefully!)….but most of all you feel IN CONTROL! You have a REASON for saying "NO" to all those temptations out there and the feelings I described above. Your days are planned out. You aren't going to find yourself in a situation where you don't know what you are eating an when. You know exactly what you need to do and you are determined to get there.
I'm not saying that you won't ever have a day where you choose the donut in the morning. We are all human and if that's what you really want once you get to your goal- than have it. But- make that concious choice to have it if you really want it and then use the will power you have learned during this plan to make better choices the rest of the day. And, start to learn for yourself how the choices you make now affect ALL your future choices.
It's important to come up with your "PLAN" for being off the diet. If you have more weight to lose, or just want to maintain your 28 day weight loss it is important to have a plan. Think about that- give it time and run it by us. Figure out a way to constantly remind yourself of your plan and your goals so you don't just fall back into old, bad behaviors.
You have learned so much- now go out and apply it!
And for those of you who are looking for continued support- check out our Fat Loss Forever Formula
Be Strong. Stay Committed.
Jay Altman


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Date: 25th of July 2002
All files have been moved to this free server in France. The High Quality version is available again.
Date: 23rd of March 2001
Welcome to the Lego Animations webpage. I got inspired by some of the Flash Lego animations on www.newgrounds.com, so I started to create one of my own. When I converted my first attempt to Flash, I was very disappointed by the resulting quality. A framerate of only 12fps and every frame stored as a highly compressed JPEG, leaving nothing but artifacts. That's when I decided to put them on the web myself. Here's the result. Enjoy! :-)
Any comments can be mailed to email@example.com
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An exploration of the Golden Age of Comics, through the lens of Hideouts & Hoodlums, the comic book roleplaying game.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
The Comics #1 - pt. 1
Here, Wash tells us that silk shirts cost up to $10 in the 1930s -- a then expensive luxury!
Easy is also in a car with a ridiculous amount of nitroglycerin; I hate to estimate how much damage that explosion would have done to the poor guys had their car been hit by that TNT!
Gambling, whether a friendly game or not, is beyond the purview of simulating with Hideouts & Hoodlums. The easiest way of handling it, of course, would be to sit the H&H books aside for an hour or so and play some hands of poker yourselves. Failing that, or if pressed for time, the players could simply roll d20s, highest score wins that hand.
(Scans courtesy of Digital Comic Museum)
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Nowadays many people urge to have a pet at home. Many reasons follow with these trends. Certain people look for the entertainment whiles the others for the beneficial of earning money from the pets. Whatever your reasons are you need to explore the few important facts of rabbits before you decide to pet them. Even though rabbits are cute funny bunny ever, you need to be aware of some critical consideration that will enhance the pros and cons for each individual.
Some of these reviews are about the limitation of our life adventures, particularly for people with passion of going abroad or even some other places around the country. Travelling people need to but a concern when having pet at home. Besides that too having a pet whatever animals you would have, financial consideration is something that you have to make a reference as well. Other than that consistent patient will become your daily life routine.
So here are the details we are about the 7 important facts of rabbits before you decide to pet them.
1. House that called "home"
Rabbits are soft and not rough kind of animals. It will be seen when you area closed enough to them. They are very spoil and dependent to you almost all the time. When you decide to have them you need to provide what they called home. Indeed it is home exactly. They need a save and cozy place to live. They need a space for their own to have a private thing in the middle of their daily time. But do not far separate them from your place, since they are social creatures which need a companion. Leaving them alone in a closed area will just induce the stressful feelings of this bunny. A cage of the dog, or a cat or maybe even just an open area in your room corner insulated with half high of rattan decoration for separating room will be nice as long as you still can observe the rabbits without interrupting his privacy.
2. Nutrition
Every animal deserve to have nutritious food as possible as they can. How you manage this issue is depend on how much you can afford for this. Talking about food is become more complicated if you do not know the favorite food of them. However is simply just providing the fresh grass and some vegetables from your kitchen stock. This is the staple food every day. If you want to add more you can give them an additional rabbit food from the pet shop called pellet. But do not give this kind of food every day; just give it to please them about twice a week. Carrots, long beans and cabbages are what they need to support their development and growth. Sometimes you need to pay attention for the well being and healthiness along the way which is the supplements including vitamins to keep them healthy and prevent any communicable disease outbreak later that probably comes around the globe. One more thing about this, do not forget to provide clean water accessible all the time. Water helps to absorb the food and smooth the digestive system
3. Long term commitment
Sound like you are getting married heeh ? Kind of buddies…:) Rabbits are long in ages. One takes about 10 to more years old. So this is not wondering once you decide to pet them, you need to stay by his side as long as his life. For bored man this is unfit to have kind of this relationship since if you get bored and want to let him go you just let one life goes for sure. Believe me this is terrible to see abandoned clay animals out there on the street. Without shelter to sleep, without food to eat. You better never think of having one though. Other than that persistent patient is needed to help your rabbit's lifelong. Do not get angry very quickly if you find his behavior is not like what you expect.
4. Endless caring and affection
Since rabbits are kind of vulnerable animals so providing house and food only will end up to the fat unhappy bunny. You need to consider that you just live with the human companions that need love and caring as much as you can give. Take sometimes to play with them. Cuddle them up will enhance bounding between you and him. Even rabbits are unlikely other pets which love to be carried, somehow once you show your love they do understand and will return back in time. Never negligent this cause if you do you will end up with sad and sick bunny. If you like to carry them, be careful not to pick up their ears, research says that in rabbit's ear a lot of blood vessel accumulated so if you grab in that area will harm the blood circulation and might leave the rabbits with disablement.
Once you decide to have rabbits at home, please consider the liter tray for the poop and pee. Rabbits are known as clean as cat. Once they got training to defecate in one area they will do the same as a habit. The first time you train them it might a bit hard, but when it is getting a disciplinary action every day, they will obey what you want. Rabbit also groom themselves like a cat. In general there is no need to bath and clean them with water and soap. They do much better than what you think.
6. Do not leave rabbit all alone
As a social living creature, rabbit need a companion other than you. So before you take him home, please get another one to be his friend. This is like a consequences you need to take, otherwise your rabbit will only pensive in solitude. This measure is good as well for him to allow its proliferation. As I mention above that this is also remain you if you are going abroad sometime, you need to make sure somebody you can trust to baby sit them and care for the safety and wellness while you are mills away.
7. Financial
I think this one is the most imperative aspect that needs to be in your mind for the first time before you decide to pet the rabbit in your house. You have to concern about the every single thing that cost you. Begin from the housing area, the food, and if you find your love one is sick. Consider the vet to visit. It all needs expenditures. You need to careful think every aspect that might come to you. You do not want having a pet but you just leave it behind without proper attendance for them.
In conclusion here about 7 important facts of rabbits before you decide to pet them is a reference for you to add into your knowledge and insight that hopefully useful for the beginner.


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Oil major BP and Gambia National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) on Tuesday, July 23 signed a joint operating agreement for Block A1 License located offshore The Gambia.
Announcing the agreement earlier this week, GNPC said that JOA marked the first involvement of the National Oil Company as partner on an oil license in the history of The Gambia. GNPC as government licensee has been assigned a 10% participating interest in the license. The JOA defines the operational boundaries of the BP-GNPC relationship.
The agreement was signed by GNPC Managing Director Yaya F. Barrow and BP Africa New Countries Vice President Jonathan Evans.
According to GNPC, the JOA was reviewed and negotiated by its negotiation team with assistance from the Petroleum Negotiation Committee, Africa Legal Support facility, International Law Firm BCLP, and Senghore Law Firm.
In partnership with GNPC, BP will start the work to explore the potentials of offshore Block A1 in search for oil in Gambian waters.
"The Corporation will continue to work in partnership with Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, stakeholders and all present and future Licensees to maximize the benefits of the oil and gas industry for our people," GNPC concluded.
Source: Offshore Energy Today


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Coach: Kolora-Noorat's WDFNL 2019 grand final win for the community
Kolora-Noorat playing coach Ben Walsh says the Power's premiership success is just reward for his club's community.
Walsh's men were too strong for Nirranda and ran out 10.8 (68) to 3.14 (32) victors in the Warrnambool and District league decider at Reid Oval on Saturday.
The first-year coach said it was a flag for his community.
"We've got a really special club, I think there are 26 or 27 people on the committee and hundreds of volunteers who literally put in hours and hours," he said.
"Back in February, we had a day with those people where we asked them lots of questions about what they do and why they do it.
"I just wanted the players to understand that it's not normal to have a club like that, it's pretty special and unique.
"We spoke about 'how do we repay those people?' and the best way to do that is to give everything we've got."
Walsh said his group wanted to give itself every chance of rewarding the people who put in so much effort off the field.
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"To get that done today and give them the ultimate reward is pretty special," he said.
After the final siren, the Kolora-Noorat players were mobbed by fans donning black, white and teal.
Walsh said it took a big effort from his team to get back in the match after falling behind by three goals at quarter-time.
"We were up against it," he said.
"Probably halfway through the second quarter it wasn't looking great and it just took a bit of guts and determination from a few players.
"We were able to pinch a couple late which gave us some confidence and momentum into half-time which was important.
"And I thought our third quarter was outstanding."
Kolora-Noorat booted three goals and three behinds while the Blues could only manage three points in what is renowned as the premiership quarter.
"A few players made a decision that they weren't going to just roll over and we just found some goals out of nothing," Walsh said.
"The thing I'm most proud of is that we continued to roll the dice."
The Power, which won its second flag in the past three seasons, stormed away in the final quarter kicking four goals to zip.
Walsh said he looked forward to thanking all the people who gave their time and effort to the club.
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Fri, 16 Apr 2004top
no one here but me and my ghosts recurring nightmares from which there is no waking and the neverending sadness of things that were never meant to be
the ghosts of what-if, dreams cut down before their time wishes stillborn hopes that sickened then died
strange how the memory of things that never became could haunt even my waking hours
sifting through the paper trail receipts and movie tickets bank statements and insurance policies the last traces of my ill-spent moments lying alone in the cold dark hoping for stillness the only record that these five years had some kind of impact upon the world-at-large however mundane and trivial, pointless and without meaning dismembered by the shredder gone
no use hanging on to lottery tickets when you already know they didn't win
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VLK Architects' 'Pirates of the Super Bowl' Wins Sports Theme Category at the 2017 AIA Sandcastle Competition
Galveston, Texas - On June 3rd, VLK Architects competed for the famous 'Golden Bucket' award on Galveston's east beach for the 2017 AIA Sandcastle Competition. VLK's theme, 'Pirates of the Super Bowl" was the winner in the 'Best Sports Theme' category of the competition. Over 60 VLK employees and families came to cheer the teams on as they molded the sand to perfection.
'Building a sandcastle seems like an easy task at first, but after picking a design, creating the formwork, and working out logistics, you start to realize the tremendous amount of effort that goes into building these sandcastles. My favorite part of the competition was working together as one large team and seeing the end result of all of the work,' said VLK Sandcastle Captain, Krista Thomas. 'None of this would be possible without a collaborative team effort from everyone in the office.'
Planning for the competition began with several design meetings to discuss ideas. Using design software, the team drew the site design which allowed them to understand the scale and complexities of the design. 'Pirates of the Super Bowl,' their chosen design, poked fun at the famous incident about Tom Brady's missing Super Bowl jersey. In VLK's story, the jersey is stolen by the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' character, Captain Jack Sparrow. The site design included images of a massive NRG Stadium and the Lombardi trophy. In front, a very relaxed captain is lounged on the beach with his prized treasure chest which prominently displays its contents, the Tom Brady jersey.
VLK Partner, Todd Lien stated, "This will be our 9th year building sandcastles for a cause. It's always exciting to seethe creativity and dedication the VLK team puts into building these amazing sand sculptures. It just gets better and better every year."


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Again, pret-ty specific, but hey, we're sharing here :)
This is a hook I made to mount an old school fly screen that didn't come with any materials whatsoever to actually attach it above the door. Once printed normal and once mirrored.
I know not many people will have the same exact fly curtain (also I don't remember the brand name), but it might give someone an idea.
I am Baschz, an artist, designer and maker from the Netherlands with a profound love for hand made things with a mass production look and feel to them. 3D printing gives me the possibility to by hand create small run (art) projects that look like they we're pooped out by the thousands in a factory far far away. You can find some of these products in my Etsy shop. I also use 3D printing in other work and to fix or upgrade things around the house or on my printers.


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'Time travel' PGP theme revealed
On Sunday, June 11, Wilton High School's entire senior class received hand-delivered invitations to this year's Post Graduation Party (PGP).
The theme, which is one of Wilton's most closely guarded secrets, was revealed to be "Mission: Time Travel."
Since Wilton High School's last day of senior classes one month ago, the PGP Committee has been using #whs2017pgp on Instagram to release clues and post other nostalgic photos, bringing the 2017 class on a journey through their lives in Wilton.
The PGP invitation included a hand-stamped "Top Secret" envelope containing a PGP-themed file folder with a coded mission inside, as well as PGP-themed 3D glasses to help recipients decode their invite.
Finally, invitees were directed to the PGP website where they found their top secret mission video message from Wilton High School Principal Robert O'Donnell, which can be viewed here.
PGP is a graduation night tradition in Wilton, and this year's organizers have promised it will not disappoint.
The "Mission: Time Travel" theme will be brought to life at Middlebrook School the evening of Saturday, June 24, following Wilton High School's graduation.
At the Post Graduation Party, students will get a chance to look back at their past, revisit their present, and get a glimpse at their future.
The party will begin at 10:30 p.m. There will be no admittance after 11:30, and the event ends at 5 a.m.
The PGP is the culmination of Class Project 2017 — one of the many programs under the Wilton Youth Council.
Over the past five years, Class Project organizers have held informational, social and fundraising events for both parents and students. Parents of the graduating class volunteer their time, resources, and talents to give their students a party like no other, as well as a safe environment to celebrate the accomplishments of the last 13 years.
This annual Wilton tradition of nearly 30 years is a substance-free, fun-filled event planned and funded by the families of the seniors and supported by the entire Wilton community, including local businesses that stepped forward with donations of products and services.
The public can get a sneak peek by attending the PGP community walkthrough, scheduled for Saturday, June 24, from 1 to 4, at Middlebrook School.
All adult members of the community are welcome to attend the walkthrough, but no one under the age of 18 is allowed. Cameras and pets are also not permitted.


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#frontendconf 2014
As we get close to the next Front End Design Conference in St. Petersburg, I wanted to share some photographs taken of ClemsonGC students at last years conference, 2014. This year the conference will be run by UnmatchedStyle and I am very excited to see what changes and what stays the same. This is a great conference and a vibrant web development community and well worth the trip!
+Clemson Graphics enjoyed #frontendconf in St. Petersburg Florida this week. Watch for a blog post about what we learned in the next week or two, but I wanted to go ahead and share some great photos with you all!
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One of the knocks against townhouse design is the predictability of most floor plans.
|The primary benefit of the Miller and Smith innovation is dramatically different room sizes and shapes. There is also a dramatic increase in natural light.
One of the knocks against townhouse design is the predictability of most floor plans. This was not lost on McLean, Va.-based Miller and Smith as it contemplated a 116-unit project in the growing high-tech corridor of Loudon County, Va. The firm and its architect, Randy Creaser of Creaser/O'Brien Architects, found that by turning the rear portions of each unit 27 degrees, important benefits followed:
- A net gain in natural light because each rear had three walls for windows.
- A huge increase in drama and visual interest in those spaces.
- Most interesting, a swath of these rear rooms is 25 feet wide even though the lot size is only 22 feet.
|Miller and Smith broke the mold of townhouse design by incorporating a 27-degree turn into the rear of its units at the Broadlands.
"That is the magic," says Miller and Smith marketing vice president Rhonda Ellisor, who built a whole campaign around the innovation. The model names are Merlin, Houdini I and Houdini II.
Sales of the product at the Broadlands community have averaged four per month since opening in January despite substantial price increases. Large units that once sold for $249,000 are moving at $290,000. Ellisor points out that early planning was crucial because the zigzagged lot lines required special approvals.


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Monday, March 05, 2007
A Traceless Warrior Visits the Bay Area
This coming weekend the San Francisco Bay Area is fortunate to have a rare visit from Silat master teacher Mushtaq Ali. Some of you may be familiar with his Traceless Warrior Blog which is listed on the right side of this page. Others may know of him through comments in various forums by folks like Steve Van Harn, a top tournament competitor from the Midwest. The point is this - if you know of Mushtaq, you will probably be excited at this opportunity to absorb his teaching, and if you don't know about him already, then it's time to see what the buzz is about. I myself have never met him, but we've corresponded about technique and philosophy over the years and he's been high on my list of people in the martial arts I'd like to meet. I'll be there, and if any readers make the seminar, I hope you say hello. Be sure to check the FMA calendar for details!
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Ember Months: FRSC Adopts Strategy To Reduce Road Accidents
NAN – The Corp Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, said the commission had concluded plans for a robust strategy to reduce road crashes this yuletide period.
Boboye said this on Monday in Abuja at a retreat for senior officers of the corps aimed at reducing road crashes during the 2014 end of year and yuletide season.
"Our aim with this robust strategy is to focus on how to make the roads safer for all road users and ensure reduction in road crashes as we begin our end-of-year patrol operations,'' he said.
According to him, the strategy includes deployment of sophisticated patrol vehicles along strategic road corridors and use of speed detection devices such as radar guns to
monitor motorists' speed on the highways.
He advised motorists to avoid drunk driving, speeding and over-loading as they account for most of the fatal accidents on the highways during the yuletide period.
Boboye also warned against putting vehicles that are not road-worthy on the road.
He said FRSC patrol team would not hesitate to arrest and sanction any motorist violating traffic rules.
According to him, FRSC is working hard to ensure safety and better flow of traffic so that motorists will not have to pass the night on the highways when travelling for the yuletide.
He said the commission had developed a new slogan – "Drive to Safe Lives'' – as part of efforts to reduce road crashes, and called on the media and other stakeholders to join the campaign for safer roads.
On deadline for new driver's licence and number plates, he said the commission had not set any timeline, but advised motorists to get the new licence or plate numbers immediately the current one expires.
"The scheme is on course, but we are not setting any deadline; it is going to be a circle period.
"Once your licence expires, you should go and renew it, the same applies to your vehicles licence and new number plates,'' he said.
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People are changing jobs more than they ever have before. However, these job changes often come with the requirement to relocate. It may be easy to hire movers and take a road trip to your new home base, but it can feel quite uprooting if you have a well-established personal and professional community. People usually relocate for a better position which can mean higher pay, more room for upward mobility, or a better work-life balance. At times, though, it can be easy just to look for change and hope things will get better. The reality is, not all changes are right, and your situation might even get worse if you aren't careful to find the right fit. You should seek out wisdom from friends, family, and professionals alike to determine the right path.
1. Talk to your loved ones, but not each and every loved one
Consulting with people you care about is important, but make sure you trust their advice. They know you the best and want to see you happy, but moving or staying may be advantageous to them so they might let their personal feeling bias their thoughts about the right move for you. Also, not every person who cares for you may give good professional or life advice. Look at their track record of decision making. Remember, strong opinions don't mean they are correct. If they are merely asking "when are you moving" or "have you turned the job down yet" it's probably time to seek input from somewhere else.
2. Ask a friend who is in the same spot as you
The great thing about friends is how they are growing up alongside you. They aren't watching you come or watching you go; they are moving in right alongside you. They've met you at a point where you came into their life and didn't expect you to always be right there because you know you're both growing up. At the same time, they expect a lot out of you because they became your friend and thus want to see your life flourish. They will better understand the sacrifice, the need to move far away, or the desire to make a family and foster relationships with parents and siblings all at the same time because they are right there too. You can have genuine talks with worries, fears, and hopes. You can process rather than having to have it all figured out immediately.
3. Consult with a professional mentor
Realizing what the career move will do for you sometimes feels like guess work. This is where someone who's been there before can help. You can address questions you'll have about the reality of upward mobility, the positive trajectory of your career moves, and long-term looks at the impact to your finances. Same as with loved ones though, make sure you'd trust their advice. Ask yourself if you'd trust this person to invest $5,000 for you. If the answer to that is no, then why would you trust them with how you're planning to invest your future?
4. No matter what, you should keep these things in mind
The worst thing you could do is hate moving and come to resent the people, places, and opportunities you made the move for. You have to be happy or find the good in things, or you will get too frustrated. If this could be the case, then you are better staying put until you gfeel like you have more clear direction.
Set aside constants (family, health, religion, etc.) and ask what will make you happy after the change, what makes you happy right now, and what are the things you want to make you happy. Cross-reference those lists and look to the similarities and differences for guidance. Being an optimist and content are important, but don't let those virtues cross the line into settling and complacency.
Forcing yourself to fit in somewhere can lead to quantity: more proximity of friendships or family, higher salary, and more opportunities professionally, but rarely does forcing yourself to do something lead to quality.
Altogether, you will have to take a risk. Just make sure your risks are as calculated as possible. Trust that hard work, and smart risks will pay off.


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Christine Coates
Christine Coates is a poet and writer from Cape Town who spends many hours walking on the mountain or besides the sea. She has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town. She has an interest in life-writing or memoir, and the recovery of personal history through public and private imagery. She translated her great-grandfather's Boer War journals and presented them in parallel text as a handmade, leather-bound book. She has undertaken the 800km pilgrimage across Spain, on the Camino de Compostela. Her stories and poems have been published in various literary journals: New Contrast, New Coin, Deep Water Literary Journal, scrutiny2, and the Cambridge Conference of Contemporary Poetry Review. Her poems were selected for the EU Sol Plaatje Poetry anthologies 2011 – 2014.


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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 04:01 PM
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner gave a budget speech today, but a look inside his plan tells a far different story than the one he delivered. Illinois Senate President John J. Cullerton said the speech seemed "intentionally deceptive" while the actual budget plan undermines the governor's own accomplishments.
"I met with the governor this morning. He said he wants to roll back taxes and put more money in education. Here's the problem. His budget does the opposite. He spends the entire tax increase. And he cuts money for education. It's almost like he doesn't know what his budget does. I can't explain the disconnect. It seems intentionally deceptive and it's troubling."
The governor's budget proposal calls for increasing public school funding by $350 million, which is the increase required by the new formula the governor considers his top accomplishment. But his proposal then wipes out the increase by dumping nearly $500 million in state retirement costs onto local schools. Public education ends up losing under the Rauner plan.
"It appears much of this is the governor recycling previous proposals. He's going after public sector employees' health insurance, again. He's going after retired teachers' health insurance, again. And once again, he's going after programs for autistic children and other human services.
"I don't think those cuts are good ideas, and I'm pretty sure Republicans don't support them either."