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How much fun is tree climbing? Kids love it and here's a great place for them to give it a go!
They loved their morning on the three children's courses at TreeTop Adventure Park at Plough and Harrow Park in Western Sydney Parklands.
I was frothing at the mouth to have a go on the adult courses. My teens would love the courses for juniors aged 10 – 15 years too. Next time!
For the twins, first up was a safety briefing and the careful fitting of helmets.
Then, the children can climb and fly around the three kids' courses for two hours.
There's always an instructor around to keep an eye on the children and make sure they follow the basic rules. Only one child is allowed on each challenge or flying fox at a time. The instructor also can assist when kids occasionally get stuck.
There are three courses yellow, orange and purple.
We visited on a windy cool day but even in hot weather the trees would provide some shade.
My twins are six and very physical and confident, they absolutely loved this adventure.
The highest part of the course is a platform about four or five metres off the ground. They didn't bat an eyelid.
Lots of the challenges really are challenging especially the net and the very wobbly walkways.
If you're thinking of going, do try to book ahead as only 30 children are allowed on at a time.
Just down the hill from Tree Tops is the excellent Plough and Harrow playground, the kids ran and whirled off the last of their energy there.
And there was NO BICKERING in the car going home, a miracle! They were far too tired. I love days like that. The journey there had been quite a trial!
Check out some more photos of TreeTop Adventure Park here.
And here's a one minute video I made. Enjoy!
(Is the music too loud?? Sorry about the wind noises.)
Thank you Tree Top Adventure Park for hosting these two satisfied customers.
Can you recommend another adventure for me to try with the twins?
They need wearing out on a daily basis!
Find a list of all the indoor rock climbing and bouldering gyms in Sydney on this post, or click the image below! There's a map showing you exactly where all of the climbing gyms are in Sydney.


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The Older People With Active Lifestyles group is heading out of town for a day trip to Amish Country in Ohio on May 25.
Participants will see a musical, "The Home Game," at the Ohio Star Theater in Sugar Creek. The OPALs group will be one of the first to visit this new venue. The show is about an Amish boy who leaves home to play major league baseball.
In addition to the show, the group will have lunch at Dutch Valley Restaurant and have time for shopping in Amish country.
Mary Velez, OPALs director, said, "I am really looking forward to this trip with our wonderful OPALs members. I have been traveling with our OPALs group for 22 years now and have made many wonderful friends. If you have never experienced it, plan on joining us for great food and wonderful fellowship. The only requirement to be an OPALs member is to be 55 or older and be willing to have some fun."
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Chris McCuiston, the CEO and co-founder of the Goldfish Swim School chatted with Digital Journal about the importance of his swim school's mission, in raising awareness on water safety and drowning prevention.
On the inception of the Goldfish Swim School, McCuiston said, "My wife and I were both athletes growing up in high school. I played baseball for Michigan, and a few years after we got married, Jenny was teaching swimming lessons on the side over the course of every summer. She came across the swim school model when she was in college."
"We spent two years touring the country and meeting swim school owners," he said. "We thought our idea was unique and we made it even more special than the schools we saw. In 2006, we opened up our first location in Birmingham, Michigan."
McCuiston had nothing but the nicest remarks about having Olympic gold medalist and world record holder
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On his plans for the future with the Goldfish Swim School, he said, "We have 87 locations open and we have another 19 under construction. We are 205 locations signed for to be developed. Ultimately, we hope to have 260 locations open by the year 2024. We want to be the largest swim school provider in North America, where we create a great model around drowning prevention and infant child swimming."
"We are excited to continue our growth with people that want to make this a lifestyle and a business," he added.
Digital transformation of aquatics
Regarding the impact of technology on his swim school, he said, "Technology has helped us in our training of staff to understand the technique, and getting our teachers how to swim freestyle and backstroke. Technology has allowed us to free up our ability to service our members and teach better swim lessons."
McCuiston shared that they are in the process of using GoPro for training purposes. "We are going to start recording lessons to help our teachers get better with technique, communication, and overall experience," he said.
In his personal life, Chris is a husband to Jenny, who co-founded Goldfish Swim School with him, and a father to four young boys. On balancing his work life with his personal life, he said, "It is called a calendar. I am very detailed, and I put everything on the calendar, even the simplest things. Everything has to be detailed and written out."
McCuiston defined the word success as "waking up, feeling happy, joyful and fulfilled."
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For the past month or so, I've been extremely focused on accomplishing a few big tasks that mean a lot to me. This means I haven't been focused on what I eat or my health in general. This also doesn't mean that I've been eating unhealthy. I just didn't have the time to get creative or do any kind of special shopping. I went back to basics. Rice and lentils is a meal extremely dear to my heart. This is how I used to eat at a time when I barely had any money on me. They're affordable, delicious, accessible, nutritious and they can be prepared in big batches!
I've mastered this minimal ingredient meal and I figured it might help you out too! This also reminds me of how this partnership with Bindu started; we just wanted to share what day-to-day plant-based meals are really like. With time, I started taking chances and getting creative but truly, this is what I eat.
This brings me to an important piece of news: I have to take a break from writing recipes. I've been spreading myself way to thinly that I had to look for the photos I'd taken for this recipe for almost a full day! We might have another recipe or two to share with you but I really need to recharge and focus. I'll be back though, my yogis! Meanwhile, keep sharing with us what you'd like to see here and we'll make sure to make it happen!
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 20-30 minutes
Total time: 25-35 minutes
Serves: 2
¾ cup of brown rice
1 cup of brown lentils
½ cup tomato paste
1 garlic clove
½ an onion
1 tsp ground thyme
Salt and pepper to taste
Black seed and mustard leaves to top (optional)
Step 1: Presoak your rice and lentils separately for 2 to 12 hours.
Step 2: Cook the brown rice according to package instructions or bring the brown rice to a boil with double the amount of water. When the water is halfway absorbed, cover and lower the heat completely. Let it cook until all the water is absorbed.
Step 3: Cook the lentils in double the amount of water, until they're soft all the way through.
Step 4: Chop the onions and garlic and add them to a pot with a splash of water. Cook for 3-5 minutes and then top with the tomato sauce, ¼ cup of water, thyme and salt and pepper. Taste to adjust.
Step 5: After 3-5 more minutes, add the lentils, lower the heat, stir and let it simmer for 5 minutes. If the sauce looks too thick add ¼ cup of water.
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Burnout Paradise Remaster Confirmed; Releases March 16th
Yup, it's officially happening. Burnout Paradise, the car-smashing racing title from EA which released 10 years ago, is getting a remaster.
Burnout Paradise Remastered will include the original base game and the eight add-on game packs released during the Year of Paradise*, including the extension to the drivable world with Big Surf Island. Burnout Paradise Remastered also features a range of technical enhancements for greater visual fidelity, including high-resolution textures for players to explore Paradise City in 4K with supporting 60FPS on the PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X.
"When people think of Criterion Games, they often remember the Burnout franchise and for good reason. What we created 10 years ago, we feel is still fun and unique to this day in the gaming industry," said Matt Webster, General Manager at Criterion Games. "Burnout Paradise is an arcade racer built to provide players the thrill of racing with their friends, in a free form way that was both seamless and immersive, but also a little crazy with all the different stunts and crashes players could pull off. With the release of this remaster, we're able to share this action-packed ride with a whole new generation of players."
Burnout Paradise Remastered will hit Xbox One and PS4 on March 16th, priced at $48.00 It will land on PC, through Origin, later in 2018.


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From the Black Wood Of Leys 3 cairn we headed north east to a supposed track which headed south westish. We found the track but it was in terrible condition, new paths had been created nearby but this had long been forgotten. When we found the track that headed west to our next location we discovered it was in equally bad condition. However we battered on and eventually found a proper path. Once reaching this we headed north west after passing a small hill covered in trees we headed straight west again. This area has had its trees removed so at least we could were our feet landed!
This area has several cairns but with light gradually becoming an issue and Tomfat demanding a visit I explored the main cairn in this area.
The cairn sits at over 7 metres in width and is almost one metre tall. A cist partially remains in the centre with the possible capstone pushed to one side. Some kerbs do survive in an earthfast condition but most have been shoved around by forestry work. Like a lot of places in these woods it seems to have the ability to survive.
Another visit to discover the rest but now it was on to Tomfat.
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What To Look For In A Landscape Contractor- Craft Is King!
If you are searching for a new landscape contractor, designer or landscape architect in the Madison, Wisconsin area and you prefer value with high quality craftsmanship, the following are some important qualities to look for in a landscape company:
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Bilinear feature transformation has shown the state-of-the-art performance in learning fine-grained image representations. However, the computational cost to learn pairwise interactions between deep feature channels is prohibitively expensive, which restricts this powerful transformation to be used in deep neural networks. In this paper, we propose a deep bilinear transformation (DBT) block, which can be deeply stacked in convolutional neural networks to learn fine-grained image representations. The DBT block can uniformly divide input channels into several semantic groups. As bilinear transformation can be represented by calculating pairwise interactions within each group, the computational cost can be heavily relieved. The output of each block is further obtained by aggregating intra-group bilinear features, with residuals from the entire input features. We found that the proposed network achieves new state-of-the-art in several fine-grained image recognition benchmarks, including CUB-Bird, Stanford-Car, and FGVC-Aircraft.


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This morning the conference entitled 'The Eye of the Needle: Biblical Clues to a New Economy' begins in Bristol, co-sponsored by the Southwest churches and Ekklesia.
I am facilitating the event and also contributing. In between, as time allows, I will live tweet what is happening and being said. So will Simon Topping, social responsibility adviser of ISR (@isr_simon).
There will also be reports and commentary afterwards. The gathering is being filmed and sound recorded for posterity, and for video and podcasts.
The keynote speakers are Professor Ulrich Duchrow of Kairos Europa and professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Heidelberg, author of Alternatives to Capitalism and other books, along with Dr Molly Scott Cato, Director of the Cardiff Institute for Co-operative Studies and author of Green Economics.
The hashtag to look for is #eyeoftheneedle. My Twitter account is @simonbarrow
Afternote: check the hashtag on Twitter for summaries and comments.
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When a male model posts their latest underwear photo pic, the likes start to roll in within seconds. These hot models love to show off their amazing physique. Great models come from many different industries, including adult entertainment. Adult models often have similar standards to models in the fashion industry. They keep up with grooming, exercise, and healthy eating. A porn model makes a career in modeling new and fresh.
It's a photographers dream when a porn model adds fashion photography into his repertoire. When Titanmen exclusive, David Benjamin, stepped in front of the camera lens, he stood and posed confidently, knew his angles, and was ready for every click of the shutter.
"I was 39 years old, a five-year relationship had just ended, and I was unhappy with the trajectory of my life," said David Benjamin, explaining how he became a porn actor. "The idea of doing porn had always intrigued me, so I submitted some photos to a couple of studios. To my surprise, a few called back and the rest is history."
Most agents, talent managers, directors, and actors will all give the same advice, do not get into adult entertainment because you are looking for fame, instant gratitude, sex, or money. These are the worst reasons to work in the industry, you won't last long, and you won't have an enjoyable experience.
"Modeling has always interested me," said David Benjamin. "As a boy, I dreamed of being one of those people who's pictures I saw in magazines and on TV. In the future I'm interested in opening my own business. I enjoy being an entrepreneur and being responsible for the success and failures of my decisions."
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I hadn't taken a shower or put on clean clothes for several days, but I was alive. Fifteen inches of rain had fallen on the Black Hills of South Dakota in less than six hours. Four inches fell in 30 minutes. Imagine.
The first week of June 1972: I had just taken a job as a handyman, laughable for someone who not only didn't know how to fix anything but had just turned 23. My first job out of college—on a dude ranch, the Ox Yoke outside of Nemo, operated by the former sheriff of Custer, his wife, their two sons, a ranch foreman with a cast, ankle-to-thigh, and his long-in-the-tooth pregnant wife. There were no guests at the "ranch." There were, however, 10-plus WWII rehabilitated veterans, likely supported by a considerable government subsidy. Most sported lobotomy marks and outsized personalities. They worked cleaning out cesspools, digging drainage ditches, and running up to the garbage dump every day. I hung with them and the owner's sons—let's call them Spin and Marty, whose signature look consisted of toothpicks jammed into their cowboy hat bands. The youngest, usually shirtless, had a hankering for beer, tough talk, and mirrors. For all I know, he could have ended up in some western Dakota bar swinging from a pole in mesh stockings and falsies.
There was a big red barn up near the gravel entrance, trailing down to the valley this little ranch snuggled into. A meandering creek ran right past my motel room at the bottom of the canyon. The barn was where the crazies gathered to listen to the family C&W combo, a band I joined once they heard I could play a little keyboard. The big house below was where they lined up the vets every morning to distribute pills before breakfast, pills specifically designed to keep shell-shock victims focused on the prize: acquiescence. It was a scene out of Cuckoo's Nest.
The rain started the afternoon of June 9. Before long the little trout pond by the big house had overflowed and the little creek behind my room had turned into white water, and the owners were out of town. Once the rains came, the WWIIs wisely migrated to the barn. By nightfall we lost electricity and water. The flood went raging batshit. We made a decision to get all hands on deck, requiring transporting the guys back from the barn. Spin and Marty fired up the truck and four-wheeled it up the hill. We couldn't get the truck near the big house so we rigged a rope, strung from the truck to the house, stretching across waist-deep, fast-moving water.
The vets were hysterical. I recall one poor fellow squeezing his wiener like a four-year-old who can't hold back the pee any longer. We got them inside and did a head count, only to discover one missing, an Italian pianist who previously had shared his musical charts with me, wondering: Who might play his music? I recommended Frank Zappa. He wandered off that night into the rain. One of the guys told me he had gone fishing. After the heavy rain stopped, armed with flashlights we went out looking in the mud. The fast-moving water had turned a flat meadow into mounds of uneven sod. Every bump sent a shiver of fear that we'd found our missing pianist.
Two days later the National Guard made it in with fresh water and typhoid and malaria vaccines. The sheriff sent me to a motel in Rapid to help a crony clean out mud-soaked carpets. I left in a Guard truck, pockets empty, jeans and a T-shirt, a gnarly little dog, and a lump in my throat the size of a grapefruit. An American Indian family with whom I slung mud each day shared the second floor of the motel. Talk about living a Woody Guthrie song. After a few days, I pay-phoned the parents of a college friend who invited me over to shower, eat fried chicken, and get a good night's sleep. I picked some Army fatigues out of a free bin at the local Armory and was soon rescued by three friends who made it down from Bald Mountain. They whisked me away to their house above the water, and 238 dead.
After a scream-dream night, I revisited the ranch, lobbied for the $66 they owed me, and left for a pre-nuptial dinner and my wedding in Sioux Falls. Eight hundred people—Greeks, the in-laws' patrician pals, observers from my side, and a couple handfuls of friends, mostly freaks from college. Thankfully, even my lovely bride showed up, an explosion of splendiferous white satin and flight response.
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Moment Queen's Guard pulled bayonet on would-be intruder who ranted at police before marching towards Buckingham Palace gates
- Man was seen by passers-by shouting repeatedly at officers on Friday
- As encounter escalated an armed guard rushed from his post to intervene
- He levelled his bayonet at the man's neck as they exchanged words
- Would-be intruder was ushered away by police and was not arrested
This is the tense moment an armed Queen's Guard raised his rifle at a ranting would-be intruder outside Buckingham Palace.
The man had been shouting at royal protection officers for five minutes at the royal residence's north centre gate when the armed soldier intervened.
Witnesses told how the he strode 50 yards from his post to join the confrontation with the intruder, who has since claimed he was expecting a 'private audience' with the Queen.
Tense encounter: A member of the Queen's Guard can be seen levelling his rifle, tipped with a bayonet, at the throat of a man in front of the gates of Buckingham Palace
The man, who has identified himself as Tosin Odunaiya, a 23-year-old Nigerian who came to Britain illegally, said he 'presumed' that the Royal Family would welcome him into the palace.
But he was stopped at the gate before the guardsman's dramatic intervention, which caused his temper to flare.
Speaking to The Sun, he said: 'I wanted to speak with the Queen and presumed the Royal Family would have welcomed me as their lost son.
Incident: The dispute took place at the north centre gate of Buckingham Palace, to the side of the main central gate
Scene: The confrontation took place at Buckingham Palace on Friday (file photo)
Odunaiya, who claims the soldier, a member of the Coldstream Guards, 'didn't scare me' said: 'I was shouting louder and louder when the Guard came over and started shaking his gun at me.'
Passers-by reported how the would-be intruder said 'Oh you're a big boy now' to the soldier - thought to be Scottish - who in turn replied 'Yes I am a big boy' before pushing him.
Royal protection officers then ushered the man away, though he was not arrested.
He told the newspaper that the incident on Friday was his fifth attempt to get into the palace, and that before he has been so sure of being allowed in that he brought a toothbrush with him.
Odunaiya claims that his past visits were made to lobby the Queen over Syria, but that now he just wants help going home to Nigeria - as he hates it in Britain.
Clad in their distinctive red tunics and bearskins hats, the soldiers of the Queen's Guard are charged with protecting official Royal residences.
The units, manned by fully-trained, serving soldiers, have more than 350 years of history and have defended monarchs since Charles II took the throne after the English Restoration in 1660.
There are thought to be guidelines in place for guardsmen to deal with nuisances, which begins with stamping their feet and shouting.
Raising a rifle is considered a 'final warning', after which the guardsmen is allowed to detain the person in question.
It is unusual for soldiers to leave their post unless a Royal is under threat, as the Metropolitan Police are responsible for most issues related to guarding the palace.
But it is believed that the soldier who intervened has the backing of his superiors.
The Metropolitan police said that they gave the man 'words of advice'.
A spokesman said: 'An incident occurred at the north centre gate of Buckingham Palace at approximately 17.50hrs on Friday 4th April.
'Officers from Royalty protection spoke to a male and he was given words of advice. There were no arrests.'
Scotland Yard refused to elaborate on why the man was not arrested.
A statement from the Army said: 'We are aware of an incident outside Buckingham Palace on Friday and while no one came to any harm and there were no arrests, we are very clear that the Metropolitan Police lead on Royal Security arrangements including outside the Palace itself.'
Panics at the Palace: How intruder after intruder has scaled fences, stalked the gardens, been Tasered to the floor... and even made it to the Queen's bedroom
The armed confrontation is the latest security scare to strike the palace, after a man was arrested in the grounds last year, and another was shot with a Taser after holding a knife to his own neck and shouting at passers-by.
Victor Miller, a 37-year-old DJ, was arrested last September in the palace grounds and was later charged with trespass.
He scaled a 12ft fence to breach palace security, before being tracked down and taken into custody at a location 'open to the public during the day'.
The intruder is said to have made his way to the State Rooms where all the Queen's priceless paintings by the likes of Leonardo da Vinci and Titian are kept.
Even more shockingly, in February of last year police officers had to subdue a man with a Taser after he brandished a knife outside the palace gates.
Talhat Rehman, 54, was filmed holding the blade to his own neck.
Dramatic: Police officers tasered Talhat Rehman to the ground outside the Palace last year
Scary: The dramatic incident saw the 54-year-old brandish two knives in front of hundreds of terrified tourists last February
The middle-aged man walked through crowds of tourists clutching two large kitchen knives before police surrounded him and used a Taser stun gun to disarm him.
As a policeman shouted a warning call of 'Taser, Taser, Taser' to his colleagues, the knifeman allegedly lunged forward, brandishing a six-inch blade in a series of swipes, before falling to the floor as he was stunned by the electrical charge.
A particularly embarrassing episode in 2004 saw a protester dressed as Batman sneak onto a ledge next to a balcony in the Palace after using a ladder to get over the walls.
On a ledge: Fathers4Justice campaigner Jason Hatch made it on to a prominent spot of Buckingham Palace in 2004
Lengthy: Spectators looked on for five hours before he could be moved away from the precarious spot by police
Jason Hatch, a member of the group Fathers4Justice, then unfurled a banner and spent five hours in full public view before he was arrested by police. The ease with which he had made it into the palace prompted an urgent review of Royal security.
Other breaches at the Palace include a 1994 incident when a naked America paraglider was able to land on the building's roof.
Michael Fagan made his way into the Queen's bedroom after breaching the palace in 1982
The next year a student rammed the gates at 50mph in his car, and a more subtle intrusion in 1995, while months later an undercover reporter was given a job as a Palace footman on the strength of a fake CV.
However, the most egregious breach of Royal security was surely the case of Michael Fagan in 1982.
Fagan, then 33, managed to scale the walls of the Palace on the morning of July 7, climb a drainpipe and wander the palace before making his way into the Queen's room.
He tripped several alarms, all of which were faulty, and was able to swig from a bottle of wine on his travels through the Royal residence. He was eventually apprehended by protection officers.
For a long time it was thought Fagan had been able to chat with the Queen while in her bedroom, but he later admitted in an interview that she had called security immediately.
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Indian Overseas Bank Almorah IFSC & Branch Info
The IFSC Code of Indian Overseas Bank Almorah branch is IOBA0003654. The branch is located in Almora district of Uttarakhand. For address and phone numbers, scroll down.
Tomorrow is bank holiday in Uttarakhand on account of Id-E-Milad (Milad-un-Nabi)/Baravafat/Lakshmi Puja
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The Federation Ambassador is a Klingon found at New Khitomer in 2769.
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- "Time and Tide": The Federation Ambassador is one of the representatives to the signing of the Temporal Accords. If the player speaks to him in the main hall, he recognises the player's uniform and welcomes them to the 28th Century as an honored visitor.
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- "Diplomatic Fallout" (Mentioned): Commanders Drij and Nereda mention that the Breen Ambassador and the Federation Ambassador to Qo'nos wagered as to which of them could defeat the most Krenim during the attack on the Temporal Accords. The outcome of the wager is never stated.
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Minecraft an open-world game that promotes creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in an immersive environment where the only limit is your imagination.
Mods are add-ons allow changes Minecraft's game content from what it originally was. With Mods you can make your own world within Minecraft by programming a whole new set of rules and situations!
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Adds a reactor made with Iskallium and Steel Casing. You find Iskallium Ore generated in the world. Mining it yields Iskallium Essence. The essence is used to craft Iskallium Blocks, as well as Steel casing, Iskallium Glass, Reactor power tap and Reactor controller.
A box needs to be built using steel casing on the corners, top and bottom, Iskallium blocks in the center and Iskallium glass on the sides.
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- Drop the entire zipped file into your mods folder (Search %appdata% on your PC then go into .minecraft, then mods(create this folder if it is not there))
- Open Minecraft and make sure your profile is set to Forge
- Start Minecraft and enjoy!
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How biometrics is unlocking the future
Password = your body. What the future of biometric technology means for humans.
Forget keys, wallets and impossible-to-remember passwords, imagine paying for cocktails, starting your car or clocking in at work with just your eyes. Whether you think this sounds creepy or convenient, personal identification through biometrics – the measurement of physical characteristics – is already a reality.
Millions of us use fingerprint scanning and facial recognition as unique identifiers to complete everyday tasks such as accessing our phones and travelling through passport control. But advancements in biometric technology are moving fast, and the way we live our lives will soon be transformed further by this cutting-edge science.
Your voice, eyes and even your body odour can be used to unlock your life.
Getting personal at home
Victorians are already showing an appetite for safer and more personalised housing. "We are certainly seeing greater interest in sophisticated biometric home security systems," explains John Richmond, director of Melbourne-based owner corporation management group Bluestone.
"Technology such as fingerprint scanners and face recognition to access your home is becoming more commonplace, as well as connected devices that recognise owners once they are home, and know their lighting and heating preferences, for instance."
New St Kilda Road luxury apartment development The Muse will offer access via facial recognition, allowing residents to head out for a run or meet friends for coffee without a jangling pocket of keys. Number-plate recognition technology will also trigger a warm welcome home with a lift sent to collect and deliver you express to your floor, where lights, music, curtains and temperature will be just the way you like them.
But it's not just high-end apartments embracing biometrics. Melbourne building group Simonds Homes recently announced that new 'wellness features' will be included in all their new homes. As well as delivering advanced air and water filtration, Simonds plans to improve residents' sleep quality by tracking their circadian rhythms, and adjusting lighting to align with their daily – and nightly – routine.
In the car
While we haven't quite reached the flying cars stage yet, car travel is evolving at speed and designers are embracing the vast possibilities of biometrics. Hyundai recently announced the release in China of a keyless Santa Fe model that uses fingerprint unlocking and ignition. Car brands are also exploring driver recognition for automatically adjusted seat position, steering-wheel height, and music and temperature settings.
Taking biometric car technology a step further, Volvo is trialling driver health monitoring. The Swedish car giant is set to release driver-facing cameras, focusing on a driver's pupils. The car will identify occupants for access, and track the driver's stress levels and glucose levels, triggering a call to hospital if a worrying health issue is detected.
Imagine paying for cocktails, starting your car or clocking in at work with just your eyes or fingerprint.
Easing the airport squeeze
An airport with no queues? Experts predict that this utopian reality may not be far off. In 2018, Sydney and Canberra airports began trials of facial recognition with a small number of staff and passengers. This technology could signal the end of passports and boarding passes – and turning up two hours before your flight – for good.
Using automatic facial and fingerprint recognition, it may be possible to exit your airline gate and hop into a hire car, all within 30 seconds. Testing by US car rental company Hertz is demonstrating these exciting outcomes by replacing lengthy identification checks at Atlanta International Airport with biometrics.
Cash will no longer be king
Carrying cash and credit cards – and risking theft or fraud – could soon be distant memories. And connections with smart home systems could even tell you there's no milk in the fridge as you pass a supermarket.
Biometric advancements will transform the customer journey. Services from banking to beauty could access your personal information as you walk in, creating individualised care, and customers' preferences could trigger tailored shopping and offers in store.
Biometrics will also be useful for shoppers with literacy or memory difficulties. Payments won't rely on what you can produce or remember, but simply who you are. In 2018, Chinese e-commerce business JD.com opened a store in Indonesia with no staff. Biometrically identified customers take what they like and receive automatic charges for their electronically tagged items.
There is no doubt that biometrics raise questions for us all. Concerns surrounding privacy, failure and fakery will trigger great debate in the coming years. And while they say you can't stop progress, let's hope that together we can recognise the power and limitations of this exciting technology.
No more roll call
In January 2019, Melbourne start-up LoopLearn received almost $500,000 from the federal government to help improve its facial-recognition capabilities. This tech will be trialled in 100 schools across Australia to streamline attendance marking and save precious teacher time.
What makes you you?
Biometrics researchers have developed technology to pinpoint personal identifiers:
- Body odour could identify criminals and terrorists and be used during disasters such as earthquakes to find survivors among debris.
- Voice biometrics are being used instead of passwords by a number of banks globally.
- Iris patterns are proving highly accurate for banking and border control, as each iris is unique.
- Walking style, or gait, can identify you, whether you stomp, sashay or swagger.


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The goofy looking drawing is the first one I have of the drawing Apollo. This particular drawing is from February 1st, 2015. I was drawing on a Kindle Fire back then on an app called Autodesk Sketchbook. This is not sponsored by the way, I just really like the app. I took the middle pieceContinue reading "Apollo"
Origin of Lost Messages Art
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In the beginning…
I've always been someone who liked to draw. I did it a lot in school and used to get yelled at by teachers for not paying attention. In actuality, doodling in class helped me focus on what the teacher was saying better. Besides science, art class was always my favorite subject. I probably will postContinue reading "In the beginning…"
Deciding on a blog schedule
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Time for Blue Bird
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Knowing but not knowing
I have never been good at writing but it is something that I want to work on through this website. When I say "knowing but not knowing" in the title, I mean that I know what I want to write about, but I do not know how to title things to create that "catchy headline".Continue reading "Knowing but not knowing"
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Are You Prepared for Medical Emergencies in Your Household?
Preparedness and emergencies might seem like two mutually exclusive concepts, but should a medical crisis occur, you could save valuable minutes—and potentially a loved one's life—if you've prepared ahead of time. For instance, if you know to text "ER" to 23000, MountainView Hospital can respond with the most current wait time information for our Las Vegas emergency care department. The following information can also help you handle any health crisis that occurs.
Knowing Where to Find the Nearest ER
A medical emergency demands the swiftest professional treatment available. If you need ER care, taking even a few minutes to look up the address of your nearest emergency department can result in a delay that may turn a serious situation into a life-threatening one. Before the day comes when you or a family member might require ER attention, know the address and driving route to the facility closest to home.
Readying Your Medical Documents
Doctors and nurses must tailor their treatment to the needs of each patient. Existing medical conditions, allergies, and other health issues all factor into how the ER staff addresses a medical emergency. To ensure that you and your loved ones can receive appropriate treatment as soon as possible, prepare the medical histories of each person in your family. You can also have copies made of your insurance paperwork so that you can provide them to the ER staff.
Packing an ER Travel Bag
Emergency room treatment means fast attention; however, it might not always translate into a fast departure. If your doctor or nurse is waiting for imaging or blood work results, you might end up staying at the ER for several hours. For your comfort and convenience, consider packing a bag or backpack with snacks, toys, reading materials, and other handy items. If your condition is serious enough to warrant hospitalization, you may also need clothing and personal hygiene products.
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National Train Your Dog Month!
January is a time for resolutions, and if you're a dog owner, one resolution might be to finally train your dog… A well-trained dog is a pleasure to have in and around the home, but a dog that is not trained well can be not only a nuisance but also a liability.
Whether your four-legged friend needs help with basic obedience, is reactive to other dogs or people, or is ready to take the next step toward learning a K9 sport, January is the perfect time to take on the task and finally train your dog!
The first month of the year is National Train Your Dog Month, and there are many resources available to help you encourage your dog to achieve all that he can with good training.
Why Does My Dog Need to Be Trained?
Presumably, you chose to bring a dog into your home because you wanted a furry family member, protection, companionship, assistance around the house with some of your tasks, or any combination of those.
- An untrained dog is not able to reliably be any of those things. A dog that is barking or refusing to come when called is not acting like a member of the family.
- A dog that hides from visitors or, worse, growls and threatens them is not showing healthy protective instincts.
- A dog that is creating more trouble than joy is not a good companion.
More seriously, however, an untrained dog is a liability. If your dog were to bite a person or another dog, you would be responsible for their medical bills; you might even be morally responsible for a disfigurement.
Another common issue with untrained dogs is that they sometimes cause damage in the home, from a chewed-up shoe to a destroyed couch. None of this sounds very fun!
A trained dog, however, can bring you happiness and love for 10 or more years. They can be a safe playmate for your children, can bring you your slippers at the end of the day, and can be trusted not to drag you down the street because they saw a rabbit dart around the corner. You can enjoy leisurely walks and fun outings with your well-trained pal.
Resources to Help You Train Your Dog
- Training your dog can be done on your own or with the help of a professional trainer. Word of mouth is probably the best way to find a good trainer. Check out your local social media pages and ask your veterinarian for a referral. A good trainer will command your dog's respect without scaring them, and they will also work with you and your family to teach you how to interact with your dog to make training easier.
- If your dog needs help with basic obedience, you can also try signing up for a group class. These are often held at pet supply stores. For example, PetSmart is a store that holds training classes for puppies, adult dogs, and even dogs that are on the path to becoming therapy animals. If you would prefer to train your dog on your own, consider the AKC GoodDog! Calling the hotline will connect you with a professional trainer who will offer live support over the phone.
- Susan Garrett—our friend and one of the most well-respected dog trainers out there—emphasizes the importance of "recall," especially with regard to safety and basic dog training. Her website also includes some of the best crate game material ever published, which is particularly helpful for those with puppies. Additionally, Zak George is a trainer who puts out free videos on just about any dog misbehavior you can think of. Check out his YouTube channel to learn more about dog behavior and how you can shape your dog with calm, positive training methods.
- There are also a wide variety of books on the market for people who need help training their dogs. One is 101 Dog Tricks: Step-by-step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Dog. This book focuses on not only basic obedience but also tricks that can help you communicate better with your furry friend. A dog that knows tricks is a dog that is able to be distracted and diverted toward better behavior when you catch them doing something they shouldn't. Another good book is Training the Best Dog Ever: A 5-Week Program Using the Power of Positive Reinforcement. This book will walk you through a program that will turn your whirling dervish into a well-mannered pup.
Help for Dogs with Special Needs
Not all dogs are easily trained. Some have been abused or neglected in the past and might not have the social skills needed for a training class or a do-it-yourself program that you read about in a book.
If your dog is reactive, meaning that they jump, lunge, or growl at people, cars, bicycles, or other moving creatures or objects, you might benefit from a program called Care for Reactive Dogs.
This is a system that uses desensitization and requires a lot of patience, but it can truly change your dog's life. Additionally, a veterinary behaviorist is a veterinarian who specializes in behavioral issues.
The American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB) website has some resources that can help you if you need intensive help with your special-needs dog. Choosing to train your dog is helpful whether or not your canine companion has actual behavioral issues. It is a great way for the two of you to learn to communicate better and to fully enjoy the years that you will have as best friends.


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The government is studying a plan to help banks provide NT$500 billion (S$21.6 billion) in loans to larger firms by offering guarantees, the National Development Council said in a statement on Monday. The Export-Import Bank will raise NT$20 billion in three years to build a loan platform. Details of infrastructure investment will be announced later, NDC Minister Woody Duh said at a briefing in Taipei.
Taiwan is seeking to revitalize an economy battered by five months of declining exports while upgrading its industries amid stiffer competition from regional rivals such as China. The territory needs to boost competitiveness and reduce its reliance on low-margin contracting businesses, the NDC said.
"We are positive about the plan, but the short-term effectiveness will be limited," said Cary Ku, an economist at Jih Sun Securities Co. in Taipei. "Some of the effects will only be seen in the medium- to long-term. In the short run, the plan's mostly about boosting market confidence."
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A report on Friday is forecast to show growth slowed to 2.55 per cent in the second quarter, the lowest in seven quarters. The statistics bureau cut its 2015 growth projection to 3.28 per cent in May, compared with 3.78 per cent in February. Exports account for about 70 per cent of the economy and are dominated by contract production of electronics components.
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Exhibition design needs to be promoted to raise standards
I refer to both the editorial comment and Sir Terence Conran's letter (DW 21 August) on Government procurement of exhibition design.
Lack of direction and clarity of vision is not confined just to the Department of Trade and Industry. It's fairly general within the exhibition industry and it's not confined just to the public sector.
Ownership and passion are the basic attributes required from anyone empowered to commission exhibitions.
If there was more of it around – we would see the end of scenarios where three or four groups are invited to pitch for a 25-40 000 exhibition stand.
It's happening on a daily basis in both the private and public sector. We've received no fewer than six enquiries in the last month alone.
We should also expect to see the end of cost comparison pitches where three or four well established design consultancies engage resources to create brand new ideas only to be told that their existing contractor was by far the cheapest.
The solution to the problem has to be better training and education. We should perhaps begin at the beginning; designers design – builders build. Procurement practice should be reviewed.
There are many groups like ours which play a vital role in the marketing communications mix to bring a brand to life and to promote an experience to trade and consumers alike.
We achieve that by employing considerable skills and resources in people and technology to provide a solution. It is, after all, people who really make the difference.
When clients fully appreciate the value in what can be achieved only then will we be able to position the industry where it justifiably needs to be.
Sadly, the Dome debate only adds fuel to the fire. It demonstrates a lack of conviction and the belief that only the very few are capable of good ideas.
The Dome project is, after all, a product of the previous administration and should have been scrapped when New Labour came to power.
Our industry needs a voice, though, not just to advise on the commissioning of projects, but also to promote the value in good ideas and to explain that design – good design, that is – is well worth paying for.
Exhibition designers need to act smarter because then, and only then, will our industry be accepted truly for what it is and all this crass stupidity will be a thing of the past.
Christopher Curtis
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London EC1
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Good Afternoon CFTP!
First of all… Congratulations to Amy Merrill on her win at CrossFit Lehi yesterday!
I just want to say how awesome it was to hang out with you on Friday night! It was just a small group of us but every time I get the chance to hang out with my box family, I am reminded of just how awesome you all are and how much each of you contribute to our community.
Being a member at CrossFit The Point brings lots of advantages. We have great coaches who care about you. Just yesterday, we had our monthly trainer's meeting and I could just feel how much our trainers care about us. They train because they love seeing you successful.
We have programming that is created with you as a group in mind. I spend hours and hours working on the micro and macro cycles and doing my very best to challenge you all in order to make you fitter. It's not random, it's well thought out and researched.
BUT, the most important thing that I believe CrossFit The Point provides is the community. It's each and every one of you. Every time I hang out with you in the gym or outside I am reminded of what each of you bring to the table. It's astounding to think that our walls are filled with such unique and amazing individuals. You may not realize it but when you don't come to the gym, it affects more than just you. When you miss your 5:30 AM class or your 5:45 PM class or whatever class you regularly come in, I notice and so does your box family.
One of the coolest things I have noticed is, when we circle up before class, I have your box mates asking about missing members. They notice and they ask me, where you have been or what happened to you. Not only that, they go a step further and offer to contact you and to check on you.
When a member decides to suspend their membership, it hurts. Let me tell you why it hurts me personally. First thing is that when you watch an individual work tirelessly to improve themselves and you see such huge improvements and you can recognize the change from the first day they walked in and then to see them leave, it's hard. Not only that, when that individual leaves, I know it's going to affect the whole box. It changes the whole dynamic in the classes. You bring a special something to your class and it is missed when it's not there.
So, when I was watching Thor with you all on Friday I thought of you. Right at the end of the movie when they are evacuating their home and they say, "Asgard is not a location, it's a people." BOOM! That's exactly how I feel about you all. The Point is not a location, it's the people of The Point that make it what it is.
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Today's Member spotlight goes to one of our newer members… Mike Hays!
1. I started at The Point in July of 17, so a few months now.
2. I am a Business Development Rep for a company called BROWZ and just starting as a Director of Sales for a start up company called Reputation Shielder
3. Before Crossfit, I had been going to Lifetime fitness and the Treehouse for the classes. I dabbled in Yoga, but I had no idea what I was doing.
4. My biggest accomplishment so far, was the Battle of The Valley. I was really excited to go up against our athletes, and really see the progress that I have made, and then to finish the comp going against another box was really a highlight for me.
5. If I had any advice to give someone, is to not shortchange yourself, take it slow, but don't nix something because it is unfamiliar, and maybe scary. I started crossfit and saw the double unders as impossible for someone like me, but I have worked on them, and now can do some in a row.
6. My favorite movement that I have learned so far is the Snatch. I had no idea you could do that with a bar, and then to throw weight on it, is really cool. It makes me feel like Hercules.


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we also need early music:response mixed with that early hbhghow about an acoustic dream on?
This is happening, and soon!Something I would personally love would be a series of show doing a 1999 set
Let Forever Be (petty Re-work) featuring Liam Gallagher
What I would like from the box set: The original Bernard "tapes" of OOC as described by him on the 93-03 DVD: "shitloads of guitar chords". May as well chuck in the 20 minute version that Ed mentioned as well.
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> Hi Sebastien, > > >> Are you looking for the repeater-widget? > >> http://cocoon.apache.org/2.1/userdocs/forms/widget_repeater.html > > > Not exactly. I know this widget but my problem is more how to build my > > form from flowscript than writing the form model itself... :( > > Hmm, so it seems that I don't understand your problem correctly. > > So you have a collection of user-objects and you want to show > them to the user so that he can select one or more to do further > actions on them? > > So you want to display a checkbox and some other information from > the user-objects (e.g. first- and lastname)? Exactly ! A very good example of what I would like to achieve in the first place is GMail main frame, except that instead of listing emails, I want to list users (for now). But it's exactly the kind of interface I'm trying to make : a list of entities with actions to apply on selected ones, etc. It seems to be something quite common in web applications. But I'm beginning to think of making a HTML form directly, using a JXTemplate, since validation is not a big issue. This way I could just do something like that in flowscript : function displayUsers(){ var users = usersService.findAllUsers(); cocoon.sendPageAndWait("users-list",{list : users}); ... } But the problem with this is how do I get data back from "users-list" form page ? How to get POST parameters ? And over all, which solution is more elegant : CForm (if possible) or ordinary HTML form ? WDYT ? -- Sebastien ARBOGAST --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Hi everyone,
My name is Joe, I am Nicet certified level IV in fire systems and there are a few things that become confusing and a particular project I am looking for clarification from the helpful engineering experts here.
In CT we use the IBC to identify the occupancy use. For new construction we use the IBC section 907 for fire alarm requirements. For existing structures we use the NFPA-101 2012 and it's corresponding chapters for"existing" to determine fire alarm requirements. For existing structures that are undergoing a change of use or community we use the corresponding "New" chapters. I get mixed up in mixed use and here are the facts about the building:
Mixed use occupancy:
- 2 Story building.
- 7826 Sq Ft (First Flr) 7826 Sq Ft (2nd Flr) 2948 Sq Ft (basement) total building: 18,600
- Currently there is small building fire alarm system with 1 smoke detector in each of the mercantiles with no notification. The residential units have smokes in the hallway and notification in the hallway only which is not enough to create 75 dB at the pillow.
- 5 Mercantiles (fish store, small pizza joint, barber shop, hockey sports shop, apparel shop) all of which are at grade level. There is a basement that extends from the hockey sports shop to the apparel shop.
- 10 Apartments above all the mercantiles that share a common hallway (corridor) with a total of 3 stair exits (each hall end and in the middle)
- Apartments have 90 min doors.
Existing Structure NFPA-101 is used (2012 is the edition adopted by our state)
- Existing Mercantile:
- 126.96.36.199: Requires a fire alarm system only in Class A mercantile occupancies.
- Chapter 37 (220.127.116.11.1 (1) ) Class A mercantile is defined as exceeding 30,000 sq ft.
- Based on the information above I interpret that a fire alarm system is not required in the mercantiles.
- Existing Apartments:
- 220.127.116.11.1: States a fire alarm system is required only if if building is more than 4 stories in height or with more than 11 dwelling units.
- Based on the information above I interpret that a fire alarm system is also not required in the apartments.
Based on the information above would you agree a fire alarm system is not required for this building and that it can be removed? Please disregard the insurance company being a stakeholder and the AHJ as that is a separate topic. I can't seem to locate anything about a mixed use building that would require a fire alarm system. Can it be argued that the mercantiles below pose a hazard to the apartments above enforcing a special provision to have a fire alarm system?
I did check our state building code amendments and no information was in there as well.
Any help and answers to the questions especially with code references would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
Joseph, SET