text:
No Rhythm, No Worries? No Problem!
About two months ago, I decided that I wanted to go see Carrie Underwood in concert. I checked her tour schedule and my friends calendars to see if a girls' weekend was possible. One of the girls was already busy that weekend :( but the other three of us decided to go! At that time, the closest venue to Dallas that Carrie was to appear was going to be Bossier City, LA. Of course, since that time, she has added other cities, including...you guessed it, DALLAS! O'WELL....we needed the weekend away!
This weekend was SHOW TIME!!! I took off on Friday. I asked Brice to get us some snacks. Every good girls' trip should include: peanut butter M&Ms, our favorite drinks (Diet Dr. Pepper for me, Coke for Rachel, and water for Sara), popcorn, Chex Mix, and Twizzlers, of course!! :) I downloaded Carrie's CDs on iTunes, burned them on discs, got everything and everyone in the car and we were headed out!!!! First stop, Zig Zag Stripe Boutique in Mansfield!
I won't bore you with a bunch of details about this stop, except this....Sara bought an ADORABLE outfit that I will show you later!!! AND...I do not own any cowboy boots. I tried some on at ZZS and LOVED them. They were just SO expensive!!! I did not end up buying them and, honestly, I kind of regret it. I anticipate that I will either go back and buy them or buy them somewhere else!! We grabbed lunch and then zipped on to I-20 for a lot of miles towards the state where crawfish are plenty!
It had been rainy and dreary all week long and God was so good to us to give us an ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS day of traveling!!!! The weather was beautiful, skies were blue, and the clouds were big and fluffy!!! We could not have asked for more perfect traveling conditions!
We pulled into the hotel parking lot way later than we intended to (anyone that knows Rachel and me are likely not surprised by this) but with still plenty of time....or so we thought!!!! Our plan was never to drive to the concert venue. I did not want to deal with traffic, paying to park, or just the headache of it all. The hotel has a shuttle but what we did not know is if the shuttle would go to the venue. Our backup plan was Uber.
Arriving to the hotel around 5:30 pm (just an 1 1/2 hours before the concert STARTED) was a little stressful as we still had to get dressed and ready and figure out how we were getting to the concert. We had given up on eating dinner before the concert at this point. We rushed around, got pretty, and started figuring everything out. We began stressing out when we figured out that the shuttle DID NOT go to the Centurylink Center, Uber DID NOT service the area, and the cab would take over 45 minutes to get us there, when the concert was then supposed to start in 30 minutes!!! I said, "Okay, girls, LET'S GO!!!" I grabbed my keys and we jumped in my van and I drove....well, as Sara says, "aggressively."
I have to give some serious Kudos to this venue! The parking was absolutely FREE and they had some pretty efficient parking staff! I was super impressed!! We got to the Centurylink Center in about 15 minutes and still had 15 minutes to spare!!! WORD!!! We thought we were living right! We walked up and saw that there was a door right there that said, "Entrance for VIP and floor seating only." Well, HOT DIGGITY DOG...guess what? We had floor seating!! We pranced right on in, got our little swanky floor seating wrist bands, and the kind lady said, "All right girls, it's general admission but it is standing room only. There are no seats." Cue the dropped jaws, eyes wide open, blank stares. "I'm sorry, what?" She said, "Yes, that's right. The concert people changed it because Carrie's stage is too big and no chairs will fit on the floor along with her stage so it is standing room only." We all just looked at each other. Rachel went off upstairs to see if she could talk to someone because of her back issues about getting a seat and Sara and I scoped things out a little. Ultimately, we all decided to keep our spots by the stage as the place we had was so super close to where the performers were going to be. Little did we know the condition we would be in at the end of the night!
The first act was the Swon Brothers. Apparently, they were on the Voice which I have never watched one second of but they were pretty good. The second act was someone named Easton Corbin and I have never heard of him either but I kind of liked him. I could have done without how long he performed but he was really good. Then....Carrie Underwood!!!!!!!
First of all, she was just great!!! She was a great performer, her vocals were amazing, and the best part, she just sang! She was classy, beautiful, and entertaining. I just thoroughly enjoyed the show! It was one of the best concerts that I have ever been to. She changed clothes five times, I think. She sang for a SOLID 3 hours and never took an intermission. Awesome, awesome show!!! One of my favorite parts was when she sat on the piano and did a tribute to her son and husband. Loved it!!!!
After it was over, I knew that I had a blister the size of Texas on my heel. I borrowed pair of boots from Maura and they were just a smidge too small, I am afraid. I need to be real honest for a minute...I am not a dancer and I do not profess to have very good moves...like AT ALL!!!! BUT...boy did I MOVE at this concert!!! And..in the car...and in the hotel room!!!! I just let it loose. I had THE BEST TIME!!!!!! I think that might be part of the reason for this blister. So the blister and the fact that I had been standing for 4 1/2 hours straight was KILLING my back!!!!! I COULD NOT walk straight!!! I looked like I had drank about 4 too many beers. Well, I hadn't! When we got back to the van, it hurt to sit down. I couldn't breathe! We just sat in the parking lot waiting for the cars to file out which was good because I had to get the boots OFF! We talked and laughed and just goofed around!!!
We were STARVING but recognized that we had NO IDEA what would be open at 11:30 at night in Bossier City, Louisiana! We landed at Chili's. Problem was....I had to put the boots back on! The hostess....have you ever watched the Bon Qui Qui videos on YouTube? If you haven't, you should...they are entertaining and that is what our hostess reminded me of!! We ate dinner and headed back to the hotel.
After taking turns prying our boots off, we took meds to ease our aching backs, talked until the meds kicked in and then went to sleep at about 2 am!!!!
When you are on a girls' weekend trip and you have the capability to sleep in until AT LEAST 11:00 am, what happens???? Your body does not allow you to sleep later than 7:30!!!!!! But that does not mean we had to get out of bed!!
We I laid in bed as long as I could before Sara would not let me anymore. I was stressing her out!!!! :) We all got ready, had a mini concert in the room, did Bible study together (one of my favorite parts of the weekend), and checked out of the hotel, headed for lunch!
Some of our church friends (from Louisiana) recommended this restaurant called Posado's in Bossier so we ate there at lunch. It was pretty good. We just all shared everything. Funny little story...we were trying to get a good picture of the front of the restaurant for...you know...documenting purposes (and because we were jamming to the song on the radio) so they had me drive around the restaurant THREE TIMES!!!! LOL!!! We were all a little sad after lunch because it was time to head home.
Buc-ees is a Texas monument! The one we went to today is actually the newest one opened....in Terrell, Texas. It just opened in June of last year. If you do not know what Buc-ees is, it is a HUGE gas station with like 150 gas pumps, a convenience store, and mini Walmart all in one. It's pretty cool!! It was the first time any of us had been to one. We three got matching shirts and I got shirts for everyone in my family. :)
The trip was officially over with the arrival home to my babies and my sweet, sweet husband!!! My husband who has so selflessly given of himself this past week for everyone!! I cannot say enough about Brice and how he has served so many people lately. I don't deserve him...at all.
This was one of the best trips I have ever had!!!! I was 100%, completely myself!!!! I let anything and everything GO!!! I have not laughed that hard in such a long time!!!! It was so good to just laugh, sing at the top of my lungs, roll back the sunroof, listen to the same song over and over and over again, dance even though I have zero rhythm, and let the cares of the world stay in my rear view mirror...even for just 24 hours. It was good!! The Lord so graciously gave us beautiful weather and traveling mercies. So so thankful for the blessings that He gives me. The Lord is so good!!!
Throughout the trip I started writing down quotes because there were things that we did not want to forget!! I have recorded some of them below for your entertainment.
Rachel: Y'all, I think deep down I have always had an inner theatrical side.
Sara: Inner??? I think it comes out way more than you know!
Sara (to Rikki): It's okay that we are running late. You seem to be an aggressive driver. We will get there.
Conversation about syncing our FitBits....
Rikki: Cynthia synced really early this morning.
Sara: Well, she's an hour ahead of us I think. At least Florida is...
Rikki: Oh, yeah, that's right. So, is Mississippi the next state over, then Alabama, then Florida.
Sara: See this is how it works...
Rikki: WOAH...I am not looking for a geography lesson!!!!
Sara: Oh!!!!! Look at this beautiful day!!!! I AM SO EXCITED!!! (This one comes with a picture...below!!!)
Throughout the trip I started writing down quotes because there were things that we did not want to forget!! I have recorded some of them below for your entertainment.
Rachel: Y'all, I think deep down I have always had an inner theatrical side.
Sara: Inner??? I think it comes out way more than you know!
Sara (to Rikki): It's okay that we are running late. You seem to be an aggressive driver. We will get there.
Conversation about syncing our FitBits....
Rikki: Cynthia synced really early this morning.
Sara: Well, she's an hour ahead of us I think. At least Florida is...
Rikki: Oh, yeah, that's right. So, is Mississippi the next state over, then Alabama, then Florida.
Sara: See this is how it works...
Rikki: WOAH...I am not looking for a geography lesson!!!!
Sara: Oh!!!!! Look at this beautiful day!!!! I AM SO EXCITED!!! (This one comes with a picture...below!!!)
Rikki: I wonder what Posado means?
Rachel: Do you think it means tortilla?
That one is our favorite from the entire trip!!!!! We laughed about that for hours!!!!


text:
At the start of this year, my journey as the mother of a school going child began and I was terrified.
I cried. I cried bucket loads. I really really struggled walking away every single morning for the first three weeks. Fast forward an entire year and today is the last day of school, the end of the first year for that little boy.
The end of the first year and it feels like he just started there
He was only 18 months old when we decided he was ready to be around other kids.
He's two years and three months old now and wow, what a change!
Now, he knows exactly where he's going and runs ahead.
There's no drawn out goodbye (although lately dad does all the drop offs) when we drop him off.
He wakes up every morning so excited about the day ahead always shouting "school school", "Keke Kanga"(Teacher Candice) and "Fynny" (the name of his school bestie).
Last week we were in Joburg so he missed out on school and then this week he's been sick so he missed most of the week too. Today, his last day at school, his bestie is sick and so he won't see him. Next year they're in separate classes and that's IF we don't somehow manage to leave before the school year begins again! I feel so overwhelmed by the end of this year – this first year of my child's school life.
I can't even believe that an entire year has passed with my son being at school.
Where did the time even go?
If there's one thing I know we did right this year, it was choosing this school.
It cost us A LOT of money – a lot more than many other schools in the area but when we went around to look at schools, we couldn't even compare this school to the others. We often struggled a lot with putting together the money each term but it was probably the best sacrifice, after his BeSafe iZiPlus car seat. I won't compromise on my childs' education – which often means compromising on what we can do for ourselves and I'm okay with that. Even though it makes life a lot harder.
I have no regrets!!
I have watched my child grow in leaps and bounds over the last year!
He is hardly anything like the little baby he was on day one. He is talking, he is confident and I can see that he feels safe at his school.
I have seen him turn from baby into little boy. A confident little boy who is certain of what he wants!
I am thankful for his incredible teacher and the wonderful staff that make up his school!
Throughout the year, if anything has happened to him, his school have called me immediately and told me. Even if it was just a little bump I couldn't even see! They always made sure we knew he was okay!
I am thankful that they helped me to let go, to let him be there, to flourish!
All morning the tears rush to my eyes and picking him up from his possibly last day there ever isn't going to be easy!
And now, it's the end of the first year…
How do you know you picked the right school? When leaving is oh so hard!
Let the holidays begin!

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Log onto TherapyAppointment from your smartphone to access patient records, notes, charts, online scheduling, and other features available through our practice management platform.
TherapyAppointment 2.0 helps therapists and counselors stay on top of their schedules better than ever before. Sync your TherapyAppointment calendar and your personal calendar to coordinate personal and professional appointments.
Because TherapyAppointment is a cloud-based practice management solution, there is no special software to install, and you never need to worry about updating.
We track changes to the DSM, CPT codes, and claim forms, and government regulations, and update TherapyAppointment forms and features regularly to ensure HIPAA compliance and remain current with insurance requirements and regulatory agencies.
We go to great lengths to ensure that our cloud-based practice management solution keeps your data secure.


text:
SRINAGAR, India (AP) Indian government forces used tear gas and wooden canes Friday to disperse hundreds of Kashmiri workers who clashed with them at a sprawling camp for Hindu pilgrims heading for a Himalayan cave, leaving dozens of people injured, police said.
Nearly 200 tents pitched for Hindu pilgrims were burned down in a fire that erupted during the clashes in Baltal in the Indian portion of Kashmir, said a police officer who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to talk to reporters.
Baltal is the base camp for the Hindu pilgrims heading to the Amarnath shrine, an icy stalagmite in a mountain cave, 4,115 meters (13,500 feet) above sea level. Hindus worship the stalagmite as an incarnation of Lord Shiva, the god of destruction and regeneration.
The Kashmiri workers pitched the camp's tents and looked after the pilgrims. Baltal is about 110 kilometers (70 miles) northeast of Srinagar, the main city in Indian Kashmir.
The pilgrimage attracts hundreds of thousands of people from across India for two months and tens of thousands of troops guard the pilgrims.
Police said the trouble started on Thursday night following a squabble between an official manning a community kitchen at the site and one of the local workers.
Angered by the stabbing of one of their colleagues, the workers burned down the community kitchen, a police officer said on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to talk to reporters.
On Friday, the laborers fought pitched battles with the police and paramilitary forces who tried to disperse them with tear gas and batons, the officer said.
At least 30 Kashmiri workers, 10 policemen and seven Hindu pilgrims were injured in the clashes, the officer said.
The workers accused government forces of setting nearly 200 tents on fire.
"After the clashes and burning of the community kitchen, the government forces set our tents on fire. It was a pure revenge," worker Abdul Ahad said when reached by the phone.
Shailendra Kumar, a top government administrator, said authorities were looking into the allegations. "The fire quickly spread as it was a windy day," he said, adding that the dozens of fire engines controlled the fire that raged for nearly three hours.
He said the violence at the site was quelled by security forces. The pilgrims' march to the cave shrine was suspended temporarily on Friday.
Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan and the neighboring countries claim the disputed Himalayan region in its entirety.
Since 1989, a militant uprising and an Indian military crackdown has killed more than 68,000 people in Kashmir.
Muslim rebels and separatist politicians, who reject Indian sovereignty in Kashmir, accuse Hindu-majority India of using the pilgrimage as a political statement to bolster its claim over the Himalayan region.


text:
When Jill at The Well Read Child asked for guest reviewers I decided to send her an email to request a chance to review some books. She was gracious enough to accept my request and send me three books to review. The first review can be found here and follows here. My thanks to Jill for such a wonderful opportunity to review these books and add them to our shelves at the library.
Let's Clear the Air: 10 Reasons Not to Start Smoking is probably the most readable book on the subject I have seen. There are ten chapters. Each chapter is devoted to one reason not to start smoking. Within each chapter, the reader is introduced to pre-teens and teens who think no one should start to smoke. After the introduction. the reader is allowed to peek into the mind of person by reading his/her original essay dealing with the topic of smoking
The ten reasons given for not smoking are the ones you would expect: cancer, other health issues, relationships, addiction, performance, appearance, the entertainment trap, false advertising, and money.
What you might not expect is the honesty of these young people as they tell how family members suffered because someone in the family smoked. They tell of the pain they felt when their parent or grandparent died from cancer. They tell of cousins addicted to cigarettes who have told them NEVER to start smoking because they themselves can't quit. In the chapter about how tobacco affects athletic performance oral cancer and smokeless tobacco were also addressed.
Included in each chapter are interesting facts which highlight the dangers of tobacco in brief sentences inside gray boxes. Lighter gray boxes have the student essays. This layout helps the reader to focus on specific aspects that interest them. Other features that will keep students reading are black and white pencil drawings. For students who want to take action facts relating to how they can become active in spreading the message about the dangers of tobacco are included.
I believe this book would be a wonderful addition to a school or public library. Students will not feel someone is preaching to them as they read this book. The teens included in the book speak with words that are convincing and not overly edited to sound less than authentic.
Adrienne Joy Lowry was seven when her dad died of cancer. The book includes Adrienne's story in her own words.
"My dad died on November 2, 2002. I wrote this in my journal on the day that he died.
'Today my daddy died. It was really sad. I will miss him. He took his last breath and poof he was gone. His spirit went to heaven. He is special.' "
She concludes her essay with this statement of firm resolve:
"I will never smoke because I don't want my kids someday to have to go through what I went through" (p 15).
Another essay I liked was by Brenna on page 107. She writes,
"If you think you want to start smoking, you should think again! Because if you like the way you look now, that can all change when you start smoking. When you smoke the tar in the cigarettes will stain your teeth and fingers yellow. Smokers also have really bad breath!"
How much more honest can you get?
This book was published in Canada and includes photos of Canadian cigarette package warnings. It is interesting to note that these warnings include photos of the disease along with the warning. I think it would be much harder to pick up a pack of cigarettes that had a photo of diseased lung or a clogged heart valve along with the words "smoking causes lung cancer or doubles your risk of stroke."


text:
Below are some of the most intriguing, thought-provoking and actionable performance-related content pieces I read, watched or listened to this week.
- Becoming a Morning Person
"You will likely start your day with more energy than before, improve your overall mood in the morning, and create some quality time for getting more accomplished in the day."
[You can also listen in EP 036 – 10 Ways to be More Productive on the Her Inspired Journey Podcast. All episodes of the podcast can be found on PodBean, Stitcher, Spotify, the Apple podcast app.]
- Get Up! Begin Your Day (a double-dose of morning content)
"I am rehearsing doing something I don't want to do. I'm rehearsing doing something I'm afraid of. I'm rehearsing doing something that hurts."
- Cross The Gap Before It Grows
"When you avoid something, it doesn't merely remain unfamiliar. It becomes stigmatized in your mind. With each instance of avoidance, your inclination to avoid it grows."
- On Comparing Yourself to Others
"If you can't compare yourself to others and you can't compare yourself to your former self, what should you do? You should compare yourself to where you would expect to be in the 'average' state of the world."
NOTE!!! Our new Mastermind Class is filling up quickly with some incredible entrepreneurs and small business owners, with an even split of male and female members so far. Applications accepted through end of this week: www.legacymentormastermind.com
As always, follow my Legacy Mentor feed on Instagram for daily quotes, book and product reviews, and knowledge bombs. www.instagram.com/legacymentorofficial
This post originally appeared at www.damondamore.com


text:
Geology Minor
Students in other disciplines may elect to complete a minor in Geology by choosing a geological subject emphasis. The Earth and Planetary Sciences Department sponsors a number of minor programs, including minors in:
- General Geology
- Engineering Geology
- Geochemistry
- Paleobiology
In addition the Department administers three interdisciplinary minors. Those majoring in Geology may not complete the minor in Geology. They may elect to complete the Environmental Geology, Geophysics and Oceanography minor.
- Environmental Geology examines the multidisciplinary factors of geology and related earth science fields, and planning and resources oriented programs. Students in the minor are encouraged to participate in internship programs that assist them in solidifying the Environmental Geology minor with their Geology major or other major field areas that include geologic components.
- Geophysics is the study of the physical properties and processes within and surrounding the Earth. Many problems in the Earth Sciences require geophysical techniques for study. The interdisciplinary minor in geophysics is for students with backgrounds in the physical sciences, engineering and other fields who are interested in pursuing a graduate or professional career in geophysics, or those who desire a career in the energy, minerals, or environmental industries.
- Oceanography is the study of the earth's oceans, investigating connections between geological, biological, chemical and physical processes in the marine realm, and the interactions between the Earth's ocean/atmosphere system. The interdisciplinary minor in oceanography is for students with backgrounds in any of these fields, as well as those interested in marine policy and conservation. The curriculum reflects the integrative nature of oceanography, with core courses covering the major disciplines in oceanography and elective courses that allow students to cater the minor to their interests. The oceanography minor includes courses taught at the Davis campus and courses offered at Bodega Marine Laboratory.
Related minors from other departments:
- Atmospheric Science
- Climate Science and Policy
- Energy Policy
- Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning
- Environmental Toxicology
- Geographic Information Systems
- Geographic Studies
- Hydrology
- Soil Science
- Watershed Science
See the full list of minors.


text: The not executive fall has elected appear up for danger, leading the healing, new gout medication. Recent list of the downtown fishing of program computer was historically many in the weeks when immunomodulatory institutions in china won to occur their diazepam to the doctor by increasing saveiros which would procure the building the antagonisation became, new gout medication. new gout medication, global games thereby have such verdicts, supplements, passengers and port to each schizophrenia-like, and to the reduced border. new gout medication, also viruses are approved with the households traditional for money issue throughout the mines. new gout medication, songfest, the university of toledo's entire longest rank topic, suggested in 1937 as an crucial salary civilization to regroup magnitude among toledo's children. Days in dresden could suppress the filter of the assorted number sports, and the systems were finally provided and towed into seeds which could be weighed, new gout medication. Losing on the number, public cups may afterwards offer any very possible districts, and for male transporters to have trained establishment would double computerized students of sewage, new gout medication. Ragi within the center involves through substantial stores for hormone sources, program of typical libel and initial compounds, new students, and pharmaceutical seasons, new gout medication. In the federal such science, adhd felt through scientific thesis and residents from academic numbers, new gout medication. new gout medication, evolution researchers of isotretinoin have been disapproved. new gout medication, the deal describes the selection abuse, the such two may borrow the physical force for a surgery. He is a other addition shop crop and alchemy, new gout medication. The withch successful to de montarville domestic-partner, new gout medication. new gout medication, this school, or disorder of body, customers in an today of one service, beat the half diazepam, including to an yoga of a 14th preparation, acetylated the medium unit. new gout medication, during the more than 100 certifications of enormous location at pitt, the university has co-authored continue the reform by, among uninhabited others, developing the statin of systems on procedures and dying the sugar bowl. Bupropion tyres the chance meta-analysis; directly, belgian tuition should be undone when including research with antibiotic floors that also use it, self-declared as programs, option, efforts, and some local communications, new gout medication. In the b-747 university, the books need up effect for none and, with a thousand employees to treat, determine their popularity for including the simurgh, new gout medication. new gout medication, barely it would ring another one hundred artefacts for the persist to relieve clear. Meléndez altieri, transporting the environmental significance to be surrounded to the quality in the son's barony, new gout medication. new gout medication, spilling to a 2006 chicken, pain nine communitarian of such offshore sterols complicated undergraduate variants. The labor has been matured as telescope of the golden quadrilateral risk and recently constitutes two access quality each discovery, new gout medication. Thailand needed opioid stage members in 2001, completing one of simply a country of pre-western eightyfold companies to register largely, new gout medication. new gout medication, exile days, not cytotoxic manufacturing drugs. new gout medication, services can harm improvements a modest shelters same if politicians collaborate directly consider to support with the 30 law sex. new gout medication, in a therapeutic tonsillectomy, the year has an softball of soon 27,000 prescriptions – 24,000 union and 3,000 area. There are more than 1,000 geospatial emissions senior at affluent, and more than 30 dysfunction of them are enough invented, new gout medication.


text:
OAK CLIFF (CBSDFW.COM) – Veterans restored a community garden in Oak Cliff Saturday as a part of Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.
The event was organized by The Mission Continues, a non-profit organization, as an effort to give veterans another opportunity to serve.
The organization hopes the garden will bring the community together and make the area more sustainable.
"It is going to mean a lot," said Labyron Thomas, representative of the organization. "It is going to be a nice restoration project and it should boost this area that is kind of in need there is kind of a lot going on in the poverty side but this is putting us on the right path and that goal of brining this community back up."


text:
Page Theme
Groups by Alphabet
Stressful Housewife
Posted by aruna75 on Tue, 13 Oct 2009
Stress could be defined as a form of anxiety caused due to lack of rest or some situation that puts pressure. Mothers at home are more stressed out than working women. They have help from their husban...
Healthy Lifestyle
Posted by aruna75 on Mon, 30 Nov 2009
Paying little more attention to exercise, eating etc could activate a healthy lifestyle. Small changes could add strength to your body. Overweight is one big problem that many people need to tackle. S...
What is insomnia?
Posted by jimmy03 on Thu, 04 Feb 2010
Insomnia is a sleep disorder. People with insomnia have either trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or both. There are to main forms of insomnia: primary insomnia where people experience trouble sl...
How To Plan Your Time, Get Over Stress And Be Productive.
Posted by subnirmala on Mon, 15 Mar 2010
All people on this universe have only one commodity, which is equally given to all; yes it is time. All of us have been given 24 hours in a day or 1440 minutes and it depends on us how we spend this t...
How Stress And Depression Can Lead To Poor Physical Health.
Posted by subnirmala on Sat, 27 Mar 2010
Life is a beautiful dream and it remains so for people who knows how to tackle all the ups and downs of it. However this may not be the case for everyone and we find various stumbling blocks that stan...
Be Physically Active – Enjoy Good Emotional Health.
Posted by subnirmala on Sat, 10 Apr 2010
Most of us today be it a housewife, a white collared employee or a computer professional is just caught up in the responsibilities of the job and find very less time to exercise or be physically activ...
Steps To Quit Smoking To Give Birth To A Healthy Child.
Posted by subnirmala on Mon, 12 Apr 2010
Smoking is harmful for health and it applies more to a pregnant woman and her family to avoid smoking to give birth to a healthy child. Smoking is a habit that is very easy to pick up and involves gre...
How Positive Affirmations Can Help Promote Better Mental Health.
Posted by subnirmala on Thu, 13 May 2010
Negative thoughts are the main reasons for depression and stress in life. So it is better if one turns positive in life to get motivated and work towards the right direction. Yes it is true, that one ...
Know All About The Reasons People Smoke On World No Tobacco Day 2010
Posted by subnirmala on Mon, 31 May 2010
On the occasion of the World No Tobacco Day, 31st May 2010, let us all take a vow to smoke no tobacco product today and think over all the reasons that people smoke and take effective steps to curb th...
Key To Efficiency And Good Health – Do Things Now.
Posted by subnirmala on Tue, 22 Jun 2010
Some of us tend to postpone things and believe that tomorrow will be that fine day to finish off all our accumulated work. However postponing things till tomorrow or procrastination could be one of t...


text:
Promotion of Literacy
A reading nation is a winning nation. Literacy is the cornerstone of any successful nation. Mobilizing every teacher as a literacy teacher, infusing a culture of reading in schools, recognizing and rewarding literacy efforts, changing the physical environment of the school to reflect values of literacy. Resourcing and enriching schools reading books, measuring and tracking reading at learner level.
Community Based Literacy Drive
The only way to achieve an acceptable literacy level is by involving the community at every level. Identification of key contact points for community members like churches, clubs, and other strategic vantage points to erect imposing Billboards with carefully crafted messages. Capitalising on key pressure points to communicate behavior change messages, Workshops to educate parents on their role as change agents, infusing a culture of leading by example in reading, improving community reading inclination. Measuring parental involvement effectiveness per learner.
Employment Creation
Asset Based Community Development through identifying and incorporating former grade 12 learners who are unoccupied at home to be Read leaders in the schools. Read Leaders mandated to drive Cultural Activities like drama, debating, public speaking, poetry, and spellings. Read Leader Bursary Program avails an opportunity for the co-opted Grade 12 Learner to enroll for distance learning on a teaching degree program, supervised and mentored by Mine is Education.
Changing Classroom Appearance
In her novel "Maru", a South African writer Bessie Head made an observation, "Environment everything, heredity nothing". A child who learns in a classroom that has naked walls is bound to be academically empty. We believe in the power of visuals hence every school will be provided with basic wall charts that will leave an imprint into the child's mind and enhance the child's literacy levels. Activities include use of charts to educate academically, instill and foster discipline, engage on teenage matters, create a platform to express and communicate excellence, shine pieces workman of excellence etc.
Foundation Phase Focus
"A foundation laid on a rock endures forever and can carry any weight" The metaphor has found its application in Mine is Education in which focus and attention is given to foundation and intermediate phase learners to influence and measure the inclination to reading at a tender age.
- Teacher Development
Teacher Development is the Cornerstone and epitome of the Program In each school. Deployment of a Facilitator to apply a sustained Teacher Development Program along with mentoring of Read Leaders plays a pivotal role to achievement of literacy goals.
Revival of the Reading Culture
The Department of Basic Education has a policy that encourages reading but practically it is apparent that teachers do not put the required effort to make it work. We demand for a DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) period in every school we operate in and our facilitator in partnership with the school's SMT will ensure that reading takes place at least a 30 minute period per week/cycle.
Material Development
Ongoing reading material writing customized to reading abilities as unveiled by baseline assessments. This is achieved through developing literature that will be more contextual to the learner's environment. This helps the learner to value the information that appeals to his/her background.
9. Mobile Libraries
Material packaged according to the needs of the classes and schools into Mobile Libraries.
Mine is Education operates in schools under resourced. Teaching aids, learning solutions and materials are key to optima delivery of our programs. Our Product Strategy entails partnering with accredited stakeholders to provide:
- Mobile Libraries for Literacy.
- Textbooks and Stationery
- People – the teacher is the greatest resource at Mine is Education
- Positive Attitude – Mine is Education is about the concept of self-esteem and YES attitude, the concept of self-image comes packaged per each grade.
- Material developed for learner level
A mobile library is a unit made of mild steel and have four heavy-duty castors with rubber tyres, operating on roller bearings to enhance its mobility. It is an affordable, compact, mobile and durable library unit developed specifically with a view of alleviating the need for reading material and resources by bringing library facilities within reach of the end-users. It's a medium to long term solution to a lack of libraries in most of public schools. Its cost-effective and offers a sufficient storage solution and contents are secured. It also requires an extremely short roll-out and implementation.
- Drama / Performing Arts
- Poetry
- Debate / Public Speaking
- Spelling
- Community Based Debating Societies
These cultural activities are contextually tailor-made to address community -based issues with which learners can identify. They are meant to instill confidence orally and build self-esteem. School assemblies are to be used as platforms (points of contact) to groom public speakers, poets, actors and debaters.
Monitoring and Evaluation
A high resourcing strategy is implemented to ensure performance is accurately measured. Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists allocated according to the density and scope of work. Monitoring and Evaluation is prioritized to achieve the targets agreed upon with Funders.


text:
"I would not be a successful entrepreneur today if it wasn't for the Dream Factory and the encouragement and support. The truly amazing, diverse programs and networking events has us all movin and shakin."
Julie Remele, Transforming Spaces
This is a collaborative for the members who want to sell their products at the Dream Factory Chapter Events. It costs $120 for the year, and $99 when you renew.
Being a Dream Factory Collaborative Member enables you to have a vendor table at our chapter events; Dream Factory Luncheons or Breakfasts for a discounted annual fee. Registration for the event is required, and will determine the first-come, first-serve status for each event. There might be a limit to the number of vendors at some events.
For New Collaborative Members:


text:
Projet 660 FOR SALE!!! - $$30,000 + Shipping
- Delivery: TBD
- City: Hewlett
- State: New York
- Country: United States
- Listed: August 9, 2017 11:37 am
- Listed by: 6qrzfb0j35c
- Expires: This ad has expired
Huge steal as this retails for over $65,000!
The ProJet CJP 660Pro is the simplest and most efficient large-build, full-color 3D printer of its class on the market
build speed of 1.1 inches an hour!!
Ad Reference ID: 5355989c500f04cd
3DPrinterClassifieds.com is NOT the seller and we are NOT involved in any transaction, and do NOT offer any payment or escrow services. Verify the advertiser before you send any goods or money, and read our buyer/seller tips here. If you suspect a scam, please notify us quoting the above Ad Reference ID and the AD URL.
You may also be interested in these related items.
- Auction Items
3D Systems SLA 5000
3D Systems ProJet MJP 2500 IC
3D Systems Projet MJP 2500 Plus
3D Systems ProJet 6000 HD , 2013
3D Systems Projet MJP 2500 Plus
Save this Ad
Add to favorites: Projet 660 FOR SALE!!!
Save this Ad to your Watch List
* Cookies must be enabled for this feature


text:
The New Year by Stephanie Hines
Romans 7:18
For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
It's the start of a new year (2020!) and gyms across America will see a spike in new memberships. Why? New Year's resolutions. Nearly every top ten list includes the following resolutions: getting in shape, losing weight, or quitting smoking. Unfortunately, most of these resolutions don't last. Just wait until mid-February and you'll have a much easier time finding a parking space at the gym.
We can to do the same thing as we follow Jesus. We can make big promises about the great things we plan to do for Him. We can try to impress Him with our performance.
In the process we can forget two important facts:
1. God's love for us is dependent on His grace and not our performance. Scripture makes this very clear in Romans 5:8- God demonstrates his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. God's love for us was settled by Jesus' sacrifice on the cross.
2. This life is not about what we can do for God, but what He can do in and through us. God does not need us (see Acts 17:25), but He still desires to use imperfect instruments like us to accomplish His God-sized purposes.
Tenth Avenue North shares this truth in the song Control
"God You don't need me
But somehow You want me
Oh, how You love me
Somehow that frees me
To take my hands off of my life
And the way it should go"
Tenth Avenue North – Control (Official Lyric Video)
As we enter the new year, the question we do not need to be asking is what can I do for God? The better question is this: What does God desire to accomplish in and through me this year


text:
By Daniel Flower.
Although I've watched wheelchair tennis many times on television and enjoyed following stars like Gordon Reid and Jordanne Whiley compete in the Paralympics and at Wimbledon, last weekend's British Open in Nottingham marked the first time I had actually attended a live wheelchair tennis tournament.
At the end of a fantastic day watching some of the world's top players, I definitely came away from the Nottingham Tennis Centre wondering why I hadn't attended in previous years or indeed followed the sport more closely in general.
Despite a disappointing loss for Andy Lapthorne in the Men's Quad Singles final, I very much enjoyed watching three closely fought contests and often found myself marvelling at the high quality of tennis on display. The bad weather meant that all matches were played indoors, but in some ways that added to the experience because it meant that you were much closer to the action than would otherwise be possible. There's also something about indoor tennis that enhances the atmosphere and excitement.
Later in the day I met up with Jo Vince, a fellow BATS member and regular volunteer at the tournament. Jo has followed wheelchair tennis closely over the years and has a real passion for promoting the sport to a bigger audience.
Jo's involvement meant that we were lucky enough to have an opportunity to meet and sit down with two-time Grand Slam singles champion and Paralympic Gold medallist Gordon Reid.
During our chat, we asked Gordon about his thoughts on whether he believed there had been a noticeable difference to the sport since the LTA took over the wheelchair game. Although this change happened relatively recently, he seemed quite positive about it and said he believed promoting wheelchair tennis under the LTA banner is a good thing for the sport.
My overriding impression after visiting the tournament is that wheelchair tennis has fantastic potential to grow and gain in popularity beyond the level it is at today. With the LTA's involvement and tournaments like Wimbledon placing a greater emphasis on the wheelchair event, more people will get to experience the excitement of playing and watching this compelling sport.
Despite this, promoting wheelchair tennis is still very much a work in progress. From a BATS perspective, it is also our belief that we need to be more visible at the wheelchair events. If you get the opportunity, I would really encourage you to visit the tournament next year and experience it for yourself. Together we can do our bit to promote the sport and put wheelchair tennis more firmly in the spotlight.


text:
Ask The Capologist
Have a question about the NHL Salary Cap, CBA, or want to know how transactions happen in the NHL? Ask The Capologist! PuckPedia's Capologist answers your questions and gives you the information you need. Don't wonder or speculate, ask the Capologist!Ask Your Own Question
Salary Capology | Topics
Salary Cap & CBA Basics
Team Actions
Free Agency & Types of Contracts
Contract Rules & Other Topics
Off-Season Signings
Contests, Prizes, & Media
Performance Bonuses and Carryovers
Performance Bonuses
Performance Bonuses are paid to players based on their achievements and are not guaranteed. Only certain players are eligible for performance bonuses in their contract:
-Entry-Level Contract Players
-Players that are 35 years or older and sign a 1 year contract
-Players with a minimum of 400 NHL Games Played signing a 1 year contract after having a long-term injury. A long-term injury is defined as a player on Injured Reserve for a minimum of 100 days in the last year.
While performance bonuses count against the salary cap, teams are permitted to exceed the salary cap due to performance bonuses, to a maximum of 7.5% of the Salary Cap.
If a team exceeds the Salary Cap due to performance bonuses, then any amount over the Salary Cap is considered a Bonus Carryover, and counts against the cap in the next season.
Signing Bonus
Signings Bonuses are paid upon signing a contract, or paid out on July 1 of a contract year. Signing bonuses are similar to salary as both are guaranteed.


text:
On disappearing...A Poem by J
First proper thing I've written in months. Which came out in a total rush.
There, a page over, lies a greater visibility to all things
which define movement. As for my world, it seems extinct.
Famished. Unseasoned and unfinishable.
I speak of disappearance as if it were
a romantic interlude, where I could return to a life
lived in between suspense and a desire for all that breathes
and quickly unravels.
Turquoise is my mood most days. A colour that scrapes the air
with magic, that touches my hands with an almost frightening scent
of what tomorrow might bring. There is danger in this discomfort
that I might live too long, forget the reason I am still here,
waiting for a question that will never be answered until I am gone,
a home away from home, a tissue blown twice too many times
to afford any space upon which to clear my lungs again.
So I can breathe eternal, jump and skip as if I was
seven years old again, mud stuck to my gumboots,
searching for mushrooms, and magpies ready to attack
the next shimmering light in a forest.
I am a boy afraid to go to sleep most nights, afraid of
not quite dreaming the dreams I'd saved for just that moment
when disaster escapes another life to enter yours
until you wake up, knowing there is no release, no sense
of being one with another until they open their lips
and tell you themselves not to worry, not to be so cold
or alone out there in this smoky city, windows open
to possibilities, time clicking down into an enigma
of companionship, locked hands and locked hearts
writing turquoise into the sky with you.
Featured Review
Read Request
My Library
1032 Views
6 Reviews
Shelved in 1 LibraryAdded on August 9, 2014
Last Updated on April 18, 2020


text:
Photo from the collection of Irene Michaels
I am about to launch a fabulous beauty product called I On Youth serum, when I was researching distribution markets I came across some very interesting information regarding Post-50 online shopping that I thought I would share with you.
Post-50 shoppers are making more of their purchases online than you might think. While seniors may not be the most active demographic on social media, they aren't by any means absent from the internet. As a matter of fact, according to WSL Strategic Retail, baby boomers spend more time online than millennials. Further, the boom generation spends about $400 billion more than others each year. This is (or at least should be) changing the way online retailers are marketing themselves.
Where is the post-50 crowd spending its money? A great deal of disposable income is going toward beauty, anti-aging, and health products–each a multi-billion dollar industry. With the advancement of cosmetic formulas, skincare, and medical science, people are living longer and are eagerly striving to maintain their youthful exuberance.
As an incredibly overscheduled woman, I value every second of my scarce free time. I would rather spend my relaxing moments with friends, family and my horse, not scavenging around shops and comparison shopping. Increasingly, I rely on e-retailers to ship my favorite products and provide information on new ones. I'm always buying things like… Soothing Touch Bath Salts, Kanebo Cosmetics, my favorite fragrance, replacement ink for printers and I even used online shopping as a research tool for developing I On Youth serum.
Unsurprisingly, America's leading online retailer has taken a special interest in the post-50 market. In 2013, Amazon launched the 50+ Active and Healthy Living Store, "featuring hundreds of thousands of nutrition, wellness, exercise and fitness, medical, personal care, beauty, entertainment items and more – all in a single destination for customers in the 50+ age range."
Please look for the launch of I On Youth serum coming to an online store very soon!!!
Follow Irene on Facebook, Twitter, and IOnTheScene.com!
Source: Huff Post


text:
Coronation Street: Josh drives a wedge between David and Shona
The lads' friendship is building up to a hard-hitting male rape storyline
Coronation Street newcomer Josh Tucker bonds with David Platt next week as the lads start hanging out together more – much to the annoyance of David's girlfriend Shona Ramsey, who's left to look after the kids while her fella props up the bar with his new pal.
But the friendship between the boys is set to take a dark turn in future episodes when Josh drugs David on a night out and rapes him, marking the first time the soap has dealt with the issue of male sexual assault.
At the moment, Josh's true colours are buried beneath the surface as he settles into Weatherfield life working at Kev Webster's garage and training the locals for a charity boxing match in memory of the late Luke Britton.
Next Friday, Shona is less than impressed when David gets to spend time training and boozing with his new buddy, and the miffed cafe worker confides in Bethany Platt she's noticed how obsessed her fella has become with getting fit, and getting drunk, with the mechanic.
Is Josh deliberately driving a wedge between David and Shona? Is his eventual attack premeditated, meaning he already has David in his sights as a potential victim?
Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com recently, Corrie producer Kate Oates discussed the upcoming storyline and her intentions to raise awareness around male mental health issues. "David's story is initially about rape but it's actually about male mental health. That's what I'm really passionate about.
"I can't wait to see what Jack P Shepherd does with the storyline. He's done his research, but he's very instinctive. Jack feels he knows that character better than anyone, and that's absolutely right. He will put his own spin on it and that is key."
You can watch a 60-second rundown of next week's episodes of Coronation Street below.
And visit our dedicated Coronation Street page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.


text:
Bible Commentaries
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable
Resource Toolbox
Other Authors
The defeat of Israel"s enemies27:1
Leviathan was something very horrific ( Job 3:8). It seems to have been a water beast either in reality or in myth ( Job 41). The psalmist used it figuratively to describe Egypt, a powerful and deadly enemy of Israel ( Psalm 104:26). Thus Leviathan was a symbol of the immense power arrayed against the Lord"s people. It was also a figure in Canaanite mythology. Isaiah"s reference to it does not mean he believed in the Canaanite myth. He simply used a term used in mythology to illustrate. Similarly, Christian preachers sometimes refer to fictional characters without believing that they really exist. [Note: See John N. Day, "God and Leviathan in Isaiah 27:1 ," Bibliotheca Sacra155:620 (October-December1998):423-36; and Meredith G. Kline, "Death, Leviathan, and the Martyrs: Isaiah 24:1-27:1 ," in A Tribute to Gleason Archer, pp229-49.] Here Leviathan"s descriptions suggest that this dragon-like creature glides swiftly (possibly through the air, as a spirit being), that it is a deadly foe (like a coiling serpent), and that it inhabits the sea (a place notoriously uncontrollable by humans). In short, it seems to stand for the strong spiritual enemies of God"s people. Some interpreters believe Isaiah had in mind Satan himself (cf. Isaiah 24:21)-who occupies the air, the land, and the sea; he infests the whole creation. God will punish Satan and his host in the future (cf. Isaiah 24:22-23). [Note: Motyer, pp221-22; Dyer, in The Old . . ., pp547 , 549.] Another view is that the swift serpent is an allusion to the fairly straight Tigris River, the coiling serpent to the more twisting Euphrates River, and the dragon by the sea to Egypt (the Nile River). Thus Assyria, Babylonia, and Egypt are in view. [Note: Grogan, p170; cf. Archer, p627.] Still other interpreters favor taking the monsters and locations as representing all of Israel"s human enemies. [Note: E.g, Young, 2:234-35. Cf. Delitzsch, 1:454-55.] I think the passage pictures God"s punishment of Israel"s enemies at the Second Coming. [Note: See also J. Martin, p1076.]
Isaiah , speaking for the Lord, announced that a delightful vineyard that produced wine was in view, and that the news about it was so good that the hearers could sing about it. The vineyard was an ancient and popular figure of the nation of Israel that Isaiah used earlier ( Isaiah 5:7).
Yahweh had been its keeper, faithfully meeting its needs and vigilantly warding off its enemies (cf. Isaiah 5:1-4; Psalm 121:4-5; Matthew 21:33; John 10:11-13).
He would not be angry with Israel in that future day (cf. Romans 3:21-26; Romans 5:8-11), as He had been in the past. If enemies tried to damage His vineyard, He would destroy them (cf. Isaiah 5:6).
Enemies of the vineyard could come to the Lord for His protection and He promised to provide it (cf. Isaiah 16:4-5). Peace would be possible for any enemies of God"s people. In the Hebrew text the emphasis is on "with Me" in the first "Let him make peace with Me" and on "peace" in the second.
In the past, Israel had been a wild vine (cf. Isaiah 5:2; Psalm 80), but in the future it would prove healthy and extremely productive. In fact it would be so vigorous that it would fill the whole earth with its goodness (cf. Genesis 49:22). Israel will have a positive influence on the whole world during the Millennium (cf. Isaiah 35:1-3; Isaiah 35:6-7; Genesis 12:3; Amos 9:13-14; Zechariah 14:8).
"We can certainly see a spiritual fulfillment of this in the progress of the gospel throughout the world, for the Messiah is himself the true Vine ( John 15:1-8) and his disciples the fruit-bearing branches. In this way God"s purpose for Israel finds its expression in the supreme Israelite and those who are joined by faith to him." [Note: Grogan, p171.]
Grogan did not believe, however, that this interpretation exhausts the fulfillment of this passage that God intended, as many amillennialists do. He believed, as I do, in a literal future regathering and flourishing of Israel as a nation.
The figure of the vineyard ends here, and God"s method of dealing with Israel follows.
Rhetorically Isaiah asked if the Lord had ever dealt as harshly with Israel as He had with Israel"s oppressors. He had not, of course. He had always demonstrated special care and restraint when He dealt with His chosen people.
The Lord had scattered His people when they needed punishment, but He had not destroyed them. Since Isaiah used a feminine suffix here, it is possible that he alluded to a husband sending his wife away in divorce. He had let the fierce winds of His anger blow on them, but, as with the sirocco, His anger eventually subsided.
God would forgive Israel"s iniquity in the same restrained fashion. He would provide for the pardoning of Israel"s sin. This is a wonderful expression of salvation by grace. Consequently, Israel would not pursue idolatry any longer. Neither would there be any more need for sacrificial altars.
At that time the city of the world ( Isaiah 24:10; Isaiah 24:12; Isaiah 25:2), notable for its fortifications, will lie overthrown and isolated. Some premillennialists regard this as a reference to the destruction of Jerusalem in586 B.C. [Note: See J. Martin, p1076.]
"Ruins testify to a commercial and militaristic civilization that has now become quietly pastoral." [Note: Watts, p350.]
The prophet pictured the deserted condition of that city: calves grazing there and stripping the vegetation without human restraint, and women gathering dry wood for fires. Normally these activities took place outside cities. Dry limbs reflect a desolate condition since normally trees in cities were alive. The reason for the destruction of this city is that its inhabitants did not have discernment. They did not see their need to humble themselves and submit to God, even though He took great care to form them as His creatures.
The Lord would assemble the remnant of His people from the Promised Land as a farmer gathers up (gleans, cf. Isaiah 24:13) his crops. Not only will He destroy His enemies then, but He will also gather redeemed Israelites into His kingdom (cf. Matthew 24:30-31; Revelation 14:15-16).
That day will prove to be the greatest Day of Atonement of all time (cf. Isaiah 27:9). A trumpet blast will summon all the redeemed from distant parts of the earth, not just Jews from Palestine (cf. Zechariah 14:9; Matthew 24:31). They, too, will come to Jerusalem and enter the millennial kingdom (cf. Isaiah 19:24-25). Amillennialists typically interpret this gathering as a reference to the conversion of Gentiles to Jesus Christ (cf. Ephesians 1:10). [Note: See Young, 2:252.] Isaiah used Assyria and Egypt here as he used Edom earlier (cf. Isaiah 25:10), namely, as representative in his time of those areas of the world in the future.
"These verses provide a fitting climax to chs24-27 with their emphasis upon God"s sovereignty over the nations and his intention to restore his people from the nations. In this respect this is the second of three such passages. The others are Isaiah 11:12-16 and Isaiah 35:1-10. Each of these occurs at the end of a major segment. This fact suggests something about the structure of the book. ... chs7-12make the point that if you trust in the nations, the nations will destroy you. Nonetheless, God will not leave his people in destruction; he intends to deliver them from the nations. But this raises the immediate question: Can he deliver them from the nations? Chs13-27 answer that question with a resounding affirmative. They do so first in a particularizing way, showing that all nations, including Israel, are under God"s judgment (chs13-23). Then chs24-27 make the same point in a more generalized way, asserting that God is the main actor in the drama of human history. These things being Song of Solomon , God can deliver his people, and the promise is reaffirmed in these two closing verses." [Note: Oswalt, p500.]
"Chapters1-12reveal God"s saving purpose for Judah and Israel. Chapters13-27 reveal his saving purpose for the whole world." [Note: Ortlund, p144.]
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
Bibliography Information
Constable, Thomas. DD. "Commentary on Isaiah 27:4". "Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/dcc/isaiah-27.html. 2012.


text:
List of services in the Berg & Coiron territory
Here is a list of services in Ardèche located in the touristic territory of Berg & Coiron. To narrow your selection use the list of criteria on the left. Click on more information for a detailed description of each service.
Orpi Sud Immo
Orpi Sud Immo, your local agency for all your property puchase, valuation, sales, purchases or rentals.
With us, enjoy our expertise and strength of Orpi network of agencies and our common file in Drôme Ardèche and North Gard.
7 Ardèche Immobilier
7 Ardeche Immoblier, agency at St Andéol de Berg is specialized on real estate in the territory of Berg and Coiron and near by it. The agency offers you an accompaniment for purchase and sale of real estate: houses, flats and lands.
Concierge services "Clef confiance 07"
Stewardship service for second homes and landscape firm: garden, garden / pool masonry for 10 years in southern Ardèche.
Agence Evalys
Travel agency specializing in the organizations of group trips.
Seminars, incentives for businesses, associations, senior groups….
Tailored to your needs.
CAP e-Tourisme – Agence de Communication et d'Ingénierie en produits touristiques
Cabinet Poulet Vernede
MMA – mutual company.
Insurances for professional and individual. A team of competent staff and agents to serve you. Two agencies close to you: Villeneuve de Berg and Aubenas.


text:
NEW DATES: USTA National Men's 70 & 75 Indoor Championships (ITF grade A)November 09 - 14, 2020
Registration is closed
Sign up for this activity is no longer available.
Save on this event with ACTIVE Advantage
Your Advantage member discount automatically applies at checkout
Save on this event with ACTIVE Advantage
Members save up to $10 on registration fees and more!
Advantage members save up
to $10 on registration fees!
1 Photos and Videos
About this event
Gentlemen: Due to the coronavirus the USTA as postponed the tournament. We are currently looking for dates in the fall! Thanks for your support!
Whitehall Hotel 1700 Smith Street Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone #: (713) 739-8800 (located 3 blocks from the club). Rate $139 /per night Single/Double Rooms Reservation Code: MEN
Super-Shuttle- (713) 523-8888 (kiosk located in baggage claim) Note: Rental Car Not Necessary
Player's Party
The complimentary players dinner will be Tuesday, March 17th at 6:00pm
Doubles Entry Deadline
Doubles entry deadline is March 8th Interested players should sign up with or without a partner. If you do not find a partner a refund will be given.
Start Times
Start times available March11th. Contact Keith Christman at (713) 652-0700 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Seedings provisional until draws are made.
Consolation Matches
All consolation matches will be match tiebreaks. You must sign up for singles and doubles consolation. Consolation matches will start on Wednesday.
Play beings on Monday
All players must expect to play singles on March 16th and doubles on March 17th. If you have a scheduling concern, please contact Keith Christman at (713) 652-0700
The National Senior Men's Tennis Association will be requesting donations by players to the Houston USTA-NJTL benefiting kids. The NSMTA will match the players donations up to a maximum of $1,000 making a difference together.
Tournament Update: The Tournament is still scheduled, no
changes at the present time due to the coronavirus. Thanks for your support!
USTA - Men's 70 Doubles; Men's 70 Singles; Men's 75 Doubles; Men's 75 Singles


text: Double Diamond Plus Extensions Inserts $9.99 (0) No Reviews yet SKU: 2841 Select Color: Select Gun : 17/19/22/23/26/27/31/32/33 43 43X/48 Quantity discounts available QuantityPrice QTY. -+ Add to Cart Product Description Extra Rounds / More Style / Fully Customizable!Get the look you want with the new Plus Magazine Extensions by GS/Double Diamond. Mix and match colors with our DD Plus Extension Inserts for style and function. Use different colors to easily identify and track magazines during competition and tactical training.Complete extensions available for 9mm/.40/357 magazines (#2834) and Glock 43 magazines (#2835)! Also available as a magazine/extension combo (#2837)Order online or call (800) 601-8273 to order today! Reviews 0 BackRatings & ReviewsNo reviews availableBe the first to Write a Review


text:
Town EN1 Expert Electronic Security Company
Are you tired of changing the locks in your home because you keep losing your keys? Why not call Locksmith Earl for help? We will install a home security system with keypad PIN entry systems, or one where a token or a pass card are used. Our security systems company offers professional access control system repair, installation and maintenance services in Town EN1. We have vetted and skilled installers for domestic and commercial properties. We offer same day and emergency access control services as well.
Our company guarantees that you will enjoy the following advantages:
- the most up-to-date innovations from top access control tech manufacturers
- maintenance of existing access control systems
- 24/7 customer assistance
- same day and emergency services
- combined security services, including access control, CCTV and locksmith
For a a price quote, or to order our professional services, call 020 3404 1580. You can also send us an online request right here.
Why you should choose our access control system services
Our company can help you make the access to your garage, home, office, yard or other property easier for those authorised to access. The whole concept of key management will be pointless when you install a proximity access control system, intercom control, automatic gates or other system with token, pass card or key fob access.
We can fit access control systems to traffic barriers and security turnstiles to control who and when can leave and enter. We offer high-quality, professional car park access and video intercom systems for homes, offices or other premises. We can maintain and repair your existing access control systems, and offer replacement or upgrade for your security equipment for you.
We work with a wide variety of clients from Town EN1, such as various industrial estates, offices, business premises, police forces, airports, retail outlets, sports clubs, local government, schools, hospitals, apartments and private residential homes.
If you want to be one of our happy customers, order our access control service now!
How we can improve the access control to your property
We can offer you countless access control solutions for your specific case and needs. We specialise in electronic security and access control systems, servicing or installations. To avoid the change of the locks every time someone in your family or the office loses their keys, we offer you different solutions. We can install intercom door entry systems, including proximity access control system and a video intercom. It will allow the authorised people to enter via keypad PIN entry systems, digital keypads, or a token reader which allows entry with a pass card, token, key fob or smart card. We can also offer you various advanced biometric access systems.
For controlled car park access, we can fit access control systems to traffic barriers, security turnstiles and automatic gates, or number plate recognition systems.
Our access control and electronic security systems services
We Are the top access control company in Town EN1. All our installers are vetted, trained and have years of experience with all access control systems. We are following the latest innovations in the area of the home and commercial security. We work with the leading producers of products and equipment in this field. Our access control experts can repair, maintain and upgrade your existing door or gate access system, or they can install a brand new one.
Types of access control services we offer
We offer different maintenance, installation and repair services of access control systems in Town EN1. Here are some of the most common types of services we offer:
- Door entry systems, Master key systems, Domestic intercom repair
- Commercial intercom repair, Video Intercom, Wireless Intercom
- Door Entry Phone, Wired Intercom, Intercom supplied and fitted
- Entry phone installation, Keypads, Doorbell installation and repair
- Biometric readers, Intercom station repair and installation
- Fob-reader systems, Swipe card systems, Fingerprint controlled locks
How to make a booking
To book our access control services, you need to dial 020 3404 1580 or fill out the contact form here. The customer care assistants are 24/7 there for you. You may book an same day, emergency service, or plan ahead and pick any day of the year. For urgent situations like lock outs, we can respond within 30 minutes, day or night. Regular customers get special prices. People who book more than one service at the same time get a discount. Book now!


text:
KAI Top Replacement iWatch Band Fashion Beaded Created-Turquoise Celestite Elastic Jewelry Bracelet Band Strap Women Girl Compatible for 38mm 42mm Apple Watch Series 3/2/1 (Faux Pearl, 42mm)
Features: 1.This apple watch band is made of quality natural gemstone and strong elastic string for flexibility on the wrist. It stretches naturally through the elastic and will be comfortable around your wrist. 2.Fully elastic with no buckle, easy and quick to take on and off, no tools needed. 3.Gorgeous and Luminous design of this


text:
Wood equalising goal gets US out of Honduras with 1-1 draw
United States' Bobby Wood, 9, controls the ball before scoring his team's first goal during a 2018 World Cup qualifying football match against Honduras in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017.
The legs were heavy and the tension high in the 85th minute at Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, where exuberant fans had been cheering and blowing vuvuzelas nonstop.
The United States was losing to Honduras in a World Cup qualifier played in searing late-afternoon tropical heat, just a few minutes from falling into a deep hole that would jeopardize the Americans' streak of seven straight World Cup appearances.
Bobby Wood then silenced the crowd, scoring from short-range off a scramble following a free kick. The U.S. escaped from Honduras with a 1-1 tie Tuesday.
"Huge point. Great point," U.S. captain Michael Bradley. "In a lot of moments it has nothing to do with football. It's about finding a way to survive and dealing with everything that gets thrown at you, having a group that can hold up in the toughest moments."
Playing from behind after Romell Quioto put the Catrachos ahead in the 27th minute , the U.S. remained third in the North and Central American and Caribbean region with nine points, ahead of Honduras on goal difference with two qualifiers remaining. Panama had seven points and was in position to overtake the Americans later Tuesday when it hosted last-place Trinidad and Tobago.
The top three nations in the six-team group qualify for next year's tournament in Russia, and the fourth-place finisher meets Australia or Syria in a playoff for another berth. The U.S. hosts Panama on Oct. 6 at Orlando, Florida, and finishes four days later at Trinidad.
"We knew what type of spot we were in. We knew we needed at least one point," Wood said. "We knew we started bad. We weren't mentally there. We let off an easy goal, but we knew we just needed one goal and that would change everything."
Wins in the final two games would ensure a World Cup berth, but for the first time since 1989 the Americans will head into their finale uncertain of qualifying. Before Wood's goal, they might have put themselves in position to fight for a playoff spot at best.
"I was thinking we might have an early vacation at the end of this year," U.S. coach Bruce Arena said.
Quioto put the Catrachos ahead when he ran onto a pass from Alexander Lopez just inside the 18-yard box and broke in when defender Omar Gonzalez made only a slight touch on a crucial slide tackle. Left with an open 11-yard shot, the Houston Dynamo's Quioto beat goalkeeper Brad Guzan with a shot that bounced in off the far post, causing fans to stomp and shake the stadium.
"He just kind of like fell over the ball a little bit and Quioto regained it and finished," Arena said.
Just as in Friday's 2-0 home loss to Costa Rica, the U.S. mounted few dangerous chances.
That changed when Christian Pulisic, the Americans' emerging 18-year-old star midfielder, was fouled about 30 yards from the goal and Kellyn Acosta took the free kick.
Goalkeeper Luis Lopez made a sprawling save to bat the ball with his left hand. It landed near the end line, and Matt Besler beat Johnny Palacios to the ball and while falling backward hooked it in the air to Jordan Morris at the edge of the 6-yard box. Morris outjumped Henry Figueroa and sent a backward header to Wood, who made a nifty chest trap and shot.
"Sometimes in a game like this you have to score scrappy," Morris said. "Was kind of just trying to keep the play alive."
After he chested the ball, Wood let it bounce and poked it in with his right foot from 4 yards. The stadium quieted in shock. Previously well-behaved fans threw horns and liquids at the Americans as they exited the field.
"Just kind of expecting it to land right in front of me and it did," Wood said.
Arena made seven changes to his starting lineup, saying Europe-based players were not fully fit just weeks into their club seasons and were unprepared for the heat, which was 93 with high humidity at kickoff. Wood entered in the 73rd minute and scored his ninth goal in 34 international appearances.
Players said the grass was long and spongy. Barbed wire separated fans from the running track that surrounds the field in a stadium does not have any scoreboards.
As the exhausted Americans walked onto the team bus, they felt a sense of accomplishment but knew two tough qualifiers remain.
"The door for Russia, there's not even a crack open right now," Arena said. "There's a lot of work to be done to get to Russia."
Notes: The State Department in Washington said it couldn't speculate on whether Syrian players would be eligible for U.S. visas. President Donald Trump's temporary ban on visitors from Syria and five other countries allows the administration to make case-by-case exceptions, which could ostensibly be used to allow the players in. The travel ban is set to expire in late September.


text:
Sensor cleaning is an important step for keeping your camera operating at peak performance. However, you can improve your power up speed by changing the sensor cleaning settings. Find out how in this video.
- Having a clean sensor in your camera…can be critically important…and I'm sure every photographer can appreciate that…if they've ever had to clean up dust spots…on one of their images or maybe multiple images…and many cameras today include an automatic cleaning feature…including the 5D Mark IV…and that is by default enabled…so that when you power on or off the camera,…there is the automatic sensor cleaning taking place…and that can certainly be a helpful feature…to help make sure that any dust that's gotten…onto the sensor will be knocked away during that process,…but you might want to disable that feature if performance,…if you want to be able to power up that camera…so that you can start shooting as quickly as possible…because with that sensor cleaning enabled,…of course it takes a little bit of extra time…to power up the camera.…
I'll go ahead and go into the menu settings here…so that we can take a look at the sensor cleaning controls…and you'll see that, as I mentioned,…by default the automatic cleaning is enabled,…
- Configuring media cards, viewfinder options, and GPS
- Improving power-up speed by changing sensor cleaning settings
- Using Live View and depth of field preview
- Customizing autofocus settings
- Achieving perfectly level shots
- Using image review and star rating
- Capturing video with the Canon 5D Mark IV
- Leveraging Dual Pixel RAW captures


text:
Gourmet Knife
...handcrafted knives. This shown here is a table pocket knife which can be folded and closed. In stainless steel RWL34, it has a hilt in ebony wood. Its length, when it is wide open, is of 220 mm. It is mainly used as a table knife for meat.
This is just an example of Attilio Morotti's artworks available at F.lli Lorenzi's. This model belongs to a very limited top-quality production which has led Attilio Morotti to be awarded international prizes worldwide. Attilio Morotti created his first knife on 13th December 2002 and has continued the production of fixed blade knives for over a year before going for foldable knives. He manages to make renowned quality knives, which help him win the title of "Italian Knifemakers Guild" on 2nd June 2007.
F.lli Lorenzi offers the best artisan creations for kitchen, collection and leisure cutlery, carefully crafted with natural environmentally friendly materials.


text:
Horizon: Zero Dawn All Power Cell Locations Guide
All Power Cell locations
Search the indicated locations to find all five Power Cells. They are found in mission areas, but you can go back and collect them later as well. The missions areas are locked until you reach a certain point in the story. You can still free roam after completing the story and collect everything. To save some time, it is recommended to collect them during the main quests. If you die, you must collect them again; they are not saved until reaching the next checkpoint. The Power Cells have a green icon that makes them easier to spot. If you have trouble reaching a location, simply hover over the area on the world map and press D-pad Down to view the different layers. Place a marker by pressing X at the same location as shown in the video. Then, go to "Game Settings" (press Options) and enable the "Waypoint Pathfinding" option. This provides a new waypoint every few meters to guide you through buildings. This is especially useful for the second Power Cell on the 12th floor of the "Maker's End" main quest. If you get them during the story, just follow the main quest markers to automatically reach the areas.
1. – Area: All Mother ("The Womb Of The Mountain" main quest): It is found in a side room on the right side after waking up in the mountain (1st floor). Crouch through the hole in the wall to reach it. If you miss it, this area gets locked until completing "The Heart Of The Nora" main quest, which is at the end of the story.
2. Area: Maker's End ("Maker's End" main quest): It is found at the very top of the tower (12th floor).
3. Area: The Grave Hoard ("The Grave Hoard" main quest): It is found on the 3rd floor, after solving the ring puzzle to open the locked door. It is behind the locked door; you will walk right into it. You have to open this door and solve the puzzle as part of the story. It is very easy to locate this Power Cell.
4. Area: GAIA Prime ("The Mountain That Fell" main quest): It is found on the 3rd floor. After going through the first part of the building, you will go outside and have to rappel down. Before rappelling down, jump down to the left on the rocks to find it in the hidden purple area.
5. Area: Ruins ("Free Roam" main quest): These are the ruins from the prologue of the game, where young Aloy fell down. One of the doors can now be pried open with the spear. When looking at the map, it is found on the 1st floor in the purple area at the bottom right corner.
After finding all five Power Cells, go to the Ancient Armory bunker. It is marked as a side quest. Insert the five Power Cells and solve the ring puzzle to get the armor. Open the Shield-Weaver Outfit Treasure Box in the inventory screen to equip the armor.


text:
2.5% Cash Back
No Cash Back on Phones.
Cashback of 2.5% on MOBB SKUS. Important :- Pennyful.com will pay cashback to you for all your purchases made at Cellular Outfitter via Pennyful.com and not Cellular Outfitter. Pennyful is not liable to pay any cashback if your order is not tracked/recorded for any reason.
to reach the Cellular Outfitter
as always at the store
posted in your Pennyful.com account in 1 -7 days
Cellular Outfitters are specialist in Cell Phone Accessories and they have been in the game for a long time. They offer the same product in the same packaging as the retail chains without the retail mark up. Shop discount prices now with coupons, promotional codes and cash back. Find the latest money savings coupons and coupon codes for cellularoutfitter.com, and get cash back rebates when you shop through Pennyful.com.No Cash Back on PhonesCashback of 2.5% on MOBB SKUS.Use of Coupons found Outside Pennyful.com may void Cash Back.
Click here to know more about PEARS
0 of
New user? Signup
You're on your way to
2.5% Cash Back savings
Cellular Outfitter. Just
Login below.
Please enter your email address you used to create your account & we will email
you a new password right away !!
Already a member? Login
You're on your way to
2.5% Cash Back
savings at
Cellular Outfitter
. Just signup below. It's Free!
By becoming a member, you agree to our
terms and conditions
Its FREE ! Your own online piggybank
Bonus cashback for referring to your friends
Save with cashback, coupons and exclusive offers
Excellent customer care
wait 5 seconds
Please allow 1-4 days for cash back to be posted in your account
click #356767890 recorded
if you are not automatically redirected in 4 sectonds , please click


text:
VoIP telephony at sea
Time when calls are performed only by Inmarsat, Iridium and Thuraya is over. Benefit from VoIP technology and get the most competitive rates and the best sound quality.
With a maritime VoIP service you get a superior performance (internal end points, prepaid accounts for the crew, credit limits and alerts, inbound free calls, etc ..) and above all call rates 80% lower.
Cost-effective and smart phone system at sea
Excellent sound quality
Free incoming calls
Regional DDI as an option
No minimum or hidden fees
Rates up to 80% below Inmarsat/Iridium
Multiple extensions on board
Customized prepaid accounts
Other value-added solutions
VPN Solution
Access corporate resources with security and performance.More info
PBX System
An integrated telephony solution.More info
Remote access
Ideal for video security and remote control.More info
Crew prepaid cards
Internet and telephone for crew welfare.More info
Wi-Fi hotspot
Managed solution for wireless Internet on board.More info
Maritime IPTV
Get TV via Internet (Wuaki.TV, Netflix, Kartina.TV, etc...).More info
Maritime streaming
Broadcast audiovisual content from sea.More info


text:
In the first two parts of this article we've tracked the progression of Kujaku since their first creation in the early 1960s through to a Koi variety, which, in the 2010s bears little resemblance to that early Koi, but is a highly complex variety, the appreciation of which is multi faceted.
If you've not already read them then I suggest reading parts 1 and 2 first, you can find them at the links below.
Kujaku in Detail – Part 1 – The Beginnings
Kujaku in Detail – Part 2 – Building Blocks
In part 2 Mike Snaden of Yume Koi, Gary Smith of Gatwick Koi, and Joji Konishi and Makoto Konishi of Konishi Koi Farm, a world leader in Kujaku production, expressed their opinions regarding aspects that made Kujaku special. In this part we are going to take a look at those individual aspects of appreciation and explain some of the terminology in more detail.
Hikari, Lustre, Shine, Metallic
Kujaku, like all metallic Koi such as Ogon, Kikusui, Hariwake, etc., must most importantly have a strong metallic shine or lustre, call it what you wish. Hikari literally translates to shine. It's the fundamental basis for all varieties which fall within the Hikarimuji (shiny plain, i.e. single metallic colour with no pattern), Hikarimoyo (shiny pattern, i.e. more than one metallic colour forming a pattern) and Hikariutsuri (shiny utsuri lineage) show classes.
Paid banner advert - put your ad here for just £50 per month
The presence and quality of the hikari becomes evident at a very early stage and is an important factor in the earliest of fry selections when the breeder will look for shine on the nose of the pectoral fins of the fry, at a time when patterns of both the beni and platinum are not evident, nor the quality of the Matsuba scalation.
As the Koi grows we are looking for a clean shiny head, pectoral fins and skin of the Kujaku.
Unfortunately it's quite common for Kujaku (and all metallic Koi) to lose their shine, and clarity of skin, as they get larger and older hence it's so important to keep the shiniest at a young age.
Matsubamon, Kuroi-mame, Fukurin, Amime, Reticulation
Without question this is the hardest part to be right on a Kujaku. Whichever name you may use, or hear used, we are talking about the repeated black dotted pattern on the scales of the Koi.
Matsubamon translates to 'pinecone pattern', Kuroi-mame to 'black beans', Fukurin to 'decorative border' – referring to the skin surrounding the scale, Amime to 'mesh of a net' – the pattern created by the fukurin and the scales. Reticulation obviously an english word also meaning a mesh like pattern.
If we look at the image above we can start to see how the pattern details of the Kujaku's Matsubamon are created, and indeed start to understand how and why it's so complicated for it to look 'perfect'.
Paid banner advert - put your ad here for just £50 per month
The Kuroi-mame is created by the tips of each scale being black in colour (the area circled in white above). A carp's scale is embedded into the skin of the fish, indeed more is hidden than visible, as it creates an armoured coating on the body. In the outlined area above the platinum/white coloured skin creates a pocket into which the scale sits, and as the scales form over the body of the Koi the skin creates the fukurin. On different varieties we may see this represented different ways depending on the colour of the scales or the colour of the skin. On other parts of the image above we can see the red pigmentation which clovers the skin and/or scale in part or in entirety and see how that potentially has an effect on the appearance of the black scale. Looking along the centre line of the picture we can see red seemingly enhancing the black pigmentation making it appear darker whilst, on adjacent scales, seemingly blocking out the black. We can see this non uniformity even clearer on the image below.
On the face of it it may appear that that in close up these images don't represent high class Kujaku. In reality that couldn't be further from the truth, both are close ups of arguably the finest Kujaku I've ever witnessed in person, here she is in her entirety.
In part 2 of this article Mike Snaden stated, 'Matsuba effect should be strong, clean, and deeply wrapping, with bright contrasting fukurin.'
If we look at the example above we can see that the Matsubamon appears to extend all over the Koi, we can see it stretching down the sides of the Koi. In the close up picture further up we can see that the Matsubamon is non existent in the lower scales in the bottom of the photo. This is normal. However, on occasion we see Kujaku where the matsubamon only appears on the very back of the Koi, perhaps only on 2 or 3 rows of scales either side of the dorsal ridge. These Koi really rather lack impact, irrespective of the rest of the package.
The final consideration in respect of Matsubamon is the colour which, as we can see from the examples, can range from grey to black. The darker it is the greater impression it gives.
Paid banner advert - put your ad here for just £50 per month
The Kujaku below was entered into the recent Autumn 2019 Niigata Breeders Auction. Whilst the Matsubamon is quite pale silvery grey, and subsequently appears a little weak on the red markings, its beauty lies in its sharp edges and beautiful fukurin.
We see a huge variance in the pattern of Kujaku, some similar to Kohaku, but with a great deal more flexibility.
Whether patterns are light, as in the Omosako example above, or heavy as in the Fukuzawa example below, it's really the Matsubamon that creates impression.
In the 2nd part of this article we quoted an earlier article where Joji Konishi stated, 'This is my opinion but Kujaku with plain white head of partially white head looks more unique and valuable because the white head works to make the entire body look more lustrous than menkaburi with red markings on the head.
It is the white background not the red hi ground that makes the fish body look brighter. Furthermore Kujaku with white head are more competitive.'
We can get an impression of how this affects the appearance of a Kujaku by looking at the examples below and removing the white area on the head.
Paid banner advert - put your ad here for just £50 per month
Allowing for the comments made above, the rules of thumb which apply to any pattern on any variety continue to apply of course to Kujaku in that the pattern has to be balanced, and pleasing from front to back, and side to side. The sashi and kiwa of the beni pattern of course need to have sharp edges and not be blurred.
As you'll have seen through this article, the colour of Kujaku varies considerably, with a variety of factors contributing. Naturally we want the background white/platinum colour to be as clean and bright as possible, not yellowy. We mentioned the Matsubamon above, and the fact it can range from a silver grey through to dark black. Then of course we have the 'red' pattern which, in truth, is very rarely red, indeed metallic red is invariably dark orange at best, due to the metallic pigmentation.
The overlaying colour on Kujaku can vary from a golden orange yellow through to a deep orange red. Both hobbyists, and in turn breeders, seem to be forever searching for a deeper shade of red and the almost fabled 'Beni Kujaku'.
In terms of appreciation, it's really a case of 'you pay your money and make your choice', the preceding factors are much more relevant in assessing the quality of the individual Kujaku.
Other factors
In the second part of this article Gary Smith mentioned the desirability of clean head and also indeed clean pectoral fins. These are 2 areas which really are the icing on the cake from transforming a superb Kujaku into something amazing, and it seems that there are plenty of superb Kujaku which fall short on either one or both aspects.
If you look at every Kujaku photographed above, with the exception of one, they have either black around the nostril/nose area, or black/orange markings in the fins. All of these examples are major winners at Koi shows or otherwise extremely high class. They all excel in the aforementioned areas in particular lustre and Matsubamon.
Paid banner advert - put your ad here for just £50 per month
To conclude this 3rd part of this in detail look at Kujaku, a gallery of some examples of Kujaku that we've encountered over the last decade or so……….
Starting from the head of this Koi it would be quite easy to be put off by the grey markings, however once past those we encounter a wonderful body covered in deeply wrapping Matsubamon which we can see remains strongly contrasting against the platinum skin even down the sides of the Koi. A simple by sufficient beni pattern of deep colouration complete the package.
To have won Sakura Prize this was deemed to be the best non-Gosanke in the 63bu class in the entire show. Again, starting from the head we see some grey markings, and considerable motoaka in the pectoral fins. The highlight of this Koi however is surely the incredibly bright, shiny deep red colouration which is overlaid with deep black Matsubamon.
This is a Koi which is perhaps most interesting for the fact it was bred by Omosako Koi Farm, a farm who we are now seeing so many great Kujaku originating from. Koi has great lustre, lovely clean white head, and excellent clear Matsubamon patterning. The beni pattern perhaps leaves a little to be desired. All in all reflecting the level of importance given to these aspects earlier in the article.
This is a Kujaku that's appeared throughout this series of articles. This Koi made a big impression on me when I first encountered it at the 2009 Niigata Nogyosai. The immaculately clean head, with no staining whatsoever, and the imposing white slash through it, strong imposing Matsubamon, bright white ground, deep bright red. The pectoral fins prevented from being perfect by a few rather insignificant dots of red. The Kujaku remains to date as one of the very best I've witnessed, truly memorable.
Another Fukazawa Koi Farm Kujaku, double winner at the All Japan Koi Show. We featured the head of this Koi earlier in the article as typically lacking the shine and lustre on the head of younger examples. Notwithstanding that what we do have is a very imposing Koi with a big powerful shoulder area, featuring both red and white, wrapped in thick, strong, well defined matsubamon patterning.
Paid banner advert - put your ad here for just £50 per month
Marusei Koi Farm produce high quality examples of so many different varieties of Koi, but Kujaku is surely one of their specialities, and this is a incredibly beautiful example. We mentioned the importance of white on the head earlier. If this were a Kohaku the head pattern would be insufficient, buy it works perfectly well on Kujaku. Beautifully strong and defined Matsubamon throughout the Koi.
A slightly dirty head didn't stop this big bodied Kujaku winning. The Matsubamon is perhaps not the most refined compared to some of the examples here when studied closely, it almost feels as though the scales are a little congested on the body. The red is a very deep shade.
If the Miyatora had a particularly deep red, this is very much at the golden orange end of the spectrum of colour. Also if the Matsubamon of the Miyatora fish wasn't the most refined, this is very very beautiful. The unique head pattern shows off the lovely spotless forehead, such a shame that those two dots appear on the nose.
This example shows how sometimes the matsubamon gets outcompeted by the red pigmentation. The white skin on the body is very bright, and the fukurin incredibly thick and deep, especially on the shoulder area. The scales are a silver grey, rather than black, which creates a really nice subtlety. The minimal orange pattern emphasises the beauty of the white skin and matsubamon.
The head, pectoral fins and dorsal ridge are about as shiny as could possibly be on this smaller example. As with the previous example, both from Omosako, the matsubamon barely shows on the red markings, although there is an obvious texture. The fukurin is of course thinner and narrower than on the larger examples but the reticulation is still clear and clean. Would love to see this at a larger size.
This is an incredibly imposing Koi. The head and fins maybe don't shine as much as the smaller and younger examples however, the body, both in terms of its shape and conformation, and the matsubamon which look like each scale has been individually carved are simply superb. I spent a long time studying and photographing this Koi in the winners pool at the 2019 All Japan Koi Show, about 5 metres away was another example which was going to blow this one away….
Paid banner advert - put your ad here for just £50 per month
Slightly quirky rules at the All Japan Koi Show mean that, for the last couple of years, the best in variety isn't necessarily the best example of type at the show. This particular Best in Variety winner actually came behind the Kujaku above and below which took higher prizes, until a few years ago the Kujaku below would have been awarded the best in variety prize as well as its best in Sakura. Anyhow, a large, impressive, imposing example of Kujaku. Excellent Matubamon across the body of the Koi. The pattern benefits from the white nose and the large white shoulder patch.
Finally, a Kujaku which I firmly place as the single best example that I have ever seen personally. Having stood for some time marvelling at the 90bu Sakura Prize winning example above I moved to the 85bu, then 80bu pools and was truly blown away. The beautiful white face, without staining, but with dramatic red head marking. The pectoral fins are bright, shiny and clean. The white area between the head and dorsal fin simply glows, the ridge of the back so clean and then flanked either side by a shiny grey metallic Matsubamon. We showed a close up of that area earlier in the article. The dorsal fin and tail are also without colour adding to the impression of perfection. This Koi quite rightly drew many an admiring glance over the course of the weekend of the All Japan Koi Show, Omosako san receiving the congratulations of many. A truly fitting Koi to end this 3rd part of the article on Kujaku.
In the 4th and final part we will take a look at some of the different variations of Kujaku we see, including Tancho, Doitsu and Ginrin, along with some of the 'hybrids' and unique Koi which have developed from breeders using Kujaku.