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Avoid the Disaster of Frozen Pipes!
— Published on: February 14, 2019 by Deb Barry | Categories: Arden Engineering, Maintenance, MJ Daly —
Frozen pipes that burst are a leading source of property damage and can be extremely costly.
Here are several steps that can be taken to avoid this disaster.
|Insulate Vulnerable Pipes
Pipes on outside walls or in lower temperature spaces are most vulnerable to freezing. Pipe insulation is always a good idea. Use
pre-formed pipe sheaths or wrap the pipes in standard blanket style insulation.
|Early Leak Detection System
Install an automatic excess flow switch on the main incoming domestic water line. These systems can detect even the slightest leak when water pressure varies. They will automatically shut off flow to prevent major issues
|Ensure Backup Power
Keeping the building at a safe temperature is critical to avoid frozen pipes. Having a backup power source, such as a standby generator, will ensure that the building remains heated in the event of a power outage during cold weather.
|Proper Building Insulation
Today's industrial and commercial buildings are typically designed and constructed with advanced insulation materials. Older buildings, however, may require updating the insulation. Sealing gaps, crawl spaces, wall, and ceiling insulation can all help to keep pipes from freezing.
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I don't care if Monday's blue
Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too
Thursday I don't care about you
It's Friday, I'm in love
Monday you can fall apart
Tuesday, Wednesday break my heart
Oh, Thursday doesn't even start
It's Friday I'm in love
Saturday, wait
And Sunday always comes too late
But Friday, never hesitate…
Friday afternoon:
He was running late. The grip and I were supposed to have lunch. He was going to bring a comic book for a friend at work. It had been a busy week. I didn't know how busy of a weekend it would be. But when he finally arrived, nothing else mattered.
I'd been telling him about this little place that me and some coworkers had been going to at lunch for beer and Italian food. It's a pleasant little time out in the day, makes the day go a bit faster.
He said he was picking up something to eat and apologized for the wait. He wanted me to walk out to the gate though. I asked him why and he just said it was a surprise.
About a month ago we'd gone to an In & Out and I gotten my burger a certain way. He not only remembered, but it has been something mentioned on a couple of occasions. He'd even gone on a late night drive and got one just the way I get mine while thinking of me. It probably sounds silly and cheesy. But when he came to my work with my burger and another one made specifically a certain way so he could still get kisses from me, it made me smile.
I work 5 minutes from the beach. I hadn't taken the opportunity to go in months though. There's something about the water.. about the smell and the feel of the sand that just makes me feel cleansed. Not a care in the world exists.
"Whatever you've done, I forgive you." I said as we pulled up to the beach.
Burgers, beer, and my boy… it was lovely.
I even got a chance to dance…
It was only an hour. But of my day.. of my week.. it was the best surprise I've had in a long time. So for all those girls who ask for diamonds, they may be forever, but for me, it's moments like this one that make life all the much more worthwhile.
/end cheese


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February 11th 2015 marked the very first Fashion Concept event curated by Adelaide label Willow & Grace's designer Hue Le. Big things lie ahead for this event which saw a grand turn out at the Nexus Cabaret Centre with the … Continue reading
Tag Archives: adelaide makeup artist
Tips For Reducing Facial Redness
Many of my clients stumble when asked the question "What is your skin type?" For makeup artists it's one of the most important things to know about the face we are about to make up. We need to know how … Continue reading
School's Out with Style Story Blog
Bellis fruit bars, being a brat, shortening that school skirt and the 90's. School's out.
Hair and make up by Lalka's Face
Kaya's makep required neutrals, a soft glow on the cheeks and not much more!
A fresh faced Kaya wears casper&pearl Arithmetic Sweater, UNIF bottoms from Sticks and Stones Agency and Dr Martens from Barlow Shoes
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White Point for Freque Magazine
Another wonderful shoot with Hex Photography for volume 10 of Freque Magazine. This issue's theme was white so what better way to incorporate the shade than with white foundation which I applied across our beautiful model Bianca Cooper's eye area … Continue reading
Illamasqua hits Adelaide
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Purple, Glorious Purple!
I for one will be donning purple lips at any given chance this winter! I love it! From daring to totally wearable, I think we'll be seeing a lot of purple lips! This is probably more on the fun side … Continue reading
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Tips for Angel of the Winds Arena at Everett
92 Angel of the Winds Arena at Everett Tips
- Casual 1
The weather was cold. I wore a sweater and jacket the entire evening and was comfortable..
We parked for free nearby (always a nice perk) and at at El Paraiso Mexican Restaurant
The weather was perfect. I wore should have worn warmer as the arena was quite cool.
Eat before or after you go
The weather was windy and rainey. I wore Jacket.
Free Street Parking if you arrive early (5 pm) several Paid Lots
Typical Arena food, hot dogs, wine and beer, etc
Sporty casual
Large parking facility
Service prompt and enough to attract adults and children
Way too expensive
We went on Sunday and found street parking for free within a block of the entrance.
We parked for $10 across the street, but with the rain it was money well spent.
The tickets are cheaper if you buy the there.
5 dollars per car just across the Comcast Grill side of the arena.
Super expensive
Arrive a little early and there's plenty of on street parking nearby.
Not much available at Comcast arena
Dress warm, you're at an ice rink


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ISLAMABAD, Apr 18 (APP):President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday condemned cowardly terrorist attack in Buzi Top area of Makran Coastal Highway, Balochistan.
He expressed profound grief and sorrow over the loss of precious human lives in the incident, said a statement issued by Aiwan-e-Sadr.
The president prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls and forbearance of the bereaved families.
He emphasized such cowardly attempts to spread disunity in the country could never succeed. He said the nation was united and steadfast in its fight against terrorism.


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A Royal Naval medic from Devon has been presented with an operational honour today (Friday) by the Duchess of Cornwall after his first six-month deployment to Afghanistan. Medical Assistant Craig Barff (24), from Devon and originally Hartlepool, deployed in April to work with the Close Support Medical Regiment in Helmand Province. The Duchess of Cornwall, as Commodore in … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
Honour for front line Medics
Two South West female naval medics have been honoured for saving lives on the front line in Afghanistan in support of Royal Marines and soldiers. Leading Medical Assistant Lianne Spiby (25) served with Lima Company of Plymouth-based 42Commando and Leading Naval Nurse Sarah Morris, from the medical defence hospital unit at Plymouth's Derriford Hosptial, have been working with … [Read more...]
Injured Marines Funding Boost
A group of armed forces personnel in Plymouth with long-term illnesses and injuries has been presented with funds by professional women. Hasler Company has been presented with £1,800 by South West Women In Construction (SWWIC), who all work in disciplines in the building industry, at a ceremony in HM Naval Base, Devonport. Major Steve Melbourne, (Officer Commanding Hasler … [Read more...]
HMS Montrose sails in icy waters
The latest stage of the frigate HMS Montrose's six-month South Atlantic deployment has taken it to the edge of the ice fields at the foot of the earth. Slipping past icebergs 8,000 miles from home, the Plymouth-based Type 23 frigate begins 2012 hard at work. The Type 23 frigate encounters penguins-clad glaciers and rocky outcrops as she operates in cold waters. Her crew, … [Read more...]
Submarine Training Award
The crew of Plymouth-based submarine HMS Turbulent has been rewarded for high standards reached during training ahead of last year's nine-month deployment. Commander Ryan Ramsey, the commanding officer of HMS Turbulent, received the Valiant Trophy from sponsors Rolls Royce. Jerry Hall, Rolls Royce Director of Operations Submarines, presented the trophy which has been awarded … [Read more...]
HMS Vigilant hosts folk concert
One of the Royal Navy's largest submarines has hosted a folk singer on board to give a concert on board as part of the artist's UK tour. The nuclear-deterrent submarine HMS Vigilant enjoyed a concert by country singer and guitarist Lisbee Stainton with her backing singer on Wednesday evening (11th January) in Plymouth. The submarine is in HM Naval Base Devonport undergoing a … [Read more...]


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Coming soon: Signs directing public to closest police station
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has teamed up with the Social Security System (SSS) for the nationwide installation of signs to direct people to the nearest police station.
The signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) and formal turnover of the directional signs were done at the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame on Thursday.
According to PNP Police-Community Relations Group director, Chief Supt. Rhodel Sermonia, the signs to be provided by the SSS will all look the same and will include the logo of the PNP and other emergency response agencies.
Previously, the look of the police signs depended on the company or the local government unit that sponsored it, he said.
He added that having the signs would "increase public awareness" of the PNP and also serve as an "on-ground reference for the public to make them feel secure, knowing that the police is nearby, ready to respond to incidents requiring police assistance."
Shared concern
SSS president and CEO Emmanuel Dooc said the MOA showed that "both institutions [were] concerned with the protection of Filipinos."
"The SSS as a social insurance and pension fund is concerned with the financial protection of its 36 million members and their beneficiaries [while] the PNP is charged with the physical protection of the Filipino citizenry," he added.
"We are truly, mutually invested in ensuring safe and secure communities and providing an environment that is conducive to active living, productive work and profitable livelihood," Dooc said.
According to him, the signs will "instill in the citizens' consciousness that crime prevention is everybody's concern."
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Note: These reviews got deleted from ourvadodara.in, a site I no longer work for. So am posting the missing reviews here.
The Wolf of Wall Street
Rating: 100%
Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street plays out like staged storylines from WWE episodes back during its TV-14 era, albeit with an overdrive of over-the-top lewdness, crassness and rambunctiousness that may throw off audience members who go to the show expecting to root for 'faces' (i.e. the good guys) over heels (the bad guys). There is a growing misconception that the film glorifies its protagonist's tales of debauchery and decadence instead of upbraiding it. It can't be denied though that a temporary absorption of his rapacious, power-hungry attitude is felt, but our system soon filters it out when the film offers its healing therapy. It often breaks the fourth wall and works with the energy levels of a hyperkinetic farce to ingeniously establish an invisible barrier between us and the film. Unlike his last venture 'Hugo', Scorsese has no intentions to 'transport us to the fictional world'; instead, we sit back, we howl with laughter and are given enough breathable space to think. Even in WWE, fan support for heels usually lasts only momentarily, after which we either switch support to a 'face' or anticipate the heel's epic downfall.
The Wolf of Wall Street is a terrifyingly bold and far-reaching cautionary tale and a middle-finger gesture against the imbibition of greed and cold-hearted narcissism prevalent in many of the corporate cultures not only in capitalist economies but also in transitional economies nowadays. The grooming generally begins in business schools, with guest lectures and seminars on 'How to Make it Big after B-School', usually delivered in a highly charismatic rhetoric by "exciting entrepreneurs" or "inspirational management gurus", whose job (exceptions exist, of course) is to make you feel pathetic for not making any money and then to groom you to continue feeling pathetic once you've earned some coz somebody in the world makes more money than you do (trust me – studying in one right now). Contentment is frowned upon as a sign of defeat, while covetousness (marketed as 'passion' or 'drive') is sought after – how shall the market forces function otherwise?
Stepping into the real world means acknowledging its harsh realities and cold truths and then not feeling guilty about it. At workplace you're told to make it big but 'not to the detriment of another's livelihood', but of course, the stipulation in quotation marks in only practicable in theory, right? Because in the end, its money that speaks, matters and decides the worth of an individual. So the warm and radiant faces beaming in job ads are neither warm nor customer-oriented – that's nothing but a marketing gimmick meant for gullible customers. Scorsese takes pot-shots precisely at this 'Get Rich or Die a Loser' generation who possess a devil may care attitude towards ethical and moral considerations. The pay-off of 'holding little to the imagination' and filling it to the brim whether in sex, or profanity, or drugs or malice, is a mammothian-length master work that holds a carnival mirror to the world. Its cutting-edge contemporary in its storytelling, and as hard-hitting, impressive and relevant as Jason Reitman's Up in The Air, David Fincher's Social Network, Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange or Orson Welles' Citizen Kane. This belongs to the rare category of being 'the film of the moment', and it punches its message square into our faces.
The biggest irony in the film, as reports have already mentioned, is that Jordan Belfort is happily minting money now, in addition to his book sales (adapted to screen by Terence Winters) and work as a motivational speaker, with the million dollars he received for movie rights; Wikipedia states he's not even fulfilled his restitution obligations after being indicted in 1997 for 22 months for security fraud and money laundering. The scumbag's soul may be lacquered with all the drugs he's taken in the past, and at least hundred rebirths would be needed before it gets an absolution. Maybe he doesn't even want one, and is only doing his 'motivation thing' to stay out of the FBI's radar. We never shall know; he has used his natural ability to lie through his pearly-white teeth to mulct others for years without drawing much suspicion. The closing scene is telling: now instead of his devious stock brokers, its hopeless sales agents who look up to modern Mammon with misty-eyed adulation.
You can practically check off every possible option on his charge-sheet of sins. He gets a preliminary pep-talk from an unconscionable grease-ball (a cameo appearance by Matthew McConaughey which is so awesome the trailers showcase him a hell more than the other supporting cast) after joining a blue chip company. The instructions are simple: do drugs, jerk-off and screw people better. There's logic in here.
In Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights, a fictional account of the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler, a pornographic actor during the late 80s and early 90s, it was drugs that charged him as well as led to his crash. Take any big name in the music industry (Beatles, Bob Marley, Courtney Love, Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga) – old and new – drugs again. In scamming people, compunction eats up the soul unless it's drug-coated.
After being laid off post stock market crash in 1987, he chances upon a penny stock boiler room that (falsely, of course) promises its customers 50% of their invested amount. He takes over the firm, renames it Stratton Oakmont to appeal to well-off investors, employs acquaintances and winnows them till they sound as glib as him, and then expands to employ over thousand stockbrokers who congregate under one roof to f### people up. There's an adrenaline-driven hyper-masculinity glinting on each face, both male and female. This is one deadly community of mercenary scamsters who're even more dangerous, absolutely remorseless (can't fathom these guys having actual 'life' outside work) and less principled than the gangsters from Godfather series, Goodfellas or Departed. Their idea of fun and philanthropy is fulfilling a female employee's wish of getting larger breast implants by challenging her to shave her head off (reminded me of a storyline from WWE involving CM Punk and his cultish clan), getting a pet chimpanzee to office, holding a midget-throwing contest (there's an extended scene in which Belfort discusses 'dos and don'ts with midgets' which is simply fantastic and probably half-improvised), hand-standing during work, bullying employees who are 'neat', bringing in prostitutes who are categorized into 'blue chips', 'NASDAQs' and 'pink sheets', popping drugs like M&Ms (of course) and other such things – this is during working hours. Outside work, at lavish parties organized by Belfort, they're even wilder, and wasted with Quaaludes (the film informs about the drug's history).
Belfort's wife Teresa is initially supportive of him – he finds her unadventurous and screws around with a gorgeous blonde of Irish-British-Italian-Dutch origin named Naomi Lapaglia. When caught red-handed, he doesn't even try stopping Teresa like most conventional heroes would; three days later, Naomi shifts to his home, and eighteen months after that, she sheds off her elegance and turns all screechy and ghetto soon after marriage. Belfort also brings in 'angry dad' Max and mom Leah to handle his finances. The FBI, led by Patrick Denham, begins to sniff around his files to find for incriminatory loopholes, and just after interval, there's a scene between Belfort and Denham that takes a page from Tarantino's book in the way it lets tension bubble underneath the conversation. Real feelings peak in towards the end, when the situation involves Belford and Naomi's child, but there's very fleeting. There's too much corrosion already for feelings to last beyond a few minutes.
Leading this suit-and-tie gangland is Leonardo Di Caprio, who's performed a number of unhinged or tormented characters in his career and nailed each and every f**king one of them, whether it's What's Eating Gilbert The Grape, The Aviator, The Departed, Shutter Island, Inception, J Edgar or Django Unchained or Great Gatsby. He isn't just consistent but also conscious about the films he picks. Here, he's wickedly entertaining with an enviable screen presence that's just addictive to watch. His Oscar moments come in two scenes – a) a laugh-out-loud scene featuring Quaaludes and a long drive back home and b) his violent confrontation with Naomi. Belfort's compatriot and 'married to cousin' dirt-bag Donnie Azoff is played by Jonah Hill who holds his own in front of an actor of Caprio's caliber, and steals a scene involving him, Brad Bodnick (played by Shane Bernthal) and a briefcase stashed with cash. The supporting cast marinates the animalistic intensity of the film in forming the foundation of a pyramid of cards that's destined to tumble.
Looking at the current political scenario, it seems people need a leader who can restore their faith in the financial market and roll some money into their bank accounts. It wouldn't be a stretch to see someone like Belford arise popularity in this clout. If Belfort decides to contest in the upcoming elections, maybe he shall become President. We've already seen the Republicans pushing in Sara Palin in the past, haven't we? At least one knows his shit.
The Lego Movie
Rating: 100%
As a kid, I owned a Lego set. Of course, in India, there wasn't much variety to play with in those days. I missed all those franchise themed toys it came up with over the years and was stuck with a Mr. Nobody. And all I remembered building was a little house with the colorful Lego bricks of many colors. I hardly recollect talking to my toys the way I my ten-year old cousin does today. He's got no Lego set, but he spends his hours guiding, cheering, goading and even praying for his Transformers, Spiderman, Batman and other action figures and his admirable Beyblade collection. The Lego Movie is so spectacularly inventive both in humor and action I bet even a kid who hasn't touched Lego pieces nor talked to his toys would take no time falling in love with it. In case you're a movie buff drawn to animation and adventure films, you'd find yourself recalling scenes from films such as Toy Story, Wall E, Rango, Kung Fu Panda and its sequel, Shrek 3, Alice in Wonderland, Wizard of Oz, Star Wars and many others (my mind went back to The Truman Show, Kill Bill Volume 1 and even to the 1927 Fritz Lang classic Metropolis) while watching The Lego Movie, but you never shall go "Oh wait, that's lifted straight out of …" the way people went "Yeah, it's Finding Nemo meets Madagascar meets Lion King" after sitting through the 2006 film The Wild. You might, on the other hand, say "Wow! This is on par with Disney's Toy Story and perhaps better than most blockbuster animated films released by major studios in the past few years!". Yes, The Lego Movie is that awesome.
It greets you with a sick sweet earworm called 'Everything is awesome' which has an entire city of ordinary Lego characters – construction workers, crane operators, traffic cops, business men, homemakers etc – celebrating their mundane daily routine as if it's they're leading the most exciting lives imaginable. The hook and chorus of this anthem is as catchy as Kylie Minogue's All The Lovers (I could hear Minogue in the back of my head while the song was playing) and sets the tone for how we are to perceive this world. Obviously, this place is no wonderland; in fact, most fascist regimes begin with an introduction of how gullible and ignorant its citizens are, perfectly happy being subjugated by their dictator.
In this case, he is aptly named Lord Business, and his Machiavellian plans include instructing the entire city how to lead their lives, feeding them the same content day after day and restricting people from travelling to foreign lands (which reminds of tighter immigration laws being imposed by developed countries). And yeah, he also plans to turn the entire world static with his fearsome weapon: Kragle Super Glue. We get a preview of his machine's powers when he uses it on a cop's parents and later brings in a Nail Polish Remover, another deadly gadget in his arsenal, to smudge off the cop's 'good' face. Unfortunately for this Dolores Umbridge of Lego Land, there's an uprising underway as the powerful, creative, magical forces comprising of Marvel superheroes, Star Wars characters, pirates, Shakespeare and Michelangelo, Dumbledore, Millhouse etc join hands to dissolve his powers over the land. All they await is the arrival of the 'Special', as a wise old man named Vitruvius (an Obi-Wan Kenobi kinda figure) has prophesized that only he can bring peace. And as underdog movies go, here's when our hero Emmet stumbles into the picture.
A wide-eyed, spirited construction worker whose brain hasn't conceived anything except an idea of a bunk-bed cum couch (the film allows us a sneak preview into his empty head too) is or rather becomes the 'Special' one after accidently discovering the Piece of Resistance which can help foil Lord Business' scheme. He is soon taken into questioning by top cops, and it's funny when they switch between good cop and bad cop simply by swirling their heads. Our clueless hero is subjected to torture until a mysterious girl saves him at the nick of time. She goes by the name Wyldstyle, and she's the same woman whose sight bewitched him at the construction site, which by the way led to him accidently finding the Piece of Resistance she spent years hunting for. This non-Disney, non-princess female character holds our interest with her distinctive characterization. Apart from sporting an unconventional 'punk rebel chick' look complete with a black costume and hair dyed in black streaks, Wyldstyle also shows sides to her character we hardly expect in most animated films. From Vitruvius (who goes underground by becoming the piano-player at a Western saloon, hence reminding me of sword-master Hattori Hanzo from Kill Bill), we learn she was an outcast even in her childhood, a girl who kept changing identities in searching for her true self. Her boyfriend is Batman (you heard me right!), and while she claims he's the best man for her, she says it by rote the way Emmet recites 'Everything is awesome'. The filmmakers subtly hint Batman's lack of concern towards her and her over-eagerness to please. And while she hates the brainwashing propaganda of Everything is Awesome, she sings it perfectly when compelled to. Yes, the song's super catchy indeed, and Wyldstyle is a memorable part of The Lego Movie. She does eventually reveal her true name to someone, and I suppose it wouldn't be hard to guess who that person is.
What does come as a surprise is the live-action sequence during the climax. That's the crowning moment of The Lego Movie. I won't tell you what happens, but what I can assert is that anybody can identify with this profoundly moving sequence. It's all the more remarkable that the touching sequence features not thespian Meryl Streep but SNL comedian Will Ferrell.
What else? Well your eyes surprisingly take no time adjusting to the deliberately pixilated-animation, and there are as many laugh-out-loud moments (although G and PG rated only) as there were in Martin Scorsese's Wolf of Wall Street. While sex and language drove away some audiences from the latter film, there's nothing that should keep you from buying tickets to one of the most magical movies of the year.
Rating: 60%
Summary: Miles ahead of the textbook jump-scare junk in the name of horror. Pretty decent as a psychological horror film, with spectacular effects. As a character study, lacking.
Carrie can't be included in the list of textbook jump-scare junk most audiences have taken a fondness to post James Wan's sleeper hit The Conjuring. For about an hour and fifteen minutes, the film shares the horrors endured by its protagonist Carrie White, but they're mostly psychological.
She is bullied and catcalled at school both by popular cliques as well as regular kids, her tormentors largely female. She has a sickly-looking Christian fanatic for a mother who subjugates and punishes her on a regular basis; the basket-case holds antiquated views aging back to Adam and Eve and 'the first sin of love-making', regarding her daughter the fruit of her sin.
In many ways, Carrie would remind us of Luna Lovegood, the outcast from Harry Potter series, or an X-men character except with the self-esteem levels of Nina from Black Swan or Raj Koothrappali (the Indian guy in The Big Bang Theory) in the company of the fairer sex, with a parent as cracked (though not as sadistic) as Gertrude Baniszewski, the caretaker of Sylvia Likens, a teenager tortured to death by her own children, and class-mates as vapid, uncaring and spiteful as well… 21st century teenagers just about anywhere in the world. She discovers she can move objects without touching, a superpower known as telekinesis. Unfortunately for her, Dumbledore does not exist in this world otherwise she'd be an Auror at Ministry of Magic by now.
While her powers trigger automatically, they remain within her control as she unleashes hell on Earth (Ewen High School to be specific) which curtains a more vengeful image over Brian De Palma's Carrie; those who've watched the Oscar nominated 1976 adaptation of Stephen King's horror tragedy will remember the previous Carrie as a pale-skinned nervous wreck with freakish powers beyond her control. Hence, this Carrie eagerly participates in decimating those who've done her wrong with a remorselessness equaling Voldemort, Harry Potter's prime antagonist. But as she's consciously performing this murderous ritual, she is merciful towards people who've been warm and supportive; she may strike us as a kiddo version of Beatrix or The Bride from The Kill Bill – a revengeful heroine.
In between these two forms – timid and aggressive – we are briefly introduced to a 'normal' Carrie, an introverted teenager yearning to be accepted by society. This girl has similar ambitions of any straight (the ambitions remain the same for gay except the 'boy' part) teenage girl of her age – to go to the prom attired in her favorite gown and dance with the boy she likes and if lucky, get voted as prom queen. She has inhibitions cultivated since childhood she has trouble getting over – she won't dance to fast numbers and would hesitate stepping in even for the slow, romantic ones. Tommy, a kind-hearted popular classmate (think Finn Hudson from Glee) and her prom partner, is understanding, smooth and careful enough not to be pushy and rush things with her. He wants her evening to be memorable, but it's just a one-night thing.
It's a consolation, an act of atonement from Tommy's girlfriend Sue, who feels ashamed of herself for participating in a particularly nasty incident of bullying involving Carrie; it's a well-known scene among horror buffs in which the girls throw tampons at Carrie while she's screaming in the shower room, naively thinking she's bleeding to death when it's actually her first menstrual period.
The prom scenes that form the coupling evoke an episode from Disney show, albeit ending with a heavy dose of F-words, pig blood and Final Destination-style violence. The cause is the ultimate prank played on poor Carrie by her spoilt tormentor Chris, who extracts revenge by dropping a bucket of blood of a pig killed by her and her boyfriend Billy. She was the one who riled up the other girls to pick on her, it was she who filmed the entire event in the shower room (set in the modern day, there are enough social networking sites to further the humiliation) and got suspended from school and banned for refusing to perform a detention ordered by gym teacher Miss Desjardin as well as uploading the embarrassing video onto the internet. When most other girls, including Sue, refrain from supporting her defiance, she, in a way, becomes an outcast. In this film, we're introduced to her father as a rich schmuck who most likely gave little time to mend his daughter's ways.
The film also makes Sue an outcast in the eyes of 'pretty, hip girls' for sacrificing prom to make Carrie happy, and introduces us to her mother in a single scene taking place at Carrie's mother Margaret's dressmaking store. Kimberley Pierce, the film's director, hints at themes including role of parenting on a child's psychology and clearly demarcates the personalities of Carrie, Sue and Chris and the paths taken by each to give us a moral lesson on empathy, forgiveness and sacrifice by granting a happy ending to one of the girls – can you guess who that is? Tragically, it isn't the girl who most deserved her revenge.
This film isn't a big leap for Pierce, who debuted as a director in 1999 with Boys Don't Cry, a fascinating character study based on a true story of a girl who identifies herself as a man and gets raped and murdered by her male acquaintances once her secret is revealed.
These aren't full-bodied characterizations, although they have the potential to be. Although Pierce's message is pretty straightforward, as highlighted in the film's closing scene, she leaves potential dimensions under-explored, such as Chris' or even Sue's motivations. This could've been a three-woman character study in a horror setup, and Pierce has the balls to do that. She winds up too soon, seeming more casual this time.
I found Carrie a lot more entertaining than the audience members around me, being a big fan of psychological horror films. People expecting jump scares wouldn't get any. People expecting a gore-fest shall have to remain patient till the halfway mark. The special effects are spectacular, and there's massive bloodshed to munch popcorn to once Carrie gets berserk. And more than Chloë Grace Moretz, who does a decent job portraying Carrie after delighting us playing the rosy, wide-eyed Isabelle in Martin Scorsese's Hugo, this film's worth catching for Julianne Moore, who dons a gaunt, batshit crazy look, mumbles Biblical verses with fanatical fervor and mesmerizes us.


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Sulfur Cap: Hong Kong and Taiwan Align with China
Hong Kong and Taiwan are aligning their emission regulations with the Chinese emission control area (ECA) requirements for a local 0.50 percent sulfur cap from January 1, 2019, according to insurer Gard.
Hong Kong will soon replace its current Fuel at Berth Regulation requiring ships to burn fuel with a sulfur content not exceeding 0.50 percent while at berth with a regulation that extends the standard to ships operating in Hong Kong waters.
Taiwan's Ministry of Transport and Communication has also announced it will implement a 0.50 percent sulfur cap one year ahead of the IMO's global requirements. According to Gard's local correspondent, there will be no designated domestic ECAs in Taiwan, but from January 1, 2019, ships not fitted with scrubbers must burn fuel with a sulfur content not exceeding 0.50 percent when entering its international commercial port areas.
In September 2015, China designated the Pearl River and Yangtze River Deltas, and Bohai-rim Waters as domestic ECAs, and ships not fitted with scrubbers must burn fuel with a sulfur content not exceeding 0.50 percent while operating in those waters starting January 1, 2019. Some media reports have indicated that China may expand the geographical range of the sulfur cap to apply to ships sailing within its entire territorial sea. However, Gard is not aware of formal notice to this effect.
An IMO guidance on the development of ship implementation plans was approved during MEPC73 and will soon be issued as MEPC.1/Circ. 878. The International Chamber of Shipping has also issued guidance to assist ship operators in meeting the new requirements.


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Chesterfield & District Family History Society are holding a family and local history and craft fair at Outwood Academy in Newbold, Chesterfield, this coming Saturday from 10am-4pm.
Staff from the record office will be there to provide information about our collections and to give advice on tracing your Derbyshire ancestors.
We'll also be giving a talk about the work of the record office and specifically the resources we have relating to the First World War.
With £1 the princely sum for the whole day, its a bargain day out – we'd love to see you there.


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Caution urged during flood clean-up
As floodwaters begin to recede, state emergency agencies are urging those in and around the flood zones to take precautions as the cleanup begins.
Health officials say it is important to guard against disease and other environmental hazards often associated with floodwaters.
"Cleaning up from a flood can seem like a daunting task, but safety needs to be a top priority," said Alicia Tate-Nadeau, acting director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. "Floodwaters can contain bacteria, fecal material or other organisms that can cause disease. Every surface in your home or business must be properly cleaned before it is safe to be occupied. Other priorities should include ensuring your water is safe to drink and identifying what food is safe to consume."
Basic precautions
- Minimize skin contact with sewer water and do not allow children to play in areas that have been contaminated by sewage overflows. Make sure to keep contaminated water and objects away from your mouth and wash your hands frequently.
- Discard any contaminated objects that cannot be thoroughly washed or laundered.
- Wash contaminated surfaces and objects with warm, soapy water and then disinfect them with a bleach and water solution made of no more than one cup of 5.25 percent chlorine bleach per one gallon of water. For objects that would be damaged by bleach, use a home or laundry disinfectant.
Food and water
- Use only bottled or disinfected water for drinking, cooking, tooth brushing and bathing until you are sure the water supply is safe.
- Discard food exposed to contaminated waters. If refrigerators or freezers have taken in water, discard food stored there. If no water entered these appliances, but power was lost long enough for foods to thaw, discard all partially thawed foods unless prepared immediately.
- Discard milk, cheeses and other foods prone to spoilage. Completely thawed meats and vegetables should be discarded without question.
- Discard all bulging or leaking canned food and any food stored in jars. Undented, intact cans can be cleaned with a bleach solution before use.
Recycling waste
- When disposing of flood debris, materials such as glass, metal debris and plastics must be separated.
- Household appliances, also known as "white goods," can be recycled by taking them to a local scrap dealer, who will remove potentially harmful components.
- Tires must be disposed at a registered commercial processing facility. Units of local government may accumulate used and waste tires recovered via flood cleanup. It is important to drain all used tires of standing water and to store them in a manner that prevents the further accumulation of water.
Landfilling waste
- The following items may be disposed in your local landfill: lumber, sandbags, plastic sheeting, shingles, insulation, animal carcasses, grain, animal feed, food, carpet, furniture, metal debris and machinery.
- Check with the operator of your local landfill to see if trees, branches, brush and other debris similar to landscape waste may be temporarily accepted there for disposal and, if so, for how long.
- Landscape compost facilities may also accept this type of material as long as it is not mixed with other types of storm debris.
After the flood, removal and cleanup of sewer or flood water is essential. To prevent injuries, turn off main power switches if necessary. Air out and wipe dry all appliances and electrical outlets exposed to water before use.
Those who have fuel oil or gas systems should be sure tanks are secure and all lines are free from breaks.
Rubber boots, gloves and a dust mask should be used during removal and cleanup and windows opened if possible to ventilate and dry the area. Fans can be used to help with drying.
The Illinois Department of Public Health has information available that guides residents and business owners through flood-related public health issues during a flood and its aftermath. This includes information on everything from the threat of west Nile virus to frequently asked questions concerning mold. A link to that information is available at Ready.Illinois.gov.


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National Judicial College Partnership
ExhibitOne is proud of its long-term relationship with the National Judicial College (NJC). That partnership includes ExhibitOne creating the NJC's Model Courtroom.
The Model Courtroom serves as a dynamic learning center featuring fully integrated technologies such as cameras, microphones, speakers, evidence presentation tools, monitors, computer hardware and software, as well as the industry's latest in digital recording technology.
Judges taking courses at the NJC tour the Model Courtroom and learn firsthand how enhanced audiovisual equipment and computer software technology can increase the speed and efficiency of court proceedings.
The facility also serves as an active learning center, streaming instructional content to judges throughout the U.S. and the world.


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It was all about celebrating this weekend! I love Valentines just because it is a fun time for our family to celebrate being a family and loving each other! Plus I am always looking for an excuse to do fun stuff. We started off with a guys night out on Friday. Ben and Matt went to see the Hobbit at Grissom. They had a great time. While they were out Kate and I enjoyed staying in and watching the movie Ever After. Such a girly thing!
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A Kingston woman was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for her work leading Spirit of 2012.
Debbie Lye hails from Kingston and is the Chief Executive of Spirit of 2012, an NGO aimed at carrying out the London 2012 Olympics international sport and social legacy programme.
Ms Lye received the prestigious award (Order of the British Empire) after her work as Spirit CEO was applauded for positively impacting 2.8 million people in the UK, including 40,000 volunteers.
A spokesperson described Spirit's work since Ms Lye was appointed as CEO in 2013.
Spirit of 2012 focused on "tackling inactivity, social isolation and deprivation; breaking down the barriers that limit the lives of those with disabilities; countering the disenfranchisement of young people; and uniting fractured communities," the spokesperson said.
On being awarded the OBE, Ms Lye received congratulations and praise from many of her colleagues and peers.
One was Bill Morris LVO, who has known Debbie professionally for 12 years.
Mr Morris described her as "highly principled and dedicated to driving public good through all her projects and this shone out to her colleagues, those she led and those she influenced.
"She has been a role model and a beacon to many," he said.
Pete Ainsworth, UK Chair of the National Lottery Community Fund (formerly Big Lottery), which established the Spirit of 2012 Trust, said that Ms Lye's work had been life-changing for many people in the UK.
"Under her direction the Trust has distributed funds to sporting, cultural and social causes involving the young, the old, volunteers and people with disabilities. These have been life-changing investments for many thousands of people.
"Her passion for fair play, her insight, good judgement and management skills have ensured that the Trust has fulfilled and exceeded all my original expectations," Mr Ainsworth said.
Meanwhile Baroness Sue Campbell, CBE also commented on the positive impact of Ms Lye's work.
"Debbie is the ultimate professional who has dedicated her career to ensuring that all young people receive life skills and opportunities to become the best they can be, whatever their circumstances.
"Her dedication has touched the lives of so many young people," she said.
In what amounted to a remarkably timed double-act, Debbie's daughter Amanda McLoughlin was also awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Ms McLoughlin was been awarded her OBE for her "exceptional leadership and support for the UK Government during humanitarian crises."
Ms McLoughlin served as head of the Department for International Development (DFID)'s office in Beirut between 2013 and 2017.
She helped lead the UK's response to the Syrian civil war and in particular the millions of refugees fleeing the violence, which ultimately helped 1.5 million people take refuge from the fighting in Lebanon.


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ReWild – The Art of Returning to Nature By Nick Baker | Aurum Press | Hardback | June 2017 | 275 Pages | ISBN: 9781781316559
The Publisher's View: As our busy, technology-driven lives become more sedentary and less connected to wildlife, it is important to remember the natural, human connection we have to the wilderness. Nick Baker, naturalist and wildlife presenter, takes the reader back to our natural instincts. Journeying through the senses, his expert advice offers the practical tools to experience the wilderness on your own doorstep as well as in the wider, wilder world. From learning to observe the creatures and beasts within hands' reach and seeing and hearing the birds and trees of our forests, to an introduction to rewilding as a concept and the importance nature has to the wider world. Nick's vivid text mixes memoir with practical advice to entertain, inform and inspire us to get back to nature. ReWild is a beautiful and important exploration of the art of returning to nature.
The Author: Nick Baker is an edgy, exciting TV presenter with incredible drive and passion. He hosts BBC Autumnwatch Unsprung and Springwatch Unsprung and presented the popular long-running Weird Creatures series (C5 / Animal Planet). He has presented on Harry Hill's TV Burp, with Vic Reeves in Pirate Ship Live and on Tomorrow's World. Nick appears on many of our much loved UK TV shows such as Loose Women, The Alan Titchmarsh Show, The Paul O'Grady Show, BBC Breakfast, Inside Out, and Richard & Judy.
Fatbirder View: I've always liked Nick Baker, but confess to having an image of him as a boyish TV presenter fascinated by the wild world, but often not catching up with what he is chasing, whether it be a dipper on a Devon stream or a miniscule chameleon in Madagascar's unique environment.
His charm is often in this seeming innocence; whereas Chris Packham or Bill Oddie seem to be bags of environmental expertise, Nick seems to be the wide-eyed fan or follower. As this book very eloquently demonstrates he is in fact jam-packed with biological lore with every bit as much to teach us amateur wildlife lovers as those two icons. Rewild is a call to arms in the fight to bring back nature in our lives. I assumed it would be about re-wilding the world, which it is in part, but it is far more about rediscovering the wildness in ourselves. It might equally have been entitled 'use your senses' as it is largely an instruction manual on how to use what we were born with to observe rather than content ourselves with the stunted use of sight, hearing and the rest we have adopted. As such it will help anyone who loves nature to engage more and get more from it. Nick sees this as an essential prerequisite to re-wilding. We first must recognise our natural state and see nature's marvel in our own potential and so steep ourselves so much deeper in the natural world. Along the way Nick imparts plenty of pearls from his education and experience in a delightful, candid and revealingly autobiographical way. This may not be as politically important as the other clarion calls to re-wild our world, but unless the world has more of the personal journeys he advocates that political head of steam will not boil over into environmental action. One might see Nick's personal re-wilding as the psychological equivalent of the socio-political tradition of Silent Spring or George Monibiot's journalism. Others might see this as part of the current trendy mindfulness kick, but then others might not realise that the concept of mindfulness is about as new as Noah's Ark. Chris Packham's Fingers in the Sparkle Jar was my book of 2016. Nick Baker's ReWild is my book of 2017!
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There are Five Types of Married Couples–Which One Are You?
Based on years of research into how married couples interact, John Gottman has sorted couples into five types: Conflict-Avoiding, Validating, Volatile, Hostile, and Hostile–Detached. Conflict-Avoiding, Validating, and Volatile couples are generally happy in their marriages while Hostile couples are unhappy but likely to remain married, and Hostile-Detached couples are unhappy and often headed toward divorce. Each type is different. How can you know what type of marriage you have and how likely you are to be happy or get divorced? Consider the following characteristics of each type of marriage and see if you recognize how you and your spouse interact.
1. Conflict Avoiders
These couples rarely attempt to persuade each other when they have a disagreement and concentrate instead on areas of agreement. They avoid conflict, don't ask each other for what they need, and feel their relationship is generally happy. These couples are fairly independent, have clear boundaries, and separate interests. Conflict Avoiders can be close and caring in areas where they have common interests. They generally maintain a positive to negative interaction ratio of five to one, primarily by avoiding discussing any issue where they disagree.
2. Volatile Couples
Volatile couples are emotional about almost everything. When they disagree about something, they try to persuade their partner throughout the discussion and their disagreements are characterized by laughter, shared amusement, and humor. They love to argue, but don't insult or criticize each other when having a disagreement. Volatile couples may express anger and insecurity during their discussions, but for the most part they stay connected with each other and are honest in their communications and interactions. Volatile couples rarely criticize each other and they take steps to repair any damage they may have done to their relationship when they finish arguing.
3. Validating Couples
These couples interact in a calm relaxed way. They can be emotional, but most of the time they are relaxed and reasonable when they interact. Validating couples emphasize supporting and understanding each other's points of view in a debate rather than arguing or getting angry. These couples will only confront each other on certain topics while they consistently avoid raising touchy issues that might become competitive and turn into a power struggle. When they do become angry or competitive, they quickly recognize what is happening, calm themselves down, and compromise about the issue. When these couples are arguing, they only express mild emotions and quickly repair any damage done during the disagreement. Their ratio of positive to negative interactions is also above five to one.
4. Hostile Couples
Hostile couples interact like validating couples, except both partners are highly defensive during their disagreements. Generally, the husband is a validator and the wife an avoider. These couples criticize each other a great deal, often using statements such as "you always" and "you never." They also whine a lot when they argue. During a disagreement, they spend a lot of time going over their own position and little time trying to understand their spouse's position or supporting him or her. Hostile couples express a lot of contempt for each other during their debates and they are not happily married.
5. Hostile–Detached Couples
These couples are locked in a continuous war without a clear winner. They are frustrated with each other most of the time and can't seem to find a way out of the on-going conflict. They criticize each other with a sense of detachment rather than honest emotion. Hostile-detached couples fight until one of them tries to back down, offers to compromise, or withdraw from the argument and repair the damage, but the other spouse won't let him or her stop the fighting and make up. Instead, they are locked in a cycle of anger and frustration.
Hostile–detached couples often divorce, while hostile couples don't. Why is that? Primarily because hostile couples can regulate their negative emotions, recognize they are getting angry, and make attempts to repair any damage done to their relationship when they realize an argument is getting out-of- hand. Hostile–detached couples can't do that. Instead, their fights get nastier over time until they finally call it quits and divorce.
If you believe you are in a hostile—detached marriage and are thinking about a divorce, contact Harry L. Munsinger, a San Antonio Collaborative attorney to discuss your situation. He is a psychologist and attorney who can advise you about the best course forward. Call Harry at: 210-776-7707 for an appointment.


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You will come to Palestine as a tourist, but you will go back home as a friend.
John Atick is a national adventurer from Bethlehem, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Wilderness Medicine Trainer, Mountain Leader Trainer, and also happens to be your friendly licensed Trekking Guide who speaks fluent English, Arabic and a little bit of French! He also works at Masar Ibrahim al-Khalil as the "Trail Development Officer".
Whether you are looking for a challenging hike or a pleasant stroll anywhere in Palestine (Including all of Masar Ibrahim al-Khalil), John knows them all. If you are a nature lover or thrill seeker, he has the ability to offer a variety of exceptional hiking, trekking and camping tours that would leave unforgettable memories.
During his hikes, he aims to cover a range of terrain from gentle slopes to strenuous mountains, deep caves and waterfalls, rocky peaks and clear views for miles. The trips are rejuvenating and relaxing, surrounded by beauty and breathing fresh air.
He will also take you off the beaten path to see the highlights of the region, meet with locals, experience the real hospitality and taste the authentic delights of the East.
You can visit his Facebook Page "Wild Palestine" to learn more about him and what he does.
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Zainab joined Triple Point in May 2018 as the REIT Property Administrator. Prior to joining Triple Point, she previously worked for a private equity fund Alduwaliya Asset Management and has worked in property management at Knight Frank.
Zainab graduated in 2015 from the university of Middlesex with a BA in International Business.


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Behavioral Health
The Clark County Behavioral Health Program works actively with community partners to provide services and support systems, and to address relevant issues towards reducing the impact of substance abuse in our community. Services are provided in a manner that respects individual's and families' dignity and choices.
Washington State Division of Alcohol & Substance Abuse community services treatment funds are allocated in accordance with the county plan to assure the best feasible access to appropriate services for individuals who are low-income. Services are first offered to persons within the following categories:
- Pregnant women
- Injecting drug users (IDUs)
- Parents with dependent children, including Child Protective Services (CPS) referrals
- Clients who have completed DASA-funded residential treatment and have further outpatient treatment prescribed in their treatment plan
Available adult and youth services include:
- Assessment and referral
- Outpatient alcohol and drug treatment
- Treatment programs specific to individuals with both mental health diagnosis and alcohol and drug addictions
- Treatment programs specific to pregnant, postpartum, and parenting women
- Childcare for clients while they are in treatment
- Opiate substitution treatment
- Outreach programs
- HIV/AIDS education and prevention
- Youth services also include substance abuse prevention and intervention programs, adolescent case management, and dual recovery outpatient services.


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This Apple tech support scam comes complete with popups that won't go away easily and an annoying warning sound effect. If you have several tabs open and try switching to different one, the popups will cover those too. You have to close the browser to stop the warning siren.
Avoid Android Malware Stick to Google Play Store
We've been warning those attending our classes that its safer to stick with the official app stores like Google Play for Android. Google scans two million apps a week for potentially harmful apps. You don't know what you're getting if you download from a third party site. They're unlikely to have as rigorous scanning process if they do any security scans at all.
Cybercriminals can take an existing app wrap it in malware and make it available on a third party site or link to an infected file in a phishing email. Beware of free versions of paid apps as they'll likely include a nasty surprise.
You can avoid Android Malware. Google's own statistics show that by downloading from the authorized play store is ten times safer than getting apps from other sources.
90% of Android Devices Unpatched and Vulnerable to Infection
Security patches for known vulnerabilities are are not being made available for Android based phones. Google is creating patches but manufacturers and carriers are not getting them out to their customers. http://bit.ly/90android
Why isn't this a major news story? The lack of Android patching hasn't escape hackers attention. Best bet to stay safe is to only download software from Google's play store. There's some pretty serious malware infecting Android phones. Don't fall for emails or texts offering "free versions" of apps that normally have a cost.
Cybercrime Underground Generates More Profits Than Drug Trade
There is a thriving underground economy facilitating cybercrime. According to a Rand Corporation report, cybercrime now generates more profits than the drug trade. In this presentation by Juniper networks titled "From Underground City to Thriving Metropolis – An Economic Analysis of Cyber Black Markets" they give a high-level overview of an extensive cybercrime underground. The presentation is easy to follow and appropriate for non-technical folks.
FTC: Don't Fall Victim to Sweepstakes Scams
Consumers have been reporting getting emails purportedly from the FTC saying they've won a sweepstakes and asking for a fee in advance. Sweepstakes scams are another form of an advanced payment scam.
Here's what the FTC says about sweepstakes scams:
- The FTC doesn't oversee sweepstakes.
- No federal government agency will contact you to ask for money so you can claim a prize.
- If you enter and win a legitimate sweepstakes, you don't have to pay insurance, taxes, or shipping charges to collect your prize. If you have to pay, it's not a prize.
Don't fall for this one. If your hear a friend mention winning an online sweepstakes, let them know about the dangers of sweepstakes scams.
Find out more about what the FTC has to say about sweepstakes scams at: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/beware-of-this-ftc-sweepstakes-letter-scam-040215.html
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Race Guards: They run alongside us and we don't know they are there…until we need them.
I learned about Race Guards from Ten Junk Miles Podcast co-host, Holly Lindroth, the fun-loving and energetic personality on this popular podcast. But not only is this little firecracker a much-loved podcast personality, she is a smart cookie too! Holly is a physical therapist by trade and works in an orthopedic clinic in the city. From time to time Holly will discuss her experience as a Race Guard on the podcast and I immediately became intrigued about what these "angel runners" are doing for us out there.
Holly introduced me to Tracy Kilvinger, the National Team Director for Race Guards, LLC. Race Guards is the only in-race first aid provider.
"We are a group of volunteers that run the race start to finish alongside participants and carry first aid supplies including AEDs," stated Kilvinger. "Our group consists of endurance athletes all certified in First Aid, CPR and AED use. Many of our volunteers have medical backgrounds or other certifications. We have found amazing athletes that want to give back to the sport by volunteering on course."
Largely unnoticed, Race Guards are currently present at more than 80 races throughout the Country and continuing to expand each year.
"Races are selected based upon size, distance and availability of a team of volunteers," stated Kilvinger. "Race Guards started in San Diego, CA in 2012. That summer they were in Chicago for the Rock N Roll Half Marathon. I was training a group to run that race and met the Founder and President. I knew it was something I wanted to be involved with and help grow. We quickly expanded our races and teams in Chicago and California then adding more states and regions. Race Guards has made such an impact in race safety. I've been able to use my passion for running and helping people to give back to the industry and made incredible friends along the way."
Lindroth and Kilvinger are just two of the many members from Race Guard that volunteer their time and medical expertise in order to keep runners safe.
"Race guarding provides in-race CPR and first aid," explained Lindroth. "We run the race with the runners and provide help in any way that we can! Whether it is spraying Perform or providing a cheery, positive attitude, we're there for the runners!"
After joining Race Guards, Lindroth and Kilvinger became fast friends and teammates.
"We became friends and when I decided to run my first 100 miler," stated Kilvinger. "Holly joined my crew for the Hennepin 100 Miler and helped get me through some tough miles. Despite how miserable I was she knew she wanted to do an ultra herself! No surprise she jumped right in and now is hooked herself."
For those of you that listen to TJM, you know that Holly is indeed hooked, as she races 100 milers nearly every month.
"Crewing Tracy was my first glimpse into the ultra world," said Lindroth. "When I arrived at the aid station and saw Fireball and pizza, I knew that I was in the right place."
As members of the ultra running community, Kilvinger and Lindroth found a way to give back through Race Guards. Kilvinger shared a meaningful experience that happened at a local race.
"There was a runner in a half marathon who I happened to catch out of the corner of my eye head to a public restroom. I decided to follow her and found her in there really cramped up and hurting. She was in so much pain and embarrassed she was struggling. I calmed her down and got salt and water in her and we walked for a while. It was a really hot day and she was dehydrated. I gave her advice for running in the heat and how to stay ahead of dehydration. After another mile she decided to drop from the race. I saw her arrive at the finish line in a golf cart crying that she wasn't able to finish. It broke my heart because she had pushed through heat and muscle cramps- I kept telling her she had nothing to be upset about and there would be another race. At first she said she would never run again. Then 2 weeks later I got an email from that Race director from their next event with a picture of her holding her ½ marathon Medal! She had signed up for the next race and finished and wanted me to see!"
It may not always be providing life saving skills of CPR that saves the day of a runner in need.
"I think the most important thing I do as a Race Guard is provide support, whether is encouragement or a sense of security," Lindroth explained. "Runners seem to enjoy seeing us out there and hopefully feel safer."
Most of us have leaned on someone during a race to push through or even make the tough decision to DNF. We all know the value of encouragement and love on the course. Race Guards are there to cheer us on and also to provide lifesaving skills when needed.
"Race Safety is so important and we are there for the small stuff – moral support, a spray of perform and anything that can make your race better," Kilvinger said. "But we are also there for the scary stuff and have saved lives on course."
Race Guards will be out a ton this summer and fall at Rock 'n Roll Chicago, Chicago Triathlon, Fox Valley Marathon, Chicago Fall Half, Last Chance BQ, Naperville Half and more! We are so thankful they are out there to provide encouragement, resources, and medical treatment. Keep your eyes open for this amazing group of volunteers at your next race!


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CMB successfully goes-live on Murex's MX.3 Platform
Murex replaces enterprise legacy system across all asset class
Paris, Beijing, 17 July 2017 -Murex, a global leader in trading, risk management and processing solutions, is pleased to announce the successful launch of the MX.3 platform at China Merchants Bank (CMB). As one of China's largest commercial banks, CMB financial market department currently averages 8,000 trades per day with a portfolio of 320,000 live trades on MX.3.
CMB decided to launch the project to implement an enterprise-wide solution for their capital markets teams based in Shenzhen and Shanghai. This was done in order to improve control over their end-to-end trading cycle from front-to-back through risk, streamline and automate their operations, and enable new business. Murex's MX.3 platform was selected as it provided the functional, geographical and product coverage that was required by the bank. Covering Front Office, Processing, Finance, and Risk Management, MX.3 also provides VaR analytics across all asset classes.
By selecting MX.3, CMB can now significantly increase working efficiency and productivity while simultaneously reducing their operational risk with a single platform.
Commenting on the implementation, CMB's Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Chen said, "Murex is a market leader in cross-functional platforms that has given us confidence quite early in the process with their advanced platform, their track record around the world and the experience of their local team. After such a smooth transition and implementation, we are excited to see what the future holds for our partnership with Murex, and build upon the success achieved to date"
Tarek Barada, General Manager of Murex China remarked "We are extremely pleased with the successful implementation of MX.3 into CMB. The solution will help the bank to rationalize their IT architecture whilst controlling total cost of ownership. Our platform will also enable them to be agile in the face of new regulatory obligations, such as FRTB. We look forward to working closely with CMB as they expand into new territories and businesses."


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Challenge #20 - A sketch – Wags-n-Whiskers
Welcome back Stamping Friends!! I hope you had a great week! And I wish you lots of fun and stamping time over the weekend!
We will be back later with the winner from last week's challenge.
Now it's time for another fun challenge! Bree is our host this week and she has created a wonderful Sketch for us to follow!!
Remember that there is only 1 rule: You must use a Wags 'n Whiskers image on your project if you would like to be entered into the drawing for the prize!
One lucky participant will win a FREE Wags 'n Whiskers stamp of their choice!!
If you are in need of a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp, you can get them in Rubber Form here or Digital Form here.
And if you would like to be a Guest for one of our challenges, add "DT" after your name when you link up your card for this
It seems ages since I made a Dt card for Wags'nWhiskers, but I have a bit more time now, well I did have, just had a massive commission this morning. Anyway I couldn't wait to get colouring these gorgeous new images (have done another one for tomorrow). I have used copics to colour the image and the fabby papers are from DCWV Sweet Paper Pad, they are scrumptious.
If you entered my little blog candy on last weeks Just Magnolia Challenge, then check out the Post below to see this weeks DT creation and also the name of the winner of my Candy.
Have a good weekend everyone
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James Farrior: The Quiet Riot
Steelers linebacker James Farrior doesn't have Baltimore star Ray Lewis' flamboyance, but he's every bit the competitor
He has topped the acclaimed [Ray] Lewis three of the past four years in tackles and sacks and surpassed him three of the past five years in forced fumbles and fumbles recovered. But Farrior's number of Pro Bowls? Counting this year's, two, compared to Lewis' 10 in 13 seasons. Farrior's number of Defensive Player of the Year Awards? He finished No. 2 to Lewis' Ravens teammate Ed Reed in 2004, compared to Lewis' two first places.
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Ilya Kovalchuk is California dreamin'.
The former Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy winner visited with the Los Angeles Kings on Friday and will meet with the San Jose Sharks on Sunday, according to TSN's Darren Dreger.
Both destinations seem like good fits for Kovalchuk. Each team is competitive and could use added scoring punch off the left wing.
Kovalchuk is 35 years old and five years removed from the NHL. But he scored 31 goals and added 32 assists in 53 games with SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL this past season.
J.P. Barry, Kovalchuk's agent, reportedly intends to get a multi-year deal for his client.
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Gabriela Delgado-Loving Nature Visual Art
At Design Interviews
Interview with Gabriela Delgado : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Gabriela Delgado : The beauty of nature .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Gabriela Delgado : Bring a message of love and respect for Mother Earth and all living thing. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Gabriela Delgado : May the implicit message reaches the viewer and make known my art work .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Gabriela Delgado : About a six months. Creating every day, working hard but pleasantly, over time this allows the artist matures its technique, ideas and concepts. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Gabriela Delgado : Because I think we should return to the values of ecological awareness and love of nature and all living things. This is a project of self-motivation that not only captures the beauty, contains a message that is sometimes more important than the work itself. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Gabriela Delgado : These designs are created for the world, are not used by a company. I have planned reproduction and sale. I think my art is not mine, I'm just a creative medium like many other artists. My motto is "If my art fills you with joy and feeds your soul I have achieved my goal" .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Gabriela Delgado : The design contains characteristics of each artist, which are linked to their values, ideas and ways of seeing life. This is a part of my expression that gift to the world. I think an artist is never quiet, should be in action, always creating and thinking of something new. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Gabriela Delgado : I admire many artists, painters and designers, but in this case, I must make mention of Henri Rousseau and Henri Matisse. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Gabriela Delgado : For those who love art and nature. For designers who need to beautify the atmospheres; for art collectors and for anyone who wants to have beauty, color and nature in their home. Also for children; i have very good references with the main image of this design, a two year old girl every day looks at the painting for a long time, she likes the red bird and the flowers. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Gabriela Delgado : The difference is in the particular style of each artist. There may be similarity on concepts and subjects, but never will be like another, as I mentioned earlier, the design always takes the emotions and values of each artist. We are all human beings but each of us has something special , we are unique ... .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Gabriela Delgado : Because my work is related to love, interaction and nature protection. There is an explicit message between the relationship of humans with nature and animals. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Gabriela Delgado : It is a mixed media work. Digital artwork, painting and freehand drawing, some vectors. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Gabriela Delgado : The application of color, the cheerful and naive character of my work .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Gabriela Delgado : It is a work of mine, with the techniques and skills I have gained through my study and my work. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Gabriela Delgado : I've worked with design programs that are becoming more innovative. The digital work has the advantage of being easily reproduced and can fit almost any visual requirement. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Gabriela Delgado : My work comes from the study and research of painting and nature observation. In this particular case, observation and research were the most important tools that allowed me to shape the different botanical species and the animal characteristics taken to my own style or narrative. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Gabriela Delgado : In principle, get the set works without being equal but keeping the same style, to reach a cheerful mood and naive, but above all, to convey the harmonious message of love and respect for nature. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Gabriela Delgado : Because I want my work to be known in the world to carry my message. Participate in international design events gives prestige to the designer. .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Gabriela Delgado : I improved in other painting techniques something that are not always learned in the courses, but with the constant work and sometimes through trial and error. On the other hand, i always want to improve my work but I am satisfied with the final result, what makes me grow personally and spiritually. .Frank Scott: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?. Gabriela Delgado : The most important thing for me when I get a job is the soul of the audience, arouse positive emotions. Obviously I am clear that art is not complacent, but it is satisfying to see the expression of a client when admires the work. Love is the message I want to bring in all my work, also emotions. .
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Boris Johnson Now Has Four Jobs
Karl Smith
, July 27th, 2015 12:59
With youth unemployment as high as it's been in 20 years, the Mayor of London, MP for Uxbridge & South Ruislip and Telegraph columnist has added a fourth string to his bow and signed up to write a new Shakespeare biography — due 2016 — with a sorely-needed advance of £500,000
Despite constant, pithy assurances about the economy's steady recovery under the watchful Eye of Sauron – see also: George Osborne's pranged-out ham-fist, delivering punishing cuts to the kind of core public services people might actually require in order to live and keep that golden goose laying its sweet pre-zygote-stage bundles of fiscal protein – youth unemployment is as bad as it's been in 20 years.
With around half a million people aged 16-24 currently out of work, you might find yourself wondering exactly how the economy could possibly be recovering when no one you know has a job; in short — who actually has all the jobs?
The answer, unsurprisingly, is much the same as it would be if you were a fictional middle-aged symbologist on the trail of an ancient code hidden in an artistic masterpiece by zealots, wondering who exactly is pursuing you across Europe's premier religious hotspots: a power-hungry albino.
Sure, just under 15% of an entire demographic are unemployed, but don't worry — Boris Johnson has your back. And four jobs. Four. Jobs. Boris Johnson has four jobs.
Having presumably reduced the cyclist death toll to zero and personally rounded up everyone using property to launder money, the Mayor of London, MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, and Telegraph columnist has finally found a way to spend those idle thumb-twiddling days, having received a £500,000 advance to champion the avant-garde and contribute to the contemporary cultural ecosystem by penning a new biography on Shakespeare.
That's more or less a pound for every young person who can't find work, alongside a £140,000 Mayoral salary, a yearly £250,000 for his column inches and £67,000 for servicing the good people of his West London constituency.
Thanks for keeping us afloat. We owe you one, BoJo.
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This is a cross post from the App Gap blog. I wrote about WorkLight entering the enterprise Facebook market with their Workbook application on the Fast Forward blog. Last week I spoke with David Lavenda, their Vice President, Marketing and Product Strategy, about the range of products they offer. David said the company was founded by two executives from Amdocs (NYSE:DOX) and other hi-tech companies, who saw the well-documented trend of employees bringing consumer web products into work. This has caused concern with the IT folks and one of their main concerns is security. Many employees, especially the younger ones, are used to advanced features, transparency and networking enhancements found on the new web. In many cases, they are bringing these tools in whether or not IT sanctions them. WorkLight rightly saw a market here and started the company in 2006. The company's flagship product, WorkLight for the Enterprise, is a secure and scalable server-based product that provides protected access to enterprise data and expertise through consumer web interfaces. They started with RSS feeds. Then moved to Ajax and gadgets, and now have their Facebook application.
Their tools allow for a secure connection between most any Web 2.0 front end, such as Facebook, to back end enterprise applications. The web tools include iGoogle Home pages, MS Live, Netvibes, Yahoo widgets, and others. They also offer gadgets for more tradtional enterprise web tools such as Sharepoint but their main focus is supporting secure connections with consumer web tools. This allows employees to get enterprise information anywhere with a consumer tool they are comfortable with. In addition, WorkLight partners with organizations, such as retail banks, to allow them to offer their customers the secure use of consumer web interfaces to their personal financial data. These customers can bypass the bank portal and just use RSS feeds and consumer web gadgets to get updates to their personal data. Needless to say the security concerns here are quite intense and the expectations are high, so this is a great demonstration of web security.
The most popular interface they support appears to be Facebook. They found that some of their customers tried to build their own social networking tool using Sharepoint or Lotus Connections and found this difficult and adoption was hard. The existing popularity and familiarity of Facebook made the adoption much easier once security was added through Workbook. The trend to sell to the business user within the enterprise who finds it hard to access information and online marketing people at banks for their customer tools.
One of their clients is a bank with over 60,000 employees working in locations across the world. The bank wanted to leverage employee expertise and encourage internal interactions, without compromising security and regulatory requirements. Through WorkBook, employees now connect with colleagues from other departments and locations, locate people with certain knowledge or common interest area, ask questions and get answers, create and join discussion groups, etc. The platform integrates with enterprise applications, e.g. to share and bookmark documents from the company's document management system.
In another case, their client provides support and services to telecommunications operators around the world. These personnel must continuously report hours worked, in order to properly bill customers. Managers need to have an up-to-date view of the hours spent on specific projects and customers. They also need to be aware of missing and invalid time reporting. The WorkLight server, which resides in the company's data center, is integrated with the ERP system. This makes the time reporting capabilities available to employees through the desktop and web-based gadgets that enable easy reporting of work hours. These Ajax-based mini-applications are resident on the employee's desktop as part of Windows Vista, Apple Sidebar or Yahoo widgets. Alternatively, they are securely integrated into the employee's personal home page in iGoogle, Microsoft Live or Netvibes. Employees can also define RSS feeds, such as: "My approved time reports", "My employees' missing reports" or "New reports for project X". It is great to see examples like these two cases as they help to validate the promise of Enterprise 2.0, as well as provides additional implementation ideas.
WorkLight plans to continue to support the latest consumer web tools. They will let these tools makers such as Google provide the innovation and develop the audience. Then they offer the security to take the new tools safely behind the firewall.


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03/18/2016 – Ephemeris – Spring comes this weekend!
Ephemeris for Friday, March 18th. The Sun will rise at 7:48. It'll be up for 12 hours and 4 minutes, setting at 7:53. The Moon, 3 days past first quarter, will set at 5:48 tomorrow morning.
Sunday's the day I've been waiting for. Maybe you feel that way too. Because at 12:31 a.m. EDT (4:31 a.m. UT) Sunday March 20th the season of spring will begin. It's not that we've had a hard winter. As winters go this has been a mild one. The Grand Traverse Bay never froze over. My heating bill has been low. Of course we have a chance for another snow storm or two before May gets here. However at the top of the show notice we're getting over 12 hours of sunlight even now. The sun will reach its peak altitude of about 45 degrees at local noon. Those at the Straits will have to wait only a few more days for he Sun to reach that altitude. The Sun is rapidly moving northward, and the daylight hours are increasing by about 3 minutes a day.
Times are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan. They may be different for your location.
Traverse City's latitude is 1/3º south of 45º north latitude. The Suns are plotted at 15 minute intervals. Each day the Sun will rise higher and higher until the summer solstice when the Sun's path in the sky looks like this:
For those south of the equator, summer is ending and autumn is starting.


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Hong Kong's financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong.
Added to the SFC Alert List is the company Huaxin Financial Holdings Limited, operating at www.hxjrzj.com.
According to the SFC, Huaxin Financial Holdings Limited gives a certain Hong Kong address but it is not located there. It uses bank accounts in Hong Kong in the names of Huang Yuan Sheng, Cheng Hsiao Ju, Sa-Erta Trade Limited and Hongkong Yongyue Trade Co Limited for settlement.
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