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Oklahoma Virtual Celebration and Awards Winners
Preparing for leadership in the world of work.
(Left to Right) Front Row: Annika Bush- (S) Chaplain, Dylan Laumbauch- (S) Parliamentarian, Emma Cates- (PS) National Officer, Josephine Larsen- (S) Vice President, Marleigh Allwelt- (S) Reporter, Brook Lyn Jones- (S) Secretary, Alissa Morgan- (S) Historian. Back Row: Cleo Bell- (PS) Secretary, Benjamin Buller- (PS) President, Ethan Tucker- (S) President, Jonathan Johnson- (S) Treasurer, Jestin Wright- (PS) Treasurer, Charlotte Mixon- (PS) Vice President, and BreeAnna McCracken- (PS) Historian.
SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference for 2020 has been cancelled.
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Breaking Traditions Award Application 2019-2020
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Why compete?
American Welding Society tells "Why You Should Compete in SkillsUSA."
For the person interested in taking a welding career to the next level, SkillsUSA is an amazing asset. Its regional, state, and national competitions offer the chance to hone your skills while you compete against others. And more than that, each competition offers a scholarship to the winner.
Joe Young, Brad Clink and Alex Pazkowski have all realized this. They've moved their way up from the regional competitions and have all made it to the WorldSkills competition.
The American Welding Society continues to be one of the strongest partners for SkillsUSA. Click on this link to watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x9Gern0QdA


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Webinars for Parents and Family Members
Parent & Family Programs partners with offices around campus to offer webinars on topics of interest to parents and families. After each webinar occurs, a link to the recording will be posted here for viewing.
Webinar Series 2020-2021
Below is the schedule of webinars for this coming year, including links to recordings of webinars that have already occurred. Specific information for each will be posted here closer to the date of the webinar. View all webinars from this year and previous years on our YouTube channel.
- Understanding Financial Aid: July 2, 2pm
- Preparing for Move-In: July 16, 2pm
- Understanding & Paying the Tuition Bill: July 22, 11am
- Meal Plans and Dining On-Campus
- Family Weekend at Miami University
- Navigating Homesickness
- Second Year Housing Options
- Interfraternity Council Fraternity Recruitment
- Joining a Culturally-based Fraternity/Sorority
- Panhellenic Association Sorority Recruitment
- Study Abroad Planning Process
- Luxembourg-specific Study Abroad
- Preparing for May Graduation
- Residence Hall Move Out Tips

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There's an interesting New York Post editorial today that deals with Harvard and its loss of a big donation from Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison:
Someone finally put a price on political correctness:What kind of "political correctness" does the Post's editorial board villify? The answer, of course, is anti-essentialist, egalitarian theory:
$115 million.
That's the tidy sum that Harvard won't be getting because its PC-obsessed faculty drove the school's president, Larry Summers, out of office.
The final straw was Summers' observation at an academic conference about the preponderance of men in the hard science and math fields. He urged the attendees to think outside the box and consider the possibility that men were different than women.And there's a very good reason he was "obliged" to do so: that statement goes against every legitimate theoretical framework of the past 30 years. Moreover, the Post's board misstates the case. Of course women are different from men. That's the starting point for feminist thought. The difference between feminism and essentialist modes of thought, however, is that most of the differences between men and women are socially and culturally constructed. That is, they are more or less artificial and can therefore be remade.
Cue a wave of PC outrage: Academic freedom, it seems, no longer stretches so far as to permit the questioning of feminist dogma. Summers was obliged to backtrack and grovel for forgiveness.
The fact that the vast majority of academics believe in some form or another of feminsm should probably make the president of a university think twice before saying things that go completely against what most of his underlings hold to be valid. At the very least, his statement demonstrates his abrasive, to-hell-with-you management style (which seems to be the real reason for his sacking, if you look at the opinions of people who actually know what they're talking about).
I love how "political correctness" has become shorthand for "philosophy that some people value but I don't because I don't want to take the time to understand it." That's fantastic.
In a development that probably shocks someone but shouldn't, male NY prison guards may have sexually assaulted female prisoners. What? Men in a position of power tend to victimize women for their own gratification? When did this start happening?
Maybe I shouldn't be too hard on them; I know that boys will be boys (according to ex-president Summers, anyway).
Stanley Crouch writes about Barack Obama and his efforts to return the Democratic party to the good graces of that ol'-time religion. He astutely discusses Obama's recent recognition of multiple Christianities in the nation's past:
The compassion at the center of Christianity drove both the abolition movement and the civil rights movement. This was an alternative Christianity to the one that upheld slavery and remained silent while its symbol, the cross, became a beacon of bigotry when burned as a signature of the Ku Klux Klan.Here's to hoping.
Obama's recognition of that difference could reinvigorate partisan discourse and make the next presidential election much more unpredictable.
In related news, the Christian Science Monitor has noticed what my friend Evil Bender has observed in a recent post: There's been a lot of talk about religion and politics in recent days, especially as we approach the Fourth of July holiday.
The article raises some interesting points:
230 years after the first Independence Day, Americans of varied political and religious stripes are determined to prove that the Founders' beliefs are similar to their own. Helped by a spate of new books this year, skeptics and believers alike have fresh intellectual gunpowder this July 4 for claiming the framers as members of their respective camps.Side note: the aforementioned Virginia College accepts only the retarded or certifiably insane. No, I'm joking. But it was founded by and for homeschooling families, and that's no joke. I know people who went there. It's like the perfect way to ensure that you will never actually have to meet anyone with ideological views different from your own. It's splendid.
For a nation torn over what role religion should have in the public square, the stakes are high. Both religionists and secularists say they're under attack in the public domain and want America's first patriots on their side to maintain legitimacy.
Each side has its favorites. Patrick Henry's frequent references to Jesus Christ help make him a darling of Christian conservatives, some of whom opened a Virginia college named after him in 2000. Secularists prefer to invoke Thomas Paine, whose "Age of Reason" treatise mocking Christianity earned him a badge of scorn in his day.
It's fascinating to me that Americans feel like they need some kind of "original" authority in order to validate their views of religion and government. This trend was started by historical revisionists like the late Puritan Cotton Mather, and it was then picked up by all manner of "thinkers" who felt an overpowering helplessness to come up with their own rationale for their belief systems.
I am an Evangelical Christian. Nevertheless, I believe firmly in separation of church and state. I also believe that America's independence was not a gift from God; I think the Revolution was a rebellious, treasonous, reactionary, and biblically unjustifiable event.
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"China: The Three Emperors 1662-1795" ed. Evelyn S. Rawski & Jessica Rawson (Part 1)
Posted by Margaret on Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 12:00
This is the catalogue for an exhibition of the same name that ran at the Royal Academy of Arts in London from November 2005 to April 2006. I didn't go to see it myself, but I've borrowed the book from my Dad who did. A lot of the book (as befits an exhibition catalogue) is full of pictures of the objects that were displayed. It starts with three general essays, then each section of objects has some introductory text. It also has a map of China, and of the Forbidden Palace.


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Every year when Feria of Malaga is around the corner locals and visitors of this Costa Del Sol city have an opportunity to attend Carriages Contest which brings participants from entire Andalucia.
What Is It?
Carriages Contest is an annual competition – exhibition taking place in Malaga for more than 35 years before the main Malaga's celebration called Feria, at the beginning of August at Plaza de Toros de Malaga. The event is organized by the Festival Area of the City council of Malaga, through the club called Club de Enganche Malacitano.
The competition is divided into two phases. In phase A, the quality of the hitch is assessed, and in stage B the dressage and guiding style. Both are evaluated by a jury specialised in the matter. In 2018 for the first time, the best lace or silk scarf worn by women over the head and shoulders called Mantilla and best flamenco dress will be elected and awarded from the spectators.
The annual competition of Enganches every year not only maintains its popularity but also grows bigger and bigger year by year. In 2018 40 carriages from different parts of Andalusia such as Malaga, Fuengirola, Mijas, Pizarra, Alhaurin de la Torre, Granada, Estepona, Córdoba, Sevilla y Jerez competed against each other. The carriages are of different Spanish models: Limonera, Trunk, Tandem, Tresillo, Cuarta, Media Potencia, 5 a la larga, 6 a la larga, mule carriages and carriages of ponies.
Do you want to know the differences between each carriage? The best way to find out this is to attend the event and see it directly! So go ahead mark this celebration in your upcoming August calendar and enjoy this very unique cultural competition – exhibition.


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Welcome to Bonnies farm house shop online
Online shop- You will find farm house style items ( coming soon ) and handmade cushion covers .
Cushion covers are handmade out of the hessian and zip covers are 100% cotton. I hand paint on all words and designs. At the moment the only words available is FARM HOUSE ( custom words will come back soon). There are also 3 designs to pick from that can be painted onto any cushion. When ordering please write in the comments what you would like.
✖zip cushion covers white or grey (greenish grey) –
size 20- 50 x 50cm $15.00
✖hessian cover –
size 18 – $25.00
size 20 – $28.00
✖Click the link to go to my Etsy shop ✖
Postage – I shop to the UK & USA
Daylesford stall at Mill markets
Welcome to my stall at Daylesford Mill markets. You will find the following there:-
– upcycle s furniture
– cushion covers
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Whether you are having a small, intimate dinner party at your home or a large, elaborate celebration, our assistants are available to make sure everything looks perfect and runs smoothly. We can assist with decorating, re-stocking items throughout event, and complete clean up afterward. You get to enjoy yourself and be a guest at your own party!
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Do you have a great idea for a party but don't have time to organize it? We will work with your party planner to make sure your vision is executed. Don't have a planner? We can gather quotes from various vendors (planners, photographers, caterers) for your review and selection. Holiday time can be exhausting, especially if you're hosting family and friends. Your personal assistant will help with preparing the house, planning the meals and shopping.
Assistance During Parties
Sometimes we all need an extra set of hands to take care of the little things that add up to make your event fabulous! We can provide servers, dishwashers, restroom attendants, and you can have your own personal attendant throughout the event.
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Holiday time can be exhausting, especially if you're hosting family and friends. Your personal assistant will help with preparing the house, planning the meals and shopping.
Gift Shopping and Wrapping
You provide us with a budget, information on the recipient and occasion, and our creative assistants will search for the perfect gift on your behalf. You can approve the gift prior to purchase through pictures or website links. We will ensure the gift is packaged to your liking.
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Do you want to send out invitations or hand-written thank you notes but you don't have the time or desire to write them or address the envelopes? Your personal assistant can write the notes, assemble the invitations, address and stamp the envelopes and deliver them to the post office.


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Following an unusual path , my passion for images and light has always been present in my life.
Member of the ARRQ (Quebec Director association) I made several documentaries that have led me to work in Quebec, Nunavut and Cuba. By participating, in the last ten years, in many local and foreign location shootings, as producer, director and in the camera department, I have acquired a solid equipment expertise and improved myself in cinematography.
My career has also allowed me to work as a photographer for modeling agencies in various cities such as New York, Paris and Brussels. This experience has allowed me to meet designers and visual artists from different backgrounds and schools of thought .
Light is an artistic medium that we can tame, shape and experience to create a story. Playing with shadows, colors and contrast, seek instead the visual that will enhance the storyline and the characters, while avoiding standard usage.
To be director of photography, in my opinion, is to transcribe pictures and ideas and to know how to interpret the mind of the director with whom dialogue and collaboration are essentials. This symbiosis is first and foremost a team work where listening and understanding are in the foreground. More than technique, making a film is first and foremost a wonderful human adventure!
InspirationSome will tell you that inspiration comes to the person who watches, listens and takes the time to understand. Others argue that it is in the making that you learn. And both will be right.
It is in the global filmography that I draw much of my inspiration. Each country is a huge mine of ideas to the person who knows how to use these resources. This is what leads me to open my horizons on everything filmmakers from around the world have to offer. As director of photography, it is good to know the techniques, methodologies and good use of its instruments, but more importantly, to learn to recognize the sensitivity of a film, a work of a director and to be inspired by the work of his colleagues.
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As a photography enthusiast since my childhood, I have always been fascinated by images, paintings and drawings. My other passions are art, computer, and documentation on the various advances in science and technology. In the field of cinema these passions have resulted in increased knowledge of the processes, but also by training after studying hundreds of different artists, I managed to join the art of control to achieve cinematic creativity.


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Hey guys!
I just got back into the hobby after about 15 years, I'm currently working on a small switching layout in a spare bedroom. I am modeling a whole lot of weedy, unkempt track using a tecnique I found where you lay the track on top of grass mat.
My question is for those of you who have used the Busch grass mat before. It comes rolled up, and when you get to the grass on the inside of the roll, it's all pressed down and doesn't want to stand up straight anymore. Do you have any tips to restore this matted grass to its full upright position before it's installed?
to the forum. Your intial posts are delayed as you are under moderation.
I'm giving your post a bump up the list, but I don't have anything intelligent to add. Maybe vaccuuming would straighten the grass, or not.
Seems to me putting track on grass would create a lumpy track, but we just had a thread on bad track and it has it's fans.
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Turf, ground foam and static grass gives you greater flexibility and generally better results.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
I have not used that product, so just thinking outloud;
If you just lef it lay for awhile and perhaps brush it ? or even mist it with water and then brushed.
I have done exactly what you are talkign about, and had good results.
I trim away the parts that are pressed down and toss them into the trash. A little bit of loss is a fact of life.
The Busch mats used to be shipped to hobby shops in flat boxes, and this was not a problem then.
Happily modeling my STRATTON & GILLETTE RAILROAD. A Class A line located in a personal fantasy world of semi-plausible nonsense on Tuesday, August 3rd, 1954.
Turf, ground foam and static grass gives you greater flexibility and generally better results.
We tried using it on my nephew's O scale layout. Never could get the turf roll stuff to look decent. It just looked like pressed down carpet!
Semi newbie HO scale modeler coming from the O scale world
Lets figure the grass is glued with a water soluable adhiesive. Some water applied to soft the glue and hair brush to tease it up. Or an iron using the steaming feature and a hairbrush. Soften both the adhiesive and grass fibers. Try a small patch and see. There is always the teddy. BEar fur option
A pessimist sees a dark tunnel
An optimist sees the light at the end of the tunnel
A realist sees a frieght train
An engineer sees three idiots standing on the tracks stairing blankly in space
mrrdadWe tried using it on my nephew's O scale layout. Never could get the turf roll stuff to look decent. It just looked like pressed down carpet!
I experimented with Busch grass mat on the layout segment project today. I am happy with it.
Look for a detailed update tonight.
Thanks for all the replies, adding some water and using an old brush seemed to work, but I just can't get the track to sit flat enough on the grass mat. Even weighted down it won't press all the way down. Unfortunately, it looks like I'll have to make the track look like garbage using more traditional methods :(
You really need a flat, solid base for your track, too. Putting it on top of a grass mat won't give you that.
Grass does not grow around the railroad tracks.
Build your layout first, and then put the grass in where it belongs.
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Grass does not grow around the railroad tracks.
Build your layout first, and then put the grass in where it belongs.
Thats kinda my thinking,Get your track down and working. Then run the grass up to the ties. Maybe cut small tuffs to place between the ties.
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It has been a little while since my last post, but after an absence of a couple of weeks I finally found the time to sit down and catch up with you guys. And you have no idea how happy that makes me. Not only did I really miss Morrie&Me but I've also got some really exciting news to share!
With the increasing house rents, lowest interest rates ever and a permanent contract at work, we decided this might be a good moment for us to check out possibilities for buying a house. But to be honest, we'd never expected that things would work out for us this quickly.
Last month, still in the middle of the very first orientation stage, good news came to us that our 'dream house' could be ours if we'd be happy to make quick decisions. Like with most of life's biggest decisions all we had to do was to follow our guts (and get some necessary financial advice) and within just a couple of days we became the proud owners of this little home of ours. Or more precisely, next year we'll be the proud owners because our house still has to be build.
In case you'd ever check out my pinterest account you might have noticed my interest for interior design. Well, with this new upcoming project I can finally turn this interest into reality and even though it turns out to be quite hard to make long-term and very expensive decisions on a limited budget, being able to decide upon the look and feel of your future home is an absolute blast.
Of course I can't wait to share our experiences with you but if you don't want to wait for that, feel free to check out morrieandmepins where you can find a sneak preview of what our future home might look like. More inspiration will follow soon!


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Forever Plaid Benefit Concert to Run at Laurie Beechman Theatre
Creator Stuart Ross will direct the concerts.
The off-Broadway musical Forever Plaid will return to New York as a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The three-performance run, April 5-7, will run at the Laurie Beechman Theatre at the West Bank Café.
Directed by original creator Stuart Ross, the production will feature Sean Bell as Smudge, Nick Cearley as Sparky, Joshua David Cavnaugh as Frankie, and Justin Sargent as Jinx, with special appearances by original New York and touring cast members including David Engel, Drew Geraci, Paul Castree, Ryan Perry, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Michael Winther, Paul Binotto, Bobby Randle, Donnie Kehr, and Garris Wimmer. David Hancock Turner serves as musical director, with arrangements and musical continuity by James Raitt. Jason Buell is production coordinator and Richard Martini produces.
Featuring such hits as "Chain Gang," "Day-O," and "Heart and Soul," '"Forever Plaid'' is the story of a semiprofessional harmony group that met their demise on the way to their first big gig. But the universe smiles and allows them to slip through a hole in the ozone layer to do the show that they never got to do in life.


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Go ahead- treat yourself to a dish that is just as yummy and loaded as baked potatoes. Does it taste like potatoes? No, but I promise you, this version is just as delicious and satisfying, but without the high carb count. Add a simple salad and you will have a beautiful, complete meal with very little fuss.
One note before I share the recipe- I have seen this done as mashed cauliflower, but I prefer chunky, hearty foods and not those that have been pureed to within an inch of their life. If you would rather mash for a creamy casserole, then by all means, go ahead. This casserole will still be just as delicious.
OK, one more note- if you do not have an oven, just use your microwave to first cook the cauliflower, as per instructions, and then proceed to cook all of the ingredients together after you have combined them. No oven? No reason not to enjoy a good meal.
Loaded Cauliflower
- 1 head of cauliflower
- 6 slices bacon cooked to a crisp and broken into small pieces ( you can substitute a good brand of
bacon bits if you don't have fresh bacon on hand)
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- sour cream and cut chives for topping
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a baking dish with Ghee or you can use a nonstick, non-aerosol spray if you like. Pure avocado oil has a neutral taste and works well.
Chop cauliflower into small pieces. Place it along with 1/4 cup water into a microwave safe dish. Microwave on high for about 6 minutes. Remove and drain cauliflower. Pat with a towel to get rid of excess water.
Add all of the ingredients to a mixing bowl to combine.
Bake in a prepared oven safe casserole dish for 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Top with sour cream, chives and more bacon bits if you like. Serve warm.
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The next Empowering Whole Health support group will be starting Wednesday, September 6th from 4:30 to 6pm here at Goodwin, and meets weekly for 11 weeks.
Empowering Whole Health is open to the public, so anyone and everyone is welcome! The group focuses on goal setting and how to realistically reach your goals for health and wellness. Our past group members (since 2014) have all had amazing results in meeting their goals including
- Weight loss
- Coping with chronic pain and other long-term conditions
- Stress and anxiety reduction
- Finding employment
- Quitting smoking
- And much more!
Patients and group participants have seen some terrific results, here's one testimonial from Empowering Whole Health alumni Sheri McSheehy.
Other comments from past participants have included:
"This group was just what I needed at this time in my life. Thank you!"
"Nice to have others to talk to, enjoyed it thoroughly!"
"This group taught me I am not alone with my physical/emotional struggles. The subjects shared helped bring me back to life and gave me hope. Thank you."
"Loved the meditation aspects of the group."
"Participating as a peer leader was an amazing experience. Thank you Goodwin for hosting this group and making it possible for our community."
If you or someone you know is interested or has any questions, please contact us at (603) 994-6356.


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Posts Tagged water
A mysterious red rock
Posted by lukegeoffreyjohnson in pembrokeshire, timelapse, water on January 12, 2014
Hello All,
Well, well, well. I do some of my viewers who came along last week keep coming back. It seems a few days back I got a massive 54 in one day. I suspect it's my Dad and a good friend in Plymouth using different computers and visiting to boost my ego, but thanks!
I did recently go out in the inclement weather to take a few pictures, but I'm not posting them as yet as the tinterweb is saturated with them and it would be in bad taste following the injuries sustained by people doing it in a foolhardy manner.
You may have seen my favourite beach on the national BBC news, Newgale, as the shingle (well, large pebble) breakwater to the beach which is directly next to the road to St Davids was washed wholesale inland and covered the road to a depth of a few feet. This subsequently let all the water from the stupendous high tides through and flooded one of my favourite coffee shops, dagnammit. If anyone wants these posted, let me know and I'm happy to do so, just pop me a comment. I also have images from Cenarth where the river was a record level flooding the car-park which is usually a good 6 to 10 foot above the water!
But, on to this weeks images and the first one, which inspired the weird title which you see below….
If anyone can account for a moss-covered rock which is this red, I'd love to hear it. I say moss-covered as I have removed from the equation that this may be due to chemical in the water from the fields in the Preseli Hills as some may think as surely moss would not settle. I did this by the time-honoured prodding and scraping of the surface and nowt came off. If anyone reckons it's expensive, I shall return…..with a hammer.
I am quite proud of a few of the pictures in this entry as I manage to have nailed the use of the shutter and polarizer very well with some of the water shots, not least this one….
Bear in mind the water at the extreme right of the image is at least 6 inches deep and you can still see the rocks on the bottom, there's some skills there I think (I have one two awards you know). A nice scattering of foliage adds to the hues as well.
Now this isn't a macro, just a zoomed shot but I think it should be entitled "The Silver Curtain" as it looks just like that to me. Again, using a polarizer to cut down reflections and such, you can see the water behind the water and the reflection from the rock isn't too bad…..
I was spoilt for choice of which of the two I had taken in a similar place to post but I decided on this one. Pretty good eh? The sun shone through the trees just at the right time to put rays right into the water which were exaggerated by the longer exposure time I had set; makes for a quite ethereal image…..
As ever, if anyone wants the originals of these pictures, please feel free to ask and I am happy to send them however you want them.
Now the last image, which isn't as nice as all the others I admit, but is here as a reference point for some more recent pictures I shot after the storm. Basically all the stepping stones you see here have either been washed downstream or toppled over!
Never underestimate the power of water. All I will say is that I am glad I don't live nearby or was anywhere near when the water was that powerful, as those blocks look damn heavy.
Well, that's your lot for this week as I am back in work tomorrow. Not that I'm complaining, as it's warmer and drier there than it is outside. Both Dad and I were lamenting earlier of the state of our cars! It will dry out some day.
Cheerio! Thanks for stopping by.


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Designed for a family to enjoy the indoor / outdoor Australian lifestyle, this is a spacious and comfortable 3-bedroom home. Featuring a stylish open plan kitchen and dining area leading to an outdoor entertaining area, all overlooking the private swimming pool and garden. Complete with large comfortable bedrooms and generous living areas this home has all you will need to relax on your family holiday.
The Location:
Located on the fringe of Dover Heights, North Bondi, and Rosebay, this property gives you the chance to explore all Sydney has to offer. Head west to see Sydney's inner harbour beauty or east to the famous sands of Bondi Beach. The apartment offers a great place to stay near some of Sydney's best beaches, with your pick of gourmet restaurants and cafes within walking distance and with easy access to the city.
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- Please note there is strictly no parties/ gatherings at this property
- This property is not suitable for groups under the age of 25 years. If you think you and your group are suitable please contact us directly.
- L'Abode Accommodation reserves the right to decline any bookings should we think the property will be misused in any way.
- Please be mindful of our neighbours and keep noise to a minimum after 10pm.
Thank you in advance for respecting the above.
Bedding Configuration:
Master Bedroom: 1 x Queen bed Bedroom 2: 1 x Double bunk + 1 x single Bedroom 3: 1 x Queen Porta cot available on request Sleeps: 7
Maintenance Issues:
- We do our best to attend to all maintenance issues as and when we are notified during typical work hours. However,
- We note that during the following days and times, we will not be able to confirm any type of callout:
Weekends (Fridays 4pm - Monday 10am)
Public Holidays
Outside work hours (after 4:00 pm - before 9 am Monday-Friday )
- We will do our best to respond to all request of repairs within 24 hours and organise a tradesperson within work hours.
- We will not compensate any guests who request repairs/callouts during the above timeframes as it is very difficult to source tradespeople during the above mentioned hours.


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List of Schools in Europe
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F-1 Student Visa
An F-1 Student Visa is your ticket to studying at a US college or university. To qualify for a student visa, you must do more than just be accepted by an institution of higher learning, you have to get approval from the USCIS. You may have many obstacles to overcome to qualify, and once you do, there are a number of things that you must do to maintain your status.
What should you do when you have problems with your student visa? What if you want to stay in the US after you complete your education? We can answer those questions during a consultation with our Virginia immigration lawyer. Give us a call today.
Do You Qualify for a Student Visa?
You need to be accepted at a US college or university. They will supply you with a Form I-20, Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status. Then, to qualify for an F-1 student visa, you must satisfy the consular officer at your immigration interview that you meet the following criteria:
- You need to show that you have a foreign residence and significant ties to your home country. You must establish that you intend to return to your home country after your studies are complete.
- While in the US on an F-1 student visa, you can only study attend the college or university through which the visa was granted.
- You must demonstrate that you have sufficient financial support to provide for your needs while in the US. This generally means that you must show you have enough money to pay your first years' tuition and living expenses.
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Admission Requirements
You must first satisfy the admission requirements of the college or university that you want to attend. For a foreign student, this will mean showing that you have sufficient financial support and that you have access to things like health care. Once you have satisfied their requirements, they will issue the I-20 form. Once you have the I-20, you may apply for a student visa.
Where to Apply for Your F-1 Student Visa
You will need to apply for an F-1 visa at the US Embassy or Consulate in your home country. While technically you could apply for an F-1 visa at any US Embassy or Consulate, your chances of approval are best in your home country.
What Do You Need to Include with Your F-1 Visa Application
- You will need to pay the current application fee. The application is not refundable so it will not be returned to you if your F-1 visa is denied.
- You will need to submit Form DS-160 which is the online application for non-immigrant visas.
- If you are a male between the ages of 16 and 45, you will need to submit Form DS-157. This is a supplemental form required due to national security concerns.
- You will need a valid passport for travel to the US. The passport must be valid for at least 6 months past the date that you intend to be in the United States.
- You will need color photos of yourself that meet the current requirements.
Your F-1 Student Visa Interview
After submitting your application for a student visa, you will be notified of the date for your F-1 student visa interview. This is a pivotal moment in the student visa process, it will determine whether or not you are qualified to receive an F-1 student visa. On the day of your interview, you need to bring all of your forms and documents with you. You should be prepared to answer a lot of personal questions. The questions are all designed to verify the truth of the information you provided in your application and to determine if you truly intend to return to your home county after your studies are complete. Perhaps most of all, you will need to show that you can financially support yourself while in the United States.
Upon approval, you will likely be required to pay a visa issuance fee and have your fingerprint digitally scanned. Your passport will be taken so that you can get your visa and you will be informed when you can get it back, either by pick-up or in the mail.
Denial of Student Visa
Before you buy your airline tickets, you should wait until you have received formal notification that your student visa has been approved. Until the student visa has been issued, you could be denied. If you are denied, you should contact our Virginia immigration lawyer. We can help you explore your legal options and determine if you may qualify for a waiver of the disqualifying condition.
Maintaining Your Student Visa After You Arrive
Once your student visa has been issued, you will be able to travel to the US. However, you need to know rules to maintain your status or you may not be able to re-enter the US or participate in practical training or on-campus employment. Here are some basic guidelines:
- Do not arrive more than 30 days prior to the start of classes.
- Check in with your international student advisor as soon as possible after your arrival.
- Maintain full-time enrollment. If you need to drop classes, be sure not to go below the number of credits required for full-time status.
- Go to class and maintain passing grades. Speak to your academic advisor if you are having problems passing your classes.
- Notify your international advisor if you will not be able to complete your course of study prior to the expiration date on your Form I-20. You may be able to request an extension.
- If your passport is going to expire, contact the embassy or consulate for your home country to renew it.
- Keep your passport and I-94 form with you at all times.
- F-1 student visa holders are not allowed to work off-campus without authorization from the USCIS. You will be forced to leave the US if you work without proper authorization.
- Do not get in trouble with the law. U.S. alcohol, drug, and other laws may be very different than in your home country. If you get arrested, most colleges and universities require you to notify your international advisor. You should contact our Virginia immigration lawyer who can advise you how your arrest may impact your student visa status.
Upon Program Completion
After your course of study is complete, you must leave the US within 60 days. However, there are a number of ways to extend your time in the US lawfully:
- You can re-enroll in a higher education program.
- You can transfer to another school willing to issue you a new I-20 form.
- You can apply to change your status.
Why You Need a Virginia Immigration Lawyer
If you are able to get through the F-1 student visa process, you may not have any problems during your stay in the US. However, many international students have problems with their student visa status. Problems range from forgetting to extend your I-20 to needing to work off-campus due to a change in your financial circumstances. You may have met someone while in school and now you would like to marry them. You may have criminal law issues that could land you in immigration custody and cause you to be removed (deported) from the U.S. No matter what your immigration issue is, you can count on it being complicated and fraught with issues. There is a real possibility that things will go wrong and you will be forced to leave the US. In some cases, you may accumulate unlawful status and be subject to a bar on your return. The best way to avoid problems with your student visa or adjusting your status is to hire an experienced immigration lawyer in Blacksburg. We understand the needs of international students and may be able to help you stay in the US. Call us today to schedule a consultation or use the form on this page to ask a Blacksburg immigration attorney about your situation.


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The Design
Celine is about minimalistic, but sometimes they add a little twist to it. The knot has been with the house for quite some time and it has become a signature symbol. These are made with a beautiful knot.
The shoes are made from lambskin, which is super soft and comfy. They feature a wide and bumpy toe backless ankle, with shaped stacked leather heels. There is elastic crossing under the sole to make it walk-able. And there are few colors available; all of them perfect to match with any casual outfit. So what do youthink?
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Scottish gold makes a mark in Orkney
Some of the first pieces of jewellery to be made purely from newly mined Scottish gold have been produced in Orkney over recent months.
Earlier this year local jewellery designer Sheila Fleet became one of only two jewellers to be named as an authorised maker and retailer of Scottish gold, which comes from the Cononish gold mine near Tyndrum.
Since then more than thirty beautiful Scottish gold rings have been produced in the islands, with the mine and its surrounding area providing inspiration for the new 'Captivate' collection too. "It's just so exciting to think we are using the fabric of Scotland to make something," said Sheila. "'Captivate' is inspired by the gold mine itself and the burn that runs nearby, so it's a very special place."
The Cononish mine, run by Scotgold Resources, is the only commercial gold mine in Scotland and won't be fully operational until 2019. Small amounts of gold have been produced on a trial basis, with Orkney's Sheila Fleet Jewellery lucky enough to become one of the approved producers.
"I first heard about the plans to reopen the mine a few years ago and went down for a look," said Sheila. "I was very interested in the project and I've followed the Scotgold story ever since."
Since then Sheila has been working on her Scottish gold designs, with the fruits of her labour taking shape on the benches in her workshop in Orkney's east mainland. Her ring designs come in 18 carat yellow, white and rose gold and, because the supplies are so limited, pieces made from Scottish gold are marked on the inside with their own unique serial number.
"People are just fascinated by the fact that these rings come from pure Scottish gold. The thing that I love the most is that we're part of everybody's special moment when it comes to things like this."
Find out more from the official Sheila Fleet Jewellery website.
If you'd like to own a unique Sheila Fleet Scottish gold designer ring, contact Maureen on 01856 861 203 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Digital Orkney project has been part financed by the Scottish Government and the European Community Orkney LEADER 2014-2020 Programme.


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Agave Heritage Festival began in 2008 as Agave Fest, a Cinco de Mayo celebration featuring tequila tastings and a tequila "Iron Bar Chef" competition at the historic Hotel Congress. As the festival grew in the following years, the number of different agave spirits featured at the event more than doubled, and food specials were elevated from cheap eats to regionally focused culinary treats.
By 2015 — the same year that Tucson was the first U.S. city to receive the UNESCO City of Gastronomy designation — Agave Fest had gone from a tequila-lover's Cinco de Mayo celebration to an event rooted in the historical and cultural significance of the agave plant. With seminars, a fundraising Agave Dinner, tastings of spirits unavailable in the United States, and a cultural and historical art exhibit, Agave Fest had begun to realize its true potential.
The agave plant's inextricable role in the culture and history of the Arizona-Mexico borderlands region became a central focus of Agave Fest, leading to the creation of Agave Heritage Week in 2016 and the expansion into Agave Heritage Festival in 2017.
Today, Agave Heritage Festival is a city-wide, ten-day destination event that spotlights the sustainability of the southwest region through the lens of the agave plant. Agave Heritage Festival celebrates the unique importance of the agave plant and the borderlands culture with seminars, trade shows, and world-class culinary events.
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After experimenting with afocal photography on my Dobsonian with an iPhone and my point and shoot camera, I built a Raspberry Pi based camera to use with the Questar. Similar to webcam-like planetary cameras, but not laptop required. The Raspberry Pi computer controlled the camera, captured images, and used a wireless web interface to an iPhone for control and focusing. Unfortunately the several second lag for image display and the lack of focusing aids made focusing difficult. You can learn how to build the Astro Raspberry Pi camera.
Here's are sample images taken with the Questar and the Astro Raspberry Pi camera:
Jupiter imaged with a Raspberry Pi Camera
Raspberry Pi Moon
I decided that I wanted a much larger sensor camera with focusing aids. An inexpensive used Sony NEX-5N body fit the bill perfectly and was used for many of the images on this site. Eventually, the differences between the old Sony menu system and the newer menu design used in my other 3 Sony cameras, made it difficult to use this as a backup camera. I've sold it to a better home, but I'll always remember it and the wonderful images it took fondly.
This image was taken with the NEX-5N and a vintage 135mm lens:
Ghost town Omega Centauri Revisited
These samples were taken with the NEX-5N and the Questar:
Thin crescent Moon
Clavius Tycho Moretus region of the Moon
Comet Lovejoy
The a6300 is a mirrorless camera, released in 2016. It has an 24MP APS-C CMOS sensor which is very well matched in size and resolution to the capabilities of my Questar 3.5" telescope. After taking lots of images with the NEX-5N I had a good idea of the features that I wanted in my next camera. These features of the a6300 are very important to me:
I prefer the a6300 for use with the Questar because of the denser sensor pixel than the a7 iii. The 3.89 micron pixel pitch is almost a perfect match for the Questar. Full disk images of the Moon and the Sun are outstanding with the a6300. With a Barlow lens it does a good job on planetary images, but I prefer the results possible with a good planetary video camera.
This image was taken with the a6300 and the Questar:
January Earthshine Crescent Moon
This image was taken with the a6300 and a Rokinon 12mm lens:
Perseid Meteor shower with the Andromeda Galaxy
This image was taken with the a6300 and a 135mm vintage lens:
The Pleiades on a whim
The ASI120MC is an astronomical one shot color video camera intended primarily for planetary imaging. Compared to my large sensor cameras it trades field of view for video rate acquisition of raw images. It is intended for acquiring thousands of high quality raw images for lucky image stacking in just a couple of minutes.
This is my first image of Jupiter and a shadow transit of Io taken with it. You can read more details in my blog entry about the image.
Sweet Home Alabama Jupiter with Io transit & Europa
Jupiter at opposition 2017 - Revisited
I've replaced the ASI120MC with the similar ASI1224MC which offers lower read noise, better infrared sensitivity, and double the frame rate. They both have 3.5 micron pixels which are an excellent match for the resolution of the questar. It's USB 3 port allows higher frame rates and lower noise and larger well capacity give it about 1 stop better dynamic range.
My choice for a full frame camera is the Sony alpha 7 iii. It's back side illuminated sensor with larger pixels has a full stop better performance at high ISO speeds and the full frame sensor can take in twice as much of the sky in one snap.
I use the a7 iii primarily with camera lenses. It works well with vintage manual lenses like the Nikkor ED 300mm f/4.5 lens above. At longer focal lengths I also have a Nikkor ED 180mm f/2.8 and the 1.4x teleconverter for focal lengths of 180, 250, 300, and 420mm. For shorter focal length nightscape shots I have the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 and Pentax K 28mm f/3.5. With the Questar telescope, this full frame camera can capture the widest field of view possible. Its full frame sensor has a 5.91 micron pixel pitch and the some 24MP digital image resolution as the a6300.
This daylight first quarter Moon was taken with the Sony a7 iii, Nikkor 300m f/4.5, and 1.4x teleconverter as pictured above.
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Frontier airline is taking a drastic move that will give it a title of being one of the most generous policies among the U.S. carriers, slashing the ticket change fee.
Where the passengers had to $99 as a ticket change fee, now there's no fee that the passengers have to pay who change a ticket 90 days before the original schedule of the flight departure.
The passengers who are making changes to their ticket less than 90 days but at least two weeks before the flight original departure schedule will have to pay $49, half of the previous charge.
No changes in the policy are made for the last minute ticket changes. The travelers who make changes before 13 days or less will have to pay $99 as per policy. Whether a passenger makes changes before 90 days or less than a week of his/her trip, you still need to pay a fare difference, if any.
The senior Vice President of the Frontier Airline said, "Clearly, we are offering a value-worth price slash to the passengers, making us an attractive airline among the U.S. carriers. And, the lower fee is a way to pull more passengers."
Most of the United States airlines charge $200 for changing the ticket on a non-refundable ticket. Well, Southwest Airline is an exception.
Slashing the fees of any service gives customers a peace of mind and they can book the flights earlier. Frontier giving out the same to the passengers.


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Profile: Marlo Chandler-Jones
Marlo Chandler-Jones
First appearance: The Incredible Hulk #347, 1988. She met Rick Jones, whom she'd later marry, through her first meeting the Hulk at the time he was rendered gray-skinned, in Las Vegas, where she worked as a call girl for a friendly casino owner who'd hired the Hulk as a security agent (under the name "Joe Fixit"). She also became a good friend of Betty Ross-Banner's.
Current status: working as a talk show host(?)
Was subjected to the following act of discrimination: in 1992, she was murdered by Jackie Shorr, a psychotic woman posing as Rick's mother, who'd once worked at the orphanages he'd lived at when he was a teenager, who was planning on killing him in her basement, but was later brought back to life when Rick made one of those Faustian deals, this one with the Leader, Sam Sterns, to use some technology he'd built in order to revive her. It worked, but she remained mindless for at least a few weeks before returning to full normal.
What's wrong with how this was done? Not that much, except for the fact that I find it awfully annoying when they depict a woman as being the master planner behind what led to all this in the first place, namely Shorr, the former employee at Rick's orphanage in Arizona. It really irritates me whenever that kind of a stereotype is featured. Are there not men who're psychotic, and could do things like that too?
Was there anything good to come out of this? Marlo has since regained her life, little the worse for wear, and continued with a career she and Rick took up working on talk show hosting.