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The success of everything from Spiderman to Hanuman, has made it clear that superhero flicks are a sure-fire way to make big bucks. Paramount Pictures have tried to continue the same trend with their special effects- extravaganza, Iron Man.
Though it may have not matched Spiderman and Batman in pre-release hype, it certainly is at par with them in all other departments, if not better. Like most 'part ones' the story line educates the audiences about the superhero's origins, his subsequent evolution and ends with his first major face-off with a villain.
However, Robert Downey Jr.'s performance as the playboyish super-rich, super-genius Tony Stark definitely sets this movie apart from the others. His rendering of the role can be best described as a blend of Jack Sparrow's eccentricity with Bruce Wayne's slick persona.
What works for this movie (apart from the grand special effects, which in all probability will leave you open-mouthed) is the fact that Tony Stark does not lose his sense of humor after becoming Iron Man, unlike Spiderman and Batman.
Gwyneth Paltrow, playing Tony Stark's assistant and love-interest, Pepper Potts is thoroughly wasted, yet manages to do a better job than most other leading ladies in Superhero movies. Though it must be said that Jeff Bridges as the villainous Obadiah Stone delivers a fine performance even within the limitations of his role. Ramin Djawadi's heavy-guitars soundtrack goes nicely with the movie as well.
However, the fact that the movie has a token black character and that the Afghani terrorists for some reason converse in Hindi may offend a discerning viewer's sensibilities.
All in all, Iron Man is slick, futuristic, action-packed and thoroughly entertaining. There's no reason why this one shouldn't be a box-office success.
Rating: 3½ out of 5.
What the Ratings Mean:
0 – Terrible Beyond Imagination
1 – Mostly Pathetic
2 – Strictly OK
3 – Good
4 – Very Good
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The direction you handle the ceiling may have a massive effect on the look of the room. Painting a ceiling is no simple task. You may choose one for the ceiling and make remarkable designs. Ceiling You want to begin at the ceiling. If you would like a purple ceiling, then it will be OK, otherwise, then stay away. Getting right down to business, it's well worth mentioning you may actually do a colorful painted ceiling in only about any room in your residence.
Should you need some suggestions to begin, we're here to assist you! Thus, make certain you consider several ideas and speak to different painting contractors prior to making a choice. The redecoration tips for the ceiling tiles mentioned previously are for guidance. If the notion of spraying paint inside your house makes you feel uneasy, you might also attain an incredible finish with a top quality paint brush and a foam roller. Art wall ideas are ideal for you whether you need a gallery effect or you wish to make a significant impact in your space. There are quite many suggestions for master bedroom designs that you are able to pick from and it can get confusing which type ought to be selected. Printed Roller Blinds If you're looking for bedroom wall decoration suggestions to make it seem bigger, think about investing in printed roller blinds.
If you're a color-lover, you may use many colors on the accent wall. Darker colors have a tendency to ground while lighter colors have a tendency to float. Painting walls any color apart from white can be a true challenge. Possessing a good color on the ceiling can ensure it is simpler to blend in the remainder of the decor. So you see, there's really so much it is possible to do with your ceiling color but the principal point to bear in mind is turn your paint chip upside down before choosing a color. The ceiling paint color you select is critical.
When it has to do with decorating and picking the paint for a room, it's common for all of us to forget the ceiling. It is very important to keep in mind that deck paint might not be as costly as the labor cost involved with the painting undertaking. Paint is perfect for a child's room as it can transform the furniture and accent pieces which have been in the space since they were babies. A lot of the paint employed in the previous days was lead based. It is a resourceful way that can add magic to your home without creating a financial burden on you. The inexpensive solution is to buy whatever is the most affordable paint is that is presently on sale when using a coupon. You are able to match your trim using a great glossy paint or you can merely go for an accent color.
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Saturday, 28th February 2015
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Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen will appear on Planet Rock radio tomorrow night.
Rick was the guest on the 15th February episode of the drumming show 'Sticks, Drums & Rock n Roll'.
Tomorrow night the final episode of the show presented by DJ and comedian Al Murray will feature highlights of his interview. The show is on from 7pm to 8pm.
Rick talks about his drumming technique and influences. A preview clip was aired during an ad break in Joe Elliott's show earlier tonight.
In the clip Rick appears to be talking about a story first mentioned in Animal Instinct when Tommy Aldridge helped him on the 1980 tour.
Sticks, Drums & Rock n Roll - Rick Allen Interview Quote
"He helped me unbox, set up and tune the drums. Just in time for Def Leppard to go on stage."
Sticks, Drums & Rock n Roll - News Quote
"Def Leppard's Rick Allen revealed the key to his unique technique and sound, which has helped the band shift a staggering 80 million records."
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Join us for a Project Learning Tree (PLT) teacher workshop! Learn how to integrate ecosystem education into your school's curriculum. Facilitated by Lisa Wear. Hosted by the Center for the Environment at Catawba College and NC Green Schools. $10 registration fee includes lunch and workshop materials.


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This season Ksenia Schnaider has announced their collaboration with ISKO™, a Turkish denim mill, which is low-key one of the most important players in the international denim scene.
ISKO™ is the only denim mill in the world that was awarded with the prestigious Nordic SWAN Ecolabel and the EU Ecolabel for several articles within ISKO Earth Fit™ collection. The EU Ecolabel criteria are developed and reviewed in cooperation of experts, industry, consumer organisations and environmental NGOs. The Nordic SWAN Ecolabel evaluates a product's total lifecycle from raw material to waste/recycling, taking into account environmental problems in each part of the supply chain.
This achievement came through ISKO™'s fulfillment of strict requirements for sustainable fibers, for chemicals used in every stage of production, and caring for social and environmental impacts.
The capsule collection developed in collaboration with ISKO was made out of ISKO Earth Fit™ fabrics.
ISKO Earth Fit™ forms an integral part of ISKO™'s responsible innovation platform.
Made with eco-friendly raw materials like organic cotton, Better Cotton, pre-consumer recycled cotton and post-consumer recycled polyester from PET bottles, ISKO Earth Fit™ offers responsibly innovated denim fabrics in ISKO™'s most popular shades. Available in fabric concepts demanded by global consumers, brands are able to extend their best selling styles using ISKO Earth Fit™.
To present the collection Ksenia Schnaider and ISKO have held a talk during UFW on the 2nd of February, where they walked the audience through all the steps of the way.


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Transnet Engineering has affirmed its support for the RDP by committing itself to affirmative procurement since 1994.
Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) was integrated with the tender rules and procurement policies to assist historically disadvantaged communities (HDC) and to empower Transnet Engineering`s managers to effect affirmative procurement without compromising specifications, safety and standards.
Transnet Engineering, a wholly owned subsidiary of Transnet, subscribes to Transnet's Procurement Procedures. We not only support BEE, but also have a role to encourage other companies to ensure a level playing field in South Africa by removing the current inequalities in business. Transnet Engineering prefers to do business with business enterprises who share these same values.
In order to promote the development and support of suppliers and contractors from disadvantaged communities, Transnet Engineering decided that a large portion of the available total procurement (discretionary) expenditure be spent in such a manner that it advances Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE). This will be done by setting targets at various levels, which will include:
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Do Schools Have to Be Boring?
The Open Classroom: A Practical Guide to a New Way of Teaching
Social Design: Creating Buildings with People in Mind
Big Box Reuse
Small Wonder: The Little Red Schoolhouse in History and Memory
Children's Spaces
Nanny State: How Food Fascists, Teetotaling Do-Gooders, Priggish Moralists, and Other Boneheaded Bureaucrats Are Turning America into a Nation of Children
Our view of what childhood is has always influenced how children are educated and what schools look like. Until the mid-eighteenth century boys and girls were often seen as miniature adults, as uncivilized imps of Satan, or, with John Locke, as blank sheets of paper on which a parent or teacher could inscribe knowledge and morality. The Romantic movement of the late eighteenth century cast the child as a Wordsworthian innocent, naturally good and eager to learn; it also had important and lasting, though far from universal, effects on the physical form of schools.
One of the earliest fictional manifestations of these new ideas occurs in Louisa May Alcott's Little Men and Jo's Boys. Both books take place at Plumfield, the boarding school run by Jo and her husband, which was based largely on the radical educational theories of Ralph Waldo Emerson and his friend Bronson Alcott, Louisa's father, who once ran a short-lived day school in Boston on similar principles. At Plumfield it is assumed that all children are potentially good, and that if they are educated with kindness and according to their individual needs (as well as getting lots of exercise and fresh air and frequent moral lessons), they will grow up to be worthy citizens of a democracy. Plumfield looks like a large, comfortable family house, which it once was, and is surrounded by orchards and woods. The children have their own garden plots, keep pets, and go on educational nature walks, possibly inspired by the works of Henry Thoreau, on whom Louisa May Alcott once had a serious crush.
Over the last hundred years there have been many other Romantically inspired attempts to change the way traditional elementary schools look and operate. The Waldorf movement, founded in Europe in 1919 and based in part on the ideas of Rudolph Steiner, emphasized individuality and imagination not only in children but in architecture. Its schools today, in many parts of the world, still tend to be rambling, informal-looking buildings that sometimes recall Alpine chalets, with their steep overhanging roofs and peaked gables; a few look rather like the fantasy houses of Oz. Montessori schools, which also date from the early twentieth century, encourage self-directed learning and physical activity and stress the importance of a child's relation to nature; they may refer to their staff members as "guides" rather than teachers. These schools, too, tend to look like large, comfortable houses surrounded by grass and trees. Inside, their classrooms are full of samples of the natural world—ant farms and chickens and white mice—and the walls are papered with the children's drawings and paintings.
A related European movement, the open-air school of the 1920s and 1930s, emphasized the idea that students should spend as much time as possible outdoors. As Catherine Burke and Ian Grosvenor point out in School, many of these institutions were founded for children who either had or were seen as in danger of acquiring tuberculosis; they were the juvenile equivalent of the sanatorium in Thomas Mann's…
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How about a sugary little winter project? Seriously, Maddie ate one half of one of these and was running circles around the house.
White Chocolate Marhsmallow Snowmen
20 lollipop sticks
2lbs white chocolate (I buy a big block at a local store- about 1.50 a pound- you could probably use chips or almond bark)
About a cup of milk or dark chocolate
60 big marshmallows (plus extra for munching)
20 small marshmallows
Thin pretze sticks cut in half
Assorted candies and chips for decorating
We used what I had:candy corn, chocolate chips cut up, sprinkles. Mini m&m's would be good or mini chocolate chips.
Wax Paper
Melt the white chocolate over a double boiler or using a fondue pot. I used an electric fondue pot and it works great. I can adjust the temp so no burnt chocolate. I melted the milk chocolate in the microwave and rewarmed as needed.
Put 3 large marshmallows onto a lollipop stick.
Swirl in white chocolate to coat. Shake of the excess.
Lay on a sheet of wax paper and start decorating. Attach pretzels for arms and have at it with the other decorations, eyes, nose, buttons, mouth etc.
Add the small marshmellow to the top and let cool on counter or pop in the freezer. The white chocolate needs to harden before you dip in the milk chocolate. Once hardened dip just the tops in the melted milk chocolate to make the hats.
Again let cool or put in the freezer. Put in a cellophane bag, tie off with a ribbon and done. Super simple, a bit on the messy side but the girls had a blast.
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Pure Panama Adventure for Families
9 Days
Activity Level
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There is no other place in the world that offers the wonders you'll find in Panama. This unique country, which bridges two continents and links two oceans with its canal, is yours to explore on this nine-day family trip. Panama's plant, animal, and cultural diversity will come alive as you traverse the country's waterways, hike into lush cloud forests, snorkel in coral reefs, and visit indigenous villages. Your family will also look for wildlife in national parks, visit a working coffee plantation, and tour Panama city, all while enjoying superior naturalist tour guides and comfortable accommodations. The treasures you find here are North and South American, Latin and native, high tech and primitive, terrestrial and marine, cosmopolitan and WILD.
Day 1 Plant Yourself in Panama
Your family's adventure in Panama begins today! A representative will meet you on arrival at Tocumen International Airport and transfer you to the Gamboa Rainforest Resort on the shores of the Panama Canal. In the evening, enjoy a welcome briefing with your naturalist guide and rest up for tomorrow's activities.
Gamboa Rainforest Resort
Day 2 Panama Canal Jungle Boat Adventure
Today you will be picked up at the hotel by your naturalist guide and transferred to the Panama Canal marina, where you'll board a specially equipped expedition boat. Your voyage takes you across the Panama Canal, passing by gigantic cargo ships that contrast sharply with the natural surroundings. Along the way, you will have the opportunity to spot sloths and green iguanas resting on tree branches, ospreys, snail kites, toucans, and other bird species. You'll be close enough to Gatun Lake's rainforest-covered islands that you can search for white-faced capuchins, howler monkeys, spider monkeys, and the endemic red-napped tamarin from the comfort of the expedition boat. Enjoy a picnic lunch on one of the islands, taking in the extraordinary views of the Panama Canal and the lush natural surroundings as you dine. In the early afternoon, you'll be transferred back to Gamboa, where the rest of the day is free to spend at your leisure.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Gamboa Rainforest Resort
Day 3 Chagres River/Embera Indian Village
Drive to El Corotu this morning, a port located on the shores of Madden Lake. The main reservoir of drinking water for the cities of Panama and Colon, Madden Lake also supplies 40% of the water required for the operation of the Panama Canal. Here you'll board a motorized "piragua" (dugout canoe) and travel up the Chagres River to the indigenous village of Embera Drua. The boat journey will take you through the rain forest of the 320,000-acre Chagres National Park, the largest of the national parks protecting the Panama Canal Watershed. You may be able to spot some little blue and green herons along the river, as well as great egrets, anhingas, neotropical cormorants, ringed and green kingfishers, keel-billed toucans, and ospreys flying above. At the Embera village, your arrival will be greeted with dancing and music. You'll learn about Embera customs and their relationship with nature. There will be handicrafts available for sale, and you will have a chance to be painted with the traditional "jagua," a natural dye that the Embera use to adorn their bodies. After lunch, visit the nearby waterfall, where you can take a dip in the crystal-clear waters of the Chagres River before heading back to the hotel in Gamboa.
Breakfast, Lunch
Gamboa Rainforest Resort
Day 4 Summit Park/Miraflores Locks/Chiriqui
This morning you will start off with an adventurous kayaking excursion on the Chagres River and the edge of the Panama Canal where you might be able to spot some large cargo ships passing by. Afterwards, enjoy a relaxing and quiet rainforest nature walk on La Chunga Trail that leads you to the beautiful shore of the Chagres River. Being packed and ready to continue your journey after your rainforest stay at Gamboa, you will eat lunch at a local restaurant and then continue to the Miraflores Locks one of the three sets of concrete water elevators that move boats through the Panama Canal. The locks are true marvels of engineering, lifting ships 85 feet above sea level at Gatun Lake and lowering them back down when they reach the other side of the isthmus. The canal still essentially works the same way it did in 1914 when the SS Ancon Steamer became the first ship to transit the Panama Canal. This afternoon your family will catch a flight from Albrook domestic airport to David, the capital of the Chiriqui province. Chiriqui is home to some of Central America's most breathtaking scenery, which has earned it the nickname "Panama's Breadbasket." Later, you will be transferred by van to Boquete, located on the eastern side of Panama's dormant Baru Volcano. This quaint town is surrounded by a rolling countryside dotted with flowers, fruit and vegetable farms, coffee plantations, and extraordinary cloud forests.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Finca Lerida Lodge
Day 5 Canopy Tree Trek or River Floating Tour
This morning enjoy a canopy tree trek on a zip line that that allows you to contemplate the rainforest from fourteen different canopy platforms while smoothly soaring in the heights of the cloud forest from one treetop to another. You will glide through the trees and encounter a world unknown. You will discover a fascinating perspective of wildlife that you had never appreciated. Native species of flora and fauna can be observed. You will marvel at the sight of a great variety of orchids, trees, and wildflowers that are found throughout the area. (Optional tour: river floating down the Chiriqui River. This optional tour has an additional cost and must be arranged in advance.)
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Finca Lerida Lodge
Day 6 Chiriqui Highlands/Bocas del Toro
Pack up and head out on a four-hour drive from the cloud forests of David to the coral reefs of Bocas del Toro. The vehicle will make several stops for you to stretch your legs and enjoy the scenery. On arrival at the coastal city of Almirante you'll go aboard a boat and transfer to Colon Island, your home for the next two nights. This afternoon you'll visit Swan's Cay (weather permitting), a rock protruding from the Caribbean Sea that serves as a rookery for red-billed tropic birds and brown boobies. Spend the rest of the day traveling along the coastline, snorkeling in the coral reefs and mangrove isles. You'll also stop at the beach at Boca del Drago, where your family can search for vibrant, colorful starfish together.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Bocas Inn
Day 7 Salt Creek Village/Bastimentos Park
Continue your adventure today with a morning boat ride to Bastimentos National Park, Panama's first marine national park. The journey will take your boat through clusters of red mangroves, tropical shrubs that provide sea creatures with a protective home during their fragile reproductive and developmental stages. Upon reaching the park you'll take a walk on Caiman Trail through several stages of lowland forest dynamics. Look for birds such as the red-throated ant tanager and Golden-collared manakin, as well as mammals like night monkeys, white-faced capuchins, and three-toed sloths. The older tract of the rainforest has tall trees that give life to birds like the three-wattled bellbird and the Green-breasted mango, while spectacled caiman and slider turtles live in the nearby lagoons. You may even see the tiny endemic poison dart frog, Dendrobates Pumilio, hopping near the trail during your walk. After the hike, enjoy a visit to the Ngobe Bugle indigenous community, where you can purchase handicrafts such as painted woodcarvings and handbags. Enjoy lunch, then spend the afternoon looking for brightly colored sea fans, sponges, and brittle starfish at Red Frog Beach. You may also want to go snorkeling again, searching for numerous species of fish amongst the coral reefs and mangroves.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Bocas Inn
Day 8 Panama City
Fly back to Panama City this morning. Your family will visit the ruins of Old Panama and Casco Antiguo, then sample the city's cuisine at a local restaurant for lunch. In the afternoon you'll visit the Smithsonian Marine Exhibition at Culebra Point and the International Handcraft Market, where crafts from Panama and other Central American countries are available to buy. Spend your final evening in Panama enjoying a farewell dinner at your hotel.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Marriott Panama
Day 9 Panama/Onward
You will be picked up at the hotel this morning and transferred to Tocumen International Airport for your flight home.
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There is no other place in the world that offers the wonders you'll find in Panama. This unique country, which bridges two continents and links two oceans with its canal, is yours to explore on this nine-day family trip. Panama's plant, animal, and cultural diversity will come alive as you traverse the country's waterways, hike into lush cloud forests, snorkel in coral reefs, and visit indigenous villages. Your family will also look for wildlife in national parks, visit a working coffee plantation, and tour Panama city, all while enjoying superior naturalist tour guides and comfortable accommodations. The treasures you find here are North and South American, Latin and native, high tech and primitive, terrestrial and marine, cosmopolitan and WILD.
Rates Per Person
Need to Know
Rates Per Person - 2019
Ages 12+
Children ages 11 and under with 2 full paying adults
Single Supplement
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Rates Per Person - 2019
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Pricing and Payment
Reservations are accepted and confirmed after we receive a non-refundable booking deposit and a Traveler Profile Form signed by each adult on the trip as well as by the guardian for each child on the trip, and if space is available. For most group departures, the booking deposit is $500 per person per trip, though for some trips it may be more, as noted in the trip description.
The minimum booking deposit requirement for custom trips is $800 per person, and this deposit is non-refundable. A trip-planning fee of $250 per itinerary is also charged to cover costs of preparing itinerary proposals for custom trips. This fee is credited to the cost of the trip, but is nonrefundable if you do not take the trip. Custom travel during holiday seasons may require a deposit prior to trip confirmation.
An invoice for the total estimated cost of your itinerary will be sent with your reservation confirmation. For both group departures and custom trips, a second deposit of $1,000 per person is due 120 days prior to departure or at the time of booking for reservations made fewer than 120 days before departure. The balance as shown on your invoice is due 60 days prior to departure regardless of whether extensions or other arrangements are pending. Although we do our best to avoid increasing prices after we receive your deposit, in some cases it may be necessary to adjust pricing even after we receive payment to allow for changes in group size, rooming status, currency exchange rate fluctuations, fuel surcharges and other circumstances attendant to international travel. Late payments may jeopardize confirmation of your itinerary and in some cases may result in additional fees. If we have not received final payment 30 days prior to departure your reservation may be canceled and subject to our Cancellation & Refund Policy stated below.
We accept payments by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or check drawn on a U.S. bank account. Payment for airfare is required at the time of ticketing. Discounts that may be available for some trips are not available toward bookings made through travel agencies.
Late Signups
Early reservations are encouraged! Some trips and flights fill several months before departure. We can confirm your space on a trip once we receive your deposit and signed Reservation Form. We try, but cannot guarantee, to accept late signups. In the event that we are able to accept reservations fewer than 60 days before a trip departure, additional fees of $500 or more may apply to cover administrative costs necessary to expedite your reservation confirmation and transmit your departure materials. For reservations made fewer than 60 days before departure, full payment will be due at the time of booking.
Itinerary Changes
We understand that circumstances arise that lead you to inquire about changes to your itinerary, and aim to satisfy your requests. Once activities and accommodations have been confirmed, there will be a $50 change fee, in addition to the difference in costs for the services booked. When changes are requested within one week of departure, the change fee is $100. For changes requested after a trip has begun, the change fee is $200.
Cancellations & Refunds
If you must cancel before departure, you may request a refund according to the following schedule. Some trips require additional non-refundable payments as noted in the trip description or in the trip itinerary.
|Days Prior to Departure
|Cancellation Penalty
|90 or more
|Non-refundable booking deposit and trip planning fee, if applicable
|30% of total land costs
|75% of total land costs
|100% of total land costs
Please note: cancellation of airfare, other transit, and lodging is subject to the policies of the individual carriers or providers and are not included in the schedule above. Additional cancellation fees are the responsibility of the traveler. We strongly recommend that all travelers purchase travel insurance that includes coverage for trip cancellation or interruption which may reimburse you for cancellation penalties and extra trip expenses should a circumstance covered by the policy force you to cancel or interrupt your trip.
Departure is defined as the date on which travelers will leave their home state, province or city, or the trip departure date as indicated on the trip itinerary, whichever comes first. Cancellation date will be considered the date that we receive written notification of your intent to cancel.
Payments due at the time of cancellation remain the responsibility of the client. No partial refunds are possible for unused hotel rooms, air or land travel, trekking days, or other sight-seeing arrangements included in the land cost.
In the event Journeys International cancels a trip, for any reason, all money for services described in the trip description, less airline ticket cancellation fees, will be refunded.
Air Fares
We can help you to secure air travel arrangements to correspond with land travel booked through Journeys International. We work with an airfare consolidator to assist in booking the flights that suit your needs. Journeys International may charge a ticketing fee for this service. For group departures, if you prefer to fly on dates other than those listed as trip dates, or if you arrive at your destination other than at the group arrival time, then you may incur an additional fee to cover the separate transfer, contingency, and coordination costs which frequently arise from arrival and departure on flights different from our regular bookings. We will let you know about these fees ahead of time, if they apply. If you must change your air routing after ticketing, there is a charge of $50 per change, in addition to change or cancellation charges levied by the airline.
If you decide to make your own flight arrangements, you must provide Journeys International with a complete copy of your itinerary showing departure and arrival flights and times. You should plan to arrange your own air travel if you are using mileage credit or originating outside North America, but please be in touch with our office before you finalize ticketing so that we can help you to coordinate the correct arrival and departure dates and times.
Transfers Between Trips
You may transfer between some trips upon written request. More than 90 days before departure, the deposit transfer fee is $100 per person plus any cancellation fees charged by hotels or ground service providers. Less than 90 days before departure, full cancellation penalties from the original trip apply. In the event that Journeys International cancels a trip, you may transfer the full amount of your land payments to another trip without penalty.
Expenses Covered
Normally, our stated land costs include the cost of all guides, leaders, permits obtained after arrival, lodging accommodations, food and entry fees as specified, and all surface transportation associated with the planned itinerary. We do our best to avoid increasing prices after receipt of your deposit, but, rarely, factors beyond our control might require us to change our prices without prior notice, even after you have signed up.
Expenses Not Covered
Costs not included in the price may include: meals not indicated as included in itineraries; meals prior to arrival in starting cities; transfers, if not arriving or departing on the scheduled group flights; soft drinks, bottled water, and alcoholic beverages; medical expenses, costs of hospitalization, or evacuation from remote areas; laundry; airport departure taxes not included on your airline ticket; accommodations en route to starting cities; visas; airfares; gratuities; and insurance.
If a trip must be extended or an itinerary modified due to weather, road conditions, labor interruption, lack of transportation, political or civil disputes, medical emergency, or other causes beyond our control, then the traveler may incur additional costs that are not included in the trip price. We strongly recommend that all travelers obtain travel insurance to cover these risks.
Group-Sized Pricing & Group Minimums
Many trips are guaranteed to depart at prices published on our website with as few as two participants. However, in some cases it is necessary to adjust prices to reflect smaller group sizes. We do everything we can to make a trip operate as planned even with a single participant. Additional costs for small groups amounts vary from trip to trip. Final decision to cancel a trip due to insufficient signups is made 30 days prior to departure.
Environmental Stewardship
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Democratic Gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum responded to a racist robocall targeting him, by calling it deeply regrettable.
The 78-second message is narrated by a man speaking with a mocking black dialect and ends with a disclaimer that it was paid for by The Road to Power, a white supremacist and anti-Semitic video podcast.
"I do find it deeply regrettable. On the day right after I secured the democratic nomination, we dealt with dog whistles from my opponent. I want to sincerely say, we can have a challenge between ideas and around what we think the people of the state of Florida deserve. What I don't want the race to turn into is a race of name-calling," said Gillum. "I want to make sure we don't racialize and frankly weaponize race as part of the process which is why I have called on my opponent to work to rise above some of these things."
A spokesman for Gillum's Republican opponent, Congressman Ron DeSantis also condemned the call, calling it "absolutely appalling and disgusting." He added, " The campaign will continue to focus solely on the issues that Floridians care about, and uniting our state."


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Day 8 (by Tiffany)
Today our goal was to reach finish Level 7 at a depth of 90 cmbd (cm below datum). We arrived at the excavation site at 9:00 a.m. Last week the charcoal feature inside of our unit, Unit 6, was taken out for closer examination and to be processed as a float sample.
Our starting depths were between 75.5 cm and 78 cm, so we would have to work slowly and cautiously as we continued to dig deeper down towards 90 cmbd. Dr. White believes that we are entering an intact prehistoric layer because as we are digging, artifacts are popping up everywhere. Objects such as ceramics, lithic flakes, and fire crack rock are cautiously piece plotted so my group can map out where each and every artifact is found. One of our coolest finds today was a bifacial stone point which was cream-colored and appeared to have had percussion flaking along the edges.
Every time that we prepare the unit for a photo, we have to start from one edge of our 2 x 2 and carefully scrape towards the opposite side. This allows for a cleaner and better view for how the unit floor looks within the photo. I always feel nervous about scraping for photos because I do not want to accidentally scrape away too much soil from the floor, or have to start over from not moving slow enough. That is one thing that I have learned from archaeology, that it takes a lot of patience and an individual must work meticulously. Since everything that we do in the field school, is effectively destroying the original context of what's there, we have to record, map, and take photos of everything so that when a future archaeologist is pondering over data within the lab, they will be able to visualize and understand how everything was excavated. Keeping bad records will result in lost data and a lack of understanding when reviewing over site record. This is one of the reasons why methodology is key when participating within excavation and artifact data collection.
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Student Blog (2017)
Blog posts written by the students of the 2017 Broad River Archaeological Field School
April 2017


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WATERFRONT RESTAURANT just outside of the Langley AFB gate!! 2 Lots; Lot 15 Sherwood Park included in sale!! Building (to some existing kitchen equipment to be sold in as-is condition. Recently operated as a turnkey restaurant & bar. However, seller is out of state & not willing to make any improvements. Sprinkler system is a suppression system in the kitchen only.
City Sewer, City Water, Electric, Gas
Fire Sprinkler Sys, Inside Storage, Lighting, Outside Storage, Pole Sign, Public Restrms
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Our Property
PRIVATE POOL! Need we say more? You can lounge on the patio furniture or lounge chairs around the pool or on the upper sundeck while taking in the views of the lake. No houses or traffic nearby to worry about. Relax to the sounds of birds chirping during the day or lounge out there at night and watch the vast sky full of stars. On cooler days/nights you can have a fire in the fireplace on the screened in porch while overlooking the lake. Go ahead... roast some hotdogs and/or marshmallows in the fireplace! During the colder months, you can enjoy the amazingly cozy feel of HEATED FLOORS throughout the main level. The beautiful stained concrete floor has radiant heat pipes throughout which makes it nice and warm to walk on and keeps you feeling comfy and cozy. Check out this video for 360 degree views of the interior rooms & the outdoor views...
Branson was voted the #1 Tourism destination in the entire Midwest. Silver Dollar City was also voted the #1 Theme Park in the WORLD by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions! Branson, Missouri is known today as the 'live music capital of the world' but it has a rich history dating back to its first days in the 1800's. Starting with a small store at a riverboat stop, the city now boasts over 45 theaters with 60,000 theater seats, over 70 live theater shows, over 200 lodging facilities with over 23,000 lodging rooms, 5,000 camping spaces, over 350 restaurants, three lakes, 9 golf courses, over 200 retail outlet stores, numerous attractions, caves to explore and year round activities and entertainment. Come enjoy some fantastic Midwest entertainment!
Go Kart Racing
The Track Family Fun Parks offer 5 different go kart tracks up and down the Branson strip. Experience 3 unique high-rise go-kart tracks, including the newest Heavy Metal High Rise and the 2 wooden tracks, Wild Woody and The LumberJack. Also enjoy classic go-karts for all ages, the high-speed sprint track, laser tag, bumper boats, bumper cars, kids' rides, the 100-foot-tall skycoaster, the G-Force drag race simulator, mini golf, arcades, food, sweet treats and more at 4 Branson locations.
At all Track locations, enjoy the fun with no gate admission charge. You just pay for what you ride. That means parents can watch their kids for free. Of course, odds are that parents might not want to watch. At The Track, everybody acts like a kid. Don't Act Your Age...Just Drive!!
Ripley's Believe it or Not
If you love odd things or just love collecting fascinating facts about history, then your family will need to visit Ripley's Believe It or Not Odditorium in Branson. Most people think the largest earthquake was in California. As you arrive at the Branson location you will witness the oddly cracked and broken building. The building makes note of one larger earthquake in US history of 8.0 on the Richter scale down the road from Branson in New Madrid Missouri. The earthquake made the church bells in Philadelphia ring and caused the mighty Mississippi River to flow backwards for three days.
The museum has seven uniquely themed galleries with over 400 exhibits. Guests are able to enjoy all of these areas in a self guided tour. So feel free to take as much time to be amazed at some of the world's most amazing collections. You will be amazed and astounded at what the museum offers.
Ride the Ducks
Experience Branson sightseeing fun from a duck's eye view on Branson's only duck tour. This 60 minute adventure rides through downtown, College of the Ozarks with a Splashdown into Lake Taneycomo. Ride The Ducks is the fun thing to do in Branson and it's the best Branson sightseeing tour.
Everyone has fun aboard Ride The Ducks. It's not just a sightseeing tour. It's an adventure! Your duck ride combines fun and music with history and sights aboard a one of a kind amphibious vehicle.
The Butterfly Palace
Imagine thousands of extraordinary butterflies fluttering right before your very eyes! Each exotic journey includes the chance to explore Branson's only indoor rainforest, along with the opportunity to view an educational movie, navigate through the Emerald Forest Mirror Maze, check out the Living Rainforest Science Center, race to the top of the Coconut Tree Climb, and wind your way through the ALL NEW Great Banyan Tree Adventure. This is an interactive, educational, and entertaining experience the whole family will remember for a lifetime!
The Butterfly Palace is open year-round, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily.
Branson Ziplines
Adventure Ziplines of Branson is the latest addition to the family entertainment and attraction industry in Branson, MO. Now offering 7 different zip lines! Ticket purchase allows guests to ride each line one time.
We are conveniently located in the heart of Branson, just seconds from the hotels, shows, and attractions that have made Branson the tourist destination that it is today. Your heart will leap as you zip through the air on our solid steel construction ziplines at speeds up to 50 mph.
Our ACCT certified guides are eager to make this an experience that will make you want to come back again and again. So strap on your harness and prepare for the adventure of a lifetime.
Silver Dollar City
Is your family ready to have fun? Silver Dollar City has so many activities the whole family will love! There are 30 exciting rides like Powder Keg, Fire in the Hole, The Giant Swing, Wildfire, and new this year is Outlaw Run - The world's newest most daring wood roller coaster!
Then your family will enjoy the Grand Exposition which has 10 family friendly rides like the Magnificent Wave Carousel, Mighty Galleon, Electro Spin, Racing Regatta, Grand Exposition Roller Coaster and a variety of family friendly games! The Grand Exposition also has rides for your younger children like Royal Tea Party, Wings of Wonder, The Ladybugs and Happy Frogs!
The Titanic Museum
Children five years and older are fascinated and really get it. They describe their museum experiences with words like "awesome," "fun," and "cool". The museum attraction is a living classroom filled with hands-on opportunities that motivate, educate and inspire. Every child receives a special boarding pass profiling a youngster who actually sailed on Titanic.We even created a special audio tour just for kids that brings the Titanic story to life, and our on board Scavenger Hunt adds to the excitement.Voted one of five museum exhibits sure to "delight kids and parents" by The Dallas Morning News.
Moonshine Beach
Moonshine Beach is the only sand swim beach on Table Rock Lake. Amenities include a picnic shelter, playground, sand beach, volleyball, swimming area boat launch, restrooms and outdoor showers. This is less than a mile from our house.
Mini Golf
If you love miniature golf, Branson is the place for you! Hit the mini-links with the whole family as you battle your way through Pirates and Dinosaurs, Gators and more! Great affordable fun for everyone!
Tanger Outlet Mall
Enjoy fashionable savings at over 70 designer outlets and stores in the heart of the Ozark Mountain Range. Tanger Outlets is located just off of Highway 76 in Branson. Brand name stores include: Polo Ralph Lauren, Nike, Disney, Reebok, Chico's, Tommy Hilfiger, Under Armour, Coach, Gap, Banana Republic, Fossil and many more. Be sure to visit Shopper Services when you arrive to pick up a coupon book or join TangerClub for additional savings. Think Outlets, Think Tanger.


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Pretzel and Pizza Creations
October 1, 2015
After a long day of window shopping and hanging out in the park, it's understandable why you'd build up an appetite. Seemingly endless options are available to you in the city of Frederick, where Pretzel and Pizza Creations is located. Clearly one would presume that both their pizza and pretzel selections are vast, but it doesn't stop there.
Pretzels and pizza may not be for everybody but that doesn't mean Pretzel and Pizza Creations isn't for you! Serving up a variety of soups and sandwiches, they also have a charming ice cream bar. Their New York style pizza is to die for and isn't a five hour drive for a slice. As for the pretzels, there is just enough flavoring to make you want another one. Many of the sandwiches looked desirable, yet the chicken pesto sandwich in my opinion, is definitely a good choice. The entire menu sounded and looked pleasing, but if you don't know what to get I recommend going for their signature pretzels.
Pretzel and Pizza Creations doesn't lack originality, but the space is cramped. When ordering, the space becomes crowded from others in line. For this same reason, it's hard to make your way from the entrance to the seating area without having to go through the ordering line. Also, if you are with a large group of friends, I wouldn't suggest dining here. But, the brick walls and rustic, yet urban design make your experience cozy.
The pricing of Pretzel and Pizza creations is fitting and definitely worth it. So make sure to look out for their pizza slice hours when they sell two to three slices of pizza for only a couple dollars. We hope to see you there!


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Ex-bosses blamed for Qld downfall
Chris Garry | 9th January 2010
EX-WALLABY, now Ipswich businessman Brendan Cannon has slammed the Queensland Reds ousted administration for turning his beloved state into a rugby franchise no wants to play for.
Cannon predicted the Reds will begin to restore their credibility after most administrators from the past decade were cleaned out during the off-season.
Cannon was an inaugural player for the Western Force Super 14 franchise that ripped the heart from Queenslands playing talent five years ago, which the squad is only now recovering from.
But Cannon said if the Force did not do it, someone else would have.
There was a lot of blame placed on Force for taking Queenslands best players but if those guys were happy at the Reds, they wouldnt have left, Cannon said.
Players who left the Reds to join the Force included current Wallabies Drew Mitchell, Nathan Sharpe, David Pocock, Richard Brown and Digby Ioane, who has since returned to the Reds.
Those Queensland guys that came across felt anywhere was a better prospect than the Reds, Cannon said.
Maybe now that the big bosses are gone, they may start attracting players back next year.
Cannon, who represented his country 42 times, was raised in Brisbane but now spends most of his time in Ipswich, overseeing property developments for corporate giant Charter Hall.
The hooker spent several seasons with the Reds during the 1990s when Queensland was the dominant rugby state.
I played in a great era of Queensland rugby, alongside Jason Little, Tim Horan and Dan Crowley, Cannon said.
I feel even more fortunate now to have played in that era, considering the Reds downfall.
Theres a great junior set-up in Queensland but its the other provinces that seem to benefit.
The Ipswich Jets are another benefactor.
The Jets signed Reds discard AJ Gilbert, a promising forward who made the under-19 Wallabies side, for the next two years.
Gilbert, 22, had been told by the Reds he would be re-signed but they changed their minds.
Cannon said the Reds would improve significantly this year but were not ready for a finals tilt.
Its going to be hard but now the administrators are gone, things will turn around, he said.
They almost have a Wallaby backline but are probably two or three good quality forwards short of being a finals side.


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3 Devastating Blocks to Success with Women
My dear friend, Adam Gilad, wrote this in preparation for his upcoming weekend intensive.
It's insightful and I wanted to share it with you. I especially like this:
"…women are waiting for you to stand out from the army of sweet, passive guys out there — and CLAIM them."
So true, Adam. So true!!! We want a man to desire us, claim us, take us, show us he wants us.
Over the past two weeks, I have coached almost 100 men from this community over the phone.
My conclusions: you are deeply honest about your internal and external blocks — and you are inspiringly devoted to achieving SUCCESS with women, whatever it takes.
I also discovered THREE DEVASTATING BLOCKS TO SUCCESS with women that many of you shared.
Listen closely…
1. You are attached to STORIES of the past.
Some of these stories were laid on you by your biggest breakup. Some are from childhood. All of them are irrelevant. Key to your success is your ability to DETACH past stories from current REALITY. It's not a difficult process — in fact
it's FUN INCREDIBLY SIMPLE and especially LIBERATING We will have an expanded "detach from old stories" session during our Dec 17-19 Intensive here in sunny Cal. More on how to detach story from reality during this next year in
our ACILife360 Monthly Program.
2. You don't really know how to ESCALATE from friend to lover.
Sexual escalation. Hot, sexy flirty conversation topics. Sly texts. How to CLAIM a woman as yours — with your eyes, with your body language, with your inner intent. All of these things are – again – FUN – and women are waiting for you to stand out from the army of sweet, passive guys out there — and CLAIM them.
Hint: you don't claim them for your selfish reasons —
but to GIVE them a great experience. More on THAT
during the weekend and during the monthly program.
3. You don't know how to lead CONVERSATION into emotional, sensual depth.
You are good guys and smart guys. But I look at conversation like the screenwriter I've been for 15 years — every word counts. Every scene counts. The topic counts, the context counts — and everything LEADS to a deeper experience.
Nothing is random. Everything is a building block to building attraction, intrigue and opening up to possibility.
We are just about sold out for the December 17-19 Weekend Intensive here in LA — intensive feedback sessions, online and offline communication sessions, heading out with my scrumptious expert wingwomen, styling from my Hollywood stylist genius friends. We get deep, have a blast but most of all — we DISSOLVE INDIVIDUAL BLOCKS.
If you are at all blocked by any of the above three blocks to enjoying the most beautiful, supportive, sexy women possible — write me and see if we can get you out here.
Go here to learn more or apply — and then you and I will get on the phone, see how I can help you SOLVE YOUR OBSTACLES ONCE AND FOR ALL – and figure
out a way to get you here.
Think hard about what you want in your life.
Let's see if I can get you there — quickly.
Your friend,
p.s. — don't forget – the weekend has a full month of COACHING afterwards to make sure you are implementing everything you learn. I will NOT LEAVE
you hanging. I am here to get CHANGE and SUCCESS for you. Relentlessly.


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Golden Retriever Applique Blanket
From: $129.00
The golden retriever applique blanket is the same applique design as the lab applique, but we use a longer pile golden color for the fur of the dog. It is shown on forest green, which is a great color to highlight the color of this dog. It also has a forest green back. If you would like a different color for the front or back, then write what color you want in the "order notes" during checkout. The Color Palette page shows the standard choices. You may choose any solid color you like at no charge.


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This is a Leasehold HDB in Yishun. The size of this unit was approximately 721 square feet or 66.98 square meter. It was partially furnished.
Serious seller
High floor
Well kept
Near Northpoint
2 mins walk to MRT
Near ammenities
Superb convenience location
Don``t miss!!
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Move to ban anonymous online comments
Los Angeles Times:
That's why I'm increasingly thinking that our best solution to keeping trolls at bay may be a requirement by social-media sites that all members use their real names when posting comments.
Source: To thwart the trolls, social-media sites should require users' real names – LA Times
The reporter further states that all social media users should be required to provide a credit card account in order to sign up, to insure that real names are used. Note that comments on social media – and media online forums too – are a form of propaganda. In some cases, the comments being posted are part of a coordinated propaganda campaign. Propaganda does not merely emanate from those who own the printing presses and broadcast licenses – propaganda can be produced and distributed by everyone today using social media and online comments too.


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By Eyeplus Optometrist
Recently, our optometrist came across a patient complaining of blurred vision and glaring at night.
After a detailed history taking and examination, he was found that he had corneal laceration (a cut on the cornea, the front surface of our eye) few weeks before, caused by some sharp plastic material.
The wound had been sutured and healed.
Due to the wound, his is now having some mild astigmatism which is the primary cause of glare and blurred vision. Spectacle is prescribed and he feels much better now.
He is lucky in the sense that the injury is not occurring in the centre of the cornea which might affect his vision permanently.
Therefore, ALWAYS BE CAREFUL in whatever you are doing.
Wear a protective glasses if you are working in an environment which might put you in the risk of eye injury.
Lastly, REMEMBER to have your eyes examine regularly!
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Resiliency4Life is a self-directed online program that consists of a series of four pillars. Each addresses a specific skill set strongly associated with both mental and physical well-being leading to better health, happiness and higher performance in every domain. Whether your focus is on strengthening your medical/physical status, your outlook and mood, or improving your performance in any area of life, you'll find solutions here.
Structured For Success:
Resiliency4Life is a "virtual" platform that provides several easily learnable, evidence based tools. They significantly boost your level of resilience, and build your ability to resist and "bounce back" from life's adversities.
Guidelines for use:
You may also notice a more positive mental attitude and increased levels of motivation. Many participants develop a renewed commitment to healthier habits and rituals such as:
In other words, finding more meaning, purpose and engagement in life.
Next, use the navigation tabs on the left margin to read the introduction and then onto Pillar 1, Developing Mental Hardiness.
Built on forty five years of industry experience, Mindability programs have been successfully used by leading hospitals, mental health centers, government agencies, and individuals ranging from college students to mature adults.
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New Delhi: Celebrated Indian woman boxer M C Mary Kom today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here today and invited him for the inauguration of her academy in Manipur in April.
Mary Kom, the reigning Asian Games gold-medallist, called on Modi this morning and the Prime Minister later tweeted the pictures of the meeting.
"I sought an appointment yesterday and he was ready to meet me today itself which was a very nice gesture on his part," Mary Kom told PTI about the meeting.
"I wanted to invite him for the inauguration of my academy in Manipur. Its construction will be completed in April. I told him I would wait for him to find time for the inauguration and only then go ahead with the formal function," she said.
"He has promised that he would try his level best to make it, so let's see. He came across as a very gracious host and I felt very good after meeting him."
The five-time world champion, who won a bronze medal at the London Olympics, said Modi was very warm while hearing her out and promised all help in future as well.
"He was very warm. He told me that I can approach him anytime if I need as I am like his daughter. He told me, being a daughter, I can come to his residence whenever I need. It was very nice to meet him," she said.


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Drawing Course for Beginners
Drawing. Draw out your inner artist.
COVID-19 update: arrangement of our courses
We are now delivering courses both online and in-person. Please check the delivery format for each class before you enrol.
Please note that course materials for all classes (excluding prescribed textbooks) are shared electronically within 48 hours of a course starting. Printing is not available.
This drawing course covers the basics of drawing techniques through a practical study of form, shading, colour and perspective. You'll gain the skills needed to produce a lovely landscape, still life, figure drawing and more.
Fun and relaxing, this drawing course for beginners is accessible to anyone wanting to explore their creative potential.
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- recognise the nuances of subtle pencil shading
- identify where light is seen in drawing every subject
- see and relate to drawing form in its many guises
- demonstrate confidence in the knowledge that you are now able to draw almost any subject.
Day 1
- Drawing basic shapes
- Using shading
- Drawing from an assembled still life
- Drawing subjects such as flora and fauna
- Drawing animals and birds
Note: feel free to bring along your own botanical subject from your garden or balcony and/or any pictures of your favourite pet or animal.
Day 2
- Drawing with perspective
Bring along a photograph of a street at your favourite holiday destination, or an image of an interesting building. You will be amazed at the results!
- Drawing people and portraits
We will discuss the rules of proportion of the human body and begin to look at features of the face. We will end with a complete portrait study from a photo of your choice.
- Life drawing
Fun with drawing a number of volunteer models from our group, including your tutor! Poses will be for ten minutes at a time, fully clothed of course!
Intended audience
Suitable for anyone over 18 years who is new to art or has some previous experience.
Everyone begins to learn on the same footing – from the fundamentals.
Delivery style
Delivered over two full-day sessions.
Please bring the following materials to the first class:
- drawing pads (A3 size)
- a range of pencils: HB, 2B 4B, 6B and a pencil sharpener
- white Staedtler erasers
- photographs to use as subject matter.
Photograph ideas include:
- a sample of plants or flowers (real or photographed)
- animals, birds, or favourite pets
- buildings, streetscapes, favourite holiday destinations – anything that shows a building in perspective
- people, family members or ancestors.
Additional materials/other media will be discussed on the first day.
Recommended art suppliers
Fine Art Papers Pty Ltd
110 Johnston Lane
Annandale NSW 2038
Ph. 9660 1182
Newtown Art Supplies
15 Wilson Street
Newtown NSW 2042
Ph. 9516 2339
Oxford Art Supplies
221/223 Oxford Street
Paddington NSW 2021
Ph. 9360 4066
- Expert trainers
- Central locations
- Course materials – yours to keep
- CCE Statement of Completion
What others say.
Great course, delicious lunch, and learnt how to sketch.
Great start! Gave me confidence, and the tutor was very positive and encouraging. Also very professional and experienced. Time flew and it was fun and quite meditative.
The presenter was great, very encouraging and told great stories whilst we drew. It was very relaxing and the two days flew by.
Was very impressed with the presenter who made everyone feel very comfortable – and the whole experience was engaging and a lot of fun.
This course was a lot of fun, very relaxed and not at all intimidating. The time passed far too quickly! Everyone seemed to gain confidence in their drawing, due in large part to the encouraging and relaxed attitude of the tutor who set the tone for a great class!
The course has a great tutor – full of life, who finds the best in everyone and gave us confidence. Very organised. I really enjoyed this class and had a great time.
Have learnt so much in a relaxed environment. The tutor is just excellent and has taught us so much in two days. Very exciting and motivating for further work!
Lots of information was given in a nice relaxed atmosphere. A very user-friendly introduction to drawing, giving an overview of what is involved in developing your skills.
The most enjoyable and motivating course I have attended. The presenter was a fantastic teacher, encouraging with lots of humour!
I would like to compliment the tutor of this weekend workshop. They had fantastic energy and taught us skills that provide a wonderful foundation for a beginning artist. They have a fantastic way of teaching and encouraging at the same time which is so appreciated when you are taking those first tentative steps towards learning to draw.

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Going to high school with a bunch of wealthy, smart kids meant that my senior year was spent learning about the fabulous universities my classmates would be attending the following year. I was born and raised in a college town, so I always just assumed I would stay home and attend the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It is a beautiful and highly accredited university that thousands of students from all around the country apply to attend. I could continue living with my parents while getting a great education right down the street. It seemed like a perfect idea, right?
However, there were a few hiccups in this plan that five-year-old me had never considered. I didn't quite have the grades for UNCW. It's not that I made bad grades. I was smart, but not highly motivated. High school didn't interest me. The only classes I was interested in were my art classes, and I knew I wasn't talented enough to pursue a career in art.
I got my first job at the beginning of junior year and quickly realized I enjoyed working! It felt good to get a paycheck every other week of money I had earned by myself. Maybe I permanently smelled of fryer grease and minimum wage, but I had my own money! The biggest issue was that I literally had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I loved animals, but I wasn't dedicated enough to spend that much time in school to become a veterinarian. At one point, I thought I would make a good elementary school teacher. My senior project included me working with a group of elementary school students, teaching them about art therapy. I really enjoyed teaching those youngsters. But, I live in North Carolina, where teachers are paid some of the lowest wages in the entire country. Most of my own teachers at the time had second jobs just to make ends meet. I knew I wasn't cut out for that lifestyle.
Logic led me to the medical field. Everyone kept telling me as long as there were humans, there would be a need for health care. It was a good industry to get into because it wasn't going anywhere and could provide a comfortable living. UNCW had a great nursing program, but there again, I didn't have the grades. So, I did what a lot of my peers were doing and applied to East Carolina University. Their admissions process wasn't as selective as other universities and they were just as good of a school.
I applied to ECU and a few weeks later received my acceptance letter. I was ecstatic! My parents were so proud of me, we toasted with champagne that night. That feeling lasted for a few months, until reality quickly set in. I had no idea how I was going to pay for this. I didn't qualify for any significant scholarships and the idea of student loans terrified me. My parents had a small college fund for me, but It would barely cover my first year at ECU. I began to experience frequent anxiety attacks concerning my future.
Like I said before, I went to school with a lot of smart students. Every other day someone was earning a scholarship or admissions into ivy league schools. It was extremely intimidating. Not to mention the many adults in my life telling me if I didn't get a four year degree I'd never be successful. No pressure!
It's not hard to see why things got so difficult during this time. After many long talks with my extremely supportive parents, I decided I needed some time to figure out what I wanted to do. I declined my acceptance to ECU and applied to my local community college. My plan was to enroll in the two year college transfer program and then decide if I wanted to go on to ECU or stay local at UNCW. I almost made it through my first year.
Toward the end of my second semester, I was struggling with severe anxiety. I skipped a lot of classes because I was too anxious to leave my house. The days I did make it to school, I spent about thirty minutes in my car convincing myself to get out and walk to class. Eventually, I just stopped going. I took a year off to get a hold of myself. During that time, I quit my restaurant job and began working in my family's business. I liked having a set schedule and realized I was pretty good at my job there. I also got help for my anxiety. I began seeing my doctor regularly and got on medication that helped "level me out," if you will.
At the end of that year, I enrolled in online classes back at my community college. I was ready to begin working toward my degree, but I wasn't ready to be back in the classroom just yet. I began my schools Business Administration program. I took all the classes I could online, but toward the end of my program some courses were only available on campus. This was a moment I had been dreading; the return to the classroom. But, I had changed a lot since the last time I had been in a classroom. I purchased a home and a new car at just 21 years old. I was proud of myself! I finally felt like I had accomplished something that had nothing to do with school! And you know what? I found when I returned to campus, I enjoyed my classes. The students in the Business Administration program were almost all at least a few years older than me, but they were very serious about their education. They valued healthy classroom debates and genuinely wanted to do well. These students had more at risk than my high school or college transfer classmates. Most of them had their own homes and full time jobs on top of school, sometimes two! They had families, and children, and responsibilities beyond school. Despite all this, they still showed up every week and visibly tried their hardest.
It was inspiring.
They weren't getting their degree because anyone was telling them. They weren't pressured by society because they graduated high school with a class of five hundred students who almost all were moving on to large universities. They made the decision to be there because they wanted to better themselves, and they took it seriously. I thrived among these peers. I was actually paying attention in school and learning and enjoying it. I even made friends with some of my classmates, something I never had the courage or desire to do when I first began college. I found things in common with people who were so different than myself. I had conversations with people I might otherwise never had spoken to. And I felt so welcomed. I felt like everyone was welcomed. It was like we were all there to achieve the same goal and we genuinely wanted everyone to succeed.
In May of 2018, I graduated with two Associate degrees from Cape Fear Community College. I was, and still am, so proud of myself. My fiance and I have a wall at the end of our hallway where we hang up all our degrees and certifications. It's a simple reminder every morning as we leave for work that we can accomplish anything if we put our minds to it.
There was a time where I considered giving up entirely on school. I honestly never saw myself walking across that stage. But, I'm so glad I did. I'm glad I went back to school and earned my degrees. And, my educational career isn't over! I plan on getting my Bachelors degree at some point in the future. One of the most important things I learned in college, is that there is no wrong time to get your degree. I had many classes with a disabled military veteran who was in his late fifties, and he was going to school for the same reason I was. He wanted to better himself. Your life is not a checklist of things you need to accomplish at any certain point. Whether it takes you two years, four years, or twenty years, at the end of the day you should just be proud you went to school and got your degree. You should always be proud of yourself, no matter how long it takes for you to achieve your goals.


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At age 13, singer Rosemary Clooney crossed the river from her Kentucky hometown to Cincinnati, Ohio, where she and her sister Betty sang on a local radio station. In 1949 Clooney was signed to a solo record contract by Columbia musical director Mitch Miller. Two years later, she scored her first hit, the Ross Bagdasarian novelty song "Come On'a My House," which she reprised in her first film, The Stars are Singing (52). Paramount hoped to turn Clooney into a movie star, but after Here Come the Girls (53), Red Garters (54) and White Christmas (54), she grew weary of Hollywood. Concentrating on television, Clooney headlined several network series, and also starred in her own 39-week syndicated variety show in 1955, which was distinguished by its offbeat guest-star lineup (including such non-musical celebs as Buster Keaton and Boris Karloff!) As her career began diminishing in the 1960s, her reliance upon alcohol increased, culminating in a highly publicized stay in a California psychiatric ward. Happily she recovered, successfully launching a whole new career on the concert stage as a jazz vocalist. In 1977, Clooney wrote a grimly revelatory autobiography, This for Remembrance, which was later adapted into a TV biopic starring Sondra Locke. Rosemary Clooney was for many years married to stage and film star Jose Ferrer; she is the mother of actor Miguel Ferrer, the sister of TV talk host Nick Clooney, and the aunt of TV's ER heartthrob George Clooney.
Rosemary ClooneyActive - 1953 - 2010 | Born - May 23, 1928 in Maysville, Kentucky, United States | Died - Jun 29, 2002 | Genres - Music, Drama, Comedy, Musical
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- Began singing at the age of 3 and performed with her two-year-old sister at her grandfather's political rallies in Maysville, Ky.
- Moved to Cincinnati to live with her maternal grandparents at the age of 13.
- Rose to fame with the 1951 hit "Come On-a My House," which she disliked, but was told she would be fired if she didn't record.
- Made her film debut in 1953 musical The Stars are Singing.
- A friend of Robert F. Kennedy, she was at the Ambassador Hotel when the senator was assassinated in 1968.
- Was nominated for an Emmy in 1994 for appearing on ER, which starred nephew George Clooney, as an Alzheimer's patient.
- Son Gabriel is married to singer Debby Boone.


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Date: January 6, 2014 | Producer: Tiffany Burgess Adams and Mandy Keener |
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This year on December 3 birth mom and I chatted, discussions of Thanksgiving transitioned to what kind of questions she should ask a potential day care, and it all came to a moment of encouragement. We talked about dreams and shared the power of vision casting. I was humbled, suddenly feeling an overwhelming sense of grace for this woman. This woman, who is living her own story of redemption, who birthed my babies into existence, the woman who holds in her hands the very Little One I grieve for, the woman who can receive redemption just as I.
Taking me a bit to process through, relationships with birth parents at first it can be unwanted, foreign and unnatural. We can make it "weird" and territorial, that is easy to do. Addiction and legal rights aside, we both desperately love the same four kiddos, loving them well, means loving her well. While I am still confident that my crew is not quite healed and ready for contact again with birth mom, I am. Walking in relationship with birth parents is tricky, surrendering our little ones back into to the hands that hurt them is gut wrenching, we hope that this time it rehab sticks, they have changed, praying safety over our babies. Whether it be for a few hours, a weekend visit or until the next slip up. It hurts saying goodbye and getting your head wrapped around can be a long road of surrender, find the ability to love with an open hand.
Last week my heart was heavy as I unpacked her stocking. The crew and I are a bit at a loss, our brains know this season and our hearts long for her. Redemption is messy, it's hard and exhausting. I will admit there is a heaviness that comes with foster care, the weight of it all at times feels crushing. The call to this world comes with a certain heaviness, anyone who works with foster care knows that. The entire system exists because of brokenness, addiction and abuse, redemption is buying back those lives impacted.
I spoke this week for a group of beautiful diverse women. Sharing "my story" I realized that 6 months ago life was a nice package with a beautiful bow, it was perfect, clean and just as I hoped. Currently, all that was figured out and organized is now unraveled and tattered. No part of my life currently has the closure I desire, I am now on my own journey of redemption.
Forrest's mom was right, life is like a box of chocolates, we are never confident in what exactly we will get. These days my life seems a bit more like a woven tapestry, I can only see the back side consumed by the chaos of tangled strings and twisted mess. I believe that my Master Crafter God is working it all together and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt it will be beautiful. He has the final image in His brain, He knows where all the strings of chaos lead. He does good work but He also understands the price tag of redemption, it cost Him His very life.


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These applications had been exceptional two-sided paper fans—one side with a star map illustrating the precise view of the evening sky the evening of the wedding and the other side outlining the ceremony and festivities to follow. The Local Civil Registrar needs the submission by the solemnizing officer of a notarized affidavit explaining the causes for the late submission of the marriage contract or certificate. Its workplace is at 316 Mile Extended Building, Amorsolo Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City, 1200 Philippines Telephone: (632) 8941441 e-mail: gtalaw@. I don't assume programs are important by any indicates, but I loved receiving one, and will most probably have them at my wedding. The bride and groom made applications in each English and Spanish so that all guests could adhere to the wedding.
What ever style you opt for, make positive that it is in maintaining with your Wedding format. This calls for the inclusion of religious references, as nicely as the holy readings and symbols used in the ceremony. As spoken of briefly above a wedding program can be a good way to communicate directions to your guests. If you happen to be relatively handy with a word processor, you can create your own printed wedding applications and photocopy them your self.
Dean Rufus Rodriguez in his book Loved ones Code of the Philippines Annotated" states nonetheless that if the affidavit of marital cohabitation beneath Write-up 34 was not correct in its contents (i.e. the parties did not genuinely reside in as husband and wife for 5 consecutive years without having legal impediment), then the marriage is void. I think if you're performing a fairly simple ceremony that doesn't require substantially audience participation, you are in all probability in the clear not to do them! For example I once had the great opportunity …Read more


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"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."
~Robert Brault
Oh my cuteness!Love that quote... it's so true!Thanks for playing mama :)
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Crystals and Stones for Psychic Protection
Crystals and stones can be used to create a frequency to protect you psychically and to ward off harmful and discordant energy.
Crystals are also used to ground and balance your own energy; and to invite in beneficial energies of love, appreciation, gratitude, compassion, and whatever else you're looking to create in your life. Psychic protection should be a priority for everyone, especially for those who are empathic, psychic, or in service-based careers.
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Medicine bags are great for this purpose, as they create an alchemical stone experience that addresses your particular needs. A medicine bag is a pouch of several stones carried with you to help with a particular objective. I suggest no more than three to five stones in a medicine bag. One stone from each list below would make an effective combination and would give you three stones to work with for psychic protection and beneficial energy.
Medicine Bags
There are many other options available to accomplish these purposes; this is just a sampling of some well suited stones.
For your medicine bag, please look up the MOHS hardness of each stone--stones that are a 3 shouldn't be paired with stones that are a 7, for example, because the stones that are a 3 would be likely to crack or break. Cleanse your stones energetically with sage, sound, Selenite or another method before using them. Also make sure to program your stones with your particular objective by holding them in your dominant hand and then blowing into them while thinking of your goal. If you don't have a specific goal in mind, program your crystal or stone to assist you with anything that may be in your highest and best good.
Stones to ward off harmful and discordant energy:
Shungite, Rainbow sheen, silver sheen, or Snowflake Obsidian
Smokey Quartz Black Tourmaline, Rainbow Fluorite Labradorite Kyanite
Stones to ground and balance your own energy:
Jet, Agate (any type), Jasper (especially Red, Mookaite, and Brecciated),
Orthoceras fossil Malachite
Stones to usher in beneficial energies:
Rose Quartz Lepidolite, Lithium Quartz Rhodochrosite, Green Aventurine
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Douglas Black (born in 1965) was the founder of the Black Corporation. In the 1990's, when he was in his mid twenties, he set up a computer company using money inherited from his grandfather's oil-mining company, which was very successful.
He founded the first serendipital laboratory, where he made many discoveries, including "gel".[1]
He donated some of his money to various causes around the world, including a scholarship program named "Search for the future" in South Africa that Nelson Azikiwe benefited from.[2]
He became a public hero, and gained a huge amount of wealth and power to the point where he is now the most powerful and richest industrialist in all the worlds of mankind. He is a 'close friend' and a 'trusted advisor' of President Cowley.[3][4]
He had a Bostonian accent.[4]
In 2040, being in his seventies, he was short, wrinkled, gaunt and bald, and wore heavy sunglasses.[5] Maggie Kauffman described him as looking like Gollum with sunglasses.
The Long War
After Joshua Valienté came back from his expedition aboard the Mark Twain, what will be later known as The Journey, Black decided to give the twain technology to the world and the petabytes (or Godzillabytes as Nelson Azikiwe would put it) of datas from the voyage for open public access and study.[1]
In April 2040, he appeared on stage on Richmond, Virginia for President Cowley's send-off speech for the Operation Prodigal Son.[5]
The Long Mars
In May 2041, Douglas could be seen on stage with Jim Starling during President Cowley's inaugural speech of the new Capitol in Madison West 5.[6]
In January 2045, Douglas is back on stage on Capitol Hill, Madison West 5, but this time for the launch of the expedition of the USS Neil A. Armstrong II and the USS Eugene A. Cernan.[3]
Ten days after the beginning of the journey, a bit after Earth West 1,000,000, Douglas, followed by Phillip his bodyguard, revealed himself to Maggie Kauffman, the Captain of the Armstrong II, to her astonishment.
Douglas having bankrolled the development of the twains, he managed to have his own cabin built inside the gondola with the help of Amiral Davidson and President Cowley. With him, he brought his personal physician, science advisors, a climatologist, a planetologist and some specialized equipment.[4]
When traveling across a band of Earths of the Anaerobic Belt, worlds with low oxygen levels, Joe Mackenzie, the ship's chief surgeon, grew concerned about Douglas' high use of oxygen.
While expressing his concerns in person, accompanied by Captain Kauffman, Douglas, now eighty years old, explained that he was trying to regain his youth by going through a therapy called "oxyology", which consists of a use of a high oxygen partial pressure to promote healing and the rejuvenation of the body.
After reassuring Maggie that he was using his own supply of oxygen, the journey resumed without further tensions.[7]
On May 24th 2045, when the Armstrong and the Cernan reached Earth West 250,000,000, their destination, Douglas went ashore and accepted to be photographied with the crew.
On their way back to Datum Earth, Douglas asked to be dropped at Earth West 239,741,211, a planet where the gravity is 80% the one on the Datum and with high levels of oxygen, acting like a bigger version of the oxygen tent he had in his cabin aboard the Armstrong II.
Douglas decided to stay there with Phillip, his staff and his equipment, in hope of reversing his ageing and named this Earth Karakal. He also revealed that he was representing a group of rich investors, not adventurous to take the trip with him, that might join him in a year or two.[8]