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As each guest is different, we have tried to create menus to take into account favorites, yet provide food that pays homage to our beliefs. Our Chefs are local and much of the menu is inspired by their own simple, yet cultural cuisine. Our kitchen is your kitchen and you are welcome at any time. We try to utilize as much produce as possible from our garden and orchards, or grown locally and seasonally. Many of the dishes on our menus are vegetarian, however many dishes can be served with chicken, prawns or fish if you prefer. Each dining location is magical, whether in the Joglo, Orchard Bale, garden or poolside
Well Being
Nag Shampa, meaning "Incense of Love" has been said to evoke idyllic reverie. We believe this feeling largely comes from our lovely family of 20 full-time Balinese staff. We are blessed with an irreverent, inspiring and dedicated team, whose passion is looking after our guests, and in-turn, their wellbeing. From our Chefs, to our gracious hosts, housekeepers, gardeners and support staff, to those who specialize in Massage, Meditation, Yoga or Fitness, we offer personable hosts whose intent is your welfare. The Yoga Shala provides a haven of spiritual wellness and is a proud and iconic Joglo pavilion accessed via a footbridge over the Main Pool. Yoga, Meditation or Fitness classes can be scheduled here and is the perfect location for morning or afternoon massage. The Relaxation Cottage is a traditional building that inspires contentment. Set on a ridge, surrounded by verdant green terraces, this private building is a quiet space for reading, writing, meditating or massage. Our local therapists are trained in Balinese and Reiki techniques. Massage is also available in-room or on your terrace.
Day to day activities
We offer a range of treatments that can be enjoyed on site as well as in the privacy of your own room. These include traditional Balinese massage, reflexology, Tibetan singing bowl treatments, reiki and special healing techniques.
Dining punctuates the day. It brings on the morning and closes out the night. As such we've taken great care designing the dining experience for our guests. Our menus are crafted to recall local flavors using fresh produce from our on site organic garden.
– Include special dietary requests in your booking information
Let us help you build your dream itinerary. Whether that includes yoga at dawn with our experienced instructors, bike rides into the local villages or sunset massages overlooking the breathtaking views, we are here to create bespoke experiences that cater to your passions and interests.
Things we love to see and do around Nag Shampa
Although we encourage you to take full advantage of the excellent food and family of staff here at Nag Shampa, we completely understand you may want to explore the surroundings and also eat out at some local spots too. If not, there are so many things to do right here at Nag Shampa. We can tailor make any activity you like, from close-by jungle treks with our very own Made, Cooking classes with our girls in the kitchen or Cenang "offering" making classes with our ladies to name a few
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Chicago Winter International Open IBJJF Championships in Chicago, IL. Send some shout outs of support to Jiyoon on Twitter @jiyoon_jitsu. Good luck and bring home the gold tomorrow Jiyoon!
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9.00 Welcome and introduction
9.15 Why Inclusivity Matters
Why putting each of the pillars of diversity & inclusion at the heart of company cultures is vital for all modern businesses in 2019
9.35 Debate – but is diversity & inclusion really an issue for the travel industry?
Travel is the most open industry of all. Most workforces are more than 50% female, and the industry brings diverse people from across the globe together, by it's very nature. So does travel really have a problem with diversity? Do people from all backgrounds have an equal opportunity to progress in the industry? TTG Media group editor Pippa Jacks will hear the real life experiences of Farina Azam, a partner at Travlaw, Darren Hutton, head of international guest claims at Royal Caribbean Cruises, Jamie Lee Abtar, UK Chapter Manager at Caribbean Tourism Organisation and Dr Angela Kalisch, chair at Equality in Tourism International.
10.05 – The view from the top – exclusive PwC research on D&I in travel
Exclusive research carried out by PwC and TTG, unveiled for the first time at the conference, will illustrate travel companies' attitudes to D&I, and whether companies are really doing more than merely paying lip service to the issue. PwC's consulting leader on D&I Jon Terry will go on to draw parallels with other business sectors, and set out some of the initiatives that could easily be brought into travel.
Every delegate will receive an exclusive copy of the PwC/TTG Media research to take home on the day
10.30 – The easyJet experience
Among travel businesses, easyJet has led the way in promoting diversity and a positive company culture, from its Amy Johnson Flying Initiative for female pilots to its executive management team, which is 50% female. UK country director Sophie Dekkers explains the difference this is making to the business and offers practical examples for other travel businesses
11.00 Break
11.30 – The Barclays experience
Barclays' director of diversity & inclusion Paulette Cohen explains the transformation that the banking giant has undergone since embracing all aspects of D&I
11.50 – Making the travel industry more accessible to all
In common with other industries, the travel industry does not have a great track record when it comes to employing disabled workers. Jane Hatton, founder of recruitment agency for the disabled Evenbreak, will set out the national picture, and how and why travel businesses should employ more less able bodied people.
12.10 Debate – Practical examples and real steps into D&I
Many companies are awake to the benefits of embracing D&I now – but how many really know what to do to take advantage? Evenbreak founder Jane Hatton will be joined by Deborah Okenla, founder and CEO of start-up incubator YSYS, and Alessandra Alonso, founder of Women in Travel CIC, to discuss practical steps travel businesses can take to fully embrace a diverse workforce from each pillar of diversity.
12.35 – The Carnival UK experience
In a chat with TTG editor Sophie Griffiths, Carnival UK's president in the UK Josh Weinstein will explain all the practical steps and initiatives the cruise giant has undergone at Carnival House in Southampton – and how the business has benefited as a result.
13.00 - Lunch
14.00 – Welcome back
14.05 – Diversity and Inclusion Workshop with YSYS
YSYS will lead on three workshops with delegates on key areas of diversity and inclusivity, to include:
14.35 – The Intrepid Travel experience
As chief purpose officer at Intrepid Travel, Leigh Barnes upholds the world's largest provider of adventure travel experiences' commitment to leading with purpose. He will describe the ways in which a global approach to diversity & inclusion underpins everything the business does.
15.00 – The Everywoman panel: Recruiting for change
How can you get more women into senior teams in travel? Everywoman co-founder and CEO Karen Gill MBE will discuss with Celebrity Cruises' Jo Rzymowska, Umbrella's Nancy Roberts and techUK's Michael Keegan about how leaders in other industries have made changes with real impact on their workforces, and how travel companies can follow suit to ensure they are ready for the challenges ahead
15.45 – Break
16.00 – Celebrating diversity, sparking change
The founder and CEO of the Black British Business Awards, Melanie Eusebe, will explain the motives behind the awards and celebrating diversity at large and how they have grown to become a globally recognised vehicle for economic empowerment, equality and change. A business strategist with more than 20 years experience working with some of the world's biggest brands and largest organisations across five continents, will share her own experiences and hope to inspire delegates to make the steps in their businesses towards genuine change
16.45 Conclusions and conference close
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After a frustrating series against St. Louis to start the week, the Arizona Diamondbacks needed a win in the worst way.
All they had to do was go through one of the best pitchers in baseball to get it.
Paul Goldschmidt homered, Chase Anderson turned in six strong innings and Brad Ziegler worked his magic in the ninth once again as the D-backs ousted the visiting Oakland Athletics 6-4 in front of 30,059 fans at Chase Field Friday night. In the process, they dealt a loss to Sonny Gray — the AL leader in ERA (2.10) and WHIP (0.98) entering the game.
Arizona didn't exactly light Gray up, ultimately managing just two earned runs off of him. But it was enough, thanks to Anderson's solid pitching and some impressive work by the bullpen.
The D-backs fell behind 2-0 when the A's strung together a single and two doubles to plate a pair of runs in the third, but they manufactured two runs of their own in the sixth, taking advantage of some Oakland miscues. That set the stage for the seventh, where Goldschmidt's 26th home run of the season highlighted a four-run outburst and helped snap Arizona's four-game losing streak.
– The D-backs essentially made something out of nothing to tie the game in the sixth. Ender Inciarte walked to begin the inning, then advanced on a passed ball two batters later. Goldschmidt actually struck out on that passed ball, but raced down the line and beat the throw to first anyway. David Peralta then doubled Inciarte home before Welington Castillo lifted a sacrifice fly to right to drive Goldschmidt in.
– Arizona took control of the game in the seventh, when Chris Owings and Aaron Hill each doubled, A.J. Pollock singled and Goldschmidt launched a rocket to deep center field to give the D-backs a 6-2 lead.
– Ziegler converted his 22nd consecutive save opportunity, tying Gregg Olson for the second-longest such streak in club history. J.J. Putz holds the franchise record with 28 straight.
– The D-backs are 17-3 in the last 20 games when they've homered.
– Arizona is now 10-5 in interleague play this year.
– David Hernandez made things interesting in the ninth, allowing Oakland to score two runs on a blast by Brett Lawrie that landed high in the left field seats, just in front of Friday's Front Row Sports Grill.
466: That's how far (in feet) Goldschmidt's home run traveled to center field, according to Statcast. It's the second time in three games that he's driven a ball more than 460 feet.
"I truly believe we won that game because our guy — Goldy — hustled on a strikeout. A lot of guys just get upset and walk back to the dugout. He saw that ball get away and he busted to first base. And that, to me, epitomizes our club. And that's why we play the way we play — because he gives everything he has, every night." – D-backs manager Chip Hale
– The first ten batters grounded out to begin Friday's game.
– Pat Venditte — the only ambidextrous pitcher in the Majors — served up Goldschmidt's monster home run in the seventh.
– Anderson hit in the eighth spot for the Diamondbacks, with Nick Ahmed batting ninth.
The two clubs will meet again at Chase Field on Saturday night. A pair of pitchers that started the 2015 campaign on different teams will take the mound, as Jhoulys Chacin gets the nod for Arizona, while Oakland counters with Aaron Brooks. First pitch is set for 5:10 p.m., with coverage beginning at 4:30 on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM.
Chacin (0-0) is making just his second start of the season. He began the year in the Rockies organization, moved on to the Indians and then finally made his first appearance for the D-backs on Monday, picking up a no-decision while allowing two earned runs over 6.1 innings in a 5-4 loss to the Cardinals.
Despite his limited playing time in 2015, Chacin does have 110 career major league starts to his name. Saturday will be the first time he's ever faced the A's, however.
Brooks (1-1) will be making his fourth start of the season, though he also made two appearances with the Kansas City Royals in May and June. In his last start, he was touched up for eight earned runs in just 1.2 innings of work against Toronto on Aug. 12. He also allowed an earned run without recording an out in a relief appearance on Aug. 14.
- D-backs pitching coach Matt Herges sees camp standouts, competition
- No All-Star Game, but we've got plenty of the D-backs' memories
- D-backs' Alex Young has second-hand look at COVID-19 reality
- Diamondbacks pitching tuning up as first exhibition game nears
- Olney: D-backs' Ketel Marte is third-best second baseman in MLB


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As a Charleston optometrist,
I see my fair share of red eye balls. Occasionally, i'll see patients outside of the office whose eyes look red. Inevitably, they'll come up to me and say "Hey doc! My eye is red, I think I have pink eye. What do you think?" And after a quick glance at each eye I'll typically say, "Yep, your eyes are red, but…." And then I ask a series of questions to rule out the presence of the nasty, icky, pink eye that everyone thinks they have when their eyes are red. You know the kind of pink eye that your kids bring home from school that spreads like wildfire through your whole household???
The medical term for a red or pink eye is conjunctivitis, which means that the conjunctival layer of the eye or eyes is inflamed. The conjunctiva is a thin layer of tissue that covers the eyeball and the inside portions of the upper and lower eyelids. This layer of the eye has its own lymphatic network (immune system) that runs through it to help protect the layers underneath it from external sources such as bacteria, allergic substances, and yes, viruses. When something gets in the eye that this lymph tissue doesn't like, it sends messages to nearby blood vessels to expand so that more immune cells can come in and do their job. So the redness that you see is actually dilated blood vessels that are also found in the conjunctival layer. What's causing the reaction is always the fun part to figure out!
What the heck is causing the issue?
When we look through our eye doctor gizmo's, we can see what type of reaction the conjunctiva is having, because the lymphatic tissue will react differently to what is causing the issue. Under the microscope there are a bunch of different types "little bumps" (immune reactions) that are present. Our job is to evaluate what type of "bump" we are looking at, and pair that with the symptoms that the patient is having. Along with what we see under the microscope, the symptoms felt by the patient will also point to the problems, because as humans we all react fairly consistently to outside invaders. Symptoms like the type of discharge coming out of the eye, itchyness, pain, having a recent cold, swollen lymph nodes, etc, are all as important as what we look at on the eyes.
So really doc, do I have it or not?
To be quite honest, when I know I have a case of this sitting in my exam chair, I get the heebie jeebies. Because I know what the symptoms are, and even without having looked at the eye under the scope, I am usually about 90% correct when it's the nasty type. This viral type of conjunctivitis, diagnosed as Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis or EKC, is extremely contagious, and can last for weeks. It usually goes about 3 weeks on average, but if severe enough, it can lasts for months. The virus has an incubation period of 2 to 10 days. This means that the more contact the virus has with the eye, the more dysfunction it will cause. EKC is caused by several different strains of adenovirus, better known the cold virus. Different strains are worse than others. Some cause the cornea can be affected which can cause blurry vision for an extended period of time.
The symptoms that you will see are consistent across the board. It typically starts with redness and a bunch of watering in the eye is effected. You will also have a swollen lymph node above the jaw near the ear on the same side as the red eye. The eye can be kind-of-red to beet-red, and can be hard to open in the morning after sleep because of all of the discharge that will come out of it during the night.
What do I do now?
Well, do you remember when I talked about the incubation period? In this case, the best course of action is to reduce the amount of virus in the eye so that the amount of potential viral dysfunction is minimized. And we do this with either an eye wash or non-preserved artificial tears. Buffered saline eye wash sounds like a good idea, but you have to be careful from getting it into the other eye. Remember, we are dealing with a highly contagious virus, and having it in both eyes is not fun at all. So using a couple of drops of non-preserved artificial tears, found at your local store, every hour is a the best option. Flushing the eye will clean out free floating virus, therefore minimizing incubation.
But sometimes, the virus sets in so quickly that an eye rinse won't help. Unfortunately, there are no drops or medicines that deal directly with EKC. I have tried some off-label use with a very expensive antiviral drop that has been so-so in solving the issue. This probably has to do with what type of adenovirus strain is causing the problem, but i intend to watch for more studies done on this med. Steroid drops can help make the patient feel better, but they typically don't do a lot. So sometimes, it can be a grin and bear it type deal, where time is the ultimate factor and your bodies immune system will take care of it.
What else can I do?
To reduce the chance of it getting into the other eye, or for a family member to get it, wash your hands as much as possible, and change your bed linens often. If you feel it is getting out of hand, go see your eye care provider and get some recommendations or treatment.
Hope this helps!
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There are only 1 of each stock item made (other than our blue chess sets below) so once they are marked as out of stock it will take between 8-12 weeks to create another.
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Antenatal teachers and doula training
Antenatal Wisdom; Bringing Antenatal Teaching Home
Watch more videos of the tutors on our YouTube channel
Antenatal Wisdom is an innovative and inspiring approach to working with pregnant and birthing women. A worldwide distance learning course with Amanda Rayment and Dominique Sakoilsky.
Amanda and Dominique share their message of the value, the nourishment, the creativity, the power and the sacredness of honouring and supporting the role of the mother in our communities through their much loved course Antenatal Wisdom.
Antenatal Wisdom course objectives
- Is to train and support you to discover your own authentic place in our communities as an antenatal teacher and doula.
- Is to offer a course through a holistic, supportive, communicative and inquiry process. One that includes emotional, physical and spiritual nourishment, nurturing and well being.
- For the course to offer solid support and expertise to enable you to feel confident and relaxed with working with pregnant and birthing women.
- Is to nurture and signpost the understanding of the value in nurturing and nourishing ourselves (both the antenatal teacher/doula and the mother) enabling offering and receiving to flow in harmony.
Amanda and Dominique have over 50 years of combined experience within the pregnancy/birthing arena as practitioners, pregnancy and birth educators, course leaders and together share all they have experienced and discovered in the many years of participating in this amazing arena of pregnancy and birth, through their much loved course Antenatal Wisdom.
Antenatal Wisdom Approach
- Is one of inviting and signposting each of us (both practitioner and pregnant/birthing woman) to our deeper knowing, our true knowing.
- Is one of signposting each antenatal teacher/doula to offer their services in way that feels authentic to them and heart felt.
This course will absolutely support you in offering your services to pregnant and birthing women in your community.
You will receive 7 modules over a period of 7 months and 7 monthly supportive email communications from Amanda and Dominique related to the particular module.
Each module has inquiry and reflective questions for your own investigation which we encourage you to complete. As well as an in-depth knowledge and expertise shared through Amanda and Dominique (see course outline for module information). With each module there is a monthly home study assignment that needs to be completed if you require the certificate from Antenatal Wisdom.
You will have personal email contact and Skype/telephone time with Amanda and Dominique.
Further Information
- Information on training to be a doula
- Downloads and videos for antenatal teachers and doulas
- Amanda Rayments blog
- Course outline
How Much Does It Cost and who would benefit?
The cost is £300
It is aimed at postgraduate students who want to have an accredited training specialising in pregnancy and birth which means they can add doula and antenatal teaching to their existing qualification. These postgrad students may be massage therapists, acupuncturists, craniosacral therapists, osteopaths, reflexologists, counsellors, psychotherapists, herbalists, homeopaths, yoga teachers, antenatal teachers, doulas, midwives, doctors, family support workers (you might check with us if unsure).
New opportunity; Antenatal Wisdom now available as a contactless course.
What next?
Please email Amanda and arrange a short telephone conversation with Amanda or Dominique. Or if you wish to try us directly by telephone you are most welcome. Amanda: 07971035562, Dominique: 07969204763. We look forward to hearing from you and supporting you on this amazing journey to work within the pregnancy and birthing arena. Lots of love Amanda and Dominique xx
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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw pitched in to help Los Angeles school children get free backpacks.
The Dream Center held its annual Back to School Backpack Bash Saturday, offering up games, fun and backpacks full of supplies for families in need.
"School's not cheap," said Kershaw. "There's a lot of things you need to help with your education. If we can do a little part in that to help out that's great for us."
And clearly giving runs in the family — Kershaw's 2-year-old daugther Cali — who is about the size of a backpack — joined in to hand them out.
Kershaw has been involved with the event for the last four years. However, this is the second year in a row his foundation Kershaw's Challenge has taken up all the purchasing of the school supplies for the kids.
"Hopefully if you have the right equipment and supplies, you can get off on the right foot in the school year," said Kershaw.
Soon-to-be 5th grader Isela Matul was one of the 2,500 young people getting free school supplies. That meant getting in line six hours early. Time spent so tough choices won't have to be made.
Matul's favorite subject is math so although she may not know Kershaw's stats, she knows the value of his gift.
"I'll tell him thank you because he bought everything and and it costs so much," said Matul.
Money well spent, making Kershaw an ace on the diamond — and off.


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2nd Place in NL Sit-N-Go
Just finished over an hours grind on a NL Sit-N-Go table, I've lost two or three of these tonight, and in all suffered most of my losses down to sheer bad luck, I'm getting really sick of being done out of an important pot or being sent to the rail because some idiot called me when they shouldn't have and then got lucky on the river, so a cash finish here was really important.
Anyways back to the tournament, it was pretty standard play throughout most of it, there wasn't any craziness, only noticeable thing was the then chip lead throwing is weight around a lot. As people got busted out though the game intensified, and as soon as the 5th person got knocked out there was a huge fight on, the chip lead was in a comfortable position by this point with around $3k ahead of her closest competition the rest of us where pretty even, which caused for a great amount of action.
I managed to last out to 3rd place so I was in the money, but I really wanted to get beyond 3rd place, as I've finished in 3rd twice now, so despite being at least $2k bellow my nearest in chips I stepped up the pace and became more aggressive as you should do shorthanded, it paid off as soon I was almost level with one of my opponents. The new chip leader at this point seemed content to let us battle it out alone, and would only enter the pot if one of us folded.
Lots of aggressive battles took place between us whilst the chip leader sat back, and I'm pleased to say that I eventually got the better of my opponent and had secured 2nd place money, this is easily credited to my recent short stack and heads-up experience.
Now although happy with 2nd place I had my best chance yet at finishing first with the chip leader in site, so I went for it. All was going well, until my opponent semi-slow played his nut flush, when I made my straight, wrongly sensing weakness I made my move, the pot was vast by now and it was clear the winner would take the tournament, so I was a little devastated when the cards where turned.
Still I kept up my end pretty well, but now only having a little over $200, and with blinds in the range of 400/600 plus a $25 dollar ante I was all-in in the very next hand, I managed to get lucky and win that hand and one or two more that followed, and I began to hope for a miracle, it wasn't to be, my opponent played his part well and kept up the pressure, eventually I moved all-in with JTs and missed the flop, my opponent took the pot and the tournament with ace high, leaving me to finish second.
Although I'm disappointed at not finishing 1st I'm happy with 2nd for now, and after several bad runs with the Sit-N-Go's earlier I really needed the extra money awarded for finishing above 3rd for a change.
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Iron Viz Europe 2019 Finalists
Tristan Schouten
As a consultant at Infotopics, Tristan Schouten helps clients understand their data so they can put it to better use. He uses Tableau to help clients prep and visualise their data, and he also consults on user management and dashboard design.
Tristan has a Bachelor's degree in Cultural Anthropology and works as a Data Analytics Consultant. He specializes in organizing processes that enable clients to operationalize their data and translate that data into management information. Tristan is inspired by his friend and colleague, Emily Maas. This summer Tristan is participating in TRI Amsterdam, a triathlon which takes place in the heart of Amsterdam. He will be completing the Olympic distance triathlon, consisting of a 1500 m swim, 38.5 km bike ride, and 10.5 km run. Tristan was born in Heiloon and raised in Mierlo (two towns located in the Netherlands) and now lives in Amsterdam.
Anna Dzikowska
Anna Dzikowska is an Assistant Professor, health economist, and health data analyst with a passion for data visualization. She often uses Tableau to research health-related topics, and focuses her research on the performance and complexities of health care systems. Anna is keen to improve healthcare through the power of analytics and hopes to inspire students to do the same.
While on maternity leave, Anna wanted to learn new skills that would boost her career. She was looking for new ways to share her expertise in healthcare when she discovered Tableau. In May 2018, she decided to create a Tableau Public profile, publishing more than 60 vizzes and participating in #MakeoverMonday since then. Anna is inspired by Lindsay Betzendhal's #ProjectHealthViz, and loves skiing, cycling, and practicing yoga. She also loves waterparks! Anna lives in central Poland with her husband and daughter.
Simon Stusak
Simon Stusak works as a Business Intelligence Specialist at the consultancy firm Hopmann Marketing Analytics in Munich, helping clients transform into data-driven organizations. He studied human-computer interaction at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany and received his PhD in 2016.
As a Senior BI Specialist, Simon has collaborated on data projects with Audi, BMW, and BSH Home Appliances. He began using Tableau just two years ago with the start of his new job. Simon is a big fan of #MakeoverMonday and admires the passion and energy that Eva Murry and Andy Kriebel put into the project. Outside of helping others understand their data and creating his own data visualisations, Simon plays the saxophone for not one, but two bands! He's even gone on tour with them across Europe, Japan, and Russia. Simon Stusak was born in Tettnang, Germany and currently lives in Munich Germany.


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What Taiwan Has Done to Curb Coronavirus Spread
Despite being excluded from the World Health Organization, Taiwan has moved quickly to adopt measures to curb the domestic spread of the coronavirus.
Statue of Chiang Kai-shek Defaced at Taipei's National Chengchi University
A group called 'Shot for Democracy' claimed responsibility for the early-morning act of vandalism.
Taiwan Labor Ministry Gives Migrant Caregivers' Appeals Short Shrift
The Ministry of Labor declined to sit down with protesters because Sunday was their day off.
Migrant Workers Accuse HTC of Document Forgery, Labor Violations
More than 20 migrant laborers came together to protest what they claim is a cycle of falsified documents and exploitation at HTC's factories.
Taiwan Migrant Fishers' Groups Step Up Pressure on Working Conditions
A new group of NGOs wants more vigorous enforcement of the Labor Standards Act.
UPDATE: Protests Delay Xindian Cemetery Demolition
Protests helped push a decision on the demolition of greater Taipei's last flatland cemetery to a public meeting.
UPDATE: New Artifacts Found in Condemned Xindian Cemetery
Xindian First Public Cemetery is the last flat-land cemetery left in the Taipei basin, but is in the process of being demolished.
Destruction of New Taipei's Xindian Cemetery Risks Catastrophic Cultural Loss
The first half of the cemetery was unceremoniously buried in 2016, now the battle is on to rescue and preserve what remains.


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WATCH VIDEO -20th Century Design Movements. 20th Century Design Movements. History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity.
(Cicero, Pro Publio Sestio) Just as artists through the ages have been influenced by earlier artists, past styles and the characteristics of past eras, designers and visual communicators can also look to design history for inspiration.We will look into significant eras in design history as well as particular design styles that can be used as inspiration for your own work. Understanding design movements: Modernism. With the advances of technology Modernism began to break through at the end of the 19th century into the beginning to the 20th century.
Western society began to develop new ways to shape human culture and improve the constructed environment. Modernism covered many creative disciplines from design and art to influencing architecture, music and literature. Architecture Timeline - Historic Periods and Styles. By Jackie Craven Updated April 21, 2016.
How did the world's great buildings evolve? Majestic structures in lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea have influenced buildings throughout the world. Let's trace the history of architecture in the Western world, beginning with the first known structures made by humans up to the soaring skyscrapers of the modern era. This quick review illustrates how each new movement builds on the one before. Furniture Design History. Furniture design has been a part of the human experience since the beginning of history.
Evidence of furniture survives from as far back as the Neolithic Period in the form of paintings, wall Murals discovered at Pompeii, in sculpture and examples have also been excavated in Egyptian Pyramids and found in tombs in Ghiordes (modern day Turkey). These notes will track the main advancements, developments, styles and materials in furniture design highlighting the identifying features of each period, the materials used and show images of some of the most significant pieces of furniture ever designed.
The furniture design timeline below outlines just some of the different periods of furniture design and gives you a basic overview of the timeline of furniture design history. The 25 Furniture Designers You Need To Know. Can be borrowed from the school library. SLIDESHARE: Key Movements in Design.


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Energy Tomorrow Blog
'This Unique American Moment'
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Mark Green
Posted January 6, 2015
The U.S. energy revolution is fundamentally empowering. There's no better word for it. Because of resurgent American energy, our country has choices where the horizon once was filled with energy-based limitations.
Because domestic energy is more abundant, Americans have renewed mobility – literally, in the form of cheaper gasoline that's largely the result of U.S. crude oil impacting global markets and economically, because of oil and natural gas industry-supported job creation and investment, and a manufacturing renaissance spurred by affordable fuels and feedstocks.
No less important: The United States is more secure in the world because we're much less dependent on energy from adversarial sources. America's all-of-the-above energy potential is a powerful opportunity for the nation.
This is a special moment in U.S. history, the dawn of a new energy-driven reality that could sustain and grow American prosperity here at home and America's influence in the world. It could – if we seize it.
Throughout his annual State of American Energy address, API President and CEO Jack Gerard struck the positive chords of possibility in an American energy era – possibilities dependent on our national leadership's ability to support "smart, responsible and forward-looking energy policies that promote economic growth, job creation and U.S. energy security and leadership."
State of American Energy 2015
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Mark Green
Posted January 5, 2015
We've got an energy revolution taking place in this country, but can we keep it going – and even better, can we increase it?
These and more will be the focus of the State of American Energy event on Tuesday from Washington D.C. You can watch the event live here beginning at 12:15 p.m. Eastern. Join in the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #SOAE2015.
2014 in Energy Charts
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Mark Green
Posted December 31, 2014
So long, 2014. From an energy standpoint, you'll be missed. Let's count the ways:
Surging domestic oil and natural gas production – largely thanks to safe hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling – is driving an American energy revolution that's creating jobs here at home and greater security for the United States in the world.
It's a revolution with macro-economic and geopolitical impacts, for sure. But it's also a revolution that's benefit virtually every American.
Policy Choices to Fuel America's Energy Revolution
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Mark Green
Posted December 30, 2014
UPI: House Republicans will work to create the "architecture of abundance" needed to take advantage of North American energy leadership, a lawmaker said.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee published a 105-page strategy document meant to highlight the agenda of the incoming Republican-led Congress. It says federal policies are ill-suited to develop the infrastructure needed to take advantage of the oil and gas production boost in the United States.
"Creating this architecture of abundance is slowed at every step by archaic federal rules that can cause years of delays and even block some pipeline and power line projects outright," the paper reads.
Rep. Fred Upton, the committee's chairman, said the new Congress would work to advance its blueprint when it comes into power in January.
Shale Energy, Economic Growth, Declining Imports
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Mark Green
Posted December 10, 2014
Two U.S. energy production updates and a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report showing the economic impacts of America's shale energy revolution – which is driving overall U.S. production.
A chart from energy/economics blogger Mark J. Perry shows the impact of U.S. energy production on energy imports – measuring net petroleum imports as a share of products supplied. The chart shows steady increases in imports from the mid-1980s to an apex of more than 60 percent in 2005. Today, we're looking at a percentage share that's as low as it has been in four decades.
More Access to Keep U.S. Energy Revolution Rolling
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Mark Green
Posted December 4, 2014
One key to sustaining and growing the ongoing U.S. energy revolution is to increase access to America's oil and natural gas reserves – specifically, gaining more access to reserves under federal control, onshore and offshore.
And a revolution is what we're seeing. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), domestic crude output topped 9 million barrels per day for the fourth week in a row, a production level not seen since the mid-1980s.
As great as that news is, it could be better because America's energy production growth – generating new jobs, growing the economy and increasing our energy security – is occurring on state and private lands. More access to reserves in federal areas would help expand the revolution, generating even more benefits.
Energy – For Security, Greater Prosperity
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Mark Green
Posted December 2, 2014
U.S. News (Lamont Colucci): OPEC met on Nov. 27, and openly recognized that the United States' oil technological revolution – driven by enhanced oil recovery methods including hydraulic fracturing (known as fracking) and horizontal drilling – has undermined the cartel's economic and political power. This constitutes one of the major geopolitical and economic shifts of the 21st century in America's favor. This meeting has been characterized as OPEC abandoning its role as a "swing producer" or simply the arbiter of oil supply and demand. Some are now suggesting that the new swing producer will be the United States.
Enhanced oil recovery technology was consistently denigrated as unworkable and unprofitable, and there will be many more articles restating this as the old wine in a new bottle. These technologies have made the U.S. the world's number one oil producer, surpassing Saudi Arabia and Russia. OPEC's strategy of allowing the market to decide oil prices is designed to hurt American enhanced oil recovery activities, with the assumption that American producers need a higher profit margin per barrel than it does. This may be a horrible miscalculation on OPEC's part due to continual advances in technology and innovation.
According to a 2013 report, hydraulic fracking and horizontal drilling have the potential to increase the global reserve of oil from 1.6 billion barrels to 10.2 billion barrels. Domestically, we are already witnessing the 21st century oil boom generate prosperity for states like Colorado, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming. Current estimates indicate that by 2020 the United States will be the dominant worldwide producer of both natural gas and oil and achieve energy independence.
However, this energy issue has been dominated by the wrong people: economists, businessmen, engineers and environmentalists. They all have their required expertise, but all of this is really an issue of foreign policy and national security. There are four ways that this new situation can be welcomed by conservatives, liberals, realists and environmentalists.
Energy and Leadership
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Mark Green
Posted December 1, 2014
There's a new global energy order – with the United States at the hub. That's the assessment in a number of articles following last week's meeting of oil-exporting countries.
The benefits to America are manifold. The U.S. as global energy's new center of gravity means economic strength here at home through jobs, consumer benefits and greater energy security, and the opportunity to project positive American values abroad – by impacting global markets as discussed above and by helping friends overseas through energy exports. All result from America's energy revolution, built on safe development of oil and natural gas reserves from shale and other tight-rock with advanced hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling.
The NY Times' Hot Air on Methane
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Mark Green
Posted November 26, 2014
The New York Times has an editorial urging Washington to regulate emissions of methane – no surprise as "The Gray Lady" has to uphold her "green" bonafides. But methane as an "overlooked" greenhouse gas, as the editorial's headline states? Hardly.
While the Times may have just discovered methane, industry has been working to reduce emissions – and is succeeding, at a rate that casts doubt on the need for a new federal regulatory layer.
The Popular Case for the Keystone XL Pipeline
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Mark Green
Posted November 14, 2014
The Fix (Washington Post): President Obama is fond of telling Congress that it should pass things with the overwhelming support of the American people, including (among other things) comprehensive immigration reform, increasing the minimum wage, and increasing gun background checks.
And yet, Obama could soon be in a position of vetoing something with a similar amount of support: the Keystone XL pipeline.
Poll after poll has shown support for Keystone is somewhere between very strong and overwhelming. A Pew Research Center survey this month showed support for the project at nearly two-to-one, 59 percent to 31 percent. And that was about the lowest level of support we've seen to date. Support has registered as high as two-thirds of Americans.


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Hello Oddballs
It´s me, Tina:
Today I ventured to a Magic Picture Card.
Actually, there are special cutting dies ...
But I wanted to try it without it.
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When you pull up on the strip, the picture changes and a second,
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It´s Magic
I do not have a tutorial for you, because I first have to revise the mechanism.
Unfortunately he still hooks something ...
But I made a video where you can see the card in motion.
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About us
Information about Nuffic, the organisation for internationalisation in education in the Netherlands
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We create opportunities for strong and sustainable partnerships between Dutch and foreign education institutions.
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Nuffic's response to the interdepartmental policy research on internationalisation
9 September 2019
Nuffic is pleased with the confirmation of the great value that the government attaches to internationalisation for education, science, society, the economy and the labour market.
Bert van der Zwaan appointed new Chair of Nuffic's Board of Trustees
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Bert van der Zwaan has been appointed Chair of Nuffic's Board of Trustees with effect from September. Van der Zwaan succeeds Arie Kruseman.
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The International Education Leadership Summit had a celebratory ending yesterday with a medal for Nuffic's Beer Schröder, presented by the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science


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Good morning friends! Well today is the last day of a long journey. A journey that I started way back on October 10th to get my hip replaced. I go back to work on Tuesday and begin another leg of my journey and it would be remiss if I didn't take some time to thank everyone.
My family has been my rock, especially my Bride. She has been there for every sleepless night, every doctor visit, and every painful moment which believe me has been frequent. I could never thank her enough vocally so I will do my best to show her as much as possible.
Also in a more distant way I have all of you reading this to thank. I have gotten comments and notes of encouragement from many of you along the way and even though some of you are on the other side of the world…
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Lenten Though #3
Christian Meditation – Prayer of 3 "S's"
Christian Meditation is a prayer of the heart, not the mind.
Silence is letting go of thoughts, words and feelings.
Prayer can have two parts. There is talking to God and there is listening to God. A relationship where one person does all the talking doesn't work. In meditation we listen with our hearts. It is not necessary plead, correct, to nag or instruct. The reality is that "Your father knows what you need before you ask him." ( Matt. 6:8)
Stillness is letting go of desire.
Still this is more than being quiet and not moving. It is a state of openness, receptiveness and attentiveness. As we meditate we begin to ret in God. The stillness increases our awareness of our being, body and spirit. In a groups the stillness is a gift shared with the others around us.
Attention and intention. We give the work our full attention. Stay awake. Be in the present moment. Jesus recognizes our intention. Trust is a condition of simplicity. As St. Paul said; "We do not know how to pray, but the Spirit prays within us."
Adapted from: An Introduction to Christian Meditation for Students 2016
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Music to soothe the soul . . .
"In a time of destruction, create something. A poem. A parade. A friendship. A community. A school. A vow. A moral principle. One peaceful moment."
A quote by Maxine Hong Kingston from her book "The Fifth Book of Peace."
When I need to soothe my soul during these troubling times, I turn to music. I am constantly listening to and sometimes playing music on piano. My latest challenge is to learn and improvise on Bill Evan's "Peace Piece." It has become a daily mantra. You can hear Bill play it here.
Continuing on this theme, there are two songs and performances that I thought might help soothe your soul. I believe they are songs of strength, hope and unity.
The first is "Quiet" by a singer/songwriter named Milck (AKA Connie Lim). This song has become the "anthem" for the Women's March movement. Connie put together a team of choir singers from D.C. and L.A. The group rehearsed the song over Skype chats, hoping to perform around Washington, D.C. in flash mobs on the day of the Women's March (January 21, 2017). The group, known as the #ICantKeepQuiet choir, hooked up with the Pussy Hat Project, which supplied the pink headwear. Watch a video below of their performance on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Read the lyrics here.
You can hear several other versions of this song here.
The second song is entitled "Save the Country." Laura Nyro was inspired to write this song after the June 5, 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy. There are references to the "two young brothers," John and Robert Kennedy and also Dr. Martin Luther King in the words "the precious king, he loved the people to sing. Babes in the blinking sun sang "We Shall Overcome."
This version of the song was arranged and performed by Billy Childs (piano), Chris Botti (trumpet) and Shawn Colvin (vocals) along with a string section. This song could easily become the anthem for the Indivisible movement. Read the lyrics here.
"Save the people. Save the children. Save the country now."


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Split Second by Alex Kava, paperback from library, 2001, 408p.
Alex Kava's Split Second is the second book in Kava's Maggie O'Dell series, and was an enjoyable read. I did prefer the first book in the series, and felt like Split Second was weaker, like so many second books are. It took me awhile to read it, even though it wasn't a hard or long read, because I kept getting distracted by other books.
Maggie is a good character, and I do like her, although sometimes I want to smack her over the head for stupid decisions that she made. I find this with most crime series, that the main characters usually make reckless decisions because it is fun to read about the aftermath of these actions.
The plot in this story wasn't my favourite. The serial killer seemed to be a caricature of the worst serial killer you could imagine, and the police's inability to stop him when he was being reckless annoyed me. I love Kava's writing style and her characters, but this plot just didn't capture me.
I have the next book in this series on my bookcase to read, and I will be giving O'Dell another bash, but I just hope that the plot of the third book is stronger than that of Split Second.


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As a therapeutic recreation major, you'll start training for an exciting subject of well being care. You and your loved ones have entry to an unmatched vary of services and applications—from advanced analysis applied sciences to evidence-primarily based rehabilitation packages to intensive household and group assets. Most well being care and human services agencies require CTRS certification for employment. This is a pathway program for any of Fleming College's social and human services packages and the Recreation and Leisure Studies program.
The educational path to turn into licensed as a CTRS (Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist) requires a serious in recreation or leisure with an possibility in therapeutic recreation. In this program, you'll learn how to enhance your purchasers' quality of life via leisure program covers the knowledge, expertise, and attitudes you will need to work with shoppers who require recreation therapy.
The first step to declaring a Certificate in Therapeutic Recreation is to submit an utility for admission to UWM. National Council of Therapeutic Certification Standards See your advisor within the Recreation Management Office for extra info on a path so you may sit for the test to turn into a CTRS. Both choices will set you in your method to a profitable career as a therapeutic recreation practitioner. If you are a scholar seeking a bachelor's diploma and are keen on developing specialised abilities in the therapeutic recreation occupation, the whole 5-course certificates program (18 credit) may be of curiosity to you. Recreation Center employees are not instantly liable for shut supervision of members. Discovery is the one part of therapeutic recreation which can not occur at camp.
This is not only a spiritual consideration, it permits members of the Therapeutic Community an opportunity to increase their support network and generally meet positive folks outside of their ordinary peer teams. Some of these are dance, music, video games, sports activities, leisure training and teachers and social activities. Ben Curti, '80, is a recreation therapist at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Participants will learn to specific, discover and additional develop their creativity via a wide range of dynamic dances and motion actions. You will discover the needs and issues particular to conducting analysis associated to therapeutic recreation.
By using Therapeutic Recreation we have now the flexibility to empower and encourage every particular person to step out of their comfort zone and begin to re-construct their confidence, belief and self-esteem and discover one thing new about themselves and their capability. This program is designed to create a pathway towards certification for RTs, and can offer you theoretical and practical backgrounds in recreation and activity-primarily based interventions.


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What you need to know about cholesterol and stroke
Hundreds of thousands of Americans suffer from a stroke each year. Many of them don't survive or develop long-term disabilities, and strokes are often preventable. Consider talking to a physician at West Hills Hospital about your risk of stroke. Your doctor may recommend having a cholesterol test. Remember that if you do experience any possible symptoms of stroke, you should call 911 immediately to request emergency care.
How stroke occurs
There are two primary categories of stroke: Ischemic and hemorrhagic. Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel leaks and bleeds on the brain. Ischemic strokes occur when a blood vessel supplying blood to the brain becomes obstructed, depriving part of the brain of its crucial supply.
Most strokes are ischemic strokes. Many medical problems can contribute to clot formation and, consequently, a stroke. One of them is having high cholesterol levels.
How cholesterol causes atherosclerosis
Cholesterol is a waxy type of fat that's found throughout your body. If you have too much cholesterol in your body, you're at an increased risk of atherosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis is a condition in which the blood vessels get clogged up with fatty deposits called plaque. Plaques can harden and cause the arteries to narrow. If this happens to the carotid arteries, atherosclerosis raises the risk of stroke.
How atherosclerosis can cause stroke
Eventually, a plaque in the carotid arteries can rupture. Platelets group together at the site and form a blood clot. This blood clot can prevent blood from getting through the artery to the brain, causing a stroke.
It's also possible for part of a plaque to break off from the arterial wall. The bloodstream will then carry it toward the brain until it reaches a blood vessel that's too small to allow it to pass through. This is another way that a blocked artery can develop, causing stroke.
Here at West Hills Hospital , we're firmly committed to doing everything possible to save lives. Our neurologists and neurosurgeons coordinate with our emergency care team and the EMS team to provide rapid responses to stroke patients arriving at our hospital in West Hills. Call 911 if you have a medical emergency, or you can direct your non-emergent questions to a registered nurse at (818) 676-4321.


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John Haskins
Born in Bermondsey, London, John gained his City and Guilds Diploma in illustration at art school and had a successful early career as a Chief Technical illustrator. Throughout this time John continued to pursue his love of painting. After exhibiting in London over a period of years, he took up painting on a full-time basis.
This decision enabled him to combine his passion for travelling with the opportunity to paint and collect material from around the world, as well as stage successful one-man shows and exhibitions in international locations such as Australia, Hawaii, Los Angeles, Madrid, New York and Paris. Also, many of John's works have been reproduced on magazine front covers, prints, calendars, greeting cards and book illustrations.
Working today from his studio at home in the Bedfordshire countryside, many of his paintings reflect the atmosphere and colour of his surroundings. His lifelong attention to detail lends an authenticity to the rural scenes he depicts. John is married with two daughters, who frequently appear as subjects of his paintings. His work vividly evokes all the nostalgic charm of childhood.


text: Shiban (Sheiban) or Shayban was one of the Left Wing princes. He was Jöchi's fifth son and a grandson of Genghis Khan. Because he was too young when his father died in 1227, he did not receive any lands at that time.Shiban participated the Mongol invasion of Europe and made decisive attack on the army of Béla IV at the battle of Mohi in 1241Source:Wikipedia


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The Mason Sisters @ PBJ present
Combining off-beat jokes with songs about dying pets and choice fatigue, Cahill's unpretentiously surreal and absurd outlook has seen him win the NATY 2012 (formerly Hackney New Act of the Year), Chortle Best Newcomer 2012, Amused Moose Laugh-Off 2011 and Cavendish Arms New Act 2011. His appearance on BBC Three's Chris Moyles' Comedy Empire culminated in the infamous 'Bun Dance' with Radio 1's Greg James and he recently filmed for Dave's One Night Stand due for transmission later this year so catch this hotly anticipated debut hour.
"This quirky performer has true star quality and bags of originality, mixing physical humour, gimmicks, wordplay and comedy songs. Imagine a cross between Sean Lock and Eddie Izzard and you might be getting somewhere, but nowhere close." - Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard


text: Will closing my vents help with my energy bills? Posted August 19, 2019 Trying to manage the temperatures and energy costs in your residence can be challenging. There's one approach many homeowners use to try to come to a solution—closing the vents. Whether you are trying to move cooler air to different spaces or looking for ways to decrease your monthly energy bills, closing vents might seem like a good option. But you might want to reevaluate. According to ENERGY STAR, while you might feel some difference in your home, closing the vents could potentially be harmful. It can make your system work harder than it should, or the air will find another way out, like through leaky air ducts. Closing vents also doesn't benefit energy efficiency. Your system is still going to work hard to push that same amount of air out, so it could actually up your energy costs. Keep in mind that every space and situation is different. If you have questions, you can reach out to a qualified contractor to take a look. However, you're in luck! There are other solutions to help you manage temps in your home. Here are a couple products that we carry: Zoning Systems – This is a great solution if you have multiple stories or larger floor plans. The zoning systems lets you choose sections or areas of the home and set unique temperatures to help maintain home comfort. This also helps with utility bills, because you won't be heating or cooling areas of the home that aren't occupied. Mini-Split Systems – If you've added an extra room or space that doesn't allow you to extend your ductwork, mini-split systems can offer the additional heating or cooling you need. Even better, installation is fairly easy. The only components required are an interior unit on an exterior wall and an outdoor condenser unit. If you are having challengings keeping your whole house at a comfortable temperature in Perry, give Gillman Heating and Air a call. Our team can help examine the situation. You can also book an appointment with us online. We'll walk you through your solutions and discuss the best path to meet your home comfort needs! Back To Blog


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If you are like us, you are constantly on the lookout for the best coffee beans. The best coffee blend is often a secret recipe consisting of the best coffee beans from each region.
So what makes coffee beans good or bad? The quality of coffee beans has a lot to do with where the beans are grown. A general rule of thumb is, coffee beans which are grown somewhere within the equatorial belt at high altitudes (above 3000 metres) and grown in the wild ( not in a pesticide full farm) are the best.
And the perfect bean is largely based upon the combination of soil quality and climate. If you are like most people you will undoubtedly say "Brazil". It's true, Brazil is the biggest producer of coffee beans by a long way. It accounts for a whopping one-third of all coffee bean production in the world. Its climate is ideal for coffee bean production. It's no wonder they hold top spot. But, do they make the best bean?
Ironically, coffee bean production did not start in Brazil. It actually began in Ethiopia. Even though they can still be seen there they're popularity has spread. Today you can find coffee beans being produced in many countries throughout the free world. Matter of fact, there are now about seventy some countries officially growing coffee beans. Unfortunately, only a few of these countries actually have the most ideal situation for producing beans of a high quality. Aside from Brazil, some of the most popular destinations for coffee bean production are Columbia, Indonesia, Hawaii and Mexico.
If you have ever had Hawaiian coffee beans, you probably will swear up and down that it is the best in the world. Well you could be right. Even though they don't produce large quantities Hawaii's volcanic ash, large amounts of rainfall and hot sweltering sun create the perfect environment for production. There is, also, probably something to the small quantities they produce.
Lastly, a very popular place that could possibly win the best coffee bean award would have to be Indonesia. The countries humid climate is ripe for perfect growth. Also, they have taken the production of coffee beans to new heights. They use very advanced technologies that help them grow coffee beans in remote places like Java and Sulawesi.
So the truth is there many great coffee beans around today and to identify the best coffee beans of the lot is no easy task and a great way to get into a friendly argument.
However our search continues and as soon as we find the undisputed world champion we will certainly let you know 🙂


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The Lake Improvement Association will host the third annual Summer Kickoff festival from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 3 near the Villa Nova shelter house on the northeast side of Grand Lake St. Marys. Admission is free to the public, with all proceeds from events and concessions going toward the improvement of Grand Lake St. Marys. Learn more at https://lakeimprovement.com/event/summer-kickoff. Mustang Sally will headline the event with an award-winning show that combines country and rock tunes with audience interaction for can't-miss entertainment. Kaitlyn Schmit & The Move will open for Mustang Sally, preceded by Muddsock. In addition to live music, Summer Kickoff 2017 will feature: • Color Run 5K Run/Walk (registration deadline to receive a free tee shirt is May 20, 2017), part of the Grand Lake Health System Road to Fitness Challenge • Cornhole Tournament ($500 grand prize) • Beer Pong Tournament ($500 grand prize) • Car Cruise-In • Kids bouncy obstacle course and slide • 50+ vendors • Food and beverage concessions To learn more, view the event schedule and register for the Color Run/Walk and tournaments visit http://www.lakeimprovement.com.


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Located in the heart of Southeast Asia, Thailand is a beautiful country with a fascinating history. Home to 67 million people, it's well-known for its many pristine beaches and resort towns, as well as delicious Thai curries and rice dishes. Here, you will enjoy a vibrant and unique cultural experience. Studying in Thailand is a great opportunity to see Southeast Asia for yourself.
With their friendly smiles and infectious happiness, it is impossible not to like the Thai people. From the moment I arrived at the airport, I was greeted with smiles and open arms.
Hamish, Invercargill
You can choose to study in Thailand for one semester or one academic year. Gap year students are welcome to apply but must not be older than 18.5 years upon departure. Placements can be anywhere in the country except the southern part of Thailand. On the map below you can see where some of our past students have been placed.
You will be enrolled in a government-approved high school located close to your host family. All of our host families are carefully vetted. We conduct home interviews, inspections, and police checks to ensure our students are placed in a secure and supportive living environment.
NZIIU students have been placed in Bangkok.
Students must be:
Students must apply for a student visa before arriving in the country. The validity of the student's first visa is three months. After arriving in Thailand, students can apply for an extension of stay at the Office of the Immigration Bureau to extend their visa for a period of one year from the date of first entry into Thailand. The host organisation and/or the host family will assist students regarding their visa extension.
Students are expected to have a basic knowledge of Thai (written and oral) prior to departure. You will receive daily language lessons in Thailand, with a minimum of five hours per week at school. Extra language lessons are available at additional cost.
Going on an exchange while our young is truly a valuable experience to help you prepare for adult hood. You get to experience these incredible things and rely solely on yourself. I know what it's like to be scared; the idea of being away from everything you know and suddenly be dropped into a whole other life can be daunting! But the things you'll see, the things you'll do, the people you'll meet will truly make it worthwhile.
You don't need to travel – or even leave your couch – to learn more about NZIIU's student exchanges and how they work. Register for one of our online informational webinars, and you can find out all you need to know from wherever you are in the country.
If you'd like the full lowdown on the student exchange experience, this is the event for you! Our NZIIU Education Perfect Ambassadors are students who have recently been on exchange and are enthused, ready, and raring to share their knowledge, experiences, and stories.'Learn More »
We know that financing your exchange might be a bit of a challenge but don't let that be a deterrent! NZIIU offer a select number of scholarships each year to eligible students who require some financial assistance, as well as a fundraising kit.Explore now »


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Iron Knuckle Sash Lock
Iron Knuckle Sash Lock is meant for use with double hung windows. The lock comes with two pieces, the latching part, and the receiver which gets overlapped. These were found on most double hung sashes in New Orleans that predated the 1910's. The base of the latching part measures 1-7/8″ x 13/16″. The base of the receiver measures 1-7/8″ x 3/4″. It is made of cast iron and painted black.


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Tuesday 25th - Wednesday 26th July 2017, Senate House
As part of the AHRC-funded project 'A Publishing and Communications History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-45', we are holding an international conference on the subject of information and its communication in wartime. Although we have a particular interest in the Second World War, we wish to set this in a much larger context, and so the theme will be explored throughout several periods and areas.
We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for this international conference. It will offer to all those attending the chance to listen to 34 presentations on the subject, a keynote lecture (by Professor David Welch), a tour of Senate House (home to the Ministry of Information during the Second World War), and a showing of some MOI films. The conference is supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the UK.
The papers will be delivered in the Senate Room, a magnificent chamber but one with limited seating. For this reason, there are only 40 places available to those not giving a paper. Please register using the link below if you wish to attend.
- £30 Standard rate
- £20 Concessionary rate (Students*, unwaged, retired)
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*The Library & Information History committee of CILIP is generously offering a student bursary to support attendance at this conference. To apply, please send a one page CV and a statement outlining why you would like to attend the conference to: Renae Satterley, Chair, LIHG, email@example.com by Friday 21 April 2017.
The School of Advanced Study is part of the central University of London. The School takes its responsibility to visitors with special needs very seriously and will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments to its facilities in order to accommodate the needs of such visitors. If you have a particular requirement, please feel free to discuss it confidentially with the organiser in advance of the event taking place.
Enquiries: Events Officer, Institute of English Studies, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU; Email: email@example.com


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Boggle is a word game designed by Allan Turoff and trademarked by Parker Brothers, a division of Hasbro. The game is played using a plastic grid of lettered dice, in which players attempt to find words in sequences of adjacent letters.
The game begins by shaking a covered tray of sixteen cubic dice, each with a different letter printed on each of its sides. The dice settle into a 4x4 tray so that only the top letter of each cube is visible. After they have settled into the grid, a three-minute timer is started and all players simultaneously begin the main phase of play.
Each player searches for words that can be constructed from the letters of sequentially adjacent cubes, where "adjacent" cubes are those horizontally, vertically or diagonally neighboring. Words must be at least three letters long, may include singular and plural (or other derived forms) separately, but may not use the same letter cube more than once per word. Each player records all the words he or she finds by writing on a private sheet of paper. After three minutes have elapsed, all players must immediately stop writing and the game enters the scoring phase.
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Fast, easy production of product packaging mock-ups, 600g of cutting force!
Fast, easy production of product packaging mockups
The FC4510-60 features built-in speciality functions for accurate, easy cutting of microflute board and cardboard to create prototype boxes for client presentations.
The ability to read registration marks, substrate-specific creasing/scoring on the reverse side to create fold lines and specifiable cutting and creasing/scoring functions to suit the characteristics are all functions that meet industry needs for high-performance cutting.
2-Tool Mounting for Easy Switching
Two tools can be mounted at the same time for easy switching. If you mount the cutter plunger and the creasing/scoring tool at the same time, you can perform both cutting and scoring operations without having to exchange tools. If you mount a plotter pen, you can draw check plots before commencing the actual cutting.
600 g of cutting force makes easy work of thick, hard materials
Sandblast rubber for masonry and sign templates. Or cut thick, stiff card for shoe-making CAD applications – how about slicing right through stencil card for spray-painting labels on oil drums?
Flatbed configuration cuts media that you can't use with a grit-rolling cutting plotter
Including media that doesn't have a backing sheet, and rigid card stock that cannot be bent. Handles thick sandblast rubber, and short lengths of vinyl, card, or rubber!
The pen carriage holds a plotting pen as well as a cutter so that you can draw a test plot prior to cutting without the need to exchange pens. And check out the FC4500's ability to auto-sense printed registration marks for easy contour cutting around each outline.


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You can stick, stand and hold your ground like most of us do but theres also nothing you can obtain when you do not budge from certain mindsets you have about things. Hence – play your ground and experiment with new things that may take you aback. There is nothing you will learn if you do not make that decision. I always stood to my ground about the decision to never cut my hair short. Well, you can say I played my ground and shaved it completely. Now I feel so confident of myself as this was my biggest insecurity and I actually really like my hair as it is continuously growing. And you know what? I plan to keep it short for a long long time. This has made me feel more confident about myself and my self esteem has really boosted up. I do not require others to even compliment me (which they do in abundance) because I feel that I am my biggest judge and know exactly what is good and what is not. My new hairdo has really been the cynosure of every eye. You must stand your ground but learn to play with it as well in order to change for the betterment and cope with our omnifarious 21st century culture.
About this look: This formal shirt by Tom Ford was added to my street style casual look as I wanted to incorporate formal wear into street style. I always try to add an element of casual into my formal looks, hence you shall rarely find me donning a completely formal look. I saw this playground in the Lodha Apartment vicinity of Hyderabad and had to shoot a look here. What better than this monochrome look to contrast the bursting colours of the playground with?
Outfit Credit
Checked Shirt: Tom Ford
T-shirt: HM
Belt Bag: Gucci
Side Stripe Joggers: Forever 21
Sneaker: Adidas Yeezy Boost
Shot by Prachi Sharma


text: French Boulangerie LettersPrice $41.0041.00 New Letter A Letter E Letter F Letter L Letter O Letter S Add To Wishlist More Details French Boulangerie Letters More DetailsAntique display letters from a Parisian boulangerie in St Germain, 6th Arr. Wood. Each measures approximately 5 1/2 x 4 3/4". France, circa 1940. Sold individually. Choose from the available letters remaining below. Share |


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Teaching kids to have self control is such an important thing in life. Think of all the things that want to grab your child's attention down the road. From sexual temptation, food issues, drugs, alcohol, lying cheating – the list could go on and on. So how to we teach kids to have self control when faced with temptation? Intentionally! My character development series, focuses on teaching kids 52 different character traits, and the focus of this week is self control.
Self Control
"Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control."
Proverbs 25:28
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Today's activity was simple. I took a couple of our pre-frozen cookie dough cookies and baked a few this morning. I then set them out and explained that we were going to practice self control all day by putting these in a prominent place but not eating them. At the end of the day, we enjoyed the cookies together. They did really well throughout the day. They were asking for a bit, but I said if they asked again then they wouldn't have any. I think it took more of my self control than theirs to not touch those cookies all day.
It's great to set goals for kids. This is a very real and tangible picture for them of what self-control looks like. It's great to give them the tools to be able to resist the temptation too.
Some temptation tools you can teach include:
- Looking Away
- Acknowledging that it is a Temptation
- Teach them to Claim 1 Corinthians 10:13, which says, "No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it."
- Distract Yourself
- Make a Plan to Avoid the Temptation
- Picture Yourself Resisting
- Set Goals


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Ever since day one, Drupal's leadership has insisted on a policy of supporting the current and previous stable version of Drupal, those currently being V7 and V6. Drupal's widespread influence and associated success rate can be directly attributed to this forward-thinking philosophy. Working towards preserving its cutting-edge technology means a commitment towards the future and not falling prey to the prevailing baggage that sometime accompanies previous versions.
Drupal 8 is coming
With the long anticipated arrival of V8 right around the corner (a possible release could be coming as soon as the end of this year), those on Drupal 6 will eventually lose their technical support from the official Drupal community. At the time of writing this, the V8 issue queue is hanging around the 100 mark and steadily reducing. It would appear that it is now time to determine your options when it comes to upgrading.
With the looming release of Drupal 8, the long life span of version 6 will come to an end.
What do I do if my site is still in Version 6?
Dries Buytaert, Drupal creator and project lead, stated in June 2014 " that with still 200K known Drupal 6 sites in the wild, leadership is going to amend that policy slightly and authorize a three-month extension. Upgrade to Drupal 7 any time between now and three months after Drupal 8.0.0 is released."
A three-month extension is not a lot of time, but it is considered a workable compromise between leaving Drupal 6 sites unsupported as soon as Drupal 8 is released and recognizing that the community volunteer resources are limited.
In supporting versions 7 and 8, the Security Team and Drupal leadership will apply applicable patches whenever possible to version 6. However, reliable support for Drupal 6 sites will have to come from those organizations committed to remaining in the status quo.


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One of the beaut things about e-Sword is the ability to give it to others, and one of the things about giving it to others is the fact that its free. But when it does come to to giving it to others, it has to be something like giving a gift, or giving something that is special, and so the way it is to be presented, I believe is important.
So when you give e-Sword to others, what do you do? Do you...
- Burn a DVD and with a felt tip pen write "e-Sword" on it?
- Or do you print a label to put on the DVD, or "print" it using a LightScribe capable DVD/CD Disk Drive.?
If you do the first one, that has to be really terrible, cheap and nasty, and should be better.
But if you do the second one, then you are top of the class, and get an A+++ grade.
Now, as many of you know, there is a fantastic little program called ESM, which is an installer menu program to install e-Sword and a heap of other stuff. Use that program will also lift up the presentation of the DVD. Printing a label or lightscribing the DVD will just make things look really great. And just to see how cool a DVD look after an image has been lightscribed onto it, see a screenshot of it below. Its what I do.
- A reasonably decent image editor that has some ability to add some text to it, to curve text, and to insert and image on top of another image
- A lot of patients so you don't pull your hair out when something goes wrong, or you stuff something up.
- Either a printer that is capable of printing a CD/DVD, or printing stick on labels .
- Or a CD/DVD RW drive which is LightScribe capable.
- Software, such as AShampoo or similar, and LightScribe Control Panel, and LightScribe drivers.
- Special CDs or DVDs that are LightScribe printable.
- Or Printable CDs or DVDs that can be printed on by a printer.
Trust that his information is helpful to anyone that really wants to get into giving e-Sword as a gift to others.
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