[Game] Block Strike
Block Strike : Play a fascinating dynamic first-person shooter with friends and other players online.
Gather with friends in your team, create a clan and win together in dynamic battles.
Buy weapons, upgrade it, change the look of your weapons and character.
Game has more than 15 different game modes from which you can select:
More than 60 different maps, in which every day there are dynamic battles.
From small maps to a small group of friends, to large maps on which you have to work hard to win.
More than 40 types of weapons like pistols, submachine guns, machine guns, shotguns, machine guns, rifles and melee weapons.
Skins and stickers
Change your appearance of your weapons with skins and also don’t forget to stick the sticker.
All this you can get in cases for free and in-game currency, which you can get for the fights. Create your unique look weapons, to be envied by even your friends.
Block Strike user reviews :
Hello, I’d like to say something. Please bring back the option to change the player skin in any way you want instead of getting skins in cases. The option to change the player skin in any way you wanted was much better. If the option to change the player skin in any way you want is brought back, please give me back the heads, bodies and legs I bought for the player skin. Also, please make random mode easier and give players more chances to get good guns. I ALMOST ALWAYS get bad guns.
Only three stars because of auto balance. I was on red team and we hade 99 points and someone left the game and they were on blue team, so it automatically put me on blue team and a minute after I was moved, red won. And I didn’t because of the auto balance! Please change this so that doesn’t happen again.
Finally the game is back to normal, the marketplace is back and the gameplay is much better but there is still one problem and its the errors that occur sometimes when you try to enter the gamemodes but all in all its a pretty fun game to play
Sometimes it will kick me out of the app and not let me in no matter what. So I have to delete then reinstall it for it to work. Would definitely give 5 stars if this never happened. Please fix! EDIT: Thank you for fixing it. I can now enjoy this game without worrying about getting kicked out.
nice game! but can you put these weapons and stuff in it? ( 9mm, drangnov, secondary weapons can be dual weild, some suits add up your health, scorpion, minigun: ps, it has to cost 12,500$. MP5, slincer option, M1 grand, chainsaw, and zombie skins! )
hello rexet studios. i am here today to report a very annoying bug in the game. when i try to select a weapon, it wont let me select anything and wont let me exit the armory without closing the game itself. same thing when joining a match or looking at the score. for now i will rate 4 star. please fix this bug and i will rate 5 star again. thank you for your patience, and have a good day!
One of the best games ive played on definitely a 5 star rating im lvl 50 now heading for lvl 51 my name is –DR4G0N– and one thing i always wanted that could be added is possibly a trading system and maybe more maps (btw i have 4 secret weapons)
I think their has to be more game mode options because me and and other players around the world are sort of tired of having to play the same game mode over and over. for example you may add in a new mode. this is one of my ideas.You can add a battle royal mode that most players like me will love. Signed: God Of Green
The game is good. However, upon updating, the game keeps on crashing. please fix this :( i cant enjoy the game anymore
i have been playing this game since it came out and i still love it to this day you guys have done an awsome job on your game
it’s a fun game but now I am just freezing in game. the sensitivity is way too high even with the sensitivity in game low. the game now forced me to watch full ads, but before I didn’t have to. what have you done to the game devs.
I really like your game.. but the problem is the reward is too low… and I wanna see some Grenades for extra fun! please add some Grenades..
It was better before the update and all the gun sounds bad put it back to the way it was before please and the loading screen and once its done all the shop and servers are differnt i liked the way the game was before plz change it back i still love the game but i dont like the update at all plz put it back the way it was before plz
This game is amazing. Even though it has sensitivity problems I totally love this game and that is why I gave it a 5 star rating.
Latest Update :
Added lobby system
Updated the nickname system
Added Shadow case
Added Vertex case
Added Rialto map
Added new packs
Removed Christmas decor
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Airbus and its Chinese partners (the Tianjin Free Trade Zone (TJFTZ) and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)), have re-confirmed their intention to set up an A330 Completion and Delivery Centre in Tianjin, China, by signing a Letter of Intent (LoI). This follows the successful establishment of an A320 Family Final Assembly Line and Delivery Center in the Chinese city and takes into account the need to support the fast growth of air traffic in China with larger aircraft.
The LoI was signed today by Fabrice Brégier, Airbus President and CEO, Feng Zhijiang, President of the TJFTZ and Lin Zuoming, President of AVIC representing the Chinese parties, in Berlin, Germany, witnessed by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. The A330 Completion and Delivery Centre in Tianjin (C&DC Tianjin) will likely cover activities such as cabin installation, aircraft painting, engine runs and aircraft delivery. The aircraft would first be assembled in Toulouse and then fly to China for their completion in Tianjin.
“In its 30 years history the Airbus partnership with China keeps on growing and expanding. The intended establishment of an A330 Completion and Delivery Centre will add a new exciting chapter to our longstanding track record of mutual achievements,” said Fabrice Bregier, Airbus President and CEO.
At present, the in-service Airbus fleet with Chinese operators comprises over 1,000 aircraft (around 140 A330 Family and over 920 A320 Family aircraft). In the 20 year period between 2014 to 2033 Airbus forecasts a demand in China for more than 5,300 new commercial aircraft over 100 seats plus freighters.
The A330 Family, which spans 250 to 300 seats, has now attracted more than 1,300 orders, with over 1,000 aircraft flying today with more than 100 operators worldwide. The A330 is one of the world’s most efficient aircraft with best in class operating economics and an average dispatch reliability well above 99 percent. The A330 is part of the world’s most modern and comprehensive widebody product line, which also includes the larger A350 XWB and double deck A380. Together, the aircraft range from 250 to over 500 seats and meet all airline requirements for long haul, medium and regional services.
With some 11,000 Airbus single aisle aircraft sold and over 6,200 delivered today to some 400 customers and operators, the A320 Family is the world’s benchmark and best-selling, most modern single aisle aircraft family.


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GRID Autosport will celebrate various aspects of the car racing industry. From F1 races to Tuner Cars, racing fans are sure to find an event they love. In this first video, various drivers share their experiences as Touring Car racers, and how the game manages to capture the intensity of the events.
Cars go head-to-head in robust packs, with drivers trading paint and crashing out as no quarter is asked, nor given, out on the track. The video also features Touring Car racing drivers explaining what players need to succeed in this discipline, including 2013 BTCC Champion Andrew Jordan from Pirtek Racing, Team Dynamics’ Matt Neal, and Motorbase Performance’s eight-time touring car title winner Fabrizio Giovanardi who comments, “You need to be fast, you need to be clever – it’s a fighting race, not just a speed race.”
GRID Autosport will launch June 24th on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. You can check out our impressions of the game right here.

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MetLife Stadium is the new running back capital of football.
Saquon Barkley might have been the NFL’s best running back in 2018 — when he broke a rookie running back record with 88 catches and finished second in rushing yards (1,307) — but that was in a field that didn’t include Le’Veon Bell, who certainly can stake a worthy claim to the title.
Bell, who sat out last season in a contract dispute with the Steelers, signed with the Jets and now shares his home with Barkley and the Giants. As Bell piled up huge numbers as a run-catch threat with the Steelers, Barkley was sharing Pennsylvania ground as a high school and Penn State star.
The Giants and Jets will meet in the first preseason game and in Week 10 of the regular season, where the two running backs can compete for King of the Meadowlands. Bell is a three-time Pro Bowler and two-time First-Team All-Pro.
“I wouldn’t say it’s extra motivation," Barkley said. "At the end of the day, I’m competing with myself, I’m competing to be the best for my team.
"Obviously I would love to have this and that, but I really don’t care what any running back in the league does. The only thing I’m focused on is winning games here.”
Barkley finished second in the NFL with 352 touches and led the way with 2,028 yards from scrimmage as a rookie, and those numbers could be on the rise without former teammate Odell Beckham.
Bell is the most recent of the 27 running backs since 1979 who have eclipsed 400 touches in a season, doing so in 2017 before his holdout. He was second in the NFL with 1,946 yards from scrimmage.
Was Barkley watching?
“It’s funny you say ‘watch:' I was a fan,” Barkley said. “When I got here, he was one of the first guys I broke down his film.”
OTAs are non-contact and voluntary, and it is difficult to assess running backs and linemen without pads. Bell is not participating with the Jets.
“We definitely both respect each other’s games,” Barkley said. "Obviously, he sat out last year and that’s just not good for the league in general because he is such a tremendous player and you look forward to seeing a guy like that on Sundays.
“For him to play in the stadium ... I’m just excited and happy for him. Happy that he has found a spot and is able to show his talent. I wish nothing but the best for him.”

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David Cherwien has a theory he's borrowed about why there is a centuries old human fascination with deep vocal sounds.
"One of my mentors, Alice Parker, talks about this as being a characteristic that surprisingly comes out of oppressed cultures," he says.
Alice Parker is an American composer and conductor.
Cherwien is music director and conductor of the Minneapolis-based National Lutheran Choir. There's no scholarly support for his theory. But there's some circumstantial evidence.
Consider the Tuvans in Siberia.
Before Tuva's independence, China, then Russia, then the Soviet Union took advantage of their remote neighbor. Tuvan throat singing by the group Huun Huur Tu features lots of low notes but who knows? Maybe the tradition is born as much from the isolation of herding reindeer as from oppression.
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The theory gets a bit more support closer to home with the Fairfield Four and bass Isaac Freeman. It's much easier to imagine a link between their music which features Freeman's remarkable range and the oppression of slavery.
How does the theory of oppressed cultures' fascination with the mournful sound of low voices express itself in Russian music?
For centuries Russians suffered under one lethal batch of leaders after another. Many found refuge in the church. On Sunday in Minneapolis the State Symphony Capella will sing liberal doses of Sergei Rachmaninoff's music. He composed plenty of choral music where he often sent the low voices into the vocal root cellar.
Russian sacred choral music conjures an image of people gathering to try find some comfort and hope in their Orthodox houses of worship, according to David Cherwien.
"I think we get images of these wonderful open mysterious spaces, probably dark, although that may be a stereotype with incense and icons, and the music represents that sense of mystery."
Russian church music for a long time seldom reached ears outside the country.
Part of the reason was a tiff in 1054 between religious leaders in Rome and Constantinople over what language to use in the church helped bottle up and isolate the eastern music tradition from the west, Cherwien says.
One reason it has taken so long for Russia's premier chorus to come the United States can be traced to the former Soviet Union.
Soviet arts bosses controlled the destiny of artistic groups, says Leonid Flyshacker, a New York producer who helped arrange the choirs' U.S. tour.
"They were in command to say who is touring where and why," he says.
When the Soviet Union disintegrated 16 years ago, the USSR Chamber Choir became the State Symphony Capella and traveled the world.
In Minneapolis they'll share the stage with the National Lutheran Choir. The two choirs will perform separately, and then they'll stand together, all 120 voices, to sing a couple of tunes including a famous one, Pavel Chesnokov's song praising the Virgin Mary. The piece got a makeover and a new title in the West, "O Lord God," to make it palatable for Protestants.
The combined choruses will sing the Chesnokov composition as written in Russian.


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Home owner Julian Stone chats about the extensive refurbishment of his waterfront property that has been extended twice in previous centuries. He talks about how he came to choose the WebBrick smart home system and how it integrates the various control systems in his home, as well as how it fits into family life.
“This waterfront retreat is built in an idyllic location, with access primarily by water or a fifteen-minute walk through private woods from the nearest road. However this does mean there are no neighbours to keep an eye on the property while it is empty or to attend to any problems that may arise.
This led the developer to consider home automation technologies to provide the owners with remote monitoring and control of heating, security, lighting and other aspects of the building while they were away.
However to preserve the feeling of a secluded, natural retreat, they wanted all the technology to be completely hidden. So WebBrick Systems implemented a solution where the lights are operated by standard wall switches or dials and it all operates without any control panels or access devices built into walls. This arrangement is also beneficial for guests, as there are no new controls for them to learn.”
Check out this link for more WebBrick case studies

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It’s summer time in North Carolina and for many people here it’s time to getaway to the beach. When I visit the beaches of NC, my thoughts always return to Virginia Dare and the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Their time spent here on the beach was far less relaxing as they braved hostile natives, endured heat, mosquitoes and disease and struggled to survive from day to day.
Here’s how their adventure began… In 1584, explorers were sent to Roanoke Island (a narrow island situated between the Outer Banks and the mainland of North Carolina) by Sir Walter Raleigh to determine if the area would be well suited to establishing a colony. Upon their return, they delivered a positive report of the location, which included a list of the abundant natural resources surrounding the area and findings that Roanoke was better protected from the elements than the Outer Banks. The island appeared all around to be a good choice for a settlement with live oaks and plenty of other trees to build cabins and a variety of wildlife to hunt for food. Sir Walter Raleigh delivered the information to Queen Elizabeth and she granted Raleigh a charter to all the lands that he could claim in the area.
The next year Sir Raleigh sent out a group of one hundred men, mostly soldiers and craftsmen to establish the colony under the guidance of Ralph Lane, a military captain. The group met with poor results from the beginning and departed the area.
Sir Raleigh responded to the news of Lane’s departure by gathering a party of one hundred and seventeen men, women and children who were willing to sail from England in order to establish a permanent settlement in the New World. As the group sailed to the New World, their leader John White included in his party his pregnant daughter Eleanor Dare. Upon their arrival, the situation was hostile on all fronts and the colonists asked John White to return to England to gather support and supplies.
Three years after Eleanor gave birth to her daughter Virginia Dare, her father John White returned to Roanoke Island to find everyone and everything missing. All traces of the settlement had disappeared. There was no sign of struggle nor were there any signs of where the group had gone. His heart raced with terror, were his daughter and his granddaughter alive? Had someone taken them? There had been no way to get a direct message to them for the past three years. The colonists had no news source and relied on ships that very infrequently stopped in the area. It’s highly likely that the colonists might not have known about the war that had kept White from traveling back to them. They may have presumed White to be dead or lost at sea.
Imagine how Eleanor must have felt, a new baby and practically defenseless, waiting each day in such dangerous territory, cradling her small daughter Virginia while everyone rationed the dwindling supplies. John White understood this and more, realizing that his dream of starting the first settlement in the new world and bringing his daughter with him, had led to her destruction.
White searched through the entire abandoned settlement and the only clues he found was the word CROATAN carved into one of the trees and the letters CRO carved in a second tree nearby. He had asked the group to leave a sign should they be forced to move further inland and suggested that they use the sign of a Maltese cross carved in a tree should they be under attack and forced to flee for their lives.
The lost colony of Roanoke remains a mystery to this day. Many theories have risen throughout the years over what happened to the colonists. They include: a hurricane swept over them and destroyed the settlement and washed all the colonists out to sea; a hostile native tribe killed them all, buried their bodies and destroyed the settlement; and the settlers, angry at what they perceived as White’s desertion or death, and now hungry, alone, and cold, set out to live elsewhere and died along their journey, or they left and went to live with the Croatan tribe.
Supernatural explanations have also been raised, including werewolves attacking the group and turning the colonists into werewolves; or as they abandoned the settlement, the native tribes destroyed the camp and cursed it in order to keep others from returning. One theory posits that aliens arrived on the shore and took all of the colonists with them onto their space ship. The area is considered to be haunted by the tragedies and deaths which occurred during this time.
Researchers continue to discuss and debate the lost colony of Roanoke. Many believe that the settlers argued during the months after White left, some believing that he would never return and others holding out hope. One opinion is that the group broke up into two parties and went their separate ways, some heading towards Chesapeake Bay where they had originally intended to settle and the others partnered up and assimilated into the Croatan tribe.
The settlers of Roanoke may have disappeared into the night without a trace, but they are certainly not forgotten. The legends and stories of Virginia Dare and the other colonists inspired Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green’s play, “The Lost Colony”. Each summer in North Carolina, visitors from around the world visit Manteo to see this outdoor theater performance. The theater uses the backdrop of the Atlantic Ocean in the area where the Lost Colony once existed. The play recounts the historical events leading to the disappearance of the first English colonists who settled on Roanoke Island over 400 years ago. This year marks the 75th anniversary season of the nation’s longest-running symphonic drama, “The Lost Colony.” The live performance theater on the beach is performed by a professional company of over 100 actors, dancers, singers and technicians and runs from June 1st through August 23rd. From epic battles and Indian dances to the pageantry of the Queen and her court, “The Lost Colony” educates, enriches and entertains.
Want to know more about what I saw and experienced while investigating the Lost Colony of Roanoke along with my interview with some of the leading researchers and archeologists who are working to uncover the mysteries of Roanoke? It’s all in my new book, Ghosthunting North Carolina.

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Here's Episode 1 of the Mean Kitty series. It's another amusing cat video by Cory Williams featuring Mean Kitty Sparta and a witch doctor he hires to cure the mean little kitty of his biting problem. It's such a funny video, my friend Pixie (guardian of the trio of felines I sometimes blog about) and I nearly died laughing.
If you haven't yet watched the mean kitty song video, it's uploaded on my previous post -- rather obviously titled "The Mean Kitty Song."
Cory Williams, also known as "Mr. Safety," is a viral film maker and TV show host, among other things.
If you like these videos, you might want to check out other videos by Cory on how he came to acquire the mean kitty in the first place and what the kitty's problem is. There's also episode 2 where he tries other tactics to stop Sparta from biting.
He (Cory, not Sparta) has lots of other videos that are great fun to watch, though they don't have anything to do with the mean little kitty Sparta or any other cats.
To see all other videos by Cory Williams, go to Mean Kitty

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On Tuesday evening at the 2015 Dove Awards, Lecrae’s Sept. 2014 album Anomaly won Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year.
Producers Dirty Rice, Joseph Prielozny, Street Symphony, S1, J. Rhodes, 808XEliTE, GAWVI, Nate Robinson, Mashell, Derek Minor, Vohnbeatz, Lasanna “Ace” Harris, Alex Medina and Jaquebeatz share the win. Their competition for the honor included Derek Minor’s Empire, KB’s Tomorrow We Live, NF’s Mansion and Trip Lee’s Rise.
Last year, Andy Mineo’s EP Never Land earned the honor, which he shared with producers Joseph Prielozny, Alex Medina, Tyshane, Gawvi, Ray Rock, Dre Garcia, Big Juice and Courtney Orlando.
READ MORE: Lecrae’s ‘Church Clothes 3’ status update


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Earlier today the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, in cooperation with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, announced the Drama Performer Pre-Nominations for this year’s Daytime Emmy Awards.
All entrants that submitted this year were judged by their peers via an online ballot. Eligible judges viewed clips containing work of each performer and were required to select their top 10 performer choices. In the case of the Outstanding Lead Actress and Outstanding Supporting Actor categories, there were ties this year that resulted in more than 10 pre-nominees.
The candidates below will now advance to the blue ribbon screening round, which will determine both nominees and recipients. The final nominations will be announced May 1.
This morning GLAAD announced the nominees for the 25th annual GLAAD Media Awards, which honors media that was published, released or broadcast between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013.
NBC’s “Days of our Lives” was once again nominated for Outstanding Daily Drama. Incidentally, as the series was the only nominee, a GLAAD representative confirms that the series is the de facto award recipient. Last year, “DAYS” battled and won against CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful.”
The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will be held in Los Angeles on April 12, 2014 at The Beverly Hilton and in New York on May 3 at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
During the in memoriam segment of the “20th Screen Actors Guild Awards,” which aired live on TNT and TBS on Saturday, January 18, the actor’s union remembered those we lost in the past year. In addition to such greats as James Gandolfini and Peter O’Toole, “The Young and the Restless’” Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor), Bonnie Franklin (Sister Celeste) and Paul Walker (ex-Brandon Collins) were remembered. Franklin died on Friday, March 1, 2013 from complications of pancreatic cancer, Cooper died on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 after battling a long illness, while Walker died on Saturday, November 30, 2013 following an explosive car accident.
HLN, the cable network that has broadcast the Daytime Emmy Awards for the previous two years, has decided not to make a commitment for the 41st annual Daytime Emmy Awards this year.
As first reported by Soaps In Depth, the decision was made this early so the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences could explore other options for the broadcast. “Having the show on HLN was a wonderful experience for us,” explained David Michaels, senior executive director of the Daytime Emmy Awards, to the publication. “We are currently exploring other avenues so that the Daytime Emmys will have a broadcast home.“
But on what network should the Daytime Emmys air, or in what format? In a Soap Opera Network exclusive, we reached out to two Daytime Emmy winners to get their thoughts.
Considered the Oscars for the young, The CW Television Network announced in early May that it’ll broadcast “The 15th Annual Young Hollywood Awards,” which marks the first time the awards show will be broadcast on television. Earlier today it was announced Michael Levitt (“The Billboard Music Awards”, “TV Land Awards”, “Scream Awards”, “Producers Guild Awards”, “World Music Awards”, “A-List Awards” and “ALMA Awards”) would be the executive producer of the telecast. The awards celebrates the best emerging talent in film, music and television.
The list of talented stars and entertaining programming to receive Primetime Emmy nods this year is a long one, but don’t fret: Soap Opera Network has scanned the complete list and broken down the show with multiple nominations into an easy-to-see numbers list for those of you who don’t need too many details — except to see who’s in the lead!
They say fast-paced soap operas are good training grounds for primetime gigs, and that must be the case, considering several former soap stars have garnered Primetime Emmy nods this year! In light of the official announcement of the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Award nominees, Soap Opera Network brings you the who, what and where of stars who’ve given sudsers a go.
HBO leads the Prime Emmy pack with 108 nominations, the most of any network this year. “Game of Thrones,” which completed its third season earlier this year with record ratings, powers the network with 16 nominations. “Behind The Candelabra” received 15 nominations, “Phil Spector” received 11 nominations and “Boardwalk Empire” received 10 Nominations.
The anticipation leading up to the announcement of the 65th Primetime Emmy awards has been building for weeks, and “Breaking Bad’s” Aaron Paul and “How I Met Your Mother’s” three-time Emmy winner Neil Patrick Harris (who’s also hosting the ceremony this year) finally made the official list public this morning.
Watch the video below, or read on for the full list from Soap Opera Network detailing who’s in the running for the coveted golden statues!
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (previously incorrectly indicated by us as The National Association of Television Arts & Sciences) announced today that both CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “The Young and the Restless” have received additional nominations for the 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards. The category that bumped both soaps up in total counts was Outstanding Original Song for a Drama Series, which previously listed one song for “General Hospital” and one song for “Y&R” when nominations were first announced on Wednesday, May 1.


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Music can speak to your heart and soul.
It can relax you or energize you.
It can send out a vibration into your body, and out into the world.
While giving Reiki, music can definitely impact a session – for better and for worse.
When there is soothing, relaxing sounds billowing out from the speakers, I can physically see clients let go and unwind much more quickly than with no music at all.
I have had many shy requests from clients who ask to have the music changed to something more suited to their needs when music with words is too distracting.
I’ve had a client who was emotionally triggered by Indian-inspired mantra singing because of a negative past experience. I’ve known others who really really don’t like the sound of birds chirping or dolphin’s “squealing” in the background. Music is such a personal taste and as a Reiki or massage practitioner, you must respect your client’s preferences.
Here is my list of Yays and Nays when it comes to music specifically in a Reiki session:
- Slow rhythm
- Soft volume
- No words or lyrics
(or have lyrics in an unfamiliar language so clients wont ‘sing along’ in their minds)
- Classical: Piano, Guitar, Violin
- Soft Jazz: Saxaphone
- Nature sounds
- The entire album/playlist be at a similar tempo (not one slow song, then an energizing song next)
Here are my top recommendations:
- Adam Dobres Guitarist – buy here
- Peter Jack Rainbird – Unravel – buy here
- Letting Go – Christopher Lloyd Clark – buy here
- Llewellin Relaxation
- Anzan Relaxation
- Piano Solitudes by Dan Gibson
As well as these albums below:
What is your favourite CD or playlist that allows you to completely relax and unwind?
Share yours in the comments below:

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Mark Witaschek, a Washington, DC, businessman with no criminal record, must now post his name on a firearms offender registry after a shocking court verdict.
As previously reported by Off The Grid News, Witaschek was the subject of a police raid after a disgruntled ex-wife claimed he had guns in the home and had threatened her. A judge dismissed the charges as baseless, noting Witaschek did not have any firearms in the home, but only a few keepsake and antique replica bullets. It was those bullets that became the focus of a trial.
Witaschek was charged with the “attempted possession of unlawful ammunition” relating to the replica muzzleloader bullets. Judge Robert Morin sentenced the sportsman to time served and issued a $50 fine for the “illegal ammo” but also mandated that he enroll with the Metropolitan Police Department’s gun offenders registry within 48 hours. Witaschek is appealing the verdict which has left Second Amendment supporters across the country in a state of both shock and anger.
Washington, DC, police had searched Witaschek’s home for gun paraphernalia such as empty holsters, ammo, empty magazines, ammo receipts, and even gun cleaning equipment. Witaschek’s whole neighborhood was locked down by the officers during the ordeal. The gun owner’s 14-year-old daughter opened the door and was met with more than two dozen officers in full tactical gear during the raid on the home.
The search of the home lasted for many hours, and came up entirely empty for guns of any type. But police did find, according to The Washington Times:
- One live round of 12-gauge shotgun ammunition — an inoperable shell that misfired during a hunt years earlier that Witaschek kept as a souvenir.
- One handgun holster — which is legal, even in Washington, DC.
- One expended round of .270 caliber ammunition — a spent brass casing.
- One box of Knight bullets for reloading, according to a police notation on the warrant. Except, The Times notes, they aren’t for reloading; they’re for antique-replica, single-shot, muzzle-loading rifles.
In Washington, DC, gun owners are required to register all firearms with the local police department and the law also states that only registered firearm owners can possess ammunition – even spent shell casings.
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“They used a battering ram to bash down the bathroom door and pulled [my son] out of the shower, naked,” Witaschek said after the raid. Officers also reportedly placed all of the children in the home in a room together while the adults were ushered upstairs and handcuffed. Witaschek distinctly recalled hearing them crying in the room below. Approximately $10,000 worth of damage resulted from the raid.
After the judge rendered his ruling over the illegal possession of ammunition, Witaschek told reporters:
I’m completely outraged by it. This is just a continuation of the nightmare. Just to sit there. I could not believe it. None of these people know anything about gun issues, including the gun. They label it gun offender registry to make it sound like a sex offender registry.
Witaschek’s attorney, Howard X. McEachern, told the media that they are not done fighting and plan to appeal the decision in the near future. When asked what he thought about the verdict issued, the defense attorney said, “Clearly the judge thought that this was overkill. The sentence reflects how he felt about the prosecution of the case.”
The hunter stores his guns at his sister’s home away from the city. Her home was searched as well.
When Witaschek surrendered himself for the firearms offender registry process the police officers who fingerprinted him and took his mugshot reportedly reminded him throughout the process that the “registry no longer applies to him” since he has moved to Virginia. He had to sign a form that should he move back to the city or begin to work in the city, he has to appear at the police department again and update his information and once again be subject to the dictates of the DC gun law.
What do you think? Should Witaschek have been convicted? Let us know in the comments below.


Rugged optical fibre connectors and IoT tech for harsh environments
Rugged connector and component manufacturer Bulgin will be showcasing a selection of its most advanced connector, switch and sensor products designed to deliver high performance in the harshest environments at electronica 2018. Bulgin’s focus on optical fibre connectors, smart connectors and sensors reflect the increasing demand for optical fibre connections in outdoor and extreme environments and rugged sensors to support the Internet of Things (IoT) megatrend.
Visitors to the Bulgin stand situated in the electromechanical, interconnects and system peripherals B2 Hall will be able to see Bulgin’s extensive range, including its popular Buccaneer range of circular power and data connectors, industrial automation connectors, switches, battery holders and sensors.
In addition, Bulgin’s latest and most innovative products will be introduced as follows:
- Bulgin’s rugged optical fibre range, including the 4000 Series Fiber LC Simplex, one of the smallest harsh environment optical standard LC simplex connectors available on the market.
- Bulgin’s environmentally sealed intelligent connector, containing a 7x5mm PCB with an EEPROM device situated securely underneath the overmould of the miniature Bulgin 400 Series connector.


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For these mini cakes, I used a Swiss roll sponge cake recipe and cut it out into small pieces with a heart-shaped cookie cutter after it was baked. I made them to two-layer small cakes, and I spread the buttercream in between two layers, and then over the whole cake. I finished the cakes with a coat of almonds around the side, spread some jam on top, and then sprinkle over some shredded white chocolate. Since all the pieces that I cut out ended with an odd number, I could only make 7 small layer-cakes with one single heart-shaped piece and some tiny pieces left. I like the buttercream frosting creamy but not too sweet. So I reduced the amount of sugar to suit my taste.
Mini heart shaped cakes
6 eggs - separated
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup oil
1/2 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sliced almonds
4 tablespoons jam
1/4 cup shredded white chocolate
1 cup unsalted butter - softened
1 cup icing sugar - or to your desire
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whip all the ingredients until creamy and smooth.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a 17"X 11" cookie sheet with parchment paper greased with butter or margarine.
- In a bowl, beat egg yolks, sugar, oil, milk, vanilla extract and flour until creamy. Set aside.
- In another bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks are formed. (Make sure the beaters are clean and dry before you beat the egg whites)
- Gently fold egg whites into egg yolk mixture.
- Pour mixture onto the cookie sheet and level the mixture. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let cool.
- Using a heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut into heart-shaped pieces.
Assemble the mini heart-shaped cakes: Spread the buttercream frosting on top of one piece and cover with another piece. Spread the whole cake with the frosting. Coat sliced almonds around the cakes. Spread some jam on top and sprinkle over white chocolate.

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Twenty-five years have passed since the implementation of the Single Market Program (SMP) launched in the not so faraway 1987 in Europe, and the fragmentation of this project, a significant change of direction capable of reversing of the deeper and prolonged processes of trade liberalization in modern history has already appeared as a possible future scenario.
The numerous requests of many EU governments for a reversal of key integration agreements such as Schengen have joined the leaving of the United Kingdom in 2016 (Brexit); therefore, speaking of which these questions arise spontaneously: What are the achievements the EU has drawn from commercial integration? and What would be the costs to go back?
The first assessment of the cost of “non-Europe” was made in 1988 and now, in April Thierry Mayer, Vincent Vicard and Soledad Zignago propose an ex post exercise that quantifies which would be the costs to cancel what was achieved in all these years in terms of European integration. In their 2018 paper “The cost of Non-Europe, revisited” the three authors envisage various scenarios of disintegration of the EU, ranging from the return to a standard free trade agreement to the return to the previous rules, under which each former EU country would apply current rates to its former EU partners, and examine how Brexit affects the gains from the European integration of the remaining members.
The results presented show that the EU envisages a deep commercial integration beyond tariff cuts: it is sufficient to think that the impact on trade in the single market is more than three times greater than a normal regional agreement. In the most performing simulation, the single market has seen an increase in trade among EU members of 109% on average for goods and 58% for negotiable services. The associated wellness benefits from EU trade integration are estimated at 4.4% for the average European country. Although it should be stressed that not all countries have benefited to the same extent because, for example, the well-being gains from trade are significantly greater for small open economies than the large EU members, the overall economic gain derived from the single market is substantial. As far as the estimated cost of Brexit is concerned, for the United Kingdom the estimated welfare loss ranges from -0.8% to -2.9% of GDP and about 80% of this figure comes from the exit from the single market. The effect of Brexit estimated instead on the GDP of the average European country goes from -0.2% to -0.6%.
If the cost of non-Europe is so much high for the countries of the Union, the potential loss of economic welfare that could derive from it is even greater.The long-term objective must therefore be to exploit the opportunities of the single market and thus favor the economic growth of the countries that are part of it.Although it may seem a cliché, at least economically speaking, union is strength.


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A statesman, a philosopher, an orator- Marcus Tullius Cicero was many things. However, he is perhaps best remembered as a staunch proponent of the ideals of the Roman Republic and a fierce adversary of those who wished to overthrow the republic.
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Andrew Hill and Brian Oxford of Dronesters join us on todays show. Brian and Andrew are a both freelance, graphic and website designers and have created an amazing ariel photography company using drones. Brian and Andrew are able to provide a different perspective in an easy to use platform that allows the client a quick view of what would otherwise be out of reach. Brian and Andrew helped me fly a their drone and it was a little nerve-wracking but in the end very easy to get the hang of.
If flying is something you are interested in here is a link to their Website, where you can find more information on starter drone.


text: Chef Verde. Hi, I'm Matthew Verde. Nice to meet you. I've been cooking pasta (and many other things) since before I can remember. I created this site to document some of my recipes, and share what I've learned over the years. Please feel free to reach out and let me know what you think!


Starring the Croods family, “The Croods: Prehistoric Party!” will feature 30 party-style mini-games and is set to be released March 19 in conjunction with the film’s North American theatrical debut March 22.
"‘The Croods: Prehistoric Party!’ is a party game mash-up at its finest, featuring the world's first family on their first ever road trip," says Peter Andrew, vice president of product development, D3P. "Players will get to discover dazzling new worlds from a previously undiscovered era that is filled with breathtaking prehistoric environments and fantastic creatures that provides a thrilling experience for players of all ages.
“The Croods: Prehistoric Party!” will be available for Nintendo Wii U, Wii, 3DS and DS systems.
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Our first night in DC, David and Gwen from Scholastic took me, Sandy and Eva, a school librarian from New York, out for dinner at the M&S Grill. We got there after going reception-hopping at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel. First we enjoyed wine and appetizers provided by Publishers Group West, where we met Nancy Pearl, model for the Librarian Action Figure. After that, we went downstairs to the Holiday House party where there was a bigger bar and even more sumptuous buffet. There we met and actually stood and chatted with Walter Dean Myers. Much later that night, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) had a 50th anniversary celebration at the Renaissance Hotel with more food and drink. All this on Day 1!
Every year at ALA, ProQuest sponsors a Scholarship Bash to support ALA's Spectrum Scholars, a program to bring more minorities into the profession. This year we were entertained by comedian Mark Russell and political satirists The Capitol Steps. All were hilarious and we were proud that one of our own members, Alma Ramos-McDermott was among this year's group of Spectrum Scholars.
Our third day started with a breakfast provided by Scholastic Publishing where they announced the publication of a new forensic science series. Everyone walked away with a book from the series and a Scholastic mug inside an attractive canvas bag. Later, in the exhibit hall, YALSA served cookies and gave away buttons and free books, signed by author Simone Elkeles.
That night, we had a delicious and fun meal at a fondue place called the Melting Pot courtesy of our friends Donna and Paul from ProQuest, preceded by a reception co-hosted by YALSA and - of all things - the WWE! They are collaborating on a reading initiative with posters featuring wrestlers.
A highlight of the conference for me was the AASL Awards Luncheon. Having served on the committee that chose the winners of the National School Library Media Program of the Year Award, it was great to see the talented librarians from the winning schools again, but the best part for me was author/storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, shown here with my friend Gerri. She had us alternately laughing and crying with her poignant story, Love in the Library, about how she was "found" by the first book she ever read and was forevermore thereafter a voracious reader and later, a writer of children's books.One thing that's frustrating about these conferences is that you can never fit in all that you want to see and do. Case in point - we all had invitations to a World Book reception at the Smithsonian Castle, but that was trumped by another at the Library of Congress. Which would you choose? The LOC is magnificent and we just couldn't pass it up.
We spent a lot of time in the exhibit hall scoffing up as many freebies as possible that we boxed and shipped home to give away at our conference next fall. Most of the publishers had authors signing books at their booths and at any given time there were always lines of people waiting to have their copies signed. Some were first time authors and were easy to get to, but many like Judy Blume, Ken Burns and Garrison Keillor had lines snaking well past their publishers' booths. At various times throughout the conference different vendors had wine, champagne, cake, cookies, cheese, strawberries dipped in chocolate and other delights to attract browsers to their booths.
These national conferences always have a packed program and it is impossible to fit everything in, but that is balanced by the fun of making new friends and seeing new sights. Other personal favorites from this conference:
My friends and I are already looking forward to the next ALA Annual this time next year in Anaheim, but before that, we have the AASL National Conference in Reno in October and the ALA 2008 Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia in January to enjoy.

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"Mean Girls" actor Jonathan Bennett was sent home in Week 6 of "Dancing With The Stars," while Louisiana native Sadie Robertson, reunited with her partner Mark Ballas, delivered a softly sweet rumba.
With nine -- now eight -- couples left in the running, the competition is becoming more difficult as staying on top is harder and harder to do. It also means the dances are getting more complicated -- and more fun to watch. We also get the luxury of longer introductions and behind-the-scenes rehearsal views thanks to the extra time.
Tonight's guest artist and judge, filling in for Len Goodman, was music star Pitbull, which translated into a wildly fire-filled -- and ridiculous -- introduction.
"We're looking for fire. ... To sum it, just hot," Pitbull said as an indication for what he'd want in a couple's dance. (To be fair, much of what he said was in Spanish, and I simply can't translate that.)
As for Robertson, she wore a beautiful ballerina-pink sashed dress with silver accents. With what most of the dancers end up wearing, whatever agreement the DWTS producers have made with Robertson's father, Willie, to get approval on her outfits is definitely working. She's looked great every week.
But I digress -- back to the dancing. This week, Robertson and her professional partner Mark Ballas were responsible for coming up with a rumba, which -- as Robertson noted -- is known as a "sexy" dance.
"I hope this week, it doesn't come off as sexy, but it comes off as sweet," Robertson said, citing her religious beliefs as a reason she wanted to stick to the softer side of modesty. "It's just so awkward to me, and when I get awkward, I laugh a lot."
Ballas was aware of that, and the dance was approved by both Robertson's mother and grandmother.
"I wanted to find the correct balance between being appropriate and doing the right dance," he said, though he admitted he was a little concerned it might not be quite enough for the judges.
There was no need to be worried, however: the judges raved about the performance, which was soft, sensual and romantic.
"Obviously, the rumba is a very passionate dance, and sometimes when we think of sexy, (we think of) raunchy," said Julianne Hough. "This was a beautiful story about falling in love, and that's what I loved about it."
Even Pitbull was impressed, despite admitting multiple times that he did not really know what was going on.
"It was simple, it was powerful. .... I felt it was believable. Both of y'all did an amazing job," he said.
The performance merited Robertson and Ballas a score of 35 of 40, the announcement of which brought her to tears.
Highlights in Week 6
- Leah Remini took over as co-host tonight, thanks to Erin Andrews' responsibilities covering the World Series.
- Tommy Chong and Peeta were named the first couple to be safe, which was as much a shock to me as it was to Peeta.
- The adorable moments when Val told Janel he missed her -- although it devolved into some serious miscommunications.
- Basically everything with Tommy Chong. Especially the sweat lodge.
- Lea's and Artem's performance, which had Hough saying she is "the girl to beat."
- Michael Waltrip's lovely performance to an acoustic version of "Give Me Everything."
- Never good to see someone hurt, but that Alfonso Ribiero pulled his groin while doing "The Carlton" is actually kind of funny. That said: His performance was fantastic.


Google Contact Lens
Google Smart Contact Lenses
Jan 17 2014
Brian Otis and Babak Parviz
University of Washington
The project is the latest invention to emerge from the company‘s Google X unit, which works on long-term, risky new technology that may never become commercially successful but has the potential to change the way people live in drastic ways. The unit has already produced self-driving cars and connected eyewear called Google Glass.
Google said it went public with the contact lens project at an early stage because it is looking for expert partners who could bring the technology to market in the future.
Diabetes sufferers sometimes do not check their glucose levels as often as they should because those checks are usually disruptive or painful, such as pricking a finger to do a blood test. Researchers have been looking for less intrusive ways to check glucose, through sweat, saliva, urine or tears.
To make the contact lens, Google had to design its own tiny chips and mount them on very thin, flexible, plastic-like film. The chip and a sensor are embedded between two layers of soft contact lens material. A tiny pinhole in the lens lets tear fluid from the surface of the eye to seep into the glucose sensor. The prototypes can take a glucose level reading once every second, Google said.
Google said it has done „multiple studies“ to test the comfort and functionality of the lens and explore how tear glucose correlates with blood glucose, particularly in people with diabetes. Google has also been in talks with the Drug and Food Administration about the possible future application of this innovative technology.


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Print & Digital Media Publication ~ Adobe InDesign Objectives
Domain 1.0 Setting Project Requirements
1.1 Identify the purpose, audience, and audience needs for preparing page layouts.
1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of standard copyright rules for content use in page layouts.
1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of project management tasks and responsibilities.
1.4 Communicate with others (such as peers and clients) about design plans.
Domain 2.0 Identifying Design Elements When Preparing Page Layouts
2.1 Demonstrate knowledge of the appropriate properties of page layouts for print, web, and digital publishing.
2.2 Demonstrate knowledge of design principles, elements, and page layout composition.
2.3 Demonstrate knowledge of typography.
2.4 Demonstrate knowledge of the use of symbols and representative graphics.
2.5 Understand key terminology when working with page layouts.
Domain 3.0 Understanding Adobe InDesign
3.1 Identify elements of the InDesign interface and demonstrate knowledge of their functions.
3.2 Use nonprinting design tools in the interface.
3.3 Demonstrate an understanding of and select the appropriate features and options required to manage colors.
3.4 Demonstrate knowledge of layers.
3.5 Demonstrate knowledge of exporting, packaging, saving, and organizing files.
Domain 4.0 Creating Page Layouts by Using Adobe InDesign
4.1 Demonstrate knowledge of how to create multiple-page documents.
4.2 Demonstrate knowledge of how to use styles.
4.3 Demonstrate knowledge of how to use frames in a page layout.
4.4 Add text to a page layout.
4.5 Add graphic, image, and video content to a page layout.
4.6 Demonstrate knowledge of how to create special page elements using InDesign tools.
4.7 Demonstrate knowledge of how to add interactive elements using InDesign tools.
Domain 5.0 Publish, Export, and Archive Page Layouts by Using Adobe InDesign
5.1 Demonstrate knowledge of how to prepare page layouts for publishing to print.
5.2 Demonstrate knowledge of how to prepare page layouts for export to multiscreen devices.
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Hi All, I tried posting this in the Red Bullet thread but it wouldn’t work. So I am starting this thread. Here’s my unscientific results of installing the Red Bullet: · Better acceleration. Doesn’t feel like you are pushing your foot into a pillow. Stronger pedal feel · Gets up to 40 miles per hour faster and with less effort. · Usually, when I drive from car being cold, it takes over 6 miles of driving for my mpg to start climbing. With the Red Bullet, it went from 41.2mpg to 43.9mpg in under 3 miles. · It is getting my car in the EV mode much faster. · It feels like it drives in between the ECO and PWR mode now. As soon as I get on a freeway, I will see how it does when passing another vehicle. Attached are pics of my install today. Enjoy!


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Lucasfilm is reportedly readying the Obi-Wan Kenobi movie for an early 2019 production start. Rumors of an Obi-Wan solo film have been circulating for years now, ever since Lucasfilm announced its intention to develop spinoff Star Wars movies. The project became all but official this past summer, when it was revealed that an Obi-Wan film was in early development. Stephen Daldry (of Billy Elliot and The Reader fame) was reported as being in talks to helm the project, but there hasn’t been a firm update on the situation since then.
The Obi-Wan Kenobi spinoff is expected to take place sometime between the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (Episode III) and A New Hope (Episode IV). Lucasfilm’s working title for the film, Joshua Tree, similarly implies that the movie will explore Obi-Wan’s experiences on Tatooine while he kept watch over young Luke from afar. With neither a screenwriter nor director in place yet, the film is still in the early stage of development. However, it sounds like Lucasfilm intends for Obi-Wan to serve as the first spinoff movie to hit theaters after Episode IX in 2019.
Omega Underground is reporting that Lucasfilm expects to begin filming the Obi-Wan film at Pinewood Studios UK sometime in January of 2019. That would keep the project on-schedule to arrive by 2020, assuming there are no unexpected bumps in the road along the way. With Avatar 2 set to reach theaters in December 2020, the Obi-Wan movie will presumably be a May release like next year’s Solo: A Star Wars Story. That would put about six months between the film and Episode IX‘s release.


On the right here is a SpamCop Graph showing worldwide spam over the last 7 days. As you can see the was a drastic decrease of spam on Wednesday. The reason for this decline in spam is that last Tuesday two Internet providers cut off McColo‘s (Site is down) connectivity to the Internet.
The firm was suspected of offering hosting service to, as the Washington Post describes it: “international firms and syndicates that are involved in everything from the remote management of millions of compromised computers to the sale of counterfeit pharmaceuticals and designer goods, fake security products and child pornography via email”.
Several spam watching companies noticed a huge drop in spam worldwide. Email security firm IronPort estimated that spam levels fell by 66% after Tuesday.
It is not just good news that this one particular host has been taken offline and we see a sudden decrease in spam. More important maybe is that spam might be a smaller problem to fix than we originally thought.
Maybe the 80/20 rule is applicable to spam too. Maybe if we can catch 20% of the companies making spam possible we will actually stop 80% of all spam sent worldwide. That would mean that a solution for the spam problem is within reach.
We might not be able to stop millions of spammers worldwide, but we sure as hell should be able to stop a few big ones.


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An informational public meeting on state and federal floodplain permit processes, as well as post-flood sediment disposal, will be held December 10th at the Waubonsie State Park lodge near Hamburg, Iowa.
The meeting, jointly hosted by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will take place in the lodge’s meeting room from 1:30-3:30 p.m. The park is located at 2689 State Highway 2.
A short informational presentation on how to gain appropriate state, federal and local approvals for projects along the river and in the floodplain will begin at 2 p.m. The presentation will provide details on the different types of approvals and the step-by-step application processes.
The Corps of Engineers and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will have staff available before and after the presentation to answer specific project questions and provide technical assistance as needed.
For more information contact Lori McDaniel, DNR, at 515-281-8094 or Lori.McDaniel@dnr.iowa.gov.


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Artists wanted for next Charlotte Harbor Estuary calendar
Southwest Florida's professional and amateur artists are invited to submit their photos, paintings or illustrations for consideration in the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program's 2015 calendar.
The images must reflect the environment in the program's study area, which includes Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee and Lee counties and parts of Highlands, Manatee, Polk and Sarasota counties.
The deadline is July 15. There is no entry fee. For guidelines, go to CHNEP.org/calendars.html.
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Contents of the box: 1 box contains 6kg of organic lemons
Verna (march-june): elongated shape, medium-large size, almost seedless and low acidity, natural source of vitamin C
Verna Rodrejo (August-September): it is the lemon of the third harvest, characterized by a thinner skin, rounded shape and light green color
Organic farming certified by the European Organic Farming label since 1998
We do not store the fruit in cold chambers, they go directly from the tree to your doorstep
The box includes some extra fruits, in case some of them arrive damaged
One kilo contains between 4 and 6 fruits (the box contains 30 fruits approximately, depending on the size)
If you keep them in a fresh and airy place, they can last 6-7 weeks in good condition (if you want them to last longer, you can keep them in the fridge)
La Huerta del Almanzora is a family farm where we have been growing our organic citrus fruits since April 1998. The trees were planted by my father, Martín Bonillo, and now my son, Antonio Bonillo, also gives me a hand on the farm. We are three generations involved in this project with the common goal of producing citrus fruits with respect for the environment. This is why it was one of the first farms in the region to go into organic production by applying for certification in the same year as its plantation in 1998. We have been working with ecological products for so many years that for us this is the norm.
During the period in which we prepare orders for CrowdFarming our routine is as follows; on Fridays we receive the orders, that same afternoon we prepare the boxes and documentation (we print labels, letters...) On Saturdays and Sundays we pick the fruits and on Sunday afternoons we proceed to select and pack them. We discard all the fruits that have many scratches or present signs of not being in suitable conditions for their shipment and preservation, the discarded fruits are composted in the facilities to obtain fertilizer. Eventually you might find some fruits with defects in the boxes, since it is possible that we have not detected it. On Sunday nights all the boxes are ready to be loaded on the truck, which will pick them up on Monday to take them directly to your home.
What motivated us to become part of this great project is to be able to send our fruit directly to clients, as quickly as possible and without intermediaries, while at the same time obtaining added value from the harvest.
Huerta del Almanzora
The property is located in Arboleas, a village in Almeria situated in the Almanzora Valley. It is an eminently agricultural region where mainly lemons, oranges, almonds and olives are grown. Currently, agriculture shares prominence with tourism as the region has become a second home for many citizens of central and northern Europe due to its good climate.
Our activity in the agricultural sector has been instilled in us by generations and by the area in which we are located, to this we add the contact with nature and the open air, we both develop other parallel activities.
We grow the citrus fruit in several small fields near the village with lemon trees of the Verna variety and orange trees of the Washington Navel variety. As a rootstock we have used bitter orange and an intermediate graft of sweet orange. With this we get a much more durable tree as we eliminate the mirinacea that is formed by a bad graft of bitter orange and lemon trees. By eliminating the myrinoline, we promote the circulation of the sap and avoid nutritional imbalances, attacks of gumma and premature aging of the tree. This intermediate graft improves production and leads to a better nourished, better quality fruit with a smoother skin.
We grow citrus fruits without fertilizers or synthetic pesticides. Our way of controlling crop pests is based on preventive methods using natural products, as laid down by the rules of organic farming. For fertilization we mainly use goat manure from a nearby cattle farm.
Currently, the project is led by my son, Antonio Bonillo, and me, Juan Bonillo. I am in charge of the care of the farms and the harvest part, and Antonio is in charge of the warehouse and administrative work. Currently we have a worker with us registered with the social security and remunerated as per agreement, this person helps us with picking and packaging.
The area where the fields are located is known as Pago de la Cinta. In this area there is a natural outcrop of water that is channelled and used to irrigate the plots by gravity. When water is not being irrigated, it is stored to increase the flow in times of shortage. The plots in this area are very small and this ancestral irrigation system is still maintained as it avoids energy consumption. Furthermore, in order not to waste a drop of water from this wonderful natural source, vegetables such as beans are interspersed among the trees and the development of vegetable cover is encouraged.
The Almanzora Valley has ideal conditions for the cultivation of citrus fruits because during the winter there are no frosts and it is in general a warm and very sunny climate where there are no strong winds either.
Huerta del Almanzora, Arboleas, ES
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This week The Blaze’s Faith editor Billy Hallowell wrote an open letter to all Americans titled, An Open Letter to Outraged Americans: Your Mob Mentality on Gays and Religious Freedom Must Stop.
The problem is this open letter isn’t to Americans who are oppressing and victimizing homosexuals in this country, it is accusing the “left” and homosexuals for their mob mentality.
This is the kind of nonsense we have all come to expect from The Blaze and even Hallowell who seems to run under the idea that Christians in the US, regardless of being the majority and having political control of this country are somehow being oppressed when they are not allowed to act freely and treat others as second class citizens.
“Recent events surrounding the ongoing debate over religious freedom and gay rights are forcing us to ask some tough questions about the ever-intolerant society that we’re cultivating,” Hallowell opens the letter.
Yes, he is correct that we are cultivating an ever-intolerant society, except really quickly he reveals that he believes it is the LGBT movement and its allies that are intolerant and the delusions do not stop there.
He goes on to write about the pizza shop in Indiana, Memories Pizzeria whose owner went on national television to proclaim that if her pizza shop catered, they would not cater same-sex weddings. Why would you put yourself out there when you don’t even cater straight weddings? Publicity, since making this discriminatory remark and even claiming that the response was so “harsh” they may have to close.
These remarks have so far raised the pizza shop nearly $800,000 in crowd sourced funds. But they are the victims here, not the same-sex couples they went out of their way to proclaim they would happily discriminate against. (This is actually a calculated scam that it looks like someone from The Blaze may have been involved in.)
Hallowell then continued on to list two other business who faced backlash over their bigotry and claimed that the backlash shows a lack of tolerance from the LGBT community.
I wonder if Hallowell says the same about those who protest the KKK. Should we all be tolerant of their views and cater to their needs? Well, I guess The Blaze probably would..
What Hallowell fails to mention is the reverse of these stories.
A Central Florida baker said she is getting death threats after refusing to make a cake with a message against gay marriage. The man who placed the order recorded it and then posted it online.
But of course, Hallowell actually thinks the shop would be wrong, he actually uses a similar example in his letter.
If you were a baker, would you want to make a “God hates fags” cake for members of Westboro Baptist Church? Or what about a more benign anti-gay pastor demanding that a lesbian-owned printing company make t-shirts for a “Celebrating Traditional Marriage” event that demonizes gays and slams same-sex marriage?
A baker refusing to make a cake that says “God hates fags” would not be discrimination, if of course the baker refused to make cakes with other hateful messages as well.
These examples have already happened in the real world, as the example I used in Florida above, another baker in Denver refused to bake a cake that said, “God hates gays” on it.
Hallowell uses this particular story as an example that this kind of reverse discrimination is happening. He is dead wrong.
The anti-gay pastor who requested the hateful cake filed a religious discrimination complaint with the state. Here is what the states Department of Regulatory Agencies said about the bakeries decision,
The state ruled that the cake shop had every right not to make the cakes on the grounds that the message on the cakes would be “derogatory.”
Because the shop would have treated any other customer the same way, the state decided the shop didn’t refuse service because of the customer’s religion.
Hallowell simply does not understand what discrimination is. His desire to paint Christians in the US as victims has managed to blind him to the actual meaning of words and instead believes that any refusal of service is plain old discrimination.
Sorry but discrimination is not that hard to understand.
If your bakery refuses to make any wedding cake, this is not discrimination.
If your bakery makes wedding cakes for straight couples, but not same-sex couples, this is discrimination.
If you make wedding cakes, you must make wedding cakes for everyone, you don’t get to pick and choose based on your personally held beliefs.
I have been asked a handful of times by Christian conservatives if a Muslim baker should be forced to depict an image of Mohammad on a cake, even if his religious views make depicting Mohammed a sin.
The answer is simple, would be make a religious cake that were offensive to another religion? Would he make a cake depicting Jesus in an “immoral” act of some kind?
If the baker would, then yes, he would be discriminating based on religion, but if the baker refused to make any cake that demeans any religion, than that is not discrimination.
Could it be any more clear? Discrimination is not that complicated of a subject.
Then Hallowell switches gears a little and claims that we need to understand the reason Christians are so intolerant (my words).
Here’s why: marriage is a centerpiece in the Bible. From Genesis onward, the union between a man and a woman has been a central arrangement described as coming from and being overtly blessed by God.
Who cares. I mean really, it doesn’t matter. Marriage is federally recognized and that means marriage is not a religious issue but a governmental one. The federal and state governments oversee the issuance of marriage licenses and the laws surrounding them.
The Bible and the Christian faith are in practice not supposed to have any bearing on the definition and laws surrounding marriage. We do not live in a Christian theocracy, we live in a secular country with a secular constitution.
Unlike the other examples that people tend to raise to show their outrage over the issue (ex. how wrong it would be for business owners to refuse service to an interracial couple), marriage has deep roots in faith; those other paradigms do not and never have had legitimate scriptural ties.
Actually, this is absolutely no different than denying a cake to an interracial couple. None. It again does not matter how deep your think marriage is rooted in faith (it’s not and predated the Christian religion by thousands of years), we still live in a secular country and it doesn’t matter how your church or holy book defines marriage.
With the government changing its definition of marriage and then forcing business owners to immediately comply, it creates a unique moral conundrum — one that is complicated by thousands of years of theological tradition. That’s the complex dynamic that has been completely overlooked in the current debate.
This goes right back to his claim about interracial marriage. The government redefined marriage to allow interracial couples to marry, should business be allowed to discriminate because the government changed the laws and business owners had to comply?
This letter is not an effort to get readers to agree with Christian bakers and photographers who have opted to refuse service. And it’s certainly not one aimed at dismissing the legality of gay marriage.
Instead, it’s a call for people on both sides to come together, find common ground and have a discussion that involves a fair look at all of the factors. The issue of a government mandate is complicated, but having respect for one another is not.
Funny, he spent the whole letter complaining that Christians are being trampled on and how intolerant those who support actually equality are, but then wants us to believe this is a call to come together?
America is a nation governed by the First Amendment and by the notion that differing views should be allowed to co-exist. Debating about the legality and theology of same-sex marriage and all that comes along with it should be welcomed, and both sides should be afforded a seat at the table.
We are not here to debate the theology of marriage; the theology does not matter when marriage is recognized as a government institution. I mean really, is it that complicated to understand?
He then closes the letter by claiming that an alleged gay couple who donated to Memories Pizzeria as an example of how we can “come together.” Hey look, I’m not racist, I have a black friend.
All this letter shows is that Hallowell does not get how discrimination works and sees business owners who chose to open a business in a secular country as the victims.
It is rather simple; if you can’t follow state and federal laws and believe your religious beliefs are more important, don’t open a business. Plain and simple, no one forced you to open a bakery that makes wedding cakes, but if you choose to do so, you don’t get to pick and choose your clientele based on your intolerance of someones race, sexual orientation, gender or faith.


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Losing a cherished pet can be a heart-wrenching experience, and for many, a cat is not just a pet but a beloved member of the family. When a friend's cat passes away, they may be overwhelmed with grief. As a supportive friend, it's crucial to understand how to provide comfort during this difficult time. In this blog post, we'll explore various ways to help a friend who has lost their beloved feline companion.
The first and most essential thing you can do is simply be there for your friend. Grief can be isolating and knowing that someone cares and is willing to listen can offer immense solace. Let your friend talk about their cat and express their emotions. Be an empathetic listener and avoid trying to fix their feelings or offer unsolicited advice.
Sending a heartfelt message or a sympathy card is a simple yet impactful way to show your support. Your friend will appreciate knowing that you acknowledge their loss and are thinking of them during this difficult time.
If you had the opportunity to know their cat, share your own memories and experiences. Recalling the joy and laughter their feline friend brought to your lives can help celebrate the special bond they had.
While your presence is essential, it's equally crucial to respect your friend's need for solitude. Grief is a highly personal experience, and some may require time alone to process their emotions. Reassure them that you're available whenever they're ready to talk or spend time together.
Grief can be all-consuming, and daily tasks may feel overwhelming. Extend your support by offering practical assistance, such as preparing meals, running errands, or helping with household chores. These gestures can ease the burden your friend is carrying.
Help your friend find meaningful ways to honour their cat's memory. This might involve organizing a small memorial service, creating a scrapbook filled with photos and mementos, or planting a tree or flower in their cat's memory.
If your friend is struggling to cope with their loss, offer resources such as grief support hotlines, books on pet loss, or information about pet loss support groups. Professional counselling may also be beneficial for some individuals.
Grief doesn't adhere to a set timeline, and everyone experiences it differently. Your friend may go through waves of sadness and grief for an extended period. Be patient, understanding, and continue to offer your unwavering support.
Instead of solely focusing on the loss, encourage your friend to celebrate their cat's life. Share stories, anecdotes, and fond memories that highlight the cat's unique personality and positive impact on their life.
Don't let your support wane as time passes. Continue to check in on your friend, even after the initial shock of the loss subsides. Grief is a long journey, and knowing they have a friend who cares can make all the difference in their healing process.
Losing a beloved cat can be an emotionally taxing experience. As a friend, your role is to provide comfort, understanding, and support during this challenging time. By being present, offering a listening ear, and demonstrating empathy, you can help your friend navigate their grief and begin the healing process. Remember that the bond between a person and their cat is profound, and your support can make a significant difference as they honour and cherish their feline companion's memory.

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text: This week we are all back and in full force. There is actually news now as the industry wakes back up after the holiday break. The forums tell us your most anticipated game with a release date in 2012. That is if you followed the rules while posting. DarkGod has a review of a digital download game for the 3DS, which comprehensively includes speech fail. Then I finish the show off with lots of ending notes. Including an explanation on the newest piece of equipment I am getting trained on and how it relates to Halo. For those who are wondering and actually read this, The intro was inspired by a conversation in the live chat, before the show. Good times, Listen in to find out.


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Planning, place and 20 minute neighbourhoods in Scotland: What is the recipe for success?
Session 1: Understanding the strategic policy context
- Planning as a strategic enabler
- What does the Scottish Government want to see take place?
- How should planning support the development of place?
09:45 NPF4, place and the 20 minute neighbourhood opportunity
Stefano Smith, Director, Stefano Smith Planning
- Understanding NPF4 and its relationship to local development
- Connecting national planning to local place delivery
- What should a seamless approach to planning supporting 20 minute neighbourhoods look like?
- How did we get here? A perspective on the journery to 20 minute neighbourhood policy
- What can we learn from those who have successfully achieved 20 minute neighbourhoods?
- Aiming for success – key objectives
10:15 Question and answer session
10:30 Comfort Break
Session 2: Effective process to support placemaking and 20 minute neighbourhoods
- 'Nothing about us without us' – community-led change
- The key building blocks – people, services, infrastructure
- What works?
11:00 Getting the place components right: Understanding what matters
Stef O'Gorman, Director of Sustainable Economics, Ramboll Group
- What makes a 20 minute neighbourhood work?
- The potential in Scotland and the opportunities and threats in front of us
- Learning from what we already know, identifying what we still need to learn
11:15 Collaboration, place and purpose
Sam Cassels, Place Principle Advisor, Scottish Government
- Understanding place principles and purpose
- Effective collaboration – who, how and where?
- Sharing good practice and finding beacons
11:30 Question and answer session
11:45 Comfort Break
Session 3: Moving from planning to delivery
12:00 Working with people to shape how their neighbourhoods should be
Daisy Narayanan, Head of Placemaking and Mobility, City of Edinburgh Council
- Fundamentals of meaningful community engagement
- Reshaping neighbourhoods – how much is possible?
- Lessons from home and abroad
12:15 Re-thinking and re-making place: What matters in delivering regeneration?
Graham Ross, Chief Executive, Austin-Smith:Lord
- The challenge of regeneration after Covid and amid economic turmoil
- Rethinking places at scale and locally – making sure the macro works with the micro
- Achieving 20 minute neighbourhoods – regeneration, resilience and rebuilding
12:30 Getting down to the detail of delivery
Jenna Monteith, Senior Associate, Brodies LLP
- Partnership between stakeholders to develop and deliver innovative solutions to practical problems
- The qualities of successful places – the challenge of knitting place principle into delivery
- The art of translating strategic objectives into the the detail of local delivery of structures and services
12:45 Question and answer session
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Oscar Reyes-Contereras, 37, of Levittown was killed after he was struck by a tractor trailer on the Long Island Expressway in Plainview, officials said.
Reyes-Contereras had been driving on the Long Island Expressway near exit 45 when he lost control of his vehicle. The 2007 Ford Mustang struck a guardrail, re-entered the roadway and was then struck by a tractor trailer, police said.
When emergency responders arrived at the scene, they found Reyes-Contereras pinned inside the vehicle. They were able to extricate the victim and transport him to a local hospital. He was in critical condition when he arrived at the hospital, but he was later pronounced dead.
The tractor trailer driver, a 45-year-old man whose identity has not been released, stayed at the scene. The truck passed a brake and safety inspection. No arrests are charges have been made.
For grieving families, it’s important that a full investigation be conducted. For that, a wise first step is to discuss the matter with a legal professional experienced in car accidents.
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Focused reflection is what allows us to pause and mindfully ask ourselves the tough questions, think about different strategies and approaches, and then implement change where needed. Building in time for the teachers to reflect during the GID process gives space for individual thoughts and individual processing time. Reflection opens an opportunity to conversation. Finding the time to reflect can be a challenge and collaboration can be really hard. During collaborations emotions, expectations and vulnerability have the potential to collide at any given moment. In my last post, I mentioned the 3 things that I keep in mind when collaborating. I am intentional with reflection in all collaborations, but especially in GID.
Typically my reflective practice is quick sticky notes of thoughts that occur to me during a class with students. I later journal about my observations. The observations are typically first about what I could’ve done differently to engage, to assess learning, or to be more transparent to students about the objectives of the lesson or activity. It’s typically not until after I’ve processed these observations myself that I approach my colleague. In this way, I am able to articulate better as to what I think the pluses and deltas are. Approaching a colleague with this type of discussion can be challenging for both parties. A level of awareness of self is truly important to a successful interaction with colleagues and especially when it involves a long term collaboration. Framing the conversation around student learning and the goal of pushing the learning deeper allows the conversation to be reflective about improving teaching practice.
This past year, a colleague and I were able to move this to a deeper understanding of collaboration within the digital context. As we have collaborated for several years now, we are able to be authentic with each other and openly ask for feedback regarding our collaborations. Bringing it to the digital context was a helpful layer of reflection for each of us. Because it’s in a document that we can both access, it becomes a place that we can begin our next collaborative conversation. It’s also a judgement free zone, where we are sharing thoughts but not placing blame. Establishing this understanding is helpful to moving forward with building GID units. Each student, class and teacher are different. Being able to bring the reflections to conversation allows us to think about what could be different next time and to discuss what we each noticed. Bringing in the pluses and the deltas allow us to keep the good and shift the not so good.
Here are some things that I’ve personally learned from my own reflections about working with students and Guided Inquiry Design:
These ideas and thoughts are just some things I am thinking about as I prepare to work with my colleagues this school year. Allowing opportunities for engaging with complex ideas and to make meaning of them brings a deeper understanding of the intellectual process to our students. To me, Guided Inquiry Design is the avenue that gets our students there.
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Bitcoin’s decline amid a crypto crackdown from China has pushed it below $30 000 for the first time since January, nearly pulverising its entire 2021 gain.
The original cryptocurrency has lost roughly 50% from its mid-April high of around $64 000, leaving it up just 5% for the year. That compares with a 12% gain for the S&P 500 since the end of December. The coin started 2021 trading around $29 000.
It’s a remarkable comedown for the digital asset which just weeks ago was trekking higher amid a warmer embrace from Wall Street as well as retail investors. But negative press about its energy use, brought on largely by Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk, as well as a clampdown from China have pushed it lower in recent weeks.
Bitcoin last traded below $30 000 at the end of January. That support level held steady during a selloff last month that saw it wipe out roughly 35% for the month of May.