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I dream of panoramic silence – breathtaking boundless sanctity.
Wrapped in separateness cardboard walls fallen curling corners of instability – no refuge in stillness.
Smothering starkness madness reverberating canyons of aloneness overbearing.
Persevere regale moments feathered encounters faces on screens tenderness in voices.
Grace finds me mercy lifts soul possibility opens the door panoramic.
(This is a rewrite of an
older poem, last appearing here in August, 2018. I submit it for Reena’s Exploration challenge #163. Please visit her post for a most inspiring video. Art my own.)
Tripping over guilt
how I need to make amends Meanwhile, charity leaves me vulnerable
No longer a pick up for others
ditched without a lifeline
These are but feelings
I’m more comfy couch than utility vehicle and credibility – well that’s earned Pick myself up wade through vulnerability grateful for giving hands some amends best left to the lessons gained guilt not worth the trouble.
(Much of my poetry is derived from dreamwork. Dreams use exaggeration and humour to evoke understanding. In this poem, I am able to see both at play, leading me to the more empowering response. Thanks for reading. Image my own.)
A cruel master
the ticking clock So much potential Get it done!
I rush past shadows
crumple the pages failed attempts mounting
What of dreams?
Of life’s destiny? How I worship at the altar of should
Even with positivity
fantastical notions fall short I argue against uncertainty meet only disapproval
There is no magic
no pre-destined fame just dust gathering the dead are unimpressed.
(Linking up with Reena’s Exploration challenge: follow
link for video prompt. Image my own.)
Empty spaces hold
wonder, I drop emotion focus on present open mind to mystical – creativity takes flight.
(Written for Eugi Causerie’s weekly challenge:
mystical. Image my own.)
Immersed in trauma
I excel – bleed compassion
Can cut to the chase
whilst inhaling paranoia
Determined to connect
square the issues
But offer me kindness
touch with intent
and I will withdraw
unaccustomed as I am
to Love’s cosmos.
(Submitted for Eugi Causerie’s weekly prompt:
cosmos. Image my own.)
I farm reflection
plant seeds of wrath, soil black –
nurtured by mind-storms and rays
of passing enlightenment.
(Tuesdays I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image mine)
What if we could proofread
our life – edit it in the moment –
patch over the rough spots –
change the dragon lady into a polished princess?
Don’t know about you,
but I prefer fire to ice…
Drawn to trees
ink chasing lines yearning for definition
How to capture
strength…beauty… such profound calm
Even as the regal Walnut
towers over this place she dwells within me
I feel her she seeks expression
My Tree of Life.
(In Response to Eugi’s Weekly prompt: Tree of Life. I have been obsessed with drawing trees. The featured image is the beginning of a series that keeps drawing me in. Others in the series below.)
Into the Woods
Are you happy?
The question hits
down the hall
Of course, I respond.
What else can I say…
Sure life needs tweaking…
I am learning to be better…
I can make this work…
Why? What do see?
but the bell has been rung…
(For Reena’s Exploration challenge:
How far can optimism go? Image my own.)
He was night dark,
ruminated over death
and loss and injustice
Don McLean on repeat
I was sunshine yellow
joy of living
optimism on steroids
If opposites attract
then we were magnets
lured by the mystery
One Way or Another
When night meets day
light breaks black
Shame, Shame, Shame
(For Eugi’s Causerie weekly prompt:
when night meets day. Image mine)


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Zucchini Harvest Salad
I'm always looking for new recipes for this versatile vegetable. Zucchini is so abundant this time of year, and it tastes so good! It's easy to prepare, stores well and is colorful. This salad goes well with pork and chicken.
Total TimePrep: 15 min. + chilling
- 4 cups thinly sliced zucchini
- 1 cup sliced celery
- 1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1/2 cup sliced ripe olives
- 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped sweet red pepper
- 1 cup mild or medium picante sauce or salsa
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Lettuce leaves
- In a large bowl, combine first six ingredients, toss to mix. In a small bowl or jar, combine all remaining ingredients except lettuce and shake or mix well. Pour over vegetables. Cover and chill several hours or overnight. Serve in large salad bowl lined with lettuce or in individual "cups".
Nutrition Facts3/4 cup: 113 calories, 7g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 37mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 vegetable, 1-1/2 fat.
Originally published as Zucchini Harvest Salad in Country August/September 1991
Follow along as we show you how to make these fantastic recipes from our archive.

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Designed for die developer, Eclipse is a new vertical work campus located on Kennedydamm in Dusseldorf and home to the auditing and consulting firm PwC Germany. The highly sustainable campus was designed in a collaboration between UNStudio and German architecture firm HPP Architects. The 60 metre high building offers approx. 27,000 m2 of light-flooded, contemporary office space with approx. 1,200 workplaces.
In addition, the interior, that spans 16 storeys, houses inspiring communication and experience areas, while lively atria form the communicative backbone of the building. The overall vision for this vertical campus is one of transparency and an open gesture towards the surrounding neighbourhood. The tower follows the shape of the site with a triangular floorplan and stands on a two-storey podium, while two basement levels provide the service entrance, delivery, parking for 455 vehicles and a 200 space bicycle storage.
With its 360-degree facade, Eclipse is thoughtfully integrated with the existing site: the northern facing facades are placed parallel to Kennedydamm in order to align with the main route to the centre of Düsseldorf, while the southern face is aligned with the neighbouring Hilton Hotel. The podium building, with its accessible rooftop garden, is directly connected with the lower section of this neighbouring building.
Both the Eclipse tower and the Hilton Hotel frame the rooftop garden and the main entrance to Eclipse. This entrance is further accentuated with a diagonally framed setback that is accentuated by contrasting opaque and transparent portions of the facade. To emphasise the main entrance and to distinguish the volumes of the podium and the tower, the tip of the tower cantilevers approximately 11m above the driveway. The seemingly floating tower volume is supported by a three-dimensional V-shaped column.
Entering the building is a smooth transition from outside to an inviting interior lobby, meeting facilities and a restaurant area. Here, a centrally located skylight provides generous daylight and allows for vertical views to the southern part of the tower facade. The principle of the main entrance is repeated on the southern facade, in order to connect the lobby with the outdoor conference terrace on the other side of the podium.
The backbone of the vertical campus, in terms of its spatial organisation and physical connection of programmes, is a three-dimensional helix. A series of interior atrium spaces spiral upwards along the facade of the building. This connects various office programmes and culminates in a panoramic roof garden, which can be used for social events.
In contrast to the regular grid of typical facades, the helix structure and its effect of clustering programmes vertically, is made visible from the outside. Large-scale and plain facade portions pronounce the volumes of the atria programmes to the outside. As such, a higher degree of transparency in the facades renders the position, scale and activity level of the programmes behind readable from outside, while from inside out, the atrium facades frame scenic views of the surrounding city.
In the organisation of the individual floor plans, the atrium spaces form important destinations for special programme, connection and orientation. In addition to the provision of individual workspaces throughout, the atria host collaborative, informal working spaces and breakout areas for encounters, meetings and coffee breaks. The individual offices have excellent daylight access and are highly flexible.
They are designed to allow for adaptation into landscape-office, cell-office or a mix thereof. Here, focussed, specialised, undisrupted, and eventually confidential work routines are supported. As a complementary strategy, the atrium spaces introduce the idea of a vertical campus of connection, collaboration and communication. The intention here is to combine the rationality of office efficiency with a social surplus, making the work environment social, meaningful and healthy for all employees.
In addition to the passive sustainable measures undertaken in the design, Eclipse will be equipped with ‘smart engine’ technology. The technology is controlled by sensors that manage a variety of functions. Daylight, artificial light and room ventilation are all controlled by individual human presence.
This is made possible by 2,000 sensors that collect data in real time and transmit it to the ©smartengine. As a result, up to 200 tonnes of CO2 savings per year can be achieved in a building of this size, which makes Eclipse a particularly sustainable office building. With over 200 parking spaces for bicycles and charging stations for e-cars, the building also contributes to the urban mobility of the future.
The interior spaces alternate between concentrated work in cellular offices, while recreation zones function as meeting places. The layouts are flexible and reversible and as such can respond to future requirements. For Eclipse, not only a DGNB Platinum certification is planned, but also DGNB Diamond: the highest recognition for design and building culture quality. Source by UNStudio with HPP Architects.
- Location: Düsseldorf, Germany
- Architect: UNStudio with HPP Architects
- UNStudio team: Ben van Berkel with Andreas Bogenschütz and Christian Veddeler, Stefano Capranico, Pietro Scarpa, Hossam Badr, Elli Athanasiadou, Yutan Sun, Yuting Qian
- HPP team: Gerhard G. Feldmeyer (responsible Senior Partner), Matthias Faber, Christoph Ebert (Project Management), Stephan Heimann, Christian Bergmann, Jingnan Pan, Benjamin Rösgen, Bärbel Walger, Oliver Wilms
- Realization: HPP Architects
- Interior design: Anika Hülser (Project Management associate Partner), Ilenia Martino
- Structural engineer: Nagaraj Ingenieure
- Facade consultant: AMP Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
- Building technology: Intecplan GmbH
- Fire protection: Corall Ingenieure GmbH
- Client: die developer Projektentwicklung GmbH, Düsseldorf
- Area: 27,000 m2
- Year: 2023
- Photographs: HGEsch Photography, Courtesy of UNStudio

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For a child, a friend or family member - having a stroke can be overwhelming and confusing. This guide aims to explain in simple terms what a stroke is, why it happens, and how people recover from a stroke.
Many people find that their financial situation changes after they have a stroke. This guide describes the main benefits, financial support and grants that are available from the government, local council and employers.
Affiliated Independent Stroke Clubs are supported by a wide range of resources and specialist training opportunities.
A stroke in the brain stem can cause the very rare condition of locked-in syndrome, where the person is conscious but unable to move apart from their eyes.
Every year we partner with RNIB to help raise awareness of regular eye tests.
A guide for people who have had a stroke, produced by the Stroke Association. It's packed with information on the effects of stroke, stroke recovery and rehabilitation, and life after stroke.
Raconteur is a publishing house and agency which produces special reports and commentary for the Times and Sunday Times.
Published on Saturday 9 May 2015, the 'Understanding Stroke 2015' report consists of a number of articles covering different areas of current stroke news.
Young stroke survivor Emily Curry reflects on her life a year after her stroke.
Browse through a list of organisations that can provide support and information on treatment and therapy options.
People can experience a range of changes to their mood and thinking after a stroke. While we have information about these changes in the short-term (up to 12 months) after stroke, we don’t know much about the longer term changes. This research aims to find out more about how thinking and mood are affected long-term after stroke.


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Draftstars NBA – Strategy to win the Big 400!
There’s no greater feeling than turning a tiny bet into a massive win. If it loses, it’s 1 less cup of coffee, but if it wins, it can be life changing!
Draftstars recently had a player win over $55,000 off $2 in entries and there’s no reason why you can’t be our next big winner.
So without further ado, let’s have a look at what it takes to win with a score above 400!
For those that haven’t played before, you start with a virtual team salary of $100,000 and select 9 real life NBA players to fill your team. You need 2 Point Guards, 2 Shooting Guards, 2 Small Forwards, 2 Power Forwards and 1 Centre. Their real life scores then count towards your day’s total.
The best players cost more to play relative to their expected production. For example James Harden may have a salary of $23,000+ while his teammate Erik Gordon could be below $9,000.
The Draftstars Big 400 NBA competition has the following scoring system:
When picking your team and looking at your lineup, it is good to ask yourself the following questions:
- Is it better to go with a high ceiling player surrounded by some known big performers? Or a team of mid-level players that could potentially go nuts?
- With a salary cap of $100,000 and a target of 400 Draftstars points, how likely is it that you will get above 4 points per $1,000 spend for each of your players?
- What is your reasoning for thinking that your players will have a big game? (Is there an injured teammate leading to higher usage rate for your player? Their minutes are trending up recently? Recent trade that may affect their output? Or they simply have been underperforming and are due a breakout game vs a weak defensive team?)
Consider this line-up for example:
The required fantasy points for each player would be the following to approximately hit the target of 4 points per $1000 salary and score 400 total:
Basing it on those numbers above, you can have a play around with some projections of what type of line it would take to get the required points, and can then determine with an eye test: how likely is it for those players to have a game like that, making them a positive value play?
Some examples of the type of stat line that would be required for each player can be seen below:
Who will let you down?
Based on his game log Chris Chiozza likely won’t put up a line like that above.
Harden? If you’re banking on him getting a 50 point triple double with 10 threes, that doesn’t look to be a good value play – heck, he’s the one player in the NBA that can actually put up ridiculous lines like that multiple times per season, however you may be better off downgrading there and upgrading elsewhere in your lineup.
The rest of the players could all potentially put up lines like that on any given night.
For a very helpful tool to calculate the type of output you will require from your players and to help you select your team, click here to download this DRAFTSTARS BIG 400 NBA STRATEGY EXCEL SPREADSHEET that I used to mock up those stats above. Fill in the points, rebounds, assists you project each player to get, and it will calculate each players Draftstars score, along with the total points that your team will get if they meet your expectations!
If things go according to your plans, then it is a good indication of the type of performance needed to hit that magical 400 total. It’s definitely not an unattainable target, and if you do manage to jag one, you can win prize money in the 5-figures off just a $1 entry fee!
Why waste money on instant win scratchies from your local newsagency, when you can have hours of entertainment following the day’s NBA games, and your skills and knowledge directly influence your chances of winning a major prize?
Have a crack today and enter more teams to increase your chances of winning!
If you are interested in going one step further with your knowledge and having a bet on the days games, PlayUp offers a massive amount of NBA bets to choose from including which team will win, handicap bets (go for bigger odds on favourites by giving a head start, or take a safer bet by getting a head start on the underdog!), game totals, individual player performance bets and much more! Best of luck!Latest, NBA

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Early Learning & Child Care Resources
This is the 12th edition of this publication, it provides a comprehensive collection of cross-Canada, provincial/territorial-specific, and longitudinal data from 1992.READ MORE
Fiscal highlights illustrate the impact that provincial CCRRs have on BC families and child care educators.READ MORE
Evaluation of ECL Recruitment and Retention Strategy: Final Evaluation Benchmarking Report
With feedback from over 2,700 early care and learning professionals and other data, there is an emerging picture of the state of the child care workforce in BC. Find out more in the Evaluation of ECL Recruitment and Retention Strategy: Final Evaluation Benchmarking Report. Reformatted 27 August 2020….
Delta Council recently approved a Childcare Strategy and Action Plan that enables City Council and staff to work with community partners and stakeholders to develop specific actions aimed at increasing childcare accessibility and affordability in our community.
In February 2018, the Government of British Columbia (B.C.) and the Government of Canada signed the Canada-BC Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) Agreement (the Agreement), which provides the Province of B.C. with approximately $155.6 million over three years for the purpose of enhancing its early care and learning system.
Download the agreement here.
Download a list of resources for families in Delta, Surrey and White Rock here
Read the full report.
B.C.’s Early Learning Framework guides and supports early childhood educators, primary school teachers, principals and vice-principals, college and university educators and researchers, post-secondary students in early childhood and elementary education programs, StrongStart BC facilitators, other early years professionals, communities, governments and families.
The Framework establishes a vision for respectfully living and learning together. It supports the rich early learning experiences of children, provides a focal point for dialogue among British Columbians, and creates a common language and greater understanding of the vital importance of early learning for all young children.
The Early Learning Framework applies to all learning environments, from StrongStart BC programs and primary classrooms to child care settings, preschools and other early childhood development or child health programs
For more information download a copy of the Early Learning Framework.
Information from the BC Budget 2018 outlining the Government of British Columbia’s child care plan.
To read more about the plan please visit the Child Care BC plan website.
To learn more about the following click on the highlighted words.
Child Care BC Maintenance Fund
Child Care Operating Funding program
View the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative – Provider Opt-In Status list
Child Care BC New Spaces Fund
Universal Child Care Prototype Sites
Affordable Child Care Benefit Service Provider Portal
Wage Enhancement for Early Childhood Educators
Community Child Care Space Creation Program
This report highlights the important child care research that makes obvious the challenges that families face in seeking quality, affordable and accessible child care. It highlights the difficult child care reality facing many Surrey families today.
Read the full report.


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London, United Kingdom - TripAdvisor Holiday Letting, tree-cycle1234
Truly amazing - the best guest house we have ever stayed in
Left on Jan 28, 2016 for a stay in Dec 2015-stay at Galle Henna Estate
An exceptional guest house. We rented the whols place and felt really at home. It is immaculate - a beautifully restored old house with antique furniture. Bedrooms spacious with 4 posters with full mosquito nets (not that there were many), amazing bathrooms. Rooms were cleaned every day and beds made, with frequent fresh sheets and towels. The majordomo Manju and his staff look after everything perfectly (he even has a tuk-tuk for guests -at a modest price). Food is amazing - you just agree what you'd like - the cooking is fantastic and they can make lots of Sri Lankan specialities (you just pay for the shopping, bills are provided). Location is very good, a perfect quiet location overlooking paddy fields (with ibis, buffalo and exotic birds). The swimming pool is immaculate and a great place to relax. Nearby are good beaches, but when at home you are away from the tourist trail. Also within easy reach is an ancient rock temple, and Galle. We loved to wander about in Galle fort and see sunsets from the ramparts or the balcony bar of the Rampart Hotel. Galle itself has interesting bustling streets and an extraordinary department store that sells 'everything'! This house is exceptional in every way!
Imagine a beautifully restored heritage villa set among the sylvan surroundings of paddy fields, far, far from the madding crowd. That is Galle Henna Estate. We were two families consisting of 7 people who were visiting Galle for the first time. We reached the villa in the morning after a harrowing,sleepless night with our flight having been delayed by 6 hours. The moment we landed at the villa the smiling faces of Manju,Upali and the rest of the staff lifted our spirits. We had a wonderful breakfast the first of many fantastic meals at the villa. It is tempting to stay in the villa and not venture out. There are books to read, games to play and a swimming pool to swim in(which glows with purple lights at night).The staff are all exceptional, attentive and unobtrusive. You can sit in your bedroom and look out at the green paddy fields and watch the dark rain clouds roll in. Manju,the manager, takes care of all your needs whether it is ordering food, suggesting menus or arranging transport and suggesting places to visit.We loved the Sri Lankan food served at the villa. This was a memorable holiday which will stay with us for a long time.
Stayed May 2016, traveled with family
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What an amazing house and location! We stayed here for 2 nights and had the whole house for our selfs (that was part of the charm aswell). I can not think of anything what could have been better, the rooms were spacious and with an enormous bathroom (!) the house is amazingly renovated, the pool is to die for and the location is excellent (5 min from Talpe beach, one of Sri Lanka's most beautifull beach and 20 min from Galle). It was more then perfect, we could not wish for a better place to stay in that area of SL south. And the staff, what can i say: they are so nice and kind!
From Dordrecht, Netherlands · March 2016
Galle Henna Estate, comfy room - AC
I can safely say this was one of the most beautiful houses that my friends and I have stayed in.
From the start to the end of the stay we were in awe. Manju and his colleagues looked after us so well, we felt like princes and princesses! They made delicious breakfasts for us, always taking our requests into consideration and to top it all off gave us the best send off with a bbq by the pool (we paid for the ingredients but they went over and beyond with their service). The home is spacious and as it looks in the photos and even if you are a big group, you will have your privacy. We all hope to be back. Thank you!!
Galle henna estate
Stayed 5 nights in this beautiful beach house. Quick responses from host. Great location, clean and tidy, simple but modern with Airconditioning that works very well. Breakfast of fruits, eggs and toast. Friendly and helpful staff. Very happy and I would return to stay here. Thank you.
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From Sichuan, China · February 2016-stayed at Galle Henna Estate
房东Svava非常热心而且耐心，在预定前不厌其烦的帮助我解决问题，入住不久后又收到她的问候信息。强烈推荐，这是一栋远离喧嚣的度假庄园，开车到加勒约25分钟，离乌拉瓦图纳海滩约10分钟，如果你包车这当然不是问题。服务人员训练有素，别墅内陈设精美精心布置，热水充足空调效果很好，一切都很棒。Svava is a nice and patient owner,I'd like to highly recommend this villa to later (website hidden) is a quiet villa far from noisy,it costs about 25 minutes drive to Galle and 10 minutes drive to Unawatuna Beach,If you rent a car,the distance is not a case.Manager Manju is warmhearted and all staff are well trained,all facilities in the Villa are high quality and good taste,shower is very warm and abundant,everything is good,thanks.
Simon Wales- Booked on Air bnb and stayed at Galle Henna Estate
We stayed at the galle henna estate for 10 days, we had such a lovely time. The villa and wildlife was just amazing, we saw monitor lizards, snakes, King fishers, purple face langur monkeys, wood peckers and squirrels all while just sat around the pool. The staff were great and if you get the chance I would definitely go to mihiripenna beach and the whale watching with 'raja and the whales' .
China, Sichuan - Airbnb, Yiru
February 2016-stayed at Galle Henna Estate
我们在SVAVA的别墅里度过了愉快的假日，别墅位于加勒Talpe的一条宁静的乡间小道里。这里空气清新，白天小松鼠甚至会从客厅穿行而过，夜晚院子里还能看见萤火虫。房间的布置也充满了殖民地风情的南亚情调。 别墅有1名经理3位服务员以及1位守夜的看门人为我们服务。经理MANJU的英文很不错，能够非常清晰的了解我们的需求，根据我们的意见采购食材，为我们准备了每天的早餐以及一次泳池边的BBQ。3名服务员总是会在你们需要的时候及时出现，随时清洁屋子，整理房间。守夜的老大爷，每天晚上都会在客人休息后，关好别墅的大门。身为佛教徒的他还会在入夜后为我们祈福。 如果你是和家人朋友一起来加勒度假，一定不要错过这个别墅，我相信这里一定会带给你惊喜！ We have amazing vaction here! a quiet country road villa is located in Talpe in Galle.The air is fresh, In the morning the small squirrels even through the living room, and at night we can see the firefly. The layout of the room is also full of the colonial style of South asia. The villa has 1 managers 3 waiters and 1 night keeper. Manager Manju's English is very good, can be very clear understanding of our needs, according t!o our views to buy food for us to prepare a daily breakfast and arrangement a BBQ for us. 3 waiters will always appear when you need to, Every night after we sleep, the night keeper shut the door for us.He is Buddhist he praying for us every night. If you have vaction with your family and friend, you can not miss this villa, I believe you will have a surprise
“Just choose this little patch of paradise!”
Don't look any further. Just stay here!!! Honestly it was absolutely amazing. Perfect place, lovely pool, beautiful decore, staff so helpful. Great place to stay close to Galle and beach. You would struggle to find something as lovely as this for the price.
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January 11, 2016 stayed at Galle Henna Estate
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“Parfaite ” Tripadvisor, February stay 2016
Cette maison est magnifique ! C'est calme. Le personnel est accueillant et toujours souriant. La piscine est grande et très bien entretenue, on peut même y manger.
Le chef nous a cuisiné des plats à tomber par terre, un délice !
Ces vacances au Sri Lanka était magique et cette maison y a contribué ainsi que son super manager
Zurich, Switzerland, February Airbnb, Reto
Big Family Suite with AC. Galle Henna EState
Very nice location. One of the best on our Sri Lanka trip. Big family room with two wonderful bathrooms.
All in old colonial style.
“Amazing Property, Amazing Location, Amazing Experience”
Left on 02/02/2016 for a stay in December 2015-stayed ay Galle Henna Beach House
This place is located right at the end of UnaWatuna beach - the best sunset views and, because it's the last property on the beach, there are no passing beach walkers.... so it feels 'exclusive'.
The house itself feels very cool and upmarket - the decor and furnishings are simple, but good quality. The large downstairs living / dining area opens out onto the front terrace (with another large dining table) and a garden that overlooks the sea. Upstairs is a large veranda with sea views and three large double bedrooms, each en-suite. We needed extra beds in each room and this was no problem. The bedrooms are fab! Air-conditioned, four-poster beds, large bathrooms with walk-in showers. Everything is high quality and very tasteful.
Breakfast was great - fruit, eggs, toast etc.... other meals were available too... but we decided to wander down the beach each evening to try different beach bars.
This is a real hidden gem..... but Sshh!, Don't tell everyone..... we'll be back here again!
Detailed ratings for this rental
An amazing place overlooking the beautiful Unawatuna Beach. Modern in design and very well kept. Extremely nice and helpful staff. Probably the best possible place along the whole beach. Great access to the beach, good food is right down the road/beach.
Stayed Galle Henna Beach House
Absolutely loved my stay here and wish I could come back!
The staff (Jeevan and Chaturanga) are the sweetest and were super helpful. Loved the welcome Coconut water, it was super refreshing! The views from the villa are stunning.. I got to see one of the best sunsets I've ever seen in my life from the outdoor space. The interiors of the villa are super modern as well.. it was an absolute pleasure to stay here.
From Dubai, United Arab Emirates · April 2016

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If you want to see the real heart of Queensland, Airlie Beach is the perfect base to begin your adventure.
Queensland has a huge 7,000 kms of coastline along the Coral Sea, and there is no better way to explore it than in a Spaceships campervan. As well as our Queensland campervan hire branches in Brisbane in the south and Cairns in the north of the state, we have a branch in between at Airlie Beach.
Airlie Beach is 1100kms north of Brisbane and just over 600kms south of Cairns. It has a beautiful climate with year-round tropical weather and is your gateway to the Whitsundays and Great Barrier Reef.
Airlie Beach is the perfect base to start your central Queensland road trip. Pick up your campervan from the conveniently located Spaceships depot in Airlie Beach and you are ready to hit the road as all sleeping and cooking gear is included. Here are some of our must-see destinations for you.
Airlie Beach & The Whitsundays: tropical paradise on the Great Barrier Reef
Airlie Beach itself is a tropical coastal town that is well worth exploring. Cool off in the Airlie Beach Lagoon or at Cedar Creek Falls or discover the area on foot on the Bicentennial Boardwalk.
Airlie Beach is all about the water. Enjoy activities like snorkelling, jet-skiing, sailing and scuba. The short ferry trip to The Whitsundays is a must. Go island-hopping on the Whitsundays. They are in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef, the iconic World-Heritage site and largest coastal reef system in the world. A diving or boat trip is the perfect way to experience the dazzling colours and wide variety of marine life.
Tropical tranquillity on the Whitsunday islands | photo: Tim Shepherd
Whitsunday Island is the largest of the 74 islands and this is where you’ll find Whitehaven Beach, 7 kms of white sand. Don’t miss the beautiful Hill Inlet at the northern end of Whitehaven Beach. Here the moving tides create swirling waters in shades of blues and greens – a wonderful place to take in the beauty of Hill Inlet is from Tongue Point.
Hiking, biking and waterfalls at Conway National Park
Head south towards Shute Harbour to the Conway National Park Mt Rooper car park. There is a climb up a 2km trail that gives you breath-taking views of the Whitsundays. There are plenty of hiking and mountain bike trails so you can venture into Conway National Park to find tropical rainforests, hidden beaches and spectacular waterfalls.
South to Mackay and kangaroos on the beach!
Head further south out of Airlie Beach into Mackay. If you want to get up close to some Aussie wildlife, make sure you plan a morning visit to Cape Hillsborough Beach. Every morning the kangaroos and wallabies from the nearby National Park come down to the beach for their breakfast on the shoreline.
It’s also worth a visit to Platypus Beach near Mirani and a detour to Finch Hatton Gorge. See the Araluen and Wheel of Fire waterfalls and take a swim in the deep natural pools.
North to Townsville & Magnetic Island
Townsville lies 270km to the north of Airlie Beach. Climb 268m Castle Hill, a granite hill, for 360-degree views of Townsville and the Coral Sea coast. The Strand has a water park and is a base for a range of activities from Stand Up Paddleboarding to skydiving. There is also a 2.5km walkway with views over to Magnetic Island.
Magnetic Island is a 20-minute ferry trip away, and well, a magnet for visitors. Enjoy diving on the Great Barrier Reef or explore the island and its 23 beaches in a traditional mini-moke.
Back in Townsville, call in at the Reef HQ Great Barrier Reef Aquarium. It’s the world’s largest living coral reef aquarium as well as a rehabilitation centre for sea turtles.
Townsville is also your gateway to discover Outback Queensland…
Into the Outback and onto the dinosaur trail
If you’re looking for a genuine Outback Queensland adventure, head west out of Townsville and take the 900km journey to Mount Isa, along the A6, crossing the Great Dividing Range, the third largest mountain range in the world.
This mighty range crosses Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria at 3,700 km in length. It is so-called because it divides the Australian east coast from the interior – or Outback.
There’s loads to see and do en route. Take in the Texan Longhorn cattle at Charles Towers, then follow in the footprints of dinosaurs at Hughenden. At the Flinders Discovery Centre, you can see “Hughie” as he’s affectionately known, a 7m Muttaburrasaurus skeleton found as late as 1969.
For more dinosaur pre-history, head further west to Richmond, home of Minmi, a complete Ankylosaur skeleton at the “koolly” named Kronosaurus Korner.
Go West for Bush Tucker and The Curry?
The next stop on your Outback road trip is Julia Creek. Stay over at the Julia Creek Caravan Park, which hosts its own Bush Dinner. It’s your chance to eat genuine Outback Queensland Bush Tucker, prepared by the locals under the starry sky.
Bush Tucker under the stars on your Queensland campervan road trip
After your Bush Tucker, it’s time for “The Curry.” You’ll be relieved, or maybe disappointed to know that this doesn’t mean more food. It’s simply the local’s name for Cloncurry. It was originally named by Robert O’Hara Burke, of Burke and Wills fame. Visit the Cloncurry Unearthed Museum to find out more about the 19th-century explorers doomed 1860 expedition from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria, a distance of 3250 km.
Finally, you’ll reach the sprawling city of Mount Isa, with its mining heritage. It’s a city built on copper, silver, lead and zinc, and is home to the southern hemisphere’s largest rodeo.
Back from the Outback over the Thomson River
You could retrace your route back to Airlie Beach, or you could take the long way home… Head southwest along the A2 to Longreach on the Thomson River in the heart of Outback Queensland. Take a paddle steamer on the Thomson River or stop for a cold one at one of the many Outback pubs.
Head back to the coast at Rockhampton, from where you could go 620km south and return your Spaceship campervan at our Brisbane branch (there are no fees for one-way trips at Spaceships) or head North back up the coast on the 480km journey back up to Airlie Beach.
Whatever your route and wherever you choose to visit, one thing is for sure. Airlie Beach is a great place to start your road trip adventure through the heart of Queensland!

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FISH AND WILDLIFE
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 05-10-104.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 232-28-299 Mandatory report of hunting activity, 232-12-421 Hunt or possess big game without an access permit, 232-12-422 Hunt or possess a wild animal or wild bird without an access permit, and 232-12-423 Public hunting and access agreements defined.
Hearing Location(s): Mairabeau Park Hotel, North 1100 Sullivan Road, Spokane Valley, WA 99037, (509) 924-9000, on August 5-6, 2005, at 8:00 a.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: August 5, 2005.
Submit Written Comments to: Attn: Wildlife Program Commission Meeting Public Comments, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.org, fax (360) 902-2612, by Monday, July 18, 2005.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Susan Yeager by August 1, 2005, TTY (360) 902-2207 or (360) 902-2267.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: WAC 232-28-299, amends the rule to create a $10 penalty for failure to report hunting activity for deer, elk, bear, and turkey by the 31st of January. It also eliminates the requirement to report prior to receiving a license. The penalty must be paid instead of providing the late harvest report.
WAC 232-12-421, this proposal establishes a new rule, which makes hunting or possessing big game taken on private lands under agreement with the department without an access permit punishable as a gross misdemeanor or class C felony as appropriate.
WAC 232-12-422, this proposal establishes a new rule, which makes hunting or possessing a wild animal or wild bird taken on private lands under agreement with the department without an access permit punishable as a misdemeanor.
WAC 232-12-423, this proposal establishes a new rule that defines "public hunting" for the purpose of paying damage claims and defines department access programs.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: WAC 232-28-299, reporting compliance has declined each year since the requirement was established four years ago. Accurate harvest information is necessary for developing hunting season recommendations and determining the effect of regulations on these game species.
WAC 232-12-421, this rule raises the level of penalty for trespass for the purpose of big game hunting on those private lands under agreement with the department.
WAC 232-12-422, this rule provides greater clarity of violation of access permit requirements than simple trespass or failure to obey posted signs.
WAC 232-12-423, this rule clarifies what constitutes public hunting for the purpose of claiming damage and allows the department to craft [draft] hunting opportunities that will help alleviate or reduce crop damage.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 77.12.047.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting and Implementation: Dave Brittell, Natural Resources Building, Olympia, (360) 902-2504; and Enforcement: Bruce Bjork, Natural Resources Building, Olympia, (360) 902-2932.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. These rules regulate recreational hunters and do not directly regulate small business.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. Not hydraulics rules.
June 21, 2005
(a) Hunters must report hunting activity, for each tag acquired, by January 31.
(b) Reports must be made using the department's designated automated telephone hunter reporting system (toll free) or internet hunter reporting system.
(c) Any hunter not reporting, for each tag acquired, by January 31 will be in noncompliance of reporting requirements.
(d) Compliance will be credited for each species for which a transport tag is acquired.
(2) As an incentive for prompt reporting, all successful hunters who report harvest within 10 days of killing an animal and unsuccessful hunters who report by midnight January 10 or within 10 days after the last day of their permit hunt will be entered into a drawing for special deer and elk incentive permits. To be eligible for the drawing, hunters must report their hunting activity for each transport tag acquired.
Special incentive permits for 2002.
(a) There will be two (2) any elk special incentive permits for western Washington and two (2) for eastern Washington for use in any area open to general or permit hunting seasons EXCEPT private lands wildlife management areas and GMUs 157, 162, 166, and 485.
(b) There will be five (5) statewide any deer special incentive permits, for use in any area open to general or permit hunting seasons EXCEPT private lands wildlife management areas and GMUs 157 and 485.
(c) Open season: The deer or elk special incentive permit hunter must use archery equipment during archery seasons, muzzleloader equipment during muzzleloader seasons, and any legal weapon at other times if there are no firearm restrictions.
(d) The dates for the hunts will be September 1 to December 31, 2002.
(e) Hunters awarded the special incentive permit will be required to send the appropriate license fee to the department of fish and wildlife headquarters in Olympia. The department will issue the license and transport tag and send it to the special incentive permit winner.
(f) Bag limit: One additional deer or elk.))
Beginning with license year 2002 and there after,
hunters)) Hunters who have not reported hunting activity by
January 31 for (( the)) deer, elk, bear, or turkey tags
acquired the previous year will be required to (( complete a
hunting report for those species)) pay a $10 penalty before a
new license (( for)) that (( species)) includes deer, elk, bear,
or turkey tags will be issued. A hunter may only be penalized
a maximum of $10 during a license year.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 02-15-018 (Order 02-129), § 232-28-299, filed 7/8/02, effective 8/8/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040, 77.12.020, 77.32.070, 77.32.530. 01-10-048 (Order 01-69), § 232-28-299, filed 4/26/01, effective 5/27/01.]
(2) Each big game animal possessed in violation of this section shall be treated as a separate offense under RCW 77.15.030.
(3) Violation of this section is punishable under RCW 77.15.410, unlawful recreational hunting of big game in the second degree, unless the hunting for or possession of big game constitutes unlawful recreational hunting of big game in the first degree.
(2) Violation of this section is punishable under RCWs 77.15.400 or 77.15.430.
(1) For the purpose of defining the term "public hunting" for payment of crop damage in RCW 77.36.060, "public hunting" has been allowed by the landowner when:
(a) The landowner opens the property on which the damage is claimed under RCW 77.36.040, for general access to all licensed hunters; or
(b) The landowner had entered into and complied with an Access Agreement with the department covering the land(s) on which the damage is claimed under RCW 77.36.040, for the hunting season prior to the occurrence of the damage.
(2) Access Agreements shall require that:
(a) The land is open to general access to all licensed hunters; or
(b) The landowner allows the department to select the hunters who are authorized to access the land; or
(c) The landowner and the department share selection of the hunters authorized to hunt on the landowner's land consistent with applicable commission policy or rule.

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If I asked you to name a few characters from Guardians of the Galaxy, I'm willing to be most of you would say something to the effect of "that dude from Parks and Recreation and a talking raccoon." And you'd be right. Both of these characters are a part of Marvel's new vision for this team, which will leap from comic pages to the silver screen on August 1. For comic book readers in the '60s, '70s, and '90s, the identity of the Guardians of the Galaxy was much different.
The original comic book took place in the 31st century, and didn't follow the exploits of a raccoon or a tree. It told the stories of Major Vance Astro, Charlie-27, Martinex, Yondu, Starhawk, and a handful of other characters that eventually joined the team. These tales were filled with science-fiction wonder, yet also delivered fantastic fan service as they revealed what happened to the greatest Marvel Comics heroes of today. As you can see from the image above, Captain America's shield is alive and well in the 31st century.
In addition to Marvel's ongoing Guardians of the Galaxy comic, which is close in concept to the upcoming movie, the studio is introducing a second ongoing Guardians book that targets old-school fans like me. Starting in October, Guardians 3000 brings back the original team in a time-traveling story that unites the past, present, and future. In the first issue, the Guardians must travel to the past to track down a mysterious young girl named Geena Drake who holds the key to keeping the timeline intact. Former Guardians scribe Dan Abnett returns to pen this reunion story. The fantastic Gerardo Sandoval is handling the art.
Email the author Andrew Reiner, or follow on Twitter, Facebook, and Game Informer.

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Volleyball ACCtion: Tuesday, October 9
Oct. 9, 2007
Carrie DeMange threw down 25 kills to lead 13th-ranked Duke to a 3-1 (30-18, 30-32, 30-25, 30-26) victory over Wake Forest Tuesday evening in Reynolds Gymnasium.
DeMange ended the evening 25-for-63 attacking and recorded a double-double with a team-high 25 digs, marking the ninth consecutive match in which the senior middle blocker has doubled up on digs and kills.
Junior Sue Carls and Jourdan Norman joined DeMange in double digit kills, as Carls hammered 15 and Norman added 11. Norman also recorded a double-double with a season-high 11 blocks against Wake Forest, missing out on just two of the Blue Devils' 13 total stops. Carls led all players with a .364 hitting percentage while Norman turned in a .333 clip.
Four Blue Devils reached or surpassed 20 digs, including DeMange, Ali Hausfeld (22), and Rachael Moss and Jenny Shull who each picked up 20. Hausfeld served up 57 assists as well and added two blocks, including the 300th of her four-year career.
Junior Natalie Mullikin led Wake Forest (7-10, 4-4 ACC) with 15 kills and 50 attacks while Kristen White added 14 kills and a .227 hitting percentage. Setter Kelsey Jones tossed up 49 assists while Megan Thornberry led the defense with 21 digs.
The Virginia Tech volleyball team won an exciting five-game match over archrival Virginia (30-32, 30-26, 33-31, 30-21, 15-12) Tuesday evening. The Hokie offense, tallying a season-high 236 attacks, was paced by sophomore Taylor Parrish's 15 kills. Parrish also collected 14 digs for her 22nd double-double this season. Junior Sarah MuÃ±oz tied a season-high in kills, knocking down 11, while freshman Felicia Willoughby contributed 10.
Defensively, Tech was led by senior Amanda Cloyd's season-high 30 digs, marking the fifth 30-dig match of her career. Sophomore Betsy Horowitz also had a career night defensively, digging 11 Cavalier attacks and posting six blocks.
Sophomore Michelle Lang recorded her fifth double-double this season, dishing out 54 assists with a season-high 15 digs. Sophomore Jill Gergen was the fifth Hokie to reach double-digit digs, with 15.
Senior Jen Albrecht landed eight kills with seven digs and five blocks. Freshman Amy Wengrenovich chipped in nine digs.
For the Cavaliers, Sarah Kirkwood collected a double-double of 18 kills and 30 digs. Tara Hester also collected 21 digs and landed 12 kills, while Kendahl Voelker had 11 kills. Kelly Irvin dished out 44 assists and had 10 digs. Shannon Davis had a game-high 10 blocks.

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- Health Plus secure funding from existing majority shareholders two years after receiving $10 million
- The funding is expected to expand the pharmaceutical's outlets in Nigeria and aid its restructuring
- Alta Semper offered the capital at a time the investor and Health Plus founder are in a court battle
Health Plus has secured more funding from the majority investor, Alta Semper. The undisclosed amount was disbursed to expand the operation of the Nigerian pharmaceutical company.
The retailer has over 70 outlets in Nigeria, and the investment was infused to increase Health Plus' footprint in the local market, adding another branch to its operation.
The recent expansion comes amid a leadership tussle between Alta Semper and Bukky George, the founder of the pharmacy. Both parties are at loggerheads regarding control of operation, and currently have an ongoing court case.
The most recent development is a contempt of court hearing, where the two are expected to defend their actions after they were both ordered to maintain the status quo in November 2020.
Within two years, the Nigerian drug store has received $10 million from Alta Semper, which has now made another funding available to the operation. The company said the funds will aid the restructuring of the pharma.
The company is reviewing its operation, and the Chief Transformation Officer, Chidi Okoro, said the company eyes more investment to deepen its pharmacy service. Commenting on the impact of the investment, Okoro said:
“With over 70 outlets manned about by 150 pharmacists, with at least one pharmacist dispensing medicines and providing counselling in each outlet, the restructuring programme will enable the company gain competitive advantage against its competitors as the healthcare industry moves slowly into the post-Covid period."
The majority investor has provided $150 million to Nigeria's healthcare markets, including Egypt and Morocco.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that Coca-Cola manufacturer, Nigerian Bottling Company and Rite Foods, owner of Bigi drinks are involved in a court battle over their energy products.
Rite filed a court case against NBC, stating that its Fearless brand was copied to promote Predator energy drink, a product owned by the bottling company.
Fakoyejo Olalekan is a Business and Financial Journalist with over three years of experience in covering finance and business activities within Nigeria and offshore. Prior to joining Legit.ng, he worked at Nairametrics where he wrote financial and investment analysis articles. Olalekan is a resourceful and result-driven journalist with a track record for conducting extensive research and interviews to produce articles that provide different perspectives to market activities.
Source: Legit Newspaper


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A microscopic organism called a fungus enters your body through the nail bed and causes toenail fungus. Fungi exist all over, but often are picked up in places such as a community shower or a public pool. Fungi need only warm and damp conditions to grow. Your shoes fulfill this requirement, and your feet are stuffed inside them all day. Your fungal nails are not only unsightly but can also cause other problems such as infection. It is important to get treatment for fungal toenails before they become a bigger issue.
To get the proper treatment for your infection, call Dr. Mitchell Wachtel today at (978) 794-8406 or schedule an appointment online. At each of our three Massachusetts offices we are dedicated to maintaining the health of your feet and fixing the problems that might occur.

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Once again government goes too far
Much has been in the news recently about the so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Indiana and also in Arkansas. Sadly, all sides in this debate focus on the wrong issues.
We already have a Religious Freedom Act – it’s called the First Amendment to the Constitution! The real issue is property rights and the right of individual business owners to choose their customers – bringing religion into this debate only clouds the issue.
I would like to respond to two letters that appeared in the Suburban Trends on Feb. 14.
First the letter by Bill Weightman of Hardyston, advocating more taxpayer funding of the arts here in New Jersey. Government (at any level, even local) should not be taking money from one group (taxpayers) and redistributing it to special interest groups such as those who claim to be promoting the "arts."
On February 1, a letter appeared in
your [The Suburban Trends] claiming that "conservative and libertarian voters" were advocates of voter ID laws. I can't speak for conservatives, but I'd like to know the writer's source of information that led him to think that we Libertarians support more voter ID laws.
As a point of fact, Libertarians have been in the forefront of making it easier to vote by our opposition to ballot access laws that make it difficult for all third parties and independents to get on the ballot as an alternative to the Republican and Democrat duopoly in American politics.
While our property taxes and debt climb, the Mercer County freeholders are focused on other things. What could be more important than making living here more affordable? Plastic shopping bags and new taxes.
Our freeholders want to levy a 5-cent per bag tax on each plastic shopping bag used here in Mercer County. First, I consider it a waste of time, when there are more important things to be done. Second, let the actual stores worry about their shopping bags. The freeholders should mind their own business; the stores can charge a fee if they deem it necessary. Most grocery stores already sell reusable shopping bags and some offer a discount to those who use them. I've never seen any reason that the county government had to step in.
Among the many advantages the Republicans and Democrats have conferred upon themselves is their privileged position on the voting ballot. The establishment political parties are guaranteed the first two columns on every ballot. The other political parties, such as the Libertarian Party, are then put in lottery drawing for columns three and above.
According to state election law, the Republicans and Democrats lose their special columns on the left of the ballot if neither can "poll" at least 10 percent of the votes cast in the previous Assembly election. In 2014 only 8 percent of eligible New Jersey voters participated in one of the two taxpayer-funded primaries. Some 10 percent of 3.7 million votes is 370,000. The law is clear. Neither party even came close.
A recent letter to the Suburban Trends expressed outrage that some business groups take their holdings offshore to avoid U.S. taxes.
The writer shows a complete ignorance of economics and a hostility to private business.
Business and industry flee America because of the anti-free market environment they have to deal with thanks to the politicians and unelected bureaucrats. No business leader in their right mind would want to set up shop where they will be penalized for being productive.
As I write this, another Memorial Day has come and gone and the politicians and their media allies have mouthed the usual high-sounding platitudes about the "service" and "sacrifice" of our armed forces. Nice, lofty sounding stuff but sadly it is a blatant lie! There is an old saying that "Truth is the first casualty in war."
For nearly a century now, the globalists and other assorted international interventionists have lied, tricked, and maneuvered us into two world wars plus a seemingly never-ending string of unconstitutional, undeclared "no-win" police-action "interventions" around the world.
Our so-called leaders don’t’ give a damn about our armed forces; they view them as expendable, cheap "cannon-fodder" to be used to prop up foreign regimes around the world that we happen to be allied with at any given moment. Our veterans have been lied to; they have fought, bled, and died for nothing and no one seems to want to "rock the boat" and point this out to the American people.
Former New Mexico Governor, Gary Johnson was once voted the most fiscally conservative governor during his time in office beginning in 1995 and ending in 2003. He brought a business like mentality to governing and believed that public policy should be based on cost and benefits and not strict ideology.
Known as “Governor Veto” during his time in office, Johnson vetoed a record of 750 bills, a majority of which had to do with spending. When he left office, New Mexico was one of four states at the time to have a balanced budget. Also, during his time there, he received a grade of “A “ for his fiscal policies from the libertarian Cato Institute.


HYBE recently uploaded a video titled “HYBE Trainees tell about Trainee Life,” where 22 trainees of the girl group debut project R U Next? talked about the stereotypes and lifestyles associated with being a K-Pop idol trainee.
One of the topics that was addressed was if any of the trainees have K-Pop celebrity friends. A Japanese trainee named RUKA shared that she is friends with LE SSERAFIM‘s Sakura and that they still keep in touch.
Another stereotype addressed was that people think many idol trainees “appeared on shows or content in the past.” Trainees who had a past in the entertainment industry prior to becoming a trainee were asked to step up.
One of the trainees who stepped up was JEONGEUN.
JEONGEUN revealed that before she was a K-Pop trainee under HYBE, she was an actress in the movie Extreme Job.
Extreme Job is a movie from 2019 about five narcotics detectives who pretend to work at a chicken joint while trying to catch criminals, only to have their chicken business flourish in popularity. It stars actors Ryu Seung Ryong, Lee Hanee, Jin Seon Kyu, Lee Dong Hwi, and Gong Myung. This movie had positive reviews in Korea, and it became one of the highest-grossing films in South Korean film history.
Jeongeun played the comedic daughter of Ryu Seung Ryong’s character.
One of her famous scenes was when she enters the house exclaiming, “Mom, they made me student captain,” when her mother was in the midst of complaining about a neighborhood captain who is bugging her.
With the help of fellow trainee Haseul, Jeongeun reenacted this line from the movie in the R U Next video.
The other trainees were impressed by JEONGEUN’s accomplishments, especially YUNAH, who claimed she has the “best resume,” and YOUNGSEO, who said she saw JEONGEUN at the theaters.
JEONGEUN is currently 18 and dropped out of school before entering high school because she wanted to focus on one thing. For the past three years, she has been practicing hard to become a K-Pop idol.
Watch the full video here.


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Little Draft Dodgers Set
Fairly quick and easy and practically no sew. Also includes matching slippers. Designed for both girl's and boy's.
Stitches Used: ch (chain), slst (slip stitch), sc (single crochet), scdec (decrease single crochet), rsc (reverse single crochet), dc (double crochet), hdcdec (decrease half double crochet), dc3tog (double crochet 3 together).
3-6 Months-Green Multi-436 yds. 6-9 Months-Calm Blue-500 yds9-12 Months-Brown Multi-550 yds.12-18 Months-Calm Blue-670 yds. 18-24 Months-Green Multi-750 yds.


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Here is a new fresh quilt rearranged into pinwheels similar to the quilt called Fresh from the book "Simply Retro". Included with the quilt are two matching queen size pillow shams. The concept of retro means reminiscent of things past which is so fitting with the pinwheels reminding us all of the windmills of the past generation. Here is a gentle reminder of our heritage again in a beautiful hand quilted quilt. Here C Jean Horst used the fabric collections of beautiful grays and whites in 100% cottons!
The backing of the quilt is done with 100% cotton printed gray and white design. Beautiful and practical. The backing is shown on the photo with the corner documentation tag that indicates the name of the quilt, quilter's name, fabric content, made in America note and C Jean Horst quilt. Beautiful choice! A high quality quilt.
Questions? Call C Jean Horst at (717) 394-6244 or email firstname.lastname@example.org
C Jean Horst would be delighted to specially make this quilt for you.
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Felina | Blissful Basic Bikini | Panty | No VPL
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Question about Nintendo DSi Blue Console
I got this same error using a Linksys WRT54GS.
On the basic setup page, under Network Setup>Network Address
Capture(lefemenu.dhcpserverset)Server Settings (DHCP), I changed the Starting IP Address from 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.110 and amazingly it worked.
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Someones using ur ip or your registered under another dsi for that ip
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allowing more attachment of wireless and wired computers. You MUST
also turn off the DHCP server on the router if there is a DHCP server running to
avoid IP address conflict.
To configure the router as an Access Point with the
DHCP server disabled:
Click the Basic Settings tab on the top navigation bar.
Select Access Point Mode.
Click the Next button.
Click OK to dismiss the DHCP disabled message
box (The DHCP server will be disabled in Access Point Mode by default).
Advanced Settings tab on the top
Click the Advanced IP Settings tab on the
left navigation bar.
Assign an IP address to the Wireless Broadband Router.
NOTE: The IP address should be reserved by the DHCP server. The Wireless Broadband Router cannot act as a DHCP client, therefore, it needs a static IP address for its LAN interface.
Save & Restart button.
Note the status bar at the bottom of the screen.
While the Wireless Broadband Router resets, the Power
light on the front of the
When your web browser returns to the main page of the
Wireless Broadband Route, the device has successfully restarted with the new
NOTE: The main page may not return if you have changed IP address of the router in Step 8. To view the main page, type the new IP address of the router in the web browser to access it.
Plug an Ethernet cable from the existing local
network into any LAN
port on the Wireless Broadband Router.
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Africa Israel Residences, part of the Africa Israel Investments Group led by international businessman Lev Leviev, will present 7 leading projects on the The Israel Real Estate Exhibition in New York on Sep 14-15, 2014.
The family of captive U.S. government contractor Warren Weinstein called for ”date-specific confirmation” that he is still alive.
In a statement released Thursday, the Weinstein family said a video distributed last week by al-Qaida in Pakistan does not prove that Weinstein is alive because there is no indication of when it was made.
Weinstein, 72, who has been held in Pakistan by al-Qaida for more than two years, in the video calls on President Obama to release al-Qaida terrorists in exchange for his release.
The video message featuring Weinstein, a former Peace Corps and USAID official, was sent to journalists and news services in Pakistan along with a link to a photo of a handwritten note. The testimonial letter is dated Oct. 3, 2013; it is not known when the video was filmed.
Weinstein, of Rockville, Md., was kidnapped in August 2011 outside Pakistan while he was working for J.E. Austin Associates, a private company that advises Pakistani businesses.
The United States has said it will not negotiate with al-Qaida, which the U.S. considers a terrorist organization.
“Warren Weinstein is a scholar and a humanitarian who has spent his entire career working to improve the lives of men, women and children around the world,” his family said in the statement. “Prior to his abduction, he spent seven years in Pakistan working to improve local communities through projects related to dairy production, farming and health care. To be captured and held against his will after a life spent helping others, especially in the sunset of his proud career, is unacceptable. We urge the global community to help us bring him home.”
The family praised U.S. Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) for his efforts on behalf of Weinstein.
“We must be relentless in our efforts to bring him home and we must maintain a sense of outrage and determination,” Delaney said in a statement issued Thursday.
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The two Iranians had changed the photos in the stolen passports, replacing them with their own.
The victims found the bomb, began to tinker with it, and it exploded.
French fighter planes hit ISIS targets in Iraq on Friday.
Approximately 1000 Kurds, mostly women and children, are running for their lives to the Turkish border to escape ISIS (Daash).
The general did not say which variant of the missile the country bought, bu did mention the DF 21 is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
An airlift of 21 flights from El- Al Airlines flying from 10 different international locations, are bringing parents of lone soldiers serving in the IDF to Israel.
Armi fell from the 13th floor of a building, when both his rappelling cables snapped.
Gidon’s Saar’s quitting gives other Likud members the chance for promotion.
The poll shows that “Jewish Home” party members like and appreciate their current leadership.
It doesn’t matter your age, and there’s no embarrassment in other boys knowing, boys like toys that fly and that make big, loud sound, or do other cool stuff. In fact, if the boys are smart, they make it look very serious, so they can play with the toys at work too. That’s when remote […]
The people of Scotland have spoken: they will remain part of the United Kingdom.
Terrorists from Shuafat Refugee Camp opened fire at a home in Pisgat Ze’ev…
Defense official do not believe Hamas will actually begin shooting rockets at Israel over the next week or two.
Cruz sought but failed to obtain senate’s unanimous consent to pass Expatriate Terrorist Act of 2014.
New York City police are investigating the distribution of fliers marked with swastikas in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Search warrants unsealed in Quebec allege that the Haredi Lev Tahor sect trafficked in human cargo and committed other abuses. The documents also reveal that Interpol and Israel helped build the criminal case against the group before its 250 members fled to Guatemala in March with leader Rabbi Shlomo Helbrans. The list of charges in […]
Free speech on on the Ohio U. campus is restricted to anti-Zionists.
There still is hope for intelligent life on the anti-Israel campuses.
Just what we don’t need is some amateur, even if he is right, making headlines with a claim that Jack the Ripper was a Jew.
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A donation of USD 1 million has been given to strengthen the educational infrastructure for refugee and internally displaced children in Asia, Middle East and North Africa, at a time when according to UNHCR statistics, children represent about half of the displaced population globally.
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A picture from the activities Dignity Foundation organizes for refugee children -Source: The Big Heart Foundation
His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the United Arab Emirates Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah has extended the generous donation to a Malaysian Charity – Children for Dignity Foundation – to boost the delivery of the educational and support services they have been offering these marginalised communities in Asia and the MENA region for 20 years.
The foundation, which has managed to educate over 7,000 undocumented students and currently supports about 1,100, will benefit from the donation, in addition to the USD 136,000 prize they received on Thursday (April 26) as the winner of the Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support.
The award was established in 2017 by a prominent UAE-based humanitarian organisation, The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to highlight individuals or entities who implement pioneering and influential initiatives that have had a positive and tangible impact on refugees in these regions.
As a cultural pillar in the Arab region, Sharjah, the UAE’s third-largest emirate, believes that every nation must be built on the strong foundation of educated and empowered youth. This is reflected in its patronage and support of social development projects for refugees and people in need worldwide, led by the Big Heart Foundation under the vision and guidance of His Highness The Ruler of Sharjah and his wife Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi.
Further information about the Big Heart Foundation can be found on the foundation’s website: http://tbhf.ae.
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Beirut. A lot of words involved mind when i concept of so it put. Mysterious. Dirty. Harmful. The nice past, but also the not too faraway days of battle. I was so captivated to visit this city, regardless of the responses I experienced of relatives and buddies when i told her or him I needed to go around by yourself. However, kid am I grateful We went!
It town are in lieu of all other town around East that i got visited: you will observe women in skimpy passes close to veiled ladies, houses having round holes in them near to enjoy the fresh new higher-rise houses, church buildings close to mosques, and extremely go up with the mountains snowboarding into the the brand new morning and be back with the coastline within the Beirut by the your day! There can be yes pair places that are varied since this! Keep reading to find out the brand new ten reason females solo travellers would be to completely head to Beirut (including my personal top money-saving resources)!
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Few smartphone games over the past decade have provoked as much of an intense and long-lasting obsession as New Star Soccer.
This is a game that distilled the world's most popular sport into a portable format better than any game prior to its 2012 debut - or since, for that matter.
It's with considerable excitement that I've been playing an early build of the next chapter. New Star Soccer Manager is due to enter soft launch within the next week or so, but here are a few early impressions.
The first thing to note is that New Star Soccer Manager is not New Star Soccer 2. That sequel essentially arrived in the form of a massive update to the original a couple of years back.
More to the point, NSSM is a very different game. Where the focus in NSS was on guiding an individual player's on and off-field antics, New Star Soccer Manager gives you a much broader overview of a complete team.
Here you're responsible for hiring staff and players, setting formations, picking sponsors, and building whole departments for your chosen football club.
While the on-pitch action gives you the kind of phase-based highlights package action that will be familiar to fans of NSS, it also calls for you to build careful team moves rather than score solo wonder goals or hit Hollywood passes.
Getting the basics right
New Star Games seems to have gone with a much more realistic approach to match-play here. There are no improbable banana shots or crazy chipped through-balls - at least not early in the game.
Rather, you'll find yourself tapping individual players to make high-percentage passes, dragging players to direct off-the-ball runs. You can hit longer balls or shots by holding and dragging in the opposite direction, while dragging a little further will set you off into a dribble.
At this early point it all works very nicely, though I still haven't fully gotten to grips with crosses and lofted balls yet. Shooting also seems to require more precision and a more careful consideration of positioning.
I take this as a good sign for the game's ongoing challenge - something that's still in the process of being tweaked, I'm told.
Don't downplay the 'Manager' part of the title. Decisions you make between matches have a direct knock-on come match-day, and it's very hard to simply play your way out of a bad situation.
So far I've made several poor decisions in these casual management sim sections that have directly hampered my team's performances come match day. Recounting them should at least tell you something about the various systems at play in NSSM.
My biggest error has been selling too many squad members, leaving me with insufficient cover and an inability to play at a high tempo for long periods. This demonstrates the importance of rotation and of investing in your medical and fitness departments.
One reason for my aggressive cuts was the emergence of a talented young multi-functional midfielder from my youth team. While his stats were high, however, he proceeded to struggle with being thrust into the first team, and made numerous mistakes that led to turnovers.
I also failed to take into account the inflexibility of certain senior players in my team, who played poorly when shifted out of position. Elsewhere, a distinct lack of chemistry between two of my forwards (reflected by social media sniping between matches) dramatically reduced my team's chance creation whenever they were on the pitch together.
The main way to deal with day to day issues such as these seems to be NSSM's card system. At any time you can bring up your collection of cards - which are earned from completing board-set tasks, conducting successful quiz-like interviews and the like - and apply them to a member of staff or player to improved their stats or energy levels.
You can apply specific cards to extend a player's contract, bolster their dribbling ability, give an energy-bolstering half time team talk and more.
I suspect that the precise weighting of this card system will be pivotal to NSSM's chances of success. It remains to be seen how the game's monetisation systems will play into all this too.
The game is set to be free to play, with pre or post-match ads and purchasable currency packs for hurrying along your club's development. Neither of these systems has been finalised in the version I've been playing, so you'll have to wait until the full review for our appraisal.
Right now, I'm still just hyped to be playing a brand new New Star Soccer game. It's undoubtedly a brave new direction for the series, but New Star Soccer Manager's pre-season form offers plenty to be optimistic about.

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CEC and Refiners Trade Letters as Gasoline Price Inquiry Begins
Refiners denied market manipulation and argued that California’s environmental regulations and fuel requirements are largely responsible for the price increase.
The California Energy Commission (CEC) sent a letter to executives of the top refineries in California on September 30, 2022 demanding explanations for the “sudden and unprecedented” increase in gasoline prices over the past 10 days. (See Newsom Directs CARB to Allow Early Release of Winter-Blend Gasoline.)
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awful extravaganzas of Nature have but little connexion with medical science; and with a journal of practical medicine still less. The following extract contains all the strictly medical part of this dissertation.
“ The influence of this general tumult of nature upon the health of man is none of the least curious of its effects. I have made much enquiry upon this head, not only at the medical Superintendants of the Naval and Military Hospitals, and the physicians of the place, but at private persons; and I find, that so far from its having been productive of sickness, there has been less of it since, and even that most of those who laboured under disease at the time benefited by it, except the very old and delicate, who suffered from mechanical violence, or the subsequent want of shelter. This is a fact so para. doxical, that if I had not a concurrence of testimony, and in some degree my own observation, I could neither credit, nor would venture to relate it. It had a visibly good effect on the diseases of the country; fevers, fluxes, and chronic diarrhæas the consequence of dysenteries, were also cured by it. But the diseases upon which it operated most visibly and sensibly were pulmonic complaints. Some cases, supposed to be beginning consumptions, and even the acute state of pleurisy, were cured by it. In the more advanced and incurable state, the hectic fever was in a great measure removed, and a temporary alleviation at least procured. A delicate lady, of my acquaintance, was ill of a pleurisy at the time, and passed more than ten hours in the open air, sitting generally in a plash of water, from the rain that fell; she had no more of her complaint, nor any return of it; and I saw her a few weeks after, in better looks and general health than she had enjoyed for a great while before. It was a general observation, that people had remarkably keen appetites for several days after, and a number of those whom I knew, formerly thin and sallow, looked fresh and plump a few weeks after, though the unhealthy rainy season was then hardly over." 370.
Sir Gilbert justly suspects that the agitation of mind, consequent on such a tremendous conflict of the elements, must have played its part, not only in averting the effects naturally to be expected from exposure to the cold and rain, but in removing many physical ailments previously existing. “Neither is it ridiculous to suppose that the purity and coolness of the air would have a happy effect on the animal frame,
pleasure on all the prominent events of that period of our existence when * life itself was new;" and therefore it is no wonder that we should feel a secret gratification in recounting our dangers, recalling to mind our associates, and reviewing our personal histories.
Should auld adventures be forgot,
And never brought to mind;-
And days of Lang Syne !
especially as the diseases of the lungs were most benefited
We could perhaps criticise some of Sir Gilbert's positions while attempting to explain the nature and cause of hurricanes; but as it would be wandering from our regular course, we shall only allude to one topic, which is connected with chemical science. “ It is ascertained by experiment, (says our author,) that the rays of the sun are not essentially hot, but produce heat by their action on opake bodies, by repeated refraction in passing through pellucid bodies of different specific gravities.” We believe that Dr. Hutton first noticed, and Dr. Herschel confirmed the fact, that certain rays of the sun are Calorifers as well as Lucifers; or to use Mr. Brande's words—it is evident, therefore, that, independent of the il. luminating rays, there are others which produce increase of temperature, &c.” It is proved, from the place which these calorific rays occupy, after passing through the prism, that they are possessed of less refrangibility than the visible rays of light. * In other respects Sir Gilbert's narrative of this destructive hurricane is blended with much scientific matter, and is indicative of a mind imbued with natural knowledge and strong sense.
The last dissertation in this volume is a short paper on the effects of mechanical compression of the head, as a preventive and cure in certain cases of hydrocephalus, published in our respected cotemporary, the Medical and Physical Journal. We noticed this paper in page 669 of the first volume of this series. Notwithstanding that one or two cases have since been communicated to our author, seeming to corroborate bis ideas on this subject, we adhere to the opinion we then delivered, that the principle of external pressure can rarely, if ever, be applicable to the cure of hydrocephalus internus. It is the effect of pressure that we have most to dread in all effusions, whether of blood or water within the cavities or investments of the brain, and therefore external pressure, we venture to predict, will be found to aggravate The complaint, wherever its effects can be unequivocally ascertained. In Sir Gilbert's own case, leeches and purgatives were used at the same time, and the pressure, on a child's head, was so slight as to occasion no pain or uneasiness. Under such circumstances it is almost needless to say that no positive indication could be drawn respecting the separate effects of the bandage.
We have now closed the volume, and have to regret that,
from the great proportion of republished matter, and the nature of the few original articles it contains, we have been able to replenish but a small corner of our jonrnal with its con
We regret this the more, because, from the course of Nature, we cannot expect that our venerable and highly estimable author will break in much more upon the ease so congenial to old age, by toiling in the literary advancement of his profession. He has already left many honorable and distinguishing marks of an active intellect, and a long and useful life. Let bim be contented with these; nor, in future, entangle himself in the labyrinths of medical controversy, wbere he has little to gain and much to lose. Many of his juvenile opponents are in just the reverse circumstances. They have every thing to gain, (in the way of notoriety) and very little to lose, by the greatest defeat. In plain matters of fact, and in the dignified walks of science, we shall always hail with pleasure the appearance of Sir Gilbert Blane.
IV. Practical Observations on Distortions of the Spine, Chest,
and Limbs; together with Remarks on Paralytic and other Diseases connected with impaired or defective Motion. By WILLIAM TILLEARD WARD, F.L.S. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons; of the Medico-Chirurgical Society; and of the Medical Society of London. 8vo.
pp. 168. London, November, 1822. That distortions are amongst the fruits of civilized life, sedentary habits, and indulgence of the appetites and passions, cannot be disputed; for few are the deformities observable among those people who are more nearly in a state of nature. This exemption from many diseases of civilized life seems considerably owing to the bodily labour imposed on them by their natural habits and wants; and the importance of muscular exercise in the preservation of health, has been observed from the remotest antiquity. Nor can we wonder at it. The muscles of the human body outweigh all the other parts, bones, viscera, membranes, and skin, put together. The state of the muscular system is not only influenced by the state of the nervous, vascular, respiratory, and other functions, but powerfully influences them in turn. How much the muscles are influenced by the nerves and blood vessels, is well known to every person. They owe all their cnergy and ac
tivity to these; and, the moment they are thrown into action, they re-act upon the sensorium and heart, through the intervention of the nerves and blood-vessels. Muscular exercise, therefore, proves an actual stimulus, or excitement to the nervous and vascular systems, and, through them, to the whole of the viscera. The muscles themselves are strengthened by exercise, contrary to all the laws of mechanics in dead machines, and the whole animal economy soon participates in the muscular energy. But it is not merely by the muscular contractions that this excitement is conveyed to the other parts of the system-muscular motion produces a constant succession of shocks or succussions throughout the system, that operate not a little in exciting the various functions. This may not be much perceived in a state of health; but, let a febrile or inflammatory condition occur in the whole or part of the frane, and then we see the unequivocal and pernicious effects of muscular action, and vice versa. It is fortunate for many, who are deprived of active muscular exertion, that these shocks or succussions result, also, from passive exercise in carriages or on borseback, and thus their health is preserved.
Mr. Ward acknowledges, that the treatment which he here recommends for incurvations of the spine, was first suggested to him by the perusal of a Treatise on Muscular Motion, by Mr. Pugh; and, that the principles have been lately laid down by Mr. Wilson. The particular mode advised by Mr. Wilson (carrying a weight on the head) appears, he thinks, better adapted to the slighter cases of curvature, than to those of great extent or long duration, and may be resorted to as an auxiliary measure, when the spine has nearly recovered its original shape, in order to establish a permanent cure.
Here our author takes occasion to bint his opinion, that many cases of incipient consumption may be connected with that deformity of the chest, in children, commonly called "chicken breast,” and proposes the remedy hereafter to be described, (muscular exertion) for the removal of the predisposition.
We must pass over Mr. Ward's first chapter, on the “ Influence of Muscular Exercise on the Body," as it consists principally of physiological truths and speculations, which are pretty generally known. We shall, however, give the inferences which he draws, after a full consideration of all the data.
“ That the comparative power of muscular parts depends,
“ 1. On the state of the functions of respiration and circulation, and that increased strength is a consequence of increased vascularity and circulation of blood in the part, and vice versa, a want of tone and power, of a deficient supply of it.
" 2. On the degree of exercise or frequency with which they are called into action.
“ 3. On the mental energy or power of volition exerted on them.
" 4. That the most effectual means of encreasing muscular strength is by frequent exercise of the power itself, and, consequently, the preservation of the healthy actions of those functions by which it is influenced.
“ 5. That the muscular parts have a constant tendency to contract, by which they adapt themselves to the state of the limb or parts to which they are attached.” 15.
CHAP. II.-Curved Spine. The disease to which our author here confines his attention, does not, he says, affect the bony substance of the vertebræ, (this last being a disease from which he endeavours to distinguish the one now under consideration,) but is confined to the parts connecting them, “and is in its consequences, no less injurious to the general health and happiness of the individual.” He defines it "an alteration in the natural form of the spinal column, without caries of its bony structure."
The appearances which our author has met with on dissection, are the following:—the intervertebral substance is generally thinner than natural, but much more on the concave than on the convex side of the curve. In some cases, it has not exceeded more than a third part of its natural thickness. The transversales muscles, inserted into the spinous processes, are elongated, and much finer and smaller on the convex, than on the concave, side of the curve, where they are shorter and fuller. This state is accurately described by Bichat, in his Descriptive Anatomy. “Dans les deviations diverses de l'épine, les muscles suivent la disposition osseuse ; ils s'allongent du coté de la convexité, se raccourcissent et se renflent du coté de la concavité. Les faisceaux divers du transversaire épineux m'ont presenté surtout cette disposition." In both instances, the muscles are more pallid than usual; the ligaments, also, are not so strong as in a healthy subject.
This disorder, our author thinks, is on the increase, particularly amongst females in the opulent classes of society -"a circumstance which, perhaps, may be attributed to the present mode of education, in which greater attention is paid, than formerly, to the cultivation of the mind and to female accomplishments, and less time, consequently, allowed for the bodily exercise necessary for the preservation of health." The errors of diet, and the mismanagements during lactation, are, also, to be taken into account.
If the incurvation of the spine take place after six or seven years of age, it appears to him, that a want of proper exercise may be deemed the chief cause.


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The Mad Magazine TV Special (1974)
Created by Mad's Usual Gang of Idiots in 1974, the pilot episode was deemed too crude to air. It's crude all right, crudely drawn! Zing!
All 5 of Matthew Barney's groundbreaking Cremaster Cycle films, including supplemental documentaries, interviews and curated video.