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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For the second time this season, British Columbia and Cal State San Marcos have swapped positions as Cal State San Marcos becomes the No. 1 in the fourth edition of the 2012 NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Wednesday. Cal State San Marcos received 16-of-20 first place votes and 586 points to earn the top spot.
Kelly Thompson led the Cougars to a first place finish in the Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.) Invitational last weekend. It was Thompson's first individual victory at the collegiate level.
Falling back one spot to No. 2 is British Columbia, who spent the last two weeks at No. 1. The Thunderbirds garnered 565 points. Receiving one first-place vote and earning 550 points was No. 3 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.). Collecting the last four first-place votes was College of Idaho. The Yotes received 548 points to notch the No. 4 ranking, while Biola (Calif.) collected 515 points to round out the top five.
After rejoining the Top 25 last week, Indiana Wesleyan (No. 25) is on the outside looking in as it fell out of the poll.
Eastern Oregon joins the poll this week after previously being unranked. The Mountaineers garner the No. 25 ranking after finishing fifth in the Charles Bowles Willamette (Ore.) Invitational. Eastern Oregon finished behind then-No. 1 British Columbia, No. 7 Northwest Christian (Ore.) and No. 11 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho).
Jumping eight spots to No. 16 is Oklahoma Baptist. The Lady Bison finished second out of 24 teams in the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree last weekend. Leading the way was Hannah Helker, who won her second race of the season in as many races.
Eleven conferences/independents/unaffiliated groups are represented throughout the Top 25, led by the Golden State Athletic Conference and Cascade Collegiate Conference with four ranked teams each, followed by the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference and Frontier Conference with three teams each.
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences/independents/unaffiliated groups. The fifth regular-season Top 25 poll will be announced on Oct. 10.
Notes: (All information dates back to 1999) Cal State San Marcos joins former member Simon Fraser (B.C.) as the only teams to start the season ranked No. 1 and go on to win the national championship ... Simon Fraser accomplished this in 2004, 05, 06 and 07 and Cal State San Marcos accomplished this in 2011 ... There have been four seasons in which a squad held the No. 1-ranking for an entire season: 2007 - Simon Fraser, 2006 - Simon Fraser, 2005 - Simon Fraser and 2003 - Northwest (Wash.) ... No. 11 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) is the only school that has made 100-or-more consecutive appearances in the Top 25 with 109, dating back to Sept. 21, 2001... Former NAIA Member Simon Fraser (B.C.) has the most No. 1 rankings with 40.... 11 teams held their place in this week's poll... This is the eighth time in Cal State San Marcos history it has have earned the No. 1 ranking... Cal State San Marcos now stands alone in the sixth position for all-time No.1 rankings after being tied with Biola (Calif.).
2012 NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll - No. 4
|RANK||LAST WEEK||SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)||TOTAL POINTS|
|1||2||Cal State San Marcos (16)||586|
|3||3||Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (1)||550|
|4||4||College of Idaho (4)||548|
|7||7||Northwest Christian (Ore.)||471|
|11||11||Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)||400|
|12||14||The Master’s (Calif.)||377|
|T14||T15||Rocky Mountain (Mont.)||328|
|22||18||St. Francis (Ill.)||228|


Does anyone know of a good sound deadening guide for a car? I know there are a lot of different brands and price ranges when it comes to the stuff. Also, wondering about placement, materials that shouldn't have deadening attached to them, etc.
No announcement yet.
Sound deadening guide?


The meeting took place in Amman, Jordan.
The objectives of the meeting were to:
review the GNN activities and regional support to NITAGs;
document the functioning of NITAGs after working in a pandemic;
share country experience on COVID-19 vaccines and health workers vaccination and developing recommendations on RSV vaccination;
exchange on the role of NITAGs in making off-label recommendations and catch-up vaccination policies; and
identify priority activities for the GNN and its global partners.
- Vaccinology course for NITAGs (Benjamin Kagina)
- WHO EUR & RKI adapted EtR framework (Wiebe Kuelper)
- SYSVAC project (Antonia Pilic)
- NITAG Maturity assessment Tool (Abby Shefer)
- Gavi’s Vaccine Investment Strategy (VIS) and Vaccine Portfolio Optimisation (VPO) work
- Need for and timing for future COVID-19 vaccination programs
- Rationale for health workers vaccination
Objective: explore some of the key challenges of NITAG functioning and ways to overcome them


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Swedish designer Johanna Forsberg describes her Heat pendant lamp as a glowing cloud of fire. The lamps are made by the still young Norwegian manufacturer Northern. But Heat is more than just a Norwegian-Swedish co-production – it is also a social project. Heat is produced in partnership with a development agency that gives asylum seekers and migrants the chance to gain training and find work by producing the lamps.
Bringing lifeless material to life in an artist’s hands – this was the basic idea that Johanna Forsberg had when she developed Heat. Each pendant lamp is hand-crafted from brass metal mesh. The hands bringing it to life are now the hands of asylum seekers and migrants. The project behind the lamps aims to stimulate creativity and foster artistic skills among socially disadvantaged groups.
It all started with Zing, a young woman from Burma who completed an internship in Forsberg’s studio some time ago. “She had a lot of potential, but unfortunately, I couldn’t offer her a job at that time,” Forsberg recalls in an interview with lighting marketplace Lampenwelt.de. So the designer decided to give her a job as soon as the opportunity presented itself. And that opportunity arose through a collaboration with Northern. Together with a social development agency, a production centre was set up in Örnsköldsvik, Forsberg’s home town on Sweden’s High Coast, with the designer herself training the staff.
Zing now heads up the production line, and Forsberg hopes that she will soon be able to delegate her training responsibilities to her former intern as well. The project has been so successful that it has already prompted the idea of expanding production and developing links to local industry so that the team can collaborate on further creative commissions. This would also mean that more work could be offered to immigrants. A very creative way of tackling some of society’s immigration problems.
Making things and implementing solutions creatively is something that has preoccupied Johanna Forsberg all her life, as she freely admits herself. Forsberg didn’t actually set out to become a designer. She wanted to develop a lamp that didn’t exist on the market. During her many years of working with iron mesh, she came up with the idea that the material would work perfectly in lighting. “The light itself would fill every tiny detail in the work with life and create an interesting contrast,” she says. While she was looking for a suitable metal to make into a “cloud of fire”, she came across brass mesh. “I made the mesh into something that looked like a cloud, and I put a bulb inside. When I switched it on, the cloud came to life in a fantastic way.” The light makes the mesh gleam. Every unevenness is reflected in the lamp itself, creating intertwining shadows on the wall. Switched on, Heat looks fiery; switched off, it resembles a cloud quietly floating by. But on or off, the lamp is always dynamic.
You will find Northern at imm cologne 2019 at Hall 3.2 | Stand F009

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If you’re visiting the UK capital, why not make your base in one of London’s most affluent areas? The upmarket neighbourhood of Chelsea has been a cultural hub for decades, playing host to world-famous artists, poets and film stars.
Today, Chelsea remains one of the most bohemian corners of the capital, with bustling nightlife, several theatres and some of the most exclusive retail outlets around.
Situated on the banks of the River Thames, it’s just a short rail journey to the centre of the city. You’ll find a range of holiday rentals to call home during your stay, with everything from spacious terraces to modern holiday apartments to choose from.


More than 10,000 BC Hydro customers in Cowichan Valley were without power Monday night as a significant windstorm blew through the region Monday afternoon and into the evening hours.
The storm hit the Cowichan Valley Regional District the hardest of all parts of Vancouver Island, according to BC Hydro spokesperson Ted Olynyk.
“It was a good storm event that hit the south east coast of the island. Cowichan Valley and Victoria area were the hardest areas of the storm; Cowichan Valley had about 15,000 customers out at the peak and it was the hardest hit of all communities.”
As of 8:15 p.m. more than 10,275 customers in Shawnigan Lake, Cobble Mill Mill Bay, Maple Bay, Cowichan Bay, Glenora, Westholme, Crofton, Chemainus and into Ladysmith were affected.
Emergency crews were called out throughout the day, well into the after-dark hours to make sure downed lined weren’t putting people in danger.
Danger was all around, however, as Smith Megan and her partner Andy learned around 8:25 p.m. Monday night near Chemainus.
“We were driving and a branch smashed the [car] window,” Smith said. “Only one block from our house.”
The impact shattered the passenger’s side of vehicle’s windshield and gave its occupants quite a start.
The duo, who run @fuelforthesole on Instagram, an account that shows the beauty of the Cowichan Valley and beyond, had been returning from a trip to the mainland and said the ferry ride was calm.
“We didn’t notice any wind or branches down until we drove just south of Ladysmith. Then there were branches down and street lights flashing all along the highway,” she added.
Olynyk said the peak outage occurred at roughly 10 p.m. Monday night with 36,000 customers left in the dark across Vancouver Island.
While most customers had their power restored by early Tuesday morning, roughly 732 in the South Island region including more than 350 in the Cowichan Valley were without juice at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, though many of them were expected to be restored before noon.
“The storm is just a reminder that it’s still winter and still the season to get a good Pacific winter storm,” Olynyk said.


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Piaget was born in Switzerland in 1896, his studies of human cognitivedevelopment help us to understand how children percieve the world around them. Through his interest of children, he became one of this centuries mostinfluential observers of children. He worked for over fifty years observing andstudying children and their behaviors. Piaget realized that a child's mind wasnot a miniature version of the adult.
Originally, Piaget was trained as a biologist and graduated with adoctorate from Neuchatel University. Because of his mother's poor mentalhealth, Piaget became interested in psychopathology. In 1919, Piaget moved toParis and took courses in psychopathology, logic, epistemology, and thephilosophy of science. His studies led him to look for an area ofexperimentation, he was recommended to Dr. Theophile Simon, who with AlfredBinet developed the first intelligence test. Piaget became interested in whychildren repeatedly choose the same incorrect answers to the intelligence tests. This motivated him to begin his studies of cognitive development in children.
Piaget's research was extremely comprehensive, in fact, Piaget coined theterm "genetic epistemology" to describe his approach to the study ofknowledge. Piaget felt that psychology would provide the missing link betweenthe philosophical problem of epistemology and biological intelligence . Piagetis the author of at least fifty books, numerous articles, and has at least 30honorary doctorates.
Over the years, Piaget has taught courses in philosophy, psychology, andsociology at the universities of Geneva, Neuchatel, Lausanne, and Sorbonne. In1955 Piaget organized his own international center for genetic epistemology inGeneva. While in Geneva, Piaget became a familiar snowy haired, pipe in mouth,bike riding, intellectual figure commonly seen around the streets anduniversity. Piaget retired from teaching in 1979, but continued his researchand work at the center until his death in 1980.

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The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Government of Wallonia, Belgium, today signed a record €1.1 billion finance contract for the Walloon Region. This will finance its energy efficiency and flood resilience and rebuilding projects. It is the largest amount ever financed by the EIB in a single operation in Belgium.
The various policies of the Government of Wallonia have expressed very high ambitions in terms of energy efficiency and resilience and reconstruction following the serious damage caused by the floods in July.
Wishing to diversify its sources of financing as far as possible, the Walloon Government had contacted the EIB more than a year ago with a view to benefiting from funds enabling the region to finance its ambitious public housing renovation plan.
In the aftermath of the terrible floods that hit Wallonia in July, the Walloon Government and the EIB entered into contact once again. The EIB offered to cover some of the costs of rebuilding embankments destroyed or damaged during the floods.
The Walloon Government and the EIB today concluded a finance contract for a record €1.1 billion, the initial €600 million tranche of which will be available immediately. These funds will be used to finance two packages of measures:
- Energy efficiency renovation of social housing: €800 million
The government has mobilised €1.2 billion for the energy efficiency renovation of around 25 000 public housing units in Wallonia. €800 million will be financed through the EIB. The aim is to renovate apartments and houses and perform work to reduce energy use, thereby cutting greenhouse gas emissions. With an average investment of €46 700 per home, the work performed will generate noticeable returns in terms of safety, health and comfort, and will deliver substantial savings on the energy bills of households in the most financially precarious situations.
- The reconstruction of approximately 230 km of damaged non-navigable watercourse embankments: €300 million
The government has mobilised €441.6 million to rebuild embankments on watercourses affected by the floods in July. €300 million will be financed through the EIB. This will be used to finance the resilient reconstruction of embankments to limit future risks. On the ground, the important and vital stage of cleaning and dredging the watercourses affected by flooding is drawing to a close. Securing and stabilisation work deemed of high priority to ensure the safety of people and their homes has started. 5 000 points requiring repair have been identified in the Vesdre basin alone. The Walloon Region is coordinating the reconstruction sites. Additional hydromorphological studies will be carried out to ensure the best possible preparation for the rebuilding of the embankments according to the evolution of the watercourse.
These packages of measures are fully in line with the EIB's climate action in its role as the EIB climate bank. Its priorities are set out in its Climate Bank Roadmap, which is itself aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement. In this framework, it supports both climate adaptation and climate mitigation via greenhouse gas emission reductions.
Minister-President of Wallonia Elio Di Rupo said: “Despite the ongoing difficult circumstances, Wallonia must continue to pursue an ambitious climate transition investment policy. This takes the form of various projects under the region's recovery plan. July's floods reinforced this need even further. The partnership with the EIB is part of this and I am pleased that such an organisation is committed to helping Wallonia to achieve its goals, in this case in terms of energy efficiency and flood resilience.”
At the signing ceremony, EIB Vice-President -Kris Peeters said: ““We are delighted to sign this financial partnership with the Walloon Government — for a record amount in Belgium — which shows the EIB's confidence and firm commitment, as it covers over three-quarters of the cost of the projects submitted by the region. This ambitious programme for which we are joining forces will save lives and help protect against future floods. It will make those living in renovated homes more comfortable and enable energy savings. The programme will also help to boost the Walloon economy while cutting its carbon footprint. Implementing it in just a few years is a real challenge, but will be key to Wallonia's future in the face of the climate crisis.”
Walloon Budget Minister Jean-Luc Crucke added: “This might be a loan we have to repay — but the terms are excellent. This diversification of funding sources is sound and is part of the strategy applied for a number of years. I am pleased that an institution like the EIB has placed its trust in us, implementing its largest operation in Belgium.”
Walloon Housing Minister Christophe Collignon said: “This financing will be used for ambitious regional investments in housing to enable 25 000 low and middle-income families to live better against the backdrop of the climate transition and regional economic recovery. It's a perfect example of the shared-benefit recovery policy that the Walloon Government wants to pursue in order to ensure the well-being of all following the crisis, doing so in a sustainable way.”
Environment Minister Céline Tellier concluded: “This summer’s floods are a cruel manifestation of the early effects of climate change in our region. We can only limit future risks by rebuilding with these climate changes in mind. We are working in this direction in full cooperation with the municipalities and the Office of the Commissioner for Reconstruction, to ensure we have no regrets in rebuilding our region in the face of future risks. It is our moral duty to everyone affected.”
About the European Investment Bank (EIB)
Operating in around 160 countries, the EIB is the world's largest multilateral lender to climate action projects.
With a view to becoming the EU climate bank, the EIB has adopted an ambitious programme aiming to support the mobilisation of €1 trillion in climate action and environmental sustainability investment from 2021 to 2030, and to bring the share of its investment it dedicates to these areas to 50% by 2025. In line with its Climate Bank Roadmap, all new EIB Group operations will be aligned with the objectives and principles of the Paris Agreement from the beginning of 2021. This is its climate action priority.
In Belgium, the Bank has also been committed to supporting the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency for many years. It has financed projects in various sectors of the Belgian economy with sustainable development components. Find out more about the EIB in Belgium and its activities in 2020.
For more information on the EIB in general, visit www.eib.org, where you can also find out more about its action for the water and social housing sectors.
About the Walloon Region:
Wallonia, or the Walloon Region, is a federal region with legislative power, which has specific bodies and remits within the Belgian Federal State.
Founded in 1970, its institutions were properly established in 1980. Since then, State reforms have continued to increase its autonomy and extend its mandate. These have been implemented by the Parliament of Wallonia and the Walloon Government, and seconded by the Public Service of Wallonia, public-interest organisations and the ombudsman.
Its current remit includes: the economy, employment, training, research, external trade, housing, social action, health, personal assistance, family, family benefits, land development, public works, transport, mobility, energy, local authorities, sports infrastructure, tourism, the environment, water, agriculture, rural renovation, nature conservation and international relations, within the framework of regional affairs.


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This area still remains a bit unclear for me. How likely is it for such characteristics (eg. bigger facial bones, body hair, deep voice etc.) to kick in after one or two cycles (eg. 12 weeks 500mg sustanon)?
Hair growth is common. Some grow more body hair than others.
Bone growth? Not going to happen. Jaw muscles tend to grow on cycle but many find the growth is transient.
Some people believe their voice gets deeper on cycle but again, this may fade.
An adult male will not experience much of what youre asking. Boys and females will have a different experience.
Thanks for the reply.
What are the risks for having an excessively long cycle (eg. 6+ months)?

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Council President's View: City government needs to focus on the people in 2022
From the column: "We are not at a point where the people are at the center of government. But we can get there."
It’s been a busy year as council president. It has been a learning year for me while getting many important things done. I am proud that, as a City Council, we take issues head-on; we don’t kick the can down the road. I felt very proud many times in 2021 to work with such a dynamic council of hard-working people who are able to build consensus even when not agreeing.
I am an optimist in general and work from a nuts-and-bolts perspective. I look for the good in everything, including the work of the council.
I believe our tourist economy will come out ahead because of a new process the city administration brought forward to tell our story to the world and to attract the world to Duluth. I am in full support of that because times are changing, and we need to adapt to appeal to the broader community to be our very best Duluth.
In the light of COVID-19, we received federal American Rescue Plans funds. There were many important funding recommendations in the $58,000 package that are all important.
Public safety, in my view, is important to a healthy community, and one recommendation that was moved on this year was the community crisis-response program, which will be a huge asset to the city while providing support for our police and fire departments.
Duluth is a city where we all matter and are welcomed. That includes the business community, taxpayers, poor people, homeless people, well-to-do people, families, and friends. That was a clear message when I introduced a resolution asking the U.S. Senate to do reconciliation work for the Indigenous community regarding the effects of the boarding-school era. U.S. Sen. Tina Smith is taking that task to the chambers and working for the Indigenous communities in Minnesota.
As a Native woman in politics, I see things differently than others might. I have experienced a City Hall lacking in customer service, and I have experienced government not being people-minded but rather government-minded. We are not at a point where the people are at the center of government. But we can get there.
The City Council in 2021 did not see each other one time face to face because of COVID-19. I am hopeful we will see each other in chambers in 2022.
Miigwetch to my fellow city councilors for your work. Thank you to Duluth for giving of yourself to me so I could work hard for you!
Renee Van Nett served as Duluth City Council president this year. She represents District 4 on the council, which includes Duluth Heights, Piedmont Heights, Lincoln Park, and part of West Duluth. She wrote this at the invitation of the News Tribune Opinion page.

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We present a configuration for a real-time spatial image processor that is based upon an imaging setup in which a grating with Fourier coefficients with tunable phase is attached to the object plane. The illumination that is used for the proposed concept is spatially incoherent. By proper adjusting of the magnification of the imaging system to the spatial period of the grating and the sampling grid of the camera, the aliasing effect due to the digital sampling realizes a nonuniform and tunable spectral distribution (a filter) that is applied over the spectrum of the object. Preliminary numerical and experimental demonstration of the operation principle is provided with a spatial hexagonal grating.
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A golf trip with your buddies anytime is a beautiful thing. But a summertime trip, well, that’s next level. The days are long and dependably warm, so you can play 36 holes—or even more if you’ve got the stamina. The golf season has been underway awhile, so you’ve had a chance to groove your swing a little. Or even if you haven’t, there’s still hope.
Summer is full of optimism.
And let’s not forget, the courses in so many summertime destinations are amazing: the startling elevation changes of tree-lined Northern Michigan, the rugged glory of unfrozen Wisconsin, the rolling, seemingly endless fairways of Ireland and Scotland. Places that are unplayable in the winter become magical in the summer.
So what’s stopping you from heading somewhere great with your golf buddies? Scroll down as we walk you through what it takes—from picking a destination to planning a trip to making the most of it once you’re there.
What are the key factors in selecting a buddies-trip destination? In no particular order, here they are.
For summer trips, you’re essentially picking from a menu with three options: (1) Warm. (2) Hot. (3) WTF. The first two cover most classic summertime destinations—your St. Andrews, your Oregon coast, your Nova Scotia.
“Summer in Michigan is perfect for golf,” says Joey Pena, who lives in the Detroit area and has organized a buddies trip in the northern part of his state for the past five summers. “It’s 80 or 90 degrees, the courses are in great shape, and you can tee off before 6 a.m. and play until after 10 at night.”
There are only a couple of downsides. One is these areas are likely to be crowded, precisely because it’s summertime. The other is that this is their peak season, which means you’ll be paying top prices. For example, the rate for a round at Wisconsin’s Erin Hills, site of the 2017 U.S. Open, is $210 in early May—then leaps to $320 in July, August and September.
For this reason some buddies-trip planners, looking to keep down costs, gravitate toward destinations where the mercury is highest.
Rob Kelly, organizer of an annual four-day trip called the Bush League Open Championship, led his crew of 12 high school friends to Scottsdale last June. “I did have to fight with the guys on that,” he says. “Everyone was worrying about the heat. I had to enlist a couple of guys to do some lobbying through back channels.”
When they arrived, it was 108 degrees. “We got those sun sleeves for our arms and bucket hats, and we drank a ton of water,” he says. “The courses do a great job. There was cold water everywhere. Even the beverage cart had iced towels for us.”
Because Arizona doesn’t adjust its clocks for daylight saving time, it gets bright early. So the Bush League guys were going off at 7:15 a.m. Only once did they try two rounds in a day. “It was a battle,” Kelly says, “but if you’re prepared and don’t abuse your body the night before, it’s OK.” Most of the time they’d finish with their golf before noon. “We’d get some lunch, some beers and then hang out by the pool at our Airbnb for the rest of the day.”
They played at We-Ko-Pa, Troon North, Grayhawk and the Short Course at Mountain Shadows. The cost for four nights lodging and five rounds of golf: $450 a man. “At the end, everyone was saying, ‘Oh my God, let’s come back to Scottsdale next year!’ ” Kelly says with a laugh. (Note: Despite all that, he’s moving the Bush League Open Championship to Toronto this summer, which should be a lot more comfortable.)
Just as no two golf swings are identical, no two golfers view buddies-trip spending the same. Typically, you’ll have a mix of big spenders and penny pinchers. The trick is striking a balance so that everyone is happy.
Looking for destinations with off-peak pricing isn’t the only way to help keep costs in line. Every March, Joey Pena attends an event called the Michigan Golf Show, where equipment makers, clothing companies and golf courses come to pitch themselves to consumers. He’s found it is fertile ground for deal-making.
“They’ll haggle,” says Pena, whose trip is called Hoodwinked. “We go in there and say, ‘OK, what can you do for us today?’ ” Pena once walked up to the owner of a course and told him a competing course was letting his group play for $50 a man. “He said, ‘I’ll do you one better. You can play my course for $50, and I’ll throw in dinner for your group!’
Interested in trying this for yourself? Do an Internet search for “golf trade shows near me.” There are quite a few of them around the country.
Replay rounds are another good cost-saving trick. Many courses will offer a discount if you play the same course twice in a day. Bandon Dunes Resort in Oregon charges $295 a round in its summer peak season, for example. That drops to $150 for your second round.
Yes, that’s still $222.50 a round—which is a lot. But then, it is Bandon Dunes—site of four courses in America’s 100 Greatest and No. 1 on our ranking of U.S. Summertime Buddies Trip Destinations.
Many resorts also offer “unlimited golf” packages, which promise even bigger savings. Pena’s a fan of these deals. “With unlimited golf, we can go out and do a barefoot round, drop another ball if you want to, play some music,” he says. At the Grand Traverse Resort on an unlimited golf package, he and his friends have played as many as 52 holes in a day.
QUALITY OF COURSES
For some, the buddies trip is purely about the camaraderie. Others get a thrill from checking off top-ranked courses on their bucket lists. The success of your trip depends on knowing what your buddies are most interested in.
Cory Hall’s Caddyshack Conquest, a trip he has run for the past nine years, is mainly about friendship. It started as a small group of buddies from Iowa and has expanded as other guys began bringing along their pals. This summer they’re heading to the Denver area with seven golfers.
Everyone who comes on the trip gets to vote on where they’ll go the next year. Once that decision is made, Hall finds a house on Airbnb that’s within easy driving distance of a few good courses.
“We aren’t big on trying to get on the prestigious courses,” Hall says. “With the skill level drastically varying, from single-digit handicaps to guys who just play once a year, we try to keep rounds typically under $60.”
In a nod to the better golfers in the group, Hall likes to include one round at a noteworthy course. This year in Denver it’ll be Fossil Trace, a tough and visually dramatic layout in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Weekend green fees start at $100 in the summer.
Carlos Soto Healy, who runs a financial consultancy in Monterrey, Mexico, is more of a trophy hunter. He has led a summer trip for the past few years, taking his friends to Kohler and Pinehurst, among others. “I’m mainly interested in courses on America’s 100 Greatest or the world rankings,” he says.
This summer they’re going to British Columbia and Alberta, where they’ll play Jasper Park Lodge and Banff Springs. Both are among the top-10 courses in Canada, according to our latest rankings.
“If I ask my friends, everyone wants to go to different places,” Soto Healy says. “So I say, ‘This is where I want to go. Anyone want to come with me?’ ” The courses in Canada are less expensive than top U.S. courses, and his group is staying at “reasonable” hotels charging the guys about $80 a man if they want to double up. Seven nights, eight rounds of golf and a rented minivan will cost them about $2,500 a person.
At remote golf destinations like Michigan’s Forest Dunes or Canada’s Cabot Links, often the only sound you’ll hear at night is the gentle chirp of crickets (mixed with the sound of guys snoring). This is part of the appeal for many groups.
But if you’re looking for a more varied mix of after-golf activities, consider bigger cities. As part of the Caddyshack Conquest this summer, Hall is thinking about organizing a trip to a Colorado Rockies game one night or maybe a tour of the Coors Brewery.
Casino golf resorts are another good option. Turning Stone in Verona, N.Y., Salish Cliff in Washington and Minnesota’s The Wilderness at Fortune Bay are all far from the big-city hustle while offering lots of excitement after golf.
So where will you be heading this summer? Take a look at our 23 Best Summertime Buddies Destinations on page 98—and start planning.
TIPS FOR PLANNING YOUR TRIP
Committing to a golf trip can be difficult given the demands of work and home life. Yet the same digital technology that keeps us tethered to our jobs also makes it easier to communicate with our friends and plan a much-needed group getaway.
Kyle McLinn, who organizes an annual Ryder Cup-style competition with his friends, offers a counterintuitive approach to starting the conversation. “Instead of asking your buddies which dates work best, ask which dates definitely don’t work,” says the oil company landman from Edmond, Okla. “With eight or more guys, it’s near impossible to secure one date that works best for all. You’ll begin identifying a couple dates that will work for the majority of the group by taking this approach, and whoever can make it will make it.”
Group texts or GroupMe chats can get unwieldy, especially with a larger pool of buddies. Apps such as Mobili or Prava keep all trip planning and photo sharing self-contained, a nice feature to avoid the hassle of keeping up with yet another group chat. Shared document services like Google Sheets are useful for capturing everyone’s schedules and gauging interest in locations.
When it comes to planning the itinerary, first block out the most important moments of the trip so you can plan around those. When I was planning a golf trip to the Waste Management Phoenix Open for my buddy’s bachelor party, I knew attending the tournament, a trip to Topgolf and festivities for that weekend’s Super Bowl were important. Figuring out when and where to play fell into place after slotting those events.
Budget, of course, affects all parts of the trip. Don’t forget the sneaky expenses of traveling—Ubers, rental cars and club transportation like Ship Sticks.
What courses are you going to play? GolfDigest.com and its rankings of America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses and the Best Courses in each state is a great place to start. Also, check out our Places to Play group on our Facebook page. Here you’ll find thousands of other avid golfers with advice on where to play, no matter your budget.
Something else to consider: Non-member requests to play private clubs are more common than ever. McLinn says his group has had success getting on exclusive clubs this way, reaching out “respectfully” to the head professional and offering to pay all fees. It doesn’t hurt to ask. —STEPHEN HENNESSEY

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text: Reviews Review: ‘The Greasy Strangler’ Performances are Deliberately Stiff Published 2 years ago on February 25, 2017 By Gareth Paterson Share Tweet The Greasy Strangler. Ok… Where to start with this one? It has to be the most bizarre film made in at least a decade. Imagine if John Waters directed Napoleon Dynamite with a little help from Taika Waititi. Michael St Michaels is Ronnie, a grease obsessed father who runs a fraudulent disco walking tour with his virginal middle aged son Brayden (Sky Elobar). They end up fighting for the affection of Janet (Elizabeth De Razzo) and in the process we’re treated to several uncomfortable sex scenes complete with grimly detailed prosthetic genitals. Between the Happiness inspired, cringe inducing scenes of intercourse and comedy routines based on repetitive dialogue we discover Ronnie moonlights as the Greasy Strangler, a naked oil covered serial killer who stalks the night, killing those who have annoyed him during the day. The murders have the same absurd violence as in Basket Case 3. Despite the build up of vulgarity and depravity we’re never really treated to the gross out final act we’re promised. Instead the last few minutes devolve into surrealism in a disappointingly lazy way. The Greasy Strangler isn’t for everyone. Some will find the comedy of repetition tedious and the electro chipmunk soundtrack will either engage or grate on your brain. The self aware performances are deliberately stiff and awkward for the sake of humour in a very Lynchian way. The actors literally bare all, allowing their bodies to become grotesque punchlines for the frequent vile fart and sex jokes which dare the audience to laugh while they gag. I for one consider it oddly refreshing, like the wave of relief that comes straight after vomiting. It’s hard to think of a more original film from last year. Certainly one of 2016’s best. It will haunt me (in a good way) for the foreseeable future. Related Topics:Elizabeth De RazzoJim HoskingMichael St. MichaelsSky ElobarThe Greasy Strangler Up Next Review: 3 Dead Trick or Treaters is an Impressively Professional Film Don't Miss Review: Wolf House Shares Stylistic Similarities With REC and The Descent Continue Reading Advertisement You may like New DVD And Blu-Ray (UK) Horror Releases For: October 10th, (2016) New Poster For Jim Hosking’s ‘The Greasy Strangler’ Is A Family Portrait Brand New Image Of Jim Hosking’s ‘The Greasy Strangler’ Becomes A Total Mutation New Trailer: Jim Hosking’s ‘The Greasy Strangler’ Will Have You In Stitches Click to comment Facebook Advertisement Dark Universe Presents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0T8C3JIJLA&t=22s Twitter Follow @DUHDNews Advertisement Latest Popular Videos Blu-Ray & DVD13 hours ago 88 Films Details Final Bonus Features and Artwork for Their (UK) 4K Blu-Ray Release of ‘Body Melt’ Blu-Ray & DVD2 days ago ‘The Rage: Carrie 2’ Sets Ablaze on (UK) Blu-Ray Via 88 Films News2 days ago Grotesque ‘Rabid’ Imagery Makes the Front Cover of Rue Morgue Blu-Ray & DVD2 days ago ‘Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh’ to Get a Slasher Classics Collection (UK) Blu-Ray Via 88 Films News4 days ago Barbara Crampton “Would Love” to Return to ‘Re-Animator’ in a New Re-Imagining or TV Series News3 weeks ago Epic Behind-the-Scenes Photos from ‘Halloween’ Show Off the Mask and Gruesome Props News3 weeks ago New Line Cinema’s Third ‘Annabelle’ Film Gets an Official Synopsis News6 days ago British Horror Comedy ‘Cannibals and Carpet Fitters’ Trailer and US VOD Release News4 weeks ago New Trailer and Poster for ‘Lifechanger’ Will Drain the Life Out of You Blu-Ray & DVD4 weeks ago Soska Sisters’ ‘Rabid’ Remake is Now Up for Pre-Order on (UK) Blu-Ray Advertisement Trending Horror Lists3 years ago The Many Different Michael Myers Masks Used In Halloween: H20 News2 years ago Todd McFarlane Makes An Announcement on His ‘Spawn’ Script News2 years ago Photo of Doug Bradley Back in Pinhead Makeup for First Time in 12 Years! News2 years ago George A. Romero to Bring ‘Pint of the Living Dead’ to Ottawa ComicCon Blu-Ray & DVD2 years ago Arrow Video Bringing J.S. Cardone’s 1982 Slasher ‘The Slayer’ to Blu-Ray! News2 years ago Official “Friday the 13th: The Game” Release Date Finally Announced! News2 years ago New Photos From Adam Ripp’s Demonic Horror Flick ‘Devil’s Whisper’ News2 years ago Spike’s “The Mist” New Series Trailer Features Gore and Scares!

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In light of the Meatless Monday event held April 18 in Driscoll and Friday’s Earth Day dinner in Towne Field House, the question of sustainable dining practices and whether the College is and even should be supporting such an initiative has become a controversial issue across campus. According to Bob Volpi, director of dining services, sustainability is and will continue to be a focus of the College’s Dining Services department, but not at the cost of continuing to provide students with quality service or affordable prices.
Current efforts in sustainability
According to Volpi and Katharine Millonzi, sustainable food program manager for the Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives, the College defines sustainability in food products in a variety of ways. “We look at local, fair trade and organic, with local being within 250 miles. Over the past several years we have focused on a smaller area,” he said. “Local grass-fed beef, occasionally, is purchased – we consider that being sustainable.” Volpi cited close relationships with farms in the community, such as the Berkshires’ own High Lawn Farm, Peace Valley Farm and Ioka Valley Farm. The College is also a member of Berkshire Grown, a support organization for local producers and purchasers, Volpi said.
Millonzi agreed with Volpi’s criteria for sustainability, also adding “ecological certification and social justice components” to the list. While the definition of sustainable is still generally undefined, Millonzi pointed out that “these criteria mirror the standards used in many schools and organizations.”
“I have been working with Dining Services to source from local food producers and spend their … budget on regionally and ecologically produced food,” Millonzi said. “My program worked with Dining Services to define our criteria for ‘sustainable food’ and then undertook a data analysis, which measured our current purchases against these criteria.” Currently, 10 percent of all food purchased by Dining Services is considered sustainable.
Volpi pointed out that the College’s commitment to local businesses adds to Dining Services’ relative strength in terms of sustainability: “Without an industry standard, it’s really hard to say, ‘Is 10 percent low?’” Volpi said. “[However], our peer institutions don’t have the contracts and the commitments that we have, especially with dairy and especially with a local farm like Peace Valley.”
Many at the College have expressed concern that Dining Services is spending extravagantly on organic, local and sustainable foods in the face of College-wide budget cuts; there has also been concern that the program has been hampered or cut back in the face of the economic downturn.
Volpi remained adamant that sustainability is one of Dining Services’ main commitments. “When we were looking at budget planning, there were no cuts that were made that would interfere with [this initiative],” he said. “Our dedication and commitment to keeping this program together really was proven during some tough times.” While switching to a national dairy provider instead of using local producers such as Peace Valley Farm to supply the College’s needs would have saved a small amount, Volpi said that the relatively insignificant savings were not enough to convince the College that weakening its relationship with Peace Valley and other local producers was the right decision.
In terms of concerns regarding excessive spending on sustainable foods, Volpi was quick to clarify that cutting back on sustainability would not have been helpful in terms of Dining Services’ budget. “The reductions we were looking [to make] were much greater,” Volpi said. “A closure of a dining hall is much greater than taking away a program because we need to buy a product regardless of where it’s coming from.” Volpi used the example of switching dairy providers to illustrate his point: While switching to a national provider would have saved the College two to five percent on its dairy purchases, that amount would have totaled approximately $5000, not nearly as much in savings as closing Dodd and Greylock dining halls brought in.
Recent sustainability-related initiatives
Over the past few weeks, sustainability initiatives have been at the forefront of dining in the form of both Meatless Monday on April 18 and Friday’s Earth Day dinner, which was comprised entirely of locally-grown foods including local vegetables, grass-fed beef and hook-and-line cod. According to Amelia Simmons ’13, a point person for the Meatless Monday program and an intern at the Zilkha Center, both meals met with overwhelmingly positive student response.
“It was really positive,” Simmons said of the first Meatless Monday. “One of the ladies swiping cards at [Driscoll] … told students very openly that there wouldn’t be meat at the meal, and it was really cool because all up and down the stairs cheers erupted and students were really excited. Students who went to the meal were really excited about it and were aware.” She also recounted an interaction with a student who hadn’t even realized that her meal was meat-free, though she did say that the food was delicious.
Meatless Mondays was an initiative spearheaded by Simmons, Millonzi and Chris Abayasinghe, assistant director of student dining. The three focused closely on publicizing the April 18 dinner in order to avoid negative student backlash, according to Simmons. “The main reservation that Dining [Services] had was that it had to be really, really well-publicized and tied with the environmental reasoning, showing students how not eating meat for one day directly reduces Williams’ carbon footprint,” Simmons said. The Monday before Earth Week was therefore decided upon as a good trial date because of the increased visibility of environmental issues during that time.
Millonzi expressed enthusiastic support for the Meatless Mondays program. “The Sustainable Food and Agriculture Program’s mission is to work both operationally and educationally on food and agriculture issues on campus and globally,” she said. “Certainly educating both students and administration of the economic, environmental and social implications of industrial meat production is a main thrust of our program.”
People responded equally as well to Friday’s Earth Day dinner, which is an annual event. “[People] walked out saying it was the best meal they’d had at Williams,” Simmons said.
Dining Services is not looking to institutionalize any large changes in the near future, according to Volpi, and instead is planning to continue working within the existing framework of relationships with local farmers in order to expand the sustainable foods program.
Andrea Lindsay ’13, one of a number of students on the Food Committee, echoed Volpi’s statements, saying that while the committee is not working on any specific initatives, small changes such as labeling of local foods have recently been implemented. “We’ve also talked more generally about increasing the amount of local food in the dining halls, but not as part of an official program,” she said. Lindsay also mentioned increased labeling of local foods and the integration of a number of new vegetarian and vegan recipes as small, recently instituted changes.
The College will, however, be adding a host of new vegetarian and vegan recipes to its repertoire. Following staff workshops with vegan chef Ken Bergeron just before spring break, Dining Services has begun the process of integrating Bergeron’s recipes into its database for use in dining halls. “If we’re going to do things right with fresh vegetables, I think the best recipes you’re going to find are going to be in a vegetarian cookbook,” Volpi said. “Having someone like Ken Bergeron, a well-known vegan chef and author, helping us, enter[ing] his recipes into our database, accomplished two things: It gives us the best possible recipe for a fresh vegetable, and it also helps with a vegan or a vegetarian entrée.”
As for substantially increasing the percentage of purchased food that is considered sustainable, Volpi said that it would likely take time and a change in policy. “It depends on whether or not we want to open up the radius of 250 miles, because there are farms that believe in better environmental practices [elsewhere],” he said. “So if the farm is out in the Midwest and they believe in sound environmental practices that we believe in, then buying that product from this cooperative would definitely be something to consider.”
Under the current system, Volpi admits that becoming entirely sustainable isn’t likely. “There’s no way that … we could ever sustain a program that would hold us to 250 miles and be fully supportive for all our needs,” he said. “To really get the manufacturers to really believe in the practice of how food is grown or raised is something that we should enforce and require from our vendors.”
“What we are working towards is the food viability and security of the College and our community as a whole,” Millonzi said. “Harnessing institutional purchasing is one of the most powerful tools available for shifting patterns of food production and consumption in a more sustainable direction … There are many ways we could and should increase the 10 percent sustainable food purchases to 30 to 40 percent in the coming years, with the College’s commitment to do so.”
Further student initiatives
Meatless Mondays in particular is an initiative that Simmons and Dining Services both would like to see continue. Simmons stated that the staff at Driscoll is very excited about the prospect of continuing the event, and staff members have even begun soliciting vegetarian recipes from students in the hopes of having a student recipe-based Meatless Monday before the end of the year. “It’s a really nice collaborative process between dining and students,” Simmons said. “It’s a learning process for the whole campus, what a meal without meat can be and why it’s beneficial to the environment, why it’s beneficial to your health.”
Simmons also made it clear that Meatless Mondays is “not trying to force vegetarianism,” but instead is trying to change “meat culture by making people more aware of the implications that a meat-based diet has.”
In the future, the program could be expanded to include two meatless dining halls, for an “opt-out system, not an opt-in,” according to Simmons. Other possibilities include monthly and eventually biweekly Meatless Mondays, as well as potentially redirecting saved funds from a meatless meal to purchasing more sustainable local foods for other meals. Such sustainable foods could theoretically include anything from Berkshire-grown vegetables to grass-fed beef. “Meatless Mondays is not against meat per se,” Simmons pointed out. “It’s against the excessive meat consumption, and particularly against conventionally-raised meat.”
All of these developments are still in the preliminary stages, according to Simmons. While College Council has expressed interest in helping to continue the Meatless Mondays program and Dining Services is also open to the idea, more student feedback needs to be solicited and more planning needs to take place before changes and further developments take place.
Simmons also pointed out that while she is excited about redirecting saved funds from meatless dinners to the purchase of more sustainable foods, more data needs to be collected and analyzed to determine whether Dining Services can save a significant amount of money on meatless dinners and whether that money can and should be used for more food purchases.
Students and Dining Services are in agreement regarding sustainable foods, according to Lindsay. “Students are definitely interested in seeing more local and organic food in the dining halls,” she said. “The Dining Services representatives on the committee are very receptive, but they also try to keep us aware of the constraints they’re dealing with in terms of costs and what’s available from suppliers. In my experience, it seems like they definitely want to make Williams dining sustainable, but they need continued student support and initiative to keep moving in that direction.”
Millonzi emphasized the importance of continuing to promote sustainability on campus. “We must not frame sustainability as a trend,” she said. “What we are working towards is the food viability and security of the College and our community as a whole.”
Simmons stressed that if students really want to see the College’s dining halls serving more sustainable food, all they have to do is ask: “If students really push for it, [Dining Services] would do it faster,” she said. “Dining wants to do it, they’re ready to, but they’re not going to unless the students really push and demand for better-quality, more local organic foods.”


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Dominica is home to a wide range of people. Although it was historically occupied by several native tribes, the Arawaks (Tainos) and Carib (Kalinago) tribes occupied it at the time European settlers reached the island. "Massacre" is a name of a river dedicated to the murders of the Native villagers by French and British settlers, because the river ran red with blood for days. Both the French and British tried to claim the island and imported slaves from Africa for labour. The remaining Caribs now live on a 3,700-acre (15 km2) territory on the east coast of the island. They elect their own chief. This mix of cultures has produced the current culture.
Music and dance are important facets of Dominica's culture. The annual independence celebrations display a variety of traditional song and dance. Since 1997, there have also been weeks of Creole festivals, such as "Creole in the Park" and the "World Creole Music Festival".
Dominica gained prominence on the international music stage when in 1973, Gordon Henderson founded the group Exile One and an original musical genre, which he coined "Cadence-lypso". This paved the way for modern Creole music. Other musical genres include "Jing ping" and "Cadence". Jing ping features the accordion and is native to the island. Dominica's music is a melange of Haitian, Afro-Cuban, African and European traditions. Popular artists over the years include Chubby and the Midnight Groovers, Bells Combo, the Gaylords, WCK, and Triple Kay.
The 11th annual World Creole Music Festival was held in 2007, part of the island's celebration of independence from Great Britain on 3 November. A year-long reunion celebration began in January 2008, marking 30 years of independence.
Dominica is often seen as a society that is migrating from collectivism to that of individualism. The economy is a developing one that previously depended on agriculture. Signs of collectivism are evident in the small towns and villages which are spread across the island.
The famed novelist Jean Rhys was born and raised in Dominica. The island is obliquely depicted in her best-known book, Wide Sargasso Sea. Rhys's friend, the political activist and writer Phyllis Shand Allfrey, set her 1954 novel, The Orchid House (ISBN 0-8135-2332-X), in Dominica.
Much of the Walt Disney film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (the second in the series, starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom, and released on 7 July 2006), was shot on location on Dominica (though in the film it was known as "Pelegosto," a fictional island), along with some shooting for the 3rd film in the series, At World's End(released on 2 May 2007).
Dominica's cuisine is similar to that of other Caribbean islands, particularly Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago. Like other Commonwealth Caribbean islands, Dominicans have developed a distinct twist to their cuisine. Breakfast is an important daily meal, typically including saltfish, dried and salted codfish, and "bakes", fried dough. Saltfish and bakes are combined for a fast food snack that can be eaten throughout the day; vendors on Dominica's streets sell these snacks to passersby, together with fried chicken, fish and fruit and yogurt "smoothies". Other breakfast meals include cornmeal porridge, which is made with fine cornmeal or polenta, milk and condensed milk and sugar to sweeten. Traditional British-influenced dishes, such as eggs, bacon and toast, are also popular, as are fried fish and plantains.
Common vegetables include plantains, tanias (a root vegetable), yams, potatoes, rice and peas. Meat and poultry typically eaten include chicken (which is very popular), beef, and fish. These are often prepared in stews with onions, carrots, garlic, ginger and herbs like thyme. The vegetables and meat are browned to create a rich dark sauce. Popular meals include rice and peas, brown stew chicken, stew beef, fried and stewed fish, and many different types of hearty fish broths and soups. These are filled with dumplings, carrots and ground provisions.


The boss of the West’s rail services is warning people not to travel by train on Sunday because they won’t have enough staff - because of the World Cup final and sunny weather.
GWR apologised, and warned passengers there would be ‘significant disruption’ to services in and around Bristol and from Bristol to London on Sunday, with fewer trains which will be more packed than usual.
And the company gave a long list of reasons why there would be big problems on the railway to the city this weekend, which included a football match taking place in Moscow between France and Croatia.
A statement from GWR said they were lifting ticket restrictions, offering refunds and warning people to travel before the disruption hits on Sunday.
“Due to a number of factors including on-going engineering work; the World Cup Final taking place; the continuing good weather, and the start of the school holidays in some regions, there is a reduced number of available staff,” a spokesperson said.
“GWR is advising customers planning to travel on long distance intercity services on Sunday 15 July that a revised timetable will be in place with a significantly reduced number of trains in operation.
“Long-distance services – including routes between Paddington and Bristol, South Wales, Oxford and Devon and Cornwall will be most affected, with some changes to suburban services in the West.
“Trains that do run will be extremely busy."
Passengers are being advised to travel as early as possible, and to consider switching their travel plans to alternate days.
To help with this, ticket restrictions have been removed from services on Saturday 14 and Monday 16 July, so that customers with tickets for Sunday, including Advance fixed train tickets can travel on other services.
Ticket acceptance has also been agreed with CrossCountry trains.
GWR managing director Mark Hopwood said: “We will have managers and volunteers throughout our network to help at stations and on board, but unfortunately we will not be able to deliver our planned timetable of services; and the trains we are able to operate will be extremely busy.
“I would encourage customers to travel on a different day if they are able to and we will happily offer refunds to those who choose not to travel.
“We are very sorry for the inconvenience this disruption will cause.”
Full details of the revised timetable will be available online from Saturday 14 July for customers to check journeys before they travel, the company said. Anyone claiming a refund because they choose not to travel on Sunday will be entitled to a full refund - and the £10 admin fee is also being dropped.
Earlier this week, the railway authority the Office of Rail and Road issued the latest statistics on late trains, cancelled trains and complaints for GWR - which shown a huge rise in all three.
The ORR statistics revealed that the total number of minutes that GWR trains were delayed by had gone up - and was now approaching a million and a half minutes in a single year, with a big jump too in the number of delays caused by staffing problems.


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Dainese has announced its new Riding Master events for 2020, which will give riders the opportunity to learn from professional MotoGP racers.
On April 22, the Riding Master series will kick off at Misano World Circuit, giving lucky participants the chance to share the track with Valentino Rossi on Yamaha YZF-R1M motorcycles and Metzeler tyres.
Just four tickets will be available for the class hosted by Valentino Rossi, which will be auctioned off with all proceeds sent to the Marco Simoncelli Foundation, a non-profit organisation that helps people with mental and physical disabilities.
Although the Valentino Rossi event is extremely limited, the Riding Master series will also offer classes hosted by Franco Morbidelli and Moto2 riders Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi.
Spencer has a keen eye for hard news, and does some of his best living on deadline day. He loves more than anything to travel on his motorcycle, and is adamant that Melbourne Bitter is a world-class lager. He also knows how to operate the big computery thing in the office. By night, Spencer plays guitar with Melbourne punk outfit LOUTS.

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Activists attack Capt. Cook’s Australian home
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The latest graffiti attack on Capt. James Cook’s home in Melbourne, Australia, is the third tagging of the historic building since last year’s Australia Day.
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Learn how to sterilise jars two ways with our handy step-by-step guide and video.
It is very tasty and sweet. I added two small red chillies and that gave it a lovely heat but not too hot. I used canned chopped tomatoes, which I didn't realise had tomato juice in it until I added them. After tasting I would say that it was still yummy but potentially more juicy than was intended. Very easy recipe to make. It made 8 small sacla size jars. - 16 Nov 2014
Made this and found not only is the cooking time very ambitious (it will take considerably longer than 45mins to cook down), but the chutney was very wet. Found it too spicy too, so to fix all issues, I boiled down some bramley apple with very little vinegar and some sugar, plus a little smoked paprika. Added this to the original mix and boiled a bit longer. The result was passable and less wet and spicy. It will make a reasonable addition to the cheese board at Christmas. - 03 Dec 2015
I did add a lot of chile to take the edge off the sweetness. Used homegrown tomatoes, chiles and pears as well! I probably needed more liquid - I had to bash out the bubbles. - 06 Mar 2015


Imaging the Exoplanets
Time Coordinate: 3:30 pm 9th June 2017 (Friday)
Space Coordinate: NTHU General Building II, R521
Speaker: He-Feng Hsieh and Ing-Guey Jiang (NTHU)
Title: Imaging the Exoplanets
Imaging method is a viable pathway to detect exoplanet and characterize the planetary atmosphere. However, imaging exoplanets is challenging due to the small angular separation and extreme intensity contrast between the exoplanet and its host star (~1e-4 for self-luminous giant planets and ~1e-10 for rocky planets). Collaborating with Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, we are developing next generation Adaptive Optic (AO) systems aiming to detect and characterize rocky exoplanets. The design of AO systems, the observation strategy, data reduction techniques, and the method for retrieving physical properties of imaged objects will be introduced in this talk.


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Newcastle shot up to 13th in the Premier League with the win. As for Man United, who stayed second, they are 16 points behind Man City.
On Monday in the Daily Mail, Jamie Redknapp has gone after Jose Mourinho.
It’s worth remembering that while the Premier League trophy is unlikely to go to Old Trafford this season, Mourinho could still lift silverware.
The Red Devils are still in the running for the Champions League and FA Cup.
And, in his first season at Man United, Mourinho won the League Cup and the Europa League.
Yet it’s obvious that Redknapp isn’t too impressed with Mourinho’s achievements in Manchester. He believes United made a mistake giving the Special One a new deal:
"When Manchester United extended Jose Mourinho’s contract with a year and a half to run, I was genuinely surprised. What has he done to earn it?
"They are being left in the shade by City in almost every department. While Guardiola’s best team trips off the tongue, it is difficult to name United’s preferred XI.
"But the strangest thing about Mourinho extending his stay in Manchester is that he does not seem to have taken the place to his heart."


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Radiology in Cape Town – Things To Do
Our Sunday full day tour is a must for all tourists - an iconic tour from Cape Town. Our first experience will be traveling on Chapman’s Peak Drive on the Atlantic Coast between Hout Bay and Noordhoek on the Cape Peninsula. This is one of the most spectacular marine drives in the world. Chapman’s Peak Drive, affectionately known as “Chappies,” attracts anyone who is passionate about the majestic scenery of Cape Town.
At the tip of the Cape Peninsula 60 km south-west of Cape Town, lies Cape Point, a nature reserve within the Table Mountain National Park - a designated Natural World Heritage Site. Encompassing 7,750 hectares of rich and varied flora and fauna, abounding with buck, baboons and Cape mountain zebra as well as over 250 species of birds, Cape Point is a nature enthusiast’s paradise. Offering visitors an exciting and novel method of travel, the Flying Dutchman funicular saves visitors an uphill walk from the car park to see the old lighthouse and enjoy the panoramic views.
After we have marveled over the fabulous views we will depart for Simons Town and stop at the ocean side Seaforth Restaurant for lunch. From here it is a short ride to Boulders Beach to visit the penguin colony. African Penguins used to be known as jackass penguins because of their distinctive braying, and they’re the only penguins found on the continent. Colonies can be found from southern Namibia all the way around the South African coast to Port Elizabeth, but few places offer as remarkable a viewing point at Boulders Beach and the penguins can be observed at very close range. We will return back to our hotel after a full day of activity.
Our afternoon tour on Monday is a Cape Town city tour which will include all the major sites of the city including Castle of Good Hope, City Hall, and Grand Parade as well as Victoria and Alfred Harborside and Parliaments buildings. We all will also take the Aerial Cableway to the top of Table Mountain.
On Tuesday we will visit Robben Island on a Private tour including a chartered boat from the Harbor over to the Island. In 1964, an anti-apartheid revolutionary named Nelson Mandela was arrested and brought to South Africa’s Robben Island, just west of Cape Town. He would spend the next 18 years imprisoned in an 8x7-foot cell, forced to do hard labor, and permitted only one visitor a year. Even so, Mandela went on to become his country’s first black president, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, and known globally for his significant contributions to human rights and social justice. The Island tour will include guides who were inmates on the Island at one time. They can share with us the life they lead on the island.
Wednesday lectures will end early to give us an early departure to the village of Franschhoek (French Corner), tucked into the Cape Winelands of South Africa. It is celebrated the country's food and wine capital. Galleries and antique shops fill the tree-lined streets, and vineyards established more than 300 years ago cascade over the hills just outside town. After some brief sightseeing, we all will have time on our own to stroll the main street and enjoy a great afternoon. Late in the afternoon we will split up into two groups. Each group will have a wine tasting followed by dinner before returning to Cape Town later in the evening.
On Thursday we will journey to Hout Bay to board our private boats and visit the seals. Occupied by over 64,000 seals, Seal Island allows you to view the social interaction of these creatures like few other places in the world.
The 2 hectare (5 acre) island also shelters many sea birds, which use the area as a breeding ground. The seals attract many great white sharks, which you'll have the opportunity to view in action if you're lucky enough to be there during one of their encounters.
In addition to the wonderful sites this area offers, we will also offer a morning shuttle service to the Victoria & Alfred Harborside on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and other special morning options for Cape Malay Cooking experience and a Wire and Bead workshop.
Our Post Tour will include traveling through the Garden Route to Port Elizabeth followed by three wonderful nights at Shamwari Game Preserve a 5-star experience. The information on this six night
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Learning through Pretending: Playing Diner
This week at Barrister Unschool: Learning through Pretending!
I remember playing Diner when I was growing up—setting up a table and menus for my parents, getting out the little pretend server pad, taking their fake money, bringing out plastic food for them to to “eat”.
Of all the games we played, that one definitely stuck out, probably because it made me feel responsible and the props made it such a vivid experience. I remember the old play set we had was called Paraphernalia.
Not shockingly, the world of pretend food establishments has improved wildly since then. The Order Up! Diner Play Set from Melissa & Doug has everything I remember, plus a fold-down cooktop—and the little food pieces have “cooked” sides when you flip them over. WHAT! 🤯
We love this little set for building creativity, math skills, and more.


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Despite unintentionally comedic lines like “If the earth dies, you die, if you die, the earth survives,” this remake of 1951’s The Day The Earth Stood Still ruled the weekend box office. Somehow Keanu Reeves‘ vacant stares and deadpan line delivery continue to bring in the dough. See the clip above, where Keanu the Alien explains to Jennifer Connelly that her species must die to save the world. Not even Will Smith‘s adorable son, Jaden, can save this sci-fi silliness.
1. The Day The Earth Stood Still: $31M
2. Four Christmases: $13.3M
3. Twilight: $8.01M
4. Bolt: $7.51M
5. Australia: $4.29M
Audiences must really be in the holiday spirit, as Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn held the top spot at the movies for the second weekend in a row, beating sexy vampires, Australian cowboys and Bond. Four Christmases‘ success proves the often-told tale of family stress and a full schedule around the holidays doesn’t get old. See a clip above of Vaughn being outed by his rowdy brothers, revealing to Witherspoon his birth name is “Orlando.”
1. Four Christmases: $18.2M
2. Twilight: $13.2M
3. Bolt: $9.7M
4. Australia: $7M
5. Quantum of Solace: $6.6M
On the coattails of Beyonce‘s “Single Ladies” sensation, we were somewhat surprised to see Cadillac Records roll in at #9 with a meager $3.5M. Check out a clip of Ms. Knowles singing as Etta James after the jump.
The teen heart-throbbing vamps conquered a delusional dog, Bond, and escaped zoo animals for the top spot at the box office over the weekend. See a clip from Twilight above when Kristen Stewart lets hunky Robert Pattinson know that the jig is up.
Quantum of Solace, $27.4M
Madagascar: Escape to Africa, $16M
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In the Year 2030, the ground-breaking online game «Divine Realm» shook the whole world. Its system of allowing players to exchange in-game currency into real-life money attracted everyone’s attention.
Lorne was also a player of «Divine Realm,» but he had a unique talent—the Monster Merging Simulator. It allowed him to merge a «prototype material» and «body parts» to create a new monster and tame it.
[Slime] + [Poison] = Poisonous Slime (Elite)!
[Brown Bear] + [Granite x5] = Rock Bear (Bronze)!
[Spider] + [Baphomet’s Skull] = King of Bone Spiders (Boss)!
[Leader of the Minotaurs] + [Lava’s Core] + [Fire Elemental Inheritance Crown] = Lord of Flames (Silver Boss)!
With that, just as other players were trying their best to level up, Lorne and his powerful pets began their expedition to the Dark Abyss that was shrouded in darkness…

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TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 9 WAR2414.BA0776
RIDE ON. Speed. Sweat. Strength. Jack Heuer created the Carrera watch in 1963 in tribute to the famous Carrera Panamericana auto race widely considered the most dangerous in the world. Just as exciting as the race that inspired it, the watch broke traditional watchmaking rules and was the first chronograph specifically designed for professional drivers, but perfect for speeding down the open road or cruising through daily life thanks to a more simple, more elegant, more readable design. He broke the rules of watchmaking design and TAG Heuer has been blending fashion and function ever since. The Carrera celebrates the speed demons, the risk-takers and the dreamers who race against time and never slow down.
- 28mm polished steel case
- Water resistant to 100m.
- Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides
- Sapphire crystal case back
- Mother-of-pearl dial with 12 diamond dot hours markers
- Swiss-made TAG Heuer Calibre 9 automatic movement
- Fast date correction and stop-second features
- Fine-brushed and polished steel bracelet with folding clasp
- Date display at 3 o’clock position
- Two-year international warranty

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--Catcher Roberto Perez was 3-for-4 with five RBI as host Columbus (45-39) hammered Louisville, 10-1, in Triple-A. DH Elliot Johnson added three hits and scored three times for the Clippers, who had 18 hits as a team. Danny Salazar improved to 2-5. He struck out nine in 7 1/3 innings.
--Right fielder Jordan Smith hit a three-run homer in the first inning to put Double-A Akron (48-35) on its way to a 9-1 win over Erie. Shortstop Erik Gonzalez added two hits and two RBI for the RubberDucks, who were 5-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Will Roberts evened his record at 8-8. He gave up one run on five hits over seven innings. He struck out five.
--Host Winston-Salem held advanced Single-A Carolina to four hits in a 3-0 decision. Adam Plutko fell to 1-3 for the Mudcats (35-44). He yielded three runs on eight hits in seven innings.
--Third baseman Grant Fink hit his seventh and eighth home runs of the season to help visiting Lake County (35-44) hammer Dayton, 13-2, in Single-A. First baseman Nellie Rodriguez and left fielder Dorssys Paulino each drove in three runs for the Captains. Dace Kime improved to 4-9. He struck out five and walked five while giving up two runs.
— Staff reports


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Tampa-based Suncoast Credit Union has donated $600,000 to Hurricane Ian relief efforts, with $500,000 going to Volunteer Florida and $100,000 earmarked for the Foundation for Lee County Schools.
According to a news release, Volunteer Florida will disburse the funds to more than 85 emergency management organizations, according to greatest need, while the School District of Lee County will use the $100,000 to ensure students’ and teachers’ basic needs are met. Funds will cover immediate needs such as clothing, hygiene products, bedding and transportation assistance.
“We believe we have a moral obligation to help others when we are able to do so,” Suncoast Credit Union President and CEO Kevin Johnson states in the release. “The impact of Hurricane Ian is tragic. Our only goal for these funds is to help those with the greatest of needs in order to rebuild communities impacted by Ian. We believe that by working together, we can all do our part to assist struggling Floridians persevere through these times.”
With $15.9 billion in total assets and more than 1 million members, Suncoast Credit Union is the largest credit union in Florida and 10th largest in the United States.

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Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Sunday he would not support any peace agreement that does not include the exchange of Israeli Arab land and population, calling that demand a "basic condition" that he has already clarified to the international community.
- Kerry: Israel, Palestinians making progress toward framework peace deal
- Netanyahu's outburst, Kerry's optimism: How fear yields progress at crunch time
- John Kerry is the problem, not the solution
- Spat erupts in cabinet over future of peace talks amid Palestinian incitement
- Lieberman's dangerous proposal
- Lieberman is a man of his word - when it comes to population transfer
- Israeli Arab leaders: Lieberman's land swap proposal is delusional
- Monster borders are what Avigdor Lieberman wants
- Ben-Gurion didn't recognize Israel as the nation state of the entire Jewish people
- Netanyahu wants to say 'yes' to Kerry, but without anyone noticing
- Lieberman’s land, population swap proposal is roundly condemned
- Why Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman took a sharp turn to the left
- A third of Israeli Arabs in favor of towns being annexed to Palestinian state
- Lieberman changes gears in support of Israeli-Palestinian peace plan
- Israeli Arabs are both Palestinian and Israeli patriots - It’s complicated
- Israeli government doc: Population exchange legal under international law
- Getting rid of Israel's Arabs
- Population dump: Is Lieberman's plan to redraw Israeli demographics legal?
- Lieberman: Israeli-Arab rioters don't belong in Israel
"When I talk about land and population exchange, I mean the Little Triangle and Wadi Ara," Lieberman said, referring to the predominantly Arab regions in central and northern Israel. "This is not a transfer. Nobody will be expelled or banished, but the border will move to the other side of Route 6."
"I will not support any peace deal that will allow the return of even one Palestinian refugee to Israel," he said. "Because if we leave the right of return on the table, all pressure will be on this subject."
"When there is a Palestinian state, it will absorb hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria and Lebanon, because these states will simply expel all of these refugees," he added.
Lieberman told the diplomats that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's proposal to push forward peace talks was the best offer Israel could possibly receive. "Every alternative offer we will get from the international community will not be better than Kerry's offer," he said.
"I support and inclusive and real political arrangement, even with all of the doubt in my heart," he added. "Discussion with the Palestinians is important, even when we don't agree with each other."
Earlier in his speech, Lieberman emphasized how significant he considers Israel's ties with the United States: "Cooperation with the U.S. is the basis on which all Israeli foreign policy is built," he said.
Lieberman told Kerry during a meeting on Friday that he greatly appreciates the efforts he is investing in brokering a solution to the conflict and promoting calm in the region, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Kerry was scheduled to leave Israel for Jordan and Saudi Arabia on Sunday morning where he will brief leaders on the Israeli-Palestinian talks as part of American efforts to ensure Arab support for the peace efforts. Martin Indyk, the U.S. special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, will fly to Cairo to brief Egyptian leaders. Next weekend Kerry is due to meet a deelgation of Arab League foreign ministers.
Since arriving in Israel on Thursday, Kerry has held three meetings with each of the leaders, with each meeting lasting more than three hours. The U.S. secretary of state is seeking to reach a framework agreement between Israel and the Palestinians which would address all core issues – borders, security, Jerusalem, refugees, mutual recognition, the finality of the conflict and demands.


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Have you ever heard of Melanie Segard? Well if you suffer from Downs Syndrome, this young French girl has just made history by presenting the weather programme on French TV.
The European Disability Forum led a protest outside the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday, aimed at persuading MEPs to strengthen the European Accessibility…
An article by François Marien. Follow François at @EU_UNdisability On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities I want to remind you all
Implant provides a way out for locked in syndrome sufferers
Mobile phone cameras are connecting their blind users with helpers ready to "be their eyes" in a phone app that can transform partially-sighted users' daily lives.
Autistic British artist Stephen Wiltshire who is known for his ability to create entire cityscapes from memory is tackling one of his biggest challenges yet – Mexico…
Children with disabilities are being kept out of the classroom due to a lack of funds to adequately support their needs, according to research conducted by rights…
Charities have hit out at the precarious state of the 2016 Paralympic Games, which is likely to take place under the shadow of a huge funding crisis
The head of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) said a decision to suspend Russian athletes from next month’s Paralympics was “a grave human rights abuse.
Ibrahim Hamato was 10 years old when he lost his arms in a train accident, despite that he has become a champion table tennis player and helped change the perception of disabled people in…
This musician shares far more than music. The guitarist from San Diego has a singular talent, playing like no other, it’s fair to say. Fun and
Disabled Bolivians face riot police using tear gas in La Paz after marching 144 miles (232 km) to demand a rise in state benefits.
The Aero 2016 show in the German city of Friedrichshafen on the shores of Lake Constance was a success according to organisers. Some 30,000 visitors
The government is trying to tackle the problem but human rights campaigners say implementation is patchy
Hundreds of people with disabilities have protested outside the EU institutions in Brussels. The protest was organised by the European Network on
Austria’s leading Pole vaulter Kira Grunberg has been left paraplegic following a training accident. The 21-year-old – who is trained by her father –
Blind and visually-impaired people have long had to overcome challenges in education, as they do in many aspects of life. The World Health
Mind control is the stuff of pure science fiction, but today reading data from your brain has never been more accurate, and that opens the way to
A small sensor, headphones and a mobile phone – the elements of a prototype kit that is giving hope of relief for sufferers of Parkinson’s disease
And if so, how and to what extend? A telecommunications engineer from Catalonia Polytechnic University in Barcelona explains the way algorithms
Madrid's Museo del Prado has done away with the 'please do not touch' rule in a special new exhibition, focussed specifically on visually impaired visitors.
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She’s been dubbed the world's first amputee pop artist: at the age of 20, Viktoria Modesta asked doctors to remove her lower left leg, which had been
To mark the UN’s International Day of Disabled Persons, euronews visited one Belgian company that helps people with disabilities find new work. Two
The New York Deaf Theatre company is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a production of ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’. Performed
Egyptian Ibrahim al-Husseiny Hamato lost both his arms in a train accident aged 10, but, helped by his motto ‘nothing is impossible’, he has managed
A special sporting extravaganza for wounded soldiers has got underway in London. The first Invictus Games, organised by Prince Harry, will see


Recently, unsupervised Hashing has attracted much attention in the machine learning and information retrieval communities, due to its low storage and high search efficiency. Most of existing unsupervised Hashing methods rely on the local semantic structure of the data as the guiding information, requiring to preserve such semantic structure in the Hamming space. Thus, how to precisely represent the local structure of the data and Hashing code s becomes the key point to success. This study proposes a novel Hashing method based on self-supervised learning. Specifically, it is proposed to utilize the contrast learning to acquire a compact and accurate feature representation for each sample, and then a semantic structure matrix can be constructed for representing the similarity between samples. Meanwhile, a new loss function is proposed to preserve the semantic information and improve the discriminative ability in the Hamming space, by the spirit of the instance discrimination method proposed recently. The proposed framework is end-to-end trainable. Extensive experiments on two large-scale image retrieval data sets show that the proposed method can significantly outperform current state-of-the-art methods.
Changsheng Li, Qixing Min, Yurong Cheng, Ye Yuan, Guoren Wang. Local Semantic Structure Captured and Instance Discriminated by Unsupervised Hashing. International Journal of Software and Informatics, 2021,11(1):55~67Copy


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A contemporary renovation that connects the home to its garden, transforming a once dark and cramped Victorian terrace into a light-filled oasis.
London-based architectural studio Neiheiser Argyros has breathed new life into a Victorian terrace, Steele’s Road House, by incorporating open spaces, balconies, and innovative design elements that seamlessly connect the home to its garden. The result is a modern and inviting living space, perfect for architects, interior designers, and design enthusiasts alike to draw inspiration from. The original brick structure of Steele’s Road House, located in west London, featured low ceilings and limited natural light on the ground floor. Neiheiser Argyros co-founder Xristina Argyros and her team have meticulously renovated the space to allow more light into the home and connect it with the garden.
The new design includes a single-story extension on the lower floor, clad in stained accoya wood, and topped with a roof garden that doubles as a terrace for the upper level. This extension replaces a damaged glass conservatory, offering strategic skylights and enhanced connectivity to the outdoors.
Collaborating with landscape designer Joanne Bernstein, the architects transformed the once wild and overgrown garden into a harmonious and orderly space. A basement-level courtyard has been introduced, featuring clay paving and stepped planters, perfect for enjoying the outdoors in a private setting.
Inside the house, large openings, brick-lined steps, and carefully selected materials work together to create a sense of openness and connection to the outdoors. The design highlights the delicate balance between contemporary elements and preserved Victorian details, such as original fireplaces and exposed brickwork.
The renovated Steele’s Road House boasts a contemporary color scheme that complements the home’s original Victorian features. Pink balustrades and door frames, as well as red railing on the balconies, thoughtfully reflect the native crab apple trees in the garden. This subtle yet impactful use of color emphasizes continuity between the interior and exterior, creating a cohesive and harmonious living space.
Neiheiser Argyros has masterfully transformed Steele’s Road House into a light-filled sanctuary that celebrates both the history of the Victorian terrace and the beauty of nature. The architects’ innovative approach to design, materials, and color has created a modern and inviting space that will undoubtedly inspire architects, interior designers, and design enthusiasts for years to come. Photography © Lorenzo Zandri.


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This is the page that is going to change from time to time. This is the page about where I am now.Working for PickUp 101 has boosted my confidence and comfort with myself enormously. I have taught hundreds of guys how to meet, attract, and connect with women, and have pushed them to talk to thousands of women. I myself have talked to thousands of women while getting to where I am today.
What do I think of it all?
I think that what I really teach is how to be a man. A man has a big heart, a strong backbone, and a powerful cock, and he isn’t afraid to use any of them. A man is confident about what he wants, and what he is doing with his life, and he is confident in the face of getting it. A man is confident about how he feels, and even when he lowers his defences to share that, he has the strength to support it himself. A man is confident about about being sexy with, and attractive to, a woman. A man is confident about loving a woman, and loves himself.
I’ve gone through love and heartbreak. What did I learn? Why was I so miserable when I was so in love?
I didn’t know myself. I didn’t know how to understand my own feelings. I wasn’t confident about them. I couldn’t share them with the woman I loved because of that.
I’ve met a lot of women. Is that the answer?
It’s more important to figure out what you want and what will make you happy. The real secret is that if you want real happiness, don’t look to a woman for it. Find it, then share it with a woman. The both of you will be far happier.
We all need to learn what we are like as men. More confident men. Sexier men. Happier men. Up until I started to really make changes in my life, I felt like this was just out of my reach, but just barely. I was so close to it, but just couldn’t reach it. I think we’ve all got it. We just need to realize it, and learn what that feels like. It feels different, and it can feel uncomfortable. But eventually, it feels good.
I’m learning what it is like to be a man, and I’m sharing that with other men as I do.

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I’m trying to remove the word “should” from my vocabulary. Or at least, to drastically reduce its usage. Should is a shaming word. It says, “You don’t have to, and you don’t want to (because if you did you would have done it already), but somebody else (to or for whom you are not responsible) thinks you ought to.”
I’m not talking about things like “You should obey the law” or “You should take care of your children.” Those are responsibilities, and if you don’t want to do them there can be dire consequences for yourself or others*. No, I’m talking about things like “You should wash the dishes or do the laundry” and “You should read this book or participate in this event or activity.”
When I use the word should against myself (or when others use it against me), it makes me feel inadequate just as I am because I am being held to somebody else’s standards. When I use it against others, it makes them feel so. No wonder we’re all in a frenzy trying to be and do everything for everyone that we forget our limitations and end up overly-extended and exhausted.
Instead, I’m getting in the habit of saying “I want to get the laundry done because I need clean clothes.” Or “This was a really great book because of such-and-such reason. Let me know if you want to borrow it from me.”
Let’s have grace for ourselves and do more of the things we need and want to do, and maybe a little less of the should’s. Or at least alter our language in a way that brings more freedom rather than an unfounded sense of obligation to ourselves and to others. Words matter.
And when others offer us lots of “shoulds”—no need to bite anyone’s head off for offering what they think is good advice. “Maybe” or “I’ll think about it” is a good enough response to something they think you should do but you don’t want to do (or at least, don’t want to do right now). And maybe, even if they worded it as a should, just maybe it will turn out to be a suggestion you’ll find helpful to incorporate into your life.
Hopefully these few paragraphs help you become more free, rather than put another burden of “should” on your shoulders.
*There are times and places where civil disobedience is both appropriate and well-called for, particularly in cases of injustice.


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Medical in Stable Condition
- Vacancy increased to 10.4 percent this quarter
- Net absorption improved over last quarter
- The average asking rental rate decreased
Southern Nevada’s medical office market has been challenged in 2020, but has held up well. Net absorption has remained positive, although the last two quarters’ net absorption has been lower than in the first quarter of 2020. New completions totaled 40,000 square feet this quarter. Medical office vacancy increased slightly to 10.4 percent in the third quarter, from last quarter’s 10.3 percent. Asking rental rates decreased to $2.26 per square foot (psf) on a full service gross (FSG) basis this quarter.
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Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with poor sleep in women
Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) negatively affect women's sleep, according to new research. Sleep is further impaired by pain, depression and poor adherence to RA medications.
Results indicate that length of time since RA diagnosis, RA disease activity, level of pain, depression symptoms and adherence to medications for RA may cause women suffering from the disease to have poor sleep quality.
According to lead author Faith Luyster, PhD, of the University of Pittsburgh, Pa., findings emphasize the need for further research concerning poor RA medication adherence and sleep quality.
"Treating depression in women with RA may not only improve sleep but may also improve pain and adherence to medications," said Luyster.
The study involved 133 women with RA; their average age was 56 years, and they were primarily Caucasian, married, had at least a high school education, were not depressed and had RA for 14.76 years. A majority of participants (71 percent) reported poor sleep quality. Pain and depression were measured through subjective reports, and medication adherence was measured objectively with an electronic medication monitor on medication bottle caps.
Sleep disturbances and depression are more prevalent in women in the general population. According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), women face many challenges that interfere with their sleep quality and duration.
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Costochondritis is very painful and it causes tenderness and inflammation on the rib or cartilage connecting to a rib. The specific cause of this condition is not known but it is believed that it occurs due to certain factors such as a blow to the rib area or sternum, injection in costochondral joints,etc. Overuse of joints and muscles surrounding sternum, and a surgery are the other major causes of this health problem. You may feel localized chest pain due to this condition. Costochondritis is relatively harmless and it usually cures without treatment. Compared to males, females are more prone to this health problem. This is also considered as the major cause of chest pain during childhood and adolescents.
Symptoms of Costochondritis
The major costochondritis symptoms are:
- Chest pain,
- Chest tenderness,
- Cough, and
- Breathing difficulties.
This is the first sign of costochondritis and it generally affects either side of sternum, near third to fifth ribs. Most of the chest pain will be very severe and it can be very dull and aching. Usually, the pain may very severe on left side. You may also feel pain in muscles, nerves, ribs, esophagus, blood vessels, lungs and heart.
If the chest pain is very severe, you may feel wheezing, fever, excessive sweating, nausea, palpitations, weakness, faintness, difficulty in breathing, cough, back pain, jaw pain, arm pain, etc. The chest pain will be very severe when you take a deep breath or coughing.
This is the other major costochondritis symptom and it may originate from ribs, skin or muscles of the chest wall. Chest tenderness is also painful and it becomes severe when pressure is applied on chest. If there is chest tenderness, patients will feel chest bruise, chest pain, wheezing, breathing difficulties, cough, abdominal pain, back bruise, back pain, skin swelling, redness, chest swelling, etc. There may also be tenderness in the costochondritis junctions.
Swelling may appear around sternum area and it may also be due to Tietze’s syndrome. Some swelling can be diagnosed by using CT or MRI scan.
Cough is one of the major costochondritis symptoms. It is the sudden blast of air from lungs. This is a process of clearing air passages. Coughing is a defense mechanism of the body to keep the air passages open by expelling mucus, bacteria and foreign substances. Patients with cough may feel breathing difficulties, sinus congestion, wheezing, chest wall pain, fever, etc.
Breathing difficulty is the other problem associated with costochondritis and it will become severe when you take deep breath or get out of breath while doing exercises. If you feel difficulty in taking deep breath due to pain, it can be considered as the symptom of costochondritis. The pain and discomfort can be reduced by taking adequate rest.
There is no specific treatment for costochondritis, but you can use some medicines and home remedies for getting relief from costochondritis symptoms. Rest, non-steroidal anti inflammatory medicines, warm or cold compresses, etc are commonly used for treating costochondritis. If the pain is moderate to severe, you can use narcotic pain medications. Medications such as Ibuprofen, ketoprofen, naproxen, celecoxib, etc are used for getting relief from pain. Muscle spasms can be treated by using cyclobenzaprine, orphenadrine and methocarbamol.

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