It was Jamie Carragher who made the early-season suggestion Newcastle United have always been known for having a dodgy defence.
Yet perhaps Carragher could be forgiven for falling into the common fallacy just this once.
Certainly, that is a point that Greek cult hero Nikos Dabizas would make.
Putting aside the fact Newcastle’s defence in 1994 (when they finished third), 1996 (when they finished second) and 1997 (second again) – ahead of Carragher’s Liverpool – proved they could mix it with the big boys, Dabizas’ backline colleagues could not have been too shoddy given they twice finished in Champions League places in 2002 and 2003. Dabizas – who is technical director of Panathinaikos these days – looks back on those days with the same fondness of the Toon Army.
It was Kenny Dalglish who signed Dabizas from Olympiakos in 1998 for a bargain £2m fee.
Dabizas was relatively unknown at the time but quickly become a firm favourites with Newcastle fans.
He played his part in helping United get to the FA Cup final in 1998 when the Geordie faithful invaded the capital for the first time since 1974 beneath the Twin Towers for the famous old prize.
While Dalglish was sacked months after United had lost the final to Arsenal and replaced by Ruud Gullit, the popular defender retained his place to help Newcastle reach Wembley again 12 months later.
Defeat may have followed again, this time against Manchester United, who went on to win the Champions League, but nevertheless at least Newcastle were challenging for the big prizes in those days.
Perhaps the days which bring back the brightest memories for Dabizas were under Sir Bobby Robson, when he guided Newcastle to the Champions League.
He was a regular and star performer in the 2001/02 season when Newcastle shocked football to finish fourth.
Looking back, he reflected: “They were great days under Bobby.
“We had a great team spirit and we felt we could go places.
“Playing on the Champions League stage is the dream for any footballer and I will never ever forget those days.
“I still think of them now.“We had great nights against the likes of Barcelona and Inter Milan and it was really special for the fans.
“It was special for the players too, you have to feel what it is like being a Newcastle player and what your responsibility is for the city.
“Because everybody is mad about football. You cannot escape it.”
The up-and-down nature of life at Newcastle could probably be summed up in one Champions League game on a night of thrills and spills in Rotterdam against Feyenoord.
That night, Newcastle managed to delve into three different scenarios in just 90 minutes at the De Kuip Stadium.
Emotions swung from going through to the next Champions League group phase to being relegated to the UEFA Cup to being knocked out cold and then back to the next stage of the competition when Craig Bellamy struck with a last-gasp winner.
Take your mind back. Robson prodded his own head with his finger to try to calm his players down, while famous commentator John Champion said after Bellamy’s goal: “Has there ever been a more dramatic night in the Champions League?”
Dabizas said: “Everybody used to get excited about those nights.
“They were great to play in.
“The Newcastle fans used to love them, they travelled all over to Europe to see us and used to take over places no matter where it was.”
Perhaps, though, Dabizas is the most famous for a goal he scored just down the A19.
Back in February 2002, Newcastle were looking for their first win over the Wearsiders in half a decade.
The pressure to stay in touch with the Champions League was also on for Newcastle.
Tensions could not have been greater at the Stadium of Light as Gary Speed prepared to swing in a free-kick from the right-hand side with his famous magic wand of a left foot.
The set-piece could not have been sweeter.
Dabizas powered his way up at the back post and sent a bullet header crashing into the net.
Cue pandemonium, cue hysteria and cue Dabizas removing his shirt as he jumped for joy in front of the Toon Army.
Looking back at the moment with treasured affection, he said: “Ah, that was just a great moment.
“I still come back to Newcastle twice a year now because I love the place.
“It is like a second home to me.
“I am very lucky because I have an open invite back to Newcastle and have so many friends here still.
“Newcastle will always have a big place in my heart.
“That day I was happy to give something to the fans that meant so much.”
Indeed, fans still talk about Dabizas’ goal even now. He added: “When I visit Newcastle I still get stopped by fans in the street and all they want to talk about is that goal.
“It is really nice to be remembered like that. I suppose it is all about what the game means to the city and the fans.
“You just know you cannot lose that type of game.” Dabizas gets a reminder of the goal every day too. In his Athens home there is a huge portrait image of the strike on his wall showing the goal in all of its glory.
He said: “Yes, I see it every day.
“It was a great moment in my career and I like to be reminded of it.
“You could say I will never forget it.”
Dabizas is now director of football with Panathinaikos, but the 40-year-old showed he still had plenty to offer on the field in Steve Harper’s testimonial when he helped keep a clean sheet in the 0-0 draw with AC Milan earlier this season.
Dabizas is fit as a lop and that night proved it, looking like he could still step up for Premier League duty now if asked.
However, his focus is elsewhere these days and, fighting hard in the Greek Super League, Dabizas is trying to ensure they find a way into Europe.
It is his role to find talent for former Ajaz star Yannis Anastasiou, the club’s first team coach, and it is a position he is enjoying. The 106-year-old club – famed for their Shamrock style crest – have won the title 20 times, along with 17 Greek cups.
They are a sporting club who are a big deal in Athens, with teams in the top leagues in basketball, water polo, table tennis and volleyball.
Dabizas, who also played for Leicester City and Larissa after leaving Newcastle, added: “I am enjoying my role.
“I want to bring the right type of player to my new club.
“I still have a lot of connections in England and, of course, at Newcastle United.” Dabizas says the legacy of Bobby Robson lives on.
He said: “Everybody enjoyed playing under Bobby. We learned so much during that time.
“He made it clear to us how big and important the games were to the supporters.
“I am sure we all carry that with his in our lives now.”


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Capitol Nashville/EMI will honor the legacy of Chris LeDoux on April 29th with a new CD/DVD collection titled Classic Chris LeDoux. Among the 15 audio tracks and 15 videos on the new collection are LeDoux’s “Bang A Drum” with Jon Bon Jovi, “Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy” with Garth Brooks, and the music video […]
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New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Green Data Centers--Emerging Trends and Developments, finds that cost savings, along with the economic downturn, have emerged as the main catalysts in green IT initiatives.
If you are interested in more information on this study, send an e-mail to Sarah Saatzer, Corporate Communications, at [email protected], with your full name, company name, title, telephone number, company e-mail address, company website, city, state and country.
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by Laura Klinkon
In the Islands of the Boughs, a collection featuring a translation of Nelle isole dei rami, is much more than a book of poetry. The original Italian poems written by Marina Agostinacchio, were inspired by watercolors of subjects in nature painted by the artist, Paola Munari. Each poem is an interpretation of a particular Munari painting that can be visualized on the page preceding each poem, giving the reader a dynamic experience of the different ways the subject may be interpreted. Typically, when a work of visual art is interpreted in writing, we expect the result to be an explanation of the work or a highlighting of its main elements; if the form is poetic, it is referred to as ekphrastic poetry.
You might think a word of Greek origin would not be necessary for such a simple concept, but in fact, several categories of ekphrasis have been identified by theorists. This review, on the other hand, will look at the approaches to ekphrasis in Agostinacchio’s book as variations on just two categories: literal or imaginative.
The other kind of interpretation involved in this collection is the translation of poetry, here accomplished by Tiziano Dossena; it can also be seen as literal or imaginative—the latter, in translation parlance, being referred to as “free.” There is also a prior interpretation that the artist Munari has made of the natural subject painted. As viewers will see, she highlights some visual aspects over others, which, in turn, has an influence over the poems.
The introduction to the collection explains that “The artist portrays [the trees] with an eye attentive to details and at the same time …transfiguring …matter and spirit, according to a contemplative and dreamlike perspective.” This is a definite clue that the imaginative perspective is at work in the painter’s work, though not precisely how it influences the poetry. However, we will not go into depth about Munari’s interpretations. Yet, even from a limited perspective, the multiple interpretations inherent in this volume make it an exciting book of poetry amenable to further, enthusiastic deciphering.
The main topic of both paintings and poems is trees, as the first poem “Loneliness of the Trunk” reminds us. In it, Agostinacchio calls attention to the “exasperated beauty” of the trunk that is “humanized in the cracks/where the tongue and the eye dwell/….” Immediately we know that this poem draws on the imagination not only in a sort of fairytale way but also in a whimsical way, referring as it does in the ending verses, to the silver elements in the painting, which the poet says she “believes in,” as a “footprint” leading to its “discourse.”
As poetry, In the Islands of the Boughs, is imaginative, whimsical, fanciful, and when read with attentive reference to the paintings, the VERSES can become powerfully evocative
It is interesting to note that the poet has titled her poems differently from the titles of the paintings she writes about. The poem titled “Stellar Movements” responds to the painting entitled “Leaves of a Deep Sea” — a clue that both painter and poet are engaging imaginatively in their unique ways. Agostinacchio actually seems to address those very differences in the first line of this poem when she refers to the vertical images in the foreground as “outposts” rather than “leaves,” the stronger image supporting their identification as trees. Yet, several lines later, the speaker/poet asks herself “Why have they brought me/here… [among]…/…tender azures….” No doubt, this is a fanciful poem, as corroborated by the mention of an image hidden among the “outposts:” “the gaze of an owl, vague,/a stranger in the hinted texture…,” and by a final identification of the lines in the upper part of the painting as “stellar movements.”
In the poem entitled “Clarity,” which responds to the painting “Vain Reflexes,” the artist’s and poet’s interpretations seem more in accord in that the poet/speaker is overtly self-referent. The painting shows a line of trees in autumn growing along the distinctly rounded edge of a pond, and the poet surmises that the ‘swaying silence’ has led her to envision her “clarities.” The poem requires some interpretation by the reader, due to the ambiguity of the word “clarities.” The pond reflects the trembling trees separated by the pond’s edge, where the speaker/poet seems to awaken to her own essence, choosing to be herself and “refractory” or unwilling to cross the pond’s edge.
As will be evident by now, the reader of In the Islands of the Boughs is being asked to engage in the interpretation, which is most effectively accomplished through reading both the poem and the painting as well. Imagine then, the translator’s responsibility! In light of the imaginative inventiveness of both painter and poet, the translator Dossena has made the wise choice of translating literally, for when a translator decides to apply his or her imagination, an already imaginative or fanciful poem could, as it were, go completely ‘off the rails.’
In the poem “Protection,” written in response to the evocative painting “Game of Weaves,” Dossena remains disciplined. The tree in this case is very contorted, parts of it suggesting a human body and growing what could be interpreted as hairs. Yet Dossena’s translation suggests this only when the poet herself verbally identifies hairlike and human elements with phrases such as “this falling of tufts,” and “proud folded hair,” and “I triple/the elbow and the knee….”
In “The Island” that answers to the painting, “Looking for Peace,” because of its delicacy, a reader would not expect to find images of “begging,” “tribal spirit,” and “rubble,” yet the words are translated literally, ending in the phrase “serenity of fingertips and water”…which ends the poem mystifyingly, as we expect the poet intended.
The painting, “The Silence,” might be considered a very simple painting of a log and branches washed up against a shore. But the poem, “Remains,” though asserting matter-of-factly in the first line that “The sea collects everything” goes on to imbue a sort of personified hero in that tree. Here is the poem in its entirety in the original Italian and as translated by Dossena:
The sea collects everything,
stones and tree carcasses.
It may be the intent of an Archangel
to disguise me with the sharpest
visor on the face. So
I defend myself from the mud, just
where the wave hits and the stones
— A sprout again.
Tutto raccoglie il mare,
pietre e carcasse d’albero.
Sarà l’intento di un Arcangelo
travestirmi con la visiera più
aguzza sul volto. Così
mi difendo dal fango, proprio
dove batte l’onda e i sassi
— Ancora germoglio.
As poetry, In the Islands of the Boughs, is imaginative, whimsical, fanciful, and when read with attentive reference to the paintings, the verses can become powerfully evocative…to such an extent that they may inspire the reader to devise his or her own imaginative interpretations. All adding to a uniquely enjoyable reading experience.

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Careful orchestration turned San Francisco into New Orleans for a night of surprises
Editor’s Note: For a behind-the-scenes look at planning an annual Christmas party for 2,000 people in San Francisco, we chatted with Billy Cook, executive designer, and Tina Hirshberg Novelo, event manager, for Taste Catering and Event Planning.
Business Goal: This was a chance to celebrate a productive year and thank employees for a job well done. It also needed to reinforce the sense of purpose for employees.
Challenges: Designers focused on breaking the cavernous Bill Graham Civic Auditorium into smaller areas with a lot of experiences that unfold as attendees move through the six-hour evening. The flow had to make sense, and new reveals had to take place every couple of hours to keep people engaged.
On the food and beverage side, more than 30 percent of attendees are likely to have food restrictions at any event in California, and traditional New Orleans fare does not lend itself to special diets—so chefs had to be creative.
Event Solution: Guests arrived through security check-in tents at a prereception area under the awning of the auditorium. A New Orleans jazz band, signature Bourbon Street-inspired cocktails and a make-your-own mask station set the Big Easy mood. Soon, a marching band arrived and led guests into the main stage area, which was filled with bayou swamp-inspired plants, vintage bird cages and antique wooden benches. Colored foliage patterns lit the ceiling, and moody up-lighting set the tone of an evening on the bayou.
Buskers offered entertainment throughout the night. Around the corner, a shadow lounge area was staffed with face painters, and a black-light photo booth was ensconced in the alcoves. Fortune-tellers held court on mismatched vintage furniture in a series of mini-boudoirs created with rustic, wooden wall flats, draped with black and mulberry-colored silks, tassels, beaded curtains and mirrors. At the back of the room, a silent disco appeared as the evening progressed.
In the center of the room, a large carousel canopy anchored a central bar, complete with carousel horses. The team presented lots of beverage-station options, some with wine and beer only, others with specialty cocktails or full bars. Separate water stations made grabbing a nonalcoholic drink quick and easy.
Multiple food areas presented themselves throughout the night, starting with a country picnic display that included gluten-free biscuits, deviled eggs like mom made and cauliflower etouffee with Soyrizo andouille (in other words, a vegan take on a Creole classic). This was replaced hours later with a sweet and savory beignet bar and a Voodoo Donuts wall shipped fresh from Portland.
Later, a caravan of food trucks arrived, creating fresh excitement and less expense than keeping catering staff until the wee hours of the morning.
Focal Point: After the marching band led attendees to center stage, the CEO of the hosting company addressed attendees and showed a video of a small-business owner in Louisiana who uses the company’s product to run her business, which transitions female parolees to life outside prison. That brought home the mission of the company, and gave everyone a renewed sense of purpose.
Cook noted the importance of having a big “group” moment everyone can share. That could be a toast, dance, giveaway or, in one case, confetti cannons that doused everyone in shredded paper.
Interactive Elements: At the end of the night, dessert was served at an action station outside—bananas foster on a stick set on fire. “Flaming food is always fun,” Hirshberg Novelo says. Food and beverage can be a compelling way to include attendees as part of the production.
Success Measurements: The team knew catering worked because there were no lines. Plus, surveys and buzz confirmed that everyone was thrilled.
Lessons Learned: Success requires editing to fit the budget and flow. A big event is like a major performance, with lots of scenery to be brought in and a set-up that lasts an entire day. Cook describes it as a choreographed ballet of loading lighting, audio, video, floral and custom furnishings. Work started at 8 a.m. for an 8 p.m. opening, and deliveries in the front and back of the building had to be carefully managed all day. Some great ideas not possible to execute within the time frame had to be re-thought, and many of those adjustments led to even better solutions, he reports.
Cook also stresses the importance of being culturally sensitive. For that reason, instead of creating something resembling a voodoo lounge, they presented a Bourbon Street shadow lounge vibe without the religious overtones.
Bonus Tip: Start planning a year ahead for something of this size. Space in a city such as San Francisco is tight, especially when large tech companies bring in global teams for annual bonding.


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Chinese Millenials are defining travel as they account for nearly 60% of all outbound travelers and 93% of them consider traveling an important part of their identity. Millenials’ travel patterns are a reflection of who they are as a specific demographic group, different to their more conservative and thrifty elders ; They are more ‘hedonistic’ in their willingness to spend money to indulge and pamper themselves and slightly less price sensitive. They are looking for meaningful, adventurous and exciting experiences. (GFK)
International trips are predicted to rise by 25% over the next three years, while adventure trip, polar expeditions, and road trip travels are predicted to increase by 52%, 38%, and 75%, respectively. At present one in eight tourists to Antarctica is Chinese while Finland’s Lapland region last year recorded a record 92 % rise in overnight stays by Chinese visitors. Meanwhile Chinese demand for adventure travel is causing a shortage of skydiving instructors in New Zealand. Other adventures that Millenial independent travellers are interested in include zip-lining over Volcanos, riding in a hot air balloon, abseiling or caving, and tubing, water sledging or river surfing are top on the aquatic wish list (designhotpot.com)
They are increasingly independent in their travels ; the 25-35 years olds tend to be semi independent ; traveling several times a year and planning some organized programs while keeping overall independent, 20 – 25 years olds travel by themselves and are open-minded about staying in hotels that might not cater for their specific cultural needs. The youngest contingent (18-20 years old) are willing to stay at hostels and backpacker-type accommodations. There is a growing search in this age group for “authenticity” and local experiences as they travel and discover the world.
They are hyper connected ; Young Chinese travelers are digitally savvy and highly involved in sharing experiences on social media platforms. 50% use travel booking sites (the three most popular being Ctrip, Qunar, and Tuniu) and they rely on review sites when planning their travels. When at their destination, WiFi is a key amenity for 63% of Chinese millennials surveyed and for 70% of 18 to 20-year-olds.
However, with all their differences. Millenials still need to be seen through the wider lense of the Chinese traveller. First of all, Chinese do travel more often than others in groups of 2 or even 3 generations. Cruise liners, for example, typically have to contend with Chinese guests that span several generations. This is when it becomes handy to focus on communalities such as food predilection and other dining habits as well as the ubiquitous love of shopping,
While nature and hiking as well as culture are on the rise as a travel motivation, amongst millenials, “good shopping experience “ still comes in third place as an overall reason to choose a destination.
It is also worth noting that the Eastern concept of service and hospitality is more hierarchical and service focused than it is in our Western egalitarian societies. In general, Chinese travellers do not really like to rough it. According to tour operators in Africa, while some Chinese travellers clamour for walking and canoeing safaris and request sleep-outs under the stars, mostly Chinese clients prioritize staying in comfortable accommodations, having the flexibility to choose if and when to go on an activity.
And just as Chinese millenials conform to certain wider Chinese cultural norms at the macro level, they also divide into specific sub groups when taken under the micro loop.
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Felicia has pursued an international career in branding working for global communication agencies such as Ogilvy and Dentsu. Her work took her from her native Austria to France, the U.S. and eventually to China, where she spent 13 years and specialized in strategic planning and consumer insights.
Currently based in London, Felicia helps brands and companies understand the Chinese consumer through cultural insight research and achieve effective business objectives through cross-cultural intelligence training. She has worked extensively with HR teams, delivered business skills courses as well as global mobility workshops including to youth. She has experience across a number of sectors such as automobile, luxury, cosmetics, retail and fast moving consumer goods.
She counts the UKTI, EDF Energy, OpenJaw technologies, Jaguar-LandRover, Renault-Nissan, Valeo, Bayer, GSK, Bicester village, Publicis Advertising, AURA and the IPA (Institute of Practitioners for Advertising) amongst her clients.
Felicia is a graduate with Dean’s list merits, from Duke University in North Carolina, USA. Felicia then obtained her Master’s degree from Sciences Po, the prestigious Institute of Political Science in Paris, France.
She speaks fluent German, English, French and Mandarin Chinese.

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Finding oneself caravanning on the banks of the Timbavati River, on the western boundry of the Kruger National Park, Maroela rest camp provides one of two opportunities in the entire park for exclusive catering for caravans. This lodging in Kruger National Park has several caravan camping sites each of which offers a different variety of attractions and activities. The facilities while excellent, are generally of a similar type. Maroela Camp has 24 campsites which are subject to the certain restraints. Ripe marula fruit is a very good reason to go on a Kruger Park safari during the hot summer months from January to March. It’s also the time of year that many animals such as impala Aepyceros melampus and burchell’s zebra Equus quagga burchellii give birth to their young.
The Maroela Camp in the world-renowned Kruger National Park is a small camp situated on the banks of the Timbavati River, on the western boundary of the park, approximately 2 km east of Orpen Rest Camp. This camp is 1 of only 2 camps in the park that exclusively caters. The costs involved are $1400/ € 1300- per person for 4 Days/3 night Minimum 2 persons and includes: transport from camp Marula to the Kruger national park, all accommodations within the Kruger Park, Dinner and Breakfast, soft drinks, game viewing.
Book Tshukudu Marula Camp, Hoedspruit on TripAdvisor: See 160 traveler reviews, 51 candid photos, and great deals for Tshukudu Marula Camp, ranked 18 of 133 specialty lodging in Hoedspruit and rated 5 of 5 at TripAdvisor. Tshukudu has a delightful Self Catering camp, Marula Camp, providing neighbouring Hoedspruit, Blyde River Canyon and Kruger National Park with African style lodge accommodation. Marula Camp is situated within the 3800 ha Tshukudu Private Game Reserve and has a. Oct 31, 2017 · About Maroela Camping Site Kruger National Park SANParks. This camp is one of only two camps in the park that exclusively caters for guests with caravans and for campers. There are no other pre-erected accommodation structures in this camp. Close to the fence, visitors can indulge in watching a variety of animals that visit a small watering hole.
Get unmatched rewarding hunting experience. Kruger National Park. latest photos. The Makuleke area in the northern part of the park was forcibly taken from the Makuleke people by the government in 1969 and about 1500 of them were relocated to land to the south so that their original tribal areas could be integrated into the greater Kruger National Park. Marula self-catering Camp is situated within the 3800 ha Tshukudu Private Game Reserve which borders the world renowned Greater Kruger National Park. This self-catering camp has magnificent views of the Drakensberg Mountains and offers an exciting Big 5 safari experience Lion, Rhino, Elephant, Leopard and Buffalo. Maroela Private Camp is tucked away in the bushveld and overlooks the Timbavati River. This accommodation is the perfect starting point for wildlife hungry campers. Maroela is a satellite camp of Orpen Main Rest Camp in Kruger Park. The Timbavati riverbed is.
Orpen rest camp, situated about a third of the way up the western border of the Kruger National Park, might be smaller than other camps but it certainly is not unpopular. Orpenis a gate camp, and it is the quickest gate to enter if you want to quickly reach Satara. Aug 21, 2019 · If you have ever been on safari in Southern Africa, the chances are good that you have had a sundowner drink called Amarula. What you may not know, is that this drink is made from the fruit of the Marula Sclerocarya birrea. This beautiful medium-sized tree is common in the Kruger National Park and otherRead more The Marula Tree. Hippo Pool Marula Region is ranked 4 out of 7 things to do in Kruger National Park. See pictures and our review of Hippo Pool Marula Region. The town of Phalaborwa because of its tourism profile and close proximity to other major tourist destinations including the world's renowned Kruger National Park incorporated within the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Park which includes Mozambique and Zimbabwe has been declared a permanent home for hosting the annual Marula festival. Viva Safaris is THE leading Kruger Park tour operator offering exceptional value-for-money safaris. 25 different tours offered to suit all budgets & tastes.
Jul 17, 2018 · Situated almost smack in the middle of Kruger, this is one of the smallest camps in the park the other is Malelane in the south. Most of the campsites except for three are set beside the boundary fence, with a green indigenous garden and lawns below Natal mahogany trees in the middle of the camp. Marula Camp is a 3 star self-catering camp and has 2 luxury, African style safari tents with en-suite bathrooms, 4 thatched cottages and 1 detached family unit. Stayed at Tamboti Camp in the Kruger park for 1 night - wish we cold have stayed for more. Fantastic camp very floe to Orpen. Definitely one of the best camps I have stayed at in the Kruger. Would recommend a luxury tent with your own bathroom and kitchen facilities. Jun 08, 2013 · Kruger Park is South Africa's most exciting African safari destination. Here at the home of Africa's Big Five: Elephant, Lion, Rhino, Leopard and Buffalo, you will discover unique wildlife on a.
Numbi gate opened in 1926 and was the first entrance to the Kruger National Park. Situated 9km from Pretoriuskop, it is still the quickest route to the camp for Kruger Park safari groups. Pretoriuskop is one of the highest rainfall areas in the Kruger National Park and therefore the vegetation is known as sourveld is thick. Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Things To Do. Rhino Post Plains Camp. off the Marula Loop, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa. The Maroela Camp in the world-renowned Kruger National Park is a small camp situated on the banks of the Timbavati River, on the western boundary of the park, approximately 2 km east of Orpen Rest Camp. This camp is 1 of only 2 camps in the park that exclusively caters for.
About Maroela Camping Site Kruger National Park SANParks. This camp is one of only two camps in the park that exclusively caters for guests with caravans and for campers. There are no other pre-erected accommodation structures in this camp. Close to the fence, visitors can indulge in watching a variety of animals that visit a small watering hole. Maroela is a satellite camp of Orpen Main Rest Camp in Kruger Park. The Timbavati riverbed is an excellent place to spot the elusive Leopard. The Timbavati riverbed is.
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Animal activists and people who love adorable, healthy puppies got something to cheer about yesterday when Governor Cuomo signed the so-called "puppy mill bill", allowing local municipalities to regulate pet dealers.
The bill, passed by the State Legislature back in June, gives local governments the ability to strengthen and tighten state regulations that are already in place. Animal activists—like "Glee" star Lea Michele—and sponsors of the bill hope it will spawn strict laws cutting down on "puppy mills," large-scale commercial dog breeding enterprises that have been strongly criticized for decrepit conditions and poor treatment of their animals in favor of making money off them. "Hopefully there are going to be a lot of good local bills that prevent puppy mills from either gaining a foothold or operating in these localities,” Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, one of the bill's sponsors, told the Daily News. “This is a good step in the giant undertaking of getting rid of puppy mills, which only produce suffering.
Unsurprisingly the pet dealer industry opposed the bill, although the law states that pet dealer sales cannot be banned outright as long as the animals are being treated properly. There are also some critics who would prefer the state hire more inspectors to provide better oversight, rather than pile on regulations. But the ASPCA says they support the bill, which will "stop inhumane practices, and undoubtedly save many lives;" animal rights groups say puppy mill operators have a history of abusing their animals, and they often produce unhealthy dogs. According to the Humane Society of the United States, New York has some of the laxest laws regulating pet dealers, which attracts puppy mill operators.

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The best-selling and most critically-acclaimed football game of all time returns for a new season -and it's still on top form. A completely new game and graphics engine brings with it a whole new level of realism and control, as well as a host of new features demanded by the fans. The FIFA games are already renowned for their depth and accuracy but the new Pro Passing controls bring the onscreen action even closer to the real thing. Combined with improved man-to-man interactions this not only looks like football it plays like it too, with all its subtlety and intricacy.
It's not just the on-pitch action that's been improved though, as the new career mode ensures the most comprehensive player manager simulation ever seen in a sports game. With new player models and body types, new customisations options and new online modes this is the ultimate version of the ultimate football game. Game Features
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Yassi Pressman is better known nowadays as Alyana Dalisay, the better half of Cardo Dalisay in one of the longest-running TV series of ABS-CBN’ FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano. Just recently, she posted a photo of her with the street kids of the City of Manila whom she said taught her a very meaningful lesson on kindness and life itself. Yassi shared that she bought the children soft drinks and in return, they asked her if she’d like a candy. The innocence and kindness in the hearts of the street children became very obvious after being given simple soft drinks.
According to the Ang Probinsyano actress, she was able to enjoy the time she spent with the street children and as simple as they are, they were able to impart a very meaningful message to her. The actress said that she’s very thankful every day for all the blessings that have been coming her way.

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The Shaman Tarot recreates the shamanic experience introducing you to dancing, journeying, and healing. By inviting you into the other-realms, the Shaman Tarot opens your mind and spirit to all that is and all that can be. You will meet beings of greater wisdom than you can ever imagine. They are all here, in these cards and in your soul.
The Shaman Tarot really is a rare piece of work. Many Tarot decks are created by marrying a theme with the structure of a Tarot deck, and those decks achieve varying degrees of success. With the Shaman Tarot, it feels as we have indeed entered the shaman’s experience. For most of us the different plane exist separately. For the shaman, they are all part of a whole. And so it is with this deck.
Let me explain. But first let me say this: this deck does not claim to represent each and every type of shamanism ever practiced or even any type of shamanism. It is an overview of shamanism in general. Do not depend on a Tarot deck to teach you a serious spiritual practice that takes years of training and perhaps even an innate gift, alright? Good.
You know that part of these reviews discuss whether a deck follows the Rider-Waite-Smith tradition or not. Usually it is pretty easy to tell. And generally speaking, a deck either does or it doesn’t follow that tradition. This deck is a bit different. For those who know the RWS images and have a good portion of intelligence and imagination, these cards (although renamed and reimagined) will resonate with the RWS tradition. I am speaking here of the Major Arcana cards (the Minors are quite different). This doesn’t happen at first glance, but after a moment’s consideration followed by an "a-ha!" moment. However, for those who are more at a novice level or those who don’t enjoy nuances and subtleties, this deck will not feel much like a RWS.
The nuts and bolts of the deck are this: The cards themselves lack words of any sort. The Major Arcana have only Roman numerals. The numbered pips have a suit designator and number. The court cards also have a suit designator as well as a rank designator.
In the booklet, the Majors are all renamed to reflect the shamanic experience of the world: The Ancestral Shaman, The Seeker of Souls, Initiation, Healing, The Dance of the Sun.
The suits of the Shaman Tarot are not Pentacles, Cups, Swords, and Wands. The booklet explains that, in this deck, Drums are Earth/Pentacles, Bows are Air/Swords, Bones are Fire/Wands, and Stones are Water/Cups. This is the one mistake I think is made in this otherwise excellent package. I think it is somewhat confusing to say that the suits of the Shaman Tarot correspond to the suits of a RWS-type deck. It sets the mind up to expect Drums to be earthy, Stones to be watery, etc. But really each of the suits in the Shaman Tarot represent their own aspect of the shaman’s journey and should be presented as such rather than trying to shoehorn it into a template. Because these suits are, in and of themselves, quite complete.
Each card in Drums represents the steps that are necessary for a shaman to take part in the Dance??"the dance of life, the ecstatic movements that let the shaman connect with the spirit world. This is not necessarily a traditionally "earthy" or pentacle-type experience.
The cards in the suit of Bows tell the story of the Voyage, the detachment of the shaman’s spirit from his or her body in order to travel to and in the spirit world.
Bones illustrate the idea of shamanic combat. A shaman’s life is filled with danger. He or she combats him or herself. Dangerous or inappropriate spirits sometimes must be fought in the quest for wisdom.
The suit of Stones represent the results of a shaman’s endeavors: the healing of the middle world and the re-establishing of its harmony with the spirit world.
This deck can be easily readable by anyone who takes the time to read through the booklet while referencing the cards. While different in many ways from the RWS, it is not very difficult to learn. As for how it works as a reading deck…I think it’ll be one of those "your mileage may vary" situations. For me, I liked this deck for shorter spreads or even one card draws. Longer spreads were too visually complicated for me. There is much wisdom in these cards and they can help you see more aspects of levels of your journey than you ever imagined.
Name of deck: Shaman Tarot
Publisher: Lo Scarabeo
Creator’s name: Massimiliano Filadoro
Brief biography of creator: Creator of the Yoga Tarot, the Tarot of Metamorphosis, and the Universal Tarot.
Artists’ names: Sabrina Ariganello and Alessia Pastorello
Name of accompanying booklet: Shaman Tarot
Number of pages of booklet: 63 (14 in English)
Authors of booklet: Massimiliano Filadoro
Available in a boxed kit?: No
Magical Uses: Pathworking
Reading Uses: General, karma, spiritual
Artistic Style: Illustration
Theme: Shamanic practices
Tarot, Divination Deck, Other: Tarot
Does it follow Rider-Waite-Smith Standard?: Basically (see review)
Does it have extra cards?: No
Does it have alternate names for Major Arcana cards?: Yes. Each of the Majors has been changed to show the RWS archetype through a shamanic lens.
Does it have alternate names for Minor Arcana suits?: Yes:
Drums = Earth/Pentacles
Bows = Air/Swords
Bones = Fire/Wands
Stones = Water/Cups
Does it have alternate names for the Court Cards?: No, but they each have a shamanic name in addition to their regular court name.
Alternative decks you might like:
Native American Tarot
Tarot of the Druids

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Probably just about worth protecting. OK sprite animation, goes on for a bit, sound effects seem to work alright, future ones could need a bit more comedy/story/length though
Thanks man! I agree. My Future ones will need to have some story with it and length. Not sure how I'll do comedy xD. I'll try to improve though. Thanks for your Review!
Just about passable. The animation's OK, there's a decent bit of length and violence, it's worth the one watch. Plenty that could be worked on - add some sound, make the backgrounds more interesting than a white screen, and for the love of god don't beg vote 5 or spam external channels.
Do not use the Portal for test animations. Use Dumping Grounds to get feedback on a two second Madness loop. Come back to the Portal when you have a completed animation, ideally with your own characters and style rather than ripping off something Krinkels was doing perfectly fine a decade ago.
Generic match 3 shovelware. Nothing that hasn't been seen before and hence not worth playing.
It may look alike but it was done with a lot of love.
Far too short. It has some sounds, actually has a little bit of effort in terms of a background and the animation isn't the worst I've seen, but it's a one second stick fight. There's no room for story, content, violence - make your next effort substantially longer and it might just creep up to the protect level, but ideally think of something new
Generic done to death Match 3 game. Nothing anyone has not seen before.
Not a fan of this track. Doesn't sound particularly drum and bassy at all, more like intermittent video game music and quasi-dubstep, track seems fairly incoherent as to where it wants to go. Others can probably find something here but it's not for me
it's called Electronica its like dubstep/glitch hop but with reeses and drum and bass sounds
and the second drop is almost pure dnb but i really had some problems to choose wich id put it so i will change it to dubstep :D but i still thank you for the comment!
Average. Track doesn't go anywhere, loop is fairly generic, seems hugely one dimensional. It's not bad, but it's just lacking depth
I like this. Got a nice epic feel about it, not the sort of thing I'd usually listen to (seen link off Newgrounds' Facebook page), but good production and as stated below would have its uses in various places
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The Next City
March 21, 1999
SOME FABULOUSLY WEALTHY PEOPLE INHERITED THEIR RICHES. OTHERS earned their wealth through their exceptional skills. But a significant number of the extremely rich — perhaps the majority of those who made it on their own — lucked into it. This group includes the Reichmanns, ranked fourth in Forbes 1991 list of the world’s richest people, just behind King Fahd of Saudi Arabia; the Belzbergs, the notorious “greenmailers” who preyed on vulnerable multinationals; Jack Poole, whose high flying Daon Development ruled the West in the 1970s; Garth Drabinsky, who created the Cineplex Odeon and Livent empires; and William Zeckendorf, who built Montreal’s Place Ville Marie and provided the land the United Nations needed to build its edifice. It includes, in short, most of those celebrated as financial geniuses who were — in fact — not geniuses at all. They were gamblers in grey suits who, unbeknownst to them, kept betting against the house. This ignorance, which also blinded them from seeing that they were repeatedly betting the farm, took them straight to the top as long as their luck held. When their luck ran out, so did their fortunes.
Billionaires numbered but a handful during the early 1980s. Starting in the mid-1980s, their number exploded — due partly to President Ronald Reagan’s wealth-promoting tax cuts (one-third of the world’s billionaires are American), partly to the many new fortunes in the computer industry and related technology, and partly to a revolution in financial markets whose myriad mergers, leveraged buyouts, and other innovations permitted rapid wealth creation based on little equity and much debt. Billionaires have become so numerous — Forbes compared them to an unchecked deer population — that, to keep its 1997 numbers manageable, the magazine culled its list of the idle rich. But even without kings, queens, dictators, retirees, and others Forbes calls coupon-clippers, billionaires have became too humdrum for all to merit attention. The magazine now limits itself to the top 200 working billionaires, lists another 150 worthy of honorable mentions, and gives the brush-off to the littlest billionaires and mere megamillionaires.
This explosion in the billionaire population, though impressive, would pale when compared with the number that would exist if everyone followed the example of the reckless rich. It doesn’t take great intelligence, judgment, skill, or connections, or an Ivy League degree to pull off a rapid ascent to wealth (58 of the last Forbes 400 richest Americans didn’t finish college). Quite the contrary. Intelligence and especially judgment prevent most middle-class people from trading their bird in the hand for a billion in the bush.
Robert Campeau demonstrates how someone quite unexceptional in many respects, but possessed of an extreme recklessness, can acquire exceptional wealth.
One of seven children born in Sudbury, Ontario, in 1923, Campeau, the son of a blacksmith/mechanic, quit school in the eighth grade to sweep floors at 50 cents an hour. He then tried millwrighting, hauling logs, and running a small grocery store before noticing that a cousin, who built a home in his spare time, doubled his money when he sold it a few months later.
Campeau and his cousin joined forces, bought a house in Ottawa for $5,000, fixed it up themselves, then sold it for $7,500. This led to more buying and selling of houses, then to the creation of subdivisions on the outskirts of Ottawa, all using borrowed money. Campeau became rich during the post-Second World War building boom, which was fuelled by returning servicemen holding government subsidized mortgages. At that time, gung-ho real estate developers who bet on a continuing building boom borrowed to the hilt and became very rich; cautious ones became less so.
Campeau soon built apartment buildings, office towers, and in a daring move, condominiums and the Harbour Castle Hotel along Toronto’s derelict waterfront, which proved prescient when the city’s waterfront revival occurred. Campeau’s string of successes produced an enterprise worth $200 million. A person with judgment would survey his accomplishments and grant some credit to providence — to make his fortune, Campeau had required not only a robust real estate market but also numerous political decisions to go his way. A person with judgment would minimize his risk by selling some assets to reduce his debt. Campeau was not such a person. He kept betting double or nothing.
Campeau flung himself into other pursuits — a TV station, a life insurance company, a trust company among them — before veering south of the border, first in search of a savings and loan institution (these would soon collapse in one of the greatest financial fiascos in U.S. history), then in an attempt to acquire R.H. Macy, the fifth biggest U.S. department store chain.
He lost Macy’s to one of the continent’s pre-eminent retailers, Edward Finkelstein, Macy’s chairman, who pulled off a $3.6-billion leveraged buyout. Undeterred, Campeau bought the sixth-biggest chain, Allied Stores, in a $3.5-billion hostile takeover that had him frantically trying to cobble together his last bit of financing at the eleventh hour.
Awash in debt and entirely inexperienced in managing department stores, Campeau then plunged himself into a bidding war for Federated, America’s biggest department store chain, against none other than Finkelstein, who was also awash in debt. Campeau emerged the winner with a final bid of $6.5 billion.
Did he pay too much? Many thought not, since Finkelstein was willing to pay as much, and seemingly savvy lenders were backing them both. In truth, Campeau and Finkelstein were in a race to see who would go bankrupt first. Campeau finished ahead of Finkelstein here, too: Allied and Federated entered bankruptcy proceedings in January 1990, two years ahead of Macy’s. Finkelstein is now a consultant in Manhattan; Campeau has started over in Austria, developing a Berlin housing complex with money borrowed from sources unknown. The German press calls him Mr. Bankrupt.
Campeau’s gift was a willingness to repeatedly go for broke, and an ability to find lenders and others willing to join him. The Reichmanns had the same ability, but they exercised it on a grander scale. When the Reichmanns’ luck ran out, they may have accumulated more debt than any other commercial enterprise in history. Like Campeau, Paul Reichmann, too, has started over, in his case with the same development — Canary Wharf in London — whose failure brought down their empire in 1992.
According to Paul Reichmann, luck had little to do with his family’s success or failure. Today, still oblivious to the manner in which they had put their empire at risk, Paul Reichmann blames their downfall on investments in oil, gas, and forestry — outside the real estate sector that was their ken. But the Reichmanns’ folly actually lay in reckless judgments — among them backing the Campeau Corporation, a $600-million-plus mistake — and their reckless assumption that the real estate market would not badly slump. Like Campeau, like the presumed financial wizards in so many other financial sagas, the Reichmanns built a house of cards that came crashing down when the inevitable — a recession or a downturn in an industry — occurred.
The Reichmanns were not alone in making reckless assumptions. Most banks extended credit entirely on the strength of the Reichmann name. Forbes made reckless assumptions, too, in placing the Reichmanns’ wealth at $7 billion in 1991. “We seem to have been off by a nice, round $9 billion,” it admitted in 1992.
EVERY CITY IN THE COUNTRY HAS MIDDLE-CLASS DISTRICTS WHOSE HOMES average $300,000 or more in value. If, through some collective madness, every homeowner was willing to go for broke and risk his home by betting it all in a volatile market — say, on Indonesia’s rupiah during the Asian meltdown or on oil during the next oil crisis — every middle-class neighborhood would be sprinkled with megamillionaires and billionaires: In highly leveraged investments, which let investors borrow 90 or 95 per cent of the amount that they’re betting, that $300,000 could easily become $100 million after just two successful plays and $1 billion after a third, in far less time than Campeau, the Reichmanns, and others became rich.
Because part of the population is attracted to get-rich-quick schemes, the Internet is full of high-risk investment opportunities, and television ads on some U.S. networks promise viewers opportunities to double their money in a matter of months. Some doubtless will. But most people, by temperament, shy away from high-risk investments. The public’s conservatism explains the growing popularity of index funds, which allow investors to invest in the broad economy, and of mutual funds, which typically reduce risk by eschewing debt and diversifying portfolios, among other techniques. Polls show that people invest more to protect what they have than to rapidly augment it. While we may envy the flashy investors who strike it rich, we also regard their successes with a jaundiced eye, in the back of our mind remembering that the bigger they are, the harder they fall. When they fall, they often lose more than their money. Some, such as Campeau, lose their wives to divorce, their relationships with their children in financial disputes, their mental health, and their reputations.
Simply becoming a millionaire is easy, and it also doesn’t require great intelligence, skill, education, or connections. Or luck. Any waitress, mechanic, bus driver, or secretary who puts aside $2,000 at age 20 and increases the previous year’s amount by $200 each subsequent year, investing it at a modest six per cent, will retire a millionaire at age 65. Because this plodding path to modest wealth is so easy to pursue, the majority of millionaires, as documented in The Millionaire Next Door, a 1996 study by Thomas Stanley and William Danko, are plodders — the guy who owns the gas station or the bowling alley down the street.
For most people pursuing financial goals, whether to aim to be a millionaire, or a billionaire, comes down to a lifestyle choice. Methodical savers become millionaires; reckless borrowers — when blessed with luck — become billionaires.
Some mythologize billionaires as risk takers. Yet many billionaires do not deserve our admiration because bad judgment — not good — often took them to the top. Others castigate billionaires merely by virtue of their extreme wealth. Billionaires also do not deserve our opprobrium. In the end, billionaires enliven the world with their insane risk taking at no cost to the general public, much as Evil Knievel did. We can sit by the sidelines and marvel at their feats. And politely decline when offered the choice of great exploits, on the one hand, and of ruin, on the other.

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Up until recently, it was the psychoactive component of cannabis, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which received most of the attention for its medicinal benefits, as well as its ability to produce psycho- tropic effects. Now, with medical marijuana gaining ground across the country, researchers are discovering the amazing properties of additional cannabinoids. But what makes CBD so special?
I have been suffering from scalp pain, itching and scalp sores for more than 3 years. I have seen 6 dermatologists and 5 diagnosed me with folliculitis. The 6th dermatologist felt I did not have folliculitis, but dysesthesia. I am interested in trying a cannabis scalp cream, but know nothing about this product, and where I might get it, and if it might work for me. I have had 7/7 pain for 3.5 years and need some relief other than narcotics.
Check Dr. Stephen Porges’ work, as well as Stanley Rosenburg. Both treat trauma and the vagus nerve’s role in bodily symptoms, which cause a lot of the symptoms you mention, as well as other people here. Some of Stanley Rosenburg’s simple exercises along with Stephen Porges’ work, can realign the vagus nerve and when done regularly have a cumulative effect. Basically, most symptoms, even seizures can be caused by misalignments and/or contracted muscles, (even the tiniest muscle in the human body, the stapedius muscle when chronically contracted can cause havoc on body) all under the umbrella of the vagus nerve (polyvagal nervous system). This is very well researched and is cutting edge treatment without the use of drugs of any kind. Some of Porges’ treatments use music, believe it or not, specially designed headsets with bone conduction. But please research, there are therapists trained in this field and in meantime, you can self-apply Stanley Rosenburg’s Basic Exercise, as well as others, first and you will see drastic results.
The second method of pain relief centers around the damage you do when you work out. When you strength train, you create micro-tears in your muscles, which is why you feel sore as you heal. Once your immune cells detect damage, they release inflammatory mediators in order to repair the tissue. CBD, though has the ability to limit the release of some proinflammatory signals, thereby helping with pain without thwarting the healing entirely, Gerdeman explains.
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Do not confuse cannabis oil extracts(marijuana) with hemp seed oil, which is the oil expeller pressed from hemp seed and not chemically extracted from cannabis leaves and flowers. Marijuana oil extracts on the other hand contain from 5-20% THC. WE DO NOT CARRY THIS OIL. ALL OUR OILS ARE LEGAL IN THE UNITED STATES. All of our Oils come from the Industrial Hemp Plant and are legal in all 50 states.
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4 oz of CBD salve The Sisters of the Valley make all their products in a spiritual environment, with prayers for the people sown into every bottle and jar. This is a topical or ‘rub-on’ salve with multiple uses. The Sisters’ products are made with high CBD strains of the cannabis plant, strains developed to have virtually no THC. These products are not psychoactive, they will not get a person ‘high’, and they will not cause a person to fail a drug test. The plant material we use to make the products is considered 'hemp' because of the non-psychotropic nature of the plant. USPS delivery to all 50 states and to all international locations. The salve is a topical rub that is used externally. All the Sisters products are made according to moon cycles in a prayerful and spiritual environment. The CBD salve contains the following ingredients: 77.2% solid coconut oil infused with hemp 14.5% beeswax 3.8% liquid coconut oil hemp concentrate 1.6% Vitamin E oil 1.5% calendula oil 1.4% lavender oil Current Batch Quiet Moon, February 2018 >450 mg of CBD per 4 ounce jar All batches are tested for potency. Lab tests available upon request. Hand Made by the Sisters of the Valley in Cooperation with Earth and Sun Keep stored in a cool, dry place (not refrigerate) https://client.sclabs.com/sample/310027/
Due to its anti-inflammatory properties, CBD oil has recently become a wellness-world darling, popping up in everything from mascara to bath bombs. But the science hasn’t caught up to the supply. A 2017 University of Pennsylvania study found “a lack of regulation and oversight” on cannabidiol extracts, and that 70 percent of CBD products sold online were mislabeled. So like many other products we consume or put on our skin daily (makeup, lotions, supplements, vitamins) none of it is regulated. If you live in a state where marijuana is not recreationally legal, your CBD will most likely be derived from hemp. And that’s okay, says Leivent. “Hemp-based CBD still works on the same issues like anxiety and anti-inflammatory conditions, there are just fewer amounts of the other chemicals that could enhance the effect of the CBD."
By popular demand, we have also begun to carry several, high quality CBD pet products as well. For general purpose applications, we carry several, tasty tincture and oral spray options that are highly effective. Likewise, Pharma CBD capsules provide CBD purity via capsular ingestion. In addition, we have partnered with Therabis, the quality CBD maker of “Stop the Itch” and “Calm and Quiet”, the pet lovers’ ultimate go-to’s. Find these products by browsing our exclusive online inventory.
CBD is short for cannabidiol, and it is one of more than 60 compounds found in these plants. It acts on the body’s endocannabinoid system, creating physical changes in the body, which can be beneficial in many ways. In recent times, it has become increasingly understood that taking CBD oil, a product made from CBD, can have a positive influence on many aspects of life and health.
The dosages mentioned do not take into account the strength of the tincture. I have Elixinol 300, I took 1/2 dropper (0.5ml, which offers 5mg of CBD) as indicated on the bottle and felt severely nauseous for 3 hours thereafter. There is no way I cold take this dose twice per day, as recommended on the bottle. The high dosages on this site must surely be for much weaker concentrations?
CBD strains can be consumed just as you would THC strains. You can smoke or vaporize CBD-rich flower, eat a CBD-infused edible, swallow a CBD oil capsule, apply a CBD lotion, or use a CBD tincture sublingually. Hemp products also contain CBD, though it is a less efficient source and lacks the beneficial chemical diversity of cannabis-derived CBD products (more on that here).
Research on low levels of CBD is, you guessed it, incredibly limited; just a single paper on the medical research database PubMed specifically looked at CBD in these low doses, as a treatment for Crohn’s disease. (It was not found to have an effect.) As such, it wouldn’t be fair to say that 5 or even 20 mg of CBD oil in your coffee is proven to do nothing; that hasn’t been proven. It’s more accurate to say that 20 mg of CBD oil in your coffee has never been proven to do much of anything, and related research indicates that’s probably way too low of a dose to have any measurable effect.
Based on reviews, smoking or vaporizing CBD vape oil seems to have less effects when compared to other methods of administering CBD, such as tinctures, capsules and sprays. On the flip side, others argue that smoking or vaporizing has less drawbacks than taking CBD orally, since ingesting CBD orally could result in inconsistent absorption and a delayed effect.
Topicals are cannabis-infused lotions, balms, and oils that are absorbed through the skin for localized relief of pain, soreness, and inflammation. Because they’re non-intoxicating, topicals are often chosen by patients who want the therapeutic benefits of marijuana without the cerebral euphoria associated with other delivery methods. Other transdermal innovations are fast arriving in the cannabis market, including long-lasting patches and tingly lubricants for patients and recreational consumers alike.
Tracking growing conditions is time-consuming. For vegans and gluten-free folks, this has gotten easier over the past couple of years, but in a budding industry that still has difficulty accepting the medicinal benefits of THC, finding out where your hemp is grown can be hard (see: phone calls, being put on hold, etc). Not only that, but there are very few growing regulations for the growing conditions of hemp, which is a red flag in itself when considering products for medical reasons.
The CBD present in oils and other products is usually derived from fiber-type varieties of cannabis (hemp), because these are naturally higher in CBD content than drug-type varieties (marijuana). Although cultivation of hemp is allowed in many countries around the world, this is usually governed by strict regulations. After being banned for decades, hemp cultivation in the USA has only recently been reintroduced, and is still gearing up for full industrial production .
SteepFuze is proud to offer gourmet CBD Infused Coffee, but our story does not end here! For our friends who aren’t coffee drinkers, we’re happy to provide infused teas as another means of consuming CBD. Our steam extracted capsules provide a very clean CBD compared to most on the market, and supply that extra potency that some people desire. Kind people like you continue to request new products and provide invaluable feedback, so we are always hard at “work” in the lab improving formulations and developing the next innovative product… Thank you for joining us on our hemp and coffee journey. Cheers!
I have idiopathic peripheral neuropathy ... the only thing they found that would work is lyrica. I picked up some CBD oil yesterday morning. I am prescribed to take 75 mg of lyrica 3x per day. I took one yesterday morning and have only used the CBD oil since. I bought the Koi brand, flavored, 250 MG. I used a full dropper yesterday late morning and a full dropper yesterday late afternoon. I used it once today (one full dropper) and I am amazingly pain free.
It’s crazy that CA would legalize recreational use of marijuana but ban CBD Oil. It’s does seem to be more motivated for financial reasons. Maybe they want more people to smoke and purchase marijuana because they can tax the hell out of it. CBD Oil is pricey but maybe the State of CA can’t figure out how to tax CBD Oil. This is like the government banning hemp based products after prohibition ended.


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For elite athletes in every sport, the margins between winning or losing have never been finer. The gruelling training regimes of top level athletes have to be balanced out by effective rest and recovery to ensure that the athlete is able to perform at their peak, both mentally and physically.
Clearly, the physical training that an athlete undergoes in the build up to competing is crucial to any success, but in recent years, elite athletes have also been looking at perfecting their sleep to improve rest and recovery as well as their cognitive abilities.
Sleep science is becoming more important for helping elite sportspeople achieve optimal performance. Real Madrid have hired dedicated sleep experts to work with their squad, looking at improving their sleep environment (temperature, air quality, mattresses) and adjusting their sleep patterns to deliver optimal recovery and peak performance. But it’s not only the Spanish footballing giants that are prioritising the importance of sleep as part of their ‘game day’ preparation; a huge collection of athletes including Roger Federer, Michael Phelps and Sir Chris Hoy have all hailed sleep as a crucial aspect of helping them achieve peak performance.
After looking at the benefits of better sleep, and the risks of sleep deprivation for athletes, we caught up with 4 elite athletes from different sports to see how they incorporate sleep into their training and preparation.
The benefits of sleep extension for athletes:
To look at the benefits of better sleep for athletes, it’s important to look the effects on both cognitive performance (reaction times, processing visual information, decision making etc) as well as physical performance.
A study conducted by Stanford University, CA monitored the performance of its Varsity Basketball players before and after increasing their length of sleep from 6-9 hours a night to 10 hours over a period of a few weeks. Making this change lead to a dramatic increase in the players shooting accuracy. The players free throw percentages increased by 9% with more sleep, and their 3-point field goal percentage increased by 9.2%. The players average reaction times also improved following the sleep extension, meaning the players could react quicker to on court incidents. The results of this study therefore clearly show an increase in quality sleep time to correlate with better cognitive performance from the athletes.
Another study conducted by the same university looked at the effect of sleep extension on the physical performance of swimmers from both the men’s and women’s University swimming teams. In this study, the athletes also extended their length of sleep to 10 hours per night for 6-7 weeks and were tested on their 15m sprint times (amongst other factors). The results saw an average improvement of 0.5 seconds in their 15m sprint times (no small decrease given the short distance), as well as an average reduction of 23.9 points in their fatigue levels (calculated using the Profile Of Moods States psychological test). In this study, the increase in sleep times therefore showed a significant increase in the physical performance of the athletes, as well as reduction of fatigue levels.
The dangers of sleep deprivation for athletes:
Getting a better night’s sleep can greatly help an athlete perform to the best of their physical and cognitive abilities. However, in the same way, a lack of sleep can be extremely damaging to the athlete’s performance.
Having any kind of sleep deprivation immediately puts an athlete at a disadvantage. Studies such as that of Williamson and Feyer show that a person deprived of sleep for 17-19 hours can lead to similar results as having a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.05%, the legal drink drive limit in Scotland (and bordering on the legal drink drive limit for the rest of the UK). Elite athletes need to be in the best frame of mind and peak condition when competing, so as sleep deprivation can have similar effects to being under the influence of alcohol, ensuring good quality of sleep is seen as a key part of any elite athlete’s preparation. This makes learning to cope with pre-game nerves the night before competing a big factor in ensuring ideal performance levels, as they could greatly inhibit an athletes quality and amount of sleep.
Sleep deprivation can also take a significant toll on athlete’s bodies. This is largely because sleep is when the body’s tissues grow and repair themselves, so shortening this ‘repair window’ is reducing the time available for the body to properly repair any injuries or strengthen any weaknesses.
A study undertaken at the Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles aimed to show this relationship between sleep deprivation and injuries by surveying 112 adolescent athletes. The results strongly support the notion that sleep deprivation can leave the athlete’s body more vulnerable to sporting injuries, with athletes who slept for an average of less than 8 hours per night being 1.7 times more likely to suffer an injury than those who slept on average longer than 8 hours per night.
The Athlete’s View:
So how does all of this affect the athlete’s approach to making sure they are able to perform at their peak? We spoke to 4 elite athletes, George North, Louis Smith, Becky James and Lawrence Okolie about how they incorporate sleep into their preparations to compete at the highest level in their respective sports.
From their responses, it’s clear to see that regardless of the type of sport, be it rugby, gymnastics, cycling or boxing, sleep is universally seen as a crucial ingredient for success in elite sporting performance.
George North – Northampton Saints and International Rugby Player:
Leesa: In recent years, effective rest and recovery between training sessions and games has become more and more important in rugby. How do club and international teams monitor sleep to ensure players are at their peak performance levels for each game?
George: With the Wales squad, the staff place a huge amount of importance on sleep. They take a very disciplined approach with us, and every morning we have to record how many hours sleep we’ve had, and look at the quality of our night’s sleep.
Leesa: Have you noticed any changes or new developments in the way teams and players approach sleep in recent years?
George: As the sport gets more and more competitive, players are forever looking for that extra edge, and sleep has proven to be hugely important in any athlete’s training to make sure they are at peak performance on game day. As a result, the care and attention towards getting good and effective sleep has definitely increased.
Leesa: From a sleeping point of view, who is the worst room-mate you have had when playing abroad and why?
George: Liam Williams is the loudest snorer! Once I even had to drag my mattress into the bathroom in an attempt to get some sleep!
Louis Smith – 4 time Team GB Olympic medal Gymnast:
Leesa: How do you and your coaches ensure you are able to perform at your peak both mentally and physically in the build up to a competition?
Louis: Rest & recovery are equally important to training. As a gymnast, we put our bodies through so much it is really important we get good amounts of sleep and eat well, so that we recover well. If we don’t rest and recover properly, we can’t put what we need to into training and can get injured. Sleep is vital and I love sleeping! With good sleep, my mind and body are more rested, which is hugely important going into any competition.
Leesa: When travelling abroad to compete, how do you reduce the effects of jetlag and competing in different time zones?
Louis: The key is to get on top of it early when you arrive somewhere. Try and get your sleep into the correct time zone asap. If you mess around with it, you can feel the effects of jetlag for ages. This might involve staying awake when you desperately want to sleep, but you have to fight through it.
Leesa: Finally, this question isn’t necessarily sleep related, but can you tell us about any amusing incidents you have seen from the famous Athletes Villages when competing in major competitions?
Louis: Sorry, what happens in the Athletes village stays in the Athletes village!
Becky James – 2 time Team GB Olympic medal Cyclist, who recently announced her retirement from competitive cycling after 13 years:
Leesa: When you were in intense training periods, how did sleep feature as part of your training and recovery regime?
Becky: Sleep played a huge role in my training and recovery regimes. When we were in big blocks of training, I always felt like I could sleep so much more. With all other options of recovery, ice baths, stretching etc, sleep was always the most important part.
Leesa: Ensuring effective rest and recovery between training and competitions has become increasingly more important for cyclists due to the gruelling training regimes. How did you and your coaches ensure you were at peak performance both mentally and physically in the build up to a competition?
Becky: To ensure I was at my peak going into a competition, I made sure I did everything right. I liked to write a plan alongside my training programme. So I planned my sleep, my diet, what I’d be doing on my rest days. I also wore my Fitbit daily and use the resting heart rate as a way of telling if I was getting run down or over training if it went up by more than 8 beats.
Leesa: How did you stay relaxed and focussed before a big competition? Did the heightened media attention ever become difficult to deal with?
Becky: Its something I’ve worked on over the past few years with my sports psychologist. I learned how to stop the negative thoughts and I focus a lot on my breathing. The media attention is fine but I tried to avoid social media around my racing schedule, as I found it could be quite distracting.
Lawrence Okolie – Professional cruiserweight boxer, ex-team GB:
Leesa: You’ve had an exciting start to your professional boxing career! Can you give us a bit of insight into some of the main differences between the amateur and professional sport?
Lawrence: Now, when I fight it feels like there is a lot more on the line: your health, your pride, your career. There is just a lot more at stake in every department. There is a lot more reward, but with that comes greater risks. In the amateurs, you can take a loss, learn, recover, and come back from it. Now I’m a professional, I don’t have that luxury, all your mistakes are splashed all over the national media for people to see and judge, there’s nowhere to hide. It’s meant I have had to develop as a fighter and a man, a lot quicker than the normal person my age. It’s worth the risk though, as the reward is that I will be able to support my family and give them the sort of life that I want us all to have.
Leesa: How do you stay relaxed and focussed before a big fight? Does the heightened media attention ever become difficult to deal with?
Lawrence: I just make sure I get a good night’s sleep, and have faith and belief that all the training I’m doing is putting me in the best possible position for victory. I just see the media as an extra distraction that you have to deal with. It’s just another voice amongst thousands that have their own opinion. At the end of the day, they can’t fight for me or my opponent, so anything they say, good or bad, is irrelevant to me.
Leesa: Since changing over to the professional sport have you noticed a change in approach towards sleep, rest and recovery?
Lawrence: Now I just realise a lot better how important it is to get the rest I need, and that if I neglect it, I suffer a lot more than I should in training.

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A sportier version of the upcoming BMW i3 EV may appear in concept form later this month at LA. But is the EV market ready for such an onslaught?
BMW has big plans for its "i" car lineup. It's already showcased both the i3 electric city car and i8 electric sportscar concepts, but now reports indicate that it will unveil an i4 concept at the Los Angeles Auto Show later this month. The third car in the sub-brand's range will be unveiled before the first two have even reached showrooms. Citing French publication L'Automobile, Autoblog Green says that an i4 concept will likely be a sportier version of the four-door i3 with a sticker price above $50,000.
Likely to arrive in production form next year, the i3 could have as much as 170 horsepower from its all-electric powertrain. The i4 could offer more power, or employ the same motor as its kid brother. The ambitious expansion of the i range could, however, prove more than BMW could handle. Rival Audi was forced to reconsider its electric vehicle strategy recently in the face of rising costs and a possible downturn in potential demand, and BMW is looking at the same issues.


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Storm Collectibles are really killing it recently with their video game releases across the likes of Gears of War, KIng of Fighters Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat.
At SDCC 2019 they have revealed more 1/12 scale figures joining the line from more classic video games.
My favourite has to be the Golden Axe Warrior atop his Dragon.
We see more figures from Tekken.
They are also doing figures from the DC Video game Injustice : Gods Among Us. These include very impressive figures of Darkseid, Lobo, Bane and Doomsday.


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Dietitian's Dish: Choose healthy snacks for your children
Sept. 13, 2011 at 4:13 a.m.
By Loretta Cordes, MS,RD,LD,CDE
Now that the school year is well under way, it is important to make sure your children have nutritious snacks available to them in school and after school. In this fast-paced world of busy schedules, it is easy to lose focus of healthy eating.
Whether you have small children or teenagers, it is important to be mindful of the quality of snacks being offered to them. Having healthy snacks available to your children helps with proper growth and development, which can help your children develop good lifelong eating habits. This will promote a healthy lifestyle to help prevent the development of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and obesity.
Here are some tips to focus on nutritious snacks for your children:
1. Beverages - Water should be the main beverage because it satisfies thirst the best. Limit fruit juice, and only choose 100-percent juice. Use juice drinks and sodas only on special occasions.
2. Fruits and vegetables - Try to make the majority of snacks consist of fruit and vegetables. Make it fun for your children to pick new fruit and vegetables to try. Do not forget about frozen fruit and dried fruit. Buy canned fruit that is canned in fruit juice. Fresh vegetables can be served with bean dip, hummus or salad dressings. Whole-wheat pita bread can be used to make veggie pockets. Nuts can be added to dried fruit.
3. Healthy grains - When shopping, look for whole wheat as the first ingredient. Choosing whole grains allows for more minerals, vitamins and fiber than refined grains. Examples of whole grain include rice cakes, popcorn, breakfast cereal, pita bread, tortillas or English muffins and granola. Peanut butter can be spread on whole-wheat English muffin with low-sugar jam. It is important to limit sweets and potato chips to special occasions.
4. Dairy foods - Low-fat (1 percent) and skim milk are good beverage choices because they are good sources of calcium and vitamin D. There are a variety of low-fat yogurt flavors available. Granola can be a welcome addition to yogurt. Low-fat cheese can provide a nutritional snack with protein after a long day of school. Cheese can be served with whole-grain crackers, vegetables or fruit.
As you plan your snacks for your children, remember to keep it simple and nutritious.
Loretta Cordes is a registered and licensed dietitian with a master's of science degree in human sciences and certified diabetes educator. Send questions or comments to firstname.lastname@example.org.

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Biostrap was born out of a desire to deliver a consumer wearable dedicated to providing deep insights geared towards total health. Early this year, Biostrap acquired an exclusive license to Amiigo’s core biometric and activity tracking technologies and has been working on a new product to deliver the next generation of health and fitness tracking with customer experience integrated right from the start.
Amiigo has recently evolved into Wavelet Health and is now focused on utilizing its multi-device framework and cloud technology to facilitate groundbreaking innovations in healthcare. Wavelet Health works with clinics, academia, pharmaceutical companies, insurance providers and other organizations in researching cardiology, oncology, sleep disorders and diseases spanning many other therapeutic areas. Read about it here: http://wavelethealth.com.
Biostrap’s mission is to use personal health data to encourage positive behavioral changes benefitting the lives of its users. To provide the best health insights to customers, Biostrap is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Wavelet Health. The raw data collected from Biostrap’s multi-device platform will stream through Wavelet Health’s proprietary signal processing engine and machine learning algorithms to generate relevant insights for users. This same wearable sensor data and scientific library is used by clinicians at various academic organizations and has now been unlocked by Biostrap for consumers to use to better their health and quality of life.
We are excited to launch our product and hope you will join us on this journey to take health into your own hands!
-The Biostrap Team


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Arsnl is a new NFT platform created by the Artists Rights Society (ARS), which from 1987 has championed artists’ intellectual property rights and protected their legacies. The launch of the new digital platform takes place on September 9th, with a drop of 2,200 NFTs by Frank Stella.
Eighty-six-year-old Stella is an American artist who began his artistic journey as a leading light in the Minimalist art movement of the 1950s and ’60s. Later in his career, he rose to fame for his misshaped forms and oversized multi-media reliefs.
Stella has been an active member of the ARS since its inception.
Arsnl Digital platform
The ARS has fought and pleaded with governments for artistic protections for many years, and they will bring the Artists Rights Society ethos to the Arsnl. They bring their technical and legal expertise to the project. Artist first policies will apply to all drops, including artists’ entitlement to resale royalties.
The platform has been in the making for the last 18 months, in which time, they have reached out and listened to the concerns of ”traditional artists, institutions, and collectors, whilst receiving advice and guidance from many in the crypto community”.
According to Arsnl founder Katarina Feder, “Arsnl will guide artists and partners through the creation of digital projects and works of art on the blockchain.”
Even amid a crypto winter, the team are confident of success, even as major NFT marketplaces see less volume. Their website states,
“Through curated exhibitions, auctions, and key strategic partnerships, Arsnl creates new economies for blue-chip and legacy artists while connecting digital creators to traditional collectors and global brands,”
The Frank Stella NFT collection
Frank’s first digital collection is named ‘Geomitries’. The series consists of 22 digital sculptures in his trademark austere structural style. Arsnl will release each sculpture in editions of 100.
Frank Stella’s new NFTs come at an across-the-board price of $1000 each. That price for a piece of Stella’s artwork should tempt many collectors in the digital art space.
Furthermore, it comes with a unique utility which should help make up the mind of any collector thinking of investing in a digital Stella sculpture. Wait for it, and I love this!!!
Buying Frank Stella’s digital sculptures grants the owner full rights to create physical reproductions of their NFT on any scale. All you need is a 3D printer. Please note that Stella will receive a percentage of resale royalties.
With a roster of over 122,000 ARS artists and creators worldwide, there are sure to be many collaborations ahead. Amongst those slated for future drops is a collaborative project between generative artist Anna Lucia and the Quilters of Gee’s Bend. Future digital projects of note are drops from legacy artists Leonora Carrington and LeRoy Neiman.
The digital space and blockchain technology are bringing to fruition what the artist rights society has been fighting for all these years. Finally, with Web3 technology, artists will have resale rights for every NFT sold.
If you want the chance to have your own Stella sculpture, you can add your name to the whitelist on their website. It is not known how many are on the list.
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