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The new five-star Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour combines luxury and location. The 35-storey hotel is being built adjacent to the International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) in Darling Harbour and will be within walking distance of many of Sydney’s restaurants, bars, shopping precincts and popular attractions, including WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo. The 590-room hotel will feature meeting rooms, a ballroom, a restaurant, three bars, and an infinity pool that has spectacular panoramic views of Darling Harbour and the city.
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Conveniently located a 10-minute drive from the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), in the heart of Melbourne’s sporting and dining precinct, is Four Points by Sheraton Melbourne Docklands. The new 273-room hotel features over 500 square metres of versatile meeting and function space, an outdoor heated lap pool, a spa and a steam room. Explore the Docklands area and you will discover restaurants overlooking the Yarra River, the Melbourne Star Observation Wheel and Etihad Stadium – where you can see a sporting game or concert. Alternatively, catch the free tram that leaves just outside the hotel for a trip around the city.
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W Brisbane, a stylish addition to Brisbane’s high-end accommodation sector, is being constructed in the middle of Brisbane’s business and financial hub. The five-star hotel will be within walking distance of the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre and many of the city’s attractions. These include the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) and South Bank, where you will find 17 hectares of parklands, an inner-city man-made beach and a dining precinct. The property will feature 312 rooms –including 25 suites and an Extreme Wow Suite, the W’s version of a presidential suite – as well as more than 960 square metres of meeting space, three restaurants and bars, and an indoor heated swimming pool.
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The redevelopment of Howard Smith Wharves, a pre-1940s working wharf on the banks of the Brisbane River, will create a unique riverside destination that is ideal for business events. At the heart of the development will be a five-star, 164-room Art Series hotel, which will sit underneath the heritage-listed Story Bridge. It will be the eighth Art Series hotel in Australia and will draw design inspiration from a contemporary Australian artist. The Howard Smith Wharves precinct, located just a 15-minute drive from the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, will offer a range of spaces, including an exhibition and events centre that can cater for up to 1,000 people, rooftop terraces with views of the city skyline, pop-up marquees and intimate riverside venues. Surrounded by parkland, the precinct will also feature restaurants and cafés, as well as a craft brewery.
As part of the MCEC’s expansion, a new hotel is being constructed in Melbourne’s South Wharf district, creating more capacity in one of Australia’s leading business events destinations. Located alongside the MCEC, the new 27-storey hotel will feature 331 rooms. It will also be within walking distance of an array of shops, restaurants and cafés – all alongside Melbourne’s Yarra River.


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Flight news: The Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has further extended the ban on international flights. As per the earlier announcement, the ban on international commercial flights to and from India was ending on July 31. The ban is now extended till August 31.
The international travel ban has been once again extended from its previous deadline of July 31, 2021, in the wake of the rising cases of the Delta variant of coronavirus in various countries.
Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in a circular issued Friday, July 30, said the international flight’s ban shall remain in place till 2359 hrs IST of August 31, 2021. However, it is not applicable to cargo flights and those approved by the DGCA.
“This restriction shall not apply to international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by DGCA. However. International scheduled flights may be allowed on select routes by the competent authority on a case to case basis” the circular noted.
— DGCA (@DGCAIndia) July 30, 2021
As part of the Vande Bharat mission, Air India will operate flights from Delhi to Malé via Mumbai every Wednesday and Saturday, starting from July 28. The airline will also fly from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala to Malé every Monday and Thursday, starting from July 29.
The Maldives reopened its borders for travellers from south Asian countries such as India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, from July 15, 2021.
Meanwhile, Air India Express, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India, has announced flights between India and Kuala Lumpur from August. The airline will connect Trichy, Bengaluru, Kochi, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, and Chennai with Kuala Lumpur. Bookings for these flights are open in Air India’s website and call centers.


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Douglas K Devries, OD, discusses an overview on treatment pathways and burden of disease associated with Demodex blepharitis.
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Lets Talk #8 M4A1
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as many of you know, i no longer have access to a personal computer, so i've been playing PF on console, and i've really had some time to adapt to a controller (no keyboard or mice) and i have to say, the M4A1 is alright
this lets talk will be relatively lackluster due to my current illness
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M4A1 is a good starter weapon.
For people that prefer close range fights with high damage.
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Well the gun itself is pretty much solid, high damage up close, smooth recoil overall, good handling.
The only disadvantage is its lack of damage at range, making long range combat with it not really advisable.
All in all, I would definitely recommend M4A1 to those being new to the game or anyone who is disgusted by high recoil.
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It's a jack of all trades carbine to me, what you expect from a carbine is probably what the M4A1 has.
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Its basically the smaller version of the M16A3 with less rpm and more mobility... a perfect starter gun
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@LameGaming well, it's going to be "worse" because it's a carbine. please consider it as such
The m4a1 is a solid choice as it is powerful at close range and the recoil is manageable. Plus that reload time. Also due to many using ar and carbines ammo will be abundant. Thouh there are so draw backs as the barrel isnt as long as an ar or battle rifle, making the range disadvantage at range very noticable. Thought this can be fixed with ap even though it got a hard nerf. Hollow point on it can also devastate an entire team as it can go up to 40 something. Im texting this on a phone bc my new laptop is being shipped and my old one has broken key board and the cpu got fried, so i cant check the exact specs with hollow point on.


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KATIE Price's daughter Princess told her 'I love you' - as fans 'couldn't believe' how much she looked like her nan.
The model, 43, put up an appreciation post of her family on Instagram to thank them for standing by her after her dramatic drink-drive crash in her BMW last September.
Katie treated fans to a sweet shot of her kids Princess and Junior, alongside her mum Amy, sister Sophie and her family last weekend.
Princess, 14, cosied up to her nan in the shot and commented to her mum: "I love you."
Fans were quick to notice the resemblance between curly-haired Princess and Amy.
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Another agreed: "I just thought exactly the same thing!!"
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Katie revealed her mum Amy was terminally ill after being diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in 2017.
The heart-broken star has been planning her funeral after accepting her mum is dying.
Katie thanked her family for sticking by her through her ups and downs.
She recently spent time at The Priory clinic as she battled her demons after she was arrested after crashing her vehicle near Partridge Green in West Sussex at the end of September.
Katie captioned the sweet shot: "My family, my team and the people that will always have my back no matter what.
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In this written testimony, Professor Lobel draws on her scholarship and collaborative research to explain why the law should support free speech, transparency and public disclosure of harassment, discrimination and retaliation in the workplace. Lobel argues that, in practice, nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) have expanded beyond their legitimate goals and have created silence and fear among employees who wish to speak up against their employer or former employer. Moreover, NDAs operate as anticompetitive forces in the labor market, preventing employees from sharing substantial information about work environments.
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The clip, which has gone viral on social media, shows the little boy raising his fist as he chants: "Pamberi navaMugabe, pasi neMDC, pasi naTsvangirai, pasi namai Mujuru (Forward with Mugabe, down with MDC, down with [Morgan] Tsvangirai, down with Mujuru)."
A male voice can be heard responding in the background.
According to the report, several social media users have slammed the act, saying it borders on abuse of minors.
But in a Facebook post, Zanu-PF's legislator and a staunch supporter of President Robert Mugabe, Psychology Maziwisa says the clip shows "the extent of President Mugabe's support in Zimbabwe..."
"If anyone out there still needed any convincing about the extent of President Mugabe's support in #Zimbabwe here is your answer," Maziwisa wrote.
The Zimbabwean government in August castigated opposition activists for using children as "human shields" in what it termed "illegal demonstrations".
According to the state-owned Herald newspaper, opposition activists led by Patson Dzamara who were protesting the disappearance of activist Itai Dzamara paraded children on the frontline.
The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) also said at the time: "It is everybody's duty to ensure that children are not used to advance a particular political cause."
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India’s InterGlobe Aviation , owner of IndiGo airline, has shown unsolicited interest in buying a stake in state-owned carrier Air India.
With a market share of over 40 per cent and counting the country’s largest airline IndiGo is charting an ambitious trajectory where Air India might provide the perfect ground for its expansion.
The profitable no-frills carrier, which came into existence in August 2006, also has the largest number of aircraft on order, with more than 450 to be delivered in coming years. Run by InterGlobe Aviation, the airline operates more than 900 flights daily to destinations in India and overseas.
In a significant move that reflects its growing appetite, Gurgaon-based IndiGo has announced plans to purchase 50 ATR turbo-prop planes worth USD 1.3 billion as part of efforts to tap the high growth potential regional aviation market.
Flying high, IndiGo eyes Air India for a new take-off https://t.co/Po9T5s4AVr— ET News Updates (@ETNewsUpdates) June 29, 2017
IndiGo, eyeing the “tremendous growth opportunities” in the smaller cities (tier 2 and 3), seeks to be part of the government’s regional air connectivity scheme UDAN by inducting the ATR planes.
Despite intense competition and the entry of new players in the fast-growing Indian aviation market, IndiGo has managed to stay the course while steering clear of common industry practices such as offering frequent flyer programmes.
In May, the airline had a domestic aviation market share of 41.2 per cent, way ahead of low-cost as well as full-service carriers, according to the latest data with aviation regulator DGCA.
It has written to the civil aviation ministry saying it would be interested in buying out the international operations of Air India and its low-cost arm, Air India Express.
If that was not possible, it said it would like to buy out the entire Air India flight operations, including domestic flights.
While IndiGo has the wherewithal to board the debt-laden Air India juggernaut, the airline has its share of woes, too.
Engine problems faced by some of its A320 neo-aircraft and the issue of slots at the Dubai airport are among some of the problems it faces. As it charts out an aggressive path of expansion, there have also been brickbats from certain quarters about its on- time performance (OTP) claims.
With a fleet of nearly 135 planes — all from the Airbus 320 family — and more additions expected in the current fiscal, the airline has plans to connect more destinations. Currently, it flies to around 46 destinations.
Reflecting the kind of disruption the no-frills airline has inflicted in the domestic market, aviation think-tank CAPA’s latest report said IndiGo’s unprecedented growth creates a strategic compulsion for others to expand.
“IndiGo has the largest in-service fleet in India at 135 aircraft and the largest orderbook of any airline in the world at 458 aircraft. Its fleet could expand by up to 46 aircraft during this financial year — a net addition of almost one aircraft a week,” CAPA said on Wednesday.
While remaining profitable for many quarters in a row, the airline saw a slump in its net profit to Rs 440.31 crore in the three months to March 2017 as a jump in fuel prices took a toll on its bottom line.
Now, the airline might well also be hoping for a hassle- free journey on board Air India.


The feminist credentials of the Swedish Greens are going to take a real hit. The recent fiasco with radical islamists infiltrating the Greens is – to a large extent – the result of the incompetence of their male, co-leader, Gustav Fridolin. The Greens nominating committee (the same incompetent committee which proposed a radical islamist for a Steering Committee post) has just proposed that their female, co-leader Åsa Romson be replaced by Isabella Lovin.
It seems Åsa Romson, who has not distinguished herself, but who was not really responsible for the islamic fiasco, is to be the scapegoat and take the blame for Fridolin who, they propose, should remain. Certainly Fridolin’s popularity was low but Romson’s was even lower. The Greens have their conference at the end of the week. But there are few male contenders for the co-leader post to challenge Fridolin. Perhaps it is the lack of competent males which allows Fridolin to remain.
So it looks like Fridolin will escape the consequences of his incompetence. He has been pretty ineffective as Education Minister as well. But the Greens (or at least their nominating committee) seem to be rather sexist in the way in which they are protecting and favouring Fridolin.
The Greens nominating committee has little courage and their competence is already in question. But Fridolin should not be in government.


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The Mulund Police on Monday said that they have arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly raping his wife and inserting a plastic object in her private part.
The police said, he was allegedly drunk at the time of the incident and also committed unnatural sex. The incident took place in front of their 4 children.
According to the police, on Sunday night at around 11 pm, the Mulund Police received information from the doctors at MT Agarwal Hospital that a 35-year-old woman had reached the hospital complaining about the pain in her private part. When questioned by doctors she revealed that, her husband came home drunk and started beating her.
"After beating he allegedly tore her clothes and he even inserted something in her private part which led to severe pain," an officer from Mulund police station said.
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After investigating the matter, the police booked the accused under sections 326 (Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 354B (Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe), 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 506(2) (criminal intimidation) 376 (rape), 377 (unnatural sex) of the IPC. He was later arrested by the officials, the police said.
"On the basis of the statement of complainant and medical reports, we have registered a case and arrested the accused in the matter. He has been remanded to police custody by the court," said DCP (Zone 7) Purushottam Karad.


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The Penn State Nittany Lions (12-16, 5-12 Big Ten) have successfully won the second game in each of their double-play opponents so far, except for one. Next up on the list is the No. 19 Wisconsin Badgers (19-9, 11-6) team that has never lost a home game to the Nittany Lions at the Kohl Center. And, for the most part, these games have not been close.
The last time Penn State made the trip to Madison, the Badgers handed the Lions one of the worst losses of that season, an 82-55 thrashing at the hands of Nigel Hayes and company. Ethan Happ, the lone starter still will the team from that game, had 14 points to go along with 8 rebounds.
While a whole different cast, the characters Penn State will face this time were sitting on the bench watching the thrashing take place. And earlier this season, they were the ones doing the thrashing.
Penn State looks like a completely different team today, one that could do the unthinkable. If the Nittany Lions play with the confidence and efficiency of the past month, the could come away with their first win at the Kohl center. That, in an of itself, would be accomplishment enough in a season filled with disappointment.
Scouting the Opposition
Last time out, Penn State fell right into Wisconsin’s trap. They let the Badgers set the tempo, allowing Wisconsin players to sit at the perimeter, wait until there are 3 seconds on the shot clock, and shoot three after three, most of which fell. When that wasn’t happening, Happ was sitting inside waiting for the ball and what he knew would be an easy layup. Happ had 22 points and 8 rebounds, the rest of the team shot 50% from three, and did not spend much time having to work for their shots. Contrast that with the 20% rate from three from the Nittany Lion side, plagued by hurried shots and lack of rhythm on offense, and you got your recipe for disaster.
Key number one for the Lions in this game is to not allow the Badgers to easily set their offense, as once their players are set, it becomes a matter of making the shot. Wisconsin rarely misses. If Penn State can take away the three ball, the pressure on Happ to carry the team on his back becomes that much greater.
What to Watch For
Shooting - Can the team maintain the high level of play from the past two weeks, including the above-average shooting that has propelled the run? Wisconsin basketball and Wisconsin football are one and the same, so Penn State won’t have many opportunities. They need to capitalize.
Pace - Will the Lions push in order to get Wisconsin out of rhythm? Last time around they let the Badgers dictate the tempo, which played right into the visitors’ hands. If they want to see success, they need to make Wisconsin uncomfortable from the start.
Hack-a-Happ - For as good of a player as he is, Happ is equally bad at shooting free throws. If this game is close down the stretch and the Nittany Lions need to catch up, they need to force the ball in Happ’s hands, and immediately foul him.
For as good of a story as it may be, it’s still too much to ask this team to go to a place Penn State has never won and come away with a victory. Wisconsin 51, Penn State 49.


Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 | 3:31 p.m.
Sin City Rules
Advance copies of the debut episode of the Las Vegas-based reality TV show “Sin City Rules” premiering Sunday on TLC have shocked and alarmed some viewers. “It’s a character assassination,” one person who viewed a pirated copy told me. “It’s beyond the worst fears we first had.”
Another who viewed the pirated tape for critics said: “People are shredded to pieces. It’s really shocking. I don’t think when they signed on for this that they could have had any idea it was going to turn into this.”
Here’s the uncomfortable YouTube sneak peek:
Check out the cast profiles at TLC.com. Needless to say, train wreck TV will get great ratings, but this dysfunctional behavior is not the norm of our city and doesn’t serve us well.
We have so many great people here doing wonderful work for charities, it is absolutely not representative of the true Las Vegas. It will confirm the worst that people think Las Vegas is, but isn’t.
I was reliably told: “Now we’re seeing it for the first time, there’s lots of anger and tears among the reality cast. This is worse than ‘Jersey Shore’ or anything seen on ‘Real Housewives.’ A lot of people are going to be very angry after they watch it. Regular people simply don’t behave like this -- here or anywhere else.”
Neither TLC nor Evolution, the production company, is footing the bill for a premiere launch party. So Lana Fuchs, the owner of Billionaire Mafia, is throwing her own screening party at the Venetian on Sunday night with a red carpet for photographers.
The show’s chief protagonist, Lana made headlines with her outrageous May interviews with Barbara Walters and Dr. Phil.
As she openly declares on her website: “Whether you love me or hate me, you will remember me. I make the rules. ”
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Deer Salami, Parma Ham 24 months – wood cooked Tuscan Ham – Lardo from Cinta Senese – Burratina from Andria
Tagliere dell’Oste (2 people)€20
Deer Salami - Parma Ham 24 months -wood cooked Tuscan Ham – Parma Ham – Lardo from Cinta Senese – Burratina from Andria – Robiola with black truffle – Small meatballs of beef with Red Martini - Sweet-and-sour Sicilian dish (Caponata) made of fried aubergines, capers, olives and celery
Tagliere del Bosco€10
Smoked burrata - Robiola with black truffle – Blu of Bufala – Cheese Raschera d’alpeggio – Cremoso of Bufala
Croutons of Creamed Cod€16
Four toasted bread croutons with Atlantic Codfish in Venetian style and Red Prawns marinated with Orange
Irish Angus Beef Tartare€20
Very lean meat, minced with the addition of seasonings and spices, fresh herbs and egg yolk.
Trio of Irish Angus Beef Tartare€24
Minced meat very thin with special dressings: honey and sesame seeds; oil confit tomatoes and horseradish; fresh herbs flavored with truffles
SPAGHETTI WITH CARBONARA AND BLACK / WHITE TRUFFLE€18/22
A classic of the Roman Cuisine, revised with the addition of black truffle, which enrich the flavor of the dish. A dish creamy and rich in taste
PASTA ALLA NORMA€14
Linguine with tomato sauce, with fried aubergines, ricotta cheed and basil. According to a popular legend, the playwright Nino Martoglio from Catania gave the name to the recipe. Tasting the dish, he exclaimed "It's a Norma!", to indicate to the supreme goodness, comparing it to the famous opera by Vincenzo Bellini.
“MAGICO SAPORE” Spaghetti with Red Shrimps€18
A research of more than five years has brought to the creation of the "Magico Sapore" (Magic Taste) which, with the fragrance of small prawns and the mixing of appropriate ingredients, makes possible the preparation of this dish, with the light tones and distinctive red coral color. The red shrimp from Mazara del Vallo enrich the dish.
Tortelli stuffed with vaccinara tail€14
Fresh pasta stuffed with vaccinara tail meat with sweet plum tomato and burrata di Andria. Then topped with fresh butter and marjoram. A "round" dish and full of elegant and excellent flavors
Grillet Meat Selections charge by weight
Scottish Black Angus Cuberoll - Irish Black Angus Cote de boeuf - Piedmont Manzafassona Sirloin - Piedmont Manzafassona Filet - Piedmont Manzafassona Fiorentina - Danish beef Cube roll – Italian beef Extra marbled sirloin - Scottish Shorthorn Fillet - American Black Angus Ribeye and T-Bone - Black Angus Australian Cube Roll – Australina Wagyu Ribeye
Italian Manzafassona Fillet enriched by sweet red onions compote and aromatic vinegar
Fillet with Honey Cream and Walnuts€24
Italian Manzafassona Fillet accompanied by walnuts and a reduction of orange juice with honey and balsamic vinegar of Modena
FILLET with LARD from COLONNATA€24
Italian Manzafassona Fillet with Lard from Colonnata and sweet peppers compote.
Fillet with Truffle€26
Italian Manzafassona Fillet exalted by addition of black truffle flakes
IMPERIAL PRAWNS with virgin MARSALA wine AGED 5 YEARS€26
Tiger prawns sauteed with delicate herbs and Marsala Gran Reserva wine.
KING-CRAB with Bavarian butter€46
Legs and claws of the King Crab, caught in the depths of the cold northern seas - the Bering Strait, Alaska, Norway - steamed and frozen immediately on board of the fishing vessel, at temperatures of about -36 degrees, to better preserve the tenderness and natural sweetness of their meat. The recipe and simple preparation give way to the taste ... unique and magical!
“MAGICO SAPORE” IMPERIAL PRAWNS€26
Imperial prawns sauteed with pink shrimp and tender leeks.
Texan Spinach Cream€ 10
Fresh spinach, steamed and finely chopped, mixed with a cream of milk and parmesan cheese. To be tasted!
BOBY GREEN BEANS WITH sicilian VIRGIN OIL€8
Dish simple and tender accompanied by a true virgin olive oil.
French Fries Sheets€6
Sheets of Dutch red potatoes fried in vegetable oil.
Roman CICORIA with garlic and pepper€5
Fresh Cicoria steam cooked and pan-fried with garlic and hot pepper.
Traditional Neapolitan dessert, cooked in oven, garnished with Chantilly cream and sour cherries in syrup
Apple pie with ice cream€8
Pieces of apples cooked with orange and puff pastry, served hot with vanilla ice cream from Madagascar
MADAME BETTY's Tiramisù€8
Classical recipe with savoiardi biscuits drizzled with coffee and covered with a cream of mascarpone and egg yolks, sugar and cognac. A delicacy of Madame Betty.
MACEDONIA OF MANGO IN JUNIPER LIQUOR€8
Salad of mango matured on the three and arrived in our restaurant by air, in order to keep inctach the freshness and the flavor. A drop of Gin to enhance the scent.
MONT BLANC Icecream€8
Homemade ice cream with yolks of eggs, sugar, milk, rum and chestnut jam, served with whipped cream and meringue. A specialty ..!

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Bride's Wing-Girl Bachelorette Party 2 Inch Round Magnet
This sassy Bachelorette Party design is made just for the bridesmaid, maid of honor and all the bride's girl pals. In sassy pink and black, this fun bachelorette design reads, "Bride's Wing-Girl" with a winged heart illustration as accent. Perfect to wear to the bachelorette party, or any time you want to show your support for the bride-to-be! Choose from several shirt styles. Easy to customize for a personalized touch!


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E-commerce marketing: How to make people spend money online
Campaign’s upcoming breakfast briefing addresses one of 2019’s hottest topics: e-commerce. By 2017, the region’s e-commerce market was already worth $8.3bn, according to a Bain & Company/Google report released earlier this year. It has been growing at 25 per cent a year and shows no sign of slowing. On the contrary, it will accelerate to grow at 28 per cent a year, to almost quadruple by 2022.
Successful e-commerce relies on a blend of factors – from trustworthy payment models to reliable delivery options. Campaign’s breakfast briefing will be focusing on the marketing and advertising side of the sector, examining how online and offline marketing can work together to make more customers spend more money online, and how to target those consumers efficiently and effectively.
The morning’s topics will range from a macro look at the market, through media strategies from a brand perspective, to the best messaging to target online consumers.
Venue: Westin Mina Seyahi, Opposite Dubai Media City, (Google maps link: https://goo.gl/maps/LrT8sEMgZny)
Date: Monday, April 8, 2019
Agenda of the event
08:15am: Registration & Breakfast
09:00am: Chair’s opening remarks – Introduction to the topic
Austyn Allison, editor-in-chief, Campaign
09:05am: Keynote – Regional e-commerce today
The keynote presentation will see a market expert use data and insight to explain where the region is today, how it got here and where it is going. It will see how we can benchmark ourselves against international markets, what hurdles must be overcome and how e-commerce is likely to evolve in the coming years. He will look at what the latest research can tell us about the state of brands, vendors and consumers in the e-commerce space today.
Mathieu Yarak | Digital Research Director, Choueiri Group
09:20am: Panel 1
Omnichannel marketing in an omnichannel world: How online and offline marketing can work hand-in-hand
Just as e-commerce consumers today can choose to spend their money in bricks-and-mortar stores through click-and-collect models, on the websites of their favourite brands or through dedicated online retailers, the advertising that drives them to buy online can come through digital or traditional channels. Just because e-commerce is digital doesn’t mean its associated advertising must be. On this panel, industry experts share their learnings on the relationship between online and offline campaigns. How can they work hand-in-hand to complement and amplify each other? What strategies work best and who needs to be on board to make the most of an e-commerce marketing strategy?
Moderator: TJ Lightwala | Regional Head of FAST & Performance (MENA), Mindshare MENA
Youmna Borghol | Chief Data Officer, Choueiri Group
Zeina Akkawi | Managing Director, Paz Marketing
Hassane Yamak | Sr. Media Manager, KFC (MENAP)
10:05am: Panel 2
Talking to the individual: How to win e-consumers’ attention, trust and money
While our first panel looks at how communication channels can work together, the second panel examines how to make that communication work. From challenges around data gathering and ownership when selling across platforms to tracking consumers through their whole purchase journey, this panel of experts knows how to find the right audience, give them the right message and lead them right to the ‘Confirm purchase’ button.
Moderator: Marcus Siddons | MD, GroupM Digital MENA
Namrata Balwani | Head Digital Marketing and Analytics, Landmark Group
Acile Sleiman | Industry Head – Retail & eCommerce, Google MENA
Hicham Auajjar | MD, Keyade Middle East / Head of [m]PLATFORM services, GroupM
11:00am: Closing comments
Austyn Allison, editor-in-chief, Campaign Middle East
REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.
Please note: Attendance is based on invite only due to limited seating.

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I get so upset on the mornings I know my kiddos are going to see bio parents. It used to not bother me. But this was before I was going to adopt them. I used to love sitting and listening to the parents stories of the kid’s lives. I used to love trying to get them to go to fun places to play with their kids. I used to love finding the right bus routes to make it easier for them to get to dr. apts. I used to love it because I was teaching. I expected the children to go back home. But then things got frustrating when the parents didn’t respond to any of my efforts. They didn’t follow through on any of my fun plans. This caused dissapointment and heart ache.
Now I hate parent visit days. I feel that all our privacy is taken away. I dont’ like my adopted children getting hugs from these people. They are just people, but when they lose their kids, they can become harmful people. And now my adopted children have learned to trust them.
I don’t understand why a parent who is facing Termination of parental rights and has to be supervised in visits has the right to go to dr. and dental apts. of the children and not be supervised? I also don’t understand why in mediations bio parents get attorneys for free, and foster parents don’t get any support. The county even puts school names in the court documents they give to the bio parents. This again makes no sense to me. Where is privacy protection for the ones who care for the children? Where is the protection for the children after the county is done with the case? Why do I have to feel like I have to move out of my home to give my kids and my family anonimity. We can get slammed for mentioning any little thing about their cases due to privacy laws, but there doesn’t seem to be any privacy laws for the foster parents. I just don’t get that! Why cater to the ones who abuse and not the ones who care for the abused?

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The Irish call them thin places -where the veil between worlds is thinnest. For some, this manifests as being able to ‘reach the hand of God’; for others it is crossing into the Other Kingdom, connecting to The Invisible, or opening to multi-dimensional realities.
Many thin places are natural: a breathtaking seascape or landscape, or a more intimate grove of trees or a rippling brook. Others have become sacred through the intentional creation of edifices that are meant to call in, amplify, celebrate, or somehow connect to Universal Forces. It may be a simple medicine wheel, a magnificent temple or a country cemetery.
I have become besotted with the thin places of Celtic lands. Standing stones, stone circles, round towers, mythical castles, ruins of abbeys, sacred wells, fairy trees dot the already captivating countryside. I am particularly drawn to the Neolithic stone circles and wonder what the Ancient Ones knew that gave them the knowledge and the motivation to create them. Most of us have watched with curiosity documentaries of Stonehenge, the grandest and best-known Celtic stone circle. Other grand circles and even more small circles appear throughout the Celtic Nations. Most are aligned to summer or winter solstice, thus celebrating the Sun. Others align with the Moon. No one can explain how or why these differences occur. They range from the gigantic monoliths of Stonehenge to the grand stone circles believed to have deep regional connection and then small, local stone circles that thankfully have been preserved by individual farmers.
We may never know exactly how or why the Ancient Ones built these places but the result is palpable. The stones connect to the invisible world, a Universal Force beyond ourselves. It was on a visit to the Ring of Brodar in the Orkney Islands of Scotland that I experienced a grand stone circle personally. My friends and I were immediately in awe of these tall, thin slabs of stone which were placed to create a gateway and then a magnificent stone circle in a grassy field near the coast. We went into the circle and walked around it mesmerized. Later that night, one friend and I returned to experience it more deeply in the solitude of a beautifully moonlit night. While my friend observed, I connected with each stone individually and felt an amplification of a different emotion or state of mind at each one. Together we traveled around the circle clockwise, then later counterclockwise, feeling the building and waning of the energy flow with us. I felt both grounded and uplifted. The experience was transforming.
A few years later, I had the opportunity to visit The Callanish Stones on the island of Lewis, Scotland. Here not only was there a similar stone circle but also elaborate avenues to the circle, set in an amazing landscape. At sunset on our last evening, my friends who are sound healers played violin and cello, sound weaving additional harmony and joy into the experience. I invite you to see and hear a snippet of the experience yourself at https://youtu.be/zfuajJP64P8.
Later experiences at smaller, even more intimate stone circles in Ireland led to my writing Amidst the Stones of Celtic Ireland. It is the story of an American visitor who is drawn to the stones. She opens to messages that help her find sovereignty as she connects to her past and to past lives as a young woman in Ireland centuries ago. The novel is inspired by my own experience in County Cork.
About Jeanne: Jeanne Crane is author of Celtic Spirit A Wee Journey as well as Amidst the Stones. She also has published a small series of photo journals entitled Snapshots of Celtic Ireland. You can be sure they are filled with pictures of stone circles and information on how to find them.
Jeanne’s website: https://www.celticspiritbooks.com/about
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WILLAMETTE FALLS PADDLING TOUR
Paddle to the second largest waterfall in the United States
WILLAMETTE FALLS TOUR DETAILS
- Kayaks & Paddleboards
- 1.5 hours
- 1 mile average
- 1701 Clackamette Dr. Oregon City, OR
- No experience required
- Ages 8+
- Weight 50-300 lbs
Paddle through stunning views of the historic Oregon Trail as you make your way to the second largest waterfall in the United States! This trip is just outside of Portland and makes for a great family day trip full of interesting stories and gorgeous scenery.
Kayaks & Paddleboards
1 mile average
1701 Clackamette Dr.
Oregon City, OR
50 lbs to 300 lbs
WATCH THE WILDLIFE
WILLAMETTE FALLS TOUR OVERVIEW
Whether you are an experienced paddler or not this trip has something for everyone. You will paddle through waters rich with fish (chinook, salmon, shad, smallmouth bass, and sturgeons), herons, osprey, and sea lions (seasonal). The tour heads one mile upstream, passing by the historic Willamette Falls Locks en route to the breathtaking Willamette Falls, the end of the Oregon Trail. Along the way guides will share about the history of the area and help with any paddling questions. Select a craft (Kayak or SUP) and pick a time to experience a view of the falls like no other!
PREPARE FOR YOUR TRIP
AFTER BOOKING: Sign online waivers and share them with your fellow party members. Waivers must be filled out by each party member on every visit.
WHAT TO BRING: Water, sunscreen, clothing that can get wet, and additional warmth layers / change of clothing based on weather.
WHERE TO GO: 1701 Clackamette Dr. Oregon City OR 97045.
ARRIVAL TIME: Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your start time. Parking may be limited so factor that into your arrival time.
WHAT WE PROVIDE: Guide, craft, lifejacket, and a paddle.
CUSTOMIZATION: Please call eNRG Kayaking at (503) 772 – 1122 for large groups or other special requests and exceptions.
RESTRICTIONS: No Alcohol allowed. Ages 5+; children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Must be at least 50 lbs.
WEATHER: Trips run rain or shine, except during extreme conditions including lightning, high winds, and excessive smoke onsite.
ENROLLMENT: 2 person minimum per tour. Parties may be combined to meet this number.
IF WE CANCEL: eNRG Kayaking reserves the right to postpone or cancel any trip due to inclement weather, under enrollment, or other unforeseen circumstances, and will issue a full refund in this instance.
IF YOU CANCEL: 72+ hours notice – 85% refund, free reschedule, or voucher for paid amount. 72-24 hours notice – free reschedule or voucher for paid amount. 24-0 hours notice – all refund/benefits forfeited.
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This is the author's second book about train travel. His first book, titled AMTRAKing, was published in 1994. An Amtrak train attendant for nearly nine years, Mr. Emeka writes in a uniquely sensitive way about his experiences on-board the train, the people he met, and thoughtful musings that visited his mind while on the rails. Heart & Soul of the Train has numerous photos and illustrations, and the author often goes beyond fond memories and enters into the hearts of those he met along the way. The book concludes with a timely and helpful section that deals with how to travel by train. Those less familiar with this mode of travel will especially appreciate the answers provided here in response to commonly-asked questions about train travel. Last but not least, Mr. Emeka, a retired Army officer, has a simple and accessible writing style that makes this book an easy and enjoyable read.
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The author worked on-board Amtrak's western trains from 1989 to 1998. He wrote the book AMTRAKing in 1994, and has followed it with the 1999 publishing of Heart & Soul of the Train. A retired Army officer, he is married and lives with his family on the Olympic peninsula near Port Orchard, Washington.Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.:
I have always loved the look of the train, that graceful way it rounds the turns through Colorado's Gore Canyon, or as it makes its way through beautiful Glacier Park in Montana. This 'iron horse' on wheels has a magic not easily captured in words or pictures ...And there's the magical feeling of retiring for the night in a sleeping berth where you're rocked to sleep to the rhythm of the train. I'll never forget that incredibly soothing motion!
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Illinois is not just the dwelling state of Abraham Lincoln, by far, it is also home to some of the finest music schools in the United States. Illinois music schools are heralded not only for their vocal and instrument education but for teaching how to create the complete particular person and immerse themselves into the art of generating music. All schools will teach students about notes and beats but schools of music from Illinois think that their students will continue to boost themselves by involving them in the method of mastering musical admiration as nicely as the emotion that is exuded through music.
Having your education in Illinois is undoubtedly a brilliant thought because it shows appreciation to all genres of music. Jazz, blues, classical, rock, folk, hip hop and indie music have found their way into everyday society in the state of Illinois. These who attend Illinois music schools will definitely be delighted about the truth that they present programs that are a effective mix of history and technologies.
Every single student studying about music ought to have superior motor skills, as well as eye-ear coordination no want to be concerned though as Illinois music schools incorporate these subjects in their programs. Industry specialists conduct classes on ear instruction and vocal tactics – ideal for students whose voice is their instruments. At the schools of music in Illinois, it does not matter what location of music you are pursuing – you are offered with an environment that would be ideal for your chosen field of interest.
Most Illinois music schools offer specialization if students want to become teachers in major or secondary public or private schools. Further degrees can be acquired at Illinois schools of music if the student hopes to become a college music professor. Of course, this requirements a lot more technical knowledge and a a lot deeper and broader understanding of music compared to teaching early childhood education of music.
Attending Guitar teacher near me of the celebrated music schools in Illinois will enable the student to acquire a degree in music. Auditioning for Illinois schools of music has come to be component of the interview method whether or not you are seeking your music degree via vocal potential or playing an instrument. Whichever you are contemplating of the numerous Illinois music schools, irrespective of whether on a full time or component time basis, it is crucial to understand the entrance needs. These schools hope to give you the ideal probable education – through profession guidance and one-on-one expert training – so you are going to be extra than prepared to get your dream job in this interesting business.


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IU graduate from small town explores range of music
Alex Tedrow grew up in a Hoosier town so small that he said the only live music there is high school — and bar bands. Shoals has about 800 residents and is nestled far from any culture hub.
So when a teenaged Tedrow saw the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the first orchestra he had ever seen live, he almost cried, he said in a phone interview.
“The Planets Suite” by English composer Gustav Holst moved Tedrow, a rock-band 14-year-old. Holst’s orchestral suite comprises seven symphonic poems, musical pieces composed for an orchestra and motivated by stories, usually referenced in the work’s title.
Tedrow was a freshman student of IU’s Jacobs School of Music’s composition professor Don Freund, who said, “(Alex) is phenomenal, not only as a composer and musician, but he has been a mainstay of all the student activities in the department, Student Composers Association and lots of projects. Plus an incredibly nice guy. There couldn’t be a better face for the students in the department.”
Musicians as people can be serious, but Tedrow enjoys music’s “fun and quirky” sides, ever searching for darker clues of cleverness in light-seeming passages. An example he offered is the fate of his two beloved betta fish, Biff and Gorgonzola.
“Humans’ perception of pets can be ‘cute,’” he said. “But my betta fish are aggressive.”
Betta fish, originating in Asia, live in shallow and slow-moving water. Male bettas are protective fathers and build nests for their young and proactively protect them.
Long realizing the wonder of betta fish, Tedrow composed “Biff” in honor of his fish, but Biff died soon thereafter. A requiem seemed an appropriate response, so Tedrow composed the 15-minute piece for chamber orchestra and choir, incorporating music from two previous works, “Biff” and “Diary of a Loving Fish Sitter.”
After five months of work, he finished the Requiem in March 2020.
“There were 170 audio tracks, and I received and used recordings from my IU colleagues,” he said.
Tedrow also sang some of the bass parts.
Nearly 40 musicians participated in the Requiem recording project, and audio engineer, Austin Jones from Shoals, assisted.
Tedrow’s “Private Moon,” a separate piece, honors the artwork of Leonid Tishkov.
Tedrow has also composed music for the noir, Agatha-Christie-ish “The Shadows That Linger,” a video game that allows players to become a medium, and to figure out who has murdered their sister. In addition, he composed music for the TV documentary “The Addict’s Wake,” about the opioid crisis in Nashville, Indiana, and for the woodwind choir of the Las Cruces (New Mexico) High School.
“We were out in the desert playing together,” he said, referring to the pandemic’s guidelines for safely rehearsing.
He has also studied abroad twice during his IU life, thanks to generous donors and scholarships: once in The Hague, Netherlands, in 2018 and again in Paris, France, in 2019. In The Hague, he studied World War II’s effect on Dutch society and culture; part of his work was a project on Dutch composers affected by the Holocaust.
In Paris, he studied at the Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique, learning about electroacoustic music, psychoacoustics and sound design. His final project there used real-time NASA data to create synthesized sounds that audiences could manipulate via mobile devices.
“Electronic music and sound technology is another big passion of mine,” he said.
One of his biggest goals as musician, however, may stem from his tiny-town upbringing. Perhaps part of his desire to help others is the impressive fact that he won the coveted Eli Lilly Endowment scholarship. A Lilly scholar receiving full tuition to Jacobs School, Tedrow said he would not otherwise have been able to attend Jacobs. Lilly selects only one student per Indiana county per year.
J.K. Lilly Sr. and his sons Eli and J.K. Jr. founded Lilly Endowment Inc. in 1937 partly to support education. Founders valued character and human development in the community and encouraged people to show compassion to others.
“I am very interested in rural engagement,” Tedrow said and plans to continue bringing the arts to society’s remote, and sometimes hidden, population pockets.
One way, aside from his many classical pursuits, is his performances with his band, Valley Wine & Spirit. The grunge/alternative/classic rock and blues cover band, although doing fewer live performance since the pandemic, continues to rehearse.
Hear Tedrow's Requiem at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxZjynhwUzU
Hear Tedrow, composer and pianist, and soprano Lauren Jewell perform Tedrow's "Private Moon" at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2plhCXSUs0
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Joe and Mary Wilson live an isolated life in the outback of New South Wales. Their infant son Jim begins to "take convulsions." Jim turns into a sickly child who appears to be "too old fashioned" to survive in this word. After the three-year-old boy has spent a month with his mother's sister, he and Joe begin the two-day trek home. The boy becomes ill while they are camping overnight, and Joe, terrified that his son is going to die, carries him to "Brighten's sister-in-law," who lives in the only homestead in the area. She nurses the boy, who survives.
Joe and Mary Wilson move from the little outback town of Gulong to the bush at Lahey's Creek. Mary becomes depressed over the drudgery and isolation of the place. The closest neighbors are the Spicers, dirt poor folks with a whole passel of children.
Mr. Spicer is usually on the road. Mrs. Spicer tries to maintain some beauty in her life by growing geraniums in the desert. At first she visits the Wilsons frequently, but soon she becomes reluctant to visit because she gets melancholic when she goes home. She tells Mary that the land has broken her--she is "past caring." At the end she dies in her bed. The last thing she tells her daughter to do is to water the geraniums.
The poem's title refers to John Hunter Hospital, where Les Murray lay near death for three weeks as a result of a liver condition. He "turned yellow as the moon / and slid inside a CAT-scan wheel," then found himself emerging from a "time warp" of unconsciousness 20 days later. Murray reports that he is "the only poet whose liver / damage hadn't been self-inflicted."
He goes on to explain what had happened to make his liver rehearse "the private office of the grave." When he was over the crisis, he signed a "Dutch contract," presumably an advance directive of some sort. Surprisingly, surviving his bout of acute liver failure seemed to cure his other problem, "the Black Dog, depression." The poem ends with a paean of gratitude for "the project of seeing conscious life / rescued from death." [80 lines]
In 1898 in rural New South Wales, a brother and two sisters are found bludgeoned to death under very peculiar circumstances. The crime creates a sensation throughout Australia, but the mystery is never solved. Nearly 60 years later, one of the last surviving members of the family (12 brothers and sisters) tells the story and, in the process of doing so, reveals the truth of what really happened to his siblings on that tragic day.
The writer describes her experience as a cancer patient, thrust into "the Land of the Sick" by the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer four years earlier. Although she is not ill, the fear of mortality embedded in a diagnosis of cancer is a dragon that haunts her existence.
To cope with the dragon she relies on talismen: her doctors, personal will, and her garden peas, an emblem of everyday life and its constant renewal. The talismen create the semblance of control over her situation. She observes that "doctors and patients are accomplices in staging a kind of drama" and that the patient and her continued well-being become talismen for the doctor too.
Jacob Hansen is sheriff, undertaker, and pastor in the little Wisconsin town of friendship. A Civil War veteran like many of the men in his town, he has seen many faces of death and knows how to balance compassion, prayer, and practicality in the presence of grief. When he recognizes a diphtheria epidemic as one after another the people of Friendship fall ill and die, he has to shoulder responsibility for protecting public health.
This means imposing and enforcing quarantine, extending even to the encampment of religious revivalists at the edge of town who mostly keep their distance and their own ways. Jacob's equanimity falters when his wife and baby daughter succumb; he keeps them alive in his mind and unburied for days, unable to acknowledge his own loss, though he helps others through theirs.
Finally he forces a passing railroad engineer to transport the survivors across the quarantine border into a neighboring town for safety, but the train is sabotaged, wrecked, and the fugitives killed. Jacob survives almost alone to return to what is now a ghost town and cope with the grim fate of survival.
Amidst the desolate pampas of Argentina, two nameless fugitives serendipitously meet and fall deeply in love. The woman, an orphan, is running from her tragic past and sheltered life. The man, a gaucho, is fleeing from the seven vengeful brothers of a man he killed during a fight.
Although both are emotionally wounded and isolated, they become joined by the simple act of cleaning and dressing the deep laceration of the gaucho’s arm. When they discover the ecstasy and contentment of love, their passion is abruptly and violently challenged by the gaucho’s injured arm which becomes infected with tetanus.
The woman faithfully cares for her suffering lover who silently endures the fever, severe muscle spasms, and wasting of tetanus before succumbing to the painful death of lockjaw. Ironically his face is paralyzed with a twisted smile due to the persistent muscle contractions.
The brothers of the man whom the gaucho had killed arrive too late to exact their revenge so they set fire to the couple’s farmhouse and burn it to the ground. The woman places a handful of her lover’s burning ashes in her mouth thus preserving his remains and uniting his spirit with hers forever.
Registered Nurse, Muriel Murch decided, at mid-life, to return to college to obtain her BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing). She relates this odyssey through a series of generous and quirky letters written to her mother, her children, her husband, and, most strikingly, her deceased Uncle Harold, whose memory serves as Murch's spiritual touchstone.
The book works on two levels. Her struggles as an older woman and already-experienced nurse in a BSN program are delightfully detailed in letters to friends, but to Uncle Harold she reveals the turbulence of her quest: how at mid-life she must rethink her role as wife and mother and view patient care from a new perspective.
Leandra lives alone in the backwoods of North Carolina where she makes a small but sufficient living repairing antique dolls for a dealer who sells them to collectors. The broken and ragged dolls occupy an old "mourner's bench" in her one-room cabin. For ten years she has lived in relative contentment, though she carries the pain of a trip to Boston when her sister bore a defective child who died.
The sister committed suicide soon thereafter. During that visit, as Leandra's sister withdrew into late-pregnancy depression and hostility, Leandra and Wim took comfort in one another's presence and finally fell in love. But after the suicide, Leandra returns to North Carolina with no intention of ever seeing Wim again.
Now, ten years later, he shows up on her doorstep, wanting to spend the final months of his life with her; he has inoperable brain cancer. He knows what course it is likely to take. He wants only to see her, but she insists that if he is to reenter her life, she wants to see him through all of it, even the worst parts.
They weather and cherish the days with gentle humor, frankness, careful sharing of memory, and the deepest love either has ever experienced. Leandra's neighbor, a friend from childhood, helps Wim build an extension onto Leandra's little cabin, one of several ways he finds to "provide for her" as he wishes he could have earlier.
Carl Elliott and John Lantos have brought together a collection of 12 essays that explore the complex work and person of Walker Percy. Personal reflections and stories capture the importance of Walker Percy in the lives and work of several of the essayists, while others offer commentaries on various aspects of Percy's life and work. All of the contributors reveal their affection and appreciation of Walker Percy as physician, novelist, and philosopher.
In addition to the editors, the contributors include Robert Coles, who was Percy's friend; Ross McElwee, the documentary filmmaker; Jay Tolson, Percy's biographer; author and historian Bertram Wyatt-Brown; scholars Martha Montello and Laurie Zoloth; and physicians Brock Eide, Richard Martinez, and David Schiedermayer.
The collection covers many topics and themes. Percy's biography is reviewed: the early losses of his father and grandfather by suicide, the early death of his mother, his medical education and subsequent struggle with tuberculosis, his turn from medicine to philosophy and literature, his marriage and conversion to Catholicism, and his long and productive life as a philosophic novelist.
The essays explore Percy as both physician and patient, and how, as diagnostic novelist, he gives us characters and stories that caution about the technologic-scientific worldview that dominates not only medicine but western life. The many wayfarers are discussed, including Binx Bolling from The Moviegoer, Will Barrett from The Last Gentleman, and Dr. Tom Moore from Love in the Ruins and The Thanatos Syndrome. [These novels have been annotated in this database.]
Percy's spiritual and religious views are reviewed, along with his moral concerns about a post-modern world before anyone had coined the term. The problems of isolation, alienation, and struggle for meaning are apparent in all of his works, and many of the essayists explore the connection between his novels and these existential concerns. The importance of Kierkegaard in his work, his theory of language, and his early essays are discussed.
The contributors give examples of how Walker Percy's life and work are incorporated in medical education and the practice of medicine, both in personal and theoretical terms. Percy's work reminds practitioners of the necessity for human connection in the midst of scientific and technologic paradigms that distance practitioner from patient. Likewise, medicine and medical education shaped Percy the novelist, where keen observation and sustained searching for answers are to be found in all of his fiction.
A feminist critique of Percy's development of women characters, reflections on physician characters in Percy's work, his personal struggle with a family history of depression, and his attitudes about psychiatry and psychoanalysis complete the collection.


A windy affair Wind turbines
Renewable energies have not only begun to boom as a result of the Paris Agreement. But the steadily increasing demand continues to shift the limits of technology on an ongoing basis. Wind turbines are growing in size and the associated forces are becoming more extreme – nonetheless, they must operate with absolute reliability and a minimum of maintenance effort. Coatings and surface treatments significantly extend the service life of their components and thus the lifetime of the entire system.
With the Paris Agreement, the interest in renewable energies has increased worldwide, as has the associated global level of investment. The agreement that was adopted on 12 December 2015 at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris provides for a limitation of global warming caused by human influences to significantly less than 2 °C as compared to preindustrial values. It took effect on 4 November 2016. As of May of 2017, a total of 145 nations had signed it and these countries together account for 82.95% of global emissions.
Two-digit growth in wind energy
However, the climate goals of this agreement can only be reached if renewable energy sources are increasingly employed, in other words, primarily water, sun and wind energy. “Record low prices … will be the primary drivers for the development of wind power in the short to medium term, and the evolution of the Paris Agreement … will only add to the industry’s momentum,” writes the Global Wind Energy Council GWEC in its 2016 annual report.
All of the power plants in the world – fossil, atomic and regenerative – together produce about 24 000 terawatt hours of electricity (2015). Globally, wind energy power plants contribute 487 GW of overall power output to this and generate about 3.7 percent of the energy consumed worldwide. In total, about 80 countries have installed onshore or offshore wind energy systems. The “world champions” of wind energy are China, the USA, Germany and India. “Wind energy continues to grow at a two-digit rate,” explains Steve Sawyer, General Secretary of the GWEC.
Ring gears: Plasma nitriding instead of gas nitriding
While the market offers a good deal of potential for the manufacturers of wind turbines and their components, the technological challenges are becoming greater – including literally in terms of size. The increased requirements concerning the power of wind turbines means that the equipment itself is growing larger. Accordingly, enormous forces are at work on the individual components.
For example, the ring gear in the gear box of a modern wind turbine can have a diameter measuring two or even three metres. In cooperation with a well-known manufacturer, Oerlikon Balzers engineers have conducted test series in which the surfaces of these gears have been treated with the modern plasma nitriding process BALITHERM IONIT. In contrast to gas nitriding in common use today, this treatment causes signifi cantly less warpage and at the same time achieves a higher load-bearing capacity.
»In plain English, that means: The dimensions the design engineer has called for are maintained. Compared to gas nitriding, the tolerances for roundness, planarity and parallelism can be adhered to much better, even with such large parts as the ring gears, and that is of great importance for the service life of a system in which enormous forces are at work simply because of its size,« explains Sascha Hessel, Director of Sales and Operations at Oerlikon Balzers Germany.
The results of the test series were confirmed by a study of the FZG Institute at the Technical University of Munich and in the meantime, Oerlikon Balzers has received a concomitant order from this development partner for the treatment of ring gears.
Less maintenance required for systems that are difficult to access
Every single part in a wind turbine is essential for trouble-free energy production. Some ensure that the system operates as efficiently as possible: Yaw rings position the upper part of the system, the nacelle, so that it faces straight into the wind. Pitch gears, on the other hand, position the rotor blades in such a way that energy exploitation is maximized. Oerlikon Metco coats these gears with zinc or zinc-aluminum by means of electric arc wire spraying to protect them against corrosion.
Oerlikon Balzers offers thin-film solutions to protect sun gears and planets as well as roller bearings from wear. This is important because in most wind turbines, the running lubrication is inadequate or often very difficult to realize – just consider offshore systems. Coating the gears and roller bearings with BALINIT C improves the abrasion resistance, thereby increasing the service life of the components.
However, Oerlikon has solutions not only for the internal parts of wind turbines, but also for external parts. For example, the German Oerlikon Metco location in Weissenborn specializes in the repair of rotor shafts. “The rotor shaft, which measures up to six metres, has a so-called bearing shell. If extreme forces operate on the system, for example due to a sudden, unexpected standstill of the gigantic rotor blades, this shell can slip and damage the shaft. This damage can be repaired, and in Weissenborn, we use thermal spraying as a process step for the regeneration,” explains Franz Jansen, managing director of Oerlikon Metco Coatings, Germany.
GWEC: Pioneering role in wind energy
The journey’s destination is clear after the Paris Agreement. Whether it will actually be achieved depends on the will of the nations that have signed. “Wind power is a mature technology. The cost-stability of wind power makes it a very attractive option for utilities, independent power producers and companies who are looking for a hedge against the wildly fluctuating prices of fossil fuels while at the same time reducing their carbon footprint. There is still an acute need around the world for new power generation which is clean, affordable, indigenous, reliable and quick to install. Wind power is leading the charge in the transition away from fossil fuels, and continues to blow away the competition on price, performance and reliability” sums up the GWEC perspective.


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Pousada Caraiva is located at Rua Miramar, 700, 0.7 miles from the centre of Caraiva. Caraiva Beach is the closest landmark to Pousada Caraiva.
Check-in time is 14:00 and check-out time is 12:00 at Pousada Caraiva.
Yes, Pousada Caraiva offers free Wi-Fi.
No, Pousada Caraiva does not offer free parking.
No, Pousada Caraiva does not offer free airport shuttle service.
Pousada Caraiva is 26 miles from Porto Seguro. Pousada Caraiva is 60.3 miles from Teixeira de Freitas.
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The plant is rumored to be the future site of a Costco warehouse store, but Pepsi officials said that recent published reports were incorrect about parts of the Costco angle.
Costco has an economic development announcement scheduled for May 26. It's possible that any expansion plans could be announced then.
D.H. Griffin Wrecking is the contractor demolishing
the Pepsi plant
at a cost estimated at $368,300, according to building permits. The plant is located on the corner of Six Forks Road and Wake Forest Road.
Costco, which operates 452 warehouses, including 334 in the United States, already has a store in Durham.
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In 2013, runners from the D.C. region traveled more than 37,000 miles to finish marathons as near as Baltimore and as far as Honolulu, and that’s before we count trips to marathons on other continents. This region may play host to the venerable Marine Corps Marathon and the fresh-faced Rock ‘n’ Roll USA Marathon among more than a dozen others, but it’s safe to say that runners here have shoes, will travel.
What’s not to love about a destination race? You can choose a course that plays to your strengths, take a 26.2-mile tour of another city, or visit friends and family. Sure, you might struggle with jet lag, toss and turn all night in an unfamiliar bed, or realize that you left one of your shoes back in Bethesda. But you’re also about to share an experience with hundreds or thousands of fellow marathoners who know all the highs and lows of a training cycle and who want you to succeed only slightly less than they want to beat you across the finish line.
Ask any habitual destination racer and they’ll inevitably speak of “catching the bug,” a shorthand for wanderlust mixed with marathon obsessiveness that drives (or flies or buses) marathoners to yet another race in yet another city. Runderlust? The bug is part justification, an external force compelling them.
Washingtonian Andy Austin said being able “to go explore after having [run a marathon], having that sense of accomplishment, and feeling like ‘Yeah, I earned this trip,'” as some of the most satisfying parts of traveling to the 10 marathons he has completed.
The bug is also a manifestation of who we are as runners. Of course we could take these same trips without injecting 26.2 miles of crowds, hills, cobblestones, dehydration, cramping, or exhaustion. But would you ask an art enthusiast to skip the museums?
“Part of keeping my momentum and keeping me running is seeing new sights,” said Mabinty Koroma of Hyattsville. Koroma has completed four marathons and aspires to run a marathon each year for the rest of her life. She doesn’t plan to run one in D.C. soon. Of travel races, she says, “I can look at … the sunset here in San Francisco, or look at the neighborhoods in Chicago, whereas in D.C., that’s my training ground. I’m a native Washingtonian. I love the city, I love running there, but a part of my excitement of running a full marathon is doing it elsewhere.” Her most recent finish was April’s Dusseldorf Marathon, an entry she won in a drawing at last year’s San Francisco Marathon expo.
“Is there any better way to see a city than to run through it?” Scott Brawley said. The Washingtonian and former rugby and soccer player plunged right into marathons three years ago, running Marine Corps two years in a row with a charity training group before completing the Paris Marathon in 2013. That race was “the best of Paris in a sightseeing tour, with thousands cheering you on,” he said. This year, he will run the Marseille Marathon, and he hopes to complete marathons in French wine country and Sydney, Australia.
For some runners, major urban marathons don’t have the same draw. Arlington’s Liam Quinn has run marathons in Philadelphia, Quebec City, and D.C., but he praises the Vermont City Marathon in Burlington as a favorite, and he won the inaugural Hambletonian Marathon on the country roads of Goshen, N.Y. in 2013. In a smaller or more rural race, he said, “there’s less pressure about it in every way, shape, and form, from the hustle and bustle to the approach towards the race itself.” Quinn praised the Hambletonian and Vermont City marathons for exemplary organization and scenic courses that let him escape from his usual urban training environment.
The biggest downside to winning a race as new and small as the Hambletonian, he said, is that, “I did feel like the invader there, trying to steal the thunder of the locals. Sort of the Ivan Drago to their Rocky.” He is curious to see the race grow, but uncertain about returning. “I’m afraid that as it gets bigger, it’ll just attract faster runners, then I’ll have to be concerned about that,” he said, laughing.
Quinn races about two marathons each season and has raced 20 marathons. Understandably, “cost is definitely a concern,” he said. “It’s great to have the marathon as an excuse to go somewhere new,” but with the frequency of his races, he tends to stay close to home and combine his trips with visits to friends and family. As he said that, he was staying with a friend before running the Delaware marathon, and when he won the Hambletonian, he spent the weekend at his parents’ house. For a man who once flew from Seoul, South Korea, to run the Boston marathon, the minimalist travel approach seems to be working.
Traveling to a race means sacrificing some level of control in exchange for a sense of accomplishment and a few days of travel. The lack of comforts can throw runners for a loop no matter how much they prepare and yet they continue to book the flights, study the languages, go farther, go faster. Austin has felt this a little too keenly in his marathons.
His third, the 2001 Dublin Marathon, was something of a comedy of errors. He remembered the blood sausages in the hotel’s continental breakfast and his snoring roommate who checked out without paying for his room service.
Yet he continued to log marathons, once training in the D.C. winter for the Miami Marathon. He even stayed on East Coast time to better make the 5 a.m. start at the Honolulu marathon. After that race, he went skydiving with members of his training group.
“You don’t have all the comforts that you would normally do,” he said. “But the tradeoff is much better.”
Brawley seconds this, recalling that he couldn’t find bagels or oatmeal in Paris and that the Metro stairs were less than friendly to an achy marathoner. “I also felt compelled to use my post-race days sightseeing, which was entertaining as I hobbled around Paris. In hindsight I should have rested,” he said. So why would he put himself through the physical agony of a marathon, plus the added discomfort of tourism on tired legs? In short, “it’s Paris.”
Koroma even found that no amount of intensive research, training, planning, not even three hours of rain in Dusseldorf, could ruin a destination marathon. For her efforts, she gets to know more about the people of each city she visits. “Each city kind of has a different vibe and energy. Like about San Francisco, people were more laid back. They didn’t have the energy of people of Chicago. The people of Chicago have so much energy. They were so amped. I think that really got me going and got me moving faster,” she said. And the Germans, she recalled, would run alongside her if they thought she was slowing down.
If the marathon is a test of human endurance, a destination race is a further test of each runner’s adaptability. Success or failure depend on how well you can go with the flow and enjoy the race, the trip, or both. In fact, no one wanted to impugn a race where they had a less-than-perfect experience.
“The race is an important part of the weekend, but it’s not the only thing about the weekend,” Quinn said. “Because you’re traveling, you actually make a trip of it.”
Ten years ago, a federal shutdown came in one of the busiest months for road racing,and nearly cancelled the Marine Corps Marathon.
Zoo Loop now closes at 5 p.m., Arlington Boulevard comments due Sept. 28, Kelati heading to world road racing championships.
After a nearly year-long hiatus, Pace the Nation has returned with St. Andrews graduate and Georgetown recruit Tinoda Matsatsa.
Keira D’Amato breaks the American record in the half marathon, Chantilly’s Sean McGorty makes the world 5k team and DDOT will hold a meeting on a new bridge to the Arboretum.
Be part of the original festive race for charity and signature Arthritis Foundation holiday event! Wear your favorite holiday attire and together, we’ll jingle all the way to a cure! Register as an individual or bring a team of friends,


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History of the station
1957 - the beginning
The station was erected in July 1957 by the Polish Academy of Sciences Expedition within the framework of the International Geophysical Year. The expedition was led by Stanislaw Siedlecki, geologist, explorer and climber, who a veteran of Polish Arctic expeditions in the 1930's (including the first traverse of West Spitsbergen island). A reconnaissance group searching the area for a future station site had been working in Hornsund in the previous summer, and selected the flat marine terrace in Isbjørnhamna. The research station was constructed during three summer months in 1957.
The initial research programme consisted of two summer projects and one year-round programme (1957-1958) on meteorology, actinometry, ionospheric, astronomic and permafrost studies. Summer projects conducted research on hydrology, botany, zoology, geology, magnetism and geodesy.
The main building contained one-bed rooms, a kitchen, living room, laboratories and storage area. Heating was organised with hot air from diesel fuelled ovens. Electric light and electricity of 220 V was provided using battery sets originally built for submarine. Batteries were loaded from diesel generators. The station was equipped with a belted bulldozer, 4-wheel-drive vehicle, Nansen wooden sledges, and wooden boats.
During this period the station was used by summer research groups from Polish universities and the Polish Academy of Sciences, as well as occasional British and Norwegian research groups. Trappers hunting polar bears and seals used the station between 1967 and 1971, before the hunt was banned in 1973. The non-maintained facilities were slowly deteriorating.
In 1973 the South Spitsbergen National Park was established, covering a large area including Hornsund.
The station was modernized in 1978, in order to resume a year-round activity. A new generator house was built, and in 1987 a sewage treatment system was installed (upgraded in 2001). Since 1978, the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences has been responsible for organising year-round and seasonal research expeditions to the station.
The 10 m high wooden cross was erected on Wilczekodden rocks in 1982, and has become a symbolic feature of the local landscape.
The branch of Norwegian Royal Post Office, with the post cancelation stamp Hornsund 9177 was operating since February 1, 1990 till September 20, 2002.
In summer 2001 the satellite communication system and the new sewage treatment system have been installed. Since then the station has been under renovation.
My first Arctic trip started 50 years ago. It was the first Polish Polar Expedition, that spent winter of 1932-33 on Bjørnøya. Twenty five years later, with the group of great colleagues, we have been erecting Polish Polar Station on empty coast of fascinating beauty. Until today, hundreds of scientists, film makers, climbers, journalists, and other visitors mainly from Poland and abroad passed through the station. I have been considering this station as My Home, through the years of hard work, thoughts and feeling of heart. This home has been erected against the difficulties of polar nature.
Stanislaw Siedlecki - Entry to the memorials

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Precious Life mark first anniversary of Westminster abortion law with 'baby shoes memorial' at Stormont
THE first anniversary of Westminster passing abortion legislation for Northern Ireland was marked at Stormont when Precious Life held a 'baby shoes' display in front of Parliament Buildings. A one-minute silence was observed in memory of 129 babies who have perished since Section 9 of Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Act 2019 was implemented. The law, which received royal assent on 24 July 2019, introduced into Northern Ireland, one of the most extreme abortion regimes in Europe. It was revealed by Health minister Robin Swann that a total of 129 abortions have been carried out since the law was implemented in the province on 31st March, up until 22nd May 2020
Director of Precious Life, Bernadette Smyth said the anniversary was a day to lament by everyone concerned about the future of Northern Ireland’s unborn children.
The memorial was also attended by DUP MLA Harry Harvey and SDLP councillor Margaret Anne McKillough.
On the steps of Parliament Buildings, Bernadette said, “Our memorial highlights the dreadful impact this new law has made within two short months.
“We remember all of these unique and defenceless unborn children who died through abortion with this display of 129 pairs of baby shoes at the steps of Stormont. Each pair of baby shoes represents an innocent life cruelly taken from the world by the injustice of abortion that was forced on us by Westminster. Every child deserves a chance to take their first steps.”
Quoting holocaust survivor Eli Wisel, Bernadette said, “To forget would not only be dangerous but offensive. To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.”
She also recalled the powerful words of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. The battle for precious little unborn babies is a battle for freedom, the freedom to be safe and be allowed to born alive. If we as a society deny our most vulnerable the very right to life then we cannot call ourselves a free society. Every second of every day somewhere in the world a little baby dies a horrible death through abortion. These little ones are not free and while abortion is legal, unborn babies are slaves in their mother's womb.”
Bernadette Smyth concluded, "Our unborn children must be protected in law, policy and practice. We are calling on our elected MLA’s to repeal Section 9 and restore personhood status for each and every child in the womb.