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OUR GUEST FACULTY
Jamie is a Lexington native and began his dance training at a private studio at the age of 10. He was later accepted into the School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCAPA) as a Contemporary Dance major. Throughout middle school and high school he was fortunate to compete for and win several regional titles (Jr, Teen, and Mr. Dance of Ohio) and was crowned “Grand National Champion” through the Dance Masters of America Organization. He was also accepted into the class of 2010 Governor’s School of the Arts program for the discipline od dance.
Jamie continued his dance education through college by attending Western Kentucky University as a Dance Major. During his time there, he was accepted into several summer intensives with companies such as Joffrey Ballet, Nashville Ballet, Dance Theater of Harlem, Inside Chicago Dance, Visceral Dance Chicago, and Deeply Rooted Dance Theater. After graduating, he began choreographing and teaching in Orlando, FL.
While in Florida he earned his certification through Dance Masters of America, and was also given the opportunity to become a judge
for Kids Artistic Review. After two years there, he moved back to his Old Kentucky Home where he has continued to grow as a choreographer and teacher. Jamie’s vision is to bring a new perspective on the importance of foundational technique training.
Sometimes it takes hearing the same correction in a new way for the information to stick. I would also like to share the importance of continued learning, “It’s never too late to learn a new skill, or even re- learn an old one!” Proficient in many genres, Jamie finds joy in teaching all styles of dance. Jamie is excited about teaching at Arts in Action where he is able to share in his faith and love of dance.
Regina Pietraroia is the founder and director of Dance Arts by Regina located in North Royalton and Cleveland. She grew up in Northeast Ohio training in all styles of dance, and went on to focus on ballet at Butler University in Indianapolis. Regina later joined Ohio Dance Theatre, where she performed a variety of classical and contemporary ballets, including Cinderella Dracula, The Firebird, and The Nutcracker; among others.
She has been a guest artist with Neos Dance Theatre, City Ballet of Cleveland, North Pointe Ballet, Cleveland Dance Exchange, and Wayne Center for the Arts, dancing soloist and principal roles. She was a featured performer for the national 2019 Dance/USA Conference held in Cleveland, Ohio, and was recently selected to both perform and teach at the Ohio Dance Festival. Regina holds a Bachelor’s in Middle & Secondary Education from Butler University, as well as a Master’s in Arts Administration from The University of Akron. Her extensive teaching experience includes the Berkeley Ballet Theatre, The University of Akron, the American College Dance Festival conference, and guest teaching at many schools around the country. She loves to share the joy of dance with students and audience members.
Artistic Director, Dance Arts by Regina North Royalton: 10670 Royalton Road | N Royalton, OH 44133 | 440-230-9018 Cleveland/Tremont: 2431 W. 5th Street | Cleveland, OH 44113
Originally from Newport, Tennessee, Katie moved to Cleveland in January of 2014 to join Inlet Dance Theatre as an Apprentice. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in Theatre with a Dance focus and a minor in Interdisciplinary Writing and Speech from Middle Tennessee State University. While at MTSU, Katie worked with multiple guest artists, most notably Alberto del Saz, Stefanie Battan-Bland, T. Lang, and Patty Foster.
During her collegiate years, Katie traveled all over the country, cities in China, and London performing and studying dance. She spent her summers attending different intensive programs such as Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan, Alambradodanza in Florence, Italy, and Joffrey Jazz and Contemporary Summer Intensive in Florida.
Katie was a Company Member with Inlet for 6 years touring nationally (Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Massachusetts, Alabama, Philadelphia), and teaching educational residencies regionally. Through Inlet, she has been a lead instructor of dance education at the Newton D. Baker School of Arts and a lead instructor and choreographer of the Newton D. Baker Student Dance Ensemble for 3 years. Notably, Katie performed with Inlet at Jacob’s Pillow as part of the Inside/Out Series.
Most recently, Katie performed a leading role in the internationally renowned production of “What Do You Do With An Idea?” at the International Performing Arts for a Youth Conference in Philadelphia and the 2020 National Tour of the production before the COVID-19 shutdown. 4 years ago, Katie became the Social Media Coordinator authoring the monthly e-newsletter, “In the Current” and other social media platforms. She also serves as Costume Coordinator for the company.
Additionally, she is a subcommittee member of the Inlet PR/Marketing Committee. Katie was appointed to be the Company Dancer representative of the Capital Campaign’s Project Leadership Team 2 years ago (working toward the acquisition of a building as Inlet’s new home).
Katie retired from being an Inlet Company Member in 2020, but still serves the organization through her administrative roles. Outside of Inlet, Katie teaches various dance techniques at Ignite Dance Studio in Brunswick, OH. Honored to be able to show her love of Christ through the arts, Katie loves sharing her faith and spreading hope to her students and colleagues.
Katie would like to thank all those who have helped her along the way, and especially for the support from her husband, Sean, her family back home, and her house full of furry friends (Cybil, Hurley, Beerus, Desmo, Barry, and Norman)!
Dancer, teacher and choreographer, Jerry Rose was named to the NARB list of outstanding Choreographers in 1983. He has appeard as a guest artist, lecturer, and artist-in0residence for numerous companies and universities throughout the country.
Director of the Beckley Dance Theatre School, his students now appear in movies, T.V., and Broadway Musicals as well as 16 different dance companies including the famed New York City Ballet. Well known in the outdoor summer theatre circuit he has choreographed the dance sequences for the Hatfields and McCoys, Honey In The Rock, and Young Ade Lincoln; shows whose total attendance has exceeded the one million mark.
Rose devotes much of his time to arts development in West Virginia. Having served as dance editor for the West Virginia Arts News, originator of the West Virginia Ballet Festival, and was named to the West Virginia Arts and Humanities Commission by Gov. John D. Rockefeller IV. A Dance Caravan faculty member of 12 years he appeared in the movie “Dirty Dancing” staring Patrick Swayze in 1986 and was invited by the Russian government in 1994 to participate in a cultural exchange with artists from the Moscow region.
He returned in 1995 to St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Surgut in Siberia. In addition to his duties in West Virginia he appears regularly in New York, Las Vegas, Myrtle Beach, New Orleans, and Chicago as Balletmaster and Choreographer for the “Stars of Tomorrow.”
Heather Rose Zickefoose
Heather Rose Zickefoose has been the Ballet Mistress of Dance Theatre School, in Beckley, WV, for the last 34 years.
She was a high school student at North Carolina School of the Arts, and danced with the Gainesville Ballet, while attending Brenau College on a ballet scholarship. Heather studied dance at Ohio State University, earned a BA in dance from West Virginia University, and studied the Vaganova Method under the tutelage of Jurgen Schneider. She was a ballet and pointe teacher at Cedar Lakes Fine Arts Dance Camp and WV Fine Arts Dance Camp for many years.
Michael Crawford is from Takoma Park, Maryland. He began dancing with prestigious schools, including the Maryland Youth Ballet and Kirov Academy, with summer intensives at The Rock School and San Francisco Ballet on full scholarships. In his senior year, he was accepted into the Kennedy Center’s Master Class Series, where he trained and performed with top international companies.
Mr. Crawford then moved on to the Washington Ballet where, in their top training program, he performed with the company under the direction of Septime Webre. Upon graduation, he went on to study and perform in the Professional Division of The Pacific Northwest Ballet under the direction of Kent Stowell and Francia Russell. After Pacific Northwest Ballet, he danced with Dance Theatre of Harlem, Jose Mateo Ballet, Ballet Memphis, American Repertory Ballet, Connecticut Ballet, and Oakland Ballet. At these companies, he performed several ballets as a principal artist.
He has been privileged to work alongside top productions, such as “Guys and Dolls, West Side Story, Show Boat, and other musical performances at The Kennedy Center, as well as touring many other international stages. He has also worked as a principal guesting with The Washington National Opera, Adam Miller Dance Project, Kinetic Dance Works, TranscenDance Group, Brooklyn Ballet, and Ballet Neo.
While signed with New York Model Management, Mr. Crawford had the honor to internationally campaign. He has walked in several seasons of NYC Fashion Week. He also appeared in the feature film “Step Up” and can be seen on television in ABC’s production of “Forever.”
Michael is also an award-winning teacher and choreographer. He has been teaching and choreographing nationally and internationally for 10 years. He has coached many prize-winning students for competitions, such as Youth America Grand Prix, NYC Dance Alliance, and Showstoppers Dance Competition. He has taught at many studios including Broadway Dance Center, Metropolitan School of the Arts, Princeton Ballet, and many, many more.
Leah Copley Summers
Leah Copley Summers has taught ballet for the past 30 years. Leah studied with Dr. Mary Marcuzzi, along with many others as she attended pre-professional programs.
Leah graduated Cum Laud with her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education at Marshall University in 1991. After receiving her degree, Leah began her career as a ballet teacher, choreographer, and artistic director, with the River Cities Dance Company.
She served as director for thirteen years working with both Marshall University and Shawnee State University to provide arts to the area community. Leah also worked as adjunct faculty at Marshall University and served on the faculty of the WV Governor’s School for the Arts during her time in the Tri-state area.
After moving to Cary, North Carolina Leah continued her career with the Cary Ballet Conservatory for 8 years where she worked as full-time faculty creating original story ballets and concert pieces. Moving to Lexington, KY Leah worked with the Bluegrass Youth Ballet and later became the founding director of the LDF Ballet Academy.
Leah’s greatest achievement has been the success of her students. Leah’s students have gone on to study at prestigious arts school and continued on to careers as professional dancers, teachers and choreographers.
Lisa began dancing at the age of 4 under the tutelage of Jerry Rose at Beckley Dance Theatre. Through the years, she rose up in the ranks of the school and performed roles such as Clara and Snow Queen in the Nutcracker. She received modern and ballet scholarships from the WV Dance Festival from instructors such as Katrina Killian and Shane O’Hara, and was also the first recipient of the Friends of WV Division of Culture and History scholarship. Lisa spent her summers at Richmond Ballet and earned a spot at the WV Governor’s School of the Arts.
Lisa has been an instructor, choreographer, and resident artist for Beckley Dance Theatre since 2003. The summer of 2005 she toured with Hoctor’s Dance Caravan as a coordinator and performer. She lives in Beckley with her husband and 4 children and is very excited to be coming back to Arts in Action.
Mr. Royce began his ballet training at Greensboro Ballet in Greensboro, NC at the age of ten. He continued to study at the North Carolina School of the Arts under numerous teachers including Gyula Pandi, Mellissa Hayden and Duncan Noble. During the summers away from NCSA, Mr. Royce attended summer intensives at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Hungarian National Ballet and School of American Ballet. At the age of sixteen Robert moved to New York to study under Richard Rapp and Stanley Williams at School of American Ballet.
Mr. Royce danced professionally for Cincinnati Ballet, Dayton Ballet, Alabama Ballet, Ballet Theater of Maryland and the newly formed BalletFleming. During his career Robert has performed principal and soloist roles in Nutcracker, Serenade, Dracula, Spring Waters Pas de Deux, Tommy, along with many others.
Mr. Royce has served as Ballet Master and a staff teacher for Alabama Ballet, Ballet Theatre of Maryland, BalletFleming and Burklyn Ballet Theatre. Robert has been training and coaching professional and student dancers for the past 20 years and has worked on many classical ballets including Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet and Graduation Ball. He has students who are currently dancing for a number of professional companies across the country . As a choreographer, Robert has received the 2001 Viewer’s Choice Award in the Scotsman for his Cinderella at the Edinburg Fringe Festival and a four-star review for The Little Mermaid in 2011, both with Burklyn Ballet Theater.
Mr. Royce has many ballets that he has created for numerous companies. These ballets include Carmina Burana, Dracula and Marriage of Figaro, to mention a few.
My name is Ella Blackwell and I am a current West Virginia University Dance Major as well as a member of the WVU Hip Hop Dance Team.
I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to perform in the 2019 Ascendance Showcase in Pittsburgh and danced in the opening act of a Kevin Gates Concert in Morgantown, WV.
Currently, I work as an instructor at two local competition studios in Morgantown. My favorite thing in the world is getting to share creative movement in a class environment where we can all learn from each other.


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How it works:
- Scam 1: cab drivers at one entrance will claim that the other entrance does not have a shuttle. Thus, they suggest you take a cab ride there, and walk back here where there is a shuttle.
- Scam 2: if you take these cabs, you will end up at a shop where the driver gets a cut.
Places to beware:
- Izmir: Ancient City of Ephesus
What to do:
- Decline. There are shuttles and it is not difficult to walk around the place.

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Topeak's Road Morph G is the perfect answer for riders who've had trouble deciding if they want a frame or floor pump. The Road Morph is both! For maximum pumping power, it features a high-volume aluminum barrel, a fold-out base, a long hose with built-in gauge and a T-handle. Of course, it fits Presta and Schrader valves and a frame mount is included, too.
This durable frame pump with SwitchHitter head automatically adjusts for Schrader or Presta valve tubes and shows pressure on a rotatable gauge. - SwitchHitter head works on Schrader or Presta valves with no disassembly. - Gauge body rotates for easy viewing. - Durable plastic barrel with aluminum shaft to reduce flex and improve efficiency. - Plunger locks to body chamber with a simple twist for secure storage. - Water bottle boss mount included. - Max pressure: 120psi (8.3bar) - Volume per stroke: 48.4cc
Planet Bike's Ozone ATB AL Mini-Pump is a ride-saver. For easy pumping and fast fills, it boasts a sturdy aluminum barrel, a locking T handle, an easy pumping action and a thumblock head (with a cap to keep the mud out). This great inflator fits all valves and is small enough to carry in a pack or pocket, or you can use the included frame mount.
Topeak's Pocket Rocket boasts an aluminum barrel for superb function, durability and max pump power, while its plastic handle ensures pumping comfort. And, its aluminum thumb-lock head fits both Presta and Schrader valves.
Designed for Fat and Semi Fat tire bikes, the Big Bore packs massive volume per stroke and a unique head that still works with winter gloves on - Oversized press-on Schrader and Presta head won't accidentally remove valve cores and can be easily used with thick gloves. - Flexible hose attachment allows for aggressive pumping without fear of damaging valve stems. - Inverted barrel design allows for high volume in a compact size. - Coarse machined aluminum barrel for extra grip. - Water bottle boss mount with elastomer band included. - Max pressure: 50psi (3.5bar) - Volume per stroke: 90cc
High-volume pump holds securely to bike frames and includes stable folding foot for on-the-go inflation ease. The pump with something to prove The Bontrager Mini Charger is a high-volume, frame-mountable bicycle tire pump that includes a long hose for ease and versatility. A practical folding foot stabilizes while you pump, for faster tire inflation. Product details - High-volume frame mount pump - Stable, folding foot for pumping ease - Long hose gives versatility and saves your valve stems
Show flats no fear with Bontrager's Air Support pump. Built for the lower-volume tires on your commuter, cruiser or town bike, but can handle road and mountain tires, the Air Support is great for topping off your pressures or fixing that unfortunate flat. The auto-select head uses a fold-out lever to lock securely to Schrader or Presta valves for quick and easy inflation up to 80 psi.
Easy inflation The convenience of CO2 with the ever-ready capabilities of a mini pump, the Air Rush Road combines safe, controlled CO2 inflation with the back-up security of a telescoping pump. At just 72g, the Air Rush's compact design easily fits in a jersey pocket or seat pack. Product details - 2-in-1 design combines CO2 inflator and mini pump - Ultra-compact size easily fits in a jersey pocket or seat pack - Includes reusable cartridge insulator to protect hands - Pump inflates tires if you're out of CO2 - 72g - Includes two 16g cartridges, mounting bracket, and required hardware
Topeak's Peakini II is a powerful mini pump that's ideal for road and trail use. It sports a reversible head so you can pump both your Schrader and Presta valves with ease. And, its highly efficient, single action design and T-handle mean you'll be back out riding after a flat quicker than ever.
Keep it classy Extend the hidden hose on the Air Support HP Pro pump, and thread it onto your Presta valve for secure inflation of your road tires. Designed with a smaller volume chamber for higher-pressure tires, this premium pump allows you to quickly inflate tires up to 120 psi. Stow it in your jersey pocket, or use the included bracket to mount it under your bottle cage. Product details - Premium-quality with smaller volume chamber for higher pressure tires - Inflate to 120 psi (8.25 bar) with little effort - Extendable, hidden hose reduces stress at valve when pumping at higher pressures - Threaded head securely locks onto Presta valves - Compact design fits snugly inside jersey pocket - Mounting bracket fits easily under bottle cage
The Air Tool Flex MTB/Road uses an inverted chamber design that allows for quick fill-up on mountain tires but can still reach the high pressures needed for road tires. - Twin Schrader and presta thread on T-head - Inverted barrel design allows for efficient high volume and high pressure pumping - Lightweight and compact hose with built-in flex to prevent excess stress on valve stems - Water bottle boss mount included
Crank Brothers' Gem Pump packs a powerful punch for its small size and low weight. It'll inflate your tires to 130psi quickly with its dual-piston design. Plus, its aluminum barrel and high-volume/high-pressure (off-road/road tires) settings make inflation easy. The Gem fits Schrader and Presta valves, too.
The Air Tool Road is a minimalistic frame pump that provides efficiency and reliability for high-pressure road tires. - All new, inverted double chamber design increases the air handling capacity by 25% compared to our previous design, reducing pumping time by up to two minutes. - Presta-only head keeps size and weight to a minimum while the dust cover keeps the insides clean. - Machined outer barrel for extra grip while pumping.. - All-aluminum inner and outer chamber for durable performance. - Water bottle boss mount included. - Max pressure: 100 PSI (6.9 bar) - Volume-per-stroke: 60cc
• Aluminum housing • Integrated pressure control regulator • Dust protection cap • Compatible with 16-gram and 24-gram threaded CO2 cartridges • Includes replacement 16-gram cartridge, water bottle clip, and 2-point pump holder • Presta and Schrader compatible
This durable pump with SwitchHitter head automatically adjusts for Schrader or Presta valves. - SwitchHitter head works on Schrader or Presta valves with no disassembly. - Plunger locks to body chamber with a simple twist for secure storage. - Water bottle boss mount included. - Max pressure: 120psi (8.3bar) - Volume per stroke: 48.4cc
Grip and rip with Lezyne's Shock Drive portable shock pump. With a full CNC-machined aluminum body, tough composite gauge, and palm-sized ergonomic handle, you can pump reps with Schwarzenegger pep till your shock's content. The zero-loss chuck ensures accurate ride pressures up to 400 psi, and its light weight and durability make it great for trail or shop use.
Topeak's Mini Dual DXG is constructed of lightweight aluminum and sports a grippy Kraton and plastic handle for easy pumping. Topeak's thumb-lock SmartHead ensures an airtight seal on both Presta and Schrader valves and the built-in gauge lets you top off your tires with precision.
Lightweight and powerful, Topeak's Mountain Morph is a mini-pump that works like a floor pump. It features a fold-out base you can stand on, a long hose, a padded T-handle and a high-volume aluminum barrel for easy inflation. A frame mount is included, too.
Topeak's Mini Morph is the perfect answer for riders who've had trouble deciding if they want a frame or floor pump. The Mini Morph is both! For maximum pumping power, it features a high-volume aluminum barrel, a fold-out base, a long hose and a T handle. A frame mount is included, too.
Planet Bike's Ozone ATB Comp Mini-Pump is a ride-saver. For easy pumping and fast fills, it boasts a locking T handle, an easy pumping action and a thumblock head (with a cap to keep the mud out). This great inflator fits all valves and is small enough to carry in a pack or pocket, or you can use the included frame mount.
Lezyne's lightweight, powerful HP Drive mini-pump quickly inflates your road bike tires so you can get back to pedaling. Its aluminum barrel and no-slip Carbon Matrix handle help you get pumped up to 120 psi in a flash. And, making your inflation experience even easier is a Presta/Schrader-compatible hose that stows inside the handle when not in use. - Small: 170mm, 77g - Medium: 216mm, 90g *Note: Blue color not available in the United States
Reach peak inflation pressure in a flash with Topeak's Peak DX II. Its butted-aluminum barrel and folding T-handle makes pumping up tires a snap! Plus, the thumb-lock SmartHead grips tight on both Presta and Schrader valves.
Lightweight, CNC machined aluminum construction. Efficient and compact overlapping handle optimized for high-pressure applications. Equipped with the ABS Speed Flex hose (Presta valve only). Includes a composite matrix aluminum frame pump mount. - SMALL: 180mm | 80g - MEDIUM: 216mm | 92g - MAX: 160psi | 11bar *Note: Blue color not available in the United States
Crank Brothers Klic HP Gauge sports a revolutionary design with a hidden flexible hose hidden inside the pump body. A magnetic head and twisting collar allow the hose to be attached easily and keeps debris out. - High-pressure portable hand pump with hidden magnetic hose and pressure gauge - Premium pump with flexible rubber hose that hides inside the body of the pump when not in use – perfect for those stealth air-strikes! - Features also include an air pressure gauge, Presta/Schrader valve adapter, magnetic head with twisting collar, and a folding and locking handle. - HP (high pressure) version recommended for tires 45c and narrower. - All Klic pumps come with a bottle cage bracket mount. - Length 260mm - Pressure 120psi / 8.3bar - Weight: 142 grams
Inflate your tires fast on the trail with the Millibar hand pump. Designed specifically for high-volume touring, mountain bike, plus size and fat bike tires, it’s easy to use and fits both Schrader and Presta valves. Swiftly inflate tires to a maximum 40psi using the 29mm, 104cc capacity barrel, getting you quickly back on the bike. - Extendable hose & head system - Protects valves & easy to use - Fits Schrader or Presta - Lever actuated head - Snap fit frame mount included - Length: 235mm - Capacity: 104cc - Pressure: 40psi / 2.8bar - Body: Aluminium - Head: Retractable
Crank Brothers Klic HP sports a revolutionary design that has a hidden flexible hose hidden inside the pump body. A magnetic head and twisting collar allow the hose to be attached easily and keeps debris out. - High-pressure portable hand pump with hidden magnetic hose - Premium pump with flexible rubber hose to allow for easy inflation. - Features include a Presta/Schrader valve adapter, magnetic head with twisting collar, and a folding and locking handle. - HP (high pressure) version recommended for tires 45c and narrower. - All Klic pumps come with a bottle cage bracket mount. - Length 220mm - Pressure 120psi / 8.3bar - Weight: 115 grams
Laden with style and cutting-edge features, the Megabar is the ultimate alternative to a track pump when travelling. The slim yet powerful pump is a modern take on the classic frame pump. Traditional high-quality features such as the turned wooden handle and braided stainless steel hose are mixed with modern innovations such as the high-volume aluminium barrel and ‘smart’ head for dual-valve compatibility. - Fits Schrader and Presta - High-quality braided hose - Large volume chamber - Turned wooden handle - Snap-fit frame mount included - Length: 410mm - Capacity: 162cc - Pressure: 50psi / 2.8bar - Body: Aluminium - Hose: Braided steel
The Mountain TT G Twin Turbo pump has a large, integrated 1-1/8"-diameter easy-to-read analog gauge. It fills both large-volume fat bike tires and higher pressure MTB tires with ease. TwinTurbo technology uses both strokes to compress air to deliver high-pressure output and saves time and effort. Integrated dust cap keeps pump head clean and thumb-lock lever ensures an air-tight seal. - Head: Presta / Schrader / Dunlop with integrated dust cap - Barrel: Aluminum - Thumb Lock/Handle: Polymer - Capacity: 60psi / 4bar, 1-1/8” Analog - Volume Per Stroke: 91cc - Added Features: Side mount bracket - Size: 25.3 x 4.9 x 4cm / 10” x 1.9” x 1.6” - Weight: 227g / 8oz
Topeak's RaceRocket MT boasts aluminum construction for superb function, durability, and max pumping power. Its small size easily fits into a jersey pocket and with a capacity of 90 psi and a large-diameter barrel you'll have no problem getting rolling again. The RaceRocket's extendable hose with SmartHead fits both Presta and Schrader valves and lets you pump from a more comfortable angle, lessening chances of valve breakage.
Portland Design Works' incredibly lightweight and compact Tiny Object CO2 Inflator efficiently fills flats. Use the control knob to dial in the perfect pressure while the included leather sleeve protects your hands from frosty CO2 cartridges. Its rugged alloy body is built to withstand years of road- and trail-side repairs. - Presta valve compatible - Control knob easily regulates CO2 flow - Full grain leather sleeve is vegetable tanned and conditioned with natural oils and waxes - Lifetime PDWarranty
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The Pilgrimage Route leads through 4 states. The pilgrimage will last 3 days, the route will be about 140 miles (225 km). Below are maps and details of the journey for all 3 days of the pilgrimage. Approximate route times are given with rest stops and time for prayer.
The entire route of the pilgrimage - day 1-3
First Day from Stamford, CT to Wallington, NJ
On the first day, the pilgrimage (CT group) will travel about 50 miles - travel time about 10 hours.
Pilgrimage sets out from the Holy Name of Jesus Church, 325 Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT 06902
July 17, 2020 at 7:00 am Arrive at 6:00.
First Day from Brooklyn , NY to Wallington, NJ
On the first day, the pilgrimage (NY group) will travel about 34 miles - journey time 7 hours.
Pilgrimage sets off from the parish of SSt. Frances de Chantal R.C. Church 1273 58th St, Brooklyn, NY 11219.
July 17, 2020 at 9:30 am Arrive at 8:30.
Second Day from Wallington, NJ to Three Bridges, NJ
On the second day, the pilgrimage will travel about 56 miles - journey time 11 hours.
The pilgrimage sets out from the Parish Most Sacred Heart of Jesus RC Church, 127 Paterson Avenue Wallington, NJ 07057.
July 18, 2020 at 6:00 am Arrive at 5:00.
Third Day from Three Bridges, NJ to Doylestown PA
On the third day, the pilgrimage will travel about 32 miles - journey time 5 hours.
Pilgrimage sets off from the parish of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church 105 Summer Road Three Bridges, NJ 08887.
July 19, 2020 at 4:30 am Arrive at 3:30.


I'm working on trying to get my 98 4x2 4 cylinder Frontier as fuel efficient as possible. See my website at www.maxmpg.org
. I also have a Yahoo forum of the same name. I'm obviously not into offroading and getting huge horsepower numbers, what I'm after is efficiency. I'm up to 28 mpg in the city. I generally don't speed much, I run my tires at 42 psi, and am modifying the engine for efficiency. My first big project is my radiator cooling fan. I removed the clutch driven fan and installed an electric one. It runs like a champ and boosted my mpg more than I thought it would. Previously I was getting only 23 to 27 mpg but now I'm getting consistent 27 to 28 in the city and over thirty miles per gallon on the highway. I'm currently building an aerodynamic cap that will slope from the top of the cab down to the tailgate. My next engine project will be to change from power to manual steering. Any ideas on how to accomplish this? I don't think Nissan ever made a manual sterring box for the Frontier. Does anyone know of another type that will bolt in? I also would like to put narrower, low rolling resistance tires. I like the Cooper tires mention in the previous post. I currently have 215/65 15 tires but I don't know which of the Cooper tires would be the best match for a narrower tire. I don't understand their sizing system. Any ideas? I want to keep the diameter as close as possible to what it is now so my mph and odometer readings will stay accurate. Thanks for any info.


Stephen Kaplan’s “Tracy Jones,” making its New Jersey premiere through Nov. 5 at Art House Productions in Jersey City, began life five years ago as part of the theater’s INKubator program for new playwrights. The intervening pandemic has given this poignant, one-act comedy resonance and context it might have lacked otherwise. If there is one thing we learned during those dark days of shutdowns, quarantines and social distancing, it’s what it feels like to be lonely.
The black box theater in Art House Productions’ beautiful new building in the Powerhouse Arts District has played host to several musical performances since opening, but “Tracy Jones” is the first play to be produced in the space. It’s a brave choice, and a bit ironic, since a crippling fear of people not showing up drives the narrative. But that shouldn’t be a concern. The show is well worth seeing — funny and touching, if messily executed.
The lights blink on in the proscenium-less space, revealing our titular protagonist, a middle-aged bank manager. A woman without family or friends, Tracy almost lost her job trying to establish a relationship with one of the clients whose signatures she collects daily on account and loan applications. Helen Coxe portrays Tracy as a woman wracked by self-doubt, if not self-loathing; despite her job, she has become convinced that her life has no meaning. But she also is wise enough to know that things won’t change unless she makes something happen.
So Tracy invests her life savings in finding every woman named Tracy Jones she can; she prints and mails hand-written invitations, invades online message boards, posts flyers, erects a billboard, and even hires a blimp, all asking the world’s Tracy Joneses to convene at the Jones Street Bar & Grill, a dubious franchise wings joint. The idea is that their common name will provide a basis for sisterhood, or friendship, or, at the very least, a night that Tracy won’t have to spend alone.
It’s an idea that, as soon as we hear it explained to the bar’s overeager teenaged party host (played with manic perkiness by Ciara Chanel), we know is doomed to fail.
Set designer Jacob Brown does a masterful job of transforming the stage into the bar’s dowdy party room, complete with platters of crudités no one will ever eat and pitchers of Diet Coke that Tracy gulps down waiting for her guests to arrive. She has planned the night down to the minute — food and drinks, party games, a PowerPoint presentation about the name Tracy Jones, even take-home gifts. All she needs is a room full of Tracy Joneses who, like Godot, aren’t coming.
But guests do arrive, eventually — two of them. The second Tracy, an older woman (Therese McGinn), brings matronly sophistication, maternal generosity and a secret. The third Tracy turns out to be a man (Fernando Contreras) who didn’t read the invitation closely and bears the scars of a recent tragedy. Through banter, Tracy 1’s desperation, the party host’s indomitable hospitality and some slapstick involving a revolving door, connections are made, secrets revealed, a bond forged.
“Tracy Jones” keeps you laughing even as it makes you wince at its heroine’s flailing attempts to make new friends. Coxe plays frumpy Tracy 1 as a mix of desperation and determination — pitiable but admirable at the same time. The male Tracy almost seems an afterthought until he delivers a soliloquy that is both heartbreaking and character-defining.
McGinn’s stylish dress, impeccable silver hair and literary knowledge set her apart as Tracy 2; wisely, she underplays her role, bringing exactly the right tone to the erudite matron who is not all she appears to be. But it’s Chanel as the effervescent but overbearing party-host-with-the-most who steals the show, gushily following her employer’s cheesy rulebook to the letter and inspiring many of the show’s heartiest laughs.
The main character here believes that name is destiny. And that a Tracy is different than a Tracie or, God forbid, a Tracee. And that the rut she finds herself in was preordained by her plain, boring moniker. And if that’s true for her, then it must be true for all the other girls who had to grow up as Tracy Jones, who would welcome the chance to share their stories and their unhappiness and their loneliness with others who shared the same fate.
That’s projection, not logic, of course. The characters in this play find only one thing they truly have in common, and that is feeling alone. In the end, we are all Tracy Jones.
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Toys R Us and the Socialization Process
1) Please visit the “Toys R’ Us” website at www.toysrus.com
2) On the top of the page you will see “shop by age.” Please choose 3 to 4 years from the
3) On the left hand column of the 3 to 4 years category, please click on either “Boys” or
“Girls” for gender and complete #4. When you are done, repeat the process with the other
4) Consider the following as you browse through the categories on the website:
What toys seem to be geared towards boys?
Which seem to be geared towards girls?
What are the names of these toys?
What colors do they use?
Are any of them “gender neutral?”
Are there any toys essentially the same type of toy except they may be called
something different depending on the gender of the child?
5) Please type a 500-800 word analysis of your findings and submit it to
www.turnitin.com. This assignment is due no later than Friday, November 20th.
Are certain roles for boys and girls being taught?
Are they being groomed to be interested in certain products or activities?
Are they being groomed based on their gender?
What interests are being highlighted?
Are boys and girls being separated into different roles by the toys that we
encourage them to play with?
Use several examples from the website to support you viewpoint.

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Scribal Love Welcomes G.A. (Jerry) Teske
G.A. (Jerry) Teske is an author of Fantasy. His newest work "Links To the Past" is available from Create Space and Amazon.com
What is the name of your latest book? And how did you come up with the title?
Links to the Past. It is the third of four titles in the Soul Sword Chronicles. It refers to the links of the most powerful magical relic in the world, the Chain of Anyullyn.
What is this book about? And what genre is this book in?
This is an epic fantasy story. The series is about Captain Persephelon Millan who was killed on a battlefield by an evil wizard, but awoke to find his soul trapped within his own sword. He was forced to use his skills in the service of his enemies until he discovered how to exert his own will over whoever held his blade. The sword eventually comes into the possession of a group of young people whose mission is to rescue the world from destruction by an errant moon.
In Links to the Past, Persephelon, with a few friends, must overcome betrayal by a trusted companion, the murder of family members, and the schemes of both an evil wizard king and a vile demon to successfully locate and reconstruct the legendary artifact, the Chain of Anyullyn, the only magical relic with enough power to prevent the world’s destruction.
Who is/are the main characters? And why did you choose them?
1) Persephelon: a former captain in his country’s army, 2) Vincent Whitehorse, a savant with magical powers of light, 3) Kandlas Wicke, an elf with the magical power to manipulate invisible forces, 4) Jade and 5) Aron Dorr, a sister and brother who are basically adopted by Vincent after the murder of most of their family, and 6) Khan, a rare & mysterious gnome from whom no one ever gets a straight answer.
Most of the characters above were created by my friends for a role playing game. I adjusted their personalities and abilities to mesh with the world that I created, so their interactions, dialog, and decisions were more lifelike.
What is the coolest or best part about your book? (Any Favorite scenes, the world-building etc…)
The parts that were the most fun writing were the interactions and dialog among the characters, especially the ones who had some animus between them. I also enjoyed creating scenes, characters, and magical abilities that were entirely original.
Do you have a favorite character in the book? If so, why?
I think that my favorite character is Khan, the gnome. There are no dwarves in my world so the gnomes are kind of a cross between the mischievous gnomes of children’s fantasy and the dwarves in most high fantasy stories. One day he can be intelligent, sarcastic, jovial, greedy, and at another time he can be brave, resourceful, practical, or prone to mistakes. He basically helps to tie many of the scenes together with the other characters with humor, wit, and sometimes scorn.
Is this book part of a series? If so? What can we expect in future books?
This is the third of a four book series: The Soul Sword Chronicles. Book four, the Soul Sword, will reveal whether or not the young heroes can learn to fully control the magic needed to overcome the evil forces arrayed against them. Despite their inexperience and skepticism about the value of their abilities, they must find a way to defeat an evil wizard and his armies, save the world from a multitude of demons, prevent the destruction to be wreaked by a falling moon, and finally, find a way to help Persephelon escape from the soul sword.
If you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in your latest book?
I’m sure that there are a few scenes that I would like to tweak and make more succinct. I also might like to add another chapter about the dragons and their relationship to the elves in Links to the Past.
Did you learn anything from writing your book and what was it?
I think I relearned that the second and third (or more) rewrites take longer than the first draft. They are not as exciting but are just as important to a good story.
Do you have a publisher? And if so, why did you choose them?
I don’t have a traditional publisher yet, but am always looking for one. I have self-published my novels with three different publishers. I have changed companies because I have been looking for one that would give me a good package for my printed book at a price that is competitive with novels from traditional publishers. My paperbacks, 6x9 format, range in price from $18.95, $12.95, and my newest one is $10.95.
If you had to choose, which writer would you consider a mentor?
I have always been impressed with the world of middle earth created by J.R.R. Tolkien. I would probably say that R.A. Salvatore would be more of a mentor, though, because I was reading a lot of his work when I decided that I’d like to give writing a try, myself.
What books are you reading now?
I’m reading a couple of different series now. One by Elizabeth Hayden, called Rhapsody. It’s followed by Prophecy and Destiny. The other series is by David Farland called the Runelords Trilogy. I’ve recently read the first four books by George R.R. Martin, A Song of Fire and Ice. I’ve been waiting quite a while for his fifth novel in the series to come out. (Along with a lot of other readers.)
What are the current writing projects that you are working on?
In addition to my fourth book in the Soul Sword Chronicles I have a start on a couple of young adult novels. One is set in St. Augustine, Florida and revolves around two friends and the discovery of an ancient letter relating to the creatures we know as Bigfoot, or Sasquatch, and their origins that go all the way back to Genesis in the Bible. The other is a series of short, humorous vignettes of life in a country school, set in the early 1960’s. And finally, I’m also working on a script for my church’s Easter celebration.
Do you write full time? If not, do you hope to do so one day?
I pretty much can now, since I retired last January. I hope to write about one novel per year, so I guess that’s pretty much full time. I do write almost everyday although how much I do varies.
Do you recall how your interest in writing originated?
I started writing short stories when I was in high school. I wrote a sci-fi novel when I was in my twenties and a few other short stories. After I got married, work and raising a family pretty much stopped me from writing much at all until 2006. Tossing around some ideas with a few young friends in their twenties, led to their encouragement to get started again. Once I began in August of 2006 I haven’t been able to stop. I’ve finished and published three novels in four and one half years.
Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
I have a tendency to over describe the scene and the characters. My friends in a local writers’ group help me a lot with paring my chapters down to the essential information.
Do you have any advice for other writers seeking to get published for the first time?
I would like to ask this question to a lot of published writers myself. Most of the ones who I’ve talked to or heard from say pretty much the same thing: Don’t get discouraged, don’t give up, and also that you have to find a publisher or an agent who likes your work. They don’t all like the same writing styles or genres.

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|Department of Defence of the United Republic of Brazil|
|Emblem of the Department of Defence|
|Formed||June 24, 1985|
|Headquarters||Rio de Janeiro, United Republic of Brazil|
|Annual budget||$180 Billion (2012)|
|Agency executives|| Pedro Gonzalez, Minister of Defence |
Jesus Cabral, Deputy Minister of Defence
The Department of Defence (Portuguese: Departamento da Defesa) of the United Republic of Brazil, is the civilian cabinet organization responsible for managing the Military of Brazil. It is headed by the Minister of Defence. The Department of Defence has three major components under its command structure - the Army Command, the Navy Command, and the Air Force Command. Other agencies operated by the Ministry of Defence are the National Civil Aviation Agency, the Infraero, and the Superior War School.
Organization & Structure
The Department of Defence heads three main components of the Brazilian military. Under these three sub-Departments, each controls the three main aspects of Brazilian war capabilities.
The Navy Command maintains command over the Brazilian Navy, including its Coast Guard, which is a service branch within the Navy.
The Air Command holds authority over the Brazilian Air Force and its sub-agencies, the National Civil Aviation Agency, the Infraero and Brazil's missile stockpiles including nuclear and fusion weapons and the control of ICBMs.

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I’ve been quite lucky and blessed to been able to travel to many places in 2013 with points and miles. Without points and miles, I probably would not have gone to so many places. I wanted to summarize my 2013 travel on points and miles to inspire and give people ideas on how and where to travel.
Other than a few work travel trips, my three big trips in 2013 using points and miles are as follows:
- Maui and Honolulu for a week
- London, Munich, and Salzburg for 12 days
- Taipei, Kyoto, Tokyo for 12 days
Here is what my travel looks like when mapped out:
From these three trips I spent the following points and miles:
Hawaii – 36,000 Hyatt points, 40,000 United miles for 2 one-way tickets to Maui
London/Germany – 125,000 AA miles for 2 one-way first class tickets from Honolulu to LAX (stopover) to London, 100,000 United miles for 2 one-way business class tickets. 40,000 Marriott points, 145,000 Marriott points, Barclaycard points. See this post for more details.
Taiwan/Japan – 120,000 United miles for 2 one-way business class tickets, 125,000 AA miles for 2 one-way first class tickets, 51,000 Hyatt points for 3 nights, 2 free nights at Conrad Tokyo with Citi Hilton Reserve. More details to come…
I used all points and miles for all trips with the exception of 3 nights in Maui. I also paid about $329 in taxes for British Airways first class per person and about $125 per person for Lufthansa business class. My Asia trip had minimal fuel surcharges of about $75 per person.
Overall, this has been a great year of earning points and miles to travel without paying much at all. I’ve spent less than $2,000 on taxes, hotels, and flights in 2013. A majority of the costs stem from fuel surcharges on flights. Even though I paid about $2,000 for everything, the retail value of my travels is well over $50,000. Four one-way first class international flights already equate to about $40,000 or more (of course I would never pay that). For the price of two round trip tickets to Europe in economy class, I was able to stretch my dollars to places I could never imagine. The points and miles game can be tedious, but it definitely is worth it when you reflect on your travels. My 2013 travel on points and miles was more than I could ever ask for.
How much money have you saved this year using points and miles?


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Understanding Dental Marketing ROI & Attracting the Best Patients
Understanding and Optimizing Dental Marketing ROI
In the competitive landscape of dental practices, mastering Dental Marketing ROI is essential for ensuring that marketing investments lead to significant returns. This guide offers actionable strategies for dental professionals to enhance their marketing ROI effectively.
The Fundamentals of Dental Marketing ROI
ROI measures the success of your dental marketing efforts in attracting new patients, and generating revenue. It's determined by comparing the revenue from marketing to the associated costs.
Essential Metrics to Track
Effective ROI assessment requires monitoring key metrics such as:
✍ Impressions: The total views your advertising content receives.
✍ Website Visits: The number of people visiting your site.
✍ Leads: Potential patients your marketing efforts have attracted.
✍ Conversion Rates: The percentage of leads that take the desired action.
✍ Lead Close Rates: The proportion of leads that become patients.
✍ Patient Lifetime Value: The total revenue a patient brings to your practice.
✍ Cost Per Lead: The investment required to generate a lead.
✍ Cost Per Acquisition: The cost associated with converting a lead into a patient.
Understanding the ‘Marketing Cost Per Patient’ is also crucial for gauging the true impact of marketing on patient acquisition and retention.
Strategies for Maximizing ROI:
💰 Diversify Advertising Platforms
Embrace various digital advertising platforms (Google Ads, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok) to broaden your reach and minimize dependency on a single channel.
🎯 Implement Search Retargeting
Use retargeting to keep your practice at the forefront of potential patients' minds, encouraging them to prefer your services.
🎬 Leverage Video Content
Incorporate video content like patient testimonials and virtual office tours to engage patients and highlight your practice.
📱 Use Click-to-Call Ads
Facilitate immediate calls to your clinic from ads, simplifying the appointment booking process and boosting conversion rates.
📈 Consider Long-Term ROI
Evaluate the long-term benefits of marketing strategies by considering the lifetime value of patients and referrals.
🚀 Track and Adjust Based on Performance
Continuously assess the performance of marketing channels and strategies, reallocating resources to optimize ROI.
🩺 Ensure HIPAA Compliance
When collecting patient data, adhere strictly to HIPAA regulations to protect privacy and maintain trust.
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
1. Overlooking Opportunity Costs
Consider the potential revenue from alternative activities when evaluating marketing ROI to gain a comprehensive understanding.
2. Failing to Track the Full Journey
Acknowledge that multiple marketing touchpoints can influence a patient's decision. Use diverse techniques to capture the full scope of marketing effectiveness.
Adopting these strategies and maintaining a data-driven approach to marketing can significantly improve marketing ROI for dental practices, fostering growth and ensuring competitiveness.
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is a Croatian dance music band from Vinkovci, Croatia.
They have released nine albums and over 27 singles to date
with various songs and albums gaining platinum status.
They are known for winning the first ever Eurodance competition in 2001
and their various hits throughout the years have got great attention.
Tomorrow they are giving a concert in Peoples Beach, Herceg Novi.
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Princess Ornella 2011 Bridal Gowns
Cytise crumb catcher wedding gown with black accents
Caldenia strapless corset dress with sheer bodice
Celturine pleated gown with criss-cross draped bodice.
Ciguelle tiered ruffle wedding gown with ruched bodice and sweetheart neckline
Ciguelle tiered ruffle sweetheart wedding gown with ruched bodice
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This cake is rich, dense, and definitely very chocolatey. Made with a full pound of bittersweet chocolate, eggs, a little sugar and Amaretto, it is decadent and delicious! We love to serve it with raspberry coulis and a dollop of vanilla whipped cream.
This frozen strawberry, yogurt and meringue dessert is so surprisingly tasty, you'll never believe all the rave reviews you'll receive!
This custard bread pudding isn't your standard bread pudding recipe. Crème anglaise, caramel, and raspberry coulis highlight this dessert.
Learn to cook and bake with step by step tutorials and photos.
Saffron Panna cotta with Kiwi Coulis Prep time: 10 mins Cooking Time:20 mins Total Time:30 mins mins + 5 hours for setting. Servings:6 persons
Here is a sunny treat for y’all today because french strawberries are back on the market stall and I couldn’t be happier. It just feels good to add a little bit of variety to my shopping list and some colors too!
Coconut and key lime pudding cake with guava coulis and grilled pineapple Source: Emeril Lagasse ( with some modification) Serve puddin...
I’ve used this delicious sauce in a myriad of ways this week…. On it’s own, on ice cream, in my fromage frais recipe and in a fruit fool. Use any berry you like (I used strawberri…
A blog about Indian and International cuisine, with simple steps and catchy pictures.
How to make the nectarine and peach coulis with thermomix in 5 minutes? A thermomix recipe foolproof with 4 ingredients, in 4 steps.
Heat all ingredients in a saucepan over medium-low heat, until chocolate is melted. Bring to a boil for about one minute, stirring all the while and whisk until smooth with a wire whisk.
This delicious Strawberry Coulis is an amazingly tasty sauce that makes every dessert so much better! The intense strawberry flavor is irresistible, yet so easy to make, that you'll be adding it to everything you make - think pancakes, waffles, cheesecakes, and so much more!!
This Vegan Lemon Panna Cotta paired with the blackberry basil coulis make for a simple yet upscale dessert for any occasion.
This is a naturally gluten-free dairy dessert combining cinnamon, cardamom, saffron and vanilla flavours with short-grain rice. After a gentle simmer for an hour, the rice pudding is ready to be topped with chopped pistachio nuts and homemade strawberry coulis sauce.
Our family favourite adapted by Bernard Loiseau's recipe: semolina pudding given a French cake makeover, topped with caramel and served with fruit coulis, fresh (or tinned) fruit or just a topping of warmed jam for the best comfort dessert

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(Feature image:- 19 year old mine helper died in sand mine pit in Sone river, Sidhi in March 2022. Image source: Vindhya News.)
One of the major impacts of riverbed mining in India is deaths and injuries due to accidents and violence. In 16 months since Dec 2020 (our previous report on this issue covered the period till Nov 2020) to March 2022, at least 17 children have died in sand mine pits in West India.
This is West India summary report for this 16 month period on sand mining violence and accidents. The detailed file for West zone can be see here. The West Zone states included here are: Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa. The summary reports along with detailed accounts for North, East and North East zones have already been published. The previous such report covering the issue from January 2019 to November 2020, can be seen here.
Continue reading “West Zone: In 16 months 17 children died in sand mine pits” →
(Feature image:- DC Srivastava, SDPO Banka district, Bihar injured in sand mafia attack in Oct. 2019 (Dainik Jagran). The same official has again faced lethal attack by sand mafia in Jan. 2022.)
In 16 months between Dec 2020 and March 2022, states in East India saw sand mafias attacking at least 58 government officials. In addition to this, at least 137 have died and 156 suffered injuries on account of riverbed mining and transportation activities during this period in this zone.
This report tracks human toll of excessive, unlawful riverbed mining excavation and transportation activities in East Indian States of Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh during December 2020 and March 2022. It also documents some sand mining related fatalities in North East states of Assam and Manipur in this period.
This is a summary report of a more detailed file attached here. The first part covering the sand mining violence and accidents in North India during the same period can be seen here. The following parts would cover the West and South Zone.
Continue reading “East India: 58 govt officials survived sand mafia attacks since Dec. 2020” →


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Discussion in 'W.I.S.H' started by Minniespal, Mar 11, 2006.
This morning I ran for 80 minutes and swam for 30 minutes.
Who's next ???????????????
I am finally feeling well enough to work out.
40 minutes of walking.
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Only 2 days into my new fitness regime but I managed 30 minutes of cycle (aka spinning I believe) at my gym this morning. I loved it! Great fun!
I just did a 20 minute workout with my exercise ball and will be doing LOTS of walking today.
FIRM CardioSculpt for me!
The shin splint is finally gone
Took it easy today as this is my first day back.
I walked 5 min., ran 20 min., and then walked 5 min.
Does packing count as exercise because I'm packing for next Saturday to head to WDW
Today is day #1 for me and I'm so excited I found this board!! I did 30 minutes on the the treadmill and lots of cleaning today!!
80 minutes!!??!?! Whoa mamma! You go girl!
Today I did 10 minutes on the Stairmaster (I hate that Machine from the 7th Circle of Hell! ), 10 minutes on the hand bike, 30 minutes on the Octane and weights and abs. I'm getting better on the ab decline thing! I used to fear it but it's getting easier as I get stronger. My lower abs are the weakest, so I am focusing on getting those stronger.
5K in 35:40
I did some strength training tonight and a lot of crunches.
I worked out at Curves and took a 1.5-mile walk along the Embarcadero in San Francisco - the weather was amazing yesterday!
Curves - three cycles
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Activator 18-2-12 +1%Fe Mini Granule
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Suggested application rate: 25-35 per sq. m according to turf conditions
A 25kg bag will treat 714-1000 sq. m
Application period: March-August
Ideal for golf greens and tees, bowling greens, cricket squares and other fine turf areas. The Activator's higher nitrogen content sustains optimum top growth on all surfaces, while the correct level of potash is included for maintaining healthy turf.

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Terms and conditions
FOR THE MELYO.PL ONLINE SHOP
- These Terms and Conditions shall govern all use of the www.melyo.pl online Shop by all Users.
- The Terms and Conditions stated herein set forth: the conditions of concluding and terminating Product Sales Agreements, the course of the complaints procedure as well as the type and scope of electronic services rendered through the www.melyo.pl online Shop, the conditions of rendering the electronic services and the conditions for concluding and terminating electronic services agreements.
- By using the Electronic Services available through the Shop located at www.melyo.pl, the User agrees to be legally bound and to abide by these Terms and Conditions.
- To all matters not settled herein the following provisions of Polish law shall apply:
4.1 Act on Rendering Electronic Services of 18 July, 2002 (Dz. U. [Journal of Laws] No. 144, item 1204, as amended),
4.2 Consumer Rights Act of 30 May 2014 (Dz. U. 2014, item 827),
4.3 Act on Out-of-court Settlement of Consumer Disputes of 23 September 2016 (Dz. U. 2016, item 1823),
4.4Provisions of the Civil Code Act of 23 April, 1964 (Dz. U. No. 16, item 93, as amended) and all other applicable provisions of Polish law.
DEFINITIONS FOR THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- CONTAKT FORM – shall refer to the electronic form available at www.melyo.pl for sending a message to the Service Provider
- REGISTRATION FORM − shall refer to the electronic form available at www.melyo.pl required for Account registration.
- ORDER FORM – shall refer to the electronic form available at www.melyo.pl, required for Order placement.
- CUSTOMER – shall refer to a User concluding a Sales Agreement with the Seller.
- CONSUMER – shall refer to any natural person entering into a transaction with the Seller for purposes that are outside their business, trade or profession.
- ACCOUNT – shall refer to the assigned individual username (login name) and password providing access to an organised collection of digital content, including details for individual orders, stored on the Service Provider’s ICT-System.
- PRODUCT – shall refer to any movables or services available at www.melyo.pl and covered by a Sales Agreement concluded between the Customer and the Seller via the online Shop.
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS − shall refer to the Terms and Conditions contained herein.
- SHOP − shall mean the Service Provider’s online Shop located at www.melyo.pl.
- SELLER, SERVICE PROVIDER – Agnieszka Korzeń trading as Agnieszka Korzeń MELYO entered into the Central Registration and Information on Business (CEIDG) kept by the minister in charge of economy, principal place of business: 1E Straszęcin 39-218, Poland, tax identification number NIP: 8722303300, statistical number REGON: 181021792, email address: firstname.lastname@example.org, telephone number: +48 606 274 469
- SALES AGREEMENT – shall refer to any Product Sales Agreement concluded between the Customer and the Seller through the Shop.
- ELECTRONIC SERVICES – shall refer to the services provided electronically by the Service Provider via the Shop.
- USER − shall refer to any natural person, a corporate or non-corporate entity granted full legal capacity under imperative provisions of law, using the Electronic Services.
- ORDER – shall refer to the Customer’s declaration of intent to enter into a Product Sales Agreement with the Seller.
PRODUCT AND ORDER INFORMATION
- The Shop located at www.melyo.pl conducts retail and wholesale of Products via the Internet.
- Products offered through the Shop are brand new,free from physical or legal defects and have been legally introduced onto the Polish market.
- The information provided at www.melyo.pl does not constitute an offer as defined by applicable law. By placing an Order, the Customer makes an offer to buy a selected Product under the terms set forth in the Product description.
- The Product prices at www.melyo.pl are given in Polish zloty (PLN) and/or in euro (EUR) and include all measurable costs, such as value added tax (VAT). The prices do not include delivery fees.
- The Product prices at www.melyo.pl only become binding when the Customer has placed an Order. This price is unaffected by any price changes once the Order has been placed.
- Orders can be placed:
- through the website 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by completing an Order Form at www.melyo.pl,
- via e-mail at: email@example.com
- via telephone: +48 606 274 469
- The Customer is not required to register an Account to place an Order.
- Customers are required to read and accept these Terms and Conditions during Order placement.
- Orders are processed between: 8:00 and 20:00, Monday to Friday on working days. Orders placed after 20:00 on working days as well as Orders placed on Saturday, Sunday or a public holidayshall be processed the next working day.
CONCLUDING SALES AGREEMENTS
- In order to conclude a Sales Agreement, the Customer must place an Order, in accordance with the rules set forth under § 3 points 6 and 8 of the Terms and Conditions, by choosing one of the methods made available by the Seller.
- After placing a purchase Order, the Customer immediately receives an Order confirmation from the Seller.
- Receiving an Order confirmation from the Seller is the point at which the Order becomes binding on the Customer. The Order confirmation and acceptance is sent to the Customer via email.
- The Order confirmation email shall include the following elements:
4.1 confirmation of all relevant Order details,
4.2 model statement of withdrawal from the agreement,
4.3 these Terms and Conditions containing information on the right of withdrawal.
- After receiving the confirmation email, as set forth under point 4 of this paragraph, the Sales Agreement between the Customer and the Seller is finally concluded.
- Confirmation of acceptance of the Order for execution takes place immediately after receiving payment under the concluded Sales Agreement in the form of an email sent to the customer’s address.
- Each Sales Agreement shall be confirmed by a proof of purchase (fiscal receipt or invoice) attached to the Product.
METHODS OF PAYMENT
- The following payment options are made available to the Customer:
1.1 electronic payment via electronic payment systems (PayU.pl),
1.2 traditional bank transfer to the Seller’s bank account,
1.3 cash on delivery payment (COD).
- Traditional bank transfers should be made into the following bank account appropriate for the currency in which the purchase was made, i.e. for payments:
2.1 PLN: 77 2490 0005 0000 4500 4235 6370 (ALIOR BANK)
2.2 EUR: PL 60 2490 0005 0000 4600 8668 7664, SWIFTCODE/BIC: ALBPPLPW (ALIOR BANK)
Agnieszka Korzeń MELYO, 1E Straszęcin 39-218, Poland, NIP: 8722303300. The customer should enter the following in the payment title: “Order no. ……”.
3. All electronic payments must be made before an Order can be processed. Available electronic payment systems include payments by credit card as well as instant bank transfers in selected Polish banks.
4. In the case of a cash on delivery payment the Product shall be dispatched after address is verified.
5. The Customer shall pay the amount equal to the purchase price specified in the Sales Agreement within 7 working days from the date of its conclusion unless indicated otherwise in the Sales Agreement.
6. In the case of payment set forth under point 1.1. and 1.2. of this section the Product shall be dispatched only after payment is received.
DELIVERY COST, TIME AND METHOD
- Delivery charges shall be stated at the time of ordering and are dependent upon the chosen payment and delivery method.
- The delivery time depends on how long it takes the Seller to process an Order and how long it takes the carrier to deliver the Product to the Customer once it is dispatched.
2.1 The order processing time takes from 3 up to 28 working days from the moment of posting the funds paid under the Sales Agreement on the Seller’s account or from the moment of accepting the Order by the Seller in the event of choosing cash on delivery.
2.2 Products are delivered from 2 up to 4 working days from the date of sending the parcel – i.e. the time declared by the carrier (deliveries are made on working days, excluding Saturday, Sunday and public holidays).
- Products purchased in the Shop are sent throughout the European Union via Poczta Polska or a courier company
- Products purchased in the Shop may be picked up by the Customer in person at: 1E Straszęcin 39-218, Poland
1.1 The Seller grants a 24-month warranty for the Products offered in the Store.
1.2 A proof of purchase: a fiscal receipt oraz invoice is required to validate any warranty claims.
- Statutory warranty process.
2.1 The legal basis and the extent of the Seller’s liability to the Consumer-Customer or the entity referred to in § 10 of the Terms and Conditions for physical or legal defects in Products are set forth under the Civil Code Act of 23 April, 1964 (Dz. U. No. 16, item 93, as amended).
2.2 Notice of a Product defect and all demands should be submitted via email to the following address: firstname.lastname@example.org or in writing to the following address: 1E Straszęcin 39-218, Poland
2.3 The notice, submitted electronically or on paper, should contain sufficient detail about the subject of the complaint and about the circumstances giving rise to the issue. Specifically, complaints should include information about the nature of the issue, the date when the issue first arose as well as the complainant’s contact details Providing all necessary data will speed up the complaint-handling process.
2.4 Where inspection is deemed necessary to determine the scope of the defect, the defective Product shall be returned to the following address: 1E Straszęcin 39-218, Poland
2.5 A response to the Customer’s demand shall be sent promptly and, in any event, no later than within 14 days following the date of receipt.
2.6 In the case of complaints submitted by consumer Customers or the entity referred to in § 10 of the Terms and Conditions – the Seller’s failure to consider the Customer’s complaint within 14 days of its receipt shall be construed as tantamount to a decision in the Customer’s favour. If a complaint is decided in favour of the Consumer-Customer or the entity referred to in § 10 of the Terms and Conditions the Seller shall bear the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the pick-up, delivery and replacement of the defective Product with one free from defects.
2.7 A response to the complaint is delivered to the Consumer on paper or another tangible medium.
RIGHT TO WITHDRAW
- With the stipulation of point 10 of this chapter Consumer-Customers or the entity referred to in § 10 of the Terms and Conditions have the right to withdraw from a distance agreement within 14 days without giving any reason for the withdrawal. To exercise the right of withdrawal the consumer Customer must notify the Seller of his decision to withdraw from the agreement by an unequivocal written statement (e.g. by submitting the model withdrawal statement provided by the Seller).
- In the case of withdrawal from a Seles Agreement, the agreement is considered null and void, the Consumer or the entity referred to in § 10 of the Terms and Conditions must return the Product to the Seller or any person authorised by the Seller to pick up the Product without delay and no later than within 14 days from the date of withdrawal from the Agreement, unless the Seller offered to pick up the Product from the Consumer. To comply with the time limit it is sufficient that the Product is dispatched on time.
- In case of withdrawal from a Sales Agreement the Product should be sent to the following address: 1E Straszęcin 39-218, Poland
- The Consumer or the entity referred to in § 10 of the Terms and Conditions shall be held responsible for any diminished value of the Product resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics, and functioning of the Product.
- With the stipulation of points 6 and 8 the Seller shall reimburse to the Consumer without delay the full amount paid, including the cost of delivery. The refund shall be made in the same method of payment that the Consumer or the entity referred to in § 10 of the Terms and Conditions used for the initial transaction, unless the Consumer has expressly agreed on a different refund method which does not incur any costs on the Consumer’s part.
- The Shop shall not be required to reimburse the supplementary costs resulting from the Consumer’s or the entity referred to in § 10 of the Terms and Conditions choice of a type of Product delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by the Shop.
- If the Seller does not offer to pick up the return from the Customer or the entity referred to in § 10 of the Terms and Conditions himself, the Seller may withhold reimbursement until he has received the Product back or until the Consumer has supplied evidence of having sent back the Product, whichever occurs first.
- The Consumer or the entity referred to in § 10 of the Terms and Conditions who withdraws from a Sales Agreement under point 1 of this chapter, must only bear the direct cost of returning the Product to the Seller.
- The 14-day “cooling-off” period counts from the date of receiving the Product, or in the case of a service from the date of concluding an agreement.
- The right of withdrawal in any event does not apply to Sales Agreements for the supply of:
10.1 products made to the Consumer’s specification, i.e. non-prefabricated, personalized Products made on the basis of and individual choice of or decision by the Consumer.
10.2 goods which become mixed inseparably, according to their nature, with other items after delivery.
10.3 a service, after the service has been fully performed, the performance of the service begun with the Consumer’s prior express consent and with the acknowledgement that the Consumer would lose his right of withdrawal once the Agreement had been fully performed by the Seller.
- Both the Customer (Consumer) and the Seller have a legal right to cancel the Sales Agreement in the event that the opposite party fails to fulfil its obligations under the Agreement within the set deadline.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR BUSINESS CUSTOMERS (B2B)
- This paragraph contains provisions only for entrepreneurs not covered by protection under the Act on Consumer Rights, referred to in § 10 of the Terms and Conditions.
- The Seller reserves the right to cancel a non-consumer Sales Agreement within 14 working days of the date of the Agreement being concluded without giving any reason and without incurring any liability towards the business Customer.
- The Seller may limit the scope of payment methods made available to the business Customer regardless of the payment method chosen by the business Customer and the fact that the Sales Agreement has been concluded. The Seller may demand full or partial payment in advance.
- The risks and rewards of ownership including but not limited to the risk of loss of or damage to a Product shall pass to the business Customer when the Product is picked up from the Seller by the carrier. The Seller shall not be held liable for any damage, shortage or loss to the contents of the shipment that occurs after the carrier picks up the Product or for any delay in delivery.
- Business Customer is required to inspect his shipment for any loss, shortage or damage before accepting it from the carrier. If the business Customer believes any or part of the Product is missing, wrong or damaged he should take all measures necessary to establish the liability of the carrier.
- The Service Provider may terminate the Electronic Services Agreement with immediate effect and without giving any reason by sending a notice of termination to the non-consumer User.
PROVISIONS CONCERNING ENTREPRENEURS WITH CONSUMER RIGHTS
(effective from 1 June 2020)
- An entrepreneur conducting sole proprietorship (this paragraph does not apply to commercial companies) is protected by the Act on Consumer Rights, provided that the Sales Agreement it concludes with the Seller is not of a professional nature.
- A person conducting business activity, referred to in item 1 of this paragraph, is protected only in the scope of:
2.1 prohibited contractual provisions – the so-called abusive clauses,
2.2 liability under the warranty for physical and legal defects of the Product, in accordance with § 7 of the Regulations,
2.3 the right to withdraw from a distance contract, in accordance with § 8 of the Terms and Conditions.
- The entrepreneur referred to in item 1 of this paragraph loses his consumer protection rights in the event that the Sales Agreement he has concluded with the Seller is of a professional nature, which is verified on the basis of the entrepreneur’s entry in the Central Register and Information on Economic Activity of the Republic of Poland, in particular the codes of the Polish Classification of Activities indicated therein.
- Entrepreneurs referred to in item 1 of this paragraph are not covered by institutional protection provided to Consumers by President of UOKiK.
TYPE AND SCOPE OF ELECTRONIC SERVICES
- The Service Provider grants access to the following Electronic Services:
1.1 concluding Product Sales Agreements,
1.2 Website Account.
- These Terms and Conditions shall apply to all Electronic Services provided through www.melyo.pl
- The Service Provider reserves the right to display advertising content at www.melyo.pl Advertisements are an integral part of the online Shop front and the materials presented therein.
CONDITIONS OF PROVIDING SERVICES AND CONCLUDING ELECTRONIC SERVICES AGREEMENTS
- The Electronic Services set forth under § 11 point 1 of these Terms and Conditions are free of charge.
- Term of the agreement:
2.1 Electronic Services Agreements for Account management are concluded for an indefinite period of time.
2.2 Electronic Services Agreements enabling the User to place an Order are concluded for a definite period of time and terminate upon placement or withdrawal of the Order.
- End-user hardware, network and software requirements for the ICT system used by the Service Provider:
3.1 a computer (or a mobile device) with an active Internet connection,
3.2 access to email account,
3.3 Internet browser,
- The User agrees to use the Shop in accordance with the principles of good practice, only for lawful purposes and in a manner, which does not infringe the personal rights and intellectual property rights of any third party.
- The User is obliged to provide accurate and complete information to the Service Provider.
- The User is prohibited from providing any unlawful or illegal content.
COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE FOR ELECTRONIC SERVICES
- Complaints about Electronic Services provided via www.melyo.pl should be submitted via email to email@example.com
- All complaints should contain sufficient detail about the subject of the complaint and about the circumstances giving rise to the issue. Specifically, complaints should include information about the nature of the issue, the date when the issue first arose as well as the complainant’s contact details. Providing all necessary data will speed up the complaint-handling process.
- All complaints shall be resolved promptly and, in any event, no later than within 14 days following the date of receipt.
- A response to the complaint shall be sent by email or other preferred method of contact indicated by the complainant.
CONDITIONS OF TERMINATING ELECTRONIC SERVICES AGREEMENTS
- Terminating an Electronic Services Agreement:
1.1 Continuing and indefinite-term Electronic Services Agreements (e.g. Account management agreement) may be terminated.
1.2 The User may terminate the agreement for convenience and with immediate effect by sending an appropriate statement to the following e-mail address: firstname.lastname@example.org
1.3 The Service Provider reserves the right to terminate continuing and indefinite-term Electronic Services agreements in the event that the User violates any obligation deriving from these Terms and Conditions. This applies particularly to Users who provide illegal content and continue to do so despite receiving a cease and desist letter from the Service Provider with a reasonable deadline for compliance. The termination shall be effected within 7 days of serving an advance notice in writing (agreement termination period).
1.4 The notice of termination leads to a cessation of legal relations with the effect for the future.
- Both the Service Provider and the User may terminate an Electronic Services agreement at any time by mutual agreement of the parties.
- The compilation of all content at www.melyo.pl (with the stipulation of § 15 point 3 of the Terms and Conditions as well as materials used under a license, assignment of copyrights or fair use) is protected by copyright law and is the exclusive property of Agnieszka Korzeń trading as Agnieszka Korzeń MELYO, ul. 1E Straszęcin 39-218, Poland, NIP: 8722303300, REGON: 181021792. The User shall bear all liability for damages caused to the Service Provider caused by any use of the content of the website located at www.melyo.pl without the consent of the Service Provider.
- Any use or reproduction of the content of the website located at www.melyo.pl or any portion thereof without the express written consent of the Service Provider constitutes a copyright infringement and is punishable under civil and criminal law.
- All trade names, Product names, company names and their logos used on the Store’s website at www.melyo.pl belong to their owners and are used only for identification purposes. They may be registered trademarks. All materials, descriptions and photos presented on the Store’s website at www.melyo.pl are used for informational purposes.
- Agreements concluded through the Shop are construed in accordance with the laws of Poland.
- Should any provision of these Terms and Conditions be prohibited by applicable law, the provisions of Polish law shall apply in lieu of the unenforceable provision.
- Any disputes between the Shop and Consumers arising out of or in connection with a Sales Agreement shall be resolved in the first instance through amicable negotiation between the parties with the intention of amicable settlement of the dispute in accordance with the Act on out-of-court consumer dispute resolution. Should such resort prove of no avail or unsatisfactory to any of the parties, disputes shall be resolved in a court of competent jurisdiction under point 5 of this paragraph.
- Judicial dispute settlement procedures:
4.1 Any disputes arising between the Service Provider and the consumer User (Customer) or the entity referred to in § 10 of the Terms and Conditions, shall be resolved by a court of competent jurisdiction, in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure of 17 November 1964 (Dz. U. No. 43, item 296, as amended).
4.2 Any disputes arising between the Service Provider and the non-consumer User (Customer), referred to in § 9 of the Terms of Conditions, shall be settled by the court having jurisdiction over the Service Provider’s registered office.
- Consumer Customers may use Alternative Dispute Resolution schemes after the internal complaints procedure is finalised, such as submitting a request for mediation or a request for arbitration to a competent state organ (model request forms are available at: http://www.uokik.gov.pl/download.php?plik=6223). The list of Permanent Consumer Arbitration Courts attached to the Voivodeship Inspectorates of Trade Inspection may be found at: http://www.uokik.gov.pl/wazne_adresy.php#faq596. The Customer may also obtain free legal aid provided by the Regional (Municipal) Consumer Ombudsman or a community-based organisation for consumer protection. Alternative Dispute Resolution procedures are free of charge.
- Consumers may submit complaints through the Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) online platform available at: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/

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The invite would be cute if you printed it out on card stock, or if you cut it out and glued it onto a colored card stock. The cupcake toppers can be printed and attached to a toothpick.
You can also print out Felicia’s First Birthday polka dot cupcake toppers over on her blog. They’re adorable.
About the Executive Homemaker:
Felicia is a 29 year old wife, mother, and school counselor. I am always on the search for products that work or are unique and please the pocket book! You can check out her blog, Go Graham Go!


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TUESDAY, July 17, 2018 — Recently discovered remains of 14,400-year-old bread are the oldest ever found and predate the dawn of agriculture by at least 4,000 years, researchers report.
Charred remnants of a flatbread baked by hunter-gatherers were found at an archaeological site in northeastern Jordan known as Shubayqa 1.
The discovery suggests that the use of wild cereals to make bread may have led hunter-gatherers to grow cereals and contribute to the agricultural revolution, according to the authors.
“The presence of hundreds of charred food remains in the fireplaces at Shubayqa 1 is an exceptional find, and it has given us the chance to characterize 14,000-year-old food practices,” said first author Amaia Arranz Otaegui, an archaeobotanist at the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark.
The remains analyzed in this study show that wild ancestors of domesticated cereals — such as barley, einkorn and oat — had been ground, sieved and kneaded prior to cooking, Arranz Otaegui said in a university news release.
“The remains are very similar to unleavened flatbreads identified at several Neolithic and Roman sites in Europe and Turkey. So we now know that bread-like products were produced long before the development of farming,” Arranz Otaegui added.
The next step, she said, is to see if bread production and consumption influenced the emergence of plant cultivation.
Bread-making involves labor-intensive processing, including dehusking, grinding of cereals and kneading and baking, explained fellow researcher, Dorian Fuller, of University College London.
“That it was produced before farming methods suggests it was seen as special, and the desire to make more of this special food probably contributed to the decision to begin to cultivate cereals,” Fuller suggested.
The study was published online July 16 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
EnvironmentalScience.org has more on the history of agriculture.
Posted: July 2018
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The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has admitted that it is possible that there were errors in the collation of the results for the 2020 presidential elections.
This was disclosed in the EC’s response to an election petition filed by the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, in the just ended general elections.
Mr. Mahama in his petition wants the court to among other things annul the declaration of the 2020 presidential results which announced President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as president of the Republic of Ghana.
The suit which is directed at the EC as 1st Respondent and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as 2nd Respondent, is seeking for a rerun of the presidential election between himself and 2nd Respondent, arguing that per the results declared none of the 12 candidates met the required threshold to be declared president.
But the EC has dismissed all the allegations and insisted the election was free, fair and transparent, praying the Supreme Court to dismiss the petition.
The EC in responding to the allegation of vote padding and erroneous calculations admitted the possibility of errors in its computations but said such errors were negligible.
“1st Respondent states that notwithstanding all the resources and training deployed and the facilities put in place, there is a possibility of minor discrepancies as a result of computational and mathematical errors made in the course of the collation of results; but these did not have a material effect on the overall results as declared”, parts of the responds reads.
The EC wants the court to throw out the case right from the outset.
“The 1st Respondent [EC] accordingly raises a preliminary legal objection to the petition as being incompetent and not, as required by Article 64 (1) of the Constitution and the Rule 68 (1) of the Supreme Court Rules, 1996 (C.I 16) as amended, amounting to challenge the validity of the Presidential Elections conducted by the 1st Respondent Commission on 7th December 2020”, part of the EC’s response reads.
By P.D Wedam|3news.com|Ghana


Jack Rusher ☞ Classic HCI demos
At Clarity last week, I had the great pleasure of introducing and interviewing Linda Dong who spoke about Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines. I loved the way she looked at the history of the HIG from 1977 onwards. This collection of videos is just what I need to keep spelunking into the interfaces of the past:
A curated collection of HCI demo videos produced during the golden age from 1983-2002.


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Mariners are becoming trendy pick for playoffs, really
Something startling is starting to happen in the baseball world.
You could hear the faint rumblings begin a few weeks ago. Then it started getting a bit louder, a crescendo emanating from the desert. Now it's reaching a full-blown clamor.
That sound you hear? It's the Mariners' buzz, a revved-up Mariners' bandwagon, gaining speed and passengers as it careens toward opening day.
Now, this is not necessarily a good thing. Being the chic pick in spring sometimes is the precursor to a major letdown in June. Everyone remembers what happened a few years ago when we were urged to "Believe Big" about Seattle's chances heading into the 2010 season.
For those who need to be reminded, that was the 101-loss 2010 season. Not to be confused with the 101-loss 2008 season, which was preceded by another spring of what turned out to be shockingly misguided hope and off-base expectations.
Sometimes, there is security in sneaking up on people, on delighting with overachievement rather than disillusioning with underachievement. The Mariners experienced some of the former last year when they followed the 91 losses of 2013 with an 87-win campaign that left them one game behind the Oakland A's for the second wild card.
But now, suddenly, everyone's bullish on the Mariners. And this unbridled optimism is going to take some attitude adjustment. The default setting for Mariners fans has become chronic skepticism, leavened by resignation and sprinkled with liberal doses of anger and indignation.
So when you see a respected baseball writer like Buster Olney of ESPN last week pick the Mariners to not only win the American League West, but make it to the World Series, well, the professional cynics are ready with an eye roll and a litany of counterarguments.
But Olney is hardly a lone voice. Another respected writer, Jeff Passan of Yahoo, penned a piece Monday with the headline, "It's World Series or Bust for the Mariners."
Say what? That's quite a leap, from being one of two teams in baseball that has never made the World Series, to having your season's success defined by winning the AL pennant. The headline sprung from a Felix Hernandez quote in the article, "Close is not good enough anymore. Our goal is to make the playoffs and win the whole thing. We've got the pieces now."
Ballplayers are supposed to talk like that in spring. At every turn, however, the notion of the Mariners not just as contenders, but as playoff favorites, is catching hold. And not just in the media. Any number of computer projections have predicted favorable results for the Mariners this season.
There are good reasons, and they go beyond the acquisition of Nelson Cruz, which I believe is the primary reason people are gravitating toward the Mariners. (That, and the apparent decline of at least two of their prime rivals in the division, Texas and Oakland, plus a few lingering questions surrounding the defending champion Los Angeles Angels).
It makes sense. You've got a team that contended until the last day despite having, yet again, the worst offense in the league. So the Mariners added Cruz, the major-league home-run leader in the offseason. VoilÃ . A trendy pick is born.
We'll get into more detail on the strengths and weaknesses of the Mariners closer to the season opener. But for now, Mariners fans are going to have to re-program themselves to deal with a new reality—their eternally hangdog, woebegone team as America's darlings.
And hope it turns out to be the new normal. That's the funny and weird thing about hard-earned perceptions. It can take a decade of poor play to cement the feelings of perpetual unease, that doom looms just around the corner.
The Mariners have done more than their part, through 13 seasons and counting of no playoffs, many of those with wretched ballclubs, to ensure that even good tidings are accompanied by vague feelings of dread.
But—and this is the weird part—it doesn't take that long at all to turn that perception around. Just look at a team like the Los Angeles Clippers. They epitomized the worst in professional sports for two decades, finishing under .500 (waaaay under, most of the time) for 17 out of 18 years between 1993 and 2011.
When you thought of the Clippers (which was rare), the images that jumped to mind were incompetence, hopelessness and maybe pity. They were, pure and simple, a laughing stock.
But all it took was a few good seasons to radically alter that perception. Think of the Clippers now, and the image is of a top-notch team with a fighting chance to win it all. The Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates are slightly less extreme examples of the same phenomenon.
Maybe the Mariners are poised to make that transformation. Yeah, I know. You'll believe it when you see it.
In the meantime, just listen to that noise.

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More than 11 states, including Mississippi, Missouri and Nebraska, will take up Arizona-style legislation in this New Year to combat illegal immigration within their borders, according to a Minuteman PAC fundraising piece.
Proposed Arizona-style legislation in these states would ban “sanctuary city” policies by making it a state crime to be in the U.S. without proper documentation, and requires police to check the immigration status of people stopped for questioning.
Numerous states are also proposing measures that would limit access to public benefits, such as welfare and Medicaid services, for illegal aliens and punish employers who hire them.
Oklahoma may enact a measure allowing authorities to seize and keep the vehicle of anyone who harbors an illegal immigrant. Georgia’s new governor, Nathan Deal, wants to revoke birthright U.S. citizenship for children born in the U.S. to illegal immigrants, which Minuteman says has doubled to 4 million in the last few years, and costs taxpayers billions annually.


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