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The air-cooled community is one like no other; the fans are plenty and as hardcore as they come. Every car community has a standard for what is acceptable, and the boundaries are very well defined, but once you go outside of those lines, well, anything can happen. You will either become the person who took the game to a whole new level, or the one who ruined an utterly awesome car, and no one will want to talk to you. It’s a fine line, and not many are willing to walk that line.
Paul Nguyen’s love for vintage Volkswagens started at an early age, as his dad worked at a shop in downtown Riverside and exposed him to the German automaker from the start. A place called Mike’s Econo was a VW Pick-A-Part spot that worked on motors and sold VWs out front. It was a small place with a massive yard filled with all sorts of salvaged Euro cars.
“Growing up, I was always surrounded by old cars. My dad kind of hoarded them, but I didn’t mind because he promised me a VW Bug when I was able to drive. That was important to me because his first car was a VW Squareback coming to America,” Paul says.
Back in the ’90s, everyone found cars through weekly Recycler and PennySaver ads, and the hardcore flippers even knew the routes of their paper couriers.
“It was always a race to find the freshest car listings and get to the sellers before everyone else did. I eventually ended up finding an oval ’54 Bug and spent hours on end, restoring it while I drove his ’58 around,” says Paul as he reminisced.
“It was an instant hit around town and at the local shows. No one at school believed it was mine, let alone believed me when I told them I had been working on it for the past two years. And on the last day of my Junior year, I drove it to school, and everyone flipped out!”
He stated that it was super unique with its plush, lowrider-style interior while looking OG stock as well. The car was loud, fast, and badass, which hooked him for life.
As you know, when you are looking for a car, it becomes a full-time job, and you have to be willing to drop everything you are doing to get to a potential purchase as fast as you can. Paul had his daily ritual of going through Craigslist ads—and other car listing sites—multiple times a day. Late one night about nine years ago, he came across an ad titled “VW Bus for sale, Runs.” What caught his eye was that it was formatted more like an old school ad with no photos or any information about the VW other than the fact that it ran.
“You never know with these types of ads. But you have to pursue every listing to make sure it’s not someone who is just lazy or someone old who is just used to doing a face-to-face transaction,” Paul says.
To his surprise, a young guy answered the phone and was ranting about how the Bus had all sorts of issues and keeps breaking down on him, and all he wanted to do was just get rid of it.
Paul asked the seller, “Does it have any windows?”
He replied, “Yeah, it has a ton of windows, and it even has a ragtop.”
Before he could hang up, he was already running out of the house, but the story doesn’t end there. The seller proceeded to ask Paul, “How did you know my Bus was for sale? I never listed it.”
The story goes, his best friend couldn’t stand listening to him complain about the Bus anymore, so he went out of his way to list the Bus for him. That is why the listing was so bare as his friend didn’t know any details about the Bus. However, Paul wasn’t out of the weeds yet as the seller wasn’t sure about parting with the Bus. He eventually invited Paul over but another hurdle presented itself when the owner’s dad came out telling Paul that the Bus was not for sale. In reality, they just wanted the car to go to the right home, and after a long conversation and some whiskey, they finally decided that they were going to let it go. Paul still could not believe he was standing in front of a 1960 VW 23 Window Bus! Closing the deal was an absolute dream come true for Paul, and he still thinks about how lucky he got with the purchase.
After the high wore down a bit, Paul went over the Bus more carefully and knew he had done well. The paint and interior of the Bus were in solid shape. He ended up not touching it but handled things like rubbers and maintenance off the bat. After a week of pressure washing and cleaning, Paul removed the various city and state destination stickers found on the Bus.
It wasn’t long after driving it that Paul knew the Bus needed more power. His first real mod was to upgrade the motor, and he headed to Jim Johnston—a Porsche 914 racer and engine builder. At the time, Johnston was going through some health issues, but Paul was able to get an engine before the builder was no longer able to complete them. Paul had plenty of motors built by Jim in the past. In this case, he went with a beefed-up 2.1-liter T4 with all rare internal Porsche parts. The Bus ran well for a year until Nguyen took it to a tuning shop that did a terrible job tuning it, and then he just decided to go-big-or-go-home.
Paul met Victor at TheLab Air Cooled Speed Shop in Rancho Cucamonga, who specializes in vintage air-cooled motors. It was during a brief consultation with Victor, after doing some maintenance work, that Paul decided he wanted to upgrade the engine to a 2276cc motor, add twin turbochargers, and give it the power it needed to tickle his fancy. When Victor was finished with it, the engine made over 285 horsepower to the wheels at 6,500 rpm and 275 lb-ft of torque at 4,500 rpm on pump gas—a considerable upgrade in performance.
Initially, Paul had decided on an airbag suspension setup, but once he added more power, he changed to a traditional suspension system. The previous air suspension would bottom out when the Bus was under full load, and it was not ideal for handling that type of power. He then complemented the look of the Bus by throwing on the iconic Porsche Fuch wheels to give it a classy but high-end look, and it paid off. The Bus is a classic stunner for sure.
Car projects are never without headaches and delays, which in turn create problems for the build process.
“In hindsight, I should have kept my Bus in my garage and left the engine with the builder as it sat idle for some time,” explains Paul.
But in the end, the performance was much better than he had ever expected. Sitting in the rear bench of the Bus tripped me out because the sounds that were coming from the back window was that of a turbocharged sports car. The blow-off valve’s swooshing sounds were magic to my ears; every gear shift was absolutely intoxicating!
The other mesmerizing feature of the rare 23 Window Bus is the massive opening cut out in the roof, which allowed me to see the glorious cloudscapes as the sun was setting. As we headed to our photoshoot with the roof open, the sun was starting to lower closer to the horizon, and the temperature was dropping very quickly. Once we arrived, it was cold, and I could barely feel my fingers and face as I latched the ragtop closed and got ready to shoot the Bus.
“My Bus is where I want it to be. Sure, there is always something to work on, but you have to let these things be what they are, and the various types of patina are just a part of the charm for this Bus. Eventually, I will save up enough money to fully restomod this VW, but until then, I am just enjoying it. There’s nothing like having this Bus at the beach during sunset, or at the drive-in watching a movie,” says Paul.
In the end, we got some gorgeous photographs of this vintage machine and captured it in the best light available. We wanted to pay homage to this Bus by putting it in a serene and delicate setting. I’m so glad we were able to do that. Thank you, Paul, for sharing your time and your story. May you continue to enjoy your gem as often and frequently as possible!
Paul Nguyen's Twin-Turbocharged 23 Window 1960 VW Bus
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Are you a part of the recent cable cutter movement? Have you ditched your satellite service in favor of Boxee, an HTPC, or an Apple TV? Well if so, this series of Apple TV tutorials is definitely for you!
Eventually, I’m going to show you how to watch Amazon VOD, Hulu, and yes, even live ESPN games on your Apple TV 2. The first step in accomplishing this feat is to, yep, you guessed it, jailbreak your Apple TV.
Folks, it really can’t get any easier than this tutorial. In it, I show you how to untether jailbreak your Apple TV 2 with Seas0nPass. Check inside for the full step-by-step video tutorial…
Make sure you watch the video in full screen mode so that you can see the desktop clearly.
For those of you who can’t watch the video, here is a brief synopsis of the steps it takes to jailbreak your Apple TV 2.
How to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2 With Seas0nPass Untethered
Step 1: Purchase a USB Micro Cable (Note: this is different from your typical USB-Mini cable).
Step 2: Unplug your HDMI and power cable from the Apple TV 2, and hook up the Apple TV to your Mac or PC using the USB Micro cable.
Step 3: Download and run Seas0nPass for the Mac or PC.
Step 4: When prompted, put your Apple TV into DFU mode by holding Menu and Play simultaneously on your remote for 7 seconds.
Step 5: Watch as Seas0nPass jailbreaks your Apple TV. That’s it, you’re done.
Be sure to look out for our next tutorial that shows you how to install FireCore’s aTV Flash Black on your Apple TV. This will allow you to easily install apps, and brings us one step closer to watching live ESPN, Hulu, etc.
Have you jailbroke your Apple TV? If so, please share your experience below.
Once you’ve jailbroken your Apple TV 2, check out Step 2 of our Apple TV 2 Cable Cutting Guide — Installing aTV Flash Black!

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A founding member of Elon Musk's Neuralink left the company in recent weeks, according to two people familiar with the matter, the latest in a string of departures at the brain implant startup. Paul Merolla, who helped launch Neuralink in 2016 and worked on its chip design program, is no longer with the San Francisco area company, the sources said. The reason for Merolla's departure and his career plans could not be learnt. Merolla, Musk and Neuralink representatives did not respond to requests for comment.
There were eight people, including Merolla and Musk, who helped set up Neuralink six years ago, according to the two sources. Merolla's exit leaves only one Neuralink founding member, implant engineer Dongjin "DJ" Seo, remaining with the company other than Musk, who was listed in a January corporate filing as the company's chief executive.
One of the other founders was Neuralink's former president Max Hodak, who worked closely with Musk on its launch. It is not known if possible setbacks at Neuralink contributed to the departures.
Musk said in a 2019 presentation that Neuralink was aiming to receive regulatory approval for trials to implant chips into humans by the end of 2020, but the company has yet to receive such an approval or bring a product to market. Musk, who is also chief executive of electric car maker Tesla, has described Neuralink's aspirations as offering "a Fitbit in your skull."
Prior to joining Neuralink, Merolla was a research scientist at IBM Corp's "brain-inspired computing group."
The Fremont, California-based Neuralink has about 300 employees and counts Google Ventures among its investors.
Earlier this month, it was reported that Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis, a top executive at his brain-chip startup Neuralink, had twins in November of 2021.
In April, Musk and Zilis filed a petition to change the name of the twins to "have their father's last name" and contain their mother's last name as part of their middle name, the report said, citing court documents. A month later, a Texas judge approved the petition, according to the report.
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Sharon Post: Chief Judge Post and two colleagues from the Federal Circuit of Appeals in Washington, DC, held a rare special session at BC Law in October, hearing oral arguments in four cases as students and faculty observed. The judges considered a veteran’s claim and three cases concerning patent infringement. Afterward, they gave students advice on arguing cases before the court, which included being well prepared and avoiding rhetorical or emotional arguments.
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Professor Kent Greenfield: The Committee Against Institutional Racism (CAIR) invited Greenfield to moderate a panel of six diverse students who discussed their experiences of racism and the tension between First Amendment protections and inclusion on university campuses. The November conversation covered speech’s capacity to harm versus the right to free expression and the cumulative impact of micro-aggressive cuts to another’s self-worth.
Dean Vincent Rougeau: In response to the nation’s recent efforts to come to terms with racism, Dean Rougeau presented “Fighting Racism by Modeling Inclusion: Reflections of an African American Dean.” Much of his scholarship focuses on how multicultural understanding can grow out of thoughtful community integration. His talk was sponsored by BC’s Center for Human Rights and International Justice as part of its “Conversations on Race and Racism” series.
Ilyas Shahin: A book dedication ceremony honored the work of Shahin, who authored Teknik Araclarla Izleme: Technical Surveillance, Turkish Law, ECHR, and USA Criminal Procedure while a BC Law visiting scholar. Shahin is a judge in Turkey’s Court of Cassation. Paying tribute were Dean Vincent Rougeau, Graduate Legal Education and International Programs Director Susan Simone Kang, Massachusetts Supreme Court Justice Robert Cordy, and Kevin Curtin ’88.
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Marilyn Mosby ’05: Baltimore State’s Attorney Mosby, who is overseeing the Freddie Gray case, impressed professors and students alike during a campus visit in October. “Marilyn was candid, real, personal,” said Professor Evangeline Sarda. “She’s so appreciative of what BC Law provided her and credits the school with shaping her views and ideas. As a political figure, her authenticity was palpable; and as prosecutors go, she’s a way-beyond-the-box thinker.”

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In 1995, Paul W.S. Anderson took the video game to the big screen taking the core concept of the video game (a martial arts tournament) and wrapping it around a better film premise (Enter the Dragon). Much to my geek delight, the film was tons of fun and cemented the scream “MORTAL KOMBAAAAAT” into my speech lexicon for that summer.
So you could imagine my excitement when this new re-envisioning began to play. Michael Jai White (yes, of Spawn fame), plays Jaxx (look at the door to his office), Johnny Cage is apparently dead, but Sonja Blade is back, played by Jeri Ryan (7 of 9, anyone?).
According to Slashfilm, the clip is a short spec film shot by Fame director Kevin Tancheron back in April as a pitch to get the job.
Well, I think he did an awesome job. He’s taken the tired concept of the fight contest (Can it really get any better than Bloodsport?) and actually made it pretty relevant. In seven minutes he’s explained why Baracka looks like an animal, and why we even need to care about the tournament.
I hope studio execs stand up and take notice and give this guy the job. What he did on no budget and a couple RED cameras is phenomenal. I, for one, am gonna remember his name whether or not this reboot flies.
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Paper No. 19
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QUATERNARY SHORTENING AND PALEOSEISMICITY IN THE FOLD-THRUST BELT OF BHUTAN HIMALAYA
Little work has been done on the paleoseismicity of the major faults in Bhutan, particularly the Main Frontal Thrust (MFT). Previous scientific research reports that most of the shortening along the Himalayan mountain front is concentrated along the MFT and that shortening rates along the MFT increase from west to east. Our preliminary observations in southern Bhutan suggest that the system is more complex, including out of sequence faulting north of the MFT, within the Main Boundary Thrust (MBT) zone. A series of alluvial cut-and-fill and bedrock (strath) river terraces near the town of Gelephu records a prolonged history of aggradation and incision in response to climatic changes as well as surface uplift and discrete fault offsets associated with the MBT. In 2013 we investigated these geologic markers revealing a flight of Quaternary aged fluvial terraces (Q3-Q1, oldest to youngest). Methods used to investigate the geomorphic evolution of these river terraces include: geologic mapping, surveying, and OSL geochronology. Geologic mapping places the flight of terraces north of the MFT within the MBT zone. Surveying of the oldest terrace tread (Q3) reveals that this surface is back tilted. Field investigations have also identified back tilted alluvial deposits below the Q3 surface. North dipping fault scarps, representing normal faulting have been identified that cut and offset Q3 and Q2 surfaces, creating a graben. Back tilting of the Q3 surface and alluvial deposits is interpreted to represent a kilometer-scale, east-west striking anticline with the graben forming along the axis of the anticline. In the northern limb of this anticline, a south-dipping, 3-4 m thrust fault scarp has been identified that offsets the Q2 surface and may represent the last surface rupture of the MBT. Degradation modeling of surveyed scarp profiles will be used to determine scarp ages helping to constrain the timing of fault surface ruptures. A suite of samples was collected from the various deposits to provide age control of the Q3-Q1 surfaces via 14C and OSL (optically-stimulated luminescence) geochronology. Age control of the Quaternary surfaces will be used to constrain the timing and rates of deformation and faulting of these respective surfaces, thus providing insight to the complex nature of the activity north of the MFT within the MBT zone.

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Refi Applications Soar Amid Low Rates
Mortgage rates now aren't as low as they were earlier in the week, or even where they were to end last week, but the recent press over historically low mortgage rates has driven a veritable refi boom for participants in the primary mortgage markets. The Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday morning that its weekly survey of application activity surged a seasonally adjusted 48 percent last week compared with the previous week, with refinancing applications driving 83.2 percent of all applications. That's up 124.6 percent from year-ago levels, and more than a five year high in application volume, according to the MBA statistics. Refi applications rose 62.6 percent, while purchase applications rose a seasonally-adjusted 10.6 percent. But caution should be applied to the numbers, at least in terms of attempting to translate the surge in applications into forward demand for mortgages -- that's because a good number of borrowers in this case appear to be serial applicants, if data from New York-based Mortgage Maxx LLC is any indication. The firm's MAX index, which corrects for multiple applications coming from a single household, found that adjusted applications rose a much more modest 1.4 percent for the week ended Dec. 12. Likewise, a separate sub-index of California application activity rose 1.4 percent last week as well -- given the state's importance in the overall mortgage market, often application trends in the state can affect the overall applications reading. Nonetheless, it's clear that mortgage brokers and bankers are being faced with a flood of refinancing activity, one that most suggest a much-changed industry is ill-equipped to manage right now. Among some of the concerns gaining coverage recently is an apparent lack of available warehouse credit needed to fund and close the mortgage refis, even if borrowers qualify. See earlier HW story. “[I'm] not sure what mortgage companies are going to do, but there is no way all these loans will get funded any time soon with no warehouse money,” said one of HW’s sources, a mortgage banker who spoke on condition of anonymity. The MBA has created a task force this month in an effort to address the issue with Treasury officials. Beyond available funding, other originators tell HW that most lenders no longer have the capacity to underwrite files in 30 days, given the gutting of staff that's taken place at those firms that have managed to stay afloat through the market turmoil. And, of course, mortgage rates today are never what they were last week: at least, not in this mortgage market. We consistently receive emails from loan officers and brokers about mortgage rates whenever we publish a rate survey, who complain rates are never anywhere close to what the surveys suggest when published. And while rates continued to fall according to the MBA, with the average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate loan dropping to a reported 5.04 percent last week -- the lowest average in more than five years -- rates Wednesday are no longer at that level, sources in the field said, and have been increasing as of late. "How scared are lenders of the uptrend in rates? Even 90 minutes AFTER market close, today they were still issuing new, worsened rate sheets," one originator said earlier this week. That said, rates appear to have headed slightly lower early Wednesday, compared to Tuesday. For more information, visit http://www.mortgagebankers.org and http://www.mortgagemaxx.us. Write to Paul Jackson at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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A special issue of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2017).
Prof. Dr. Roberto Hornero Website E-Mail
Biomedical Engineering Group, E.T.S.I. de Telecomunicación, Universidad de Valladolid, Paseo Belén 15, 47011, Valladolid, Spain
Interests: biomedical signal processing; information theory; non-linear dynamics, entropy and complexity; sleep disorders; neurodegenerative diseases
Although we spend about 1/3 of our life asleep, there has been relatively little attention paid to disorders of sleep until recently. Sleep disorders are amongst the most prevalent illness in today’s society. Unfortunately, the consequences of impaired sleep and sleep disorders are frequently under recognized and many patients go undiagnosed and untreated for years. Some of the most common sleep disorders are insomnia, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, narcolepsy, REM sleep behaviour disorder and parasomnias. These sleep disorders are often related to major medical conditions, such as heart disease, strokes and hypertension.
Polysomnography (PSG) is commonly ordered to search for sleep pathological conditions. PSG is a study conducted while patients are fully asleep or trying to sleep. Several biomedical signals are registered, including brain waves (electroencephalogram), eye movements (electroculogram), electrical activity of muscles (electromyogram), heart rate and electrical activity of hearth (electrocardiogram), blood oxygen levels, breathing effort or airflow. The aim of this Special Issue is to encourage researchers to present original and recent developments on time series analysis using entropy metrics, complexity quantifiers and related measures to study these biomedical signals during a PSG to help in the diagnosis of different sleep disorders.
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Ontario Snowmobile Forecast for Winter of 2015 2016
Update December 2021 - What is Ontario gonna get this year? Check out our predictions for the 2022 snowmobile season!
We’ve just had two exceptional seasons that stretched from early December to mid-April. The snowmobile industry in Ontario is in an upswing, with more of us taking advantage of the true Canadian winter weather. It’s fact that both new and used snowmobile sales sky rocketed last year, we saw riders buy trail permits in droves, and the overall snowmobile experience has improved leaps and bounds. Going into the winter of 2015-2016, Ontario riders are inviting all of our friends from south of the border to come on up and take advantage of great value for their money while riding some of the best trails in the world.
In early April, I "spring checked" a brand new Ski-Doo Freeride 137. I know what you’re thinking: "new sled equals no snow," but I’m thinking just the opposite. First, I ordered a sled with a 2.25-inch track. Secondly, I sold my trusty steed during the summer, and my new 2016 sled was delivered, assembled and brought home before the end of August. This will be the most prepared I’ve ever been for winter – and every time I go into the garage, my new Ski-Doo whispers that it’s going to snow piles and I am going to ride all over this fine country!
In last year’s winter prediction article, I disclosed to you my father in-law's projection that the approaching winter would be great. He was right on the money. However, he did not get the opportunity to ride due to some unexpected health complications. I know that he was afflicted by this and I was too, it was something we had both looked forward to. In early spring he bought a new boat motor, a risky move after the summer of 2014’s rainy weekends and quick end in August, but this past summer has been absolutely epic for boating.
What the Experts Are Saying
This summer, I was astonished by the quantity of weather content that circulated, speculating about the conditions of the approaching winter. I’ve never witnessed so many different sources arguing about winter. It seems as if the entire North American continent has their eyes on it. Those on the west coast are hoping for much needed precipitation to solve drought and forest fire issues, while central and eastern North Americans wonder if we will see that numbing cold again.
And I can’t help but wonder… will the Polar Vortex return and freeze the great lakes? Will we see gargantuan snow squalls develop and smother central Ontario? Will riders in the far north ride into May again? When will the first OFSC ESP trails open for riding? Will snow close highways, dispatching snowmobilers to the aid of motorists? What effect will El-Nino have on us this winter? Will this winter be dubbed the Godzilla winter?
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration says there is a greater than 90% chance that El Nino will continue through the Northern Hemisphere into the fall of 2015. There is about an 85% chance it will last through the 2015-2016 winter. NASA is already predicting, based on global oceanic temperature maps and models, that we could be in for the strongest El Nino in recorded history. But at the same time, NASA is predicting barbaric blizzards may come our way.
Senior Meteorologist with Accuweather, Brett Anderson communicated recently his confidence that this El Nino will be one of the strongest over the past 50 years. Anderson notes in an Accuweather article that El Nino typically reaches its peak during the December through February period. In addition, he adds that the strongest El Nino currently on record since the beginning of the 20th century occurred during the 1997-1998 winter.
Canadians and Americans in the northeast will never forget the winter of '97-98, as it brought with it the Northern American ice storm that resulted in over $5 billion worth of damage and required assistance from both military personal and thousands of volunteers. But the same weather pattern brought some major snow storms to other areas, making it a decent winter for snowmobiling.
El Nino isn’t the only occurrence that effects our weather and winter. Atmospheric conditions and geological events all interact to form constantly changing and evolving weather systems. The Pacific Decadal Oscillation is strong this year and could weaken the "warming" effect of the substantial El Nino. It's possible that it could even push the jet stream south of the border in eastern North America locking us into weeks of Polar Vortex deep freeze. At the very least, it would likely deliver decent snow for Ontario.
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This theory is supported by the Old Farmer’s Almanac, which boasts 80% accuracy in the prediction of seasonal weather. It released preliminary forecasts for the winter of 2015-2016 in mid-August. These predictions detail that we’re in for below average cold and lots of snow. In addition, the almanac utilizing its proprietary prediction model, predicts that most of us in Ontario will see another white Christmas.
Then there are the natural signs, the ones the farmers, trappers and those in remote communities rely on to predict and prepare for what’s coming. August had barely begun when I received a message from a friend on the James Bay coast that the geese were fleeing. It wasn’t long after the flying V’s appeared overhead in my neck of the woods heading due south.
Another telltale sign of the impending snow depth is the location of bee and wasp nests. Within a week I received information from multiple sources that the nests were being found high in trees. I even found one in my own backyard some 20 feet up in a pine. Rene Hebert, a local pest contractor with more than 20 years’ experience, was recently quoted in an article saying “I find the wasp nests are higher, so I believe that means we will get lots of snow this year.”
And finally, a sign you can’t ignore – the maple trees have already started to show signs of red and yellow, and it isn’t even Labour Day!
With so much competing and contradicting information circulating, it’s challenging to say without a doubt what we are in store for this winter. However, I’m willing to take the criticism if I get it wrong this year as I’ve been bang on the last two seasons. So what’s the prediction and advice to be prepared for the winter of 2015-2016 in Ontario?
Ontario’s likely going to experience some wild weather from El Nino, but it’s been hot & dry in the West again this summer, so if the jet stream holds like the last two years, we could be in for another epic winter. This prognostication is also supported by the likelihood that the Great Lakes will not completely freeze over again this winter, which should lead to weeks of snow squall activity.
Snowmobile manufacturers delivered spring orders earlier than ever this year, this must be a sign that they believe we will have early season riding opportunities;
I sold my sled in mid-July, riders – like me riders are already excited and yearning for another good winter here in Ontario;
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation is strong as well and could weaken some of the "warming" effect of the substantial El Nino and even possibly push the jet stream south of the border in eastern North America locking us into weeks of Polar Vortex deep freeze.;
No one watches the weather like farmers, the old almanac is predicting a cold and snowy winter;
NASA is predicting that that this year’s El Nino could be a Godzilla, barbaric blizzards may come our way but it may also send unseasonably warm weather.;
The great lakes will not completely freeze over this winter, leading to weeks of snow squall activity;
Historical information such as data from the winter of 97-98 could mean we're in for some savage storms that could bring with them gargantuan amounts of snow but also possibly ice and rain;
The birds, bees and trees know what’s ahead and seem to be starting early in hopes of getting ahead of what’s to come;,
That Ski-Doo sitting in my garage keeps telling me it’s ready to go!;
- Finally, my father-in-law is again predicting that winter is going to come early and stay long this year and that’s good enough for me!
Advice for winter 2015-2016
Plan early, have your ride, permit and gear ready by Halloween;
Have an emergency kit at home, at the cottage and in your vehicle;
Be prepared to trailer to find the best snow, as noted above we're in for a wild winter full of ups and downs;
Organize with friends and family to plan to visit somewhere new this winter;
It’s going to be a white Christmas with good riding opportunities;
Volunteer for a local club, this winter is going to be challenge across the province and they are going to need all the help they can get; and, of course
Share this article with a riding buddy and start wrenching on the sleds now!
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The US Marines on Iwo Jima By Five Marine Combat Writers Book
Last night I finally finished reading The US Marines on Iwo Jima By 5 Marine Combat Writers. One of the first books written about the battle and published in 1945 by The Infantry Press. I originally bought it as a collectable but after reading it I feel this is one of the finest books about the battle. It reads more like a extended news magazine article as opposed to a academic study or novel. Although over 68 years old the book still has a freshness to it that belies its age. Having read many Iwo Jima books it doesn't appear to many modern books have used it in its bibliography, which is a shame as the book offers so much "new" rediscovered information. For example one aspect I have been looking for more info on is how the Beaches were managed during the invasion. A few pages are devoted to this very subject and was a revelation to me while reading it. The Tank battle at the end of one of the Motoyama runway with Japanese gun placements is an incredible read that I haven't read anywhere else. I double checked many of the names with the USMC Rosters online and indeed many of the people mentioned and quoted in the Battle check against it. Sadly many of the Marines that were quoted were later killed in the battle. Even the mention of the heroic "Colored" African American DUWK landing crews was very forward thinking and the mention of the two flag raising on Surabachi makes light of the fact the the first flag raising wasn't as unknown as I previously thought. Yes this book is nearly 70 years old but it is one of the best and very contemporary accounts of the battle.
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Professional architecture illustrator and award-winning watercolorist Stewart White leads you through his simple methods of making any complex scene much easier to paint.
When it comes to architecture, perspectives, and figures, even the most experienced artists may feel quite intimidated. To add to that, making sure you get the light and shadows just right is a completely different problem.
Fortunately, we’re once again offering Painting Architecture in Watercolor with Hall of Fame artist Stewart White. This is one of our best-selling watercolor instructional videos and we’re ecstatic to bring it back to you.
You do not need to be an expert to paint amazing architectural scenes. All you need to do is follow along with Stewart and he’ll help you make sense of it all.
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Roll up! Roll up! The Bat-circus has come to town. See a whole range of new Bat-gadgets! See Michelle Pfeiffer in a skin-tight leather costume! See Danny DeVito in a lot of makeup! See some very
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From the script level, all the way through the direction, acting, and editing, BATMAN RETURNS is as much of a mess as the beleaguered Gotham City in which it is set. The paint-by-numbers story attempts a clumsy balance between fantasy and reality which ends up lost between both worlds. The
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The Webbers legacy started in 1906 when Fred S. Webber established the firm in Bloemfontein. He was the brother of the founder of the Johannesburg firm Webber Wentzel.
His son, Walter S. Webber, joined the firm as an article clerk in 1945 and became a partner in 1949, the first partner taken in by the founder since 1906. The name of the firm was changed to Fred S. Webber & Son. Jim Newdigate joined them in 1952 and became a partner in 1958. Fred retired from practice in 1962 shortly before his 83rd birthday.
The name of the firm was changed to Webber & Newdigate in 1971. Walter retired as a partner in 1980. In 1986, at the suggestion of Jim, the name of the firm was changed to Webbers. Jim retired as a partner in 1993.
Presently there are 18 attorneys and a support staff of more than 40 people available to cater for all our clients’ legal needs.
A sister-firm, Webber Newdigate, opened its doors in Maseru, Lesotho in 1978 and is the biggest attorneys firm in Lesotho. Webber Newdigate is a founding member of Lex Africa, the first and largest African legal network with member firms in 24 countries.
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Goalkeeper Luke McCormick is fit and ready for the chance to play the first match of his third stint at Plymouth Argyle.
McCormick returned to training a fortnight ago after missing the start of the season due to a shoulder injury.
The 37-year-old travelled with the Pilgrims’ squad to the away League One game against Lincoln City on Tuesday.
However, McCormick was not involved in the match at Sincil Bank, with Jack Ruddy on the substitutes’ bench as the back-up to Mike Cooper.
McCormick is three appearances away from making 350 for the club overall.
Pilgrims’ boss Ryan Lowe has suggested that McCormick could get a run-out in the final EFL Trophy group game against Newport County at Home Park on Tuesday, November 10.
Argyle already know they cannot reach the last 32 of the competition after defeats against Norwich City Under-21s (3-2) and Cheltenham Town (2-0).
Ruddy has started both of those games, with Cooper on the bench as cover for him.
McCormick re-signed for the Pilgrims in July after spending the previous two seasons at Swindon Town.
The former Argyle club captain fell heavily on his shoulder during a pre-season game against Middlesbrough at the Harper’s Park training ground and has not played since.
Lowe said: “Luke is fine, he has trained now for a while. We are obviously a little bit cautious with his shoulder and he has still got to build it up.
“Jack has been great as well. Luke will just have to wait for that opportunity now.
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“He might be involved against Newport. I will weigh that up whether he gets some minutes, or whether Jack plays.
“He will be involved around that, and then he has just got to wait for the opportunity, but his shoulder has got stronger and it’s nice to have him back.”
McCormick’s last appearance for Argyle, which was his 347th in total, came in a 3-1 FA Cup second round defeat at Bradford City on December 2, 2017.


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The growing interest in fair values among academia has been observed through new financial reporting standards default financial assets to be reported at fair value. Thus, ongoing unease side
effect of fair values on earnings manipulation should be reviewed. This archival research studies relationship between fair values accounting for investment securities on earnings management
using all Thai listed companies in SET100 during 2011-2013. The finding reveals that there is no relationship between earnings management and unrealized gains and loss from available-for-sale
securities. Thus, the use of fair value accounting does not encourage the earnings management to be active.

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Scuderia Ferrari will hand Robert Shwartzman a maiden official Formula 1 Test session outing in the post-Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Young driver test, with Antonio Fuoco also getting some running behind the wheel of the SF1000.
Shwartzman is a front-runner in the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2020 and has an outside chance of taking the title a year after winning the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Prema Racing. The SMP Racing-backed Russian has three wins to his name including feature race victories at the Red Bull Ring and the Hungaroring.
“It’s exciting to know that I will be driving the SF1000 in Abu Dhabi immediately after the end of the Formula 1 season,” said Shwartzman. “I was able to try the SF71H at Fiorano at the end of September and it was incredible, even though that car is almost three years old now.
“I can’t wait to jump into the 2020 car and get out on track alongside so many of the drivers I’ve been racing against in Formula 2. I plan to enjoy every single minute of this great experience.”
Fuoco has been a long-time member of the Ferrari Driver Academy but has spent the majority of the past couple of years focused on supporting Ferrari’s young drivers and running in the Maranello-based team’s simulator. He last tested with Ferrari back in 2019 so Abu Dhabi will mark his first opportunity to run the 2020 SF1000.
“I’m very happy to get back behind the wheel of a real car, having done so many virtual laps in the SF1000 in the simulator,” said Fuoco. “It’s very useful for someone in my position, to be able from time to time to get into a car and check the correlation between the tools I usually use and how the car actually behaves on track.
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USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury is America’s #1 inspirational novelist. There are more than 15 million copies of her award-winning books in print, including several million copies sold in the past year. Karen Kingsbury has written more than 40 novels, ten of which have hit #1 on national lists.
The Red Gloves Series are a collection of Christmas novels. Each has just 12 chapters, so that the stories are suitable for reading aloud, perhaps over the 12 days of Christmas. In addition, a pair of red gloves becomes some part of each story. Karen used red gloves because that was the gift Gideon gave old Earl in her first Red Gloves book, Gideon's Gift. Red symbolizes the color of Christ's blood, and the color of Christmas, and gloves symbolize warm hands. It is with our hands that we reach out to people in Christ's name.


BMW went through a decidedly boring phase wherein a lot of the cars they were offering looked similar to one other. Apparently, the automaker saw the downside of their cars sharing a certain look and so they chose to put an end to it. Similar to Audi’s long term plan to give each car its own identity, BMW seems to want the same for its models as well. This was confirmed after Adrian van Hooydonk, BMW Group styling boss, said that their future lineup will eventually feature a more varied appearance.
In an interview between Automotive News, van Hooydonk said that their next generation vehicles will have stronger characters that are easily distinguishable from others in the lineup. As for the styling of the future models, he described them to have fewer and flatter lines, but they will be sharper and more precise.
The very first model that will benefit from BMW’s new styling elements will be the upcoming X2 crossover. It will demonstrate van Hooydonk’s latest design principles and will be rounder despite the sharper lines. As you can see in the next generation 8 series that is pictured here, it combines a curvy appearance with sharper lines. That’s all for the exterior at least.
Moving inside the cabin, BMW’s plan is to follow the current trend which is to go for more updated, modern technology. This means getting rid of physical buttons. Simplifying the interior and the functions of the car has a greater meaning. As the cars become more intelligent, they will require less input.
Despite the fact that most BMW models today look similar to each other, this has not affected their overall sales. In 2017 alone, the automaker was able to deliver an impressive number of 2,088,283 units. That is 4.2 percent more than the number of vehicles they sold the year before that. However, BMW still has not beaten Mercedes’ sales volume for that year. With BMW’s new plan to make their vehicles look more different from each other, they hope to beat Mercedes’ annual sales by 2020.
As mentioned earlier, Audi has also experienced the same issue with their cars, because a lot of them tend to look alike - all with the same design elements. The reason why they stuck to this is because the Four Rings wanted their models to be recognized in emerging markets like China.
But now that the market already knows them, then they could already change their look. The first model that will be subjected to this change is the Q2. However, an electric crossover like the E-Tron Quattro should also receive updates on its looks.


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During the Cold War years, the Soviets ran a secret, massive program that produced a million maps of cities and places around the world. They were remarkably accurate and contained information not found on local maps — like the “explosive devices” factory in Ballard.
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AbstractThe UK referendum on the decision to leave the EU was, and is, a very contentious event. It revealed some very significant divisions in the population. Not least was the division between age. Where the majority of young people voted to remain, an older generation largely voted to leave. Consequently, the outcome of the referendum was very much influenced by people for whom a future beyond the borders of the UK was irrelevant. The work uses continental domestic film media from the 1950s, the period during which the foundations for a supranational state of European countries was first being formed. The images of young people, made using continental domestic cine equipment from the 1950s, are projected onto and inside the wooden panels of polling booths. Two 8mm cine cameras, one facing and one to the side of the subject, were used to film young people from the UK, speaking of their responses to the referendum. Being a silent medium, their voices cannot be heard.
CitationHarris, P. (2019). 'A Profound Difference' [Screening]. Departure Lounge, Derby Theatre, 20 July.
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Approaching a year-and-a-half after it marched onto iPhone, I’m still amazed that Sid Meier’s epic Civilization VI has somehow been squeezed onto a device that fits in your pocket.
Now there’s a new reason to be amazed, too. That’s because the turn-based 4X game (that’s “eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate” for all you newbies) has been discounted to its cheapest price yet. Instead of the $59.99 regular price, it’s currently just $4.99.
Civilization offers a digital playground for anyone to build powerful nations from humble beginnings. The game series has continued growing and evolving, so if you haven’t played it lately, this is a great time to get back in, or get introduced.
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI is already pretty darn epic when it comes to the number of hours you’ll need to put in to get the most out of. But if you’re looking to make a big game even bigger, you’re in luck.
That’s because the iOS version of the game is offering all of its expansion packs for free through the rest of December. Happy holidays indeed!
There are some technological feats that just hammer home how far we’ve come in a few short years. One of those is the fact that, through what we can only presume is the software engineering version of witchcraft, Sid Meier’s epic Civilization VI game has been squeezed onto iPhone.
And it’s available in the App Store right now — with a 60 percent price discount if you hurry!
These days, the world can be a real drag. If you dream of a better society, you might enjoy trying your hand at building one. That’s the opportunity that Sid Meier’s Civilization series of strategy games has been presenting for decades now. And here we have the latest and greatest installment, Civilization VI, and its massive Rise and Fall expansion (or both), available for a serious discount. Read on for details:
Most fans of computer gaming will be familiar with the epic Civilization series. It’s a turn-based strategy game that challenges players to build and sustain a thriving global society. Spanning from the beginnings of human history all the way to the deep future, it’s a complex, satisfying game. If that doesn’t sound fun, trust us: it is.
A brilliant iPad port of one of the greatest turn-based strategy games of 2016, Civilization VI, is just of one of our picks for this week’s “Awesome Apps of the Week” roundup. In addition, we’ve got neat updates for the official Reddit and Shazam apps, plus a game that you control… using your eyebrows?
Check out our picks below — and have a very happy holidays!
Games have changed a lot over the last 25 years. Technologies have improved, tastes have changed, whole new genres have been created. But in that time, some games have shown that classics are classics for a good reason.


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This ceremony is part of Honolulu’s King Kamehameha Day celebration. The holiday was first created by King Kamehameha V to honor the warrior king and his defense of Hawaiian culture as the islands were increasingly subjected to western colonization.
This statue in front of Ali’iolani Hale was originally commissioned by King Kalakaua and is now one of the most well-known landmarks in the state, but not many people know that it is a replica. The original was lost at sea, but was later found and now stands in Kamehameha’s birthplace of North Kohala. A third statue, commissioned from Italy and originally meant to reside on Kauai, was eventually moved to Hilo, where it remains today.
For over 100 years, the Honolulu statue has been decorated by the ‘Ahahui Ka’ahumanu, a local civic group that is dedicated to preserving Hawaiian culture and honoring Queen Ka’ahumanu. The group gathers annually to thread up to 30 90-foot lei to drape over the statue. They also help in the Kamehameha Day festivities by gathering flowers to create elaborate floats, performing hula, and participating in many other activities throughout the day.
Parades and celebrations last all day across the islands, with parades, ceremonial lei drapings, and cultural performances.


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A recent Ontario court decision considered the question of expenses incurred by the terminated employee in successfully mitigating her damage claim.
The general proposition that an employee must take reasonable steps to reduce their damage claim leads to the conclusion that the company should be responsible for such expenses incurred in this process.
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Typically, such expenses are modest and are related to the endeavours of a job search. The genre of these costs is resume preparation, travel expenses to a job interview and occasionally relocation counseling.
This being said, sometimes these expenses can be formidable, particularly where the expenses have resulted in a reduction of the claim due to success in finding new employment.
Facts of the Precedent
This was the fact situation in the above referenced decision. The plaintiff employee sued for expenses incurred due to the acceptance of new employment which required a physical relocation. The nature of the expenses included real estate fees to sell her residence, moving costs and legal fees. These were allowed in the sum of $45,000.
The facts were somewhat particular as the plaintiff also had been persuaded to move to Toronto to accept the position initially. This assisted the plaintiff in advancing the proposition that it was reasonably foreseeable that she would be required to relocate. This was likely an unnecessary, yet supportive fact.
The total claim allowed included expenses on the sale, the purchase of a new residence and the moving and transitional expenses.
The increase in value of the residence sold was not considered as a reducing factor.
Tax Not Considered
The court was not asked to and did not address the issue of tax. A court award of wrongful dismissal damages is fully taxable. This may be so for lost income but should not be so for recovery of out-of-pocket expenses. There may well have been a gross-up to account for the tax on these sums, had this argument been made.
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A further issue not reviewed in this case is whether the new income earned from the moving expenses must be greater than the expenses incurred. For example, presume that the new employment started on the last month of the notice period, which hypothetically reduced the claim by $10,000. Would this allow a mitigation expense claim of $45,000 ? or should this claim be capped at the resultant benefit to the employer ?
This issue remains live.
This claim gives added weight to an agreed severance contract. Once such an agreement is in place, this defines the sum to be paid. A move to Vancouver would not be the company’s concern. Barring this contract, the employer must be aware of the extent of such a claim.
Mitigation expenses and the tax implications are important issues to the employee. They should be aware of the potential of such a claim, particularly when negotiating a severance claim and even more so, when living in a remote location and even more more so, when this has happened at the employer’s initiative.
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Whether you be employer or employee, this issue of mitigation expenses is an important issue to understand. This is a question which requires solid legal advice. For advice on this issue from either side, contact the offices of Toronto employment lawyers Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins. We regularly advise workplace parties on a wide range of legal workplace issues. Contact us online or by phone at 416 364 9599 to schedule a consultation.
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Welcome to this week’s edition of “What To Cook This Week!” In this post, you will find seven wholesome and nourishing recipes to try in the coming week!
Hello again and happy Sunday! Hope you’ve had a great weekend so far and that your Sunday is filled with relaxation and good food! Here are some ideas for meals, snacks, and desserts to make this week. I hope that you enjoy all of these recipes!
Monday: Pumpkin Butter Chickpeas (Vegan)
Wednesday: Fall Harvest One Skillet Chicken and Rice
Thursday: Mediterranean Lentil Burgers
Saturday: Cheesy Beer Battered Cauliflower Nuggets
Sunday (Live a little!): Vegan Chocolate Cream Pie
This coming week, I will be sharing the following recipes:
Monday: Pumpkin Apple Butter Bread
Tuesday: Mole Cauliflower Tacos
Wednesday: Brussels Sprout, Squash, and Halloumi Salad with Orange Tahini Dressing
Thursday: Pesto Chicken Tortellini Soup
Friday: Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip Sheet Cake
It should be a tasty week! I’m moving this coming week and running my first race since before the pandemic next Saturday; should be a fun and somewhat hectic week! Hope you all have a good one, see you tomorrow with my pumpkin apple butter bread!

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My Favourite UK Home Inspiration Blogs to Follow
I’ve always been passionate about interior design since a very young age and I love nothing more than finding inspiration online. Usually blogs are my go to and I love nothing more relaxing with a nice cup of tea and having a good read.
So here are some of my favourite interior design bloggers that I regularly turn to for inspiration and which I think you guys should definitely check out. They all have totally different styles from one another and also different focuses, but all worth a read.
Carole King’s country Cottage
Not only is Carole King a fab friend but we have also been running Heart Home magazine together for the last 5 years. You’ll also find her over at Dear Designer’s Blog, where she gives plenty of insight into home decor, shopping tips and anything else that inspires her; in particular her new country cottage that has recently undergone a total transformation. I’ll be there this weekend checking out the new place and I cannot wait!
Renowned Interior stylist Pippa Jameson blogs about her life as a stylist as well as advising on currents trends. With an a pretty impressive portfolio, who better than her on giving styling tips. I’ve also been extremely lucky to have worked with Pippa in a few shoots for Heart home magazine.
Jen Stanbrook is the founder of one of my favourite interior design blogs, Love Chic Living. A multi award winning blog focusing on style and design for a family home. Blogger, writer and presenter, she is also a pinterest addict with nearly one million followers. Jen also offers online pinterest courses to help you come to grips and learn more about this social media platform.
Pippa Jameson for Homestyle magazine, photographed by Jo Henderson.
This is such a sweet and friendly blog written by Amanda Cottingham. The Ana Mum Diary includes topics such as home interiors, travel, design, food, beauty and fashion. It’s such a feel good blog all round!
Penny Alexander is the author behind multi-awardwinning blog A Residence, where she writes about family life, food, gardens, interiors, wellbeing, relationships and travel – anything that makes life at home happier. In 2014 the online homestore Wayfair.co.uk bought A Residence.
A self-confessed homebird and interiors enthusiast, Antonia Ludden blogs over at #tidylife full of home, garden and lifestyle inspiration. It’s all about inspiring people to improve their homes in an affordable way. Her warm and friendly approach really shine through!
Susie Earlam is the blogger behind Old Fashioned Susie. I love this blog because not only does it talk about interiors but there’s plenty of lifestyle features and I adore Susie’s unique fashion style with plenty of beautiful vintage finds.
Via Antonia Ludden from #tidylife.
Stacey Sheppard is a freelance writer and blogger who specializes in interior design. The Design Sheppard is full of the very best products, projects, events and designers that she meets along the way. The blog covers both high-end design as well as budget friendly high-street finds that can help people recreate the latest design trends in their own homes.
Stephanie Bay-Bee’s blog is all about creating a beautiful home within a tight budget. She also loves to take us on her journeys with her family and all the fun places they visit together. A truly fun and inspiring blog.
Art historian by day, blogger by night, meet Molly. Molly and the Princess is a blog full of home and lifestyle inspiration, where she shares her passion for a simple but stylish living. Also a real lover of nature you can find her over on Instagram showcasing all of her finds. In case you were wondering, the Princess is her bicycle.
Rachel Newcombe runs Fresh Design Blog, with a real focus on contemporary home and gardens ideas. There’s also plenty of inspiration with a great mix from designer buys to affordable high street finds. You’ll also find Rachel writing for Houzz, Reclaim magazine, eBay, just to name a few.
The adorable Susie Earlam via Ild Fashioned Susie.
Karen is a self-confessed interiors geek always on the lookout for quirky family-friendly décor on a budget. Her blog follows the journey of the renovation of her South Manchester home since 2011, taking it one DIY at a time.
Becky Goddard-Hill blogs about family life and her love of home, gardens and interiors. A Beautiful Space is a celebration of the lovely things in life, whioch frankly we all need in our life!
Karen Jones’ blog is all about interior design, home style, DIY and tips on Scandinavian style. Being a lover of the colour white she loves documenting her renovations in her all white Art Deco home. Karen is also owner of the white approach online store.
15. Fifi McGee
Meet Fifi, a self confessed cushion addict. Her blog is on a mission to help couples decorate their homes so nice they’ll never want to leave. It is full of stories to help empower the not-so-confident decorator to unleash their ideas and ‘just do it’.
Via Fifi McGee


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Kamloops is home to a network of renowned cross-country ski trails for beginners to experienced skiers. Visit Overlander Ski Club at Stake Lake, Harper Mountain and Sun Peaks Resort to explore the pristine trails.
OVERLANDER SKI CLUB AT STAKE LAKE
Stake Lake offers some of the best winter skiing in BC and is a family-favorite winter destination in Kamloops. Ski over 60 km of expertly groomed classic and skate trails just 20 minutes southwest of Kamloops. Take in the fresh air while winding through snow-covered pine forests and rolling hills. This ski area also welcomes dogs on 5 km of dedicated dog-friendly trails. Enjoy having the trails to yourself during the week or try to visit before 11:30am or after 1:30pm to avoid the rush. Stake Lake also offers night skiing and has 5km of lit trails to enjoy. Open daily till 9pm.

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Although initial estimates pegged Pitch Perfect 2 as the returning box office champion this weekend, it actually went in a slightly different direction.
According to the analysts at Variety, Disney’s new film Tomorrowland, directed by Brad Bird and starring George Clooney, scraped by the competition with a $32.2 million debut. Considering the near-$200 million budget put forth by Walt Disney Pictures, this is perceived as a lackluster debut for the latest from the director of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and The Incredibles, who also co-wrote the film along with Damon Lindelof. The story of the film, influenced by Walt Disney’s vision of a utopia exemplified by his EPCOT concept, concerns a world created so that the best minds on Earth could help to formulate a brighter future for all of humanity.
Reviews of the film may have also led to a somewhat anemic box office performance, with Tomorrowland currently standing at 49% on Rotten Tomatoes with critics, and a 62% approval rating from audiences.
In a very close second place is last week’s champion, the sequel Pitch Perfect 2. That film’s take this weekend amounted to just over $30 million, with a take closer to $37 million expected by the end of the Memorial Day holiday.
Adding to Tomorrowland‘s woes are a pretty weak take at the international box office, with receipts standing at just over $26 million in those markets. This will make the film’s ultimate profitability a more protracted road than initially thought, as analysts had expected the film to take in at least $50 million by the end of Memorial Day. That outcome is all but extinguished, now.
For more on the ongoing saga of the box office, keep it locked on GeekNation.
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