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¬†An Eastern Ancient Warrior Art expressed through the Science of Biotensegrity then applied through Natural Movement Behaviors
.¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†..¬† Energy Balance in the Body is a Key to Better Health
Historical references to a universal energy field date back as far as 5000 B.C. to India where prana was considered to be the basic source of life.¬† In China it was called chi and was believed to be in all matter.¬† Two polar forces were recognized, yin and yang.¬† When these two forces were in balance, one was considered to be healthy.¬† More recently Western medicine has begun to recognize energy within the body with the advent of devices capable of detecting its effects in the body.¬† Energy fields associated with the human body have been detected by electroencephalograms (EEG), electrocardiograms (ECG), and very highly sensitive devices such as superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUID).¬† Even biomagnetism has been recognized, as more sensitive devices have been developed to measure very weak magnetic fields.
Practitioners of alternative forms of health care often believe much of the illness we see in the human body is the result of either a blockage of the flow of energy of the body, or an imbalance in the energy from one side of the body to the other.¬† When the energy balance is restored, the body begins the healing process.¬† Often, symptoms seem to almost miraculously lessen or even disappear.¬† Conditions such as migraine headaches, the cause of which is poorly understood anyway, respond remarkably well to a restoration of the energy in the body.
Energy imbalance is the result of too much nerve energy being sent to a part of the body in response to pain or dysfunction.¬† Nerve energy, as I have called it here, is an electrical signal that is sent along the path of the nerve.¬† All electrical signals also have a magnetic field.¬† The magnetic field is so weak around this nerve impulse that it would seem to be undetectable.¬† When measures are taken to restore proper balance to the energy of the body, a clinical result can be measured.¬† A definite beneficial change takes place.¬† If balance is not restored, the body gets caught in an endless loop of trying to make corrections.¬† The result is an imbalance in which the deficient side develops painful trigger points.¬† These trigger points are formed in the areas where acupuncture meridians are located.¬† Therapies have been developed using these points to release blockages of energy and allow the proper amount of energy to flow.¬† One does not need to use needles.¬† These are the same acupressure points used by massage therapists, and other touch type therapies, to release tension, increase blood flow, and strengthen the body‚Äôs natural life force to assist in healing.
When energy is flowing to one side of the body more than to the other, it can be easily felt in the form of muscle tension.¬† Nerve impulses are sent along the nerves to muscles and other locations in the body.¬† In the muscles, this naturally causes them to be more contracted.¬† A muscle that is contracted is shorter than a muscle that is relaxed.¬† Remember as children how we showed off our muscles by forcefully contracting them ourselves?¬† As a result of the increased muscle contraction, one entire side of the body will often feel tighter and tenser than the other.¬† How can we balance this energy and cause both sides of the body to be equally relaxed?¬† The method is simple.
Trigger points are located by their tenderness, and once located, gentle pressure is applied.¬† The initial stimulation of the trigger point sends a signal to the central nervous system to send more energy to the deficient side.¬† It is like saying, ‚ÄúHey, look!¬† There is a problem over here too.‚ÄĚ¬† The side that was getting the excessive energy suddenly has energy diverted from it, and the deficient side begins to receive an increase in energy.¬† After a short time, a balance is achieved.¬† The body is then able to use its resources for healing instead of continually attempting to bring the flow of its energy back into balance.
Dr. Conny Young has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology and a Master of Arts degree in Physiology and Biochemistry.¬† He did postgraduate work in Neurophysiology and Phamacology.¬† He worked as a research scientist for a major pharmaceutical company for 17 years before becoming a chiropractor.¬† He attended seminars on Touch for Health, Logan Basic Technique, Bioenergetic Synchronization Technique, Reiki (Level III master), Network Chiropractic, Brimhall 10 Step Protocol and has studied the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Shiatzu, Kiatzu, and Reflexology.¬† He maintained a private practice for 17 years, and taught Neurophysiology and Toxicology at Palmer College of Chiropractic.¬† He conducted research on the effectiveness of energy balancing for the treatment of migraine headaches.¬† He can be reached through his website at: http://www.healthandwellnesssolutionsonline.com
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Surrey says crews used 3,000 tonnes of salt in 24 hours
SURREY, B.C. -- Another blast of winter weather hit communities south of the Fraser River on Tuesday.
The storm that blew into the region prompted snowfall warnings for Surrey, Langley and most of the Fraser Valley, with Environment Canada expecting from five to 20 centimetres to fall by Tuesday evening.
Accumulation varied widely across the Lower Mainland.
In Surrey, snow began sticking on roadways in the afternoon. The main roads appeared mainly bare, but were deceivingly slippery in many areas.
Massive truckloads of salt were delivered to the Surrey operations centre Tuesday morning. Crews were replenishing the 9,000 tonnes of salt that’s been used so far this winter.
“We’ve had staff out since 4 this morning,” said Ray Kerr, manager of engineering operations for the City of Surrey.
“We have 38 trucks on the road. They’ll continue to work around the clock until such time that there’s no further issues.”
Surrey workers have used 3,000 tonnes of salt in just 24 hours. Residents told CTV News the city appeared to be handling the weather better than the last snowstorm in January.
“I actually felt like the city was prepared. They salted starting yesterday and I was like OK, this is like happening,” said Nikki Marre as she walked near Guildford Mall.
It’s a strategy crews said they were unable to use during last month’s winter storm.
“If the roads are dry prior to the snow storm starting, we have an opportunity to put the brine down," explained Kerr. "If it’s raining then turns to snow, then you really don’t have that chance to do that."
But the wetter snow comes with problems of its own, creating deceiving conditions on the road.
Even with bare pavement showing, slush and puddles can make hydroplaning a real risk.
Pedestrians also faced challenges during the wet storm.
“I’m just watching a little bit because getting sprayed by a puddle of a passing car is not fun,” said Maira Shmyrova, as she walked near 104 Avenue and 152nd Street.
People on ATV’s could be seen clearing the sidewalks around Guildford Mall, but many walksways in the neighbourhood remained under a layer of wet snow.
“I have bags on my shoes because they’re soaked like underneath," said Victoria Hynes. "It’s pretty hectic."
Surrey has spent nearly half of its $3.7 million winter budget for the year.
Meanwhile, the situation further east was very different.
Residents of Abbotsford and Chilliwack reported very little snow accumulation in their neighbourhoods.
Officials are warning drivers that the roads could still be more slippery than they appear.

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|THE EXPANSESNAKE EYESACTOR|
When The Expanse was cancelled by SYFY, a core group of fans, lovingly called the Screaming Firehawks, worked hard to find it a new home. In May 2018, Jeff Bezos responded to everyone’s efforts, which included flying a plane with a banner that said “Save The Expanse” over Amazon Studios’ main office, by announcing that Amazon Prime Video was picking up the show. Fans and cast and crew alike were ecstatic, and all have been waiting for the new season, which dropped on December 12th.
The fourth season is a great one read /Film’s spoiler-free review is live, and while the core of the show remains the same in its new home, there are some noticeable differences that came with the move to Amazon. Read on to learn how the move to a new network has impacted the viewing experience of the show.Episodes Drop All at Once Instead of One-Per-Week
The most obvious change with The Expanse’s move to Amazon is that the entire season was dropped at once versus the one episode per week model on SYFY. There are pros and cons to this change, as there are pros and cons to binge watching in general. On the plus-side, fans can inhale the fourth season over just a couple of days if they’re so inclined, potentially even staying up until 3:00 AM on a work night to get in as much viewing as they can. Instant gratification can be a good thing, and is often satisfying. What is lost, however, with the drop-all-at-once format is the shared sense of anticipation, the reddit and Twitter conversations that take place during the week while everyone’s waiting for the next episode to drop. There’s something to be said about dropping the season bit by bit HBO’s Watchmen is a great example of this, and while I’m sure serious fans will still have those in-depth online conversations about the new season, some of that feeling of watching something communally will be lost.There Are No Commercials
There’s really no downside to this one—being able to watch a full episode with no interruptions is a dream. Granted, there is a cost to the viewer in that they have to pay for an Amazon Prime subscription, but that’s the new streaming platform reality we all live in, and at least with Amazon Prime you also get other benefits that the conglomerate has to offer.F-Bombs and Other Salty Language Flows Freely
A free reign on swearing was one of the things I was probably disproportionally excited about when I heard The Expanse was moving to Amazon. Those who have read the books know that Avasarala swears like a sailor most of the time, and this was lost when it was on SYFY, especially in the first two seasons when there was almost no swearing allowed at all. Characters swore more freely in the third and final season on SYFY after the network made a move to allow F-Bombs, but in the fourth season swears flow freely from almost...
Are you ready for the shocking, jaw-dropping, mind-blowing first look at Snake Eyes, the new G.I. Joe spin-off? Don’t answer lightly. Stop right now and think about it. Think about how prepared you are to witness the awesome might of our first real glimpse of Henry Golding as the ninja assassin. I don’t want to oversell things, but I must warn you: If you have yet to steady yourself for this Snake Eyes first look, your hair might turn white and your skin might rot off your face like the bad guy who drinks from the wrong grail at the end of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. You’ve been warned.
Yes, that’s it. I know – it’s not much. It’s just a stylish, black and white pic of Henry Golding walking up some steps. He doesn’t even appear to be in full costume. But hey, we’ll take what we can get.
Snake Eyes stars Golding Crazy Rich Asians as the ninja character, leading a cast that includes Andrew Koji Warrior as Storm Shadow, Iko Uwais The Raid as Hard Master, Samara Weaving Ready or Not as Scarlett, Úrsula Corberó Money Heist as Baroness, Haruka Abe as Akiko, Takehiro Hira as Kenta and Steven Allerick The Expanse as Snake Eyes’s father, Dad Eyes not his real name. Robert Schwentke directs a script from Evan Spiliotopoulos.
This won’t be the first live-action appearance of Snake Eyes. The character appeared in both G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and G.I. Joe: Retaliation, where he was played by stuntman-actor Ray Park. He also had a major role in Brian De Palam’s Snake Eyes, starring Nicolas Cage as a more realistic interpretation of the character.
Snake Eyes opens October 23, 2020.
He also played the police chief in 'Beverly Hills Cop II' and mogul Louis B. Mayer in 'Gable and Lombard.'
Allen Garfield, the New Jersey character actor who specialized in playing nervous types while appearing in such films as The Conversation, The Candidate, The Stunt Man and Nashville, has died. He was 80.
His sister, Lois Goorwitz, confirmed his death in a brief conversation with The Hollywood Reporter.
Earlier, actress Ronee Blakley posted the news of Garfield's death on Facebook, saying that he had died Tuesday and that the cause was COVID-19. Garfield and Blakley played husband and wife in Robert Altman's Nashville 1975.
Garfield suffered a stroke as he was set to appear in Roman Polanski's The Ninth Gate 1999, then suffered another one in 2004 that led him to reside at the Motion Picture Country Home and Hospital in Woodland Hills. A spokeswoman for the MPTF facility did not know if Garfield was there at the time of his death.
Born Allen Goorwitz on Nov. 22, 1939, in Newark, he went by his real name in several films, including The Brink's Job 1978 and One From the Heart 1981, midway through his career.
Garfield boxed as an amateur, worked as a sportswriter and studied with Lee Strasberg and Elia Kazan at the Actors Studio in New York. He appeared often onstage before making his film debut in Orgy Girls '69, followed by other big-screen appearances in 1971 in Woody Allen's Bananas and The Organization, starring Sidney Poitier.
Often playing jumpy types, he worked for Francis Ford Coppola in The Conversation 1974 and The Cotton Club 1984 and for Wim Wenders in A State of Things 1982 and Until the End of the World 1991.
He also portrayed Louis B. Mayer in Gable and Lombard 1976 and police chief Harold Lutz in Beverly Hills Cop II 1987, and his résumé also included roles in Teachers 1984, Desert Bloom 1986, Dick Tracy 1990, Destiny Turns on the Radio 1995 and The Majestic 2001.
"The reason I didChief Zabu is that Allen Garfield is from the Actors Studio, I'm from the Actors Studio, and we worked together there on stuff," actress Marianna Hill said in a 2016 interview with Shaun Chang for the Hill Place blog. "Allen Garfield happens to be a great actor. He's a really underrated actor. Allen was the hardest-working actor, but nobody realizes that about him because he seems to be a natural."
Source: Hollywood Reporter


Over the past several weeks Relevant Magazine has posted three opinion pieces to their website written by Christians explaining why they believe and vote according to certain political principles. These pieces have all been interesting reads. I appreciate Relevant for giving each of these writers space to explain how Christianity has informed their political identities.
The first of the three posts was entitled The Rise of Christian Libertarians and was written by Caryn Dahlstrand Rivadeneira. The Republican viewpoint was entitled Why I Am a Christian Republican and was written by Matthew Lee Anderson. Why I Am a Christian Democrat was written by David Masciotra. I appreciate Relevant for publishing these op-eds because it is important for Christians to reflect on how their Faith informs their thoughts and actions in the day-to-day, but also in big thought issues like politics.
The Apostle Peter said, “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have,” (1 Peter 3:15). Christians have a responsibility to provide answers; First and foremost regarding their salvation through faith in Christ, but also regarding how this faith in Christ transforms and renews our minds (Romans 12:2). Research has shown that far too often it is a person’s politics that changes a person’s perspective on religion. These op-eds in Relevant help Christians remember that it needs to be the other way around. All Christians need to make sure it is faith in Christ first and foremost that informs their thoughts and actions, and we should ensure that we can explain our conclusions to others.


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A hush falls over the world when the winter chill wraps its frosty fingers around the landscape. This is the season when families seek comfort in cozy corners, and adventurers don their gear in pursuit of snowy escapades.
Somewhere between these serene silences and the thrill of exploration lies a hidden haven near the wild heart of Yellowstone. Read further for the essential guide for traveling to Yellowstone National Park in the winter!
Yellowstone in the Winter: Your Home Away From Home
Imagine waking up to a world blanketed in snow, where the only sounds are the gentle whispering of falling flakes and the distant call of a wild elk. This is not just a figment of your imagination; it's a daily reality in the breathtaking region that skirts the borders of the legendary Yellowstone National Park.
The Perfect Place to Stay in Yellowstone
Selecting the right place to stay is the cornerstone of any memorable vacation. For those seeking comfort entwined with the allure of nature, vacation rentals Yellowstone offer an unmatched blend of luxury and wilderness. These rentals are more than just a place to rest your head; they are gateways to adventure and sanctuaries of peace.
A Cabin for Every Dream
- Aspen Ridge: Standing tall like the trees it's named after, this rental boasts sweeping views that will leave you breathless.
- Big Horn Hideaway: A sunroom to bask in the morning light and a garage to store all your adventure gear.
- Cozy Cottage: A snug retreat that proves the best comes in small packages—perfect for those intimate getaways.
Each abode is thoughtfully designed to ensure that your days are as enchanting as the nights under the starlit sky of Idaho.
Winter Activities in Yellowstone: Embrace the Winter Wonderland
The true magic of this area is not confined to the comfort of your cabin. Step outside, and you'll find yourself in a playground that caters to various winter interests.
For the Snow Seekers
Skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts will find the powdery slopes irresistible. Trails meander through the trees, offering both tranquility and a rush of adrenaline. And for those who prefer the backcountry, snowshoeing presents a quieter, yet equally exhilarating, way to traverse the winter terrain.
For the Serenity Hunters
Not all winter activities need to get your pulse racing. Sometimes, the most rewarding experiences are found in the stillness. Ice fishing on a secluded lake, a hot cup of cocoa by your cabin's fireplace, or simply watching the snowflakes dance from the comfort of your hot tub—these are the moments that stories are made of.
Culinary Delights and Evening Lights in Yellowstone
After a day spent in the crisp outdoor air, the appetite demands hearty meals. The local dining scene offers a range of mouthwatering options, from rustic lodges serving up traditional fare to charming cafes that will warm your soul as much as your belly.
As evening falls, the sky transforms into a canvas painted with the vibrant hues of the setting sun. The night brings its own spectacle, with the clear mountain air providing a front-row seat to the twinkling wonders of the cosmos.
Planning Your Journey
To make the most of your winter escape, planning your vacation is key. Here's a brief guide to help you navigate your way to an unforgettable experience:
- Accommodation: Book your cabin well in advance to secure your preferred dates and location.
- Activities: Decide on your must-do activities and check if reservations or rentals are required.
- Dining: Look up local eateries and make reservations if necessary, especially for larger groups or during peak times.
- Transportation: Ensure you have safe and reliable transportation, especially in snowy conditions.
Winter Getaway to Yellowstone
As your vacation draws to a close, you'll find that the memories made in the shadow of Yellowstone will stay with you long after you've returned home. The laughter shared over a board game by the fire, the awe of spotting a lone wolf in the distance, or the simple pleasure of crisp morning air—these are the treasures that await in this winter wonderland.
Ultimately, what truly matters is the joy of discovery and the warmth of sharing these moments with loved ones. Whether you're a thrill-seeker or a solitude lover, the promise of a winter adventure near Yellowstone beckons.
So, when the mountains call and the heart yearns for a touch of winter's majesty, consider this your invitation to indulge in an experience that will echo through your tales for years to come. For those who hear the whisper of the wild, your journey awaits—just a click away, nestled in the haven of Island Park, where your perfect winter story can begin.
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Duval School Board considers its own legal team
Since consolidation, the city has provided legal services for the district.
Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Ed Pratt-Dannals told School Board members Monday he is looking into acquiring a legal team dedicated to the district.
Board member Martha Barrett said that "historically, that was always something we wanted to do. And I've been on the board since 2000."
The city General Counsel's Office has been providing the School Board with legal counsel since consolidation nearly 45 years ago.
Currently, Assistant General Counsel Karen Chastain acts as the school district lawyer, along with her other duties at City Hall.
School Board members have said they need a lawyer permanently at the district office looking over contracts with community partners and making sure that the district is complying with state and federal laws.
But, as board member Tommy Hazouri has reminded the board before, creating a separate legal team would take the school district away from the county's consolidated government, established in 1968 to, among other things, save tax dollars by eliminating duplicate services among city and county offices.
The school district already has separate human resources, information technology and purchasing offices, Hazouri said, and this would be another blow to consolidation.
"I'd think twice about it," the former Jacksonville mayor has previously told the board. "But honestly, I think the mayor's office wouldn't know the difference right now anyway."
Pratt-Dannals, who will be leaving his post this year, told board members that the district wouldn't completely break from the General Counsel's Office and would only make the move "with general counsel's blessing."
Board member W.C. Gentry, a lawyer, was one of the most vocal supporters of separate legal counsel.
"We have not had the dedicated legal support that a billion-dollar corporation should have," he said. "Many districts have several full-time lawyers dedicated to only educational issues."
Gentry said he would be pleased if Chastain became the district's lawyer, calling her "very bright and very capable."
He said that if the school district had its own lawyer to look over the most recent Schools for the Future contract, the board wouldn't have taken so long to sign it.
Chastain declined to comment on joining a school district legal team Monday, saying only "we'll see what they do."
During its regular meeting later in the day, the board approved a new agreement with the Jacksonville Children's Commission so that the organization can continue offering the Team Up after-school program. But two board members expressed some concern before the approval.
Gentry said he would like to believe that Team Up is making a difference in students' academic performance, but there is no data showing how the program is helping students.
Hazouri echoed Gentry's comments.
Gentry instructed the district staff to find a way to measure the effectiveness of Team Up, "because if we're not making a difference, I think we should spend the money elsewhere."
Pratt-Dannals and Kathryn LeRoy, the district's chief academic officer, said they would look into finding a way to measure the program.
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Daydreamers and beach lovers alike love the charming ambiance of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Spend time lounging on the sand, browse a famous library and museums, and meander through the village center's fairy tale setting. Rent a car in Carmel to increase your vacation enjoyment by driving lovely highways next to the Pacific or venturing inland for adventures.
The nearest regional airport to the sleepy town of Carmel is San Jose, which is about an hour and 20 minute drive, or 77 miles, to the north. Book flights to San Jose and pick up a rental car at the airport; you will have to book the rental car separately. You can also choose to take a cab or shuttle to your destination, though the length between the cities could create a large fare. Car rentals in Carmel are also beneficial for vacationers who have time to explore the area. Drive inland to visit cities such as Fresno, or stay closer to the coast by visiting Salinas. In Salinas, you can visit the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for an adrenaline rush or the National Steinbeck Center for a slower take on entertainment. Salinas offers plenty of opportunities to get in touch with nature, including farm tours and a zoo.
Back in Carmel, the top attraction is the beach. Park Carmel car rentals for hours as you enjoy fun, sun, and sand. Once you've had your fill of sandy toes and warm waves, check into your choice of hotels in Carmel to clean up and rest before venturing out to tour historic sites such as the Tor House, Carmel Mission, and San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Mission. End each day with dinner in the heart of the charming beach down. Discover lovely settings such as Carmel across the globe when you browse vacation packages on Travelocity. Save more by booking hotels and flights together.
Here at Travelocity, we’re committed to helping you score cheap deals on Carmel car rentals. We’ll have your rental car waiting for you as soon as you arrive in town. Traveling with your whole family in tow? Choose a spacious and affordable van to keep your crew sane throughout the trip. Exploring the city with your sweetheart? Reserve a swanky two-seater as you paint the town red. With our low rates on rental cars in Carmel, you can go out and smell the roses, without stressing out your bank account. You can even use our mobile booking app to snag exclusive deals, so you can spend more on your adventures and less on your vehicle.
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If you’re traveling this week in the U.S., best of luck to you! Here is my nickel’s worth of free advice as you prepare to depart along with 40 million other Americans for the Thanksgiving holiday (fortunately they won’t all be flying).
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- Give yourself lots of time. Wednesday and Sunday are amateur days. Everyone else will slow you down. Flights instead of being 80% full are 100% full (that alone would be a 25% increase in people) and frequent travelers are replaced by occasional travelers who don’t know the drill as well. Be patient, across the whole process — getting to the airport, parking (if that’s your thing), clearing security, boarding while other passengers try to sneak bags into the overhead bins that wouldn’t fit in a shipping container.
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- Avoid checking bags. That’s counterintuitive since flights are full and overhead space is scarce, but it’s one less thing to get messed up — and you’re much more flexible changing plans and routings without worrying about bags (e.g. you might even fly into a different nearby airport without your bags being routed somewhere else).
- That reinforces giving yourself lots of time. You want to use whatever privileges you have — elite status, co-branded credit card holder — to board early. You don’t need to be first, or even 20th, you just need not to be last. The goal isn’t to sit on the plane the longest, it’s not to be in the final stream of passengers being asked to gate check their bag.
- Be proactive. If things look like they’re going south, ask the airline to protect you on a different set of flights. Not all will, but if an agent tells you they can’t you might try another agent.
- Avoid long lines and long hold times, look for everyone’s help at once. If you’re at the airport, and find yourself in the customer service line for rebooking, call the airline on your phone while you wait — you may get rebooked before you hit the front of the line. Hold times may be long, elite status helps here. And ditching the customer service line for the airline’s club is often the best move. Agents are friendlier and lines are shorter in the club. And if you must call, try an airline’s overseas reservation center for shorter holds.
- Find alternate routings. When things start to look like your flights won’t go according to plan, be armed with alternatives to suggest to agents rather than just taking whatever is offered (or being told nothing is available) — you may be willing to fly more circuitously than an agent expects or think more creatively (or take an airport overnight along the way if you have to, which an agent may not suggest since they won’t be authorized to cover your enroute hotel stay).
- Know when to bail. If you’re facing significant delays and cancellation due to weather, other people at your connecting points are as well, and airport hotels will fill up (and certainly get increasingly expensive as fewer and fewer rooms remain). Consider bailing early, grabbing a room, and waiting it out… rather than sleeping in the airport.
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There are extra costs along the way and sometimes you just have to eat them. Airlines usually won't help with expenses when the cause of delays or interruptions is weather. But your credit card company might. Save receipts — for hotels, extra ground transportation, even meals — and after your trip see whether the card you used to purchase tickets will let you submit a claim for trip delay or baggage coverage.

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Chlorinated chicken is a product that could easily end up on our plates following the US/UK trade deal. Should we be worried? Is it really that bad? Hasn’t the government promised not to import chlorinated chicken? Surely, even if chlorinated chicken is imported to the UK, we can simply choose not to buy it? Would our government really consider lowering our food standards?
Shopping for food at the moment can be a stressful experience. During the lockdown, shopping for food was one of the few reasons you were allowed to leave your home. For many of us, shopping for food is the only time you expose yourself to the risk of catching COVID-19. But what can you do to stay safe whilst food shopping? When is the best time to shop? Are there any restrictions on what you can buy? I hope the following is of some help.
Hot cross buns are not difficult to make. And Easter wouldn’t be the same without them! Some people experience problems making them so I’ve attempted to answer some questions you may have. For example, “Why are my hot cross buns heavy?” or “Can hot cross buns be frozen?” Here is a step by step recipe that was given to me by my mother. I’m sure you’ll love it. In fact, the recipe I’m sharing with you is so delicious that we invariably eat the buns without butter – the soft, spicy and airy texture of the buns is just simply exquisite.Continue reading “Hot Cross Buns – Your Questions Answered”
A cream tea made with warm scones is perhaps the dish we need at the moment to banish the blues. Forget the calories and carbs and indulge yourself. This recipe, handed down from my mum, means that your cream tea will be ready to eat in thirty-five minutes. Enjoy!!!Continue reading “A Cream Tea To Tempt Your Taste Buds”
An environmentally friendly kitchen should be on everyone’s wish list! After all, everything we do in the kitchen has an impact on the environment. These 17 steps are measures that we have already taken in our kitchen. Not only were these steps easy to take, they’ve cost us nothing – in fact they have saved us money. It is for these reasons that we’re recommending that you consider taking the 17 simple steps.Continue reading “Environmentally Friendly Kitchen In 17 Simple Steps”
Lemon and Raisin Buns to tear and share are perfect for entertaining a crowd. They are also ideal for a hungry family! Best eaten as soon as they have cooled down after taking them out of the oven. These buns are super soft and simply delicious.Continue reading “Lemon and Raisin Buns to Tear and Share”
Chocolate and Hazelnut Gateau – this incredibly moist cake is the perfect choice for a chocoholic! The recipe used for the chocolate cake is a reliable favourite recipe. A beautiful chocolate ganache then drips down the sides over the crushed hazelnuts. Sprinkled on top of the gateau are chocolate flake pieces and whole hazelnuts.Continue reading “How To Make A Chocolate And Hazelnut Gateau”
Chelsea Buns were first made around 1700. They must be good because they are still being made today! But have you tried making them yourself? Try this recipe and I doubt you’ll want a shop bought one again.Continue reading “Chelsea Buns & How To Make Them”
Pancake Day falls on 25th February this year. What better excuse is there to eat pancakes? Traditionally they were eaten on Shrove Tuesday as a way to use up eggs, flour and milk before embarking on Lent. Pancakes are therefore cheap to make. They are also easy to create. Read on for some delicious recipes and special offers to save you money.Continue reading “Enjoy Pancake Day With These Recipes & Offers”
Read on for an easy recipe to make guacamole. Not only is it easy to make, it tastes simply delicious. Once you’ve used this easy guacamole recipe you won’t want a shop bought one ever again.Continue reading “Guacamole – An Easy Recipe To Make This Amazing Dip”


I would like to build a home weather station with analog instruments showing for example temperature, wind speed and wind direction.
I would like to use a salvaged flight instrument to show the wind direction: I have a wind vane transducer that convert the wind direction in an electrical signal and I would like to use this signal to drive a suitable instrument.
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Kondo RCB3 Robot Controller – English Language API Released
The popular Kondo RCB3 robot controller is used by a rapidly growing number of humanoid robots including the KHR-2HV and KHR-1HV robots from Kondo as well as the MANOI AT01 and PF01 robots from Kyosho. With the exception of a basic user manual in English for the Kondo robots, almost all of the available information, including the RCB3 protocol formats, has only been available in Japanese.
Laurent Lessieux decided to address the problem directly, so he created and just released the initial version of a RCB3 API/interface that enables developers to communicate with any RCB3 driven robot, or even multiple robots at the same time. The API supports all RCB3 documented functions, notification, and includes a C++ sample program as well as C# and VB.NET wrappers.


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A rocket alert sounded in the Bedouin village of Abu Qrenat, a southern Negev region not far from the town of Dimona. Dimona is the location of an Israeli nuclear facility. The alert sounded at 1:41 AM.
Residents of the area report hearing a loud explosion that shook their homes.
Around the same time, residents as far as Jerusalem, Modi’in, and Be’er Sheva also reported hearing a loud explosion.
According to Boaz Golan of 0404, a surface-to-air missile was launched by the Syrians at an aircraft. A Patriot missile was launched at it, but failed to intercept the rocket. The rocket continued on until it fell near the Bedouin village.
Update 4/22/2021: The missile exploded in mid-air, which was the explosion that was heard. Shrapnel from the missile landed in multiple locations. An interceptor missile was launched towards the missile.
The IDF spokesperson has confirmed that what appears to have been an SA-5 missile was launched from Syria and fell in the Negev, but it was not targeting Dimona. In response, the IDF attacked the launch site, as well as other Syrian surface-to-air missile sites.
Israel Army Radio said there are no reports of damage or wounded.
The IDF is currently searching for where the rocket landed.
Earlier in the day, two planes from Iran landed in Damascus, which usually indicates a shipment of weapons was sent over. There are unconfirmed reports that Israel was targeting Syria right before the missile launch.

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North, Frederick, 1766-1827 (5th Earl of Guildford, colonial governor and philhellene)
- Existence: 1766 - 1827
Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guildford (1766-1827), colonial governor and philhellene
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Arranged, bound and listed by Munby, containing letters by collectors of books and manuscripts. The letters are arranged in order of the author's date of birth. There is also an alphabetical index.
In the hand of Giambattista Petrucci, a Roman dealer in manuscripts. Bookplate of Frederick North, Earl of Guildford
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The latest wave of features for the HP ProLiant and BladeSystem x86 servers include some fairly tough power capping tools. The idea is to push HP gear to data center administrators who are struggly to keep their heat and power bills lower.
Both power capping and new collaborative remote management capabilities are being added to HP Insight Control, the unified infrastructure management portfolio for HP x86 servers.
According to echannelline.com the new tools will appear on HP Insight Power Manager which is a component of HP Insight Control.
By using the tool, HP claims that customers can increase server density by up to 70 per cent through a greater control of power usage in the data centre.
So far, HP's power capping is restricted to its x86 servers that are based on the year old Intel Woodcrest microprocessor.


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The festive season can pressurize most of us to buy the best gifts, latest outfits, and travel to exotic places (or even just to see family)! While these could all be fun and games, it might dampen the mood when you receive that credit card bill.
Try to avoid overspending with our smart tips on how to save during the festive season!
Cut Down On Your Daily Expenses
If you find yourself spending a lot on cab hailing services, food deliveries, or dining out; it’s a good time to cut on those spendings prior to the holiday season.
Tip: Limit yourself to only dining out once a week, or perhaps try to cook your own meals to bring
You can start to keep money aside from those spending cuts and create a holiday savings account where you can deposit/transfer that money. This can then be later used for shopping during the holidays.
Cash Is Good
With us becoming a more cashless society, many tend to get ourselves into a post-holiday financial debt. Instead of swiping your card, it is easier to control your spending if you decide to use cash (and see it depleting). Make a daily envelope budget where you can only spend what has been set aside in that envelope daily.
And if you exhaust your daily envelope budget (cash), resist using your credit/debit card for that day. This would also make it easier to talk about what’s next – a shopping list.
Plan & Stay Committed To Your Holiday Shopping List
We all know this – you might spend more or buy excessively when you go grocery shopping on an empty stomach. However, your spending is kept in check if you stick to your grocery list.
Similarly, have a list and budget when you head out to do some holiday shopping. This way, you will be less tempted to pick up the latest items or add more to your cart when you’re already in the queue. If you don’t have a particular object in mind, set a budget beside each person’s name and find the best valued item in store.
Sales and Cash Backs
A budget should be planned out a month or maybe even a couple of months before the holiday season. Deciding on the list of people who you want to gift and what you want to gift can really help limit the spending and therefore, allow you to spend more on yourself when the season comes. Additionally, looking out for sales and heavy discounts on gifts way before the holiday season starts can be helpful as well.
Other than that, using your loyalty points, checking out members-only rewards or exclusive discounts can be a tactic to save money.
Instead of buying luxurious items as gifts, you can give it a go at handmade gifts. Thoughtful, one-of-a-kind and cost-savvy; why not?
Tech You Away
Take advantage of the technology readily available today by using expense management applications or expense trackers by linking your payment applications and debit/credit cards to the tracker.
These trackers have reminders and limits which can notify the user regarding their spending habits and balance as per their budget set. This helps in keeping track of daily expenses and avoiding excessive spending.
Spend Less & Enjoy More
The whole point of the holiday season is to have an enjoyable time. Keep yourself stress-free, maintain your sanity, and recharge by ensuring that you don’t have a huge debt at the end of it.
With that, have everything planned out and stay prepared way before the holiday season to ensure a happy and enjoyable season.

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Jeff Harter pursued his BFA in Illustration at the University at Buffalo, where he studied under distinguished visiting artist and professor Alan E. Cober. After initially working as a freelance conceptual and editorial Illustrator, Jeff attended California Institute of the Arts program in character animation. He joined the Walt Disney Animation Studio in Burbank, California as an assistant animator to contribute to the feature films Hercules, Mulan and Tarzan. He later became a supervising character artist for the Winnie the Pooh characters at Disney Consumer Products while earning his M.A. in illustration at Syracuse University.
Jeff is a senior illustrator for American Greetings' alternative humor department, where he was the 2012 Chairman's Award Grand Winner in the category of Creativity and Innovation. He teaches at Cleveland Institute of Art as an Adjunct Professor in the animation department. He is also the creator of the animated comedies “Packages from Planet X," currently on Disney XD, and "Boy, Girl, Dog, Cat, Mouse, Cheese," an animated TV show concept currently in development with Disney XD.
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Considered by academics and scholars of great significance and value to study of Maltese early-modern history during turbulent times between the French and British occupations. The book has been reproduced in its original state and republished in hardback.
WILLIAM HARDMAN, the compiler of this invaluable work, was on the face of it an unlikely historian, yet he ranks with Sir Augusto Bartolo, Monsignor Alfredo Mifsud, and Sir Hannibal Scicluna, as one of the great pioneers of Anglo-Maltese historiography. A wealthy merchant and philanthropist, well known for his charitable works, Hardman was born at Liverpool in August 1838, and went out to Malta while still a very young man. Thus began an association with, and a passionate interest in, the Maltese islands that was to last for more than fifty years. Irritated, like others before and since, with the propensity for myth-making in Maltese historiography, Hardman determined to do something to correct the glaring deficiencies in accounts of one, crucially important phase of the islands’ history. And in later life he devoted much time and expense to the collection and collation of a wide-ranging series of documents bearing on the early years of the Anglo-Maltese connection, which he intended to publish with an explanatory narrative. As it was, declining health necessitated his return to England where he died, at London, in November 1907: a commemorative plaque, on the wall of the south aisle of the Anglican Pro-Cathedral of St Paul in Valletta, is his only memorial.


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Infusible disease-modifying treatment — that is, therapies given intravenously — might have greater benefits for younger people with multiple sclerosis (MS) than oral ones, new research suggests.
The research was presented at the ongoing American Academy of Neurology (AAN)’s annual meeting (May 4-10) by Brandi Vollmer, MPH, a research assistant in neurology at the University of Colorado. The presentation was titled “Higher Efficacy Therapies Appear to have a Disproportionately Larger Effect in Younger Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.”
Previous research by the same group suggested that infusible, or IV, therapies — specifically rituximab (a therapy prescribed off-label to MS patients) and Tysabri (natalizumab; an approved MS therapy marketed by Biogen) — were more effective at preventing disease progression than oral MS therapies, namely Gilenya (fingolimod, marketed by Novartis) and Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate, marketed by Biogen).
However, it is hard to predict how any specific patient will respond to a given therapy — for instance, some people with MS do very well on oral therapies. Thus, the researchers wanted to gain a clearer idea about which patients would most likely benefit from a certain type of treatment.
Researchers analyzed data from 1,004 patients with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) who were treated with one of these four therapies at the Rocky Mountain MS Center at the University of Colorado.
About half of the patients (509) took oral therapies (Gilenya and Tecfidera), while the rest (495 patients) were prescribed infusible therapies (Tysabri and rituximab). Patients were followed for up to two years, or until they stopped treatment.
The team specifically assessed disease activity over time — defined as either a clinical relapse or the appearance of new lesions in the brain, assessed through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
As in their previous research, the team found that, overall, a lower proportion of people given IV therapy experienced disease activity (21.2%) as compared with those taking oral medications (36.3%).
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The Theatre Royal was one of the premier theatres for nearly 80 years in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 1855 to 1932. It was located at what is now 236 Bourke Street, once the heart of the city's theatre and entertainment district.
The first Theatre Royal in Melbourne was a ‘ramshackle affair’ attached to the Eagle Tavern on Bourke Street between Swanston and Elizabeth Streets. It was a utilitarian weatherboard barn-like structure measuring 65 ft. by 35 ft. and cost £1000. Originally known as The Pavilion, and later as the Theatre Royal, it closed in 1845 due to competition from the superior facilities of the newly opened Queen’s Theatre in Queen Street. An early William Liardet watercolour of the tavern and theatre depicts the rough and ready nature of the pioneer settlement.
Ten years later, in 1855, Melbourne's second Theatre Royal was built a block away, on the north side of Bourke Street between Swanston and Russell Streets, by John Melton Black. It was capable of holding 3300 people and was comparable in size to London's Drury Lane and Covent Garden theatres. The opening production on 16 July 1855 was Richard Sheridan's The School for Scandal. Described as a "magnificent theatre", the £60,000 cost of the theatre's construction ultimately bankrupted Black.
Barry Sullivan was sole lessee and manager from March 1863 to 16 February 1866, when he played his last night and relinquished management. His lease still had a year to run, and he sublet it to William Hoskins, but it was taken over by a partnership of Richard Stewart (father of Nellie Stewart),[a] H. R. Harwood, T. S. Bellair, Charles Vincent, John Hennings, and J. C. Lambert, then in 1867 George Coppin joined, and Bellair, Lambert and Vincent dropped out. Coppin bought his partners out, and was sole manager in April 1872 when the theatre burned down. Coppin immediately rebuilt it bigger and better (the new theatre could seat 4,000 people over four tiers), and opened in November the same year, under joint management by Coppin, Stewart, Harwood and Hennings.
It was remodelled in 1904, seating fewer people more comfortably on three tiers, but the growing popularity of the moving pictures in the 1920s affected theatre attendance, and the effects of the Great Depression led to the closure of the theatre in 1932. In 1933 it was finally demolished, and replaced by Manton's department store, later becoming a Coles store, itself redeveloped into a Target store in the 1970s. Kmart now occupies the site

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Daddy's girl! President Obama enjoys some father-daughter bonding on a hike with 13-year-old Sasha
Sasha Obama turned 13 earlier this month, and it seems her father is making every effort to ensure they stay close throughout her teenage years.
The President and his younger daughter were pictured on Sunday enjoying a hike at Great Falls Park in McLean, Virginia, with Obama lovingly put an arm around her as they walked through the woods.
Meanwhile, Malia - whose 16th birthday is on July 4th - spent the day at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, where she and a friend were given VIP access to many of the park's rides.
Bonding time: President Obama and his younger daughter Sasha, 13, were pictured on Sunday enjoying a hike at Great Falls Park in McLean, Virginia, with Obama lovingly put an arm around her
Downtime: For their father-daughter hike, Sasha wore a yellow top and black shorts, while President Obama looked casual in jeans, a denim shirt and a baseball cap
For their father-daughter hike, Sasha wore a yellow top and black shorts, while President Obama looked casual in jeans, a denim shirt and a baseball cap.
The pair were driven to the spot in the woods by the Secret Service, who also dressed casually for the hike.
Sasha was seen being helped out of a black SUV by one of the guards, smiling as she joined her dad.
And the duo looked deep in discussion as they walked side-by-side, a police car standing by to ensure their safety.
Escorted: The pair were driven to the spot in the woods by the Secret Service
Exercise: Sasha was seen being helped out of a black SUV by a guard, smiling as she joined her dad
While Sasha spent the day with her dad, 15-year-old Malia was on the other side of the country, enjoying the warm weather with a friend at Disneyland California.
The teen, who currently has a summer job in Los Angeles working as a production assistant for Steven Spielberg, looked on-trend in high-waisted denim cut-offs and a red striped crop top.
Malia and her friend, who were accompanied by undercover Secret Service agents, were reportedly given VIP access to many of the rides including Pirates of the Caribbean and Splash Mountain.
In step: The duo looked deep in discussion as they walked side-by-side, a police car standing by
She spent about three hours at the amusement park before heading home - but not before picking up some memorabilia at the gift shop.
Malia, who will celebrate her sweet 16th on Friday, seems to be greatly enjoying her summer in California, so much so that she may well end up there after high school.
On her days off, she has been spotted touring both UC Berkeley and Stanford, apparently scouting them out as potential colleges to apply to.
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Notice is hereby given to all interested parties that the above company has been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register as of 29th March 2019.
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Records: Kennesaw State (3-6), Kent State (7-1).
When/Where: Today, 2 p.m./M.A.C. Center.
Radio: WHLO 640 AM.
Head Coaches: Lewis Preston, Kennesaw State (6-55, 3rd season); Rob Senderoff, Kent State (49-27, 3rd season).
2012-13 Records: Kennesaw State 3-27; Kent State 21-14.
Series: First meeting.
Scouting Kennesaw State
The Owls opened a brutal seven-game road trip with a 95-67 loss at Cincinnati on Friday. After visiting the Flashes, Kennesaw State will make stops at Georgia Tech and Indiana. The Owls will not play a home game in December. ... On the bright side, Kennesaw State has already matched its win total from each of the last two seasons (3), with victories over Warren Wilson, Chattanooga and Truett-McConnell. The Owls opened with a 73-57 loss to the same Youngstown State team Kent State defeated 83-79 last week in Kent. ... Kennesaw State is led by 6-foot-5 sophomore forward Orlando Coleman, a junior-college transfer who is averaging 11.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Delbert Love, a 6-0 guard from Cleveland, who averaged 12 points and nearly three assists per contest a year ago, is coming off the bench this year and contributing 10.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists. ... The Owls compete in the Atlantic Sun Conference, whose 2013 tournament champion Florida Gulf Coast advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 as a No. 15 seed.
Kent State is 5-0 on its current seven-game homestand, which ends with Wednesday's matchup against Bucknell (3-3). ... The Flashes rank second in the Mid-American Conference in scoring (81.1 ppg) even though their leading scorer, 6-3 junior point guard Kris Brewer, averages 12.6 points per game. They have seven players averaging over six points an outing, and they're shooting 46.7 percent from the field and 39.4 percent from 3-point range with a MAC-leading 8.4 3-pointers made per contest. ... Junior guard Derek Jackson is second on the team in scoring (11.8), while senior forward Darren Goodson (10.1 ppg) leads KSU in rebounding (4.9 rpg) and assists (3.6 apg). ... Sophomore guard K.K. Simmons has scored 30 points off the bench in KSU's last two games, burying 7-of-7 shots from 3-point range. ... Senior forward Mark Henniger (9.5 ppg) is second on the team in rebounding, and has hit 30-of-32 free-throws (93.8 percent).
Senderoff on Kennesaw State
"They're an athletic team. They're a little short on guards right now, I think a couple guys may be hurt. Right now they play a number of wings, so for us making sure we create some ball pressure and force some turnovers will be important. They shoot a lot of 3s, so we're gonna have to do a good job of taking away the 3-point shot."
Senderoff on Kent State
"We need to try to start each half well and finish games off better. I'm still looking to see some things from guys like (senior forward Melvin Tabb) and (sophomore guard) Devin Carter, two guys that I think have a lot more to give. I'm hoping at some point they play the way I think they're capable of playing."
Countdown to Akron: 61 days.
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About: Self Contained solo singer available for any occasion. Covering songs from all genres spanning the decades from the 60s up to current day. I also offer a female tribute to the music of Bon Jovi an...
Craig Squance - Singer/Singing Waiter
Recent review: Craig was absolutely incredible, couldnt have asked for better entertainment, everyone loved him and he got everyone involved... the guests had no idea and he kept secret until the end. He is an excellent singer and entertainer, definitely a massive highlight of the day
John A. Christie
Recent review: John was brilliant. Would book him again. Had every record we requested.
Recent review: Excellent. Dan was reliable, understood the brief for the event perfectly, and is a very talented guitarist and musician.
Pop Up Choir (Gospel)
Recent review: Great work by all, very professional, beautiful voices, nothing but postive comments from all.
Recent review: Chique were amazing last night at Marton Institute, great vocals and song choices xx Emma and Kate you were 5 ☆ xx
Singers 4 Supper - Singing Waiters
Recent review: Excellent, very pleased with their performance. All of our guests enjoyed them and the song choices worked really well
Andrew Louis Piano/Guitar Vocalist
Recent review: very good, punctual, pleasant
Recent review: Lauren performed for us at an intimate 50th birthday party. She was amazing and certainly made the evening. She had a great repertoire spanning all genres and musical tastes which ensured a party atmosphere. A very friendly professional performer who was much appreciated by all of our guests!
Becky and Josh
Recent review: Thank you for such an amazing performance at our wedding. Your music really touched our hearts and it wouldn't have been the same without you!
About: Multi instrumentalist Irish,50/60/70s Rock , pop , country ,Americana , OR Acoustic folk ,country Play inside or out All events except 18th birthdays You won't be disappointed do 100 gigs a years
Ian Lawton Music
Recent review: I've just booked Ian & i was absolutely blown away, amazing voice, what a talent all round. He learned some of our songs in advance and was a lovely down to earth guy, i highly recommend!!
RG Paddler (not available Fri/Sat evenings,sorry!)
About: Piano Vocals Covers Requests .Hi its Richard here - I play regularly without fail at the Easy Breeze,Bowness every Friday and Saturday from 8pm - 12pm.If your event falls earlier in the day or on o...
Sean Perkins Vocalist & DJ
Recent review: Better than average vocals. Professional. Not much cheese. Didn't drink too much. Cheers
About: Nina is a classy, high energy performer with a powerhouse of a voice. A professional singer for over 20 years. You'll be in thee best company as Nina will set the tone for a fantastic evening. Wh...
About: I can sing songs of your choice, choose from a selection of Classical, Musicals and Contemporary Ballads.
About: I'm a professional singer with lots of experience singing at parties, weddings, bars and restaurants. Whether it's chilled out background music or a funky, dance floor filling set , I can work with...
About: I am 16 years old , been busking for 2 years with backing tracks in various city centers in the North West of England.I can cater for most set lists if you have songs you want singing specifically ...
About: Female vocalist singing anything from the 50s right up to current pop.
Recent review: Thank you so much to the The blackmarcs for helping make our wedding day so special. They were so amazing, so polite and two of the nicest people we've ever met. In the build up to the wedding they were so great and easy to contact, really easy to work with and didn't mind all our questions or random music choices. The were even better live than we could have imagined and really got the crowd going. Personally, the best part was that they learnt our first dance song (Hooked on a Feeling) and in our opinion sang it better than the original! To have a band happily learn a song for you is so special and we can't thank you both enough. Thank you so much for helping give us our dream wedding and lots of crazy dancing memories that will last a lifetime.
Recent review: Tom was the best decision I made to make my 50th birthday party the success it was. Age range was really varied and Tom pleased EVERYONE. He knew exactly when to ramp things up a notch and had us all up dancing most of the night. Thank you so much Tom. A very lovely young man x
MB Entertainment Ltd
Recent review: "I booked Mike from your site and from our 1st contact he put my mind at ease as i was arranging a suprise 50th birthday party for my wife ,he followed my instuctions to the letter and the night went really great, I had loads of comments and how goid he was and my wife Jaki said he was fantastic . Thanks Mike ,you were Awesome"
About: “Joanna Rimmer sings pure jazz without compromising, with technical excellence and intonation; all things which have to be learnt. She has at her interpretative strength absolute respect of the act...
About: Experienced Solo singer/guitarist and singer/pianist. James has played in various musical collaborations, he has had success as a songwriter and performer and fronted a European tour as Billie ...


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More than a hundred Flybe employees gathered at City Hall on Monday night in what they said was just the first step towards saving their jobs and protecting the Northern Ireland economy.
The airline, which provided over 80% of flights in and out of Belfast City Airport, ceased operating last week.
Captain Chris Robb, base captain at Flybe Belfast City Airport, spoke directly to councillors and said he was pleased with the initial support.
"We got good support from councillors. There's an overriding belief that something has to be done," he said.
"I spoke to the Lord Mayor before the meeting and told him as I'm telling everyone else, the Government had the opportunity to fix this a few weeks ago with a commercial loan and a change to air passenger duty. That didn't happen and the Government has already lost out on £104m a year in taxation instantly by that failure.
"In the meantime we have watched £106bn of taxpayers' money being pumped into the HS2 rail network. There is no bridge, there is no tunnel from Northern Ireland to the rest of the region.
"A friend of mine lives in Southampton and it will now cost £700 to get to Belfast.
"We provided more than just an optional service. This country relied on it.
"If this is not addressed urgently the whole economy of Northern Ireland is going to suffer immensely.
"The stark reality is that people are going to listen to other airlines coming in, but they're not going to have any concept of what that means.
"Loganair are taking on just 2% of the routes we had offered. That's all.
"Flybe provided eight flights to Manchester, eight flights to Birmingham, seven flights to London, service to East Midlands, to Leeds.
"No other airline is going to come in to operate those routes. That needs to be understood."
After 19 years of employment, Joanne Cummings is now a senior cabin crew member.
She said she was heartened by the support of the workforce. "There was a huge element of solidarity in that room and the rest of Government needs to take that feeling away.
"We connect the region to Northern Ireland.
"People can't get off this land now as there are no flights. That needs dealt with urgently."
George Brash from the Unite union said the next stage would be to take the concerns to Stormont.
"What we need is direct action from council, from local government, from the UK Government," he said.
"They can save this service. We will be lobbying Stormont to secure a basis in Northern Ireland to protect these jobs and the economy.
"If action isn't taken quickly this is going to spiral into retail, hotels, taxis, buses, services at the airport. It's huge." Airline pilot Nigel Best said the service needs to be saved.
"The workforce stuck with it to the end," he said.
"They're a dedicated group, and it's disappointing that the skills and professionalism could be lost to the industry.
"We can only hope that someone like Michael O'Leary (Ryanair chief) will think about stepping in to save the service."
Cabin crew member Joanne Surgeon, whose partner was employed by Flybe as a pilot, said the staff have been left heartbroken.
"We've been such a huge family. People are still shocked and Northern Ireland has completely lost its connectivity."


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High in the mountains of south-western China, can this be the real thing?
As my plane descends through cloud in the northern corner of China’s Yunnan province, I see as good an omen for a journey as I’ve ever seen: the plane’s shadow is surrounded by a ring of rainbow colours. Buddha’s Aureole, the Chinese call this phenomenon, caused by water droplets in the cloud refracting light.
We drop through the white canopy, passing over farmhouses and fields as the plane lines up for landing. Walking to the arrivals hall, I see the lettering on the airport building: Shangri-La.
Shangri-La? you ask. Can it be that mythical place? That’s what I’m here to discover.
It seems that, in 1995, Tibetan scholar Xuan Ke deduced that Shangri-La — the utopia described by British author James Hilton in his 1933 book Lost Horizon — was based on the Deqing Prefecture. Xuan held that the author learned about the area from Austrian-born explorer and botanist Joseph Rock, who led pioneering expeditions in Yunnan during the 1920s and 1930s. Not slow to see the potential in this, Zhongdian, the main town in the area, changed its name to Shangri-La in 2001.
After I collect my bags and reach the airport exit gate, travel agents Shen Xiaozhu and his athletic-looking wife A Xiang La Mu, introduce themselves: “We’ll be your guides today,” says A.
Zhongdian lies at around 3,280 metres above sea level, and on this October morning the thin air is chill as Shen drives us along a near-deserted highway.
My first glimpse of the town has promising hints of nirvana: broad thoroughfares lined with three-storey buildings, many gaily painted in reds and oranges. It seems appropriately relaxed, with neither pedestrians nor vehicles in any hurry; a yak plods past, pulling a cart. We park, enter a tiny restaurant for breakfast, and huddle round a metal basin filled with glowing coals as breakfast arrives on a knee-high table.
I enjoy slices of fried potato and scrambled egg with tomato, eaten with chunks of unleavened bread. “Some foods and drinks were more pleasant than others” in Hilton’s Shangri-La and it’s true of this place too. I find a cup of yak-butter tea hard going, like salty sour cream with flour.
We head for Gedansongzanlin Lamasery. Imposingly set on a low hill, this ancient place is a good match for Shangri-La’s lamasery. The main hall has golden statues and walls adorned with paintings of Buddha and fanciful beasts. Hilton described similar artworks, but I see no sign of the comforts of home he mentioned – porcelain baths from Ohio or central heating.
Nirvana-dwellers are hardy, it seems. There is no heating in my hotel room, and I sleep fully clothed under two duvets.
White Water Terrace
Next day I head south for White Water Terrace, 103 kilometres from Zhongdian. Here streams from limestone hills have deposited tufa (calcium carbonate) in a series of terraces like frozen, creamy cascades. I meet a Dongba-priest, He Zhichang. He wears a brown jacket, necklaces of black beads and a jaunty straw boater, contrasting with his sun-darkened, wrinkled face.
“Come and have a look,” he instructs in accented Mandarin, leading us to a terrace a few metres away. Pointing at a fist-sized hole in the tufa, he says, “A god lives here,” explaining that in the local Dongba belief, spirits reside in all things, and must be prayed to in order to avoid calamities.
Reaching into a pouch, He Zhichang hands me a pile of rice grains, and instructs me to throw it, motioning towards the hole. I make my offering, and again follow instructions by gently knocking my head on the cascade. “You’ll be lucky and healthy,” he assures me.
Sixty-nine-year-old He Zhichang comes here every day, and practices writing Dongba pictographs in a tatty exercise book, which he’s been doing for ten years. The Dongba written language which the Naxi people use is the world’s only living pictorial language, although it only just survives. Glancing at his latest page, it seems to me that the writing’s like Egyptian hieroglyphics hybridised with Chinese. “It was difficult to study them before,” He Zhichang says. China’s Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1976 included attempts to sweep away the Naxi culture, and a few years elapsed before open study became acceptable again.
Back in Shangri-La, Shen and A suggest an evening of Tibetan music and dance. Such traditions are now permitted – even encouraged.
The performance is held in a large family house. We climb a flight of stairs to a room with benches and low tables arrayed around a central pillar. We sit nibbling snacks including bread and nuts washed down with cups of grain liquor with a kick like schnapps.
A woman in a blue traditional dress starts the show with a slow, haunting aria. Other numbers are more boisterous. Encouraged by Shen, I join a dance, linking arms with men who chant a chorus, swinging their feet and stomping as they lead the rest of us round the pillar. They accelerate with each chorus till we’re swinging and stomping at running speed. I peel off to catch my breath.
Later as I snuggle down under my duvets I find myself thinking: tonight was a lot more fun than any of the austere evenings of the fictional Shangri-La.
Autumn in Shangri-La Gorge
Next day I head for Shangri-La Gorge, named for similarities to a valley Hilton described. I am met by bespectacled Zhao Weidong, project assistant with the Nature Conservancy, a US-based organisation dedicated to saving the earth’s “last great places”.
The gorge is narrow, with towering cliffs and shrubs incandescent yellow against the dark backdrop. Zhao stops to photograph a tree festooned with red berries. “Food for bears,” he says. Black bears and wolves are now scarce in much of China but, according to locals, thrive in the valley.
Three days’ walk down the gorge leads to warmer places, says Zhao, who’s involved in field surveys yielding an impressive diversity of plants and animals. Many are unique to southwest China, including rhododendrons, treasured by gardeners everywhere.
By now I’ve seen many hints of Hilton’s Shangri-La, but I’m still missing a key item: a clone for Karakal, a snow peak which in Hilton’s book appeared to be “an almost perfect cone of snow.”
Deqin and Meili Snow Mountain
I have read that there is a mountain to the northwest that could be a good match: Meili Snow Mountain. With driver Yu Yong-sheng, I set off over the upper Yangtze River. We find a hotel, then, in the last hour of daylight, drive to a vantage for the snow mountain, but it is shrouded in mist.
Next morning we set off before dawn. Soon, a band of snow peaks appears, milky pale in the darkness. Near the middle is the highest, 6,740-metre Kawagebo. Another, Miancimu, stands aloof to the left. Both are close to being perfect cones, from which glaciers snake down through the snow line.
Suddenly the tip of Kawagebo catches fire with the first rays of the sun. A tide of orange floods down the peak and its neighbours. The orange turns paler, becomes white, and the forests across the ravine appear green. I’m ecstatic; this is a dawn worthy of any Shangri-La and worth the trip on its own.
Zhongdian: cranes at Napahai wetland
Back in Zhongdian, a drizzly day deters me from heading into the hills, and gives me a chance to renew a lifelong passion of bird-watching. Guidebooks report that a wetland, Napahai, beside the town is the winter home to the rare black-necked crane. Standing 1.5-metres tall, the birds are regarded by Tibetans as spirits, symbols of luck and happiness. They’re globally threatened, with maybe only 6,000 in total.
“The cranes won’t arrive till later this month,” a local warns. But on this grey day I decide to try my luck anyway. In the wetland I spy thousands of ducks, but no cranes. Then, as I scrutinize distant fields through my telescope, I see movement. A group of eight cranes move with graceful strides, searching for plant roots and small prey. They’re mostly silvery-white, with red caps topping black necks and shaggy black tips to their wings. As I watch, four more of the birds fly in on broad wings, a perfect picture against the yellow-tinged woods behind.
Dr Ho in Lijang: being happy is the best medicine
One aspect of Hilton’s Shangri-La has so far eluded me: the key to longevity. His Shangri-La was presided over by a mysterious former missionary, who through drug-taking and deep-breathing exercises had lived to well over 200. Might I discover a similar recipe?
In a hamlet just south of Zhongdian county, I see a sign that immodestly announces the surgery of “The Famous Dr Ho.” I enter a single-storey wooden building and meet a man clad in a woolly cap, with the grey whiskers and wispy beard of an archetypal Chinese sage. It is Dr Ho Shay-hsou.
“Come in please, welcome!” says Dr Ho who is famous at least partly because he loves telling visitors – in excellent English if they don’t speak Chinese – about his life. He has devoted it to exploring the healing properties of plants growing on nearby Jade Dragon Mountain. Ho asks me, “What can I do for you?”
Ho is 80 now, but still treating patients. “I’ve had success treating leukaemia with traditional Chinese medicine,” he adds, showing me a sheaf of letters. “Now I’m writing a book.” I’m interested, but seek something different.
“Can you make me a potion to help me live to over 200?” I ask.
Ho reckons it might be possible to live that long in future, but not now. And he doesn’t recommend potions as the chief means of extending life. “Being happy is the best medicine,” he says. “Medicine is external. Internal is more important.” It’s hard to argue with that and a good note on which to end my quest.
So, is this Hilton’s nirvana? Eric Lee, a visitor from California puts it this way: “Shangri-La is in your mind”. He says: “It’s all the great places you’ve ever been.”
Maybe so. But if nothing else, “Shangri-la” certainly deserves its name. For I found magic, majesty… even happiness there.
This article first appeared in the Chinese edition of Reader’s Digest. Reader’s Digest holds copyright in the text.


The Fact News Service
Chandigarh, April 21
Senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Finance Minister of Punjab Government, Harpal Singh Cheema said that the Mann Government is continuously taking historic and pro-people decisions for the welfare of the people of Punjab. Our government has fulfilled almost all its major election promises within just one year.
In a statement issued from the party headquarters on Thursday, Harpal Cheema said that in the first cabinet meeting itself, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann decided to give 25,000 government jobs for the youth of Punjab. We also fulfilled the promise of providing 300 units of free electricity per month.
He said that as soon as the government was formed, we started rejuvenating the schools of Punjab. Now, like Delhi, schools of eminence are being built in Punjab as well. After studying in these schools, the children of Punjab will become doctors, engineers and officers. Teachers of government schools are being sent abroad for better training. This will improve the quality of education in schools.
Historical work has been done by our government in the field of health. As per our election promises, within a year, we have opened 500 Mohalla Clinics in Punjab, in which about twenty lakh patients got free treatment so far and more than five lakh patients received free health check-ups.
A big war is going on against corruption under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. One by one, action is being taken against all the corrupt people and they are being sent to jail. He said that the SAD-BJP government established corruption and mafia rule in Punjab and they thrived under the Congress rule. But soon after coming to power, the Mann government has broken the backbone of the corrupt and mafia. The sand and liquor mafia has now ended in Punjab.
He said that AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal had said that if any of our youth gets martyred on the borders of the country, we will give an amount of one crore to his family. We fulfilled this promise as well. We will soon fulfill the rest of the promises too. Not a single promise of ours will remain unfulfilled.


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A rare misstep combined with worse-than-expected quarterly numbers to send investors into a panic.
If you're on Twitter or watching the stock market, it's been a very interesting past half an hour. Google's stock hit the skids, falling to its lowest level in more than a month in the span of just about 10 minutes. What happened?
What's truly astonishing to me, as a non-investor, is the speed at which the market incorporates the new information. At 12:30pm Eastern, right before the news broke, one Google share cost $754.60. Two minutes later, the price was $736.91. And by 12:34pm, the shares were down to $706.78. That's tens of billions of dollars in market cap erased in the span of a few minutes.
Now, expect to see a lot of stories trying to answer the question financial advisor and blogger Josh Brown posed, "Which meme will catch hold: $GOOG miss means $FB screwed this quarter OR Facebook is kicking Google's ass?"


Do I Experience Racism as a Black Woman in New Orleans?
I was a tired but happy nomad, traveling from city to city, tasting the thrills of exploring new places when New Orleans grabbed me. I had turned tragedy into an adventure but I had no idea that my rough beginning would lead me to the fulfillment of my biggest dreams. I visited New Orleans all alone and fell in love with the city in no time. I knew I had to make a home here and once I made the decision, I never turned back.
I have lived in major U.S. cities and small towns; Houston, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Atlanta and Los Angeles to name a few. I recognize major differences between New Orleans and every other city I have lived in, namely how I feel as a Black woman in New Orleans. Being a Black woman is not just about ethnicity or culture, it is an experience. You recognize that people see your color first and treat you according to the stereotypes they have decided upon in their minds. I got used to it, but I have a firm understanding that racism can’t stop me from achieving my goals because I am not asking anyone for permission to achieve them.
I grew up in Miami; that city is definitely segregated and the racism is rampant. I lived in Los Angeles for many years; that city is definitely segregated and the racism is rampant. In those cities, you feel the racism everywhere you go. You feel the disdain and the negativity towards you based on your race and it is extremely disheartening.
New Orleans may have its areas where certain races are more prominent than others however, I do not believe that I have ever experienced racism in this city. If I have, I was completely unaware of it because I was so enthralled by the sweet sights and sounds of so many Black people in leadership in New Orleans.
New Orleans itself is nearly 60% Black and when you turn on the news you see Black anchors. When you open the newspapers, you see our Black female mayor, Latoya Cantrell. During election time, poster after poster featured Black professionals running for public office. When you call any public office or seek help in any professional space, you will hear and see Black people answering the calls, Black people as executives, Black voices on the company voicemail and Black people owning the businesses. Never in my life have I ever seen so many Black professionals representing as the faces of so many businesses. No other city I have ever lived in has such a Black face and it is exhilarating to experience! Seeing Blackness shine in New Orleans relieves me of the pressure of believing that my Blackness is another hurdle I have to overcome in my quest for personal and professional fulfillment.
It’s okay to be Black in New Orleans. It’s okay to be who you are without fearing that there is a calculated system holding your race against you. In every city I have lived in, I defined myself as a Black woman first, because I knew that was how others viewed me, yet in New Orleans I no longer feel that my Blackness is the defining factor of who I am. Watching so many Black professionals live out their dreams in this city has inspired me to go even harder after my own dreams. I have become more of the best of me since moving to New Orleans.
I don’t feel like a Black woman in New Orleans, I feel like a successful woman.– Te-Erika
Yes, I have had many terrible experiences with people in New Orleans. I have had to stand up for myself by myself and try to pave my own way while enduring targeted attacks online and in person. Even through the insults and the aggression, I would not blame their aggression on racism. I truly believe that those who were overtly rude and vicious toward me knew I was alone and had no one to stand with me so they bullied me thinking that a woman alone would break. I don’t believe the bullies in New Orleans were provoked by my skin color because many of them were Black. I believe the bullies saw my drive, intelligence and boldness as a threat and they lashed out trying to subdue it. It didn’t work.
Maybe I am just choosing my perspective and this is what I have to tell myself to feel better about so many rough exchanges with people here in New Orleans. Even though I understand that I choose my perspective, I have never felt the freedom to not acknowledge my Blackness before any other trait like I do here. The truth is, I don’t feel like a Black woman in New Orleans; I feel like a successful woman.
This woman lives in New Orleans where she looks around and sees Black faces just like hers living out their dreams, supporting their families, owning homes and holding positions in public office. This woman has had the opportunity to step out of my cloak of Blackness and begin living my life representing who I truly am, a community leader, entrepreneur and blessing to many.
I thank New Orleans for giving me such a rewarding culture shock and awakening my potential as a woman. Instead of hiding behind the fear of stereotypes and my own self judgment of my limitations based on my race, New Orleans allows me to be the best of me, not just the best Black woman, but the real woman with value inside. New Orleans has never cursed me for being a Black woman, and anyone here who has tried, I didn’t notice because I am so focused on the opportunities that I have the chance to create here. There is too much Blackness in New Orleans to deny us our chance to prosper. New Orleans isn’t racist to me. New Orleans affords the opportunity for my Blackness to be a accessory to the way I shine.


The Asus Zenfone AR price has been revealed as £799 for the UK as pre-orders (opens in new tab) for the augmented reality focused handset open.
It’s certainly not cheap, but the Zenfone AR is the first smartphone to pack in Google’s Project Tango smarts with enough power for you to take full advantage of the technology.
We’ve already seen the technology in the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, but that only received a limited release and didn’t have the power under the hood to really get Project Tango going.
- Pre-order the Asus Zenfone AR and get a free Google Daydream VR headset and £30 Play Store voucher (opens in new tab)*
The AR tech allows the Zenfone AR to handle motion tracking, area learning and depth perception, allowing it to scan your surroundings and then apply graphics, games and interactive elements directly onto what you can see around you.
It achieves this by using three cameras on the rear of the handset, a motion tracking, depth sensing, and high-resolution 23MP camera, with the latter the one you’d use to snap standard photos in the camera app.
It packs the older Snapdragon 821 chipset (which you’ll also find in the LG G6), a mighty 6GB of RAM, 5.7-inch QHD Super AMOLED display, 23MP rear camera, 8MP front snapper, 64GB or 128GB of storage, microSD slot and a 3,300mAh battery.
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The Zenfone AR isn't the only Asus smartphone destined for British shores either, as the firm has also confirmed it will be bringing its next flagship device to the UK as well.
The Asus Zenfone 4 is, as you may be able to guess, the firm's fourth generation flagship, but until now they're not phones we've seen in the UK.
That's changing with the Zenfone 4, after Asus Managing Director, Steve Hope told TechRadar that "the Zenfone 2 and 3 weren't right for the UK", but their success in other markets have allowed it to bring this phone to new locations.
We're still waiting to hear about an Asus Zenfone 4 release date and price, but we'll be sure to update you as soon as we get more information.
*While stocks last!


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Salute to the African Giant Burna Boy as he keeps penetrating the American media space.
July has been a big month for the Afro-fusion singer as he continues to enjoy international spotlight on his music. This month he was selected as Apple Music ‘Up Next’ artist with a special video documentary on his life and music.
Right after that was making an appearance on Beyonce’s new album on a track ‘Ja Ara E’.
At the moment, Burna Boy is making a special appearance on popular American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, and broadcast on ABC.
The singer informed his fans via Twitter he would be there on Jimmy Kimmel Live and urged them to tune in. It’s expected Burna Boy would talk about his music, working with Beyonce and his upcoming ‘African Giant‘ album.
He recently dropped a new single ‘Pull Up‘ as his ‘African Giant’ album comes through this weekend.