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Bowman's Hill Tower, (also known as Bowman's Tower), is a 125-foot-tall (38 m) stone tower located in Washington Crossing Historic Park in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It is administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The tower was built on Bowman's Hill, which is on the Upper Makefield Township side of the border between itself and Solebury Township. The tower was erected in the 1930s as a memorial.Make Bowman’s Hill Tower part of your personalized Washington Crossing itinerary using our Washington Crossing day trip planning tool.
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The website states that an elevator is available for people who can't climb the 123 steps, so I bought 4 tickets. When we arrived, we were told the elevator had not been working for a year and a... more »
Stumbled upon this site as we were leaving New Hope and were excited to see what the tower was all about. The drive up the mountain is long and a little precarious in spots but we were glad to see... more »
My wife and I recently visited Pennsylvania to Peddlers Village. On the way we visited Bowman’s Hill Tower. What a view! It was a beautiful day and you could see clearly for miles in every direction..... more »
It's a beautiful ride to the top of the hill with all the trees. The tower is beautiful itself. Love the history. There are some old buildings on the other side of the parking lot. I did not find out if they were from the days of Washington's troops, but I plan to look into it. It was very nice to take the elevator to the top and look out over the trees and river.
The view was breathtaking. Very glad this was recommended to me. The overall scenery was fantastic, maybe a better site in the fall when the leaves start changing, but for a first time there it was fantastic. It was also a positive that there weren’t too many people at the top.
It is a great place to go. Haven't been there for a long time. Not crowded during the week. Spectacular views of Bucks Co. Seven bucks
Awesome views. I got great pictures. There is even an elevator up in case you are like me and don't do steps. Lol
Nice out if the way attraction from revolutionary war. Great view, nice tower and quiet. Plenty of raspberries around too.
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|Author:||Ching, Tak-shing Congo|
|Title:||Biomechanical and biological consequences of cyclic compression on intervertebral disc : an in-vivo rat-tail model|
|Subject:||Hong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertations|
Spine -- Mechanical properties
|Department:||Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Centre|
|Pages:||xv, 163 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm|
|Abstract:||Low back pain is a common ailment affecting 60-80% of the population and a condition of high treatment and compensation cost. The majority of low back pain has been shown to be associated with intervertebral disc degeneration, which in turn has also shown to be related to mechanical loading on the intervertebral disc. In this study, we investigated the effects of static and cyclic compression on the biomechanical and compositional properties of the intervertebral disc using an in-vivo rat-tail model. In the current study, seventy-two male Sprague-Dawley rats were used and randomly divided into twelve groups (six rats in each group): one control group, three sham groups, two static compression groups and six cyclic compression groups. All rats, except those of the control group, had 2 pins inserted at the mid-transverse plane of the 4th and 5th caudal vertebral bodies. Rats in the control group were used as the baseline for the compositional analysis of normal disc whereas rats in the sham groups were used for studying the effects of pin insertion on both the biomechanical and compositional properties of the intervertebral disc. Rats in the static and cyclic compression groups were used for investigating the effects of mechanical loading on the biomechanical and compositional properties of the intervertebral disc. For the control and sham groups, no mechanical loading was applied to the intervertebral disc. Rats in the static compression groups were loaded with a constant stress of 690kPa, while rats in the cyclic compression groups were loaded with cyclic compressive stress of rectangular wave pattern (max~=940kPa and min~=440kPa) at 3 different physiological frequencies (0.5, 1.5 or 2.5Hz). Both static and cyclic compressive loading protocols were applied daily to the rats under analgesia for a period of 1 hour, starting from day 3 to day 17 after pin insertion. Other than 1-hour static/cyclic compression, no external compressive stress was applied to the caudal 4-5 disc and rats were allowed to move freely without restriction. Biomechanical measurements of the inter-pin distance, angular compliance and angular laxity of the caudal 4-5 intervertebral disc were performed in-vivo during the course of the experiment. All the rats were sacrificed at the end of the loading protocol and the intervertebral discs (caudal 3-4, 4-5 and 5-6 discs) were harvested for compositional analysis in-vitro. Total proteoglycan and collagen content were semi-quantified and chondrocyte density of the nucleus pulposus portion was counted. The results showed that except the cyclic compression group at 1.5Hz, all other groups had a significant decreased in angular compliance as compared to the sham group. Also, a significant increase in angular laxity was detected on the static compression group and cyclic compression at 0.5Hz. Moreover, the decrease in disc height in the static compression group was significantly greater than that in all other groups, whereas the decrease in disc height in the cyclic compression group at 1.5Hz was significantly smaller than that in other cyclic compression groups. On the other hands, the total proteoglycan content of the nucleus pulposus in the static compression group was found to be significantly less than that in all other groups. It was also found that both static and cyclic compression had no significant effects on the total collagen content and chondrocyte density of the nucleus pulposus. Moreover, there was no significant correlation (r2<0.2) between the biomechanical and compositional properties of the intervertebral disc. The findings suggest that applied mechanical loading could result in changes in both the biomechanical and compositional properties of intervertebral discs. These changes were comparable to those observed in the degenerated spine. The results also demonstrated that static compression was more harmful than cyclic compression, and the biomechanical and compositional response of the intervertebral disc on mechanical loading is frequency dependent.|
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We arrived in Bangkok late Saturday night on January 5th and immediately found ourselves in the back of a cab for 45 minutes “lost” trying to find our hostel. A few stops for directions, frustration levels risen, and bargaining with the taxi driver and we were checked into our hostel, Linkcorner Hostel, and heading out to check out the local night market before hitting the hay in preparation for our full day on Sunday.
Sunday we woke up ready to conquer all that Bangkok has to offer in a mere 12 hours. It was a hefty goal but we successfully saw Wat Pao (Temple of Reclining Buddha), Wat Arun (temple of Dawn), Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of Emerald Buddha), The Grand Palace, walked through multiple markets, and ate some delicious food with amazing views. Our tour guide, Jimmy, for Wat Pao taught us the history, meaning, and practice of the people and religion as well as the different Buddhas that people pray and worship.

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Boys win sub-section title
The Morris Area boys' track and field team won the sub-section meet Thursday at Minnewaska Area.
The Tigers finished the event with 179 points, more than twice the point-total of the second-place team, Sauk Centre.
The Morris Area boys won 12 of the 18 events, had multiple place finishers in eight events, and will participate in 15 of 18 events this Thursday at Minnesota State University - Moorhead.
The top five individuals in each event and the top two relay teams will be competing at the section meet.
Lincoln Arnold won the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.88.
Taylor Nohl crossed the finish line first in the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.38.
Stefan Lemke took first place in two events with a time of 2:01.35 in the 800-meter and a 4:41.00 in the 1600-meter.
Cody Cannon won both hurdle events with a time of 16.54 in the 110-meter and a 42.01 in the 300-meter.
Cannon also took first place in the triple jump with a distance of 39 feet, 10 inches.
Josh Love won the shot put with a throw of 46 feet, five inches.
Jackson Henrich placed first in the discus throw with a distance of 151 feet, nine inches.
Eric Goette won the pole vault with a height of 11 feet, six inches.
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The 4X200 team of Arnold, Corey Nohl, Taylor Nohl, and Matt Wulf won with a time of 1:33.40.
The 4X400 team of both Nohls, Arnold, and Wulf placed first with a time of 3:29.51.
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Welcome to Madrid
La Zarzuela Racecourse has a long tradition of providing leisure and catering facilities in one of the capital's most iconic sites, a leading example of Madrid's rationalist architecture, combining enjoyment of its open air facilities with the excitement of the races and the chance to place a winning bet.
The Zarzuela's terraces, covered by an apparently weightless reinforced concrete roof designed by engineer Eduardo Torroja, continue to surprise visitors because of their light, elegant appearance. It is an excellent example of architecture for a sporting venue, inspired in such modern values as competitiveness, hygiene, and life in the open air, much admired by artists, politicians and intellectuals in the 1930s.
It was intended to replace the La Castellana Racecourse and building started in 1935 but was stopped because of the Civil War. At the end of the war it was in ruins and had to be rebuilt, work being finished in 1941.
The racecourse has passed through years of splendour, like the 1970s, and periods of recession, like the 1990s. It was closed for refurbishment in 1996 and since 2003 has held event-packed racing seasons.
Today going to the races is ideal for families with children, who can enjoy the beauty of horses competing and a range of recreational attractions, including extensive green spaces, bouncy castles, childcare facilities, ponies, face painting, workshops and a dance area.
As a point of interest, the Hippodrome has free transport to the site from Paseo Moret, at the Moncloa interchange or, otherwise, the stop will be on Avenida de la Complutense (in front of the Ciudad Universitaria metro). It will run on race days, from one hour before and up to one hour after the races.
Hipotour is a business initiative to discover the La Zarzuela Racecourse and the world of horse racing which is aimed at the general public through guided visits to the training centre and the Madrid racecourse. In reduced groups (up to thirty people), visitors will have the opportunity to visit the racecourse facilities guided by the well-known jockeys, Claudine Cazalis and Isabel Vaquero.
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The Barcelona Baptism
Ah, there it is. I collapsed in the torn up bus seat with the smell of bourbon still tracing my final hours of farewells. My stomach was churning the collective week of mayhem and puzzle piece memories… I imagined I was on assignment. Maybe a call from headquarters telling me to find the elusive boots of Spanish Leather in Madrid. Or follow the rumours circulating about the man known only as ‘Tamango’ in Torino. Or uncovering the mystery of the rolling stones in Leon. It was a bit of a blur, my intentions. The last few months had not been stable and rigorous refurbishment of the mind was needed.
Why was there a loose sock in my pocket? Polaroids in my journal with scribbled markings on the back? What did I leave in the hastily packed shoebox of a room in Kilburn that I had called home? Ah, all pieces of different puzzles. No matter. It was 10:30am, my bus was ready to depart and an expired residency card signified my time was over in London. For now at least. Too much was left undone for the ink to be dry.
The heatwave was belting down obstacles at every turn. The people turned out to be the hardest to predict, mobs of sweat coated, aggravated and caffeine deprived bodies battering into each other to steamroll their path from A to B. Alas, I finally made it. Seated on the L080 to Antwerp—Two hour wait in one of my many bucket-list bus terminals..—then the N781 straight to Barcelona. Thirty Four hours later.
The exposure levels were decreasing every yard the bus steamed towards the border. London was a city without pity. Ambulance rides, leg infections, the London eye, loss, excess, alcohol, sin, heartbreak, off licenses, family, friends, that street the Beatles crossed—it’s the city of candy with a couple of nails hidden throughout.
I glanced around to see a few filled seats. A few families, some solo travellers, a couple here and there. I glanced past the empty seat next to me. Across the aisle was a woman looking drearily out the window in a trance. She was bouncing her infant son in perfect time on her knee. The boy is unaffected by the movement. His head was fixed indifferently on the passing traffic with the same glazed eyes as his mother. Ah, this unforgiving city has a funny way of causing everyone to hit mid-life simultaneously.
My head was resting against the window as I allowed the fatigue to finally catch me. There was 34 hours between myself and the coast of Barcelona. After the week of blood, sweat and tears that filled each fare-thee-well. I was ready to relax, to reboot. Of course, when you choose to live via the Void, such possibilities simply do not exist.
…It was a few hours later, I was beginning to drift off completely when we suddenly jerked to a stop at the ever popular border control. I must’ve had slept through the security check a few hundred metres before. Driving through the maze of wire fencing and metallic reflected sunlight against everything—at first I thought I was still dreaming, maybe wandering on the set of Children Of Men.
I was tired. My mind was stretched to its absolute limit. I staggered through the doors, my legs were still recovering and needed more time. As we walked one-by-one to the counter I looked around to see most people were holding the once coveted Burgundy United Kingdom passports, the thought occurred to me that soon this process will take a lot longer.
It was only a few hours into the night when it hit me. Not a thought. No, I was jerked awake by the bastard in front of me crushing into my already battered knees. Since we had switched buses in Antwerp there was a travel villain I had attained for my own sanity. He turned around—I couldn’t make out a face in the darkness but I could tell he was trying to see what was throwing a wrench into his comfort. In his silhouetted shape threw his thumb up as if to say “all good?”. Before I had a chance to reply he had already turned back, comforted by his own justification. He muttered something in French or Belgian and fell back asleep.
Thirty three hours is a mighty long time to ponder things in this position— it’s been a while since I’ve had the chance to purposefully write for a rhyme or reason. When you’re tall, travelling on a bus, sit, at, the, front.
It takes a lot to pretend to understand the language and follow the pack in the designated food stops. As a precaution I locked on to a bloke wearing a hi-vis hat as my beacon of warning. Hard to miss the highlighter bouncing up and down towards one of 7 identical looking buses at the same stop. The rest areas were identical; A few fast food franchises, a gas station, a convenience store and a bar if you’re lucky. Some of them are open if you’re luckier.
I always consider the workers here. Every day facing the string of people they’ve served a thousand times before. People at different points of a journey, a holiday, going anywhere but there. Working in a summer purgatory— perpetually at the stop but never the destination.
Gazing through any one of these stops and you’ll see the same cast of characters, families on holiday have the same look all around the world. Solo bus travellers in their solitary headphone worlds or face timing whilst inhaling a meal. The nicotine fiends breathlessly powering through as many cigarettes, bottles and bathroom breaks as possible before the bus departs. The couple that absolutely must be next to each other at all times, the tethered grasp can only be broken for toilet breaks and to take photos of each other in an unquantifiable amount of poses. That strange bloke who constantly stares at random fauna and walks with his arms crossed behind his back. There’s always one, and they’re always travelling.
Spain – Barcelona
We had finally arrived, it was 6pm the following evening, the driver carefully tossed everyones luggage whilst he held a half burned cigarette between his grinning lips. I scanned the space underneath the bus where my bag had ridden. Determined that my ride would’ve been less cramped if I rode with the storage. I was glad to see my battle-worn backpack fall impotently on the floor in one piece.
Barcelona, the city that had everyone I knew telling me ‘Beautiful city! Watch your back’.
Mind Your Surroundings
The timeless lesson from Ra’as Al Ghul; ‘Mind Your Surroundings.’ In Spain, the law classifies theft of property under the value of 400 euros to be a misdemeanour. As I carried two years of my life on my back and my trusty brown suitcase in my hand, I began the unsteady walk to the taxi rank, a thirty minute walk was not on the cards.
I noticed three or four groups of the younger crowd surrounding the bus terminal. No luggage or eye on the arrivals board. It was like a nature documentary of apex predators staring down their prey of newcomers. Maybe it was the sporadic sleep and bruised up knees that were making me irritable and eager to blame. Or the countless warnings I had received from people who had never been here telling me to watch out. It didn’t matter, the mind was always correcting itself, ‘It’s a matter of keeping the face neutral. Look down. Look calm. Walk like you’re returning and not arriving.’ Over-thinking paranoia is poison, there was no time to see into the workings of the infamous Barcelona Pickpockets. For now.
I arrived to the hostel and checked in. The nostalgic universal steps of the check in. Present passport, state your name and booking number. Give them the currency, receive the keycard. People smuggling alcohol in backpacks nonchalantly walking past reception with the subtlety of a gunshot, good times. After dropping off the bags and showering I felt the need for a celebratory beer to wring in the new country.
The rooftop bar was full. Younger crowd, some looked way too young for an environment soaked in alcoholic nothings. My perceptions are changing, everyone younger than me has statutory written all over them. They were seated around playing one of the few games you find across the hostel landscape. The long table filled with first timers getting into the concentrated crash course of personalities and recycled sentences.
I bought a couple of beers and watched them dance around the questions about who each of them are. What brought them here, what’s their favourite colour. The awkwardness is usually derived from the ones who are there to make themselves laugh rather than meet new people. It was like watching an AA meeting in reverse. The poor woman running the whole ordeal, she was trying to establish connections in a storm of hormones and overconfidence. Ah, the old school ways have no effect in the tinder-age.
I made my way down to the second bar the hostel had. It was on the second floor in a re-surfaced auditorium that had been converted into a bar/common area. There was still a few things that needed to be done in this place. A few rooms were locked or under renovation, it was like beta testing hostel. The friendly Canadian bartender who would end up being a new family member on this travelling circus was straight to the point about the unique vibrations this particular hostel had been showcasing.
I was swinging on the bar stool laying out my usual sarcastic laden commentary on my surroundings. The bartender introduced herself as Rose. The eclectic bond of loathing for the spoiled was immediate. We introduced the reasons we had arrived in Barcelona. We compared aspects of our lives and I felt the immediate family vibe. I was still reeling from the psychological shell shock that London had provided. Why did I have that one sock…
Anyways, she was dealing with the annoyances of a long distance relationship, but their story was one you’d find in a fairytale. I laughed and shared my jaded perceptions on the matter. Modern love is a goddamned moving target. Yet, theirs is certainly one of the good ones. This friendship was perfectly timed. So many people you meet on the road appear with good intentions, but ultimately reveal the shallow side of just wanting to collect the basest of connections. Rose was the first of a few people on this journey through the continent that would defy this rule. A true person in a sea of caricatures and shadows. Luckily she was not the last, but more on that later.
‘Well…’ she began with dramatic bravado, ‘for the past week, there was some kind of, choir festival so most of the hostel was full of children.” as she took a sip of water a young bloke walked up next to me and asked for a plastic cup. Robotically and without hesitation she picked one up and handed it to the kid who spun around rebelliously and trudged off with a flick of his hair.
She leapt straight back in, “And then! right after the choir kids leave this school group turns up!” She motioned to the auditorium where I had to look twice to realise. Ye Gods. Every table was surrounded by them. Teenagers. That did explain the moment on the roof where half the table stood up from the drinking game upstairs reasoning that they weren’t allowed to drink…it makes more sense than the amish theory I had been contemplating.
This revelation triggered a string of gunshot memories from London. 18 months of memories spent in the ‘cheapest’ hostel in London. It was definitely not for the squeamish, it was about as safe for children as a bible camp.
“Go to Nevermind” She told me, “It’s got a skate park and a really cool vibe.” What could go wrong with four wheels and alcohol.
The Last Supper
You never forget the first night in a new city. It’s not the romantic tryst you imagine. A combination of expectations and glass shattering realisations colliding a high speeds— it’s enough to give your perception a potent case of whiplash. You see a different shade of the city after the tide of tours and off-brand street-sellers retire for the evening. The city wipes off the make up. Making way for the natural imperfections, there’s nothing more beautiful than the flaws of a great city.
I went straight down past reception. I was wearing a pair of Jerusalem style sandals, a colourful tank-top, zipper jean shorts with a bright and reflective London tan. I had run out of time to properly select and train a squire to go forth and alert the townspeople that “La Tourista” had arrived, and was wandering alone somewhere in the maze of Barcelona.
The hostel was a few blocks north-east of the Gothic Quarter. The heat was heavy enough without the extra weight of atrophying leg muscles. I was right on the corner of a major shopping district on Passeig De Gracia. Head left and straight for the square, I think. The street structure was slightly skewed in Barcelona, each main road had a slight twist before continuing onward. Not for the easily lost.
The cover of night had brought out a truer shade of life to the streets. A game of dodging the bustling array of local socialites, schools of travellers following a single leader with the GPS coordinates and the old schoolers with physical maps. Some scattered locals, most were travellers audibly discussing which one of the; “Only 8 Tapas Places That Locals Don’t Want You To Know” they’d be heading to.. It’s not a true list unless it has unequivocal superiority to any other manifest. I kept repeating the directions in my head, counting the streets as I followed the loose instructions I could still recall. Adamant to avoid the awkward fumbling out of the phone. Spinning around to find a compass response and mouthing the street names with a poor accent and confused eyes.
There were a new type street vendors slithering against the crowd. They usually appear after-hours. Their particular customers only came out in the neon light. They’ll speak only to the selected targets they’ve spotted from afar. You always hear them before you see them. Whispers from every angle in the bustle of hustle, “cocaina, weed, cerveza..” as if it’s advertised, just for you. I turned left on the other side of a major square which beard a name I knew at the time but was lost after twenty minutes. There were still a few shops closing up for the evening. A few beggars with cardboard signs sat and stared vacantly past the horizon as the indifferent crowd avoided them. There was a distinct whiff of petroleum and weed in the air, thick smog cascading from mouths and exhausts. Some traces of a forthcoming storm cut through the aroma. I shrugged it off, no chance of rain after the weeks of summer heat berating the continent. The heatwave had dried up all expectations.
The vibrance, the hustle, the colour, the tropical town with an imported beach. Every second storefront was a late night restaurant, crammed with late-night gatherings of families, friends, colleagues. They spilled out and brought the party to the streets, the music was bouncing across each narrow street. The cobbled walls standing for generations, it’s a lovely chaos to inhale.
Getting past the shopping district was enough to begin seeing the oft talked about small bars. Sequentially placed with each offering a certain spin on the genre. Walking on the verge of the Gothic Quarter I saw a few salsa dancers shaking up the otherwise empty dance floor. It was a Monday, even the party cities need a break. The subsequent bars on this narrow road had chalkboards detailing drink specials and beer selections, live DJ’s and tapas, in English. I realised that the conversations passing me were all in English, I hadn’t heard any Spanish except for the night sellers’ whispers. Looking around I realised I had wandered into the main vein of Tourist Town, I was here to see Spain, hear Spain. OK, it was time to get the phone out and fi- WAIT. Is that a Guinness sign?
I had to make some changes…There I was. Sitting in an Irish pub. In Barcelona. The wooden and familiar countertop supporting the array of locals and a familiar range of British expats. They even had the fluorescent lightbulbs imported from a Wetherspoons. I was sipping a Guinness and watching the muted TV above the spirit shelves showing some, Canadian curling, I think…
The Scottish revellers next to me were regaling about the World Cup Final which was still simmering in conversations. It was a wormhole to that familiar tranquility. The travel tactics have to change on a moving landscape, no safety net when it’s just you and a bag and no back-up. I could stay in the comfortable abyss of repeating my surroundings. Or try something else.. I asked the barman where to find ‘Nevermind’. He laughed at me, and said bluntly ‘You’re next door to it lad’ he motioned to my quarter empty pint ‘want another?’. ‘No’ without hesitation. I drank one last mighty gulp of the stout and walked out. Leaving behind the remnants of the only pint of Guinness I’d order in Spain.
Nevermind was quiet for a Monday evening. Everything inside was dimly lit, a decent grunge vibe with the twist of having a skating ramp in the corner and old gig posters torn precisely. Graffiti plastered the walls. Behind the bartenders was an array of prepared tapas bowls to be served with the drinks. The scene was quiet and without subtitles… The bartop was littered with empty bottles and a few Spanish groups having an insulated chat. A few groups of travellers scattered around the tables from another hostel down the road. Speaking their languages occasionally looking towards the skating ramp hoping for a show. I struck up a conversation with a couple of travellers from home who were on the beginning of their backpacking journey. We traded a few jokes and bought a few rounds.
Ugh….. I cannot lie dear reader. I didn’t talk to anyone. Yes there were travellers in that bar. Yes, they traded stories. Just not with me. They were trading stories of their beginnings with other fresh travellers who had evidently just arrived off their flights. Joking about the things I used to when I was freshly stamped. To be honest, I sat at the bar, wistfully passing comments to the bartender who was equally stuck in the hum-drum repetition… That was how it was there, no magical union. Just me, a beer, and an overactive imagination.
Honestly, who wants to hear about my night sitting alone in the bar and watching life occur? The painful disconnect of finding oneself in a foreign land with no real connection. Or maybe that’s where I need to explore. The grungy and honest side of the travellers coin. There is so much to gain from the beautiful acknowledgement of life’s gravity. I was different now. I needed a new stimulus.
The conversations tend to repeat in these circles. Some people develop these monologues, crafting together highlights and lowlights of their travellers identity. The right filters and the right punchlines, like an audible instagram post. Each time it’s recited it becomes sharper, cleaner until it’s entirely memorised. All too often you’ll find yourself talking to a fellow nomad in the hostel halls or communal kitchen or if you’re lucky enough—the hostel bar and the all encompassing question is asked, “So, what brought you here?”. Each tale is filled with familiar, modern day melodrama, mixed with the sobering realisation that we are all living similar lives of struggle and mystery. The origin story, your own little monologue. It’s the bread and butter of the international wanderers. I was done with that for a while. I had spoken my monologue too many times.
Follow The Constellations
I must’ve been quite a sight, a lazily rolled cigarette was dangling from my dumbfounded lips as I searched feverishly for a sense of direction. The bubbles had made their way north and I was quite a few sheets south. 1:00am is not the best time to be new in a city with no direction and a flat battery. More beast than man, stumbling along with the careless frivolity of a Londoner. It’s not good out of the natural habitat. Adapt and survive, when the sceneries change you have to snap out of style.
I spotted the Guinness sign next door and knew at least the first turn. The streets had populated in my absence. The crowd was growing wilder as the hours had passed. The night was just beginning for most. The quieter cafes were now crammed to the brim with more mixtures of locals and tourists than ever before. The BPM of the city was raising with every tick of the clock. I was in no state this evening. It was only meant to be a few beers instead of a profound relapse into the London patterns. Shit. Was it across the square and top the left..or was it right.
AH! The McDonald’s bags are plentiful on this side. Go towards the revellers drunkenly eating fresh fries. I remember the golden arches on the corner near Taco Bell when I had to turn off the main street. The street names were far too similar and out of focus at this point. I stopped a young couple and fumbled the hostel keycard out and asked if they had known how to get back to Passeig De Gracia.
The gentleman, dressed in a button up and matching skinny jeans. He had thin face and symmetrical fade, squinted at the sight of me, he tightened his grip around his partners hand. He shrugged his shoulders before pointing in the general direction I had come from. His partner was groggily laughing along with a joint between her fingers, she seemed happier and offered a toke spurting out “Tu.Tu?”… Before I could answer the bloke spoke his first words in english, ‘NO!’ Before leading her off into the squares crowd. Oh fuck this, I thought to myself. Use the franchises.
The glowing international franchises were the guiding lights. The modern day constellations to find a sense of direction. Pilots still have to learn how to navigate with the stars after all, and looking up from the centre of the square I saw only a slight twinkle of the moon behind the smoke and neon sky. No, the capitalist stars of the modern city were the way to direct through foggy nights. It was chaotic in the square. Not mean, just busy. Between the walking crowds, bike riders and skaters. I saw a few street performers playing tunes onto deafened ears with a few coins scattered around them. The fountains had a perfect mix of travellers and locals laughing and drinking out of paper bagged bottles.
After finding the right corner I was back on the tracks. The McDonald’s heralded the turn I needed. Finally finding familiarity in the drunken and tired confusion. I spotted the other McDonald’s across the road from the hostel further down the road and finally felt a bit of control. I headed up to the second floor of the hostel where Rose was packing up for the evening. She was surprised I made it back before close and offered me a drink. ‘No’ I seem to recall mumbling. I was exhausted and over-served already. As I said goodnight she called out ‘Oh by the way I’m going to Girona in the morning, You should come! It’s meant to be amazing!’ This sounded like a better plan than taking a sightseeing bus and going on the rigid track, ‘Sure! Sounds like a plan’.
The Barcelona Baptism
I woke up a few hours later to the battering of rain on the windows. The first rains to have come in weeks according to several staff members of the Hostel. It looked nasty, but it wasn’t going to deter me I thought. I was trying something new, I’m going to Girona and not even the rains will stop me. I rolled a morning cigarette and went to the rooftop. One of the school kids was FaceTiming next to the door leading to the outside balcony. His eyes darted at me before nonchalantly continuing his in depth description of rain. There was no one out there, I ran under the mesh cover and felt small droplets slip through the holes of the net.
The blackened clouds looked nasty, but rushed. They moved like the tide across the sky. As the smoke bellowed and the cigarette got soaked I thought over the events of the night before. Fresh eyes are needed to get on with everything. Letting things go and simply be present for a while. Take on the Void as a friend once told me. I dropped the cigarette and walked from under the cover, feeling the heavy droplets bounce off me. I raised my arms in a triumphant defiance. Yes, this was going to be a hell of a rebirth. The best part was, it was only day two.

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There have been some incredible performances from the Premier League’s leading marksmen this season. Robin van Persie has already surpassed the 20 goal mark that earned Tevez and Berbatov the golden boot last season and Ba, Aguero and Rooney all well on their way to joining him. In fact, only four players netted more than 13 goals last season, which is something that the aforementioned 4 from this season have already managed.
However, for every Henry there is an Akinbiyi and WhoScored has taken the time to name and shame those who have been guilty of missing some glaring chances. We study the players who have faltered from inside the box this season, focusing on strikers with the worst accuracy when reaching the opponents’ area.
Peter Odemwingie (West Brom) – 22 Shots Inside the Box – 32% Accuracy
Of all Premier League strikers to have attempted at least 1 shot from inside the box per game on average, Peter Odemwingie has the worst accuracy from close in with 32%. The West Brom front man was a revelation last season, winning over the Baggies fans by finishing 4th in the scoring ranks with 15.
He converted over 14% of his total shots at goal last season but having struck just 4 so far this campaign, has found the net with just 9% of his efforts to date, leading to public vents of frustration from his manager. In missing an open goal in the narrow home defeat to Swansea last time out, the 30-year-old could find himself falling out of favour, not only with his manager but also the fans that fell in love with him last season.
So far he has attempted 22 shots from inside the 18-yard box, missing the target 15 times, scoring 3 and testing the keeper on just 4 other occasions.
Fernando Torres (Chelsea) - 22 Shots Inside the Box - 36% Accuracy
The Nigerian is followed by Fernando Torres, who continues to disappoint at Chelsea having scored just twice. Both of the Spaniard's goals have come from inside the box but having attempted 22 efforts in the area, his accuracy is just 36%. That overall tally includes 6 shots saved by the keeper and one spectacular acrobatic effort that struck the woodwork.
The £50m-man is now without a goal in his last 17 appearances and his stats highlight the fact that if you don't hit the target, you won't score. Like Odemwingie before him, Torres has also had somewhat of a horror moment in front of goal, with the sight of the 27-year-old trying to bury his head into the turf at Old Trafford somewhat epitomising his tenure at Chelsea so far.
Tim Cahill (Everton) - 24 Shots Inside the Box - 38% Accuracy
Last season Tim Cahill finished as Everton's top scorer with 9 and this season he is only 2 goals away from the joint-leading marksmen once again. However, the fact that those "marksmen" have just 3 goals apiece after 24 games indicates towards the Aussie's frustrations in front of goal this term. His sorry tally of just 1 goal hasn't been for a want of trying, popping up in the box to attempt 24 shots from close in this season.
The attacking midfielder-cum-support striker has been denied by the woodwork once and by the opposition goalkeeper 8 times but has missed the target altogether on 14 occasions. This 38% shot accuracy from inside the 18-yard box has been key to Moyes' side’s slight downturn this season, with Cahill scoring with almost 16% of his overall shots last season compared to under 3% this time round.
The Worst of the Rest
Elsewhere in the bottom 10 are fellow strugglers Didier Drogba - a teammate of Torres, Saha - a former teammate of Cahill and Liverpool's Andy Carroll, whose tally of 3 goals from 43 efforts inside the box almost makes the Torres deal look like shrewd business. The fact that Carroll's strike partner Luis Suarez also makes the leaderboard (or loserboard if you will) is indicative of Liverpool, Everton and Chelsea’s misfiring front lines.
The likes of Carroll (23), Suarez (24) and Edin Dzeko (25) - also among the worst 10 strikers for shot accuracy inside the box - all rank in the top 5 when it comes to total attempts off target from inside the opposition area. Some may be surprised to see that Robin van Persie is also among the guiltiest in this regard, missing the target with 23 shots from inside the box. However, the flying Dutchman has had 72 shots from close range, meaning his accuracy of 64% is the 6th best in the league and proving that hitting the target is half the battle.
The player to have missed the target from inside the box more than any other forward is Spurs' on-loan front man Emmanuel Adebayor, who has failed to test the keeper with 27 efforts. The 27-year-old's 9-goal haul is still impressive but his form in front of goal will be of concern to the club having failed to register in his last 8 matches.
Perhaps the best way to round off an article of this ilk is to compare the inaccurate few that were analysed with the league's best, and it is fair to say that Everton fan's should look away now. With the Toffee's two main goal threats this season failing to fire, it is a player that David Moyes allowed to leave the club on a free who is showing them how it's done. From a total of 27 shots inside the area, Yakubu has tested the keeper 19 times, of which he has scored 12, meaning he has converted 44% of his efforts in the opponent's box this season.


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Financial markets finished 2013 and began 2014 boosted by increasingly robust economic data from the US. This reinforces our conviction that the new year will see the global economy continue to benefit from a modest recovery that is gaining momentum, underpinned by a longer-term recovery in the US economy that is becoming more sustainable after years of weakness.
Against this positive background, it remains our core belief that investors should be prepared for continuing financial repression coupled with the reduction of sovereign debt through low interest rates in developed countries. These will continue to be the most important influences on capital markets in 2014.
Our view has been reinforced by the latest developments in America, where the continued recovery in the US labour market led the Fed¹ to announce a modest cut in its monthly bond purchases, to USD² 75 billion from USD 85 billion, beginning in January 2014. In addition, December US manufacturing reports were the best since last January, indicating continued strength in new orders and hiring. At the same time, the Fed has taken great pains to emphasise the separation of “tapering” from “tightening” (i.e., rate hikes), adapting to the strengthening US economic recovery without causing it to stumble by winding down QE³ too quickly.
This is exactly what we mean with our continuing call for monetary policy that will be “looser for longer”, even in the face of these initial cautious tapering steps by the Fed. We believe the role of central banks will become even more critical to markets in the future. Not only must they manage a smooth transition from pumping cheap money into markets to taking incremental steps to taper QE, but they also need to become expert at providing sensitive and well-timed future guidance on new monetary policy (i.e., possible interest-rate increases) in the face of a strengthening global economy.
The importance of managing such sensitive movements effectively became clear to central bankers after the market’s severe “taper tantrums” in early 2013, which resulted in rising bond yields and a sell-off in emerging markets. There is no doubt that, despite a modest recovery gaining momentum, the global economic recovery remains dependent upon QE.
As a result, we expect central bankers implementing new policies to be far more mindful of both the lack of inflation – inflation rates are actually falling in most developed markets – and the fragility of the global financial system. Indeed, although the Fed debuted its “taper talk” early in 2013, its “taper action” was far less aggressive than the market anticipated. The Fed wants markets to react positively to their plan, and it clearly does not wish to see asset prices deflate at a point when it is trying to reflate the real US economy.
In Europe as well, the latest ECB4 announcement at the end of 2013 of a new rate cut in the euro zone also confirms our belief that we will see looser monetary policy for longer.
The lessons for investors in 2014? Central banks will be cautious when implementing tighter monetary policy in developed markets and implementing new policies that will aim to surprise markets on the upside. As a result, we believe that investors who are not invested in risk assets to a sufficient extent may be disadvantaged, based upon a continuation of the financial repression dynamics that we have experienced in the last three or four years.
On that basis, investors should carefully review their long-term exposure to risk assets in the hunt for attractive long-term returns. While some parts of the market have recently reached highs, investors should look carefully for areas that still offer better value at more attractive valuations, and should make use of market weakness or corrections as long-term buying opportunities.

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This week on our nationally syndicated radio show, learn how to cope with tear problems. This is an extremely common eye disease, but that doesn’t mean it is trivial. An estimated 16 million adults in the US suffer with dry eyes, and suffer is the right verb for many of them.
The usual symptoms of dry eyes include irritation or a gritty feeling, redness and fluctuations in vision. Generally speaking, this is associated with an imbalance in the tear system. Tears have three components, water, mucus and oil. If these get out of balance, tear problems and dry eyes result. This problem appears to become more common as we age, and women are more susceptible to it than men. Perhaps a link with autoimmune conditions explains the gender imbalance, as women are also more prone to Hashimoto’s, rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune problems. Rosacea can also manifest as dry eye disease. Doctors have a fancy term for dry eyes: keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
Intensive use of computer screens may contribute to dry eyes, as frequently people immersed in their work or social media forget to blink as often as they would otherwise. Other contributors can include medications. Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), a common diuretic prescribed to control blood pressure, is often a culprit. Anxiety medications and some drugs used to treat depression may also upset the balance of tears. Anticholinergic medicines of any type could contribute, especially if a person were taking two or three different ones. People taking antihistamines or decongestants for allergies may be dismayed to learn these medications can aggravate tear problems. To find a list of anticholinergic drugs, click here.
Before you volunteer for LASIK refractive surgery or cataract removal, be sure to discuss your risk for dry eye with the surgeon. For some individuals, this complication becomes so unpleasant that they wish they had not undergone the procedures. But most people do not suffer such extreme tear problems.
The first step most people take is to use artificial tears. While this can be helpful, it is important to avoid the preservatives found in many such products. Our guest expert, Dr. Preeya Gupta, recommends Systane Complete or Refresh Relieva PF as preservative-free eye drops. These over-the-counter products can be quite soothing.
When the problem is primarily due to a failure of the meibomian glands in the eyelid that produce the oil film, warm compresses can sometimes help. These are most appropriate when the condition is mild.
We asked about other nonprescription approaches, and specifically about omega-3 supplements. Although there is a paucity of studies showing that fish oil or krill oil can alleviate irritation or improve tear problems, Dr. Gupta says some patients find these supplements useful.
As we mentioned, warm compresses or heated eye packs containing seeds or plastic beads are likely to work best for mild symptoms. When meibomian gland dysfunction is more advanced, the eye doctor may recommend a few sessions with complex machines that provide more sustained and controlled warmth and pressure. These include LipiFlow, TearCare and iLux systems. Unfortunately, such sessions are pricey and insurance does not always cover them. When the underlying condition is ocular rosacea, intense pulsed light therapy is useful.
Prescription medications can be effective against dry eyes. The most common would be eye drops to fight inflammation, such as Restasis (cyclosporine) or Xiidra (lifitegrast). A new nasal spray, Tyrvaya (varenicline), works through its action on the trigeminal nerve.
Preeya K. Gupta, MD, is the Managing Director of Triangle Eye Consultants (www.TriangleEyeNC.com) in Raleigh, NC. Dr. Gupta specializes in cataract, cornea and refractive surgery, and is an international expert in dry eye disease.
She is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Tulane University School of Medicine, and previously served on the faculty at Duke University Eye Center in Durham, North Carolina as an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology from 2011-2021. Dr. Gupta has authored many articles in the peer-reviewed literature and serves as an invited reviewer to journals such as Ophthalmology, American Journal of Ophthalmology and Journal of Refractive Surgery.
Dr. Gupta serves as an elected member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Refractive Surgery clinical committee. She has been awarded the National Millennial Eye Outstanding Female in Ophthalmology Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Achievement Award, and selected to the Ophthalmologist Power List.
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If you want a hydronic (wet) heating system with radiators or underfloor heating you will need to use a pellet boiler. These are available from brands such as 3M and NSI. Chimney Planning Step 2. Stove Pipe Install/ Helpful Hints Check for framing members within the walls and ceilings where you plan to cut holes, and if there are some in the way you should adjust the stove's location. The simplest and cheapest way to install vertical venting for your pellet stove is to run the flue outside, up an external wall of your house. Traeger P Setting – What Is It and How/When To Adjust It? Mark an outline of the hole on the wall, and set the collar aside. Not only for the pellet stove to perform to the best of its ability but also important safety considerations.eval(ez_write_tag([[728,90],'pelheat_com-box-3','ezslot_17',107,'0','0'])); Generally, the process of how to install a pellet stove is very similar across all brands/makes and models. Another feature that you will like about the pellet stove pipe is that it features twist-lock connections that will provide easy installation. However, they show two slightly different scenarios. While they are both installing a similarly sized pellet stove in a corner installation there are a few differences between the two installs. Work from the ladder, and position the provided outside collar at the face of the wall. Selkirk 3VP-A6 Pellet Adapter Pipe. Pellet Stove Installation Requirements Pellet Stoves are typically clean-burning that stoves form one leg of a dual-fuel strategy that is appealing to growing numbers of homeowners concerned with personal independence, sustainability and cost savings. Once you have chosen the specific wood pellet stove you want to install, follow the manufacturer’s installation instructions. The pellet vent pipe size should be increased to 4" (Part # AC-3100 vent kit) if choosing a "through-the-wall" installation. Well, a pellet stove is a controlled burn, only a small number of pellets are burning at any one time. Check for framing members within the walls and ceilings where you plan to cut holes, and if there are some in the way you should adjust the stove's location. Cut any insulation in the wall with a utility knife, and move it away from the hole. Can a pellet insert be installed without an existing fireplace? By contrast, a pellet stove insert is designed to fit into an existing fireplaces. Folks, This is my second year using a pellet stove in the basement, last year I did a temporary installation putting the exhaust pipe out one of the basement window to see how the pellet stove would handle heating up mainly the basement which I am in process of fixing up. Never use a chimney that is smaller in diameter than the flue size of the appliance it is being connected to. WHAT IS STOVEPIPE? x 3 in. If the unit is being installed at an altitude of 4,000 ft. above sea level or higher, the following amendments to the chosen installation should be made: The pellet vent pipe size should be increased to 4" (Part # AC-3100 vent kit) if choosing a "through-the-wall" installation. Shop below to find the length of straight vent pipe you need for your pellet stove. Use a 6-inch long masonry drill bit for stucco. 71 $44.99 $44.99. Place the appliance according to manufac-turer’s instructions. Stoves obviously get very hot, and you need sufficient clearance from combustible materials for a safe installation. $10.91 shipping. Traditional kits have an inside and outside collar, while others have a wall thimble that installs in the wall. 124 sold. Fit the lower end of the vertical section onto the flange at the top of the stove, and attach the open end of the elbow to the inner end of the horizontal pipe by snapping the connection together. 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Early morning walk in New Bern
Monday I wanted to wake up early and take a long walk before breakfast, to make the most of the limited vacation hours. But it turns out a little extra sleep was on the agenda and by the time I got outside it was already hot (I’m not exactly sure what blue blazes look like but I wouldn’t have seen them anyway because it was hotter than that).
So we motored down to Emerald Island where we enjoyed a relaxing walk on the beach and spent the afternoon with friends.
The ocean sparkled – deep blue with hues of the island’s signature emerald-green. The water was cool and refreshing, the sky offered a deep Carolina Blue, and the temperature in the breeze by the water’s edge was a good ten-degrees or more below the oven-like conditions in New Bern.
There is something about walking the beach together, something restorative. We sat and watched the water, and we talked about some of the epic beach experiences we have shared: Pensacola, Daytona, St. Joseph’s, St. George’s, Mexico, Acadia, Eureka, Honeymoon Bay, St. Armand’s, Nequay’s Bedruthan Steps, St. David’s Head in Wales, Tongue at the northern tip of Scotland – and those are just a few.
It is just good to be together, and to be still, and to take this deep breath. We are grateful – DEREK
Derek has published seven books in the past decade (you can find them at https://www.amazon.com/Derek-Maul/e/B001JS9WC4), and there’s always something new in the works.
Before becoming a full-time writer, Derek taught public school in Florida for eighteen years, including cutting-edge work with autistic children. He holds bachelor’s degrees in psychology and education from Stetson University and the University of West Florida.
Derek is active in teaching at his church: adult Sunday school, and a men’s Bible study/spiritual formation group. He enjoys the outdoors, traveling, photography, reading, cooking, playing guitar, and golf.


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I finished my second Swoon block last night, and I feel a little like The Count on Sesame Street. Two! Two blocks done! Ha ah ah ah ah ah!
My Swoon quilt is coming along at a snail's pace, but that's okay. Halloween is still months away. As long as it's done by September 30, I'm okay. If it's not, I may have a temper tantrum.
Who decides holiday colors anyway? I'm pretty sure it's Martha Stewart.
Today I get to go to the dentist. Whenever I go to the dentist, I sing the "Me and My Llama" song. Sesame Street made a little girl walking down the streets of NYC with a llama normal. It's pretty much been my favorite show since I was 2 and clearly influences my inner dialogue today.

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Beat insomnia and boost relaxation with our bedtime essential flow. A 12 minute yoga sequence perfect to soothe your mind and body before bed. Put on your coziest PJs, grab a cup of chamomile tea and unwind! http://www.spotebi.com/yoga-sequences/bedtime-soothing-flow/
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We adore making Bookmarks and these corner bookmarks are GREAT fun to make and give. So many different designs for all seasons - with more to come (check back regularly!!!!). From Bunny Bookmarks for Easter, to Minion Bookmarks for Minion fans. I adore the Monster version too.


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To no one's surprise, John Mayer recently told Billboard that he's a fan of "Roar," the new single from girlfriend Katy Perry. In fact, Mayer was a fan of the song before it reached the masses, and probably well before it leaked last weekend. "I remember hearing it for the first time, going like, 'Wow.

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The Computational Power of Neural Networks and Representations of Numbers in Non-Integer Bases
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We briefly survey the basic concepts and results concerning the computational power of neural net-orks which basically depends on the information content of eight parameters. In particular, recurrent neural networks with integer, rational, and arbitrary real weights are classi ed within the Chomsky and finer complexity hierarchies. Then we re ne the analysis between integer and rational weights by investigating an intermediate model of integer-weight neural networks with an extra analog rational-weight neuron (1ANN). We show a representation theorem which characterizes the classification problems solvable by 1ANNs, by using so-called cut languages. Our analysis reveals an interesting link to an active research field on non-standard positional numeral systems with non-integer bases. Within this framework, we introduce a new concept of quasi-periodic numbers which is used to classify the computational power of 1ANNs within the Chomsky hierarchy.
Keywordsneural network, Chomsky hierarchy, β-expansion, cut language
Document typePeer reviewed
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SourceMendel. 2017 vol. 23, č. 1, s. 103-110. ISSN 1803-3814
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Places You Would Rather Be At Right Now
We all seek a getaway from a fast-paced and overpopulated cities. Even though there are many things that keep us in place, sometimes we wish we could just run away from it all and go live somewhere exotic and wild.
These places are just examples of desirable and perfect destinations. Would you go there right now if you had a chance?


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The behaviour of feral pigs in flocks of lambing ewes was studied in New South Wales during autumn and spring in both 1978 and 1979. Pigs were shown to be predators of lambs. Pig activity caused some disturbance to the flock on 77.5% of the observed occasions they were within 100 m of lambing flocks. Lambs were caught in 10 of 42 (23.8%) of observed chases. The feeding sequence on lambs by feral pigs follows a distinct pattern, and carcasses left at different stages of consumption can implicate feral pigs. Pigs were seen to kill one or two lambs in an evening but it is unknown how many lambs one pig may kill during an entire lambing. One individually identifiable pig was seen to kill five times, and harass the flock for up to 2 h, on seven different occasions during the spring 1978 lambing. Both boars and sows were seen to kill lambs.
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Rock Climbing Games for A Unique Experience
Author J. Davis. Published on June 20, 2011 - 1:45 pm (1168 views — 352 words
Every sports activity has its own business side and many enterprising individuals are always there to create a business plan for it. The same with rock climbing, the Internet is a venue to numerous online rock climbing games to select from to play. They are exciting, fun-filled and are an introduction to rock climbing training programs for their educational features.
These games are good for beginners in this sport as they would be trained how to develop their strength as well as mental agility; also, it is safer as compared when you play the real game where exposure to fall is possible.
Although rock climbing games do not require rock climbing gear, you would be exposed to these gadgets and get used to them as you perform the games. There are games that cover more on rock climbing ropes and you will be taught by them how to perform various rock climbing knots as you prosper.
There are numerous techniques how to tie a knot and this is a vital topic for all rock climbers. There also rock climbing techniques and you are drawn to utilizing these approaches in the games. These rock climbing games help in the development of your endurance and memorizing sequences which are vital when you do the sport on the actual 'field'.
There are games that are concerned mostly on how to familiarize the way, endurance and stamina, the development of your dynamic climbing and the muscle development of your arms, legs and body. Building a rock climbing wall is unpopular in this type of games since it is more concerned about playing the games.
The games are copied and more on indoor rock climbing set up and rock climbing clothes are not needed.
There are games that are promoting the building of your endurance and stamina on rock climbing holds where a one foot one arm hold is being put to test. You will increase your knowledge about the beautiful aspects of this sport in the comforts of your homes secured and enjoy a day with fun and excitement while playing the games with your family.


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2013 Mississippi Code
Title 47 - PRISONS AND PRISONERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE
Chapter 7 - PROBATION AND PAROLE
PROBATION AND PAROLE LAW
§ 47-7-34 - Postrelease supervision program
(1) When a court imposes a sentence upon a conviction for any felony committed after June 30, 1995, the court, in addition to any other punishment imposed if the other punishment includes a term of incarceration in a state or local correctional facility, may impose a term of post-release supervision. However, the total number of years of incarceration plus the total number of years of post-release supervision shall not exceed the maximum sentence authorized to be imposed by law for the felony committed. The defendant shall be placed under post-release supervision upon release from the term of incarceration. The period of supervision shall be established by the court.
(2) The period of post-release supervision shall be conducted in the same manner as a like period of supervised probation, including a requirement that the defendant shall abide by any terms and conditions as the court may establish. Failure to successfully abide by the terms and conditions shall be grounds to terminate the period of post-release supervision and to recommit the defendant to the correctional facility from which he was previously released. Procedures for termination and recommitment shall be conducted in the same manner as procedures for the revocation of probation and imposition of a suspended sentence.
(3) Post-release supervision programs shall be operated through the probation and parole unit of the Division of Community Corrections of the department. The maximum amount of time that the Mississippi Department of Corrections may supervise an offender on the post-release supervision program is five (5) years.
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Waking up in the morning to the sound of barking dogs and crowing cocks, Sister Mary Neylon might for a moment imagine that she is back home in her native Ballyea, near Ennistymon in West Clare. This is where she grew up on a farm in a family of one boy and two girls. That, however is as far as the similarities go. Today Mary is living in a tiny house in Huaycan on the outskirts of the city of Lima in Peru.
Having worked in the Civil Service in Dublin for four years, Mary began her life as a Columban Sister in Magheramore, Wicklow. On completion of her religious and professional training she was assigned to the southern Philippines where she worked as a social worker for eight years. She then did an M.A in Peace Studies after which she became the Justice and Peace representative for the dioceses of Birmingham in England.
In 1989 Mary went to Peru. She became involved in a number of organizations that endeavour to empower women.
Mary’s involvement with women’s groups eventually led to a decision to get more involved at the grassroots. She moved to Huaycan on the outskirts of Peru, rented part of a house in the midst of the sprawling urban development of 140,000 people and began to make contact with the women in the neighbourhood. This eventually led to the foundation of Warmi Huasi.
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Here's another small press, regional item just uncovered. This 128-page paperback book is titled Andover in the Civil War: The Spirit and Sacrifice of a New England Town and is authored by Joan Patrakis ($21.99, Historical Press). It discusses how Andover responded to the Civil War and how everyday folks were affected by it.
Her research shows that the Andover Light Infantry was the military company formed in Andover at the start of the Civil War. It was sent to Fort Warren on Georges Island, Boston, where it was mustered into the 14th Massachusetts Regiment as Company H. From Fort Warren, the 14th Regiment was sent off to the Virginia war front. The 14th regiment's assignment at the war front was to guard the city of Washington. For 2 1/2 years the Andover boys were assigned to the forts in Virginia. Company H, Andover, was one of 10 companies from the towns of Essex County that made up the 14th Massachusetts Regiment. The 14th Mass. Regiment eventually was designated as the 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.
Full online article here. It appears the author will have a discussion and signing October 29 for anyone in the Massachusetts area who would like a signed copy.

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