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When I think about writing these days it doesn't make any sense. I call it busy but it's mere an escape. The journal is all dusty and the notes app filled with some poorly constructed sentences of half baked emotions and a checklist of snacks maybe, I think about writing but then it's time to eat; there's no pain, no longing just romanticizing a cheese burger. Writers should talk about whiskey and cigerattes but sadly it's just dumplings and barbecue sauce here.
Food is a great coping mechanism, one of the delights of existence, the meaningless existence. But what we constantly do is try to make sense out of everything. If we're really like just another particle of nature blooming and decaying, why do we feel the need to make sense to anybody? Maybe it's not that romantic because the decaying flower doesn't have to pay for it's time on the land or find a soulmate, cast votes, visit a therapist or attend weddings. The hedonistic lifestyle is the most absurd thing to me. The quest for pleasure and where do we pile up all the suffering, which part of hippocampus deletes the trauma?
Bringing biology into everything might be my toxic trait, I can't think of a person without analyzing their brain. The way they perceive art or how they enjoy the mundane activities, how they cope up with pain, how well they can hide. The genetic varients and chemical messangers inside a fragile meat suit. I've moved to a new place finally breaking the stagtancy and meeting new people. All I'm receiving in return are some acnes and deadlines. The girls of my age thinks nothing like me. I despise them for never looking at the deeper side of existence while at times envy them for living the best years of their life. People are hypocrites like that. My classmates say I'm too dead for a 20 y/o, I don't deny I could never find a place untill my best friend enligtens me with another new sign of mental illness.
True beauty is in the warmth of the winter sun, the bugs on the grass moving clueless, yellow butterflies flapping it's wings upon a wildflower oblivious of the mortals and their objective reality giving different colours and meaning to their movements, extracting inspiration for their art. Art,poetry and music- some of the creations to make life bearable but what if we extract the contemporary essence of aptitude and simply exist like any other creature like some protozoa or cats or a reticulated python slithering along rocks of a tropical rainforest. My cats might be living a better life than mine or maybe they wish they could understand the hideous melody I sing to them every morning.
There's a constant battle of emotions in my brain. A normal day is spent questioning people's behaviour, hating humans on social media, judging them for their terrible fashion choices and pondering about attachments and love. I can no longer call myself a poetess to write something like "I'm nothing but a mere canvas of faded hues breathing in the sombre stains that my lover left" or romantic enough to imagine someone caressing my cheeks under the moonlight. Just the projection of our own meanings, something so fragile yet so powerful; the vulnerability that comes with belongingness I wonder if my limited knowledge of science would ever be able to figure that out.
And after all the judging, criticising and quest for knowledge, we look for the mirror. Jump into the loop leading to even deeper questions. It's when we question morality, atheism and wisdom. The feeling of guilt that surrounds everytime you disrespect a God because at some point you were ready to sacrifice everything in front of that force and now It's just dead. Is it the loss of precious people or the rejection from your childhood crush or too much science that made you question your belief? The sins and the judgements, who decides the intensity of those sins? Perhaps a sin doesn't exist without the guilt; slowly building up in one's mind.
Losing people changes a lot in the pattern of perceiving things, you either avoid the emotions to not lose the power or hold onto the familiar ache for a melancholic reminder or sometimes lose yourself in the process of enduring this tragic existence.

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Studio MWAI opt for a soft-grey color pallet, chevron patterned tiling and oak flooring for London’s family flat.
London-based design studio MWAI was founded in 2008 to create high quality, engaging places for people to experience and live in. With a young and experienced team of creatives and designers, the studio which is led by Matthew Woodthorpe and Alessia Mosci, focuses on the understanding of the client’s vision and maintaining interest and context of the location of each individual project.
The studio concentrates on important matters such as light, scale, circulation, ergonomics and territory to create spaces that affect human life more positively. An honest and professional approach that aims to deliver high quality results.
Recently MWAI, designed a minimalist flat in London, using a soft-grey color pallet, chevron patterned tiling and oak flooring. The geometric tiling and diverse shades of white and grey were used to emphasize the space and lighting among the space. The minimalist interior design project was a request by two design enthusiasts and their growing family.
According to the designers, they wanted to create a warm and welcoming entrance that would lead guests to the living room on the upper floor. For that, a grey entrance hall, is located at the center of the residence, creating a large open space where doors lead off to bedrooms, a bathroom and a laundry room.
The soft hues in the walls are balanced with grey-washed floors.
The minimalist flat had been renovated several times in the past, being converted into multiple apartments many years before the project, however it was the designer’s goal to maintain a certain connection with the building’s original architecture.
The clean lines and simple forms are softened through the use of patterned timber. In the dressing area of the master bedroom, soft tones and within the timber furniture add a lightness to the design.
In the master bathroom, “geometric rigour” was injected into the design by laying marble tiles in a chevron pattern across the floor and rear wall of the shower.
The shower itself is a glazed box, delineated by a black frame – creating clean lines and an atmosphere of what the studio called “controlled minimalism”.

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In Germany, Lutheran pastors are offering COVID-19 shots inside churches. In Israel’s science-skeptical ultra-Orthodox community, trusted rabbis are trying to change minds. And in South Africa, undertakers are taking to the streets to spread the word.
The funeral directors' message: “We’re burying too many people.’’
A year after the COVID-19 vaccine became available, traditional public health campaigns promoting vaccination are often going unheeded. So an unconventional cadre of people has joined the effort.
They are opening sanctuaries and going door to door and village to village, touting the benefits of the vaccines and sometimes offering shots on the spot.
As the outbreak drags on into a third year, with the global death toll at 5.4 million, vaccine promoters are up against fear, mistrust, complacency, inconvenience and people who simply have bigger worries than COVID-19.
On a December day, a convoy of hearses with sirens wailing drove up to a shopping mall in Johannesburg’s sprawling Soweto township.
“Vaccinate, vaccinate!’’ Vuyo Mabindisi of Vuyo’s Funeral Services said as he handed out pamphlets on how to avoid COVID-19. “We don’t want to see you coming to our offices."
Several people responded with curiosity and questions, while others carried on with their shopping.
With a population of 60 million, South Africa has reported 3 million-plus COVID-19 cases, including over 90,000 deaths. Those are the highest figures in Africa. Only about 40% of South Africa's adult population is fully vaccinated, and that is one of the best levels on the continent. After a fitful start, there is ample vaccine.
Thabo Teffo, a 32-year-old bank employee, was among those seeking shots recently at a Soweto church.
Teffo said he had been skeptical but came under pressure from his parents and two vaccinated sisters, and also had a recent health scare that turned out not to be COVID-19.
“That encouraged me to go ahead and get vaccinated for my peace of mind and to protect my family,” he said.
Rupali Limaye, a behavioral scientist who studies global vaccine hesitancy at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said community-level efforts may resonate more than impersonal mass media campaigns.
German pastor Christoph Herbst believes giving COVID-19 shots in surroundings that feel more familiar than medical settings may help. That’s why he and several other Lutheran pastors in the Saxony region contacted an aid group to offer shots inside their churches, despite sometimes violent anti-vaccination protests in recent weeks. Some pastors have been criticized and even threatened.
“We believe that we have a responsibility that goes beyond ourselves," said Herbst, of St. Petri church in the eastern city of Chemnitz. "We’re not doctors and we’re not professionals. But we have the space and we have volunteers who can organize something like this.”
Herbst opened St. Petri’s wrought-iron doors on a recent vaccination day and sighed with relief when he saw the long line of people waiting in the cold.
Retirees Hannelore Hilbert and her husband came to get booster shots in time for the holidays.
“Last year’s Christmas was really sad. We were all alone,” said the 70-year-old Hilbert, who looked forward to celebrating with at least some of her five grandchildren in person — not on Skype, like last year.
The Western-made vaccines have proved extraordinarily safe and remarkably effective overall at preventing COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations, and experts say that seems to be holding true even amid the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant. Health authorities warn that low vaccination rates are giving the virus more opportunities to mutate into new variants.
Saxony has Germany’s lowest vaccination rate and high COVID-19 numbers.
Herbst said many naysayers are concerned about possible side effects, feel they are overly pressured by authorities, or resent any measures supported by the government. Some feel discriminated against as East Germans, because not all their hopes have been fulfilled 30 years after communism’s collapse.
“It’s important that there’s a space where we listen to each other without immediately lapsing into condemnation,” Herbst said.
Chicago community activist Caesar Thompson uses that same approach as he knocks on doors in struggling Black neighborhoods hit hard by the virus.
Thompson, 44, is a “vaccine ambassador’’ enlisted by city health authorities. He said the idea is not to strong-arm or cajole. Instead, he said, he offers information, answers questions and lets people know he can sign them up to receive shots in their homes or nearby.
Thompson has a salesman’s gift of gab, and he has used it at churches, train stations, parks, flea markets — almost anywhere people gather.
Thompson said it helps that he’s “just a guy on the street." “You might even know me if you live in my neighborhood,” he said.
In communities he targets, the coronavirus is often not the most pressing concern, Thompson said. For people in crime-ridden neighborhoods who lack jobs or health insurance and are struggling to feed their families, “COVID is down the list for them," he said.
In conservative Wyoming, the vaccine can be a hard sell. Commissioners in Campbell County voted against using federal dollars for an education campaign about the vaccines, worrying that it would smack of a mandate. The county’s vaccination rate is about 27%.
Gabby Watson, 23, of Gillette, said she has no intention of getting vaccinated "because I’m really healthy and take care of myself. I’m just not a high risk for COVID. I just don’t see the reasoning for me to get the vaccine.”
She said the U.S. government is pushing COVID-19 vaccines too hard.
“They’re pushing more people away and creating more of this thought bubble of, ‘What the hell are you trying to do with my body? What are you trying to do with my freedom?'" Watson said. “And that’s not a good direction to go into either.”
Suspicion of secular authorities is rampant in Israel’s community of ultra-Orthodox Jews, They shun many trappings of modern life, follow a strict interpretation of Judaism and rely on rabbis to guide many life decisions. While some rabbis have encouraged vaccination, others have taken a less aggressive approach.
The ultra-Orthodox have some of Israel's lowest vaccination rates and have been hit hard by the pandemic.
Now, facing omicron, Israeli officials “are going on the offensive,″ said Avraham Rubinstein, the mayor of Bnei Brak, the country’s largest ultra-Orthodox city. They are deploying mobile vaccination clinics and enlisting prominent rabbis in the community.
Yossi Levy, a 45-year-old ultra-Orthodox Jew, recovered from the virus earlier this year, as have his eight children and wife. He has repeatedly booked and canceled COVID-19 vaccine appointments.
“It isn’t something pressing. I’m not opposed to it. It’s just laziness,” Levy said.
While Israel's vaccination rates for the second dose among the general population hover around 63% and the booster at 45%, in the ultra-Orthodox community the numbers are around half of that.
The ultra-Orthodox — 13% of Israel’s population — tend to live in crowded neighborhoods, with large families in small apartments, where sickness can spread quickly. Synagogues, the centerpiece of social life, bring men together in small spaces. Also, half of that population is under 16 and only recently became eligible for vaccination.
Gilad Malach, who heads the ultra-Orthodox program at a Jerusalem think tank, said there is a "double fear: fear of the state and fear of science. There is no basic trust in these entities.’’
In India, complacency is contributing to a low rate of second shots among the population of 1.4 billion: 40% are fully vaccinated and around 19% have received just one shot.
The country has recorded nearly 35 million cases and over 450,000 deaths.
In Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populated state, Rohit Kanojia received his first shot in August but didn’t get the second one.
“I forgot,” the 23-year-old said, adding that people are no longer afraid of COVID-19. People roam around without masks and no one maintains social distance, he said. “Life is almost normal."
Jeet Bahadur, a 45-year-old cook, got his second shot months late at a Sikh temple in New Delhi. For him, like many others in India who are trying to eke out a living in a crippled economy, the virus just wasn’t very high on his list of priorities.
Associated Press writers Andrew Meldrum in Johannesburg; Mead Gruver in Fort Collins, Colorado; Kirsten Grieshaber in Chemnitz, Germany; Anupam Nath in Guwahati, India; Krutika Pathi, Rishi Lekhi and Aniruddha Ghosal in New Delhi; Biswajeet Banerjee in Lucknow, India; and Tia Goldenberg in Bnei Brak, Israel, contributed to this report.

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the wonders of the Venetian Lagoon, navigating on
a boat that be made
of the Venetian Republic of the Serenissima!
is one of the most characteristic boats in the lagoon. Between 1700 and
1900 it was very common in the upper part of the Adriatic, where it was
used for fishing. It is thought that it was originally designed in the
boat yards of Chioggia.
trip into the past discovering
treasures of the lagoon.
A trip into the past
of the lagoon in a traditional Venetian boat
called a Bragosso. In harmony with the
rhythm and the naturalistic environment
around the waters of the lagoon.
will take you around to discover an area unique in its
beauty, An natural ecosystem always in balance between the
and water. We travel through Ghebi (small canals and Sandbanks)
stopping here and there to visit coloured fishermen houses or
antique Monasteries. Not forgetting to taste typical Venetian
cooking in local a Trattoria or aboard our boats.
the way you will be guided by people who live and work in the lagoon
with passion. They will happily show you and explain a variety of
details that you can see, and answer any questions you may be curious
boats we use for our trips are: wooden
‘’Bragosso’’. These are ideal
for small groups
(maximum 9-12 people) They permit the navigation in and around the
canals, rivers and lagoon. Visiting the natural habitat of local
wildlife, seeing birds such as arions. Giving one the possibility of
taking rare photographs that could make you famous, as well as just
enjoying a sunny day anchored in a Ghebo nibbling on appetizing
‘’Cichetti’’ (Venetian Snacks).
Look at our proposed itineraries
to discover the secrets of the Venetian Lagoon
Bragozzo is 9 metres long. It can accommodate up to 9 people. It is
equipped with seats, sun shades, fridge, maps and information regarding
the lagoon. For larger groups we have a small fleet of Bragozzi

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Jonesville ends Reading football’s 15-game winning streak
JONESVILLE — The streak is over for the Reading varsity football team.
Jonesville beat the Rangers 44-12 Friday, ending Reading’s 15-game winning streak that had been the longest active streak among Big 8 conference teams.
Alec Purdy rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns and quarterback Connor Lauwers scrambled for two scores as the Comets became the first Big 8 team to hand Reading a loss in a conference game since Week 8 of the 2016 season.
“This is a program win,” Jonesville head coach Frank Keller said. “This began three years ago when our seniors were all sophomores. We’ve been telling them since day one that they’re going to change our program for us.”
“That’s our whole goal as we keep going, it’s changing our program. We want to become that powerhouse program like Reading.”
The loss for Reading was the first since the Rangers dropped a game to Pewamo-Westphalia to open the 2019 season. The P-W Pirates went on to defeat Lumen Christi in the Division 7 state final.
“We got caught up in the emotion of the game instead of focusing on the task at hand,” Reading coach Rick Bailey said. “That is uncharacteristic of us, but we’ll give them credit, they’re a good football team and they made plays.”
“We had opportunities where we could have tightened the ball game and made things interesting but we let them slip away from us.”
Reading gave up 135 yards in penalties — 85 of which came during the first half, where Jonesville held the Rangers to 75 total yards of offense and a single score on a combined six drives.
The Comets scored four times during the first half, including their first two drives of the game, while forcing Reading to turn over the ball twice and punt three times.
“In preparing for Reading we spent a lot of time on defense,” Keller said. “We had a great week [of practice] and the kids were ready to play and our defense stepped up tonight and played great, our D-line won in the trenches tonight, and our linebackers stepped up. It was a good overall performance for our defense.”
Curtis Knapp had five tackles to lead Jonesville’s defense and Brayden McKitterick made four stops.
Garett Eggleston had three tackles and a fumble recovery, while Christian Adams, Garret Domack and Chandler Griffiths had one sack apiece.
Jayden Nieswender had the game’s only interception, picking off Reading’s Porter Mauk in the first quarter.
While Jonesville’s defense succeeded at keeping the Rangers at bay, the Comets made some big plays on offense that kept their lead two-scores or greater from the second quarter until the final buzzer.
Lauwers finished 4 for 10 in passing for 107 yards and no touchdowns or interceptions, but three of his four completions went for gains of 30 yards or more.
Luke Dawson had two catches for 40 yards, while Brady Wright and Curtis Knapp each caught one ball for 33 and 34 yards, respectively.
Garett Eggleston complimented Jonesville’s ground game with 83 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. The senior running back also found the end zone twice on two separate two-point conversion attempts.
Mauk ran in Reading’s first touchdown four minutes into the second quarter and threw to Dilon Denison for the team’s second score, which came late in the third quarter.
Mauk finished 13 for 23 passing for 170 yards and one interception.
Duke Green led the Rangers in rushing with 48 yards on seven carries.
Jonesville improves to 2-1 overall and remains undefeated (2-0) in the Big 8, while Reading slides to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in conference standings.
Jonesville will play next at Quincy and Reading will host Springport when Week 4 of high school football continues next Friday.


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Blue Apron on Thursday filed to go public, but that doesn’t mean the meal-kit pioneer has won the start-up game. From 2014 to 2016, the company grew revenue from less than $80 million to almost $800 million. But it also saw its losses grow, from $31 million to $55 million.
That’s because new growth has been fueled by new customers, and those customers are easier to acquire in a nascent market. Blue Apron reported spending about $94 in marketing per new customer in 2014. But as the market became saturated, that number has grown to $460 per new customer.
As Blue Apron continues its efforts in the public sphere, things are going to have to change. The company plans to add more products and options to grow revenue from existing customers. People will have more control over how many meals they want to make each week and more flexibility in wine selection and delivery. Currently, this option is only available on a monthly basis.
This has the potential to keep customers using the service even when they have less time or money to invest in cooking because they’ll have the option to keep using Blue Apron on a less-frequent basis rather than canceling their subscription altogether.
PYMNTS and others reported in April that talks were underway about Blue Apron filing for an IPO. Reuters said the company had hired bankers from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup to look into the possibility. TechCrunch, on the other hand, thought the rumors were just a litmus test to see whether potential buyers might be attracted.
Sources said at the time that Blue Apron was not looking for a buyer because it needed to have a healthy margin before it could attract potential suitors. But that didn’t rule out an IPO. Some speculated that investors may be looking for a way out of the unprofitable company and pushing for an IPO.
Despite being unprofitable so far, Blue Apron is still the leader in the emerging grocery category of meal kits, and it’s not relenting on its ambitious vision for the future, outlined in its IPO filing: “To build a better food system.”
“We are transforming the way that food is produced, distributed, and consumed,” says the company. “We believe a better food system will benefit not only consumers and stockholders, but also the planet, and we manage our business for the benefit of all three.”

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System of population settlement in Yazd province is made because of its special geographical situation and constant contention with desertification and natural hardships and hard efforts for accessing to water and generally Yazd province has higher urban coefficients in comparison with the whole of the country. Statistics show that urbanization ratio in the province in 1395 (2016) was equal to 85.3% that is upper then the average of it for country (74%)
Development of cities and changing the population age pyramid in the past two decades and a rise in the share of adolescents and youth beside to increasing the number of people over 60 years old in the cities of the province due to increased life expectancy index, has made a new requirements in the attitude to the urban development which should be paid attention in the framework of developing infrastructures, facilities and urban facilities.
Also considering age-sexual structure of population in the province and population, current need for housing, construction of residential units is one of the main priorities for urban development.
The most important potential and advantages of urban civil sector are the following:
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- Scientists from Wits and UCT are launching a clinical trial to test whether the childhood vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella can protect frontline healthcare workers.
- The team hopes to enrol up to 5 000 participants.
- Each participant will be monitored for five months and the trial is expected to last a year.
Scientists from the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Cape Town (UCT) are launching a clinical trial to test whether the childhood vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) can protect frontline healthcare workers from Covid-19 or reduce the severity of illness if they become infected.
According to the scientists, the MMR vaccine had been given safely to hundreds of millions of people around the world since it was approved nearly 50 years ago and "successfully reduced the incidence of measles, mumps and rubella worldwide".
"We know that the MMR vaccine is safe and we think there are two main reasons that it could prevent Covid-19," Research Professor at the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) and one of the trial's national principal investigators, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, said in a statement on Tuesday.
"Firstly, this type of vaccine, which contains small amounts of very weakened measles, mumps and rubella viruses, appears to strengthen the body's immune response to infections in general, not just to the viruses in that particular vaccine," she added.
According to the research team, the trial points to growing evidence that suggests that the MMR vaccine may have benefits beyond protecting against MMR.
"It could broadly boost an individual's immunity and may prevent infection from SARS-CoV-2 for a limited period because the vaccine carries small amounts of live, weakened viruses that could train the body's immune system to fight multiple pathogens," the statement further read.
In addition, scientists believed that the MMR vaccine may be effective as there were similarities between the weakened viruses in the vaccine and the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused Covid-19.
Researchers hoped to establish whether the vaccine could elicit an immune response that slowed the spread of the virus and protected frontline healthcare workers who worked in high-risk settings from developing Covid-19.
"If we discover that the MMR vaccine can help train the body's immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection, then we will have something to administer very quickly, while waiting for more specific vaccines and preventive therapies to be developed.
National co-principal investigator and second chair in the Department of Anaesthetics at UCT, Professor Bruce Biccard added:
According to Wits and UCT, the study will recruit frontline healthcare workers from low- and middle-income countries like South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ghana, and Uganda, as well as high-income countries like the US, UK, and Ireland.
Healthcare workers participating in the trail would be divided randomly into two groups; with one receiving the MMR vaccine, while the other group would receive an inactive placebo.
The team hoped to enroll 5 000 participants from several sites in Gauteng, the Western Cape, Free State and Kwazulu-Natal.
In addition, each participant would be monitored for five months while the trial was expected to last a year.
Healthcare workers should note that those (who were) previously sick with Covid-19; those pregnant and those taking drugs that suppressed their immune systems or were seriously ill, would not be eligible to participate in the trial.
The trial was funded by a $9 million grant from the Covid-19 Therapeutics Accelerator - an initiative launched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard with support from an array of public and philanthropic donors, including the South African Medical Research Council.
- Compiled by Canny Maphanga


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Location of Adventure
Group Size Limit
Approximately 10 Travelers
A very important feature of our Costa Rica photo tour is the limited group size, as intimate nature photography expeditions are best experienced with smaller numbers of travelers.
Specialized 4x4 Land Rovers and Land Cruisers
Our Private Leaders
All transportation and activities as described in the itinerary, accommodations, meals from dinner on Day 1 through breakfast on the final day, soft drinks with meals and purified drinking water with meals and activities, services of NHA Expedition Leader, local guides and lodge staff, airport transfers on Day 1 and the final day, most gratuities, all permits, entrance fees and taxes.
Travel to and from start and end point of trip, alcoholic beverages, some gratuities, passport and visa fees, optional activities, items of a personal nature (phone calls, laundry, etc.), airport and departure taxes, optional travel insurance.
This adventure does not require a high degree of physical fitness, however, in order to participate in this trip, travelers should be able to walk 2-3 miles unassisted over uneven terrain with potentially muddy, slippery surfaces, up inclines involving some altitude gain, and at altitudes of up to 10,000 feet above sea level. Travelers should be aware that the heat and humidity may be very high in Sarapiqui, while temperatures may be quite cold in the Talamanca Mountains, especially at night. Roads throughout the trip may be bumpy.
Important Information About This Trip
This meticulously designed Costa Rica photography expedition takes small groups of travelers on an intimate journey into two distinct ecosystems, offering a range of activities that give our guests the best wildlife photography opportunities available in this world-renowned ecotourism destination.
Getting There & Getting Home
Arrive in San Jose by 4:30 pm in order to make it to the hotel in time for a 6 pm welcome dinner on Day 1. For 2016 travelers, you may depart anytime after 1 pm on the final day. For 2017 travelers, you may depart any time on the final day. We can best serve you if our Natural Habitat Adventures Travel Desk makes your reservations, as our staff is intimately familiar with the special requirements of this program and can arrange the most efficient travel. Please call us at 800-543-8917. Note that while we offer you the best possible rates available to us on airfare and additional nights' accommodations, you may find special web rates or better fares online.


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The third-generation Mustang was produced by Ford from 1978 until 1993. Built on Ford’s Fox platform (and thus commonly referred to as the "Fox" or "Foxbody" Mustang), it evolved through a number of sub-models, trim levels, and drivetrain combinations during its production life. It underwent updates for 1987, and for a time seemed destined for replacement with a front-wheel drive Mazda platform.


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A couple of people asked about the table we’re using as a vanity, so I thought I’d re-post this picture Kevin took of it right after he sanded down the top, chopped off the back legs and painted the front legs:
We loved the idea of salvaging an old farm table to use as a vanity because they have so much character!
He coated the top with a few coats of regular ol’ polyurethane:
Water just beads up on it now, it’s great!
Due to a major sinus headache I’ve been battling for the past couple of days, I haven’t had a chance to go to Claudia’s to get inspiration for my table skirt.
But because my pants are incessantly overflowing with ants, I did throw this piece of fabric on there today, to see how I liked the idea of a striped skirt…
It’s something our prop stylist, Allistair, left us after our Nest photo shoot. He used it as a table cloth on our dining room table. (Along with the prettiest arrangement of green hydrangeas!) It’s not quite the right color (I altered it in this photo- it’s actually a super bright robins egg blue color, and totally clashes with the tile on our wall behind the sink.)
But I am kinda diggin’ the striped skirt look. What do you think?
Today, Kevin did a little more work under the table that involved some of this:
We needed to fill in all the little gaps that were allowing cold air to flow into the house.
Like this one…
And this one…
And this one..
And this one…
The can said to “shake vigorously for one minute”. So he did.
Then he got back into what we now refer to as “the dreaded position”…
…and he filled in all the little places that cold air was blowing in through…
Now he can attach a baseboard back there and finish out the flooring while I try to kick this sinus stuff.
Hey- while I have you, do you know French? I need to translate this:
Can anyone tell me what it says?
(Oh, and for those who inquired, Claudia’s Cloth Barn is located here in Prattville, Alabama and run by sweet Claudia herself) 🙂
*Edited to include: What’s a “neti pot”, and where do I get one? I’m in pure agony! 🙁

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Common name: Little Colorado River sucker
available through www.itis.gov
Identification: Minckley (1973); Page and Burr (1991).
Size: 50 cm.
Native Range: Upper Little Colorado River system, Arizona (Page and Burr 1991).
Interactive maps: Point Distribution Maps
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Table 1. States with nonindigenous occurrences, the earliest and latest observations in each state, and the tally and names of HUCs with observations†. Names and dates are hyperlinked to their relevant specimen records. The list of references for all nonindigenous occurrences of Catostomus undescribed sp. are found here.
Table last updated 5/25/2018
† Populations may not be currently present.
Means of Introduction: Unknown.
Status: Established in Arizona.
Impact of Introduction: Unknown.
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Minckley, W. L. 1973. Fishes of Arizona. Arizona Fish and Game Department. Sims Printing Company, Inc., Phoenix, AZ.
Page, L. M., and B. M. Burr. 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. The Peterson Field Guide Series, volume 42. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA.
Revision Date: 5/16/2000
Peer Review Date: 4/1/2016
Fuller, P., 2018, Catostomus undescribed sp. Lesueur, 1817: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL, https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=356, Revision Date: 5/16/2000, Peer Review Date: 4/1/2016, Access Date: 7/16/2018
This information is preliminary or provisional and is subject to revision. It is being provided to meet the need for timely best science. The information has not received final approval by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and is provided on the condition that neither the USGS nor the U.S. Government shall be held liable for any damages resulting from the authorized or unauthorized use of the information.


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Following a trip to a number of large manufacturers in China, Maxsys Fuel Systems, a Selas Heat Technology Co., received its first order for its energy-saving units from Weifang Diesel Weifang City. Installation was scheduled for March 2015. Maxsys Fuel Systems is a clean-tech company based in the United Kingdom that provides a reportedly scientifically proven technology guaranteed to cut fuel costs and reduce CO2 emissions.
“China represents a huge market for Maxsys. Our focus is mainly on large industrial cities such as Beijing, Nanjing, Tianjin and Shanghai, areas with higher populations and incomes and fast developing centers such as the oil town of Dongying,” says Paul Finnegan, Maxsys commercial director and CEO. “These cities have populations between 15 to 30 million each, and the landscape is cluttered with industrial sites.”


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Angie Stone (born Angela Laverne Brown; December 18, 1961) is an American recording artist, producer, and actress. She rose to fame in the late 1970s as member of the hip hop trio The Sequence. Soon after, Stone began working with futuristic rap group Mantronix and singer Lenny Kravitz. In the early 1990s, she became a member of the R&B trio Vertical Hold.
Unexpected is the fifth studio album by American R&B-soul singer–songwriter Angie Stone. The lead single, "I Ain't Hearin' U," premiered on Stone's website on October 5, 2009. A remixed version of "Free", featuring Young Nate, was released as the second and final single from the album.
Upon the album's UK release in February 2010, Stone told noted R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul: "Being as I've delivered four decent albums already, I felt it was safe to switch up and do something different this time. And musically overall I just wanted to have FUN! I wanted to do something that embodies a jam kinda feel, so that we could have some fun in concert and show people everything doesn't always have to be so serious."

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Music provider Spotify has acquired music discovery service The Echo Nest. The move will allow Spotify to offer better music discovery service for its millions of customers.
The Echo Nest was founded nine years ago and was already responsible for powering Spotify’s radio service.
Speaking about the acquisition Spotify CEO Daniel Ek says the deal will help create “the best music intelligence platform on the planet.”
In a press release Spotify writes:
The addition of The Echo Nest to Spotify will also strengthen Spotify’s ability to help brands and partners build amazing music experiences for their audiences.
SEE ALSO: Spotify Expands Free Streaming To Mobile Devices
The Echo Nest also services Rdio, Vevo, MTV, and Twitter, among others. Spotify at this time says The Echo Nest API will remain in service for third-party vendors.
Employees of The Echo Nest have been given the opportunity to stay at their Somerville, Massachusetts and San Francisco, California offices.


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Lisa can best be defined and over-simplified (at least for the sake of a biography) as one part world traveler, one part treasure hunter + gatherer, one part chocoholic, one part creative recruiter, one part bauble-maker / crafts person, and one part mamma. Since moving to San Francisco in 1996, Lisa caught the travel bug and has been trying to see the entire world ever since, taking bagillions of pictures and gathering beads from everywhere she goes (India, Bali, Morocco, Egypt, Colombia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Ecuador, and on and on.) In part fueled by “chocolate bar energy,” Lisa enjoys combining beads from her travels with beads from her garage sale, thrift store and flea market treasure hunts over the last 16+ years and has made thousands of unique and whimsical one-of-a-kind-always-asymmetrical baubles. When she’s not making necklaces (or hunting down beads) Lisa works as a full-time creative matchmaker, pairing advertising and design candidates with their dream jobs while simultaneously raising her four year old son, Yo Yo, an emerging artist himself. Not surprisingly, he makes amazing Cheerio necklaces ....and don’t get us started on his dry pasta line.


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19.5. Bug Fixes
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CMA disabled by default
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CMAsupport in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel is now disabled by default for all architectures, and
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Sinha Family Dentistry is a St. Louis based family dentist practice that treats patients of all ages. We are committed to delivering the highest quality dental care and do so using advanced dental equipment. We are a cosmetic dentist that offers services like checkups, teeth cleaning, crowns, veneers and more.
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Dr. Pallavi Sinha graduated from Boston University and has been proudly practicing dentistry in St. Louis for 15 years. She is a caring, talented and compassionate dental professional. She brings her expertise and extensive training in many areas, including pediatric dentistry, root canals, extractions and invisible braces.
She is a member of the Greater Saint Louis Dental Society and American Dental Association. Dr. Pallavi Sinha and her dedicated team are focused on caring for each patient individually, while using state of the art dental equipment and technology.
Dr. Sinha was born in India and grew up in England for most of her childhood. When she isn’t practicing dentistry she loves to spend time with her husband and two sons, enjoys cooking, and reading.
Dr. Kathryn Brennan grew up in St. Louis, MO and received her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from DePaul University. She went on to receive her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Marquette University School of Dentistry, where she graduated with honors.
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Hi my name is Tanya and I've been an Expanded Functions Dental Assistant for 18 years. My goal is to make my patients feel comfortable and appreciated. I especially enjoy working with cosmetic dentistry cases. It's so rewarding seeing a patients eyes light up the first time when they see their new smile.
Working with Dr. Sinha and my co-workers is such a blessing! I can honestly say I love coming to work everyday!
Hello! My name is Jen Eckenfels. I have known since high school that I wanted to go into Dentistry. When I attended Oakville High School, I worked at a Pediatric Dental practice. I have been a Dental Assistant for fifteen years. I became a Certified Dental Assistant in 1999 and an Expanded Functions Dental Assistant in 2001. This is the highest level of formal education that a Dental Assistant can have and allows me to be able to take a larger part in creating our patients beautiful smiles!
I can honestly say that I LOVE MY JOB!!
I enjoy all the smiles I meet everyday and the variety of tasks I get to perform at my job now that I am able to do expanded functions. My favorite moments are when we encounter a patient who is very fearful of seeing a dentist and by the time they leave our office their fear has subsided and they have a great big smile on their face.
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My name is Lilly, and I have been a registered dental hygienist since 1988. Prior to that I "grew up" in dentistry as a certified dental assistant from 1975-1986. I saw then, that dentistry would become my second family.
Having been in this profession for quite some time, I knew when I joined this dental practice in 2007, that this would be a caring and high-tech office , to extend a great experience to my patients. That is because we can all work together to make great things happen.
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Hello, I am Rita, Dr. Sinha’s Office Administrator. I have worked in the dental field since 1989 and can’t imagine working in any other field!
I love a lot of things about my job including helping you schedule convenient appointments, maximizing your dental benefits, helping with financial arrangements if needed, or just to help you feel as comfortable as possible while visiting our office. However, what I enjoy the most is meeting and really getting to know our patients. I have been fortunate enough to meet a lot of interesting people in the office since 1989, and look forward to having the opportunity to meet many more.
I am proud that we have a modern, high-tech office that offers state of the art dentistry and that keeping your appointments comfortable is important to us all.
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Hello, my name is Kasey Murphy and I am happy to be a part of Dr. Sinha’s dedicated dental team. I am a Registered Dental Hygienist with a Bachelors of Science Degree that I received from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2005. In my final year of hygiene school I had the life changing opportunity to go on a dental mission trip to Mexico where I was able to provide free dental care to a population that had never received dental treatment. I was married in 2008 to a wonderful man, Keith and have two beautiful children.
Patients are like family to the entire staff. During your dental appointment the focus on relaxation and a gentle technique gives you a positive dental experience. I look forward to meeting with you for your personalized hygiene therapy appointment, based on your individual needs. Using the latest dental knowledge, skills, and technology I am committed to helping you achieve a smile you will be proud of in a relaxing atmosphere.
Just remember, improving the health and appearance of your smile will not only make you feel better but improve your overall health and quality of life. I invite you to be a part of our dental family and achieve your goals.

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The Macbook computer is one of the laptops produced by Apple Computers. The iPhone is a smartphone also produced by Apple. Both devices have built-in Bluetooth, which allows them to connect wirelessly to a number of devices. In the case of the iPhone, the Bluetooth connection allows you to send and receive files between the iPhone and the Macbook.
Turn on the Macbook and locate the "Bluetooth icon" in the top right corner of the screen. The icon is located near the battery, volume and clock icons.
Click once on the "Bluetooth icon" and select "Turn Bluetooth on" from the list of available options. Click on the "Bluetooth icon" again and verify that there is a check mark next to "Discoverable." If there is not, click "Discoverable" once.
Turn on the iPhone and touch the "Settings" icon on the "Home Screen." Select "General" under the "Settings" menu, followed by "Bluetooth."
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Wait for a pop-up to appear on the Macbook screen prompting you to enter a four-digit "pass key." If this does not happen, click on the "Bluetooth icon" on the Macbook and select "iPhone" under the list of "Devices."
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Note that when you try to pair to a Bluetooth device in an area with other Bluetooth-enabled devices nearby you may see multiple devices, including other iPhones. If prompted to require a "pass key" or "code" for pairing, select "yes" to ensure you do not accidentally allow other devices access to your Macbook or iPhone files.


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There's so much goodness going on in this one pasta dish it's insane. It's healthy and flavourful at the same time, like when does that ever happen? JUST KIDDING! It totally happens all the time. You just gotta look for the right ingredients. Like kale!
This might actually be one of the more decadent healthy dishes, maybe it's because of the croutons; I'll let you be the judge. I've never made homemade croutons before but we had stale bread hanging around and I felt like being fancy schmancy so I tossed 'em in some olive, placed them on a baking sheet, and tossed them in the oven at 400F. They were crunchy and golden and oh so tasty.
Kale, Eggplant, and Chickpea Pasta
3 small eggplants or 1 large eggplant
1/4 cup + 2 tbsp olive oil (I never actually measure oil so this is just approximate)
1/3 cup golden raisins
2 tbsp water
3 medium sized shallots, thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup corn
1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes
1 1/2 tsp red chili flakes or more
1 tsp salt
generous sprinkling of pepper
4 cups of kale, chopped relatively fine
1 standard box of pasta (bow ties are great)
Preheat the oven to 425F. Slice your eggplant in 1 1/4 inch thick rounds and place on a baking sheet. Cover each side generously with olive oil and place in the oven once it's preheated. Bake the eggplant for about 25 mins or until golden in colour (flip the eggplant around the halfway mark). When the eggplant is done chop it into bite sized pieces and set aside.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook pasta according to the directions.
Combine raisins with water and heat in microwave for 30 secs to plump them up. Add 2 tbsp of olive oil to a large pan. Once heated, add shallots and garlic. Cook until fragrant and translucent. Place chickpeas, corn, sun dried tomatoes, and chili flakes in the pan. Stir it around until the chickpeas and corn are warmed through. Add the raisins, kale, salt, and pepper. Cook until the kale is wilted then add the eggplant to the mix. Give everything a good mix about so that everything is well incorporated.
Plate it up and serve with croutons, if you desire.

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Devil’s Ride, a new book by Crystal Wilson, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.
Devil’s Ride is about a biker MC and a woman who faces a lot of obstacles in her life. This book has everything from romance to thrills, dominating, and being submissive as well. Readers can relate because we all have ups and downs and can resonate with the characters as they face challenges, loss, and pain. Devil’s Ride is a suspense that will leave you wanting more.
About the Author
Crystal Wilson is a mother of three beautiful kids: Logan, Carly, and Carson. She is the wife of an amazing, supportive husband named Jason.
Crystal loves to sing, dance, and just be a mother. As writing is her biggest passion, she likes to write mainly about romance, some actions, and thrillers.
Devil’s Ride is a 76-page hardcover with a retail price of $20.00 (eBook $15.00). The ISBN is 978-1-6491-3330-4. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For members of the press, to request a review copy, visit our virtual pressroom at http://dorrancepressroom.com or to buy the book visit our online bookstore at https://bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com/devils-ride/
MidWestGirls: Volume 1: The Things that Girls Do!, a new book by LaMar Paul, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.
It’s seventeen-year-old Rebecka Shaw’s first day of school at Bloomfield High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. During her first week of classes, Rebecka is forced into a sexual relationship with Amber. As she works through the shame of being taken advantage of, Becky continues to explore her budding sexuality with friends and classmates.
This beautiful urban tale of Rebecka navigating through life is an adaptive fiction that adapts to the current times of our culture. Once you give Rebecka a chance, you’ll find yourself walking in her footsteps as the story comes to life and relating to what she has to offer. Come let us ride this endless journey of love and see where it takes us.
About the Author
LaMar Paul’s community involvement includes donating to Meals on Wheels and attending town hall meets and special clubs. Hobbies include reading and being involved in urban books and screenplays. He also enjoys politics and some sports and helping out the less fortunate whenever he can.
LaMar has a degree in computers, so he is tech savvy. In high school his favorite subject was English, so he loves to play with the English language.
MidWestGirls: Volume 1: The Things that Girls Do! is a 150-page paperback with a retail price of $14.00 and eBook ($9.00). The ISBN is 978-1-6470-2252-5. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For members of the press, to request a review copy, visit our virtual pressroom at http://dorrancepressroom.com/midwestgirls-volume-1-the-things-that-girls-do/ or to buy the book visit our online bookstore at http://bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com/midwestgirls-volume-1-the-things-that-girls-do/


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Star Body Bling Willow Smith, Miley Cyrus & More: Too Young to Pierce? (PHOTOS)
Willow Smith, 11, is sporting a tongue ring—but she’s telling young fans it’s a fake. From Romeo Beckham’s double-pierced ears at age 2 to Miley Cyrus’s multiple piercings as a young teen, see more stars who went under the gun early.
Just when we thought we’d seen it all, pictures surfaced earlier this week of
Willow Smith, age 11, sporting a tongue ring. Amid heavy backlash from shocked fans and parents, the young singer quickly revealed that her ring was just a magnet. But she’s not the only young star to have experimented with piercings. See photos of nine other famous youngsters who are fans of the body-bling—and theirs are real.
Denis Doyle / Getty Images Romeo Beckham
In 2005, Victoria and David Beckham allowed their 2-year-old son,
Romeo, to get his ears pierced. While the media was quick to denounce the parenting move, David said simply, “It looks good.” He also said Romeo had had his ears pierced for a while. Is this how the Beckham boys get in their male bonding time?
Jim Smeal, WireImage / Getty Images Aaron Carter
Before he was doin’ time, he was setting trends. Shortly after the 2000 Grammy Awards, Aaron Carter got his left ear pierced at age 13. The small white circular earring he sported was an instant hit among his tween fans. Sadly, he forced to take in out later that year after it became infected.
Jim Smeal, WireImage / Getty Images Lindsay Lohan
Back in the days when we loved Lindsay for her innocence and family-friendly roles, she had her ears pierced for
The Parent Trap. Of course, it was totally necessary because it was the only way the twins could pull off their parent-swap. But don’t worry: she had them done before the piercing scene.
Just like fellow pop-star Aaron Carter, the N*SYNCer got his ear pierced when he was 13. Today, the earring has become a staple item for all things ’90s boy-band.
Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images Morgan Lily
Youngster Morgan Lily, born in 2000, is big name among child actors these days. Lily is an actress and child model and is known for her supporting roles in
He’s Just Not That Into You and X-Men: First Class. From a young age, Lily has been seen sporting earrings nearly the size of her tiny face.
Angelina Jolie recently took 5-year-old Shiloh and 6-year-old Zahara to get their ears pierced. Older sister Zahara went first, but Shiloh quickly backed out once she saw her sister cry out in pain. Guess she’ll be waiting until she’s a bit older.
Fox Searchlight / Everett Collection Nikki Reed
In the disturbing drama
Thirteen, Nikki Reed and Evan Rachel Wood play two crazy tweens who in one scene go to get their tongues pierced without parental consent. While Wood’s tongue was a fake suctioned on, Reed’s was indeed real. She was 14 when the film was made. SDFL, Sinky / Splash News Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus seems to be almost as famous for her role as Hannah Montana as she is for being a notoriously bad role model to young girls. For her 16th birthday, the starlet got her belly button pierced. Including her navel ring, she reportedly has nine piercings in total.
Isaac Brekken / Getty Images Kylie Jenner
Not only is Kylie Jenner a model, reality TV star, host, and teen idol, but the 14-year-old is also said to have eight holes in her left ear and four on her right. With so many jobs to juggle, when does she make time to get all her piercings?

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Vengeance-fuelled mayhem that will have you on the edge of your seat…
The Villainess (Aknyeo, 2017) immediately bursts onto the screen in a flurry of punching fists, flailing weapons and splattering gore, the camera’s first person point-of-view letting us see through the eyes of an unknown assailant as they easily cut though a sea of bad guys. It is an opening sequence so raw and technically incredible that you’re instantly hooked, finding yourself wide-eyed and slack-jawed at how it was ever achieved. And this is all before we’re even properly introduced to the female assassin doing all the ass-kicking.
Part revenge tale and part action thriller, this is familiar territory for those who’ve seen Oldboy (2003), The Raid (2011), and Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Oldboy a particularly obvious comparison due to it’s similar cryptic, vengeance-fuelled plot. While it would be simple to dismiss Byung-gil Jung’s film as being exactly the same as these, The Villainess quickly becomes its own fascinating beast, something achieved by its noirish story leanings and an intriguing, dazzlingly fierce central character whose gender is refreshingly never questioned or sexualised. Rather Sook-hee (Ok-bin Kim) is simply a woman hell-bent on revenge, a quest put on hold when she finds herself caught by a shady organisation who insist they only want the best for her – a second chance at life while also working for them. Of course she soon finds that there is more to this proposal than meets the eye.
Writer-director Byung-gil Jung isn’t forthcoming with information on who this woman is though, drip-feeding us glimpses into Sook-hee’s chequered past through interwoven flashbacks that sit seamlessly alongside the main narrative. And even then we always seem to be two steps behind what is happening, his and co-writer Byeong-sik Jung’s tale continuously twisting and turning until we don’t know who to trust. This complex storytelling approach can often be confusing to follow, but ultimately makes the end result all the more rewarding when the pieces do start to fall into place. It also gives The Villainess its compelling edge, keeping us gripped rather than painfully waiting for the next spectacular action sequence.
As impressive as the story is, it is these fight scenes that stay in your mind long after the film ends. From that opening, to a brawl in a Geisha house, a motorbike chase and a final pulse-racing highway pursuit, each is as incredible and inventive as the last, stunning and seemingly impossible choreography making each of these moments stand out amongst similar action films. Byung-gil Jung’s direction makes these sequences thrill even more through the use of inexplicable long takes, weaving the camera in and out of the fighting and placing us right amongst the carnage, blood splattering on the screen to really add to the feeling of being right alongside Sook-hee as she shoots, stabs and punches her way through each scenario.
Ok-bin Kim is brilliant in these moments, easily taking on the fast-paced choreography that is demanded of such a role, yet is also able to add a much-needed vulnerability to Sook-hee when the emotional side of the narrative calls for it. Her multi-layered performance is what makes the character wholly believable – a woman who is allowed to be a woman but whose day job just happens to be killing people. Despite her gravitas though, some may find the romantic angle that begins to emerge in the second half of the film a little too hard to swallow, especially when the melodrama during these times seems to be cranked up even more than the action.
This strand of Byung-gil Jung’s film is forgivable though when compared to what The Villainess is overall: an adrenaline-fuelled spectacle with the added bonus of a fascinating story. While there are many aspects that make this an exhilarating watch from start to finish, it is those stunning set pieces that stay with you and ensure you’ll want to visit Sook-hee and her world time and time again.
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Advent At Our Christian School & Students As “Brokers of Hope”
Born to set Thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us,
Let us find our rest in Thee.
Israel’s Strength and Consolation,
Hope of all the earth Thou art;
Dear Desire of every nation,
Joy of every longing heart.
The church sanctuary was deliberately darkened. Two nervous 12 year old children strained to reach the microphone and read the words of Isaiah and remind the congregation of what is coming. Light and hope to chase away darkness, or so said the prepared script on cardboard cutouts in sweaty palms. One of them struck a match against a box and attempted to light the stubborn candle, seemingly determined not to start. The nearly full matchbox was held too long too close to the match trying to light the candle. Suddenly a flame burst forth with a white flash as the entire box of matches started on fire, finally lighting the candle of hope. Everyone’s heart skipped a beat, and all gasped. I think I will always connect this story with the start of advent.
Christ’s birth was at time of intense darkness, and God’s seemingly silent treatment of the world and people he had made. His arrival, in a way, is properly represented by the flash of light in the above story. It got the full attention of people as it pierced the darkness, and then settled to a lone candle with its warm, hopeful glow. I can recall silence after things settled as the congregation all watched the single flame. Perhaps they were all too stunned to know what to do next!
The advent wreath of Christmas Day, with its five candles brilliantly glowing on a triumphant morning, begins with a single candle piercing the darkness. Students, teachers, and parents all crave hope. We cling to the notion that our heart’s desires will be realized. We console ourselves with the hope that some situations will not last forever. We cope with some situations simply because others have given us hope even though we don’t see or feel hope yet ourselves. These are the kind of people we wish our students to be as they go forth into their God-given place in this world desperate for hope. “Brokers of Hope” is how I’ve heard Christian Education condensed to a phrase.
We frame our understanding of the world and our place in it with the hope that comes from a long- expected Jesus. What a joy it is to know our students are being led in such deliberate, hope-filled paths on the road of faith. Praise the Lord for Christian education!


Just about every smartwatch on the market has physical buttons, but Apple would like to try something different in the near future.
The Apple Watch will reportedly get solid-state buttons that respond to touch, according to Fast Company. So far, Apple’s smartwatches have shipped with two buttons. The crown is for scrolling as well as going home while the other button makes a selection.
It would be similar to the home button on the iPhone 8 and iPhone 7. Apple uses haptic feedback to similar to the feeling of actually pressing a button. The MacBook and MacBook Pro also gained similar functionality for their Force Touch trackpads in 2015.
By switching over to solid-state buttons, the Apple Watch would become more water-resistant. The product could gain a larger battery, too, because touch-sensitive input requires less space.
Apple is likely to announce the Apple Watch Series 4 this fall alongside new iPhone models, but the solid-state buttons may be held off until 2019. The technology might not be ready for this year. If that’s the case, the Apple Watch Series 4 would be an incremental upgrade. The smartwatch for next year, though, would be the one to keep an eye on.


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Electric forklifts cut emissions at UK port
Electric Forklifts Cut Emissions at UK Port
March 26,2020 –GreenPort.com
A fleet of electric forklift trucks has arrived at a UK port as part of an ongoing effort to reduce emissions and make more use of renewable energy generated onsite. ABP Port of Hull’s new electric Linde Material Handling forklifts has rechargeable batteries that are easy to remove and charge within a 12 hour period, ensuring the vehicles are ready to go when required. ABP is currently installing a GB£6.8m solar array at the Port of Hull, set to be completed by contractors Custom Solar later this year. Longer-term the electric forklifts will be charged from the energy supplied by this solar array.


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Realistic design in 0 gauge!
The unique detailing of the 3D minis is rounded off with high quality hand painting and aging. This means that they can be used directly and enrich every diorama and every model railway layout in 0 gauge.
The signal tension mechanism ensures a realistic appearance and thus enables a detailed design of your model landscape.
1 piece, 7.8 x 1 cm, 5.8 cm high
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You didn’t think I was going to leave you with all the terrible news without giving you some lighter reading, did you? No worries, I found a ton of cool things for y’all to check out, though that’s not to say you might not have the occasional ragestroke. Come on in for a hefty dose of listicles, smart writing, hilarious satire, and PMag boyfriend Dulé Hill (you know that’s right). (As usual, trigger warnings for pretty much everything apply.)
I love the new White House PSA in which celebrities talk to men about ending sexual assault on college campuses. I do wish it didn’t fall into the annoying dude feminism trap of “What if it was your sister or daughter?” but mostly because I wish that wasn’t the only way that a lot of guys can relate to women’s issues.
- 23 ways feminists have made the world better for women, from PolicyMic.
- 7 lies we have to stop telling about African-American girls, from PolicyMic.
- 17 lies we need to stop teaching girls about sex, from PolicyMic.
- 8 most absurd lessons Americans teach kids about sex, from Salon
- 10 things not to say to a bisexual woman, from Cosmopolitan.
- 7 ways Bollywood is contributing to rape culture in India, from BuzzFeed.
- 13 snarky news headlines about women, improved, from BuzzFeed Community. (See more examples at The Vagenda Magazine on Twitter.)
- 18 books that changed how we felt about ourselves as women, from Huffington Post.
- Love, love, love the A.V. Club’s defense of the Bechdel Test and how it should actually be used. LOVE.
- Bustle looks at how we’re are affected by the barrage of images that chop up women’s bodies to depersonalize and sexualize them.
- Amanda Marcotte on the push to tell women that they’ll become mentally ill if they have an abortion.
- A new web app called Kitestring will let you set up an alert if you feel like you might be in a dangerous situation; it’ll send a preset message to your emergency contacts if you don’t check in during a specified timeframe to confirm that you’re OK. It won’t necessarily stop anything bad from happening to you, but at least your friends will get an alert to check on you.
- Karin Gillespie on being a chick lit writer in an MFA program that only valued Serious Literature.
- Shannon Barber on being a Black Queer Author and how people are shitty if you dare to write about characters like yourself.
- Katie Heaney talks about the random messages men feel entitled to send her because she exists on the Internet. Having gotten a couple of these myself after I went on Jeopardy! and people tracked me down, I really identified with her frustration that there’s really no good way to respond to them or even talk about them without provoking an escalation.
- Lindsey Averill talks about getting death threats after releasing a trailer for her film Fattitude on Kickstarter.
- Zelda Fitzgerald wasn’t “crazy,” she was manipulated, gaslighted, and plagiarized by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
- Jessica Valenti explains yet again that feminists don’t hate all men, just misogynists.
- A new study has found that people who consider themselves to be attractive also tend to believe this puts them in a higher social class than less attractive people, and they’re less likely to care about issues of inequality. Though, ignore the dumb headline, and I’m not thrilled with this article’s conclusion that you should spend more time and money making yourself look good if you want to succeed; instead, let’s stop thinking that attractive people are inherently smarter and better. After all, it’s not vain to recognize the reality that society rewards people for looking good, it’s just shitty to think you actually deserve to be treated better for being attractive.
- A brief history of the “not all men” argument, complete with a hilarious comic.
- When men try to dismiss women by giving them infantilizing nicknames in debates.
- Jonathan McIntosh on male gamer privilege.
- TK at Pajiba rips on the “incompetent dad” trope in movies like Moms’ Night Out.
- So apparently The Other Woman really sucks. But at least it gave us this headline! “The Other Woman: A Shit Sandwich Wrapped In Shit, Lovingly Placed In A Bag Made Entirely of Shit.”
- The ridiculous language differences in how we talk about George Clooney’s and Jennifer Aniston’s engagements.
- Christianity Today actually acknowledged that women can have sexual desire! And then reminded them that masturbating is sinful and they shouldn’t do it. Sigh.
Just for Fun
- Reductress has some exercise moves to help us tone our flabby winter labia. (I pretty much lost it at “Queef-Burpees.”)
- The Onion pokes fun at Disney, who’s built up enough much good will with Frozen that they can totally go back to making misogynistic movies.
- More from The Onion: Teen Boys Losing Virginity Earlier And Earlier, Report Teen Boys. Snort.
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Oh my time lords, so much to click!
Also, this (from the Time article) is equally gold and I want to pin it on my wall:
1. Sexism is a fake idea invented by feminists
2. Sexism happens, but the effect of “reverse sexism” on men is as bad or worse
3. Sexism happens, but the important part is that I personally am not sexist
4. Sexism happens, and I benefit from that whether or not I personally am sexist
5. Sexism happens, I benefit from it, I am unavoidably sexist sometimes because I was socialized that way, and if I want to be anti-sexist I have to be actively working against that socialization.
Bonus: also works for other social justice issues!
That ‘not all men’ comic is gold. GOLD.


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EFFECTS OF KENAF (Hibiscus Cannabinus L.) MUTANT LINES UNDER WATER STRESS CONDITION USING N-15 AND C-13 STABLE ISOTOPES
Kenaf is a fibrous plant which has potential in various industrial applications. The effects of water stress on growth and water relations of several Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) varieties were investigated. The control variety, V36 and two of its mutant lines were used in the study. Three watering regimes namely field capacity (FC), 45% of field capacity (45FC) and 75% of field capacity (75FC) were imposed on the plants. Each watering treatment and variety was replicated three times in a completely randomized design. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer were applied onto plants at two split applications. Soil water stress significantly reduced vegetative growth as measured by plant height, collar diameter growth, leaf development, pod numbers and stem yield. Highest nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and water use efficiency (WUE) were obtained through 45FC water treatment. The stem yield of S3 mutant population under FC treatment was the highest among other varieties. The S3 population is significantly used nitrogen and water efficiently than other populations. FC water treatment is suggested as the best application to grow kenaf, and the S3 mutant line is recommended to grow under moderate water stress condition if necessary.

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Saving the Team by Alex Morgan is a series of the kicks for children of ages 8 to 12 years. It is a story about believing in yourself and working as a team.
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Today we bring you a review of a true Coffee Lake-based 6-core notebook. Back late last year, Intel launched its mobile 8th Generation of processors, but they also told us there would be three different microarchitectures within the 8th Generation family, and today we look at the second.
Today we look at a Coffee Lake-based i7-8750H rather than the typical i7-8550U Kaby Lake-R processors we have seen in notebooks launched since the last holiday season. Now, GIGABYTE has designed this notebook to be a sleek gaming machine. Our model has a GTX 1070 Max-Q GPU, a 144Hz FHD IPS display, and a huge battery.
It might be the first time that six core mobile processors have widely proliferated the market, now let's see what they do in a well-packaged notebook from GIGABYTE.
The AERO 15 offers an i7-8750H 45W processor with six cores and 12 threads, a 2.2Ghz base clock with a 4.1GHz boost clock. Our model uses a very thin bezel 15.6" 1080P 144Hz IPS anti-glare display with X-Rite Pantone certification. Our model came with a 500Gb M.2 drive and 16GB of memory, but those can both be expanded (although if you do it, you will void the warranty).
We also have the model with the GTX 1070 built-in with Max-q technology. The notebook also carries a huge 94.24 Wh battery, which is quite large. GIGABYTE claims up to 10 hours of battery life.
The notebook also has the latest in connectivity built in, including ThunderBolt 3, 2x2 Wireless-AC, 1Gbit LAN, USB 3.1, and HDMI 2.0. The notebook measures in at 14x9.8x0.74" (WxDxH), and weighs in at roughly 4.5lbs. The keyboard has per key programmable RGB support as well.
The AERO 15 starts at $1,999, our model is $2,299, and there is one model at $2,500 that offers a UHD display and Windows 10 Pro. If you pre-order our specific model, the Aero 15X v8-BK4 you will get a free Aero Beats headset.
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A couple of interesting things. No more zeiss or swarovski. There is a pic of a F3 with a sling attachment. The lightest weight of the R8 safari is 4.9kg compared to my 3.6kg R93 with a 416 Safari barrel.
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mchughcb wrote:A couple of interesting things. No more zeiss or swarovski. There is a pic of a F3 with a sling attachment. The lightest weight of the R8 safari is 4.9kg compared to my 3.6kg R93 with a 416 Safari barrel.
In my experience R8s are not THAT much heavier than the comparable R93 so I got my R8 Pro Safari stock out and put my 416 Safari weight barrel and corresponding parts together to weigh. 9.27lbs or 4.21kg without scope or mount. This pro safari stock has a kick stop installed and the slightly thicker Blaser factory pad. It is not the “big bore” steel receiver stock. Perhaps that is the one you saw in the catalog? Or perhaps it was with a smaller bore safari weight barrel.
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Yet the physical damage lasts a life time.mchughcb wrote:Luckily the insanity only lasts a few micro seconds at a time lol!
But importantly, is there anything new coming out?
I'm soft and I don't care.