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Q: MKMapView randomly panning to Antarctica I have an app set in San Francisco, which plots points on a map.  Once the points are plotted, I use this code to zoom and pan the map to fit all the points:
//BASE_RADIUS = 0.0144927536
- (MKCoordinateRegion)regionFromLocations:(NSArray*)locations {
    if([locations count] <= 0) {
        MKCoordinateRegion region = self.mapView.region;
        return region;
    }

    CLLocationCoordinate2D upper = [[locations objectAtIndex:0] coordinate];
    CLLocationCoordinate2D lower = [[locations objectAtIndex:0] coordinate];

    // FIND LIMITS
    for(MapPinModel *eachLocation in locations) {
        if([eachLocation coordinate].latitude > upper.latitude) upper.latitude = [eachLocation coordinate].latitude;
        if([eachLocation coordinate].latitude < lower.latitude) lower.latitude = [eachLocation coordinate].latitude;
        if([eachLocation coordinate].longitude > upper.longitude) upper.longitude = [eachLocation coordinate].longitude;
        if([eachLocation coordinate].longitude < lower.longitude) lower.longitude = [eachLocation coordinate].longitude;
    }

    // FIND REGION
    MKCoordinateSpan locationSpan;
    locationSpan.latitudeDelta = upper.latitude - lower.latitude;
    locationSpan.longitudeDelta = upper.longitude - lower.longitude;
    if(locationSpan.latitudeDelta < BASE_RADIUS) { locationSpan.latitudeDelta = BASE_RADIUS; }
    if(locationSpan.longitudeDelta < BASE_RADIUS) { locationSpan.longitudeDelta = BASE_RADIUS; }  //the smallest it gets is a mile.

    CLLocationCoordinate2D locationCenter;
    locationCenter.latitude = (upper.latitude + lower.latitude) / 2;
    locationCenter.longitude = (upper.longitude + lower.longitude) / 2;

    MKCoordinateRegion region = MKCoordinateRegionMake(locationCenter, locationSpan);
    return region;
}

I then zoom the map to this region using:
MKCoordinateRegion region = [self regionFromLocations:_data];
[mapView setRegion:region animated:YES];  //shows all the pins

This works about 95% of the time. The other five percent, the map zooms to Antarctica.  The strange thing is, I've caught the zoom in the debugger once, and the coordinates are inside San Francisco.  Any ideas on what may be happening here?

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Both Czech pilots in the Red Bull Air Race at Cannes has disappointing finishes. The second leg of the eight-race season was held April 21–22 at the town famous for its film festival. This was the first time the Red Bull Air Race season had an event in France.
Martin Šonka of Team Šonka finished eighth due to a penalty, and after two races is in overall fifth place. Petr Kopfstein of Team Spielberg didn't make it out of the Round of 14 and finished ninth. He is in overall 12 place out of 14 pilots.
Australian pilot Matt Hall won the Canned race and is in second place overall. American pilot Michael Goulian came in third place but leads in the overall ranking.
In an official statement, the Red Bull Air Race Race committee explained why it disqualified Šonka from the Round of Eight due to a technical infringement of the rules.
"Due to evidence found after the end of the Round of Eight in Cannes, France, on April 22, Team Šonka has been disqualified by the Race Committee for a technical infraction. He exceeded the 2950 RPM limit for 4.4 seconds. He finishes the race in eighth place," the statement said.
Šonka said the problem was due to a failure of an automated system. "I'm very, very, very, very disappointed. It's another technical issue which has decided the race for us. This time it was the RPM. It looks like we were two seconds longer in the maximum RPM because the automatic system we have didn't react properly in the Start Gate, and therefore it was four seconds over the RPM limit. You're only allowed to be there for two seconds," Šonka said.
"It's a technical issue we have to solve. … I've been competing in sports since I was five years old so I know that this is part of sport. It's not pleasant, but I'm thinking about how we can fix the race plane rather than the emotional side of the problem," he added.
The race started well for Šonka. The first flight was without penalty, though the plane's system actually showed the wrong speed. "We actually flew slower than the data showed," he said.
Šonka also faced technical issues in the season's first race in Abu Dhabi in March, which also cost him a penalty. "After one problem was solved, the second came. We downloaded the data and found that we exceeded the maximum speed by two seconds longer than allowed. It is again a technical defect, the second time in a row and it cost a lot of points. It just cannot happen. It is hard to describe the disappointment," he said.
Šonka says the technical issues will not be fixed before the next race in Chiba, Japan, on May 26 and 27. The replacement of the engine cylinders, which Šonka hoped to do before the Cannes race, also will not be made before Japan.
"There will be only three days there, and no test flights. … It's a very unpleasant start to the season but we have six races to go and we have to raise our heads. And above all, make sure that things like this will not happen again," he said.
Fellow Czech pilot Petr Kopfstein didn't face serious technical issues, but still scored low in the race.
"I didn't find the right mixture – the plane wasn't as fast as we expected. I didn't see any major mistake but maybe in the last VTM I pulled a little too soft; I think maybe that's where I lost it. So congratulations to Juan. But we are improving in every race," he said.
Kopfstein flew against Spanish pilot Juan Velarde in the Round of 14 and was eliminated at that stage.
Velarde advanced to the Round of Eight but lost to German pilot Matthias Dolderer, who finished the race in second place.
After Japan, the race season will return to Europe for an event in Budapest on June 23–24. The season will end in November.


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Moscow Piano Open International Competition
In the winter of 2019, from 16 to 20 December, the European Foundation for Support of Culture, in cooperation with the Gnessin Children's School of Music, held an Moscow Piano Open International Competition in Moscow, the capital city of Russia.
Moscow was founded in 1147. Today it is one of the world's cultural capitals. The city's most popular tourist sites include the Kremlin, Red Square, St Basil's Cathedral, the Ostankino TV Tower, the Lenin Mausoleum and the Tretyakov Gallery. The list is almost endless. In addition, Moscow boasts many world-famous theatres and concert halls, such as the Bolshoi Theatre, the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre, the Moscow Art Theatre, the Taganka Theatre and many others.
The Moscow Piano Open International Competition for talented young musicians was held in two stages at the organ hall of the Gnessin Children's School of Music. The competition programme included a compulsory performance of works by Maltese composers. The event concluded with a gala concert featuring the winners, as well as renowned classical music performers.
The jury was made up of prominent musicians, such as Mikhail Khokhlov (Russia), Honored Artist of Russia and director of the Gnessin Children's Music School; Grigory Gruzman (Germany), director of the Department of Keyboard Instruments and Professor of Piano at the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar; Yossi Tavor (Israel), a music critic, cultural observer, television and radio journalist and presenter at Orpheus Radio, and many others.
The total prize fund of the contest amounted to €17,000.
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In late 2018, a group of women sales and marketing executives came together with a common mission: to advance the careers of women in revenue positions. The new organization is called Women in Revenue and we are working to provide networking and mentorship programs. While new groups have formed to advance women's leadership in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), there are very few groups for women in other executive positions, namely those that drive company growth. In order to assess the state of female revenue leaders, Women in Revenue began with a survey at the end of 2018.


The SC16C650B is a Universal Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter (UART) used for serial data communications. Its principal function is to convert parallel data into serial data, and vice versa. The UART can handle serial data rates up to 3 Mbit/s.
The SC16C650B is pin compatible with the ST16C650A and it will power-up to be functionally equivalent to the 16C450. Programming of control registers enables the added features of the SC16C650B. Some of these added features are the 32-byte receive and transmit FIFOs, automatic hardware or software flow control and infrared encoding/decoding. The selectable auto-flow control feature significantly reduces software overload and increases system efficiency while in FIFO mode by automatically controlling serial data flow using RTS output and CTS input signals. The SC16C650B also provides DMA mode data transfers through FIFO trigger levels and the RXRDY and TRXRDY signals. On-board status registers provide the user with error indications, operational status, and modem interface control. System interrupts may be tailored to meet user requirements. An internal loopback capability allows on-board diagnostics.
The SC16C650B operates at 5 V, 3.3 V and 2.5 V, and the industrial temperature range, and is available in plastic PLCC44, LQFP48, and HVQFN32 packages.
Pin compatibility with the industry-standard ST16C450/550, TL16C450/550, PC16C450/550. Software compatible with ST16C650.
1. For data bus pins D7 to D0, see Table 26 "Limiting values".


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By Nation First News Last updated May 25, 2019
Nation First News: She was just 18 when her father was fighting one of the toughest battles of his career in 2014. As a young kid, she was part of her father's campaign and saw how things were unfolded. Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra (Lulu) was the most favourite to win that battle, but suffered a shock defeat to BJD's Sanjay Dasburma. He lost the polls by 1,341 votes. A lot of conspiracy theory had surfaced. In 2009 too, Lulu had lost to Sanjay by 4,886 votes.
Lulu Mohapatra recovered from that shock, was raring to go, but lost the battle against the ultimate truth of life – death. He passed away in 2016 at the age of 52. After his demise, the legacy came to his daughter Upasna Mohapatra. But, as she was not eligible to contest the polls, Lulu's brother Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra took the charge with the help of Upasna who left no stones unturned to turn the tide in Bramhagiri. And, BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan extended full support to the Uncle-Niece duo.
As Laitendu (BJP) defeated Sanjay Dasburma (BJD) by 2,130 votes to regain the lost pride of his family, Upasna took it to social media with the following message:
Ishant Sharma puts India in Driver's Seat in Antigua…
"We did it, Baba! Your seat is back home. Brahmagiri embraced us yet again, Baba!
Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra emerged as the victor in #Brahmagiri and we couldn't be more grateful to people of Brahmagiri and our Lulu Sena family who stood by us through everything.
Satyamev Jayate! Satyamev Jayate! Satyamev Jayate!
We have waited for 10 years to witness this moment. Dear #Brahmagiri , thank you for blessing us! Thank you for this fitting tribute to my Baba. Thank you #BJP for giving us this platform."
It was a fitting tribute from a Daughter to her Father, who would feel proud of her wherever he is today.
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Preparing for baby has involved a whole lot of sorting through just about everything we've ever owned, hoarded or stuff we didn't even know we were keeping. As the pre-baby jitters start kicking in, I'm anxious to finish the little one's nursery. But there are still a few final things to sort through before Project Nursery can finally get underway.
I've been wracking my brains about what to do with a huge black bag full of photographs that were just loitering in the spare room. Photographs ranging from three decades of my life. Some unbelievably shocking, (and should be burnt) but most were pieces of history from a lifetime of fun and love. Photos that aren't necessarily frame worthy, but were too precious and too damn hilarious to store up in a dusty loft to never be appreciated or shared with friends and family whenever a moment of nostalgia crept over us.
Being short on time and space I knew I didn't want to spend hours compiling the photos to albums that would take up valuable shelf space and inevitably collect dust. Not to mention that they were numerous (zillions) not-so-glamorous photographs from university nights out, that were certainly not worth a slot in a photo album. We've all got them. Those horrendous photos where at the time, you thought you were so cool. Either way, they will come in handy when I'm old and grey and I need reminding of the days when I was young…and drunk and wore outrageously short skirts and massively overdid it in the fake tan department.
Scouring the internet for storage ideas, I stumbled upon The Basket Company…an interior's dream with a huge range of beautiful baskets for pretty much all your household and lifestyle needs. From storage, laundry and decor to gardens, gifts and pets, they have a gorgeous basket that would be perfectly practical and yet super stylish for your entire home. I was literally spoilt for choice mooching through their range of storage trunks and I finally decided that the Grey Rattan Storage Trunk Chest would not only provide an excellent solution to storing my photographs, but it would suit our living space just brilliantly.
As soon as it arrived I immediately set to work organising my history into envelopes, ready to bury the most incriminating years at the bottom of my new basket, keeping the more precious towards the top…as you do. We wouldn't want any of those shameful snaps escaping now would we?
What I love about the storage trunk is that it is such good quality. It looks so stylish and yet feels really robust, that if one day I needed to use it to store toys I know it will stand the test of time with a little sprog dipping in and out of it several times a day. It also compliments our living room perfectly. With our neutral tones and shades, the basket sits proudly against the wall finished off with a couple of decorative cushions to give it a more homely feel. The basket has the added bonus of the buckle straps, which I know will come in handy once our little one starts to explore (wreck) it's lovely home. I can't wait. I will most definitely be returning to The Basket Company in the future, with such an extensive range of items to choose from in an array of sizes, styles and practicalities, I know that their products will work for us as our little family grows and our household needs expand.
How do you store all your old photographs? Do you have any storage tips when preparing for a new baby…? Let me know in the comments below!
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Alberta plans green incentives to sweeten pot for U.S. on Keystone XL
David Manning is shown in a photo released on Friday Feb. 1, 2013. The Alberta government is choosing energy experience over political acumen to represent the province's interests in Washington and Ottawa.
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Published February 4, 2013 Updated May 11, 2018
Alberta could offer up new environmental initiatives for oil sands development to show the Obama administration that approving the Keystone XL pipeline to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries will not increase pollution, says the Canadian province's new envoy in Washington.
Alberta, anxious to tap new markets in the United States for its growing volumes of oil, has already boosted monitoring of the impacts of oil-sands projects on northern waterways. It also has established a land-use plan for the region to protect some areas, said David Manning, appointed by Premier Alison Redford last week as the province's envoy in Washington.
"We have much more in our toolbox, and I think this is all about transparency and sharing information, and I'm just going to be one piece of that," Mr. Manning told Reuters in an interview Monday from Edmonton, where he was being briefed in advance of travelling to Washington next week.
Mr. Manning said he expects much of his work to involve promoting pipelines that move Alberta energy supplies to market, initially TransCanada Corp's long-delayed, $5.3-billion Keystone XL pipeline.
He did not offer specific concessions that the province could make as it seeks to persuade the U.S. State Department that the contentious project makes economic and energy-security sense.
The department is in charge of vetting Keystone XL because it would cross the Canada-U.S. border.
New U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, as former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is well versed in Canadian and Alberta issues, said Mr. Manning, who was the head of Canada's oil lobby in the 1990s.
"He's committed to sustainability and the environment, and so is the administration and so is Alberta," Mr. Manning said. "And the premier made it clear that she's anxious to engage in that conversation, and she will clearly lead that conversation. But to the extent that I can support it, I will."
The State Department's decision on Keystone had been expected in the first quarter of this year, but a U.S. government source said last week that the timeline is likely to slip to at least June.
Mr. Manning said he was not surprised by the delay given the regulatory steps remaining. These include issuing supplementary and final environmental impact statements and inviting comments for them.
This is TransCanada's second attempt to get Keystone XL approved. U.S. President Barack Obama rejected it last year, saying it needed rerouting around a sensitive area of Nebraska.
"If they chose to abbreviate ongoing processes, then that might have given us an earlier decision. But I think it's in everybody's interest that the regulatory process play out to its completion," he said.
Alberta is already the largest foreign supplier of energy to the United States. But limited export capacity has played a big role in pulling the price of its heavy oil to less that half the value of a barrel of international benchmark Brent crude.
The situation last month prompted Ms. Redford to warn of a $6-billion revenue shortfall in the upcoming budget, and to redouble efforts to try to convince Washington that the 830,000-barrel-a-day Keystone XL pipeline would benefit the economies of Canada and the United States.
Environmentalists and many U.S. politicians firmly oppose the project. They say it will only foster more oil sands development, leading to a surge in greenhouse gas emissions due to energy-intensive production methods.
Some environmental groups also complain that moves such as joint federal-provincial water monitoring and the Lower Athabasca regional plan, approved last year, do not go far enough in capping development.
Mr. Manning, who will earn $275,000 a year in his post, is no stranger to cross-border energy issues. He was most recently senior vice-president and head of the energy practice at Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a Boston engineering firm.
A one-time deputy energy minister in Alberta, Mr. Manning spent 10 years as an executive vice-president at National Grid Plc's KeySpan unit.
He was also head of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers from 1995 through 1999, representing oil and gas producers during negotiations for the Kyoto Protocol.
First nations representative abandons Northern Gateway review process
Redford names energy industry veteran as Alberta's envoy to Ottawa, Washington
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Redford shuffles ministers as Alberta focuses on bottom line
Ottawa tentatively approves Irving Oil's west-to-east pipeline
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This collection provides access to 655 pages of American material from the Tarleton papers. MAP states, "The Tarleton family were influential merchants in Liverpool during the 18th century. The main focus of these papers is on their business interests in Britain and the West Indies. Their trade also gave them social standing and influence. One of them became the mayor of Liverpool and another family member considered standing as an MP. Through revealing merchants' social and financial gains from this trade, these papers show how the two combined in Liverpool society."
For details about this database, click here to go to this collection's CRL Review.
This collection provides access to 25,432 pages of Tudway of Wells Antiguan Estate papers, 1689-1907. MAP states, "The Tudway of Wells papers are the most complete surviving private records pertaining to an Antiguan Sugar plantation; due in no small part to the arms-length nature of the plantation's ownership rendering correspondence between owners and managers essential. A combination of statistical ledgers and narrative correspondence yields quantitative and qualitative information to the researcher. The period covered by these records encompasses the un-phased transition of Antiguan slaves from slavery to waged work. In relation to the history of colonialism there are records of how much was paid for slaves, how much was raised through sales of sugar, details of how the operations of the plantation were managed, work regimes, and a virtually complete set of annual accounts for the Parham Plantation from 1689 to 1920. The correspondence between the Tudway family in Britain and their plantation managers in Antigua includes work regimes, health conditions among labourers, and the management practices of attorneys, managers and overseers. The post-1834 content has received little attention over the years, despite its coverage of the post-emancipation societal transition period and the historical significance of this period in setting and entrenching the cultural paradigm from which an independent Antigua would have to emerge. Derived from the online guide by Dr Kenneth Morgan."
This collection provides access to 10,219 pages of Papers of the Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies, 1694-1709. MAP states, "The Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies, better known as the Darien Company, was created by Act of the Scots Parliament on 26 June 1695, receiving royal assent from King William II of Scotland (William III of England), almost 100 years after the 'Union of the crowns'. The intention was for Scotland set up trading colonies around the globe after the model of other European nations at that time, beginning with a settlement on the Darien Isthmus near present-day Panama. This BRRAM collection includes all the principal manuscripts at the National Library of Scotland on the doomed scheme, and complements the earlier published collection of documents held in the archives of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). While the bulk of these papers date from 1696 through to 1707, including copies of the general journals for the Company, the collection also contains certain miscellaneous documents which antedate by two years the legal incorporation of the Company, and others that span the period of its dissolution up to 1709. The quality and variety of financial documents and in the amount of correspondence are remarkable, the bulk dating from the initial period to 1700, culminating in the return of survivors from the second disastrous expedition to Darien. Among the former category are numerous subscription books, dating from 1696. In addition there are account books, detailed cash books and receipts, trading ledgers and promissory notes, the book of the Company's store & warehouse keeper at the port in Leith, together with lists of goods shipped. The minute books and journals of the principal of the Company's committees also survive. The enterprise was motivated by the desire to invigorate an ailing Scottish economy and, at the same time, to compete with the Honourable East India Company, established in England in 1600. However, the massive debts incurred as a result of the collapse of this initiative in 1699 were perhaps the chief factor which drew Scotland into the 'Act of Union' of 1707. As such, these manuscripts are significant not only to the study of British trade with the Americas in the late 17th century, but also the sweeping political and economic changes that gave rise to the forging of Great Britain. In addition, they provide a detailed and comprehensive, yet manageable, record of the systems and processes by which European colonisation and trade might be spread. Accompanied by an online guide to the collection."
This collection provides access to 1,890 from The papers of William Davenport & Co., 1745-1797. MAP states, "William Davenport was a Liverpool merchant and British slave trader. From the late 1740s till the early 1790s, he invested regularly in the African slave trade and was a partner in slaving ventures with other leading merchant Liverpool families. These papers from Keele University Library are accompanied by an online guide to the collection by Professor David Richardson, Hull University."


SSGA Launches ETFs Designed to Provide Investors Access to "New Economy"
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), State Street Global Advisors, the asset management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), announced the launch of three SPDR ETFs tracking Kensho New Economies indices. Designed to complement State Street Global Advisors' existing sector and industry SPDR ETF suite, the new ETFs may help investors by providing both tactical and long-term innovative investment ideas with a transparent, rules-based approach.
"We are continuously looking for opportunities to provide investors with the tools necessary for tapping into key market trends and new economic developments," said Nick Good, co-head of the Global SPDR business at State Street Global Advisors. "With the launch of XKII, XKST and XKFS, investors can make targeted allocations providing exposure to the firms behind the emerging trends that are reshaping our economy, and very way of life."
The SPDR Kensho Intelligent Structures ETF seeks to track the Kensho Intelligent Infrastructure Index. This index aims to capture companies providing advanced products and services in the areas of smart building infrastructure, smart power grids, intelligent transportation infrastructure, and intelligent water infrastructure.
The SPDR Kensho Smart Mobility ETF seeks to track the Kensho Smart Transportation Index. This index aims to capture companies providing advanced products and services in the areas of autonomous vehicles, drones and drone technology for civilian / commercial application, and advanced transport systems.
The SPDR Kensho Future Security ETF seeks to track the Kensho Future Security Index. This index aims to capture companies providing advanced products and services in the areas of cyber security, advanced border security, and the following areas for military application: robotics, drones and drone technologies, space technology, wearable technologies and virtual or augmented reality activities.
Having launched the first sector ETFs more than 19 years ago, State Street Global Advisors is a leading provider of both sector and industry ETFs. SSGA's suite of US-listed sector and industry SPDR ETFs now includes 36 funds with more than $160 billion in assets as of December 21, 2017.


The short and sweet answer: Yes… But you need to be super careful if you choose to do so.
First, there are a LOT of warnings out there about exercising in a supine position after the first trimester. The general advice is to avoid lying on you back because it may cause reduced blood flow. There is some debate however whether this advice is actually necessary. Floor exercises on the back appear to be OK unless you gets dizzy or the fetal heart rate response is abnormal. If one of these problems occurs, the woman should turn on her left side. Remember, lying still under the weight of the enlarged womb compresses and blocks the large vein that returns blood to the heart (inferior vena cava). My experience indicates that as long as the legs and torso are moving, interference with blood flow back to the heart should not be a problem. Whether you decide to perform exercises on your back after the first trimester is a personal decision based on how you feel and what your doctor recommends. Just be aware that you won't necessarily cause harm to your baby or yourself if you do.
Second, it is important to be aware that a separation of the abdominal muscles can occur during pregnancy, called diastasis recti. Diastasis recti results from the growing uterus pushing against the abdominal wall, which is susceptible to separating because of a hormonally-induced softening of the fibrous band that connects the recti muscles. Factors contributing to an increased risk of diastasis recti are being over 35, having poor abdominal muscle tone, having a multiple pregnancy, delivering a baby with a high birth weight, and engaging in aggressive abdominal exercises, especially crunches, during pregnancy. Be sure to monitor your midsection or have your doctor monitor you for diastasis recti. I generally recommend not doing any standard crunches or standard planks during pregnancy for this very reason and the exercises below offer better alternatives to these moves.
For those of you who are interested in a nutritional guide for your pregnancy, you may purchase the Fit For Two bundle below which also includes my Eat Clean, Get Lean plan for just $5 more! That is a $15 savings!


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The truth about energy gels for running
When you're taking on a half, full marathon or other running endurance challenge it's important to fuel yourself properly. Getting your pre-race breakfast planned to a tee and knowing exactly how to refuel after training sessions are part of the sports nutrition puzzle but it's the bit in between – the mid-run fuelling – that can be the most critical.
That's where energy gels come in. Gels are often singled out as the most convenient way to take on energy on the move. However, with a vast range of products, claiming all kinds of benefits amid a sea of marketing buzzwords, it can be hard to work out what you actually need.
But help is at hand. If you're new to running gels, or you still find race-day fuelling a bit baffling, here's everything you need to know about the fuel source runners have come to rely on.
What are energy gels?
After running for around 90 minutes your body's available glycogen stores will be depleted and if you don't keep your carb levels topped up, you're booking yourself a First Class seat on the Struggle Bus. Hitting the dreaded wall, bonking, blowing up – whatever you call it – failing to refuel will have negative effects on your performance.
The problem: it's tricky to eat while you run at faster paces or higher intensities, so gels provide an easy, portable source of carbs – think of them as a concentrated sports drink – that provides energy on the move without having to down lots of fluid or chew your way through solid food.
Where gels differ from a banana, dried fruit and other foods you might also see on a marathon aid station table, is that the carbs in gels are designed to be absorbed more easily and more quickly by your body to give you an instant bump in energy and keep you running strong. Ideally without putting too much strain on your stomach. More on that later.
Some gel varieties also include caffeine to give you a mental boost and electrolytes to aid your hydration, and these can be handy for longer events and hot days. Other gels might also contain branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) that aim to help reduce muscle damage and increase resistance to fatigue.
What are the benefits of running gels?
Energy gels aren't the only way to fuel. You can drink carb drinks, chew on energy blocks or bars, eat bananas or real food, for example. But gels have some practical and physiological benefits over those types of running nutrition.
No chewing required: Top of the list is that they provide a substantial energy hit without chewing (as you would with energy bars or fruit) or the need to down lots of fluid (as you would with sports drinks).
Easy to digest: In theory, the consistency of gels also makes them easier on the stomach than solid foods, and faster to absorb, particularly while the body is already diverting blood that would be used for digestion elsewhere to cope with the exertion of running.
Easy to carry: Then there's portability. They're designed to be easy to use, made in small sachets that you can stash in a running belt with tear-off tabs at the top making them quick to open. Gels are also designed to have the optimum levels of carbs in each serving so you can manage your intake more effectively than you might grabbing a handful of raisins or jelly babies.
Are all sports gels the same?
No matter which gel you go for, it'll offer a source of quickly digestible carbs but not all gels deliver that energy the same way. Some may be thicker or more watery than others, but this is mostly a matter of personal taste. There are three general categories:
Energy gels: Your classic option. Some of these can be rather dense and you'll often need to chase them with a swig of water. On the plus side, the more concentrated the gel the smaller its sachet, meaning you'll have extra space in your race belt. However, unless you're carrying water, you'll have to time your gel intake with the race aid stations.
Isotonic gels: These have a thinner texture thanks to added water and tend to come in bigger sachets, since the added liquid increases their volume. Some people feel comfortable having these without water, but others may like to drink alongside them too. Some isotonic gels also include key electrolytes such as potassium, sodium and magnesium to boost your hydration. Veloforte's nectar range contain enough water to make them super easy to swallow but at 33g each, are still neat enough not to weigh you down.
Caffeine gels: Some energy gels have added caffeine to pep you up, which can boost focus on short distance runs or save the day when you're at the latter stages of a long event and you need to lift the fog of fatigue. Veloforte Doppio gel packs 75mg of natural caffeine (that's the equivalent of a large espresso) along with 22g of carbs plus essential electrolytes.
When is the best time to use energy gels?
There's no right or wrong answer when it comes to timing your gel intake, as everyone processes sugar at a different rate. As a rule of thumb though, try having your first gel at around 60 to 75 minutes into your run and wait at least 45 minutes between each one. You'll feel them kick in three-to-15 minutes after eating, depending on how quickly your body absorbs the sugar into your bloodstream.
The key thing to remember here, is that if you feel like you're already hitting the wall, you've left it too long to take a gel. Feelings of mild frustration and negativity can also be signs that you're low on energy. When little things on course start to irritate you there's a good chance it's because you're a mid-run version of hangry!
To avoid this altogether, some runners like to eat to a timetable. It can pay to make a fuelling plan and set an alert on your running watch. Or, if you're doing a long race, you can use the water stations as your trigger to eat and you can easily grab water if you need it then too.
How many running gels will you need for a race?
The number of sports gels you need will depend on how long your race is. For a half marathon people tend to take two to three gels with them, or five to six gels for a full marathon. But it's also smart to find your own levels in your training runs.
As a place to start, it's recommended by the American College of Sports Medicine that you take in roughly 0.7g of carbohydrate per 1kg of body weight per hour. If you weigh 70kg, therefore, you should aim to take in 49g carbohydrates per hour. Nb: Your body can absorb up to 90g of carbs per hour.
Types of sugar used in running gels
Glucose syrup: You may have heard of this before as it's a form of liquid sugar that's also used in baking and confectionery.
Fructose: This is a simple sugar that occurs naturally in fruit. It's sweeter than standard sugar (AKA sucrose) by 170%, so it's often not a big component of sports gels – it would be too sickly. Also, fructose takes much longer for your body to convert into fuel, meaning on its own it's not a good option for running gels which are designed to give you a quick boost.
Maltodextrin: One of the most common carbs in gels maltodextrin is less sweet than most sugars. It's also cheap to produce from the starch of rice, potatoes or corn.
Glucose: Fructose mix: Glucose and fructose are often blended in gels to give your body the maximum amount of carbs, giving you quick-release energy from glucose and slower release energy from fructose. This dual-fuel combination uses two different transit methods to allow your body to absorb both sugars simultaneously. Veloforte Nectars use glucose (from brown rice syrup) and fructose (from date syrup) for exactly this purpose, increasing the amount of glycogen in your muscles and liver, boosting your performance without risking an upset stomach.
What are the possible downsides of running gels and how can you avoid them?
While energy gels are a valuable addition to your race-day arsenal, there can be some potential downsides to using them.
GI distress
Here's the issue: If you don't take on enough water with your gels, your body will struggle to absorb them effectively, leaving them to sit in your stomach and potentially feed its natural bacteria. This can lead to unpleasant GI drama like cramps, bloating and diarrhoea – exactly what you don't need in the middle of a marathon.
How to solve this: You can avoid this by drinking water with your gels and opting for products which aren't too high in sugar or synthetic ingredients. Veloforte's range of energy nectars for running contains sugar from natural sources such as dates and rice, which are much easier on the stomach than other options.
Synthetic flavours
Here's the issue: Many people don't enjoy sickly, synthetic tasting gels, meaning they put off taking them or even avoid them altogether, which can result in hitting the wall and losing out on a stronger performance.
How to solve this: Opt for gels made with natural ingredients and flavourings, such as the Veloforte range. As the only nutrition brand to have ever been given a Great Taste Award, our products are powerful and delicious in equal measure.
Energy spikes
Here's the issue: As we mentioned above, gels which solely use glucose are digested and absorbed very quickly by the body. This can lead to a powerful energy spike (good) followed by a crash (not good).
How to solve this: Since Veloforte gels blend glucose and fructose, they provide a more steady energy release to keep you powered up for longer.
Practical tips for using running gels
Train with your running gels first: The whole adage 'nothing new on race day' rings particularly true for energy gels for running. As you run, your body diverts blood flow away from your digestive system and towards the muscles. This means that your stomach may not be well-equipped to process the gels you've given them, which can result in a gastrointestinal nightmare of sorts. By practising with gels on long runs in training, your body will adapt to digesting on the go and you'll be less likely to suffer on race day.
ALWAYS take your gels with water: Even if you don't feel thirsty, have a few sips of water with your gels. This helps your body absorb them more quickly and stops you getting dehydrated. If you're taking isotonic gels then you might be fine without extra water, but bear in mind that they don't contain as many carbs as other gels.
Alternate between caffeine and non-caffeine gels: You probably wouldn't down a double espresso every half hour for hours on end, so don't do it with gels. Double-check how much caffeine is in the gels you use, and switch between caffeinated and non-caffeinated varieties to avoid going overboard.
Don't mix gels and carb drinks: Stick to water, as mixing carbs from too many products can be unpredictable when it comes to how you'll digest them.
Don't wash gels down with sports drinks: Gels are basically concentrated sports drinks, so if you take both you risk bombarding your stomach with sugar. This can lead to nausea or GI distress, neither of which are components of a good race.
Take smaller portions of energy gels if your stomach is upset: If you find downing whole gels hard to stomach, especially in the later stages of a race, try taking smaller amounts more regularly. If you've got a belt with space where you can store gels individually, that's ideal – you can take a small amount every 15 minutes or so without risking the sachet's contents exploding in your belt.
One last thing – just like your running shoes, the nutrition you take on board to fuel your running should be unique to you and the best way to get to fine-tune your fuelling strategy is trial and error.
Having said that, we've worked hard to create nectars that eliminate the biggest issues with traditional energy gels. And so starting with our range is a faster way to happy fuelling.


Composite Pipe is made of five layers. The inside & outside layers comprise of HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) tightly bonded with melt adhesives to intermediate layer of Aluminum Core, which is longitudinally overlapped. These Pipes offer the advantages of both metal and plastic pipes with none of their shortcomings.
What is HDPE & MDPE?
PE is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic material and one of the most commonly used plastics. HDPE is the high density version of PE plastic. It is harder, stronger and a little heavier than MDPE (Medium density version of PE), but less ductile.
What is the use of Aluminum in the Pipe?
After extrusion of internal and external layers of PE material together with melt adhesive, the tube function as single component for operating in temperature range of -40C to 95C and there is no differential expansion of PE layers and aluminum tube. Because of aluminum in between, the resultant thermal expansion coefficient is low. It also sustains more pressure because of aluminum core inside.
What are the advantages of vista Composite Pipes over GI Pipes?
The working Life of composite pipes is about 50 years and GI Pipes have very small life (depending of type of water) because of corrosion problem.
Composite Pipes & Fittings are hygienic, toxic free and has no growth of micro organism.
Composite Pipes are light in weight and come in coils of 200/100M lengths, therefore easy to carry, store and less joint.
These Pipes are corrosion resistance and Scale Free.
Can Vista Multi Layer Composite pipes be used for Hot Water?
vista Composite Pipes can be used for hot water up to 95C. UV stabilized pipes are also available for external installations exposed to Sun. These Pipes are black in color.
What is the Size Range of Vista PE-AL-PE multilayer composite pipes ?
vista Composite Pipes come in size range from 10mm internal ID and 14mm Od to 60mm Id and 75mm OD.
What type of fittings is used with Vista PE-AL-PE multilayer composite pipes ?
We supply complete range of Brass Fittings with our Pipes which are of two types Screw Fittings and Press Fittings.
These fittings do not require any special tool. The pipe joint is achieved by tightening the nut against the coned shaped olive, the profiles of the two pieces are designed to cause a progressive shrinkage of the cone olive and distribute the compression force across all the contact surface. These fittings can be unscrewed and reused in case of any change in the installation layout.
What are the fittings needed during installation?
All kind of fittings are available as per requirement. It can be Equal Elbow, Unequal Elbow, Male Elbow, Female Elbow, Equal Union, Unequal Union, Male union, Female Union, Equal Tee, Unequal Tee, Female Tee; Male Tee etc These fittings are compatible with all kind of fixtures.
What are the Tools required for vista composite pipe?
For Screw Fittings, Cutter, Reamer, Bending Spring and Spanner is required.
For Press Fittings, Cutter, Reamer, Bending Spring, Pressing Machine and its Jaws will be required.
For bending of long pipes, bending machine is also available.
Are Vista Pipes costlier than conventional GI Pipes?
The Prices of vista PE- AL- PE multilayer Composite Pipes are less than GI Pipes but with Brass Fittings the overall cost of the installation may be higher by about 10-15 percent. But the life of the Composite Pipe System is much more than that of GI Pipe system.
How do you claim 50 years working life of your Pipes?
The PE materials have very high resistance to ageing, if utilized at the pressures upto10 bar and working temperature up to 95 C. Artificial ageing tests performed in the laboratory indicate that the pipe has a working life of more than 50 years.
Are your Pipe UV Resistance?
Yes our pipes are UV resistant.
How much is the Heat Loss in Hot Water Pipes?
The Co-efficient of Thermal Conductivity of PE-AL_PE Pipes is .45 W/mk, about 1/100 that of steel pipe but it is higher than the insulating materials. Normally there is no need of using any insulating material for Hot water distribution.
What is the difference in HDPE and MDPE?
PE is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic material and one of the most commonly used plastics. HDPE is the high density version of PE plastic. It is harder, stronger and a little heavier than MDPE (Middle density version of PE), but less ductile.
Whether your pipe chemically reactive?
vista Composite Pipe do not react with chemicals. Below 60 C, PE is able to stand all kinds of acid and alkali solutions. It is static resistant and thus can be used in chemical industry without extra protection. The Brass fittings may not be suitable for all types of Chemicals and alkalis and will require compatibility check before installation.
Up to what degree the PE-AL-PE pipes can be bending?
The bending radius may vary from 2.5 to 5 times the pipe outer diameter and the cross section at the bend remains constant. Once the pipe has been bent it remains in the desired position like a metal pipe.
Is there any special tool required for bending the composite Pipes?
There are internal and external springs available as tool for bending the pipes for smaller sizes up to 2632. Pipe Bending Machine is also available .
Can vista PE-AL-PE multi layer composite pipes be connected with GI Pipes?
We have fittings available through which vista Composite Pipes can be connected with other category of Plumbing Pipes and Fittings.
In vista PE-AL-PE multi layer composite pipe is there any Pressure Drop because of Internal Fittings?
There will be some friction Loss in vista PE-AE-PE pipe due to internal fittings but the overall performance of the Composite Pipe System will be comparable as there are less number of fittings required.
What about the Vista PE-AL-PE multilayer composite pipes burning resistant?
Vista PE-AE-PE Composite Pipes do not burn readily due to internal metal layer. With the test by the national fire proof construction material quality supervisory test center, the fire resistance of pipe is proved to reach grade B1 of GB 8624.
What is maximum length of the Vista Pipe without any joint?
Vista multilayer Pipes are offered in Coils. The length in the coil very from 50M to 200 M depending of the dia of the pipe. The maximum length of the installation can be up to the length provided in the coil. For sizes 3240 and above the Pipes are in length of 6M.
What is maximum sustainable temperature of pipes?
What are the applications of Vista PE-AL-PE multi layer Composite pipes?
vista Composite Pipes are used for Cold Water Hot Water and Piped Gas Distribution. Vista Composite Pipes and Fittings are also used for Compressed Air Lines for Industrial Applications, Floor Heating Systems and Submersible Pumps.
Can vista composite pipes be used for concealed installations?
Yes, these pipes & Fittings can be used for concealed installations.
Can vista PE-AL-PE pipes be used for external installation exposed to Sun?
We have UV Stabilized Pipes available in all sizes. These pipes are of black color and are used for external installation exposed to Sun.
Can these Vista Multilayer Composite Pipes be used underground in Lawns and Gardens?
These pipes can be used for underground installation in Lawns and Gardens and the soil will not affect the pipes. But after the installation, care should be taken that pipes are not cut during SPADING WORK in the area of underground installation of pipes.
In some of the pipes white carbonation takes place after some ageing which results in blockage in pipes due to deposition of mineral substances in the Pipes. What is the solution to this problem in Composite Pipes?
Since, there is no bonding between PE and minerals, the minerals separated from the stagnant water can not stick to the wall of the pipe (scaling) and are flown out of the piping system when flow starts.
Whether the stability & durability of vista composite pipe will be at par with GI system?
The stability and durability of vista Composite Pipes and Fittings are much better than GI system. GI system life is much shorter than Composite Pipes System due to corrosion effect on GI Pipes.
What is the Standard to which vista multilayer Composite Pipes conforms?
vista Composite Tubes conforms to ASTM F1282 specification. The Indian Specification IS 15450 is also based on ASTM F-1282.
Is there any effect of Corrosive Soil on the Vista PE-AE-PE Multilayer Composite Pipes?
No there is no effect of corrosive soil on the composite Pipes.
Can these composite pipes and fittings be used for Compressed Air applications?
Yes, vista Composite Pipes and fittings can be used for compressed Air applications.
Can these Multi layer Composite pipes and fittings be used for RO Systems?
Yes, vista PE-AE-PE Pipes and fittings can be used for RO systems.
Can these multi layer composite pipes and fittings be used for Solar Water Heater?
Yes, vista PAP Composite Pipes and fittings can be used for Solar Water Heater.
How do you compare your Multi layer Composite pipes with PPR Pipes?
Linear Thermal expansion is approx 7 times more in PPR as compare to vista Composite Pipes. As a result of this PPR Pipes develops cracks in the Plaster and also results in leakages on joints.
Hot Fusion Jointing in PPR is complicated. Pipe and fittings are to be heated precisely at 2600 C to make the joints proper. The time available to the plumber for fusion 3 seconds. Each pipe size need to be marked for insertion. Only experienced plumbers can do the job properly. In our case the installation is very easy and can be done by normal plumber without any constraints on time.
As the time available for fusion in PPR is very less and many times the fittings are not aligned properly resulting into wastage of fittings and pipes.
Requires electricity at the point of installation whereas in our case there is no such requirement.
In case of PPR, it is very difficult to work in small corners and small shafts as heating machine requires some space for heating & jointing..
PPR Pipes burn like candle but our pipes are fire resistant.
How do you compare your PE-AL-PE pipes with C-PVC Pipes?
Hairline cracks develop in C-PVC Pipes while lying at site in open space which widens with the passage of time resulting in leakage.
Pipe lengths are small and require more number of fittings. In our case Pipes are of 200M/100M/50 M lengths.
What type of clamps is used for holding the PE-AL-PE pipe in concealed installation?
There are no special clamps required to hold the pipe as the stresses are very low and the vista multi layer Composite Pipe is totally malleable and does not have any spring back action once formed into curves.
Mpa (Mega Pascal) is unit of Pressure.
What is the operating temperature range of vista Composite Pipes?
Because vista Composite Pipes are flexible and can withstand the stresses, developed due to increase in volume because of formation of ice at subzero temperature. PE and Aluminum both do not loose any strength at sub-zero temperature up to -40 C. Therefore the Pipes will not have any effect up to 95 C.
Is there any effect of dissolved chlorine in the water on the multilayer Composite Pipes?
Dissolved Chlorine does not have any effect on PE, hence there is no adverse effect.
What is the solution if the Pipe gets punctured while drilling or hammering a Nail in the wall?
Normally the PE-AL-PE pipes are installed approx 18 to 20 inches from the floor and no nails are required to be hammered at that level. But in case the pipe is punctured it can be repaired very easily by fixing one Equal Union at the point of puncture.
Will the strength remain same after bending?
The minimum bending radius of vista multi layer composite Pipes can be up to 5 times the Outside Diameter. The tensile and compressive stresses developed on outermost and innermost layer of the pipe cross section, respectively, are well within the allowable limits when the bending radius is more than or equal to 5 times of OD of pipe. Hence the pipes bent within this limit are safely used without any reduction in basic strength of pipe.


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We hear them before we see them – that great honking choir on its way to somewhere else. Their voices are distant at first, then grow louder as they finally appear over the trees, over the fields. They fly overhead, sometimes so low we can hear the whoosh-whoosh rhythm of their wings. Our work pauses as we call to each other, "Listen! Geese! They're coming!" We run to the house to announce the sighting to anyone inside. No one wants to miss it. The arrival of geese is always an event.
In great numbers or few, they call encouragingly to each other as their long lines stretch across the sky. Stragglers speed-fly to catch up, honk-honk-honking as the space between is closed. We stand in awe and watch, or run about when our trees or buildings block our view.
Often we don't see them at all, but we hear the clamoring up the road and over the hill, where great flocks stop to rest in potato fields next to our neighbors' home. As delighted with the company of geese as we are, Marilyn and Sam capture the wonder of it all with photos they share.
What must they think of us as we stare skyward, shielding our eyes from the sun? Why does the appearance of a single pair command the same attention as flocks of dozens or hundreds? How is it that we find the flight of geese so compelling, we stop everything to watch, even many times in a single day, day after day, week after week in this season, year after year?
If the miracle of migration won't cause us to quiet ourselves and look up, what will?
Thanks for the reminder to look up every now and again!
Where I live, geese are a year-round presence. I had almost forgotten that they migrate! It is an amazing thing to contemplate. They also have a certain comic charm, especially when they waddle slowly across the street en masse.
I've never seen geese waddle across the street. Now that must stop traffic!
I agree, it is special! We used to see hundreds of them when we lived in Missouri. They usually spent a couple of days on their way from and to Canada. Very nice writing. Thank you!
The geese have been flying through for weeks and weeks. We saw a huge flock yesterday – the biggest of the season. It seems so late to still have them here.
Thanks for saying hello on my blog. I never tire of our Canadian geese, I swear you could set your clock by their scheduled flights across our farm.
They are amazing, aren't they? Thanks for stopping by my blog!
Beautiful photos! I love to watch geese and other birds who fly in formation. It is fascinating the way they take turns being the point man!
And their voices are so soothing!
I love to see the geese migrating. They don't stop here, but they do fly over, and yes, it is a wondrous sight to see. Your post reminded me that people have been in awe of this sight for as long as man has lived.
It's incredible to see flock after flock stopping in the same fields. How do they know? Truly amazing.
I love the word 'churbble', and I love your writing!
Many thanks for your kind comments Marcia. Your appreciation is humbling. We are kindred spirits for sure, as your blog defines a beautiful life!


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Asia, Pilgrims
ISRAEL 12N & 13Days Holy Land Tour
Tel Aviv |Nazareth |
Jerusalem |Amman |
Petra |Wadi Rum
|Aqaba
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Israel, a Middle Eastern country on the Mediterranean Sea, is regarded by Jews, Christians and Muslims as the biblical Holy Land.
Its most sacred sites are in Jerusalem. Within its Old City, the Temple Mount complex includes the Dome of the Rock shrine, the historic Western Wall, Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Israel's financial hub, Tel Aviv, is known for its Bauhaus architecture and beaches.
Itinerary: 12 N & 13Days🛄
🏢Accommodation: Tel Aviv (1N)/Nazareth (2N)/Jerusalem (3N)/Amman (3N)/Petra (1N)/Wadi Rum (1N)/Aqaba (1N) in Premium Hotels✔
🍔Meals: Breakfast & Lunch, Dinner✔
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🚐Sightseeing:
City tour : Nazareth, JERUSALEM
Excursion: Mount Precipice, Mount Tabor, Canaan of Galilee in Nazareth, Bethlehem in JERUSALEM, 4×4 vehicles, camel rides in WADI RUM
Boat: Boat trip on the Sea of Galilee in Nazareth
Ticket admission: Church of Saint Peter in TEL AVIV, Arqueological Site in Cesarea, Crusaders Fortress in Saint John of Acre, Church of the Annunciation, Saint Joseph´s Carpentry Workshop and the Fountain of the Virgin. in Nazareth, Church Mount the Beatitudes in MOUNT OF BEATITUDES, Tabgha in , house of Saint Peter and the ruins of the old synagogue in CAPERNAUM, River Jordan valley in River Jordan, Book in the Museum of Israel, Holocaust Museum and Memorial, Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem in JERUSALEM, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Tomb of King David, Cenacle (Hall of the Last Supper), Abbey of the Dormiton in JERUSALEM, Fortress and Church of Saint Sergius in Ajlun, Archaeological site in Jerash; in JERASH, Castle of Qasr Kharana and Castle of Qusayr Amra in Castles of the Dessert; in AMMAN, Church of St. George, Madaba Archaeological Park in Madaba, Arqueological Site in BETHANY, Dead Sea Museum and Panorama Complex in Dead Sea, Moses Springs and Petra Museum in PETRA, Arqueological Site in PETRA, Visitor Centre, 4×4 vehicles and camel rides in WADI RUM✔
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Israel's most solid and constant border is its most beautiful: the Mediterranean Sea. From the shores of Tel Aviv to the cliffs of Acre in the north, almost all of Israel's coastline is stunning and easily accessible.
With fresh fish to eat and countless places from which to enjoy the sunset, Israel's beaches are one of its most inviting features.
Regardless of whether you consider yourself secular or religious, the area now called Israel is the cradle of all three monotheistic faiths.
Pilgrims from across the world flock here, and for Christians this is especially enticing as everything from Bethlehem in the West Bank to Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee in the north (where Christians believe Jesus walked on the water) are all easily accessible area.
In Jerusalem, you can even follow Jesus' last steps by walking the Via Dolorosa.
Israel| Tel Aviv
Arrival at the airport, assistance, and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
NOTE: We advise taking an additional night at the beginning to be able to go on an optional tour of Massada and the Dead Sea.
Israel| Nazareth
Breakfast. PICK UP AT THE HOTEL BETWEEN 07:45 HOURS (AM) AND 08:00 HOURS (AM).
Departure from the city of Tel Aviv, travelling round the Mediterranean Sea to Yaffo, an ancient port of Israel, now an artists' neighbourhood. Visit to the Church of Saint Peter.
Continuing along the coast to CAESAREA Maritima, an old Roman capital, where we will visit its Theatre, the Crusaders' Fortress Walls and the Roman Aqueduct.
We shall continue our journey to the city of HAIFA, we shall climb Mount Carmel, where the Grotto of the Prophet Elijah and we shall view the Bahai Temple and its Persian Gardens, and we shall have a panoramic view of the city and port.
Onward to SAINT JEAN D'ACRE, capital city of the Crusaders, visiting the medieval fortresses.
Arrival in NAZARETH/ TIBERIADES. Dinner included.
Breakfast. We will start the day with the visit to Nazareth where we will visit the Church of the Annunciation, Saint Joseph's Carpentry Workshop and the Fountain of the Virgin.
Continue toward Mount Precipice, from where we may enjoy a beautiful panoramic view of Nazareth and the surrounding area, then on to MOUNT TABOR where the transfiguration of Jesus before Moses and Elijah took place.
Return to Nazareth. We end the visit at Canaan of Galilee, where Jesus performed his first miracle. Dinner included.
Israel| Jerusalem
Breakfast. We will start the day with a boat trip on the Sea of Galilee.
Later, we will visit the Mount of the Beatitudes, where the Sermon of the Mount was given, TABGHA, the place where the bread and fish were multiplied, and CAPERNAUM, where the house of Saint Peter is, and the ruins of the old synagogue.
In the afternoon, trip to Jerusalem along the River Jordan valley, round the oasis of Jericho, where we will enjoy a panoramic view of the Mount of Temptation and the Dead Sea.
Climb up through the Judean desert and entry to Jerusalem, the peace messenger city, birthplace of the three great monotheistic religions.
Breakfast. PICK UP AT THE HOTEL RECEPTION BETWEEN 07:45 HOURS (AM) AND 08:00 HOURS (AM).
Excursion to visit the New City of Jerusalem, seeing the Shrine of the Book in the Museum of Israel, where the Dead Sea Scrolls are displayed, and the model that represents the city of Jerusalem at the time of Jesus.
We will go through the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, then going toward Ein Karen, a picturesque neighbourhood on the outskirts of the city to visit the Shrine of Saint John the Baptist.
We will also see Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum and Memorial. In the afternoon, we will travel to BETHLEHEM, located behind the wall built in recent years to separate the two communities.
We will take a Palestinian guide to visit the Church of the Nativity, the Grotto of the Manger and the Shepherds' Field. Return to Jerusalem
We include a visit to the old city of Jerusalem. Excursion by Mount Scopus toward the Mount of Olives.
There is an extraordinary view of the walled Holy City from the top. We then continue to Gethsemane, the Basilica of the Agony. Departure toward the Old City.
Visit to the Western Wall (Wailing Wall).
We will continue along the Via Dolorosa to arrive at Calvary, the place where Christ was crucified, and to see the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
We then go onward to Mount Zion to visit the Tomb of King David, the Cenacle (Hall of the Last Supper) and the Abbey of the Dormiton.
Israel| Amman
Breakfast. Early departure to border of Israel and Jordan. Arrival at Sheik Hussein Bridge to complete border and visa procedures.
Welcome to Jordan! We explore the FORTRESS OF AJLUN, an imposing castle dating back to the 12th century.
In this area, Muslims and Orthodox Christians have always lived together.
We visit the historic CHURCH OF SAINT SERGIUS. Shall we all pray for peace? Lunch included.
We continue to JERASH to visit its impressive Roman archaeological site. We then travel to AMMAN. Arrival and accommodation.
NOTE: The Sheik Hussein border must be crossed on a special bus for this purpose.
This costs around $3 per person, which must be paid directly by the passengers themselves.
FEES: Each country requires an entry/exit fee that passengers must pay directly at their destination.
For guidance purposes, these are the fees/visa fees that may apply (prices subject to change without notice): Israel: $32 (Departure Fee to Jordan); Jordan: 40 dinars/$60 (Sheik Hussein Border visa).
We will depart towards the CASTLES OF THE DESERT, built between the 7th and 8th centuries.
We will visit QASR KHARANA, with its imposing structure of thick walls and the QUSAYR AMRA World Heritage Site, notable for its remarkable frescoes.
Then, we travel to MADABA, Lunch is included. We will visit the Madaba Archaeological Park, which we cross via an ancient Roman road, and the Church of St. George, with its fantastic 6th Century mosaic representing the oldest known map of the Holy Land.
We continue to MOUNT NEBO, where Moses stopped to look over the Promised Land. Return to Amman. Arrival and free time.
We leave for BETHANY on the banks of the River Jordan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site; this is where John the Baptist baptised Jesus.
Then we visit the DEAD SEA MUSEUM, which an impressive Panorama Complex. Lunch is included.
Arriving at our hotel at the DEAD SEA, do not forget to take a dip in the saltiest sea and lowest altitude on earth.
Dinner and accommodation included.
Israel| Petra
Exciting section in the heart of Jordan.
Following the Dead Sea, we visit LOT'S CAVE, discovered in 1991, with its old Byzantine church from the 6th century.
Then we ascend into the mountains to DANA, a small picturesque town of stone houses on a huge cliff. Lunch is included.
We continue along the King´s Route to SHOBAK, where we take photographs (outside only) of the great Crusader Castle.
We continue to WADI MUSA (the site around Petra). We will explore the MOSES SPRING, where Moses is said to have tapped the rock with his rod and the water gushed out, and the Petra
Museum, an excellent exhibition that enables us to learn about the history of the Nabateans and to see magnificent pieces found in the area.
Dinner and accommodation. Any travellers who wish can go to an old Turkish bath or see a light and sound show in Petra.
Israel| Wadi Rum
Today we have the most exciting day of the trip: First, we visit the impressive archaeological site of PETRA, which is accessed through a narrow canyon, and discover the temples and tombs excavated on the cliffs in this city that was founded 300 years before Christ.
After lunch (included) we leave for the impressive desert of WADI RUM.
At the Visitor Centre we board 4×4 vehicles to visit some of the most impressive landscapes.
We stop in the town of RUM to visit the ruins of the Nabatean temple.
We include a 45-minute camel ride through the desert. We will also visit the Khazali Canyon.
In this spectacular place, we will see the engravings that reveal the origins of the Arabic language.
Dinner and accommodation included in a desert camp.
Israel| Aqaba
After breakfast we will leave for AQABA, Jordan's second city.
We will visit Jordan's second city, a modern, commercial port city.
Afternoon free to enjoy the hotel-resort and the warm waters of the Red Sea!
After breakfast we will depart via "the desert road" to the AMMAN
Note: Depending on the number of travellers, the trip from Aqaba to Amman may be made by regular VIP coach.
Arrival and end of our services. Check the time of your flight in case you need an additional night.
Transfer to the airport for your return flight.
12 Nights Stay at above mentioned hotel or similar
Breakfast at hotel
Travel by bus with English speaking guide.
City tour in: Nazareth, JERUSALEM
Ticket admission: Church of Saint Peter in TEL AVIV, Arqueological Site in Cesarea, Crusaders Fortress in Saint John of Acre, Church of the Annunciation, Saint Joseph´s Carpentry Workshop and the Fountain of the Virgin. in Nazareth, Church Mount the Beatitudes in MOUNT OF BEATITUDES, Tabgha in , house of Saint Peter and the ruins of the old synagogue in CAPERNAUM, River Jordan valley in River Jordan, Book in the Museum of Israel, Holocaust Museum and Memorial, Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem in JERUSALEM, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Tomb of King David, Cenacle (Hall of the Last Supper), Abbey of the Dormiton in JERUSALEM, Fortress and Church of Saint Sergius in Ajlun, Archaeological site in Jerash; in JERASH, Castle of Qasr Kharana and Castle of Qusayr Amra in Castles of the Dessert; in AMMAN, Church of St. George, Madaba Archaeological Park in Madaba, Arqueological Site in BETHANY, Dead Sea Museum and Panorama Complex in Dead Sea, Moses Springs and Petra Museum in PETRA, Arqueological Site in PETRA, Visitor Centre, 4×4 vehicles and camel rides in WADI RUM
3 Lunch included in: JERASH, Madaba, PETRA
4 dinner included in: Nazareth, Nazareth, Dead Sea, PETRA
All transfers, sightseeing, meals according to the mentioned itinerary
Note: Child No Bed is offered to children upto 8 years only and Children above 8 years should take Child with bed cost
Optional sightseeing & meals
Airfare, Visa and insurance
Meals other than specified in the itinerary.
Porterages, Tips, Laundry, telephone, optional excursions, and other items of a personal nature.
Early check-in and Late check out
Cost of foreign exchange for personal use.
Any items or services not specified in the itinerary 'HOLIDAY PRICE INCLUDES' head.
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A group of diners at Eko Kitchen's November pop-up.
A round of rum-spiked Chapmans.
Simileoluwa Adebajo says she knows Nigeria doesn't have the best reputation here in the United States—that if Americans speak of her ancestral homeland at all, it's to crack a joke about the Nigerian prince email scam or to lament the country's status as the literal poverty capital of the world. How many people know that Nigerians are the most highly educated immigrant group in America? How many have experienced the pleasures of a home-cooked Nigerian meal—the tender slow-cooked stews that put every part of the animal to use, the soups so addictively spicy they'll leave you drenched in sweat?
Like so many expat cooks before her, homesick for the foods of their childhood, Adebajo took things into her own hands: In July, the 23-year-old San Francisco-based financial analyst started making big batches of suya chicken kebabs and jollof rice on the weekends to sell via Postmates and Uber Eats. A few months later, she launched what she hopes will be a series of monthly pop-ups at SoMa's Joint Venture Kitchen. (Next up is a lunchtime event Sun., Jan. 20.) Adebajo called her fledgling business Eko Kitchen. It is, to her knowledge, the first Nigerian food business in the city—one that allows her to share the dishes she grew up eating, but also to cast Nigerian culture as a whole in a much more positive light.
You might say the chef herself is a kind of living, breathing testament to Nigerian excellence: Adebajo graduated college when she was 19 and finished her master's in international and developmental economics from the University of San Francisco as the youngest in her class. Barely half a year out of school, she spends four days a week crunching data sets for the tech company Twitch; shifts gears on Friday and devotes every weekend to running Eko Kitchen as a one-woman operation; and at her first in-person pop-up, a three-hour, five-course feast held on a Saturday night in November, served such a well-polished and satisfying dinner that guests burst into spontaneous applause several times over the course of the meal.
In many ways, Adebajo sees herself as a kind of cultural ambassador, translating dishes from the years she lived in Lagos to make her pop-ups a bit more accessible to the mainstream, non-Nigerian customer than, perhaps, the small handful of existing Nigerian mom-and-pops in the East Bay. And Adebajo is uniquely qualified to bridge that gap: Born and raised in the Bronx, she moved to Lagos with her family when she was 7 and went through all the growing pains you might imagine that would entail—kids at school making fun of her accent; the food being, at times, physically painful to eat because it was so much spicier than what the typical American palate can tolerate.
That's why, although Adebajo has since cultivated a taste for fiendishly spicy food, the version of goat meat pepper soup she served at her November pop-up was, in her estimation, maybe 60 percent as fiery as what she would make just for herself—hot enough to clear your sinuses, but unlikely to burn a hole in your stomach. It's why she started the night with a rum-spiked version of the beloved Nigerian drink known as the Chapman, so that guests wouldn't think of the event as some quaint foreign meal, but, instead, would get a taste of what it'd be like to go out for a night on the town in Lagos—a night of cocktails, Afrobeat rhythms and charcoal-grilled meat skewers.


FORRES Golf Club Wednesday Seniors have been out on the course.
A group of 38 played in a team Best-Ball Stableford event – and, on one hole only, at the teams' discretion, all three players were to count.
With conditions resem-bling summer rather than an early spring day, most of the teams managed to score well. In a close finish, David Webster's team were beaten by only one point by Ted Lamsdell's combine, the penultimate team out on the course.
Hopefully, the weather is a portent of things to come!
Results, 1 Ted Lamsdell (11), Dave McMurdo (11), Willie Watson (18) and Ian McIntosh (19) – 56pt. 2 David Webster (11), Robin Walker (16) and John MacRae (24) – 55. 3 Mike Holder (12), Stewart Taylor (17) and Willie Ralph (20) – 52.


Voices for Indi congratulates Cathy McGowan on the announcement she will seek re-election as the Member for Indi. Voices for Indi exists to build an active 21st century democracy in Indi and will be involved in the next election and every election for the long term.
Voices for Indi was formed to give voice to the people of Indi. It was during the 2013 process of Kitchen Table Conversations culminating in the V4I report that revealed interest in an independent candidate who would be aligned with the values people sought in their representative and the issues of importance expressed by the people. V4I was the catalyst for Cathy McGowan's campaign but the campaign was conducted by a far broader and bigger group of people than V4I.


Every day I wake up with a happy, thankful heart.
From watching the leaves fall to picking pumpkins from the patch, from sharing a Thanksgiving meal with loved ones to learning how to give—there's so much to be thankful for! Join these adorable animals as they say a prayer of thanks to God, who gives us every good thing.
Bonnie Rickner Jensen is a bestselling author who for the past 20 years has written everything from children's books to gift books to thousands of greeting cards. She is the writer behind the bestselling Really Woolly® brand, with more than a million books sold and an ECPA Gold Award–winning Really Woolly Bedtime Prayers. Bonnie has won a Retailer's Choice Award for her book I Love You Head to Toe and also several Louie Awards for her work in the social expression industry. Her favorite inspirations are her grandchildren, running, and sunshine. She lives and works from her home in Cleveland, Ohio.
Natalia Moore studied illustration at Swansea University in Wales, passing with Honors, and now lives and works in Devon, England. She has illustrated more than twenty children's books, working with mixed media and finishing off digitally, and is also a teacher and author. Natalia enjoys drawing from real life and is never without her sketchbook.


Football fans often also like gambling at football matches. Online gambling at a sports competition makes the experience and tension much more intense. What do you need to know to start with online sports betting? Betting on sports can not only add extra intensity to the experience, but can also be lucrative. If you look around the world, football is the undisputed number when it comes to taking out bets. Other sports such as tennis, basketball, Formula 1 and darts are becoming increasingly popular. To know more about ole711, follow the official web sites.
When betting online on sports, you bet on a certain outcome of a sports competition, sporting sport or sporting event. So you can bet on which team wins a match or on the outcome of a football match. You can also bet on who will win the World Cup or who will be the winner of Wimbledon. In short, there are various types of bets to place at a provider of football betting. If you are going to bet online, you need a so called bookmaker. This is the English expression for someone or an organization that makes it possible to bet on the results of a competition, tournament or event. The bookmaker determines the odds, also called odds. This is the amount that is paid out for a correct bet. More and more casinos are a bookmaker, also called sports book.
It is important that you do your homework well before you bet online. There are a number of beginner mistakes that are made regularly. If you hit the first bookmaker right away, you are a thief of your own wallet. First compare and shop around. Make sure you use the best odds so that you can earn more money. Then do not stack any matches on top of each other. It sounds lucrative to start playing multiple. You combine different bets to reach a higher listing. But many people forget that only one wrong bet is disastrous and your entire bet is gone. Therefore only play single matches, where you bet on one game. Make maximum use of your welcome bonus. With the bonus money you can actually practice for free. Finally, do not bet on everything that is loose and stuck. Take the time and prepare for it. Take a good look at the possibilities and weigh up your chances. Just as fast for the 'fun' betting you can become expensive and can be the fastest way to an empty wallet. Keep in mind that gambling on football is not yet legal in various parts of the world.
Playing in an online casino at Casino Sbobet is a fun way to spend your time. You can gamble online anywhere with the opportunities available today. That is an advantage, because with your smart phone at hand you have access to the online casino of your preference.
In the online casino, gambling for money is the best thing there is because that makes it exciting. Every time you bet money, you have a chance to win money or to lose money. You can do that at home in your own environment is of course ideal.
Even if you have little money, it is still nice to gamble for money. You can, if you want, spend the entire evening for only € 0.01 per spin. This is possible with the video slots of which you can set the number of pay lines yourself between the minimum and the maximum number. If you have more money at your disposal, you also decide for yourself how high the stake is. Of course, there are limits for each casino game to take into account.
Gambling for money is of course also possible in a physical casino, but if you do not have a gambling hall you have to pay entrance first, park your car and pay for it. Moreover, you do not walk in so fast in your leisure time, because a well-groomed clothing style is appreciated.
The nice thing is also that if you are a beginner you do not have to be afraid to make mistakes. There is no one who is watching you. When you play online blackjack, you make decisions for yourself. There are no other players at the table or around the table who may have comments. It therefore feels safe and trusted to gamble in an online casino. You can also check the reliability and honesty by checking if there is a license and whether the Random Number Generator is used for the arbitrary outcome of casino games.
In a physical casino, the range of games is not as big as in online casinos. You often have a choice of hundreds of casino games with a single provider. That the difference in the size of the game offer is so great, of course, has everything to do with the physical space available in a real casino to place vending machines and gaming tables.
You can bet as much and as often as you want. There is no closing time applicable, so you can play for free or for money in the morning, evening or night. Physical casinos generally use closing times. In an online casino you are never faced with a closed door unless the server is out for a while or maintenance is being carried out.


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They say the world is getting smarter, and yet every new device you purchase comes with a new remote, while the clutter keeps piling up. With the AnyMote Universal Smart Remote, however, the last remote you'll ever need is your smartphone. AnyMote connects your phone to all the WiFi-connected devices in your home so you can have total control from a single, simple location.


Time for the first installation of my 'Friday favorites'!
I'm currently in the mental debate stages over, how (which model) and when (financially speaking), to update my computer.
I own a very old (five years) MacBook. Poor thing is in palliative care. It doesn't hold a charge, it's very slow, and I haven't updated it's operating system in years, for fear that it will give up entirely on me. With the rate in which Apple goes through updates to it's line of products, I've decided that it will be less costly to buy a new computer entirely, than trying to replace batteries and hard drives and operating systems etc. etc. etc. Cost and headache aside, I think I'll be treating myself to a new computer sometime this year or so anyways.
Because I fear installing any additional programs onto my Mac, I haven't installed Photoshop, or any other photo editing software... Which brought me to picmonkey.com.
This website is great for amateur photo takers and editors (me!). There are so many different functions, and it is SO user friendly. I could list all the amazing things about it, and review the functions that I've used, but that would make this a very long post.
I'm speculating here, but I'm thinking that even after I purchase a new computer and pimp it out with all the latest and greatest software, that I will still visit this website. It is so ridiculously easy use, and has a huge range of functions.


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Team members have access to any project shared across the team, while guests only see the projects that they have been invited to.
Team roles determine which projects the teammates who share your teams have access to. You can see who is a Member or Guest in the team by clicking "People and Teams" in your organization dropdown.
Guest users will display a gray guest badge in the top corner of their card within the team.
Clicking a user icon will move you to a new popover page where you can add or remove projects the guest has access to, upgrade them to a "Member" in the team or remove them from the team entirely.
To add them to more projects in the team, simply click the "Add [name] to another team" and start typing the name of the project and a list of suggested results will appear. Click on the project name to add it to the list.
Upgrading a team "guest" to a team "member" will give the user access to any shared projects (private/invite-only project will still require an invite). To do so, click the "Change to General Member" link at the bottom of the popover. You'll be asked to confirm the change; click "Yes, I'm sure" to go forward with the upgrade or click "No, cancel" to return to the popover window.
You can also remove a guest entirely from the team here. To do so, click the "Remove [name] from all projects in the team" link at the bottom of the popover. This opens a right-hand panel where, you'll be asked to confirm the removal. If the user has any open tasks in the projects you'll be asked to either complete them or reassign them to another team member. When you're ready, click "Remove [name]" to complete the process.
Clicking the user's name will open a right-side panel where you can view all the teams they have access to and quickly jump to view their tasks in each. This option is available with team guests as well.
Please note that you can upgrade guests to members, but you cannot downgrade members to guests. You can learn more about inviting guests to your team in this article.


Check out what's new and exciting at One Love Float.
Is it your birthday? Looking for a unique date night idea? A holiday gift idea? A new experience?
The Beatles said it best: "All you need is LOVE"
The tanks teach us to be curious, be experimental, be experiential…so we started to collaborate to create mix and match combos.
THAI MASSAGE | FLOATING | SAUNA | SACRED DRUMMING all wrapped up in string…these are a few of our favorite things.
On their own or in combination, they create a unique container that will hold space for you to go deeper into self and nourish you at a physical, mental and soulful level.
Thai massage is loosely the fusion between massage and yoga. This massage type is an extremely effective therapy performed in comfortable flexible clothing on a mat. It is a perfect mixture of the therapist moving the body into yoga type positions and trigger point work to release the body from stiffness, aches, and pains. Thai massage targets the entire body.
Although 2002 marked the beginning of my formal training as a massage therapist and Hatha-based yoga teacher, a healthy mind and body along with an intrinsic awareness of life as a sacred, spiritual expression were the keystone of my childhood.
Since 2002, I have been practicing, learning and evolving within the healing arts as a massage therapist and yoga teacher. Every day, I witness how my natural tenacity, optimism, and propensity toward learning and evolving manifest within my massage and yoga practice. I am delighted to have the opportunity to share and grow with others in this incredible, dynamic journey.
My curiosity propels me into a deeper exploration of life, personal potential, and ultimate healing on all levels. I am a passionate optimist. In my life and in my practice I am striving to be present, open and curious; to pay attention to detail and yet allow what is to be, creating enough space to learn and grow at any opportunity, from any obstacles or hindrances that come my way; striving to meet my fullest potential. This is the state that suspends me while I float.
My first experience with Thai massage was in 2015 at a Wanderlust Yoga Festival in Whistler. There was an instant connection to the practice, and I loved the opportunity to silently connect with and support someone in that safe, trusting space. A few months later, I began my journey towards becoming a Certified Yoga Teacher.
In 2018 I was laid off from my corporate job as a geophysicist, and shortly after, I began my career guiding yoga classes. A serendipitous opportunity to learn from a phenomenal Thai massage practitioner opened up and I went on to complete my Northern-Style Foundational Thai Massage course in December.
Getting out of the oil and gas industry has allowed me lots of time to really focus on being in open, honest, connection with myself, others, and nature as a daily practice, and I crave being able to share this experience with others! I'm very new to Thai massage, but so excited to be offering this beautiful, releasing, and supportive healing modality as I continue to learn!
Oh sweet stillness. The tanks are the best environment I've found to hold a pain-free and tension-free space; a safe cave to explore my inner landscape, and more subtle aspects of my conscious and subconscious worlds. Each float is different, and reminder to release expectation and absorb what I need in that moment. Dropping into that still, quiet space that exists deep within us is a tranquility that I think everyone should experience and floating is the most efficient method I've used so far to be able to quickly enter and sustain that peaceful state. Mmmmmmmmm juicy.
Be curious. Cultivate your own magic. We are guardians of our own paths. Master the doorway; map the landscape.
Let the sound show you where to look but not what to see.
The human body is largely water. Sound uses water to travel it's vibrations for expression . And then we level it up by amplifying the experience with the float tank!
SACRED DRUM WITH TREEKA: Treeka is strongly connected to the element of Water as part of her offering through the ancestral medicine of her drum and ananada connection from the heart. In friendship with the mysteries of the soul, embodiment of fluidity, intuition and magic; she invites sound to hold the rhythm and heartbeat of the alchemic space to expand into availability, potential and connection.
It is the lesson to show up for oneself. Floating has integrated itself into a lifestyle where I can be part of the magic instead of the observer. This means having the courage to step into operating from my authentic self; to be seen; to be heard. Floating gives me the time to listen and to trust. It teaches me to respond instead of react, holding a moment as long as it needs in order to be fully experienced. It grounds me to live more authentically, into the knowing that love is always the answer and to have gratitude for it all.
I am frequently asked "How did you get into floating"…truth is, floating found me. That is what it does, it finds you and then integrates into a lifestyle propelled by self discovery and questing our own personal landscapes.
One Love Float was created in this magic inspired by water alchemy, soul medicine and the understanding we are our own master teachers. The float tank environment is simple – it simply reflects you. It harmonizes our connection to self.
Floating creates the space where the most attractive option is to get real and raw. It presents itself to be seen. It matches you every time with your truth in that moment. Inside the tank, that is all that exists as true connection demands nothing less than being completely authentic.
So, I encourage you to get naked!! Get vulnerable. And then, trust the pathway to fall in love with it…and yourself.
We are floaters to our core and want to foster a float community that are connected to their courageous love to shine their rad self to the world.


A micro-macro model derived from slip theory is shown. It is applied to the modeling of nickel base single crystal superalloys. The experimental data include monotonic and cyclic solicitations at 950°C. The general agreement between tests and numerical simulations is good for all the studied orientations: 〈001〉, 〈011〉, 〈111〉, and 〈123〉. The model is simple enough to be implemented in a finite element code as shown in a future part of the paper.
Méric LL, Poubanne PP, Cailletaud GG. Single Crystal Modeling for Structural Calculations: Part 1—Model Presentation. ASME. J. Eng. Mater. Technol. 1991;113(1):162-170. doi:10.1115/1.2903374.