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Sometimes in life, our dreams are smashed into billions of tiny pieces, and all we can do is take a deep breath and try to keep on living.
There's a country I have dreamed of visiting ever since I can remember -- a proud nation, known for its sumptuous cuisine, its unrivaled monuments, it's proud history, and its world-famous automotive and electronic industries.
I am, of course, talking about Liechtenstein.
Liechtenstein is a mighty land, nestled between Switzerland and Austria. It is more than three times the size of my bathtub. I thought I was finally going to fulfill my travel dream today. I thought I was going to get to go to Liechtenstein. It's included in the driving route in my tour guide manual, but I am not the lead guide on this tour. I am in training, and the lead guide claims she knows a better route.
A better route? Whatever! Liechtenstein, according to Wikipedia, has approximately 155 miles of paved roadways. Paved roadways! Like we're going to find that on a different route.
I had a contest last week to guess which country on this month's travels would be a new destination for me, and yep, the answer was supposed to be Liechtenstein. I worked hard putting that contest together. I even learned how to spell Liechtenstein, and let me tell you, that's no easy task. There were two winners: Nancy in Edmonds, Washington, and Danae in Federal Way, Washington. I am still going to award the prizes, but I shall now do so with a sulk on my face.


Last month when I kicked off a new regular feature here on the blog called Reader of the Month, I had no idea it would be so well-received!
It wasn't a DIY project.
It wasn't something that was necessarily "pin-worthy," either.
Rather, it was a big "THANK YOU!" for all you readers that really make this blog a community.
Having people around me who appreciate what I do is soooo rewarding. Interacting with you guys is like catching up with an old friend. I love how we share different ideas and how much enthusiasm you show on every post that I publish.
So each month, I'm taking a moment to thank you guys for all the support I received from you. My utmost gratitude goes to you all!
Today, I would like all of you to meet one of those awesome readers, Letty!
I don't remember when Letty started reading my blog, but she's been involved in nearly every one of my 30-Day Room Makeover Challenges!
And trust me–those challenges aren't easy, but each one of them, she has risen to the challenge.
I asked Letty to tell us about her love of thrift, some of her great finds, and her tips for selling vintage things on Etsy. Here's what she had to share.
Be sure to leave a comment for Letty and let her know how awesome she is!
"As a young child, I lived with my parents and grandmother. Tati, as we affectionately called my grandmother, was a seamstress. She would scour the thrift shops (with me in tow) for good used wool winter coats. Once home she would create a new lining for the coat using the old one as a pattern. She dug into her button box and changed out the buttons. Next the coat would go to the dry cleaners and finally, I would have a "new "coat. That was the start of my thrifting adventures.
During my teenage years, there were flea markets, hand me downs, outlets, and closeouts. To this day, I still own a cedar lined wooden trunk I purchased back then. I remember a fur jacket I picked up at a vintage clothing store that I had to sew back together before I could wear it!
My first apartment in Colorado was entirely furnished in garage sale finds – a table and chairs, artwork, sewing machine, you name it.
Later, when I was raising my three children as a single parent, hand-me-downs and outlets were my best friends. Kids grow so fast – without the kindness of friends and neighbors, I don't know how I would have managed.
I've always struggled with finding the commitment (and platform!) for selling the vintage things I find at the thrift store. But Letty just hit a huge milestone with her 300th listing in her Etsy shop back in April!
That's a huge accomplishment because I know how much time it takes to find the perfect items to sell, take pictures, and list them!
300 items is a lot, so I couldn't help but ask….
How do you store all your items before selling them?
How did you get started selling on Esty?
(Serena: I was so inspired by Letty's Etsy shop that I asked her to come back later to do a guest post on how to get started selling on Etsy. I mean, we find such great stuff at the thrift store and at yard sales. Why not try to start a legit business selling, right?? You can check out that post here: How to Get Started Selling on Etsy).
I tried offering Letty one of my Thrift Diving tees for being featured this month, but she already ordered one last year! (YAY, thanks, Letty!) So instead, I'm sending her this cute little Thrift Diving tote bag! Hmmm….pink maybe?
I keep meaning to order mine, and I have never sold them on the blog, so she will be the first to own a Thrift Diving tote (you can order one here for $15). Lucky girl! (I hope she likes it!).
Haven't visited this page for a while, but I did see the post about Letty's Etsy shop. I know I commented on that about the storage cabinet–that was the most awesome find! The finished project looks wonderful in her room. Yes, organization is so important to the success of our DIY projects. I'm still working on my down sizing since I moved last September so I can focus on the types of projects that I enjoy the most. My challenge now is organizing what's left. I love these posts and all the comments on TD because I learn so much and discover so many new ways to do things! I'm glad to meet you, Letty, and share this wonderful "community" with you and all the rest of the fab folks who congregate around Thrift Diving. Now, if I could just find an awesome cabinet like you did to store things in!
Love this series! So nice to meet you Letty and I can't wait to hear more about the Etsy business. I'm constantly trying to convince my dad to use his thrifting/antiquing for good and start an Etsy shop.
Serena, so you really think that a 24 drawer cabinet would be big enough for you?
Thanks for sharing Letty had some good ideas.
Thanks for sharing Letty's post with us. That's some real organization in that cabinet. My only problem with the items that I have accumulated, I keep trying to convince myself that I'm gonna switch some furniture to change my decor but it hasn't happened yet. Meanwhile, my storage room overflowedth.
I have a sister in Columbia, SC. What city will you be in?
Hi Serena. one of many things I have found is so heart warming about blog land is how all the people wrote in to you for this post and how warm and inviting they are. It's like a world friendship circle. And talk about all the talent out there, just amazes me, it's truly so incredible to me.
I found blogs about 4 yrs. ago, maybe more, it's inspired me so much I can't seem to get projects made quick enuf, so much to do for an active senior who has lots of time to make things, re-hab older pieces.
We recently redid a sturdy 6 drawer dresser into tv stand, not original certainly but wanted to attempt it ourselves.
When I told hubs about doing dresser or buffet for tv stand he was very skeptical. We found dresser at our local thrift store for $20 and off we went. Still want to spiff it up little more but we've been using it for couple months now and hubs loves it. Our son-in-law was surprised when he saw it, thought it was pretty spiffy. He's been kinda skeptical also when he'd see what we're doing.
I love to make things for house to give it some spark and express my self. Now I make pretty much all art for house, redo old frames, etc.
I would love to make some extra cash with what we make but have been hesitant. The market here, Grand Junction, CO (we live few miles west of GJ), has not been so good when we've been in a craft show. People don't like distressed finish or this or that. I got so distressed/discouraged we stopped trying and have several pieces out in our shed. Hubs won't make any more til things sell, vicious circle.
We don't have money for fancy camera to take photos of our pieces. What's a person to do?
Love your blog and hearing/seeing what other bloggers/crafters do, being part of a congenial community.
Have fun wonderful weekend Serena.
I always enjoy reading about creative people! Letty's advice on organization was a kick in the pants for me. I live in a very tiny home, and because storage is so limited, my "stuff" is in so many places. I don't have a craft room, so the next option for me would be to have a storage cabinet to centralize my small projects and supplies. I'm on the hunt for just the right one.
Hey Serena, The craft cabinet that"Letty" refinished is beautiful. I wish her well with all her sales. She is in a great area for the Stormville flea market. Which is not to far from where I am. I miss going to the flea markets since I have a problem with walking these days. Good Luck Letty. see you soon right here on Thrift Diving.


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The Mars Chocolate North America brand, which will have air time on Fox during the upcoming Super Bowl, generated a lot of publicity with a TV spot starring Betty White that aired during Super Bowl XLIV, which was atop numerous post-game ad monitors and was also among the top spots of 2010.
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Jett and Underwood performed live at the CMA Fest 2019, singing Jett's classic Bad Reputation.
San Antonio Spurs Visa Athletic Center, Orlando 8 PM • Houston Rockets vs.
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Analysis: He totaled seven points and shot 3 of 9 in the first two contests.
Offensive coordinator https://www.baseballapparelsshop.com/Detroit-38-Jersey McDaniels decided to open up the play-calling sheet on the second possession, calling for a double pass – QB Tom Brady threw what looked like a bubble screen to the right to WR Julian Edelman, who then threw back across the backfield to James White.
The $500 million purchase is Lululemon's first acquisition and underscores its goal of being more than an apparel brand: • : Under Armour has informed UCLA that it is attempting to terminate its record $280-million apparel deal with the school.
• The Fourth Of July, 2020 will be a day of festivity, food and fireworks, but it will be noticeably more subdued than in previous years.
We're looking forward to working closely with Drew on some exciting projects over the years to come.
Others do, which makes NBA commissioner Adam Silver's recent comments in a recent article that sports betting should be legalized all the more intriguing, Fantasy dailies are a natural evolution of fantasy sports said Paul Charchian, president of FSTA, told CNBC in a recent interview.
I have a great amount of respect for the history of the game and this exhibit will really open people's eyes.
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This works as expected, however when I use my slicers to filter on a specific branch the average remains the same, it does not filter based on the branch (slicer) selected on the visual.
How can I hard-code a date range as I am doing here, but allow any other slicers (other than date) to take effect in this DAX measure?
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Biologics for Psoriasis Also Linked to Decreased Coronary Inflammation
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Bethesda, MD—Anti-inflammatory biologic therapies used to treat moderate-to-severe psoriasis appear to have a highly desirable side effect, according to a new study.
An article in JAMA Cardiology reports that those treatments can significantly reduce coronary inflammation in patients with the chronic skin condition.
Researchers also heralded the use of a novel imaging biomarker, the perivascular fat attenuation index (FAI), to measure the effect of the therapy in reducing the inflammation.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)–led authors point out that their findings also hold out promise for patients with other chronic inflammatory diseases, such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, which also are known to increase the risk for heart attacks and strokes.
"Coronary inflammation offers important clues about the risk of developing heart artery disease," explained senior author Nehal N. Mehta, MD, a cardiologist and head of the Lab of Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases at NHLBI. "Our findings add to the growing body of research that shows treating underlying inflammatory conditions may reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases."
Background information in the study noted that while psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease associated with increased coronary plaque burden and cardiovascular events, past research has suggested that biologic therapy for psoriasis might be favorably associated with luminal coronary plaque. The authors suggest, however, that is was unclear whether the associations are attributable to direct anti-inflammatory effects on the coronary arteries.
To find out, the study team sought to investigate the association of biologic therapy with coronary inflammation in patients with psoriasis using the FAI to assess coronary inflammation by mapping spatial changes of perivascular fat composition via coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA).
For the prospective cohort study from January 1, 2013, through March 31, 2019, researchers analyzed changes in FAI in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis who underwent CCTA at baseline and at 1 year and were not receiving biologic psoriasis therapy at baseline.
Of the 134 patients, who had a mean age of 51.1 years and were 62.5% male, most had low cardiovascular risk by traditional risk scores (median 10-year Framingham Risk Score, 3% [interquartile range, 1%-7%]) and moderate-to-severe skin disease. Most, of the patients, 82, received biologic psoriasis therapy—anti–tumor necrosis factor alpha, anti–interleukin [IL] 12/23, or anti–IL-17) for 1 year—while the 52 patients in the control group did not receive any biologic therapy and were given topical or light therapy.
Researchers report that, at baseline, 46 patients—27 in the treated group and 19 in the untreated group—had a focal coronary atherosclerotic plaque.
Results indicate that biologic therapy was associated with a significant decrease in FAI at 1 year (median FAI -71.22 HU [interquartile range (IQR), -75.85 to -68.11 HU] at baseline vs. -76.09 HU [IQR, -80.08 to -70.37 HU] at 1 year; P <.001) concurrent with skin disease improvement (median PASI, 7.7 [IQR, 3.2-12.5] at baseline vs. 3.2 [IQR, 1.8-5.7] at 1 year; P <.001).
On the other hand, no change in FAI was noted in those not receiving biologic therapy (median FAI, -71.98 [IQR, -77.36 to -65.64] at baseline vs. -72.66 [IQR, -78.21 to -67.44] at 1 year; P = .39).
Researchers emphasize that associations with FAI "were independent of the presence of coronary plaque and were consistent among patients receiving different biologic agents." Specifically, they reported the following results: anti–tumor necrosis factor alpha (median FAI, -71.25 [IQR, -75.86 to -66.89] at baseline vs. -75.49 [IQR, -79.12 to -68.58] at 1 year; P <.001) and anti–IL-12/23 or anti–IL-17 therapy (median FAI, -71.18 [IQR, -75.85 to -68.80] at baseline vs. -76.92 [IQR, -81.16 to -71.67] at 1 year; P <.001).
"In this study, biologic therapy for moderate to severe psoriasis was associated with reduced coronary inflammation assessed by perivascular FAI," study authors point out. "This finding suggests that perivascular FAI measured by CCTA may be used to track response to interventions for coronary artery disease."
"FAI is a new method of analyzing CT scans that can predict a patient's risk of fatal heart attacks and other cardiac events years in advance, and independent of other traditional risk factors for heart disease," explained study coauthor Charalambos Antoniades, MD, professor of cardiovascular medicine at Oxford University. "In fact, our research has found that an abnormal perivascular FAI was linked to a six-to nine-fold increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events."
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Changing Time(s) in the Cold War. An Inter-German Farce
East Berlin probably wanted to torment the Bonn government, yet again. But there were also practical reasons against switching to daylight savings time – for example, too many East Germans used the longer evenings for countryside excursions with their cars. By Ilse-Dorothee Pautsch
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German Spy Museum
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Interview Series (Part VII): Frank Reichherzer
The Cold War was a global conflict and Cold War scholars are among the most international of academic communities - research on this time period is a collaborative effort of scholars from all over the world. This seven-part series is a cooperation of the Berlin Center for Cold War Studies and the Military History Portal. The interviews were conducted by Dr. Christoph Nübel (Humboldt University of Berlin) and Dr. Klaas Voß (Hamburg Institute for Social Research). This week: Dr. phil. Frank Reichherzer, Research Fellow at the Center for Military History and the Social Sciences of the German Army (ZMSBw) − Potsdam, Germany. (In German).
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The Cold War was a global conflict and Cold War scholars are among the most international of academic communities - research on this time period is a collaborative effort of scholars from all over the world. This seven-part series is a cooperation of the Berlin Center for Cold War Studies and the Military History Portal. The interviews were conducted by Dr. Christoph Nübel (Humboldt University of Berlin) and Dr. Klaas Voß (Hamburg Institute for Social Research). This week: Lic. phil. Sibylle Marti, PhD Research Fellow at the University of Hagen – Hagen, Germany. (In German).
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Interview Series (Part V): Hermann Wentker
The Cold War was a global conflict and Cold War scholars are among the most international of academic communities - research on this time period is a collaborative effort of scholars from all over the world. This seven-part series is a cooperation of the Berlin Center for Cold War Studies and the Military History Portal. The interviews were conducted by Dr. Christoph Nübel (Humboldt University of Berlin) and Dr. Klaas Voß (Hamburg Institute for Social Research). This week: Prof. Dr. Hermann Wentker, Director of Research at the Institute for Contemporary History Munich – Berlin (Berlin, Germany). (In German)
Farewell to the Cold War?
Jan Hansen's intention is "to 'historicize' the debate over rearmament and previous research on it." He endeavors to achieve this by taking an "alien perspective." Both are done with great success, as Karsten D. Voigt emphasized on the occasion of a book presentation hosted by the Willy-Brandt-Foundation on June, 2nd.
Cold War Museum Stevnsfort
Visit the nuclear attack-proof fortress in Stevns Klint, and hear the story about one of Denmark's most secret places, which was located at the utmost frontline during the Cold War.
German Historical Institute Moscow
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Gabriele Metzler draws attention to a research field offering excellent opportunities for investigating patterns of interpreting and classifying the "Cold War:" the history of marine and polar exploration.
Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung Potsdam
Division of Social Anthropology (University of Cambridge)
Heonik Kwon is a Senior Research Fellow and Distinguished Research Professor at Trinity College, Division of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge.
Re-read: "Environmental Histories of the Cold War"
The use of chemical weapons in Vietnam and nuclear testing in general are but two illustrations of the obvious fact that this global conflict of systems also had effects on the environment. Nevertheless, Cold War historians and environmental historians have been ignoring each other most of the time. An anthology on the "Environmental Histories of the Cold War", edited by John McNeill and Corinna Unger in 2010, demonstrates the value of an environmental history of the Cold War.
The Berlin Center's First Year: Press Review
As part of their progress report, the Berlin Center for Cold War Studies officially debuted two of its projects: A new webpage, which includes the Cold War Portal, and the exhibit, "The Cold War: Causes – History – Impact," co-sponsored with the Federal Foundation for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Eastern Germany. A report (in German).
"Wag the Dog" – Politics at the Frontiers of the Cold War
Unraveling the multiple, entangled strands of the history of the Cold War remains one of the great challenges of research into the recent past, and especially in what was then the Third World. Because the frontiers of the rival spheres of influence in the Northern Hemisphere stayed fixed and, for the foreseeable future, seemed impenetrable, from the late 1950s onward the US and USSR increasingly shifted their struggle for resources, dominance and prestige toward the Global South. But American and Soviet leaders were not the only actors who determined the course of events. Historian Bernd Greiner on a topic that deserves greater attention.
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Cold War History Research Center Budapest
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Ibero-American Institute
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Library: Space Probes: 50 Years of Exploration from Luna 1 to New Horizons
Title: Space Probes: 50 Years of Exploration from Luna 1 to New Horizons
Authors: Philippe Seguela
ISBN-10(13): 9781554079445
Publisher: Firefly Books
Publication date: Sept. 22, 2011
The first complete, up-to-date history of space probe exploration.
In just 50 years, space exploration has advanced from the Luna 1, the first artificial object to overcome Earth's gravitational field, to the New Horizons Mission, which will reach Pluto in 2015. Progress has been spectacular, and it bodes well for the remarkable achievements to come.
Space Probes is the first complete and fully illustrated history of the international space exploration program. Thoroughly up to date, it is organized by destination and includes every space probe launched by all countries active in space exploration -- the United States, the USSR/Russia, the European Union, Japan, China and India. Each probe is described as to its objective, its technology, the hurdles overcome, the successes and failures of the mission, the information gained and the lessons learned. Fascinating photographs and technical drawings give an inside view of each mission, and special features focus on key engineers and physicists and the fruits of their research.
After a section on the history of astronomy, Space Probes covers missions to:
The moon, the first objective
Venus, our sister planet
Mars, the red planet
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, the giant planets
Asteroids and the dwarf planets
Future missions.
The book also includes sections on the Apollo Space Program, the USSR-USA space race and a cross-referenced chronological index of all the probes.


Balor was the God of the Sea and the leader of the Fomorians. He had a third eye that killed all its path. It was prophesied that Balor's grandson will kill him, so he locked his daughter up on Tory island. But the god Cian was able to reach her and she bore three sons. Balor cast all three boys into the sea but Cian wass able to save one: Lugh, who grows up to be the leader of the Tuatha de Danann at war with the Fomorians.
Lugh, Balor's grandson, kills Balor during a battle by shooting a spear into his open eye so hard that it turns the eye to the back of his head killing the Fomorian army instead of the Tuatha de Danann.
Queen Mebd was the powerful and seductive ruler of Connacht. She had three husbands all of whom became king only because she was queen. One of her most famous stories is the Cattle Raid of Cooley where she goes to prove she is equal to her husband in wealth.
Queen Mebd had many enemies, one in particular, her nephew Furbaide, blamed her for killing his mother He practiced with his sling across the water from where the Queen bathed and, when he was skilled enough, killed her.
According to legend, Queen Mebd was buried standing up in the 40' high stone cairn on the summit of Knocknara in County Sligo, facing her enemies in Ulster even in death.
One of the most ancient of Celtic Deities, Danu is the Great Mother of Ireland. She is the goddess of fertility, bounty, plenty, prosperity, wind, rivers, water, wells, wisdom and inspiration.
The Tuatha de Danann descended from her. They were seen as gods, so advanced was their science. The Tuatha de Danann defeated the native Fir Bolg but a few centuries later were defeated themselves by the Milesians. They had a choice: leave Ireland altogether or retreat to the underground of Ireland. They chose to stay and became the faery folk we know of today, retaining their magic from the Goddess Danu.
Lord Lir remarried Aoife, after his wife died, a beautiful sorceress and daughter to the king. At first Aoife loved his four children, but soon became jealous of the love and attention they received from Lord Lir, their father.
The children loved to swim and Aoife took them to a lake where she cast a spell on the children. Because they were immortal, she could not kill them. Instead she cursed them into becoming beautiful swans, the curse only lifted by the bell of a new god in Ireland.
For 900 years the children were swans the bell of a new god, brought by St. Patrick, rang. The swans became human but aged rapidly. Quickly they were baptized and then perished.
Fionn was born in secret and raised by a woman who taught him the arts of war and hunting. In his youth he met a druid near the River Boyne and studied under him. During this time, he accidently ate of the Salmon of Knowledge and gained all the knowledge in the world.
Fionn arrived at the Hill of Tara at Samhain. A fire breathing man of the Sidhe would lull all the men to sleep then burn down the palace. Fionn stayed awake by touching his magically hot spear to his forehead then killed the Sidhe with the spear. The Fianna, a military order in service to the high king, recognized Fionn as his father's son and Fionn took over the leadership of the Fianna continuing to achieve legendary deeds and create many mythical stories.
Born Setanta, the son of the god Lug, his name is changed to Cu Chulainn after killing Culann's fierce guard dog when only a child. He continues to train and becomes a great warrior with many legendary stories in his wake.
The most famous is of his battle for the Brown Bull of Cooley against Queen Mebd's warrior Fergus, also Cu Cullain's best friend and foster brother. They fight for three days and in the evenings heal each other's wounds. In the end Cu Chulainn is forced to kill his best friend and is victorious over Queen Mebd's army.


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School news 8th March 2013
Duke of Edinburgh's Award – Three S4 pupils were awarded their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's Award at assembly recently. Congratulations to Ceitidh Alice Hulme, Catherine Wyatt and Craig Whyte on their effort and success in achieving the award.
Gairloch/Malawi Partnership – In the October holidays this year, a group of ten pupils and four teachers are hoping to travel to Mlozi School in Malawi. The purpose of this trip is to strengthen ties with our link school and develop joint projects with the pupils. The visit will increase our awareness and understanding of life in a developing country. We will experience school and village life and work collaboratively with Malawian pupils on joint projects and share aspects of Scottish culture. We hope to bring back knowledge and experiences which we can share with other pupils in the school and therefore share what we have learnt. We also hope to share with the community here.
In preparation for the trip the group will take part in a number of team building exercises and also fund raising events. We are organising events between now and October to try and raise money to enable this partnership between our two schools to continue. We hope that friends and family in the community will support this project that has, in recent years, become an important part of our education in Gairloch High School.
On the 6th of April we are holding a fund raising evening at Ocean View in Laide. More details of this and other fund raising initiatives will be in the next issue of the Gairloch and District times. Gemma McLean, S5.
Travelling to Malawi are – Gemma McLean, Ainslie MacKenzie, Eilidh MacLennan, Sofie Banister, Beth Townsend, Nessie Gearing, Chris Young, Luke Gorman, Lyle Walker and Kalvin Fraser. They will be accompanied by Mr Port, Dr Caley, Ms Velt and Mrs Johnston. We will be updating our Malawi section of the website here >>
Fun Day for Comic Relief – This was held at Gairloch Community Hall on Saturday raised a total of £769.38. It couldn't have been done without the sterling help of the 5th and 6th years. The fifth years ran various competitions and sold raffle and bingo tickets, and raised a total of £280.72. Some of the 6th years took charge of the catering, cooking red nose mini-pizzas and red nose cheese on toasts very competently, as well as the more usual hot drinks and cakes, while others ran a chocolate fountain stall, selling fruit and marshmallow skewers for dipping. The kitchen raised £123.20 and the choc fountains £74.47, making a combined total for the 6th years of £197.67. There were many compliments on how well and professionally the young people had taken responsibility and carried out their duties. Both Nicky and Comic Relief would like to thank them. Dr Nicky Hayes
Basketball – Gregor Vickerstaff and Sara Johnston took part in the Highland Bears Under-13 Basketball Tour of Ireland in the February holiday week. Basketball is a huge community sport in Ireland. They played some really good teams and enjoyed great Irish hospitality. Some of the games were desperately close! Here is Sara's account of what happened follows.
Ireland Basketball Tour by Sara Johnston – In the February half term I travelled to Ireland with the Highland Bears Basketball Club. On Friday the 14th we played our first game against Templelogue, a very strong team in Dublin. It was a very close game all the way through however at the end we lost by 1 point. We started off with 7 players (2 subs) however near the start 1 member of the team sprained her ankle, we were down to 1 sub. The next day we played 2 games, the 1st game was against Killester Kubs. It was a very physical game however we won. The next game was against the Ulster Elks, a team from Belfast; unlike the game we had played on the first day we won by 1 point. Our last day we played Dublin City University Saints. We were all very tired and unfortunately we lost the game. We got up early on the Monday travelled back to Scotland. Gregor Vickerstaff was also on the trip playing for the boys. They won 3 out of 4 of their games. I really enjoyed the tour and hopefully we will get to go again.
Inverness Music Festival – Alasdair MacDonald, S2, took part in two accordion competitions on Saturday 23rd February 2013. He went on to win both competitions and, due to his winning mark in the 2nd competition, he has been put forward to take part in the Curtis Craig Competition, which will take place at Eden Court Theatre, on the 6th March at 7pm.
Dance Workshop – On Friday 1st March, Heather Cooney from Eden Court delivered a three hour dance workshop to a group of 30 girls. Following a warm session, the group explored a variety of dance styles. Heather taught them all a routine, then in small groups they personalised the dance with some of their own choreography. They then tried their dance to a number of different pieces of music. At the end of the session, each group performed their version of the dance to the rest of the girls. The girls really enjoyed themselves and would like to do more dancing!
Upcoming Important Dates for School events – Click here for the school calendar.
S1 GRAND BRING AND BUY SALE
Saturday 9th March – 10am
in Gairloch Community Hall
Stalls, Competitions and the BIG Raffle!
We welcome any or all of the following donations: baking, books, DVDs & CDs, bric-a-brac, plants, electrical items in good working order, toys, clothes in good condition, jewellery, bottles and raffle prizes. We can auction anything within reason (antiques a speciality!)
Items for the sale can be:
Handed to any member of the school
Delivered direct to the Community Hall on Friday 8th March between 3:30 and 6pm
Collected by us – call the school office on 712275 and leave your details.
It's that time again! Grand annual fundraiser for
S1 Nethybridge and selected charities.
School news 22nd February 2013
School news 22nd March 2013


Tonight(November 11, 2018) the stars of Ring Of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling return to Honor Club and Fite TV for the fourth and final night of the Global Wars tour. As reported previously, Cody is injured and no longer able to compete on this card but has said they he and ROH are finding a "suitable replacement". This show is headlined by Jay Lethal defending his ROH World Championship against Kenny King plus more.
To read my review of night 1, Click Here.
To read my review of night 2, Click Here.
To read my review of night 3, Click Here.
We are welcomed to the show and a packed Toronto by our Commentary team, Ian Riccaboni and Colt Cabana.
This is first time I've seen Kaitlyn Diamond but she's looking good against Karen Q. Kaitlyn starts off strong but Karen takes over after a few minutes. Karen Q gets the heat on Kaitlyn for a while but Kaitlyn makes a decent comback and the fans seem kind of with her. Karen Q cuts off Kaitlyn after Kaitlyn used Colt's submission which is pointed out on commentary. Karen Q wins to go on to the four-way at final battle with a Boston Crab. Winner: Karen Q.
After the match, the four Women of Honor who are in the Final Battle match had a brawl and was broken up by security but they kept fighting.
Rhett Titus comes out again dressed in little blue pants, a Hockey helmet and a Hockey stick to join the commentary team. He looks ridiculous.
The code of Honor is adhered to. This starts off pretty fast and Page very quickly takes over in the match. Page hits the deadlift suplex into a pin for a two. Chuckie fights back with some forearms but one from Hangman sends Chuckie T down. Chuckie T blocks a rana with a powerbomb and Page rolls out of the ring. Chuckie T dives on Page, sending him into the barriers. Chuck Taylor sends Hangman into the barriers again. Back in the ring Page hits a clothesline from nowhere and a powerbomb but Taylor kicks out. Page hits a buckshot lariat and goes for a Right of Passage but Chuckie T turns it into a snap piledriver which looked great. Moments later, Chuckie T goes for his finisher the Awful Waffle but it's reversed into the Right of Passage for the win. Winner: Hangman Page.
At this point Caprice Coleman comes out to tell Rhett Titus to leave and " get some clothes on". Ian Riccaboni just says "Yeah, I don't know what was happening there".
BUSHI starts with Marseglia and BUSHI refuses to shake Vinny's hand and for the first few minutes, Vinny is trying to take the mask of BUSHI off with the ref tries to hold TK O'Ryan and Naito back. BUSHI makes a comeback and tags out. TK tags in to face Naito. Naito does hit pose but Marseglia jumps him. TK gets back in the ring to face Naito and while the ref is distracted, Marseglia attack Naito at ringside. Marseglia tries to deliver a sliced bread but it turns into a cutter. TK and Marseglia get the heat on Naito for what seemed like forever until Naito finally got the hot tag to BUSHI. After The Kingdom took over, BUSHI tagged Naito and at the end BUSHI sprayed TK in the face with black mist and Naito pinned Marseglia with a Destino. Winners Los ingobernables De Japon.
After the match, Taven comes down to attack Naito but Christopher Daniels comes down to help. The ref decides to start the match for Taven vs Daniels.
Daniels gets the upper hand early with an Arabian press to the outside, which he calls the 48 Special because he's 48 years old and special. During the beginning of the match, Dalton comes out with his Boys and takes the headset of Ian Riccaboni. This match was okay but the fans only cared about Daniels, chanting SCU and when Taven got any offence the crowd went quiet. The Kingdom came down for a bad finish. After a distraction Taven kicks Daniels in the nuts and hits his finisher, a reverse DDT for the win. Winner: Matt Taven.
EVIL kicks off with Mark Briscoe and the fans are chanting for EVIL loudly. Mark tells EVIL to "obey the law" when they go up against the ropes, moments later pulls his hair to take advantage. At first The Briscoes get heat on EVIL but EVIL gets some offence and tags out. The Briscoes tag quick and use very good teamwork to get the heat on SANADA for a long time. The Briscoes hit hard and you can see the look on SANADA's face as they run through him with double shoulder tackles. EVIL tags back in and fights to slowly take over in this match. When SANADA tags in he runs wild, putting both Briscoes in the Paradise lock. Mark slides a chair in and when the referee Paul Turner takes it out, Mark slams SANADA in the back with another chair. Jay hits the Jay driller on SANADA for the win. After EVIL laid out The Briscoes out with the chair. Winners: The Briscoes.
Caprice Coleman is taken off the commentary table by The Last Real Man, Silas Young.
These two start off with some chain wrestling but after a few minutes Flip does a dive on Gresham and looks to injury his knee. This is obviously a work as Gresham starts to target the knee and even gets a one leg Boston Crab on but Flip doesn't tap. The match continues and seems to go okay but doesn't become anything too special considering the level of talent involved. Flip wins with his F-5 Cutter out of nowhere.
This match is happening as a result of Cody's injury. This match starts with some headlocks and wrist locks but Juice is sent to the outside early. Beretta throws hard into the barriers outside and Juice goes flying over the railings. Beretta hits a double stomp to the back of Juice as he climbs over the railings. Juice has some serious marks on his back. Back in the ring, Beretta works over the back of Juice. Juice fights back and creates space but going to deliver a shoulder in the corner, Trent moves and Juice hits the post hard and falls out of the ring. Juice counters a high crossbody with knees which looks brutal. Trent hits a piledriver on the apron to Juice and slowly picks him up and drags Juice in the ring. Juice manages to hit the Juice punch for a double down. Juice climbs to the top rope but Trent pushes Juice to crotch him on the turnbuckle. Beretta hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex from the top. Juice hits some Juice punches but Beretta reverses the Pulp Friction and they fight on. Beretta comes off the top rope and gets hit with another Juice Punch and Juice quickly hits the Pulp Friction for the win. This was a very good match and went quite long, but not too long. After the match, Juice cuts a promo, starting in Japanese but quickly moving to English. Juice claims to be going for the US Title.
KUSHIDA kicks this match off with Nick Jackson. Nick and Matt use double team moves early on to get the upper hand on KUSHIDA but before long all four guys are in the ring and everyone does spots at once. This is a very busy match that obviously has no rules. Matt Jackson is still selling his lower back but he's not slowing down. After about ten minutes of all four guys in and out, the ref tells Matt Jackson he's not legal. Not long later, everyone was back in the ring. The fans are going crazy as nick Jackson dives off the corner and onto KUSHIDA, they then hit the Meltzer driver for a near fall. In the end, Matt Jackson has Sabin in the Sharp Shooter which they call the Cease and Desist for the submission win. Very good match, very fun and busy with lots of action from the beginning. Winners: The Young Bucks.
Kenny King starts the match during the official ring announcements with shotgun knees in the corner. King takes it to the champ and takes Lethal to ringside. Lethal fights back a little bit but King is ruthless. Jay Lethal makes a comeback and sends King to the outside. As Kenny gets back in the ring he reverses the offence of Jay and sends him into the corner post. Jay sells his shoulder as King targets the arm and shoulder in submissions. Lethal hit a superplex to turn things around. Lethal goes for his patented three dives. This match got really good with both guys kicking out of the others finishers at times. King held the title belt but Lethal kicked it out of his hands, King then rolled Lethal up for the three count with the feet on the ropes. the referee saw the feet and disallowed the fall. Moments later Lethal hits the Lethal injection for the win. Winner: And still the Ring Of Honor World Champion, Jay Lethal.
That was a good show, maybe not the best on the tour but the tour itself has been great and well worth the subscription to Honor Club. I'd say the last four matches were very good and on the top end of the scale of matches, and the Chuckie T vs Hangman page match was also very good. Good, fun show all around.


Industrial plasticine, also known as plasticine or clay, is a material used in modeling for producing models, particularly in automotive design. It is a kind of wax-based modeling clay that is soft and easy to mold. At RAMPF, the clay is produced without sulfur, making it odorless.


There will come a time after you have your belly button pierced that you will want to change the jewelry. In order to avoid health risks such as infection, you must ensure that your piercing is fully healed before trying to change your belly button ring.
When you get your belly button pierced, you should leave the piercing jewelry in until the area is completely healed. Many piercing shops have multiple options available for piercing jewelry, so be sure to choose the option that best suits your personal tastes.
The Center for Young Women's Health notes that belly button rings can take anywhere from four months to one year to fully heal.
Before you attempt to remove the belly button ring, you must wash your hands and your navel area. Use antibacterial soap for your hands and saline solution for your belly button.
Once your hands and navel are clean, grab the ring with one hand and hold it firmly. Use your other hand to turn the ball to the left. Some piercing rings have a ball that slides, so if the ball doesn't come off when you turn it, try pushing it toward your skin.
Once the ring is open, slide it out of the skin. Slide your new piece of jewelry into the hole and secure the ball by turning it to the right.
According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, choosing a curved barbell piece of navel jewelry instead of a ring when you get your belly button initially pierced may reduce irritation and scarring.
Read more: How Do I Change a Belly Button Ring for the First Time?
In order to prevent an infection after changing the jewelry, only sterile jewelry should be inserted. You can do this by purchasing pre-sterilized jewelry.
If you already have the jewelry you want to wear and it isn't pre-sterilized, you can place the entire piece of jewelry into rubbing alcohol. Wipe it off gently with a cotton ball saturated with rubbing alcohol. Allow it to dry before inserting it.
According to the American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, navel piercings are prone to tearing if the piercing is placed incorrectly and not given time to heal. Be gentle with your new piercing and thoughtful with the pants you wear while you are healing. A high-waisted pair of jeans could result in chafing in this area, and eventual tearing.
Removing belly button jewelry before the piercing is healed may result in the hole closing before new jewelry can be inserted. A fully healed piercing won't hurt at all and the area around the piercing will be the same color as the rest of your skin.
If you are unsure if your belly button is healed, go to the piercer you used and ask them if it is healed enough to change the jewelry. Some piercing shops will change the jewelry for you.
If you think you have an infection, you should contact your doctor prior to removing the jewelry. An infection needs to be able to drain and the belly button ring keeps the hole open so it can drain. If you remove the jewelry, the fluid could build up under the skin and cause an abscess.
Body piercing: complications and prevention of health risks.


A 16 mile cycle route hilly in places the route takes you along mainly 'B' roads and country lanes. The cycle route takes you through the scenic Scottish countryside surrounding Selkirk. There are plenty of establishments for refreshments in and around Selkirk and also at Lilliesleaf along the route.
Shawpark Road . Cycle along the road as it descends into a dip by the cemetery before you climb for about one and a half miles to the top of the hill on Lindean Moor .
of it was dug by hand in the 18th century to extract lime rich marl (clay) for use as a fertiliser on grass fields to improve the grazing. In the 20th century the site was dammed and turned into a public water supply, providing nearby villages with water up until the 1970s. Lindean Loch is now a nature reserve open to all. There is a walk of 1 mile / 2kms around the loch.
right and then left at Clarilawmuir towards Midlem. Cycle down the road through Midlem (with good views to the distant Cheviot Hills) as far as the cross roads at Toftsbarns .
TURN RIGHT along a 'No Through Road' which eventually peters out near a cottage – a potentially muddy track bears left here. Leave this by a path on the left (before reaching a ford) and dismount to cross the footbridge. From the far side, a narrow track and then a tarmac road lead up to the east end of Lilliesleaf. TURN RIGHT through the village and right again at the end .
road starts to climb away from the Ale Water. TURN RIGHT at Clerklands for a further climb of one and three quarter miles of uphill Note the extensive view to the north-west.
TURN RIGHT towards Selkirk at Howden along the B7009. The road climbs gradually away from the river to the outskirts of the town before descending to a 'T' junction with Yarrow Terrace. TURN LEFT downhill and THEN FIRST RIGHT into Buccleuch Road. A gap in the wall on the left hand side gives access to a steep path which takes you back to the start/finish of your cycle ride.


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Q: Javafx application cannot find the liberay In my eclipse i have followed the following steps:

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*New  -> Other -> Javafx project

*Name the project i.e "TestJavaFx"

*Create new class "Main"
write the following code:
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    /**
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And i get an error saying:
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And there is no import.
it looks like i don't have the lib. But how can i create a new Javafx project without having the lib?
How do i fix this?

A: First in Eclipse you need add jfxrt.jar to project's libraries (It is located in Jre lib folder).
Then you need to override Application's abstract method start
public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
    primaryStage.show();
}

Here is a minimal example:
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class Main extends Application {

    @Override
    public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
        primaryStage.show();
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }
}


What Programs Are Available To Assist People With Disabilities in Georgia?
What state department handles the Medicaid waiver program? The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities handles the Georgia Medicaid waiver program for persons with disabilities.
What programs assist people who have developmental disabilities? The Mental Retardation Waiver Program (MRWP) assists people with disabilities who live in Georgia.
What is the best number to call to get started? (706) 792-7741 OR (800) 348-3503.
Eligibility: To be eligible for state-supported developmental disability services, you must have a diagnosis of mental retardation or a developmental disability and meet the criteria for "most in need." People who are "most in need" of services are those with social, emotional, developmental, or physical disabilities resulting from mental retardation/developmental disabilities who without state-supported services, would have significant difficulty or be unable to successfully live day to day. In addition, family support services are available for people with autism and certain other developmental disabilities.
What is considered a developmental disability? A diagnosis of developmental disability includes mental retardation or other closely-related conditions such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism or neurological problems. These are developmental disabilities that require a level of care provided in an intermediate care facility for people who have mental retardation. A person must have mental retardation since birth or before age 18 or another developmental disability since birth or before age 22 to be considered for the waiver.
Are there income limits to receive services? Your income and ability to pay determine the cost to you for state-supported services. As part of determining eligibility for state-supported developmental disability (DD) services, your ability to pay will be evaluated. If you are eligible for DD services under the waiver, the Mental Retardation waiver pays for most community-based DD services. Any payment for services will be discussed with you before you receive services.
How old do you have to be to start receiving services? You have to be at least three years old to be on the Georgia Medicaid Waiver program.
How long is the waiting list? Most people will wait several years before getting Medicaid Waiver services in Georgia. The waiting list is based on need. Georgia is working to get people out of state hospitals. If you have family support and/or have less need, it could be years before you get services.
How many people are on the waiting list? There are over 10,000 people on Georgia's waiting list. DBHDD moved 900 people off the short-term planning list in 2012. The short-term planning list is comprised of individuals with developmental disabilities who are waiting for supports through the NOW and COMP waivers. Georgia is working on a five-year plan to dramatically expand community services for people with mental illness and developmental disabilities. Those changes are set out in a settlement agreement between the State and the U.S. Department of Justice that was signed in October 2010.
How many people are currently receiving services? There are a little over 12,000 people with developmental disabilities served by the NOW/COMP programs in Georgia.
What assistance is available while you wait? There may be funding for equipment or supplies while you wait for other services.
Is there priority preference for people who are in crisis? Yes, people with the greatest need get waiver services first in the state of Georgia.
What services does the Medicaid waiver program offer? Georgia offers a variety of services to people with mental retardation or developmental disabilities who are eligible for services. Some services are available through state dollars only, while others are available through Medicaid waiver dollars only. Your specific needs will determine which services are most appropriate for you. Services include: Support Coordination; Consumer and Family Education; Counseling and Training; Day Programs; Personal and Natural Supports; Family Support; Nursing Assessment and Services; Physician Assessment and Care; Respite Care; Residential Programs; and Specialized Medical Supplies and Equipment.
What services are available to people living in the family home? Family Support – a broad range of goods and services such as respite, personal living benefits, behavioral supports and specialized clothing or equipment, designed to assist families in supporting a loved one with disabilities who is living in the home.
Does this state offer community group homes?
Does this state offer supported living?
Are there still state owned institutions? How many people are living in institutions? In 2013 there are still about 400 people with disabilities in institutions. That is changing. A 2008 lawsuit (violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Olmstead v. L.C.) required Georgia to relocate 9,000 individuals with mental illness and 750 with developmental disabilities out of hospitals and into communities.
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) has regional offices throughout the state, including six regional hospitals.
Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital closed in 2011.
Do providers work for the state? The regional offices representing the Division of MHDDAD do not provide services. Services are provided by agencies under contract with the regional MHDDAD offices.
About how many providers are there in the state? The total amount estimated of Medicaid SCL and HCB waiver providers is 293.
Do you have a choice in providers? Individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities and their families always have a choice in the selection of providers. DBHDD is responsible for sharing a list of approved providers with individuals and families.
Is There A Fee? There is no fee in Georgia to become a provider, however, it can be a rather lengthily process.
DBHDD recruits and qualifies a provider based on the needs of individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities. This recruitment and qualifying process is accomplished through the use of a pre-qualification process and an application process. Recruitment cycles will occur two times per year, beginning July 1 and January 1 of each State fiscal year (FY). Interested providers must submit a completed list of Pre-Qualifiers during the specified month of the Open Enrollment period. DBHDD considers all Applicants.
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Pineland is available to provide outpatient mental health counseling, acute stabilization, detoxification, psychosocial rehabilitation, peer, & residential services.
New Options Waiver: The NOW Waiver stands for New Options Waiver. It provides supports to people who do not need 24 hour care. It was designed for people with disabilities who live with family members or in their own home. There is a limit of $25,000.00 a year for services under the NOW Waiver. This waiver is for people who need less intensive services and supports.
The COMP Waiver: stands for COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORTS Waiver. It was designed for people who need a full range of out-of home services or intensive in-home services. The COMP Waiver is also used for people who are transitioning out of institutions into community living.
Independent Care Waiver: Offers services that help a limited number of Medicaid recipients with physical disabilities live in their own homes or in the community instead of a hospital or nursing home. ICWP services are also available for persons with traumatic brain injuries. For ages 21-64 Call Georgia Medical Care Foundation 1-800-982-0411.
Georgia Pediatric Program (GAPP): The GAPP medical day care program provides specialized pediatric skilled nursing services to medically fragile, ages birth to 3 years of age. The Georgia Pediatric in-home nursing program is for children under the age of 21.


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Laser Rangefinders – When using a laser rangefinder, the target you are aiming for must be in view as the device measures the distance by sending out a laser beam. Once you have chosen your target, pull the trigger on the rangefinder and you will be informed of the distance.
GPS Rangefinders – To use a GPS rangefinder, you will need to download the course you are playing onto the device ahead of time. Next, you'll need to select the hole you are playing. Once you've done this, select the target and it will then judge the distance between that and your current position.
Rangefinders are very useful in golf, but their use does carry some restrictions. I had a look at this website to learn more about the restrictions before purchasing a device.


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Grab a DRM-free copy of Tacoma from the Humble Store, free for a limited time.
Tacoma is the follow-up to Gone Home, the seminal walking simulator first-person snooper from Fulbright.
"Basically, a space station was the idea we were the most excited about that also had all the qualities that we needed to make the kind of game that we wanted to," he continued, and the technological setting of Tacoma was finalised.
What didn't vary, from domestic mundanity to lunar transfer station, is Fulbright's incredible storytelling ability.
If you've not played it, you should probably get on that. And you're in luck: Fulbright and the Humble Store are giving away free copies of Tacoma to celebrate Indie Mega Week.
Even though it's a digital code, copies of Tacoma are limited. It's available right now, and – assuming stocks last – will still be free until Sunday, March 24 at 10 am Pacific (5 pm GMT).
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This is Pablo Sandoval. He's a third baseman for the Boston Red Sox.
Yeah, not exactly the best look for a professional baseball player.
Sandoval, a 29-year-old pelotero from Venezuela, has battled with his weight for several seasons. It's no coincidence that his nickname is the Kung-Fu Panda.
So why are the Red Sox mad? Before the start of the 2015 season, they signed Sandoval a five-year, $95 million contract.
I share in this picture the perfect description of this moment in my career, my eyes focused right where it should be to face every play that comes my way. My priority, give my best in the field… /Comparto en esta foto la descripción perfecta de este momento en mi carrera, con la mirada fija y enfocada justo donde tiene que estar para enfrentar cada jugada que se me presente. Mi prioridad, dar lo mejor de mi en el terreno.
That's a lot of money to pay a guy who can't quite get in shape.
Why the huge contract? Despite his weight issues, Sandoval was an All-Star caliber player for his former team, the San Francisco Giants.
But in his first season with the Red Sox, Sandoval didn't perform as well as he did with the Giants, posting career lows in several categories.
Que mejor comienzo de una nueva etapa en mi vida que vestir la mejor camiseta! Panda is Back, Ready and wearing Red Sox ??
It wasn't just Sandoval's hitting that suffered. He also committed the second-most errors (15) in his career.
And he got busted for using Instagram during a game. Seriously.
Sandoval admitted to using Instagram and was benched for his transgression.
Things got so bad that Red Sox fans were asking the Giants to take Sandoval back.
That's a Red Sox fan asking San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy for a refund.
Well, after Sandoval made it clear he's not watching his weight, the Red Sox announced that Sandoval is being demoted.
John Farrell says that Travis Shaw is the #RedSox third baseman. Pablo Sandoval to the bench. Met with both players this morning.
Upon hearing the news, several people began poking fun at Sandoval for being a well-paid benchwarmer.
This is how much Sandoval will make the next four season, even if he continues to ride the bench.
Of course, there were plenty of digs about his weight.
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Sandoval also told radio station WEII he was happy with the decision.
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This is the short version of our love story from the perspective of my groom Michael. I did this video for the Corel Asia-Pacific Digital Arts Competition and it placed 4th in the Video Editing Division. Praise God! Thank you to MG Digital and cameraman par excellence Reynold Ilagan for the camerawork.


It's been a busy time here at Chateau Velez.
We went to a Beach Boys concert.
I got busy with Annie Sloan Chalk paint on the table legs.
On the way to my grandparent's house I had to stop and enjoy this view.
We've been walking the dog.
And maybe howling at the moon.
Everyone took pictures. Lots and lots of pictures.
The doggie went in a box. Maybe he missed the littlest Texan?
On my son's birthday the kids watched a movie while my mom and I discovered gelato at the mall!
Then we went and played with a fluffy blurry puppy. She's a shih tzu.
She's so cute we brought her home as a companion for Tony Blair, who we knew would react with a big smile - just like this!
But mostly he looked like this about it.
Then I did some getting lost. It's okay, because I got to see these giant silos!
I waited in the cell phone lot at the airport for my husband to return from Germany. Not the whole time, of course. Just for a bit after taking the last two texans to the airport and eating at Big Boy.
It's been over 100 degrees a couple of days and pretty darn hot the rest of the days, too. Our yard had a final grade and got grass seed. I've eaten about 6 watermelons and countless quarts of berries. There has been lots of cobbler and trips to ice cream stands. The manager of the local Outback Steakhouse sold us a giant tub of Blue Bell ice cream at cost! (Big deal since we can't buy Blue Bell ice cream in Ohio!) There's a little window into the summer so far. I have many things to paint, clean, and feed. I hope you are enjoying your summer.


The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) through its sanctioning body International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) has announced a joint venture and strategic sustainability project with specialists Quimera, defining the objective of a global, non-fossil-fuel based championship.
ALMS will showcase a new fully electric racing vehicle at selected events throughout the 2012 racing season, most likely using a version of Quimera's AEGT (All-Electric GT) for demonstration runs with the intention of launching a new international electric racing series - perhaps as early as 2013.
The intent of this joint venture is to spearhead a new International Electric Vehicle series, the first clean technology professional motorsport championship. The IEV series is expected to include various categories and will remain open to any OEMs that with to showcase and develop their own green credentials in a cost-controlled environment, ALMS said.
ALMS has been a leader in embracing clean racing with its Michelin Green X Challenge at all races. "We have often quoted the fact that the most important race in the world is the race among automobile manufacturers to develop new sustainable transportation solutions," said Scott Atherton, president and CEO of the Panoz Motor Sports Group that encompasses IMSA/ALMS. "Our alliance with Quimera is the embodiment of that race as it enables us to continue our leadership in green racing and takes us to the next level.
"We have been actively seeking a practical and viable opportunity to develop EV motorsport and we believe Quimera's technologies and plans are absolutely on target," Atherton proclaimed. "As the 'Global Leader of Green Racing', the opportunity to link these events to our American Le Mans Series weekends provides an ideal fit for all involved."
The championship will, most likely begin in the United States at races run in conjunction with ALMS. An international scope has been outlined with the intention to invite any national governing body, promoter or country from around the world to join this project, including motorcycle manufacturers.
Quimera already anticipates support of the TTXGP World Championship, currently the world's leading international electric series, as evaluations continue into the possibility of joint race weekends with TTXGP. "Electric motorsport represents an opportunity to drive innovation beyond technology; this partnership is part of our shared vision for the next generation of motorsport," said Azhar Hussain of TTXGP.
There are several categories of racing under consideration for this proposed series: Under the banner of GT racing, there would be the AEGT (525 kw for an estimated 700 bhp) in the Quimera GT carbon fiber chassis car already built; Touring GT (300 kw - 390 bhp) with prototypes under construction by Quimera; NB class highlighting slightly modified road legal cars with a powertrain up to 150 kw.
In the open wheel arena, the proposed series would include an F3-type (300 kw - 390 bhp) racer like the Formulec EF01, which has been in the design, development and testing stages for the past two years. This would lay foundations for an open category adhering to powertrain options up to 350 kw with a carbon fiber chassis.
Formulec has been widely active in the European racing arena and is "delighted to be associated with IMSA and Quimera's new EV series," said Eric Barbaroux, president. "Together we will propose new 100 percent electric-powered racing categories while also identifying race promoters, teams, drivers, partners and media equally eager to develop this new approach to racing."
Because its basis in sports endurance racing, ALMS is also considering an LMP-type racer for this potential series. It's also looking into an all-electric drift car, such as the Quimera/Letteriello AEDC01 with powertrain up to 250 kw and the TTXGP option.
Quimera's board chairman weighed in thusly: "This project is not simply confined to developing environmentally friendly cars; it also concerns encouraging the dramatic shift soon to occur in the way the industry has operated up until now," said Javier de Rocafort. "More important than the act of car racing is how we actively evolve and prepare the future for coming generations. In this regard, our partnership with IMSA and ALMS allows us to investigate and better understand the potential applications of these new technologies in the toughest possible environment," de Rocafort explained.
The partnership between IMSA/ALMS and Quimera is expected to develop further by empowering R&D activities with both new and existing technologies, encouraging added technology transfer and racing's essential role as a test bed for the automotive sector. A key goal is to establish a series operating at the forefront of motorsport's clean technology development.


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Global security technology manufacturer, Gallagher, has been named a finalist in three categories of the 2020 United States' Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs). Gallagher was one of just three companies announced as a finalist for Outstanding Security Equipment Manufacturer.
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Laye-Alama Condé (also known as Laye-Alma Condé) was an asylum seeker from Sierra Leone living in Bremen, Germany. On 27 December 2004, he was arrested by the police on suspicion of being a drug dealer. At the station, a doctor forcibly inserted a tube through Condé's nose and fed him syrup of ipecac (an emetic). This occurred several times until Condé collapsed and was taken to hospital. He died on 7 January 2005. The case immediately caused controversy in Germany and the doctor was taken to court three times, resulting in a punishment of a fine of 20,000 euros paid to Condé's family. Meanwhile, the practice of induced vomiting was deemed torture by the European Court of Human Rights in 2006 and the practice was discontinued in Bremen shortly afterwards. The Initiative in Memory of Laya Alama Condé (German: Initiative in Gedenken an Laya Alama Condé) has pressed for a permanent monument to people who died in police custody to be erected in Bremen.

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Laye-Alama Condé was an asylum seeker from Sierra Leone living in Bremen, Germany. On 27 December 2004, the police arrested Condé on suspicion of dealing drugs. He allegedly had hazelnut-sized pellets of cocaine in his mouth, which he swallowed. Condé was in police custody when a doctor forced syrup of ipecac (an emetic) into his stomach though his nose with a 70 mm tube, aiming to make him vomit and therefore produce the drugs as evidence of crime. Condé swallowed back the vomit that had been induced, washing liquid into his lungs. The process was forcefully repeated several times until Condé had foam coming out of his mouth and nose. He then collapsed and was resuscitated by paramedics before being taken to the hospital.  Condé fell into a coma and died over a week later, on 7 January 2005. The Federal Court of Justice declared in 2010 that he had died from "cerebral hypoxia as a result of drowning after aspiration during forced vomiting".

Later events
The death immediately caused controversy since it was caused by the practice of forcefully administering emetics. In Bremen there were over 1,000 such incidents between 1991 and 2004, and it was supported by the ruling coalition. Achidi John had died in Hamburg in 2001 in the same way as Condé. There, Olaf Scholz had said the practice was "without an alternative". It was then deemed to be torture by the European Court of Human Rights in 2006 and the practice was discontinued in Bremen soon afterwards.

The doctor who had administered the emetic was put under investigation. He was also a foreigner, working for a private institution contracted to the Senate of Bremen. His qualifications were called into question, but charges against him were dropped. On appeal, the Federal Court overturned the decision on legal grounds in 2010. Another investigation cleared the doctor and this verdict was also overturned by the higher court. In 2013, a third investigation ended by telling the doctor to pay a fine of 20,000 euros to the family of Condé. The doctor had fallen seriously ill by this point and the family said they were less concerned with punishing him and more concerned with having a ruling on the legality of induced vomiting.

The Initiative in Memory of Laya Alama Condé (German: Initiative in Gedenken an Laya Alama Condé) was set up to remember his death, holding a memorial every 7 January. It also pressured the city to make a permanent memorial to Condé, which generated more controversy. In 2019, it created a mobile artwork which stood outside different places in central Bremen and was dedicated to all people who died in police custody. A representative termed Condé's demise as "death by drowning".

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History of Bremen (city)
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Maintenance strategies can largely be divided into two categories: reactive and proactive. Reactive (also referred to as run-to-fail) maintenance repairs equipment once failure has already occurred. Proactive maintenance focuses on avoiding repairs or asset failure via performing maintenance tasks on equipment prior to failure. Proactive maintenance can then be further divided into two sub-categories: preventive and predictive.
Preventive maintenance involves conducting regularly scheduled inspections and repairs in order to ensure that failure never occurs. The scheduling of these inspections is based on either time (a period of weeks, months or years) or usage (such as the number of miles a car has been driven). Common tasks carried out during preventive inspections include lubrication, oil changing, replacement of individual parts, adjustment and cleaning.
Preventive maintenance is based on the fundamental principle that the failure chance of any piece of equipment gradually increases as it ages. Later in the equipment's life cycle, inspection and repair will occur ever more frequently to counterbalance the increased risk. When a piece of equipment should be inspected is often calculated using either a software program or an equation to determine mean time between failures (MTBF). As the MTBF decreases, the frequency of maintenance increases.
A preventive maintenance strategy is often more cost-effective than a reactive one, as it is typically cheaper to perform upkeep than after-the-fact repairs. In addition, preventive maintenance removes the unplanned downtime, loss of production and frequent employee overtime required when a piece of equipment breaks down and must then be repaired.
While preventive maintenance tasks require some training, they can often be carried out by hourly employees, especially the routine tasks such as cleaning and lubrication. This makes preventive maintenance a resource-efficient process as well.
Lastly, preventive maintenance has been shown to successfully increase the life cycle of equipment when compared with reactive or run-to-fail tactics. Companies which utilized a balance of 80% planned maintenance to 20% unplanned have reported the greatest increases.
The time-based approach utilized by preventive maintenance strategies can frequently cause either "too much" or "too little" maintenance to occur. When equipment is maintained too frequently, it is considered to be a waste of time and money, and when it is maintained too infrequently, failures can occur and force the more expensive reactive maintenance to be used instead.
In addition, preventive maintenance tasks must be carried out while the machine is not operating. While it causes less overall downtime than run-to-fail tactics, some loss of production and occasionally unnecessary employee downtime does occur.
Predictive maintenance focuses on observing the actual condition of the machine, so as to carry out maintenance and repair tasks only when performance has degraded and failure is about to occur. A variety of tests, known as condition monitoring, can be carried out either periodically or continuously in order to collect data on the state of the equipment.
Some of the most common tests include vibration monitoring, infrared monitoring, ultrasonic monitoring, and analysis of lubricating oil. These tests can identify a wide range of failures both mechanical and electrical in nature via the analysis of sound, temperature and oil quality. Recently, due to innovations by ProAxion® in the field of vibration and temperature monitoring technologies, it has seen increasing use in comparison to other tests.
Many predictive maintenance programs store data via software, such as a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) in order to predict future failure and performance trends. Predictive maintenance acknowledges that not all equipment experiences a correlation between age and rate of failure.
Like preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance has been shown to dramatically increase the lifespan of equipment when compared with reactive strategies. However, predictive maintenance has also been found to be more cost- time- and labor-effective than preventive maintenance, which is often performed too frequently. Predictive maintenance will save manufacturing companies a significant amount of money throughout the entire lifespan of the equipment.
In addition, predictive maintenance tasks can be carried out while the equipment is still operating, meaning that no downtime – planned or unplanned – need occur. This is ultimately more cost- and time-efficient in the long run than any maintenance strategy which requires downtime.
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Both preventive and predictive maintenance offer advantages when compared with traditional run-to-fail methods. Predictive maintenance is more cost-effective and widely usable, but preventative maintenance can still be a viable solution in certain situations.
Therefore, it is best to use both varieties of proactive maintenance in tandem as part of a larger reliability centered maintenance (RCM) strategy. RCM analysis identifies critical failure modes, causes and consequences and then selects the ideal maintenance method for each piece of equipment based on this data. It is the most well-rounded and thorough maintenance solution, incorporating both preventive and predictive maintenance where each is necessary.
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My outfit today was inspired from my new bracelet. I've been eyeing it up for a while now and managed to pick it up on sale the other day, which is always a bonus!
It's a simple rope design with a gold anchor from Aldo.
I've got my favourite American Eagle jeans on which featured in a recent post and layered a simple white vest with my striped caramel and cream top.
Even though my top isn't the traditional blue and white stripe, I still feel it has a slight nautical edge to it.
Topped off with my brown peep toe shoes that I've had for a while now (and really need replacing!) but are, oh so comfortable!!!