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Dates: 1st July to 30th July 2023
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Choose ATC's summer residential programme at the University of Limerick and discover the culture and heritage of Ireland's south west.
ATC Language Schools offers the opportunity to explore areas along Ireland's famous Wild Atlantic Way while enjoying an international study trip over the summer.
The University of Limerick is located along the River Shannon and surrounded by 130 acres of landscaped parkland. The campus is approximately 20km from Shannon International Airport and also just over 2 hours from Dublin Airport.
Groups taking this programme can also choose to stay for 2 weeks at the University of Limerick or for 12 nights, taking 2 nights at one our Dublin based campuses, including full board accommodation and 2 excursions.
When you choose ATC's junior summer programme at the University of Limerick, your students will enjoy an exciting international learning programme on a modern university campus, as well as visiting 'must-see' attractions on the west coast.
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15 hours' minimum tuition per week, course materials included
Innovative half-day activities focusing on personal development
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ATC's summer residential programme at the University of Limerick is ideal for students aged 11-17 who would like to experience a fun and memorable study trip.
Students can join the summer programme at the University of Limerick when they are travelling as part of a group with a supervising adult.
I will always remember the different activities that I did and enjoyed, for instance, football and volleyball matches, disco nights, karaoke days…not to speak of the Irish dances!! Moreover, I would like to mention that I made a lot of friends in class, with whom today, I continue talking.
Angela & Maria, Students, Spain
Thank you for taking care of us. You are very good team, who made us and our children (that the most important thing) satisfied. It was a big pleasure to meet and work with you.
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Groups travelling to the University of Limerick can arrive at Dublin Airport, or one of the regional airports.
When a group arrives in Ireland they will be met at the airport by one of ATC's experienced representatives and travel by private transport to the campus. They will then 'check in' and be introduced to ATC staff who will be available throughout their stay.
Accommodation is in single en-suite rooms; all rooms are in apartments with a living area shared with other students. Each student will have their own key card to access their building, apartment and room. Students will stay on a full-board meal basis, with breakfast, lunch and dinner in the dedicated ATC restaurant on campus Monday for Friday, students will have a packed lunch at weekends when on full day trips.
On their first day of classes, students will have a test to determine their level of English, they will then join the right class for their level and age. There are 2 lessons per day, in the morning or afternoon, a total of 3 hours 20 minutes each day.
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Lessons are delivered using the communicative approach, this provides an interactive and engaging learning experience for all students. Lessons have been developed using the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, CEFR. Levels from A1 (Elementary) to C1 (Advanced) are offered. Lessons are task based, ensure student centred learning and are focused around topics that teenagers can really identify with.
The course is designed to develop students' English language skills by integrating the key areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening. Lessons are designed specifically for different age groups and levels of English. Teachers design lessons based on the interests of the students and each lesson will have a particular focus on communication skills. Students have regular assessments in order for teachers to monitor progress and ensure students are suitably challenged and they are progressing during their stay.
All student will receive an end of course report at the end of their stay. ATC's teachers are all degree qualified, hold an international English teaching certificate and some have been teaching with ATC or in the Irish State sector for a number of years.
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As part of the social programme ATC have designed activities to develop students' personal skills for the 21st century, half day activities on campus include Film Making and Photography.
Students will also take part in a personal development session each week depending on their age; older students will join the 'Next Generation Career Guidance' workshop, focusing on topics such as the impact of Covid-19 on workplace automation and flexibility, the opportunities created by Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, the Green Economy alongside Cybersecurity and other emerging sectors.
Younger students will join a Conversation Club, discussing Digital Identity and Citizenship, where they learn to speak about their digital identity, their lives on social media and the challenges and opportunities presented to them as a result.
The University of Limerick offers excellent sports facilities for students to enjoy. A full evening programme with a choice of exciting activities is provided on campus for all students 7 nights a week including activities such as karaoke, Irish night, quiz night, fashion shows and more.
The welfare of our students is of paramount importance to us and we offer a high standard of care and supervision to all our students. We provide nominated ATC staff members to act as guardians to our individual students that travel without Group Leaders.
By choosing summer with ATC, students will be sure to develop their English skills in a fun environment, meet new international friends, and lifelong memories.
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Journey Through Darkness
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Archpriest John Breck | 05 September 2016
On Sunday morning Mother Teresa was proclaimed a saint by Pope Francis. In this occasion we offer you Fr. John Breck's essay written in 2007 where he responds to doubts that Mother Teresa was a true saint.
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The disclosure that Mother Teresa spent long years of agony, unable to sense the presence of God, led many people to doubt the sincerity of her public writings and the genuineness of her vocation. Was she a saint, or merely someone like ourselves? Or maybe both?
Any doubts that Mother Teresa of Calcutta was a true saint, a genuinely holy person, have been amply, if ironically, dispelled by revelations of her self-professed doubt and near life-long journey through "the darkness." Even before her personal journal and letters were published under the title, "Come Be My Light," a large number of articles on her plight appeared over the Internet and in news magazines, including a surprisingly sensitive cover piece in Time (Sept 3, '07, by David van Biema).
Many critics, it seems, have concluded that she was a "crypto-atheist," and by implication, a hypocrite, professing joy-filled faith in her service to the poor, but in reality hardly believing in God. Some of these are non-believers, for whom such revelations concerning a woman on the way to official "sainthood" merely confirm their own rejection of the Church and its traditional system of belief. For others, who are themselves Christians, her "journey through the darkness" casts serious doubt on their own faith and throws them into spiritual turmoil. "If Mother Teresa can't experience God in her life, then how am I to hold on to any sense of God's presence and purpose in mine?"
Phrased this way, the question betrays a sad misunderstanding of both Christian sanctity and this particular woman's personal experience. From St Paul (Romans 7; II Corinthians 6!) through St John of the Cross ("the dark night of the soul"), St Tikhon of Zadonsk, and on to St Silouan of Mount Athos, holy people within the Church have known fear, depression, suffering and hardship that not only tested their faith but at times made clear to them, if not to others, how fragile their faith really was. In critical moments or for long periods of agony, God was quite simply absent from their experience, silent to their appeals, unknown and unknowable in the secret depths of their grieving souls.
Yet it was in the midst of this darkness that Mother Teresa wrote profound and poignant words to her Sisters, and through them to each of us.
May we never forget that in the service to the poor we are offered a magnificent opportunity to do something beautiful for God. In fact, when we give ourselves with all our hearts to the poor, it is Christ whom we are serving in their disfigured faces. For he himself said, "You did it to me."
"Something beautiful for God." Malcolm Muggeridge titled his well-known book on Mother Teresa with this expression, which speaks eloquently of the motivating force behind her vocation. In his dedication to her, he says:
For me, Mother Teresa of Calcutta embodies Christian love in action. Her face shines with the love of Christ on which her whole life is centred, and her words carry that message to a world which never needed it so much.
In the midst of her darkness, her face, shining with the love of Christ, felt to her like a mask. To others, it radiated brightness, joy, love and hope. These gifts of the Spirit were transmitted to her Sisters, even to those who rarely had direct contact with her. One day in Tirane, the capital city of Albania (Mother Teresa's country of origin), a friend took me to visit the local center of the Missionaries of Charity, the Catholic religious order that Mother Teresa founded in 1948. It was shortly before noon, the summer heat was oppressive, and small groups of old people, unkempt and in well-worn clothes, loitered about in the courtyard or sat, stooped over, on the balcony. A lone Sister was in the kitchen, struggling to pull out of the oven an immense tray of baked potatoes and vegetables. She was clearly exhausted—the heat in the kitchen made it hard to breathe, but the odor was delicious. She looked up as we knocked and walked in, then she greeted us with a smile of genuine welcome, even affection. "Come join us," her eyes said. "We're a family, about to take a meal together. Please come join us." That meal, like so many others hosted by the Sisters of Charity, was an agape feast, an authentic eucharist, filled with shared warmth, smiles and cheerful talk. Yet most of those at table knew they were going to die within a matter of weeks or months. As in India, this was a place for the poor, the sick and the dying. And the guests in that house, the "family," were blessed beyond measure by the presence of this young woman of the order, whose whole life was dedicated to their service, their needs, their suffering.
Occasionally God grants us the joy and simplicity of heart to pray easily and to believe without crippling doubt. For most of us, those moments are rare, and for long periods in our life they can be non-existent. God often keeps silent and leaves us in a state of spiritual solitude. Genuine faith, though, is grounded in the certainty that His absence is merely our perception of things, our short-sightedness, our stiff-necked blindness. More saints than we can imagine have spent years treading through a spiritual desert, feeling alone and abandoned. What makes people truly holy is not a perpetual inner state of joy, peace, hope and faith. It is caring for the needy when they themselves feel spiritually abandoned. It is offering a smile and a word of comfort to someone who is dying and otherwise would die alone. It is wiping saliva from their mouth, caring for their intimate and often disagreeable bodily needs, bearing the smell of their leprous flesh, or preparing their wasted body for an imminent burial.
These are the kinds of things Mother Teresa did, day and night, for many decades. To her, God may have felt absent. She may have agonized over her inability to perceive His hand as it opened to receive the souls of those for whom she cared. But in her pain and loneliness, she manifested the most important virtue of all: to believe despite her unbelief, and to shape her life accordingly.
"If this brings You glory," she once wrote in a simple word addressed to Jesus, "if souls are brought to You—with joy I accept all to the end of my life."
Archpriest John Breck
The disclosure that Mother Teresa spent long years of agony, unable to sense the presence of God, led many people to doubt the sincerity of her public writings and the genuineness of her vocation. Was she a saint, or merely someone like ourselves? Or maybe both? Any doubts that Mother Teresa of ...
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PARDEV
Resource Partners and Funding
RBSA
Interagency Partnerships
Positioning decent work and employment in the UN
Non-State Actors and Civil Society
Faith-based organizations
Other Global Partnerships
How the ILO works
Partnering for Development
The ILO, the private sector, and in-country labour information
The ILO is a world repository of state of the art in-country labour information on international labour standards, employment, and legislation and also provides country profiles on a range of specific topics.
Certain information products are only available to members of specific initiatives such as the Child Labour Platform and the Global Business and Disability Network, while others are openly available.
The ILOSTAT database of labour statistics provides multiple datasets with annual and infra-annual labour market statistics for over 100 indicators and 230 countries, areas and territories.
The Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) is the ILO's research tool for labour market information. The first KILM was released in 1999. It has since become a flagship product of the ILO and is used on a daily basis by researchers and policy-makers throughout the world.
NORMLEX brings together information on international labour standards (such as ratification information, reporting requirements, comments by the ILO's supervisory bodies, etc.) as well as national labour and social security laws.
NATLEX is the database of national labour, social security and related human rights legislation maintained by the ILO's International Labour Standards Department.
The national OSH profiles is an inventory of all the tools and resources available in a country to implement and manage occupational safety and health (OSH), and is designed to provide the data necessary for setting national priorities for action aimed at the progressive and continual improvement of workplace safety and health.
The youthSTATS database is a response to the need for reliable statistics to inform policies on youth employment challenges worldwide. It contains a comprehensive set of indicators on the labour market situation of young people between the ages of 15 and 29 years in the developing world.
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Treatment for localized prostate cancer (LPC) may not improve survival and commonly impairs health related quality of life. National guidelines provide algorithms to choose between treatment or observation for LPC, but the algorithms require the factoring of the patient's baseline comorbidity adjusted life expectancy (CALE). However, no method is available to estimate CALE of 10 or more years.
A mailed survey was completed by newly diagnosed untreated LPC patients. Their baseline CALE was estimated by weighting their age based life expectancy by quartiles of comorbidity scores, and a national guideline was used to find if treatment or observation was recommended for each patient. Demographic, health and cancer characteristics, and beliefs were compared in patients who chose treatment or observation concordant with the guideline, and those who chose under treatment or over treatment.
Of 184 survey participants, 10 chose under treatment, 144 chose concordant treatment, and 30 chose over treatment. Under treatment patients had similar sociodemographic and health characteristics to patients who were concordant. In comparison to concordant patients, over treatment patients were older, had a lower Gleason grade or PSA level, a higher comorbidity score, a lower CALE, and lower scores on the Fear of Cancer Recurrence scale.
Comorbidity scores can be used to estimate CALE in LPC patients, and estimation of CALE allows the use of guidelines in the choice of treatment. In our study, over treatment occurred more frequently than under treatment. Factors known to limit the survival benefit of treatment were associated with over treatment. Over treatment patients also had lower fear of cancer recurrence.


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The 2006 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship was the 15th U-18 FIBA Africa championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the world basketball sport governing body. The tournament was held from July 28 to August 6, 2006 in Durban, South Africa, contested by 9 national teams and won by Nigeria.

The tournament qualified the winner and the runner-up for the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Format
The 12 teams were divided into two groups (Groups A+B) for the preliminary round.
Round robin for the preliminary round; the top four teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals.
From there on a knockout system was used until the final.

Squads

Draw

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage
Championship bracket

7th place match

5th place match

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Final standings

Nigeria rosterAbel Baraya, Ahmed Ayodele, Daniel Daudu, Faruk Oyalade, Franck Eze, George Ehiagwina, Ibrahim Yusuf, Mbaram Omori, Nosa Omorogbe, Oluwaseyi Ayodele, Orseer Ikyaator, Solomon Alabi, Coach: Adeka Dauda

Statistical Leaders

Awards

All-Tournament Team

References

External links
Official website

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2006 in African basketball
2006 in women's basketball
2006 in South African sport
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Film Photos From Montana's Legendary Going-to-the-Sun Road
Elias Carlson
Contax T2, Minolta Autocord
120 and 35mm Kodak TMAX 400 film
https://www.fieldmag.com/articles/glacier-national-park-going-sun-road-photography
Three days along Glacier National Park's alpine masterpiece, captured on black-and-white film
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Elias Carlson is a photographer, graphic designer, new father, and general outdoors enthusiast based in Priest River, Idaho.
It's not a stretch to say that Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road is a masterpiece of engineering. Meticulously planned to be as unintrusive as possible when viewed from its higher sections, this winding mountain road offers a bang for your buck factor that's hard to surpass. In peak tourist season you'll find its turnouts jammed with other cars, but if you hit it during the spring or fall shoulder seasons you may just find a few spots all to yourself. For a few minutes at least.
It takes about two hours without stopping to drive from the park's west, main entrance to the midpoint at Logan Pass (elevation 6,646 feet), but if you're like me you'll want to plan at least five hours to allow plenty of time to pull over and take photos of the ridiculous views, explore McDonald Creek, or to try out one of the many hiking trails accessible from the road.
Over the course of our visit—a week staying at nearby Lake Five—our crew of five drove the road three separate times, and each time we found some new roadside gems to gawk at. And we've just scratched the surface.
see more work Elias Carlson via his online portfolio and follow him on Instagram here.
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What to Do With 1 Roll of Film & 36 Hours in Big Sky Country
From fly fishing on the Yellowstone to 4x4 exploring up Tom Miner Basin, this is how to make the most of limited time in Bozeman, Montana
How a Badass 76-Year-Old Plans to Save the Yellowstone Grizzly
On the importance of habitat preservation and environmental activism with the living incarnation of George Hayduke
Our 5 Favorite Photo Essays of 2018
Psychedelic film experiments shot off the coast of West Africa, B&W landscapes from Glacier National Park, and so much more in our personal top film picks
Photo Essay: Backcountry Yurt Life in Big Sky Country
A last hurrah hut trip to cap off the Montana ski season, captured on 35mm film
A Vanlife Tour of Big Sky Country
Two film photographers and their basset hound puppy explore Grand Teton and Glacier National Parks
Photo Essay: Car Camping in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park
Celebrating another school year done with a micro road trip throughout Northwestern Wyoming


Ethanol was not originally made to take the edge off of awkwardness at parties. It is for the most part made by yeast: a single cell fungus that moves from fruit to fruit. Yeast has its own agenda. It produces ethanol by fermenting sugar – that is, it manages to oxidise them without needing to bring in fresh molecular oxygen.
Many organisms can do this – extract energy from food without using oxygen ('anaerobic metabolism'). After all, there is a place for everyone at life's table, and not all life forms have the luxury of an oxygen-rich environment, where 'aerobic' metabolism can release scads of energy per carbon molecule.
Bacteria that live in oxygen-free environments, like deep earth or the stomachs of ruminants, still use the machinery of carbon metabolism without molecular oxygen. Our muscles switch to anaerobic metabolism to give a quick burst of energy, over and above the flux of oxygen being carried by the blood. Our anaerobic metabolism produces lactic acid, which then has to be processed (at cost) back into normal sugars.
So far, so teenage biology class. But here's where it gets weird. When it finds itself with an excess of sugar on its hands, yeast switches over to fermentation (anaerobic) metabolism, even though oxygen is present and available. Why would it do this?
Scientists are still understanding this process (and it took some sleuthing on my part to find out the current research), but then, if you think about all the competition that must be happening on rotting fruit, it all becomes clearer.
When sugar is plentiful, yeast can make as much – if not more – energy per unit of time by going the fermentation route. If you are competing for a lot of input, you are more worried about the rate than the efficiency of your metabolism.
When yeast have exhausted their sugar supplies (by fermenting them to ethanol), they can consume the ethanol aerobically, hopefully at their leisure. Not every competing bacterium or fungus can do this, so by converting sugar to ethanol as quickly as possible the yeast exploits the cornucopia immediately. It can grow, and store the energy in a hard for the competition to use way for later consumption.
Yeast has adapted to high levels of ethanol, which is pretty poisonous to most other organisms. Its ethanol fermentation can be described as a 'sugar land grab' coupled with competition suppression.
Yeast's winning formula for exploiting sugar-filled fruit has knock-on effects right up the food chain. Every animal that eats fruit regularly has to be able to handle ethanol. Fruit-flies, badgers, Arsenal fans – all of them need the right mixture of enzymes to process large levels of ethanol.
Fruit-eating animals possess a battery of detoxifying enzymes, mainly housed in the liver, that can process ethanol and other short chain alcohols. These enzymes are all variations on alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), with many subtle differences that enable them to handle more than just ethanol detoxification.
But there is more than one way to detox. The human agricultural revolution seems to have triggered a second wave of selection for an alternate detoxification pathway. This is most obvious in far-east Asian populations, where an ADH pathway that is pretty lousy at handling ethanol has clearly been under selection. Perhaps this is because by making alcohol more obviously toxic to an individual, one can stem the onset of rampant alcoholism.
Rampant alcoholism was pretty much a requirement in Early Mediaeval Europe, on the other hand. People there relied on hop-infused, lightly fermented sugary water (beer) as one of the main ways to achieve water purification. Even young children would be served 'small beer' (under 1% alcohol) every day. (Hops flowers contain powerful anti-microbials; it seems likely the addition of sugar, in the form of Barley, and fermentation to ethanol was simply to make the beer palatable).
Unsurprisingly, the toxicity-enhancing variation on alcohol metabolism that flourished in far-eastern Asia is quite rare in Europe.
We still do not understand all the forces of selection on alcohol processing in humans and other animals. But it is clearly one area of our genome that has changed recently.
When you raise your glass of wine (or beer) tonight (or tomorrow), or douse a pudding (or dessert) in brandy, take a moment to appreciate the gift of yeast, and how this humble creature has moved us, both evolutionary and culturally.
As in life, ethanol is just about everywhere in the public archives.


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Hendrix's drummer Mitchell dies
Posted on November 13, 2008 by Dr. Dot
I was backstage tonight, massaging at the AC/DC show in Madison Square Gardens and was having the best time ever until I heard, during the last massage, that Drummer Mitch Mitchell died. The promoter told me when I mentioned my massage team had just massaged the Experience Hendrix tour just about every stop of their tour. He interrupted me and said "I hate to be the one that tells you, but Mitch Mitchell just died tonight". I couldn't believe the words coming out of his mouth. Mitch had just left a voice mail on my answering machine a few days ago, asking me to have the massage therapist (Catherine) come to his hotel room for another round of massage. He sounded a bit tipsy, sweet, but mostly lonely.
Mitch loved massages and my team was very excited at each show, because he mentioned the massage therapist that massaged him at each show ON STAGE, during the show. Sadly, I never got to meet/massage him, but my Dot Bots did. Catherine, one of my Denver Dot Bots called me in tears when she heard the news. I am a massive Hendrix fan, listen to him on a daily basis, so this is extra hard for me to hear. The last remaining member of the Jimi Hendrix Experience has left the planet, heading to that great gig in the sky. You will be missed. My team all said, in their individual reports, pretty much the same thing about him: "He is super sweet" "He is an adorable tiny man" "A joy to work on" "Charming old man", etc. I am gutted. I will write about Ac/Dc show soon, this news about Mitch can not be overshadowed by a concert review.
RIP Mitch
Hendrix's drummer Mitchell dies
The band was one of the most influential of the 1960s
Mitch Mitchell, the British drummer in the seminal 1960s band the Jimi Hendrix Experience, has been found dead in his US hotel room, authorities say.
The 61-year-old was discovered in the Benson Hotel in Portland, Oregon, in the early hours of Wednesday.
A medical examiner told Associated Press news agency the death appeared to be from natural causes but that there would be an autopsy.
Hendrix died in 1970 and the band's bassist Noel Redding died in 2003.
Mitchell, from Ealing in west London, had been touring with the Experience Hendrix Tour.
'Rock 'n' roll hero'
Janie Hendrix, chief executive of the tour and step-sister of Jimi Hendrix, paid tribute to Mitchell.
"He was a wonderful man, a brilliant musician and a true friend," she said.
Mitchell drummed for Hendrix at his legendary Woodstock performance
He performed on Hendrix classics such as Are You Experienced? Electric Ladyland and Axis: Bold As Love.
The top session drummer also played with the likes of Eric Clapton, John Lennon, Keith Richards and Muddy Waters.
A musical pioneer, he is credited with helping to develop a "fusion" drumming style that combined rock with jazz.
He joined the Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1966 and backed the rocker for his legendary performance at Woodstock three years later.
Bob Merlis, a spokesman for the tour, said his death was "devastating".
He had seen Mitchell perform two weeks ago in Los Angeles and the drummer appeared healthy and upbeat, he said.
Blues-rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, who is part of the tour, said Mitchell was to drums what Hendrix was to guitar.
"Today many of us have lost a dear friend, and the world has lost a rock 'n' roll hero," he said.
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1 "Dad!" shouted John as he stomped into the living room.
2 Dad laid down his newspaper and waited expectantly for John to speak.
3 "What is the problem now?" he asked.
4 "Joe put his toys on my bed again. For some reason he thinks he can play there," complained John.
5 "Joe has been told to leave your things alone," said Dad. "I will talk to him again. Is that what you wanted?"
6 John sighed. "Well, no. I really wish I had a room of my own."
7 "Ahhh," said Dad. "I wondered if that was going to come up. I know we have talked about building on to the house, but it won't happen any time soon. We just don't have the money for that."
8 John's face fell. It would be so much easier to put up with Joe if things were going to change soon. He turned to leave.
9 "I did have one idea you might find interesting," said Dad. "Do you want to stay and hear it?"


This is a dramatic place, with a trail that leads through split rocks, down a small ravine, and along a stream to a picnic spot below a 30-foot waterfall. Bring clothes that can get wet and a picnic lunch. Take Rte 20 west from Albany. About 6 miles after the railroad underpass beyond Guilderland, or 2 miles after the Schenectady County line, turn left on Schoharie Turnpike. You will pass Jewett's Poultry Farm about 0.5 miles before the turn. After turning onto Schoharie Turnpike, continue on – in 3 miles you will cross railroad tracks. About 0.3 miles after the railroad crossing, park in the designated area on your left. Here's a link to a post on Capital District Fun about our visit to Christman Sanctuary.
This trail follows the shoreline of Peebles Island, which sits at the junction of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers. There's a nice picnic area at the beginning of the trail and a picnic table stop on the trail with a view of a waterfall. Take I-787 north to where it becomes a smaller road with stoplights. About 2 miles past the Route 7 split, turn right (East) onto Rte. 470. Continue for more than half a mile, just before crossing a bridge over the Hudson; turn left (north) onto Delaware Ave. Continue to State Park entrance. The trail is at the far left end of the parking lot. Our family loved climbing on the trees and fallen logs.
This is a lovely nature center with trails along a lake, through fields and woodlands. There is a beaver lodge, and good wildflowers in spring. The Center itself boasts live reptiles, busy bird feeders, and lots of "hands on" nature for young ones to explore. Take Rte. 85 west to Rte. 157 towards Thatcher Park. Follow Rte. 157 directly through Thatcher Park (watch your speed as you enter the park, the speed limit is strictly enforced), and take the first right after the Park onto Ketchum Rd. The Center is 0.8 miles on the left.
Located 15 miles west of Albany on Rte.157. From I-90, take Exit 4, Rte. 85 West to Rte. 157 and take a right. Watch your speed as you enter the park, the speed limit is strictly enforced. Try parking in the Hop Field parking area , the first picnic area on the left, and hike the Hop Field loop. We're also huge fans of the Indian Ladder Trail (closed as of spring 2018 due to falling rocks).
Many of hiking locations on this list were compiled by a local group that used to hike with young children in the spring and fall. Thanks so much to Tracey and the group for sharing this information! And if you have suggested hikes, please tell me about them!


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Hotel ROI
This is the UK's second-biggest city for hotel investment
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Stefan King's G1 Group bought the Scotsman Hotel in Edinburgh last year. Photo credit: The Scotsman Hotel
Investment in Scotland's hotel sector jumped 60 percent last year, reaching £195 million across all of the country's cities.
Edinburgh accounted for 64 percent of these deals at more than £117 million, outpacing both Birmingham and Liverpool to become the second-largest target city in the UK outside of London. Glasgow's hotel investment more than doubled to reach £35.8 million, while Dundee and Aberdeen both saw "encouraging" year-on-year investment increases to £5.5 million and £5.7 million respectively.
"2017 marked a year whereby the operational and investor sentiment of hotels were both at strong points in the cycle," Savills associate Steven Fyfe said in a statement. "The momentum has continued and Q1 2018 looks set to deliver in excess of £110m in transactions in a period that is usually notoriously quiet. The improved performance is expected to offset the 9 percent increase in supply anticipated throughout 2018."
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According to Savills, overseas investors dominated 2017 transaction volumes in terms of buyer type, totaling £57.4 million—more than 7 times larger than the level of investment by international buyers the year prior (£7.8 million). U.S.-based investors took the lion's share of activity, followed by those from Singapore, India and Hong Kong.
Major deals in 2017 included the sale of Edinburgh's Scotsman Hotel to Stefan King's G1 Group, and the £33.3-million deal for the Premier Inn St Enoch Square in Glasgow.
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USS Matar (AK-119) was a , converted from a Liberty Ship, commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II. She was first named after Napoleon B. Broward, an American river pilot, captain, and politician; he was elected as the 19th Governor of the US state of Florida. She was renamed and commissioned after Matar, a binary star in the constellation of Pegasus. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.

Construction
Napoleon R. Broward was laid down on 16 October 1943, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1214, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Napoleon B. Broward, widow of the namesake, and launched 30 November 1943. Acquired by the US Navy under bareboat charter 10 December 1943; converted for Navy use by Merrill Stevens Drydock & Repair Co., Jacksonville; and commissioned as Matar at Jacksonville, 17 May 1944.

Service history
After completing conversion, Matar steamed to Norfolk, Virginia, 28 May, for shakedown in Chesapeake Bay. Thence, she loaded cargo at Davisville, Rhode Island, and Bayonne, New Jersey, before departing New York, for the Pacific Ocean 25 June, arriving Pearl Harbor, 25 July. Matar discharged cargo and refilled her holds with ammunition, field rations, and amphibious equipment. Operating under Service Squadron 8, she sailed with units of task force TF 31 on 20 August, for the Palaus.

Steaming via the Marshalls and the Admiralties, Matar reached Kossol Passage, 20 September. As flagship for CTG 31.4, she operated at Kossol, until 17 October, when she departed for Angaur Island. From 19 to 24 October, she discharged cargo into boats for transfer to the beaches; thence, she embarked Marines and amphibious tanks at Peleliu, and sailed for the Russell Islands, 30 October. She debarked her troops there 7 November; arrived off Guadalcanal, 9 November; and embarked 130 troops. Departing Lunga, 18 November, she arrived San Francisco, California, via Pearl Harbor, 11 December.

Altered for duty as a stores issue ship and loaded with medical supplies and ship's stores, Matar departed San Francisco, 18 January 1945, and arrived Eniwetok, 8 February. Assigned to Service Squadron 10, she steamed to the Marianas between 10 and 14 February. For the next 3 months she operated out of Saipan and Guam, dispensing medical and general stores to the fleet.

Matar arrived Kerama Retto, the Ryūkyūs, 14 May; discharged some cargo; and shifted to the anchorage off Hagushi, Okinawa, 29 May. She issued dry provisions and medical stores, and in addition provided smoke cover during enemy airstrikes. On 27 June, she sailed for Ulithi and Pearl Harbor.

Replenishing there between 2 and 14 August, she steamed to Eniwetok, thence to Japan, 7 September, arriving Tokyo Bay, 15 September, to service ships on occupation duty in Japanese waters. She completed this duty early in November, and between 5 November and 1 December, steamed via Pearl Harbor, to San Francisco.

Decommissioning
Matar sailed 6 February 1946, for Pearl Harbor, arrived 15 February, and decommissioned 15 March 1946. She transferred to the custody of MARCOM 8 October 1947, and entered the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California. Her name was struck from the Navy List 31 October 1947. She was sold for scrapping to  Levin Metals Corp., on 13 April 1971, for $44,133, and withdrawn from the fleet on 21 May 1971.

Military awards and honors

Matar received two battle stars for World War II service and her crew was eligible for the following medals and campaign ribbons:
 American Campaign Medal
 Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
 Western Caroline Islands operation (Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands -Angaur Island, 19 to 24 October 1944)
 Okinawa Gunto operation (Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 14 May to 27 June 1945)
 World War II Victory Medal
 Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

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1) What is the refund policy?
2) What if I am subscribing after December 7, 2009, the date at which the online book begins?
Subscribers to the online book after the original start date will be able to immediately access and read all prior postings. Once posted, the chapters of the online book will remain active and accessible on the website. Even after completion of the entire series, the website is expected to remain active for an indefinite period.
3) What if I am too busy to access the website on a bi-weekly basis? Will I miss out on some of the postings?
Once posted, all updates to the online book will remain active on the website. You will be able to access, through your password, all former postings at your leisure. This way, you can go back and read a favorite entry, or catch up after a busy week or vacation period.
4) What if I followed the original trip online? Will there be anything new in the online book?
Absolutely! Those who followed the original trip online will definitely not be disappointed, as the online book will be greatly expanded. In addition to all the great photos, descriptions of places and experiences will be significantly expanded. When doing the original trip log, we sometimes chose to write only the positive, not wanting to worry friends or family. The online book will expand on those fabulous experiences, but also cover the challenges and drama of cruising and international travel.
5) Is there a traditional (paper) version of the online book?
Not yet, but it is expected that the online book will be published at the termination of the bi-weekly series. A discount will be offered to online book subscribers who wish to purchase the paper version. The published book is expected to include all text of the online book, but will not include all photos.
6) Is this a good value for my money when I can buy a hard cover book by a renowned author for about half the cost?
The online book is not comparable to a traditional book for many reasons. While there is a certain pleasure to holding a book in ones� hands, the online book of A.J. Wanderlust does have its advantages. Principally, an extended photo collection, an interactive experience where links to additional travel, historical, and geographical information are provided, and the satisfaction of continually watching a story develop during the year, whether yourself or to the person the online book is gifted. The online book is ideal to spur a child�s interest in learning, to help plan a trip or feel you are there if there is no desire to be more than an armchair adventurer.
7) Are there not several travel logs and blogs available on the internet for free?
Yes, similar to what A.J. Wanderlust did through the Discovery Sailing website while it was underway. Many of these weblogs are intended for friends and family, as ours was, and the frequency and detail of updates depends greatly upon the writer�s personal style and time constraints. The Online Book offered here is structured much more like a book in its comprehensiveness and diligence to research of historical and travel facts.
8) What if I am a relative or friend?
I am blessed to have many friends and a large extended family. However, for a variety of reasons, including the ability to spend more time with family and other joyful pursuits, I am choosing to make the website www.ajwanderlustworldcruise.com my current profession. Thus, with great apologies no discounts to family or friends, except my Mom of course! Many thanks in advance for your patronage.


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A Mystery Movie Review by Dan Stumpf: CHARLIE CHAN AT THE OPERA (1936).
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REVIEWED BY DAN STUMPF:
CHARLIE CHAN AT THE OPERA. Fox, 1936. Warner Oland, Boris Karloff, Keye Luke, William Demarest, Charlotte Henry, Thomas Beck, Margaret Irving, Gregory Gaye, Nedda Harrigan, Frank Conroy and Guy Usher. Written by Scott Darling, Charles Belden and Bess Meredyth, based on the character created by Earl Derr Biggers. Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone. Libretto by Oscar Levant.
Above the title, the screen reads, "WARNER OLAND vs BORIS KARLOFFF" which is not exactly true of the ensuing film, but I remember it did pump considerable excitement into the monster-movie fan I was at 14, watching Charlie Chan at the Opera after school.
In the wisdom of my advancing years I can appreciate CCatO for the anomaly it is. Or was. In 1936 Horror movies were banned in Britain and began to disappear from American screens, not to return till Son of Frankenstein in 1939. In the interim, Karloff made only a handful of films, and in 1938 would find himself feebly competing with Oland in Monogram's "Mr. Wong" series – "Warner Oland vs Boris Karloff" indeed!
But let's get back to Charlie Chan at the Opera. It's basically a Chan film trimmed out with some Horror Movie clichés — it even opens on a dark & stormy night!—and as such it shows off the strengths and weaknesses of Fox's durable Chan series: strong production values and a capable supporting cast vs Oland's tedious delivery, cardboard characters, and improbable story-line.
Karloff opens the film in bravura style as an escaped maniac on some sort of vendetta that leads him back to the Opera where he once starred, with murders ensuing. But since this is a Chan film, he can't actually be the killer — a bitter disappointment to a young horror fan of my acquaintance.
Instead, we get the usual suspects: Margaret Irving, Geregory Gaye and Nedda Harrigan are rather good as the Nasty Diva, Philandering Baritone, and his Jealous Wife, but Charlotte Henry and Thomas Beck merely take up space as the perfunctory young lovers — there's a momentary eyebrow-raiser when a bit of careless writing pegs Ms Henry's age as about 11, but this isn't that kind of movie; it's the kind of movie where William Demarest plays the obligatory Dumb Cop on a single shrill note that gets tiresome very quickly.
Against this mediocrity, Karloff and his back story (Years ago his "widow," now the Nasty Diva, locked him in his dressing room during a theater fire.) emerge with a full-blooded theatricality I still find highly enjoyable. When Karloff comes on as Mephisto, glowering and demonic, belting out his ersatz villainy at the top of his lungs, CCatO achieves an intensity that seems fittingly poetic. And it's fun to watch, too.
I should add that this may be due in large measure to Oscar Levant's mini-opera, with Karloff's big scene reprised to haunting effect as he is lured back out onstage in an empty theater by the orchestra playing his big number. Levant was obviously having fun with this (I could swear I heard Karloff singing "Coloratura! ColoraTURRRAHHH!") but it makes a perfect showcase for the actor, the character, and a scene that, like many old horror films, is strikingly operatic.
3 Responses to "A Mystery Movie Review by Dan Stumpf: CHARLIE CHAN AT THE OPERA (1936)."
David Vineyard Says:
It certainly stand out from the rest of the series in terms of Karloff's performance, the Levant opera, and the obvious production values.
This is one Charlie Chan film I haven't seen, or if I have, it was so long ago I don't remember it.
By sheer coincidence, though, in th epast week or so I've watched three Karloff films from the 1950s, and reviews of two of them will show up here soon. The third, a non-epic called FRANKENSTEIN 1970, was so forgettable that I didn't manage to write a review of it before I forgot it.
It did have an interesting premise, though. The last descendant of the original Baron Frankenstein has fallen on such hard times that he's rented out his mansion to a gang of movie people.
You'd think the story wold go on to something interesting from there, but it doesn't.
Gary Hammons Says:
Oland, Karloff and Levant. Sounds very intriguing. Good job putting movie in context.
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You should learn whether the nutrients in the supplement you're considering have high bioavailability, as well. The speed at which a supplement dissolves (something you can tell by checking the USP, or US Pharmacopeia designation on the label) can greatly affect whether or not it gets to the cells that need it. If the nutrient won't make it through your body, or if it can't be separated from the others, there's no point in taking the supplement.
Chelation is another word you'll see listed on vitamin supplements and related products. Chelation is the process used to make minerals like zinc, iron, copper, chromium and others easier to absorb. It's difficult to get minerals to be bio available, which is why this process is required. Chelation can take absorption levels from less to ten percent to nearly fifty percent Check the ingredients list to make certain all minerals are chelated.
Ask yourself about the claims the supplement company is making, as well. Ask yourself if you can prove them. Is the supplement safe to take? You need to pick vitamin supplements that are formulated carefully and according to certain standards. Don't just assume that everything in a fancy bottle will be good for you, or live up to its own hype.
It's extremely important to go with vitamin supplements that are made well and in a way your body can use. If you don't bother to make certain you're picking the right products, you're really just tossing money down the drain - sometimes a lot of it.
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Being lean and fit is what everyone wants. Those who are trim and slim feel confident, can do things well, feel wonderful, and look wonderful.
You have to eat healthy, and work out in order to lose weight. Losing weight is one of the number 1 ways to evade health problems. There are many health risks that come with being overweight, including: high cholesterol, heart problems, and diabetes.
You have to be sensible, and realize that this usually means a modification in your life style. The best way to lose fat, and keep it off, is to eat healthy and perform some type of regular exercise. If you go back to your old lifestyle, you will just gain your weight back Lots of people do this; it is called "��Yo-Yo"�� dieting.
OK, if you are ready to commit to altering bad habits, the first thing you want to consider is what kind of work out fits you? Ready to commit? Start altering your old habits by deciding which exercise is best for you. Pick a work out that you enjoy, so you will do it on a regular basis. If you like it, you will keep doing it.
I like it short and sweet myself! The less time I expend working out, the more I like it.
Remember, if you have any physical conditions, you should check with your physician before you begin any type of exercise. Start slowly, and then increase.
Eating nourishing foods is necessary for you to lose weight. Over eating is a common way that most people gain weight. Even though they have eaten enough, many still continue to eat. That"��s because it takes about 20 minutes for your brain to get the communication from your stomach, that it has had enough. Eat slowly!
You need a great on-line diet plan to complement your exercise plan. Make sure you eat frequently, but lesser amounts as well. To help you burn more fat, and keep your metabolism high. Some feel that they will lose weight faster, if they starve themselves. That is not correct. Your body goes into "��survival mode"��, because it thinks you are starving, and tries to conserve the calories. To lose weight, eat!
Here are some more tips to lose weight: Eat less carbs at night, as they fuel your desire for food. Eat a little piece of cheese in its place. Don"��t drink alcohol; it makes you lose control of your appetite. In its place drink herbal teas.
Drink water! It"��s so good for your body, and it helps make you feel full.
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Bike keyless
Bengaluru-based scooter-rental wants to take the dread out of short city commutes
Hari Menon Published 2 years ago on Jun 24, 2019 • 4 minutes Read
When you are on the road, you're at war. At war with grid-locks, moody Uber drivers, smoke-spewing trucks and buses, and time. And when jostling for every inch of tarmac, a nippy scooter is the trustiest steed.
But, don't buy one yet. The loans are a pain nowadays. Use your smart phone instead. It gets you cabs, food, tickets, dates and clothes already. Why not a rented scooter too?
Karnataka, Rajasthan, and parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are already familiar with rented yellow scooters streaking through traffic. That's Bounce, a rival to scooter-rentals such as Vogo, and Rapido. Time for a quick flashback.
Back in 2014, founders, Varun Agni, Anil G and Vivekananda HR entered the bike-renting space with Wicked Rides (WR). The venture leased premium motorcycles such as Ducatis, Harleys and eventually Royal Enfields to enthusiast riders.
They didn't own their fleet. Instead, the trio made their biker-friends accomplices in their business. The friends gave their bikes to WR, who in turn leased the motorcycles to riders. WR made a profit and developed strong presence in Bengaluru, Jaipur and Udaipur (latter two destinations are popular for their bike-touring culture). In 2016, it introduced more affordable two-wheelers through a separate vertical called Metro Bikes.
Metro Bikes was re-branded Bounce in May 2018 and started on a clean slate. They deployed 100 scooters in Bengaluru. The fleet comprised Honda Activas, TVS Scootys, and Suzuki Accesses, but with a difference. They were keyless; the keyless system was completely designed in-house and is Bounce's patented technology. The access to the scooter is via Bounce's app, and each scooter is IoT enabled. As a result, Bounce's server keeps track of the scooter.
The scooter is geo-fenced, and cannot be ridden beyond certain geography. It also warns Bounce's servers if there's an attempt to theft, and sends out an SOS if there's an accident. This triggers a call to the police and emergency break-down services.
But how do you begin a ride? Based on your location, the app displays scooters nearby. The user picks a scooter and requests access for which he/she gets an OTP via SMS. Punch this OTP in the scooter's keypad and you're good to go. Don't forget to wear the helmet stowed in the trunk.
The user is charged based on the distance covered (Rs.5/km) and time (50 paise/minute). According to the team, the present rates keep the company profitable on a per-ride basis. Maintenance and fuel costs combined come to about Rs.4/km.
Bharath Devanathan (ex-COO, Groupon Inc APAC) and Bounce's EV boss says, "With Bounce shifting to EVs in the coming two quarters, running costs will be lower." Bounce is working with brands such as Ampere, Okinawa and Hero Electric for its EV fleet. These will hit streets of Bengaluru in a couple of months.
Bounce's USP is that you can drop the scooter at your desired destination. That makes the scooters ideal for last-mile connectivity, for instance, traveling from a railway station to your home. Agni says "In the future, we plan to integrate with the public transportation facilities... when you get to your railway/metro station, there will be a Bounce vehicle waiting for you."
Currently, the company is constrained on supply. Agni says "Bengaluru sees 5 million people on buses and 500,000 people on the Metro and we have 4,000 scooters right now." That said, the company hits over 25,000 rides in Bengaluru and another 1,500-plus rides in Hyderabad daily. It did 300 rides/day in September 2018. The next milestone is to hit 100,000 rides/day by the third quarter of 2019. The team is building scale by collaborating with tech-parks in Bengaluru. "We have setup 'Bounce-Zones' where you can park and pick up the scooters," adds Agni.
This June, Bounce raised $72 million from B-Capital and Falcon Edge. It has thus far scored a total of $101 million in a combination of debt and equity investments. Besides B-Capital and Falcon Edge, popular backers include Accel Partners, Qualcomm Ventures, InnoVen Capital, Chiratae Ventures, Sequoia Capital India and Omidyar Network among others
The next steps are to utilise the capital to build the EV infrastructure, expand the network. Crucially, team Bounce wants to integrate deeper with OEMs. They plan to have the scooters roll out of the production line with the keyless system built-in.
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Pietsch objected, preferring footnotes at the bottom of the page, which readers would find easier to use, but eventually he agreed. Over breakfast, the four professors discussed infinity and the way it came up in all of their respective fields -- mathematics, English, physics.
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The week with david foster wallace post. Wallace covers everything from his dining experience and the people he dines with to the flushing of the toilets and the political rhetoric.
A student at a nearby college had recorded the address, and sent out a transcript to a list-serv for Wallace fans. Posted on October 3, by dacialisterburns I have never been on a cruise.
A fuzzy yellow ball where his most relevant first major biography. Texts are linear and unified. Learn more at the sparknotes: Pepper is no substitute for Mr. I may then contrast them with other parts that lack punch or clarity. Michael Pietsch, Wallace's longtime editor, said that the theme of the speech — the idea that we can find rich meaning in the ordinary moments of our lives — was one that Wallace was wrote about in his final novel The Pale King, which he was working on at the time.
He faced an unlikely path to giving the speech. The addition of endnotes conveys something of the disorienting, nonlinear world. The only underlying necessary skill to appreciate this particular example is being human. Na del one experiment. He stuck around after the ceremony to talk to graduates and their families.
Wallace published widely, authoring short stories, reported pieces and novels, including the 1,page tome Infinite Jest in Nugent can't remember what was served — maybe chicken — but it was bad.
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Tense Present Shipping Out "On the (nearly lethal) comforts of a luxury cruise" Ticket to the Fair. In David Foster Wallace's essay, "Shipping Out", he uses a highly sarcastic tone to relay his feelings after taking part in a 7 day cruise.
He has made a good mention of the brochure for the cruise that he had looked through prior to, as well as during his cruise.
Oct 03, · After reading this essay that a cruise aboard the likes of m.v. Nadir is on "deck" (my mind). The format in the beginning of Wallace's essay, reminds me of David Brainard's, I Remember. In Wallace's case, he has seen and learned.
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Award winning artist Justin Prigmore has a Master's Degree in Ecology and until recently, as well as being a painter, worked part-time for the Cairngorms National Park Authority mainly on Capercaillie conservation. Born in 1974 in Wales and now living in Dulnain Bridge, Justin has been drawing and painting for as long as he can remember but it was while living in Colorado, in his early twenties, that he discovered his love of Wildlife. The wonderful galleries in the Rockies had a profound effect on him and he has focused his attention on this genre of painting ever since.
Travel has been an essential element of his work. He and his wife, Carina, have travelled throughout North America, including Western Canada and Alaska. They lived for a year in Northern Sweden and went to Africa for the first time in 2006, where they visited Kenya and Tanzania. They have also spent time in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, where they have joined Wolf researchers who were radio tracking wild Wolves in Yellowstone's northern range.
Justin is exhibiting his work internationally in prestigious juried shows and galleries. In the United States, he has shown at the Bennington Centre for the Arts in Vermont, who have purchased three of his pieces for their permanent collection, and with the Society of Animal Artists, who have elected him a signature member. His painting 'The Standoff' has been purchased for the permanent collection of the Wildlife Experience Museum in Denver, Colorado.
Justin has also shown his work at Trailside Galleries, the premier Western and Wildlife gallery in the U.S. He has also been juried into the 'Wild in de Natuur' show in Holland and into the annual exhibition of the Society of Wildlife Artists in the Mall Galleries, London. Justin exhibited many times at the National Exhibition of Wildlife Art in the Wirral, where he was commended in 2004 and in 2010 he won the 'Best British Wildlife' award at the show. Justin has also been the winner of 'Birdwatch Artist of the Year' and 'Wildscape, Artist of the Year, Editor's Selection'.


Sure. After all, the Russians did it and when there are some clever Russians out there that can do it, there surely will be some clever Chinese or other individuals that can do it as well. In fact, I hope they will hack the current administration or at least those systems that hold Trump's tax returns and then leak them anywhere else but to Wiki Leaks as they most likely won't publish them given their preferences. On the other hand, this would be THE opportunity to rehabilitate themselves from the suspicion of taking sides, so there might be a chance that they will publish it - anyway, before leaking copies to them, they should keep a second copy to leak somewhere else, just in case.
What is the entire process of becoming a certified ethical hacker? How does one learn? Where should one start?
3158 | Is creativity intelligence?
8566 | How does the bio-space suit that NASA is building for the Mars One mission work?
2586 | How can average citizens help with the search for extraterrestrial intelligence?
9857 | Would any human activities on Earth be noticeable by aliens?
6646 | What would happen if the Earth's inner core was as hot as the sun's core?
1542 | What could happen to President Trump now that Democrats have control of the house?
4249 | Where are the lubricant oil used in cars?
3253 | How long can a little bird stay without food?
What are the pros and cons of a winter internship?
If earth would get attacked by aliens--what would happen to people who are in prison?
Is the Democratic Party more religious than the Republicans?
Is it more likely that aliens will hate humans than like us?
What would happen if a human were to swallow another human, whole?
Which Marvel character can kill Superman?


Why should I consider a college education?
Being a single parent is extremely challenging – you are charged with the responsibilities of looking after your kids, running errands, doing household work and at the same time holding a job in order to support yourself and your family. A decade ago, a high school degree was more than enough to obtain a high paying job in almost any sector. If you had an associate's or bachelor's degree you really stood out from the crowd and could easily obtain an executive position in the industry. However, over the past few years things have rapidly changed. The improvement of education systems around the world has led to more highly qualified people being available for jobs which ten years ago were held by high school graduates. In order to be at par with other nations, companies in the United States have also changed and updated the criteria for hiring employees.
It has become essential for a person to have a college degree in order to make a successful career. A college degree not only helps one to gain an in-depth knowledge in a particular subject, but also develops valuable inter-personal skills and indispensable technical expertise. Obtaining a college degree also opens up unparalleled opportunities of advancement. Graduates can quickly climb up the corporate ladder within a company and quickly reach a top-level management position. After considering all the benefits of a college education, single parents no doubt want very much to pursue a degree and provide a better lifestyle for their children. However, in the current economic climate it is extremely difficult if not flat out impossible to obtain a college degree due to high tuition fees.
Are there any scholarships for single parents?
There are several grants and scholarships for single parents, the most popular of which are the Pell grants. Pell grants are awarded by the federal government in order to assist single parents with college tuition fees. Over three hundred billion dollars each year are administered through Pell grants, with a significant portion being reserved for single parents. More than twenty five federal agencies also offer more than two thousand scholarships for single parents. These include scholarships offered by the Military under the GI education bill, the Department of Defense, the Justice department, NASA and the Department of Education. Scholarships are also available under the 'Raise the Nation' program, which are awarded exclusively to single moms. The Jeanette Rankin foundation also offers scholarships for single moms.
What sorts of scholarships are available for single dads?
While scholarships for single dads are fewer than those offered for women, they are not as scarce as most people think. After the Pell grants, the highest number of scholarships for single dads are offered by the US military, under the GI education bill. Single fathers enlisted in the armed forces can take advantage of these scholarships up to a master's degree level. In addition to that, single dads can also obtain financial assistance under the 'Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation' (SMART) scholarship program. The 'Teacher Education and Compensation Helps' (TEACH) scholarship is also available to single dads. The application process of scholarships for single parents is fairly simple, an online application is required to be filled out on the Department of Education website, after which you can see a list of available scholarships and choose the one that suits you best.
Q:Are there any scholarships for single parents?
A:Yes. You can get scholarships for single parents by applying on links listed on our website.
Q:Where can I apply for Scholarships for Single mothers?
A:There are various options offered to single mothers seeking scholarships at our website. You can take a look at the above article and explore our website for further information.
Q:Are there any scholarships for single moms?
A:Yes. Our website lists the institutes offering scholarships for single moms. You can find various links to such institutions.
Q:Do the scholarships for MBA single dads affect the credit score negatively?
A:The scholarships for MBA single parents programs should not have any negative affect on your credit score.
Q:Can we apply for the Financial Aid for Single Parents MBA program online?
A:The Financial Aid for Single Parents MBA program can be applied for online. You need to fist figure out your area of specialization for MBA and then look for single parents scholarships in the scholarship segment of the website.
Q:Are there any scholarships for single fathers?
A:Yes. There are numerous scholarship options available for single fathers wanting to pursue further education. You can explore our website to find a scholarship program that suits you the best.
Q:Are there also any scholarships for single moms in high school?
A:There are ample scholarships for single moms in high school as well as in universities and professional education. You should look into the scholarship section of our website.
Q:How long are the scholarships for single fathers pursuing a degree program?
A:The scholarships for single fathers are usually of 1 year or of the duration of the program. This actually depends on the kind of scholarship program you choose. Hence, you can choose the one you see fit as both options are available at our website.
Q:Are there any scholarships for single mothers who want to teach?
A:Yes, there are numerous scholarships for single mothers who want to teach.
Q:Are there any MBA scholarships for single parents?
A:Yes, there are numerous options for MBA scholarships for single parents listed on our website. An example of such scholarship programs is the BYU Marriott School Scholarship for Single Parents.
Q:Are there any single mother MBA scholarships offered by the institutes listed on your website?
A:Yes. There are a bunch of single mother MBA scholarships offered by our listed higher education schools. However, each institute has a different application requirement and these do not cover the entire cost of education. Also, these have fixed quotas of scholarships for single mothers.
Q:What are the benefits of applying for single parent MBA scholarships?
A:The importance of higher education has become essential in today's community, as education is the key to a great career and a great life. However some individuals are unable to continue to their studies due to family responsibilities and financial constraints. There are numerous benefits for applying for single parent MBA scholarships, these include: continue higher education and pursue a better job in the future and little of no financial stress of studies.
Q:Are there any MBA scholarships for single fathers?
A:There are a bunch of scholarship programs for single parents listed on our website. These include scholarships programs for single fathers as well. These allow parents to apply for scholarships up till the master's level education. SMART and TEACH are few of the programs popular for offering single father scholarships.
Q:Can I get a scholarship for single mother for Occupational Therapy degree programs?
A:There are numerous organizations that have developed scholarship programs for single mothers. These scholarships are available for all fields of study such as science, medicine, business, nursing, arts, design, engineering, and many more. Single mother scholarships are offered by the following: Ruth Lister Scholarship, Coconino Community College Scholarships, Arkansas Single Mother Scholarships Fund, The Bobble Browning Memorial Scholarship, and The Single Parents with Children Scholarships Fund.
Q:What are the requirements for scholarships for single dads?
A:It is difficult to find scholarships for single dads, while there are more scholarships available for single mothers. Nevertheless, there are still plenty of scholarships available for single dads too, you just have to look for it. Once you find one, the requirement isn't a big deal, all you'll have to do is to fill out the online form, in most of the cases, and wait for the reply from the other side.
Q:What can you tell me about the usefulness of single parent scholarships in the US?
A:Single Parent Scholarships are common in the United States. Federal authorities make sure to encourage prospective students to complete their higher education. Single parent scholarships often offer a stipend for living expense and another to cover the tuition fee but the amount depends on your need for finances which is an important aspect when applying for scholarships at federal level. These scholarships help individuals not only have a bright future but a bearable present as well.
Q:As I went through the Nursing scholarships single parents programs, there was mention of the course on Ethics & Legality. What are the contents of this course?
A:It is quite common to get to read about the course on Ethics & Legality in the Nursing scholarships single parents programs. These courses are designed to provide the students with significant understanding of the different rights that the patients as well as practitioners of health care have on each other. It is worth 4 credits in total.
Q:Can you please tell e what is taught in the course of Principles of Public Speaking, which is mandatory to get good scholarships for single mothers and fathers?
A:The scholarships for single mothers and fathers in the United States usually highlight on ensuring that the students have thorough understanding of the Principles of Public Speaking. This course is worth 4 credits in total and is designed to offer the students thorough understanding of the fundamental principles of that enhance the skills of public speaking.
Q:Searching for scholarships single parents online mentioned federal aid. Am I eligible for this aid?
A:Searching for suitable online single parents scholarships would mention federal aid. The eligibility criterion for federal aid requires students to be U.S. citizens with no prior drug convictions and in pursuit a degree awarding program from an accredited institution. Students are also required to submit their financial information accurately so that their EFC (Estimated Family Contribution) can be calculated. Students need to fill out the FAFSA application form before the deadline date to be considered for federal awards.
Q:As I read about the single parent scholarships, there was mention of the course on Business Communications. What are the contents of this course?
A:It is common to get to read about the course on Business Communications while going through the Single Parent Scholarships. This course usually is worth 2 credits in total. It is designed to provide students with contemporary understanding of the basic principles of communication that are particularly needed. Hands on experience is also provided to the students in this course.
Q:Are single parent scholarships only available for mothers?
A:It is true that a vast majority of single parent scholarships are offered to single mothers. There may be some institutions that offer scholarships to fathers but they would be very few in numbers. Mothers can look for scholarships from institutional, state and federal resources. Raise the Nation is a scholarship for single mothers and their children.


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Tattoos do hurt when they are being performed but the pain is not intolerable. Certain places on the body hurt more than others.
Your Sternum, Ribs, Hands and Feet are very sensitive. The next most sensitive areas would be Ankles, Neck, Underarm, Groin area and Head followed by Lower back, arms, forearms, shoulder blade, calves, outer thigh and bottom.
Is it also true that each person has different pain tolerances. If you are nervous tell your tattoo artist and they will do their best to make your experience as comfortable as possible.
Always try to eat something sugary before your tattoo as your sugar level may drop.
Firstly we need to decide upon your tattoo, draw it and discuss your requirements. The actual tattooing time is dependent on size and detail of tattoo. A Chinese symbol may take ten minutes, a small black tribal the size of your hand may take 45 minutes. For larger pieces i.e. Alice in Wonderland tattoo on your whole back, you can be tattooed for as long as you can take. Usually this is up to four hours. Regular weekly, monthly sessions would be needed until the piece is finished.
A tattoo could be described like a cat scratch where you are badly sunburnt or a deep burning sensation at times, also you may feel a slight vibration. It is a unique feeling that can only be described through experience and everybody's experience can be different depending on their own personal pain tolerances.
It is possible to tattoo anywhere on the whole body apart from the eyes! We will perform tattoos to the neck, hands, genital areas however, we will need to consult with you on an individual basis, as tattoos do still carry stigma and work restrictions, and what you liked when you were 18 you may no longer appreciate at 25! But we want you to get tattooed we just take our responsibility seriously in Jack's Tattoo Studio.
Generally they look good after two weeks. However some people can take longer to heal depending on the individual. A lot depends on age, health, diet, medication, alcohol consumption, and care of the tattoo after the process is complete. The closer you follow the care instructions, the better the tattoo will heal.
When not to get a tattoo?
We do not tattoo under 18 year olds under any circumstances.
If you have any severe chemical sensitivities, allergies, medical conditions please consult your doctor prior to getting any work done.
Do tattoos change with time and body shape?
Any form of skin stretching may alter the shape of a tattoo i.e. pregnancy or weight gain. The colours may also fade. There are remedies though, touch-ups and re-colouring are options. Never pick a tattoo with too much detail in too small a design as over the years slight spreading will occur and detail will be lost.
Can tattoos cover up scars or old tattoos?
Depending on the condition of the scar it is possible to tattoo over it. The age and the condition of the scar will have to be looked at. If the skin surface is extremely raised or extremely thin, that skin may not accept ink.
As for covering up existing tattoos, that can definitely be done. Typically a new piece will need to be larger and possibly darker than the existing tattoo. Clever use of shading, colours and good positioning all come into play but it is possible to do amazing things with old faded or just unwanted tattoos.
It is very hard to tell you how much a tattoo will cost without seeing it first. You can always email a picture to us and we will get back to you with an estimate. The minimum cost for a tattoo is £25, this is to cover completely new sterile needles and sterile equipment for every customer.


I now believe that major labels can only work with people who care more about fame and money than the quality of the art they produce.
To me, the whole idea of fame and I think it can be a real test of somebody, of who they are. You know, 'cause some strange things happen. I've seen some peculiar things as far as a person just living their life.


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Alan in Belfast
In a world where a blog is created every second does the world really need another blog? Well, it's got one. An irregular set of postings, weaving an intricate pattern around a diverse set of subjects. Comment on culture, technology, politics and the occasional rant about life. Alan ... in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Eat Your Children: chasing the lost unicorn of Irish citizen protest #bff15
"We're not Ireland, we will resist" (Greek austerity protest chant)
Has Ireland lost its protest mojo?
Flatmates Treasa O'Brien and Mary Jane O'Leary bailed out of Ireland to study in London and Barcelona. Partly motivated by the Greek chant and surprised by the contrast behind high profile citizen action in countries like Spain and the lack of news reaching them from Ireland, the friends came back to their homeland and toured around in a white Transit van to make a film as they searched for the lost unicorn of Irish citizen protest.
The crowdfunded film's title – Eat Your Children – comes from Jonathan Swift's satirical essay of 1729 [full text] in which he suggested that the solution to Ireland's poverty would be for Irish people to rear their young to be sold off to the Aristocracy as food. With the debt repayments now extended from 20 to 40 years, today's school children in Ireland will be paying off bond holders when they're 50.
I spoke to the film's co-directors after last night's screening at the Belfast Film Festival.
listen to '#bff15 Treasa O'Brien & Mary Jane O'Leary talking about Eat Your Children @EYCfilm' on audioBoom
An early scene sets the tone and trajectory of the documentary with journalist Vincent Browne furiously asking questions (and getting few answers) at a financial press conference. The film is designed to be "a provocation".
Why are Irish people bailing out European banks? Why does "the good child of Europe" meekly accept its debt repayment punishment with only sporadic protests agreed in advance with the Garda rather than a culture of organised or popular resistance?
In the County Mayo village of Ballina we're introduced to a typical Irish scene: a small crown standing around watching another small crowd protesting, this time about the building of a Shell oil pipeline. "It's going to go ahead anyway, so what's the point protesting" suggests one observer who reckons Shell is bigger and more powerful than the protesters.
At the Electric Picnic festival, Derry's Eamonn McCann calls for revolution while the ever-eloquent Fintan O'Toole challenges the "lie" that only the "delinquent" countries on the edge of Europe are causing the problem and need to bear the punishment. O'Toole suggests that the Irish manner of resistance is to physically and physiologically avoid it, ignoring the problem by emigrating someplace else.
Sociologist Tom Boland reckons that "a mix of consumerism and capitalism makes people ill-inclined to protest". The Catholic Church and Irish trade unions both get poor report cards from interviewees, with the former too embedded in the state to take a stand, and the latter defused by the Croke Park Agreement which sacrificed national strikes and industrial action for no further public sector pay cuts.
Watching Eat Your Children in the QFT last night, I became conscious of how poorly the Irish financial story has been reported in Northern Ireland. [Ed – or how poorly you've been listening?] The facts of negotiations and deals along with some commentary on emigration has been relayed, but there has been little discussion about the impact on communities, industry and little comparison with other European regions facing similar pressures. Instead there's a simple and popular narrative explaining that Ireland swallowed its unpalatable medicine and made sharp cuts quickly allowing it to rapidly, if painfully, turn around and reach a better place.
A visit to Derry briefly investigates Ireland's biggest civil rights movement. Nell McCafferty talks about "not marching for a United Ireland but for the rights of full British citizens". Another interviewee suggests the movement was later "usurped by nationalists" and explains that today, anyone dissenting in the north west tends to be labelled as "anti-peace process" so people stay at home rather than stand up for their rights.
The quality of the filming and footage spliced together to make Eat Your Children varies greatly over the course of the 78 minute film. Interview sound quality improves as the pair zig zag across the island, although at times the film's soundtrack threatens to overshadow faint snatches of dialogue.
Treasa and Mary Jane fall into the oft-ignored category of chalk activists, carrying sticks of coloured calcium sulphate wherever they go, allowing them to sketch out chapter names on pavements and walls to give the film its structure.
Being a road trip, there are many shots looking out the Transit van's windscreen as Mary Jane and Treasa hurtle up rural roads towards their next destination. In one great sequence we listen to a description of resistance while watching a large black dog standing on the tarmacked road in the dead of night, holding its ground and blocking the van's progress. Ireland's dogs may offer more resistance than its people.
While anti-austerity protests are few and far between, the filmmakers find some signs of hope to challenge "Ireland's dying culture of protest": single issue protests around reproductive rights, La Senza, fracking and water charges. Finally, they uncover a weekly community march after Mass in Ballyhea (north Cork) with a group of ordinary residents believing that they can be "a small pebble in the shoe of the ECB".
Eat Your Children will be a popular film with activists, students and wannabe protesters. It's firmly in People Before Profit territory, though more grounded than the now-defunct-and-never-effective local Occupy movements.
While Ireland continues to make its "level of adjustment", many citizens will continue to look the other way. Perhaps Treasa and Mary Jane needed to hook up with the Orange Order (with a history of protest sites at Garvaghy Road and Twaddell) or loyalist flag protesters who have a record of civil disobedience, dissension and resistance, and an ability to block roads! [Ed – Yet neither organisation use these tactics to highlight the effect of austerity on working class communities?]
The filmmakers themselves are not back living or working in Ireland full time, but it sounds like the themes and location will feature in future work.
There's a free screening of Eat Your Children in Killarney Cinema at 8.45pm on Thursday 23 April. You can follow the film's progress on Facebook and if you wish to set up a screening in your festival or community, email eatyourchildrenfilm AT gmail DOT com.
Cross-posted from Slugger O'Toole.
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