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A City Staycation Guide to Melbourne
A world's top 50 best restaurant, a floating pontoon bar, concerts in the park and spaceship-style penthouses. In partnership with Tourism Australia, we highlight just how much you can pack into a long weekend in Melbourne.
Arbory Afloat
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The Carringbush Hotel
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by Ricky French
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The Macquarie Dictionary's 2020 word of the year is "doomscrolling", but we reckon "staycation" was unlucky to miss the top billing. In a year where travel has constricted in ways we never thought possible, we're scheming holidays not overseas but in our own backyards.
For years we've been spruiking the city of Melbourne to the world, often without fully appreciating it as a holiday destination for ourselves. That's now changing. It's the summer of the staycation, so there's no better time to really get to know our cities. In partnership with Tourism Australia, we sketched out a guidebook to the best places to eat and drink, where to stay and what to do in Melbourne this summer.
This grand old Abbotsford pub has been a Langridge Street fixture forever. But in recent years it's changed ownership (it's now run by the crew who brought you the Old Bar) and has been completely refurbished, in both design and concept.
It now boasts an all-vegetarian and vegan menu, as well as a sustainable, low waste, low environmental impact philosophy. That means all 22 beers are on tap (rather than bottled), as are eight wines (the list leans heavily on Noisy Ritual urban winery), there's limited use of plastic and nearly all food is made in-house from locally sourced ingredients.
Local favourites include the homemade gnocchi, which comes with sweetcorn puree and a romesco sauce, and the Tex-Mex enchilada made from eggplant mushroom "mince". There are also veggie takes on classic counter meals, including a veggie pie, deep-fried tofu burger and a highly recommended haloumi and mushroom burger. Time your visit for Taco Tuesday and choose from three new flavours weekly. The Carringbush Hotel is open from 11.30am every day, so you can also drop in for a Padre Coffee.
Attica needs little introduction. Since Ben Shewry took over the kitchen in 2005, this formerly unremarkable Ripponlea bistro has transformed into one of the city's most innovative restaurants. Having featured several times on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list, it's unsurprising to learn Attica has a dedication to native ingredients that borders on obsession. This means honey ants (a traditional First Nations delicacy), saltwater croc ribs, bunya nuts, a range of native fish and mussels from a 13-course menu with a consistent philosophy but an ever-changing line-up.
The tasting menu is $320 per person and payable upon booking. Given there's a limited capacity due to Covid-19 regulations, make sure to book well in advance.
Also making an appearance this holiday season is Attica's "Summer Camp" pop-up restaurant in the Yarra Valley. It promises a very different menu and atmosphere, with a view over gum trees rather than vineyards.
Occupying Flinders Street Station's former platform 11, Arbory Bar & Eatery has become a much-loved fixture since it opened six years ago, sandwiched between the busy station and the Yarra.
Its sister ship is the ephemeral 69-metre-long floating pontoon called Arbory Afloat, which is tethered to the bar each year to signal the arrival of summer. This year's theme is "Aussie beach house", so expect lots of wicker, lime-washed timber decking, and the centrepiece swimming pool on the upper deck. Chef Nick Bennett takes charge of the menu, with Mediterranean-leaning dishes and nine different pizzas.
Arbory's Four Pillars gin collaboration is back this year, craft beer is well stocked as always, and cocktails (there are six on tap) draw heavily on the beach theme. You'll need to book before you board, and sea-faring types can also arrive by boat, docking at the pontoon.
Seven flights above Swanston Street in the CBD lies this reliable stalwart of open-air festivities. It being Melbourne, the rooftop is a largely weather-dependant proposition, but a retractable roofing system has added some insurance against rain. On a balmy evening there's no better place in town to enjoy a drink, looking out at the lights of the high-rise buildings and city streets below.
You'll find a diverse selection of craft beer and summer cocktails here, including cocktail jugs of rosé and red sangria. Food is by Mr Yum and American-style burgers are king (including two veggie options). Orders are processed digitally via your smartphone using the QR code at your table, as per the new world order. Open from midday to 1am every day except Monday.
QT Melbourne
If you're going to have a staycation this summer, you might as well do it in style. Boutique hotel chain QT has led the way in city-chic hotels around Australia, and this well-designed Melbourne incarnation blends seamlessly with its urbane setting.
The Russell Street location is pitch-perfect for all things CBD. It's a stone's throw from Chinatown, Flinders Lane and Fed Square attractions, but you can also afford to never leave the hotel. The European-style brasserie Pascale Bar & Grill occupies an entire floor, with a menu curated by executive chef Andy Harmer (ex-Vue de Monde and The Point Albert Park). There's the grungy and herbaceous Secret Garden bar decorated with flowing foliage and specialising in all things gin, thanks to a partnership with Yarra Valley distillery Four Pillars – you might time your visit to catch a masterclass or tasting session. There's also a rooftop bar offering a glittering cityscape vista (and it does great-value breakfasts).
As for the rooms, expect exceptionally comfortable beds, high ceilings, designer furnishings and industrial touches that are more New York loft than city hotel, and acute attention to detail. A Corner King Room comes with a standalone bath (how rare are baths in hotels these days?) and commanding views over Russell Street.
QT Club members get additional benefits, which ramp up the more nights you stay. Book four nights and you'll get 25 per cent off, a $40 food and beverage credit, late checkout and a complimentary room upgrade.
Melbourne Spaceship Penthouse
If you're after a private, truly unusual escape that showcases the city in a completely new way, this is the staycation for you.
Staying here feels like you're hovering over the Yarra, or riding the bow of a ship as it slips into port. A daring architectural design provides this one-bedroom penthouse in the CBD's south-west with a 270-degree panorama. In the foreground are the Rialto Towers, to the left is the MCG, to your right Docklands, and across the river at night Crown Casino lights up fireworks on the hour. It's like having your own corporate box to a 24-hour CBD show.
The living area is more a sunroom, with windows that sweep back toward the roof on a rakish angle, which means sitting on the couch is more like sitting in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon. Chances are you'll never want to leave the balcony, though – an open-air tiled courtyard with a barbeque, an ordinary dining table and an extraordinary view.
There's a study but there's also no way you'll get any work done because look at that view. There's allocated car parking downstairs with a lift delivering you straight to your apartment, and an on-site gym.
The Royal Botanic Gardens will once again be the setting for the Moonlight Cinema when it makes a Covid-defying return to Melbourne this summer.
The outdoor cinema celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2021. Screenings will kick-off in January and as usual it'll be BYO booze. There will also be Gold Grass ticket upgrades to score yourself a bean bed, exclusive lawn space and waiter service. Fancy.
The program isn't quite complete, but so far you can expect a smorgasbord of classic drama and rom-com (Dirty Dancing, 10 Things I Hate About You), family films (Toy Story, The War With Grandpa), action (Unhinged), Australian features (The Dry, Penguin Bloom) and awful romantic pap (Love Actually).
But in many ways the movie is secondary – half the fun is getting together with friends and spreading the picnic rug out on the lush lawns of the botanic gardens, with a backdrop of trees and canopy of stars.
With most large music events still in Covid-related limbo, it's heartening to see the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra confirm its outdoor summer concert series will go ahead as scheduled.
The newly refurbished Sidney Myer Music Bowl will host the three shows, and entry is free. Pack a picnic rug and bottle of wine and pray for good weather.
The Faun and the Firebird kick things off on January 29, featuring works by Debussy, Stravinsky and Australian composer Ross Edwards. Mambo! Dancing Across the Centuries takes place on February 6, with works by Rameau, de Fella, Bernstein and Australian composers Joe Chindamo and Paul Stanhope. The trio of concerts concludes on February 10 in swinging style with renditions of Duke Ellington (Dance With a Duke), Spanish flourishes courtesy of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Major, and a world premiere of Australian jazz composer Vanessa Perica's Love Is a Temporary Madness.
This article is produced by Broadsheet in partnership with Tourism Australia. Whether you're seeking a quick getaway, a lazy holiday or an epic trek, Australia is a land of endless adventures. There's never been a better or more important time to get out and explore. Take a holiday here this year.
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The last week at school was often the most torturous. Not that the early part of the fortnight was easy. In fact, every single day and night was a walking, talking living nightmare. One had to plod on before finally stepping into sunshine to breathe the wonderful, fragrant air of freedom. Goodbye horrible exams, boring school and awful teachers…hello vacations!
My school memories aren't too pleasant. Despite being a topper, I couldn't wait for the year to get over. And the last day – reached after burning the proverbial midnight oil and midday lamp – was the best. Why? Because it was the start of the holiday season! This meant two or three months of no books or lectures. Of course, there were some padaku (intellectual) types who would boast about joining dance or swimming classes, or making a beeline for tuitions to get into IIT 10 years later but thankfully, I faced no such pressure. Summer vacations were all about doing whatever I wanted – sleeping, eating, reading Indrajal comics, watching TV and enjoying the weather.
Oh those summers. Blissful, glorious summers. Not the sweaty, humid, awful ones we endure these days but the mild, chirpy and welcoming ones, the highlight of which was the one trip for which we waited for the whole year. The trip to our 'native place'. There was no other choice. 'Foreign' was where your gelf uncle stayed and brought dates and chocolates from. I was not meant to fly abroad. I was meant to go to my native place or the land of my birth, Kerala, with the sole objective of meeting extended family, cousins, attending weddings and watching Malayalam movies.
The planning would begin months in advance because train tickets were hard to come by. I don't know why we never considered flights. Kerala journeys were always long distance train journeys. My dad would say, getting a ticket on the date of your choice was akin to winning a lottery. Probably because most NRMs – non-resident Malayalis – planned holidays only around this time and that meant a WHOLE lot of them would be travelling around the same time as you were.
Now, the journey itself required war-like preparation. Clothes needed to be packed nearly two days before the trip and 'North Indian' gifts had to be bought for cousins and aunts. And then there was mom, who would spend hours in the kitchen, preparing comfort meals to last for two full days in the train – chappathis, puris, idlis, curd rice, pickles and the like. I never understood why she did that. We could have easily bought meals from the pantry or packed bread and jam. I even secretly enjoyed the watery sambhar in the bland thali's served by the railways. But no, my family ruled that home-cooked meals couldn't be sacrificed even during a train journey. Gradually, as hours passed, mom and dad would make brief chats with co-passengers, most of whom had similar stories to share. By the next day, we would be exchanging pickles, sweets and numbers. I preferred taking the top berth and reading a book.
I loved those trips. As the train wound its way down south, the landscape changing from dry arid Gujarat – where we stayed – to barren rural Maharashtrian villages before gradually entering green, refreshing Kerala, my spirits would rise.
But once we set foot in the promised land, we the kids would be lost in the family melee. My ancestral home, a large old-fashioned villa with tiled roofs, a large backyard which grew coconut, mango and jackfruit trees and housed a well, was situated in what is known as a 'gramam' , comparable to a town square. Summer vacations saw a lot of Malayali kids from 'North India' in this tiny square, paying a visit to their respective relatives.
Frankly, I don't remember doing anything remarkable those few weeks. We would go either relative-hopping or play host to guests. Days began early with a visit to the nearby temples where I would enviously watch local kids dive into the pond, laugh out loud and swim with friends… how carefree and happy they were, sans the stress of studies! At other times, some kind aunt or uncle would take the children in the family to watch a movie or buy sweet treats from the town centre. When I was really young, I remember rushing to spend the night in the warm embrace of grandma, asking her to repeat stories from mythology over and over again until I fell asleep.
The other big source of my summer joy was food. It was the season of mangoes and ripe jackfruit, and without a shred of doubt, Kerala mangoes were the best. Juicy, succulent and sweet, I loved them but would never get enough of them. If not mangoes, I would turn to chips – banana, jackfruit and plantain. Munching on a packet of chips, I remember heading to a room above and reading comics and Nancy Drew for hours. Despite the crowded house, with an unending stream of guests and relatives, I found my piece in those moments.
The next best things I enjoyed, were weddings. I would be told that we had to attend a wedding only on the day of the event, and I wouldn't bother to ask who was getting married to whom. Mom or an aunt would dress me up in haste, themselves get dressed painstakingly all the while exchanging jokes and stories only they understood. I would watch from the sides as they debated on the colourful saris, which gold pieces they were going to match them with and how to do up their hair. Oh, how I longed to grow up and have similar chats! I don't know why but during each trip to Kerala, I would also find some distant cousin or aunt, with a new baby. Not surprising I guess. If you have a large extended family, someone or the other would be getting married or giving birth. So a lot of hours would also be spent playing with the baby, as mandated by my relatives.
The rest of the days of the vacation followed a similar template. I would rarely get to see my parents, busy as they were with the large, extended family members. But I didn't mind as I was never an attention-seeking child. For me, those few weeks away from my regular routine, were pure bliss. Plus, there was something else to look forward to – the first rains. As is well known, Kerala receives the first monsoon in the country before it travels up north, and being on summer vacation in God's Own Country, meant I would be the one receiving it first.
The monsoons have a romance of their own. Kerala rains are monstrous. Our party-pooper adults would give strict instructions to us to stay at home and not get out with threats like, "What if you are struck by lightning"? We would somehow find our way outside to get wet, make paper boats and generally have a blast.
Of course, the first rain also indicated that summer was over, it was time to go back and return to the routine of horrible school and awful teachers. Of a new year with the new dreary text books and drearier exams. I recall mourning quietly, the end of my hard earned break but nothing could be done about it and the adults in the family certainly weren't aware of my angst.
Back then, vacations were simple affairs but I also feel I never realized I was having so much fun. Sometimes, when I heard from my more privileged classmates about the joys of travelling abroad and doing fancy things, I would wonder if I was missing out. Should I too, instead of visiting relatives, have thrown a tantrum and insisted that my parents take me to a fancy destination? What would it be like to stay in a hotel, have food delivered in our room and go sightseeing with a strict itinerary? When my friends asked what I did that summer, would I ever be able to give some other reply than my standard response – 'I went to my native place, had a lot of mangoes, watched TV and read books?'
Fortunately or unfortunately, as years passed, these questions answered themselves. As awareness increased, so did the exotic appeal of destinations abroad. Studies and work ensured that the few breaks I got, were reserved for fancy, social media worthy holidays. As cousins grew up and went their separate ways, the trips to Kerala decreased.
But today, nearly three or four decades on, I am itching to plan a 'do-nothing' holiday to my "native place". My passport proudly flaunts European and American visas but I am yearning to take the templated vacations of my '80s childhood days – of train journeys with mom-cooked food, sitting on the balcony watching the rain fall on parched fields and eating mangoes. Hopefully the realities of life in 2018 wouldn't come in the way of this childish desire.
Continued in Part II..
To be continued in Part III…
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The Professional Regulation Commission – Tacloban Regional Office will conduct mobile service to accommodate applications for the March 2019 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) at Ibabao Hall, Provincial Capitol, Brgy. Dalakit, Catarman, Northern Samar on 28-30 January 2019.
Applicants are advised to apply online at https://online.prc.gov.ph or http://online1.prc.gov.ph prior to proceeding to the said mobile service venue.
For more information, kindly call the Public Employment Service Officer (PESO) of Catarman, Northern Samar at 0918-555-6345/0945-689-3777 or the PRC Tacloban hotline numbers, (053) 3239729 / (053) 8322519 / (053) 8322520.


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Extreme power imbalances are common in the aid sector, especially in humanitarian crises. This was one of the findings from the International Development Committee's (IDC) report on safeguarding (January 2021). These power imbalances create an environment where exploitation and abuse can take hold – even more so when combined with gender inequality and patriarchy. At Tetra Tech, we strive to actively examine the power imbalances that affect our safeguarding practices.
In this blog, our Gender Leads, Sophie Amili and Anna Misterska, have put their heads together with Compliance Manager, Melissa Nicholson, to highlight how we are facing those imbalances to ensure a working environment that is fair and safe for all.
Where economic opportunities are scarce, social services are unreliable, or there is a risk of insecurity and conflict, local communities are often reliant on aid or development providers to meet their basic needs. Predators can use that reliance to abuse their position of power and silence whistleblowers. For this reason, it is critical that communities are involved in the design and delivery of programmes, as well as being fully aware of their rights and complaints procedures.
But we can do more than that. We also have power to shape our organisational cultures, values and behaviours which can either allow perpetrators to hide undetected or kick-start a safeguarding culture at organisational and project levels. If we want to see change, we must champion equality and diversity throughout our operations.
We can do this by:
1. Working in a way that is anti-racist and which addresses gender power-dynamics
To do this we must curate an open and inclusive culture that is anti-racist, and where all staff are valued and listed to. We should expect our leaders to spearhead that change. In 2020, we developed an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Policy to set out our commitment and vision for being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer.
Our EDI policy commits us to promoting a fair, supportive and inclusive environment for all employees through: building a safe and inclusive workplace culture; fostering a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, racism, harassment and bullying; promoting fair recruitment, retention and progression policies; and actively supporting the progression and development of underrepresented groups.
We are also committed to understanding how equal, diverse and inclusive we are as an employer and have developed our own internal scorecard to do this. Regular reviews help us to measure progress and performance against our commitments, and inform future priorities and action to redress any gaps. Our evidence-led approach helps us to understand areas where we are doing well and less well, and, crucially – guide us in our efforts to ensure an inclusive workforce and working environment is in place for everyone.
2. Addressing and representing intersecting issues relating to gender expression, ethnicity, religious affiliation, disability, sexual orientation and age
Previous IDC investigations have found that the culture in the aid sector has played a central role in preventing aid workers from speaking up and reporting misconduct perpetrated by staff. We need stronger local representation to challenge discriminatory attitudes and cultures that allow sexual exploitation and abuse to be perpetrated.
One way in which we address that is through our model of selecting Safeguarding Focal Points. On all of our projects, our Project Managers receive training and become Focal Points for their projects 'by default'. Our project teams are then asked to select additional in-country Focal Point(s). Under the guidance of the Project Manager, the Safeguarding Focal Point adapts and implements the Tetra Tech Safeguarding Strategy for the programme so that it remains relevant to the local context.
When selecting a Safeguarding Focal-Point, teams are encouraged to consider individuals who exemplify Tetra Tech values such as integrity, collaboration, valuing people, and cultural diversity. Safeguarding Focal Points must be able to act in a crisis and be trustworthy, empathetic, accountable and have good rapport with the team and community. We know that reporting is a brave act, and we endeavour to remove as many barriers to reporting as possible. Asking local teams to appoint their own Safeguarding Focal Points means it is more likely that they will reflect the diverse populations and contexts in which we work. Survivors can then report to someone they feel comfortable with and who appreciates the cultural nuances that may be at play.
EDI and safeguarding are two sides of the same coin. Without meaningful representation, participation and inclusion, we will continue to maintain the status quo. At Tetra Tech, we want to be part of a safer sector where power imbalances are systematically addressed and challenged, where vulnerable people are safeguarded, and where communities and staff feel safe and empowered to speak up. If you want to achieve this too, then, it's time to take diversity and inclusion seriously.
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When can you expect pools, water parks to reopen around the Valley?
Pools are allowed to reopen, but several cities are not yet opening.
By: Josh Frigerio , Claudia Rupcich
PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey gave the OK this week for community pools at city-owned parks and facilities, apartment complexes, hotels, and neighborhoods to reopen, some as early as Wednesday, May 13.
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However, despite that OK, plenty of cities, towns, and water parks in and around Phoenix said their pools would not open that quickly. Many telling ABC15 that it will take time to not only implement guidelines for cleaning and social distancing, but it will also take time to hire and train enough people to work at those pools.
ABC15 reached out to different cities, towns, and attractions on Wednesday to see what their plans were. Here is what we learned.
GOLFLAND SUNSPLASH
Golfland Sunsplash reopened some of its smaller attractions last week, including bumper cars and go-karts, but its water slides and wave pool remained closed. Now that those restrictions have been lifted, when will some of those water-based rides and slides reopen?
In an email, the marketing director for Golfland Sunsplash in Mesa, said the attraction would have a "very limited set of water-based attractions" open and the amount of people allowed in the parks would be limited.
They have created a website with a list of recommendations and guidelines that they're following.
OASIS WATER PARK AT ARIZONA GRAND RESORT & SPA
The Oasis Water Park at the Arizona Grand Resort and Spa will reopen on Friday, May 15, according to the resort's website.
Hurricane Harbor Phoenix remains closed and an opening date has not been announced. "Six Flags Hurricane Harbor will share reopening plans as they are finalized," the company said in a statement.
Great Wolf Lodge said all of its resorts and indoor water parks would remain closed through June 15. Currently, they are expected to reopen on June 16.
BIG SURF
In a March Facebook post, Big Surf said it would close to follow the safety guidelines surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and anticipated reopening sometime in March. The water park has not announced any new information since Gov. Ducey lifted his restrictions on pools.
In a news release Tuesday evening, the City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department said it would need at least 30 days to properly train its staff and reopen its 29 community pools.
"In response to guidance received today (Tuesday) from Governor Doug Ducey that relaxes standards for utilizing public swimming facilities, the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department will work with the Phoenix City Council to determine a plan to safely operate its pools with the health and well being of staff and customers at the forefront of concern," the city said. "Once the City Council provides feedback, the Parks and Recreation Department must be allowed 30 days to prepare its pools for aquatics-related activities. It takes that amount of time to complete hiring and training of staff and to prepare the pools for swimmers."
The City of Glendale said its aquatic centers, pools, and splash pads will remain closed for a while longer.
In an email to ABC15, the city said: "We have a plan for when we anticipate opening community pools and splash pads but based on the Governor's Executive Order we are reviewing the plan and will be making adjustments. We'll let you know when we have updates."
The Town of Gilbert has four pools or aquatic recreation centers. In an email, a spokesperson told ABC15 that "our team is currently working on finalizing our phased reopening plans." However, details on those plans have not yet been announced.
The City of Tempe is also not quite ready to reopen its pools or splash pads.
Shawn Wagner, deputy director of Tempe Parks and Recreation, said the department, said his team wants to get their pools open as quickly as possible, but that it needs to be done safely. He said the city is working to bring back and train 150 lifeguards who were furloughed because of the pandemic, as well as make sure they have enough personal protective equipment, or PPE, cleaning supplies, and are following the CDC-recommended guidelines, all aspects that logistically take time.
"We're trying to do our best to get it open. But we want to do so in such a way that's safe for our employees, as well as the community," he said in an interview with ABC15 on Wednesday.
Some pools, aquatic centers, and aquatic classes will resume on Monday, May 18, according to the City of Chandler's website. Splash pads will reopen on Saturday, May 16 when Arizona's stay-at-home order expires.
According to the city's website, Tumbleweed Recreation Center, Environmental Education Center, Snedigar Recreation Center and Community Center will reopen on Monday, May 18. The Desert Oasis, Mesquite Groves and Nozomi aquatic centers will open for lap swimming and "Aqua Fit" classes on May 18. Currently, open swim is closed.
Adam Bass, the City of Chandler's Community Services Director, said a limited number of open swim sessions could begin as early as Memorial Day weekend. Fully reopening the city's Chandler pools will take some time to ensure safety is enforced and that there are enough people, including lifeguards, working. The city is currently hiring for lifeguards, he said. You can apply, here.
A spokesperson for the City of Scottsdale said its pools would not open on Wednesday, but that the city is "working on a schedule" and would have further details to share later in the day.
In a news release, the City of Surprise said its pools, recreation centers, and splash pads would remain closed for the time being due to budget concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the ability to follow updated CDC guidelines.
"The city is taking public health and our fiscal responsibility seriously as we look at a reopening plan. We must consider budget impacts related to COVID-19 to see what amenities we can afford to open. We must also adhere to health and safety recommendations by the CDC and orders from the governor's office," a statement said.
"Opening our pools takes staff, including coaches and lifeguards, and chemical costs to treat the water. The fees we charge our residents for recreation programs don't recover the true costs to operate as we see these as quality of life amenities for our city. When an economic downturn affects our budget, we must balance these amenity costs with the life-saving public safety costs of police, fire, ambulance and essential city services like water, sewer and trash. Our residents can count on these essential services to remain uninterrupted," the statement continued.


iSWOOP is a professional development program that helps park rangers bridge the gap between the public and the researchers at Acadia National Park, Boston Harbor Islands, Carlsbad Caverns, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Jean LaFitte National Park, and Joshua Tree National Park.
iSWOOP is a way to bring scientists, educators, and interpreters together to foster a better understanding of science that's going on in national parks, to really enhance STEM learning for visitors.
This project is meant to advance STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning among national park visitors. iSWOOP brings together educators, scientists, and National Park Service (NPS) interpreters to incorporate site-based science into programs for the public.
Project staff seek to build expertise within the interpreter and ranger community. Staff engage with the researchers on site, and host sessions to help the rangers interpret complex data, and then to ask informed questions of the researchers. When the rangers come to a deeper understanding of the research, their interactions with visitors are also transformed. Rangers learn from iSWOOP to guide visitors to answer their own or each others' questions in order to build scientific literacy.
Ongoing opportunities to reflect on and then improve their interactions with visitors, increasing their strategies for leveraging visitors' questions for active inquiry.
Follow us on Twitter, @myswoop.


"Right or wrong?" In 2015, Kim Kardashian came under fire as she dressed a baby North West in leather. Closer Online reports that a one-year-old North was leather-clad by her mother– still, it was the Balenciaga fashion show.
The Kardashian-Jenner clan are basically ruling Hollywood right now. The days of Kim being a "one-woman show" are well and truly over– Kylie, Khloe, Kourtney, Kris, and Kendall are right up there with her. Well, not entirely accurate. The 2018 news that Kylie Jenner was Forbes's "Youngest Self-Made Billionaire" has been updated. $900 million is now $1 billion in 2019, as BBC reports.
If the Kardashian-Jenners aren't putting makeup on, they're shopping. Their closets are the size of some people's homes, and the stuff filling them is high-end. Louis Vuitton galore, Chanel, Prada, Gucci, and Dolce & Gabbana. One thing that can be found amid the crystal-studded gowns and Yeezy? A whole lot of leather.
Leather– in theory, it works. Then again, Ross Geller in leather pants didn't exactly pan out on Friends. Fans will remember the "paste" that formed when Ross attempted to ease his way out of his pants (but getting them back on with baby lotion and powder didn't go smoothly).
It's a "look." Edgy. Daring. Sometimes androgynous. Leather pants, jackets, shirts, and dresses can all form a stylish wardrobe, but it needs to be done with care. The KarJenners mostly seem like pros when it comes to style, but even they will falter with leather.
Even the great Kylie Jenner has messed up. Here are 10 times the Kardashians messed up leather, plus 10 times they slayed.
It's very black. It's loose, but also tight. With a shirt that fell short in terms of flattering Kim's signature curves, this outfit basically gets worse as you work your way down. The pants feel a bit off. The shoes look uncomfortable. To be fair, Kim herself doesn't look too comfy. Fortunately, a once-off.
Kylie's style was kinda "meh" back in the day. Fully coming into her own since having Stormi, the CEO of Kylie Cosmetics is now a front-runner in the style wars (and it isn't a surprise why).
Leather and strapless isn't easy. Adding leather boots and a slick, blonde hairdo? We'll try on Halloween, but we'll probably fail. "Deadpool becomes glam" is how we saw Kylie rock what is likely her best leather look to date.
2016. It wasn't that long ago. While we've totally made our peace with Kim's "old style" not quite being fully up to scratch, it's precisely this that makes us throw a few question marks here. By 2016, Kim was more than established as the celeb of the moment.
"I definitely have style regrets. I mean, I wear some things and I'm just like: Why did I wear that?"
You said it, Kim. Speaking to Insider, Kim did admit that she has her fashion regrets (although she didn't specify a date). Way too fussy and kind of awkward, we weren't massive fans of this leather getup.
"Nothing in my closet fits me. I'm getting rid of stuff that I just feel like is never going to fit me. I know I'm not going to fit into 25 jeans ever again."
Insecure or not, Kylie slayed in this Dior shirt, vinyl-pleather pants, and that Nicki Minaj blonde hair. We could stare at this pic forever.
You know it's old when the Kardashians are carrying their Starbucks drinks themselves. Isn't it assistants these days? Kim and Kourtney were enjoying the LA sunshine here, but not everybody was enjoying the view.
We almost want to comment on Kim's somewhat over-ripped denim look here, but it's Kourtney's skirt that drew our eye. Kourtney is a super-stylish mom. Acing everything from her three pregnancies to her slouchy looks, Kourt rarely misses the mark.
Oh, when this girl slays, she slays. Kim Kardashian went all out with her wet-blonde look here, but she had the outfit to match. Bear in mind how tricky the components here are.
Fur, pleather, and blonde. Get that wrong, and you can look like a guest act from a Vegas show.
There's also that vibe here. It's one of those pics. "I'm slaying and I know it" is written all over Kim's face (and to be fair, it's spot on). Confident, but actually not even revealing that much skin, Kim 100% slayed here. The only issue is recreating the look. That's probably a month's rent on the pants alone.
Kendall Jenner rarely messes up a look. This KarJenner was blessed with supermodel genes and a unique sense of style, but even Kendall has had her "off" days. In 2019, Kendall arrived for the Longchamp show in Paris.
Kind of trench (but cut-off), this leather dress definitely showed Kendall's slender limbs, but the overall look didn't do her many favors. We're used to seeing Kendall in one of two things: A super-casual leggings wardrobe, or a full-on glam look.
This outfit? It misses the mark for glam. It isn't really casual. Void of any color or variety, "bland" is the word we're using for the girl who herself is anything but.
But we spoke too soon! When Kendall rocks leather, she absolutely rocks it. Super-tight, super-stylish, and making us wish we could pull it off, this simple leather look is likely one of Kendall's best.
Fitted leather pants. We all love skinny jeans anyway, so why not up the ante with leather? Whack on a fitted biker jacket and statement shades? It's Hollywood glam, #NewGen.
Kendall definitely seems to wear more skinny leather pants than her sisters. While Kim is a fan of revealing dresses (and Kylie still seems to be finding her style), Kendall is 100% the family's "biker chick."
The 2019 admission from Jordyn Woods on Red Table Talk that she was involved with Tristan Thompson is all anyone can talk about. Khloe is now "Thank U, Next." As Cosmo reports, Khloe's Twitter feed has been active.
100% slaying with this leather miniskirt and Saint Laurent tee, Khloe gave us just one more reminder of what Tristan is giving up.
The Kardashians work as a pack. No, really. Kim's holiday wishlists will include Kylie Cosmetics. KKW Beauty has a collaboration with the Lip Kits. Khloe Kardashian's promo music for Good American? It's Kanye West. These are power sisters, and they stop at nothing.
Something about this leather getup from Kim and Khloe said: "More powerful than you." These women don't take a dime less than they're worth, and they've been at it a while.
Kylie Jenner can earn $1 million per sponsored IG post, Yahoo reports. While Kim and Khloe demand slightly lower fees, their business minds aren't falling short. Power women wear power leather.
2018 brought us some weird fashion. If you're wondering about the term "trash bag" pants, yes, they're a thing. From a former ballet dancer who actually bought these as warm-up gear, "trash bag" pants are available for sale at World Wide Ballet.
Kourtney was rocking a very stylish Louis Vuitton backpack here. That gives some points for classy leather. It all kind of goes downhill with the pants, though.
"After Stormi I feel like people think that I bounced back super fast, which I guess I did. [People think] everything's so perfect and... can get the wrong idea on [IG] sometimes."
Kylie looked beautiful before and after the pregnancy. Still, we'd have preferred that this day came with a slightly more stylish look from the waist down.
This entire outfit is straight-up amazing. Kylie has been very selective about her public appearances since Stormi arrived. In the summer of 2018 though, it was out in the open as Kylie and Travis hit the streets hand-in-hand.
Travis is going to propose "in a fire way," he told Rolling Stone. We're still waiting for it. In the meantime though, we've got pics like these to look at. Leather vests are definitely unusual. Pairing them with grunge glam is even more unusual.
Basically taking that blonde hair and contrasting it perfectly, this leather look from Kylie might not be your most predictable, but it definitely worked.
And we're back to Kourtney's "losing battle" with leather skirts. Oddly, while virtually everything else seems to work on Kourtney, one too many leather skirt mess-ups are proving that leather might not be Kourtney's ideal material.
Kourtney isn't one to stay glam 24/7. While Kim also has three kids, Kourt's relaxed mentalities seem to be more focused on getting mucky with whatever her little ones are doing, although this pic goes way back.
Zipper details? On the whole, we love them. When the skirt itself is awkwardly placed and the shirt kinda doesn't match though, sorry Kourt– this one gets a #MessedUp.
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"People think I fully went under the knife and completely reconstructed my face, which is completely false."
While we're sort of still gawking at Kylie's teen face here, it's the outfits that are in question. Wearing leather here with Khloe, the two sisters were definitely putting on a show, but we're not entirely sure it was one to watch. A shapeless shirt and a pretty basic dress. Girls, we've seen better from you.
Kendall Jenner's ability to make anything look a million dollars is likely why she's paid those millions. $22.5 million is what Forbes reports Kendall earning between 2017 and 2018. She is now the world's highest-paid model.
It really doesn't matter what this girl wears. She could wear a potato sack and still look sensational. Taking a very casual take on leather here, Kendall's hoodie and boots definitely steered clear of glam, but the pants changed everything.
Vogue has called Kendall a "tomboy." It's something that Kendall herself has admitted to. Neither boyish nor masculine, but not hugely girly, this look worked perfectly.
Celeb pregnancy style is now a thing. Kylie may not have given us much of it, but everyone from Beyonce to JLO has topped pregnancy style files. Rocking a bump on the red carpet is decidedly "in vogue," although it does need to be done right.
No, it wasn't a red carpet moment. In 2013, Kim was expecting for the first time. North West wasn't anywhere to be seen yet, although she was hiding behind this rather unfortunate outfit.
Frilly and fussy was Kim's old look. Super pared-down is what we see now. While the court shoes and hair here are super-stylish, this dress's leather and its lace finish doesn't scream "Copy it!"
Oh, Kim. We just can't get enough of you. While medical complications have left Kim advised to opt for surrogacy (which she has), Kim did carry her first two children herself. In her first trimester here, it wasn't immediately obvious that Saint was on the way, but this girl knew what was up.
It's ripped. It's grunge. It's edgy. Slick heels, jeans, and a leather biker jacket went a long way for Kim here, and it isn't a look that we'll forget.
Wait. We were so busy crushing on the jacket, we forgot to mention the tee. Oh, and the smokey makeup. Basically, we want this entire look.
"How Kourtney Became The Best-Dressed Kardashian." In 2018, Glamour ran an entire article reminding us that Kourtney might just be overtaking her sisters in the style wars. The article did not chronicle this look. Kim's views are also interesting.
Kim: "OK, best-dressed, I would say Kendall. Second, I'd go for Kris Jenner. Third, Kourtney. No, no, no. Yeah, Kourtney. Fourth Kylie. No, OK, the one before can be Kylie, then Kourtney."
Ouch. Then again, this puffy leather skirt didn't do much for Kourt. We also can't help but notice that skirts are fast racking up as a leather clothing item that somehow just don't work for this girl.
Never one to miss an opportunity to stand out, Kylie has been throwing us virtually every shade under the sun since Stormi was born. While 2019 brought us blue hair from Kylie, it was all aboard the pink train in 2018.
Plastic-effect leathers with pink hair to match. Super-tight. Super-cute. The last one is kind of applicable to that baby on her arm. Stormi melted out hearts the minute she arrived, although weirdly, eggs seem more popular.
Leather. Clearly, the Kardashians own a lot of it. Quite how many of these looks they're wishing we hadn't spotted, we'll never know. Still, when this family aces something, they 100% ace it.


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Marc J. Victor
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I realize there are many law firms competing for the privilege of representing you in your legal matter. I realize you have a difficult decision in determining which law firm would best serve your interests. I have worked hard for the past 21 years to distinguish my law firm from the others, and to build my reputation as an aggressive advocate for my clients offering honest and well reasoned legal advice. As you browse our website, you will quickly get a feel for what we call our "Commitment to Excellence." Marc J. Victor has represented clients in more than...
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Mark Davis has been recognized as one of the best trial lawyers in Hawaii and in the United States. Mr. Davis, a graduate of Tulane University and Washington University School of Law, has focused his law practice over the last thirty years representing injured victims in cases involving serious personal injury and medical malpractice. He has achieved record verdicts and settlements in Hawaii for numerous cases over the course of his career.
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The Law Office of Kevin O'Grady, LLC is a criminal defense firm in Honolulu, Hawaii concentrating in criminal law, military law, civil rights and federal indian law. Criminal and military defense attorney Kevin O'Grady has been a Deputy City Prosecutor, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Chief Prosecutor, Trial Counsel, Senior Trial Counsel, Maricopa County Sheriff's Deputy, Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Criminal Procedure and Legal Instructor and Paralegal Instructor in criminal law, evidence and ethics. His career spans more than thirteen years and he has experience on the mainland, in Hawaii and abroad in foreign countries.
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What Amazon can do to further stamp out counterfeit sellers?
Reports of Amazon's latest moves to minimise fraudsters and counterfeiters have emerged - but is it enough?
As reported on this blog last month, the company has started to use video technology to vet new Amazon Sellers (https://www.thompsonandholt.com/post/amazon-to-use-video-technology-to-vet-new-sellers).
Now they have also looked to further ramp up their verification process by advertising in America for 'Seller Onboarding Associates', whose job it will be to collect the required documentation and information to help verify new Sellers' credentials.
However, currently, there are only three positions being advertised - in New York, Santa Monica and Seattle. Given that estimates suggest that there have been 70,000 new sellers on Amazon US since the turn of the year, that is clearly not enough.
So should Amazon be doing more to vet prospective new Sellers on the site? Thompson and Holt managing partner Craig Gedey thinks so.
He explained: "First of all Amazon do deserve credit for the recent measures they have put in place. As outlined on these pages in April, anything that maintains high standards on the site and protects the Amazon Sellers operating in the correct manner has to be welcomed.
"But there are justifiable questions over whether the latest measure in particular will even scratch the surface of the issues we see so regularly on Amazon. Three employees are clearly not going to be able to vet every new Seller even in America alone - although it should be pointed out that this is likely a trial run that will be expanded if successful.
"However there are other measures that myself and Amazon analysts would like to see implemented. The first one is - as outlined in a Wall Street Journal article last year - many of the problems in fraud and counterfeiting have increased since Amazon's heavy recruitment of Chinese Sellers. It would be reassuring to see measures put in place there as opposed to just America.
"We continue to see regular cases of merchants having their accounts suspended because of vengeful and inaccurate counterfeit complaints from rivals, while Amazon's algorithms have also seen products incorrectly withdrawn for price gouging during the current worldwide pandemic. Those are two absolutely crucial areas for Amazon Sellers.
"The introduction of video screening for new Sellers is definitely welcome, but I would also like to see Amazon validate business numbers through automated calls and introduce the kind of system Google uses requiring proof of physical address by sending direct mail with a code that needs to be verified within 30 days.
"The fact that US Sellers still don't have to publish their address and business details to their page- as in most other international markets - looks to be a straight forward measure that would immediately have an impact.
"None of these on their own are likely to eradicate counterfeiting and fraudulent activities, but put together, they would create hurdles that could deter many.
"For a company the size of Amazon, and with what is at stake for its many honourable Sellers, it doesn't seem like too much to ask."
If you have found yourself suspended while selling on Amazon, contact Thompson and Holt who offer an Amazon appeal service for a free LiveChat to get your Amazon Seller business back online as quickly as possible.


Port Vale coach Mick Ede says his players are looking forward to their biggest game of the season so far as they prepare to take on Norwich City in the FA Youth Cup third round at Vale Park tonight (7pm).
The Valiants have earned their place by beating Kidderminster 6-1 and Sutton Coldfield 3-1, both at Vale Park, but face a tough task against a Norwich side who beat Chelsea in the final in 2012/13.
In fact, the Canaries' victory that season makes them the only side apart from Chelsea to have won the tournament in the last seven years.
Ede says all his squad are looking forward to the game as the under-18s try to earn a place in the fourth round away to Preston.
He said: "Norwich have a Category One academy and have a good pedigree in the youth cup.
"They have to get past us and we will be making it as difficult for them as we possibly can.
"We have been fortunate that we have been at home in both the previous rounds so that will stand the lads in good stead, they won't be fazed.
This is already Vale's best run in the FA Youth Cup since 2012/13 when they reached the fourth round, losing 3-2 at home to Everton after extra-time.
Ede isn't giving any clues about his team selection, but strikers Maxwell Chimenes and Kyle Johnson have been among the goals this season.
There could also be a place in the squad for 15-year-old Nelson Agho, the striker who became the youngest player to appear for the Valiants' first team when he came on as a substitute in the Checkatrade Trophy win at Walsall last month.
The Lorne Street stand is open for tonight's game. Admission is £3, no concessions.
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Q: "I cleaned the carpet for 3 hours" - simple past tense vs present perfect I want to talk about an action that happened three years ago, and the action took 3 hours.

I cleaned the carpet for 3 hours.

Can I use "for" with simple past tense to talk about the duration of the action that happened in the past, or am I supposed to use present perfect tense if I use "for" to talk about duration?

A: Your sentence is correct as is.
You can use "for..." to talk about something in the simple past time. While "for..." is taught as an expression that goes with present perfect, it applies to every tense to describe the duration.
To use the present perfect would be a mistake because it only refers to things that started in the past and continue now, or past actions that have an effect on the present.
If you said, "I have cleaned the carpet for 3 hours", it means, "the carpet is clean", or "I'm tired of cleaning carpets" or something with a present effect. In the context where it's 3 years ago, there's no reasonable present effect meaning

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Save Money ~ Be Frugal & Fix It!
For decades now we've been living in a throwaway society. We've become used to heading out to the shops whenever an appliance, piece of furniture or an item of clothing has seen better days. Now that most of us have got less money or more importantly have learned the hard way about the dangers of credit, is it finally time to say goodbye to our throwaway nature and learn from older generations about how to be frugal & fix it?
I understand that some things may well have seen their final days or others might not even be worth fixing, especially if the item was extremely cheap to begin with. With a lot of items though, making the decision to be frugal & fix it could save you hundreds of pounds over the next few years, take appliances for example.
Although the cost of appliances has come down in recent years, it's still a big expense if you have to replace one. A few years ago my washing machine died and my natural thought was to get a new one. When I looked into the cost of buying a new machine it was around £300 for something half decent. I then remembered that we had a repair shop in our town so I gave the guy a call. The repair man came to our house, replaced the bushes on our washing machine all for a cost of just £40. We got an extra 2 or 3 years out of our washing machine!
Boots and shoes are other items that can really hit the budget if you want to get something that's good quality. With all the easy credit that's been flying around for the past couple of decades, many people have forgotten that there's such a thing as a cobblers. A new pair of quality ladies boots can cost anywhere from £70 – £150+ whereas getting your boots re-heeled at the cobblers costs around £10-£15, a fraction of the cost.
Furniture is another thing we've become accustomed to throwing away at the slightest fault. Simple problems like broken hinges, broken locks, fabric stains or worn leather can all be easily and cheaply fixed by you or a repairman.
Many of us have never learned the skills needed to be able to fix things around the house but don't let a lack of knowledge stop you. Older generations may have had the know-how but we have the Internet! There's a wealth of information available on the Internet to show you how to fix just about anything around the house like this one on Repair & Protect which shows you how to fix common problems with dishwashers.
I mentioned earlier that I had my washing machine repaired at a cost of just £40. I later found out that the repair was actually a relatively simple one and that the parts cost just a few pounds. I had a friend show me how to do the repair myself so that next time I have the same problem I'll be able to fix my washing machine for next to nothing.
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Good article. I try to fix anything around the house before I throw it out. It is quite rewarding to fix something on your own.
I just paid 110 pounds to fix my washing machine! My tenants are very handy though, they took off the pump and some other parts and said they couldn't do anything. Here in Guatemala it is amazing how handy people are, from a bit of plastic they make a new part for your car or your fridge, so items get a second, third or tenth life. I try to give it a go myself, with so many tutorials online it is easier now, but with cheap labor here it is generally not worth the effort.
There's a program on the TV over here called 'The worlds most dangerous roads' and it showed some guys in South America repairing a car tyre with a bunch of leaves! It's amazing how inventive you can be when you have no choice.
I can probably be described as the ultimate do-it-yourselfer. There is very little I won't tackle on my own. Need a new axle on the truck, sure no problem. Smoke is coming from the electrical socket? That's easy. The list of things I've tackled seems endless (and some scary in retrospect) but I saved a significant amount of money over the years. It's one reason I'm a tool junkie :D. One thing is true though, You can find some good guides and directions on the internet. You tube has some pretty good instructional videos on just about any repair you can imagine.
Excellent post! One of the things I love about my hubby is that he will always attempt to fix something himself before replacing it or hiring out. A perfect example was the heating element on our clothes dryer. A $15 part and an hour of work is what it cost him: our repair guy wanted over $200. You can save a ton of money by fixing it yourself!
Thanks Laurie, it's amazing how much you can save. $200's is just ridiculous!


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The RAI Council elected Professor of Anthropology Robert Borofsky, Ph.D., an Honorary Fellow of its institute.
Borofsky is widely recognized for his work in public anthropology, serving as editor of the California Series in Public Anthropology for 18 years, and he currently runs the websites, publicanthropology.org and publicanthropolgy.net.
In his recently published book, Anthropology of Anthropology, Borofsky seeks to shift anthropology from being absorbed with internal intellectual squabbles to addressing important public problems. In its first year of publication, people from more than 110 countries have downloaded Anthropology of Anthropology, according to Google analytics.
HPU students in Borofsky's classes, along with thousands of students from across North America, participate in Public Anthropology's Community Action Project, which has an objective to "reinforce key skills students need for meaningful lives and careers – critical thinking, effective communication, and active citizenship."
Borofsky also exposes his students to the massive open online education videos that are part of Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology, a popular, open access introductory textbook in the field. The videos provide an accessible way to grasp the main themes of cultural and public anthropology.
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Borofsky joins a select group of individuals eminent in anthropology, appointed as an RAI Honorary Fellow.


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I can't believe it looks so good! Stunning, really!
But it seems some of the pictures are displacing some of the text, pushing it out in the margin. Perhaps it's Internet Explorer (wouldn't be the first time... ) or perhaps there is an enter missing or similar causes.
Ev'ryone's holding, stay in the fight!
Run like the others, or you'll end up dead!
My appologies, it does seem to have some display problems in IE. I'll get to fixing that ASAP.
This is just what the doctor ordered! I know little to nothing about Empire Magic and how best to employ it!
A particular highlight of the original thread was Rufas explaining why Midaski always pays his tab! Classic stuff.
Very good tactica, very nice to read and splendid pictures as well!
Holy Sigmar's Golden Nuts, this article is huge!
I know what I will do when the wife is out this saturday afternoon.
Watch discovery channel and hope that they show some baboons?
If I'm crossing the line, Shadowlord, please send me a PM.
Terrific work, Perambulator - that looks sooo pretty.
You can attribute the prettiness to Powder Monkey's fantastic image manipulation and Calvin's compiling it to fit the War Room. I just played with the text. But thank you all the same.
There have been a lot of contributions from a lot of members on here. It was in reply to the virtually endless questions about which lore to take, many months ago that it was decided to collate all of the collective thoughts and uses from everyone.
Stare into the Abyss and the Abyss stares back.
If you didn't start that thread, Crimsonsphinx, it wouldn't have happened! So here's to you!
It makes a change for me to contribute something useful from all my thousands of posts on here.
We will have the best magic guide around on the internet I couldn't and probably wouldn't have done it without help from everyone else.
I really enjoyed it, it's very good work indeed.
I was particularly interested in the section on Warrior Priests' Prayers, as I didn't feel that I had been using them very well, and now I know why. It was also very enlightening to read about the tactical uses of some of the lores which I have Wizard models for, but never use.
I congratulate everyone who was involved with putting this article together.
This was an great idea, infact anything that increases the greatness of the warhammer world is great.
Congratulations on this magnificient piece of work!
Me being someone who really hasn't used magic since 6th edition, I'm very appreciative of this article and everyone who put their effort and advice into it. I particularly like the bound items and Warrior Priest prayers sections.
I particularly like the bound items and Warrior Priest prayers sections.
Yeah, I liked those, too! I wonder who wrote them...?
Calvin: Thanks a bunch for uploading! It sure feels good to see this thing officially published and having contributed in it, too! A gargantuan endeavour finally finished. Or is it??
Everyone: Thanks for the praise regarding the pictures, that's dozens of hours of work right there, including figuring out again how the hell Photoshop actually works, and also ripping pictures from the internet without permission and stuff. Nah, only joking, of course I own every image I used... really!
And just in case you need an excuse to read it all again, there's a little Powder Monkey hidden somewhere in the pictures. Medals for the first five people to PM me its location! On second thought, we had that thing before, didn't we?
I'm pro-monkey. Anyone who isn't is evil.
Just in case you haven't been typecast enough.


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Exclusive: 'Star Wars Rebels' is Recruiting!
By David Weiner 10:20 AM PST, February 4, 2014
Do you have what it takes to be a T.I.E. Fighter Pilot in the Galactic Empire? The Emperor sure could use a few good troopers that can shoot straight... To celebrate the launch of the highly anticipated Star Wars Rebels animated series coming to Disney XD this fall, Lucasfilm has created a set of limited edition cards -- and ETonline is proud to have an exclusive look at one! Scroll down to check out the cool preview of what to expect from the series...
The T.I.E. Fighter Pilot recruitment poster is one of six cards that will be distributed throughout the galaxy -- well, specifically on the planet Earth -- in an exclusive mailing this Wednesday to only 2,500 people around the globe. The original illustrations were created by Amy Beth Christenson, a member of the Lucasfilm Animation art department working on Star Wars Rebels.
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Marking the first original Star Wars entertainment produced by Lucasfilm as part of The Walt Disney Company (a little project called Star Wars: Episode VII is also coming to theaters in December 2015 -- more on that when we actually know something new), Star Wars Rebels takes place four years prior to the events of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, a time in which the Empire rules the galaxy with an iron fist. The loyalty of its citizens is entrenched through fear and deception, and the Emperor is seeking to expand his power to the Outer Rim territories. The all-new series tells the never-before-seen story of new heroes that dare to stand up to the ever-growing might of the Galactic Empire in the days before the Rebel Alliance formed.
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Why Is George Soros Buying Manchester United Shares?
by David on August 21, 2012
I admit I am really surprised to hear that Billionaire money manager George Soros owns nearly 2% of Manchester United after the clubs owners, the Glazers took the club public earlier this month.
According to a filing with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission, Soros through his hedge fund Soros Fund Management LLC, owns 7.85% of Manchester United's Class A shares, or about 1.9% of the entire club.
That 1.9% translates into 3,114,588 "A" Shares, which is a pretty significant 18.7% of the shares sold in the IPO. At a price of $14 per share, the Soros family paid $43.6m for this stake. At yesterday's closing price of $13.06, the stake is now worth around $40.7m.
What is surprising is that Soros is taking a large stake in United's "A" Shares which have very little voting rights. The Glazers still control 98.7% of the voting rights according to Andersred.
So why is Soros so interested in United? He is interested in the team's lucrative media rights deals, said Philip Hall, a partner at New York-based investment bank Inner Circle Sports which has advised on high-profile English Premier League takeovers including Fenway Sports Group's acquisition of Liverpool.
"This could be a play by Soros on the strength of Manchester United's brand and the English Premier League's growing media rights," Hall said. "The domestic rights are set to increase 70 percent for the '13/'14 season and the international media rights, set to be announced in late October or early November, are also expected to come in at a very robust uplift."
Soros in buying into United because he thinks he can make money. But wouldn't a more sensible approach be to buy some of the Glazer shares, and take a real ownership stake in the club with voting rights, instead of buying shares that are publicly traded?


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The implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals presents an immediate challenge. In particular, the financing required for new infrastructure (including clean water, healthcare, and access to energy for all) is huge--amounting to about $5 trillion per year globally. Given limited government resources, a considerable amount of private finance will be required to fill this gap, and public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been seen as a possible modality through which to attract these additional resources.
Nevertheless, the ultimate rationale of a PPP should be to add value for money – in other words, to improve the coverage, access, and quality of a given service to the citizen in a cost efficient manner compared to the alternative of public procurement. The evidence, however, suggests that PPPs have often tended to be more expensive than the alternative of public procurement, and in a number of instances they have failed to deliver the envisaged gains in quality of service provision, including its efficiency, coverage, and development impact. In other words, they have often failed to yield "value for money" in its broadest sense. This includes taking into account not just the financial costs and efficiency gains deriving from a project but also its longer-term fiscal implications (including the risks of any contingency liabilities) as well as the broader welfare benefits for society, such as the impact on poverty and sustainable development.
Moreover, the impact of PPPs varies greatly across sectors. Research findings indicate that PPPs have generally been better suited for economic infrastructure such as transport and electricity , where demand is relatively steady and the impact on service quality easy to assess, and where better quality infrastructure can lower cost at the operational stage. However, they have to date been less likely to deliver efficiency gains in the social sector, such as hospitals and schools, where access and equity are major concerns.
A United Nations Department of Social Affairs (UN DESA) working paper titled "PPPs and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Fit for Purpose?", co-authored by KS Jomo, Anis Chowdhury, Daniel Platz and me, has attempted to shed light on these issues and more broadly to discuss the existing and future potential of PPPs in helping achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular in the area of infrastructure investment. The paper highlights the fact that PPPs have in many instances failed to deliver value for money in its broadest sense and points out that, despite a recent rise in the private sector's participation in infrastructure finance in developing countries, especially in electricity and telecommunications, private finance continues to provide just a small portion of aggregate infrastructure investment in the developing world.
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Overall, by strengthening transparency and public scrutiny, and by safeguarding the public interest, an enabling institutional framework with the above-mentioned four interrelated capacities would also serve to reinforce democratic accountability and popular acceptance of PPPs.
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I need more information about Public-Private Partnerships in Indonesia especially in Public Health issues.
Excellent post! Well-stated points. My own country experiences are very much line with the overall message of this seminal paper!
I would like to investigate about the "framework of the Public Private Partnership in Iran Oil Downstream Projects". Can you help me in this area?
money is very necessary in terms of reducing costs and enlarging welfare system .
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Well researched. Kudos. In Africa, most of our governments have failed the infrastructural and urbanisation challenge. Most will keep failing.
The new frontier resides in the collective efforts of the people to properly govern their states(Cooperativism).


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Hello there! If you're reading this, it's likely that you are doubting the ability to squish a week's worth of outfits, cosmetics, hair care products, toiletries, shoes, beach stuff, etc. all in ONE single carry-on. First off, let me answer your initial question: WHY?
Why would someone limit themselves to a tiny carry-on for such a lavish vacation?
My answer: Because I want to enjoy my vacation, not my things.
Lucky for me, our destination has a warm climate, so it was easy to pack light and avoid bulky clothing.
Now to answer the next question: HOW???
First rule: No back up plans. Pack what you need, and wear what you pack. This means you need to love what you pack because you don't have options.
My trick here was packing cubes and zip-locks. Swimsuits and unmentionables go in the zip-lock for airtight closure. Everything else is rolled and strategically placed in a few packing cubes. This keeps everything wrinkle-free upon arrival and extra neat and compact for travel.
The top cube holds my cosmetics, makeup, hair stuff, etc. This portion of the packing required the most thought.
First off, let me tell you what I didn't pack: shampoo, conditioner, body wash, body lotion, and a hairdryer. It's 100% guaranteed that my hotel will have these accommodations, so I could cross them off the list and save a little extra room during packing. Now, let me show you what I did pack.
There is nothing worse than getting to your sunny destination and realizing you forgot to pack sunscreen. Not to mention, most beach towns charge an arm and a leg for these MUST HAVE items! Save your money (and the stress of over-baking) by planning ahead.
I already shared that the hotel is stocked with some of the usual essentials, so this bag only covers what I had to add to the mix.
Typically, I do a less is more look when traveling, especially when I can count on the sunshine for my color. I used to travel with a giant makeup bag, and depending on the venue or events at my destination, this is still the case. For a beach vaca though, I don't really worry about it.
This is my hackiest bag of all. It's literally like my little bag of tricks, or some might call it my Mary Poppins Bag! It is honestly for all those times I have had to buy something while on vacation that I already had at home. This bag cuts your travel extra expenses way down!
This bag holds all the other stuff. Basically, it's the stuff you want access to during flight and throughout your trip. It has like all the necessary hygiene essentials for daily life plus some of the essentials that didn't fit in other bags.
All of the meds are in the Medicine Cabinet, so this is just some other random things I hate buying during a trip. It's the stuff you mainly need when you don't have it.
Hope this post will help you with your next journey abroad! This is going to get me through a week, but it's also great for weekenders and half week trips!