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Flowers in the Family Since 1923

In 1923, Frank Mancuso, Sr. and his brother, Joe Mancuso, opened the original location of Mancuso's Florist at 16373 Harper Avenue in Detroit, MI. A unique feature they provided at that time was being open on Sundays. We've been open every day since then. After eighty-four years at our original location, Mancuso's moved to Harper Avenue in 2007.

In 1980, after Frank Sr.'s passing, his son, Frank Mancuso, Jr., and daughter, Bette Hang, took over the family business. Eventually, Frank Mancuso, III, joined the business in 1999. Today, he carries on the Mancuso tradition of providing exceptional customer service with an emphasis on using quality products to create unique floral designs.

Throughout our long history of operation, we've always believed in the importance of investing in the most advanced technology available to our industry. With the latest technological capabilities, Mancuso's Florist is able to create energy-saving efficiency within the organization so we can not only be environmentally friendly, but also provide our clients with an exceptional level of professional service and quality products.

We intend to keep up with future technology so we can continue to pass on to our clients in the Metropolitan Detroit area, as well as the continental U.S., a superior level of professionalism and creative design unlike any other.

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A survey carried out by the Irish Home Builders Association (IHBA) of its membership has found that increased timber prices and supply chain issues, exacerbated by Covid-19 and Brexit, have increased the cost of building materials required for the construction of new homes.

Speaking about the survey James Benson, Director IHBA, said: “Due to delays caused by the impact of both the covid-19 pandemic and Brexit we are seeing a significant increase in the costs associated with building materials coupled with a worrying shortage of available product. This cost increase is putting further pressure on the supply of new homes and could potentially lock even more people out of the market.”

“These increased costs will have to be taken on by either the buyer or the builder. Adding these costs to house prices could limit a borrower’s ability to secure a mortgage. However, if these increased costs are not added to the purchase price on new homes profit margins would be halved and builders prevented from qualifying for finance to fund further houses or projects.”

“Despite these recent challenges there are things that can be done to help those looking to purchase a home – the shared equity scheme will help middle income earners buy homes and the extension of the Help to Buy scheme offers tax relief to help first-time buyers secure a mortgage to buy or build a house. We also need to see the controls on consumer credit & lending take account of the increasing cost of delivery. With further cost increases expected due to supply shortages in the second half of the year these initiatives are more important than ever.”

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  • Average 3 bed semi (95sq/m) home could see a product inflation range of between €12,000-15,000 by end of 2021.
  • Bricks – There has been an approximate increase in price of 4% in bricks since December 2019 and increase of approximately 1% in 2021. Due to brexit there has been large delays on bricks coming from the UK with to congestions in customs and ports. With industry reopening after latest lockdown some suppliers are predicting lead times could increase to 4-15 weeks depending on brick type.
  • Concrete – Approximate increase of 4% since December 2019 and 1% in 2021 so far.
  • Insulation – approximated increase of 13% since December 2019 and 12% since the start of 2021.
  • Plywood – Approximate increase of 12% since December 2019 and 11-12% in 2021.
  • Shipping / Transport – Approximate increases of 32% since December 2019.
  • Softwood – An Approximate increase of 31% since December 2019.
  • Steel – Approximate increases of 15% since December 2019.
  • Timber Frame – Approximate increases of 15% since December 2019. Suppliers quote a further 4% coming in Q3 2021 coupled with an additional 5% for Q4 2021. This could add an additional €3k per housing unit.

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Hear Them Roar: Meet the Honey Badgers, the Women Behind the Men's Rights Movement

They're tired of men being unfairly targeted because of their gender. So they're fighting back.

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You've seen the video, right? The one with the vicious, weasel-skunk-fox hybrid sticking its nose into bee-filled holes, gnawing on mice, tearing the heads off snakes, and shaking off venomous cobra bites, waking up after a few minutes to return to eating its attacker? You know, the one that ends with, "Honey badger don't care. Honey badger don't give a shit"? If you're one the nearly 75 million people who've watched the YouTube sensation since it was posted in 2011, you may think you're familiar with this whole Honey Badger thing. You have no idea.

The women scattered across the U.S. and Canada who call themselves Honey Badgers have no true affiliation with the ferocious carnivorous mammals, nor with the viral nature mockumentary meme. They are, in fact, a group of concerned individuals who have banded together to stand up to a society that unfairly targets a segment of the population vulnerable simply because of its gender. That marginalized group? Men.

Just over a year ago, some of these women assembled in a hall at the Veterans of Foreign Wars outpost in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, as part of an inaugural international conference on human rights. (They were supposed to meet at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Downtown Detroit, but plans changed last-minute because of reported threats by critics.) It was the first-annual International Conference on Men's Issues. "It was really fantastic for all of us to be in the same room together," says Janet Bloomfield, 36, one of the most prominent female faces of the men's rights movement. "The idea that the movement is comprised of a lot of angry white men who can't get laid is just simply not true—there were so many women!"

"The idea that the movement is comprised of a lot of angry white men who can't get laid is just simply not true—there were so many women!"

The women of the men's rights movement (AKA Honey Badgers, or, at their most organized, the Honey Badger Brigade) don't do so much picketing in the streets as much as they post on Reddit (/r/MensRights), tweet (#DontMancriminate), upload podcasts (Honey Badger Radio), and generally raise hell. Sample posts, headlines, and tweets by Honey Badgers include: "You weren't raped. You're a whore. Join the club"; "Going Mental: She Might Be a Crazy Bitch If … Red Flags!"; "The #feminist draft is fully operational. If you have a vagina or mangina youre [sic] forced to obey. #WomenAgainstFeminism."

In order to understand the vitriol, a bit of context about the men's rights movement is required. The movement is unofficially led by Paul Elam, the founder, publisher, and CEO of A Voice for Men (AVfM), a website launched in 2009 that provides a forum for all things sticking it to the (wo)man. From its mission statement: "AVfM regards gender ideologues and all other agents of misandry as a social malignancy...and extend to them no more courtesy or consideration than we would klansmen, skinheads, neo-Nazis, or other purveyors of hate." The movement positions feminism as the enemy: Feminism convinced women of their victimization by men, sparking overreaction—from legislation to women-focused nonprofits—that has, in turn, turned men into victims. Or as a downloadable poster on AVfM reads alongside a photo of the Wicked Witch of the West: "Feminism: The same old Crazy Batshit!"

The movement positions feminism as the enemy.

AVfM, by the way, isn't the only website Elam has headed. There was also Register-Her, launched in 2011, an open-to-submissions wiki page with names and contact information of women believed to be "bigoted" against men and/or to have articulated feminist thought. It caught the wary eye of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a nonprofit legal organization that monitors hateful and extremist groups in the U.S., which in a 2012 issue of its publication, Intelligence Report, included the site, along with AVfM, in a list of websites "thick with misogynistic attacks."

Warren Farrell, 72, is considered the father of the men's rights movement—although he asks while talking over the phone from his home in Mill Valley, California, not to be described as a "men's rights activist" ("I consider myself a human-rights person in favor of gender liberation"). It all began in the early 1970s, when Farrell became a major figure in second-wave feminism (think Gloria Steinem major—both were faces of the movement). His split began after a dispute with the National Organization for Women about its support of granting sole custody to mothers after divorce. "What we, as feminists, did is put men into the oppressor class and called it patriarchy," says Farrell, who went on to write his 1993 book, The Myth of Male Power, a foundational text in the movement.

"Men are dealing with forces that are new. There has never been a time before now where men and women have met on an equal plane," explains Kay S. Hymowitz, the Brooklyn-based author of Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men Into Boys. "And women are doing extremely well by most measures, and men, particularly working-class men, less so." Today, it appears, the idea of "male privilege" is more legend than reality.

Which is why the vocal majority of the men's movement followers are calling for such actions as the abolishment of the Violence Against Women Act, any gender-based affirmative action initiatives, and the Duluth Model, a program to reduce domestic violence against women—i.e., anything that helps women only. Intriguingly, and confusingly for us feminists, once you get past the trolling, there are actual not-crazy changes men's rights activists (MRAs) want to see: prohibiting circumcision of baby boys, domestic abuse aid for male victims, refining paternity rights.

Intriguingly, and confusingly for us feminists, once you get past the trolling, there are actual not-crazy changes men's rights activists (MRAs) want to see.

As it turns out, and as many a feminist will tell you, sometimes the best man for the job is a woman. And there are quite a few—Honey Badgers, all—who have had a lot of success in bringing attention and, more important (and scary), legitimacy to the MRA cause.

"Women in the movement are terribly important," says Mark Potok, a senior fellow at the SPLC in Montgomery, Alabama. "What got the center interested was that so many men's rights Web pages were filled with absolutely vitriolic hatred directed at all women. The misogyny was just overwhelming...It's absolutely critical from their point of view to be able to point to women who supposedly agree with them—to be able to claim that they are not total women-haters."

It's unclear exactly how many women (or people, frankly) there are in the movement, but Bloomfield does some interesting math to help unofficially figure it out. "If we go to the men's rights subreddit," she says, "they have 117,000 subscribed members." She guesstimates that women comprise 10 to 15 percent of the commenters on her own pro-men's rights movement blog. And 15 percent of 117,000 is a lot, albeit an un-confirmable amount, of women. Whatever the number, the meek need not apply. This is a movement for animals of prey.

This explains how Bloomfield, whose sweet-mom-on-the-phone demeanor conjures up wholesome family images found only in cutesy commercials for breakfast foods, can run a blog titled JudgyBitch. "That's the nature of the beast," she says. "Having really polite, sane, calm, reasoned conversations when you're starting out as a blogger is not going to get you anywhere. It's clickbait, right?" See: her super-clickable 2012 post, "Ladies, there is a difference between flirting and cockteasing. One makes you fun and sassy, the other makes you a cunt, so stop doing it!" Click!

So who are the women behind the clickbait, and what's up with that name? "A friend proposed that we needed our own name to recognize us as being separate within the movement," explains Saskatchewan-based Alison Tieman, 37, a founder of the podcast series Honey Badger Radio and the MRA site Honey Badger Brigade. Tieman's interest in men's issues began at age 16 when her mother gave her a copy of The Princess at the Window: A New Gender Morality, a critique of contemporary feminism.

In college, she read "all of the literature I could find on men's issues" and eventually turned to the Internet, where she participated in forums on the topic. Something about "The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger" video seemed right. "The name just kind of stuck," says Karen Straughan. "Part of me thinks it's silly—but I guess it's sort of apt, and people like to draw funny pictures of honey badgers."

Straughan, a 44-year-old waitress in Alberta—who regularly posts content on her YouTube channel, Girl Writes What, and her blog, Owning Your Shit—explains that men run the risk of being perceived as dangerous or threatening when speaking up. "Women seem to have this ability to talk and not be seen as angry," she says, "to not be mocked as whiny man-babies and dismissed as dangerous extremist reactionaries who want to make it legal to beat your wife." (Straughan stumbled across the movement online five or six years ago: "Being that I have sons, and male family members whom I really care about, it really interested me.") Her YouTube channel has nearly 100 video uploads, several of her alone in front of a camera musing about some related topic like the disposability of men ("When it comes to the well-being of others," Straughan says in the video, "they come first, men come last...seats in lifeboats, being rescued from burning buildings, who gets to eat"). The other part is a sense of duty. "When I started, the response, particularly from men, was so overwhelming," she says. "I had men messaging me: 'When I watched your videos, that was the first time I cried in 20 years...' 'You made me decide not to commit suicide...' 'Thank you so much. For the last 10 years or so, I was really starting to hate women...'"

"I had men messaging me: 'When I watched your videos, that was the first time I cried in 20 years...' 'You made me decide not to commit suicide...'

Bloomfield, a former bank productivity analyst, juggles being a stay-at-home mom of three "deep in the woods in Northern Ontario" with her work as a writer and unofficial MRA spokesperson. She grew up on a farm, in a family organized by traditional gender roles, where she "could never buy that this was oppression or bad." A difficult relationship with her mother showed her that women are human—in other words, a woman has the capability to be just as terrible (or presumably, as not-terrible) as a man. Three years ago, she began her blog as a sort of inside joke with a close friend, but it quickly landed her in the manosphere with her take-no-prisoners style of writing about gender and culture. See: "The moment I knew feminism was a crock of shit."

There's also Tara Palmatier, 43, a West Coast–based clinical psychologist who counsels men "recovering from relationships with abusive women." When asked for examples of the domestic abuse men suffer, Palmatier scoffs, "Wow. Um...do you doubt that it happens? That women are capable of abusing others?...For a long time now, when the issue of male victims of domestic violence has been raised, they've been ridiculed, they've been mocked. No offense, but the media has a pretty big hand in that." None taken, but consider the evidence from the Bureau of Justice Statistics that states an overwhelming majority of domestic abuse victims (76 percent) are female—maybe that explains it.

Another hot-button Honey Badger conversation topic: the supposed myth of rape culture. "If you actually look at statistics, rape on college campuses is far, far less than the general population, yet it's being treated as if American universities are Darfur or the Congo," Palmatier says. "Do you really think parents would send their little precious daughters off to university if they thought that there was a chance that, just leaving their dormitory, they were going to get raped?" A 2014 study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics says college-age women not enrolled in college are 1.2 times more likely to experience rape or sexual assault than college-age women who attend college. While rape statistics are notoriously unreliable, that's not exactly a huge difference. Molly Dragiewicz, author of Equality With a Vengeance: Men's Rights Groups, Battered Women, and Antifeminist Backlash, points to another federally funded study, which paints a different picture. "It compared pre- and during college rape rates, which is one way of comparing college/non-college rates," Dragiewicz says. "It found higher rape rates during college than before."

Statistics tend to be a sticking point for Honey Badgers. Take, for instance, the wage gap. "It's an extremely misleading statistic," Kasandra Nagel, 23, says. "It's the average of all working women and all working men. It doesn't take into account things like personal choice." Nagel, a tween-faced brunette from Alberta (what is it about Canada?), identifies as anti-feminist and posts YouTube videos under the handle End Feminism, which are promoted on AVfM. "Every bit of research that looks at income inequality, not just in the U.S., but in other countries, finds there is a wage gap by sex," counters Dragiewicz. "The strategy the movement uses is cherry-picking statistics. You have to look at more than one study and at what the balance of the research does." Or, hell, just look around. How many women do you know who out-earn a man at a comparable job in the same field? Not to cherry-pick a statistic, but...even in a female-dominated field like nursing, men earn more than women, according to a March 2015 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

"The strategy the movement uses is cherry-picking statistics."

Despite the conviction with which they blog (not to mention the fearless nature of their namesake mascot), it's easy to understand why a Honey Badger might be reluctant to identify herself as such, or even to meet up in public. "Many of these women realize that they take a lot of guff from their women friends who think they are either crazy-nuts, or maybe that they can't get a guy and this is the only way they can do it, and they are ridiculed," says Farrell. "But they see something other women don't and have the courage to express it." Luckily, you can hide on the Internet. "I have not had backlash from friends over my anti-feminism," Bloomfield says, "but I haven't shared my online activities with a tremendous number of people."

Besides last year's conference, the Honey Badgers have only convened at smaller meet-ups, such as one at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo in April, where their time was cut short owing to an incident at a panel on women in comics. Per her own audio recording of the event, Tieman requested, and was permitted, to answer a rhetorically asked question for MRAs, arguably derailing the entire conversation. (They were kicked out shortly thereafter.) In July, there was a Honey Badger Brigade's Gamergate hangout in Vancouver (at a bar they didn't get kicked out of). The second-annual International Conference on Men's Issues was to take place in Houston this month—until organizers canceled it. The problem, they say, was an overextension of resources. The team behind the conference is the same behind AVfM, which recently launched a new site: An Ear for Men (a blog and "consulting service" for men).

"There's a little trepidation," Bloomfield says about planning smaller hangouts, referencing another recent Gamergate supporters' meet-up disrupted by a Twitter bomb threat. That's why, it turns out, Janet Bloomfield isn't actually "Janet Bloomfield." "It's a pseudonym," she explains after it's pointed out in an e-mail that she writes about "Janet" in the third person. "I chose an awkward, clunky one so people would think it was my real name."

"Our goal is to expand, to have more voices to actually discuss these issues."

In any case, names aren't essential to a Honey Badger's long-term goals, which are the same as her short-term ones: Make noise. "The Supreme Court used the Constitution both to deny and affirm gay rights, but the Constitution hasn't changed; the culture has," Bloomfield says. "That's what we are trying to do. Our goal is to expand, to have more voices to actually discuss these issues." And so, the blogging, tweeting, name-calling may just be the beginning.

But it'll be worth it, you'll see. One day, we'll live in a world where men finally have just as many rights as women. Now, if only that pesky feminism weren't in the way. But whatever. Honey badger don't care. Honey badger don't give a shit.

This article appears in the October issue of Marie Claire, on newsstands September 22.

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M4 Next Generation Weather Buoy records 20 meter Wave

Weather BuoyA wave height of 20.4 meters was recorded yesterday (13th December 2011) by the M4 weather buoy located 75km north of Belmullet on the north west coast of Ireland. The M4 buoy forms part of the Irish Weather Buoy Network which began in 2000 and is funded by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and run by the Marine Institute in collaboration with Met Eireann and the UKMO.

"This is the largest wave measured on the Weather buoy network to date. However, these recordings are a result of the next generation buoy which was deployed last year. Historically, only the significant wave height could be measured by the older buoys, where heights of between 10 and 13 meters were typically recorded around the coast during winter. The next generation buoys allow us to record and transmit both significant wave height and maximum wave heights as part of our hourly observations," explains Sheena Fennell, oceanographer with the Marine Institute.

Over the last number of years the network has been going through a transitional phase replacing the older models with next generation buoys supplied by Fugro Oceanor. The combination of high quality real time measurements coming from the offshore buoys and coastal systems, coupled with the mathematical forecasting models, is extending the well proven ability of scientists and engineers to accurately forecast the atmospheric conditions and sea state of the ocean.

"With the development in technology we are now able to record maximum wave heights which the older style buoys couldn't do. This parameter will form an important part of forecasting as we move forward." Sheena Fennell further said.

The information allows meteorologists and the Irish Coastguard to alert the public and seafarers with weather warnings though the normal Met Eireann weather reports on both TV and Radio.

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First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch) (2019)
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Variant of Thwomp
Walking Block

Thwimps are significantly smaller variants of Thwomps that first appeared in Super Mario World. Their name is a portmanteau of "Thwomp" and "wimp", making reference to their diminutive size.

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

Thwimps appear in both the SNES and the Game Boy Advance versions of Super Mario World, where they are enemies and hop back and forth in large arcs trying to land on Mario or Luigi. They first appear in #2 Morton's Castle. They usually appear in groups of two and create obstacles in small hallways. In #3 Lemmy's Castle, the Thwimps created by Magikoopas can be destroyed by shells. However, the Thwimps are only vulnerable for a few seconds, after which the shell will have no effect.

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

A lone Thwimp is found near the beginning of the World-e level Swinging Bars of Doom in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. It uses the same sprite as in Super Mario World and can now be defeated by Statue Mario, Invincible Mario, or by Hammer Mario's hammers.

New Super Mario Bros. U[edit]

Thwimps reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U. They act the same as they did in Super Mario World and also have the same overall appearance. They can be defeated by hitting a ? Block while the Thwimp is sitting on one or by carrying a frozen enemy under one. Additionally, blue cracked blocks can be spotted on the places where Thwimps stomp. They only appear in Wendy's Shifting Castle and sometimes spin while jumping.

The Thwimp is one of the very few enemies that does not reappear in New Super Luigi U.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong[edit]

Thwimps also make a few other appearances in later games such as Mario vs. Donkey Kong, where they are enemies that appear in the Spooky House world of the game. The Thwimps try to defeat Mario by landing on him and are invincible, but once again, Mario must avoid them to defeat Donkey Kong and beat the level.

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition[edit]

Thwimps reappear in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition as part of the "Thwomp and Thwimps" enemy. Like all the others in the game, they can assist Mario and Luigi in his adventure.

When encountered, the Thwimps and Thwomp take only 1 damage from every attack unless their defense is lowered or a high enough combo is accumulated. If the Thwomp and Thwimps are not defeated before their turn counter hits 0, they deal enough damage to KO Mario and the rest of his team.

Other appearances[edit]

In the Super Mario Mash-up, in Minecraft, Slimeballs are replaced by Thwimps.

A Thwimp is one of the figures in Series 2 of the Character Packs in the LEGO Super Mario line of merchandise.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese コトン[1]
Japanese onomatopoeia for clunking or thumping; officially romanized as "Coton" in Super Mario World
Chinese (Simplified) 小咚咚[2] (Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2)
Xiǎo Dōngdōng
哐咚[3] (LEGO Super Mario)
Small Thwomp

Transliteration from the Japanese name

Chinese (Traditional) 哐咚[4]
Transliteration from the Japanese name
German Mini-Steinblock
Mini-Wummp (Super Mario World)
Steinblöckchen (New Super Mario Bros. U)
Mini Thwomp
Italian Twimp
Portuguese Granitito From "granito" (granite) and the suffix "-ito", meaning small
Spanish (NOA) Chillón Pisotón Squeaky Stomp, similar to Don Pisotón (Thwomp)
Spanish (NOE) Piedra Picuda Spiky Stone, similar to Roca Picuda (Thwomp)

  • During development of Super Mario World, the Japanese name of Thwimp, "Coton", was going to be "Pochon".[5]
  • Cycloptic versions of Thwimps appear in side-scrolling segments of the Game Boy and Game Boy Color games in the Legend of Zelda series. However, they act more like Thwomps, and the English version even refers to them simply as Thwomps.

  1. ^ Super Mario World Shogakukan Book 1 (pg. 31)
  2. ^ 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). 神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译. Baidu Tieba. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
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What is stress? Stress in sport is an important factor for sportspeople to overcome because at times the competitions and matches can become too much for them. Stress is known in a person when they form tension mentally and physically and have gone into a state of strain or suspense. Stress is anything that can cause a person react invariably, however each person responds differently to stress. However stress should not be deemed as a negative aspect of life, this is because it can provide sportspeople the mental and physical energy to motivate them to go out and perform. Types of Stress There are two types of stress these are known as Eustress and Distress. Eustress is known as the better stress, the stress which provides us mental and physical energy which leads us in a direction to move forward and get things done. It also provides us with a sense of fulfilment and happiness when being challenged mentally or physically. For a footballer Eustress can be felt in an international game when they are singing the national anthem with a stadium full of 70,000 fans chanting it with them, this can provide the footballers great fulfilment knowing and having that feeling of all of those people behind them to do well. Eustress in footballers can be felt right throughout all levels when their team scores a goal, this provides all of the teams players a sense of direction and energy to go on and win the game, this Eustress is necessary for footballers as this is what motivates players to win games the feeling of fulfilment. Distress is known as the bad stress it can provide performers with a sense of discomfort, which can then lead to illnesses and even worse depression. Distress is at the state when the performer or person has come to the point when they have too much stress, for a long period of time distress can seriously damage a person's health by causing coronary heart diseases, high blood pressure, ulcers, impotence, substance addiction, mental health problems even to the extent of suicidal tendencies. ...read more.

which is generating a stressful process, for an example an opponent which you know is better than you can be a stressful process for a sports performer because feelings of self-worth can decrease you begin to feel you are not good enough and you feel why bother if you know they are better than you. * Personal Factors: These causes of stress are related to the people we frequently share our lives with such as family, friends, partners, personal factors also include factors such as money, health and living accommodation. For a sports performer these personal factors could either be a death or a confrontation, these can have a severe affect upon sport performers especially if they depend on support from these close friends or family and if a stress occurs around them this will have a sudden impact upon their game and can sometimes result in the performer quitting due to the demand and stress it has on their surrounding close companions. * Occupational Factors: This is either the job, or studying we carry out, or for some people both these will include the people you work with or the team mates you are in a team with, and your relationship with coaches and managers. For sports performers this can be the most stressful cause of stress this is because it is deemed to be the most important thing to have a good relationship with your surrounding team mates and coaches as you depend on these to perform well, and it can be stressful for a sports performer when they change clubs or if they generally cannot click with their team mates and this could cause their confidence to decrease making their performance lacking in enthusiasm making it appear from the coaches point of view that they do not want to play. This can be very stressful for the performer because they just want to concentrate on their game however they can't do this if they are unable to bond with their team mates and work well with them. ...read more.

For a sports performer certain performers cannot perform to their best possible ability if their arousal levels are high, whereas some performers need their arousal levels to be higher than normal to provide them a burst of energy and motivation. Inverted U hypothesis This theory was derived from Yerkes and Dodson Law, it's theory is based around denying the Drive theory however the Inverted U hypothesis approves that arousal does have a positive impact upon performance but only to a certain extent, because the Inverted U hypothesis theory derives that past a certain point of arousal the performance levels can falter and decline. The optimal point is where the arousal levels are at the best point to provide a peak performance and is often known as the "Zone" because in this point of arousal everything runs smoothly and goes well. For sports performer's this type of theory can be affective especially at a top level because their arousal levels need to be at the perfect point to ensure they are not under aroused so that they have no enthusiasm to perform, and if they are over aroused they can become too aggressive and loose composure within their performance. The only fault in this theory is that every optimum point can vary for different individuals it all depends on their personality and how certain situations can affect them. Catastrophe Theory The catastrophe theory was developed by Yuri Hanin who discovered that individual sports performers have their own level of state anxiety which enables them to still perform effectively and produces their best performance, performers find that if they are not within their "zone" they will not perform to their optimum however each individual needs to discover their optimum functioning zone to produce their best performance. IZOF theory This theory was based around the catastrophe theory it is known as the Individual Zone of Optimal Functioning training, this theory allows performers to find their level of state anxiety which is most comfortable for them. ...read more.

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A Dutchman raised in Spain, and now living in Equador, de Ruiter has been studying the Illuminati since the 1980's. He writes with the assurance of a man who has deciphered the plan. For example, he doesn't hesitate to place the Rothschilds and "their bank," the Bank of International Settlement in Basle, at the top of the pyramid. (Puppet Obama will put another trillion in their pocket before the month is out.)

De Ruiter uses familiar sources but because he is a polyglot, he has access to some important new ones. For eg. De Ruiter recounts the story of a Spanish geneticist who showed that there was no difference in the genetic origin of Jews and Palestinians. He was met with a storm of opposition from Zionists and quickly dropped this field of study. The anecdote shows that, even if the Jews weren't a race, the important thing is that they think they are. (p.155)

In 350 pages and 47 Chapters, de Ruiter surveys the New World Order, some parts in groundbreaking detail. He exposes the facts behind the death of Slobodan Milosevic, the 9-11 attacks (the topic of a separate book by de Ruiter), the Freemasons, the education system, descendants of Judah, the Satanic bloodlines, their Satanic rituals, the Mormon Empire, the Jehovah Witnesses, the music industry and the "Great White Brotherhood."

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+ The Antichrist will choose Jerusalem as the capital of his global empire. European Jews had no interest in moving to Israel. Therefore Nazism was created partly to establish Israel. There was formal collaboration between Nazis and Zionists. The Nazis allowed German Jews to transfer their money (and even the value of their homes and factories) to Palestine in the form of German industrial products. Thus, indirectly, the Nazis built Israel's industrial infrastructure. The Zionists were allowed a large network of training camps in Germany. The Zionists were not interested in elderly Jews or young children. De Ruiter claims that they blew up the ship "Patria" in Haifa harbor in 1940 killing 260 people, not because the British wouldn't let them in but because the passengers were undesirable as settlers. (p.196)

+ In his early days in Vienna, Hitler was not anti-Semitic and his friends were mostly Jews. His Jewish friend Reinhold Hanisch wrote, "Hitler at that time looked very Jewish, so that I often joked with him that he must be of Jewish blood, since such a large beard rarely grows on a Christian's chin." De Ruiter supports the view that Hitler's grandfather was a Rothschild, who financially supported his grandmother. (p.174)

+The Nazis were largely funded by Illuminati Jewish multinationals like I.G. Farben, German General Electric and German American Petroleum. The Jewish bankers Warburgs transferred 128 million Deutschmarks to Hitler (roughly $30 million.) The Rothschild-run Bank of England handed Hitler Czech assets worth six million pounds. The Rothschild's Royal Dutch Shell, run by Jews, Peter Montefiore Samuel and Robert Waley-Cohen gave Hitler 50 million Deutschmarks. (p. 180)

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+ The Illuminati operate under many guises. De Ruiter quotes The Instructions of the Order: "It is important that the objectives are realized; the mask that is used is not important as long as there is a mask." Communism, Zionism, Nazism, Feminism, and apparently even Americanism can be seen in these terms. The key for us is to separate valid ideals from the hidden agenda which they mask.

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Six attractive plants to brighten winter days in western Oregon

October 5, 2013

DaffodilBy Denise Ruttan

Photo by Betsy Hartley. Daffodils bloom in early spring.

Daffodils are one of the first flowers to bloom in the early spring.

Fall is a good time to plant shrubs and trees that will cheer up western Oregon's often gloomy winter days.

"Fall is often a better time of year to plant trees and shrubs because the soil is still warm and plantings can get their roots established," said Barb Fick, a horticulturist with the Oregon State University Extension Service.

It's also a forgiving time of year if you forget to water your plantings because of seasonal rainfall."

Here are six of Fick's favorites for shrubs and trees that will balance winter and early spring landscapes:

* Dogwood shrubs: There are about 30-60 species of mostly deciduous dogwood trees and shrubs. "The stems of many species provide winter interest and range from orange to yellow to red depending on the species," Fick said. "'Midwinter Fire' flowers in the summer but the yellow stems tipped with red twigs really glow in the winter. It's really gorgeous; it just pops. The yellow fall color of the foliage is an added bonus."

* Mahonia shrubs: Oregon grape, the state flower, is included in this genus. Known by its scientific name as Mahonia aquifolium, its clusters of golden yellow flowers bloom in March and April and are followed by black berries. It can thrive in western and eastern Oregon. Known by the scientific name Mahonia x media, the varieties "Charity" and "Arthur Menzies" bear fragrant upright clusters of flowers. Hummingbirds are also attracted to these evergreen shrubs.

* Camellia: This is a genus of broad-leafed evergreen flowering shrubs and small trees with about 100-250 species. Fick recommends Camellia sasanquas, a tea flower from China and Japan coveted for its pink, white and red blooms. It flowers fall through winter and its glossy, green foliage makes it a great background year-round. With a height of about eight to 10 feet, it can be grown on a trellis. Prune it after it flowers. "Yuletide" is a favorite for small yards as it is a dense, compact, upright plant.

* Daffodils: "Fall is a great time of year to plant bulbs," Fick said. "If you have deer, they won't touch daffodils. They're also bright and cheery in the early spring. They make great cut flowers in the house." Fick recommends the large-cupped Trumpet variety and the small-cupped Narcissus. They bloom February to April.

* Himalayan honeysuckle or Himalayan Pheasantberry: A deciduous shrub that grows eight feet tall, this East Asian plant has a striking flower structure that stands out against the light foliage. The black-purple seeds ripen from October to November and the birds eat the berries from summer through frost. According to Fick, the "Golden Lanterns" variety is "a must have for the garden." Its foliage comes in a distinctive lime-green shade year-round that makes a splendid accent in a yard dominated by dark evergreen leaves.

* Gingko biloba: Many botanists call this tree a literal living fossil. It has no close living relatives and may be the oldest living seed plant. Unique and tough, it is native to China and has survived the centuries from the time of dinosaurs, Fick said. Its distinctive autumn leaf color ranges from chartreuse to bright yellow to deep gold, depending on the tree, and it loses its leaves all at once. In eastern Oregon, gingko biloba should be planted in spring.

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11. Clinical Social Worker

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While there is no sign-up or pre-registration for the eRx incentive program, there are some EHR criteria to be eligible. This includes the professional using any of the qualified eRx systems and reporting to the CMS on his or her adoption of the system. Then the professional must satisfy certain qualifying criteria by using the eRx system for a specified reporting period.

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Health care providers should ensure that at least 10% of its Medicare Part B charges will be reporting to a particular set of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes.

This reporting is required for at least 50% of the Medicare Part B patients that the professional prescribed medication for in the reporting year.

A professional may submit this information one of three ways: to CMS on its Medicare Part B claims, to a qualified registry, or to CMS via a qualified electronic health record (EHR) system.

While the eRx incentive program was started in 2009 and implemented annually by the CMS that updated the Federal Registry regularly, this financial incentive is set to reduce to 1% by 2012 and further to 0.5% in 2013. In addition to this, all eligible healthcare professionals will face penalties in the form of reduced payments if they fail to meet eprescribing criteria. Should they fail to start eprescribing by 2012, their financial incentive will be reduced by 1%. Failing to do so by 2013 and beyond, the penalty will result in a reduction by 2% of the payment they would normally be entitled to.

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Andrographis (Andrographis paniculata) has long been used in Indian, Chinese and Korean cultures. Due to several recent clinical studies it is now being used in the west as an herbal supplement. Andrographis promotes and supports healthy immune and liver function.*

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2.Caceres D et al. Use of visual analogue scale measurements (VAS) to assess the effectiveness of standardized Andrographis paniculata extract SHA-10 in reducing the symptoms of common cold. A randomized double-blind placebo study. Phytomedicine 1999, 6(4): 217-223

3.Melchior J, Wikman G. Controlled clinical trial of standardized Andrographis paniculata extract in common cold ? a pilot trial. Phytomedicine 1996;3(4): 315-318

4.Caceres D et al. Prevention of common colds with Andrographis paniculata dried extract, a pilot double blind trial. Phytomedicine 1997: 4(2): 101-104

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  • Type: Condominium
  • Style: Multi-Level "Row/Townhouse"
  • Bedrooms: 2
  • Bathrooms: 1
  • Garage: "Garage: No Garage; Parking Space(s): 1"
  • Parking Space(s): 1
  • Size: 827 sq. ft.
  • Lot Size: n/a "Corner"
  • Year Built: 2012
  • Taxes: $2,945.00 (2021)
  • Condo Fees: $303.40
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  • Interior Features: Accessible by Wheel Chair, Air Conditioner (Central), Elevator
  • Exterior Finish: Rock Imitation, Siding, Vinyl
  • Heating: Forced Air, Common Use
  • Extra Features: Amenities: Dining Facility, Elevator, Exercise Area, Guest Suite, Lounge, Recreation Centre, Visitor Parking, Wheelchair Access
  • Condo fees: 303.40, Condo Fees Include: Common Area Maintenance, External Building Maintenance, Lawncare, Sewer, Snow Removal, Water, Insurance (Common), Garbage, Management: Self Managed, Management Company: Caleb Management Ltd, Condo Name: Caleb Village-Melville, Equipment Included: Fridge, Stove, Washer, Dryer, Dishwasher Built In, Window Treatment
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  • Levels Above Ground: 4.00
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