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"Push up daisies (ou) manger les pissenlits par la racine?"
17, 18, 19, 20/05 – 20:30
21/05 – 18:00
After her high-profile SMATCH in 2009, Dominique Roodthooft presents the second part of a trilogy created to counter forms of despair flourishing in a large number of contemporary discourses. We are living in a time when the death of mankind is continually being expressed, planned for even. For SMATCH[2], Roodthooft sets out to go gardening in search of signs of life. Making grass grow so as not to lose the dead or the living. Stirring up the earth, aerating it, making space for dormant seeds and roaming plants. Or how to learn to put down roots when we are told we are losing everything. In this multimedia show combining the anecdotal with the philosophical, the poetic with the political, you could come across an earthworm hatchery, a donkey that encourages the emergence of memory and even children singing in dying languages (Walloon, for example). The director has invited a team of thinkers, academics and artists to find themselves in a "back kitchen laundry": a place of work where nothing is lost, a place of making where you conserve, wash, recycle and transform. Another place for experimenting on possibilities.
Dominique Roodthooft
By & with
Didier de Neck, Lotte Heijtenis, Dominique Roodthooft, Mieke Verdin & Gordon Wilson (acting); Stefaan Smagghe (violin, violin "sabot" & "basse-aux-pieds"); Vinciane Despret (dramaturgy); Thomas Smetryns (music composition); Sarah Vanagt (film), Maxime Coton (sounds on film); Joël Bosmans, Pierre Kissling & Raoul Lhermitte (sound, light, video, stage machinery, stage manager); Simon Stenmans, Thomas Djekic & Anaëlle Marisa (children); Claudine Maus, Valérie Perrin, Marie Lovenberg & Cécile Sacré (assistance scenography); Patrick Corillon, Pieter De Buysser & Jean-Bastien Tinant (assistance dramaturgy); Françoise Sougné & Chloé Thôme (administration, management & production)
Thanks to
asbl Ferme de Francheumont, Bruits & Worms
Thanks to the thinkers, artists, scientists who inspired us all along
this work, such as
John Berger, Samuel Butler, Gilles Clément, Vinciane Despret, Midas Dekkers, Masanobu Fukuoka, Françis Hallé, Donna Haraway, Robert Harisson, Bill Viola, Richard Rorty, Opal Whiteley, etc.
Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Théâtre Les Tanneurs
le CORRIDOR (Liège)
Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Théâtre de la Place (Liège), RegioTheatre O RegioDanse, Théâtre Les Tanneurs (Brussels), KVS (Brussels)
With the help of
Ministere de la Communauté française Wallonie-Bruxelles – Service du Théâtre, Région Wallonne
Supported by
Ville de Liege, Hippodrome de Douai
Dominique Roodthooft's back kitchen
Rather than exploring the major theories, Dominique Roodthooft is trying to understand what is going on in our world and the role we can play in it based on specific questions and human experiences. This is what she is doing in the "series" SMATCH 1-2-3, the second episode of which can be seen at the Kunstenfestivaldesarts. SMATCH is a contraction of "smash" and "match". Two words that are a paradox in themselves.
In SMATCH[1], our attention was attracted by an odd map in a travel guide to Flemish towns. The upper half, Flanders, was nicely divided into multi-coloured provinces while the lower half, Wallonia, was a drab pale blue all over and featured just three place names – Hornu, Charleroi and Eupen – and the mention of "East Germany". It was as if this part of the country practically did not exist. The subject of SMATCH[1] was how expectations influence reality. "If we ask a different question about the world, we might get a different answer," was Dominique Roodthooft's conclusion. She went on to develop this idea in an even more unusual way: she wondered how animals saw the world. And wondered about the way specialists were attempting to understand them: based on what intuition, what question, to discover what? The cold, utilitarian stare of the food processing industry and that of many scientists have often denied the animal world. This is how it became possible to mistreat animals.
In SMATCH[2], she takes a look at "nature" — which, like "Belgium" is a very loaded notion and therefore difficult to tackle — in an attempt to understand something of the world's problems. The starting point for her reflection this time was a documentary about trees. For the first fifty minutes of the film, we were plunged into the wonders of nature and then for the last three minutes we watched the slaughter of century-old trees in the depths of the forest, committed by pitiless bulldozers and chain saws. It is shocking of course. "We'd have to have a heart of stone not to condemn that. Except," comments Dominique Roodthooft, "it doesn't change the fact this happens one iota. Worse still, it's an ultra simplistic idea and the whole world will immediately agree that it's awful." There is an error of taste. And things suddenly become very simple, guilt-ridden and moralising. Right away, there is good and bad. This is how the binary and reassuring thought appears. There is also the use of the "spectacular effect of beautiful shock images" technique to win people over. It makes the problem more aesthetic and therefore all things considered perhaps makes it more inoffensive. The denunciatory message is therefore going to yield the opposite effect: people will either be immobile in their powerlessness or take refuge in militant new age wellbeing. It is true that many of us have lost contact with nature and global warming has begun. But how can we turn back the clock? What other solution can I adopt? How can we tackle the problem other than in a binary way (resignation or innocence)? This is how Roodthooft wants to approach it: "It seems preferable to us to move away from this path. We could try staying close to the problem, staying with the trouble, as the American philosopher Donna Haraway puts it. For example we could ask ourselves how many trees were felled to make this film and what the authors' viewpoint signifies. Without forgetting the fact that no one faced with a film like this really does anything to put an end to the problem, so we remain firmly in the hand of God. And this precisely is the difficulty. The issue is conveyed in such violent images that the problem becomes totally overwhelming. Real solutions, though, are not overwhelming. They come from small, concrete and often local actions. The more they are within our capabilities, the better their chances of success.""But," she continues, "to achieve this goal, we have to go beyond our certainties. Question them time and again. So that no answer can be given that will make people feel at ease for longer." (This is the way Vinciane Despret and Isabelle Stengers have conveyed Haraway's concept in their latest book Les faiseuses d'histoires) We have to move away from binary thinking of good and evil to open ourselves up to the many possibilities still available. Otherwise, we fall into the trap of oversimplification. Take the example of arguments about safeguarding biodiversity, for example. Some ecologists defend this protectionist reflex based on abstract thinking, from a simplistic ideal. You have to be able to think about this need to keep everything. Let us take the reasoning to its conclusion: we do not want an idiot to suggest we keep the AIDS virus, for example… If we want to keep something, then we should really concern ourselves with it: both by having extensive theoretical knowledge and extensive experience in the field. Perhaps this is one of man's big problems in his relationship with nature. As Robert Harrison stresses, because we have linguistic skills we can imagine something without having the actual object in front of us. The forest can disappear in practical terms, but the word "forest" calls up what we have in our dreams and stories. And that is almost enough. We no longer need the experience of the forest. And in the process, we become impoverished of part of ourselves. Yes, this is perhaps what happens with beings that you lose (not just human beings). When an animal or plant species dies out, it is the point of view the being has of the world that we are losing. And if the world is formed from the sum of all the viewpoints of all the beings comprising it, then losing a being is losing a way of experiencing the world, and therefore impoverishes it.
As with SMATCH[1] the set is once again a place of work. While the device of SMATCH[1] was clearly a laboratory, Dominique Roodthooft now opts for the sign of a farmer's back kitchen. It is the place where nothing gets lost, where nature's products are preserved, recycled and transformed. People have prepared and conserved food in it, washed children who were born in it as well as the sheets on their beds; the elderly still worked there before dying. Everything in it is marked by the passage of life, while the world of traditional agricultural communities described by John Berger is dying out. However, Dominique Roodthooft is bringing them back. She cites Robert Harrison: "The person who lives in the country is someone who knows that if you turn over a rock, there is a hidden world of earth, roots, insects and worms underneath. The city-dweller does not have this knowledge or tries to forget, because his city is built of stones which have already been extracted from the earth, cleaned and cut to measure. The countryside, in other words, is a place where the stones still have two sides." Dominique Roodthooft speaks in favour of us opening ourselves up to all aspects of life that ignore the binary or abstract vision of the world. "We have to dare to envisage the mysterious and the irrational. If I am searching for signs of life, I certainly can't forget death. Even dead people can teach us things. They continue to change. For example, they go back into the cycle of nature and thus allow new life to be established. If I want to venture into what it means to be human, then I certainly can't forget to take other forms of life into account. If I want to find intelligence, I have to start from my own ignorance. If my understanding of the world is based primarily on thought, I have to see that I don't lose sight of my senses and my feelings. When I am looking for strength, I have to find it in fragility. It's the only way to learn to compose with the uncertainties and paradoxes in life."
It seems a huge task, an immense area of research, which Dominique Roodthooft wants to open up here. She is not alone. As with SMATCH[1], she has gathered round her a large group of partners: actors, musicians, video-makers, technicians, field experts and thinkers are working together to develop the performance. Dominique Roodthooft is continuing her collaboration with the philosopher Vinciane Despret, whose thinking on the animal runs throughout SMATCH[1]. And then she has turned to the writings and ideas of David Abram, Robert Harrison, Donna Haraway, Francis Hallé, Gilles Clément and Pieter De Buysser. When this conversation took place, the project was still being developed, but with humanity and strength, all these ingredients will be brewing in Dominique Roodthooft's back kitchen until May: you can count on her for that.
Dominique Roodthooft in her back kitchen, based on an interview with Pieter T'Jonck in late March 2011Back to top
Dominique Roodthooft works as a theatre director and actress. She won First Prize in Dramatic Art at the Royal Conservatory of Liège in 1993. Roodthooft has taken part in various artistic projects and has explored various creative fields in the performing arts: directing, acting, designing and creating travelling representations or performances for children. In 1994 Roodthooft founded the company Grand-Guignol – which in 2004 became Le Corridor – and with which she has achieved numerous collective projects. Dominique Roodthooft has also worked with companies such as Arsenic, Transquinquennal and Dito'Dito. She has directed L'Opéra bègue (2004) and Du pain pour les écureuils (2006) based on a text by Pieter De Buysser, and was to be seen in Wajdi Mouawad's Incendies (2008), in a staging by David Strosberg, and in Le Diable abandonné (2007-2009), an epic poem in three scenes by Patrick Corillon. In recent years Dominique Roodthooft has been at work on the SMATCH trilogy, the first part of which premièred at the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in 2009.Back to top


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47th Day of School
There will be no office detentions after school today.
Please check the lost and found located in the gym, middle school office and high school office for any items you are missing. Items that are not claimed with be donated to charity on Thursday, November 9th.
Do you wish you could vote in the upcoming election? Now you can! Mahar students will have the opportunity to make their voice heard by voting online now through November 8th. Please check your student e-mails for an e-mail from Mr. Kirouac with a link to a Google Form. All voting is anonymous and we hope that you all participate.
Winter sports sign-ups will be held on Wednesday, November 16th at 2:10 in the high school gym. Remember you must have a current physical to try out for a team.
Anyone interested in participating in the Wachusett Mountain Ski Club, please see Ms. Riddell, Ms. Cote, Ms. Gonciarz or Mrs. Schulze as soon as possible. Forms can be picked up from Ms. Riddell and will be available in the cafeteria at lunches. The deadline is December 1st.
Support our troops by donating candy! Treats for Troops sends candy to soldiers to help combat feelings of sadness and isolation. NHS members will be collecting your donations at the high school lunches but donations will be accepted during all lunches.
The following colleges will be in Student Services: on Monday, – Saint Anselm College at 8:30; Florida Atlantic University at 9:30. Next Wednesday – Lasell College at 11:00 and Suffolk University at 1:30. An additional visit: Western New England University will be here on Monday, November 14th at 1:00. If you are interested in seeing a representative from these colleges, please sign up in either Student Services or your Health class. Please remember to get your college visit pass after signing up.
Turners Falls High School will be hosting FAFSA Day on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. This is a free event that will provide the information, resources, and one-on-one assistance to complete this federally required financial aid form. For more information stop into Student Services.
Information for the Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship is now available in Student Services. The deadline is November 30th.
A practice test for the ACT Test will be held on Thursday December 22nd, here at Mahar, for interested sophomores. The test costs $12.00 and is great practice for the ACT, which you may take in your junior year. The PreACT test includes multiple choice questions in English, reading, math & science. It also provides information about career possibilities which you can use to start thinking about your future. Please see Mrs. Tresback in the Guidance office to sign up as soon as possible.
Are you having concerns about your grades, or getting your diploma? Need help figuring out if you want to go to college? Want to be a competitive applicant for future jobs? If so, fill out an application for Community Action's Next Steps program! Come see Brenda, who will be set up outside the lunchroom today, or you can stop by Guidance for more details or to pick up your application!
There will be a Key Club Spaghetti Supper tonight from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the Mahar cafeteria. The menu includes spaghetti with meat or meatless sauce, salad bar, garlic bread, beverage, and homemade dessert on an "all-you- can -eat" basis. Tickets are $6.00 for adults and $2.00 for children under 12. Tickets are available from Key Club members. They will also be sold during lunch today and at the door.
Today's lunch is vegetable lasagna or Hawaiian Chicken Wrap.
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SOURCE: First Choice Healthcare Solutions
May 16, 2017 08:00 ET
Management to Host Conference Call and Webcast Today at 11 AM EST to Discuss Results
Management to Host Conference Call and Webcast Today at 11 AM EST to Discuss Results
MELBOURNE, FL--(Marketwired - May 16, 2017) - First Choice Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (OTCQB: FCHS) ("FCHS," "First Choice" or the "Company"), one of the nation's only non-physician-owned, publicly traded healthcare services companies focused on the delivery of total musculoskeletal solutions with an emphasis on Orthopaedics and Spine care, today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2017.
Financial and operational highlights for the comparable three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively:
"We were very pleased with our operational execution during the quarter as we continue laying the foundation that will drive shareholder value creation going forward. While our financial results during the quarter were impacted on a comparative basis by the sale of property and start-up related expenses, key metrics central to our success, such as Average Patient Value (APV), continue to trend higher," stated Chris Romandetti, President and CEO of First Choice. "We continue to build out our service platform aggressively, opening two new physical therapy locations this month with two additional sites coming online later this year. Our recently opened locations are now maturing their patient schedules and quickly booking out, validating the strong customer demand we had anticipated and highlighting the potential of this business model."
Details for Conference Call and Webcast
First Choice's management team will host a conference call and webcast for the investment community beginning at 11:00 AM Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 16th to discuss the results and recent corporate developments. Participants can register and access the conference call by dialing toll-free 866-682-6100 (for U.S. and Canada dial-in) or 862-255-5401 (for international dial-in). The conference call will also be webcasted, which can be accessed through First Choice's investor relations website by navigating to http://ir.myfchs.com/ and clicking on "First Quarter 2017 Conference Call and Webcast." Participants will be required to register to access the call. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call on the investor relations page of First Choice's website, found at http://ir.myfchs.com/.
* Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA. In this press release, we provide Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure that represents our net income (loss) adjusted to exclude: interest, net; provision (benefit) for income taxes; depreciation and amortization; stock-based compensation expense; and gain on sale of a property and improvements. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. We use this non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. Our management believes that this non-GAAP financial measure provides meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and liquidity by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of our recurring core business operating results. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to this non-GAAP financial measure in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods. This non-GAAP financial measure also facilitates management's internal comparisons to our historical performance and liquidity. We believe this non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors both because they allow for greater transparency with respect to a key metric used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. For more information on this non-GAAP financial measure, please see the table captioned "Reconciliation of non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Performance." For additional details relating to First Choice's 1st quarter results, please refer to the Quarterly Report Form 10-Q filed yesterday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and found at www.sec.gov.
About First Choice Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, First Choice Healthcare Solutions (FCHS) is implementing a defined growth strategy aimed at expanding its network of non-physician-owned medical centers of excellence, which concentrate on treating patients in the following specialties: Orthopaedics, Spine Surgery, Neurology, Interventional Pain Management and related diagnostic and ancillary services in key expansion markets throughout the Southeastern U.S. Serving Florida's Space Coast, the Company's flagship integrated platform currently administers over 100,000 patient visits each year and is comprised of First Choice Medical Group, The B.A.C.K. Center and Crane Creek Surgery Center. For more information, please visit www.myfchs.com, www.myfcmg.com, www.thebackcenter.net and www.cranecreeksurgerycenter.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain information set forth in this news announcement may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the control of First Choice Healthcare Solutions, Inc. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's industry, management beliefs and certain assumptions made by its management. Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. Information concerning factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements can be found in the Company's periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, and in its Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Unless required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise to reflect future events or circumstances or reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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It's been awhile since I've posted a health update. Okay, I know, I know. Let's just skip this awkward moment and jump right into it, shall we?
The summer of 2015 was a glorious one. I participated and ran the most…ever! Accumulating over 250 miles, as well as, a few hikes.
However, ever since last October arrived, I stopped. And not because of the weather. Quite frankly, running in the autumn in Boston is one of my favorite things to do! I stopped because I was experiencing extreme pain in my legs, ankles, and hips every time I went for a run.
I remember Thanksgiving Day, I went for a quick 5k run and then I crawled home. Literally crawled home and then crawled to my freezer to pull out all of the frozen corn I could find to stop the painful madness I put myself through. Two weeks and fully rested later, I self-diagnosed and blamed it on shin splints. Which, led me to…running again. Albeit, I learned my lesson and only ran a mile, constantly checking in with myself. I would like to think of it as the great debate. The conversation went a little like this:
At the quarter mile:
Me, "So, how are you feeling?"
Stoic me replies, "Great! I can't believe I took two weeks off. Pain, what pain?!"
Honest me replies, "I'm good…"
At half a mile:
Me, "Hi, Me again. How are you feeling?"
Stoic me, "Great! Keep going! #conquerallthemiles."
Honest me replies, "a little bit of pain, so we should slow down."
At three-quarters of a mile:
Me, "Well, final check-in. What's the verdict?"
Stoic me replies, "Ummm, we may need to stop soon. We could totally make it to a mile, as this could be a mind over matter situation, but I'm not sure."
Honest me, "Please stop."
So, knowing me, and how much my stoic self gets me into trouble, I stopped. I limped back home (cursing myself out) blaming my self-diagnosed shin splints and frustrated beyond words. Once I got home, I sat on my kitchen floor icing my legs with my favorite frozen corn packet with my eyes full of tears. Mr. P walked in, hugged me and said, "You need to call your rheumatologist to make sure you aren't running on hairline fractured legs." And so I called Dr. Rheumy.
Before the end of 2015, I saw him and he didn't think I had fractured legs since I didn't have bruising or any other symptoms. So, I was referred to an Orthopedic Specialist and was told "let's fix you soon. I want you running again" [glee!]. I personally requested to see a Sports Medicine Orthopedic Specialist given my history with "Dr. Ortho-types" not believing my ability to be athletic while dealing with my type of arthritis.
Four weeks later (gotta love that), I saw Dr. Sporty (did you see what I did there?) and he requested numerous x-rays of my legs, knees, hips, and back. The result of my knees were… perfect! "Beautiful cartilage" in my knees. I have absolutely no sign of (or ever had) hairline fractures in my legs, and I continue to have the right amount of spacing in my hip joints; a problem that frequently happens with ankylosing spondylitis.
However, my back is a bit of a different story. The good news is that I have perfect posture and great proportion between my vertebrae, which is great since that could be a major problem with my arthritis. The bad news is there is one spot in my lumbar spine that looks slightly compressed (read that as IFFY or QUESTIONABLE!) in my lower back. Dr. Sporty thinks it's possibly causing a pinched nerve down my left leg and creating all the pain, numbness, and tingling.
In the end, went for an MRI to assess this spot and see what in the world is going on. And we all know how much I love the MRI! And well, I actually have an answer!!
I have an extreme herniated disk between my L5 and S1 joint in my back. What does this mean? Well, the spinal disk is like a jelly donut. A herniated disk occurs when some of the softer "jelly" pushes out through a crack. This "jelly" is pushing on the major nerve, which has been causing all of my pain. Everything from piriformis, to sciatica, to the numbness and tingling I have down my left leg and now my right.
So, what does this mean? Well, as far as I know, they can fix it and it has absolutely nothing to do with my arthritis. However, I have to have another doctors appointment.
Yup. Dr. Sporty doesn't do "the spine" so I've been referred off to yet, another doctor! This time with a Spine Orthopedic Specialist. So, although I have an answer, I still don't know how we plan on fixing it. I find out on Thursday!
Until then, do you have a nickname for the Spine Specialist? Dr. Spine? Dr. Jelly? Looking for suggestions. Comment down below!


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The Little Mexican Cooking School
Authentic Mexican Cooking Classes in Puerto Morelos
Looking for a unique foodie experience while visiting the vibrant Rivera Maya? Or perhaps an alternative to the beach and break from the sun or other typical excursions found in a tourist destination? Then you have come to the right place! Join us for the day at the highly rated and internationally acclaimed Little Mexican Cooking School for an authentic look, learning experience and taste of traditional Mexican Cuisine.
The flavors of Mexico vary by region. It is a blending of the indigenous (Aztecan/ Mayan) with the NEW world (Spain, Middle East, France & more!) that constitute in 7 main cuisine regions. The richness of these regionalities are showcased in the classes – rotating 7 different menus, offering a wide range of foods, spices, ingredients that appeal to even the most picky eaters. We invite you to join our local, charming professional chefs at the quaint B&B Casa Caribe, nestled in the sleepy seaside village of Puerto Morelos for a fresh and local experience.
Class begins with coffee & pastries in the morning. The first hour you will spend with the chef discussing and learning about the regional cuisine of the day (remember there are 7 potential regions to learn about!) and then you will get to work! Eat, laugh and learn (yes, even the Cozumel Chef learned a thing or two) through demonstration and some hands-on preparation to make 7 to 8 dishes and beverages. You will get to spend some time in the well-appointed kitchen as well as relax in the open-air terrace sipping on traditional Mexican beverages – aqua frescas. At the end of class sit and enjoy your meal – keep in mind that you will be dining a traditional Mexican lunch time that we call "siesta" or late lunch, comida fuerte.
Don't miss this hidden gem of the Rivera Maya! Book a Class
Cooking Class Details
Rates (include – ingredients to prepare a variety of dishes, "goodie" bag with recipe booklet and apron):
Students (ages 15 and up) $128usd per person
A note about class size: Minimum of 6 students to run a class – on this rare occasion that we do not have 6 students we will offer to adjust and put you in another class. Maximum of 18 students to a class (Group classes are available and must be booked in advance).
Days of Operation: Tuesday's, Thursdays & Fridays during high season – some Saturdays (inquire for details & availability).
Time Class Meets: 9:45am
End Time: 3:00 – 3:30pm, in time for siesta
General Class Itinerary:
- 9:45am Meet & Greet. Opportunity to grab a cup of coffee and pastries that are offered.
- 10:00am – 11:00am Introduction to the "regional cuisine of the day". Discussion of the flavors and spices along with the culture and history of Mexican cuisine. Learn about the ingredients that will be used while the chef demonstrates basic recipes.
- 11:00am – 2:30pm Time to get to work! Chef will bring you to the kitchen to get down and dirty with some prep work, more demonstration along with some volunteers from the group to help with major aspects for the menu of the day. Mid-way you will have some "antojitos" (a.k.a. snack) to keep you going.
- 2:30pm and/ on Putting it all together – you will work to finalize assembling/ cooking your main meal of the day (some proteins will be handled by you/ supervised by the chef/ and/ or be prepared by the chef depending on class size). Around 3-3:30pm you will sit and enjoy your meal (appetizer, main and dessert(s), drinks etc). Following the class we encourage you to check out the "Little Kitchen Shop". You will also get a souvenir bag with the recipes from the day, apron and other information about the area.
Additional Details & Class Policies
Please notify us of any specific dietary needs ahead of time. Due to the nature and size of classes we can not accommodate all needs. We do encourage you to join either way for a great day of learning and we will do our best to accommodate you without affecting the general group. Also, keep in mind that we make a variety of dishes so there may be something you like or can eat.
Cancellations – 15 days before scheduled class 75% will be refunded of the full payment made upon reservation, after which (14 days to the date of scheduled class) we regret that refunds will not be honored. Note: if for any reason the school has to cancel class a full refund will be issued.
"Gem in Puerto Morelos – Following the recommendation of several others, I booked a class at The Little Mexican Cooking School. It was truly enjoyable. I learned several new things I can't wait to try at home. The food prepared was delicious, and there was plenty of opportunity for hands-on experience…the best way to learn! Add me to the list of those who would highly recommend a trip here; I can't wait to come back for another class in the near future!" – Stony Brook, NY
"Brilliant! Worth the trip from Playa del Carmen – The class was a load of fun and very informative – would certainly recommend it to anyone interested in learning how to make authentic Mexican food that looks as great as it tastes!" – Sydney, Australia
"Highlight of our Trip – If you're looking for something unique and non-touristy this is the perfect way to spend a day on vacation. I learned so much about Mexican cooking and gained the confidence to try making some of my own salsas and tortillas at home. We received an adorable apron and copies of the recipes we made plus a few extras to try at home. This was a day well spent!" – Prior Lake, MN


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One of the best things that we did in our company was to incorporate cloud computing into the regular day-to-day processes. There are many companies that run on virtual networks that could feature cloud computing and ours is one of them. As software professionals ourselves, we realized the importance of cloud computing much before many others but initially had some inhibitions about implementing it. The cost effectiveness, high performance and the high network availability that were used by some of our well known friends and companies, made us to think about it once again. This time around, we took the decision and implemented it straight away.
When anyone wants to avail cloud computing services, we need to look into which of the three options would be the best suited for the company. The three types are public, private and hybrid (which is a combo of both public and private). We chose to implement hybrid cloud so that we can have an internal private cloud that can be linked to the external public cloud as well.
After implementing cloud computing, we have seen an increase in the capacity and the capabilities, which started making a positive contribution to the business. It's an honest confession when we say that the cloud computing services in London, are one of the very best. We have also reduced the expenses that we otherwise incurred due to expensive infrastructure upgrade, trainings for technical support and additional licensing for software. We use cloud computing through a subscription, which can also be used as a pay-as-you-use service. The increase in capacity and the speed in which any mission critical processes are carried out are the main advantages of using this.
A hybrid cloud is an environment in which we are able to manage the resources in-house and have the possibility of using others that are provided from external sources. The main advantage that we see in using a hybrid cloud is that it allows the business to take the maximum advantage of the scalability. The cost effective nature, which enables us to use the public environment, without exposing the private activities of the business, is what we consider as a big plus. This is the reason why this type of cloud computing is also commonly referred as hybrid IT.
Another advantage about hybrid cloud computing that worked well for us is that it allows the use of a centralized governance of all the IT services and takes advantage of the cloud computing wherever essential. As we had to maintain the control of data and at the same time needed a lot of storage, which included the use of virtual software, we chose to go with the hybrid version rather than the private cloud. Hybrid networks also have the ability to respond quickly to any changes necessitated for business purposes.
We utilize cloud computing to achieve our goals like using the benefits of both public and private networks, outsourcing some network infrastructure, etc. We are also able to mix and match between the local and public infrastructure which has proved to be very effective for us.


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matcha coconut pancakes.
I don't know about you, but I've been on a matcha craze lately. I would bathe in it if I could. Just kidding…I think. My absolute favourite way to enjoy matcha is via a coconut milk latte. Coconut and green tea are a matcha made in heaven, so I thought why not make this combination more heavenly by turning it into matcha coconut pancakes? Pancakes are the perfect breakfast for sloooow weekend mornings. Turn on some good tunes, brew a nice mug of coffee, and make yourself a luxurious breakfast. You deserve it! If you're feeling extra fancy, you can top your pancakes with coconut whipped cream because why not? Go big or go home!
Regular pancakes are normally filled with eggs, milk, and refined sugar so I've decided to vegan-ize and slightly health-ify them. They're perfectly fluffy, oil-free, and can even be made gluten free by substituting the flour. With a handful of ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen, you can enjoy these in almost no time at all. The matcha adds a beautiful green hue and green tea flavour which pairs perfectly with the coconut.
1 cup spelt or all purpose flour (gluten free option: oat flour)
1 flax egg: 1 tablespoon ground flax, 2 tablespoons water
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon pink Himalayan salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 1/2 tablespoons organic matcha
1/2 to 3/4 cup coconut milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
optional: 1-2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
Make the flax egg. In a small bowl, mix the flax and water and set aside so it becomes a jelly-like consistency. Meanwhile in a medium-sized bowl, whisk all of the dry ingredients together.
Add the coconut oil(if using), flax egg, maple syrup, vanilla, and slowly add the coconut milk until the pancake batter is very thick, but thin enough to pour. You may not need all of it – I only used about half a cup plus two tablespoons.
Heat a nonstick skillet on medium heat. Once hot, use a 1/3 cup measure to ladle the pancake mixture onto the skillet. Flip once bubbles start to form on the surface of the pancake.
1 can of full-fat coconut milk
a splash of maple syrup and vanilla
Refrigerate the can of coconut milk overnight. The coconut milk will separate into a liquid and a coconut "cream", which you will use for the whipped topping. In the morning, scoop off the coconut cream that has risen to the surface. Save the liquid at the bottom for smoothies or even use it as the liquid base for the pancakes. In a medium-sized bowl, whip the coconut cream, maple syrup, and vanilla using an electric whisk until smooth.
Top your pancakes with shredded coconut, coconut whip, and maple syrup. Please please please use real maple syrup, not the stuff that comes in a plastic container and has a million different ingredients in it. You know what I'm talking about.
If you decide to make this recipe, be sure to post a photo on Instagram and tag me @jocelynneflor so I can see your beautiful creations!
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Sanger native Jessica Milam and a co-worker at Disneyland had just made plans for leaving the concert before Jason Aldean started singing the song when the shots started raining down on the crowd.
Destene Albers says they saw people around them getting hit and she grabbed Jessica around the neck to possibly protect her from a bullet to the neck. A little while later, Jessica got hit.
The Desert Springs Hospital is treating more than 100 survivors of the rampage and one of them is a Sanger native. Jessica Milam made it there because of a friend who surprised herself with her own strength.
For Sanger High School graduate Jessica Milam, the Disneyland badge is a point of pride. Her Facebook page is filled with photos of her at the park, enjoying the scenery or hard at work. But it was a different picture Ed Milam saw when he got his first look at his daughter after the Las Vegas rampage.
"She's got the oxygen in her nose and IVs and really pale and that's a tough thing to walk in and see," said Ed Milam, Sanger.
Milam knew his daughter was one of the lucky victims. She one of the 500-plus who survived being hit by the shooter's bullets. She made it, thanks in large part to a fellow Disney Cast Member.
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"We thought, 'okay maybe they have fireworks,' and then we saw people dropping," said Destene Albers.
Destene tried to protect her friend as soon as she realized what was happening. But she had no idea how it would end.
As they tried to escape, Jessica took a bullet to the abdomen. It hit her liver and she needed a blood transfusion Tuesday, but her dad says her physical outlook is hopeful, mostly because of how Destene handled the next few minutes.
"She's getting out of here alive," Las Vegas shooting survivor tells her harrowing tale
Bit by bit, she dragged Jessica away from the concert venue each time the barrage of bullets went silent, getting help from strangers, including one who had a pickup truck and drove several victims to the hospital.
"She's screaming, crying in pain and saying it hurts. And I told her 'I'm gonna get you out of here, I'm gonna get you out of here no matter what it takes," said Destene.
She shook off the suggestion that she's a hero, and said she was surprised at her own strength.
"I thought I was gonna run for the hills and never look back," said Destene, "And as soon as I felt that shot go through her, I was like 'I'm not leaving her. She's getting out of here alive."
Destene is standing strong in the face of the man who tried to terrorize the people who just came to have a good time at a country music festival.
"I'm not going to allow one man to ruin my life," Destene said, "I'm not going to let him stop me from living my life. But I'm the dictator of my life, not him."
Ed Milam
Less than an hour after the shooting, Jessica's father and Sanger resident Ed Milam and his family got the terrible news. His daughter was one of nearly 600 victims.
"I mean it's about the worst thing that could possibly happen as a parent other than the fact that thank God I didn't come here to claim a body," said Ed Milam, Jessica's father.
Jessica Milam, 23, is a Disney lover since early in life. She works at Disneyland, among the characters and fairy tales. Her own survival story had a few heroes, including a Destene Albers, who Ed barely knew until this week.
"I'm extremely thankful to her and I'm extremely proud of Jessica, for sure," said Ed.
The Milam family is at the hospital and they have no idea how long Jessica will have to stay. They said they will be there with her until she can go home to Sanger.


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I don't usually play World Tour, so I figured I'd give it a try for a few weeks. During these last few weeks I made a decision to stick with a SIM which has Diesel Returner / Low Volley Specialist.
This particular setup has 65 on fh/bh, the majority of his attributes are aimed at faster reflexes and faster movement on the court. To be good with this setup you should have better than average anticipation. The problem I find myself running into in World Tour is 8 out of 10 players use 100 power or close to it. So unless you are using a similar setup, even if you have better than average anticipation you will probably get crushed.
During these few weeks the highest World Tour grade I reached was 14, it's good, but not great. Too many other players are using Monster Defense / Instant Rocket / Diesel Hard Hitter / Inside Out Master / Focus Service / Stick Serve Berserk / Crushing Passing Shot / Instant Rocket / Top Spin Invasion / Monster Defense and are easily getting their grade well into the 20's and 30's.
Few of these guys played me with their SIM player and I was able to beat them. I believe it has a lot to do with getting use to the different timing. I'm sure if these same guys played with a SIM setup they would do well, how well, probably not as well as they once did with the setups I mentioned above.


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I love meeting new clients! I love it even more when those clients are referred to me from past clients (no, really...thanks!). This family was no exception! We had an amazing family beach session at East Harbor State Park in Lakeside Marblehead! The weather was perfect, the family's clothing was spot on, and holy blue eyes! Mom and Dad both were easy to talk to and I am a sucker for some cuuuute boys! The amazing light we had that evening was just the icing on the cake :)
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Hello and welcome!
I'm so honored you are here. This month I wanted to share with you how I have been exploring and getting to know my paints. Recently I decided to pull out the "good" paints and find new colors by simply mixing.
So why in the world would I do this? Well, in the video I go over my top 3 reasons as well as walk you through how I mix my paints to create really beautiful and inspiring color palettes. I hope you enjoy and if you have any questions please let me know.
Thank you so much for watching! Stay tuned...I have a video coming soon with a painting tutorial using a color palette from the paint studies!
In the video I mention mixing other mediums, not just acrylics. Here is an example of mixing acrylic inks. So many new colors!!!
I also mentioned about mixing a palette with minimal paints. Here is a great example with my Blick Matte Acrylic paints. I don't have very many but look at these gorgeous colors created with just a couple of colors I have on hand!
When you are done, why not display your beautiful color combos on your wall or anywhere you can instantly feel inspired to create.
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Annie's, Inc. to Report First Quarter Fiscal 2013 on July 24, 2012
Jul 17, 2012, 12:01 ET
BERKELEY, Calif., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Annie's, Inc. (NYSE:BNNY), a leading mission driven, natural and organic foods company, today announced that it will issue a press release reporting financial results for the first quarter fiscal 2013 ended June 30, 2012, immediately following the close of market on Tuesday, July 24, 2012.
Annie's will host a corresponding conference call and live webcast at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, July 24, 2012. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-941-1427, or 1-480-629-9664 (outside the U.S. and Canada). A live webcast will be available on the Investor Relations page of Annie's corporate website at www.annies.com and via replay beginning approximately two hours after the completion of the call for 90 days. An audio replay of the call will also be available to all interested parties beginning at approximately 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 until 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on Friday, August 3, 2012, by dialing 1-800-406-7325 or 1-303-590-3030 (outside the U.S. and Canada) and entering pass code 4552872#.
About Annie's
Annie's (NYSE: BNNY) is a natural and organic food company that offers great-tasting products in large packaged food categories. Annie's products are made without artificial flavors and synthetic colors and preservatives regularly used in many conventional packaged foods. Today, Annie's offers over 125 products which are present in over 25,000 retail locations in the United States and Canada. Founded in 1989, Annie's is committed to operating in a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable manner. For more information, visit www.annies.com.
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Effect of tendon vibration on upper-limb motor recovery with sub-acute hemiplegia after a stroke: a case report
Mr Florian DELCOMBREa, Dr Marylène JOUSSEa, Mr Clément PROVOSTa, Prof Alain YELNIKa
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Introduction: A few studies have found short-term effects of tendon vibration therapy on upper-limb function in chronic hemiplegia (1-2). We report the effect of tendon vibrations of the elbow and wrist flexor muscles on recovery of the upper limb in a recent hemiplegic patient.
Observation: A 69-year-old woman was admitted to our department for right hemiplegia and aphasia after a left middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke and a left cerebellar infarct secondary to cardiac arrhythmia. Initial NIHSS 22/44. Motor function on upper limb was limited to slight abduction and elevation of the shoulder, slight flexion of the wrist and elbow. The initial Functional Independence Measure score was 38/126. Intensive classical reeducation was started with little progress of upper-limb recovery despite upper-limb suspension, bimanual work and mirror therapy for 1 month.
Two months after the stroke, the vibration program began. Evaluation using Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) for the upper limb, the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) and the modified Tardieu scale was performed at days 0, 7, 21, 28 and 35. The tolerance and feasibility were studied. Vibrations (80Hz) were applied on right distal biceps brachii, flexor carpi radialis and ulnaris muscle tendons during 16 min, twice a day, 5 days a week for 2 weeks on days 7 to 21.
No side effects or pain were reported. The FMA score increased 6 points the first week, 9 points during the vibration period, 9 new points the third week, and then stabilized. The ARAT score increased from 0 to 11 during the vibration period and reach 24 at D35.
Discussion: Tendon vibration seemed to give a new impetus to motor recovery in this patient and leads to the elaboration of a controlled trial to assess its real effectiveness in subacute stroke.
1. Tavernese E, Paoloni M, Mangone M, et al. Segmental muscle vibration improves reaching movement in patients with chronic stroke. A randomized controlled trial. NeuroRehabilitation. 2013;32(3):591?9.
2. Marconi B, Filippi GM, Koch G et al. Long-term effects on cortical excitability and motor recovery induced by repeated muscle vibration in chronic stroke patients. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. janv 2011;25(1):48?60.
Keywords : stroke, upper-limb, rehabilitation, tendon vibration


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Plenty of electric skateboards have popped up in recent years, each with their own features. Compared with the urban board, the off road big wheel electric mountain board is more popular with customers, especially in the Australia.
The K9 electric mountain board has two brushless N63 motors. It's top speed can reach 35km per hour, this is an almost-scary speed. (the Evolve is capable of hitting 36 km/h (22 mph)). The best electric scooter skateboard has to be able to handle all kinds of terrain.
K9 electric skateboard has attractive design, you can feel its immense power and acceleration from the moment of take off. How fast do you want to go? This speed, should certainly be approached with caution. 8 inch off road tires with serious tread, spring-loaded trucks to absorb the impact. Riding a skateboard over rugged landscapes felt unnatural at first, but if you are used to riding at a high speed, it's an thrilling experience.
Whether this is a worthy investment would depend entirely on where you live and where you'll be able to ride it. If you live near to challenging off-road trails, or even closed pathways without many people around, then Freefeet K9 electric mountain board is a vehicle you could have a of a lot of fun with.
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Dr. Erin Reardon was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and raised in Meridian, Mississippi. She received her undergraduate degree from Birmingham-Southern College. Dr. Reardon then attended Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, graduating Magna cum laude in 2009. She spent two years in Birmingham and five years in Nashville practicing all aspects of general dentistry before moving to Mobile. She is an active member of the American Dental Association and the Alabama Dental Association. Dr. Reardon enjoys spending quality time with her husband, Zach, and their two boys, Jack and Manning.


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Bands sign on for 'Free Yr Radio' campaign
Simian Mobile Disco and Yeasayer are set to kick off the Free Yr Radio campaign with a performance at Austin's South by Southwest Festival on March 12.
The annual concert series, sponsored by Toyota Yaris and Urban Outfitters, benefits non-commercial US radio stations that support independent programming.
In addition, each day from March 13-15, Minnesota independent radio station The Current will broadcast live from SXSW at the Free Yr Radio Broadcast Corner at Red River Street and 7th Street.
Billy Bragg, Carbon/Silicon, Dizzee Rascal, She & Him and The Raveonettes are among the bands slated to perform.
In previous years, Klaxons, Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr have supported the Free Yr Radio campaign.
For further information, visit FreeYrRadio.com.
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- 25-year veteran of the homebuilding and real estate industries. He is an accomplished and results oriented business leader with successful achievements in home building and business development including project management, operations management, strategic marketing and implementation.
- Responsible for the financial performance of the company, overseeing all aspects of construction, sales and marketing efforts. Through his leadership, Truland is positioned for continued growth in the Central Gulf Coast region.
- Prior roles include serving as executive vice president and a founding partner of an Atlanta-based home builder, vice president of sales and marketing for an Atlanta-based national homebuilder and sales manager/marketing director for a regional homebuilder based in Mobile, Alabama.
- Received a bachelor's of science degree from the University of South Alabama.
- Enjoys exploring new places and spending time with his wife, Donya, and two children, Gavin and Lauren Bayley.
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We were so honored to have Claire M. Fraser, Ph.D. as our lecturer for our annual Women in Science event yesterday. Dr. Fraser was the first to map the complete genetic code of a free-living organism and is often referred to as the founder of the field of microbial genomics. It was a pleasure hearing her talk about the importance of our microbiomes, her personal experiences, and her advice for students interested in science.
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Swoon Drive Me Balmy Arousal Balm 20g
Average customer review 4.5 out of 5 stars85 reviews
Accelerate satisfaction and drive yourself balmy with this tingling, watermelon-scented arousal balm. Just a little dab on your clitoris treats all those sensitive nerve endings to delicious tingles to help bring you to mighty strong climaxes.
Product Description
Accelerate satisfaction and drive yourself balmy with this tingling, watermelon-scented arousal balm. Just a little dab on your clitoris treats all those sensitive nerve endings to delicious tingles to help bring you to mighty strong climaxes.
Presented within a gorgeous heart-shaped tin, Swoon's female orgasm enhancer has a warm, tingling effect upon from the moment it comes in contact with your clitoris or other sensitive spots. Made with skin-softening shea butter, invigorating menthol and a fresh watermelon scent, enjoy an aromatic and discreet pleasure boost, whether at home or on the go.
Massage a small amount onto your clitoris a few minutes before sexual activity for best effect. Safe to use with sex toys and your partner, Drive Me Balm has 99% natural ingredients and a body-safe formulation.
Please note: Not safe to use with latex condoms.
Ingredients (99% natural): Cocos Nucifera Oil (Coconut Oil), Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Olea Europa Fruit Oil (Olive Oil), Simmondsia Chinensis Oil (Jojoba Oil), Glycine Soja Oil (Soya Oil), Camellia Sinensis Leaf Oil (Camellia Oil), Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit (Shea Butter), Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Parfum, Menthol, Brassica Napus Seed Oil (Rapeseed Oil), Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil (Crambe Oil), Borago Officinalis Seed Oil (Starflower Oil), Camelina Sativa Seed Oil (Camelina Oil), Ribes Nigrum Seed Oil (Blackcurrent Oil), Echium Plantagineum Seed Oil (Echium Oil), Bisabolol, Benzyl Alcohol, Coumarin, amyl Cinnamate
Results may vary.
Key Features:
- Orgasm balm to help enhance sensations and desire
- Presented in a cute heart-shaped tin for discreet storage or travel
- Contains certified organic shea butter and camellia oil
- Perfect for enhancing solo play, foreplay or sex
- 99% natural ingredients
- Results may vary
Essential info
- Condom safe: No
- Veggie suitable: Yes
What it does
- How fast does it work?: Fast acting
- Pharmacy drug type: Oil
- What's it for?: Stimulator
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Swoon Drive Me Balmy Arousal Balm 20g
Love all Lovehoney's clit balms, now l can add Swoon too
Reviewed: August 15, 2018 by Dennice, a Straight Going Steady Female
This was added as a freebie to my order. If l had known it was this good l would have bought it before.
I do love my Desire balm and would not be without that, but this was totally different. l was using it solo on my clit and labias, and before l even got my penguin or hot tongue my clit was swelling and playing on her own, so adding penguin l was climaxing very quickly.
Calmed down, tried my hot red tongue and same again, almost straight away climax.
After all has gone the tin is so cute will keep for earrings or something similar - too lovely to just throw away.
- Pros
- It started my foreplay.
- Cons
- Nothing.
- Bottom line
- Another great balm from LH.
- 1 person found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes
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Reviewed: March 7, 2018 by Tazzy84red, a Straight Married Female
So got this little beauty free with a large order. I'm not too fussed with arousal balms as most on the market are mint based and not a huge fan of the cool numb feeling it gives you. I tent to find it harder to orgasm using mint base.
This was happy to see this didn't contain mint and smelt lovely fresh and sweet at the same plus I love watermelon.
The tin is so cute and lovely I'll be keeping it after it's all gone. So adding a little dab to my clit after few minutes I didn't feel anything different so just presumed it hasn't worked so started a solo session and within a few more minutes of playing with my self I noticed I felt a lot more sensitive and tingling but not in a numbing way. I felt really good. Almost like someone else was touching me. Didn't take me long to reach the big o.
I've used quite a few times now with solo sessions and with hubby. He hasn't noticed any feeling on him but I only add this to my clit so doesn't really get on him. If like me you're not a fan of the mint sensation but want to heighten your sweet spot this is definitely for you.
- Pros
- The tin and the smell.
- Cons
- Nothing.
- Bottom line
- A new look on balms.
- 5 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes
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A little goes a long way
Reviewed: January 28, 2018 by Liz The Frizz, a Straight Going Steady Female
This little tin goes a long way.
It's like a never-ending Vaseline tin. It smells good and doesn't feel greasy. Just rubbing a little bit round my clit makes me ready and raring to go (so it's especially great when if you just want a quickie).
I experimented a little with it and rubbed some on my lips.
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McNamara hires Malloy; Goganious to IMG
FORESTVILLE - Bishop McNamara has named a replacement for Keith Goganious, who was not retained as the Forestville private school's assistant athletic director and head varsity football coach.
The school has hired District of Columbia native and Bishop McNamara graduate Keita Malloy to take over the varsity football program.
"We are excited to welcome Coach Malloy home to Bishop McNamara," McNamara President and Chief Executive Officer Marco Clark said. "His love and passion for the school, wealth of experience at the collegiate level, and commitment to educating and forming our youth makes him a perfect fit."
Malloy's college coaching experience includes stints at Lafayette, University of West Georgia, Fordham, Old Dominion and Hampton.
A three-year letter winner as a wide receiver and defensive back at the University of Delaware, Malloy enjoyed a brief career in the Arena Football League where he played for the Massachusetts Marauders, the Albany Firebirds and Texas Terror.
Malloy takes over a Bishop McNamara program that finished 4-6 last season, including a 2-4 mark in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference. The Mustangs went 19-22 in four years under Goganious, who has accepted a new position at a private boarding school in Florida.
"Excited to announce that I have accepted the defensive coordinator position at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida," Goganious posted on Facebook. "I'm very excited about this new chapter in my coaching career. God is good."


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Creating similar single player community levels
: 9/7/2016 17:15:05
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Is there an easy way to create a copy of a single player level you've spent a long time creating if you want to make another level similar to it?
I recently had to remake one from scratch (
- kind of tricky) after altering the previous version to play as a different character in the same situation (which unexpectedly deleted the original level), and I want to make another character viewpoint of the same level in a more difficult situation without spending about an hour repeating work I've already done.
In my situation there are 20 named AIs, a bunch of very specific wastelands to ensure the AIs behave as they're supposed to, a bunch of non-standard card settings and 50+ edited bonus values I want to keep for the next instalment, and I know a lot of other people could save a bit of time making their levels too.
If there's not already a way, next time Fizzer updates the game, could we get a 'Copy template' button under 'My Levels' or when you're naming a level have a button to import an existing level as a template?
Creating similar single player community levels
: 9/7/2016 17:17:44
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Level 60
If you haven't deleted it, you can make a draft, but if you have deleted it - no way.
Creating similar single player community levels
: 9/7/2016 19:03:12
Level 58
Well yes, I made a draft, then when I changed the name and tried to publish it just overwrote the original.
Then when I tried to do that again after the most recent updates when I was remaking that level (the first alternate that overwrote the original wasn't as fun, so I figured it could die), I just got an error message when trying to publish after creating a draft.
Creating similar single player community levels
: 9/7/2016 20:38:16
Level 58
Just tested publishing a level from a Draft of another live level. The result ("Test for multi-level creation2" -
) completely overwrote the original in the Community Levels list of published levels, and it's overwritten and deleted the original in My Levels.
Amusingly, version 1 (which was clearly marked as a test, not a legitimate attempt at a level) was only up for about an hour and still got a Like.
Creating similar single player community levels
: 9/8/2016 14:10:50
Level 62
Yes, that's the way the system currently works. You can add a draft for a level with which you can replace the previous version of your level.
It's currently not possible to really "copy" a level.
Creating similar single player community levels
: 9/11/2016 20:54:44
Level 58
Thanks Muli.
That's kind of annoying though. :(
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The following day was a busy day- our Countryside tour.
1st stop: Hinagdanan Cave. I've always wanted to visit caves and this particular cave is outright amazing..Great stalactite and stalagmite formations..I can tell this a very much 'alive' cave as manifested with the dripping waters from the stalactites. It has a man-made spiral ladder that leads to an underground pond where both ends are open.
2nd stop: Blood compact Site. This historical event took place on March 16, 1565. It commemorates the friendship of Rajah Sikatuna and Miguel Lopez de Legaspi..making Bohol the City of Friendship. However, I learned that the site isn't actually the exact site were the event happened..awww!The view from the site is marvelous.You shouldn't miss a photo op.
3rd stop: Chocolate Hills. It's a long and some winding road to Carmen, Bohol- home to the world famous Chocolate Hills. It's more than 200 steps up the deck in Carmen to catch a great view of the hills. Our feet and legs literally surrendered but the high point is worth climbing. The hills were a formation of limestones and clay.
4th stop: Man-made forest of Bilar. I so love this area! During the 1950's, the boy scouts of Bilar planted Mahogany trees to prevent soil erosion. Now, the tress were all upright tall and this location has become one of the more sought place in Bohol. I wish we can have these in Kalookan too..lolz
5th stop: Hanging Bridge. Before taking lunch at the Loboc River,we stopped by a Hanging Bridge. I supposed this isnt really a tourist destination,but what the heck! Crossing it is..ummm..an experience.Dulce,my buddy, enjoyed jumping- scaring the others crossing it..Yeah right..
6th stop: Loboc River. This is the famous river featured in Cesar Montano's Panghoy sa Suba. This is where we had our buffet lunch..Love the food!Love the calm waters..I enjoyed the serenade..I was entertained by the welcome song of the 'pink ladies' of Loboc.. The cruise was really relaxing. The whole trip lasted for more than an hour and at the end is the Busay Falls.
7th stop: Tarsier. Finally, I got the chance to see a real Tarsier. I remember we used to tease an elem classmate a tarsier..This cuties can't be touched and when they are unhappy,they commit suicide..sad.. so we were content taking pictures of these lil creatures na lang..
8th stop: Clarin Ancestral House. This a national heritage. Amazing how it has been preserved since this has been built during 1840. Inside you can see the antique sala,dining room,bed,some filipiniana and barong,old cabinets,jars and chinawares and pictures of the famous Clarins of Bohol.
9th stop: Prony, the python. Prony the python is considered the largest reticulated python in captivity in the Philippines. Owners of Prony claim that they caught the snake near their house way back 1996 and from then on treated the snake as part of their family. Prony takes a bath four times a day and eats a whole 60-kilo of live pig once a month. Now, that is a huge appetite! I went inside the cage and had a picture with Prony..
10th stop: Baclayon Church. Built in 1596, Baclayon Church is the oldest in Bohol and second in the whole Philippines. Im glad we stopped by a church during my Bohol stay, since I always wanted to visit one in every place that I go to. Inside the church is a museum where old stuffs, garments, images, pictures and some memorabilia of the church are preserved..Going around the museum gave me creeps.
I fell in love with Bohol. I love the serenity and the beauty of the place. The beach place isn't that great as compared with Bora. They have no gimik nights here except for a band performing in our resort ( where I performed 2 sets,mind you..lolz).
I'll recommend Bohol to those who would like to have some quiet and relaxing times preferably with your partner..Not so much for a barkada getaway,as they might get bored for the lazy night stay..
I'll definitely visit Bohol again-but with my partner na..So there..


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That's the question raised by National Post columnist Vanessa Farquharson. While male writers and bloggers focus on a Pandora's box of looming catastrophe, a storyline that likely leads to a sense of fatalism, female writers and bloggers focus more on practical adaptation and mitigation strategies that citizens can start doing today:
What do readers think? Are men more likely to focus on catastrophe while women more likely to emphasize practical things that citizens can do to cope with the problem?
"...It's interesting to note that, for whatever reason, most of the voices behind this apocalyptic panic are male. But a growing collective of female bloggers are now writing about peak oil, more often in the context of how many strawberries we should dehydrate in order to be prepared for a crisis, and whether or not stocking up on brown rice is considered hoarding...
...Astyk [a female blogger] believes that if we keep focusing on predictions, models and hypotheses about peak oil, we're missing the point.
"Simply learning that we're in the midst of something very difficult is not the end of it," she says. "Learning about peak oil doesn't stop with 'We're doomed.' We're not doomed -- we're just facing very difficult times, and the way we face them will determine whether they're just hard or disastrous for us. There's an enormous amount of mitigation we can do, both on the community level and at the political level."
After expressing these sentiments on her blog, Astyk's readers responded in droves. One of them, Deanna Duke, ended up writing her own post about the topic on Crunchy Chicken, a green blog with a mostly female readership.
"Why does it seem like there's a strong gender difference in how people react to the coming energy crisis?" she asked. "I've heard many complaints [from readers] about the whole prediction that peak oil equals social and economic Armageddon ... But of the women writing about peak oil, the predictions are more metered and the conversation mostly revolves around preparation.
"I find it similar in concept to that whole 'nesting' period right before a woman gives birth," she adds. "It's like, instinctually, women know some trauma is coming and need to prepare by making the home comfortable and clean and storing up food and supplies. Nothing panicky, just getting things done."
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Contributed by Sharon Butler / Noted New Hampshire painter Craig Stockwell will be in residence at Two Coats of Paint from May 6 through May 12. A former resident in the Sharpe-Wallentas Studio Program, Craig is no stranger to DUMBO, and we're looking forward to having him back for the week. In 2016-17, his work was selected for the prestigious DeCordova Biennial, as well as the Northeast edition of New American Painting. After … read more… "Two Coats of Paint artist-in-residence: Craig Stockwell"
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Two Coats resident artist Erin Wiersma returns from Kansas
Since her last residency at Two Coats HQ in DUMBO, Erin Wiersma has discovered the Konza Prairie, a biological research station jointly owned and maintained by The Nature Conservancy and Kansas State University. Wiersma uses the bio-char from controlled burns of prairie tallgrass to create large drawings on site. Traversing the scorched landscape, which is off limits to the general public, … read more… "Two Coats resident artist Erin Wiersma returns from Kansas"
Two Coats Resident Artist Gyan Shrosbree returns in October
This October, former Two Coats of Paint Resident Artist Gyan Shrosbree returns from Iowa for a week. "Since my last residency, I've been focused primarily on making huge tarp paintings that are less modular than the installations I made for the space last time," Shrosbree wrote via email. "The last residency period definitely launched the work I am … read more… "Two Coats Resident Artist Gyan Shrosbree returns in October"
Two Coats Selected Gallery Guide / June 4, 2017
Our selected June exhibitons list is organized by neighborhood, and for those of you who have already packed up and left town or are holed up in the studio working toward a fall exhibition, we've included links for online browsing. My summer plans? Thanks for asking. I love spending summer in the city, and I'm also looking forward to … read more… "Two Coats Selected Gallery Guide / June 4, 2017"
Two Coats of Paint artist-in-residence: Julie Wolfe
April 17th through 23rd, DC visual artist Julie Wolfe will be in residence at Two Coats of Paint. Forming an ongoing research-based practice, Wolfe's conceptual work explores studies for possible futures, alternative and marginalized ways-of-knowing, salvage practices, and the relationship of human activity to Earth systems. Through reconfiguring and recontextualizing salvaged materials, she assembles images, sculptures, drawings and … read more… "Two Coats of Paint artist-in-residence: Julie Wolfe"
My camping residency at Hammonasset Beach
This week I bought a cheap tent and headed to Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison, Connecticut, for a break from the city. I wanted to see the starry sky, draw by the nearly-full moon, and wake up before dawn to watch the sunrise on the beach. The 500-site campground is a mecca for families … read more… "My camping residency at Hammonasset Beach"
Two Coats of Paint Resident Artist: Danielle Mysliwiec
Update: Danielle arrived yesterday. Danielle Mysliwiec, assistant professor in the art department at American University, has arrived for a seven-day artist's residency at Two Coats of Paint. Mysliewiec is no stranger to New York. She earned her MFA at Hunter, had a solo show in 2015 at Novella Gallery, and has been in recent group … read more… "Two Coats of Paint Resident Artist: Danielle Mysliwiec"
Two Coats of Paint Resident Artist: Gyan Shrosbree
I am excited to welcome Gyan Shrosbree for a seven day residency at Two Coats of Paint in February. An assistant professor of painting and drawing at Maharishi University in Fairfield, Iowa, Shrosbree works with fabrics, tarps, paint, glitter, scissors, and tape to create sprawling site-specific installations that lift geometric abstraction off the canvas, and … read more… "Two Coats of Paint Resident Artist: Gyan Shrosbree"
Artist in exile / Art as a home
Contributed by Mira Dayal / I've been having more conversations recently about "currents" in contemporary art practice–conversations that inevitably culminate in ruminations upon the requisite energy, accumulated travel miles, and resulting exhaustion from keeping up. Art's conversation traverses continents, navigates close relationships, and carves into conflict-ridden landscapes. It is insistent and dynamic, but above all, … read more… "Artist in exile / Art as a home"
RESIDENCY: Nancy Morrow's new paintings
Contributed by Jacquelyn Gleisner / In early October, I visited the studio of artist Nancy Morrow at the Two Coats of Paint Artist Residency. Morrow, an associate professor of art at Kansas State University, had spent the previous week at the space in DUMBO, Brooklyn, and was scheduled to fly home after our meeting. On … read more… "RESIDENCY: Nancy Morrow's new paintings"


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Each month, the Creative Gateways studio chooses a theme to inspire our work and act as a focus for our events. Here's what's coming up in July…
Fired up!
As the Arizona weather reaches its peak temperatures and the red rocks bake under the sun, we've chosen "fired up!' as the phrase to capture our creativity in July. We did not, however intend for it to coincide with the devastating wildfires that are sweeping the dry desert landscapes. We hope for the monsoons to make an early appearance to give us all some much needed relief!
Firing up in practice
Firing is a literal part of the making process for our glass and ceramic artists. Our glass artists need the heat of the kilns to transform solid glass into pliable, mold-able, or even liquid material. Our ceramicists use a giant ceramic kiln that reaches temperatures of over two thousand degrees to harden and solidify the sculptures within, turning soft, slippery clay into rock-hard, resilient pieces that will last a lifetime.
For artists working in these delicate mediums, firing up means fixing the work of weeks or months into its permanent shape. Placing something in the kiln requires a sort of surrender, and lot of trust- in yourself, in the medium, and even in the kiln. A kind of closure takes place; there are no more changes to be made, nothing that can alter the arrangement that's gone into the kiln once it comes out.
How we fire up our creativity
As artists, we also get fired up in a metaphorical sense – with ideas, inspiration and passion. Read back through our blog archives and you'll find tales of successes, failures, challenges and unexpected gifts. The "fire" of creativity needs stoking and fueling if it's to keep burning; we do that through collaboration, experimentation, and the courage to make bold choices and take risks. We stay motivated by paying attention to the world around us; noticing the details of what's going on, reading, talking and celebrating the flashes of inspiration that come our way.
What gets you fired up?
All of us can feel fired up about social justice, politics, or what's going on in our communities. Maybe it's a particular issue, something we want to protest, or a statement about how we live our lives. Perhaps you get fired up about environmental issues, education, or food. Passion is what connects us and keeps life interesting!
What gets you fired up? Where do you find your creative spark or your motivation to try new things?
At Creative Gateways we're passionate about being a part of our community, about creating events where everyone can get involved, and about opening up our artistic process. We'd love to welcome you to our events this month, or to drop in any time and see our beautiful space. Let's get fired up about art together…


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