text: Remington 870 Express Tactical 12 Ga 18.... Remington 870 DM TAC 14,NEW MODEL!! Shoc... Remington 870 DM Tactical 12ga NIB 81360... Remington 870 DM Detachable Magazine 12 ... Remington 870 TAC 14 12ga 4+1 "NO CREDIT... Guns Shotguns Remington Shotguns Pump Tactical REMINGTON MARINE MAGNUM GAUGE NEW IN BOX | 544 | 80 | Lc | 515.6243ms View Category REMINGTON 870 MARINE MAGNUM 12 GAUGE - NEW IN BOX! For Sale from Elk Castle Shooting Sports | Positive feedback: 98% View | Verified Seller | 1337 Completed Sales View Sellers Items /UserImages/5212/920892914 11000090.jpg /UserImages/5212/920892914 11000091.jpg /UserImages/5212/920892914 11000092.jpg /UserImages/5212/920892914 11000093.jpg /UserImages/5212/920892914 11000094.jpg /UserImages/5212/920892914 11000095.jpg /UserImages/5212/920892914 11000096.jpg /UserImages/5212/920892914 11000097.jpg /UserImages/5212/920892914 11000098.jpg /UserImages/5212/920892914 11000099.jpg /UserImages/5212/920892914 11000100.jpg /UserImages/5212/920892914 11000101.jpg /UserImages/5212/920892914 11000102.jpg Description: For sale we have a new Remington 870 Marine Magnum pump action shotgun in 12 gauge. This shotgun features a black synthetic stock and forend with black recoil pad and swivel stud, electroless nickel finished steel receiver with cross-bolt safety, 18.5" barrel with 3" chamber, choked Cylinder, and full length magazine tube with capacity of 6+1. All metal surfaces have electroless nickel finish. Gun is new in box with all papers and accessories. This shotgun is covered by the Elk Castle Lifetime Warranty. Please contact us with any questions, or for purchase options. We accept AmEx, VISA, MC, and Discover. 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed! We combine shipping on multiple items. All items ship fully insured. Item in photos is item you will receive. 1% Credit Card fee – minimum $10. Check out more inventory on elkcastle.com We are Elk Castle Shooting Sports, Ft. Worth's premier gun store and range, in business since 1947. Contact us at . Since we have a large retail space, all internet listings are subject to prior sale in store. We do make every effort to remove listings promptly if an item is no longer available. Conversely, once we receive email notification of a gun purchase online, we make it a priority to pull it from inventory so that it cannot be sold in store. Read More Condition: New In Box Brand: REMINGTON Caliber: 12 Gauge Location: TX Trades Accepted: Yes, we take trades!1% CC Fee w/ $10 Minimum Read More Due to the additional costs of internet sales, shipping, etc., our internet pricing may vary from our In-Store price. In the case of multiple buyers for one item, customers will be given 24 hours to complete a transaction, after which firearms will be made available to the next buyer. RETURN POLICY: Elk Castle Shooting Sports will accept returns on firearms that arrive other than advertised in the listing. Returns MUST be left with the transferring dealer. If a customer takes possession of the firearm, Elk Castle considers this acceptance of the condition, and will not offer a return. Firearms returned for any reason other than damage or undisclosed conditions will be subject to a 10% restocking fee. TX residents add 8.25% sales tax. Shipping Notes: See Description Read More Share Item Item #: 920892914 Elk Castle Shooting Sports Seller Since: Jan. 2005 Seller Level: Trusted Seller This seller is an FFL City: Fort Worth State: TX Price: SOLD (Price reflects 1% cash discount.) This Seller Accepts Online Payment Shipping: $35.00 (or FREE in-store pick up!) Accepted Payment Methods: Returns: 3 Days Your Recently Viewed Items


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Not every parent can accept the fact that children are on a short leash with digital devices. Yet in the 90s, devices were not a toy; today the tendency is quite different. Most kids have a smartphone or a tab to play on. Some parents are still uncomfortable realizing that the child has a non-restricted access to technology.
Growing up with devices, children learn faster and socialize better. Contrary to the common view, social networks demolish communication barriers between kids. Children are getting used to easy communication, and they do not take socialization so seriously. Being accustomed to devices, children make themselves comfortable with the future, unlike their parents and grandparents.
But technology has a visible side effect we call sedentary lifestyle. Being overwhelmed with devices, kids get overweight and sometimes antisocial. Many parents complain about online addiction that developed in kids.


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ATG SpaceLabs
ATG SpaceLabs is the fast-growing internal engineering department of ATG Europe, with a strong heritage in Space vehicle systems, structures and instruments, Aviation structures and mechanisms and Industrial structures and systems.
We deliver high-end Structural and Thermal engineering services, as well as unique Composite technology and products, for this age requiring intelligent and cost-effective solutions.
Our bright multi-disciplinary team applies hard skills and a progressive engineering approach to challenges of stellar complexity and down-to-earth essence on a daily basis.
Our heritage
ATG SpaceLabs has been involved in multiple industries and fields from conceptual development to final qualification of systems. The applications included primary and secondary structures, thermal control systems, drives and mechanisms, optical components and instruments, electronics and mechatronic equipment, heavy machinery assemblies and motion platforms.
The work we have done was for Aviation programmes such as the Airbus A380 verification and qualification, Space flight and development programmes such as EXOMARS, SOLO, MTG, Electra, Metop, CHEOPS, EUCLID, the PROBA missions, ALTIUS, IBDM, GSTP's and PEP's and various applications in the (wind) energy, machine and off-shore industry.
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WHAT a day for singing the praises of Liverpool's most enduring piece of priceless real estate.
It occupies a prime site, as well as a place in the hearts of every Scouser - even the ones who have never passed through its portals.
What's more, it was Queen Victoria's favourite "new" building of her long and prosperous reign.
So let's hear it for St George's Hall - 150 years old today,, and undergoing a #15m make-over, due for completion in April next year, which will restore the internal and external opulence to how it would have appeared to the a massive throng of 4,000 on September 30, 1854.
The completion of a vast municipal enterprise, combining not one, but two concert halls, as well as an assize court, was seen as the summit of civic achievement.
The succeeding years may have given birth to Liverpool's other world-famous landmarks - the Royal Liver Building (1911) and two very different cathedrals (1967 and 1978) - but in the mid--19th century, no other single building project equalled the audacity and daring of St George's Hall.
It was proof positive of Liverpool's place as the second city of the British Empire.
But it was not an easy project. Indeed, the Hall could have become the Cloud of its day, destined never to grace the city skyline.
Why? Because like Will Alsop's now defunct Fourth Grace plan, it was hit by massive inflation.
The hall came into being #250,000 over budget - #12.2m by today's inflated comparisons.
The total cost was #380,000 - but considered to be worth every penny.
The other, by then forgotten, controversy had been the choice of a 25-year old novice architect, Harvey Lonsdale Elmes, to lead the project.
Elmes had never been to Greece or Italy - except in his imagination.
And it was the architectural statements of those past dynasties which inspired him - most notably the great baths of Caracalla in Rome, with their massive barrel-vaulted ceiling.
As if to prove the point of Liverpool's new omnipotence, the ceiling of St George's Hall would be one foot wider! The results were indeed spectacular, prompting the Architects' Journal to pronounce that Liverpool now possessed the finest example of the "new" classically styled architecture anywhere on the planet.
They went further and pronounced it to be simply "the great-est building in the world".
Harvey Elmes died of tuberculosis in 1947, aged only 33, never seeing his greatest work completed, and leaving his wife and only son penniless.
As to whether the giant pillars of the hall's main frontage should have faced what is now St John's Gardens, rather than Lime Street, remains a point of conjecture.
What is known, however, is that the foundation stone was laid 18 months before the architects' design competition, and is nowhere near the building.
But building started in 1841 and continued for 13 years.
Inside the three great treasures are the decorated floor (fully revealed only nine times during the past 100 years, and comprised of 30,000 Minton tiles) the 7,000-pipe Willis organ (and largest musical instrument in the world when first installed) and the small concert room, completed by Elmes' successor Charles Cockrell.
It was here that Charles Dickens famously gave readings of his work before sailing for America.
And perhaps the most intriguing story of St George's Hall belongs to individuals and events rather than building blocks and mortar.
People were sentenced to death there for piracy, poisoning and street shoot-outs.
Political rallies, tea dances, charitable bazaars, comic shows, pop concerts and exhibitions have all graced the interior.
There is the ghost of a Victorian lady who appears on the steps to the organ loft, and, for good measure, a music-loving cat called Mr Jinks buried in the basement.
In recent years, the film industry and television have taken full advantage of the hall's splendours as a backdrop.
The BBC's Antiques Roadshow has visited twice, and declared the hall to be "the most fabulous setting in more than 20 years of programmes".
And there were upsets. Organist W. T. Best shooed Queen Victoria away from the console until he had finished playing and first lord of the admiralty Sir John Graham was refused entry "because he didn't look as if he was there on business".
And there's even a poem (see panel) by the writer Maud Budder, which immortalises the place - a fitting verse, perhaps, for today's auspicious birthday?


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Whether you are new to Eastpoint and want to learn more about who we are, or you have been with us for a while and want to partner with us in what God is doing here, then you should join us for Core Values Class.
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A small tree or large shrub; young shoots clothed with a soft close down which persists into the second season, intermixed with which are a few pale warts; bark of adult trees silvery or pinkish grey. Leaves broadly ovate, pointed, rounded or slightly heart-shaped to broadly wedge-shaped at the base; coarsely and unequally toothed; 11⁄2 to 2 in. long, two-thirds to quite as much wide; dullish dark green and slightly hairy above, hairy on the veins and in the vein-axils beneath; veins in about six or seven pairs; stalk 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 in. long, hairy.
Native of the Caucasus, where it occurs at 5,000 to 6,500 ft altitude. First described in 1887, it was not, so far as I am aware, introduced to this country until 1924, when it was sent to Kew from Budapest. It is very hardy, of rather close growth, its most notable character in its juvenile state being the velvety clothing of down on the young shoots. Female catkins ovoid to elliptical, erect, twice as long as wide.


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Souvenir jackets were first introduced by American serviceman when they returned to the US after being stationed in Yokosuka, Japan, during World War II. While overseas, some of the American GIs had the idea to have local tailors embroider their military grade bomber jackets with geishas, eagles, cherry blossoms, dragons and unique designs — which is exactly how the garment got its name. By taking a symbol of war (their jackets) and turning them into a souvenir, the souvenir jacket was born.
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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Coach Chancellor Dugan has been harping on the Bellarmine University women's basketball team's recent rebounding struggles, and those deficiencies continued and ultimately sank the Knights on Saturday at Truman State. The Bulldogs registered a plus-18 advantage in the... +Read More


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Ryan Reynolds Supports Fan Who Photoshopped Him Over Her Ex
Actor Ryan Reynolds voiced his support for teen fan Gabi Dunn, who Photoshopped him over prom pictures of her ex after she was dumped. "We should Photoshop me over his yearbook picture next," Reynolds recommended.
The Awesomely Body-Positive Way Women Are Responding to Fat Shamers
On Monday, Twitter user @ElliottEdie35 took to his keyboard to share his musings on the size of women's bodies. "Girls over 110 should never post pics in a bikini just sayin…"
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The Paleo diet is nothing new… truly… it's actually thousands (eh…millions..?) of years old. And it's actually not a "diet" at all. It's as simple as eating like a caveman.It's emphasizes vegetables and proteins and cuts of refined sugars and bread products.
The Evolution of the Swimsuit
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A fraternity is a group of people or an association who come together for a common purpose generally from a similar background occupation or college or university. This is the perfect Celtic ring to shout out "I belong"!
A magnificent ring avaialble in sterling silver or in 10K & 14K white or yellow gold.
It is decorated to the sides with the popular Trinity Knot. The Triquetra predates Christianity and was the Celtic symbol of the Goddess Odin. The symbol decorates our illuminated manuscripts such as The Book of Kells and is found on Celtic crosses and Celtic stones all around the country. The Trinity Knot has been adopted from ancient Celtic art by Christianity as a symbol of the Holy Trinity; Father, Son & Holy Spirit. To the Celts it is believed to have meant many things; mind, body, spirit; earth, sea and sky and beginning, middle and end - continuity. The Trinity Knot is the most well known and loved of all Celtic knots and in modern times has been given as a token of promise; to love, to honour and to protect.
A unique miletstone ring for men of all ages!
Weight: 9.5gms approx.
Width: 3.4mm at the bottom of the band / 15.8mm at the top approx.
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About Vatsala Sperling
Vatsala Sperling is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Vatsala Sperling include Ganga: The River that Flows from Heaven to Earth, Karna: The Greatest Archer in the World, Hanuman's Journey to the Medicine Mountain, and Ram the Demon Slayer.To edit or update the above biography on Vatsala Sperling, please Log In or Register.
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A bergamot and pear scented body wash. Mild and hydrating formula leaves skin soft and refreshed.
From cult favorite men's grooming brand Baxter of California, the Baxter of California Invigorating Body Wash: Bergamot and Pear is a mild and hydrating formula that washes away dirt and grime leaving skin soft and refreshed.
This body wash combines gentle cleansers with skin softening and soothing ingredients. It won't leave skin feeling dry. For all skin types.
Why It's Different:
-Won't strip skin of moisture and gentle enough for sensitive skin.
-Natural skin soothing aloe vera helps locks in moisture and leaves skin soft.
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Winner of Feature No Product Size 16 fl oz / 473 ml How to Use Gently massage on to wet skin to create mild foam. Rinse thoroughly. Ingredients AQUA / WATER / EAU DISODIUM LAURETH SULFOSUCCINATE GLYCERIN COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE SODIUM COCOAMPHOACETATE PPG-5-CETETH-20 SODIUM LAURYL SULFOACETATE DECYL GLUCOSIDE SODIUM CHLORIDE PARFUM / FRAGRANCE SUCROSE COCOATE PEG-150 PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRASTEARATE CAPRYLYL GLYCOL PEG-6 CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC GLYCERIDES SALICYLIC ACID BENZOIC ACID LINALOOL ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE POWDER CAFFEINE ASCORBYL GLUCOSIDE LIMONENE TRISODIUM ETHYLENEDIAMINE DISUCCINATE CITRONELLOL GERANIOL BENZYL ALCOHOL CI 14700 / RED 4 CI 15985 / YELLOW 6 CI 19140 / YELLOW 5 SODIUM HYDROXIDE CITRIC ACID
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GORE™ SKYFLEX™ Aerospace Materials will help to increase C919 production rate at the COMAC manufacturing plant and in the end user maintenance process.
Landenberg, PA (PRWEB) December 03, 2015
In today's competitive aircraft market, improving production efficiency and reducing maintenance downtime for aircraft OEMs are critical. That is why the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) chose GORE™ SKYFLEX™ Aerospace Materials (tapes and gaskets) for use in its first large commercial aircraft, the C919.
GORE™ SKYFLEX™ Aerospace Materials will provide panel sealing and protect the aircraft from abrasion and corrosion. GORE™ SKYFLEX™ Aerospace Materials are made from ePTFE, a patented, lightweight material that does not require curing like traditional polysulfide sealants, saving time and money during production and in service maintenance. "GORE™ SKYFLEX™ Aerospace Materials will help to increase C919 production rate at the COMAC manufacturing plant and in the end user maintenance process," said Gore Product Specialist Andreas Eckert.
Launched on November 2, 2015, the C919 is a short-to-medium range commercial airliner designed and built by COMAC. The basic model is designed to cover a range of 4,075 km (2,500 mi), while the enhanced model can stretch to 5,555 km (3,450 mi).
"GORE™ SKYFLEX™ Aerospace Materials provide a unique solution for environmental and surface protection for the C919," said Mr. Han Kecen, Deputy President, COMAC Shanghai Aircraft Design and Research Institute and Vice General Manager of C919 Project. "They are much easier to install compared with traditional materials."
For more information on GORETM SKYFLEXTM Aerospace Materials, visit http://www.gore.com/skyflex. For more on COMAC and the C919, visit english.comac.cc/products/ca
About W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Gore is a technology-driven company focused on discovery and product innovation. Well known for waterproof, breathable GORE-TEX® fabric, the company's portfolio includes everything from high-performance fabrics and implantable medical devices to industrial manufacturing components and aerospace electronics. Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Newark, Del., Gore posts annual sales of more than $3.2 billion and employs approximately 10,000 associates with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan and China, and sales offices around the world. Gore is one of a select few companies to appear on all of the U.S. "100 Best Companies to Work For" lists since the rankings debuted in 1984. The company also appears regularly on similar lists around the world. Learn more at http://www.gore.com
About COMAC
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) functions as the main vehicle in implementing large passenger aircraft programs in China. It is also mandated with the overall planning of developing trunk liner and regional jet programs and realizing the industrialization of civil aircraft in China. COMAC is engaged in the research, manufacture and flight tests of civil aircraft and related products, as well as marketing, servicing, leasing and operations of civil aircraft. COMAC is a state-owned limited liability company, which is formed with the approval of the State Council and jointly invested by State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of the State Council, Shanghai Guo Sheng (Group) Co., Ltd., Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (CHALCO), Baosteel Group Corporation, and Sinochem Corporation. COMAC was held on May 11th, 2008, and headquartered in Shanghai. Mr. Jin Zhuanglong serves as Chairman and Secretary of the Party Committee of COMAC, and Mr. He Dongfeng as President. For more info, visit http://www.comac.cc/


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Customer: Vinos Divertidos
Work: Vinos Divertidos (D.O. Somontano, D.O. Calatayud)
Teta de Vaca, Cojón de Gato, Ojo de Liebre, or what is the same, Vinos Divertidos. A casual and without artifice bet that parts from a personal project that seeks to join wine and fun, through native Spanish varieties of family wineries which give their names to the wines. A product thought for a young spirit audience who thinks about enjoying life.
The restyling of Calcco intends giving a greater uniformity in the mark, through a typographic exercise that makes the whole much more recognizable. A result more in line with the product, much more dynamic, expressive and ... fun.


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This must have neck crème incorporates two special peptides that focus on the loss of elasticity around the chin, jaw, and neck areas. 2 oz
Key Ingredients:
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract – Dramatically improves texture, hydration levels and skin brightens. Clinical studies report 43% in blood flow, 10 to 20% increased brightness and self-reports of improved darkness of skin, Methylsilanol Carboxymethyl Theophylline Alginate – A natural extract of brown algae which helps break down and free fatty acids and stimulate the fat cells to release buildup of unwanted toxins. Helps to sculpt and slim the tissues around the chin and neck area, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide & Pamitoyl Terapeptide-7 (Matrixyl®) – to address deep wrinkles, fine lines and wrinkles. Peptides help to protect the skin's collagen from the effects of UVA and contributes to thickening of the epidermis by promoting collagen renewal, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract – A rare Swiss apple is incorporated in this crème that has special longevity properties to help protect skin cells. The apple stem cell ingredient that has been developed helps to protect the skin stem cells from aging.
Apply twice daily to neck, chin and décolleté areas in an upward motion, after cleansing and toning the skin. Recommendation; use Advanced Protection SPF 30 for daytime regimen, after applying Neck Reserve Crème.


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Caitlin Turner – Instagram Girl OTD
Caitlin Turner also known as the Gypset Goddess, is a young yoga hottie from Scottsdale, Arizona. She spends her life traveling the world while doing Yoga and has had a successful career doing so. You might not be into Yoga but that won't stop you from enjoying her pictures. Caitlin is able to stretch her body in ways that are hard to even imagine. Looking at her Instagram account will make you dream of being with a girl that flexible and who knows, it might even motivate you to try Yoga. Caitlin's constant smile and outgoing personality has managed to land her a job hosting a TV show "Yoga Bliss" on The Indonesia Channel. We wish her all the best and hope you enjoy her cool and sexy pictures!


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Ecological Restoration Trust
The badge of the Otamahua/Quail Island Ecological Restoration Trust is a sprig of heart-shaped leaves and flower spikes of the native shrub kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum – "great pepper", "tall").
Because of the ancient association of the plant with the island. Kawakawa was the earlier name of what we now call Otamahua and that must have been because the shrub grew there. Kawakawa was, and still is, valued by tangata whenua in an extraordinarily wide variety of ways, both spiritual and physical. Conception and birth processes, naming of children, removal of tapu, the opening of a new meeting house, launching a new canoe, blessing of food, are all benefited by having kawakawa nearby or wearing it. More somberly it is worn by mourners at a tangi.
Medicinal uses of kawakawa leaves, flowers or bark are legion. Treatments are by steaming, infusions or poultices for: wounds, bruises, ringworm, boils, eszema, toothache, rheumatism, chest infections and asthma, stomach pains, dysentery, as a purgative or diuretic, for intestinal worms and venereal diseases. The scented, aromatic oil can be mixed with others to anoint the skin or make healing ointment. Boiled leaves make a spicey, stimulating tonic. Smoke from the burnt foliage can be used to drive insects away from the kumara crop or mosquitoes from a campfire throng.
By great good fortune there are still some of the original, truly native, kawakawa stock on Otamahua. A mature bush and some younger ones live beside a seepage under the cliffs near Ward's Beach. The shrubs that grow so well near the display centre were planted in 1998. They came from Bank's Peninsula stock which Lincoln University entomologists had used for their research. At least one seedling has arisen from this planting. In 1998 Rakiihia Tau planted a ceremonial kawakawa, originally from Ahuriri Valley, to launch the ecorestoration project. It is in a small patch of trees just north- east of the display centre.
Bank's Peninsula is at the southern limit of frost tender kawakawa, but those on Otamahua have done well, provided that ground conditions are relatively moist.
The name kawakawa came to Aotearoa with the travelers from Hawaiki, long ago. They remembered similar-looking, related plants in their homeland. The attractive plant kawakawa, now part of the ethos of Otamahua/Quail Island ecorestoration thus provides us with good links to the earliest settlers of the land.
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Tutto Bene in Merivale has provided funding for 1000 trees in 2017.
Affordable Italian food at it's best!
Formaggio's in Beckenham has provided funding for 1000 trees in 2017.
Real Italians do it better!
Boffa Miskell generously purchased 600 trees and Combiguards for the Trust and planted them in June.
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Real nice rubber stamp of an eagle flying carrying a cage with a nightingale.This stamp is approx 2.5" X 2.5"Don't forget to buy a colorful ink pad too!http://www.etsy.com/shop/terbearco?section_id=6072777&view_type=gallery
We ship via USPS.please keep in mind that shipping & handling amounts charged are not just postage alone, many other factors go into the amount charged.If you purchase a RUSH/EXPRESS upgrade, it will include Express s&hIf you purchase a RUSH/PRIORITY upgrade, it will include priority s&h
We accept Paypal, and Etsy Checkout.All payments for all items must be made at the time of purchase.Custom stamps must be paid for in advance before we can work on your custom stamp proof.CA residents must pay 8% sales tax.Custom orders can not be cancelled.
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Thank you so much to all who attended and helped us put on this wonderful event! Check back soon for pictures from this year's Wine & Jazz.
On April 21st, Community members joined together at the Silvermoon Event Center, for Harvest Regional Food Bank's annual Wine & Jazz gala to help fight hunger. Guests dined on gourmet dishes and wine pairings, prepared by Chefs Jennifer Tanner – Julie's Deli, Bri and Staley James – Twisted Fork, Pam Elliot – Texarkana Country Club & Northridge, and Bobby Duhon – Lagniappe Meat Company. Live music was provided by Candace Taylor & Trio, and new this year was the addition of a "live painting" done during the festivities and auctioned at the end of the night. Wine & Jazz raised approximately $50,000 to support hunger relief programs throughout our region.
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Texar Federal Credit Union
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Phillips Refrigeration
Barry Insurance
Floyd Capital Management
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Summerhill Winery
Kelly & Lisa Mitchell
Wayne Garrison Trust
Texarkana Emergency Center
Cooper Tire
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Texarkana Tractor Supply
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A BRAVE woman who gave birth to her uncle's baby after he raped her has spoken of how much she loves her son despite the fact his father attacked her for 16 YEARS, The Sun reports. Julie Dunlavy, now 35, was sexually abused by Peter Dunlop from the age of 13 until she was 29.
She became pregnant twice and miscarried before giving birth to her son, who is now eight. Julie, who was so terrified of Peter, 61, she felt unable to leave him, said: "When I fell pregnant to him I was devastated. "It was a big shock but I never considered abortion, I don't believe in it.
"I told my family it was someone else's baby, a one night stand. "When I went to the 12 week scan and there was no heartbeat, losing my baby was hard. "So when I fell pregnant again, I felt mixed emotions. "I was devastated because it was Peter's, but happy because I was going to have another baby.
"I did worry that he was going to look like Peter and he would remind me of what happened. "I was worried I wouldn't be able to cope when he was born. "But I did cope and I never let Peter touch him. "I never thought of the babies as his, I thought of them as mine."
Peter, Julie's mother's brother, would visit her house when she was a child and take her out on trips to visit family. But when she was 13, he took Julie to his flat and raped her for the first time.Every time he saw Julie, of South Shields, South Tyneside, he took the opportunity to rape her.
When Julie was 23, she fell pregnant by another man and moved out of her mother's house. However, after everything she had gone through, she sunk into a depression. So when her family, who had no idea about the abuse, suggested Peter move in with her, she felt too weak to resist.
The rapes resumed on a daily basis and Peter would shout and threaten Julie to keep her quiet. On one occasion he even held a knife to her throat. She was too scared to tell anyone about the abuse for fear of what he would do. Julie miscarried her first pregnancy to Peter before giving birth to her son a year later.
She recalled: "The abuse happened so often I lost count of how many times. "He would threaten me. He would say, 'tell anyone and I will burn your house down with you and the kids in it'. "He said he knew people in prison who would hurt us.
"He lived with me for four years – it was horrible. I was scared to go to sleep. "He used to watch me from the top of the street in case I told anybody. "He wouldn't let me go anywhere by myself."When she gave birth to her second child, she was still living with Peter. She often thought about running away or killing herself, but could not do it to her two children.
It was not until Peter was arrested for other sex offences in 2010 that he was removed from her house and the attacks came to an end. Peter went on the run before being locked up for 15 years in 2011 for sexually abusing three other girls. Although Julie was disgusted she was not the only victim, she still couldn't find the strength to go to the police.
Julie admitted: "I was worried my son would get taken off me if people found out he was Peter's." But three years later she finally told a friend about the abuse and reported him to the police. Another victim came forward to say he had sexually abused her too.
At Newcastle Crown Court he admitted seven specimen counts of rape against Julie and two of indecent assault against the second victim. Peter, who was already behind bars, has now been sentenced to a further 12 years in prison plus an extended licence period until 2034.
Julie, who went to court to see him sentenced, said: "I am glad I went to the police after all these years. It feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. "I am trying to move forward with my life and put it behind me.
"My son is the only good thing to have come out of what happened."


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Oh Bangkok how I love you.....
Bangkok has to one of the best places in the world for a vibrant streetlife - the food, the shopping, the people watching, the wandering. For me, there is nowhere better.
We stayed at the fantastic Cosy Bangkok which I would highly recommend, also if you are looking for a tailor Harry's tailor in the Basement of Narai Hotel on Silom Road is great.
The obligatory visit to the Golden Temple, so bling! We had Thai massages in Wat Po and ate lots and lots of street food. Who knew deep fried omelette could taste so good!?
The massive feet of the sleeping Buddah
Duck tongues on the street. This was one of our favourite street vendors on the corner of Rama IV and Rama VI. Steaming claypot soups which you can add your own bunches of sweet basil, lettuce and meat.
Chatuchak weekend market is unbelievable. We had to rush around before catching our flight but I could have spent the whole weekend wandering about the hundreds of stalls selling everything under the sun
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Its that time of year again where I talk about all the beauty items Im hoping to get this year and which ones I am most excited for to come out!
1. Anastasia Beverly Hills MoonChild Glow Kit
I have wanted this so bad since I first saw it come out, it looks like it would be amazing for someone with fair/pink skin like me! I just love the highlights and because I am fair skinned any highlight that shows despite that has to be amazing! This is available at Ulta for $40.00 but I haven't seen it in the store so it may only be available online.
2. Tarte Amazonian Clay Full Coverage Foundation
I still have not found a foundation that I love, Im still trying to find that one that makes me go "YAS" I recently tried two but I hated them both. This one seems to be very popular and my sister has used it before so I definitely want to give it a try! You can find it at Ulta for $39.00.
3. Morphe "Fall Into Frost" Palette
I haven't tried any morphs products yet and I think I would love this palette! Its so hard to find purples that work well for any eye color but especially hazel eyes. Purple really makes my eyes stand out so Im always on the look out for a good purple shadow. Plus it has a ton of neutrals which I love and can use any time. You can find this on the morphs website for $22.99
4. Morphe by Jacklyn Hill
This Palette scared me at first because of all the bright colors and blues, but once I saw Jacklyn's youtube video where she swatches each color for you I knew I had to get it! Its currently out of stock but I want it so bad! The purple looks amazing and I know that a bunch of the other colors can be easily blended in or together! You can find this on the Morphe website for $38.00 once its back in stock!
Now this past year I have had more disappointing make up than exciting make up and Im going to be going through my make up and throwing a bunch of it out. Ill be putting up that post as soon as I get to decluttering my make up collection! Let me know if you have any beauty items that you're super excited for this coming year!
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It is true that we can't compete with Trump when we compare ourselves to his billionaire, business, media, and entertainment categories. However, comparing other qualities of our lives to those of the giant, many similarities begin to manifest themselves. On closer examination we say, "Hey, he's just like the rest of us." Indeed we do share commonalities with Trump in many areas. Here are 20.
#1 Trump is a loner fighting the big system. Each of us stands alone confronting the same gigantic system.
#2 Trump is an outsider to the political ruling class. Do you know anyone on the inside?
#3 Trump is self-funded with no donations with strings. We each pay down our credit cards and write out checks from our own checkbook.
#4 Trump belittles famous and powerful people. One of our favorite pastimes is belittling our neighbors and co-workers in order to make us appear better.
#5 Trump lambasts incompetence when he sees it. If you don't, you should.
#6 Trump is criticized for his lack of a plan. And, what is yours?
#7 Trump is prone to put his foot in his mouth. How does yours taste?
#8 Trump seems to genuinely like his family. Most of us do.
#9 Trump calls it like he sees it. Is there any other way?
#10 Trump is a braggadocio. Don't we love inflating our little stories.
#11 Trump changes his position on issues. Did you ever do that?
#12 Trump is or isn't a true conservative. Labels, labels, labels!
#13 Trump likes to flit around with the beautiful people. Who wouldn't!
#14 Trump lobbies government on his own behalf. What do you ask for from your local politicians?
#15 Trump gets testy when reporters probe his personal life. And, you wouldn't?
#16 Trump wants less government intrusion in his life. I doubt you disagree?
#17 Trump exposes his shadow side now and then. How well hidden is your dark side?
#18 Trump slaps back when attacked. Do you just take it?
#19 Trump wants more money. Do you know someone not in that line?
#20 Trump wants to make America great again. Who wants to make it worse off?
I stopped adding more at 20. If I had more time, I'd add more. How about you? How many can you add?
Critics of The Donald phenomenon tend to rationalize Trump's followers as "a bunch of disgruntled rednecks who are mad as hell and angry at the government. They join The Donald's bandwagon to vent their frustrations and let off steam." Well, that is true to some extent and in some cases. What the critics fail to understand is that the identification with Donald Trump is anchored more in the long lists of commonalities, such as the 20 above, than it is in the "We're angry" mantra.
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I am Trump
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The Donald Mythology
The Donald Archetype I
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The Donald Shadow
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Continue reading:
I am Trump
The Donald is Everyman
The Donald Mythology
The Donald Archetype I
The Donald Archetype II
The Donald Shadow
I Am Spartacus
Je Sui Trump
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Yay! The empire is back! We were able to get a 3 bedroom house in a great neighborhood AND rent out our condo. Sweet! cute huh?
We're hoping to move in June 7. What's been so cool is that we had a good offer on the condo after only 8 days on the market (but then we got this house and took it off the market) and had it rented after only 1 day on craigslist. We feel so blessed that we've been able to do this! We'll be poorer than church mice for the next few years, unless DH gets promoted (which is actually looking really good!), but I'm really excited to have a yard I can plant a garden in and let my kids run around in.
Friday, May 16, 2008
My New House
Posted by Mrs. Small House at 7:25 AM
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That's exciting (and crazy)... I can't even imagine TWO mortgages! But then, you're much braver than I am. I'm glad things worked out so you could stick with your original plan.ReplyDelete
Allow me to be the first to say "w00t".ReplyDelete
Yay! Congrats!ReplyDelete
Yay! Congratulations, you guys! :)ReplyDelete
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Friday, December 2, 2011
Drooling over children's toys
I just had to slap my hand to not click "add to cart" on about 5 of these awesome sets for kids! There is a 15% off coupon code (found on this site) and it was almost too much for me to resist! The priest, holy family, and Mary ones are my favorites!The thing is, once I start, I won't stop. I have a bookmark on my browser called "baby stuff" with so many awesome Catholic toys (dolls, puppets, movies, books, etc.) that I am excited to get one day. I know once I buy one thing, it's ON. And since I'm currently saving for a wedding, well, I guess baby toys should wait? The other thing that I'm sort of ashamed to admit is that I almost called my mom to tell her she could buy them for a future baby if she wanted to stock up some gifts in advance. Then I realized how ridiculous it sounded and sadly x'ed out of the etsy site. Sigh....
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Campaign of the Month: January 2015
Skies of Glass
Cerastes Staff
A skillfully carved staff, each end carved in the likeness of a horned viper with hardened fangs. One half of the staff has been stained is a pale green, while the other has been stained is a deep black.Cerastes Staff
- Type: Innately Magical Masterwork Quarterstaff
- Material (primary and secondary): Yew Wood (Good material); 5 hardness, 5 hit points
- Craft: 36
- Caster Level: 11
The snake heads off this staff allow it to deal bludgeoning or piercing damage. Each head of the staff can hold and deliver one dose of stored poison (requiring the staff deal piercing damage). If touching a poison or striking a venomous creature while dealing piercing damage, the wielder may expend a swift action to draw in a dose of their venom (Creatures may resist with a Fortitude save DC 10 plus the wielder's ranks in Heal or Craft (Poisons) to resist). If the staff is emptied of venom and both ends are carefully inserted into two willing creatures (a Heal check DC 20 may do so without inflicting damage, otherwise dealing 1d6 points of piercing damage to each creature), a non-magical toxin afflicting one creature may be transferred into the other. Inserting both ends of the staff and transferring the toxin requires both creatures be adjacent and is a full-round action.
The staff is capable of transforming into a size large horned viper, a creature mythically known as a cerastes, that has an Intelligence of 13 and the ability to understand Common. While so transformed, the snake will follow any order its owner gives to defend them or to aid them in one of two tasks:
- If activated while holding the pale green end, the viper can assist with only Heal checks but will grant a +3 bonus, or a +5 if assisting with a task involving venoms, such as creating antitoxins or removing toxins from a creature.
- If activated while holding the black end, the viper can assist only skill checks made to create poisons or toxins, granting a +5 bonus.
The staff may only assume it's non-staff form for only 24 hours per week, but the duration need not be continuous (measured in 1 hour increments). If slain while in this snake form, the item simply reverts to it's staff form that can be used again at a later time. Much like with a conjuration, when reverted to it's staff form, any poison the snake created not currently afflicting a creature instantly dissipates.
Each end of this staff possesses the Piercing and Oil Chamber (the latter having been modified as noted above through it's magics).


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A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 182
Here is the latest cool comic book moment in our year-long look at one cool comic book moment a day (in no particular order whatsoever)! Here's the archive of the moments posted so far!
Today we look at a neat Batman moment from Grant Morrison that was a bit of a precursor to his more recent Batman run.
In JLA Classified #1, by Grant Morrison and Ed McGuinness, Morrison lays the ground work not just for his Seven Soldiers crossover but also for his run on Batman when the Justice League are captured into a different universe and the villainous Ne-Bu-Loh has struck a deal with Gorllia Grodd. Things are bad for the Ultra-Marines, and it is up to the Knight (the British Batman)'s partner, the Squire, to contact Batman for help…
He then shows up just as she is being shot down by a gorilla in a laser jet plane, and this allows Batman to now tell her his plan…
Great cliffhanger.
As to "the" moment, there are a lot of them, but I think the revelation of the "Sci-Fi Closet" is "the" moment for this scene.
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Jennifer Aniston is a Custom Cat
Jennifer Aniston shops at JJ Custom Upholstery for some home interior decorating in Beverly Hills on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Jen, 39, was seen leaving the Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles while boyfriend John Mayer was hanging out with Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz.
And on Tuesday, Janiston hung out with former Friends co-star and BFF Courteney Cox and Jennifer Meyer (wife of Tobey Maguire). Looks like the life of the party!


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The Guardian
Germany shrugs off VW crisis, but UK factory orders and US home sales fall ...
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In the UK, TalkTalk shares have slumped more than 12% in the wake of last week's cyber attack on the company. Since the news was announced that the attack could have led to the theft of personal data from its 4m customers, some ?360m has now been ...
UK factory orders show biggest quarterly fall in three years - CBI
UK export orders shrink at fastest pace in 3 years
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VW scandal: 1.2m UK vehicles affected
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In the next few days the company will give the vehicle identification numbers to retailers as well as coming up with a process for owners to check if their vehicles are affected. VW will then start contacting owners. The company stressed that all the ...
VW scandal: 1.2m UK cars affected by emissions device
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Creamy Asparagus Soup
This is one of my all time favorite soups to make. It's great year round and believe it or not…my five year old loves it! What's my secret? Besides the amazing taste…I tell him it's "Hulk Soup" and it will make him as strong as hulk!
You will definitely need an immersion blender for this soup! This invaluable tool can be purchased at most stores and will save you time and mess. No stress, no mess! I've had my fair share of accidents with food all over the kitchen trying to ladle batches of soup into a blender to puree.
You can use a regular, sweet onion for this soup, or you can use shallots, like I did. I used shallots because it was the only thing I had on hand, and i was just dying to have this soup again.
So, here is what you will need for this Creamy Asparagus Soup.
You will need the following:
- 2 bunches of asparagus chopped (fatty ends broken off)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 32 ounce container of chicken stock (low-sodium)
- 1 medium onion (diced)
- 1/4 cup of white cooking wine
- 1/2 cup of half and half
- S&P to taste
Heat your olive oil in a large soup pot over a medium heat until the oil is hot. Add the diced onion to the pot, moving it around with a wooden spoon until the onions are translucent. Next, add the white wine and let it cook down until it's almost gone. Add the chopped asparagus and chicken stock. Simmer for 20 minutes. Use your immersion blender and puree until smooth. Stir in the half and half and add S&P to taste.


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Two recent memoirs written by American women married to Asian men have the words "good" and "wife" in the titles. This is by no means random. Married women are to be attentive, dutiful and obedient. It is a cultural norm perpetuated by both parties . . . husband and wives alike.
For Tracy Slater, her marriage to the Japanese "shogun" came later in life– well after her career was established . . . the result of an accidental encounter. After falling in love she moved to Japan and found herself enjoying the small details of daily Japanese housekeeping. Surely she is lauded for her adaption and conformity (as I was) . . . and her ability to become "good" is seen as a remarkable accomplishment. Examples are abundant in her book "The Good Shufu."
In "The Good Chinese Wife" Susan Blumberg-Kason describes her five or so years married to a Chinese man after moving abroad to test her language skills. A student of the culture, she thought she knew what she was getting herself into. What she discovered, however, was just how difficult it was to be "good" in the eyes of her beholders.
"Iiko-chan ni shinasai!" My ex would often say. "Be a good girl!"
Japan (and I presume China) is very rigid when it comes to discernment and shaming is commonplace. "X is good and Y is bad. Clearly this is so." And if you are a foreigner trying to assimilate to these particular cultures the power to make this judgement is NOT yours. "Pretty good" or "good enough" are ideas that don't really translate so don't count on your efforts saving you. "Maa maa" (so-so) doesn't cut it.
Westerners (at least Americans) are tolerant of mediocrity and don't want others to beat themselves up over imperfections. Generally we feel bad for our mistakes and less than stellar results. We are so guilt oriented that we even feel bad for others who fail and love underdog stories. An "I'll do better next time" attitude will suffice. We trust guilt and individual conscience will motivate us to improve.
From Tracy Slater's seemingly positive experience as a Japanese wife I would imagine that she was clear about who she was going into the relationship and that her husband is a rare gem. But I still wonder about the words "good" and "wife" coexisting in her title. Who is the judge of good?
Being a dutiful, attentive, obedient wife sounds romantic in an old-fashioned way . . . like sacrificial love. But when a culture has a shaming bend is there not something slightly sad about this life? It seems to me that two parties who ascribe to "guilt" vs. shame policy potentially have a better balance of power between them and a healthier relationship. This is not to say that a mixed culture marriage cannot work well, but such differences are important to consider and work through.
From "The Six-Foot Bonsai" manuscript:
Most of the time I was able justify my husband's compulsive strictness based on my knowledge of how black and white Japanese people tend to be. From the old samurai movies to modern daytime dramas, male characters are invariably strong and dramatic. The kinds of statements from Right that had so disconcerted me upon my initial exposure—the "this is good" and "that is bad" generalities—were typical of the straightforward Japanese. My own unique role, scripted to fall somewhere between that of the cute young idols of our time and traditional leading ladies, was to speak softly and respond with a "Yes, I understand" level of obedience to my man.
The traditional and unspoken sensei/grasshopper roles (as in the Kung Fu TV show) allowed Right to wield power over me; when I failed to answer appropriately I would be berated and left alone to hansei, or reflect. As had happened on that unexpectedly memorable occasion on Sado when I had mistakenly thrown my stained capris toward Right without first asking his favor, more serious transgressions resulted in breakage—an almost systematic loss of dishes, knickknacks, or whatever else might have been at hand. During his fits Right would go so far as to rip the clothes off of my body and tear them into shreds.
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Since 1953 the Westminster Day of Dance has been a tradition showing off the talents of the best men's morris dancers in the UK. This day of dance is a long celebrated tradition filled with exhibitions and tours. For anyone who is attending the festivities, this is a great time to help celebrate this tradition with another long held tradition of setting off sky lanterns. Sky lanterns are the ideal addition to any celebration and they are gaining in popularity as an inclusion in concerts, performances and festivals throughout the country.
Morris Men's Touring Schedule
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There are many different types of sky lanterns you can use in celebration of any event. You can use traditional sky lanterns such as the ones found at http://www.nightskylanterns.co.uk/sky-lanterns/white-traditional-sky-lanterns/prod_8.html. These are the most well known of all the sky lanterns and are traditionally used during celebrations. You can even use the large sky lanterns or novelty pieces such as the smiley face lanterns. In order to personalize them or write messages on them you can use a sharpie marker.
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For an even better experience, you can use the convenient festival package that would be ideal for this celebration. Found at http://www.nightskylanterns.co.uk/lantern-packs/festival-premium-pack/prod_23.html this package includes fifteen sky lanterns and five LED Tea Lights. The premium sky lanterns are included and contain multiple colours in yellow, red, white, orange and blue. Each one is individually wrapped to keep it safe. All you need to do is unwrap each of them when you are ready to light it. You then attach the fuel cell per the instructions. Light it and launch it. Releasing them into the air one at a time is the perfect way to watch the sky light up as each one takes to the sky.
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You can save the environment by drinking beer. Now, that sounds fanciful, and it may not wash with your significant other, but hear me out.
An American brewery that wants to help save the lives of marine animals has created an edible six-pack ring
As the video explains, about 50 per cent of beer in the US is sold in can form, and a significant proportion of the plastic rings to which they are attached end up in the ocean.
This causes hundreds of thousands of fish, turtles and sea birds to get caught in these rings, or eat the plastic and die.
Saltwater Brewery was founded in 2013, in the beautiful Florida coastal town of Delray Beach, by a group of people whose lives revolved around the ocean.
"Our goal is to maintain the world's greatest wonder by giving back to the ocean through Ocean Based Charities (CCA, Surfrider, Ocean Foundation, MOTE)," their website states.
Their edible six-pack rings certainly are an innovative and attention-grabbing method of contributing to the protection of the ocean.
Together with an advertising agency they came up with this idea, and eventually produced rings made from the leftover barley and wheat from the brewing process.
After a few months of playing around with the idea, and testing different recipes, they used a 3D printer to produce 500 test versions of the rings.
Now, the term 'edible' suggests that you could chow down on the ring while you're sipping your Saltwater Brewery beer. But these rings can be safely ingested by marine animals when they inevitably end up getting dumped in the ocean like so much other rubbish.
Aside from the potential environmental benefits, the innovation also offers a brilliant excuse for Saltwater customers. When your partner questions why you're "having beer again?", you can scold them for being so insensitive to the plight of sea creatures.
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Vieux Montreal: Exploring a Touch of Europe – Montreal, Canada
I got off the bus ride not expecting it to be so cold. Making my way to Old Montreal (about 5-10 minute walk), I stopped at Brisas Le 808 to warm up and downed two cups of coffee. I told the owner it was delicious, savouring the smoothness. I mentioned it was better than Tim Hortons. "Don't talk to me about Tim Hortons" the owner said with a smile. I laughed.
Leaving the restaurant, I decided I had to buy another layer of clothing with three other light layers I was wearing. I bought a fleece jacket to keep me warm and now a souvenir with "Montreal" in front.
I headed back to Rue Notre Dame my starting point. I walked around the property of Musee du Chateau Ramezay built in 1705, once residence for Claude de Ramezay, the 11th governor of the colony. Benjamin Franklin tried to persuade Quebec to go against the British rules but failed. Now this museum displays coins, furnishings, tools and more from the 18th and 19th century.
Hotel de Ville (1872-1878) is Montreal's City Hall. Modeled after the one in Tours, France, it was here that president Charles de Gaulle of France marked Canada's 100 birthday shouting "Vive le Quebec libre" (Long live for Quebec) much to the separatists delight but the federal government, who invited him, was not amused.
Across the street is Basilica Notre Dame de Montreal (Our Lady of Montreal). Opened in 1829, for $5.00 you can have a quick 20-minute tour of the inside's gorgeous carved linden wood altar, a 7,000 pipe Casavant organ and stained glass windows depicting the parish's history and biblical passages.
Though the cathedral dominates Place d'Armes, this square is full history. The red-stone Romanesque eight stories Edifice New York Life, was Montreal's first skyscraper in 1888. Next door is Edifice Aldred (1931) resembling the Empire State Building, completed the same year. Now pigeons flock this area making their mark around the statue of Paul de Chomedey, Montreal's founder along this cobbled square.
Banque de Montreal (1847) is Montreal's oldest bank.
Montreal was born in 1642. The Obelisk (1893) near rue St. Francois Xavier has the names of Montreal's pioneers. Around the Obelisk are benches to have a quiet break and relax.
No more signs of rain. The sun struggled to get out. I headed back onto Rue Saint-Paul, the oldest thoroughfare in the city, dating from 1672. This city has a feel of Europe. Walking along this windy, narrow cobbled streets. With cars passing by, I secretly wished for pedestrian only. I loved the different colourful signs of the shops and restaurants displaying their address number. It reminded me of Salzburg.
I sauntered down Rue Saint-Paul trying to find a restaurant to eat then found myself at Place Jacques-Cartier, named for the French explorer. Plenty of outdoor restaurants on this cobbled street. Unfortunately there were no colourful flowers inside the huge pots in the middle of the square on the mid May, in front of the Statue of Nelson (1809).
Despite the chilly weather I still sat outside, near the door, at L'Aventure Pub and savoured the Caesar salad and glass of white wine, watched a few people walk by. The waitress told me the forecast of 22C was expected today. Yeah right?
Energized and ready to go, I walked back to Rue Saint-Paul, stopping at Marche Bonsecours (1847), a beautiful classical revival style building. Once a market, a parliament of United Canada, a City Hall, now home to upscale boutique and art shops. The outside the intrigued me with the six cast-iron Doric columns and the silver dome.
There are plenty of narrow cobbled streets that branch off like Rue Saint-Dizier. Oh, the reminders of Europe.
Next-door is Notre-Dame de Bonsecours, founded by Marguerite Bourgeoys, the oldest church in Montreal built in 1771 over the ruins of an earlier chapel. It is free to tour inside of the altar, statues, and stained glass windows but on my way out I did slip some money in the box.
Just in front to the chapel, down Rue Bonsecours, is Maison Pierre du Calvert (Calvert House). Built in the 18th century, Pierre du Calvert supported the American Revolution. He met with Benjamin Franklin here in 1775. Paul was jailed from 1780-73 for giving money to the Americans. Now this is a bed & breakfast and a restaurant.
Ah Montreal. Elle est une belle ville (it is a beautiful city.) I'll be back.


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A few weeks ago, I ordered myself some pizza via the Domino's mobile app. At the end of the purchase, you put a pretend pizza in the oven and when it comes out, you should get a voucher code. Instead, my app crashed.
When I opened the app again, a message told me that I'd already redeemed my code… I definitely hadn't!
I went to the Domino's website and contacted them to let them know that the app had crashed and that I didn't get my voucher code. I simply wanted them to give me a code.
As you'll probably have read, I've complained about quite a few different things and I've had free vouchers or tickets out of these complaints.
Serial Complainers
Some people complain for a living and do everything they can to get something for free. I only complain when something goes wrong and there's reasonable cause for complaint. For example, when I spent quite a bit of money on some Dulux White Gloss and it turned yellow, it wasn't unreasonable for me to expect Dulux to do something about it. I complained to them and they sent me some vouchers for paint (I recently redeemed these and they got me paint worth just over £100.00). I'm not one of these people who just complain to see what I can get.
With Domino's, I just wanted to get my voucher code; even if it was for 10p off my next order.
I received an email within a day or two, apologising for the inconvenience, explaining that this was a known bug with the app and asking for my postal address so that they could send me a free voucher. I replied with my address and a few days later, I received a Domino's voucher, for a free pizza of any size.
Free Pizza Time
On Sunday, I thought I'd take advantage of my voucher. I rang my local Domino's (why do they always need to put you on hold for a minute once they answer the telephone?) and ordered a large Full House with stuffed crust, for delivery. I was asked if I was paying by cash or card and this appears to be where the confusion began.
The lady I was speaking to didn't seem to have a full comprehension of the English language, which may have made matters worse.
Here's roughly how the conversation went:
Me: I have a voucher which entitles me to a free pizza.
Pizza girl: You mean for any pizza, any size, for £9.99?
Me: No, it's for a free pizza.
Pizza girl: I don't understand. You have a voucher for a free pizza?
Me: Yes. Any size.
Pizza girl: For £9.99?
Me: No, for free. It's from Domino's head office.
Pizza girl: Domino's head office has given you a voucher for a free pizza?
Me: Yes.
Pizza girl: Any size?
Me: Yes!
Pizza girl: Can you hold? I just need to speak to a colleague.
Me: Yes, tha… <placed on hold>
Colleague: Hello?
Me: Hello.
Colleague: …
Me: …
Colleague: Can I help you?
Me: You tell me- I don't know why I'm talking to you. I was talking to a woman about my voucher, she placed me on hold and now I'm talking to you. What's going on?
Colleague: I understand that you want to order a pizza…
Me: …yes, that's why I've telephoned Domino's. I was going to ring Pets at Home but they're closed.
Colleague: …and you have a voucher for a free pizza?
Me: Yes, that's right.
Colleague: Any size?
Me: Yes. For. Any. Size.
Colleague: Where did you get the voucher from?
Me: Domino's. I made a complaint because of the Domino's app and head office sent me a voucher in the post. For any pizza, any size. That is my method of payment.
Colleague: Oh, ok (confusion in voice). What would you like to order?
Me: Exactly the same as two minutes ago. I've not changed my mind.
Colleague: Was that a large Full House with stuffed crust?
Me: Aha- so you were testing me. Very good.
Colleague: Sorry?
Me: Never mind. May I have my pizza? Please?
Colleague: Yes, that's all ordered for you. Delivery will be between 45 minutes and an hour. Can you hand the voucher to the driver upon delivery?
Me: Sure thing.
Eddie could have taken care of this much more efficiently and much quicker. Eddie is one of my dogs.
And he's stupid.
Even for a dog.
He chases his own tail and eats his own arse.
Sometimes, he tries to eat Ruby's arse too.
Ruby's my other dog.
She too is stupid.
The pizza was delivered and the delivery man went to walk away. I could very easily have kept the voucher and used it another time, but I am genuinely an honest person. I called him back and told him that the store needed the voucher. He thanked me and said he wasn't sure whether or not he was supposed to take it.
My free pizza tasted great and I don't believe that there were any unwanted bodily toppings. Was the pizza good enough to warrant all the hassle of trying to redeem the voucher? Just about.
I just hope that when Thorpe Park send me my free tickets next year, I don't have to jump through as many hoops to use them.


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"The only way to go is by yourself." RMSJr
Would HDThoreau have a FB presence? There are a group of his followers who transcend and exist with their fandom on line.
Myself, I sense that this is counterintuitive. That being said, I have made the pilgrimmage to Walden Pond. Been in the new cabin, stood in the place of the original site, and enjoyed the solitude. I went in the off season, away from the beach goers. I went by myself.
This is one place that the collective should go individually. To gaggle or to clump is to not honor why the time, space and place exists.


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In which areas is your Direct Cremation service available?
All areas of mainland England and Wales, including: Avon, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cleveland, Clwyd, Cornwall, Cumbria, Denbighshire, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Dyfed, East Sussex, Essex, Flintshire, Gloucestershire, Greater Manchester, Gwent, Gwynedd, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Humberside, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, London, Merseyside, Mid Glamorgan, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Powys, Rutland, Shropshire, Somerset, South Glamorgan, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Tayside, Tyne and Wear, Warwickshire, West Glamorgan, West Midlands, West Sussex, West Yorkshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire.
Are you an experienced funeral director?
I was first involved with funerals in 1970, and have experienced all aspects of the profession since then. I have arranged and conducted hundreds of funerals during that time.
Are you independent or part of a group?
Very much an Independent concern, though I do call upon the assistance of other carefully chosen and established funeral directors from time to time.
Can we come to see our loved one in your Chapel of Rest?
Sorry, but no. The direct cremation choice specifically excludes that, and some other more traditional options.
Can I hold any form of service ?
Certainly. A casket containing the Deceased's ashes can be almost as poignant a focus at a service or gathering as the coffin itself. The "softer nature" and greater flexibility allowed by this approach is arguably no less reverent than many traditional arrangements. It is, very much a matter of personal choice.
Do you provide full funeral facilities?
Well, the whole concept of being able to offer a Simple Direct Cremation at such an acceptable cost revolves around not having to provide several unnecessary facilities to Clients. The very fact that you are reading this on the web saves on expensive advertising costs. Because there is no viewing, our Chapel of Rest would not be utilised, and because there is no traditional church or secular service, the costs of hearse and limousines and additional staff are also not necessary. All professional facilities are, however, available to us.
How do you manage to charge so little for this service?
Simply by concentrating on this ever more popular choice of arrangement. By providing exactly what is required to conduct a dignified simple departure, and by not transferring the financial burden of irrelevant vehicle fleets, staff, and large premises to the client via their account.
Quotations, Terms and Conditions
Our terms and conditions and charges are proudly transparent, and available on request. Quotations are always given in writing prior to any commitment by you to engage our professional services.
How does the cremation take place?
All the medico-legal forms have to be completed as normal, and I will assist you in this process. All aspects of receiving the deceased at the crematorium, and the cremation itself are conducted in private. The crematorium utilised will be fully licensed in accordance with all current requirements. The date and place of cremation is entirely at our discretion and is chosen on the grounds of cost and availability. The Code of Crematoria Practice is followed, requiring cremation of the Deceased on the same day as arrival wherever possible.
Where is the body held prior to the cremation?
Our private mortuary facilities are situated within the grounds of Park Crematorium, Lytham. The newly refurbished Westpark Chapel combines non-denominational Rest Rooms, together with modern mortuary facilities. Beautifully sited in leafy parkland, with woodpeckers, foxes and abundant wildlife quite literally on it's doorstep, this is a most fitting last resting place prior to cremation.
How soon are the ashes available?
This will vary depending upon crematorium, however it is usual for them to be available within 48 hours following the cremation. Ashes can be strewn in the crematorium grounds, or collected by the family.
Where the family is unable to collect the ashes, a courier service will be utilized at additional cost
Can you provide a traditional service?
Yes, but only on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire. If I routinely provided the same wide choice of funerals throughout the UK, I would incur most of the same unnecessary overheads, and the cost savings of my simple, no-frills approach would be whittled away.
If you desire a more traditional arrangement elsewhere in the UK, I openly and sincerely advise you to contact a local funeral director who has been recommended by family or friends. Please be thoughtful in your choice, as it is so important that your wishes are carried out with both efficiency and sensitivity. I would personally recommend a firm with affiliations to either the NAFD (National Association of Funeral Directors) or SAIF (The Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors). However, many other unaffiliated firms nationally provide an equally caring, professional service.
How do I make payment?
As the costs of the arrangement are fixed, I am able to provide the funeral invoice prior to my assuming care of, and thus, responsibility for the Deceased. All my charges, and doctors / crematorium fees must be received in full, and in advance of provision of my professional services. Payment may be made via cash, cheque, bankers' draft, or bank transfer, or the following credit/debit cards - Mastercard, Maestro, Visa, Visa Electron or Solo.
Can you facilitate payment by the DWP (Social Fund)?
Usually, Yes, but a deposit will be required. The DWP payment allows for a greater range of services than the Simple Direct Arrangement provides, however, if an eligible person sucessfully applies for this social fund payment, then a reduced claim may be met.
Please be aware that you cannot claim for elements allowed for under this scheme that have not physically been provided as part of the funeral arrangements. Additional mortuary and other charges relating to care of the deceased may be incurred by delays often encountered via this payment route. Additional professional charges are liable to be added to our account for these reasons.
If you intend to make such a claim, please advise me immediately.
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We do not share information regarding customers' details with any other individual, business, or entity other than that required by Law.
Where payment for services is made via credit or debit card, we do not retain the client's card details once the transaction has been made, and any paper record of card details is immediately and securely destroyed. No electronic record is kept at any time.
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Should you wish to cancel our services for whatever reason, and have paid by credit or debit card, we will return payment to your card for those portions of the service that we have not provided, and can be reasonably identified and costed. If no service has yet been provided, then a refund of the full amount will be promptly made, minus any transaction fees that have been charged. Any appointment with, or telephone calls made on behalf of the family or their agent or representative will be regarded as provision of service.
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Our Opinion: Official jumped gun on Lenox Airbnb issue
After a weathering a bit of a scare, owners of short-term rental units in Lenox can once again rest easy. Earlier this week, Lenox's building commissioner, BJ Church, sent a letter to 56 residential property owners identified by a subscription monitoring service as offering their properties for rent on sites such as Airbnb, VRBO and others (Eagle, June 7). The letters, without advance warning or action by elected town leaders, ordered the owners to stop renting immediately or request that their properties be inspected for compliance with state safety laws.
On Friday, a chastened Ms. Church rescinded the offending epistle after the town received serious and understandable pushback from worried owners.
As a sworn public safety officer, Ms. Church enjoys autonomy to act as she pleases within the context of enforcing matters within her purview. That said, her heavy-handed letters and the discord they caused were completely uncalled for. Lenox had decided to shelve a proposed bylaw change that would regulate such rentals before the May town meeting would have adopted or rejected it, opting instead to submit it for the town's consideration at a meeting in November. Several months ago, Land Use Director/Town Planner Gwen Miller told The Eagle that the town would prefer to "get [a revised bylaw] right," first, and would be willing to wait until November in order to have the time to do so. In the meantime, the short-term rental industry in Lenox remains unregulated by the town.
While doing nothing that exceeded her statutory authority, Ms. Church blundered when she unilaterally heeded the legal advice included in an advisory letter by attorney Jeffrey Lynch, who happens to represent a group of traditional innkeepers and bed-and-breakfast operators. His clients chafe under safety regulations that they feel create a sloping playing field favoring short-term renters. Mr. Lynch's demand — that short-term rentals be treated the same as conventional lodging establishments by order of the state Department of Health — is at odds with the opinion of the town's counsel, Joel Bard, who holds that unlimited short-term rentals currently do not violate Lenox' bylaws. While While Mr. Lynch's motives in writing the letter were to ensure that short-term renters be subject to the same regulations as his clients, he nevertheless raised the valid point that some mechanism should be put in place to reassure visitors that no matter where they choose to stay, their lodging satisfies minimum health and safety requirements imposed by the state. To press home his case, Mr. Lynch even supplied Ms. Church with a list of so-called offenders that turned out to be not entirely accurate; some of her letters ended up in the mailboxes of seasonal renters (not at issue) and even a few of the aggrieved innkeepers and bed-and-breakfast operators, according to an attorney representing short-term renters. Ms. Church, rather than question Mr. Lynch's advice, particularly in light of its source — or following the conflicting opinion of Lenox' town counsel — instead chose to fire off her "Dear Lenox Property Owner" bombshells.
Ms. Church told The Eagle on Friday that "the process worked. I got a complaint and had to act on it." With all due respect to Ms. Church, the process did not work if it created unnecessary trauma for the citizens she is sworn to serve — and the rescinding was an admission as such.
The Lenox cease-and-desist letter debacle is a symptom of the tensions that have arisen over the protracted short-term rental controversy swirling around the town. The absence of a comprehensive bylaw regulating this sector has created a confusing muddle that invites unforced errors. While it is understandable that Lenox officials postponed a town vote in order to craft the best possible bylaw, the November town meeting that would adopt it can't come soon enough. In the interim, it would be best that no action on this complicated issue be taken — especially in haste.
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