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Sewing is something that I have been interested in since I was 10 years old. My Girl Scout leader taught us how to sew a running stitch by hand as we made stuffed Christmas ornaments for our parents. From then on, I was hooked and sewed anything I could. Pillows, Barbie doll clothes, hats for my baby cousins, you name it. They were all pretty shabby looking but no matter. That Girl Scout leader opened up a new world for me.
Around the time I got married, I started thinking about a sewing machine and sewing lessons. I remember asking anyone I could think of, if they had a machine that I could use. No one in my circle did or were willing to let my novice hands use it.
Well, my Daddy worked for my Granddaddy for a time, installing burglar alarms. He used to meet the most interesting people and got to know several of them because he was in their home for a week or more, putting in keypads and glass break detectors.
One customer that he met was particularly interesting because she lived in a beautiful cottage near Mynatt Park, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. She had a pet squirrel who lived in her home and it would sit on her shoulder while she did her household tasks.
While my father was there working one afternoon, she asked him if he knew anyone who needed an old sewing machine. It worked, but she was getting older and just didn't use it anymore.
Lucky, Lucky Me! I will be forever grateful to my Daddy for accepting that old Singer from the lady with the pet squirrel!
Now, the only experience that had up to that point with a sewing machine was sitting near my great grandmother as she magically whipped out dresses for me on her old Singer. I knew how the machine oil smelled and the smooth sound of the motor, but that is all.
When I got the machine, it had black spool already threaded on it and being way too intimidated to take it off, I left it on and promptly went to the fabric store to purchase pink and beige fabric to make curtains for my newlywed home. I was so proud of those curtains……black thread and all.
Thanks to some wonderful ladies that I worked with, I was able to learn how to thread my machine and wind the bobbin. (This was 1995, so there was no You Tubing it)
Why am I telling you this story? Well, I want to use it to encourage you. If you want to learn a new skill and don't have the means or the opportunity at the moment, don't give up!
If someone tells you your work is shoddy, use that information to improve your work. Don't tell yourself, "I can't", especially if someone else is discouraging to you. Find a way and just do it!
In the beginning, I didn't have a machine or anyone to teach me but I asked for help when I could and read every book I could get my hands on about garment construction and sewing in general. Yes, my work was wonky in the beginning but I learned to slow down and read directions and my abilities improved greatly!
Now, 19 years later...... I can sew anything! Curtains, pillows, quilts, garments for myself and my daughter, an old timey sleeping shirt like Mark McCain wore in the Rifleman (because my son wanted it).
If you are a craftsman or have an interesting skill, be a coach, mentor or an encourager to a young person. You never know how you may affect their lives if you just give a little time or a kind word to them.
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Running is definitely a big part of my life, I really do LOVE it. I've been running for 11 plus years with a 39 minute 10K and a 3.04 Marathon time under my belt. So although I'm no Paula or Kara, I was still pretty good for an amatuer. I say 'was' because I really don't feel like the same girl, the girl that popped on her running shoes for a pre-work 40 minute 6 minute mile paced run. The girl who jumped on the treadmill to race Russ on a 5K time trial! It's all very different now and I don't even know if i'll be as good as I was again.
I knew things would change when I got pregnant, and being a worrier I have done a hell of a lot of research into the effects of moderate exercise, specifically running when pregnant. I have found nothing that concerns me whatsoever but rather have been inspired by other pregnant runners and the major health benefits that remaining fit and healthy throughout pregnancy brings with it. Of course I've had to make changes and adapt to my changing body but keeping up with running has kept me sane and healthy in my first 5 months! Well almost……I'm pregnant after all!
Here's how I've continued to run:
I mentioned it to both my doctor and midwife. Both were happy for me to continue.
I've had to explain to the worriers. So some people are really shocked by a pregnant runner whilst others are like, 'oh cool'. This is pretty hard when you know you are doing nothing but good for yourself and baby and a few people remain concerned and sometimes alarmed! So to the worriers I explain how slow I now run, that I'd never push myself, how good it is for me and baby and that it really IS healthy. No one's spat on me yet as I've jogged on by, lol!
My Goals have shifted big time. It's no longer about the times and the fitness but rather the fresh air, endorphins, blood flow and pure enjoyment of getting out there. No GPS needed.
Gosh I've slowed down! To be honest I could still run a lot faster than I am but it's like a mental running block, I just can't and won't go my old pace and don't believe that would be healthy for me or my baby. Anyway there's been something rather liberating about just running for the sheer fun of it with no timers and no measurements whilst just taking it all in.
During the first month or so of pregnancy I was running pretty much my average times but after 6 weeks or so I slowed to an 8 minute per mile pace and at 5 months I'm now averaging 8.5-9 minute miles. For me this feels right but of course everyone's different. I can still chat rubbish as I run and generally enjoy the time I spend outside in the mornings but still have that post exercise endorphin rush. Winner.
I diitched the watch- it was hard seeing my time go slooooooooooower and slooooooooooooooower so I quit timing and all that. It's been so much more enjoyable.
I cross train more often- I don't feel like I can or want to run as much as my former pregnant self did but I enjoy the cross trainer, walking, yoga and resistance as an alternative.
I make sure I stretch and do those pelvic floor exercises- I am so paranoid about peeing myself that I am actually pretty good at doing these and stretching post run helps with lower back pain and wards off extra soreness too.
I go with how I feel- if it doesn't feel right or I'm way too tired, I don't run.
I've learnt to let go. Let go of being fast, catching other runners up, racing when I want and looking like a runner. Russ is racing a 10K with my brother at the end of April and I'm only a tiny bit jealous.
I'm now at that point where I need a bigger bra. I'll be purchasing a new one asap as my 'new' boobs are making running a lot harder for me!
Some people think pregnancy is a time for relaxing and slowing sown and I'm one of those people which is why I still run. It's therapy to me, it's me time, fun time and at times bliss but there are so many other reasons to keep active whilst pregnant and these are mine:
Why I run during pregnancy?
- Because above all I'm a runner and with a few adaptations I can continue safely.
- Maintaining my fitness has positive effects not only throughout pregnancy but for labour too.
- It's good for heart, circulatory, digestive and mental health and a healthy Mum = a healthy little one.
- Endorphins! I have given up my coffee habit, a few weekend beers, the odd glass of wine and I refuse to give up running albeit a slowed down version of my former self. Running simply makes my head feel great.
- SLEEP- my sleep is not like it used to be pre-pregnancy and the difference in sleep quality and length between run and non-run days is unbelievable.
- Circulation- although running has a myriad of health benefits I specifically have noticed how my body feels mighty sluggish since I've been pregnant and running has been my saviour for a better digestion and overall feeling.
- Fresh air and bonding time with my baby. I really do feel quite connected to her while I am running in the early morning peace and quiet.
- Energy- sounds funny but on run days I'm more energised for the day ahead.
- Reduces the excess weight gain, cellulite and varicose veins that pregnancy seems to bring with it!
Running is really working for me so far and as long as it remains painless, I'm injury free, at a healthy weight and my baby's growth targets are on track, I'll continue to do so. Similarly, when she's here I will continue to run as it truly does make me a better and nicer person and I believe I'll be a better Mum for it.
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Good for you! Just found your blog and I'm loving it. I also ran during my pregnancy and i believe it helped so much during labor. Not to mention all the other reasons you have listed here as well. Keep it up!


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I received a couple of unsolicited comments I have to share (with permission, of course.) Dick, We just finished a long recording session for an upcoming Pops disc, the 6/4 was incredible to play on it! Listening to the playbacks, it was shocking the presence that horn has! Tons of fun! Carson McTeer, Cincinatti Symphony The J445 and I are in with Wexford Opera Orchestra this week on Rusalka and I'm enjoying the range of timbres and accuracy of intonation that the tuba offers. The score uses the contrabass register and a lot of meaty unisons with double basses - the J445 blends wonderfully. I've never owned an instrument nimble enough to handle the huge variations in tuba writing in an opera score, from trombone section chorales to bass clarinet / bassoon responses and 5th horn roles. Your design yields warm, rich, resonant sound throughout. I'm beginning to appreciate the practical acoustic advantages of the utility F tuba as practised in Germany and apparently early 20th century UK orchestras prior to the now ubiquitous Eb. I also use this experience as another example of my belief in the superiority of a 5 valve system over compensation, having paid my dues on the Besson Sovereign / Imperial and its progeny! All best, Alex Kidston, Ireland
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Revd Helen Marshall Associate Priest at St John's. In addition to her preaching, teaching and pastoral ministry within the parish, she leads Tygers (the St John's youth group). She works part time as a Chaplain at a Methodist Home for the elderly in Penrith offering pastoral support, leading worship and organising a variety of activities. She is also a member of the Cumbria Spirituality Group which offers teaching days on prayer and Christian spirituality and is currently running a course training spiritual directors. Alongside teaching on these days and courses, she has led quiet days and retreats for a variety of groups and churches and writes regularly for Redemptorist publications.
Helen has worked in the past as a University Chaplain in London and as a Vicar in Croydon. Moving to Keswick she wanted to further develop her ministry in Christian spirituality, for which she has long had a passion; encouraging people to tap into the different traditions of prayer within the Christian faith and to build more silence and reflection into their lives.
She is married to David who is also an Anglican priest and is currently working at Duke Divinity School in North Carolina! They have two teenage sons, Tom and Simon.
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Smartphone Review – Acer Vs HTC Android
The HTC Wildfire undoubtedly packs some punch, contemplating the cost is beneath ??300 for a Sim totally free of charge handset. A three.2 inch monitor with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels provides a crystal clear and incredibly vivid picture. The monitor does falter slightly but for its size will do the work for most users. The clear downside with screens this dimensions, is you will typically battle to view net websites, in particular text, simply because it is just as well tiny. Sure, you are able to zoom in, but it is truly not the equivalent as seeing the entire screen.
The Acer beTouch E400 is a extremely stylish smartphone -a bit Apple iPhone, which may appeal to or deter possible customers. I generally desire it to the weighty iPhone, which can be difficult to hold and use in one particular hand. You commonly discover this whist driving, using hefty equipment, or while in the bath. You have been warned!
Acer better than HTC Android Smartphone?
The 3.2 inches seem to be to be engulfed by the casing. Great for fingerprints, as you can actually seize the telephone, not worrying about smearing dirty fingers across the pretty monitor. I'm all for this, as fingerprints push me nuts and I invest all my time cleansing the damn aspect.
I liked the carousel navigation on the Acer Smartphone is wonderful and reminded me of a Finder window on a MacBook. The only annoying point is the existence of the 'Acer Spinlets' application on the dwelling screen. I am not a fan of this type of service from producers, when they just never have sufficient material to warrant it. Its in no way likely to be extra than a gimmick at very best, but nicely concluded for making an attempt. I have owned Acer laptops in the passed and just outlived more large-priced Dell and Toshiba. They are hardy phones and quite potentially a a lot much better selection if your life-style needs a even far more rugged gadget.
It feels a lot less precious than the HTC and you would fairly probably not fear as well a lot about a number of scratches.They are produced to get scratched, drop apart and quit operating. It normally requires spot just ahead of your contracts up!
Superb information is, all the typical smartphone – Android kit as standard on every such as 3G (7Mb down load), Google Maps, Wi-Fi and GPS. The five megapixel camera (with flash) on the HTC delivers 1 of the best images for any smartphone in this value range but the Acer lacked clarity – in spite of the somewhat higher price tag Some neat methods like sending photos straight to social media accounts will surely appeal to a youthful market place, hungry for new technologies, but on a shelling out budget.
What HTC Android Smartphone has to offer
The HTC Smartphone's frequent social media app, is FriendStream, which comes pre-set up on all handsets. If you have ever before used desktop aggregation instruments like seismic you will currently be familiar with this sort of application. If your seriously into Facebook and twitter you could possibly presently have a preferred application of variety, but don't forget this is built into the phones technique, so is less most probably to crash. Nicely that is the theory anyway! Some novelty characteristics like Facebook caller ID is all quite nice but you could probably dwell without having getting it – it is dependent on how exceptional seeking your pals are.
HTC have been really pioneers of contact display technology back again in 2007. Their excellence in this industry is published all over phone, even on the restrictive display screen size. The pinch to zoom is sensitive nonetheless speedy to get used to, and can make the little display very simple to navigate.
I am a supporter of equally producers and i genuinely each these phones for different motives. The Acer feels harder, but the HTC is genuinely slick and i assume would appeal to even more people. In my opinion, the fundamental problem with screens this dimensions is that you are in no way heading to get the greatest out of this android smartphone technology.


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This two-day course teaches the Lean-Agile principles and practices of the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®). You'll learn how to execute and release value through Agile Release Trains, how to build an Agile Portfolio, and how to lead a Lean-Agile transformation at enterprise scale. You will gain an understanding of the Lean-Agile mindset and how to apply the principles and practices of SAFe to support Agile teams, programs, program portfolio management, and to coordinate large Value Streams.
Attending the class prepares you to take the exam and become a certified SAFe® Agilist (SA).
Associated Certification: SAFe Agilist (SA)
Learning Goals
After this course, you should be able to:
- Apply SAFe to scale Lean and Agile development in your enterprise
- Support the execution of Agile Release Trains
- Coordinate large Value Streams
- Manage a Lean-Agile Portfolio
- Align the organization to a common process model
- Configure the Framework for your context
- Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
- Support a Lean-Agile transformation in your enterprise
Topics Covered
- Introducing the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
- Embracing a Lean-Agile Mindset
- Understanding SAFe Principles
- Implementing an Agile Release Train
- Experiencing PI Planning
- Executing and Releasing Value
- Building an Agile Portfolio
- Coordinating Large Value Streams
- Leading the Lean-Agile Enterprise
All are welcome to attend the course, regardless of experience. However, the following prerequisites are highly recommended for those who intend to take the SA certification exam.
- 5+ years experience in software development, testing, business analysis, product or project management
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Attending the class prepares you to take the exam and become a certified SAFe® Agilist (SA). The SAFe Agilist certification program is for executives, managers and Agile change agents responsible for leading a Lean-Agile change initiative in a large software enterprise. It validates their knowledge in applying the Scaled Agile Framework, lean thinking, and product development flow principles in an enterprise context so they can lead the adoption of the Scaled Agile Framework.
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Latitude: 51.5523 / 51°33'8"N
Longitude: -1.7792 / 1°46'45"W
OS Eastings: 415406
OS Northings: 183740
OS Grid: SU154837
Mapcode National: GBR YRK.05
Mapcode Global: VHB3M.37ST
Entry Name: No. 43 BATH ROAD
Listing Date: 23 April 1986
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1023462
English Heritage Legacy ID: 318671
Location: Central Swindon South, Swindon, SN1
County: Swindon
Electoral Ward/Division: Eastcott
Built-Up Area: Swindon
Traditional County: Wiltshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire
Church of England Parish: Swindon Christ Church
Church of England Diocese: Bristol
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BATH ROAD (south side),
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(Formerly listed as: Kode House)
House, then offices, now college. c1840-50. Limestone rubble with ashlar stone facade. Hipped roof with mid C20 tiles and gable stacks. Two
storeys, three bays. Central hallway and flanking reception rooms, two
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architraves and bracketed sills. Margin-glazed sashes. End
pilasters becoming quoins on first floor above string course.
Paired modillion eaves.
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500 ALP personnel to secure Nimroz borders with Iran, Pakistan
500 ALP personnel to secure Nimroz borders with Iran, Pakistan
ZARANJ (Pajhwok): The governor on Wednesday said a 500-member strong Afghan local police (ALP) force would be deployed at the borders with Pakistan and Iran and border police would be equipped in near future to prevent militants from moving between the countries.
Recently returned from Kabul, Mohammad Sami said he met with President Ashraf Ghai and some ministers and also shared with them issues concerning security, reconstruction and education in Nimroz and got their assurances.
"There is no Afghan Local Police (ALP) in the province and we need the force for maintaining security," the governor told Pajhwok Afghan News.
According to Sami, the Ministry of Interior had promised him the approval of the 500 ALP personnel for Khashrod and Charborjak districts. The border police would also be equipped and increased in numbers in the province to secure borders with neighbouring countries.
The province shares a 230-kilometre border with Iran while 85 km portion of the border is not controlled and is open. Nimroz also shares a 220 km border with Pakistan, including 185 km which is uncontrolled.
Sami said the Ministry of Urban Development also promised the provision of technical equipment to Nimroz and the Ministry of Counternarcotics would accelerate its anti-drug campaign.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs had pledged to conduct training programmes for 150 youth while the Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs would mobilize 400 religious scholars in Nimroz to cooperate with the local administration in maintaining peace and conflict resolution.
Of the total 26 schools which have been closed in Nimroz over the past one decade, three schools would be reopened in Khashrod and Dilaram districts and they would try to reopen schools in Taliban controlled areas with the mediation of tribal elders, the governor said.


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I want to encourage you to join me and my staff for the conference call we are hosting to review my annual report on our 2010 accomplishments this evening at 6:30.
To RSVP for the conference call click here, and we will send you all the information you need. You can RSVP right up until the last minute this evening.
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As a deep believer in democratic accountability, I know it is essential to report back to the community that I serve.
One year into my tenure in the City Council, I'm pleased to share an annual report on some of what we accomplished in 2010, and a little of what we're hoping to do in the year to come.
You can view the report here – it is broken down by issue, and by the various neighborhoods in the district. Read more »
Councilmember Lander Report to the Community Read more »
Councilmember Brad Lander, Windsor Terrace Alliance, and The Humane Society of the United States cordially invite you to a special free workshop:
How to Resolve Common Urban Wildlife Problems: Effective and Humane Solutions for NYC Residents
Saturday, January 22, 2011 – 10am to 1pm Holy Name of Jesus Parish, 245 Prospect Park West, in the St. Joseph's Conference Room
Tomorrow morning, the City Council will be holding its first hearing to examine why the City's cleanup efforts after the December 26th blizzard were so much worse than in past storms, and what must be done to address these failures going forward. If you are interested, you can watch the hearing live. Read more »
Read New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan's letter describing the procedures DOT will use to study conditions along Prospect Park West after the installation of the new two-way bike lane. Read more »
Many of these developments are causing real hazards for their neighbors, with fences falling down on sidewalks, loose construction debris that can become deadly in high winds, and unsecured sites that are dangerous for children and an invitation to squatting.
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Welcome to my first #FrockSwapUK post! I'm so excited to share all the lovely things I've been sent including some gorgeous pieces from George at Asda so keep your eyes peeled this week for more fashion posts!
Just to recap myself and a bunch of other lovely blogger gals; Rachel, Donna, Erica have teamed up to swap our frocks to give us some style inspiration and to satisfy our cravings for new items without spending a penny…genuis huh! Plus, getting to play dress us in some of my favourite blogger's wardrobes is quite frankly a dream come true!
Donna very kindly sent me this gorgeous dress which is sooo me, I decided to go preppy team it with cream tights and my trusty brogues, red coat from monsoon, heart shaped bag and red lippie. I love love love a peterpan collar so this item was right up my street. I think for summer this would look fab with my brown gladiator sandals and over-sized sunnies.
It's just a pity I have to part with it and send it on….whaaa!
You can follow us all on twitter #FrockSwapUK to see how we style each others wardrobes…
Dress: River Island c/o Donna
Shoes: Clarks (old)
Tights: Primark
Coat: Monsoon (birthday pressie)
Bag: Accessorize (old)
Necklace: Duck & Duffel
Phone Case: Claire's accessories
uhm, hello? Summer Bay called, they want their hot prefect back.
oh debbie, you look amazing! the dress looks fabulous on you and the red coat has me majorly swooning!! xxx
I LOVE how you've styled it- I never thought to team it with red. It's just so adorable! I'm also swooning at the red coat, lush! xx
This is such a great idea – I think I need to set up a frock swap!


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WEIGHT ISSUES & CHILD OBESITY, and APPEARANCE OBSESSION
There are so many sources of blame for obesity (child and/or adult) being pushed at us, who knows what's what?
We can go to Jenny Craig, Dr.Oz, Les Mills, Weight-Watchers, the family GP, the hospital dietician, "ancient tribal medicine men". We can examine statistics from all over the world, compare obesity and fatness by age, gender, marital status, race (for the PC brigade, "ethnicity"), nationality, income bracket, job status, education status, political "position" on the issue… and get no further understanding.
My understanding is … the human body has a certain number of fat cells – one source[1] says 25 to 30 billion, another[2] says 70 billion normally. "Your body has about 25 to 30 billion fat cells (adipocytes)", and 50% of these are sitting in the third layer of skin –the Hypodermis".
Then, the places for fat cells: "There are three levels of fat in the body: two layers of subcutaneous fat (in the third skin layers: the deep layer and the superficial layer, separated by a membrane called fascia) and a third is known as visceral fat, the fat that is within the abdominal cavity and around the organs."
After years of teaching, I've observed almost every combination of food consumed and activity spent there could be, in children aged 5 to 17. Energy in. Energy out. Take in more energy than you expend, and the surplus gets stored as "lipids" in the adipose cells, for future stores on which to draw.
I'm no scientist, medical or dietary; just a mother with three skinny to healthy offspring, married to a man who scrapes under the "danger" levels in all medical tests for diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol, lung condition and who can, for all his size, out-run me down a sidewalk (speed and duration).
All my family forebears and their offspring have been slender, skinny, thin, svelte, lithe, lean, healthy… And my siblings and I've been skinny almost all our lives (although I admit my elder sister and I are now middle-age almost-matronly in body shape – but not fat, just "cuddly").
All of my hubby's siblings and their offspring are of the well-rounded, cuddly, chubby, tubby, fat, obese shape. Although his Dad was tall and lean, his Mum was short and stubby. He and his siblings began life and spent early childhood normally healthy in size, shape and weight.
However, hubby as a youngster was classed by the visiting Plunket nurse as being too skinny and under-weight, so was packed off to a summer "health camp", from which he returned slightly rounded out – only slightlier, but the damage was done. Their regime of cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner, with mid-morning, mid-afternoon and supper snacks, had made the change. I believe he's one of the many children in New Zealand of that era who are now as adults obese or overweight, after being fattened up at Plunket's camps – growing more fat cells than the body should have.
A child will start life with the "right" amount of fat cells , growing the "normal" number as he grows, up to puberty or so – unless he is over-eating (or is made or encouraged to overeat) without increased exercise levels. The over-eating growing child will fill his fat cells with the lipids – and if there are still lipids to be stored, the child's body will grow more (excess) fat cells which will also store the lipids.
And adults who eat so much they reach more than 200% of their ideal body weight? Yep, they start growing those extra fat cells too.
Dieting without exercise to gain muscular strength (needed to maintain the exercise regime) will not lose fat cells. It will "empty" the fat cells that you have. Come off the diet or reduce the activity level, and all your basic fat cells and your surplus fat cells will again start storing lipids.
That's the awful thing about obesity – especially child obesity. With extra fat cells, they haven't got a damned chance of losing weight by dieting. Momma, Aunty and Nanna with their baking, sweet juices and sweeties; Daddy, Uncle and Grandpop with their sausage dogs, soft drinks and meat pies – they're the ones making our children fat.
Yes I said "FAT". There's no point in being PC. FAT is what they are, and it's FAT that may kill them.
So I'm hoping parent education should be set in place: ante-natal classes; NZ's Plunket nurses, visits and clinics; senior high-school classes in health education … any channel possible to take away a chubby child's Parents' excuses for ruining their child's health.
And in among the wisdom regarding nutrition versus diet, interests versus exercise, let there also be a word to parents (and to teachers) to Stop telling their children they're "pretty" or "look nice" or have a "pretty outfit". All these "compliments" do is teach the child that appearance – for which the child may not be responsible – is how to earn attention. God (or parents' DNA, according to your belief) gave her the sweet dimple, him the curly hair, or her the cute button nose, him the dark brown eyes. Parents chose the clothing, spent the money on it all – and what store they buy from should not become a source of complimenting the child. Lawks, some parents even choose the clothing for that day and Dress the kid! Some children may have played no part at all in their appearance.
Compliment the child on dressing neatly, on brushing her hair nicely, for packing his own school bag. In other words, affirm what the child has actually done or chosen well.
I've heard teachers greeting the class and selecting some children only for "You look nice today" type of remark – and have seen the next child in line who doesn't hear it. I've taught 11 and 12 year olds raised to think appearance is all, who greeted me (until they learned otherwise) with a simpering "I like your dress Mrs S," or a sick-making "You look pretty today, Mrs S."
They were expecting a reply along the lines of "Oh, thank you, and you look pretty too".
Not from me, kiddo. I'd sometimes get so fed up of this sort of cloying, sickly-sweet remarks I'd answer something along the lines of "Damn, I was going for a monster (or 'biker', or 'ghoul') look. Now I'll have to go home at lunch and change."
Sooner or later they learned to laugh with me, and accepted I was never impressed by appearances. But write a decent essay, sketch a realistic portrait, research an effective report, deliver a stirring prepared speech – Do something well, or sweat trying – and then I'd give a compliment.
I do believe it is our obsession of having a "pretty" or "compliant" or "nice" child that makes us focus them on their appearance, and become low in esteem when they fall short of "our" obvious or inferred expectations.
Some parents allow a child in misery to feel better by giving him/her crisps, ice-cream, doughnuts, cookies – crap food. A child whining about being asked to do chores is allowed to grizzle all the way back to the television sofa or the computer or game console. Oh, good exercise – Not!
Fixing obesity starts with You – Mum and Dad – and the habits you encourage in healthy eating and physical activity. Your children should be outside daily, walking, playing, doing messages – come sun or rain. After all, no child is so sweet that they'll dissolve in the rain!
How many fat cells in the human body? It depends from person to person, 70 billion is a roundabout number. Some obese people can have up to 300 billion though. Scientists argue back and forth if the number of cells actually increases as you get fatter, or if the fat cells just become larger.
Retrieved from http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_fat_cells_in_human_body
The one thing you should know about fat is that once puberty is over, the number of fat cells you have is the number you have forever, unless you become extremely obese. Your fat cells only multiply if you reach 200% of your ideal body weight. Whether you are thin or fat, you have the same number of fat cells. They just shrink or plump up. Fat cells can expand enormously
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Your body should stabilize. It makes a difference what time of day you take your bp, what you were doing etc. 140/93 isn't too bad if it happens only once in a while and you've been stressing about things. The best way to take your bp is to sit quietly for about 10 min then take it.
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This hike took about an hour and was easy. It was nice since it has lots of trees; it is a cool path as you cross the creek several times.
Was more moderate that easy, especially for our novice 10 & 11 year olds. They did have to hop off their bikes a few times. But it was a good experience, and we'll definitely do it again.
Perfect for a short hike with my kids. We enjoyed the different creeks and horses passing us.
Great trail for a new rider. Trail winds through a wooded area, inclines and declines are relatively gentle. Has some roots and rocks in a few locations that spices up the ride. I think there was 4 creek crossings which always adds to the experience. I was looking for a longer ride so I did the loop in both directions. Its a little easier if you bear to the right and go counterclockwise. Either way it is enjoyable trail.


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Gold just completed its worst quarter since the start of modern gold trading in the '70s. The yellow metal tumbled 23 percent on the quarter to $1,223 an ounce and closed out the first half of the year down 30 percent. I wouldn't normally write about gold, except that for the past few years, I have fielded so many questions about whether or not to "sell everything and buy gold." (And the answer to that has always been a resounding, "NO WAY!")
Admittedly, these queries were fueled by an endless number of late-night infomercials as well as by radio talk show hosts like Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity, and even politicians like Ron Paul, who were constantly banging the gold drum. Their rationales (aside from the endorsement deals for the infomercial folks) was that the Federal Reserve's aggressive monetary policies would devalue the U.S. dollar and ultimately create inflation down the road. Since gold is denominated in dollars, as each dollar becomes less valuable, it takes more of them to purchase an ounce of gold, which drives up the value of gold.


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So everyone this is the final version of the program for the 25th Weekend of Jazz from 7-9 August. Its two pages has pretty pics but you can print it in black and white. It has the chronological program front side and the band biographies and other info on the back side.
Download the full Program here
Program on our website here
Photos of our launch last week here
Facebook latest here
To celebrate our 25th Anniversary, Dubbo Jazz is launching a special Fund, the DUBBO JAZZ 25 FUND, and inviting members, friends, and sponsors to contribute. Your contribution to this Fund will help us pay for the planned program of activity for the 25th Anniversary (target $1,000), and also fund two prizes for jazz performances at the Dubbo Eisteddfod ($100 each or more), and sponsor a half or full scholarship at Macquarie Conservatorium to encourage a student to develop skills in jazz performance ($300 – $600).
Dubbo Jazz Club Inc was formed in late 1990 by a small group of enthusiasts, driven by Dr. Stephen Jewell, Geoff De La Lande and Warwick Blowes. In 2013, one of the founding members Geoff De la Lande, an avid trombonist, passed away. If sufficient funds are raised, a scholarship will be established and named the Geoff De la Lande Scholarship in his honour, to support the tuition of a brass or other player with a willingness to play jazz music in Dubbo, evidenced through existing membership of a jazz group, jazz ensemble or big band, and/or a developing interest and potential for jazz, plus ability and commitment to his/her instrument.
Download the DJ 25 Fund form here http://bit.ly/DJ25F
See Geoff De la Lande in action with his band Strictly Trad here
Its not too late to get your tickets to see The Grigoryan Brothers who are touring promoting their 'This Time' CD release.
Sunday 2 August 3pm
Macquarie Conservatorium
Cnr Bultje & Darling St Dubbo
Since their first sensational Australian national tour in 2002, the Grigoryan Brothers have astounded audiences world-wide with their virtuosity and musicality. Regarded as Australia's finest classical guitar duo, Slava and Leonard Grigoryan perform music of many genres – Latin, jazz, folk and contemporary, showcasing their improvisational skills as well as technical brilliance.
TICKET PRICE $20 FOR DUBBO JAZZ 2015 MEMBERS SAVING OF 30% Normally $29.
You can sign up to join Dubbo jazz and buy your tickets at the door.
Member form can be downloaded here http://bit.ly/DJCMember
More information about the concert here
FREE Jazz Jam Pop-Ups will also happen both at the Church St Rotunda and at the award winning Taronga Western Plains Zoo. Except for food and drink costs this weekend is free with no admission charges so no excuse for anyone not to come!
"There has been an enthusiastic response to the weekend program, and the lunch at Lazy River Estate is in particularly selling fast," says Greg Marginson President fo Dubbo Jazz. "We're looking forward to introducing the local audience to jazz sounds as diverse at smooth mainstream through to pre-war trad and hokum jug music.


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I hope you had a nice weekend! On our side, we had a busy one: a bit of gardening yesterday to sort out the mess that the winter left behind and today we went to the rescue shelter to have a look at a few border-collies. We fell in love with one of them and should be bringing him home next weekend!
So keep your eyes open for future photos to the newest addition to the family!
On a more "crafting" subject, I have agreed to participate to a local craft fair. It will be my first one and I can't wait to see the response of the general public to my cards!
On this note, here is what you are here for: my sunday's color combination.
So here is my card, very simple but I think it works really well.
Here is my color combination.
The picture was taken fom the Design Dazzle blog.
It's an amazing decoration blog that I highly recomend for inspiration.
Before I go, here is the participation of Jenny for last week's combination. I love thard she made with it!
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Apple iPad 2The iPad 2 refines an already excellent product. Its user-friendly interface, vast app catalog, and marathon battery life bolster Apple's claim to being the king of tablets.
Hey, I'm Donald Bell and today I'm giving you a first look at the new Apple iPad 2, a CNET Editor's Choice. This is the second generation of Apple's insanely successful tablet computer. You can get it in either black or white, with prices starting at $499 for 16 gigabytes, going up to 32 gigs and 64 gigabytes. You can also get it with 3G wireless from either AT&T or Verizon, but you'll pay an extra $130 at each capacity. This one here is from AT&T. The black strip up here on the back is the giveaway that it's a 3G model. Now, everything that was great about the original iPad has made its way over to the new version. All of the buttons and the ports are right where you left them and the screen size and menu navigation are all the same. If you know your way around the original iPad or the iPhone or an iPod Touch, there's really zero learning curve here with the new version. So what's new? Well, you've got two new cameras now, one up front and one in the back. You can use them with the new FaceTime video calling app or the PhotoBooth app that comes preinstalled on the iPad 2. The camera quality isn't great but you can use them to shoot both photos or video and it's a feature that a lot of you have been asking for. What impressed me more are the improvements inside. Apple is now using their dual-core A5 processor which delivers faster performance in general and promises 9 times of graphic performance for games. But my favorite improvement, by far, and the one that is a real knock to the competition, is how thin Apple has been able to make this. They cut the thickness by a third. Here it is next to the original iPad. Here it is next to the new Motorola Xoom tablet and it's even thinner than the iPhone 4. For a product that spends a lot of its time in your hands, the thinner, lighter design is really pretty meaningful, and like a lot of Apple products, after you pick it up, the other stuff just feels kinda cheap. In spite of shrinking it down and beefing up the processor, Apple is still claiming 10 hours of battery life which is another advantage the competition has a hard time matching. That said, tablets like the Xoom here are promising features like 4G network compatibility and Adobe Flash compatibility which you're not gonna find on the iPad and, for some of you, might be worth the hit to battery life. For me, the reason I keep coming back to the iPad is the apps. There's really no beating the selection and the quality of the stuff you can download here. At launch, there are over 65,000 apps designed specifically for the large screen of the iPad. No one else has that and it's a key part of what keeps the iPad fresh and fun. So that's the Apple iPad 2. It's thinner, lighter, faster, there's more carriers, more colors, more cameras, and more apps than you'll ever need. If you're looking for the best all-around tablet, this is the one. For CNET.com, I'm Donald Bell.


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Fanduel NBA Lineup 2/23/2015
After a rather long hiatus from playing daily fantasy sports, I am back with another fabulous Fanduel NBA lineup. This particular lineup was constructed to go against conventional thinking and is probably more suited to GPP tournaments instead of cash-type games (50/50s, leagues, etc).
Fanduel NBA Lineup 2/23/2015
PG – Goran Dragic
PG – Ricky Rubio
SG – Markel Brown
SG – Tyreke Evans
SF – Luol Deng
SF – Gordan Hayward
PF – Nerlens Noel
PF – Pau Gasol
C – Nikola Pekovic
The recent rash of trades has made predicting a player's minutes rather difficult. As such, I went with players that have seen a steady dose of playing time over the past few games. What's more, the sheer number of last minute scratches is driving me crazy. I never realized how wimpy many of these players can be!
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Raoul Dufy's Insatiable Appetites
The man loved the coast, the water, and watching sail boats come in and go out of the harbor. It speaks to a life of luxury and freedom, wealth, but moreso the work speaks of a person enjoying life. What could be more French? Matisse, one of Dufy's heroes, often said his work was meant to reflect a Frenchman's life; enjoying one's insatiable appetites, pleasures and desires. Dufy takes that mantra to heart and shows us a life of leisure, enjoyment and happiness.
His marks are playful, even childlike, but they are accurate and give us a sense of distance, place and dream vs. reality. I enjoy his delicately drawn etchings and the sensuousness he lovingly gives his muses. The relief prints are more brutish, but have a curvilinear line that does not take in the seriousness of the German Expressionist prints he admired. His work retains its joy no matter which media he explored. I am glad to have found these prints, and hope you enjoy them as well.
After seeing the work of Matisse in 1905, Dufy painted as a Fauve until 1909, when he saw the work of Paul Cezanne and adapted a more subtle palette. Dufy developed his own style around 1920 which was called 'stenographic'.
In the late 1940s and early 1950s Dufy exhibited at the annual Salon des Tuileries. By 1950, he struggled with rheumatoid arthritis and took experimental treatments to regain the use of his hands. In 1952 he received the grand prize for painting in the 26th Venice Biennale, and died the next year in Forcalquier, at the age of 76. He was buried in the Cimiez Monastery Cemetery, near Matisse, in a suburb of Nice.
'My eyes were made to erase all that is ugly' – Raoul Dufy
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Labels: Claude Monet, Georges Braque, Paul Cezanne, Raoul Dufy, Riviera, yachting races
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Romare Bearden's Af-Am Fusion
Romare Bearden (1911 –1988) was an American artist who depicted African-American life, mainly through collage. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, his family moved to New York City when he was a child. His mother, Bessye Bearden, was politically active in New York City's Board of Education, and the Colored Women's Democratic League. The Bearden household was also a meeting place for major artists and writers of the Harlem Renaissance.
In 1954, he married a dancer, Nanette Bearden, who later became an artist and a critic.
1987 National Medal of Arts
1978 National Academy of Design
1972 National Institute of Arts and Letters
1966 American Academy of Arts and Letters
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Labels: Bessye Bearden, Harlem Renaissance, Romare Bearden, The Spiral
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
The Abstract Side of Warrington Colescott
Warrington Colescott is mostly known as an American printmaker of satirical subjects. His work expresses a vivid imagination, interpreting contemporary and historical events. Yet, in his earlier more abstract phase, his work borders on something reminiscent of the curvilinear figures one finds in the works of Matisse and Cezanne; and the arabesque gestural lines he uses deftly lead the viewer through the composition to see all the lovely, weirdly grotesque and erotic figures we find therein. This article will focus on his earlier work, which shows his homage to Hayter and other well-known artists.
Colescott was born in 1921 to Warrington, Sr. and Lydia Colescott. His parents who were of Louisiana Creole descent moved to Oakland in 1920 where he was born. His younger brother, Robert, is also an artist. Comic strips, vaudeville and the burlesque at Oakland's Red Mill/Moulin Rouge theater were important influences upon Colescott's work. He made cartoons and did some writing for both the Pelican and The Daily Californian when he attended University of California at Berkeley.
Colescott studied painting at the University of California, Berkeley, and started to make prints in 1948 while he was teaching at Long Beach City College. He continued to make prints when he moved to Wisconsin to teach at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Alfred Sessler introduced Colescott to etching in the mid-1950s, and Colescott continued to his study of printmaking at London's famous Slade School of Fine Art.
Colescott gained critical attention in the 1950s, when he was included in the Museum of Modern Art's 1953 Young American Printmakers exhibition, and exhibits at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1955 and 1956. Critics have compared his graphic and satirical style, to artists like Francisco Goya, Honoré Daumier, Max Beckmann, and George Grosz.
His early graphic work was more abstract. That work contains some reference to the linear flow of Stanley William Hayter's work, but his colors are dark and sometimes more tonal than colorfully expressive. By the early 1960s his satirical imagery evolved and he devoted his time to complex color etching, and incorporated bits of letterpress into his compositions. As his work became less abstract and more narrative, this allowed him to fully explore his satirical commentary on subjects of the civil rights struggles in the South, racism, violence, and a series on Depression-era gangster, John Dillinger.
Colescott's mature style became evident in his series The History of Printmaking (1975–78), where he describes important developments in the evolution of printmaking with various printmakers. Since the 1970s, Colescott has continued to pursue social satire in his work with subjects on burlesque, popular culture, the afterlife, and places like California, Wisconsin and New Orleans, the home of his ancestors. Recently, Colescott has turned his attention to the Middle East conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. He lives and works in Hollandale, Wisconsin.
1942 - BFA at the University of California, Berkeley.
1942-46 – served in the Army in World War II
1947 - MFA at the University of California, Berkeley
1947-1949 taught art at Long Beach City College
1949- 1986 taught at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
Continuing studies:
1952-53 -Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris
1956–57 Fulbright Fellow, Slade School of Fine Art, University of London
1963 - Guggenheim Fellowship, London
1979 – A History of Printmaking, Madison Art Center
1988-89 Elvehjem Museum of Art (now the Chazen Museum of Art), University of Wisconsin–Madison
1996 and 2010 - Milwaukee Art Museum
1957 - Fulbright Fellowship
1965 - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
1975 - National Endowment for the Art Printmaking Fellowship
1979 & 1983 - National Endowment for the Arts
1992 - Academician of the National Academy of Design
Fellow of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters
Art Institute of Chicago
the Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Brooklyn Museum
Carnegie-Mellon Museum
Chazen Museum of Art in Madison
Cincinnati Art Museum
Columbus Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Milwaukee Art Museum
Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend
National Gallery of Art
New York Public Library
Portland Art Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Tate Gallery of Modern Art
Victoria and Albert Museum
Whitney Museum of American Art
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Labels: Burlesque halls, female nudes, New Orleans Jazz, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Warrington Colescott
Saturday, July 4, 2015
Printmakers Celebrate Lady Liberty
There she is, folks. The lady herself. The symbol of our country, and the protectorate of our ideals. Lady Liberty.In celebration of our nation's birthday, this post is dedicated to our national symbol, The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World). Of course, there are numerous artists who have created prints to commemorate this classic example of our democracy and all of the good things we stand for. As you will see, my inked up friends, the statue evolves and morphs according to the style and period of the time in which the prints were made; but the overwhelming purposeful Neoclassical quality of its design shines through.
Some say our Lady Liberty is handsome, and some say she is beautiful. I think of her as our Mona Lisa, strong, purposeful, yet serene in her convictions to be a beacon of light leading the masses to a new world (the U.S.). She gives comfort to the masses, who like a child, clings to its mother for protection. She has withstood the tests of time and renovation, stood stalwartly strong in the face of the terrorist attacks upon the World Trade Towers, and been a welcoming face to millions of tourists and migrants to this country. It is inconceivable at this point to separate her from our national identity. She is, simply put, Amazing.
To give you a little background information about our Lady Liberty, she is a colossal sculpture sitting on Liberty Island, in New York City. The statue, designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, was built by Gustave Eiffel and dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was a gift to the United States from the people of France.
The statue is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the goddess of freedom widely worshipped in ancient Rome, especially among emancipated slaves. She bears a torch and a tablet, upon which is inscribed the date July 4, 1776 commemorating our American Declaration of Independence. A broken chain lies at her feet. The statue is an icon of freedom and of the United States, and was a welcoming sight to immigrants arriving from abroad.
The statue was constructed in France, shipped overseas, and assembled on Bedloe's Island. The statue was administered by the United States Lighthouse Board until 1901 and then by the Department of War; since 1933 it has been maintained by the National Park Service.
Bartholdi's design was inspired by French law professor and politician Édouard René de Laboulaye, who hoped that by calling attention to the democratic achievements of the United States, the French people would be inspired to call for their own democracy.
Bartholdi had made a first model of his concept in 1870. Bartholdi made the first sketches for the statue during his U.S. visit at American artist John La Farge's Rhode Island studio. Bartholdi wished to give the statue a peaceful appearance and chose a torch, representing progress, for the figure to hold. He placed a diadem on top of its head to project seven rays of light, to evoke the sun, the seven seas, and the seven continents. Reputedly the face was modeled after that of Charlotte Beysser Bartholdi, the sculptor's mother. He gave it bold classical contours and applied simplified modeling, reflecting its solemnity.
Bartholdi obtained the services of Gustave Eiffel, who made the statue one of the earliest examples of curtain wall construction, in where the exterior of the structure is supported by an interior framework. The completed statue was formally presented at a ceremony in Paris on July 4, 1884. From there, the statue was disassembled and shipped to the US.
Bartholdi chose Bedloe's Island as a site for the statue, because all ships arriving in New York had to sail past it. The statue's foundation was laid inside Fort Wood, a disused army base on Bedloe's Island. The fortifications of the structure were in the shape of an eleven-point star. The statue's foundation and pedestal were aligned so that it would greet ships entering the harbor from the Atlantic Ocean. In 1881, Richard Morris Hunt was commissioned to design the pedestal. His design contains elements of classical and Aztec architecture, including Doric portals. Bartholdi placed an observation platform near the top of the pedestal.
On June 17, 1885, the statue arrived in the New York port. Two hundred thousand people lined the docks and hundreds of boats put to sea to welcome the French steamer Isère. Norwegian immigrant civil engineer Joachim Goschen Giæver designed the structural framework for the Statue of Liberty once it was ready to assemble on Bedloe's Island. Once the statue was assembled, President Grover Cleveland, who presided over a dedication ceremony held on October 28, 1886, stated that the statue's "stream of light shall pierce the darkness of ignorance and man's oppression until Liberty enlightens the world".
Our Lady Liberty is a symbol of all that is good and upstanding about our country. The prints selected for this post reflect her strength and inspire patriotism. If you haven't visited this national treasure, take a trip to New York City, visit the World Trade Tower Memorial and then take a ferry out to visit this lovely lady. It's a pilgrimage we all should do.
Happy fourth of July to everyone!
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Mississauga's downtown has embarked on the path of creating more green space. And so, with this in mind, Mississauga's Community Services Department recently gave the public a first glimpse at the design of a new 3.4 acre park near Square One and city hall. Construction of Community Commons Park is to begin in May and take a year to complete. It will be located between Confederation Parkway and living Art Drive on the south side of Princess Royal Drive.
"What's so wonderful about this park is it's about making Mississauga more urban," landscape architect Janet Rosenberg. "People can get out of their cars and at the same time there's going to be a major density of people who are using it. It's basically a place people can come to have a picnic, fly a kite, meet up with friends — it's designed for passive recreation as opposed to a heavily programmed park," Cooke explained.
The park will have two distinct halves: The west side will be formed by flat terrain and the other will have tilted plains of grass that form a three metre hill. Community Commons will also include a fountain, promenades on the north and south sides, a plaza area, custom concrete benches, park benches and moveable seating.
"When you look at an urban environment, it's nice to have that green space to relax," said Frank Dale, the area's councillor. "It is going to provide an opportunity for those in town and those that visit to have a place that's open within the city centre." He added that the planned dog park is desperately needed: "We're experiencing a real challenge right now in the city where there isn't a place for dogs."
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