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White was the only colour available for UPVC windows at one time. today, you can fully customise your windows as they are now available in different colours and finishes. It doesn't matter whether you would like to make your windows completely match your property's style or to create a certain impression, we provide you with a variety of colour options which can be a cost-effective solution to customise your UPVC coloured windows. With Glass Tec's experience and expertise, you can easily customise your windows by selecting from the various different colours and three special techniques of finishing: foil coating, foiling with a wood grain texture and PVC colouring at granular level.
Since Glass Tec offers you with various choices of UPVC coloured windows, you can easily personalise the appearance of your doors, roofline, windows, window boards, and also internal and external cladding. Profiles may be finished according to the customer's preference. We use several techniques to apply the various colours to the profiles.
It is a patented process of a long-lasting colour coating for PVC-U profiles used to fabricate coloured building products like windows, fascias, doors, and many others. With the process, the colours can have an excellent resistance to chemical abrasion and scratching. It is also able to prevent permanent adhesion of cement veils and graffiti, yet retains the PVC-U profile's natural suppleness as well as flexibility. The tough finish can be achieved because the coated profiles are dried in a 50° Celsius oven for about 8 hours. A main advantage of Decoroc® is this: the process is applied to the profiles before delivery to the door and window manufacturer. After that, the manufacturer can create windows colour products from the beginning, instead of sending the finished one away to apply the colour coating. This way, the risk of affecting the product's final quality through over-handling and attributing damage liability can be minimised. Glass Tec is providing a wide variety of Decoroc® colours with a risk-free, 10-year guarantee on coloured windows.
Deuctone® and Omniral coloured UPVC Windows
This process colours are not just a range of amazing colours, but also represent an industrial process, technology, as well as an expertise assuring a first-class finish and unbeatable durability. Every colour has undergone several quality tests and been awarded the required technical approvals so that you can count on its performance. We have paid special attention to Ultra Violet resistance, meaning that the colours would be as bright as when they were applied for the first time, even several years after. Ominral colour window system is a full 360 finish.
The profiles may be clad in an Ultra Violet resistant acrylic film as well. This range lets you have a natural wooden appearance to your doors and windows without having to paint it over and over again it each year.


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Upwards of 80 new jobs will be created later this year at the former B&Q store in Londonderry.
UK home, garden and leisure retailer, The Range is behind the Buncrana Road project.
The new outlet will include furniture department, family café and an outdoor garden centre.
The company which has 130 stores throughout the UK and Ireland, is owned and run by entrepreneur and self-made billionaire, Chris Dawson.
Mr Dawson said: "Following the successful launch of our Ballymena store last October, we are really excited to continue our Northern Irish expansion later this year. It is a great step in helping the business to progress and grow.
"We look forward to welcoming the locals into their new store to explore the vast selection of quality products at low prices that we have available.
"The local job generation that will come with this new store is sure to be a tremendous boost for the local economy and a positive addition to the retail park."
Welcoming the employment fillip at Faustina Retail Park, SDLP Foyle Assembly candidate Mark H Durkan said: "This is a much-needed and welcome boost for our local economy."

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Running Fred
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Running Fred is back from his lite experience and slicker than ever with loads of levels and challenging halls to negotiate.
Try collect as many coins as you can whilst outpacing the grim reaper. You need to avoid pillars, traps and other obstacles while collecting as many skullies as you can.
Use the Arrow Keys to move Fred about, Spacebar to X to jump in order to avoid nasties and reach coins. Step on the blue accelerators to gain some speed.
Running Fred looks good and is fun to play, not sure about the rock soundtrack though.Autosaur updated this game on 03 Nov , 2015.
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Barry Saunders
Saunders: Whether he's talking poems or possums, Shelby Stephenson is a fine choice for poet laureate
Back when I used to go for bad, if someone looked at me cockeyed like they wanted to fight, I'd tell them, "You'd better pack a lunch because it's going to take all day."
That's the same advice I'd give to anyone interviewing Shelby Stephenson, 76, who was installed as North Carolina's poet laureate on Monday.
This not a criticism or complaint about Stephenson. If it weren't for this danged deadline, I'd gladly still be talking to the dude or, rather, listening to him.
Stephenson's stories, like some of his poems I've read, don't meander as much as they take unhurried, scenic routes to get to their points – points that are worth every step even as you're watching the clock and trying to keep an anxious editor calm.
The installation of Stephenson, a retired college professor, into the post is unassailable; the installation of the poet laureate named by Gov. Pat McCrory last year was very much and justifiably assailed.
Eschewing precedent, the governor named self-published poet Valerie Macon last year with no input from the N.C. Arts Council. He said at the time that he wanted to name someone who was not a part of "the standard or even elite groups" – as though elite meant something bad and not, as it does, something to which we should all aspire.
Someone once described the late singer Charlie Rich's Southern-fried voice by saying you could almost hear the cracklin's frying on the stove when he sings.
Same thing when you're talking to Stephenson, whose voice recalls his radio disc jockey past and makes you ask him, "Say, man. Have you ever put out an album or CD of your poems?"
"It's happening right now," he said. "It's been in the works for 10 years."
Stephenson said he sometimes reads publicly, often with other noted Tar Heel poets such as Jaki Shelton Green.
"She's always getting on me for writing about possums," he said, laughing at the gentle rebukes. "I've written two books about possums. We ate so many of them growing up, that I try to give back to the possum community."
'Itch I have to scratch'
Stephenson said he writes "just about every day, even if I throw it away. It's like an itch I have to scratch."
"Writing," he said, "salvaged my life. I didn't read as a child, but I remember the nursery rhymes in Miss Apple's class. ... I started keeping a diary and writing songs at about 15. ... I learned English intuitively. A teacher asked me 'What is an adverb?' It could've been the white part of a chicken, for all I knew.
"My life started at 25," he continued. "That's when I fell in love with books, started buying books. We didn't grow up with books in the house. We had two: the Sears catalog and the Bible."
Not surprisingly, Stephenson, who grew up on a farm near Benson, wasn't expected to pursue higher education. "My father said, 'Stay here with me and we can hunt and fish, and this place will be yours one day.' I said, 'I'm going away to college.' "
Away to college he went, receiving degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Wisconsin.
The official news release from the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources said his book "The Persimmon Tree Carol" is dedicated to the memory of his father, William Paul Stephenson, who inspired him to tell stories through poetry.
Whether talking about hearing Robert Frost reading his poetry at UNC, or extolling the virtues of Hank Williams Sr.'s "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (we both think it's some of the most beautiful poetry what's ever been wrote) or recalling the scene in the movie "Selma" where Martin Luther King Jr. calls Mahalia Jackson and asks her to sing over the phone Thomas Dorsey's "Precious Lord (Take My Hand)," Stephenson emphasizes his entertaining stories by singing or reciting, well and without apparent effort.
"Creativity," he said, "is in each of us. It's not something just a few people have."
Perhaps, but not many of us have as much of it as Stephenson possesses.
Oh yeah: that place in Johnston County his father promised to him if he stayed?
It is Stephenson's now.


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I miss having an urgent need to write every day, but I don't feel like writing deeply right now anyway. I'm working on a music project, and it's the first creative work that's given me any excitement since I quit comedy.
I've created metal rearrangements of country music standards, and I'm holding auditions for guitar and drums to form a band. Kind of an Alice Cooper plays Hee Haw thing. This is what it takes to cure my boredom.
I see local bands and they all seem to passive-aggressively ask audiences for attention, which make me curious as to how an audience would respond to someone to takes their attention without permission or apology. Also I found that comedy performance has vulnerability to the audiovisual behavior attention and focus from the crowd.
With comedy, I couldn't drown out audience distractions with volume. I think I'd like to drown out audience distractions with volume. I'd think I'd like to force some people to pay attention.
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Suicide drama keeps police on toes
Chandigarh, November 28
The police said Pradeep has two cases registered against him at the Sector 34 police station and he was demanding the closure of the cases. He alleged that the police was harassing him.
Pradeep called up a mediaperson in the morning and informed him that he would set himself afire at the police headquarters in Sector 9. At around 1 am, he reached the police headquarters with a bottle of kerosene and again called up the media. A fleet of six PCR vehicles immediately reached the spot. On seeing them, Pradeep fled the scene.
High drama was witnessed when the police cordoned off the police headquarters and began to search for him. Pradeeps mobile number was switched off and the cyber crime cell of the police swung into action. The tower location of the phone was last traced to the police headquarters but the police could not find him then.
In the evening, Pradeep reached the residence of DIG Alok Kumar in Sector 16 at around 6 pm and poured kerosene on himself. The DIGs security guards noticed him and raised an alarm. The SHO of the Sector 17 police station, Inspector Ram Gopal, reached the spot and arrested him before he could set himself on fire. Pradeep is a resident of Sector 34.
Pradeep Kumar has two cases registered against him at the Sector 34 police station. One case has been registered under Section 294 of the IPC (obscene acts and songs) and the other a section relating to cheating, which is being investigated by the Economic Offences Wing. He was protesting police action against him. He has been arrested in a case of attempt to suicide, said Ram Gopal.
Rajinder Nagarkoti
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 28
Punjab Former DGP AP Pandey has removed the tent pitched on the rear side of his house number 1257 in Sector 18. However, the other former DGP of Punjab, Shashi Kant, who is Pandeys neighbour and resides in house no 1258, has not removed the tent, which is being used as a temporary shelter for security guards.
Encroachments in the service lane by these officials were highlighted in these columns.
Kashmira Singh, Superintendent, Enforcement Wing, MC, said yesterday that an Inspector of the enforcement wing of the Municipal Corporation had visited the spot and told the occupants of both the houses to remove these encroachments on their own otherwise the MC would take action. Today, they came to know about the removal of one of the structures. They would soon take action with regard to the other security tent, he added
The Punjab and Haryana High Court had ordered the removal of security tents pitched on government land outside the residences of VVIPs.
Earlier, Shashi Kant had maintained that it is not an encroachment or any kind of illegal activity. But, the local residents had complained that sometime during night hours security guards made a noise after consuming liquor. These guards also litter the area, they added.
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Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 28
The inquiry was conducted by the SP, RS Ghumman, into the incident dating back to February where a resident of Ambala, Amit Garg, had approached the Chandigarh Police with the body of his mother.
The Inspector failed to take any timely action and sent Amit back to his hometown at a time when he was travelling with his mothers body and was fed up of being turned back at all quarters. Amit, too, killed himself. A precious human life could have been saved had the SHO taken prompt action regarding the incident, states the report.
Amit, a professor at Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology (SVIET), had committed suicide at a hotel in Mohra on February 22. He went there from Chandigarh after the UT police failed to act on his complaint. He had spent the entire day crying for police attention with his mothers body lying in his car. His mother had committed suicide.
Amit had come to the office of The Tribune in the evening and threatened to commit suicide. The police was informed and Inspector Malkit Singh reached the spot.
However, instead of taking the body into his custody and informing the Haryana Police, the SHO let Amit leave for Ambala. The next day Amit was found dead in a hotel at Mohra and his mothers body was still in the car.
The departmental inquiry was marked to look into the lapses on the part of SHO Malkit Singh. The inquiry report states that Malkit was grossly negligent in performing his duties and timely action by him could have saved Amits life.
Amits mother had reportedly consumed poison after she had a fight with his woman friend whom he had got home. She was taken to a hospital in Ambala where she was declared brought dead. While the hospital personnel were busy with paperwork, Amit put his mothers body in his car and took her to Fortis Hospital, Mohali, and later to the GMCH-32 but was turned back at both the places.
Rs 30 lakh jewellery looted
Panchkula, November 28
The miscreants, who had come by an Esteem car, decamped with silver jewellery worth Rs 28 lakh and gold ornaments worth Rs 2 lakh. They cut off the wires of the CCTV cameras installed at the shop before carrying out the theft but CCTV camera installed at a nearby jewellery shop grabbed their movement as they were forcibly taking the guard away.
According to the police, the security guard deployed outside the nearby jewellery shop, Arora Jewellers, saw the miscreants striking at Sarao Jewellers. The miscreants wrapped him in a blanket and forcibly took him to Morni. The guard, Teja Ram said he came back to Panchkula walking at around 8 am.
The guard said it was around 2.30 am when he heard some noise at the shop of Sarao Jewellers. When he woke up and went near the shop, two youngsters came outside and took him away by force, said a police official. He further added, ? Ram said that he was wrapped in a blanket and when the other two also came outside after stealing the jewellery, they all forcibly took him into their car.?
According to the guard, his mobile phone was switched off and he did not know how to switch it on.
One can easily gauge the crime situation in Panchkula where robbers have become so active and are striking without any fear. It shows how badly the police machinery has failed, said Darpan Singh, a local shopkeeper.
A case under sections 365 (kidnapping) and 380 (theft) has been registered at the sector-5 police station here.
Earlier cases unsolved
At least five heinous crimes, including robberies, loot, murder and kidnapping, have taken place in Panchkula recently but the police has failed to crack even a single case.
Panchkula shop heist
Encroachments by shopkeepers: MC to issue show-cause notices
Chandigarh, November 28
The shopkeepers have rented out sidewalls for Rs 5,000 to Rs 15,000, depending on the location of wall. According to information the rent of sidewalls in Shastri Market and Sadar Bazar is higher as compare to Sector 15 market. The shopkeepers have put up rods on the walls to display goods.
These encroachments have choked almost the entire market, including the entry and exit points. Due to these encroachments, stampede like situation may take place in case of any fire incident. The shopkeepers also lacking fire-fighting equipments.
When contacted, Kashmira Singh, Superintendent, Enforcement Wing of MC, said they had carried out an anti-encroachment drive yesterday and issued challans to the shopkeepers, who had put up items on the sidewalls. He added that for the permanent solution of these encroachments, the Estate Office should take action against the shopkeepers.
Deputy Commissioner Mohammed Shayin said the MC officials had brought the issue into his notice. He assured that soon they would prepare a list of violators and issue show- cause notice to them. BJP Councillor Davesh Moudgil, who had raised the issue of encroachments in the MC house meeting, said it was not only about these markets but the MC Enforcement Wing officials had miserably failed to remove the encroachments from the entire city.
Patients face tough time as GMCH-32 toilets sans signs
Chandigarh, November 28
In the majority of toilets, the signage indicating whether it is a gents or ladies toilet has faded away, making it impossible for the user to determine where to enter or not. A sweeper at the hospital said there had been various instances when women entered the toilets and come out after realising that it was a gents toilet. The challenges for the patients and their attendants do not end here as many toilets in the hospital remain locked.
Ram Das, husband of Reema, who is a patient at the hospital, said: The last time when we came to the hospital, my wife entered a gents toilet by mistake. It was quite embarrassing. After that, I had to check other toilets to ensure that she did not face the embarrassment again. I have come here after a month now but the situation continues to be the same.
Two of the total three toilets, located near the pathology department in the Block B of the hospital, were found to be locked when Chandigarh Tribune visited the hospital on Tuesday. The situation was similar near the Pharmacy block where two of the three toilets remained locked.
Sources revealed that in the absence of regular maintenance facilities for toilets in the hospital, the staff deliberately keeps some of the toilets locked.
When contacted, Dr Raj Bhahadur, Director-Principal, GMCH, said: The matter is already in our notice. I will immediately ask the officials concerned to ensure proper signages outside all the toilets. While taps are missing in some of the toilets, others do not have proper flush system.
Govt Schools
Vivek Gupta
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 28
The influx of applications, however, is more in the Education Department, since more than 70 per cent of its teaching staff is female.
Sources in the department confirmed that the department had received more than 300 applications from the teaching staff. Many of these applicants have already been sanctioned leave.
Officials in the department said that a herd mentality could be seen among those trying to avail this leave. Citing sickness or impending examinations of their children, teachers have been submitting applications for leave. Only a few of these were genuine cases, officials said.
The most eager to avail this leave are those employees whose children are soon to turn 18.
An RTI activist, Swarn Kamboj, said that the department must make a comprehensive policy to safeguard the misuse of these leaves. Next month, there are exams in all the government schools. The administration must take this into consideration while clearing leave applications, he said.
Chanchal Singh, Deputy Director, School Education, said the department was being cautious while sanctioning leaves.
Many in the department, meanwhile, said that the child care leave should be granted to only those employees whose earned leaves had already been exhausted.
Firm penalised for failing to cancel online order
Chandigarh, November 28
The complainant had placed an order online for the purchase of a Sony Cybershot DSC-W630 16 MP digital camera and had paid Rs 7,650 through credit card. According to the complainant, he was assured that the product would be delivered within 10-20 days. However, when the opposite party failed to do so, the complainant contacted it through telephone and e-mails, but to no avail.
Finally, the complainant sent an e-mail and requested for the cancellation of the order. The opposite party informed that the order would be cancelled within 24 to 48 hours and the amount would be refunded within 7-10 days but it failed to do so.
According to the complainant, the failure on the part of the opposite party in returning the money amounted to deficiency in service. "As more than 30 days had passed, therefore, it was presumed that the opposite party had been duly served. None appeared on the behalf of the opposite party on the fixed date, hence, it was proceeded against ex-parte," reads the judgement .
Panchkula to have 24 sectors in extension II
Panchkula, November 28
Under the plan, 24 sectors have been proposed, including residential, commercial and industrial sectors. While Sector 18 has been proposed as the institutional sector, including all government offices and banks square, Sector 17 will be on the lines of Chandigarhs Sector 17, said a senior official of the District Town and Planning Department.
Sector 18 will have the Governor house, all government offices, courts, hospitals, banks and other institutes. There will be Sectors 7A, 8A, 13A, 17A and 14A also.
Currently, two licences have been finalised, one for the Panchkula Eco City and the other for the Konark Group Housing. We are just waiting for the land acquisition now, said district town planner Hitesh Sharma.
The new extension, which is coming up in the foothills, will have roads double the width of the existing roads of Panchkula. As the existing B-roads are 40-feet wide, the new B-roads have been proposed as 80-feet wide. After the land acquisition, HUDA will acquire the rest of the sectors. HUDA will also come up with two multi-level parking within the residential area.
The Eco City would come up at an area of 50 acres and the Konark Group Housing was said to come up at an area of 10 acres, said the official.
The official said the township had been planned to cater to the ever-rising demand for land and check the haphazard growth along the highway and on the outskirts of Panchkula.
In 2007, the approval for the part II integrated township was given. The township comprises the Alipur and the Kot Billah periphery-controlled areas on both sides of the NH-73. Around 6,767 acres will be developed under the plan for an approximate 2,73,700 people, said a senior HUDA official.
He said the total proposed land use included 42,300 acres in Alipur and 5,509 acres of Kot Billah.
Besides, a 100-metre-wide green belt had been proposed on both sides of the Panchkula-Barwala Highway. An area of 647 acres had been proposed for parks, greenbelts, crematories, fuel filling stations and water bodies. For the better movement of traffic in the township, a proposal to construct flyovers on the highway has also been made.
Fire breaks out in Mohali factory
Mohali, November 28
The fire brigade, which was stationed nearby, reached the scene on seeing the smoke blowing out from the building premises.
The flames reportedly damaged fibre sheets and other construction materials. It is suspected that the fire was caused by a short circuit due to an exposed electricity wire passing through the premises.
panjab university
Amit Sharma
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 28
The student inflow is mainly from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Ethiopia, Bhutan, Tibet and USA. As many as 255 foreign students are studying in the city colleges, while the remaining 120 are studying on the PU campus.
PU officials said that scholarships provided by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has encouraged students from Afghanistan and African countries to come to India for higher studies. A major chunk of the foreign students studying here are from Afghanistan and Ethiopia, officials said.
The students are pursuing graduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in various courses, including professional courses such as engineering, business administration and management.
With the aim to attract more foreign students to the campus, former Dean, International Students, Shelley Walia had proposed an online entrance test, especially for foreign students, a few years back. The move would have saved the prospective students from the trouble of spending money to travel to India for taking the test.
The issue has been introduced from time to time in the Senate meetings; however, the proposal is yet to get materialised.
Meanwhile, Panjab University celebrated International Students and National Education Day today. Foreign students performed cultural items of their respective countries on this occasion.
Rs 1 cr central AC system for PU library
Chandigarh, November 28
The air-conditioning system already installed in the library was no more ineffective, and students often complained of noise made by fans. The university will soon be having a trial run of the new air-conditioning system, which will also provide effective cooling in the outer section of the library.
Vinod Grover, deputy librarian, said that since the library was constructed, the number of students using the library had increased. Moreover, since the temperature in summers is quite high these years, the earlier system had gone ineffective.
During the next summer season, students will be able to avail the benefit of the new AC system, which would also be converted into a central heating system for winters, he said.
The project, which will cost over Rs 1 crore, will provide cooling to the five-storeyed library building that houses more than six lakh volumes and has a seating capacity of over 600. Besides the two main reading halls, there are reading rooms in the periodicals and special collections sections, and an outer reading hall with an additional seating capacity of 200 for studying personal books.
A huge structure supporting the new AC system has been erected at the student center, behind the library.
Panjab University Campus Student Council (PUCSC) president Satinder Singh said that a long-pending demand of the students was being fulfilled, as during summers they were inconvenienced due to the ineffective air-conditioning system.
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 28
Within a day of seven students sitting on an indefinite hunger strike, the college management held a meeting with the students and resolved the issue.
Rachit Suri, a college student, through a press release, stated that they called off the hunger strike after the student council president was given an assurance by the college management that the cultural fest will be held in the month of February.
The press release stated that the decision related to the date and venue of the fest will be taken in the next few days.
Meanwhile, the college authorities claimed that the students had never demanded any special funds for organising such functions.
Vivek Gupta
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 28
The move, it is learnt, will help the department in finalising the per-child reimbursement to be made to the schools for the reserved seats, as per the provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Rules, 2010.
As per the Act, private schools providing free education to students under the reserved category will be reimbursed to the extent of expenses incurred by the state government or the amount incurred by the private schools, whichever is less.
The Education Department will be calculating its own expenditure on the basis of the annual recurring expenditure incurred by it on the elementary education. Total salaries of the teaching and non-teaching staff, wages, medical and office expenses, maintenance charges, mid-day meal charges and other expenditure are being considered for the overall calculation.
Senior officials of the department said that the expenditure of the private schools has been sought, so that the average per-child expenditure made by the government as well as private schools could be compared, and whichever is less can then be reimbursed.
The department has asked the schools to attach a certificate from a chartered accountant, countersigned by the principal, which should clarify the per-child expenditure for the particular year at the elementary level. The schools must ensure that the information sent to the department is true and correct as per the books of accounts of the school, said officials.
Harvard team to shoot documentary on Le Corbusiers Chandigarh
Chandigarh, November 28
The carpenter centre of visual arts at Harvard University, located at Cambridge, Massachusetts, the USA, is the only building designed by Le Corbusier in the United States. It was designed and built at the same time as Chandigarh, back in 1963.
Since both of these projects are among Corbusiers finest architectural works, they have many fascinating elements. The documentary, to be directed by film-maker and associate professor of the university Amie Siegel, will explore their wonderful similarities and differences.
The documentary titled Double Architecture will be filmed at several locations in Chandigarh, for which prior permission has already been sought from the respective departments of the UT Administration.
The documentary will cover the influence of Le Corbusiers architecture on the academic environments of Panjab University and Harvard University, the supporting columns or pilotis of the high court, and ramps of the secretariat building and the government art gallery.
The shooting for the documentary will begin shortly in Chandigarh, for which a Mumbai-based production company has been hired for local assistance. The shooting is expected to get over by the second week of December.
A local official said that the documentary would be made with a very small crew and minimal equipments.
Chandigarh: Gurukul Global School in association with NGO Yuvsatta and the Ghungroo Musical Club hosted a 24-member delegation "The Childrens Folk Group Cepelia-Poznan" from Poland. The children presented folk dances that are performed at the time of harvest, on change of seasons and during festivals in Poland.
Conservation Day
The science club of Government Middle School, Maloya, celebrated Conservation Day on the school premises. The students exhibited various ways of conserving energy through posters, static models and plays. The celebrations concluded with a prize distribution function in which winners of inter-class science exhibition, speech competition, poster making and inter-class science quiz were honoured.
The science club of Government Middle School, Maloya, celebrated Conservation Day on the school premises. The students exhibited various ways of conserving energy through posters, static models and plays. The celebrations concluded with a prize distribution function in which winners of inter-class science exhibition, speech competition, poster making and inter-class science quiz were honoured.
Science workshop
Dr Allen Klein, a research scientist at Harvard University, in a special session at Saupins School, motivated the children to learn and understand science. He explained various scientific methods of solving problems, not just related to science but also to day-to-day life. He also answered queries raised by students.
Dr Allen Klein, a research scientist at Harvard University, in a special session at Saupins School, motivated the children to learn and understand science. He explained various scientific methods of solving problems, not just related to science but also to day-to-day life. He also answered queries raised by students.
National Integration Week
National Service Scheme unit of Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 38 (West), Dadu Majra colony, celebrated National Integration Week. The NSS unit was joined by the Peace Club and The Mahatma Gandhi Student Legal Literacy Club of the school in these celebrations. Different competitions were organised for the students to make them aware of national integration. Divya and Dixit won the slogan writing competition, while Rohit and Neetu emerged victorious in poster making. Meanwhile, Sheetal and Priya bagged the first prize for elocution, and Arun and Sheetal won top honours in the essay writing competition.
National Service Scheme unit of Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 38 (West), Dadu Majra colony, celebrated National Integration Week. The NSS unit was joined by the Peace Club and The Mahatma Gandhi Student Legal Literacy Club of the school in these celebrations. Different competitions were organised for the students to make them aware of national integration. Divya and Dixit won the slogan writing competition, while Rohit and Neetu emerged victorious in poster making. Meanwhile, Sheetal and Priya bagged the first prize for elocution, and Arun and Sheetal won top honours in the essay writing competition.
Workshop on peer pressure
Mohali: Major General Raj Mehta conducted a workshop on peer pressure for the students of classes XI and XII at St Soldier School. He advised the youth to abstain from vices such as smoking, drug addiction and
Mohali: Major General Raj Mehta conducted a workshop on peer pressure for the students of classes XI and XII at St Soldier School. He advised the youth to abstain from vices such as smoking, drug addiction and eve-teasing.
Prakash Utsav
Prakash Utsav was observed at Lawrence Senior Secondary School with religious fervour. The school was decorated for the occasion. Students sang hymns from Guru Granth Sahib. The students were reminded of the message of sanctity, faith, trust, honesty, "karam" and "kirit", which forms the core of Guru Nanak Dev's message to the world. Students gave speeches and recited poems related to the life of the Guru. TNS
Prakash Utsav was observed at Lawrence Senior Secondary School with religious fervour. The school was decorated for the occasion. Students sang hymns from Guru Granth Sahib. The students were reminded of the message of sanctity, faith, trust, honesty, "karam" and "kirit", which forms the core of Guru Nanak Dev's message to the world. Students gave speeches and recited poems related to the life of the Guru. TNS
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The members of Our Lady of the Mountains Church take Pope Francis's words to heart. At our Community Lunch Program, we nourish those who hunger in an atmosphere of respect, acceptance, and love.
A free hot lunch is served to those in need Monday – Friday, from 12:00 pm until 12:30 pm in "Our Lady's Parish Hall." Please enter the hall on the north side of the church on Simpson Street.
Our goal is to feed bellies and warm hearts while restoring hope and freedom to those in need.
Lunch Program Policies:
- Anyone who is in need of a meal can come to the Community Lunch Program up to five (5) times without filling out an application for assistance or provide a referral from another Social Service Agency. On the sixth visit Community Lunch staff will review the application or referral to evaluate the individual's situation and decide how long assistance will be given.
- After assistance is granted, if the financial situation of the guest changes, he or she is required to notify staff in order to reassess the needs of the guest with regard to meals.
- Guests are encouraged to be a part of the whole meal process by assisting in some manner.
- Donations to the program are accepted.
- All guests will be required to sign in before they receive lunch.
- The program serves lunch from 12:00 pm -12:30 pm, Monday – Friday. Guests may arrive 15 minutes early to assist with lunch. All guests need to vacate the premises by 1:00 pm.
- Proper attire is required at all times. If attire is inappropriate, the guest will be required to leave.
- If a guest arrives for lunch who has been drinking or displays behavior consistent with intoxication, the guest will be required to leave. If the guest returns for a second time intoxicated, the guest will be expelled from the program.
- Physical or verbal violence towards other guests, volunteers, or staff will not be tolerated. The guest will be required to leave with no further assistance from the program.
- Sexual harassment will not be tolerated. The guest will be required to leave with no further assistance from the program.
- Lying or stealing will result in immediate expulsion from the program.
- If available, guests may receive a second helping at 12:25 pm.


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C94 Apoyo Gástrico U Fórmula
C94 Gastric support U is a homeopathic formulation that has an affinity with the gastric mucosa. It not only potentially heals the mucosal lining but also potentially soothes it by coating it to prevent acids from causing further damage in the stomach. It neutralizes the effect of strong acids and boosts immunity. It is also said to clear up the acid build-up and establish a normal digestive process. **
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This natural formulation uses advanced bio-energetic ingredients and is traditionally believed to support the activities of the digestive system; thus maintaining its normal rhythm and function.
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Natures Defense is a dietary supplement, which consists of nutrients to support the digestive system and help the body rejuvenate the tissues that get affected by the regular wear and tear processes of metabolism. **
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Ingredients: OryzaSativa 2X; PanicumMiliaceum 2X; TriticumRepens 2X; Poria 2X; RaphanusSativus 2X; SinapisNigra 2X; ZingiberOfficinale 2X; GlycyrrhizaGlabra 2X; Disodium Phosphate 2X. PotentizedBioenergetic Impressions of: Helicobacter Pylori 12X, 30X, 60X, 100X, 500X.
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Ingredients: Stomach tissue 330mg; Duodenum tissue 300 mg; Ascorbic Acid 50mg; Cabbage Powder 50 mg; Clove Powder 50 mg; Anise Powder 50 mg; Peppermint 50 mg; Fennel 50 mg; Artichoke 25 mg; (Broccoli Sprouts) 25 mg; Ginger (ZingiberOfficinale) 25 mg.
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PER DOSE: Serving size: 10 grams: Kamut Juice 33:1, .948 gm; Barley Juice 5:1, .646 gm; Oat Juice 5:1, .733 gm; Alfalfa Grass Juice 1.25 gm; Dandelion Grass Juice .086 gm; Spirulina .432 gm; Chlorella .043 gm; Atlantic Kelp .100 gm; Dulse (Red kelp) .072 gm; Rice Bran 2.500 gm; Chia Seed .260 gm; Flax Seed 1.250 gm; Soy Sprouts .125 gm; Broccoli Sprouts .055 gm; Spelt .150 gm; Kamut .020 gm; Barley Sprouts .020 gm; Millet Sprouts .100 gm; Oat Sprouts 0.02 gm; Amaranth 0.10 gm; Quinoa Sprouts .055 gm; Potato .025 gm; Wheat Sprouts 0.01 gm; Sunflower 0.01 gm; Fenugreek Seed 0.02 gm; Acerola Cherry Extract (w/ 25% vitamin C) 0.02 gm; Carrot 0.125 gm; Tomato 0.05 gm; Beet Juice 0.035 gm; Broccoli 0.025 gm; Cauliflower 0.02 gm; Cabbage 0.085 gm; Brussel Sprouts 0.015 gm; Parsley 0.085 gm; Spinach 0.05 gm; Asparagus 0.05 gm; Celery 0.06 gm; Garlic 0.025 gm; Ginger 0.025 gm; Protease 0.02 gm; Amylase 0.01 gm; Lipase 0.005 gm; Cellulase 0.005 gm; Lactase 0.005 gm; Sucrase 0.005 gm; Invertase 0.005 gm; Maltase 0.005 gm; Bromelain 0.01 gm; Probiotic Blend 4 bil. Cfu/gm 0.23 gm; Lactobacillus Acidophilus 60%; Lactobacillus Bulgaricus 10%; Bifidobacteriumbifidum 20%; Streptococcus thermophilus 10%


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How to type Esperanto characters
Quick links
To jump to the instructions for enabling Esperanto Characters on your system click on the relevant link:
ChromeOS for ChromeBook
iOS for iPhone or iPad
OS-X and MacOS (for Macintosh)
Firefox and Chromium add-ons
or read on below for further background details.
We appreciate feedback on the methods that you actually use.
General Background
Computers now can cope with Unicode characters including those required for Esperanto text. There is no excuse for publishing documents in any surrogate alphabet. The result looks wrong and gives the wrong impression to the public. There are various resources for converting from a surrogate alphabet to standard Esperanto text. (See below Methods for converting from a surrogate alphabet to Unicode).
Keyboards by default do not have a way to type the thousands of Unicode signs. Therefore you need special keyboard layouts. How to type Esperanto depends on the operating system, and whether you, the user, have administration rights. (In Internet cafés, for example, usually you don't have the right to install programs, so methods that require an extra program are not possible).
In any application that you use, choose a font that includes the Unicode signs needed for Esperanto: ĉĝĥĵŝŭ ĈĜĤĴŜŬ. Many of the most commonly used modern fonts do have the accented letters required.
How to enable typing in Esperanto
These are the most common methods:
- You set up key combinations for the accented Esperanto letters in your usual keyboard arrangement. This is the most convenient method for most Esperantists because it enables you to type both Esperanto and your ethnic language in the same document without needing to change the layout. In some cases you need to download a program and install it.
- You can use a so-called international keyboard arrangement with dead keys. This method is preferred by those who often type in several languages. Usually it is not necessary to download anything.
- You can download and install a special Esperanto layout. Various letters, e.g. Q,X… are replaced by the accented letters. This system has the disadvantage that you have to learn a different layout of keys, and switch between this arrangement and others in order to type in other languages which use the missing letters. See Keyboard layouts for Esperanto in Wikipedia.
- You can use the resources of specific programs that you use, to insert special characters, usually by appropriate menus. This method is simple but, for long texts, tedious.
- A compose key is a key on a computer keyboard that indicates that the following (usually 2 or more) keystrokes trigger the insertion of a specific character. For instance typing Compose followed by ^ and then g will insert ĝ. The main disadvantage is that compose sequences always require at least one more keystroke. Inconvenient placement of the compose key can also slow typing. For these reasons we don't advocate this method for Esperanto characters unless you have other reasons to choose this method.
The most suitable methods are covered in this article. We do not intend to mention every known method. If you know another method which is (more) suitable, please let us know about it.
We aim to cover the main operating systems (in alphabetical order):
Chrome OS for ChromeBook
iOS for iPhone or iPad
OS-X and MacOS (for Macintosh)
Firefox Add-on
When we mention a menu item or the name of a button or some other widget, we give the label in English (with an Esperanto translation in brackets). If your system is in a different language you will need to translate it yourself into that language and look for an item with that or a similar name. Unfortunately, an Esperanto interface is available only for some distributions of Linux, e.g. Ubuntu Linux, but not for Microsoft Windows or Apple Macintosh, or any of the handheld devices.
Methods for converting from a surrogate alphabet to Unicode text
http://remush.be/esperanto/alunikodo.html this page allow you to convert between many different surrogate alphabets and the correct Esperanto letters.
esperanto.typeit.org, this web page enables you to type accented letters without having an Esperanto layout. You can follow the instructions on the site to type the text and afterwards copy it to a document on your PC.


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My iron is leaking from the bottom, but I have not dropped it and I'm the only one that uses it for quilting.
I've only had the iron for 2 years.
Should I just throw it away and buy another?
If so, what brand is reliable?
Has someone else had this problem?
Grateful for any suggestions..
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You remember our beloved couple right? Seasons are changing but their love continues speeding up more and more! This sweet couple decides to have a cozy picnic on the beach on this warm summer day. They are looking forward to seeing each other and feeling the summer breeze touching their hair. Why don't you help them get dressed for this romantic date?


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A man was taken to the major trauma centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham this evening, after falling from his quad bike in Quinton.
The man, who was not wearing a helmet, suffered a head injury in the accident at the junction of West Boulevard and Quinton Road West just before 7pm.
An advanced community paramedic, a paramedic area support officer, an ambulance crew and the MERIT trauma team consisting of a trauma doctor and critical care practitioner attended to the injured man.
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Roads are beyond horrible and this passage has been tedious and painful. We are four hours outside Port au Prince and just received word that Pastor Devarese's wife is dying at the UN hospital in Port au Prince due to complications from her compound fracture of her leg. She has maggots (can be good because it keeps the wound clean) but she is having renal failure. We are praying and driving while we are trying to make calls to get his wife air lifted. [Update] Pastor Devarese's wife has an open pelvis fracture. There are no operating rooms. There are surgeons at UN hospital but no place to operate. We are scrambling to get something up that is structurally safe. Biggest problem is there is no place for post-operative care. These conditions are bad! The worst I've ever seen.


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The Rare Brand Christmas Market enjoys its ninth year at Goodwood Racecourse with a rich array of emerging and non-high-street brands.
Organiser and founder Emma Schwarz, who believes that shopping should be an art and not an obligation, is delighted once again to be tapping into a real boom in this country's cottage industries, particularly in the Chichester and surrounding areas.
The event opens at 9am on Thursday, November 22 and runs until Saturday, November 24 at 4pm, offering a remarkable 132 businesses for you to discover – as Emma says, everything from shoes to Christmas puddings, via books, toys, men's, ladies', beauty and food.
"The fact that it is our ninth year is a lovely compliment," Emma says. In a context where so many high-street retailers are suffering, Emma is delighted to offer a genuine and exciting alternative.
"This year we sold out our exhibition space earlier than ever. We went into the summer months being 75 per cent sold, and at the beginning of September we sold out. Normally we would be selling space right up until the end of October.
"It is a year that has definitely been difficult in retail, but away from the high streets, the independents and emerging businesses and rare brands are having a real boom time. It might be too expensive to own a shop, but the Rare Brand Market gives them a real chance to show what they are doing.
"If people can't afford a shop and can't afford some of the big events in London, it is really good for them to get their feet on the ladder with a good local, regional, affordable event. There is definitely a boom in our cottage industries at the moment. We are an event of London quality, but all co-ordinated within a more regional price bracket."
For the businesses, it is a great chance to engage with their customers. As Emma says, it is not enough for an emerging business to be online only. They need the immediate feedback that "good old-fashioned face-to-face contact" with the public can give them.
Emma knows for sure that businesses attending her events, even when they do very well, always take on board the feedback they will have gained.
Generally around a quarter to a third of the businesses at the Christmas Rare Brand Market are from within an hour of Chichester; this year the figure is probably closer to 40 per cent – a reflection, Emma believes, of the wealth of independent and emerging brands within the immediate area.
The market runs from 9am to 4pm each day.
Tickets are £10 on the door or two for one using the downloadable voucher from the Rare Brand website at http://www.therarebrandmarket.co.uk.
The event is also at Winchester Guildhall on November 14-15. See the website.


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Adorable Animal Costumes for Baby's First Halloween
The Cutest Animal Costumes for Baby's First Halloween
Looking for a special costume for baby's first Halloween? You've come to the right place! From newborn bunting costumes to toddler sizes, you'll find the unique, whimsical, fanciful and most lovable outfits here that will create wonderful Halloween memories.
We have the best prices and widest selection of Newborn and Infant Halloween animal costumes for baby's first Halloween.
From bears to zebras, from cute-as-a-bug to fiercely friendly dinosaurs, you're sure to find the perfect costume for your baby here. The brands we offer include such highly respected names as Animal Planet, Carter's, California Costumes, Disguise, Lil Character, Rubies, and similar top-notch companies so you can shop with confidence.
We've done the work for you and searched hundreds of shops and personally selected the best costumes at the best prices from the best vendors. The only thing you have to decide is which costume to buy. It may not be easy since each is more adorable than the other, but it will be enjoyable. Have fun!
Baby Bird Infant Costumes
Colorful, Cute and Comfy!
More Fine Feathered Friends Costumes - For your nestling
Left to right: In Character Costumes Tiny Toucan includes lined zippered jumpsuit with leg snaps for easy diaper change, hood with beak, plus slip-on booties with skid resistant bottoms. Machine washable 100% polyester.
Forum Novelties Plush Peacock Infant Jumpsuit has attached footsies and a peacock headpiece.
California Costumes Love Bird Costume features a chenille and plush jumpsuit with wings and feet, hood, snap closure on legs for easy diaper changing. Machine washable 100% polyester.
Click the Hoot Owl Link Below For More Details on the Above Costumes
What a Hoot Owl Costume
Whooooo wouldn't love this wise choice Halloween Owl costume?
It's truly a hoot! Costume features a soft lined, zippered jumpsuit, separate hood with beak and slip-on booties.
Convenient leg snaps allow for easy diaper changes.
Barnyard Babies
Farm Fresh and Fabulous!
Beautiful Barnyard Babies Costumes
It seems that every kind of baby animal you can think of is represented as a costume for your baby. Each one is so incredibly cute you'll have a difficult time choosing just one! Please read the safety guidelines above and make sure you choose a costume style suited to your child's age and developmental level.
Shown above, left to right:
- Rubie's Costume Cozy Cow Romper with non-skid soles and inner leg closure includes soft, easy to wear headpiece. Machine washable.
- InCharacter Infant Lamb Bodysuit is lined and zippered with snap leg closures, attached bow, slip-on skid resistant booties and hood. Machine washable.
- Charades Costumes This Little Piggy Infant Jumpsuit with hood and booties in easy-care 100% polyester.
- InCharacter Playful Pony features a Lined zippered Jumpsuit and Hood with mane muzzle, nostrils and ears plus slip-on booties. Machine washable.
- InCharacter Lil Chickie Baby Jumpsuit is lined and zippered with snap leg closures for easy diaper change, slip-on booties with skid resistant bottoms and hood with snap/velcro closure.
Important Safety Tips
When Buying Halloween Costumes
for Infants, Toddlers, and Young Children
How to Choose the Right Halloween Costume for Your Baby
Besides being irresistibly cute, safety and comfort are important considerations in choosing a Halloween costume for your baby.
Bunting costumes, for example, are only suitable for the infant who is not yet crawling and will not mind a costume that would restrict their movement. Crawlers need room to move and so do beginning walkers. In addition, babies just learning to walk may not be able to balance if a costume is too bulky or doesn't fit properly.
Costumes with tails that can be tripped on or that have large padded headgear can be disorienting to a small child learning to walk as well as hazardous. Capes, skirts and pants that are too long will cause your toddler to trip and fall.
It is also important to make sure that hoods, hats or other accessories do not interfere with the child's ability to see and hear. Babies and toddlers should not wear masks. Masks can slip and cause problems breathing. I would also avoid using Halloween make-up products on babies. If you want to add whiskers or freckles, safe child-approved face paints are a better choice, but be sure to keep them away from mouth and eyes and remove thoroughly afterwards. If your child shows any indication of a reaction such as itching, a rash or redness, irritation, remove the paint immediately and call your pediatrician.
Props can also be a danger. Avoid sharp points, long pointy plastic items, and anything with ties or small enough to swallow or too heavy for the child.
If you intend to have your child wear the costume for more than a photo op, be sure there is easy access for diaper changes.
Most age-appropriate infant and toddler costumes sold in the U.S. are made according to safety standards, but you still need to be aware and check for the use of small parts that could come off and be choking hazards. In addition, especially with the popularity of using candles in jack-o-lanterns and for Halloween ambiance, the costume should be made of flame-retardant fabric.
If you are taking a baby along for Halloween trick-or-treating, you should also consider the weather and be sure your baby is warm or cool enough. A cozy plush costume should not be worn if the weather is warm as the baby will be too hot. Similarly, you don't want to dress baby in a thin light fabric costume in cold weather. You might also want to add some reflective tape to children's costumes or baby's stroller for added visibility if out after dark.
Whether you purchase or make a costume for your child, be sure it is safe, comfortable and well-fitting. Halloween is meant to be fun and with a little vigilance, you can ensure that it is.
Machine Washable 100% Polyester. Zippered, one piece jumpsuit with snaps for easy diaper change has skid resistant feet. Detachable hood with velcro/snap closure. Sizes 0-6 months through 18-24 months.
Under the Sea Baby Costumes
Oceans of Fun!
Sea Creature Costumes Sure to Delight
Bet you've never seen
Creepy Crawlies this Cute!
Cute as a Bug (and Bat) Infant Halloween Costumes
Left to right:
- Buzzy Bee three piece set includes soft jumpsuit covered in alternating layers of black and yellow stripes with attached hood complete with antenna and big yellow eyes. Comes with wings and daisy-shaped yellow flower rattler that matches the one on the toe of the jumpsuit.
- The Itsy Bitsy Spider Costume features a spider jumpsuit with attached spider legs that match the purple and orange stripes on the arms of the suit.The jumpsuit also features a green section on the underbelly with black polka dots. The spider hood features googly eyes, black spiky hair, and two teeth coming down from the forehead. Orange bootie complete the look.
- The Baby Bat Infant Costume includes a black velour jumpsuit with purple trim, stitching, button, and bowtie graphics on the front, attached booties with skid resistant purple and orange grips on the bottom, and leg snaps for diaper changing. The detachable black hood has orange trim, purple ears, and a tuft of purple hair. The hood has cute felt bat fangs that will peek out over your child's forehead. The baby bat costume also comes with bright purple detachable bat wings.
- The Itty Bitty Ladybug from In Character features a fully lined jumpsuit with snap legs and a zipper closure in back in a red plush fabric that has black polka dots on the body, black stripes on the sleeves, and black pants. The adorable ladybug costume also includes a plush black detachable hood with velcro closure, black antennae with red pom poms on top, and red trim around the face. It comes with booties that feature no-slip grips on the bottom and a set of detachable red and black polka dot lady bug wings edged with thick black trim.
Darling Dinosaur Outfits
For Future Paleontologists
Little Lions -- and Tigers. And Bears! Oh My!
The Cuddliest Lions, Tigers & Bears
Lion, Tiger or Bear?
InCharacter Unisex Infant Tiger Costume features a comfortable one piece zippered jumpsuit with snaps for easy diaper change and skid resistant feet and a character hood with velcro/snap closure. Machine washable 100% polyester.
Heirloom Brown Bear Costume is fully lined in baby soft fabric. Includes: Bear headpiece with front Velcro closure, faux fur bodysuit with back snap closure, and booties with embroidered details and white padded soft claws. Machine washable.
InCharacter Unisex Infant lion Costume includes fully lined zippered jumpsuit with snap le closures, hood with velcro closure and slip-on booties with skid-resistant bottoms. Machine washable.
Order These Adorable Lion, Tiger, and Bear Infant Costumes at
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Popular Halloween Costumes
Sell Out Very Fast
Don't Delay - Order Yours Today
Featured Froggy Infant Costume
Lined zippered jumpsuit with snap leg closures for easy diaper change
Slip-on booties with skid resistant bottoms, character hood with snap/velcro closure. Machine Washable.
Puppy Dogs & Kitty Cats
Are Perennially Popular Costumes
Popular Plush Pet Halloween Costumes
Cute Canines and Captivating Cats
Every baby loves puppies and kittens and if you have a pet in the house, you know what a special relationship pets have with babies. Our friend's 9 month old loves to hug our puppy and he gets excited whenever he sees her and eagerly waits for her to wrap her arms around his neck.
Now that's puppy love!
Read the Safety Guidelines (above)
Before you make a purchase
The Purr-fect Soft Black Kitty Infant Costume
Cozy warm, soft and fluffy black "fur" jumpsuit with bright pink ears, belly, and paws as well as a full, black tail to keep the look going from head to toe.
Ensemble includes Jumpsuit, Hood, Hands, Feet. Purr-fect for crawling, drinking milk, and taking cat naps! Polyester with zipper closure. Hand washable.
Have an Older Child?
Most costumes here are also
available in versions to fit
Children thru Adult sizes
What's Black and White and Cute All over?
Can't You Just Picture Your Baby in One of these Happy Animal Halloween Costumes!
For Big Brothers & Sisters
Best Halloween Costumes For Toddlers
Kids love to play dress up whether it is Halloween or not. Girls and boys both like to be superheroes, pirates and other popular charaters from tv and film. ...
Best Star Wars Costumes for Boys
Boys have loved Star Wars since the first film debuted in 1977. Jedi knights, humanoid creatures and robots join forces to fight the dark side. Boys will wear these costumes for creative play all year
Your Hobbit Costumes Hub for a Middle Earth Halloween
From a fierce fire breathing dragon to elves, a wizard, dwarves, goblins, trolls, birds and more, there's a Hobbit character costume for every fan of Peter Jackson's films and Tolkien's books.
Top Halloween Costumes Trendy Tweens Will Love
Tweens will love these popular Halloween costumes and so will their parents. Trendy costumes are not too adult yet "grown-up" enough to make tweens happy. Monster High, Maleficent, Superheroes & more!
The Best Mermaid Costumes for Halloween or Cosplay
Mermaids are popular Halloween costumes for toddlers, tots, tweens, teens and women. Whether from classic Fairy Tales, Folklore or Disney, there are a lot of mermaid costumes from sweet to sexy.
Harry Potter Halloween Costumes for Kids and Adults
If your kids love the Harry Potter books and/or the movie then they will want to dress as characters from Harry Potter for Halloween. Detail of Deathly Hallows Collage from AllPosters You can also make this a fun...
Halloween Costumes & Decorations for the Entire Family
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Are You Celebrating Someone's First Halloween? - Which is your favorite animal costume on this page?
Too cute - the pink piggy always makes me laugh. Happy Halloween!
my god the reptile and squid costumes are fantastic...:)
spider is too funny!
So hard to choose, but I am a sucker for baby elephant costumes. Epic collection of baby costumes!
It must be great fun for the designers of these costumes to come up with yet another fun costume.
An epic overload of cuteness, blessed! :)
LOL so CUTE!
Tigers and lions are the best!
This is so adorable.
omg i am suddenly wishing I had decided to dress my baby up this Halloween... so cute!
I love the peacock too. There really is EVERYTHING.
love love baby
Nice job on the lens. I love the peacock.
WOW, this is one of the best baby Halloween Costume lenses on squidoo. Amazing job and they are all sooooo adorable!
Love the baby halloween costumes.. so adorable its hard to pick the best :) Really nice lens.. well done!
These are all adorable! I love the peacock and pig.
love that lens, full of nice staff
When I have kids, they will have the greatest Halloween costumes!
Really great lens.
I like pengun and froggy
Gorgeous! Love the frog!
These 'Adorable Animal Costumes for Baby's First Halloween' are truly 'The Cutest Animal Costumes for Baby's First Halloween' EVER! I love them all, they're so cute! Thanks for sharing.
Cuteness overdose. I gotta go with the octopi.
I love the pink elephant costume!
Great lens! The purple octopus cracks me up. Sooo cute!
aaaww ttooo cute!!!!
Such cute Animal Costumes for Baby's First Halloween! The purple bat one is my favorite!
No, but I like the monsters!
There's something just too adorable about babies in costumes!!! Blessed!
Very cute lens and it makes me smile!
Wonderful lens, loved all of them.
The dragons are the best!
great collection of animal costume for grown up kids and they are really lovable costume,worthwhile and unique......wanna buy one of the costume for my nephew.
thanks for the sharing such an nice animal costume
Awww sooo cute <3
Quality lense m8
Very interesting to read... :)
These are SO cute! My grandson loves froggies, so I think that would be the one for him!
WOW SO CUTE! Great collection of costumes for little children. Almost makes me wish I had a baby...almost....
How completely adorable these costumes are! I couldn't possibly pick a favorite one.
Wow, this takes me back to the days when my kids were this age! I remember lots of different baby animal costumes including a bear, a lion and an elephant.
Not this year! No new youngins' in the family.
Oh my! These animal costumes for babies truly are adorable! If I had to pick a favorite it would be that Lil Froggy for sure! Or, maybe the purple (stars?) octopus for infants!
Such cute little costumes, and a wonderfully varied collection. Congratulations on making the monster board. Well-deserved!
No but I am ordering one of these for an antique doll the size of a 3 month old -- as soon as I decide which one. These are amazing!


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Aneeta and Ameeta Kumar
"We both gained a huge amount of knowledge and experience from the placement and we remain in contact with our hosts to keep up-to-date with the progress of their research. We would encourage everyone thinking of a career in science to apply for a Nuffield Research Placement - it will open up wonderful opportunities."
Why did you apply for a Nuffield Research Placement?
We both wanted to learn more about research and experience how real-life science works. Being very enthusiastic about science, we wanted to get the chance to carry out some of the experiments which we had encountered in our A-level studies.
What was your project about and did you know anything about the area before you started the placement?
Our project focused on a molecule called pH Low Insertion Peptide (pHLIP), which has been observed to change its shape and append itself into nearby cell membranes when it is in an acidic environment. We conducted experiments with pHLIP and cancer cells; our experiments showed that while pHLIP inserts into cancerous cell membranes, a non-functional version (K-pHLIP), which we used for comparison, does not.
We both knew a little about cancer before the placement but, through reading some scientific papers and talking to the scientists that we were working with, we have gained a much greater understanding of the disease.
How did your supervisors help you with your project?
Our supervisors taught us the methods of cell culture, Western Blotting and polymerase chain reaction, as well as giving us guidance on the format of a scientific report. Our two hosts were very enthusiastic and continuously encouraged us to discuss any queries and present our ideas to the research team.
Did you gain any new skills, both scientific and general, from undertaking your placement?
From our hosts we learnt several advanced techniques, such as Quantitative Real Time Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR). We were fortunate to have hands-on experience with these procedures and were permitted to use a variety of equipment, like the confocal microscope to view spheroids (3D models of cells). Over time, we gained more confidence and became fairly independent in our laboratory work.
Has your experience helped you to decide on a career path?
Originally, we both had our sights set on a career in medicine. After our experiences on the Nuffield placement, however, we have since decided to pursue a career in both medicine and biomedical research, possibly as clinical academics.
What advice would you give to students applying for a Nuffield Research Placement?
Try to read any material that you are given by your supervisor before the start of the placement. The knowledge you gain may enable you to better understand the purpose of the experiments you will be carrying out.
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Instant communication and twice yearly report cards… | What Ed Said
Why is it that, in this day and ago of instant communication, schools and parents still expect the kind of report card suited to another era?
Why do report cards traditionally go out twice a year, when there are endless ways teachers and learners can, and do, communicate their learning throughout the year?
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Have you seen the Teaching Channel? The Teaching Channel hosts a wealth of professional learning video resources by teachers, for teachers. Their mission is to:
create an environment where teachers can watch, share, and learn new techniques to help every student grow. We believe teachers should have opportunities to learn from each other… whenever they want; and teachers tell us that video has become essential to helping them see a broad range of approaches for working with students and for fostering self-reflection.
As well as videos there are other resources including question and answer forums, lesson ideas and teaching strategies. You can register and join the online community of teachers which will allow you to
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Of course being US-based not everything is strictly relevant to the Australian Curriculum however I think there is plenty of material available which transcends curriculum-specific requirements.
This video is a terrific example of formative assessment in action, taking a really positive approach to learning from mistakes.
Worth a read 09/08/2014
Differentiated Instruction: Resource Roundup | Edutopia
In this collection of tools and advice from Edutopia and the Web, find resources to help you adjust instruction in response to diverse learner needs and interests.
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Dipsticks: Efficient Ways to Check for Understanding | Edutopia
What strategy doubles student learning? According to 250 empirical studies, the answer is formative assessment, defined by Bill Younglove as "the frequent, interactive checking of student progress and understanding in order to identify learning needs and adjust teaching appropriately."


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Hype Topic Remote Usability Testing
Trend in the United States reached Germany. UI-Check.com as one of the first suppliers with it. Berlin, 15.07.2011 – the United States apply for a long time as a model, what about trends on the Internet. Now, a new wave of business models for Germany is rolled. The so-called "remote usability tests" is classic testing usability, which however moved to Web 2.0 kind on the Internet.
The so-called "crowd", so a large number of free users in the network, occupies the place previously occupied by testers at market research institutes and agencies. The potential is huge. In the United States, there are a number of Web services that offer such solutions and are thus very successful already since a long time. "Ultimately, it was only a matter of time before these models in Germany come. We are glad to be, who is working on this very interesting and fast-growing market with UI-Check.com of one of the first"Managing Director Yannis Niebelschutz commented on the launch of his company. A remote usability testing in UI-Check.com as follows: A site owner puts the job online under. While he enters the site, the scenario and the tasks. After the tester by mail will be notified.
Begins immediately with the registration. Them while filming their screen and comment via microphone what you see, do and where they have problems. Then fill in even a written questionnaire. Video and questions are sent to UI-Check.com, where quality assurance takes place. Everything is alright, I forwarded the data to the customer. UI-Check.com guarantees a maximum contract period of 24 hours. "Apparently we met the nail with the concept on its head. The response has been overwhelming, small and medium-sized enterprises have ordered as much from us as companies in the software and gaming industry. We are just massively to expand our team, to meet the demand"Niebelschutz delighted. A Usabilitytest is 39 euros. There is a 100% money-back guarantee. Company description on UI-Check.com: UI-check was founded in 2011 in Berlin by experienced Internet experts from a desire, cheap, fast and detailed usability testing your own Web site. In-house usability tests were associated mostly with effort, high costs and nervous strain. There were also only usability test systems "brand equity building" and representative test users were expensive to find. With UI-Check.com, all these problems solved at once. With each update of the Web site can be tested again fast & cheap, if everything as planned will be accepted regarding the usability. Full text version at: press company contact: UI-Check.com – usability tests in 24 hours Yannis Niebelschutz Feurig str. 54 10827 Berlin Tel:-E-Mail: Web:
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Something hit me 5 minutes ago. You know when you're just going about your day and then, suddenly, in an instant you're completely aware of your breathing, and who you are and all the particles you're made up of and how fickle life is? It's kind of an amazing feeling.
I honestly kind of just ended up here on a whim and somehow managed to pull off some kind of existence that I never fully planned out or expected. I decided that if I was going to live, I was going to follow my dreams. What my dreams were exactly I had no clue of originally, I just knew I'd get there if I kept following my instinct. This didn't happen because I read The Secret or listened to Oprah when she told me to discover my truth, this happened when I realized everything I had learned about life up until that point was mostly bullshit.
Saying the words "I'm following my dreams" kind of makes me want to puke, but it's true. I use the word dream to define the entire process of my life, not just the end point. Because at the moment I'm setting myself up for a path of external and internal struggle that I will never fully grasp until I'm right in the thick of it. But for now it's chill, the calm before the storm. Which will, hopefully, be followed by a rainbow. So I've decided to give some life advice. Not because I'm even mildly successful or wise, but because I've learned a few things over the past 5 years that I've found beneficial to myself. I'm a really hard person to please, so I figure learning how to be satisfied in my struggle is something I can share with others.
It took me a long time to figure out how to be happy. I've always been generally content with life, but I've also experienced depression. Being completely and utterly lost was the best thing that ever happened to me. I was in my third year of university studying a bunch of shit I didn't care about, knowing I never wanted to use any of it, paying tuition out of my own pocket, well, a pocket that was lent to me by the government. I hated prerequisites. I hated writing papers on things that are completely irrelevant to today's world. I hated taking exams that tested my knowledge without actually testing my knowledge. I hated walking down the hallways and seeing everyone ready to jump at any moment, sleeping under chairs and drinking gallons of coffee just to keep their eyes open. I hated everything about it.
Why the fuck am I here? Every single day that's all I asked myself. I had answers, it's not as if my question went ignored, but I wasn't satisfied with the reasoning behind my suffering. Family, society, necessity, degrees, success. None of that pertained to me because I knew I was setting myself up for a lifetime of disappointment.
And then it happened. Out of nowhere. It was like any other given school night, I sat there staring at meaningless numbers that apparently had some kind of meaning. It was the eve of my statistics exam, after studying for 3 hours and realizing I did not give a single flying fuck about any of it, I decided to do something else. I decided to quit university and follow some kind of dream that I had vaguely envisioned in my head. I didn't have a plan. I didn't have a clue. I just decided to trust my instinct and go with it.
Within two weeks I got a job as a copywriter. A couple months later someone, who I've now accepted as my fairy godmother, suggested I start a blog, I did. Someone else suggested I submit my rambling words into a magazine, I did. A month later I was published. Two months later I was invited to be interviewed by Bill Good. I got a scholarship to film school, I enrolled, I started and now I'm looking at the horizon knowing I could potentially fail but determined not to. I am currently residing in my dream. I'm creating things that matter to me. I'm excited to wake up everyday. No. That's a fucking lie. I'm excited to wake up a lot, not everyday. The actual process of waking up is generally a pretty dreadful activity. I like being awake. That's what I'm trying to say.
My point is that I may be a fucking nobody, but my dream is only as valid as I let it be. I was never sure of where I was going, I just knew I wanted to want wherever I ended up with all my heart. Nothing felt right until I started over. It was terrifying. Do you know how it feels to tell your Persian parents that you're dropping out of university to become a writer? I'm still slightly terrified, but like, in a good way. I could have ended up finishing my degree and getting a government job or something. Or more likely, being the manager of a Starbucks. Still possible, but at least I'll know I tried. Because nothing is worth it if you don't try. They say being afraid is a good thing, and it is, but there's a difference between being afraid with excitement and being afraid with misery. The latter can slowly destroy your soul. Misery is only useful up until a point. It can turn you cold if you never learn to utilize it properly.
You don't have to know what you want right away. Hell, you will probably never fully know what you want, but the trick is challenging yourself and keeping yourself motivated and passionate. Being happy isn't sunshine and lollipops, it's often a lot of stress and pain, and a ton of bullshit along the way, but you'll know when you are. You'll know because that feeling of misery will fade out and even the shitty things that come with life will be kind of pretty okay. When you figure it out, happiness will linger even when you're dirt poor, taking a bus, and eating ramen for dinner 5 nights a week. You realize the rest of it is bullshit.
No one knows you like you know you, no book, or sequal to that book, or talk show mogul can ever give you the actual advice you need. University works for a lot of people, but not for everyone. Living as a starving artist is satisfying to some, and completely unimaginable to others. Farming is one person's dream and another person's nightmare. The only trick in life is being honest with yourself and how you feel. If you're content and passionate about the path you're on, stick to it. But if you wake up in the morning and you dread the day that follows it, you can either stay fucked forever or make it better. Embrace the fear and mystery that come with not knowing what the fuck is going to happen next. If you get too comfortable, life will never teach you all the things that it has to offer. And it has a hell of a lot to offer.


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so i have a cat. i have two, and they are both pretty much assholes, just in different ways. oh, and i have dogs, too, and again, i am going with asshole on this one as well, but this story is all about my retarded feline, and how she has decided to love me. did i say love? i meant, how she has decided that she will tolerate me enough to not smother me in my sleep. hmm, it occurs to me now i may have mistaken her intentions and that is exactly what she intended to do.
quick background: we adopted this little kitten not too long after i had to let those nice people at the vet murder my beloved cat, kitler. that's right, her name was kitler, like hitler, but with a k, and she was evil. and wonderful. and snorted like a pig due to a large nose tumor. rip, poor dead kitler. so being that i need to replace things in my life that love me and leave immediately, said kitten seemed like a great idea. at first she did all the kitteny things she should have to win my heart.
kitten: lady, look at me, i am chasing this thing. um, what the fuck is this thing and why am i running after it? oh wait, i am a cute tiny baby and you WAAAANT me.
me: (to family) omg, look at the tiny little baby ball of fur. i want it, i am having it.
kitten: yes. yes you are having it (insert evil kitten type laugh)
so we get kitten home, promptly give her a name (which she has still never learned) and let her settle in. at first, it's all fun and games: running kitten, chasing string kitten, generally being so cute you want to squeeze her to death kitten. then something happens. she gets fat. and fatter. and fatter. and i think at this point her head starts to shrink, like at the end of beetlejuice. her little cat eyes start to take on a vacant look and her personality disappears like she is now some kind of pod cat. oh, and did i mention she hates me at this point, too? well she does. or maybe i am exaggerating and she is just indifferent to me. either way, i don't take rejection well so i do what any normal woman who's being rejected does and i throw myself into forcing her to love me. i do this by constantly kissing and hugging and generally throwing myself at her.
fast forward to this saturday morning. i feel fat (she never learned her given name, delilah, so we just call her fat) jump up on the bed. i feel her little cat paw start poking at my chest, followed by her massive bulk standing on my chest. of course at this point i can feel my chest cavity start to cave in under the weight, and i know i might die, but fuck it, my cat LOVES ME! i know it! and just when you think your cat loves you, she sits, tail up, directly down onto your mouth and nose. like the title says...


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If you are looking to purchase a mortgage insurance policy, you will without doubt want to look for an insurance company that can offer you cheap mortgage insurance. You would already have spent thousands of dollars in purchasing the home and would want to save as much money as possible to spend on other household essentials. However, the mortgage lenders would have made it incumbent upon you to purchase such an insurance policy. Lenders would be looking to safeguard their interests when they ask you to purchase such a policy. However, by choosing to purchase an insurance policy that is available with a low mortgage insurance rate, you will be hampering your own chances of making a claim if the need ever arose.
How much money do you think you will save by purchasing cheap mortgage insurance? The difference between a regular insurance policy and a policy offered with a cheap mortgage rate may not be high. However, the kind of coverage that is offered under a regular policy will be vastly different from that offered by a company selling cheap insurance. If you ever had to make a claim against the policy you would want to ensure that your interests are fully safeguarded as well. You would not want the insurance company to tell you that they will only cover you for a period of 30 to 90 days, after which you will have the either start repaying the mortgage yourself or put your house up for a foreclosure. The cheap insurance policy that you purchased will suddenly looked very expensive to you, under such conditions. If you stop for a moment and think carefully, you will realize that are cheap mortgage insurance policy may not really be worth the money you are spending on it. The insurance company may let you down when you require it, most. You would also not have saved thousands of dollars by indulging in the purchase of such insurance. You must understand that the insurance policy will not be offered to you free of cost. Charges will be associated and they are not likely to go down beyond a certain level. Therefore, think carefully before you purchase a cheap mortgage insurance policy.


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Backyard pavers are available in a wide variety of colors, shapes, and materials, and the most important criteria for choosing pavers depend on the nature of the project for which they are intended. The pavers should be aesthetically compatible with other elements of the yard's design, in terms of shape, color and texture. They should also meet any specific practical needs of a project, such as the requirement that pavers used near pools and hot tubs provide adequate traction in order to prevent accidents.
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My love of pink is by no means a secret. Gimme all the blush, all the rose, all the mauve, all the fuschia. Any tone, any shade, I'm sold. Blush tones have really been having a moment lately and I'm fully on board. March means spring and spring means pretty little dresses, at least in my book.
I've said it a million times, I'd rather wear a dress than jeans any day of the week. (Just me??) But, the caveat to that is that I'd rather wear a COMFORTABLE dress than jeans any day of the week. I love a good swing dress or an easy knit and this faux wrap dress fits the bill. It's $45 and available in 4 colors; blush, maroon, black and white. ALL the colors are amazing and at $45 I'd recommend scooping up more than one.
A wrap style is super flattering on all body types. If you're curvy, it accentuates all the right curves. If you don't have any, it creates the illusion of some 😉 This soft and light knit transitions really well into spring.
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