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Mireille Rose Linen Pillowcase
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Our soft, Linen Pillowcase is a bedtime essential, made from pure, breathable linen that is kind to the skin to soothe you into a peaceful night's rest.
Our Oxford Pillowcase has a 2.5cm border and Mitered Hem detail for an elegant aesthetic. Our Housewife Pillowcase has no border for a more pared-back look.
Size Guide
- Housewife | 50x75cm
- Housewife Square | 65x65cm
- Oxford | 50x75cm, with 2.5cm hem
- Oxford Square | 65x65cm, with 2.5cm hem
- Oxford King | 50x90cm
Product Story
Even if it is only in our imagination, the moment the heat strikes and sun begins to shine from season-to-season, it is Provence where we find we escape to; a procrastination that is more than often fortified through a whisperingly transparent rosè wine connected with this region. Over the years some of our rosé-drinking habits have changed. I recently caught a friend plucking bottles of wine out of a shop fridge, holding them up to the light and musingly squinting at them. "I am looking to see which is the palest," she said, when I asked.
Rosé has been getting lighter, not just in Provence but further afield geographically too. Just over a decade ago, many rosé wines were a sumptuous, deep raspberry blush. Now, we long for a fashionably pale, light and refreshing thirst-quencher; one with the shade of faded ballet pumps or delicately poached salmon.
I have always loved the romantic shades of a rosé colourway scattered around my home in the form of cushions, linen sheets and of course a beloved bath robe, one of my all-time favourite products in our pure European linen collection. Even so, I must confess that over the years – in the same way rosés are becoming fairer - I have been wanting to weave rose linen cloths with only a small trace of pigment, so that they are only just discernibly pink.
So here we introduce to you our new refinement of our rose colourway with a long-awaited update: Mireille Rose. A soft touch of pink, this modern rose that is pale yet interesting...
Linen Care
Washing your linen on
a gentle cycle at 40°C should be sufficient, while white linens can be washed
at a higher temperature of 60°C. Only use bleach on white products.
We recommend air drying, however products can be tumble dried on a low heat and removed when slightly damp. Iron a touch damp for a crisp aesthetic or leave as dried for that signature crumpled look of lived-in linen.
You can find more information on caring for your linens, here.
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The time-honoured, traditional practise of monogramming linens turns a household into a precious keepsake that can be cherished for years to come, while our hand stamping service is a fun and natural way to add a personal touch to our linens.
Popular choices for personalisation are names, initials or memorable dates, allowing linens to be passed down generations. A great present for birthdays, anniversaries and special occasions, please do get in touch if you have any questions at all regarding this service.
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Top fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself in his London home after leaving a note behind, a British coroner official told The Associated Press.
Fashion designer Alexander McQueen found dead
McQueen, 40, died from asphyxiation and hanging, according to coroner's official Lynda Martindill. The contents of the note were not released, but the results of a full autopsy are expected to be released in a few months.
Police suspect there was no malice, and the inquest to formally rule McQueen's death as a suicide has been adjourned until April 28, the AP reported.
Check out photos of celebs wearing McQueen
McQueen was found dead in his apartment on Thursday. Days prior, the British designer expressed his grief about the death of his mother on Twitter, posting messages about his "awful week" and saying he had to "somehow pull myself together and finish."
Celebrities including Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Sarah Jessica Parker often wore McQueen's pieces.

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ASK ۞ Satya St.George
claire-psychic :: tool interpreter
SCHEDULE: Be back on Nov 20th, Wed, 10:30am*ish to 12:30pm (mountain time) USA,
As a Clairvoyant Medium or Claire-Intuit I get images & words from my guides. Integrating highly skilled Tarot interpretations to round it out.
I can accurately access a snapshot of your emotional connections, & outcomes. Being very much like receiving a weather report: with emotional & situational changes.
Clients wanted who will really benefit from my readings are people who are aware that a reading reflects the process of life itself, and are seeking the truth, whether that is good or not so great.
I don't use a traditional spread during internet readings, but provide you with information on a question by question basis. The more precise your question, usually the more precise your answer.
My natal chart as a Pisces and the various other placements incline me to have psychic gifts. So I am a natural born psychic and medium.
College studies in Psychology and English literature. My fascination in psychology was with Carl Jung's archetypal symbolism.
Learned Tarot through Joseph Campbell's method who was both a psychologist & a mystic. It has been a huge & interesting journey since that point.
30 plus years experience.
The Requested Timeline: with this method accuracy can go either way, spirits decision to let you know or not.
The Un-requested Timeline: I have found this way to be more accurate, upon observation.
Timelines can be unstable because of free will/free choice in given situations. Use them as "ROUGH GUIDELINES" only.
I will always pray & meditate over timing for you. Should I get only a number, we might need to detail that out with cards. If I come up with a blank I will let you know. I have come to feel that timing is sacred & when we get it, this is to help, if not, then there's sensitive issues around it for the client in some way. Thus I respect the mystery of spirit on timing as well. Timing is not an on demand thing, I have found out.
A good connection in a reading to me is defined as both client & psychic creating a neutral attitude. With negative attitudes on both sides it can then BLOCK a good connection. Also a connection to Creator & one's Guides are the main connecting points.
Reviews speak for themselves about consistent accuracy. But expect times of inaccuracy too for just being human.
No longer offer free connections. Sorry.
If you feel confused over multiple readings, this usually lies within the client asking about the person you are asking the psychic to pick up on. If this person is confused, it reflect in variations in the readings you have. This is the energy continually shifting in the reading until they get clearer themselves about you, or their life.
With every Special, you get 5 free minutes: Menu options – a couple of yes or no questions or 1 additional clarifying question.
Intro one time new client special : 10 min for $10/ 2 questions detailed* After Intro special Regular Flat rate specials apply: 15 min $16/3 questions, 20 min $21/4 questions, 25 min. $26/5 questions, 30 min $31/6 questions
Per minute is not offered.
Partial refunds only! Discussions for a refund must occur before the session ends & not via email, as I work with Bitwine & not for Bitwine.
1. I will give you 50% refund, fair play for your reason, and my efforts, at my discretion.
2. If you go through your credit card company after the reading ends & claim 'unauthorized' or any other reason, expect me to contest it, ok? Fair warning.
3. The reason should be sufficient so as to not be that you didn't like what I said.
My advice is to keep an eye on your own expectations of what you might hope to hear, especially in romance.
Thank you for taking the time to read my profile.
Satya (Kiora)


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10 Conference Networking Tips
Networking isn't just something you do during a conference. It is a process you must take part in before, during, and after the conference.
Effective networking leads to new business opportunities and new relationships. As I wrote in my book, New Business Networking, networking is paramount to your career and business.
10 Tips to Network Like a Pro at a Conference
1. Practice your elevator pitch
Practice your elevator pitch before you go. Who are you? What do you do? Why are you attending this conference?
You will be asked these questions, so rehearsing your answers ahead of time will help you prepare your thoughts. Plus, you might discover another reason why you are attending that you hadn't considered.
2. Show up early
Try to get to the conference early, and stand near the registration table, entrance, or food area. These are the places where people congregate.
When you first arrive, solo attendees will especially be seeking a friendly connection. Don't let them become wallflowers.
Also, consider approaching sponsors and introducing yourself. A casual conversation with a conference sponsor led to my book deal.
3. Express interest in others
Be more interested in other people than yourself.
4. Ask questions
Ask questions, and actively listen to the answers. Use eye contact and body language to show you are listening.
5. Talk to strangers
Forget what your parents taught you. Everyone is there for a similar reason. You are all sharing the same experience. A good icebreaker is to ask someone what they thought of a particular speaker or who was their favorite speaker of the day.
6. Be personable
Use a person's first name several times as you are speaking to help you remember it.
7. Take notes
Take notes on a person's business card about your conversation to refer to later. Can you help this person? Who should you introduce them to? Don't forget to bring your cards, too.
8. Keep it fresh
Things can get stale during conferences. Bring mints and gum to keep your breath fresh.
9. Stay hydrated
Drink plenty of water, and go easy on the alcohol.
10. Stay connected
Follow up with each person you meet after the conference. Staying in touch is a crucial part of networking.
Follow up with a pleasant email, remind them what you spoke about, offer them a link to an interesting article, connect on LinkedIn, or schedule a "no agenda" coffee meeting.
Use my tips, and I guarantee you will have an amazing time at your next conference. Do you have your conference networking tip? Please leave a comment.
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Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel, or as we refer to the long-time understudy in my keeper league, "Goddamn Matt Cassel," couldn't have orchestrated a better time for Ton Brady to get injured, as Cassel's contract expires at the end of this season. Rumor has it that Cassel will be seeking "Aaron Rodgers money," which doesn't necessarily mean a large check waiting in the green room all by itself. From Adam Schefter's blog:
For starters, Cassel and Rodgers have the same agent, David Dunn. They also have started almost the exact number of games after taking over their jobs from legendary quarterbacks this season. And once they did, the two quarterbacks have posted similar numbers.[...] Cassel might not be as productive as Rodgers so far, but he is not far from. So if Rodgers got an average of close to $11 million per year, Cassel is expected to be anywhere in the $6-to-$10 million per year range, depending on how he finishes the season.
I can think of about ten thousand better ways to piss away ten million dollars (one of them involves power tools, thirty pounds of cocaine, and Michael Irvin), and I can't imagine any team is going to pony that up. First of all, Cassel has been able to overcome his lack of pro experience with his familiarity of Belichick's system, which he's been learning since 2005. He won't enjoy that benefit with a new team. Secondly, those shitty teams that need a QB (San Francisco, Kansas City, Detroit) won't be shelling out that kind of money. They're shitty for a reason...okay, a handful of reasons, but one of those is their total absence in the free agent market. Look, Matt. There's nothing wrong with re-upping with the Pats for the minimum and riding Brady's jock for two or three more rings. You can be America's Favorite Backup Quarterback, or get pummeled in Detroit. Easy choice, really.


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Related to micropyle: embryo sac, synergid, antipodal cells
1. Botany A minute opening in the ovule of a seed plant through which the pollen tube usually enters.
2. Zoology A pore in the membrane covering the ovum of some animals through which a spermatozoon can enter.
[micro- + Greek pulē, gate.]
mi′cro·py′lar adj.
1. (Botany) a small opening in the integuments of a plant ovule through which the male gametes pass
2. (Zoology) a small pore in the shell of an insect's eggs through which the sperm passes
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1. the surface of the membrane through which sperm is transported to the ovum in fertilization.
2. the opening in a seed plant ovule through which the pollen tube reaches the embryo.
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3 Days 2 Nights A Tour to the Gorillas
This is a three day safari that takes you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in South Western Uganda near Ugandan border with Rwanda. This is the home to the endangered mountain gorillas and gives an opportunity to track the gorillas and watch them at close range in their natural habitat.
Day 1: Kampala City - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
You will have an early breakfast before departing for Bwindi National Park. This is a 9 hours drive. You will have a brief stop over at the equator where you will experience some experiments explaining the differences between the South and the North hemisphere. Thereafter, proceed onwards driving on the Ankole plains having sights of the Ankole cows with very long horns. Proceed to the Kigezi highlands with breathtaking views of the hills and valleys. You will have lunch in a hotel enroute arriving in Bwindi in the evening. You will check in at your camp, bandas or lodge for dinner and overnight.
Bwindi is a world heritage site being the home to the endangered mountain gorillas and being home to almost half of the world population of the gorillas. It is located in the Southwestern part of Uganda. It is mainly a rain forest on the steep slopes of the Albertine Rift Valley. It is also home to more than 90 mammal species including 11 primates of which the white Colobus Mountain with its long white tail is prominent. The major activity here is gorilla tracking, forest walks, bird watching and monkey viewing.
Day 2: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Full Day)
Have an early breakfast and set off through the thick forest with your guide to track the gorillas. The weather is usually wet and therefore you are advised to bring jungle boots and rain coats. You will also marvel at the different and unique species of vegetation in the forests. You will have time to view the gorillas once you have tracked them, their behavior in their natural habitat will amaze you. Return to the camp having achieved one of the most envied activities in East Africa. You will have parked lunch in the wild while dinner and overnight will be at your camp, lodge or Banda.
Day 3: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – Kampala City
Enjoy your breakfast at your camp, lodge or Banda after which you depart for Kampala. You will have a brief stop over at the Mpambire drum makers where you can buy souvenirs before proceeding to Kampala. You will have parked lunch en route. You will arrive in Kampala in the evening. You will then be dropped at the hotel of your choice in Kampala City.
• Rate per person sharing in Luxury Accommodation $4,160
• Rate per person sharing in medium range accommodation $3,285
• Rate per person sharing in Budget range accommodation $2,880
Package Includes:
- All park entrance fees
- Full board accommodation while on this safari
- Service of an English speaking driver/guide
- Transport based on a safari minibus with pop up roof for game viewing
- Driver allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver
- Game drives as per the Itinerary
- Government taxes
-Personal Insurance
Package Excludes:
-Gorilla tracking permit at US$ 500
- Extras at the camps i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry etc.
- International flight fees
- Departure tax
- Tips to porters and drivers
End of Safari
Note: Kindly note that we can arrange for your transfer to and from the airport and also we can arrange for your accommodation in Kampala City before and after the safari at an extra cost. Also note that we can change the itinerary as per your request.


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Bobby Goldsmith Foundation is pleased to announce that 15 inspirational artworks from the 2016 Phoenix Art program will be on display at Kings Cross Library at the end of the year.
Participating artists have named this year's exhibition HIV heart — symbolising HIV, art and life – a connection artists incorporate into their work.
BGF congratulates all artists and extends gratitude to art tutor Natalya Shinn and Pine Street Creative Arts Centre for making Phoenix Art possible.
Phoenix Art workshops are run over three semesters per year – each course lasting six weeks.
Whether participants are beginners, intermediate or experienced, Phoenix Art presents a guided forum where each person can work at his or her own level.
Phoenix Art has produced many fantastic artworks over the years. BGF is hoping to showcase an exhibition of artworks from 2011-2016 in the new year.
Phoenix Art Exhibition at Kings Cross Library 7 November - 24 December 2016.
Go back to Positive News to see the other articles.
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Frequent Links
Oromo people
1st row: Balcha Safo • Iyasu V
2nd row: Ras Mäkonnen • Haile Selassie I[1]
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|Total population
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|Regions with significant populations
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|25,488,344 (2007 est.)[2]
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|Afaan Oromo • Amharic • Tigrinya
|Sunni Islam 47.5%, Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity 30.5%, P'ent'ay 17.7%, traditional religion 3.3%
|Related ethnic groups
|Afar • Agaw • Amhara • Beja • Saho • Somali
The Oromo people (Template:Lang-om; Ge'ez: ኦሮሞ; 'Oromo) are an ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia, northern Kenya, and parts of Somalia.[5] With around 25 million members, they constitute the single largest ethnicity in Ethiopia and the wider Horn of Africa, at approximately 35% of Ethiopia's population according to the 2007 census.[2][6][7] Oromos speak the Oromo language as a mother tongue (also called Afaan Oromoo and Oromiffa), which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. The name was given as Ilm' Orma ("Sons of Men" or an eponymous 'Orma') in the 19th century;[8] the present form is probably an obsolete plural of the same word orma ("person, stranger").[9]
Oromos are the largest Cushitic-speaking group of people living in Northeast Africa. Available information suggests that they have existed as a community in the Horn of Africa for several millennia (Prouty et al., 1981).
While further research is needed to precisely comprehend their origins, the Oromo are believed to have originally adhered to a pastoralist/nomadic and/or semi-agriculturalist lifestyle. Many historians agree that some Oromo clans (Bale) have lived in the southern tip of present-day Ethiopia for over a millennium. They suggest that a Great trade-influenced Oromo migration brought most Oromos to present-day central and western Ethiopia in the 16th and 17th centuries.[10] Historical maps of the ancient Aksum/Abyssinian Empire and Adal/Somali empires indicate that Oromo people are newcomers to most of modern-day central Ethiopia.
Recent history
Historically, Afaan Oromo-speaking people used their own Gadaa system of governance. Oromos also had a number of independent kingdoms, which they shared with the Sidama. Among these were the Gibe region kingdoms of Gera, Gomma, Garo, Gumma, Jimma and Limmu-Ennarea, as well as the kingdom of Jiren.
Historically, both peaceful and violent competition and integration between Oromos and other neighboring ethnicities such as the Amhara, Sidama and the Somali had an impact on politics within the Oromo community. The northern expansion of the Oromos such as the Yejju and, in particular the Arsi, to ethnic Somali and Sidama territories mirrored the southern expansion of Amharas, and helped influence contemporary ethnic politics in Ethiopia.[11] Also the great Somali expansion from the Ogaden plains west towards the Juba river led to conflicts with the Oromo.[12] In some areas, Oromos and Somalis were in competition for fertile territory and natural resources. Additionally, Eastern Oromos, who had adopted Islam, were along with Somalis and Afars part of the Muslim Adal Sultanate, which under Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi led a conquest of the Christian Abyssinian Empire.[12]
Historian Richard Pankhurst stated that before the coming of European powers and the creation of centralized Ethiopia, the area presently known as Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia:
Constituted a galaxy of states and polities, each moving in its own orbit, but significantly affecting, and affected by, the other entities in the constellation. Each ruler kept a watchful eye on his neighbors but would often exchange gifts and courtesies with them unless actually at war. Dynastic marriages were made whenever practicable, though these only occasionally crossed barriers of religion. Commerce, on the other hand, made little distinction between faith, and trade routes linked traditionalist, Christian and Muslim localities. Ethnic and linguistic communities remained largely distinct, but there was much cross-fertilization of cultures. This was true not only off the Ethiopian highlands and the Red Sea coastlands, but also further south along the Somali-Oromo frontier where later nineteenth century travelers reported the existence of bilingual trading communities.[12]
In the first decades of the 19th century, three Oromo monarchies, Enarya, Goma and Guma, rose to prominence.[12] The collective area was known as Galla-land and comprised most of central and southern Ethiopia, including lands now held by other ethnic regions.[8] In the general view of Oromo people's role in Ethiopia, Ras Gobana Dacche is a famous Oromo figure who led the development of modern Ethiopia and the political and miliatary incorporation of more territories into Ethiopian borders.[13][14] Gobana under the authority of Menelik II incorporated several Oromo territories into a centralized Ethiopian state. Some contemporary ethno-nationalist Oromo political groups refer to Gobana in a negative light. Though, before military integration; present day Ethiopia, Eritrea, and parts of Somalia were previously and extensively linked commercially by local, long-distance and trans-frontier trade routes. These commercial routes connected Bonga, Jimma, Seqa, Assandabo, Gojjam, Begemder, Maramma, Massawa, Soddo, Shewa, Harar, Zeila and Berbera.[12] Some Oromo writers believe that the Oromo Ras Gobena and the Amhara Menelik II were the first two people in Ethiopia with the concept of national boundary that brought various different ethno-linguistic communities under a politically and militarily centralized rule.[15]
"The two most important historical figures who signify the introduction of the concepts of national boundary and sovereignty in Ethiopia are Emperor Menelik II and Ras Gobana Dachi, who used guns manufactured in Europe to bring a large swath of Biyas (regions/nations) under a centralized rule."
Ethnically mixed Ethiopians with Oromo background made up a little percentage of Ethiopian generals and leaders.[16] The Wollo Oromo (particularly the Raya Oromo and Yejju Oromo) were early Oromo holders of power among the increasingly mixed Ethiopian state. The later north-to-south movement of central power in Ethiopia led to Oromos in Shewa holding power in Ethiopia together with the Shewan Amhara.[17]
"In terms of descent, the group that became politically dominant in Shewa – and Subsequently in Ethiopia – was a mixture of Amhara and Oromo; in terms of language, religion and cultural practices, it was Amhara."[18]
Nonetheless, in many cases Oromo became part of the Ethiopian nobility without losing their identity.[19] Both ethnically mixed Oromos and those with full Oromo descent held high leadership positions in Ethiopia. Notably Iyasu V was the designated but uncrowned Emperor of Ethiopia (1913–1916), while Haile Selassie I was the crowned and generally acknowledged Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. Both these Ethiopian Emperors are ethnically mixed, with Oromo parents and lineages.[20] Haile Selassie's mother was paternally of Oromo descent and maternally of Gurage heritage, while his father was paternally Oromo and maternally Amhara. He consequently would have been considered Oromo in a patrilineal society, and would have been viewed as Gurage in a matrilineal one. However, in the main, Haile Selassie was regarded as Amhara: his paternal grandmother's royal lineage, through which he was able to ascend to the Imperial throne.[21]
By the 1880s, Sahle Selassie, king of Shewa (the later Emperor Menelik II) allied with Ras Gobena's Shewan Oromo militia to expand his kingdom to the South and East, expanding into areas that hadn't been held together since the invasion of Ahmed Gragn.[22] Another famous leader of Ethiopia with Oromo descent was Ras Makonnen Woldemikael Gudessa, the governor of Harar who served as the top general in the First Italo–Ethiopian War, playing a key role at the Battle of Adwa. He is the father of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I.[23]
In 1973, Oromo discontent with their position led to the formation of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), which began political agitation in the Oromo areas. Also in 1973 there was a catastrophic famine in which over one quarter of a million people died from starvation before the government recognised the disaster and permitted relief measures. The majority who died were Oromos and Amharas from Wollo, Afars and Tigrayans. There were strikes and demonstrations in Addis Ababa in 1974; and in February of that year, Haile Selassie's government was replaced by the Derg, a military junta led by Mengistu Haile Mariam; but the Council was still Amhara-dominated, with only 25 non-Amhara members out of 125. In 1975 the government declared all rural land State-owned, and announced the end of the tenancy system. However, much of the benefit of this reform was counteracted by compulsive collectivization, State farms and forced resettlement programmes.
In December 2009, a 96-page report titled Human Rights in Ethiopia: Through the Eyes of the Oromo Diaspora, compiled by the Advocates for Human Rights, documented human rights violations against the Oromo in Ethiopia under three successive regimes: the Abyssinian Empire under Haile Selassie, the Marxist Derg and the current Ethiopian government of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), dominated by members of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and which was accused to have arrested approximately 20,000 suspected OLF members, to have driven most OLF leadership into exile, and to have effectively neutralized the OLF as a political force in Ethiopia.
According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Oromia Support Group (OSG) recorded 594 extra-judicial killings of Oromos by Ethiopian government security forces and 43 disappearances in custody between 2005 and August 2008.[24]
The Oromo people are the largest ethnic grouping in Ethiopia, which has a total of 74 ethnically diverse language groups. About 95% are settled agriculturalists and nomadic pastoralists, practising archaic farming methods and living at subsistence level. A few live in the urban centres.
Oromos today are mainly concentrated in the Oromia region in central Ethiopia, which is the largest region in the country in terms of both population and size. Group members also have a notable presence in northern Kenya.
The Oromo speak the Oromo language as a mother tongue (also known as Afaan Oromoo and Oromiffa). It belongs to the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family.
According to Ethnologue, there are around 40,467,900 Oromo speakers worldwide.[25]
The Oromo language is divided into four main linguistic varieties: Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo, Eastern Oromo, Orma and West Central Oromo.[25]
Modern writing systems used to transcribe Oromo include the Latin script. The Ethiopic script had previously been used by Oromo communities in west-central Ethiopia up until the 1990s.[26] Additionally, the Sapalo script was historically used to write Oromo. It was invented by the Oromo scholar Sheikh Bakri Sapalo (also known by his birth name, Abubaker Usman Odaa) during the 1950s.[27][28] The Arabic script has also traditionally been used in areas with Muslim populations.
The Oromo are divided into two major branches that break down into an assortment of clan families. From west to east. The Borana Oromo, also called the Boran, are a pastoralist group living in southern Ethiopia (Oromia) and northern Kenya.[29][30] The Boran inhabit the former provinces of Shewa, Welega, Illubabor, Kafa, Jimma, Sidamo, northern and northeastern Kenya, and some parts of Somalia. Barentu/Barentoo or (older) Baraytuma is the other moiety of the Oromo people. The Barentu Oromo inhabit the eastern parts of the Oromia Region in the Zones of Mirab Hararghe or West Hararghe, Arsi Zone, Bale Zone, Debub Mirab Shewa Zone or South West Shewa, Dire Dawa region, the Jijiga Zone of the Somali Region, Administrative Zone 3 of the Afar Region, Oromia Zone of the Amhara Region, and are also found in the Raya Azebo woreda in the Tigray Region.
Society and culture
Oromo society was traditionally structured in accordance with Gadaa, a social stratification system partially based on an eight-year cycle of age sets. However, over the centuries, the age sets grew out-of-alignment with the actual ages of their members, and some time in the 19th century, another age set system was instituted. Under gadaa, every eight years, the Oromo would hold a popular assembly called the Gumi Gayo, where laws were established for the following eight years. A democratically elected leader, the Abba Gada, presided over the system for an eight-year term. Gadaa is no longer in wide practice but remains influential.
In a short article, Geoffrey W. Arnott described an Oromo rite of passage in which young men run over the backs of bulls surrounded by the village community.[31]
Waaq (also Waq or Waaqa) is the name of God in the traditional Oromo religion, which only about 3% of the population of Oromia follows today, those who do usually living in the Borena Zone.
In the 2007 Ethiopian census in the 88% Oromo region of Oromia, 47.5% were Muslims, 30.5% Orthodox Christians, 17.7% Protestant Christian, 3.3% Traditional.[32] Protestant Christianity is the fastest growing religion inside the Oromo community. In urban areas of Oromia, Orthodox Christianity constitute 51.2% of the population, followed by Islam 29.9% and Protestants 17.5%.[33] But adherence to traditional practices and rituals is still common among many Oromo people regardless of religious background.[34]
It is believed that the Oromo developed their own calendar around 300 BCE. The Oromo calendar is a lunar-stellar calendrical system, relying on astronomical observations of the moon in conjunction with seven particular stars or constellations. Borana Months (Stars/Lunar Phases) are Bittottessa (iangulum), Camsa (Pleiades), Bufa (Aldebarran), Waxabajjii (Belletrix), Obora Gudda (Central Orion-Saiph), Obora Dikka (Sirius), Birra (full moon), Cikawa (gibbous moon), Sadasaa (quarter moon), Abrasa (large crescent), Ammaji (medium crescent), and Gurrandhala (small crescent).[35]
Most Oromos do not have political unity today due to their historical roles in the Ethiopian state and the region, the spread out movement of different Oromo clans, and the differing religions inside the Oromo nation.[36] Accordingly, Oromos played major roles in all three main political movements in Ethiopia (centralist, federalist and secessionist) during the 19th and 20th century. In addition to holding high powers during the centralist government and the monarchy, the Raya Oromos in Tigray played a major role in the revolt inside the Tigray regional state, known as "Weyane" revolt, challenging Emperor Haile Selassie I's rule in the 1940s.[37] Simultaneously, both federalist and secessionist political forces developed inside the Oromo community.
Presently, a number of ethnic based political organizations have been formed to promote the interests of the Oromo. The first was the Mecha and Tulama Self-Help Association founded in January 1963, but was disbanded by the government after several increasingly tense confrontations in November, 1966.[38] Later groups include the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement (OFDM), the United Liberation Forces of Oromia (ULFO), the Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia (IFLO), the Oromia Liberation Council (OLC), the Oromo National Congress (ONC, recently changed to OPC) and others. Another group, the Oromo People's Democratic Organization (OPDO), is one of the four parties that form the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition. However, these Oromo groups do not act in unity: the ONC, for example, was part of the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces coalition that challenged the EPRDF in the Ethiopian general elections of 2005.
A number of these groups seek to create an independent Oromo nation, some using armed force. Meanwhile, the ruling OPDO and several opposition political parties in the Ethiopian parliament believe in the unity of the country which has 80 different ethnicities. But most Oromo opposition parties in Ethiopia condemn the economic and political inequalities in the country. Progress has been very slow with the Oromia International Bank just recently established in 2008 though Oromo owned Awash International Bank started early in the 1990s and with the first private Afaan Oromoo newspaper in Ethiopia, Jimma Times, also known as Yeroo, recently established. Though the Jimma Times – Yeroo newspaper has faced a lot of harassment and persecution from the Ethiopian government since its beginning.[39][40][41][42][43] Abuse of Oromo media is widespread in Ethiopia and reflective of the general oppression Oromos face in the country.[44] University departments in Ethiopia did not establish curriculum in Afaan Oromo until the late 1990s.
Various human rights organizations have publicized the government persecution of Oromos in Ethiopia for decades. In 2008, OFDM opposition party condemned the government's indirect role in the death of hundreds of Oromos in western Ethiopia.[45] "Between 2011 and 2014, at least 5000 Oromos have been arrested based on their actual or suspected peaceful opposition to the government. These include thousands of peaceful protestors and hundreds of opposition political party members. The government anticipates a high level of opposition in Oromia, and signs of dissent are sought out and regularly, sometimes pre-emptively, suppressed. In numerous cases, actual or suspected dissenters have been detained without charge or trial, killed by security services during protests, arrests and in detention," See Amnesty International's report titled "Ethiopia: 'Because I am Oromo': Sweeping repression in the Oromia region of Ethiopia," http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR25/006/2014/en
Notable Oromo people
- Ali Birra – Singer, Poet, and Nationalist[46][47][48]
- Derartu Tulu – Athlete[49]
- Girma Wolde-Giorgis? – Former President of Ethiopia[50]
- Mulatu Teshome?? – President of Ethiopia[50][51]
- Negasso Gidada – former President of Ethiopia[50]
- Fatuma Roba – first African woman[52] to win the Olympic gold medal in a marathon
- Gobana Dacche – According to Yates, he was from the Oromo community who was an extensive landowner, top ranking general, and a zealous, loyal follower of his king Menelik II, who later died under mysterious circumstances with considerably less property to his name[53]
- Sheik Bakri Sapalo – Oromo historian and poet who in the 1960s was the first African to invent an alphabet for an African language[54]
See also
- ^ Haile Selassie's mother was paternally of Oromo descent and maternally of Gurage heritage, while his father was paternally Oromo and maternally Amhara. He consequently would have been considered Oromo in a patrilineal society, and would have been viewed as Gurage in a matrilineal one. However, in the main, Haile Selassie was regarded as Amhara: his paternal grandmother's royal lineage, through which he was able to ascend to the Imperial throne (see history).
- ^ a b Central Statistical Agency (2008), "TABEL [sic] 5: Population size of Regions by Nations/Nationalities (ethnic group) and Place of Residence: 2007", Census 2007 (PDF), Addis Ababa: Central Statistical Agency, p. 66
- ^ "Population and Housing Census: Ethnic Affiliation". knbs.or.ke. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
161,399 Borana, 66,275 Orma
- ^ "Canada – Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada Highlight Tables, 2011 Census". 2.statcan.ca. 2010-10-06. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ Merriam-Webster Inc, Frederick C. Mish, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, (Merriam-Webster: 2003), p.876
- ^ The CSA estimates a population growth of 7.6% between the time the census was conducted and the date of its approval: "Ethiopia population soars to near 77 million: census". Google News. AFP. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
'We carried out a census in May 2007 and it shows that there were 73,918,505 people at that time,' Central Statistics Agency chief Samya Zakarya told AFP.'But based on a projection of an annual growth rate of 7.6 percent, Ethiopia's population up to this month is 76,947,760.'
- ^ Ta'a, Tesema (2006). The Political Economy of an African Society in Transformation. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 17. ISBN 978-3-447-05419-5. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Gallas" in Encyclopædia Britannica 11th ed. 1911.
- ^ "Oromo" in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
- ^ Oromo migration to central Ethiopia
- ^ "Oromo and Amhara rule in Ethiopia" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ a b c d e W.A. Degu, "Chapter 7 Political Development in the Pre-colonial Horn of Africa", The state, the crisis of state institutions and refugee migration in the Horn of Africa: the cases of Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia, Thela Thesis (Amsterdam, 2002)
- ^ "Ras Gobena victory against Gurage militia" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ Donald Levine, Greater Ethiopia, the Evolution of a multicultural society (University of Chicago Press: 1974)
- ^ "Gobana Dache's Participation in Building Ethiopia". Finfinnetimes.com. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ "Union of Amhara and Oromo in royal families". Lcweb2.loc.gov. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ "Oromo in Ethiopian leadership". Lcweb2.loc.gov. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ "Background and consequence of Oromos in Ethiopian leadership" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ "Ethiopian Oroo nobility". Lcweb2.loc.gov. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ Kjetil Tronvoll, Ethiopia, a new start?, (Minority Rights Group: 2000)
- ^ Peter Woodward, Conflict and peace in the Horn of Africa: federalism and its alternatives, (Dartmouth Pub. Co.: 1994), p.29.
- ^ Great Britain and Ethiopia 1897–1910: Competition for Empire Edward C. Keefer, International Journal of African Studies Vol. 6 No. 3 (1973) page 470
- ^ Haile Selassie I, My Life and Ethiopia's Progress: The Autobiography of Emperor Haile Sellassie I, translated from Amharic by Edward Ullendorff. (New York: Frontline Books, 1999), vol. 1 p. 13
- ^ "Human rights abuses under EPRDF" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Oromo - A macrolanguage of Ethiopia". Ethnorm. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "Oromo, West Central". Ethnologue. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ R. J. Hayward and Mohammed Hassan (1981). "The Oromo Orthography of Shaykh Bakri Saṗalō". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. p. 44.3, 550–566.
- ^ "The Oromo Orthography of Shaykh Bakri Sapalo". Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ "Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji". ethnologue.com).
- ^ Aguilar, Mario. "The Eagle as Messenger, Pilgrim and Voice: Divinatory Processes among the Waso Boorana of Kenya". Journal of Religion in Africa, Vol. 26, Fasc. 1 (Feb., 1996), pp. 56–72. Retrieved 27 October 2007.
- ^ Arnott, "Bull Leaping as Inititation Ritual," Liverpool Classical Monthly 18 (1993), pp. 114–116
- ^ 2007 Census http://www.csa.gov.et/pdf/Cen2007_firstdraft.pdf[dead link]
- ^ Ethiopian Population Census Commission. "Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "People of Africa reference". Africanholocaust.net. 1991-11-03. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ Doyle, Lawrence R. "The Borana Calendar Reinterpreted".
- ^ "Migrations profoundly affected the Oromo unity". Lcweb2.loc.gov. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ "Raya Oromos inside the Weyane revolt of Tigray" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ Bahru Zewde, A History of Modern Ethiopia: 1855–1991, 2nd edition (Oxford: James Currey, 2001), pp. 261f.
- ^ "Govt. continues rejecting license for Jimma Times Afaan Oromoo newspaper". Ethioguardian.com. 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ "Ethiopia's "government" attacks Macha-Tulama, Jimma Times media & Oromo opposition party". Nazret.com. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ Yeroo newspaper struggles to survive[dead link]
- ^ CJFE award nominee[dead link]
- ^ CJEE Jimma Times profile[dead link]
- ^ "Ethiopia's Largest Ethnicity Group Deprived of Linguistic and Cultural Sensitive Media Outlets". Rap21.org. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ "OFDM Press Release: The Massacre of May, 2008". Jimmatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ "Ethiopia: Ali Birra not quitting music". Jimma Times (Jimma). 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ "Ali Birra, Great Oromo Music". Ethiopiques. Buda Musique. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ "Ali Birra, 50th Anniversary". SiiTube. SiiTube. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Derartu TULU". Olympic.org. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "Ethiopia Elects Dr. Mulatu Teshome as president". Awramba Times. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Ethiopia parliament elects Mulatu Teshome as new president". Rappler. AFP. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ Tanser, Toby (19 April 2008). "Fatuma Roba: A Twisted Path to Living Legend". http://www.runnersworld.com/. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ Yates, Brian, 2013. Christian Patriot or Oromo Traitor? The Ethiopian State in the Memories of Ras Gobäna Dače.Northeast African Studies, 13 (2), 25:51
- ^ Mohammed, Abdulsemed (13 June 2013). "SEENAA BARREEFAMA AFAAN OROMOOTIIFI SHOORA DR. SHEEK MAHAMMAD RASHAAD" [HISTORY OF OROMO WRITING and the Contribution of Dr. Mohammed Reshad] (in Oromo). Retrieved 2 November 2014.
External links
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oromo people.
Further reading
- Tsega Etefa, Integration and Peace in East Africa: A History of the Oromo Nation. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. ISBN 978-0-230-11774-7
- Mohammed Hassan, The Oromo of Ethiopia, A History 1570–1860. Trenton: Red Sea Press, 1994. ISBN 0-932415-94-6
- Herbert S. Lewis. A Galla Monarchy: Jimma Abba Jifar, Ethiopia 1830–1932. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1965.
- "RIC Query – Ethiopia". INS Resource Information Center. Retrieved 8 October 2005.
- Temesgen M. Erena, Oromia: 'Civilisation, Colonisation And Underdevelopment, Oromia Quarterly, No.1, July 2002, ISSN 1460-1346.


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On March 11 (2014), the FDA approved the Cefaly external trigeminal nerve stimulator (eTNS) preventing and treating Migraine attacks. Cefaly is manufactured by STX-Med in Herstal, Liege, Belgium.
Before I continue, it's vitally important to understand that although the information released by the FDA calls this a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit, it is actually an eTNS device. This is important because TENS units cannot be safely usen the head or face. Do not attempt to use any TENS unit above the neck without the assistance and instruction of your doctor.
Christy Foreman, director of the Office of Device Evaluation at the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, commented:
"Cefaly provides an alternative to medication for migraine prevention... This may help patients who cannot tolerate current migraine medications for preventing migraines or treating attacks."1
Cefaly is a small, portable, battery-powered (AAA batteries) device that many people have said resembles Wonder Woman's headband worn across the forehead and atop the ears. The user positions the device in the center of the forehead, just above the eyes, using a self-adhesive electrode. The device applies an electric current to the skin and underlying body tissues to stimulate branches of the trigeminal nerve, which becomes inflamed during a Migraine attack. The user may feel a tingling or massaging sensation where the electrode is applied. Cefaly is approved for patients 18 years of age and older.
The FDA evaluated the safety and effectiveness of the device based on data from a clinical study conducted in Belgium involving 67 individuals who experienced more than two Migraines a month and who had not taken any Migraine preventive medications for three months prior to using Cefaly, as well as a patient satisfaction study of 2,313 Cefaly users in France and Belgium.
Dr. Michele Vandenheede, who conducted the study in Belgium said that the Cefaly produced a 50% reduction in the number of Migraine attacks and reduced dramatically the use of analgesics for Migraines. The 67-person study showed that those who used Cefaly experienced significantly fewer Migraine attacks per month and used less acute medication than those who used a placebo device. The device did not completely prevent Migraines.
The patient satisfaction study showed that a little more than 53 percent of patients were satisfied with Cefaly treatment and willing to buy the device for continued use. The most commonly reported complaints were:
- dislike of the feeling and not wanting to continue using the device,
- sleepiness during the treatment session, and
- headache after the treatment session.
No serious adverse events occurred during either study.
Here's a video that shows how the Cefaly is used and works as well as comments from doctors:
**Summary and Comments:**Although the Cefaly is available without a prescription in other countries, the FDA has decided decreed that it be available in the United States only _WITH _ a prescription. Personally, I think it's pathetic that it took years longer for approval in the U.S. than it did in other countries and that the FDA is treating us like children by requiring a prescription. (stepping down from my soapbox now)
Despite the requiring a prescription, the FDA approval is good news. People desperate to try anything that might help have been ordering the Cefaly from Canada. Now we can order it from Cefaly.us. There are instructions on their order page for emailing in a prescription. In the U.S., the Cefaly costs $295, and comes with one electrode, which is good for seven to 10 sessions. Replacement electrodes are $25 for three.
I've spoken with Dr. David Watson, my Migraine specialist, and we've decided it's worth a try. He's going to email a prescription for me. After I've tried it for a month or so, I'll be writing again to report my results.
1 FDA News Release. "FDA allows marketing of first medical device to prevent migraine headaches." March 11, 2014.
2 Cefaly.com.
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Obama moves on Guantanamo vow, seeks to delay trials
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — Only hours after taking office, President Barack Obama late Tuesday ordered Pentagon prosecutors to seek a 120-day freeze in war crimes trials of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba — his first action toward fulfilling a campaign pledge to close the controversial prison camp.
The motion, filed here by Pentagon prosecutor Clayton Trivett at 8:51 p.m., said the delay was needed so that the new administration could study how best to deal with the legal proceedings pending against 21 of the approximately 245 prisoners being held at Guantanamo.
The two-page motion dealt with the case of five men charged with plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, but said the president had ordered that such delays be sought in "all pending cases" and said the prosecutor was seeking to delay the case till May 20 "in the interests of justice, and at the direction of the President of the United States and the Secretary of Defense.''
A footnote added the president's order had been delivered orally, but that the prosecutor expected to file a copy of a memorandum by White House Counsel Greg Craig "within the next two days.''
Military commissions spokesmen said Obama issued the order through Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who in turn directed the chief prosecutor, Army Col. Lawrence Morris, to seek the delays.
There was no announcement in Washington of the move, though Obama had said repeatedly that closing Guantanamo would be an early goal of his administration. In testimony before Congress last week, Obama's candidate to be the Pentagon's top legal counsel had said he favored civilian trials for men held at Guantanamo and that he believed the president did too. Some of the men already have been indicted in civilian courts in the United States, but the Bush administration had never shown any interest in pursuing any of those cases.
On his first full day in office Wednesday, Obama was to attend a National Prayer Service, then meet at the White House with top military officials, including Gates; Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen; Army Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of the U.S. Central Command; and Army Gen. Ray Odierno, the commander of U.S. troops in Iraq.
Obama is expected to discuss the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the future of Guantanamo.
Obama officials have warned it could be months before the facility closes, however, as the administration determines where to put the remaining detainees. But the motion in Guantanamo was the first indication of how Obama intends to confront the issue.
Nine cases involving 21 detainees held here as ''enemy combatants'' are in some stage of prosecution for crimes ranging from the 9/11 attacks and the bombing of the USS Cole to the killing of an American in Afghanistan.
Pentagon prosecutors seek military execution in six of the cases, including that of the alleged 9/11 plotters, who include Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the plot's alleged mastermind.
The Bush administration announced its plans to conduct military trials here in 2002, but the first legal system designed to do so was ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. Congress established the current system in October 2006.
Critics have argued some commission rules are at odds with U.S. due process and that the commissions are tainted by mishandled evidence and coerced testimony. In an interview published last week, the Bush administration official overseeing the military commissions said she had refused to allow one of the alleged 9/11 plotters to be charged because she believed he had been tortured while in U.S. military custody.
Obama's ordder to delay the legal proceedings here came on the eve of resumption of a war court sanity hearing for alleged 9/11 co-conspirator Ramzi bin al Shibh, whose Navy defense lawyers have questioned whether he is competent to defend himself at trial.
Bin al Shibh allegedly helped organize the Hamburg, Germany, cell of the Sept. 11 hijackers. His lawyers have disclosed in court documents that prison camp doctors have him on psychotropic drugs for an undisclosed mental illness.
The 9/11 case judge, Army Col. Stephen Henley, had ordered a secret hearing at 9 a.m. Wednesday followed by an open session at 10:30 a.m. War court sources said Henley was likely to consider the presidential order first.
Altogether, 21 Guantanamo detainees have been charged with war crimes in nine separate cases. Some of the men also face charges in U.S. civilian courts, though the Bush administration showed no interst in pursuing those charges.
The Chief Defense Counsel, Air Force Col. Peter Masciola, said defense lawyers on each case would decide whether to join with the prosecution in the request.
Military defense lawyers, as well as critics of the process, had argued the prosecutor should dismiss all the charges, rather than seek a continuance.
Dismissal, they argued, would give the new government wider latitude to decide whether and how to proceed with each prosecutions, and in what jurisdiction.
Still, Masciola predicted that the war court judges were unlikely to buck an order from their new commander in chief. ''Regardless of what we do, the judges are likely to follow the request of the president,'' he said.
All the judges are drawn from the services and include Navy captains as well as Army and Air Force colonels and lieutenants colonel drawn from traditional military courts.


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Natwest Bank has announced it will close its Ossett branch this autumn after the number of people using its services has significantly fallen.
The branch on Station Road is expected to shut on Tuesday, October 20.
The bank said the number of transactions taking place at the site has dropped by 22 per cent since 2001 and only 88 customers now use it on a weekly basis.
And the staff working at the site will be redeployed at other branches in the area.
A deal has been struck that once the branch closes customers will be able to check their balance, deposit and withdraw funds, and business customers can get coinage at post offices in the town.
But Wakefield MP Mary Creagh has asked for a meeting with the bank's management to try and save the branch from closing.
A Natwest spokesman said: "Our customers are increasingly using alternative ways to bank with them such as online and mobile banking.
"We are writing to all of our customers who use the branch, as well as displaying posters in branch to let them know of the closure.
"Between now and the closure date, we will engage with all of our customers, local businesses and the wider community to make sure they are aware of the alternative ways of accessing their banking with us in the local area and to answer any questions they might have."
Ms Creagh said: "Lots of local people rely on the Ossett Natwest branch and will be disappointed by its closure.
"I have written to the bank calling for the branch to be saved. I have also asked for a meeting with Natwest's management so I can make the case for the Ossett branch."
The bank has two other branches within a five mile radius of the Ossett site, including one in Dewsbury.
And it said the closure comes as branch transactions nationwide have declined by around 36 per cent since 2010, due to the growth of online and mobile transactions.


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acquisition and operation by a country of business enterprises formerly owned and operated by private individuals or corporations. State or local authorities have traditionally taken private property for such public purposes as the construction of roads, dams, or public buildings. Known as the right of eminent domain, this process is usually accompanied by the payment of compensation. By contrast, the concept of nationalization is a 20th cent. development that differs from eminent domain in motive and degree; it is done for the purpose of social and economic equality and is usually, although not always, applied as a principle of communistic or socialistic theories of society. The Communist states of Eastern Europe nationalized all industry and agriculture in the period following World War II. Under the Labour government of the period 1945 to 1951, Great Britain nationalized a number of important industries, including coal, steel, and transportation. In non-Communist countries it has been common practice to compensate the owners of nationalized properties, at least in part; however, in the Communist countries, where private ownership is opposed in principle, there usually has not been such compensation. Nationalization of foreign properties has occurred, especially in developing nations, where there is resentment of foreign control of major industries. Instances include Mexico's seizure of oil properties owned by U.S. corporations (1938), Iran's nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (1951), the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company (1956) by Egypt, and Chile's nationalization of its foreign-owned copper-mining industry (1971). Such expropriations raise complex problems of international law. In some cases disputes over nationalization are settled by adjudication, with the expropriated parties obtaining compensation for their former properties, if only in part. In other instances, where no compensation is offered, severe strain in international relations may arise. The International Court of Justice ruled (1952) in the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company dispute that a concession made by a state to a foreign corporation is not an international agreement and is subject to the law of the conceding state—meaning that investors must assume the risk of nationalization in the country in which they invest, and developing nations have held that nationalization is a right implied by the UN Charter.
the reverse process, has become widespread, however, with socialism's loss of credibility. Great Britain sold off many of its public companies, such as British Telecom; France sold 65 state-owned companies in 1988; and the collapse of Communist dictatorships in E Europe and the Soviet Union has inspired large-scale privatization in some of the nations in that region, in some instances after distributing government shares to the public. Housing has also been privatized on a large scale in Britain, and privatization has been proposed for public housing in the United States. Developing nations, too, have begun to privatize. In the United States, the term has also been broadly applied to the contracting out of the management of public schools, prisons, airports, sanitation services, and a variety of other government-owned institutions, especially at the state and local levels.
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In Lucerne I fell in love... with Switzerland. With its breathtakingly beautiful scenery and the overall feeling of safety and freedom this was the place. You know what I mean? The place where you instantly feel at home and at peace. Well that place is Switzerland.
We started by taking a cable car ride up to the top of Mt. Stanserhorn. What a way to start the day!!! Rising up above the cloud bank into blissful sunshine to be greeted by snow-capped mountain tops.
The cloud was so thick it looked like you could walk on it... Or lay down for the most beautiful sleep you have ever know. Mt. Stanserhorn caught me up in a dream - of beauty, of rest, of peace. My vocabulary completely failed me as I simply whispered 'wow' over and over again. There was a platform set out into the clouds so you could be right on top of them. It was as close to floating as I'll ever get.
Coming down the mountain we returned to Lucerne to go see the lion. Who knew a single sculpture could hold such sadness?
For a bit of background I turn to good old Wikipedia
"It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris, France. The American writer Mark Twain (1835–1910) praised the sculpture of a mortally-wounded lion as "the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world."
I have to agree with Mark. It is such a moving carving that you can almost feel the lion's pain and sacrifice. Truly the picture simply does not do it justice. If you've ever read The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe you'll understand when I say that the sculpture immediately reminded me of Aslan. My recommendation is that if you have a life list you simply must put going to see the lion monument on it.
Most of the rest of the day was spent wandering around Lucerne - ducking into multiple chocolate shops and enjoying a bit of shopping (I simply had to buy the obligatory Swiss Army Knife). But one thing I was taken with was an old bridge in what seemed to be the center of town.
The middle of the bridge had actually burnt down leaving only two stubs at either end. It has since been restored (obviously) and all along the bridge you can see char makes and a photographic history of the city of Lucerne.
This day was wonderful filled with such highs - seeing the magnificent vistas atop Mt. Stanserhorn and gazing at the exquisite sadness of the Lion Monument. Lucerne was a definite highlight of the trip and I'd love to go back again. In fact I would love to go back to Switzerland and get to know the whole country. I found it to be the most comfortable place of the whole tour (and I'm not just talking about the beds!).
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Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
With one percent increase in excise duty on gold and diamond jewellery, industry experts are being pessimistic about the job loss in the industry when the Union Budget 2016 was presented in the parliament.
The owners of Motisons Jewellers Limited, Sandeep Chhabra and Sanjay Chhabra said, "The one percent increase in excise duty has not only shattered the hopes of cut in import duty from ten percent to two percent but it will also create more trouble for jewellery industry."
Where India Bullion and Jewellers Association Limited is afraid that this slight jump in the excise duty will cost a number of job losses in the gem and jewellery sector, some people, on the other hand, are not being that much pessimistic.
The Director of All India Gems & Jewellery Trade Federation, Bachhraj Bamalwa told the media authority, "The Modi government has disappointed us in this year's budget. While the cost of jewellery will go up, it will be very difficult for the government to implement the excise duty. Jewellery in India is not machine made and are mostly handcrafted. Therefore, to implement the excise duty the government will face a lot of problems."
Just like these worrisome individuals, the Vice Chairman of India Bullion and Jewellers Association Limited, Saurabh Gadgil said, "The introduction of 1 per cent excise duty will lead to excise raj in the country and harassment to the trade. The budget reflects to tax the rich people in general. And therefore, an excise duty has been imposed."
The Budget 2016 brought happiness for some and proved the other way round for some other industries. Union budget always gets a mixed bag of reactions, this time, it has been proportioned with gold and diamond jewellery industry's reaction.


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Holy Week includes a series of worship experiences designed to bring us closer to Jesus, as we remember Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem, his Last Supper with the disciples, and his death and resurrection. We invite you to join us for:
- Palm/Passion Sunday Worship Celebration, April 9, 2017, at 8 am in the chapel; at 9:30 am in the sanctuary, with a children's palm parade at the beginning of the service; and worship in the chapel at Ignite (11 am), where the young adult lifegroup has been invited to carry in the cross. Palm/Passion Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week.
- On Maundy Thursday, you're invited to celebrate the Lord's Supper at a 7 pm worship service in the chapel. Rev. Eve Williams will preach on The Gift of Misfits.
- Good Friday worship will be a Tenebrae service with the choir singing Gabriel Fauré's Requiem with orchestral accompaniment. Join us at 7 pm in the sanctuary.
During the season of Lent, we explored Gifts of the Dark Wood, based on the book by Eric Elnes, who discusses the blessings we receive while we experience difficulties such as uncertainty, emptiness or temptation. This journey of faith leads us to Easter: to Christ's resurrection, from death to life, to a new beginning in God's love and grace. We hope you'll join us for a new beginning.
Read more about Lent, Holy Week and the services and experiences offered at PVUMC.
Easter Carnival
PVUMC also offers its Annual Easter Carnival on Saturday, April 15, 2017. Click here to read more about this free, fun family event.
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday begins with a sunrise service at 6 am in the amphitheater. The Youth Choir sings and Christopher Wurpts, youth ministries director, will preach on "The Impossible Made Real." The Youth Choir will also sing at 8 am, the first of three traditional worship services held in the sanctuary at 8, 9:30 and 11 am. Come hear inspiring music and messages as we celebrate Christ's victory and the gift of new life on Easter. Like last year, Boy Scout Troop 30 will serve a pancake breakfast from 7-9:30 am. Click here to read more about Easter morning celebrations.


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But now, with the long list of font choices made available, changing the font style and appearance of the page tabs would be a breeze! You will be spoilt with choice!
No need at all to edit the HTML of our blog's template as previously mentioned at my earlier tutorial or to tackle with custom CSS codes. Thus, I felt it'll be good to present an updated tutorial because there may be many bloggers (like me, previously) who are not aware of these high-quality, open-source web fonts that are offered by Blogger at the Template Designer.
Many thanks to the Blogger Team and the Google Web Fonts Team who have made it so simple and easy for us.
For Blogger blogs, follow these easy steps below on
how to change the font style and appearance of Page Tabs
(by selecting your preferred font family, size, style and color,
at your blog's Template Designer, using Blogger's new user interface)
- Log in to your Blogger account.
- Click either on Your Blog's Name or on the Dropdown Menu next to the Post List icon and select Template.
- At the Template page, click the Customize button below the Live on Blog image to go to Template Designer.
- At the Template Designer page, click Advanced | Tabs Text submenu to choose your preferred font style (so many font choices), to bold or to italicize and to select your font size. Here too, you can change the text color and the color of selected tab. As you make your changes, check out the results in the live preview in the lower pane to help you decide.
(Note: If you had previously added custom CSS codes related to the above, it has to be removed first to enable this to work.)
- Next, change the appearance of the Page Tabs or Pagelist by clicking the Tabs Background submenu. It will enable you to choose your page tabs' background, selected and border colors.
- When you're finally satisfied with your choices or changes, just click the Apply to Blog orange button to save changes, and the View Blog link to view them or the Back to Blogger link to exit the Template Designer.
That's all, enjoy!
Check out Greenlava's article at Blogger Sentral to get further insights on how to change other elements of the Page Tabs or Pagelist - there's much to learn, especially from the comment section where he gave solutions to problems encountered by some bloggers. God bless you, Greenlava, for your generosity!


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Congrats to the 2017 Oklahoma Mentor Day Outstanding Mentor Honorees!These outstanding Oklahoma youth mentors, submitted for recognition by their mentoring organizations, were honored by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Boren Mentoring Initiative Jan. 17, 2017, at Oklahoma Mentor Day at the University of Central Oklahoma.
Courtney Mapes
Academic All-State Alumni Mentoring
Program, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Elyssa Wallace
Academic All-State Alumni Mentoring
Program, University of Oklahoma, Norman
Debbie Veit
All-Star Tutoring Program, On the Rock
Ministries, Bartlesville
Gerald Haltom
Alva Mentoring Program, Washington
Elementary School, Alva
Bobby Droke
"A&W," Asbury & Whitman Connection,
Asbury United Methodist Church, Tulsa
Mike Ford
Beaver Dusters Mentoring Program
Celo Harrel
Believe in Some One Now (B.I.S.O.N.) Mentors, Leedey
Ryan Dunkelberg
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma, Tulsa
Treasure Sandeford
Boys & Girls Club, Nowata
Clint Williams
Boys & Girls Club of Oklahoma County
Erin Colwell
Bridges, Norman
Bab Coker
Building Esteem and Responsibility (B.E.A.R.S.), Cheyenne Public Schools
Maria Seigel
Camp Fire Green Country, Tulsa
Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Hoover
Chevron-Phillips Scholars Program,
OU School of Chemical, Biological and
Materials Engineering, Norman
Lynn Nutsch
Coach-A-Kid Enid, United Way of Enid
Christi Williams
Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma, Moore
Selina Hill
GoodGuides, Goodwill Industries of
Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
Mikayla Campbell
Habits Empowering Successful Parents (HESP), Pryor High School
Daniel Pae
Henderson Scholars Program,
University of Oklahoma, Norman
James Moore
INTEGRIS Health's Positive Directions
Mentoring Program, Fillmore Elementary, Oklahoma City
Eric Harmon
INTEGRIS Health's Positive Directions Mentoring Program, Stanley Hupfeld Academy at Western Village,
Oklahoma City
Susan Snell
Jacob's Ladder, Stroud
Eric Harmon
Junior Achievement of Oklahoma,
Oklahoma City
Amy Michalcik
Junior Achievement of Oklahoma, Tulsa
Codi Bendabout
Leaders of Future Tigers (L.O.F.T.),
Pryor High School
Alanis Navarrate Corral
Link Crew, U.S. Grant High School,
Oklahoma City
Jordan Buckner
Link Crew, John Marshall High School,
Oklahoma City
DJ Brown and La'Tia Simpson
Link Crew, Northwest Classen High School, Oklahoma City
Stephen Marshall
Lowe Family Young Scholars Program,
Taylor Roberts
The Mentoring Project, Oklahoma City
Derrick Sier
Mentors Assisting Students' Success (M.A.S.S.) Mentoring Program, Metro Career Academy, Oklahoma City
Marty Ashpaugh
Merritt Mentors, Elk City
Sam Minick
Miller Mentors, Yukon Public Schools
Clara Wichert
Mission Mentors, Fairview
Sondra Purdy
Northern Oklahoma Academic Tutoring Foundation,
Ponca City
Erika Lutter, Ph.D.
Oklahoma Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Alan Hicks
Oklahoma Media Company Mentoring Program
Oklahoma City
Allison Burkhead
PAL Project Mentoring Program,
Volunteers for Youth, Claremore
Keiv Brummett
Passport to the Future, Little Dixie
Community Action Agency, Antlers
Taylor Freeman
JCPenney Leadership Center,
OU Price College of Business, Norman
Jeremy Brewer
Pocket Player Mentors, A Pocket Full of Hope, Tulsa
Keiko Wright
Positive Tomorrows, Oklahoma City
Barbara Hawkins
Pryor Public Schools
Rob Cummins
SB Crew, Carver Early Education Center, Enid
Tiarnan "Tia" Morgan
Skills USA, Tulsa Tech, Peoria Campus
Ben Dickey
Spears School of Business Mentoring Program, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Michelle Brasher
Special Tigers Martial Arts,
Pryor High School
Chad Unruh
STARBASE 2.0, STARBASE Oklahoma,
Department of Defense, Oklahoma City
Felicia Sykes
STARBASE 2.0, STARBASE Oklahoma,
Department of Defense, Tulsa
Emily Ash
STIRRUPS, Will Rogers College High and Junior High Mentoring Program, Tulsa
Rev. Charles Moore
Strengthening Families-Girl Scouts of
Eastern Oklahoma, Muskogee Public Schools
Kiley Landburg
Students as Mentors (S.A.M.), Catoosa
Shana Fields
Students Striving for Success,
El Reno Public School Foundation
Larry Augustus
Studio 222, St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Oklahoma City
Nathaniel Lottie
Supportive Services for Veteran
Families (SSVF), Goodwill Industries
of Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
Will Schwab
The Education and Employment Ministry (TEEM) Mentoring Program,
Oklahoma City
Carly Costley
True Blue Neighbors Youth Mentoring
Program, University of Tulsa
Chelsea Masters
Walking Wednesday, Pryor High School
Karen Mickle
Whiz Kids Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
Jim Sharrock
Cathryn L. & Jon R. Withrow
Leadership Scholars Program,
OU College of Arts & Sciences, Norman
Vanessa Lemons
Y Achievers, YMCA of
Greater Oklahoma City
Merleanna Dick
Youth At Heart, Tulsa
Amanda Finch
Youth Leadership Exchange (YLX),
Leadership Oklahoma City


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In our current unit the essential questions the grade 4 are exploring are:
What is the process that artists go through to create art?
How do artists use the elements of art to create meaning?
When considering the first question the students made agreements about what they thought a creative process would be. One that they thought they could all use, even if they each followed the process in a different order.
The second question has been harder to answer and the students have been looking at a variety of masks from around the world in order to investigate how the artist who made the masks used the elements of art to make it clear what the purpose of the mask is.
The challenge now is to see if they can use the creative process to make their own mask which will use the elements meaningfully to demonstrate a clear purpose.


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Smart meter installation will be what's so different about it?
Intelligent water meter is a modern micro-electronics, modern sensor technology, the intelligent IC card technology to measure the water consumption and water use data transfer and settlement of the transaction and the new water meters.
Water meter installation
1, select the correct caliber water meter;
2, mounted horizontally, on the surface, casing the up direction of the current in the same direction. Installation location should avoid exposure, water, ice and pollution, easy Assembly and disassembly, meter reading. Newly installed piping must be gravel in the pipes, hemp thread and other debris washed again to install water meters, so as to avoid water meter: fault;
3, water meters should be installed upstream and downstream of the valve and must be used to ensure that all open;
4, install water meters upstream and downstream straight pipe of the necessary rectifier or its equivalent, required upstream pipe length not less than 10D and downstream straight pipe lengths of not less than 5D (d is the nominal meter diameter). Vortex caused by the bends or centrifugal pumps must be in front of a straight pipe installed rectifiers;
5, meter installation, should pay attention to water meters downstream piping outlet is higher than a meter over 0.5M, in case water meter throw measurement is not correct due to insufficient water flow in the pipe;
6, excellent water anti-blocking properties, but sensitive to silt sediment and weeds in the pipe, during use should be avoided. If a pipe containing silt and sediment and weeds should be cleared up, otherwise it will affect the normal meter measurement.
Matters needing attention
1, must cover the moisture after you replace the battery cover, and tighten the screws, otherwise display E–5 do not work and credit card.
2, periodically check the operation of the intelligent water meter, notice antifreeze in winter.
3, installed in the pipeline but not delivered or long-term use (over a week) does not close water meter before and after the valve, the company is not responsible for the resultant consequences.
4, if a smart meter does not match the wheel or an electronic display with intelligent water meter: fault, the type wheel measurement shall prevail.


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Gippi is a upcoming Hindi film directed by Sonam Nair and produced by Karan Johar. The film features Riya Vij and Taaha Shah in the lead roles.
Movie Details:
Directed by Sonam Nair
Produced by Yash Johar and Karan Johar
Starring Riya Vij, Taaha Shah
Music by Vishal Shekhar
Release date(s) 10 May 2013
Tags: Gippi movie official trailer, gippi theatrical trailer, gippi movie details, gippi movie first look poster, gippi posters, gippi movie release date, complete star cast of gippi movie, music director of gippi.


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The Woolfs
When we were shopping for houses on Lake Glenville, our realtor introduced us to David Iezzi and showed us a home he had built. It was exactly the floor plan and craftsmanship we were looking for. We got back in touch with David and asked if he could be on the lookout for a site where we could build such a home, Within a few weeks, he found us a lot and we were off to the races.
From the beginning, we were thoroughly impressed with David's guiding hand in managing our construction. We had several ideas for modifications of David's original plan. He was able to incorporate them all without a problem. The quality of the work was evident from when the foundation was poured through to the final finishes on the interior.
The mark of a classy builder is how he or she deals with the inevitable bumps along the road of construction. David was always straightforward and professional; dealing with him was a very pleasant experience throughout the project.
We now own a dream home. We love David's work and we would recommend him to anyone looking to build a well crafted house. He is quite simply, one of the best builders around.
-David and Mim W.


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Our Catholic Schools are committed to fostering an environment characterized by the call to love unconditionally; we strive to reverence the dignity of each person and sustain school environments characterized by warmth, hospitality, good humor and joy. In light of this commitment, the board is intent on supporting the mental health and well-being of all students.
Watch for the theme "Reverencing the dignity of the whole person" this year. This theme was chosen from the RCCDSB vision statement by Director Mr. Perry .
At Renfrew County Catholic, we take the Health and Wellness of our students and staff very seriously. We know that a student that is healthy, both physically and mentally, is best able to learn and grow.
Parent videos for student mental health
Click on the picture to view short 2-5 minute videos about supporting students with their mental health. These videos feature some of the most distinguished professionals in the field of mental health.
Supporting Students through Flooding
One of the best things we can do for students is to give them some power to help. Helping create sandbags, baking for others and praying are wonderful activities for students to feel that they are helping and have something they can do to help. Children whose homes are being affected by flooding may need constant reassurance. Below is some information on typical responses and what can be done to support our children.
Here are some helpful tips about students and supporting them through times of flooding :
Wellness Week 2019
This year's Wellness Week (January) was a great success, with many different activities happening at schools across the board, following a new faith-based topic each day, all based on this year's theme: Reverencing the Dignity of the Whole Person. Daily focus topics included Faith, Hope & Love; Prudence; Justice and Forgiveness; Temperance; and Fortitude.
Mental Health and Wellness 3 Year Strategic Plan
It is a pleasure to add our strategic plan for the next 3 years for mental health and wellness.
School Mental Health and Wellness Strategy 2018 – 2021
Here is a copy of our 2018-2019 Mental Health and Wellness Action Plan
Mental Health Newsletters
Each month comes with a new newsletter giving teachers and parents some new resources and ideas for improving and maintaining mental health and wellness with their students and children.
Here is our latest newsletter: Mental Health Newsletter – May 2019
Previous Newsletters:
Mental Health and Wellness Newsletter – November
Mental Health and Wellness Newsletter – June 2018
October, November, December, January, February, March, April
Below you will find links and resources to support well-being and help students flourish.
Community Mental Health Resources
Board Mental Health and Wellness plan
Family Resources
The Mehrit Center – Self-Regulation with Stuart Shankar – This web link contains information sheets on what you need to know about self-regulation including Self-Regulation the Early Years, 10 Self-Regulation Lessons Learned, The Impact of Trauma and Self-Regulation a Parent's Guide.
Parents' Lifelines of Eastern Ontario (PLEO) – Parents' Lifelines is a non-profit family support organization for parents and caregivers whose children to age 24 are dealing with mental health and/or addiction challenges. Their website includes information on the services they provide including: a Confidential Telephone Helpline, Parent Support Groups, and a Young Adult Support group.
CHEO – Ask the Experts – a series of questions and answers by parents, caregivers and friends of children with mental health issues. Real life issues are presented and CHEO's psychiatrist, Dr. Hazen Gandy and psychologist, Dr. Phil Ritchie provide answers.
Aggressive Behavior in Children and Youth: When is it Something to be Concerned About? There isn't a simple reason to explain why someone behaves aggressively. However, we do know that there are characteristics of children, youth their families and their environments that can either increase or decrease the likelihood that they will display aggressive behavior. These factors are discussed in this article, along with strategies for preventing and managing aggression, knowing when aggression is a concern and how to get help.
Thinking Helpful Thoughts – This is an interactive healthy thinking activity, which can help children to learn how to think about common stressful situations in a more healthy and balanced way. Parents can work through the activity with their child and can encourage them to identify more helpful ways of thinking about other stressful situations in their lives as well.
Interactive Bedtime Routine – If your family is dealing with bedtime struggles, a consistent bedtime routine can be helpful. This interactive activity will help children and parents develop a more structured bedtime routine. Check off the activities as you complete them and then receive a special goodnight message! You can also choose to print your customized routine.
Phoenix Center for children and families parent resources – These resources are recommended by the local children's mental health center.


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Armando Salguero
The reasons Lawrence Timmons was reinstated by the Miami Dolphins
Lawrence Timmons is back on the Miami Dolphins after going off the reservation the past couple of weeks, but you probably already knew that. The question now becomes why Timmons is back?
And this is going to be short ...
The answer why Timmons is back is because the Dolphins believe they made their point to the veteran linebacker and any player who considers going AWOL hours before a game. The message is you go, you'll pay for it.
Timmons paid by missing one game check this year. He also will pay for it by basically losing as much as $4.5 million in guarantees he was scheduled to have next season but is now forfeiting. The financial portion of this issue has basically cost Timmons security for next year.
Before he went AWOL, Timmons was almost certain to be on the team next year because his 2018 guarantees made cutting him prohibitive.
He has to do right to be on the team in 2018 because if he doesn't, the Dolphins can cut him without the same significant cap hit. It would now cost the Dolphins approximately $2.75 million to cut Timmons next year. Before he went AWOL it would have cost them approximately $7.25 million in dead money to cut him.
Timmons served only one game of what could have been a four-game suspension. But the Dolphins see it as him having missed two games. So although the first game he missed is because he went AWOL and the second was from the actual suspension, the Dolphins are taking the view the player missed two games.
Finally, Timmons is back on the team because coach Adam Gase likes him. Up to the point he disappeared amid mysterious circumstances, Timmons had been establishing himself as one of the team's leaders.
No, he didn't always practice at 100 percent. But he was good in games. And the Dolphins appreciate that. Gase apparently appreciates it.
Here's something interesting: Executive vice president Mike Tannenbaum led the entire Timmons recovery saga once the Dolphins returned from the West Coast after beating Los Angeles. But Tuesday when the decision was made to reinstate Timmons, Tannenbaum carried the final decision to Gase.
It was the coach who was the last to sign off on having Timmons return to the team and get back on the field starting Wednesday.
Follow Armando Salguero on Twitter: @ArmandoSalguero


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You've spent a lot of money on your wedding. The last thing you have to plan is the food. What will everyone set their sights and taste buds on? That's when you have the idea of a barbecue wedding catering. Not only will it help you save money, but you'll satisfy a number of taste buds and have an atmosphere that is much more relaxed. Continue reading further to find out more about the benefits of having a backyard barbecue for your wedding.
Barbecue Wedding Catering is Easier on the Budget
You've spent a lot of money on your dress and the hotel. You've decided that you need to set a budget for good food. You want to have tasty food, but you don't know what your options are. Why don't you consider having a barbecue? Not only is BBQ a lot cheaper than other types of food, but it is also considered to be a comfort food. Comfort food is good for the soul. Not only is it filling, but it leaves your guests feeling good, and happy as well. Once everyone has had their tummies full, they'll have time to mingle and dance on the dance floor. What more could you want?
Barbecue doesn't have to be hamburgers, hot dogs, and steak. Barbecue also includes a variety of meats like brisket, chicken, pulled pork, tri-tip, in addition to other types of meats. So, don't just think that a barbecue means cheaper cuts of meat. Talk with your caterer to find out what options they have available.
Barbecue Wedding Catering is Something Everyone Will Like
Barbecues are also good for just about everyone because you have a lot of choices when it comes to what you serve at your wedding. If a guest is a picky eater they'll be sure to find something they like at a barbecue. Whether it be beans, coleslaw, vegetable medley or cornbread there are also fix-ins or sides that people who are vegetarians can eat. Just make sure you talk with your caterer about the options you have available, that way everyone, even picky eaters, will have something to eat.
The Atmosphere is More Relaxed at a Barbecue
Have you ever been to a wedding and noticed how uptight everyone looks? At a backyard barbecue, you'll have more time relaxing and unwinding so you won't have to worry about your guests being too uptight or worry about whether they are having fun. This is because the atmosphere will be set. When you have a wedding reception with music that everyone likes, followed by lots of greenery and flowers, this will put your guests at ease. They'll enjoy the fruits of nature and be able to unwind.
So, there you have it, the benefits of having a barbecue wedding catering for your next big event. Not only will you save money on the food that you serve your guests, leaving you more money to splurge on other things for your wedding, but you'll also be able to please a number of people with different nutritional needs and taste buds. You'll also set the backdrop for a more relaxed atmosphere, so everyone can unwind and relax, just the way it should be.


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"This week in the magazine, The New
Yorker announces the winner of its sixth Cartoon Caption Contest. This
year's illustration was drawn by Alex Gregory, a New
Yorker cartoonist who is also a television-sitcom writer. Here, with
The New Yorker's Marshall
Hopkins, Gregory discusses cartoons, captions, and comedy—both onscreen and on
the page."
[Via Laura Tiffany, Online Executive Editor at the Entrepreneur magazine. Thanks!]


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Ginger CO2 Essential Oil
Ginger CO2 Essential Oil
Botanical name: Zingiber officinale
Common name: Ginger
Plant part: Roots
Extraction method: CO2
Common uses: Ginger has traditionally been known for its stimulating and heating properties . It has been known to provide relief for sore muscles and joints when used diluted in massage.
Note: Middle
Strength of aroma: Medium
Aromatic scent: Warm, spicy and woody scent.
Caution: Non-toxic and non-irritant. It may cause sensitisation in some individuals. Avoid during pregnancy.
Important Note: The information provided is for educational purposes only.
Specification DocumentsGinger Premium Co2 - Allergens.pdf
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Ginger Premium Co2 - SDS.pdf
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