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The world glimmered with a weird sheen as I stepped past my door that morning. Sounds reached my ears as if underwater. Horns honking, children laughing, it all seemed surreal, almost sacrilegious. I had almost expected it all to stop, for the world to cease turning, and for everyone just to focus on me, on us.
Strapping my children into the car I heard my own voice from somewhere far away, fielding curious questions as they bounced around in childish oblivion.
My childhood home was filling up with people, both familiar and strangers. all were crying, many sobbing out loud like children. All that is, besides me of course. The sobbing made me uncomfortable, so I quickly exited the room where they had congregated and walked out into the street.
There was a line of women forming next to the car that held the coffin. One by one they were instructed to tear their outermost garment and put a safety pin in to hold it together. While they waited they screamed for her to forgive them. They said they should have done more for her. I looked at the coffin and imagined her inside, white and still, unable to come out. I couldn't fathom how she can just stay there, ignoring the children who were calling her name. How she could have just left them, she who would always say they can't even eat dinner without her. Who would feed them until they were teens, dress them when they were well old enough to do so themselves, and cater to their every whim.
I just stared at the box until it was my turn. Mechanically I ripped the sweater in half. I had chosen it at the last minute over something else I had in mind. Dutifully, I put the safety pin on and stepped away.
Dazed from two nights without sleep and a morning without food, I leaned on a parked car for support. Someone came to take my kids away, although I didn't mind their presence at all. they were solemn and still as grownups, looking wide-eyed at the proceedings. Still, I didn't resist.
I allowed friends to put their arms round my shoulder, though it didn't really feel like the comfort it was meant to be. One moment the sun beat down on me, and the next one I was suddenly cold. The speeches seemed to go on forever. Something about her being modest and virtuous, a lot of tears about how she was a communal sacrifice for our sins, and a promise that her offspring will perpetuate her legacy. The boys each got their turn at the mike. The crowd wailed loudly as the nine-year-old stepped up and repeated what the man with the white beard, crouching next to him, told him to say.
Then it was over. Her brothers lifted the coffin on their shoulders, and carried it a couple feet trailing the car. Then they put it back into the trunk, and the men all got onto the bus for the two-hour drive to the cemetery. I trailed after the women, washed my hands in the basin outside, then went inside to eat some eggs and ash, sit on a low chair, and listen to a lot of clueless speeches from strangers who know nothing, nothing at all, about me, and about my relationship with the woman who had given birth to me, and who is now gone forever.
From when I had my first conscious memory at the tender age of two, until the day I watched her on her last journey, I alternated between pretending she was the mother I needed her to be, and viewing her as the wicked witch in my life story. The truth is that she was neither. Like most people in this world, she had her shortcomings, her blind spots, her scars, and her coping mechanisms. Like many she was damaged, and therefore could only parent with the shattered pieces that remained.
In the beginning, she struggled to have children. So she embarked on a regimen of treatments. Then I was born, all of 5 pounds and I became her world. Suddenly she was someone. She had something to show for herself. She was a mother.
It was when I learned to speak that she realized I wasn't an ordinary child. I was gifted, precocious, and had a comeback for every word spoken to me. I both frightened, and fascinated her. I was a source of angst, as well as pride. On the one hand, she was afraid I would best her, as so many others had done, and on the other hand she knew I was an opportunity for her to shine. For the first time in her life, there was something that would make her stand out among the rest. She was no longer just plain old her, always in the shadows, overlooked. Now she was the mother of the young prodigy, the little girl who spoke like an adult, and grasped concepts that should have been way beyond her age.
She knew I was special, and therefore by extension so was she. So she found a way to both ease her fear and make the most of my unique abilities. She complained about me, and spoke about my talents in the same breath. She vented about how I was just so obstinate and won't listen, and then she'd go on to repeat some brilliant thing I said.
She got what she craved. Sympathy and admiration, but most of all recognition. She was finally someone, in the eyes of the world, but more importantly her family. As more children joined the family, I continued to be her dual source of pride and mock pain. None of my siblings ever quite filled the niche like I did. Sure, she'd complain about how this one nagged, and that one won't eat, and the other was just so attached to her apron strings, but there was no need to up her game to that extent when she had me.
She made sure there was always something going on with me, something to report. there were specialist appointments and school meetings, new discipline tactics, and parenting books. If there was nothing actually going on then she would "suspect" something was going on so she could sigh in pain and frustration at this huge challenge God had given her.
When I think back to my early years, they are marked by confusion. I had so many questions. Who am I? What is wrong with me? What made me so different? What made me bad? Am I bad because I'm smart?
I wished to be like the other children, my cousins and classmates, who ran wild and free, who weren't so busy thinking all the time, and who didn't constantly have to show off to the grownups. See, while my cousins played, I was called to the adult table again and again. They asked me lots of questions and chuckled at my responses. Then, when I would demand food from the adult table, or I would talk back to them when they reprimanded me, they would get angry and call me a smart-aleck.
It was all so baffling. After all, I was only in preschool. As smart as I was, how was I to understand these conflicting rules of the grownup world? That children were supposed to show off how smart they were and yet they had to obey the adults without question.
I remember the moment it entered my conscious mind, that she may not be the kind of mother I can share myself with. I was thirteen years old, at the age when our brains begin to mature rapidly and our hormones are on fire. It was my first summer at sleepaway camp, and I was beginning to discover my emotional depth. What I now can see as a gift felt like a curse. While my contemporaries were having fun, cheering and playing sports, I was awash in an existential crisis. Every day felt like purgatory, and I longed for a savior, someone who would understand, who would share the way I view the world. It wouldn't be her. It could never be her. But I was yet to realize that.
In those days of handwritten letters, I wrote her one describing some of my pain. On the surface, she responded like any mother would, with loving concern and care packages. It was only a week later that she casually mentioned in a phone conversation that she had shown the letter to several people.
I can still feel the shock of betrayal that coursed through me in that moment. When I realized that I cannot even tell her how she had hurt me since she saw nothing wrong in her actions. After all I, and by extension anything I expressed, belonged to her. Isn't that what children are for?
That letter wouldn't be the last of my writing that she would get to glimpse. I would go on to show my pieces to her in desperate hope for approval, or later on she would rifle through my things when I wasn't present. Nevertheless, it was on that day that the first bricks were laid. Bricks that turned into a wall, and then, a fortress. The fortress would keep her, and most other people out. more importantly, it kept me safe from the relentless onslaught of attacks that followed throughout my teen years.
The best way to describe my life between the ages of 13 to 19, would be one continuous battle. Those years shaped the rest of my life. They turned me into a warrior, someone who doesn't back down when faced with a challenge, both circumstantial and man-made. Given the choice, I never would have opted to gain strength in this way. Alas, this is the way it had to be. I was left with both deficits, and tremendous gifts from those battle scars.
Of course, while the war raged on, I didn't know any of this. I was in survival mode, trying to get through another day. To do that, I often had to numb myself to the pain. I had to turn into someone cold, and heartless on the outside. I could not afford to show weakness.
In those years I barely cried. I tried to. I so needed to let the pain out, to release some of the tension inside, but I was frozen. I couldn't let go.
This hard facade of mine only served to further my mother's agenda. She reveled in the misery her cruel daughter was inflicting on her. She wasn't particularly discreet about it either. Masochistically I would eavesdrop on her conversations, as she lamented to all who would listen to her. That included not only her family and friends, but my younger siblings as well. To this day I cannot break down the barrier that separates me from them. I cannot comfort them in their time of grief. For in that moment, they joined her on the other side. I know it isn't fair. I know they were but children, pawns in a game they didn't know she was playing. But our protective instincts can be really strong sometimes, and I haven't yet found a way to bridge the divide.
Salvation came in the form of engagement to my dear husband. As with everything else where she was involved, my engagement period was fraught with tension. I ended up doing most wedding preparations on my own, whether it was because as the bad daughter I didn't deserve more than the minimum, or because I didn't want her input. When I found my apartment I knew I wanted it to be a safe space, all my own. So I didn't request her help in setting it up. I did whatever I could by myself. The results were far from the dreamy new bride perfection most kallahs desire. I, however, was still way too busy surviving to even entertain such dreams.
All throughout my engagement she would tell her audience how she is so afraid that I will not be able to sustain a marriage. She would ask my father over and again how it is possible for me to run a decent home.
I allowed her to call all the shots where the wedding itself was concerned. My parents tried to save money in whichever ways they could, and, since I didn't protest it ended up being a very basic affair. I tried to be a good girl on my wedding day. I even asked her for forgiveness while she was getting me ready for the chuppa. "If you give me nachas, all will be forgiven" she replied in a tear-choked voice. My own eyes were dry. They stayed that way as I encircled my chassan seven times, and then allowed myself to be placed at his side. I stuck out my finger, felt the ring slip on, and the recitation of harei at. Various kibbudim were given to my grandfather and other distinguished guests. I was then instructed to step on the glass, and joyous shouts of mazel tov broke out.
Soon I found myself alone with a man I barely knew. He did strange things, like compliment me, and pour me a glass of soda. We talked a little bit. He smiled at me. Then they were knocking on the door, calling us to take pictures.
Before long, we entered the hall for dancing. I dutifully danced with my mother, and every first, second, and third cousin who approached me. I responded appropriately to all the well-wishing, and kept the smile on all evening. Finally it was over, and it was just the two of us, in our very own home.
For the first time in my life, I could lay down my weapons. Yet, as every soldier knows, the aftermath of war can be grueling. I didn't know about trust, about love. I had no idea what it felt like to be safe, to let my guard down. I couldn't respond to his praise. Innocent requests felt like attacks. I lived in fear that my mother was right, that I could not succeed at having a healthy marriage.
She was over the moon when I got pregnant. To me, it felt like I had finally done something right. I would give her a grandchild. She would be so proud and happy, and I would finally be the daughter she wanted. Indeed, at my daughter's birth she was the proudest grandmother around. She bought a ton of clothes, and it was a given that I recuperate at her house. I didn't protest. I was so overwhelmed by the birth, and all my new responsibilities, that I allowed her to run the show. At the kiddush that we paid for, she invited all her friends and basked in the glow of the multitude of well-wishers.
We seemed to reach somewhat of a truce over the next three years. I visited often, and we spoke on the phone almost daily. I asked for her advice on childcare, and household management, and she gladly shared. We even slept over on occasion. In those days I would hear back through the grapevine that she was really surprised at how well I was managing in life. I tried not to dwell on how that made me feel.
Then one day, completely by accident, I stumbled across an online support group for adult children of emotionally abusive parents. I didn't think I belonged. Emotional abuse seemed such a harsh term. My mother wasn't one of those crazed women I had read about in novels. She didn't go on rampages, have severe mood swings, or lock me in a closet when I misbehaved. She was, in fact, a doting mother by any standard. She custom decorated my room, and always had my lunches prepared the night before.
Still, as I read the testimonials of others on the group, it was uncanny how much I had in common with them. My conflicting feelings of loyalty and hatred towards her. My feelings of worthlessness growing up. My difficulties in forming healthy relationships. As much as I didn't want it to, it all made too much sense.
So I stayed, and eventually began to share. The effects were not long in coming. Everything I thought to be true was unraveling. Once, I realized why I had always thought I was so bad and defective, once I was able to trace those assumptions back to where they belonged, they fell apart on their own. I was suddenly free to explore who I was as a person. The world became a brighter place, full of possibilities. I was also filled with helpless rage, at the woman who had me fooled all these years, convincing me I was the one at fault, when I was but an innocent child. Without consciously realizing it, I began to pull away. My visits and phone calls became more sporadic, and the sleepovers ceased altogether. The repercussions were not long in coming.
One look at my husband's face and I knew that something was very, very wrong. At first he wanted to protect me from the truth, but eventually the story spilled out. She had called up a relative with a vicious lie about me. My heart stopped. I could not wrap my head around it. He made her call and rescind, which she did through a proxy, but the damage was done. I didn't hold my breath waiting for an apology. I knew none would be coming. I abruptly ceased contact of any sort.
It was brutally hard at first. So many times I wanted to pick up the phone and ask her for help or advice but couldn't. I was now truly on my own. I went through all the stages of grief, sometimes going back and forth between one and the other. Eventually I reached an uneasy acceptance. I tried to push her to the very back of my mind and pretend she didn't exist. It worked for a time. Until cancer struck.
Once again, my world was upended. I was in shock, then I was angry, then I cried. It was so unfair that she got to be the victim. again. I needed her to be healthy so I could keep her at a distance, so I could continue doing what had worked until then. What kind of vicious monster stays angry at a terminally ill parent? Apparently a monster like me. The next two years were a rollercoaster of calm periods where things seemed almost normal, and tests with devastating results. The cancer grew resistant to every type of treatment that was attempted.
One day, she called my husband crying hysterically. She said she couldn't bear the fact that her own daughter wasn't speaking to her. She wanted us to resume our relationship. He told her she needed to apologize. I couldn't believe my ears when he told me she had agreed, on condition we met personally.
With my heart pounding in my ears, I allowed my mother into my home, after more than three years of almost no direct contact. We sat down to talk. I was reticent at first. I figured I would just accept her apology and be done with it. But she pressed on for more. So I talked, and while she tried to protest at first, she then conceded and said she had been wrong. To this day I'll never know if she was sincere or just really desperate to resume contact. Nevertheless, it was a huge step, one that I didn't know how to swallow. After she left, I allowed the tears to flow, not really knowing what I was crying about, but it felt good.
Over the following weeks it became clear that while she was making a sincere effort, she would never fully grasp how her actions had impacted my life. It was simply beyond her. I knew she didn't have much time left, and so I resolved to just let it go. In my heart, I forgave her, and let the anger seep out of me slowly, like a deflating balloon.
While I still couldn't bring myself to speak with her on the phone much, I texted her often and we visited frequently. There were family get togethers that I allowed myself to enjoy for the first time. Overall, I allowed her to think that all was amazing between us, the epic reconciliation she longed for. She was overjoyed and let the entire world know. I no longer cared.
On a balmy spring morning, I decided to do what I hadn't done in six years, pay her a visit on my own, without the buffer of my husband and children. She was mostly bedridden at that point. I sat near her bed and we discussed her various symptoms, the weather, and my childrens' wardrobe for the summer season. I offered her the salad I had bought special for her. After three hours I had to go home to wait for the children's' buses. I bid her farewell, resolving to come back the following week.
One that day, on the following week, I sat on a low cushioned chair, eating eggs sprinkled with ash, and listening to the ramblings of well-meaning strangers. I remained mostly silent throughout. Later in the afternoon, as I was discussing something with my husband, just the two of us in a room downstairs, I grew frustrated at some inane detail that escapes my mind. I began to cry then, a deluge of sobs sweeping through my body and leaving me spent. Still they would not abate for quite some time.
I cried for the little girl of so many years ago, who thought she had a mommy to protect and nurture her, but was then abruptly left out in the cold. I cried for her innocence that was snatched away much too soon, leaving in its place dark cynicism and gaping wounds. The moment I realized she would never be a mother to me in the true sense of the word, was the moment I had first lost my mommy. Now, more than fifteen years later, I was officially an orphan.


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Ashlee Simpson sidestepped any pregnancy rumors Tuesday during an interview with MTV after taping TRL in New York, saying simply, "Some things you want to keep personal."
A source at the taping says Simpson dodged the pregnancy question on the show as well, saying that if all the rumors about her were true, she "would have had a baby by now."
The newly-engaged singer also told MTV News, " I just think it's an inappropriate question to ask any woman. For me, that's something that I didn't ever want to respond to, because I think it's an inappropriate question."
Simpson, however, did not put the rumors to rest. "Some things, you want to keep personal, and I think that when people deny [pregnancy reports], it's probably because it's something they want to keep personal."
The TRL appearance is Simpson's first public outing since announcing she and Pete Wentz, 28, got engaged last week. The show will air Thursday.
Just before performing her song "Little Miss Obsessive," Simpson took a question from a female fan, who asked the singer to show off her ring. Simpson, dressed in a black cardigan, white ruffled shirt and tight denim skirt, happily flashed her diamond eternity band that she has had for some time.
Earlier in the day, when asked about her engagement ring while at JFK airport, Simpson told Extra: "It's getting sized. You'll see it soon. It's pretty."
She would not elaborate on how Wentz asked for her hand, telling MTV, "That's all so sacred, I need to keep that to myself."
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It's the perfect match – beautiful bridal couture dresses, designed by Berlin's very own designer duo Johanna Kühl and Alexandra Fischer-Roehler, as well as fragrant rose arrangements by Viktoria Frister. The latter one runs a store at Carlsplatz, Düsseldorf, where she sells preserved roses in hat boxes. The flowery collection consists of genuine, beautiful roses, which can be bought in a wide range of colors. The roses are gently conserved at the point of their most beautiful flowering. This will preserve their full naturalness while ensuring them to remain as beautiful as on their first day for several years.
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Whether you're at a friend's party, business function, or networking event, there will always come a time when you have to "work a room". But you don't have to talk a big game or tell witty jokes.
You don't even have to be interesting (despite the fact that you probably are).
Here are 11 tips to help you work a room, regardless of whether you're a socialite.
This can be as simple as knowing who invited you, or having a goal to meet one new person.
Your acquaintances can introduce you to others, and/or others will see you engaged in friendly conversation making you desirable to chat with.
People love hearing themselves speak; they'll think you're the most interesting person in the world if you let them do all the talking. Ask open-ended interesting questions. One of my favourites is "What excites you in life?" Getting people talking about their passions can lead to some interesting conversations.
If you don't know how to break the ice, start by asking how they know the party host, or comment on the food or venue.
A crucial aspect of asking questions is listening. This almost always leads you to your next question. Don't think about what you want to say in response; you'll stop listening when you do this. Instead just let them steer the conversation with their answers, and listen for your next question opportunity.
It may seem strange, but repeating what somebody just told you (with slightly different words) creates an instant (subconscious) connection. It follows the concept of mirroring: a body-language technique.
This is especially effective with children. You can literally repeat what they tell you word for word, and you'll be best friends forever.
At some point you'll be asked standard "cocktail party questions", usually about what you do. Rehearse a 7-10 second spiel that encapsulates it, and hopefully creates some degree of additional curiosity.
Three major points are to make eye contact, smile, and face your partner.
Observe group formations and dynamics. People standing alone are easiest to approach. People slightly facing away from their conversation partners are open to somebody new joining the conversation (or desperately looking for an out, which you could gallantly be)!
Circulate around the room (especially if you're at a networking event). Sitting down with somebody usually means you're committing to a long conversation (which can be somewhat antisocial at parties), and sitting alone reduces your approachability (and negates your ability to approach others).
There's nothing worse than feeling cornered into a long conversation. External influences are the easiest ways to move on (needing a drink, toilet, or seeing somebody you need to speak with). Ask leading and conclusive questions that naturally bring the conversation to an end. And don't be offended if your conversation partner politely moves on from you! Professional networkers say 2-5 minutes of conversation is enough, and parties are rarely the place to delve into the inner depths of philosophy or personal issues.
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These are great tips Nora! One point you bring up that I really find true is when meeting somebody for the first time body language is quite important to make a decent first impression.
@nomadicsamuel - Thanks! yes, body language is a big one - a post in itself! (Stay tuned...coming very very soon!) :-)
Thanks, Nora. I find it very hard not to sit down but you're right, it's not conducive to networking. I really must force myself to look out for the body language of others and start pouncing on people who are alone or available. I'm always so far out of my comfort zone at these events but it's worth the effort in the end.
Your body speaks volumes about you; the majority of communication takes place non-verbally and subconsciously.


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FOX Cancels 'Raising Hope' After 4 Seasons
After four seasons and over 80 episodes, FOX has decided that the Chances have run out of chances.
That dreadful pun aside, the writing has been on the wall for some time. First, FOX decided to move the show from its cushy Tuesday night slot, to the out of the way timeslot of Fridays at 9 p.m. Not that moving to Friday is always a death sentence (shows like 'Bones,' 'Grimm,' and 'Hawaii Five-0' have all done great since making the jump), but it was hardly a vote of confidence.
Then, FOX premiered freshman comedy 'Enlisted' at 9:30, and when both shows tanked, the network opted to move Enlisted to 9:00, making it obvious which show was seen as the priority. Really though, the biggest problem 'Raising Hope' faced was that its audience totally abandoned it this season.
Season 3 averaged a healthy enough 1.6 in the 18-49 demo, and nearly 4 million total weekly viewers. Season 4 has (so far) averaged an abysmal 0.7 demo, and just over 2 million weekly viewers. That's a nearly 50% year-to-year drop in total audience levels, and a near 60% drop in the 18-49 demo. Yikes.
So, as we prepare to bid farewell to 'Raising Hope,' fans can at least take solace in the fact that 88 episodes is enough to get the show a profitable syndication deal, meaning that Greg Garcia's hilariously offbeat creation is in no danger of fading into obscurity any time soon.
'Raising Hope's two-episode series finale is now set to air on Friday, April 4 at 9/8c.
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A horse grazing by a farmhouse in the small town of Marchissy, north of Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Katie and I spent one night in Marchissy with my cousin and his family at the beginning of our recent trip. It was a beautiful place to try to get over jet-lag and experience a bit of rural Swiss life.
Posted Sep 17, 2009 10:08 pm
Beautiful! I love the shutters on the windows, adds such a nice contrast of color to the photograph.
Andria Guerrero @ Sep 17, 2009 10:18 pm
Thanks, Andria. I hadn't really noticed the shutters actually, until you mentioned that. :)
Daniel @ Sep 18, 2009 9:23 am
Your photos are just perfect, Daniel.
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Coming home to an empty house can be a lonely experience. When I was single and living alone, I was always wondering what my friends were doing. I would have loved to get a dog, but I really didn't have the time to train a puppy properly, or the interest.
I decided a readymade pet was the way to go…so I headed to the humane society.
Sure they have puppies and kittens, but they also have full grown, trained pets that just need a good home and some love! If you are on the fence about getting a pet, consider these points:
1. Adopting a pet actually saves a life! Up to 12 million pets are euthanized each year; you can help lower that number with an adoption.
2. Your adopted pet will come with a clean bill of health and all their shots from the shelter's veterinarian.
3. If you are watching your pennies, adopting from a shelter will cost far less than going through a breeder.
4. Adopting an older pet will allow you to see their personality. Not to mention they will be out of the young puppy/kitty phase which could end in a very wild temperament.
5. Adopting will help keep animal breeding mills at bay. These facilities put money before the animals well being.
6. There's nothing like a cold wet nose to prompt you into some action. Take your pet for a walk or play with it and enjoy the exercise benefits.
7. Studies show that pets have positive psychological effects on their owners. They provide unconditional love and social interaction.
Consider adopting from your local pet shelter. Your house can be a welcoming place at the end of the day with warm nuzzles from your new furry friend!
Remember, Protection 1 loves protecting your pets!


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HCPC 3602 Sweet Little One PreCut Set
HCPC 3610 Arianna Vines PreCut Set
452071 Lacey Circles Decorative Elements Dies
HCDP1 244 Arianna Blooms Paper Collection
Project Instructions:
Other Products: Tombow Multi Mono Glue, Distress Ink (Peeled Paint), foam adhesive, brads, Water Colors, Koi water brush, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.
Instructions: Start with a 5.5″ X 5.5″ card base. Die cut a lacey circle from white card stock and stamp the image Arianna Vines PreCut Set. Color the image using water colours. Stamp the sentiment from the Sweet Little One PreCut Set. Ink the edges with Shabby Shutters distress ink and adhere on the stamped image as shown. Cut to size pattern papers from the Arianna Blooms Paper Collection and adhere to card base. Assemble the card as shown.


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By Jim Bourdon – After two consecutive rainouts, everyone was ready to get back to racing at Brockville Ontario Speedway…
First up was the First Year Box Stock Division. Brock Beattie wasted no time charging to the lead from his fourth starting position. He would get plenty of pressure from the fast machine of Brandon Lazore and eventually surrender the lead to Lazore on lap 7. Beattie's luck would go from bad to worse as he would soon after get turned around, bringing out the caution, Adrianna Winters would capitalize on an excellent restart to take the lead from Lazore and hold the lead going into the last lap. A perfectly set up pass would allow Lazore to battle back and take the checkers over Winters and Beattie.
In the Second Year Box Stock feature, Melcolm Banks would lead from the green flag. With only cautions giving his competition any chance at catching him, Banks would go flag to flag, leading every lap, winning over Bryson Winters and Max McBride.
Max Petro led the Rookie 2 field to the green flag. with lots of hard racing behind him, the race would slow four times for caution. On each restart, Petro would open a healthy lead, and drive on to victory ahead of Landon Slinger and Elyana Petro.
Grayson Reddick would assume the lead the of the Junior Sportsman 1 division from the outside pole and lead through the first six laps. A restart on lap seven would see Blake Smith with a great move to take the lead and Reddick would get out of shape soon after, bringing out the caution. Smith would lead from the restart, but unfortunately for the leader, a thrown chain would cost him a chance at the win. Reddick would go ont to charge back to the led and win over Dylan Moore and Keegan Elliott.
In Junior Sportsman 2, Jordan Wood wasn't to be denied as he would lead the whole race that was slowed twice for yellows. Wood crossed the line ahead of Brennan Moore and Kalen Draper.
In Junior Restricted action, Braxton D'Alessio, would lead from the start. The racing behind him would be fast and furious, seeing two and three wide racing throughout the field. Eventually, Marco McCarthy and Trent Wallace would come home second and third, respectively, behind the dominant D'Alessio.
Stock Heavy saw Raymond David and Zach Renaud lead the field to green. They and Randy Revelle would battle for the lead among themselves as Renaud would lead early to be passed on lap two by David. Lapped traffic would play into Renaud's hands, as he would take advantage to get the lead back from David on lap 10. While David and Revelle would seek a way around each other and the leader, Renaud would drive on to the win ahead of David and Revelle.


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Academic development and skill set development are the two sides of the coin. Both are playing equal role on student's life to catch the suitable position in job market. Academic institutions are only conducting courses and concentrating academic development of the students. Unfortunately they are not able to concentrate the skill set development. According to the recent surveys conducting by the Employment agencies and HRD, deviation/ lack has observed that the academic excellent students are continuously fail to achieve the optimal level than the normal student those who have inbuilt skill set.
We believe that every student has a unique inbuilt skill. Few of the self influenced / self immunity students are improving their skill and acquire the benefits. The others haven't option to find their skills and eliminated.
We are focusing the majority of the students those who need the ignition/ kick starters to identify their inbuilt skill set. We are preparing and delivering the concepts to identify themselves and explain the techniques to improve the identified skills throughout the lifetime. So, we are identifying/ teaching/ tutoring about their inbuilt skills of the technocrats or pillars of the future India.


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A leading investment business is now looking to recruit a talented HR MI Analyst to develop their HR reporting capabilities. Reporting to the Head of Reward, this role will be responsible for the production, analysis and interpretation of HR related data across the organisation and will enjoy a high level of visibility within the business, working closely with senior stakeholders and executive management. Candidates are sought who have proven ability to analyse and interpret People data across highly matrixed organisations, producing monthly/quarterly MI for Senior HR Managers and delivering all MI requirements of the SLT. This role requires a self-starter with a strong blend of advanced excel, HR system reporting skills and attention to detail where it is key for the business to understand data across the employee life cycle to make informed decisions. The role will also be pivotal in the implementation of a new HR system rollout later this year and the development of key HR reporting capability and efficiencies. Candidates will therefore require an excellent level of numeracy, advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint, any additional exposure to reporting tools (Tableau, Qlikview) would be advantageous. In return you can look forward to joining a market leading business, that has blazed a trail since opening, together with a generous basic salary, strong bonus payment (c30%) and additional perks. In the first instance please contact Peter Francis at Frazer Jones
The SR Group (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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Robbie Staniforth will manage Ecosurety's Government consultation responses, and will work with industry organisations to communicate members' views on long-standing issues.
Ecosurety has appointed commercial manager Robbie Staniforth to a policy role to work with the Government and other bodies as the UK prepares leave the EU in March 2019, as well as on a host of industry-related issues.
The newly-created position responds to increased demand for information among producers and recyclers, as well as from the Government, over issues such as exporting waste, single-use plastics and the circular economy.
Robbie will be responsible for submitting Ecosurety responses to Government consultations, as well as working with industry stakeholders to communicate the views of the organisation's members.
Passion for system change
Robbie explains "Over the past six months, Ecosurety has seen a significant, and heartening, revival of interest in compliance regulation from the waste and recycling industry, but also from Government."
"The waste and recycling industry has gone from having to bash down doors, to being actively sought out for its views. Ecosurety is convinced the UK has the potential to radically change and improve the way resources are managed through extended producer responsibility, and ultimately maximise UK recycling. I am excited about the opportunity to pursue my passion for system change in this new role."
Robbie originally joined Ecosurety from IKEA's sustainability team and has since worked across a number of departments inside Ecosurety, the insight from which will be useful in helping formulate responses on key issues.
Ben Luger
Marketing communication specialist
Ben joined the team at the beginning of 2015 to help drive the marketing communications for Ecosurety, working closely with all areas of the business to help spread the good word!
Useful links
The £2m finance facility will enable Ecosurety to meet the needs of a growing membership base and accelerate much needed investment into UK recycling innovation and infrastructure.Read More >>
Ecosurety has appointed Neil Pollard as chief operating officer – a new position within the company.Read More >>
Detailing the tangible impacts on UK recycling that Ecosurety has achieved on behalf of its members, the second edition of the impact report demonstrates a commitment to go far beyond complianceRead More >>


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One of my favorite columnists, and one of the most perceptive observers of that festering snakepit generally called The Middle East, is Thomas Friedman of the New York Times. Mr Friedman has served as the Times' bureau chief in both Beirut and Jerusalem, and his experiences there led to his superb book From Beirut to Jerusalem, which is full of brilliant observations and commentary on Lebanon, Israel, and the Middle East in general.
I still remember one of his simple, yet profound comparisons between Israel and its Arab neighbors: he noted that the symbols of the nations said a great deal about how they thought and viewed the world. The symbol of Israel is the Star of David - all straight lines and angles, reflecting a direct, straight-ahead style of thought and action, reflected even in the design and layout of towns with straight streets and neat, right-angled turns. The symbol of the Arab Muslims, on the other hand, is the crescent moon - a blend of soft curves, reflecting a more indirect, roundabout approach to politics and life and likewise represented in the much more chaotic layout of villages.
Mr Friedman also included in his book a set of rules for journalists covering the Middle East to live by...it was funny and insightful, and I was pleased to see that he has updated and reissued it in an article published yesterday in The New York Times titled "Mideast Rules to Live By." There are 15 rules in his list; here is just a sample:
Rule 3: "If you can't explain something to Middle Easterners with a conspiracy theory, then don't try to explain it at all - they won't believe it."
Rule 7: "The most oft-used expression by moderate Arab pols is: 'We were just about to stand up to the bad guys when you stupid Americans did that stupid thing. Had you stupid Americans not done that stupid thing, we would have stood up, but now it's too late. It's all your fault for being stupid.'"
Rule 12: "The Israelis will always win, and the Palestinians will always make sure they never enjoy it. Everything else is just commentary."
You can read the entire article online at the New York Times website, but only if you have an online account there. It's worth your time in searching out a copy of the paper, though, and reading the article for its humorous, yet profound observations on the reality of the Middle East.
Have a good day. More thoughts tomorrow.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
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Q: Should I use mouthwash every time I brush?
A: Contrary to popular belief, mouthwash is not a vital part of your oral health routine. Mouthwash kills germs that promote healthy bacteria, therefore leading to imbalances in your oral microbiome, pH levels, and saliva.
While mouthwash promises to kill "bad breath" germs, it risks killing the good bacteria that helps your mouth stay healthy, fight cavities, and remineralize teeth. Bacteria are an important part of your mouth's health, similar to probiotics in the gut, and removing them does more disservice than it helps.
Also, alcohol in mouthwashes can actually lead to bad breath, rather than prevent it. Alcohol is a drying agent, and when your tongue dries, it fosters an environment for bad breath.
A more natural mouth rinse is simply rinsing with warm salt water. Just dissolving 1/2 tsp of natural sea salt in a 1 cup of warm water can cleanse your mouth if you swish for 30 seconds one to two times/day. The mechanical action of swishing will loosen plaque bacteria, and the natural properties of salt will reduce inflammation and fight bacteria.


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4 tools, resources for diabetes care
November marks American Diabetes Month, an annual observance that brings attention to a disease that affects 29 million American adults and, more succinctly, the 25 percent of those who aren't aware of their condition. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention further estimate nearly 86 million Americans are considered prediabetic-high blood sugar but below type 2 threshold-with 90 percent unaware.
It's unsurprising then that many people learn of their diabetes risk through a dilated, comprehensive eye examination from their doctor of optometry. This window into a patient's health uncovers the minute vascular changes that signal diabetes, and reinforces the importance of regular, in-person eye care.
AOA members can take advantage of several tools and resources in the fight against diabetes:
- Eye Care of the Patient with Diabetes Mellitus clinical practice guideline. The AOA's first evidence-based clinical practice guideline is posted to the National Guideline Clearinghouse, and was honored with the American Public Health Association's (APHA's) Vision Care Section Outstanding Scientific Paper (Project) Award in 2015. This guideline provides doctors with a vital resource in the detection and routine screening of people with diabetes, implementing cross-disciplinary evidence-based guidance that is the culmination of 2½ years of expert review. Click here to access a summary version of the guideline in a condensed, nine-page quick-reference guide.
- Continuing education. EyeLearnTM, the AOA's member-exclusive centralized education platform, offers an online catalog of educational courses, webinars and resources to help expand clinical knowledge and practice management expertise for doctors and staff without ever leaving the comfort of their personal computer. EyeLearn was recently relaunched following a top-down revamp, with new features that improve accessibility.
- Diabetic Retinopathy Chairside Tool. Developed by the AOA's Health Promotions Committee, the tool is designed for use by doctors of optometry to educate-and motivate-patients with diabetes. Both sides of the 8 ½-by-11-inch laminated card contain ultra-wide images of the progression of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema. The doctor- and patient-friendly tool, made possible by the support of Optos, is available in AOA Marketplace.
- Additional resources at AOA Marketplace and on the AOA's website. View more diabetes-related information on the AOA Diabetes & Eye Health web page, and search AOA Marketplace to find practice and patient information products, such as diabetes health cards, fact sheets and gallery prints.
Read about optometry's expanding role in diabetes care in the AOA Focus November/December 2016 article, "Eye Care in the Diabetes Age."


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Comprehensive Managed Services allows Dynamic Campus to essentially serve as your institution's self-sufficient IT team, including IT leadership and all technical support needed to achieve your institutional goals.
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Get your project milestones in your calendar. Plus new improved user rights management.
As of this week, you can get all your project milestones into your Microsoft Outlook, Google Calendar or Apple ICal in particular. In the milestones application, the iCalendar button will take you to a page where you will be to copy/paste the iCalendar feed into your calendar.
This is possible for any calendar that supports the iCalendar format.
Please refer to our online FAQ in Personal user settings to get step by step help on how to:
• Add to Microsoft Outlook with the webcals link,
• Add to Google Agenda with the https link,
• Add the https web address to Apple iCal.
Please note that all the links are sercured (webcals or https) : your calendat updates are encrypted between your calendar and your online GroupCamp account
Please note also that you can disable the iCalendar feed in the milestones application.
Improving application settings.
To define what users can do within a project, you can now choose between the following options in Application Settings :
• Managers (which includes Administrators),
• Users of your company only,
• "All members", which includes users from invited client companies
More to come on syncing with calendars soon.


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In 1896, Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius warned that global warming could result from burning fossil fuels. more...
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A beef rib steak can be made in two ways: with and without the rib bone. Commonly called a ribeye based on the cut's location in the rib meat area of the animal, the beef rib steak is typically one of the most flavorful and tender cuts. This is the result of the location of the cut on the animal and the amount of exercise the beef rib steak area gets while the animal moves about, as well as the amount of fat marbling in the steak. This cut of beef is commonly grilled, broiled or pan-fried.
Among cuts of beef, the beef rib steak is typically one of the tenderer cuts. Offered both on and off of the bone, this steak has the marbling and fat to produce a flavor-packed steak when cooked. The fat produces a type of self-basting component to the meat and aids in retaining the natural juices of the meat as it cooks. This cut of meat is commonly prepared with little to no seasoning other than salt and pepper. Occasionally, the steak is treated to a mix of garlic and olive oil when prepared on a grill.
The beef rib steak is cut from the area of the beef that is known as the rib roast or, if cut from a prime-grade animal, the prime rib. When the rib is attached to the steak, it is called a beef rib steak, and when the rib is removed, it is simply a ribeye. While able to be cooked in many fashions, one of the most recommended methods of preparing a ribeye steak is on a grill. The fat content of the ribeye will typically allow the cut to remain tender.
For the best results, the steak should be allowed to rest for several minutes after removing the meat from the grill. This allows the beef rib steak's natural juices to be redistributed throughout the entire cut of meat. These slices of meat are often very tender and even the fat is enjoyed by many diners due to its full flavor. Like its prime rib-roast cousin, the beef rib steak is often served with a horseradish sauce or a quality steak sauce. Side dishes that consist of some version of potato or rice are often served with beef rib steak, and the meat is occasionally served alone or with a salad or quality bread.
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Hello, I am seeking information on the White or Black Cureton's living in Greenville SC Govan Cureton was born abt. 1864/1865 to Ambrose Cureton. In 1870 census they have relocated to Cocke County, Tn. Any help would be appreciated. Ambrose might of been a slave. Thanks for any input or suggestions.
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Sorry about the short notice guys, but we are having a PLUG meeting TOMORROW (Monday, June 4, 2018) with some cool topics from Bill Hopkins and Mike Fox. And it's the last meeting before the summer. PLUG goes on break so there won't be any monthly meetings in July and August but MUGs will still continue subject to interest.
Bill Hopkins will be delivering a basic talk on the motion detecting software program, Motion, running on a Raspberry Pi with a USB connected webcam. The video output from the webcam is viewed from a remote computer screen, using a local wifi network.
Mike Fox will be presenting openSUSE, a popular, non-Debian based distro that uses the rpm package manager. Following up on Jason's excellent KDE presentation last month, Mike will present the KDE plasma version of openSUSE Tumbleweed, which is a rolling distro. He will show some of the desktop customizations possible with this desktop environment.
Date: Monday, June 4, 2018 - 7 PM
Location: Applewood Manor
1500 Lansdowne Street West, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
Parking is on the east (right) side. Entrance is at the front of the building. From the front, go down the hall to the right, and enter the last door on the left.
We'll also have pizza available. Please bring $5 for covering the costs of pizza and pop.
We had a good number of membership registrations last month. Thank you! We could use a few more though to cover our costs for the year so please consider registering as a member if you haven't already. The cost is only $25 a year payable by cheque to PLUG or cash, a fee that hasn't changed since 2000.
See you there!
Welcome to 2018, everybody! An interesting PLUG meeting had been planned for this evening, but in light of today's weather conditions, I'm declaring a SNOW DAY!
I've heard first-hand reports of drivers this morning on Highway 115 doing 20 km/h in heavy snow conditions, with more snow to come through today and into tomorrow. In this situation, if you don't have to be out there in the weather and on the roads for a very good reason, please, stay indoors! I love falling snow, SO picturesque - from the OTHER side of the glass! <^8#
As we head into the fall season, much is happening, both in our club and the GNU/Linux community. As I transition into the role of president, I look forward to an on-going evolution in GNU/Linux software, with an eye primarily toward new users who find other mainstream operating systems too cumbersome and/or intrusive. As many of you will know, I have strong opinions about that, and my focus is always on choice and transparency. Here's to a new year, with a very special congratulations to our outgoing president emeritus, Jason Wallwork, who I'm sure will continue to bring his wealth of knowledge and experience to the benefit of our membership. I hope to bring as much enthusiasm and information along with my experience to this role as Jason has for a very, very long time.


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By SUSAN LEATHERS
Special to Home Page Media Group
In 2011, Glen Campbell and his family told the world the multi-talented singer, actor and former TV host had Alzheimer's disease.
On Thursday, his wife told those attending "An Evening with Kim Campbell" in Brentwood who are dealing with similar diagnoses to share their own stories – and to never feel guilty about asking for help.
"When you are open and honest with people with what you're going through, they just want to support you," Kim Campbell said during her 45-minute talk. The event, sponsored by the Morning Pointe Foundation, was hosted by Brentwood Baptist Church.
The 81-year-old entertainer's Alzheimer's journey has been well documented, most notably in the 2013 Academy Award-nominated documentary "Glen Campbell … I'll Be Me." The film incorporates both stage and behind-the-scenes footage from his final "Goodbye Tour" that started right after his diagnosis.
More recently, Kim Campbell has shared their very personal story through the lens of the caregiver. In early 2015, she created an online blog, careliving.org, to deal with the depression that impacts many caregivers. The blog includes posts by guest contributors and often focuses on faith.
"We're all part of the same club. We all need each other," she said. Most importantly, "You need to keep living while you're caregiving. You need to be happy. You need to take care of yourself."
That was the message Kim Campbell conveyed over and over again as she shared her family's story at the latest in a series of "Evening" events.
The long goodbye
When Glen Campbell was officially diagnosed, after several years of exhibiting increasing cognitive impairment, Kim said she "knew nothing about Alzheimer's." One of her first questions to his doctor was, 'Is it fatal?'"
"When the doctor said 'yes,' I was in shock. I had no idea."
He told her the average life expectancy is two to eight years following diagnosis though some patients have survived 20 years and more.
"They don't call it the long goodbye for nothing," she told her audience of several hundred in Brentwood Baptist's main sanctuary.
Just prior to the diagnosis, Glen was planning the Goodbye Tour with his family, manager, music producers and others. Kim said after learning the news, her mind filled with worries and reasons they should cancel it.
"Glen said, 'I feel fine. I want to do it.'
"I said, 'Honey, what if you mess up?'
"He said, "I'll just tell people I have Alzheimer's.'"
And he did.
The Goodbye Tour, originally scheduled for five weeks, continued for almost two years.
"People came out to support him. He was like Rocky with a guitar," Kim shared. And the fans that filled sold-out arenas kept him going, "He just fed on that."
"We just had a blast out there. That's another benefit of an early diagnosis, you've got that time to just surround yourself and just absorb every ounce of happiness that you can with your family. And that's what we did."
"But all good things must end," she continued. At the close of 2012 it became obvious it really was time to say goodbye to the stage.
She credits the tour with slowing down the disease's' progression in her husband of 35 years.
"Music really did help him plateau for a lot longer than he otherwise would have," she said.
After the tour, the disease progressed quickly from the middle to late stage.
The move to Nashville
In 2013, Glen and Kim moved from Southern California to Nashville to be closer to son Shannon and daughter Ashley who had earlier relocated to pursue music careers.
Together, and with the help of in-home caregivers, they cared for Glen. Kim told her audience she thought he would stay there the rest of his life.
But then it became too hard. Glen became combative, a common Alzheimer's symptom. "And when he got agitated, he got really agitated, and that was really scary," Kim admitted. It took intervention by Glen's doctor and a Vanderbilt social worker, though, to get her to admit she and the family couldn't care for Glen at home 24/7 any longer.
The social worker told Kim she had three options: Adult day care, temporary residential respite care or permanently moving Glen to a memory-support community.
She toured many Nashville-area facilities to find the best solution. "And, of course, anywhere you go there is good and bad." She also felt guilty considering any of the options. Ultimately, she decided to try an adult day care.
On the first day, Glen wouldn't leave the house without "his little, child-size guitar." Ashley had to help Kim transport Glen to keep him from trying to get out of the car while it was moving.
By the time they arrived, she was a nervous wreck. But the minute they entered, "He thought he was at a meet-and- greet. He started passing out guitar picks with his name on them."
Kim went home and "just cried."
When she went back to pick him up, she had a nice surprise.
"He wasn't mad; he didn't miss me. It was me that was all stressed out and worried."
While day care offered respite during the day, nights at home were still a challenge. Glen wore a motion detector so the family knew where he was if he wandered. He got up multiple times during the night. The caregivers took turns staying up at night to make sure he was safe.
All were getting exhausted.
One night when Ashley had night duty, Kim couldn't sleep. She heard Glen getting up and down and finally got up to check on things. She found her daughter huddled in the hallway crying .
"I'm 27 years old, living at home and taking care of my dad AND my mom," she told Kim.
That's when Kim decided a respite stay would be good for everyone.
Kim and Ashley spent their first "free" night at The Station Inn, Nashville's iconic bluegrass venue. Family friend Carl Jackson was playing and invited Ashley on stage with him.
Before turning in that night, Ashley told Kim, "Mom, I've decided I am not going to feel guilty for feeling happy." The statement hit Kim hard.
She realized the toll caregiving was having on the entire family.
"Glen would have never wanted that," she said.
Working through the sadness together
Glen's respite stay became a permanent one.
"I always say I didn't put my husband in a memory support community, I didn't place him somewhere. Instead, our family joined a memory support community. It's my community; it's my daughter's community. Now we have a big team taking care of Glen."
She's bonded with other spouses and caregivers at the facility.
"It's become my family," Kim said.
Glen Campbell, who turns 82 on April 22, has reached the final stages of the disease. He can no longer talk or take an active role in the many "engaging and stimulating" therapies offered.
"But you know what? He just benefits from being with people," said Kim, who describes Glen today as content and cheerful. "We're just working to find joy in the midst of sadness and doing the best we can."
She credits her faith for helping herself survive.
"It's so easy to become the second victim. And without the Lord, I surely would have," she said.
In closing, Kim encouraged all of those attending who have a family member with dementia to look for help. "You can't do it alone."
She acknowledged that every Alzheimer's situation and patient is different. "You just have to explore the options and see what is right for you."
Ashley and Shannon Campbell, who starred along with their father and brother Cal on the Goodbye Tour, opened the evening with the late John Hartford's Gentle on my Mind. Campbell recorded the now-classic song in 1967 and it received four Grammy Awards the following year. It also was the theme song of The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour TV show that aired between 1969 and 1972.
The siblings also performed "Remembering," an original song Ashley wrote in her father's honor:


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In my last post, I shared some ideas for DIY Christmas decorations for your home. Today I would like to share some fabulous ideas for do-it-yourself gifts, which are way more thoughtful and fun to give than bought gifts, not to mention easier on the wallet!
I have already posted about two items I made recently: the magnetic chalkboard from the $1 silver tray, and the no-sew burlap pillow made with the $1 felt ornament. Here are some ideas that I have pinned to my "gifts to make" board on Pinterest:
1) Glass ball ornament filled with thoughtful words from Shanty 2 Chic - could easily customize this idea. You could cut up a wedding invitation, baby announcement, menu from a memorable restaurant, picture of a special place, have children write-out thoughts about the person, memories, etc.... The possibilities are endless!
2) Custom-made tile coasters from The Cottage Home - made with inexpensive kitchen or bath tiles and scrapbook paper.
3) Clipboard for Post-It Notes from The Huckaby's Happily Ever After - would make a great teacher gift along with a new pack of note pads.
4) Add A Pinch's lemon sugar scrub and printable - I just bought some pretty little jars with lids from Hobby Lobby a few days ago for $1 each that would be perfect to put some of this in!
5) Hand-stenciled napkins or tea towels by Pickles and Cheese - made with inexpensive painter's drop cloths. I would definitely use fabric paint for this, which can be found at Michaels, Hobby Lobby, JoAnn's, A.C. Moore, or other craft stores.
6) Pretty clothes pin magnets from Under the Sycamore - make with Christmas-themed scrapbook paper for the holidays, or with regular decorative scrapbook paper for a year-round gift.
7) Sea salt caramels from Cleverly Inspired - mmmmmmmm. Sea salt caramels... need I say more?
8) Personalized monogram burlap/wood sign - the one pictured is for sale. You could very easily make one for under $5 dollars (saving you a whopping $57.48!) with a piece of scrap wood, burlap, brown craft paint, a few nails or upholstery tacks and stencils.
9) Holiday Magnets from Brixton Lane - using flat backed marbles from the craft store and scrapbook paper. You could make it a bit more personal and substitue pictures of the person or family for the paper, instead.
10) Monogrammed hand soap or sanitizer bottle from The Idea Room - easier than it looks, I promise. Simply buy the bottles of hand soap or sanitizer from the store, take the original label off with Goo Gone, use the download (provided on the blog post) to do the monogram, print it off on overhead transparency paper, cut it out, roll it up, stick it inside the bottle, done!
I hope these ideas motivate you to start. There are still 10 days before Christmas - plenty of time to make some or all of these! To see even more ideas, go here to my Pinterest board.


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There have been so many stories of cyclists abused, injured and killed recently that it may appear to the casual observer that cyclists and drivers are at war. Australia is far from the friendliest place in the world to cycle; however there is a lot of love out there. Maybe Canberra is a bit special with so many recreational, commuting and racing cyclists that the attitude of drivers is more friendly.
In fact, my most recent encounters have been overwhelmingly courteous, such as the Linfox driver who gave me extra space or the Cappello contractors who patiently waited behind me on East Tallegandra Lane before overtaking safely.
I have just bought Cycliq Fly12 and Fly6[v] cameras to replace my old Fly6. Hopefully, I'll continue to see examples of coexistence; now from two angles.
So anyway… last year I was hit by an egg while riding. This was so bizarre. Who throws an egg? Who carries eggs in a car and then throws them at a cyclist? Continue reading "The eggy, scramble happy ending"


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U.S. national security is in greater peril "than at any time in decades," according to a new report from a panel of top national security experts tasked by Congress with reviewing the state of American national defense.
Why it matters: The U.S. has entered into an era of "great power competition" with China, which poses an unprecedented challenge to U.S. dominance both economically and militarily, and with an increasingly assertive Russia. According to the report from the National Defense Strategy Commission, American military superiority has deteriorated to the point where the U.S. "might struggle to win, or perhaps lose, a war against China or Russia." As U.S. superiority fades, the authors write, the likelihood of war rises.


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Hello Lovelies,
I love floral crowns and wanted one for a party I am going, but gosh they are expensive in the shops, so instead of shelling out I got my DIY on, grabbed the glue gun and set to work. For this little project you will need:
- fake flowers (mine were from Hobbycraft)
- floral wire
- floral tape
- a glue gun
- and spare glue
- sharp scissors
The first thing to do is plait your wire so you have enough to wrap around your head, my wire came in lengths so I had to use two and tape it twice.
Once the wire is all ready in your little halo, you need to get cracking with the flowers, start with your small flowers that you are going to cover the majority of the crown with you need to snip them of the main stalk then pull of the silk flower part so there is no plastic left, then start sticking around the wire crown.
After you have added your small flowers start adding the larger ones place them around your crown until you are happy with your floral creation.
To finish it all off and make it nice and neat I like to snip off the leaves from one of the plants and line the crown, it makes it look pretty on the inside and you can also see a slight hint of green from the outside.
Hair up or hair down I love the finished
Summer Floral Makeup
- Estee Lauder Pure Color Five Colour Eyeshadow Palette in Bronze Dunes (£36.00) I love the browns and bronze in this palette they are perfect for a subtle eye.
- Maybelline Volum-Express Mega Plush Mascara (£7.99), fab for full soft lashes.
- benefit high beam (£19.50) I love this as an all purpose highlighter.
- Clinique Blushing Blush Powder Blush in Bashful Blush (£21.00) is a lovely rosey blush.
- benefit Dallas (£23.50) the perfect mixture of a blush and bronzer, I love using this on my cheeks.
- Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector Daily All-In-One B.B Cream in medium (£7.49) is perfect for the summer, it gives a little coverage but lets all my freckles show through.
- Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Sheer Powder in number 5 (£38.00) I love this as an all over bronzer, it is light and give your skin a lovely sun kissed glow.
- Clinique Continuous Coverage Foundation in Creamy Glow (£22.00) it is my favourite concealer and I have used it for years.
- Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter in Sorbet (£7.99), I love Revlon Lip Butters and this one was perfect to give my lips a pop of moisturising colour.


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A Kern County prosecutor acknowledged Thursday that investigators violated accused killer Sabrina Limon's Miranda rights when they continued to speak with her after she asked for an attorney following her initial arrest three years ago.
But Limon, prosecutor Eric Smith said, later reinitiated conversations with detectives both the day of her arrest and the following day, after she was booked into jail. She spoke freely and voluntarily, Smith said, and was not coerced nor offered leniency.
Smith argued he should be allowed to enter those conversations into evidence at Limon's trial.
"In this case, I think what has to be looked at is the totality of the circumstances," Smith said in asking to use the conversations, transcripts of which were provided to the court.
What Limon, 37, said in those conversations was not revealed in court. She's charged with murder, among other crimes, in the killing of her husband three years ago.
Her attorney, Richard Terry, argued Judge John R. Brownlee should take into consideration his client had never been arrested before Nov. 18, 2014, when she was brought to a Boron substation and interrogated.
Terry said Limon capitulated to "good cop/bad cop" tactics after being told her children would be taken away from her. He asked Brownlee to consider whether her remarks "were borne of her own free will or the result of someone terrified."
Brownlee said he will review case law, including two California Supreme Court cases cited by the prosecution, before making a decision.
The judge said he couldn't find in the transcripts where Limon was told her children would be taken away. Terry said that exact wording wasn't used, but words to that effect.
Earlier Thursday, sheriff's Detective Patrick McIrvin testified he was tasked with transporting Limon from Boron to the downtown jail for booking after she was questioned on Nov. 18, 2014. He said they engaged in some conversation, but nothing related to her arrest.
Upon arriving at the jail, McIrvin said, Limon asked to speak to Detective Robert Meyer, the lead investigator on the case. He contacted Meyer, then drove Limon to sheriff's headquarters on Norris Road.
Meyer testified he took Limon to a small interview room at headquarters, where they spoke for "quite a long time." He said he advised her of her rights, and she said she wanted to talk.
"I would say it was pretty easygoing," Meyer said of the conversation.
He said Limon was provided with water during the conversation and given breaks. The detective did not disclose what was said between them.
Limon, of Helendale, is accused of plotting with her former lover, Jonathan Hearn, in the Aug. 17, 2014, killing of her husband, Robert Limon, 37, at a railway building in Tehachapi.
She was originally arrested with Hearn in 2014, but was released due to insufficient evidence. She was rearrested in January after Hearn confessed to the killing.
Hearn has agreed to testify against Sabrina Limon as part of a plea agreement in which he'll serve 25 years and four months in prison.
Jury selection is expected to begin Monday.


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Summer! Thats the theme of this months AJE CoM! AND we got to pick our own components!
Here's some wild strawberries that grow along my fence, when they ripen I know summer has arrived.
I knew right away I would use my strawberry Jade Scott (retired) pendant. I wanted to portray the ripe and unripe berries, the little white flowers and the vines the they grow on. So I made a necklace with red leather and green linen. I found a Julie Miller Glass green glass bead and a Bo Hulley red ceramic bead. The white flowers are czech glass.
The red glass bead was from a destash event and I can't remember the artist.
Here's a picture of my bike. THIS means summer to me! I need to get back in shape and start riding again! But, then when will I bead? Decisions.
Thanks everyone at Art Jewelry Elements for inviting any one to play this month!
Check out the reveal on the blog Art Jewelry Elements.
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Śūnyatā (Sanskrit; Pali: suññatā), translated into English as emptiness[1] and voidness,[2]
is a Buddhist concept which has multiple meanings depending on its doctrinal context.
It is either an ontological feature of reality, a meditation state, or a phenomenological
analysis of experience.
In Theravada Buddhism, suññatā often refers to the not-self (Pāli: anattā, Sanskrit: anātman)
[note 1] nature of the five aggregates of experience and the six sense spheres.
Suññatā is also often used to refer to a meditative state or experience.
In Mahayana, Sunyata refers to the tenet that "all things are empty of intrinsic existence and
nature,"[4][5] but may also refer to the Buddha-nature teachings and primordial or empty
awareness, as in Dzogchen and Shentong.
Avalokita found the five skandhas empty. But, empty of what? "Empty" doesn't mean anything unless we know empty of what. My cup is empty of water, but it is not empty of air. To be empty is to be empty of something.
The five skandhas, which may be translated into English as five heaps, or five aggregates, are the five elements that comprise a human being. According to Avalokita, when he looked deeply into the nature of these five skandhas, he saw that all five are empty. They are empty of a separate self. That means none of these five skandhas can exist by itself alone. Each of the five skandhas has to be made by the other four. They have to co-exist; they have to inter-be with all the others.
Avalokita looked deeply into the five skandhas of form, feelings, perceptions, mental formations, and consciousness, and he discovered that none of them can be by itself alone. Each can only inter-be with all the others. So he tells us that form is empty. Form is empty of a separate self, but it is full of everything in the cosmos. The same is true with feelings, perceptions, mental formations, and consciousness.
I think it makes sense that our logical mind can't grasp emptiness, because it can only be experienced by stepping away from this logical mind.


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One paragraph in Item 1.224 in the section of the Budget papers on "Reforms to support growth" more than makes up for my disappointment with what was not in the budget.
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One paragraph in Item 1.224 in the section of the Budget papers on "Reforms to support growth" more than makes up for my disappointment with what was not in the budget.
Section 1224 reads as follows:
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Conservative Home has a thoughtful piece by Neil O'Brien of Policy Exchange on the need to think big if we want smaller government. I was pleased that...
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In my previous blog on the need for the Chancellor to give serious priority to tackling on-line fraud in his budget, I should also have made the point that the software and...
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Focus. 'kay, I've been thinking about doing this for a while, and ,y'know, I thought it may help. My name is Paul, I'm 36 and I'm a fucking nightmare and a liability.
I have....uh.....issues with just about everything.
I don't mean in an 'Adrian Monk' kinda way, more like in a 'Carl Panzram' way.
Ha. I laugh that I may not cry.
I intend to use this here 'blog' thing to air some of my thoughts and feelings, and share my enthusiasms, passions and virulent hatreds with YOU....my non-existent non-friends out there in interwebworld, safe in the knowledge that no-one gives a rats ass about me or my petulant mewling and raving and obssessing over bands/books/comics/foodstuffs/magick/movies/outsider philosophy and whatever else is floating my sinking ship at any given point.
So there you go. Take me or leave me. But remember, I am always right here. Because I say so.


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We were literally obsessed with her Disney mashup, and now YouTuber Heather Traska is back with a Frozen medley you have to see to believe.
It took the 21-year-old college student 133 days to create the video, since she did all the performing, producing, costumes, hair and makeup. And with more than 20 looks and 10 songs, that's a lot of costumes!
The response to her newest project has been amazing, and it's gotten almost 50k views in just a week. Watch the entire video below, and prepare to be ~amazed~.


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With fantastic new attractions. Amazing new animals. Spectacular new shows. All your well loved faviourites too. Longleat Safari & Adventure Park is bigger and better than ever before!
When we arrive, we make a 45 min break at the East African Game Reserve Trading Post Picnic Area where there is a the opportunity to use the toilets and buy food or drink. The coach will then take you on a drive around the safari park putting you up close with animals such as Lions, Tigers & Rhinos.
The rest of the day is for you to enjoy the rest of the attractions that are all included with the price of your ticket. Highlights include The House and Gardens themselves, the world famous maze, Longleat Railway, Safari Boats etc. etc.
Please note: The coach will not be able to travel through the monkey enclosure.
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We are proud to present our farmers who keep alive a 6000 year old tradition of sowing, growing and harvesting our quinoa.Fleet collection ship this card sleeve vermicelli C87Japan import The real and only Royal Quinoa comes from the shores of the southern salt lakes at an altitude of over 5000 meter above sea level in Bolivia.
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Existing historical evidence indicates that the domestication of quinoa by the peoples of America may have occurred between 3,000 and 5,000 years BCE.
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During domestication the Andean populations no doubt selected genotypes according to use and tolerance to adverse biotic and abiotic factors, resulting in today's plants and ecotypes with their different characteristics.
The farmers of the salt lakes region of Bolivia are the proud growers of the most valuable of this strands, known as Royal Quinoa.
The Incas considered Royal Quinoa a sacred food, a gift from the Gods. They called it "La Chisiya Mama": the mother of grains.
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War Then, War Now
It's been 40 years since author Nancy Lynch and photographer Doug Elliott dealt firsthand with war. We may now be fighting in Iraq instead of Vietnam, but a lot more has also changed.
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It's safe to say that the faces of war never change, simply the context in which those faces appear.
They typically belong to young men. The uniforms might change, from the "steel pots" of Vietnam to the digitally camouflaged Kevlar headgear of Iraq and Afghanistan. The vehicles improve and the weapons increase in their deadly effectiveness. But as battles rage, the faces, regardless of their generation, become steeled to the realities of death and destruction.
This month 40 years ago, United States involvement in Vietnam reached a peak of 543,400 troops, with 33,641 Americans killed. For young newspaper reporter Nancy Lynch of Bethel, who wrote the Wilmington Morning News column "Vietnam Mailbag" from 1968 to 1972, bringing that reality home to stateside readers in the form of letters from soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines was her five-year mission.
Lynch recently paged through those letters, compiling, organizing and illuminating them. Then she got back in touch with 12 of the former servicemen who wrote her most often during those years for her book "Vietnam Mailbag: Voices from the War, 1968-1972," published last fall.
Included with the letters are photographs of correspondents, as well as pictures illustrating the daily lives of soldiers. Those photos were provided by Doug Elliott of Lewes, a tank crewman and combat photographer with the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1969.
For Lynch, writing the book was a way to bring the experiences and reflections on Vietnam full circle, allowing many of her wartime correspondents the opportunity to offer thoughts on the wars fought today.
"My one ground rule with the column way back when was tell it like it is, and they minced no words. And that's what they did today," she says. "And what I found was that their opinions didn't waver in what they said today from what they were saying about Vietnam 35 or 40 years ago."
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Local Information: Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
Full Profile | Menu | Reviews | Book a Table!
Relax in Durkin's Bar, Lounge and Restaurant and sample their famous steaks and freshly cooked food.
Their comfortable private dining room is ideal for your night out.
Whether it is a romantic table for 2 or a family celebration meal they will ensure you night is a memorable occasion.
The Bar is divided into a separate Bar & Lounge. The Bar with 2 Plasma T.V.'s is a popular venue for locals to watch all sporting occasions - G.A.A., Soccer, Rugby,Golf etc.
They have an extensive bar food menu served every day from 10am with last orders at 9pm with a big reputation built up over 30 years as the place to eat in the area. As was reported by Patsy McGarry, Irish Times journalist, they are renowned for our steaks.
Durkin's also has an extensive covered smoking area located at the back of the premises.
Note: Map is an approximate indication ONLY. Please contact Durkin's Bar & Restaurant for directions and precise location prior to your visit.