text:
Vacant Land
- $78,000 price
- 940353 mls id
Build Your Dream Home Here! 3.392 Heavily Wooded Acres with Mature Pinon and Juniper! Great Building Site near the end of Asher Lane cul-de-sac with Awesome views of the Majestic Sandia Mountains! Elevation is approximately 7000Ft on the west side (Sedillo Canyon Road) and 7100Fe. on Asher Lane. All- weather access one mile south of Old 66, Via Sedillo is paved and Asher Lane is a good gravel road.Last available lot in an area of nice, newer homes. Rancho Verde is nearby. Lots of room for playing, hiking, and living a relaxed, country lifestyle. Entranosa is available and electricity is at the property line.
- Site Link
- Style Other Style
Related Listings
Vacant Land
1 Pictures
Beautiful, Buildable, Wooded Lot in Steeplechase Subdivision. Lot includesEntranosa Membership. Easy access to I-40, only 15 minutes to Albuquerque. This Lot comes with Custom House Plans, designed specifically for this lot!
Listing Agent: Bobbi Carrillo
Courtesy of: Legacy
Vacant Land
16 Pictures
Wooded lot on Ridge. West view overlooks Gutierrez Canyon with next west ridge being the 720 acre open space area that stretches to highway N14. The east view overlooks the Sunset Canyon with the next east ridge being Sedillo Hill. Secluded gated one lane drive to property. Rock/boulder formations...
30 Rattlesnake Ridge Tijeras, NM
Listing Agent: Dan Linden
Courtesy of: Legacy
Courtesy of: Coldwell Banker Legacy
Office Phone: +15052810000
Listing Agent: Bobbi Carrillo
Updated: 10th December, 2019 4:49 AM.
99 Sedillo Canyone Road Tijeras, NM


text:
Submit video content
As part of Google's mission to organize the world's information and make it accessible to our users, Google News recognizes the importance of videos and multimedia content. If you are a news site with video content, we'd like to include this content in our system.
Google News can crawl your YouTube channel and MP4 videos embedded within articles on your site. If you would like us to crawl your YouTube channel, please share the Youtube channel information with us per the directions below. You may also choose to embed YouTube videos in your articles.
If you prefer MP4 videos, check that they are embedded in your articles.
Video content guidelines
To help us offer the best user experience and maintain fairness and consistency when determining what content is included in Google News, we follow a number of guidelines for video content similar to the ones we have in place for text articles. Before submitting your YouTube channel to our team for consideration, please review our guidelines below:
- News content: Video channels included in Google News should primarily consist of content that reports on recent events. We generally don't include channels that mainly contain how-to videos, advertisements, trailers, video blogs, or music videos.
- Original & unique: All the content included in your videos, such as music, images, and text, should be your own or used with permission. Google respects copyrights and follows the DMCA guidelines for handling disputed copyrighted material.
- Accountability & context: A little bit of context for videos can be extremely useful for viewers. Make sure your channel's videos include relevant descriptions, useful titles, and basic information about your website or organization.
- Quality & consistency: Videos should be easy to understand with clear audio and images that are in focus. We're also more likely to include channels that are updated regularly.
Video channels included in Google News should also maintain the standards listed in the YouTube community guidelines. Additionally, you should read and understand YouTube's Terms of Service.
If your video content follows the guidelines listed above, we'd be happy to review your YouTube channel for inclusion in Google News! Review the steps in the next section for submitting your content.
How to submit your YouTube channel to Google News
To allow us to crawl your YouTube channel, follow the steps below:
- Set up a YouTube channel: Go to the YouTube sign up page and create a new YouTube account. Having your own account allows you to arrange all of your video content in a single location with its own YouTube URL, such as http://www.youtube.com/MyNewsSite. If you're part of a network of sites, you may want to find out if your organization has already submitted your content for inclusion.
- Provide relevant information and links to your channel's profile information. You can also customize your channel to reflect your organization's branding.
- Upload your news videos as soon as you have them ready. In order to allow for better classification of your videos, provide a descriptive title followed by a short description of the videos. You may want to familiarize yourself with other video optimization strategies and review the resources available at the YouTube Creator Academy.
- Inform the Google News team: Once you've created a YouTube channel, let us know. Our team will review your submission and follow up with you directly. We won't crawl your videos if your website isn't already included in Google News.
- Join the YouTube Partner Program: We encourage all Google News providers with YouTube channels to apply to the YouTube Partner Program. YouTube partners enjoy many benefits that may be worthwhile for your site.
- Remove content or inform us about an update: Once your channel's included in Google News, let us know directly if you need to remove content or update us about changes to your channel or videos.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
We had dinner at a lovely seafood restaurant on Lake Houston. Delicious shrimp and catfish and hush puppies, and a beautiful sunset view!
Monday, August 1, 2011
Celebrating One Year of Marriage
We had dinner at a lovely seafood restaurant on Lake Houston. Delicious shrimp and catfish and hush puppies, and a beautiful sunset view!
6 comments:
Cute pictures, and such a fun gift! I love your gift idea, and might have to use it eventually! Also, your necklace is gorgeous!ReplyDelete
I love your idea, those pictures are great! And kudos to Jeff for the necklace. It's beautiful! Looks like you guys had a fab 1st yr anniversary :)ReplyDelete
Aw that's so sweet that you guys did the traditional anniversary gifts! I love when people stick to little traditions like that!ReplyDelete
you live near me! well kinda, lol I say you guys had a great 1st year...we spent at 1st year at my uncles wedding. (our wedding day is a family tradition) Congrats to you guys, here is too many many moreReplyDelete
I totally love your anniversary gift to Jeff! I just might have to steal this because 1) I totally love this idea (did I say this alreadY?) and 2) I'm totally at a lost for our upcoming anniversary.ReplyDelete
Happy Anniversary! To many, many more!
heyyyy i know exactly where that fab restaurant is! and we happened to be frequenters of that culver's location once upon a time. man, this post made me all nostalgic. but i'm glad you guys had a wonderful anniversary celebration!!ReplyDelete


text:
S: Cricket Lawson
1: Cricket Lawson In my early 20's my work was influenced by my desire to preserve life's special moments. As a single mother of three sons, I was kept very busy working and longed to live in the moments I was missing such as, my children's school plays, sports or just reading a book together. I began to photograph time I spent with my children, family and friends, as my times with them were always to short. When I had the time to sit back, I would enjoy my photographs and be reminded that every moment in life is too precious to miss.For this reason I document moments in time, from a sunset on a beach, to the last moments of a loved one's life. Making photographs can have the effect of simply making life stand still, but it can also impact a viewer by taking their breath away with each glance. It is my desire for my work to impact viewers, if only for a moment. One specific subject matter is not the driving force of my work. I make portraits, action photos, macro photos, and landscapes. Taking a photograph in the right location, the right lighting, and in right moment is what makes my work stand out. At times I use props, costumes, and special lighting, but my best photographic strategy is making images of people who do not even know I am there. Growing as a photographer, I came to realize that the only thing growing was the number of photographs I accumulated all over the house. My desire to make better photographs drove me to educate myself in professional photographic techniques, which has enabled me to enhance my work, learning new methods that truly make my photographs illuminating.
2: Photography by Cricket Lawson
19: This book is for my amazing family without your support, I could not accomplish my life's dreams I Love you all so very much. A special thanks to my Uncle Bobby


text:
Yuan Move Chips at Capital Controls
For the first time, Chinese may be able to move yuan out of the country.
As The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, the Shenzhen branch of the People's Bank of China recently gave approval to banks operating in the city to launch cross-border yuan remittance business for individuals. The move is significant because up until now, Chinese nationals have never been able to transfer their yuan funds to accounts overseas--at least not legally. They have to convert yuan into foreign currency first in order to move money across the border.
According to a notice issued to local banks by the PBOC's Shenzhen branch, individuals will be able to transfer across the border up to 80,000 yuan ($12,700) a day through accounts with the Shenzhen branches of banks including Industrial Bank of China Ltd., Bank of China Ltd. and China Merchants Bank Co. It's not clear if there is an overall cap per year.
As banks in Shenzhen are gearing up to launch the new business, banking executives say that, at least initially, demand for the service will come mostly from Chinese who plan to travel to Hong Kong, where the yuan is freely traded and is widely used.
It will be up to the PBOC's head office in Beijing to decide whether to extend the Shenzhen initiative to the rest of the country. If history is of any guide, reforms pioneered in the southern metropolis – the birthplace of China's experiment with capitalism – often have added significance and can signal what is to come elsewhere in China.
It is still a long way to go before China fully allows free flows of funds into and out of the country. But gradually, the walls are starting to come down.
--Lingling Wei


text:
leading cloud platform
Anonymous Coward and El Limerino,
Thank you for your passionate comments. Reports and comments aside, our business is growing fast. Users tell us they love Eucalyptus because it just plain works.
Of course I can be wrong. Perhaps 25,000 Eucalyptus clouds isn't enough to prove anything. Perhaps the other guys are way smarter and better.
Whatever the reality on the various cloud platforms, the fact that they generate so much press and so much commentary is a good thing. I would take it to mean that the shift to cloud computing is real. It will fundamentally change the way software is deployed.
We will keep developing Eucalyptus and serving our users as best we can, and I am convinced the other cloud platform producers will do the same. May all worthy players get a share of the pie, and may the worthies get the biggest!
Marten Mickos
CEO, Eucalyptus Systems


text:
Hi Friends!
It is time again for another Top Ten Tuesday, which is hosted by the lovely bloggers at Broke and Bookish! For those of you who aren't aware of Top Ten Tuesday it's a weekly meme where book blogger create lists based on a particular theme.
For this week, our theme is centered around cover trends! I've decided to focus on cover trends I'm a fan of and although some of the trends I've listed below are not necessarily current (some may be a few years old now), they're all trends that I like!
Font Focused
I love it when a cover uses strong typography as the main focus of the cover!
I'm always a sucker for a cover with a gorgeous gown on it!
Sometimes I get sick of covers with photos of people's faces on them. Just give me some good ol' illustrated cover artwork!
Covers that focus on a specific symbol rather than a person is always a good thing. I particularly like it as a middle grades librarian because it doesn't alienate students based on the skin color of the cover model.
There is just something so appealing and mysterious about a gorgeous wrought iron gate!
To me masks on covers represent decadence and mystery. I like both!
This is another cool way to show a person without focusing on the cover model's skin color!
I have no idea why these have been popping up so much, but I like the idea of the boat representing a journey of some sort.
Any implication of a steampunk setting and I'm all over it!
Animals and creatures bring another cool alternative to whitewashing book covers!
What about you? Do you also love the trends on my list or did I list some you're not a fan of? Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section!


text:
CMS Public Events
Medicare Insider, October 21, 2008
Want to receive articles like this one in your inbox? Subscribe to Medicare Insider!
CMS has no public events scheduled for this week.
Want to receive articles like this one in your inbox? Subscribe to Medicare Insider!
0 comments on "CMS Public Events "
Related Products
Most Popular
- Articles
- CMS seeks comment on quality measures
- Don't forget the three checks in medication administration
- Practice the six rights of medication administration
- Note similarities and differences between HCPCS, CPT® codes
- What to include on the incident report
- Q&A: Primary, principal, and secondary diagnoses
- Code diagnoses and outpatient treatment for PTSD
- OB services: Coding inside and outside of the package
- Understanding nursing roles in quality improvement
- Complications from immobility by body system
- E-mailed
- Patient care orders/protocols: What do the regulations say?
- The five key elements of a good orientation program
- Refine the terms: Understand unbilled accounts and DNFB
- Q&A: Code assignment for hospital acquired/healthcare associated conditions
- CMS final rule clarifies that medical staff can extend beyond physicians
- Clinical Corner: Revisiting respiratory failure
- Searched


text:
Cloth in the Kitchen
In 2009 I went cloth in the kitchen. What in the world is that you ask? I mean, by now you've heard me talking about cloth diapering, but cloth in the kitchen?
One day I was at my friend Stephanie's house and noticed that she used cloth for almost everything. It got me thinking about how many paper towels I was using a day. And how many rolls of it I was going through a month. I was using them for everything! Cleaning, drying hands, wiping spills, etc. So, I made the decision to rely less on paper towels and instead go cloth. I knew it would save me money, but I didn't realize how much more I would like it!
Using cloth is so much more easier than paper. I can clean up spills, dry hands, clean the kitchen and dry dishes much more efficiently – they just perform a lot better than paper! And since it's something I can keep reusing, I save more and more as the months go by.
I use about 24 white washcloths (and sometimes prefold diapers that I no longer cloth diaper with). I picked white, because I just happen to like white in my kitchen. I keep them folded by the kitchen sink and use them just like one would use a paper towel. I can keep reusing the same cloth until it's too wet or dirty to use and then I just put it in my kitchen cloth bucket that I keep under the sink. When it's full, I do wash them by doing a rinse first and then a regular wash and dry.
I do keep a roll of paper towel in the kitchen, but have found that I use so little of it that it lasts me much longer than it did before I switched to cloth. Using cloth in the kitchen is really easy and they clean and dry better than paper towels. Can't imagine not having them in my kitchen or going back to using paper towels like I did before.


text:
Contractors cited in asbestos violations
Three Florida contractors and four San Antonio subcontractors have been cited by federal authorities for allegedly exposing workers to asbestos while performing remodeling work at a San Antonio apartment complex.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Monday said the seven were cited for a total of 46 violations. They include 45 "serious" infractions, which involve "substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result." The proposed penalties total $148,000.
In a statement, OSHA said it conducted a safety and health inspection in March at the Reserve at Pecan Valley apartment complex at 4032 E. Southcross Blvd. Acting on a referral by the Texas Department of State Health Services, OSHA inspectors found that workers were remodeling apartments without the use of proper clothing or respiratory equipment to protect them from exposure to asbestos.
Just how many workers might have been exposed couldn't immediately be determined, an OSHA spokesman said.
"Asbestos is an extremely hazardous material that can potentially cause lifelong, irreversible health conditions," John Hermanson, OSHA's regional administrator in Dallas, said in statement.
The three Florida contractors are:
The four San Antonio subcontractors are:
The parties can comply, request a conference with OSHA or contest the citations and penalties.


text:
Status: Open
Know more about this business than we do? Cool! Please submit any corrections or missing details you may have.Help us make it right
The Lost Dunes Experience begins at the front gates and glides past the rolling natural grass dunes into some of the most dr...amatic golf of the Midwest. Tucked just off the Southeastern tip of Lake Michigan, Lost Dunes is a truly privileged golf experience. The centerpiece is our 6,900-yard, par-71 course, where acclaimed architect Tom Doak molded 18 distinctive holes to the contours of a...
Be the first MLive.com user to add photos or videos of Lost Dunes Golf Club
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
5 star
5 star
5 star
5 star
Lost Dunes Golf Club Llc was founded in 1998, and is located at 9300 Red Arrow Hwy in Bridgman. Additional information is available at www.lostdunes.com or by contacting Jeff Shearer at (269) 465-9300.
Lost Dunes Golf Club can be found at Red Arrow Hwy 9300. The following is offered: Golf Courses. The entry is present with us since Sep 8, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 12, 2013. In Bridgman there are 2 other Golf Courses. An overview can be found here.


text:
Installing and configuring Watchful Apps
Note: Apps are not yet available for WordPress
Watchful Apps are plugins that communicate with Watchful and provide notifications to the site owner.
Watchful Apps are simple to create and very flexible. They can be configured for almost any purpose.
If you require help creating your own Watchful plugin, please log in to your account on watchful.li and submit a ticket at https://watchful.net/support-services/ticket/create
Watchful Apps install like any Joomla plugin — using the standard Joomla installer.
After installation, ensure that the plugin is published.
The Apps will need to be installed separately on each site as appropriate.
Each Watchful App has some parameters that should be reviewed when they are installed. For example, sales averages for E-commerce related Apps and User Groups for new user notifications.
Locate each plugin in the Joomla Plugin Manager, and click the title to review the parameters.
Once published and configured, no further action is required to receive notifications other than having your web site properly added and validated in the Watchful Dashboard. You may however wish to confirm that the App is working as expected by triggering a notification (i.e. in the case of the Users App, create a new user).
Since Watchful scans your site at set intervals, we recommend that you perform a manual check of your site to trigger the notification. You can do this from the Watchful dashboard by clicking the Validate button for the site in question.
Updates for Watchful Apps are integrated with the Joomla updater. As such, you will receive notices in your Watchful dashboard when updates are available.
Updates may then be applied directly from the Watchful dashboard, or on the site in question using the Joomla updater directly.
To remove the App, select it in the Joomla plugin manager and choose Remove or Uninstall.
To retain the App but stop notifications, simply disable/unpublish the plugin in the Joomla plugin manager.
Most popular
- How do I generate reports for my clients?
- How do I use the Site Audit?
- How do I use the Watchful REST API?
- How often does Watchful monitor my web sites?
- How to create a Watchful App
- How to make plugins and extension updates compatible with Watchful
- Installing the Watchful client
- Managing admin access with Single Sign-on
- Personalizing E-mail notifications
- Scheduling remote backups for Joomla


text:
3350 Langstaff Rd., Concord, ON
DSH has been designing and manufacturing sliding, bifold, pivot & overlay door systems since 1977. An extensive product offering combined with a commitment to customer service has made DSH a leader in this product category. With facilities in ...
20C High St, Collingwood, ON
Founded in 1987, Shaw Woodworks Inc., has become a leader in the Canadian commercial fixture and display manufacturing supply chain.
Designers and manufacturers of custom wood fixtures and displays for three main market sectors Grocery, Retail, ...
We are a manufacturer of exterior architectural mouldings for use on both residential and commercial structures. Our product is made from a styrofoam core and coated with polymer cement. It's lightweight, durable and flexible and can be used on ...
925 Brock Road S., Pickering, ON
Slim-Line manufactures a complete line of uPVC vinyl windows
including single and double hung and sliders, casements and
awnings and three-lite sliders.
All of our window products are available in 36 solid interior
and exterior color ...
202, 12e Av., Beauceville, QC
Beauceville Flooring is a family-owned business dedicated to the
manufacturing of strip flooring since 1948. State-of-the art equipments maintains quality and lower costs possible to customers for a product named PG. Beauceville Flooring currently ...
813, boul. de lIndustrie, Saint-Paul, QC
Ebnisterie Claude Goyette is a machine shop specialised in wood turning, sanding and finishing business.
This type of production concern the residential, commercial and industrial requests.
Every order start on a ' cad ' drawing machine showing ...
2071 De La Rivire St, Saint-Isidore, QC
Moulding manufacturer established in 1985, HC Moulding produces many profiles of moulding in length and ready made frame for the picture framing industry.
We work mostly on woods, softwood and hardwood. Our portfolio includes varnished, tainted, ...
2101 Cote des Cascades, Papineauville, QC
Headquartered in Papineauville, Quebec, Lauzon began exporting
its premium hardwood flooring product lines in 1990 and quickly
acquired a reputation for excellence and reliability in the
international marketplace. Today, 75 percent of the ...
285 de Rotterdam St, Saint-Augustin-De-Desmaures, QC
Preverco Inc. is a manufacturer specialized in prefinished
hardwood flooring. Founded in 1988, Preverco Inc. has built its
strong reputation by offering premium quality hardwood while
offering to its customers a professional and personalized ...
2930 Cabot Trail Middle River, Baddeck, NS
Kiln drying local hardwoods, specifically Yellow Birch & Sugar
Maple. Also, Oak, Ash, Beech.
Manufacturing high quality tongue & groove hardwood strip and plank flooring, ready to lay bevel + sanded flooring, prefinished flooring, mouldings, and ...


text:
These lovely empty-nesters are headed to Historic College Park (GREAT neighborhood by Woodward Academy). He is actually a history teacher (and a West Point Grad — ) at Woodward and she is a nurse. Super sweet couple. AND they are buying a really neat home and doing renovations! Love older homes!
Here's the deal-io
Thursday May 22 10-3pm
Friday May 23 10-3pm
Saturday May 24 9-4pm
220 Manor Drive – Fayetteville
This couple has traveled the world and picked up some super cool furniture items from Europe. The wall units are both German and very neat. Much more at this sale! They also have a son who is an artist with some of his work available for purchase as well.
*Because of the many people who attend our sales, questions re: individual items are very hard to answer —- just come to the sale!
We accept CASH/CREDIT – Debit run as credit (add 3% on all cards)
Come prepared to take your items home.
For insurance purposes, staff members are not able to carry heavy/large items for you.
You must arrange for your own people to carry/load/deliver your items.
We price 'to sell' first day and throughout the length of the sale.
Peachtree Estate Sales is not responsible for accidents nor is the home owner.
**Children must remain with parents at ALL times.
Bring bags/totes/boxes/newspapers for wrapping — to help with your items. We do not provide these.
If we SELL OUT of items before end of sale time, we will close the sale down early.
We APPRECIATE our customers – and thank you for coming to our estate sales!


text:
Tawata Productions in association with Victoria University of Wellington and Wellington City Council proudly brings to you Pūtahi Festival, 2017!
This Summer we are bringing together Wellington's newest artists for four nights of choice contemporary dance, music, stage and screen.
Pūtahi Festival is on the 22nd – 25th of February 2017 at Studio 77, 77 Fairlie Terrace, Kelburn, Wellington.
We welcome you – Nau mai, Haere mai. See you there!


text: Share: Comments Print May 13, 2014 at 9:35 AM A 13-year-old's query about equality returns Storm-Seahawks debate to spotlight Posted by Jayda Evans I asked a colleague to see if he could find the origin of the widely accepted "Big 4" sports term used in media. You know, the quantifier to keep the conversation to the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL? So far we can't find an origin or reason why hockey is even included over soccer, which outweighs all of them on a global scale. This discouraging notion that those are the only sports that matter hit its zenith in Seattle when national media felt the need to quantify the magnitude of the Seahawks' Super Bowl championship as the city's first championship since its NBA title in 1979. When the Storm's two WNBA championships were mentioned as the actual "first" since the Sonics in the 1970s, the "Big 4" quantifier was thrown out there despite no harden definition or legit reason this term exists, accept to push women's achievements — and soccer — out of the picture. Amelia Wilson, a 13-year-old in seventh grade at Tillicum Middle School in Bellevue, is just as befuddled as Storm and women's equality supporters who took to social media to voice their concerns. "Why don't women get as much recognition for sports accomplishments as men?", she asks in a well-researched class assignment we posted on our "Take 2" blog. I asked PG Sue Bird, leader of both Storm championships, what she thought of the debate and she said she wanted a definition of the word "major" or "Big 4" when it comes categorizing sports. She watched the Super Bowl from Russia where she plays offseason hoops. "We're a 'major' sports team in this town. Anything that says different is ridiculous," Bird said sternly. Karen Bryant, the Storm's president and CEO, said her front-office could have done more outreach as the Seahawks were making their championship run. But, after being around for 15 years and covered better than most WNBA teams, the Storm didn't figure it would be overlooked because it's a women's league, regardless of its importance to Seattle. "Obviously we're frustrated by it," Bryant said. "But at the same time, we also understand we still have a lot of work to do." And it has nothing to do with the Hawks. At the Storm's special events this spring and exhibition game on Sunday, numerous fans wore Super Bowl championship shirts or jerseys of Hawks players. In fact, the only reason the debate caught quickfire is because majority of the Storm fans were watching the Seahawks because they equally love both. Imagine that, equal in the city's hearts but not in the media. "I'm a Seahawks fan, too, so I was excited for the Hawks," said Dawn Trudeau, chairperson of the Storm's Force 10 ownership group. "It was nice that some of our fans reminded people that there was another team that had a couple of championships in this town. But it's hard not to just be happy for them (Seahawks)." Naturally, it's not just Seattle where terminology in the sports lexicon is being questioned. The Minnesota Lynx rival the Storm in terms of local media coverage it receives. The Lynx ranked second in the 12-team WNBA in attendance the past two years, averaging about 9,500 fans. Yet, when the Wild lost a NHL playoff game, Minnesota's lowly sports postseason record among its pro teams was examined — dismissing the Lynx's two WNBA championships in the past three seasons. They're not part of the "Big 4," a reporter quipped. "This is one of those instances where you go, 'C'mon, take that next step,'" Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve told the MinnPost after first expressing her point in a series of posts on her Twitter account. "And understand by not taking that step and not including us, it is marginalizing, framing women in a way that keeps us down." Reeve's statement is a point that's refreshing to see a person as young as Amelia Wilson noticing and wanting to help change. "Equality between men and women is a civil right," she wrote. Comments | More in Storm, Twitter, WNBA | Topics: Cheryl Reeve, Karen Bryant, Seahawks


text:
BEIJING (Reuters) - A former deputy head of China's top planning agency has been thrown out of the Communist Party and will be prosecuted for corruption, state media said on Thursday, after allegations against him were first posted online.
Liu Tienan was sacked in May. Luo Changping, deputy editor-in-chief of the investigative magazine Caijing, posted accusations on his microblog last December that Liu was involved in a number of illegal activities.
"Liu Tienan took advantage of his position to seek profits for others, and both Liu and his family accepted a huge amount of bribes," the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing a statement from the party's graft-fighting watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Liu "sought benefits for his relatives' businesses by breaking relevant regulations, accepting cash and gifts", the news agency added.
Liu was also "morally degenerate", Xinhua said in a brief report, without providing other details of the accusations.
He had been handed over to the judicial authorities, Xinhua added, who will formally charge him and take his case to court.
The National Development and Reform Commission which Liu used to work for, is a powerful body that sets broad economic policies and approves major investments.
Until March of this year, Liu was also head of the energy regulatory body, the National Energy Administration. He was replaced in that role following the rumours he was involved in a corruption scandal.
State media has previously reported that Liu had taken bribes for helping a businessman to defraud banks of loans of more than $200 million (128 million pounds) in 2011 for an investment in Canada and that key information on Liu's case was initially divulged by a former mistress in Japan.
He is believed to be the first ministerial-level official to face an investigation stemming from accusations on the Internet, which the party has been trying to use to uncover graft, albeit with mixed results.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, who took office in March, has made fighting pervasive corruption a central theme of his administration, warning the problem is so severe it could threaten the party's very survival.
A former railways minister, Liu Zhijun, was given a suspended death penalty in July for accepting bribes, but the most sensational case is likely to be that of former high-flying politician Bo Xilai, expected to face trial this month.
Bo, party boss of the southwestern city of Chongqing until he was dramatically sacked early last year, has been charged with corruption, accepting bribes and abuse of power.
Bo is certain to be found guilty. His wife, Gu Kailai, and his former police chief, Wang Lijun, have both been convicted and jailed over the scandal, which stems from the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood.
Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Robert Birsel


text:
When: Sunday, October 20th, 10:15am - 11:15am
Location: Studio A
Description: Jazzercise combines a great cardiovascular workout with resistance training and stretching that will increase your muscle tone, flexibility, balance, strength, and endurance using easy-to-follow movements. Each 60-minute class offers a blend of aerobics, yoga, Pilates, and kickboxing movements into fun dance routines set to fresh new music. For more information, please visit www.jazzercise.com *Fee-based
Instructor: TBA
Questions: Do you have questions? "Ask an Expert."


text:
It's May and your high school graduation is closer than ever! But, before you get too excited, remember that there are plenty of loose ends to tie up in high school...and there's plenty to think about for next semester as well. Speaking of which, you're about to embark upon the next phase in life and there's so much to prepare for, it's probably a little bit overwhelming to keep it all straight at this point. That's why we've developed a list to help keep you focused throughout the month on tasks you need to accomplish to finish the school year properly, as well as start preparing for your next semester in college. So, soon-to-be college freshman, here's what you need to focus on accomplishing this May:
1. College Summer Orientation SessionsTake note of any summer orientation sessions that you need to attend for college and start to make plans accordingly, looping your parents in so they can help arrange to attend, too.
2. Summer Job PlanningFirm up any summer job plans (or make some if you haven't done so already).
3. College SavingsCreate a savings plan that allows you to save your summer earnings to start college off on a positive financial note.
4. Final High School TranscriptsCheck in with your high school counselor to ensure they have the correct college of choice on record and are forwarding your final school transcripts to the college.
5. Prepare Your College BudgetPrepare a realistic (note the emphasis on the word realistic) student budget that you can utilize once you get to college.
6. Consider a Credit CardIf you're 18, consider opening a credit card. It's a good idea to start establishing good credit earlier in life. They key is to take out a low limit and only buy things when you actually have the money to pay for them. Keep the balance as low as possible and pay off the balance each month, never spending money you don't actually have! Avoid the credit trap – if you think you can't handle a credit card, it's best not to open one at all.
7. Family Discussions Regarding Budgeting & Contributions for College (Aside from Tuition)By now you've likely discussed the tuition budget, but have you discussed the other areas with your family? Discuss financial aspects regarding computers, dorm supplies as well as other financial contributions for college living so that the entire family is on the same page. It's best to discuss now because you'll have the entire summer to work, save and apply for scholarships and look for jobs on your college campus if your parents aren't able to contribute. Keep in mind that, come fall, most jobs on campus will be taken so it's best to know earlier than later.
8. File Your Federal FAFSAIt's your last chance to submit your FAFSA form for Federal aid – if you haven't done so already! The federal deadline for the FAFSA falls on June 30 – so make sure you get yours in before then if you'd like to apply for Federal aid. The school and state deadlines typically fall sometime between February and early April, so it's really best to submit your form as soon as possible after October 1!
9. Your Future RoommateCreate a list of things to discuss with your future roommate, such as who's bringing what to the dorm room, pet peeves and what each of your daily routines are like - how you sleep, study, hobbies, etc.
10. Finish High School on a Good NoteSTAY FOCUSED until the very end of high school! It sounds much easier than it is but you'll need those grades to ensure your admission to the college you've been accepted to!
You Might Also Like
Quick and Easy to Apply
$2,500 Easy Scholarship


text:
Mariners manager Eric Wedge, who has helmed Seattle's waterlogged baseball team for three years, told the ballclub Friday that he will not return in 2014, the M's announced.
Wedge, 45, is at the end of his three-year contract. The Mariners finish up another lackluster season on Sunday, and enter Friday's game against the division-champion Athletics with a 70-89 record. Wedge will manage through the last three games.
"Ultimately I didn't feel like I could manage here, with the circumstances that they are," Wedge said before Friday's game at Safeco Field, in a press conference broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle radio.
"I'm sad first and foremost for the players, because I wanted to be a part of helping them move forward, and I wanted the opportunity to be able to do it again. But it became obvious it wasn't going to happen here."
"It's tough, it's frustrating, it's upsetting, it's disappointing," he added. "But sometimes people don't see things the same way and it just doesn't work out. … I wanted it to work, but it's just not going to."
710's Shannon Drayer reported that Wedge and GM Jack Zduriencik disagreed about a potential new contract. Wedge was looking for more than the one-year contract he was being offered, Drayer reported, but the Mariners were dragging their feet. A meeting on the subject had been scheduled for Monday.
Zduriencik said there was no plan to not bring Wedge back for another season. In an interview on 710's afternoon show, Zduriencik said he and Wedge met on Thursday to talk about the team and its future, when Wedge brought up his contract.
"Eric wanted to meet (Thursday) and we had an impromptu meeting," Zduriencik said, "and at the end of the meeting, Eric decided — he left, and then I got an email from him (Friday) that he didn't want to return. … It's unfortunate he made this decision."
"There was never a discussion of not having Eric return as our manager," Zduriencik added.
Wedge's announcement follows a week (at least) of intense speculation about his future in Seattle. On Wednesday, he told reporters that he felt "hung out" by the M's organization because he still hadn't heard anything about his job, and he clearly sounded fed-up with the situation.
Zduriencik told 710 radio hosts Jim Moore, Dave Wyman and Michael Grey that he was surprised by Wedge's comments Wednesday. Zduriencik thought he and Wedge were on the same page, he said.
"We never had our meeting to discuss what we were going to discuss on Monday: terms of the (contract) length and those sort of things," Zduriencik said. "Eric made a decision based on what he feels is best for Eric Wedge and his family.
"I really thought Eric was going to be with us. He's not, and he has to turn the page, and we have to turn the page and go forward."
The Mariners hired Wedge in 2010 after he directed a successful turnaround in Cleveland from 2003 through 2009, and hoped he would do the same with the struggling Mariners. Wedge's 2011 M's finished 67-95 and improved to 75-87 last season, but have fallen back to 89 losses in 2013. Wedge reiterated Wednesday that the record does not reflect Seattle's improvement this season.
The 70-89 M's are currently sitting in fourth place in the A.L. West with three games remaining in the season. The big story of 2013 was the promotion of young players — perhaps prematurely — from the minors to fill in for underperforming players, aging veterans and guys on the disabled list.
"Things changed quickly this year," Wedge said Friday. "Some guys didn't perform up to what we thought they'd perform up to this year, and some of the guys got hurt, so we brought up the young kids — and that's going to change expectations."
"I just think that, when you talk about building (a team)," Wedge added, "you gotta have a long-term view of it and you gotta be patient and you gotta stick with the program. Even on the worst days, you've got to stick with the program. Even when people say it's not working, you gotta stick to the program. Even when you get off-schedule, you gotta work on the program."
It sounds like Wedge wanted to remain in Seattle for longer than one more year. But Zduriencik revealed Friday that Wedge turned down a one-year contract extension at the end of the 2012 season.
"I think that we've operated in good faith. I think that the people above me have operated in good faith," Zduriencik said on 710. "You know, I told Eric that you've gotta trust people."
Pressed on whether he tried to convince Wedge to stay, Zduriencik said that when he received the email from Wedge, it was clear Wedge had made his decision.
Wedge suffered a stroke in July and was absent from the dugout during his month-long recovery. During that time, bench coach Robby Thompson acted as manager, and could be on a list of potential replacements while the Mariners search for a new skipper.
Search for a new skipper again, that is. The Mariners will be getting their ninth manager since Lou Piniella left after the 2002 season.
"I think with every disappointment like today there's also an opportunity that presents itself," Zduriencik said, citing the ballclub's young talent and strong minor-league system. "I think there are going to be a lot of people who are interested in this job."
Visit seattlepi.com for more Seattle news. Contact Nick Eaton at email@example.com or @njeaton.


text:
Author + information
- Published online June 8, 2010.
Author Information
- A.M. Richards, MD, PhD* (mark.richards{at}cdhb.govt.nz)
- ↵*Department of Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Riccarton Avenue, P.O. Box 4345, Christchurch, Canterbury 8140, New Zealand
We thank Dr. Grundtvig and colleagues for their interest in our paper (1). They have concerns regarding: 1) the mortality figures; 2) achieved drug prescription; and 3) use of diuretics in the BATTLESCARRED (NT-proBNP-Assisted Treatment To Lessen Serial Cardiac Readmissions and Death) trial (1) of hormone-guided treatment of heart failure.
1. They assert incorrect mortality figures, having misread Table 4 (1), which documents composite end points not deaths. One-year mortality was 18.9% (23 deaths) in the usual care group and 9.1% (11 deaths) in both intensively followed groups, not 16, 6, and 7 deaths, as asserted by Dr. Grundtvig and colleagues. Similarly, 3-year mortality in those under 75 years of age was 15.5% (9 deaths) in the hormone-guided subgroup and 30.9% (17 deaths) and 31.3% (20 deaths) in the other 2 groups, not 6, 6, and 12 deaths as Grundtvig and colleagues write. The correct figures are stated in the Results section and are illustrated with tabled numbers in Figure 2 (1).
2. That the prescription of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker, beta-blockade, and spironolactone was somewhat higher in the Norwegian Heart Failure Registry than in BATTLESCARRED is of interest and may reflect the younger age of registry subjects (71 years) compared with trial patients (median age: 75 to 76 years). As stated in the Methods section (1), the trial design mandated prescription of drugs to trial-based levels or intolerance in both intensively followed groups, and this principle was followed scrupulously. Intolerable side effects (commonly hypotension or azotemia) were more frequent in those over 75 years of age. Nevertheless, the proportions of patients receiving evidence-based drugs, and doses achieved, were similar to those seen in previous trials and reflect "real-life" limitations on dose escalation in this fragile group of patients. In addition, our patients all had to have clearly elevated N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide levels as an inclusion criterion, which is likely to have selected a more fragile population (more prone to drug intolerance) than those in the Norwegian registry.
3. We do not claim that our results mandate escalation of diuretic doses in the presence of persistently elevated N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide levels. In fact, final diuretic doses were similar in both intensively managed groups (Table 3 of our study [1]), although they were more frequently adjusted (both up and down) in the hormone-guided group. However, it is clear that patients under 75 years of age were frequently able to tolerate increased doses of diuretics without hypotension or azotemia, and in the case of the hormone-guided group, this occurred together with improved 3-year survival. We make no claim that higher diuretic dose directly improved mortality. The fact that diuretic dose is associated with increased mortality in the Norwegian registry is no surprise given that decompensation is the prime trigger for increasing doses. However, such an association in no way indicates that diuretics cannot be appropriately and beneficially increased in addition to neurohormonal blockade provided proper clinical surveillance (to avoid hypotension, azotemia, and other problems) is sustained.
Finally, we agree that any shift in clinical management requires good evidence and suggest that this is now accumulating with 4 randomized controlled trials consistently suggesting that at least younger (age <75 years) patients with heart failure may benefit from consideration of serial B-type peptide levels in monitoring and adjusting treatment.
- American College of Cardiology Foundation
- ↵
- Lainchbury J.G.,
- Troughton R.W.,
- Strangman K.M.,
- et al.


text:
Today, June 30, 2014 is the last day to get in on this amazing deal.
Wouldn't you love to get 20% off all your Stampin' Up! crafting needs! That's what got me started, who could pass up such a deal!
Click HERE to see my previous post with all the details.
I'd love it if you would join my team!


text:
RIT implemented Oracle Financials in October 1998. Over 350 users campus-wide access the online system to prepare journal entries, inquire about account transactions, and run custom and standard reports.
NOTE: For off-campus Oracle access, a VPN connection is required.
How to...
Download Oracle Reports to Excel
Publish Reports with Excel 2007
RIT GL to AP Drilldown Check Detail
Settings needed to view reports in Excel
Settings needed to view reports in PDF
General Oracle Information
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 7
Oracle Password Security Standards
Print Employee Self Serve card
Quick Reference Guide for Oracle Reports


text:
Calling all investors and anyone looking for a renovated lake front one-bedroom at Summer House. 1 of only 18 lake-front, one bedrooms in the community. Summer House boasts some of the best amenities on Hilton Head and keeps getting better. Values are rising and demand is high for these well appointed villas. Water/sewer, trash, exterior pest control, landscaping, property and flood insurance are all included (homeowners are required to have an H06 interior contents policy only).
Car Wash, Clubhouse, Comm Pool, Fitness Facility, Garbage Service Included, Pest Control
Built-Ins, Ceiling Fan(s), Drapes, Fire Alarm, Fire Sprinklers, Many Closets, Smoke Alarm
Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Microwave, Oven, Refrigerator, Washer
Central Heat, Electric Heat, Heat Pump
ERA Evergreen Real Estate Company (Bluffton)
We do not attempt to independently verify the currency, completeness, accuracy or authenticity of the data contained herein. It may be subject to transcription and transmission errors. Accordingly, the data is provided on an "as is," "as available" basis only and may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. © 2019 Multiple Listing Service of Hilton Head Island, Inc. All rights reserved. Certain information contained herein is derived from information which is the licensed property of, and copyrighted by, Multiple Listing Service of Hilton Head Island, Inc.


text:
Mommy to Bee: Bumble Bee Baby Shower Ideas
Enjoy the fun of throwing a mommy to bee baby shower and make it easy for everyone to celebrate the buzz. Send out bee invitations ahead of time to buzz about the bee theme. Set the scene for the party by planning ways to incorporate the bee theme so it complements your decor. Prepare plenty of sweet and colorful bee-themed food, plan a few buzz-themed baby shower games and pick plates and drinking cups that feature a bee theme, too. Then, add yellow and black party favors like balloons, streamers and a sparkling tiara for the queen bee!
Bumble Bee Baby Shower Decorations
The party decorations provide a great opportunity for you to have fun and unleash your creativity. Spread out yellow table coverings and add black table runners or some dark brown streamers across the table. Add a big paper bee, tissue-paper honeycomb or floral centerpiece with pompom bees on wire sticking out of the foliage. Set out a display of yellow and black balloons anchored by a decorative baby basket, and put bee decorations on the shelves of your bookcases or counters. For added buzz, include bee print or yellow and black paper plates, napkins, cups and flatware to make mealtime part of the decor.
Bumble Bee Baby Shower Food
Because this is a bee party, why not start with the sweet treats? If the mommy to bee prefers cupcakes, make each one look like its own beehive with a happy smiling bee sitting on top. Or, create layers of banana pudding and crushed chocolate cookies in clear dessert cups to resemble a bee's stripes. Choose decorated cookies that look like flowers that would attract any honeybee. For something on the savory side, make a few containers of cheesy bees. To create them, cut cheddar cheese slices into small circles and slice up a summer sausage or pepperoni stick. Place the meat stripes across the cheese, and perch each bee on a cracker or thin baguette slice.
Bee Baby Shower Games
No shower is complete without a game or two! To get your guests up and moving, adapt a version of pin the tail on the donkey: pin the stinger on the bee. Instead of a donkey picture, use a big picture of a bee, and instead of a tail, use a pointy stinger. If no bee posters are on hand in your art collection, simply draw a large bee on a piece of poster board that's thick enough to protect your walls from thumbtacks. Cut long stingers out of craft felt. Whoever stings the bee in the tail area is the winner!
Plan some word games and reward the winners with sweet gifts to keep the party going, keeping with the mommy to bee theme by adding yellow and black honeycomb borders to quizzes and word games. Choose a theme like "What's in your purse?" and assign points for each item, with the highest points going to the most unusual things. Scramble the letters in the names of baby care items and let everyone unscramble them. Or, for a slightly longer shower game, plan a round of baby shower bingo on cards printed with yellow and black squares labeled with baby supplies instead of numbers.
Bee Baby Shower Ideas for Gifts
It's a fun idea to have some gift ideas ready to give as a group to the mommy to bee. You can also keep them on hand to reduce prep time prior to the party. Even if the new mommy hasn't set up a registry, there are certain items that always make great baby shower gifts. First-time mommies might need some bigger items, like strollers, car seats and baby furniture. Items like diapers, bath towels, newborn clothes and bedding are always useful, and having plenty of these items makes the first few months of motherhood easier for the new mom and the entire family. Diaper bags, wipes, and feeding supplies are also always welcome gift items, and if the mother or father have a favorite movie icon or superhero, themed gifts are fun options, too!


text:
'A room is like a stage. If you see it without lighting, it can be the coldest place in the world.' – Paul Lynde
Effective lighting is a key component of homes decorated in a minimalistic design style. Modern design's emphasis on open space, clean lines and streamlined forms makes light fixtures that don't take up visual space or encroach upon the footprint of the room ideal. Wall lights provide a perfect way to add sophisticated style notes to minimalistic spaces, creating a stylish atmosphere and ensuring that a minimally decorated room doesn't look cold and bare.
Wall Lights as a design statement
Wall lights can play a prominent role in minimilistic design, providing eye-catching focal points that add sparkling personality to the space. In minimalistic décor, it's important that the space reflect the owner's personal taste whilst maintaining the modern style. A wall light fixture that features a stylised pair of intertwined lilies expresses an appreciation for natural elegance. A modern sconce inset with decorative candles adds a note of classicism to the space.
Achieving Cohesive Design with Wall Lights
Wall lights also offer opportunities to unify the overall design of an interior. Whether it's chic black chrome or antique brass, repeating finishes used in other furnishings and accessories in the space encourages the eye to take in the space as a whole. Shapes can be repeated as well. In minimally decorated rooms with curving forms, a simple wall sconce with a cylindrical shape reinforces the overall design.
Using Wall Lights for Striking Lighting Effects
In a minimally designed room, illumination is never merely functional. Whether to create a sense of serenity or to express a flair for drama, light can be used as a stylish tool to create atmosphere. Wall lights, spotlights and uplightsers installed on a wall may direct light on focal points like art work or accessories. They can be employed to create focal points of illumination as well, creating swimming pool restoration and light on the floor or adding soft ambience to walls.Minimal design calls for decorative strategies that add personality to an interior without compromising the modern aesthetic with unwanted clutter. Nothing adds warmth, depth and dimension to a minimally designed room like chic wall lights.
You can contact the AB team at: email@example.com


text:
If you get a shock every time you touch a metal doorknob or find socks stuck to the insides of your sheets, chances are your house is suffering from a lack of humidity caused by dry winter air.
The science behind the problem is simple – cold air just can't hold as much moisture as warm air, which means you and your house are getting less hydration. And it's more than just a nuisance. Dry winter air can leave your eyes itchy, your skin parched and can even make you sick. Wood furniture also can suffer from a lack of moisture.
Rather than waiting out winter with a stuffy head and static cling, try some of these simple ways to add extra humidity to your home and extra moisture to your body.
Invest in a Humidifier
Humidifiers are machines that vaporize water into the air, increasing a home's humidity.
Whole-house models use a home's ventilation system to add moisture each time the furnace kicks in. Smaller models can humidify a smaller area, such as a bedroom.
Dry Clothes the Old-Fashioned Way
Instead of using the dryer, hang wet clothes on drying racks. As water in the clothing evaporates, it will enter the air, adding moisture to your home. It also will save a few pennies on your gas or electric bill!
Offer Your House a Drink
Bowls of water placed throughout the house allow moisture to evaporate in the air. Water placed near heating vents or on radiators will evaporate more quickly, but any vessel, including a sink or bathtub, will do the trick.
Hydrate your dry winter skin by applying a heavy cream or body butter just after showering or bathing. Get dressed immediately. The clothing helps to "hold in" the moisture.
Find more ways to keep skin healthy in winter in our blog post, 8 Tips to Fight Dry Winter Skin.
A Nose for Moisture
Dry nasal passages cause stuffiness, nose bleeds and even increase your chances of becoming ill. Keep them moist and working right by using a nasal gel or hypoallergenic lotion inside the nostrils.
A neti pot or nasal rinse will help, too.
Drink Up
Whether it's a dry nose, a scratchy throat or cracking skin, all of these symptoms of dry air can be helped with a simple glass of water. Stay hydrated throughout winter by drinking ample amounts of water, hot herbal tea and other healthy drinks. Just avoid caffeine and alcohol, which make dehydration worse. And watch for sugary drinks, which can cause weight gain and other problems.


text:
GAZA, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Palestinians demonstrated in Gaza Monday against the barrier Israel is building in the West Bank, while the World Court in The Hague began hearings on the wall.
Thousands of protesters led by Palestinian militant leaders, including Hamas' crippled founder and spiritual mentor Sheik Ahmed Yassin, marched in Gaza city brandishing Palestinian flags and banners that denounced the barrier.
"Down with the wall. ... What a shame. ... Where are the freedom-loving peoples," read the banners.
Israel said it was building the barrier through Palestinian territory to deter suicide attacks, while Palestinians charged that the fence was aimed at annexing more Palestinian land.
Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahar played down the importance of the expected World Court ruling over the legality of the barrier.
"It is just a media battle which we might win, thus boosting our stance in European and U.S. public opinion, and if we lose the case we won't be losing anything more than we have already lost," al-Zahar said.
Islamic Jihad official Mohammed al-Hindi said the only way to fight the barrier is through armed resistance against Israel and not through the hearing, which was requested by the United Nations.
Israel is staying away from the hearing. It has argued that the World Court lacks jurisdiction.


text:
Douglas's private life exploded into the spotlight towards the end of 1877, the details salaciously splayed across the broadsheets of the colony. This 'scandal' rocked the country and destroyed any hopes he may have entertained of a knighthood or governorship. Its importance here lies not only in demonstrating the kind of man Douglas was, but also in illustrating how the contemporary sources illuminated and informed social standards, mores, and behaviour of society in the Australian colonies to a degree that was rarely observable in the public domain. Victorian sensibilities and defamation laws usually precluded the airing of high-class 'dirty linen' in public.[1]
The 'scandal' concerned Douglas's relationship with Sarah Hickey following the sudden death of his wife, Mary, on
23 November 1876. Cecilia Douglas, Sarah Hickey's
daughter-in-law, wrote in her memoirs that Douglas,
by this time a widower, first met Sarah when she was a governess on a station
property somewhere in the colony.[2] However, contemporary accounts suggest
otherwise, that Sarah came to live in the Douglas household, probably as his
housekeeper, on the recommendation of Sister Bridget Conlon of the All Hallows
Convent in Brisbane.
Cecilia Douglas described Sarah as an Irish-Spaniard, black-eyed and black-haired, very good looking, tall, and possessed of a flashing smile. It was said that she held herself like a queen. But she could also be ruthless, hard as granite, fiery-tempered and utterly unpredictable.[3] Moreover, when her temper was stoked by alcohol, as it all too frequently was in later years, rage and violence often resulted.
Whenever and however they met, and in what capacity she came into his life - he the 48-year-old premier of Queensland, aristocrat, devout Anglican, widower in mourning for his beloved recently departed - she a beautiful, highly intelligent, fiery and headstrong 33-year-old Irish Catholic who had once intended to become a nun – it soon turned into something deeper and stronger. For by February 1877, barely two months after the death of Mary Douglas, Sarah was pregnant.
This of itself was perhaps not that unusual. Men in high places sometimes did have affairs and relationships and sired illegitimate children of those in their employ. Moreover, although the titillating details may have endlessly circulated about the colony fuelled by gossip and a pungent whiff of scandal, they were never officially acknowledged and certainly never recorded. As a contemporary wrote of the colonial press:
In all the papers, more or less, 'social columns' are available for those who wish to make public display of their frocks and entertainments, but the old-fashioned lover of domestic privacy may count on being left alone.[4]
However, the circumstances surrounding Sarah were most unusual. To understand just how unusual this was, it is worth exploring the influence of class, religion and social standing in the Australian colonies. Far from being an egalitarian society, class distinctions and divisions were alive and well in Queensland. People knew their 'place' in society, with those from a higher class rarely fraternising with those below them.[5] Charles Dilke, who visited Australia around 1867, recalled how
a government clerk in one of the colonies told me that the last three ministers at the head of his department had been so low in the social scale, that my wife could not visit theirs.[6]
Thorvald Weitemeyer, a Danish emigrant and a carpenter, described his experiences in Brisbane in the late 1870s, noting; "the greatest possible social distinction between such people as, say a bank clerk, or even a grocer's clerk, and a tradesmen or a labourer; so it is between a music-teacher, shopgirl, dressmaker or a servant."[7] He also observed how the life of a servant in Brisbane was far from pleasant, for they were overworked, used by their employers as "a coat-of-arms wherewith to set themselves off," and treated as "slaves and fools."[8] There was little intermingling or marriage between working and middle classes, and even less between the working classes and the nobility and gentry.[9]
As a station governess, Sarah would have inhabited an entirely different social order and class than that of a servant. Governesses most sought after were those who had been teachers in Britain, and these included Sarah. In addition, many governesses married lesser squatters.[10] However, at the time of her employment in the Douglas household, Sarah was not a teacher or a governess, but a housekeeper.
Douglas, having commenced a relationship with his housekeeper that resulted in her becoming pregnant, would have been keenly aware of the choices facing him, and the implications flowing from whatever course of action he took. He could banish Sarah, as was the usual practice for men in these situations, or he could marry her and face the consequences. Douglas was a man who held true to his principles and followed his conscience, and his actions in this matter were no different. Ever the gentleman, he acted honourably and did what few in his position did. On
30 July 1877, James Quinn, the Catholic Bishop of Brisbane, married John
Douglas and Sarah Hickey in a private wedding ceremony.[11]
Moreover, John Douglas did not marry Sarah Hickey primarily out of duty or pity, or even because his principles and conscience told him it was the right thing to do. Thy married because they loved each other. They may have come from different religions, social strata and backgrounds, but these could be overcome. Nor was their adherence to different faiths an insurmountable barrier. Although he was a devout Anglican and she a fervent Catholic, Douglas had been for many years a High Anglican parishioner, [12] and was no sectarian.[13] Class and social status concerns could also be rationalised away. Born and raised an aristocrat, he had a lifelong belief in liberalism and the goodness of his fellow man. She, for her part, was an Irish nationalist who had no time for the English ruling classes.[14] Not only was she beautiful, but judging by her extant letters and the observations of those who knew her, also his intellectual equal.[15]
That both sides compromised is without question. What Sarah thought of his freemasonry can only be guessed at,[16] while he knew that she would be considered unacceptable, for 'behaviour mattered' in the social circles in which he frequented.[17] Perhaps they believed love would conquer all, but the reality was that over time these compromises became harder to manage, tearing at the ties that bound their marriage and resulting in sadness, bitterness, anger and ultimately separation.
Their first son, Edward Archibald Douglas, was born on
2 November 1877 and baptised a Catholic.[18] The marriage, being a private ceremony, was
not reported in the press. Neither was
Edward's birth. However, Bishop Quinn
failed to register the marriage and he was subsequently prosecuted, this being
an offence under the Marriage Act of 1864. Quinn was fined £10 after pleading guilty.[19] The conviction was significant in that the
press could now publish the details if it so wished. Even so, it would have taken a bold and brave
newspaper editor to print what would have been considered by many unprintable.[20] The main opposition paper, the Telegraph,
quick to seize any opportunity to discredit Douglas and his ministry, took up
the challenge.[21] An article appeared that same evening,
presenting the bald facts but eschewing additional detail or comment. [22] Nevertheless, the story was out, presenting a
unique opportunity for the colonial press to report, comment and editorialise
on something that was rarely, if ever, written about.
The news was scandalous on several levels. Sarah was an Irish Catholic. She was pregnant with his child at the time of the marriage, and not only was she from a lower social class, but Douglas had employed her in a domestic capacity. Any one of these factors was enough for her to be judged utterly unsuitable to be his wife, and so news of the union was received with a mixture of astonishment and disbelief. Given that Douglas was the incumbent premier of Queensland, it is hardly surprising, considering the social standards and mores of late Victorian society, that when details of the marriage were made public, it was so fervently discussed.
In analysing public reaction to the marriage, one also needs to take into account the esteem and affection still held for Douglas's recently departed first wife Mary. As one paper eloquently stated following her death:
The name of Mrs. Douglas has become quite a household word in the mouths of the people of Brisbane. The deceased lady has been more or less connected with every charitable institution in the city. She initiated the Diamantina Orphanage and was very prominent in the organisation of the servant's home and other kindred institutions in this locality. [23]
If Sarah had married John a couple of years after Mary's death, then the union may have been more palatable to the public. However, Mary was 'not even cold in her grave' when Sarah fell pregnant.
Other papers followed the Telegraph's lead, albeit somewhat tentatively.[24] An illustrative example of how the press handled the delicate sensitivities involved is provided by the Rockhampton Bulletin. It first ran an article the day after the court case, merely reporting, "Bishop O'Quinn was fined £10 and costs in the police court to-day for neglecting to register a marriage in accordance with law,"[25] with no mention being made as to whose marriage it was.[26] However, five days later it reprinted the Telegraph article verbatim, under the headline "The Premier's Marriage," with an accompanying article outlining its reasons for publishing, as "In regard to the public actions of public men, we have always held that the truth should be told impugn it whoso list."[27] The following week the paper finally editorialised on the matter:
The fact of the premier's private marriage on 30th July last was made public last week through the prosecution of the officiating minister – the Right Rev. Dr. Quinn – for breach of the law in neglecting to register the marriage, which, it has also transpired, has already proved fruitful. The transaction has given rise to endless gossip throughout the colony.[28]
Several newspapers, mainly those aligned with the liberal side of politics, remained defiantly and determinedly mute. The Brisbane Courier never once mentioned, reported on, or editorialised about the marriage and the scandal enveloping it and the government. Despite this, the paper reported on the other cases that took place in the same court on the same day. Other papers, including the Queenslander (the weekly edition of the Brisbane Courier), and the Patriot declined to print the details.[29] Other reportage was supportive and sympathetic, with a correspondent in the Queensland Times observing that:
The Premier has been having a rough time of it lately in the papers one way and another. His private and public affairs are both made public property.[30]
The Cooktown Courier aptly summed up the prevailing mood:
Why Mr Douglas got married the way he did, is, I fancy, his business – although of course the fact is made the foundation for a pretty superstructure of yarns, and it has set the tongues of all the old women of both sexes wagging furiously.[31]
The Queensland Evangelical Standard, a Brisbane Protestant paper, ignored Douglas, attacked the press for inaccurate reporting, and comprehensively condemned the Catholic bishop who married them.[32] The paper asserted that the marriage certificate, rather than being sent in a day late as claimed in court, had not been sent at all.
An untruth was at somebody's instigation deliberately uttered in a police court to palliate an offence to which the bishop of the Roman Catholic Church had pleaded guilty.[33]
Why was Bishop Quinn prosecuted, and why was it subsequently reported in the colonial press? Although the relevant official records have not survived, a contemporary Catholic paper, The Australasian, detailed what it considered were the reasons for pursuing the bishop.
The registrar-general is an ultra-Protestant of the aggressive type, a shining light at tea fights and so forth.[34] Consequently his soul lusted to get at the R. C. bishop, and Mr. Douglas being far away (although telegraphed after) at Thursday Island, he wrote demands for explanation to the ecclesiastic, who took no further notice than sending his chaplain, the Rev. Dr. Cani, to explain. The Registrar-General, however, longed to see the proud prelate humiliate himself and bow down before him, and the end was that the Right Rev. Dr. Quinn, Roman Catholic Bishop of Brisbane, was ignominiously summoned to appear at the Brisbane Police Court for neglect to register, and by that lofty tribunal was fined £10.[35]
It is difficult, well over a century later, to determine the veracity of this attack against the registrar-general, Henry Jordan. There is no extant evidence to indicate any animosity or antipathy towards Douglas. Both served their country in London, where they vigorously promoted immigration to the colony, both strongly opposed the South Sea Islander labour trade, and both men aligned themselves with the liberal side of politics during their long parliamentary careers.
However, the religious accusations against Jordan are more convincing, for he was a devout Methodist.[36] The son of a Wesleyan minister, he was sent by the Wesleyan Missionary Society to South Australia, where he performed missionary duties at the Mission for Aboriginals at Mount Barker before moving to Queensland.[37] Moreover, he had clashed with Bishop Quinn before. As the Queensland immigration officer in London from 1861, Jordan was responsible for encouraging immigrants, a task he energetically pursued.
Quinn believed the government's immigration policies discriminated against the Irish, and so he took the unusual step of setting up his own Irish immigration scheme, founding the Queensland Immigration Society in 1862.[38] From 1862-65, when the scheme ended, some 4,000 Irish Catholics entered the colony under the auspices of Quinn's society.[39] Quinn's sponsored migration, while receiving the co-operation of the Queensland government, eventually ceased following strong opposition in the colony, especially from the press and Protestant sects,[40] with one Baptist minister attacking the scheme as a "plan to bring £4,000 worth of Roman Catholic wives to Queensland."[41] Nowhere was the opposition stronger than from Jordan, who not only opposed all private migration organisations, but also objected to the government's approval of Quinn's society. Jordan argued that as agent for the colony he should supervise all immigration arrangements, and claimed that Quinn's scheme would open the door to all the worst characteristics of "bounty migration and pauper traffic."[42]
The Australasian also commented on why the Telegraph had printed the news of Quinn's conviction for failing to register Douglas's marriage in time. It contended that one of the directors of the Telegraph, a grocer, had recently lost a contract for supplies to the Woogaroo Lunatic Asylum in Brisbane to a Catholic competitor and believed that this was due to "irregular pressure by 'the clergy'" on Douglas owing to the "existing peculiarly intimate relations." The director then allegedly pressured the Telegraph editor "to publish facts damaging to the Premier, in order to avenge the grocer's grudge against that most unfortunate gentleman."[43]
Again, while it is impossible to confirm this colourful scenario, the truth was probably less dramatic, for the Telegraph, being a supporter of the parliamentary opposition, in all likelihood printed the story in order to embarrass Douglas and his government.
While sectarianism is a theme intertwined throughout Australia's nineteenth century history, it was less prevalent in Queensland than the other Australian colonies during this period, because Catholics in Queensland had a stronger sense of involvement in colonial growth and progress than elsewhere. They were also more integrated into the colony's social fabric, due mainly to Queensland lacking the entrenched and dominant Protestant ascendancy of the other colonies.[44] However, the corollary to this state of affairs was that it could have made Protestants even more concerned about the role and influence of Catholics in the colony. The fact that Douglas was a High Anglican may have exacerbated the concerns of Low Church Anglicans and Protestants.
Whatever its motives for publishing the news of Bishop Quinn's conviction over failing to register Douglas's marriage in time, the Telegraph felt compelled to justify its actions in some detail, maintaining that while it had "no taste for prying into the affairs of public men," it had no choice, for this case "is likely to have public consequences."[45] These "public consequences" had the greatest impact on Douglas, his standing within the government he led, and the public he served. For once, friend and foe agreed that the scandal would adversely affect not only Douglas's own career but also that of his government.
The Telegraph noted that he "had seriously impaired his position in the country," having "alienated many of his friends, and given his enemies the opportunity they needed" to make political capital out of his "matrimonial eccentricities."[46] It concluded that it was up to Douglas himself to consider "how far his position is affected."[47] Even the normally sympathetic Wide Bay News contended that Douglas had committed a faux pas,[48] while the Australasian ruefully conceded that Douglas had made "a monumental mistake which has alienated shallow friends and distressed true friends beyond measure."[49]
Nevertheless, despite these dire predictions, it was only a temporary setback for Douglas and his government. It was true that in an era when one's personal morality and social standing in the community were of paramount importance, Douglas's had tarnished his reputation, for until this episode was made public, he had been considered a man of "unblemished private character and high social standing."[50] Fortunately, for him, the parliamentary recess until
23 April 1878
provided sufficient time to ameliorate "the shock now given to the public
mind."[51] Douglas, for
his part, firmly believed he had done no wrong, and resolutely continued as
No minister dared depose him, because, with the exception of Griffith, they were too inexperienced and lacked sufficient support from their colleagues. Griffith, ambitious though he was, was forced to bide his time, as the toppling of Douglas would have led to not only the fall of the ministry but also a probable change of government,[52] for the government was coming under pressure from many quarters during the long recess.
It lost a valuable vote when the seat of Brisbane changed hands during the parliamentary break. [53] Some government supporters in the parliament disapproved of the workings of Douglas's 1876 Land Act; others were dissatisfied with the way railway policy was being implemented; while one was annoyed by the manner in which Pacific Islander trade was regulated. However, they were not sufficiently disaffected to join the opposition, and continued to support it on the major issues before the parliament.[54]
The government was still considered too strong for the opposition, which was unable to capitalise on the controversy surrounding Douglas's marriage and the disaffection among some of his parliamentary supporters. This was due mainly to its own state of chronic disorganisation, with its leader, Palmer, frequently hinting at resigning, which he finally confirmed when parliament resumed.[55] Palmer's resignation was considered a blow to opposition prospects,[56] despite his being replaced by Thomas McIlwraith, who was universally considered to be a born leader with a commanding personality, a man of grand ideas and unbridled ambition and who would prove himself to be determined, autocratic, energetic and shrewd.[57]
Thus by the time parliament reconvened, the scandal had petered out and the government suffered no lasting damage. Douglas had weathered the close public examination of his private life, albeit at some cost, because his new wife was considered unpresentable. For example, at the governor's levee in 1878, attended by 600 selected men and women to celebrate Queen Victoria's 59th birthday, Douglas and his wife were conspicuous by their absence. [58]
[1] An example of unacceptable conduct not being reported would be one of Douglas's political adversaries, Ratcliffe Pring, who was notorious for womanising. He was once forced to resign as attorney general after an editor for The Telegraph, "saw Mr. Pring on the top of a woman on board of a steamer up north, and told the then ministry of it and caused Mr. Pring to resign." This matter was never reported in the press. (William Pettigrew to Thomas McIlwraith,
1 July 1879. McIlwraith / Palmer Papers, John Oxley Library, State Library
of Queensland, OM
[2]Cecilia Douglas, p. 30
[3] Ibid. Sarah once destroyed a letter from John's sister, "all for some trivial expression which did not please her." (John Douglas to Edward Douglas,
9 October 1897. Douglas Papers, John Oxley Library, State Library
of Queensland, OM
[4] Ada Cambridge. Thirty Years in Australia. Sydney, New South Wales University Press, 1989, p. 250
[5] As Rachel Henning observed after emigrating to Queensland from England; "It is curious that in these republican countries where 'Jack is as good as his master,' and much better in his own estimation, there is a much wider gap between class and class than there is in England." (Quoted in Michael Cannon. Life in the Country. Australia in the Victorian Age, vol 2. Melbourne, Nelson, 1973, p. 153)
[6] Blainey (1986), p. 115
[7] Thorvald Peter Ludwig Weitemeyer. Missing Friends: Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880.) London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1908, pp. 272-73
[8] Ibid., p. 272
[9] Cannon, p. 242
[10] Ibid., p. 190
[11] James Quinn (1819-81) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Queensland and Brisbane from 1859 until his death. He married the couple at his residence, 'Dara,' in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.
[12] All Saints Church, Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, where Douglas worshipped for many years, was described as "a leading centre of the Catholic revival within the Anglican church." (www2.eis.net.au/~domusmea/01_about/about.htm)
[13] As Douglas once remarked, "he did not pretend to be a strong secularist, but he was strongly unsectarian." (Mr. Douglas. "Orphanages Bill." Queensland Parliamentary Debates, vol 29, 1879, p. 776)
[14] See Sarah Douglas to Edward Douglas,
September 1894. McCourt Papers. Some excerpts from this letter illustrate her
attitude in this regard: "I always say the Irish are the finest people in the
world," and, "There is not a man in a public position in Queensland but has
come from the people, made his own position, and they are generally the best
men … I don't want you to fall back on the Douglas prestige unless you fall
back on the good Lord James who fought with Bruce."
[15] Personal conversation with Sybil Douglas, Brisbane, November 2000.
[16] A committed mason, Douglas became, on
6 January 1879, the Queensland Provincial Grand
Master of the Scottish Constitution. (Pugh's
Almanac, 1879, p.159.) It is not
surprising that he clung to his freemasonry, for being a mason was considered de
rigour for many successful politicians in colonial Australia.
[17] Beverley Kingston. The Oxford History of Australia, vol 3, 1860-1900: Glad, Confident Morning. Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1988, p. 287. For an example of how Sarah's unsuitability compromised Douglas's career, see the Telegraph,
29 March 1879.
[18] Cecilia Douglas, p. 31. Edward was baptised on
January 1878.
[19] Deposition and Minute Book, Police Court, Brisbane, CPS1/AW27,
20 December 1877,
p. 474. Queensland State
Archives, PRV 6316
[20] For an interesting discussion on this matter from a contemporary perspective, see the editorial in the Rockhampton Bulletin,
26 December 1877, p. 2
[21] The Telegraph,
20 December 1877, p. 2.
It then appeared in the Week, the weekly edition of the
Telegraph, on 22
December 1877, p. 776.
[22]The full notice is reproduced in Appendix 4.
[23] Warwick Argus,
30 November 1876,
p. 2
[24] See Bundaberg and Mount Perry Mail,
28 December 1877, p. 2; "Latest
Telegrams." Cooktown Courier, 22 December 1877; Townsville
Herald, 22 December
1877, p. 2
[25] Rockhampton Bulletin,
21 December 1877, p. 2.
[26] Papers in Sydney and Melbourne also took this course of action. (Sydney Morning Herald, 21 December 1877, p. 5; The Age, 21 December 1877, p. 3; The Argus, 21 December 1877, p. 5)
[27] Rockhampton Bulletin,
26 December 1877, pp. 2 & 3. The Argus in Melbourne
also provided more detail in a subsequent article, mentioning Douglas
by name, and stating that the "prosecution had been instituted by the
registrar-general." (The Argus,
22 December 1877, p. 5.) The Cooktown
Courier went so far as to provide Sarah's maiden name. ("Latest Telegrams." Cooktown Courier, 22 December 1877)
[28] "The Month." Morning Bulletin,
3 January 1878,
p. 2. (The paper changed its name from
the Rockhampton Bulletin to the Morning Bulletin on 2 January 1878 [William Ross
Johnston and Margaret Zerner. A Guide
to the History of Queensland. Brisbane, Library
Board of Queensland
p. 14].) These comments were roundly
condemned by the Wide Bay News, which classed the Bulletin as
among the "carrion crows of the opposition who gloat over the thought that the
premier has committed a faux pas."
(Rockhampton Bulletin, 8 January 1878, p. 2)
[29] Rockhampton Bulletin,
26 December 1877, p. 2. Of the major published newspapers in Brisbane at the time,
three government-aligned papers refused to publish the details, while two
opposition papers went ahead and printed the story.
[30] "Metropolitan Jottings." Queensland Times,
31 January 1878
[31] "Brisbane." Cooktown Courier,
9 January 1878, p. 3
[32] This condemnation of Bishop Quinn was in keeping with the paper's aims "to lift parochial prejudices to the high plane of the international conflict between Catholicism and protestant Liberalism." (Queensland Evangelical Standard, 10 June 1875, quoted in Gilley, p. 108)
[33] Queensland Evangelical Standard,
December 1877, p. 304
[34] The registrar-general was Henry Jordan, a dentist, Wesleyan and the father of 11 children. He was Queensland's first emigration agent in London, and a member of parliament (1860, 1868-71, 1873 & 1874), before his appointment to the registrar-general post in 1875.
[35] The Australasian,
19 January 1878, p. 86.
The prosecutor for the registrar-general's office was Ratcliffe Pring, a
long time political adversary of Douglas. ("Bishop O'Quinn fined." Queensland
Evangelical Standard, 22
December 1877, p. 295)
[36] As Spencer Browne described Jordan's faith, "without being particularly narrow he was of the Puritan type." (Browne (1927), p. 165)
[37] Alan Arthur Morrison. "Henry Jordan." Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol 4. Melbourne, Melbourne University Press, 1972, p. 491
[38] Patrick O'Farrell. The Irish in Australia. Sydney, New South Wales University Press, 1986, p. 107
[39] Fitzgerald, p. 127. For information on Irish settlers in Queensland and the abject poverty they fled from, see, P. F. Connole. The Christian Brothers in Secondary Education, 1875-1965. MA thesis. University of Queensland, 1965, pp. 40-41
[40] Fitzgerald, p. 127; O'Farrell (1986), p. 107. The press opposition was from the Brisbane Courier and its rival, the Guardian
[41] Keith Rayner. The Attitude and Influence of the Churches in Queensland on Matters of Social and Political Importance. BA Hons thesis. University of Queensland, 1951, p. 81
[42] T. P. Boland and O. K. Oxenham. "The Queensland Immigration Society: A Notable Experiment in Irish Settlement." Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, vol 7 no 2, 1963-64, p. 319
[43] The Australasian,
19 January 1878, p. 86
[44] Patrick O'Farrell. The Catholic Church and Community in Australia: A History. Melbourne, Thomas Nelson, 1977, pp. 130-32
[45] The Telegraph,
22 January 1878, p. 2.
For an attack on The Telegraph's stance, see The Queensland
Times, 31 January 1878
[46] The Telegraph,
22 January 1878, p. 2
[47] Ibid. The Queensland Patriot took this comment as a call for Douglas to resign, and suggested that the Telegraph editor was using this as a cynical opportunity "to give his new friends on the squatting side of the house a lift towards power." (Queensland Patriot, 24 January 1878, p. 2)
[48] Rockhampton Morning Bulletin,
8 January 1878, p. 2
[49] Australasian
January 1878, p. 86
[50] Ibid.
[51] The Telegraph,
22 January 1878, p. 2
[52] Brisbane Courier,
15 January 1878,
p. 3. It was also rumoured that Griffith would leave
parliament to take a seat on the judiciary.
[53] Brisbane Courier,
20 March 1878,
p. 2. Ratcliffe Pring replaced Robert
Stewart in a by-election on 12
February 1878
[54] Brisbane Courier,
20 March 1878,
p. 2
[55] Brisbane Courier,
25 April 1878,
p. 2. Parliament resumed on 24 April 1878
[56] "Summary for Europe." Brisbane Courier,
20 April 1878,
p. 6
[57] Wilson (1938), p. 74; Brisbane Courier 25 April 1878, p. 2; Brisbane Courier, 25 April 1878, p. 2; Waterson (1978), p. 126; John Vockler. Sir Samuel Walker Griffith. BA Hons thesis. University of Queensland, 1953, p. 102; Alfred Deakin. The Federal Story: The Inner History of the Federal Cause, 1880-1900. J. A. La Nauze, ed. Melbourne, Melbourne University Press, 1963, p. 11
[58] "The Queen's Birthday." Brisbane Courier,
25 May 1878, p. 5


text:
Filters: Author is J. Thakar [Clear All Filters]
Overcoming NS1-mediated immune antagonism involves both interferon-dependent and independent mechanisms. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. Epub ahead of print. 2013.
Quantitative set analysis for gene expression: a method to quantify gene set differential expression including gene-gene correlations.. Nucleic Acids Research. Epub ahead of print. 2013.


text:
A few months ago we have reviewed Android TV box H96 PRO Plus which is actually a great device. Therefore if you need more information you can read here about the device.
At that time the price was around $75. At this moment the price is the same which means that these Android box is hot device, and because of that they did not reduced the price.
But as title says we have a coupon code for discount. Using the coupon code you will get $23 discount, and final price is $52.99. So below you can see the required information:
Coupon code: HXFH96PRO
You will need to visit Tomtop online shop where you can use a coupon code for discount.
Have a nice day 🙂


text:
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
Almost too big
It will have to be pressed before I get to the quilting stage but it is a wasted effort to press it now, when it will just get creased again while I stitch on the final border.
In case you wonder what those little bits of colour peeking from the edges of the eighth border are, they are parts of the flower print in the fabric below. If I remember correctly this fabric had large strips of flowers alternated by the plain sections which I wanted to use for my border and when I measured one plain section it was wide enough but I forgot to check if the other bits were also wide enough, c'est la vie, it is a scrap quilt after all.
10 comments:
Yes, it is a monster, this one! 90 inches square from memory! But well worth the effort Pip! It's going to be great!ReplyDelete
Looking good Pip. Can't wait to see it finished.ReplyDelete
Wow you have been busy Pip. Looks fabulous. Love to see how you quilt it!ReplyDelete
That looks GREAT!! Wondering what you will do for that final border??? All will be revealed, in good time.ReplyDelete
Looks like you're going to be busy quilting with those lovely wide borders. How big will this be when all the borders are on?ReplyDelete
- Liz J28/1/17 09:18
It's gorgeous Pip! I love the fabrics you chose for this ~ awesome job! Can't wait to see it finished.ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous top!!! And there's another border to go so it's going to have more gorgeousness added.ReplyDelete
Just beautiful Pip! Looking forward to seeing the next border too! xxReplyDelete
the quilt looks great............and goodluck on the food front with the recipes........all looks yummy..........ReplyDelete
Thank you for taking the time to comment, I'll try and reply in a timely manner, usually by email, if you are a no-reply commenter then I will reply directly to your comment which means you will have to come back to see it :)


text: BlogNightlife Blogs Add comment Boiler Room China was a record breaker Shanghai and Beijing shows break viewing figure records By Jake Newby Posted: Wednesday May 4 2016 5:24PM Boiler Room's much-heralded entrance into China looks to have been a big success, with the online TV show having broken its own viewing records here.The first ever Boiler Room China session – in Beijing on Saturday night – pulled in over 1.3 million views for Le Music with more than 1 million more people tuning in to stream the show live on the Boiler Room's own website. Organisers announced at the opening of Shanghai's packed session last night that those numbers meant a new record for Boiler Room viewers; Shanghai then went on to achieve similar figures, with 1.6 million watching in China.If you missed out on the event last night or want to relive the blistering sets from some of China's foremost electronic music talents, you can watch them all on Le Music right here without a VPN. You can also see how things went down in Shangerz.Keep an eye out here for details on the next Boiler Room session in China as and when we get them. Boiler Room coming to China Music platform Boiler Room to make China debut in Beijing Read more Boiler Room: 'we believe in good music only' Time Out Beijing talks to Boiler Room founder Blaise Bellville about its Beijing debut Read more 4 out of 5 stars submit


text:
Footballers posting pictures of themselves working out ahead of the new Premier League season is nothing new.
However, when it comes to Jack Wilshere, we're more used to seeing pictures of him in the tabloids, partying and smoking.
After a thoroughly shit European Championships with England, the Arsenal midfielder took to Instagram to post a workout update, but it backfired thanks to its utter weirdness.
It shows Wilshere doing pull ups (nothing unusual right?), on his shower rail (alright that's weird), and seemingly working out in his bathroom.
Fans couldn't resist a Twitter backlash, and vented their fury in 140-character form.
'Wilshere out for season after 'freak' shower screen implosion severs main artery'. https://t.co/IUBtEa8TR7
— Paul Barry (@Bazwaldo10) July 5, 2016
why does Wilshere use the shower as a pull up bar wtf he's rich af BUY ONE
— . (@_yemery) July 4, 2016
Man like Jack Wilshere doing pull ups in the shower, this is how your injured all the time
— Matthew Geary (@ehmatteh) July 4, 2016
The Twittersphere has a point – why wouldn't you use some of your huge wages to buy a pull-up bar?
The sight of a fully grown man – and one who is seriously injury prone at that – hanging from a thin piece of metal while surrounded by glass and water is a recipe for disaster.
Anyway, let's hope the rail is stronger than Wilshere's ankles and he doesn't cause a bizarre injury to himself.