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This is what makes us girls.
Hey there, hope you had a wonderful weekend! I've spent mine working so this post came a little later than expected. I'm in love with this look though, I'm kinda going through a "blue" period so I've been wearing a lot of blue IRL too. (not that I'm sad, I'm just digging the color!)
The shoes from fri. are the cutest thing ever, I love slingbacks and the little bows make them perfect! I always go for more conventional hair colors, but I just couldn't resist this ombre shade when I saw it at Magika… so I was more than happy to have these gorgeous tintable eyebrows from [okkbye] to match it! My poses are from Grafica and once more, Alyx has done a wonderful job with them. There are two new packs waiting for you at Pose Fair!
That's it for today! Have a great start to the week ❤
Skin | [okkbye] Marina – Sunlit: C2: No Brow thanks Elisa ❤
Eyebrows | [okkbye] Esher Eyebrows – Platinum (tintable medium colors) available at Cosmetic Fair – thanks Elisa ❤
Hair | Magika [Hair] Shimmer
Eyes | IKON Vanity Eyes – Denim
Top | The Secret Store – Betsy Halter tank/Cropped – Grey Blue available at C88
Skirt | MotiAme Lace Skirt – White available at Kustom9
Headband | [Atooly] The Kenzi Bow Headband – White thanks Miranda ❤
Shoes | fri. – Ella.Heels (Slate) thanks Darling ❤
Poses | Grafica – sefyll pack NEW! available at Pose Fair 2014! thanks Alyx ❤
Chick Habit
Hey hey there! Just poppin' in to say hello cause I'm up to my ears in work, but I have some cute things for you! Check the credits to get all the pretty things and ready, set, GO SHOPPING!!
Skin | Lara Hurley-Ivy natural/Pale
Eyes | IKON Destiny Eyes – Maya
Hair | Clawtooth: Moonage Daydream – Coco
Hands | Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands- Casual
Feet | Slink Avatar Enhancement Medium Feet
Shirt | [LOVE RE ME]Denim Shirt A available at The Chapter Four
Skirt | [LOVE RE ME]Skirt#1 Belt Mint available at The Chapter Four
Headband | [Atooly] The Kenzi Bow Headband – Coral thanks Miranda ❤
Shoes | fri. – Venus.Heels (Cherry) NEW! available at Cutie Moon Fair 2014 – thanks Darling ❤
Purse | Le Poppycock *Petit sac* Geranium
Poses | .mien. {impasse} 03 – {playing the princess} 02
Pics taken at Done Wiv A Twist
Springtime fun
Hey there! Long time no see! I've been out and about, busy with all kinds of stuff but a few days ago I managed to take this group pic using one of the poses made by Embody. As soon as I tried it out I knew it asked for a "Spring's here" post! So I called the troops and I have to admit these girls were ready much before I was… and I call myself a blogger, blah!
So, from left to right, let me introduce you to the crew! First in line is Khaya, who is always so sweet and adorable as long as she doesn't run out of coffee (you've been warned!). Then of course is yours truly, one of the most talented, beautiful, amazing… well let's skip that, you already know it. The pretty lady with the cat shoes to my left is Nevy, and it should be noted that none of us is making hand gestures behind her head. We're actually good people, see! Last but not least is Del, managing to squeeze a break into her ever packed agenda to come hang out with us. We're not worthy, we're not worthy!
All in all it was pretty fun, though people started to cry about their sore joints and muscles long before I was done with the pic. Also, I pestered everyone to copy and send me their outfits, just to decide I'm crediting just mine, or I'd keep this post in stand by for another week. So many things to do, so little time! If you wish to know any specific detail about what the girls are wearing, please leave a comment below and I'll be more than happy to answer ❤
Skin | Lara Hurley-Ivy natural/Pale NEW! available at The Skin Fair – Sim 2
Eyes | IKON Destiny Eyes – Maya
Hair | -LaViere- Heidi/SawDust
Hands | Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands- Casual
Feet | Slink Avatar Enhancement High Feet
Top | e! eclectic apparel – Blossom Tank (Aqua) closing sale, everything's 75L – hurry up!
Jeans | Coquet. Cropped Denim Pants -Grey available at FaMESHed
Necklace | [Atooly] Little Star Necklace Blue thanks Miranda ❤
Ring | [Atooly] My Broken Heart Red Ring thanks Miranda ❤
Sandals | [LVLE] Cat Bow Sandal – Mint thanks Cyclic ❤
Pose | EMBODY – Spring Break thanks Lucy ❤
A girl after her own heart ♥
Hi there! Today I have some event goodies to show you! This round of Collabor88 is awesome and one of my favorites is definitely this long ponytail from .Olive., go try a demo cause I'm sure you'll love it too! I picked the rest of my outfit at The Boutique, including the dress from Coquet, heels from ieQED and necklace from Cae. Isn't it great to do all your shopping in one place? The Garden and The Poser Pavilion are right next door, so I could have bought these poses there too if they weren't actually sold by yours truly (cof cof blatant self promotion)
As for my skin, all I have to say is that I've discovered Laura Hurley at the Skin Fair and I am in love. LOVE, I tell you. I'll probably need to wear Ivy for a couple more posts, so if you were expecting variety I'm sorry, I'm staying faithful to her (at least till the honeymoon ends!). Go pick some demos – or fatpacks!- at Skin Fair today!
Skin | Lara Hurley-Ivy natural/Pale NEW! available at The Skin Fair – Sim 2
Eyes | IKON Perspective Eyes – Oxidation
Hair | .Olive. the Felicity Hair – Greyscaled NEW! available at C88 – thanks Rose ❤
Dress | Coquet. Selene – Black 3 NEW! available at The Boutique
Shoes | ieQED savoy.sandal.white/platinum NEW! available at The Boutique
Necklace | Cae :: Perula :: Necklace (Short) NEW! available at The Boutique
Poses | .mien. { nouveau belle } NEW! available at The Poser Pavilion
Location | It All Starts With A Smile
Grocery shopping
Hi loves! After I finished dressing up I decided I was too cute to stay at home (empty skybox cof cof) so I grabbed my tote and went shopping for some fresh goodies.
And fresh goodies are what I'm wearing too! Isn't my headband the cutest thing you've ever seen? I love giraffes in RL so I literally squeed when I got this rare from .Olive.! Of course, it's all about Arcade these days, so make sure you hit the machine or at least some yardsales to get your Flutter hair and maybe a headband or two!
My dress and bag are from brand new rounds of The Fashion Collective and The Chapter Four, so if you haven't been there yet you still have plenty of time to check them out! I better run now before the milk goes off. See you!
Skin | -Glam Affair – Katya – Europa 03 F
Hair | .Olive. the Flutter Hair – Humble Browns NEW! available at The Arcade – thanks Rose ❤
Teeth layer | Essences (part of the Paris pack) available at TDRF
Eyes | IKON Perspective Eyes – Oxidation
Hands | Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands- Casual
Dress | Wertina – Spring Pastel – yellow orange dress available at The Fashion Collective
Headband | .Olive. the Dis Giraffeh Headband – RARE NEW! available at The Arcade – thanks Rose ❤
Bag | ASO! Bucket Tote (leather4) NEW! available at The Chapter Four
Shoes | fri. – Lizzie.Slippers (Golden) thanks Darling ❤
Poses | .mien. poses – {Pyra} 02 & 04
The merry widow
Hi there! It's been an exhausting week but Saturday is finally here! I've been to the great opening of Oneword today and I picked a couple of things that tempted me to put together this outfit. Then I stumbled across a "Bank" sign and the opportunity was just too good to miss- I had to take some merry widow pics!
I hope you like the look! See you soonish ❤
Skin | Essences Paris01 *light rose* brunette NEW! available at TDRF
Eyes | Eyes | Jalwa – Wisp (Chalice)
Hair | MINA Hair – Monique NEW! available at Oneword
Hands | Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands- Casual
Feet | Slink Avatar Enhancement High Feet
Nail polish: Atooly thanks Miranda ❤
Dress | Paperbag. Naomi Dress Black/SILVER NEW! available at Kustom9
Shoes | SYSYs Samya shoes SLink add on – red NEW! available at Oneword
Earrings | [Atooly] Haley Star Hoops – Black NEW! available at Suicide Dollz – thanks Miranda ❤
Poses | .mien. poses
Hi people! Weekend is finally here and for me, that means more free time to take pictures and blog! Today I want to show you some wonderful items that you'll find scattered around in different events.
I made my first stop at Collabor and picked up a pair of destroyed jeans from u.f.o & B.C.C. When I paired them up with my fri. Jet heels I instantly knew what kind of pictures I would take! So I grabbed this awesome necklace from ISON and I was ready for my next stop, The Dressing Room Fusion, where I picked a pack of MINA hair. With my raw vest, Essences Harley FLF skin and some group gift jewelry from Maxi Gossamer I was ready to go!
On another topic, I'm giving you a sneak peek of the poses that will be available from .mien. for the very first round of Oneword! You can read more about this brand new, bi monthly event here. The word picked for this round is Tragedy and I'm sure we will see a lot of original creations around it! Stay tunned for more news!
Skin | Essences – Harper FLF *lait*
Eyes | Jalwa – Wisp (Chalice) available at The Fantasy Collective
Hair | MINA Hair – Nikky available at The Dressing Room Fusion
Hands | Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands- Casual
Feet | Slink Avatar Enhancement Medium Feet
Vest | ISON – raw hide vest – (black)
Jeans | u.f.o & B.C.C – point damage vintage denim – indigo available at C88
Shoes | fri. – Jet.Heels (Midnight) available at C88 – thanks Darling ❤
Necklace | ISON – nova tribe necklace (silver) available at C88
Bangles | MG – Bangle – Athena group gift
Poses | .mien. poses – coming soon for Oneword!


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Search for Cobb County GA VA benefits information. A VA benefits search provides information on housing benefits, medical benefits for veterans, veteran pensions, veteran disability benefits, veterans and Social Security, spousal benefits, family benefits, VA medical benefits, VA housing assistance, VA education benefits, G.I. Bill, veteran employment assistance, veteran counseling services, applying for VA benefits, qualifying for VA benefits, receiving VA benefits, and veteran benefits requirements.
The Veterans Affairs Department in Cobb County Georgia is a federal agency that provides services to veterans, including veterans of the Armed Forces and the Reserves. The Cobb County VA offers a range of benefits, such as housing assistance, medical benefits, and disability compensation. Veterans may also qualify for education and vocational benefits, such as the G.I. Bill, pension services, and benefits for the spouses and family members of veterans. The Veterans Affairs Department medical benefits include VA-run medical centers, outpatient clinics, and nursing home care. Local Vet Centers provide veterans benefits such as employment assistance, counseling services, and assistance applying for other Cobb County VA benefits. The Cobb County VA also offers assistance with qualifying for benefits and receiving VA benefits. The Veterans Affairs Department provides additional information about VA benefits and Vet Centers on its website.
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A Social Security Office in Cobb County Georgia acts as a local branch of the federal Social Security Administration, which provides retirement benefits and disability benefits for qualifying people. Social Security also offers veterans work credits for qualifying military service, which can raise monthly retirement benefits. In addition to Cobb County VA disability benefits, veterans can also receive Social Security benefits. Social Security Offices process applications for Cobb County disability benefits for veterans wounded while on active military service, including expedited processing of disability benefits applications for veterans with a VA compensation rating of 100% permanent and total. A Cobb County Social Security Office can help veterans determine if they qualify for benefits, process applications for Social Security disability benefits or retirement benefits, and assist with receiving benefits. Social Security Offices provide additional information and resources about veteran benefits on their website.
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OIG calls for "further scrutiny" of pharmacies and prescribers in connection with compounded drugs billed to Medicare Part D.Pharmacies must be prepared to aggressively defend against this latest attack on the independent retail pharmacy industry.
An explosive new report calls for "further scrutiny" of hundreds of pharmacies and prescribers in connection with compounded drugs billed to Medicare Part D.The report, issued by the HHS Office of the Inspector General, found that approximately 550 unnamed pharmacies had questionable billing for compounded drugs, and that 124 unnamed prescribers associated with these pharmacies "raised concerns."
In the wake of the report, pharmacies must be prepared to aggressively defend against this latest attack on the independent retail pharmacy industry: the report's conclusion noted that OIG would forward the list of the relevant pharmacies and prescribers to CMS with the recommendation that further investigation and/or action be taken. Pharmacies located in New York, in particular, must increase their state of audit readiness, as the report found that the New York area had the largest concentration of pharmacies with questionable billing practices. Anonymous examples were offered in the report, such as New York area pharmacies that received well over $1,000,000 worth of compounded prescriptions from a single provider.
OIG conceded that its methodology for conducting the investigation was not perfect. Indeed, there are numerous legitimate reasons for prescribing/dispensing a compound drug, a fact that OIG noted. OIG nevertheless calls for "further scrutiny" of pharmacies and prescribers based on five measures indicative of possible fraud or abuse, including the number of compounded topic drugs ordered to a pharmacy by a single prescriber, as well as significant year-to-year increases in compounded drugs billed by a pharmacy. Other measures utilized by OIG included:
Percent of beneficiaries for whom the pharmacy billed at least one compounded drug.
Number of beneficiaries for whom the pharmacy billed for identical compounded drugs.
Average dollar amount billed per compounded topical drug.
OIG found that some of these measures were indicative of a lack of medical necessity for the compounded drugs billed for; other measures, according to the report, raised suspicions of a kickback relationship. The report also focused on specific types of compounds, in particular those that contain lidocaine and diclofenac, as well as use of bulk powders, which, in the past, have been areas of concern for OIG and CMS.
The report concluded with a number of recommendations focused around increased oversight of compounded drugs billed to Medicare Part D. CMS separately concurred with these recommendations, effectively putting pharmacies and prescribers on notice that increased enforcement will be soon coming .Additionally, pharmacies must be prepared, as ever, to battle PBMs in the aftermath of the report: PBMs have, in the past, had access to OIG-CMS findings, and used such findings as a basis to deny pharmacies network admission.
If you are faced with a PBM audit or government investigation and need guidance of expert healthcare counsel, please do not hesitate to call the experienced healthcare attorneys in our Audits & Investigations Practice Group at 212.668.0200 or email the firm at email@example.com


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AN EPIPHANY! I was just whining to Durinda Cheek (she is at La Bonne Etoile now and I'm not) about how much sleep I've been needing since my return...and my first live model since returning...nephew Josh. Then mentioned to her that I've been nursing cramping shoulders. Originally thought sleeping on different pillows while gone had caused the pain, but after one hour painting Josh...Viola! The height of my easel!
Next thought process, about having your 'nest' built. Yeah, my spreadsheet queen, Lisa Rico (in the white coat top pic, in Kippy's huge studio with skylights) from California was dubbed most obsessive-compulsive of our group! I think I must rate right up there with her, because I was aware of not being comfortable with my 'nest'. You know, the comfort zone where you know exactly where your easel is comfortable, exactly the table your pastels/palette sit on, the light is right. My trip to France and Leslie B. DeMille's workshop was in such flux right up until the day before I flew out that I did not have some of my traveling Hobby Lobby in my suitcase. Then, Kippy's studio equipment, borrowed materials, Les' color palette, AND DID I MENTION WORKING FROM LIVE MODELS?
No wonder I was discombobulated! SO, what did I do when I set up to paint from life here at home? SET UP IN A COMPLETELY NEW SPOT (pic 2)...pastels on the pool table, model stand at the top of 4 steps (don't have a model stand per se)...lighting, close blinds, step around everything, old sheet on the floor that slipped and slidded. STILL NO NEST!
Josh, bless his lil' ole pea-pickin heart...kept asking me why we weren't doing this downstairs in the studio...to which I answered, no MODEL STAND. He proved his point when he pointed out that I have TWO office chairs that raise to put a model on eye level. I hate kids.
Now the 64-million dollar question that I would love to see some comments on: The more professional you get, is the 'nest' less important? Give Les his 15 favorite pastel sticks, a model and an easel and I think the man could do a portrait in the dark, regardless of the details of his nest setup.
Me an' Lisa? Gotta have the spreadsheet on color swatches, samples of all the papers available, precision lighting, 300+ colors at hand, read and studied every book/resource material we can possibly absorb before making the first mark on paper! Stall long enough and you don't even have to make that first mark.
Josh is below. Photo of him on the 'stand', then resorting to a print-out (to make me 'see' what was in front of me), and the last version. Goal is to 'see' the model and make sure the measurements are right from life, not photo.
ps: in order to 'save' paper I worked on a scrap instead of Les' recommendation of a 16x20 extravagant size sheet of paper...he is right...I felt constricted with this smaller size.
pss: lowered my easel, and my shoulders relaxed.
psss: moving this temporary setup to the studio and set up a real 'nest'. with swatches in hand, 300+ colors...and a real artist's apron. THEN I'll be able to do this! I think my model is DONE with 'sitting', though. But will use him to move everything and test it!


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Ray Allen explains why he picked UConn over UK in '92
Long before he was the NBA's all-time leader in three-point field goals, Ray Allen was a two-time All-American and Big East Player of the Year at the University of Connecticut. Allen scored almost 2,000 points in three seasons at Connecticut and his record for three-pointers in a single season still stands today.
But did you know he was close to becoming a Kentucky Wildcat?
Allen was down to UConn and Kentucky in his recruitment when he picked the Huskies over life in Lexington. A video of why he came to that decision surfaced on the internet late last week and his explanation of Rick Pitino sounds pretty accurate.
"Pitino, he's so high on a pedestal," Allen said, when discussing why he passed on UK in 1992. "He does everything and talks about himself. It's "I" before his players or the team. He's always talking about himself and what he has."
Allen visited Kentucky for Big Blue Madness with Derron Sheffer, who also chose UConn, and they were ignored by Pitino while eating at Pitino's restaurant during their visit.
"He had a restaurant… Jamal Mashburn was taking me around on my visit and I went in there and Rick Pitino, he sat with his friends on the other side of the bar. Me and Derron joke about it; we said if it were Coach Calhoun, he would be sitting down at the table and getting our food for us because he really wanted us."
Sounds about right.
Shortly before Allen committed to UConn, the Hartford-Courant wrote, "He told me Coach Pitino wasn't as involved with his players as much. Pitino hasn't called him and has only talked to his mother once — during the home visit. [Calhoun] has done a better job."
For what it's worth, Allen's father wanted him to go to Kentucky.


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There are a range of questions which come to mind when delivering training sessions, such as:
"Do I need to 'teach' the learners or should they learn by doing for themselves?"
"What are the various methods I can use, and which would be the most suitable?"
"What are the various 'high tech' options and which would be the most suitable?"
"How can I make best use of equipment?"
"How can I manage potentially disruptive elements in a training group?"
"How can I make sensible purchasing decisions with regard to training materials?"
"How do I deliver an open learning programme?"
These and many other questions are answered with this qualification.
Key Learning Outcomes
By the end of the qualification you should be able to:
• Demonstrate skills, methods and procedures;
• Select, prepare and adapt group learning exercises, role plays and case studies;
• Present information to learners;
• Co-ordinate group learning to achieve learning objectives;
• Select and adapt learning materials.
Learning Methods
This excellent Home Study Qualification is designed in four modules: The Delivery of Training; The Training Environment; Types of Learning Material; Facilitating Open Learning. The programme is designed for you to work on it whenever and wherever you wish. ("at your own pace in your own space").
To achieve the Home Study Certificate a short knowledge test will be completed. You will be asked to provide answers to demonstrate that you know and understand what makes effective training delivery.
Content – Some of the topics you will learn are:
Trainer-centred methods of delivery; Learner-centred methods of delivery; The importance of feedback; Principles of group formation and membership; Group discussion behaviours; Recognising and Using different forms of learning materials; Selecting and evaluating materials; Supporting the learner; Assessment and feedback.;


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Maracena Youth Center (Spain)
Maracena Youth Center is a social-educational institution from where they pretend to give an answer to many of the necessities of the Youth and encourage them in a dynamic form to participate, to attend at training courses and activities pro and for leisure and free time, and at the same time to prevent harmful habits within the Youth.
Their proposal focuses on motivation and education towards free time as a basis to achieve a comprehensive education of the Youth where youth associations and their representatives are the support of the Youth movement in Maracena.
Moreover, the Youth Center encourages the participation of the youngsters and their collective, with a great range of programs and activities of a very different nature and with many diversified objectives. A globalized approach to the Youth leisure, which can provide a comprehensive response to the social-cultural needs of the Youth.
To achieve their objectives, Maracena Youth Center work on six areas:
- Leisure & Education
- Mobility & Languages
- Associations & Participation
- Academical & Professional studies and guidance
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...at the Tuwanek Place Waterfront Cottage
Experience what the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, Canada has to offer in any season in the comfort of a private modern cottage.
Renew your body, heart and soul at our serene and peaceful waterfront retreat with a superb view.
Explore nature right from your front door and partake in the numerous activities for which the region is famous.
Tuwanek Place Cottage, a spacious (1500 sq. ft.) yet cozy two-storey home away from home, is nestled among trees and perched above rocky outcrops overlooking beautiful Sechelt Inlet, only 1?? hours from Vancouver, British Columbia.


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Another day, another big-race triumph for Frankie Dettori and John Gosden. There is simply no stopping the jockey-trainer team at Goodwood this week.
Twenty-four hours after teaming up with Stradivarius for the horse's historic third successive Goodwood Cup win, Dettori and Gosden proved their talents again - not that anyone doubted them - with Too Darn Hot's victory in the showpiece race of the week, the £1m Qatar Sussex Stakes.
As with the champion stayer a day early, Too Darn Hot's connections went into this race knowing it was no foregone conclusion, even of their runner was going off evens favourite.
Aidan O'Brien likes a big Goodwood winner and had supplemented Royal Ascot winner Circus Maximus at a cost of £70,000, while Pheonix of Spain and Lord Glitters also brought impressive credentials into the race. But there was no denying sizzling three-year-old Too Darn Hot.
Newmarket trainer Gosden has not been afraid to admit he made errors in the races he picked this season for the horse, and reiterated his failing after the colt won this G1 contest.
Owned and bred by Lord Lloyd-Webber, and set one day to become a stallion under Sheikh Mohammed's Darley banner, Too Darn Hot was nudged to victory by Dettori, riding his 11th G1 win of a memorable year. The partnership beat Circus Maximus (9/2) and I Can Fly (14/1) by half a length and a length and a quarter. But Goodwood racegoers are unlikely to see Too Darn Hot return next year - he is set to retire at the end of 2019.
Gosden, who was keen to point out that both he and Lord Lloyd-Webber's racing manager, Simon Marsh, held their hands up for the colt's defeats, said: "We knew Phoenix Of Spain and Circus Maximus would go forward, and they set an even pace. Frankie said after that it was a pity they hadn't taken down the auxiliary rail [in the home straight] because he knew it would get tight [among the runners] and it did.
"At Goodwood it angles out and there's an elbow, but I said 'Just sit tight and if you don't get out everyone will understand - don't go committing three furlongs out' and he didn't but sat tight and when Andrea's horse [Zabeel Prince] got tired the gap opened and we were away.
"His best trip is probably seven furlongs - I've put him in sprints, and wouldn't be afraid of running him in the Sprint on Champions Day at Ascot, but a nice flat mile suits. The Curragh mile was too stiff after we ran him back too soon after the Dante Stakes, and it was the same in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, where the mile climbs a long way. It caught him out. His mother [Dar Re Mi, a three-time G1 winner who Gosden trained] stayed a mile and a half, but he's all speed.
"He was a champion two-year-old, which proved he was speed. I've been so open that he missed the Greenham Stakes and 2000 Guineas, which I think he would have won, after he threw a splint in training, but we got it wrong running him in the Dante Stakes, which is not his trip. Then we rushed him back, and it was stupid and wrong. Fortunately, the horse has overcome both his manager and his trainer! It was interesting that they [Aidan O'Brien and his patrons] ran Circus Maximus over a mile and a half in the Derby, so we all makes mistakes!
"The horse [Too Darn Hot] has come right now, and it's a pity that Andrew and Madeleine [Lloyd-Webber] are at a music festival in Salzburg, but it's wonderful their horse is back, and he's proved that being champion two-year-old was no fluke.
"We'll probably stick to the Mile now. We know there are lovely G1s ahead, such as the QEII and the Moulin, but to come and win the Sussex is wonderful. To me the great races are the Sussex, the Jacques Le Marois, and the QEII - the all-aged G1s."
Gosden added: "I don't think he will be remaining in training next year. When you have been champion two-year-old and have won two G1s this year, with hopefully more to come, I think he has done his job. It was rather the same with Kingman and Roaring Lion. Their commercial value becomes so great because of their speed and being champion two-year-old, and that takes over."
As for Dettori, he is the man for the big occasion - but then we already knew that.
Dettori and Gosden have enjoyed a spellbinding summer, characterised by victories in the last five days from Enable (G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes), Stradivarius and Too Darn Hot's win.
Dettori's 11 G1 victories this year have come in the G1 Investec Oaks, G1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes, G1 Gold Cup, G1 Commonwealth Cup, G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, G1 Coral-Eclipse, G1 Prix Jean Prat, G1 Irish Oaks, G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes, G1 Qatar Goodwood Cup, G1 Sussex Stakes.
The 48-year-old rider said: "Too Darn Hot is very good. We had a smooth run to this race and his homework has been good, but my god he has so much speed - I can't feel my arms at the moment! He is just blessed with so much natural speed.
"He had a good run at this race today. He had been working well in the build-up to the race and we had him in the best shape we could have him. It was great to reverse the form of Ascot and the race worked out how we wanted. They tried to stretch my stamina today, but I just had too many guns for them.
"Too Darn Hot got the big one today that he really deserved. He has been unlucky for various reasons this year, but now he has showed his true colours and we are delighted.
"He is a wonderful horse with a wonderful pedigree and deserved a proper G1, which we all thought he had in him. I am so lucky that I work for Clarehaven [Stables]. We have an amazing team, it is a pleasurable place to work, and amazing horses trained by a genius of a trainer.
"He has a lot of pace and a Breeders' Cup Mile would be idea, with a fast two turns. I am sure that it could be the end of season target.
"It's not just G1s - to look at the list of G1 that I have won [this year], they are absolutely amazing, mammoth races. King Georges, Eclipses and Gold Cups - they are proper G1s. I have had an amazing summer and long may it continue. Mr Gosden is the genius - he puts it on the plate for me and I am doing the rest.
"I was waiting for Too Darn Hot to come into the paddock and I said to John: "I will probably need a heart transplant by the end of the week!" He told me to shut up and that I loved it - maybe he is right.
"This is probably the best year I've had. I cannot say enough thanks to John Gosden. He is an amazing trainer with an amazing team and long may it continue."


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- 0.1 Link in between Faith and dependency Recuperation
- 0.2 What Is Christian-Based Treatment Different?
- 0.3 The Background of Faith in Recovery
- 0.4 Religion and Mental Health
- 1 Video: Faith Based Care in Marshall
Link in between Faith and dependency Recuperation
A medication or alcoholism affects every location of an individual's life. Along with job and partnership problems, a drug abuse trouble could elevate some really uneasy questions concerning identification, as well as the definition and function of life. Faith-based recuperation choices attempt to present a spiritual– generally Christian– perspective on addiction as well as therapy, using dynamics and direction that are distinct from nonreligious programs.
For individuals who depend on the assistance of a spiritual practice, or that are looking for a spiritual foundation for recuperation, faith-based healing programs provide an atmosphere that nourishes this aspect of treatment. Unlike nonreligious healing programs, which could understate the role of spirituality in order to appeal to a wider range of clients, faith-based programs are honestly structured around the values, practices, and also trainings of a details religious beliefs. Customers could go over issues of belief and dependency with specialists and also peers in a secure, supportive setting that confirms their beliefs.
What Is Christian-Based Treatment Different?
The specifying feature of Christian-centered therapy alternatives is that the techniques and also approaches are based on, or affected by, Christian teachings. This suggests that they motivate spiritual representation as component of recovery as well as counseling, as well as utilize Christian bible (as discovered in the Scriptures) to assist and guide people via cleansing, in addition to specific, team, or household therapy. Such programs often use testimonies and also statements of Christian tenets of God's love and approval as resources of strength and inspiration for recovering people.
The journal Drug abuse explains that faith-based medicine therapy programs, driven by the Christian belief system that takes into consideration dependency to be an attempt to fill up a spiritual void, existing recovery in the context of being "conserved" by God, developing (or re-establishing) a lasting connection with Him, as well as base their general treatment activities on a version driven by Christian theology
The Background of Faith in Recovery
The intersection in between the Christian belief and also substance abuse treatment goes back a long method. Carl Jung, the popular Swiss psychoanalyst that established the area of logical psychiatry, crafted the suggestions of extraversion and introversion, psyche as well as self– ideas that have actually come to be criteria in psychology today. Along with his work in psychiatry, Jung additionally researched globe religions, creating the suggestion that an individual's life was dependent upon spiritual wellbeing. [2]
Jung thrilled this perspective onto an alcoholic person of his, telling the guy that the only assured means of beating the condition (considering that all other methods had fallen short) was to discover a spiritual experience. That conversation ultimately made its method to the ears of Bill Wilson, the man that would incorporate his hopeless need to give up drinking with his newfound Christian belief to develop Twelve step programs. Undoubtedly, Jung wrote to Wilson directly to discuss that spiritualism was what was should get rid of alcoholism.
Persuaded of the performance in making use of the Christian viewpoint to assist problem drinkers regulate their impulses, Wilson infused every degree of Alcoholics Anonymous with suitable symbolism. Even the renowned 12 Actions of AA derived its number from the 12 Apostles of Jesus Christ. Half of the 12 Actions mention God (or, for the benefit of nonreligious or agnostic participants, a "greater power").
Twelve-Step programs like Twelve step programs have actually come under objection and examination for their absence of transparency and also eschewment of standardized scientific techniques, yet the core suggestions of peer support, shared help, and also responsibility are still supported.
Religion and Mental Health
Faith-based therapy programs are clearly except everybody, however they may be a viable solution for a great deal of people, whether they are from a spiritual background or otherwise. A 1999 study on "Spiritual Belief as well as Spirituality in Substance Abuse Recuperation" released in the Journal important Abuse Therapy discovered that remarkable degrees of faith were connected with a much more confident outlook on life, even more viewed social assistance, far better defenses versus stress and anxiety, as well as lower levels of stress and anxiety, for individuals recouping from a material dependancy. With 236 individuals, this was the biggest self-report study at the time. [8]
The principle of having communal assistance as well as a network is one of the foundations of faith-based treatment. While absolutely not unique to Christian-oriented programs, the concept of becoming a mate of individuals finding out and also enhancing together is mirrored in the effects seen at church celebrations. The New York Times reports on a North Carolina research that found regular church participants had more social assistance, and resulting far better health and wellness, compared to individuals that did not participate in church.
Excellent influences
Urged accountability and also a sense of regular
Mental and emotional discipline
Improved self-esteem
Motivation towards enhancing way of life
Video: Faith Based Care in Marshall
Faith-Based Rehabilitation Success Rates: 'Off the Graphes'
Faith-based healing has been gaining popularity in the last few years, however just how reliable is this strategy to treatment? The National Survey important Abuse Treatment Services reported in 2008 that there were 527 faith-based rehabilitation facilities in the United States. Considering that the team of such treatment centers have the tendency to be "unlicensed and also nonprofessional," as the Journal important Misuse Treatment kept in mind, as well as therapy does not constantly comply with standard clinical methodologies, there exists a scarcity of systematic empirical research into the efficiency of faith-based programs.
The directors of those programs focus much less on the figures as well as information of their facilities' success rates as well as more on their efficiency. Speaking with The Repair, one supervisor asserts his program is "off the graphes" successful; another claims that both secular as well as spiritual therapy programs assume really highly of his operation. A third director says 70-80 percent of the graduates of his program did not regression within the past year; and also an additional aimed at a two-year, internal research that located 48 percent of its graduates kept their soberness after completing their therapy.
Choose a Top quality Christian Alcohol as well as Medication Rehabilitation
If you or a liked one experiences the illness of addiction, drug abuse therapy could assist. Our relationship with God experiences greatly throughout drug abuse and some addicts might require help reconnecting with their confidence. Medication rehabilitation programs that incorporate scriptural principles with addiction treatment can make the distinction for people aiming to fix this link


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We're excited to announce the special prize winners from our first-ever drawing-focused art challenge! We were inspired by some of the beautiful sketches and drawings we've seen submitted to recent challenges, and we wanted to have more represented in the Minted collection. From Da Vinci and Van Gogh to contemporary artist David Hockney, drawings have played an integral part in their art processes. Armenian American painter Arshile Gorky said, "Drawing is the basis of art. A bad painter cannot draw. But one who draws well can always paint." Congratulations to all the winners from our Drawing & Sketching Art Challenge!
Figure & Gesture Award
For the most beautiful figurative or gestural drawing
Drawing 369 – Standing Man by Derek Overfield
Intaglio Award
For the best piece created using one of the
printmaking techniques in the Intaglio family
North Carolina by Adelina Simenova
Relief Printing Award
For the best piece created using one of the printmaking
techniques in this family – woodcut, linocut, etc
New York Bridge by Viktoria Eperjesi
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Charcoal Award
For the most interesting charcoal drawing
Her by Mely D Lozano
Pen & Ink Award
For the most interesting use of this medium in a drawing
Ravine by Kathryn Neale
Abstract Award
For the most unique abstract drawing or sketch
Memphis Jane by Misty Hughes
Runway Award
For the best fashion inspired drawing or illustration
Dressed in White by Biljana Kroll
Storybook Award
For the most charming drawing perfect for a child's room or nursery
New Baby by Zoe Pappenheimer
Landscape Award
For the best drawing or sketch in the landscape orientation
Ghost Palms by Brian Lee
Portrait Award
For the best drawing or sketch in the portrait orientation
Vintage Telephone by Lauren Weiss
Square Award
For the best drawing or sketch in the square orientation
Birch by Jinseikou


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The Bug Hotel
How to build a bug hotel and attract Wildlife into your garden
Bringing Wildlife into Your Garden
One of the best things about having a garden is that it's a great place for wildlife to live.
With a bug hotel you will begin to encourage a whole community of wildlife to move into your garden, because it's not just a 5 star hotel for creepy crawlies.
There's no such thing as waste in nature
More people are realising that biodiversity is at the heart of every successful garden. Without wildlife in your garden, there is no garden.
Building a bug hotel with the RSPB
Here's a video from the RSPB to show you just how easy it is to bring wildlife back into our gardens, on a smaller scale.
There's loads more information from the RSPB here as well as ideas on how you can help the RSPB in such vital work.
So when is the best time to build a Bug Hotel?
Bug hotels can be created at any time of the year, but try to get one made in time for winter so that your new friends will have somewhere cosy to hibernate in the colder months.
They make the perfect hideaway for hedgehogs, frogs and toads, solitary bees and bumble bees, ladybirds and all sorts of other bugs that help to compost the garden waist, it also provides the perfect alternative location for some critters who would otherwise seek out the veg plot.
Not forgetting the natural order of things, when you attract one species of insect, others will follow. Especially the predators, who will in turn rid you of mosquitos, gnats and aphids.
Our Grand Bug Hotel Plan
1/ Choose your material
2/ Select a site for your Bug Hotel
3/ Construction and building up the layers
4/ Adding a roof
1/ Choosing Materials
The main structure in this example requires two wooden pallets and six bricks as it's quite a large hotel really. A smaller version can be seen in the RSPB video.
Pallets can be found for free on most construction sites, or larger shops, factories or warehouses or DIY shops when they have deliveries, just ask. They are normally quite grateful to get rid of them. When choosing the pallets however make sure they are marked with the letters 'HT' indicating they have been heat treated. Others may have been treated with chemicals of some kind which could easily be harmful to wildlife and leach chemicals into your ground.
You can gather materials from a number of sites and have quite an adventure doing so. A woodland walk is a great place to start. Be careful though not to disturb any natural bug and animal habitats when gathering leaves and sticks. Just choose lightly from a number of random areas and only take from the surface, don't go digging.
Look also for a selection of the following
Strips of wood
Dry Leaves
Old Logs
Pine Cones
Old Terracotta pots (preferably already broken)
Bricks with holes in
Hollow bamboo canes
And any other natural materials you can lay your hands on.
2/ Selecting a site for your hotel
The area you choose depends on what kind of bugs and small animals you want to attract.
* Dry level ground with plenty of sun to attract more solitary Bees.
* Damp shady areas for small toads, frogs and newts.
* A concealed semi-shaded area near the hedgerow to encourage hedgehogs.
Generally though, a quiet place away from the main vegetable plot and footpaths is a good all rounder for all sorts garden friends to call their home.
3/ Construction & Building up the Layers
All good building projects have strong foundations right? Well our bug hotel is no exception.
Foundations are there to stop your hotel from toppling over, the ground underneath will move as the result of the changing weather conditions throughout the year. I'm sure you wouldn't want your bustling bug home to fall over if the ground got too muddy.
Don't build it too far off the ground or some insects will have a hard time getting in. Unless of course you only want to attract flying insects. In which case a wall mounted bug hotel would suit perfectly, otherwise just leave a gap of few centimetres or so under the base.
How to begin your Bug Hotel
* Position the bricks or flat stones to support the corners and centre points of your hotel, add some straw or sticks inbetween to fill in the gaps. This also creates a little air flow and your first habitat for creepy crawlies.
* Cut the pallets in half and stack them on the bricks.
* Gather the materials into groups, all sticks, cardboard, dead wood, leaves etc
* Layer the materials into the gaps of the pallets. Just like filling shelves.
* Dry leaves and sticks are particularly good places for ladybirds to hang out, and they love to feast on aphids, helping to keep your veg plot pest free.
* Stack some broken pots or tiles on the ground to make bigger gaps, this will make cool dark damp conditions for frogs and toads, they will help keep your slug population in check. Higher up gaps will create dry dark spaces for spiders.
* Add coverings to the side or a smaller concealed box for Hedgehogs to hibernate in the winter months.
4/ Adding a Roof
Like all buildings it's good to keep the inside protected from the rain, so a roof is needed.
To give our hotel a more natural wild look we have used natural materials for the roof, by layering fir tree clippings weighted down with logs and branches, a bit like a thatched roof.
Or you could use old tiles to make it really weather proof.
The more adventurous could make a living roof garden, a place where you can even grow plants and flowers to attract more insects.
The Completed Grand Bug Hotel
Giving Nature A Home
Other ways that you can help wildlife in your garden
There are many other ways to entice more wildlife into your garden without building from foraged materials, and you'd be helping to support wildlife in other ways as well.
The RSPB shop have a number of Bee hotels, Hedgehog homes and even Butterfly Feeding Kits for sale on their website, and you'd be helping a good cause.
Good luck with your bug hotel, and don't forget 'Keep it Green'.
None of the links in this article for the RSPB are affiliate links. All proceeds go to the RSPB.


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NETInc 2020 - Innovative Nonwovens Conference
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Registered attendees were able to attend sessions from all technical programs for only one registration fee.


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For over two decades, an acrimonious relationship has lingered between the leaderships of Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) and the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN). While Chief Tony Okoroji shepherds COSON, Mayo Ayilaran is the CEO of MCSN. At the heart of their hostility is who should be the rightful manager of the wealth accruing from the public performances of the rights of musicians, sound recorders, and performers of music. COSON prefers management of these rights by a single collective management organisation (CMO), but MCSN wants a multiple CMO system.
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) is the legal regulator for the industry. In April 2017 and reacting to a petition submitted to his office by MCSN, Abubakar Malami, SAN, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) gave directives for the immediate approval of MCSN. Expectedly, COSON has gone to court to challenge the AGF's decision. Okoroji of COSON, for reasons better known to him, has been leading protests against the AGF, accusing him of being a meddlesome interloper and attempting to 'kill' the music industry.
The Copyright Act 1988 (as amended) and the Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations 2007 are the applicable laws to this discussion. The Copyright Act defines a CMO as 'an association of copyright owners which has its principal objectives as the negotiating and granting of licenses, collecting and distributing of royalties in respect of copyright works.' The opposite of CMO is individual management of rights. Almost all countries prefer CMO because of its advantages such as suitability to manage rights in the secondary copyright market, economies of scale advantage that leads to reduced transaction cost, availability of blanket licensing, special benefits to upcoming artistes, and collective enforcement power.
Copyright confers exclusive right on all musicians (with recognised exceptions) to authorise the use of their songs by any user, such that anyone who uses their songs without authorisation will be liable for infringement. The implication of this in practical term (using Olamide as an example) is that anyone, any business, or any broadcasting corporation who desires to use Olamide's WO track for some commercial purpose must secure his approval before use. This imposes a herculean obligation on Olamide who has to enforce his right against all of these people/businesses. For instance, against how many individuals can Olamide enforce this right? How many radio or TV stations in Lagos alone can he visit? What about other users of music such as shopping malls, eatery, nightclubs, hotels, etc. in the 36 states of the federation and FCT? How many of them can he single-handedly visit to enforce this right?
These challenges make CMO a preferred option. Under a CMO arrangement, Olamide and other musicians willingly come together to form an association of owners. They then assign/license their rights to this association.
Since section 39(2)(a) of the Copyright Act provides that CMOs must be non-profit organisations, their management are only permitted to deduct up to 30% of the royalties collected as running costs before distributing the remainder to all members as royalties. Thus, with this arrangement, artistes like Olamide no longer need to embark on the strenuous and expensive individual management of their rights.
By the combined reading of sections 17 & 39 of the Copyright Act, any association of more than 50 people acting as a CMO by negotiating and granting license, collecting and distributing royalties to its members in respect of copyright works must obtain approval or exemption from the NCC. In 2009, MCSN, COSON and the Wireless Application Service Providers Association of Nigeria Ltd (WASP) submitted applications for approval as CMOs. Relying on section 39(3) of the Copyright Act, NCC in 2010 approved the application of COSON and rejected those of MCSN and WASP on the ground that their applications failed to comply with statutory requirements. Section 39(3) prohibits NCC from registering more than one CMO for a class of right if it (NCC) is satisfied that the existing CMO adequately protects the rights of its members. This is the basis for the argument that NCC can only register one CMO for a class of right. This means that, prior to the AGF's directive in April 2017, COSON was the sole (legal) CMO for musical works, sound recordings and the rights of performers in Nigeria.
Since only COSON secured approval to act as CMO in 2010, why has MCSN continued to act as a CMO? The inability of the Nigerian courts (comprising of the FHC and the different divisions of the Court of Appeal) to agree on the correct interpretation of sections 16, 17, & 39 of the Copyright Act is the reason for this anomaly.
The 1992 amendments to the Copyright Act introduced government regulation into the business of collective management of rights. Section 32B of the amendments (this is now section 39) is relevant to this discourse. The section introduced an extensive regulatory framework for collective management of rights in Nigeria. For instance, it laid down in section 32B (2) conditions that a prospective CMO must meet before securing approval from NCC. In section 32B (3), it made the approval of an additional CMO in the same class conditional on the 'inadequate protection' clause. Subsections 4 to 6 made it an offence to operate as a CMO without NCC's approval and then imposed penalties for doing so. Subsection 7 empowered NCC to make regulations necessary to give effect to the new section. Lastly, subsection 8 defined collecting societies as association of copyright owners with the objectives of negotiating and granting licenses, and collecting and distributing of royalties. Any association, society or organisation engaged in all of these responsibilities must secure approval before it can operate as a CMO.
To regain its regulatory power, NCC sponsored amendments to the Copyright Act again in 1999 and one of the new amendments was section 15A (now section 17). This section made it clear that, notwithstanding the provisions of any other laws, (including section 15 that allowed 'owner, assignee and an exclusive licensee' to institute action), any association of MORE than 50 people, performing the function of CMO as defined under section 32B(8) must obtain NCC's approval under section 39 or must be expressly exempted by NCC.
With this new provision, one will expect that the court will understand that it is not the intention of the parliament that an association should operate as a CMO without approval. This is where the mischief rule would have been apposite. It is very clear that the mischief that the parliament intended to curb by this amendment was to preclude an unapproved CMO from operating as such. Unfortunately, even after this amendment, the different divisions of the Court of Appeal continued to hand down conflicting judgments with one group holding that MCSN could not operate as a CMO using section 15 (now section 16); and another group holding that the 1999 amendment did not preclude MCSN from suing for infringement as 'owner, assignee or an exclusive licensee.'
The House of Representative tasked its joint Committee on Justice and Judiciary to probe the controversy. The committee recommended the immediate approval of MCSN as a CMO. The whole House of Representative passed a resolution to give imprimatur to these recommendations in December 2013. NCC, however, did not obey the recommendation on immediate approval.
The AGF's directive will benefit the industry by ensuring the protection of more members. It will also promote healthy competition between the two CMOs. On the long run, the need to win rights holders over to their side will lead to more creativity, more accountability and more respect for rights holders between COSON and MCSN. It will therefore be right to submit that the AGF's directives will make (and not mar) the music industry.
Contrary to the agitation from COSON, the provisions of the applicable law, not politics, inform the action of the AGF. This is in line with the provision of section 50 of the Copyright Act.
In sum, both COSON and MCSN should face the reality of this new dawn; hence they be left out. Instead of this continued bickering, blackmailing, and trading of abuses, they should concentrate on how to convince rights holders of their efficiencies.
- Olatunji is a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania, Australia.


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What's the first thought that goes through your mind when you wake up in the morning? Do you jump out of bed in excitement looking forward to the day and all the interesting things you are going to be doing; or do you pull the duvet over your head in dread at the thought of the long, dull hours ahead of you?
If the second version is the one you recognise, you are not alone. The sad truth is that many people spend their days doing jobs they hate, pursuing careers they are not suited for, living lives that don't make them happy.
A recent survey of workers by a recruitment firm found that a third of participants were bored in their jobs, while almost half confessed to leaving part of their true selves behind when they set off for work in the morning. Every day the same relentless routine of fighting for a seat on the train to get to and from work, or queuing for the bus in the rain, with only the brief respite of evenings, weekends and holidays to relieve the tedium.
The crazy thing is that you probably have no shortage of wonderful things you'd like to do. That glittering new career. That big promotion. That exciting new life in the sun. That book you want to write, that business you want to start, that amazing idea you long to put into action.
The problem is that achieving any of those goals feels just so impossible and out of reach. Maybe you feel you lack the skills to improve your situation. Perhaps it feels as though there are too many obstacles standing in your way to achieve your goals. Maybe you struggle to even find the time to understand what it is that you want to do or just don't know where to start.
So instead you live your life through Google, clicking on houses you can't afford, holidays you will never go on, places you will never visit, adventures you will never have.
The good news is that you can take control of the decisions that really matter. You can begin to develop good habits and overcome any obstacles standing in your way. Even better, you can turn those obstacles into advantages that will help rather than hinder you.
Most importantly, you can play to your strengths. You may not realise it, but your personality, character, experiences, skills and even your personal circumstances are all fantastic tools and assets that you can use to create the life and career you've always wanted – no matter who you are, where you live or what you currently do for a living.
Now, playing to your strengths is not some kind of vague feel-good idea; it is a very practical and pragmatic approach to achieving more. It means deliberately focusing on the things that you can already do and then making those things as good as they can be, rather than wasting your energy worrying about the things you can't do.
It's about identifying and using the resources you already have, rather than pointlessly trying to improve the bits that aren't that great, in the futile hope of being amazing at everything.
It is an approach that makes a lot of sense. You have limited time and energy in life, so it is far more effective to use those to build up your strengths, where you already have some ability, rather than trying to improve your weaknesses, where you don't.
That's because – and it is important to remember this – to get ahead in work and life you don't actually need to be good at everything; you just need to be good at some things, and then to use those skills in the most effective way.
What's more, using your strengths can not only help you get to where you want to be, it can also improve how you feel. A recent study by academic psychologists found that people who felt they were using their strengths regularly developed greater levels of well-being over time than those who did not, measured in terms of greater self-esteem and vitality, and lower stress levels.
But while focusing on improving your positive qualities might sound obvious, it's actually the complete opposite of how we usually operate in life. Assessments and reports at school and work typically focus on the things we need to improve, not the things we are already good at.
Remember all those 'could do better' and 'room for improvement' comments in your school reports? Of course you do. From a young age we are conditioned to pay as much attention to our weaknesses as our strengths, which means that inevitably those are the things we tend to dwell on. Studies show that if people are given a report that highlights four strengths and one weakness, it is the single weakness they remember most.
It's hardly surprising, then, that so many people doubt themselves and question their abilities. Well, not anymore. It's time to start thinking in a different way.
You don't have to stay stuck in your rut, watching your life go by as the days turn into weeks and then into years. You don't have to live with the choices you have made. You can start afresh and make the changes you need, to get to where you want to be.
That's because you are capable of much more than you think. You already have the seeds of your success inside you. It's all right there, just waiting for you to press the start button.
Rachel Bridge is an author and former Enterprise Editor of The Sunday Times. This is an edited extract from her book Already Brilliant (Piatkus, £13.99).
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Is there anything quite so versatile as the simple egg? You can use it for every meal of the day.
Farmer's Pancake:
2 eggs, beaten, per person
camping leftovers (about 1/2-1 cup combined leftovers per person)
Throughout the course of your camping trip, chop coarsely and place in a large zip-lock bag or other storage container, any and all cooked vegetables, cream sauces, and cooked and deboned meats that weren't touched (do not scrape off individuals' plates). The last morning of your trip generously butter a frying pan of appropriate size (I use two large ones for 6-8 people), and toss the leftovers in, stirring until heated through. In a bowl of appropriate size beat eggs with wire whisk and season with salt and pepper to taste, if leftovers weren't already seasoned; if they were, skip salt and pepper. Turn Coleman stove down low or place pans on edge of grid on campfire, and pour beaten eggs over hot leftovers in pan. Cover with a lid and let sit until eggs are cooked through and thoroughly set. Cut into wedges and serve.
Scotch Eggs:
These are a make-ahead snack for the trip up or a snack or lunch while camping. Instantly addictive. They could be made at the camp site but it is far easier to do them at home and then take them. Serve with dijon and plain sandwich mustards on the side:
12-16 quail eggs
2 small chicken eggs
1 lb. good-quality ground pork or sausage meat
4 Tbs. chopped fresh herbs of your choice
2 Tbs. chopped fresh chives
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
2 Tbs. all-purpose flour
2 cups panko bread crumbs
salt and freshly-ground pepper
oil (for frying)
Place eggs in cold water, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for five minutes. Drain and plunge into cold water for another few minutes. This will make peeling easier and reduce or avoid that weird black ring around the yolk. Peel and put to one side. In a medium bowl beat the chicken eggs and set aside. Season flour well with salt and pepper and put on a plate. On a separate plate or in a medium bowl place the bread crumbs. In another bowl, mix the meat with the nutmeg, herbs and chives.
To assemble, roll eggs in the seasoned flour. Flatten approx. 1/8 cup of the meat in your hand and mold around an egg, making certain there are no gaps. Roll in the beaten egg and then in the bread crumbs, making sure it is coated thoroughly. Heat about 5 cm (2″) of oil in a pot until it is hot enough to brown 2,5 cm. (1″) cube of bread in 60 seconds. Fry the covered eggs for about 5-8 minutes, until they are nicely browned. Remove and drain on paper towel, then cool. Serves 2-8, depending hunger and stomach capacity.
Italian Eggs:
This is an easy and fun way to present eggs to the kids any time, but we like to save it for camping to make breakfast extra special for the ones that don't like trying new foods. Soft yolks are best for grownups, but some kids might want their yolks cooked thru.
1 slice of french bread, about 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick per person
1 egg per person
Butter for the frying pan and buttering bread
salt and pepper to season
Take each slice of bread and carefully tear a hole in the middle of it. Spread butter on one side. Melt butter in frying pan and place bread, unbuttered side down, in pan. Break an egg in the hole in the middle. Fry as you would an ordinary egg; when you see the whites beginning to solidify, gently turn over-easy, and cook other side, for as long as you would an ordinary egg. Serve with yolk soft or hard, with bacon on the side and sliced fruit of your choice.


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These recent drawings combine Neal Fox's visionary depictions of the debauched and iconoclastic characters whose ideas have helped shape our collective consciousness with vivid colours that enhance the fantastical and psychedelic atmosphere of the images. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of the mythology of pop and consumer culture, Fox's new drawings are infused with layers of narrative and populated by a vast range of celebrities, lunatics, and geniuses.
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As many of you might already know, this year's San Diego Comic Con is happening right now. The convention is a sort of pilgrimage that all geeks and nerds make each year to argue with one another about movies, listen to actors joke with one another, and generally have a great time. However, over the last decade, Comic Con has become less and less about the true hardcore nerd fandom, and has embraced the larger nerd culture, et al, which has taken hold in society.
This is made especially evident by late night talk show host Conan O'Brien heading to the famed Hall H to lead some of the panels. Rather than take a limo or black SUV, he went and made the best entrance to Comic Con. How? by going Mad Max–style.
One of the biggest films this year was Mad Max Fury Road. When we saw it, the cinematography and all the practical effects blew us away. Given the fact that Mad Max was so huge, how could Conan and his crew not use the trip from LA to San Diego to parody Fury Road and drive the Doof Wagon? Now, you all might be thinking that since it is Conan, and he and his team aren't professional stunt people, they would use a green screen to capture all the action. However, they stayed true to the movie's live practical effects and stuck them all on top of the mighty truck with Conan playing the crazed flame-throwing guitarist. For real. Of course along the way, Conan and Andy get lost, which gives the bit a few laughs. Nevertheless, given that they aren't stunt people, and are just late night comedians, this whole gag is fairly epic in its grandeur. We definitely applaud this use of automobile hilarity.


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exactly! sorry for my bad english
after installing there is no way to repair xpize/reset settings? just uninstalling? or do we need to redownload xpize to reapply settings? i'm asking cause i remember with older versions there was always settings to play with in the startmenu... but i'm ok with that it's only that iv'e got through something weird today... i have been using a custom unattended xp for years now... and this time i formated my hdd and reinstalled it everything ok until i installed latest xpize to revert the theme cause i don't like the theme it comes with at all... it has that black vista thing (orb?)... but it won't change it... installed uninstalled reinstalled rebooted etc it changes everything theme icons logon ui etc but that single thing remains the same... always used to work ok. any clues?
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does it still have the winrar and emule skins? edit: more resource are welcomed like the windows 3d logo screensaver and so on
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downloading right now let's begin bug tracking
20mb are ok i think it's not that much and also it's just the installer size so wo cares
why don't you add the Embedded Theme from "Windows Embedded Standard CTP Refresh."? it's by far the best theme from microsoft in my opinion http://www.askvg.com/download-new-official...ching-required/ also here's a nice microsoft signed themes collection http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3434 edit: don't forget the dark side http://www.msfn.org/board/Release_XPize_Da...21_t105823.html ^^
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It has come to my attention through the grapevine that while updates are great – seeing is believing. I should have known better – always add a picture is rule #1 of blogging.
First, I can tell you that Mom's hemoglobin is up to 106! This is great news it means she's not bleeding anymore and in fact is making her own hemoglobin. The drug she is on to stop the bleeding is a wonderful thing.
They are still going to give her radiation on Tuesday to make sure everything stays on the up and up. And if all stays on track, Wednesday will be her first chemo treatment.
They are going to try her on fluids again to see how she does, hopefully it's okay since that will get her one step closer to home.
Now for a short gallery…
This is what 41 years of marriage looks like…
Mom has a room now – so nice to be out of the holding pen. But even better is sunning on the patio.
We're a goal oriented, strategic planning kind of family – and we figure it's good to have goals…
Some family members aren't so sure about any of this and would like to know – "Have you seen my mommy? I can't FIND her!!!"
A few other points to clarify –
- Kim was right (sorry Kimmy – I didn't write down why!).
- Anyone is welcome to call anytime. Mom has her cell phone and a room phone – if you need the room extension please send me a message or a comment below and I'll pass it on.
- The cancer and the blocked part of the stomach is at the bottom.
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Message from Mom: "Poor Puppy! I've asked the nurses and she can come for a visit! We just need to provide proof of her shots – second drawer of the filing cabinet" – Clearly, Molly's not the only one who is missing their cuddles!
Tomorrow – a non Cancer related update – variety is the spice of life after all!
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Center the Top Line at the top of ,extra a mirror the same., the card is not present at all
GSM - tiny map
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SBM - a big map (turned off by F3).
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Finished Size 100″ circumference along outer edge and 17¼" radius.
Yarn Jones & Vandermeer Joie de Cashmere (85% cashmere, 15% metallic filament; 225 yd [205 m]/1¾ oz [50 g]): heavy metal grey (A) and snow white (B), 2 balls each.
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