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Join award-winning author Caoilinn Hughes (Orchid and the Wasp and Gathering Evidence) in this half-day workshop for aspiring and emerging fiction writers. Turn failed stories, false starts and mere fragments into fully realised stories. Ideal for experienced fiction writers who might not always discover the larger, richer, deeper story within notebook jottings. This workshop will help you revive or uncover a story you perhaps didn't set out to write, or didn't know you could. The word of the day: discovery!
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Caoilinn Hughes is an Irish writer whose poetry collection Gathering Evidence won the Irish Times Shine/Strong Award. She has received fellowships from the Bogliasco Foundation, Art Omi, La Napoule Foundation and Siena Art Institute, as well as a Literature Bursary Award from the Arts Council of Ireland and the Ireland Funds Monaco Award. Her work has appeared in Granta, POETRY, Tin House, BBC Radio 3 and elsewhere. She holds a PhD in English Literature from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr calls Hughes' debut novel Orchid & the Wasp, "a gorgeous novel told in an onrush of wit and ferocity [... which] will rattle your most basic assumptions about money, ambition, and the nature of love. Caoilinn Hughes is a massive talent."


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Networking TipsPosted on
Networking is essential in any field, but especially when working in community services due to the inter connected work of organisations. Having a connection with other organisations can not only assist with referrals but also enhances your professional development.
Networking is simple, its powerful and is a way you can share ideas and information with people and groups who have a common interest.
Networking opportunities include;
- Cultural and Ethnic Groups
- Professional Associations
- Community Organisations and Volunteer Groups eg Lions, Apex, Rotary
- Church and School Groups eg P & F Associations
- Sports Groups and Teams
- Professional affiliations
- Networks such as franchises
7 tips for preparing for networking activities
- Identify where you should go. If you are not comfortable in large crowd type situations, perhaps you might like to start with smaller groups.
- Make a decision about which organisations you should join and which you don't have to join in order to gain value from their events. For example, does it make sense to join a local chamber of commerce, or just go to the events that sound interesting and will most likely include people you should meet?
- Register for the event and schedule it like a business meeting. Many people either don't sign up for events or sign up for them and then forget to go.
- Determine how often you should be networking in a given week, month or quarter. This will help you narrow down where you should be going. If you know that you won't be able to make a weekly meeting then don't sign up in the first place. Your non-attendance at a group is likely to annoy the very people you are trying to connect with.
- Develop open-ended questions you can use to ignite a conversation. Try to find unique questions; don't ask the same old "So, what do you do?" if you can help it. A good option here if you are not a natural conversationalist is to ask a question about a topical news item. A word of caution though is to stay away from topics that may be a minefield in terms of controversy. The last thing you want is to be involved in is a heated discussion on religion or politics
- Attend events with a plan to learn something new. This will keep you from talking too much about yourself and your business. As discussed earlier, ask rather than tell.
- Dress appropriately. Like it or not, first impressions count. Ask someone else to critique your wardrobe and the way you dress. Let's face it, some of us have a better idea than others on style.
(source: adapted from an original list at Smallbiztrends.com)
Musts in networking
- Pre-plan the event. Figure out who will be there, what you need to bring, what your objectives are, and if anyone else from your organisation should attend.
- Show up early, ready and look professional.
- If you attend an event with a friend or associate, split up. It's a waste of time to walk, talk, or sit together.
- Walk the crowd at least twice. Get familiar with the people & the room.
- Target your prospects. Get a feel for who you'd like to meet.
- Shake hands firmly… No one wants to shake hands with a dead fish.
- Be happy, enthusiastic, and positive.
- Don't waste time if the person isn't a good prospect, but be polite when making your exit.
- Say the other person's name at least twice. First to help you remember it, second because it's the most pleasing word to their ears.
- Don't butt-in. Interrupting can create a bad first impression. Stand close by, and when a pause or opening appears… jump in
- Eat early. It's hard to eat and mingle. Get your fill when you first arrive so you are free to shake hands, talk without spitting food, and work the crowd effectively.
- Don't drink. If everyone else is a bit loose, you'll have a distinct advantage by being sober. (Have a few beers afterward to celebrate all your new contacts.)
- Don't smoke or smell like a cigarette.
- Stay until the end. The longer you stay, the more contacts you'll make.
(source: adapted from Jeffrey Gitomer (1999))
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Even though there are much more girls than males in Europe, female entrepreneurs represent only a third of the self-employed in the EU. There are some extra factors (such as reconciling company and household) that make entrepreneurship a less appealing choice for them than for guys. A single might attain an Associate degree, a Bachelors, a masters degree in entrepreneurship or a Doctorate. The strong representation of women on the Upstart 25 list reflects the growth of female entrepreneurship both at house and abroad. When compared to contributions in service sectors where individual recognition is practically not possible, and entrepreneurship gives them a chance to appreciate the limelight.
Whilst the difference is less for creating economies, in every economy in the GEM study women have reduced perceptions of their capabilities, showcasing the enormous chance for an enabling environment which would increase entrepreneurial activity prices. From 2015 to 2016, women's entrepreneurship rates increased by 10 percent on average versus five percent for males, across 51 economies that participated in the GEM survey.
These nations have the strongest circumstances that help women business ownership, such as robust modest- and mid-sized enterprise communities, a higher top quality of governance and ease of carrying out business. And all firms need to comprehend that in the war for talent, women are increasingly seeing entrepreneurship as a compelling option if a career path appears stunted.
Females now make up 40 percent of new entrepreneurs in the United States — the highest percentage because 1996, according to the 2016 Kauffman Index of Startup Activity. A microcosm of the trend is CNBC'S inaugural Upstart 25 list , exactly where 10 of the organization fledglings had been founded by girls in a host of industries — from neuroscience to finance to retail.
Workplaces have not adapted to women's needs, so girls have moved on. They are far better educated than ever and have developed skills that are effectively suited to organization ownership, so they are taking the plunge in huge numbers. I find that women entrepreneurs are at a disadvantage due to the fact folks are prone to doubt that they possess the sorts of traits and skills that we stereotypically associate with entrepreneurship.


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Studied art in Iasi with professor Stefan Hotnog.
Group and personal exhibitions:
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Individual exhibitions in Romania and abroad.
-Personal exhibitions in Lost Art Gallery, New York
(1988, 1992, 1994, 1999).
-Paintings in the collection of National Museum of Art
-Paintings in private and state collections in
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-Publishes satiric drawings and caricatures.
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In days past most people played sport. We have had many sporting teams and look forward to gathering many images and documents on sport. All country towns have strong sporting teams and our towns were no different. We have a recording of Max Vickers recalling walking all the way underground through the tunnel under the Forest Range oval looking for a football as they had no money for replacements. He comments how freezing cold it was and that he was almost frozen by the time he reached the other end. We also have a good summary of Forest Range, Lenswood, and Lenswood Ranges football teams before the merge to Eastern Rangers. What stories and photos do you have?
Football | Basketball / Netball | Cricket | Tennis | Table Tennis | Lawn Bowls
Football was first played at Forest Range on the Forest Range oval with the club being formed in 1902. Don Cramond played for Forest Range before the team split into Lenswood and Forest Range teams once Lenswood Memorial Park was constructed. He later followed the merge of Forest Range with Lenswood to form Lenswood Ranges in the 1960s and went on to coach some of the teams. Finally he followed the final merge with Ashton to form Eastern Rangers. Hear some of his recollections at his oral history recording.
Basketball / Netball
The girls/women of the district were just as competitive. A basketball court (now called netball) was planned for the Lenswood Memorial Park. At first the basketballers shared the tennis court, however in the 1970's a separate basketball court was finally laid. In the late 1960's a group formed a basketball team at Forest Range, building a court at the back of the hall. A Forest Range team played there for around eight years.
Cricket was very strong in the district with five different teams and five different grounds over the years. Eventually the Lenswood Ranges Cricket Club was formed. They play at Lenswood Memorial Park. Click here to view the history cricket in this region. Click here to view images of our 2018 cricket reunion grudge match.
Tennis was played on many courts in the district. Many families has courts and some allowed local teams to play on them before the courts were built at Lenswood Memorial Park.
Table Tennis
The Lenswood Table Tennis Club was formed almost fifty years ago and played at The Mission Hall. They currently play at the Lenswood Memorial Park.
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Lawn Bowls
A lawn bowling club was also formed almost fifty years ago. Originally planned to be at the Lenswood Memorial Park the Bowling Club eventually settled on land donated by Alf Stafford, opposite the Cold Store. The club has been very strong over the years, with both Men's and Women's teams. Teams are now mixed and night games are now played.
Information included above based on community member information plus details from Stringybarks to orchards : a history of Forest Range and Lenswood / Geoffrey C. Bishop. [History of the region with particular focus on the development of the Lenswood Cold Stores Cooperative Society Ltd. Published in 1984 the book was commissioned to record the history of those who settled and built the district.]
Available for purchase at $40 per copy from Lenswood Cold Stores Cooperative – phone 08 8389 8300 or for loan from the Adelaide Hills Council Library Service.


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ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan condemned on Tuesday Israeli air strikes on targets near Damascus, saying they were an opportunity for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government to cover up its own killings.
"The air strike Israel carried out on Damascus is completely unacceptable. There is no rationale, no pretext that can excuse this operation," Erdogan told a parliamentary meeting of his ruling party.
"These attacks are chances, opportunities offered on a golden tray to Assad and to the illegitimate Syrian regime. Using the Israel attack as an excuse, he is trying to cover up the genocide in Banias," he said. Erdogan was referring to a Syrian coastal town where anti-Assad activists said at least 62 people were killed by government fighters over the weekend.
Israeli officials said the air strikes on Friday and Sunday were not intended to influence its neighbour's civil war but only at stopping Iranian missiles from reaching Lebanese Hezbollah militants for possible use against the Jewish state.
Iran's U.N. Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee complained to the United Nations about the air strikes, describing them as "provocative and unwarranted attacks."
"Nothing can justify the use of force and act of aggression against a sovereign state and the aggressor must be held accountable for any consequences stemming from this condemnable and illegitimate act which endangers regional and international peace and security," Khazaee wrote.
Residents and opposition sources said the Israeli warplanes struck elite Syrian troops in the valley of the Barada River that flows through Damascus and on Qasioun Mountain overlooking the capital. They said targets included air defences, Republican Guards and a compound linked to chemical weapons.
Lebanon, which borders both Israel and Syria, has also condemned the air strikes and called on the U.N. Security Council to condemn violations of its air space by Israel.
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The World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) opposes all forms of female genital mutilation (FGM). FGM is a fundamental violation of girls' and women's rights, including the right to life, the right to physical integrity and the right to health. In the absence of any medical necessity, FGM subjects girls and women to health risks and has life-threatening consequences. Further, it contravenes the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and violates the fundamental ethical principle of "do no harm". 1, 2 WCPT advocates that physical therapists should be aware that this practice has serious physical and mental health consequences.
FGM, often referred to as "female circumcision", comprises all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for cultural, religious or other non-therapeutic reasons. WCPT recognises that change in this practice may require time and great sensitivity to culturally accepted norms, but that every effort should be made to protect girls and women from FGM and to educate and modify behaviour to bring about its elimination.
The World Health Organization (WHO), together with a wide range of international organisations including WCPT, maintain the view that there is no justification for FGM. 1
WCPT recognises the important role that the International Organisation of Physical Therapists in Women's Health has played in raising awareness of this issue. WCPT offers its full support to its position statement on FGM. 3
Further, WCPT supports:
- the global strategy to stop health providers from performing female genital mutilation4
- the joint WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA policy statement on FGM that promotes policy development and action at the global, regional and national levels4
- the Cairo Declaration for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation5
- the World Medical Association Statement on FGM and its Resolution on Violence Against Women and Children6, 7
- the International Confederation of Midwives Statement on Female Genital Mutilation8
- the Stop FGM Campaign9
WCPT urges all member organisations to join national and international efforts to oppose and eliminate this practice and believes that only through international collaboration will efforts to eliminate FGM be realised.
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- UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNIFEM, et al. Global strategy to stop health-care providers from performing female genital mutilation. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO; 2010. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2010/WHO_RHR_10.9_eng.pdf (23rd November 2010)
- United Nations. Convention on the Rights of the Child. New York, USA: United Nations; 1989. http://www.unicef.org/crc/ (17th November 2010)
- International Organisation of Physical Therapists in Women's Health. Position Statement on Female Genital Mutilation.: IOPTWH; 2006. http://www.ioptwh.org/pdfs/IOPTWH%20FGM%20Statement.pdf (23rd November 2010)
- World Health Organization. Female genital mutilation. A Joint WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA Statement. Geneva, Switzerland; 1997. http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/41903/1/9241561866.pdf (Access date 10th March 2017)
- The National Council for Childhood and Motherhood. Cairo Declaration for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation: Within the framework of Stop FGM Campaign - Afro-Arab expert consultation legal tools for the prevention of female genital mutilation. Cairo, Egypt: The National Council for Childhood and Motherhood; 2003. http://www.childinfo.org/files/fgmc_Cairodeclaration.pdf (23rd November 2010)
- World Medical Association. WMA Statement on Female Genital Mutilation. Ferney-Voltaire, France: WMA; 2005. http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/c10/index.html (23rd November 2010)
- World Medical Association. World Medical Association (WMA) Resolution on Violence against Women and Girls Adopted by the WMA General Assembly, Vancouver, Canada, October 2010. Ferney-Voltaire, France: WMA; 2010. http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/v3/index.html (23rd November 2010)
- International Confederation for Midwives. Position Statement on Female Genital Mutilation. the Hague, the Netherlands: ICM; 2005. http://www.internationalmidwives.org/Portals/5/2010/Position%20Statements%202010/13.%20Female%20genital%20mutilation.pdf (23rd November 2010)
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Book Blurb: In a desperate attempt to escape destruction decades earlier, humankind was forced underground, into the depths of the earth, creating a new society called the Tri-Realms.
17-year-old Adele, a member of the middle-class moon dwellers, is unjustly sentenced to life in prison deep underground.
When a war breaks out within the Tri-Realms, Adele must escape from prison and seek to uncover her parents' true past, armed with only a wicked roundhouse kick and two fists that have been well-trained for combat by her father.
In her world someone must die.
E book: 262 pagesPublished June 30th 2012 by David Estes
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One thing I noticed while reading 'The Moon Dwellers' is that most of the book involves a lot of running away. In fact, about three thirds of the novel involve just that. Running away from prison, running away from home, running down alleys, into basements, through caves, through waterfalls..... Just running, running, running...
Granted, in Adele's situation, I would be running too. She really has nothing to lose, having been incarcerated and marked a traitor (her parents were taken for the same crime, and she was labelled along with them). She faces spending the rest of her life from one facility to maximum security. So when given the opportunity to escape and rescue her family, she certainly did not hesitate.
She is really not your conventional 17 year old girl so all of this makes sense. She is a lethal fighter, taught from a young age by her father to kick some serious ass. She is a force to be reckoned with and she is extremely underestimated, which in most occasions works very well in her favor and in that her two friends who escape with her.
The strange element of this novel was her connection to Tristan, the son of the President. Don't think those two ever really crossed paths, but randomly one day their eyes connect. Adele on one side of the prison fence, and he on the other. Both implode with longing for each other and forge a connection of love so deep nothing, and no one can break it...
... Just kidding!
Actually what happens is just as strange but quite the opposite. They feel pain, keel over with a horrid headache, and at times even blackout. Not the best way to start a romantic relationship.
That being said, Tristan is inexplicably drawn and curious about Adele, and even somewhat angry as he doesn't understand why he is so physically afflicted by her presence, and think its some kind of spell that she has on him. Yet when the dominoes fall, and all characters run and keep on running, he is hell bent on protecting her. Why? Even he is unsure, but both want to get to the bottom of the mystery.
Do they? Well... much to my disappointment, not really. Because they spend the majority of this novel just running. Am I curious enough to continue the series and find out what the heck is going on??
Oh ya. 'The Star Dwellers' has been added to my 'to-read' list. It's a hard one to pass up when so much mystery is built around both these characters. How can I not want to find out why they pass out when their eyes lock?
*I received a eBook copy of this book for free to review from the author; this in no way influenced my review, all opinions are 100% honest and my own.*
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18: July 4th Party Time
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24: My Brother Makes Every Day A Party
25: Harvest Day
27: Love at first sight popcorn!
28: We play, we work, we laugh together.
30: It's The Little Things In Life That Matter
32: " Life brings simple pleasures to us every day. It is up to us to make them wonderful memories. "
34: Animal Farm
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43: Trick or Treat
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Also Known As
- Kevin O'Hara
Game Credits
|Star Wars: Galaxies - An Empire Divided (2003)
|(Community Manager)
|Frantix (2005)
|(Project Manager )
|GripShift (2005)
|(Project Manager)
|Star Wars: Galaxies - Jump to Lightspeed (2004)
|(Associate Producer)
|Star Wars: Galaxies - An Empire Divided (2003)
|(Associate Producers)
|Bejeweled: Classic (2014)
|(Game Design)
|Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures (2010)
|Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom (2006)
|Delta Force: Land Warrior (2000)
|(Additional Design)
|Tachyon: The Fringe (2000)
|Tachyon: The Fringe (2000)
|(Writing / Dialogue / Story)
|Meridian 59 (1996)
|(Writing / Dialogue / Story)
|Tachyon: The Fringe (2000)
|(Additional Voice Actors)
Quality Assurance
|Phoenix 3 (1995)
|Snow Job (1995)
|(Testing Team)
Creative Services
|Delta Force: Land Warrior (2000)
|(Manual Written by)
|Tachyon: The Fringe (2000)
|(Manual written by)
|Armored Fist 3 (1999)
|(Manual Written by)
|Delta Force 2 (1999)
|F-22 Lightning 3 (1999)
|Delta Force (1998)
|F-16 Multirole Fighter (1998)
|MiG-29 Fulcrum (1998)
Developer Biography
Kevin began his career in Hollywood working on feature films. Kevin started working in computer games in 1995 when he started as a tester for 3DO. Soon he became a Lead Tester for the PC utility program Game Guru. He moved over to script writing for the first massively multipler graphical mud, Meridian 59. He was responsive for all creative text and took on the role of Events Manager where he ran hundreds of live game events. His stay with 3DO ended as a Game Designer on the cancelled Might and Magic Online project in 1998.
He then moved to NovaLogic where he was a writer for products such as F-16 Multirole Fighter, Mig-29 Fulcrum, F-22 Lightning 3, Armored Fist 3 and the Delta Force series. He was a game designer and the head writer for the space action game Tachyon: The Fringe (where he also did some minor voice work).
In 2000, he moved to being the Community Relations Manager for Sony Online Entertainment's Star Wars Galaxies. He also keeps a hand in the world building of that project, but not anywhere near the degree of the full time world builders.
Personal website: http://www.xaria.org/kevin
Last updated: Oct 10, 2001
Kevin O'Hara at Sony Online Entertainment
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I was planning on blogging about it yesterday, but a broken finger changed my plans. I'm also typing with 9 fingers instead of 10 -- and the broken finger happens to be the most frequently used finger in typing, the left middle finger, controlling the E, D, and C, possibly the most common letters in the English language -- so posting is taking a little longer than usual.
But back to the point of the post: I was saddened to read a couple of days ago that Maurice Sendak, possibly one of the most beloved children's picture book authors, passed away. He was 83, so he wasn't young by any means -- but I hadn't actually realized how old he was, not knowing much about him.
NPR has done a number of stories on Sendak in the last few days, as have the other news sources. I didn't realize that he had such a dark childhood, as this story discusses -- he was the son of Polish Jews who immigrated to America, and he grew up during the Holocaust. If that isn't enough to darken a childhood, I don't know what is.
Although Where the Wild Things Are is one of my favorite picture books of all time, I didn't realize that a lot of kids are scared of it -- and a lot of parents complain about Sendak's books being too scary. I also did not realize that some of his other books are controversial as well -- In the Night Kitchen depicts the main character in the nude, and Outside Over There is about a girl who has to rescue her baby sister from the goblins that kidnap her (sounds like the inspiration for Labyrinth, to me).
Controversial or not, Sendak was a wonderful children's author and illustrator who had a huge impact on the genre, and I was sad to hear of his death!


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Attorney at Law Features Patrick McNicholas as Attorney of the Month
In its October issue, Attorney at Law magazine spotlights Partner Patrick McNicholas as Attorney of the Month. In his featured profile, Pat discusses his motivation for becoming an attorney, his most rewarding case and continuing advocacy outside of the courtroom.
Pat notes that law is in his blood. His father, attorney John McNicholas, has been practicing for more than five decades, and following in his footsteps became natural. "There are seven of us siblings altogether," said Pat. "Three of us became lawyers. I think it's because we didn't really know anything else."
Although being a lawyer is filled with its own obstacles and difficulties, Pat finds it to be extremely rewarding. One case in particular encompassed all the factors that move an attorney to continue client advocacy. The case involved a sexual abuse accusation made by a boy against his former soccer coach and teacher. The jury returned a record-breaking verdict in the boy's favor, which was not only a victory for Pat, but for the victim's family as well.
Advocacy does not end in the courtroom. In 2005, Pat co-founded Urban Compass. Based in Watts, the organization provides youth with support and access to education systems to empower them and set them up for success. With all of his work in and out of the courtroom, it is no wonder why Pat is selected as Attorney of the Month.


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Is email marketing really dead?
Email marketing has long been a contentious subject, ever since Gary Thuerk sent the first unsolicited commercial bulk email in 1978 to just 400 people. For his troubles Gary earned himself the nickname, 'The Father of Spam', not quite the legacy most would like to leave behind. Theurk actually prefers to think of himself as…Read more


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Miss Evelyn Marsden, 28, was born on 15 October 1883 at Stockyard Creek, Dalkey, the daughter of railway worker Walter Henry Marsden and Annie Bradshaw. Stockyard Creek is about 80 km north of Adelaide, South Australia and is now in ruins. By 1912, her father was the Stationmaster at Hoyleton, a tiny town about 20 km further north.
Evelyn Marsden had previously served aboard the Olympic and survived the collision between the Olympic and HMS Hawke.
When she signed-on to the Titanic on 6 April 1912 she gave her address as 7 West Marlands Terrace (Polygon, Southampton). As a stewardess she was paid monthly wages of £3 10s.
She was rescued in lifeboat 16
In her youth Evelyn would visit a farm at Murray Bridge, South Australia. While there she was taught to row a boat against the tides and currents of the Murray River. When Evelyn returned to South Australia after the Titanic disaster she made her way up to the farm and thanked the family for teaching her to row and handle a boat properly.
Shortly after the Titanic tragedy, Evelyn married Dr William Abel James, who had also worked for the White Star Line. They arrived back in Adelaide, South Australia at the Semaphore anchorage in November 1912. Her husband took up residence as a doctor at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and they moved into a new apartment in Ruthven Mansions on Pulteney Street. The couple then moved to the South Australian coastal town of Wallaroo and lived and worked there for 15 months before they moved to the Sydney suburb of Bondi where William continued to practice as a doctor. They had no children
Evelyn died 30 August 1938, her husband died soon after. His grand nephew said Dr James arranged to die when he did as he could not bear to live without his beloved Evelyn.
Evelyn James (née Marsden) and her husband are buried at Waverley Cemetery in Sydney, Australia. Until recently the grave was unmarked but on 5 October 2000 a stone was finally erected on the site.


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If you're anything like me (which I imagine you are), then you can relate to the struggle that migraine and headache sufferers have with anxiety. They pretty much go hand in hand with each other. I don't believe it's possible to have one without the other but if I am mistaken then I would love to be proved wrong.
Unfortunately there is no cure for anxiety so as migraine/headache sufferers know it's just something that we have to learn to try to control and reduce as much as we can. That said, I know it's easier said than done.
How many times have I heard "Well maybe if you weren't so anxious then you wouldn't get a migraine". Pah, that's like saying to someone don't think of a pink elephant….. Yep, you thought of a pink elephant didn't you? Effectively that's the best way I can explain it to people. As much as logically the brain is telling itself not to get anxious as it is irrational, the emotional brain overrides this and plays out the worst possible scenario over and over again, not being able to help itself.
The other interesting aspect to migraines and anxiety is what comes first? The migraine/headache or the anxiety? Exactly like the chicken and the egg situation. Did the anxiety cause the migraine to start or did you become anxious about a migraine because the attack had already begun? I know, frustrating huh and to be honest it's hard to ever truly know the answer.
The best we can do is try to keep our anxiety at bay as much as possible as most migraine sufferers will know that the more anxious and upset you get the worse the pain gets, so it's super important that we try to break this vicious cycle.
So in that breath I wanted to share with you a couple of tips that I have learnt upon my healing journey that you may find helpful in reducing your anxiety.
Setting Realistic Limits For Yourself
During my recovery I have always tried to push myself and step out of my comfort zone as I understand that by simply staying in my 'safe space' on my sofa (as nice and comfy as it is) I am never going to fully be able to get my old life back.
However, sometimes I have pushed myself way, way, WAY too far with disastrous results. Like the time I flew 16 hours half way round the world to Vegas to party with my friends for our 30th birthday celebration. What the hell was I thinking? Not only did I push myself ridiculously far beyond what I could realistically achieve, it then backfired on me by smashing my confidence for months after, leaving me feel like an epic failure and super anxious to go anywhere or do anything, even if it was just down the road for a cup of tea with a friend.
By knowing your limits and being realistic about where you are in your recovery, you can then use this as a positive to aid your recovery further. So for example, you step slightly out of your comfort zone, so then you only experience a small amount of anxiety that you know you can deal with, thus the experience goes well and therefore you confidence increases. Voila! You have begun to break the cycle and then the next time you are challenged to step out your comfort zone you will suffer less anxiety due to your positive past experience. Just remember friends, small consistent steps lead to long lasting changes.
2. Practicing Mindfulness
Now if you have never heard of mindfulness then I'm sure you are not alone. However recently mindfullness is becoming more and more recognised as a tool in treating migraine and headaches as discussed this year in The World Migraine Summit.
In a nutshell, mindfulness is being in the here and now and nowhere else. Simple. It's just bringing your thoughts and awareness back into the body and away from the worries and anxiety that you may be feeling. This is normally done by focusing on the breath by simply listening and feeling the sensation of your body breathing in and out in it's own natural rhythm.
A great way I like to practice this is that I imagine a slow following river in my mind and as a thought or worry pops into my head I simply acknowledge it and let it go, disappearing down the river into the distance. A great way to deal with anxious thoughts I find. Just let them go and come back to the breath. You see there is no possible way to feel anxious and mindful at the same time, so the mindfullness wins and as a result you feel calm and more in control.
If you are interested in learning more there is a great free app for beginners called Headspace which gives you an insight into this kind of practice. Worth a go friends.
3 . Use The Power Of Visualization
So we know that with headaches and migraines it is normally the fear of getting one that causes the anxiety in the first place, but what if we could combat this and not even give it the chance to begin? What if we had already played out the scenario in our head several times over so that we have an inner confidence in ourselves and our ability to handle a certain situation? That's where the power of visulization comes in.
Every morning I meditate and spend time seeing the upcoming events in my life, big or small, play out in my mind always resulting in the best possible outcome. I feel the feelings of joy and success throughout my body and when I return after my meditation I have this inner confidence within myself which of course naturally reduces my anxiety. Personally I use Dr Joe Dispenza's guided mediations as I find them extremely powerful but you could just do this in a quiet space with or without music, whatever you find works for you.
If you want to know more about Dr Joe's meditations then click here to read more about the fantastic results I experienced and reduced anxiety after just eight weeks of this practice.
So there we go friends, a few tips to help you with the daily battle that is anxiety, migraines and headaches. I would love to know what other ways help you deal with anxiety due to migraines or any other illness for that matter? Feel free to leave a comment below.
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Today, I'm going to share how I made this really cool Marbled and Textured bracelet.
How to Make a Textured Resin BraceletYou'll need to gather a few things:
Alumilite Amazing Casting Resin
Alumilite Red dye
Alumilite Violet Dye
Alumilite silver metallic powder
Silicone texture mould - I used Kraft Lady AMKT 4 Rococo (edited - mould is no longer available. Try searching for silicone texture mats)
Soft bristled brush
Open back silver oval bracelet blank
Teflon Craft Sheet
Permanent marker
Scrap of paper
Tim Holtz Tonic Studios Scissors
Stanley knife
5-minute Araldite or strong adhesive like E6000
Measuring cups and wooden stir sticks
Brush the surface of the texture mould with the silver powder. Leave some areas lighter and some areas uncovered.
Measure 7.5mls (1/4oz) of each part.
Colour Part A with two drops of violet dye.
Once cured, peel the textured resin away from the silicone texture mat.
For the marbled pieces of the bracelet, measure equal parts of Parts A and B. Add 1 drop of red dye to Part A.
Mix the two parts together. Working quickly, add 1 or 2 drops of each of the red and violet dyes and swirl them lightly through the resin.
Pour the resin into a puddle on the craft sheet and spread it to 3mm (1/8") thick. Set aside to cure.
Place the bracelet blank on your work surface with the back facing upwards. Position the scrap paper over one of the ovals and press it down so that it leaves an impression. Pierce the centre of the oval with the scissors and cut it out to create a template.
Place the template over the two pieces of resin and trace out three marbled ovals and two textured ovals.
and shave away any rough edges with the Stanley knife so they fit firmly inside the bezels of the bracelet.
Adhere the pieces inside the bezels with your choice of adhesive.
I absolutely adore all the different shades of purple that were created when the red and violet mixed together as I swirled the colours through the resin. But maybe you're not a purple girl.... maybe you prefer blue or green or yellow. So play around with the colour combinations you like to make a bracelet that works with your wardrobe. And then wear your bracelet and listen to everyone rave over how gorgeous it is!
Pin this project for later!
'Til next time.......
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In the University, many, many, many years ago I studied Biology. My plan was to be a Wildlife Biologist: Climbing to the tops of mountains, living with Bighorn sheep for months at a time, counting sheep, or tagging bears, something like that.
What can I say? It was the "mountain man" period of my life. I wanted to be a modern day Jeremiah Johnson, without having to eat anyone's liver. You didn't know about that, did you? He fought the Crow tribe and ate their livers when he won. Robert Redford conveniently left that part out. He was actually called, "Liver-eating Johnson." Now, there's a nickname that would inspire fear among your enemies, am I right?
Look, I'm not making this up – There's a book about him called Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver Eating Johnson by Raymond W. Thorpe. The description of the book mentions his liver eating proclivities AND the fact that the movie Jeremiah Johnson was fictionalized and based on this guy's life. I've added link below.
Anyway, I thought these mountain men were pretty cool. I longed, for the open wilderness, the solitude, cooking over an open campfire. I actually met the "Last of the Mountain Men" in 1975 up on the
Salmon River in : Sylvan "Buckskin Bill" Hart. I worked as a whitewater guide and we rafted right past his cabin once a year. He was a nice, if somewhat eccentric old guy. He was seventy-two years old at the time. There's also a book about him called Last of the Mountain Men by Harold Peterson. It was actually written for Sports Illustrated. There's a link below. Idaho
It's amazing how my mind wanders these days; I really wanted to talk about something else. As I was saying I wanted to be a Wildlife Biologist, so I carefully studied courses like Zoology, Invertebrate Zoology, Botany, Entomology, Ichthyology, and Ornithology. I wasn't particular about what kind of wildlife I counted, tagged, and generally hung out with. As a result of all of this studying, I could pretty much recognize a lot of different wildlife.
I moved to
from Taiwan . In California , I knew and could identify just about any type of bird that I saw. I even understood taxonomy and could find my way around a dichotomous key. Those were the days before Google, baby. I could handle the old DK, like the pro that I was. California
Then I moved to
. Guess what the birds are different here. So I recently got a copy of Birds of East Asia; Taiwan , China , Taiwan , Korea , and Japan Mark Brazil. (link below) It's a little heavy for a field guide, but there are drawings of hundreds of birds, along with taxonomic information, range, and seasonal visitation. So now I'm kind of figuring out local birds. I spend some quiet time in urban parks near my home and occasionally head out to the mountains to gaze at the birds and try to identify them. It's interesting and peaceful. Russia by
I'm not dreaming of being a mountain man any longer. Oh, I still read an occasional F. Pat McManus book, but personally, I'm on to other things. Here are some birds that I've seen near my home. I prefer to use my own pictures but I'm way too slow. By the time I'm ready to shoot a picture, the bird is already over Mexico, just so you know. There are links to pages of these people, who are much more skillful than I am at photography.
|Pacific Swift - Apus Pacificus
|Oriental Stork - Ciconia boyciana
|Little Egret - Egretta Garzetta (Summer Plumage)
|Chinese Bulbul - Pycnonotus Simensis Formosae
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I'm a teacher-author on TeachersPayTeachers.com (aka #TPT). I'm having a 20% off sale for the holidays from 12/18/18 to 12/21/18. Here are the descriptions of a few of my seasonal elementary products aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
K-2 Story Illustration: The Gingerbread Man
This is an 18-page document with text from story retold by Sandra Rogers in which students are provided space to illustrate the story to match the meaning described in the text. Twelve vocabulary words are boldface typed within the story with definitions provided on a glossary page. It includes a vocabulary pretest. The end purpose is to have students read it to their parents or other students in the school. Students will be eager to learn new words such as plump, almonds, and hay so that they can accurately illustrate their self-made booklet. This activity correlates to the following Common Core State Standards (CCSS) on Speaking and Listening (SL): Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:
Kinder: #5. Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
Grade 1: #5. Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
Grade 2: #5. Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings. (Note: The text and drawings can serve as the storyboard for recordings.)
Other similar products include the following.
K-3 Poetry Illustration: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas #CCSS SL.K.5, SL.1.5, SL.2.5, SL.3.5
K-3 Holiday Literacy Pack Bundled product includes those mentioned in this blog post plus 2 literacy center posters (Reading and Writing), a literacy activity checklist, and a generic strategy usage form for self-evaluation. #CCSS SL.K.5, SL.1.5, SL.2.5, SL.3.5
Wintertime in Colonial Williamsburg 5th Grade PowerPoint Presentation
The 15 images in the presentation are photos taken of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia in the winter. The purpose of the presentation is to give students a glimpse of colonial life. The photos include children's toys, holiday wreaths, a bedroom, chamber pot, a kitchen, a dining room, a coal-burning furnace, a cellar, a garden maze, the Governor's Palace (The Wythe House), the Royal Capitol, a home, wallpaper, a horse-drawn carriage, and a soldier's drum. The PowerPoint slides include brief lecture notes.
*These literature activities are also available for sale individually. Other products include Spanish language editions.
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Are you ready for an adventure? The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is about a rabbit who discovers the true meaning of love. He realizes that life is difficult but that is when friendship finds him and he learns to love in return.
As you enter the theatre, you will notice how nice and cozy the atmosphere is. You will feel like you are part of the play. As your adventure begins, you are introduced to Edward. He is the finest of all china rabbits and, unfortunately his self-importance matches his looks. A little girl named Abilene adores him and sings to him like he is real. Soon, on an ocean voyage, he is thrown overboard and sunk into silence. In the darkness of the ocean, Edward waits and is rescued from his loneliness. From life on the road with a Hobo to the arms of a very sick girl, he has many hard lessons and learns that life is full of ups and downs. When one of his new owners sees him as a girl and puts him in a dress, he is horrified. He quickly realizes, though, how much love she has given him and how insignificant his clothes really are. Edward's journey seems to come to an end when he is literally broken inside and out. He seems to have given up on hope. The ending will give you goose bumps as the miracle of Edward Tulane is finally understood.
One of the coolest things that I learned backstage was the making of Edward. In the play, seven Edwards are used, each for different chapters in the story. Just like the actors, Edward has his own wardrobe. Baby blue tweed suits, casual evening wear, and even suits for an ocean voyage. On www.facebook.com/ChildsplayAZ, you can see the making of Edward Tulane in a 3-D computer generated version. I also had the chance to see how the lights worked in the play. A machine is used to change the background settings and sounds. The stage, called a revolver, is used so that it can rotate on wheels. The "Hobo scene" even uses a pretend fire built into the revolver. In another scene at the beginning of the play, a special lamp shade is used to tell a story. The lamp has different slides built into it, each with a different scene for the story.
After the backstage tour, I was lucky enough to meet the actors that put this miraculous performance together. Kyle Sorrell (voice of Edward), Kate McFadzen (The Traveler), Debra K. Stevens (The Woman), and David Dickinson, (The Man) each played many roles in this play. Kyle Sorrell, for example, was not only the voice of Edward, but also composed all of the music. (I secretly know he is a lefty like I am. When you watch the play, see if you can find the musical clue that gives it away.) David Dickinson also played many different characters. One of the most lovable was The Hobo. While the Hobo chapter in the book was not my favorite, it was one of my absolute favorites in the play. Mr. Dickinson did an amazing performance under the stars playing his harmonica and also the violin. When I interviewed him, he mentioned this was a miraculous opportunity for him to introduce the violin into the play. Debra Stevens played multiple characters and one that even barks! You will fall in love with "Lucy." Kate McFadzen narrates and surprises the audience with a unique bedtime story using a lamp and shadow puppets. It was great meeting the cast and Edward, and for me, these creative ideas are what made this play miraculous.
Hurry, don't miss your opportunity to meet Edward and ask yourself what is your miraculous journey!
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Reminder! Visual Studio Team System User Group meeting in Melbourne, Australia!
OK you'll, make sure you get down to the first VSTS User Group meeting on the 29th of September @ 5:30pm!
Joe has posted a reminder, but I'm going to go one step further!
I'm going to issue a Festivus style challenge, anyone who wants to engage with me in a "Feat of Strength" is invited to try!
Plus there will be sushi, a demo of VSTS RC0 against VSTF Beta 3, and then we will all form a congo line and sing "We are family"!! How could you not attend!?


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Meet Thidaporn
Meet Thidaporn, Keele Country Scholar, MSc Physiotherapy (Neurology)
What were you doing before you came to Keele?
"Before I came to Keele I worked for 2 years in Physiotherapy department in the hospital. And then I want to study more in particular field of physiotherapy. So, I decided to study again, in an overseas country!"
Why did you choose Keele?
"Firstly because Keele has the module that I'm interested in, because I wanted to study about Physiotherapy in Neurology. Secondly, my IELTS wasn't high enough but Keele has a suitable pre-sessional English course, it's all suitable for me – so I chose Keele!"
Describe how you felt when you learnt that you had received the scholarship?
"I felt so happy, peaceful and felt thankful to Keele for give me a great opportunity, because it's a lot of money and it's helped me and helped my Mum. Because if I didn't have a scholarship I would try myself to keep and save a lot, but now I have the scholarship I can feel more relaxed."
How have your first few months been – what are your first impressions of Keele?
When I first arrived and got to the accommodation, and had the Welcome I felt so warm inside! And when I took the pre-sessional English course, I found that staff in Keele are very warm, welcoming and lovely. They are keen to help you with everything, if you have a problem you just ask them, and they will give you the answer - if they don't know they will find someone to give you the answer. I feel so good with Keele."
What are your hopes, dreams and ambitions for the year ahead?
I hope I can have more ability with clinical thinking for my area and career. I think I will gain a lot of experience, because in Thailand I live with my Mum and my Mum prepares everything for me. But here I prepare everything by myself and try to do new things, try to meet new people and make new friends. I think after one year I will have a very beautiful memory and experience here."


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Host John Oliver's stellar comedic timing brings forward a sticking point with regard to the unequal voting rights of the citizens and nationals in America's US territories. HBO's ever-popular Last Week Tonight's treatment of the situation in Guam, American Samoa and Puerto Rico delivers an often overlooked fact with great comedy undertones. The video highlights(…)
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Here's a list of frequently asked questions about presenting at the KSTA conference.
The old saying goes that "none of us is as smart as all of us", and that belief is affirmed every year by attendees to the KSTA annual conference. The community of shared knowledge about science content and teaching strategies is built from the contributions of all those who are willing to share something that has been successful for them. Maybe you've given some thought to being one of our conference presenters but have some questions about requirements, procedures or expectations.
Do I have to be a member of KSTA to present?
KSTA policy states that all presenters should be members of the organization.
Do I have to register for the entire conference?
Presenters must be registered as attendees for the conference. Beginning this year, 2018, presenters will receive a 25% discount on registration. The discount will be provided through a coupon code that presenters will receive when proposals are accepted. Note that KSTA offers a one-day registration for Saturday only participation.
What are the Thursday "pre-conference" sessions?
The Thursday pre-conference program is set up for workshop style sessions that last from 3 to 6 hours.
What is the deadline for submitting a session proposal?
Proposals for the 2018 conference should be submitted by September 30. The conference planning committee usually tries to have the program completed and posted on the website by about six weeks ahead of the conference.
Is it possible for exhibitors to present sessions?
By contracting for exhibit space, exhibitors are entitled to have at least one time slot in the program. It is likely that more than one slot can be made available for exhibitors to present sessions.
How many times will I be scheduled to present my session?
It is generally presumed that sessions are to be scheduled for one time, but several can be repeated if they appear to have broad interest and the program has available spaces.
Can I request a certain day or time for my presentation?
Scheduling sessions can get complicated as we try to offer something in each time block for a variety of grade levels, science disciplines and conference subject strands. However, requests for a particular day can usually be honored if they come in early enough.
Will KSTA provide a laptop, projector, screen, or other equipment?
KSTA is not able to provide laptops or projectors. We encourage all presenters to take care in preparing for their session by bringing whatever equipment they think they might need. Most of the meeting rooms that we use at the Hyatt and the Lexington Center have wall space that can act as a reasonably good projection surface. In a few rooms we provide screens when wall space is not appropriate. KSTA will place an extension cord with multiple outlets in each meeting room.
Can I partner with someone else to present?
Some of the most effective sessions are those that involve multiple presenters. One person should be designated as the primary contact for pre-conference communications.
Can KSTA help to distribute copies of my handouts or other materials?
KSTA will create a Dropbox folder for presenters to use in sharing their materials with attendees. A link to the folder will be posted on the KSTA homepage.


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However, Belo Essentials seems to have given us the next best thing with their line of whitening, anti-perspirant deodorants. Dubbed the "Belo Beauty Deo", it doesn't only promise to whiten or lighten underarms, but solve all problems such as 'chicken skin', redness, excess sweat and more!
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From the Belo Authority, a revolutionary anti-perspirant deodorant that effectively whitens underarms in just 7 days!Prior to using this product, I wanted to achieve three things: whitening, smoothening, and of course the controlling of sweat and odor. So following its claim to work in seven days, I decided to give it a test run.
- Expertly formulated to control darkening before it starts
- Minimizes pores and soothes skin from plucking and shaving
- Hypoallergenic and dermatologist tested
|Local actress and model Anne Curtis-Smith endorsing the product
The deo line was released some time in 2012 and comes in two variants: roll-on (40ML or 25ML) and aerosol spray, the latter beng the newest variant released only just this year.
|25ML roll-on
|140ML aerosol
I personally prefer the aerosol spray because I've never been a big fan of roll-ons as they always either seem to stain my clothing and/or take forever to dry. Cue me needing to keep my arms up as much as possible in the bathroom for at least five minutes to wait for it to dry! The Belo roll-on wasn't any different in terms of drying time, but so far it hasn't stained any of my clothes which is great.
So did this 'beauty deo' do as it claimed for me? After using it twice a day everyday for one week, here's what I noticed...
- I saw about 10%-20% visible lightening of my underarms. Nothing drastically noticeable, but enough for me to see the slight change.
- The hair that grew back was much softer and therefore, made hair removal (I alternatively wax and epilate) easier.
- I've never had rough or dry underarms to begin with, but I did notice my underarms became a little smoother.
- Controls sweat the whole day. Even in the midst of a blazing hot, tropical summer or after a hard day at the gym, at most my underarms would become a little damp. The product claims "24 hour protection" too, but I have yet to test this claim. I highly doubt it can hold up for that long, particularly if you sweat easily like me, but who knows?
- It managed to lighten my underarms a little and made them smoother.
- It effectively controls sweat the whole day and therefore, odor.
- My hair grew back finer and softer and made hair removal easier, especially for someone with sensitive underarm skin like me.
- It doesn't stain clothing.
- All the variants are affordable.
- The aerosol can sometimes leave white 'marks' on your underarms if you spray too close and/or too much, as if you put on baby powder there and didn't remove it all.
- The roll-on takes some time to dry properly. At least 5-10 minutes for me.
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Today I'm excited because not only do I have a gorgeous invitation to feature, we're also treated to great details about the printing process! Eleanor at e.m. papers is a really wonderful designer, and this is one of her top selling designs based on an invitation that's very personal to her.
I wanted our California wedding last August to have the feel of a 'mid-summer nights garden party' which is what inspired my design. I really like the fact that a design that was so personal to me has also become an e.m.papers bestseller!
My dad is a letterpress printer, otherwise I would definitely not have had the budget to have invitations done letterpress – twice (we also had a ceremony in Munich, Germany where we live the preceding November, and my Dad printed those up too). I was not only lucky to get them done for free, but usually my dad refuses to do wedding invitations because according to him "People getting married are the worst clients in the world" (I don't agree!). In spite of this, I spent a week sitting with my Dad in his shop, going over my Illustrator files, creating color separations and finally working with him (or more accurately observing him) while he printed all 3 pieces of the invitation suite. While this was going on, my (now) husband Armin documented it, taking pictures and video.
I designed a 3-color invitation suite including an invite, RSVP card and map. The design used white ink on chip board, which I thought would be really easy. When my dad took a look at it he sighed and muttered something about 'designers always wanting something impossible…' I thought he was being melodramatic. What I didn't appreciate was how difficult it is to work with white ink, and white ink on dark chip board no less. We had to do a 'double bump' (run the white ink twice) to get it to read enough, and with letterpress getting everything to register (align) isn't as precise as with offset or digital printing. To make matters worse chipboard is heavy and more uneven in weight than normal paper, so it was tricky to get it to feed consistently on the printer.
It was a long 2 days in the shop. Although Armin and I were both surprised by how much we enjoyed it, I remarked to my dad "Wow. This is a lot of work" without missing a beat he responded "Yeah! that's what I wanted you to see!" At the end of it all, we had really beautiful invitations and a new found appreciation for what my Dad does (you think I would've paid more attention over the years.) The best thing about the invites was that they were permeated with the love, laugh and happiness that Armin, my dad and I spent during those couple of days in his shop getting them printed.
So great, thank you Eleanor! I couldn't include the whole set of the process, so I highly encourage everyone to check it out on Flickr and see more pictures of the process and Eleanor's notes. Also go see e.m. paper's other great invitation designs on WeddingInviteLove as well on empapers.com.
Thanks again for letting me feature your invitation design, Eleanor!


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A little friend of mine is having a Mickey Mouse birthday party today. I found a free Mickey svg file and cut it with my Cricut. I used it to decorate this pail for her to store her "stuff".
Happy 2nd Birthday Baby Peyton!
Valentine shirt for another little friend of mine. I made one of these earlier this week and forgot to take a picture of it before delivering it.
I think the hearts make the design....cute!
I made more soap. This time I used a silicone mold that has hearts, flowers, roses and butterflies on it. I am able to make 4 hearts at one time.
The soap dries in about 30 minutes and then you are able to pop it out of the mold and make more. I melt about 5 ounces of glycerin to make the 4 hearts. It's easy and fun to make.
{A birthday gift from my daughter and son-in-law}
It's not a George Rodrigue but I bet you were fooled :) When I taught French, I would teach my high school classes about our Louisiana native artist, George Rodrigue and his Blue Dog paintings. We would learn about the inspiration for Blue Dog and the Cajun influence on Rodrigue's paintings. After learning all about it each student would draw and color his own Blue Dog. Several times I took my French Club to the Blue Dog Cafe in Lafayette and we would go to museum exhibits to see Blue Dog paintings. I guess you could say I love Blue Dog.
After many requests, my son-in-law painted me my very own Blue Dog. Yes, he is talented and can paint just about anything. This is suppose to be my Chihuahua, Yogi with Blue Dog....funny.
I love love it!
If you would like to see more of Blue Dog, check this site out and take the virtual tour of his New Orleans Art Gallery.


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The archangel Michael, on the left, bears the urn which contains the vinegar or gall mixed with myrrh that was offered to our Lord by the soldiers. In the urn are the lance and a reed topped by a sponge.
Excerpted from The Perpetual Help Story, Liguori Publications, 1976; and The Story of an Icon by Fabriciano Ferrero, Redemptorist Publications, 2001.
Mother of Perpetual Help, your very name inspires confidence. We come before your holy picture in praise and thanksgiving to God, seeking your intercession with Jesus, your Son, for all the needs of our lives today.
You answered when called to be mother of our Lord.
You wondered as your Son grew in wisdom, knowledge and grace.
You delighted as your Son healed the sick.
You enjoyed peace as your Son comforted the afflicted.
You rejoiced as your Son forgave sins.
You suffered at the wounds your Son endured for our salvation.
You exulted in your Son's resurrection.
You are the first of all the disciples and saints. We trust in your motherly love and care. Obtain for us all the graces we need to fulfill God's plan each day of our lives.


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Here's how it happened: fancyish restaurant, inland city, my parents in town. My dad ordered oysters. Real oysters, that is: raw, on the half-shell. The Toad gazed at the shells, the tray of ice, the crackers in their cellophane. "I love oysters," he said.
"You definitely don't," we all said.
"I do," he said, and his grandfather, eager to indulge him, handed one across.
Friends, would you like to witness a restaurant go all but silent? Hand a 7-year-old his first oyster, then another, and another, and watch him eat with both surprising expertise and true happiness. Then order him a second half-dozen.
"See?" he said, eyes bright.
"You want oysters?" I asked him. "For real? I think I know where we can go."
"Me, too?" his little brother said.
Certainly, I told The Wee. Four-year-olds may eat oysters, too. We'll do a little research, wait for the season to come around, and head east.
Sunny Side Oyster Bar in Williamston is the second-oldest continually operated oyster bar on North Carolina's coast, co-owner Doug Chesson tells me. It's a white-and-green clapboard building that dates to 1930, and, to my boys' delight, it also features freestanding 1980s-ish video games in the bar. We arrive on a Friday night and there's a short wait, so Doug's wife, Christine — along with everyone else at the bar — tells me she'll watch the boys while I take a quick tour. The overriding sense here is that we've been let into a broad, sprawling family. Or heaven.
Doug and I chase a quick path outside from the bag room to the wash room to the boiler. There are cedar chips and oyster shells everywhere. "That's a new boiler," he says, pointing at a machine the size of half a car. "Our old one came out of a Laundromat. Everything we do is steamed." Cooks are jogging between the rooms. Everything smells like the sea. They serve 50 to 75 bushels of oysters per week. They're open September to April. They close each night, Doug says, "when the last person is fed."
Back inside, Christine tells me that the Friday after Thanksgiving is their busiest night of the year. "Well, really," she says, "all of November is like a town reunion. People drive in from as far away as Mount Airy, or even Richmond, then go back home the same day."
It's easy to see why. We get seated at a huge horseshoe-shaped counter, and our shucker, Griff, who's been doing this for 40 years, delivers oysters into yellow glass bowls. We also order a little broccoli with cheese. My little one is not super-into oysters, though he does try. And my big one? The Toad can't quite get an oyster bar to go quiet with shock, but he earns a few approving glances here and there. The Toad eats his fill and then some. The Toad approves.
Williamston's not quite a day trip with two small boys, so we stay the night and wander the Outer Banks a bit the next day. Back at Sunny Side that evening, there's a two-hour wait. I hatch a plan: I'll order a pound of steamed scallops (for variety's sake) and some house-made hot sauce to go, we'll find some fast food for the boys, I'll procure some cheap beer from a gas station, and we will sit in the grassy lot next to our hotel and have our supper all the same.
What is Thanksgiving, then, if not eating scallops from a Styrofoam cup while the sun sinks into a stand of pines opposite an empty baseball field? The breeze freshens, and the boys are laughing, chasing napkins in the grass. My wife, not much for shellfish, is back home and my family's flung all over the Eastern Seaboard and the holiday proper is still weeks away, but I sip that cold, bad beer and watch the boys play. I am overcome with gratitude — for this food, this life, this odd, lucky evening. I am thankful. I am happy. And soon enough, I'm full.
Sunny Side Oyster Bar
1103 Washington Street, Williamston, NC 27892
(252) 792-3416


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Avoid License to "Use" Software
LegalSifter's blog on contract review & negotiation, legal technology, and artificial intelligence.
Dec 18
Meet One of Our New Sifters
Every week we "kick off" new sifters—bits of software trained to spot a particular issue in contracts. Those sifters then go down the production line and are ultimately released to users. What sifters are kicked off in a given week can vary greatly. Maybe a dozen sifters targeting a particular type of contract. Or just a handful addressing a mix of issues. It depends on what's going on at the time. In this post I'd like to consider one of the sifters kicked recently. It has something to say about our process. The sifter in question is "Jurisdiction: Exclusive." It wasn't selected at one of our weekly meetings to consider new sifters. Instead, one of our advisors, Ken Adams, cheerfully announced that he had decided it should be one of our new sifters. Ken is in charge of creating the specifications for each new sifter. The specs explain what the sifter is looking for, and they provide a bunch of examples of relevant provisions. They tell us what types of language the sifter should find, what types of language the sifter should ignore, and why. The specs are incredibly important, because they define the scope of the sifter, and ultimately, its behavior when we use it on new contracts. Ken is better equipped for this task than pretty much anyone. He's a transcendent figure in the world of contract drafting. Among other things, he's author of the bestselling A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting, published by the American Bar Association. His services are in demand internationally. If you're not familiar with Ken and his work, you can find information at www.adamsdrafting.com. Anyway, back to "Jurisdiction: Exclusive." Ken laid this new sifter on us because he had just done some research relating to jurisdiction provisions (also known as forum-selection provisions). Jurisdiction provisions say where a party may file a lawsuit against the other party. Ken had just read a new article on jurisdiction provisions, and that article helped him realize that exclusive jurisdiction can be expressed not only in jurisdiction provisions but also in consent-to-jurisdiction provisions. (If you want to understand what all that means, check out this blog post Ken did about it.) Equipped with that bit of intelligence, Ken realized that users would likely find it helpful to have a sifter that flags presence or absence of contract language providing for exclusive jurisdiction. And the help text would offer advice on how best to express the concept. In particular, in his blog post Ken points out that consent-to-jurisdiction provisions are utterly standard, but they're not the best way to address jurisdiction. And when a contract features both a jurisdiction provision and a consent-to-jurisdiction provision, the consent-to-jurisdiction provision is redundant. In addition to being able to identify this issue and say something not only useful but also novel about it, Ken was also able to identify the various different ways that the concept of exclusive jurisdiction is expressed in contracts. For example, one of the verbs used in consent-to-jurisdiction provisions is attorn. It's a peculiarity of Canadian drafting. We can count on Ken to know that sort of thing. Why am I telling you this? For two reasons. First, although we're an artificial intelligence company, you shouldn't assume that we're all about technological sleight-of-hand. Instead, our technology serves to make old-fashioned expertise accessible to our users. They way Ken was able to quickly infuse a new sifter with his cutting-edge research on jurisdiction is a good example of how our product is driven by serious expertise. And second, it's important you know where our expertise comes from. Relying on the expertise of others requires a leap of faith. Because we want you to be comfortable about making that leap of faith, we want you to know where we get our expertise, what's involved, and how far along we are. Not all "experts" are created equal. If someone doesn't tell you where they get their expertise—if, for example, they just refer airily to "expert lawyers" or some such—you can assume their "experts" aren't so expert. We plan on continuing to tell you about our expertise and our experts. If you have any questions, let us know. Meanwhile, we suggest you have a look at the entry for "Jurisdiction: Exclusive" in our sifter library.
Dec 02
Meet Ned Barlas, LegalSifter's New Advisor on Intellectual-Property Matters
By Ken Adams Allow me to introduce to you Ned Barlas, LegalSifter's new advisor on intellectual-property matters. I claim the credit for Ned joining us. Ned and I go way back, to 1988, when we were both on Penn Law Review. I was a comment editor; Ned was in the year below, so he was an associate editor. But don't get me wrong. I'm not about to suggest this is a story of camaraderie forged in the white-hot heat of cite-checking campaigns. I recall little of Law Review, other than the mugs I created and sold. (Ned and I still have our mugs.) Instead, Ned and I reconnected ten years ago, though a friend of Ned's. I found myself increasingly seeking his advice, and over the past year we've worked on a number of projects. So when LegalSifter decided to add some IP-heavy contracts to their document types, it was clear that Ned would be the ideal person to provide the expertise we needed. I've tried working with a few IP specialists over the years, and my collaboration with Ned has been the most fruitful. One reason is that Ned has a scholarly bent—instead of being expediency-driven and satisfied with halfway-plausible conventional wisdom, he worries at an issue from all angles. It's also relevant that he's game to allow me to hack away at whatever language he comes up with. He has plenty of the necessary experience, including 15 years at the law firm Akin Gump. And somehow we manage to have fun. But why Ned is interested in working with LegalSifter? I suggest it's a function of the same restlessness that had him joining a small Philadelphia-area law firm in 2017. He found he wasn't satisfied with being wheeled in to provide IP advice on big deals. He wanted to be able to better serve his clients and build a practice that better reflected his interests. And he also wanted to leverage his expertise in some manner. LegalSifter gives him the opportunity to do that. For example, you'll soon be able to use LegalSifter to help you review sponsored research agreements. Ned's expertise is playing a big part in the determining what sponsored-research-agreement issues our technology looks for and how it looks for them, and it's playing a big part in the help text users will be offered. My LegalSifter colleagues and I look forward to continuing to work with Ned. Ken Adams is author of A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting and an advisor to LegalSifter.
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Ken Adams Talks to John Coyle about Eliminating Contract Boilerplate Confusion.
Ken and John's conversation focuses on the role of boilerplate in contracts: the challenges of interpreting it and eliminating confusion.


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de Lamare, Rodrigo C. and Sampaio-Neto, Raimundo (2008) Minimum mean-squared error iterative successive parallel arbitrated decision feedback detectors for DS-CDMA systems. IEEE Transactions on Communications. pp. 778-789. ISSN 0090-6778
In this paper we propose minimum mean squared error (MMSE) iterative successive parallel arbitrated decision feedback (DF) receivers for direct sequence code division multiple access (DS-CDMA) systems. We describe the MMSE design criterion for DF multiuser detectors along with successive, parallel and iterative interference cancellation structures. A novel efficient DF structure that employs successive cancellation with parallel arbitrated branches and a near-optimal low complexity user ordering algorithm are presented. The proposed DF receiver structure and the ordering algorithm are then combined with iterative cascaded DF stages for mitigating the deleterious effects of error propagation for convolutionally encoded systems with both Viterbi and turbo decoding as well as for uncoded schemes. We mathematically study the relations between the MMSE achieved by the analyzed DF structures, including the novel scheme, with imperfect and perfect feedback. Simulation results for an uplink scenario assess the new iterative DF detectors against linear receivers and evaluate the effects of error propagation of the new cancellation methods against existing ones.
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Welcome to the Jeffery West shoes, the home of flamboyant prints, bold colour combinations and high quality footwear craftsmanship. Jeffery West was founded by childhood friends Mark Jeffery and Guy West in 1987, and quickly became known for its youthful daring, unique designs and avant-garde glamour. Our collection of Jeffery West boots and shoes includes an extensive range of bestselling styles from ankle boots to brogues and loafers, available in a selection of both traditional and bright, daring colour options. Perfect for everything from office wear to weekend style ensembles, Jeffery West men's shoes are the must-have head turning footwear choice for the new season.
The story of Jeffery West men's shoes began in Northampton, otherwise known as the historical centre of quality British shoemaking, when childhood friends Mark Jeffery and Guy West decided to go into business together. After starting out at the age of 16 selling shoes on various markets, Jeffery and West eventually launched their first shoe manufacturing business under the collective brand name, Jeffery-West, in 1987.
The young men brought their vibrant, rebellious, youthful character to the British shoe market and rapidly became popular for their daring styles, flamboyant prints and bold colour combinations. Taking traditional men's shoes to the next level, Jeffery shoes and boots transformed popular styles into fashion must-haves, with Jeffery West Chelsea boots and stylish Jeffery West brogues becoming especially popular among young British men.
Here at CHO Fashion & Lifestyle we have assembled an extensive selection of the brand's bestelling styles, providing a great variety of both traditional and flamboyant colours and prints. Choose from sleek black and tan men's shoes, perfect for the office, stylish suede trainers and the brand's iconic snakeskin boots and loafers, perfect for the more adventurous evenings and weekends. Filling your wardrobe with character and flamboyant, youthful style has never been easier than with the latest Jeffery West men's shoes collection, with each pair creating the perfect focal point for a huge range of outfits.


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People will definitely want to take a ride on your disco stick - or at least want to hold it - when you make this Lady Gaga inspired craft. In her music video for "Lovegame," Lady Gaga holds a wand/cane of sorts with a glittery top - what she calls her "disco stick."
If you've always liked the idea of having a disco stick, check out this video to learn how to make it.


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Abbeyfield Oxford – an Introduction
Abbeyfield Oxford is not owned by a parent company and doesn't have shareholders — it is simply a charity that puts the needs of older people first.
A fulfilling life is one that nourishes an individual's physical, emotional and spiritual needs. It's these needs that guide and shape the support and care that Abbeyfield provides.
As well as providing comfortable, safe and homely accommodation, Abbeyfield fosters an environment to stimulate the mind, to provide care and support, and to offer companionship to the residents.
Local Community
The philosophy of Abbeyfield is to involve local people. Abbeyfield Oxford is run by a Board of voluntary trustees who live around the Oxford area.
There is a House Manager, Administrator and several General House Assistants who assist with the day-to-day running of the home. Many other local volunteers also provide support to the residents.
We rely greatly on the time and support given generously by our local volunteer supporters, and have close relationships with local health practices, churches, and all that Oxford offers. Most of our residents join because of their own or family ties with the Oxford area.


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La Leche League Leaders offer mom-to-mom breastfeeding and mothering information and support. We are a community of mothers who want to help pregnant women, new moms, and experienced mothers with any aspect of breastfeeding, from latch-on to weaning. We have time and patience, and we listen really well. :-)
Want to talk to a Leader and meet other moms? Join us at a Meet Up! Please click on the Meet Ups tab for a calendar of events and links to our Grand Rapids locations.
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