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Wella. It's pretty much a name I, as I am sure many of you have also, grown up with. Wella is one of the most popular and frequently used brands in hair salons across the Country - those who haven't succumbed to fancy, high-end brands, anyway. Wella is a long-lasting brand whose products can be identified anywhere. Wella is the brand that makes me think of going to the hairdressers as a sold with my mum whilst she got a cut and blow dry - Wella is the scent which carries through my memories of those visits. But Wella isn't old or behind the times, in fact their products are just as forefront as any high-end, glitzy and glamorous brand taking over the hair scene. And this Luxe Oil hair oil, makes Wella stand out as the brand who will always be there.
Essentially the same as a favourites post, but instead of picking as many products as I wanted (the amount I had in some of my monthly favourites post was ridiculous!) I was going to limit myself to five products only each month to be my Top 5 products of the month. And this is the very first Top 5 post! Deciding on which products to chose was far harder than I realised - limiting myself to five products meant I had to think carefully about which products I had really, really enjoyed using this month!
I think it's safe to say that Clarins is pretty unbeatable when it comes to their Limited Edition collections. The detail and thought that goes in to each of their products is amazing and I am always wowed by how gorgeous and sensational they look. There's just something so special about Clarins products and that shines through even more in their limited edition collections. Each piece feels truly special, unique, in a league of it's own.
Sleep-in Rollers. I think anyone who craves volume in their hair has heard of Sleep-in Rollers by now. They seem to be everywhere. And mostly due to the fact that anyone who has them, posts photos on Twitter of themselves wearing them or tweets how amazing they are, and the Sleep-in Rollers account re-tweets (literally every damn tweet to the point where it drove me crazy and I had to unfollow before I lost the plot). But are they as good as they seem? Sleep-in Rollers like to shout from the rooftops that these are adored by celebrities, the best thing to come out of Liverpool since the Scouse-brow (although that being a good thing is down to personal opinion, ahem...) I saw people going wild for these in the run up to Christmas when Sleep-in Rollers cleverly marketed a 'Christmas Eve' pack. There's no doubting they are popular. But did they work for me?
Last night I was lucky enough to attend the Nottingham Kiehl's Blogger's Gathering. A lovely evening, I learnt a lot about the history of Kiehl's, all about their huge range of products and came away with utter product-lust.
Kiehl's is a brand I have known off for a while now, and a brand whose products I often lust after, but not a brand I see spoken about much here on the blogosphere. Which is surprising, as their products are truly divine and they have a strong ethos with an inspiring history.
My skin isn't in too bad condition. For a skincare addict, I am happy to say I am pretty happy with the condition of my skin. Except, that is, for one thing. My pores. And it's been made even worse since getting my huge No7 mirror which decided to show me just how horrendous my pores really are; big, clogged and nasty. And so since examining my face in this nasty, evil mirror (it's actually an exceptionally good mirror) I decided I had to really had to kick my bottom in to gear with some pore targeting products and steps in my skincare routine. Step in - Clarins Pore Minimizing Serum.
I have been so excited to write this post. When I thought up the idea for a monthly 'Instead of a Beauty Box' post I didn't realise just how excited I would be about finding the perfect purchase for the post, writing about it, it's exciting! Picking the first thing to get instead of a beauty box was more difficult than I expected. It had to be within the £11.95 budget, which was how much my monthly She Said Beauty boxes were, and it had to be something I wanted, not just buying something for the hell of buying it. But when I saw this Crabtree & Evelyn hand trio over on FeelUnique for a blooming bargain price of £7 for the set with free delivery, I just knew I had to get it!
In the last Skincare Series post I talked facial exfoliators (read that post here!) Today I am going to be talking about something far more gentle. Toners! A toner is probably one of the very first skincare products I started using back in my early teens (the first being an Olay moisturiser my mother used to demand I use from the age of 12 on-wards The very first toner I bought, and one I still often indulge in and would recommend, is the Lush Breath of Fresh Air Toner.
When a new year starts people make lots of new year's resolutions and many will also adamantly go on a detox - a New Year, a new me! But it's important to consider detoxing in all the right ways. A detox isn't just about cutting out bad foods or alcohol, changing your lifestyle. Your skin and body need looking after on the inside just as much as the outside. And REN is the perfect way to ensure you are looking after your skin and body, inside and out, in three easy steps!
Hello lovelies, I am super excited to share this post with you today as it is all about some fab new products which have been launched by L'Occitane, today!!
A new limited edition range, the shea butter and honey ultra gentle range comprises of four products. The Honey Whipped Body Cream, the Honey Foaming Gel, the Honey Hand Cream and the Honey Shea Butter. Today I am going to be sharing with you my thoughts on the Honey Whipped Body Cream and the Honey Shea Butter!
Lumie Lights, and their Lumie Bodyclock Go Wake-up Lamp, were completely unknown to me until very recently. I was very kindly sent this Lumie Bodyclock to try out and was so intrigued by it. Yes, it's an alarm clock. But boy is it so much more than just an alarm clock. As a Psychology student, I have studied Biological Psychology and know just how extremely important good sleep, and the right amount of sleep, is. I often struggle myself where sleep is concerned. I am a bit of a night owl - I will stay up late, wake up late, and I often nap too (which by the way, is incredibly bad for you) So having something to help me get to sleep better and also wake me up in a better, even healthier way, well it was something which really got my interest.
The Clarins Beauty Flash Balm has become a staple in my routine. And for me that's actually saying something. I once had a teeny tiny sample of this but I had it in my head that it just wasn't right for oily skin, so I gave it away. After that all I heard was everyone absolutely raving about this product. It seemed to be a massive hit with a lot of people, even those with oily skin.
Whenever I pop to the Chalk Farm Nando's, I always pop into the Neal's Yard Remedies store and have a little look around. The staff are so warm and welcoming there and some of the nicest staff I have come across before! A real credit to NYR. On this particular visit me and Sophie were pretty much eyeing up every last product and we certainly had our product-lust eyes on. Then I came across this wonderful blue pot which caught my eye...
The L'Occitane Almond Shower Oil (or more formerly known as the A L'Hule D'Amande with Almond Oil) is a pretty popular and coveted product in the blogosphere. And rightly so. L'Occitane is a name I have grown up with. A prestigious brand with the highest quality products, L'Occitane is a brand I associate with luxury. And nothing feels more luxurious than the Almond Shower Oil.
At the beginning of the year it can be tempting to fast forward straight to our all new Spring/Summer wardrobes. While it would be lovely to bag up those jumpers and jeans and treat ourselves to lighter, brighter new outfits, this is sadly a case of wishful thinking. From January on-wards, we're likely to be needing our knitwear for a good few months yet. What you can do, however, is refresh your jumper drawer with some new styles, and perhaps some lighter knitwear that's perfect for the transitional months before Summer brings with it the warmer weather.
On Christmas Eve I shared with you all an early Christmas present from my friend Hayley, which was a trip to Magic Alley in Stratford-Upon-Avon (read all about that here). Whilst we were there we also did some sight-seeing and I had such a lovely day that I wanted to share it here on my blog as well as some of the photos.
I seem to be very late to the VO5 band-wagon. Everyone always raves about them but there didn't seem to be anything that grabbed me. But I was intrigued. Very intrigued in fact, because it seems so many of the lovely bloggers I speak to love VO5. So when I was offered to try out a few of their products I couldn't resist!
After care. It's probably not the first thing you think of when getting a new tattoo or piercing, but I know from experience just how important proper after care is. I remember when I got my first piercing how nervous I was about how to look after it once it had been done – It was my first piercing, I had no idea what to do or how to look after it. When I got my first tattoo, I remember urgently asking the tattooist to tell me what to do afterwards, more so in hope of being reassured that it would be OK. Unfortunately for me, where the advice for after care of my first piercing had been spot on, the advice for my first tattoo had not. So today I am going to run you through some products which I have tried over the years, for both tattoos and piercings, and hope you don't make any of the mistakes I did!
When Sleek released these Blush by 3's, I was in my 'Right, I need to wear blush more often' frame of mind so I thought a palette with three different blush shades would be perfect! I checked out lots of online reviews and swatches and the first one I added to my collection was Pumpkin. I am a big fan of Sleek blushes, my favourite being Pomegranate which is the perfect Autumn/Winter shade. So I had high hopes for the Blush by 3 palettes!
I had heard a lot about the MAC Pro Sculpting Creams but I wasn't overly sure of what they were for exactly. So I did a bit of online research, spurred on by some quite frankly absolute rave reviews, and I decided to take the plunge and order some to see what the fuss was all about and whether they really worth these miracle products everyone said they were.
Naturally, my hair is curly, and wavy, and frizzy. It can be a real pain to keep up and often I just opt for straightening it to save the hassle of trying to keep it under control. Although other's often compliment me on how my hair looks naturally, to me it's just a mess! A big curly, wavy, frizzy mess and I really don't like it very much. There's a few products which do do the job of healing tame the frizz of my curls, such as the Bumble and Bumble Hairdressers Invisible Oil which is great for softening and taming frizz, and the Bumble and Bumble Curl Conscious Reactivating Mist which is really good at refreshing my curls. But sometimes it's really nice to do something to my hair which makes those frizzy and wavy curls match the rest of my curls, giving me volume and root lift, and polished curls all round. And that is exactly what the Enrapture Extremity Heated Rollers do!
The last time I was tattooed was the first weekend of November and I had two and a half very painful hours of work on my sleeve. I was very kindly contacted by Rocco's Old School in the summer of 2012 and asked if I would like to try their products, so knowing I had a tattoo appointment coming up in November I thought why not?


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Air Quality for Low-Rise Residential Development
Development Features
- Encourage walking as a clean air alternative for all ages and abilities
- Reduce the impact of local heat islands on human and ecosystem health
Tier 1
AQ 1.1 Connectivity
Provide safe, direct, universally accessible pedestrian routes, including crosswalks and midblock crossings that connect the buildings on site to the off-site pedestrian network and priority destinations.1
AQ 1.2 Sidewalk Space
Provide a context-sensitive pedestrian clearway that is a minimum of 2.1 m wide, to safely and comfortably accommodate pedestrian flow.2,3
AQ 1.3 Weather Protection
Provide covered outdoor waiting areas for pedestrian comfort and protection from inclement weather.4
AQ 1.4 Pedestrian Specific Lighting
Provide pedestrian-scale lighting that is evenly spaced, continuous and directed onto sidewalks, pathways, entrances, outdoor waiting areas and public spaces.5
Specifications & Resources
- Off-site pedestrian networks and priority destinations include sidewalks, transit stops/stations, parking areas (bikes and cars), surrounding parks and open space, mid-block walkways, underground concourses, primary building entrances or other key pedestrian access points, crossings and routes.
- The pedestrian clearway is the universally accessible, unobstructed, direct and continuous path of travel within the sidewalk zone. A clearway greater than 2.1 m wide may be required at corners, transit nodes or other contexts with high pedestrian volumes or pedestrian activity (e.g. at-grade patios and retail uses): City of Toronto Accessibility Design Guidelines.
- A context-sensitive sidewalk zone at least 6.0 m wide, measured from curb to buildings face, is recommended to support a variety of streetscape elements including the pedestrian clearway, trees, furniture, lighting, utilities, cafés, etc. that contribute to a vibrant and complete street.
Vibrant Streets
Toronto Urban Design Streetscape Manual
Avenues & Mid-Rise Buildings Study (Performance Standard #7A: Minimum Sidewalk Zones)
- Outdoor waiting areas must include the primary entrance to the building or any entrance adjacent to a lobby. Coverings such as canopies and awnings should be opaque for shade and weather protection and to mitigate bird collisions.
- Pedestrian scale lighting must be Dark Sky Compliant in accordance with EC 5.1, directed downward and includes fixtures such as bollards or lower-scale pole fixtures along pedestrian routes. For details on pedestrian scale exterior lighting design strategies that minimize light pollution, refer to the Best Practices for Effective Lighting.
Tier 1
AQ 2.1 UHI Non-roof Hardscape
Use a combination of the following strategies to treat at least 50 per cent of the site's non-roof hardscape (including driveways, walkways, courtyards, surface parking areas, artificial turf and other on-site hard surfaces):
- High-albedo paving materials with an initial solar reflectance of at least 0.33 or SRI of 29 1
- Open grid pavement with at least 50 per cent perviousness 2
- Shade from existing or new tree canopy within 10 years of landscape installation 3
- Shade from architectural structures that are vegetated or have an initial solar reflectance of at least 0.33 at installation or an SRI of 29
- Shade from structures with energy generation 4
AQ 2.2 Green & Cool Roofs
Roof areas must be provided with one of the following:
- Green roof for at least 50 per cent of Available Roof Space;5,7 OR
- Cool roof installed for 100 per cent of Available Roof Space;5,6 OR
- A combination of a green roof, and cool roof and solar PV for at least 75 per cent of Available Roof Space.5,6,7
Tier 2
AQ 2.3 UHI, Non-roof Hardscape (Core)
Use any combination of the strategies in AQ 2.1 to treat at least 75 per cent of the site's non-roof hardscape (including driveways, walkways, courtyards, parking areas, artificial turf and other on-site hard surfaces).
Specifications & Resources
- Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) is a measure of a surface's ability to reflect solar heat. The SRI for a given material is calculated using both the reflectance value and emittance value of the material. Black asphalt has an SRI of zero and a standard white surface is 100. Pavement types range between these values with an SRI of 35 for gray concrete.
- Open grid pavement consists of concrete or hard plastic grid systems with large pore spaces filled with a planted growing medium or light coloured aggregate.
- Shade of 10-year canopy width is calculated at solar noon. Refer to EC2.1 – 2.5 for the applicable tree planting standards. Shade cast by buildings is not an eligible strategy.
- Energy generation systems consist of solar thermal collectors, photovoltaics and wind turbines.
- Refer to the Green Roof Bylaw for definitions of Green Roof and Available Roof Space for green roof areas, details on calculating the green roof area required and the Toronto Green Roof Construction Standard.
- Cool roofing materials must have a minimum initial reflectance of 0.65 and minimum emittance of 0.90 or a three-year aged SRI value of 64 for a low-sloped roof and a three-year aged SRI of 15 for a steep-sloped roof. Low sloped roofs have a surface slope of less than 1:6 (9.5 degrees) and steeply sloped roofs have a surface slope greater than 1:6 (9.5 degrees).
- Consider designing green roofs to promote biodiversity. Refer to the City of Toronto Guidelines for Designing for Biodiversity on Green Roofs.


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Gardens frame a home, defining the very best features of the structure with accenting flowers, shrubs and trees. Creating a garden against the house draws attention to the home, capturing the perfect blend between the sharp lines of the home and the softening features of the landscape. Homeowners have a host of options in designing gardens against the house.
Foundation Planting
Landscapers and builders commonly place shrubs and flowers against the house to hide the unsightly cement blocks of a foundation. This practice used to entail completely filling the front of the home with a garden of hedge-like shrubs to block the lower portion of the home. Current trends show homeowners and landscapers removing these traditional shrubs. This opens the space up to accent the front of the home in greenery. Typical new foundation plants frame the home, focusing attention on opening up the space. Plants frame windows, bays and porches rather than blocking these features from view.
Container gardens typically accent an outdoor living space near seating arrangements and tables. Container gardens can also be used against the front of a home to add interest to a plain garden bed. This quick fix allows the homeowner to make instant visual interest with a splash of color. Random containers placed in a garden draw the eye to the space, accenting the entryway, pillars or porch of a home. Containers also serve to add height to a low lying foundation garden.
Perennial Flowers
Perennials offer the gardener a wide array of choices for the home landscape. Perennials bloom at varying times during the summer growing season so these plants can provide a continual floral display. Perennials appear every year, larger and more beautiful than the year before as the plant matures. Choosing to place a perennial garden against the home creates an eye-pleasing display to accent the home.
Raised Garden Beds
Gardens against the house look beautiful when framed with border materials such as landscaping timbers, brick or pavers. Designers choose products that match the color scheme of the home. Raised garden beds serve to increase the height of the landscaping in the front of the home. This also improves the appearance of the front of the home, defining the garden space and focusing attention on the home entryway. Plants in a raised garden should complement the home exterior rather than drawing too much attention away from the unique features of the home.
More Articles
- Repair a Crack in a Cement Porch that is Pulling Away From the House
- Common Landscape Plants
- The Best Shrubs for Landscaping
- Native Evergreen Plants of Maryland
- Ideas on Landscaping a Small Courtyard
- Traditional Bungalow Landscaping
- Shrubs for Dry Shade
- Backyard Corner Landscaping Ideas
- Landscaping With Knock Out Roses
- Landscaping Cul-de-sac Front Yards
- Trim Back Shrubs
- Gazebo Landscaping Ideas


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Students are welcome to stake out space in the Study Hall in the Agnes Atrium during gallery hours, 7–10 December and then 13–16 December. This art-friendly setting is an excellent place for exam preparation and term paper production.
Currently on view in the Atrium are Dave Kemp's, Data Collection and Wally Dion's, Seated Thunderbird , two major art works that complement the "Big Data 175" series of talks and events this fall and winter term.


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Return of the cougar could save drivers' lives
Safety experts trying to reduce collisions on American roads have something new to mull over: perhaps mountain lions could save lives.
The suggestion comes from a group of wildlife scientists from western states and Alaska who have studied the effects that several thousand cougars could have on road accidents in the densely-populated eastern states that were once their home.
Sophie Gilbert, a wildlife ecologist at the University of Idaho, Laura Prugh of the University of Washington and their colleagues in Alaska begin their paper, published in the journal Conservation Letters, with a startling fact: each year deer cause 1.2 million collisions, 29,000 injuries, and more than 200 deaths on American roads — making them the country's most dangerous large mammal.
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My Christmas mornings have always begun with finding tiny treasures in my stocking. It was the only thing we were allowed to open before my parents woke up. So I figured I'd begin the first of my many holiday gift guides this season with my favorite stocking stuffers.
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6:30 am
Dark Fog
I'm just like, let's get this going.
Ending 3:09 12:37 pace
And I'm so concerned that it wasn't faster, even though my coach gave me SPECIFIC directions to go slow. And it was during this run that I stopped running for the props I get from him, and started running to train, running for myself. To really improve. To get that BQ before I'm 60.
I was alone, my partner was sick.
I took off for the first five, down to Shell, to Spring Creek, to Vermeulen park, to Boesch…and where I planned to turn left, I turned right, because the thought of doing 3 loops made me crazy.
I went to the Jack Tone truck stop, to Mistlin park, and took a Gu at mile 5. I cannot stand the consistency, so the next 5 weeks to the LA Marathon, I'm going to be experimenting with different gels or substitutes. However, I seemed to have more energy.
Between Mile 6 & 8, I could feel my toes and the familiar numbing. I think my head started that incessant chatter of "You should stop you know. It's too hard. You have too much more running to go."
I turned at Santos, and was immediately lost in the fog. I just had to keep going. None of the farmhouses looked familiar, and for awhile I was concerned that I was on the wrong street. It didn't help that farms had been recently excavated. I just kept running. I had to dodge a couple of cars…and am reminded that running in the fog has it's own pitfalls. In the rain, cars can normally see you. In the fog, all of a sudden there they are: headlights.
Turned by Colony Oak, ready to run by Spring Creek again to go back over the overpass and out to the Stanislaus River trail. I was at mile 10, and knowing I was 5 miles from being finished helped. A little.
These miles were in the 12-13 minute range, and I was trying to stay slow, but honestly, slower is harder. I wanted to go faster, but my legs wouldn't cooperate anyway, so I just kept running. I had to dodge some dogs, saw some nice people. But the fog.
When at last I reached West Ripon Road, and was 2 miles away, I started to realize how wet I looked. My hair was soaked, my eyelashes has drops of water on them, my top was as wet as if someone had thrown water on me. Out by Canal Street, and I knew I was one mile away. Knowing how close I was helped.
As I headed down my street, I felt the familiar power in my legs, the end. At home, I had an ice bath for my feet, which is hard…but so necessary for my recovery.
My only question during this run was, if this is hard, how can I add 11.2 miles to this? My other thoughts include some kind of gel substitute…and other technical questions.
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Hope International University 2500 E Nutwood Ave Fullerton, CA 92831 Phone: (714) 879-3901
General Information About Hope International University
Hope International University's mission is to empower students through Christian higher education to serve the Church and impact the world for Christ.
Institutional statistical data was gathered from the U.S. Department of Education - Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, 2009-2010.
Institution Type
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Special Learning Opportunities
- Distance learning opportunities
- Study abroad
Student Services
- General Education Courses
- Career Services available upon completion
Credit Accepted
- Dual credit
- Credit for life experiences
- Advanced placement (AP) credits
- The acceptance of credits for work experience or military experience are subject to review by the school and cannot be guaranteed.
Religious Affiliation
- Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Federal Aid
- Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans).
Degrees/Certificates offered
- Less than 1 year certificate
- 1-2 years certificate
- Associate's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Postbaccalaureate certificate
- Master's degree
Campus Setting
- City: Midsize
Disability Services Student
- 3% or Less
Admission Total Applicants 453 Percent Admitted 39% Men Admitted 40% Women Admitted 38% Full Time Retention Rate 33%
Submitted ACT & SAT Scores
25th Percentile Score 75th Percentile Score Critical Reading 430 540 Math 423 548 Writing 420 528
25th Percentile Score 75th Percentile Score Composite 19 23 English 18 24 Math 18 21
Student Demographics Total Enrolled 1,044 Native American 9.0 Asian 51.0 African American 47.0 Hispanic 114.0 Enrolled FullTime Undergraduates 394 Enrolled FullTime Graduates 230


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This happened a few years ago.
K, a friend, called me at work. She wasted no time in niceties… She got to the point directly.
"Did you hear about M's dad?" She asked.
"No." I replied. We had lost touch with M years ago after she changed jobs & relocated from the city. I have met her dad briefly when I had to drop her home late one night after work. Now she's married with a kid in another city and her parents live here. Her sister lives a few kilometers away. M & me had shared a lovely rapport at work and she had been a great friend.
"Oh, you have to listen to this! I wish I could've been there to see your face when you hear this!"
"Why?!" I asked her, not sure I was going to like what she was going to say..
"Did you know M's parents are now separated?"
"What????!! " I was truly shocked. While separation amongst younger couples are far too common these days, I just couldn't understand why people in their 70s would want to separate. If they could stay together for 40 plus years, what can make them go their separate ways when they need a companion the most?
"Her mom has moved in with her sister, and get this… Her dad is living with a much younger woman now…"
"No way!" I said vehemently. At the one brief encounter I had with him, he had come across as a typical, seedha-saadha, god-fearing tambrahm man.. In fact, M has told us so much about his strict adherence to morals & ethics.
"Who told you all this rubbish?" I asked my friend.
"Someone very reliable.. You know my aunt just moved in to the apartment bang opposite M's parents '. She says her maid told her that an elderly gentleman stays there with a younger woman & that his wife has moved away…"
It totally left me disoriented for the rest of the day. I just couldn't get my head around this. How could he? I kept thinking. I guess the male species are really a selfish, evil lot…
K & me spoke again that afternoon while she was frothing in the mouth about the male mentality, infidelity and whether we should try & trace M to talk to her.. But we decided against it… It's not exactly a pleasant subject and it's totally not our business. If at all she wants to touch base with us, there's always Facebook..
So we left it at that and like all other earth-shattering scandals, it got easily forgotten after a few weeks.
A few months later, I got a call from M herself. The hot gossip I'd heard about her dad came flooding back to me. And M was not sounding her usual chirpy self.
"Hi… " She said in a small voice.
"Hi, M!" I greeted her enthusiastically. "So lovely to hear your voice after so many years… How have you been?" I gushed.
"Okay.. " she replied. "I'm in the city for 2 weeks & thought I'll touch base with you."
"Great! " I said. "Shall we do lunch? Or do you want to meet up at home? I'd love to see your son!" I rambled on…
"No yaar, not this time…" She said. "I'm here because I lost my mother. I'm staying at my sister's place and there are lot of pujas & stuff till next week. Then it'll be time for me to go back home.."
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" I felt so terrible. I knew she was very close to her mom. "What happened?"
"She was diagnosed with terminal cancer two years ago. Around the same time, my father had a stroke and was partially paralysed…"
"Oh, my god!" Poor things, I thought.
"I had just delivered my son and I was not in any shape to come and help out. So my sister took my mother into her place. She was really weak after her chemo sessions. And we appointed a live-in nurse to take care of my father at his place."
"My sister used to look him up everyday. It really helped that she was staying pretty close."
"Oh I'm so sorry.." I said, feeling terrible. "If only I'd known… It wouldn't have been easy for your sister…"
"Yeah, she's lost a lot of weight… I feel so guilty.." said my friend.
"Don't beat yourself up.. Both of you did your best… Please call me whenever you want to talk. If it's ok with you, K & me will drop in to see you at your sister's at your convenience".
After chatting for a bit more we hung up, promising each other to be in touch.
Now I have to call K to restore her faith in men…
Though this really happened, I've changed minor details to protect privacies.


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"Pic of the Week", April 13, 2018: Boo the Bear, Golden B.C.
I'd like you to meet Boo, a grizzly bear. Boo is well known around the Canadian Rocky Mountain region because he lives at the Kicking Horse Grizzly Bear Refuge and gets lots of visitors. His home consists of a fenced 22-acre piece of natural land (apparently the world's largest protected grizzly bear habitat) where Boo has lived and wandered freely since 2003. Boo and his sibling were orphaned at only a few months old when their mother was killed by a poacher; sadly Boo's sibling didn't survive his first hibernation.
Boo has found a good home here in eastern British Columbia, near the town of Golden. He's been known to escape during mating season (he digs out under his electrified fence), …
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"Pic of the Week", February 9, 2018: Old Massett, Haida Gwaii
Haida Gwaii — the island chain off the coast of British Columbia formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands — has a long history of terrific native artistry. While visiting the islands, we made a stop in the small community of Old Massett which sits on the site of several historic Haida villages.
It was in Old Massett that some of the Haida people who had survived the devastating wave of smallpox that arrived with white settlers started regrouping in the late 19th century. Today, Old Massett is the administrative center for the Council of the Haida Nation.
Old Massett is home to the Islands' largest collection of contemporary totem poles, which are located throughout the village. There are several skilled …
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"Pic of the Week", August 25, 2017: A Rambler in Prince Rupert, B.C.
I spent a rain-drenched day exploring Prince Rupert, B.C some years ago. I'd flown to Prince Rupert (via Vancouver) to catch the ferry to Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands) and had a full day to kill before departing. As with any such travel opportunity, I pulled out my walking shoes and camera and tried to experience as much of the town as I could.
Prince Rupert sits on the Inside Passage just below the Alaska Panhandle. A coastal city set against the mountains, it's one of the few times in my life I've landed on an island airport and had to be ferried to the mainland. The town's industries are timber-related, fishing and mining, as is the …
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A visit to the Burgess Shale. Stanley Glacier, Kootenay National Park
One of the world's most famous fossil sites is Canada's Burgess Shale, which contains a large assortment of ancient and amazingly well-preserved (often soft-bodied) marine fossils. Originally discovered at high altitude in the mountains of British Columbia's Yoho National Park in 1909, the Burgess Shale was one of the important reasons for the designation of the region as a UNESCO World Heritage site. There are two Burgess Shale sites in Yoho National Park you can visit, both long hikes with significant altitude gain. One is to Mount Stephen and the other to Walcott Quarry.
Recently a sister site has been discovered further south in Kootenay National Park, about 25 miles (40 km) south of the original site. That …
"Pic of the Week", February 5, 2016 : Exploring Vancouver's Waterfront
One of my favorite cities in which to go for a long walk is Vancouver, BC. It lends itself to walking because its setting is incredibly beautiful, its architecture interesting, and there's a lot of fascinating street art you can enjoy. I especially like exploring the harbor area around the new Convention Center and Canada Place.
Situated just outside the Convention Center are several interesting works of art, including Pixel Orca, a massive outdoor piece that definitely catches your eye, partially because it's framed by beautiful North Vancouver. It's a reminder that many Orca pods live off the coast of the city (which you might see if you take a guided boat tour).
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"Pic of the Week", January 8, 2016: A-Maze-ing Laughter
When I last visited Vancouver my friend, Harry, took me for a walk around the city to include some of his favorite spots. One of these was this fun statue called A-Maze-ing Laughter. This is a fun bronze created by Yue Minjun in 2009; the piece was loaned to the city for its 2010 Winter Olympic celebrations. The sculpture quickly became very popular with Vancouverites and was purchased and donated to the City of Vancouver by Chip and Shannon Wilson in 2012.
The artwork is located in Morton Park along English Bay and consists of 14 separate figures, each 3 meters tall, each created in the artist's own image while laughing. There's a separate concrete bench inscribed, "May this sculpture inspire …
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A visit to Skedans, Haidi Gwaii
One of the most memorable day-trips I've ever been on was to the remnants of the Haida village of Skedans. It's a remote and rarely visited place. Sadly, not much remains of the village, captured near its prime in the image below this paragraph (from 1878), rich with great totem art and beautiful longhouses.
Skedans is located on the northeastern shore of Louise Island, at the head of Cumshewa Inlet in Haida Gwaii (formerly called the Queen Charlotte Islands), off the coast of North Central British Columbia just south of the Alaska panhandle. That sounds really confusing, so to help you better orient yourself to this remote place, here are a few maps I think will help:
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Granville Island Public Market, Vancouver, B.C.
One of my favorite markets anywhere is the Granville Island Public Market in Vancouver. Situated on a piece of reclaimed land, it's become a peninsula and is an island in name only. It adjoins False Creek and Burrard Inlet south of downtown Vancouver and is one of those places everyone visiting Vancouver for a few days should see. It's not the prettiest setting, not the fanciest facility, but is a colorful venue with a wonderful assortment of food and eateries, and personable vendors (you'd expect no less from Canadians, eh?)
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Sony Computer Entertainment of America CEO and President Jack Tretton announces that he'll be stepping down from the position at the end of March.
For the past two decades, Jack Tretton has been synonymous with the PlayStation brand. His influence helped shape the PlayStation 4 as well as innumerable games and content, and throughout the years he has become an iconic figurehead for the gaming world.
But now it appears that Tretton is moving on from his lofty executive position, and according to the announcement on the official PlayStation Blog, the beloved SCEA President will be departing the company.
Tretton himself revealed that the decision not to renew his contract was mutually agreed upon by himself and SCEA, and delivered the following farewell message to the PlayStation community:
PlayStation Nation,
It is with mixed feelings that I inform you that I will be stepping down as President and CEO of SCEA effective March 31, 2014. This is a result of a mutual agreement with SCEA, and I leave knowing that the PlayStation brand has never been stronger, PlayStation 4 momentum continues to accelerate, and the future will only get brighter for our gamers.
Serving PlayStation fans for the past 19 years has been one of the most rewarding experiences in my career. Your passion for gaming inspired me every day.
I want to thank you for constantly pushing PlayStation to deliver breakthrough gaming and entertainment experiences, and to never settle for "good enough." The embodiment of this commitment can be found in the PS4, which has quickly become the #1 next-gen console worldwide…thanks to you.
We've shared many memories over the past two decades and I'll always be grateful for your support.
Thank you,
Jack Tretton
Shawn Layden, the Executive VP and COO of Sony Network Entertainment International, will be commandeering the mantle of acting CEO and President of SCEA starting April 1. Many gamers are wondering whether or not this is some elaborate April Fools joke, seeing as Laydenwill take over the position on that very day, but this appears to be genuine in all accounts.
Layden has served with Sony for over 15 years, and has had a colorful career within the company; his positions include President of Sony Computer Entertainment Japan (SCEJ) as well as spending eight years directing software development at the London branch of SCE Worldwide Studios.
"I've worked with Jack for nearly two decades and I want to personally thank him for his leadership and the considerable contributions he's made to the SCEA business and PlayStation brand over the years," Layden said in an official Sony press release announcement.
SCE President Andrew House had the following to say about Tretton's departure, and is confident that Layden will be an apt replacement for the position:
"I wish him nothing but the best in his future endeavors. I also want to welcome Shawn to the Sony Computer Entertainment America team.
"I have the utmost confidence in Shawn's leadership capabilities, and his deep knowledge of the gaming industry and commitment to gamers, will help keep PlayStation at the forefront of entertainment and innovative gameplay."
It will be interesting to see how Layden's influence helps direct the future of SCEA and the PlayStation brand, but he will certainly have to warm up the community, as many saw Tretton as irreplaceable. Layden certainly has some big shoes to fill, and hopefully this change in leadership won't have a negative impact on the future of PlayStation.
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Camps Offered
Announcing new camps, new format for 2019!
Please check out all of the descriptions below! For more information, or if you have questions, please email Katy Owings at email@example.com.
For registration purposes, please note that R = City of Annapolis Resident and NR = Non-Resident.
Camp Annapolis (ages 4-15)
Camp Annapolis, formerly Truxtun Park Day Camp, is a Maryland State-Licensed traditional day camp split into two week sessions for 8 weeks of the summer. These camps are divided by age, and provide safe, fun, and challenging settings for children age 4-15. Each session has themed weeks and field trips where campers have age-appropriate activities designed to promote social skills, teamwork as well as the ability to make new and lifelong friendships! Breakfast and lunch are provided Monday through Thursday. Campers need to bring a lunch, drink and snack on Fridays. Camp runs from 7:30 am to 6 pm daily with themed activities from 9 am to 4 pm. (No camp Thu Jul 4). No Before and After Care fees! Each session is R $240 / NR $280. Scholarships available and vouchers accepted!
|Session I July 1 - 12
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|Session II July 15 - 26
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|Session III July 29 - August 9
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Community Enrichment Camps (ages 4-15)
Formerly Recreation Enrichment Camps, the new and improved, Maryland State-Licensed, Community Enrichment Camps provide opportunities for Annapolis area children to meet new people and experience all of what Annapolis has to offer! Camps are divided by age and provide safe, fun, and affordable settings for children ages 4-15. A morning and afternoon shuttle is provided for families with multiple children at multiple locations. Breakfast and lunch are provided Monday through Thursday. On Fridays, camp is held at the "Pip" Moyer Recreation Center campers will need to bring a lunch, drink and snack. Camps run daily from 7:30 am to 6 pm. Scholarships available and vouchers accepted! No Before and After Care fees! Camp runs July 1 - August 9 (no camp Thursday, July 4). 6 Weeks R $195 / NR $225
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Summer Kick-Off Camp June 24-28
Welcome to Summer 2019! Summer Kick-Off Camp is designed to start the summer off right with safe, fun, and engaging activities for campers ages 7-12! This camp will host numerous summer fun activities like swimming, games, sports as well as arts and crafts. Campers will need to bring a bag lunch, drink and snack each day. Before and After Care available for additional fee. R $140 / NR $170 Location: PMRC, 9 am - 4 pm #1510
End of Summer Celebration August 26-30
Our End of Summer Celebration Camp is designed to end the summer right with safe, fun, and engaging activities to keep
your children moving the las week of summer! This camp will highlight all of the best activities summer has to offer, and will
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available for additional fee. R $140 / NR $170 Location: PMRC, 9 am - 4 pm #1524
Splash Camps (ages 6-12)
Annapolis Recreation and Parks Splash Camps include a variety of traditional and non-traditional sports and activities aimed to develop individual skills as well as teamwork. Campers will play a sport or participate in an activity in the morning followed by swimming at the pool in the afternoon daily. Lunch is provided Monday through Thursday. Before and After Care available for additional fee. Camp runs from 9 am - 4 pm each day. R $140 / NR $170. Ages vary based on camp.
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STEAM Age 6-12 #1511 PMRC Meeting Room 1
July 8-12
Basketball Age 6-12 #1512 PMRC Court 3
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July 15-19
SUP Age 10-12 #1514 Truxtun Park Boat Ramp
Karate Age 6-9 #1515 PMRC Studio A
July 22-26
LEGO® Age 6-9 #1516 PMRC Meeting Room 2
STEAM Age 6-12 #1517 PMRC Meeting Room 1
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Dance Age 6-9 #1519 PMRC Studio A
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BEVERLY, Mass. – Endicott College is a pioneer in requiring comprehensive internship experiences in every program of study for undergraduate students. Here's a look into softball student-athlete and liberal studies/education major Hayley Arduini's '19 (Southington, Conn.) internship experience at Harborlight Montessori.
ECGULLS: Describe your overall internship experience.
ARDUINI: I am doing my internship at Harborlight Montessori right in Beverly. I can honestly say that overall my internship experience has been absolutely amazing! The faculty have been so welcoming right from the start and they are really onboard with making sure I get the most out of this experience. I have never worked in a Montessori school before, so everything is new to me and I am taking it all in. I feel like I am making different connections with each of my students and I am already making a positive impact on them.
ECGULLS: What have you learned from your internship?
ARDUINI: For just the short amount of time that I have been at Harborlight Montessori, I have already learned so much. At Harborlight, they really respect and nurture each child's natural curiosity and unfolding personality. I have learned that not all students learn the same, and what works for one student may not work for another.
ECGULLS: How will this internship help you in your career moving forward?
ARDUINI: This internship will help me in my career moving forward because I can include some of what I am learning in a Montessori classroom, in my public school classroom one day. They use so many different materials and manipulative objects that I can really see myself using in my own classroom once I graduate.
A philosophy of "learning by doing" permeates the college curriculum in which students are encouraged to integrate theory and practice in all of their studies.
Through their experiences in internships students will be prepared to:
- Apply, integrate, and evaluate knowledge within a particular academic discipline
- Develop competencies for careers and community service
- Explore career options and gain field experience
- Foster personal growth through increased self-confidence, interpersonal skills, an understanding of self and others, and a heightened awareness of ethical standards
- Improve the ability to learn in a self-directed manner
"The Endicott internship model allows students to have multiple opportunities throughout their college experience to discover their passions, bolster career confidence, and develop a marketable skill set while creating a professional network that will serve them well after graduation," said Endicott's Dean of the Internship and Career Center Eric Hall. "Endicott students leave with the career-readiness competencies and passion needed to excel in today's workforce."
For the latest on Endicott Athletics, follow the Gulls on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.>
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How Incomes Changed (percent) (1977-2014)
Over the past 40 years or more UK government policy has proclaimed its interest in reducing poverty and inequality. If we compare incomes in 1977 and 2014 we find that economic changes have pushed incomes down for the poorest 80% while Government policy has focused on lifting middle-incomes. Reducing poverty has not been a policy objective.
The publisher is the Centre for Welfare Reform.
Graphic on How Incomes Changed (percent) (1977-2014) © Simon Duffy 2017.
All Rights Reserved. No part of this paper may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher except for the quotation of brief passages in reviews.
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How do you think you will be able to tone down your body well? It is only when you start loving yourselves and when you know and wants to get back to shape somehow. Many people, especially women, suffer from the weight gain problem which has become very common these days. There are many reasons for this unknown and unnoticed weight gain. One might be the changing lifestyles and other might be the modern stressful living. The first one is a very common reason and it is a known reason too. While the second one might be a common happening but hardly do people realize and identify it as one of the reasons for their increase in weight. The more stressed we are the more we tend to eat. Some people try to calm down or cool down their stress by gobbling whatever comes to hand in anger and frustration. But is this how we settle down and calm down our mind? Is this going to do any good to us? Nothing and never but will only add up to our kilos in the body.
Fitness- a personal choice
No one forces or pushes us to stay fit and healthy but it is a personal choice. When this choice is made wisely, understand that your life is going to take a beautiful turn, make you look beautiful and healthy. Staying healthy is a very broad term and it means different things to different people.
- A balanced diet is one that helps in making us live fit and A few people try to maintain their looks and manage their weight by changing their preferences to a healthy and balanced diet. This is one way of boosting up our body with all that is necessary for a healthy living, and it is not just this but you will also get to look beautiful and attractive.
- A few people prefer exercises and workouts and make it a routine in their everyday schedule. This is again a must for the body to be healthy and happy. Yes, a proper, good food accompanied by a regular workout regime would definitely help a person in maintaining his body and looks well.
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Apple-Cran Granola Bars
- Yield: 16 pieces
Light corn syrup may be substituted for agave nectar, using same measurements.
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 1/4cups coarsely chopped dried apples
- 1/4 to 1/3cup apple juice or cider
- 1/3cup dried cranberries, coarsely chopped
- 2cups quick-cooking oats
- 1cup slightly chopped walnuts
- 1/2cup toasted wheat germ
- 1/3cup steel-ground oats
- 1/2cup agave nectar or light corn syrup
- 1/4cup light brown sugar
- 2tablespoons canola oil
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4teaspoon salt
- 1/8teaspoon baking soda
- Preheat oven to 300F. Line the inside of a 9-inch-square baking pan or dish with heavy foil, extending foil over edges of pan. Generously coat foil with cooking spray.
- Combine apples, juice and cranberries in small saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, over medium-low heat about 4 minutes, until juice has evaporated and fruit is softened. Remove from heat; set aside.
- Place quick-cooking oats, walnuts, wheat germ and steel-cut oats in a single layer in a large, shallow baking pan. Bake about 15 minutes or until lightly brown, stirring once halfway through baking. Remove from oven; let cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, stir together agave nectar, brown sugar and oil in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Gently simmer over medium heat 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.
- Immediately, stir in salt and baking soda until mixture just begins to foam. Stir in oat mixture until evenly coated. Stir in apple mixture. Transfer to prepared baking pan. Press mixture down firmly with the back of a spatula or metal spoon lightly sprayed with nonstick coating.
- Bake about 20 minutes, until top begins to lightly brown. Cool completely in baking pan. Use foil to lift granola out of pan. Cut into bars; remove from foil. Store in a single layer in a tightly covered container at room temperature up to 3 days.
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Lawn care will always be an ongoing process for us homeowners, and staying on top of the lawn maintenance will ensure that your yard doesn't look like a barren wasteland in the future. Many believe that in order to achieve a beautiful landscape, you simply need to weed a bit and water the lawn.
However, here are a few lawn care maintenance tips and tricks from the professionals at Premier Landscape in RI.
- Your soil is a living thing. You may think it's just your grass that you need to keep alive. Yet in order to keep the grass alive, the soil needs to be cared for. Landscaping companies in RI recommend organic fertilizer as a great addition to keep the organisms within the dirt happy and healthy.
- Plant the correct type of grass. Don't just plant the grass that looks the most appealing. When it comes to lawn care, it could be as simple as making sure the species of grass you plant thrives in your area. Contacting a professional landscaping company such as Premier Landscape can help you figure out which type is best.
- Reuse kitchen and yard sraps. This is a win-win situation: reduce the amount of garbage produced and instead compost the organic matter to use as fertilizer later. Compost is full of healthy nutrients that your lawn and garden need to not only survive, but to thrive. Don't want to make your own? Many landscaping companies throughout RI will have some on hand.
If you didn't need an incentive already to strive for a healthy, happy lawn, note that proper lawn maintenance also improves one's home value by nearly 28%. The first thing potential buyers see when they pull up to a home is the exterior landscape design, so be sure to call up a professional if you plan on making a good impression this year!


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Lakewood Connections is the City of Lakewood's combined newsletter and parks and recreation guide. It is published three times a year (January, May and September) by the City's Communications and Parks and Recreation Programs. It is mailed to Lakewood households, as well as distributed to Lakewood businesses and organizations. To view the current or past issues of Connections, click on a cover below.


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I created a kanzashi flower hair clip this week, in the hopes of spurring all you crafty people out there into realizing that ribbon is not just for sewing! LOL!
Come on out and join the Crafty Ribbon challenge for some fun and inspiration, maybe you'll even win yourself a gift voucher for Crafty Ribbons, the Ribbon Emporium!
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Welcome to the Movement Is Life Caucus website!
Movement Is Life would like to thank the speakers and attendees for a great 2019 Caucus!
New Podcast Now Available:
Bundled payments and the marginalization of complex patients. Featuring Charles. L. Nelson, MD.
Our Vision
Movement is Life is a multi-disciplinary coalition seeking to eliminate racial, ethnic and gender disparities in muscle and joint health by promoting physical mobility to improve quality of life among women, African Americans and Hispanics.
Strategic Objectives
To Reduce Musculoskeletal Health Disparities at the Patient, Healthcare Provider, Community and Policy Levels.
Our Mission
Decrease musculoskeletal health disparities among women and racial/ethnic minorities by raising awareness of their impact on chronic disease management and quality of life. By promoting the importance of early intervention, we seek to slow musculoskeletal disease progression, reduce disability and encourage physical activity and daily movement to improve the overall health of the nation.
Our Goal
Be a catalyst for change by energizing multi-disciplinary work groups to develop measurable, short-term action plans that "move the needle" on critical factors that drive musculoskeletal disparities. We must find ways to make an impact now, while long-term solutions are being developed.
Registration Information
There is no registration fee to attend this meeting.
Participating Organizations
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Academy of Physician Assistants
- American Association of Latino Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- American Osteopathic Association
- American Physical Therapy Association
- American Psychological Association
- Association of Minority Health Professions Schools
- Conference of National Black Churches
- J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society
- National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses
- National Black Nurses Association
- National Hispanic Medical Association
- National Medical Association
- Nth Dimensions Education Solutions
- Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society
- To Our Children's Future with Health
- United States Bone and Joint Initiative
- W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute


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Send announcements to The Loudoun Connection, 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102, e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com or fax to 703-917-0991. Deadline is Friday, two weeks before the event. Photos/artwork encouraged. For more information, call Jennifer Lesinski at 703-917-6454.
This free listing is reserved for activities and events that are open to the public at no or minimal cost.
The Roar newspaper of Potomac Falls High School is offering genuine Indian River Florida Citrus to area residents in a fund-raising drive. The funds will be used to pay for the newspaper printing costs and to help send the Roar staff to the National Journalism Convention in San Francisco.
Students who attend the convention will have the opportunity to meet with professionals in the journalism field and attend more than 200 workshops and one-on-one critique sessions. They will also compete in the National Write-Off competition and attend the Journalism Association National Awards ceremony.
The Roar staff members will be taking orders from Feb. 6-27. To order online, visit the Potomac Falls Web site and follow the link "Buy Some Florida Sunshine." The fruit will be delivered to Potomac Falls High School around March 15-17.
The Sully Elementary School PTO will be holding its annual silent auction and dance Friday, Feb. 10. The Sully teachers will also be preparing a spaghetti dinner prior to the auction starting at 5:30 p.m. Adults $5; children $3. Dancing starts at 6 p.m. with a $1 admission. Admission to the auction is free. Bidding starts at 6:30 p.m. Some items available for bid include trips, stays at area hotels, meals at local restaurants, jewelry, toys and more. Proceeds from some items will go directly to Discovery Park, the Science Park and Playground to be built at Sully. Contact Valerie Petrey at 703-787-8931, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dominion High School will hold a fund-raiser Thursday, Feb. 16, featuring the Harlem Rockets and with Outback Steakhouse providing steak, chicken, baked potato and Caesar salad, from 5:30-7 p.m., in the Dominion High School cafeteria. At 7 p.m., the Harlem Rockets bring their brand of "Showtime Basketball" to the court to play the Seneca Ridge "Dream Team" of teachers and staff.
Tickets for each component of this evening may be purchased separately. Immediate families Ñ parents and children Ñ may purchase a family meal deal for $35. Individual tickets are priced at $6 for children, 12-younger and $15 for adults. Reservation requests may be dropped off at the Dominion High School office or mailed with checks payable to ATLAS, Dominion High School, 21326 Augusta Drive, Sterling VA 20164. Reservations are required to attend the Outback Dinner.
Harlem Rockets tickets are $6 if purchased prior to Feb. 10 and $8 afterwards. Contact Shawn Stiles for tickets at 703-406-3487 or e-mail email@example.com.
Proceeds from these community events will benefit ATLAS (Association of Titan Leaders Assisting Students) at Dominion High School and the Seneca Ridge Middle School PTO.
The Potomac Falls High School PTSO announces the second performance in its Family Friendly Concert Series. The Shenandoah Conservatory Jazz Ensemble will be appearing in the Potomac Falls HS Theater Sunday, Feb. 19, at 3 p.m. The program will last approximately 1-1/2 hours with a 10-minute intermission, when refreshments will be sold. Admission is $4 for adults and $1 for students, with proceeds being split 50/50 between the college and the high school. Potomac Fall High School is located at 46400 Algonkian Parkway, Sterling.
Belmont Ridge Middle School will hold its next family diversity dinner is planned for Feb. 27. The Belmont Ridge Step Team will perform at that dinner. The school invites the Belmont Ridge community to attend.
Young writers in Loudoun County are being encouraged to continue using their writing skills by entering writing contests created by Community Voice Media, LLC.
The contests are as follows: February, winter or snow poem; March, personal essay; April, pet or wildlife article, nonfiction; May, essay " is my hero because É;" June, poem on any topic and July, summer humor essay. Information on additional contests will be added to the Web site regularly. The deadline for each contest is the end of that month. Each poem requires an entry fee and has certain requirements. There will be cash prizes awarded for the first-, second- and third-place entries.
All students from grades kindergarten-12 including Loudoun County Public Schools, private schools or home-schooled children are eligible to enter the contest. Submission Guidelines are available on the Community Voice Media Web site www.communityvoicemedia.com.
Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. announces the Long & Foster $200,000 Scholarship Program for well-rounded graduating high-school seniors entering an accredited four-year college or university. The program will award $1,000 each of 200 worthy recipients for the 2006-2007 academic year.
The deadline for applying is March 1 and the scholarships will be awarded in the beginning of April. The monetary scholarship award will be made payable directly to the college or university in the studentÕs name.
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Potomac Falls High School, 46400 Algonkian Parkway, presents "Arsenic and Old Lace," Thursday-Saturday, March 9-11, at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, March 12, at 2 p.m., at the school. Tickets are $5. Potomac Fall High School is located at 46400 Algonkian Parkway, Sterling.
Shenandoah UniversityÕs Northern Virginia Campus in Leesburg is seeking nominations for its Teacher of the Year award, which recognizes quality teaching in Loudoun County. The nomination process concludes April 19. All finalists will be recognized at a reception and the winner will be announced at a Loudoun County School Board meeting in May.
To be eligible, nominees must be full-time teachers in Loudoun County in a specialized area, such as special education, art, music, physical education, drama, English as a Second Language or gifted and talented. Nominees may work at any grade level, but must have at least five years of teaching experience in Loudoun County.
A screening committee from Shenandoah will select the winner based on his or her commitment to students and teaching, subject knowledge and teaching philosophy, ability to manage and monitor student learning as well as service to the community. The screening committee is looking for nominations that demonstrate the teacherÕs impact on students. Letters of recommendation from peers, parents and students will be of particular importance in the selection process.
For information or application forms, contact RT Good, dean of the School of Continuing Education, at 540-665-1290 or Kelly Burk, chair of the Northern Virginia Advisory Council, at 703-779-0037.
Dates for SAT and ACT testing for 2005-2006 have been established for Loudoun County Public Schools. The tests are administered on nationally standardized dates and require advanced registration.
Students may register online or may obtain paper registration materials from the guidance office of each high school. Registration and study information is available at www.collegeboard.org for the SAT and at www.act.org for the ACT. Students should register at least six weeks in advance of the tests.
Most colleges require SAT or ACT for college admissions. Some colleges also require certain SAT II subject tests for admissions or placement. Students should check with all of the colleges to which they plan to apply to determine which tests are required and preferred.
Students usually register for the SAT or ACT in their junior year and repeat the test in the senior year. Some students elect to take both the SAT and ACT.
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In recognition of student volunteerism in Loudoun County, the Loudoun Volunteer Services Board has established scholarships for graduating seniors from each Loudoun County public and private high school and from the home-school community.
In support of the Student Volunteer Program, the scholarships recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the Loudoun County community through their volunteer efforts. Different from traditional scholarships, the Loudoun Volunteer Services' Student Scholarships place more emphasis on a demonstrated interest in and service to the community than on academic or athletic excellence.
It is the goal of the Loudoun Volunteer Services Board to provide opportunities and to encourage students to become active in their community through volunteer service. The Loudoun Volunteer Services' Student Scholarships are funded each year through contributions from county businesses and civic groups.
Students should submit the scholarship applications to Loudoun Volunteer Services, 1 Harrison St., S.E., P.O. Box 7000, Leesburg, VA 20177-7000, by the close of business May 1. Applications are available at each school, by visiting www.loudoun.gov/pio/student.htm or by calling 703-777-0113.
Dominion High School's second annual Project Graduation, a night-long celebration of the Class of 2006, will take place June 17, at the high school from 11 p.m.-5 a.m.
This alcohol- and drug-free event, following that morning's graduation exercises, is sponsored by ATLAS and being organized by the parents of underclassmen to provide an exciting, fun-filled, and safe celebration.
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The 1976 gradating class of Broad Run High School in Ashburn is holding its 30-year reunion July 22, at the Holiday Inn at Carradoc Hall in Leesburg. The class is looking for classmates and need help from friends and family of alumni. Call Ana Mallory (Miranda) at 847-797-9043 or e-mail email@example.com.
Daniel Jang, an eighth-grader at River Bend Middle School, has been selected to participate in the Junior national Student Leadership Conference, a leadership development program for outstanding middle-school students. Approximately 1,500 students from across the U.S. and 45 countries worldwide will take part. During the conference, students attend workshops and classes where they study distinctions of leadership.


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Entocort EC [package insert]. San Diego, CA: Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.;2005 April.
Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Electronic orange book: approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations. FDA Web site. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/cder/ob/. Accessed August 2, 2011.
AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca reaches US agreement With Teva Pharmaceuticals regarding Entocort EC capsules (5/18/2010). AstraZeneca Web site. Available at: http://www.astrazeneca.com/media/latest-press-releases/Teva-Pharmaceuticals-Agreement-Entocort?itemId=9427564. Accessed June 4, 2010.
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Au Pairs
Au Pairs
The band in about 1982
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The Au Pairs were a British post-punk band that formed in Birmingham in 1978 and continued until 1983. They produced two studio albums and three singles. Their songs were said to have "contempt for the cliches of contemporary sexual politics"[2] and their music has been compared to the Gang of Four and the Young Marble Giants.[3] The band was led by Lesley Woods, who was once described as "one of the most striking women in British rock".[4]
Their first album Playing with a Different Sex is considered a post-punk classic with strong, sarcastic songs like "It's Obvious" and "We're So Cool" taking a dry look at gender relations. Other songs, such as "Armagh" with its refrain, "we don't torture" criticized the British government's treatment of Irish Republican prisoners in the then ongoing troubles in Northern Ireland, which caused some controversy at the time.
The band performed in 1980 for the concert film Urgh! A Music War.
The band's second album, Sense and Sensuality (1982), showed a greater influence of jazz, soul, funk and disco on the band's sound, but was less well received.[5]
Following the departure of Jane Munro in 1983, the band recruited Nick O'Connor who also played piano and synthesizers. At this time the group were further augmented by Jayne Morris (percussion and backing vocals), Graeme Hamilton (trumpet) and Cara Tivey on additional keyboards. The band broke up in 1983, just before they began recording a third album with producer Steve Lillywhite.
Woods formed an all-woman band called the Darlings in the late 1980s, but then left the music industry. She now works as a lawyer in London.[6] Guitarist Paul Foad published a guitar technique book, co-written with Stuart Ritchie, titled The Caged Guitarist (2000). Bass player Jane Munro works as an alternative therapist (aromatherapy, reflexology and Indian head massage) in Birmingham. Pete Hammond also remains an active musician and teaches percussion in Birmingham.
In a review of the band's debut show at the Whisky a Go Go, critic Richard Cromelin said: "When the crowd at the Whisky kept calling Au Pairs back to the stage for encores Wednesday night, it was as if they were trying to tell the group's singer Lesley Woods that her band had done just fine and she could go ahead and loosen up a little." (Los Angeles Times, 1981)[7][relevant? ]
Writing about their show at The Ritz, John Rockwell said "The Au Pairs blend political lyrics, a tough, funk-dance-rock idiom and an at least initially dispassionate vocal style, rather like the Gang of Four meeting the Young Marble Giants" and suggested that Lesley Woods "and the band were able to build the insinuating monotones of the songs early in the set through street taunts into a rousing rock-and-roll climax." (The New York Times, 1981)[3]
Music historian Gillian G. Gaar noted in her 2002 She's a Rebel: The History of Women in Rock and Roll (Live Girls) that the band mingled male and female musicians in a revolutionary collaborative way, as part of its outspoken explorations of sexual politics.[8]
- Playing with a Different Sex (Human Records, HUMAN 1, 1981) (No. 33 UK)[9]
- Sense and Sensuality (Kamera Records, KAM 010, 1982) (No. 79 UK)[9]
- "You" / "Domestic Departure" / "Kerb Crawler" (021 Records, OTO 2, 1979)
- "It's Obvious" / "Diet" (021 Records, OTO 4, 1980) (No. 37 on the US Billboard Club Play Singles charts)
- "Inconvenience" / "Pretty Boys" (Human Records, HUM 8, 1981)
- "Inconvenience" / "Pretty Boys" / "Headache For Michelle" (remix) (Human Records, HUM 8/12, 1981)
Lives & Compilations[edit]
- Live in Berlin (AKA Records, AKA6, recorded 1982, released 1983)
- Shocks to the System: The Very Best of the Au Pairs (Cherry Red, CDMRED161, 1999)
- Equal But Different - BBC Sessions 79-81 (RPM, RPM139)
- Stepping Out of Line: The Anthology (Castle Music, CMQDD1338, released May 2006 in the UK)
- Equally Different. Live in Berlin, 1981, Suffragette Production SP 27 (bootleg)
Original members[edit]
- Lesley Woods - guitar/vocals
- Paul Foad - guitar/vocals
- Jane Munro - bass
- Pete Hammond - drums
Other members (1983)[edit]
- Nick O'Connor - bass/keyboards/backing vocals
- Graeme Hamilton - trumpet
- Jayne Morris - percussion/backing vocals
- Cara Tivey - additional keyboards
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Au Pairs". Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-1953-1373-4.
- ^ Matt Seaton (6 October 2011). "Old music: Au Pairs – It's Obvious". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ a b John Rockwell (28 September 1981). "POP: PIGBAG, AU PAIRS". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ Craig Lee (21 June 1985). "3 JOHNS AT FENDER'S ADD UP TO A VERY GOOD TIME". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ Richie Unterberger. "Sense and Sensuality - the Au Pairs". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Barrister at Law London". Lesley Longhurst-Woods. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^ Richard Cromelin (2 October 1981). "Au Pairs Debuts at the Whisky". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ Gillian G. Gaar (2002). She's a Rebel: The History of Women in Rock and Roll. Seal Press. pp. 203–204. ISBN 1-58005-078-6.
- ^ a b David Roberts (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 33. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
External links[edit]
- Au Pairs at AllMusic
- Photos of the band
- VH1 page on the band
- Au Pairs Trouser Press Guide.


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Just half an hour by boat out from Cairns is Green Island surrounded by the crystal clear waters of the Great barrier Reef. Green sea turtles, coral trouts, banner fish, clown fish, Maori wrasse and Parrot fish are just a few inhabitants of the many thousands of fish species. The green parrot fish in this painting has been named by locals as Gavin and is internationally renowned for smiling and posing with the tourists in their underwater photos. 800 X 600 this painting is for sale.
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The clown fish are probably one of the most interesting of all the reef fish doing a little wriggling dance around the anemone to become compatible – they use the anemone to protect themselves from their predators. The clown fish eat the left overs from other reef fish.
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Kingfishers Paradise
Represents the many crystal clear waterways that we have meandering through the World Heritage Rainforests and mountain ranges around Cairns. This is home to the Black Bream Fish, Turtles, Platypus and of course many species of bright coloured birds such as the Kingfisher which is in the foreground of this painting.
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