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The Youth Services department provides services and materials for infants through fifth grade, their parents, teachers and others who work with young people. Our department holds over 45,000 items.
Our collection includes:
- Infant board books
- Picture books and easy readers
- Chapter books
- Biographies
- Nonfiction
- Comics and graphic novels
- Magazines
- Series books
- Reference materials
- DVDs and Playaway Views
- Music CDs
- Audio books on CD (both chapter books and picture book kits) and Playaway digital books
- Math Bags
- Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read kits
- Video games for Nintendo Wii, DS/3DS, Playstation 3 and 4, and XBox One
- Playaway Bookpacks
- Playaway Launchpads
- LitKits
- Online resources
Sneezle Packs
Cough, cough, sneezle! We know it can be a challenge to entertain a sick child, or even a healthy one when you're sick. Let the Library help by putting together a personalized bag of materials for your child and having it ready to go at the main Circulation Desk. Just call us or submit this form with your information and we will select books, audios, and a DVD especially for your child.
Teacher Services
The Library has many resources to support local teachers and their students, including research databases, reading materials for any age and classroom visits given by our skilled librarians. Call us to find out more about what we can offer you and your classroom!
Assignment Alert Services
Notifying us about assignments gives us time to obtain materials and prepare for student questions.
Fill out our online assignment alert form and we'll set aside materials needed to guide your students through their research.
Alternately, you can download a form (PDF) and bring it in; email it to us; or call us at 708- 246-0520.
Stay "in the know" with our New Books for Educators and What's New In Youth Services? newsletters. Each month, you'll receive a curated list of programs and materials right in your inbox!


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North Tampa Behavioral Health is proud to offer a comprehensive military treatment program for our active duty & veteran men & women. Located in Wesley Chapel, the expert staff at North Tampa provides lasting recovery for our military personnel suffering from PTSD & trauma, substance abuse, and other behavioral health issues.
Specialized Support for our Military Service Men & Women
At North Tampa Behavioral Health Hospital, we honor the brave men and women who have chosen to defend our nation's security through military service. We also acknowledge that active service often exposes our military members to high levels of stress and trauma. While this is to be expected to some extent due to the nature of the job, sometimes the cumulative effects of enduring chronic stress and tragedy can combine to elicit the symptoms of certain mental health conditions that will require professional help to overcome.
The effects of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are sadly a very real part of life for many veterans and active duty military members. Fortunately, with help from our CORE program, military personnel in the Tampa area can access the comprehensive, specialized support they need to overcome mental health concerns. To learn more about the CORE program offered at our center, please review the information below.
What We Treat in our C.O.R.E Programming
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Substance Abuse
- Chemical Dependency
- Other Co-Occurring Conditions
What Should I Expect During My Time in C.O.R.E.?
- A comprehensive military-oriented, comfortable & safe treatment environment designed for you
- Individual, group & family therapies
- Physical Training @ STRIVE Fitness: (State-of-the-art-fitness center)
- iRest Yoga, meditation, recreation & relaxation
- Challenges, hard work, support, rest & structure
- Extensive knowledge and experience with the active duty population and military regulations
What Should I Bring With Me?
- 1 set: paperback books, puzzles, comic books, and/or magazines, etc.
- Any medications you are taking.
- 3-5 sets: PT/gym clothes (without strings if possible)
- 3-5 sets: comfortable clothes (sleep attire, socks & undergarments)
- 1 set: PT/Gym shoes
- 1 set: slide-on-shoes (shoes without laces)
* Laundry facilities are available
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On April 5th,1921, ninety-six years ago, a new club was born with one purpose in mind: sponsor a library to serve the Arlington community. For two previous years, Mrs. R.E. Colcord had been lending books to those in the area and had succeeded in getting a shelf in Mr. Booth's cold drink stand, located on Arlington Road, where books could be checked in and out.
Our member, Janice Combs continued as District 4 Director until Veronica Guckiean took over in May 2012. We continued to support Janice's project which was Alzheimer's. Veronica's project has
been Kids with Cancer and collecting funds to purchase a Fun Center from the Starlight Foundation for Wolfson Children's Hospital.
We elected a new State President in May 2012, Pat Zazzarino, a member of the Jacksonville Beaches Woman's Club and a member of District 4. In support of our new State President, from District 4, we did support her fundraising for expenses and decorated for her Installation. The President's Project was foremost on our agenda. We adopted Justina Elementary School and shortly thereafter, two of our members were asked to sit on the Advisory Council and one member is secretary for the Advisory Council. We became more active with PACE, organizing two Field Trips, handing out the brochures, arranging a speaking engagement and holding a "shower" for the student setting up her apartment. We were able to meet our assessed scholarship commitment to the President's Project and supported many fundraising activities for the state project, Education and Scholarship.
We initiated a 100 book children's book collection to donate to the Arlington Community Services. We exceeded our goal and donated 145 books.
Her project was Education and Scholarships. We immediately started to try and raise money for Scholarships and we adopted a neighborhood school, Justina Elementary School. Two of our members were elected to the School Advisory Committee and one was the secretary. This is basically classified as an inner city school and needs lots of help. We have supported them financially along with volunteerism.
Our members continue to serve in Leadership roles at both District and State Levels. At State our members served on Ways and Means, and Marketplace. At the District level they served as District Webmaster, Scrapbook Chairman and Photographer, and Fundraising Chairman and Co-Chairman. One member was on the State Elections Committee. Two members held the popular Silent Auction at each District Meeting.
We continue to raise money through our Sunday Dinners for the neighborhood, Annual Fish Fry, our monthly Bridge Luncheons, our participation in the Fall Festival at one of the local churches and our Spring Garage Sale.
Our neighborhood is very important to us, and we have a group of members who are very involved in Old Arlington, Inc. which is a group that is dedicated to improving our area. We have so much history in this area, and it is important to keep it alive. The Club was very instrumental in its participation in the Historic Matthew's Bridge Celebration. This bridge was so important to the development of the Arlington Area.
Locally, we continue our support of the Emergency Pregnancy center with a collection of new and gently used baby items.
This year we supported one of our members who sponsored Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society. Donations were made by individuals to help raise money, and the club provided a place for the Relay to raise money during the historic Matthews Bridge Celebration.
We selected two new Scholarship recipients for the next four years if their grades are acceptable. This year we went to PACE Center for Girls this year and hope it will be a good move for our scholarship program. One girl is from a local high school.
We continue to raise money for Hacienda Girls Ranch, Wolfson's Children's Hospital, and Scholarship and Education. As a tribute to a very special members, who has passed away, we hung a kitchen plaque in her honor. She was the kitchen maven and produced many wonderful meals and this plaque was to remember her for many long ours of cooking for us all.
Our Clubhouse rentals covered the operational costs of the Clubhouse for the Club year.
We began 2014 with a program we started in 2001, Fourth Grade Foresters. The General Federation was supporting the program, and we became part of it. We ordered 40 trees in the fall and took them to our adopted school, Justina Elementary School in the early Spring. The 4th grade students were encouraged to plant trees, and if they did not have room at their home, pots and soil were provided for them to plant them at school. We continued to support the school with items for the students and a luncheon for the teachers on Teachers Appreciation Day. We were also treated with a breakfast on Volunteer Appreciation day. Two of our members continue as part of the school advisory council.
Our local Television station started a project called "The Apple Project" . They were raising money to build a free dental clinic in Jacksonville. Since we also had a free dental clinic years agin in the Arlington area we felt we needed to support this project. One of our members wrote up the history of our dental clinic and sent it in to the station with a donation from our club., We received a wonderful response from the reporter who was sponsoring the project.
The Federation had a project regarding libraries that had been created in the state. Our club also had a library in the area many years ago, and a hisotry about that was created by of our members, and we received a certificate for our project.
We lost one of very dedicated members in 2014. She was very active in the Arlington and Jacksonville Community. The Senior Citizens Center in our area ws named for her Frances Padgett. A large number of members from the club attended her celebration along with many members of the City Council and the Mayor.
We have several things planned for the next few months, including supporting the USO by donating desserts for a dinner sponsored for the families of service men and women.
We are supporting the Clara White Mission by attending their once a week luncheons prepared by the students at the Mission.
We continued with several members serving on State and District Committees. We have added several new members and we hope to focus more on Membership.
Our Club continues to be active in so many ways. Our membership has remained fairly steady at 56 members, even though we lost three dear members during this time span, we
did install13 new members and they were given an orientation tea, together with our Board and their Mentors.
Our Club continues to promote members into District and State roles. One of our members served during this time period as State Ways and Means Chairman and Fundraising Chairman the next year. Four members serve at the District level as District Secretary, District Treasurer, District Scrapbook Chairman and District Photographer. Another member is co-chairman of Fundraising. These members also hold leadership roles at the club level.
We have allhad a great tow years under the dynamic leadership of our President, whose motto is "Let's get to work". Of course she is better know as the Sheriff, because she is from Texas and proud of it. Under her leadership we " cowgirls' have had more fun, worked harder, done more projects and earned more money than we thought we ever could. So we cowgirls thought it would be appropriate with our cowgirl theme to buy a cow for Heifer International. We started out with buying three bee hives, then a goat, and with the efforts of our members and a wonderful fundraiser called "fill the Boot", we got that cow.
Fill the boot was such a success that we were able to give Hacienda Girls $500.00 toward their new fence. We gave $500 to Wounded Warriors and $500. to K-9 Companions. We invited Canine Companions for Independence to do a program for us and they did, complete with a puppy. Every cowgirl needs a dog especially if his name is Pinto. So for another $500. we adopted him.
Our Volunteer of year won 1st place at District and went to State where she met Babs Condon, ouir Internation President and Volunteers of the Year from other Districts, up in the Executive Suite and at dinner was seated at the front with the Head Table.
We won lots awards at those State Meetings, too many to list here One we will mention is a 1st place for out Club Scrapbook. The theme was of course western.
Two members pledged Eso and one member achieved levl status. Locally, we put together the largest basket of Christmas things you have ever seen. We needed a truck to haul it around, as we sold raffle tickets and at Christmas the winning name was drawn.
We did a lot of things for the USO. Our members took 317 desserts to serve at one of the USO dinners for our servicemen. We also gave them 1000 books from a members's personal libray, and we sent them toiletries for the ladies and handmade woolen Chrochet caps for the combat soldiers to wear under their helmets. We turned brown paper grocery bags full of baby things for the Emergency Pregnancy Center. They were works of art and we made a contest out of them for the cutest. 27 members participated.
Another great event was filling 25 plastic boxes with much neeeded items for Hubbard House, a safe place for battered women. We asked for donations and we got enough for 25 more. We donated 72 stuffed bears to Buddy Check 12 for breast Cancer patients.
We took part in Arlington A Glow, the first ever lighting up of Arlington Road, with merchants and private facilities all lighting up the roadway, and a outdoor festival at Norman Studios. We had a booth there of our course, turned it into a fundraiser and a recruitment opportunity.
As we plan for the New Year we are looking for new ways to help improve our neighborhood and work with other groups in the area.
We look forward to many more productive years in the Arlington area.
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With just under 17 weeks to go until my little princess is here, I'm finding myself wanting her to get here sooner. I have so many plans in my head of things I want to do with her and just some little things that I can't wait to happen. I did a post last month about 10 things I was looking forward to about my impending motherhood with a focus on my baby as a newborn. This week's post focuses on the early years of childhood.
1. Hearing "I Love You" for the first time
This is something I'm sure most parents/parents to be are looking forward to is hearing their child tell them they love them for the first time. I can't even describe how it would make me feel to hear that and I will probably get extremely overwhelmed when she does say it.
2. Having mummy & daughter beauty days
Although I had no preference for what gender my baby was going to be, knowing I'm going to have a daughter opens up beauty days! Days when we can both get all dressed up, I can do her hair, nails and a little bit of make up (probably just lipstick and blusher in all honesty).
3. Taking her to see the world
Stuart and I want to be able to take our child to various places throughout the country so she can see different areas. Take her to different restaurants and stores in cities that we don't have in Inverness. This could simply be days out or entire weekends away as a family. As she gets older, we hope to go on a family holiday together and we would rather go when she's at an age that she will remember what the holiday was like.
4. Baking together
I mentioned in my last post in this series that I wanted to do baking weekly (on a Sunday) and I would absolutely love for Rinoa to help me where she can. I remember when I was little I loved being in charge of the mixing and getting to lick the spoon after. She can help with icing and decorating as well! This is something I don't want her to miss out on at all so I hope to do this regularly with her when she's a little older.
5. The first milestones
First step, first tooth, first word, first time holding something, everything. I can't wait to witness these and see how she's developing. I will be purchasing a baby memento book for me to keep track of all of these things that she does. This is for us to look back on and for her to look back on when she's older.
6. Having family film nights
We have talked about this quite extensively about how we would love to have one night at the weekend (most likely a Friday) when we get a takeaway and sit and watch family films together. Means Rinoa gets to have a night a week that she doesn't have to go to bed early and means she gets something as a treat from the takeaway! There's also the high chance of her cuddling into us and falling asleep as we watch the films anyway and it'll leave us to carry her through to bed. Which is an image in my head I adore.
7. Taking Arts & Crafts work home from school
I was thinking about this on Valentine's day and how usually at school, when it comes to holiday times, you will often be made to make a card or something similar to take home. I can't wait to see what adorable drawings and cards she comes home with for us and we will be keeping a hold of every single thing that she makes and keeping it in a box. Things will be displayed somewhere in the house until she returns with something new next time!
8. Lazy days at home while Daddy's at work
There's a good chance myself and the little princess will wake up around the time that Stuart does for work (possibly earlier to be nice enough to make him breakfast....we'll see!) and then the rest of the day will be spent with her playing with her toys while I do some cleaning, possibly watching some daytime TV (Jezza!) or playing games a bit. Then I would let her watch her kids TV shows while I start getting dinner ready for Stuart coming home. Then there will be Stuart walking in the door and Rinoa getting all excited shouting "Daddy's home! Daddy's home!" (or something to that effect) which ends up in a nice big family cuddle and a sit down at the dinner table.
9. Swinging while walking
Remember when you were a kid and you were holding two older people's hands and as you were walking they would start swinging your arms and then swing you forward after a little countdown? That was something I loved as a kid and want Stuart and I to do with her when we're walking about town or anywhere like that!
10. Birthday parties!
Celebrating those birthday milestones with her, her friends and our family! She's quite lucky she's a summer baby because this means she can have outdoor parties and we could even take her on holiday from year to year for her birthday. It'll be exciting buying all her presents, setting out the buffet (as you normally do at birthday parties right) and treating her like the little princess she is on her birthday.
The things in this list are more event type things, but these are definitely some things that go through my head in scenarios that I'm looking forward to a whole heap. Can you relate to any of these things at all? Leave in the comments some things you're looking forward to about becoming a mother/father!
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In the quest for that perfect, bright smile, our patients have many different questions and concerns. One issue we encounter frequently is that of a "gummy smile", a person who showcases either excessive or uneven gums.
This may not be appealing for that individual aesthetically, although in most cases there are no other risks or side effects. Therefore, fixing excessive gums is most typically a cosmetic treatment. There are some instances though were other underlying issues are causing the excessive or uneven gums, such as how your jaw developed and your teeth erupted.
Several different courses of action may be taken, including a procedure known as a gum lift. A crown lengthening procedure actually removes excess gum tissue, and possible bone, exposing more of the tooth's surface. Other options including surgical sculpting and maxillofacial surgery may also be available.
Removing excessive gums or improving the appearance of uneven gum lines is all about improving the way you look and feel. However, treatment may also improve long-term periodontal health, making it easier to follow proper dental hygiene and preventative care strategies.
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She says: "I love working at the College with its emphasis on exploring and developing respectful relationships to each other, the planet and the food that sustains us."
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Money moves the world and is assisted with the help of stock exchanges. All over the world people can buy and sell stocks. In most countries, an exchange is used to facilitate the transfer of stocks from companies to individuals or from individuals to individuals. For the price of a commission, generally paid to both the stock broker and exchange house you can purchase a stock. Shares of companies are generally distributed through these types of businesses. Below is a list of the most popular exchanges.
The largest stock market in the world is located in New York City in the state of New York. This bustling city of approximately 8 million people is the largest city in the United States and also home of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) which is located at 11 Wall Street, NASDAQ located at One Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway and American Exchange which is located at 86 Trinity Place. They are open from 9:30 to 16:00 Eastern Standard Time. By market capitalization, the NYSE is about four times as big as the NASDAQ while the AMEX is extremely small. In general, the NYSE handles mostly large well established companies, the NASDAQ's forte is technology companies while the AMEX specializes in exchange traded funds (ETF) and options. If you are interested in traveling to New York check out the New York Tourist Information Center for things to do.
The Canadian stock exchange are controlled by the TSX Group which operates the Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto stock exchanges. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) located at 130 King Street W in Toronto, Ontario is the largest Canadian exchange and most of the large Canadian companies are traded here. The Montreal exchange is located at 800 Victoria Square in Montreal and handles options while the Vancouver Venture Exchange is located at 650 Georgia St W, in Vancouver and handles the small start up companies who mainly operate in the mining and oil and gas areas. If you want to play the penny mining stocks then the Vancouver exchange is for you. These exchanges are open from 9:30 to 16:00 Eastern Standard Time.
All of the main countries in Europe have their own stock markets however, only the top three will be discussed here.
The London Stock Exchange is the largest exchange in Europe and is located at 10 Paternoster Square, London which is the capital of England. The exchange is open for trading from 8:00 to 16:30 local time, Monday to Friday. If you are interested in visiting the exchange while visiting London, you can pick up tourist information at the London Tourist Center.
Euronext is now a subsidiary of the NYSE but it began life in 2000 as a merger of the exchanges of Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris. Later the exchange located in Portugal was added. The Euronext group of stock exchanges appears to be on the road to becoming the first group of exchanges which will be truly global in operation. The Euronext is open for trading from 9 to 5:30 CET Monday to Friday.
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is the largest exchange in Germany and is located in Frankfurt. This exchange handles about 90% of the German trading activity. The Frankfurt Exchange is operated by the Deutsche Börse AG. The trading hours for the Frankfurt Exchange are from 9 to 5:30 CET Monday to Friday. If you are interested in visiting Frankfurt, considered to be the financial capital of Germany and hosting the largest airport in main land Europe.
These exchanges are dominated by the Japanese stock markets. The most populous countries in the world, China and India at the moment have relatively small exchanges. The largest Chinese exchange, the Shanghai Exchange is located in Shanghai. Indian has two main stock markets which are similar in size. The National Exchange of India is located in Mumbai. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is also located in Mumbai. The health of the BSE can be easily seen by following the SENSEX index.
Japan has two major exchanges, the largest is the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is located at 2-1 Nihombashi Kabutocho, Chuo-ku Tokyo. The main index of the TSE is the Nikkei index which is one of the major world indexes. The TSE offers a split trading session. The morning session allows for trading between 09:00 to 11:00 while the second trading session is open from 12:30 to 15:00 local time.
The second largest market in Japan is the Osaka Securities Exchange located at 8-16, Kitahama 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0041 JAPAN. This exchange provides markets for equities, futures, and options. Both of these exchanges are now under the Japan Exchange Group.
Two other top Asian or South Pacific area exchanges are the Hong Kong stock market whose main index is the Hang Seng and the Australian Stock Market.
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Stationary has defiantly become a trend and having the most stylish and cool pieces is something every uni student or school student knows about. We have to have the latest designs and each year its all about the stationary we will be taking on our first day back. The endless youtube stationary hauls and the new season launches makes stationary a big part of your daily routine. I have finished university so technically I don't need to buy any new stationary, however being a blogger/youtuber I like to plan everything from what blog posts I am going to write, youtube video ideas and what brand I'm collaborating with. Therefor stationary is always a must for me too.
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What is a Paint Sheen and Why Does it Matter?
Okay, All the big guns come out with their predictions of the Color of the Year and this year, Behr is coming out with theirs: Blueprint S470-5. It's similar to the Color of the Year last year from Sherwin Williams, which was Oceanside, but the color sets are very popular which ever company you choose to use.
We would love some feedback from the public as to what they think about the Behr Color of the Year. If you would like to leave your comments below, we would love the feedback.
The quick answer is yes. However, there are caveats.
The temperature must be right, or the paint will fail. If the temperature is too low, below 45, it gets really sticky, no pun intended. The temperature of the air is important but also the temperature of the house. Both have to be above 45 and not just for the application of the paint, but the drying process as well.
Most of us living in Colorado know that with our 4 seasons, the weather can be harsh on our homes. During the winter seasons temperatures can reach far below freezing and then the summer heat can reach above 100. Thats quite a difference between temps!
So, now you ask yourself, where am I going with this? Well, all of those climate changes in our beautiful state of COLORado produce moisture. This moisture can wreak havoc on your home and here's how.
Hiring a professional painter can be challenging when there are so many to choose from, why not just do it yourself? In this article we will describe the benefits of "doing it yourself" versus hiring a professional painter. Are we biased, no way, it's just the facts ma'am!
1. Perfect Results
The coating of paint on your home's exterior is the first layer of defense against our harsh Colorado weather! You know the saying, "If you don't like the weather, wait 10 minutes!" With the extreme hot and cold that we Coloradans experience, having a solid coat of quality latex paint paint on your home's exterior is key to keeping your house protected.
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The showbiz universe was rocked to its very foundations this evening as revelations surfaced that Worthing based lothario and viagra addict, Alf Starling (Aged 104 today - Happy Birthday Alf!) had retired for an early night, after consuming what appeared to be a dodgy whelk, at south coast kebab, pizza, and burger entrepreneur, Ali Bullo's Worthing Cockles Mussels And Whelksarama van on Worthing seafront.
Alf, en route to a VIP night out at Thongchap's in London's Leicester Square, apparently came down with a case of gypy tummy after consuming a dodgy whelk, and retired home to his bed instead of catching the 19:13 to London Victoria.
Demi Moore was apparently furious.
Jennifer Aniston was reported to be apopleptic.
Goldie Hawn was said to be unpretentious, although still somewhat regal, if not royal.
Probably the most balanced view of events came from Ghurka championing, mad knifewoman, Joanna Lumley, out of Ab Fab and The New Avengers, who said:
"It's terribly disappointing that Alf can't make it," Bolly swigging Patsy told reporters. "But never mind - there's always The Dorking Review bash at The Coal Hole in the Strand on the 3rd of December. I may well be lucky and receive a tradesman up the back door whilst crouched over the prow of a barge. Or something."
Starling's great-great-great grand-daughter, Drusilla, the queen of the dessert, said:
"I'm sure he didn't mean it. He just ate a dodgy whelk. I told him not to, but he's a bit of a bugger for a nice whelk. What can you do?"
Drusilla is currently engaged full time in making arrangements for Alf Starling's 105th birthday, which will be held in Amsterdam. It seems she is currently conducting internet reasearch looking for a Queen Victoria look alike who smokes spliffs and isn't averse to filming the odd porno sequence.
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Category Archives: Collage
Birds, Bees & Blossoms
ArtPrize 8 is right around the corner and I am very pleased to say I, with Russell's help, have just installed my entry at the Holiday Inn Grand Rapids Downtown. Birds, Bees & Blossoms features whimsical birds conversing, while bees … Continue reading
More … Bee Cause
Last February/March, I began thinking about what I wanted to create for ArtPrize this year. For me, my creative process begins with a thought which my mind looks at, stretches and pulls in many different directions. To help reign in … Continue reading
Expanding Art on the Net
Last fall, my friend Toni and I helped each other to make Etsy shops. My Etsy shop can be found at https://www.etsy.com/shop/HanaMeleArt. I'm very excited to have this shop as it is one more way to have my work available to … Continue reading
Buzzing along …
One of my goals as Springtime approaches, is to incorporate bees into three collage/paintings measuring 11″x14″. Above, you will see the beginning stages of my work using my blossom sketch, bees I've drawn and cut out pieces of paper. I … Continue reading
Paint Cut Glaze Paint Draw
Prior to the NoBo First Friday show (in the usual creative frenzy of thinking I will get even more accomplished before the show), I began nine more bluebirds for 5×7 paintings. I finished my first one last night! A section … Continue reading
NoBo First Friday Show
Tweet tweet! Twitter? No. Bluebirds? Yes! Spring is right around the corner and my mind goes to spring! The thought of warm breezes and the sounds of birds chirping away! In preparation for the NoBo First Friday Show tomorrow night, … Continue reading


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This week for student of the week I thought hard and long about someone who should be known for their great achievements and Sammie Lavin is definitely a position for this. Sammie has decided on her own to organize a new club this year called Best Buddies. It's basically where students pair up with fellow centennial students with disabilities to do fun activities out of school. Her and Amy Westfield have planned out that there would be two kids per buddy. Some ideas Sammie had for activities are a Halloween party, ugly Christmas sweater party, just meet up after school and all hang out. She says, "It'll be great opportunity to increase interaction with kids who have disabilities to make them feel more included, involved, and excepted."
Sammie got this whole idea from when she went to a camp over the summer volunteering and connecting with kids who have disabilities. She says seeing how much fun they were having, made her enjoyed the experience x10 more. She really wants people at Centennial to encounter this same feeling especially since it doesn't take much to do at all.
All in all Sammie has shown herself to be a selfless caring individual who genuinely cares about everyone and that is why I think she deserves to be student of the week. There's definitely a bright future for this club at Centennial and I want to help advertise it so more people can be informed about it.


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I like to walk while talking to a friend and museums are interesting
I love first dates in museums because it provides a beautiful quiet environment to spend time together.
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At first glance, it wouldn't seem like much has changed with the Los Angeles Dodgers' farm system since Frank McCourt sold the team to Stan Kasten's Guggenheim Group in March 2012.
While the team rode a group of high-priced veterans, mostly acquired via trade and free agency, to the NLCS last year, the system remains ranked around the middle of the pack by most who do that sort of thing. Baseball Prospectus, for instance, had the Dodgers 19th in 2012, 21st in 2013, and still only 14th in 2014.
But it's worth keeping in mind that the job of De Jon Watson, the Dodgers' vice president of player development since the end of the 2012 season, is now a bit different, and more variable, than the task would be in most other organizations.
The Dodgers are spending a ton of money right now, not just on the Zack Greinkes and Clayton Kershaws of the world, but to add young talent to the organization from all over the world. They signed Yasiel Puig for $42 million, Hyun-Jin Ryu for $36 million, Alexander Guerrero for $28 million, and Erisbel Arruebarruena for $25 million.
Ryu started with the Dodgers. Puig graduated to the major leagues in less than a year, while the Dodgers expect Guerrero and Arruebarrena on an expedited basis as well. That's a far cry from the usual delivery times for player development systems.
They've also dramatically bulked up the number of scouts they have in Mexico and other countries, leading to several Mexican imports among their top prospects, including the absurdly exciting Julio Urias, who dominated full-season A-ball as a 16-year-old last year.
Accordingly, how the Dodgers prepare the players they bring in, whether through the amateur draft or internationally, has become far more advanced in the two years Dodgers ownership has been in place, too. It has to be, with so many important players coming in with wildly different timetables and even abilities to speak English.
So it's complicated to measure just what's gone on, and what will go on, in the Dodgers' system, rating it against 29 other teams who are primarily adding talent through traditional means. The new collective bargaining agreement has essentially put an end to going over slot to add high-priced talent later in the amateur draft, and the international spending caps limit how much teams can throw money around, Cuban imports excepted.
What's clear, from Watson right down to the players who have experienced Dodger development both before and after McCourt is that things have changed, rapidly. How much it ultimately pays off will go a long way toward deciding just how much of an advantage Dodgers money will be.
"I don't think our vision has really changed," Watson told me as we sat in a golf cart on the third base side of a minor league field where many of the prospects in his charge played an intra-squad game on Friday afternoon. "What's really nice is that we've actually invested into the international market. And it's given us a broader player pool to choose from. Whereas before, I don't want to say we were just domestically-I mean, [Vice President of Amateur Scouting] Logan White was doing internationally and domestic-but we just didn't have the resources to really go out and be aggressive on the international market.
"And so that's probably the biggest change. We're able to get a little deeper into the international market. And so you see the impact of Ryu, you see the impact of Yasiel Puig. We had Onelki Garcia scratch the surface at the major leagues last year. We bring in Erisbel Arruebarruena. So again, those pieces? It gives you volume in the organization as far as depth is concerned."
The knock-on effects of that depth, though, change the equation for some of the more traditionally developed prospects. Take Joc Pederson, for example. The 11th round pick from 2010 has jumped onto top 100 prospect lists the past two years after putting up a .913 OPS in high-A ball in 2012, and following up with an .878 OPS in 2013 for Double-A Chattanooga. He can handle all three outfield positions.
And even with the big-splash addition of Carl Crawford, the long-term deals to Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp, it is easy to picture Pederson getting plenty of time spelling Crawford and Ethier, or even playing in Kemp's place should his return from multiple injuries have any setbacks. But Puig means the Dodgers now have four outfielders for three spots. Even if Pederson hits well in Triple-A, the math that gets him regular at-bats at Dodger Stadium is convoluted.
"I think I'm fortunate to come up to a camp like this, where there are four great outfielders," Pederson told me as we chatted in front of his locker Friday morning. "So I think it means I need to compete a little bit more, and get to see what they're doing. You want to be around the best so you can take after them, and hopefully be the best."
Zach Lee, a top Dodgers pitching prospect, echoed this sentiment when I put the numbers to him as well. It is easy to envision the Dodgers grooming Lee for the rotation spot currently occupied by Ryu, or the one occupied by the free agent signing Dan Haren, or the expensive trade addition Josh Beckett.
"I mean, for the most part it's motivation," Lee said, sitting in a locker right next to Pederson. "Obviously, I'm trying to get up there as quick as I can. I'm just kind of competitive within myself. But it's also great for the organization to be able to bring in guys with the amount of experience they have."
That's the double-edged sword that all the Dodger spending to win now brings. There's enough talent to get the team to the NLCS. But for now, there aren't always spots to play their prospects once they are deemed ready. Not only can a veteran block the way, but so can an international import closer to the major leagues.
Or sometimes, both. Take Corey Seager, for instance, which the Dodgers did in the first round of the 2012 draft. A consensus top-100 prospect around baseball, Seager showed an alluring combination of power and defensive skills at the position, playing full-season A-ball. He struggled a bit in high-A, but his development is right on track, with a possible 2016 debut a reasonable goal.
But the Dodgers already have a shortstop named Hanley Ramirez, who was vital to the 2013 season, and is in talks to remain "a Dodger for life". And then, earlier this month, along came Arruebarruena. In most other organizations, a smooth path for the first round pick would be assured. The Dodgers aren't playing that way right now. And it's a good problem to have for the team. It's just tricky. The Dodgers can always trade their young, developed prospects, but then the team ends up more expensive and veteran-laden, missing upside. Or it can integrate young players, and if they fail, spend a ton of money on a major league roster, just not enough to win.
The changed calculations are clear with Urias. Watson casually talked about Double-A as a possibility for Arias this year, in his age-17 season. There's nothing crazy about it, though, with his arsenal, success, and polish. And yet, there's no rush, for reasons that have nothing to do with Urias.
"He was 16 when we had him in the Midwest League last year," Watson said. "And he pitched like he was 23-very mature, unbelievable feel for pitching, understands his body, delivery. For us, it's really managing the progression for him as he moves forward.
"We're not sure where we're gonna send him right now. He was in the Midwest League last year. Chance he could be in the [California] League, chance he could be Double-A. Again, he was pitching well enough to go from the Midwest League at 16 to Double-A at 16. But what's the hurry, you know, when our rotation is as deep as it is, when we have enough bodies there? It's not like we're gonna need-well hey, you've got to get this guy going. We're able to take our time, do it the right way, expose him to small pieces, so when he's ready to make that jump, he'll be prepared for it."
For his part, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly doesn't think the massive spending on both veteran and young international, near-ready prospects has a negative effect on the draft-and-develop guys, either. If anyone would know, it would be Mattingly, who came through the Yankees system at a time the major league club spent wildly on free agents and veterans, rather than develop from within. (And no, I'm not saying Mattingly is currently in the Yankee system.)
"I don't think it changes anything," Mattingly told me Friday. "Honestly, if you can play, you can play. And you've got to work your way through. You're gonna have to perform. It's part of competition. I think it's a good thing for me. If you can play at the big league level, you can play, you get to go prove it all the time ... I think you keep knocking on that door, is the way I look at it. Keep hitting, keep doing your thing. And then make them find a spot for you."
Mattingly pointed to the two-tiered approach I've heard the Dodgers mention from ownership on down many times.
"The moves that we've made, it's been to shore up the major leagues right now, allow our system to build, and not have to bring guys before they're ready," Mattingly said. "And hopefully, as guys kind of get ready, the guy belongs, ready to move, so he's pushing from the bottom up. And hopefully he's ready.
"What the ownership promised L.A. Is you're not going to have to wait five years to see a good team. And when you go make a trade with Boston, and you go pick up an Adrian Gonzalez, a Carl Crawford, you go pick up a Hanley Ramirez, you sign Zack and Ryu and obviously we've seen Puig, at that point it buys time to build your system. I think that's what you're trying to do, is get that system to where it's really sustaining you for the long haul."
Ultimately, the Dodgers can use their financial muscle to far greater effect by developing their own talent internally, and signing those players to expensive contracts that buy out arbitration and some free agent years during player peaks, rather than adding useful, but ultimately declining players like Adrian Gonzalez on the other side of 30. And the Dodgers wouldn't need to spend $22.5 million on three years of Brandon League to fill a bullpen slot.
"That gives you the ability to manage your payroll, where you're gonna go," Watson said. "Do I think we'll always be at this number? No. I think, if we're doing our jobs correctly, we will eventually be filtering our players into that big league bullpen, like a Chris Withrow, like a Jose Dominguez. Hopefully soon, we will have a Zack Lee in that rotation. For me, the volume of quality starters is key. Okay, they break camp with five starters. For me, that next five at Triple-A, next five at Double-A-that's your inventory. So there may be someone in that bullpen, a long man in that bullpen, who may actually be that spot starter. Growing and developing pitchers who are capable of pitching at the highest level-that's always our responsibility."
Accordingly, the Dodgers are making certain their prospects are getting as much coaching time as possible, and prepared in a holistic way. The facilities are better. They've increased their number of minor league coaches significantly under new ownership. Their English-language tutoring is far beyond some of the scattershot classes found in some other organizations. They have 38 players getting one-on-one tutoring at the hotel for 90-120 minutes per day, six days a week, with quarterly testing to make sure players are reaching proficiency goals.
Even the food is better.
"I know in past years, we were getting like, Smuckers sandwiches before an instructional league game," Pederson said, and it is impossible to overstate the disdain with which he uttered the phrase "Smuckers sandwiches". "And at least now, it's like, turkey burgers and stuff. It might be some of the same food, but it's better quality."
"Yes, I don't miss the Smuckers sandwiches," Lee echoed. "I don't miss what we used to call the bread sandwiches, where you'd have the bread that was about two inches thick, slice of cheese, one slice of meat. No, I certainly don't miss those."
Watson pointed out that even the food upgrades under new ownership have come with greater education about nutrition.
"I think it's so important," Watson said. "These kids come in, and they haven't been educated about how to eat properly, how to fuel their bodies to play. And we have these classrooms, and we have these sessions with these kids, about what they should put in their bodies, about how to eat on the road. Even the kids who come here for ESL classes for the first time, we'll take them to Walmart, we'll take them to a restaurant, we'll have pictures and walk them through-try to educate them about what they should be eating after a ballgame, versus just eating the pizza and burger."
It's not as if the Dodgers implemented all of these programs over the past two years. But the more people in place to make the ideas work, the better they work. And with so many different kinds of players, in terms of on-field experience, background and age, tailoring individual attention for Watson's system is vital.
"The crazy thing is, we try to treat every player, not just our higher picks, we want every player to feel like he has a fair shot of making it," Watson said. "So we spend a ton of time with these guys on a one-on-one basis. Our roving hitting guys, our roving pitching guys. We have a roving catching guy, we have a sports psychologist. So they're constantly going through our system, like myself, because players are so fluid. They're up and down. Because we're dealing in humans. And emotionally, anything can go on, positive or negative, that can affect them... You just never know which voice is going to be the right voice for that player to hear."
Ultimately, it's unlikely that very many of Watson's development Dodgers are going to get to the big leagues this season. And as long as the Dodgers continue to stack their team with veterans, that's not going to change. So I wondered exactly how Watson saw success or failure measured for him, while he waited for these new initiatives and the freshly-financed older ones to bear fruit.
"That's hard," Watson said with a laugh. "That's really difficult. I guess having a system that is so strong that whenever there's a need for a player, and that player goes up to the major leagues, he's able to contribute. They're not missing a beat when they get to the major leagues. We're not saying we're going to send up an everyday regular, a perennial all star. But we're saying, 'Hey, this guy can help us."


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If you've been just as freaked out as folks at the Clog by the recent southside-wide exercise in arson, this should come as some relief.
One of People's Park's consistent denizens–Travis Eugene Churchill, whose mug strikes us as (not surprisingly) familiar–was arrested and charged Tuesday with setting fire to a recycling bin near Sam's Market on Telegraph Avenue.
Surveillance footage shot a bit before 4 a.m. Tuesday morning caught Churchill leaving the scene of the crime; he was arrested in People's Park at about 5 p.m. that day, wearing clothing identical to that of the perpetrator on film.
Although it's currently unknown whether he's connected to the previous fires, there is, according to Sgt. Mary Kusmiss, a "definitive link." Not to point fingers or anything, but we totes thought it was drunk students all along.
Image Source: rococohobo under Creative Commons
Arrest in latest Berkeley arson fire [SF Gate]
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We like the versatility of the Giordana Trade Mid-Cuff Socks; they're a happy medium, height-wise, for on- or off- road excursions. They can also be worn under pants without exposing shin or the logo graphics when you sit down. After all, it's important to remain professional when wearing arrow-shooting-centaur-adorned cycling socks under dress trousers (it's okay, we do it too).
The Trade Mid-Cuff Socks are made predominantly of Newlife X-Dry fabric, which swiftly transports moisture away from the skin. As a feel-good bonus, Newlife yarns are made from recycled plastics with environmental sustainability in mind. The X-Dry is combined with stretchy Lycra for shape retention. Mesh on the top of the foot enhances breathability and the elastic around the arch dials in the fit. The Giordana Trade Mid-Cuff Socks come in sizes Small, Medium, and Large, and in five color options: Black/red, Black/white, White/black, White/blue, and White/red.
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Soft but short!
These are very soft and comfortable but too short and tend to slip down. I wish they were longer! Shoot me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com if you want help finding the perfect socks!
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Giordana, really don't need to say much more!
Very comfortable socks for long, hot summer rides. But better than these are the FR-C socks (I have the ladies), and Gore's XENON socks,of all things! You have to try them, they're every bit as good as the FR-C socks, and more. You'll have to get them direct at this time.
Got the ladies version in some great colors, but they didn't have a black & red offering, which most of my bike wear is black & red, or purple & white.
These fit just fine; stay in place; breathe very well; and look cool!
May try the shorter version, but my past experience is that the really short cuff socks tend to end up scrunched up in your shoe...I'll wait for others to try/review them, first!
Fits Ladies, too!
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Great, breezy socks. Doesn't really look like 'guy' socks, either, because they're not too high. Like that they also happen to match up with the "Laser" top, and shorts I just got (nice plus).
I also wear a U.S. size 7.5 ladies' shoe and the size small works perfectly.
Even though white is a bit cooler to wear for summer, I had a 'slight mishap' where my white ladies' G. Trade (short cuff) got stained...too bad, but still wearable (the way I see it is,anyone that has a @#!* problem with them can...) You know...buy me a new pair!!!
Great socks for hot rides
I'm a female and bought these socks in small (I"m a size 7.5) and they fit perfectly. Great sock for hot rides.
These socks are perfect and I have ordered them time and time again. They are comfortable and allow your feet to breathe while riding.


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The third-year Fly Half won just about every award there is to win in the world of Canada university women's rugby last season.
Canada West Most Valuable Player, CIS First Team All-Star, Canada West All-Star and CIS Championship All-Star. Those are all awards Neilson was able to add to her trophy case en route to leading the Vikes to their first ever Canada West title.
It isn't just on the field that Neilson's ambition shines through though.
The fourth-year Political Science major recently qualified for the honours program and has big plans for after she finishes her under-graduate degree.
"I'm going to do my thesis next year and then hopefully do my JD and MBA combined," Neilson said.
Neilson's rugby career began as so many others do. When she was eight, the Victoria-born Neilson saw her older stepsister playing rugby and knew instantly that the sport was something she wanted to be involved in.
In what can only be described as the planets aligning, rugby tryouts were being held at her elementary school the very next day. Neilson made the team and hasn't looked back since.
The road to Canada West rugby stardom wasn't without its bumps along the way however. As the only girl on all-boys teams for much of her youth career, Neilson had to work twice as hard as her teammates to earn their acceptance.
"Playing with the guys forces you to try to be faster, to try to be stronger because you are constantly competing for affirmation. You want them to accept you," Neilson said.
"It took a while, the boys at first were like 'go home you're a girl' and I remember going home crying to my Mom and she told me to stick with it. I did stick with it and eventually they accepted me."
Even after gaining the acceptance of her peers, Neilson still had to battle off the field just to be allowed to battle on it.
In grade 7, Neilson and her teammates changed from the elementary school system to a middle school, and she was told that no girls were allowed to play on the team.
"That sent everyone into an outrage and we fought the school board to get the rule changed, so that girls can play with the boys if there's no girls alternative."
Her petition to the board of the Lower Island Middle School Sports Association resulted in a ruling allowing her to play with the boys again.
The ability to be able to draw positives from what could otherwise be negative situations is something that has helped shape Neilson into the person that she is today.
"I think that those experiences have taught me to stick with what you love no matter what," said Neilson
What drew Neilson to the sport of rugby and what continues to fuel her competitive fire is how the sport can be so spirited while also building long lasting relationships.
"Rugby is one of those sports that no matter what body shape or where you come from it's inclusive. The friendships you can create from it are incredible," Neilson said.
"The relationships I have through rugby are life-long. I think that it's so fast and exciting and such a quick growing sport that it's hard not to love."
As with so many other Canadians sitting inside, eyes riveted to the TV during sunny August days, Neilson drew inspiration from the bronze medal performance of the Canadian Women's rugby team at the Rio Olympics.
"I was speechless. I know how much energy they have put in and I know how much heart and commitment they have. All of them sacrificed four years of their life to train for it," Neilson said.
"It was so exciting just to get the validation that women play rugby, I play rugby. They are inspiring and I think that that success is going to travel pretty far for women's rugby in Canada."
With the Vikes women's rugby team hosting the CIS National Championship on November 3-6, Neilson knows that she and her teammates have the opportunity to serve as positive role models for the next generation of rugby players in Victoria.
"We have so much potential to be inspiring for younger girls and to be able to host nationals in Victoria with the way the women's rugby movement is growing is amazing," said Neilson.
"I think we are going to have a huge impact on the growth of the sport. It's pretty cool to be in that position, it's an honour and it's exciting."


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Two versions of a 44-minute video lecture of Dr. Dolores A. Ramirez (BSA '56mcl), UPLB professor emeritus and National Scientist, were viewed at the Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB) Seminar Room on May 8, 2017 where she was also awarded a plaque of recognition.
Dr. Ramirez' video lecture is entitled ""Mother Cell" of Philippine Genetics: The Academic Legacy of Dr. Dolores A. Ramirez". The video lecture is divided in seven parts. It showcases Dr. Ramirez' career, her lectures about issues in genetics, plant breeding and biotechnology, her protégés' testimonies, her contributions to agriculture, science, and biosafety, her nephews' and nieces' messages of gratitude, and her aspirations for the future of genetics and plant breeding in the Philippines. The video lecture is available at the ILC, third floor of the CAS Annex 1 Building.
The Interactive Learning Center (ILC) heads the project which is called The Legacy Lecture Series (LLS), a lecture video containing "the collective academic experience of distinguished UPLB academics".
Dr. Ramirez earned her Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture, magna cum laude in 1956. Through a scholarship grant from Rockefeller Foundation, she finished her Master's degree in Cytogenetics at the University of Minnesota in 1958 and her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biochemical Genetics at the Purdue University in 1963. From being a research assistant professor in 1964, she advanced as an associate professor in 1969 and became a full professor in 1974.
Excerpts from Flores, M.S. (2014). National Scientist Dolores A. Ramirez: From Beating the Odds to Empowering Philippine Agriculture. Philippine Science Letters, 7. Retrieved from http://www.philsciletters.org/2014-241.html and http://uplb.edu.ph/component/k2/755-national-scientist-dolores-ramirez-honored-as-legacy-lecturer


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Posts by Author Plugin for WordPress
This plugin will show the last X posts by the current author either at the bottom of every post, or where you manually specify in each post. Using the built-in options page, you can choose the number of posts to show, set the header text, choose to show the post dates, select the format of the date, and choose whether or not to include the current post in the list. Other options have been added since the first release.
- Latest Release (For WordPress 2.0 through 2.8+)
- Version 1.3 (For WordPress 1.5)
- Download the above file, rename it from .txt to .php, and upload it to your plugins directory.
- Enable the plugin.
- Configure the plugin options (under DDPostsByAuthor).
- Test it out by viewing a post.
Change Log
- 02-22-09 Version 1.7 – Added option to exclude selected categories from showing the post list (previous option was just to exclude posts in cats from being shown in the list – not where the list itself would show).
- 09-26-07 Version 1.6 – Updated for WordPress 2.3. 'Load Default Options' button added. Fixed bug where pages would sometimes be listed.
- 05-16-07 Version 1.5 – Updated for WordPress 2.2.
- 05-22-06 Version 1.4 – The author's 'display name' is now shown instead of their login name. Also, future-dated posts no longer show up in the lists.
- 05-21-06 Version 1.3 – A bug was fixed where posts would show up multiple times if they were in multiple categories.
- 04-19-06 Version 1.2 – Option added to sort posts by date – newest or oldest first. I have also added support for category exclusion. So posts from specified categories will not show up in the recent post lists. A bug was also fixed where the list would also include pages and attachments. It now just shows published posts.
- 04-05-06 Version 1.1 – Comments bug fixed – they will now work properly when this plugin is enabled. Added option to enable/disable post list on every page. You can also now call the plugin manually in a post. A few other fixes as well, including a new option to include the current post in the list.
- 03-30-06 Version 1.0 – First release.
Here are the options available in this plugin's options page in the WordPress admin panel.
Show at the bottom of every post
If enabled, this plugin will generate its data at the bottom of every post, before the comments section.
NOTICE: No matter what you have this set to, you can also manually call this plugin by entering the following line where you want the data to be shown in your post:
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Number of posts to show by author
This is the number of posts by the current author that will be shown at the bottom of each post.
Text to show before list
This is the header for the post list. If you want to use the author's name in this text, use %A.
Category IDs to exclude from post lists
This is a comma-separated list of categories IDs you want to exclude from the recent post lists (this option does not prevent the list from being shown on posts in those categories, but rather just the useage of categories in the list – see the option below for that).
Category IDs to not display list on
This is a comma-separated list of categories IDs for categories that you do not want the post list to display on (when using the option to show it on every post).
Show date after listed posts
This will show the post date after each post in the list.
Date format
If you are showing the date after posts, this will allow you to configure the date format (using the standard PHP date() format)
Include current post in list
This sets whether or not the post being viewed should show up in the list of recent posts by the current author.
Show newest posts first
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Dipole Bikini Bottom | Cactus
€30.10 was €43.00
This variant is not available.
An essential piece for every swim collection. The low coverage adjustable bottom with bicolor spaguetti making it easier to mix and match. Self-lined interior.
Strech italian fabric
- 78% Polyamide (Recycled).
- 22% Elastane (LYCRA XTRA LIFE).
Available colors:
- Foam Ivory with Grapfruit details.
- Ocean Blue with Pool Blue details.
- Foam Ivory with multicolor spaguetti.
- Dark Blue with multicolor spaguetti.
- Cactus green with multicolor spaguetti.
- Map blue with multicolor spaguetti.
- Bourdeaux with multicolor spaguetti.
More info:
- UPF 50+ Protection Factor.
- Soft an smooth lining.
- Textiles tested for harmful substances according to Oeko-Tex.
- Made in Spain.
Product Care:
- Comes in a useful Little bag made of the same swim fabric.
- Wash by hand in cold water using a neutral soap.
- After rinsing your swimsuit thoroughly after every use, dry flat in shade and avoid direct sunlight.
- Do not roll up wet or store wet.


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An AFRICAN experience of a lifetime! Phumba Safaris offers you the opportunity for a great safari in South Africa or Namibia. We are known for our personal touch, service, top class trophies and quality lodging. The proof lays within the high persentage of returning clients. Bow, crossbow, rifle and conbined hunts. We do rifle importation for you at no cost. Bow and rifle hunters share the same lodge, but not hunting areas.
Daily rates will be charged per nights spend.Deposit of 25% of total daily rate is required to confirm your booking for a plains game hunt. Deposit of 50% of total daily rate is required to confirm your booking for a big game hunt. No refund of the deposit if the hunt is cancelled within 90 day's of contracted starting date unless safari can be re-booked. All trophy charges are applicable to animals actually bagged or wounded and lost. The total safari must be paid in full before client departs. A government tax (VAT) of 14% will be charged on the daily fees. All payments to be made in € (Euro), US$ or wire transfer. Personal cheques only accepted with prior arrangement. (With a 5% surcharge)


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125 x 230mm / 4.92" x 9 inches Cello Bags - With Tape, 30 micron cello bags with 30mm Lip.
Bags are suitable for packing sweets ,cakes etc and have been approved for food use.
Quantity options 100's , 500's , 1000's cello bags.
Size: 125 x 230mmTape: YesWeight: 30 micron
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A very keen price coupled with helpful advice on the 'phone and rapid delivery made this a very satisfactory transaction.
Good quality bags and reasonably priced
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Fantastic service and great product. Will order from you again.
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Excellent product. Exactly what I was looking for,
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Helpful response from James to my email query. Very pleased with the service altogether.
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December 16, 2016
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Do you often wonder why your students, especially in grades K-2, come home with photocopied paper books? Does it seem like some children are "natural readers" while others struggle and reading needs to be explicitly taught? What is the difference between these decodable readers and picture books?
Decodable readers are books that have controlled text. Decodable books are books that contain only phonetic elements that the student has already learned and basic sight words. For example, a child at the beginning stages of reading who has learned the short vowel sounds could decode simple words like hat, bed, and pig, but might have difficulty decoding words like see and owl. A student at a higher reading level might be reading a decodable book with vowel teams like AI or OA and be able to decode more complex words like snail and goal.
Selecting books can be tricky as publishers will often call books a beginning book or decodable book but only half the words in the book are decodable. In reading, we want children to feel and be successful as they read. We do not want students to become frustrated and start to guess at words. We want students to use their knowledge of phonics and their word analysis skills to decode unfamiliar words. As they are able to figure out every word in a book, they feel successful, which in turn helps them to build fluency and develop good reading strategies.
Example text from a decodable reader: "Ted got his red cap back. The red cap had a rip in it. It was not a big rip. Ted can fix his red cap." Example text from a picture book: "On Friday he ate through five oranges, but he was still hungry. On Saturday he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami…" As you can see, there is a large difference in the word selection and phonics rules within these two texts.
What should I do as a parent?
Every night, have your child read to you and spend some time reading to your child. Incorporate both decodable readers and picture books into your nightly routine. Have your child read the decodable books and celebrate his/her success! Together, enjoy the picture books from authors like Mo Willems, Mary Lyn Ray and Marty Kelley. Even as your child gets older, spend time together, snuggled under a blanket, reading chapter books like Tuck Everlasting and Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Reading at home not only can positively impact your child's academic success, but also develop a special and lasting bond between a child and parent.
If you would like more information or assistance in selecting books for your child, please reach out to your child's classroom teacher, our literacy specialist, Carolyn Mallahan, and our ICT teacher, Christine Roman. Also, we have a great relationship with the Gordon-Nash children's librarian, Christine Hunewell. Our town's library is open Tuesday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m; Friday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m; Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. The library is closed Sunday and Monday.


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HCA UK are a group of world-class, award-winning private hospitals, specialist clinics, outpatients and diagnostics centres and private GP services spread across London and Manchester. As well as providing advanced, high-quality care to patients in these environments, we also partner with leading NHS Trusts.
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Happy Birthday Have a great day
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For every minute you're angry you lose a second of happiness
Happy Birthday!
"We have met the enemy and he is us."-POGO.
"I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it."~Edgar Allan Poe
"Dream big, you might never wake up!"- Snoop Dogg
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Roses are red. Tacos are enjoyable. Don't blame immigrants, because you're unemployable.
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NOTE: You cannot use any Office software until your first day of class, regardless of status, if you are a new student.
1. Sign in to the Google Play Store with your personal Google account. If you do not already have one, you will need to create one.
2. Download each Office product (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote) from the Play Store:
3. Open the Office product you wish to use from either the Store or your Home screen.
4. Click Sign in.
5. Enter your LSU email address and click Next.
6. You will be brought to an Office365 login page. Enter your LSUMail password, then click Sign in.
7. You will be logged in to Office365 and begin receiving your files, then you will see a confirmation screen. Once this screen is shown, you can begin using your Office products.
Referenced from: Support.office.com


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Geoff has been with BRAINS since 2015. He works with children and adults on a variety of treatment needs. In addition to mood disorders such as anxiety and depression, Geoff works with patients with ADHD, autism, head injury/concussions, trauma, and anger or other behavior challenges. He works with individuals, families, and groups, and is available for parent consultation. Geoff also works with youth involved with the court system and school disciplinary issues. Prior to joining BRAINS, Geoff conducted home-based counseling and worked with adolescents involved in the juvenile court system and developed community-based treatment services for at-risk youth. Geoff has taught at GVSU and currently is on faculty at WMU teaching in the School of Social Work.
BS - Sociology/Criminal Justice Western Michigan University - 1996 MSW - Western Michigan University - 1999
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The Cleft SIG website was developed to facilitate professional development for Speech and Language Therapists with an interest in cleft and craniofacial anomalies.
The brief for the website was for it to…
- Be easy to read
- Have a sense of friendliness by using calm colours and images
- Incorporate all the Cleft Centres under the 'Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists' and provide contact details
- Have a 'Members only' area
- Provide information on Conferences, Courses and Study days
The 'Members area' of the website has various other information such as Newsletters, Presentations, Meeting Minutes etc.
The website is packed full with brilliant features which the Cleft SIG team will make use of as the website evolves.
Software and languages used to develop Birmingham News Room website:
- Photoshop
- Dreamweaver
- Illustrator
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Different reasons can lead to a change car mechanic. Whether you have moved, changed your car brand, or your dealership just shut down, selecting a car mechanic is one of the most important decisions you can make as a car owner. Especially if you own the coveted brand of Mitsubishi Lancer, you need to work with a reliable Mitsubishi Lancer Brisbane service center offers. Choosing the wrong service shop for your car can result in recurrent repairs and more expenses on maintenance costs. Eventually, your car will wear out sooner that its normal lifespan. With a long-term investment such as a Mitsubishi Lancer model, you obviously do not want to go down that route.
If your Mitsubishi model is still under manufacturer's warranty, you can go to the dealership for warranty repairs. However, for regular maintenance, you can find a reliable service center for Mitsubishi Lancer Brisbane has to offer. You need to find out if the laws of your country allow you to seek maintenance services wherever you want without interfering with the warranty. Finding the right mechanic requires more than just running a Google search. Sometimes, you might need to throw in a little old fashion. While there is no single rule for a good mechanic, there are specific things that you need to look out for, in order to land the most reliable mechanic for Mitsubishi Lancer Brisbane market recommends to car enthusiasts.
The Shop Should Specialize in Your Brand of Car
One of the factors that you should consider is whether your preferred service center specializes in the car brand you possess. If you own a Mitsubishi model, you should look for a reliable shop for Mitsubishi service Brisbane has to offer. An expert for Mitsubishi servicing will leave no stone unturned when it comes to diagnosing a problem and providing the correct solution. This is because the mechanic is most likely to have the latest training in the industry, together with appropriate equipment to fix your car.
Get Leads from Family and Friends
Even if you run a Google search for the best mechanics in your area, it is also advisable to seek information from friends who have sought the same services before you. Rely heavily on those who own the same brand of car as yours. In addition to the information you glean from the internet, you can land the best mechanic for Mitsubishi service Brisbane has to offer.
Check if the Center is Certified
Government certification is important when you want a reliable service center for your Mitsubishi model. It means that the government recognizes the shop and the mechanics are allowed to operate in the area they cover. It is also essential to check the Better Business Bureau website to find out if the center has any commercial case pending in court.
Give it a Tryout
Before you venture into the shop with bigger repairs, you can start with smaller maintenance services such as oil changes. Besides, you should ask if the shop offers warranties on repairs.
For more information about Mitsubishi service in Brisbane, visit Toowong Mitsubishi