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Christmas Jumper Day
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Christmas Jumper Day raises £75.21 for Save The Children
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Christmas Jumper Day raises £75.21 for Save The Children
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Devonshire House staff help raise funds for Addenbrooke's Neurological Critical Care Unit.
12 Dec 18
Devonshire House Specialist Prosthodontist Nick Williams takes part in Dental Themed Science Radio Show.
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Colouring competition winners following our recent visit to Felsted School
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So, what will you be having with your pancakes today?
If you are having sweet pancakes here's how to look after your teeth and enjoy your pancakes
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Wail represents Devonshire House at the Nobel Biocare Symposium in London chairing question and answer sessions about dental implants and introducing world class speakers.
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Winning entry of Devonshire House colouring competition at St John's school
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We are pleased to announce that we will soon have an additional facility ready to offer you hygiene appointments in an out of town location.
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'Flossum' the tooth fairy & Mrs McCavity visit St John's School as part of their Health Morning
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Congratulations to our Hygienist Becky who gave birth to a beautiful baby boy last night.
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If you are in the practice with children over half term, visit the children's corner in the sitting room, where there are lots of fun activity sheets in celebration of National Smile Month.
26 May 16
Congratulations to Leo,winner of the Devonshire House colouring competition, following our recent visit to St John's.
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Devonshire House receives Practice of the Year South Award
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Receiving the award for Best Practice UK on behalf of our team
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Dental Industry Awards Devonshire House Best Practice UK 2015
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Toothbrush Amnesty and Oral Health Education Day
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Your Teeth - BBC 1
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Your Harry Potter themed Christmas has looked wonderful - the Yule table and the floating candles are amazing.ReplyDelete
A fabulous collection of photos and some super LOs Virginia.
I wish you and the family a very Happy New Year and I hope 2017 is a good one for you.
Toni xx
Wishing you and yours a very Happy New Year with much good health and creativity! Love the floating candles, and your Mum's cheesecake looks stunning!ReplyDelete
Another great post! I always sit down with a cuppa to look at and read your post.ReplyDelete
Your Harry Potter Xmas tree looks fab. I don't know much about Harry Potter so I probably don't appreciate it enough, but it's a great idea. I love your table layout. It is beautiful. It is great to have your family there with you at the table, everyone dressed up. What a marvel idea to have everyone decorate a gingerbread house. I assume they got to take it home too.
I'd never seen floating candles. But they are very effective. Well done your hubby.
I am very impressed with said 16 yr old waiting patiently for his presents while you were talking. And I just love his expression when he opens his surprise present. Priceless! (what did you get him?)
You got loads of little goodies in your secret santa exchange. Wow!
The photos from Chatsworth are fab as usual. Wonderful displays and lovely gardens. Prince Charles with his hat made me smile.
Your scrapbook LOs are brilliant. I love the colours. I must admit that I haven't done any scrapbooking for a year. I didn't have my craft room. Now that I have, it's too cold and I often don't bother to get wood and light the fire. Then it takes a few hours to warm up the room, so it's not that I can just spontaneously pop down and do some crafting.... (Will have to wait for milder weather) So one of my New Year's resolutions is to start scrapping again. I also want to do some genealogy (family tree)and have downloaded the software but down know how to use it yet.
I'm sure the new year will bring us lots of good times and blessings if we care to look for them. I wish you and your family all good things for 2017, health and love.
The Harry Potter Christmas was such fun. I love all the details you incorporated. The walk around Chatsworth looks a lovely way to round off the celebrations. I had to look hard but I did find your sketcher in the end.ReplyDelete
Mum's cheescake looks good. And what a lot of Scrapbooking. I really do want to do more of this next year.
I hope those lurgys have finally left you all, and you are ready for a happy, healthy start to the new year. I shall do my best to travel though it with you again. Kate x
What a fun filled post :D So glad you had such a lovely holiday period. Look forward to seeing what adventures you have in store for 2017 XXXReplyDelete
Happy New Year Virginia!ReplyDelete
Looks like you had a fab holiday season. Love the Harry Potter theme :-)
All the best for a happy, healthy 2017.


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Art & Culture
Iran's Guide
History of Iran
The Siege of Herat 1837-1838
By: John Carl Nelson, 1976
Chapter 12: Summary and Conclusion
The city of Herat in 1837 and 1838 was the focal point of a number of pressures and conditions which, in conjunction made the siege a significant event. These ranged from personal and tribal jealousies, through the imperial pretensions of tribal states, to the global policies of great empires. In the end each of the military efforts to influence the situation failed and on the surface nothing was changed, but these failures only masked the reality of a much different situation.
An essential precondition to the importance of the siege was the state of economic exhaustion and political anarchy that prevailed in Iran in the 1830's. The great empires of the seventeenth century had collapsed and in the wars that followed, the prosperity of the area was destroyed. The weakness of the tribal states, Persia and Afghanistan, that arose out of the ruins was a constant source of instability that invited both internal revolts and outside influences. There was a power vacuum and powers on the outside inevitably became involved in what was going on within.
The immediate motive for the siege was the desire of Persia to restore its vanished empire. Seen in this regard the campaign of 1837 was but the latest in a long series of attempts to regain lost territory in the east. Herat had been the main objective of these efforts since control over Mashad was established in 1803. Whenever there was peace in the west, and no political crisis at hand, there was a Persian move to retake Herat.
The opportunity for Persia to achieve this goal was created when the tension between Sadozai and Mohammedzai finally tore apart the fragile structure of the Afghan state. Herat was cut off from the rest of Afghanistan and would appear to have been easy pickings for any of its numerous enemies if they could make a serious effort to take it. If these had been the only factors, the siege of Herat would have had only local importance but there were two more.
There was the worldwide expansion of the British. The growth of the British economy fueled this expansion and the British were constantly searching for new markets and supplies. More importantly the British were the rulers of a great empire in India and were concerned for its defense. A keystone of this defense was a buffer on the Northwest frontier. The state of Ranjit Singh provided this buffer for a time but when a greater threat was perceived it was felt that a stronger buffer was needed.
This greater threat was the apparent Russian domination of Western Asia. After 1828 and more so after 1833, it appeared as though the Tsar had gained control over Persia and Turkey and was using them to extend his power. The British were particularly afraid of the effect a Russian presence on the Indian border would have on the internal peace of India. The Russian position was not as pervasive or as sinister as the British imagined, but it was to some degree real and the Russians were concerned to preserve it.
Each of the parties involved saw Herat from a different perspective. To Mohammed Shah of Persia, Herat was an integral part of the Persian empire. Historically, religiously, ethnically and in all respects it belonged to Persia even though it was temporarily detached. The reconquest of Herat was a long- standing goal of his family and he was committed to it as a matter of personal honor. There was no question in his eyes as to the rightness of his cause.
The Afghan chiefs each had different ideas about the position of Herat. To Kamran it was the last refuge of the Sadozai dynasty. For Yar Mohammed it was a place he had seized upon where he could establish his own power. These two had nowhere else to go. To Kohendil Khan on the other hand Herat was a mortal enemy that must be destroyed and if possible added to his own possessions. There was also a debt to pay for the destruction of Painda and Feteh Khan. Dost Mohammed also had this blood feud but he was less concerned with Herat. When the occasion arose however, he saw that Herat might be a useful bargaining point to accomplish other ends.
Herat had long been known as the "Key to India" and the city retained that image in the eyes of the British. It was not that they felt they should have it in their own hands but that it had to be kept out of the hands of strong or unfriendly powers. Persia qualified as one of these after 1828. The British did not really fear a direct invasion but whoever held Herat was in a position to influence Afghanistan and the forward policy made Afghanistan part of the Indian defense system. The internal peace of India was always the prime concern of the British and their interest in Herat varied as threats to this peace came and went.
To the Tsar and his ministers Herat was probably just another of the small principalities that dotted Iran and Central Asia. However they were no doubt aware of its importance to Persia and its relationship to British India. After the wars of the early 1830's it was apparent that Persia and Britain were at odds concerning the position of Herat. The Russians were in an excellent position to exploit this difference to their own advantage and this is the key to the whole affair.
A tentative explanation for the Russian's actions in these years is that they decided to exploit the British fears for the security of their Indian empire in order to enhance Russia's own position in Persia. By encouraging the Persians in their objective of taking Herat, Russia could provoke a complete break between Persia and Britain, leaving the field to Russia. The risks to Russia were minimal, since Persia wanted Herat anyway and seemingly had the means to take it. The British fell for it completely.
Things began to go wrong, however, when the Shah was not able to take Herat right away. This gave the British a chance to seize the initiative and they were quite effective in stalling the Persian effort. At this point Simonich decided that he had to act to counter the British moves. He sent agents into Afghanistan to arrange a coalition against Herat. Possibly he became personally involved in the siege or did not realize the implications of what he was doing. He may even have been acting against orders. In any case his actions and involvement were what touched off the British response.
Those in control of Russian policy realized what was happening and ordered the recall of Simonich in April or May of 1838 to avoid an overreaction by the British. But by the time the word got to Simonich it was too late, the damage had been done. The British saw their frontier defenses in shambles and set armies marching to restore them.
With the departure of the Persian army from Herat the focus of the crisis was lost but the various moves underway went on independently to their conclusion. The British army occupied Afghanistan but could not hold it. The Russians made one attempt to restore their tarnished prestige but failed. The Persians continued to occupy the border fortresses until Herat went through the motions of professing friendship. This cleared the way for a reconciliation of Britain and Persia. The British sent another army back to Kabul to exact retribution but withdrew after doing no more than burning the Kabul bazaar. Only then was it possible to assess what had happened.
In Persia the failure of the siege was followed by a near break-down of the imperial government. The army had to be disbanded, revolts broke out in almost all provinces, and the government was completely bankrupt. There was no improvement during the 1840's.[1] On a broader scale the siege marks the last attempt of the Persians to restore their lost empire. Before this there had been almost constant and continuous campaigns in the east or the west. The few Persian military efforts during the rest of the nineteenth century were sporadic, half-hearted, and almost totally unsuccessful. The foreign affairs of Persia for the remainder of the century consist mainly of dealings between Russia and Britain.
A more subtle change was also accelerated in Persian society. Symbolic of this, a Persian history written in 1882 concentrates on imperial events up to 1838 but after the siege of Herat is almost exclusively concerned with the affairs of a single province.[2] The decline of Persia had started quite some time before this, but after 1838 the fall was precipitous. The Kajars had failed to restore the empire and people seem to have just lost interest.
The changes in Afghanistan were not quite as profound. Dost Mohammed returned to Kabul after the second British withdrawal. He worked to consolidate and extend his power and by the time of his death in 1863 had reunited Kandahar, and Herat with Kabul. Dost had been impressed with the fact that his power was dependent on British India and he was very careful not to give offense in that direction. The British occupation had also brought lessons in efficient administration which Dost tried to apply as best he could.
Kohendil Khan also returned, to rule Kandahar until his death in 1851. In 1855 Kandahar became subject to Dost Mohammed at Kabul. Yar Mohammed Khan continued at Herat and tried to rebuild his ravaged city. When he died in l853 Herat was briefly occupied by Persia, but the Persians withdrew under British pressure and the city retained a precarious independence until becoming subject to Dost Mohammed in 1863. Dost Mohammed's death in 1863 however set off another round of anarchy which lasted until the 1880's before the final shape of Afghanistan was attained.
The most significant result as far as Afghanistan was concerned was that it was clearly made part of the British imperial system. Its role was that of a buffer, and it was not ruled directly, but it was strictly controlled. The British would repeat their invasion on two subsequent occasions to enforce this connection. The Afghans derived some small benefit however in that it did ensure the survival of Afghanistan. Russia had risked almost nothing in this affair and had lost only a small amount of prestige. But the Russians had learned some significant things. They had tested the British and discovered the limits beyond which they would react. In the 1860's and 1870's Russia brought all Central Asia and the Uzbeg Khanates under its rule unopposed by Britain but stopped 100 miles north of Herat. Russia also proved to its satisfaction that a real or imagined threat to India could be very useful in dealing with the British. This was the first tine Russia had tried such a move and it would not be the last.
Finally the British had established the outer limit of their Indian empire and the line was drawn at Herat. The Russian conquest of the Uzbegs brought no British response but a threat to Herat sent armies marching. When Russia marched on Khiva in 1839 the British briefly considered moving deeper into Central Asia but as a result of this crisis the limit was pulled back to Herat and never moved again.
The relations of Britain and Russia in Iran were thus defined between 1837 and 1842. Russia possessed a predominant influence in Persia but the British could not be excluded altogether. Afghanistan was a part of the Indian empire but anything beyond Herat was left to Russia by default. Persia and Afghanistan lost the ability to act independently as they had done in the past. After all the numerous crises during the rest of the nineteenth century, and after all the comings and goings of British and Russian agents in what was called the "Great Game," when the spheres of influence were officially drawn by the Anglo-Russian agreement of 1907 they corresponded almost exactly with what was established by the events surrounding the Siege of Herat.
Notes to Chapter 12
Lambton, "Persia, The Breakdown of a Society, " The Central Islamic Lands pp. 449-452.
Hasan-e-Fasai, History of Persia under Qajar Rule, trans., Heribert Busse (New York and London: Columbia University Press, 1972), pp. xx, 250 ff.
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17 Exotic Animal that Start With E, Let's See to Prove It!
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- Eskimo Canine – Animal that Start With E
- Emu – Animal that Start With E
- Egyptian Mau – Animal that Start With E
- Eastern Gorilla – Animal that Start With E
- Eagle – Animals that Start With The Letter E
- Elephant – Animals that Start With The Letter E
- Ermine – Animals that Start With The Letter E
- Emperor Penguin – Animals Names that Start With E
- Elk – Animals Names that Start With E
- Elephant Shrew – Animals Names that Start With E
- Elephant Seal – Wild Animals that Start With E
- Eland – Wild Animals that Start With E
- Electric Eel – Wild Animals that Start With E
- Echinoderm – Wild Animals that Start With E
- Echidna – Zoo Animals that Start With E
- Eastern Mole – Zoo Animals that Start With E
- Eastern Cougar – Zoo Animals that Start With E
- Earthworm – Animals that Start With E
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Animal that Start With E – Pets on world Earth delight in a distinct setting on its environmental cycle as well as if not for them Humanity would also not have the ability to survive.
Making up greater than two million species they bring shade and also beauty with a few of them not really pleasant to the eye yet they all profess an unique taste which allows them all to share the globe with us.
Taking a few of them prominent or otherwise who share a common identity, the start of their names with the letter "E" we select some we assume would certainly be interesting to note right here.
Eskimo Canine – Animal that Start With E
The Eskimo Canine is a type of companion pet coming from Germany. The American Eskimo is a member of the Spitz household. The breed's progenitors were German Spitz, however as a result of anti-German prejudice throughout the First Globe Battle, it was rename "American Eskimo Canine".
Emu – Animal that Start With E
The emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is the second-largest living bird by elevation, after its ratite relative, the ostrich. It is native to the island to Australia where it is the largest indigenous bird and the only extant participant of the category Dromaius.
The emu's array covers most of mainland Australia, but the Tasmanian emu as well as King Island emu subspecies end up being vanished after the European settlement of Australia in 1788.
The bird is sufficiently typical for it to be rated as a least-concern varieties by the International Union for Preservation of Nature.
Egyptian Mau – Animal that Start With E
The Egyptian Mau is the fastest of the residential cats, with its longer hind legs, as well as special flap of skin expanding from the flank to the back knee, providing for greater agility as well as size of stride. Maus have been clock running more than 48 km/h (30 mph).
Eastern Gorilla – Animal that Start With E
The eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei) is a seriously endangered varieties of the genus Gorilla and the largest living primate. At present, the types is subdivided right into 2 subspecies. Grauer's gorilla, previously called the eastern lowland gorilla (G. b. graueri) is a lot more populated, at concerning 3,800 individuals.
The mountain gorilla (G. b. beringei) has just around 880 people. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature point out unlawful searching in its analysis of hazards to the types
Maus usually possess extremely music voices. They are understood to chirp, chortle, and also discharge other clearly unusual articulations when boosted.
Another behavior, fairly usual in satisfied Maus, has been describe as "wiggle-tail." The cat, whether woman or male, shakes and also shivers its tail, and appears to be noting territory, additionally referre to as spraying, but throughout this actions the Mau is not releasing pee.
Faces might transform inning accordance with mood, as well as eye color may change from environment-friendly to turquoise.
Although contemporary American Eskimos have actually been export as German Spitz Gross (or Mittel, depending on the dog's height), the types have actually deviated and also the standards are considerably different.
In addition to working as a watchdog and friend, the American Eskimo dog likewise accomplished a high level of popularity in the United States in the 1930s and also 1940s as a circus performer.
Eagle – Animals that Start With The Letter E
There are greater than sixty varieties of eagles spread around the globe from the Hairless Eagle in the American continent, among the biggest flying killers overhead of our world to the smaller sized relatives of them in the African and Oriental continents.
The Bald as well as the Golden Eagle are the only 2 species passing through the skies of The United States and Canada and also Canada and have a special location in the background of these 2 countries.
They have the sharpest of eyes and also can observe victim from hundreds of meters above and dive at high speed and also raise in one diving action unknown to the prey itself.
The rate with which they dive as well as nab prey off either water or land is a view many wildlife digital photographers have actually caught with their lenses as well as have actually kept us amazed.
Elephant – Animals that Start With The Letter E
Growing to greater than thirteen feet tall and also the largest mammals, the three elephant species roaming the Earth. Identified by the organic name Elephantidae are better much more specifically named as "Loxodonto Africana" the African Bush elephant, "Loxodonto Cyclotis".
The African Woodland elephant as well as "Elephas Maximus" the Eastern elephant.
Weighing around twelve thousand extra pounds their lengthy trunk is very important to them as they smell, wash themselves, consume water, and also it additionally aids in grabbing food and also bringing it right into their mouths.
The mouths have teeth to chew the food, which are usually natural herbs as they are herbivorous and whilst the males are gifted with two majestic looking tusks which help.
Them to destroy tree trunks as well as a defensive tool versus feasible intruders to the team or killers which there are none, except a foolish canine who would certainly attempt to attack them.
Ermine – Animals that Start With The Letter E
A pet with a defensive shade change opportunity for the winter season and the warmer months from being white for the former as well as brown for the last, and which resides in burrows.
This special change masks it from feasible predators and also it's name more exactly specifies its hair shade and with the front feet smaller sized than the hind which enables it to stabilize as well as dig up the ground seeking food.
It has paws with claws making excavating possible and also if require as a protective weapon and also it is always extremely sharp to what takes place in the environments by keeping its eagle eyes and ears available to any kind of possible strike.
Emperor Penguin – Animals Names that Start With E
The continent of Antarctica which is barren as well as with large stretches of ice some a mile or two deep right into the ocean is house to hundreds of Emperor Penguins who have adapted well to their surroundings which is as cold as it could get anywhere else on the face of our Planet.
Emperor Penguin chicks by habit huddle together to provide some warmth when their moms and dads are out searching for food which is normally tiny fish, squid as well as various other sea food they might navigate this large expanse of snow covered water.
Being the largest among all various other types of penguins they are conveniently identifiable with their yellow busts, orange ear spots, heaven grey neck and also the smart black cap.
Elk – Animals Names that Start With E
They have huge remarkable antlers and are larger than the common deer we would find around us and like all hoofed brethren of their kind are called "ungulates" after the Latin word for unguis.
Them live wild on the western mountainous locations of the North American continent as well as are vegetarian and also find their food from bushes and other foliage edible to them.
They are the largest land animals in The United States and Canada and men could consider between 300 to 330 kilograms and with their large horns might be a formidable challenger for any kind of who horns in their domain.
Elephant Shrew – Animals Names that Start With E
They have similarity to lots of other animals than to shrews, though named as one. Them resemble a miniature form of an elephant with an extended nose.
They also appear like a toy antelope, a very tiny anteater or perhaps a rodent as well as for this reason can be referred to as a very eccentric looking pets residing on Earth.
Them would certainly scurry along as well as hide the moment they notice any danger and are really quick footed as well as are really peculiar queer animals too.
Elephant Seal – Wild Animals that Start With E
The Southern Elephant seals make their home around the islands as well as coastlines of the Southern hemisphere whilst the Northern Elephant seals live around Pacific shore of the United States and also Mexico.
Of the two, the latter varieties can be a bit smaller size in size compared to it's brethren as well as the Peninsula Valdes in Argentina is the home of the 4th biggest nest of Elephant seals and it is growing.
Their major resource of food is available around them and that being sea food they are contented and also live a very growing life around it in the deep sea.
Eland – Wild Animals that Start With E
Prized in mythology by some South African tribes this ox like antelope is the globe's biggest and is one of the most portrayed pet in old rock carvings in the eastern part of this great continent.
It's large size likewise makes it slower than a lot of various other African antelopes but preserves high endurance over many which enables it to maintain a lengthy and also paced trot and also could easily leap over an eight foot fencing with much convenience.
The horns prevail to both male and also females which are elegantly spiral giving them a very smart and also impressive look with the mail having a tuft of beautiful black fur growing down below it neck with likewise .
the male having some hair on its temple to provide it that stylish male ingenuity as the animal ages.
Electric Eel – Wild Animals that Start With E
Having the ability to live in sea and fresh water these slimy animals are searched for food by many people all over the world and also they are just like land snakes however without ranges normally, and also with a lengthy tapering body though some varieties have been discovered to have ranges.
They are really flexible and also extremely mobile and also their over one hundred vertebrae enable them to removal through swiftly to prevent pursuing prey.
Maturing to almost two and a fifty percent meters in size it could paralyze any big pet or human via concerning 28feet of still water with 500 volts of electrical shock makings it a powerful animal to emulate if one is to hunt them down.
Surfacing for a breadth of air in around 10 minute gaps they prey on small fish and also like the muddy and tranquil part of waters.
Echinoderm – Wild Animals that Start With E
Very symmetrical in design they are also called celebrity fish for its 5 equally fractional body, just like one with each component having its own internal body organs.
Consumption of food is from the bottom and excreta are pushed out from the leading without any heart, brain or eyes they have only a delicate underside.
Echidna – Zoo Animals that Start With E
Native to New Guinea and Australia they eat ants and also termites and are related to anteaters however are not related ts them as well as has spiny spikes on its body as protective weaponry.
It is their long sticky tongue that assists them to pick up food installed with logs and such crevices.
Eastern Mole – Zoo Animals that Start With E
A very timid mammal hardly ever seen but active at sundown as well as dawn and also are mainly below ground as well as with a long snout they are seekers of small victim.
The eyes are concealed as well as they have sharp claws in the fore and also hind legs which they make use of for searching and excavating burrows.
Eastern Cougar – Zoo Animals that Start With E
Mostly located in North America with a coat color which is a distinctively tan they have had numerous names offered to them and also several of them are Puma, Mountain Lion, Panther and also certainly what it is lastly recognized as a Cougar.
Earthworm – Animals that Start With E
They are organized into nearly 4,400 varieties as well as with 2,700 various kinds in their very large family and might mature to about twelve feet in length, though most are just eight to 10 inches long.
They are also called numerous names and have very smooth bodies and also are without lungs or gills and also take a breath through their skin.


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Google believes Google Plus should be a reflection of the real world. And in the real world there are people in your environment which you may not want to see or hear all the time. So you ignore them.
Google today launched a new feature on Google Plus which does just that: ignore people. You won't hear them, you won't see them. But they will be there. It is a 'light' version of blocking.
Where blocking limits the way people interact with you, "Ignore" means people will still see your updates, can comment on your posts and is still 'in the loop' so to speak.
Here is how Olga Wichrowska of Google explains it in a video:
To ignore people, they need to be there
Google made this change to make Google+ look just like the real world in which you have different kind of people around. That would mean you have to put everybody in a circle, whether or not you like them or want anything to do with them. Right now I myself, like most people I suspect, simply ignore people who follow me if I don't want to do anything with them by not adding them to any of my circles.
If you want to ignore several people that have added you on Google+, you can click the new Ignore all button in the Notifications menu to ignore them all at once. People you ignore won't know that you ignored them.
If Google does get people to put everybody in circles it will have two more benefits for Google: more usage and more data…
Wichrowska also announced a change in how you get notified if people follow you. We now get two different kinds of notifications: Added you on Google+ and Added you back on Google+. To differentiate between those you already follow and those you don't (yet).
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Sizing up the Republican Tax Plans
Republicans in both the house and the senate have been working on legislation to improve (destroy?) the tax system by the first of the year. In the Donald Trump administration lower taxes through tax reform have been a hallmark to the platform he ran on and main talking points since his election. We are about to see those promises unfold. But, the work that has been done so far is confusing to most and even those that have been following closely don't know why there is such contention even among some republican. Reconciliation has a lot to do with it. Unable to lower taxes in any bill due to the corrupt nature of the federal government and their need for more and more funds. The requirement for any bill to pass the senate is 60 votes. Unless, the laws are written and passed under reconciliation which requires the bill to be revenue neutral and is part of the budgeting process. If so, the bill can pass with only 51 votes in the senate. Since the CBO scores the bill before congress can and vote on it, this plays a big part in how the bill is perceived in the general public. Everyone wants lower taxes (ironically even most people who don't pay federal income taxes) However, nobody wants to pay more. So, it is very hard to pass a bill that even slightly raises taxes on a majority of people. The lens that people wanting higher taxes for everyone will use the talking point that the middle class (majority of voters) will be the on hook for taxes the rich will no have to pay. See the chart below to get an idea of how much the tax plan changes things. If everyone has to pay a dollar up front, but the economy grows due to the shrinking government and waste, and everyone benefits with a stronger dollar and better living standard why do people complain? It's human nature to not want your money taken or your services diminished. Children often think in this manner. I want it now and I don't want to wait or earn my reward. It has to be taught and practiced to be seen. Saving over time is a chore, but the greatest personal life can only be achieved by saving and not wasting. Our government should do the same. As a society, we are infinitely better off with a strong dollar and money in the bank than a weak dollar and a crippling national debt. It's time to stop paying for your neighbors pizza and Chinese food on your credit card and just ask them over to dinner. We may all just start to get along eating better. Who knows, with all them money we save, we might even get one of those unemployed bureaucrats to clean your house.


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All-SPHL First Team Announced
March 26, 2010 - Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) News Release
CHARLOTTE, NC - The Southern Professional Hockey League on Thursday announced its 2009-2010 All-SPHL First Team as selected in a vote of SPHL coaches and media representatives.
2009-2010 All-SPHL First Team (statistics through March 25)
F - Rob Sich, Fayetteville FireAntz (54 gp, 61g, 34 a, 95 pts, +19, 19 ppg, 4 shg, 9 gwg)
F - Kevin Swider, Knoxville Ice Bears (51 gp, 42 g, 48 a, 90 pts, +6, 17 ppg)
F - Chris Leveille, Fayetteville FireAntz (54 gp, 18 g, 62 a, 80 pts, +11, 8 ppg, 3 shg)
D - Steve Weidlich, Mississippi Surge (54 gp, 6g, 36 a, 42 pts, +3, 4 ppg, 1 shg)
D - Mark Van Vliet, Knoxville Ice Bears (49 gp, 6 g, 27 a, 33 pts, +13, 1 ppg, 1 gwg)
G - Bill Zaniboni, Mississippi Surge (34 gp, 22-7-4, 2.55 gaa,.919 save%, 3 so)
Rob Sich of the Fayetteville FireAntz leads the SPHL with 61 goals, 95 points and nine game-winning goals, while his 19 power-play goals and four shorthand goals are second among all players.
Sich set a new record for goals in a season when he scored his 47th on February 20 against the Knoxville Ice Bears, breaking his own record of 46 during the 2006-07 season.
The 2005-06 Rookie of the Year and 2006-07 Most Valuable Player has 17 multi-goal games this season, including a record-tying five against Pensacola on March 6.
Kevin Swider of the Knoxville Ice Bears is currently second in the SPHL in points (90) and assists (48) and third in power-play goals with 17.
Swider, who has led the SPHL in scoring each year since the league formed in 2004, is a two-time league Most Valuable Player and holds more than 15 SPHL scoring records.
He is currently riding a 29-game point-scoring streak, tying his own SPHL record set back in the 2007-08 season.
Chris Leveille of the Fayetteville FireAntz leads the league with 62 assists and is third in points (80) and shorthand goals (3).
Playing on a line with Rob Sich, Leveille has assisted on 41 of Sich's 61 goals so far this season (67%).
His 62 assists is currently the fourth-best single-season total in SPHL history.
Steve Weidlich of the Mississippi Surge leads all defensemen with 42 points, 36 assists and 26 power-play assists.
In seven seasons with the Laredo Bucks, won two Central Hockey League championships (2004, 2006), five consecutive division titles (2004-08), made four appearances in the Ray Miron President's Cup finals (2005-08) and advanced to the second round of the playoffs seven times.
Mark Van Vliet of the Knoxville Ice Bears is tied for third among defensemen with 27 assists, while his 33 points is fifth best among blue-liners.
His +14 rating is second best for defensemen and the fifth-highest rating among all SPHL players.
Bill Zaniboni of the Mississippi Surge currently leads SPHL goaltenders with 22 wins (tied-1st) and three shutouts, while his 2.55 goals-against average and.919 save percentage is second best in the league.
Since January 21, Zaniboni is 16-3-1 with a 2.22 goals-against average.
The SPHL will announce its Rookie of the Year on Monday.
• Discuss this story on the Southern Professional Hockey League message board...
Southern Professional Hockey League Stories from March 26, 2010
- Surge fall to Ice Gators - Mississippi Surge
- Louisiana Winning Streak Gets to Five - Louisiana IceGators
- Swider Sets League Marks With Seven-Assist Night - SPHL
- Weidlich, Zaniboni, Richard, Zultek Named All-SPHL - Mississippi Surge
- Ice Flyers Playoff And All-SPHL Second Team Awards - Pensacola Ice Flyers
- All-SPHL Second Team Announced - SPHL
- First Round Of Havoc Playoffs Set - Huntsville Havoc
- All-SPHL First Team Announced - SPHL
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Luke Wilson Wants Kids But Worries: Has He Left It Too Late?
The busy 38-year-old Old School star says he wants to get everything together before having kids, but doesn't want to "pay neighbourhood kids to throw the football with my kid."
It's not just women who hear the tick-tock of their biological clock. It appears Luke Wilson can hear it too. The actor says he's thinking about having kids. "I'm working on that one," he told USA Today. But he's got some problems to sort through. First, he's a busy guy. Luke is currently promoting Middle Men, a movie about the creation of Internet porn, co-starring with Laura Dern in the HBO series Enlightened, and is writing some scripts including one with Tracy Morgan. So there's all that.
Second: he needs to do the dating thing. "I've got to find the girl, No. 1," says Luke, who dated Drew Barrymore and has been linked to Joy Bryant and playmate Audra Lynn. After that he's got to do some acting. "I've got to somehow make her believe in me — that's going to take a couple of years. I've got to BS her into thinking I've got my [stuff] together."
He could just wait until he has his act together and he's not so busy, but that could take years! Luke is 38, which isn't that old, but it's not that young either. He could be over 50 by the time he has kids old enough to play sports with. "I don't want to have to pay a neighborhood kid to throw the football with my kid." Hope he lands that girl soon, he seems like he would be a fun dad and it would be a shame for his kid to miss out! Anyone interested in becoming Luke's baby mama?


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Detroit pot shops are dropping like flies. Since the Motor City added new regulations to their relatively relaxed medical marijuana industry in March of 2016, all of the city's 283 dispensaries have been operating illegally. In an effort to dwindle that number down to the city mandated 50 fully licensed shops, Detroit officials have been obtaining court orders and putting city padlocks on the doors of pot providers.
According to the Detroit Free Press, an additional 51 dispensaries are in line to meet their demise in coming weeks, while only 5 applicants have been approved to operate under the new regulations.
Most of the issues concerning the new rules have a set of barriers that make it almost impossible to find a suitable dispensary location. According to Detroit corporation counsel Melvin Butch Hollowell, Motor City pot shops aren't allowed to set up "within a 1,000-foot radius of a church, school, park, liquor store, other dispensaries and other places considered a drug-free zone under city law, such as libraries or child care centers."
Prospective licensees can apply to the city's Board of Zoning Appeals to try and work around those strict guidelines, but with churches, parks and liquor stores throughout the city, the regulations have made life hard for Detroit dispensary owners looking to go legit.
Still, Hollowell says the regulations are the only way for the city to properly protect residents and serve medical marijuana patients at the same time.
"The voters of the state made medical marijuana legal so we have to manage that in a way that is consistent with keeping our neighborhoods respected and at the same time, allowing for those dispensaries to operate in their specific areas that we've identified as being lawful," Hollowell told the Free Press. "There was very significant public input in this process."
But with medical marijuana legislation throughout the Midwest lagging behind the rest of the country, Detroit's pot shops have served as a beacon for patients in need as far away as neighboring Ohio. So while Detroit city officials are looking to protect local residents, they could be preventing a huge swath of Americans from getting the medicine that they need.


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The LAN Cordless DUALphone does triple duty, letting you make conventional cordless phone calls, talk on Skype and check your e-mail all in one handset that has a color display. It's good for eight hours of talk and 240 hours of standby on a charge, and will be available for providers and carriers after the end of CeBIT.
Exactly what Internet content you can bring into this unit depends on which carrier supplies the phone to you; it doesn't look like you'll be able to just pick up one of these phones on your own and access the Internet with it. On-screen information that you could be able to access (for a price, no doubt) would be news, e-mail, stock market data, weather forecasts, traffic reports and sports results.
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EDIT: She'll actually be taking over in November with issue #58: https://twitter.com/GWillowWilson/st...08646033948672
EDIT: She'll actually be taking over in November with issue #58: https://twitter.com/GWillowWilson/st...08646033948672
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That's great news ! I hope she'll bring her A-game but also give us a very different WW than we have had the last few years. Channel that Ms.Marvel power, miss Wilson, please !
I hope she has what it takes to write something worth while. Robinson is an old pro from the 90's and he couldn't deliver.
"Excellent!" I cried. "Elementary," said he
In the words of London Tipton, yay us!
Wow that is amazing! I love Ms. Marvel and think Wilson will kill it on Wonder Woman. This is a dream pairing to me.
I haven't really loved any Wonder Woman stuff since Azzarello, and some stuff I actively disliked, so I'm pumped that Wonder Woman will be jumping towards the top of my read pile (as opposed to sitting unread for months at a time, as she has been for years now).
I think DC needs more hires like this. They've let the old guard go partly in the recent past, and sweeping out a few more retreads like Robinson is the way to go forward, imo.
Definitely good news for Diana fans. Kamala fans must be worried now though.
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YES!!!! This is encouraging.
Wasn't that the premise of Rucka's first Rebirth issue? I'm kidding of course, but it's similar."When Steve Trevor's unit goes missing in an Eastern European country torn by revolution, Wonder Woman immediately flies across the globe to help him—only to slam into the brick wall that is Ares, the God of War, who's taken a strange interest in this conflict," reads DC's description of the arc. "But why is Ares acting so strange? Has he turned over a new leaf? Does Wonder Woman have a chance to redeem him? And just as important...if Ares has returned to Earth, then what happened to the supposedly unbreachable prison built to contain him—Wonder Woman's homeland, Themyscira?"
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I mean, with as often as Superman has to save Lois Lane, I can forgive "Wonder Woman has to save Steve Trevor" being used as a common kick-off for Wondie stories. >_>
Interesting bit about Ares though. Wasn't he pretty chill the last we saw him? I'm curious to see what direction she takes him in.
"We're the same thing, you and I. We're both lies that eventually became the truth." Lara Notsil, Star Wars: X-Wing: Solo Command, by Aaron Allston
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Gabriela Martinez was teaching piano lessons. Her 7- and 10-year-old students were in New York City. Martinez was in Laguna Hills.
Gabriela Martinez was teaching piano lessons. Her 7- and 10-year-old students were in New York City. Martinez was in Laguna Hills.
Welcome to the School of Skype.
"It just depends on where I am," said Martinez, whose piano-playing talents and Internet technology have afforded her a global scope. "It's so important to share music at a very, very young age. You don't want to wait until they're older to learn about their skills, sharing music and teaching a love for music overall."
Martinez appreciates that. She was "nearly 7" when she played her first concerto - in her native Caracas, Venezuela - and began studying at New York's Juilliard School at age 11.
Her two pupils - Martinez tutors 22 students in New York - had a second assignment, as well.
"The kids love hearing where I am today," she said of her musical travels. "So, they have to do some research for me. They have to give me one fact about Stockton."
That's because Martinez - "I love California and I'm really excited" - achieves three firsts Saturday: visiting Stockton, soloing with the Stockton Symphony and playing Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 1 on stage.
Her performance is part of the opening concert in the 83-year-old orchestra's "classics" schedule. Peter Jaffe, in his 18th year, also conducts the symphony during Dmitri Shostakovich's "Festive Overture" and Sergei Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2.
"You know, it's such a fun, energetic, humorous piece," Martinez, 29, said. "I'm really looking forward to it. It has three sections. Each has a clear character and different mood. It's really fun to explore and interpret all the different nuances of each one. I'm looking forward to playing."
Martinez has been doing that since she was 3. She doesn't just tutor young Manhattan children with high-tech computer keyboards.
Martinez taught at Opportunity Charter School in Harlem, N.Y., during a two-year fellowship from The Academy.
"I didn't know what to expect going in," said Martinez, who also performed at Carnegie Hall each week as part of the fellowship. "I taught clarinet, trumpet and band. I didn't know any of those instruments. It was really unique.
"At the end, I realized music is music. (Music in schools) is 100 percent important. The teacher would try to make the best of everything. Putting concerts together when the funds were not there. The kids were so hungry to learn."
So was Martinez. She persisted. Musical hunger rarely goes unfed in Venezuela: "Music is such an amazing endeavor there. I'm so honored to come from that."
Though her mother, Alicia Gaggioni, directs two music schools with 350 students, "It took me a really long time," said Martinez, who has two younger brothers (Andre, Ignacio) and a father, Alberto, who's an electronic engineer. "She says I kept trying to talk her into teaching me when I was 3 and 4. She kept stalling: 'No. No. Let's wait until you're older.' When the students would leave, I'd run into the piano room and play from memory what I'd heard."
She started at 5 and caught up fast, performing a Mozart concerto at Caracas' Colegio Emil Friedman and Beethoven's second symphony with Venezuela Sinf�nica at "almost 7."
"That's totally crazy," Martinez said with a giggle. "I look back and think, 'Oh, my goodness, I was so young.' "
Her talent and potential were so apparent that, when she was 11, the entire family moved to East Hanover, N.J., so she could take classes at Juilliard's Pre-College Division while attending Morristown High School.
After Martinez graduated from Juilliard, the family returned to Caracas - where she visits "five or six" times a year and performs next June - while Martinez earned a master's degree at Juilliard.
"I have no idea," she said of coping with her early odyssey. "I was 11 and having a blast. I enjoyed meeting people with the same ideas and skills. It really was great."
Her talents have been heard in major venues with a wide array of orchestras, chamber groups and other ensembles - assisted by a 2002 career grant from the Bagby Foundation for the Musical Arts. In 2008, she joined the concert-artist faculty at Kean University in Union, N.J.
Martinez - "always a fan of different genres (indie-rock, pop) but I've specialized only in classical" - plans to record her first CD in 2014. She's ready for her first public performance of Prokofiev's concerto.
"I started a few months ago," Martinez said of her preparation. "It's something you have to stay ahead of. I've had six other concertos while working on this. I've never performed it, but I've worked on it in the past."
She'll continue employing Skype.
"I think it's wonderful," Martinez said. "I love it. I'm a huge fan. I have a fantastic time with technology. It gives you so many wonderful opportunities. I think it's great."
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I'm so excited to be part of the Gunmetal reveal! You might have seen other versions. If not, go check them out on the Lolita blog! Here's the description from Lolita:
Gunmetal is an edgy dress and blouse with figure flattering ruching and ruffled trim. Made completely out of stretch fabrics, it is surprisingly comfortable while being flirty and fun. This pattern can be used with a variety of unique sheers and laces as the overlay resulting in fun color combinations. View A has contrasting panels with matching ruffles, sheer sleeves, and buttons down the center front. A softly draping circle skirt finishes the bottom of the dress an inch above the knee. View B has a gothic lolita vibe and features ready-to-wear hardware details and faux corset accents. The blouse has a fashionable peplum that finishes at the high hip and the sleeves are finished with clear elastic in the hem.
This pattern is made for knits and has a nice amount of negative ease. This is not the pattern company to size down with. It's already done for you. Big 4, I'm looking at you! I cut the size 8 but cheated at the bust, cutting the size 10 and tapering down to the 8 at the waist and hips. I didn't want to do an FBA and I think it works just fine without it in my case.
If you do any alterations at the bust, waist or hip, don't forget to add the same alteration to the overlay piece. You don't have to go to the trouble of doing an FBA unless you really really want to. It's possible but it's a knit and very forgiving. With the larger sizes, the fit should still be spot on since Lolita has a separate block drafted so that you don't have to do a ton of alterations for shoulders and all that stuff that doesn't get addressed when other companies just grade up from whatever small size block they started with.
Read more on the Lolita sizing and the blocks they use here.
Another fitting thing I want to bring up is where the peplum/skirt start. On some garments I like to have the waist seam line along my waist but on others I like to let the horizontal seam hit a little lower than my waist. What does that do? I feel like it elongates my short waist and fools the eye. And, yes, sometimes I like to be tricksy like that.
I didn't have to add any waist shaping to my Gunmetal, again, because it's got a good amount of negative ease, but sometimes I will have to add waist shaping so you can still see that I have a waist.
For this version, I used a red bamboo rayon knit from Vogue Fabrics and the overlay is a spider web netting that I got from Joanns last Halloween. I made this top during October so technically it's my #sewredoctober piece. Do you think the sewcialists will let me into the Red club?
Both flat and hanging up, I still love this top which honestly doesn't happen much for me. You can also see how the whole thing can be lined with self fabric. You can also make it unlined- either way works great. Just finish your seams if you won't be lining it.
Sewing it up
The directions are plenty to get you through all the fiddly bits of this pattern. It's classified as a 2 skull pattern making it an easier one. If all the ruffles turns you off, you can omit them and have a ruffle-free top or dress, too! I'm not new to fiddly sewing so it didn't intimidate me. If you have any fitting or construction concerns, let me know.
Go get your own copy! Use gun15metal for 15% off your Gunmetal purchase with or without the D-rings. I recommend getting the D-rings! They add such a nice touch. I'll be doing the Gunmetal sew-along in January so we can all focus on spending time with friends and family!
Until then, I'll be making another Gunmetal to prepare for the sew-along and because I really want to add long sleeves with ruffles at the cuff to echo the ruffles at the neck and front bodice! What mods would you do on Gunmetal? What colors would you play with? Any D-ring aficionados?


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The Honor System
Washington and Lee is distinguished by a handful of ideals-honor, civility, and integrity among them-from which its singular culture unfolds. Honor pervades every aspect of life, deepening relationships and allowing uncommon intellectual freedoms. Civility and integrity create the conditions for mutual trust, resulting in an open community and a rich, frank exchange of ideas.
Robert E. Lee is often credited with creating the Honor System during his tenure in the 1860s as president of what was then Washington College, based on his edict that "we have but one rule-that every student must be a gentleman." In fact, the earliest evidence of an academic Honor System dates back to the 1840s. As president, Lee took deliberate steps to encourage students to take responsibility for their own conduct, based on his belief that "as a general principle you should not force young men to do their duty, but let them do it voluntarily and thereby develop their characters." His leadership fostered the tradition of student self-governance that remains a hallmark of the institution today. In 1905, the student body assumed direct control of the Honor System by forming the Executive Committee of the Student Body, manifesting Lee's vision of student accountability.
The Honor System today is an all-encompassing system of trust. Since a central implication is that students will not lie, cheat, or steal, members of the W&L community take one another's words and actions at face value, inside the classroom and out.
The system is entirely self-regulated by the student body, with no faculty or board of trustees oversight. Those found guilty of violating the community's trust are asked to leave the University. In the classroom, there is never doubt about the authenticity of student work. Professors confidently offer unproctored or self-scheduled exams, students don't worry about leaving their personal belongings unattended, and most campus buildings are accessible 24 hours a day. As a Washington Post headline put it in 2012: "Washington and Lee's honor system the real deal."
The Honor System has been a central feature of Washington and Lee University for well over a century. Thousands of students have lived under it while in residence, have been morally shaped by it, and as alumni and alumnae, continue to be guided by it in their professional lives. Current students are as committed to it as were those who lived and studied here before them, and they maintain with firm conviction this distinctive ideal of the University.


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50 Ways to Homeschool for Free Part 2
Spring is here! The snow is gone (yes, it takes that long for the snow to go away here), the air is getting warmer (ok, I do have a heater on by my feet it was like 40F when I woke up), and it is getting dark later in the day. That means maybe you … Continue reading 50 Ways to Homeschool for Free Part 2
ABCmouse Spring $45 Sale!
1 Year of ABCmouse for $45! That is 62% Off! This is an awesome sale! The ABC Mouse program has been beyond vital for my family and our homeschooling journey. My public school going family members have also had amazing success with the ABC Mouse Program. The $45 Sale will run from March 28th - … Continue reading ABCmouse Spring $45 Sale!
10 Saint Joseph Day Resources
Today is the Solemnity of Saint Joseph. Sure, it falls right in the middle of lent but that is no reason why we can't celebrate! I don't know about you but I needed some ideas on how to celebrate with my kiddos and make it fun. Here are the 10 resources I found and loved. … Continue reading 10 Saint Joseph Day Resources
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When Life Is Crazy
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matthew 11:28-30 Isn't that … Continue reading When Life Is Crazy
Online Giving Program
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I have signed up for the Purposeful Mom 5 Days To A Stronger Devotional Life. The days I receive her emails I will be writing what I think, feel, read, etc. This is a great way to encourage all my readers to think about becoming closer to God as well as to build your trust in me. … Continue reading Day 2 The Purposeful Mom Stronger Devotional Life Program
The Day of Negitivity
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Creating a Homeschool Portfolio for my 6 Year Old
Homeschooling in Maine is pretty easy. The stressful part is the portfolio review, well making the portfolio. The actual review is simple. In Maine, you do not have to notify anyone that you are homeschooling until age 7 and you should wait to notify until then. It is always good though to get into the … Continue reading Creating a Homeschool Portfolio for my 6 Year Old


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Love Jack in his stash. Ain't nobody gonna get his catnip!! LOL!
Lovely kitties.
LOVE Fluffy! She reminds me of my medium haired tortie, Lucy, who has gone to heaven now. I see Fluffy and it brings tears to my eyes. Lucy was such an Awesome cat, inspite of being abused before I got her. Give Fluffy a hug from me.ReplyDelete
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How To Have An Outdoor Event
Events are a way of gathering people together for a specific purpose. This could be something as simple as a social gathering, to gather loved ones or an event a lot more complicated such as a wedding. Regardless of the purpose, most of the concepts that are involved are going to be quite similar. Here are three tips that will help you with making the most out of your outdoor event.
Get the equipment ready
Organizing an event outdoors will require a specific set of equipment. For instance, you may want to look for theatre screens for sale, which aren't going to be very suitable for having indoors. There are several other factors which will determine the type of event that you want to host. For instance, if you are going to be having a birthday party, then you will need to get some speakers for your audio needs. There are also going to be equipment which you will need based on the time that the event is being hosted, such as lights, if it is a night time function.
Keep the guests comfortable
With outdoor events, you will have to pay attention to the venue that you choose as well. The first thing you will have to focus on is to find a location that is suitable to accommodate all the guests you plan on inviting. If you are aware of the number of guests that will turn up at the event, then you can make seating arrangements possible as well. When getting seating, always get a few extra seats and make sure there is space for these, to avoid any inconveniences.
Decide on the time
When hosting outdoor events, you will need to pay attention to the time that you will be hosting the event as well. For instance, if it is going to be hosted during the day, then you might need special equipment such as 10 kg shot bags sale, if you are going to be expecting windy conditions. If it is a night time event, then you will need to have ample lighting so that the event stays well-lit throughout. When deciding a time for the event, it is best to avoid rush hours as well, so try to have the event during off peak hours if possible. Visit this link https://nova-avgroup.com.au/sandbags-&-shotbags-135.html for more info on 10 kg shot bags sale,
Therefore, an outdoor event is not going to follow the same concepts as that of an indoor event. These tips should help you with hosting a good outdoor event.


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During her more than 20 years of computing and training experience, Lesley recognized that most people only use a fraction of their computer software's capabilities. And, even though both individuals and employers recognize the need for improved computing skills, they simply don't take the time for proper training because it isn't readily accessible nor held at convenient times.
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I don't feel like blogging these days -as if you can't tell- but I'm going to, and that's that! There are a lot of things in my life that I don't "feel" like doing, but I do them. I do them because they keep me healthy, and happy, and sober.
I made a decision, one that was "healthy" for me, and in doing so I hurt someone. I feel guilty, and shameful about it. It makes me not want to blog.
But I get the whole we're as only as sick as our secrets. So blogging I am.
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Goodbye on-line Dating
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Sunday, October 13, 2013
I don't know if you know this about me, but I am a total small town junkie. They amaze me, it's like I can almost feel myself being back in that time.Bisbee is a old mining town in Arizona. They did such a wonderful job keeping it in tack that you feel and see every part of the history.
It was the best day trip ever!
Outside Issues
So, in the program I stay sober we do steps. In the last 5 years I have used these steps to get sober, and to treat a mental illness. Just so there's no confusion here; alcoholism is a mental illness - I just happen to have two, it's referred to as co-occurring. Ok, enough clinical horse shit, let's get to the point here.
I've used the steps to treat, cure, and process every situation for 5 years..my alcoholism, smoking, my relationships, depression....EVERYTHING! It has been and will continue to be my 'go-to' therapy.
With that being said I will be spending whatever time it takes to figure out a way to step out -numerophobia- yes, I have a fear of numbers...it has affected me in huge ways, and I'm sure that it served a purpose in my life at some point, but now it's just getting in my way, and it is time to walk through it.
So here's some math; I reduced the issue to it's simplest form, so I could grab ahold of it enough to do step work on it.
I used the word reduced, that is progress.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Shame, lets talk about it for a minute. I believe that the best description of shame is a fear of disconnect. A fear of what we have done, or what we have been through once reviled will result in a judgment and disconnect from the person we reviled it to. Therefor feeling even more shame, and adding to that rejection. Shame thrives and grows on being kept a secret. I'm sure you've heard the term we're only as sick of our secrets, right?
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I am looking at something in childhood right now that I had absolutely no control of, but that brings me great shame. It has been around as long as I can remember...so I have no choice but to get to the root of it, and pull that shit out.
I'm not going to lie, I'm not thrilled about it.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Path2
Yesterday we took a day trip to Waterton Lakes National Park. It's the last official long weekend of summer so we wanted to make the most of the weather as it was a beautiful day and 27 degrees. It's a great place to hike so we decided to hike up to Bertha Falls and then down to Bertha Lake. It was exhausting in the heat but it's so beautiful there that its well worth it.
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Path overlooking Bertha Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park.
Waterton Lakes National Park Day Trip
We are lucky enough to live within a few hours of the most beautiful National Parks in Canada. We decided to make a trip to Waterton Lakes National Park as I had never been there before. We both found we prefer this park over Banff and Jasper and will be going back frequently as there is so much to explore.
Waterton Lakes (Alberta, Canada) and Glacier National Park ( Montana, USA) were designated as the world's first International Peace Park in 1932. In 1995 UNESCO designated the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park a World Heritage Site. Wildlife such as grizzly bears, black bears, mountain goats, elk, mule deer, white-tailed deer, moose, big-horn sheep, wolves, and coyotes are abundant at this park. There are also over 250 species of birds and 900 species of plants including 6 wild orchids.
These pictures were just a few of my favourites I took that day. I had to include the iconic Prince of Wales Hotel built in 1926, Lower, Middle and Upper Waterton Lakes, and Cameron Lake where you can kayak across and touch the glacier. We were also lucky enough to see a mother bear and her two very young cubs, not a great picture but I wasn't ready with my camera at that moment and they had to be chased off the roadway quickly.


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Those interested in becoming a paramedic will certainly want to know about paramedic salary in Alabama, because while saving lives is both heroic and rewarding, prospective students are sometimes concerned about whether the income for an EMT-P can sufficiently support their families.
Understanding how much an EMT makes in Alabama depends on a wide range of factors. Paramedic salary can change depending on region and hours worked, and like any job in the United States, employees paid to do a job in one city can earn more (or less) than an employee who's paid to do the exact same job in another region of the country.
The specifics for the paramedic job make a difference, too. Some paramedics work in ambulances (or fire trucks for the many firefighter paramedics), while others work in helicopters as a flight paramedic. For some licensed paramedics, they opt to even go back to school and take the Paramedic to RN bridge program, where one can eventually become a Registered Nurse.
All of these different roles and jobs have different pay structures.
How Much Does a Paramedic Make in Alabama
Now, before we cover any specific numbers when it comes to paramedic salary in AL, it's best to cover a few important national statistics.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), EMTs and paramedics earn a mean annual wage of $34,030. This breaks down to $16.36 per hour.
When it comes to EMTs and paramedics in terms of employment levels, Ambulatory Health Care Services top the list with 110,330. Local Government comes after that with 69,290, followed by General Medicine and Surgical Hospitals with 38,180, Other Support Services with 1,640, and finally Offices of Physicians with 1,610.
Paramedic Salary in Alabama
According to the BLS, EMTs and paramedics in Alabama earn approximately $29,250 per year in salary. But let's look at the salary numbers a little deeper.
Using Salary.com as our guide for specific regions of Alabama, here's what we find.
The paramedic salary in Montgomery, Alabama is approximately $32,682. This is, as expected, a bit higher than that of an EMT in Montgomery, who earns an annual wage of $25,779.
A flight paramedic salary in Montgomery Alabama, by contrast, is quite higher. Flight paramedics in this city earn an average yearly income of $34,968.
Here's how a few other largely populated cities in Alabama compare to Montgomery when it comes to the salary of a paramedic.
In Birmingham, Alabama, EMTs make $28,199 per year. Paramedics earn $35,750 in annual salary. Flight paramedics make $38,250.
In Mobile, Alabama, EMTs make $27,127. Paramedics earn $34,392. And flight paramedic salaries are $36,796 per year.
In Huntsville, Alabama, EMTs earn $28,998. Paramedics make $36,763. And a flight paramedic makes $39,334.
In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, EMTs make $26,406. Paramedics earn $33,477. And a flight medic pulls in $35,818 per year.
In Dothan, Alabama, an EMT earns $25,110 per year. Paramedics make $31,834 as a median salary. And a flight medic earns $34,060.
Meanwhile in Decatur, Alabama, an EMT can expect to make $26,716 per year. Paramedics earn $33,870. And a flight medic makes $36,239.
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The truth is that no one becomes an EMT or paramedic with the hope of getting rich. Instead, students take training courses and become certified and licensed because they not only enjoy a fast-paced and unpredictable career field, but also because they want to aid their fellow man, woman and child in need.
The job of a paramedic can sometimes be a thankless job. Other times, situations a paramedic finds him or herself in can be volatile or even dangerous. It will be up to you to determine whether you feel that the paramedic salary estimates in Alabama are worth the time invested in becoming a paramedic.
In the end, if you like the prospect of helping people and making the city you work in a happier, healthier place, then your heart is in the right place when it comes to pursuing paramedic training and education.
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Persistent rain in the days before the relay meant that no part of the marked playing fields could be used. So most of the course around the park was run on either the limestone or paved sections which would have made it difficult for those wearing spikes. The wet underfoot conditions would have made navigating the steep slope on the Southern side of the course challenging especially for those without spikes. There was a hint of drizzle during the actual relay but an hour after the finish the skies really opened up.
Winning the senior grades, boys and girls, were Scots College and Wellington East Girls College. In the Under 16 grades the winning teams were Wellington College and Marsden Collegiate School while the Year 9 grades the winners were Wellington College and Wellington Girls College. In total there were 433 competitors who will now be looking toward the National Secondary Schools Cross Country Champs in June.
Team & Individual Results, Team Results, Individual Lap Times
Geordie Beamish (Wanganui Collegiate School) and Marcus Karamanolis (St Patricks College (Town) No 1)
Don Dalgliesh, organiser and Race Director, has been doing it for 37 years


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It is day four of our Shure Thing Scavenger Hunt. If you are just tuning in we are giving away a pair of $550 Shure E500PTH Sound Isolating Earphones. Everyday we are giving a clue that requires deep digging inside of the Gizmodo vault to find a specific product or a post. Once you figure it out shoot an email over to email@example.com with SHURE THING v2.0: [CLUE ANSWER HERE] in the subject line. There is no need to put anything in the body of the email.You have approximately 24 hours to answer the clue. At the end of the week we will randomly select a winner.
Yesterday's clue was: Eat your heart out Blake Williams. The link takes you to the Gizmodo post regarding Blake Williams' request for a comments invite. That was not the correct answer though—come on, do you think we would make it that easy? In the e-mail Blake mentions his favorite Gizmodo post, which happens to be the Pac-Man Hat from August 2, 2005. The Pac-Man Hat is the correct answer.
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Ren Faire
Get Your Garb On
A transparent card game from Atlas Games
You and your friends are newbies at the Renaissance faire. Food, music, mock combat ... it sounded like some kind of off-beat rock concert! Problem is, you stick out like a sore thumb. In a crowd of buccaneer hats and faerie wings, you're the only ones in shorts and t-shirts. Now you and your friends have one afternoon to assemble the ultimate Renaissance costume, but you're low on cash and the only way to earn more is to perform for the crowd!
In the Ren Faire card game, your goal is to outfit your Character with Costumes whose icons fill the slots on it. To do this, you play Performance cards that award you coins for doing silly stunts, then buy the transparent Costume cards that stack above your Character card.
Ren Faire is a light-hearted card game for 2 to 4 players, ages 13 and up. Play time is about an hour. It features an innovative transparent card design, and Performance cards that are sure to keep everyone enjoying the game.


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Thursday, February 23, 2017
Throwback Thursday: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Author: JK Rowling
First published in 2003 by Scholastic
Harry Potter is due to start his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. His best friends Ron and Hermione have been very secretive all summer and he is desperate to get back to school and find out what has been going on. However, what Harry discovers is far more devastating than he could ever have expected...
Suspense, secrets and thrilling action from the pen of J.K. Rowling ensure an electrifying adventure that is impossible to put down.
If you ask my daughter this is her favorite book of the series. So far, I can't make that claim. This is the fifth book in the series. It has a definitely different tone than the previous books. It's a bit more harsh and serious. It's also really long. I'm not sure half of what was on this book really needed to be in it. Frankly, I'm surprised it kept my kid's attention long enough to finish it. Really...there were so many scenes that were filler and useless. How many times do we need to hear about the kids writing essays and doing homework? The pacing was inconsistent and slow. It takes half the book to get to December.
I'm not saying it's a bad story. I did enjoy parts of it. The Order of the Phoenix was interesting and it was nice to see more adults rallying around Harry. There was also a lot more of the other students in this one. I like seeing how they are all growing and even how some of them are changing. With the exception of Harry. He seemed to get a bit more whiny and defiant. I do have to admit though, the decisions to keep information from Harry and his friends "for their own good" is getting a bit old. It's the 5th year and these students have proven themselves over and over that they can handle it. Why keep stuff from them?
One of the things that I really didn't enjoy about the story is the amount of bullying that is allowed to happen. I'm not sure if I'm more aware reading this as an adult, but it is a little disturbing. The abuse of Harry during his detention with Umbridge (don't get me started on this character) was appalling as was Harry's refusal to tell anyone that it was happening to him. Let's not forget his friends keeping quiet about it. There is no stop to teasing and hazing from Draco and his cronies. I know this is the magical world, but really there why are all of the adults in this school allowing this to continue?
In the end, I didn't love it, but didn't hate it. I'm really hoping the last two books are a bit more exciting than this one.
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Labels: J.K. Rowling, Kari, Middle Grade
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