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WASHINGTON -- Two weeks after House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) dismissed a question about the possibility of the lower chamber's spending bill killing government jobs with the words "so be it," Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) offered similar sentiments.
The Republican plan to cut $61 billion from current spending levels would take a heavy toll on employment, destroying 700,000 jobs by 2012, according to an independent economic analysis by Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics. The study, released on Monday, predicted that the GOP bill would slow economic growth by 0.5 percentage points this year.
In his weekly Capitol briefing with reporters, Cantor acknowledged that the Republican stopgap budget bill, known as a continuing resolution or CR, might increase unemployment. But he argued that the government should not be creating jobs if that means creating greater deficits.
"What kind of jobs is he talking about? Is he talking about government jobs? If so, why is the government hiring people it can't afford to pay?" Cantor asked. "This is obviously an unsustainable solution and something we're trying to correct in our CR."
Boehner expressed a similar lack of sympathy on Feb. 15 for government workers who could lose their jobs under the GOP plan. "In the last two years, under President Obama, the federal government has added 200,000 new federal jobs," Boehner said. "If some of those jobs are lost, so be it. We're broke."
House Republicans will move forward this week with a two-week stopgap funding bill that would reduce spending by $4 billion over those 14 days, mostly by targeting items Obama proposed eliminating in his 2012 budget and programs funded through earmarks, which the GOP has vowed to block.
Senate Democrats have indicated willingness to cooperate on the bill, lessening the chance of a government shutdown when the current funding resolution expires on March 4.
But since the short-term continuing resolution will only fund the government for two weeks, it will quickly leave the House and Senate at another impasse. House leaders said they hope to see the Senate pass -- or at least vote on -- the $61 billion in funding cuts passed through the House earlier this month. But given Senate Democrats' staunch refusal to consider that bill, GOP leaders indicated they may keep passing short-term continuing resolutions to chip away at spending piece by piece.
"If you accept the premise that you can cut $4 billion in two weeks, you keep walking down that path and you can get down to '08 levels over seven months," Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), who joined Cantor at Monday's briefing, told reporters. "You can do it, you just have to do it a billion at a time."
Like the White House, Cantor said ongoing battles over funding the government would not be "the best way to operate," but he said House leaders will do what they can to avoid a government shutdown.
They are, however, still planning to use the longer-term funding bill to push forward plans to defund Obama's signature health care law and an array of regulatory authorities, despite assurances from the Senate and the White House that such proposals will be dead on arrival. "There are some important policy riders that need to be a part of the longer-term CR," Cantor said.
Conservative members of the House Republican Conference have threatened to oppose funding bills that do not include those riders, but they will be left out of this week's short-term stopgap.


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Luke 19:1-27 : American Standard Version
1And he entered and was passing through Jericho. 2And behold, a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich. 3And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature. 4And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. 5And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house. 6And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. 7And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner. 8And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold. 9And Jesus said unto him, To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham. 10For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.
11And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear. 12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. 13And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come. 14But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us. 15And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading. 16And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more. 17And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. 18And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds. 19And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities. 20And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin: 21for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst not sow. 22He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow; 23then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest? 24And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds. 25And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds. 26I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him. 27But these mine enemies, that would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

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I don't know if I mentioned this before, but my blogger friend Pink flew from London to Praha for the weekend to explore the city with me. I was so glad she did, too! It was nice to have an English speaking friend for a couple of days. We had a great time sightseeing, eating, and drinking Budvar and Becherovka together:) We also did a little shopping. One day we were exploring an area in Mala Strana near the Vltava river which we both agreed is one of our favourite parts of Prague. The street which runs under the Charles Bridge is lined with unique shops, bookstores, antiques, art galleries, puppet shops, and restaurants. It is also very intriguing at night… I took Pink to a shop that I had noticed earlier in the week – Czech Glass Gallery. This shop sells very lovely bead-woven jewelry, simply strung jewelry, and loose beads in small packages. This is the necklace that caught my eye:
I talked to the man who worked at the shop, and he said his daughter made the jewelry, and that it took her about 8 hours to make each necklace. I was in awe. I would never be able to make that in 8 hours… So, I gave the man my card, and told him to tell her that I think she is very talented and to keep up the wonderful work:) This was the only shop I found that sold this type of complex beaded jewelry. And, while I was there, I picked up the following card which briefly explains the history of lampwork beads:
All in all, my trip to Prague was a wonderful experience. I have learned a lot about the country and its glassmaking industry, but I feel I have not learned enough! So, I plan on going back to the Czech Republic at least one more time (hopefully soon!) to explore even more glassmaking towns & factories and to hunt for more beads! Afterall, one can never have too many Czech glass beads. 😀


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In the first games of the season, the Mallards' tossball team met the Fireballs from Allershausen. Patchy weather forecasts notwithstanding, the games could be played once the skies cleared up.
The Mallards practiced the new front toss regulation during the winter season, but the reality in the field is always different. The young players approached the task with confidence and most of them quickly adopted and reached first base. Only in the defense it was evident, that many of the kids played their first game ever. The result was a narrow win for the Fireballs with 14:12.
A majority of the newest players got the chance to show their knowledge in the second game. They fought hard and reached base more often than not, but it was not enough against the Fireballs, who have played two games more this season. The Mallard's offense was strong also in the second game, with home runs from both Jamie Hutton and Sebastian Dornacher. The game was lost mainly due to mistakes in fielding and throwing. The team will have to work on their communication and cooperation. So sadly, the second game was also won by the guests, this time with 17:12.
Despite the two losses, the Mallards were happy and satisfied with the opening games. The coaches Melanie, Moritz, Bene and Markus were justly proud of their team and will train diligently in preparation for the games in Freising upcoming Sunday.


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Python is probably one of the few programming languages which is both simple and powerful. This is good for both and beginners as well as experts, and more importantly, is fun to program with. This book aims to help you learn this wonderful language and show how to get things done quickly and painlessly - in effect 'The Perfect Anti-venom to your programming problems'.
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If you do have previous programming experience, you will be interested in the differences between Python and your favorite programming language - I have highlighted many such differences. A little warning though, Python is soon going to become your favorite programming language!


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The last issue was dedicated to Paris. Chuck Williams wrote about his first trip to Paris in 1953. He had his first croissants, his first crepe and his first soufflé. His most amazing first was a dessert of fromage frais with Tomato Confiture. Since I have been facing a glut of tomatoes, this seemed like a great time to give Williams' recipe a try.
Tomato Confiture
2 1/2 to 2 3/4 lb. ripe tomatoes, cored and the bottoms scored with and X
5 cups of sugar
1/2 vanilla bean, split
1. Blanch tomatoes in batches until skins loosen, about 15 seconds. Drain and rinse with cold water. slip off skins and cut each tomato in half crosswise. Gentle squeeze out seeds, then cut tomatoes in small pieces and set aside.
2. In a nonreactive, heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine 1 cup water and the sugar. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring carefully until sugar dissolves. Add tomatoes, reduce heat and cook, stirring frequently for 30 minutes.
3. Add vanilla bean and continue simmering until thickened and beginning to jell, 25 - 30 minutes. A candy thermometer should register 220-225F. Alternatively, spoon a little jam on a chilled plate and let stand for a few minutes. Slide a finger through; if the surface wrinkles, the jam has jelled.
4. Skim any foam from top, discard vanilla bean, and pour into sterile jars with tight fitting lids.
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Race, Ethnicity, and Urban Land Use Decision-Baltimore Ecosystem Study
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[01:41] Introduction of Morgan Grove.
[02:05] Morgan explains what the Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) is.
[03:13] Who is participating in the Baltimore Ecosystem Study?
[04:07] Morgan shares what his role is on the BES team.
[05:06] Morgan describes some of the sub-projects he's working on.
[07:40] Morgan shares the connections between economic and social inequality and diminished access to nature.
[15:20] Morgan talks about health disparities and other quality-of-life indicators.
[17:42] What have been the most unexpected findings from the BES so far?
[19:36] Morgan explains how we can overcome the misunderstanding of white people to the persistence of the disempowerment of African Americans throughout history.
[23:35] Morgan shares where to learn more about the BES.
[24:27] Morgan shares where to find his book, "The Baltimore School of Urban Ecology."
[24:58] Morgan shares one change that would lead to smarter, more sustainable, and more equitable communities.
[25:12] Morgan describes the action listeners can take to help build a more equitable and sustainable future.
[25:49] Morgan explains what Baltimore city and the Chesapeake Bay looks like 30 years from now.
Morgan Grove is a social scientist and Team Leader for the USDA Forest Service's Baltimore Urban Field Station. Morgan has worked in Baltimore since 1989, with the Forest Service since 1996, and has been a Co-Principal Investigator in the Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) since its beginning in 1997.
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The Baltimore Ecosystem Study is a long-term ecological research project. It is funded by the National Science Foundation to learn how an urban area works as an ecological system. We want to know the ecological interactions in the whole range of habitats — from the center city of Baltimore, out into the surrounding rural areas. We are conducting research on the soil, the plants and animals on land and in the streams, the water quality, and condition of the air in and around Baltimore. For that information to make sense, we are also studying how families, associations, organizations and political bodies make decisions that affect ecological processes. In other words, we are treating the whole collection of urban, suburban and rural areas as an ecological system that includes people and their activities. This is a really unusual approach to ecology because it combines with social sciences, physical sciences, and education to understand a big metropolitan area as an ecological system. Saying that an urban area is a system just means that we are concerned with the interactions between wild and domestic organisms, people and their organizations, and the natural and built environment all affect one another. It is these relationships that determine the quality of the environment we experience in the places where we live, work and relax. The research project is long-term, because conditions in the past affect the urban environment we experience now, and we also need to be able to say what environmental effects the things we are doing now in and around our cities will affect the environment in the future. This information can help people, including individuals, families, organizations and government agencies, to make decisions that have the environmental effects that they want.
The Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) seeks to
• Pursue excellence in social-ecological research in an urban system;
• Maintain positive engagement with communities, environmental institutions, and government agencies;
• Educate and inform the public, students, and organizations that have need of scientific knowledge; and
• Assemble and nurture a diverse and inclusive community of researchers, educators, and participants.
"Because [the Baltimore Ecosystem Study is] an urban site, we're interested in studying not only the environmental long-term change of the city but also the social and the economic change of the city. Quite humbly speaking, our goal is to understand Baltimore and its region from 1650 to 2050, building data and understanding and, ideally, tools that can be used to understand how the city has changed, to understand how it's come to be, and to try to understand where it might be going."
"We need to do three things: we need to look at how we can improve the environmental quality of [disadvantaged] neighborhoods, we need to remove the housing stock that no longer is habitable, and we need to do it in a way where we don't have greenwashing and people are displaced because of the improvements to the neighborhoods."
"Baltimore was the first city in the United States to use race as a driving factor in local land use and zoning, and this whole pattern of residential segregation really took off from the process Baltimore city put in place in 1917. So it's really interesting…to hear…it's still with us…and it's still framing and shaping life outcomes."
"I think that we need to disabuse folks of the notion that everyone has choice, that we can all live where we want to live, that we all have been able to live where we want to live…Some people weren't able to live where they wanted to and other people enjoyed privilege, and to help people understand that it hasn't been always fair and it's still not fair; and even as we work to make it more and more fair, we have the footprint of history upon us, and it affects not only what we have—the patterns of decline of poor environments and economic situations and of housing—but also affects the way that we can move forward."
Morgan's book, "The Baltimore School of Urban Ecology: Space, Scale, and Time for the Study of Cities"
New Approach to Urban Ecology Emerges from Forest Service Research in Baltimore
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A friend once told me a story of a real event that happened to him. Think about how you would respond to a similar situation, after having read this story.
Exercising My Right as a U.S. Citizen to Vote
Is it worth waiting outside in line for 35 minutes to cast a vote for who I would like to represent me in my country's government? I say yes!
I must say it was made easier by the weather being a comfortable 85 degrees with a slight breeze and the smell of orange blossom in the air. What? I was standing in a parking lot and there were no trees or bushes in sight. It must have been the perfume of the women standing behind me. So pleasant. [Continue reading]
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Au and I are having a tussle over the office chair. When I go into the office to switch on the PC first thing in the morning, Au is firmly ensconced in his seat. Ears back, he'll glare at me as if to dare me to move him.
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An upgrade to an old classic! Puffin III is a Sparkman and Stephens design built in 1969. The wooden sloop was originally built as a race boat but after many refits has been converted to a classic cruiser.
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South Ayrshire Council has appointed Eileen Howat to be the next Chief Executive. Following an open, competitive recruitment process, the Appointments Panel made the appointment today (Friday 3 May).
Eileen (pictured above) has been an Executive Director with South Ayrshire since 2008. She currently leads the Resources, Governance and Organisation Directorate. She has previously been South Ayrshire's Assistant Chief Executive and Head of Finance and ICT. She has been with the Council since it was formed in 1996 and prior to that held various finance posts with Strathclyde Regional Council.
Councillor Bill McIntosh, Leader of South Ayrshire Council and Chair of the Appointments Panel said: "I am delighted that we were able to make such a strong appointment for South Ayrshire. Eileen brings a wealth of experience and skills which will be invaluable in guiding the Council through the challenges which lie ahead. I look forward to working with Eileen on continuing our work to deliver the best possible outcomes for the people, communities and businesses of South Ayrshire.'
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"This is a challenging time for all local authorities but I believe if we work together effectively, we will deliver the best outcomes for local residents, communities and businesses. I am very much looking forward to playing my part in that agenda as Chief Executive."
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- Now you too can embody the Ziggy Stardust persona
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All wigs at City Costume Wigs can fit both adults and children and both men and women.
Each wig comes with an adjustable strap inside of the wig to fit any size head.
For example the point clown, troll wig has netting and 2 adjustable straps for sizing.
The straps can be moved to fit larger or smaller heads.
Benefits of a Wig Cap
Often without wearing a wig cap, hair can fly away and it's not easy to get that wig fitting snug and perfect. Wig caps can be a huge help for wearing a wig. Watch this video to see how a girl with long hair can be transformed into someone with short hair. Easily!
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Shipping costs are determined by the distance that the wig or wig acessories must travel to you and depending on the carrier. We use both UPS and USPS. Our shipping calculator in your shopping cart will help you to determine the cost for your shipment. Parcel services may be substituted in order for us to get your wig to you on time.
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We currently ship to all of the United States and Canada.
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Happy Customers! Customer service is a #1 priority for City Costume Wigs.
We do accept returns or exchanges within 10 days of receipt. Items must be in a new, resaleable condition with all tags attached and in its original intact packaging.
3 Steps that you MUST take to return or exchange your wig:
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Send us an email to firstname.lastname@example.com and let us know which item you have and why you want to return it.
Your Must Include: Your First & Last Name, Order Number, and Zip code where it was shipped to.
Returns received without authorization will be subject to a 15% restocking fee. We don't like charging that restocking fee, but if you don't follow the protocol, you really leave us no choice.
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A customer service representative will respond to your email and give you instruction on where to send the item. Follow the mailing instructions and please include your packing slip with your wig.
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When we receive your wig returned in a good, saleable condition, then you will be refunded via the orginal payment method. Please note that it will take Approx. 6-10 business days for the funds to reach your account.
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- wigs showing signs of wear
- without original tags and packaging
(including nets, if applicable)
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Posted by firstname.lastname@example.com on 12th Dec 2017
It's my 70th birthday so I thought I would throw myself a 70s birthday party. I wanted to show up as David Bowie, but how to do that? Went online and there was City Costume Wigs with the perfect bright red hair mullet wig. Ordered it, got it in a few days, and it's just perfect! Can't recommend them highly enough.
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This wig is identifiably Bowie. It's very well styled, and also nice to stroke!
Looks great, but very small
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The wig looks great right out of the package. The challenge is it's quite small. I'm a petite woman with a pixie haircut, and even with a wig cap it won't cover my hair on the sides. I wish I would have known that before spending $50 on it.
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Past Exhibitions
Transformations - A.Y. Jackson & Otto Dix
September 7, 2013 - January 12, 2014
Drawing on rich historical and art resources, including works drawn from public and private collections in Canada, the United States and Germany, this groundbreaking exhibition of war-influenced paintings, drawings and prints reveals how this tumultuous period shaped the artistic output of both men. This resulted in very different, and often powerful, expressions of Canadian and German national identity.
The exhibition features nationally important artwork by Group of Seven member A.Y. Jackson and significant works (some never before seen in Canada) by famed German artist Otto Dix. The exhibition shows how war engendered strong nationalist feelings and attitudes toward world conflict in the two artists, which they expressed in landscape paintings until the end of their lives.
… As a soldier, A.Y. Jackson experienced Canada's First World War successes and tragedies firsthand, which marked his emergence as a Canadian nationalist, providing the foundation for his life's endeavour to be a painter of Canada and a nation builder through art.
Not only was he an official First World War artist but he lobbied ceaselessly for the existence of a Second World War artist program and, as a Canadian War Records artist and committee member, largely selected the artists appointed. During the second conflict he founded a scheme to distribute tens of thousands of reproductions of Canadian art, examples of his own work included, to remind troops of what they were fighting for, while simultaneously contributing his talents to wartime poster design.
Like Jackson, Otto Dix's artistic direction was shaped by his experiences as a soldier in the mud and trenches of First World War battlefields. Probably the best known twentieth century German artist overseas and in his own country, his artistic direction was influenced by movements including Expressionism, Futurism and Dadaism. Dix often turned to landscape painting to express his feelings about German identity, to depict war's destructive impact on nature and humanity, and to mourn what he viewed as perversion of German nationalism during the rise of the National Socialist Party.
In 1937, Dix's work featured prominently in the Nazi exhibition, Degenerate Art, and much of his artwork was subsequently destroyed. In 1939, he was briefly jailed and, in 1945, he was conscripted into the German army but was captured shortly afterwards. In the aftermath of the Second World War Dix continued to return to the theme of war's destructive impact on nature and humanity in his art.
Transformations explains how the brutal destruction Jackson and Dix witnessed as soldiers in the First World War influenced their landscape paintings, and explores how ideas about the birth, death and rebirth of nations in wartime contributed to their art.


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Emotional stress, fuzzy hats & gloves, and plenty of holiday cheer.
The festive season is almost over and it is time to look forward to next year. 2018 is almost here. Holiday joy lives strong during this time of year! The stresses of this season will pass, and next year will come soon enough. At Greatest Grains, we are just winding down the year and we would like to take this chance to thank all everyone who has visited us recently. It has been an exciting month at Greatest Grains and we have been going through some wonderful changes.
The cold was late this year, but the snow is here to stay. Stay warm with Andes gifts furry outerwear.
Andes Gifts provides beautiful hand-crafted hats, gloves and scarves to North America, at the same time raising the earning power and standard of living of over two thousand indigenous Peruvian and Bolivian women. These awesome hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves aren't just warm. They come in some very cute and fashionable designs as well. Take a look at some of these cool hats and gloves below.
We will be offering 20% OFF ALL Andes gifts from Thursday, December 28th to Sunday, December 31st. This means that you will be able to purchase these warm fuzzy mittens and other Andes outerwear on sale until the end of the year.
Build your immune system by taking note of your stressors.
Emotional stress can be a large contributing factor of overall immune health. When less stressed, it is easier to make healthy choices. Stress can affect your immune system in a couple different ways. First, stress creates chronic inflammation that harms tissues and has negative effect on essential body functions. Everything from lung function to blood circulation. Secondly, stress suppresses immune cells needed to fight infection. Stress throws a wrench in things by de-regulating our immune system. Throwing this system out of balance and exposing it to prolonged stress 'tips the scale' outside of your health's favor.
Echinacea is known for its immune healing properties. Prior to the 1950s and the onset of antibiotics, echinacea held a very high status in the medical community. As healthcare trends changed this herb lost its fame. It has a long list of healing properties such as combating cancer, alleviating pain, reducing inflammation, improving skin problems, improves mental health, and relieves upper respiratory issues. Of course, echinacea helps with fighting infection and strengthening your immune system.
There are simple ways to combat stress that are safe, affordable, and effective.
Have you ever tried chamomile tea? There are many relaxing herbal blends out there, but Chamomile is known for its notoriety in the world of herbs. Chamomile has been known to boost your immune system and contains a compound known for fighting bacteria. Studies have shown that 5-6 glasses of this tea over the time of 2 weeks can have a significant effect on the body's ability to fight infection, positively. Chamomile is also known for many other benefits such as inducing sleep, managing diabetes, and can relieve menstrual discomfort.
At Greatest Grains, we have countless herbal blends that contain chamomile. In addition we also have it in our bulk tea section for only $2.54//oz. Chamomile is an affordable and versatile way to stay relaxed while boosting your immune system.
Don't let your well being slip away this holiday season, come give us a visit.
Whether it is staying warm with fuzzy mittens and hats, stressing a little less, or building your immune system this holiday season, Greatest Grains is here to help you out! Stop by before the New Year sets in and learn how to start 2018 on a positive and healthy foot.
P.S. If you are stressing out about feeding relatives while they are in town, don't forget that we serve hot food fresh all day long.
Holiday Hours
Christmas Eve: 10a-3p
Christmas: Closed
New Years Eve: 9a-7p
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The Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
What could be more exciting than a luxury weekend in Paris to see the richest horse race in Europe, the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Paris is the city in which to be during the first weekend of October, where an unbeatable combination of culture, gastronomy and superb horse racing at Longchamp make it a trip to remember!
Our morning departure will be by Eurostar from London with an estimated mid-afternoon arrival in Paris where a plethora of designer shops , monuments and restaurants await you to enhance your stay. The choice is never-ending and this beautiful city ever-satisfying!
You can enjoy two days spectacular horse racing at Longchamp racecourse where there are no less than 11 Group races on the card. The meeting is sponsored again by the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club, making 'the Arc' one of the world's richest turf races with prize money of 4 million Euros.
The hotel for the weekend is the Four Seasons George V where you will be able to continue to indulge in this magical moment in luxurious surroundings.
Travel in style whilst sipping a glass of champagne; on arrival in Paris you will be met by your chauffeur and taken directly to Longchamp Racecourse; enjoy a champagne aperitif followed by a four course lunch with wine in the glass fronted Panoramic Restaurant overlooking the racecourse for the feature race, The Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. As places are strictly limited, early booking is advisable.


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Find a world of inspiring cruise-industry career opportunities
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Great Place to Work® has certified our workplace culture based on employee feedback in the Trust Index® survey. At Princess Cruises Shoreside, 76 percent of employees say their workplace is great.
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We offer a highly competitive benefits package that reflects the importance of our people. As a member of our team you will enjoy a 9/80 alternative work schedule in most departments, medical/dental insurance, vision coverage, 401(k), cruise and travel discounts for you and your family, in-house professional-development courses, employee recognition and reward programs, casual dress code, and much more.
Internship Opportunities
If you are a graduate or undergraduate student looking to gain valuable experience at an internationally recognized travel and tour company, a Princess Cruises internship will deliver.
Working with the best and brightest in the industry, you'll gain useful insights through real-world projects and challenges in a dynamic environment. The contributions you make and relationships you build could lead to future full-time employment at Princess.
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Seasonal Driver positions, full-time or part-time, we can work with your schedule September through March. We have fun and we work hard, driving with us. It requires Motivation, Hard Work and a "Can do" attitude. We have high expectations for safety and we reward hard workers. Our employees are what drives our family!! Join the Aulick Leasing Family today!
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What is CTN?
The Comprehensive Therapeutic Nursery Program (CTN) is a licensed preschool for children aged two and half to kindergarten in West Contra Costa County who have had difficulty in a typical preschool or day care.
Our bilingual classroom is available for Medi-cal eligible children who speak both English and Spanish.
How We Help
CTN has a low ratio of teachers to children offers more support for children. We teach the children not just the ABC's of preschool but also how to play with other children, express their feelings and follow the rules.
Our teachers are fully qualified preschool teachers who are also trained in how to support emotional development. We work in together with all of the important people in a child life to support the child to do well in school and in life.
Children who graduate from CTN are then offered transition services, which follow the child through kindergarten and first grade. Our Specialist works with the child, parent, and teacher to support the child in their new classroom. Nearly three out of four children graduating from CTN go on to mainstream classrooms.
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The front page of the National edition (though not the other widely circulated edition, the City Final) of the Evening Herald has the headline : "PRIVACY CHIEF CAUGHT OUT BY HACKER" and the subheading "SECURITY BREACH : Data Protection Commissioner left red-faced by blogger". Fiona Dillon wrote the article, which continues on page 4.
It's possibly one of the silliest things I've seen from the Irish press in relation to technology for a while, and that's saying something. Below, you can see the relevant parts of the article. Now, what actually happened is set out here : the blogger in question simply linked to a document that was available on the website (though without a link from the relevant pages, i.e. news updates or reports or whatever). No hacking took place (at all). I understand that they have to sell newspapers but to allege hacking where it is clearly untrue is shoddy and sensationalist at best and perhaps even dangerous and unethical. Of course, I approve of teasing the Commissioner when something like this happens – but doing it in a way that blares about HACKING is totally uncalled for.
The comment attributed to the Commissioner is also clearly inaccurate – it is not (as he is reported to have said) about a report "on our web which was due to be put on our website this morning" – the report was on the website and this idea of "our web", suggesting access to internal pages, is manifestly and demonstrably wrong. But at least that's on an inside page.
Oh, and yes, they spelled embarrassing and Commissioner's wrong. On the front page. Well done, Herald.
Also discussed on RTÉ, here.
Extract from front page:
THE office of the country's privacy chief was at the centre of an embarrasing security breach today after a blogger hacked into its website.
Details of the Data Protection Commioners annual report were accessed and released by a blogger a day before the report was due for release.
The report for 2007 was only officially published at 11am today. But the details were already on the internet yesterday after a blogger found the report on the Commissioner's website.
Data Commissioner Billy Hawkes acknowledged his office had fallen was victim to "a security breach" but played down the significance of it.
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The Data Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes said today: "A very resourceful blogger has managed to access the copy of our Annual report on our web which was due to be put on our website this morning.
"It obviously was pre loaded, and thanks to his technological knowledge he was able to access the version that we pre loaded but didn't intend to be in the public domain until 11am.
"So I think it's a wonderful illustration for a Data Protection Commissioner whose about to launch an annual report warning about security that actually even our own office can be, as it were, be a victim of a security breach."


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CHIEF Justice of Barbados Sir Marston Gibson is of the view that there should be greater use of technology in the Supreme Court of Barbados.
Yesterday, he revealed that he would be meeting with a visiting official who would assist in getting court decisions available via the World Wide Web, "so that you can be sitting in Germany and go onto our website or their website and see our decisions," he said.
Barbados Advocate: Use Technology more!


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I grew up with two parents that were so much in love with each other they truly were the meaning of the word
Soul Mates.I have been trying to find this in my life since I was a teenager. I still have not met my Soul Mate and have been through some horrible experiences.
I hope to help others as well as find answers for myself through my writings. After surviving an emotionally abusive relationship with a narcissist and pathological liar I have done research on this mental disorder to help myself make sense of what was done to me. I hope these post can help someone else avoid the mental and emotional pain I experienced. I will not let these experiences take away my belief in love at first sight. soul mates, or fairy tale endings.
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Cramer says not to speculate with retirement assets, but in his segments on speculation he clearly differentiates it from buying stocks as investments. Speculation entails more risk.
However the difference between speculation and investing is hard to define. Generally, it is said that speculators take unusually high risks in the hope of unusually high rewards. Of course that is an extremely subjective definition, since it is difficult to quantify risk. Part of the risk is in the stock, and part of the risk is in your method for knowing when to sell.
I am not opposed to buy and hold in the sense that I would hold a stock forever so long as the chart looks good. Deciding that you will hold it forever when you buy it is simply folly. Things can change. Note, for example, that BRKa has underperformed SPY for the last 3 years, and in fact is more or less a flat line from the first quarter 2004 until about 4 weeks ago. IWM is up 36% over the same period, while BRKa is up 19%. So if you really want to buy and hold something, try IWM. I cannot beat that index either, although maybe if I only included only small caps in my list of candidates I might. I do not think that would be particularly prudent, however.
I have a small taxable account in which I am buying and holding (except if extremely provoked) a collection of mutual funds as the base part. Then I am using the ProFunds for an augmented hedge. So far so good, but it has only been about 6 weeks. The money is an inheritance, and just arrived recently. I will publish the results after about a year. This is a very low risk strategy, and also reasonably tax efficient.
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Commissioner William "Bill" Edwards, District 7 and the Fulton County Department of Facilities and Transportation will host a "roadside" celebration of the official installation of a traffic light at Cascade and New Hope Roads as another successful collaboration between the Community and the County.
The event will be held on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. in the parking lot of Turner Chapel A.M.E. Church. The church is located at 4650 Cascade Road, SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
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{Reported by Ashley Harris}
When I first saw this in a scrappy magazine I was thrilled! I so wanted to get this and what I see what I could do with it! So I folded the corner down on the page and moved on. Well I got my hands on one of these beauties and gave it a whirl. Here is what I have found.
Out of the box this tablet is super easy to set up. I mean seriously, my 5 year old could do this. So hooked it up and downloaded drivers and voila I was ready to go. Right? Wrong. I highly recommend that you watch the instructional dvd that comes with this. It is very informative and it basically teaches you how to use this tablet. If you are new to digital scrapping, like I am, then this is a requirement.
Once I watched the dvd, I got started. The pen is now your mouse. This gives you the ability to write, doodle, have pinpoint editing options and it is great! My main reason for being so interested in the Bamboo Craft was that I could put my own handwriting on my digital layouts. So with the pen being the mouse you can do this!! It took a lot of practice to get my handwriting legible on the page. I mean we are talking a good 2-3 days worth. This was the number one attraction to me and I wanted to get it right. So after working with it and practicing, I found that I could write almost as comfortably as I would on a regular tangible layout. However, the pen is your mouse. It will react as your computer mouse does and do wild things on occasion, so you will just have to take that in consideration and go back to the previous step in your Photoshop to correct that wild slash across your page.
What I made:
What I liked:
- I was able to use my own handwriting.
- I can edit photos with crazy detail.
- I can make my own digital elements and embellishments.
What I disliked:
- It takes a lot of time to get used to it.
- The inaccuracy of the pen due to the mouse factor, but that is to be expected.
In the box:
In addition to your pen and tablet, Bamboo Craft includes valuable tools for helping you get started:
* A 26-session training DVD from Jane Conner-ziser and Software Cinema showing you how to use the pen with the software included in the box
* A 28-page instructional book called Scrappin' With A Tablet by Amanda Dykan to help you jump right into digital scrapbooking and art projects
* A fun Digi-Scrappin' CD of complimentary embellishments
* Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6.0, the perfect application for editing photos
* Corel® Painter™ Essentials 4.0 for designing you own artwork and embellishments
* Nik® Color Efex Pro™ for adding unique photo effects to your digital photos
* Free 1-year Subscription to Scrapbooking & Beyond Magazine
* Free 8" x 8" hard-cover, professionally-bound Photo Book from Shutterfly
* Free online store so that you can sell your artwork or creations with Café Press and $15 off you first purchase of $50 or more
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Manufacturer: Wacom
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Rating out of 5: 4.5
What do you think?
Overall, I love this product! I cannot wait to get started on my own digital elements for hybrid projects as well as digital. But I want to know what your take is....Is this something you would use? What would you use it for? Leave a comment by noon PST tomorrow (Tuesday) and you could win your very own Bamboo Craft!


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Hello again all, for this post we catch up with NL's First Lady of the Arts, Ruth Lawrence, who has a film in the SJIWFF. Her film, QUELLE AFFAIRE, plays Friday night, October 17th, at 7pm – the same night as SADIE. What's this First Lady business you ask? It's not really a term here, I just made it up for Ruth and refer to her as this often since she is a writer, director, producer, actor, AND singer. She also works on many community projects that makes the arts scene all the more richer here in St. John's, and island-wide. She also volunteers her time in a healthy capacity. But don't take my word for it, maybe take the Queen's, since Ruth was awarded the 2012 Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal last year, for her contributions to the culture of Newfoundland and Labrador. Her 3 minute short has an air of whimsy and a dream like quality, I asked her some questions about this little gem, here's what she said:
How did you get the idea for Quelle Affaire?
I saw some beautiful cinepoetry pieces at the AFF in Halifax and found out that it was a project of AFCOOP to pair poets with filmmakers. So with the Nickel's support, I applied to the Telus Fund. The idea was to make films from poems using mobile and digital technology. I was really excited about the possibility of shooting with an iPhone. Part of my proposal was that, if we were successful in getting the grant, I would get to be the filmmaker but they could choose who to pair me with in the jury selections. They chose Danielle Devereaux. I was familiar with her work, we knew each other and we turned out to be great partners. So once we were paired, she gave me her chapbook, Cardiogram; a gorgeous collection in every way. I played around with a couple of poems but kept getting drawn back to the shortest one in the book. It was so evocative with visual imagery, I couldn't resist it. Finally, I broached her with my choice and told her why I chose it for this process. She agreed and came along for the whole ride.
In terms of the story idea for the poem, I loved the gut-wrenching aspects of the affair and the inner conflict/digesting of those feelings and it really appealed to me to have some fun while also making a poetic statement about the nature of love affairs.
Who are your main actors?
I was so fortunate to have Stephen Dunn and Meghan Greeley in my film. They are close friends and are so easy with each other, easy to watch. They were both home for Christmas last year so I scheduled the shoot around that and we got lucky! I was really pleased to have you, Latonia, make a special sneak appearance! It was so quick you've probably forgotten about it.
You used minimal equipment and lighting for your film, but it still looks dreamy! Tell us more about how you accomplished that.
We used ONLY an iPhone 5 to shoot the film because that was the challenge I set for myself. I worked with Brad Gover, who shot it for me. Danielle offered us her & Chris' gorgeous house as our location so we scouted to make sure the light, if we had a nice day, could work. We set the cafe up in her living room. Brad brought along some lights but we didn't need to use them, we didn't even use a tripod. We shot it silent and we recorded the V/O in Justin Davis' upstart radio station, KEEP. We may have used a bounce board for the light but yes, it was incredibly simple. Brad worked really well with Mother Nature.
It was great to have Stephen on set as an actor because he did double-duty. As we were setting up the shots, I'd say "let's get the lace pattern on that paper" and as we were setting the shot, Stephen (who is best known as a filmmaker) would be playing around with the angles to get the best reflection for us! It was important to have a handful of keen and knowledgeable people around us that day.
Perhaps I should also divulge that we shot this film on January 6, the day after #DarkNL, the day after Brad & I finished a web-series that we shot through those storms and power outages. So this one was a breeze! (We did have to charge the phone at one point.) It took about 4 hours to set up and shoot, it was winter so it was all shot in mid-afternoon sunlight and that made it so beautiful. There was too much snow outside from the storm, so we shot only Meghan's close ups and then for the travelling shots, I subbed in for her a couple of weeks later while Brad shot from the car, again just holding the camera outside the window. No camera mounts for us!
The props in your film are organic and 'edible' in a way are they not? Describe their unique nature for our readers. Do you have a favourite prop?
An essential part of my plan for the film was to make as many of the cafe and jewellery items edible. It's a becoming a theme with me, using food in films. (See Sweet Pickle) We used everything from olives, caper pods, cherries, pearl onions (we had an onion 'ring'!), bacon, icing sugar, strawberries, oranges, grapes; there's even a purse made of cabbage! And although it's not edible exactly, Gary Thomas painted my bike helmet into a watermelon for me. My favourite? The simple sculptural beauty of the rice fettuccine necklace made by Danielle.
How did you find time to make all those props with your busy schedule?
Oh, I had lots of help. We gathered some friends for a prop-making party. Danielle hosted and Sherry Ryan (who later composed the music), Wanda Nolan (also a screenwriter), and I did most of the assembly of jewellery with her, you made the bread napkin holders for us, and Danielle bought a few special items. We had even more pieces than we could use but we do show them all in the opening scene.
In the rapidly growing suite of films you've directed, what makes Quelle Affaire special?
This one is special because, as you've said, the dreamy quality is magnificent. I was aiming for simplicity- just a phone, great imagination, and a few dollars. I spent my $600 artist fee on the production. When you consider the talent in the team we pulled together, that is outstanding value. It's not possible with every project, obviously, but I'm thrilled with the result on this one. I had a small, multi-talented team; lots of friends who did several different things, pitching in wherever it was needed. As a special bonus, after the filming was complete, we ate all the leftovers!
To see more of Ruth's films view Sweet Pickle here: http://www.nsi-canada.ca/2012/02/sweet-pickle/
Another recent short Talus and Scree http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/More+Shows/Download/ID/2421151575/
And OF COURSE be sure to come see the film at 7pm Oct.17th (LSPU HALL)!!
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This is my first year participating in Open House New York when many of New York's businesses, houses, landmarks, buildings, artists and more open their doors wide for the public to see and learn more about each site. OHNY was founded in 2001 and celebrated their 10th anniversary this past weekend.
We got to see a couple of places including: the Marble cemetery (LES), Bank of America tower lighting tour (midtown), MTA NY transit museum (downtown Brooklyn) and the Brooklyn Navy Yard. We had planned to visit two other sites but were not aware of closing time and therefore we did not get to see the Masonic temple and Ed Hopper's studio by Washington Square park.
Considering there were over hundreds of sites to visit, we couldn't see everything but still learned a lot from the tours we attended. Most of the sites are free to enter but some have limited spacing and require reservation at a cost of $5 per person. Some will include tours which is what we got for the Bank of America tower (7:30 -8:30 p.m.) and the MTA transit museum before opening hours on a Sunday.
D volunteered this year at the Marble cemetery and got a free pumpkin from the pumpkin patches at the cemetery.
We highly recommend this event but also know that most of the places are open all year round to the public but some places for example private artist's homes, new parts of the High Line or closed airport terminals (TWA terminal in JFK) are not. Some of these tours will allow you to see stuff that are not normally open to the public so there's always a special treat. For the transit museum, we got to see the staff's rest/eating area so it's not always a special treat :)
You can collect pins from places that have been participating since the very first OHNY such as the Marble cemetery. There are now over 300 participating sites.
|Marble Cemetery New York at 41 2/2 2nd Avenue
|Info cards about the cemetery
|Dead bodies lies beneath
|Marble plaques with names of the families burried in the cemetery
OHNY Bank of America Lighting tour:
The first LEED PLATINUM building in the World here in New York citay.
I wish I could remember every detail our guide told us about all the eco friendly materials used for the lobby but I did not take notes. You'll just have to attend the tour yourself next year :)
|Bank of America at One Bryant Park
|He wears them skinny jeans
|Organic non conventional placement of lights
|LED lights all the way up the Crystal-inspired structure!
|Other half of tour was given in Bryant Park for a better view of One Bryant Park.
The museum is located in a decommissioned subway station at Court St. However, the station is still inspected every 90 days so every part of it is still functional.
Did you know NY subways were operated by at least 3 private agencies (IRT, BMT and IND) before it belonged to the city's? I think the subway services would be impeccable if it were still private :P
|Car #100 is the first ever NY subway train and produced for BMT.
|Reminded me of Thomas the Train ..
|An old motherboard still working in real time indicating where the trains are located!
|An old subway map!
|Nostalgic? These vintage trains run during the weekends during the Holiday season.
@ The Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Home of many blossoming businesses, artists and craftsmen. Movie scout paradise and boat repair/resting grounds.
"The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC) operates the Brooklyn Navy Yard as a modern industrial park in a historic setting. BNYDC's tenants represent a variety of industries like construction, theatrical set design, computer and office supplies, contracting, refrigerated distribution facilities, media communications and promotions, motor overhauling, and metal fabrication, the Navy Yard is capable of handling any type of business."
|You are greeted by this large anchor sitting at the reception when you enter Bldg 92
|A painter in the house
|This artist was a no show
|Take a tour in the Navy Yard's tour bus!
|Dry Dock viewing platform. We were lucky to see a tug boat in the dry dock. Apparently, it is empty half of the time.
|I decided to be adventurous
|No wonder so many movies and shows have been shot here.
|All the goods produced at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Suzanne Kasler Designs a Serene Seaside Getaway
Sophisticated and calm, a home on Georgia's Sea Island welcomes every day—not just on weekends
Sometimes the road home finds us rather than the other way around. Longtime clients of Atlanta-based design luminary Suzanne Kasler had long imagined a second home—a place where they could savor long weekends and vacations in tranquil bliss. But the question was: Where?
The family, a couple with three college-age daughters, had an equal affinity for the mountains and the beach. Their path was unclear until an oceanfront property on Georgia's Sea Island, about six hours from their primary home in Atlanta, seemed to call their names. They snapped up the spot and immediately called on architect Thad Truett to bring their dream home to life.
Truett, who also owns a home there, understands the vernacular of Sea Island architecture. He set out to design a house that adheres to the style seen in many of the island's historic homes, all built in the 1920s.
"Mediterranean Revival architecture is the identity of Sea
Island," Truett says. "This house needed to feel like it had been here for a long time. And with the water so close by, it was also all about building a house to take advantage of the views."
The Mediterranean Revival-style house on Georgia's Sea Island is laden with architectural details.
With an architectural plan in motion, next came a shopping trip. Kasler knew her clients were aiming for furniture, fabrics, and accessories that supported indoor-outdoor living, so she thought it was important to study a locale that's mastered that way of life—Southern California.
"Los Angeles design bridges the spaces within a house to take advantage of the moderate climate," Kasler says. "I wanted my clients to understand the scale of the furniture that would be unfolding in their home. We visited showrooms and made selections for tile and permanent architectural details in the place where this style is so familiar and expected."
Kasler then purposefully staged those well-considered picks in the Sea Island home to work in tandem with architecture that unfailingly connects indoors and out. While a walk through the front door into the foyer impresses with water views straight out the rear of the house, a pivot in the opposite direction provides equally poetic sight lines.
Under the sweeping staircase, the light tones of a blue bergère from Dennis & Leen juxtapose a dark finish on the antique Italian table.
A lesson in symmetry and simplicity, the foyer's dual threshold pairs iron-and-glass doors with stately wooden ones, all melding into an arched wood-clad frame. Here, Kasler created a mirror-image space, positioning matching settees, botanical sketches, and gilded mirrors across from one another. Steps away, a French chair clad in blue linen and a round center table nestle beneath the sculptural staircase.
In the entry hall, botanical prints in gilded frames and benches covered in cognac leather are all from Dennis & Leen.
The light blue moment in the foyer serves as a teaser for the grand, open-plan living and kitchen areas. Here, sea-referencing aqua swells to become a full partner in the palette rather than merely an accent. A massive rug with traditional floral motifs softens the limestone floor and anchors a seating arrangement of -linen velvet upholstery—and a casual dining vignette with ticking stripe chairs circling the table.
Aqua-hue ceramic lamps from Christopher Spitzmiller pull color from trim on Gregorius Pineo upholstered chairs, a wool rug from Mansour, and a Fortuny lumbar pillow.
The aqua color happily spills into the kitchen on a tile backsplash, one of many tile moments throughout the house. "The clients love tile, and because we wanted the house to feel historic, we used it strategically as they would have when Sea Island's original houses were built," Kasler says.
Leather bar stools with nailhead trim from Ballard Designs repeat the color of backsplash tile from Ann Sacks. Cabinetry knobs and pulls are from Rocky Mountain Hardware.
On the back staircase, tiles in coordinating blue patterns decorate the risers.
Coordinating blue-and-white tiles from Walker Zanger deliver a visual show.
In the diminutive powder room, hexagonal tiles wrap the walls.
Simple in style, glass tiles from Ann Sacks blanket the walls to create a sealike infusion of blue.
The home's European style emphasizes shape with beamed ceilings and arches but forgoes details such as base and crown molding, which it doesn't need to feel complete.
A crystal-and-gilded chandelier elegantly hangs over a Spanish-style table from Formations and cane chairs from Dennis & Leen.
One exception is the library. It's enveloped in pecky cypress, a regionally produced material also used for the regal ceiling that caps the dining room. To enhance the warmth of the library's rich wood tones, Kasler took a step away from conventional leather and covered seating pieces in mustard-color linen and velvet.
Windows were more of an architectural priority in this house than wall space, which left minimal opportunities to display artwork. But designer Suzanne Kasler made the most of a spot here, where a colorful abstract by Peter Burega references the caramel and blue tones of the furniture. Quiet patterns include windowpane plaid on the Hickory Chair wing chair, animal print on a sofa pillow, and a floral motif on the Mansour rug.
Design elements on the upper level subtly distinguish it from the living areas below. Floors switch from limestone to French oak. Generously proportioned bedrooms clad in blue and ivory are vaulted and detailed with lime-washed beams.
Executed in blue and white, the master suite is full of texture and pattern, including an array of wood finishes, a carved panel over the bed from Dennis & Leen, and quilted linen and velvet fabrics.
The relaxed atmosphere lets the homeowners unwind to beachy views as they keep easy, tranquil living top of mind—in a house that's so much more than a vacation spot.
"Houses on Sea Island allude to a lifestyle more than a weekend situation," Kasler says. "Designing this home to be sophisticated and simple through editing makes it livable for every day."
Arches adorn the shaded alfresco gathering space, which is delineated into two gathering zones—a comfortable lounge spot and a dining area punctuated by wide blue and white stripes on chairs from Michael Taylor.


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PTSD Awareness Post 2017 – Part II
Monday, July 3, 2017 110 Comments
June was PTSD Awareness Month
Adding to our awareness – Part II
© Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, CTP, CMC, ACT, MCC, SCAC
Updated Refliections Post
Self-Health Series – Part I HERE
"Emotions are very good at activating thoughts,
but thoughts are not very good at controlling emotions."
~ Joseph LeDoux
Since my Sleep Awareness post somehow jumped the queue and was posted at the same time as Part-1 of this article, I decided to wait a bit to give readers a shot at catching up. Again, my apologies for seeming to inundate with info – it was not intentional.
This Part may seem long, but much of the first half is review — so those of you who read Part-1 will be able to skim through it quickly.
Identifying PTSD
PTSD can present in a variety of ways, with more than a few symptoms in common with depression, in addition to any or all of those characterizing other anxiety disorders.
As I explained in Part I, PTSD is now believed to be caused by a neuro-chemical alteration in the brain in response to exposure to trauma. It holds us prisoner, responding in the moment to threats from the past.
Unprocessed trauma continues to haunt us, eroding our sense of safety and security. As a result, it can keep us stuck in an amygdala-defensive emotional pattern that may induce a variety of symptoms over which we feel we have no control.
In fact, we cannot control them in the moment. Current therapies are focused on helping us to change our subsequent response to them.
Exposure to trauma physically changes the structure of the brain, upsetting the neurochemical balance needed to respond appropriately, faster than we can over-ride cognitively.
It seems that repeated experience of traumatic events, especially when left to fester unprocessed, can prevent rebalancing, which prevents healing (meaning, allowing the past to remain in the past, confident that you have the strength to handle whatever life throws your way in the future).
In other words, our brains are designed to respond neuro-chemically when our safety is threatened, regardless of what we think about it logically or how we feel about it emotionally.
- Some of us are able to process those perfectly normal and appropriate fearful responses and move forward.
- Others of us, for a great many reasons science is still trying to understand, are not.
- At this point in time, we move forward primarily with statistics.
Statistics explored in Part I
In the previous section of this article we also looked at the prevalence of PTSD compared to the total number of people who ever experienced trauma in their lives. We took a look at the various risk factors for developing PTSD following exposure to trauma.
You saw that the risk was effectively double for women, and that significantly more women are exposed to trauma in their lives than their male friends and relatives – and that recovery times tended to be longer.
Approximately 50% – five out of every ten women – will experience a traumatic event at some point during their lifetime, according to the The National Center for PTSD, a division of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
One in ten of those women will develop PTSD as a result.
Inadequate understanding & treatment
Science is still looking for many of the pieces of the PTSD puzzle.
Even though a variety of therapies can help relieve PTSD symptoms, at the current time there is no "cure" – or prevention – nor is there an adequate explanation for how exposure to the same trauma can affect different individuals to different degrees of severity.
We also do not have definitive treatment protocols equally effective for everyone who experiences PTSD.
Brain-based research
Right now it looks like the difference between who recovers from trauma and who is more likely to develop PTSD may turn out to have a genetic component.
It may be also be linked to the size of specific areas of the brain, which could be a product of genetics or epigentics (how your internal and external environments change the expression of your genes).
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A Super Brief and Basic Explanation of Epigenetics for Total Beginners (off-site)
While controversial, the most recent research ties the development of PTSD to the size of an area of the brain called the hippocampus, which is primarily known for its role in the formation of non-disordered memories.
Greater size indicates a greater ability to recover from trauma.
A smaller hippocampus may increase the risk of developing PTSD as well as the severity of its symptoms, and/or lengthen the duration and recovery time.
Some studies suggest that repeated exposure to stress may actually damage the hippocampus, through the repeated release of the stress-hormone cortisol.
Related Posts:
Hippocampal volume and resilience in PTSD
Brain region size associated with response to PTSD treatment
So perhaps PTSD is hormonal?
Cortisol is a mobilizing hormone. We need it. We might not even get up off the couch without it. However, it is most widely known for its assistance motivating the body for rapid and effective response to a stressful or life-threatening event – our "fight or flight" reaction.
Problems result because our brains and bodies are not designed
to live in a state of persistent and protracted stress.
Scientists have long suspected the role of cortisol in PTSD. They have been studying it, with inconclusive results, since findings in the 1980s connected abnormal cortisol levels to an increased PTSD risk
A study reported in early 2011 by researchers at Emory University and the University of Vermont found that high blood levels of the hormone PACAP (pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide), produced in response to stress, are linked to PTSD in women — but not in men.
PACAP is known to act throughout both body and brain, modulating metabolism, blood pressure, immune function, CNS activity [central nervous system], and pain sensitivity.
Its identification as an indicator of PTSD may lead to new diagnostics and to effective treatments — for anxiety disorders overall, as well as PTSD in particular.
But maybe not cortisol alone
Findings published early this year in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology point to cortisol's critical role in the emergence of PTSD only when levels of testosterone are suppressed. [April 2017, Volume 78, Pages 76–84 ]
Testosterone is one of most important of the male sex hormones,
but is is also found in women, albeit in much lower concentrations.
According to UT Austin professor of psychology Robert Josephs, the first author of the study:
"Recent evidence points to testosterone's suppression of cortisol activity, and vice versa.
It is becoming clear to many researchers that you can't understand the effects of one without simultaneously monitoring the activity of the other.
Prior attempts to link PTSD to cortisol may have failed because the powerful effect that testosterone has on the hormonal regulation of stress was not taken into account."
PTSD Risk Can Be Predicted by Hormone Levels Prior to Deployment, Study Says
What we think we know for sure
What science does believe it now knows is that PTSD is a result of both the event that threatens injury to self or others, and the emotional, hormonal response to those events that involve persistent fear or helplessness.
At this time, the goal of PTSD treatment is to reduce, if not eliminate, chronic fear-based emotional and physical symptoms to improve the quality of day-to-day life.
Research is ongoing to see if it is possible to chemically block the development of PTSD by blocking the formation of fear memories.
Blocking human fear memory with the matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor doxycycline
Current treatments are limited to psychotherapy, CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) or other types of counseling/coaching, and/or medication, along with less well-known and less widely accepted attempts at intervention like EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique: "tapping") and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).
The value of information
Before we explore the variety of treatments currently available (in a future article), let's take a look at some of the symptoms associated with PTSD. It will help you understand your own or those of a loved-one with PTSD.
Understanding, empathy and self-acceptance walk hand in hand – which are healing all by themselves.


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This listing is for the exact wall hanging featured in the photos. I used a variety of different types of yarn to create different textures and patterns throughout the piece in shades of white, cream, purple, blue and blush. It is hanging on a natural piece of driftwood found on the beach in Central California.
Width - 33"
Length - 26"
This wall hanging can be purchased alone or with moon phases! I am able to do either a full moon phase (7 pieces) or a crescent moon phase (3 pieces). A roses gold & copper full moon phase is shown in the photo but I am also able to do black & white, gold & white, silver & white or white & black. Examples of my moon phases can be seen here
Note: The wall hanging purchased will be the exact hanging from the photos, the moon phase received will vary slightly as each clay marbling batch is different. Reach out with any questions!
1-3 business days
Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply. I'm not responsible for delays due to customs.
Just contact me within: 5 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 14 days of delivery
Request a cancellation within: 3 hours of purchase
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
Buyers are responsible for return shipping costs. If the item is not returned in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for any loss in value.
For my moon phases, please be gentle when hanging in your home. The individual moons are somewhat fragile.
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Q: With an extremely wet spring and summer, my silage corn has started to develop some mold. The mold isn"t excessive; however, I am concerned about potential mycotoxins that could end up in the feed. Is there anything I can do to address this issue at ensiling?
A: It is always good to hear someone wanting to address this problem head on and as early as possible. As you know, mycotoxins can be dangerous to cows and affect cow performance, fertility and health.
While it is always a good idea to get your forage tested for mycotoxins, keep a couple things in mind:
- Toxins tend to occur in hot-spots and therefore can be missed in testing.
- There are more toxins existing than are currently tested for with commercial analysis. If you are at risk for toxins in your silage, or other feeds, it may be worth including a good toxin binder in your TMR for 30 days to gauge if there is a production response.
Since mycotoxins are a product of molds, you will want to minimize mold growth in silages.
Molds tend to grow after ensiling at high pH levels and when exposed to air at feedout. During ensiling, you can work to keep the existing molds from growing by ensuring an efficient fermentation, as well as minimizing air exposure and maintaining aerobic stability.
A proven fermentation aid inoculant will rapidly lower the forage pH to a level that will inhibit most mold growth. A spoilage inhibitor inoculant including the FDA reviewed high-dose Lactobacillus buchneri 40788 will reduce mold growth and spoilage at feedout. For maximum protection, combine these two types of inoculants with Biotal® Buchneri 500.
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Campgrounds and RV Parks
Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area
2351 County Road 18
(402) 727-2922
Website: Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area
One of Nebraska's most popular vacation spots, Fremont State Lakes, features approximately 40 acres of land and almost 300 acres of water in its 20 sandpit lakes. The park is located just three miles west of Fremont in the town of Lincoln. Whether their game is boating, fishing, or water skiing; water sports enthusiasts will have a blast here. When the weather is nice, a beautiful swimming beach is available. A ramp is provided for personal water craft in the designated area, and a handicap accessible fishing pier makes this a great place for everyone! Showers and clean water are provided with camp sites aplenty for those wishing to stay overnight (200 sites with hard-surfaced pads and electrical hook-ups as well as 600 primitive non-pad sites are available). Picnicking under the mature shade trees is quite the treat for when you are ready to take a break from the endless fun available, here. It's no surprise that Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area is the place to be!
Dead Timber State Recreation Area
North of Scribner on U.S. Route 275
Dead Timber State Recreation Area was the site of a seasonal Indian encampment. Local legend holds that the area acquired its name after an Indian campfire got out of control and burned much of the standing timber in the area, hence the name Dead Timber.The park is located between the Elkhorn River and an oxbow lake that was once part of the nearby meandering river. The park is open for year-round recreation including fishing, camping, and non-powered boating. Primitive camping
Fireman Park Campground
3rd Street, Snyder, NE
It is truly gorgeous here at this primitive campground; at Fireman Park Campground you can get a nicer wilderness experience than you would get at a more civilized campground. There's lots to do close to Fireman Park Campground such as playing golf, fishing, and swimming.
Winslow City Park Campground
Hooper, NE
Camp Fontanelle
9677 County Road 3
Nickerson, NE
Website: Camp Fontanelle