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Feature in Carats and Cake!
We are thrilled to announce that one of our weddings have been featured in Carats and Cake!
We loved working with the gorgeous Bride who happens to be the owner of Flower Girl Los Angeles, our favorite florist in Southern California!
Here are some of our favorite images from the wedding!
Flowers by Flower Girl Los Angeles. Photos by Maui Maka Photography. Makeup and Hair by Cynthia Rose for Kipona Aloha. Location Hui No'eau Makawao, Hawaii.
Timeline of Do's and Don'ts before your Maui Wedding
We here at Kipona Aloha pride ourselves foremost on being renowned wedding beauty experts. Especially for weddings in Hawaii! Our founder Cynthia Rose has taken her years of experience in weddings as well as with celebrities and models and compiled a list of dos and don'ts to help you navigate your beauty regiment before your big day in Hawaii:
6 months Prior
This is the latest I would start if you have *major* skin concerns. Have your doctor have a look and prescribe some help for issues like acne, uneven pigmentation or scarring. You can also take care of brown spots, fine lines, pores & redness. And because it may require multiple sessions & several months to see their cumulative results, this is also the right time to schedule a series of dermatologist-administered light peels & microdermabrasion on both the face AND body.
3 months Prior
If you haven't already, find the best brow groomer in your area. Brows frame the face and having them look on point is a must. At least 3 months prior talk to your brow groomer and find on a shape and tint you love.
This is also the time to book a follow up appointment with your dermatologist so they can see how your skin is responding to any new prescriptions and products. At this point, there is still time to tweak anything so you get the best results by your wedding day.
1 Month Prior
Have your last professional facial. *Never* have a facial or microdermabrasion right before the wedding.
From this point on it isn't wise to try any new products or aggressive in-office treatments. Instead, stick to wearing extra sun protection, using a mild exfoliator, and applying moisturizer religiously to your face and body.
For extra glowing skin and diminish dark circles drink lots of water, get adequate sleep, exercise, and maintain a well-balanced diet.
Invest in a Keratin Treatment. If you battle frizz, go for an in-salon keratin treatment one month before the wedding so your texture is under control but hair doesn't fall flat on the day. This is especially helpful for tropical weddings. Hawaii's climate can be quite humid and a keratin treatment can really smooth out unruly strands.
3 Weeks Prior
This is the time to book a wedding hair and makeup trial (or preview as I like to call them). Wear a white t-shirt (or one close to the color of your dress) for the preview, so that you can see how the make-up looks against that color. Take a picture of yourself in daylight and another with flash to see how it looks in both lightings before deciding on a final look. Bring references to your make-up and hair preview. Start looking for images of make-up and hair that you really like and bring them with you on the day.
Sometimes with destination weddings you aren't afforded the luxury of a preview day or trial, instead you can use reference pictures to effectively show your artist what you would like as well as send photos of yourself. A seasoned artist will know what questions to ask, but be prepared to send pictures they are always helpful. Remember, one person's "smokey eye" is another's "natural look".
Book a professional teeth cleaning and in-office whitening to remove surface stains, plaque and whiten and brighten teeth. To maintain the brightness, use over-the-counter whitening strips up until a day before.
Any last min acne flare ups? Absolutely no picking blemishes. If you can't get in with your dermatologist, we recommend using this instead:
2 weeks Prior
Get your final trim, and touch up your hair color or highlights. Perfecting your color, whether it's a root touch-up or subtle highlights, at this point is smart because it gives the dye a chance to settle while still looking fresh, but doesn't leave enough time for your roots to start growing in.
Drink at least 64oz. of water a day. Proper hydration improves dryness and fine lines. Skin is a protective barrier to prevent excess fluid loss, so drinking more water can make our skin better hydrated and have a plumper appearance.
1 Week Prior
Try to avoid salty foods, excessive carbohydrates, and do NOT overdo exercise as all of these things cause your body to retain water and can result in a puffy face and eyes. We know it can be hard especially with all the tempting delicious foods on Maui (And soon we will be doing a blog post of all of those amazing hidden foodie gems. Sorry!). But remember everything in moderation and you can always have a spluge day after.
Have your eyebrows shaped for the last time.
Take extra care to avoid the sun and/or apply sunblock. This is especially useful to remember because you will likely be on island 1 week prior to your wedding and it's very tempting to be a sun worshipper when here. Remember hats, umbrellas and sunblock are your friends.
Take care to use lip treatment to avoid chapped lips. Don't forget sunblock on your lips too. The sun can be pretty unforgiving in Hawaii.
Avoid new skin products or treatments, and basically anything you think may cause an allergic reaction such as: overexposure to the sun, a strong glycolic peel, self-tanner, and spray-tanning booths this late in the game.
3 days prior
To ensure your skin is smooth but not irritated, get waxed no later than 72 hours before the wedding day. KEEP IN MIND: if you're new to waxing, have an aesthetician test it a few months ahead of time to see how skin reacts.
Remember to reduce redness and swelling immediately following hair removal, ask your aesthetician to recommend a calming cream.
1 Day Before
Get a manicure and pedicure! You will undoubtedly be having some close-up shots of your hands. Be it your getting ready shots or the wedding band exchange and for a Hawaii wedding you may even be in a sandal or strappy toe baring heel. Your best bet is to get a manicure and pedicure to smooth and exfoliate your hands and feet and have them looking their best. To ensure chip-free lacquer, try a gel polish mani *as well as* pedi. The sand on the beach in Hawaii can chip away at a gorgeous new pedicure. If you go for a gel cured pedicure you can help reduce that risk.
Use a body wash to gently exfoliate or polish your skin, especially your décolletage and arms.
Apply lots of gentle moisturizer -- everywhere.
Don't forget to drink extra water!
And remember to remain calm, breathe, and most importantly: have fun…after all you're in Hawaii.
Mahalo and Ho'omaika'i!
Cynthia Rose
New makeup work with Joanna August Bridal
So happy to see these beautiful images come out of Joanna August Spring 2016 Collection! Joanna August is one of my favorite wedding lines. So elegant and so bohemian! Absolutely perfect for a wedding in Hawaii.
The new styles will be available for pre-order at joannaaugust.com on April 20th and will be available in stores this coming August.
photography: Tyler William Parker // makeup: Cynthia Rose of Kipona Aloha// florals: Flower Girl Los Angeles


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Patrick is an accomplished museum professional, artist and curator with several years experience participating in the art world in various leadership capacities. His professional experience includes capital exhibitions, rotations of permanent collections and site specific exhibition planning and implementation. He is highly attuned to challenges associated with large scale multi-phase projects and carries Project Management Professional credential from PMI, which enables him to successfully complete projects at the highest levels of quality. Patrick is an excellent communicator and brings a global perspective to his work; he has conducted field research in the Canadian Arctic, Asia and the Middle East. The combination of professional experience coupled with global research enables Patrick to analyze and respond to complex systems, in service of developing a pragmatic and emergent approach to art and design. He began working with We Players during the company's 2009-11 residency on Alcatraz Island, and has been instrumental in developing We Players visual arts program, organizing symposia and panel discussions, and expanding the discourse around site specific art in a broad social and cultural context. In addition to serving as We Players Visual Arts Director, Patrick is an active member of the Spurse Collective and currently works at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco as the Head of Preparation.


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Our Poppy Necklace just got an upgrade with this lovely diamond border. 21 diamonds surround the one of a kind trilliant cut orange sapphire to highlight the beauty of the stone. It is prong-set one a fine chain.
Because we select each stone individually, there will be slight differences between the stone pictured and the one that you receive. We will do our best to find a stone that most closely matches the one showed here.
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The Pitt-Bradford Alumni Association held its annual Graduate Celebration Reception on Saturday, April 27th, in the Frame-Westerberg Commons. This traditional event is held in honor of the December, April, June and August graduates on the evening prior to commencement.
In honor of the Class of 2019, the evening begins at 6:30 pm, followed by a brief program at 7:30 pm.
The program will include remarks from Pitt-Bradford president; a faculty speaker, a student speaker to be named after GraduationCentral and a presentation of gifts to the graduates from the alumni association.
We hope you will join us for this special occasion. Graduates are compliments of the PBAA, with guest tickets available at $10 each. Register and pay online by Friday, April 19th.
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Croatia is a Mediterranean gem boasting many hidden treasures along the seemingly endless coastline. This glittering Mediterranean hot spot is rapidly increasing in popularity as a favoured charter destination. With hundreds of islands and a profusion of spectacular cruising opportunities, the stunning coastline of Croatia is peppered with many small ports and beautiful marinas.
Pakleni Archipelago
Begin your week in Croatia by spending the day in Split, a city which can only be described as a quaint paradise.Starting your private yacht charter in Croatia's second largest city, you'll be able to stock up on any necessary luxuries whilst getting a taste for Croatian life, not to mention a taste of its local cuisine.Departing from Split on the Dalmatia coast, you'll be inspired by making a passage through some of the hundreds of tiny bays which are largely untouched and uninhabited. The crystal clear waters surrounding the bays are calm and clear, making the area perfect for your first taste of diving or snorkelling in the Croatian region.
After enjoying a day of relaxation in the Pakleni archipelago, head towards a small town up the river Krka called Skradin- this location is well known in the area for having outstanding natural beauty. As one of the oldest towns in Croatia, this tourist hotspot is steeped in history and has a pretty stone city type setting. The churches are exquisite as well as the quaint streets which are lined with small stores and postcard-perfect scenery. Skradin is locally known as being the entrance to the Krka National Park. Although there are five entrances to the National Park, this entry point is one of the more popular and accessible options. If you only have time to visit one main focal point, make sure it's the waterfalls. Surrounded by lush green foliage, this area is idyllic and incredibly peaceful.
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Kornati Archipelago
Heading to the Kornati archipelago, charterers can be assured of another day of seclusion and pure relaxation.The most densely packed collection of islands within the Mediterranean, this archipelago is comprised of 147 individual islands to provide an abundance of choice for your third day in Croatia.Like the Pakleni archipelago, many of these islands will be void of any other visitors, meaning you can enjoy the luxury of your own bay for the day. Take the time to rest on the quiet and luxurious beaches while taking in the stunning surroundings. Keep cool by snorkelling in the surrounding waters to see the extended beauty which lives below the water's surface.
Mali Losinj
Heading back to civilization, you're in for a treat as you visit the largest island town in the Adriatic Sea.Mali Losinj is a cultural location which allows you to get a feel for the Croatian way of life. After anchoring down in the naturally pretty harbour, make your way to the Fritzy Palace to see an exquisite collection of art. The highlight of the Palace is unquestionably the 2000 year old statue of the Apoxyomen.If art isn't your thing, take a tour of the town and visit the pretty churches and many architectural wonders which make this location so popular among discerning travellers. After enjoying some local delicacies and locally produced wine, head back to your superyacht to watch the sunset and prepare yourself for your next destination.
A day of sightseeing lies in store for you as you cruise to the pretty island of Veli Brijun. Even before you arrive you will see the stunning surroundings and picture perfect settings which will make some ideal vacation photographs. Jumping on a train across to the city of Rovinj, you'll be sure to marvel at the narrow winding streets and pretty stores and stalls. During the evening, the city comes to life and becomes an entertainment hotspot, so make sure you check out the many bars while trying some of the local food.
The final day of your Croatian yacht charter takes place in the city of Pula.The largest city in the Istrian peninsula, this location is steeped in 3000 years of history and is ideal for soaking up a little culture to take home from your travels.Walking round the old section of the city you'll be entranced by the stunning Roman amphitheatre. Largely intact, this is a perfect sight for history lovers in your group or those who love taking holiday photos.Moving towards the modern region of the city, you can shop till you drop and enjoy a last Croatian style lunch before making your journey homewards.


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Hartford Union High School has a proud tradition of excellence in music. HUHS features two bands, a concert band and symphonic band, which provide students an opportunity to explore many different genres of music. The bands combine to create the HUHS Marching Band and Pep Band. Jazz Ensemble is an integral part of the program and is offered to students outside of the school day so access is encouraged to all students in the music department. The band program often travels to provide students experiences that augment classroom learning and enrich student performance opportunities. The bands are lead by Mr. Andy Hacker, Director of Instrumental Music. Mr. Alex Nettesheim and Mrs. Emily Schuhmacher provide individualized learning opportunities to our students.
To see the full calendar, please use the horizontal and vertical scroll bars on the bottom and left of the calendar respectfully. This calendar comes from Charms Office Assistant which is available for parent and student access with the HartfordUnionMusic school code.
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The times listed on this calendar for BAND and ORCHESTRA events reflect student call times. Performance times are indicated in the note section after clicking on a calendar date.
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Mrs. Tami Bock, President
Hartford High Band Boosters (HHBB) exists "to stimulate and sustain interest among both parents and students in school band work at high school levels."
Band is more than a class; it is a whole experience. Band helps middle school students transition to high school life, and many high school students find band a wonderful home throughout high school. A strong band is good for our children! More than that, our scholarships help our children grow in musical excellence, and our fundraising endeavors put large trips within reach by helping to offset their costs.
We are a volunteer organization and we live by the adage, "Many hands make light work." Volunteers are needed from board positions to event coordinators to willing hands to unload and sort kringles. We meet on the second Tuesday of the month, during the school year, at 7:30 p.m. in the large rehearsal hall.
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Yesterday marked the conclusion of my Interesting Drug book tour with a stop at the local Barnes and Noble. It's been a fun journey, returning to some favorite comic shops and getting to see a few more, meeting new people and seeing old friends. Dearborn's Press and Guide covered my appearance at Green Brain Comics, and I got marquee treatment at my hometown coffee shop, Waterford's L.A. Cafe:
In the month since launch, I've also racked up a few very encouraging reviews for the book:
"Yeah, make this movie." -- Indie Comix Make it or Break it
One of Bleeding Cool's Eighteen Comics and Graphic Novels of Book Expo America
"It is a wild and wonderful ride." -- Ann Arbor Observer
"If you're looking for a moving, personal story with striking art that also happens to involve time travel, Interesting Drug is worth picking up." -- Panel Patter
"Interesting Drug takes the concept of time travel down a path of addiction and dealing that I've never seen in the genre." -- Cosmic Book News Alternative Comics Beat
So, yes. I'm quite happy with response so far. Thanks to everyone who has come out to one of the signings or events, to those who picked up the book at cons, and to any who have read Interesting Drug.
If you'd like a signed copy but are unlikely to see me in the near future, you can order from the Paypal link in the sidebar or below:
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Joseph F. Engelberger Award
The 2010 Engelberger Robotics Award was presented to Heinz-Dieter Schunk, Schunk GmbH and Scott W. Deming Corning Inc. during the 41st International Symposium on Robotics held here in conjunction with AUTOMATICA.
The Engelberger Robotics Award is the world's most prestigious robotics honor. The awards are presented to individuals for excellence in technology development, application, education, and leadership in the robotics industry.
IEEE RAS Award winners 2010
Associate Professor Yu Sun, Advanced Micro and Nanosystems Lab, Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, received the 2010 IEEE Robotics & Automation Society Early Career Award "for contributions to enabling microrobotic and MEMS technologies for automated cell manipulation and characterization in cell biology and clinical applications".
Dr. Leandro Barajas received the 2010 IEEE Robotics & Automation Society Early Career Award for "pioneering the use of diagnostics and prognostics research in large-scale industrial robotics and automation applications." Leandro G. Barajas is Staff Researcher, Advanced Robotics Group Manufacturing Systems Research Laboratory General Motors R&D Center.
The 2010 Georges Giralt PhD Award
Ludovic Righetti from EPFL received the 2010 Georges Giralt PhD Award for his thesis entitled "Control of Legged Locomotion using Dynamical Systems: Design Methods and Adaptive Frequency Oscillators."
Robot of the Year 2010 (Japan)
The METI Grand Prize Award 2010 for industrial robots was received by Toyota Motor Corporation, Ochiai Nekus Inc. Nagoya Institute of Technology and Tokyo Metropolitan University for its low power 80W energy-saving comfortable robot installed at the Toyota car assembly plant working safely in cooperation with people.
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I love Halloween – talking to my kids about what they want their costumes to be, decorating the house and the yard, going to the pumpkin patch – so much fun! But my favorite part of the holiday? The candy corn! It's definitely one of my weaknesses when it comes to sweet treats!
In fact, I brought this activity to use with my kids in therapy and I ended up eating the entire bag of candy corn. The. Entire. Bag. I had to run out and buy more! I told you, I have a candy corn problem.
Luckily, there's more fun to be had with candy corn than just eating it! Add this activity to your list of Halloween games for kids for your next classroom Halloween party, or just as a fun way to pass the time on a rainy afternoon this fall!
-Candy corn
-Yellow, white, orange construction paper OR plastic cones OR other obstacles
First, set up your relay course. We made a few candy corn cones out of construction paper (just cut strips of orange, white, and yellow paper and tape them together to form a cone), but you could also use regular plastic cones or other objects for obstacles.
Set a bowl of candy corn on one end of your course and an empty bowl on the other end. The first child in line scoops a few pieces of candy corn out of the bowl and maneuvers through the course to dump it into the empty bowl. He then runs his spoon back and gives it to the next person in line.
The next person takes another scoop of candy corn and maneuvers through the course to dump it into the bowl. Continue until all of the candy corn has been scooped from one container to the other!
-Only have one child playing? Make it a race against the clock! Can he scoop all of the candy corn from one container to the other before the timer rings?
-Try mixing up the types of movements the kids use to get through the course. Can they tip toe? Walk on their knees? Crawl using only one hand?
SKILL AREAS ADDRESSED: Gross motor skills, fine motor skills, visual motor integration, coordination, motor control, grasp
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MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov condemned the United States on Monday (June 19) for shooting down a Syrian warplane, describing it as an act of aggression.
"This strike has to be seen as a continuation of America's line to disregard the norms of international law," Ryabkov told journalists in Moscow, according to the TASS state news agency.
"What is this if not an act of aggression?" he said in Russia's first official reaction to the downing of the plane on Sunday (June 18).
"It is, if you like, help to those terrorists that the US is fighting against, declaring they are carrying out an anti-terrorism policy," Ryabkov said.
The US-led coalition said the Syrian plane had dropped bombs on its allies fighting against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in the war-torn country.


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My liner tore during the winter and water has infiltrated behind the steel walls. That caused the steel walls to buckle and the ground seems to have moved.
I phoned a couple of places and got an estimate of about 23000$ to essentially completely remove the old pool and put a brand new in-ground pool in places. This is more expensive than building a brand new pool because of the extra labor required to break all the concrete, remove the steel walls, etc.
Anyone have experience on fixing this kind of damage?
Is there any other solution to repair this which would be cheaper? I thought about rebuilding straight steel walls inside of the buckled walls making the pool a bit smaller, would this be possible (at this point I don't care about reducing the size of my pools).
Any tips/advice would be appreciated! Here are a couple of pictures of the damage (a sad sight):
Collapsed in-ground walls during winter - how to repair
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Prayer to St. Anthony of Padua- Feast day, June 13th
O Holy, St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints, your love for God and charity for His creatures, made you worthy, when on earth, to possess miraculous powers.
Miracles waited on your word, which you were ever ready to speak for those in trouble or anxiety.
Encouraged by this thought, I implore of you to obtain for me (request). The answer to my prayer may require a miracle, even so, you are the Saint of Miracles.
O gentle and loving St. Anthony, whose heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ear of the Sweet Infant Jesus, who loved to be folded in your arms; and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours. Amen
Prayer to Saint Padre Pio- Canonization Anniversary June 16th
Dear God, You generously blessed Your servant, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, with the gifts of the Spirit. You marked his body with the five wounds of Christ Crucified, as a powerful witness to the saving Passion and Death of Your Son. Endowed with the gift of discernment, St. Pio labored endlessly in the confessional for the salvation of souls. With reverence and intense devotion in the celebration of Mass, he invited countless men and women to a greater union with Jesus Christ
in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.
Through the intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, I confidently beseech You to grant me the grace of (here state your petition). Amen.
|Novena in Honor of
St. John Bosco- Feast Day January 31st
Father and Teacher of the Young
In need of special help, I appeal with confidence to you, Saint John Bosco, for I require not
only spiritual graces, but also temporal ones, and particularly...
(add your personal intentions here)
May you, who on earth had such great devotion to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and to
Mary Help of Christians, and who always had compassion for those who were suffering,
obtain from Jesus and His Heavenly Mother the grace I now request, and also a sincere
resignation to the Will of God.
Fr. Don Bosco was a dedicated priest who took on blood-thirsty revolutionaries, the Italian government and his own archbishop in his quest to rescue the homeless children of Turin. This heroic priest's undying belief in the boys he sought to help inspired them to fulfill their potential in the Catholic Faith. Don Bosco's lifelong effort to save the children of the street became the foundation of the Salesians, one of the largest child care networks in the world.
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- Peanut/groundnut – 1 cup
- Jaggery – 3/4 cup
- Cardamom powder – 1/4 (optional)
- Water – 1/4 cup
- Ghee – 1 tsp
- Dry roast the peanuts in a kadai until the skin of the peanuts have black spots. Allow it to cool.
- Run the roasted peanuts with hands to remove the skin.
- Break each peanuts into half. Set is aside.
- Break the jaggery into random pieces.
- In a pan, add water and jaggery pieces.
- Heat it and allow the jaggery to melt completely. Do it in low flame.
- Strain the jaggery water to remove impurities.
- Heat the jaggery water in a kadai. Cook it in low flame once it starts to boil. Keep stirring it at regular intervals.
- Next, add cardamom powder to it. Stir it.
- To check the consistency, take little water (say, 1 tbsp)in a plate/bowl. Pour a drop of jaggery syrup in the water once it starts thickening. The poured drop should not dissolve and should stand firm. When rolled it should be a hard ball. This is the right consistency( If the ball is soft then the kadala urundai will be chewy, so allow it to cook for 1-2 minutes).
- Once the correct stage is attained, add the peanuts immediately and turn off the stove.
- Mix it well.
- Allow it to cool for 1 minute. Grease your hands with ghee or rice flour.
- Take a small portion of the mixture. Roll it into balls(If you are not able to roll them into balls, heat the mixture and melt the jaggery. Now you can make them into balls).
- Allow it to cool. Store it in a air tight container.
- De-skinned peanuts that are available in markets can also be used. Dry roast the peanuts until it turns golden brown if using de-skinned peanuts.
- Be quick after the hard ball consistency is reached. It will be very hot so be very careful.
- If you let it cool down for more time forming balls will be not be possible.
- Rice flour can also be greased in your hands, it helps to bear the hotness. But I personally feel the glossy finish will be missing when we use rice flour.
- Stays crisp for about a week if stored in an airtight container.
- Hot water can be used to dissolve powdered jaggery to make the process quick.


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Udonis Haslem hoping to grab a piece of Heat history
Udonis Haslem needs two rebounds to become the Heat's all-time leader in the category. Pretty good for a guy who's not even 6-8.
Haslem is listed at 6-8 officially, but Monday at practice he broke one of the cardinal rules of the game by offering up his actual measurements.
"Eh, 6-7 … and a half," Haslem said, reluctantly. "Three-quarters, maybe, with my shoes on."
Haslem could pass Alonzo Mourning for the Heat's rebounding record (4,807) on Wednesday against the Milwaukee Bucks at AmericanAirlines Arena. By any measure, it will be an accomplishment on an historic scale. When Haslem moves ahead of Mourning in the record books, he will become the only undrafted free agent since the common NBA Draft began in 1966 to hold a franchise record in rebounding.
"The memories are what I will always have — until I get old or get Alzheimer's or something — that I was the rebounding champion," Haslem said.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only two undrafted players since 1966 have more career rebounds than Haslem: Ben Wallace (10,482) and Brad Miller (6,199).
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra subbed Haslem out of the game Saturday in Phoenix, giving him the chance to break the record at home. Born and raised in Miami, Haslem wouldn't want it any other way.
"In front of my family, in front of my friends, in front of so many people that I love and care about," Haslem said. "In front of my home fans that have been there for me and supported me for so long, it's going to be a great accomplishment."
Haslem, in his 10th season with the Heat, played a year in France after going undrafted in 2002 out of Florida. He was a full-time starter from 2004 to 2009 but primarily has come off the bench during the past four seasons. That he has started only 10 games since 2009 makes his rebounding numbers that much more impressive.
Since coming off the bench, Haslem's effectiveness as a rebounder has gone up compared to his years as a starter. His total-rebound percentage, a measurement defined by Basketball-Reference.com as "an estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while he was on the floor," never has been below 16.9 since 2009. As a starter, his total-rebound percentage was never above 15.8.
For perspective, Dwight Howard's total-rebound percentage for his career is 20.9. LeBron James, who plays heavy minutes, has a career total-rebound percentage of 10.6. In other words, Haslem, despite two significant injuries during his career, is still one of the best rebounders in the league.
"Two years of season-ending injuries," Haslem said. "Let's knock on wood that I don't get hurt again, but I could have broken the record a while ago."
Chris Bosh, the Toronto Raptors' all-time leading rebounder (4,776), remembers well the nights he had to battle Haslem under the glass.
"You look at him and, yeah, he is a bit shorter than most post guys, but he's a strong guy and he makes up for it in strength and experience," Bosh said. "Anytime you played against him you knew it was going to be a battle. He was going to make you work, and he's going to play some pretty good defense."
For Haslem, rebounding never has been about height.
"It's pride. It's just mental toughness," Haslem said. "The first thing Coach [Pat Riley] told me when I walked in here was that everyone in this league can score, and he told me the way I was going to make my niche to make this team was to hit the boards and rebound."
Rest and recovery
Three days between games has come as a welcomed respite for the Heat, which ended its six-game road trip Saturday with three of its starters either injured, sore or sick. Dwyane Wade (sprained left foot) missed three games during the road trip. Mario Chalmers sustained a triceps injury. James played the final game of the trip with the flu.
"We're going to take advantage of this opportunity to get better in our practices, get better in our games but also take advantage of the days we don't have games and get back healthy," James said. "We have a lot of guys that are banged up right now, so the schedule is working out for us finally."


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Lots of you shared pictures of your gifts and cards, meals out and hotel stays. There were also quite a few grumbles about being single, not receiving anything or what a rubbish idea it is. Unfortunately, hardly anyone shared their thoughts directly with me so I could add it to my post!
Your Opinions
"It's a scam. Nothing good ever comes of it. I hate valentines day. Apart from this year as I spent it in the bar with friends." @todd_philips
"Valentines as a Hallmark holiday is overrated and I agree that you should express your love for people throughout the year, not just on the one day that you're 'told' to. But at the same time what's wrong with having a day dedicated to telling the people you care about how much they mean to you?" @leanneeef
My Opinion
I quite like Valentine's Day! I don't always get something but that's when I treat myself (like in my My Sweet Valentine post!) and I don't think there's any harm in having a day to celebrate the one you love/like/fancy like mad!
It makes me sad that a lot of people don't do anything at all. I was chatting to colleagues at work and a couple of them said that they used to, but don't bother anymore, and they've been married to their partners for a long time.
What does annoy me is when people use the excuse that Valentine's Day is too commercial and their refusal to take part is some sort of protest. The most romantic moments of my life haven't been receiving a big bouquet or being whisked away for the weekend. Gifts are nice, don't get me wrong, I'm not going to throw it back in anyone's face, but if a boyfriend was to make me a card or take me somewhere with a nice view to eat chips in the car, I melt! I definitely think it's the thought that counts!
Next week: Your Opinion On...Internet Dating
Travelling back from Preston I bought a couple of magazines and thought that this statistic was interesting: 1 in 5 new relationships begin on an online dating site.
So this week I'm asking: Would you? Have you? Do you have a wonderful success story or was it an epic fail? Do you still feel there's a stigma attached and should there be?
And here's how:
- Leave a comment below
- Send me a tweet (including #tbhopinion)
- Message me on Facebook
- Email me
Next Wednesday I'll post your opinions (along with your name/Twitter name/Facebook page etc unless you want it kept anonymous, in which case please let me know!) and let you know what I think too! I can't wait to hear from you!


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text: Director Vinod Aggarwal Vinod (Vinnie) Aggarwal is Professor at the University of California at Berkeley, with appointments in the Travers Department of Political Science and the Haas School of Business. He serves as Director of the Berkeley Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Study Center (BASC), Editor-in-Chief of the journal Business and Politics, and Co-Chair of the U.S. Consortium of APEC Study Centers. From 1991-1994, he chaired the Political Economy of Industrial Societies Program at UC Berkeley. He has held fellowships from the Brookings Institution, Rockefeller Foundation, Council on Foreign Relations, East-West Center, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and was a Japan Foundation Abe Fellow in 2008-2009. He has also been a Visiting Professor at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, the University of Geneva's IOMBA program, INSEAD, Yonsei University, NTU Singapore, and Bocconi University. He is also an elected lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations and founding member of the U.S. Asia Pacific Council. Dr. Aggarwal consults regularly with multinational corporations on strategy, trade policy, and international negotiations, including Sutherland Global Services, Merck, Russell Investments, the Investment Management Consultants Association, Cisco, Statoil, ING Clarion, Genentech, Hewlett Packard, Qualcomm, Herman Miller, Italcementi, ARCO, and Nestle. He has been a consultant to the Mexican Government, the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Defense Department, U.S. State Department, World Trade Organization, OECD, the Group of Thirty, FAO, IFAD, the International Labor Organization, ASEAN, and the World Bank. In 1990, he was Special Adviser on Trade Negotiations to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and has worked with the APEC Eminent Persons Group. In 1997, he won the Cheit Outstanding Teaching Award at the Haas School of Business for PhD teaching; in 2003 he was first runner up for the Cheit Award for MBA teaching and won first place for the MBA program in 2005. His authored books include Liberal Protectionism, International Debt Threat, Debt Games, Le Renseignement Stratégique d'Entreprise, Une Nouvelle Approche des Phénomènes Sociaux, and he has edited or co-edited Institutional Designs for a Complex World, Asia-Pacific Crossroads, Winning in Asia: European Style, Winning in Asia: Japanese Style, Winning in Asia: U.S. Style, Sovereign Debt Management, European Union Trade Strategies, The Strategic Dynamics of Latin American Trade, Bilateral Trade Agreements in the Asia Pacific, Asia's New Institutional Architecture, and Northeast Asia: Ripe for Integration?, Trade Policy in the Asia-Pacific, and Responding to a Resurgent Russia. His latest book is Linking Trade and Security: Evolving Institutions and Strategies in Asia, Europe, and the United States. He has also published over 100 articles and book chapters on the politics of trade and finance. His current research examines comparative regionalism in Europe, North America, and Asia with a focus on implications for the international system and multinational corporations. Dr. Aggarwal received his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Stanford University. Born in Seattle, Washington, he speaks five languages. Teaching Consulting Research Lecturing Curriculum Vitae (PDF) Bio (PDF) Contact Information BASC 552 Barrows Hall #1970 UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-1970 Tel: (510) 642-2817 or 658-5957 BASC Fax: (510) 643-1746 firstname.lastname@example.com http://basc.berkeley.edu


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Wise words from CoolData - how the non-profit sector needs to get serious about data
Kevin MacDonell is a fundraiser from Eastern Canada who writes about fundraising, data, and python -- so we're obviously big fans. From a recent post:
There isn't a lot to do at my wife's family summer cottage when it rains, especially if I've forgotten to bring a book. I find myself scanning the shelves for something — anything — to read. On one such recent rainy weekend, I picked up a book my niece had left on a table. It was a heavy hardcover textbook, and it contained a mild surprise. What I found was an introduction to such topics as liner and non-linear relationships, probability, scatterplots, best-fit lines, and correlation — concepts that I've come to have a deep interest in, mainly because I have profitably put them to work in the service of fundraising and alumni engagement. Was this a college textbook? A manual for budding data scientists? No, not at all. My niece is in Grade 9, and this was her mathematics textbook.
He ends his post with the prediction that "someday soon" lacking numeracy will prevent people from occupying some of the more important social change jobs. We're looking forward to a more numerate non-profit sector too, Kevin!


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Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Thinking outside the box
There is a lot of talk about whether cards look better with or without borders. I can see points for both, but in general I'm a border guy. Borders help make a set distinguishable over time. Most Fleer Ultra sets will never be able to say that.
But here is one thing about bordered sets that I've never seen brought up anywhere else, and it has to do with the 1991 Topps set:
Some of the player images OVERLAP THE BORDER!
Here is what I mean:
Felix Fermin's foot doesn't get cut off at the toe just because his spikes have hit the white border. They overlap into the white space!
Why all the exclamation points?
Well, up until this time, as far as I can tell, Topps sets featured a clearly defined border. And the image didn't stray into it. Pick whatever pre-1991 set you want. There's no glove straying into the black edges in 1971 Topps. There's no bat wandering into the purple of 1975 Topps. There's no elbow bumping up against the hockey stick in 1982 Topps.
But in 1991 Topps, time and again ...
... players are breaking the border wall.
It's like they've entered into a new dimension. All those years of being confined within four corners. All those "rules" about the pristine white border. So constraining.
It didn't matter anymore. Did it, Dwight Evans' bat?
I knew there was a reason I liked 1991 Topps other than the original, terrific photography. They were literally thinking outside the box!
However, I'm not willing to give Topps full credit.
I have my suspicions that it got this border-barrier-breaking idea from somewhere else. And, no, it was not Upper Deck.
It was Fleer.
During the late 1980s, Fleer went with very thick borders. I don't even think you can call them borders in some cases. And there's no way they could get a full major league baseball player within the photo space reserved for, say 1989 Fleer.
So the players instead broke out into the border, most notably in 1990 Fleer.
I think this is where the '91 Topps idea originated.
Early '90s Classic did the same thing periodically.
But even if it wasn't original I think it was best executed by '91 Topps.
Now, if only it could have been done with 2008 Topps.
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Nice selection of examples. I think it is a cool effect on those cards. Never thought about the Fleer Connection. I like how there are a handful of 2010 Topps cards where some element of the Photo overlays the big wave swoosh.ReplyDelete
I sort of just ripped a pack of 1990 Fleer shortly before reading this, pulling 21 such cards from a 100 card repack. The only card that didn't break the border was a subset design.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 16, 2014 at 11:27 PM
I love 1991 Topps and how it overlaps the border, but there's a set that precedes all of these, although the border overlap is subtle and doesn't occur on absolutely every card...ReplyDelete
1964 Topps.
Mine will be an unpopular opinion, but that has never stopped me before. I dislike it when image bleeds into the border, but I understand the counterpoint. The way I have always looked at is that if the border is going to be there, then it needs to be used like a border. If you put a border on your wall, you don't tear a piece out to let the wall shines through. I agree that the white border is boring and unnecessary at times, but if it is going to be used it should be used properly.ReplyDelete
I wish 1988 Score had done this with that stupid inside the border line...ReplyDelete
All those overlaps require the graphic artists to do a lot of cut outs, which I've done many times, and it's time consuming and kind of dreary work. The big effort was on 92 Score where they chopped out a third of the background, replaced it with a gradient, then had the player overlap the gradient, which required a lot of cut out work. Of course, I may be the only one who knows that since I may be the only person that's ever seen 92 Score.ReplyDelete
1964 isn't the earliest Topps did this--most of the heads on 1959 Topps Football overlap the top border (I have no idea if anybody did it before 1959). It's a thin border, too, so a miscut ends up lopping off the the top of a head, and then of course there's the corresponding floating scalp on a different card.ReplyDelete


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Jennifer Lopez not only had people talking with her barely-there gold dress at the Golden Globes on Sunday but she also made tongues wag by not wearing her wedding ring – AGAIN! Now she's claiming that not wearing her ring had nothing to do with the state of her marriage but it was in fact, only a matter of fashion. That's right, J.Lo didn't wear her ring because it didn't go with her dress. From Hindustan Times,
"Lopez attended the star-studded event with her singer husband amid reports that her marriage was on rocks and the missing wedding band further fuelled such rumours, but the singer has clarified that she was only trying to make a fashion statement.
"Every time I'm not wearing my ring, people think I'm getting divorced. That's crazy. It just didn't go with the dress. Divorce is not andwas never an option," Lopez told In Touch magazine."
And I say – BAHA! Celebrities, especially image-crazed celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez, don't do anything without precisely weighing the benefits it will reap them as well as the consequences they will be forced to deal with. I find it extremely hard to believe that a star such as J.Lo would purposely leave her ring at home just days after divorce rumors were sparked because she didn't wear her wedding ring! No, no, no, this had nothing to do with what she was wearing and everything to do with the fact that J.Lo is an attention whore and just wants to keep people talking about her. And excuse me, divorce is not an option? When did that happen?!?!? Not only do I not have any faith in a marriage where 'divorce is not an option' (like marriage is some sort of prison sentence or something) but Lopez has been married twice before and each ended with divorce. When did it not become an option – when she had those two little babies of hers? That will make for a healthy childhood for them with parents who completely resent each other. Anyways, I am sick of all the J.Lo and Marc Anthony rumors and I can't stand the thought that I might be giving Jen exactly what she wants so until this divorce is final, I shall remain mum on the subject.
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Rhode Island has created a new statewide protocol to help police, hospitals and community organizations respond to the sexual exploitation of children.
The guidelines include a screening tool for first responders who encounter teenagers or children who might be sexually exploited.
Peg Langhammer, executive director of nonprofit organization Day One, said Rhode Island is one of the first states to create a uniform statewide protocol that encourages coordination between agencies.
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Join us for our 4th Anniversary Party at Thunder Island Brewing Company on Saturday October 21st. We'll be celebrating, rain or shine. 🍻
- Sat 10/21 11am to 10pm
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What a wild year it has been, from the icepacolyptic snow storms 🌬❄ to the Eagle Creek Fire 🔥. It's time for a good ol' fashioned shindig! The fire pit will be blazing and the beer will be flowing. Join us for some new tasty beers, delicious food, good company and live music.
Music Lineup!
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- A unique and diverse blend of indie rock, pop, and funk
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- A little bit of rock, bluegrass, and alt-country makes for a Freak-in epic show, featuring legendary Portland musicians Turtle VanDemarr, Roger North, Tye North and Pete Krebs.
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Mobile Baykeeper has spent 20 years working for clean water, clean air and healthy communities. We do this by using the rule of law that is already established, working to add law or regulation if there isn't one in place and encouraging enforcement of the laws that exist. We primarily work at the local level because problems for us happen on the local level – a construction site, a sewage spill, a new oil pipeline through our drinking water supply. That focus still requires strong laws at the local, state, and national level to ensure businesses, industries and individuals have clean water.
Environmental laws are currently under fire and we need your help. While no one likes overly burdensome regulations, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as well as the Departments of Energy, Interior and Commerce all impact our work to protect the Mobile Bay Watershed and Coastal Alabama. Having strong leadership at these agencies creates an important backstop when we don't have strong protections through local agencies, such as the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). Maintaining rules that prevent pollution from entering our waterways, drinking water sources and air are critical and we need you to speak up to ensure their protection.
The EPA is seeking input on regulations that may be appropriate for repeal, replacement, or modification with the goal of reducing regulatory burden. Congress implemented these regulations because they determined that certain actions that would harm our communities health or pollute our air, land and water and were simply unacceptable and contrary to the national interest- even when it might be financially beneficial or less "burdensome" to continue endangering human health or polluting the environment.
Let the EPA know these regulations are important to protect the public health and our environment!
The vast majority of our community voted for and supports President Donald J. Trump. We did not cast our votes to see a reduction of the laws that ensure swimmable, drinkable, fishable waters throughout the Mobile Bay Watershed and Coastal Alabama. Our members and our community believe strongly that our mission to protect the Mobile Bay Watershed and Coastal Alabama transcends national politics. We need science based, responsible, appropriate and effective rules, because people and business alike bear the responsibility that comes with utilizing our precious natural resources. We need to encourage our elected officials to carefully consider each vote they make and the long-term impact it could have on our economy, community and environment.
Please take a closer look at the following issues:
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· Federal grants to fund important research and education opportunities;
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There are also the best credit cards for travel miles. While using services of the particular company, a client earns miles that are equal to the flights they book in particular company. These miles are usually redeemed for different benefits.
Hint: Travel without credit cards. Yes, it is possible!
One of the most widespread choices is Discover it® Miles. A client gets unlimited 1.5 miles per $1 spent on all purchases and double miles in your first year as a card member. Furthermore, using this card is extremely simple.
There are also the best credit cards for international travel. The best ones are Capital One® Venture® Rewards Credit Card for flat-rate rewards, BankAmericard Travel Rewards® Credit Card with no annual fee, Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express for substantial hotels miles, and Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card with a flexible system of airline miles and a large bonus program.


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Sunday, 26 October 2014
Flawless Fall/Autumn Makeup ♥♥
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I love your lip colour in both looks, so pretty xReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much Lesley xxDelete
Oh love the whole look, both lip options look lovely on you. Ive been meaning to get my hands on the Maya Mai Palette for a while now, Love the slight smokey look to the eyes.ReplyDelete
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Thanks sweetie; I had to get it cos I missed out on the Amrezy palette :(Delete
Soo pretty! I love the nude lip option but nude lips never seem to work on me, you look great in both colors!ReplyDelete
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Lol thanks hun; you have to try a nude lipstick or a lip gloss with a brown lipliner, it always works for me xxDelete
The red lip looks absolutely gorgeous on you! And your eyelashes are so lovely! Great post :) xxReplyDelete
Thank you Laura xxDelete
this is gorgeous!! I love the nude lip look. you have such good skinReplyDelete
Thanks honey pie xxDelete
Love this. I am not sure if you mentioned it, but what eyelashes did you use for this lookReplyDelete
Thanks hun; yea it was the 43 by Red Cherry xxxDelete
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I'm completely bemused by this article in the Times today. It has London's deputy mayor on housing, Richard Blakeway, saying that one of the reasons older people won't downsize from large houses is because they "could gain a big profit which would be liable to inheritance tax when they die".
His solution is to "see if there are ways to protect this cash from inheritance tax" (IHT). This makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
How much inheritance tax you pay does not depend on the manner in which you hold your assets. When you die, the value of the whole lot is totted up and everything beyond your nil rate band (£325,000, or £650,000 for a couple) is taxed at 40%.
It makes no odds whether your assets are primarily made up of the house you live/die in, equities, other properties, cash, or anything else for that matter (contrary to popular middle-class belief, the fact that an item is so portable that you can hide it from the tax man does not technically make it IHT-free).
So in fact, the best way for anyone to avoid IHT is not to stay in their house, as Blakeway appears to suggest, but to sell it as soon as it is remotely feasible, downsize and give all the proceeds from the deal to their kids. That way, under the seven year rule, they should get to pass on a whole pile of money tax free.
People don't refuse to downsize because of IHT. They refuse to downsize because they don't want go through all the bother of moving house. Given this, what on earth is Blakeway trying to say? Answers below if you have them.
Making gains from primary homes both be capital gains tax-free and IHT-free would not only offer yet another break to the property-owning classes, it would also compound rather than solve any of our problems.
After all, if you knew that your house would have this kind of double tax-free status, surely you would make even more effort to leverage yourself to the hilt to pay for a whopper of a house than most people do already? Nuts.


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What To Put In Mind When Looking For An Air Humidifier.
During very cold seasons a warm air humidifier will work correctly. This air humidifier is healthy to use as does not have any side effect. Addition of humidity in a room, helps to minimize the static electricity.
You can enhance the air humidifier in your house. Air humidification can eliminate a lot of health issues. It is a perfect way to harness moisture from the air the room particularly in dry months of winters In times of humidity which is below 30 percent a lot of people faces condition issues
This issues can be averted through an air humidifier. It offers the humidity needed especially in dry winter. It aids additional of water contents in a house. It enables ideal levels of humid to be maintained at all times. So far no case have been published of any side effect from using air humidifiers. Air humidifier is prerequisite for many households. Humidification maintains furniture quality without cracks.
Indeed, air humidifier works excellent with toddlers and children because medications could be dissolved in water reducing the likelihood of malfunctioning. Infants with narrow nasal passage and tiny airway get a lot of relief from them. Once water content is increased it lessens the mucus viscosity making inhalation stress-free.
This air humidifier are of different sizes and shapes and comes in models which can even be portable. One should consider how much moist he or she needs when looking for a humidifier. The required humidity level can be maintained through the air modifier to needed levels.
Occasionally, a high number of air humidifiers are designed to serve only one room. But large device are able to service an entire apartment. These large humidifiers are fitted to increase moisture into the air expressly a furnace.
There are two forms of humidifiers the warm and cool. people are used to cool air humidifiers than warm humidifiers. The advantage with this humidifier is that it works on the usual evaporated principle that are known to be cleanest way of humidification. The fans fitted into this humidifier are capable of reaching into a vast area.
Air purifiers performs a different role altogether. It is clear air within a house that helps to get rid of smoke within the air and dust and allergic elements in the air. Humidifier on the other hand increases the content of water into the air without cleaning it. It mostly deployed to provide a solution to low or high humidity's. air modifiers give a way out in dry and wet winters.
You are likely to come across so many kinds of this air modifiers. you will see many reliable kinds of air humidifier in the market from many dealers.
consider using humidifiers on a season of low humid.


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PRFC Hiring for Executive Director
Partners for a Racism-Free Community (PRFC), a Grand Rapids-based organization
dedicated to dismantling racism, is seeking applications for a full-time Executive Director to lead its work to promote racial equity. We are searching for persons with demonstrated leadership ability who are passionate about the vision and mission of PRFC.
Applicants can submit their resumes via e-mail to: email@example.com
Hard copies to can be mailed to:
Faye Richardson-Green, Interim Executive Director
Partners for a Racism-Free Community (PRFC)
118 Commerce SW, Suite 200
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
The deadline for submissions is Friday, April 28, 2017.
Download the position description to determine if you should apply.


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In Malawi, names have special meanings. Names are not given because they sound pretty or fit with the other family members' names. They are given for a significant reason. Mawu, one of our children, means "word or vision" and she received her name after her mother had a very big vision for her life. Chikondi means "love." And the list goes on…If I had to go back today and name the Grace Center, I couldn't think of a better suited name. What meaning it holds! God's grace is everywhere, impacting every person who walks onto the Grace Center campus.
Grace is the concept that although we do nothing to earn it, God rescues us and makes us new. God is showing His grace in incredible ways in Malawi and if you look at each person, you can see where God has touched their brokenness and hurt leaving a fingerprint of His grace.
He takes the orphan and gives them a father; He takes the sick, heals them and shows them how to heal others; He takes the persecuted and gives them leadership; He takes the starved and gives them abundant strength.
Over the next several weeks, we will be sharing with you the stories of God's fingerprints of grace. For today, here are a couple of questions for you to ponder: where are God's fingerprints of grace in your life? And, where do you need to leave a fingerprint on someone else's life?


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Keeping Us in Our Place
Not all that long ago, I found myself going from the security of a steady and fairly substantial paycheck to the vagaries of my own consulting business. Since I had no clue how long it would take—if ever—for me to make a reasonable living from this venture, I really pared down my life. As the end of the year loomed and those end of the year appeals starting coming in, one of the things I took a long, hard look at was my annual giving to a number of organizations.
There were several places I had been supporting for a number of years. My donations were not high. They ranged from $50 to $250 annually. In all cases, while I still believed in the work the organization was doing, I frankly didn't feel much a part of that work. A few sent newsletters, but by and large, the only time I heard from them—and consequently thought about them—was when they were asking me for money.
I made an executive decision, and simply did not respond to any of the organizations' appeals. Most the organizations took absolutely no action. I next heard from them in the normal course of events—when they sent out their next appeal. One organization sent a follow up letter reminding me that I hadn't sent in my annual donation. It was as personal as the appeal, which is to say that beyond having my name and address on it, there was no difference from a "Dear Donor" letter. Not one organization made a personal call or sent a personal letter trying to find out why I—a long time supporter—had stopped supporting them.
Perhaps these are all organizations with thousands of supporters and losing one or two or three hundred donors doesn't matter to them. Or perhaps they just don't get that loyal donors are also likely larger donors, if only you would approach them in a different way.
There's lots of research pointing to the fact that donors come to resent organizations who only contact them when they are being asked for a donation. Certainly that feeling of resentment factored into my decision to not send a year end check.
Had anyone at any one of the organizations called to say, "Hi, we noticed that you didn't give this past year and we just wanted to know why. Is there anything we can do to change your mind?" I probably would have written a check. A handwritten note from someone asking the same questions would have made me at least think about my decision.
The point is that organizations seem to spend a great deal of time and money keeping donors where they are. That, in itself, is leads to ineffectual fundraising. That they do little or nothing to woo back (and note that among the synonyms for woo are persuade, encourage, entice) donors who become disaffected or simply do not respond to a very impersonal way of fundraising shows a basic lack of understanding about what fundraising is and why people support your organization in the first place.
Janet Levine is a fundraising consultant. She can be reached at email@example.com. Her online grantwriting class is available at www.levinemorton.com/classes.html.


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The steamboat was invented in 1787 by John Fitch. The first prototype steamboat sailed on the Delaware River on Aug. 22, 1787, and measured 45 feet in length. The initial test was witnessed by members of the Constitutional Convention.
Fitch was granted a patent for his steamboat design in the United States on Aug. 26, 1791. This patent was only released after a conflict with James Rumsey, who also claimed to have invented the steamboat. After the success of his prototype, Fitch built a larger steamboat vessel that served as a passenger and freight ship between Burlington, N.J., and Philadelphia.


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Diving Keeps You Connected With Yourself
The dive sites around north side of Nusa Penida are well-known among divers especially for great drift diving. Nusa Penida has lots of different dive sites, so you and your dive guide will be always able to find one with suitable conditions depending on your diving experience and interest. The coral reefs around Penida are several kilometres long and you can dive the whole length of them in a series of dives, current permitting.
Drift Diving Around Bali
The reefs on Nusa Penida are simply stunning. Drifting over beautiful and colourful coral gardens with big schools of reef fish is an unforgettable experience. If you like to feel underwater like in the fish soup north Nusa Penida in Bali is the place to be. Visibility on these dove sites is usually more than 25 meters and the water is clear blue and warm, just as every diver likes it. The reef is built manly on steep slope and is full of big sponges, soft coral, hard coral and big coral blocks with lots and lots of marine life.
Around 20-25m on this slope there is a good chance of seeing large pelagic (ocean-going fish) like manta rays or eagle rays, tuna, barracuda, and even mola-mola in the season. During the surface interval it can be fun to watch the seaweed farmers working their 'patch' along the coast.
For more information about price check price list of OK Divers from Padangbai.
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One Giant Leap
July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap For Mankind
Smoke and flames signal the opening of a historic journey as the Saturn V clears the launch pad.
Credit: NASA
July 1969. It's a little over eight years since the flights of Gagarin and Shepard, followed quickly by President Kennedy's challenge to put a man on the Moon before the decade is out.
It is only seven months since NASA's made a bold decision to send Apollo 8 all the way to the Moon on the first manned flight of the massive Saturn V rocket.
Now, on the morning of July 16, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins sit atop another Saturn V at Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. The three-stage 363-foot rocket will use its 7.5 million pounds of thrust to propel them into space and into history.
At 9:32 a.m. EDT, the engines fire and Apollo 11 clears the tower. About 12 minutes later, the crew is in Earth orbit. (› Play Audio)
After one and a half orbits, Apollo 11 gets a "go" for what mission controllers call "Translunar Injection" — in other words, it's time to head for the Moon. Three days later the crew is in lunar orbit. A day after that, Armstrong and Aldrin climb into the lunar module Eagle and begin the descent, while Collins orbits in the command module Columbia. (› View Flash Feature)
Collins later writes that Eagle is "the weirdest looking contraption I have ever seen in the sky," but it will prove its worth.
When it comes time to set Eagle down in the Sea of Tranquility, Armstrong improvises, manually piloting the ship past an area littered with boulders. During the final seconds of descent, Eagle's computer is sounding alarms.
Buzz Aldrin climbs down the Eagle's ladder to the surface.
Credit: NASA
It turns out to be a simple case of the computer trying to do too many things at once, but as Aldrin will later point out, "unfortunately it came up when we did not want to be trying to solve these particular problems."
When the lunar module lands at 4:18 p.m EDT, only 30 seconds of fuel remain. Armstrong radios "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." Mission control erupts in celebration as the tension breaks, and a controller tells the crew "You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue, we're breathing again." (› Play Audio)
Armstrong will later confirm that landing was his biggest concern, saying "the unknowns were rampant," and "there were just a thousand things to worry about."
At 10:56 p.m. EDT Armstrong is ready to plant the first human foot on another world. With more than half a billion people watching on television, he climbs down the ladder and proclaims: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." (› Play Audio)
Aldrin joins him shortly, and offers a simple but powerful description of the lunar surface: "magnificent desolation." They explore the surface for two and a half hours, collecting samples and taking photographs.
The crew splashes down off Hawaii on July 24. Kennedy's challenge has been met. Men from Earth have walked on the Moon and returned safely home.
Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong working at an equipment storage area on the lunar module. This is one of the few photos that show Armstrong during the Moonwalk.
Credit: NASA
They leave behind an American flag, a patch honoring the fallen Apollo 1 crew, and a plaque on one of Eagle's legs. It reads, "Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all mankind."
Armstrong and Aldrin blast off and dock with Collins in Columbia. Collins later says that "for the first time," he "really felt that we were going to carry this thing off."
Crater 308 stands out in sharp relief in this photo from lunar orbit.
Credit: NASA
In an interview years later, Armstrong praises the "hundreds of thousands" of people behind the project. "Every guy that's setting up the tests, cranking the torque wrench, and so on, is saying, man or woman, 'If anything goes wrong here, it's not going to be my fault.'" (› Read 2001 Interview, 172 Kb PDF)
In a post-flight press conference, Armstrong calls the flight "a beginning of a new age," while Collins talks about future journeys to Mars.
Over the next three and a half years, 10 astronauts will follow in their footsteps. Gene Cernan, commander of the last Apollo mission leaves the lunar surface with these words: "We leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace, and hope for all mankind."
The bootprints of Apollo are waiting for company.


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The second half of Double Fine's adventure game Broken Age won't be out by the end of 2014. The studio revealed this weekend that they need more time to wrap up the project.
"The goal now is to get all the finale work done so we can hit Alpha on all of Act 2 by the end of the year," Double Fine said in an update on their forum. "That means, as you may have guessed based on recent updates and documentary episodes, the Act 2 ship that will deliver the complete adventure is now looking like it will be early next year. The game is looking really good and the team is working super fast, but we just gotta give the game the time it needs to really deliver on everything we're hoping it will be."
Aside from the "big finale," all of Act 2's campaign is now playable. The development team is happy with the early feedback from playtesters.
"So far we're seeing exactly what we were hoping! Playtimes of just Act 2 have ranged from 8-12 hours, the puzzles seem to be providing a good level of challenge, nothing is really standing out as needing to be heavily re-worked, and most importantly people are laughing a lot and seem really pleased with where the story goes."
While Double Fine didn't provide a new release date for Broken Age: Act 2, they say that they're now working on a new schedule for the remaining development. They feel that it's much easier to estimate a launch date now that the writing, design, and voiceover are being wrapped up.
Broken Age is a point-and-click adventure game that tells two very different stories at once. Vella is a young woman whose village plans to sacrifice her to a monster. Shay is a boy under the watchful care of an A.I. mother on a spaceship. Players guide both in their escape attempts by investigating the game world and solving puzzles. Double Fine lined up an experienced voice cast for the game including Elijah Wood, Pendleton Ward and Jennifer Hale.
This game was one of the early breakthrough successes on Kickstarter. Double Fine raised over $3 million through the crowd-funding site for the game, inspiring many other developers to pitch their projects there. Kickstarter campaigns have now become commonplace thanks in part to the huge support Double Fine received through the site.
However, about a year ago, Double Fine announced that they would need even more money to complete Broken Age as they envisioned it. They decided to split the game into two parts. Part 1 was released through Steam Early Access in January, with the money from sales there going toward development of the game's second chapter. Everyone who bought the game through Steam Early Access or backed it on Kickstarter will receive the second half for no additional charge.


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Dear All
Please find details below of the NRAS Group meetings taking place next week:
NRAS Group Meetings—Week Commencing 1st August 2016
Bolton NRAS Group
This NRAS group is coordinated by NRAS Members with the help and support of Senior Sister Beverley Travers. 2016 meetings will take place on the first Tuesday of each month (February - December) at Bolton One, Moor Road, Bolton, BL3 5BN from 2.00pm-4.00pm.
2nd August - Tea party with bring & buy/new/nearly new & handmade stalls
Chesterfield NRAS Group
2016 group meetings will be held at Bridge Street Methodist Church, (also known as Pilsley Methodist Church) Bridge Street, Pilsley, Chesterfield, S45 8HE on the first Tuesday of each month from 6:30pm-8:00pm.
2nd August - Guest speakers: Nurses from Rheumatology at Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Southend-on-Sea NRAS Group
Meetings take place bi-monthly in the Meeting Room at the Salvation Army Citadel (opposite Morrisons), 146-148 London Road, Hadleigh, Essex, SS7 2PF on a Tuesday from 2:00-3:30pm.
2nd August - Guest speaker: Nicky Fielding BSc, Lic. Ac. MBAcC, Dip (AIT) will present: 'Complementary Therapies for RA' - Nicky will be covering Acupuncture, Massage, Food Intolerance Testing, LED Light Therapy
Ashford NRAS Group
2016 meetings are to be held in the function room at the Conningbrook Hotel, Canterbury Road, Ashford, TN24 9QR on the first Thursday of every other month from 6:00pm-8:00pm. The meetings start with a presentation by a guest speaker, then after a break there is time for a general discussion between the group on the topic of the meeting.
4th August - Guest speaker: Lizzie Ford, Sports Injury Therapist
You, your family, friends and healthcare professionals are all very welcome to attend and you don't have to be a member of NRAS to attend a group meeting!


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Song Sharing Sunday
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Bad Company The Way I Choose Video And Lyrics
I am a little late but as they say better late then never.I actually posted this song a few days ago but seeing how no one saw it I thought it was to good a song to not have it listened to.
I just love this song and you really don't hear it much what a shame that is. I hope you read the words while listening to the song it really is pretty and sad.
I live my life the way that I choose
I'm satisfied nothing to loose
I don't ask no favors
I don't know the reason why
If I don't ask no questions
Iiiii I don't get no lies
I don't get no lies
Now you give your love
Every way that you move
Is closer to me
I don't need nobody
To tell me the reason why
If I love only you baby
I know I'll be satisfied
Baby answer my question
You won't say our love
Oh baby don't say goodbye
Oh yeah I don't need nobody hey hey
To tell me the reason why
If I love only you baby
I know I'll be satisfied oh yeah
You know I'll be satisfied baby
Because. because you satisfy my love
You satisfy my love
Yeah now don't say goodbye
You'd leave me to die
Yeah now don't you say goodbye
oh your walking away
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Musical Mondays
This Monday I am feeling some Pearl Jam Black it is one of my favorite songs. My favorite line in the song goes like this
"All them twisted thoughts that spin round my head I'm spinning"
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En Vogue Don't Let Go
I hear En Vogue is having there 20 year reunion tour so I thought I would post my fav En Vogue song. I love how they sound together their gel especially in this song.
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James Taylor How Sweet It Is
I heard this song in the car today and it has been stuck in my head playing over and over again.
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Musical Mondays
This song really makes me want to sing out loud even though I couldn't carry a tune if it was in a bucket with extra large handles. That does not stop me though I love music and I love to sing my poor kids have to suffer through every out of tune note.I just love his voice and he sure can put lots of feeling behind a song.
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Song Sharing Sunday
Song sharing Sunday is hosted by Angeline from Anything Under The Sun stop by there and join in just click the above logo.
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Musical Mondays What Moves You
Well if I am doing this right I am supposed to post a song that moves me makes me feel something when I hear it. So I am posting a song that every time I hear it I close my eyes and feel his voice in my soul. This mans voice is to me the best male singer ever he hits notes that most women only dream of. Plus he sure was easy on the eyes back in the day I had such a HUGE crush on him and to this day when I see him in these videos I still get a little WET.....
Yes I am talking about Steve Perry from Journey
His voice gives me chills and it's enough to make you cry........
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