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Arik Sandoval
Arik Sandoval is a Photographer and Ceramic Artist, originally from the Four Corners area of Huerfano Mesa (Dzil Na'oodilii – Encircling Mountain), New Mexico and 2007 graduate from Piedra Vista High School. With the constant goal of becoming a photographer, in 2010 he was accepted to the Art Institute in Colorado, and then in 2011, Arik was awarded with photography scholarship by the Chair of Photography Department, David Scheinbaum, at Santa Fe University of Art and Design. In 2013, he discovered an interest in ceramics classes such as Ceramics-Pottery/Sculpture, Ceramics:Intermediate Sculpture, Intermediate/Advanced Ceramics with sculptor Susan York. In ceramics he had found a piece of his heart to accompany his Fervor for photography. Ceramics was not only a release of stress and pressure for Sandoval, but a way to concentrate ideas allowing them to flow through his hands and thus create something that is both delicate and telling.
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Santa Fe University of Art and design, Santa Fe, NM
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A Northern Ireland social worker who started in the profession in the mid-1990s has recalled how she was stopped at road blocks by masked men and forced to drive round burning cars and buses while doing her job.
Carolyn Ewart, national director of the British Association of Social Workers Northern Ireland, was speaking about her personal experiences ahead of the launch of new research which shines a light on the role of social workers during The Troubles.
Ms Ewart, who is still a registered social worker, grew up in Randalstown and qualified in England before taking up a post in north Belfast.
Working during the Drumcree riots was a real eye-opener for the recently-qualified social worker, then aged in her early 20s. But she quickly realised her older colleagues had experienced similar, and much worse, over many years.
"You were having to negotiate your way around road blocks, some of which you were stopped at by men in balaclavas and asked who you were and what your business was. Once they checked you out and found out you were from 'the welfare' as they called it you were given permission to go about your business," she said.
"One of my first experiences was picking up a child for contact. The child was living in care and was going to visit his mum. I had the child in the car and we had to traverse several flashpoints. There was lots of disruption and chaos along the road. There had been significant rioting the night before and we were stopped at a checkpoint, had to drive round burning cars and buses, and all the while you were responsible for this child in your car. I remember coming back and saying to my colleagues 'I can barely believe that' and they just said 'well yeah'. It was almost like a 'so what'. You just got on with it.
"What would be very abnormal to everyone else quickly became the norm here and people just adjusted to it."
Ms Ewart recounted her own story ahead of the publication of findings of pioneering research exploring the role social workers played supporting vulnerable children and adults during the conflict.
The Voices of Social Work Through The Troubles report, launched at the Ulster Museum on Thursday, records the remarkable experiences of social workers during a time of shootings, bombings, bomb scares and public disorder.
The two-year study involved a survey of more than 100 social workers who practiced during the period 1969–1998.
It reveals the impact working in such trying circumstances had on them professionally and personally, and tells how they displayed "courage, resilience and an unwavering commitment to service users" despite the unspeakable atrocities going on around them.

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text: I hunted Thursday and Friday in the wind for 12 hours each day with 4 birds seen Thursday and none seen Friday. This morning I went back to the same spot that I yanked a 8 yd shot last year with the Bullheads. At 8:00 13 hens and 5 Toms all strutting came over the hill behind me and I wasn't in there travel route. I called but the five toms weren't going to budge. I watched them for two hours west on another hill. Around 11:00 I peeked out the roof flap and two Toms were 80 yards away so I quickly called and one raised his head but both went down the ridge out of site. I just finished my sandwich and still watching the group west when to my right he's right there five yards from the blind going to the Jake. As he lay. The Bullhead must have hit him with two blades. One was broken and one was bent... pure carnage After several tries to get some decent photos with the dumb iPhone on 10 second delay I gave up and settled for these pics. He came in fast so the video is short and raw amateurish filming As always very blessed and thankful to hunt with the bow and arrow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk


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... You get to go for lunch with the best people you've known for not-quite a decade, and drink cocktails that come in glasses the size of your head, and then meet up with Other Awesome People who you met on the internet and go to the cinema to watch 'That Stripper film with Channing Tatum'. And it's FAB.
However, this is not a post about what we did to celebrate the Fairygnome's birthday, but more about Magic Mike (the stripper film in question) and how Steven Soderbergh has managed to make a film about hot men, for women like us, without exploiting us or the men, and about how he is clearly, therefore, remarkable. As @Aidey commented after the film, 'There was a lot more going on in that than I was expecting. And then I remembered that it was directed by the guy who made Contagion.' Yep. And Traffic, and Out of Sight, and Haywire, and The Limey, and the Ocean's films (and that's just me listing some of the ones I've seen. The two parts of Che are still on my to-watch list). Soderbergh is really good at doing genre without dissing it, working within tropes to tell us something about ourselves, and is also really interested in modern life and culture without being a pretentious snot about it.
For those of you who don't read film reviews / watch trailers / pay attention to posters on the side of buses (that last, normally advisable), Magic Mike is a film (loosely based on Channing Tatum's own past) about how Channing Tatum (Mike) is a stripper, and mentors a young Alex Pettyfer (The Kid/Adam) into the business. The longer trailer highlights a plot about how what Mike really wants to do is start a business making custom furniture and is trying to get enough cash together to convince the banks to give him a loan, plus, Adam may or may not be wild in the head, and Mike may or may not have a thing going on with Adam's sister, Brooke, who is worried about her little brother and concerned that Mike is too lost in his lifestyle for his own good. It's a fairly standard looking plot, but, as was said to me, 'No one's really going for the plot.'
They're going to watch Channing Tatum (and colleagues, including Matt Bomer of White Collar, and Joe Manganiello from True Blood) dance - and strip. I like the dancing. And I have a great soft spot for Channing Tatum, who I think of as something of an adorable doofus with mad dance skillz. I care less about the stripping, and I personally find Matthew McConnaghy pretty disturbing in any state of dress or undress. But a lot of the audience is there for the men, and the male body, and it is really rare that any movie takes that seriously. It is culturally acceptable for the movies to offer up the kind of shots of women that the Transformers films do of their female stars (and if you haven't listened to Mark Kermode on that particular subject, then you've not seen Shakespeare the way it was meant to be done), but they don't do it with men. When men are objectified it is done for men (you should aspire to have this kind of body/life) as much as because women want eye candy. And while I've not heard too much of it, because I just don't have that kind of social circle right now, there's apparently been a bunch of pretty negative male reaction to the film. Which is primarily because we live in a culture where we're used to giving women what we think they want, not just offering men up to them and letting them actively participate or take what they want (and also in an age that's having complicated masculinity issues).
The appeal and success of Magic Mike says something. It says that the modern woman wants more - in a relationship, or in everyday power dynamics - than what most popular culture thinks is normal/right. The success of Fifty Shades of Grey probably says a similar thing - I wouldn't know, I haven't read it, but that is as much about the the fact that it is reputed to be really badly written as it is about the fact that it isn't what I, personally, want.
Now I'm not saying that's all good and unproblematic, and the film itself is not at all perfect (you cannot, after all, fully escape the world you're in all of the time when you're creating, even if you want to try). There's a long sliding scale running from commenting appreciatively on a friend's appearance when you think they're looking nice down to full-on, long-running objectification, and when you hit the lower end of it you get to catcalling, implying women behaving in certain ways are 'asking for it' and other unpleasant situations and norms - and I have no desire at all to see men end up in the same screwed up place as women in the way the media looks at bodies and behaviour.
I mentioned earlier that it was said that no one was going to see Magic Mike for the plot - but actually it is the plot that stops this film from being exploitative. This is true for the women - those in the club are largely there for fun and to surprise themselves at their own daring in taking (even for a short time) something they've never been allowed to have before, while Brooke is open to the idea of the fun of watching the show, but worried about the possible exploitation of the men in her life. Mike's other girl, Joanna, is - however - using him: "You just have to be pretty," she says - and that stings from her to him as much as it would the other way around.
There is objectification, but that's not what creates the problems for either Mike or Adam - it's the adulation and the confusion of popularity and quick money with freedom. And there is exploitation - but it's not of the actors by the film. It's within the film, in the way Dallas treats Mike and Adam, keeping them tied to him by the promise of those things, and in the way the women who end up connected to the strippers in the longer term end up as messed up by the lifestyle as the guys they're drawn in by. Mike wants more than popularity and the easy money that comes from stripping, even if he's taking a long detour and possibly getting lost along the way, and so he is more grounded and better equipped to walk away. Adam doesn't know what he wants, apart from an easy life, and so he is more vulnerable to the chaos that both of those things lead him into. His problem isn't as much about any exploitation of his body, but a bigger cultural problem that exploits all of us by telling us that popularity and wealth are the definition of The Good Life.


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Bill Campbell
Mr. Campbell currently runs an early stage investment firm that focuses on financial, consumer and technology companies. Mr. Campbell has been doing this for 10 plus years while consulting for JP Morgan Chase and other private equity groups. Prior to this Mr. Campbell's main focus was at JP Morgan Chase where he was Chairman and CEO of Chase Card Services and also Chairman of Visa to lead its IPO completion. Mr. Campbell also worked at Citigroup from 1996 – 2000 as CEO of Global Consumer Business.
Mr. Campbell is an avid supporter of the arts and serves as Vice Chairman of the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Chairman of The Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation. As an activist philanthropist, he serves as Board Chair of The END Fund, a private not-for-profit initiative dedicated to controlling and eliminating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that affect over one billion people globally.
William Campbell earned a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of Alberta and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario in Canada.


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Northern Lights Entertainment is incredibly picky about the artists that we book! Our roster is forever growing and we offer all genres of music from Jazz, Blues, Rock to Country and Americana.
All artists perform both covers and originals.
Here is very small sample of some of the artists you might find performing around the country
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Ensemble of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY
Maria Schneider conductor
Dawn Upshaw soprano
Lucy Fitz Gibbon soprano
Kelly Newberry mezzo-soprano
Jean-Paul Brodbeck piano
André Pousaz double bass
Claudio Puntin clarinet
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Winter Morning Walks
Carlos Drummond de Andrade Stories
For the grand finale of Lucerne's Special Event Day, the ensemble of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY will be joined by several singers and a jazz trio. Why? Because the Academy students will perform with Maria Schneider, the First Lady of orchestral jazz. But don't think of the traditional big band sound. Maria Schneider, who had significant experiences as assistant to Gil Evans before founding her own orchestra in 1992, widens the sonic spectrum of jazz through her expressive harmonic language and refined, chamber music-like arrangements. That will be demonstrated by the two multi-part works she will present in Lucerne. Inspired by poems of Ted Kooser and Carlos Drummond de Andrade, the CD Winter Morning Walks won three Grammy Awards in 2014 – including for the category Best Contemporary Classical Composition.
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Page Muster Habit 2 2013
Mark Leahy
Muster Page Habit 2 proposes an intersection of speech, thought and vocalisation that teases together a sensing of language as speaking through the body, that performs a talking that is thrown from the speaker outwards to a public/for a public/making public in the hope of hearing by hearers.
The project considers agency and subjecthood as audited in textual representation. Tracking through word and sound it crosses Beckett's Lucky, the novels of Christine Brooke-Rose, William James' on consciousness, essays of Heinrich von Kleist, and Avital Ronell's Telephone Book.
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* Design and production of performance system, realised in Max/MSP, that sends prewritten search terms to Ask.com and reads a randomly selected search result to the performer.
Commissioned for Electronic Voice Phenomena by Penned in the Margins and Mercy
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December 28, 2006 at 9:04 AM
What is practicing? If I play music just because I like it, does that count? Must I suffer to earn credit? What about goals? I'm not a professional musician and I'm not taking lessons, so I don't have exams, auditions, or lessons to prepare for. I do prepare for orchestra rehearsals and gigs, and I work on tunes for jamming. What about the days when I spend several hours playing with other people, either rehearsing with written music or jamming without it? I don't think of this kind of playing as practice, but I do learn by playing with others. In fact, the only way to get good and stay good at jamming and improvising is to do these things frequently.
I'm finding that the greatest benefit of keeping a log is that I set goals for myself and monitor my progress. I'm doing for myself what I do for my students. I write down the exercises, etudes, and pieces that I work on each day, and I write notes like "needs more work" or "try … next." This gives me focus. The written log also helps me keep a balance. I see what I've been doing a lot of and jolt myself into doing a greater variety of things.
Should I put a smiley face sticker in my log book when I'm pleased with something I've done?
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Does the Mini Washing Machine make too much bubble and can rinse not be done well?
In case bubbles are generated
1. Without the use of the standard detergent cup, if the detergent was used too much
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The excessive use of detergent for a small amount of laundry hinders the full functioning of the detergent and makes it remain as bubble
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Camping is a superb way of restoring your energy and spirits. However, any camping experience can double if it has a complete range of camping accessories and a suitable tent. A suitable camping tent enables you to relax anywhere, even in essentially the most hostile conditions. You can relax and stay safe in the tent, whether you are camping over a beach or in thick forests, wild rivers.
A quality camping tent as well as right accessories helps you unwind after camping activities like hunting or trekking, especially throughout night.
Factors to keep in mind while buying trailer tents are:
The foremost thing is usually to buy best camping tent and accessories. It is usually better to spend some extra bucks over a good quality tent and to get from a reliable dealer.
Always invest in guaranteed tent and accessories, so that in the case of any damage or grievances, you are able to avail the spare parts or replacement.
Buy the tents that are usually fold-able and light in excess weight, so that it is much better to carry them to places. You can also consider buying Jeep Off Road Trailers.
You can get tents with separate sleeping space for little ones and separate sleeping space to the couple or multiple people in the tent. These new tents accompany various partitions and openings from various places.
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Choose the best suited camping tent of high quality, to make the best out of your camping experience.


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Are you enjoying the sound of the wind whipping around? I've shut all the blinds so I can't see the snow as it swirls and twirls through the yard. Have I ever mentioned that I hate winter in the Midwest? While waiting for a conference call to start today at work, many of us were telling tales about our weather. One woman piped in, "Well, I live in Los Angeles and it's 75 and sunny!" Then someone else commented, "How many days of spring do you have in the Midwest – 3?" Oh well, guess I need to just wait until those 3 spring days hit!
This is Valentine Silhouette done in Blushing Bride, Chocolate Chip, and Whisper White – a bit different from the card we saw yesterday. The brown tends to bring out the silhouette more. Debbie feels the bow is too big, but I thought it gave a soft impression. Each stamper can do what they wish. I did give this Valentine a bouquet of pearls instead of hearts. As I did with the other card, I embedded pearls in the center of the flowers of the Vintage Wallpaper embossed background.
This is our Best Friend Valentine card using the Heart to Heart stamp set. Debbie used Chocolate Chip, Rich Razzleberry, and Pretty in Pink, as her color combination. The Swiss Dot embossing folder is used for the Chocolate Chip and Whisper White card stock. The scallop trim border punch was used here, but the eyelet border punch could also be substituted. A bit of Rich Razzleberry grosgrain ribbon finished off the card. This is perfect for a best friend!
Some of you may remember the Love You Much stamp set. I know we used it last year, and possibly the year before that. This popular set has been around for quite some time. This card is entitled "KISS ME" and is perfect for your spouse or lover, but hopefully, not both. I've used a Blushing Bride card with Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip card stock, and the Sending Love designer series paper which is on sale at the Clearance Rack for $4.99. A decorative brad highlights the "O" and hearts replace the flowers that perch from the "V" vase. Jet Black StazOn was the ink used; I also have dark brown StazOn but it was "juicy" when I tried to use it. I thought the Pinking Hearts border punch was perfect trim for the Chocolate Chip cs. A bit of Pretty in Pink satin ribbon layered with Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon carries through the pink/brown color scheme. Now if the "Kiss Me" card is just too lovey-dovey for you, you can use the heart stamp from the Love You Much stamp set and make the Big Heart card. We've used the opposite side of the Sending Love designer series paper and reversed the ribbon – Chocolate Chip layered with pink. This side of the designer paper has some sparkle to it which doesn't show on this picture. I did sponge the Very Vanilla background card stock with Early Espresso to bring out the brown coloring. Tiny pearls and Smooch accessorize the heart. Big Heart is another card that is perfect for a best friend.
I hope you can make time to stop by for our Hearts and Flowers (AKA Be Still My Heart) on February 4th and 5th. The cost is $10 for 5 cards. Give me a call at 630-759-3089 if you have any questions and remember – March is our "Mostly Male" Stamp Camp. We will be creating 5 manly greetings – no little flowers or pink ink in March! More news to come.
Happy Shoveling and Stay Warm!!!!!
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"A dream-like exercise in mood and melody, a droopy-eyed blur of percussive loops, delicate vocals, and light tape hiss" — The Fader
Moon Racer takes her name from the winged lion who rules over an island haven for misfit toys in the 1964 stop-animation film, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. With the same loyal commitment to the weird and sentimental, Autumn E. creates fuzzy keyboard pop songs in her bedroom in Durham, North Carolina, leaning heavily on vintage Casios and Tascam 4-track cassette recorder.
Is it Really a Secret? is a hazy, lo-fi spell of distorted beats, warm synths & melodically melancholic vocals. It is a diary, written from one January to the following October, narrating the frenzy of new love, its confusing dissolution, and finally, tender consignment to the past.


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Ever have one of those days when everything seems to go wrong. Today's been like that. It's now after 9 pm, but since I'm supposed to blog 31 days in a row, there's no way I'm turning in without dropping a line. It's not on the topic of writing, but I'm blogging. 🙂
When I got up this morning, I had to make two chicken pot pies and two blueberry pies. I tackled the meat pies first with a new recipe. Instead of regular crust, it calls for carrot dumplings. Little did I know how time-consuming it would be.
While they were in the oven, I had a quick bite to eat, and looked at the clock. I had a dental appointment at 3:15. Would I have time to tackle and bake the two blueberry pies before leaving? Maybe… I ran downstairs to retrieve two bags of berries from the freezer. There was only one left. Rats! That would only make one pie. I supposed I could make one then and the other one tonight? That would work.
I hurried upstairs and checked on the chicken pot pies. A little whiff of smoke hit me as opened the oven door. The juices from one of the pies had boiled over and dripped on the bottom of the oven. The timer said 9 minutes left. Oh please don't let the fire alarm go off. At three minutes, I could really smell it…
Good thing I hadn't prepped the blueberry pie yet, because I had to let the oven cool down before I could clean up the mess. By the time I cleaned it up, it was time to deliver the first pot pie, and explain why the blueberry pie wasn't ready. I promised to have to them tonight. They didn't mind, but I did. I'd promised and wanted it done now!
On the way home after my appointment, I hurried to do the usual "Friday" errands… bank, gas, a few groceries at the new vegetable store in town, and finally back home to taste that pot pie. Oh yum… quite nice.
Okay…time to tackle those two blueberry pies. I tossed everything together in a jiffy, put them in the oven, and cleaned up the supper dishes. Then, I finally sat down, for a few minutes before I delivered one of those. I didn't mind. My neighbours are so good to me, I promised them a blueberry pie. Thank God they live handy! Like… across the street! 🙂
I feel like I rushed all day. Yet, despite the hiccups, as I call those inconveniences, it was a great day. A productive day. So what if I didn't get to sit down much until 9 pm, I choose to look at the positive. A good supper. Nice dessert. A blog post that's not at all what I intended, but hey I have over 500 words. I'm happy with that. Now, I'm going to send this post through and sign off. Good night, all.
P.S. As soon as I took the first bite from that chicken pot pie, I realized it was well worth the time and effort that went into that new recipe.


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Capitalizing on Twitter
Now that the Twitter-mania has died down and we have settled comfortably into the adoption phase of this microblogging tool, it's time to step back and consider whether you are capitalizing on the potential that Twitter offers.
Michael Kahn at ChiefMarketer.com poses "Five Must Ask Twitter Questions" including:
- Are we using Twitter to help boost our site traffic?
- Are we using Twitter to improve our search rankings?
- Are we tapping Twitter to sell seasonal merchandise and excess inventory?
- Is Twitter helping our search and reputation management efforts?
- Are we doing more than distributing static news and chatter?
If you can't answer "yes" to these questions, you are missing opportunities to take advantage of the power of the tool. Learn more here.
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- Primary Cause
- Human Services
- Secondary Cause
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
The official mission statement reads: "The mission of the Edna Martin Christian Center is to bridge cultural, racial, and economic differences in order to support and nurture the people in the community by providing holistic programs that empower, encourage, and engender a vision of hope."
We have been helping young people in the diverse, struggling Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood since 1941. Today, we have two locations offering a cradle-to-grave full spectrum of care. We offer:
• Daycare for infants and preschoolers,
• Educational support to school-age young people — both before and after school.
• Summer care and summer camp for kids
• Career education & training for adults
• Health and wellness programs for all ages
• Food pantry, rent assistance, and utility payment assistance
• Social programs, exercise programs, Bible study, and meal programs for seniors
• Holiday programs, including meals and Christmas-gift shopping at no charge.
CENTER for WORKING FAMILIES at Edna Martin Christian Center
Alexandra lost custody of her kids when she lost her home. She was homeless, living in a tent, but through our Center for Working Families, she got her GED, she learned to drive a forklift, and got a job.
Executive Director Tysha Hardy-Sellers says that our Center for Working Families (CWF) "Provides a pathway to financial stability." CWF works with individuals at whatever stage they are. Whether they are unemployed or under-employed, whether they need a high-school diploma, specialized training, financial literacy, or help finding a job, we have coaches on staff that tailor the program to fit the individual's need.
Alexandra says, "It's nice to have somebody out there who will … give those who don't have a chance the opportunity to better their life." She's now looking forward to a bigger apartment, a better job, and getting her kids back. "It's made me feel like a part of a team again, and that I do matter."
"A lot of bad things go on in my neighborhood," Ronald said quietly. Ronald is a smart 12-year-old who comes to EMCC after school. His mom does a good job, but Ronald's been getting in trouble at school since his dad was incarcerated.
Program leader Jamie, says, "Ronald has been coming for two years, but it took a long time to build trust with him." Academics aren't a problem, but "his school also gives grades for behavior, and those grades were pretty low. But he really values one-on-one time, especially with Pastor Jason, and we've been able to show him his own potential."
We are here to help kids like Ronald make better choices. He says "my mom wants me to stay out of trouble, and EMCC helps keep me from getting in trouble." Since being here, his behavior has improved to "Meets Expectations" and sometimes "Exceeds Expectations".
"Thanks for a place where I can stay out of trouble," says Ronald. "It's a place where us kids can socialize in a safe place and a fun place."
We are named for a volunteer: Edna Martin was an African-American housewife who couldn't ignore the plight of a nearby neighborhood. In 1941, she took her own money and rented a one-room apartment to start a Christian daycare. All all by herself, she took care of more and more kids for five years before her church got behind the effort.
Since then, thousands of volunteers have followed her inspiring example, and we still need volunteers today. We welcome:
•Individuals and groups for one-time service projects: like
- cleaning projects
- maintaining playground equipment
- spreading mulch
- staffing special events
•Long-term volunteers (nine months or more) and interns working with our members:
- tutoring one on one
- helping with homework
- working in the food pantry
- remedial education
- offer specialized training
If you want to volunteer, but you don't see a category that fits, contact us anyway! We're always open to new ideas.
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- Web Development
- Fundraising
- Bookkeeping
- Evaluation
- Legal Compliance
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Our Youth Programs are headquartered in an old, heating-oil-distribution facility. We call it the Leadership & Legacy Campus, and every weekday we host hundreds of kids for meals, homework help, and a safe place to play.
To make it a proper place for our kids, we launched the Thrive! Campaign in October, 2017. Phase I of the Thrive Campaign is a $2.1-million renovation of that old, existing building. It will also add a new Early Childhood Center that will allow us to serve 88 more children. And GREAT NEWS: Phase I is ready to go, and construction starts this April!
But we will still need help with the $2.2-million Phase II. That phase will add office and classroom space, and connect the two existing buildings, adding a better main entrance, a lobby, and a multipurpose room. Phase II includes the grounds, installing recreational spaces, adding an urban farm, and a greenhouse with a produce stand.
You can help the kids we serve in Martindale-Brightwood! Help us win today!
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Indianapolis, IN 46218
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When Lee asked me to be a part of her wedding day I was really excited because I've known Lee since middle school. She was always the nicest, sweetest person. After meeting her then fiancé Jonathan, I was sold.
Lee went to middle school, high school and college with me. In fact, she was even in the same sorority! It was great knowing all of her bridal party. It made for a nice relaxed atmosphere while getting ready, allowing me to get some great shots!
Lee's dress fit her body and style absolutely perfectly!
All of the girls were absolutely beautiful in their robes so we had to have a little fun.
The girls got ready in Lee's house which had a huge, airy window allowing for that gorgeous soft light.
Jonathan and the boys got ready at the Omni downtown. Typical for the boys, the process included a few shots.
After no time at all, the boys were off to Byron's Southend to help greet guests.
Meanwhile, back at Lee's house, she was slipping into her stunning wedding dress & adding the finishing touches.
Lee was such a stunning bride.
Lee's dad showed up so we did a little reveal of his baby girl. It brought tears to a lot of the bridesmaid's eyes.
We had to keep the boys out of trouble, so it was picture time for them!
The girls arrived just before ceremony start time, so we hid them away so the groom wouldn't see the bride.
The boys did such a dapper job posing correctly that we let them have a little fun with the silly posing.
The girls, as always, keeping it classy!
Alright boys, time to wrap it up and get this show on the road.
Let's get it started ladies.
It was the officiant, Brendan's first time marrying a couple. He did a spectacular job! He kept everyone laughing while telling the story of Lee & Jonathan's relationship, start to finish.
The whole group took a few quick shots together before it was time to tackle the family formals all while avoiding the rain.
My favorite part of the day, hanging out with just the newlyweds, grabbing some intimate shots before the reception officially starts. How cute are they?!
I love the love in the newlywed's eyes as they danced their first song together and husband and wife.
Shortly after dinner, it was time to cut the beautiful cake.
Both Lee's sister and Jonathan's brother gave funny and heartfelt speeches about the couple. Lee's dad finished off the speeches with hugs all around.
Lee's dad was obviously so proud of his little girl. Check out that big grin!
Jonathan swept his mom off the dance floor, putting a smile on everyones face.
All the couples to the dance floor!
The dancing and celebrating continued late into the evening.
These are probably my favorite dancing photos at a reception ever! I mean HOW COOL?!?!
Congratulations Lee & Jonathan and thank you for letting Head Over Heels Wedding Photography be a part of your big day!!!


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You have reached the home of Tri-County Bass Club. We were founded in
1981 and based in Marshalltown, Iowa. Our club is capped at 40 members
and we are currently looking for new members to join the club. We are a
B.A.S.S. club so every member must have a B.A.S.S. membership. Boat
ownership is NOT required to join. ALL are welcome.
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about the club or to fish a trial tournament with us.
Club Schedule
**All meetings begin at 6:30pm at the Fisher Community
709 S Center St, Marshalltown, IA 50158
Club Membership
$70 per year
(Due at February meeting)
**ALL new members must be voted in at a
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* 1-Day tournament = $35 entry
* 2-Day tournament = $50 entry
** Non-Boaters Gas fee per event:
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~ 2-Day Event = $60
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2019 Schedule:
(ALL lakes approved by DNR)
Sep 9
Draw Meeting for Green Valley
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5 rounds quickly:
20 sit & reach situps 6/8
20 V-twists 6/8
20 counts - stability planks
20 stability sideups R
20 stability sideups L
20 ea. uni hip-ups R
20 ea. uni hip-ups L
400m run
Post Rx or portion finished to comments.
Daily Extras - carry a 15/20 lb. DB with you on the run.
Workout Notes:
- Why isn't this one for time? If you rush a balance move it usually shortens the ROM which can significantly decr. benefits.
- Sit & reach situps are meant to incr. hamstring flexibility.
- Don't v-twist with your arms. Use your shoulders/torso to move the ball.
- Want more out of those planks? Use R leg only for 10 counts, then 10 counts L.
- Core focus this week.
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Take me back!!
Top two- The Sartorialist, bottom- Garance Doré.
How do you always come across the coolest stuff, my dear?!
And yeah, I have dreamy photos like that of NZ!! Can I come home now? Maybe you'll consider coming to see the sights in Asia and visit little ol me sometime?
Hope the move went well, looking forward to seeing photos of your new place! Don't worry, everything will fit...just stack in a corner and hide with fabric until you're ready. Tee hee
Ohhh.. yeah I've seen those pics- makes me want to travel (ok.. South America is on the cards after Japan..?!)


text: September 24, 2017 THE psychological COIN TOSSIf you have a tough 50/50 decision to make, flip a coin! Associate option number 1 with landing on heads and associate option number 2 with landing on tails! This is not to decide for you, whatever the coin lands on actually means nothing, the psychology behind this is you will realise what you really want while the coin is spinning in the air.


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Prairie Views offers you the best produce in the Chapman area from May through October. Our produce is grown right here in Dickinson County and is hand picked daily to give the freshest produce available. Prairie Views grows tomatoes, corn, kale, beans (green and dry heirlooms), potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, lettuce, peppers, cucumbers. Don't miss the Sweet and Wild jellies and jams, savory breads and muffins. Heirloom vegetable seeds availabe.


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Thanksgiving Gratitude – By RT
Thanksgiving is my favorite time of the year. I love that the weather is starting to get cooler. It gets dark a little earlier which gives me warm loving feelings of family and a deep sense Gratitude. It's a time for me to reflect on how far I've come in my life and my Recovery. I thought it would be nice to bring you into my world for moment and let you know a little bit about me, what I'm doing and how I feel about the holidays. It only takes one word for me to describe how I feel….Grateful. This year was a significant milestone in my Recovery. I got clean on September 20, 1983 at the age of 33 and this year I picked up my 33 year medallion. Wow, it's hard to believe that I've been in Recovery half my life. I walked from Addiction into… Continue reading


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A NEW CURSE everyday at midday for the next 365 days.
This online project will result in a book containing 666 curses,
aimed for publication at the end of 2018.
If you feel you are born as an artist, your curse will be a desire—a need—to remain true to your creative vision.
The first day of my Master's program in Art Business at Sotheby's Institute of Art in London, the lecturer wrote a few words on the board, and then turned around to read them aloud, slowly:
"If it doesn't sell, it's not art."
At that point, I was already in the fourteenth year of my art practice, with three degrees in art, having had eleven solos in Palestine, several international exhibitions, documentaries made on my work, TV features, and zero art sales. Apparently, what I did was not art.
It took me three months at university to start publishing texts on the art market, like "The Business of Looking." Not long after, I made a sale of my artworks that covered not only my tuition at Sotheby's, but also my stay in London for the year.
Since then, my work has been represented by commercial galleries in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East, acquired by known collectors, held in the British Museum and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, exhibited in art fairs, auctioned at Christie's and Bonhams, and has been featured in many books, including a monograph published by the esteemed Hatje Cantz, as part of the Ellen Auerbach Award granted by the Akademie der Künste in Berlin.
In autumn of 2016, I published my memoir The Parachute Paradox. London's Al-Araby Al-Jadeed stated the book represented "narrative storytelling of the life of the Jerusalemite artist and his experiences under Israeli occupation and proposes a subject that is unprecedented in Palestinian literature: the liberation of the self and the homeland through the liberation of the imagination." The following spring, this memoir won three international prizes in the span of two weeks.
And yet, my studio has always struggled to make ends meet.
As an independent artist, I've been financing my large-scale projects for many years, given the urgency of their realization in our times, my working pace, and the difficulty of acquiring external funding. My studio has applied for grants, fellowships and prizes for 10 years with a success rate close to zero. I still operate in synergy with many galleries and institutions, joining forces to best allow my artworks to manifest themselves. But the art world has become too traditional for artists who navigate like I do. In 2017, my studio faces a financial challenge that could lead us to closure.
As always, I have no choice but to see this as a source of momentum and inspiration. In early July, I launched a crowdfunding campaign called "THE PATRONS," which invites all creatives, all people, to become supporters of my studio. Its completion will result in a book of the same title, honoring all participants in my new model of patronage. The only text printed in its pages will be names—the names of those who supported the studio when it was most in need.
Many of the art world's practitioners seem to work within the margins of a fictitious protocol or manuscript, adhering to its rules. But there is no such thing. In the creative life, the codes, the letters of such a manuscript, are printed in the imagination—they can always change. The Artist's Curse aims to reignite the imagination, illuminating its role in the process of creative practice and operation within the art world.
Adjust, adapt, or die.
This evolution should not affect one's creative life. But many artists are pressured by the art world to the extent that they bend their vision, never adapting, kept close to death. History tells us that only a few manage to remain always true to themselves and their art. I don't know if I'm born or made, but what choice do I have other than to continue observing the world, and in the course of doing so, continue to resist.


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Being a mom—or grandma—never ends.
When it comes to Kris Jenner's life, family is everything. And with nine grandchildren between her kids, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star has plenty of stories and adventures to tell. Some of those tales, however, are a bit scarier than others.
When asked to share the most memorable late-night call she has received about her kids, Kris was quick to recall a recent incident.
"The most recent one that comes to mind is a week ago or so when we went to Palm Springs and Saint, my little grandson, we discovered he might be allergic to grass," she shared with Refinery 29. "We ended up in the E.R., but all is well—we figured it out."
But there's another instance that was just as frightening.


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New research published recently in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology provides strong evidence that psychological factors need to be brought back into the clinical picture of peptic ulcer disease.
Once considered the main driver of this common disorder, psychosocial stress was practically pushed out of the etiological equation when researchers discovered the role of Helicobacter pylori and the influence of NSAIDs in causing gastric erosion.
Since the 1980s, these two factors have dominated medical thinking about how to diagnose and treat ulcers.
The new longitudinal study of 3,379 Danish adults by Susan Levenstein, MD, and colleagues found that stress significantly increased the incidence of peptic ulcer, regardless of subjects' H. pylori or NSAID status.
The study's participants were all enrolled in the World Health Organization's larger MONICA study of cardiovascular disease. To be eligible for the ulcer research, subjects had to be ulcer-free at baseline.
Internal & External Stress
All study subjects completed a 12-item questionnaire at enrollment in 1982-1983. Surviving participants were then re-interviewed using the same questionnaire at 5 years (n = 2809) and at 10 years (n = 2410) after enrollment. Questions covered a range of social and economic factors including housing and employment status, tranquilizer use, and family and personal issues.
Taking into account perceived distress as well as concrete life stressors, the investigators used a 0-10 stress index scale to measure participants' overall stress levels.
During follow-up interviews, subjects were asked whether or not they had undergone gastroscopy, barium swallow, or received an ulcer diagnosis. Rather than relying on patient self-reporting alone, the research team also reviewed participants' medical records from endoscopy and radiology examinations whenever this was possible.
They were able to obtain diagnostic reports from 170 of the 209 new ulcer cases reported in 1987, as well as from all new ulcers reported in 1993.
Stress Doubles the Odds
The investigators were able to confirm the development of ulcers—defined as a distinct breach in the gastric or duodenal mucosa based on endoscopic and radiological exam—in 76 of the study's participants.
In analyzing risk factors, they found that high stress more than doubled a patient's risk of developing gastric or duodenal ulcers. Ulcer incidence was significantly higher among subjects in the highest tertile of stress scores (3.5%) than those in the lowest tertile (1.6%) (adjusted odds ratio, 2.2; 95% confidence interval, 1.2-3.9; P<0.01) (Levenstein, et al. Clin Gastrol Hepatol. 2015;13(3): 498-506).
The important point is that the impact of stress on ulcer incidence was similar among those who were H. pylori seropositive and those who were seronegative. Likewise, the connection between stress and ulcers was independent of NSAID use.
The authors report that the odds ratio for incident ulcer per point of the stress index (1.19; 95% CI, 1.09–1.31; P<0.001) was unaffected after adjusting for H. pylori, inadequate sleep, and alcohol consumption. The ratio was slightly lower after adjustments for smoking, NSAID use, and lack of exercise (1.11; 95% CI, 1.01–1.23; P = .04), but the stress factor was a robust predictor.
On multivariable analysis, the investigators found that stress, socioeconomic status, smoking, H. pylori infection, and NSAIDs were all independent predictors of ulcer.
These findings encourage a critical rethinking of the role that stress plays in ulcer development.
The authors point out that only a minority of H. pylori or NSAID-exposed individuals develop ulcers. Additionally, they argue, because neither H. pylori nor NSAIDs can be implicated in 16%–31% of ulcer cases, other co-factors or alternative pathways must be involved.
Because of the intense focus on the NSAID and H. pylori theories of ulcer development, "authoritative sources now commonly discount or ignore a role for psychosocial factors," they write. This tendency has certainly extended out to the clinical setting.
Dr. Levenstein and colleagues urge medical practitioners to investigate all potential psychosocial stressors alongside other factors like H. pylori or NSAID exposure when treating ulcer patients.
Despite a variety of known adverse effects, including gastrointestinal ulceration and bleeding, NSAIDs remain among the most widely prescribed drugs worldwide (Syer, et al. J. Gastroent. 2015: 50(4):387-393), another clinical tendency that warrants a serious re-thinking.


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What a difference a month can make. I look back at our home visit, and it is clear I dropped into my old life and my old habits almost seamlessly. We planned an extremely busy trip home, because it seemed like we were supposed to. The stars aligned and we had the rare opportunity to attend special events all over the Midwest. I was thrilled with how well it went, but it sure contrasted my life here in Thailand.
It is a strange thing for me to be the center of attention for so long. Although it was exhausting, I was happy to have carried almost enough energy to share our experience here. The other strange thing is that I left America in the first place.
I almost never leave Illinois for more than a few weeks or a month at a time. I recall having feelings of guilt as I left because I thought about how many people left me for other opportunities, other lives, other reasons, but I always stayed. I did not fault them for leaving, but I grieved the loss. Leaving felt like I was reliving all of those experiences of others leaving at once. Leaving was different and more difficult than those times others had gone. Being home was a challenging reminder of how much I had left.
So we were home, most of you saw us, and it was wonderful! I appreciated everyone's efforts to come see me, to help make our picnics successful, and for all the generosity and kindness people showed. We relied on: beds and camping sites to sleep on, houses to gather, cups of coffee drank, lunches eaten, and microbrews shared. To be home and to find time to connect and be present with loved ones was quite a gift. We even had some excellent social justice related conversations and we might have started a book club with new acquaintances!
My week at orientation was excellent as well. We had the opportunity to really get to know our new community members Melissa and Lauren. I hesitate to talk about this, but I will. Orientation for this program is a lot like camp, but requires more work. We spend a week building a large community and becoming comrades in this mission. We have some team building activities, but also honest discussion about the joys and challenges of our past. We recognize and acknowledge each other, and our individual struggles in this world. We learn about each other's understanding and relationship with the 4 tenets, and form strategies and expectations for living together.
At the talent show on the last day, someone recorded us performing and I begged that it not make it onto social media. I laughed and said, "all my friends will see this and it will confirm their worst ideas about what this all is!" I still have my image and an ego to uphold. But the staff at Good Shepherd Volunteers create a safe environment, and model honesty and vulnerability in a way that enables us to engage each other and speak frankly and plainly in way that our society needs, but does not welcome.
One of my favorite sessions was led by a member of The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond and was titled "Undoing Racism." It was a saddening, frustrating, and enlightening discussion where everyone was called on. It had ground rules and expectations that were set forth and really paved a path for open discussion and new insights, but it did not come without an emotional toll on everyone. He even pushed the leaders of our program to think deeply about the systems GSV is a part of and if the people we are helping remain powerless in the process.
The ideas of power, indignation, and safety versus discomfort seem to be resonating with me and in the news I listen to lately. I should probably hold on to these for a whole blog post, but the idea that sometimes I can misconstrue discomfort as unsafe is worrisome. The danger in the confusion is that I have started to see how much learning and growth take place when I am uncomfortable. A very interesting news note this week was that if we put #blacklivesmatter, #alllivesmatter, and #whitelivesmatter on a spectrum - #whitelivesmatter was categorized as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. And to be clear, I am in no way insinuating that #blacklivesmatter is a hate group at the opposite end of that spectrum. I hope have more on this later...
After arriving back in Thailand, I have recognized many of the things that I missed. I struggled with my lack of quiet time to reflect on my experiences - totally on me. I missed the final days of one of our patient's life here in Thailand, and I know it was difficult on the community. I also missed a big shift in the community. I am still trying to put my finger on it. Just like when I went back to the USA, everything is the same and different at the same time. There is a group of 4-6 people who play intense badminton every evening (there is no score, but they still play to win every point!). There seems to be an underlying positivity and investment by each member for the community that I did not recognize when I left. Maybe I just have greater awareness or perspective after returning, but maybe not.
Well, that is all that I have for today. I am also overwhelmed with the ideas and connections that are looming in my brain right now. Oh, and if you were wondering 6 pounds is what I gained in 3 weeks. It was a lot, but I was a relieved it wasn't more! I'll probably sweat it out in the next couple days.
If you were really into the Olympics; I have a podcast for you. Dave Zirin explores some of the doping scandals, how we talk about women in the Olympics, and much more in this episode of #EdgeofSports.


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Dubai was AMAZING!!! I am truly grateful that I was able to travel with such a great company. Travel Divas is an enterprise that not only provides efficient and professional travel services, but it helped to gain new friendships. Thank you Shanterria Thornton for creating a company where women from all walks of life and age can celebrate together! I admire all the beautiful queens I met on my trip…and I can't wait to travel with you all again!!!! #leftwith2suitcases #camebackwith3 #DivastakeDubai #DubaiDivas #the29Fine #letsdoitagain #jetsetters ✈☀
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Five Months
On 9/1/2017, Owen & Brooks turned FIVE Months old!
We are...
- Owen weighs 14 lbs 2 oz, 25.5cm (as of 9/16/2017)
- Brooks weighs 13 lbs 15 oz, 25.25cm (as of 9/16/2017)
We LOVE:
- Our new nanny, Logan, who is coming to our house and teaching us sign language and Spanish
- Airplane makes us giggle!
- When Mom & Dad sing us silly songs
- Swim classes with Ms. Erin @ Hubbard Family Swim School
- Football days with Dad
- Mom's new big car! Thanks Acura of Peoria -- Jorge, Eugene and Dennis :)
We don't like:
- Getting our manicures / nail trims
- Diaper rash -- ouch!
- Being hot in the car seat
- Being hangry like mom
Our Differences:
- This month, Brooks has started on rice cereal mixed with breastmilk while Owen hates the consistency and isn't quite ready yet
- Owen prefers to sleep on his side: Brooks likes to face his right
- Brooks likes to eat (see chunky cheeks)
- Brooks is a grabber (loves hair and necklaces) and loves to stretch his toes out wide
- Brooks likes sucking on his thumb
- Owen likes to kick and chew on his whole hand
We are:
- Wearing 0-3 month clothes and finally moved up to size 2 Diapers
- our favorite thing to nap and sleep in is the Swaddle UP Summer Lite by Love To Dream™
- Sleeping from 7pm-7am and only waking once or twice a night after our 'dream' feed at 10pm (thanks Cara from TakingCaraBabies)
We can:
- Roll over assisted
- Grab and move things (rattles, sensory balls etc.) Special shoutout to Manhattan Toy Co -- these boys love your stuff!
- Giggle during airplane
- 'Talk' outloud -- especially in the mornings. We like the world to know we're awake!
- Almost sit unassisted
What happened this month:
- On 8/4, we took our very first airplane ride to Cincinnati, Ohio to visit Grandma Di. Big thanks to Auntie Cathy for helping us! We got to visit lots of friends and family and had the best of times plus we got to have a photo shoot -- hi to Uncle Tom & Ann, cousin Clark, 'aunties' Jorie and Cassie, Grandpa Ry and Wynna, uncle John, PPC & lots of Grandma Di's gal pals! We missed Daddy a ton though and were so happy to see snuggle him again
- On 8/11, Uncle John visited us again and we showed him our new tricks!
- On 8/21, our nanny, Logan, started coming to our house to take care of us. Mom & Dad like that they don't have to pack us up and put us into the car every morning now! Plus she is teaching us so much! We are so lucky.
- On 8/29, Brooks tried his first 'food' which is rice cereal mixed with breastmilk. Yum! O man is not a fan quite yet :)


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An Impromptu Review: L'Oréal Colorista Paint Rose Blonde
I finally was able to achieve my long-lusted over white accent streak. But, it turns out, I kind of...don't like it on me.
Was going to write about the experience this time around, but here is a little recap instead. I used some random cheap blonde drugstore dye, since it's basically just bleach that I was going to pair with a Wella toner I had ordered. This was fine. Then the damn toner failed to arrive (it's still not here, as a matter of fact) so I picked up L'Oréal's DIALight 10.21 Milkshake Sorbet Irisé. This ended up being lovely, but it did not last long at all, even for a semi-permanent. Boo.
Now, I already had a game-plan in mind. I was going to wait until my roots grow out a bit, toss red henna on the bleached blonde sections, condition my hair like mad for a few weeks and then use a dark henna over all of my head.
In the meantime though, I figured that I have poured so many chemicals on my hair, what is one more batch, huh? Kidding. Kind of.
So, I opted to scoop up L'Oréal Paris' Colorista Paint Rose Blonde. Or "#RoseGold", because everyone is marketing to edgy, hip millennials now.
I actually did some research on this purchase beforehand and L'Oréal really seems to have saturated the Internet with very kind reviews; I believe that they rolled out a lot of samples and bloggers were game to try them out for free in exchange for some softer-than-normal responses. Am I being cynical? Maybe. But I've been working in PR for quite some time and that's sort of how it goes.
That's not super helpful to you though, so here is an honest take on this beauty buy!
Ready for the pros? The application brush is great...but not all that different than the one that you can grab at the beauty supply store. It's relatively inexpensive; less than ten euros/twelve dollars. It doesn't have to be kept on for too, too long. It does a good job at lightening hair.
Cons. There are so many. The formula is drippy. The smell reeks. I have been playing around with hair dye for a solid decade and a half (hell, I've even gotten a perm...don't ask) and this just may have been the burning-iest, nastiest mixture that I have ever had the misfortune to encounter. Oof.
My biggest complaint though is that this might as well be a packet of bleach with some pink hues thrown in it. And maybe that is what it is?
I didn't want to waste what was left of the mixture after I finished painting it onto the accent streaks, so I put it on all of my hair, including the back part, which was "virgin" hair. My hair is naturally a very dark brown ashy color, by the way.
It did an excellent job at lightening the back section of my hair...just not to the kind of rose blonde that is plastered all over the packaging. Oh well. However, I totally get that this is on me, due to the fact that it is clearly geared towards already-blonde folks anyway.
The front of my hair is a totally different story. It was already light. This added a slight pinkish hue and it is, I'll admit, adorable. But I have only washed it once to remove the dye and it is already fading away! Hm.
All in all, I'd say SKIP THIS. I might actually buy this again if I can find it since I don't hate-hate-hate the end-result but it is not at all what I had been chasing originally. If you want rosy blonde hair, either go to a professional—please, go to a professional, my darling sunshine!—or find a better option.
Edited to add: The final results aren't nearly as orange as they look in the photos above. Here is another snap of it after I had soaked Clairol Shimmer Lights Shampoo on it for a bit before following this up with another purple shampoo suds session in the shower...


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If you have rough cuticles and a bit of nail yellowing here is a quick tip on how to salvage your phalanges!
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Monday, July 29, 2013
Skin Care Favorites
I truly love ORIGINS products, especially this batch of goodies! The GinZing cream eye shadow is awesome! Goes on smooth and stays in place all day, plus it comes in a range of gorg colors. The Skin Diver bar is a newbie for me and a tad pricey at $14.50 a bar, but the spearmint smell and obvious improvement in skin texture may end up making this a guilty treat. Happy primping!
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
You will have to excuse this oh so flattering preview photo for this clip, haha. This mask is amazing and so easy!! I hope you enjoy it and I love feedback so keep it coming!! All of my tips can be used for men as well, so if you are a fella and you want to age wella (haha) don't be afraid! Dive in and you will have fab hair and skin too!!
- Get unsweetened Soy Milk
- Cotton ball
- Soak cotton ball in Soy Milk
- Apply all over face and neck
- Relax for 15 minutes with mask on
- Rinse with cool water
- Voila!! Brighter, healthier, happier skin!!
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Friday, July 19, 2013
How to build a terrarium in 8 easy steps
- Find a super cool glass container for your terrarium
- Fill the bottom with rocks or pebbles
- Top the rocks with some sand
- Add a thin layer of charcoal
- Throw on a thick layer of soil if you have plants that require watering (skip this or add less soil for a succulent terrarium)
- Make a little space in the soil for your plants and pack them in place
- Add decorative accoutrements that make the faeries happy
- Place in some moss and.......
Or in my case you have 4. I just couldn't stop. Uh oh! New addiction!
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Quick Tip Tuesday...On Wednesday!
This quick tip is for you mane. An Avocado & Olive Oil Hair Mask to be exact! Watch the video above and check back every Tuesday starting July 23 for new fun natural beauty tips.
I have a pretty cool roommate, he snagged me a cronut the other day and it was yummy (he really just bought it as a bribe, he needed a haircut haha). I have to say, cronuts are good but they kinda have a flakey, chewy, stale texture goin on. I may catch some anger from the die hard cronutters but I have to be honest. Good but kinda stale-ish.
Friday, July 12, 2013
Quick Beauty Tips!
Just another quick natural beauty tip for you guys and gals! Have a wonderful weekend and don't forget to find and follow me on instagram (beautycat29)!!
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Monday, July 8, 2013
Casual Mondays.
This is my dog walking outfit for the evening. Trusty Toms, denim cut offs, slouchy T and my Wayfarers. Perfect for an evening stroll. Hopefully Jake and Iggy will be on their best behavior. Doubt it but a puppy mama can dream.
Monday, July 1, 2013
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The Louisiana Office of Conservation enacted rules effective October 1, 2009 requiring drillers to report very specific information about the source of water for each new gas well. While these rules result from the growth of the Haynesville Shale and the large water requirements for hydraulic fracturing, they presumably impact any well using fracking.
The rules call for producers to identify the source of the water used, be it from an aquifer, pond, river or other source, and note the quantity of water used.
Also being considered is a three parish (Caddo, Bossier and DeSoto) study of aquifer water quality through approximately 1,000 water wells. The study hasn't been approved by all three parishes, but given the risk to the drinking water aquifers, a baseline study would be money well spent by local governments. If approved it likely would take place in 2010.
It doesn't sound like much, but in the information age, the reporting of detailed data allows the people who actively follow an issue to be better informed. It also puts producer on notice that they are being watched, both by the government and interested citizens.
I've been reading a great deal about the Marcellus Shale lately, and people are going nuts over the water quality issue. There is a great deal of fear about fracking and the potential environmental damage. The battles are being fought at the local level in numerous communities, especially in Pennsylvania and New York. The issue might delay shale gas development in certain areas for a while. It's kind of ironic to hear the hew and cry from Pennsylvania, one of the top three states in terms of active gas wells and the state where oil and gas drilling first started 150 years ago.


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Thank you Lynchburg.
I've made 4 life-changing decisions, that I can pinpoint at least. They're the ones that kept me up at night contemplating, feeling the weight of the "eithers" and the "ors." Choosing a college was one of those decisions. Because choosing a college sets the stage for your life. I knew that then. But I know now… it's even more true than I ever thought.
Liberty University was the best thing in the world to me. Freshman year was a dream and the memories I made with my roommates won't every be replaced by anything. I started dancing again and found out how much I love theater. I had Biblical community and found life-lasting friendships. I learned and I was challenged, and I got to walk through it all holding hands with the love of my life. College ((or whatever it is you decided to do after high school)) is the 4-years you have to grow into the person you want to be before you step into the real world. I can confidently say I did grow, in every way. Always covered in grace.
I'm not sad to leave. I'm much too thankful to be sad right now. I write that, but somehow the tears escape me still. What can I say? My life started here. I love this place, in all its small-town glory. The convocations, the football games, the dollar theater, the J.Crew sales, the La Carretta. I mean, my Starbucks addiction started here you guys ((!!!)). And then I lived my first post-grad year here. Nannying, adventuring, dreaming and dancing. Most days were wonderful and of course, some days were hard. But it was exactly where I needed to be.
I'll miss my roommates most. And our sweet, sweet Apt 301. When I was little I played with Barbies every day, pretending and dreaming of living in an apartment with all my BFFs. So this place and these girls were a literal dream come true, and so much more of a gift than I had anticipated. Also, the fact that we'll all be CLT girls soon is not a coincidence to me ((thank you Jesus!)).
In reminiscing it all, I just get to smile and laugh because I'm so gosh-darn thankful. Grateful for the good and the bad. My heart is full. Just so, so full. The Lord's faithfulness is steadfast and when I start to doubt His goodness, I'll get to look back on these Lynchburg days and remember.
So, thank you Lynchburg. For bringing me to people I love and times I can't forget. For giving me a place to learn and grow and change. For holding the place that helped me really understand the Gospel. Where I learned to love and worship and cherish Jesus more. For the opportunities you gave me. For the dreams I got to live. For letting me call you Lynchy. And mostly, for being my home. I've said it before, and I'll keep saying it after every season of my life: The best four college years I could have wished for. And I'll miss these days, but for now I'm too excited for the future.


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A new Viewpoint Florida poll finds Donald Trump leading the GOP presidential race with 27%, followed by Marco Rubio at 16%, Ben Carson at 15%, Ted Cruz at 12% and Jeb Bush at 12%.
Key finding: "Without Bush in the race, Trump has a problem: He gets no added benefit, but Rubio's support jumps up so that he almost ties the frontrunner, 24-27 percent. The rest of the GOP field is essentially unchanged."Save to Favorites


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Suarez rebounds with solid start, Olivo homers twice
With Augusta having a rare Sunday off, and the Dominican Summer League, which began Saturday, taking Sundays off on the regular, the slate of games was smaller than usual. Two highlights from the three afternoon games were the bounce back performance from Andrew Suarez and two home runs hit by River Cats' catcher Miguel Olivo.
Suarez threw three rather underwhelming games since his Double-A debut back on May 12. Over the course of 15.2 innings, Suarez allowed 12 earned runs on 28 hits and six walks. On Sunday, he returned to the type of start Giants' prospect fans were used to seeing in April with San Jose. He pitched six innings, allowing two runs on six hits and zero walks.
In five starts with the Giants, Suarez posted a stellar 34/5 strikeout-to-walk ratio to go along with a 2.43 ERA. He gave up an average of 7.6 hits per nine innings, but since joining Richmond, that average has risen to 9.9 while his strikeout totals have nearly been cut in half.
The Richmond bullpen pitched three scoreless innings to secure the win, with Ray Black striking out two in a perfect eighth. Tyler Rogers built his remarkable streak to 25.2 innings without allowing an earned run to begin the 2016 season. Rogers is one of just three pitchers in all of the minor leagues to have pitched more than 20 innings and still hold a 0.00 ERA. Colton Turner has gone 23.2 innings between two lower level Toronto affiliates without allowing a run, earned or unearned, while Joe Jimenez, with Detroit, has a 20.1 inning streak under his belt.
Olivo powered the offense for the River Cats in a 6-2 loss, hitting two solo home runs to account for all runs. They were his fourth and fifth home runs of the season, as the 37-year-old is really having an encouraging season in Triple-A. He's slashing .310/.328/.519 in 129 sporadic at-bats with Andrew Susac now getting the bulk of the starts behind the dish.
— Christian Arroyo reached the 15 doubles mark with another two-bagger on Sunday. He recorded seven in the first 34 games, but has eight is his last 17 games. Over that same stretch, Arroyo has 26 hits and is batting .366. His season average is now back up to .289 after a 15-game stretch from April 15 to May 3 where he slumped thanks to a .196 average.
- Sacramento: Ty Blach (4.00 ERA, 1.302 WHIP)
- San Jose: Jordan Johnson (4.07 ERA, 1.190 WHIP)
- Augusta: Phil Bickford (2.62 ERA, 1.083 WHIP)
- Christian Arroyo: 2-for-4, R, 2B, BB, SO
- Tyler Beede: DNP
- Phil Bickford: DNP
- Lucius Fox: DNP
- Chris Shaw: 1-for-4, R, SO
- Sam Coonrod: 6 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Mac Williamson: DNP
- Aramis Garcia: DNP
- Andrew Suarez: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Adalberto Mejia: DNP
- Clayton Blackburn: DNP
- Jalen Miller: DNP
- Ray Black: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Chase Johnson: DNP
- Jordan Johnson: DNP
- Steven Okert: DNP
- Kyle Crick: DNP
- Jarrett Parker: DNP
- Hunter Cole: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- Austin Slater: 0-for-3, BB, SO
- Joan Gregorio: DNP
- Michael Santos: DNP
- Ty Blach: DNP
- Rodolfo Martinez: DNP
- Mac Marshall: DNP
- Ronnie Jebavy: 1-for-4, 2B, BB, SO
- Chris Stratton: DNP
- Ian Gardeck: DNP
- Jake Smith: DNP
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Seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer who will perform hands-on design, development, test, and maintenance of firmware, BSP and device drivers for electronic and microelectronic systems, including FPGA-based and microprocessor-based computers.
Responsibilities: The Sr. Firmware Engineer must be able to write software and firmware code to support the airborne data loader and computer systems. Provide supporting documentation in terms of data analysis, reports, test procedures, and calibration. Perform integration and checkout, trouble-shooting, analysis, and reporting in accordance with project team objectives, requirements and schedules. Experience with OrCAD and Cadence toolkit is required.
This is a "hands-on" engineering position. Candidates with experiences in electronic communication systems are encouraged to apply.
- Test and validate new products and designs in the lab
- Participate in internal research and development of new technologies
- Characterization of hardware under varying conditions, such as varying environmental conditions
- Generate test procedures and schematic diagram, and assist in design reviews under the guidance of senior engineers
- Track and perform to fast-paced program schedules to ensure timely execution and delivery
- Provide support to the Engineering Organization as directed
- Resolve technical problems during test and integration phases
- Generate and review technical product documentation, including written documentation instructing customers in the use of delivered products
- Establish design criteria for the product, and determine material requirements, product operational capabilities and limitations
- Writing and supporting proposals involving the design and development of electronic systems
- Presentation to customer in various design review and peer review meetings
BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Physics, Avionic Engineering, System Engineering, or a related field is required.
- Hardware engineer with hands-on development of the electronic and microelectronic systems.
- Circuit design, simulation, and layout/ Component and development board selection
- Testing, validation, and troubleshooting/ Flash memory error correction coding
- Experience ECAD tools for schematics and PCB layout (OrCAD and Cadence toolkit is a must)
- Hand-on electronic assembly and integration to meet performance, environmental and human factors requirements; additional electronic software/hardware integration is a plus
- Use of test equipment such as power supplies, signal generators, mixed signal oscilloscope, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and control software.
- Experience with anechoic test chambers a plus
- Excel lent communication skills – verbal and written – and experience in technical writing to produce documentation
- Experience with programming in C, C++, MATLAB/Simulink, and LabView a plus.
- FPGA tools (e.g., Xilinx ISE, Altium Quartus) a plus
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2020 Buick Regal Redesign, Release Date, And Price – One of the brand's very best-recognized nameplates is anticipated into the future completely remodeled after that calendar year, as 2020 Buick Regal. This product time's way back from earlier 70's. It had been continuously made until 2005, whenever it discontinued. Soon after several-calendar year braking system, this the middle of-sizing sedan profits, in 2010. Nonetheless, it comes down inside a tad unique way. Now, this version is determined by Opel Insignia, which got a couple of years previously. Therefore new Regal is entirely correct not merely for U.S. Nevertheless for other markets too. Notwithstanding, there are some predictions that new design could seem formerly this year. The remodeled model should arrive adhering to 12 months as 2020 Buick Regal.
The 2020 Buick Regal will come entirely remodeled. With this distinct revamp, we will locate plenty of changes and novelties, which is awaited that new version should go substantially better, in comparison with authentic. For now, we know that it will not be so really about Insignia. It includes a lot more particular characteristics. The 2020 Buick Regal may come based on GM's new platform named E2XX, which is commonly used for first time Chevrolet Malibu and some other types from GM's collection.
The Latest rig is anticipated to acquire positive aspects. As an example, it will probably be described as enormous usage of soft materials that must offer bodyweight damage involving 300 and 500 lbs. Also, it can come with an extended wheelbase, implying that 2020 Regal will include calm greater measurements, which could give much more large cabin also.
After it is about styling, actual details are nevertheless unidentified, yet it is awaited that new model will add up a lot less on Insignia than exclusive. It will locate the Buick's most up-to-date design vocabulary, but also with a lot of unique particulars.
It indeed is estimated that 2020 Buick Regal will most likely be for sale in two variants of engines. The foundation version must use company's new 1.5-liter Ecotec engine, which can make of 163 horsepower. The optional engine will likely be company's well known 2. liter turbocharged inline-several, which could have optimum productivity near to 260 hp and 295 lb-ft . of torque. Each motor utilizes 8-pace auto transmission.
The 2020 Buick Regal is expected to come anyplace within the second one half of pursuing calendar year. The foundation price of around 30.000 $ $ $ $.


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The List of important Banking Awareness Quiz for upcoming Bank Po and Clerk exams was given here. Candidates those who are preparing for the exams can use this.
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1).Financial Inclusion makes people to__________.
a) Access credit matters
b) Learn financial matters
c) Access financial markets
d) All of these
Answer: d)
2).Which among the following sections of the people is not financially excluded?
a) Self employed and unorganized sector enterprises
b) Landless Laborers
c) Salaried persons
d) Marginal Farmers
Answer: c)
3).Among the following which is the best alternative banking service to branch banking to be the part of Financial Inclusion?
a) Mobile Banking
b) Setup ATMs
c) Giving Credit Cards
d) Issuing of the ATM Cards
Answer: a)
4).The Central Government has extended the cover of Rashtriya Swastya Bhima Yozana (RSBY) to Beedi Workers and ________.
a) School Childern
b) Carpenters
c) Cobblers
d) Domestic Workers
Answer: d)
5).Among the following which bank has the lowest lending levels in the ________ part of India.
a) North-Eastern
b) Western
c) Central
d) Southern
Answer: a)
6).Which of the following is an effort in the direction of the financial Inclusion?
a) Foreign Currency Accounts
b) No-Frills Accounts
c) Anywhere Banking
d) Internet Banking
Answer: b)
7).The Financial Assistance or loans of Rs. 10000 by a bank to a small borrower will be called________.
a) KYC Finance
b) Small Finance
c) Micro Finance
d) Business Finance
Answer: c)
8).The Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) is working exclusively for_________.
a) Poor Men
b) Urban Women
c) Rural Women
d) Poor Women
Answer: d)
9).Which among the following has initially launched the SHG Bank Linkage Programme?
a) NABARD
b) RRBs
c) RBI
d) SBI
Answer: a)
10).What is not an innovation likely to explain the high repayment rates of Micro Credit Programmes?
a) Public Repayments
b) Starting repayments before investments are likely to have borne fruit.
c) Strong competition between numerous Micro Credit Programmes to reduce interest rates.
d) None of these
Answer: c)
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I have been to Hudson more times then I can count on my fingers for countless reasons. Here are just a few of the things I would recommend doing in Hudson NY.
The first thing that comes to mind is walking around the city streets and ally ways. There are many cool things to see. Theres a lot of street art, stores, restaurants and anything you can think of in a small city. A lot has changed and continues to change. Theres a little bit of everything for everyone.
There are many galleries in the city on the main strip called warren st and off. The gallery that I like is Carrie Haddad's and thats on the upper end of the street before the park.Thats the galley that comes to mind when but there are many others such as 510 gallery which is another favorite and they are a co-op so a bunch of diffrent artists. They also have the best openings.
There are a few places that are near the water front that are open to the public. At the water front you can see the Catskills and the light house. 1 is the water front park, 2 is the over look, 3 is the old boat houses. All 3 spots are with in walking distance and have 3 very diffrent views of the water.
Outside the the city there are 2 museums. One is Olana which is a house with a lot of trails and the other is the Fireman's Firefighting Museum. They are with in a few mins of the city. Olana is also near the bridge which has a little parking area to look over the bridge and the Firemen's museum is near the school.
The new public library is a historical building. They do have public and private events. its a library so you can check out books, use the computers, cool off. They also have a history room.


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CGI of the proposed new terminal
Liverpool City Council has submitted a planning application for a new £50m Cruise Terminal Facility on the River Mersey.
The council wants to create a permanent facility that would allow Liverpool to welcome the world's biggest cruise ships.
Plans include the controlled removal of Princes Jetty and the construction of a new terminal set within a statement building, based on a new suspended deck structure in the river.
This year Liverpool welcomed more than 60 vessels, with 120,000 passengers and crew. The council wants to capitalise on the cruise boom by creating a passenger and baggage facility, complete with passport control, lounge, café, toilets, taxi rank and vehicle pick up point. The current terminal generates more than £7m a year to the city's economy.
The application is expected to be heard by the council's Planning Committee in January 2018. If approved, site preparation at Princes Dock, in Liverpool Waters, is expected to start in Spring 2018.
Tenders are also being assessed for the site investigation works needed at the Princes Jetty site, which has been gifted to the council by Peel, and it is expected these works will also start in January 2018. The council is also in the process of promoting a Harbour Revision Order through the Harbour Authority to construct the new terminal in the River Mersey.
Further planning applications could potentially include supplemental projects with a new 200 room hotel and 1,700+ multi-storey car park to enhance the city's capabilities in handling the next generation of turnaround cruises, which can carry up to 3,600 passengers.
Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, said: "A new cruise facility is one of the city's most important regeneration projects of this decade and is vital to growing Liverpool's tourism economy.
"We want to provide the next generation of super liners and their passengers a world class welcome with a five star experience.
"A new cruise facility will also be a huge boost to our plans to regenerate the North Liverpool docklands and create thousands of new jobs which is why we're putting together the best team of experts to ensure we build this facility to the very highest standards."
The council, which recently held a two day public consultation on the scheme, is also investing a further £32m in upgrading the A565 to support the new cruise facility and north docklands and is also gearing up to create a £20m link road to extend Leeds Street to the waterfront to support a new £30m Isle of Man Ferry terminal.
Liverpool City Council, which is currently overseeing £14bn worth of regeneration projects, is also carrying out further maritime and infrastructure investigations, environmental impact assessments and surveys and is working closely with Peel Land and Property as the gifted Princes Jetty sits within its £5.5bn Liverpool Waters scheme.
Ian Pollitt, assistant project director at Liverpool Waters, said: "We are delighted at the progress the city council is making with the new terminal proposals. We are working very closely with them and our other partners to progress the development and this planning applications is a major milestone in that process."
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Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg was unwittingly a raider of the lost art after FBI agents discovered a stolen Norman Rockwell painting in his collection, authorities said yesterday.
The artwork, called "Russian Schoolroom," was swiped from a suburban St. Louis art gallery in 1973. Spielberg bought it 16 years later from a legitimate dealer.
The FBI re-opened the theft case in 2004, but got the big break a few weeks ago when members of the famed director's staff alerted them to the painting
"The second anybody said, 'I think we have that painting,' [our] office got a hold of the FBI," Spielberg's spokesman Marvin Levy told the Los Angeles Times.
An art expert from the Huntington Library in Pasadena, Calif., authenticated the painting yesterday at Spielberg's office. Officials said the oil-on-canvas is worth up to $1 million.
FBI officials said the Hollywood mogul can, for now, hang on to the work – which depicts children in a classroom with a picture of Russian dictator Vladimir Lenin in the background – until "disposition can be determined," the bureau said.
The painting had already been sold – for $25,000 – the night it was taken 34 years ago from the Clayton, Mo., gallery, but the owner agreed to let it stay on display.
"That was all they took. That's what they wanted, that painting," recalled Mary Ellen Shortland, who worked at the long-closed Clayton Art Gallery.
Following the heist, it wasn't seen again until 1988, when it was auctioned off in New Orleans for $70,400. A year later, it was resold at a New York auction. Spielberg later bought it from a dealer.


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April 16, 2019
Ukrainian-Dutch poultry farm to build new processing facility
PrJSC Volodymyr-Volynsky Poultry Farm (Volyn region) will invest 38 million euros (~US$43 million) in the construction of a new poultry processing facility, which will allow doubling production, director general of the company Alina Sych told Interfax-Ukraine.
According to her, the capacity of the new workshop will be 13,500 broilers per hour. Construction is to be completed in a year or two. The Epikur brand of products, where poultry is "grown without antibiotics and growth stimulation", would be produced at the facility.
"The monthly increase in the sales of Epikur poultry is about 43%. We grow 4.6 million birds. As the demand for our products is growing, we start building new facilities to raise production. Within the total production by the factory, the share of Epikur is more than 30%, the rest is grown according to the standard technology," Sych adds.
PrJSC Volodymyr-Volynsky Poultry Farm is part of the Openmind group of companies. The company's infrastructure includes 100 poultry farms, a processing workshop, and a feed mill with a capacity of 10,000 tonnes per month.


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Simple Steps On Mixing Concrete For Beginners.
Safety comes first before you can start mixing the newton swimming pool concrete. The first factor which is very important is understanding that concrete is acidic in nature. If not washed off immediately and completely, the cement can also lead to chemical burns on exposed skin as well as through clothing. Another safety precaution to take is wearing safety goggles during the process of mixing finishing as well as placing the concrete. Another safety precaution is wearing a respiratory mask to avoid breathing harmful dust in your lungs. Paper dust mask is commonly used, however, a respirator complete with cartridge is preferable.
Secondly, beginners must learn about concrete mixing ratios. Beginners have to completely understand how to achieve the right mixing ratios. Failure to observe proper mixing ratios, the strength of concrete steps newton will be compromised not to mention having undesirable and unpredictable results. Beginners can make many mistakes, but one of them is adding too much water to the concrete mix.
Over watering is easy to do because very little water is needed for the concrete mix to switch from dry to very wet. Only a small amount of water is required to achieve a chemical reaction that makes the concrete mix to become hard. Mixing it with a damp consistent sand is enough to set the concrete. The more you add water to the mix, the more the strength in the final product drops. This may lead to you newton driveways having cracks.
The process of mixing is just as important. You will get a strong concrete if you are very thorough with your mixing. To get a strong final product, you will have to be thorough when mixing. Under-mixing results in pockets. This happens when the aggregates and cements have not been properly mixed. This can lead to weak points forming final product as well as in the newton driveways. You can end up with a section that has not set up and is wet.
During the process of mixing, be observant of heat and direct sunlight. Direct sunlight will speed the setting up and make the concrete ten time harder. Many beginners often leave the concrete in the sun for a long time causing it to turn even before you can place and finish it.
Many beginners make the mistake of adding water on the concrete when it is about to set up. This mostly happens when the beginner realizes more water is required or they just have difficulties in finishing. Water is added to concrete only once. Second addition of water can tamper with the concrete integrity and might even prevent it from setting up.
The concrete mix often take one month to cure to its maximum strength. During this time is important to always keep the concrete wet. Ensure the concrete is constantly wet during this process. The concrete must always be kept wet during curing.


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