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My wooden back scratcher — one of earliest inventions of mankind, for sure, and still one of the best — still has its label attached. I just noticed that. A product of Daiso Japan, it was acquired in Japan early this year and brought to me as o-miyagi.
The label is in Japanese and English. The English WARNING says:
Please understand that there is a risk of having mold and bugs since this is made of natural material.
Please do not use this for any other purpose than what it should be.
Please follow the garbage segregation rules imposed by local municipality.
Here's a picture from Lou Mitchell's last month. "A Millennial Couple at Breakfast."
The flag between them is a Cubs W flag. They were all over when the Cubs were in the World Series, and you still see them sometimes. Ann asked me what it stood for. I said, Win. She said, couldn't that be for any team anywhere? I assured her that that kind of reasoning has no place in sports fandom.
Here's an article about Carvana. That's a company that develops automobile vending machines. Or rather, mechanical towers that dispense cars previously acquired online. I'd never heard of it before. They're in Dallas, San Antonio and Austin, among other places, so maybe I ought to take a look at one.
A few weeks ago, there was a thing going around Facebook: List 10 musical acts, nine of which you've seen, one you haven't. Others are invited to guess which is the one you haven't seen. Pointless but harmless. I refuse to do it on Facebook, but I will here. Alphabetically.
The Bobs
Chubby Checker
Irwin Hepplewhite & the Terrifying Papoose Jockeys
Gustav Leonhardt
Bob Marley
Natalie Merchant
Bill Monroe
Taj Mahal
They Might Be Giants
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A few weeks ago I posted my review of DocStoc, a user generated community where you can find and share professional documents. My biggest complaint was that it was full of amateurish information and copywritten materials. DocStoc was sponsoring a contest for who could post the most documents. There was a flood of documents. One winner published more than 20,000 documents. But the focus was on quantity, not quality.
DocStoc changed their course and are now having a contest for the best quality document uploaded each day. That sounds like a much better goal.
I created a DocStoc account and uploaded some documents. Here is my account profile.
But what's in it for me? Why should I contribute documents and maintain my documents?
I keep looking for functionality that would make it easier to categorize and maintain my documents and other documents that interest me. DocStoc would be more useful if it offered features and information that I could not easily find elsewhere. I was hoping that DocStoc offered at least some basic document management features. If I worked in a small firm, I might want to use DocStoc to host my form documents. And maybe I would want to combine my forms from others that I found useful. DocStoc could have a been a better place to host this over my hard drive or a shared file server.
DocStoc does not offer much in the way of document management features. I can't edit the document once its in there. I can't even delete any of my documents.
With any knowledge management project, enterprise 2.0 project or web 2.0 site, I believe you need to focus on giving the person a useful tool, rather than having the focus on the collective good that comes from using the tool. People should use the tool because it is useful for them individually. Not because they can win an iPod if they use it the most. You need to be able to answer the questions: "What's In It For Me?"
With DocStoc, it could be a wonderful tool if people contributed and maintained their best documents on the site. There is a lot of collective good. But for me as an individual user, the tool does not provide me personally with much benefit. There is not much in it for me.

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The Best Practices For Lead Response Management
The following information is based on research conducted by James Oldroyd and David Elkington, who is the CEO at InsideSales.com. Three years of data was analyzed of many different types of companies responding to leads generated by the web. Over 15,000 leads and 100,000 phone call attempts were part of this analysis to discover the best practices for lead response management.
One major question was focused on: How should companies respond to their leads for the best response? With the first phone call between the interested lead and the agent, the mission is of course to maximize the results and minimize the effort for the agent. The following study results are all based off of first phone call attempts.
Where to Start
1. The first thing to consider would be the best days to make contact. The best days to make contact and qualify leads tend to be Wednesdays and Thursdays, with a 49 per cent difference at 2,260 and 2,340 more leads from these first phone calls.
2. The best times to make contact would be the second thing to pay attention to. Between 4 o'clock and 5 o'clock in the evening tends to be the best time to qualify leads. 8 o'clock in the morning is the second best time to make phone call attempts. Calling late in the afternoon tends to have a 164 per cent difference.
3. Response time is also critical in this process. You should always go by the motto of get 'em while they're hot! To clarify, the response time is the amount of time it takes for a sales rep to contact an interested lead after they submit a web form.
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With response time, the quicker the better. Lead qualification tends to drop as much as ten times after the first five minutes! The best time to respond is within those critical first five minutes, with a whopping 900 per cent increase in contact rates.
4. Persistence is also of vital importance! Did you know that over 30 per cent of potential leads are never even contacted at all? Reps can experience 70 per cent more contact just by trying a little harder with a few more call attempts.
You should always make a minimum of six call attempts. With the sixth call, you are getting a 90 per cent increase in the chance of contact. Most sales reps simply give up too soon on their leads, after just the second or third call. Keep trying and it will pay off!
5. Lastly, you should of course always audit your lead responses. Fictitious leads can be a problem. InsideSales.com can help with this with their ReponseAudit(™) feature. This service fills out web forms with fictitious leads in order to test quality and response time.
Remember that most companies actually throw away business because they are not responding properly to their leads. Do not be one of those companies!


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New Rideshare Option for Women, By Women, to Launch in Long Beach Saturday
A new rideshare app is ready to enter the $68 billion ride-hail market by creating rideshare experiences specifically for women, by women.
See Jane Go, the new "women-driving-women ride-hail app" will host its third onboarding event in Long Beach (its first in Los Angeles County) at Gaslamp Music + Bar + Kitchen on Saturday, December 3 from 9:00AM to 11:00AM, where over 200 pre-registered See Jane Go drivers are expected to attend, along with Long Beach City Councilmembers Stacy Mungo and Suzie Price.
The company was founded by William Jordan and his daughter Savannah as a safer alternative to ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft.
"She and I were both uncomfortable with the thought of her getting into a car with a man she didn't know and we wondered if there was a way to provide similar services exclusively for women," Jordan told the Post.
While the majority of ride shares occur without incident, See Jane Go's CEO Kimberly Toonen told Forbes that among the incidents that do happen in rideshare vehicles, 97 percent of assaults are by men.
Toonen also told Forbes, in light of See Jane Go's Orange County debut in September, that women make up 25 percent of drivers for traditional rideshares.
"Some have told me they feel anywhere from mildly harassed to downright threatened by some of their male passengers," Toonen told the magazine. "One in a resort area told me that she stops driving after about 10:00PM, when passengers are likely to have been drinking."
The new platform is planning to expand across the country, and eventually worldwide, "creating a movement to provide an alternative vehicle for women to earn an income on their terms," according to officials.
See Jane Go also offers rides to men, as long as they're accompanied by a woman.
The Driver Onboarding Event in Long Beach is See Jane Go's first soft launch in the Los Angeles market, said Jordan, who said they've already had requests from prospective drivers and future passengers to come to the seaside city.
"Long Beach is a thriving city with restaurants, clubs and universities," said Jordan. "We look forward to providing a new and trusted riding alternative and for creating new jobs for women in Long Beach who want to work as independent contractors, set their own hours and be part of a movement of women helping women."
For more information, or to register as a driver or a passenger, visit the website here.
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Kenyan Premier League side Gor Mahia (KPL) have released striker George Midenyo and midfielder Kevin 'Master' Ochieng ahead of the new season.
Club secretary general George Bwana said the duo have seen out their contracts and as a club they deemed it fit to release them.
"As a club, we have released them upon the expiry of their contract." Both Ochieng and Midenyo had a tough time in the just ended season with lack of regular team football proving scarce.
Midenyo was mainly used as fringe player making cameo appearances after joining the outfit from Tusker FC while Ochieng did not feature in any competitive match under Zdravko Logarusic. Ochieng joined the club last season under former coach Zedekiah 'Zico' Otieno from relegated side Rangers FC.
Others who were expected to get their release letters late on Friday include midfielders Nicholas Auma and Oscar Mbugua, striker Itubu Imbem and goalkeeper Wycliffe Kasaya. Kasaya who joined early this season is expected to return to his former club Bandari FC.
At the same time, the club is closing on the highly rated Tusker FC midfielder Peter Opiyo to bolster its squad ahead of the new season.
In a separate interview deputy secretary general Ronald Ngala revealed to Goal.com that the brewers' play maker alongside KCB's Paul Mungai Kiongera, and Thika United's Francis Kahata are among the players that top their transfer wish list.
"There are players that the coach (Logarusic) left their names behind that he wanted us to bring on board. Peter Opiyo, Mungai Kiongera and Kahata (Francis) are among them. We will try our best to land them before December 16."


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I agree..make her clean up herself & not give her the attention when she wets herself etc. If you notice she's wet..say..go clean yourself. Then send her on her way. She's getting "mommy time" from you so she's continuing this behavior. She wants attention, anyway she can get it-this is negative attention..but she doesn't mind.
I try setting aside some special time for her and you alone. She feels left out due to the baby but this is not acceptable behavior for an 8 year old to get attention.
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Classes are scheduled and teachers are hired and assigned on the basis of selections students make in the spring. Therefore, class changes will not be possible except as follows:
1. A class must be added or changed to meet graduation requirements.
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3. Honors, Pre-AP, and AP classes will only be changed at semester as space allows. Please choose wisely.


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One of the most common questions questions I get is this: what's ASHFALL #4 about? Instead of typing a separate answer yet again, I'm going to share everything I'm currently willing to discuss here.
First, yes, there will be a fourth full-length ASHFALL book. So it will no longer be a trilogy. Or a three-and-a-half-ology. Now I think it will be a tetra-logy? Or a four-and-a-half-ology? Anyway, the series order will be: ASHFALL, (DARLA'S STORY is a novelette that can be read before or after ASHFALL), ASHEN WINTER, SUNRISE, and ASHFALL #4. No, I don't have a title for the fourth book yet. If you've got a great idea and don't care if I use it (you won't get paid anything), then email me!
I have until December 31st, 2017 to deliver the manuscript for ASHFALL #4. I hope to get it done a lot sooner. But I'll take as long as I need to to write a great book. I know it's hard to be patient, so thank you.
I outline my books before I write them, but while I'm writing I often change the outline. Or scrap chunks of it completely. So the information I'm about to share may change. With that said, here's what ASHFALL #4 is about: It starts two years after SUNRISE ends. Alex and Darla are the proud parents of an 8-month-old girl named Gloria, after Darla's mother. Speranta is incredibly prosperous. In terms of technology, standard of living, and food storage, they're years ahead of all their much larger neighbors. One of those neighbors wants Speranta's riches for itself. And they'll stop at nothing to get them.
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Brian Brown, President of leading gay hating group National Organization for Marriage, has, not surprisingly, done what he so often does and tweeted a blatant lie. According to Ms. Brown (and yes, I used the right title, we all know about people who claim to be straight but obsess over all things gay), a "Christian Vendor" in Maryland was forced to close down because of gay marriage.
Let's just clarify Ms. Brown's little white lie. First off, his tweet is false on its face. The business didn't "close." According to Matt Grubbs, owner of Discover Annapolis Tours, he has shut down the "wedding part" of his business on the advice of his attorney…not the whole business.
It Begins: #Christian wedding vendor in #Maryland forced to shut down over same-sex marriage. myop.us/SQDbdQ
— Brian S. Brown (@briansbrown) December 6, 2012
So why did his attorney recommend this. Well, it's because Grubbs, who claims to be a "Christian," didn't want to abide by the public accommodation laws of Maryland, and treat everyone equally. He'd do weddings for straight people, but didn't want to do them for gay people. So, to Grubbs and Ms. Brown, this is an infringement of his religious freedom rights. You know, just like some of those good Christian people ought to be able to open restaurants and not serve blacks because they have a religious objection to black people being free. Continue reading »


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So I was browsing about the interwebs today when I stumbled across the lovely book blog, The Novel Life. On it, Stacy had a post about her own literary bucket list, (the idea for which she attributed to two other bloggers which, ashamedly, I have yet to check out, but surely will soon!) of 50 must-do book related items that she wants to accomplish.
I was, of course, completely inspired to make my own (albeit much smaller) list of literary things I want to accomplish before kicking the proverbial bucket. So, without further ado, here is my little bucket list, literary edition!
Start a book blogCHECK!
- Start a YouTube channel to go with said book blog
- Figure out how to get fellow readers to read my book blog and watch my soon to be YouTube channel
Have/participate in a book club IRL (I'm in the works on this one!)CHECK!
- Stay at The Library Hotel (8th floor, mysteries, please!) BTW, I entered a sweepstakes on their site just now, so who knows!
- Work in a little independent bookstore, and then with the experience from that…
- Have my own little bookshop that I live above (Cozy!!!)
- Meet Jasper Fforde (My favorite author!)
- Have him sign all my Thursday Next books
- Attend a lecture by Alan Bradley
- Get all the Flavia de Luce books
- Have Alan Bradley sign all them
- Start a Little Free Library (so wonderful!)
- Until then, pare down my collection to books I truly love and donate the rest to the one near my house
- Have a lovely two story library in my house a la My Fair Lady (Sorry! I can't figure out how to get the accent mark over the a in a la!)
- Complete my "Oh the Places I'd Go!" personal book challenge (read books from/about the ten places I'd most love to visit, blog post coming soon!)
- Participate in a book challenge from another site/blog
- Finish writing reviews for the books currently on my favorites shelves so I can justify all the books I've been ordering
- Visit the Laura Ingalls Wilder homes in Pepin, Wisconsin and Mansfield, Missouri, possibly in period costumes — yes, I'm really that much of a nerd (childhood literary dream #1)
- Visit Prince Edward Island, Canada so I can do an entire Anne of Green Gables inspired vacation (childhood literary dream #2)
- Find a magical wardrobe leading to Narnia (This is actually childhood literary dream #1, but I have to be realistic.)
- Lounge in a hammock sipping lemonade and reading books all day long (So very close to making this happen! Lemonade in the fridge: check; lovely backyard with plenty of trees: check! Now all I need is a hammock. Christmas is just around the corner…
- Read a book (a real-live grown-up book!) in another language
- Attend the National Book Festival
- Get someone else hooked on reading
So there you have it! My top 25 bookish things to do wish list. Thank you so very much to Stacy for the inspiration, and to the wonderful bloggers who inspired her post! I really had a lot of fun making my own little list.
So how about you — what's on your list? I'd love to hear what you have to say!
Until then, happy reading!
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Celebrate or just warn others that you are a Menopausal Goddess when you wear this soft, cotton T-shirt.
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Hi! Welcome to the very first post of my blog. I am seriously so psyched you found me. Comment below or shoot me an email because I would love to hear from you. Where are you from? What are your favorite foods? What do you like to do for fun? I definitely want to get to know YOU.
I am still extremely new to this, so bear with me as I try to learn the ins and outs of this blogging thing. I am both overwhelmed and totally excited at the same time. (HELLO DSLR camera with 9,000 buttons.) My goal is to show that healthy living does NOT include restriction, deprivation, or obsessive exercise. I'll share more about what this means to me as time goes on. Stay tuned!
Okay, so to kick things off, I decided to share a recipe of one of my all time favorite desserts: the fruit crisp.
Typically, I do not consider "fruity" desserts to be my thing, but there is something about the texture of fruit crisps that I adore. The combination of warm fruit, crispy oat topping, and cold vanilla bean ice cream just totally works.
The fruit does all the magic here, so you don't need to add a lot of extra sugar to this recipe. Meaning I would totally eat this for breakfast.
For this crisp I used strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries, but feel free to use whatever fruit you have on hand. I'm thinking peach or apple would be amazing next time.
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- 4 cups berries I used sliced strawberries, raspberries, blueberries
- 1 tbsp brown sugar or coconut sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp arrowroot starch or cornstarch
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup oat flour*
- 1/3 cup brown sugar or coconut sugar
- 1/4 cup slivered almonds
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 5 tbsp coconut oil melted
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For the topping
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease and 8X8 inch pan or 9 inch pie pan.
- In a medium bowl mix together fruit, brown sugar, lemon juice, arrowroot starch, and vanilla extract. Set aside.
- In another bowl whisk together oats, oat flour, brown sugar, slivered almonds, cinnamon, and salt. Add in the melted coconut oil and stir until combined.
- Spread the fruit mixture into the bottom of prepared baking pan and sprinkle the topping over the fruit mixture.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the fruit is bubbling and the topping is browned.
- Serve immediately and top with ice cream or whip cream if desired. Crisps are best right out of the oven but will keep for a few days in the fridge.
* I make my own oat flour by grinding rolled oats in a coffee grinder.
What is one of your favorite desserts?


text: I went up to HH to have a new exhaust fitted today. This is a brief report on how thing went. I had ordered the parts via Gareth a few days ago, to ensure they were there for today. HH is 1-1.5 hours away and I didn't want a wasted journey. Everything was there, ready and waiting. Reception was quite busy when we arrived. Tony, James and the ladies dealt with queue quickly and politely. Whilst the exhaust was being changed, we looked at the new and used cars. Steve, who was busy with other customers too, spent a great deal of time with us, even though there was no guarantee of a sale. The car was returned, job done, absolutely perfect. Went into Parts Dept to buy some MTF. Served by Lee, who was very helpful with some other queries too. All in all, a very pleasant afternoon, from a first class dealership plus club discount ! Many thanks to Tony, James, Steve, Lee, the reception ladies and the mechanic(s) who changed my exhaust.


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I understand why well-intended liberals are concerned about the abundance of firearms in America. I agree that the loss of innocent children in Sandy Hook is tragic. I respectfully disagree with gun "ban" supporters who think these disasters can be prevented. Maybe these random acts of violence are "hard-wired" and part of a deeper and unfixable human condition.
I believe that the 2011 massacre of children in the Netherlands (Google: Dutch mall shooting), Āthe 2012 Norway slaugher of 77 humans (Google: Killer Breivik), the victims of the 2010 Chinese ax mass-murderer (Google: Xiong Zhenlin), the 35 innocents murdered by a computer programmer in Australia in 1996 (Google: Port Arthur massacre), the 1994 gun/bomb killings inside a secured German courthouse (Google: Mikolajczyk), the 2007 spree-killing hacker, as in "machete"ģnot "computers, Āin the Phillipines (Google: Danny Guade) or the hundreds of other examples (Google: List of Rampage Killers) are no less tragic than what happened at Sandy Hook School. ĀEvery child lost in ANY disaster is a deep personal tragedy to someone.
Perhaps the REAL "problem" is that we crawled out of the caves with a genetic predisposition for violence as a survival trait. ĀVisualize the scenario between a "progressive" Neanderthal who tries to "negotiate" instead of DEFENDING his food, mate or territory? The lack of sympathy by less-enlightened neighbors probably resulted in a primal grunt followed by a whack on the head. This may explain why the appeasing "Neville Chamberlain Neanderthals" dropped off the evolutionary grid. ĀMaybe we are simply mean little animals, from the chromosomes up.
Throughout history, including "all-of-the-above" horrific events...the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gunģor a bigger club.
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If You like to stay on a very quiet spot in the middle of nowhere then Iketla is the place to be. 550 hectare of pure Drakensberg mountain nature is surrounding the lodge. Very spacy rooms, all the comfort you want, even an all fresco shower . good breakfast and tastefull South-African dinner; nice choise of wines on the card.
From the lodge there are 4 or 5 walkingtrails , starting from a 1 hour trail to a trail of several hours. Starting from the lodge i did the panoramatour whith the3 rondavels, the potholes,the waterfalls , blyde river canyon etc.nice place to stay for a couple of days !
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Report Date : DEC 1964
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Abstract : In active RLC networks in which dependent sources are controlled by passive elements, the existence of a tree which contains all voltage sources as branches and all current sources as chords is only a necessary condition for a unique solution. Unlike the passive case, the order of state vector depends not only on the topology of the network but also on the controlling coefficients of the dependent sources in the network. Furthermore, in passive case if state variables are the currents of inductors and voltages of capacitors, at most the first derivative of the input vector u may appear in the state model but in active case the nth derivative may appear, where n is the number of reactive elements in the network.
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Busy earnings days are ahead, but it starts rather on a quiet note on Monday. Key bankers, technology companies and conglomerates would be reporting on the next weeks. Earlier signs from the U.S. Futures index points to a positive opening for Wall Street. Asian shares closed broadly higher, while European shares are trading mixed.
As of 6.30 am ET, the Dow futures were adding 20 points, the S&P 500 futures were progressing 2.00 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were up 10 points.
U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday. The Dow rose 84.65 points or 0.4 percent to 21,637.74, the Nasdaq advanced 38.03 points or 0.6 percent to 6,312.47 and the S&P 500 climbed 11.44 points or 0.5 percent to 2,459.27.
On the economic front, the Fed's Empire State manufacturing survey, for July will be issued at 8.30 am ET. The economists are looking for consensus of 15.00, compared to 19.8 in June.
In the corporate sector, Quidel Corp. (QDEL) said it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire the Triage MeterPro cardiovascular and toxicology assets and the B-type Naturietic Peptide assay business run on Beckman Coulter analyzers from Alere Inc. The total consideration of $400 million plus $40 million in contingent consideration.
Asian stocks closed mostly higher on Monday. Chinese shares tumbled. The benchmark Shanghai Composite index fell 45.95 points or 1.43 percent to 3,176.46 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index finished up 81.35 points or 0.31 percent at 26,470.58.
China's GDP grew 6.9 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2017 and on a quarterly basis, GDP growth stood at 1.7 percent – in line with expectations and up from 1.3 percent in the previous three months.
Australian shares ended a choppy session slightly lower. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index slid 9.60 points or 0.17 percent to 5,755.50 while the broader All Ordinaries index finished down 7.90 points or 0.14 percent at 5,800.80.
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PLT Promotes Public-Private Partnerships
Welcome reception for new County Supervisor generates support
By Jeff Darlington
Placer Land Trust was pleased to host a reception on February 3rd to welcome newly sworn-in Placer County Supervisor Jennifer Montgomery.
Montgomery now represents Placer County District 5, which encompasses the largest land area of any district, stretching from north Auburn to the Nevada state line.
PLT Board member Doug Houston, whose father ran against Montgomery in the election primary, spoke about her commitment to the people and quality of life in Placer County.
"She really gets it," said Houston. "She listens, learns, and then acts in the best interest of our county."
Montgomery spoke about the need to protect our open spaces while Placer County continues to grow. She praised PLT for our work with willing landowners and for our ability to forge effective public-private partnerships.
The reception was sponsored by the Armrod Charitable Foundation, Windermere Placer County Properties, Emigrant Trails Greenway Trust, Placer Vineyards, and several other local businesses.
Sponsorships and generous individual donations at the event raised over $5,000 for PLT's work to protect Placer County's valuable natural, agricultural and recreational lands.
PLT Working with North Fork Associates
By Jessica Pierce
Placer Land Trust is excited to be partnering with North Fork Associates, an Auburn-based environmental consulting firm formed in 1999. North Fork specializes in environmental impact analysis, CEQA/NEPA compliance, biological resources, wetland assessments, land use planning and regulatory consulting services.
Since 2003 North Fork Associates has sponsored numerous PLT events and helped underwrite many important projects. Co-founders Cathy Spence-Wells and Jeff Glazner are also longtime supporters of PLT.
"North Fork Associates and their employees model the philosophy of 'pride of workmanship'," said Jeff Darlington, Executive Director. "They have tremendous expertise, and they've matched that with generosity to support the landscape where they live and work. PLT is very grateful for their support and partnership."
In addition to continued charitable giving, North Fork is now providing PLT with considerable pro bono planning expertise. Greg Wells, Resource and Trail Specialist, is working with PLT to design and implement a loop trail on PLT's Canyon View Preserve.
North Fork is also working with PLT staff to envision the future connection of that loop trail with the Auburn State Recreation Area and the North Fork American River.
"Future generations of Placer County residents will certainly appreciate the work that PLT is doing today to preserve open space and agricultural lands," said Glazner. "PLT is a key player in the effort to preserve the county's high quality of life – an effort that benefits local businesses, residents, and the environment. We are pleased to be a part of that work."
From the Board Room
Governor's Climate Change Conference
By Patricia Callan-McKinney
In November, I was privileged to be invited to the Governors' Global Climate Summit hosted by Governor Schwarzenegger.
Representatives from many states and countries participated: U.S. state governors, Brazilian state governors, governmental agencies from U.S.A., Mexico, Canada, China, Indonesia, India and Europe. International organizations included the United Nations, World Wildlife, the Nature Conservancy and the World Bank. Also represented were several large energy companies and businesses that trade in commodities worldwide.
The point is, all of these folks acknowledged global warming and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Everyone came to the summit to collaborate, to share successes, and to ask for help in solving the enormous problems caused by global warming – now and in the future.
I was an observer, not a participant. I was overwhelmed by the scope of the problems, but I'm also very encouraged. I'm reassured because so many from all over the world are taking action. There was a sense of urgency at the Summit, but the tone was positive.
Then President-elect Obama surprised us with a short speech promising his involvement in the new Kyoto Accords and a U.S. energy policy. I am also very pleased and proud that Governor Schwarzenegger and California are leading the way, having established one of the world's most comprehensive programs to achieve real, quantifiable, cost-effective greenhouse gas emissions.
By supporting Placer Land Trust, you and I, and all members of PLT, are participating in the global effort to solve the problems caused by greenhouse gases. We are operating on a small scale in comparison to the overall effort, but our work is not small in importance. Preserving land is basic.
If we don't protect the land, trees disappear, wildlife has no place and our most precious resource – water – is threatened. PLT has preserved woodlands, forests and streamside properties in the Yuba, Bear and the American River watersheds. The trees we protect are absorbing CO2 and emitting oxygen! This is a simple process that we need to be reminded of.
Protecting our productive agricultural land is also vital to the future. As population grows, we must be able to sustain ourselves.
Thank you for helping PLT be part of the global effort to protect our land, air and water resources and to reduce greenhouse gasses.
Auburn School Park Preserve Officially
Open to Public
By Karrie Thomas
The Auburn School Park Preserve officially opened to the public on October 31st with a ceremony attended by the community and the many partners involved in its making.
The park opening comes as a result of more than ten years of visioning, fundraising and major restoration work including the daylighting of North Rich Ravine and the restoration of the historic Cooper Amphitheater.
Today, the park creates open space available to the public between Old Town and downtown Auburn and features three acres of oak woodlands containing four species of oaks, several of which are over 150 years old.
"The property provides a unique urban setting for the public to learn about the value of oak woodlands and how conservation easements can permanently protect them," said PLT Executive Director Jeff Darlington.
The City of Auburn's donation of the easement to PLT in 2004 represented one of the first examples of a private entity holding an easement on public land. Today PLT holds several other easements in public-private partnership, thanks in part to this pioneering project.
PLT Welcomes New Staff and Interns
Meet Jeff Ward, Justin Wages, Carmen Guerrero,
Kristin Haider and Kelsey Stavseth
By Fred Yeager
In today's economic climate, financial resources – actual dollars – are getting extremely hard to come by.
However, PLT has long since realized that dollars aren't the only resources we can bring to bear to preserve land. For many years now, PLT has sought and obtained labor resources – actual people – to help us with our work.
Through various innnovative partnerships, funding agreements, and through the generosity of many individuals, we're proud to say that PLT is weathering the economic storm as best we can by relying on "people power."
PLT recently added some people power to our office; please help us welcome our new additions!
After a year as a volunteer through the Americorps program, Jeff Ward was hired as our Stewardship Coordinator in November to replace Joselin Matkins who moved back to Idaho.
Americorps is a national program matching interns with employers to support public service programs across the country. Starting in 2006, PLT has participated in the Sierra Nevada Americorps Partnership (SNAP), which provides PLT with an Americorps intern to help with our stewardship program.
"With Jeff's past experience at PLT during his internship, we feel really lucky to hire him on to lead our stewardswhip program," said PLT Executive Director Jeff Darlington.
Also stepping up is former Sierra College intern Justin Wages, who joins PLT as our Land Management Technician. Justin provides critical hands-on management of PLT's vernal pool grassland preserves, as well as assisting with other stewardship duties.
"PLT's recent acquisitions and the growth of PLT's stewardship program provide a great opportunity for both Justin and myself," said Jeff Ward. "I'm excited to be part of the projects that we've begun implementing over the past year, and to be a part of new projects as they come along."
Carmen Guerrero recently joined PLT as our new Office Assistant, through the Placer County Office of Economic Development's Work Experience (WEX) program.
A lifelong Placer County resident, Carmen grew up in Colfax and currently resides in Foresthill. Carmen comes to PLT with over 10 years of office management experience.
Through a partnership with the California Dept. of Social Services' Cal-WORKS Program, the Placer County Office of Economic Development offers the WEX program for qualified non-profit and public agencies.
The WEX program places eligible individuals in non-paid employment to gain current work experience and skills, while providing employers with needed labor.
"The best part of this job is that I can work close to home, and I get to work for an organization that will help keep Placer County looking the way it did when I was growing up," said Carmen.
"Carmen's ideas to help improve PLT's efficiency have already been a tremendous help," added Jessica Pierce, PLT's Operations Manager.
This year, PLT is also benefitting from the SNAP program once more, as new AmeriCorps interns Kristin Haider and Kelsey Stavseth joined PLT earlier this month.
Kristin is a recent graduate from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in Biology and Environmental Science, and she comes to PLT with field experience through her coursework and an internship with the Student Conservation Association in Connecticut.
"I feel extremely fortunate to be able to begin work in a field I'm very passionate about, so soon after graduation," said Kristin.
Kelsey Stavseth joins PLT after graduating from St. Michael's College in Vermont. He has experience with outreach and education through his work with the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps and the Outdoor School of Austin, Texas.
"I'm excited that I was given the opportunity to work for PLT and hope to learn as much as I can from those who share my passion for the environment," said Kelsey.
"The SNAP program has been a huge asset for PLT over the past two years, and with the addition of the WEX program, we're already seeing huge improvements in our capacity and efficiency," said Jessica.
PLT would like to thank staff at the Sierra Nevada Alliance and Placer County for their help in bringing these wonderful people to PLT to help us provide public benefit through land conservation.
PLT would also like to thank and acknowledge intern Nathan Cullen for his work supporting our stewardship program. For the past year, Nathan has developed and improved PLT's mapping technology and capacity while getting his third Associates degree at Sierra College. Nathan's work has enabled PLT to better analyze and communicate the diverse resource value of Placer County's lands. Nathan is currently studying at Sacramento State University while helping to train Kristin and the PLT staff in GIS and GPS operations.
At the Computer…
Strategic Land Conservation Planning
As part of the ongoing implementation of our Strategic Plan, PLT is currently working on updating our "strategic land conservation plan." The conservation plan will help PLT assess, prioritize and protect the most important lands in Placer County.
Community input into this process is essential, and PLT will be gathering input in a variety of ways, including online surveys. If we have your correct email address, please be on the lookout for an online survey from PLT – it should take just a few minutes to fill out, and it will help us immensely!
New Website Pending
Please excuse the online dust as PLT is in the middle of redesigning our website and Internet presence. PLT members will be the first to experience our new interactive website, and we will be asking for your feedback.
Land Lines Delivery
In an effort to cut costs, PLT will be delivering Land Lines via email to as many of our members as possible this year. You can help us stretch our dollars by sending us your email address (to email@example.com). Hard copies of Land Lines will still be available, but we hope you'll help us save a few trees.
Seasonal Snapshot:
PLT Advisor Loren Clark captured the image below of winter snow at the Cisco Grove Gould Park. PLT purchased the property in 2004 and then donated it to Placer County, who completed the park construction in 2006. To visit, take the Cisco Grove exit off I-80, and the park is on the north side of the freeway along the South Fork Yuba River.
Restored Vision of Stagecoach Preserve
Near Completion
By Jeff Ward
Placer Land Trust plans to complete restoration and trail design on the Stagecoach Preserve in 2009. We will undertake the work in four phases as we raise the needed funds.
Phase I will bring the late Susan Cooley-Gilliom's vision for Canyon Creek to life. Susan wanted people to enjoy the creek and the general aesthetic showcase of native plants collected in the riparian corridor and to utilize this area as an educational tool for the community.
Completion of Phase I involves vegetation monitoring to ensure that existing plantings are healthy, and the instalation of educational signs, benches, a bridge and boulders so pedestrians can comfortably learn and reflect in the Canyon Creek area.
"PLT's restoration of Canyon Creek, with the recent expansion upstream to Russell Road, is returning one of the only perennial streams in the Auburn area to its historic condition," said PLT Past President Bob Gilliom. "The restoration project will eventually include a trail to enhance public access, and will improve riparian habitat water quality in the American River watershed."
Phase II is a two-year effort to weed and mow the upland slope of Stagecoach Preserve to manage yellow starthistle in the spring, and plant native grasses. Establishing native grasses will provide competition for the yellow starthistle and other invasive plants, and will promote a more diverse natural habitat. Native grasslands are also better adapted to tolerate fire because they burn cooler and fire spreads more slowly than in many invasive weeds and non-native grasses.
During 2009, PLT plans to complete Phase I and the first half of Phase II.
In Phase III, PLT plans to design and build a trail extending from Foresthill Ave northeast to Russell Road through the new addition to Stagecoach Preserve, acquired from the Wilson family in 2007. PLT will establish a trail management plan and monitoring program to ensure that the trail remains in good condition for public use.
During phase IV, PLT will remove Himalayan blackberry from the riparian corridor on the Wilson addition. PLT will hire contractors to mechanically remove blackberry while PLT staff and volunteers will monitor and manage blackberry regrowth. PLT will install native riparian plants in the areas currently infested with blackberry.
The overall goal of the project is to provide a more diverse natural habitat and open up areas of the creek for the community to enjoy.
Community volunteers interested in participating in this project should contact Jessica Pierce at PLT at 530-887-9222.
State Financial Crisis Stops PLT Project
As everyone knows, the bursting of the real estate bubble, the mortgage crisis, market instability, unemployment and a national recession have hit Californians hard, resulting in a huge financial crisis.
One result of this is that, with less than a day's warning, the State froze all payments from voter-approved bond funds in December. The bond freeze hit the nonprofit sector hard, shutting down public benefit projects, closing doors, and resulting in layoffs. The State stopped reimbursement payments on PLT's $300,000 restoration and public access project at Canyon View Preserve, leaving PLT with $35,000 of un-reimbursed expenses and unfulfilled contracts.
State legislators' inability to pass a budget has taken our financial situation from bad to worse. As Land Lines goes to press, the State is considering a 2,000-page multi-bill document that is a mix of spending cuts, new taxes and revenues, and state borrowing. But despite the urgent need for a budget, the legislature is still split along party lines, meaning the 2/3 majority vote hasn't yet been achieved.
Our State legislators can't solve this crisis for us, but PLT urges its members to let the folks in Sacramento know how important it is that they take what steps they can by passing a State budget. And as ever, any support you can provide Placer Land Trust is most appreciated!
Executive Director's Report
Planned gift of rural property benefits Placer Land Trust
Through the generosity of the late Abraham V. Schenck, PLT recently accepted the gift of 20 acres of rural land northwest of Auburn.
As a genealogy and history buff, I was interested to learn that Abraham "Abe" Schenck's family moved from Canada to Placer County shortly after his birth in 1915. As a young boy, Abe lived in the old Summit Hotel on Donner Summit where his father worked on highway maintenance.
The Schenck family moved to Auburn in 1927, where they planted a fruit orchard.
During his 60 years as a fruit grower, Mr. Schenck produced cherries, persimmons, peaches and plums which were enjoyed locally and shipped back east through local fruit packing houses.
Mr. Schenck passed away in 2005, bequeathing 20 acres of rural property to PLT. PLT took title to the property on February 5, 2009.
I never got the chance to meet Mr. Schenck because he was in failing health for over a year before his death, but his unexpected and meaningful gift has made a big impact on me, and will greatly benefit Placer Land Trust.
I would have liked to say "thank you" to Mr. Schenck while he was still with us, but my gratitude will have to be posthumous. This issue of Land Lines is dedicated to his memory.
Planned giving and bequeathing assets to PLT – including cash, stock, and real estate – is a very meaningful way to support our mission to protect the natural and agricultural lands in Placer County for future generations.
If you are planning a deferred gift to PLT, whether during your lifetime or through your estate, I thank you in advance for your generosity and spirit. Please feel free to let us know the intent of your gift so PLT can work with you to ensure that we put it to good use.
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LOS ANGELES -- Few players would grind the way USC commit Chris Hawkins has in recent months. Camp after camp, workout after workout, the four-star cornerback out of Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.) has been all over the map and more than held his own.
Add a broken thumb to the mix and, well, you get a glimpse of not only Hawkins' toughness, but his thirst for improvement.
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Chalk Art and Joy and Chocolate
I've always loved my local Waterstones and felt really lucky, too, in how supportive they've always been of my books. It's an incredibly warm, welcoming environment in every way, and my family visits it at least once a week as readers, so of course it was the natural place to host my launch party for The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart.
But I still never expected this.
And OF COURSE I had to head straight in to town this afternoon to check it out in person!
I am in awe of the staff member who created this chalk art, replicating the front cover of the book so perfectly. And the way it felt for me to see it there, filling up that familiar blackboard over the counter in the shop I've been visiting with my family and loving ever since I first moved to Wales 7 years ago…
It felt amazing. It feels amazing.
I am really, really lucky to have such a wonderful local bookstore, and such a supportive one, too.
And naturally, I can never walk out of a bookshop without a new book for myself, too! I've been hearing wonderful things about Susan Dennard's Truthwitch for ages, and just check out how gorgeous this cover is. How could I resist?
It's 3 weeks and two days until the launch party. (We discussed the food for it today, and oh yes, there WILL be chocolate!)
It's three weeks exactly until The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart comes out in the UK. Chapter One is already online. Everything's ready.
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The Norwegian Association for Women's Rights (Norsk Kvinnesaksforening, NKF) is dedicated to eliminating attitudes, laws and regulations that are discriminatory towards women and which prevent gender equality. It is the oldest and leading women's rights organisation in Norway, founded in 1884 by 171 prominent women and men, including several Norwegian Prime Ministers. The association has successfully campaigned for women's right to education, the right to vote, the right to work and the establishment of what is now the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud.
NKF is a member of the International Alliance of Women (IAW), an NGO with general consultative status with UN ECOSOC, of the Norwegian Women's Lobby, an umbrella organisation for Norwegian women's organisations, and of the Forum for Women and Development, a cooperation forum for organisations involved in development issues in the Global South.
NKF is non-partisan and open to women and men. NKF has branches in several Norwegian cities.
Marit Nybakk has served as President of NKF since 2016. For our executive board, see here.
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Please, remember to pray for our troops and their families.
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EU chemicals bureau reports on risk assessment
The European chemicals bureau has produced its second regular report of the year on progress made in risk assessing chemicals under the EU's existing substances programme. This follows a technical expert meeting held by the European Commission's joint research centre last month. The meeting was asked by the Commission to advise on whether five chemicals on the water framework directive's priority list should be considered hazardous (EED 11/06/01). The meeting decided that only musk xylene should be, while three others should not and more information was needed for a fifth. See ECB newsletter.
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I regularly teach college courses on the following subjects:
Global Narratives of Illness and Disability
What can we learn about the various meanings of illness and disability when we read literature and film from different places and times? Texts include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, testimony, and film authored by individuals born or living in Anglophone Africa, the Caribbean, and the U.S. Class discussions will consider questions related to identity, ability and disability, health and healing, representation, stigma, belonging, social movements, and the relationship between narrative and politics.
Literature of Human Rights
What is the role of the witness and of art for those who suffer the pain and trauma of human rights violations? In this class, we examine literary representations of pain and trauma, resistance, witness and testimony, memory and countermemory, and redress and reconciliation. Class discussions will explore various conceptions of rights as articulated in political documents such as The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and consider how writers around the world write about rights as well as how literature can be used in pursuit of social justice.
Women, Gender, and Literature
This course examines a selection of women's writing in English from around the world. Reading texts from a variety of genres, we will consider how the idea of authorship relates to gender and how gender itself has been understood and used by writers across time and place. How do the categories of gender, race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, religion, culture, disability, and nationality inform and complicate the stories that writers tell?
Writing for Change
This course is designed to teach students how to write with authority about what they know. We discuss the role of opinion writing in the public sphere, the ethics of opinion journalism, and the elements of good opinion writing (such as argument, evidence, and credibility). Students examine editorials, op-eds, letters to the editor, reviews, columns, and blog posts. Students also practice writing and pitching their own opinion pieces.
Mothering and Motherhood
Cultural constructions of motherhood frequently depart from the lived experiences of mothers. This course provides historical, cultural, theoretical, and economic frameworks for understanding dominant constructions and images of motherhood in a range of locations. We explore topics such as gender and parenting, mother blame, the relationship between mothers and children, the diversity of mothers' experiences, feminist parenting, mothering and fathering, the politics of motherhood, and the connections between mothers' activism and feminism.
Transnational Feminism
This course explores the evolution of transnational feminism (also known as global feminism), paying particular attention to postcolonial histories, the impact of globalization on women's and feminist movements, the political and ethical issues surrounding solidarity between women, the development of human rights approaches, grassroots and NGO feminism, regional and global activism, and the challenges and possibilities of feminism in a global and digital age.


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Morning Briefing: Euro-Zone Rescue Steps Eyed in Poland
A meeting of European Union finance ministers in southern Poland will be closely watched by investors in the region. Polish labor market data should show a continued expansion of central Europe's largest economy, while Hungary's fiscal outlook will also be eyed.
EU finance chiefs are gathering in Wroclaw to continue working on steps to resolve the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis. Poland, which currently holds the EU's rotating presidency, is expected to argue against plans for closer fiscal integration among only some EU states, saying it would create a two-speed Europe.


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The only thing cuter than Zac Efron is Zac Efron holding the puppy he adopted with his girlfriend.
The High School Musical hunk stepped out in L.A. with Sami Miro while cradling the adorable rescue dog that they recently got together in his super buff arms.
The 27-year-old actor was also rocking a serious mustache, which is a new look for him. No word on whether it's for an upcoming movie role, but count on Zac's handome face to make anything look good.
It seems Zac and Sami, an aspiring model, are getting super serious. First, she joined Zac to celebrate his birthday in Amsterdam, and now they're starting their own little family (albeit a one of the furry friend variety).
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The Pope sends dozens of Neocatechumenal Way families as missionaries
Some 8,200 members of the Neocatechumenal Way met with Pope Francis in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. Among them were 250 families celebrating a particulary special event. KIKO ARGí?ELLO Initiator of the Neocatechumenal Way "The Holy Father Pope Francis will send off those Neocatechumenal Way members who have been called by bishops to undertake the 'missio ad gentes.' They are families who after years of Christian initiation in their communities, in their parishes, offered to build the Church among non-believers." Among the 250 families were more than 600 children. They are now leaving their home, jobs, and schools to move to places where there are no Christians. Interestingly, this group was decided by fate. KIKO ARGí?ELLO Initiator of the Neocatechumenal Way "We did a lottery. For example, we said, "the missio ad gentes to Iceland, Reykjavík.â? And then we drew papers from a basket in which were the names of families willing to go anywhere. I said to that family, 'Are you ready?' And everybody said: 'Yes!'" The Pope thanked them and reminded them about what their mission will be in faraway countries. POPE FRANCIS "You go with a mandate to evangelize non-Christians who have never heard of Jesus, and many non-Christians who have forgotten who Jesus was or who Jesus is. They are non-baptized Christians. Secularization, worldliness and many other things have queited their faith. Awake their faith!" He thanked the Neocatechumenal Way for the good that does for the Church. For example, it is the Catholic institution with the most seminaries. More than 2,000 priests are currently studying at 103 of their seminiaries across the globe. POPE FRANCIS "The Eucharistic celebration in small communities on Sunday, holding family Lauds on Sunday, with all the children, and sharing your faith with other brothers, are at the root of the many gifts the Lord has given to you and the numerous vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life." The most exciting moment was the blessing of crucifixes. 31 priests will bear them during their new missions. First, the Pope blessed them and delivered their crosses. Then he embraced them one by one. Before finishing, Pope Francis personally thanked several families who were about to depart. According to its latest figures, there are about 1,100 Neocatechumenal families in mission across the world. Pope John Paul II sent the first group in 1985. Benedict XVI did the same. And now Pope Francis has already sent two batches. The Neocatechumenal Way is not a movement but an itinerary of catechesis initiated by Spaniards Kiko Argí¼ello and Carmen Hernández in the 1960s. It came about in the suburbs of Madrid. It consists of one million people divided into 21,000 communities in 124 countries. JMB/ATO RR VM -BN Up:JRB #Pope


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At last week's reveal of the new SHIFT and Moto-X Lab line of gear, the creators at FOX showed a high-production video of Ken Roczen at Castillo Ranch. The fast pace and music perfectly set the tone of the high-tech gear and its marquee rider, and now it's been released to the public. Take a look.
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I currently have a black Annie in my basket do I or don't I??
DO IT , DO It , DO IT - quick before its goes !!!!!
Do it!
It's such a classic bag - and such a great price! I have been contemplating it myself, but have been obsessing over another bag lately, so have decided to stick with my original plan :shame:
I'm sure you would get so much use out of a black Annie, so if the funds are available, I say do it!
I`m def back into Hof tomorrow all this talk of annies has got me going
I think I shall get a blk one also !!!!
Quick Rachiem buy yours before it goes , its such a bargain !!!
Do it rachie! You can always return it, and the most you'll lose is the postage. If you can stretch to it now, it's really a great price, and if you love the bag (which I gather you do ) it would be a great buy.
If you're anything like me, you don't want to spend the next 6 months obsessing about it, and trying to track one down at the outlets!!
:shame: Having said that, I did deliberate about getting the black too at that price, and so far I've held off. I do have a tendancy to get bored of things, and I like to be able to ring the changes with my bags (and clothes for that matter) I really don't need another black bag right now, and I'm wondering if I did get it, would it only give me half the pleasure each time I use both of them? That probably makes no sense at all, and actually, I'm not sure it does to me!
But I think that if you love it, and if you think you might want to get one in 6 months time, then snap it up girl!
I love the Annie and already have a choc/oak one, so maybe owning 2 might be a bit greedy??
Do you have a black bag ???
Do It!!! Do It!!! You Sooooooooo Won't Regret It!!!!!!!!xxxxxxxxxxx
good point, no!!
darn.I just refreshed my basket and it's gone!!!
I'm going to let fate decide this, if another one becomes available then it's got my name on it!!!
I really wanted one but was so pleased with myself for resisting and my bag ban starts tomorrow (although I'll treat myself for my birthday in july)
must admit it's my Phoebes first outing today, and shes sat next to my crimble tree looking fantastic, perhaps I should enjoy what I've got first??
(unless fate intervenes, of course)
I ordered a black Annie and the wait is killing me, I'm praying it will come today
Me too. Hurry up UPS man!
Mine arrived 2 hours ago and it's going back. I've got my sensible head on - it's too similar to my Phoebe and the straps are a little bit too short for me. It's beautiful, though, and the smell is amazing Hope the rest of you who ordered them are happy with them.
Still, it's got the Annie out of my system so I'm delighted to be keeping the Stam instead
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The ONLINE Pre-registration Portal will open for Kindergarten the 2017-18 school year on February 10th. This is only a Pre-registration and you will still be required to appear in person at the school starting March 29th, 2017. Virginia law requires that your child be 5 years old by September 30, 2017 to register and attend public kindergarten...no exceptions.
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How To Choose An Engagement Ring
Buying an engagement ring nowadays is not a difficult task. The market is flooded with many options, you can buy the rings through direct selling stores or buy online mode or can order for custom-made designs. Whatever may be your choice, it is good to consult with your partner before finalizing the ring because the purchase of a unique design and stylish engagement ring is a dream for all girls. Gerry The Jeweler is famous for its unique designs which will capture your eye and heart. According to glamour.com, the following points need to be considered while looking for an engagement ring.
· First, find out the design or model what your partner will be interested in wearing. Buying an engagement ring as per your partner's taste and presenting it on the engagement day will be more exciting and a thrilling experience. Finding your partner's wish is not a difficult task. You have to check on the following points.
· Style and color are the most important factors. You can easily find out the details by asking some simple questions. You have to know whether she is interested in a gold ring or a diamond ring. Check on the size of the stone or pieces. Some people love big size stones and some people love small size stones.
· Otherwise, you can check with her family members and friends for her taste. Usually, girls will discuss their wish with their friends. Some girls will be interested in wearing sapphire or emeralds rings.
Choosing The Band
· Selecting the correct band is more important for the ring. Bands are usually made of gold, platinum or silver. Keep in mind that you cannot wear two rings made of different metal. So you have to find out what kind of metal she is currently wearing and buy the band with the same metal.
· Gold is the most common metal which is yellow in color. You can make it light yellow color by reducing the gold purity level. Gold is very durable and is the choice of most of the women. If you don't like the yellow metal, you can go for while gold.
· Platinum is a hard and strong metal and silver in color. The color may become lighter over the years, but it will not be a problem. Platinum bands are very expensive than gold bands so check your budget before buying a platinum band. Silver is also an excellent choice for the band which is less expensive.
· Diamond bands are a very popular choice of many women. It has an excellent market value and it will add to your lifestyle. Ensure to check on the 4 'C' such as cut, carat, color and clarity while buying a diamond ring.
Final Stage
You have to decide your budget well in advance so that it will ease your selection criteria. You have to go for an affordable ring otherwise it may affect your financial conditions. Ensure to check on the certificate of authenticity and a warranty period provided by the company.


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