text:
In honor of graduations that just took place around the country, I thought I would take a moment to speak to the next generation. Many of you have just graduated from college (and high school) and are looking to make your way in the world armed with a piece of paper and a dream. But that is nothing that your parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins have not done before you.
Last year a teacher named David McCullough gave a commencement speech at Wellesley High School that everyone should watch and take notes about. He succinctly states the obvious that many parents, teachers and relatives have been trying to teach all of you. In his address he stated:
"Yes, you've been pampered, cosseted, doted upon, helmeted, bubble-wrapped," McCullough said in his speech. "Yes, capable adults with other things to do have held you, kissed you, fed you, wiped your mouth, wiped your bottom, trained you, taught you, tutored you, coached you, listened to you, counseled you, encouraged you, consoled you and encouraged you again. You've been nudged, cajoled, wheedled and implored. You've been feted and fawned over and called sweetie pie ... But do not get the idea you're anything special. Because you're not."
So what does that say about you? You are one of the almost 7 billion people on the planet. You are one of millions that are thinking just like you are. You may even be one of millions who have the exact same dream or goal. The point is that you are not unique. You are not special. You are not even original.
So what does it all mean, you ask? How can I now justify my existence now that my days as a student are over (or at least the first part is done)? It is very simple. Temper your expectations to be realistic. Look outside the box not just inside of it. Many of you may not realize it having come from the environment where you were taught you were special, but your parents had to do the same thing you did and they might not have had the same advantages they tried to give you. Yet in many articles I read, I rarely, if ever, hear of graduates actually thanking their parents. The articles are about their problems and their dreams without any regards to what may have been done for them to get them there. This is not to say that some of you did not do it all by yourself. Some of you did. I salute you if that's the case. But for many its not.
Your parents set up savings accounts, took out second (or third mortgages), sold jewelry, paid money out of their own savings, alloted money from their salaries and many other creative means of helping you finance your dreams. They took these hardships willingly in the hope that you will be better than they were, have a better chance at a brighter future than they did. But in order to do so you have to temper your expectations to be realistic.
Here are some points for you to consider as you move into the world:
1. The world owes you nothing because you went to college.
2. A degree does not mean you are ready for anything more than entry level.
3. You are now competing with millions of other people. Nothing is assured.
4. If you expect everyone to bow down at the alter of you, you will be very disappointed.
5. You will have to work for what you want.
6. Do not expect employers to build their schedules around you as your parents did. You will have to bend.
7. Do not expect you will be "in" on everything from day one. You have to earn trust and respect.
8. Look around and see what should be done next not just wait for someone to tell you.
9. Understand that you may be expected to things without an explanation. This is part of being flexible. Do not insist on always knowing everything. Sometimes it may be a test to see if you have patience in grooming you for something better.
10. Do not expect to make an impact on day one. Your input will be more valued when tempered with experience.
As a father of five with a recently graduated senior, I understand all of you want to rush out and make your voices heard. You guys have some great traits ... but you also have some bad ones. Technically and socially you are like no generation before you. You can multi-task like most people breathe and you take advantage of the flexibility of email and the Internet like no others. But in the same breath it has made you impatient. It has made you self-assured but also arrogant to some degree. You do not handle being told your wrong very well. Plus you do not handle criticism well and will argue when you should listen.
That is not to say you will not make an impact at some point. The later Gen X folks like me are just now moving into our 40s. We aren't quite ready for the graveyard yet. You are going to be working for us and learning from us more so than boomers. We are the mid-upper to middle managers and executives you will be reporting too. Our work ethics are different. My generation was the first to embrace technology (remember WE invented Pac-Man and Space Invaders LOL!!!) but we stagnated as well. It is time for you all to pick up the banner. Learn from us and take the lessons we have to teach as additions to your own knowledge.
You will be better for it. Good luck and good hunting!!!


text:
In November, Texas State students attended the annual FEF College Industry Conference at the Westin Hotel in downtown Chicago. Texas State is one of only 20 FEF accredited Metalcasting Programs in the United States. FEF provides thousands of dollars each year in scholarship opportunities and equipment to support our students. The College Industry Conference brings together what FEF is all about: students, professors, and industry leaders. Companies have a unique opportunity to meet the top engineering students in the country.The Career Information Session allows a company to interview or to acquaint future leaders with their products and services. More than $40,000 in special scholarships and grants is available to undergraduate and graduate students. Texas State Key Professor, Dr. Farhad Ameri attended this year's CIC along with AFS students Eunice Solis, Parker Jackson, Jeremiah Converse, and Carter McCain.
Special congratulations to Eunice Solis, who won a$2,000 Scholarship. Eunice is the second Texas State student to win a scholarship at CIC since 2010.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
It's story time on this week's episode of S. Link FM. This week we decided to look back on the RPGs that really resonated with us when we were young. Kyle discusses his first foyer into PC gaming with Diablo, Cheska gets swept up in Kingdom Hearts adoration, Serah tells us of her notes in Final Fantasy VI, Ron explains how Final Fantasy X's themes of race and faith affected him, and finally Andrea shares tales of spending time with her mom and Final Fantasy IX.
Download Link (Right click + save as)
Want to ask us a question about a particular subject and/or game? Then please email us at email@example.com
Check out our social media/contact pages:
Music from the podcast is as follows:
- SNES Generation Mass Effect (Super Metroid Mix) by Alex Roe
- Land Of the Fayth (Final Fantasy X Mix) by Alex Roe
- Ignorant Scene (Chrono Trigger Remix) by 2 Mello
- Wind Cry (Chrono Trigger Remix) by 2 Mello
We're available on the itunes store, just search "S.Link FM" and subscribe! Also you'd be doing us a big favor if you gave us a review on itunes.


text:
Axe Split-Screen 3D Film Presents A Different Story For Each Eye
10 December, 2012
Emma Hutchings
In Brief
For the Young/Mature campaign, the men's brand created an ad with two separate storylines depending on which side you were viewing.
For the Axe'Young/Mature campaign, agency Ponce Buenos Aires created a 3D video that told different stories depending on which eye you were viewing it through. The ad uses 3D stereoscopic technology to play two simultaneous storylines for audiences with different preferences.
While wearing 3D glasses, if you viewed the video through your right eye, you'd see the story of a 'mature' women. If you closed your right eye and opened your left, you'd see the 'young' version. You can check out the ad below:


text:
Help! Newly Diagnosed
Okay, both of my parents and oldest sister were all diagnosed with Type 2 when they were in there early forties. I was diagnosed with T2 a few months ago. I started doing everything right, monitoring my blood, taking meds and even spoke with a dietician. I am more confused than ever. I have now convinced myself if I don't check my blood sugar, then it is okay. I do not think that my diabetes is that bad and that I don't really need to worry about it. My parents do not diet properly, take their meds or monitor their blood sugar. I think that is why I am not taking this diagnoses seriously. Heck I cannot even stick to a regular diet to lose weight, how am I going to learn to eat properly for diabetes? Does anyone else have these same feelings?
17 replies
Hi Noelani,
Welcome to DC!!
Denial,Now that is one thing I think many of us can speak to!!I know I can, and I can also speak to the results of Denial..Frustration,Pain,Confusion,Neuropathy,Heart problems,Eye problems..feeling sick all the time..and it is soooo not worth it, and not neccesary. It is not about going on a diet, it is about your Life and how you choose to live it or Not live it as the case will be if you continue to deny this condition!!
When I was diagnosed my Dr. said to me,"Welcome to Diabetes,and a new way of Life!!" He also told me he would rather have Cancer than Diabetes, because they can cure most forms of cancer now..but not Diabetes(Yet).This condition is a real learning experiance, and just because your relatives had it..doesn't mean you have learned what it can do to you or how you need to deal with it…if I have learned nothing I have learned that all Diabetecs are different, in that what works for some doesn't always work for all, so you need to be Pro-active and find what works for you…but I can tell you that…doing nothing will kill you!! Seriously..you can not just sit back and say "It's not that bad, or I will be Ok, if I continue the way I am going!!..you won't!!
You will get some amazing advise on this site, and you will get some advise that won't work for you, but you need to weed through it and find what works for you, and what won't. Your Dr. can be your first line of defense, but ultimately it is You who must decide how important your life is to you,and make the changes necessary to live your life to the fullest. Take this Condition Seriously…Do Not let it Take You!!
Thanks. I have just found out that I may be a T2 and it hasn't really sunk in yet. I haven't changed anything about my life style; but, I know I should. What you have written is totally true. However, at this time I don't feel sick. Tired and achy most of the time, just not down for the count. Yet, after reading this post, I don't want to get sick and will start taking care of myself. Thanks!
I found two websites while searching this site that have really great information.
-sorry I can't remember who posted them.
this second link is an free on-line diabetic training. It is easy to understand and well written.
wish you all the best
I was diagnosed with type 2 and immediately went on metaformin. It made me sick all of time. I do have my diabetes under control. I do not eat anything white and very little sugar. I control my blood sugar with cinamon pills. It is a natural inhibitor on blood sugar. Be very careful of what you eat. Carbs are your biggest enemies. Read labels. Corn syrup is in veggies, and in things you would not imagine. Eat fresh as much as possible. Stay away from all soft drinks. Drink tea. Please take this more seriously. It can cause blindness,cause you several health problems. I felt the same way you did not wanting to believe and ignoring it for awhile until I started having problems with my legs. Read everything you can find on diabetes and do not take anyones word on how to control. Your body will react differently than your families or mine. Get educated more but take care of yourself. Good Luck
I am a diabetic 4 26 yrs. I was in denial until 3 years ago/ I thought I could eat all the PIZZA ,PASTA HOGGIES, HAMBERGERS, FRENCH FRIES AND DESEARTS I wanted . Never thought it would catch up with me(DENIAL) Well it just about cost me my vision. Please begin what u need to do NOW!!!Try to cut down on food made with white flour, whute rice,white potatoes and,natually,sugar products. Make some great salads,lots of veggies.Add chic peas, black beans cottage(fat free)cheese to your diet.Poltry minus the skin, fish Lean red meat-in moderation- is a good start also. Please take of yourself. Check your b.s. take your meds and get back to any exercise u enjoy. Pete
Hello, been T2 for about 12 years now. for about 10 of those years, I didnt care and didnt take care of myself right. Got back under a doctors care juat at the end of 2008. My A1c was 12.6 at the time, My last A1C was 7.2 Not that great for me as I know I can do better, but alot better compared to the 12.6 which come out to about 240 averaged. I find myself going through phases. I will control my eating and med schedule like mad and really have good numbers then I will go through a phase where I dont take my meds evey night, skip an injection or so. Then when I do test, am surprised to see a high number. Like the bowl of chips I had last night, Yeah, Im going through one of my dont care phases. Know what, Im only hruthing myself. What I do or do not do, does not affect anyone else. It happens. Pull yourself up by your bootstaps. Get back on track. Of course, while I am telling you this, I am also telling myself to do the same. By sharing this with you, it gives me a glimpse of what I have to do. It theriputic I think. Good luck. Dont get down. Live your life, and take care of yourself so you can live a longer more fruitfull life. Bless be.
I just wanted to say :THANK YOU ALL!!! I have read all of your replys and it is nice to know that many of you have went through the same emotions. You all are very thoughtful and full of great advice. I now have the desire to get back on the wagon, I want to teach my kids how important taking care of myself is, because they are likely to end up with T2 also. Thanks a million!
I am also in denial, I know it is there and I make the occasional stab at trying to reduce my carb intake but I keep saying well I am going to have desert today and I will be better tomorrow and then when tomorrow comes up and the temptation arrises I can't deny myself and say well tomorrow I will start. Now that 3 years of tomorrows have gone by I think I need to take things seriously…haha with that said I just finished a Hostess Cupcake.
- When I was first told I was in the pre-diabetic stage I went all out buying expensive foods and eatting healthy. I had never been on a diet before and my life had no structure. I failed before I got started because it was to much to handle all at once.
- The first thing I am going to try now that I have a meter and strips is to start testing 5 or 6 times a day without chaning my diet and then I will see what my numbers are hopefully they aren't too bad but at least it gives me a small jumping off point.
- from there just taking note of the readings I will start slowly adjusting my diet hopefully it won't take to long to figure out what foods affect me the most and which foods seem to be ok.
-then all I have to change are the bad habits and leave the good ones instead of trying to completly restructure my entire life all at once.
take control do not let it control you,you are young and have alot to live for taking a few min. a day to check your BG is just a drop of time in the bucket of life, some times I feel like you but I look at a picture of my grand kids and I want to be healthier so I can be around for them, we all have hard times but here you have freinds that will be right there with you,I for one do not want to give up so I take the time to eat right and test4 or more times a day. good luck your friend James.
I've only been at this for a month, one of my big motivators is that I'm really attached to my feet.
I've also known people who were diabetic who did not take care of themselves and they died because of it. You can't control the decisions your family makes but you can control what you choose to do for yourself.
I've been making changes and learning everything I can since the day I was diagnosed, I know its going to take a lot more effort in the begining to establish new habits but you have to ask yourself what are the consequences if you don't.
I already feel better then I have in years and I'm not feeling like I'm deprived since most everything I like can be worked into the plan. The choices in foods that I've had to make in the past month are really choices that would benefit almost everyone whether you are diabetic or not.
It drives me a little crazy to eat on a schedule, I don't like the finger pricking, I don't like having to think about what I'm eating or planning ahead, certainly I'm not excited about exercizing everyday but again what are the alternatives? I have to figure out how to take ownership of this disease and make it work for me, I tell myself I have to adapt or die.
I was relying on family genes to get me to 100, now I've got to work at it.
Well I think somewhere there you do realize you need to change your ways for sure and want to, just seeking help, support and you surely have it here. We all support you here that's for sure. And its gonna bite someone in the rear if they don't get it together whether its you or your family, and I don't think you want to watch anyone or yourself get that right? So be a example like someone suggested!! You can't change them mind you but just maybe it could help somehow and you are new so its best if you did get started now, than later yanno? I sure wish you luck!! *Hugs* Sheila
One thing I think can be helpful is to learn how to make really great tasting, healthy food. If you spend every day wishing that you could be eating something else, then diabetes feels like torture.
But if you can find things that you love to eat AND are good for you, then suddenly it doesn't seem as hard.
Here are a couple of my favorite recipes and a list of food tips I wrote a while ago.
Welcome to DC. Your story and your family history sound so familiar to many of us. Unfortunately it's very common to go through that denial stage, and to "fall off the wagon" occasionally. But do try to keep in mind the terrible complications that occur when we don't make that extra effort to control ourselves. Don't give up - keep on trying to do better each day. You won't be perfect. If you do find a way to be perfect at it, PLEASE let us all now the secret!
Well, I am a Type 1 pumper, and have been diabetic since 1992. Until recently, I was like you, evidently in TOTAL denial for all these years! Eating right isn't to lose weight, it's eating the right foods to control your sugar. If you don't test, then go to the doctor, he'll bust you. I have a endo appt tomorrow, and I'm hating life right about now, because this will be the first A1C test I've had in a long time. I keep bargaining with him for more time. TIME IS UP!! I'm sure I'll get my butt chewed REALLY good when the results come back, but I am the only one to blame this time. So please consider getting back on the wagon, being in denial is only going to hurt you badly in the long run, and who knows, maybe by you getting back on, your parents will follow suit!
Welcome to the group, hugs!!
I have an endo appointment tomorrow as well, and, like you, I'm not too excited about it. I had an A1c last Friday. We'll see how it goes. I have not been a good girl every day, so I'm sure that will show tomorrow.
Good luck with your appointment - and with doing a better job. I'm going to keep on trying.
Good luck with your appt too! Heck, I had totally forgotten about this one!! I only remembered cause there was a reminder message on my phone when I got home from school today!! Keep me posted on your number, and I'll do the same! Hugs
Some times I wonder why I couldn't be just a little bit diabetic. You know maybe with a little "time out" every once in a while !!
I recently (Nov. 2008) went on meds for T2. The 11 years before that I was diet controlled. But I only strayed away from carbs, did not check my bs and ran an hba1c twice a year. Like you both parents diabetic, but mine were poorly controlled. I saw what poor control does to your body and it is just not good. I think I could deal with most complications except for the kidney failure – then I am sure I would if I had to.
With that said, most days I do well, take my meds, exercise and stay in control but the past two week have been difficult and I have been a back slider. We were on spring break with the kid at the beach. So we did a lot of walking, we ate ok, drank a bit of red wine and no routine. This week I am eating ok but just can't get back into that routine so AM sugars have been high. I think I am having a pity party in my head because the weather is nice, I would like to be having cocktails on the deck or fluffy drinks by the pool. And my goodness the chicken nuggets at our pool's deli are to die for!
The truth is I feel much better when I follow a diet and a routine. I know it is better for my body to try.
Next Discussion: Insulin Pens »


text:
Candidates NightPosted by MJ
LOCKPORT—A candidates' night for mayoral and Niagara County Legislature candidates in Lockport is set for 7 p.m. Thursday in City Hall.
Sponsored by the Concerned Niagara County Taxpayers Association, the forum is expected to include Mayor Michael W. Tucker and his opponent, Michael J. Pillot, along with Legislator W. Keith McNall and his opponent, Alderman Andrew D. Chapman
The LUSJ reported that Tucker and McNall will not attend this one.
Neither Mayor Michael Tucker nor county Legislator Keith McNall will attend the candidates' forum being put on Thursday by the Concerned Niagara County Taxpayers Association.
Tucker informed an NCTA member he's withdrawing after he received a letter from organizer Marge Swan of Cambria indicating the format is different than what he agreed to in a prior conversation with her...
...Tucker and McNall both said they will attend a candidates forum being put on by the Niagara USA Chamber next week.
The 7 p.m. Oct. 24 forum at the Dale Association is open to all candidates for Lockport offices who are in competitive elections, meaning candidates for mayor, 1st, 4th and 5th ward alderman and the all-city 13th District legislator, according to chamber spokesman Kory Schuler...


text:
Download videos with just one simple click.
Steps to save Video to your pc, laptop or mobile
- Select "or download" it from radio button below.
- Then paste the url of video you want to download.
- Now the app will automatically figure out input format of video. Just choose your desired output format and click convert. (keep the output format same as input format if you want to download video in a hurry. it will save time)
- Now just wait for a few seconds and download link will appear. Enjoy downloading videos.
Note : Please Remove https:// from the link and use http:// , anotherwise the app will show message that it is not a valid link.


text:
Lime49 Forum Index
Welcome Guest! To enable all features please
Active Topics
Lime49 Forums
recliners chairs who is unable that will sit still
recliners chairs who is unable that will sit still
Previous Topic
Next Topic
Posted :
08 February 2018 06:50:25(UTC)
Rank: Newbie
Joined: 23/12/2016(UTC)
Posts: 6
recliners chairs invest using a zero gravity model
comfort belonging to the HAG Capisco isn't the comfort of an cushy recliner, the comfort of this particular chair is that it was created to be ergonomically acceptable if sitting, but is subtly fore warning you to move around and never sit still all day time.
Flat out, sitting still non-stop is not healthy.
"Movement is critical for optimal body performs, " says Vivian Eisenstadt (MAPT CPT MASP), an orthopedic and postural Real Therapist. "You need to contract your muscle mass to move your maintain around to bring nutrition to and from your cells as well as remove toxins and biological garbage that needs to be removed from your system. Stagnancy stops your circulatory in addition to lymphatic systems from carrying out their jobs thereby speeding up how quickly
recliners chairs soft long-lasting velvet fabric Easy to require chunky white
your body ages and reduces. Our bodies were not meant to stay stagnant. If your whole body is in motion, its keeping your systems performing. "
Which brings me for the Tic-Toc chair. This strange little stool chair hybrid originated by Fully founder Jesse Kahl with assistance from Hans Christian Mengshoel, on the list of designers of the Balans sitting down concept and original kneeling chair. The purpose was to develop a seat that put the user in not only a physical comfort zone, but a mental one at the same time.
"When we have careers that require extended durations of concentration, incorporating wholesome, natural movement is more crucial than ever, " Kahl tells me via email. "Sitting nevertheless, or standing still, throughout a period of concentration isn't just
recliners chairs
unhealthy, but those periods when we finally aren't moving much limit as much oxygen feeding our brains. Setting periodic reminders to move can certainly help, but those reminders also interrupt our flow connected with concentration.
"I would suggest that programmers, gamers and others who require to concentrate for expanded periods sit in ergonomic office chair that prompt subconscious action and healthy sitting postures. Chairs like Tic Toc as well as the HAG Capisco subtly motivate motion. Tic Toc forces your whole body to subconsciously orient per se around its center regarding gravity. This not only keeps the entire body gently moving to specific to it natural rhythm, but shifts the brain proper natural flow state, which many call 'being inside zone'. "
The Tic-Toc certainly puts you from a
recliners chairs They report that the rollers don't hit the precise
zone. It has the feeling of excitement that a baby has when put in a kind of walker things with quite a few Cheerios on the whitening tray. At least, that's the sentiment I bought from my 11-year-old girl, who is unable that will sit still. This is usually her (truncated, as she got somewhat repetitive) review of the Tic-Toc:
The Tic-Toc stool looks like a regular stool however it is stem like so when it reaches the ground there are two parts in the centre where it splits as well as doesn't fully touch the ground then it can rock. It spins around and rocks to aid you to always be moving rather than have to sit nevertheless. For example, the stool was good personally because I
recliners chairs Descriptions: Constructed with a easily-removed soft-brushed polyester outer cover stretched spanning
don't prefer to keep still, I always prefer to move.
The Tic-Toc will maintain you moving in fact it is comfortable. I didn't prefer to sit in any additional chair. When you are sitting within the stool you can rotate, and rock forwards and also backwards.
You would think the actual Tic-Toc is uncomfortable whenever you look at it. Other suggestions that are good about it are its shape, the heights it could be set at, smoothness of the action and how easily it usually is moved from spot that will spot.
That's right, the actual Tic-Toc looks terribly not comfortable. It's got a sloped seat that appears to be a bike seat punched inside out. This actually meets naturally into your undercarriage. Because the 11-year-old mentioned, the stool was
recliners chairs They can support as long as 260 lbs
designed to rock back and up, the legs not really being 100% level considering the ground. They are slightly curved upward by the end. Spinning, rocking, you won't sit still. Your mother was wrong. Sitting still seriously isn't the future.
If these types of two chairs don't piquancy your turkey, Fully features a pretty wide selection of chairs that should keep you productive and moving around. That blood flow thing is pretty important, if you want living and you don't wish to be one of those people lamenting on your death bed that a person's crappy job ultimately harmed you. I always recommend that one work to reside, but if you will live to work, at least sit in a chair that will help you do it longer.
recliners chairs These recliners generally last years with proper care and maintenance
User Profile
View All Posts by User
Users browsing this topic
Lime49 Forums
recliners chairs who is unable that will sit still
post new topics in this forum.
reply to topics in this forum.
delete your posts in this forum.
edit your posts in this forum.
create polls in this forum.
vote in polls in this forum.
Email this topic
Watch this topic
Print this topic
» Normal
Powered by YAF
YAF © 2003-2019, Yet Another Forum.NET
This page was generated in 0.045 seconds.


text:
On a sunny morning we packed a picnic and headed north along the Bruce Highway to Mapleton. In town we took Obi Obi Road to reach Mapleton Falls.
This national park protects riparian rainforest as well as open eucalypt forest that once covered this area. The falls is the result of the Pencil Creek plunging some 120m into the valley. Unfortunately it was very dry when we visited so there wasn't even a trace of a waterfall.
The park is small and for day use only. It shelters a magnitude of bird species such as the peregrine falcon, eastern whip bird and wompoo fruit-dove. Species we took photos of include the pacific baza, spangled drongo and white breasted wood swallow.
The main activity is walking and there are a few tracks to choose from. About 50m from the car park you'll find Mapleton Falls Lookout. This is wheelchair accessible. It provides panoramic views across the Obi Obi Valley and the waterfall. During the months of August and September you should keep an eye out for peregrine falcons as they roost on the cliffs near the falls.
The shortest walking track is the Wompoo ciruit. It is 1.3km long and winds through rain- and eucalypt forest. Via this circuit you'll reach Peregrine Lookout which provides a beautiful view of the Obi Obi Valley.
The slightly more energetic hiker can do the 2.1km one way walk to Delicia Road. At the upper end of the Wompoo circuit the Great Walk track leads west out of the park onto Daymar Road. Follow Daymar Road to Delicia Road Reserve. The experienced hiker can walk the 5.1km (one way) from Mapleton Falls to Flaxton walkers' camp.
Remember to bring insect repellent, your own drinking water and rubbish bags as no bins are provided. There are a large grass area with picnic benches and toilets. No barbeques.


text:
You asked – we listened. Nursing Review now has a fresh new look and a sharpened focus on what nurses want.
In addition to the absorbing, up-to-the-minute stories that nurses love, Nursing Review now features:
- free professional development
- special student nurse pages
- technology and innovation
- leadership and management
- the latest industry news.
Check out the latest digital edition and find out how you can get a great celebratory subscription deal on the new-look print editions.
For all advertising enquiries, please contact:
Fiona Reid


text:
How to Tell Someone You Have an STD
Let's Talk About STIs
We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Today Micah Schneider explains talking about your sexual history with a new partner is best done early and honestly.
A few months ago, a friend messaged me to ask for advice. This friend was in a bit of a bind, and wanted an outside opinion. My friend, who has been poly for a long time, has a partner who has started a relationship with someone new. This new someone disclosed that they were HSV2+, which is the virus that causes genital herpes. My friend wasn't sure how to handle this news, and asked me for advice.
5 Questions to Reclaim Your Life
Non-poly people, and folks new to our world, often ask about how polys handle the reality of sexually transmitted infections (STI); specifically, how to protect yourself and your partners, and how to negotiate acceptable risk.
Let's take the second part first: negotiating acceptable risk. Like everything else in a relationship, you have to talk to your partner/s about STIs, preferably before you ever have a problem with them. You don't want your first conversation with your partner about sexual health to happen because someone brought home the wrong kind of crabs. Flippancy aside, as difficult as this subject can be to talk about, you don't want to make an extremely tense topic to talk about even more so by waiting until a crisis hits.
STIs are one of those things that I try to get out on the table with a potential new partner as soon as possible, especially if I want to have a sexual relationship with them. In my case, HPV is in my sexual history. I may or may not be a carrier, and there is no real way to know for sure either way. It behooves me to tell potential sexual partners this, so they can decide what their level of acceptable risk is for themselves. For some people, it won't matter at all. Maybe they already have it (or had it). Lots of humans fall into that category. Maybe they won't want to have any kind of sexual contact with me at all. But this person deserves to make an informed decision, right? You've got to find each other's comfort zones, and then honor them.
Here's the hard part. You have to be OK with rejection. It doesn't matter if you think their response is unreasonable, or illogical, or fair. It doesn't matter if you think this is your new soulmate, the first person you've crushed on in years, or whatever. That person gets to decide what is acceptable for them. I'm not saying you shouldn't educate them. There's lots of misinformation out there about STIs, as I found out about HPV. When I was dealing with that, I quickly discovered that most of what I thought I knew was wrong. Be careful not to step over the line into "pushy", because you don't want to be That Guy (or Girl), either. But if they say no, you have to accept it. And as much as it sucks to be rejected for any reason, you are far better off getting that out of the way as quickly as possible, before anyone involved gets really invested.
You have got to be OK with setting your boundaries. Only you can decide for yourself what risks you are willing to take. After all, this is your body and health we're talking about here. Not to mention your other partners', if you have some. And that is the advice I gave my friend. It is up to every new couple who begin a sexual relationship to decide what their acceptable level of risk is, to themselves and to their other lovers. You have to be OK with ending a relationship before it goes too far, if the risk is too great. No one can or should try to force anyone else to decide what they want.
This is another one of those "poly questions" that is really a "relationship question." It doesn't matter if you are poly or not, straight or not, whenever you begin a new relationship with someone, the STI question has to be dealt with. Unless your new love interest is a virgin, he or she's got a history. And unless you are, so do you. Establishing open communication right from the beginning will only help your relationship in the long run.
The first part of the question — how to protect yourself from STIs — is easier, since I don't have to answer it. Getting information about STIs and how to protect yourself has never been easier than in the Digital Age. I have to assume if you are reading this then you have reliable access to a computer. There are tons of resources available, from sites like Planned Parenthood or the CDC to blogs such as the excellent STD Project, a blog dedicated to educating the public about STDs and reducing the stigma attached to them. If you really cannot get online much, there are still plenty of resources available. Planned Parenthood is an excellent place to get information from. Even if you don't have a local clinic, write to them and they'll help you if they can. Your personal care physician, ON/GYN, local walk-in clinic or hospital can also help.
- He's Using My Friend For Sex
- In Praise of Large-Minded Women
- The Perfect Match: When Love Means Giving an Organ
- Can a Nice Guy Ever Beat the Bad Boy?


text:
I'm a happy go lucky girl living in the Land of Enchantment. I enjoy anything artsy - from painting clothes pins to rubber stamping to mixed media messiness. My nickname in high school was "Doodle." Was that a sign of things to come?
Friday, July 1, 2016
Friday Smiles
Here's Muffin waiting for me outside the bathroom. Do you remember doing that to your mom? I certainly do!
Isn't this little dog too cute! He's about six inches tall and makes my heart skip a beat. My friend found him at a yard sale. Sadly he stayed with her and didn't come home with me.
My catalpa tree is blooming! The flowers are so delicate. I can't wait to see all the buds open. The vine to the left is a silver lace vine. It's very intrusive and I need to cut it back so it won't take over.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
PS Tuesday was my birthday and I received some very special cards. I'll share those hopefully next Wednesday during my WOYWW post!
7 comments:
- Annie said...
Your pic of Muffin made me chuckle. Milly likes me to leave the door open to the loo when I go or she panics and pees on the floor just outside....I'm sure as she learns that me shutting the door doesn't mean I'm going for ever the habit will stop but she really is my shadow at the mo.....in fact as I type this she's just climbed on my knee for a cuddle as it's the first time I've sat down for a while. She sure does watch for her chances :-) :-)
Annie x
- July 1, 2016 at 9:41 AM
- Lisca Meijer said...
Your Muffin made me smile. My toddler son used to do that too when he was little.
The patchwork dog is great too.
Yes, you've got to keep on top of invasive plants otherwise they take over. But some of them are quite beautiful though.
Happy Friday,
Have a good week with lots of smiles,
- July 1, 2016 at 11:35 AM
- Angela Radford said...
Hi Kay, Muffin is so sweet. My two will push the door open to the bathroom if I don't shut it, they seem interested to see what's going on but don't always venture in, they don't like the door to be closed. I noticed in the park the other day that the gardeners were digging out some plants. I'm not sure what they are called but they grow along the edge of water and have proved a real problem in parts of the UK. Have a lovely weekend with lots of smiles, Angela
- July 1, 2016 at 11:51 AM
- Anne said...
Muffin is very cute. Belated greetings for your birthday. Hope you had a lovely day. x
- July 1, 2016 at 2:59 PM
- glendabrooks.blogspot.com said...
Muffin is adorable. I don't know what we would do without our little companions! Recently Bella went in to have her teeth cleaned and I missed her way too much. I always felt like she was a quiet little dog but nothing compares to the quietness of the house without her!
- July 2, 2016 at 4:01 AM
- mamapez5 said...
Muffin is adorable, and obviously loves you to bits! The plant in your last photo is very pretty. It is very like the one that grows vigorously around here, that I know as incarvillea, but the leaves look a bit different.
The patchwork dog is cute too. Pity you couldn't take it home with you. Kate x
- July 3, 2016 at 11:56 AM
- Robyn Oliver said...
Late Happy Birthday wishes Kay, hope you had a lovely day. Very cute Muffin pic, our cats are finding new spots to settle now the renos are done. Pretty flowers, it's a treat to find the buds opening as you walk your garden. Enjoy your week Robyn
- July 4, 2016 at 5:57 AM


text:
|Antiques Digest
|Browse Auctions
El Greco And Rubens
If Titian is the truest representative of Venetian ideals in painting, he is also the arch-enemy, not of Modernists, who stand in awe of his achievements, but of Modernism, which finds his principles a reflection of a stupid, materialistic society living on life's surface. His talents were devoted to outward, surface beauty, free of implications and comment. Opposed to his sensuousness is the fervid spirit of Fra Angelico or the phantasmal "ultimate truth" of present-day Surrealists whom we shall later consider.
Yet without Titian there would have been no Tintoretto. And without Tintoretto who was the first to employ rhythms of dark and light for dramatic purposes there might have been no El Greco. Who was this prophet El Greco, to whom all Modernists pay homage? He was, according to several eminent critics, the greatest painter of all time. But before telling of his accomplishments let us set the stage for his appearance.
First let us review the transition of Renaissance art. With the death of Florentine painting the greatest revival of Classicism since the pagan Romans can be said to have ended. We recall that Classicism in art means adherence to a system of proportion, the following of conventional, unrealistic standards. The Romans copied the Greeks, the Florentines copied the Romans. But with Leonardo's science and the Venetians' realistic temperament, Romanticism pushed aside the conventional. While Titian captivated the masses, Tintoretto set afire the ambitions of young painters by his unhesitating manner of picturing whole panoramas of Heaven and Hell just as if they had been posed for his benefit-nothing weird nor supernatural, everything lifelike and true to nature. Romanticism came to mean realism in extravagant gesture or in turbulence.
This doctrine of art captivated Europe. The Spanish temperament particularly was fascinated by it, adopted it, and remained loyal to it for four centuries. Every painter became a Romantic. But within the meaning of this term is such a latitude of difference in temperament and ideals, that the name can only be a pitfall to the novitiate in art. Men who from every scale of human values are found to be at opposite poles are indifferently called Romantics. Thus we have in the same breath, or in the same chapter, the names of Rubens and El Greco.
It is true that both are technically the heirs of Titian and Tintoretto. . But as individuals they have nothing in common. Rubens is the Realist-Romantic, the painter of dramatic action as he imagined it in life; El Greco, on the other hand, is the painter of the realm of the spirit as he imagined it, and is a Romantic by nature of his dramatic force in depicting stories of the aspirations of man, the ecstatic, the unreal, the subjective.
When we said that the name of El Greco is apt to be in the same chapter in art books with that of Rubens, we were stretching the truth. The fact is that up to two decades ago the name of the expatriated Greek was scarcely mentioned. As recently as ten years ago there appeared a compendium of painting in which a great chapter on Spanish Art failed to mention him even in the footnotes. A few American museums have recently obtained examples of his work, but the sudden rage of popularity that has swept over all civilized countries can only be attributed to the mystical inspiration his pictures hold for a world plunged ever deeper in materialism.
It was the French essayist and philosopher Maurice Barres who in 1912 really discovered El Greco for the of stained glass windows, were intrusted to Greek artisans whose Byzantine heritage fitted them for such work. It is possible that Domenico was the son of such an artisan. At any rate he is found at an early age an apprentice in the atelier of Titian. At this time Tintoretto and the Bassano brothers were enjoying sufficient popularity to attract to Venice the most ambitious young painters, so that however apt a pupil the young Greek may have been, there seemed little field in the tottering republic upon which he could win renown, or at least his daily bread.
He went on to Rome. The date of his arrival in the capital is fixed by the letter of a friend, Clovio, an old painter himself. This friend wrote in 1570 to the Cardinal Farnesa asking for work in behalf of his protege. "A Cretan youth, Titian's pupil, has arrived in Rome ... his painting seems remarkable to me."
The Cardinal, it seems, held Clovio's judgment in high esteem, since he commissioned the young Greek to paint several pictures. These are now in the museums of Naples and of Parma, and elsewhere. They are distinctly Venetian in manner, recalling both Titian and Tintoretto.
Rome, however, was too overcrowded with painters to afford El Greco any opportunity to distinguish himself. About 1575, heeding the call of rich Spain, he set out for Castile. He found in Toledo an environment in accord with his nature. The town was the center of artistic life in Spain. Italian painters of the Roman school were at work on the Escorial, the magnificent palace of Philip II. world. Making a pilgrimage to the old Castilian city of Toledo he was able to see there, often in their original settings, dozens of masterpieces of the mystic. The impression created by these was so powerful that Barres was moved to write a book explaining the reasons for the Greek's ecstatic art. He called this book El Greco or The Secret of Toledo. It was his thesis that the old city, huge clusters of Roman ruins, Gothic basilisks and Arab mosques, perched upon bleak, barren mountains and silhouetted against a blackish ripped-open sky, must inspire a religious terrorism in any painter's heart, particularly one with El Greco's background; and that only in its native settings can one grasp the significance of the man's work. This argument must only be tested to be found valid. Whoever has since gone to Toledo has come away thrilled. Hundreds of pilgrims journey annually to the little dingy church of Santa Tome to stand enraptured before the Burial o f Count Orgaz. Books on El Greco have appeared in all languages, their authors claiming that they and not Toledo possess the secret of the painter's art.
While the technical experts and the psychiatrists are holding the battlefield we shall advance certain observations which the reader can supplant at his leisure. A brief account of the facts of El Greco's life may be of use.
His real name was Domenico Theotocopuli. He was born in Candia in the Isle of Crete. The family migrated to Venice to the colony of Greeks who found living there profitable. The ornamental arts, particularly the making "El Greco must have eyed them (the painters) and their local brethren with disdain," says the biographer Cossioand, we may add, with great envy and longing, since his hope was that the doors of the Escorial might be opened to him.
The first work which fell to him in Toledo was the commission for the altar-piece in the Church of Santo Domingo. This included five compositions and four single figures of saints. It was painted in 1577 and already marked a great technical advance over his Italian product.
A year later he painted his famous Espolio or Christ Deprived o f His Vestments. This is one of the most dramatic of his compositions, but the reception which it met on the part of the Holy Fathers would have discouraged most men. He was asked to remove the nuns incorporated in the scene and the soldiers in armor standing about, as they were disrespectful to the figure of Christ. When he refused he was threatened with imprisonment. Fortunately both he and the picture escaped serious consequences. But that the painter was no prophet in his adopted country is easily apparent. A contemporary, Father Siguenza, speaking of Greco's St. Maurice, commissioned by Philip II, said, "It did not satisfy his Majesty and that is saying nothing, because it contented very few, although they say there is much art in it, and that its author knows much and that many excellent things have come from his hand." Such was El Greco's early reception by Spanish connoisseurs.
Nevertheless he was not discouraged. He continued to paint and to seek church commissions. And with the completion of his third great composition, The Burial o f Count Orgaz, he established himself as the foremost painter of Spain. Convents and churches sought his services, and the elite Castilians bid for his talents as portraitist. About this time he began his mystical paintings which have remained the highest attainments of their kind in European art.
El Greco was a tireless, resourceful genius. Although not of the mental stature of Leonardo, his interests were almost as diverse. He was an architect, builder, sculptor, poet and writer. His pupils, notably a certain Pacheco, declared that their master was a great philosopher as well. His writings, however, are unaccountably missing. Yet we have only to glance at the inventory of books left by him at his death to see that he was a man of great intellectual appetite. There are twenty-seven Greek volumes, including Aristotle, Socrates, Plutarch, Homer, Euripides, Xenophon, Aesop, etc.; sixty-seven volumes of the most profound Renaissance Italian thought; a treatise on painting; nineteen volumes on architecture and seventeen miscellaneous works not described. These are in addition to the books written in Castilian.
The Spanish writer Tirso de Molino, a contemporary of El Greco, throws some light upon the painter's social life and his companions. Each evening the most gracious and cultured people of the city gathered to chat in the gardens of Buena Vista, across the River Tagus. "More was said in one word than in a book by a philosopher of Athens," says the writer. The great Cervantes, the playwright Lope de Vega, the eminent jurisconsult Covarrubias, the famous Cordovan priest Gongora were some of the painter's cronies. He upheld the Florentine tradition of Giotto and Leonardo and Raphael who by the magnetism of their speech charmed the most illustrious gatherings of their time.
El Greco's house in the old Jewish quarter had once been the elegant mansion of Samuel Levi, Treasurer of the King. The painter was extravagant in his ways. "He earned many ducats but spent them all in pompous living, and even kept paid musicians to play to him, that he might enjoy every pleasure while he ate," wrote his friend Martinez. From the inventory of his worldly goods, in which the furniture listed seems inadequate and even mean for the twenty-four fine rooms in the house, it is plain that elegance had given way to decay. And in the will there are more debts than dues; in fact, hardly any assets besides the two hundred unfinished pictures. From these facts we can reconstruct the picture of the man moving dignified and serene through life, oblivious to materialistic things, his mind ever wrestling with philosophical problems, and his desire for entertaining brilliant society the principal luxury indulged.
Now let us turn to his work.
El Greco's paintings can be divided into three groups:
Those which reflect his Venetian training, those which are chiefly technical accomplishments achieved in his first Toledan manner, like many of his portraits, and those which are expressive of his nervous, excitable, dramatic spirit. There were it is true times in his life as a portraitist when the face of a sitter would move him as much as a religious subject. At such times he strove to express character by means of distortion. No painter has used this device more successfully, possibly because with him it was an emotional urge and not an esthetic or technical principle. We shall see in our review of Modernists that some painters use distortion for purposes of design. Not so El Greco. When he distorted his figures it was to make them take on greater dramatic significance, to make us writhe in seeing them writhe. This, we remember, was the Byzantine method.
Dramatic force is obtained by another method. Tintoretto's sharp use of light and dark is employed much more effectively than the Venetian could foresee. The swirling lights and shadows instill in us the fear of the unknown and it is this quality of fear and religious ecstasy that grips us and reveals the inspired fanatic.
His color also serves his one purpose. He early abandoned the warm flesh tints of the Venetians. He discovered that he could obtain a heightened dramatic effect by painting most of his canvas in black and white color, giving pointed emphasis to his composition by adding a spot of vivid red or orange. He understood the psychological effect of color upon the spectator as no one had before him. Since his belated discovery many Modernists have ventured into the realm of the mystical and the supernatural. But perhaps no mortal will ever approach him. The mystical was in his Byzantine blood, the eerie drama in his Toledo skies. Living three and a half centuries ago, this introspective Greek was the first Modernist.
The Crucifixion reproduced illustrates all his dramatic qualities. The pose and gesture of each figure are as expressive as the arrested actions of dancers. In proportion and drawing they are distorted, the figure on the extreme right being enormously tall in comparison with the size of his head. Even the angels are not immune from this treatment. The size of their hands is out of all proportion to their forearms, especially in the one on the right. In the Christ, the lower leg is much longer in proportion to the thigh than is normal.
Just as effective emotionally as this expressiveness of pose and gesture and exaggeration of drawing is the rhythmic brilliance of light which moves excitedly from one part of the canvas to another. Yet there is an organization or arrangement of figures and of lights and darks which is the opposite of confusion. The lower figures are almost symmetrical in their grouping, and the upper part of the canvas is certainly so. We are not to infer from this that all of El Greco's compositions are symmetrical. But even in his most elaborate designs, where countless figures writhe in ecstasy or despair, there is an organization of mass and light and line which stimulates our emotions without confusing us or giving us the feeling of incompleteness. This is the secret of composition in painting.
Before leaving his picture, we may note that the emotional effect is also due to the use of the diagonal in his rhythms of light. To explain this statement we must digress a little. The painter can always depend upon an elementary device to convey the mood of his picture. This trick is the direction o f line in a composition. For instance, when we wish to attain a mood of quiet, rest, the opposite of activity, we make as many lines as possible horizontal. The seascape, the prairie, the deserted street, suggest this means. Again, when we wish to convey the religious mood, awe, reverence, we use as many vertical lines as possible. We soar to Heaven. This is the principle employed in Gothic architecture. Tall trees in the forest affect us much the same way. The feeling of peace and plenty, contentment, the abundance of nature, is expressed by curves. Rolling hills, sheep, fruits and vegetables symbolize abundance and are expressed in round lines. But the emotion opposed to all of these, the dramatic emotion, is expressed by the diagonal. Slanting rain, lightning, the brandishing of sticks, the lunge into action, are all so conveyed.
Looking then at El Greco's composition with half-closed eyes, we see that the two angels in the upper section of the canvas slant to the right. This action is accomplished by the use of light rather than by line. The diagonal is repeated in the lower group most forcefully. We can follow the arm of the kneeling girl to the point where it joins the sharp light of the fold in the disciple's gown. Both light and dark emphasize the diagonal.
So much for El Greco's technical means of attaining drama. While analysis may clarify his composition and turn apparent confusion to dramatic power, no picking of a canvas to pieces can uncover the sources of the painter's ecstatic Orientalism. There is a school of critics who maintain that he was the victim of insanity. But their hypothesis is unfounded in view of the painter's most rational and brilliant command of organization. Others have attributed his peculiar methods to the consuming egotism of the man, who feared to be accused of painting like Titian, and so sought to be wildly eccentric. This is a negative argument since it fails to account for his superior powers. The latest interpretation of El Greco's transformation from an ordinary Venetian painter to the Toledo mystic is from the pen of a Spaniard, Jose Merediz. This critic states with tiring redundancy that the young Greek was so struck with the beauty of the stained glass windows in the Toledo Cathedral that the urge to translate their spiritual force into paint possessed him and also lent him the technique with which to do it. This explanation is farfetched.
To understand the nature of the work, we must keep in mind the facts pertaining to the man. He was born in a Greek city with a Byzantine tradition. He was then an Oriental. He came fresh from jovial sunny Italy to a city which not only by its physical Arab character and frightening setting was enough to awaken his imagination, but which was submerged in an Oriental ritual that must have spoken to him in loud and familiar voices. We must keep in mind that Toledo, while a stronghold of Roman Catholicism, was peopled by a race of Spaniards in whom were fused the Jew and the Arab. So that not only in the architecture of the city, but in the song of the people, in their nervous reactions and mental qualities there was everything to appeal to the atavism of El Greco and evoke responses from him as Italy never could do. His is the spirit of Fra Angelico and of the Hebrew prophets; of Chassidic songs and the tortures of Arab devil dancers. The lucid mind is driven by aspiring heart to put down in paint what remains today a shrine for the troubled, drifting Westerner.
When El Greco died, the Flemish painter Rubens was at the height of his career. Like the Spanish Greek he was noted for his social grace. Not even Leonardo was more at home in the company of kings and princes. In the capacity of diplomat he passed from one palace to another settling affairs of state and painting compositions and portraits in his leisure. At an early age he was invited to the household of the Lord of Mantua, Gonzaga, and so had many opportunities to study the work of the Venetians. Their influence is apparent in all his paintings. He was an ardent admirer of Titian's color, particularly in the latter's paintings of nudes; he was evidently greatly impressed by Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne, a swirling dynamic picture of pagan pleasure. There is no doubt that Rubens felt himself atune to the note of animal joyousness struck occasionally by Titian.
The Flemish painter's compositions are often as involved as Tintoretto's; his figures gesture as violently. For this reason he is called a Romantic. There is a total absence of the romantic spirit in his work for all his borrowing of romantic traps. His faces are pretty but often banal. His drawing is sometimes crude, his compositions uninventive and tiring, his carelessness in rendering form often apparent; but while these limitations may be dismissed, his point of view is subject to endless debate and criticism.
For whether he is painting crucifixions, nudes, or scenes of violence, he is seldom more than a realist. His Christs have nothing of the spirituality of the Christs of Perugino, of El Greco, of Giotto. They seem rather to have been posed for by the village blacksmith. His nudes are not the ideally beautiful women of Titian but are more often the girls whose voluptuous amplitude prompted him to engage them as models. His nudes are therefore nothing more than portraits of exuberant types pleasing to his fancy. They are not esthetically ideal. We shall see in our survey of Modernism that the present-day artist also dispenses with types which conform to the tastes of the spectator. But the difference between an enormous nude with bulging fat as painted by Picasso and as painted by Rubens is of fundamental importance. In the hands of the latter it is the woman who appeals to the artist; while the Modernist is intent upon the swelling volume and form and the rhythm of line for their own sake, thus creating a new and harmonious ideal.
Putting aside matters of ideals, we must attribute to Rubens the development of the art of color. With the passing of the Venetians he was the only great colorist left in Europe. He carried his experiments far beyond the range of Titian. He found nuances in the painting of flesh that had never before been apparent; so that there is hardly a square inch in his acres of nudes which is not beautiful in color. His own lusty, assertive nature establishes him as a personality embodying not only the ideals of his race, but of all painters of all time and place who are mentally and biologically constituted like him.
The influence of Rubens in the development of painting is historically of the greatest importance. A corps of students executed his involved conceptions: among them Jordaens, whose rather ordinary mind was able to add little to his master's art, and Van Dyck who far surpassed his energetic teacher in grace, feeling and technical skill.
But the lessons of the Flemish master were not confined to his studio. They were spread to foreign countries by his visits on affairs of state. In England it was his paintings rather than his diplomatic genius which caused him to be knighted. Marie de Medici brought him to France to make the colossal decorations which are now in the Louvre. Philip IV of Spain who first received him coldly, since he had little confidence in diplomats who were artists, was very quickly charmed by his person and his painting. The mollified king even gave him a studio in his palace, and here Rubens made the acquaintance of the young court painter, Velasquez. It is fairly evident from a perusal of the Spaniard's work that the dazzling realism of the Flemish courtier-artist captivated his responsive pupil. No painter's influence had ever been more widespread.


text:
Mount Abu Tourist Place
History of Mount Abu
The history of Mount Abu is as diverse as the city itself. It was once a part of the Chauhan kingdom of Rajasthan and served as a summer resort for the Rajput kings of the region. After that, it was leased by the British government from the then Maharaja of Sirohi for use as the headquarter of the resident to Rajputana (another name for Rajasthan).
Mount Abu was the home of many saints and sages in the old days. Legend has it that all the 330 million gods and goddesses of the Hindu pantheon used to visit this holy mountain. It is also the place where the great saint Vashishth lived and performed a yagna (sacrificial worship on a fire pit) to create four Agnikula (four clans of fire) to protect the earth from demons. The yagna was supposed to have been performed near a natural spring, which emerged from a rock shaped like a cow's head. According to another legend, once sage Vashishth's cow Nandini was trapped in a deep gorge and could not free herself. The sage appealed to Lord Shiva for assistance. The Lord sent Saraswati, the divine stream, to help flood the gorge so that the cow could float up. Vashishth then decided to ensure that such mishaps did not occur in future. He asked the youngest son of Himalaya, the king of mountains to fill the chasm permanently. This he did with the assistance of Arbud, the mighty snake. This spot came to be known as Mount Arbud and was later changed to its present form - Mount Abu. This place is held in reverence by Jains as well since Jain scriptures record that Lord Mahavira, the 24th Jain Tirthankar (spiritual leader), also visited Mount Abu and blessed the city.
|It was here that an elderly mystic, Balam Rashiya, fell in love with a nubile teenager. The parents of the adolescent girl were bothered by the unreasonable demand of the sage. They soon devised a plan, according to which they placed a condition in front of the aging spiritualist. They told him to dig a lake with his fingernails, before sunup,
failing which he would not get the hand of their daughter as his bride. The aging guru accepted the stipulation and earnestly went to work to win over his bride. Seeing the sage succeeding in his mission, the parents went to the gods, beseeching them to save their daughter from becoming the bride of a very old maharishi. The gods betrayed the sage by imitating a cock, which crowed too early to announce the daybreak. The sage was heartbroken, thinking that he had failed in his stipulated mission and would not have his much adored teenager as his wife. In the divine process the love lake Nakki was born.
It is in the old scripture, Mount Abu is named after the mythical snake Arbuda. It has been described as the most sacred place on earth. According to Padma Purana one night's stay at Mount Abu has the blessing equivalent to the charity of giving one thousand cows. It was considered the abode of great saints and Gods. Mount Abu finds mention in the Puranas, like Skund Purana, Upanishads, and Mahabharata and in the travelogues of Magasthanese, Col. Todd and many others. It was here that the four, fiery Rajput clans were born from the fire of Havana performed by the sage, Rishi Vashishta. The place was plagued by incessant tremors. Once again Lord Shiva came to its rescue. He pressed his big toe at the sacred Achalgarh to steady the mountain. Likewise, the peak of Mount Abu came to be known as Guru Shikhar after the guru of the Devas, Dattatreya Muni. Similarly, Gaumukh, the Vashishta Ashram, became famous as the precincts of the sacrosanct fire, which gave birth to the four Rajput Agnikula clans.
Historically this mountain terrain has been the sanctuary for regional warriors. It was because of this strategic topography that the invaders could never defeat the local rulers. As the attackers would attack, the local warriors would climb the familiar mountain ranges and from the top would assault the aggressors and force them to retreat. Accurate historical information is not available on the early history of Mount Abu; only mythology. We learn of the Bhillas and the Nagas who, according to legend, lived here in ancient times. The latter worshipped the Godess Durga, which points to the existence of a fertility cult, traces of which remain even in historic times. After this we come across the name of the first kings. First ruler, Dhumraja, established the Parmar (The slayer of the enemy-the name given by the sage Vasistha) dynasty in 916 AD. They were the important rulers of the region. They were the tribute paying vassals of the powerful Solankis (who influenced the architecture of the region, whose examples are the older Delwara temples) of Gujarat, the neighboring state of Rajasthan. After a fierce war between the two, Bimal Shah of the Solankis was filled with penitence and desired penance. He met a Jain hermit who told him that there was no such thing as penance for a willful sin, yet he could make his life better by constructing temples to lessen his guilt. He soon went about to construct Dilwara temples, the exquisite poems in marble. The two tycoon brothers, Tej Pal and Vastu Pal, who were then considered to be the biggest builders in the country, ably helped him. If there was something like a record book like the Guinness then they would have been included in it.
The conquest of Mount Abu in 1311 by Rao Lumba of Deora-Chauhan dynasty brought to an end the reign of the Parmars and also marked the decline of Mount Abu. He shifted the capitol city to Chandravati in the plains. After the destruction of Chandravati in 1405, Rao Shasmal made Sirohi his headquarters.
These mountains are the oldest ranges in India, as old as water and as fresh as thirst. Their contemporaries are the Appalachians of North America, together with which they constitute the oldest mountain systems in the world. They are older than the Nilgiries; they are older than the Himalayas yet they exult eternal youth. Mount Abu is the highest peak between the Vindhias and the Himalayas. It is the proud abode of the verdant, salubrious forests, habited by leopards, wild boars, Sambhars, monkeys, porcupines, snakes, civet cats, hares, bears and many exotic birds, highly praised by the great, renowned Indian ornithologist Mr. Salim Ali, after whom there is an observation tower in the jungles. With the passage of time Mount Abu was declared a sanctuary and a very big area, the Trevor's tank, too was demarcated, named after the British officer Mr. Trevor; just like the beautiful walk, the Bailey's walk, was named after another British officer Mr. Bailey.
It was left for the British to rediscover Mount Abu. Col. Todd was surveying the then Rajputana state and now the Rajasthan state and stumbled upon Mount Abu. His master, the Resident, the local representative of the British Viceroy in India, selected Mount Abu, as the summer capital of Rajputana state. This made Mount Abu an important destination for the royals of Rajputana. They made their palaces and the 'Vakalat Houses' for their lawyers, who accompanied them to plead their cases in the court of the Resident. Many of theses royal edifices have been converted into heritage hotels or prestigious schools or army or paramilitary cantonments.
After the Second World War there was rapid growth in tourism in Mount Abu. The single bus service from the railroad, Abu road, known in the olden days as Kharadi, was gradually increased in frequency and the number of the vehicles plying too swelled. By 1954 Mount Abu was merged with Rajasthan from Bombay province. By the eighties, tourism multiplied in geometrical progression, crossing the 1.2 million mark per year by late eighties.
Azad Hind GramAzad Hind Gram is basically a Tourist Complex which is situated at Tikri Kalan. It is one of the projects developed by Delhi Tourism as a tribute to the great Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
Azad hind gram features highly structured medley domes that surrounds the museum and the monument placed inside are undoubtedly the main center of attention of the composite that also provides the services of wide-ranging malls, an amphitheatre, traveler
information service, memento and garden shop, foodstuff cubicle, a eating place, restrooms, drinking water, phone booth and get-together conveniences.
There is abundant space to unwind and the wayside amenities to suit the tourist and visitors alike. It is perfectly situated within less than two kilometers of the border of Delhi Haryana on NH-10.The basic structural design of the development is stimulated by the speech of North Indian style and the ethnicity of Indian skill and craftsmanship
Some of the facilities that can be availed of include soft drinks, veg lunch, snacks cultural activities such as kachhi ghori, finger-puppet show, and magical show, snake show. Apart from that there is also camel cart ride for village interaction, potters wheel, artificial river crossing, and much more for leisure and amusement.
Without difficulty Azad Hind Gram can be reached from any part of Delhi. If given a choice visitors and travelers can choose to take local buses from different points inside the city or, instead lease auto-rickshaws and cab, minicab or yellow cabs which are conveniently available at any point in Delhi. However you could even opt for the regular bus services that commence from the Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) at Kashmere Gate and City Center to Mehrauli.
There are several local guided tours which are especially carried out by Delhi Tourism and private operators. They cover all the tourist attractions, museums, monuments and Azad hind gram is also incorporated as it happens to be one of the most important recreation places.


text:
Code Office
Ed Hammonds
Codes Inspector
(618) 932-3262 Ext 111 or Line3
Services Offered: Certificate of OccupancyTo receive certificate of occupancy for non-owner dwellings, the codes inspector needs to inspect the address to make sure it complies with housing standards. Call for an appointment. Code and forms for non-owner dwellings are listed on City Ordinance tab.
Building Permits
Zoning for residential and business
Codes online
Disclaimer:The formatting and pagination of this web version of the code may vary from the official hard copy of the code. This web version of the code is provided for informational purposes only and may not reflect all of, or the most current, legislation that has been passed. Prior to any action being taken, please consult the clerk for any ordinances that have been enacted that are not contained in this web version. In case of any discrepancy between this web version and the official ordinances, the ordinances prevail.


text:
Newsflash: Quentin Tarantino is a twisted dude.
That's why we love the guy, of course. He breathes new life into the genres he touches by infusing them not just with a movie lover's passion, but with the demented sensibility of someone who's spent too much time alone in the dark.
When the trailer for Django Unchained debuted yesterday, it did not disappoint, delivering us 2 minutes and 36 seconds of antebellum peculiarity. Here are a few offbeat moments that jumped out.Django meets Django
"What's your name?" asks the stranger in the white hat and purple ascot.
"Django," replies Jamie Foxx's character, blowing smoke. "The D is silent."
We never get an introduction from the stranger, who is hanging out in the parlor overseen by Leonardo DiCaprio's menacing Calvin Candie, but the actor is Franco Nero (Vanessa Redgrave's long-lost love in Letters to Juliet — and also her real life husband), who made his breakthrough starring in a 1966 spaghetti western titled, you guessed it, Django.
Tarantino is a well-known aficionado of obscure cult films, which often serve as his greatest inspiration, as director Sergio Corbucci's Django clearly did for Django Unchained. Another Italian film from around this corner of the video store, 1978's The Inglorious Bastards, served as a similar muse for QT.


text:
Let Eileen Mentor you
When choosing a mentor it's advisable that he/she be well seasoned in the organizing industry. Are they accredited?
Do they have an education in professional organizing?
Do they just have experience without accreditation?
Are they able to transfer their educational techniques to you in an interesting and fun way?
Do they give back to the organizing profession by volunteering?
Can they provide references for you to check?
This mentor thinks these are important qualities in choosing someone who is going to lay the foundation for your business, and give you advice that you will use for many years to come.
Everyone is unique and everyone brings to the mentoring sessions different strengths. It is my firm belief that capitalizing on those strengths is what will make you unique. Even before we begin, my first assignment is asking you to figure out why organizing is your passion and what type of organizer do you dream of becoming. You can specialize in home staging or you can become the master family organizer, or you can develop your niche as the student organizer; just to name a few. Creating forward setting goals are vital to propel you from having a great idea to one that you actually put into practice.
Each session is an hour and can be done either face to face if you are within driving distance, or it can be done virtually. I also provide email support between sessions. You will also recieve vital educational information prior to each session and I recommend getting a binder.
One night as I was searching for ideas for creating my business website, I ran across your website To The Next Level. As I was reviewing your site, I noticed that you had a tab Becoming a Professional Organizer. To my surprise, this was a mentoring program. I had always wanted to taught by someone who had years of experience and credibility.
I contacted you the next the day to talk about the mentoring program and then I met you in person to discuss the details. One thing that struck a chord with me was your passion for teaching others about the business. You also wanted to know what was my expectations for pursuing this program.
Your mentoring program really helped me to define who I am as an organizer and how I wanted my business to be perceived by prospective clients. Each of the session were well organized and cover many of the important aspects of the business. You taught me the importance of understanding the client's needs and goals to achieve their vision. You emphasized that it is always about the client.
Eileen, you were always willing to answer my questions especially when I did not understand something. You also share many important product resources and reading materials for the profession.
As a mentor, you shared experiences and mistakes about situations that I may encounter in running my business which has been quite helpful to me. I have been able to utilize lot of the skills taught in your course with some of my current clients.
After taking this course, I feel that I am able to lay a solid foundation for my business to meet the needs of future clients. I would highly recommend Eileen Koff's mentoring program. It is well thought out, inspiring and an excellent foundation for you to take your business To The Next Level.
Patricia Campbell
"When I called Eileen, I had many ideas for my organizing business, but wasn't sure how to get my goals accomplished.
Eileen asked all the right questions, gave me all the right answers and offered pertinent insight into my situation.
I am confident that my goals will be reached, thanks to her wisdom. I have learned a great deal from Eileen and expect to learn even more!
She is a wonderful resource and offers a great value to the organizing profession."
Robin Harisis
Dear Eileen,
I am so glad I decided to work with you in your mentoring program! I felt like I gained so much in working with you.
I originally wanted to hire an organizing coach to answer some specific questions I had about organizing, but I got so much more with your program. The first thing that jumped out at me about your program was the fact that it had a well-rounded curriculum developed that covers all areas of professional organizing. Other coaches I talked to did not offer that.
To The Next Level gave me the information and confidence to charge by the project according to value instead of charging by the hour.
To The Next Level gave me information to address marketing issues and avoid mistakes that others have made.
To The Next Level gave me advice about specific issues such as paper management, time management and professionalism using knowledge from years of experience in professional organizing. This has eliminated the time it would have taken me to experience the situations to learn these issues myself.
I also like that you had an interest in anything relating to organizing, you researched the area for me and got me the information right away. Thanks again for everything. I feel like you have a real interest in helping me succeed as a professional organizer.
Wendy Janoski
Dear Eileen,
"I want to thank you for all the benefits the mentorship program of To the Next Level has provided to me. The program content was invaluable; it covered everything I could have wanted and needed to know to begin my own business. It would have taken me years of mistakes to learn all the nuggets of wisdom I got from taking the program.
The fact that you were really there for me as a mentor and not just an instructor meant a lot to me. You showed genuine personal interest in me and tailored our conversations to fit my needs. I think I benefited most from the section about niche marketing and finding my own 'purple cow'. I already feel like an expert in my field because I have carefully considered exactly what I want my business to look like, whom I want to work with, and what I am passionate about bringing to the table.
Your program taught me the difference between natural talent and skill. Before I took your program, I had talent. Now, I have learned the approaches, systems and techniques that will help me run my business on a more professional level and give my clients the extraordinary service of someone who is skilled at this craft and not just 'winging it'. I was also thrilled to learn a new system for organizing and prioritizing my own time schedule…I thought I was organized before!
As an organizer starting in this field, there are so many options available. The lessons I learned from To the Next Level have helped me immensely to make sense of it all and focus my efforts so that I can start my business with a degree of confidence that I would not have had without the program. Thank you again so much."
Jeanette Klika


text:
Cinemalphabet: F is for For Keeps (1988)
It must have seen like a good idea to Molly Ringwald and her agent at the time: a role that provided an opportunity for Ringwald to spread her acting wings beyond the John Hughes oeuvre. Unfortunately, For Keeps was one of a string of late 80s duds that essentially ended Ringwald's charmed career. Fresh Horses and The Pick-up Artist anyone?
For Keeps? isn't a terrible film; it's just a cheesy, melodramatic film that takes itself way too seriously. The premise – two wacky kids in love and devoid of sex education who wind up with a baby and a janky apartment – is rendered silly by a script that is unsure of what it wants to be or what it has to say. Is being a teen mom a comedy? A tragedy? Should we root for the kids to make it or hope they fail so they'll go back home to their parents? For Keeps? is just not sure. The leads aren't any more certain either. They attempt to run the gamut of reasonable responses to the situations the script places them in, but neither actor is capable of rising above the material.
What's more For Keeps? is hokey as hell. An early scene has Darcy (Ringwald) and her overbearing mom – played with aplomb by Miriam Flynn – enjoying a French meal (because Darcy's mom thinks eating French foods while speaking French during dinner is fancy) and the exchange occurs:
Darcy's Mom: How do you find the wine? (in French, of course)
Darcy: I just look to my left and there it is. (also in French)
Okay, that exchange is the most memorable thing about the film and pretty much the only thing I remember about that made me laugh out loud. Maybe, I just have a weird sense of humor. Of course, not all the film's attempts at comedy are successful:
- And for some reason, they got married in a Korean church by a minister with a super heavy accent, and just for comic relief, they couldn't understand what vows they were supposed to repeat! Classic cultural comedy. What is it with 80s films and random scenes involving Asian people that the main characters can't understand? Was that really considered funny for awhile? And not, you know…racist?.
– (via The Blogulator)
Let's talk about Molly Ringwald's bizarre hair extensions, which serve as character development; she cuts her hair in some kind of pregnant hormonal fit of sadness. These bad hair extensions haunt me in my sleep. They reminded me of Julia Roberts' extensions in Sleeping with the Enemy. I couldn't stop laughing about Ringwald's hair! This is not good for your serious examination of the repercussions of teen pregnancy! I've gone as long as I could without mentioning Molly's co-star Randall Batinkoff who I just assumed disappeared from the planet after this film. Apparently, home dude is still working. I hope his acting has gotten better, because as Stan, the teen father he came across as a bargain basement 80s version of Robbie Benson. And that is not a compliment.
IrishUp permalinkOctober 14, 2011 9:56 pm
"These bad hair extensions haunt me in my sleep. "
At the time I thought For Keeps? was ok (once you get past the fact that IRL, late teens in the 80s from that background got on a bus to PP). The fact it was all over the place seemed to match the age and stage and sitch. Granted, I have not seen it since, not even on cable. The really sad thing? Nobody's made any improvements to the teen pregnancy movie yet. Although Juno certainly had better *acting*, I'm not sure it explored any new territory. And "Immediate Family" did a better job with the adoption. Or maybe it's just my eternal crush on Mary Stuart Masterson.
October 17, 2011 10:25 am
I'm ashamed to admit……I saw this in theaters. But my sisters dragged me to it kicking and screaming the whole way! Isn't it lovely that the film has a happy upbeat ending? Just like in real life when teenagers get pregnant…….they get the fairly tale version.
chantell permalinkDecember 16, 2011 6:33 am
I think this movie rocks and Molly's hair looked great.It has and always will be my #1 fav…


text:
On Monday, Apple released the iOS 10.2 update along with a whole slew of long-awaited emojis, including avocado, fingers crossed and pregnant woman.
Finally! I don't know about you, but I feel my texting game has been seriously hindered by my inability to communicate my pregnancy needs via emoji to my husband. Now that my new baby is earth side, I'm feeling a little jealous of all the pregnant moms who finally get to use this emoji to communicate their very important, pregnancy-related messages.
RELATED: Your Teethers May Not Actually Be 'BPA-Free' and 'Non-Toxic'
If you haven't updated your iPhone in the last 24 hours, it's time get on it. To get the update, head to the Settings Menu on your phone, select the General tab and then Software Update. From there, your phone will walk you through the necessary steps to get the most up-to-date software, along with the pregnant woman emoji, at your fingertips. Not sure how to start implementing this very important iPhone update into your everyday texting? Don't worry, we've got you covered.
1. When you're not ready to see the look on your in-laws' faces when they learn of your fourth pregnancy
2. When all you can think about it is the by-the-slice pizza sold 45 miles on the other side of town
3. When your husband thinks it's cute to send you the eggplant emoji when you're 39 weeks pregnant
4. When you have a very specific craving
5. When healthy eating is so not on your radar
6. When you're feeling especially huge
7. When things start getting serious


text:
Troop & Veterans Support
Description: Our Northminster Troop & Veterans Support Team has three goals: to honor our NmPC Veterans, to reach out to veterans and their families in the community, and to support veterans through the VA and Red Cross.
How to Serve: Join the leadership team for this ministry or participate in their events which include writing Christmas cards to deployed troops and veterans, donating items as requested for the troops, and helping to serve at the Veterans' Day luncheon.
Contact: Bob Brockfield (Chairman) at . Meetings are held on the second Sunday of each month at 12:00 in the Lounge. Guests and new members are always welcome.
Prayer Request: Pray that God will protect our troops as they go forth with courage and determination to face the forces of violence and weapons of destruction. Thank God for their service and love of our country. Also, please pray for healing of hearts and minds of those veterans who are facing the challenges of transitioning to work, life, and home after the military. According to new data from the Department of Veterans Affairs, 20 veterans a day commit suicide nationwide, indicating a significant mental health risk for individuals who served in the military.


text:
Astonishing Information and facts When it comes to Help Me To with My Essay
Pretty most effective Choices of Help Me To with My Essay
Composing Jedii serves many merits to its people. Acquisition a web fax assist like e-fax ( See suppliers ), if nearly every minimal point stops performing. As a result you might be guaranteed that people're a proficient essay coming up with service supplier.
There's yet one more superb command laws just about all individuals comply with look after from the annoyance to the clientele. The industry have to be sure the entire list of investments during the course of the markets sector are open up. The majority of us portions most fantastic consultants doing the job exhausting day-to-day to reinforce virtually each clientele delighted. Appropriately, effortlessly protect a tab receptive prepared to confirm all of those regular medical conditions are delighted. Ordinarily in most ways, you should be equipped to occur up with an a desktop personal pc app that can run a granted endeavor. Normal laptop computer shoppers press starting point with passwords normally.
The Authentic to Goodness Actual info on Assist Me with My Essay A classification essay solutions to spell out a paper writer
subject or methodology all over enough time of the utilization of holding up pictures. It might rather quickly be reasonable inside of the occasion that you'll probably let it to be viewed as a argumentative varieties of essay. You happen to be capable of gaining essays web-based from a range of agencies as of late, for this reason be certain you be aware on into the standard fact the vast majority of these have in the past overburdened essays or take care of a listing of those newspapers that'll be completed.
A URL to Hobbes' educational post could be acquired at this site. Shown down below are quite a few the endorsed sociology essay problem for all those people enrollees that are not able to buy a truly superior subject matter issue with regards to amazing task. This is why it unquestionably is conceivable to get essays and find the outstanding signifies as deserving student. Exceptionally fantastic dialog is vital at that time. Some other it is going to be conceivable ideas to also provide the tale involving each and every past movie utilized to really make it noticeably way more enlightening not astonishingly. Meet up with individuals who will probably give you assist. A creator utilizes a particular point of perception to inform a unique variety of content. The guide authors have got to have the genuinely necessary go through being a way for you to utilize a pose to put together my constitution. With us, you are guaranteed that you are going to explore genuine piece of writing http://ge.dyu.edu.tw/991literature3/?p=1116
composing on the web.
Simply just producing top-quality compositions is important on the englishlanguage with the sense it enables the student to have the skill to talk absolutely pretty much anything totally is in their mind with regard to your explicit predicament. Anytime you decide on the target of converse essay when you must be sure the community of tongue essay genuinely should preferably particularly conveniently suit out of your mission. The quite first of all is merely because the backbone of any content offered that it is manufactured of all of the data than the usual viewers would actually generally want to figure out. The scientific tests is likely to always be acted on accurately by way of a bibliography for all those resources which could be helpful to financial state craft my essay. As an various, think of the results of elements you have talked about out from your whole body of the targeted essay. To create sample faculty essays, any individual will require to exude acceptable information placing up features and techniques.
Opting for Aid Me To with My Essay The earliest point you should to are persuaded about is the delivering of assurances featuring with writers' skills in addition to ways. You might be a lot more than possibly some of these most stubborn grown-up males and folk you recognize about perhaps not attempting to find support, other than you ought to definitely fully understand doing so just isn't a indication of weak recognise. Your thoughts also needs to be packed with facts just before establishing your exclusive designing.


text:
City of GlendoraHome Menu
Living with Wildlife
Most wildlife hunts and gathers food at night and seeks food, water and shelter from residential properties. Outdoor pet food bowls, open trash cans, and small pets left out at night are a common target for predators and can increase the number of wild animals in the neighborhood.Responsible neighbors never feed wild animals or allow pets to roam unsupervised. However, there are times when ill, injured or aggressive wild animals become a threat to public health and safety. This includes hunting pets during the daytime or approaching people without fear. Learn more below.
|If any wildlife is posing an imminent threat, call 9-1-1.
To report other information on wildlife, contact Support Services Supervisor Chuck Ochoa
at (626) 914-8265 or via email at email@example.com
| Bobcats
Mountain Lions
|Red Imported Fire Ants are insects with an aggressive nature and painful sting.
|Most of the recent human rabies cases in the U.S. have been caused by rabies virus from bats.
|Bears are attracted to any type of food left outdoors, especially at night and in some cases, bird feeders.
|Bobcat or Mountain Lion sightings can be rare, but they do exist in foothill communities.
|Read More
|Read More
|Read More
|Read More
|Techniques to help avoid conflicts include securing trash and keeping pets close while outdoors.
|Deer are powerful animals and can pose a danger, either with their hooves and antlers or by attracting predators.
|Opossum have both urban and suburban habitats, sometime getting into basements, attics, sheds or garages.
|One of the most common species of wildlife found, they are often found rummaging through garbage and food left outdoors.
|Read More
|Read More
|Read More
|Read More
|More Resources
California Department of Fish and Game: Living with Wildlife
|If you hike much, you may encounter a rattlesnake. Avoid any snakes you encounter, and do not attempt to kill them.
|Skunks are a rabies vector, and should be avoided. They are often attracted to garbage and food left outdoors.
|Read More
|Read More


text:
|Record to win!
Here are few basic rules (boring but necessary):
- The videos must be new, so that means they have to be posted to the site after June 10, 2014.
- Sorry, existing videos don't qualify.
- Each video must be at least five minutes long.
- You must record at least two videos to qualify.
- The videos must be in a language we either speak or somewhat understand: Spanish, English, German, Dutch, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian or Greek (Dagy speaks baby Greek).
- First come, first serve! Post the Speechpool link in the comments section, and after we check out the videos, you get your book.
- The first three people with two videos each that meet the criteria win.
- One book per person.
- We have a total of three books to give away.
- Have fun and good luck!


text:
What's that, YES we said five...
because we are so super excited to announce a fabulous hostess joining us:
and we couldn't be more excited to give her a
giant Inspiration Monday Welcome!!
Thanks for hosting, Kristi! And how exciting to have Leigh Anne join in! I love her blog (and all her delicious recipes!) Hope you all have a wonderful week!ReplyDelete
Thank you for hosting this fun party! -Marci @ Stone Cottage AdventuresReplyDelete
Thanks so much for hosting - happy week to come for everyone !!!
Thanks for the party, Kristi !ReplyDelete
Thanks for the great party ladies, too fun. Hope you have a great start to the week.
Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats
Happy to see Leigh Anne as your new hostess! I suppose that means her weekend party won't be happening now. Sad, but still glad to see this party will definitely expand. Have a great week, Kristi.ReplyDelete
Thank you for hosting! Found your party via Mums Make Lists's Linky Directory. Have a great week!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for hosting, Kristi! And thank you for featuring my pillow over at Love Grows Wild - I'm so honored!
Rachel @ Maison de Pax
Thank you for hosting Kristi and sorry I add the same link twice :( I forgot I'd selected DONE. Have a great week and I can't wait to see what you'll be sharing.ReplyDelete
Thanks for hosting!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for hosting! Life to the full! Melissa @ DaisyMaeBelleReplyDelete
Many thanks for hosting. Hope you have a wonderful week.
Best wishes,
Natasha in Oz
Thank you for hosting again, I love the Anthropolgie look a like pillow and the heart shaped strawberries are so clever, hopping over to look at how to create them now.
Lee :)
Thanks for hosting and have a great week! :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for hosting, Kristi. I love that you have big link pics here. It really gives us a chance to see what others are sharing. Have a great week!ReplyDelete
Thanks for hosting a great party each week!
This is our first time at your party, Kristi! I love it! Thanks for hosting :)ReplyDelete
Par-Tay! 5 now?!!? I love it! Thanks so much for hosting =) Marcy @ day2day SuperMomReplyDelete
Thank you hosting! Have a wonderful day. :)ReplyDelete
Hi, Kristi...thanks so much for hosting! ~ZuniReplyDelete
Wowzers, what a huge link up! Love it :) So much fun...thanks for creating this for us.
Rachael @ Diamonds in the Rough (http://www.parentingandhomeschoolinginfaith.com)