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WeVillage LA: Drop Off the Kids When you Need a Break
The new WeVillage childcare center in Sherman Oaks opened its doors in March and greeted the LA community with a play space that features enough detail and pleasing aesthetics to make parents and kids equally excited.
WeVillage is a concept that was first introduced in Oregon by founder Karen Beninati.
She was a single mom who wanted to create a place where kids would receive the attention they deserved.
"Everywhere we'd go, the kids came second. The places for the adults were beautiful, the design was beautiful but nothing for the kids," said Beninati. "It was always some toys in the corner, a carpet and they deserve better than that."
So Beninati established WeVillage in 2009 and as it turns out, she was right!
Parents agreed and loved the concept, which mixes cutting edge philosophy and elegance and offers play-based programs for children six weeks to 14-years-old.
Among the parents who supported this play space model was actress and model Rebecca Romjin whose twin daughters would ask her and husband Jerry O'Connell to drop them off at WeVillage whenever they were in Portland.
"I've been an active customer in Portland for four years and beating my head going, 'why don't we have this in Los Angeles!?'", said Romjin. "It's a dream for parents and for kids. It's almost like day camp but better, it's beautiful, it's activities, it's very interactive."
Romjin is an investor in WeVillage Los Angeles where kids can play inside a video game tree house, enjoy custom-made flower crowns and become artists for a day, among many other fun activities!
All staff members are full-time accredited and licensed professionals, trained to encourage children with interactive play while helping facilitate their individual and social skills. Plus, the facility is located along Ventura Blvd. in Sherman Oaks, near plenty of restaurants and shops to take a break while the kids play.
WeVillage Los Angeles | 13335 Ventura Blvd. | Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 | 818-233-8218 | www.WeVillage.com


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Posts by Ann Druce
How to delete a duplicate LinkedIn profile
There are plenty of people who have more than one LinkedIn account, some people even have three!
You might have signed up a while back and then forgotten about it and rejoined. Or perhaps you realized you had an existing account, but didn't know how to access it, so started all over again with a new password.Read More
Finding leads on LinkedIn – the practical approach
Let's cut to the chase. You've heard stories of people supposedly finding business on LinkedIn. You're a little cynical, and you really don't have time to waste. You signed up to LinkedIn some time ago and put up a profile with the most important and recent personal information, but you haven't had much response. But if LinkedIn is really a good way to generate sales, you'd like to know how to make it happen.Read More
Selfies are like tattoos
Selfie was the 2013 word of the year, and its inclusion in the Oxford English Dictionary has given it an unanticipated aura of respectability. But selfies are still fairly polarizing and, like tattoos, elicit strong emotional responses.
But who'd have thought this social phenomenon would extent as far as it has. I knew there was one song that mentioned them, but I didn't realize there were 13!Read More
5 Reasons your LinkedIn profile photo matters
1. Stand out from your competitors
We're a visual bunch! If you don't include a photo in your profile, even if you optimise the rest of your profile and rate higher on search results, you're likely to lose out to competitors who do include a photo.
It's clear which profile will attract the most attention and which are at a distinct disadvantage.Read More
Top 6 tips for your LinkedIn profile photo
No Selfies
Selfies are fine for informal social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram, but LinkedIn is a professional network, so choose your photo accordingly.
Dress the part
Your photo should reflect your work self; not you on the beach or at a coffee shop. (Unless perhaps you sell yachts or own the coffee shop!)
How to build a great LinkedIn profile
Start taking advantage of the LinkedIn opportunity TODAY
Since I conducted my survey among LinkedIn users, it's hardly surprising that the vast majority of respondents believe that LinkedIn does present a marketing opportunity. In fact, quite the contrary; it's more surprising that a full 17% don't believe it is. (Makes you wonder why they bother to belong to LinkedIn.)
However, what's more astonishing is that only 15% say that they're taking advantage of this opportunity.Read More
Growing your business with LinkedIn
The most-asked question about LinkedIn on my survey of South African executives is "Can I get business from Linked In?" This highlights the vital truth that social media marketing has to be about marketing; it's not enough to be social.
In short, the answer is yes, you can definitely grow your business through social media. But that doesn't mean it's automatic!
Read More
Questions South African Execs are asking about LinkedIn
Since our social media usage, preferences and experiences might not align exactly with international trends, I recently asked South African executives what they needed to know.
I'll be answering all their questions over the next few weeks, and if you did find time to contribute to the LinkedIn survey, thank you, I do appreciate your input.
Just for interest, 80% of respondents recognise that LinkedIn presents a marketing opportunity, but only 20% are doing anything about it.Read More
In short, advertising should generate sales!
There are plenty of reasons to advertise: to create brand awareness, build credibility and ensure a sustainable business. But in short, we advertise to increase sales.
No matter how high-minded our marketing objectives, it all boils down to making sure our target market believes that we offer the best possible answer to their needs, and that they remember our brand name so they can find us when they're ready to buy.Read More
Welcome to Port Elizabeth International Airport
As marketers, we agonize over our marketing strategy and our consumer promise, committed to finding the perfect solution. We fall in love with our products and services, their potential and the value they can add to our target market. We craft a message and shout it out loudly, to reach our target market and convince them we're a perfect fit.Read More

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Job Description
Identifying and implementing strategies for increasing site traffic through organic search listings for all the company websites (On-page Optimization/Off-page Optimization)
- Very good in English writing/Ad copy Writing/Clickable Title and Description Writing
- Must know about Google ranking changes algorithm
- Good understanding of Facebook open graph, Twitter Card, Data Highlighter and Google Schema
- Continually monitoring organic search rankings to increase traffic and leads
- Perform link building strategies.
- Track and analyse campaign
- Conduct keyword analysis/research and writing effective ad copies.
- Be able to perform website analysis and consultation.
- Reporting of campaigns using Google Adwords
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Harry Ramsden's, KT11
Harry Ramsden has this special place in the area of my brain reserved for sepia-toned nostalgic childhood memories.
I remember being in Blackpool when I was little and it was a really big deal that we went there – it was decorated really ornately and they fried their chips in something fancy for extra flavour. My sister dropped some of hers on the seafront in a minor spat with a seagull, resulting in a tense standoff as she tried to scoop them back into the paper. It was fun times, peak chips.
That's the sort of feeling that Harry trades on as it welcomes you over, puts a hand behind your back and feels around your pockets for your wallet. It's the perfect fit for a motorway service station really, I should have seen all of this coming from miles away, the signs were all there.
There are some beloved brands that call back to rosier times but have adapted to meet the newest ones – take Bisto for example. Or World War I.
Harry Ramsden's is not one of those brands. I'm not sure I really have any time for cynical and exploitative marketing-led concerns like this. In a strange quirk of motorway services arrangement, the concession next door is called Tossed, which Harry clearly couldn't be.
The chips are of canteen quality rather than authentic chip ship stature – they taste like they've been partially pre-cooked then fried to finish on site, a little extra oil clinging to the skin to help things along a smidge.
You shuffle sideways along the counter with your fellow temporary inmates, watching a dazzling display of choreography from the Saturday job wardens. They look extremely busy doing nothing in particular. Perhaps someone has told a mid-level executive in the company that perceived value for money is directly related to the waiting time.
The food is served on a square plate with school canteen cutlery and a frayed plastic tray in a bright shade of red that should serve as an immediate warning. But the real horror awaits at the till – £7.99 for a small plate of sausage and chips is the slap in the face you could do without, but £1.99 for a little beaker of Pepsi is like a shiv to the gut.
I've never understood why things at service stations are more expensive than anywhere else – they literally have to drive past them on the motorway to deliver to proper places. I don't much like fish, but given that it's basically the same price for that as two domestic-sized sausages I should really have just gone and got more value for my money.
The real thing with Harry Ramsden is that it has turned its back on the core values of the great British chip shop – cheap, tasty snacks for the hard-working masses. When it comes to motorway fare, there are plenty of other outlets that do the job properly. Sad times.
Taste: 3/10
Presentation: 4/10
Service: 6/10
Value for money: 2/10
Verdict: Keep driving, you're nearly there.


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Profile last updated on 29 September 2014
Available Now
Lee's Profile pageSafety and Training Manager
Quick facts
- Located in Perth (Perth, WA)
- 2 years experience
- Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
- Australian Citizen
How I'd describe myself
A dedicated family man that likes to work WITH companies not FOR them, with a common goal of industry excellence in safety and training.
A passionate amateur desert endurance racer, I have competed at the Finke Desert Race, Gascoyne Dash, Desert Tri Series and Willare Enduro.
Having a big family, I pride myself on being able to support them in every aspect of their journey through life, from sporting to academic achievements.
What I can do
- Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
- Certificate IV TAE40110 Training and Assessing
- Portable Appliance Testing
- Occupational First Aid (PAC Ambulance Volunteer)
- Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing
- National Machinery Competencies
- Traffic Control
Education & Work Experience
Senior Safety Advisor02/2012 - 05/2013 (1 year, 3 months)
Safety and Training Manager06/2013 - Today (6 years, 4 months)
Not Specified in Certificate IV TAE 40110
Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
What I'm looking for
A position that challenges me to engage my skills to their full potential, to encourage the continuous growth and development of people and behaviours in the workplace and at home.
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Sugar Hill is a luxurious eight-bedroom villa perched atop a lush three-acre property with breathtaking views over the Tryall Club to the Caribbean Sea and horizon. This glamorous home is ideal for golf and tennis buffs, couples, large groups and families. Children welcome!
Sugar Hill is a glamorous eight-bedroom villa on a lush three-acre site breathtaking with views of the Tryall Club, Caribbean Sea and long coast line. Designed for large groups and families, it features four bedrooms in the Main Villa and four more in the Guest Cottage. The Main Villa is richly furnished in hand-carved Jamaican mahogany and colorful fabrics. Relaxed, luxurious and inviting, it features an exceptional collection of Jamaican fine art, a personal shell collection and a great selection of books, games and music. A few steps down the hill is the more casual four-bedroom Guest Cottage with three smaller but very attractive bedrooms and one very private suite with spectacular views from high atop the Cottage
Sugar Hill is a manicured tropical paradise with an abundant variety of stunning palms, gorgeous flowering plants and a thriving orchard of fruit trees: banana, plantain, mango, papaya, ackee, June plum, Otahiti apple, custard apple, sweet sap, sour sap, guava and breadfruit trees. Shaded hammocks are amidst the grounds. The gardeners gather ripe coconuts every day and the butler offers fresh coconut water to guests (known to be a panacea for many ills from weak hearts to hangovers). Exceptional meals are prepared according to your individual tastes and dietary needs. An abundant organic garden yields fresh herbs and vegetables which Cook Marica uses daily. Tour the garden and pick your own vegetables!
Under a tall rafter-and-beam ceiling, the air-conditioned Living Room is spacious and comfortable. Among its thoughtful features are a game table, flat screen TV, surround-sound stereo, CD/DVD/iPod player, karaoke machine and guest computer. Nearby is the large air-conditioned formal dining room with long custom-designed mahogany table and chairs. Wide doors open to the balcony and an adjoining second dining area, al fresco under a delightful flowering trellis.
At the highest point of the villa is a rooftop hand-cut stone lookout. Here is a unique perch for morning coffee, sunbathing, a romantic dinner, sunset cocktails, and a must for star-and-moon gazing. Take your camera!
Wheelchair accessible on one-floor plan. Each of the four bedrooms, living and dining areas in the main villa open to the long verandah that fronts the entire home. The panorama of manicured gardens, pool and Caribbean Sea is breathtaking.
Master Bedroom 1
Mahogany hand-carved four-poster kingsize bed, double-sink vanity, walk-in shower, deep Jacuzzi tub, bidet, private outdoor garden shower. Connecting alcove office has his'n'hers desks, computer and printer. Suite opens to private gazebo-style verandah with chaises and lovely views.
Bedroom 2 - adjacent to Master Bedroom 1
Optional kingsize or twin beds, full bath with walk-in shower. Opens to main balcony verandah.
Master Bedroom 2
Mahogany hand-carved four-poster kingsize bed, double-sink vanity, bidet, large walk-in shower. Connecting alcove has desk and twin daybed for an additional guest. Suite opens to covered semi-private verandah with wrap-around balcony, chaises and a gorgeous view of the Caribbean coastline.
Bedroom 4 - adjacent to Master Bedroom 2
Mahogany hand-carved four-poster kingsize bed, full bath with double vanity, bidet, walk-in shower. Opens to main balcony verandah.
4-bedroom Cottage located nearby, downhill from main house, recently renovated
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I believe in holistic movement. If Monday, you want to hit the gym, but go to Yoga on Tuesday, Wednesday go pole dancing, Thursday go to a Pilates class, Friday dance all night, Saturday take a Spin class, by all means - move that body. My focus is to encourage you to help you discover the workouts that make you the most happiest. Get moving the way you want to. Studies show that exercise helps with depression, anxiety, and stress. The more you move, the better you will feel. I suggest highly effective workout tips and private online personal training lessons to get your to your body goals. I will help you create a habit of what feels good to your body and for your body.
Take control over your body, your happiness, your inner peace.
Having a morning routine that mentally, physically and spiritually fulfills you is one of the best things you can do for yourself. When you make more time for yourself you have more control over creating the life you deserve. Changing my morning routine changed my life. Studies prove that when you start your day off immediately looking at your phone it increases stress and leaves you feeling overwhelmed. This is why having a self-care morning routine is so powerful.
What better way to quench your thirst with a smoothie to help elevate your workout before it even begins. This Thursday, I will be discussing pre-workout smoothies and how to maximize your workout. For you to maximize your workout you need to know what is actually happening to your body during exercise. When we work out we are stressing our muscles out. We are essentially breaking them down to build them back up through sleep and other recovery processes. They heal and grow bigger, better and faster. In order for this process to operate we must be effectively fueling our muscles.
My best friend Melly and I were in no mood to get on the treadmill or stairmaster for our cardio session at the gym. We decided to come up with a dance workout routine instead! In just under an hour we created this routine to one of our favorite, favorite tunes. Anytime we hear Your Number - Ayo Jay at a party our waistlines go crazy so it was only right that we came up with a workout routine to it.
I am extremely excited to be FINALLY launching my very own 30-day Weight Loss Program on Sept 1. My availability has opened up and allowed me to take on this project. I am really excited to see this project blossom. My clients will learn so much about nutrition and discover so many new things about their very own bodies. This program is going to be a journey for them. This journey will require discipline, perseverance, and commitment. My clients will learn so much about dieting, nutrition and how their body responds to both. They will begin to discover and learn who they are as an eater. They will learn how to revolutionize their relationship with food. When you eat what foods, how do you feel? That is going to force them to tap into their emotions and notice the link between how they feel and how they eat.
Tons of people have been asking me if I am still a Model. And yes, yes I am. I've been working extremely hard on my body before I start up with these photoshoots again. I started a 10 week program that incorporates a very strict nutrition program along with a fitness regimen. This program along with discipline will get me to my fitness goals and I am really excited about that. I just recently got NASM certified to be a Personal Trainer and that is what I am doing now. Now I am mixing the best of both of my worlds: Fitness Modeling.


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I try to keep the advertising on Cheap Phone Sex to a minimum. Last month I added a link to watch XXX adult sex movies online, on your phone or to have rentals discreetly shipped to your address. Why? Because a number of my phone sex callers wanted a link to legitimate, quality 'porn' movie service. There is no other advertising at Cheap Phone Sex except the links located at the bottom of every blog post. It is a nice mix of stuff I offer and services that you might find interesting in hopefully a non-intrusive way. They are:
Tons of guys browse Cheap Phone Sex and are a little confused. My phone sex site has nothing to do with their confusion. It is an occupational hazard. Callers of Cheap Phone Sex find it rather difficult for the brain to function when all the blood is in their penis. So, I put together this little "cheat sheet" of what to be careful of when calling any phone sex service. Bottom line: Cheap Phone Sex is safe, reputable and very discreet. So relax and have fun.
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28 Water Street
East Providence, RI
Pass through the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier (*weather dependent) and catch great views of the beautiful Providence skyline. Travel up the Seekonk River and pass under the Washington Bridge & the iconic Crook Point Bascule Bridge. See eastern shore birds such as Osprey, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Cormorant, and an occasional American Bald Eagle


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It's probably no surprise that Facebook is one of the most prominent social media platforms through which many of us share life's special moments. From photos to videos, birthday wishes, event invites, and more, Facebook allows us to share, bond, and integrate our plans. We've just celebrated Mother's Day with some having graduation or even prom to look forward to in the coming days or weeks. You might be wondering how your business could fit into the picture of Facebook, but it's not so difficult.
As a matter of fact, if you're not marketing your business on Facebook yet, you could be missing out on building a larger clientele, and with today's post we're hoping to help you do just that through one of Facebook's larger aims: capturing and sharing life's priceless moments. I'm pretty sure over the past weekend you've had some of these moments with family members or friends that you're probably still laughing about. But without much more diversion, here's some tips to try to help broaden your business' horizons through Facebook:
Step 1: Create a page for your business on Facebook
Clients and customers today are more than likely looking for more ways to contact you than by phone from a Google search. If your business isn't on a social media platform, or only on one, I highly suggest that you at least have a Facebook page as many people use this platform.
Step 2: Sign up for a TimeTap account
If your business accepts client or customer appointments, online appointment scheduling with our software can help you to streamline some of the tasks handled on a daily basis such as appointment confirmation emails, reminder text messages, staff scheduling, and more. Once you've signed up whether for our free Starter Plan, Solo Professional, or Team Professional Plan, you can begin plugging in your staff's information and setting up your availability. If you're not sure where to start, book a support call with us & we'll be happy to help.
Step 3: Show clients your staff's availability by adding a Facebook appointment scheduler
Let your existing and even potential clients know when your staff members are available by adding a Facebook appointment scheduler to your business' page. If you're in photography, you can currently let potential clients know when you or your staff members are available for graduation and prom photoshoots especially since many students likely want to pass out photos to family members and friends with thank you cards. Just follow our instructions on how to embed a web scheduler in one of our earlier posts.
Step 4: Tell your clients/customers all about it!
This is where you get to use social media to your business' advantage. Forbes Contributor Jayson DeMers lists some great tips on how to market your business on Facebook and we encourage you to take a look at look those. Additionally, Andrea Vahl, writer for the Social Media Examiner, lists 15 Facebook apps that you can use to enhance your business' page. Last, but not least, we have one bonus tip that could tip the scales...
*Bonus Tip: Know when to tell them!
It's great to tell clients and customers about your services, but if you're publishing posts with great photos, videos, and links without knowing when people are most active on Facebook, then you might be wasting more time than saving it. Know when to tell them, and we've got one more helpful link to a social media infographic that can help you grow your business while building a bigger social presence.
With these steps, you have a pretty simple catalyst for building your business and getting more appointments. When I graduated from undergrad, our Honors College Director gave me a book by Dr. Seuss entitled "Oh, the Places You'll Go", and I think that is a great capstone to a collegiate journey and encourager for what one can accomplish. Commencement really isn't about ending--it's about beginning.
What places will your business go with Facebook?
Share some of life's priceless moments with us through today's Tweet It! For now, happy scheduling!


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More controls for publish to PDF
The option to save to PDF is wonderful, but I have a problem that some documents need to be saved in LANDSCAPE format to be viewed/read easily. I would like to suggest some additional control to allow PDFs to be in portrait, landscape, or "automatic." In addition, I would like to allow the option to "hide gridlines." These controls are available in Google Sheets's option to Download to PDF, and they would be good to have here in FormPublisher as well.
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Formularis Automatitzats commented
In order to remove the gridlines you can paint them "white", but I also think is important to have more control over the generated PDF file.
At least, in my cases, when printed over a A4 it left a very big margins all around
Miquel Àngel commented
Totally agreed!
Corey Smith commented
Yes, I need landscape too! When I print or download to PDF, I use the "Current Sheet", "Fit to Width", and "Landscape" options for perfect output. Can these controls be added to Form Publisher? Thx!
Anonymous commented
I also have the need to publish the PDF in landscape, especially now that Forms Publisher supports sheets.
Anonymous commented
I agree with this as well. You can get around the gridline issue by turning them off on the template document under "View".
Rigveda commented
Yes, my form generates a membership card and always shows portrait where as I want landscape mode without gridlines


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If you could,
Please tell me,
what exactly is
Every thing i do
Just to try and fit in.
And still it feels i will
Never win.
Chaos surrounding
weirdness abounding.
Too strange to be
Like the world around me.
Must fight to adhere
Show no signs
Of queer.
Bury the shame,
Act just the same,
Else you won't be
Allowed near.


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'The Ballad of Lhepsch and Debech' Translation & Annotation by
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Short Story by: Zaina El-Said
- The Ballad of Lhepsch and Debech
Kabardian text
The Narts blacksmith Debech,
Incessantly operates in his workshop,
His anvil a rock,
His fire burns the iron.
Debech labors with no tools,
An oak cane is his bellows' handle,
The Ibex's skin [1], inflating his fires,
His hearth, is in the shade of a dawns' twilight,
The forest thorns, his coal,
Debech works his iron,
With no assistant or help,
Merry old age awaits Debech,
Debech searched among the Narts,
For a helper, that he found not,
None could surpass his skill,
Nor be his counterpart.
Thus, Debech remained alone,
Worry became his hearts' guest,
The earth quivered once he worked,
The fire raged once he blew,
He fashioned the mightiest swords,
The irons' soul illuminated the way to his heart
Swiftly worked, he did.
Debech noticed a young lad,
The lad watched him from the doorway of the workshop,
Once Debech begins addressing a question,
The lad would leap behind and disappear,
But one day, this lad,
Addressed Debech and said,
- Maf'ex'w Apschiy [2], Debech grandfather!
Thou whom thy old age is near,
Thou art the one whom steps are broad and thy breath sporadic,
I can benefit you with many things,
As of today, allow me to enter your workshop,
And I shall devotedly work with you.
The young lad was tall, his arms lengthy,
The width of his chest seven fists,
His muscles metallic,
His figure strong,
His broad limbs metallurgic,
His palms broad,
His gaze is as an intrepid eagle.
Debech looked at him courteously and said,
- I look at your face and I see a young lad,
I grasp your muscle I sense steel,
Your words rest in the corners of the heart,
Tell me your name.
- Grandfather Debech, my name is Lhepsch,
I am the son of the woman, who has never given birth,
The man who was destined to never breed a son, is my father,
The leader, of the ones born for the sake of the mallet, is I,
I am a lad awoken by the divine,
I long searched for you,
I come to you as a well-mannered helper,
Open the doors of your workshop for me,
My name is Lhepsch, grandfather Debech.
He said this, and began working as a blacksmith,
Assistor to Debech.
Thus, as he practiced black smithy, Lhepsch progressed,
And while he practiced black smithy, Debech napped,
While Debech was sleeping at night,
He saw the following vision:
Lhepsch entered into Debech's workshop,
Conversing with pieces of steel,
Commanding them from the corner of his eye,
The steel pieces obeyed his orders.
They compiled into hills.
The pieces that he looked upon with anger,
Would redden and roast,
Once he fills them with air,
They would solidify into iron.
Once Debech enters,
The pieces would suddenly disappear
And so did Lhepsch.
Debech awoke from his sleep,
He thought and thought,
"My end is near"
Said Debech.
The next day,
He slowly entered his workshop,
Lhepsch working diligently without lifting his head,
Debech stealthily watched him.
- If you are able to hold the blazing steel,
With your bare hands, you shall become a grand black smith my son, - told him Debech.
Lhepsch held the blazing steel with his hands and bend it,
And fashioned all he desired from the bent steel.
As both were standing,
Two Narts carried their brother
Who broke his thigh,
- Debech, our blacksmith whom we pray our god to uphold his skill,
We are the three Nart brothers, today, as we were playing with horses,
Our game turned harsh, followed by chest horse clashing,
As we clashed, our middle brothers' thigh broke,
If we have acted wrongly, forgive us, we are young,
We entreat you have joyous old age, do fix his thigh rapidly,
- My sons, the three Nart brothers, who appear like eight hundred beings,
I do not have spare time at present,
I found myself a skillful assistant, and he shall fix the thigh,
Said Debech, and departed the room,
The two Narts looked at Lhepsch's face twice,
Then left the workshop angered, indifferent to his presence,
- What shame has Debech plunged upon us,
Can a boy fix a metallic thigh for a Narts?
It seems there is no longer a difference between the mentor and the student!
We pledge, that our heads will never enter their workshop,
The brothers said, and carried their injured brother to the mountains.
Debech lingers for a little while,
He returns overwhelmed with notions,
- If I perceive in reality the equivalence
Of my vision, I shall find the thigh already treated by Lhepsch,
That is why I departed the workshop, and left Lhepsch there.
The mentor returns and asks his assistant,
- Did you manage to repair the thigh?
- They underestimated my skills, and left.
There they are leaving, call upon them.
- Are you able to repair the thigh? They will return despite their anger.
Old Debech calls upon the three Nart brothers,
As they were ascending the mountain,
They hear the call and return
And enter the workshop,
Despite Debech's effort,
He could not mend the Narts metallic thigh.
Once Debech would touch the pieces of steel,
Lhepsch would command the pieces of steel with his eyes,
Thus, the pieces of steel would rebel against Debech
The blacksmith mentor looked at Lhepsch and said:
- Lhepsch my apprentice,
Who gazes upon the face of steel,
I am loosing charge,
And cannot repair the thigh,
Since you stand near.
I no longer control my power,
And seem to fail in repairing,
Stand here instead of me, and mend it,
Although you are still not a master,
But you have come to know a great deal,
As of today, I proudly bequeath you
My workshop,
And gratifyingly entitle you as the Narts blacksmith,
I have spent a lifetime,
Searching for your equal.
You are god's gift to me,
And a worthy assistant in my old age,
Said Debech,
Left the workshop and returned to his home,
In that moment,
Lhepsch repaired the thigh instantly.
Lhepsch became infamous.
The Nart council propelled three messengers
To call upon him,
Lhepsch attended the Narts meeting,
The Nart council bequeaths Lhepsch
With praising verses.
In the honor of the God of Forge,
They pronounce a toast,
They honor Lhepsch adequately.
(Hedeghel'e, 1968, Vol.I, p. 234)
*Iron making is a chief element in the progression and productivity of ancient civilizations. Equally, this saga portrays the significance of iron and smelting implemented at the time. Simultaneously, it narrates how Lhepsch mastered the profession from his mentor Debech, who was seeking to find an alternant blacksmith upon his retirement. It is quite clear that Lhepsch already possessed godly attributes; "the son of the woman, who has never given birth, the man who was destined to never breed a son, is my father, the leader, of the ones born for the sake of the mallet, is I, I am a lad awoken by the divine."
This asserts that he already embraced divine qualities as a demigod, and once he mastered the art of blacksmiths, he eventually becomes the god of forge. Passion, diligence, and skill for the profession were ultimately the reason of success in transplanting iron into the broken thigh.
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The design calls for chickens, rabbits, honey bees, pigeons, and possibly a small breed of goats like the Nigerian Dwarf variety (quail and ducks are also under consideration). All but the bees and pigeons will be rotated around the property in mobile pens to help fertilize the areas where main crops are to be sown (see the Zone 2 description in the post entitled "The Zones"). The intention is to find ways to feed these animals and poultry from the land (or at least from the local Joshua Tree area). It is essential that we not be reliant on fossil-fuel-saturated, annual monocrops to feed them, so here is a hopeful list of possible food sources:
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-food scraps from the kitchen.
-worms from the worm farm.
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-Cut forage from leafy perennials like the fruitless mulberries that were previously planted on the site as well as mesquites, mimosas and fourwing saltbush.
-Greens and grains from the annual main crops grown in the swale alleys (plants like Amaranth, Desert Chia, Sorghum, Millet, Teff, and native grasses).
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In October, an article was published by the Alliance of World Scientists outlining the importance of changing human behaviour in order to prevent environmental disaster.
The article came as an update to the 1992 paper published by the Union of Concerned Scientists, which warned us of the implications of human behaviour.
They were concerned mainly about ocean acidification and dead zones, ozone depletion, decreased freshwater availability, marine-life depletion, forest loss, and biodiversity destruction.
The new article is concerned about the same issues, however, has an added emphasis on urgency.
By outlining how negative impacts as a result of human behaviour have accelerated in the past 25 years, it shows that this issue is only becoming more serious.
The article stated: "It is also time to re-examine and change our individual behaviors," … "including limiting our own reproduction (ideally to replacement level at most) and drastically diminishing our per capita consumption of fossil fuels, meat, and other resources."
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Did you guys catch Stephen Colbert with Bob Costas last night on NBC? Hilarious stuff as you would expect. Check it out here. As you may or may not Colbert is in Vancouver with the US Speed Skating team. He was recently on the cover of Sports Illustrated, He is also taping bits for his show which will return with new episodes on Monday.
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Adding to the confusion, the language is tucked away in a clause of the bill captioned "No lifetime or annual limits." Advocates for patients say it fails to deliver on that promise.
"The primary purpose of insurance is to protect people against catastrophic loss," said Stephen Finan, a policy expert with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. "If you put a limit on benefits, by definition it's going to affect people who are dealing with catastrophic loss."
Democrats on two key committees disagree on the issue of annual limits, and it hasn't been fully resolved as the Senate presses ahead on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
The legislation that originally passed the Senate health committee last summer would have banned dollar limits on medical coverage, but a second panel — the Finance Committee — disagreed. Finance Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., and others feared that an outright ban could drive insurance premiums higher for everyone, and sought to strike a balance.
As currently written, the Senate Democratic health care bill would permit insurance companies to place annual limits on the dollar value of medical care, as long as those limits are not "unreasonable." The bill does not define what level of limits would be allowable, delegating that task to administration officials.
"An important goal of reform is to ensure health insurance premiums are affordable," said Erin Shields, a spokeswoman for Baucus. "Senators want to ensure this provision provides as much consumer protection as possible while keeping premiums affordable, and they'll continue to review this policy closely as the process moves forward."
The 2,074-page bill would carry out Obama's plan to revamp the health care system, expanding coverage to millions now uninsured and trying to slow budget-busting cost increases. A tentative deal among Senate Democrats to back away from creating a new government program to compete with private insurers appears to have overcome a major obstacle to passage.
Video: Medicare plan meets resistance Under both health care bills in Congress, most of the expansion of health insurance coverage won't take place until three to four years after enactment. Democrats have touted a series of consumer protections as immediate benefits Americans will secure through the legislation. Both the Senate and House bills, for example, ban lifetime limits on the dollar value of coverage.
But Finan said the change in the Senate bill essentially invalidates the legislation's ban on lifetime limits.
"If you can have annual limits, saying there's no lifetime limits becomes meaningless," he said. The cost of cancer treatment can exceed $100,000 a year. A patient battling aggressive disease in its later stages could exhaust insurance benefits.
"If you are a cancer patient you could be faced with a situation where you either have to terminate your care, or face a financial catastrophe," said Finan. "We see this kind of situation with some regularity."
It's unclear how widespread such coverage limits are in the current insurance marketplace. Large employers have moved away from limits, but insurers have wide discretion in designing plans for small businesses and individual customers.
In the House bill, neither annual nor lifetime limits would be allowable under an essential benefits package intended to provide comprehensive coverage.
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At times, there is just so much on your mind that it becomes hard to focus. It happens…even to the best of us. Studies have shown that yoga improves concentration. In a yoga class you have to focus on your body and poses. Transfer these focusing strategies to class or studying and you'll be amazed at your new concentration.
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Petal Passion leads you through a step by step guide on how to deal with these sometimes tricky little morsels - buttonholes!
On your wedding day there can sometimes be a lot of confusion and frustration around buttonholes, what are these things and how on earth do you attach them? It really is quite simple if you do it right, so below is Petal Passion's step by step guide to get you through.
Petal Passion label and pin each buttonhole and package them into one of our gift trays, so they are all in one place and clearly visible. We also supply you with spare pins incase you need them.
We attach instructions on the outside, which will tell you what side they are worn and which way.
- Hold the buttonhole firmly onto the lapel/or waistcoat on the LEFT, just above the heart with the 'stem' facing downwards.
- Using the pin provided, go from behind the suit lapel/or waistcoat and pin through the fabric, through the stem of the buttonhole and back through the lapel in a downward position.
- This should hold the buttonhole securely, but depending on what flower/flowers are used the buttonhole may be slightly heavier, so use the second pin to make the buttonhole more secure.
- That's it! Easy peasy when you know how.
Make sure when securing your buttonhole that the stem is straight, especially for your photos.
If you are having trouble multi tasking with holding your buttonhole in place, pins in one hand and/or in your mouth and trying to attach it, simply take your suit jacket or waistcoat off and attach it.
There is usually someone (extra to the bridal party) there that can help; venue staff, your Make Up Artist, Photographer or Celebrant OR if you are really good, batter your eyelids at your florist before she goes and they will attach them for you!
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Taloyoak (Inuktitut for 'Large Caribou Hunting Blind') is a unique community, defined by the strength of the people and the ruggedness of the land. Formerly called Spence Bay, Taloyoak provides you with glimpses into Inuit culture and wildlife. The name Taloyoak refers to screens built with piled stones along the caribou migration routes. Muskox are found nearby and the area is renown for its arctic char fishing.
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Taloyoak is the northernmost community on the Canadian mainland. Ruggedly beautiful, there is an impressive rock formation to the north that some consider similar in appearance and impact to Ayres Rock in Australia.
Taloyoak has been an important place for Inuit for thousands of years, tracing the people's origins to the Thule people. With ready access to both caribou and sea mammals, Taloyoak has a vibrant culture that is closely tied with the land.
Sewing is a vital part of traditional and contemporary Inuit culture. The handmade packing dolls from Taloyoak reflect and draw on a rich and complex culture that is over 4,000 years old. Based on the traditional sewing skills of Inuit girls and women, 'packing dolls' were first designed by Peeteekootee Ugyak (Charlie) in Taloyoak. A distinctive feature of all the packing dolls is the 'babies' carried in the parkas. This reflects the Inuit tradition of 'packing' babies in a mother's amauti – a unique mother's parka with a special pouch (or 'amauti').
The John Ross expedition in 1831 located the North Pole Magnetic with assistance from the people of Taloyoak. Later, between 1848 and 1860, British explorers made contact with the Inuit in the area while searching for the lost John Franklin expedition. Sir John Franklin and his crew disappeared while searching for the Northwest Passage, and in the years following numerous explorers attempted to retrace his path through the Taloyoak area.
The community of Taloyoak was founded in 1948 when the Hudson's Bay Company built a trading post. Local Inuit of this area were amongst the last to settle into a community in the 1950s when schools were established and Catholic and Anglican missions opened churches.
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You can judge pretty much anyone on how they relate to different seasons of Skins.
Do you remember fancying the wide-eyed, red-headed twins from Skins?
They couldn't have been more different from each other on the show… and in real life!
Viewers of the Channel 4 show Body Fixers were taken aback when sassy twin Katie (Megan Prescott) revealed her new bodybuilder lifestyle!
The twins appeared on series three and four of the show where Katie (Megan) was the controlling, bossy twin who always dominated Emily (Kathryn Prescott), who was more timid and came out as a lesbian in series three.
8.5 weeks to improve on this! Gonna #daftpunk it all the way ?? #harder #better #leaner #stronger ? #bikini #fitness #competitor #bikinifitness #bikinifitnessathlete #meganprescottdumbbellsanddonuts #dumbbellsanddonuts #girlswholift #girlswhosquat #quads #abs #shoulders #delts #obliques #whatevertheforearmmuscleiscalled
You can just about recognise her big eyes and baby face, but Megan Prescott has been documenting her fitness journey in a new show called Dumbbells and Donuts, the Mirror reports.
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This documentary follows Megan Prescott (star of E4's drama series SKINS and our short horror film Turn Around When Possible) on a 10 month personal journey as he pushes her body and mind to the limit training to compete in a UK Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation Bikini-Fitness event in May 2016.
Megan's Instagram shows off her incredible abs and the impressive results she has worked for:
#tendaysout from the UKBFF #bikini #fitness #britishfinals I'm crapping my pants! I've worked so fucking hard on this, harder than I've ever worked for anything in my life ever! Some people might be like 'for what, to look hot in a bikini?' Well firstly I look strong as shit in a bikini, but more importantly, I did this to prove to myself, and everyone else that WHATEVER your goal is, be it a #fitnessgoal or just a general #lifegoal it will only work as much as you do for it. I am obsessed with food and I love heavy lifting and I've had to change up both routines a lot in the last year but once I've competed in the British finals in a competition I never EVER thought I had the motivation to enter, I will feel like I can do fucking anything. The moral of the story is NOT that everyone should do a fitness competition, it's that everyone has the will power to do whatEVER they set their mind to. No matter how absurd the idea may seem at the beginning! I was utterly OBSESSED with #donuts (still am tbh) but I put them down FOR A YEAR to achieve this and quite literally worked my arse off, and I thought I was a lazy shit. Therefore you can all do what you think is impossible as long as you're willing to do whatever it takes ? #makethe24hourscount #meganprescottdumbbellsanddonuts #dumbbellsanddonuts #girlswholift #WORKFORIT
Since starring in Skins, Megan also appeared in Silent Witness and Holby City, but looks to be focusing on her fitness career.
Posing lesson with @carlythornton_ifbbpro today in the neck brace… I tried! On the plus side, I think my ass has finally come through! #woopwoop think it was all the post show donuts + extra leg days with @amyruff90 that helped! ☺? #threeweeksout #meganprescottdumbbellsanddonuts #dumbbellsanddonuts #bikini #fitness #competitor
Her sister Kathryn (who played Emily), vowed never to work with Megan again after their Skins success. It turns out the twins weren't very close in real life but couldn't turn down the opportunity to be on the show.
Now Kathryn has moved over the pond to America, landing a main part in MTV's Finding Carter.
Here's Kathryn:
It's safe to say they've gone their separate ways!
They've moved on a long way from their alcohol and drug fueled lifestyles…
Yay for exercise instead of tequila? (hmm).


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Injuries kept Packers offense from being McCarthy's best ever
GREEN BAY, Wis. — When Mike McCarthy realized what the Green Bay Packers' collection of offensive talent was capable of during the 2013 season, he felt confident. Very confident.
"I felt that this was going to be the best offense that we've ever had here," McCarthy said at the end of the season. "I thought we were going to go past 2011."
Being better than the 2011 Packers offense would have meant somehow outscoring their NFL-best 35.0 points per game from that year, and gaining more than the 405.1-yard average they accomplished during a 15-1 season. Yet, it seems McCarthy had plenty of logical reasons to believe the 2013 offense could have been even better.
In 2011, James Starks was Green Bay's leading rusher with 578 yards. That's not exactly elite running-back status. Not unless elite means ranking 38th in the league in individual rushing yards.
This season, rookie Eddie Lacy took the NFL by storm. After sliding down a full round on draft weekend, Lacy added a dynamic to the Packers offense that's been missing for years. Even though he missed nearly two full games with a concussion — which came on what was later deemed an illegal hit by Washington's Brandon Meriweather — Lacy broke multiple franchise rookie records with 1,178 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns.
"Eddie Lacy is an impact player," McCarthy said. "When you have impact players coming into your program, obviously it makes a difference. Eddie definitely did that. Just the way we knew we were going to commit to the run game, I thought the combination of Eddie and James Starks — and I wish we would've had Johnathan Franklin to keep that going — was as good as we've ever had, I know, in my time here. Eddie was the lead dog doing that. I can't say enough about his performance."
Lacy will likely be named the NFL's offensive rookie of the year, but it wasn't just rookies that he outperformed. Lacy was third in the entire league in rushing touchdowns, eighth in rushing yards and was one of only two running backs to fumble just once while carrying the ball more than 250 times.
"What's exciting about Eddie is he's green," McCarthy added. "He's got a lot to learn, but there's things that he can do much better just to be an every-down back. I'm not only excited about what he just accomplished as a rookie, but really moving forward I think he can be even better."
That's incredibly high praise from McCarthy, but Lacy production's this season makes it nearly impossible to argue against it. Watching Lacy throughout the season also made obvious why McCarthy was feeling like he had his best offense yet.
"You guys (the media) got on me about running the ball forever," McCarthy said. "We run it as good as anybody in the league (now)."
Adding Lacy to an offense with Aaron Rodgers, who McCarthy described as "the best quarterback in football," was the final piece to an already top-ranked group.
Take away that "best quarterback in football" for eight weeks, though, and an offense that could've been McCarthy's most prodigious failed to meet those lofty expectations. While still posting relatively impressive numbers, Green Bay's offense ranked eighth in the NFL this season in points and third in total yards. More importantly, the Packers went from a 5-2 team near the midpoint of the season — right before Rodgers got hurt — to an 8-8-1 team that was knocked out of the playoffs during wild-card weekend.
"Clearly the most challenging season," McCarthy said, comparing 2013 to his first seven years as Green Bay's head coach. "I look back at my first year (2006), there were points of that season, the first game, 1-4, there were certain points in that season I felt like I got ran over by a truck. This year, it just seemed like it never stopped.
"2010 (the Super Bowl season) was different. I can remember sitting here with (general manager) Ted (Thompson) on Mondays and Tuesday and a number of times we didn't even have 42, 43 players that were going to be ready to play with (needing) 46 on Sunday. We had a number of those this year, but there's just so much change. I thought our special teams was extremely challenged this year with all the change there.
"Yeah, this was clearly the most challenging."
It also didn't make it easy on McCarthy that the Packers lost tight end Jermichael Finley to a season-ending injury and didn't have 2012 leading receiver Randall Cobb for 10 games.
It all accumulated to the point that a season with such promise became a season that ended sooner than any season in Green Bay has since 2009. But with Rodgers just 30 years old, Cobb coming back healthy, Lacy ready to build on what he did as a rookie and an offensive line that improved greatly over the past year, McCarthy might have his best offense ever a year later than he expected.
"I'd put our offense up against anybody's," McCarthy said. "We'll play anywhere — cold, hot, rain, snow. We're built the right way."
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Hot-damn. This will be a very (very) special Sunday Special.... Maximum nonsense maker, Have I Got News For You and owner of a heap of awards - TONY LAW returns to headline.
'Chaos has rarely been so finely constructed and this much fun' - ★★★★ The Times
Joining Tony is Fringe-smasher FIN TAYLOR and a VERY SPECIAL GUEST HOST, widely regarded as one of the world's best. Genuinely - Don't miss this.
Doors Open 7pm. Show Starts 8pm. £7/4