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Mark Ripley is a man used to a long-range shot or two – so we've carted him off to WMS in Wales for a 900-yard plink. And we've got the perfect tool for the job: The Swarovski X5 riflescope, which…
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NZ shooters kill 5 per cent of wild population of critically endangered bird 'by mistake'
Four critically endangered birds were killed by hunters in New Zealand this week. The takahē were mistakenly shot by deer stalkers carrying out a cull of a somewhat similar-looking bird, the pukeko. On 17 August, the dead birds were found…
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Gundog vet Amira Nasim-Hopfer explains how vets use imaging technology to diagnose a wide range of problems
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Clive Rees looks at how Britain's archaic game laws have evolved and their significance from a modern gamekeeper's perspective. There was a time way back when poachers could be hauled before the local Magistrate or Judge, who would hand out…
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Beaver County System of Care (SOC)
The Beaver County SOC is organized to best serve the needs of people with complex needs by integrating all of the elements and every level of the behavioral health system. The SOC is built on the Comprehensive Continuous Integrated System of Care (CCISC) model developed by Drs. Ken Minkoff and Chris Cline. Beaver County has expanded the CCISC initiative to include all populations and issues and all services and supports.
- All people can easily access a welcoming, effective, and efficient system of care that inspires hope, and integrates treatment based on the needs of the individual, not the needs or convenience of the system.
- Individuals and families with lived experience have the opportunity for maximum success toward recovery or improved lifestyle.
System of Care Management Structure
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St Patrick's Cathedral Exhibition
St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
A 2016 Interpretation Strategy Action Plan commissioned by the Cathedral captured the positives and negatives of the visitor experience.
Bringing to light areas for improvement, the report's objectives was to ensure that St Patrick's Cathedral continues to compete with other attractions in the city; that 'a visit to the Cathedral exceeds rather than merely meets expectations'.
The importance of a warm Christian welcome for visitors was highlighted along with a need to improve interpretation throughout this magnificent working building in order to deliver a meaningful and memorable experience.
Our own review of existing interpretation material within the Cathedral identified opportunities to improve the visitor's first impression; their engagement with the stories, history and people of the Cathedral; and their understanding of the role of St Patrick's Cathedral within the wider Christian Church.
For example, visitors from overseas are often surprised and sometimes shocked to discover that St Patrick's Cathedral is not a Roman Catholic Church so this became an important issue to resolve sensitively through interpretation.
Improving initial visitor orientation was a clear challenge. Independent 'walk-in' visitors enter from one side of the building while coach tour visitors access the Cathedral through a group entrance on the opposite side.
Each entrance leads the visitor to the same central point but as St Patrick's Cathedral is a working place of worship, any interventions here would need to be easily moved for a variety of services, functions and events.
We designed a moveable, facetted welcome plinth that can be seen clearly from each of these opposing entry points, ensuring all visitors receive a warm welcome, are introduced to key sights and understand what tour options (audio, guided and self-guided) are available to help them explore the Cathedral.
Improving engagement with interpretation throughout the visit was essential. First we addressed content issues, working with the Cathedral's team to edit and optimise it for broad visitor needs, languages and reasons for visiting – devising a clear hierarchy for different levels of engagement.
With 'fit for the setting' always in mind, we developed a respectful and layered typographic design scheme that complemented the Cathedral's existing corporate identity and made good use of its graphic assets.
Through thoughtful typographic design we were able to improve readability, giving particular attention to the often low light conditions of the building. We optimised the available budget by repurposing existing hardware, furnishing it with new graphic panels which displayed notably clearer content and also made greater use of available imagery.


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Police on Tuesday released surveillance video showing the suspect who allegedly set fire to the blouse of a Muslim dentist from Scotland.
Footage shows a man dressed in a black tank top swinging his arms while walking with a group of people in Manhattan around the time of the weekend attack.
Nemariq Alhinai, 35, from Glasgow, was window shopping on Saturday near Valentino on Fifth Avenue and East 54th Street when she felt a warm sensation on her left arm at around 9 p.m., police said.
When she looked down, she noticed her blouse was ablaze.
She patted out the flames, and then saw the suspect standing next to her with a lighter in hand, cops said.
The man walked away on East 54th Street.
The NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the incident, but it is unclear whether the woman's religion was the motivating factor.


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From my March series: "Inspiring People Around the World."
With so much talk these days about 'opposing beliefs' inciting conflict, violence and hate, I wanted to approach it from a positive angle and talk about 'opposing beliefs' coming together with respect, honour and most importantly, love. Encountering strong social, political and religious challenges in the name of love must surely prove that 'opposing beliefs' can fundamentally rise above diversity.
This very idea was the inspiration for my interview with Canadian documentary photographer Colin Boyd Shafer, the visionary behind Interlove Project. From across Canada, participating interfaith couples were brought together for a documentary series. Through the power of photography and story telling, the uniqueness of this project was gaining insight into a diverse group of people in love, who continued to practice their preferred faith, in a positive and loving family environment.
When we talked, Colin told me he was not trying to promote interfaith relationships but simply "telling stories and taking photographs of the people in them." He was truly inspired by the power of these unions. He explained that "interfaith relationships are still not accepted in many countries. As a Canadian, I am proud to live in a place that puts love first, respecting and encouraging diversity."
When I asked him to elaborate, he replied, "why not let the stories do the talking" and proceeded to tell me about Frank and Rejeanne.
Frank grew up in a religious household in Antigonish, Nova Scotia and his family were members of the United Church. He said, "as a young child I lived in fear of what would happen if I were "bad" and broke the rules of the church." Ruled by the threat of 'hell' whenever he disobeyed his parents, he realized they were controlling him through religion.
At the age of 19 Frank joined the Army and in 1974 served as a Canadian military peacekeeper in Cyprus. He witnessed, first hand, how suffering and violence were driven by religious differences. Having such an impact, Frank now considers himself an Athiest, regarding religion as something made up to control the masses. "If there is a Supreme Being and there may very well be one, I have lived a good life and will be judged on that. On the other hand if not, then it matters not."
Rejeanne was raised in a small, predominantly Roman Catholic town in Quebec. She went to Catholic school and church on Sundays. From a young age Rejeanne was told "only Catholics go to heaven -- everyone else is a sinner.' A curious child, she would often ask 'why?'. She was told, "asking why is a sin in itself," which caused her great turmoil. "We were always told that God was benevolent. I believe there is a higher being, whether I call that being God, another religion may have another name for him or her." Today Rejeanne is a practicing Roman Catholic, with a deep belief in God and the Holy Trinity.
The story goes that Frank and Rejeanne were on the same bus in Germany, en route to Brussels. He was stationed there and she was visiting her sister. Full of couples and families, the solo travellers started to talk and immediately felt a connection. Within a short time they were living together, which quickly escalated to a marriage proposal.
It was only when they decided to get married that they had to confront their different religious beliefs. For an officer in the army in Europe, getting married to Rejeanne was not an easy process. Frank was told by the Military's Catholic Priest that he would have to convert. Having strong, albeit individual beliefs, this did not sit well with Frank or Rejeanne.
They completely embraced each other's belief choice and were devasted until they received some good news from a friend. "In Denmark, people of any combination of faith can marry. All you have to do is travel to Copenhagen and briefly surrender your passports. You will become temporary residents in three days, regain your passports and can get married." The good news became reality and Frank and Rejeanne's marriage licence is in eight different languages. They honeymooned in Copenhagen and now, almost four decades later, the honeymoon continues.
Colin continued with the story of Najwa and Samir from Lebanon, where I come from. Najwa was born to a Muslim Sunni father and a Shia mother - the dominant force of the household. Najwa grew up identifying with both Sunni and Shia. Today she considers herself a liberal and non-traditional Muslim. Samir was raised within a Greek Orthodox family environment and grew up Catholic. In the 1970's, during the Lebanese Civil War, Najwa and Samir met at University and fell in love. Najwa's family was against the relationship, removed her from University and locked her in her room. In those days, falling in love with someone from a different religion was considered falling in love with the "enemy."
Colin went on to say, "together they overcame the stigma, accepted their challenges and fled the country. They settled in Canada where, to this day, they continue to live and pray "their own way." Their home became a natural meeting ground for both families and they told Colin, as they celebrated 41 years of marriage, "we believe that differences make us beautiful as opposed to being an obstacle". Samir continued, "neither of us gave up our faith and neither of us converted. We felt that religion kept us apart for so long and we would not let it do that to our marriage. We saw no problem with each keeping our own faith."
We finished the interview with a story from the series that Colin felt really highlighted this celebration of differences, especially within the family. It was about a Russian Jewish man named Mike, who fell in love with a Christian Lebanese woman named Rita. The two strive to fulfill their individual beliefs with mutual respect for each other and their child, Niko. Colin told me, "Niko is a product of their love and devotion, representing the possibility that peace and understanding, despite all manner of difference, can form a family bond. I see how couples master the art of compromise, like Frank the Atheist and Rejeanne the Roman Catholic."
Colin's accolades, among others, include Winner of the 2013 Human Rights Photography Competition in connection with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival/London UK. This leads me to another aspect of the Interlove Project -- Interfaith Couples Photo Series, Captures The Beauty and Challenges of True Love -- the documentary photography series. He told me, "everyone loves a good love story but for those in interfaith relationships, partnership can come with some barriers." This photo series captures portraits that reflect how true love comes in all forms, complemented by stories of how couples met and accepted each others' religious beliefs to live in harmony.
I was inspired by Colin's stories and hope Interlove Project continues to help communities understand the importance of accepting interfaith relationships. We need to celebrate the diversity of each others' uniqueness. Condemning differences is most certainly the core cause of today's world conflicts.


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Football 2019-01 - Saturdays Touch Football · Co-Ed Multiple Skill Levels
6-on-6, min of 2 females, roster min 10 players
- Team Fees
- Regular $100.00 per player
- Late $110.00 per player
- Forfeit Fee $50.00 (payable by captain)
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- Late $110.00
Join Game On! for Coed 2-Hand Touch Football - INDOORS AND ON TURF!
Play for under $14 per person per game (including referee fees AND UNIFORMS) for a team of 12!
We will only be accepting 8 teams. The first 8 teams to have at least 10 players (at least 2 of which must be female) register and pay online will be accepted to the session. If the talent level is fairly even across all teams on the night, there will be only 1 division. If the talent level is varied, there will be 2 divisions.
First Class Facility
Games will be played at Sportsplex in North Tonawanda.
- Sportsplex utilizes artifical turf fields.
- It also has bright, indirect lighting so you never get a glare or lose a ball in the lights.
- There are locker rooms with showers available to players.
- Hang out in the snack bar/lounge before/after your games and check out your competition.
Format & Rules
- All divisions are Coed
- You play with 6 people on the field, at least 2 of which must be female
- The roster must have at least 10 players but no more than 18 players
- For more details on how the game is played, check out the League Rules
Included in the Team Fee
- Minimum of 8 games total
- 7 regular season games
- At least 1 playoff game
- Single-elimination playoff for ALL teams
- Awards for championship teams
- Team Uniforms - color selection awarded based on a first come, first serve basis of fully registered and paid teams
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The Boulder Police Department in collaboration with the ACL presents a free Safety First course for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities.
Safety First is a free five week course taught by Boulder Police Officers.
Decision making skills
Street smart safety
Home security
Fire safety
Getting around town safely
Calling on police support and 911
Safety First for Adults offers small group activities, some classroom-style lecture, and lots of positive interactions with police and fire fighters.
Registration is required. You must register for the entire course. Course dates are: 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, and 4/4.
Class time is 4pm to 6pm. Please plan to arrive 10 minutes early as the group must be escorted together to the meeting room.
If you have any questions prior to registration, please contact Julie Hartman at 303.527.0888 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Over the last ten plus years my team and I have placed over one thousand professionals on Wall Street.
This entailed tens of thousands of employee interviews.
We thought it would be helpful to offer tips garnered through our experience to assist you in your job search.
An obvious but often overlooked essential of the job interview is to be prepared for the traditional, almost clichéd core interview questions.
I have noticed that Wall Street tends not to coach or train people on how to conduct an interview. A hiring manager does not undergo a certain amount of trading on interview techniques nor provided lists of approved questions.
It is assumed that any smart successful Wall Street professional can easily, confidently and professionally interview a person without any assistance.
Some hiring managers can. They have a knack for getting to know a person and render an intelligent decision on the employee's candidacy relatively quickly. He is the exception.
The vast majority of people are not as gifted. The interview process for most hiring managers is more stressful and nerve wracking than for the candidate.
Additionally, in this challenging job market a trend had developed requiring a greater number of people involved with the interviewing process. The members of this interview club usually include an HR representative, hiring manager, hiring manager's manager, peers, managers from other business units that the applicant will interact with, and professionals within the interviewee's prospective department at various levels of experience.
It is commonplace for a candidate interviewing for a midlevel position to meet with at least six to eight professionals at the company over the course of several months.
Beleaguered interview exhausted applicants often ask in frustration" when will I meet the janitor and mail room guys?
This newly embraced interview practice (note, certain firms such as Goldman Sachs have used this technique for years) is due, in my opinion, to the general uncertainty surrounding the economy and job market. Management does not want to rush the hiring decision since they are fearful (understandably so) of the economy and would not like to hire a person just to let them go. Also, politically, it is easier for a hiring manager to gain a consensus opinion. If anything goes wrong after the hiring the blame is shared across the board. Also, when deciding by committee everyone has a vested interest in the future employee's success since each individual had a vote.
With a large number of people involved in the interview process without any training or guidance, it is easy and risk free resorting to the traditional almost stereotyped questions. These questions are safe and can be asked without feeling foolish or potentially running afoul of HR and legal issues.
The following is a selection of basic, often asked interview questions that you should be prepared to answer.
- Can you please tell me about your strengths?
- What are some your weaknesses?
- Why are you interested in working for our Company?
- What do you know about our firm?
- Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
- Why are you looking to leave your company at this time?
- Can you explain this gap in your resume?
- Why should we hire you?
- What would your manager tell us if we called her for a reference?
- Will you travel or relocate for the position if required?
- Please tell me about some of your successful accomplishments?
- Which accomplishment you are most proud of?
- Tell me about one mistake that you made?
- What is your dream job?
- How did you find about us (how did you hear about this position)?
- Walk me through your resume (why did you move from firm X to company Y)?
- Why did you go to "such and such" college?
- Tell me how you successfully managed a challenging situation/person at work.
- Why should we hire you instead of the other finalist?
- What are your compensation requirements?
- What have you done when you disagreed with your boss/manager/business head?
- Do you know what we do here at ABC Company?
- What are your career goals?
- What gets you up in the morning?
- What would your direct reports say about you?
- Do you have leadership experience?
- What questions did I forget to ask you?
- Do you have any questions for me?


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Certified Woman owned
Jet Machine strive to achieve the standards set by our ISO 9001 Series certification. Continual improvement is the key to a successful business and a satisfied customer. Our team works hard to create a product you love, quickly and efficiently.
Majority owner Marti Davis is proud to own Jet Machine, which is a Woman-Owned Small Business certified by the WBENC. This certification recognizes Marti's efforts as a businesswoman, as well as assists our customers who have quotas to meet for specific contracts.
We Supply the Following Industries
Medical Devices
Fluid Power
Electronic Components
& More!
Tony and Marti Davis
Tony and Marti Davis, owners, acquired Jet Machine in 2001 and merged it with Conway Machine, Inc. under the umbrella of the Conway Manufacturing Group. They've recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary and have two children and two grandchildren. They love to travel and have adventures together. Over the last 15 years, they have worked hard to grow Jet's customer base through new machines, skilled workers, continual education programs, and customer service.


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It goes without saying that you will remember your wedding day for the rest of your life. Make sure to capture the moments from this deeply meaningful day with a professional wedding photographer. All of our photography partners are rooted in reverence for love and romance, and are infatuated with Asheville's unique landscape. Browse our list of select partners to find the Asheville wedding photographer perfect for your budget and vision!


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I am off to my presentation — early start so, rather than write my own blog, I'm sharing my eldest daughter's blog from today.
Want to make the world a better place? Turn up the music and dance your heart out!
All About Onsies by Lexi McD
This weekend I bought a onesie. I know what you're thinking – it's only day 11 and you already went shopping?!
Well, yeah. But in my very short list of exceptions to my year of no shopping (which I forgot to write out here) I gave myself permission to purchase something for each of the five weddings I have this year…so technically, it wasn't really considered cheating.
The good news is, even if I did break a rule it was a worthwhile investment. Because I am going to wear it to every single wedding I go to ever. Read more…


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5 Real Ways To Actually Make Money Online
A cash cow for the enterprising, the Internet is littered with opportunities to make a fast buck. In this submit, I will share actual ways to become profitable online by affiliate programmes, niche web sites, blogging, freelancing, promoting products on online shops reminiscent of ebay and Amazon, on-line surveys and other simple strategies to generate profits quick.
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I design and build experiences. I'm passionate about making the world better through my work. I'm graduating in May 2019 and will then start as an AR Applications Engineer on Apple's Technology Development Group.
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UXE Intern @ Google (Android)
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Billing Codes are a way to tie an email message back to a specific code you enter when sending the message. This is typically used when there are different departments within your organization and you want to bill each department for the amount of email they send.
On the Send page there is a text box where you can enter a billing code (note: Real Magnet does not supply billing codes as these are internal codes unique to your organization).
In addition to billing codes, Real Magnet also provides another field for Billing Initials. Both Billing Codes and Billing Initials can be made required fields if needed.
To enable Billing Codes or Billing Initials have your account's admin contact Real Magnet's Support Team.
When enabling Billing Codes for your account, your account's administrative user may determine that only certain users should be allowed to use this functionality.
- If Enterprise is enabled Billing Codes can be set as an asset
An administrative user may also make this a required field before sending a message. Real Magnet must enable this feature.
Configuring Predefined Billing Codes
Just like the From field you can configure Billing Codes so that a user selects them from a drop down, or enter them on an ad-hoc basis from the Tools page.
- Select Message Tools.
- Select Predefined Billing Codes.
- Enter the Billing Code.
- Select Go.
This would also be the same page where you would manage existing billing codes to either edit or delete them.


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Chinese block big shipping alliance
A recent decision by the Chinese government to block a proposed alliance among the world's three largest container shipping lines may ensure further competition in ocean transport between Asia, Europe and the U.S.
The three shipping lines, Maersk, CMA-CGM and MSC, beset with overcapacity and falling shipping rates, had proposed getting together to coordinate schedules, reduce excess sailings and set common rates. The Chinese government in rejecting the alliance, said the alliance would have too much power and could diminish the competitiveness of Chinese products in foreign markets.
The three shipping lines were following a trend among big ocean transport companies. Other major players have already formed alliances of their own for the same purposes as the proposed P3 alliance. Had the P3 won Chinese approval, three alliances would have dominated most world shipping.
At the ports of Tacoma and Seattle, commissioners have become increasingly concerned about the financial muscle these large alliances were creating to drive down port rates and limit potential customers to less than a handful of large alliances.
Some industry observers suggest the three shipping lines may still be able to cooperate on trans-Pacific routes because their dominance on those routes is less than the 50-plus percentage share they have in the Asia-Europe trade. Tacoma's largest container line customer, Maersk, moved to Seattle four years ago when it formed a smaller trans-Pacific alliance with CMA-CGM.


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PlayStation 3 (PS3) is the third console in the PlayStation series from Sony. The console was presented on May 16, 2005 at the E3 conference in Los Angeles. It is the successor to the PlayStation 2 and the predecessor to the PlayStation 4. FIFA 15 is available for the PS3. We think that it will be available to play FIFA 16 Ultimate Team on the PlayStation 3 as well.
You can buy a new FIFA Ultimate Team account for the PS3 and PS4. Buying a PS4 Account is pretty cheap compared to the Xbox and PS4. But this will eventually, after the price ranges update in FIFA15, even out. You can buy a new account from 5 million to 50 million on MMOGA. For a new Mule account on the PlayStation 3 you'll have to pay more than 200 euro's or dollar. If you are really hooked to the game like we are.. maybe you should just do it. If you have decided to buy a new Mule Account for your PlayStation 3 console on the PSN network.. it's best to buy a lot of coins.. you can only do this one time with your account.. after that it's possible to comfort trade coins or do the old fashioned player auction. The latter is pretty much a waste of your money in our humble opinion.
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Spring grizzly bear hunt cancelled in Alberta
HUNTING -- The lack of a sustainable population of grizzly bears in Alberta once again prompted the province to cancel a spring grizzly bear hunt, according to todays story in the Calgary Herald.
For the fifth consecutive year, the province's traditional spring grizzly bear hunt is off. Conservation groups are please with the decision, but split on how the province should ensure survival of the species.
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In this post we will be looking at the world's most expensive Blue Diamonds. The fascination around blue diamonds can be traced back to one very special diamond and one by which all other blue diamonds are measured, we of course talking about the Hope Diamond. Fancy blue diamonds are very rarely found in nature and this is why the finest quality examples have regularly set world record prices.
In all of our most expensive series, we only look at singular stones. This was we can calculate the price per carat, which unfortunately cannot be done with pairs found in earrings or sets found in necklaces.
5) De Beers Millennium Jewel 4
Weight: 10.10 Carats
Sale: Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 5th April 2016
Sale Price USD: $32 Million
Sale Price GBP: £22.4 Million
This stunning fancy vivid blue diamond was part of De Beers magnificent Millenium Jewels collection that was headlined by the 203.04 carat Millennium Star Diamond. It was the collection that was nearly stolen at the infamous Millenium Dome raid in the year 2000. Most of the collection was sold of privately but in April 2016 the oval cut 10.10 diamond sold at the Sotheby's sale in Hong Kong for just over $32 million, this lead to many within the diamond industry to speculate as to how much the Heart of Eternity would fetch if it was ever auctioned off.
4) The Zoe Diamond
Weight: 9.75 Carats
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 20th November 2014
Sale Price USD: $32.6 Million
Sale Price GBP: £20.8 Million
The Zoe Diamond is the smallest diamond on this list and that just shows how impressive a specimen it is. It was graded by the Gemological Institute of America as a fancy vivid blue diamond which is the highest colour grade, the VVS clarity is also exceptional for a stone of this size. When it sold for $32.6 Million in November 2014 it set a new world record price for a blue diamond, the previous record was set in December 2008 by the The Wittelsbach Diamond which sold for $24.3 Million.
3) The Memory of Autumn Leaves Diamond
Weight: 14.54 Carats
Sale: Sotheby's, Geneva, 16th May 2017
Sale Price USD: $42 Million
Sale Price GBP: £32.5 Million
The diamond with the most unique name on the list and the sale of this diamond was also a bit different, this is one half of one perhaps the finest pair of diamond earrings ever created but each earring was sold separately. The sale price of $42 Million dwarfed the $15.3 Million achieved by its sister earrings know as the Dream of Autumn Leaves which is set with a 16 carat fancy pink diamond.
2) The Blue Moon of Josephine
Weight: 12.03 Carats
Sale: Sotheby's, Geneva, 11th November 2015
Sale Price USD: $48.4 Million
Sale Price GBP: £31.9 Million
When the Blue Moon sold for $48.4 Million, it sent shock waves throughout the jewellery world as it became the most expensive diamond in history but what was even more extraordinary was the story that the buyer, Hong Kong businessman Joseph Lau bought the diamond for his 7 year old daughter. It was also renamed The Blue Moon of Josephine in honour of his daughter.
1) The Oppenheimer Blue Diamond
Weight: 14.62 Carats
Sale: Christie's, Geneva, 18th May 2016
Sale Price USD: $57.5 Million
Sale Price GBP: £39.5 Million
The period between 2010 and 2017 was an astonishing period in the jewellery world, while many were still reeling from the financial crash in 2008 there were seemingly diamonds breaking sale records every year and in May 2016 The Oppenheimer Diamond set a new world record price for a diamond, beating the record set six months earlier by the Blue Moon of Josephine by more than $9 Million. The 14.62 carat fancy vivid blue diamond is one of the finest examples of a blue diamond and while the Pink Star took the title of most expensive diamond in 2017, it is still the most expensive blue diamond in history.
All prices were calculated using the historical exchange rate tool on xe.com from the sale price that was found on the websites of the respective auction houses.
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The small business loans are the nice companion and supporter to all those people who desires to have a small business of their own. It does not mortgage money directly to small businesses, however somewhat connects small businesses with completely different financing choices. CapitalFront – CapitalFront provides a wide array of economic products – including merchant money advances, receivable financing, factoring, SBA lending and stuck-charge term options – to independent business homeowners nationwide.
RedFynn – RedFynn gives quite a lot of credit card processing solutions, including business money advances. The business loans program offers unsecured loans of as much as $50,000. In addition to the cash advances, the lender gives SBA bridge loans, small business loans and equipment financing.
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Reliant Funding – Reliant Funding offers short-term financing to small businesses. The lender approves loans inside 24 hours and gives funding within days. Maverick Capital – Maverick Capital is a business funding provider that provides loans of as much as $250,000 and service provider cash advances.
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**This trip is now fully booked. If you would like to be added to a waitlist please contact email@example.com**
Our next RAS HK Overseas Tour is to Chiang Rai and some of the northern parts of Thailand, travelling to the border with Laos, where we cross the Mekong and take a boat downriver to the ancient capital of Luang Prabang.
Along the way we plan to visit a number of the famous, beautiful and magnificent temples of this region, to travel up into the hills of northern Thailand, to visit the Golden Triangle region bordering Thailand, Burma and Laos, and to spend two days relaxing on a boat as we travel along the mighty Mekong river.
In or near Chiang Rai, deep in the ancient kingdom of Lan Na, we plan to include visits to the Emerald Buddha temple and its museum, the unique White Temple, a personal creation of a Thai artist and the Black House – another unique and eclectic creation of another Thai artist. While in the hills we may visit some hill tribe villages and should get fine views of the countryside, and tea plantations.
At the Golden Triangle we visit the Hall of Opium. We cross the Mekong, the natural border from Thailand into Laos, across one of the Friendship bridges and take a boat on a two day sojurn, between wooded hills, down the Mekong, past villages staying overnight in a resort hotel of a local village en route to Luang Prabang.
Luang Prabang, site of the ancient kingdom of Lane Xang, is sited at a promontory where the Nam Khan River meets the Mekong. We shall visit the old Royal Palace, home of the last king of Laos, which now serves as the National Museum. We visit glittering temples including the famous Wat Xieng Thong with its mosaic and gilded decorations and have a chance to see the bare-footed monks walking through the town collecting alms from devotees early in the morning. The area also enjoys French colonial architecture and is so rich in sacred art and architecture it was recognised by UNESCO as a world heritage site. We shall return, probably by flight to Chiang Mai and thence to Hong Kong.
We shall sample the local food delights and stay at reasonably comfortable hotels.
Outline itinerary, subject to refinement:
RAS HK Tour to Northern Thailand overland to Laos - (8 days/7 nights)
Friday 11 Jan: Direct afternoon flight from HK to Chiang Rai. See the illuminated monument show in the evening. Dinner and overnight in Chiang Rai.
Saturday 12 Jan: Visit Wat Phra Kaew (Emerald Temple and Museum), White Temple, the Blue Temple and the Black House (Baandam Museum). Overnight in same hotel in Chiang Rai.
Sunday 13 Jan: From Chiang Rai travel up to the hills and to the Golden Triangle, staying close the Friendship Bridge.
Monday 14 Jan: Cross the border into Laos at the Friendship Bridge. Board the boat at Houay Xai, follow the Mekong downstream, visit a village en route and stay overnight at Pak Beng.
Tuesday 15 Jan: Return to the boat to continue the journey to Luang Prabang, arriving late afternoon in time for a brief introduction and dinner. Overnight at Luang Prabang.
Wednesday 16 Jan: Sightseeing in Luang Prabang, visit the Royal Palace designed by the French colonial administration to symbolize the union between France and Laos (now the National Museum), the Phousi Hill, the superb Wat Xieng Thong built during the reign of King Setthathirat (1548 to 1571) and the site where the two rivers meet. Overnight in same hotel in Luang Prabang.
Thursday 17 Jan: Option to see the bare-footed monks collecting alms at 6 am. Further sightseeing in and around Luang Prabang. Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre, Pak Ou caves. Explore the arts and crafts, night market etc. Overnight at same hotel in Luang Prabang.
Friday 18 Jan: Flight from Luang Prabang to Chiang Rai and back to Hong Kong arriving near midnight, or flight to Chiang Mai and thence to Hong Kong, also arriving around midnight.
Cost: 8 days: HK$18,700 per participant with sharing twin or double room. Single Supplement: Add HK$ 3,800
Optional Extension
The full program is for 8 days and seven nights. However, there is flexibility, enabling those who may wish to arrive early to Chiang Rai to do so, or who may wish to stay on, perhaps visiting Vientiane or to spend more time in Chiang Mai, to do so, if you let us know at the time of booking. For example, it is possible to travel by bus from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng on Friday 18, Overnight in Vang Vieng.
Sat 19 Jan: Bus Vang Vieng to Vientiane, overnight in Vientiane.
Sun 20 Jan: Flight Vientiane to Chiang Mai to Hong Kong (getting back about midnight).
If you wish to extend your trip, please let us know as soon as possible and with the Booking. Phoenix Services Agency (HK) Ltd would be happy to quote according to your requirements.
Booking deadline
* Your early expression of interest to Peter Stuckey or Rocky Dang would be appreciated as soon as possible, please. We will then send you a Booking form. This should then be filled in to confirm your interest and returned with your cheque before 31st October 2018.
Included: Tour price includes flights, accommodation, meals, entrance fees, transport, basic tips.
Not included: Tour price does not include travel insurance or beverages. It is a requirement of RASHK that all Participants must have travel insurance.
A Visa for Laos entry will be required and can be obtained at the Border. Your passport must have an on-going validity of at least 8 months from the date of entry.
Non-member Surcharge
The Tour is intended primarily for RASHK Members. A surcharge (HK$ 750) applies to Non-Members.
**This trip is now fully booked. If you would like to be added to a waitlist please contact firstname.lastname@example.com**


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My strawberry plant has only runners and looks healthy but there are no blossoms. Is this a climate issue? Hot days and not cooling down at night? Thanks, Dave
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It may be lacking phosphorous or they may not be getting enough light. Give them some bone meal for phosphorous and make sure that they are getting enough sunlight.
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5 Reasons Why People File For Bankruptcy
February 10, 2010
A legal declaration that an individual or business can't pay their debts is known as bankruptcy. There are many causes why people would declare bankruptcy, and here are some of the top reasons:
1. Loss of a job – One of the most common reasons people choose to go bankrupt is because a job loss. The current critical state of the economy has forced a lot of people to leave their work, and therefore leaving them incapable of providing for themselves and their family. A job loss may also mean losing insurance previously provided by their employer.
2. Medical bills – Sometimes, a terrible accident, illness or even just the loss of insurance caused by job loss, can be enough reason for a person to file for bankruptcy. These days, medical costs are really high and could pile up to unimaginable amounts. Filing for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy can greatly cut or even completely eliminate these debts.
3. Preventing repossession of properties – Be it a car, your home, or any other highly valuable item that has been repossessed, filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy could force the creditor to return the aforementioned items to you. After this, your past missed payments will be merged into your bankruptcy plan. You will no longer pay to your creditors, but to your trustee instead. In turn, they will pay the finance company for you.
4. Stop home foreclosure and catch up on missed mortgage payments – Filing for Chapter 13 Bankruptcy won't eliminate your property mortgage, but it can stop foreclosure before bidding or sales will occur. It will then let you to repay the mortgage amount left (also called mortgage arrears).
5. Stop creditors' harassing calls and behavior – Oftentimes, creditors tend to do debt collection in an unpleasant manner. Their abusive and oftentimes annoying behavior is very unnecessary, and in fact, unethical. Filing for bankruptcy can stop the demands of many creditors, thus ending the many harassing phone calls and bad behavior.
There are plenty of other reasons to file for bankruptcy. Of course, the best way to handle whatever bad financial situation is to consult the legal department.


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Sometimes you see in answers or questions a link to an earlier answer to a different question. The url often is a mysterious sequence of digits and letters. How is it obtained? Linking to a question is easy: go to the question and see what is in the adress bar of your browser, but for answers this obviously doesn't work. Any help is appreciated!
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Below each question and answer, you will see a 'share' button. Click on it and get this:
The url you need is right there, already selected to cut and paste.
8$\begingroup$ It might be worthwhile to observe that when doing this while logged in the url one gets looks somewhat different than the one in the image and depends on the user requesting it (via an appended "/[userID]"); depending on context one might prefer to remove this individual part. $\endgroup$ – user9072 Sep 5 '14 at 17:50
Go to the answerer's page and find the answer there.


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Ocular has announced that its new Crystal Touch large-size capacitive touch displays will be integrated into user interfaces on netbook, MIDs and other device types. The touchscreens support functions like slide, swipe, drag, rotate, zoom-in, zoom-out, and other gesture commands.
The capacitive touch screens are available in up to 10.1-inch size allowing use in netbooks from a variety of manufacturers. The screens use glass and are scratch resistant so touching will not affect the quality of the display.
Gesturing is available with Crystal Touch screens in TFT sizes including 3.5-inch, 4.3-inch, 5.7-inch, 7-inch, and 10.1-inch. Pricing for the screens begins at $22. It would be cool to get a netbook with gesture control screen.
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A FOSTER carer who was "struck off" after Kirklees Council overpaid her fostering allowance to the tune of £12,000 is seeking to challenge the local authority in the courts.
The woman, who has not been named for legal reasons, is seeking a judicial review of the council's decision to de-register her.
She is being backed by Huddersfield solicitor Nigel Priestley, who claimed: "At a time when the nation's eyes are on the fate of MPs who have deliberately made false claims but who are keeping their jobs, this foster carer has been struck off because of an accounting mistake by Kirklees.
"It looks as if there is one law for those with power and another for ordinary people who make mistakes."
The woman became a local authority foster carer for Kirklees two-and-a-half years ago and had five placements, including a current placement of two children. She has also undertaken respite care and emergency placements since becoming an approved foster carer in December, 2007.
She said: "There have been no problems as far as I am concerned with the care that I have provided to any of the children that I have fostered.
"Although some of the placements have been challenging, I consider that I have worked well with the social workers, my link worker and the parents and relatives of the children in my care."
Mr Priestley said the reason for Kirklees de-registering his client was due to overpayments in fostering allowances that she received from the council between 2007 and 2008.
From April, 2007, her wage slips were "hit and miss" and in September, 2007, she stopped receiving them altogether.
Mr Priestley said his client then had two house moves, both of which were known to Kirklees.
Said the woman: "In March, 2008, I telephoned the local authority payroll department to query why I was not receiving my wage slips.
"The gentleman on the phone told me that according to their records I had two children in placement. I told him this was incorrect and that I only had one child in placement. He also read out an incorrect address and I informed him of my correct address details.
"There was no men tion during the course of this conversation regarding how much I was being paid. I had been under the impression that my link worker was responsible for notifying the other internal departments regarding children moving placement and change of address.
"I had no reason to suspect that the local authority held incorrect details as my link worker continued to visit me every six to eight weeks at my new address.''


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Come check out this year's Fish & Feather Festival, organized by the Village of Shorewood. There will be fly fishing with Trout Unlimited, pumpkin and birdhouse painting, live music, food and drink, and so much more! Shorewood teamed up with Shorewood's Conservation Committee and other community partners to host a home recycling collection as well, and they will be collecting a variety of items. If you check out the many conservation educational booths as well, you might just see Sparkles giving out some tips about how to keep our watershed clean and healthy!
Hope to see you there!
When: October 6th, 11:00 am- 3:00 pm
Where: Hubbard Park, 3565 N Morris Blvd, Milwaukee


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Brookview Par 3 Course
Brookview Golf Course offers an 18-Hole Regulation Course and a 9-Hole Par 3, a driving range and teaching area, and a golf shop and grill. Brookview's Regulation Course is a challenging, mature course with some tree-lined fairways, 28 moderate bunkers, fairly small greens, and an abundance of water hazards. Bassett Creek flows through the course, crossing six holes.
200 Brookview Pkwy
Golden Valley MN 55426
Phone: 763-512-2300
Website: www.brookviewgolf.com
Type: Public
# of Holes: 9
Par: 27
Online Tee Times: www.teemaster.com
Manager: Ben Disch
Instructors: Michael Turnbull, Dee Forsberg, Matt Just


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(High-Decorative) In superb condition, this luxurious Bijar (Bidjar) antique Persian carpet presents a verdant garden of joyful blossoms both in its field and in its borders. The exceptionally wide and varied palette of naturally dyed color would add a celebrative atmosphere to virtually any hallway. Happily, this 120-year-old antique Oriental runner remains in heavy-pile condition. Learn About This Rug Type


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Q. Is it important to adhere to the word limit that prescribed in the CBSE exam papers?
Ans. There is a reason for why word limit has been assigned to every question in CBSE board exams. Actually, they want you to write a crisp and a precise answer, but not the meaningless stories. Try to stay as close to it as it's all subjective. I mean, if you have finished your word limit, you can still continue for another 4-5 lines to reflect the extent of your knowledge of the topic. Though the examiner is not going to count the number of words and penalize you for crossing the word limit. But sometimes crossing it with a few more words can get your marks cut if the teacher is not in the right mood. The same may happen in case if you write too less. It is all subjective and is upto the teacher.
It's still okay if you overshoot the word limit or are short of a few words, just make sure it isn't noticeable enough. Thus, as per the official guidelines outlined by CBSE for teachers checking the board papers, no marks should be deducted for crossing the word limit. The only things to be emphasized on while checking the answer scripts are, concise, logical and organised answers.
More of this, it's important for you to not cross the word limit as writing more words will take away more of the available time and you would be left with insufficient time to complete the remaining questions, losing those important marks for you.
Also read:
Top 8 tips to write a perfect answer in CBSE and UP board exams
How important is handwriting in CBSE Class 10th and Class 12th board examinations?
Tips for time management during CBSE board exam


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Congruent offers the ability to deploy the CORE Point Solutions as well as the end-to-end COREDC platform on the Cloud. With CORE-on-Cloud, you will have the ability to use one or more modules of the CORE platform in conjunction with your existing recordkeeping platform.
With futuristic functionality as well as technology, we will ensure that you stay ahead of the curve, and are able to offer an intuitive and seamless experience to your customers, and increasing your operational efficiencies – while not worrying about the infrastructure or data security.
All CORE solutions are built with a focus on self-service, and you will have the flexibility to pick and choose, as well as configure the product to fit your exact needs – right from the look and feel, menus, functionality offered, validations to be displayed, communications that can be sent out, input/ output files to even the workflow.
The cloud deployment will ensure high availability with close to a 99.99% uptime and can be accessed securely from anywhere. The flexibility in scale allows us to have a virtualized infrastructure in place, with the ability to scale up and scale down as required – ensuring that you pay for servers and infrastructure only when it is needed.
Our state of the art architecture enables us to integrate with your recordkeeping platforms in multiple ways such as files, APIs/ Web Services or even through ESBs such as BizTalk. The system is extremely scalable, supports multi-threading capabilities and high volumes of concurrent users.
With the options of a private or hybrid cloud, you can do away with large capital expenditures on hardware, upgrades and on infrastructure monitoring – all without having to worry about security, backups or disaster recovery.
The CORE-On-Cloud suite of solutions:
- CORE Payroll
- CORE Eligibility & Enrollment
- CORE Loans & Distributions
- COREDC end-to-end Record Keeping enterprise solution for DC Providers


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Behold, the mighty Gin tonic! The Gin tonic is one of my favourite drinks at the moment, closely followed by the Margarita. Because it's not overly sweet (well it's bitter), you can usually drink more than one glass. And, which is not so unimportant, it's rather low in calories. If such facts are important to you when enjoying a cocktail haha! Since I have enjoyed my fair share of Gin tonics so far, I thought it was time to toy with it a little bit. And there are so many possibilities out there to modify this classic drink. You could infuse the gin with various herbs and spices, you could add those right to the drink, or vary by the tonic water labels.
Or, you could add all sorts of syrups of different flavour! Which is what I did here. Actually I did two things: I infused the gin with herbs and added a fruity simple syrup. Which results in a refreshing version of the classic drink, with just a hint of fruitiness. Speaking of fruitiness, I think you could even transform my Minty Ginger & Tonic Lemonade into a Gin tonic variation…
The Recipe
You need (for 2 servings):
- 2 tots rosemary infused gin
- 50 ml grapefruit simple syrup
- 500 ml tonic water
- Ice cubes
To serve:
- Slice of grapefruit peel
- Rosemary sprig
Rosemary infused gin:
- 1 tsp. dried or fresh rosemary
- About 100 ml gin
- Small vessel
Add the fresh or dried rosemary to a small vessel with a lid. Then, pour in the gin until the rosemary is covered and close the vessel with a lid. Let the rosemary infuse the gin for at least two days.
Grapefruit Simple Syrup (for 450 ml):
- 3 grapefruits
- Sugar
Start by pressing the juice out of your grapefruits, which should yield about 450 ml of juice. Now, depending on how much juice you get, add the same amount of sugar (ratio 1:1). In a next step, bring the juice and sugar mixture to a boil and let it cook for at least 10 minutes. The let the syrup cool a bit and fill it into bottles. Store in the fridge.
The Grapefruit & Rosemary Gin Tonic:
First, get two tumblers and fill them each with 3 ice cubes. Then add a tot of rosemary infused gin to each glass. Next pour in about 25 ml of the grapefruit simple syrup and stir with a bar spoon. Now it's time for tonic! Pour in the tonic water and see how beautifully the colour dissolves. In the end, decorate the gin with a slice of grapefruit peel and a rosemary sprig. Enjoy!
Wow! I have honestly not thought that this combination would be so refreshing and delicious. Since this is my first time experimenting with cocktails, I am a bit proud. And I'm motivated to keep experimenting! I have already made a mental list of cocktails I want to try and have fun with. Maybe a cool Margarita? There are so many recipes out there!


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We've got a lot of fun letter blend ideas for the /bl/ blend! Try some of these crafts or activities to reinforce the /bl/ sound.
Blooming Flowers
This blooming flower activity is the perfect way to get your kiddos moving and practice the /bl/ blend! Begin by making a set of paper flowers (with or without your children). We cut petals from cardstock and used hot glue to bind them together. Then we glued a skewer to the back of each flower. Then "plant" your flowers outside for your children to find. As they collect each bloom, encourage them to practice the /bl/ sound!
ABC See, Hear, Do 2 Bluebird Craft
Make this awesome bluebird craft, inspired by the ABC See, Hear, Do 2 book!
Blow Paint Volcano
Try a blow paint volcano when practicing the /bl/ blend! First, rip or cut brown construction paper for the base of the volcano. Use a glue stick to glue each piece to a piece of white paper. Then squirt red and yellow paint just above the volcano. Finally, give your child a straw to blow the paint up the paper. It will look like lava exploding!
Blue Bird Snack
This yummy treat is a cinch to make and goes perfectly with our blue bird from our ABC See, Hear, Do 2 book! Pretzels, cream cheese with blue food coloring, sliced cheese, raisins, and a mini-bagel are all you need to create this adorable snack your child will love!


text: My family and I wake up on Monday morning in Yosemite National Park. Today is the day we are going to see El Capitan, one of the most iconic sites in the entire Yosemite Valley. I look out the window to check the lighting conditions for photography. Dark clouds are in abundance, a rather ominous sign. The decision is made-I'm wearing rain gear today.


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Exposure to industrial cleaner increases Parkinson's disease risk
Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): A new study has linked an industrial cleaner to increased risk of Parkinson's disease.
According to the research, exposure to tricholorethylene (TCE), a chemical once used to clean metal like auto parts, could lead workers to develop Parkinson's disease.
Samuel Goldman, with the Parkinson's Institute in Sunnyvale, California, and a member of the American Academy of Neurology, said: "This is the first time a population-based study has confirmed case reports that exposure to TCE may increase a person's risk of developing Parkinson's disease.
"TCE was once a popular industrial solvent used in dry cleaning and to clean grease off metal parts, but due to other health concerns the chemical is no longer widely used."
The scientists examined job histories from 99 pairs of twins, in which only one of the twins had Parkinson's disease, to come up with their findings. All the twins were men and identified from the World War II-Veterans Twins Cohort study. Twins were used as subjects because they are genetically identical or very similar and provide an ideal population for assessing environmental risk factors.
It was discovered that workers who were exposed to TCE were five and a half times more likely to have Parkinson's disease than those not exposed to the chemical.
Those who were exposed to TCE had job histories including work as dry cleaners, machinists, mechanics or electricians.
The study will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto April 10 to April 17, 2010. (ANI)


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Aftercare Instructions
Remember, aftercare is just part of the equation to successful results, but it is very important part of the equation.
Absorb, Wash, and Moisturize!
Absorb (Day of)
- fter the procedure, gently blot the area with a clean tissue to absorb excess lymph fluid.
- Do this every 5 minutes until the oozing has stopped.
- Removing this fluid prevents hardening of the lymphatic fluids.
Wash (Days 1-7)
Wash daily to remove bacteria, build up of product and oils, and dead skin. (Don't worry, THIS DOES NOT REMOVE THE PIGMENT!)
Gently wash the area each morning and night with water and gentle, mild, fragrance free soap.
- With a very light touch, use your fingertips to gently cleanse the area.
- Rub the area in a smooth motion for 10 seconds and rinse with water ensuring that all soap is rinsed away.
- To dry, gently pat with a clean tissue. DO NOT use any cleansing products containing acids (glycolic, lactic, or AHA), or exfoliants.
Moisturize and hydrate (Days 1-7)
pply a tiny, rice grain amount of the Lush Beauty and Browtique Healing Salve 3 times a day with a cotton swab and spread it across the treated area, or as needed for dry and itchiness.
Be sure not to over-apply, as this will suffocate your skin and delay healing. The product should be barely noticeable on the skin.
- NEVER put the product on a wet or damp tattoo.
Healing Salve Instructions for use:
- Blot the treated area with a tissue for the first hour to remove the lymph fluid.
- Apply a very thin layer of the healing salve product with a cotton swab 3 times a day for 3 days or as needed.
- Using the fingertips, gently wash the area with a non-scented soap or cleanser morning and night, for 7 days. We prefer Goats Milk Soap for the best healed results.
- Avoid washcloths and scratching or picking at the tattoo during the healing process.
- Avoid hot tubs, steam rooms, public pools, sweaty exercise, or submerging the tattoo in water for the first 10 days.
- Avoid direct sunlight or tanning beds for 2 weeks after the tattoo.
- Avoid putting makeup on the area for the first week.
- Avoid facials, chemical peels, or microdermabrasion for 4 weeks.
Important Reminders
- Use a fresh pillowcase while you sleep.
- Avoid sleeping on your face for the first 10 days.
- Let any scabbing or dry skin naturally exfoliate away. Picking can cause scarring or loss of color.
- No facials, botox, chemical treatments or microdermabrasion for 4 weeks.
- Avoid hot, sweaty exercise for one week.
- Avoid direct sun exposure or tanning for 4 weeks after the procedure. Wear a hat when outdoors.
- Avoid long, hot showers for the first 10 days.
- Avoid face-down swimming, lakes, and hot tubs for the first 10 days,
- Avoid topical makeup and sunscreen on the area.
- DO NOT rub, pick, or scratch the treated area.
Important Instructions for Showering
- Limit your showers to 5 minutes so that you do not create too much steam. Keep your face/procedure area out of the water while you wash your body, then, at the end of your shower, wash your hair.
- Your face should only be getting wet only at the end of the shower.
- Avoid excessive rinsing and hot water on the treated area.
Why LUSH Beauty & Browtique Aftercare products
It's antibacterial and antimicrobial
- It helps to heal FAST - all organic, natural, essential oils help to increase both the rate and effectiveness of the healing process.
- It soothes and cools the skin - Making the skin soft, this healing salve is an incredible hydrater that relieves pain and increases comfort.
- It's non-toxic - The ingredients are all organic and hand made by Nature Mama Bath and Bodycare. See our Bath and & Bodycare page for more products you will love!
- It's formula that is free of parabens and drying agents, such as alcohol.
- It helps the skin breathe as well as protects, so you don't have to worry about it suffocating the skin.
- It's safe to use, after opened -Some aftercare ointments can spoil once the product is oxidized, but this product can be used for up to 3 and a half years.
- It has SO many uses - Not only can you use the healing salve and other products in the package for PMU, you can also use it for minor burns and wounds such as Fibroblash, as aftercare for a body tattoo, any skin irritations, as an acne treatment, a lip balm, as an anti-wrinkle treatment, and even as a makeup base!


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Crisp, gansey-inspired texture animates the fabric of this handsome V-neck vest in Arbor. An all-over welted rib motif yields to rope cables and chevrons on the upper torso; wide purl gutters delineate the sides. The work begins in the round, then divides at the armholes for flat knitting to the shoulders. Single-rib tubular edge treatments, worked circularly after shoulder seaming, make a polished and professional finish. The pattern is written with slightly tapered or straight options for body shaping.
1080 (1175, 1355, 1460, 1660, 1760) total yards of DK weight wool yarn
8 (9, 10, 11, 12, 13) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Arbor (100% American Targhee Wool; 145 yards/50 grams)
Photographed in colors Klimt & Kettle
22 stitches & 32 rounds/rows = 4" in Texture Chart pattern with Size A needle(s), after blocking
35-stitch panel from Chevron and Cable Chart = 6" wide with Size A needle(s), after blocking
Size A (for Main Fabric)
One 32" circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)
Size B (for Ribbing)
One 32" circular needle, two sizes smaller than Size A
Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)
Size C (for Neckband and Armhole Trim; for optional Tubular Cast On)
One 16" circular needle and one 32" circular needle (required for Tubular Cast On only), one size smaller than Size B
Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)
Finished Dimensions
38¼ (41, 45½, 48¼, 52¾, 55¾)" 97 (104, 115.5, 122.5, 134, 141.5) cm circumference at chest
Intended Ease: + 2–4" 5–10 cm
Sample shown is size 41" 104 cm with 1" 2.5 cm ease on model
Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:
1x1 Tubular Cast On (Circular Knitting; even number of stitches)
Rib Cabled Cast On
Sloped Bind Off
1x1 Tubular Bind Off
Kitchener Stitch (Grafting)
Skill Level
3 out of 5
Please note: the stitch patterns for this garment are charted only.
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Thank you for all of those attended our early afternoon session. Use the following links to download the information that was presented today.
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Due to the inclement weather, we are postponing the Community Open House for this Monday the 26th at the Waterfront Convention Center. We will reschedule at a later date. Stay tuned!
The consultant team will be back in Bettendorf to present progress on the study and gather your feedback.
Please come out and participate on Monday, November 26th at the Bettendorf Waterfront Convention Center. There are two sessions being offered. The afternoon session from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm will include a short presentation with a question and answer session and exhibits on display. The evening session from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm will have exhibits and activities geared to soliciting your feedback from the community.
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Thousands of World of Warcraft accounts have been shut down by Blizzard as it moves to stop people using "bots" to play the game
Blizzard announced it had banned a "large number" of accounts in a message posted to the game's online forums.
The accounts had been discovered using programs, called "bots", that automate gameplay, said Blizzard.
This violated the game's terms of use and gave bot users an unfair advantage, it added.
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I am sending this column from the European Weather Centre in Reading, England. For the past 17 years, I have spent a few weeks every summer working here, helping with the development of their global forecast model. Why would someone from Vermont be doing that? Well, for two reasons:
Theirs is the best forecast model in the world; and I grew up in England — so I get to visit friends and family each year.
The "Centre," as it is known, is an independent international organization, supported by 31 countries who have decided to pool their efforts to tackle something that none of them can do as well alone: global weather forecasts for the next two weeks, and seasonal forecasts for the next six months.
Their efforts have been very successful, because the Centre is under scientific direction, rather than political control. The director and senior staff are scientists or computer specialists who are free to focus on their central objective — improving their global analysis and forecast system for the atmosphere, oceans and land. This is a very large computer model, running on one of the biggest computer systems in the world. The present system was built by IBM, and it is upgraded every couple of years so the forecasts can provide better details of fronts and storms.
Every day this analysis-forecast system takes in millions of observations collected by surface weather stations and ocean buoys, weather balloons, aircraft and dozens of satellites that look down at the earth. Its task is to integrate them into the global model to improve our picture of the current global situation; and then to forecast in some detail the statistics of the evolution of the weather for the next one to two weeks, and in broad outline for the coming season. It is very satisfying to watch the forecasts improve a little every year, as we understand how to model better what is going on.
The Centre provides forecasts to Africa, and to the World Meteorological Organization and other international organizations. The United States is not a financial supporter of the European Weather Centre. We have our own weather forecast models — the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has the primary public responsibility, but other agencies and the military also have forecast systems. Instead of one central facility, the United States has a wide diversity (there is a residual fear of "central planning"). Agencies and Congress control agendas and budgets, and funding is rather uncertain from year to year. Forecast centers are motivated more by institutional concerns and financial pressures, rather than being driven by a scientific vision.
The result is the kind of chaotic inefficiency we are all very familiar with in U.S. government. The diversity is often good for innovation, but the lack of thoughtful long-range planning, committed funding and careful scientific review of progress have caused the United States to fall behind in this challenging area of global modeling. We have huge resources, but it is so difficult for us to plan wisely.
But we have to understand and model our human impact on the earth. This is a global endeavor, because our impact now is global. Fortunately we have other organizational examples around the world. We are one world, and we are coming up against many limits in terms of resources. We must broaden our sharing of resources and ideas and reach out to help each other in all the ways we can.
Back in July, I talked about the wet weather we were getting; and how more precipitation gives more evaporation, which gives more precipitation. This pattern continued into the first half of August, helped by the position of the jet stream over us. After two months of above-normal precipitation, the ground was saturated, mist rose from the forests in the mornings and the cloud cover was extensive. Consequently the daily maximum temperatures were lower than usual, and with less sunshine, plant growth was slower. Afternoons were dominated by heavy rain from showers and thunderstorms, and flooding washed out many roads. At times I felt like I was in the Amazon in the rainy season ? and I could hardly work in the garden because of the mosquitoes! The weather pattern shifted two weeks ago, just about the time I left for England, and the recent sunshine has been great for our gardens.
This column was written in time for press last Thursday, so here is Thursday's 10-day forecast from the European Weather Centre for Pittsford, Vermont. Is it any good for this weekend?
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Roast Chicken with Caramelized Shallots
This is one of my favorite recipes to use when I'm treating my friends, especially if I'm cooking at their place & want to do something that's simple to make & simple to clean up. It's also an ideal recipe to learn if you're new to cooking!
Roast Chicken with Caramelized Shallots
via David Lebovitz
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
4 large shallots, peeled and minced
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
One whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
one generous handful of coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
The original recipe calls for a whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces, but in the video, I'm using 4 thighs and a full recipe of shallot. You may want to make a double batch of them and serve them over pasta or rice or spaghetti squash!
Heat the oven to 425 degrees F.
So let's get started by dicing shallots. If you're using a knife, the video demos the quickest, easiest way to dice shallots (& onions). I use my mandoline for this.
Put your shallots in the baking dish you'll be using, and pour in olive oil, soy sauce, red wine vinegar. And season with salt and pepper.
Now mix it all together so the shallots are evenly soaked in the sauce. Make some room for your chicken, place them skin side up, and top the chicken with some of the shallots.
Roast for 20 minutes, then remove the pan from the oven & flip the chicken, stirring the shallots and putting them back on top, and keep roasting for another 20-25 minutes.
Then remove from the oven and toss with chopped parsley if you like.
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From Beyonce, Solange, Dark & Lovely, to Pantene and Laura Mercier, what do these 5 have in common apart from being associated with beautiful, strong and fierce? They all at some point looked to Demi Grace for a creative collaboration. Not many Nigerian talents get to see the light of day, but still, we have some personalities flying our flag even outside the shores of the country.
Nigerian-British singer and model Demi Grace have been able to build a strong brand for herself within a short while when all she had was hopes and dreams. From performing on stage separately with the Knowles sisters – Beyonce and Solange – to fronting several campaigns with international beauty giants and also making history as the first woman with faux locks in a Pantene campaign, Demi has carved a niche for herself and put her name on the celebrity map.
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Joe started at Lockheed Martin as an analog electronics design engineer on the Canadian Forces Low Level Air Defense System program and is now a systems engineer developing control solutions for a laser pod development program. He is part of a team exploring and addressing the challenges of operating podded laser systems in a high-speed airborne environment.
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