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Folks, we are honored to announce that the new YouTube channel, Have It Made, shows a behind the scenes look at how things are done here at Texas Heritage. Have It Made was created by Andy Rawls and West Vita, two very talented individuals in the Boerne, Texas area. They wanted to focus on craftspeople in Texas, showing off a wide variety of skill sets and artistry. If you've ever been curious as to what our daily routine is like, you won't find a more accurate portrayal than this! Andy and West did a sensational job of capturing the footage and editing it all together into a cohesive and captivating video. I am very much looking forward to watching their future videos. If you are on YouTube, I highly recommend y'all go subscribe to Have It Made, you won't regret it!
Huge Announcement, our GoFundMe Campaign is live!
Hey everyone!! As most of you know, we have been working our tails off over the last year or so on the restoration of the historic Benchoff Building in Menard, Texas. Folks, we have made some amazing progress in the building. Phase one is almost complete and we will soon be ready for the restoration phase to begin! We are attempting to raise the funds for the roof restoration through GoFundMe. We were given a quote of a little over $51,000 to fix the roof, and anyone who's done a renovation of any sort knows that there are always surprises. We have set our fundraising goal at $60,000 to cover the repairs to the roof, plus any other unexpected repairs that pop up. If any additional funds are raised, 100% of it will go towards further repairs and work on the building. We've had so many people contact us, wanting to help out and see this building restored. The best way to help out at this point is to assist with getting those roof repairs complete! Donating to our campaign is the fastest way to accomplish this. You can visit our campaign here, gofundme.com/benchoff-building. Please share this link as well with your friends and family! Every single donation makes a huge difference for our family business, for this beautiful building, and for the community of Menard, Texas. If you'd like to learn a little more about our building and its history in this small, West Texas town, you can read more here, http://www.txheritage.net/benchoff-building.
We would like to thank Andy Rawls and West Vita for putting together this video for us. They did an exceptional job!
We can't begin to thank y'all enough for all of the well wishes, prayers, sweat equity, and positive vibes sent our way since this journey began. One thing any small business needs to succeed is support. And we've most definitely got that!!
Small Business Saturday Sale!! Free shipping on all orders over $50.
Hey folks!! To show our appreciation for a stellar year, we would like to offer a free shipping promotion for Small Business Saturday. All orders over $50 will ship for free, including International orders! The sale runs for 24 hours, starting at midnight tonight and ending at the end of the day Saturday. No coupon code is needed, the discount will be applied automatically at checkout. Thanks so much for the continued support!!!
Christmas ordering deadline set! Plus, Drawknife covers and Wide Bib Classic Aprons are now available!
Happy October everyone! Even though it is still hot outside down here in Texas, we have got to start thinking about the holidays coming up. If you are planning to purchase any of our items and have them delivered in time for Christmas, you must place your order by the end of the day on October 31st! Any orders placed after that time may not be finished in time for guaranteed Christmas delivery. Like always, we will do all we can to get out as many orders as possible, but due to our small batch production system, we have to set realistic timelines. The guaranteed Christmas delivery only applies to US orders!
Also, we finally have our long awaited drawknife covers available on the website. These are made with 10oz. English Bridle leather and are secured with a solid brass snap. There is no safer way to store or transport your trusty drawknife, I guarantee it! Our covers come in eight different sizes from 6" all the way up to 13" and come in four different colors. These are wet formed one at a time and are Saddle Stitched by hand. You can learn more about choosing the correct size and place an order here.
And finally, after receiving valuable feedback on our Classic Aprons over the years, we have decided to add a Wide Bib option to the mix, at no additional cost! Some people have broader shoulders, wider chests, or fuller figures than others. Our wide bib option increases the width at the top of the apron, resulting in greater coverage across the chest.
Lincoln Brand Dog Collars and Leashes, now available at Texas Heritage!
As most of y'all know, Lincoln was a big part of my life for over eleven years. He passed away from cancer last Summer, leaving a big void in our lives, as anyone who has lost a dear pet can attest to. To honor his memory, we decided to create a line of dog collars and leashes carrying his name. We will be donating 10% of all profits from Lincoln Brand products to the National Canine Cancer Foundation (http://wearethecure.org/) so that we can help fund education, outreach, and research to help save the lives of the animals that enrich our lives and mean so much. Cancer took Lincoln, and I have several friends who have lost pets to this terrible disease or who have pets currently fighting it. Your purchase can help. And if you have no need for a collar or leash, consider donating to this worthy cause.
The collars are available in four sizes. The Small, Medium, and Large sizes are 1" wide. For large breed dogs that need a little extra size, we have the Big Buddy. The Bid Buddy is 1.5" wide and looks right at home on the largest breeds. The Big Buddy was named in honor of Buddy, a Great Dane who recently passed away after a long and fruitful life as the companion to a fellow woodworking friend of mine in Indiana. John had two Great Danes in need of collars, and I had large collars in need of some dogs to test them out! John picked up two of these for Buddy and Layla and gave us some outstanding feedback.
Our Lincoln Brand leashes are made using the same quality materials and methods as the collars. The leashes are 1" wide and 48" long. They include a large loop on one end for a comfortable and strong handle and a solid brass snap at the other end.
The artwork for Lincoln Brand was skillfully done by Joshua Minnich (https://joshuaminnich.bigcartel.com/), the best illustrator in the business. He captured Lincoln's likeness perfectly! If anyone is needing work done on a logo or design, I can highly recommend Josh's work.
Lincoln Brand products are available online right now! You can even buy one below! Thanks so much for the continued support! Now go hug your dogs and give them a little extra love today!
Small Block Plane Holsters now available! Saddle Bags and Large Block Plane Holsters back in stock!
Folks, our Small Block Plane Holsters are now available on the website. Designed to fit the smaller block planes like the Stanley 102 and the Veritas Apron Plane, these holsters are built with 10oz. English Bridle Leather that has been wet moulded for exceptional fit and finish. The holster is held together with durable Saddle Stitching and is mounted to a vertical surface using two brass screws(included).
Also, a fresh round of Saddle Bags and large Block Plane Holsters were just completed and uploaded to the website. They tend to go quickly, so go get yours now!
Large Block Plane Holsters back in stock!!
I've got another batch of Large Block Plane Holsters completed and up on the website. If the past is any type of indicator, these won't last long. Go get yours now!!
New items available!!! SaddleBags back in stock!!!
We have been working tirelessly to bring new items to our lineup! I'm very excited about these items, and you should be too!
First off, our Youth Apron.
Our Youth Apron was designed using the same successful blueprint as our Nail Aprons, but scaled down slightly to accommodate our eager shop companions. The apron is constructed of 14.7oz waxed canvas with a 1" wide hemp belt that is secured with two solid brass D-rings. The belt can fit waist sizes from 20" up to around 32". The double D-ring setup provides almost infinite adjustability, allowing the apron to grow with your child. The hammer loop is designed to hold most common hammer sizes and is constructed using thick, durable leather. The large pocket measures 7" wide and 5" deep. The smaller pocket is 4.5" wide and 5" deep. There are three slim pockets in front of the smaller pocket designed to hold most pencils, rulers, markers, screwdrivers, etc. These pockets are made from leather and measure a little over 1" wide and 3" deep. These youth aprons are made to order and are not carried in stock at all times. Embroidery options are available.
We are also introducing a Plough Plane Iron Tool Roll.
Our Plough Plane Iron Roll was specifically designed to hold the eight irons for a traditional wooden plough plane. Each of the eight pockets measures 1.5" wide and 5" deep. The roll can accommodate irons up to 9.5" in total length. Flaps on the end and on top keep each iron securely in place at all times. Each tool roll is made of 14.7oz waxed canvas and is held together with durable double stitched seams and copper rivets at each stress point. A leather strap keeps the roll closed when not in use. These rolls are made to order and are not always in stock. Embroidery is available as an option.
Last, but certainly not least, our Large Block Plane Holster.
Our large leather block plane holster was made to fit most commonly available large block planes, both new and antiques. It has overall dimensions of 8.5" tall, 3.25" wide, and 1.5" deep, allowing it to fit just about anywhere. Designed to be mounted on a vertical surface such as a shop wall, inside a tool chest, or on the side of a workbench, it has three holes for secure mounting with brass screws (included). The holster is made of 10oz. English Bridle leather that has been wet moulded for an exceptional fit. This holster was designed around the popular Stanley 65 and 60-1/2 block planes, but will fit most planes that are of similar dimensions, generally 2" wide or less. Note, It will NOT fit rabbeting block planes! The bottom of the plane holster is left open to allow for wood shavings, dust, and debris to pass through. That kind of detritus can absorb ambient moisture, increasing the chances of corrosion and rust if allowed to contact your block plane. By allowing that to pass through, the chance of corrosion and rust drops significantly. The hole in the bottom also makes maintenance much easier. You can pass an oil soaked rag right through the holster, applying oil to all contact areas with ease. Oiled leather is better at repelling ambient moisture. Less moisture equals less corrosion! We recommend lightly oiling the leather once every few months, more in extreme conditions. Standard leather oils such as Neatsfoot Oil work just fine. It is not efficient to make these one at a time, instead they are made in small batches. As each batch is completed, we will update the inventory on the website. These holsters are available in several different colors. These won't be available for preorder, but we will announce any inventory updates on our blog. We are currently working on a smaller block plane holster for apron planes and the ever popular Stanley 102. Hopefully those will be available in the next few months.
And did we mention Saddle Bags are back in stock?? We've got a limited number in our inventory right now, with more in progress and on the way! Thanks so much for making these one of our most popular products of the last year!
Saddle Bags are SOLD OUT!
Just a quick note to let y'all know that our Saddle Bags are currently SOLD OUT. Thanks for all of the enthusiastic support! We will begin production on the next round of Saddle Bags soon, but it will likely be several weeks or more before they are completed and ready for sale. As always, stay tuned to this blog or our Social Media accounts for updates on Saddle Bags and all other products. Thanks!
SaddleBag sale to finish out 2017!
The February 2018 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine is out on the news stands and in the hands of subscribers. Inside, there is a great review of our Saddle Bag by managing editor and College of the Redwoods graduate, Brendan Gaffney. The Saddle Bag has been one of our most popular items in 2017 and has been very well received by all since it debuted at Handworks in May. To celebrate its appearance in Popular Woodworking Magazine, and to show my sincere appreciation for all of the support this year, our remaining stock of Saddle Bags will be $10 off for the rest of 2017. We've got around two dozen Saddle Bags in stock and ready to ship. To take advantage of our sale, just enter the code SADDLEBAG2017 at checkout. The sale ends at the stroke of midnight, as the last seconds of 2017 tick away. Thanks again for supporting our small, family run business this year! We are looking forward to what 2018 will bring. Happy New Year everyone!
If you're ordering a Christmas gift, please read this!!!
Hey folks. We've had a lot of orders come in lately where people have requested that their order gets mailed out in time for Christmas. Unfortunately we cannot accommodate those requests. The deadline for guaranteed Christmas delivery was October 31st. We are almost a month passed that at this point. There aren't enough hours in the day for me to complete all of these additional orders in time. It's physically impossible, so please, stop asking.
Now, we do have a few items in stock that could be ordered and delivered in time for Christmas. Things like our Saddle Bags, Moxon Vise Hardware, Shirts, and Ranch Hand Mugs are in stock and ready to ship. Items like our Tool Rolls and Aprons are made to order and will not be ready in time for Christmas. At this point, any orders placed today won't get started until late January or so. Like I've mentioned before, the holiday season is hands down our busiest time of year. We've got quite a backlog at this point and are working feverishly to get them out the door in a timely fashion. So, it's time for me to stop typing and get back to work. These tool rolls and aprons aren't going to sew themselves.
Small Business Saturday Sale!!
Free Shipping on ALL orders over $50!
Hey folks, it's that time of year again! After giving thanks yesterday with family and friends, it's time to give thanks to our customers! Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday and we are celebrating by offering FREE SHIPPING on ALL orders over $50! Even International customers can take advantage of this promotion. Starting at Midnight tonight, all the way till Midnight Saturday evening, use the code SMALLBIZ2017 at checkout for free shipping. To sweeten this deal even further, we have a limited number of items that are made and ready to ship. Just look in our "In Stock" section on the website to see what's available. We will have a variety of tool rolls in all configurations, some waxed Classic Aprons, a whole bunch of our popular Saddle Bags, as well as Moxon Vise and Saw Vise Hardware kits! Once our in stock items sell out, they are out. You can still place an order for all other products and take advantage of the free shipping. However, any orders for items that aren't in stock will not be made in time for Christmas! Remember folks, when you buy from a small business, you are directly supporting families. Thank you, everyone, for the wonderful support over the last four years!
Christmas ordering deadline ends tonight at Midnight!
Don't forget y'all, of you want to place an order with us in hopes of receiving it by Christmas, the deadline is tonight at Midnight CST. Any orders placed before then will be shipped and delivered before Christmas in the lower 48 states. Anything afterwards might not make it in time, though we will do our best to get as much out the door as possible. This applies to all of our tool rolls, aprons, and Campaign Furniture leather packages.
For those of you wanting Saddle Bags or Vise Hardware kits for Christmas, those will be listed on the website soon. Those items will be in stock and will ship as soon as the order is placed.
Christmas order deadline(yes, you read that right) has been tentatively set!
Well it's mid September once again and you know what that means......time to start thinking about the holiday season! To receive guaranteed delivery by Christmas for the last two seasons, our ordering deadline has been set in the middle of November. This year will be a little sooner. 2017 has been a record breaking year for us, both in terms of overall growth and number of orders received. In order to accommodate the additional workload this year, our deadline for guaranteed Christmas delivery in the US will be mid-October. No set date just yet, we will play that by ear as the date approaches and our list of orders becomes more clearly defined. But you've got about a month left, I know that much for sure.
In other news, we have another round of two dozen Saddle Bags that are just about ready to go up on the website. Look for those in a few days. Don't know what a Saddle Bag is?? Read more about them on our website here. Or, read a recent review on our Saddle Bags by Lost Art Press if you'd like an unbiased opinion. You can read that here.
I do have plans to make another large batch of Saddle Bags just prior to Christmas. So if one of those have been on your list and you don't see them listed when you are placing your order, don't fret. I'll be doing my best to make sure that Saddle Bags will be available for all!
Saddle Bags to go on sale tonight at 8pm CST!
We have two dozen Saddle Bags that are ready to go. We will list them at 8pm CST tonight. We do plan on heading to the post office in the morning, so all Saddle Bag orders placed by then will ship tomorrow!
A quick note on Saddle Bag shipping. They differ slightly from our other items in that they are very complex and are only efficient to make in larger batches. As such, I only list them on the website when they are currently available and ready to ship. All of our other items are easy to make one at a time, or in a mixed batch with other items.
This information really only affects you if you place an order for a Saddle Bag AND another item that's not in stock. Our online store only applies one shipping charge to each order, so each order will ship once ALL items in that order are complete. For example, if you order an Apron and Saddle Bag tonight, the Saddle Bag won't ship until the Apron has been finished as well. Currently our turnaround times are sitting right at 8 weeks. If you want the Saddle Bag right away, place an order for one of those, then a separate order for any other items you may be wanting. Again, this only applies if you plan on ordering more than just a Saddle Bag. Thanks!!
Saddle Bags in stock at the end of this week!!
We've been working hard on this latest batch of Saddle Bags, four dozen in total. They are nearing the final stages of production and should be ready to post on the website at the end of this week. We would like to thank everyone for the stellar response to our Saddle Bags. We always knew they were handy in the shop, it's nice to see that everyone else enjoys their benefits as well!
Lost Art Press just wrote a great review of our Saddle Bags, you can read about them here!
You can also learn more about our Saddle Bags by visiting our website.
Once these are listed and available for sale, I will make an announcement here on the blog and on social media. Thanks so much for the continued support!
Moxon Vise and Saw Vise Hardware kits are officially sold out!
Folks, we are sold out of both our Moxon and Saw Vise hardware kits. Don't worry, we will be making more!
We will be partnering once again with HammerFab for the fabrication of the hardware kits. Levi has turned out some exceptional work for us in the past and will continue to do so on the next round of kits. This next round will feature some improvements in the manufacturing process. Previously, all of our components were cut manually, one at a time. While this worked out initially, it was labor intensive and there were the smallest variations from piece to piece. Nothing that affected the function or aesthetics of the hardware, but small variations nonetheless. We will now be utilizing laser cutting technology on some of our hardware components. This will be more efficient in terms of production, while providing pieces that are the exact same, time after time. That type of consistency and repeatability will be great.
We are just getting the ball rolling on this next batch of kits, so it will still be a while before these will be available. Once we have a more accurate time frame for their release, I'll be sure to post about it.
We are proud to introduce our next product, the Texas Heritage Saddlebag
The Saddle Bag is a convenient way to keep all of those essential items that don't really fit anywhere else close at hand. Designed with pencils, rules, dividers and such in mind, the Saddle Bag can be mounted to nearly any vertical wooden surface. It mounts using four brass screws(included) through leather reinforced hanging points.
One of the unique features on the Saddle Bag are the two pass through pockets on each end. Designed with combination squares in mind, the pass through pockets allow longer items to be stored in the Saddle Bag without any issues.
The Saddle Bag will be available in all four colors of waxed canvas that we offer. Like all of our items, the Saddle Bag is constructed using our proven combination of waxed canvas, double stitched seams, and hand peened copper rivets. The price of the Saddle Bag will be $70.
We are going to approach Saddle Bag sales a little differently to start off. I'm still working on streamlining the production process to make it as efficient as possible. The best way for me to accomplish this is by making larger batches, instead of taking orders for them and making them as required. So, as soon as we get back home from Handworks I plan on making a large run of these, maybe two dozen or so. Those will then be listed on the website for sale. Once that batch sells out, I'll make another. Stay tuned to this blog or my social media posts for further info regarding availability. Come see us at Handworks this Friday and Saturday in Amana, Iowa to see the Saddle Bag in person! We have a dozen in stock, maybe you can bring one home with you!!
Well that escalated quickly
Yesterday was a big day for us. We opened up orders again for the first time in almost three months. After slogging our way through a healthy list of backorders these last few months, we were excited to see some new orders come through. So excited that we offered Free shipping on orders over $50. Apparently we weren't the only ones excited about taking orders again. After the dust had settled, we ended up with almost 100 orders placed yesterday. I thought I was being pretty optimistic in my estimates prior to opening orders. I was hoping to get 20-30 orders that first day. Enough to keep me good and busy but not enough to swamp us. Well, we are swamped. I'm still going to attack these orders with a full head of steam, working my way through the list as fast as possible. The only events we have planned for the next several months are Handworks in May and the "One Old Sorehead and One Nice Guy" sale at Dowd's Tools in Dallas in June. I should be able to spend quite a bit of time in the shop and less time on the road. Our garden has had most of the major work done to it as well, basically all that's left is to watch the fruits of our labor grow. I'll be able to focus most of my efforts in the shop, sewing away.
So, this brings us to turnaround times. I had mentioned in a blog post a few days back that our turnaround will be more fluid from now on. Surges in orders can and will affect the turnaround. Well, yesterday definitely classifies as a surge. Biggest surge yet, in fact. I'll be making all of the necessary changes on the website regarding turnaround times today. Any orders placed from this point on will have a ballpark turnaround of 8 weeks. Could be a little more, could be less. But two months is our new number. We will be sitting down over the next day or two to determine our production schedule based on the new orders from yesterday. Some of the orders that came in at the end of the day will have their turnaround times stretched to 8 weeks instead of the 4-6 weeks that was stated on their invoice. If your turnaround time will be different, we will send you an email letting you know. We appreciate everyone's support and understanding in this. We don't like having to extend turnaround times like this, but we also want to be up front and honest with our customers.
Alright, enough typing. It's time to start cutting fabric.....
Coupon code technical issues
We experienced some issues with our free shipping coupon code last night. It wasn't working for people and we have no clue why. The technical support from Squarespace has been less than stellar at this point as well. I've tried to reset the code, so when you place an order, use Spring2017 at checkout. That's Spring2017 with no spaces! If the shipping charges aren't removed from your order, please notify us and we will refund those charges. I'm so sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.


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In Memory of Barbara Baxter
Annie Yim piano
Natasha Day soprano
Kamila Bydlowska violin
Mina Beldimanescu piano
Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Scenes from Childhood)
1 Of Foreign Lands and People
2 A Curious Story
3 Blind Man's Bluff
4 Pleading Child
5 Happy Enough
6 An Important Event
7 Dreaming
8 At the Fireside
9 Knight of the Hobbyhorse
10 Almost Too Serious
11 Frightening
12 Child Falling Asleep
13 The Poet Speaks
In Memory of Barbara Baxter for Concordia Foundation:
Matthew Edwards - Nocturne
Alexander Scriabin - Prelude in B major, Op. 11 No. 11
Claude Debussy
Estampes: Pagodes; Jardins sous la pluie
Ivor Novello
Medley including: Love is my reason for living from Perchance to Dream
The violin began to play from King's Rhapsody
Waltz of my heart from The Dancing Years
(Natasha Day – soprano; Kamila Bydlowska - violin; Mina Beldimanescu – piano)
This concert is in memory of the Concordia Foundation's indefatigable supporter, valued team member and dearest friend, Barbara Baxter. Barbara was an integral part of the Concordia Team for the past sixteen years, working alongside Gillian and Peter in London, and travelling with many Concordia projects around the world.
Annie Yim performs throughout the UK, Europe and Canada in major international venues. Her playing has been acclaimed as 'radiantly coloured' (The Times) and 'outstanding' (Stratford Herald), with a wide-ranging repertoire that encompasses canonic works and new music. She has broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, Classic FM, Canadian CBC Radio 2 and Portuguese Radio Antena 2. Her ensemble Minerva Piano Trio have been selected as St John's Smith Square Young Artists in Residence 2016/17. Born in Hong Kong and grew up in Vancouver, Annie made her London concerto debut playing Beethoven's 'Emperor' concerto at LSO St. Luke's. Annie is grateful for the support of the Concordia Foundation: she was a recipient of the Serena Neville Award as well as the Foundation's inaugural mentorship scheme. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree and completed her research on Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms at the Guildhall School of Music with Joan Havill and City University London with Dr. Christopher Wiley. She received her Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours at the University of British Columbia while studying with Robert Silverman. Annie is founder of MusicArt London, with projects in 2017 including a collaboration at a Berlin art gallery, and a keynote concert and dialogue at an international, multi-disciplinary conference at the University of Surrey.

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Things To Remember When It Comes To Developing Yourself
Are you looking for different ways to improve the quality of your life? These tips can help you improve your own life.
Stress is one of the chief impediments to a happy, satisfying lifestyle. Stress can take both a physical and an emotional toll on your body. Make sure to deal with stress in order to always think clearly and calmly about your goals. Schedule in relaxation times throughout the day, clearing your mind in a peaceful setting. This time to yourself can make you feel more peaceful.
Stay around like-minded individuals. The right people will help you stay motivated to pursue your goals. Avoid people who have no respect for what you are trying to achieve.
Don't put off making decisions, as this could deny you opportunities. Do not be intimidated by decisions, even when you do not have as much information as you would like. A proven track record of responsible, successful decision-making can grow into improved instincts. If you make mistakes, take the time to analyze what you did wrong, and learn from them. When you learn from your mistakes, you are less likely to repeat them.
Read some good books about personal development. Make sure you choose books that are in line with your goals for personal development. Look for a book that is backed by very positive and very credible reviews because certain personal development books are written terribly.
Use your time efficiently so you can get more done in a shorter amount of time. Something you can do is to increase the amount of short breaks you take throughout the workday. It might seem odd, but regular breaks will let you relax and get more energy. Once you get started working again, you will be more productive.
After reading this article, you have probably realized that enhancing your life in a positive manor is not as intimidating as it may seem. You can remember all the benefits you will enjoy, as well as feel happier.


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Tempo Bådsalg a/s – Sale in City
: Watercraft / Sailboat :Denmark
Ad Details
Ad ID: 1289
Added: July 15, 2018
Sale Price: kr19.900
Location: Denmark
State: Region Hovedstaden
City: Ishøj Kommune
Phone: 43 73 73 95
Views: 521
Here you will find Denmark's largest "trading place" for used sailing and motor boats, where at least one boat changes owner every single day. Tempo Boat Sales also sells new boats and is a sole importer of 6 brands in the special class: Windy from Norway, Jeanneau sail and motorboats from France, Prestige Luxury Motor Yachts from France, the classic Chris Craft sports boats from the United States, Saga Boats from Norway, semi-planing HT and cabin cruises, and as 2018 news Nordkapp Boats that build quality both in size from 5.5 M to 8 meters.
Since 1989 we have sold more than 5000 reasons for good experiences. We have the committee and experience that ensures that you can be completely safe both as a buyer and seller. We always have at least 150-170 both on land or in their right item. Therefore, we are your guarantee of a safe trade and the right choice.
At Ishøj Harbor, the sailing rivers revive with well-maintained flagships and brand new dreamboats. Here are the experiences at sea, in a good and real deal with experienced boaters at the helm. At least one boat a day gets a new happy owner and many customers become regular customers as the dreams grow.
It is important that the dream boat is sailing and in order. Therefore, Tempo Boat Sales has its own service and preparation department with experienced service personnel who will only be able to report "Clear Ship". Tempo Boat sales service cars come across the country.
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Here a reminder of an awesome ongoing deals from Steve's TV guaranteed to bring a smile to your face!
The last Friday of every month, (That's TONIGHT) Steve's offers a FREE 5 day movie rental. (not the hottest titles but still tons of great ones!). They do choose a different charity each month and have a jar taking voluntary donations but otherwise, there are no strings attached — flat out – FREE. How cool is that ? Enjoy!
p.s. They are still offering another FREE Movie reward for former Blockbuster & Rogers Rental Customers
Trade in your old movie rental card from Rogers or Blockbuster and receive a FREE 7 day movie rental – no exclusions! Steve's has over 11,000 movies in it's rental library so come check it out! Local movie lovers already know this is THE place to come. Come check it out!
So a big THANK YOU to the staff at Steve's TV for these two great offers. The store is located in the Frederick Mall Plaza at the corner of Frederick Street and Edna in the Stanley Park area of the city. They offer a huge selection of movie rentals and is totally worth checking out. The plaza is located just one block down from Victoria Street and right near the Victoria Street exit off the Expressway/Hwy 85.


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EIOPA's first Consumer Strategy Day took place on 6 December 2011 in Frankfurt. Around 120 participants attended the event. The purpose of the Consumer Strategy Day was to present an update on EIOPA's work in the field of consumer protection and financial innovation as well as to provide professional stakeholders and consumer protection experts with the opportunity to express their own views on these issues in the form of a dialogue between consumer representatives, industry, supervisors and other stakeholders. The event is part of EIOPA's general policy of enhancing transparency and maintaining appropriate accountability towards stakeholders.
The Consumer Strategy Day consisted of 3 sessions:
During the session, panellists emphasised the importance of promoting transparency, simplicity and fairness for consumers, including the need for financial education to allow consumers to make the right choice on the wide variety and complexity of insurance products on the market. Reference was also made to the importance of appropriately managing conflicts of interest, including dealing with incentive structures which might lead to product bias.
Participants underlined the fact that there should be effective redress mechanisms in place to deal with complaints and a "duty of care" between consumers and financial services providers could be explored. EIOPA should undertake co-ordinated action to enhance consumer protection by reporting on consumer trends, developing good practices and publishing Guidelines and Recommendations.
Participants discussed the role of financial innovation in retail insurance markets. Financial innovation was seen as beneficial to the extent that it serves to meet consumer demands and needs. In addition to the impact on consumers, solvency and macro-prudential aspects also need to be taken into account to assess financial innovation more broadly.
Following the ruling of the European Court of Justice in Test Achats in March this year prohibiting as of 21 December 2012 the use of gender as a risk factor to determine premiums and benefits, the panellists discussed the immediate and further reaching implications on the use of risk factors (including age and disability) in insurance.
The European Commission intends to issue an interpretative communication before year end.


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At a time when the state is still grappling with the Srijan scam, which which government funds worth hundreds of crores of rupees was fraudulently transferred to private accounts of an NGO, the government is faced with another scam of major proportions.
The detection of illegal transfer of Rs 60-lakh of education department money into the account of a private travel agency at Darbhanga in north Bihar, has come as a shocker for the Bihar government.
The development caused education minister Krishna Nandan Prasad Verma to order, on Monday, an inquiry into utilization of funds of the education department across the state.
The irregularity came to light when Rs 60-lakh belonging to the education department was found illegally transferred to the account of a Narayan Tour and Travels, at the Gudri Bazaar branch of PNB at the north Bihar divisional headquarters town of Darbhanga.
Darbhanga district education officer (DEO) Sudhir Kumar Jha, who held the charge of district programme officer (DPO), said that he had signed a cheque of IDBI Bank on March 16, 2016 for an amount of just 60,000.
"How it became Rs 60-lakh and got transferred to an account with the Donar branch of the Punjab and Sindh Bank, a few weeks later and from there reached the PNB account of Narayana Tour Travels through national electronic funds transfer (NEFT) the same day, is a mystery," he said.
However, Jha's plea could not convince the education department authorities, as he happens to be signing authority. He was put under suspension on Monday and a departmental inquiry has been ordered. He has been asked to report to headquarters during the suspension period.
Special secretary, department of education, Vinod Kumar Singh, said a three-member committee comprising finance experts would investigate the matter. "It is a serious matter. Following direction from the minister, we will now order special audit of the education department funds meant for scholarships, dress and bicycles," he added.
Singh admitted that the modus operandi used for the fund defalcation was such that had stumped the department.
The suspended DEO, on the other hand, said that he had been cheated by a clerk Dilip Pathak in connivance with some unscrupulous elements. Interestingly, both the clerk and the DEO have lodged FIRs against each other with the Laheriasarai police station.
Asked if the DEO office had any link with the tour and travel agency in the past, the DEO feigned ignorance.
"There is no official account of the department in the Punjab and Sindh Bank. I am not even aware who opened the account and when. Besides, I had signed a cheque of Rs 60,000 (Rupees Sixty thousand), but a letter of the word 'hazaar' (thousand) in Hindi was overwritten. So, the clerk got it signed from me and later wrote lakh in place of 'hazaar'. Two zeros were also added to the numerical value, which can be detected," he added.
Though the account of the DEO had around Rs 2-crore in it, only Rs 60-lakh was transferred. Now, the education department is wondering whether such practice was on for long and if this was happening at places other than Darbhanga also.
Dilnawaz Ahmad, holding the charge of Darbhanga SSP, said that the irregularity had been proved and an investigation was on to fix accountability. "Besides the two officials, some bank officials may also come under scanner," he added.
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The Last Mission
After the death of her older brother in a mission gone wrong, a policewoman is forced to take up her last mission with a little girl while overcoming her demons.However there seems to be more than meets her eye in this mission
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Yuno(3) As I've already said, the most important thing is definitely practice! Practice drawing bodies, faces, whatever in various angles as much as possible, you never stop learning! I think you definitely are talented in telling interesting stories, so I'd be excited to see some more of your work after you spend some time polishing your skills. Just don't give up and keep working hard! I'll be looking forward to your next mangas! o/
Yuno(2) Apart from that it would also help to use published manga as a kind of reference for layout, camera angles, inking and so on. For example, try to reproduce a page from your favorite manga and pay close attention to what you're actually doing and what's the difference between your own mangas and the published ones, and then try to re-draw a page from your own manga with your new knowledge.
Yuno(1) Hey, nice work! For me as a person who loves crime storys it definitely has an interesting setting and atmosphere, and the characters are likeable, so I think the most important thing for you is to develop your skills and your technique. Right at the moment it's a bit hard to read, since the pages are ordered from right to left, while the panels seem to be ordered from left to right at some points which kinda breaks the reading flow. If I were you, I'd take a look at some internet tutorials about the layout of manga pages, or maybe buy a book about the basics of manga making - something like this is really helpful to remind yourself once again about how "real" manga is actually done, even if you're not a beginner anymore!
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That Way to the Left
Arrows are popular due to their fast and almost universal readability and are being used in many forms and functions. Their visual variety makes it hard to compare form and meaning and I believe that for these reason we will soon have problems reading arrows precisely. This is why I did a formal and semantic study of arrows in a systematic way that allows direct comparison. In the context of an unsure future of the sign, That Way to the Left is basis and tool for the use of a future arrow.
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Meek Mill recalls double date with Nicki Minaj, Jay-Z, and Beyoncé that got very awkward
The rapper was in a relationship with Minaj for over two years
Meek Mill has recalled the time he went on a double date with Nicki Minaj, Jay-Z, and Beyoncé, and how it got very awkward.
The 'Championships' rapper dated Minaj for over two years, going public with their relationship in early 2015.
In a new interview, Mill shared the story of the group date, saying he and Minaj had gone for dinner with the Carters, where Jay-Z was in charge of the music selection. Ultimately, the star ended up playing a diss track Drake had made bout Mill during the meal.
"Hov and Beyoncé were like, 'Come out to eat with us,'" Mill explained. "I'm from the hood. Hov and Beyonce like 'Come eat with us.' I'm like damn, I'm about to date Hov and Beyonce right now, this shit is incredible.'"
He continued: "Hov got the playlist and he's clicking through shit and 'Back to Back' come on by mistake while we're at the table. I'm like, 'Oh shit. What the fuck?' So Beyoncé, Hov and Nicki, everybody just looking like they don't know what the fuck going on. I got to take a shit now. I'm like, 'God damn, the fuck?' I don't even know if they remember that, but shit, I remembered that."
Last week (November 30), Mill released his first album since being released from prison. In a four-star review, NME said: "A stand-out project, 'Championshps' may not slip into people's end of the year lists, but it's a statement of intent. Meek has demons, just like the rest of us – he just lets us in."
However, the record also appears to contain a homophobic slur against Tekashi 6ix9ine during a guest verse from Rick Ross. The rapper appears on 'What's Free' with Mill and Jay-Z, where he says: "Screaming gang gang now you wanna rap, racketeering charges caught him on a tap / Looking for a bond lawyers wanna tax, purple hair got them f****ts on your back."


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While there is no denying I truly have a heart for farmhouse mixed with Nordic, cottage, industrial, and shabby (to name a few – ha!). I also LOVE the lines of Mid Century Modern. When I spied these tables, I couldn't resist taking them home to give them an update. Have you ever owned or seen this style? They are a pair of Mid Century Modern Henredon tables that are soon to get a fresh new look. {{cue the James Bond music}}
This era is known for its architectural design. These tables followed suit with clean lines and play on a truly zest for flair. These tables are no exception. Those curvy tops paired with matching pedestal bases are sleek and stylish.


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This is a fun game where students can practice how to describe the way someone or something feels, they have to choose among different categories including singers, cartoons, animals, actors, etc. and then they have to choose an adjective which describes the way they feel.
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We love pancakes and when we hear about All You Can Eat Pancake breakfasts, that brings a big, wide smile to our faces. We are delighted to tell you that tomorrow (Saturday, October 13) The Mountainside Christian Academy is hosting an all you can eat pancake breakfast in their gym.
For the rock bottom price of $5.99 a person -- or $25 per family -- you'll get to enjoy pancakes, eggs, waffles, sausage, bacon and fruit, served with coffee and OJ.
The breakfast runs from 7 am to 10 am.
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24 hours: Lisbon
Lisbon is small enough that you can easily cram in a lot of the city in two days, so my perfect weekend guide of the Portuguese capital consists of tasty food and beautiful history in one.
On your first day, head straight out to Belém by getting the 7-minute train for only €1.75 to get in the queue for the famous pastéis de natas at Pastéis de Belém. Coming with sugar and cinnamon, grab a couple and sit in the park for a peaceful moment to yourself.
As you brush off the sugar from your lips, saunter across to Belém Castle. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is a beauty to look out from, as well as just take in from the outside as it sits on the calm, mirrored water. For only €6 you can get into the castle.
For a taste of quirkiness and Brick Lane essence, on your way back to the centre of the city pop into LX Factory. From delicious coffee and waffles at Wish, markets on a Sunday with music and gluten free granolas or stunning Beauty-and-the-Beast-esque bookshops, it's a fun stop off that is otherwise hidden in the external districts.
There are many, many beautiful places to overlook the terracotta-roofed city. For a great way to watch the sunset for free, make a start on the trek to Miradouro da Senhora do Monte. You'll need your walking shoes as it is really, really steep, but the view of the city Ina place without tourists and noise is worth it.
Fancy a late night snack? An evening ice-cream is always the best idea, as the queues are smaller and it's not so warm. Try the famous Gelados Santini for cute retro interior decorated in white and red alongside a wide choice of flavours.
Get an early start to beat the tourists and wander the roads of the city and take in all of the authentic brickwork and tile ornaments.
Head up from the main train station to the Parque Eduardo VII. The tree-lined walkway leading up is the grandest part of the walk, and if you time it right, can be quiet enough to walk through the middle. It's a tough walk but power through to the top and join the other tourists for a beautiful view of the city atop the maze-like gardens.
For a gourmet dinner, head back down to the famous Timeout Market has a range of the best cuisines and cooks in the city (so well known that it's opening in London this year). From delicious mains and snacks to intricate cakes and sweet treats, you can easily lose an hour trying a bit of everything. It gets busy but they give you a beeper for you to take a seat with and wait for it to be ready.
For an alternative, late night ice-cream (because why on earth not), head to Gelato Davvero for authentic Roman ice cream.
If you're looking for a cheap, central and fun place to stay then Lisbon Destination Hotel is the one. Hammocks, pianos, ping pong, pool, air hockey and banging tunes in reception. A cinema room. Free breakfast. Tours of bikes, booze and beats. It's crazy but it's all too easy to crash on a bean bag and feel alive again. It also helps that it's above the beautiful Rossoe train station which isn't just central, but gorgeously historical.
EasyJet: fares start at £27 return
Approx money: £17 a night at Lisbon Destination hotel, £30 spending a day
- The Belém Castle is free on the first Sunday of every month before 2pm.
- If you can't make it out to Belém, the best pastéis de natas are at Manteigaria Fábrica in town for the same price.


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From the Outagamie County Master Gardener Association, may you have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving!
From the Outagamie County Master Gardener Association, may you have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving!
Finding an extraordinary holiday centerpiece is so easy if you take the time to "force bulbs" such as the classic Amaryllis or Paperwhite. It takes approximately 4 to 6 weeks for them to go from bulb to bloom so a trip to a local nursery or garden center NOW is all it takes to locate the bulbs. A starter kit usually comes with a filler (special potting soil containing a medium with ample drainage, or glass beads.) and a container to plant them in. Or, you can save your bulbs from year to year as I do.
About them:
Amaryllis – Show stopper trumpet-looking flowers on tall sturdy stems with bright green shiny leaves. Blooms come in colors of red, white, pink, or a combination such as pink and white.
Paperwhites – According to Greek mythology, Narcissus was smitten with the reflection of himself in a pool of water. He stared at his image until the gods turned him into a flower. Blooms of Paperwhites come in white or cream colors and they have a heavenly fragrance that permeates the room they adorn.
How to Grow Them:
Amaryllis – The filler will be very dry so take a few minutes to soak it before planting the bulb. Place the bulbs with the root side down into the filler and be sure to gently press the filler around the bulb to anchor it in place. Place the bulbs in a bright sunny room. A window sill is a good choice.
Paperwhites – They will do best in a shallow bowl, dish, or a bulb vase.
General Care:
Amaryllis – They will become top heavy, so as the plant grows tall it will require staking to keep the stem supporting the beautiful blooms from tipping.
Paperwhites – Take care not to let the bulbs dry out. Keep them watered. If they are not kept fully hydrated, they will not thrive.
Saving your bulbs from year to year:
After they are completely done blooming, cut off the stalks that the flowers bloomed on. Continue to care for the green leaves (the plant) until spring when they can be transplanted into the ground OR your container can be moved to a sunny location. Feed with an all-purpose fertilizer. Dig up in the fall, trim all of the foliage back to about ¼ inch from the bulb and allow to dry. Start the process over again.
Many a Christmas comes and goes and I wish I had remembered to mark my calendar to give myself the approximate 6 weeks to start these stunning plants.
Well, this year I am going to have an attractive centerpiece, and I hope you will too!
by OCMGA Master Gardener Holly Boettcher
Holly is a regular contributor to Appleton Monthly magazine.
by OCMGA Master Gardener Rich Fischer
I honestly don't know much about amaryllis and I only have one plant, but it is an interesting plant with an interesting story.
This plant I got from my mother-in-law in, Gertrude Lenore Armbruster Taipale, when she moved from her apartment in Superior, Wisconsin, into an assisted living home about 8 years ago. Gramma Gertie as I lovingly called her died two years ago but I think of her often.
When I got this plant I didn't quite know what to do with it so I planted it in the vegetable garden where it grew for the summer and it seemed to like it there. Then Gertie told me to put it in a small pot with some potting soil and store it in the basement for the winter. The next spring I brought it up from the basement and found a nice place by a window in the house for it.
This year I brought this plant up from the basement two weeks before Memorial Day and watered it. The plant had one little sprig poking out of the pot at that time. Then when I had a house full of Fischers over for a cookout on Memorial Day it was in full bloom. What dumb luck! Not only did it make a nice table setting, but also made me think of Pat's mom on the very day when we're supposed to remember the dead.
The amaryllis shoots up 1 or 2 very tall scapes with a large red flower on each scape. They are beautiful, but only last about a week. When the flowers start to shrivel I cut off the scapes. Then about 4 to 6 large iris like leaves shoot up and grow all summer. I no longer put the plant in the garden, but leave it in the smallish pot and water it just like all the other house plants. Around October the leaves start to whither and I put the pot on a shelf in the basement until next spring.
That is my one and only amaryllis story. Never read a word about amaryllis care except what Gertie told me. She's gone now but her memory and her beautiful amaryllis live on.
Rich Fischer
by Outagamie County Master Gardener Terry Tess
Each year many people choose to bring a living tree into the home for Christmas. Smaller potted and even some balled and burlapped evergreens make great candidates for a living Christmas tree. Living Christmas trees should only stay in the home for 2-3 weeks and prefer cool room temperatures. They should be "eased in" to the home by holding them in an enclosed porch or garage until ready to be set up in the house and then "eased out" in the same manner when finished. Lighting the tree with cool LED lights is also a big help. Treating the tree with an anti-desiccant spray such as Wilt-Stop will also slow down moisture loss. Water the tree every day as it can never be allowed to dry out. Once the decorations are removed, plan on planting the tree immediately. This means that you need to plan ahead and prepare a planting hole now to receive the tree in January.
Choose a proper location in your yard to be the final home for your Christmas tree. Take into consideration the ultimate size of the tree as well as its soil and light requirements. Dig the hold before the ground freezes. The size of the hold should be as deep as the root ball and 2-3 times as wide. Amend the soil with leaf compost and store the soil in a location where it will not freeze and be easy to access in January. Now fill the hole with straw to slow down the frost. At planting time remove the straw from the hole and install the tree using the saved soil. Water the plant heavily and mulch around the tree using the same straw that once filled the hole. Plan on watering the tree again in early spring once the soil has thawed.
What a great holiday tradition to begin this year and to remember for many years to come as the trees grow and flourish!
Terry is a Design Build Manager/Horticulturist/Registered Landscape Architect for the Vande Hey Company in Little Chute, Wisconsin.
by aggie horticulture (Texas A&M University)
Along a few miles of the Pacific Coast at the Oregon and California border lies a unique area where the ideal combination of climate, soil, water and man has developed a product of deep meaning, beauty and tradition – the Easter Lily.
The Harbor-Brookings bench of Southwest Curry County, Oregon and the Smith River area of Northwest Del Norte County, California, is known as the Easter Lily Capital of the World. Here, lily growers toil year-round in their fields to produce nearly all the bulbs from which the large trumpet-shaped flowers bloom.
Uniquely suited for the production of superior quality Easter Lily bulbs, the area offers a climate of year-round mild temperatures afforded by a protective bay, deep, rich, alluvial soils and abundant rainfall – the exact measure of ingredients needed to produce a consistently high quality bulb crop. The lily-perfect conditions combined with the ingenuity and dedication of the area's growers are why over 95% of the world's potted Easter Lilies originate from this narrow coastal strip.
The Easter Lily Capital is accessible only by a narrow and winding coastal highway banked by magnificent Redwood forests, overlooking the spectacularly scenic Pacific Ocean. It seems only fitting that the symbolic flower of Easter, which adds beauty, grace and fragrance to millions of homes, businesses and churches, has its roots in such a pristine and beautiful corner of the world.
The Easter Lily — the Latin name is Lilium longiforum – is native to the southern islands of Japan. In the 1880's, it was widely cultivated in Bermuda and bulbs were shipped to this country. Around the turn of the century, the Japanese took over the annual growing exportation of Easter Lilies to the United States, and continued to dominate the U. S. export market until the start of World War II.
Precise growing conditions are necessary since the Easter Lily bulbs must be cultivated in the fields for three, and sometimes four years, before they are ready to be shipped to commercial greenhouse growers. Those years, however, are not a carefree time for the bulbs nor for the growers. The bulbs are never dormant and require constant care and attention to assure superior quality and cleanliness. Each bulb is handled up to 40 times before it is ready to be shipped.
A commercial- sized bulb often starts as a small, baby bulblet growing underground on the stem of its mother plant. When the mother plant is harvested, the bulblet is carefully removed and planted in another field. One year later, the bulblet, now called a yearling, is dug up again. The yearling is planted in a new field for another full year of cultivation and specialized care to allow it to grow into its full potential, maturity and status as a commercial bulb.
Bulb harvesting takes place each year in the fall, during late September and early October. At harvest time, the lily fields become a bustle of hectic activity as the growers orchestrate a 3-ring circus. Commercial-sized bulbs are dug, cleaned, graded, sorted, packed and cooled. Yearling bulbs are dug, treated and re-planted in newly-prepared fields for the following year's commercial crop. And, baby bulblets are stripped from the mother plants and tenderly placed in the ground to start them on the road to becoming commercials in 2 or 3 years.
The commercial bulbs are shipped to greenhouse growers throughout the United States and Canada who force the plants under controlled conditions to flower in time for Easter. This is a very tricky process since Easter falls on a different day each year, dependent upon celestial bodies. The first Sunday that follows the first full moon after the vernal equinox, Easter can be any day between March 22 and April 25. Crop scheduling and timing is critical – another reason why the bulbs have to be of such a consistent high quality with reliable vigor and performance. The flowers must bloom exactly when they're supposed to, with no margin for error.
From the fields to the greenhouse to your home, the Easter Lily remains the traditional, time-honored flower of Easter. Symbolic of a resurrection, Easter Lilies rise from earthy graves as scaly bulbs, and bloom into majestic flowers that embody the beauty, grace and tranquillity of the special region from which they originate.
The Easter Lily, the traditional time-honored flower of Easter, is highly regarded as a joyful symbol of beauty, hope and life. The large, trumpet-shaped, fragrant white flowers make a meaningful gift that embodies the very essence of the celebration of Easter. Whether you plan to give the potted plants as a gift or use them to decorate your own home, the following tips will help make your Easter Lilies keep on giving.
Two of the greatest charms of the Easter Lily are form and fragrance, so look for high quality plants that are aesthetically pleasing from all angles. Select medium-to-compact plants that are well-balanced and proportional in size – not too tall and not too short.
For the longest possible period of enjoyment in your home, look for plants with flowers in various stages of ripeness. For example, the best selection would be a plant with just one or two open or partly open blooms, and three or more puffy, unopened buds of different sizes. The ripe puffy buds will open up within a few days, while the tighter ones will bloom over the next several days.
As the flowers mature, remove the yellow anthers before the pollen starts to shed. This gives longer flower life and prevents the pollen from staining the white flowers. When a mature flower starts to wither after its prime, cut it off to make the plant more attractive while you still enjoy the fresher, newly-opened blooms.
When selecting plants, be sure to also cheek out the foliage: an abundance of dark, rich green foliage is not only attractive, but a vital sign of good plant health. The foliage should appear dense and plentiful, all the way down to the soil line, a good indicator of an active, healthy root system.
Be wary of Easter Lilies displayed in paper, plastic or mesh sleeves. The protective sleeves are used for shipping and should be removed immediately upon arrival at the store. While the packaging may seem convenient, the quality of the plants will deteriorate if they are left sleeved too long. Also avoid waterlogged plants, especially if the plant looks wilted. This could be a sign of root rot.
In the home, Easter Lilies prefer moderately cool temperatures. Recommended daytime temperatures are 60o to 65o F. with slightly cooler night temperatures. Avoid placing plants near drafts, and avoid exposure to excess heat or dry air from appliances, fireplaces or heating ducts. The lily will thrive near a window in bright, indirect natural daylight, but avoid glaring, direct sunlight.
Easter Lilies prefer moderately moist, well-drained soil. Water the plant thoroughly when the soil surface feels dry to a light touch, but avoid over-watering. If the pot is wrapped in decorative foil, be careful not to let the plant sit in trapped, standing water. For best results, remove the plant from decorative pots or covers, take it over the sink and water thoroughly until water seeps out of the pot's drain holes to completely saturate the soil. Allow the plant to air for a few minutes and discard the excess water before replacing it back into its decorative pot cover.
After the last bloom has withered and has been cut away, you can continue to grow your Easter Lilies, and even plant them outside in your garden to enjoy them for years to come. Once the lilies have finished flowering, place the potted plants in a sunny location. Continue to water thoroughly as needed, and add one teaspoon of slow-release Osmocote fertilizer every 6 weeks. You can move the pots to a sunny location outdoors after the danger of frost has passed.
To plant your Easter Lilies outside, prepare a well-drained garden bed in a sunny location with rich, organic matter. Use a well- drained planting mix, or a mix of one part soil, one part peat moss and one part perlite. Good drainage is the key for success with lilies. To ensure adequate drainage, raise the garden bed by adding good soil to the top of the bed, thus obtaining a deeper topsoil and a rise to the planting area.
Plant the Easter Lily bulbs 3 inches below ground level, and mound up an additional 3 inches of topsoil over the bulb. Plant bulbs at least 12 to 18 inches apart in a hole sufficiently deep so that the bulbs can be placed in it with the roots spread out and down, as they naturally grow. Spread the roots and work the prepared soil in around the bulbs and the roots, leaving no air pockets. Water in immediately and thoroughly after planting. Try not to allow the soil to heave or shift after planting.
As the original plants begin to die back, cut the stems back to the soil surface. New growth will soon emerge. The Easter Lilies, which were forced to bloom under controlled greenhouse conditions in March, bloom naturally in the summer. You may be rewarded with a second bloom later this summer, but most likely you will have to wait until next June or July to see your Easter Lilies bloom again.
Another planting tip to consider is that lilies like their roots in shade and their heads in the sun. Mulching helps conserve moisture in between waterings, keeps the soil cool and loose, and provides a fluffy, nutritious medium for the stem roots. Or, a more attractive alternative would be to plant a "living mulch," or a low ground cover of shallow-rooted, complementary annuals or perennials. The stately Easter Lilies rising above lacy violas or primulas is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also sound gardening.
The Easter Lily bulbs are surprisingly hardy even in cold climates. Just be sure to provide winter protection by mulching the ground with a thick, generous layer of straw, pine needles, leaves, ground corncob, pieces of boxes or bags. Carefully remove the mulch in the spring to allow new shoots to come up, as your Easter Lilies will keep on giving beauty, grace and fragrance in years to come.
As we move into March, our thoughts turn to spring and gardens and gardening. For those of us living in the north, we can break out the green in mid-March by celebrating St. Patrick's Day, whether or not we're Irish. The ubiquitous symbol of the holiday — the shamrock — appears on clothing, signs, flags, and has been the inspiration for the color and name of the milkshakes that appear at McDonald's this time of year. It made me wonder, though: what is a shamrock?
Turns out that a shamrock is really just clover. Shamrock usually refers to either the species Trifolium dubium (lesser clover, Irish: seamair bhuí) or Trifolium repens (white clover, Irish: seamair bhán). However, other three-leaved plants—such as Medicago lupulina, Trifolium pratense, and Oxalis acetosella—are sometimes called shamrocks or clovers. There is no consensus as to the species of clover that is considered the "true" shamrock. The humble little plant has quite the history in Ireland and is mentioned in literature as far back as 1571 as a plant eaten by the Irish. By the end of the sixteenth century the shamrock had become known to English writers as a plant particularly associated with the Irish, but only with a confused notion that the shamrock was a plant eaten by them.
The shamrock was chosen Ireland's national emblem because of the legend that St. Patrick had used it to illustrate the doctrine of the Trinity. The Trinity is the idea that God is really three-in-one: The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. According to the legend, Patrick demonstrated the meaning of the Three-in-One by picking a shamrock from the grass growing at his feet and showing it to his listeners. He told them that just as the shamrock is one leaf with three parts, God is one entity with three Persons.
Another St. Patrick myth is the claim that he banished snakes from Ireland.
It's true no snakes exist on the island today, but they never did. Ireland, after all, is surrounded by icy ocean waters—much too cold to allow snakes to migrate from Britain or anywhere else. But since snakes often represent evil in literature, "when Patrick drives the snakes out of Ireland, it is symbolically saying he drove the old, evil, pagan ways out of Ireland [and] brought in a new age," says classics professor Philip Freeman of Luther College in Iowa. The snakes myth and others—such as Patrick using three-leafed shamrocks to explain the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost)—were likely spread by well-meaning monks centuries after St. Patrick's death, Freeman said.
Until the 1970s, St. Patrick's Day in Ireland was a minor religious holiday. A priest would acknowledge the feast day, and families would celebrate with a big meal, but that was about it. "St. Patrick's Day was basically invented in America by Irish-Americans," Freeman said. Eighteenth-century Irish soldiers fighting with the British in the U.S. Revolutionary War held the first St. Patrick's Day parades. Some soldiers, for example, marched through New York City in 1762 to reconnect with their Irish roots. Other parades followed in the years and decades after, including well-known celebrations in Boston, Philadelphia, and Chicago, primarily for flourishing Irish immigrant communities.
Wearing Green, Dyeing River Green on St. Patrick's Day
Timothy Meagher is an expert on Irish-American history at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. In the 19th century, as St. Patrick's Day parades were flourishing, wearing the color green became a show of commitment to Ireland, Meagher said. In 1962 the show of solidarity took a spectacular turn in Chicago when the city decided to dye a portion of the Chicago River green. The tradition started when parade organizer Steve Bailey, head of a plumbers' union, noticed how a dye used to detect river pollution had stained a colleague's overalls a brilliant green, according to greenchicagoriver.com. Why not, Bailey thought, turn the river green on St. Patrick's Day? So began the tradition.
The environmental impact of the dye is minimal compared with sources of pollution such as bacteria from sewage-treatment plants, said Margaret Frisbie, the executive director of the advocacy group Friends of the Chicago River. Her group focuses instead on turning the Chicago River into a welcoming habitat full of fish, herons, turtles, and beavers. If the river becomes a wildlife haven, the thinking goes, Chicagoans won't want to dye their river green."Our hope is that, as the river continues to improve, ultimately people can get excited about celebrating St. Patrick's Day different ways," she said.
Today, the U.S. tradition of St. Patrick's Day parades, packed pubs, and green silliness has invaded Ireland with full force, noted Freeman, the classics professor. The country, he noted, figured out the popularity of St. Patrick's Day was a good way to boost spring tourism."Like anybody else," he said, "they can take advantage of a good opportunity."
"Like anybody else," he said, "they can take advantage of a good opportunity."
Many of us have Christmas Cactus plants that we've nurtured since they were small, or maybe inherited from a close friend or relative so there are sentiments when the plant blooms. What if it doesn't bloom, though? Don't immediately assume that there's something wrong or get rid of the plant!
Dan Mahr from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has written an extensive and authoritative article on these seasonal bloomers that will help you understand the background of this beloved plant, as well as provide great information on its care. Did you know that these plants are, indeed, true cacti related to the giant saguaros in Arizona but they come from Brazil? Did you know that there are over 100 cultivars that have been developed with flowers ranging from deep red to pure white?
Sit back with a cup of tea and read up on this delightful seasonal bloomer!


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Bicycle prize for school attendance
PUBLISHED: 13:00 24 September 2013 | UPDATED: 10:55 08 November 2013
A NEW bike was the prize for one star pupil who recorded a 100 per cent attendance throughout the school year.
Chloe with the bicycle she won for her 100% attendance.
Each term, children who attend school every day win metal badges and Chloe from Windwhistle Primary School won the bicycle in a Protocol Education-sponsored draw for being at school every day.
Headteacher Lyn Hunt said: "Good attendance is very important. Children who attend school regularly feel part of the school family, make more progress with their school work, mix more easily with other children and develop an awareness of the importance of good attendance which will help them in later life."


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Nestled in the Crystal City shops, Mind Your Body Oasis serves as a haven of health and relaxation. MYBO allows clients to explore and tailor a variety of wellness modalities to meet their needs by offering numerous styles of yoga, pilates, and barre classes, meditation, nutrition and health coaching, fascia blasting, workshops and trainings, Reiki, Infrared Sauna, and massage. We are proud to have members of all ages and levels of practice attend our classes and benefit from our spa services.
"Gratitude opens the door to the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. You open the door through gratitude."
"The art of peaceful living comes down to living compassionately and wisely."
– Allan Lokos
"A few simple tips for life: feet on the ground, head to the skies, heart open…quiet mind."
– Rasheed Ogunlaru


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Say Hello
I would love to hear from you. I work alone (well, there's a cat) so I'm thrilled when emails from actual people come though. Let's chat, ask me anything, I'm a friendly human. You can even call me, but I'm not putting my cell phone number on the internet, so I'll just give it to you in an email.


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Maintenance requests
The maintenance request form can be found on the main College website, here. Please select the Maintenance and Maintenance Requests option from the drop-down menu.
Alternatively, you can collect paper copies of the form from the Porters' Lodge.
Requests for new lightbulbs should be made using this form. Unfortunately, due to the huge number of different types of lightbulbs used around the main College site and in the external hostels, it is not possible to keep spares within the Porters' Lodge. Requests for maintenance in student common areas, such as the JCR, Taylor Library and the Pelican Bar, should also be made using the maintenance request form.
Emergency maintenance requests
Please contact the Porters' Lodge if you have an emergency maintenance request, such as a burst pipe or power failure. You can phone the porters on 01223 3(38000).
Maintenance queries
If you have any questions regarding maintenance, or think your request has gone unanswered, please contact the Clerk of Works. Alternatively, the Maintenance Office is located in Stable Yard and is open from 8am–4.30pm, Monday–Friday. Please note that the length of time it takes to respond to a job request will depend on the severity of the job and the current workload of the maintenance team.


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High School Basketball
High school basketball highlights: Jan. 23
■ Travis Purvis had 19 points and eight rebounds, and Clark County beat Western 63-58 in the finals of the Toyota Classic at Scott County. Corey Rogers added 16 points, and Robbie Stenzel continued his stellar day with 11 points, eight boards and five assists for the Cardinals, No. 3 in Dave Cantrall's Rating the State.
Stenzel had 29 points and 12 rebounds in Clark County's 71-57 semifinal win over Christian County earlier Saturday.
Ryan Taylor led Western with 23 points and 10 rebounds after finishing with 37 and 20 in an 83-80 overtime victory against Scott County in the semifinals.
■ Junior Michael Rexroat hit six three-pointers on his way to a game-high 28 points for host East Jessamine, which held off South Oldham in the Jaguar Classic.
■ Tanner Shotwell scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 7 Scott County to a 73-59 victory against visiting Christian County in the consolation bracket of the Toyota Classic in Georgetown. Anthony Hickey had 28 points and five rebounds for the No. 11 Colonels.
■ William Gary scored 18 points, and Lamont Johnson added 17 to lead Paul Dunbar past Boyle County 66-50 in the consolation bracket of the Toyota Classic at Scott County.
■ Sophomore guard Tyler Harville scored all 19 of his points in the second half as Lexington Christian pulled away for a 57-49 victory over Frankfort in the finals of the 11th Region All "A" Classic.
■ Trey Gundy scored 14 points, and Brandon Nichols added 15 points and five steals as Henry Clay rolled past Taylor County 80-55 at home in the Al Prewitt Classic.
■ Woodford County junior center Jay Johnson hit a baseline jumper in the third overtime to win it and finished with 27 points, 18 rebounds and six blocks as the Yellowjackets rallied to beat Pendleton County 74-72 at home.
■ Junior Kristin Jacob scored a game-high 19 points, and Lexington Christian pulled away in the final minute to beat Sayre in the finals of the 11th Region All "A" Classic at Berea. The Lady Eagles will now advance to the state tournament for small schools at Eastern.
■ Kristen Stainback scored 17 points, and Scott County forced 20 turnovers as the No. 12 Lady Cardinals won their third straight Toyota Classic Championship with a 50-43 defeat of Clay County. Freshman guard Audriana Christopher added 13 points for the hosts.
■ Lafayette jumped out to a 22-2 lead after one quarter and went on to roll past Western 58-23 in the Toyota Classic at Scott County. Sarah Martin had 14 points and five assists for the Lady Generals.
■ No. 9 Sacred Heart got a pair of double-doubles from Morgan Clemons and Annamarie Campbell, and the Valkyries edged No. 13 Perry Central 53-50 in the Raatz Fence Classic at Mercy. Clemons had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Campbell had 10 and 12. Kayla Rankin and Kendall Noble scored 16 apiece for Perry Central.
■ Marissa Prince scored 14 points, and Serena Sandusky added 13 as Bryan Station surged past Ballard in the second half for a 55-36 victory in the Raatz Fence Classic at Mercy.
■ Bullitt East pulled away from Lexington Catholic after trailing by three in the first half and beat the Lady Knights 40-34 in the Raatz Fence Clasic at Mercy. Octavia Wilson was the only Catholic player to score in double figures with 11 points, and she added seven assists.


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There are loads of individuals right now who actually wind up quitting their exercise routine once they have worked out once or twice simply because they overdo it to start with. Moderation will be the key for many men and women to have the ability to stick with an exercise routine, they simply need to comprehend how to moderate their exercises properly. In this article we're going to be talking about some of the things you will be able to do to be able to the moderate your exercises so you don't burn yourself out before you even get started.
One of the initial things you may have to do is to get yourself a daily planner or a large calendar where you can actually write down what you want to accomplish every day. After you wake up in the morning, if you simply go over to your calendar or planner and check out what you need to accomplish for exercise, this will actually help you to do it. Your mind is an incredibly powerful muscle within your body so it is always better to think of exercise as a thing that you wish to do rather than something that you must do. Basically, you are going to be retraining your mind into thinking that exercise is a thing that you would like to do daily, and not something that is actually a tedious task.
If you understand you're going to be working out for 40 minutes every day you might want to try dividing this in to 15 minute workouts to be accomplished at different times throughout the day. By doing 15 minutes of exercise in the morning, 15 minutes of exercise in the afternoon and also 15 minutes of exercise in the evening you are going to still be acquiring the exercise you want without killing yourself in one session. This is also going to have an added benefit for your body as splitting your workouts up like this can help keep your metabolism running higher all day long. For people that are exercising to be able to drop some weight you are going to discover that this strategy can be a lot more powerful than exercising once a day.
Many men and women choose to start exercising and go way overboard, and this is really a primary reason that a lot of people wind up giving up their exercises to start with. When you work out hard when you are first starting off you might discover that your muscles will be sore for a week, so this is something you need to stay away from. So it is going to be really important for you to start off easy and build up your exercises as your system becomes more accustomed to them.
By following the suggestions above you might very well discover that you'll actually be sticking to your exercise routines longer than you've ever been able to before. If your spouse or partner wants you to stay with your workout routine, see if they'll give you a back rub or massage once you exercise every day, because this is a thing that can be extremely motivational.


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|To stay aggressive in the present market, innovation is never again an alternative. Your rivals are utilizing innovation to plan employments thus should you. Programming is even accessible that will enable your handymen to get to arrangements from PDAs and workstations, sparing your business time, cash and in particular simply making your life less complex.
Because of the present expansion of applications, little and medium pipes organizations are currently ready to accomplish indistinguishable outcomes from bigger organizations. These product bundles will enable your pipes business' scheduler to in a split second access your arrangement logbook and update it as arrangements are booked. A considerable lot of these planning applications incorporate work request segments to permit your pipes staff to finish work orders without untidy administrative work. Your handymen can get to work orders through a versatile application, downloading them in a flash. Software like Handyman can alter data and log exercises to guarantee they get paid more immediately than previously.
Via computerizing your activity following, fruition and occupation notes return immediately, your handymen can refresh parts and exercises and time on the fly, enabling them to keep data refreshed all through the payroll interval, as opposed to holding up until the last day to hand them over. The product tracks everything for you, so your office staff won't need to spend long, repetitive hours retyping and pursuing up data. Stunningly better, your folks land their position data right away, decreasing administrative work.
Maybe the greatest investment funds originates from your handymen having the capacity to go to occupations legitimately from home. Not any more going to the workplace to get desk work, where incalculable hours are squandered every week on movement time and pointless discussion. By going to the primary employment, your handymen will spare your organization time and cash.
On the off chance that you like to have your handymen gone to the workplace every day, a robotized framework will work for this technique, too. Your handyman will essentially check in, get any verbal guidance throughout the afternoon, and still counsel the planning application to perceive what arrangements have been refreshed throughout the afternoon.
A standout amongst the best highlights of computerized booking is that any progressions you influence will to be quickly transferred so your handymen can see them. Since quite a bit of this kind of programming works in "the cloud," any progressions you influence will to in a split second be visible by your handymen's gadgets. This implies you can change a 10:00 arrangement while your handyman is as yet chipping away at his 8:00 arrangement and when he's prepared to proceed onward to the following employment, he'll see the refreshed data.
These applications will likewise keep a database of the majority of your clients. No all the more rounding out name and address data on rehash clients. At the point when a recurrent client calls, you would them be able to up by a last name or other type of distinguishing proof and confirm that all data is as yet right. What's more, that effectively, some portion of your structure is presently populated.
Most pipes work planning programming can create reports. You'll have the capacity to perceive what number of employment types you are doing every handyman finishes inside a certain time period, what every driver is doing, and what area your carrying out your responsibilities in. enabling you to all the more likely deal with your pipes staff. You can likewise pull gives an account of income and item utilization, enabling you to more readily deal with your business' income.
In the event that the pre-stacked reports aren't sufficient, plan stream is continually advancing and can include new announcing choices, giving you data applicable to your particular pipes business.
Individual from the web based booking programming, ScheduleFlow offering planning, charging, invoicing, coordinations, and different answers for organizations on the field like tradesmen, handymen, HVAC organizations, locksmiths, circuit repairmen, flower specialists, pool business administrations, and so on.


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Abhishek shares first poster of his next 'Paltan'
| Updated: Aug 23, 2017 11:20 IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): Abhishek Bachchan fans, rejoice! The wait is finally over as Junior Bachchan has finally announced his next movie. The 41-year-old actor too to Twitter and shared the first poster of his upcoming movie 'Paltan'. He wrote, "Brother to my left, brother to my right. Together we stand. Together we fight! I'm part of the PALTAN, are you? #jpdutta #JaiHind."

Brother to my left, brother to my right. Together we stand. Together we fight!
I'm part of the PALTAN, are you? #jpdutta #JaiHind pic.twitter.com/ADkAVXifue
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) June 16, 2017
  He has also worked with JP Dutta in 'LOC Kargil' and 'Umrao Jaan'. The first look of the film also has army men and rustic background. In the poster, one can see dog tags having names of the officers prescribed on it. Produced by JP Films and directed by Dutta, the film will go on the floors later this year and is scheduled for a summer 2018 release. (ANI)


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Just Sayin'.
Georgia's premier LP affiliate, the DeKalb County Libertarian Party, will conduct it's monthly meeting tomorrow night at the Famous Pub in the Tocco Hills Shopping Plaza starting at 7:00PM. Scheduled guests include our very own Barbara Rickard who will present a talk entitled "Why Libertarians Oppose the War on Drugs".
If you're one of the 15,000 or so DeKalbians that voted for one or more Libertarian Candidates on 2 NOV 10, you really ought to come on down and meet the members of your county affiliate. There's always some skullduggery afoot as well as the freshest of fresh rumors of a political nature. Not to mention that the Famous Pub serves some absolutely killer Tater Tots!
See you there!
Monday, November 15, 2010
15,000 Libertarians Might Show Up Tomorrow Night at the DeKalb LP's Monthly Meeting
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The NVIDIA TITAN V
Available from NVIDIA here, the NVIDIA TITAN V is not for your average user. This beast of a GPU, is the most powerful graphics card ever created for the PC and it is driven by the world's most advanced GPU architecture, NVIDIA Volta. If supercomputing, deep learning applications or artificial intelligence research is your thing, then this beauty may just be what you're looking for!
How Much Processing Power?!
With it's Volta GPU architecture, the NVIDIA TITAN V possesses over 21 billion transistors, meaning that it possesses the most powerful GPU architecture the world has ever seen.
Although, perfectly capable of rendering superb graphics to make a PC gamer drawl, the NVIDIA TITAN V is more aimed towards research professionals and scientists.
With the power of 12 GB HBM2 memory and 640 Tensor Cores, this beasty GPU is able to deliver a ground-breaking 110 TeraFLOPS of performance and it also features Volta-optimized NVIDIA CUDA for maximum results.
Volta & Artificial Intelligence?
The immensely advanced Volta GPU architecture pairs NVIDIA ® CUDA ® and Tensor Cores to deliver new levels of performance in a desktop PC GPU.
NVIDIA Volta is the new driving force behind artificial intelligence, and this could help humanity when it comes to eradicating cancer, providing intelligent customer experiences and self-driving vehicles.
Essentially, in this modern day and age, every industry needs AI, and AI can now be applied to every industry. In this regard, the Volta allows the NVIDIA TITAN V to be an effective tool when it comes to deep learning research, as it is able to deliver over 100 Teraflops per second (TFLOPS) of deep learning performance. This is over a 5x increase compaired to the prior generation NVIDIA Pascal™ architecture!
Beauty & The Beast
Whilst the NVIDIA TITAN V is without a doubt an absolute beast, it is without a doubt also aesthetically speaking, a real beauty.
The product comes with a stunning die cast aluminium body and the casing has been heat treated and machine finished for extra strength.
The device also possesses a vapor chamber, heat sink fins and a radial fan for efficient cooling.
Currently available from NVIDIA for $2,999.00, the NVIDIA TITAN V is a superb powerhouse of a graphics card, but be warned – this beauty is best suited for professionals and AI researchers, so gamers may wish to look elsewhere.


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The Post That I Wrote and Deleted a Hundred Times/
This blog is not only about my design work, but my life as a mom, wife … and human being.
While sharing my work, I have also shared what inspires me, how I organize my home, what is on my mind, and why I do what I do, among … 60 or so other things.
I am the happiest that I have been in my life right now. I can genuinely look at where I am at and where I am going and say that I am proud. (That's huge for me!) I guess that's why I find it easy to talk about it all.
It took some work to get here, but I have learned to focus on the positive because that is what keeps us all going.
What I haven't shared about my life is my health … And that is because it is not exactly a positive.
If you start breaking it down, it kinda sucks, actually.
I have Ulcerative Colitis and have for the last fifteen years.
I never wanted to blog about UC because … well, I thought that paying it any mind would give it attention that it doesn't deserve. (If that makes any sense!?)
My UC issues always came to others on a need to know basis. Like when Frank and I were dating for a few months and I came to realize on the plane ride home from vacation that I needed medical attention ASAP. "Hey, remember when I told you 'my stomach hurt' sometimes … when we land, you're gunna have to take me to Hackensack Hospital, OK?"
The fact is, I do have a small voice out here in the virtual world. When I think back to 15 years ago when I was first diagnosed, I just wanted to hear from someone else with UC. I wanted to know what I was in for.
You can Google all of the wonderful symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis if you care to. What I'd like others to understand about UC that is often overlooked is that it is an autoimmune disease, much like Lupus and MS. In short, aside from the not-so-pretty symptoms that no one likes to talk about, it kicks your ass! Sadly, I have learned to deal with all of those painful and unpleasant symptoms. The regular ass kicking, however, is more difficult to get over.
My disease has changed over the years. It has gotten progressively worse. (Everyone is different.) I blew through 13-15 daily meds until I exhausted all but one … the dreaded infusion med. A cocktail of this, plus some other daily meds has kept me out of the operating room.
Every 9 weeks, my husband and I have our bonding day at the infusion center. It's very romantic — he watches YouTube videos and I snore like a beast as I get juiced up for a couple hours. My nurse said we need to rethink our alone time. I say, it does just fine! He misses work to be there and I am thankful that he is there beside me.
As you could imagine, the medicine beats me up a bit, too. The meds that I am on are immunosuppressants. As the word states, they suppress my already compromised immune system. That comes with a few more ass-dragging effects all on it's own. When it's almost time for a treatment, my body starts reverting back. It's not perfect, but it gets me though.
If you know me, I hope that you didn't notice any of this! I try real hard to live a healthy normal.
I can't list for you the things that this disease has taken away from me without falling to the negative. That's giving UC the kind of attention that I do not want it to have.
I will tell you that I am working from my home doing what I absolutely love. I invest in continuing my business and design education. I am an active volunteer for my lake community. I am a Girl Scout leader for both of my daughters. I am a functioning PTA member for my girls' school. I strength train and take kickboxing at my gym … And of course, I write this weekly blog.
I do these things because it keeps my mind busy. I do these things because they make me happy. I do these things to give a huge middle finger to Ulcerative Colitis.
UC can pop in uninvited whenever it wants, but with positivity, I feel that I will always prevail.


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We're surrounded by rules, especially in the United States where it's necessary to
prevent absolutely everything in order to avoid lawsuits. But sometimes it can be
suocating, and some people feel the need to defy the simplest laws or rebel
against authorities. This leads to some really funny situations as you will see in these 24 photos…
1. Not a chance
2. No rule gets by him
A sign at the entrance of the Trinity College Library in Dublin
3. Bills are forbidden
The sign prohibits "soliciting and posting of bills," and a clever person has
covered the sign with photos of all the most famous Bills: Bill Clinton, Bill Gates,
Bill Cosby…
4. Chinese people can't be stopped
The sign reads, "No China on patio" but since the word has two meanings, it's
funny to see this young lady on the patio right next to this ambiguous sign.
5. No respect!
As seen on the knife, it's for serving cheese only.
6. The spirit of contradiction
The sign is supposed to prohibit smoking and drinking, but because of the way
it's written, one might understand "No smoking alcohol," which of course he
was quick to try.
7. Ok
To save money, the boss put a label on this label-maker: "DO NOT PRINT
LABELS UNNECESSARILY." One clever guy printed and stuck a label underneath
it saying "OK." It's just the kind of thing that must have made the boss mad…
8. Try to make me get up me if you dare
In the subway, some seats are reserved for expectant mothers, disabled people,
and the elderly, but this sign reserves the seat only for people who are in a
9. "We refuse to die!"
"This year thousands of men will die from stubbornness," and beneath it,
someone painted "No we won't." This is a government poster designed to
encourage men to go to the doctor for prevention tests, because they're often
stubborn and refuse to get tests done until it's too late.
10. "Now it's the only thing I can think about!"
11. The protester who knows everything
The box warns "Do not use blade to open," probably to avoid scratching the
contents. So this rebel who knows everything took a CD titled "Blade" to open it.
12. "Rules are made to be broken."
13. Past the expiration date
Above where this older man is sitting, you can read in large letters: "Teen Spot."
Maybe the guy has been here for a very long time…
14. The stapler that has seen the world
An employee who was tired of his oor's
stapler constantly disappearing
attached this label that says "Floor 4. Do not remove." An ill-intentioned
colleague took the stapler away and photographed it in front of various far-away
tourist attractions. We're not going to see the stapler again on the 4th oor
anytime soon… You can bet that he had to hang up these pictures in the room
where the stapler once was.
15. Even nature breaks the rules!
16. Say no to discrimination!
This stubborn guy took a seat in the women's section of the library to read a book
clearly entitled "For Women Only."
17. "Absolutely no ball playing allowed"
18. Insult to consumer creativity
When a juice box says "Insert straw here" and some people nd
it insulting. So
they insert the straw right next to it. Take that!
19. The thorn in his side
Under the door sign for Dr. Hedgeh in oce
51, there is an infuriated note:
"Warning: to whoever keeps adding "og" to my doorsign, if I catch you, you are
dead. Dr. Hedgeh" and the repeat oender
added "og" to the signature on the
20. Beast and unruly
This New York subway poster explains, "Poles are made for your safety, not your
latest routine. Hold the pole, not our attention. A subway car is no place for
showtime." And this jokester dressed like the man in the poster to do exactly
what the sign advises against.
21. "I see no problem!"
This girl ridicules the sign trying to discourage diving by imitating it exactly as
22. "Oh how funny! I have the same pair!"
23. "Free parking
24. Even presidents play along…


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