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Every Picture Tells a Story – Jocelyn Carlin
Every Picture Tells a Story – Jocelyn Carlin
Every Picture Tells a Story – Jocelyn Carlin
Published by Te Whenua, Auckland with the support of PhotoForum, 2015.
Designated as PhotoForum #85
224 pages, 255 x 255mm, Hardback
A blog is a blog, and a book is a book, so we started by editing the blog.
In 2013 photographer Jocelyn Carlin decided to make a blog, telling stories in words and photographs chosen randomly from her past. Then she decided to make a book. Every Picture Tells a Story is that book, a documentary of what's been important in Carlin's life, her photographic career and in the lives of those around her in New Zealand, across the Pacific and in surprising places throughout the world.
The book encompasses single images and parts of projects, supported by text where Carlin feels there is more story to be told. Themes include New Zealand art, film, performing arts, landscapes and environments. In 'Every Picture Tells a Story' Carlin extensively illustrates the impacts of global warming on low lying Pacific nations, their struggles against colonisation and their approaches to survival. Carlin speaks of triumph in adversity, captures families in celebration and reveals the hopes and hearts of diverse communities who have welcomed her and shared their lives with her. In Every Picture Tells a Story she takes us on on a journey that's filled with humour and delight, curiosity and compassion.
The pictures and the stories are punctuated by excerpts from public presentations, interviews and writings which reveal much about Carlin's politics, her passion for social justice and a lifelong love affair with her camera. This is a very special book with wide appeal.
Jocelyn Carlin has been a photographer for close to 40 years. She has travelled extensively, exhibited frequently and has always had projects on the go, documenting events, telling stories and celebrating life.


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The blurb: Monopoly is the classic property trading board game. It's the game about dealing in big money and getting rich quick! Swipe your bank card to transfer money - it couldn't be easier!
Starting from the famous "GO" space, move around the board, buying and selling properties, building apartments and hotels as you go. Watch out for players landing on your property – they owe you rent! And don't forget to collect £2,000,000 every time you pass "GO"! That's right, £2 Million… on your Bank Card!
The places have changed to reflect the real London of today that we all know and love – from Bishopsgate to Kensington Palace Gardens. Choose from a range of new movers including a mobile phone, roller blade, or even a cheeseburger!
I'm a firm believer that every family should own at least one version of Monopoly. It's great for some good old family rivalry and also for use during power cuts!!!
What I like about this version:
Updated board so Chick recognises the places in London
Updated counters....I'm all for a bit of moving forward
Being able to collect rent from the properties.....bring it on.
Having high rise buildings
Makes it a much quicker game
Collecting £2 million every time you pass go!!! I like having so much money!
What I don't like:
There is no cash!!! What?? The fun of Monopoly for me is getting everyone else's wads of cash! A bank card just doesn't give you the same thrill!! However that may just be me as Chick doesn't appear to be unduly bothered!
Updated counters....I'm all for a bit of moving forward but I much prefer the dog and the top hat to the skateboard or mobile phone!
The game includes:
· 1 x Gameboard
· 1 x Banker Unit
· 6 x Movers
· 2 x Dice
· 32 x Green Apartments
· 12 x Red Hotels
· 28 x Title Deed Cards
· 16 x Chance Cards
· 16 x Community Chest Cards
· 6 x Monopoly Bank Cards
· Game Rules & Instructions
The only extra thing that you need is two AA batteries to make the cash machine work.
Aimed at ages 8+ which I feel is right. Obviously younger children can play with some help and guidance. Available from Toys R Us at £21.99 and thoroughly recommended for Christmas!

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Not Everyone Has to Be a Super Volunteer
Question: I'm applying to grad school and it seems like they place such importance on volunteering and other outside of work activities, but who really has the time when working full-time? My friends are all pretty well-rounded, but none of us are spending our weekends picking up trash from the side of the highway. Or are there people out there just that much better than me/us?
Yes, there are people out there who are much better than you. People who somehow manage to work a full week while also building shelters for the homeless, spearheading community gardens and organizing political awareness rallies.
Fortunately for the rest of us, these overachievers also tend to be overbearing or socially lacking, and can therefore be avoided without too much guilt. Grad schools want ambitious students, but they also want an interesting, diverse, and socially adept student body, which means not everyone has to be a super volunteer.
But you should be giving back in some fashion, either by the things you create or the people you influence in your daily life. Is your day job making the world a better place? Do you make music that people can relate to? Do you help the old lady next door with her grocery shopping? Do you smile at people on the street, and not just when they trip over the curb?
As a "Citizen of Humanity" you should have something worthwhile to show for your free time. Not necessarily a children's medical clinic or an animal shelter, but something that doesn't solely involve fraternizing with the locals at your neighborhood dive bar or reality TV star fan fiction.
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Kaizen Jitsu
The 'HOW' that is missing from many improvement efforts
A Lean Six Sigma transformation can enable operations to drive the overall business strategy, through the creation of many tangible business benefits. Quality may increase through improved process yields and reduce scrap and rectification costs. Cost improves through reduced conversion costs, improved cash flow, and higher return on assets. Delivery can improve through shortened production lead times which more flexible operations that can respond quickly to changes in customer demand.
Despite attempts, most businesses have not been able to capture or sustain the benefits of a Lean Six Sigma transformation. Lean Six Sigma represents a fundamental change and most businesses have pursued change in tactical, rather than a strategic manner. Most failed Lean Six Sigma transformations can be attributed to lack of true senior management commitment and understanding of the change process. Moreover, the methodology of many companies is to rely on a series of quick-hit approaches that deliver short term benefits, but aren't sustainable in the longer term. Add to this the reluctance of many companies to consider the business as a whole rather than just concentrating on operations or manufacturing and you have a recipe for failure.
The team at Beyondlean have recognised and experienced these potential pitfalls and have created a programme that can help lead a business through the change process. The Beyondlean programme creates the Lean Six Sigma infrastructure to maximise the chance of sustainability. Ultimately, we cannot guarantee the sustainability of the system if the Business is not willing to invest the required time, resource, and commitment to the change process. If a business is ready to embark on this Lean Six Sigma journey, then operations can not only become a competitive advantage, but also deliver new strategic opportunities.
Follow the steps shown here to improve your operation and watch the Kaizen Jitsu video to understand the 'HOW'
The key outcomes from the Define stage are to understand the problem facing us:
- What's the current situation is it rumour opinion or fact or is it unknown?
- What is the objective for improvement?
- What are the key inputs and outputs?
- Who are the customers?
- What is the spec and how often are we on target?
Where Are We Going – How Will We Know When We Get There?
- What's the purpose of this project?
- What prompted it?
- Why is it important to work on this now?
- How much improvement are we looking to make and by when?
- Who needs to be involved?
- How will customers be affected?
- How will we know if things improve?
- What data or information is needed?
- What's the broad plan?
Some of the Tools used in DEFINE include but aren't limited to:
- Improvement Charter
- Lateral Thinking
- Voice of the Customer / CTQ matrix
- SIPOC diagram
The Measure phase identifies the critical input and process variables and priorities them according to their impact upon the process output. To further the team's understanding, if it hasn't been prepared in the previous step, a detailed as-is map is developed and information is collected on cycle time, process yield and work in process.
Measure Checklist
- Determined what we want to learn about our process, and where we want to go to get the answer
- Identified the types of measures we want to collect
- Developed clear, unambiguous operational definitions of the things or attributes we want to measure
- Tested our operational definitions with others to ensure their clarity and consistent interpretation
- Made a clear, reasonable choice between gathering new data or taking advantage of existing data collected in the department (or company)
- Developed and tested data collection forms (or other mechanisms) which are easy to use and provide consistent, and complete data
- Identified and appropriate sample size, subgroup quantity, and sampling frequency to ensure valid representation of the process we are measuring
- Prepared and tested our measurement system, including training of collectors and assessment of data collection stability OR given sounds reasons to omit a MSA**
- Used data to prepare baseline process performance measures, including proportion defective and / or process capability and / or performance gap as appropriate
Value stream mapping is the start to any lean transformation "Where you can flow you flow Where you can't flow – You Pull ! A Value Stream Map is a diagram of all actions (both value added and non-value added) required to bring a product through from raw material to the arms of the customers.
Representation of Current State: reveals waste and its sources
Representation of Future State: explains how lean business will flow
The goal of the Analyse phase is to identify and verify bottle necks, waste and complexity on the process. This Phase combines process tools with statistical analysis to focus in on root causes form the basis for solutions in the next phase of the project. Although this phase does emphasise statistics, in reality (again for service processes), due to the large amount of natural variation, descriptive statistics are often more relevant!!!
The goal of the improve phase is to demonstrate that the solutions selected address the root causes of the problem and lead to real and lasting improvement.
Overview of the CONTROL Phase, during the Improve phase, the solution was piloted, and plans were made for full-scale implementation.
Putting a solution in place can fix a problem for a period, but in order to ensure that lasting improvements are maintained it is important to put controls in place to monitor performance and take corrective action where necessary. The steps of this phase are equivalent to the steps one would take in setting up a Process Management System. If your process already exists in the PMS then it should just be a question of updating the relevant PMS documents for the process in question.
The control plan should have been defined in the Improve phase, this phase (in part) is about the implementation of the control plan
How are Cultures shaped?
- Largely a direct result of the behaviour, values and beliefs of the leadership
- Change agents within an organisation who exhibit a 'pioneering spirit'
- Define a 'picture' and 'feel' of the desired future
- Plan a strategy and roadmap to make it happen
- Involve as many people as possible who will define it, create a plan and take the actions necessary for it to be realised
- Effort, skill and patience
Making it Stick
What determines whether change 'Sticks' or not ? In order for anything to remain in place, it has to be accepted as 'The norm' or the 'Modus Operandi', or put quite simply, 'It's the way we do things around here'.
The change must become part of the culture of the organisation. If it doesn't, it will always be 'The stuff we have to do as well as our day job' and will be dropped at the earliest opportunity.
……….Now we get into HOW we go about changing the beliefs, behaviours and actions of the key people connected to the change programme. This can only be achieved by influencing, negotiating, demonstrating the benefits and getting the stakeholders to WANT to do things differently.
Some say these are the 'Soft skills' or the 'Fluffy stuff' or 'People skills' and that some people have these as a natural ability but they can't really be taught to people who don't 'Have it'.
That's absolute garbage! This is an exact science, as exact a science as physics.


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Attention Android users! Microsoft recently released Skype for Business for Android. Skype for Business for Android is a productivity app that brings Skype Meetings, presence, instant messaging (IM), voice, and video capabilities to your employee's Android mobile device.
For IT admins, there is a step-by-step Skype for Business for Android productivity guide to learn more and prepare your users. The document contains guidance and installation instructions that can be reused, customized, or deleted entirely if they do not apply to your organization's environment or installation scenarios.
Tailored for on-the-go scenarios
A new dashboard design brings the contact search bar, your upcoming meetings and most recent conversations to one place. Simply tap the Quick Join icon to the right of your appointment name to join your meetings with one touch, or tap the name of the meeting to see its details. Your recent conversations are at your fingertips, no matter which device you had the conversation on. Additionally, full-screen video as well as larger call-control buttons to mute and add participants to a meeting make it easy for you to collaborate on the go.
Improved contact management
Search your Global Address List in the contact list search bar by name, email or phone number. Easily search for a contact within your organized Skype for Business groups and add or remove a contact as well.
Additional authentication and security options
The Skype for Business Android app now supports modern authentication, which is utilized by other Office clients and allows for a consistent authentication experience for your users. Moreover, since modern authentication is based on access tokens, user's credentials are not stored on their device.
Modern authentication also enables IT admins to configure multi-factor authentication for users of the Skype for Business Android app, increasing the security beyond just a user name and password. With multi-factor authentication, users are required to acknowledge a phone call, text message or an app notification on their device after correctly entering their user name and password.


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Canada Summer Jobs 2018 application period for employers extended
Employers who haven't already applied are invited to do so today
GATINEAU, QC, Feb. 2, 2018 /CNW/ - The Canada Summer Jobs Program gives tens of thousands of young Canadians the chance to gain skills and valuable work experience, while saving money to pay for their education—strengthening our middle class and keeping our economy growing.
Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, announced that, as in previous years, the employer application period for the 2018 Canada Summer Jobs program is being extended by an extra week, until February 9, 2018.
Again this year, Canada Summer Jobs welcomes applicants from small businesses, not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and faith-based organizations that provide quality summer jobs for students.
Along with supporting local priorities, employers are invited to submit applications that complement this year's national priorities:
• employers who intend to hire youth who are in underrepresented groups, including new immigrant youth and refugees, Indigenous youth, youth with disabilities and visible minorities;
• small businesses, in recognition of their contribution to the creation of jobs;
• organizations that support opportunities for official language minority communities;
• organizations that provide services and/or supports to the LGBTQ2 community; and
• organizations that provide opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and information and communications technology, particularly for women.
Applicants approved for funding will be able to hire students as early as April 2018. For more information and to apply for funding, please visit Canada.ca/Canada-summer-jobs or visit a Service Canada Centre.
"This is a tremendous opportunity to give work experience to energetic, enthusiastic students, and to keep our economy growing. I invite all employers who haven't yet done so to apply today to get support to hire students this summer."
– The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour
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• In 2017, the Canada Summer Jobs program doubled the number of jobs created in 2015.
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Mason jars are usually used for decorative purposes and to store items for better convenience. Then came the bout of overnight oats which I personally thoroughly enjoyed making.
Overnight oats are great for breakfast but what about lunch and dinner when you want something healthy; not sweet and definitely not always filling. Now you can make salads in mason jars as well. Convenient for late nights at work when the workload in the office has piled up way too high and you're too tired to prep a meal when you get home. Maybe even a quick lunch done in the morning before jetting off to work.
The perfect mason jar salad requires these ingredients in the following order:
- Dressing
- Hard/non absorbent veggies
- Soft veggies/grains
- Greens
- Protein/nuts
Here are 6 recipes for you to try:
Cajun Shrimp Salad
- Sauteed peppers
- Sauteed onions
- Cajun shrimp
- Guacamole
- Spinach
How to:
- Sautée the bell pepper and onions.
- Stir fry prawns with Cajun seasoning and let aside to cool.
- Make your own guacamole concoction or buy an already made one from your nearest convenience store.
- Start by arranging the bell peppers first, followed by the onions, Cajun shrimp, then add guacamole and top it off with spinach.


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Canned food got you in a pickle? Here's how you can opt for healthy ready-to-eat meals
The trend of homemade, preservative-free, ready-to-eat meals along with Indian condiments is catching up in various cities.fitness Updated: Oct 01, 2017 13:58 IST
There's nothing more satiating than relishing a traditional home cooked meal after a tiring day at work. But, thanks to our lifestyle, cooking after work feels like a tiresome chore. And, this is the reason why we are increasingly opting for ready-to-eat processed Indian meals, packaged chutneys and pickles. The appeal of these processed products is simple. You don't have to cook; they go straight from spoon to mouth. However, we conveniently ignore the fact that these processed foods come laden with preservatives that are extremely unhealthy and ecologically unsustainable. To combat the rise of packaged unsustainable Indian foods, many food enthusiasts are popularising homemade Indian sustainable products, which include pickles, condiments and ready-made meals. "I love cooking traditional South Indian meals. Every time I used an age old recipe, I struggled with getting authentic masalas. The ready-made condiments available in the market lack authentic flavour and aroma. That's when I decided to make my own masalas. I make gunpowder, sambar powder and tamarind rice mix at home. They became so popular among my friends that they prodded me to launch my own range of masalas. We use traditional recipes to make preservative free, fresh, natural, and healthy products," says 50-year-old Sudha Raj. She started her venture last year in August, under the name of Zing, along with her 58-year- old sister, Sushila Srinivasan. Sudha says it's a myth that homemade masalas and condiments have a very short shelf life. The shelf life of these products can go up to one year, depending on the product. Her products start at Rs150.
Preserving our rich culinary tradition
Apart from being healthy, sustainable food products help preserve our rich culinary tradition. "Our recipes have been handed over through generations. I don't think you can enjoy authentic Indian food if you club processed product to your food. What we make at home is free of chemicals and added colours. Our raw papaya, tomato and garlic relish and pickles such as adrak ka achar and hari mirch ka achar are very popular . The starting price of one jar is Rs100,"says 34-year- old chef Chandrashekar, who has been making homemade preservative-free pickles for 4 years now.
Economic Challenges
Despite various benefits that come with sustainable products, economic challenges are a barrier to making it a preferred choice for consumers as compared to packaged products. "Organic, fresh ingredients are expensive to acquire. Competing with big brands that produce in bulk and sell at low cost, is difficult. Consumers also prefer buying off-the-shelf products. And convenience and pricing become the determining factor," says 45-year-old Inderpreet Nagpal, who started her food venture Rummy Kitchen, three years ago.
Inderpreet makes organic pickles and jams. Her range includes chicken, surmai, pork, prawns, keema pickles and jams such as mutton chilli jam and bacon jam. The starting price for one jar is Rs200.
Apart from the expensive ingredients, getting a license to market homemade products to grocery stores is also a challenge. "You need to register and get a license to market your product. To get a license to sell, you need to show a turnover of at least Rs12 lakh minimum. This is why our products don't make it to grocery stores," says Sudha Raj.
So, how does one deal with the economic challenge? 42-year-old Manmohan Singh, who started his venture Just 2 Eat, six months ago, believes that one can deal with economic hindrances by mass producing sustainable food items. "We produce packaged Indian food without using preservatives. Through our NGO Singh Educational Welfare Association along with the help of KVIC (Khadi And Village Industries Commission), we impart culinary skills to children above the age of 16 years in rural places. The advantage of this is that we are able to produce mass quantities of sustainable Indian food. These kids acquire the necessary skills to start their own small venture in the near future. Also, it stops rural migration of the children to metropolitan cities," says Singh. His products start at Rs90 and include ready-to-eat dishes such as Aloo Gobhi, Rajma Chawal, and Chicken Biryani.
Expert opinion on preservatives
Preservatives contains chemicals such as formalin and sodium metaborate. They are high in sodium content. In the long run, they can harm our internal organs such as heart, liver and the kidneys. They also cause high blood pressure and obesity. Packaged products that have a very long shell life are risky, as they contain too many preservatives. Preservatives can make us feel lethargic and irritated. - Dr Mohsin Wali, cardiologist and former honorary physician to the President
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New feature -- appointment reminders!
We have finally gotten a new feature up and running. We can now send out appointment reminders by email or text! Whenever you make an appointment and we log it into the computer, a reminder will be generated automatically and sent out to you (unless you opt out). The message will have the time and date of your appointment and look something like this:
Hello [Joe Q Public],
This is a reminder that you are scheduled for an appointment with us on [Day, MM/DD/YY at HH:MM AM/PM. Please notify us as soon as possible, preferably 24 hours prior, if you need to make any changes to your next visit. We also ask that patients be considerate of other patients' appointments following theirs and arrive no later than 15 minutes. If you think you will be running late, just call and we can adjust or reschedule your appointment.
Sincerely, .......
I hope this is something people like and find helpful. We should have it set up soon for patients to log into the patient portal and see their appointments as well. If you don't have email or text, we can still set up a username and password in the patient portal for you to login to see appointments.


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Wire Playlist: Senyawa
May 2018
Rully Shabara of the experimental Javanese duo handpicks a selection of contemporary underground Indonesian music
|Potro Joyo "Uluk Uluk"
|Uwalmassa "Untitled 02"
|TerbujurKaku "HartonoShake"
|Ayam Kaili "Dry Corn"
|Bars Of Death "All Cops Are Gods"
|Limbah Berbunyi "Part 1"
|Sabarba "Seifuku No Africano Extra Large"
|Handoyo Purwowijoyo "Tran3"
|HMMM "Live At Agenda Mendadak 3"
|Setabuhan "Tabuh Langit Tanduk Jawara (Excerpt 2)"
Yogyakarta, Java based DIY folk noise group Senyawa recently released their latest album with the Belgian imprint Okraïna. The double 10" short film soundtrack Calling The New Gods follows eight years of collaboration between members Rully Shabara and Wukir Suryadi, who have slowly gained a transnational following since performing at independent festivals across the globe and releasing their recordings via labels such as Contra-Disc and Morphine. To coincide with the band's full length feature in The Wire 412, we asked vocalist Rully Shabara to share his knowledge of current happenings in the musical underground of Indonesia. This playlist is a cross-section of the fresh experimental scene in which Senyawa are prominently placed.
"Underground music in Indonesia generally started with the punk, hardcore, and metal scene" says Shabara. "The new underground, however, has a much more exciting and wider variety of range. This compilation is a glimpse of how diverse the underground scene right now in Indonesia. From Javanese ancient values inspired project of Wukir Suryadi's Potro Joyo to Ayam Kaili, a noise project that is inspired by farming tradition in Sulawesi. From Surabaya's TerbujurKaku, that hacks a playstation controller device to Handoyo Purwowijoyo, that hacks the most basic pirated Fruity Loops software. From Limbah Berbunyi, an ethno–experimental ensemble of homemade trash instruments to Uwalmassa, that takes tradition and fused it into techno-vibe composition. From idiosyncratic playful approach to folk music by Sabarbar to raw improvised piece by Semarang based HMMM. And from rhyme-based provocation by Bandung's hiphop unit Bars Of Death to muscle-based provocation by my latest percussion project Setabuhan."
Wire subscribers can read David Novak's full interview with Senyawa via the online archive


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A Love Created Downtown Ottawa
While it's really special to get engagement photos taken in any circumstance and so important to celebrate every phase in life and be able to cherish it, it's even better when couples choose locations or themes for their Ottawa engagement photos that represent them as a couple or show off a part of their relationship's history or their interests.
And Katie and Brad did just that! They had their first date at the 3 Brews in downtown Ottawa, so we decided to revisit this important location and start the session off there! And I have to admit, I just might recommend a little pre-session drink to all of my couples! Besides snapping some darling photos, Katie and Brad enjoyed some of their favorite beverages, which made the rest of the session so laid back and fun! They were so comfortable in front of the camera, so it was easy to capture their darling natural interactions, smiles, and laughter.
After we finished up at the restaurant, we walked around Parliament Hill to another special location in their relationship—the spot where Brad proposed to Katie! This made for the happiest memories, and I love that they'll now get to celebrate their proposal again and again with these engagement photos!
Their laughter was infectious; the evening was filled with so many laughs and even better stories, like one about how they ran into a drunk RCMP officer while exploring the Parliament grounds (what?!). If this session offers any foresight into their wedding day this fall, I'm the luckiest wedding photographer in Ottawa! The pair is getting married on October 28, 2017 at Lago, and I can't wait!


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Mission Agape – School SuppliesIf families don't have food, how can they afford school supplies?
As we began to work with schools, counselors started sharing with us other needs their families had. We asked ourselves "If families could barely afford food, how could they afford school supplies?" Now, we hold a school supply distribution event every new school year to help families with the rising cost of supplies.
Our school supply program has been running for 5+ years and helps over 400 children a year. These children are referred to us by our partnering schools and other partnering organizations.
School Supply Drive – July 2nd through July 27th. Our goal is to bless 400+ students.
2 Ways to Donate
1. Donate Supplies from the wish list below. We will have a school supply drop-off site at Express Employment Professionals. Drop off your school supply donations at Express beginning July 2nd – July 27th; Monday thru Friday between 9am-5pm. Their address is 111 South B Street.
2. Donate Money – mail a check to PO Box 3419, Midland, TX 79702 OR make a donation online.
Supplies Needed
Backpacks – for boys and girls
Crayons (24 count)
Plastic School Box & Zipper Pencil Supply Bags (3 hole to go into a binder)
Washable Markers
Highlighters & Dry Erase Markers
#2 Pencils & Colored Pencils
Pink Erasers
Glue & Glue sticks
Scissors (blunt & sharp edge)
Wide Ruled Notebook Paper
Post-it Notes (individual packs – any brand)
Composition Notebooks (wide-ruled)
1 Subject & 3 Subject Spiral Notebooks (wide-ruled)
3 x 5 Index Cards – lined
1 inch, 2 inch, & 3 inch Binders
Sheet Protectors, Dividers, and Dividers with Tabs & Pockets
Paper Folders w/brads & Plastic (Poly) Folders w/brads
Hand Sanitizer & Disinfecting Wipes
Ear Buds
Kleenex, Quart & Gallon Storage Bags (any brand)
If you would like to donate or volunteer
Mission Agape is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Donations are tax deductible as allowed by federal law.


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Travel in luxury to the St. Michaels Wine Festival. Take a cruise on a Watermark Yacht from Annapolis to St. Michaels.
On board you'll enjoy a continental breakfast with 1 complimentary non-alcoholic beverage. The cruise is an enjoyable cruise across the Chesapeake Bay. Once on land in St. Michaels, you'll attend the St. Michaels Wine Festival featuring wine samplings, chef demos, crafts and more. Skip the admission lines when you arrive by water! Spend the day at the wine festival and take some time to enjoy this quaint Eastern Shore town at your leisure if you choose. On the return cruise to Annapolis, a complimentary snack will be provided.


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Did you catch this week's episode of Listed Sisters? The Browns are the sweetest couple ever! Alana and I are so happy we were able to help them turn the tragedy of fire around.
This home was devastated by a fire shortly after the Browns moved in. We convinced them to stay and let us renovate it so we had to make sure all memory of the fire was washed away. We went with light and airy design choices throughout. In the kitchen we brought in clean bright white cabinets, beautiful light grey quartz countertops and an awesome rustic reclaimed wood hood. The handcrafted subway tile backsplash in soft blue was the perfect way to add that touch of color this home needed. It's the details that count when designing a space. The white shiplap on the back of the island adds a layer of interest. We were dealing with a small home so we went with 12" deep base cabinets and floating shelves to save on space but still deliver storage and functionality.
When you are on a tight budget but want to make a room feel special you have to get creative. That is exactly what Alana and I did to give the Browns an extra rustic, super cool, inexpensive live wall! All it took was a pallet and a plastic gutter! The pallet was free the gutter cost next to nothing, et voila! This home was charming and rustic and the Browns loved plants, so this little project was perfect!
The Exterior:
Paint color on brick and siding - Grassland SW6163
Trim and facia- Link Gray SW6200
Door, shutters, and columns all stained Minwax Provincial.
We will be back next week! Wednesday 10p/11c on HGTV.


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Introduction:HR specialists are responsible for recruiting, screening, interviewing & placing right workers at right place. They may also handle employee relations, payroll, benefits & training. HR managers plan, direct and coordinate the administrative functions of an organisation.
HR is one of the most important segment of an organisation, therefore in order to make students aware about the various field of working & job opportunities in HR sector, we have organised one guest lecture on same topic on 3rd April 2018 conducted by Ms. Neeta Khamkar.
Guest Speaker:
Ms. Neeta Khamkar is a professional lecturer at Gogate Jogalekar college, Ratnagiri. She is dealing with subjects of Human Resource Management. She has completed MMS from Mumbai University in in 2013 with Ist grade.
About Session:At the start of session, Ms. Neeta Khamkar mam have explained the importance of HR department in any organisation. Almost all organisations whether they are small or big everyone is having their individual HR department.
After this she has covered following points:
- Introduction of HRM
- Career in HR sector
- Functions of HRM
- Activity Based Learning
At last, Ms. Neeta Khamkar mam has taken one activity of blocks building in which students were jumbled into several groups and each group has prepared good blocks.
Finally the session ended with the vote of thanks given by Mr. Sumit Ambre (MMS Ist year Student).


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a Story About PRONOUNS
A short stop motion film animating some of the back material from the children's book on pronouns, They She He Me: Free to Be! using the Playing with Pronouns educational cards.
"When you were born you were given a name and a pronoun, probably he or she.
As you get older and know yourself more and more on the inside some of the ideas of she and he may fit you and some of them may not.....
On the inside, you may not feel like he or she at all, maybe they feels the most free, or you may feel like both she and he.
But mostly you probably just feel like yourself..."
Pronouns are a way of extending your gender out into the world. They can be used to bring your true self into greater focus, or maintain fluidity. They can also be used to maintain safety and privacy.
Alone, in your own mind, gender can be pronoun-free and perfectly nonbinary as "I, me, myself."
Pronouns are power.
Tree is to affirm that we need more words that reflect the deeper meaning of who we are. Especially ones connected to nature. Language is OURS! We must move beyond the binary in how we speak. (Read more about Tree below)
Learn the ABCs and practice inclusive pronouns!
Read More.
*View the related project and make your own alphabet page.
They She He Me and Call Me Tree: Two children's books using pronouns to breakdown gender stereotypes and assumptions
By beginning early and sharing age appropriate books that help kids see through gender assumptions, gender expansive kids can relax and trust that they are perfectly natural and valuable. And kids who are cisgender can know that they are part of a larger picture of natural diversity. This sets the stage for more learning about diversity and inclusion as they develop and helps dismantle gender based bullying before it begins.
View Maya Gonzalez reading Call Me Tree and They She He Me along with a sneak peek of her newest book They, She, He easy as ABC .
A perfect companion to The Gender Wheel, They She He Me: Free to Be! Check it out if you want to play with pronouns! You may see some familiar faces.
- shows many gender presentations under each pronoun and invites even more. Includes 47 different kids and their pronouns.
- The back offers a playful narrative about pronouns for kids as well as some discussion for grown-ups on how to hold a supportive space for kids (and for themselves)
Sample back matter from the book:
Keep inclusive perspectives alive with a poster!
By being intentionally gender free, Call Me Tree provides for some a much needed break from the constant boy-girl assumptions and requirements. It can also provide a moment to pause and consider those assumptions, requirements and their impact. Download the in-depth Reader's Guide created by Maya.
- intentionally created without pronouns and main character is referred to as a kid not a boy or a girl.
- all kids are in nature and in poses inspired by the Yogic Tree pose
- bilingual English/Spanish
Despite the fact that there are no gender specific pronouns, reviewers have assumed the main character is a cisgender boy. The main character is actually based on someone assigned girl. The specificity doesn't matter as much as the opportunity to notice the assumption.
Many of us assume a child with short hair, dressed in a t-shirt and pants is a cisgender boy. What does an assumption like that fully communicate? About gender requirements? fitting in? living up to expectations? being accepted? Who does it leave out and what is the impact of being excluded?
Call Me Tree also opens up the possibility that it's ok not to know the gender of a child. No matter what their gender identity may be, what is valuable is that they feel free, strong, a sense of belonging and appreciative of difference and sameness in themselves and others.
For Kids, Call Me Tree offers opportunities to:
- Become aware of gender assumptions and stereotypes and step away from "guessing" people's pronouns and gender based on stereotypes.
- Through the letter to readers kids understand that guessing about someone's gender based on how they look can leave a lot of people out.
- When we introduce that the main character would have been assigned girl at birth, we can ask how does knowing this change their understanding of the other kids in the book?
- What if we imagined all the kids in the book went by she? What if they all went by he? or they? or tree!?
- Explore international, multicultural perspectives on gender beyond western ones.
- The book begins with nature, then connects the kids to their bodies through Yoga, specifically the Tree pose and variations thereof. This provides an opportunity to learn about Yoga and India. We can learn that India has a legal third gender. We can then reflect back on the book and explore the kids' genders.
- Gender Series Part 2: Multicultural Awareness provides resources and videos for educators to gain more understanding of gender in other cultures. Also included are coloring pages and book recommendations to share with kids.


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SHORT PROSE CONTEST Winner:
And The hole never heals
BY Ryan Habermeyer
Our platoon crawls through an alfalfa field en route to kidnap a camel. Along the hills I imagine snipers, until it becomes a story problem on a high school physics test: If Private Mosby walks an average speed of 1.4 meters per second, and asshat freedom fighter six hundred meters away fires a single bullet from a Dragunov at a thirty degree angle traveling at three-hundred and forty-three meters per second, how long will the bullet take to reach our hero, assuming wind resistance is negligible?
We stand in the hut as the boy who is supposed to be guarding the camel yanks its teats. He brings us the pail filled with a frothy green milk. Tracing an invisible circle with his finger he says: Sick. Heart. He stares, unblinking, believing we're here to cure the beast.
Tonight I am a dentist. Someone hands me pliers and what look like two domino tiles. Extract the teeth and implant fake ones equipped with microphones. A walking surveillance station. Operation Acoustic Camel.
I massage the camel's hump, hoping not to startle her. She licks me with a fat sandpaper tongue. I pat her flanks. She curls her lips back.
I think I would like to have a baby, the camel seems to say. I had a baby once. But everyone has to eat. I tell the camel how sorry I am for her loss. It's not your fault, she says.
Later, from the safety of a cave, radio operators listen to white noise and scribble into ledgers. The rest of us play tic-tac-toe on the cave walls. Staring at the Xs and Os, I wonder what will happen in a thousand years when aliens discover the residue of our lost civilization. We are living in someone else's past with no end in sight.
Listen, the radio operator says. He hands me the headphones. The static sounds like rhythmic cackling, pulsing like a heart with a hole in the middle and an echo rattling around inside. GBU-43. Mother of all Bombs. They're turning the village into honeycomb, he smiles.
But what I hear in the static is what the camel told me before I tore out her teeth. It's not your fault.
That's what I want to believe, that mother of all remarkable shit, even if it isn't true.
Ryan Habermeyer is Assistant Professor at Salisbury University. He holds an MFA from the University of Massachusetts and PhD from the University of Missouri. His stories and essays, twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize, have been published most recently in Hotel Amerika, Cream City Review, Los Angeles Review and Carolina Quarterly. His prize-winning collection, The Science of Lost Futures, won the BoA Short Fiction Prize. He lives in Maryland with his wife and children where he is finishing a novel-in-prose-poems. You can find him at ryanhabermeyer.com.


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From Alexander Hamilton to Staats Morris, 8 November 1799
To Staats Morris, 8 November 1799
NY. Nov. 8th. 1799
I have received your letter of the second instant. The arrangment with respect to fuel which was transmitted to you by Major Hoops was only provisory—
It has not yet been confirmed, and the
⟨old⟩ antecedent regulations will govern till further orders. I have written to the Ast Qur Mr. Genl concerning the deficiency of fuel of which you complain and given him the necessary directions.
With consn.
Captain Morris—
(Df, in the handwriting of Thomas Y. How, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).


text: It is with great sadness that the family of the late Mr. Alonzo Coles announce his sudden passing at the Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital on the 9th day of April 2015, Mr. Alonzo Coles of Flower's OCve was in his 54th year. He leaves to mourn with fond and loving memories his common-law Wife Beatrice Allingham, her children Todd(Samantha), Tyson(Vanessa) and Ashley, his parents Arch and Hazeroth, Brother Ivan(Betty), Sister Beatrice(Boyce) Short, Sister-in-Law Daphene, as well as a large number of relatives and friends. He was predeceased by his Brothers Arch Jr. and John, and Sister Susie Eileen. Visitation was held at the St. Barnabas Anglican church in Flower's Cove from which the funeral service was held at 2:00pm on Saturday April 11th, 2015 with Rev. Irving Letto officiating. Interment followed in the Anglican Cemetery in Savage Cove. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre's Funeral Homes, St. Anthony and Roddickton, Siobhan Mauger Funeral Director.


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The National Party has won the most votes in the 2017 general election, but neither it nor Labour can form a government alone.
In the coming days both parties will be negotiating with the man who will decide - New Zealand First leader Winston Peters.
Look back on RNZ's live coverage as Morning Report speaks to party leaders, as well as our in house experts, as post-election negotiations begin.
- National has won 46.0 percent of the vote based on the preliminary result (which excludes special votes)
- Labour is on 35.8 percent, NZ First is on 7.5 percent and the Green Party has 5.9 percent
- No party has enough to govern alone
- The Māori Party has lost all its seats in Parliament


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Budapest (MTI) – The Hungarian house speaker discussed enhancing bilateral ties with Mexico at talks with that country's parliamentary leaders and members in Mexico City and addressed a commemoration, his press chief said on Friday.
László Kövér held talks with Senate President Pablo Escudero Morales and Chamber of Deputies President Javier Bolanos Aguilar on Thursday, the first day of his official visit to Mexico, Zoltán Szilágyi told MTI.
He also met members of the Mexican Senate's committees and attended the founding session of the lower house's Mexico-Hungary Friendship Chapter.
Kövér agreed with his partners that Hungary and Mexico would boost dialogue between their countries' parliaments and relations between their committees.
They agreed that they would also help boost the two countries' economic partnership, Kövér said, adding that in a bid to also promote educational relations, Hungary would offer state scholarships to 40 Mexican students under its Stipendium Hungaricum scheme.
The sides also discussed the global issue of migration that affects, although in different ways, both Mexico and central Europe. They agreed that the two regions must apply the same principles in tackling the issue, namely that migration must be legal, peaceful and controlled. They also highlighted the importance of efforts towards eliminating the cause of migration where they arise.Members of the Mexican Senate's committees
Kövér later addressed a formal session of the senate commemorating the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the Mexican constitution, highlighting its progressive concept as unparalleled in that age.
Photo: MTI
Source: MTI


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The Association encourages the formation of Local Area Groups where Members can meet informally, and a number of such groups are in existence. This page is devoted to them and organisers are invited to send any contributions to the Area Groups Coordinator, via email@example.com for publication.
The Group normally meets bi-monthly on a Sunday, with the dates for the remainder of 2018 being 9 September and 18 November. Meetings are held in the Community Hall, Claverton, near Bath, and a charge of £5 is made to cover the hire of the hall, and provide tea and coffee. There are between 12-16 current members modelling most narrow gauge scales/gauges including O-16.5, On30, O9 and 009. Workshops are held on a regular basis covering various topics, and a 'repair clinic' is provided to help members solve any mechanical problems with their locos. For more information regarding the group activities, and to obtain directions and timings for meetings please contact Paul Davis by e-mail at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Chiltern Area Group meets on Wednesday evenings at 7.30 pm. Meetings are held at the home of Keith Millard, and his address is: 14 Ambrose Lane, Harpenden, Herts AL5 4AX. For more information and the date of the next meeting, please contact Keith on 01582 764588 or e-mail: email@example.com. This is a new Area Group and will welcome your support, and in return will offer you a warm welcome with tea/coffee being available.
Meetings monthly at March Railway Station. For latest dates contact firstname.lastname@example.com. Narrow Gauge for all sizes, building layouts for pleasure and for members to bring along their own work to show & share.
We meet in the village of Whimple near Exeter, (close to the M5 and A30/303 dual carriageway) normally twice a month. The Exeter Gauge O Group is a Gauge O Guild Associated Group and 7mm NGA Area Group as well. Details of dates etc. on our Website: http://www.exeter-gog.net; Email: firstname.lastname@example.com; Phone: 07817 244001
The Group meets every third Saturday of the month from 1030 am until 1230 pm, at the Festival Hall, Market Rasen. All those with an interest in narrow gauge modelling and prototype railways are most welcome, and for more information please contact Ron Houghton, at email@example.com or phone 01472 399384.
We hold monthly meetings on the last Monday of each month (except December) at Twyning Village Hall just off Junction 1 of the M50 close to the M5 from 7:30 to 10pm. The hall postcode is GL20 6DG. We have a variety of test tracks with gauges 9mm, 14, 16.5 and 21mm plus 32mm for our 16mm modellers. £2 with free refreshments, come along and bring some of your models to run or just chat! See the group's website https://m5m50ngm.wordpress.com/ for further details and contact information. Alternatively contact your Chairman.
The group holds monthly meetings, normally the third Thursday each month in members houses. We cover Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, and the surrounding areas. We are open to anyone with an interest in modelling narrow gauge railways. For further information, and a friendly welcome to one of our meetings, please contact Peter Blay on 01788 579744 (home), 07815 852363 (mobile), or e-mail email@example.com. It is requested that members, or those wishing to join us, contact Peter to indicate their intention to attend or otherwise, so that we can cater accordingly.
The Norfolk & Suffolk Narrow Gauge Modellers group usually meet on the 1st Monday of the month, with some Wednesdays evenings or Saturday daytime meets during the year. Meets are held at Barsham Village Hall, NR34 8HA, located approx 2 miles west of Beccles on the B1062, on the Norfolk/ Suffolk border. We also have occasional meets elsewhere which in the past have included a day out on the Bure Valley Railway and Great Eastern Models shop in Norwich. Our Annual show is held at the beginning of March in Beccles and a smaller running day exhibition in either September or October at the village hall in Barsham. Light refreshments are provided at meets. Our members model in a variety of scales and gauges and travel from various parts of Norfolk and Suffolk to attend meets. There are members modelling in O-16.5, On30 and O9 in the Group. A number of members exhibit their layouts both locally and nationally. To keep up to date with the latest group news and whats going on, please check out our website at http://nsngm.org.uk/ or contact Richard Doe on 01502 471760 or email email@example.com.
We are a group of modellers with a broad interest in narrow gauge railways from around the World. We model in O-16.5, On30, O9, GN15 and 009, through to 12in to the foot. Our membership is drawn from Sussex and Hampshire (principally BN, PO, and SO Postcodes) and we are especially keen to welcome into our fold any new members to join in our activities. We have regular evening meetings rotating around member's homes, with lots of chat, planning of events and watching DVDs or pictures as well as enjoying the obligatory refreshment! There are also daytime modelling sessions and trips out. We also frequently exhibit layouts (including our modular layout - The Slindon Vale (light) Railway) and provide a 7mmNGA presence at exhibitions in the south. To keep in touch, our Group produces a newsletter 'Sentinel' every other month. The highlight of our year is the annual SWING exhibition that we organise. For more details, please see our website at http://swing.model-railway.org.uk/ where you can also contact us, or drop an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Our leaflet is available to download here. If you would prefer to telephone initially, please call Richard Rundle on 01243 261641.
We are a large Group with more than 20 active members. Although named the Surrey Area, we also draw members from parts of South London, Sussex and Kent from where our meeting venues may be easily accessible. We normally meet on the third Friday or Saturday of the month, usually at members' houses. In addition to meetings, we have our own monthly email newsletter, 'Surrey Times'. Twice a year we have a full day meeting on a Saturday at Merstham Village Hall, handily located for the London to Brighton rail line and the M25. Several Group members have formed a separate On30 modellers group and now have quite an extensive modular layout. Any Association members in our extended geographical area will be very welcome to join the Group. For more details, email us at email@example.com, or write to us care of Alan Rogers, 2 Sunstone Grove, Merstham, Surrey, RH1 3PR.
A more detailed page about our activities can be found here
A flyer for the Group can be downloaded from here
The Trent Valley Group meet monthly on the third Thursday of every month at the Brunswick Inn, 1 Railway Terrace, Derby DE1 2RU. Group members model in various narrow gauge scales/gauges including O-16.5 and On30, and are in the process of re-building the group layout "Kenmore". In addition, the group is responsible for organising the very successful annual 7mm Narrow Gauge Association exhibition in Burton on Trent. For further information regarding the group and details of meetings, please contact Neil Blair by e-mail at: email@example.com or ring on 07825 156248 (evenings after 18:00 only please).
Meets at The Barleycorn Inn, Collingbourne Kingston, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 3SD, where we usually gather in the Restaurant 8-10pm. Test tracks for 9mm, 14mm, 16.5mm and 33mm (Scale 7) can be available for 'show and tell'. Dates for 2018 are expected to be: 9th January, 13th March, 8th May, 10th July, 11th September and 13th November. Call David Hughes on 07786 411829 for further details.
Contact Allen Law, meetings about once a month, usually on Sundays from 10:30, tel: 07812 189037. firstname.lastname@example.com
Monthly Daylight Meeting on second Wednesdays at noon in Bradford; contact David Charlesworth, email@example.com, 01274 787150 (evenings only).


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This is my list of the prime ten honeymoon areas, the best romantic places that actually have it all – from good beaches and excellent hotels to breathtaking scenery and amazing, globe-class service.
On your honeymoon, you want a location that has fewer children and caters a lot more to adults, particularly, couples. These areas under are all exceptionally romantic, offering anything you need to have for your best romantic trip.
1. Tahiti and Morea
Tahiti is the prototypical South Pacific paradise, with crystal clear turquoise waters, best white sand beaches, intimate lagoons, and the ever well-liked more than-water bungalows that make for the best honeymoon suite.
2. Kauai, Hawaii
Arguably the most magnificent of the Hawaiian Islands and practically surely the most romantic, Kauai has the most effective beaches in the island chain, the most spectacular coastline (the Na Pali Coast), and a handful of globe-class resorts.
3. Phuket, Thailand
A single of the most breathtakingly wonderful coastal locations anyplace on Earth, Phuket is superior know to European travelers but is also increasing in recognition with honeymooners from North America, who are drawn by its magnificent beaches and stunningly lush coastline.
4. Banff, Canada
There is no sunbathing in Banff, but the Canadian Rockies are stunningly wonderful (possibly the most picturesque mountain variety on Earth), and nearby Lake Louise is basically a painfully romantic spot. It may possibly not be the tropics, but if are searching to get away from it all amid amazing all-natural beauty, Banff is the spot for you.
5. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
With a excellent climate, a wonderful, rugged coastline, and some of the most effective resorts in the globe, Cabo is a good spot to contemplate for your honeymoon. Throw in amazing golf courses, good nightlife, and globe-class cuisine, and Cabo is basically one particular of the premiere resort destinations anyplace.
6. St. Lucia
With its lush, soaring volcanic peaks, dense rainforest, secluded beaches, and gorgeous coastline, St. Lucia is one particular of the most romantic of the Caribbean islands. Whether or not you are searching for a prime-notch all-inclusive resort or a smaller sized, cozier hotels, St. Lucia has the best spot for you.
7. Costa Rica
Increasingly well-liked with North American vacationers, Costa Rica is a tropical paradise with wonderful beaches, good surf, and a excellent laid back vibe. Not however overdeveloped, Costa Rica nevertheless has that out of the way really feel, when its hotels give good service and excellent nearby cuisine.
8. St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
This gets my choose for the most wonderful of the Caribbean Islands. With the most wonderful turquoise waters and best white sand beaches, St. John is largely covered by a U.S. national park. The couple hotels that are on the island give globe-class service. This spot genuinely is paradise.
9. Bermuda
A quick flight from the Northeastern U.S., Bermuda has its personal exceptional really feel. The island's laid back tropical vibe is colored by a powerful British colonial influence, from its architecture to its historic web pages. Bermuda has good climate, excellent hotels, and a wonderful coast. A best spot for a romantic honeymoon.
10. Alaska
Hardly the spot most men and women would assume of for a honeymoon, Alaska is stunningly wonderful, peaceful, and has a romance all its personal. A good way to see the state is on an Alaskan cruise. You can knowledge the wonders of Alaska with each other when celebrating your union from the luxury of a modern day cruise liner. For a bit a lot more funds, attempt a smaller ship cruise – you get fewer entertainment and dining selections, but your reward is an up-close appear at the all-natural wonders of Alaska that the two of you will never ever overlook.


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Book Review: The Bell Jar/
Wow! I've been quiet lately, haven't I? It's been a busy last two weeks, so thank you for your patience. In case you missed it, here's the book review for Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar.
Esther Greenwood, a young woman from Boston, is granted an internship at an elite magazine and moves to New York City. It's clear she has it all: fancy clothes, fine dining, and handsome men doting on her. But Esther finds none of these things exciting and struggles to fit in. I knew Esther was a girl after my own heart when she described her love for caviar.
"How was the fur show?" I asked Betsy, when I was no longer worried about competition over my caviar. I scraped the last few salty black eggs from the dish with my soup spoon and licked it clean.
Upon returning to Massachusetts, Esther was told that she was not accepted to a writing course she had hoped for. She attempts to write a novel instead but finds her life to be too boring to write about, having not experienced a domestic life.
Eventually, Esther is enveloped in depression. Sylvia Plath's writing style gives a small glimpse into the reality of depression and what it can provoke people to do, suicide attempts being one of them. As the book is based on Plath's life, it's clear that Esther is trying to escape a world she feels unwelcome in, like that of her author. Esther's mother prompts her to see a psychiatrist, and Esther relents. The doctor recommends shock therapy—a traumatic experience—and she is sent to a mental institution.
As Esther's mental state worsens—she finds it impossible to sleep, read, write, or eat—she describes her depression as a "feeling of being trapped under a bell jar, unable to breathe." After a few suicide attempts and her presumed kidnapping, Esther is found under her house and is sent off to a different mental institution. Shock therapy lifts the metaphorical bell jar, and the reader can see Esther beginning to act more like herself, as she's given different freedoms, like staying overnight with her friend, Joan.
What I found to be more heartbreaking than the novel itself was that its creator, Sylvia Plath, committed suicide at the age of thirty. The ending of The Bell Jar prompted me to turn back the page and read the last few paragraphs again. And I hoped Esther had had a different ending than Sylvia.
Although it's recognized a classic, The Bell Jar deserves more attention by far; in fact, I would love to see Tim Burton take a stab at its movie adaptation. Can you imagine?
An expert editor, seasoned writer, and author-centric marketer, Shayla Raquel works one-on-one with authors and business owners every day. A lifelong lover of books, she has edited over 300 books and has launched several Amazon bestsellers for her clients. Her award-winning blog teaches new and established authors how to write, publish, and market their books. She is the author of the Pre-Publishing Checklist, The Rotting (in Shivers in the Night), and her novel-in-progress, The Suicide Tree. She lives in Oklahoma with her two dogs, Chanel and Wednesday.


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Macey holds a very special place in my heart. I first met her as a mere 8 day old and was already a rock star for her session. Her peach blossom newborn picture below is and will always be my favourite image. I remember doubting myself if I was meant for this business but something amazing happened during her session. I came to a realisation that THIS is what I want to do..now and forever!
When I decided to do a promotional video for custom baby portraiture, I knew that Macey will be the perfect model and she did not disappoint! With her gorgeous face, stunning big eyes and fun personality, she was perfection. She is definitely the face of Kath V. Photography! Love her to bits!


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Horizontal sleet means two things in my book. Light the fire and have comfort food. Lilly Higgins has a great 'Give Me Five' series in the Irish Times – recipes with just five ingredients – and because I love her attitude to food I always look it up.
It's usually not veggie but last weeks was, and coincidentally, I had put it on the meal planner for today. I mean, I'd only filled in Monday and Wednesday so that's not really much of a plan, but look, it's a start.
I've made Gratin Dauphinois a bunch of times. But impatience and starting dinner too late has led to some sneaky not-quite-cooked potato slices, and lets face it, al dente potato is no-one's friend.
In this recipe you start the spuds off simmering in the butter and cream mixture which really helps the whole thing cook through quicker. Yes. I said butter and cream. What of it? Well, technically I used 250ml regular cream, and 150ml low-fat milk, and I can't say it wasn't still totally luxurious because it was.
It was totally worth yoiking the big food processor out of the cupboard for this dish. I amended the potato quantity as this was our dinner and not a side so I needed some veggies in there. I used the same slicing blade for all the veg, then turned it over to grate the cheese for the top (it's a very versatile blade). I used delicious Manchego.
Instead of 1kg of potatoes I used 650g, and then finely sliced a medium onion and a medium trimmed fennel bulb. These went in raw into the oven dish with the buttery (mmm) creamy (double mmm) spuds (*smack lips*).
Lilly Higgin's full recipe is here.
The kids both ate it, served with some slightly steamed green trees (broccoli) on the side. Dominic, scarred from bad gratin's of yesteryear proclaimed he didn't like it on sight, then about half way through said through mouthfuls "How many more spoons do I have to have? Two? Five? Seven?" Either he's a rubbish negotiator or he thought he was fooling us.
Teddy has been off form and barely eaten past breakfast the past few days so we were delighted to see him tuck into a small portion.
My husband had seconds. Then thirds.
Do your worst sleet! You can't beat us.


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Brunson - House By The Bay
Listen and stream House By The Bay by Brunson on Artist Sounds. Brunson believes "House By The Bay" is the motivation that drives the underdog. It is the confidence that strengthens the weary and It is the vision the hopeless can cling to. Brunson was Born and raised in the foothills of Lynchburg, Virginia. Hear more songs by Brunson on his Soundcloud. See Brunson's latest tweets on Twitter @brunson434. Brunson has had years of experience when it comes to conducting his own sound with singles like "House by The Bay."


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I've started porting my OpenGL (via OpenTK) game from iOS to Android and noticed that a different "version" of OpenTK is used. They have the same version number, but the iOS version uses discrete enums for different parameters, where the Android version uses a single big enum called "All". Are there any plans to converge these to use the same OpenTK in both platforms? Alternatively, is there any good reason these aren't using the same version?
Yes, there is work in progress to consolidate the OpenTK versions between Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Android as much as possible.
This will be included in Xamarin.iOS 7.4 (but I don't know which Xamarin.Android version will have the consolidation).
That's good news, although now I'm almost done fixing up my app for Android :-p Still, it'd be nice to use the same code for both platforms.


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June 26
Jeremiah 33-36, Psalm 22
Our pastor, Lloyd Pulley, during one of the weekend services told of a time in the 1790's that the universities of higher learning, such as Harvard, built bonfires and burned Bibles. In 2003, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was removed from office for defying a federal judge's order to move a Ten Commandments monument from the state Supreme Court building. The New England Primer was used as the the primer to teach children how to read from 1692 until the early 1900's, when it was replaced by "Dick and Jane "books. This primer was used because it was felt that Christian moral education was more important in their eye's than learning Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. They felt that Good character made good citizens, good neighbors, and a moral government. With the acceptance of Evolution by schools and a denial of Creation and the Sovereignty of God, this primer was phased out. We now live at a time where the world shouts to exclude God from every public arena including school, Washington DC, and the workplace. There are ongoing attempts to remove God from the Pledge of Allegiance and from our currency. The world screams tolerance but is intolerant to the Word of God.
We have read chapter after chapter of Jeremiah speaking the Word of God to the kings of Judah. These messages continually told the kings that unless they repented along with the people, they would be destroyed by Babylon. In chapter 36 of Jeremiah, we read of Jeremiah through Baruch writing down the prophecies of the past 22 years. When this scroll was read before the king we read in Jer.36:23-24, "And it happened, when Jehudi had read three or four columns, that the king cut it with the scribe's knife and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth. Yet they were not afraid, nor did they tear their garments, the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words." As the Book of Jeremiah continues we see that he rewrites the scroll, and the king will eventually lose his life as a result of his disregard for God.
As Christians we get to hold the Word of God in our hands, in our language, in an easy to read translation. Many, such as Martin Luther, have been severely persecuted for translating this Book for us. Many, such as, William Tyndale, have lost their lives for translating this Book. Many of our brothers and sisters in other areas like China have been imprisoned and killed for distributing the Bible. In Hebrews 4:12, we read, "For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." May we never take for granted or fall away from the daily reading and application of God's Word to our lives.
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Rents in upscale Dubai neighbourhoods have declined appreciably but continue to be high in all other areas, according to a report.
Prices in mid-market locations, which had dropped in the past nine months, have stabilised, said the report from Reidin-GCP.
"Despite layoffs [in many key sectors], rentals have held steady in most communities, indicating underlying strength," it said, reported Gulf News.
Rents across Dubai are down six per cent following 10 per cent declines in property values that freehold areas have experienced since mid-2014.
Neighbourhoods including Downtown, Jumeirah, Al Wasl and Dubai Marina are down by a wider margin when compared with Sports City, Discovery Gardens and traditional sub-markets of Karama, Bur Dubai and others, making rentals unlikely to drop to 2011-12 levels.
"At the top end, there has been a correction across the board, both in the villa/town house only locations and in the super-premium apartment towers in Downtown and Dubai Marina," said Sameer Lakhani, Managing Director of Global Capital Partners. "In these communities, we have witnessed rental corrections of 10 to 12 percent."
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Microsoft recently announced the availability of Office 365 in Cambodia and Myanmar. One of the early adopters in Cambodia is the Child Protection Unit (CPU), a non-profit organization combating child abuse and exploitation in partnership with the Cambodian National Police.
The goal is to enable its employees to collaborate efficiently and communicate securely.
"In the past, we used a paper system for managing our information flow and as the organization grew, we could not keep up with a system that required manual input as it was not scalable. With the deployment of Office 365 and Microsoft Azure, we have digitalized our operational processes and built our central case management system by leveraging the cloud," said James McCabe, Director, CPU.
"Our field workers can now share, track and better manage information and we are able to provide the police with real-time insights to assist their investigations. Ultimately, this enables us to better protect and offer holistic support to our victims," he added.
Microsoft shared in a video that an estimated 1.2 million children are trafficked every year in Cambodia. Twenty-two percent of human trafficking victims are trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation, of whom 55 percent are women or girls.
Major-General Lim Sokha Raksmey of the Cambodian National Police, the government is trying the improve the situation through technology.
According to Tola Dy, Microsoft's Tola Dy, Datec Asia Pacific Ltd. Software Development Team Leader, the system provides may advantage for CPU and their staff such as being accessible at home or on the worksite. It allows the CPU to find correlated information about the victim, the perpetrator, the crime scene and time through the system.
"Before the collaboration, we couldn't receive data updates on our smartphones or iPad and we can check the information remotely even at home," attested Som Vattana, Deputy Manager, Child Protection, CPU.
Microsoft has previously partnered with governments and organizations to improve trade and drive competitiveness through technology, as well as to empower companies undergoing a digital transformation in a new mobile-first, cloud-first world.
Michelle Simmons, general manager, Southeast Asia New Markets, Microsoft Asia Pacific, said that Cambodia and Myanmar are emerging economies that are undergoing swift growth and modernization across all sectors.
Cambodia adopts 'cloud' for combating child abuse Eden Estopace | 2017-02-21
Mizoram records highest rate of child abuse in India 27 febbraio 2017
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9mobile Formerly Known as Etisalat Nigeria is a Nigerian Telecom Network Founded 23 October 2008 by The Emirates Telecommunication Group (Etisalat Group). After been rebranded on July 2017 Mr Boye Olusanya became their new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
9mobile, is a Nigerian private constrained risk organization. EMTS obtained their Unified Access Service License from the Nigerian Communications Commission in 2007. This License empowers EMTS give Fixed Telephony (wired or remote), Digital Mobile Services, International Gateway Services and National/Regional Long Distance Services notwithstanding range assignments in the 900 and 1800 MHz groups.
Innovative Advancements
In its 9 long periods of activity, 9mobile has developed best in class telecom framework and taken an authority position of advancement and quality among versatile system administrators working in Nigeria. With the later dispatch of 4G LTE in October 2016, 9mobile is ready to drive the fate of innovation in Nigeria through the conveyance of fast information and quality voice benefits that will empower clients on its system to accomplish more.
9mobile-New name, new look
With an ongoing name change and rebranding in July 2017, the organization propelled its new image character – 9mobile, with a divulging of the new name and logo. The new brand personality mirrors the striking and imaginative characteristics which we share with our esteemed endorsers particularly the dynamic youth portion.
Items and Services
9mobile is eminent as the most imaginative, youth agreeable and client centered system in Nigeria. We have reliably exhibited our center estimations of Innovation, Quality of Service and Customer centricity and have kept on offering our endorsers best in class media transmission administrations customized to suit their requirements
A portion of 9mobile's extraordinary item contributions include:
BlazeOn an imaginative information item that enables 9mobile endorsers of appreciate time-based web information designs.
moreflex Hybrid Premium Bundles, a prepaid bundle that offers financially savvy meandering background to clients on voice, SMS and information administrations.
My9mobile App is a self-benefit application that causes 9mobile supporters of deal with their records, check their adjust, energize and remain fully informed regarding new items and administrations on the system.
Morecliq, a bespoke bundle that is remarkably intended to furnish the adolescent with customized media communications benefits that interest to their energy and way of life. morecliq gives them the flexibility to browse a scope of extra choices with reasonable night information plan and free boundless SMS.
morebusiness 2.0, a voice and information item offer intended to give adaptability and comfort to corporate clients.
At 9mobile, advancement isn't only a popular expression; it's about how we can make development significant to the lives of individuals. Our scope of items in this manner incorporate arrangements that emphasis on and advance computerized and monetary consideration, for example, a smaller scale credit conspire that gives a brisk advance administration to supporters and 9pay, a portable installment framework which offers a huge number of purchasers a methods for making imperative budgetary exchanges, including sending and accepting cash, paying service charges, school expenses, compensation, beating up broadcast appointment and considerably more.
Official Management Team
Boye Olusanya was selected as CEO of 9mobile on third of July, 2017. He brings more than 20 years work involvement in different businesses including basic building, IT and broadcast communications. His experience, ranges a decent variety of senior administration and positions of authority, in various ventures including as a previous CEO and delegate CEO individually of a noteworthy telecom administrator in Nigeria.
Olusanya alongside his Senior Management Team – Adebisi Idowu, VP, Marketing, Ken Ogunjiofor, VP, Sales, Abigail Isokpan, Chief HR Officer, Otuyemi Otule, Chief Product and Information Officer and Funke Ighodaro, Chief Financial Officer, is set to reposition the organization and drive exponential development.
Corporate Social Responsibility
The push of 9Mobile's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) technique uses three stages – Education, Health and the Environment.
We are focused on encouraging the improvement of the Nigerian economy, and are cooperatively driving this through various activities, for example, the 9mobile Telecommunications Engineering Postgraduate Program (9TEPP), which is the primary showed ace's program in West Africa. 9TEPP which is kept running in organization with Plymouth University UK, and Ahmadu Bello University Zaria as of late delivered a Ph.D. graduate.
Our wellbeing activities incorporate 'Battle Malaria' and our organization with the Joint United Nations Initiative on AIDS (UNAIDS) and the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) went for expanding mindfulness, avoidance and control of HIV/AIDS.
Condition and Sustainability
We built up an Environmental Management System (EMS), to enhance our natural execution. 9mobile's EMS was affirmed to ISO 1001:2004 Standard for ecological administration in the main quarter of 2017, making 9mobile the principal portable system administrator to accomplish this accreditation in Nigeria.
Honors and Nominations
9mobile has won a few industry grants for its development and quality administration conveyance. A portion of these include: Brand of the Year, Fastest Growing GSM Company of the Year, Best Marketing Company, Most Innovative Corporate Social Responsibility Company, Market Friendly Operator and Best Telecoms Customer Service among others.
We are not only a telecoms organization. We are an empowering influence of life and of dreams! We are 9mobile-here for you, here for naija!
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Meat as a condiment
My parents happen to live within ten miles of a world class bar-be-que stand. Seriously, the man wins national competitions and, like all good bar-be-quers, he sells his wares out of a trailer, with the smoker cordoned off behind.
My Dad and I go out in the blazing heat of the day to get a pound of sliced beef, a pound of turkey, and 1/2 pound of bologna, which I swear I won't touch, but do anyway. It was heavenly. Note: this stuff comes succulent, but dry with the sauce on the side, as opposed to being smothered in fat obscuring sauce.
Now, you might be thinking, sauce or no sauce, 2 1/2 pounds of meat is hardly "condiment status." But it is when you invite five people over for dinner (and have left overs).
Foregoing the traditional sides of pork and beans, mayonnaise and cabbage (aka coleslaw) and creamed corn, I commandeered the menu and made tabouli, spinach salad and a relish plate consisting of radishes, pickles, olives, and banana peppers.
So, all in all, I had about 4 ounces of meat, and a ton of fresh veggies. I actually saved the tabouli as a snack with salad a couple of hours later, but everyone else loved it.
For being at home with my parents and all of my old childhood triggers, I had a surprisingly good food and exercise day yesterday. Looking forward to another one today!
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I love BBQ ribs! Good point that you can have just a little BBQ and lots of veggies. Glad you're having a good visit with your parents.


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Cleveland is one of those towns that's not really on the map for anything but the Cavs, Browns, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. But it's such a cute city with a ton to do. It's very close to Put n Bay and great to spend some time in before heading out to the island.
Cleveland is the coolest place you've never been. It's alive and brimming with rich history. Enjoy the food, feel the architecture and embrace the honesty that lives in the phrase "Cleveland Rocks!"
Friendly people, great service and generally good vibes throughout the entire city. Downtown and the arts museum seemed fun and energized.
I really like the Rock and Roll museum and the zoo. It is better than its reputation.
Doesn't get much better than Cleveland in the summer or fall. Enjoy all the new developments and restaurants or chill down in the "new Flats"
Fun city to explore- lots of great restaurants and cool, different things to do. Good variety for different types of people. Recommended for a long weekend trip.
Pigskin Classic 5k. W 3rd after the race. Light rain and cold. Free beer after race!
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The S9 VPAP Adapt is an adaptive servo-ventilator (ASV) specifically designed to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), central and/or mixed apneas, or periodic breathing. The device continuously monitors and adapts to the patient's breathing pattern throughout the night to ensure they're receiving the right pressure at the right time.
The S9 VPAP Adapt is quick and easy to set up, resulting in fewer patient callbacks and reduced setup time. And with its advanced clinical features and patient management options, the S9 VPAP Adapt allows you to closesly monitor patient progress.S9 VPAP Adapt support Learn more about S9 series
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- Enhanced Vsync technology compensates for leakage and provides super patient-ventilator synchrony.
- Easy-Breathe technology delivers air in a smooth waveform that intelligently follows the patient's natural breathing pattern, resulting in a more comfortable therapy experience.
- The quiet Easy-Breathe motor operates at a sound no louder than normal breathing, creating a quiet and restful environment for the patient and bed partner.
- The user-friendly controls, intuitive interface and color LCD interface guide patients through the setup process, making it simple to navigate menus and customize settings.
- The optional H5i™ heated humidifier with Climate Control maintains ideal humidification and temperature to reduce rainout and minimize side effects such as dry throat or mouth.
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S9 bilevel device with alarms and O2 Support, ideal for hypercapnic COPD patients.
Using ResMed's time-tested APAP technology, AutoSet continually monitors breathing, adapting breath by breath to always deliver the lowest therapeutic pressure, improving comfort and sleep.
Noninvasive ventilator with internal battery for a wide range of nondependent patients, including pediatric (= 30 lbs), suitable for hospital and home.
The VPAP Auto is an auto-adjusting bilevel device designed to address the unique needs of noncompliant OSA patients while providing quiet and comfortable therapy.


text: It's so neat to see the wonder, excitement, and imagination that is spinning in a child's eyes as they watch the whole proceedings of a wedding. That is what is so neat about being a photographer. If we help to contribute to the magic of the day, and make it an unforgettable moment for the bride and groom, we are also helping to shape the imagination and dreams for the little ones in attendance who are forming their dreams and hopes for the future. Hope you enjoy the pictures!


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Play starts at 1pm
Simona Halep (ROU) [1] v Elina Svitolina (UKR) [4]
Play starts at 11.30am
Ashleigh Barty (AUS) / Demi Schuurs (NED) [8] v Andrea Sestini Hlavackova (CZE) / Barbora Strycova (CZE) [2]
Both Elina Svitolina and Simona Halep are playing in their second Rome final - in fact the pair are meeting in the final for the second straight year, the Ukranian having prevailed last year in three sets. That meeting was the first of four matches between the pair in 2017, Halep avenging the defeat with victory at Roland Garros before Svitolina won in both Toronto and at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals. Halep won their only match prior to last year, in straight sets in Sofia in 2013.
Simona Halep is playing in her third final of 2018, having previously lost at the Australian Open and won at Shenzhen. She would be the first Romanian to win the singles title in Rome.
Elina Svitolina hopes to make the third title defense of her career, having retained the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships earlier this year as well as her Baku title in 2013. She has also won a title in Brisbane this year.
Simona Halep has already secured the No.1 ranking and seeding for the French Open, which starts next Sunday.
Elina Svitolina and Simona Halep have both dropped just one set en route to this week's final. Both players have also beaten two seeds this week - Svitolina eliminating Daria Kasatkina (14) and Angelique Kerber (11) while Halep has accounted for 13th seed Sloane Stephens (via walkover), and seventh seed Caroline Garica.


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Some parents tend to try and help their children stay away from "bad" kids. Now, these other kids could be bad for any number of reasons, some may be their fault and some may not, but the end result is the same–"I don't want you playing with [insert name here]. He/she is a bad influence on you."
This parenting tip comes to us from Proverbs. Look at this one:
Walk with wise people and become wise; befriend fools and get in trouble.
There it is. Who we choose to associate with can impact our lives greatly. The essential point is that if you want to grow in your relationship with God, you need to associate with people who have a deep and abiding relationship with God already. If you want to cultivate a spiritual attribute such as generosity or service, you need to associate with Christians who already exhibit that behavior.
If you want to grow deeper in your relationship with God but are still mostly associating with those who want nothing to do with God or are at best indifferent to God, you are going to have a tough road.


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Best for: SKIN lifting and tightening
HIFU (High Intensity Focussed Ultrasound) targets the entire face and neck, achieving brow lifting, jowl lifting, nasolabial fold (smile lines) reduction, periorbital wrinkle reduction and overall skin tightening and rejuvenation. The result is a naturally youthful appearance that retains full expression and movement.
The intense ultrasound energy causes actual skin rejuvenation so you look and feel younger, with none of the downsides of injectables or surgery! We treat the entire face so you won't look youthful in one area and ten years older in another!
How HIFU works
The highly focused acoustic energy creates thermal coagulation zones at 3 different selected depths, following which a wound healing response results in the formation of new collagen thus providing a longer term tightening of the skin. There is no down time associated with this non-invasive procedure.
Unlike harsh chemical peels you won't have to hide your face while it recovers. You will walk out looking completely, naturally, younger.
What areas can be improved with 3D-HIFU SKIN?
This treatment is fantastic for overall skin tightening and rejuvenation with particularly good results in lifting the jowls, reducing "turkey neck", and smoothing crows feet, smile lines and frown lines.
We also use the treatment to tighten skin on the belly post childbirth or after significant weight loss. Similarly crepey skin on the arms can be treated.
How many treatments are recommended?
One single treatment is recommended and then a maintenance treatment is advised every 18 months to 2 years.
A single treatment gives a long lasting result that will leave your skin in better condition for having had the treatment than not. Results last 18months to 2 years afterwhich the ageing process will take over. Unlike with many other treatments you will not experience a sudden "droop". The results fade naturally as you age.
HIFU has been able to deliver some very impressive results for our clients. Results can often be seen immediately after treatment but most results start approximately 2 to 8 weeks after treatment, with most clients seeing full results 12 weeks post treatment. Some results continue to improve over 6 months.