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Light and refreshing, this Lemon Whipped Cream Frosting recipe is the perfect addition to homemade lemon cupcakes.
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Frosting can make or break a cupcake. In my mind, it doesn't matter if you have the most delicious cupcake base, a bad batch of frosting and I'm out.
However, you can take a boxed cupcake mix and top it with a creamy homemade frosting, and suddenly it's transformed into the best cupcake you've ever eaten.
I had a friend recently request a homemade whipped cream frosting recipe.
You see, unlike me, she's not a big fan of overly sweet buttercream frosting. If you've noticed on some of my cupcake recipes, like these Carrot Cake Cupcakes and this Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cupcake, you'll see that I like to go big when it comes to frosting. I prefer equal amounts of frosting to cupcake.
But apparently not everyone feels that way. Some people prefer a less sweet topping on their cake.
Years ago I made the most delicious Lemon Cupcakes you'll ever try!
I topped them with the most amazing Lemon Buttercream Frosting you'll ever eat.
So today, I took that lemon cupcake and made a less sweet frosting…a Lemon Whipped Cream Frosting! Holy deliciousness, I'm kinda a fan of this treat.
How to make Lemon Whipped Cream Frosting:
- First, start with a clean mixing bowl (attached to a stand mixer or a handheld electric mixer). You'll want to beat your heavy whipping cream for several minutes until thick. I did this for about 3 minutes using the whisk attachment on my mixer.
- Next, while it's mixing, slowly sprinkle in the powdered sugar, lemon zest, and lemon extract. Do this over a matter of a 2 minutes.
- For my cupcakes, I wanted a frosting that holds up and would allow me to pipe it out of a pastry bag. I added 1 tsp of clear jel (<——I bought it on Amazon).
- Finally, keep the frosting and cupcakes REFRIGERATED. This frosting will get soft at room temperature!
What's YOUR favorite cupcake and frosting combo? Share it in the comments, I always need recipe inspiration!
These Pineapple Orange Cupcakes are an easy, light dessert idea that are nearly guilt free! Less than 75 calories per cupcake!
More Frosting recipes you may enjoy:
- First things first, the very best CHOCOLATE frosting recipe. We all need to have a go-to buttercream in our recipe boxes, and this one is my favorite!
- My friend Lisa makes the most amazing Cream Cheese Frosting! You'll want this one to add to your red velvet cakes/cupcakes and carrot cakes!
- Have you heard of 7-minute frosting? Michelle makes this creamy, meringue like frosting with a marshmallow flavor. OMG it's so good!
- For the holiday's, you'll want to pin this Peppermint White chocolate frosting recipe. It's perfect on brownies!
- Cream Cheese Maple Pecan Frosting. I mean, does it get better than this? Perfect on carrot cake and pumpkin cakes! Thank you Karen for this recipe!
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MORE CAKES and CUPCAKES:
- Grasshopper Cupcakes (with mint frosting)
- Pumpkin Magic Cake
- Ding Dong Cake
- Twinkie Cake
- Raspberry Lemonade Cupcakes
- Carrot Cake Cupcakes
- Homemade Whipped Cream
Lemon Whipped Cream Frosting recipe:
Lemon Whipped Cream Frosting
Light and refreshing, this Lemon Whipped Cream Frosting recipe is the perfect addition to homemade lemon cupcakes.
- 24 lemon cupcakes, baked and cooled
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- 1 lemon, zested
- 1 tsp instant clear jel
- In a large mixing bowl, beat heavy cream with a whisk (attached to a stand mixer or a handheld electric mixer) for 2-3 minutes until thickened. Slowly beat in the powdered sugar,lemon extract, lemon zest, and clear jel.
- Beat an additional 2-3 minutes until desired consistency.
- Frost cooled cupcakes and refrigerate for one hour. Serve cold and enjoy. Keep cupcakes in refrigerator for up to 3 days.
*I added 2 drops of yellow gel food coloring to my cupcakes to give them a bright color! This is optional.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 98Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 13mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 0gSugar: 6gProtein: 1g
*Nutrition facts are an estimate and not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietitian for special diet advice.
Recipe originally published Feb 26, 2018
Light and refreshing, this Lemon Whipped Cream Frosting recipe is the perfect addition to homemade lemon cupcakes.


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Ever since Washington State legalized recreational marijuana sales and pot possession in the passing of Initiative 502, some residents have been complaining—but not about what you'd think. It seems that neighbors of marijuana smokers have had their olfactory receptors assaulted by pungent pot smoke, and they say it's infringing on their rights.
In a recent report, an anonymous Vancouver woman told reporters that she felt that her rights as a non-smoker have been disregarded in lieu of the new pot possession laws, saying, "This is something that needs to be talked about, people's rights are being violated by the people who have been given the right to smoke pot."
The disgruntled woman even took to Facebook to "air out" her grievances about pot possession and outdoor smoking in a post saying: "I just have to say that it really sucks that I have such a nice backyard that I cannot fully enjoy because when the neighbors start smoking their "legal" pot it always ends up in my backyard. It stinks so bad. I am not pleased right now at all."
Marijuana enthusiasts argue that the law now states that anyone over the age of 21 can consume cannabis in any venue where alcohol is permitted. She strongly disagrees, saying "Some people equate smoking pot to alcohol, but I can sit out here on my back deck and have a beer, and nobody knows the difference. You can smell the difference with pot."
Although marijuana retailers are sympathetic to the fact that not everyone finds marijuana to be a pleasing odor, they attribute her complaints to nothing more than societal growing pains.
"I understand it's a new smell, and some people will be a little uncomfortable with it," Kyle Stetler, with Main Street Marijuana explained. "There will be some people who are down on it, but eventually I think people will calm down and get used to it."
As nauseating as it is for some, they have no choice but to deal with the situation. As of now, there is nothing in Washington's legislation or any city ordinances on the books that covers the issue of second-hand smoke or even the odor of marijuana.
Things are looking up for any non-user with marijuana friendly neighbors, however. Marijuana breeders in Vancouver recently began manipulating the DNA of hundreds of strains of marijuana in hopes of creating a new generation of scentless cannabis for the people suffering from cancer, multiple sclerosis, and epilepsy. Otherwise, with enough complaints from residents, cities all across Washington could establish ordinances against outdoor marijuana smoking.
"With any new law there are always gray areas, always evolution, things that come up that need to be addressed, questions that weren't asked until after the law was passed," said Vancouver police representative Kim Kapp. "We just go by the only law we have, and that's don't smoke in public and don't drive under the influence."

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Over the last 18 months we have worked with some amazing NHS Teams and alongside them delivered numerous successful campaigns for their Trusts. Some of the headlines from recent campaigns we have delivered include:
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals recruited 66 Band 5 Nurses from a single campaign
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THE curtain on the 2018 Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality TV show will be drawn today. The question on everyone's lip is: who wins the grand prize of N45 million? Is it Tobi, Cee C, Nina, Alex or Miracle?
The final week has been full of clashes and tension with the last Sunday's live show capping it with more intriguing and emotional moments. However, the highpoint of it all was Cee C getting a 'strike' after her 'yabis' bout with ex-lover, Tobi.
Today, in far away South Africa, the show will be shut down with a bang with Afropop star, Davido thrilling the live audience and viewers across the continent. But then, voting for the winner of the Big Brother Naija is still open and viewers can vote via SMS, mobile and website. To vote via SMS, simply text the word "vote" followed by the team name to 32052. Voting costs N30 per SMS. To vote via mobile site and website, simply register on africamagic.tv/bbvote with your mobile number and password, then enter the OTP number and vote for free.
ALSO READ: #BBNaija `Double Wahala': Tobi, Miracle, Teddy A, Others Up For Eviction


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50 google SEO Facts You Need to Know in 2020
SEO or Search Engine Optimization is one of the most popular methods of digital marketing. And some consider SEO better than paid ads because it's consistent and doesn't require a lot of investment.
In 2020, SEO has changed a lot, and many people are in doubt if putting effort into it will still be worth it. The first thing you need to realize about SEO in 2020 is Search Engine Optimization is not yet dead. It was undergoing a lot of changes, and without the right strategy, it is almost impossible for one to gain success.
If you are running a business online and considering SEO for reaching more of your potential customers, read the following facts to get the best out of SEO.
1. Starting fast is a must.
SEO takes time to affect. Wasting your time means you stay behind on the ranking. There could be several online businesses that have the same service as you do and have already started implementing several SEO techniques. So whenever you make your business online, you should start taking steps for SEO to stay ahead of the competition.
2. Keeping track of your competitors is essential.
Search your targeted keywords and find out how many competitors you have. Check out the top 10 competitor's strategy and make a content strategy that is better than those. Even if you are at the top, check the competitors that are just behind you. Always try to stay one step ahead of them so google keeps counting your page to be the best amongst all your competitors.
3. All SEO strategies are uncertain.
SEO can be very uncertain and may not work all the time. You cannot be entirely sure of a strategy working. That's why whenever a plan fails after you have tried it, don't give up and try other different methods. Having many different ideas will be the best approach because you cannot always make a fixed list of actions that will affect Google's search results (especially when google algorithm is changing frequently).
4. SEO is free
While Google PPC ads can cost you thousands of dollars, SEO is free, even it brings thousands of customers. There is no charge that you have to worry about if you yourself are implementing the SEO techniques. The only cost you need to consider is when hiring a company for doing SEO. Even then, the price is relatively lower than other digital marketing methods. Although, you may need to implement some of the paid SEO techniques when your website will reach a certain level. One of those paid techniques include blog outreach which involves reaching to the blog owners in your niche and have them publish an article with one or two do-follow links pointing to your website.
5. SEO takes time
When you pay for Google ads, you will be able to see immediate results. On the other hand, Search Engine Optimization requires a lot of time. So patience is necessary for success in SEO. There are many competitions out there, and that's why you will have to wait after implementing your techniques. It may take a few months to get a significant improvement.
6. New websites will take more time.
In 2020, Google is paying proper attention to new sites and is not willing to give them a high position right away. That is why, if you have a new website, it will require more time to get ahead in rankings for specific keywords. It is just the way now, and you don't have to do much to change it. But one thing you can be sure about is that your effort will not go to waste in the future if done correctly. After a few months, when your website will be 5-6 months old you did things correctly during that period.
7. Need to update your website with time.
You have made a lot of relevant content and have put them all on your site. But it has been months since you have last made changes to your website and made new content. It will slow down your SEO process if you don't keep your website updated, and you will not gain good ranking out of them. Google bots regularly compare the amount of fresh content among all the top-ranking competitors and it is one of the many ranking factors they take into count.
8. You need to keep your eyes open for algorithm changes.
Google algorithm is constantly changing, and we have seen loads of updates during the last few years. Your website will just "die" if you don't make changes to your site according to the algorithm changes. Always keep updated with Google's latest algorithm and make sure the people handling your site's optimization are fully aware of this fact.
9. Submitting sites to search engine is worthless.
Submitting your site to a search engine is quite a sophisticated process and often takes a lot of time. You don't have to do it because the process is unnecessary. So if you have made a new site or added a new page to an existing one, don't bother to make updates to search engines. Search engines have their own ways to index those new pages on their own.
10. Penalties will have a long-term effect on SEO
If your website encounters any type of penalty from Google, it will affect your site severely. It can make your ranking low and will destroy the current position of your site that you worked for. So always make sure you don't do anything that Google won't like.
11. Low-quality backlinks will kill your ranking.
Low-quality backlinks are straightforward to get, but instead of providing more traffic, they can be considered as spam by Google, and your site will encounter a penalty by Google. And you should know that a penalty can cripple your site's SEO for a long time. So, make sure to keep track of all your backlinks.
12. Google Analytics is a handy tool for SEO
Google Analytics is a must for keeping track of your SEO as it will show useful statistics of your site's growth by time. You can find out which strategies are working and which aren't. That way, you can cancel out any ideas that aren't helpful and work on the right ones.
13. Other people can try attacking your ranking.
Doing negative SEO is not a new thing, and a lot of people try that. If your brand is in a good position in Google ranking, it can be a target of your competitors to get you off your throne. They may do this in a lot of ways, and you need to make sure such things don't happen.
14. Others can copy your content.
Copying your content could be an attempt to attack your site's ranking, and any of your competitors can take action. You can use Copyscape.com to check if anyone has copied your content. After that, you can take action against them. Searching copies of your page is free in Copyscape, but scanning your content will require the premium version.
15. Taking customers' reviews is essential.
How are your customers finding your content, and is it helping them in any way? You need to ask these questions to your customers for changing your content according to your liking. You may not know this, but customer satisfaction is a huge deal for Search Engine Optimization. They will determine whether your site is good or not. So always consider taking advice from clients.
16. Using too many similar contents can hurt your SEO
If you have content in your site that is partially or entirely similar, Google's crawling tools will discover them and will take action accordingly. It might even result in a penalty. So always try to make your content as unique as possible and make sure they don't match each other too much.
17. Make your site content-heavy
The more content your page has, the better it is for your on-page optimization. Make your pages content heavy. Don't use pictures that have text. Instead, make sure the text is in your site so that crawlers can easily find them. Website design can have a significant effect on SEO, so one should be very careful about that.
18. Plagiarism can be harmful.
If your content has plagiarism, which means having similarity to other content on the web, it might be bad for your site. If Google figures out that you have used plagiarized content, it can give a massive penalty from which you won't be able to recover quickly.
19. Contents need to have the right keywords.
Just making content and publishing on the site will not be enough. A content needs the right keywords that will help people to find your site. Keywords can be found in various ways, and you should always pick keywords that are searched in significant volumes. As a result, more customers will be able to find your website through Google searches.
20. Engagement is a great factor.
Your contents need to be engaging. Engagement of content will determine if people will read your blog or not. Make your grammar on point, and use interesting words. Keep your paragraphs small and use subheadings to increase readability. Such ways can make content more engaging and enjoyable.
21. Good videos can rank your page higher.
In 2020, the improvement of Google's AI and other algorithm has been in favor of those who have videos on their page. A well-thought video can describe more things in a short time and users like that. And sites that have good videos can get very high on the ranking. So consider making a suitable video for your site.
22. Visual statistics can be good.
Within your content, you can include visual statistics like tables, graphs, and charts that can be easily understood by people who are reading the content. It does somehow improve the ranking of a site when it uses information like that. So even if it can be a hard process, you can try doing it for the greater good.
23. Contents with extra words are great.
Content's size matters. The lengthier your content is; the more chances you have to put a lot of relevant keywords. It means the keywords will able to bring more visitors to your site. On the other hand, short content cannot bear too many keywords and may not be able to improve a site's optimization. So keep your content more than 1000 words. If you can have your content between 3000 to 4000 words, that will be the best.
24. Creating a blog is a must.
No matter what kind of business you have, you can always write something about it. By creating a blog on your website that gives more information about products and provides ways to users to solve a problem will improve your site's optimization. So take some time and create a blog that will describe your products.
25. Getting backlinks from quality sites is a big deal.
If you can get backlinks from sites that get a lot of visitors every day, it can result in huge improvements to your SEO. But getting backlinks from high-quality sites can be hard, and the backlinks you easily get might not be the best ones. Try your best to gain such backlinks by talking with people or searching through outsourcing platforms.
26. Marketing content will increase ranking.
The more people come to read your content; the higher your ranking will be. So, how do you bring more people? By marketing your content. You can market your blogs and other content on social media or by Google Ad. Social media marketing is a suitable option for connecting with more people and engaging in conversations with them. You can also create groups or pages that will help with brand awareness.
27. The title is the most important part of your content.
People read the title first. Not only people but also the bots read the title first. Not having a good title means many people will not read it. So put your best effort into making an interesting title that will attract more visitors. Use only 55 characters or less to make a perfect title. Quality titles will increase your pages' CTR resulting in better ranking for those pages.
28. The meta description will affect SEO.
A meta description is a text a lot of people read before clicking on a link in Google searches. Making the best type of meta description can help your SEO significantly. Use 160 characters or less to make a perfect meta description. Yoast SEO will be a helpful tool in this case.
29. Wrong keywords can ruin many factors.
Keywords that are not relevant to the content or the products can ruin a lot of factors that assist a website in ranking. You need to choose the keywords that go along with the main motto of your content, and not doing so is not recommended by Google.
30. Google's keyword tool is great for choosing the right keywords.
If you're someone who doesn't want to do extensive research for finding keywords, you can use Google's keyword tool to find out which keywords could be relevant and best for your content. It is an easy way and always works if you choose the right keywords.
31. Getting keywords from others can be effective.
Ask your customers what they are searching for in Google to find out about your products. When you find a keyword that has high volume, you can use it on your content. Remember, going after popular keywords doesn't always pay off due to the high competition they face. Unique keywords can be useful sometimes.
32. No irrelevant keywords allowed!
You have a business of selling car suspension. If you use keywords like "buy car struts cash on delivery," it might not be the best approach. Irrelevant keywords do more harm than help because people do not like when they are looking for something and find out something else.
33. Commercial keywords are a priority.
You don't want to bring readers. You want to bring potential buyers. So using keywords that can bring buyers is recommended. For example, "car wash near me" is more suitable than "how to wash a car." Commercial keywords should be prioritized, and other keywords can be used at a low volume. That way, you can make sure more customers are visiting your page.
34. Long-tail keywords can help amongst the high competition.
Short keywords have huge competition. That's why you should try long-tail keywords. They are suitable because they have lesser competition, and the more you use them in your long content, the more likely they are to bring people. New sites should always use long-tail keywords.
35. Strategically placing keywords is necessary.
Keywords should be placed in perfect ways. You should not only use keywords in the text but also in titles, subheadings, URLs, and image alt descriptions. They don't work so great, but they are still suitable for Search Engine Optimization.
36. Keyword stuffing can cause penalties.
Yes, keywords are good for SEO. That does not mean you should put 200 keywords in a 250 words article. It will not only destroy the natural flow of an article but also can be a reason to gain penalties from Google. Do you want to use more keywords? Then make your content longer. Stuffing short content with many keywords is not a recommended option.
37. Continuously finding chances of putting backlinks should be practiced.
You have successfully placed a lot of backlinks. So what do you do now? Wait? No. You need to keep building backlinks for your site continuously. Whenever you find a way to make a quality backlink, you shouldn't miss the chance and do your best to gain newer and better backlinks.
38. Backlinks should come from relevant sites.
You have a business of shoes. So if your backlinks come from a site that is relevant to shoes, it will bring the best results. On the contrary, backlinks from an irrelevant site can work as Anti-SEO.
39. The sites providing backlinks should be trusted amongst users.
Just like you want a trusted person to recommend your business, the backlinks should also be provided by the sites that people trust and sites that do not have a bad history.
40. Getting good backlinks can be tough
Good backlinks can be hard because it is not easy to talk with a site's owner that had a high quantity of visitors and ask for a backlink. You might need to spend a significant amount of money to get what you want.
41. Purchasing backlinks can be dangerous sometimes.
Yes, you can purchase backlinks from outsourcing sites. But not all the time, the links will be of good quality. Remember, bad backlinks can lower your site's ranking, and that's why it is not recommended to purchase backlinks from people.
42. Link networks are not worth it.
Many businesses join link networks. But a lot of them face Google penalties. Google wants that backlinks should be generated naturally. That's why any abnormal action that creates backlinks unnaturally can be bad.
43. Influencers can be helpful.
Social media influencers are great for marketing. You can pay an influencer to market your products, and people's trust will increase. Instagram influencer, YouTube's content creators are the best choices.
44. The website's security is important.
Security has been Google's one of the main considerations in 2020. If you have not worked to improve your site's security in payment methods and other crucial factors, it might not work well for improving your site's optimization.
45. Optimization for voice search
Voice searches are becoming more popular. Voice searches can include long-tail keywords, and that's why you should make use of that. Use this strategy after making all the vital developments for your site.
46. Artificial Intelligence can provide better results
High-volume sites are using AI to customize their search results according to locations. It is increasing the relevancy of their contents and bringing more people.
47. Other search engines aren't dead.
Besides Google, many other search engines are present, and different search engines provide different results. You can also make optimization for Bing, DuckDuckGo, and other search engines that are gaining more users by time.
48. Customers can bring backlinks.
Ask your customers to recommend your products if they like your service. Some might do that, and that will make a good backlink.
49. Linking to your inner page can be helpful.
Throughout your content, link your other pages that can provide people with more information. Link heavy content does better in terms of optimization.
50. Lastly, giving up is not an option.
Not all the time, your ideas can work. But if you keep using more ideas, there is a good assurance that some ideas will work. So, never give up!
These are some of the top SEO facts you need to keep in mind in 2020. But always stay updated with the latest google algorithm changes by google because for SEO, whatever works today doesn't work tomorrow.


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Guided Meditation for Sleep
Free sleep meditation
- 1 Free sleep meditation
- 2 Mindfulness meditation
- 3 Sleep relaxation
- 4 mindfulness book
- 5 A couple of mindfulness book the book by Dan Harris
- 6 10% Happier, is said to be good.
- 7 And the book by Jon Kabat-Zinn Wherever You Go, There You Are Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life.
- 8 mindfulness book
- 9 Lucid dreaming meditation guided
- 10 Guided Sleep Meditation for Insomnia
- 11 Relaxation techniques for sleep
Guided meditation for sleep, You can use audio, video, or with a trained professional. Listening to direction from a professional is immensely useful for helping stress and anxiety, sleep issues.
Products can assist with sleeping difficulty now available on the market. And each has its unique features and benefits for improving restfulness. Scientific evidence point out some benefits of meditation.
Relaxation provides a boost of melatonin in the body, and melatonin, a crucial element for regulating sleep.
meditation and heart rate
How to lower resting heart rate you need to exercise every day. Encouraging slow breathing and considering sleep-related problems, mindfulness helps to cure heart disease by lowering stress. Tends to reduce high blood pressure according to health Harvard.
Mindfulness meditation
Taking direction from someone requires almost no effort you can relax and follow along. Mindfulness meditation and relaxation video, it can do wonders to aid or even fix your sleep-related issues.
mindfulness guide
You are choosing an appropriate guided meditation script or method that suits you. That will help to provide you with a better night rest. Lowers stress levels, improves, mental clarity, memory capacity significant mindfulness relaxation. It can encourage you to adopt better eating habits and allow you to manage weight as well.
Relaxation can affect how fast you fall asleep along with the quality of your rest. You can gain a lot from simply choosing the correct guided meditation youtube video we have a couple you can watch.
Mindfulness, thinking of invest in medicines and expensive treatments no need. It is just a matter of paying attention to your body from moment to moment.
Sleep relaxation
You can opt for audio CD's, music tracks, or even books depending on what suits your lifestyle. Help yourself with a simple guided meditation or natural plant-based remedies which are useful in helping you to quieten down and rest at night.
mindfulness book
A couple of mindfulness book the book by Dan Harris
10% Happier, is said to be good.
And the book by Jon Kabat-Zinn Wherever You Go, There You Are Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life.
Mindfulness book, that teaches the primary methods for keeping yourself calm. Mindful attention lets you release tension; this book is perfect if you're looking for a reliable source to start your guided meditation journey.
mindfulness book
The paperback is written concisely and is easy to understand.
Short and informative
Presents easy and simple practices
Ideal for beginners
Gives meditation music suggestions
Found easily on Kindle
Only introduces beginner techniques
Content is not comprehensive
Lucid dreaming meditation guided
Lucid dreaming meditation guided
Lucid dreaming introspection for Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep is an Audio CD voiced by Charlie Morley. The product consists of two CDs with four tracks on each one. A speaker describes the concept of lucid dreams and how to achieve them.
Product aims to combine music, introspection, and hypnosis to give you the best experience possible.
Very detailed explanations
music tracks
Affordable Price
Variation in CD
Lengthy duration
Only available in English
Guided Sleep Meditation for Insomnia
- Sleep Meditation for Insomnia Guided Sleep Meditation for Insomnia. Music track by Lina Grace Offers a great solution if you need a fix for your insomnia. It consists of a single track that is 61 minutes in length. If you have insomnia, this track is perfect for you. Again first half of the audio track includes a relaxation metaphor and a spoken sleep story. Likewise, the second half consists only of peaceful, relaxing rain sounds to help you further calm your mind and doze off quickly.
- Pros: Available on multiple platformsBudget-friendlyShows results in 3-6 weeksConvenient access Cons: Lengthy recording for time constrictions not the complete solution for insomnia relaxation techniques for sleep
Relaxation techniques for sleep
Voiced by psychologist Simonette Vaja, Relaxation techniques for sleep is an Audio CD targeting issues with rest. There is one disk consisting of three parts titled as introduction, serenity. An introduction gives an overview of the CD and the second portion "serenity" is a compilation of calming music.
The audio features music by Ian Cameron Smith and the combination of the voice and music help you relax into a deep slumber.
Pleasant voice of the speaker
Very calming background music
Easily available
Shows results after first use
Slightly high priced
Gets too repetitive
Lengthy recordings
Children's meditation music
Children's meditation music consists of audio tracks produced by Rising Higher introspection and Jess Shepherd.
The product is easily downloadable from online sources and includes three tracks.
Track one, for Deep Healing Sleep (Rain and Relaxation Music), is two hours long and provides you with beautiful, relaxing music and sounds. These sounds promote deep healing sleep by effectively relaxing your mind and body.
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The Cannabis industry takes many forms including medical marijuana, hemp, and CBD. Few industries have received the attention cannabis has in recent years, putting a spotlight on the range of attitudes about the famous plant. As Maine joins the growing number of states that have legalized recreational cannabis, it's important for those in the industry contemplating a business expansion to get ready by selecting an advisor who can help them navigate the many and disparate state and federal laws.
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Marijuana: Dispensaries, businesses, and caregivers with marijuana inventories must remain vigilant to comply with local, state and federal laws. The shifting regulatory environment around marijuana allows for potentially significant profits for those willing to enter this high risk, high reward space. Limited options for banking means that accounting methods, internal controls, and operating procedures must be well thought-out and precisely applied.
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CBD: Businesses selling CBD oil and CBD-infused products are quickly growing in popularity. Depending on the method of processing, proper tax treatment can vary. Whether hemp-derived or marijuana-derived, CBD companies must be aware of which accounting methods work best. Close attention to responsible business practices is increasingly important as Maine implements recreational marijuana.
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When registered nurse Karen Gray wanted to learn more about how a local company could expand its business, she realized the best choice was to learn from school.
Gray and her employer Nurse Care collaborated with two classes of Indiana State University business students taught by Aruna Chandra to create a marketing plan for the company. A group of Indiana State seniors and a second group of MBA students in another class reviewed the marketing efforts of Nurse Care, an in-home health care services provider based in Terre Haute. The groups then provided analysis and recommendations for ways that Nurse Care could increase its brand awareness. The MBA students also gave a PowerPoint presentation on their effort.
"I thought it was quite good," Gray, who worked closely with the students, said of the presentation. "They had put a lot of thought into it, and you could tell they wanted to do more than what the project was actually asking them to do. They were enthusiastic."
Each group of students met with Gray and other Nurse Care employees early in the semester to get more information about the organization, including what company officials sought from the project. The company employees were interested in learning more about expanding Nurse Care's Internet presence, which currently consists of a single-page website that provides contact information.
"That's probably the most urgent issue to be addressed," said Tzu-chun Cheng, an Indiana State MBA student from Taiwan who worked on the Nurse Care project, "because nowadays people go online for everything, and they're" very limited online.
The company has done strong business in part thanks to strong word-of-mouth referrals from customers, said Ho-Chieh Huang, an MBA student from Taiwan who also worked on the project. A stronger internet presence also could be more beneficial to the company, he said.
The Indiana State students also reviewed the ways in which Nurse Care could increase its brand awareness through social media platforms. The company currently is not on either Facebook or Twitter, for instance; some marketing classes at Indiana State feature a strong focus on social media marketing, said Amanda Myracle, a senior marketing major from Newburgh who participated in the project.
"With being a marketing major, anytime I can develop a marketing plan or give marketing ideas, it's beneficial...," Myracle said. "I think I (can) apply it to jobs that would be in sales" or a different position in the medical industry.
The students also reviewed other marketing materials that Nurse Care utilizes, and provided constructive feedback, company officials said.
"They made us think more," said Heather Brady, assistant director of nursing at Nurse Care. "How many times do we pull out our brochures and we never thought much about (the content)? ... I never really thought about it."
Chandra, a professor of management at Indiana State, routinely incorporates collaborative projects with companies and other organizations to provide an experiential opportunity for students while helping the partner organization accomplish an objective.
"I got the impression that she was a pretty forward instructor," Gray said of Chandra. "She got her point across, the students learn a lot, and I thought that we as Nurse Care would be able to benefit from some of those experiences."
The projects were part of the Indiana Global Business Advisors (IGloBA), an initiative created by Chandra in which she pairs her students with companies and organizations from around the world. The professor uses the opportunity of having students partner with existing groups on real-world issues as a way to help implement lessons and theories into the business world.
"Taking theory and applying it to an actual situation is an analytical process, and it's challenging and difficult," Chandra said. "I want them to make this transition of taking theory and applying it to practice rigorously. That's part of the exercise for them, and they work in groups, and they seem to be enjoying themselves and doing a good job."
The participating undergraduate and MBA students in separate classes each decided to work on the Nurse Care project.
"We can feel like we give back to the community, because the community helps us out a lot," said Jessica Markley, a senior finance and financial services double major from Galesburg, Ill., when she participated in the project.
Nurse Care officials are looking forward to reviewing the information more closely to see how some of the recommendations can be implemented in the future.
Working with the students was "very exciting, and hopefully we'll get some good information out of it," said Jackie Bolinger, director of nursing at Nurse Care. "It was a way for me to learn more about what's going on out there in the media, and what we can do to make ourselves be seen better."
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LOS ANGELES, August 11, 2015—DealPoint Merrill recently closed escrow on a 65,658 square foot Shaw's grocery retail center for redevelopment in New Britain, Connecticut, and a $4.5 million construction loan for the Joliet, Illinois Shopping Center for its former Walmart Redevelopment Project.
DealPoint Merrill's executives, David Frank, CEO, negotiated both transactions, and Sterling McGregor, Chief Investment Officer, handled the due diligence for the purchase and financing. The acquisition was completed by Jason Limbert of DealPoint Merrill.


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Righteousness: Merely 'Reckoned' in Us Or Actually Divinizing Us in Grace?
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Saint John Eudes and the Middle Age Controversy Over the Immaculate Conception
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Tinnitus Miracle is a treatment option for those suffering from tinnitus. It is a natural solution that comes in the form of an eBook. The book includes instructions on how to get rid of symptoms associated with tinnitus.
Tinnitus affects a person's hearing system, and this condition is defined by buzzing, whooshing and other types of ringing sounds that range from mild to severe.
The condition can create a lot of discomfort and in some cases a person may experience pain. This conditions affects approximately 20% of the global population.
Conventional clinical solutions cannot be used to treat the condition. At least not without causing severe side effects. This is why a natural approach is worth looking into.
Unfortunately, those who suffer from tinnitus have no choice but to deal with the noises and this can leave them feeling helpless. Not only that but side effects can result from having the condition and this may make everyday life much more difficult to cope with. Some of these side effects may include anxiety, insomnia, loss of focus, concentration and depression to name a few.
Sometimes doctors misdiagnose the condition. In some cases, some patients are told to go to a mental facility to receive a checkup. Some patients are advised to schedule an appointment with a psychiatrist.
How Does The Program Work?
Tinnitus Miracle is a solution for tinnitus, and it is designed to treat it and it can be used right at home. If you suffer from the condition, then this solution may be for you. The instructions are straightforward and you should have no problem understanding them.
You can get help with administering the treatment or you can do it yourself, but many people apply the treatment by themselves. The solution is broken down into a few steps that can help you get rid of symptoms associated with tinnitus, and best of all the methods are designed to help you improve your overall health. The guide is big because it provides people with a lot of info about the condition, as well as info about general health.
As for what you'll find within the guide, you will discover that there is a special herb you can take and it may help you eliminate many symptoms related to tinnitus, and you'll learn what lifestyle changes you should make. You'll learn what foods to stay away from and what you can do to boost your immune system and techniques you can use to get relief from tinnitus symptoms, and these techniques relate to inhaling and exhaling. There are also rare techniques you'll learn about, and remember that this is a natural solution.
As previously mentioned, the guide is massive, and the main guide has 250 pages. It is packed with useful information. You do need to keep in mind that the system is designed to help you restore your body's balance of internal systems.
Advantages Of Tinnitus Miracle
The program works differently for different people. This is because people don't respond in the same way to treatment. Generally speaking, there are a number of benefits you may experience while using the program.
You may end up getting relief from symptoms within seven days and all major symptoms may be eliminated within 60 days. Furthermore, there may be other underlying health issues that may be eliminated and you will be living a healthier lifestyle. Not only that, but you can access the guide from anywhere, and this is because the guide is downloadable. All you have to do is download the guy from an internet enable device, and then you can view it from anywhere, and you can read the guide while you're on the go or from the comfort of your home.
The guide doesn't cost that much money and you can save money via a promotion. Not only that, but it is natural, so there's no need to worry about side effects and you can use this right from your home and you'll receive support after you purchase the program. Support is available to everyone who buys the program.
Does It Work?
The truth is there is no short answer, but users are assured that if used correctly, then the system will work. This means the treatment methods must be applied properly and you need to stick to the recommendations, and then you may be relieved of tinnitus symptoms. Best of all, you won't have to worry about side effects because Coleman's techniques are natural.
The bottom line is you have to be willing to properly use the recommendations mentioned in the eBook. They have to be applied in a certain way. If they are applied any other way, then you may not get any results or the results will fall short of what you had hoped for.
The Author
Thomas Coleman is a regular guy who suffered from tinnitus. He decided to go out and find a treatment for it, but he wanted to find a safe and natural way to treat the condition. He eventually found tinnitus miracle treatment, and now Coleman wants to share it with the millions of other people who suffer from the condition.
Anyone who suffers from the condition can give Tinnitus Miracle a try. It is Coleman's way of sharing his formula with the world. Coleman has gotten results with his formula and you may get results too, but you do have to apply the methods properly.
Tinnitus Miracle has worked for many people. It takes a holistic approach and it is worth checking out. If you are sick and tired of suffering from tinnitus, then consider giving this a try. I hope this review of Tinnitus Miracle was helpful to you.
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- 1 tsp. coriander seeds
- 1 tsp. fennel seeds
- ½ tsp. black peppercorns
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 6 scallions, coarsely chopped
- ½ serrano chile, thinly sliced (optional)
- 2 2x1" strips lemon zest
- 2 large leeks, white and pale green parts only, tough outer layer removed, sliced into ½"-thick rounds
- 1 fennel, halved lengthwise, bulb and stalks thinly sliced, fronds coarsely chopped
- 1 15.5-oz. can cannellini beans, rinsed
- 5 oz. sugar snap peas, thinly sliced on a diagonal
- Kosher salt
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 1 cup shelled fresh English peas (from about 1 lb. pods) or frozen peas, thawed
- 1 Tbsp. white miso
Special Equipment
- A spice mill or mortar and pestle
Recipe Preparation
Coarsely grind coriander seeds, fennel seeds, and peppercorns in spice mill or with mortar and pestle. Cook oil, garlic, and ground spices in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until garlic is softened but not crisp, about 2 minutes. Add scallions, chile (if using), and lemon zest and cook, stirring occasionally, until scallions are softened and almost completely charred, 5–7 minutes.
Pour 6 cups cold water into saucepan, increase heat to medium-high, and bring to a simmer. Add leeks, fennel bulb and stalks, beans, and sugar snap peas (pan will look crowded but vegetables will shrink as they cook). Reduce heat to medium. Add a large pinch of salt and simmer, stirring occasionally, until leeks, fennel, and sugar snap peas are fork-tender, about 5 minutes. Add spinach, English peas, and miso and cook, stirring, just until spinach is wilted, about 10 seconds; season with salt.
Divide soup among bowls. Top with fennel fronds.
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My 3 year old will NOT sleep. He keeps coming out of his room and it's driving me crazy. How can I make him sleep?
Well, you can't really make him sleep, but you can create an environment that is conducive to sleep.
Start by having a routine and keep it the same almost every night.
This will cue the body that it is time for sleep. For example: take a bath, brush teeth, two books, kiss, high five, and walk out.
Keep screen time to a minimum before bed, as it tends to stimulate.
Even calmer shows stimulate the brain. It can also cause tantrums when it is time to turn off the T.V. "JUST ONNNEEE MORE SHOWWWWW!!!"
Choose quiet play instead.
Coloring, puzzles, blocks. Take a look at bedtime in a different way. Basically, change your end goal. It's not sleep that you are after – it's him being quiet in his room. As long as they are in their beds, you still get your time – and that is truly important.
So how to get them to stay in their beds?
A book on iTunes (used to be book on tape) can hold your child's interest while lulling them into sleep. You can snag a light on a timer and let him read on his own for a bit. The idea is that if he is in bed, he will eventually fall asleep. And if there are amusing things keeping him there, he will not pop out again and again.
If he does come out, quietly walk him back. With minimal conversation and not a million hugs and kisses. I know you are thinking, "WHATTT?? No snuggles? That's just cruel." It sounds and is tough, but if there are a million snuggles or book readings or long conversations, you are incentivizing these bedroom breakouts. Give one kiss, say I love you, and close the door.
Change does not happen overnight.
Stay clear and consistent, and you will have a sleeping child and some time to yourself. Give these a try and let me know how it goes.
Brandi Davis, ACC, is a professional Parenting Coach, Parent Educator, and Author of O.K. I'm A Parent Now What? She can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and be sure to catch her parenting podcasts on iTunes. The goal of Brandi's practice is to bring respect, calm communication, teamwork, and FUN into the home or classroom. To discover all that Child and Family Coaching can bring to your family stop by www.childandfamilycoaching.com.
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Mr. Garbage represent Malaysia to international short film festival
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN), in partnership with the United Nations Foundation, today announced that Malaysian filmmaker Mark Lee, and Singaporean filmmaker Wally Tham are the Asia finalists of the Picture This Festival for the Planet, a worldwide short-film competition for filmmakers to showcase the positive future they see for our planet.
Lee's short film, Mr. Garbage, tells the story of Chua Hock Boon, an electrician and Loh Keat Geok, an environmentalist, who work tirelessly to recycle the mountain loads of garbage that have accumulated for generations in their hometown, Ketam Island, a small fishing village located off the coast of Port Klang, Selangor.
Lee and Tham are two of eight regional finalists from around the world who will receive a Sony RX0 camera and a trip for two to Los Angeles, where they will attend the Picture This Festival For the Planet at the Sony Pictures Studios lot on July 31.
On this day, the regional finalists will meet with Sony Pictures executives from the television and the motion picture group, followed by an evening event exploring how stories can promote a better world through the lens of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). All regional finalists' films will be screened and a winner will be announced at the event.
Entries for the Picture This Festival for the Planet opened in January, with aspiring filmmakers and environmentalists from over 70 countries submitting videos between one and eight minutes in length. Each submission was inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals, a set of global goals agreed upon by all 193 member states of the United Nations to end poverty, protect the planet and promote prosperity for all.
Partners in this year's festival are: the United Nations Foundation, the United Nations Association of the United States of America,WeTransfer, Sony World Photography Awards, Sony Alpha Universe, the Environmental Media Association, Connect4Climate and leaders and environmental visionaries from around the globe.
In addition to internationally renowned musical artist and the judge of Asia's Got Talent, Anggun and YouTube sensations Damon and Jo, the list of celebrity advocates and industry leaders who will judge film submissions includes: Megan Boone, environmental advocate and actress from the hit TV series "The Blacklist"; Elizabeth Cousens, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, United Nations Foundation; Mr. N.P. Singh, MD & CEO, Sony Pictures Networks India; Marie Jacobson, EVP Programming & Production, Sony Pictures Television Networks; Tom Bernard & Michael Barker, Co-Presidents, Sony Pictures Classics; Glenn Gainor, President of Physical Production, Screen Gems; Brett King, Vice President, Creative Programming, Diversity & Inclusion, Sony Pictures Entertainment; Tetsuya Bessho, actor, Founder and President, Short Shorts Film Festival; Debbie Levin, President & CEO, Environmental Media Association; and Damian Bradfield, President and Chief Marketing Officer, WeTransfer.
The Picture This Festival for the Planet is Sony Pictures Entertainment's latest project to bring awareness to the SDGs. In 2016, the United Nations and SPE launched Angry Birds for a Happy Planet, a global youth outreach campaign that leveraged online and social media platforms to encourage action to protect the planet and fight climate change. Centered on the Sustainable Development Goal #13 – to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, the campaign featured Red and other characters of The Angry Birds Movie. In 2017, supported by the cast of the Smurfs: The Lost Village, audiences were encouraged to join "Team Smurfs" for the "Small Smurfs Big Goals" campaign that inspired everyone to learn about and support the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.


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This reclaimed Wooden Elf Doorway Sign adds a touch of whimsical holiday glee to my front door entry. The project is super easy to do and the kids will be overjoyed each time they walk though the door, thinking of Christmas.
Is Christmas decorating your thing? Check out my recent post featuring the Incredible Christmas Place.
My grandmother used to say "waste not, want not" to me all the time. She instilled in me a really frugal nature that comes out at the oddest times. Who would think that a pile of lumber from an old door frame would end up in such a cute way?
This is the last of my rustic wooden projects that started out their lives as a door frame on my old kitchen pantry. Rather than toss the wood, I salvaged it to use in Christmas crafts. The other two projects, Santa Claus Wall Hanging and a Sad Snowman Shutter Hanging are happy to have my Elves on Duty Wooden doorway sign join them!
Let's make this Wooden Elf Doorway Sign!
(This post has affiliate links for your crafting pleasure.) To make the project, you will need the following supplies:
- Four pieces of wood – 30″ x 1 1/2″ x 5/8″
- 1 piece of plywood – 12″ x 8″ x 1/4″
- 3 red jingle bells 3/4″
- Acrylic Craft paint – red, yellow, white, green
- Gold Glitter Glue
- Paintbrushes
- Saw
- Hammer and Nails
- Sand paper
- Pattern for overlays. Print it out here.
We started the Wooden Elf Doorway Sign project by cutting our long wooden pieces and sanded them on the top and bottom.
Next, my husband used a jigsawto cut the overlay patterns for the collar, belt, buckle and wooden base.
Once all the overlays were cut out, we sanded them to make them smooth.
Now comes the fun part! I love to see the project come together. I painted the wooden boards green, the collar red, the belt black and the buckle yellow.
Using a large nail, I spaced my long boards so that there was a small opening between them. Then, I hot glued the collar and black belt to the top and middle of the boards to secure them in place. Three red jingle bells were glued in place for the elf buttons.
A small piece of green plywood was added to the very bottom of the wooden sign to give it a base and finish holding the long boards in place.
I hot glued the yellow belt buckle to the middle of the belt and aded a good helping of gold glitter glue to give it some sparkle.
I painted my wording on the bottom of the Wooden Elf Doorway Sign by using a pencil first and then painting over the words with red and white acrylic paint. I wanted a drop shadow effect, so I painted the words white first, allowed them to dry and then added the red lettering over the top slightly on an offset so that the white paint would just show on the edges.
You can print out this pattern for your painting.
Display with pride at your front door entry. I just leaned my sign against the brickwork for a casual look. If you wood like to hang your sign, just attach a saw tooth metal picture hanger to the top of the back side.
Have you ever used old wood to make into new craft projects? What did you do with your wood? I'd love to hear about your project (and see some photos) in the comments below!) For more cute holiday proejcts, be sure to visit my It's Christmas Time board on Pinterest.
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As I write this epistle, the last batch of Senior High School students have written their last paper and are readying for the life ahead of them with high hopes and great expectations of a better and fulfilling life after school.
Plans to make the stay and wait for your results are enormous and the happenings, I must say, some fulfilling, some drag your dreams or tarnish your image real bad that may take time to recover.
Certainly, I may be an old school considering the fact that I left the schooling scene some years back and will really not know what kids of today may be interested in, but surely, I know for sure some things that run through all generations and will certainly happen in 21st century Ghana.
After Senior High School, in some families you will be celebrated whiles in others you are treated like an ordinary BECE candidate because they have seen people who have achieved better "laurels".
Now, to our subject matter. Being early days after your final paper, you will, both male and female take no chances when it comes to rest your head certainly for the stress you had to go through and burning the night candle. That feeling of being a grown up will keep you in your bed till say maybe 10 am before you wake up to undertake your morning chores and ooo if you have kid siblings, you will expect them to do all that while you enjoy your bed. Funny enough, since you are a graduate, your parents may spur you on because like it is said, "it's not easy to complete school".
The churchy ones will want to remain relevant in church by taking up some responsibilities in church in order to vibe with their maker and also earn the respect of church member and elders alike but for the party rats, they will "Log Out", Get "Unplugged", "Break from Prison" and enjoy whatever parties they hear of. They make new friends from these parties and become the "toast of many" who think they are cool people. Through their love for parties, they may develop the habit of drinking, smoking, sniffing and the like. If they are ladies, their drive for sex may be charged and hmmm! They become that area girl who shares the thing like Akufo-Addo ' s promises "one this one that".
After Senior High School, if a lady was dating her mate, certainly there will be a breakup. She will be approached by the University guys who she will feel proud to visit in school and ooo trust the uni boys to make you feel on top of the world. They will give them the best treatment they have never had before that they will forget that they used to date a "small boy".
After staying away from the almighty sex for three years and enduring the pain of you cumin, some ladies who think completing SHS means Safe Hour Sex will break their virginity because after all they are now "Big girls". They will certainly visit their "boyfriends" who will hold their this thing and ignite some drive in them and pa! The hymen is gone forever. For the guys, those John boys will want a swing of their waist which may give them a certificate even before their results are out.
However, every SHS student does not forget to pray for God to release him or her from the ugly claws of grade D and ensure that he/she moves on to the tertiary level. Regardless of the bad stuff some do, they certainly remember to say a prayer to God for his favour in the sight of some Examiner who may have drunk some Happy man bitters before sitting behind their paper.
Leaving SHS is a life time experience because this is where your life begin and the choices you make after this period will play very important roles in your life.
We will certainly bring you the epistle of an SHS graduate after the results are released by the West African Examination Council and Chale you just gauge the sudden change.


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Sometimes, apartments in the suburbs provide better value than city apartments.
If in a good location and near transport, there is a greater pool of possible residents -- students, young city workers, retired couples, single mothers/fathers with one or two children, widows and the like. In other words, people who want convenience, but not the problems with looking after a house; people who want safety and facilities, but not a city apartment.
The areas of Brisbane that I think will have good capital growth over the next five years are:
- St Lucia -- near the city, Toowong and the University of Queensland. Some apartments have river and city views.
- Indooroopilly -- many facilities, on a main train line, near excellent schools and the University of Queensland. Some apartments have river and city views.
- Toowong -- close to the city, with facilities at Toowong Village, and a transport hub.
- Taringa (between Toowong and Indooroopilly) and on a train line
- Sherwood -- a nice village atmosphere, only 12 km from the city, and on a train line. Near good parks and schools.
People often say West End will be the next hot spot in Brisbane. My view is that the facilities are not as good as the above. I prefer the Southbank area to West End, as you have city and river views and face north. Most of West End faces West (e.g., see the view here.)
There are big plans for Indooroopilly and Toowong redevelopments. This will drive up prices of existing quality apartments.
But you have to be careful, as there are poor quality apartments or apartments in poor locations (i.e., on major roads) in these areas.
I recommend the following apartments and off-the-plan developments.
- Fresh Apartments in Toowong -- a resort style complex, with two pools (completion in early 2008)
- Ciana at Indooroopilly -- includes pool, restaurant and club (completion in late 2008)
- Parklands at Sherwood (completion in 2009) currently in pre-sales, includes pool
Typically, a two bedroom two bathroom apartment in these complexes is about $500,000, and will be about 85 sqm internal, and (in addition) a large balcony of about 30 sqm and airconditioned.
Example existing complexes
- Riva at Indooroopilly - river views, pool (which are always fully rented)
- Ikon at Indooroopilly, on Station Road, which is the subject of about 3 or 4 proposed new developments
- Encore at Toowong pool, close to excellent park (which are always fully rented)


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What we're watching – February 2015
Newscred recently shared "the 10 most important YouTube videos of all time" – and it's an amazing look at how the platform has developed and changed based on some key spots. From 'Me at the Zoo' – which signified the idea that there's a desire for real, authentic content – to "Sunglass Catch" sparking an aha moment for marketers to embrace the YouTube platform, YouTube has had a lot of moments in its 10 year existance which have changed the face of video.
And as video platforms grow and develop, the video content we're seeing on these platforms simultaneously explodes.
With the video space alive and thriving, marketers need to get continually creative to stand out and resonate with an audience. So who's doing it? We've all see the WestJet's and Beer Fridges' of the world – but beyond these big pieces that make headline after headline, what videos are resonating, and what's interesting about these spots?
We sat down with our own Ian Buck and simply asked: what videos did you watch this month?
With 1 ad, 1 video format and 1 TV episode, here's what caught Ian's attention this month. What were you watching? Let us know at firstname.lastname@example.com: branded content, cinemagraph, content, content marketing, Modern Family, online content, online video, video content, video production


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Date of Sighting: June, 14 2012 @ 11:20 am
Location of Sighting: Visalia, Ca going East on 198
Shape(s) of UFO(s): Cigar shaped
Size(s) of UFO(s): From how far it was I would say bigger than a 747
Color(s) of UFO(s): White
Number of UFO(s): 1
Distance of UFO(s) in sky: If I had to guess I would say 5-7 miles in the sky
Direction of Travel for UFO(s): It was headed north
Other Known Object(s) (For possible reference, or contrast): My wife saw something similar on June, 12 2012
Further Description of Sighting: I was on my motorcycle headed east on 198 when I looked up. It glared in the sun, that's why I looked up. As I kept looking up at it, it shined bright traveled a few inches what it looked like from that distance and vanished.
I wasn't sure what I saw but the sky was very clear that day and I know jets just don't vanish into thin air. Also there were no vapor trail that jets leave at that altitude. Anyone else see somthing like that on or around this day?


text: John Lennon's Psychedelic Rolls-Royce Phantom V. 09/01/2019 By Derwombat Only 517 Rolls-Royce Phantom Vs were manufactured. It was an ultra-exclusive car, weighing 2.5 tonnes with a 3.6-metre wheelbase and the same 6.2L V8 engine as the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II. The British Crown owned two of them, ridden by Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother. However, even they are outshone by the car's most famous owner: John Lennon of the Beatles. John Lennon bought a 1964 Mulliner Park Ward Phantom V, finished in Valentines black. Everything was black except for the radiator, even the wheels. Lennon asked for the radiator to be black as well but Rolls Royce refused. Originally the car was customized from Park Ward with black leather upholstery, cocktail cabinet with fine wood trim, writing table, reading lamps, a seven-piece his-and-hers black-hide luggage set, and a Perdio portable television. A refrigeration system was put in the trunk and it was one of the first cars in England to have tinted windows. He probably paid 11,000 pounds (nearly $240,000 in today's value). Lennon didn't know how to drive and didn't get his driver licence until 1965 at age 24. He sometimes used a six-foot-four Welsh guardsman named Les Anthony. In December 1965, Lennon made a seven-page list of changes that cost more than 1900 pounds. The backseat could change into a double bed. A Philips Auto-Mignon AG2101 "floating" record player that prevented the needle from jumping as well as a Radio Telephone and a cassette tape deck. Speakers were mounted in the front wheel wells so that occupants could talk outside via microphone. Source: The Story Behind John Lennon's Psychedelic Rolls-Royce Phantom V ~ vintage everyday Share this:Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related About Derwombat My name is Rod Parham, Hot Metal Compositor. I was born in Adelaide, South Australia in 1947. Single with two children and a grandson. I Love History, Movies and Words.


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Lauryn Hill Sentenced to 3 Months in Prison for Tax Evasion
Even after reports of her whipping together nearly $1 million to pay off her tax debts, Lauryn Hill was sentenced only moments ago to serve three months in federal prison for tax evasion, according to TMZ.A Newark judge issued the sentencing and also expressed that Hill will have to be on house arrest after her prison stint, plus nine months of community supervision.
Ms. Hill pled guilty to three counts of tax evasion for not paying taxes from earnings from 2005 to 2007.
Hill told the judge:
"I was put into a system I didn't know the nature of. ... I'm a child of former slaves. I got into an economic paradigm and had that imposed on me. I sold 50 million units ... now I'm up here paying a tax debt. If that's not likened to slavery, I don't know what is."


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Phil King
Always a pleasure to welcome back one of the most talented artists in the south west. Phil King is without doubt one of life's complete performers. He has it all, superbly crafted songs, amazing precise finger skills on the guitar and a voice beautiful enough to melt you.
If you need any more proof, well, look at the video below and come along and see for yourself. You'll be unlikely to spend a better 4 quid this year!
Filling the support slot this week is Ian O'Regan from Swindon who has played several floorspots here at the club and proved his worth as a versatile player and does a good drop of welcome blues!


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Saturday, May 21, 2011
Another Pillowcase Dress
Okay, here's the update: I used this tutorial: https://www.fabshophop.com/downloads/pillowcaseDress_chop1.pdf, using the 8" arm hole measurements and leaving the full length, in other words 36 inches plus the four inches added onto the bottom. It says to use 36" of ribbon, cut in half, and I used 36" of ribbon not cut thinking that the bow wouldn't take that much, but a little extra would have been nice, like maybe 42 - 45".
Posted by Melissa @Lilac Lane at 8:06 PM
4 comments:
- Patty@inStitches said...
Melissa - could you post the fabric measurements,and depth of armhole cut? I, too would make some for older girls, but the largest pattern I have is a child's 7/8. And it's cute without a belt, too!
- May 22, 2011 at 11:43 AM
- Melissa @Lilac Lane said...
Here you go Patty. All updated!
- May 22, 2011 at 8:42 PM
- Jenny said...
thanks for the pattern melissa! i have some lovely, vintage, CLEAN pillow cases i am gong to use, but my machine required some TLC and i had to take it in for service...since im using pillow cases, do you think i could do the stitching by hand?
- May 23, 2011 at 5:27 AM
- Patty@inStitches said...
Thanks! I'll get right on it:D
- May 23, 2011 at 2:11 PM
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Felted Wool Birds Home Decor Valentine Gifts Eco Friendly Height 4″
Felted wool birds are the latest items in my repertoire. I am having lots of fun making them, I use Merino wool roving in a variety of different colours. Sometimes I add silk threads or maybe a little tussah which is a fine silk mixed with wool, it adds a lovely sheen to the item.
I also use some of my knitted UFO's you know the ones …unfinished objects ! I felt them, then create a small wool bird from the felted fabric. I stuff some of them with polyester fibre fill and others I stuff with pure wool. Many of the wool coats and sweaters that I have purchased from the thrift stores make great birds, I even dye the fabric to make it more interesting.
What I love most about them is that no matter what I use to create them they all have their own character, sort of like our children. But I am not selling my children to-day ! Just wool felted birds. I do hope you will take a look at by bird family on etsy. More will be along soon.
Wishing you happy creating with love, remember Valentines Day is just around the corner and a little bird friendly company maybe the perfect gift.
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This project seeks to understand the outcomes of predator-disease dynamics by exploring a recent pandemic that decimated 90% of ochre sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus) in the eastern North Pacific in 2013. The research team will explore how recovery may depend upon often difficult-to-see processes such as the interplay of migration and natural selection in marine species. While the population of sea stars is currently rebounding due to several years of unusually high recruitment, the sea star wasting disease continues to persist at low levels. This project aims to determine the genetic consequences of the pandemic and subsequent recovery. The team will determine whether the majority of susceptible sea stars have died and identify possible refuges where susceptible sea stars survived. They will examine the potential for heritable variation in resistance to this disease in order to assess whether the new recruits are tolerant or susceptible to wasting. Resolving these issues will enable predictions about the trajectory of their recovery and the potential responses to future large scale disease outbreaks. Research findings will be shared with resource managers and scientists at a collaborative workshop that will focus on state-of-the-art methods to advance research on marine diseases. The public will have the opportunity to learn more about sea star wasting disease through a partnership with the UCSC Seymour Marine Discovery Center and can track the incidence of disease using an online interactive map available at http://www.seastarwasting.org. Results will be incorporated into professional development for teachers with CalTeach and adapted for teaching materials up to college-level. This project will train diverse early career scientists – undergraduates, graduates, and a postdoctoral scholar – in integration of ecological and genomic methods.
Understanding the consequences of large-scale pandemics in the broader contexts of geographic heterogeneity and chronic changes in ocean pH and temperature is an emerging contemporary issue. This project employs long-term characterization of population dynamics and genetic consequences of a sea star wasting disease (SSWD) outbreak, which caused median 90% mortality in Pisaster ochraceus populations in the northeastern Pacific, to estimate potential long-term consequences for the species. While the largest recorded influx of new recruits occurred in 2014-2016, it is unknown where they originated from, whether recruits and surviving adults remained susceptible to the disease, which persisted at low levels, and for how long these dynamics might continue. This long-term dataset provides a unique opportunity for exploring the short and long term repercussions of such large-scale disease outbreaks and the population dynamics that they precipitate. This project builds on long-term field studies of wild populations to describe host population dynamics, the disease, and genomic diversity. The goal is to discover genetic variation associated with SSWD and to dissociate that variation from population genomic effects attributable to abiotic environmental variation. Objectives are: (1) Census P. ochraceus at 24 sites throughout its range to describe population dynamics, the prevalence of SSWD, and measure abiotic variables. (2) Conduct laboratory experiments coupled with RNAseq analyses to determine loci differentially regulated during exposure to SSWD, temperature, salinity, and pCO2 anomalies. (3) Map ddRAD, RNAseq, and candidate loci under selection to a P. ochraceus genome. (4) Conduct range-wide population genomic analyses for 3 years to assess genetic (SNP) variation among wild-caught specimens with, versus without, SSWD across a geographic mosaic of abiotic variation. (5) Explore links between SSWD and candidate loci, such as EF1A. These analyses will describe the immediate genomic consequences of the disease outbreak, the population dynamics that the outbreak set in motion, and the interplay of factors and mechanisms – such as disease, temperature, migration, selection – that affected these changes. The results will advance understanding of general processes and interactions that shape population genomic structure in coastal ecosystems, providing resources to inform future research and applications in design of management strategies for coastal living resources.
Publications on this project to date:
Jackson EW, Pepe-Ranney C, Johnson MR, Distel D, Hewson I (in press) "A highly prevalent and pervasive densovirus discovered among sea stars from the North American Atlantic Coast" Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Hewson I (2019) "Technical pitfalls that bias comparative microbial community analyses of aquatic diseases" Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 137: 109-124
Hewson I, Sullivan B, Jackson EW, Xu Q, Long H, Lin C, Quijano Cardé EM, Seymour J, Siboni N, Jones MRL, Sewell MA (2019) "Perspective: Something old, something new? Review of wasting and other mortality in Asteroidea (Echinodermata)" Frontiers in Marine Science https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00406
Jackson EW, Pepe-Ranney C, Debenport SJ, Buckley DH, Hewson I (2018) "The microbial landscape of sea star and anatomical and interspecies variability of their microbiome" Frontiers in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.0182
Hewson, I, Bistolas, KSI, Quijano Cardé, EM, Button JB, Foster PJ, Flanzenbaum JM, Kocian J, Lewis CK (2018) "Investigating the complex association between viral ecology, environment and North Pacific sea star wasting" Frontiers in Marine Science 5:77


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Earthquake recorded in: Magnitude 4.9, southeast of Easter Island
Thursday, August 16, 2012 13:24:47 UTC
Thursday, August 16, 2012 06:24:47 AM at epicenter
Depth: 10.10 km (6.28 mi), Average earthquake depth.
USGS Magnitude 2.5+ Earthquakes
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If people are putting unhelpful pressure on you, talk to them about how it's making you feel because they might not realise that this pressure may actually be unhelpful.
When you feel stressed, make sure you look after yourself, taking good breaks when you can to have fun and to exercise.
Eat a healthy diet, with plenty of fruit and vegetables, and have a good sleep pattern – this will help your body to feel refreshed and energised.
Set targets that you are confident you will reach, so that you will be pleased with the result. Your teacher can help you do this.
Don't leave revision to the last minute or try and cram it in the night before the exam – working that way is never going to be productive.
Energy drinks are not the answer! They will have a negative impact on your performance, stress levels and behaviour.
Keep well hydrated by drinking lots of water or sugar free juice.
If you're distracted by your phone, turn it off or leave it in another room while you work. You can check it as a reward in your break times.
Leave your bed for sleeping and relaxing- you don't want to associate it with revising!
But do work somewhere that is comfortable and quiet for you.
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