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Toyota Vigo Thailand by Thailand's Top 4x4 Dealer Soni Motors Thailand and Dubai's Top Dealer and Exporter Soni Motors Dubai
Toyota Vigo Thailand remains Soni Motors Thailand largest selling pickup since its inception in late 2004, its demand remains undiminished. Toyota 4x4 remain our top selling vehicle, our Dubai division Soni Motors Dubai cannot keep up with its demand for Toyota Hilux Surf, Toyota Landcruiser Prado and the higher end Toyota Landcruiser. Even before the release of Toyota Vigo Thailand, Toyota Hilux Tiger was our best seller and we still continue to export hundreds of Toyota Hilux Tiger along with nearly new and second-hand Toyota Vigo Thailand. Used Toyota Vigo is now selling just as briskly as the brand new zero meter Toyota Vigo Thailand. There is no better workhorse than Toyota Hilux whether in a farm or mine with the comfort of a luxury sedan. Single Cab Toyota Vigo Thailand is only available in 4x2 but Extra Cab Toyota Vigo Thailand and Double Cab Toyota Vigo Thailand is available in both 4x2 and 4x4 configurations. For more details on Toyota Vigo Thailand please visit our detailed Vigo page at http://www.sonirodban.com/vigo.html.
Toyota 4x4s as Toyota Vigo Thailand, Toyota Hilux Surf, Toyota Fortuner, Toyota Prado and Toyota Landcruiser are loved and admired the world over for their distinctive look, top quality, reliability and comfort. Toyota Hilux became popular right after its release some five decades ago an continues its popularity with the advent of Toyota Vigo Thailand. It has latest 4x4 technology that make it an offroader dream vehicle while building on its reliability, performance, comfort. Email us now at firstname.lastname@example.com to acquire your very own Toyota Vigo Thailand or used Toyota Hilux Tiger or email email@example.com to acquire Right Hand Drive or Left Hand Drive Toyota Hilux Surf, Toyota Prado, Toyota RAV4 or Toyota Landcruiser or any Toyota of your dream.
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Getting big and ripped requires both hard work and dedication in the gym plus a disciplined nutrition program. Your workouts should consist of heavy compound exercises to maximize muscle building, along with isolation exercises for targeting and shaping individual muscles. Cardiovascular exercises can help keep your levels of body fat down to a minimum so that the underlying muscles become visible to help you get that ripped look.
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Do a split workout program. This involves targeting specific muscles on each workout day, followed by a day or two of rest and recovery. Target your chest, back and triceps on Monday. Hit legs, shoulders and biceps on Tuesday. Rest on Wednesday. On Thursday, target the same muscles as on Monday. Do the second muscle group on Friday. Take Saturday and Sunday off. Begin each resistance-training workout with an aerobic warm-up, such as a 5- to 10-minute jog on a treadmill or 10 minutes on a stationary bike.
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Start with a light warm-up set on the bench press, followed by three heavy sets of 6 to 12 repetitions. Target your upper pectoral muscles with three heavy sets of incline dumbbell presses. Do 6 to 12 reps. Alternatively, substitute flat dumbbell presses for the bench press and incline Smith machine presses for incline dumbbell presses. Finish your chest workout with an isolation exercise of three sets of flat bench flies of 10 to 12 reps.
Target your upper back with one light warm-up set and three heavy sets of 6 to 12 reps of bent-over rows. Alternatively do three sets of as many pullups as you can. Follow this with three heavy sets of lat pull-downs or low-pulley rows.
Do three heavy sets of close-grip bench presses for the triceps, followed by three heavy sets of tricep push-downs. Do 8 to 12 reps of each movement.
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Perform a light warm-up set of 12 to 15 squats. Next, do three heavy sets of 8 to 12 reps. Alternatively, do leg presses. Isolation exercises should include three sets of 10 to 12 reps of leg extensions for the quadriceps and three sets of 10 to 12 reps of leg curls for the hamstrings. Also do three sets of 15 to 20 reps of calf raises for the calves.
For shoulders, start with a light warm-up set of overhead presses, followed by three heavy sets of 6 to 12 reps. Isolate your medial deltoids with three sets of 10 to 12 reps of dumbbell lateral raises.
For biceps, do a light set of barbell curls, then three heavy sets of 8 to 12 reps. Next do three sets of preacher curls for the same number of repetitions.
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If you need to lose more body fat to get ripped, do a short, intense cardiovascular routine twice a week. Do your cardio routine as part of your warm-up on one of your workout days and on Saturdays or Sundays. The routine should be a short burst of interval training, such as two-minute jogs interspersed with one-minute sprints done for 30 minutes. If your body fat is generally low, do cardio once a week.

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Few of God's miracles cause protests in the "scientific" community like the account of Joshua's long day – when God made the sun and moon to stand still. But science and modern technology have done more to verify this phenomenal biblical fact that they have to refute it.
Common sense would say it is impossible for such a major disruption to occur and not totally destroy the precise, perfect balance in the solar system. But given a God, who created the heavens and the earth, who established the rotation of the planets and stars to the fraction of a second, making the earth stop rotating for 24 hours is not such a difficult task. Yet, computer scientists in the space program and mathematicians – one a former professor at Yale University – have discovered that a whole day has been unaccountably added in time.
The positions of the moon, sun, and planets have to be calculated precisely for all space shots to avoid problems in establishing the satellite's orbit. The orbit has to be calculated for the life of the satellite to avoid its running into something else in space.
Using computers, scientists can tell the exact location of the planets and their moons for years into the future. By the same means, they have been able to backtrack and determine these specific locations in the past. It was during one such search that the extra day appeared.
From various accounts of the incident, it appears that something "did not compute." The extra day was just there. There was no computer malfunction; there was no explanation for the interruption of normal time patterns.
When this apparent error appeared and no explanation was forthcoming, one of the scientists related that he had studied in Sunday School about time standing still. A preposterous idea to scientists, but faced with no other explanation, they asked him to show them the story.
In the story in the tenth chapter of the book of Joshua, Joshua had asked God to make the sun and moon stand still to enable Joshua to defeat his enemies. Joshua 10:13 says, "And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies… So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day."
There was the extra day that science couldn't account for. But scientists are more exact than that. The term, "about a whole day" was not close enough to them.
They rechecked their computers, going back to the time when the story was written. Their calculations showed that the time the sun stood still was 23 hours and 20 minutes. It was not a whole day. This forty minute was significant to the computer experts with their penchant for precision. A missing forty minutes would throw things off for years into the future.
The former Sunday School pupil piped up again, saying he knew of another Bible story where the sun traveled backward. This possibility was even more bizarre than the sun standing still, said he's skeptical, fellow scientists. But they agreed to hear him out, even if only to prove him wrong.
They got out the Book again and turned to II Kings 20 and read about Hezekiah on his death bed. The prophet Isaiah told Hezekiah he would not die, but Hezekiah required a sign from God. So, Isaiah proposed to have God move the sun forward 10 degrees.
In verse 10, Hezekiah says, "It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees."
Isaiah called upon God and the shadow on the sundial moved back 10 degrees. Ten degrees is exactly 40 minutes. These 40 minutes in II Kings, combined with the 23 hours and 20 minutes in Joshua, account for the extra day – the 24 God given hours that space travelers will have to include in their calculations.


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Kerry Logistics Network (00636.HK) hopes its columbarium project in Chai Wan will get the green light from authorities as the plan has been fine-tuned in response to concerns from some local residents.
"We hope lawmakers who oppose our plan will look into its details. They should not be over-worried about the traffic arrangement in the district," said Francis Neoton Cheung, a consultant for the Kerry project.
Under a modified proposal, the columbarium will have lower density of funeral urn storage places and an improved traffic arrangement plan, Cheung told EJ Insight.
"Usually there are 1.5 niches in every square foot in a columbarium on average. We have adopted a low-density approach that there will be only 0.2 niches in every square foot of our columbarium," he said.
Kerry Logistics unveiled plans last year to redevelop a 15-storey warehouse in Chai Wan into a columbarium.
The proposed Island Memorial Centre (IMC), which will be established by a group entity Kerry Warehouse, would provide 120,000 columbarium niches, according to the plan.
The project faced opposition from some groups, including the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, who said it would cause traffic jams in the area during the Ching Ming or Tomb-Sweeping festival.
Amid a fierce debate over the pros and cons of the project, the Town Planning Board has delayed a decision. Meanwhile, Kerry also sought to modify its original plan.
In September, the company withdrew its original proposal and fine-tuned the plan before re-submitting it to the town planning authorities on Nov. 23.
The Town Planning Board is now scheduled to discuss the matter on Feb. 19.
Under the revised plan, there will only be 82,000 niches in the columbarium.
Users can take a 20-minute walk to the facility from Chai Wan MTR station or take free shuttle buses from Heng Fa Chuen and Quarry Bay.
On Dec. 28, Wong Kwok-hing, a trade union lawmaker and a District Council member for Siu Sai Wan, told reporters that Kerry's so-called fine-tuned plan does not really resolve the transportation problem.
The project will not be good for local residents as they will suffer from severe traffic congestion in the district, he said, adding that the facility also won't benefit locals as it will be too expensive.
He urged Kerry Logistics to withdraw its application.
Countering the charges, the project's consultant Cheung has stressed that prices of the columbarium niches will be set within an affordable range, depending on the land premium.
He, however, declined to give an estimate for the sale prices.
According to online data, the cost of a private columbarium niche in Hong Kong ranges from HK$20,000 to HK$200,000, depending on the location and the environment.
Kerry Logistics proposes columbarium for digital age (March 30, 2015)
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Australian designers, Nicholas Karlovasitis & Sarah Gibson, have created a 100% recycled chair that itself is 100% recyclable!
The Butter Seat is derived almost entirely from post consumer recycled milk containers. The product comes in both upholstered and non-upholstered versions.
The non-upholstered version is suitable for indoor and outdoor use as it is UV stable and waterproof.
The Butter Seat can be transported as a flat piece to reduce its environmental impact during distribution. The robustness of the chair ensures product longevity and DesignByThem offers a product stewardship program where it takes back products to be repaired, reused or recycled.
The designers Nicholas Karlovasitis and Sarah Gibson met whilst studying at university and formed DesignByThem in late 2006. Since establishing DesignByThem they have gone on to work with a diverse range of clients and have produced numerous designs characterised by their innovative use of materials, sustainable practices and ability to combine a sense of fun with clear function.
Nicholas and Sarah stated: "We created the original Butter Stool in a response to the many plastic stools available today that use virgin non-recycled materials. Although these stools are recyclable they are only adding more material to the recycling stream. That is why the Butter Stool is not only recyclable but also made from post consumer recycled plastic."
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The days of writers who just write are long gone. In our age of 24/7 multimedia news, anyone wanting to be a journalist must also know how to blog, shoot photographs, capture and edit video and create podcasts.
Those of us who teach train the next generation of journalists are doing our best to keep students current. Here, MCA major Dustin M. Plutzer discusses what you can do to make sure you're ready to compete in the age of Media 2.0:
Got Photoshop? In Today's World You Better Say Yes
In the communications major here at City College the Media Production course is an elective, and many students graduate without knowing how to edit images or videos.
In many cases even cursory knowledge of editing software can give a new applicant a leg up on the competition. "Production knowledge is not optional anymore, it's necessary. Because online content has become so important, you need to be fluent in the basics of editing and production to stand a chance," says Joselina Salazar, an MCA senior who is currently applying for jobs as a journalist.
Carol Tavarez is another MCA senior facing challenges in the age of new media. With her internship coming to an end this month, she is concerned about her prospects for future employment. "I really wish I knew even the basics of production software," says Tavarez, "it would be really cool to know I could produce an ad or a video in a crunch."
CCNY Communications Professor Judith Escalona is attempting to address the need to offer affordable instruction on software like Photoshop and Final Cut Pro to students. MediaNoche, a Not-For-Profit gallery for new media art founded by Escalona, is providing affordable one-day workshops over the summer.
"We noticed that many students were intimidated by software programs like Photoshop, Illustrator and Final Cut Pro, which are becoming more widely used. We wanted to provide these workshops to teach them the basics, at a price that any student can afford," says Escalona.
The one-day workshops, covering Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Final Cut Pro, will be offered for $75 and are open to students and the general public. The first workshop on Adobe Photoshop will be offered on June 18th at the MediaNoche gallery at 1355 Park Avenue in Spanish Harlem, from 2pm-7pm.
"Sign me up," said Salazar upon learning of the workshops for the first time. The laptops and software are provided, and class size is limited to 6 people. The schedule for upcoming workshops is as follows:
Saturdays beginning June 18, 25, July 9 — 2pm – 7pm: Photoshop.
Saturdays beginning July 16, 23, 30 — 2pm -7pm: Illustrator.
Sundays beginning June 19 — 10am – 4pm: Final Cut Pro
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The majority of deaths occur either at home or in a hospital. There are certain procedures to be followed at this time.
Should the death occur at home, the first consideration is that the death must be certified. Contact the Doctor of the deceased, who will attend and leave a certificate. If that Doctor is unavailable, an emergency Doctor should attend and leave written notification. Once the family has the certification, contact us to arrange for the deceased to be taken into our care.
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Hickory is a city located primarily in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States, with parts in adjoining Burke and Caldwell counties. The city's population at the 2010 census was 40,010 with an estimated population in 2013 of 40,361. Hickory is the principal city in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton MSA, in which the population at the 2010 census was 365,497 and is also sometimes included as part of the Charlotte-Concord Combined Statistical Area.
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It used to be scrabble, to build words – now it is Guezz It to guess words depending on the given clues. For each word guessing round, you get four clues. These are presented to the user in the form of four different images and all you need to do is locate the similarity between the images and guess which word these images are pointing to. Type the correct spelling in the boxes given and you've got it!
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text: The fashion designer presents his Spring 2010 Organic Collection with Shalom Harlow as the star model.New York - I'm sure by now some of you have seen or heard the hilarious video of Julia Stiles showing off some of her pieces for her first all-green, eco-friendly clothing line. That was, of course, a spoof on celebrities jumping on the trend of creating their own eco-friendly collection, but there's nothing funny about John Patrick's Spring 2010 Organic Collection. In fact he proves that celebrities should definitely leave designing clothes to real fashion designers as he does it right once again with his organic line. Patrick finds a stylish balance between organic and fashion for his speakeasy-inspired collection. He gives his looks a modern feel by including colors and prints in floral and stripes. Model Shalom Harlow was there to be his main mannequin and the chosen venue, Keens Steakhouse restaurant, completed with a bar added more character to the presentation.Kristina Bustos[Story/Images via fashionologie.com]


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Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch is one step away from being confirmed and Democrats are losing their minds. In one last effort to keep Gorsuch away from one of the highest seats of the land, they have accused him of plagiarism.
According to Breitbart, Gorusch was accused of plagiarizing an entire passage in his 2006 book, "The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia."
BuzzFeed raised the accusation first, then Politico picked up the story and ran away with the details. They published Gorsuch's passage side by side with the passage's "original author," Abigail Lawlis Kuzma,
Bloomberg contributor Noah Feldman then defended the accusations made by Democrats, saying it's "fair game" to try and catch someone in plagiarism, and Gorsuch is no exception.
But Kuzma — the "original author" — came to the defense of Gorsuch.
"I have reviewed both passages and do not see an issue here, even though the language is similar," she said, according to Breitbart, completely nullifying claims made by Democrats. "Given that these passages both describe the basic facts of the case, it would have been awkward and difficult for Judge Gorsuch to have used different language."
White House spokesman Steven Cheung also spoke out about the claims, saying there was only one possible explanation for the absurd allegations.
"This false attack has been strongly refuted by highly regarded academic experts, including those who reviewed, professionally examined, and edited Judge Gorsuch's scholarly writings, and even the author of the main piece cited in the false attack," said Cheung.
"There is only one explanation for this baseless, last-second smear of Judge Gorsuch: those desperate to justify the unprecedented filibuster of a well-qualified and mainstream nominee to the Supreme Court."
Of course, Senate Democrats voted on April 6 to filibuster Gorsuch's confirmation to the Supreme Court. The latest accusation just goes to show that they will go to extreme and absurd lengths to further their own political agenda.
And the media showed how willing they are to go along.
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Western Regional Championship – From Spincer MN
With no ice in the east and a sweet new CSI mast prototype to try out I just couldn't resist the temptation to do something totally sensible like driving non-stop to Minnesota for this regatta.
Atkins was going to go as well but he has some bizarre throat infection that has him down for the count.
So I figured the heck with it- What could possibly go wrong?
Not much as it turns out, made it out here in about 24hrs without incident. Rang in the new year at a truck stop with a Subway- talk about livin' large!
In spite of feeling and acting like a grumpy zombie yesterday and most of today I was able to get on the ice for some AWESOME racing.
Ice is about a 8-9, big breeze this AM gradually fading out as day went on, tons of boats in two fleets-
Matt Struble had been living in California for a few years and his DN skills have deteriorated to the point where he is winning races by a third or a quarter of a leg rather than the entire legs of yesteryear…. This guy is impressive! He is winning w four bullets. Local favorite John Dennis in second followed by yours truly. Full day one results link below.
The new all-carbon CSI rig feels good and seems quick- More on that later….
Anyway dinner tonight was next door at the Legion Hall, it was KILLAHHHH….
All in all not a bad day…. Looking forward to more races Sunday Stay tuned!!
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Kearns has had some real nice swings tonight.
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You may have noticed it's election season. If our feature this week wasn't signal enough, you can look to the deluge of campaign ads on street corners, television sets and billboards as markers that voting time is upon us. This Tuesday, Nov. 7, when you head to the polls to partake in the fall festivity, you'll have a number of choices to make. Many of said choices will hopefully be aided by our election guide in this issue, but you may want to do some of your own research as well. If that's the case, Project Vote Smart is your answer.
The Alibi teamed up with Project Vote Smart earlier this year in an effort to deliver more resources to you, dear reader, when it comes to knowing your candidates [News Bite, "Vote Smart," July 13-19]. Project Vote Smart (PVS), a nonpartisan voter awareness organization, lists candidate biographies, issue positions, campaign finances and voting records (if any exist) on their website, www.vote-smart.org.
This summer, PVS sent out National Political Awareness Tests (NPATs) to New Mexico Congressional, gubernatorial and legislative candidates, asking them to honestly state their positions on topics ranging from immigration to war to health care to education and so on. As reported in the Alibi [News Bite, "Vote Not-So-Smart," Aug. 24-30], a pitiful number of candidates even responded to the NPAT, with a mere 38 percent of Congressional candidates, 16 percent of legislative candidates and neither gubernatorial candidates answering the test. You can see who responded and their answers by visiting the PVS website.
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The Logitech G920 is the company's first force feedback racing wheel available for the Xbox One, and racing fans can rejoice with its release coming shortly after the launch of Forza Motorsport 6. If you're looking to get the full racing experience on the Xbox One, then look no further.
The racing wheel comes with a pedal set that includes a throttle, brake and clutch. However, if you want a six-speed manual, the Driving Force Shifter is an optional add-on that will cost you $59.99. The hand-stitched leather on the wheel is very comfortable and allows you to firmly get a grip while you're driving, and the high quality of each piece was immediately apparent. Also, right on the face of the steering wheel are all the controller buttons, which makes it easy to navigate through menus and quickly access different controls while you race.
The paddle shifters are made of stainless steel and feel great. However, while it's much easier to shift using the paddles, the optional Driving Force Shifter adds another layer of realism if you prefer manual. If you're already shelling out $399.99 to get the wheel and pedals, the extra money you'll have to dole out for the optional Driving Force Shifter is completely worth it. The knob feels great, and while shifting through all the gears is a smooth experience, I do wish that the gears locked into place better.
The G920 has a nonlinear brake pedal, which is supposed to simulate pressure-sensitive brake systems in real cars. The brake pedal is very stiff right out of the box, which takes some getting used to at first. Luckily, you can dive into the advanced settings to make adjustments to the way the pedals react, and once you find a configuration that works for you, you'll be pulling off heel-toe shifts in no time (well, that last part is probably only applicable to seasoned racers).
Setting up the racing wheel didn't take particularly long, and everything is clearly laid out. While you're able to set the G920 up so you can race from the comfort of your couch, the ideal setup would involve using some sort of racing stand and chair. Unfortunately, they aren't very cheap, and it adds to the already high cost of entry for this type of racing setup.
My first attempt to clamp the wheel and the shifter to a table was a failure due to a plank that is offset just near the edge of my table. While I was able to get the wheel into place, the shifting knob was impossible to firmly clamp due to the way the three clamps are set up. It wasn't ideal, but I had to angle the shifting knob to get it to stay in place.
The base holding the pedals, while solid and generally able to stay grounded, will eventually shift from you pressing and stomping on the pedals, depending on the surface you're using it on. Unless you're on carpet, the base will move around, which may force you to pause a race midway to move it back into a more comfortable position. I had to get creative due to the hardwood flooring I was testing it on to keep it stable at times.
There was a definite adjustment period to using the racing wheel after using a controller. Negotiating turns, weaving in and out of traffic, drifting and even getting braking down felt like learning to drive for the first time all over again. However, once I grew accustomed to it, I had zero intention of going back to racing with a controller. The wheel completely changes the dynamic of the racing experience, and the force feedback on the wheel played a large role in that.
Force feedback helps to simulate and relay traction loss, over- and under-steering, weight shift and even the road conditions. While the Xbox One controller does a fantastic job communicating this information to you via haptic feedback, the wheel offers a wholly different experience. The force feedback intuitively relays vital, split-second information to you, and it provides enough resistance while remaining relatively quiet and smooth in action.
Should You Buy It?
Yes, but that recommendation comes with some caveats. The Logitech G920 is an excellent racing wheel and a fine addition to any gamer's collection. However, it is expensive, and justifying the price tag is not easy for the casual gamer, especially if you're on a budget. The costs begin to soar once you factor in the optional Driving Force Shifter, which I found to be a necessary add-on, and a racing stand. Although, looking at some of the competitors on the market, the G920 seems to offer a better balance of value, reliability and performance.
If you're a hardcore racing enthusiast with the money to invest, this seems like an easy buy. The wheel immerses you into races in a way that is simply not possible with a controller, and once you get the hang of it, there's little reason to go back to using anything else. It's clearly a well-constructed device and seems as if it's built to last, so you can view it as a long-term investment that should last you for years to come.
The Logitech G920 was reviewed with Forza Motorsport 6, which you can find a review for here.


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Monday, 17 March 2014
My take on Policy Exchange's Ofsted report
First thoughts
This is one of the best think-tank reports I've read in a very long time. It's timely, pragmatic, while not being too safe. It's also well written (rarer than you might think).
And importantly it's the first report I've seen that makes real use of social media expertise. The authors acknowledge that they've built on the ideas emerging from twitter and the blogosphere and the final product is much stronger as a result:
"We would like to thank all the teachers and other educationalists who have continued to debate the role of Ofsted on blogs and on Twitter and in doing so, influenced our work - even if they didn't know they were! Social media is a democratic phenomenon which offers a tremendous opportunity for closing the gap between practitioners and policymakers. If ideas are good and arguments are compelling, then it has never been as easy as now to shape what politicians and policymakers are thinking."
How I wish that social media had been in full flow when I was running the Policy Exchange education department back in 2008 - it would have significantly improved my thinking.
The full report is: here.
The key recommendations
The report sets our a new design for inspections with a shift to regular short inspections based primarily on data and self-evaluation. Only schools where inspectors had concerns (or couldn't tell) would get a longer "tailored inspection". This seems eminently sensible and is line with Ofsted's slow shift towards risk-based assessment over the past decade.
There would be no teacher observations in these short inspections. Again I strongly agree. And set out my reasons why this would be an important shift here.
Longer tailored inspections would include teacher observations - but inspectors engaged in these visits would have to be trained to a high standard. This feels like a bit of a fudge. Obviously if we are going to have observations then inspectors must be trained but there's no reason given for why they are necessary.
The problem is that even with the best training available observations are not hugely reliable. The report acknowledges that the gold standard models of observation can achieve 61% agreement between 1st and 2nd observers (p.19). That still an awful lot of teachers getting the wrong grade for their teaching - with potentially significant knock on effects for their career. And to achieve that 61% could require up to six separate observations by different people (p.20) which is phenomenally time consuming and expensive.
Of course inspectors, as part of a longer visit, would want to spend time in classrooms but there would need to a really clear added value to formalising these observations to justify the cost both of resources and to individuals.
I remain of the view that the purpose of even a longer inspection should be to understand whether senior and middle leaders understand their school and not to make potentially invalid judgements about individuals' teaching. As I've said previously:
"Inspections should focus on systems. Essentially Ofsted should be looking at what the school is doing to ensure consistent good teaching. They should be inspecting the school's quality assurance not trying to do the quality assurance themselves. In their classroom visits they should be checking the leadership know their teachers and understand how best to support their future development. They should be checking that they have thought about professional development and about performance management. They should be seeing if the behaviour policy is being enforced; and if the school curriculum is actually being used."
Other recommendations
The full list of recommendations can be found in this blog by Joe Kirby. I agree with nearly all of them - particularly a new requirement that inspectors take a data interpretation test and the suggestion that Ofsted end the practice of having thousands of part-time, contracted, additional inspectors.
I have an issue with the suggestion that schools should only be considered outstanding if they "engage in a serious and meaningful way in some form of school to school improvement with other schools - as chosen by the school itself". This is laudable but very hard to inspect without visiting the other schools adding cost and complexity. It could also lead to quite a lot of fake collaboration. I'd rather have an additional category of "system leader" for those schools that were indisputably playing that role.
I also remain unconvinced that we need a separate system for inspecting academy chains. Ofsted are already doing inspections of multiple schools within a chain - which led directly to the recent reduction in the number of schools run by EACT. It's not clear what another framework would add.
Will any of it happen?
There's no question Ofsted have woken up - in recent months - to the extent of the public relations challenge they have. The social media engagement of their Director of Schools Mike Cladingbowl has been welcome and extremely encouraging. The reforms he has proposed in recent months fit with the direction of travel of the Policy Exchange report - shorter more risk-based assessments, emphasising that individual teachers shouldn't be graded - but they are much less radical.
Under the current regime I suspect this will continue - with incremental shifts in the right direction but no big bang reset. Whether we see the Policy Exchange recommendations implemented in full (or even the end of lesson observations all together) will probably depend on who gets to choose the next Chief Inspector and who that is.
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What the "100 years" talk refers to is something McCain rightly said in response to a question during a New Hampshire townhall meeting in January. The question regarded Bush's statement that we could be in Iraq for 50 more years. McCain sensibly responded: "Make it 100. We've . . . been in Japan for 60 years. We've been in South Korea for 50 years or so. That would be fine with me. As long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed, that's fine with me. I hope that would be fine with you, if we maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world where al Qaeda is training, recruiting and equipping and motivating people every single day."
When asked to clarify, he would go on to say that it could be 1,000 years, or even a million years. These are the lines that try Democrats' souls. But McCain was right about the long war. It was a sensible answer. And though it doesn't sound like the most attractive answer -- who wants 100 years in Iraq? -- it was straight talk from a senator who has a better track record on Iraq than most. And it may not hurt his campaign, either.
Now, that's a bit of a stretch. The only reason we stayed in those places was because of a symbiotic relationship between us and the host country which was based on protecting them while they rebuilt their society, infusing money into their economy, and because there was no popular groundswell of the will of the people in those host countries to throw us out either by violence or by protest. We had a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) that was based on law, not something concocted on the way to secretly meet with the prime minister.
Pew reports that Americans are split about whether the war is going well or not. They're split over bringing the troops home or keeping them there. But they know that 4,000 American lives have been lost valiantly, and Americans don't like losing something they've gone into with their blood.
According to Pew, 53 percent of Americans think we can win this. A CBS poll indicates 42 percent acknowledging the surge has worked -- it's meant progress. Contrary to the way the Dems talk, a Gallup poll had a minority (18 percent) favoring withdrawing the troops immediately.
Say what you want about McCain, but he's been right about Iraq. He was right to say "no surrender." He was right to support the surge. By contrast, Obama has been endorsed by MoveOn.org, which had the nerve to suggest Gen. David Petraeus was betraying us with false information. Clinton refused to condemn the ad, which was no surprise given the disrespect she showed the general in congressional questioning.
Wow--if that isn't cherry picking old polls and trying to shine a turd, I don't know what is. The war has been consistently unpopular. The people support the troops but not the Administration, which has had an approval rating so low for so long it shouldn't even be brought up in polite conversation. The Commander in Chief of this war has been so unpopular for so long, K-Lo has to gloss over it and cherry pick polls from one polling outfit just to try to skate past that whole thing about the war being about as popular as New Coke, pardoning Nixon and Yahoo Serious.
Here are some poll numbers to contemplate:
Nearly half of all Americans - 46 percent - want large numbers of U.S. troops to leave Iraq within the next year. Twenty-two percent are willing to have U.S. troops remain in the country for one to two years, and 28 percent are willing to have troops remain longer than that.
Fewer than one in three Americans approve of the way Mr. Bush is handling the war in Iraq. His 30 percent approval rating on the war is unchanged from last month and closely matches the president's overall approval rating of 29 percent.
Thirty-six percent of Americans think the U.S. did the right thing in taking military action against Iraq, while 59 percent believe the U.S. should have stayed out. In March 2003, nearly seven in 10 Americans said the U.S. did the right thing.
Just 31 percent of Americans think the U.S. should have stayed to rebuild Iraq after Saddam Hussein was removed from power. Twenty-seven percent say the U.S. should have pulled out of Iraq after removing Saddam, while 41 percent say the U.S. should have never gotten involved in the first place.
Twenty-eight percent of Americans believe Saddam was personally involved in the Sept. 11 attacks. That figure is down significantly since the spring of 2003, when more than half of those surveyed said the former Iraqi leader was involved in the attacks.
That's gotta hurt--the only way McCain can take the wingnuttery all the way to the White House is for people to be confused about the reasons for the war. Once people finally wake up, they're going to be pissed.
And, no, he's been wrong about Iraq. He can't even get straight who makes up which side and who they're aligned with without being prompted by Joe Lieberman. He fails every basic test in a Commander in Chief--you know, the test that starts of with "we are fighting (blank) because (blank). When a candidate for President can't even get that much right, we're not talking statesman. We're talking confused and cranky.
He clearly doesn't have the temperment to be President. Just ask him if he sent his staff to talk to John Kerry about running on the Democratic ticket in 2004--you'll get an earful of his leadership, wisdom and judgement.


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For a "FEW" years, hubby has said that the living room was a room that was only used at Christmas and/or when we had company. The TV was in a small bedroom that is now being "Change" into my craft room. Hallway leads to the bathroom and bedrooms.
This window is on the east side of the house. It's a HUGE window. A few years ago we replaced all the windows, ourselves!
OOPS..photos are out of "order"... SO the TV is now in the living room!!! Hubby wasn't sure if this was the best "plan" and now we both enjoy it. He has is "recliner" and I have the couch. The door leads into the "sun room/3 season porch".
BEFORE... I needed something in this corner and found ...
I received this Sweet Valentine Hankie pocket from Renee in the mail! She MAKES them!! I think her sewing is AWESOME! Thank you so MUCH, Renee! Love my Valentine pocket!
Happy Wednesday!!!


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Ever since Darren Aronofsky dealt a crippling blow to the production of The Wolverine by exiting the project, Hugh Jackman and Twentieth Century Fox have been forced to find another director who, by Jackman's own description, is "as good" as Aronofsky. In their search to pick the right person to helm the quasi-sequel, names such as David Slade (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) and Duncan Jones (Source Code) popped up, with no news on the project in a month and a half since.
Reports now claim that Fox is looking at a shortlist of directors which includes 8 names, none of which include the previously rumored candidates.
Both X-Men Origins: Wolverine and X-Men 3, directed by Gavin Hood and Brett Ratner respectively, were torn apart by critics, splitting the fanbases in two. After two well-recieved X-Men films by Bryan Singer, these two following films were considered the "bad" ones and the studio desperately needed to right the ship of the X-Men franchise if they wanted to continue expanding it with more spin-offs, prequels and sequels.
By all indications, they've successfully done so with the help of director Matthew Vaughn and producer Bryan Singer with X-Men: First Class which has received nothing short of positive reviews from media screenings thus far. This trend was expected to continue with the high-in-demand Darren Aronofsky re-teaming with Jackman for a new take on the adamantium-laced mutant which would follow the character's adventures in Japan.
So, without further ado, the current 8 candidates to direct Wolverine 2 (titled "The Wolverine") include:
- Antoine Fuqua (Training Day)
- Doug Liman (Jumper)
- Gary Shore (commercials director)
- Gavin O'Connor (Pride and Glory)
- James Mangold (Knight and Day)
- Jose Padilha (Elite Squad)
- Justin Lin (Fast Five)
- Mark Romanek (Never Let Me Go)
Many would argue that some of these names don't exactly compare to the profile of Darren Aronofsky but there are some interesting choices to be had. The obvious commercial choice would be Justin Lin who recently hit a home run with Fast Five, a movie that confirmed a long-term future of the Fast and the Furious series. With Terminator 5 going nowhere at the moment due to Arnold Schwarzenegger handling personal issues and the Highlander remake sounding more and more like he won't even direct it, Lin's schedule is open and this could be a film he'd be very interested in doing. Better yet, if he could do for Wolverine what First Class is doing for the team-based X-Men series, he'd solidify himself as an A-List director.
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Another interesting choice is Antoine Fuqua who holds a resume loaded with powerful action films including Tears of the Sun, Shooter and The Replacement Killers. The tone of Tears of the Sun meshes with what I believe fans want from a Wolverine flick so I'm a supporter of him helming its successor.
The third and fourth options most viable are Mark Romanek, who directed the television adaptation of Locke & Key which unfortunately was not picked up by Fox, and James Mangold who, while making the fluff pic Knight and Day with Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, nailed it with 3:10 to Yuma and Walk the Line prior to that. Locke & Key is another beloved comic book adaptation and at the moment and its pilot's director, Romanek, who made a splash last year with the impressive and dramatic Never Let Me Go, is free. Mangold on the other hand, is only working on the upcoming TV series, The 2-2, at the moment with other film projects in development for the future.
Lastly, Doug Liman is also a serious contender, having seen major success with the Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie starrer (and relationship starter) Mr. & Mrs. Smith. While his Jumper didn't meet expectations, he helped launch the Bourne franchise with The Bourne Identity.
In filling Aronofsky's lightly treaded shoes, Fox likely won't go with a relative unknown (i.e. Jose Padilha, Gary Shore), but then again they signed visual effects guru Tim Miller to direct X-Men Origins: Deadpool with Ryan Reynolds so all 8 do have a chance.
Who'd you like to see direct The Wolverine?
The Wolverine was aiming for a summer 2012 release, but without an official release date and post-tsunami conditions in Japan, it could be delayed another year.
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|This is as my students named it my "office area." There's a lot going on, but
I assure you that I know where everything is.
|This is where I keep a lot of frequently used supplies. Students have access
to most of these things so it's extra important that everything has a specific spot
that it belongs in to avoid clutter.
|Entry. Graphing calcs are kept in hanging shoe organizers for students to
grab right as they walk in.
|I use the SmartBoard most of the time, so this whiteboard is for
objectives, reminders, and other resources.
This September I'll be in a different school. While I was happy with how this room was set up, I'm looking forward to starting again with a blank canvas. I already have a bunch of ideas and I'll be sure to take before/during/after pictures to document everything.
A couple of this things I'm most looking forward to in the new room are having windows that actually open and having my own laptop cart. :)


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Horizon Group, Taiwans largest yacht builder and sixth largest luxury boat builder in the world, has announced that a record-breaking one piece SCRIMP yacht hull is currently under construction at Horizon Yachts subsidiary Atech Composites in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. Work is well underway on a 130 feet long SCRIMP hull for the Horizon Premiere S130 model, the longest one piece SCRIMP yacht hull ever attempted in the world.
The record-breaking 130 feet SCRIMP hull incorporates a sandwiched bottom and side shell with a core thickness of 60mm. All main girders of the hull have been infused together in one piece and a staggering total of 8 tons of resin has been infused into the hull (comprising 7.4 tons of fibreglass with a 4.7 tons core). The SCRIMP laminated hull will serve as the platform for one of Horizon Groups larger yacht classes from the companys new Premier Yacht boat yard. Florida based yacht designer JC Espinosa is designing the Horizon 130, which will have an overall length of 39.62 meters, a beam of 7.98 meters and a displacement of 211 tonnes. This is the largest category of luxury yacht currently being built at Horizon, with a matching price tag of US$12,500,000.


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Bug Girl has a helpful article today on casing out a hotel room for bed bugs, with photos!
Bug Girl on searching a hotel room for bed bugs
- 1 September 18, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Hey, thanks for the link!
The photos are Creative Commons, and have annotations at Flickr, if you can put them to good use.
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Protests in Syria have continued, with 15 participants being shot dead across the country, bringing the total death toll to more than 200.
Reports suggest most of the recent killings occurred in the town of Deraa – a suburb of Damascus – with troops being blamed for the fatalities.
One eyewitness told BBC News that security forces were using live bullets to disperse the crowds.
'There are more than 10,000 people. I've been speaking to some of them because I can't go out. It's very dangerous for me,' the source said.
The news comes as president Bashar al-Assad announced an end to the five decades of emergency rule, which have governed the country for as long as most residents can remember.
Human rights groups have urged the leader to ensure his decision is enforced by allowing protests to occur without a violent reaction from troops.
The protesters want major governmental changes, including a limit imposed on how long a president can remain in power.
Syria is not the only nation to have experienced protests this year, with similar uprisings occurring in Egypt and Lebanon, among others.
Meanwhile, Easter celebrations have been cancelled in Syria as a result of the violence.


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Gaucho wrote:CERV96 wrote:Trivia
Crosby, Dupuis, and Kunitz are all wearing captaincy letters. Can anyone name the players from the last time this happened? Besides Monday of coarse.
You mean all letters = one line?
Jagr, Francis, Barnes?
I'm impressed. I would never be able to remember who wore the A that long ago.


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DiversifYA: Ellen Rozek
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Today on DiversifYA, Ellen Rozek joins us! Among other things, Ellen writes amazing YA thrillers and YA dark contemporary, and she also happens to be extremely lovely. Follow her on Twitter here and read her blog here. Ellen joins us today to talk about living with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Tourette's, both disorders that […]


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Click here to register for Professionalism and the World of Work — Experience I
Edmonton: Some recent Alberta Post-Secondary grads and new-hires will be heading back to school this fall to brush up on their professional skills as part of a new program to get new graduates up to speed with the demands of the modern workplace.
The Alberta Enterprise Group and the University of Alberta have joined forces to provide a first-of-its-kind development program for new graduates and recent entrants to the workforce.
"Professionalism and the World of Work" provides new and early-career professionals the opportunity to transition raw and untapped potential into effective, impactful workplace leadership. The program, to run Tuesday and Thursday evenings for five weeks, was tailor-made for AEG member companies, who contributed to the course curriculum development.
AEG members Canadian Western Bank, Corrosion and Abrasions Solutions, Christenson Developments, Donovan Creative, JT Moland Insurance and Sureway Construction and Workopolis contributed to the development of the curriculum.
"Not only are our members saying they are facing labour shortages, but the new grads they do manage to hire are often loaded with skill, but unfortunately lack essential workplace skills to contribute effectively," said Alberta Enterprise Group President Tim Shipton. "By consulting the business leaders actually doing the hiring and building their experience into the program, we have developed a learning experience that will go a long way toward getting new-hires ready for the world of work."
"Professionalism and the World of Work" focuses on core workplace skills of high relevance to employers. Management skills such as written business communications (including email), professional presence, knowing strengths and weaknesses, problem solving and handling criticism will be addressed.
A key part of the program will be the direct participation of real-world employers, who will interact with the learning participants and present on various topics.
"The power of this program comes from the participation of the business-leaders," said University of Alberta's Joy Beveridge. "The opportunity to interact directly with real-world decision makers in a professional boardroom setting will be terrific for the participants, and something we just can't do enough of in the classroom setting. And that's what's so unique – employers had a direct hand in identifying areas of learning, so we know students are working on the skills needed in the work place."
"Alberta employers look around the world for qualified employees," added Shipton. "We believe this unique collaboration gives employers another tool in the kit to meet their labour needs."
Alberta Enterprise Group is a member-based, non-profit business advocacy organization. AEG members employ more than 150,000 Canadians in all sectors of the economy.
About Professionalism and the World of Work – Experience I
This five-week program will take place in a boardroom learning environment and learning materials include case studies, videos, presentations, simulations, notes, articles, checklists, briefing notes, and planning sheets. This learning experience will be very interactive and will require learner participation. In total, there will be 30 hours of in-session instruction (future programs may be restructured for different delivery options of the 30-hour in-session instruction).
This program is the first of its kind not only in Alberta but also across Canada. This learning experience is all about personal transformation, providing new and early career professionals the opportunity to transition raw and untapped potential into effective, impactful, and valuable workplace professionalism.
A great learning experience includes so much more than just teaching and skill development. It also includes connecting with executive level, corporate decision-makers and using their experience as a foundation for growth. This is what Professionalism and The World of Work – Experience 1 provides for the learners.
This learning experience places participants in an environment with real-life simulations, presented by senior levels of leadership. The experience brings participants inside the boardroom and offers the opportunity for relevant and authentic learning opportunities from industry leaders.
An intensive and real-world learning opportunity, by the end of the five weeks the learning participants will have gained very practical experience in a variety of workplace situations requiring professionalism.
Professionalism and the World of Work has the following desired outcomes:
- Gain insights to the qualities, and attitudes that make up a respected practice professional.
- Network with company and corporate executives that connect participants with thought and opinion leaders.
- Understand how to work effectively with all levels within an organization and with all stakeholders.
- Learn to communicate with confidence and efficiency.
- Realize the importance of sound – and timely – decision making.
- Understand the impact a leader has on the success of an organization, through their ability to influence the performance of others.
- Learn to form, guide, and manage effective teams.
See the relationships between data and information to informed decision analysis and decision making.
- Access companies with exciting career opportunities and begin to explore a range of career options that match their skills and abilities.


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Girls' day in! General Hospital star Ashley Jones celebrated Thanksgiving a little early this year by hosting a "Friendsgiving" on Nov. 5. The Young and the Restless alum, 41, took the afternoon off from her mom duties with 1-year-old son Hayden and 5-year-old stepson Huck and gathered with her gal pals at the event hosted by Good Carma Studio.
Joined by fellow celebrity moms — including The Bachelorette alum Ali Fedotowsky, 8 Simple Rules star Amy Davidson, The Bold and the Beautiful star Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, and Y&R costars Sharon Case and Tamara Clatterbuck — Jones opens up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about hosting the event at her Hollywood home.
Jones, who is an ambassador for AWAIR, is hoping to raise "awairness" this holiday season to keep you and yours healthy.
MORE: Ashley Jones' Son & Stepson "Adore Each Other"
At the mini housewarming and "Friendsgiving" for some of soap's royalty, Jones shared her knowledge and excitement about AWAIR, which keeps the air in her house clean.
"I was thrilled AWAIR asked me to host an intimate group of girlfriends on a recent Sunday afternoon with the Good Carma Girls," Jones tells Celebrity Baby Scoop exclusively.
Jones was every bit the happy hostess with some of her former Y&R costars.
"It was really special to have several of my friends from daytime come and join us," says the actress. "Even if I don't get to see them as often as I'd like, we pick up right where we left off. I first worked with some of them on The Young and the Restless when I was still a teenager."
Jones and her pals learned some of the ways AWAIR helps to have cleaner air inside their homes.
"We got to hear from an AWAIR expert about ways to have cleaner air inside our homes. I appreciated her saying, 'You wouldn't drink dirty water, so let's not breathe dirty air.' There are very simple things we can all do that help our home environment," says the mom-of-two.
The Y&R alum was happy to add a charitable component to the "Friendsgiving" fun.
"I also am grateful to get the opportunity to share a little about the Creative Coalition, and how this fun brand of hair tie bracelets called Maria Shireen has partnered up to create a stylish, functional bracelet that helps raise money for the Creative Coalition, along with other great causes through their Charity Ties Bracelet line." Jones shares. "I've always known how significant it is to keep the arts an active part of our children's schools, but now my 5 year-old stepson is a daily reminder."
And of course, there's always time to get glam with the girls.
"To add a little girlie fun to the mix, we had EmmaJ Jewelry come create a jewelry counter for the ladies," shares Jones. "I think everyone enjoyed picking up a little bling."
At the event, Good Carma Studio created an intimate dinner catered by Lemonade with beautiful Thanksgiving-themed florals from The Bashful Rose.
Guests noshed on a poached salmon, Brussels sprouts with dates, kale salad and sweet potato and corn salad.
All guests enjoyed La Croix's sparkling water bar featuring various flavors and an assortment of berries, pineapple and mint to garnish.
Guests left with loot bags full of amazing goodies such as: Maria Shireen's Hair Tie Bracelets, custom healing jewelry from Emma J, Wine Stoppers from WIT Gifts, AWAIR clean air smart devices, CRMC Laser gift cards, USANA Cellcentials, Consensio Wine and more.
"Overall, it was a beautiful day with beautiful people and great conversation," Jones tells Celebrity Baby Scoop of their "Friendsgiving" fun.
The post EXCLUSIVE: "Friendsgiving" For Ashley Jones, Ali Fedotowsky & More appeared first on Celebrity Baby Scoop.
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- Tue, 19:43: Be careful when distracted by fanfic, eating beef jerky bits, and giving the cat treats. Whiskas Temptations DO NOT taste very good... :(
- Tue, 19:57: @sulwen I'd like to ask you about size you got & size you are (or tell you abt me) tosee if a small would fit. Follow me so I can Dm you?
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