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Redemption is our exclusive bridal collection, the first collection we have created in the 15 years Alicia V. Ybarra has been designing in the Wichita area. While helping women of all shapes and sizes create a dazzling look for a momentous event, we noticed a common theme.
Redemption is the first collection I have ever created, in the 15 years I have been designing. Since opening my business and working with women of all shapes and sizes, I noticed a common theme. Each woman, no matter her size, will focus on the one flaw she percieves in herself. We all have insecurities and we tend to focus on those negatives. Our goal is for our clients to leave seeing themselves as the beautiful person that their friends and family members around them see! We launched Redemption to raise funds to provide rescue and support for victims of sex trafficking. The collection was inspired by these women- women who have lost all sense of worth and value. I believe that every person deserves a chance to feel beautiful, loved, and valued no matter their background or insecurities. The collection will tell the story of creating beauty from ashes- healing from brokenness- redemption from pain.
Redempton is soft and romantic, vintage-inspired and whimsical. Staying true to the company's mission, the collection comes with interchangeable mix and match features that will appeal to different personalities and body types. You will see removeable trains and skirts, detachable capes and jewelry pieces, and convertible dresses. These features will allow brides to customize their gown to fit their own personalities and style.


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A dear friend's mother-in-law passed away recently. Although she told me "no koden" and the service is private, I wanted to give the family something. Here's my simple sympathy card that I made for them.
To be honest... Sympathy cards are my least favorite type of card to make, so I always struggle when coming up with my design. The "with sympathy" sentiment made it easier since the font by itself is nice. The sentiment is a custom laser cut and will soon be carried at Island Scrapbooking. I colored the words with my black Copic marker, they were originally white.
At first, I just had the washi rectangle behind the words and that's it. I knew it needed something else, but didn't want to go overboard since its a sympathy card. I decided on using my small sakura punch for some flower accents. It was just enough to balance the card.

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About the Event
Bluedoo is a festival-style celebration of prostate cancer survivorship – with great food, drink, music, a two-mile walk/run and MORE. It's also a fundraiser – the ONLY prostate cancer event of its kind in our area – benefiting Dr. Oliver Sartor's Prostate Cancer Research Program at Tulane Cancer Center.
Proceeds from donations, sponsorships, raffles and festival passes benefit prostate cancer research. Proceeds from walk/run registrations partially benefit prostate cancer research.
Get Your Blue On and Join Us…
- Saturday, September 21, 2019
- Registration opens – 4:00 p.m.
- Starting gun – 5:00 p.m.
- Check-In: Walk/run participants can begin checking in or registering at the event venue beginning at 4:00 p.m. on race day; the race begins at 5:00 p.m.
Tulane University Uptown Campus
6823 St. Charles Ave. New Orleans, LA 70118
Gibson Quad (behind Gibson Hall – the middle building on the horseshoe drive off of St. Charles Avenue facing Audubon Park)
The campus is open to public parking that afternoon. Please park anywhere except "Reserved All Hours" or handicapped parking spots. The meters do not need to be fed. There are several parking spots in Tulane's Diboll Parking Garage, located on Ben Weiner Drive, between Willow St. and Claiborne. The Diboll Garage is building #103 on the Tulane University Campus Map accessible by clicking the button above.
NOLA Bluedoo features two-mile competitive walk/run, held in conjunction with the New Orleans Track Club (NOTC), which takes walkers and runners on a tour across Tulane University's beautiful Uptown campus. NOLA Bluedoo is part of the NOTC's 2019 Grand Prix Race Circuit. The walk/run course begins and ends in Tulane's academic quad (behind Gibson Hall near St. Charles Avenue). Please check back later for the official course map.
Race T-Shirts
Those who pre-register to walk or run are guaranteed to receive a race t-shirt. T-shirts will be provided to all other walk/run participants on a first come first served basis.
Please check back often for details!
Please check our website often as the event date nears for updated menus!
Costuming Encouraged
Participants are encouraged to costume for this event, especially in blue – the color of prostate cancer awareness.


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Introduction: Easy Address Book / Notepad
This isn't just another stapled/clipped together notebook, it dosen't need binding material, you make it with the folds. It's a notepad or address book, or just whatever. It opens all four ways and gives you 32 different spaces to write on.
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Step 1: Your Inventory
This is instructable probably going to be really drawn out. Deal with it.
What you need:
- Paper. computer paper works good. But dont get but about two to three inches more than that if you want to put this in your pocket. Pockets are cool.
- Scissors (or just lick and rip the creases)
- Fingers
Step 2: Folds
Alright, going back to elementary terms, because I don't know how else to put it.
Again, computer paper works good, and the bigger the paper, the bigger the writing surface. duh.
Fold it in half hot dog style, then hot dog again.
Unfold it.
Fold it in half hamburger style, then again.
Unfold it.
Step 3: Cuts
Now it starts getting kinda tricky. But not really.
Cut it into a square spiral along the folds.
The picture below describes it really good of how to cut it.
Step 4: More Folds
Fold it as following:over under, over under.
All the way through.
Hit the play.
I had to scare my cat off halfway though the video.
Step 5: Fin
Hit the play.
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Thanks! I put email user names and passwords on one side and addresses on the other. Very easy !
where's the video?
ah i dont know where it wents sorry. but you just fold it accordion style starting on the outside and work inwards.
thanks! *takes another bite of banana*
really clever and fun!!
This is really neat! I love how you can make it from your totally average, bog-standard sheet of paper and a pair of scissors--things you can find anywhere you might be!
nice but it could be better....hmm i ll post if i can give tips.
i take that back. i like it


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The Church
of New Hope
New pastor -- Chris Decker will be inducted as the second pastor to serve the church during a May 27 service set for 10 a.m. The service will be followed by a luncheon.
The founding pastor, the Rev. Dave Klein, will help officiate the service, along with Roger Larrison, who served as the interim pastor.
The Church of New Hope, 4415 Darrow Road in Stow, can be reached at 330-688-9999.
Baptist Church
Youth activities -- Adult Bible study, youth group and TeamKid, for young children, take place Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
Sunday School for all ages takes place at 9:45 a.m., with worship at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Crestview Baptist Church, 3943 Fishcreek Road in Stow, can be reached at 330-673-0405.
First Christian
Church of Stow
Handbell ensembles -- The church offers handbell ensembles from beginner through advanced (sixth-graders through adults of any age); singing with hands by using American Sign Language, no experience necessary (third-graders to adults); choirs for kindergartners to second-graders, third- to sixth-graders, seventh- to 12th-graders and adult; and worship band and orchestra.
* First Christian Church of Stow's Sunday services include worship in the chapel at 8:30 a.m., Christian Education classes for all ages from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and worship in the sanctuary at 10:45 a.m.
Nursery care is provided during all services.
Kindergartners through fifth-graders begin worship in the sanctuary and then attend their own "Junior Church" after the Children's Sermon time. Communion is shared each week during both worship services.
First Christian Church of Stow, 3493 Darrow Road, can be reached at 330-688-4450 or online at www.FirstChristianStow.org.
Fishcreek Nazarene Worship Center
School of the Bible -- Fishcreek School of the Bible for all ages takes place every Sunday at 6 p.m. There is a class for everyone.
* Visit the church Wednesdays for dinner from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Donations will be accepted.
At 6:30, the church will host a time of worship, devotions and prayer.
Fishcreek Nazarene Worship Center, 4669 Fishcreek Road in Stow, can be reached at 330-673-8538.
Grace Bible Church
Service times -- Grace Bible Church meets for worship Sunday mornings from 9:35 to 11 a.m.
The church provides nursery care in which 2- through 5-year-olds enjoy a Sunday School lesson.
The church also provides a Sunday School class for elementary-age kids halfway through the service.
On Sundays from 6 to 7:30 p.m., seventh- through 12th-graders meet for games, a lesson from God's Word and snacks.
* The church presently has two small groups (flocks) meeting for a time of fellowship and study.
They meet twice a month either on a Friday or Saturday evening.
Grace Bible Church, 2474 Graham Road in Stow, can be reached at 330-686-2729.
Holy Family Church
Concert -- As a precursor to "The Fest," a Christian family festival in Wickliffe on Aug. 5, organizers will bring their road show to Holy Family Church in Stow June 1.
Doors open at 7, and music starts at 7:30 p.m. This event will feature Divine Soldiers, an Akron-based Christian hip-hop band.
The show is designed to bring youth and young adults of all Christian denominations together for an evening of contemporary Christian music, dynamic speakers and engaging presentations.
The theme for these road shows is "The Battle Begins," emphasizing the modern battle between good and evil. For more information, call 440-943-7662.
Holy Family Church, 3450 Sycamore Drive in Stow, can be reached at 330-688-3816.
Mission Baptist Temple
Bible study -- Mission Baptist Temple hosts a Bible study on the Book of Acts Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
Mission Baptist Temple, 4163 Kent Road in Stow, can be reached at 330-688-0901.
Stow Alliance Fellowship
Vacation Bible school -- Stow Alliance Fellowship will host "Avalanche Ranch: A Wild Ride Through God's Word" for 3-year-olds through sixth-graders June 11 to 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Attendees will sing songs, play teamwork-building games, nibble "Chuck Wagon Chow," experience Bible adventures and create crafts to take home and play with all summer long.
Pre-register during the month of May at the church or by calling the church office.
Stow Alliance Fellowship, 4460 Stow Road, can be reached at 330-688-7433.
Stow Community
United Church of Christ
Worship times -- Sunday worship starts at 10:45 a.m. Nursery care is available for children 4 and under.
Adult Sunday School classes meet Sunday before worship, from 9:30 to 10:30.
Children's Sunday School takes place after the children's sermon.
* The Berean Bible class is studying the Book of Proverbs, and meets in the parlor. The Friendship Group is studying James Moore's book, "If God Has a Refrigerator, Your Picture Is on It," and meets on the lower level.
Stow Community United Church of Christ, 1567 Pilgrim Drive in Stow, can be reached at 330-688-8927 or online at www.stowcommchurch.org.
Presbyterian Church
Youth program -- Three-year-olds through fifth-graders are invited for a wild ride through God's Word at Avalanche Ranch June 11 to 15 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
This free program features games, crafts, snacks and knee-slapping music. Register online or by calling the church.
* Bible story time and crafts for children will be hosted by the church at its picnic area near the fire station playground Tuesdays at 10 a.m. starting June 19.
* Sunday service times are as follows: contemporary at 8:15 a.m.; traditional at 9:30 a.m.; and blended at 10:45 a.m. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. for children and teens. Adult Bible fellowships are at 8:15 and 9:30 a.m.
Stow Presbyterian Church, 4150 Fishcreek Road, can be reached at 330-688-6935 or online at www.stowpres.net.
United Methodist Church in Stow
Service times -- The United Methodist Church in Stow has Sunday services at 8:30 a.m. (contemporary) and 10:45 a.m. (traditional). Sunday School for all ages is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome to attend.
United Methodist Church in Stow, 4880 Fishcreek Road, can be reached at 330-673-7752.
Victory Life Church
Service times -- Victory Life Church's Sunday morning classes begin at 9:15 a.m., with worship and a message from God's Word following at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday evening classes begin at 7 p.m. for adults and youth, with classes and activities for children. Nursery care is available both days.
Victory Life Church, 3833 Hudson Drive in Stow, can be reached at 330-929-6555 or on the Internet at www.vlchurch.com.
Bailey Road
Christian Church
Sunday School -- Sunday School for all ages takes place at 9:30 a.m., followed by worship at 10:45. Children ages 3 through the second grade are dismissed before the sermon to attend a special age-appropriate class.
Nursery care is provided during these times.
* On Sunday evenings from 6 to 7:30 p.m., the new Kids Klub, J.F.C. (Just for Christ), for kindergarten through eighth-graders, gathers for fun, learning and friendship.
The high school-age group meets every other Sunday after worship to plan fun things to do together.
Bailey Road Christian Church, 3200 W. Bailey Road in Cuyahoga Falls, can be reached at 330-929-2527.
The Church
in Silver Lake
Pentecost -- The Church in Silver Lake will host a celebration for Pentecost May 27 at 10:30 am. The theme for the day is "Catch the Spirit, Sail Toward Tomorrow."
Refreshments will be served following the service. Child care and Sunday School are available for children.
* Vacation Bible school will take place June 9 to 13 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
The Church in Silver Lake, 2951 Kent Road in Silver Lake, can be reached at 330-928-2991.
Life Church
Services -- Life Church's Adult Sunday School class starts at 9:30 a.m. Worship service begins at 10:45. Nursery and children's classes are available.
Life Church meets in the lower level of the Nye Financial Group building, 7941 Ravenna Road in Hudson. For more information, e-mail email@example.com.
Northminster Presbyterian Church
Vacation Bible school -- "Soaring to New Heights with God" is the theme of Northminster Presbyterian Church's vacation Bible school June 18 to 22.
The cost is $7 per child, with a maximum of $15 per family, and is open to children age 4 through fifth-graders.
Northminster Presbyterian Church, 104 W. Portage Trail Ext. in Cuyahoga Falls, can be reached at 330-928-8885.
Pilgrim United
Church of Christ
Services -- Pilgrim United Church of Christ invites the public to worship at the Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. Adult and children's Bible classes are Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
* Any woman interested is invited to come to the friendship circle, which meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.
The church is located at the corner of Broad Boulevard and Second Street in Cuyahoga Falls.
Community Chapel
Services -- Services at Riverwood Community Chapel will take place at 9 and 10:35 a.m.
Riverwood Community Chapel, 1407 Fairchild Ave. in Kent, can be reached at 330-678-7000 or online at www.riverwoodcommunitychapel.org.


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2016 is officially here. While potentially your life isn't radically different from last year at this point, you can definitely expect some changes to the job search this year. We've already looked at how the job market is expected to change this year. Now let's take a look new trends in the job search.
Here are four trends and job search tips for your job search this year:
The world became mobile long before the start of 2016. But in the new year, the importance of mobile will continue to grow, especially in the job search. In fact, in a survey conducted by JobVite in 2015, 47 percent of millennials used mobile in their job search. Last year, job seekers used mobile to search for and apply to jobs in bed, during their commute, at work, and even in the bathroom.
Searching for jobs on mobile is easy — there are countless job search apps and career websites are optimized for mobile. So to get ahead, you need to apply to jobs on mobile, which isn't always easy.
Job search tips: Make the mobile application process easier with a little preparation. Upload your resumes and cover letter to the cloud so you have access to them from any device. Use Google Drive, Dropbox, or similar tools to draft and store your application materials so you can apply to any job at any time using any device.
While you're searching for jobs on your smartphone, recruiters are scrolling through social media feeds to find the talent they need. In a survey of recruiters in July 2015 conducted by Jobvite, 55 percent said they use Facebook to find candidates and 47 percent use Twitter. Although these platforms were designed for personal use, they're being used for professional purposes more and more. After all, 56 percent of recruiters agree social media is an effective source for quality hires.
Job search tips: Don't wait for recruiters and employers to magically find you on social media — get on their radar. Follow employers you're interested in and the influential industry professionals. Join groups and actively participate in conversations that showcase your skills and knowledge.
Face to face interactions are slowly being replaced with digital forms of communication — and the trend can be seen in the job search. In the same survey of job seekers surveyed by Jobvite, 31 percent have had a job interview by video or Skype.
Although similar, video interviews are a whole new ballgame you need to be prepared for. They present new challenges and opportunities you need to be aware of to succeed in your job search.
Job search tips: Although a video interview may seem more relaxed, appearance still matters. Pay attention to what's in the background of your interview, sources of background noise, and issues with internet connection before the big day. Being on camera can make some people nervous, so practice in front of your webcam to check that your eye contact and body language are sending the right message.
In the past, employers turned to their employees and colleagues for references during the hiring process. But more and more job seekers are looking for references before they apply to employers.
In a survey conducted by LinkedIn in 2015, 50 percent of job seekers said they turn to their friends and colleagues first when starting a job search. Job seekers do this for two reasons — to check out opportunities or possible references, and to check out the employer to see what it's like to work at the company. As a job seeker, you want to know that you would look working for the company before investing the time in the application.
Job search tips: Spend time researching the employer. Scroll through their social media feed, read employee reviews, and contact anyone in your network who has worked at the company. If you still have questions, ask if you can speak with an employee during the interview process.
In 2016, be on the lookout for new opportunities to move your career forward. Use these trends and job search tips to improve your search and find the job you're looking for.
Which job search tips will be most important in 2016? Share your thoughts in the comments below!


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Vera Wang V136 Adult Size Handmade In Japan Eyeglass Frame/Eyewear/Glasses
Brand: Vera Wang
Style: V136
Gender: womens
Frame Type: full-rim
Frame Material: metal & plastic
Case: original
Size: 48-17-140
Color code: co
Frame Color: brown / beige
Lens Color: demo lenses
Lens Height: 26 mm
The frame is fully rx-able and can be fitted with prescription and/or tinted lenses at most optical stores. Please note that factory demo lenses have a logo stamped on them in ink. This frame provides comfortable fit and flatters a variety of face shapes. These eyeglasses are made of metal and high quality, durable acetate plastic. Original case is included. The glasses are made in Japan.
These eyeglasses retail for $230.00 at upscale stores that carry designer frames. Save your money and get them here! The pictures cannot fully reflect the beauty of this piece of designer eyewear. These eyeglasses look even more elegant in real life.


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There is a 20 page review of the MSI Z370 SLI Plus motherboard posted over at ocaholic. Pack a snack and refill your coffee before you attempt to tackle this one.
If you're looking to build a mid-range gaming system based on Coffee Lake processors, the MSI SLI Plus is a great place to start. Althoug the rather low price, the MSI Z370 SLI Plus is a well equipped Z370 motherboard with a decent list of features. At the moment the board is available on Geizhals for 133 Euro excluding shipping costs, which makes it definitely affordable.


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Ok, Ready? Cool.
I didn't actually notice that many mistakes this week,
like I do think the level is quite high this week.
Hats off to you, very well done!
A few things I have noticed that came up regularly are things like certain words, where you tend to use the Russian version in that you have one word and the following word is in the genitive case in Russian so you translate it as 'word of…and whatever'.
Often in English it doesn't quite work like that and instead of one word, word in the genitive case or 'of…whatever', that second word goes like this and it becomes one word.
So one example I heard, 'style of life', becomes 'lifestyle'.
Do you see? And things like, um, there's a shop here called 'дом книги' — 'house of book' literally, but it would be 'bookhouse' in English. Do you see?
Another issue I have noticed, which is probably quite a big topic, is verbs of motion. In English verbs of motion are a lot simpler than in Russian.
In Russian you have a lot of 'unidirectional' and 'multidirectional' and various prefixes that determine whether you are going to somewhere, you're arriving, you're approaching, you're exiting, you're entering…like, there's so many, and it's quite hard for me to learn them.
But when you translate them into English they often come out wrong. So for example, you often say 'when I come to a country'. It doesn't quite work; it's 'when I go to a country', 'when I travel to a country', 'when I arrive in a country.' Things like that. You use the word 'come' in too many instances where it's not appropriate.
So, 'when I…when the train comes from wherever', that doesn't work. It's 'when the train goes from' or 'leaves from'. There are significant differences with that, you know whenever you have the prefix при in Russian, it doesn't always translate as 'come' or 'arrive'; it can translate as 'leave' or 'get to' in a lot of instances.
So just be aware of that, you know when you're thinking in Russian and you're trying to say words in English, don't always assume that it means 'come', because things like 'приходить' can mean 'come'…but not always. OK?
The other one I've noticed is the use of the word 'reach', and I think this comes from when you have the prefix 'до' in Russian, um so you know 'доехать до' whatever. In a lot of cases that is translated as to get to somewhere.
You know, a train can reach a destination but you get to a destination, you arrive at that destination, you've finished your journey kind of thing. You can reach a place but it's not as common, it's more 'to get to somewhere' or like 'to get as far as somewhere' sometimes. But I've noticed a lot of errors with that, in using 'reach'.
Cause you have to remember that the word 'to reach' has another meaning as well, it's like, 'to achieve something' yeah, 'to reach a certain level of knowledge or awareness', something like that.
It's not always to do with getting somewhere. But yeah, I'm sure that there's other mistakes with verbs of motion that probably come up but 'to come' and 'to reach' are the most common ones and just be careful as to how you're translating them because when you use при and when you use до, it does not automatically translate as 'to come' or 'to reach', ok? So, yay.
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8a Brazilian Straight Hair
I begin this publication by discussing why 8a Brazilian straight hair might be an appropriate option, if not the best when you want to buy new textile. Firstly, Brazilian straight hair 8a is an excellent choice when it comes to dying or whitening your hair. These activities can be performed without causing much damage to the hair. Some of the other types of hair tend to be damaged relatively quickly when they are stained or discolored.
Also, you can comb 8th Brazilian hair as you want because this type of hair is usually strong and durable. Therefore, you can use your favorite tools for hairdressers and add styling products, such as hairspray, without causing much damage to your hair. The hair will allow you to reach almost all types of hairstyles you want.
However, we must keep in mind that it is essential to make sure you buy 100% 8a Brazilian human hair and make sure that the source you are buying does not treat your hair with a chemical before sending it to you.
When it comes to buying high-quality 8a Brazilian hair at affordable prices, you need to make an excellent decision. There are many options when choosing 8a Brazilian straight hair, and costs should be taken into account.
In this way, it is very important to find out about the various types of hair that you can purchase, the advantages and disadvantages of each offer. When you do not buy the right kind of hair, your natural hair will not adapt, it will create an unpleasant look and you will waste your money.
8a Brazilian straight hair is a famous choice of hair very popular among women who wear weaves. This type of hair has many advantages to consider and many people find that it blends with their natural hair without it being obvious they are wearing a weave. Authentic 8th straight Brazilian hair
For a long time, you can paint your face with the 8th Brazil by discoloring your hair, highlighting your best function, such as the eyes, cheeks and lips, away from the features you do not want to emphasize carefully.
Benefits of 8a Brazilian Straight Hair
Perhaps the most significant advantage of having Brazilian 8a long hair is that it makes you look increasingly attractive. Women with 8a Brazilian straight hair receive more attention than those with other hair because they create a more dramatic effect.
Long Brazilian straight 8a hair can frame your face, showcasing your best features - like your eyes, your cheekbones, and your lips - while you draw away from the features you do not want to highlight.
More Benefits of 8a Brazilian Straight Hair
8a Brazilian straight hair gives you more options regarding style. On the one hand, it is easier to separate, weave and shape in any design you want. You merely have a lot more options with 8a Brazilian hair.
Even hair reinforced with keratin treatment is less likely to break, adhere or curl. Instead, you can look bright, polished, tidy and with little maintenance.
Disadvantages of 8a Brazilian Straight Hair
8a Brazilian straight hair has some drawbacks in some cases. For example, it is harder to keep fingers, paper clips, hairpins and other hair-care tools because they tend to slip away immediately.
And women with 8a Brazilian straight hair may need to wrap hair elastics around their hair three or four times before they will stay.
But the reality is that when you have a Brazilian keratin hair straightening treatment, you are less likely to need clips and other devices to keep your hair up. Instead, you will want to show off your luxurious head of hair.
8a Brazilian straight hair is likely to be the most sought-after hair on the market. Specifically, 8a Brazilian straight hair originates from donors in the South American enviroment.
The hair holds style well and blends very well with most ethnic hair types. Offered as a straight, curly 8a Brazilian straight hair is versatile enough to accommodate all customers.


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by Steve
We've been traveling in Utah in March and early April. Utah has five big national parks, and we've visited three of them. We had previously been to Zion and Bryce, both of which we wrote about earlier. But we've never been to Capitol Reef, the third park that we visited in Utah this spring.
We've been traveling in Utah in March and early April. Utah has five big national parks, and we've visited three of them. We had previously been to Zion and Bryce, both of which we wrote about earlier. But we've never been to Capitol Reef, the third park that we visited in Utah this spring.
We didn't know much about Capitol Reef before visiting it for a week. We knew that it was one of the least-visited parks in Utah, which would be a nice break after the crowds at Zion. We also knew that it wasn't so high in elevation that we've have to worry about cold weather and possibly snow in late March. But other than that we were fairly clueless. I did wonder if "Reef" referred to the fact that much of Utah was covered by a huge sea millions of years ago, and you can find fossils of sea creatures in places that are now quite dry and at 8,000 feet elevation. But that's not what "Reef" is about.
The "Capitol" part of the name refers to a rock formation that looks a lot like the US Capitol dome in Washington DC. "Reef" refers to a large rock ridge rock that forms an almost impenetrable barrier to travel. In Capitol Reef, that ridge extends for over 100 miles north and south, and it prevented settlers heading west from traveling through the area. As a result, this was the last area of the lower 48 states was the last to be surveyed. It wasn't even charted by explorers until 1872.
Eventually, however, a group of Mormon settlers found a way here as they settled much of Utah. They settled in a flat area in a river valley where they could plant and grow fruit trees and other crops. They named their community Fruita, and the orchards still stand today. Now they are part of Capitol Reef National Park, and visitors are allowed to pick fruit when it's ripe. Nothing ripens in March, so we skipped that.
The park has a bit of everything, including arches, narrow slot canyons, waterfalls and pools, petroglyphs, and settlers' trails. While much of the park is accessible only by high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles. there still is a lot you can see and do with just a passenger car. We did a number of hikes to interesting features in the park.
Since the reef was formed by geologic uplift of sandstone layers, which then were eroded forming narrow slot canyons, many of the hiking trails go along the edge of fairly significant drop-offs of several hundred feet. This can induce rather queasy feelings in some people, like Jane. Most of the trails, however, looked worse from a distance than they actually were, including the one we are on in the picture above. Note the car on the road below for scale.
Jane even had the courage to walk out onto Cassidy Arch--so named because Butch Cassidy is said to have had a hideout nearby. That's Jane standing in the middle facing us. (The kids sitting on the arch were all looking at YouTube on their phones. Seriously!)
Once discovered, the narrow slot canyons that traverse the reef from east to west allowed for settlers to travel through the area in the early 1900s. Of course after every flash flood, the road had to be cleared of debris. These early pioneers left their names and dates when they came through by writing them on the walls. These are all still visible today. Current visitors, however, are discouraged from doing the same.
Ancient peoples also left their mark on the place in the form of petroglyphs. There are a variety of human and animal shapes that are still clear, thousands of years later. But their purpose and meaning are largely unknown.
Capitol Reef sits at the northern end of Highway 12, a scenic road that runs from Capitol Reef through Escalante and on to Bryce Canyon. This road runs through some of the most rugged terrain in the country, sometimes with steep drop-offs on both sides of the road. It's a great road to drive, just do it in a car, not an RV. Here's a view from Highway 12.
Highway 12 connects a few small, remote communities. Until the road was completed in 1985, the area was pretty isolated, with dirt roads that were usable only during nice weather. There still isn't too much on the road, so be sure you're fully gassed up before taking the drive. And if you can, stop for lunch at Magnolias in the town of Boulder, Utah, and be sure to chat with the young couple who are owners/chef/wait staff/everything else.
More information on Highway 12 can be found here.
We enjoyed our time at Capitol Reef a lot. March/April is a good time to visit, as the weather isn't too hot yet. As with many of the places we've been, we were able to do and see a lot, but not everything, so we may need to return some day.


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Two months ago, I found myself at a run down coffee shop on a college campus, picking at an oversized muffin and working on a pretty good anxiety stomachache.
I was there to meet with a financial adviser. I anticipated a terrifying, math-y, money-based conversation that would somehow make me feel both poor and stupid. (Like most people in the world, I prefer to feel not-poor and passably intelligent.)
My adviser turned out to be a lovely, helpful, totally normal human who used normal human words to explain complex subjects. I did not, however, expect her to be a source of Buddha-like insight.
As we were poring over my savings and retirement plan, she turned to a multi-colored graph and said "So there are basically three approaches to saving. You can work more. You can save more. Or you can want less."
And then the skies cracked open and a choir of angels tootling on reasonably priced horns announced a personal paradigm shift.
I am not unfamiliar with the minimalist movement. I love a good capsule wardrobe. I know how to make do and mend. I don't have a tv blahblahblah. I've lapped up a million magazine articles and life coach-written blog posts about the importance of less. But there was something thrilling about hearing this from a numbers-based, decidedly non-woo woo financial professional.
In fact, I like that so much, let's say it again.
She was not espousing the emotional, psychological benefits of less.
She was not imparting the environmental benefits of less.
She wasn't telling me that I'd like getting dressed in the morning if I had fewer clothes in my closet.
She was simply relating a numbers-based reality. I could stop working and spend more time by the water if I adjusted my vision for the future. I could have an apartment on the water in Minnesota before I could have a house on the ocean in California.
Now, I'm not saying we should collectively 'aim lower.' I'm not saying that we should all take mediocre jobs or date boring humans who don't light our fires. I'm not saying you should stop wanting a vacation home in Italy BECAUSE I ALSO REALLY WANT A VACATION HOME IN ITALY.
But what if we took a look at the things that we believe we want and really, actively considered them? Are they goals that we set for ourselves? Or are they wishes that seeped into our brains via women's magazines and billboards? Do we really want a fancy car or are we just enamored of our friend's 2015 Audi?
What would our lives and futures look like if we gave ourselves permission to want a little less? To not quite strive so hard? To make a conscious decision to shift our focus?
I've given myself permission to want less. If you want it, here's yours.
Sarah Von Bargen is a blogger and writer who helps people and businesses become more awesome on the internet. She believes yes is more fun than no and that everything and everyone is interesting.
This post was originally published on Yes and Yes.


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Arts & Crafts villa overlooking Paradise Cove
10 guests · 5 bedrooms · 6 baths
A forest and lemon trees greet you at this classic California mansion on the Pacific. Walk tiled paths through the garden to a hot tub that cascades over the pool, and dine on the pergola-covered patio with billowing curtains. Inside, the great room is a step back in time with stone floors, a grand piano, and large hearths. It may feel secluded, but you can pop into Malibu in minutes.
Sleeping arrangements
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The Newcastle Jets are pleased to announce that the recent Pink Day For BK raised $11,097 for Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation.
The Hunter Ports Newcastle Jets are pleased to announce that the recent Pink Day For BK raised $11,097 for Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation.
The Pink Day For BK took place at the Jets- Round 22 clash with Melbourne Heart and was the culmination of a week of fundraising and promotional activities to assist Jets goalkeeper Ben Kennedy in his efforts to raise money and awareness for breast cancer.
Ben's mother Karen, is currently receiving treatment for a breast cancer recurrence, giving the Jets' shot-stopper a first hand understanding of the very real impact this disease has on so many families in the community and how important detection, treatment, support and awareness of this disease is.
Kennedy said he was overwhelmed by the support Pink Day For BK received.
"The response was unbelievable and it means a lot to my family to have that type of support," Kennedy said.
"I-m very grateful to everyone who played their part in making Pink Day For BK a success.
"A special thanks to the Newcastle Jets, Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation, and especially all of our Members who got behind the fundraising events and donated to a great cause."
Earlier in the week, Members of the Newcastle Jets playing squad and coaching staff shaved their heads to kick-start the fundraising efforts.
Kennedy himself has adopted a new look as he parted with his infamous long locks in support of his mother, while Jets midfielder Josh Brillante is clean shaven for the first time in over 12 months as Kennedy's teammates also rallied behind the cause.
Donations were also collected at the Jets- clash with Melbourne Heart last Saturday and Jets Members could also donate online.
The Jets produced a specially designed pink t-shirt to raise funds for HBCF with $5 from the sale of each t-shirt donated to HBCF.
Kennedy-s player sponsor Newcastle Golf Club also got on board with the week of fundraising, with their contribution taking the total raised past $11,000.


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Kathmandu > Gorkha > Gairichap > Thala > Dharchey > Shambe > Pomkin > Roshe Kharka > Rupina - La Pass > Duiambae Kharka > Nayak > Ghap > Lho > Samdo > Dharmashala > Bhimthang > Dharapani
Rupina-la pass trek is another long forbidden and unbeaten trail of Manaslu open for the Trekkers, which was officially opened to tourist. It is challenging and difficult trekking pass of Gorkha district. This trek is geographically spectacular and culturally fascinating circumnavigating Mt. Manaslu (8163m), Peak 29 (7871m), Himal Chuli (7893m) and Boudha (6672m). In this trekking trail, there are very less tourist to do this trek however it is very beautiful and interesting. This trek is in a region of strong Tibetan influence. The Trek cross the Rupina-La (4520m) and Larkey pass (5250m) and descend to the Marshyangdi River and further trek down to Besisahar from where we will drive back to Kathmandu. It offers superb Himalayan scenery, Lush valleys, beautiful landscape, wild animals and birds.
Day 01: Arrive in Kathmandu,transfer to Hotel otel and welcome dinner.
Day 02: Full day Kathmandu Guided Tour.
Day 03: By Bus: Kathmandu – Gorkha. Trek to Kalikasthan (1210m).
Day 04: Kalikasthan – Gairichap (1420m, 6h).
Day 05: Gairichap – Thala (2215m, 6h).
Day 06: Thala – Dharchey Dada (3245m) – Shambe (2930m, 6h).
Day 07: Shambe – Pomkin (2800m, 6h).
Day 08: Pomkin – Roshe Kharka (3100m, 5h).
Day 09: Roshe Kharka – Rupinala Phedi (4000m, 6h).
Day 10: Rupinala Phedi - Rupila pass (4720m) – Pass Phedi (3500m, 6h).
Day 11: Pass Phedi – Duiambae Kharka (2300m, 6h).
Day 12: Duiambae Kharka – Nyak (2340m, 5h).
Day 13: Nyak – Ghap (2156m, 5h).
Day 14: Ghap – Lho (2800m, 6h).
Day 15: Lho – Sama Gaon (3530m, 4h).
Day 16: Sama Gaon – Samdo (3780m, 4h).
Day 17: Samdo – Dharamsala (4480m, 4h).
Day18: Dharamsala – Larkey pass – Bhimtang (4000m,8h).
Day 19: Bhimtang – Dharapani (1860 m, 6h).
Day 20: Dharapani – Jagat (1230m, 6h30).
Day 21: Jagat – Ngadi (1000m, 5h).
Day 22: Ngadi – Besisahar (850m, 4h).
Day 23: By Bus: Besisahar - Kathmandu (6h).
Day 24: Free Day in Kathmandu.
Day 25: Departure.
Note :- If above program itinerary that don't suit to you and wish to modify above itinerary then please let us know and we'll be happy to create a tailor made itinerary especially for you. It is also possible to combines above trip with Jungle safari, rafting, Mountain flight or with any travel plans, just shares your interested with us. We will design and arrange your holiday accordingly.
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
Research to Market
John Sandor asked,"Can you give me some examples of successful aquaculture projects at HIMB that have made it to the commercial world?. . ."
The response from Dr. Clyde Tamaru:
"The one success story where research has gone to full commercial scale operations is the development of hatchery technologies with the moi or Pacific threadfin. The research work was initially started with Robert May back in the 70's at HIMB where he got the moi brood stock to spawn naturally in cages and did some initial larval rearing work..I was an undergraduate student at the time. That success would ultimately lead to the current hatchery outputs that support commercial production in 4 open ocean sea cages and at approximately 400,000 lbs per year with plans for expansion to 1.2 million pounds per year.
While our opakapaka work has yet to yield the kind of results that we would like it is also geared to trying to develop the hatchery technology where it might follow the same path as the moi. Commercial farmers still benefit from the work being done with the opakapaka project. Results from our live feeds work with the opakapaka project has benefitted stakeholders like Hukilau Foods in improving their hatchery outputs. Attached is an unsolicited letter of appreciation from the hatchery manager regarding the technical support we have provided and have made a significant impact.
This is similar to the kind of technical support that was provided to Ocean Rider, Inc., where the results obtained in a Sea Grant funded project (check this link) lead to resolving a key issue regarding the nutritional quality of the live foods being provided to seahorse larvae and adults. We cannot claim total credit for the establishment of the second only commercial seahorse farm in the world but we did have a part in resolving some of the technical challenges that Ocean Rider were facing during those early years..
We are hoping that the feather duster work will be taken up by the private sector,,,
Anyway hope that helps and would be happy to answer any other questions...."
Clyde S. Tamaru
Aquaculture Specialist
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering
1955 East-West Road, Ag. Science 218
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: 808-342-1063
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I apologize to my readers for the lack of posts lately; I had a huge work project going through and taking all my time. But now I'm back to reading and reviewing!
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I tend to pass on contemporary romances, but took a chance on a couple being released by my favorite historical romance authors. Once and Always, by Elizabeth Hoyt (writing as Julia Harper), is one of those books.
THE PLOT: Maisa Burnsey's uncle was a member of the Russian Mafiya, but he gave evidence against a boss and has been in hiding in small-town Coot Lake, Minnesota, for years. May comes occasionally to visit him and has been stopped for speeding multiple times by Coot Lake cop Sam West. She also had a one-night stand with Sam some months ago. Now he wants an actual relationship, but May doesn't want the police getting any closer to her and her uncle. As the town becomes snowed in, an old cohort of her uncle's shows up with a suitcase full of diamonds. Suitcases are switched, the Mafiya shows up, and May, Sam, and most of the town are dragged into the mess. No outside help can reach them through the snowstorm, so it's up to Sam to defend his town while trying to convince May they can make a romance work.
MY TWO CENTS: One of the main reasons I usually don't care for contemporary romance is that I feel they often use sex to get couples together. After all, many of the circumstances that work in historical romances can't work in contemporary. Not that I'd enjoy being forced into an arranged marriage that MIGHT work out, or caught in compromising circumstances that were actually very innocent and forced to marry a man who MIGHT become my true love. But these old-fashioned rules often work well in historical romances.
Here, I felt that the couple already had one strike against them for the one-night stand that took place prior to the book. Immediately, sex is what brings them together. Then we get a very intriguing story about diamonds and mobsters and shootouts and snowmobiles, but in between the action, we have Sam dragging May to his conveniently secluded cabin for sex. Really? Okay, I know most action movies have some sort of romantic element thrown in, but in this case, the love scenes seem to completely stop the main story and divorce those scenes from the rest of the plot. It seems like an awkward fit, like puzzle pieces that don't really fit together.
Having said that, I did really enjoy the action part. I just think the romance would have worked better if May and Sam were just meeting and getting to know each other.
BOTTOM LINE: An interesting story, but I would have enjoyed it more if I didn't feel that the "required" steamy sex scenes had been shoehorned in. I'll probably stick with Elizabeth Hoyt's historical romances, which I absolutely love and highly recommend. If you usually like contemporary romances, though, this may be your cup of tea, so give it a try.
TEACUP RATING: Three out of five teacups.
ON SALE DATE: Available now in paperback and eformats.
Note: Review is based on an ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.


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Fillies are winning more than major horse races. They are making kick-ass vineyards better than the guys. Winemaker's Journal kicks off a series of reports on "San Diego Women in Wine" with Sandy from Old Coach Vineyards.
Sandy's European grandmothers, who were winemakers, allowed her to taste wine in their cellars as a young child, planting the seeds which sprouted into Old Coach. The founding of her winery goes back 20 years when the 41-acre property was acquired at the end of a dirt road surrounded by nothing. (Encroaching development has it situated a T-shot from the renowned Maderas Golf Club in Poway, CA.) Founded as a llama ranch in 1988, Sandy planted her first vines in 2003, and she's still planting. Over 5 scenic acres of Syrah, Petit Syrah, Grenache, Cabernet, Mourvedre, Tempranillo vines and more recently Italian clones including Primitivo and Nebbiolo. She, and other San Diego vintners, see a bright future for "the Italian" varietals grown in the region, and she planted another 600 Aglianico potted vines last week. The llamas, house, winery and most of the vines survived the October 2007 wildfires inspiring the name for the 2007 "Firestorm" blend.
The building housing the former llama nursery, six llama stalls and the vet lab has been converted into the crush pad, fermentation and bottling space. Sandra used her Bobcat to create an impressive naturally cooled cellar into the hillside which contains the cellaring operations. Like many winemakers these days, Old Coach uses 100-gallon and 300-gallon flex tanks, the Australian pioneered breathable tanks which are easy to maintain and allow for micro-oxidation of the wine as if it were in oak barrels. The attention to detail and quality in the cellar, vineyard and wine are impressive. Early on, she threw out a batch of Zinfandel made from three year old vines, because it didn't meet her standards (I bet the coyotes howled in delight!) "We've found that by aging wine for two years before bottling the results are better," she said.
During a tour of the vineyard, Sandra mentioned she watered the vines 3 times a week (an unusual routine not often encountered by Winemaker's Journal). Two emitters are on either side of each vine, and Pete Anderson, vineyard instructor from Mira Costa Community College suggested that the vine roots had grown into a ball near the surface (since deep watering was not used). Pete recommended she experiment with deep watering on one row once a week.
Determining the correct amount of water to use has been a real challenge at the site, because of granite domes and impenetrable rock formations not far under the surface. Despite the adverse conditions, with Sandy's perseverance the vineyard has taken hold.
Sandy loves to drive her Bobcat. Not only did she dig out the cave, she used it to terrace the land and dig holes for the end posts. She grew up on a farm in the Midwest, so farming is in her blood, and she does much of the vineyard work herself. A thick, leaf-dripping fog you can almost swim in has swept in this evening, and she's itching to get on her tractor and spray the vines to protect them from a mildew infestation.
When I visited again a few days later, she was strapped into the Bobcat, drilling post holes with an auger into compact decomposed granite. "See what I have to work with," she says about the lousy soil.
She decided to forgo nets three years ago, and establishes colonies of humming birds with feeders placed strategically throughout the vineyard. "Humming birds are aggressive and will keep away the other birds," she says. She also employs a computerized sound system that emits various bird distress calls. "I'll be out there and it will sometimes sound like a bird is getting killed -- but it's just the recording of a bird in distress. I've selected bird calls on microchips specific to the species we have in the vineyard, and it works. We don't start using the recordings until as late as possible -- otherwise the birds will catch on [that they're being tricked]."
Sandy and her son Jason (a certified financial planner during the day and 4th generation winemaker) have won 25 awards in San Diego's and Orange County's annual wine competitions which encouraged them to get bonded and begin selling their wines. I purchased one of their 2006 Petit-Sirah's on-line for $25 and was not disappointed and Bluey (cellar master of our winery) gave it 3-licks (always a good sign) and the wife and I fought over the last glass (always a good sign). Since there is no tasting room for the public, the wines are sold through an on-line cellar club, over the Internet and to a few upscale restaurants.
An award winner. One of San Diego's finest. Founded and run by a woman. Old Coach Vineyards.


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2016 Camp Workshop Proposals
She Rock She Rock is now requesting workshop proposals for our 2016 camp seasons! We need folks to create and lead workshops for our Girls Rock n Roll Retreat and Sisters of Sound Initiative. You do not have to be a teacher to submit a workshop proposal. However, we consider this a mentor position so it is only open to folks who identify as female, gender nonconforming and trans.
We will be taking workshop proposals until April 29th. At that time, a group of folks will read over all the proposals and select which workshops seem most appropriate/doable/awesome. You will hear back about your workshop proposal by May 13th.
Workshops can come in a variety of formats. Topics can range from the 'History of Women in Music' to 'How to get the best tone of out your amp' to a discussion about gender. We are excited to hear what you think should be added to the camp and are open to your brilliant ideas!
Workshops should be
**age appropriate
**interactive or discussion based
**1 hr to 1.5 hrs long
**inclusive in their language
**empowering for the participants
Please submit a detailed proposal. A team of five SR2 teachers and staff members will read through all proposals. After reading through the proposals, they will decide on the workshops and will contact you by May 13th. If your proposal is chosen, the days of your workshop will be finalized. You will be expected to meet with the team 1-2 times after your proposal is selected to keep our staff up to date!
You can submit multiple proposals for different camps or the same camp. Workshops must be led by a group of two or more people. It's okay to submit a proposal by yourself as we can either pair you with someone who submitted a similar workshop proposal or we can find someone to join you!
You will be expected to be at camp during the workshop time slot. Time slots are posted below and you are given the opportunity to choose which time slot works better for you. Please note that if you are submitting a proposal for GRRR, you have to be there for all three weeks. (For example, you would lead your workshop each Tuesday, July 12, 19 & 26 from 12:30-3:30). Additionally, for GRRR workshops, you'd be presenting the same workshop twice in one day to two different age groups. So the workshop should be the same topic and idea but might be presented slightly different to accommodate the different age groups.
Each workshop team will receive a stipend. Please note that workshops can take anywhere from 3-10 hours to prep.
Time slots for workshops
Tuesdays, July 12, 19 and 26: 12:30-3:30 (1.5 hr workshop presented twice to two different age groups)
Wednesday, July 13, 20, and 27: 12:30-3:30 (1.5 hr workshop presented twice to two different age groups)
Thursdays, July 14, 21 and 28: 12:30-2:30 (1 hr workshop presented twice to two different age groups)
Tuesday, August 2: 10:15-11:15am
Wednesday, August 3: 12:15-1:45 & 2:45-4:15 (same workshop presented to 2 different groups)
PLEASE Contact Sam (firstname.lastname@example.com) if you have any questions.


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Vending machines available could include soft drink, snack food, combination drink and snack, coffee and candy vending machines.
Yes. Our independent vending machine owner operators carry a wide range of products.
Vending machines are regularly refilled generally on a weekly basis.
Vending machines are usually installed within 1 to 2 weeks of receiving your request.
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A youth who was shot in the head and left in the street to die is among five students who will be recognized and given scholarship money when the Black Heritage Planning Committee of Miami-Dade County's Black Affairs Advisory Board holds its 10th annual Pillars Awards.
Bozeman will be among five students who, along with four community leaders, will be honored when the committee hosts its silent auction, brunch and concert on Sept. 25.
For its Community Pillars award, the committee has tapped Thema Campbell, executive director, Girl Power Inc.; Bill Diggs, CEO, Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce; Bartholomew Okora, CEO, Chiada Corporation; and Annette Williams, educator.
The committee said in a statement that it selected them as honorees for their support of programs "which positively impact the community and their commitment to public service."
Robert Bozeman, who is getting ready to graduate from Miami Dade College, was shot after an altercation at a South Miami-Dade nightclub turned violent in February 2005. He spent five days in a coma and underwent several surgeries. His recovery involved having to learn to walk and talk again.
Those chosen as Young Pillars are Bozeman; Renita Johnson, Miami-Lakes Educational Center; Elcia Joseph, University of Central Florida; Adialyn Milien, Sewanee: University of The South; Yanae Minor, Miami-Lakes Educational Center; and Diamond Ragin, Spelman College.
They will each receive at least $500 – more if a silent auction as part of the event goes well.
"The current economic climate has been challenging but, thanks largely to the fundraising efforts of our committee members, we will be able to provide financial assistance to our Young Pillars," Edgar Wright, Heritage Planning Committee chairwoman and member of the Black Affairs Advisory Board, said in the announcement. "We recognize that these young people need our support more than ever and our total effort has been geared toward helping them to begin or continue their education."
Wright described the honorees as ranging from savvy negotiators to student activists.
"Each year the board's Black Heritage Planning Committee scans the community for individuals who work for bettering their communities—often without fanfare—hence the term 'Pillar,'" she said.
The Black Heritage Planning Committee comprises volunteer Miami-Dade County employees who plan and implement activities throughout the year aimed at increasing visibility and recognition for the contributions of members and descendants of the African Diaspora.
Campbell is president and CEO of the World Literacy Council of Florida, a non-profit, literacy program, through which she founded Girl Power, an alternative-to-suspension and after-school program structured to reduce the suspension and arrest rates of adolescent girls. Since the program started, the suspension rate of its participants has dropped by 85 percent and the arrest rate by 90 percent, according to biographical material provided by the Pillars Award planning team..
Diggs has campaigned on behalf of black owned businesses and helped negotiate a share of the work for black businesses on the construction and operation of the Florida Marlins Stadium and the University of Miami's Life Science Park. He is pushing for black businesses to receive a share in the work available on the proposed Port of Miami project. He consults with elected officials as he pushes to ensure the minority vendor community can thrive.
Okora has been active in the South Florida African Diaspora community for many years and is former president of the Nigerian Igbo Union of South Florida. A member of the World Igbo USA Congress, he established the Igbo Youth Program of South Florida.
Williams is known for her hard work and dedication to both her students and the civic organizations to which she belongs, including being president of the North Dade "Red Hatters" and a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
Johnson has volunteered for the Relay for Life cancer fundraiser and graduated from the Greater Miami Service Corps before enrolling at Miami Dade College and Miami Lakes Educational Center. She is pursuing an associate's degree in Business at MDC and a cosmetology license at Miami Lakes.
Joseph hopes to complete both her undergraduate studies and go on to pursue graduate work. Growing up in Little Haiti, her life was difficult but she had the needed discipline and the support of her mother and four siblings. Her family was among the first to volunteer to collect goods to send to friends and relatives affected by the earthquake which struck Haiti in January.
Milien, a college freshman, graduated with honors from North Miami High School and is a volunteer at her church, where she translates services in French/Creole and Spanish and participates in the church's youth group. As a youth coordinator and newsletter editor for Wingspan Seminars, she became adept at involving youth in their community while becoming a leader at her high school.
Minor is expected to graduate from Miami Lakes Educational Center in December and has pre-enrolled in Broward College's accelerated Registered Nurse program. She is active in the health field as a volunteer and has received several awards, including the George W. Bush Presidential Academic Achievement Award while attending William Turner Technical Arts High School's dual enrollment program.
Ragin, a freshman, has completed more than 200 volunteer hours of community service in the private and public sectors, from middle to high school, while maintaining a 4.1 grade point average during high school.
This year's Pillar Awards program sponsors include Comcast, Macy's Department Store's down-town branch, McCormack Baron Salazar, Urban Strategies, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Lighthouse Garden Center, Rozalyn H. Paschal & Associates and ICMA Retirement Corporation.
WHAT: The 10th annual Pillars Awards sponsored by the Black Heritage Planning Committee of the Miami-Dade County's Black Affairs Advisory Board
WHEN: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, starting with a silent auction
WHERE: Biscayne Bay Marriott Hotel, 1633 North Bayshore Drive, Miami.
COST: Tickets are $40 per person and the price includes brunch and a concert featuring the Caribbean Kids Steel Orchestra and Tampa-based gospel singer Toni Rackard.
For more information: Call 305-375-4606 or log on to miamidade.gov/baab.
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Every now and then a story comes along and lights the world on fire.
The medium of the podcast has provided us with several such intriguing tales, none more so than S-Town, which was downloaded a record-breaking ten million times in four days on its release and which has racked up a whopping forty million downloads overall. Ryan Tubridy was joined by the reporter behind the story, Brian Reed, who is a Senior Editor at legendary podcast base, This American Life, to ask how this phenomenon came about.
"I wasn't even looking for stories. I was reading an email account for the show I work for, This American Life, where listeners write in to give their reaction to stories… Amidst those was a note from John B. McLemore, saying (he) lives in, I'm not sure if I can this word on Irish radio, but S-Town Alabama… The content of the email was John saying how terrible the county he lives in is and mentioning a couple of instances of corruption and wrongdoing including a murder that he said had happened that someone had gotten away with… It just seemed like it was worth a phone call or two."
We'll leave it to your imagination as to what the 'S' in S-Town stands for. Brian made that phone call and soon found himself down the rabbit hole of John's colourful life while investigating a murder. Brian describes John as "fascinating, hilarious and darkly funny". Living deep in the woods in a house unchanged since the 1860s and working as an antiquarian horologist, Brian says John was a reporter's dream.
"What John wanted us to do was to come and expose how much of an S-Town his county was… I chose the murder as a way to focus the reporting… While doing that we were always trying to understand S-Town through John's eyes and why he saw it this way. There was always this dual reporting track. We were investigating this specific incident but also I was getting to know John and trying to understand the place he lives as he saw it and eventually, a year and a half into reporting on the murder, I kind of figured out what happened. Then something else very dramatic happened after that that took the story in a completely different direction."
The dramatic incident was John's tragic suicide in the midst of Brian's reporting. Brian has come to the conclusion that mad hatter's disease had a part to play in his death.
"Mad hatter's disease is kind of a colloquial, almost literary term, for mercury poisoning. The mad hatter's disease comes from the fact that hatters would use mercury to affix felts to the hats for years… There's a case to be made that he may have suffered from it because in working on old clocks, you take mercury and burn it… John did this for years according to many people who knew him and so he was repeatedly exposed to mercury fumes over a long period of his life and he displayed a lot of the personality characteristics like irritability and mood swings and suicidal ideation that are associated with mercury poisoning."
The story that John exposed has captured imaginations the world over. If you would like to hear more from Brian about this gripping tale, you can see him in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on September 29th as part of the Dublin Podcast Festival.


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The Weird Reason Most People Carry Babies On Their Left Arm
I can't say I have a preference as to which arm I typically carry a baby on—is that even a thing? Well, a recent study published in the journal Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews revealed that the majority of babies are cradled on the left side of the body, and it is only now that I realize I have scarcely ever held an infant with my right arm.
Research on "side bias" or laterality in maternal cradling dates all the way back to 1960, so in order to conduct the current study, the Germany-based researchers included 40 past studies in their analysis. What they discovered was that between 66 and 72% of people hold an infant on their left arm and that this is especially prevalent if you're naturally a right-handed person. By having the baby in your left hand, your right hand is free for any other miscellaneous tasks like holding bottles or whatnot.
Women in particular prefer their babies on the left: 73% of women hold babies on their left side, compared to 64% of men who do the same. The researchers theorize this could be because men are statistically more left-handed.
The researchers also found emotions are crucial in the cradling side bias. "Since emotions are primarily processed in the right hemisphere of the brain, people may also tend to move their baby into their left visual field, which is linked to the right hemisphere of the brain," the researchers wrote. "This could be especially true for mothers who have already established a strong emotional bond with their child during pregnancy."
A separate 1996 study is on par with this assertion, proposing that left-cradling not only facilitates important feedback to the mother's right, emotional brain but also directs maternal communication to the baby's right hemisphere as well, potentially even contributing to early language development.
As far as men go, though, the German researchers compared their present context to a prior study they had done on hugs and found a potential interconnection in male emotion and the left side of the body. Seemingly, men who are uncomfortable hugging other men typically hug each other from the left due to strong negative emotions. Does that mean men hold babies with their left arms because they're uncomfortable? It's possible.
Other explanations behind cradling bias could be the desire to keep the baby closer to your heartbeat, which might also be more calming for a baby.
Next time you're holding a baby, pay attention to which side you naturally tend to hold it—and don't be surprised if it's almost always to the left.
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Hello, I made one more birthday card, this time for my sister Dianne. She loves to knit so I thought this Hop-it, Friends stamp would be perfect for a card for her.
The stamp is quite large so I kept the card very simple and just frames the stamped area with a purple yardstick and then raised the panel on foam tape on the card-base.
I coloured the cuties with Copic Markers.
Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card.
Stamps: Stampabilities - Will Knit For Friends
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink
Copic Markers: Colorless Blender, C00, C1, C3, R81, R85, E53, Y00, Y02, YR12, V12, V17, B21, B24, G21, G24, W00 & W1
Other: Recollections Card Stock, Foam Tape
Have a great Day! Kathy


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About Therapy
Updating Assumptions
We widely recognize that achieving something meaningful requires hard work. This time-honored directive also applies when developing emotional muscle.
While it's uncomfortable to leave-behind familiar habits and adjust to healthier behaviors, this doesn't mean that struggle is necessary.
Utilizing Therapy
Psychotherapy (also referred to as Therapy or Counseling) is an engaging process where emotional challenges are shared and resolved through the consistent interaction with a psychology professional.
People may come into counseling desiring to increase inner-clarity or implement better decision-making. They may want to optimize social connection, develop business prowess, or deepen intimate relationships: Whatever your goal, we can help.
Our Approach
We are interactive and action-oriented clinicians. We utilize in-session exercises and between-session assignments to further assist you in achieving your goals.
Some examples of between-session assignments include self-exploration worksheets, "Do one thing differently" challenges, thought-tracking, and intentional self-care (versus taking care of everyone else's needs instead of your own).
Therapy unfolds using the integration of several disciplines. We customize a blend of the following tried-and-true approaches to best address your specific needs:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT is a logic-based, empirical therapy that asserts that it's not the events in our lives but how we comprehend these events that determine our well-being. In other words, the way we understand a situation triggers how we feel, and then behave.
In a session, we'll get out a whiteboard to diagram your specific thought-feeling-behavior equation. We'll then help you recognize your habitual thinking patterns and strategize alternative perspectives that are better suited for the goals you've established.
Positive Psychology
Do this: wiggle your fingers. Now take a moment to consider the multitude of cells and electric impulses required for this endeavor. Ponder the very complicated interaction of biochemicals and kinesiology involved – Notice how it all seems so effortless…
Positive Psychology goes far beyond verbalizing affirmations into a mirror. The curative power of this discipline lies in the understanding that we are walking/talking miracles.
We believe individuals achieve contentment once they accept their power – a choice we all have at our fingertips.
Together, we will work to reinforce the already-existing magic of our individual and collective abilities.
Mindfulness Training
Our lives actively unfold from one-moment-to-the-next. Mindfulness practice enhances one's ability to invoke calm and generate gratitude by non-judgmentally acknowledging this reality.
Mindfulness training is a collection of skillsets for relinquishing our need to control everything around us. Acceptance is one technique within this philosophy, which helps reduce anxiety and depression by setting down struggle associated with any given circumstance. Meditation quiets our emotional associations to past and future – places we can currently do nothing about – and establishes the productive focus of in-the-moment awareness.
Our Style
We are a judgment-free practice: All orientations, spiritual beliefs, and lifestyles are welcome. The Mental Gym has been helping individuals, couples, and families attain and then maintain well-being for over two decades.
We have "heard it all" and are committed and devoted to supporting our clients with the unconditional positive regard and techniques needed to tackle and work through any issue.
Let's team up and take concrete steps toward fulfilling your potential. Contact either Bill or Nancy to schedule your free 15-minute initial phone consultation.
About Us
Bill met Nancy among a flurry of dogs and children. Both clinicians were doing non-profit work: therapeutically utilizing animals to help kids navigate their emotionally challenging circumstances.
Working well together and sharing similar worldviews and skillsets, Bill invited Nancy to join The Mental Gym in 2017. Bill and Nancy's similarities, coupled with their life-experience and gender differences, offers clients a variety of counseling options:
Here's a bit more about each clinician:
Bill Benson, LMFT, LPCC
Why I Do This Work
I was a very active kid – experiencing both the wins and losses of competitive sports. Through these athletic experiences, I learned that succeeding or failing was not necessarily determined by a scoreboard or trophy.
As I matured, I became aware of my inner-dialog: I began measuring my performances by on how present I was – even if this meant not winning every race.
As an aspiring young adult, I lost sight of my adolescent wisdom: I envisioned what society considered award-winning and abruptly changed course. My focus quickly shifted to setting and attaining tougher goals before I could be happy or proud of myself.
This never-ending quest for satisfaction spiraled me toward physical burnout and emotional disillusionment.
Ironically, my disenchantment ultimately solved everything for me: Disheartened, I slowed-down and sought out therapy for the first time. The process dramatically helped me reassess my life, and remember the youthful principles that had once served me so well.
My new goals became purpose-driven, not proving-oriented. I enthusiastically found myself earning an advanced degree in Clinical Psychology.
Schooling completed and licensing accomplished; I opened a small private practice. The Mental Gym became my way to share what I'd learned during my journey into happiness and fulfillment.
Over twenty years later, we're still helping our clients build better lives through an understanding that well-being is not something we win – it is something we realize from within, and then share with others.
My Work with You
As a Board-certified Psychotherapist, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, I feel fortunate to have the training and experience necessary to assist you in identifying, understanding, and then eliminating whatever stands in the way of your intended life goals.
Together, we'll find ways to open up your true potential and develop your emotional muscle so that you can flourish and become the person you were truly meant to be.
Nancy Downey, LMFT
My Passion
Supporting you on your journey of personal transformation is my ultimate passion! As a true believer in the power of change, I genuinely look forward to joining you in meeting your therapeutic goals and witnessing your inner growth.
Specialties: Misguided Mindsets and Couples
I specialize in helping individuals who are struggling with self-defeating thoughts, feelings and behaviors. This misguided mindset often leads to high anxiety, low self-esteem, perfectionism, doubt, fear, and relationships struggles.
Once we establish the origin of these habitual patterns, we will work together to implement a more realistic, accepting, and self-nurturing way of being.
I also love working with couples and understand the importance of validating each partner's perspective. With an emphasis on emotions, we will sift through the intricate layers that have become the foundation of your relationship in order to identify the areas that need tending to.
From there, we will explore healthy and effective strategies aimed at strengthening your connection.
Even More about Me
I knew at a very young age that I wanted to be a therapist. Coming from a big family, it inherently became an interest of mine to not only analyze but to seek to understand human behavior.
I would question, "why do we think, feel and act the ways that we do?" This innate desire to explore these dynamics taught me about compassion and empathy, happiness and sadness, conflict and communication, perception and perspective. These concepts fueled my dream of becoming a therapist even more.
Although life provided me with a few detours along the way, I am happy to say that I am living the life I set out for. I have an amazingly rewarding career in helping others, am happily married and have a small tribe of furry animals that brighten each day.


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Home›Tech Vault›3. GM New Process 203
The New Process 203 is a chain-driven transfer case. This cast iron transfer case is made up of 4 housings. This transfer case is a good, strong box except for the chain. This transfer case was used in production vehicles manufactured from GM, Dodge, and Ford. The Ford transfer case was normally a remote gear box. The GM and Dodge used an adapter to mount the NP203 directly to the stock transmission. Since the front of these transfer cases look the same, identifying the difference between the Dodge and GM transfer case without the stock adapter housing should only be done by counting the transfer case input splines. The GM versions include: a female 27 input spline (originally coupled to a TH350 transmission), a female 10 spline (originally coupled to a SM465 transmission), and a female 32 spline (originally coupled to a TH400 transmission) input gear. The adapters we offer for these transfer cases will normally require the use of your stock transfer case adapter. 700R-4L60 shafts
NP203 originally coupled to a TH350: This transfer case, used in 1971-79 vehicles, has a female 27 spline input. PN51-3210 (replacement adapter) TH350 & TH400 to NP203 stock castings TH350 & TH400 to NP203 stock castings 1
NP203 originally coupled to a SM465: Used in vehicles 1971-79, this transfer case has a female 10 spline input. SM465 to NP203 casting 465 side SM465 to NP203 casting 203 side
NP203 originally coupled to a TH400: Found in vehicles 1973-77, this transfer case has a female 32 spline input. PN51-3210 (replacement adapter)
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