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*I am exactly who I was made to be, and in just the place I am needed.*
I know, I know, it may sound a little trite and A-B-C-ish, but let me explain a bit...
I homeschooled my oldest daughter this year for first grade, and was pretty stressed about it the whole year. She has done fine, but I haven't felt adequate in a lot of ways. I felt like I wasn't being fair to her because I couldn't give her the kind of school experience I want her to have, the kind that will inspire her and help her to love learning. I have never seen teaching as my strong point, I don't have the knack for arts and crafts, and even thinking about setting up things like science experiments (and the messes that go with it all) nearly gives me ulcers!
Whether I wanted to or not, I have subconsciously done a lot of comparing - comparing myself with people I don't know that I come across on Pinterest and homeschool forums, and people I do know that are lovely friends of mine. For instance, the several school and home teachers I know and highly respect; the friends who seem to know how to relax and just let the day roll without getting too stressed, or at least know how to handle the stress well; the ones who are wonderful moms who give so much of themselves to their children; the ones whose energy never seems to quit; the ones who are brimming with ideas and talent for things ranging from backyard farming to art and decor inside the home; the ones who just instinctively know how to make life fun for their family; the ones who are strong, Godly examples for their children. And when I look at myself alongside all these ones I admire and respect, I can tend to get discouraged sometimes because I feel like I come up so short so often. And when I see it in the light of homeschooling, I sometimes wonder if I should even be doing it, if I am right for it, if I really have what it takes, or if I should just let someone else who is more qualified and gifted in the areas I am lacking teach my kiddos.
So we come to today, and my epiphany.
It was simple, really. I was standing in the kitchen, planning what to make for lunch. Those who know me know I am a cheese freak, and I was especially looking forward to my lunch because I had a new little pile of special cheeses in the fridge that I was going to eat while the kids had their 'regular' cheddar cheese and crackers. My kids love to sit up on the stools at the kitchen island while I'm fixing meals so they can ask questions about what I'm making, or have 'taste tests' of any ingredients I'm using. Today as I was getting out all my cheeses, my daughter wanted to taste test them. So, instead of the kids eating regular cheese and crackers, we all sat around the kitchen island together while we tried different things, making it a game and deciding which combination of flavors we liked the best. Even my little 3-yr-old dude was all into it, trying toasted baguette with honey chevre (goat cheese) and strawberry jam, gorgonzola (which is like blue cheese, only stronger and tangier) on sesame crackers, and smoked blue cheese with pecans, and then washing it all down with club soda and apple juice. I was amazed that both kids loved what they called the 'stinky cheese'. And as I stood there watching them get so excited about experiencing new flavors, it hit me - This is something that is a part of me that I can share with my kids, just one of the many little ways that I can be a part of opening new horizons for them, and not only are they learning but it's FUN for all of us! It was so small and simple, but it made me so lighthearted.
And just like that, my peace and confidence in the decision to homeschool my kiddos went up another tiny notch. If God is leading me to do it, then I'm the right person for the job.
Comparing ourselves and our gifts to the gifts of others is such an unfair thing to do. God made us who we are, and then He strategically placed us in the lives of those who need us to just be us. So - if I may share from the little things I sometimes learn - we have so much more of a chance to be happy if we shine in the gifts and talents God gave each of us, instead of being worried about talents we don't have. Sometimes it's hard to see certain parts of us as God-given gifts, but maybe that can be a prayer we pray - that God show us the things about us that are unique and useful, even if WE don't see them as all that important. He has equipped each of us with precisely what we need for what He has called us to do.
So let's Shine today.

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Only 1 day away from Valentine's day ! I wanted to share with you this Valntine's look that I created thanks to GOSH cosmetics for some last minute inspiration. Normally I'm not really a GOSH fan and I hadn't tried any of their products before, but I really liked some of the products !
My opinion
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Trio Eyeshadow : Really pigmentated but not very wearable colors if you like to keep your look natural !I used the 2 shades of pink in my look.
Mascara : When I opened the bottle , it smelled really chemical. At first I was a bit scared of using it due to its scent. The mascara is not the best that I tried so far.
Extreme Art Liner : This art liner is a favorite of mine ! Although I must admit it isn't your ordinary color, but I find this metallic liner really fun and perfect to create ceveral looks. The fine long brush is perfect for applying it. On top of that, it has a good price as well ! Love it !
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Investment at the Smithers Regional Airport - Enhancing Safety in British Columbia
05 Aug, 2014, 15:15 ET
SMITHERS, BC, August 5, 2014 /CNW/ - The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, today announced that the Government of Canada is investing $255,200 for the replacement of a loader and ramp plow at the Smithers Regional Airport.
This equipment will ensure continued safe airport operations for flight crews, passengers and airport employees through the timely and effective removal of snow, slush and ice from airport runways and taxiways.
Funding comes from Transport Canada's Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP).
Quick Facts
- To date, through ACAP, the Smithers Regional Airport has received over $4.1 million in funding for eight safety projects, including today's announcement.
- Previous projects included repaving the runway apron and Taxiway C, upgrading of the electrical distribution and airside electrical systems, replacing a snow plow truck and snowblower and purchasing a runway sweeper, front-end loader and ramp plow.
- Since the program started, the Government of Canada has invested more than $631 million for 776 projects at 174 airports across the country.
"The Smithers Regional Airport is a vital gateway for local residents, businesses, trade and tourism. This investment will enhance safety for travellers and residents while supporting productivity and economic growth in the region."
The Honourable Lisa Raitt
Minister of Transport
"Ensuring our regional airport remains efficient, safe and competitive is a key priority for Smithers Town Council. We thank the Government of Canada for recognizing the importance of our facility and facilitating the replacement of these important pieces of equipment."
Taylor Bachrach
Mayor, Town of Smithers
Associated Links
SOURCE: Transport Canada
For further information: Jana Régimbal, Press Secretary, Office of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, Ottawa613-991-0700; Media Relations, Transport Canada, Ottawa. 613-993-0055; Rob Blackburn, Airport Manager, Smithers Regional Airport, 250-847-3664, [email protected]; Transport Canada is online at www.tc.gc.ca. Subscribe to e-news or stay connected through RSS, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr to keep up to date on the latest from Transport Canada.; This news release may be made available in alternative formats for persons living with visual disabilities.


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This week on "The Global African," host Bill Fletcher, Jr. sits down with activist, icon and change-agent Rev. Lennox Yearwood. They discuss police brutality in the Black community, the Israel-Gaza conflict, and the Rev's own brush with law enforcement. Telesur
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BILL FLETCHER, HOST, THE GLOBAL AFRICAN: Sean Bell, Trayvon Martin, Oscar Grant, Eric Garner–the list of African-American lives senselessly taken because of excessive policing is seemingly long and endless, underscoring the increasingly contentious relationship that exists between the black community and law enforcement. The tension between the African-American community and the police has reached a fever pitch this week.
CHARLIE DOOLEY, ST. LOUIS COUNTY EXECUTIVE: We are better than this. Justice is not swift. Revenge is. We are not focused on revenge; we are focused on trust, truth, and justice.
FLETCHER: Hopes of a near future where the lives of young black men would be valued and lessons would be learned by all because of the names of those I just mentioned were dashed this past weekend in a place called Ferguson, Missouri. After this interview was filmed, another life was snuffed oeut. Eighteen-year-old Michael Brown was more than just another name on a list of young black men gone too soon. He was an unarmed teenager who had just graduated from high school and was on his way to college.
LESLEY MCSPADDEN, MOTHER OF MICHAEL BROWN: There's my firstborn son. Anybody that know me knew how I felt about my son. I just wish I could have been there to help him. Anything. He didn't deserve it.
FLETCHER: While Palestinians continue to fight for their right to live and thrive, African Americans in the United States are engaged in their own battle, the battle for the life of young black men and women. Today on The Global African, we'll discuss the role of police in the African-American community with Rev. Lennox Yearwood as this crucial question now more than ever looms large with community members and the police forces alike.
I'm Bill Fletcher. Thanks for joining me on The Global African.
FLETCHER: Joining us now is Reverend Lennox Yearwood, a man who I've known for years but I actually did not know was considered by Ebony magazine to be one of the–what is this–hundred most powerful African Americans. This is marvelous.
REV. LENNOX YEARWOOD, MINISTER AND COMMUNITY ACTIVIST: It's a nice thing.
FLETCHER: It is! It is.
So Rev. Yearwood is the president and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus. He's a minister of community activists and one of the most influential people in hip-hop political life. As I mentioned, was named in 2010 one of the 100 most powerful African-Americans by Ebony magazine and one of the ten game-changers in the green movement by Huffington Post. In 2008, Rev. Yearwood created the Hip Hop Caucus's "Respect My Vote" campaign with celebrity spokespeople, and which turned out record numbers of young people on election day. He was very active in the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina disaster and became national director of the award-winning Gulf Coast Renewal Campaign, where he led a coalition of national and grassroots organizations to advocate for the rights of Katrina survivors. He is regularly on the media, and I'm really glad to have this opportunity to engage in this discussion.
YEARWOOD: I am glad to be here.
FLETCHER: Alright. So, Gaza. You watched the pictures. How does it make you feel?
YEARWOOD: It's troubling. It's troubling. Troubling for a number of reasons. It's troubling, one, to see the human toll of innocents. It's also troubling to know that it seems like the public seems impotent in their ability to speak out against it without being charged anti-Israel. And they're saying that there's a crime or problem going on. So it's hard. It's hard. And it's also, you know, for many of us who are African-American, to not see the president speak out more against that or speak a lot more forcefully and to continue to sell weapons to Israel, it's a tough situation.What I am seeing is that particularly since President Obama has been in office, I think people were hoping for a much more peaceful society, and they're seeing the opposite. And I think that particularly after the Arab Spring now leading into what's going on in Gaza, people just seem to be tired or not have the ability to speak out. And that's troubling.
But there is still–I mean, and also the media is also not showing that there are people around the globe who are speaking up. There were thousands who marched in Chicago. There were thousands who marched in London. There have been thousands around in many cities who have said that what's going on–and both folks who are Christian, Muslim, Jewish–, around all sides, saying that what is happening–. There was a march in Israel that took place. As a matter of fact, in Israel they tried to stop the march. They said it wasn't safe, 'cause it was during a ceasefire time. But what you're seeing, though, that–I think you're seeing many people coming together who are speaking out. And that has been somewhat muted, but still not enough to see, for many organizations, particularly for progressive organizations–I'm shocked, actually, at this just the silence of the progressive community on this issue.
And for me and Hip Hop–you know, I work with a lot of artists, and I saw a couple of artists who Tweeted out. Rihanna Tweeted out "#FreePalestine" and got such a push back that she had to say it was a mistake, it wasn't on purpose. But even if she could even want to say that, there was just people who were giving her pushback and understanding the pop culture as well.
FLETCHER: Did people respond to that and support her?
YEARWOOD: I mean, yeah. I mean, there were thousands of re-Tweets. I mean, she has now since deleted it from her account, but it was amazing, because you see, I mean, if artists want to get political, it's very hard sometimes for them to get political. And so after she did that, many people were–she got a lot of pushback. Everyone goes, how could she do that? How could you not allow for Israel to have the right to defend themselves? Which is–I think there is an important part to that argument as well. I mean, there is an important part for people to live together in peace. But it's also important to state the whole facts and the whole situation so people know what's going on and the history of what's going on with Palestine and where it's in essence become, in some cases, the largest open-air prison in the world.
FLETCHER: Now, you were in the Air Force.
YEARWOOD: I was. I was a Air Force officer.
FLETCHER: An officer.
YEARWOOD: I was officer, yes indeed.
FLETCHER: So what happened?
YEARWOOD: I mean, I think that like many I used the program that you use to get money for education. And let me say this: and I am a person who am clearly not anti-American. I mean, I think that our job is to make this country to be the best country that it can be. I loved my country then. I love my country now. I am an American. I'm also a person who came here whose parents came here as an immigrant. My parents were both from Trinidad. I was the first person in my family to be born in this country. So that has a whole part of the process as well.
And so, being an officer, I understand the importance to have defense if that's what is needed in some cases. But I also understood the importance of the power this country has. And if used wrongly, it could have devastating impacts. And so, as an officer I began to speak out against the war in Iraq. This was in 2002. And so if you don't want the best sometimes career move, don't speak out against the war while you're in the Air Force.
But at that time, the President Bush administration and others decided to really make an example, and they began to even move forth to prosecute me and have me imprisoned. And what was what's amazing about that was that during the time I was waiting for that process to take place, I didn't stop speaking out. I said, well, I'm going to speak out now. But there were some other amazing brothers and sisters who were also at the time–Damu Smith, who I was around, and others who were, like, just good brothers and sisters who can give counsel and just say, hey, you know, if you're doing the right thing, keep speaking out for justice. And so I did.
I mean, long story short, I mean, it was very difficult. I was it was hard. I was arrested protesting against the war. And was beaten. As a matter of fact, I was on Capitol Hill and was beaten, in Capitol Hill, in which my leg was broken, because officers came to Capitol Hill to speak out against the war, and I was the only African-American, and so I guess I was easy to kind of point out in the crowd. And so that's what took place.
FLETCHER: Let's talk about–use that as a segue to talk about violence at home. You're wearing a cap with the name Eric Garner.
YEARWOOD: Yeah.
FLETCHER: Tell us about Eric Garner.
YEARWOOD: Eric Garner now is dead, and he was murdered. He was a father, I believe, of six children in New York City. And Eric Garner had just got finished breaking up a fight. And then the police officers came, and in the process began to antagonize him. And they put on an illegal chokehold and literally choked him to death.
FLETCHER: Why did they go after him if he had just broken up a fight?
YEARWOOD: A lot of times–and this is the thing that we are dealing with in our community–many African Americans are induced and are paralyzed by fear because of police brutality, because of the possibility of a public execution or assault, because you have–not all, but you do have some officers who become, in essence, thugs with badges.
FLETCHER: That said, there's crime in our communities. Just a few months ago, a relative of mine was held up at gunpoint by another African American. She was walking with some friends. These three guys apparently were watching her or watching them. They figured out the right place and they held them up at gunpoint.
YEARWOOD: Yup.
FLETCHER: Why should I care if a cop puts a bullet in that guy's head?It frequently feels that many progressives refuse to talk about crime, refuse to talk about it; we'll talk about police brutality but will not talk about crime. Doesn't that lose us credibility?
YEARWOOD: No, it doesn't lose credibility. I think there are some layers to that process. One, they're different–if you talk about progressives, I think you're right. There are many–there is silence sometimes from–particularly, white progressives at times do become silent on the issues of police brutality.
FLETCHER: Oh, I'm thinking about black progressives.
YEARWOOD: Well, I'm going to get to that too.
FLETCHER: Okay.
YEARWOOD: I'm going to just start with the first layer. And as you have said, one of your great quotes is that race is the tripwire for the progressive movement. And so many times when we hit that tripwire, we fall over. When I mean silent, I mean that they don't sometimes incorporate all of their energies and the movement can be siloed. So when you go to the police brutality rally, it's not as blended and diverse as it should be.
Going further, there is something. Then you go to black progressives, or, i.e., blacks rights organizations. There is something there. Unfortunately, in the 21st century too many civil rights organizations have now moved from a spirit of solidarity to charity, where they then don't see the community in the same light, where they begin to see their brothers and sisters as a case and a cause, and not as their brother or their sister. And so they sometimes pull back, saying–almost where they come out for these rallies saying that it was wrong when you see what happened to Eric Garner, it was wrong what happened to Trayvon Martin, it was wrong, Oscar Grant and Sean Bell.
But there's also something–you can hear it–there isn't the kind of–that there isn't something there where they are saying that there isn't total innocence. And so I think that there is still–there has been–something has happened with the civil rights movement that does not quietly align with the community as it should. And the community feels this. And I think that when you have a community that is so disenfranchised, so oppressed, so pushed down, and even their own brothers and sisters turn their back on them, not when they're so public as Eric Garner's death, who was choked to death on YouTube, but this is across the board when you see the injustice around and people just drive past that and keep moving or leave the community completely to defend for themselves. I think that's where the problem comes in at, and I think that's where we have to fix that. And I think that you're right.
So I think it's important for us and incumbent upon us to recognize that we cannot give up on our people, no matter what the situation may be. We must always recognize that it is a layered approach and that the policies have been put in place to have taken away jobs, opportunity, and education, have now led to what you see today, are just the symptoms of the true cancer of poverty and injustice in our communities.
FLETCHER: You know, I've been active at different points around issues of police brutality. And what I have found in virtually every case is that the movement or effort could not be sustained. It was sort of what you were saying earlier: there'd be a demonstration; people would be really angry. In some cases there would be suggestions of legislation, and at that point it was almost like watching a balloon deflate. The energy just seems to leave us. And then that's it until the next brother or sister gets killed. What's your analysis? What do you think is at the root of this sort of deflation? And what do we need to do differently?
YEARWOOD: That's very hard to see. And it's hard to see so many mothers and fathers who you know are sometimes being used twice. They have been victimized. They have lost their child. And then, later on, organizations come in, put them up, stand next to them. And then, as soon as the camera leaves, they leave as well.
And, unfortunately, from labor, civil rights, progressive, we're not seeing the long-term strategy that needs to be put in place so that, yes, there might be [police brutalities (?)] now in 2014, but if you put things in place, by 2020 you will see a decrease because the policies will be in place and we will do the things that need to be done to change that process.
FLETCHER: Are there any parallels with the anti-lynching campaigns of the 20th century, that began in the earlier 20th century, the whole idea of passing federal legislation to address lynching? I mean, is that sort of along the lines of what you're describing?
YEARWOOD: Most definitely. I mean, I think there's a disconnect. I think that this is where we have to empower at the very least our Congressional Black Caucus and our progressive caucus members. I think you start it there on the federal side. I think that–you know, President Obama has said repeatedly, if we like it or don't like it, he has said, make me do it, as has been his approach to policy. So I think we should make them do certain things. I think that's how he has said that. And I think we've seen that from "my brother's keeper" and other elements, I think, that have come out, that he can be made to do things once the political pressure is put upon.
I definitely think that we should look at the local levels, our black mayors and governors–and black governors–and local and state officials to also be a part of the solution on that aspect.
And then I think that for me in the 21st century, we have much more expertise than they had in the 20th century. So we should definitely empower our think tanks, our academies, our institutions, our HBCUs.
FLETCHER: So then what do we say? I mean, when you have a black political leadership that should know better and most of them probably also live in a certain level of fear of what could happen to them if they get stopped, what is stopping them from taking action? Why are they not as responsive as they should be?
YEARWOOD: Courage. Courage. They are–a fear of being considered and called radical. That's the easy answer. I mean, clearly there's much more than just that. But a lot of them, from what I have seen, even on the federal level and on a local level, particularly like in an area like Prince George's County, where it should be a no-brainer–you have everything in place to make this in place. And I think that they lack the courage.
And I think, on the other hand, we are not holding the–we are putting people in positions of power sometimes just based upon their skin color, on their color or their hue, who do not have the true interests of the people, and they talk the talk and look the part, but clearly also have learned how to play two sides of the coin. And so when they go out to a certain community, they talk and rap like they are from the streets. But once they get to the suites, there's a different dialog in that aspect. And so I think that–you know, I am hopeful that my generation is much more in tune to putting in new leadership in that aspect that can deal with those who really have their political interests in hand.
FLETCHER: Do you see evidence of it?
YEARWOOD: I think there needs to be–I think this is where political education takes place. This is where, I mean, groups like the Hip Hop Caucus have to do their job and their due diligence to educate. I think we certainly have to even look beyond the traditional kind of political parties and partisanship that people have just kind of take and where we can no longer just say it's about Democrat or Republican, but it has to be about humanity and about fighting for our community. I think we need to hold those accountable who get into office, and we need to, when they do what's wrong, they need to be punished politically so they can be removed quickly, they can't just come around the next term, have done nothing for the community, and then remain, come to some nice church or mosque or somebody's community day event and just dance around and then we reelect them. I think we need to hold them accountable.
I think also this is where the institutions have to do a better job. I think that–see, the problem also here is this. Too many leaders are kind of in cahoots together. And so you have leadership in which they kind of–I mean, I've seen this, and you've seen this as well–on kind of the toothpick, cheese-on-a-stick circuit, so to speak, in which they come together and all network in their own little world. And they then–they kind of support one another to the end. And then they kind of then will then put the resources behind them, even though we know they're not doing what they need to be doing for their own community and are going against the interests of the people in their community.
FLETCHER: Let me go full circle. What about the violence within our respective communities, within the African-American community, within the Latino communities? People often don't seem as outraged.
YEARWOOD: You know, it grieves me. You know something, Bill, it grieves me now that I am, I guess, a black leader, I'm around other black leaders, and we have this conversation,iIt grieves me how quick we don't hurt and cry anymore for those of us who are laying in their blood in the streets. It grieves me when [something (?)] special has to be about a young child before we even care, which is similar to what's going on in Gaza or what's going on down at the border. Something is happening when there are certain communities, certain people are being relegated in this country to second-class citizenship. And I think that we as a people, we need to know step up and say, no, everybody who died in Chicago is a life, everyone who died in Baltimore or in D.C. We need to take a different approach and be as concerned if it was a gang banger or if it was the valedictorian and speak up more about that. But we're not doing that. So for a number of reasons we're not doing that.
FLETCHER: Reverend Yearwood, thank you very much for that,–
YEARWOOD: Thank you.
FLETCHER: –for this discussion, this much-needed, very timely, very emotional discussion. And I'm hoping that it's replicated around the country.
YEARWOOD: Thank you.
FLETCHER: Our pleasure. Thanks for joining us.
YEARWOOD: No, thank you, brother.
FLETCHER: Okay.
And thank you very much for joining us on this episode of The Global African. I'm your host, Bill Fletcher.
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If your glossary has an unusual case in which one entry and another share the exact same name except for case (thus would get the same lower-cased HTML
id), then the upper-case one must be given a unique
|id= value, and prevented from conflicting with the lower-case one's HTML
id. This can be done by changing its
|id= to a variant (e.g. with a number), then manually injecting a second HTML id (with upper-case) by using the
|content= parameter and an anchor template:
{{term|term=foo}} {{defn|Definition of lower-case version here ... {{term|term=Foo |id=Foo_2 |content={{vanchor|Foo}} }} {{defn|Definition of proper-name version here ...
You can then link to them as
#foo and
#Foo, respectively. (Technically the second can also be addressed as
#foo_2, which will have been lower-cased by the template code, but this would not be very intuitive and is just an artifact of the work-around.)
The template
{{anchor}} can also be used in the
|content= a.k.a.
|2= parameter, e.g. to provide the plural of the term (the most common usage), an alternative spelling, the old name of an entry that was linked to but has since changed, or a shortcut link anchor name.
As with styled terms, the first parameter must be used to provide the "bare" term, the second to provide this extra markup. It is not necessary to add the term itself to the
{{anchor}} template when using
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(Strictly speaking, this fact has nothing to do with this template, but may be of use to editors who are converting from one glossary style to the other.)
Multiple terms sharing a definition
Two or more
{{terms}} can be used for synonyms with a shared definition, though keep in mind that people looking for one and not finding it where they expect it to be alphabetized are liable to assume it is missing if you do not create a cross-reference entry. The parameter
|multi=y is used on second and subsequent terms to visually group the terms close together so it is clear that they share a definition:
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This shows no visual change for most languages:
For all non-English languages this provides many metadata features, but it is essential for those that do not use the Latin alphabet, so that the content displays properly in various browsers.
If it is useful to indicate the name of the language, there are individual templates for most languages, with names based on the ISO codes, and which automatically italicize the foreign content:
{{term|1=esprit de corps |content={{lang-fr|esprit de corps}}}}
which renders as:
- When two or more language variants of a term share the same definition:
As detailed above, two or more terms, as variations or alternatives, can share definitions. The most common use case for this is presenting the term in two variants of English. Example:
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- Template:Lang-en-GB
- Template:Lang-en-US
- A resilient wheel covering, usually made of vulcanized rubber.
In a different format, more appropriate for alphabetical glossaries:
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- A resilient wheel covering, usually made of vulcanized rubber.
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{{Term}} template has no Template:Dc parameter of its own (and shouldn't – there are too many pitfalls).
Applying CSS styles to the term
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Other parameters
HTML5 update:
Most of the restrictions on the content of
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|id= parameter can be used to assign a one-word, case-sensitive ID name to term. It must be unique on the page. This can be used as another #link target, and could have other metadata uses. By default, the
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|class= parameter will pass one or more space-separated CSS classes on to the

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glossary. There is rarely any reason to do this, especially in mainspace.
This shows both a very simple then a rather complex instance:
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{{defn}} or it will break the glossary markup. Images can, of course, be placed elsewhere within the
{{defn}}, and bottom-notes like {{more}} can be placed at the end of, but inside, a
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Download, install and run. Final Media Player
will play .WMV files right away.
WMV Player - Play WMV video files
Get Final Media Player if you are tired of messing with codecs or tired of seeing the dreaded "Windows can't open this file" error message.
WMV files are video files in the Windows Media Video file format, which was originally designed by Microsoft in 1999. Final Media Player will allow you to play them on your Windows PC.
Most other video players require you to install third party software ("codecs") that enable support for the particular type of file you wish to play. Not so with Final Media Player - it includes everything you need.
Simply download and run the installer and you will be able to play your video and audio files right away.
Final Media Player enables you to play 40+ types of video files like WMV, 3GP, 4XM, ANM, ASF, AVI, BIK, CDG, CDXL, CPK, DIVX, FLV, GXF, LVF, LXF, M4V, MKV, MOV, MP4, MPEG, MPG, MV, MVI, MXF, NSV, NUT, NUV, OGM, OGV, PMP, RMVB, ROQ, RPL, SMK, SWF, TXD, VMD, VOB, WMV, XMV, XVID and YOP.
Final Media Player also supports more than 40 audio file formats: AAC, AC3, ACT, AEA, AIFF, AMR, APC, APE, AU, CAF, CAFF, DTS, EAC3, FLAC, GSM, H261, H263, H264, IRCAM, M4A, MKA, MLP, MP2, MP3, MPA, MPC, OFR, OGG, OPUS, PAF, PVF, QCP, RA, RM, SHN, SPX, TTA, VOC, VQF, W64, WAV, WMA, WV, XA and XWMA.
Final Media Player is free software.


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About Us
Quist Marketing was founded back 2002. The company started as a graphic design firm and evolved into a full-service internet marketing company. The catalyst was when we witnessed how powerful internet marketing was and how it can be leveraged to deliver real marketing results. We were hooked!
We have provided marketing & consulting for many different companies. From the construction industry to the medical industry, to marketing large Christian events and more! >Our tools and techniques work in any industry where there is a quality product or service to be sold. In this last year alone, our strategies and tactics have been responsible for driving well over $1,000,000 in gross sales.


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Sugarcane farm enterprise
According to subsection 5PAA(1) of the VEA, a sugarcane farm enterprise is a farm enterprise where:
- a majority of the enterprise is undertaken for the purposes of farming commercial quantities of cane sugar, or
- a significant proportion of the enterprise is undertaken for the purposes of growing commercial quantities of cane sugar, and the Commission has determined that there are special reasons why the farm enterprise should be treated as a sugarcane farm enterprise.
For the full definition, refer to subsection 5PAA(1).
According to subsection 5P(1) of the VEA, a farm enterprise means an enterprise carried on within any of the agricultural, horticultural, pastoral or aquacultural industries.
According to Section 179 of the VEA, the Commission is a body corporate under the name of Repatriation Commission.
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Welcome to Northcote's PSHE Page!
Our P.S.H.E. CO-ORDINATOR is Miss Turner
Our curriculum
Our Northcote Curriculum is designed with the intent to maximise the potential of all of our pupils; intellectually, socially, morally, emotionally and culturally. We take every opportunity to encourage a love for learning within all of our pupils, based around a resilience for learning and achieving greatness. Most importantly we allow our children to learn in a safe and stimulating environment, where their views are valued.
Personal and Social Education plays an important role in everyday life at Northcote. Our aim is to allow each child the opportunity to achieve his/her potential in happy, caring surroundings, encouraging pupils to develop self-confidence and self-esteem.
Implementation – PSHE encompasses our whole curriculum: to promote social values, self-esteem, aspirations and to make good citizens of the world.
PSHE encompasses all areas designed to promote children's personal, social and health development. It gives children the knowledge, skills and understanding that they need to stay healthy and safe, develop worthwhile relationships, respect differences, develop independence and responsibility, and make the most of their own abilities and those of others.
PSHE and citizenship education is delivered both within discrete timetabled lessons, through planned, themed weeks and also through cross-curricular links. The timetable is adapted where necessary to meet the needs of arising issues on a weekly basis.
Examples of themed weeks: 'Bonfire Safety Week', 'Friendship Week', 'Children's Mental Health Week' and RSE (Relationship and Sex Education).
Examples of cross-curricular links: Dental health, personal hygiene, healthy lifestyles through Science, online safety through computing. P4C is flexible and linked to current topics for example: Geography comparing two different countries (affluent and deprived) raising questions like "Should wealth be shared equally?"
There are various after school clubs that play a vital role in promoting Healthy Lifestyles and Citizenship e.g. 'Health and Fitness' club. These clubs are targeted at specific year groups.
Where possible key speakers are invited into school to share their roles and responsibilities e.g. In Science this year we have invited friends and family members to share their experiences and hopefully inspire pupils about the wider world. This is in response to our curriculum driver 'ASPIRATIONS'. In Music, KS2 children have experienced a live performance from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. This year the theme was British Values.
PSHE is divided into three core themes: Health and Wellbeing, Relationships and Living in The Wider World. It also includes the 'Christopher Winter Scheme' materials that support teachers to deliver RSE.
We design our curriculum so PSHE has strong links with English. Many topics are covered through reading activities, comprehension, drama and oracy.
In Maths, money skills are a priority. E.g. Cookery – children are given a budget and have to plan a meal and go shopping for the ingredients.
Long term plans are provided to ensure progression and that all topics are covered within each phase of the school. Regular monitoring through floor books, staff training and feedback evidence this.
Key Stage Two children are grouped depending on the content of specific topics. Listening skills are a vital part within the PSHE curriculum to promote mutual respect and understanding. This works particularly well in P4C lessons.
PSHE and P4C leads have attended RSE training and fed back to staff within whole school staff meeting. The PSHE team delivered a twilight on a range of topics under the umbrella of PSHE with links to safeguarding. Our safeguarding lead and pastoral officer are both bereavement trained and delivered training to our staff on death, dying and bereavement. Our school works in collaboration with 6 other local schools; here the subject leaders meet and discuss aspects of the PSHE curriculum, sharing good practice and ideas for purposeful teaching and learning. The school is well resourced in terms of physical materials.
Impact –
Here at Northcote, there is a 'Code of Conduct' which is celebrated during weekly assemblies. Pupil voice and ongoing pre and post assessments show evidence of progress within various aspects of PSHE; intending to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to manage their lives successfully.
Subject and school leaders monitor the impact of our curriculum provision through completing regular monitoring, that includes listening to the voice of our children.
Northcote PSHE Policy
Northcote PSHE Long-term plans:
Year 1 plan
Year 3 plan
Spiritual, Moral, Social, Cultural Development (SMSC) Policy (including the promotion of Modern British Values)
Language and diversity at Northcote
RSE (Relationships and Sex Education)
We deliver our RSE scheme of work using the Christopher Winter project.
This is a whole school scheme of work which includes:
'Our Lives' – Reception,
'Growing and Caring For Ourselves' – Year 1,
'Differences' – Year 2,
'Valuing Difference and Keeping Safe' – Year 3,
'Growing Up' – Year 4,
'Puberty' – Year 5,
'Puberty, Relationships and Reproduction' – Year 6.
Teaching RSE with Confidence – Reception – Scheme of work.pdf
Teaching RSE with Confidence – Year 1 – Scheme of work.pdf
Teaching RSE with Confidence – Year 2 – Scheme of work.pdf
Teaching RSE with Confidence – Year 3 – Scheme of work.pdf
Teaching RSE with Confidence – Year 4 – Scheme of work.pdf
Teaching RSE with Confidence – Year 5 – Scheme of work.pdf
Teaching RSE with Confidence – Year 6 – Scheme of work.pdf


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Lord, this is the other person,
with whom I do not see eye to eye.
He belongs to you.
You have created him;
you have allowed him, it not wanted him,
to be just as he is.
If you can bear with him, my God,
then I too will bear with him and put up with him,
just as you bear with and put up with me.
– Karl Rahner-


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Americans love their football. Europeans also love their football. Ted Lasso loves football?
Each is obviously not the same, and while a number of Americans do have an appreciation for the game of soccer, it will never compare to our country's overall love for football.
The differences are there, and we love to make fun of them.
Often. Very often.
But apparently, no one can poke fun at the differences between soccer and football better than SNL-alum Jason Sudeikis, as proven in the mock interview, "An American Coach in London", a clip meant to promote the Premier League on NBC.
Sudeikis plays Ted Lasso, an American football coach that recently took on the head coaching position with Tottenham Hotspur.
The video – just under five minutes in length and posted by NBC Sports to its YouTube account – is gut-bustingly funny, with numerous zings directed at the game of soccer, its rules, the Dallas Cowboys, Jennifer Lawrence, and a whole lot more.
For me, this video is an absolute gem, and one of the funnier promotional clips that I've seen in some time. Check it out and let me know if you agree.
Again… bravo, NBC. Even THE WIFE loved this, and laughed numerous times.
The video seriously makes me want to watch more soccer, but only if it's not during football season.
Thank you for visiting The Wife Hates Sports!


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Claus per bioemprendre (9th edition)
Start date
Ending date
Carrer del Rosselló, 153
Are you involved in biomedical research and interested in starting your own company? Would you like to learn about the career options in healthcare beyond academia? Would you like to hear about the experiences of others who have already chosen this path? Sharing the experiences of successful entrepreneurs in the healthcare arena helps raise awareness of role models for other researchers in the sector, encouraging them to choose entrepreneurship and, therefore, technology transfer. This is why Biocat organizes the Claus per Bioemprendre introductory course in bioentrepreneurship to share the personal experiences of top bioentrepreneurs in Catalonia with students and researchers.
The course is geared towards graduates and undergraduate students in the life sciences (biology, pharmacy, biotechnology, medicine, biochemistry, veterinary, chemistry), masters and PhD students and young researchers.
The course has three three-hour sessions, covering the role of entrepreneurship in biotechnology; the first steps in bioentrepreneurship, from concept to first rounds of funding; and the phases and partners that make up the life cycle of a biotechnology company. The course is possible thanks to the collaboration of Associació de Biotecnòlegs de Catalunya and CataloniaBio & HealthTech and support from the Dr. Antoni Esteve Foundation.
This course shares the personal experiences of successful bioentrepreneurs who are running innovative international companies. These individuals will explain the keys to starting up your own business; the successes, failures, issues and satisfactions of bioentrepreneurship.
Download the presentation of ¨Claus per Bioemprendre¨
Claus per Bioemprendre 9th edition will take place in three sessions held on April 30, May 7 and 14, 2019.
The registration will be open from February 26 to April 23.
This edition will feature:
- Lluis Ruiz-Ávila, CEO of Aquilón CyL
- Laura Soucek, Founder and CEO of Peptomyc
- Marc Ramis, Founder and CEO of Senolytic Therapeutics
- Lluís Pareras, Director of HealthEquity SCR
- Christian Brander, Co-founder and Scientific Director of Aelix Therapeutics
- Clara Campàs, Co-founder and Partner of Asabys Partners
- Montserrat Vendrell, Partner of Alta Life Sciences
- Ignasi Costas, Partner of RCD-Rousaud Costas Duran
- Marc Martinell, Founder and CEO of Minoryx Therapeutics
- Jordi Naval, CEO of Biocat (Moderator)
See the Full Program here (in Catalan).
Online reservations are not available for this event.


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The Learning Process
Why create a different ski learning process?
Year after year, before coming to us, our pupils have enjoyed their skiing, but somehow they got home vaguely feeling that something was missing. Their skiing had been "OK" but nothing more than that. Their hoped-for breakthrough had again not occurred. They still found themselves feeling a bit, well, "flat" really.
Most ski instruction has given you the impression that once you are past a certain above-beginner level, then provided you "get the miles in" your skiing will metamorphose you into a better skier. In fact, it doesn't. We get good at what we actually do. Practice does not make perfect, practice makes permanent. In NLP we say, "If you always do what you've always done, you will always get what you always got. If it isn't working, do something else - anything else."
Some years back "Bobski" recognized that:-
Advanced, expert skiers did not get that way by going to ski school
They did not get that way by just skiing around
How they did it, was through ski coaching, not "ski instruction". Advanced skiing is not harder than intermediate skiing. It's a slightly different game, requiring slightly different thinking. When you have the understandings it's even more fun than intermediacy.
The first difference with ASL™
In the ski instruction model of ski teaching, the instructor is always better than the pupil. As a ski instructor I would dictate the next task and then demonstrate it, clearly showing you how much better I can ski than you can ski (This in itself can be demoralizing). It would be your job to watch me. Then, after your attempt to emulate my performance, I would tell you where you went wrong.
I believe this to be a counterproductive process. It is based on exposing failures. It only addresses the negatives. It does not assist you to understand your own skiing and to take responsibility for it. In the ASL™ model, which is essentially a ski coaching model, we jointly agree to the next developmental task. You have a go at it. The difference is that I watch you. At the end of the task, we jointly compare the feedback on results that we both experienced, and we agree on what to do next. Our job is to jointly establish what went right and build on it.
This is a highly productive, psychologically supportive, and growth expanding process. We find that successes breed successes. You have a happier time. You learn hugely more quickly, and your learning is more permanent and meaningful. It is the function of a good coach to try as quickly as possible to help you get much better than he/she is. You still need us - after all Pete Sampras' coach can't play tennis as well as Pete, but he is still a permanently essential part of the team.
The second difference
The second difference:
The employment of Accelerated Learning principles. Fifteen years of remarkable neurological and psychological research has resulted in simple yet powerful ways of learning how to learn, both more effectively and faster. We use a powerful six-step learning model. It's not magic, (there are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going), and you still have to "pay your dues" and put in the work, sorry, play required! Nevertheless, by materially assisting you to focus your mind and direct your thinking, the simple structure of accelerated learning easily engenders more rapid understanding, learning, and change.
The third difference:
Neuro-Linguistic Programming, (NLP) and Mental Game Planning. The underlying belief in NLP is that you already have within you, all the resources you need to achieve anything you want. Some of them may well be being blocked. On ASL™ courses we help you unblock them. NLP has come of age. It is a set of simple practical psychological techniques specifically developed to facilitate the modeling of excellence. Some people excel. By studying what they do - how their beliefs and thinking govern their behaviour patterns NLP has established those repeating patterns. We can all use those patterns. They are no longer experimental, they are being successfully used in top-level sport, top-level business, and in personal development. The techniques are simple. All that will stop them from working is not using them. The art lies in the way they are incorporated into your own inherent ways of learning. That's what makes it personal, and what makes it yours.
The fourth difference:
Galileo Galilei said "You cannot teach anybody anything. All you can do is to help them find that it is already within themselves".
With ASL™ you can achieve mastery over your own mind. You can discover that something inside you knew all along that you could do it. This is learning beyond the ski school. It particularly helps people whose self-expectation is lower than is realistic, or who are apprehensive in some skiing situations.
Pop over to YouTube for the latest tutorials from Bobski
You're never too old to learn something new. Whether it's learning to ski as a new hobby or learning new techniques to improve your skiing stance and performance. The information you'll find on this site is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to be as good as you want to be on the ski slopes.


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Johnny's Diaries
Truck Mount vs Portable
Portable Carpet Cleaners have come a long way. Today many Portables can match the truck mount machines when it comes to cleaning. When I first got started I had a Master Technician who claimed he could out performed any truck mount unit. Remember this was 25 years ago when portables couldn't heat up water or vacuum like truck mounts. This Master Tech would be sent out to fix redo's from customers who were dissatisfy with the service. There wasn't one job this man couldn't fix, even if the stain wouldn't come out he would remove it by cutting out the carpet and placing a repair piece from the closet. I remember once there was discoloration spot on the carpet and the owner couldn't afford to cut out the spot. So he asked her for some crayons and colored the spot until you could hardly see it. I learn so much from him. The secret to this debate isn't what type of machine you have but "the dedication to do a good job." You have to enjoy what you do. This comes from desire to please your customers. I once had a portable carpet machine that had blown one of it's motors. That day turn out to be the most difficult day of my life in carpet cleaning. Yet I received tips from every customer I clean that day. Why? Because I busted my chops in order to achieve a clean carpet. I think I lost 5 lbs. and had a soaked shirt by the time I was done. The end result was satisfied customers who called me again. We here at Deep Steam Carpet Cleaning use Truck Mount Units, but we also use portables for buildings where a truck mount can't get to. So don't be afraid of what a Carpet Technician will bring to your home. Instead question his dedication to "doing a good job"!


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New England Patriots running back Brandon Bolden left Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks with a knee injury and the team is reporting that his return is questionable.
The injury seems to have happened on a kickoff that resulted in a touchback. Without Bolden, the Patriots still have Stevan Ridley and Danny Woodhead as their options to hand the ball off in the backfield. Bolden had accounted for 28 yards on six carries before he left the game.
#Patriots Injury Update: Brandon Bolden left the game with a knee injury. Return is questionable.— New England Patriots (@Patriots) October 14, 2012
The Patriots are leading the Seahawks in the third quarter, 20-10. Ridley and Woodhead have nine carries between them, but for the most part, it's been Tom Brady airing out. Brady has a pair of touchdown passes and an interception against the Seahawks' defense. He's completed 26 of 38 pass attempts.


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We're just days away from the launch of the Apple iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. Beforehand, regulatory filings in China have revealed two of the final unknowns about the handsets, the size of the batteries and internal RAM. The documents, which also include information on the iPhone XR, were first published by China's MyDrivers website.
According to documents from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (TENAA), the 5.8-inch iPhone XS has a smaller battery than its predecessor, the iPhone X, 2,658mAh versus 2,716mAH. Despite this, Apple claims the iPhone XS can last up to 30 minutes more between charges than the older model.
Documents show the 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max has a battery with a capability of 3,174mAH. Apple says the new phone should last 90 minutes more between charges versus the iPhone X.
Meanwhile, TENAA says the 6.1-inch iPhone XR, which doesn't arrive until late October, includes a 2,942mAh battery. Apple promises 90 more minutes of usage between charges versus the iPhone 8.
The Chinese documents also show the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max both include 4GB of RAM, while the iPhone XR has 3GB. Last year's iPhone X had 3GB of memory, while the iPhone 8 had 2GB.
Until third-party testing, it's difficult to determine what these battery capabilities mean for end-users. Plus, it often takes software updates to fully realize the battery improvements from one generation device to the next.
The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max officially arrive in stores on Friday, Sept. 21 with pre-orders ongoing. Pre-orders for the iPhone XR begin on Friday, Oct. 19 in many locations with sales starting one week later on Friday, Oct. 26.
Are you buying an iPhone this year? Which model did you decide to buy?


text: The door does not stay closed and I would like to learn how to replace it without taking apart the entire dash. It is the box you pull on and is hinged to open. It is probably for coins or small items. Mine used to close and stay closed but now it won't stay closed. I could just tape it shut but I think that would be tacky. I checked u-tube and found plenty on center dash and radio but found nothing on the other parts of the dash.


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Washington to bid farewell to the late Sen. John McCain
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's Washington's turn to say goodbye to the late Sen. John McCain. And McCain is saying farewell -- his way.
The six-term Republican senator from Arizona, who lived and worked in the nation's capital over four decades, will lie in state under the U.S. Capitol rotunda Friday for a ceremony and public visitation.
On Saturday, McCain's procession will pause by the Vietnam Memorial and head for Washington National Cathedral for a formal funeral service. At McCain's request, two former presidents -- Barack Obama and George W. Bush -- are expected to speak there.
People close to the White House and McCain's family say President Donald Trump has been asked to stay away from all events. During the presidential campaign, Trump mocked McCain for getting captured during the Vietnam War.


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¦ American
¦ Mexican ¦ Greek
¦ Vegetarian ¦ Cuban
¦ Moroccan/Middle-Eastern
¦ Argentinean
¦ Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese,
Korean ¦ Fast
Maria Bodega
(Triana - c/Betis)
Located just across the river where all the late
night action happens. La Maria has been here for years, serving up savory
cuts of meat, grilled to perfection.
Argentina Atahualpa
(Triana - c/Salado, 9)
Excellent grilled beef as it should be in an Argentinean restaurant.
(Triana - c/Salado, 2)
Yet another alternatvie from Argentina in Triana close to a number of
other international restaurants. They have affordable menus of the day,
starting over 5€ and serve up grilled meat as well as other dishes.
(Centro - Avda de Málaga,
You'll see it's really part Spanish and part Argentinean when you first
glance at the menu. Either way you won't be disappointed, but if you come
here looking for the Argentinean part the grill is hot and cooking up
some mouthwatering slabs of ternera, or beef.
(Alfalfa - c/Herbolarios)
You may have read above that ownership has changed. The new place is pretty
good and they offer some vegetarian dishes along with grilled meats. They
also serve up quesadillas the way you may think of them back home - not
in a cazuela but between two pieces of flour tortilla. Try the
parillada for a mixed grill of two types of sausage, two kinds of beef
and chicken. Grilled beef by itself and beer from Argentina (can't remember
the brand) are also served.


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Who I am now and who I was before I began to Cosplay are two different people. I have only been cosplaying since 2011 or 2012 and my first Cosplay was what we call now a "closet" Cosplay of Chun Li from Street Fighter at Zenkaikon 2012. People assume I have always been that type of person that enjoys attention and enjoys talking to various different people. That is far from the case. I actually do not like people. However, as a graphic design and cosplayer, I know that is not acceptable.
As a child, I have always been called names and teased for every little thing. I had a lack of confidence and it really hurt waking up every morning thinking I was going to be judged or ridiculed every moment of the day. When I began to Cosplay and get into my craft of graphic design, I began to open up more and began to meet new and interesting people.
When I cosplay characters, I always picked the strongest, more agile, most outgoing (or crazy) characters, because they make me feel strong and powerful and pretty much unstoppable at times. When I go to conventions, I force myself to interact with other people. My first official photoshoot was actually at Anime Expo last year (2015). I was catwoman and Blackcat (one of my favorite Marvel and DC characters). This year, 2016 alone, I have done multiple photoshoots at 2 separate conventions and looking to do more at Anime Expo (third year in a row). Cosplaying actually made me more confident as a person. If I were not at a convention or around like-minded people, you would never see me approach anyone. I stay to myself.
This year, I have been doing more research on Cosplay characters, experimentation, props, materials, and other ideas. Being a black nerd (or geek) who has been into anime and comics since I was 6 years old really shows in how I present myself as a designer and a cosplayer. I am a sophisticated cosplayer and I put my own spin into each Cosplay giving me more confidence and more inspiration.


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Carved Chinese Lavender Jade Double Happiness Button Earrings
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Two Hand Carved Chinese Jade Fish on Green Jade Pendant Necklace
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Unique Old Natural Chinese Carved Nephrite Jade, Green Celedon Jade Necklace
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About Carol Barrett Jewelry
Our Service PledgeWe respond to all orders within 48 hours, we guarantee the authenticity of all our items.
About UsI make one of a kind designs using high quality hand carved jade pieces or silver Asian antiques which I combine with quality semiprecious stones to create fashion statement jewelry that will definitely get noticed. My unique pieces have been sold in exclusive stores and boutiques. These pieces are collector's items as well as art to wear.
I also am selling some wonderful treasures that I have found during my travels to Asia and Africa. Many are older pieces or antiques that will interest collectors.
I began designing and making jewelry in 1989 after I discovered an interest in Asian antiquities during a trip to Hong Kong and China. After purchasing an assortment of unusual expertly carved jade pieces, I returned to the U.S. and creatively incorporated them into necklaces. My sphere of influence as a jewelry designer quickly grew as those around me took notice of my unique jewelry designs. So, when the jewelry buyer from I. Magnin in San Francisco wanted to purchase my entire line, I knew I was on to something special. Within a few months Saks Fifth Avenue was also carrying my jewelry.
I have since branched from my original company, Gemini to create Carol Barrett Jewelry, a company that offers a fresh approach to my timeless, unique designs. I design and make all of my creations, including components from several cultures and beading them with unique and high quality gemstones. This truly makes the piece a multicultural and unique piece of jewelry. All are one-of-a-kind designs with the exception of some of the earrings being limited editions. I also design and make custom pieces for special occasions or using a special piece collected while traveling or an inherited piece.
In my travels around the world I find many interesting treasures to incorporate in my jewelry designs. I buy jade that is carved in China by expert craftsmen. Some of the jade pieces are older and have a great patina. Jade comes in a variety of colors and translucency, green being the most familiar. Lavender jade is the most rare. Jade can also be milky white, red, golden, brown or black, as well as, a several colors in the same piece. Some of my creations incorporate multicolor jade that the carver has used to colors to determine the design of the piece. These are very unusual.
I am always searching for intricately carved wood, bone, jade and other semiprecious stone pieces that are unique to include in my jewelry. They add a whimsical touch. Most of these I find in China.
The older silver pieces that I use are from ancient tribal jewelry from India or Tibet. Many are quite years old. I obtain them from a scholar, Tony Anninos, who is an expert on antique Indian and Tibetan silver. His museum-quality pieces are sought after both by museums in Europe as well as the United States. Many have been worn as ornamentation. I also use silver components that come from Indonesia and China. I incorporate both in my jewelry.
I work with several re-known glass artists, Tom Boylon, and Keith Kreitter, who create original glass beads that I use in my jewelry. I am always looking for good quality and unusual cuts of semi-precious and ethnic stones to incorporate in my designs. I use sterling silver, 18k gold vermeil and 14k gold findings.
If you wish to carry my jewelry in your store or gallery please inquire about wholesale purchases.
Dear Carol
I am so pleased with my jade necklace and pendant that I purchased from your shop.
They are a beautiful accessory with just about everything that I wear.
I really appreciated your special customer service with me. You were wonderful to correspond with and you answered all my questions. You were very accommodating in my being able to purchase this necklace.
I love your shop and all your unusual combinations of genuine stones that you put together. I also appreciate your integrity and honesty in stating whether a stone has been color enhanced or not.
I peruse your site constantly looking for that very special item that only you carry.
Thank you very kindly
A Very Satisfied Customer
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dear Carol,
Just a note to tell you of the many compliments I receive on your jewelry pieces when I am wearing them. One of the things I enjoy about your jewelry, in addition to its beauty, is that it feels so good against the skin.
You not only create beautiful jewelry, but you are also a delight to work with. The custom necklaces you've designed for me have given me endless pleasure.
Beverly Hills, California
Hello Carol,
I wanted to let you know that I gave one of the necklaces that I purchased from you to my sister for Christmas. My sister just loves it!!!
Thank you again for making such beautiful one of a kind pieces!! It truly makes it that much more special when you know you will not find some one else wearing or having the same exact thing you do!! I really do love your jewelry!!! You have a great eye and not everyone has that talent!!
Take care,
San Carlos, CA
Recently friends and I headed for a trip to China. We saw so much and loved it, but looked and could not find interesting Jade pieces that each of us was looking for. We were very disappointed. As soon as I got back, I found out about Carol Barrett's collection. I invited my friends and we were all amazed at how wonderful her pieces were! They were what we were expecting to find in China. I think she got there first. At any rate, I now have some very dramatic, lovely pieces that I love!
Los Altos, CA
I wanted to tell you how much I love the carnelian/vermeil rabbit earrings. They match perfectly a vintage necklace I have and your packaging was wonderful.
You're definitely on my favorites list.
Thanks so much,
Herculaneum, MO
Hello Carol,
I did want to take this opportunity to tell you how beautiful the necklace is. It was on my "wish list" at Ruby Lane and I was thrilled when it was included in the pieces that you put on sale. The Turkestan pendant and carnelian beads will go well with several blouses that I have and I will enjoy wearing it. The Sea Dragon necklace arrived Tuesday. It is more beautiful than it appeared on the website, and I look forward to wearing it.
Your jewelry is so beautiful; I don't know how you can bear to part with it. I wear your necklaces or bracelets, I feel that I am paying homage to those who went before, a unique mixture of art and history. I love wearing your pieces because no one else has anything like it. I almost always receive complements on your jewelry, and it has often resulted in interesting conversations with admirers. Thank you so much for sharing your talents with the rest of us. I'm sure that we will be in touch again.
East Lansing, MI
Hello again!
I wanted to let you know that the Double Strand
Aquamarine Drop Necklace arrived Saturday, Jan.12th safe and
sound. The package was well-wrapped both inside and out and was
shipped lightning speed, considering the order was just placed 2
days prior, and was sent across the country. When I opened the
package, all I could say was "WOW". Seeing and holding this
gorgeous necklace, I saw clear, sparkly stones, exceptional
workmanship, and an overall look and feel of such quality. I
love aquamarine and own several different pieces, but nothing
with clear clean gems with a soft blue/green hue. I also like
the Red Tag Sale, and when it is on, the first thing I always
check are the aqua pieces offered. That was when I saw this
necklace, and after talking with you, I had to have it. The
pictures looked good, the necklace is exceptional. And I'm glad
you are on sites that I frequent all the time, you do have a lot
of very nice things. Thank you for having this at such a
fantastic price. I am so pleased to have made this purchase.
Have a very good New Year.
Orland Park, IL
I am beyond thrilled with your beautiful jewelry.The boxwood fish pendants are so unique. I love the marvelous detail. My favorite is the one with the glass blown bead.
Thank you for your prompt attention to detail and for sharing your amazing artistic talent. I am so excited to have found you.
Caddo Mills. TX
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Armadillo with a Thumb Trigger
A couple of old .22 rifles were always on my pack list for
the Nail Ranch hunt in early November. Between morning and afternoon hunts, we always had some time on our hands and shooting old .22 rifles at swinging metal targets was a favorite activity to pass the time.
One of the rifles on this trip was a Winchester Thumb Trigger Model. They only made about 75,000 of these guns between 1904 and 1923, so most people have never heard of it, much less had the opportunity to shoot one – which was one of the reasons I brought it along.
The Thumb Trigger uses the same basic sear/extractor design as all the other Winchester single shot rifles made by Winchester from 1900 to 1963, because they were all made from John Browning's original patent of 1899. But someone came up with the idea that you could shoot more accurately if you pushed the trigger, rather than pulling it.
So, the Winchester engineers eliminated the trigger and the trigger guard and simply extended the sear out the back end of the action, just below the hammer. The thumb of the trigger hand rests pretty naturally in this position; and after cocking the hammer, it's a simple matter to press the exposed tip of the sear with the thumb, to release the firing pin.
I doubt that this design is more accurate, but it is an interesting idea. One of the fun things about this rifle is to hand it to someone not familiar with the design and suggest that they shoot it a few times. Typically they don't notice that it doesn't have a trigger until they have it loaded and try to shoot it. At that time they look at you sheepishly and ask: "where's the trigger?"
One day after lunch, we had been shooting this gun and left it laying on a picnic table, while taking a break from shooting to relax in the shade. But suddenly I caught a glimpse of an Armadillo walking directly into camp about 40 yards out. Without saying a word, I got up, retrieved the Thumb Trigger and intercepted the Armadillo just as he went into a small patch of brush. One quick shot with the Thumb Trigger and the Armadillo was dispatched – possibly something that hadn't been done with a rifle like this for 75 years.


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Hi everybody,
I have started with the Estrella Calendar 2006.
As we have an international Estrella community, I would like to fill in international bank holidays / the bank holidays of your country.The German bank holidays are no problem and I have already received the bank holidays of New Zealand from Claire.If you'd like to have the bank holidays from Britain, Japan, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France, Austria, Switzerland, Iceland or other countries on it as well, please send me the data (date and name) of your bank holidays!
I already have many nice Estrella photos from our forum members.Maybe you have some nice photos of your bike and haven't sent them yet?Go for a ride, make some nice photos and send the best ones to me!The size of the photos should be 800x600 (or bigger). Please don't manipulate your number plate on the photo! I will do this for you (at work it's part of my profession to manipulate photos!).
Closing date for photos or other entries will be End of October - so you have enough time!!!
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A mixed bag, this Lightfoot love-in ranges from refreshing interpretations by Cowboy Junkies (a rocking "The Way I Feel"), Bruce Cockburn (a spooky "Ribbon of Darkness") and Blackie & the Rodeo Kings (a stirring "Summer Side of Life") to such weak or dated choices as "Go Go Round" (Blue Rodeo), "Bend in the River" (Harry Manx) and "Black Day in July" (the Tragically Hip). With Aengus Finnan's paean joining the Guess Who's early testimonial, at least two tribute songs now exist titled "Lightfoot." Go Go Gord.
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