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Chandler chamber endorses Dem over Huppenthal
The Chamber of Commerce in John Huppenthal's home city of Chandler has endorsed one of his opponents in the election for Arizona superintendent of public instruction.
Terri Kimble, CEO and president of the chamber, said the endorsement decision was made in early June, before Huppenthal, the incumbent superintendent, became engulfed in controversy over harsh comments he posted anonymously on local political blogs.
Huppenthal faces Diane Douglas, a former member of the Peoria Unified School District governing board, in the Republican primary on Aug. 26. The Democratic candidates are David Garcia, an assistant professor at Arizona State University, and Sharon Thomas, a teacher at Metro Tech High School in Phoenix.
The Chandler Chamber of Commerce endorsed Garcia.
RELATED: Overview of Huppenthal's anonymous comments
Huppenthal, a Chandler resident, served on the City Council and represented the city in the state Legislature.
He did not respond Monday to a request from the The Arizona Republic for comment.
Kimble said that more than 80 volunteers from the business community interviewed all the candidates for local and statewide contests during the first week of June and forwarded their recommendations to the full board of directors, which chose Garcia.
Kimble said she was not involved in the selection process but Garcia was chosen because the members felt he would best represent the interests of the Chandler business community.
Garcia released a statement saying he was honored by the endorsement: "Our business community understands that strong public schools equal a strong Arizona economy, and it's imperative that the head of our K-12 schools not be distracted by issues unrelated to this mission."
The chamber's slate of endorsements consists of candidates in both parties, including Republican Scott Smith for governor and Democrat Felicia Rottelini for attorney general.
Last week, Huppenthal admitted to making the blog comments.
In the harshest remarks, made in 2011 under the pseudonyms Falcon9 and Thucydides, he called people who receive public assistance "lazy pigs" and compared the work of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger to the actions of the Nazis. Another anonymous post from 2010 by Falcon9 said Spanish-language media should be shut down.
During a tearful press conference last week, he repeatedly apologized for the comments, saying he "renounced and repudiated" them but that he would not resign or end his re-election campaign. On Monday, he appeared live on the news show "Horizon" on Arizona PBS and reiterated his apology, saying his actions hurt his family and the staff at the state Department of Education.
"I had my daughter call me up in tears talking to me about it. People who are working 12-, 13-hour days for you, believing in the mission, and you let them down."
He said that he visited a school in Tucson last week and apologized to teachers who asked him about the postings. He also touted successful education programs in the state during the television appearance, such as the Move on When Reading initiative.
Today, Citizens for a Better Arizona, which has advocated on behalf of the Latino community on public-policy issues, is planning a protest at 4 p.m. at the state Department of Education in Phoenix. Randy Parraz, co-founder, said the group will attempt to deliver a statement to Huppenthal.


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Roger Federer is one victory away from filling the last space in his creaking trophy cabinet after beating Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in a four hour 26 minute epic to reach the Olympic men's singles final at Wimbledon today.
The 30-year-old Swiss, who added a 17th grand slam title to his collection last month on the same Centre Court, survived a record-breaking scrap to win 3-6 7-6 19-17 in the longest men's three-set match played in the professional era.
The third set alone took an astonishing 163 minutes with Federer, who served for the match at 10-9 but was broken to love, claiming victory when his exhausted opponent fired an attempted backhand pass into the net.
Federer won doubles gold in Beijing four years ago with Stanislas Wawrinka but had never previously reached an Olympics singles final.
He will face either world number two Novak Djokovic from Serbia or Britain's Andy Murray, whom he beat to win a seventh Wimbledon singles title.

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WASHINGTON -- Fourteen years after the My Lai massacre in Vietnam, a former Army commander still is paying the price for improperly investigating the matter.
Now-retired Brig. Gen. Samuel Koster claims the Army's 1971 censure of him cost him not only a black mark on his record and loss of his Distinguished Service Medal but also a demotion and mandatory retirement at a reduced pay.
After failing to clear his record through military channels, Koster sought help with the U.S. Court of Claims.
But the three-judge panel Wednesday refused to lift administrative sanctions imposed by the Army on Koster for failing to begin an immediate probe into the 1968 killing of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai.
Taking generally a hands-off approach to Koster's contentions, it ruled it does not have authority over military censures or awards.
Koster was commander of the 23rd Infantry Division in Vietnam in 1967 and 1968, when a platoon of troops from the division went on a rampage and killed unarmed civilians.
The full story of the events of March 16, 1968, did not become known for more than a year.
Although not holding Koster personally responsible for the killings, the Army censured him for not fulfilling his duty as commander to promptly investigate the incident.
'We are sensitive to (Koster's) assertion ... that he has been made to suffer for the political and public pressures that were brought to bear on the Army as a result of the My Lai incident,' the court wrote Wednesday.
But it said it cannot conclude any differently than the Army, when it stated in 1971 in censuring him that 'General Koster may not have deliberately allowed an inadequate investigation to occur, but he did let it happen, and he had ample resources to prevent it from happening.'
The Army claimed Koster should have more diligently investigated the incident after he was notified of four irregularities, including a report of an unusually high number of civilian deaths at the time.


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Pediatricians group urges parents to avoid heating, storing food in plastic
SEATTLE — A leading US medical organization representing more than 60,000 pediatricians recommends parents and children avoid certain chemicals used in food processing and called for the government to adjust its methods of deeming substances to be safe.
A policy statement published by the American Academy of Pediatrics says that the regulatory framework for certain chemicals is antiquated and based on an outdated understanding of science.
An accompanying technical report cites mounting evidence of negative health effects in children from chemicals added to food in processing, such as flavoring and coloring, and substances indirectly affecting food through packaging and manufacturing, such as adhesives and coatings.
The AAP also recommended against heating and storing food in plastics, and advocated for changes in storing and wrapping certain products.
Rachel Shaffer with the University of Washington School of Public Health said people, especially children, exposed to chemicals in certain plastics can have problems with everything from hormone development to mental development.
"We recommend avoiding microwaving food in plastics since that can really increase the amount of chemicals that are released into the food," Shaffer said. "But we also don't think the burden should rest in individual families since we're advocating for policy changes so parents don't have to worry about this for themselves."
The report features "some striking and surprising concerns about the lack of attention that these chemicals have received by regulatory agencies," said Dr. Leonardo Trasande, director of the Division of Environmental Pediatrics at New York University School of Medicine and lead author of the statement and report.
"Pound for pound, children eat more food and therefore have a higher level of exposure compared to us adults," Trasande said. "In addition, their developing organ systems are uniquely vulnerable. …There can be fundamental disruptions in various endocrine functions that can manifest not only in early childhood but potentially in later life as a result of prenatal or infant exposure."
Trasande also cited several chemicals that are of distinct concern: bisphenols, used in aluminum can linings (bisphenol A was banned from baby bottles and sippy cups by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2012, but the FDA asserts its safety in food packaging); phthalates, used to make plastics soft; perchlorates, used in food packaging; and nitrates and nitrites, which are preservatives and color enhancers.
"Chemicals used in everyday products need to be rigorously evaluated for their full potential of human health impacts before they are made widely available in the marketplace," Dr. Maida P. Galvez, an associate professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,.
Experts fear that these chemicals may have a range of side effects including thyroid hormone disruption, endocrine disruption that involves mimicking estrogen and blocking testosterone, brain development effects, increased risk of obesity and decreased birth weight.
"It's not simply calories in, calories out," Trasande said. "That used to be a convenient framework for thinking about obesity, but now we know that synthetic chemicals disrupt how calories are processed and ultimately converted into protein vs. sugar vs. fat.
Shaffer advocates parents move to glass products, and stay away from heating food in plastics when they can.
Instead of microwaving in plastic, microwave in glass," Shaffer said. "We want to minimize using plastic with our food."
"Even at a basic level, we understand that thyroid hormone is not only important for brain development but also heart function, bone function, muscle," he added. "Practically every organ system is touched by thyroid hormone function."
The American Chemistry Council, which represents companies in the chemical industry, said in a statement that Americans "should know that all plastics intended for contact with food are reviewed for safety and must meet stringent FDA safety requirements before they can be used in food packaging.
"Consumers want to know that the products they purchase — including packaged foods — will perform as expected, provide the desired benefit and are safe for their families. Plastics packaging is critical to protecting the quality and integrity of food, and to help in the safe transportation and storage of food."
There are three arms of action on this issue, Trasande explained. One is broader social action in which the public demands a change, the second is what pediatricians can do, and the third is what regulators can adjust to ensure safety.
About 1,000 chemicals are considered to be "Generally Recognized as Safe" without approval from the FDA, the authors noted. The FDA states that any substance purposely used as a food additive is subject to its approval, "unless the substance is generally recognized, among qualified experts, as having been adequately shown to be safe under the conditions of its intended use."
The academy has urged the government to revise its Generally Recognized As Safe process, making it more transparent and mandating additional tests for toxicity before approving chemicals to be used in food items.
"There are safe and simple steps that families can take to limit their exposure: reducing canned food consumption, avoiding microwaving plastic," Trasande said. "This is also another opportunity to emphasize the need for fresh fruit and vegetable consumption as opposed to other highly processed or packaged foods. Not only because of the nutrients and how they differ but also because of the chemical contamination that is much greater … in fast food and other packaged foods."
Additional recommendations include avoiding processed meats, particularly during pregnancy, and avoiding food in plastic packaging that is labeled with the recycling codes 3 (phthalates), 6 (styrene, a suspected carcinogen) or 7 (bisphenols). An exception is if the plastics are labeled as "biobased" or "greenware," which signifies that they are corn-based and are not made with bisphenols, according to the report.
When possible, glass and stainless steel can be used instead of plastic. The academy also suggests washing hands before handling food and drinks, and washing fruits and vegetables that can't be peeled.


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By Sam King
Go West #3 is the final issue in a three issue limited series published by Alterna Comics. While the first two issues were decent setup, the third act and finale fails to feel all that satisfying. The violence level is the same level of intensity and awesome, but story wise… you're basically just getting a generic western in comic form. The futuristic element doesn't do much for the story.
When we left off, Slade was partnered with the chick from Lost Vegas, whose name I can't even remember now. They were preparing for a final confrontation with a jerk named Creep who is responsible for the death of Slade's wife and kid. They were calling in reinforcements and now those guys have arrived. They come in on motorcycles. The leader is a huge dude with a mohawk, known as Chief. He and his group are supposed to be this comic's representation of a band of native Americans, complete with super sharp Tomahawks. Hands are sliced, heads are bashed in, there's LOTS of violence, to the same intensity as the last issues. The action bits are great.
I liked the art last time, but this time, it just doesn't feel right. There are more colors, but for everything going down, it seems like it is just watering down the action to be fully honest. I would've like brighter blood splatters and maybe even just less color. For the arc of the story, I think it would've been better in full color or just black and white because this seems to be going for grit, but it misses the mark, big time. When Creep is finally getting his, it just isn't as satisfying as I wanted it to be.
The ending did nothing for me. I don't care about the characters and I don't feel like they're really going to go in any further directions. There is really no need for them to and no reason to care. Oh yes, the girl's name is Lilly, and last time I said she was cool. This time she doesn't live up to the last issue. Sure, she gets in on the fighting in an epic way, but her dialogue is incredibly flat. Most of the dialogue is this time. Creep and Slade's confrontation dialogue feels forced and clunky.
One of the more unique elements of this story is the attempt to make it more futuristic despite being a western revenge tale. We've got motorcycles, but this part of the story doesn't really get fully realized within the story. It ends up being almost useless to the overall story. It is just a twist that isn't intriguing. They don't really talk about the circumstances leading to Lost Vegas or how anything is affected by whatever happened. Things just are, which would be great, if it made sense as far as inclusion goes. If the setting isn't relevant to the action, it doesn't help. It is just confusing. The setting ends up looking like it could just be the old west, except that if it were, the reinforcements with Chief would've taken longer to arrive. So maybe the whole point of the setting was to speed up travel within the story? That is about all it is good for.
Ultimately, this one just ends up being another generic revenge story, with an unsatisfying ending. If you just like western themes, then the price isn't bad, but this comic is not the next best futuristic western story. Issue #2 was the best one, setting us up for lots of excitement that just didn't get delivered in act 3.
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Go West #3
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A warship's crew can march through a North town with bayonets fixed in the New Year.
HMS Northumberland will be granted the Freedom of the County at a special ceremony, in Morpeth, on January 24.
The honour is an ancient practice steeped in history and tradition, dating back to the days of the early Roman Empire.
Those granted the freedom are allowed to march with bayonets fixed, drums beating and colours flying.
HMS Northumberland, a Type 23 Duke Class Frigate, was built at Swan Hunter's yard on the Tyne and launched in 1992.
Coun John Morris, leader of Northumberland County Council, said: "We are absolutely delighted to be able to give HMS Northumberland the Freedom of the County."
The ceremony starts at 10.45am when the crew form up and march past a dais in front of Morpeth Town Hall.


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Left before Decade
Street dead ends; no signs yet for
the map should say right
here, turn before it's too late.
Too late. Brace yourself;
the oncoming wall
won't yield to golden license
plates. Hit the brakes, pray;
you can't stop the brick
rain, mortar seppuku, dust
and fire and brimstone-
work gunning down your
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Supporting the efforts of a small school in Haiti, TRULY takes a village! We have an incredible team of individuals running the day to day operations of the business at hand…teaching, cooking, planning, organizing. They are the workers! The ones that face the task of educating the bright-eyed, busy boys and girls each day. Shout out to Roselaure, Alta Gracia, Amenika, Miss Nahomie, Rosita, Saul, Edelyne, Edwige, Gladimy and Dukens!
And then we have the folks just a little further north and about 80+ degrees colder….that are doing their part. My B'studs…a group of 6 gals that I meet each Monday morning at 6 am to share coffee, prayer and conversations around issues of faith…pooled their resources (along with my other sweet pal Jim) to restock the first aid closet for our school/orphanage!
The crazy sad thing is that on the day these supplies were delivered, one of our sweet boys broke his arm! No splint in this selection! They made do with a puzzle box to secure his arm in place, as they bumped along the rough Haitian roads to the local hospital, where he has been for the past several days (frustrating turn of events for my dear friends who had hoped to be bonding with their son this week-check out Annie's blog here for more details)…I digress.
My point here being the GENEROSITY of others…the first aid supplies were greatly appreciated! The other request from our Haitian staff was for a laptop and internet access. The coordinator of our English Institute began his email to me with these words (have patience with his grammar/typos)…
In a day and age, where many, if not most American homes have multiple devices for surfing the internet via 3G or wifi networks, our dear school friend in Haiti must borrow technology, search for internet and hope for electricity or a generator in operation. So we purchased a laptop and speakers and sent them down to the school this week with Kozefò board member/parents of Stanley.
In order to cover expenses of the laptop and internet fees, we are selling Apparent Project bracelets! For each bracelet sold, Apparent Project artisans in Haiti earn money to feed, shelter, and educate their families…while our group raises money to help bring a little technology and world wide web access to our school/orphanage staff. Win! Win!
I currently have a box of 150 bracelets just waiting to land on the wrist of one of you! Help us out…purchase one today. Call, email, text, leave a comment…let me know if you want to become part of the village that is caring for the staff that care for these sweet kiddos!


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By Leigh de Jamaer|
December 13, 2018
One of the biggest challenges facing small and medium-sized business owners is the ability to access funding when it's needed.
Virtually every small business owner has cash flow problems. If you're wondering how you're going to be able to solve your business funding issues, you're certainly not alone.
Smaller business, smaller funding amounts
Big businesses with established brands may need larger amounts of funding, but they actually have more options available to them when it comes to securing finance. Banks will be more willing to lend to a large business with a long track record and substantial assets than a smaller business still finding its feet. What's more, a large business can look at selling shares or even listing on the stock exchange to access deep pools of capital.
Smaller businesses generally don't need massive amounts of funding. They would be looking for anything from a few thousand Rand to close a cash flow gap, up to a few million Rand to help their business seize an opportunity for growth.
Finding funding for a small business is no easy task. While there are many avenues that you can explore, not all options will be viable or beneficial for your business. We take a look at some of the most common avenues for securing small business funding in South Africa.
These are some of the options for small business funding in South Africa:
- government funding options
- bank funding options
- angel investors and venture capital
- invoice financing from Bridgement
Government funding options
If you're looking for business funding in South Africa, there are a number of government grants, loans and tax incentives that you can apply for, although you will need to meet certain criteria to get this funding:
- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) promotes economic development and BEE. They offer incentives for specific industries like the automotive and textile industries.
- The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) provides funding for certain industrial projects that help create jobs and serve previously disadvantaged communities.
- The National Empowerment Fund (NEF) promotes black economic participation in the economy by providing loans of between R250 000 and R75 million across all industry sectors.
Bank funding options
Banks offer a range of funding options for small businesses in South Africa, but in the current economic climate, it can be hard to secure the funding you need:
- A bank overdraft can be a useful line of credit, but it is often charged at a high-interest rate, and you pay a fee for it, even if you don't use it. Overdrafts limits are usually not very high, so it's only convenient for smaller funding needs.
- Banks also offer short and medium-term loans, with repayment periods of two or more years. You normally need some form of collateral to take out one of these loans and they typically have to be quite large – in the millions and upwards.
- If you need to purchase a specific type of business equipment you could take out asset finance from a bank.
When applying for finance through a bank, expect to provide a full business plan and a detailed set of financials. Remember that a bank can take months to review your application and approve your loan, so it's not ideal if you need business funding in a hurry.
Angel investors and venture capital firms
An angel investor is generally an individual who wants to provide start-up capital in small and up-and-coming businesses in exchange for equity in the business. These investors can become very involved in your business, which may not appeal to some business owners. It is essential to get a formal agreement with an angel investor in writing. A detailed contract can protect you and your business if issues arise.
Venture capital firms also offer funding in return for a stake in the business and often insist on taking a controlling hand in managing your business.
Invoice Financing from Bridgement
Bridgement offers an alternative way to apply for business funding in South Africa with a simplified invoice financing solution for businesses.
Invoice Financing involves advancing you funds on payments you're expecting from your invoiced clients.
The application process is quick and painless. You simply connect your accounting package (e.g. Xero, Sage, etc.) and we'll do the rest. Apply in minutes and get approval within hours, without having to submit any paperwork.
Once approved, you can start getting funded. You can look through your invoices and select which ones you would like us to provide funding for. You should receive the money in your bank account within 24 hours.
Bridgement invoice financing vs traditional invoice financing
There are two main types of invoice financing:
- invoice or debtor factoring
- invoice discounting
You may have heard of invoice factoring, which involves selling your invoices to a factoring company in exchange for an immediate payment. Your clients are notified that the invoice you sent them has been sold, and they would then pay your invoice factoring company and not you. Factoring is normally only offered for large amounts, so you would need a debtor's book in the millions.
These are some of the disadvantages of traditional invoice factoring:
- You will need to disclose your need for finance to your clients, which may harm confidence in your brand.
- Your clients will now be paying a factoring company, which may chase them for payment putting your client relationships at risk.
- You will most likely need to sign over your whole book to the invoice financing company, even if you only need a small amount of funds.
- The factoring company will not advance 100% of your invoice value, they usually only pay out 70-85% of the value of your outstanding invoices.
With invoice discounting, you usually don't actually sell your invoices. You can think of it as taking out a loan using your invoices as collateral. You might remain in control of your relationship with your clients and don't need to disclose the invoice financing to them. Invoice discounting is only offered for large debtor's books, over a million Rand. The discounting company will not advance 100% of your invoice value. You usually receive between 70-85% of the value of your invoices.
Bridgement is different. You can think of Bridgement as a hybrid between invoice discounting and invoice factoring. You sell your invoices to Bridgement, but it is completely undisclosed so your clients won't be aware of it. Additionally, you remain responsible for collecting payments from your clients so there is no need to get them to direct payments to Bridgement. Your clients never need to know about your funding arrangement, and you remain in control of your client relationships.
Unlike traditional discounting and factoring, Bridgement advances 100% of your invoice value.
You can also select which invoices you would like to have financed. You can even select a single invoice for as little as R10 000 if that's all you need.
With Bridgement, the entire process takes place online, in no time at all. You receive funding within hours instead of months. Our fees are very fair – there are no facility fees or lock-in periods and you only pay a fee per invoice you get advanced. We offer flexible automated repayments, and we'll even reward you for settling early.
The fees involved in using Bridgement Invoice Financing
Bridgement charges one simple fee per amount advanced. Our fee starts from as little as 1.7% per month. The fee you will be charged will depend on a number of factors including your business situation and the quality of your invoices. You know exactly how much you will be paying upfront, so there are never any hidden surprises. In fact, if you choose to settle early, we will even give you an early settlement discount.
How to apply for business funding
You can apply for business funding right now, free of charge. It literally takes just minutes. You set up an account and connect your accounting software or bank account. Our back-end technology will quickly assess your application and let you know how much you qualify for. No commitment, no paperwork, and our application process is 100% free.
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The Situation Room is a performance-conversation that takes place throughout a performance with elder audience participants, inspired by the traditional custodians of the land in New York City, the Lenape people.
The Situation Room takes the first step towards solution which is to gather together some Elders in conversation.
the backstory
The Situation Room was developed during the creation of the performance Unexploded Ordnances (UXO) in 2016. It came in the wake of Brexit and the 2016 US Election when everyone was seeking ways to take action and have conversations, but conversation felt more difficult than ever.
The Situation Room provided a framework for interactive conversation on shared anxieties surrounding personal, environmental and political issues. These interactive conversations invite the eldest members of the audience to the 'Situation Room' table onstage subverting expectations of control and voice, and experimenting with a new model for community conversation. This model investigates the way conversation is different and in some ways easier when it is couched within a performance.
when to use a situation room
to incorporate elder knowledge into a performance
to lift elder voices in your communities
to hold conversations that bridge the political, personal, and performative
to raise issues and edge toward solutions


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Founded in 2005, Clariness is the leader in clinical trial patient services. In 10 short years, the organization has streamlined their success to become the choice for top biopharmaceutical companies around the world. When Clariness decided they needed a refreshed responsive website they chose Inflexion Interactive to help update their online presence and expand their web visibility to new heights.
After expanding to North America in 2008, European-based Clariness focused on perfecting their company's mission of accelerating clinical trials in order to bring medical innovations to market faster. By 2014 they had seemingly reached their goal as demand tripled, leaving Clariness with experience in over 800 trials in 42 countries.
While the international healthcare company had become the industry leader in their service, Clariness' team quickly realized they had neglected their company's website. Knowing they needed to update their website in order to properly convey their hard-earned reputation, Clariness called upon web design company Inflexion Interactive to design and develop their new website.
There were two primary pain points Clariness wanted to remedy with this web design project. The first was to update the overall look and feel so that their new website would be modern and professional. The second was to build a responsive website that would offer a user-friendly experience on all devices. Knowing these priorities, Inflexion's team of expert creatives and developers went to work.
Inflexion provided:
– Responsive Web Design and Development
– On-Site Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
– Content Strategy
The new website, now mobile-friendly, uses an immersive and scrolling homepage experience to attract and retain visitors, all while showcasing the company's professionalism and reputation.
Clean designs and simple copy are consistent with the fundamental inspiration behind the website that "less is more." The previous website had been overcrowded, wordy and confusing; the poor user-experience meant multiple lost opportunities. In comparison, the new biopharmaceutical web design utilizes every piece of content strategically to drive conversions. Clariness' services pages were also simplified for a better experience.
Clariness' new UX has been so well received the website has seen a 35% increase in conversions since launch.


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TV star Davina McCall is considering a boob job when she hits 40.
The 38-year-old Big Brother presenter is also planning a facelift when she gets older.
"I might have a boob job at 40 and I'm not averse to having a `freshen up' in my 50s," she told Red magazine.
"Having said that, I am an addict so I'd have to be pretty careful - I could look like the Bride of Wildenstein quite quickly."
The presenter has just released a fitness DVD to show how she lost weight after the births of children Holly, four, and Tilly, two.
She is planning more children with husband Matthew Robertson.
But she admitted: "I feel like a fat wreck when I'm pregnant. I hated it both times. I put on an extraordinary amount of weight and I was convinced Matthew was going to run off with someone else. But, God willing, I'd like to have another baby."
Elsewhere in the interview, Davina revealed she has crushes on actress Helen Mirren and Supernanny Jo Frost.
"Helen Mirren is such a babe, and yet so brooding. And Supernanny, Jo Frost - she's so warm, so firm and rather beautiful. Haven't I got a lot of lesbian crushes? I'm a bit worried now!"
TV star Davina McCall is considering a boob job when she hits 40.


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Group Travel Fulfilment Consultant
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- Succeed Recruitment Solutions
- Location
- Manchester
- Salary
- Up to £20,000 plus bonus & excellent benefits
- Posted
- 17 May 2019
- Closes
- 17 Jun 2019
- Sector
- Business Travel
- Job function
- Customer Service
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
We have a number of brand new and fantastic opportunities to join a hugely successful and awarding winning Business Travel Company based in Manchester city centre, as a Group Travel Fulfilment Consultant! If you have a Travel industry background and are looking for the first step into the Business Travel sector, this could be the perfect role for you!
Our client's Groups Team creates, sells and fulfils customised group itineraries, ranging from flights to multi component packages and inclusive student field trips and includes both domestic and overseas travel. The successful candidates will be responsible for all post sale booking and customer management, ensuring that the customer receives excellent service from point of sale to return from trip.
On offer a competitive basic salary of up to £20,000 full training on Amadeus GDS, excellent benefits and a structured career path offering the next step into an Account Executive role. Please contact us today for further information on this role or apply online.
Role of Group Travel Fulfilment Consultant:
- Take over group travel bookings from sales colleagues once the customer has agreed the purchase;
- Ensure sales colleagues have provided all relevant information in line with check list;
- Cross-check supplier costs and customer quote and raise any issues or mistakes;
- Process bookings in in house booking management system to ensure all supplier and customer information is recorded;
- Process and send customer confirmations and invoices;
- Work with customers to collect and manage passenger names, passport details and accommodation requirements within agreed time frames;
- Manage after-sale customer communication, including changes to travel plans;
- Use product knowledge to suggest and sell added benefits such as airport transfers and educational tour items;
- Pay suppliers within agreed terms and ensure bookings are finalised in line with agreements;
- Send customer pre-departure summary with detailed itineraries and arrangements;
Skills required for the role:
- Travel industry experience gained within reservations, customer service, sales support or administration
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Good attention to detail and able to prioritise work
- Group Travel Sales/Groups or GDS experience would be an advantage but is not essential
If you're interested in learning more about this Group Travel Fulfilment Consultant opportunity, please contact Succeed Recruitment Solutions or press the apply online button now!
Not for you? Then please visit our website to view the other exciting roles we have available; www.succeed-recruitment.com.
Succeed Recruitment Solutions – for the best Travel jobs, Multilingual jobs, Airline jobs and Contact Centre jobs.


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Elegant Polka Set
Feel elegant and sensual in this classic ivory and black polka dot camisole set. Transparent black lace creates a daring v-neck entwined with ultra soft polka dots. A mischievous ruche on the front and back panty is ever so flattering.
- Low-rise panty
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Borzan Biljana (Member)
In the run-up to the European Parliament elections in May 2014, Biljana Borzan, MEP (Croatia) signed Alzheimer Europe's European Dementia Pledge, thus becoming a member of the EAA and affirming her support for greater EU collaboration on dementia.
Ms Borzan sits on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee. She is a substitute on the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee and the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee.
In her contributions to Alzheimer Europe's campaign to make dementia a European priority she:
- signed EP Written Declaration 57/2015 calling for European Alzheimer's disease strateg
- participated in an AE lunch debate in Brussels on 2 December 2014, on the topic of dementia prevention.
- signed the Glasgow Declaration on 22 September 2015.
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Politico Reporter Begs Hillary Clinton to Hold Press Conference, Promises Questions About 'Trump/Russia'
In a post to Twitter Wednesday, Politico reporter Hadas Gold begged Hillary Clinton to hold a press conference. Gold's pleading message to Clinton, which included a promise to ask Donald Trump about Russia, reads like the DNC emails exposed by Wikileaks showing media collusion with the Democrats.
The press knows that Clinton is looking bad in comparison to Donald Trump by her not having held a formal press conference in nearly eight months–235 days is the reported number. Trump held yet another press conference Wednesday morning in which he went after Clinton for not holding press conferences.
Gold's tone with Clinton is very friendly and non-confrontational–unlike how contemptuously journalists speak about Trump online.
Hey HRC, do a presser. Take questions. Please. Sure – we'll ask about your emails. but we'll ask about Trump/Russia.
— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) July 27, 2016
"Hey HRC, do a presser. Take questions. Please. Sure – we'll ask about your emails. but we'll ask about Trump/Russia."
A Politico reporter, Ken Vogel, was caught clearing a story with the DNC prior to publication with the release of the leaked emails by Wikileaks.


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We have teamed up with Stuart Wesley from Wesley Counselling to offer a series of presentations designed to encourage and equip parents in their critical parenting role. These presentations can be delivered individually or as a series.
Presentations run for 2 hours (including a break) and cost $30pp + GST (minimum 25 people).
This presentation introduces the well-known D.I.S.C model to parents, which provides a framework for understanding personalities. This fun and engaging presentation helps parents to identify their own personality style and the personality style of their child. This knowledge points to common strength and struggles for each relationship in the family, and suggests strategies for building healthy relationships between personalities.
Parental authority can sometimes have a 'do it my way or else' vibe about it. The question is, "How does a parent stay in charge while positively building the parent-teen relationship?" Many parents feel torn between remaining in charge and dominating the relationship, or giving in to the teen's wishes to maintain a friendly relationship. There is another way. Parents can become aware of their default parenting style and then choose different approaches with their teen. This presentation equips parents with a parenting style that is honouring for both the parent and teen.
When parents complain that their child is not listening to them, the focus is usually on how to change the child. This presentation focuses on the communication of the parent, empowering them to transform the communication game.
While no family will be free of conflict, the ability to have conflict in constructive ways is crucial for growing peacefulness in the home and training children to raise issues that matter deeply to them. Parental reactions to conflict shape how the conflict will play out for good or bad. This presentation looks at the ways in which parents can become more aware of their own triggers and how they feed conflict in the family. It aims to equip parents with a framework for standing their ground on principles and values while maintain stable emotions.
Yes! It is possible to have children who take responsibility. But it does not happen on its own. Teens need to be guided toward becoming responsible people. This presentation focuses on building responsibility and obedience.
It is difficult to stay on top of social and technological trends in our culture. The rate of change is lightning fast. By staying informed of current issues such as social media, sexting, pornography and more, parents can lead constructive conversations with their kids to help them make informed choices and stay safe for life. This presentation aims to help parents to understand the social and technological issues facing their kids and equips them with tools to hold constructive conversations on sensitive issues.


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Aday in...Istanbul
By Touristissimo
Istanbul is the most magnetic city then i never visit. I visited Istanbul during my connecting flight to Uzbekistan. I enjoyed every moment then i spent there, i also met some new friends and we shared some apple tea It's not a first time in Istanbul... And not the last
The Galata area is my favorite and there are good places to taste the best local dishes. Walk along the bridge to meet fishermen and seagulls who are waiting nicely for their meal
It is arriving near the mosque Eminonü that magic operates. The smell of spices that tickles your nostrils, the loukoums that make your taste buds travel and the smell of Turkish coffee inviting you to take a break to admire the city in motion.
Istanbul is magical It's a city full of suprises. You'll fall in love more and more
Let's drink a cup of tea
Thank you for your visit @touristissimo #photography #Istanbul #Turkey #Storyoftheday #steller #stellerplace #stellerstories #stellertravel #solotravel #travel#creative #stellerverse www.touristissimo.com


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Sony is moving forward with their Xperia Z line, with what seems to be a six-monthly update cycle. With the Xperia Z3 launched in September, and if Sony sticks to the same schedule as earlier this year, we should be seeing the Xperia Z4 around Mobile World Congress(MWC) in February next year. Now a site has published pictures of what they claim is the digitiser for the Xperia Z4.
The shots show the digitiser next to the current digitiser from the Xperia Z3. If it is indeed the one being planned for use on the Xperia Z4, there appears to be some changes in-store for the Xperia Z4 design. The front camera and proximity sensor appear to have been swapped, and the speakers appear to be moved to the very top and bottom of the screen, where small cutouts have been made.
There's rumours that Sony could show off the phone in January at CES, but with the Xperia Z3 only just entering the market in the last couple of months, it's more likely that MWC would be a better fit. With those rumoured specs, we're pretty sure the Xperia Z4 would make quite the splash.


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Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 25/12/2014
» It takes a sports victory to incite the nation into a frenzy — and this time it's a little more than just mere sport.
Another year to remember, or maybe forget
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 28/12/2014
» Well, we've just about scraped through another 12 months, although at times things did look a bit on the shaky side. At least all the whistle-blowing has abated. Here are a few reminders of events and characters that graced the year 2014, although some you may prefer to forget.
Don't go off the rails
News, Postbag, Published on 30/06/2016
» If the government and State Railway of Thailand wish to go ahead with the high-speed train projects, may they review the existing investment plan, the administration of safety, and an effective business strategy to come up with the break-even point or turn to profit.
Question of balance
News, Postbag, Published on 08/08/2016
» It appears the <i>Bangkok Post</i> belongs to the mainstream media of this world and only prints articles from Associated Press, The New York Times, etc (especially from Paul Krugman), but never prints articles from opposing sides.
Something's brewing
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/01/2017
» A fortune teller suggested Puripong Suthisopapan and his business partner focus on selling beer when they opened their Be Right Back restaurant in Khon Kaen over a year ago. Starting only with one refrigerator, most of the beer they sold was illegally home-brewed as Thai law prohibits small-scale brewing.
Feeling the pulse
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 13/03/2017
» When Tamara Ingram was named CEO of J Walter Thompson (JWT) in March last year, many in the industry cheered the fact that a big glass ceiling had finally been shattered where women in advertising are concerned.
All in the planning
News, Postbag, Published on 11/01/2018
» In a Jan 9 report on the withdrawal of plans for a "skywalk" over the Chao Phraya River, Deputy Bangkok governor Jumpol Sampaopol stated that "similar walkways had been built in many big cities including London and Paris".
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Muse, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 19/05/2018
» 1. Happivore by Evelyn Yap is honoured to bring their latest Supper Club experience to FABB, an academy renowned for its uncompromising drive towards the advancement of world-class coffee culture. With her training honed under Michelin- and James Beard-winning chefs in the US and Thailand, chef Evelyn's personal philosophy focuses on discovering the finest and freshest local ingredients from Thailand's small-scale farmers and artisanal purveyors. Presented within Fabb's sanctuary of excellence, be prepared to experience an imaginative and refined 8-course menu inspired by a month-long Thailand discovery road trip. Held today from 7-10pm, 3,200 baht nett includes eight courses and one Special Aperitif. Visit FABB Academy of Coffee at 259/313 Sukhumvit 71, Pridi Banamyong 15. Limited to 20 seats. Call or Line to book: 081-444-1554 or 097-226-0221.
Varawut's ignorance
News, Postbag, Published on 26/08/2019
» After the death of yet another dugong, Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa, a former investment banker and football enthusiast, offered a public apology for failing to save Jamil's life.
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Corsair releases DDR2-667 ValueSelect sticks for notebooksBy Justin Mann
DDR2 has earned a bad rep as a poor performing standard, mostly due to the slower speeds, 400 and 533, being the most common in the market. Price hasn't been all that great either. As 667 speeds and higher take hold, though, and more manufacturers offering it, it's looking much better. Corsair announced today the release of their ValueSelect series in a 667MHz DDR2 package for notebooks, a definite plus to the Intel based notebooks, whom largely only come with 533. They come in 512MB and 1GB sizes, and many existing notebooks based on the 945 mobile platforms will be able to use this as an upgrade.
Both sticks operate at 1.8V, and should produce less heat and use less power than standard DDR in other notebooks even at the higher speeds. The timings probably aren't fantastic, being ValueSelect, but a speed increase of 66MHz is still a huge plus over DDR2-533. You can download the press release in PDF format at Corsair's site.


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I haven't had an honest portfolio site in years. I've had this domain for more than a decade, but it atrophied about ten years ago when my successful creation of an OpenGL-based game engine and level editor in Visual Basic 6, complete with its own scripting language that I took a week off work to build, resulted in a set of tools that was in no way going to allow me to conquer the world via game development (anybody who's done so is now laughing at me, I hope). So I took some time off.
Then in 2012, I decided to get back into game development and learn some new tricks, something maybe a little more suitable to an indie who knew a lot about web programming and computer science, but honestly not enough about C++. I've played with GameMaker and Unity plenty since then, and my background in computer science has earned me a teaching position at the school where I just picked up my Associates in Game Development.
I work with some of the most dedicated and talented people I've ever worked with at OverHook Games. I know everybody says that about their team, and, well, that's good. People should work with folks who keep them challenged and keep them going. That's what I've got, and here in the Midwest, a solid team is beyond precious.
I make games. I make things that are game-like. I do things just to see if I can do them. I dream of working on something extraordinary and large, and I dream of creating my own stuff and seeing it go out into the world and give people good times they like to remember. Thanks for stopping by. Wish me luck at @stevethesmith.


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We concepted and produced a four tier marketing event inside Sephora Hollywood & Highland to launch Fusion beauty's latest lip fattening gloss.
Starting with a "photo booth" on Hollywood Blvd, we reimagined the iconic pink corvette of Los Angeles celebrity Angelyne. The public could have their photos snapped complete with car, props and lights and a Hollywood sign backdrop. A souvenir print awaited them upstairs in Sephora where we introduced an interactive video booth starring "Dr. Fusion" inviting them to participate in creating a Lipfusion "Fauxmercial" with him that went viral on all social media platforms.
Male models armed with "Wheels of Fortune" combed Hollywood Blvd inviting women to spin the wheel and win a prize. Winners received a free gloss that could be retrieved in-store, driving more traffic up to Sephora. We built out the back of the store to create a plush lounge where brand ambassador Kim Kardashian held a meet and greet for customers. The brand sold $10,000.00 over their projected sales goal for the event that day.


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100 DB-range (10nA-1mA) Logarithmic Converter
The AD8305 is a low-cost micro miniature logarithmic detector optimized for the determination of optical power in fiber-optic systems. It uses an advanced implementation of a classic translinear (junction-based) method to provide a large dynamic range in a versatile and easily-used form. Only a single supply voltage of between 3 V and 12 V is required; the low quiescent current (typically 5 mA for zero input) permits use in battery-operated applications.
The AD8305 is available in a miniature 16 pin chip-scale package and specified for operation from -40C to +85C.
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Japan yesterday conjured a hat-trick of magical scores to floor Six Nations side Italy 34-17 in the first game of their two-match series.
The Brave Blossoms, who finished with four tries to Italy's two, produced moments of breathtaking skill as Amanaki Mafi, Kenki Fukuoka and Lomano Lemeki scored for the home side in Oita, Japan.
Japan flyhalf Yu Tamura made six out of seven kicks in a confident performance for next year's World Cup hosts.
"That was Test match rugby — this is what it's all about," Japan captain Michael Leitch said. "We had pressure moments during the game, which we capitalized on. I'm proud of the team and how they handled the game."
"Obviously we weren't good enough today," Italy captain Leonardo Ghiraldini said. "It was a tough match and Japan played really well, so congratulations to them. We have many areas to improve on, but first of all in defense, because they scored too many tries."
The teams meet again in Kobe next weekend.
Meanwhile in Auckland, the All Blacks scored 44 unanswered points in the second half as they came from behind to hammer France 52-11 in the opening game of their three-Test series.
Rieko Ioane's double was among eight tries for the world champions, who were 8-11 down at halftime before the game-changing introduction of forward Karl Tu'inukuafe.
Seven of New Zealand's tries came after the man mountain, who was not even on the All Blacks' radar a few weeks ago, came on five minutes into the second period to assert much-needed scrum dominance.
Tu'inukuafe's introduction coincided with a marginal yellow card for French lock Paul Gabrillagues for a hit on Ryan Crotty, at which point the floodgates opened.
Codie Taylor, Ben Smith, Damian McKenzie, Ardie Savea and Ngani Laumape all scored tries in the second period, along with Ioane's double, as the All Blacks stretched their Eden Park unbeaten run to 41 games.
"Did we think we were going to score that many points? No, but I'm pretty happy with the way we ended up playing," Hansen said. "It was our first game of the season and we don't want to get too excited about where we are at. We've got two more Test matches."
Hansen did believe the All Blacks received a lucky break with the yellow card, saying he did not think Gabrillagues' tackle deserved time in the sin bin.
French coach Jacques Brunel, while accepting his side were outplayed in the second half, would not comment on the lock's high shot.
However, he was incensed that Sam Cane escaped punishment for a similar incident that saw Remy Grosso taken to hospital for a check-up.
At times it was an intensely tough game and French fullback Maxime Medard will have nightmares about his last-ditch attempt to block Laumape when the All Blacks replacement charged at the line.
In Brisbane, David Pocock returned to Test rugby with a bang to help Australia to a 18-9 win over Six Nations champions Ireland and give the Wallabies a 1-0 lead.
The openside flanker, who sat out last season on a sabbatical, scored Australia's second try in the 72nd minute and was a constant menace at the breakdown as the Irish fell to a first defeat in 13 Tests.
Flyhalf Bernard Foley scored the rest of Australia's points at Lang Park with a try, a conversion and two penalties, the second of which gave Australia a two-point lead with 12 minutes remaining.


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By Kelly Lynne Thomas
Mia finds a barn on the Iowa side of the Sioux City outskirts. It sits atop an almost imperceptible bump of a hill, a white sailboat against the ocean of the meadow rippling like waves in the wind. She couldn't find her grandparents' graves, and she still doesn't know where, exactly, they used to grow endless rows of corn under the wide Iowan sky, but this could be it. A tall, silver silo stands behind the barn, the arm of a rusted grain elevator reaching up beside it. In the distance, a tractor engine groans to life. The air is hot and dry.
This could be it. The old family farm. It could be.
Mia is not tired after walking across the country, because Mia is a ghost. But she sits at the edge of the meadow anyway and watches a Monarch butterfly flit about the tall grasses and wildflowers. It darts out of sight in a patch of thistle gone to seed, a breeze tugging at the fluffy clouds atop the stalks.
The barn reminds Mia of the one on the farm in Pennsylvania where she grew up—it has the same classic shape, with wide doors on tracks and a tented roof with dual spires. But where her barn had leaked in a drizzle and smelled always of gasoline, this one had a crisp new roof, a fresh coat of paint, and the faint sweet smell of hay drifting from its open doors. Where her barn had been packed with equipment and tools, barrels of fertilizer and compost, this one had faux industrial string lights zig-zagging across its length and a stack of white folding chairs leaning against a wall.
A fat brown grasshopper pops out of the meadow and jumps toward the gravel lane that runs straight through the county, no curves, no bends to speak of. For the first time, Mia notices a wooden sign that proclaims the property as The Old Barn B & B: Lodging and Event Space. Her heart, what's left of it—no muscle anymore, just the memory of what pumping blood felt like—sinks at the thought of newlyweds toasting their love under the zigzag lights, tourists coming in for a rustic experience at the farm house she'd passed up the road.
But still. It could have been her grandparents' once. It could have been hers. Maybe it was this barn, with its white siding and green trim, that had inspired her father to buy a run-down produce farm in backwoods Pennsylvania when everyone knew the only money was in subsidized corn and soy, when anyone with sense was getting out of the agriculture business altogether. She thought of that barn, playing hide and seek with her brothers and sisters, splinters from the rough-hewn siding, jumping from the loft in a six-year-old attempt to fly and breaking her ankle--and years later, her first kiss. It was already too late for that barn. This one, too.
The Monarch emerges from the thistle and alights on the brown center of a Black-eyed Susan. It spreads its orange-striped wings toward the sun. Mia looks at the barn again, white siding glowing yellow in the late afternoon light. She thinks of new life, of Sunday school lessons about the resurrection. She'd never believed them, not really, but now she thinks, What if? What if? After all, she's dead, her body burned to ash and scattered across her mother's garden, but here she is. Maybe heaven was always meant to be on earth.
The Monarch takes flight, sending the yellow flower swaying. The butterfly swoops and dives, the white spots on its wings flashing like tiny stars. It dips past the barn and out of sight.
The sun, the barn, the butterfly, the afternoon, the aftermath. What if?
Mia's heart rises back into her chest.
Kelly Lynn Thomas reads, writes, and sometimes sews in Pittsburgh, PA. She lives with her partner, one dog, and a constant migraine. Her fiction has appeared in Permafrost, Sou'wester, The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, and was nominated for a 2017 Pushcart. Kelly is a coordinator for the VIDA Count, a reader for Sugared Water, and can always be found with a large mug of tea. Read more at http://kellylynnthomas.com.


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There is a wave of collective awakening that has gone beyond concepts to embodied knowing
The very cells of our body are craving celestial connection
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And to NO LONGER do it ALONE
Welcome to your collective. Welcome to your tribe.
The time of the lone wolf is over. join together and rise.
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2am feedings (and 4am and 6am...), 20 diaper changes, 72 hours with no shower, 45 minutes of consecutive sleep - all to bring this little gem home. To your home, to her home and to the home that holds all the memories you've gathered and nurtured for her to soak in and learn from as she goes from snuggling, to crawling, to running to sleepovers with her besties.
These memories are exactly why I do newborn lifestyle sessions. You welcome me into your home and show me around. You point out the photo of your grandfather during the war and the blanket you keep by your bed that your husband's great grandmother knitted for his mom and for him and now for your little one. You've put so much effort into decorating her room just perfectly and now you finally get to place the missing piece - your sweet little heartbeat. The memories you make and emotions you feel for your new family can't be understated and I am humbled every time I am invited in during such a private and personal time of your lives.
Here are a few of my favorite moments between this new little gift and her brand new family. :)


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A study of the importance of psychedelic plants and drugs in religion and society
• With contributions by Albert Hofmann, R. Gordon Wasson, Jack Kornfield, Terence McKenna, the Shulgins, Rick Strassman, and others
• Explores the importance of academic and religious freedom in the study of psychedelics and the mind
• Exposes the need for an organized spiritual context for entheogen use in order to fully realize their transformative and sacred value
We live in a time when a great many voices are calling for a spiritual renewal to address the problems that face humanity, yet the way of entheogens--one of the oldest and most widespread means of attaining a religious experience--is forbidden, surrounded by controversy and misunderstanding. Widely employed in traditional shamanic societies, entheogens figure prominently in the origins of religion and their use continues today throughout the world. They alter consciousness in such a profound way that, depending on the set and setting, they can produce the ultimate human experiences: union with God or revelation of other mystical realities.
With contributions by Albert Hofmann, Terence McKenna, Ann and Alexander Shulgin, Thomas Riedlinger, Dale Pendell, and Rick Strassman as well as interviews with R. Gordon Wasson and Jack Kornfield, this book explores ancient and modern uses of psychedelic drugs, emphasizing the complementary relationship between science and mystical experience and the importance of psychedelics to the future of religion and society. Revealing the mystical-religious possibilities of substances such as psilocybin mushrooms, mescaline, and LSD, this book exposes the vital need for developing an organized spiritual context for their use in order to fully realize their transformative and sacred value. Stressing the importance of academic and religious freedom, the authors call for a revival of scientific and religious inquiry into entheogens so they may be used safely and legally by those seeking to cultivate their spiritual awareness.


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Perth Glory striker Billy Mehmet will be desperate to prove a point to coach Ian Ferguson when his side face Central Coast Mariners at Bluetongue Stadium on Sunday.
Perth Glory striker Billy Mehmet will be desperate to prove a point to coach Ian Ferguson when his side face Central Coast Mariners at Bluetongue Stadium on Sunday.
A surprise omission from Glory's starting line-up against Brisbane Roar last Sunday, the 28-year-old came off the bench to nod home a dramatic late winner.
With Shane Smeltz set to miss the trip to Gosford due to international commitments, Mehmet will start in his place.
"I was really disappointed not to be in the starting side last week, but then it was great to come off the bench and score," Mehmet said.
"We know this season that there is me, Shane (Smeltz) and Stevie (McGarry) and that the gaffer is only going to play two of us.
"He's already told us that against different teams there are going to be different ways that he chooses to go, so I have to accept it and just hope to keep my place."
Another goal of the quality which accounted for the reigning champions at Patersons Stadium would do Mehmet's chances of retaining his starting spot no harm.
His powerful headed effort was worthy of winning any game, even if the subsequent goal celebration was a little less impressive.
"Scott Jamieson whipped in a few good balls over the course of the game and when I went on, I was hoping he'd put another one in and he did," Mehmet said.
"I managed to get in between the two defenders and thankfully it went into the bottom corner.
"I was going to do the Gangnam-style dance, but I didn't have time to do it because the boys just jumped on top of me, so it wasn't the best celebration."
The West Ham United academy product is anticipating some close attention from one Mariners defender in particular come Sunday afternoon.
"It's always a physical battle with Patrick Zwaanswijk," he said.
"He's a big, strong boy who I had a few good battles with last season and I'm expecting another tough match and a real test this time around."
And Mehmet is relishing the prospect of a 90-minute duel with Zwaanswijk and co having put in the hard yards during the off-season.
"I feel really good," he said.
"Last year I only had two or three weeks of pre-season because I was in Turkey and came in quite late, but fortunately this year I've had a full pre-season and I feel good and fit.
"I just want to keep going now, stay fit and score plenty of goals."
The London-born striker has now bagged seven A-League goals and although he is yet to open his account against the Mariners in open play, he did find the net with a nerveless spot-kick during the penalty shoot-out that decided last season's preliminary final in Glory's favour.
"Another goal on Sunday would be lovely," Mehmet said.