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Breathe Your Way to Vitality
Dear sister. I see your exhaustion. Your anxiety. Your dedication to putting everyone before yourself. I hear the tiredness in your voice as you describe the ongoing doubts, the niggling health issues and the pervasive sense that there simply isn't enough: time, energy, money... there isn't enough of you to go around.
Dear sister. I hear your struggle to trust yourself. Your head and your heart often arguing, keeping you spun up and uncertain about how to move forward. I feel the undercurrent of trying to fix yourself, to force yourself to do better or be different, but nothing is broken.
Dear sister. Is it time to give yourself space to set it all down? To let your body heal? To listen to the wisdom that is yours and yours alone?
Let's breathe.
To embody the changes you wish to make in your life, I invite you to breathe. Through the transformative power of working with the breath, drum journey work, and the sacred body, you cultivate an intimacy with yourself and your deepest knowing, not transcending the human experience (which is often what meditation and yoga and other spiritual practices are about at their core). You are not a monk or a yogi sitting in a cave - working with the breath and with the body you will be inviting the life of freedom, truth and vitality that is natural to you and you alone.
The breath is a healing force - opening you to grounded clarity as you access and come into a deeper trust of the wisdom of your body.
This has a profound impact on how you show up for the work that is yours to do, sister.
Please note: you are able to cancel your subscription to Sanctuary Sessions at any time. If you choose to cancel, your subscription will be available for the current month, but will be cancelled for all future months.
Breathwork is transformative.
After I sent my husband off to Africa in 2015 and moved from Hawaii to Colorado, I realized just how frayed I had become. I recognized that all the yoga, all the meditating and all of the energy healing and coaching wasn't able to keep my nervous system from going into overdrive in response to the littlest things. I was tense. I was tired. I was wired. None of my go-to paths of healing were helping my body. I wanted to increase my resilience in the face of our ever-shifting life.
A few friends mentioned breath work to me when I explained my struggle. I had learned breath control {pranayama} as part of my training as a yoga teacher, but this felt different (because it is). I jumped into an intensive training and devoted significant time to the continued study of instinctual and embodied methods of healing, meditation and attuning to the deep knowing of the body. My intention going in was to develop a more resilient nervous system so I could say YES more readily to my life - that was it.
What I received is so much more.
My internal "engine" of anxiety vanished. What was left was contentment and quiet joy. This was shocking and a little disconcerting. After all, I had identified myself with that buzzy driven feeling for my whole life. Now I identify with a sense of peace and honest connection with my truth.
Increased sleep and energy. I've had years of disrupted sleep patterns. Rarely, anymore, do I suffer with insomnia. I sleep well and my energy is far more constant and ease-ful. This had given me back productive hours in each and every day.
An ever-deepening sense of embodied change. You know how you have times you "know" something but it doesn't seem to stick in actions/practice? Yeah, me too. I am finding that things I've wanted to change forever (using my voice more truthfully, and not holding back being one thing off the top of my head I've gone around and around with for years) are changing far more easily.
A bone-deep trust of mySelf. Is there anything worse than feeling broken? Like you have to "fix" yourself? Though there are days I have doubts, for the most part, I'm experiencing an unshakable trust - in my body, in my life, in my capacity to live fully and taste ALL of life. Not only is this amazing from the perspective of knowing what I want and what action is right in the moment, but it is deeply satisfying to trust the process.
Breathwork isn't magic, but it feels like magic.
Here's the thing… space and silence are a precious commodity that we have less of as the world speeds up. To be loving, purposeful humans during this particular time in history, we need more space devoted to regeneration - to listen closely to the pulse of our own wisdom without the noise of the world clamoring for our attention. Not only is this healing, but it is a master key to wise action, feeling abundant and knowing personal truth.
What this could mean for you.
I, like most of you, have done endless amounts of "work" on myself - personal development is in my blood. What I know for sure is that most every modality I've ever tried has been an attempt to stay mostly in my mind and avoid my body and my emotions - what I've found is that the body is sacred. That through the breath, you access incredible healing. It's where the love, the joy, the beauty and the acceptance live. In the body is where clarity and right action are initiated.
Everything originates within your sacred body, sister.
Ready to Get Started?
Body, Breath & Soul Sanctuary Sessions are a group experience. We gather live two-times per month: mid-month on Friday and the last Sunday of each month to breathe consciously and utilize active imagination for healing, clarity and vibrancy.
Here is what you can expect:
2, Monthly 90-minute sessions. These sessions are a gift you give yourself - one mid-month call on Fridays and the last Sunday of each month we will gather live via Zoom. Choose one, or both, live calls or, listen to a recording on your own time. No matter, this a sacred container that supports healing, clarity and access to your own deep knowing. Combined with the energy of a loving circle of women and this sacred space is priceless in its value.
Energy work and tools of wisdom and intuition. Each month, I call you in and hold you and your intentions via energy work — a mini Medicine Vision to support you.
A growing library of archived Sanctuary Sessions. You will be able to work with breath work recordings on your own. One new recording is added each month. Note that I will not record the parts of the session where you, or other women, are sharing. What is said in Sanctuary Sessions, stays in Sanctuary Sessions.
An online gathering space with the other women of Sanctuary. A space to share your experiences (if you are unable to be live on the calls) and to ask questions, I find that the connections forged with others are as healing as the breath and journey work.
Investment | $37.00 per month
Are you ready for growth and transformation in unexpected ways? Join me for Body, Breath & Soul Sanctuary Sessions.
When, again? 10:00 am pacific/1pm eastern both mid-month on Fridays and the last Sunday of the month.
Join a circle of intimacy, trust and safety as we enter into group breath work and active imagination as a path to healing, clarity and deep knowing. And of course, you can cancel your subscription at any time.
Want to know more about the flow of a session?
Each Body, Breath & Soul Sanctuary Session is 90-minutes long. Here are the elements of a typical session:
Creating the Container
Through energy and intention, I craft a sacred container for our circle: the divine container for our Body, Breath & Soul Sanctuary Sessions. I offer a mantra based on energy and intention for our sessions to hold the energy and set the tone for the breath.
Intention & Commitment
Your intention and/or commitment may change session to session, or it may remain the same throughout your sessions. Each session, I will invite you to check in with what is currently happening in your life - this allows you to bring that which you wish to embody into the somatic practice of the breath. By setting intention and asking, not only do you open to incredible healing but you also open to the deep knowing of the body which offers up answers, guidance, and clarity for your life. It is incredibly spiritual healing work with profound application in our day to day lives.
Opening, Deep Rest & Healing
Each session begins, with deep relaxation - an invitation to open the body and welcome the movement of the natural breath. This softening of the body releases the tension that stands between you and the sacred knowing of the body and prepares you to connect with the mystery within you for healing, clarity and guidance. Each session ends with a shamanic drum journey. The breath soften us, thinning the veils — making the shamanic journey work more potent, healing and clarifying. The combination of the breath (a natural portal to our deepest wisdom) and shamanic drum journey work is a super highway to deep knowing and sweet healing.
Modification and the Innate Breath
The heart of the breath work is the time spent listening and being present to the pulse of your life force. Opening to the wholeness and wisdom that already operates within you while I'm facilitating and guiding the breath.
The active breath practice alternates between light modification of the breath - not to fix or mend or change your breathing patterns, but to encourage the instinctual breath to move in more natural ways, which is deeply healing, inviting embodiment -- a revealing of your true self that fosters greater trust. By doing gentle modifications of the breath, we invite the innate breath to move into the space where it will affirm your wholeness and heal the body, unravel tensions and release energy.
This type of session makes space for your body's Divine Intelligence to move through you for healing and transformation.
Emotions, Thoughts and Movement
Opening the body through the breath invites deep healing.
Emotions happen. When you are living into an intention for change and growth, there will be clearing. Feel what needs to be felt with as much openness and compassion as you can. Welcome your whole, human/divine experience. Breath work can definitely amplify the release of the "issues in the tissues". No matter what arises, I'm here to walk with you and I also know that you've got this. The breath will only surface that which is ready to be released.
What about thoughts and physical sensation? The natural state of our minds is not stillness and quiet - our minds are made to think. If thoughts arise, just notice them! When we drop into healthy meditative states, it is absolutely normal to cycle between thoughts, emotions and profound quiet, over and over. The best policy is to not push any part of your experience away be it thoughts or emotions or physical sensations - stay with it as the compassionate witness and watch it release, shift, or transform as you ride the breath into a state of embodiment. I encourage you to move your body if the body feels the need to move - building trust means trusting yourself fully, including the impulse for the body to move.
Between Sessions
Between sessions, you will have access to recordings of our live sessions to work with to deepen your experience and enhance your movement toward intimacy with yourself and with life itself. By offering yourself space to practice on your own, you will deepen your sense of self-trust and connect you deeply to your unshakable, embodied truth. Check out the books and resources I recommend to my clients.
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Incoterms are the official International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) rules for the explanation of trade terms.
Incoterms 2010 is adhered to by all major trading nations of the world, and it is the authoritative text for determining how costs and risks are allocated to the parties conducting international transactions. Incoterms facilitate the conduct of international business by defining the responsibilities of the involved participants.
This is the eighth article in our series investigating the basic meaning of all 11 Incoterms. We've also covered the following:
- Free Carrier (FCA)
- Delivered At Place (DAP)
- Delivered Duty Paid (DDP)
- Carriage Paid To (CPT)
- Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF)
- Carriage and Insurance Paid To (CIP)
- Free On Board (FOB)
Today, we're discussing the Incoterm EXW, also known as Ex Works.
To learn more about which trade term is the best for your export,
check out this chart of responsibilities.
What Does the Ex Works (EXW) Trade Term Mean?
EXW means "the seller delivers when it places the goods at the disposal of the buyer at the seller's premises or at another named place (i.e., works, factory, warehouse, etc.)." (ICC)
When Can EXW Be Used?
EXW can be used for all transportation modes.
Benefits and Considerations of EXW
- This rule places minimal responsibility on the seller.
- The seller does not need to load the goods on any collecting vehicle or clear the goods for export (where clearance is applicable).
- If the seller loads goods, it is at the buyer's risk.
- In many cross-border transactions, EXW can present practical difficulties. Specifically, the exporter may still need to be involved in export reporting and clearance processes and cannot realistically leave these to the buyer. Consider Free Carrier (seller's premises) instead.
- Ex Works does not require the buyer to export the goods at all, and diversion is a real risk.
Using EXW Can Be Risky
Imagine a letter of credit issued to beneficiaries in Colorado stating, "Ex Works the seller's warehouse." It's easy to understand, and exporters often think it's the least hassle for them because it essentially means the goods are at the back door; come and get them.
However, if the exporter has a letter of credit calling for an onboard ocean bill of lading issued from a West Coast port, how will the exporter obtain the bill of lading? What if the merchandise is destroyed en route to the port and they can't get a bill of lading? They've fulfilled their obligation under the Ex Works agreement, but they can't get paid.
Learn More about Incoterms and EXW
Looking for more information about Incoterms? Check out the archive of Incoterms-related articles on our International Trade Blog.
To get you started, we've chosen several of our most popular articles along with other industry resources:
- The Beginner's Introduction to Incoterms
- An Introduction to Incoterms—Part 2: Why Do Incoterms Matter?
- A Behind the Scenes Look at Incoterms
- Incoterms 2010 Freight and Associated Charges
- From EXW to DDP: Incoterms 2010 Plain and Simple
- Incoterms Lesson: The Danger of Using Ex Works for Your Exports
- Incoterms 2010 and the UCC: A Guide to International and Domestic Terms of Sale
- Incoterms 2010
- Where Does Risk Pass in Your International Shipments?
Shipping Solutions export software can help you streamline the process of recording which Incoterms version you're using and make sure your documentation is correct throughout the transaction. You can try it for free today!


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I just noticed in this article that NBC is "adapting" The Office for TV in America. Why do they have to "adapt" it? They "adapted" Coupling this year, and it failed miserably, it simply wasn't as funny as the British version, and I'm sure they'll wind up doing the same thing to The Office, which is hilariously funny as it is. If you're a Netflix user, make sure to add it to your queue, you'll enjoy it quite a bit. So why can't NBC just get the rights to air the British version? Why mess with success?


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Tame Your Skin with Witch Hazel
Here at The Gorgeous Girl's Guide, we don't subscribe to a whole lot of fancy-schmancy, new fangled skincare fads and products. Instead, we are drawn to what's natural, organic, inexpensive, tried and true. One such practice is the use of Witch Hazel in our everyday skincare routine.
What is Witch Hazel?
Also known as Winterbloom, Witch Hazel is a plant native to North America and found in parts of Asia. This astringent is made from the leaves and bark of the plant.
What Does It Do?
Witch Hazel has a number of uses, making it one of those things you just need to have around the house at all times. Here's a short list:
- Reduces:
- acne
- blisters
- insect bites
- poison ivy
- inflammation
- swelling
- Has strong antioxidant properties
- Has strong astringent properties
- Kills bacteria living in pores
- Stops cellular damage that can lead to skin cancer
- Prevents signs of aging
- Speeds healing
- Removes excess oil from skin
- Protects against DNA damage
- Protects against tumor growth
- Helps heal:
- skin sores
- bruises
- ingrown hairs
- eczema
- psoriasis
- excess sweating
- cracked skin
- irritated scalp
- razor burn
- hemorrhoids
- and so much more...
How to Add It to Your Daily Facial Routine:
After cleaning your skin with either a soap cleanser, oil pulling, or steam, spray Witch Hazel onto your face and neck. When nearly dry, follow-up with your moisturizer, preferably a 100% oil moisturizer, like avocado, almond, or maracuja. Be sure to use alcohol-free, unscented Witch Hazel. If your face becomes irritated or dry throughout the day, spritz on more Witch Hazel and apply a few more drops of oil.


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The tilt table is a long, wide table with a support in the middle, similar to a see-saw. There are several straps that will secure you to the table and a footrest at one end that will keep you from sliding off when you are upright.
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The Inclusion of People with Disability in VET project is the first time government and industry have come together to explore how the development of training packages could increase the participation of people with disability in VET and the workplace. This cross sector project aims to equip vocational educators, employers and customer service providers with the skills and knowledge they need to better include people with disability in education, employment and service contexts. It is expected that this project will result in a reduction in duplication across the national VET system by developing common training components on disability-related matters that can be used across multiple industries.
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Ali Carter came close to pulling off a huge shock at the Regal Welsh Open despite being diagnosed with Crohn's disease the day before his match.
Carter led world number four John Higgins 4-3 and 53-1 but was eventually beaten 5-4 to be denied a place in the second round.
And the world number 31, who knocked in a break of 132 in the seventh frame, admitted the match had been a painful experience in more ways than one.
"I've had this pain for six months. It really hurts, like a spasm and it stops me getting in my rhythm," Carter said.
"I've seen a specialist and he said the pains I have point to Crohn's disease.
"I didn't get any sleep before the match and threw up six times - I'm just running on empty.
"But despite that, I played well and should have won. I've got no excuses."
Carter spent two nights in Colchester General Hospital earlier this week and is going back for more tests.
"If I had beaten John I would have had to pull out of the tournament. I need to get my health in order because I can't play in this pain," he said.
Higgins, the 2000 champion, pounced when Carter missed a tricky red leading 53-1 in the eighth frame.
The world number four cleared up with 73 and won the deciding frame with a break of 127.
"I played well and could have been going home a 5-3 loser," Higgins said. "Now I could have a good run in the tournament - it just shows how thin the line has become between winning and losing these days."
Stephen Hendry successfully negotiated his first hurdle against Cardiff's own Dominic Dale.
Hendry won 5-2 after receiving some friendly pre-match ribbing from UK champion Mark Williams because of being required to play at 10am.
"I can't remember the last time I was on in the morning, except for the world and UK championships," he said.
"Mark sent me a text message to say he couldn't remember having to play at that time - I'm too old now to be getting up early."
Hendry led 2-0 before Dale, ranked 20th, drew level. The 34-year-old Scot won a scrappy fifth before sealing victory with breaks of 64 and 73.
Hendry's last world ranking title came 13 months ago when he won the European Open in Malta.
But although he wants more silverware, he admitted that winning tournaments was getting more difficult by the year.
"The longer it goes on without winning a tournament, the more you want to do it," he said.
"With the standards as high as they are and so many good players competing for titles, you'd have to be happy to win one tournament a season.
"It's much tougher to win three or four titles a year now so just to be challenging is pleasing enough."
Paul Hunter, the reigning champion, beat 19-year-old Mark Selby 5-1 to get his title defence off to a winning start.
But the world number nine was unhappy with how he played after managing a highest break of only 47.
"I'll have to play a lot better to win it again. If anything, it was my safety that won me the match."
World number 11 Mark King, without a single victory all season, lost again when he was beaten 5-2 by Leo Fernandez, the world number 136.
Graeme Dott, the world number 12, was another top 16 loser, beaten 5-3 by Finland's Robin Hull.


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I SO hope that this Equinox time is bringing a new found sense of purpose and possibility for you! I AM feeling inspired and empowered as I AM birthing several creative collaborations that I AM looking forward to sharing with you soon! This energy of rebirth and new beginnings is urging me to create an ongoing video series to share with you, my fellow travelers! I have received incredible support and wonderful feedback from the videos I have shared in the past AND it truly is a favorite way of mine to connect with you! Therefore, TODAY births the beginning of our 'Wisdom Within Wednesdays'. The intent for this on-going sharing is to empower YOU to tap in to YOUR inner wisdom and intuitive knowing. EVERYTHING you need to create a life of joy, meaning, and fulfillment is already within you! These videos will offer a peak into the energies that are present AND how to work with them consciously. How awesome is that??!! I AM super excited AND curious about how it will all unfold. Enjoy today's video and stay tuned for MUCH more to come!
P.S. If you enjoy the videos that I share with you, please know that they are only the TIP OF THE ICEBERG in terms of what you will receive when you join the virtual SHINE Plotting Your Course gathering. If you are feeling a nudge toward registering and joining us TOMORROW, there IS a powerful reason for it. Those nudges are a SIGNIFICANT way that your Authentic Self communicates with you. Take the leap of faith! An abundance of joy, freedom, empowerment, clarity and SO MUCH MORE awaits you! To register for TOMORROW'S Plotting Your Course Circle, please CLICK HERE
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The military has long been extremely quiet regarding its offensive cyber capabilities, largely leaving it up to analysts and pundits to describe what offensive operations would look like. Yesterday however, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz dropped one of the bigger hints I've heard a Pentagon official say in a while about offensive cyber ops.
The four-star told the House Appropriations defense subcommittee that it is "conceivable" that the service could have taken out Libya's SA-5 surface-to-air missiles using cyber weapons rather than iron bombs or missiles, adding, "that's what I mean when I say" Air Force offensive cyber operations. Schwartz went on to explain that any offensive Air Force cyber ops are, for now, limited to the same type of mission already sanctioned by the service, such as eliminating an enemy's air defenses.
The service's primary cyber focus remains defending its networks, which have evolved from administrative tools to playing a critical role in command and control, from the thousands of probes and attacks it receives every month; some of which are "benign others are not so benign," said Schwartz.


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Night on the Bybee Fire
In late July 2016 a fire began to grow inside Crater Lake National Park. The fire originated near the junction of the Lightning Springs Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail. Many speculate that it was a careless PCT hiker that caused the fire but the official cause has never been released.
For weeks the west side of Rim Drive was closed to prevent people from accessing the area near the fire. At times the fire entered the caldera rim.
I was able to visit the park during the fires eruption and position myself to witness the flames inside the caldera. Something very few got to see.
This art piece was captured from approx 100 still images as the Milky Way passed over the top of the Bybee Fire as it entered the caldera.
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During the first months of the school year teachers and particularly class teachers of the first class help pupils find their ways in their new environment, among other information, with the following:
In order to help and smoothen this process the educational advisors organise a learning to learn programme at the beginning of the school year, too. During a number of study periods they and the librarian of the secondary school help the pupils to get more organized, giving them good advice for the use of their agenda, schoolbag, locker, etc. In the next stage they focus on various skills like developing language skills (reading, listening, writing and speaking), memory training, association skills, etc.
The orientation of studies is part of the official syllabus of the European Schools, and is organised for all pupils in the secondary school by a team of careers advice teachers, one for each section/nationality.
To inform and advise pupils (and their parents) about the different choices and options offered in the secondary school.
To inform pupils about further education and working life. To help them develop a plan for their educational and professional future.
A. By the careers advice teachers
General advice:
To inform, explain and advise about the choices to be made in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th years of the secondary school. This is done both on an individual and a group basis.
In some sections (France, UK), help with the preparation of applications for further education.
Advice and help with finding alternatives if a pupil needs to leave the school.
Advice in the 5th year
16 periods devoted to preparing the choice of subjects and options, taking into account the consequences for future studies and careers.
An information meeting for parents of pupils in the 5th year.
Individual meetings with pupils and their parents.
Advice in the 6th and 7th years
The syllabus allows for 16 periods during the two years, to prepare, give information and develop awareness of pupils in the 6th and 7th years. (Bacc., further education, methods of study…)
At present we offer 3 group sessions in each of the two years, while the other periods are used to work with individual pupils.
B. By External Advisers
The regulations prescribe that member states should send specialist external advisers to the schools in order to complement the work of the careers advice teachers. As a result of this, we receive regular visits from advisers from Germany, Portugal and the United Kingdom, amongst others.
The secondary studies are arranged in three cycles.
years covered
observation cycle
pre-orientation cycle
orientation cycle
The observation cycle covers years 1-3 where the structure of subjects is fairly set with just a few changes over the years. All pupils study three languages in this cycle: language 1 (their mother tongue or the language of the section) and two foreign languages (language 2 and 3). Language 2 is either English or French or German. Language 3 may be any official language of the European Union on request of at least 7 pupils. They can also start studying Latin as an optional subject in year 2. Irish, Maltese, Finnish and Swedish native speaker children can also study their mother tongue as 'other national language'.
There are two integrated subjects in this cycle: Integrated Science combines areas of Biology, Chemistry and Physics while Human Sciences covers different topics of History and Geography. The latter, as well as Religion or Ethics, is instructed in the second language in year 3. Art, Music and Physical Education are taught in English.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
periods per week
Language 1
Language 2
Language 3
Latin (optional)
Integrated Science
Human Sciences
Physical Education
Religion or Ethics
ICT (optional in year 3)
Other National Language/Ancient Greek (optional)
Total number of periods
33 or 35
31 or 33
In the pre-orientation cycle (years 4 and 5) pupils will take a minimum of 31 and a maximum of 35 periods per week. 27 (or 29) periods constitute core (compulsory) subjects. Four to eight periods will be dedicated to optional subjects. Pupils can choose from six different options including a third foreign language (Language 4), which may be any official language of the European Union on request of at least 7 pupils.
In this cycle Integrated Science is split into Biology, Chemistry and Physics, Human Sciences into History and Geography still instructed in the second language. Pupils have a choice between standard and higher level Maths. The structure of studies remains unchanged throughout this cycle.
Year 4 and 5
Compulsory subjects
4 or 6
Optional subjects
Language 4
Other National Language/ Ancient Greek
31 or 35
The orientation cycle (year 6 and 7) focuses on the preparation for the school leaving examination, the European Baccalaureate. The number of compulsory subjects is restricted to nine (column 1 and 2 below) leaving more time for the options. Subjects in column 2 may also be studied at a higher level (column 3). Students have to pick at least two optional subjects and they can choose other options or complementary courses on condition of not exceeding 35 periods per week. The minimum number of compulsory subjects and options is 31.
It is obvious that all the schools cannot offer all the options in all the language sections. If an optional course cannot be created in the mother tongue of the pupil, it can be offered in one of the other languages studied by the pupil or in the language of the host country.
Compulsory subjects Optional subjects Complementary subjects 1 2 3 4 5 Language 1 4 Biology 2 Latin 4 Advanced Langue 1 3 Lab Physics 2 Language 2 3 History 2 Geography 4 Advanced Langue 2 3 Lab Chemistry 2 Mathematics 3 Geography 2 Philosophy 4 Advanced Maths 3 Lab Biology 2 or Philosophy 2 Language III 4 ICT 2 Mathematics 5 Language IV 4 Elementary economics 2 Religion / Ethics 1 History 4 Sociology 2 Physical education 2 Economics 4 Art 2 Physics 4 Music 2 Chemistry 4 Language V 2 Biology 4 Art 4 Music 4
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Advanced Langue 1
Lab Physics
Advanced Langue 2
Lab Chemistry
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What I recognize more each day is that brokenness is inescapable—even in the church. We're all just trying to get by—trying to find a safe place in this brutal world where we can stop hiding our broken pieces and get real. Our souls are hungry for a little healing in our wounds, desperate for some peace. That's right. Isn't that what we're searching for in the deepest shadows inside— peace?
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-The search for peace is a universal quest for each of us as individuals. Even within the church body where we are well-equipped spiritually, we are too-often left starving for any mention of emotional healing or life skills that will equip us to live out God's design for abundance in our lives or relationships.
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-Did you know, research studies show that your child's IQ (intellectual intelligence) will only account for 20% of their success in life? Did you also know that 80% of our children's success in adulthood will be determined by one thing – their EQ (emotional intelligence)? Yet in families, churches, and schools, the area of emotional health or intelligence is almost universally ignored, leaving our children helpless to navigate a complex world where chaos, dysfunction, and evil prevail.
This study provides thought-provoking questions that will engage adolescents in learning how to build a vision of health and abundance for their own lives. This also provides practical tools they can begin to employ that will improve their EQ and strengthen their ability to create and live a successful life!
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There Is Nothing Like the Real Thing
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Peace For A Lifetime: Finding Freedom From Our Emotional Wounds
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This week continues our discussion about PCOS and the grief process, through the DABDA (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance) model. Depression is so common among PCOS patients that I write about it quite often. It's important for you to remain conscious of the clues that you may have depression. Many, if not most of my PCOS patients have some form of depression.
When we're talking about depression in the context of death and dying, it looks like it does in PCOS too. If you're suffering from depression, PCOS-related or not, it might look like:
• Sleeping too much or not enough
• Eating too much or not nearly enough
• Being irritable, snappish, and short-tempered
• Feeling suicidal
• Feeling hopeless about your future
• Feeling helpless to do anything to make things better
• Having an overall gloomy, pessimistic perspective on life
It is certainly easy to feel down when you think about the fact that PCOS is so challenging, misunderstood, and often misdiagnosed, and mistreated. It is one of those conditions that benefit less from standard medical treatment and more from diet, exercise, and good self-care. It comes with embarrassing physical symptoms that are time-consuming and costly to manage. There's not a lot of research being focused on the condition. All of that is definitely overwhelming.
Not to mention, the hormonal imbalance inherent to PCOS can cause depression, even if you manage to maintain a positive attitude, take good care of yourself, and have a good support system. Sometimes, depression invades your mind and soul, because your body's overwhelmed your coping mechanisms. Depression is best-treated by a professional therapist, sometimes with the assistance of a medical doctor known as a psychiatrist (a specialist in psychotropic medications – medications for mental health conditions).
Next week, we'll talk about the final stage of the DABDA process – acceptance.
Gretchen Kubacky, Psy.D. is a Health Psychologist in private practice in West Los Angeles, California. She has completed the inCYST training. She specializes in counseling women and couples who are coping with infertility, PCOS, and related endocrine disorders and chronic illnesses.
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North Suffolk Garden Club
February 13, 2017
Present: Michelle, Jennifer, Barbara, Chris, Robin, Gary, Kathleen, Shelia, Kathy, Mary Jane, Leighton and Natalia
Meeting brought to order at 10:30 by President Jennifer Lawrence
Minutes of November 2nd approved by Chris and Robin
Letter from Anne Copenhaver was discussed by Jennifer. Letter encourages President to attend annual meeting with another club member, who has never attended before. This year Jennifer and Donna Howard will attend.
Scholarship Award voted via email. Decision to support National Parks with $2,000. Thanks to Kathy and Nancy G. For getting the word out
Website Wednesday was a huge success. 10 additional members have signed onto the GCA website
Treasurer's Report : Savings $2450.43 Non Profit Checking Account $ 2377.43Total $4827.66
Morgan We sold securities to cover $5500.00 Zone Budget and $2000.00 will be paid back for the scholarship. Balance as of 1-31-27 $80,918.81
Nominating Committee Barbara Gray, Michelle and Jane will meet next week to suggest new officers
Martha will be submitting her resignation as vp due to work obligations
Suggestion to revise by laws / volunteer needed to revise them
Conservation Report: Jean and Kathleen are still working on the oyster display for the Zone Meeting. Andrienne Esposito will be speaking March 7 10 am at the library discussing environmental dumping and dredging of the Sound
**note Broken Arrow is scheduled for the same day with the Southside Garden Club
Jennifer and Kathleen will be attending the NAL February 26 to March 2. Looking forward to meeting Lee Zeldon.. Jeff Leventonwill be our speaker at the Zone Meeting since Ed Zero is committed elsewhere
Flower Show: Millbrook Flower Show to be heldJune 16 and 17 more info to follow
Garden History: Phone call from MJ Harris to Gary. She was very impressed with this knowledge and encourages us to document our own gardens. We are the living history – capture this moment. Hire a garden photographer, document our layout and plant material. Perhaps an oral video. Refer to the Smithsonian Siris site for inspiration. Also see the AAG ( Archives ofAmerican Gardens) for inspiration.
Founders vote is due
Horticulture: 4 inch lavender suggested for the Zone gift plant. We will need docents at the Museum Gardens for the Zone Meeting. It was suggested that our club become involved in the blueway trails salt water marshes.
Membership: Committee is looking at the 1980 list of members to see if any inactive members would like to become active members. Several names were mentioned and the committee will reach out to them
Photography: We need photo for Class 3A Landscape/Seascape. Please submit your work and the committee will select the best to present for the Zone Meeting. Entry must be given to Dickie by 3/24/17.
Programs: April we do a dry run of the Zone Meeting to work out any kinks. May is the Zone Meeting. June – year end meeting
Zone: The day has been flipped. We will begin at the Old Field Light House/Museums,/Bayard/Fire Island Then back to the hotel. Set up starts at 7am May 24. We will be wearing white shirt, navy pants and a yellow flower. Photography will be set up on the 23. We will have a total of 24 photos. We need signage of the classes. Jean will be approached to make the signs. Extra pedestals will be needed to display floral arrangements at the registration booth. Display tags may be needed. Discussions for volunteers for the meeting will be taking place….please sign up.
Meeting adjourned at noon. Next meeting March 13 4pm at Mills Hall.
Respectfully submitted,
Michelle Gaughran, Secretary


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Our fragrance diffuser brings the invigorating aroma of seaside meadow into your home. The essential oil blend combines verbena and juniper with lily and rose; sandalwood and cedar add warmth and richness. Just place the natural reeds in the glass bottle to draw the pure essential oils into the air, scenting the room with a light, refreshing aroma.
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PRESIDENT of the Greater San Fernando Area Chamber of Commerce Kriyan Singh says putting guns into the hands of business owners in the city could cause more bloodshed on the streets. Last week, head of the San Fernando Business Association (SBA) Daphne Bartlett called for businesspeople to be armed. But Singh disagrees.
He spoke to the media when Snr Supt Zamsheed Mohammed visited his businessplace in RRM Plaza during a walkabout in the city. Singh said bandits would target business owners just to get their guns.
"We have to be careful about how we issue this call for everyone to have guns. Having a gun is a serious responsibility and sometimes you can become a greater target for the bandits when you have a firearm, because then they might come looking for you because you have a firearm, not necessarily because you are financially well off," Singh said. He said if the business community partners with the protective services, the police would be able to do their jobs properly. "That may position that red bullet on the back of you stronger than before. We need to treat with this carefully.We have the protective services and if we partner with them and encourage them, they will do the job they were put there for."
He said media reports have labelled shootouts as scenes from the Wild West in the recent past and that is not needed in San Fernando. "We want shoppers to be safe and to feel safe. Everybody having a firearm doesn't mean crime will be solved, because what will happen? Everybody will be shooting everybody else when they refuse to pay a bill?" Asked about his take on Bartlett's call, Mohammed said he could not comment, as it is a question for Commissioner Stephen Williams alone. However, he said business owners can hire private security firms who provide armed officers.
"This is what the security firms and organisations are here for. They are here to lend support to the police and the business places. Of course, they have to pay for it ,but they are an arm of the protective service really and their services are available to all the business people," Mohammed said.


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A great many problems in economics can be reduced to determining the maximum of a given function. Dynamic programming is one of a number of mathematical optimization techniques applicable in such problems. As will be illustrated, the dynamic programming technique or viewpoint is particularly useful in complex optimization problems with many variables in which time plays a crucial role. Unlike calculus-based techniques it does not require the function being optimized to be differentiable in the (decision) variables.
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Studio Update: The Denizen Co. 2.0
Welcome to the new iteration of The Denizen Co.! Thank you for sticking it out with me throughout this months-long hiatus. I took the better part of 2017 off design projects to focus on photojournalism, the fruits of which can be seen here and a publication on TIME Magazine. I am grateful for the many opportunities granted to me last year as I sloppily waded through a completely unfamiliar and demanding industry. I've made a fair share of mistakes, but an even better share of lifelong friends and trusty colleagues.
Since 2013, this space has functioned as a photography blog with a design extension. It was as muddled and convoluted as my aspirations were back then. I would like to change that with the new year. From this point forward, The Denizen Co. journal will be dedicated solely to design and lifestyle content, while my photography content will live on a different portfolio website.
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In recent years, California has shown great leadership in improving care, expanding coverage, and fostering delivery model innovation. These efforts have fueled material growth in the health economy and enabled providers to take steps to improve population health. But progress been hampered by a mismatch between the health workforce of today and the workforce required to fully deploy the health care delivery system of tomorrow.
To successfully deliver care in the future, California will need to recruit, educate, and sustain a diverse health and health care workforce that is skilled in working collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams, is technically competent, and is adept at using modern health information technology. In addition, a workforce committed to improving population health will require new roles and expertise, such as skills in assessing and addressing social determinants of health, knowledge of effective prevention strategies, and the ability to communicate to an increasingly diverse state population. The California Future Health Workforce Commission is tasked with these very issues, and is making excellent progress to address these challenges.


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Saturday, February 16, 2008
Dear Brielle
This week I'm writing to my girls, first a letter to Ashlyn, our youngest by 5 minutes, then a letter to Melía, her twin sister. Now it's time for the big 4-year-old.
Dear Brielle,
From the blood and afterbirth, your beautiful face emerged and changed my name to "Daddy." A few minutes of cleaning later and you were in my arms staring up at me, clear-eyed and trusting, shell-shocked but at peace. You had me.
It didn't take long for us to see that you are a child who knows what she wants and assertively pursues it. Your will is strong, you "begin with the end in mind," and you are not afraid to express your preferences. At the age of a few weeks, this meant lots of screaming at odd hours for no reason apparent to us. At 18 months, it meant plenty of tantrums, time-outs and swats. But the more you mature, it is showing up as thoughtful, goal-directed behavior and increasingly reasonable negotiation.
We still have our share of conversations about the cardinal virtue of flexibility, choosing to be happy even when we don't get exactly what we want. There are still times when I remind you that you're acting picky--especially when we want you to wear pants or anything warmer than your princess dresses--but more and more you are becoming my flexible girl.
You are a born leader. Melía especially copies so much of what you do, repeating your words verbatim, requesting whatever food or clothes you're wearing, "like Brielle has." You set the tone for what your sisters are going to do. That is power; and more and more I'm trusting you to use it well.
You have a deep love for people, always excited when guests are coming over, whether you've met them or not. If you know we're going to a restaurant, you are on board as long as there's hope that friends might be there. You have always loved school, partly because it stimulates your amazing mind, but also because it's a day of being with a lot of friends.
Speaking of your amazing mind, we have never had any doubts about how bright you are. Your inquiries into ethics, theology, science and dental hygiene blow us away. You ask questions beyond your age, soak up my explanations of things like "photosynthesis" (which you can pronounce to a T), and can write down anything we spell out for you. The teacher in me delights in your curiosity and in offering answers that I hope you can understand. Sometimes your questions help me understand things with a new simplicity.
You are a princess. You want to do things right, and you want things done right. You are more fashion-conscious than I can keep up with. Function follows form in your hierarchy of needs, but your utility-oriented father hasn't given up yet on that one. You have superstar poise and charisma, knowing how to smile for the camera and put on a show for the audience.
Best of all, you are incredibly full of love. You give big hugs at random moments, snuggle during books, and tell us you love us. You make increasingly beautiful drawings--of people, houses, animals and even Martin Luther King, Jr., and then inscribe on them dedications to us. Just yesterday morning, you danced with me to James Taylor and learned the basic salsa step. Yesterday afternoon, you squeezed Ashlyn's leg and said, "I love you." At night, you say, "I love you, Daddy. Miss you till the morning."
I love you too, sweet Brie. I am so glad you are my firstborn big girl; you'll always be my baby too.
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Thanks for posting your letters - not only will your daughters love reading these one day - it helps some of us feel like we know them now - and wish we really knew them in person!
I was thinking while reading these that each girl sounds perfect, even though so very different. Hennie & I think Esmé is exactly what a baby should be - could we risk having another who will be different and therefore not perfect? Ludicrous, I know, but those thoughts definitely run through our heads. Thanks for the reminder of our absurdness . . .
- February 20, 2008 at 6:42 AM
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When I was four years old, there was no question in my mind as to what I would be when I grew up. The answer was obvious: I would be a cowboy. Not a cowgirl; a cowboy.
These western fantasies were not unusual for children of my generation. They were stoked by radio programs (The Lone Ranger!) and Saturday movie matinees. By the time I was six or seven, most families (except ours) had televisions, which led to shows about Gene Autry; Roy Rogers and Dale Evans; Hopalong Cassidy (I still have two plastic place mats featuring him and his horse, Topper); and Sky King (a flying cowboy with a cool plane!)
So in 1949, when I made my first trip to Door County, WI, it seemed logical that I would find myself learning how to ride. What I didn't know was that "Uncle" Roby–my dad's best friend–had goaded my parents into it.
"How can you have a life when you have to drive Nancy everywhere?" he demanded of my mother. "She's what–four? She should learn to get around on her own!"
Although this thought hadn't originally occurred to my parents, my dad and Roby were so close that they thought alike, and Mom knew when she was outnumbered.
I honestly don't remember much of this event except what my dad captured on black-and-white film. I remember looking down at him running beside me as the thirty-year-old gelding named Tommy went into a prim trot. I thought he was possibly running away with me, but I held on, unafraid.
My real riding adventures, however, didn't begin in earnest until I was six and tall enough to reach the stirrups astride an English saddle. And that's when my world began to change forever.


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She grabbed a rock to avoid going over the falls, and crews found a way to rescue her
It took "one of the better rescues we've ever done," according to Whatcom County Fire District 14 Chief Jerry Debruin, but crews were able to extract a 25-year-old female hiker/photographer from a rock in the middle of Racehorse Creek just above the large bottom waterfall at Racehorse Falls Saturday evening.
The woman reportedly slipped while taking pictures near the falls, a popular hiking destination between Kendall and Welcome in Whatcom County. She was carried over at least one of the smaller upper falls at the location, Debruin said, but despite being injured, she was able to grab onto a rock and haul herself out of the water about 40 feet from the edge of the large falls that drop approximately 50 feet to rocks below.
"It was very lucky she was able to grab that rock and get out of the water," Debruin said. "That was probably the last rock she could have grabbed onto before going over the large falls."
Another hiker went to call for help, and Debruin said fire crews were dispatched at approximately 8 p.m..
With spring runoff, Debruin said Racehorse Creek was raging, creating a span of approximately 20 feet of rushing water between the rock the woman was perched on and the safety of the river bank.
The area is located in a canyon, with a sheer rock wall of at least 100 feet on one side and approximately 50 to 75 feet on the other, Debruin said, making the rescue extremely difficult.
Crews, which included Whatcom County Fire, the Whatcom County Sheriff's Department, the Bellingham Mountain Rescue Council, the Whatcom County Search and Rescue Council, Summit to Sound Search and Rescue and Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue, had to set up a rope to span those two cliffs and lower a basket and someone down to administer first aid to the woman, Debruin said. Crews were able to get her a blanket to lesson the effects of hypothermia.
"It was one of the better rescues we've ever done," Debruin said. "It was a good effort by everybody. ... It took a lot of skilled people to make that rescue happen. It was pretty technical."
After being lifted out of the canyon, the woman was transported by ambulance, Debruin said, arriving at St. Joseph Hospital at approximately 1:30 p.m.
"I think it's a good opportunity, not to brag about what we did, but to say how dangerous that area can be and remind people to be careful," Debruin said, referring to a similar rescue that was made approximately a year ago.


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The days before Eid-ul-Azha are full of fervour as both, the young and the old, visit cattle markets set up in their respective cities and villages to buy sacrifice animals of their choice. One hindrance, like previous years, is the price hike, not just for the buyers but for the vendors as well.
Largest Cattle Market's Arrangements
The largest cattle market in Asia, located along Super Highway in Karachi, is now open and is bustling with all varieties of animals. The market was inaugurated in a colourful opening ceremony on Wednesday.
With over 70,000 cattle already present at the market – which is spread over 26 blocks and 800 acres of land – even more vendors are coming from all parts of the country to sell their cattle.
'VIP' animals worth more than Rs 1 million are placed in 30 VIP tents. Big names in the cattle industry like Sindh Dairy, Afridi, Dilpasand, Surmawala, Kainat, Jinnah Cattle etc. have displayed their cattle in these tents.
The market supervisor Malir Cantonment hires a private firm for administrative control, which was awarded to Hasan Brothers this year after a tender. Syed Irshad Ahmed is the market administrator, nominated by Hasan Brothers, to monitor the proceedings.
Issues Faced by Traders
The main issue faced by the sellers is the entry fee for animals, which has been increased after five years to Rs. 800 from Rs. 600 for each sheep and goat, and Rs. 1400, up from Rs. 1000, per animal for cows and bulls.
The price hike is a bad news for the vendors coming from far flung areas with a large number of animals. A vendor from Raheem Yar Khan named Moen Ahmedani who has come with 525 cows believes that an increase of Rs. 400 is surprising. He further said:
With the increase in the entry fee, we will also have to increase the price of our animals. However, the customers will not understand that. An increase of Rs. 400 per animal may not matter much to those who bring few animals but for those traders who bring hundreds of animals, the price hike is not affordable.
Murtuza Taili from Hyderabad said that he had faced several issues the last time around – his cattle fell ill, there was less turnaround, and rains made the situation worse because it was not handled well by the administration, but he hopes that the administration is better prepared for such issues.
The Facilities
Talking about the facilities, an administrator told that they're offering 16 litres of water per animal, toilets for traders, free electricity, ambulance a fire tender and round-the-clock veterinary services via 12 veterinary doctors and para-veterinary staff at the market.
Vaccination is a must this year and no animal is allowed entry without a vaccination certificate. The administrator said,
It is our prime responsibility to keep the Asia's biggest cattle market safe for both the customers and sellers, which is why we are ensuring the health of all animals.


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TEFL Lesson Plans For Dummies
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ISBN: 978-1-118-76424-4 August 2014 352 Pages
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Part I: Methodology in the Madness 7
Chapter 1: Grasping The Basics Of TEFL Teaching 9
Chapter 2: Adapting Recent Approaches and Methodologies to Your Work 19
Chapter 3: Getting Down to Planning 45
Part II: Beginner and Elementary Classes 63
Chapter 4: Getting to Know Each Other on the First Day 65
Chapter 5: Back to Basics: Using Your Own Realia 77
Chapter 6: Getting Flash with Flashcards 87
Chapter 7: Making Use of Mobile Phones 95
Chapter 8: Covering Clothes and Fashion 105
Chapter 9: Acting It Out: Using Role-Plays 113
Part III: Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate Classes 121
Chapter 10: Cultivating Classroom Language from Day One 123
Chapter 11: Back to Basics: Developing Discussions 133
Chapter 12: Thinking Outside the Book 143
Chapter 13: Watching TV Online 151
Chapter 14: Culture: Extracting Language from Art 161
Chapter 15: Communicating through Story-telling 171
Part IV: Upper Intermediate and Advanced Classes 181
Chapter 16: First Day: Improving Intonation 183
Chapter 17: Back to Basics: Teaching Varieties of English 193
Chapter 18: Traditional Resources: Delving Into Dictionaries 203
Chapter 19: Technology: Interactive Websites 213
Chapter 20: Read All About It! Focusing on the News 223
Chapter 21: Dissecting Dictogloss 233
Part V: Mixed Classes 241
Chapter 22: Chatting to Children 243
Chapter 23: Training Teens 253
Chapter 24: Making Use of Readers 263
Chapter 25: Developing Presentation Skills 273
Chapter 26: Focusing on Manners and Etiquette 283
Chapter 27: Team Work: Going on Field Trips 293
Part VI: The Part of Tens 303
Chapter 28: Ten Ways to Improve Your Teaching Skills 305
Chapter 29: Ten Ways to Make Your Students Happy 311
Index 317
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|2 A TPR Lesson
|3 A Multiple Intelligences Lesson
|4 Games to Get You Started
|5 Lessons Using Your Students' First Language
|6 Using Puppets with Children
|7 Simple Vocabulary Lessons
|8 Grammar Revision Lessons
|9 Teaching Formal and Informal Language
|10 Exam Skills - Reading
|11 Exam Skills - Writing
|12 Exam Skills - Listening
|13 Exam Skills - Speaking
|14 Lessons From Radio and Podcasts
|15 Using an Interactive Whiteboard
|16 Musical Lessons
|17 Lessons from Literature
|18 Lessons from Architecture
|19 My Favourite London Lessons
|20 Lessons from Board Games
|21 Project-based Lessons
|22 Comparing Students' Cultures


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No joke
John pleads with you not to go but you pick up your bag and go into the hall.
Before you reach the front door, he darts in your way.
"I'm sorry," he says. "I didn't mean…"
Your eyes bore into his. He's seen that look before, too many times. He knows what he has to do, that one apology won't be enough.
"I'm sorry," he repeats, and offers a hand to take your bag. "Really I am."
He studies you as if trying to see your brain evaluating the situation. One of many, repeated almost every time you'd come to visit; a throwaway remark, regretted as soon as it had left his mouth.
"I'm sorry," he says for the final time. "I promise, no more mother-in-law jokes."
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Young producer making WAV
FOUR men have been indicted on first-degree murder and armed robbery charges in the shooting death of emerging rap star XXXTentacion.
The 20-year-old rapper's death hit close to home for Florida-based, on-the-rise producer WAV who worked briefly with troubled rapper before he was murdered a month ago.
"I did the remix with Jon FX on a collaboration between Vybz Kartel and XXXTentacion. I don't know if that will come out now that XXXTentacion is dead. I met him one time; he used to send vocals to me. I did five tracks but he only heard and approved one, so I don't know if that one will even come out; it is up to his record label," said the 25-year-old.
According to a warrant, a car driven by XXXTentacion was blocked by a dark-coloured SUV as it was exiting the Riva Motor Sports motorcycle shop. Two masked men got out of the SUV with a gun, intending to rob XXXTentacion, who had a Louis Vuitton bag containing US$50,000 in cash, police said.
A struggle ensued and the 20-year-old rapper was shot multiple times by one or more gunman, who took the bag and fled.
"It's unfortunate that XXXTentacion lost his life so violently. He had a lot of potential," said WAV.
WAV is the producer whose beats have driven Masicka's tracks Rinsing Shot In Head, Crab Inna Barrel, Greatness and They Don't Know.
"It is always great working with Masicka. He was the first established artiste to voice on my riddims and it provided me with the opportunity to get my work out there," said WAV, whose given name is Okino R Thomas.
WAV first voiced Masicka in 2016 on Hold On Deh. He followed with Regardless, a collaboration with Ishawna, as well as another collab Fire in the Rain, featuring Kranium.
Born June 5, 1993 in Mandeville, Manchester, WAV attended Mandeville Primary before he migrated to Florida. He completed his high school education at Boyd Anderson High. He began experimenting with beats at the age of 13. At 19, he released his debut rhythm called Apple Vodka.
In 2016, WAV built the dancehall compilation, Cure Pain rhythm, which featured Vybz Kartel's I'll Take You There, My Side of the Story (Alkaline), Mavado's Big League, and Masicka's Everything Mi Want.
"I am working on some big things this year, so look out for WAV," he added.
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When you've planned an entire wedding down to the details, the last thing that you want to overlook is your bridal hair and makeup. Those finishing touches are just another way you can showcase your personality on your big day, so you'll need to find a makeup artist who understand your vision.
When Ashley Riddle started Up Dos for I Dos 14 years ago, she was a bride as well as a stylist, and quickly saw the need for a mobile wedding day beauty service. Instead of rushing to the salon with your bridal party on the (already busy) morning of the wedding, wouldn't it make more sense to have the stylists come to the bride and her friends?
From that simple but ingenious question came her successful wedding hair and makeup team, a group of over 30 artists who are all licensed by their local state board of cosmetology. They serve South Carolina as well as Maryland, D.C., Delaware, and Virginia, and they're always on the move to find new bridal parties to beautify!
Today, we're sitting down with Ashley to discuss her jump into entrepreneurship, how her company gives back to the community, and what every bride should know when booking her day-of hair stylist and makeup artist.
Tell us a little bit about your path to success. What led you to this profession? Did you always want to be in the wedding industry?
When planning my own wedding, I realized that there were little options for on-site hair and makeup. I wanted a company/stylist who specialized in weddings alone and could help deliver a phenomenal service while keeping the energy relaxed.
My career began behind the chair working in salons. I always loved when brides would land in my chair and allow me to be a part of their special day.
What advice would you give to someone just starting out in the SC wedding industry?
Network! Network! Network!
What's one thing you wish all of your clients knew before walking into your store?
Trust our expertise! When we have a client's trust, we can fully engage and discuss all options for hair and makeup.
If we suggest a certain style won't look great or last, it's because we've already tested it out and want to ensure a bride's look will not only be flattering but also long lasting.
What's one thing most people don't know about you?
I started the company when I was 20 and have been self-employed the majority of my life. A lot of my experience has been self-taught through trial and error.
What is the best part about working/living in South Carolina? Are you a native? If so, what's made you stay? If you're a transplant, what attracted you to this state?
The palm trees, warm weather and every street of Charleston is a huge positive to being in the area. I'm attracted to the history and architecture.
What has been your best moment working in the SC wedding industry so far?
Giving back to the community and being involved in Charleston Mom Prom (supports Cystic Fibrosis) and MUSC's Modeling for Impact.