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you have a big girl bed. and you've slept in it for the past two nights. i sprang it on your papa the night before last stating, "tonight is the night". i wish i had captured his face! i think this has been most traumatic for him. i knew it would be and that's why i made the decision and just did it. because if it was left to him you would be thirty and still sleeping in our room. i really didn't want to have any expectations of you and how it would go, i just wanted it to be what it would be and let it all happen as it needed to and i am so proud to say it went, and is going, so so well. yes we are only two nights in and it's still early days but that's why we have decided to leave your cot in our bedroom for just'in, you know?
in other huge news you went pee-pee in your potty! and it was celebrations and jubilation all round... we've had a potty for some time now and you've always been super enthusiastic about it and so, we've taken our ques from you and then it just clicked in your head one day. your teacher said you did a sprinkle that day at school and were super chuffed with yourself - i mean who wouldn't be! then that evening, you were half naked - as usual - you started holding your little jay-jay and running on the spot, so papa ran and got the potty, you sat, got the most worried look on your face, i mustered all my mama love, looked you dead in the eye, smiled my biggest most encouraging smile and told you "yes baby, that's right, you're doing it perfectly" and you let go! your utter surprise will be forever ingrained in my memory - it was magnificent. you got up, checked your pee out and then we all jumped around and high fived like we had just won the world cup od pee-pee-in-potty and it was pure joy! now we have to do it every time and that's totally cool by us. plus you tiny butt in knickers is next level edible!
finding nemo is the current movie of choice and, of course, so are fishies. papa overruled me an got you a fish which you named where-boo - which is how you say "where you". you adored him. alas where-boo took a ride down the porcelain express and has since been replaced with kurt, dave and chris - three fan tail gold fish. you love feeding them and it's our go to distraction when your attention needs diverting. thanks kurt, dave and chris - we will forever be indebted to your fancy-tailed-selves.
we visited the aquarium last sunday and arrived just as they started to feed the stingrays. what an experience. you were the first little person to stand right against the glass all by yourself, the other kids followed soon after. you looked up at one point and saw a group of kids to your left so you joined them and proceeded to be the loudest and cutest of them all, exclaiming loudly "what is this? what is this? fishies! fishies!" and high fiving the diver through the glass. papa told me later when we got into the car that just before the stingrays you had found two little girls, whom you went to go stand by and when he came closer you turned around, held your hand up and quite adamantly told him"no!" and to "go!" haha! god, i really adore you and your independent bossiness.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
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Thursday, July 9, 2015
a peek inside
here's a peek inside bear's bedroom. not that she sleeps in it. oh no. gary and i are far to fond of having a tiny little snuggler in our bed and have yet to actually make a decision on when she will be moved into her big girl bed... i know we are probably shooting ourselves in the foot but it just doesn't feel right to have her so faraway from us. our home is a constant work in progress and so little bear's bedroom is too. i don't think she will ever sleep in here to be honest, next year uncle kyle is moving out and so we will make his much large bedroom her bedroom. shall we call this her playroom for intensive purposes?
tent: cotton on / dresser: mistry's / mini lanterns & star light: mr p home / triangle decals & cloud mobile: motif / have you seen my cowboy original illustration: leigh harrington-rielly / bespoke ceramic bear nightlight: the mud co
tent: cotton on / dresser: mistry's / mini lanterns & star light: mr p home / triangle decals & cloud mobile: motif / have you seen my cowboy original illustration: leigh harrington-rielly / bespoke ceramic bear nightlight: the mud co
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Monday, July 6, 2015
i'm not going to write you an essay today but rather just share some photo's and a video clip from your birthday. we didn't make a trip to jhb this year but rather chose to spend your special day at home, which turned out grand because you were quite sick. we made decorations, confetti, baked a cake, wrapped your pressies and set it all up for you before we went to bed the night before so that when you woke your brain would explode with birthday awesome! and, that it did. you walked out the bedroom and went "wwwoooowwww" in whispered amazement. it was so so rad. you opened your pressies, played with them a bit and then we feasted on cake for breakfast. you're favorite part was definitely the giant balloon. it was a good day. happy birthday baby lila bear. we love you sweet girl. forever.
we pimped your trike. papa lovingly sanded it down, re-sprayed it white and added some black and white ribbon tassels to the handles. turned out kinda rad, no?
we pimped your trike. papa lovingly sanded it down, re-sprayed it white and added some black and white ribbon tassels to the handles. turned out kinda rad, no?
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Thursday, May 7, 2015
my little girl
because that's what you are now, you have changed immeasurably over the past year and i have been so slack at writing it all down. that's your mama - inconsistent is my middle name. i wanted to especially write this down because we've seen such a massive change in you over the past two weeks. i look at you and no longer see a helpless baby but a little girl with endless energy, an inquisitive little mind and her very own opinions. a little girl who knows exactly what she wants (and how to get it). a little girl who adores school and gets thoroughly upset every time i walk into the kitchen to prep a bottle/coffee/school bag/breakfast then head back into the house instead of out the door. a little girl i cannot get enough of watching interact with her school mates, waving hello and goodbye as they do the same, little eye popped up over the door calling your name and then giving "sugar" (hugs). a little girl who dances and twirls so much she falls down with dizziness. a little girl who lives to be outside playing in the dirt. a little girl who will keep taking my hand and leading me to the gate while i'm trying to cook dinner or tidy up. a little girl who struts.
you started talking a while ago and have had a few words for some time - mama, dada, papa, coco, no, hello, bye-bye, ky, kiki (your teacher nicky), gogo (teachers assistant who you all adore), doof (dog), mouw (cat), preese (please). sure, you attempted new words - mostly names here and there. some stuck, some didn't. then we arrived in jo'burg and it all came to crashing halt. you called us liars almost the entire trip - we couldn't even get you to whisper "papa" (probably the cutest thing you say because you won't talk it like every other word but insist on whispering it). you even stopped baby jabber. you went totally mute - bar the uncontrollable giggles when papa tickled you of course. had our little show-off gone all shy? were you feeling overwhelmed? the answer, a huge resounding NO. we now know you were taking it all in, learning, processing, getting ready to explode with new words, mannerisms and a deeper understanding of the world around you.
you're love for the moon is finally verbalised as you point skywards, inhale excitedly and proudly proclaim "moo". could this mama and papa be more enchanted? and when it's morning and the moon is sleeping, we ask, "where's the moon baby?" you hold out your little hands at shoulder height with the sweetest expression of not knowing on your beautiful face. could you be anymore edible? when the sun baby rises and giggles in teletubbies you become so overcome, smiling, giggling, ecstatically stomping those busy feet and bringing both your hands to your mouth in absolute over-flowith-joy! when you see no-face in howls moving castle, wave and happily greet him "hello". the way you sing along in song of the sea. coming up from nana's and seeing you knock-knock-knock on the glass door, so polite and well mannered. you. blow. kisses. mama's morning delight - we drop you at school and papa takes you out your seat and we blow one another kisses and wave "bye-bye". you wave hello to everyone you who crosses your path and it's so sweet but also terrifying at the same time because you are way to friendly.
things that are still totally you but better expressed - well for one your total infatuation with your papa. you kicked me out the of the bedroom the other morning - we had woken, as we usually do on a weekend morning, and were letting daddy sleep in. on noticing the bedroom door was closed, you ran over to it and began banging on it and moaning, so naturally i opened it for you and followed you in. you took one look at papa, turned on your heel, pushed me out the room and then shut the door in my face. heart-breaking but freaking cute! i just adore your madamness. last night you picked up a cushion, laid it in papa's nook, climbed up on the couch and snuggled on in there - snuggling papa has always been your thing but now you do it so independently. you've counted along with me while i scoop the formula into your bottle since you were a few months old - i now hear the words forming in your utterly kissable mouth. you are still such a ball of energy and it's go time from the time those big beautiful eyes open until they gently slide closed at night. one day we shall have you a t-shirt made that states quite matter-of-factly "i came here to fuck shit up.". i do have to say that you are incredibly sweet and easy going for a little girl who's a month away from your second birthday. the depth of that sweet, easy goingness never ceases to amaze...
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
being a mama - getting home, failing boobs and it really does take a village
so excited that our most awesomely cool nifty250 prints arrived yesterday! i'm so pumped to frame them up and hang them in bears bedroom for her. our very lovely friend gareth gave lila this super thoughtful gift for her birthday. thanks gareth, they are just so cool.
i wanted to share a bit more of my mama story with you all today. so let's just dive in, yes?
our first night home was terrible. we were so nervous! lila picked up on it, of course, and she cried the entire night... it was terrifying. exhausting. I remember so clearly, in the early hours of the morning, gary and i looking at each other, fear etched on our faces, beyond not saying "what the hell have we done?"… we did. we were so freaked out we spoke those words. aaahahaha! a moment of pure terror.
we had exactly one hour sleep that night... the photo above is most gorgeously deceptive- gary and lila snuggling the next morning. take the filter off and the glorious truth is revealed… tired, black shadows under her papas eyes. i'm happy to report we found our way through it and if us then could see us know, i swear we wouldn't have believed it.
as parents we can sit and sprout off all the info and advice in the world but each families experience is unique and if i can give one bit of advice it's that i promise, you'll figure it out some how. you're doing it right! even though it really doesn't feel that way ninety five percent of the time : )
i did not get the baby blues. i didn't even have a teary day. i cried when she was born but that was pure joy. i feel guilty admitting this. isn't it like, a right of passage or something? i know it's a very real thing for a lot of moms out there and can turn into postpartum depression very quickly. i had even had the talk with gary, warning him about the imminent "attack of the hormones" but they did not come... perhaps they stole through me in the night, i don't know. maybe i was so high on happiness i didn't notice… the only tears i shed in those first few days were from excruciating pain. they we more precisely not tears, they we're tinny rivers flooding and crashing down my cheeks. ugly silent flooding and crashing sobs caused from exquisite pain… self-inflicted pain. radiating from my gosh darn nipples.
i over did the nipple cream. in my defense i was only following what we were taught in antenatal classes… nipple cream. nipple cream. nipple cream! i literally made one of the most sensitive parts of my body even more sensitive! the poor girls… i spent two whole days in agony, silently sobbing, face scrunched up in pain through every forty minute feed… my mom walked in and found me sitting on my bed hunched over my baby, tears silently streaming down my face, trying desperately to get through a feed. she sat next me and soft talked me through it, urging me to not concentrate on the pain but instead to try push it aside and find my happy place. once we were done, she took lila from me and gave her to my step mom, she walked me gently to the bathroom and helped me wash and gently massage my aching swollen boobes under soothing warm water. she told me to lay off the nipple cream and try to dry my nipples out - i needed to toughen those bad boys up! i sat after each feed with giant ice cold cabbage leaves over each radiating boob – i had those schmoozie little boob shaped ice packs but the cabbage just did a better job. i also sat topless a lot of the time and even tanned them a bit in a patch of sun on my bed.
sure, i had knockers to start off with but boy when your milk comes in do those puppies double in size. rock hard, veiny and full of tiny hard lumps that need to be gently massaged out during a hot shower. if i remember correctly my milk came in around the same time i left hospital, around day four.
if there was one thing i wanted to do the natural way (seeing as we opted for a ceasar) it was breastfeed and so i did. lila latched beautifully in hospital and we soon had the hang of it. i loved feeding her. there is such an intimacy about feeding your baby, a bond only the two of you will ever share. all was well and good. one evening i wanted to give the old breast pump a whirl and managed to express a full one hundred and fifty ml bottle in twenty minutes flat. from one boob! i hand an abundance of milk and it was the good nourishing kind. my baby was happy and putting on weight at an amazing rate. i found it incredible how in tune my boobs became with my babies feeding routine. my nipples would tingle and i would feel that unmistakable pull from inside whichever boob she was to feed from and it would start to leak seconds before she would wake. the first time i went to the shop without her, she was about three weeks old, ga and i had just popped to the baby store to get some odds and ends and i was thoroughly looking forward to an outing. what blew my mind was how my boobies behaved the entire forty five min we were away! they pulsed their protest at being separated from their baby! such a strange sensation - who knew? my mom did. but it's so hard to comprehend these kinds of things when you haven't experienced them yourself.
just a warning, when you get out of a hot bath or shower have a breast pad at the ready because they spray. literally. also you have to sleep in a bra. as well as being constantly leaky, he girls are gonna be pretty swollen and sore - you're gonna want strap 'em down. i found the most comfy bra to sleep in was this one. no clips, no adjustable straps, just a plain and simple cross over "crop" if you will with pretty lace detail. i also purchase a couple of these for day time and outings.
stock up on button downs, cross over and low v-neck shirts & dresses. it's much easier and more discreet to just unbutton and pop one out rather than having to lift your entire dress/shirt to feed you little.
at about three months i started to notice that lila would cry continuously in the evenings, her little tummy would rumble and her feeds were becoming increasing shorter… the midwife at the clinic assured me that it was quite normal for her to feed for shorter time periods as she grew because she was getting stronger and so better at sucking down her meal. the rumbling tummy was assumed to be wind. and the crying? well we blamed the wind. i dunno, something was off and i could feel it. she was such a chilled little human. it was totally out of character for her to cry. i knew in my gut something was up. i was still on maternity leave so there was no need for me to express and i was exclusively breast feeding her. but the crying persisted. we thought colic? we tried colic drops but nothing? her little tummy continued to grumble all the time. i really watched what i ate encase it was making her windy and drank a lot of water every day. no change. i even took her to see a chiropractor who assured me she was all in alignment. one evening, and i have no idea what spurred me to do it but i sat down on my bed with my breast pump and pumped. i pumped and pumped for two hours and do you know what? i only got about fifty ml from both breasts... i thought my pump was faulty. turns out it was the old breasticles that were faulty! shock-freaking-horror!!! do you know how guilty i felt? my baby was starving and it was my fault! how could i have not known? why had i not picked this up sooner? thank god i thought to pump? why had it taken me so long to do this? i had failed her. the next morning i rang my doctor and got a script for some pills to help my milk production. i picked them up on the way to the clinic, i needed to know she was okay and that i hadn't done too much damage…
the mid wife was very sweet and reassuring. lila had lost weight since our last weigh in but she assured me she was fine and as long as i substituted with a bottle while i got my milk production back to where it should be, she would continue to grow and develop. she assured me we would get my milk back and lila exclusively breastfeeding in no time at all. the plan was to express from both breasts, bottle feed her the expressed milk and give the balance of seventy five ml feed in formula. we would increase feeds by twenty five ml per week to allow her tummy time to stretch. i would need to express every three hours, mimicking our routine, until my milk was back to where i needed it to be. i did it and it was exhausting! getting up two – three times a night to feed your newborn is bad enough now i had to spend a good hour or more, sterilizing and then expressing after i had fed her. but i did it. for as long as i could. you see i got so paranoid that she would refuse my boobs after feeding from a bottle, sucking boob is harder work than sucking bottle. i started to feed her first on the boob and top her up with a bottle. it worked for a while but then she started to refuse my boob, which was heart breaking for me. she started to only accept boob at her first feed in the morning, i guess because that's when my milk was at its highest. i eventually came to terms with a once a day feed – hell, one was better than none.
as more and more time passed the more she would refuse the boob. i remember the feeling of failure, how often i would cry to my mom and ga. i would beg lila to please, just bear with me a little longer, that i was trying. eventually, i was so exhausted, sad, drained, tired and defeated that i took my mom's advice and gave up after two months of trying to get it all right. it has, to date, been the hardest decision i've ever made. i had my heart so set on a full year of breastfeeding. it's gotten a bit better as time has passed and i try to focus on the positive things; my baby is well fed and healthy and i am wiser for it. we had 4 months of breastfeeding and bonding. most importantly we still have each other. it doesn't matter that much, does it? i gave it my best shot. i really did. we are happy and healthy, lila is growing and developing and it's given the other people in her life the chance to feed her too. i so still long for it. i still feel so guilty that i couldn't give her just one year. i still feel that stab of jealousy when i see other mamas feeding their tiny babies from their bosom. it sucks. but there is sweet nothing i can do about it now. i just hope that this post maybe helps another struggling mama. maybe you'll see some similarities in what you're going through and i hope it pushes you to express, if only for the "express" (hehe) reason of checking that your milk flow is where it should be. my doctor didn't pick it up, my mid wife didn't pick it up, lila's pediatrician didn't pick it up and neither did google. i followed my gut in the end.
if i can just add one last little bit to this post, having my mama's support, guidance, reassurance and encouragement at my disposal was one of the best life experiences i've had. i know some people view having a baby as "their" experience but for me/us it was a family experience. i am just so grateful that my mama and i are so exceptionally close. i adore her and wont make any sort of big decision in life without considering her council. i'm also so grateful that my mama is the woman she is, gentle and wise and internally loving. what can i say, she is the epitome of a mama ; ) even garrels calls her when he needs to talk about something. i just adore how close they are. as a woman going through a lot of changes, having just given birth via cesarean section (a pretty major operation) for the very first time, it was so great to have her knowing reassurance (having born three of her own children by the same method) and gentle support. my family were all around us really, dad, step mom, brother, uncle, aunts and cousins. i am also so grateful for all of them. all of these incredible people allowed me to lavish in my new baby and cocoon away. we leaned on them and it was most certainly necessary at times. my mom would make me breakfast, lunch and endless cups of tea everyday, take lila after feeds and let me nap. she would advise us when ever we had questions or were unsure. we would sit and gush over our new little person and be all gooey-in love together. it was beautiful and real and profound. you know they say, "it takes a village to raise a child", well i believe.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014
dear one year old lila bear
dear one year old lila bear, i didn't get to writing you a letter as i always do when we reach a milestone so i'm doing it now, ten whole days late! naughty mommy. i know you will forgive me because we've just settled back into some semblance of a routine after our very short but exceptionally busy trip to jozi-town for your first birthday party.
my little love, as you grow so does the love i have for you. if you told me when you were born that i would love you even more than i did then i would have told you to "shut-up!". but it's true. you just get sweeter and braver and more adventurous, inquisitive, expressive and oh so entertaining. we could sell tickets to the lila bear show and be sold out every night.
you have eight teeth, which you love to show off by tipping your head back, squeezing your eyes closed, scrunching up your teeny nose and smiling your biggest, cheekiest smile - as seen in the picture above. it's quite glorious really.
you just started walking. you had been practicing all of your birthday weekend which resulted in two lovely purple bruises on your sweet little face. you took your first non-falling-totally-balanced-steps at your nani and oupa's house the night before we left to come home. i'm so happy that you gave them that special gift because they don't get many special moments with us living so far away. you now penguin walk about the house and it's wonderful!! such a clever little tot.
now that you can stand you shake-shake-shake that sweet little boodie! it's freaking aaaaaasem!
we visited angie the next day at wolves because we were told, in no uncertain terms, that if we left jo'burg without her meeting you we would be in huge trouble. angie has always been one of your biggest fans and said to me that you needed to "win an award or something" for being so darn cute. well ain't it the truth! it was so great to eat some dumplings, twice fried beef and have a good old catch up! angie is pregnant with her first baby and had so many questions. we chatted and ate while garrels ran around after you. boy you're a busy little person and it is impossible for us to sit down and have a meal in peace. one of us always has to be on "patrol". anyway we wish you guys all the very best for the arrival of baby shangie tobias! you're going to be incredible parents!
you adore you nana! you become quite shy when going to new places and meeting "new" faces but not at your nana's. you were out of that little shell the moment we entered the house. i actually think you kinda remember her because it was such a seamless transition for you. i also think little poppet (nana's jack russel) helped an awful lot. you two are obsessed with one another and i was really excited for this trip because i knew there would be a little dogie that would love and play with you. our first few minutes at nana's you had crawled into the entrance hall and sat on the rug, little poppet got the total zoomies (you know when dogs get the wind up their bums and race about like crazy little creatures?)! from the lounge through the entrance hall to the dinning room and back she went. a bazillion times. you fell about with the hysterical laughter as she passed you each time. instant friends! you would hold her ball and offer it to her then hug it to your belly as she came for it (little tease) resulting in more hysterical laughter. you two even engaged in a little game of tug of war when poppet would try pull your shoosha (pacifier) out your mouth! pretty heart warming stuff. i wish we had a poppet at home for you... one day.
you've been able to say "mama", "dada" and "baba" for a while now but you didn't actually know what they meant. i am so thrilled to report that your first official (official in the sense that you fully understand what you you are saying) word is "ma" and that's meee! woooohoooo! haha! can't tell you how chuffed i am about that. it feels like a victory. every time i wander past you and you want my attention you say "ma". it's so grand. your latest word is "no". you fully understand this one too. and so you should because we say it to you often enough. we were sitting on sunday morning, watching mary poppins (you absolute favorite movie) and i offered you some more tea, to which you matter-a-factly replied "no" shaking your head at the same time. well, i couldn't get enough of that so i probably spent a good hour offering you "more tea"... silly mama.
what else, oh! papa is your absolute favorite. when i say that, i mean it. the poor dude can't even get home and change into his comfies without you kicking up a fuss. the minute you hear his voice you go berserk. the other evening i was giving you a bath when he got home and popped his head in the door to say hello. let me give you some context here, bathing is your "piggie-in-pooh". true story. there is nothing you love to do more than bath. you'd play for hours if we let you and getting you out is always a fight. so, papa popped his head round the corner and said hey and that was it, you would have no more of splish-splashing. no siree, mmm-mmm! you stood up, held your hands out to him and screamed your head off. i think he finds it a bit exhausting because you won't even let him pee on his own. if he hasn't managed to sneak past you, you beetle off after him moaning until he picks you up.
you're new little game is teasing people. you will offer to give something to someone and as soon as that person reaches out for the item in hand, you snatch it away and hug whatever you're holding to your belly and giggle. cheeky!
you're brave. too brave. i think most moms will say that about their one year olds because it's how you learn. you have to be brave and have no concept of fear in order to attempt to sit, crawl, stand, walk. if i hold your hand while we walk somewhere you often end up trying to run. little person, you haven't even master walking yet, can we slow it down a tad? i can just hear you saying "no!" in my head when i ask that question - haha!
well little love. i adore you. keep on being awesome, now see?
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Thursday, June 19, 2014
our very first photo shoot as bear & bloom photography
hey y'all! so our first shoot is up on bear & bloom! how exciting?! go have a schmooze around!
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Zamorak GodswordThe Zamorak Godsword is one of four godswords, the others being the Saradomin Godsword and the Armadyl godsword, and Bandos Godsword. Its special attack takes 50% of the bar and does extra damage, usually around 45.
To get one, you can become a platinum member and select it as one of your exclusive items. Or use lava items to make one. http://godzhell.wikia.com/wiki/Godswords - how to make godsword by ibos
- This godsword, along with the Saradomin Godsword, used to be very rare, now almost everyone has either one or the other.
There is a simple way to create this item!
This method is similar to the way to make the Saradomin Godsword
1. Have these three items from dagganoth supremes: lava gauntlets, shiny key, and lava shield
2. Use the shiny key on lava gauntlets. You get a really long with that ends with dwarf remains. (No this cannot be substituted)
3. Use null on Lava shield.
4. You should now have your Zamorak Godsword

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For French Speakers
Francophone students who do not speak English may integrate FASNY at any grade. They will join an ESL (English as a Second Language) level class, then move onto an intermediate level class before finally joining native speaker classes when they attain fluency in English.
The time and pattern to become fluent is dependent on each child's age and learning profile.
Classes taught in English or bilingually include Social Studies, Science, Music, Art and Physical Education. Depending on the grade, these classes may be offered at the three different English levels.
In 11th Grade, and according to their fluency in English, students will prepare either:
- The French Baccalaureate offered in the Scientific (S) track or Social Sciences and Economics track (ES)
- The French Baccalaureate, S or ES, with the OIB- the international option of the French Baccalaureate--in which English and Social Studies are comparable to an AP or Honors course and are taught in English at a native level
- The International Baccalaureate taught in English, with the option to prepare a bilingual IB if qualified to take both English and French as language A
For 60% of our students, French is the only language spoken at home.
A FASNY education:
Carries over to any accredited French school: if or when the family moves back to France or to another country, the student's placement in a grade level will be honored by schools accredited by the French National Ministry of Education (The AEFE network is the widest educational network in the world, and is an excellent choice for families who move often)
…While giving the child an American School experience: interscholastic sports, American traditions, acquisition of the English language and American thought system in addition to the French education.
A FASNY education is also a great preparation for the best universities in the US, Canada, Great Britain, and the rest of Europe, as well as for France's best Universities, Ecoles d' Enseignement Supérieur à préparation intégrée and Classes préparatoires.


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Mr. Rooter Plumbing Has a New President3
James Doyle is the new president of Mr. Rooter Plumbing.
In 1989 James Doyle was a Mr. Rooter franchisee. James was one of the first franchisees after Mr. Rooter was acquired by what would become The Dwyer Group.
James joined the Dwyer Group in March of 1997. When he began 17 years ago he was serving in franchise support. He quickly moved into vice president of operations for Aire Serv before accepting the position of chief operations officer in June 2003. In 2004 James was appointed president of Aire Serv Heating & Air Conditioning. While Jim was the president of Aire Serv Heating & Air Conditioning it has grown to more than 190 locations throughout the United States.
Since February of 2006 James has served as president for Dwyer Group's vendor relations department – ProTradeNet. He has grown ProTradeNet to become one of the top buying groups in the vendor relations industry and has spoken on buying group strategies at the International Franchise Association's annual conference. James is a certified franchise executive under the International Franchise Association's training program and has held master licenses in four trades prior to joining the Dwyer Group.
"I am very excited to be stepping into such a well-known and respected company," said James. "Mary has capably led this company as president, allowing Mr. Rooter Plumbing to be an industry leader. I look forward to continuing this trend, with the assistance of our dedicated associates and successful franchisees."
James Doyle is succeeding Mary Kennedy Thompson, who will become the chief operating officer of Dwyer Group.
"With Mary being promoted, it was very important that we choose the right person to lead Mr. Rooter Plumbing, our largest brand" said Mike Bidwell, president and CEO of Dwyer Group. "Doyle has been with Dwyer Group for many years and is familiar with our concepts and brand standards. We know he is an excellent leader and that he will do great things in his new role."
"We considered several candidates to fill this position," said Thompson. "It will be hard to leave Mr. Rooter Plumbing, but I know the company will do great things under Doyle's leadership."
It will be interesting to see how Mr. Rooter Plumbing performs under the new leadership of James Doyle.


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The above image represents how your MAMP Pro installation should look like in order to perform properly. The Apache Server checkbox should be green. The MySQL checkbox should be green.
localhost should not be highlighted in red but should be in black text as here. Any other installation should be in black text as well, the WordPress Extras icon should appear in the Extras column for each installation as well. This indicates that MAMP Pro recognizes the WordPress local installation and MySQL database of your local WordPress installation. You are ready for local WordPress development!
However, if
localhost is highlighted in red, it means that MAMP Pro is not recognizing your
localhost install, and will therefore NOT work properly. The Apache Server will not start, and you won't have access to any of your local WordPress installations. No WordPress Development for you!
Let's take this a step further so that you fully understand what improper installation or why
localhost installation is unrecognizable to MAMP Pro. Click on your
localhost installation. You do that by choosing the
Hosts tab on the left-hand side of your MAMP Pro window, and then choose
localhost. Then, on the right-hand side of the MAMP Pro window, there is another set of tabs. Select the
General tab. You will know that your
localhost installation is incomplete if your document root is incomplete. For instance, in my case, I noticed that my WordPress folder was white, indicating that there was no such folder there! Of course I had been making so many changes to that folder when I started using MAMP Pro, and even ignorantly disregarding the changes, that MAMP Pro finally ceased working, and the Apache Server wouldn't start. How did I fix this? I re-installed WordPress in my
localhost and set up a new WordPress development environment so that I could access my MAMP Pro installations again. In order to install WordPress locally with MAMP Pro, you select the server, in this case
localhost, where you want to install WordPress, and then you select the
Extras tab located on the right side of the MAMP Pro window. There are a number of extras to choose from, i.e., Drupal or Joomla, as well as WordPress. Click on the
+ tab at the bottom of the right side of the MAMP Pro window to add the
CMS you want to use. In my case, I chose WordPress 4.0. That is the most recent available version at this time with MAMP Pro Extras. If you have already selected your document root for this installation, then there is nothing more to do. Make sure to restart MAMP Pro so that the changes that have been made will be updated and the Apache Server should start.
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The objective of this study was to examine what factors affect the level of commitment in intimate interpersonal relationships. To attain this objective, a survey was administered to 40 subjects: 23 were administered to parents or guardians who attended a Parents Teachers Association meeting at a high school in College Park, Georgia and 17 were administered to members of a community in College Park, Georgia.
This study revealed that subjects who were in the regular dating category were not committed to their partners. However, subjects who were in the categories of married, engaged/or planning marriage and exclusive dating were committed to their partners. This study was an attempt to provide a clearer understanding of the maintenance of intimate interpersonal heterosexual relationships.
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Program management offers a unique advantage for information technology projects, where interdependencies present significant technical as well as management challenges. Most discussions of program management focus just on the management dimensions (cost, schedule, risk, quality). For IT programs, however, the technical dimensions are also critical and often have management consequences as well. This presentation shows how program management can enable effective integration through management of both technical considerations — architecture, interfaces, requirements, testing — and traditional considerations. One of the biggest challenges that program management can help IT projects overcome is the basic tendency to minimize external dependencies, which might be a good approach for a stand-alone capability, but which can fundamentally undermine the value of an IT project. It also offers a model for PMOs that need to address both management and technical program support needs, particularly in a world where Agile delivery is becoming the norm for most IT projects.
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MITCH Rapp stared at his reflection in the dusty, cracked mirror and questioned his sanity. There was no shaking, or sweaty palms. He wasn't nervous. It was just a cold, calculated assessment of his abilities and his odds for success. He went over the plan once more from start to finish, and again concluded it was likely that he would be severely beaten, tortured, and possibly killed, but even in the face of such prospects, he couldn't bring himself to walk away, which brought him right smack dab back to that part about his mental health. What kind of man willingly chose to do such a thing? Rapp thought about it for a long moment and then decided someone else would have to answer that question.
While everyone else seemed content to sit on their hands, it was not in Rapp's nature to do so. Two of his colleagues had been grabbed from the streets of Beirut by a nasty little outfit called Islamic Jihad. They were a tentacle of Hezbollah that specialized in kidnapping, torture, and suicide bombings. The jihadis had, without question, already begun the interrogation of their new prisoners. They would expose the men to unthinkable pain, and they would begin to peel back each layer of the onion until they got what they wanted.
That was the savage truth, and if his colleagues could delude themselves into thinking otherwise, it just meant they had consciously or unconsciously gravitated toward convenient conclusions. After a day of watching the very people who said they would handle the situation do nothing, Rapp decided to look for a solution on his own. The bureaucrats and foreign service types back in Washington might be content with letting things take their natural course, but Rapp was not. He'd been through too much to allow his cover to be blown, and beyond that there was that nagging little thing about honor and the warrior's code. He'd been through the wringer with these guys. One he respected, admired, and liked. The other he respected, admired, and hated. The pull for him to do something, anything to save them was strong. The gang back in Washington might be able to simply write off losing the faceless operatives as a cost of war, but to the guys who were in trenches it was a little more personal. Warriors don't like leaving their own to die at the hands of the enemy, because secretly, they all know they might be in the same position one day, and they sure as hell hope their country will do everything in their power to get them back.
Rapp eyed his fractured reflection; his thick, uncombed head of black hair and beard, his bronzed olive skin and his eyes, so dark that they were almost black. He could walk among the enemy without attracting so much as a suspicious glance, but that would all change if he didn't do something. He thought of his training and everything he'd sacrificed. The entire operation would be exposed, and that meant his career in the field would be over. He'd be stuffed behind some desk back in Washington where he'd rot for the next twenty-five years. He'd wake up each morning and go to bed each night with the nagging thought that he should have done something—anything. And ultimately he would emasculate himself by questioning the size of his balls for as long as he lived. Rapp shuddered at the thought. He might be a little crazy, but he'd read enough Greek tragedies to understand that a life filled with that kind of recrimination would eventually lead him to the psych ward. No, he thought, I'd rather go down swinging.


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Gosh I want to blog so bad. But it seems like every time I make plans to blog I a) get really bad morning sickness b) can't find my proper cords to upload pics, charge my iPad etc. ect. OR c) generally forget or run out time.
I really never knew how tired and worn out id be as a pregnant lady. I know my morning sickness has not helped (I'm almost sixteen weeks and it still has not left me completely), but I sincerely didn't realize how little time id have for things! It seems if I can make it through the day with a decent outfit and enough makeup on- and not puke my brains out - then it's a successful day! It's extra successful if I can squeeze in one of the following: laundry, cooking or any type of exercise. Its never more than one of those items, even if I tell myself "I will conquer this day!"
It's even more hilarious when people ask me if I've got plans for the nursery or potential names. I'm like - "I'm barely making it in my regular life! How can I have those plans yet??" I don't get offended, I just giggle at how slow and laid back I am being at this mom-to-be thing.
So moving on. We've had our gender reveal party, and its a girl! I really want to write a whole post about it so I don't forget what that whole experience was like, but here is a video my niece created. She's so cute with her 13-year-old-self making movies on iMovie.
I did not know, and Matthew knew on Friday. Our party was Sunday, so dancing around that secret was interesting.
And that's all for now. I've got some mad typos in this post, but oh well. Good night moon!


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Come away on a magical journey that will unfold the beauty of Hampi to you from the best vantage point, even as the rising sun spreads its warmth on the blessed lands. This tour will allow you to experience the joy of a beautiful sunrise while engaging in stories about the land and its people. We will travel on coracle boat, hike up a hill, hear mythical stories, ride mopeds through the countryside and enjoy sumptuous local breakfast on the way! Optionally we can also arrange a delicious home-made meal and serve it to you on a banana leaf.
Anjanadri hill is one of the highest points with the best views in all of Hampi. The place is of great religious significance, it is believed to be the birth place of Lord Hanuman. The surrounding area is believed to be "Kishkinda" mentioned in the great Indian epic of Ramayana. Every boulder, cave and water body here has a story to tell! We will get onboard mopeds and continue our exploration of the region and its unique landscapes.
The price indicated in the header above is starting price, for detailed price please refer to table below.
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For children below age of 12 we offer a discounted price, for more information on this mention the number of children and their respective ages in the enquiry form.
Start Location & Time : Monolithic Nandi , Hampi Bazaar, Hampi @ 5.30 AM
We meet at the start point and walk towards the river side temple of Kodandarama. Here we get on the coracle boat to cross the river to the northern bank of river. An auto rickshaw will be on standby to take us to the foothills of Anjanadri hill. We will being our ascent at 6.30 AM and should reach the top in time for a stunning sunrise. Once at the top your guide will tell you about the unique landscape and its geology. You will learn about the unique flora & fauna. You will be engaged in different folk stories associated with this land.
After spending some quality time exploring Matunga hill we will descend and take possession of our mopeds. We will briefly stop for breakfast before continuing our exploration of the area. We will visit lakes, irrigation canals, agricultural valleys, temples and caves.
End Location & Time: Virupapur Gaddi (Hippie Island or Hampi Island) @ 11.30 AM
At the end of your tour if you wish to enjoy delicious home made meal at a scenic location in the outdoors then choose this option. We have a family from Anegundi village cook mouth watering local delicacies for us, made from locally sourced ingredients. We will also explore ancient cave paintings and engage in some soft adventure exploring caves as part of this optional add-on. It will be a perfect flourishing end to your tour.
Additional cost - INR 500 per person
Moped is a light motorcycle (engine power below 60cc). There are several tens of kilometers of rural roads winding between lakes, villages, hillocks and farms near Hampi. One of the best ways to explore this area is on Mopeds. If you have no prior experience riding a moped it is not a problem, one can get the hang of it within 10 -15 minutes of riding. It is one of the favorite pastimes and adventures that you can engage in Hampi. You don't get a chance everyday to ride a motorcycle through some of the most awe inspiring landscapes in the world, so we encourage you to try it. We will be providing fuel worth INR 200 along with the mopeds.
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FSX/P3D. Europe much like North America covers a vast expanse of terrain consisting of many different and various types of topography. OpenLC has no doubt set out to mirror this in digital representation. Take the above shot vs the shot from Spain a couple posts down. The regional variations and coloration are so different, it's almost hard to believe both will come from the same product. But like I said, nearly 19GB to boot it all up. Check out the latest from Bonn via the link below.


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A McHenry County judge denied today the state's request for a gag order in the case of a Fox Lake man charged with first-degree murder.
Mario Casciaro, 26, faces a first degree murder charge in the death of Brian Carrick, who was 17 when he disappeared in 2002. His body has never been found.
Judge Sharon Prather turned down the state's request for a gag order, but warned both prosecutors and defense attorneys not to say anything that would hurt jury selection.


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Sharon Ojong is stylist, publicist, fashion journalist, lifestyle blogger, actress and the Creative Director/Founder D.E.E.V.A.S, a fashion, music and lifestyle blog and PR boutique. How does she do it all? Read on for more.
When did you start D.E.E.V.A.S?
I started D.E.E.V.A.S. officially in 2011 and un-officially 2010.
How and when did you decide to enter styling game?
The styling game? Didn't know it was a game. *jokes*.
How? I would say it was something that came natural. Not to sound cliché but I've always loved looking good and making those around me feel good too. So my friends and family used to come around me to dress them up for occasion et al. I didn't know that professionally meant fashion styling and to answer your when? I officially became a fashion stylist in 2010.
Which brands have you worked with? Any future projects in the works?
I've worked with FAB, TW Magazine, Red Sheet Magazine, some corporate and some personal(celebrity brands) and for future projects, so many! Just know this girl dreams BIG and works HARD!
What were some of your greatest accomplishments?
Knowing and accepting Jesus as my Lord and Saviour.
How do you see the Nigerian fashion industry? What do you hope to see in the next few years?
I just love it! It is fast growing. We are not only getting international recognition but more talented creatives are emerging…. I hope to see a home based mass production industry here. Home fashion designers need to start producing and supplying in large quantities. SIMPLE!
What makes the Nigerian fashion industry different?
Delay is not denial. What we are coming up with now although historically
l, is fresh, new and artistic. The new talents emerging stand out! If only we had the right facilities though and can believe solely in individualism.
What changes in the fashion industry have directly impacted your business and how have you been able to manage them?
Two years ago in Africa who really understood fashion bloggers and stylists were needed and can make an impact in the fashion industry? The knowledge and understanding, or would I say the realization is giving me a platform to survive.
Who are your favorite designers?
Na! I don't have any favorite. I appreciate a lot of them's creative efforts.
How did you become involved in fashion?
Honestly? It's a long story for another day. BRB!
How would you describe your personal style?
My personal style is an expression of how I feel, who I am, where I'm from and what I do. It changes daily and the only thing constant is my expression. I can't say it is classy, edgy, daring blab la bla. Because tomoorow I can feel like being very conservative. It's just how I feel.
11. What inspires your ideas for the projects you work on?
GOD the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit! Then my environment, people I surround myself with and my desire to make a change.
12.Talk us through your creative process. Any special things you need to do or have with you as you brainstorm and work?
Sometimes when I take on a project. I just pray and get on with my day until I get the push comes in. So for me, talking with God is the key. Allowing Him lead, take charge and bring in the extraordinary works best all the time.
13.What have been your major struggles with running D.E.E.V.A.S in Nigeria?
It is not like I have tried running it anywhere though. But constant electricity and fast internet service is a MAJOR challenge for me. Sometimes I have to stay up all night because internet is faster at night when everyone is sleeping and PHCN only supplies power at night or not at all.
14.What's next for you and your company?
D.E.E.V.A.S. is looking at expanding into a major partnering comaony for young creatives. That's all I can say for now.
15.We hate to ask but we have to; any special man in your life?
Of course there is. His name is JESUS! And I am more than proud to have Him.
16.Anything else you would like to share with us?
Come hangout and stay close with me on;
Twitter/Path/Instagram/Keek/Tumblr @SharonOjong
Visit my blog: www.sharonojong.comfor my style diary and styling memoir.
Like my facebook page: www.facebook.com/rekanasharonojong
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Short sales were not in the public picture a few years ago when the prices of house were just booming. However, they have become a phenomenon of study, experimentation and practice in this current debacle and upsurge of mortgage delinquencies. Many people are therefore in a state of dilemma as to whether to engage in the short sell process as a possible solution to the deadly foreclosure. That is basically why an understanding on the short sale process is essential.
But what is a short sell in the first place? In real estate, a short sell is the process through which a lender of some property allows the property to be sold for an amount less than the total amount that is due on the mortgage loan. There are three major parties involved in the house short sell process:
- The lender (bank in most cases)
- The buyer
- The seller (homeowner)
This is the short sell process:
(a) The seller or buyer contacts the lender in order to discuss the possibility of a short sale. The lender then determines the process of the short sale by deciding on the procedure to take.
(b) The seller or homeowner then writes a letter that authorizes the bank to release facts about the mortgage loan to the agent or the buyer.
(c) The lender reviews the statement of settlement and proposes a selling price for the house. The lender also indicates and itemizes the remaining expenses that need to be paid on the loan, real estate commissions and any other fees associated with the house short sale.
(d) The seller then does a letter that explains all the financial difficulties that they are facing. This letter is sometimes called a hardship letter. The lender will then, in an attempt to validate the seller's financial situation, look at the investment accounts, bank statements and other financial records of the seller at the lender's disposal.
(e) The value of the house needs to be correctly established before a short sale. The lender normally hires the services of a real estate broker to provide a possible opinion on the price of the house by looking at the condition of the house and then comparing it with the market value of properties that are comparable to it.
(f) The lender goes through the purchase agreement in order to find out if the amount stated and the commissions indicated are reasonable. If the lender is satisfied with these details then the house can be short sold.
The short sale process can be lengthy because one has to contact several people here and there before striking the deal. As such, several documents and a virtue of utmost good faith from the seller are required. Nevertheless, if the short sale process is carried out carefully and the steps followed correctly, there are benefits accruing to all the parties involved:
- The lender sells the house at a fair market price without having to wait for several months.
- The buyer obtains the house at a relatively lower price than its market price.
- The seller gets out of the house honorably and doesn't get their credit report damaged because they can go ahead for another mortgage just after two years.


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The Poles on Tour family is growing, adding six new artists to their touring schedule. Owner, touring manager and pole mom, Kristy Craig recently welcomed her new 'babies' to her ever growing family of pole and aerial stars. Over the coming weeks, we will be announcing each individual and giving you the story of the person behind the performer. First up we would like to introduce Amber Wolf, an OC California native who recently got hitched (sorry boys, she off the market). She took her first pole class in 2010, teaches at Fembody Fitness and has an abundance of titles to her name: Central Pole Championships Level 4 Junior 2014 1st Place Queen Mary Pole Championships Professional Division 2014 1st Runner up Pole Classic at Pole Expo Professional Division 2014 1st Runner up California Pole Dance Championships All Star Division 2014 3rd Place Sponsor's Choice Most Athletic Pole Championship Series Elite Level Competitor 2015 Concourse Performer Guest Instructor National Aerial Pole Art All Star Division 2015 Most Flexible Queen Mary Pole Championship Professional Division 2015 3rd Runner Up People's Choice
Behind all of these pole titles is a 25 year old Behavior Consultant who works with children on the Autism spectrum. We spoke to Amber in depth about her 'big girl' job, her pole career and what inspires her through life. SE: Firstly can you tell us what Autism is and what a Behavior Therapist is? Autism is a mental disability that affects a person's ability to communicate verbally and engage in social interactions. The majority of individuals with Autism also engage in stereotypical or repetitive behaviors. AW: I started as a behavior therapist right out of college and loved it! I recently left my "big girl job" supervising a team of Behavior Therapists in order to have more time for pole. Now I work with children with Autism in a private capacity as a Behavior Consultant. As a behavior consultant, I work directly with children and their parents to develop an intervention protocol to deal with any maladaptive (not socially appropriate) behaviors the child may engage in. My dream is to one day being certified to teach aerial classes to kids with Autism for the purpose of sensory therapy. SE: What did your family and friends think when you told them you are taking up pole? AW: I actually didn't tell my mom until the day before my first competition which was for Pole Sport Organization's National Championships in Las Vegas. I thought she would react poorly, but she actually drove all the way out the next morning to watch me compete!! My twin sister warmed up to it after awhile and occasionally pops into class. I'm always trying to talk her into it, she learns really fast and I would love a doubles partner! Lol!
SE: What was a defining moment when you decided you wanted to follow your dream as a dancer and performer? AW: I fell in love with pole dancing and after being offered a teaching position at Fembody two and a half years ago I've been addicted! My husband has been amazingly supportive and has always encouraged me to pursue pole. I think after being added to The Poles on Tour roster for 2016 I realized I could actually make a career out of poling. SE: What has been a highlighting moment in your career so far? AW: From getting offered a teaching position at Fembody, being invited to teach for Cleo's Rock N Pole, and being added to the Poles on Tour roster have been the biggest moments in my career so far! SE: Will you continue work with children with Autism in some capacity even when you're a famous poler? AW: Hahaha well I don't know if I'll ever be a famous poler but a girl can dream though! I will absolutely always work with children on "the spectrum" in some capacity. I honestly love seeing my client's progress. It feels so amazing to know that you're improving a child's life, even if it's just in a very small way. I guess you could say it almost feels like the moment when you finally nail that nemesis trick you've been working on forever. You can't help but jump around and scream and laugh.
SE: Can you describe the highs and lows over the last few years? AW: Most of my pole journey has been very positive and uplifting. I feel very lucky to have been offered so many amazing opportunities!! Almost two years ago I was practicing at home on my pole and didn't warn up properly when playing with a super bendy superman variation and ended up in the emergency room. It turned out I had severely sprained my back and was out of pole for almost three months. That was probably my lowest point so far. It's hard being away from something you love so much for so long! SE: Can you tell us some of the artists/events/shows you have worked on/for? AW: Oh my gosh. Fembody by Night, Summer Sizzle Showcase, Rhiannan Nichole's Summer Pole Show and a Breast Cancer Fundraiser called Ladies Who Ride. SE: Describe you dance and performance style? AW: I love fluid movement, bendy pole transitions, and sexy contortion inspired floor work. SE: Whom do you admire and who inspires you? AW: I admire SO many polers from powerhouses like Nadia, to bendy boneless artists like Anastasia and Brynn. I love watching everyone's pole videos!! Keep them coming! SE: How would you recommend others to take charge like you have? AW: I've honestly just trained my booty off, and have gotten ridiculously lucky for the last several years and have competed non-stop. Find what you love and put everything you have into it. SE: Is there anything else you would like to mention? AW: I owe all of my success to the amazing people around me. From Michele Miller, owner of Fembody Fitness for inviting me into her amazing pole family, Cleo the Hurricane for giving me the opportunity to shoot tutorials for her online community, all of my pole friends for spotting me, cheering me on, and telling me when my ideas are just a little TOO dangerous, and of course, Kristy for inviting me to join the Poles on Tour roster. I love you all so much and I am so excited for what's to come!!
To book Amber for workshops or private lessons, please contact Kristy Craig: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Abstract, Armadillo Roof
A quick trip down to the Riverside the other evening left me with a handful of images, this one amongst them. I wasn't hugely impressed with the images I made and while this was the best of them, I'm not certain the composition and crop here really show the architecture to it's best advantage. That said, I did like the tonation of the image here. I suspect I'll end up recropping and reprocessing the image to see if I can improve on it further.
This is another image that I've processed in several different ways; on this occasion, I wanted something verging toward hi-key, to try to bring out the strong shapes and tones contained within the image. It meant losing a lot of the detail that was already present in the sky, but I think the result was worth it.
Bell's Bridge, Glasgow
A brief visit to Pacific Quay, running alongside the River Clyde in Glasgow, gave me two shots – this one of Bell's Bridge and the Armadillo, and a long exposure version of the same scene. This image is a combination of six exposures. It was very cold at the riverside, but I did like the muted tones in this image, which made the trip worthwhile.
I also decided to convert this particular image to monochrome, whcih gave me the following result –
Standing In The Shadows
Early one morning I walked along the River Clyde at Pacific Quay, past the BBC and on to Bell's Bridge. I stood there looking across toward the Armadillo and watched as the sky quickly darkened and the heavens opened. The sky was magnificent against the structures of the Armadillo and the Bridge.
Setting up my camera and tripod, I smiled when I noticed the figure of a man who was standing half way along the Bridge, sheltering from the rain; his silhouette added a nice detail to the scene and so I made this image.
Armadillo Abstract
The classic shot of Glasgow's Armadillo is to take in the entire structure. But, walking around the outside of the place one afternoon, I stopped and noted how the detail of the struts was very pleasing close-up, particularly the way the struts created the shadows behind them. Also, I liked the contrast of the warm golden tones with the cold blue. Sometimes, less really is more.


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Wake Forest finished the last two home season games in an imposing manner. The Demon Deacons hosted Florida State University and Louisville, beating Florida 5-2 and Louisville 6-1 as they made official an undefeated home season performance this year.
The Wake Forest tennis team has another thrilling win under their belt as they beat No. 3 Virginia at home this past Friday.
The top-ranked Wake Forest Men's tennis team is gearing up for No. 2 ranked ACC foe UVA.
The Wake Forest men's golf team closed the weekend with a solid win, marking the second consecutive victory and the third win of the season at the Valspar Collegiate during Tuesday's final round at the Floridian Golf Course.
On Feb. 25th, the Wake Forest men's tennis team improved to a 9-1 record with its fifth consecutive win over a ranked opponent.
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Wake Forest finished the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) kick-off weekend in an imposing manner.
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In accordance with NCAA rules, after the last tournament of the season, men's golf coach Jerry Haas announced the four members of the program's 2017 recruiting class: Kengo Aoshima, Parker Gillam, Brandon Gillis and Marco Steyn have all signed letters of intent and will be joining the Demon Deacon program in 2017-18.
Wake Forest concluded play at their lone home event of the fall season in impressive fashion.
A complete triumph. Juniors Skander Mansouri and Christian Seraphim beat No. 55-ranked Jeffrey Schorsch and Charlie Emhardt (Valparaiso), earning the Indoor Intercollegiate Tennis Association Championship (ITAs) for the first time. This victory arrived after a semifinal finish at the ITAs less than a month ago.
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Go to: Family history | The Farm | The River | David, Jenny and the Farm | Self-sufficiency and Aquarius | Cattle and floods | The landscape | Other on-farm agriculture | Buying and selling land | Poor economic times | Family partnership on the farm | Mill politics, harvesters and cane cutters | Changing methods | Chemicals | Market impacts and government subsidies | Generational change and succession | Impact on cane growing | Environmental issues | Politics of cane and the mill | Neighbours
Mill politics, harvesters and cane cutters
Have you had much to do with … I don't know … the politics around cane or?
David: no I haven't had any.
Jenny: what about that time you went to Canberra in a small plane full of people, blokes, to protest about something – what was that?
David: I forget now.
Jenny: mustn't have been very important.
David: it was Bob Hawke doing something, some policy of his.
Jenny: there used to be strikes at the mill, when all the farmers were on the farmer's side and mill workers were on the Mill workers side and the mill was all the farmers side and they'd sit out and make little tent embassies out the front of the mill wanting more pay and that sort of thing.
The mill workers wanted more pay?
Jenny: the mill workers.
David: when I first came here the mill was still run by the CSR, or was it? Probably early 70s it was turned into a cooperative and it didn't sort of have the back drop of a big colonial power hanging over your head any more. They were sort of…. fought us…. a bit over bearing.Their policies went, and to hell with what anybody else thought. And also just when I started, up until then we'd had cane cutters and just when I started, the cane harvesters came. And the cane harvester actually started in this area because on the other side of Broadwater there was a better transport system and here the cane used to go to the mill and you used to have to cross the highway and the highway was getting a bit busy then. And also down south, probably south of Ballina and north of Broadwater, all the cane farms had little trains systems, train lines that ran the sugar to the river to be loaded onto the barges up this side. It all had to be dragged in by horses originally but then the tractors, so that was a bit cumbersome. And so when they started thinking about cane harvesters they selected this area to start in and that was just in about 1970.
Jenny: I remember seeing cane cutters just at the very end of it when I came here in 1971 – there were still gangs of cane cutters.
David: they weren't cutting here though were they?
Jenny: I think when it got very wet they brought in some gangs, cause the original harvesters weren't very good in the wet.
David: they didn't have tracks, they used to just drive around the paddocks on a truck, direct from the cane harvester onto a truck, so when it got wet they got bogged out badly. And I do think you might be right they did have some … a few gangs of …. that used to pick up bits that the cane harvester couldn't get.
So in your childhood you remember the cane cutters don't you?
David: cane cutters yeah. The cane cutters were in a gang, and the gangs, there were various. I'm not sure how many gangs, but there were various gangs around the river that would cut a specific area. They would have a few, say eight farms, and they'd go and start on one farm and go round in a circle and come back a month or so later, starting again.
Jenny: a bit like shearing gangs, shearing contractors do you remember them?
So on those lists that we were looking at, the one at the top, he was the ganger…?
David: ganger yeah who used to deal with the farmer and decide how much the cane was worth cut, you know, how much value they thought the cane had developed because of problems it had – so it made it more expensive to cut
And you said if there were rocks in the field or …
David: yeah or the cane was bent or on the ground or badly rat eaten or whatever they would think of, not a good fire…
Oh – so did you do the fire and then they would come in after that?
David: I sort of think they might have helped with the fires actually.
And then an arbitrator would be brought in if the farmer and the ganger…
David: only if they couldn't agree. That wasn't very common but it used to happen and they used to try and avoid it, I don't know why, but it probably made them more agreeable. The arbitrator would be angry by the time he'd driven up here from Wardell or wherever he came from.
What else did the arbitrator do or is that all… what he did all day, in which case…?
David: I don't know, he might have worked in the Cane Growers Office. Not sure what he did. I don't think I've ever seen one but I know they were there.
Did you actually have to buy your harvester or were you given some support to …?
David: no the first harvester was a private contractor who just set up and said "I'll try and harvest the cane" and he did that for about… I don't know.
Jenny: what was his name?
David: Ray Austin.
Jenny: Ray Austin.
David: he was a good worker and didn't mind getting dirty. And after a few years – after they realised the cane harvester was going to be the way forward – the whole river got into the groups and bought co-operative cane harvesters. And I think there probably were 10 to 15 farms in our co-op and they harvested a bigger area than the cane cutters used to do, but does the same thing, comes to every farm, just goes in a rotation round the group. Comes to each farm about three or four times a year.
Jenny: harvesting. Different problem to planting, planting – you're on your own. I can see in the future that planting's going to be something like that too wouldn't you?
David: I don't know.
Who made the decision that this area would become the place where the harvesters would start?
David: I think it was made by the crane driver in Wardell that this area had more problems because it didn't have the transport system.
Could you compare this cane growing area to say, the Tweed or say Tully. How does it impact on you to be here?
David: the cane industry in New South Wales and Queensland are different because they're a different crop, although the Tweed is getting to be the same as Queensland. In fact this cane growing here is predominantly two year cane whereas in Queensland it's grown over a one year period. Or a long one year period because they haven't got to worry about frost, that's one of the big factors that restricts where and when you can plant cane.
So that impacts onto your harvester and all the technology doesn't it? Do I remember something about that we still have cane fires down here? Tell me about that because lots of other places don't have cane fires, is that right?
Jenny: yeah.
David: you need to be able to burn two year old cane. With the machines they had up to ten years ago, because they weren't big enough to push through unburnt two year old cane when it's wet – whereas with year old cane where it's usually upright the small machine can get through and take everything off the paddock. But here if it's a big huge crop and it's wet, they can't push through it. So that's one reason why they still had to have the fires. But the machines are getting bigger, and better extractors to blow the stuff -you know the rubbish – away so they probably can manage now.
Why did you still have the fire then?
David: well we didn't have fires the year before last because they had the cogeneration plant going at the sugar mill. But the cogeneration plant was proving not to be that efficient at getting the sugar out of the trash and stuff that they were trying to extract, so a lot of the profit was going away with the residue. It wasn't being made into sugar which means it was getting hard to run it, the mill, economically, because the profit was being burnt rather than being made into sugar.


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I am going to let you in on a few of my secret for a flawless base makeup:
Prep your skin
Know your skin type; is it oily or is it dry or combination skin. My skin is very oily and has a lot of open pores. I tend to go for a good primer which mattifies my skin and also covers up my pores. Make sure you apply it very well on your T-zone to avoid it looking shiny.
Set your primer
Let your primer set for 10 to 15 minutes. If you apply all the products one after another, it's not exactly sinking into your skin and it just adds to those multiple layers leading to cakey makeup.
Use the right tool
People always ask me what kind of a tool I use to apply my Foundation. It mostly depends on what kind of foundation and what kind of look I'm going for whether I want light coverage or heavy coverage. If you are going for a lighter Foundation use a brush like a stippling brush to apply. If you are going for a heavy duty foundation use a beauty sponge, it gives a better finish and also soaks up all the excess product. Ensure you use your beauty Blender or any alternative sponge wet.
Pay heed to fine lines
If you are having issues with your foundation settling in to fine lines, apply a smoothening primer. These are specially for areas which crease more; like just under the eyes are over the forehead or anywhere you have problems with fine lines or laugh lines.
Cakey makeup setting powders
Here's where things can go wrong. Powders! Generally lose powders are much lighter than pressed powder that's why you always see beauty gurus setting their makeup with lose powders especially under the eyes as it avoids getting into the lines. Use lose powder to set your under eyes rest of your face with a pressed powder if you have oily skin to avoid cakey makeup face.
Let your liquid products sink
You know how few people apply their foundation and immediately set their face with powder. I feel that makes your face look very very cakey & less natural. I recommend waiting a good 5 mins and let your foundation settle on your face before you go in with a powder to set it.
Moisturiser to avoid cakey makeup
Apply moisturiser very very lightly throughout the day on very cakey looking parts of your face. I know it sounds crazy but it works. Just choose a very light oil free moisturiser and whenever you feel any area, like around your nose is cakey dab a little of your moisturizer on top of it,
Makeup setting spray
Let's say your makeup looks super cakey right after you have applied it. Its not even an hour and your Foundation is already looking cakey. Take you beauty Blender or any beauty sponge and spray it with makeup setting spray according to your skin type and deb it on the cakey areas or just spray your face with the setting spray to make it look well settled. It instantly takes away any sort of powdery feeling and the skin looks very flawless and hydrated.
Shake it up
When your makeup Foundation is sitting on your table it tends to get thicker, therefore what you should be doing is making sure you are shaking the bottle well enough before applying to get a even good consistency.
Maybe your Foundation by nature is very thick and you probably need to make it less so. You can always mix it with your moisturizer or any oil which you use to sheer it.
Skip your base
You don't need to apply Foundation all over your face if you're having a really good skin day. You can just dab a little Foundation on the spot where you need extra coverage to just spot conceal and it'll look beautiful. Just ensure you have the perfect shade of foundation so doesn't look odd.
I really hope this helps. If you are new to make up check out our post on basic makeup bag must haves.


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St Aloysius College, Mangaluru, is a committed player in the sustainability of the regions around Mangalore and its people.
An Arboretum – with an expanse of about 1.5 acres is maintained as a mini biodiversity spot on the campus. More than 100 plant species are available out of which nearly fifty endangered tree species of western Ghats region are preserved.
Organic waste is managed efficiently through vermitechnology programme. Segregation of plastic waste is being done with the name of recycling plastic. Efforts are made to control carbon dioxide by maintaining clean green pollution free campus.
St Aloysius College is planning to consider an innovative School of Sustainable Development with relevant departments that promote studies and research in
as well as seeking alternatives to deal with the issues and concerns of civil society.
The specialized areas of consultancy at St Aloysius College, Mangaluru, include issues in sustainable development like Water analysis, Vermi-compost, hands on training in Biotechnology, and Plant biotechnology. Many of our staff are resource persons in the above fields.


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The 48th Annual Freedom 76 Race Weekend Information
Friday, September 14 & Saturday, September 15
48th Annual Freedom 76 – Saturday, September 15
Raindate: Saturday, September 22
Pit Gates: 9:00 AM
Technical Inspection: 9:00 AM
Advanced Ticket Holder Gates Open: 3:00 PM
General Grandstand Gates Open: 3:30 PM
Competitor Registration Closes: 4:00 PM
Competitors Draw for Position: 4:30 PM
Drivers' Meeting: 5:15 PM
Warm-Ups: 6:00 PM
Racing: 7:00 PM
Admission: Adults: $40; Children (6-11): $10; Under 6: FREE!
Advanced Adult Tickets: $35 — Available at the Speedway on race nights.
Cooler Specifications: 12x12x12 ONLY, Must be kept on floor in front of seat.
Pit Admission: $45 (No License Required)
Modified Car Entry (includes 1 Pit Pass): Advanced Entry: $100; Race Day Entry: $115
No NASCAR License is Needed
Camping: If anyone who needs to be reminded of these rules will be asked to leave the ground immediately.
- All campers and tents in the Turn 4 Area only.
- No tarping or roping off.
- Contained fires. No burning of any skids.
- All Four wheelers and golf carts parked by 11:00 PM
- No loud music after 10:00 PM
Parking: Some parking areas will have fees. Roping off parking/camping areas will not be permitted.
Freedom 76 358 Modifieds – 76 Laps – $25,000 to win Plus Lap Money!
For rule information contact Ed Scott – 484-239-7583
Friday Night (No Raindate for this event).
Sportsman 38 Lap Feature, MASS 305 Sprint Car Series, and Modified Freedom 76 Practice
Gates Open: 5:30 PM
Racing: 7:00 PM
Admission: Adults: $12; Children (6-11): $5; Under 6: FREE!
Pit Admission: $30
For rule information contact Ed Scott – 484-239-7583
MASS 305 Sprint Car Standard Rules and Format apply
Modifieds: Modifieds are welcome to practice but must pay the pit admission fee of $30
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