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Christian Women's Job Corps of Southeast Texas, Silsbee
Christian Women's Job Corps of Southeast Texas, Silsbee is the place to be for volunteers wanting to share their faith with women and to be blessed by being an encourager to a participant. Our vision is to encourage, educate, and give hope to our participants by sharing God's message of love with them and equipping them to become self-sufficient contributors in the community. Our ten week program during the fall and spring is filled with life and job skills that will help prepare the participant for the work place.
Each participant is matched with a trained mentor who helps her set goals and guides her through any transition difficulties.. These women often serve as role models because they emulate the faith, values, actions and self-motivation stressed in the CWJC program.
Teachers are selected for their expertise in specific life and job skills. Their attitudes are encouraging and their methods are proven. Through their direction, participants successfully learn new skills.
Volunteers, both men and women, fulfill various functions as they provide leadership, spiritual support, direction, administrative help and training.
Fall Session 2018 (10 weeks)
Life and job skills along with a computer class is held each Wednesday form 8:30 A.M. until 2:00 P.M.at the First Baptist Church Activity Building next to the CWJC office in Silsbee. /p>
For CWJC contact the CWJC office: 409-373-4431 or text a message to Joy at 409-504-9174.
Mentor training will be held at the CWJC of SETX Silsbee office 270 Hwy 96. South. Serving the Lord as a mentor means making a commitment for about one and a half hours a week for twelve weeks. Contact email@example.com if you are interested in mentoring.
Volunteers are needed to work in various areas of the CWJC program whether it be providing snacks and light lunches, teaching a Bible study, or teaching life or job skills.


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Episodes #15 and #16 of Larry Marra's Podcasts are now available. Besides the great interview with MusickEd.com's own Mike Finkel, Larry also includes some useful 'music teacher handbook' tips for educators of all kinds. Each podcast has 3 segments and if you happen to have a penchant for technology, composition and or recording, you will definitely enjoy the interview with Mr. Finkel.
Mike's interview begins where my episode (#13) leaves off by talking about the early days of MusickEd.com and how we have evolved to our current state of software development. The Q and A continues with a discussion about 'sequential learning' and his own personal approach to composition as it applies to the music learning process.
If you are an arranger or composer, you won't want to miss Mike's list of specific gear, software and recording tools. He also addresses the artistic and educational processes he uses to create the literally thousands of tracks that comprise the MusickEd Kore Series and the Jazz Series - due out in 2009.
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Courtesy of Coca-Cola Singapore
With Earth Hour around the corner, it is timely for both individuals and companies to consider how they can reduce their environmental impact on our beautiful planet.
Coca-Cola Singapore is certainly taking a proactive role in this area. As part of their effort to instil the habit of recycling in Singapore, they are launching the Recycle Happiness Machine (yes that's its actual name!) which will be popping up at five different locations around the Orchard Road/Dhoby Ghaut area. The machine provides a fun way for members of the public to deposit their used plastic beverage bottles in exchange for a little gift.
Courtesy of Coca-Cola Singapore
Depending on your luck, you may be pleasantly surprised by fresh flowers, 1.5 L bottles of Coca-Cola or even Coca-Cola collectibles like T-shirts, bags and caps made out of recycled plastic bottles!
The locations of the roving Recycling Happiness Machine can be found on their Facebook page, Twitter account as well as website. Do look out for them this weekend!
Supported by the Singapore Environment Council, the recycling initiative by Coca-Cola Singapore is part of their Live Positively movement. Under this banner, the company is committed to make sustainability a part of everything it does and to be a good steward of water – a precious ingredient for life.
Beyond the Recycle Happiness Machine, Coca-Cola is also launching the Live Positively Water Badge together with the PUB and Singapore Scout Association for the 3rd year running. It teaches scouts (like my boy) water conservation methods, how to reach their water meter and water bill, and challenges them to reduce their household's water consumption.
Courtesy of Coca-Cola Singapore
The programme has helped over 400 households save a total of 488,870 litres of water since its launch in 2010, equivalent to 1.5 million cans of Coke. That's a lot of water saved!
For schools interested in the Live Positively Water Programme, email Coca-Cola Singapore here.
Tags: coca-cola, Coke, environment, green management, recycling, reduce, sustainability
Great tips, thanks! It's amazing the materials that can be recycled these days. Here at Merritt Plastics we recycle upvc. Hopefully we will see an increase in recyclable household waste in the near future.
I love the idea that you're rewarded for recycling!
I agree with the comment above that it's amazing what can be recycled, for example Eurocell building plastics are now largely made up of recycled PVC-U. Hopefully in the near future, we'll have very little waste.
Good post. Being rewarded for recycling both helps the planet and encourages individuals to recycle. Thanks for the post.


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Naples Grande Holidays
Enjoy A Christmas Feast In The Comfort Of Your Own Home
This holiday season, allow our world-class culinary team to create a holiday feast exclusively for your family and loved ones. Plus, you'll be helping us to give back. For every feast purchased, we're donating one turkey to St. Matthews House for the holidays.
Holiday Feast Package
$199 inclusive | Feeds 6 guests
Choice of:
6-8 lb Honey Glazed Ham with Bourbon Brandied Mustard Sauce
12-14 lb Herb Roasted Turkey with Giblet Pan Gravy
Butternut Squash Soup
Beet Salad with Pomegranate & Pistachio Vinaigrette
Apple and Chicken Sausage Stuffing
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Mashed Potato
Roasted Peppers
The Catch of the Pelican Signature Bread Loaves
Apple Crumble Pie
A La Carte Extra's (with purchase of package, only)
12-14 lb Herb Roasted Turkey with Giblet Pan Gravy | $99
6-8 lb Honey Glazed Ham with Bourbon Brandied Mustard Sauce | $99
One bottle of Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label | $69
Reheating instructions provided.
Order must be placed by Thursday, December 21 at Noon.
Subject to availability. Pick up is at scheduled ticket time on December 25.
Cannot buy a la carte extra's without the purchase of at least one Holiday Feast Package.
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It took us a month of preparation, getting a dozen sample of boxes and packages, some days of research, some hair plucking moments.
We are excited for the holiday season. We are, however, not dressing up as Santa, nor are we going to give out turkey-flavored teas this Thanksgiving - it would be super weird and gross.
This holiday, we are giving you the chance to buy our teas, in a new package! Hmm, sounds dull.
Let me put it this way - We are launching our exclusive gift collection that will feature every variety of teas from our tea garden in the foothills of the Himalayas.
For a quick briefing - it will include all of our loose leaf teas, comes in a nice kraft box and is minimalistic. How could we forget the handwritten note? Don't worry it's all there.
Teas are getting popular. The holiday season is here. People are looking for gifts. What better time than now to launch our new line of collection?
For the excited fans, we are planning for a release next week.


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In its ever persistent push toward trying to force its consumers in to a Windows 10 "upgrade" Microsoft has now decided that they will not add updates for previous versions of Windows to allow support for next-generation CPUs. Their reason for that decision is that it's just too much work.
This means that PC users that run Windows 7 or 8.1 will need to upgrade to be able to use the newest processors from AMD or Intel. Next-gen CPUs like Intel's Kaby Lake, and AMD's Bristol Ridge or others like Qualcomm's newest mobile processor will be shut out of anything south of Windows 10. No other operating system will be supported.
Even some of the current generation CPUs will lose their support. Intel's Skylake for instance. Microsoft will guarantee support for its business consumers until July of 2017. Then it's Windows 10 or you're out of luck. Thankfully though, loss of CPU support doesn't mean that the latest security and OS updates won't continue. But after that 18 month period that Microsoft is allowing, those updates will only be the most critical ones needed.[feature image credit here]


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São Paulo (yellow gold)
São Paulo (yellow gold)
[Name] São Paulo (lady's ring)
[Material] 14K yellow gold (AU 585), genuine diamond
[Dimension] H4mm x W20mm
[Ring Size] US-6.5 / UK-M 1/2 / French-53
*More size available, please contact us for any inquiry
*Purchase include engraved wood box, leather pouch & polish cloth
*Free international shipping by EMS!
*A men's version with black diamond is available, please see our listings
[Diamond] Conflict-free diamond from Congo. In Charka therapy, diamond contains very high-frequency energy that stimulate brainwaves, thus making it a great gem for inspiration and spiritual guidance. In ancient time it is believed to help enlightenment.
[14k gold] Precious with high intrinsic value, gold is the rare material that mankind cherish throughout history. If you wonder how to clean gold jewelry, simply rub your jewelry with our complimentary cloth will clean and sustain shine.
[São Paulo] I am very fond of São Paulo. Architectures of this city strikes the perfect balance between old and new. Every night this city transform itself into a chic, modish girl. With this ring I attempt to capture the energy and chicness of the city. A design from our "Metro series", this collection is a tribute to the cities I love and wonderful memories. From magnificent architecture to backstreet alley, each city possess a unique energy and identity.


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David and Laurel Smith are long-time Utah Valley residents. Upon arrival in 1993 with their young family of four children, they quickly established Provo/Orem as their home.
David and Laurel live on-site at White Willow and truly enjoy sharing their home with family and friends. Their goal is to foster relationships and create lasting memories!


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"Seen soldiers retreat and soldiers fight to the bone but nothing has touched my my heart like your love..."
Certainly this soldier and his melanin-dripping sweetheart should take your breath away!
Ghanaian couple, Jude and Miranda look just so endearing in their pre-wedding pictures shared on Instagram by Wedding Photography company, Team Nhyira.
In one of the photos, Jude is in his military vest, striking a push-up pose as he goes in for a kiss with his babe who has his shirt covering her shoulders and smiling into his face.
ALSO READ: Ghanaian music star, Stonebwoy, ties the knot in Accra
On the Instagram post shared on August 1, 2017, their photographer writes:
"I've fought battles upon battles. Seen people rise and fall.
"Seen soldiers retreat and soldiers fight to the bone but nothing has touched my my heart like your love.
"Nothing keeps my heart at peace but your smile. I love you.
"The union of Jude and Miranda."
Congratulations are also in order for the cute pair, who have now tied the knot in a beautiful, joyful ceremony over the weekend, July 30 2017.


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The Zagg 2015 Gift Guide
It's that time of year again – time to find that perfect gift for everyone on your list and win the holidays. Looking to deck out your favorite audiophile or wow the world traveler in your life? From audio and power to keyboards and screen protection, the ZAGG 2015 Gift Guide has something for everyone. Check out our recommendations below or mix-and-match your own favorites on zagg.com.
For the commuter:
• FreeRein Earbuds; $69.99
• Power Amp 6; $49.99
• InvisibleShield Glass; price varies by device
• Slim Book; $119.99 – $129.99
• Speaker Case; $59.99
Streamlined and sleek, this selection offers premium Bluetooth® audio for those long commutes and keeps them powered and in touch while they're on the go.
For the student:
• Pocket Keyboard; $69.99
• Tadpole Active; $19.99
• InvisibleShield Glass Luxe; $44.99
• Power Amp 3; $29.99
• Charisma Case; $29.99
This bundle's sound, style, protection, and productivity has the studious ones in your life covered.
For the traveler:
• Luxe Air Headphones; $34.99
• InvisibleShield HDX; price varies by device
• Power Amp 18; $99.99
• Rugged Book; $139.99 – $149.99
• Cache Case; $29.99
Rugged and made to move, this powerful pack keeps every wandering nomad ready for the unexpected during any trip or adventure.
For some extra holiday cheer, any keyboard purchase comes with three months of Evernote* Premium, the perfect companion for any Zagg keyboard. And since every order over $50 gets a free Golite 2.0**, you can keep a little something for yourself, too! For more inspiration, visit zagg.com.
*The Evernote Premium offer is available with all Zagg keyboards purchased at zagg.com. For keyboards purchased at retail locations, the offer is valid with select Folio Keyboards, Slim Book Keyboards, and Rugged Keyboards. Offer is not available for current Evernote Premium subscribers. Free trial must be activated within 30-days of purchase.
**Spend $50.00 or more at zagg.com and receive one (1) free pink Golite 2.0. Promotion is valid while supplies last. Maximum of one (1) free pink Golite 2.0 per purchase. In order to claim your Golite 2.0, your cart total must equal or exceed $50.00 before taxes, and the cost of the Golite 2.0 cannot be applied toward the $50.00 minimum. This offer cannot be combined with any other offers, discounts, or promotions, and is available only at Zagg.com. Offer is not transferrable or valid for resale. No adjustments on previous purchases. Promotion applies to merchandise only and is not valid on gift cards, shipping & handling charges, or tax.
The Bluetooth® word mark is a registered trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such mark by Zagg is under license.
Evernote is a trademark of Evernote Corporation and used under a license.


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Matrix Photography and Design
Artistic Reportage style Photography
As your photographer, my objective is to photograph your wedding in such a way that it tells a story⦠your story. My style is about capturing all the emotion of the day. If a couple can flip through their photos and feel like they are reliving their wedding day⦠thatâs when I know I have done my job.
- Contact: Lou Recine Contact Owner
- Serving Durham Region and GTA
- Phone: 416-892-0239


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Protect your back seat with the Over The Top Quiltie Back Seat Cover.
This waterproof absorbent, non slip cover is ideal for leather and fabric upholstery.
Fits by attaching to the headrest poles - please contact us if your vehicle does not have rear headrests.
Machine washable.
55" wide x 50 long" (140cm x 127cm)
If you want to include seatbelt anchor holes or a split in your back seat so you can lower part of your back seat without having to take off your cover as an optional extra please ensure you enter your vehicle details in the box provided to make sure we position them in the correct place.
Replacement Back Seat Cover Posted by Michelle on 21st Feb 2017
I bought this cover as a replacement for one I had previously bought many years ago which had disintegrated after my dog chewed through it. The product itself is lovely and really good quality, but not as thick or as big as the old version I had so I was a little disappointed that it didn't quite fit and is not as robust at the old version. The only plus side to that is that the price is still much the same as I had paid many years ago. I would recommend this product.
a really good product Posted by Alec kokinis on 26th Sep 2016
The quiltie was for my daughter's VW caravelle and she really loves it. However it is a tad too narrow as there is about two inches of seat uncovered on each side. I assume they are of a standard width as our old quiltie, which we have had for many years, is in the back of our old Fiesta and that, if anything, is a little too wide although that does not really matter.
That being said it really is a well made product
A fantastic product Posted by Cfj on 15th Sep 2016
Top quality craftsmanship, fit and fabric.
Well done just perfect.
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Musical ethnography is the study of music as it functions within a society and culture. It encompasses the rituals, customs, and traditions in which music plays a role.
This guide lists some resources for the ethnographic study of music. Click on the links below or the tabs above for more information.


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The problem with the NCAA Tournament, sometimes, is we too often remember only the final moments. The incredible buzzer-beaters. The crazy meltdowns. The celebrations and the tears. (And also stuff that doesn't involve Northern Iowa over the last four days).
So when Saint Joseph's ride came to a gut-wrenching end Sunday in Spokane, it will be the late turnovers that sealed Oregon's 69-64 win over the upset-minded Hawks that many people will likely remember for years to come.
And that's a shame because, despite the tough loss, this very likable St. Joe's team won March Madness in so many ways. Let's count them:
1. A star is born noticed
Every hoops fan in Philly may know about DeAndre' Bembry and his 'fro but it quickly became apparent that not everyone in the country does, especially when analyst Doug Gottlieb referred to him as the "best player you've never heard of." It was nice to see, then, that the junior swingman was able to shine on the national stage, scoring 23 in the Hawks' first-round win over Cincinnati and going for 16 points and 12 rebounds vs. Oregon -- this after his 30-point monster game in the Hawks' Atlantic 10 title-game triumph. He even showed what kind of leader he is for taking the blame for the loss to the top-seeded Ducks because of a late turnover before expressing gratitude and appreciation for the ride. He will be missed on Hawk Hill if he decides to turn pro.
Smh I wish it could have ended with a win but it didn't. I love these guys and this University so much!! THWND
— Deandre Bembry (@ColderThan_Fire) March 21, 2016
2. A perfect game-winning shot
The Hawks couldn't have drawn this one up any better. Trailing by one to Cincy in the opening-round 8-9 game, head coach Phil Martelli called a brilliant play out of a timeout to get Isaiah Miles open for a three-pointer that the senior drained. Miles said afterwards that it was the first game-winner he ever hit at any level even though he had been dreaming about it all his life. And it was fitting end to a remarkable senior season in which Miles turned into a bona fide star following three mostly pedestrian seasons.
St. Joe's Isaiah Miles with the game winning three to give the Hawks a 78-76 win over Cincy ... https://t.co/4S9xHEiwmk
— Chip Miller (@BLUEChip_Miller) March 19, 2016
3. Martelli's got jokes
When he wasn't thinking up great plays, Martelli was thinking up interesting responses to reporter's questions (or their posture). After comparing Cincinnati's defenders to bouncers at a club, the Hawks' coach had a little fun with a writer that was, um, too relaxed at the postgame press conference following the win. "You need like a cushion or anything" is definitely going to be the name of my NCAA Tournament bracket next year.
And then there's this exchange between Martelli and a writer in Spokane tonight: pic.twitter.com/UEcU9yKYH4
— Reuben Frank (@RoobCSN) March 19, 2016
4. "Fresh Kimble" shows the future is bright
His real name is Lamarr but everyone calls him "Fresh." He certainly helped the Hawks look fresh Sunday night with some clutch shots and great drives in the second half while some of the veterans battled foul trouble. The point guard finished with 11 points off the bench against the Ducks but my favorite moment came when he -- a freshman -- was doing his best to console Bembry coming off the court. That shouldn't come as much a surprise as he clearly loves the guy. And if Bembry leaves, perhaps he'll take his mantle as the next St. Joe's star.
Fresh Kimble yelling 'Best player in the nation' as DeAndre Bembry is interviewed on national television.
— hawkhillhardwood (@HHHardwood) March 13, 2016
5. Aaron Brown's last hurrah
Other players came through with some big March moments for the Hawks but it's hard not to specifically highlight Aaron Brown, who scored in double figures in both NCAA Tournament games. The senior has been through a lot and actually played in the Big Dance back in 2012 while at West Virginia. But that must seem like a lifetime ago. So it was cool to see him bookend his college career with another trip to the NCAA Tournament -- and an impressive one at that.
Aaron Brown walks back to the St. Joe's huddle like a fighter going to his corner after a good round.
— Mike Jensen (@jensenoffcampus) March 19, 2016
6. The walk-ons got moves
Do not try these dance moves at home:
They're dancing like this on City Avenue right now. #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/DnBEXEG6eU
— Dan McQuade (@dhm) March 19, 2016
7. The return of little Phil
He's no longer wearing a custom suit, holding a clipboard and mimicking the coach like he did two years ago but Martelli's cute grandson was stealing camera time again this March -- this time decked out in a full uniform.
A good final image of the first round. #OfCoursePhilsGrandsonWentToSpokane pic.twitter.com/ZCVzG9oCDG
— Dave Zeitlin (@DaveZeitlin) March 19, 2016
8. The alums were all in
Even the ones that are now in the NBA.
What a win @SJUHawks_MBB let's go. Oregon we coming for you....
— Lang Galloway (@LangGalloway10) March 19, 2016
9. The Hawk loses his head
Props, as always, to the Hawk. It's alway fun hearing people marvel (or mock) how it flaps its wings the entire game, especially this time of year. Turns out, there's a real person inside there too.
The hawk may never die, but he will take off his head in front of children pic.twitter.com/RGA4FP8Bc7
— Drew Davis (@drewdavis71) March 19, 2016
10. Underdog spirit
It may get overlooked since Oregon isn't a traditional power but it's important to keep in mind that a St. Joe's team that had little to no expectations before the season began not only won the A-10 Tournament and a game in the Big Dance (its 28th of the season) but also went toe-to-toe with a No. 1 seed. And they did so after flying across the entire damn country. And with no true big man. And with their own city probably focusing more on Villanova and Temple than them. This is a team that needs to be remembered for a very long time -- and not just for how the season ended.
Bembry with the sweet 180 dunk! #MarchMadness https://t.co/X9o28RC4Lg
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 21, 2016


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17-foot python caught in Okeechobee County
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY: Reptile experts caught and killed a 17-foot Burmese python in Okeechobee County on Thursday.
It was an almost unbelievable sight for 11-year-old Cory Surls. The boy said he was just strolling alongside a canal near his uncle's veterinary clinic when he spotted something slithering.
Almost twice his size, he said the snake started moving straight for him.
"A 17-foot snake is pretty big. It could probably kill me," he said.
The boy and his cousin threw a rock at the snake and then started running. He ran to tell his uncle who grabbed a rifle and killed the giant python.
The male snake weighed 207 pounds and measured 26 inches in diameter, according to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report.
Wildlife officials say the contents of the snake's stomach were examined, but nothing identifiable was found.
"The capture of this large python shows us how well these snakes can thrive in the wild and create a dangerous situation after illegal release or escape," said FWC Chairman Rodney Barreto.
The FWC launched a permit program on July 17 that allows herpetologists to capture and euthanize Burmese pythons on state-managed lands near the Everglades.
Seven permits have been issued, and five pythons have been captured, the report said.
The FWC says more permits will be issued in the coming weeks.
The program continues until Oct. 31, at which time the FWC will decide if the effort should continue.


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1. Gyms Count on You Not to Show Up
About half of the people who start exercise programs quit within six months. To stick with it, begin slowly: choose a 30-minute walk-run program or a beginner's water-aerobics class. Those who give up typically push themselves hard at first, then get discouraged.


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Diaspora-led projects (2012 - 2015)Here you can find all ongoing and completed diaspora projects that have been funded through DRC's Diaspora Programme.
Projects in Afghanistan
Project No.: 12 - Building The Khartizak Village School
Diaspora Organisation: Katib Cultural Association
Local Partner: Community Committee (Khartizak village)
Location: Ghazni
Project Cycle: July 2013 - April 2015
Amount Granted: 352.228,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 62.150,00 DKK
The project's aim is to build the Khartizak Village Scool in Ghazni. The project builds upon an initiative taken five years ago by the local community to create the school. School permission from the local government and thereby salaries for the teachers were obtained, and financing of the school was collected among the local community to buy land for the school.
This initiative has meant that teaching has taken place for some years, but due to lack of funds a school building has not been constructed, which is the aim of this project.
Project No.: 20 - Building Hilalzo Village School
Diaspora Organisation: Afghansk Kulturforening (AKF)
Local Partner: District develop Association (DDA)
Location: Hilalzo, Kunar
Project Cycle: March 2014 - October 2015
Amounted Granted: 347.119,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 79.859,75 DKK
The aim of the project is to build a school for approximately 600 students (209 girls) in Hilalzo, Kunar. Currently, students have no place to study besides in the mosques, under trees and in tents, making it difficult to study when the weather is bad. A building could ensure that students can attend school all year. The government of Afghanistan pays the salaries for teachers and provides books. The school building should additionally be used as training centre for women in e.g. sewing, cleaning and health.
Project No.: 29 - Resources for Kabul University's Pharmacy Faculty Library
Diaspora Organisation: Afghan European Pharmacists Association
Local Partner: Afghan Nationwide Pharmacists Association ANPA
Location: Kabul
Project Cycle: March 2014 - October 2015
Amount Granted: 163.875,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 34.000,00 DK
In collaboration with ANPA the projects aims at expanding Pharmacy Faculty Library of Kabul University by providing financial and educational resources. Currently, the library merely exists of books from around 1970 (before the war in Afghanistan started). The organisation's goal is to transform the library into a modern library with recent literature, books and access to articles. Approximately 450 students will have access to the library at any given time.
Project No.: 33 - Expanding the Water Catchment Resevoir in Jaghori
Diaspora Organisation: Katib Cultural Association
Local Partner: Water & Sanitary Committee of Jaghori (WSCJ)
Location: Jaghori, Ghazi
Project Cycle: March 2014 - October 2015
Amount Granted: 308.366,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 50.650,00 DKK
The aim of the project is to expand on a current water-catchment-reservoir in Sang-e-masha since the area lacks water, resulting in unemployed farmers and poor livelihoods. A greater reservoir will increase livelihoods in the area by ensuring clean drinking water to families as well as enough water for farming, which could result in self-sustained families.
Any surplus products, which are being produced, can be sold in a local bazaar creating a surplus for the families. 210 households existing of 1050 people will benefit from a greater water-catchment-reservoir.
Project No.: 48 - Building A Library For Salihi Zeerak High School
Diaspora Organisation: Katib Cultural Association
Local Partner: Local Council and Tawfiq local Branch
Location: Zeerak Jaghori, Afghanistan
Project Cycle: October 2014 - October 2015
Amount Granted: 400.053,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 69.577,00 DKK
The project's aim is to construct a library and culture centre for Salihi Zeerak high school that has 1200 students, both girls and boys, and for the local community of about 500 households. The building will consist of a library, a conference room, two study rooms – one for girls and one for boys, computer lab, small reception and two latrines.
The local community and partner have been working on the project for the past five years and 1200 books have been provided by a diaspora organisation in Sweden and are stored in a room at the school. The project aims to improve the level of education by giving students and teachers access to benefit from the books and study rooms, and the library provides as well the opportunity to hold conferences on social issues that create awareness in the community.
Project No.: 81 - Improving Science Education At The Faizia Schools
Diaspora Organisation: Katib Cultural Association
Local Partner: School Community
Project Location: Jaghuri, Ghazni, Afghanistan
Project Cycle: March 2015 - September 2015
Amount Granted: 56.900,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 9.800,00 DKK
The overall aim of the project is to improve the education within science subjects (chemistry, physics and biology) at the Faizia schools: Lesa Niswan Faizia (girls' school) and Lesa Zokoor Faizia (boys' school). In the current situation, the two schools are mainly receiving theoretical teaching. There is no or poor practical teaching, because experiments demand a constant supply of equipment, which is expensive and not readily accessible, and therefore has low priority.
The project will provide IT supplies, such as laptops, projectors, educational CD's as well as teaching lessons for the teachers by an identified IT skilled person. The teachers will be able to teach the students the practical parts of the mentioned subjects through exercises on the computer. Furthermore, the long-term objective of the project is that the enhanced practical teaching will improve the education of science subjects and lead to more students being prepared to enter university.
Project No.: 01 - Alingar Library And Cultural Center
Diaspora Organisation: Afghan Cultural Association
Local Partner: Naeimi Educational Helping Program
Location: Alingar, Laghman
Project Cycle: July 2013 - March 2014
Amount Granted: 364.240,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 65.395,00 DKK
The projects concerns further development of Alingar Library and Cultural Center, which was built through support by Diaspora Programme's Pilot Phase. Based on request from the local community, Afghan Cultural Association wished to equip the Library and Cultural Center with more books, furniture, electricity through solar cells, and internet connection.
In addition, the project includes training in English, math etc., incl. through web based courses held by diaspora members. The Library and Cultural Centre is currently managed by the local partner and will also be so in the future.
Projects in Somalia
Project No.: 05 - Mother of Mine - Midwife Training
Diaspora Organisation: Kaalmo-Denmark
Local Partner: Social Relief Organization (SRO)
Location: Sool/Sanaag
Project Cycle: July 2014 - January 2015
Amount Granted: 241.500,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 42.700,00 DKK
The project builds on a project implemented by the applicant organisation's sister organisation, Kaalmo-Norway, and aims to provide basic training in midwifery skills to women from different villages in the area. The project has two components:
1. Re-integrate15 women previously trained in midwifery in their home villages, where they will build capacity of other Birth Assistants and assist in deliveries.
2. Training new group of 15 women in midwifery skills.
Project No.: 37 - Extending Water Pipeline In Kalabaid
Diaspora Organisation: Somaliland Mothers Community
Local Partner: Somaliland People Development Organization (SPDO)
Location: Kalabaid, Hargeisa
Project Cycle: March 2014 - October 2015
Amount Granted: 284.358,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 59.002,97 DKK
The project seeks to improve access to safe water through an extension of water pipeline net and the establishment of water kiosks for public access, as well as training in hygiene and sanitation. The project seeks to benefit the whole community (12,000 people), with special focus on the most vulnerable groups such as pregnant women, children at the age of 0-5 and school children. By creating access and availability to clean water, the hope is that hygiene will increase and child mortality and morbidity rates, caused by unclean water, will reduce. 80 people are to be trained as hygiene promoter in the community.
Project No.: 53 - Providing Fishery Training For Unemployed Youth
Diaspora Organisation: Daryeel Aid Service
Local Partner: Kulmiye Relief and Development Organization
Project location: Mogadishu-Banadir, Somalia
Project Cycle: October 2014 - April 2015
Amount Granted: 164.209,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 27.690,00 DKK
The project provides fishery training for unemployed young IDPs and the local host community. The project will have 30 youth participants, 8 of whom will be women, for a period of 5 months, including skills in training of others, fish processing, boat repairing and general sea knowledge. The participants will train new trainees in the second face of the project.
After the training, the participants will receive material such as anchors and fishing nets to support them to establish livelihoods. The project will also set up and train a Community Project Committee who will follow up on the participants who have successfully participated in the project and will make sure to provide them with the support needed. The skills acquired during training shall be shared among other members of the community; hence the aim of the project is that the capacity of the whole community to sustain itself will be enhanced.
Project No.: 56 - Rehabilitation of Five Canals in Lower Shabele
Diaspora Organisation: Gladsaxe Idræts- og Kulturforening (GIKF)
Local Partner: WARDI Relief and Development Initiatives
Project location: Lower Shabele, Somalia
Project Cycle: October 2014 - May 2015
Amount Granted: 249.217,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 54.700,00 DKK
The project plans to rehabilitate five canals that have been flooded and not repaired in order to be used for farming, 40 km from Mogadishu. The project includes training of 200 farmers in modern agricultural practices. The project will benefit 200 farmers and their families, a total of around 1000 persons. Secondary the project will also benefit 800 farm labourers and their families, a total of around 4800 persons. The project enjoys support from the Min of Agriculture, a local canal committee, and Muslim Aid that pleads to support the future maintenance of the canals.
Project No.: 59 - Awareness Raising About Complications Of FGM/C Reduction
Diaspora Organisation: OFROSOM
Local Partner: Somali Society Development Association
Project location: Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia
Project Cycle: September 2014 - June 2015
Amount Granted: 232.400,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 39.768,00 DKK
The project aims to bring change in knowledge and attitudes towards female genital mutilation through drama performances, radio programmes, educational films, workshops, and discussion forums in 8 villages near and around south Galkaio in Galmudug Regional State of Somalia. Almost 98% of girls and women are exposed to the FGM/C practice with major health consequences. Thus, the project will seek to sensitize the population about the consequences of FGM/C. Through advocacy with local and religious leaders, the project aims to reach and affect the perception of the communities. The project's primary target group is 320 people in the 8 villages. A further 20,000 people will be indirectly affected through radio discussions and broadcasting reaching most villages in Galmudug Regional State. The project enjoys support from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Women and Family Affairs.
Project No.: 63 - Improving The Operation of Bursalah Health Clinic
Diaspora Organisation: Somali street children's Association
Local Partner: Nado Association
Project location: Mudug, Puntland, Somalia
Project Cycle: September 2014 - October 2015
Amount Granted: 114.494,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 20.000,00 DKK
The purpose of the project is to provide health assistance to vulnerable rural communities in Bursalah town and its surrounding villages in Mudug region, Puntland state of Somalia. This project will complement and improve the operation of a Health Clinic in Bursalah already constructed by the local community. It will extend support on necessary activities including a) Procurement of equipment consisting of laboratory apparatus and chemical reagents, b) clinic office equipment c) short upgrading medical training workshop for 22 medical staff on nursing, midwifery, laboratory and communicable diseases.
The project merges from a meeting in 2003 with members from the local community within Puntland regions such as the business groups, Intellectuals, academic professionals, women and youth, and with Diaspora members from EU, Arab States, East Africa and North America. In March 2011 Bursalah Development Committee and Diaspora members have contributed money to build operational health clinic which will provide free medications to Bursalah Community and surrounding villages. The clinic construction was completed in 2012. Since then, the clinic has been functioning and providing some of the assistance it was designated for. Currently, the clinic consists of three departments: the maternity ward, emergency ward and laboratory department.
Budget: 134,494.00 DKK
Project No.: 66 - Improving Kabribayah's Sanitation And Access To Clean Drinking Water
Diaspora Organisation: Ogaden Concern Association
Local Partner: Ogaden Concerns Association Ethiopia (OCAE)
Project location: Kabribayah Somali Refugee Camp, Ethiopia
Project Cycle: September 2014 - September 2015
Amount Granted: 266.000,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 46.900,00 DKK
The project aims to maintain and rehabilitate five existing Birkas (cisterns) in the Kabribayah Somali Refugee Camp. To ensure the sustainability of the maintained Birkas, six water management committee members residing in the site will be established and given five days training on the topics of water resource management and water collection and conservation. The project also plans to implement water Sanitation and Hygiene activities, which include orientation trainings for 5 user groups in the refugee camp on basic hygiene and sanitation practices with themes like hand washing homestead cleaning, garbage pit excavation and regular burning. This will foster community ownership and management of water supply and continuation of promotion of improved hygiene practices. The target groups are both refugees and hosting communities in and near Kabribayah Refugee camp, a total of around 3500 people.
Project No.: 67 - Constructing Gosol Village School
Diaspora Organisation: Danish Somali Unity
Local Partner: Gosol village council
Location: Gosol Village, Mudug, Puntland
Project Cycle: March 2015 - September 2015
Amount Granted: 283.342,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 50.002,00 DKK
This project aims to build a primary school in Gosol Village, since there currently are no education facilities. The target group is 175 children from Gosol Village and the surrounding nomadic families. The application states that The Mudug Relief And Development Association (MRDA) has promised that they will finance teachers' salaries if the school is realized.
Project No.: 69 - Hero Dhagahley Farming Project
Diaspora Organisation: Somalisk Forening for Genopbygning (OFROSOM)
Local Partner: Somali Society Development Association (SOSDA)
Project location: Hero Dhagahley, Galmudug
Project Cycle: March 2015 - October 2015
Amount Granted: 413.944,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 84.620,00 DKK
With this project, OFROSOM plans to develop the livelihood of poor farmers in Hero Dhagahgley district in Galmudug by improving their agricultural production. The Project's objective is to improve the livelihood of the people in the district and develop household income levels for poor families to reduce the extreme poverty. This will be achieved by distributing 25 solar powered water pumps delivered to 50 poor inhabitants that will enable them cultivate and to irrigate their farms using well water. Capacity building workshops on agricultural and technical practices will be delivered by Galmudug & Federal Agriculture Ministries.
Other organisations have implemented similar projects in this area, but the water pumps they delivered consumed gasoline and did not become sustainable because of fuel cost and scarcity. This project will be sustainable thanks to solar power energy. The primary target group is 350 poor subsistence farming families and the project will at large affect the lives of 2450 people.
Project No.: 75 - Turning Recycled Plastic Into Fuel (Kerosene).
Diaspora Organisation: Somaliland Mothers Community
Local Partner: Somaliland Hope Association (SOHA)
Project location: Gabiley, Somaliland
Project Cycle: March 2015 - October 2015
Amount Granted: 411.971,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 69.898,00 DKK
This project is an innovative project that aims at improving the livelihood and environmental sanitation by recycling abundant plastic into fuel (kerosene) that can be used for lighting. The purpose of the project is to increase the income earning opportunities of very vulnerable and poor women who will receive payment for collecting waste plastic, which will be turned into kerosene at the recycling plant. Another group of poor and vulnerable women will then earn money by selling the kerosene produced in the recycling process to local shops. Additional 9 persons will be employed in the recycling plant and will be responsible for the recycle process. Concretely, the project will invest in the construction of a recycling plant as well as purchase and install recycling machinery.
Project No.: 77 - Construction of Vocational and Skills Training Center
Diaspora Organisation: Southern Somalia Peace and Development Organisation (SSPDO)
Local Partner: Somali Organisation for Community Development Activities (SOCDA)
Project location: Mogadishu, Benadir, Somalia
Project Cycle: March 2015 - October 2015
Amount Granted: 387.291,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 67.089,00 DKK
Following the success of their last project of skills training, SSPDO in collaboration with a its local partner, SOCDA, and in consultation with various local stakeholders, is now starting a new project of construction of a vocational training centre and skills training for young people in the district. The project aims to prepare the District Authorities for taking a long-term responsibility in building a training centre consisting of two halls and equipping them with the basic training materials, and to conduct two skills trainings. The trainings will be tailoring and dressmaking for young women aging between 18-35 years and carpentry for young men aging 18-35 years. By the end of the project the District Authorities has the full responsibility of the Centre and its future training programs.
Project No.: 04 - Mandhaye Physical Rehabilitation Center
Diaspora organisation: Mental Health In Somalia (MHIS)
Local Partner: Somalia Peace and Progress Organisation (SPDO)
Project location: Togdheer, Somaliland
Project Cycle: June 2013 - March 2014
Amount Granted: 110.000,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 8895,00 DKK
The project proposed is to create a rehabilitation centre at Mandaye Mental Health Centre in order to introduce physical training as part of the psychiatric treatment of mentally ill patients. The aim of the project is twofold; to create a better understanding of the importance of physical exercise for health improvement in general, and to introduce physical training as an essential part of psychiatric treatment. Personal training programs will be proscribed for the patients as part of their mental treatment.
Project No.: 07 - Enhancing Employment Opportunities For The Young And Unskilled
Diaspora Organisation: The Southern Somalia Peace and Development Organization (SSPDO)
Local Partner: Somali Organisation for Community Development Activities (SOCDA)
Location: Mogadishu
Project Cycle: June 2013 - May 2014
Amount Granted: 251.140,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 44.100 DKK
This project aimed at improving the livelihood conditions of youths deprived of schooling opportunities. 96 men and women aging between 18 and 25 will be trained in mobile repairing, cloth painting and dressmaking as well as simple business training for a period of five months. After the training, the project will facilitate the youth trained to use their acquired skills in income-generating activities/micro business cooperatives.
Project No.: 10 - Kahda Poultry Production Project
Diaspora Organisation: Daryeel Aid Service
Local Partner: Kulmiye Relief & Development Organization (Kulmiye Org.)
Location: Mogadishu
Project Cycle: June 2013 - May 2014
Amounted Granted: 195.950,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 28.400,00 DKK
The project aimed at introducing the population in Kahda District to poultry production, in order to enhance food security and improve the population's nutrition status. 100 households was targeted, selected with a ratio of 50:50 from among IDP and host community. The target group attended training in poultry production and maintenance and, by the end of the project, each household will received 10 chickens in order to start up their own production.
Project No.: 18 - Completion of El Gula Secondary School
Diaspora Organisation: Organisation for the Reconstruction of Somalia
Local Partner: Galad Rehabilitation and Development Organization (GRADO)
Location: Galmudug
Project Cycle: July 2013 - January 2014
Amount Granted: 169.003,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 55.069,00 DKK
The local community, with help from Somali Diaspora communities, started building a school in order to address the need for secondary education in the area. Due to lack of funds the construction was not finalized. The Organisation for the Reconstruction of Somalia aims at completing the construction of a Secondary School through this project. The completion of the El Gula Secondary School is expected to impact 1716 students.
Project No.: 36 - Upgrading Technical Skills of Traditional Birth Assistants and Community Nurses
Diaspora Organisation: Somali Women's Organisation in Denmark
Local Partner: Puntland Minority Women Development Organisation (PMWDO)
Location: Mudug, Puntland
Project Cycle: March 2014 - October 2014
Amount Granted: 163.130,00 DKK
Own Contribution: 29.060,00 DKK
The aim of the project is to carry out a training program on maternal and child health at a Women's Heath Centre in order to update knowledge and technical skills at the hospital and within the region. The project targets 40 TBAs, 30 nurses and 6 trainers - in total 76 persons. The training includes topics such as reproductive health, FGM, clean delivery and immunization. Once attended the training, the healthcare professionals are obliged to assist in future training programs as well as work within the region for an unspecified period of time. The facilities for the training are already secured.


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Beautiful GriefThursday, January 31st, 2008
I just got a flower arrangement with a card that read, "In loving memory of BOEY." I am crying right now. Oh how I love BOEY. Oh how I remember her. I was emotionally steady a moment ago but now I am crying. I am upset but this is THE perfect thing! Someone else is remembering our BOEY with us.
I don't want to forget and not be in pain. I cannot. I am still in pain; excruciating debilitating pain and I cannot forget. What would be worse to divorce myself from the pain: the only way to do that would be to forget the love. It would be like a man carving off his skin just to resolve the itch he is suffering. No I must not do that.
So what will I do? I will hurt. I will miss. And I will love; a paradoxical experience in this incomplete world. Again I am drawn to a greater thing. My Boey is drawing and teaching me about love and about the source of love which is GOD. He is the source that she is in the presence of with her complete being. He is the source that I am floundering to hold on the the belief of His being good.
But I go on. I cannot deny the pain that I am feeling or the extreme love for my daughter that it flows from. It is real. It is genuine. There is nothing in my life that is more real. It would seem that there still is nothing much else in my life at this time. I am longing for the future. I am longing for that source of love. Remembering Boey does that to me.
Sending the flowers was the perfect thing. They are beautiful and they did the job of remembering BOEY. They did make me cry but for that I am thankful because that is truth. I remember my beautiful daughter and I am sad. I do not want to avoid that and I do not want others to either. I dread the day that the cards and flowers stop coming. I know they will and I am certain that it will be way before the emotions stop.
And by the way, while I am addressing this; I am not ready to stop talking or writing or crying about my daughter. Don't avoid the issue. I think that is why the internet is so cathartic; my link to most on the internet is due to my wonderful daughter. It's in regular life where the gas attendant asks me how I am doing or when a relative does the same. I am not doing well at all. I am not sure how I ever will. I will always love Boey and I will always remember her and right now I am not ready to let that intensity dim.(interesting topic I think I will write about that next and title it Is my grief just vanity and the duration in my control?) Nevertheless in my grief I received flowers reminding me of the beauty and that I am not alone. Thank you for the flowers; they were the perfect thing.


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The Lyme Town Hall and Lyme Landfill will be closed Monday, September 7, 2015 in observance of Labor Day.
Lyme Town Hall and Lyme Landfill Closed Monday, September 7 in Observance of Labor Day
Monday, August 31st, 2015
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Tuesday, August 25th, 2015
Wednesday, August 19th, 2015
The Lyme Veterans Committee has scheduled its annual Ham and Bean Supper fund raiser for Saturday, September 12th at the Lymes' Senior Center on Town Woods Road. It will run from 5 to 7 P.M. and take outs are also available. The proceeds from this year's event will be used to fund completion of the relocated Veterans Memorial which was moved to its new location during recent development of the Town Campus Center.
Tickets are $12.00 each and can be purchased at Jane's store in Hamburg Village on Route 156.
Come and sample the fare which is always delicious and support the Veterans Committee's on going mission to provide Lyme with a memorial to our veterans of which we can all be proud.
Drug Take Back Day_September 26 2015_Old Lyme Fire House
Wednesday, August 12th, 2015
Local Road Oiling to Begin
Monday, August 3rd, 2015
Lyme is slated to begin this season's road oiling (chip sealing) schedule tomorrow, Tuesday, August 4th. Parkside Drive is the first road slated for treatment with Bill Hill, Salem, Beaver Brook, Brush Hill and Mitchell Hill Roads to follow in succession. Please excuse any inconvenience you may experience during the two weeks or so it will take to complete the job. The town will also be repairing some additional sections of roads that were damaged as a result of almost constant plowing due to last winter's heavy snows.
The stone will stay in place for two to three weeks before final sweeping to insure complete penetration and adherence to the road surfaces.
Again, thank you in advance for your patience during this routine summertime maintenance chore.


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Board of Licensing Commissioners
The Board of Licensing Commissioners is a five (5) member Board comprised of the following members: Chairperson Kathleen A. Deree, Town Clerk; Clerk Jeffrey Richards, Director of Municipal Licenses and Inspections; Richard Grimes, Chief of Police; Keith Stark, Chief of Fire; and Daniel McCormack, Director of Public Health.
The Board is charged with the responsibility of granting licenses and enforcing rules, regulations, local ordinances, and state laws pertaining to the licenses under their jurisdiction. The Board's mission is to serve the public efficiently and to grant or deny license applications in the best interest of the citizens of the Town of Weymouth.
Staff Contacts
|Lisa VanWinkle
|Edward Chase
Board Members
|Kathleen A. Deree
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|Jeffrey E. Richards, C.B.O.
|Director of Municipal Licenses & Inspections
|Richard Grimes
|Police Chief
|Keith Stark
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|Daniel McCormack R.S., C.H.O.
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Filming continues in Canada on The Predator, which sees Shane Black directing the latest chapter in the franchise. He's promised us an R-rated movie too, one that was originally set to land in cinemas next February.
However, 20th Century Fox had a release date shuffle over the weekend, and part and parcel of that was a delay to The Predator, moving it to a summer slot. The film now has a US release date of August 3rd 2018, and we expect the UK date to reflect that too.
In terms of other recent news surrounding the film, there's the fact that Arnold Schwarzenegger turned down a part.
Chatting with Yahoo Movies, Arnie revealed that "they asked me, and I read it, and I didn't like it – whatever they offered". According to AvP Galaxy, the screenplay draft they'd seen had a small role near the end for Schwarzenegger's original character, Dutch. And the suggestion was that it was more a little cameo that The Predator team had in mind.
"I'm not going to do that, no", Schwarzenegger added. "Except if there's a chance that they rewrite it, or make it a more significant role. But the way it is now, no, I won't do that".


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Amid renewed enthusiasm for military films (undoubtedly spurred by the critical and box office success of the Oscar-winning ``Platoon`` and the record-smashing ``Top Gun``), Warner Home Video pays tribute to the U.S. Marine Corps with two recently released titles: ``Heartbreak Ridge`` ($89.95) and ``The D.I.`` ($59.95). ``Heartbreak Ridge`` stars Clint Eastwood as a Marine sergeant whipping misfit recruits into fighting shape. ``The D.I.,`` a forerunner of films such as ``Heartbreak Ridge`` and ``An Officer and a Gentleman,`` features Jack (``Dragnet``) Webb as a tough drill instructor with a spotless record who is challenged by an obstinate recruit.
Vestron Video was scheduled to release ``Platoon`` in midsummer, but a legal dispute over the film`s video rights has pushed the date back indefinitely.


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My day began quite early this morning. Dropped my daughter off at school around six o'clock for driver's education and then headed to the local big box store to stock up on supplies.
I was outta there before 8am, unloaded and put away within an hour, fed the dogs, and started a load of laundry.
I have twenty-nine burp cloths cut and ready to sew. With about half of those going into the store soon and the rest, waiting for the coming craft shows.
I have a couple of Whitney sets cut and ready for the machine.
If you have a color combo request, please comment here or send me a convo on Etsy.
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|One of the awkward in-between moments caught so skilfully by Berny.
Last September I went to Melbourne for an audition and made sure I had a couple of days after for some shopping. I will always be a Sydney girl through and through but something about Melbourne's charmingly cluttered lanes makes for the best shopping experience. And also they have some boutique designers like Kinki Gerlinki which can only be found in Melbourne. And it can be fun living like a hipster for a few days. Back to the point though, I was in Melbourne and it was time to shop. I had heard about Scotch and Soda, a design [… here I wanted to say more about S&S but looked up their website and it is taking a million years to load the "about" page. Seeing as my other pages all load fine I conclude that their website is not user friendly …] and took myself off there for some retail therapy. As you know I'm trying to save money, not spend, so I only allowed myself to buy two new items on this Melbourne trip. I had had thoughts of a denim shirt creeping 'round my brain for a long time by now (guesses approx. 1 year) and when I went into Scotch and Soda and saw all their goodies I knew this was going to be the time and place to realise the fantasy. I love that this denim shirt mixes denims, dark and light, and is incredibly soft. If you buy nothing else this year I urge you all to purchase something from Scotch and Soda because not only do they have fun and great quality pieces, THEY ALL SMELL SO AMAZING. I'm not sure how they do it but the smell of new S&S clothing is incredible (sadly, my new smell has left). One of the reasons why I had been thinking for so long about a denim shirt was that I needed to turn over in my mind how versatile a piece it could be and how useful an item in my wardrobe it could become. The first outfit thought was to double denim: jeans with shirt, and I was pleasantly pleased to put denim shirt with geometric skirt to trumpets of success (in my mind anyway and by the way it is my old-time favourite versatile skirt).
And now my hair is no longer pink and I'm mourning the loss of a much-loved accessory (I think it really is a part of this outfit). But it was time for the pink to go and for me to return to normal-people hair.
Shirt: Scotch and Soda
Skirt: Gorman
Socks: Alannah Hill
Boots: Wittner
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[ https://issues.apache.org/activemq/browse/AMQ-2136?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=50894#action_50894 ] Thomas Schöftner commented on AMQ-2136: --------------------------------------- I have a similar performance problem using ActiveMQ via Spring 2.5.6. Due to performance issues, I created a load-test for evaluation of the messaging performance: The test basically sends 1000 messages which are later retrieved by 100 simultaneous consumers. Each consumer waits 1 sec before returning the acknowledgement - every 10th consumer waits 10 secs. Theoretically, all messges should be successfully handled in ~20secs. With ActiveMQ 5.1, it takes ~50secs, but with 5.2 it's even slower (90secs). This is strange because the server and consumer configuration has not changed. Switching from AmqPersistance to KahaPersistance has no effect either. BTW, currently there is no TransactionManager used. Any ideas where to start looking? - Thx. > Reply queue performance hit upgrading to 5.2 > -------------------------------------------- > > Key: AMQ-2136 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/activemq/browse/AMQ-2136 > Project: ActiveMQ > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Performance Test > Affects Versions: 5.2.0 > Environment: Windows Vista, JDK 1.6 > Reporter: H B > Priority: Critical > Attachments: test.java > > > When upgrading to AMQ 5.2, my application gets 10x slower. This is traced to the usage of reply queue. I have written a test case (will be attached.) > In 5.1, > sender: 16.0 seconds spent for sending 8000 times, avg. 500.0msg/s > In 5.2: > sender: 432.0 seconds spent for sending 10000 times, avg. 23.148148msg/s > I have tried arrange the steps a bit (see commented out line,) no help. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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Edges are beneficial features about your character divided up into a wide range of categories, with things like Attractive, Common Bond (which allows you to share your bennies with your friends), First Strike (which lets you hit opponents that move close to you) and characters with powers (called Arcane Backgrounds).
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Damage is simple: Every Wild Card has three Wounds. If you take damage equal to, or greater than, your Toughness, you are also Shaken, which limits your actions (although you can spend a benny to become Unshaken and act normally). Every Raise (4 points) over the Toughness and the target receives Wounds (that they can spend bennies to try to soak). Anything above three Wounds and the target is Incapacitated (and may die). Extras only get a single Wound and they are out.
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The Bestiary covers a wide range of enemies, from Orcs and Dragons to Zombies and Vampires to Mechs.
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In addition, the book is peppered with optional rules, design notes and examples (many of which are geared towards answering common questions and misconceptions).
WHAT WORKS: The minis combat works much smoother than I could ever have dreamed. I used to hate minis until SW, and now I'm a convert. I love the middle ground between character customization and Too Much Work. The optional rules and third party support have made Savage Worlds incredibly versatile over the years.
WHAT DOESN'T WORK: I don't like Power Points. Easily my least favorite part of the system. Some of the selected art in the book is pixilated, marring an otherwise gorgeous book. The Powers have come a long way, but there are times where I find them lacking, even with Trappings. I much prefer the Dramatic Interludes Pinnacle released with Zombie Run over the Interludes that made it into these rules.
CONCLUSION: Savage Worlds is my favorite RPG ever and the best RPG purchase I have ever made. I have used it to run a supers game, two Deadlands campaigns, Solomon Kane (with a single support PC who was seamlessly controlling a party of NPCs), a one shot horror game and a homebrew fantasy game, and I don't think I have ever not had a blast. Early on in my Necessary Evil game, we had a combat with 29 figures on the map, and it ran as smoothly as any combat I have ever ran…pretty sure that was the point where I fell in love with the game.
Even as a Deadlands fan I prefer the new, Savage Worlds-powered Reloaded version, because combat is faster and smoother, NPCs are quicker and easier to make and the additional material that has been released since Reloaded came out has restored a lot of the missing "flavor" that people complained about with the new version.
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I've bought the corebook twice (both the "regular" Explorer's Edition and the Deluxe) and own a ton of books in print and PDF. It's not a perfect system and it's not the best system for EVERYTHING, but it does a LOT of things really well (more than it gets credit for, in my opinion). And, in my view, the Deluxe Edition is just a fantastic version of the rules, as I always love more options. There is a reason I am a Savage Worlds fanboy: It's because I enjoy it more than any other RPG I have ever played.


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