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Welcome to the Second Step I.
This facility serves school-age children, offering full and part-time
programs for before and after school, as well as a summer session.
Children may be dropped off at 6:30 am and will be transported to school in our van. Breakfast is only provided if your child is at the center for the entire day. Please bring something for your child or feed them at home. The van returns to pick up the children at close of the school day, for snack, rest and play. The Second Step van serves the following schools in Johnston County:
Parents should pick up their children by 6:30 pm at the latest. We do charge a late pickup fee of of one dollar ($1) per minute for the first five minutes and five dollars ($5) per minute after the first five minutes. This fee is due upon your arrival after 6:30 PM.
This summer, we will host a
special Hawaiian Luau, water balloon tosses, scavenger hunts and other
fun events at the center. We bring in several special guest speakers so
kids can expect a few fun surprises too. A complete schedule will be
provided before the close of the school year.
Tuition for the program is $130.00 per week, due each by Tuesday evening. You can pay by check, credit or debit card at either center. There is also a one-time, non-refundable activities fee of $140.00. This fee covers the cost of field trips and activities and your child's Second Step t-shirt.
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Best cities to live in Europe
Two of them are Spanish: Madrid and Barcelona. The third is German: Berlin. The three have in common the closeness of their people, the atmosphere enjoyed in their streets, their freedom and their full and varied public services: public transport, health centers, schools…
If you had to choose a city in Europe to live in, which would you choose? While it is true that there are capital cities for every taste on the continent, there is a clear trend that leads to those who are asked this question almost always to answer any of these three capitals: Barcelona, Madrid or Berlin.
Where is the catch? Well, one of the factors that is often pointed out is that they are very dynamic cities, with great job opportunities (skilled, however) and plenty of cultural life, which opens up a wide field and future to those who are engaged in humanities rather than science and engineering.
They are cities, moreover, which are considered to be friendly spaces to enjoy leisure- time, in fact, all 3 are high level, world tourist centers, with services offered by very few capitals. So, they include public transport, prices of tourist attractions, the great preserved cultural heritage and a hotel base, adapted to any type of traveler, in concept and costs.
Although they are all big cities where the distances take up a lot of time, it is true that in any of them you can create a life with a very intense and advantageous neighborhood life-style while in city centers, shops and tourism remain as options that go to when you want something more definite. The neighborhoods also are not spaced out in a way that makes one think of "bedroom" towns but there is an area in the heart of each one of these three capitals that in itself is a city.
Good connection between internal areas is vital in these cases and, as already noted previously, the public transport network fulfills its function well in Barcelona, Berlin and Madrid, where there is also now emerging types of very innovative transport like Car2Go which causes real feeling among residents who move through the central areas of these capitals.
The weather
Madrid and Barcelona take the cake for the climate, which is more advantageous than Berlin's climate. And, between Madrid and Barcelona, the second has more fans because it has the sea, though Madrid is a close second thanks to its vibrant nightlife and its fervent cultural and artistic scene. Although Barcelona is the city of design and trends, Madrid is the city of the shows, theater, music and the most flexible leisure open to everyone.
Berlin, even though the weather doesn't help, because it is more rainy and cold in the autumn and winter season, is a booming city because it is very prepared and dedicated to outdoor life: cycling is practiced everywhere throughout the year, terraces fill the streets, the parks are full of life and activity any day of the week. It is undoubtedly the great new capital of Europe, well ahead of others such as Paris or even London, which have remained as they were for too long.
Pure art
Art, revolution and diversity: in the whole world few places like Berlin combine these 3 words and create a place in which it's perfect to settle down and have a family. This is a really clean and tidy city despite the great life that spills out into the streets. It has managed to combine leisure with pleasure at any time and still bears her crown as queen of European electronic music.
Berlin nights have always been and still are unique, but little by little it has become a bright and modern city, with its quiet side, its intellectual elements overflowing everywhere, its street art flooding every corner, every wall. It is also important to highlight the friendliness of its people and the ease with which its people receive strangers.
To live or be passing through
Not everyone can afford to choose where to live, so with this in mind the options of Madrid, Berlin and Barcelona are only places to go on holiday. Knowing their pull, many Spanish hotel chains, including some that until recently were centered in exclusive areas of sun and beach, have taken the leap and opened luxury establishments in the 3 capitals. One of the most striking cases is that of the Catalonia Hotel chain, with Catalonia Las Cortes in Madrid, the Catalonia SagradaFamilia in Barcelona, and the Catalonia Berlin Mitte, near Alexander Platz.
To stay and live, the more affordable accommodation is found in Berlin, where hotels are also, in comparison, much more affordable than in the Spanish capitals. But to obtain residence in one of them, if you come from abroad, is not easy: it will be necessary to prove that, once you have completed your tourist visa, you have a job that allows you to subsist there and, of course, contribute adequately as a citizen of these capitals.
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Pets today are living longer, healthier lives than ever
before — in part because of vaccines that help protect them from deadly infectious diseases. Over the years, vaccines against dangerous diseases have saved millions of pets and virtually eliminated some fatal diseases that were once common. Unfortunately, many infectious diseases still pose a significant threat to dogs and cats that are unvaccinated.
Although vaccine programs have been highly successful and vaccines are considered routine today, we (as caregivers) and you (as pet owners) cannot afford to become complacent about keeping pets up-to-date on their vaccinations.
Many vaccines are available for use in dogs and cats, but not every pet needs every available vaccine. Some vaccines are considered core vaccines and should be administered to all pets; other vaccines are optional and may be recommended for pets based on a variety of factors, such as their risk for exposure to disease. Vaccine recommendations may change during a pet's life, as travel habits and other variables change. We will consider all these factors as we determine which vaccines your pet should have.
We understand that your pet is unique and that no single vaccine program will be ideal for every pet in every situation. The doctors and their staff are well-educated about veterinary vaccines, and our goal is to give you the best advice for keeping your pet healthy. We can develop a vaccination schedule and ongoing booster routine that accounts for your pet's lifestyle, overall health, risk for exposure to infectious disease, and other factors.
Proper vaccination helps pets live longer,
healthier lives. Protecting your pet is our primary goal, so developing an appropriate vaccine
schedule for your pet is important to us.
Call us today to set up an appointment to discuss your pet's vaccination needs.
The Core Vaccines:
- DHLPP (distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenza, parvovirus)
- Rabies Vaccine
Highly Recommended:
- Bordetella (Kennel Cough)
Non-Core Vaccines (seldom recommended)
- Canine Influenza (may become more important in the future)
- Lyme Disease
For puppies, initial vaccines should be given at 7 to 8 weeks of age, and repeated every 3 to 4 weeks thereafter until the puppy is 16 to 18 weeks of age. Rabies vaccine can be given after the puppy reaches 3 months of age.
For adult dogs, appropriate booster vaccines should be given starting at 1 year of age. The doctor will determine which vaccines are right for your dog.
The Core Vaccines
- FVRCP (Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Coronavirus, and Panleukopenia)
- Rabies Vaccine
Highly Recommended:
- FeLV (Feline Leukemia Virus)
Non-Core Vaccines (seldom recommended)
- FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus)
- FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis
For kittens, initial vaccines should be given at 7 to 8 weeks of age, and repeated every 3 to 4 weeks thereafter until the kitten is 16 to 18 weeks of age. Rabies vaccine can be given after the kitten reaches 3 months of age.
For adult cats, appropriate booster vaccines should be given starting at 1 year of age. The doctor will determine which vaccines are right for your cat.


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Arthur Rimbaud Quotes About ChildrenQuotes about: Children
...these poets here, you see, they are not of this world:let them live their strange life; let them be cold and hungry, let them run, love and sing: they are as rich as Jacques Coeur, all these silly children, for they have their souls full of rhymes, rhymes which laugh and cry, which make us laugh or cry: Let them live: God blesses all the merciful: and the world blesses the poets.
For a long time I found the celebrities of modern painting and poetry ridiculous. I loved absurd pictures, fanlights, stage scenery, mountebanks backcloths, inn-signs, cheap colored prints; unfashionable literature, church Latin, pornographic books badly spelt, grandmothers novels, fairy stories, little books for children, old operas, empty refrains, simple rhythms.
Arthur Rimbaud
- Born: October 20, 1854
- Died: November 10, 1891
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Commenting on his Youtube page, Udo said:
"I kept the report rather short since I already uploaded most of the individual boulder problems, still, the split screens really give so much more information about the route setting but also about the technique of the competitors!"
UKC ran a report on the event last week, with the top results and the British team results.
The men's event was won by Kilian Fischhuber from Austria and the women's event was won by Kim Jain from Korea.
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Hello Internet people, I don't normally have much to say but I'm updating and changing a few bits and bobs - ready for winter maybe ?
Anyway - I'll be directing anyone from my myspace and linkprimer blogs (I think linkprimer has gone ?) - anyway the myspace one will have a page filled with feedburner summaries of this blog, my niche blog (about my town)and the two new blogs I've set up - one is about getting potential work from home people - into the 'funnel' as they call it - i.e directing them to niches of Interest
- the other site is for marketers that are looking for people to sell their niches to - the idea being if I am affiliated to both sides of the deal - I might end up with a commission at some point.
This blog here is like the 'mother ship' blog - i know it's ment to be about webmaster tools - but to me it is - I'm talking about digg, about gadgets and articles I find interesting - and you get to here the results of my other blogs too.
I'll be time for news cast 15 so - so I'll have to remember to remember services I've looked at that are cool - the last few weeks - like :
Winksite, Zoodoka ? (look it up in a mo)that rf images thingy and find that free photo bank link. - some images are too small for 123rf (they have to be bigger than my old cameras max of 1600x1200 - but I rekon I could still sell them in my etsy shop - either as prints (need a printr and some 'plastic' frames (to save on glass braking in travel)and or people could buy them in a zip file.
other stuff I need to do is get my rapid profits site updated, and ask Derek Gehl /his crew if they still have all my passwords and registery keys - I think I have the mail loop one but it would be good to get the ebook maker up and running although open office is fine - actually need to loginto the affiliate program for IMC and get the bebiz link code - as that looks like a cool training program for the niche finder blog - I'm still into niche stuff - as it has o much potential with the social networking scene.
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Mystery Portals
Energy, Mind, and Spirit
I have been researching the area of ghosts, and attempting to find answers as to what causes ghosts, and I ran across this interesting article from The Atlantic Paranormal Society, written by Ron Milione. You will find this fascinating!
The Article:
Most of us, aka ghost hunters will tell you that ghosts are believed to emit some kind of electromagnetic field, so called EMF. However, when asked why they believe this, many cannot give a good scientific answer because we are still in the beginning stages of this frontier research.
So, what is my theory, the basis for ghostly energetic? There is really only one possibility within known science, so let's go to the
To begin our quest, we must first take a look at the ghost in the human machine, the conscious of the mind. Professor McFadden from the School of Biomedical and Life Sciences at the University of Surrey in the UK believes our conscious mind could be an electromagnetic field. His theory may solve many previously intractable problems of consciousness and could have profound implications for our concepts of mind, spirituality and even life and death.
There are wide differences in the concepts of consciousness, which are prevalent among biologists, psychologists, and sociologists. The threefold meaning of consciousness comes from the Latin word 'con-scio': a) to cut, b) to make a distinction, and c) to know.
There are three different ways to know the difference -- 'con-scientia':
1) Through genetic bio-reactive knowledge,
2) Through personal self-reflexive knowledge, and,
3) Through social, consensually validated knowledge.
Most people consider "mind" to be all the conscious things that we are aware of. However this is not quite accurate. The majority of mental activity occurs without awareness. Actions such as peddling a bicycle or walking can become as automatic as breathing. The biggest puzzle in neuroscience is how the brain activity that we're aware of (consciousness) differs from the brain activity of all of those unconscious actions.
The human brain is a symphony of electromagnetic signals, but science has had trouble finding the conductor of the symphony. One of the problems that neurologists have with consciousness is called the binding problem. The best way to explain the binding problem is to use the analogy of a tree. A tree seems to contain thousands of leaves, all of which are contained on several branches. Neurobiology tells us that the information contained in the mind (all the leaves) is dissected and scattered among millions of widely separated neurons. The binding problem is encountered when science tries to explain where in the brain all those leaves are stuck together to form the conscious impression of a whole tree.
How does our brain bind information to generate consciousness? The data does not seem to add up and our symphony conductor is once again missing.
Through his research, Professor McFadden realized that every time a nerve fires, the electrical activity sends a signal to the brain's electromagnetic field. However, unlike solitary nerve signals, information that reaches the brain's electromagnetic field is automatically bound together with all the other signals in the brain.
The brain's electromagnetic field does the binding that is characteristic of consciousness. Conscious information processing is associated with the EM component of ultra low frequency (ULF) brainwaves in either:
a) Dialectically "denser" parts of the brain in the normal awake state
of consciousness; or
b) a gaseous ionic structure in the vicinity of the mind.
This is why we aka ghost hunters look at EM fields. It is the basis of life itself (a great book on the subject that I'd recommend for ghost hunters is " The electromagnetic origins of life" by Dr. Becker).
The brain's EM field is the only possible thing that could survive bodily death.
EEG and the brain's state
EEG (Electroencephalography) technology is used to measure brain's electrical vibrations from the surface of the scalp. The resulting EEG pattern will contain frequency elements mainly below 30Hz. The frequencies are categorized into four states as follows:
State Frequency Range Amplitude State of Mind
Delta 0.5Hz - 4Hz high (up to 200uV) Deep sleep
Theta 4Hz - 8Hz low (5uV - 20uV) Drowsiness (also first stage of sleep)
Alpha 8Hz - 14Hz high (up to 200uV) Relaxed but alert
Beta 14Hz - 30Hz low (less than 10uV) Highly alert and focused
The dominant frequency in the EEG pattern determines what is called the current state of the brain. If the amplitude of the alpha range frequencies is highest, the brain is said to be in the alpha stage. Note that other frequencies still occur; it is not meaningful to give any exact frequency your brain is "operating on."
So what happens at death? Using the first law of thermodynamics there are several possibilities. First, all that energy could transform intoheat and bleed out of the skull. That would also mean no afterlife, much less any possibility for ghosts. Fortunately, there are other possibilities. The EM field could also change frequency or polarity. Interestingly enough there is some data out there that suggests that the mind goes into theta waves just before death, which gives us a possibility of ghosts.
Using what data we have from neurology, we can assume that the frequency change could not exceed much more than 40Hz or so. The bottom line is that we are looking for low frequency DC EM fields. These types of fields are what we need to take a serious look at. The biggest problem with EMF detectors is that they are not giving you the most vital piece of information of the EM field, its FREQUENCY!
They can only give you the power associated with a field. There is an instrument that can give you both power levels and frequency. It's a laptop computer. We have a program that transforms your laptop into a spectrum analyzer. Using the proper coil or antenna, so can quickly tell if a field is manmade or not and record the data from the field onto the hard drive of the laptop.
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County working to eliminate backlog
I would like to offer another view regarding the recent editorial on the backlog of property tax appeals before the Board of Equalization.
Property owners deserve a timely resolution to their tax appeal. The county takes this seriously, and will continue to work to eliminate the waiting list while trying to keep tabs on limited county revenue.
During last year's budget cycle, we heard from property owners about the time it took for their hearings to be held. County commissioners agreed that the backlog was unacceptable. We met with the assessor's office and the Board of Equalization and agreed to aggressively work to eliminate that backlog.
A high priority to come out of that meeting was the hiring of additional staff to speed up the processing time, and we allocated funds for that.
The Board of Equalization also added hearing dates and increased the number of cases heard on those dates. As a result, the backlog has been significantly reduced.
We realize that the additional staff position has an end date of Dec. 31, but the hope is to eliminate most of the waiting list by then. We will consider this issue, as we do all budget issues, by weighing this spending priority with all of the programs and services valued by Thurston County residents.
SANDRA ROMERO; Thurston County Commissioner
Liquor initiative will cost state tax revenue
The Seattle Times' recent editorial endorsing Initiative 1100, the liquor privatization initiative backed by Costco, contained a major factual error. I-1100 will not, as the Times claims, "replace all the revenue" from liquor sales, which currently contribute $330 million annually to fund vital services like health care, law enforcement and community programs.
In fact, just the opposite is true. Read the fine print. Initiative 1100 wipes out more than $230 million per year of the state's revenues from liquor sales, replacing it only with a flat $1,000 licensing fee per outlet that will raise almost nothing.
The truth is that this initiative is deliberately designed to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars per year that pay for needed services for taxpayers, and transfers those funds to the pockets of Costco, Wal-Mart and the big grocery chains.
The initiative is also written in a way that will put smaller retailers, independent grocers and mom-and-pop small businesses at a huge competitive disadvantage to the big corporate chains. Do we really want to replace the current system with a Wal-Mart monopoly that will harm small businesses and cost taxpayers hundreds of millions in funding for schools and other services?
Buyer beware.
The Seattle Times needs to take a second look at this misguided initiative, rather than accepting the false claims of its proponents at face value.
JIM COOPER, Vice president of communications, Washington Association for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention
Proposed incinerator plant makes no sense
My husband and I lived in Ruston, the north end of Tacoma, in the early 1980s. We lived just south of the ASARCO copper smelter.
Arsenic is a by-product of copper smelting, which you can't see. The ASARCO folks told us to wash our vegetables (garden growers), but we did not grow vegetables. What we did do was build a greenhouse on the side of our home, not an unusual activity. With a pick and shovel, my husband removed soil from an area approximately 12 x 20 x 3 feet, breathing arsenic-filled soil.
We finally found out the level in his system was well over that allowed for employees in the plant working directly with the arsenic. He now has peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage) and has a pacemaker to manage electrical system damage.
In addition to that, I lost a brother-in-law to mesothelioma about a year ago. Again, particulates (fiberglass) too small to see (less than 2.5 microns).
We live in Mason County because it has clean air and water (mostly). I just can't see allowing an ADAGE incinerator, spewing particulates too small to see, to take that away from us. Why send our federal stimulus dollars to a French company (AREVA), partnered with a North Carolina company (Duke Energy of Hanford), incorporated in Maryland, who will sell the energy to California, and mostly getting relief from paying taxes other local businesses must pay?
Without the federal and state subsidies, this project makes no business sense. I just can't see it.
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II. Creation of a Database
Now that you have download some data, we will proceed to create an populate our Hydrologic Database. Follow this steps to create a new database:
- Create a new empty directory called "Test_Database" wherever is convenient for you (use a directory different to the one where you downloaded the data). It is a good idea to create it in a place that you can access later (Ask the system administrator for a place where you can keep files).
- Open CUENCAS. (If you are in Bechtel lab, go to start => All Programs => Geothechnical Tools => CUENCAS)
- Select the menu File => Create New Database.
- Once the file selection form pops up, find and select the directory "Test_Database" that you created in step 1.
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Most people thinking about adding solar to the home are curious about how to convert and store solar electricity so you can completely take your home's electrical source off the grid.
While this isn't entirely feasible (more on that below) the alternative energy movement is relatively dynamic and there are some technologies and players who are making big impacts to accomplish some of those goals.
The Reality of Take Your House off the Grid
Yes, you can purchase battery back up systems for your home. If you want to use your backup system there are two things you should know: one, AC coupling technology makes it a bit more feasible than it was before to use your solar power during a storm or a black out. Two, it's not cheap. Add another $16,000 at a minimum to your price for grid tied solar. Also, the technology used for back up battery cabinets is the very same as the one you'd find in your car. It's hardly more environmental or cost effective to invest in a shed's worth of acid-based batteries to run your home instead of pulling power from your utility.
Dealing with your Utility Company
Many local utilities won't permit you to take your home to off of their system. Check your local regulations, but you may only be able to use these batteries (which must charge daily) in case of an emergency. If you're powering batteries, your utility company isn't getting the benefit of your panels until the batteries are fully charged, so you may not in turn get the full economic advantage of your system.
Keeping enough battery power to run your household is somewhat subjective. Do you want to be able to watch TV? Run the washing machine and your refrigerator? You can certainly price out these systems, but the reality is that this market isn't yet supporting off the grid electricity for single family homes in the U.S.
As Go Electric Cars, So Go Batteries
If you want to follow developments in this arena, Elon Musk and Solar City are big drivers in battery systems.
Elon Musk is a huge proponent of electric cars, which is appropriate what with his being the CEO of Tesla Motors (as well as the chairman of Solar City; he's one busy billionaire). Electric cars need powerful batteries to stay on the road without needing a charge. New battery technologies aiming at this very application will be twofold: one, small; two, powerful. Those small, powerful batteries being developed for automotive applications are not far off. Private investment from the major automotive companies are driving (that's quite a pun) development of batteries that could revolutionize the way we live.
But, they're not here yet. The good news is that when they are, they will need an electrical charge. The panels you install today will charge those batteries of the future. In the meantime, wait for the upgrade and go for a grid tied system.
Solar Pumps
Swimming pool owners can spend a little bit of extra money and run the pool's circulation pump directly from solar panels. Most brushless pumps run off of AC electricity. DC-powered pumps, however, are just as efficient and can be powered directly by the DC electricity solar panels generate. Ask your pool maintenance professional or search in your area for a pool installer that sells Lorentz or SunRay solar pool pumps for more information. Depending upon how much you run your pump during the summer, this could actually save you quite a bit of money.
If you're setting up a home in a remote area without power, and need to dig a well, check into buying a submersible DC well pump. This will help you generate fresh water without having to drag power or run a gas guzzling generator. Speaking of generators…
Solar Generators
While they use acid-based batteries, solar generators can help in secluded conditions like a cabin or a homestead situation. This is definitely not an alternative to power your home. Rather, it's a cheaper method of bringing a small amount of electricity to a remote location. This could help you power lights, emergency equipment, computers, and other small appliances during the evening.
Small Solar Devices
If you want to experiment with solar equipment, solar ovens use reflective surfaces to create and retain heat. You can set these up anywhere, and are useful if you are living or vacationing in a remote local without electricity. Solar composting toilets are still in the relatively new phase of development, but could be an alternative to an outhouse, sump pump, or sewer line.
The Bottom Line
Running a single family home in an urban or suburban area completely on a non-grid tied solar system is still impractical. You can take some larger lifestyle items, like your pool, off the grid for a much smaller cost. If you have a weekend getaway spot or are living off the land, you can build out your home with solar pumps, generators, ovens, and maybe even a toilet to refrain from using any chemicals or gas-burning generators.
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Collecting Vintage Chanel Dresses
By Tatiana Sidorova
Vintage Chanel is known to be one of the most wanted items for a collector of vintage haute couture and ready-to-wear dresses. What are the factors driving the high demand for Coco Chanel dresses?
Coco Chanel as a person and her revolutionary designs still remain the greatest source of ideas and inspiration for the modern fashion designers.
Collecting of Chanel dresses has a lot of people involved: museums from all over the world, designers houses, film stars and fashionable ladies of every age.
Over the last years the collection of vintage couture and designer-made clothing has become an important trend in the antique industry. The Coco Chanel clothes are among the top performers at the auctions. Chanel, who considered designing clothes as a craft work, is known to have paid a lot of attention to luxurious finishing details. The refinement of Chanel designs makes the vintage dresses of the House of Chanel truly unique and desirable as far as their quality is concerned. Their value is correspondingly high.
Chanel Dress. The reasons to collect:
* Profitability. With a certain experience this is a business where serious money can be earned;
* Age as an asset. The older a dress gets, the more valuable it becomes;
* Quality. The quality of garments and workmanship of the dress is almost certainly much higher in the vintage dress, compared with the high-quality modern design. It is simply too costly to reproduce this standard of quality under the modern cost saving conditions. According to Dr. Valerie Steel, curator of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, "in many cases the quality of the workmanship greatly surpasses all but the most expensive contemporary couture."
Possible difficulties to expect when collecting Vintage Chanel:
* Recognizing the true age of the dress. Fashion designers looking for the inspiration in the earlier time periods, do not make it easy. Often a person assuming the specific time period, can discover, that the dress comes from a more recent time.
* Sizing can be a problem for people who are not familiar with vintage fashion. It makes sense, therefore, to ask for the precise measurements when buying Chanel dress online.
* Identifying quality when dealing with online sources such as eBay.
In a long-term perspective, Chanel vintage haute couture and ready-to-wear garments are likely to remain the most exclusive and exciting niche in the market of vintage designer dresses.
In our website, you can find more information and details about online sources of Vintage Chanel dress, as well as the overall rules and patterns for trading designer vintage online.
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Taxpayers who use their automobiles for business or the production of income can deduct their actual expenses for use of an automobile (including the use of vans, pickups, and panel trucks) that the taxpayer owns or leases. Deductible expenses include parking fees, tolls, taxes, depreciation, repairs and maintenance, tires, gas, oil, insurance, and registration.
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Intermediate sanctions legislation was passed in 1996; however, in recent years, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has renewed its focus on enforcement of the private inurement rule as it relates to relevant not-for-profit (NFP) organizations: 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations that are tax exempt under section 501(a).
Specifically, the IRS is looking for whether tax-exempt organizations are overcompensating individuals who might be able to influence activities within those organizations.
Consequences of noncompliance begin with intermediate sanctions on any disqualified person who partakes in an excess benefit transaction and can ultimately lead to the revocation of an organization's exempt status in some circumstances.
NFP organizations must be aware of the IRS's authority to impose such financial penalties and take action to ensure their activities are within set regulations.
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Vietnam. Passengers are recommended to book flights to and from
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All internal flights are included in the
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Vietnam Airlines or Pacific Airlines (All airport tax, gasoline
surcharged are included)
Hotels and type of rooms are specified in
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you book full package tours with us, meaning that accommodation in every
cities and provinces are also included with daily breakfast prevailing
government tax and service charges.
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surcharged. The surcharges shall be collected by hotels.
Pre & Post Accommodation: You may wish to
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Luxury & Leisure Travel for details and prices when you book your trip.
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well as to make sure you will be accompanied by experienced tour guides
who have good command of local history, culture and knowledge, we will
use different tour guides in places that you will reach there by
internal flights. You can also use 1 tour guide for the whole trip but
surcharges for tour guides' accommodation, meals and air transportation
shall be applied accordingly.
All entrances, permission and visiting fees
per programme are included in the tour fares. If you want to visit more
sites which are not mentioned in the itinerary, the entrance and
visiting fees shall be paid by tourists. They are optional
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transfer plus land transportation per programme. Depending on people
in your group, we will arrange a suitable vehicles. Our cars or vans
are in good conditions equipped with A/C and driven by experienced
Excluded: Because of fees for
luxurious car rental in Vietnam are extremely high so luxurious cars
or limousines like Mercedes, BMW, Lexus, Camry, Prado Toyota are
optional and excluded in the tour programme. If you want to rent a
luxurious car for your holiday, please kindly advise us to get more
information and tariffs.
All activities which are not specified in
the programme are optional. Please fully consult our tour guides and
travel consultants prior to taking your optional activities.
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providers such as waiters, at approximately 10%, depending on the
service. Tipping is expected - though not compulsory - and shows an
expression of satisfaction with the people who have assisted you on your
tour. Although it may not be customary to you, it is of considerable
significance to the people who will take care of you during your
travels. There are several times during the trip where there is
opportunity to tip the local guides or drivers we use. You may do this
Travel insurance is compulsory in order to
participate on any of our trips. When travelling on a group trip, you
will not be permitted to join the group until evidence of travel
insurance has been sighted by your leader, who will take note of your
insurance details. When selecting a travel insurance policy we require
that at a minimum you are covered for medical expenses including
emergency repatriation. We strongly recommend that the policy also
covers personal liability, cancellation, curtailment and loss of luggage
and personal effects. If you have credit card insurance we require proof
of purchase of the trip (a receipt of credit card statement) with a
credit card in your name. Contact your bank for details of their
participating insurer, the level of coverage and emergency contact
telephone number.
Some of meals are included and compulsory
while you traveling on the roads but the rest are exclusive as this
gives you the flexibility to go out and make your own choices as far as
where to go and what to eat. This flexibility reflects the very nature
of Vietnam Horison Travel's tours. Your tour guides will always be on
hand to offer recommendations and, in many cases, organize meals that
introduce you to the local specialties. These meals are optional.
A reasonably good level of fitness is
required for almost of our classic packages and you should be in good
health. Any physical preparation will always be to your advantage.
Anyone with respiratory or cardiac problems, or over the age of 60,
should fully consult their medical adviser prior to booking and we may
require full medical clearance.
Many national governments provide a
regularly updated advice service on safety issues involved with
international travel. We recommend that you check your government's
advice for their latest travel information before departure. We strongly
recommend the use of a neck wallet or money belt while travelling, for
the safe keeping of your passport, air tickets, travellers' cheques,
cash and other valuable items. Leave your valuable jewellery at home -
you won't need it while travelling. Many of the hotels we use have
safety deposit boxes, which is the most secure way of storing your
valuables. A lock is recommended for securing your luggage. When
travelling on a group trip, please note that your group leader has the
authority to amend or cancel any part of the trip itinerary if it is
deemed necessary due to safety concerns. Your leader will accompany you
on all included activities. During your trip you will have some free
time to pursue your own interests, relax and take it easy or explore at
your leisure. While your group leader will assist you with options
available in a given location please note that any optional activities
you undertake are not part of your itinerary, and we offer no
representations about the safety of the activity or the standard of the
operators running them. Please use your own good judgment when selecting
an activity in your free time. Although the cities visited on tour are
generally safe during the day, there can be risks to wandering
throughout any major city at night. It is our recommendation to stay in
small groups and to take taxis to and from restaurants, or during night
time excursions.
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homeland. Expect poor road conditions and be prepared for some
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closed and our regular transport services not always being available,
especially so during the Tet holiday period (Vietnamese New Year).
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12th February 2009. Most businesses will be closed and Vietnamese people
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their families. This will involve a major burden on all forms of
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Have you talked to your financial planner lately? Or the person who sold you a life insurance policy? Your CPA? It makes sense for an estate planner to tell you that you need an estate plan, but other trusted advisors would also agree that it's something worth considering. "But I'm not rich. I don't have an ESTATE to plan!" you say. However, most people, regardless of wealth or age, can benefit greatly from an estate plan.
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In some cases, trust administration is also ensures that assets of the first spouse to die will be set aside for his or her intended beneficiaries (rather than to his or her spouse's future spouse or children). Without trust administration, the surviving spouse can benefit individuals that the deceased spouse did not intend to benefit.
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At the age of twelve, under the Wind moon, Will is given a horse, a key, and a map, and sent alone into the Indian Nation to run a trading post as a bound boy. It is during this time that he grows into a man, learning, as he does, of the raw power it takes to create a life, to find a home. In a card game with a white Indian named Featherstone, Will wins a mysterious girl named Claire. As Will's destiny intertwines with the fate of the Cherokee Indians, including a Cherokee Chief named Bear, he learns how to fight and survive in the face of both nature and men, and eventually, under the Corn Tassel Moon, Will begins the fight against Washington City to preserve the Cherokee's homeland and culture. And he will come to know the truth behind his belief that only desire trumps timeRelated Searches:
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- RapalaMay 24, 2007 at 7:51 AM
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Except that the statement that this country was founded on religion is a lie. This country was founded on the principals of freedom from religion. The whole reason the initial settlers came here was to escape government imposed religion. Just because they had their own religion doesn't equal this country being founded on that religion.ReplyDelete
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Happy Monday ladies!
Who's ready for another fashion filled week of slaying?
We literally have just over 4 WEEKS until Christmas, and then we'll be sliding into the New Year (in style of course)… So this week, I wanted to highlight my 'style icon of the year'.
Love her or hate her, there's no denying that Kim Kardashian-West has been a HUGE influence on the fashion industry this year. You could literally put her in a bin bag and it would sell out! And it isn't just her fashion style, we've seen her go from bleach blonde bobs to dark brown cornrows, a huge baby bump to killer curves and casual two piece outfits to super glam event attire.
…So not only is she married to a world famous rapper, mother to two gorgeous babies, have the most glamorous momager you've ever seen, surrounded by 4 drop dead gorgeous sisters, have millions in the bank, her own app, Kimoji's (and the list goes on)… but she also has her style game ON FLEEK.
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We all know Kim loves anything figure-hugging to show off those world famous curves! Known for stepping out in fitted pastel jumpsuits, two pieces and dresses combo'd with over-sized coats and sleek hairstyles I have to say this is my absolute FAVE look.
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Egyptian Guardian Statue Wearing Khat from King Tut Tomb 8H -
Statue of King Tut as guardian to his tomb. Ancient Egyptian replica statue shows the male figure wearing the Khat rounded headdress and holding a staff. (PN E-170GP)
- Made from crushed stone and resin. Hand painted color and gold details.
- Measures 8 inches H. Weighs 2 lbs.
This statue is one of two magnificent royal statues which stood before the doorway of Tutankhamen's tomb as guardians of the burial chamber. Almost identical, they differ only in the respective types of head pieces they wear. They show the king standing with the left foot forward in a striding pose. He holds a pear shaped mace in his right hand and a tall staff in his left hand.
In one statue, the Pharaoh Tutankhamen wears the khat rounded headdress typically worn by Egyptian nobility. In the other one, he wears the nemes pleated headdress reserved for the pharaoh, which completely covers the hair but leaves the ears free.
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WHAT FLOATS YOUR BOAT? Registration is open through Oct. 9 for a STEM Saturday program on boats, buoyancy and density from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Lyons Center at Joe Brown Park, 5600 Read Blvd., New Orleans.
Students will work with STEM professionals and college students on projects to learn about the principles of buoyancy and density and understand why things float. They will learn about Archimedes' principle and buoyancy by participating in hands-on activities that demonstrate that even though a material is denser (heavier) than water, it can still float.
The event is sponsored by the Southeast Louisiana Chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy. The fee is $60, but a limited number of free slots are available for students who receive free or reduced-price lunch vouchers. To register, visit www.stemnola.com.
NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME: Some Like It Hot will perform during a Night Out Against Crime from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 6336 Berkley Drive, New Orleans. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be served. For information, call (504) 394-4956.
GARDEN CLUB MEETS: "The Beauty of Art" is the theme of this month's Shady Oaks Garden Club Meeting planned for 10 a.m. Oct. 9 at the home of Kathy Maffei. The meeting will be co-hosted by Heather Tucker, Marian Gibbs, Stephanie Abadie, Monica Bell, Pat Besselman and Judith Taylor.
The program is about supporting the arts and a presentation about the Jefferson Parish Performing Arts will be given by Joy Shane, president of the board of directors for JPAS and chief executive officer of Jefferson Beautification Inc.
The floral design, "Magic in the Moonlight," will be presented by Mona Louviere and the horticultural study given by Olga Maynard. The club announced that Louviere received the Garden of the Month award for September.
OZANAM INN GALA: The Ozanam Inn Homeless Shelter, a special work of the Society of St. Vincent DePaul since 1955, has announced the date of their Century Club Gala. The 34th annual Ozanam Inn Dinner Gala will be held Thursday, Oct. 16 at The Crazy Lobster Bar and Grill on the riverfront at Spanish Plaza at the foot of Canal Street at the river.
The evening starts at 6 p.m. with an open bar, nine serving stations with everything from hors d'oeuvres to main dishes to desserts. There will be silent auctions and a raffle of 10 great meals from some of the best restaurants in town. Live entertainment will be provided by the Mixed Nuts Band.
This year' gala will honor Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Tusa as the honorary chaircouple. Alexandra Cranford of WWL TV will serve as the Mistress of Ceremonies.
Reservations are required. Tickets are $100. For information, contact Renee Blanche at (504) 523-1184 or visit www.ozanaminn.org
ST. MARTIN PUMPKIN PATCH: St. Martin's Episcopal Church will once again sponsor its pumpkin patch through Oct. 31 from 2 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays at 2216 Metairie Road, Old Metairie.
Pumpkins of all sizes are available for purchase, including jumbos, which are perfect for carving, and minis that younger children can pick up and carry. An area is decorated to take holiday photos, and a free brochure of pumpkin carving tips and recipes will be available.
A photographer will take free photos from 3 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 10 and Oct. 11, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 12, for anyone who brings nonperishable food items or a monetary donation to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. For information, call (504) 835-7357.
AARP DRIVING CLASS: Two new AARP Smart Driver classes will be held this month. The first class will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at East Jefferson General Hospital,4200 Houma Blvd., Metairie. The second class will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Elmwood Fitness Center, 1200 South Clearview Parkway, Harahan.
The cost for each class, which is open to anyone 50 and older, is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. Those completing either class may be eligible for a discount on their car insurance for up to three years.
For information and to register for the Oct. 11 class, call Dr. Carl Drichta (504) 302-1712.
To register for the Oct. 23 class, call Gary Vincent at (504) 828-3962 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.


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George Clooney Wears Wedding Day Tuxedo At Golden Globes
So sweet! It has been months since George Clooney took Amal Alamuddin as his wife, but he's definitely still honey mooning. He's so happy about his marriage to the beautiful lawyer that he wore his wedding day tuxedo to the 2015 Golden Globes Awards.
George Clooney, 53, may be a stylish man, but he's also a man in love! We couldn't wait for his arrival on the red carpet with his new wife, Amal Clooney, 36, but who would've known he was outfit repeating? He totally get's a pass for this recycled look.
George Clooney Recycles Wedding Day Tuxedo For Golden Globe Awards
George is one of the most stylish men in Hollywood, but even he knows when to give a look another spin. He looked so dapper in a classic black tuxedo with a bow tie, and we should have known that we'd seen this look before!
Backstage at the awards, he revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that he was wearing the exact same tux that he wore on his wedding day.
George Clooney At The 2015 Golden Globes
We loved George's tuxedo on his wedding day, and we love it just as much now! You can never go wrong with a classic black look, and he couldn't have gained a pound because it was tailored to perfection!
Even though his tuxedo wasn't nearly as entertaining as the 'game over' t-shirt that Ryan Seacrest gave him as a wedding gift, we're so glad that he decided to wear it again. A tuxedo this nice has no business collecting dust in a closet, and we think George was itching to relive the moment!
As he received the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Cecil B. DeMille award, he made sure to thank his wife, Ama, and tell her "I couldn't be more proud to be your husband".
Do you think it's sweet that George recycled his wedding tuxedo? VOTE and let us know!
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A team of students, researchers and faculty from Penn State University is seeking to make history by becoming the first ever university-led mission to land a spacecraft on the moon.
The Penn State team is currently preparing its spacecraft, dubbed the Lunar Lion, for its targeted launch in December 2015 as part of the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition.
"It's something that Penn State is not only capable of doing but excellent at doing," said Liam Neigh the team's digital media coordinator and a sophomore double major in information sciences and technology and French.
Neigh said the best part of the team is that it takes students from all factions. In addition to engineers, the group welcomes efforts from other students studying other majors, including marketing, law and even theatre.
The Lunar Lion team formed back in 2011, after a group of researchers and professors discussed ways to bring more space research and industry to Penn State said Ajeeth Ibrahim, a public relations lead with the program and master's student studying aerospace engineering.
In order to win the prize, a team must "land a robot safely on the moon, move 500 meters on, above or below the moon's surface and send back high definition images and video," according to the competition's website.
The grand prizewinner of the competition will receive $20 million.
Ibrahim, said if they were to win, the money will go toward setting up a space research institute at the university, as well as funding scholarships towards students who are interested in doing space research.
But regardless of the competition, Ibrahim said the Lunar Lion team is planning on going to the moon.
Ibrahim said the group has accounted for inclement weather in its mission plans and they have identified two possible landing spots on the moon, including just northwest of the Apollo 11 landing site.
"If we have to get delayed for any reason, it's not going to be the end all for the mission," he said. "First of all since we're doing a lunar mission, that perfect window of opportunity comes around every month."
Ibrahim said they're more worried about the landing conditions on the moon than the launch conditions.
When the vehicle lands on the moon's surface, it will need a certain amount of power coming from the sun on the solar panels.
"We've calculated that there's a specific window of opportunity for launching and landing on the lunar surface that allows us to utilize that sun angle," Ibrahim said.
If they miss a particular launch day, their landing day on the moon will be delayed and it could affect their ability to harvest the necessary solar power from the sun.
Thirty-two teams began the competition and now 18 remain, including teams from Italy, Japan, Spain and Brazil. None of the teams are building the actual rocket that launches into space, just the separate vehicle designed to land and roam on the moon.
The team has already passed its biggest test, which is getting a spacecraft that will take them into space. Ibrahim said they have made a down payment on a launch vehicle, thanks in part to a crowd-funding campaign which has raised more than $150,000, that will be separated from the rocket and shot to the moon.
The challenge the group is currently tackling is physically integrating a propulsion and control system so the spacecraft will not crash into the lunar surface.
Behind actually getting into space, Ibrahim said this is their hardest task as they are designing the vehicle to be completely autonomous when it lands on the moon and flies to a second landing site, as part of the contest's requirements.
The Google Lunar XPRIZE isn't just an investment to make money, but rather to make history, Neigh said.
"We have a drive that nobody else has," Neigh said. "We may be young, but we're spunky."


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