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13 Shania Twain Lyrics That'll Make You Feel Like A Woman
"The best thing about being a woman, is the prerogative to have a little fun."
Shania Twain is the voice of a generation. The county crooner was one of the original strong women that didn't let anything stop her from being the confident, independent woman she is. Her lyrics and wise words are full of emotion, yet stick it to the man and have the power to make a difference. So get ready to dance, go out with your girls, and feel really good about yourself. Because, you rock girl.
"It only hurts when I'm breathing. My heart only breaks when it's beating. My dreams only die when I'm dreaming. So I hold my breath to forget."
"The best thing about being a woman, is the prerogative to have a little fun."
"Today is your day, and nothing can stand in your way. Today is your day, everything's going your way."
"I get totally crazy."
"Oh, you're still the one, you're still the one that I love."
"I'm keeping you forever and always."
"Oh, I'm gonna getcha."
"Oh—ooh—oh, think you're something special. Oh—oo—oh, you think you're something else."
"Give me the chance to say that I'm sorry."
"We can do it. We'll get through it."
"And there ain't no way. I'm letting you go now. And there ain't no way and there ain't no how I'll never see that day."
"That won't keep me warm in the middle of the night; that don't impress me much."
"Whose bed have your boots been under? And whose heart did you steal I wonder? This time did it feel like thunder, baby?"
SHARE with your ladies you need a pick me up! With her wise words, strong confidence, and can do attitude, Shania is here to help.

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Bicycling is a great way for kids and adults to enjoy the outdoors and travel around locally. These days, cycling is getting even more fun, with new tech gear that provides safety protection and accommodates the smartphones that you and your children carry with you every day. For the bike riding family, here is some useful gear to buy for spring.
MIPS-Enabled Helmets
Let's face it. Bike accidents can happen, especially when kids are just learning. Spills and collisions can be very minor. However, a severe blow to an unprotected head can cause brain damage or even death.
A number of important organization urge cyclists to wear helmets, including the National Safety Council, Safe Kids USA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. However, although survey statistics vary, it's clear that the vast majority of kids who ride bikes do so without a helmet.
To get kids accustomed to helmets, you should start them young, experts say. It also helps to give them a helmet that looks "cool," and to let them decorate it with stickers. Parents should act as role models, too. So whenever you go out on your bike, do wear a helmet.
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The Giro Scamp MIPS helmet for kids definitely qualifies as cool-looking. It's inspired by the design of Giro's Montaro/Montara models for adults. The kids' helmet comes with a built-in visor, and we especially like the fact that it's intended to be "ponytail-compatible."
Also, while most helmets protect only against direct impact, this one is enabled with MIPS technology aimed at reducing rotational forces if the helmet gets hit at an angle. The kids' helmet is available in blue and pink, at pricing of $55.
Smartphone Handlebar Mount
Whether or not you or your kid is up to using a smartphone while riding is a decision only you can make. If the answer is yes, it's good to find a method of attaching the phone to the bike in a way that keeps the phone fully functional.
One product that does of this is called the Nite Ize HandleBand Universal Smartphone Handlebar Mount. Able to work with most smartphones, without or without cases, the mount is highly flexible for use and reuse throughout the family
Sold for $16 or less at online sites like Amazon, the mount is made from lightweight silicon with an aluminum base, so you can wrap it to just about any size bar on a bike, shopping cart, or stroller. You can secure and wrap other items along with the phone, including flashlights and bike pumps. To sweeten the deal a little bit more, the aluminum base can pull extra duty as a bottle opener.
Bone Conductive Headphones
If you're taking your phone along for the ride, you can do things like glance at a map on your GPS app or stop to make phone calls or reply to texts. You can also listen to music while cycling, but you'll need headphones for that or you might annoy neighbors who have different musical tastes.
Tuning in while riding can be riskier otherwise, so you should use a pair that lets in so-called "ambient" noise -- like traffic sounds -- from the surrounding environment. Headphones that work in that way include on-ear (as opposed to over-ear) models as well as in-ear headphones that rest inside the ear but not as far down as into the ear canal.
Bone conductive headphones such as the Bluetooth-enabled AfterShokz Trekz Titanium ($130) and less pricey Sportz Titanium wired headset ($50) can also be quite useful. With this type of technology, the sound travels to your brain through your cheekbones, leaving your ears totally free.
The connective piece goes behind your neck, making these headphones quite helmet-friendly. The Sportz Titanium is available with a built-in mic for $60. The Trekz Titanium also comes in a Mini edition for kids ($130). All models come in multiple colors. .
Reflective Stick-Ons
Reflective technology (RT) gear can help you and your kids stay safe on dark nights -- as well as dreary rainy days -- by illuminating you or your bicycle. Lots of RT gear is available, ranging from reflective tape to armbands, wristbands, vests, and entire RT outfits.
Nathan Cycling StickOns, however, are a highly convenient option for families, because you can stick them anywhere: helmets, clothing, bike seat, frame, or fender, for example. A set is priced at only $10. So you might want to invest in a bunch.
RT Bike
Mission Bicyle's Lumen reflective bike can also be quite useful, although only if you can afford one. The Lumen uses a patented technology called retro-reflection, which returns any light that hits its frame and wheels directly to the light source. There's no on/off switch. No batteries are needed, either.
The bike shines dramatically under direct light during night-time. By day, though, it is deep charcoal gray in color with only a slight iridescent sheen. The reflective bike is offered in single-speed and fully geared versions, in five sizes. Custom designs are also available, at a starting price point of around $1,100


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The singer's legal team has discovered Stephen Belafonte has been stashing items away in a lock-up under the name of the couple's former nanny, Lorraine Gilles, since 2009, and, according to TMZ, the lawyers want access.
In court on Friday (07Apr17), Mel B's representatives told the judge overseeing her messy divorce case that they believe Belafonte took boxes from their garage, containing photos of the former Spice Girls star's recently deceased father and all his estranged wife's pop memorabilia, when he was ordered out of the home earlier this week (beg07Apr17).
Sources tell TMZ Mel B and her lawyers have repeatedly asked him to return the photos and give up the location of his storage facility, but he has refused.
Her lawyers have asked the judge to force Belafonte to give them the address of the lock-up and the required passwords for entry.
To add insult to injury for Mel B, aka Melanie Brown, Gilles is the woman the singer alleges had an affair with Belafonte while they were married. She claims her estranged husband got her pregnant but convinced her to have an abortion.
Mel B's legal reps also told the judge Belafonte has repeatedly threatened to destroy his estranged wife's reputation by releasing a series of sex tapes.
According to new documents filed on Friday and obtained by TMZ, Belafonte would "regularly hold up his phone to me and point to a video file and say, 'It's just one click away', meaning that with one click he could send out a video and my career would be over."
She says, "He (Belafonte) has admitted to me that our former nanny, Lorraine Gilles, maintains possession and control over the media such that I could never have anyone locate the tapes so as to obtain and destroy the same... I believe that Lorraine Gilles and (Belafonte) are acting in concert to deprive me of my personal belongings by either destroying or disseminating said belongings."
The judge has yet to rule on whether or not Belafonte must hand over the details to the location of the singer's belongings and the storage facility.


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Liverpool based four-piece Venus Demilo are discussing what it is to be twenty-something in 2015. Their music lays their lives out for all to see. Combining a potent energy with pop melodies, Venus Demilo asks questions about how to find your way in our modern world.
10 years ago the world was a very different place. Gone are the days of the well-trodden path; the path doesn't really exist anymore. Venus Demilo are part of a generation working it all out from scratch.
The band started playing together in early 2014 when members Reuben, Chrissie, Ryan & Tom decided they wanted to push themselves outside of their comfort zones. 18 months later, guitarist Reuben has commented "it was pretty tough to work out what it was all about at the start because we're all such different musicians but the point we're at now it's hard to imagine playing anything else. Because we had to put so much time into working out how each other work at the start we're now in a position where the tunes keep coming out with this very distinctive 'Venus Demilo' sound".
'Sophia' began with a late night stumbling through Reddit. Among all the usual anecdotes and memes, there was one story that stood out above the rest. A tragic tale of how a girl had passed away after her addiction had spiralled out of control. During her depression, this girl had become obsessed with spirituality and became increasingly dependent upon an intangible being - Sophia.
This was a sensitive subject, the band noted how difficult the process of writing became. They knew they wanted to share the story and open a dialogue surrounding the issues of drug abuse, depression and suicide. They were also aware that it is not a subject that should be treated lightly. The video is a reflection of this: the choice to have dancers communicate the relationship between Sophia and the girl seemed to be the best means of conveying the story to Venus Demilo's audience.
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I have been enjoying a weekly meal at La Zingara since they opened. I'm not sure what Monika's problem is, but it certainly sounds like she has a vendetta. I grew up on Italian cuisine on the south side of Chicago, and I have been very happy with La Zingara. I don't know who put the bee under your bonnet Monika, but I certainly don't think your review was fair or accurate. If you get bored with creating lame reviews, maybe you could switch occupations... a "butcher" possibly.
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This is Hato at its best: a sunny weather with the sea as a background, and five different kinds of airplanes. Incidentally, the blue DC-9ner looks pretty good in the picture.
Wow ! First time I see a Hato airport overview in this DB.
Very Detailed. I noticed that the A320 has the paint of MyTravel in europe. Must be leased.
This is a nice picture, not to close by but still not to far away. It's a detailed picture and I just enjoy it.
Perfect pictture perfeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeect congratulations
I love this picture because this is in Willemstad, Curacao just like in the novel The Cay by Theodore Taylor...
Hato sure is a beautiful airport. What a cool blue DC-9. T.B.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Homemade sugar scrub
8 comments:
That looks great and very easy! I'm going to put this on my "to make" list.ReplyDelete
This is a great idea - and I love the label and bow! ;-)ReplyDelete
I will have to try this!ReplyDelete
Thanks girls! I think you'll really like it. It's sooo easy to make. You could even add scented oil or any citrus fruit rinds that you like!:) Happy sugar-scrub-making!ReplyDelete
Using raw sugar (the brown colored sugar) works great too. Makes for a little bit more of a rougher scrub. Great Valentines Day gifts!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the tip!ReplyDelete
- Kelsey SJune 6, 2013 at 2:58 PM
Rachel, do you know how long this scrub will stay fresh/usable?ReplyDelete
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Hi Kelsey! I'm not exactly sure, but it won't last forever since the ingredients are perishable food items! Sorry I don't have a more specific answer. I'd just keep an eye on it and if it starts to smell bad, toss it and make a new batch!Delete


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About six weeks ago, the spring box ran dry up at the cabin. A few days later, the local dowser arrived to search for water with his brass divining rods.
After some consideration, he stuck a small red flag in the ground and sent me off to get a permit to dig from the Franklin County Health Department.
And then all the spring boxes in the county seemed to run dry.
Finally, today, our number came up and Skeeter and his son arrived to drill for water.
I had to work, so Mertis volunteered to run up and document the big event.
Back in town I anxiously awaited word, praying they wouldn't have to go too far down- after all, well diggers charge by the foot.
After 40' they hit water but it wasn't below the bedrock, so they kept on. "The soil's too sandy," Mert said, calling from the front yard of the cabin.
"Does he think he can make it work over there?" I asked.
"What? I can't hear you. It's loud as hell out here!" she said. "I'll call you back when they stop."
I didn't hear from her for the rest of the day.
They dug 300' before they hit water again and there are still problems. "It was so loud," Mert said, "And I didn't know what they were talking about. Something about packing or screening the well, then digging a trench across the road and hooking it up to the house."
"300 feet down?" I echoed, my mental calculator racing into overdrive. "They had to dig 300 feet and they don't even know if it's going to work?"
Mert looked worn out. Dark circles rimmed her eyes and her shoulders slumped beneath her oversized tee-shirt.
"That's what he told me. And even then, you won't be able to use it until you call one of the companies on this list the health department gave me. Somebody has to come test the water before you can use it," she said.
I stood in the middle of my brick walkway, staring down at a long list of names and numbers, remembering the cartoon Dad used to quote whenever someone questioned his love of sailing. "A boat is just a hole in the water you pour money into."
I swore I'd never take up sailing- it made me seasick.
But there I was this evening- staring at pictures of water running out of a hole in the ground and thinking the apple hadn't fallen very far from the tree after all.


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Nashville Photography Club's Charity Program
One way that The Nashville Photography Club gets involved in our community is by volunteering our photography skills to certain charities. We will send photographers to various approved charity events. The photos will then be uploaded to a web site where the patrons of the events may view and purchase the images. 100% of the proceeds is given to the charity. For info contact
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LGBT allies in the sports world have come out in support of their teammates to combat homophobia. After openly gay athlete Jason Collins came out last month, Portland Timbers fans displayed a giant rainbow flag during the game, and free agent cornerback Charles Woodson spoke out in support of gay athletes.
The Portland Timbers fans unexpectedly lit the rainbow colors at the home stadium with a banner that read "Pride not Prejudice." On the other side of things, last month Timbers player Will Johnson spewed a gay slur to an opponent during a game. He was later suspended.
"With Jason Collins coming out and letting everybody know he was gay, it forces you to deal with it," Woodson, who played with the Green Bay Packers and the Oakland Raiders for 15 seasons, told OutSports. "If you're someone who is against gay people, then my question is what you're going to do once a player comes out in your locker room? Are you going to quit football?
"If you're a coach and you don't like the fact that a player is gay, are you going to stop coaching? I don't think so. It would force guys to deal with it and you'd get over it. I'm sure there are probably players in the locker room who have thought another player was gay in the past. It's not going to stop you from playing football. Life will go on and everybody will keep going out there doing their job," Woodson concluded.
Commissioner Roger Goodwell also commented on the topic when NFL Network Spokesperson Steve Wyche interviewed him.
"I have such great respect for our players. I don't think it will just be tolerated, I think it will be accepted," said Goodwell. "These are individuals who play in our league. We're all different in some fashion, and we're accepting of our differences."
Goodwell had been silent on the topic of openly gay athletes for a while. Even with 49ers Player Chris Culliver spouting homophobic remarks at this year's Super Bowl, Goodwell did not provide commentary.
"That's what this is all about. To me, if it happens in the league, that's a personal choice, that someone would decide to do. But I know their teammates and teams, and I think the fans will all respond the right way," Goodwell concluded.


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By Cindi Sullivan
(LOUISVILLE, April 21st, 2004) -- If you're looking for a great vining plant that produces a wonderful fruit, WAVE 3's Garden Talk expert Cindi Sullivan has some advice.
Kiwis are vigorous twining vines, with alternate leaves native to the Orient. The vines can grow as much as 15-25 feet in a year, so they definitely need a strong support like an arbor or trellis.
Tropical kiwis produce these hairy little fruits that you will see at your local grocery, but there are hardy kiwis that will do quite well in our areas that produce fruits that are smaller, and smoother and just as delicious and high in nutrient content.
The key to producing kiwi fruit is to have two plants. Kiwis are dioecious -- that means that male flowers are produced on one plant, female flowers on another, so you'll need one of each to get fruit production.
Kiwis need fertile soil and a south or west exposure. At planting time, cut back the main stems to four strong buds. And repeat this pruning practice every spring after buds open.
If you are looking for a nice vining plant for your garden, you might as well get one that will produce for you. Kiwis keep for weeks in the fridge, and can be used to make preserves.


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By Dr. Mercola
The majority of farmed animals (by some estimates more than 99 percent) raised for food in the US are raised in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs).1 In fact, 80 percent of the antibiotics used in the US are used in agriculture.
The food – eggs, dairy, beef, pork, and poultry, for instance – shows up in your supermarket neatly packaged and for reasonable, often low, prices. But the cardboard egg cartons, cellophane wrapped steaks, and chicken breasts do not bear testimony to the true cost of the food.
There are serious moral implications to raising animals as though they are inanimate objects, not worthy of even basic requirements like access to fresh air and sunlight, space to move around and a clean place to sleep.
There are environmental implications, too, as CAFOs continue to pollute our waterways and air with massive quantities of waste. And then there are the health issues. CAFOs are putting public health at risk, all while claiming to offer an efficient way to feed the world.
But while CAFOs have mastered the art of growing profits, they've overlooked the basic natural laws that govern growing animals… the end result is a disaster already well into the making.
Reckless Use of Agricultural Antibiotics Has Led to a Crisis of Antibiotic-Resistant Disease
Nearly 25 million pounds of antibiotics are administered to livestock in the US every year for purposes other than treating disease, such as making the animals grow bigger faster.
Those antibiotics, and even worse, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, are transferred to you via meat and even through the animal manure that is used as crop fertilizer.
This is a much bigger issue than antibiotics simply being left behind in your meat; it's a practice that is promoting the spread of antibiotic-resistant disease. According to Dr. Arjun Srinivasan, associate director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):2
"The more you use an antibiotic, the more you expose a bacteria to an antibiotic, the greater the likelihood that resistance to that antibiotic is going to develop. So the more antibiotics we put into people, we put into the environment, we put into livestock, the more opportunities we create for these bacteria to become resistant."
Bacteria often share genes that make them resistant. In other words, the drug-resistant bacteria that contaminate your meat may pass on their resistant genes to other bacteria in your body, making you more likely to become sick.
Drug-resistant bacteria also accumulate in manure that is spread on fields and enters waterways, allowing the drug-resistant bacteria to spread far and wide and ultimately back up the food chain to us. Now, we're facing a crisis.
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria infect 2 million Americans every year, causing at least 23,000 deaths.3 Worse still, a report commissioned by UK Prime Minister David Cameron estimates that by 2050 antibiotic resistance will have killed 300 million people, withRead more…


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Mount (Ex): Starting at 1st level, a dragoon gains the service of a loyal and trusty steed to carry him into battle. This mount functions as a druid's animal companion, using the dragoon's level as his effective druid level. The creature must be one that he is capable of riding and is suitable as a mount. The mount is always considered combat trained and begins play with Light Armor Proficiency as a bonus feat. A dragoon's bond with his mount is strong, with the pair learning to anticipate each other's moods and moves. Should a dragoon's mount die, the dragoon may find another mount to serve him after 1 week of mourning.
This ability replaces the resist magic class feature.
Mounted Mystic (Ex): At 3rd level, the dragoon gains the ability to share the effects of any mystic combat ability he is using with his animal companion, provided he is riding his companion as a mount at the time.
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Onyinyechi Akagha is a graduate of Law from Imo State University. She was called to bar in the year 2003, and also completed her LLM at the University of Lagos, Akoka in 2009.
Her work experience as a lawyer spans several roles including that of a Senior Associate and Legal Adviser. She is also a Chartered Secretary and Administrator as well as a member of ICSAN and NBA.
She aspires to attain great heights in her profession and in the corporate industry.
Her hobbies include reading, traveling, music and chess.


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Student Services
Australian Industrial Systems Institute offers a well established and developed environment in which to study. Students have access to the latest technology, facilities and resources to maximise their learning experience.
Services provided include:
- Self-study facilities after class
- Accommodation assistance
- Social programmes
- Further education and counselling
- Student welfare services
- Textbook sales
- Student Health Cover Insurance (OSHC)
- Airport Transfer
Student Safety
While Australia is considered to be a very safe country, obviously it is still wise to avoid dangerous situations. Personal safety and security is a matter of common sense and awareness. Trust your instincts. If in doubt, move away. Here are a few tips for your personal safety.
Useful Tips When You Are Out And About:
- Walk in well lit areas
- Walk mid-point between travelled routes between buildings
- Try to walk with a group of people – organise a group of other students if you are going in the same direction.
- Use caution when using elevators, isolated stairways, or toilet areas.
- Plan the safest route to your destination and use it. Stick to the main roads if possible. Never hitchhike!
- Remain alert. Use your peripheral vision. Wearing headphone may decrease your awareness.
- If approached, maintain a comfortable distance while you answer a question or give directions. Never turn your back on someone who has approached you.
- Try and arrange a lift home from a friend or a taxi if you are going out late. Get dropped off as close to your door as possible.
- Avoid using ATMs in dark or lonely places.
If you suspect you are being followed:
- Be suspicious – keep looking behind you, so the person knows you cannot be surprised.
- Cross the street or change direction.
- Go to a well-lit area, enter a residence or building where there are people and phones.
- Do not wear a personal audio player or play music so loudly that you are unaware of your surroundings.
- If you are on campus, contact any staff member.
Personal Safety on Public Transport
- Don't stand alone while waiting for a tram, bus or train, especially at night. Stand with other people.
- If you're on a tram, bus or train and it's nearly empty, sit near the driver or as close as possible to the guard's compartment.
- At the railway station, stand back from the edge of the platform. Avoid sitting near the exit door of the train as an attacker may be able to grab your property and run before you can react.
- When disembarking from public transport, walk with other commuter.
- If travelling by taxi, remembers the driver's identification number displayed on the dashboard. There should also be a photo of the driver, if it is not there don't get in. Once you've reached your destination, ask the driver to wait until you have safely entered.
- If you are catching a tram or bus, check the timetable before so that you are not waiting at the bus stop for long periods. Select a well-lit bus stop at night and make sure that you can see the area around you.
Personal Safety When Driving
- Plan the safest route to your destination and avoid isolated roads especially at night.
- Be alert when walking to your car and always have your keys ready.
- Before you open the door, check the rear seat and luggage compartment.
- Lock your car once you're inside it. Keep your windows up when travelling alone.
- If your car breaks down, move the vehicle off the roadway if possible, raise the bonnet, activate the hazard lights and then lock yourself inside the vehicle call the RACV- 13 72 28 for Roadside assistance. Wait for an emergency vehicle to offer assistance.
- If you think you are being followed, drive to the nearest Police, Fire or Service Station for assistance. Don't drive home.
- Make sure you always have enough fuel in your vehicle.
- Never pick up hitchhikers.
Handbag Snatching
- Keep your handbag in front of your body, avoid dangling it by your side from your hand or shoulder.
- Be aware of people coming from behind – even on motorbikes and cars.
- Never leave your bag on a shopping trolley – or at your feet or on the hook of the door in a public toilet – always keep it with you.
- When you put money in your handbag, don't let people see where you put it – especially when you are using an ATM.
- Be constantly aware of what valuables are in your bag – eg. driver's licence and credit cards.
- If your bag is taken, immediately cancel any credit cards, and change your house locks as soon as possible. Report to the police.
- When packing groceries into your car, never leave your handbag on the boot or roof of your car. Thieves are watching and can easily grab your property. Always leave your bag locked inside your car when you are packing groceries away.
REMEMBER: If confronted by somebody trying to take your bag, give it to them. No amount of money or inconvenience is worth serious injury.
Police, Ambulance and Fire Brigade – 000
In an emergency you can contact the Police, Fire Brigade and Ambulance by dialing 000. The operator will ask for your name and address and other details of the emergency situation. This call is free of charge but should be used only in an emergency.
If you feel unsafe or threatened at any time, have anything stolen, or are assaulted, you can contact the Police for help and to report the incident.
If you require non-urgent advice or information or need to report a non-urgent matter, like lost property, you should attend or call the local Police Station. Contact details for your local Police Station can be found at the http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content.asp?Document_ID=7.
Indian Hotline – 1800 342 800
This helpline – staffed by trained volunteers fluent in English and Hindi – provides guidance on what to do and where to go in a crisis. It is an initiative of a police reference group, formed with members of the Indian community.
OSHC Worldcare 24-hour Emergency Helpline – 1800 814 781
OSHC Worldcare has a 24-hour Emergency Helpline that provides medical, legal and interpreting services to students in need.
Victims of Crime Helpline – 1800 819 817
Whatever the incident, being a victim of crime can be a frightening experience with many short and long term consequences. If you are a victim of a crime and would like to speak to someone, please call 1800 819 817 (free call).
International Student Legal Advice Clinic (ISLAC)
ISLAC is a free advice clinic to help you with any legal problems relating to employment, student rights, discrimination, victims of crime, police complaints and more.
Wednesdays 6.00pm-8.00pm. Western Suburbs Legal Service, 30 Hall Street, Newport. (Behind Newport train station; 10 minutes from Footscray station on the Werribee line.)
No appointment required. Phone (03) 9391 2244 for more information.
International Student Hotline
1300 363 079 – Monday to Friday 8.00am to 6.00pm
The Australian Government is committed to providing the highest quality education system and making sure that international students receive the support they need while they are studying.
If you are having problems with your study, safety, accommodation or at work, you can call the International Student Hotline, which is operated by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR):
- For advice on who you should contact, or
- To report your concerns.
There is no need to give your name.


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A Tale of Three Sisters: Uptown teenagers perform Native American legend in an urban garden and grow the stage set!
Teenagers in Uptown have a unique summer job at Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden as they work for Green Scene Chicago, adapting an Iroquois legend, growing their stage set from seeds, and playing the show free to young audiences in the garden.
A Tale of Three Sisters, synthesizes an Iroquois creation myth with a legend that imparts the wisdom of planting corn, beans, and squash (the three sisters) together. Since May, the ensemble of teenagers has been growing this traditional Iroquois planting as scenery for the play. On August 10 and 11, 2017 they will perform their adaptation in a six-show run for free at Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden. Audience members will get to explore the garden to see the planting system in action as they learn about balanced nutrition and see an interactive play that expresses the strength of family and the importance of working through differences to support one another. Audience participation, puppetry, music, and sign language from the First People make up this fun and educational show.
Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden
4919 North Winthrop, Chicago, Illinois 60640
Audience will sit picnic style in outdoor garden.
Show Times
August 10 at 11am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm
August 11 at 11am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 6pm
Performances are FREE!
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- Come dressed from your favorite decade!
- Prizes for the best costumes!
- Live DJ spinning the hits that span the decades.
- Try your hand at karaoke during music breaks, and you could win a prize!
Brunch with Santa
Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017
Reservations recommended @ 1000, 1130 or 1300
Santa arrives at 1200
The Lighted Boat Parade will be held on 23 December 2017. Entry fee of $25 will benefit the Friends of the River Walk. Friends of the Riverwalk is a nonprofit organization working in tandem with the City of Tampa to transform downtown's waterfront into an active, pedestrian friendly environment for commerce, transportation, entertainment and fitness — all to enhance the city center. The web site is: https://thetampariverwalk.com/activities/ lighted-boat-parade/. Please designate your boat as a sailboat on the registration under the order notes field.
We will leave at 1830 in procession from the Club by the boat entry number, and meet at 1915 at the start point on the channel (Head of Seddon Channel). Contact Lee Burstiner (firstname.lastname@example.com) for further information.
Go All In
New Year's Eve at DIYC!!
Buffet Dinner from 1900-2000
Gaming Tables and a DJ starting at 2000
Champagne Toast at Midnight
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The fun starts at 1730.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
A budget-friendly LEGO party.
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I remember thinking that your star wars party was the coolest thing ever but this is equally cool.ReplyDelete
I love that cake. I love those cupcakes. I love the invites.
You guys are so clever.
PERFECT TIMING!!!ReplyDelete
I'm in the middle of planning a Lego party for my little boy for mid April.
Thanks for the great ideas!! :)
And, i DON'T think you're a mean Mum!! We've decided that in our house each child gets a 1st birthday party and then after that... we'll see.
We have two birthdays 3 weeks apart. So this year Mr. 4 is having a party and Miss. 2 isn't. As they get older we'll probably have to refigure it but while they're little it works :)
What fantastic ideas! Everything looks amazing and Aesop must of been so proud :-) I know what you mean about keeping it simple / less is more... I learnt that one the hard way. I will never forget my daughters 5th birthday (she is 25 now). I served up a very decorated cake and the children went outside with it... When I followed 5 mins later, I discovered a chocolate cake war going on with yellow icing all over the yard. I cried! I think I had too much food to begin with and definately too many children. I was tired and finished up very broke. I still have parties though :-) Oh wish I could come over for coffee and cake too!ReplyDelete
awesome ideas, love the invites and the cute as goodie bags. and the idea of a party every 2 years is a great one, we have all 3 kids born within 4 weeks of each other so I really should think about doing something like that!! have shared this on my FB page tooReplyDelete
looks like a great party - I did a lego cake in January too - for my hubbyReplyDelete
Great idea and so simple. CxReplyDelete
Awesomeness Rhiannon!! Perfect in every way!ReplyDelete
Surely the bestest birthday party ever! SO cool, you must share the trader name for that candy too, pretty please?ReplyDelete
OOh cool, I have nearly four year old into lego, I think I'll file this one away for later! I hope your last month goes well, and my husband struan solved the mystery for me last week, saying the lady was the receptionist at the school he works at and your friend her daughter! Cool! Lots of loveReplyDelete
Hi! I want to officially 'follow'your blog - but how can I?ReplyDelete
So classic - I did a similar lego party (complete with trademe bricks!) for my 7 year old about 3 weeks ago! Love your blog..
Pretty ultimate party. Gutted I didn't get a goodie bag!ReplyDelete
Loved the cake, it was awesome. The samosas were awesome. The best part for me was how awesome Aesop's friends are. Such a cool, funny bunch of dudes.
Loves you bro.
Also forgot to say, "awesome".ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 18, 2012 at 9:44 PM
Awesome looking party with a great theme. Agree that less is more particularly with birthday cakes. DeniseReplyDelete
Oh lovely. We did a lego party a while ago and it was such good fun (it's in the latest Parenting mag or here http://growingkiwis.blogspot.co.nz/2011/12/lego-party-madness.html). And since 7 we just do every second year too. So I'll join you in the meanie club.ReplyDelete


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California I'm Coming Home
Oh oh oh. I saw this article linked to on Facebook, and it immediately put me in a Joni Mitchell mood. I've been in Massachusetts for awhile spending good and necessary time with friends and family in the wake of a death, but looking upon these lovely California cheeses made me homesick for San Francisco and for the cheese life I've been longing to start. 5 more days in Massachusetts, one more month of book publishing, and then it starts.


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This FREE two part event will host a day full of meditation and creativity. From 9am to 11am we cordially invite you to Yield for Yoga, a Community Class and Potluck from 9am-11am.
Sequence of events
This event will begin with a 30 minute sound healing meditation to open up our hour of community Mixed Levels yoga led by Brittani B Well. These mindful moments will be followed by a potluck! Please bring your favorite dish! All participants of the challenge are invited as well as anyone that loves free yoga and free food! Following this event, from 12-6pm all participants are allowed to stay for Sugar's first Small Business Saturday - Put your money where you like is.
The Sugar Shack is proud to support this Small Business Saturday that's meant to provide a low-cost amazing space for artisans, makers and designers to showcase, share, and sell their work to like-minded creatives, colleagues and community members. For more information and how to participate follow THIS LINK.
Hosted by Thundress and Ta Meu Bem.
Headed to the Dear Handmade Life Patchwork Show Long Beach this weekend? We drew you a map so you could navigate your way through 150+ handmade vendors (and to me :D), food, DIY popups and crafty fun!
I'm beyond excited to see everyone THIS SUNDAY November 12th from 11 - 5 pm at Marine Stadium - Appian Way & Bayshore!
P.S. There's tons of parking at Marine Stadium + we'll have a shuttle too! If you want to take the shuttle, park your car at the Long Beach Yacht Club & we'll give you a ride!
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If you can't find me send me a message on Instagram and I'll help you find the way!
For this amazing gathering of selfish women I will be doing a day long demonstration of my style of beadwork, and hosting a "Make your own Amulet" workshop. I will show you how to use the tools that will begin you on your own creators journey, culminating in a symbolic piece you'll be able to take home with you. All Amulets [pendants] that you make are $15 and any set of earrings will be $20. Each participant receives a 30% off discount on my online shop.
Come join us from 12 to 5pm this Sunday Sept 17 at @thinktankdtla in Downtown Los Angeles 🎀 Treat yourself to a day of dancing with @bianca_oblivion + @djfrancescaharding , massage by @kindspaevents
Performances by @lizzyjeff, @kelleiamusic, @raiddancers, @debevecsara, contemplation and conversation with @pjsuperior, @thatsfarout, @codychannel, @whileyouweredreaming, 420 lounge by @zenandkush + @lizzyjeff,
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One of my favorite events! I will be out in the Allery with my Squeeze Art Collective <3
I'll be creating some custom pieces and showcasing my collection of folk art!
The First Friday every month
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Saturday November 19th | Available from 10am - 2pm | RSVP for new location | $30 for member and $40
One of my most rewarding and popular classes. Learn various wire wrapping techniques, as well as how to source quality gemstones and crystals. I am a lifelong rockhound (crystal collector and enthusiast) and believer in the power of crystals as an aid meditation and the overall improvment of one's surroundings.
Saturday November 12th 2016
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Introduction to bead weaving: Learn some of the foundation techniques used to create bracelets, necklaces and earrings. If you're a fan of beading come learn trade secrets and tips with lifelong beader Mika Chante. If you have questions about an old piece of beadwork you have, bring that too! During this beading demonstration with seed beads, you'll learn: Vertical netting, Brick Stitch, RAW, as well as tips on how to get inspiration for bead embroidery projects, sources for free beading patterns, and more!


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The Facebook Messenger app has been going from strength to strength since its release so it is no surprise that we have already arrived at its fifth update. Version 5.0 of this app is bringing in a key feature in line with current messaging trends; instant picture and video sharing. That's right! Now if words fail you in a conversation, take a quick selfie or upload a short sequence of your reaction to get your message across seamlessly.
Although there is no major visual overhaul to the app itself, there will be some minor reorganization of the layout to accommodate the new features. In the chat screen, we can see the inclusion of several new icons which are the camera icon, picture upload icon, sticker icon (smiley), voice recording and also the trademark "Like" button, moved to make it more accessible.
From the chat screen, just tap the camera icon and it will turn on the camera viewfinder which can be viewed on the bottom half of your screen. Then snap away for your picture and it will display on chat instantly. There is an option to switch between the front and rear views. Alternatively, you can choose a photo already present in your photo gallery. A minor drawback would be that the space for displaying past messages would be noticeably reduced due to the viewfinder.
As for videos, only pre-recorded videos in your gallery can be uploaded directly into chat and this function only works for Android 4.3 onwards. Apart from pictures and videos, Facebook is also encouraging the use of stickers and improved upon it by enabling you to download the entire sticker pack simply by holding down on one that you have received.
Essentially this update has placed more emphasis on visual communication, a trend that is on the rise following communication patterns observed in WhatsApp and the more recent craze, Snapchat. And who could blame them? Statistics from WhatsApp show that users are sending over 700 million photos and 100 million videos a day. That is a staggering amount of usage and by making photo and video sharing functions more accessible, Facebook has taken a big step forward in attracting potential users to this app. Also, in light of the recent rejection from Snapchat towards a $3 billion takeover by Facebook, it is no surprise that Facebook is making a serious effort in ensuring that Messenger is able to compete with Snapchat, luring some of its already 350 million strong user base away.
Trends in messaging today can pretty much can be summed up in the following; Texting has somewhat become a mundane ordeal. So why not mix it up a little?


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THE MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, Tomas Berdych. Questions, please.
Q. How would you rate your performance today? Were you surprised to hit quite a few aces despite the slow conditions?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Well, yeah. I mean, the performance of my game was pretty good today. On the other side, it was really tough conditions today again in Paris.
I think, I would say, maybe more than to play or it was like both things, to play against Mikhail and then trying to fight with the conditions, as well.
It was tough, as well. Yeah, I'm pretty happy that I can keep serving well also in this pretty wet, cold conditions. That's what I need, a good serve so I can play aggressive and play my tennis. It's what happened today.
Q. Is your first time in semifinal in Grand Slam. How do you feel now?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Well, I mean, you know, it's quite a lot of emotions just coming through, and it's just too quick after the match. You know, I don't have too much time to be thinking about, that I've reached the first semifinal in Grand Slam.
But anyway, I'm feeling great, you know. It's nice to be here. It's nice to be enjoying every day playing tennis here. That's what I'm trying to be here, and it works well.
Q. Do you feel like coming to this point after this match and the way you are playing, that you have a good chance to win it all, to win the tournament? First Robin Soderling and then the final?
TOMAS BERDYCH: No, just slowly with any like prediction of winning the tournament. You know, still there is another opponent in the next round which is semifinal which is gonna be really strong opponent.
You know, he reached the final last year here, so he's got a lot of experience to play here in Roland Garros. You know, he beat Roger Federer today. That's always, you know, great, great results to achieve.
So just I want to really take it same as I did all those matches before, you know. Just try to prepare for the next one, try my best on court, and whatever is gonna be next it's gonna be next.
But for me, the important one is the next match against Robin.
Q. You will meet Robin. What is the key to beat him?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Well, I mean, we played a couple of matches, the last one in Miami where I played really good match. I won the score looks quite easily, but, you know, it's not every match that easy. That's just how it looks on the paper, you know.
So I won that match, and so it could be kind of a small advantage. But here we're gonna play best of five sets, semifinal of the Grand Slam. That's, you know, every time, you know, different position for me, especially for me, because he already reach it last year.
You know, the key maybe is well, I will be try just stay with my game as much as I can and try to profit from my strokes.
Q. You seemed to be able to move Mikhail back and forth almost at will today. Were you hitting especially well, or is that just your ordinary strength?
TOMAS BERDYCH: It's tough to say it's like special today or, you know I mean, I just trying my best, you know, today. So I don't know if it was the best results or not. I hope I can still bring something more, because still, it's gonna be some you know, another match waiting. So as long as the matches go, then you need to bring something little extra.
Yeah, I was hitting ball really well today. I felt great. You know, that's also I think very important when you play against Mikhail that you don't give him too much time because he can play really aggressive, even if he play on this slow, slow clay court.
So that was the key to keep him, you know, as far from the baseline as I can and make him run a little bit.
Q. Was the condition of the court worse or better than it was against Murray?
TOMAS BERDYCH: I think it was worse, because when we played against Andy it was dark, which is not the conditions of the court. You know, it was a rain delay, so we just left the court. You know, they cover it. Then we came, you know, they prepared the court, and then we finished the match.
But today it was rain coming during the game, and I would say last few games on the one side, I think it was from the umpire on the left, it was really slippery. It was, I would say, quite dangerous.
Q. Dangerous?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Yeah. It was really slippery, yeah.
Q. In the beginning of the second set when you had that pouring rain, did you feel almost like a kid playing with Mikhail Youzhny with the conditions, you know, like when kids want to keep playing, whatever the conditions are? And also in the third set, at the end of third set, it was that huge roar in the crowd because they were looking at the screen and seeing the results of Federer against Soderling. Did you have a reaction on court?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Well, so first thing, yeah, you just said it really nice. But, no, I would stay a little bit, you know, a little bit lower with the emotions. I mean, as I said, I was trying to win every point, and as it works that good, it was just a bonus that the set the second set went pretty easily.
But I would say that the really important game which turn it really well on my side was when it was 5 3 in the first set and I was serving; I was 40 Love up, and then he gets back on deuce and that game was really close.
So, maybe if he make a break back then everything would be different; doesn't happen, so that's why it looks how it looks. And, yeah, the emotions or what the people saw on the screen, I mean, I think it was in the last game when I was serving.
Well, I just heard some, you know, noise coming from the crowd. And, well, obviously it has to be something different than our game because I was just waiting for balls. So it has to be some results, but I didn't take, you know, any attention to that and just was trying to focus on my game.
Q. Do you feel like at this point in this tournament like you're playing the best tennis in your career, like pulling all together?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Well, I mean, this is the question what everybody likes, you know, if I'm playing my best tennis in the career. You know, it's tough to say, because I hope not. I hope that I can still bring something more and I can keep it for long period of time.
Then it could be, you know, the really important thing what I needs to do in my game, and that's how it is.
Yeah, I'm playing well, definitely. That's right. I'm happy for it. But I just want to keep it, you know, a little bit, yeah, lower. That it's, yeah, well, kind of it's not that good and still I can bring something better for the next games.
Q. Is there an area of your game that you have worked on specifically this year? Anything that you would pinpoint that's been an improvement for you?
TOMAS BERDYCH: Well, yeah. I mean, it's gonna be couple of things. The first one, which is not only for this year, that's my movement on the court.
You know, because with my tall and everything, my well, big body, it's really tough to move well on the court, and that was the thing what I needs to improve. So far it looks like that it works, and it was a good job made with my coach.
The other thing, of course, I mean, I was kind of guy who just liked to play really aggressive, but sometimes I was maybe too much, you know, just go too much for every shot. Then you just come with the mistakes, and that's not the way of the modern tennis.
I still need to play really aggressive but with more control, and be a little bit patient on the court. That's what it is.
But, yeah, it's gonna be some more other things, but this one I would say it's me.


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The city of Nampa has released an updated Snow and Ice Control Plan on its website, bracing for what has been forecasted another brutal winter.
"Although this winter's forecast may not come to fruition, city staff members are prepared for the worst," Mayor Bob Henry said. "It may seem early, but after last year's snowmageddon, we evaluated citizen expectations, comments from the City Council and we explored how other cities respond to major snow storms."
The new Nampa Snow and Ice Control Plan is available at www.cityofnampa.us/snow. The web page provides links to useful information along with the city's planned response, depending on conditions.
"We've made several changes to the plan," Public Works Director Michael Fuss said. "I appreciate City Council's support, financially, so the city will be better prepared to respond if we should have another epic series of storms."
Those changes include:
In anticipation of the upcoming snow season, the city has budgeted accordingly:
PHOTO: The framework and asphalt for the new salt shed is in place at the City of Nampa Street Division and the canvas should arrive next week.


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An F key on my Fatar 880 has stopped working. Pressing the key triggers some MIDI, but obviously not the right one (i.e. no sound when key pressed). And no MIDI (NOTE OFF command) is triggered when releasing the key.
I have no experience in dismantling keyboards, so before I ruin the whole thing or leave it to the service shop I'd appreciate if anyone more knowledgeble could give some guidelines how to approach this problem.


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Mr Phillips began work at the CWS hosiery factory, where his father operated one of the huge machines they can identify used through dated takeover by The Hosiery Mills Company.
A locally termed
New Bridge offered good vantage point for watching locomotives along a Great Central railway, and fetching coal wagons from New Hucknall Colliery sidings. Fond memories led to collecting the associated wagon plate and signboard, adding to a circa 1950s photo of the Bedford two ton tipper truck that made local deliveries in two tone blue livery. And furthermore, Dave currently runs a small haulage business, very proudly named New Hucknall Freight.
Huthwaite residents will likely best recall the
Four Arches shown above, although this appears just one railway bridge in Fulwood once loved by train spotters.
A 1977 Free Press column written by past councillor David Ayres gave a romantic look back to when a New Bridge offered South Normanton miners a safe foot path to the New Hucknall Colliery. In light of proposals for laying a High Speed line, Dave Phillips has written an updated history, adding his own fond memories.
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December 1, 2011
Elizabeth Hancock
The original Elizabeth Hancock Sampler was created in 1831 in England. As I have done previously, I took the original and made a new sampler, one that I think you will love, love, love! For me this totally looks like an LHN sampler which is why I like it as much as I do. Elizabeth and I must be related!
You must know that I love the color red. . . . . . I couldn't resist this color palette!
The stitching is in Belle Soie with a hand dyed cotton color conversion provided.
Stitched on 30 count Weeks Dye Works Straw linen.
The stitching, including errors have been duplicated as they were found on the original sampler. However I made this design smaller than the original and left off the bottom portion. Her name was then moved up into place to complete the design. Everything you see in the photo above, down to the star border is exactly as it appeared originally. Nothing has been moved in that upper portion but because of the changes we are calling this a reproduction/adaptation sampler.
The pattern itself includes a photo of the original and some details concerning the design. Mom stitched this for me and it now hangs in her home where she can see it every day. It looks beautiful with her English styled living room but would look great in my home too!
This design will ship mid-month along with our last ornament of the year (photo coming soon!).
Happy Stitching,
Posted by Diane Williams at 8:31 AM
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- Paula Fulp8:50 PM
This sampler is absolutely beautiful. I have to stop visiting this blog and your website because everytime I do, I add another LHN project to my already large stack. I've just started "City Stitcher, Country Stitcher" for a dear friend and I am loving it! I can't wait for my friend to see it.ReplyDelete
This is truly a beautiful piece, Diane, and I can't wait to be able to stitch it!ReplyDelete
The Elizabeth Hancock design is created entirely with cross stitches that are made over two threads. . . . .no over 1 stitching. :)ReplyDelete
We're shipping Elizabeth to our distributors today!ReplyDelete
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From 21 November 2016, public authorities will be subject to a new 'fluency duty'. This means they will be required to ensure that customer facing staff speak fluent English (or in Wales, Welsh).
Which employers are subject to the duty?
The duty applies to all bodies which carry out functions of a public nature. This includes the NHS, councils and other local government bodies, central government departments, non-departmental public bodies, state schools, the police, armed forces and public corporations.
The duty does not apply to the voluntary sector, or to private service providers of public services, although it may be extended to them at a later date.
Which categories of worker are affected?
The duty applies in respect of employees and also agency temps, self-employed contractors, apprentices and police officers. Existing employees are covered, as well as new recruits.
What is a 'customer facing role'?
Customer facing roles are those where speaking to the public is a planned, regular and intrinsic part of the role. This contact could be in person, or by telephone. The government's Code of Practice contains a checklist which employers should use to assess each role.
- Is there a business need for interaction with the public?
- What is the frequency and form of this interaction?
- What is the level of service quality and responsiveness expected by the public?
- What is the proportion of the role which would require spoken interaction with members of the public?
- What is the nature of the role?
- Is English or Welsh language the primary language required for the role?
It also gives some examples: a teaching assistant and a customer services operative are considered to be customer facing, whilst a street cleaner and clerical officer are not.
What does 'fluent' mean?
For these purposes, 'fluent' simply means that the member of staff has a command of spoken English (or Welsh) which is sufficient to enable the effective performance of their role. The Code of Practice contains a list of factors to be considered when determining the standard required for each job.
- The frequency of spoken interaction.
- The topic of spoken interaction.
- Whether the communication is likely to include technical, profession-specific or specialist vocabulary.
- The typical duration of spoken interaction.
- Whether the communication is repeated in or supplemented by, written material provided to customers.
- The significance of the spoken interaction for service delivery.
The Code of Practice notes that "fluency does not relate to regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations."
Customer facing workers who rely on sign language can still meet the fluency duty where required, through provision of an interpreter who speaks English or Welsh to the necessary standard.
Where the role is already subject to a separate language standard, for example teachers and doctors, that standard will continue to apply.
How should fluency be checked?
Public authorities must satisfy themselves that customer facing staff speak fluent English. This could be through a formal test, or the individual may demonstrate fluency through conversation during the interview process, or existing employees may have already proven themselves in the job.
Where relevant, public authorities can specify a minimum level of English, which must be at least CEFR Level B1. The Code of Practice contains further information about testing and the different levels.
What changes should be made to HR policies and practices?
Existing staff need to be made aware of the new requirement and advised on what might happen if they do not meet it (see further below). Contracts of employment may need to be amended to refer to the required standard as a condition of the job.
Recruitment practices will need to be adapted for the new duty. Job adverts should clearly state the standard of English (or Welsh) required for the role and recruiting managers must objectively measure candidates against that standard. It is important to ensure consistency across similar roles. It is also vital to ensure all applicants are treated in the same way, to avoid any breach of the Equality Act.
Public authorities should review their service level agreements with agencies, to ensure they are aware of the standard of English (or Welsh) required by the public authority for particular roles and that they only supply suitable workers for these positions.
Agreements with self-employed contractors should also be reviewed.
How should public authorities deal with existing workers who don't meet the requirement?
Public authorities should provide training to employees who are struggling to meet the requirement. Employees should be allowed to undergo training during their normal working hours, at the employer's cost. This could be via formal language classes, online resources, or one-to-one conversation with a native speaker, ideally someone who understands the context of the role.
If sufficient improvement is not demonstrated within a reasonable time, then the local authority may consider adjusting the role. For example there may be a way of reducing the frequency of communication with the public, or doing more in writing. Consideration should also be given to moving the individual to a non-customer facing role.
Dismissal is a last resort and should only be considered if training has not resulted in sufficient improvement (or the individual has unreasonably refused training) and no other suitable post is available. The public authority should follow its usual capability procedures. The Code of Practice also notes that the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures should be followed. The individual should be offered a right of appeal.
The terms of any contract with an agency or self-employed contractor will determine what action can be taken in respect of those types of worker.
Can members of the public complain if they think the duty is not being discharged?
Yes, public authorities must operate a complaint's procedure, so members of the public can complain if they feel a customer facing public authority worker has insufficient proficiency in spoken English.
If a public authority considers a complaint simply relates to the customer facing worker's race, nationality, ethnic origin or disability, then that complain should be rejected.
Where can I get further guidance on this topic?
The Code of Practice on the English language requirement for public sector workers is available online.


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Sandy's Circus is a biographical account of how artist Alexander Calder turned play into art in his famous Cirque Calder. Kulikov's rich illustrations give plenty of detail without being overwhelming so your Littles will be transfixed by the images as you read aloud.
"There once was an artist named Alexander Calder. Only he didn't call himself Alexander. And he didn't call the things he made art."
How many of your kids make amazing things with simple materials available to them? How many of them think what they make is art?
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Sunday, February 16, 2014
Eat Your Fruit and Veggies - 2nd Grade Installation
In collaboration with Health & Wellness, 2nd graders used images of fruit and vegetables in art class to create marker drawings on tracing paper. The fruit and veggie drawings are installed in the breezeway to remind everyone to make good choices in the cafeteria!
I first showed my 2nd graders some contemporary artists who use many types of food to create sculptures. Click the links below to see these artists' exciting work!
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Why I Blog and My Favorite Mommy Blog
As a newcomer to the blogging world I want to offer something...well...new. Here are just a few of the motivations behind why I started www.saythingswithcolor.com.
1. Filling a gap between education and parenting blogs is where I feel I can offer something original: my intentions in sharing my world of art education are to inspire fellow educators and empower parents to connect with their kids through art.
1. Filling a gap between education and parenting blogs is where I feel I can offer something original: my intentions in sharing my world of art education are to inspire fellow educators and empower parents to connect with their kids through art.
Sunday, February 2, 2014
I went to school on Friday with a bad sore throat. I began my morning classes by telling them a story.
"Guess what? When I woke up this morning I was like this:
[I dramatically stretched my arms as if rising from bed, tried to yawn only to emit a squeaky sound, widened my eyes in terror, tried to speak only to emit more squeaks]
By this point my 1st graders were cracking up.
I told them in my squeaky voice "I had no voice! What do you think it means for art class today if I don't have a big voice?"
I called on 2 or 3 students all of which give the same basic answer: "We have to be very good listeners today." Several students also told me about how they or their family members were recently sick. What followed next was a short (unplanned) discussion of how we feel and what we do when we are sick.
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We clarify the nature of dynamic coupling in plasmonic resonators and determine the dynamic coupling coefficient using a simple analytic model. We show that plasmonic resonators, such as subwavelength holes in a metal film which can be treated as bound charge oscillators, couple to each other through the retarded interaction of oscillating screened charges. Our dynamic coupling model offers, for the first time, a quantitative analytic description of the fundamental symmetric and anti-symmetric modes of coupled resonators which agrees with experimental results. Our model also reveals that plasmonic electromagnetically induced transparency arises in any coupled resonators of slightly unequal lengths, as confirmed by a rigorous numerical calculation and experiments.
Plasmonic nano resonators formed by various metallic nanostructures are at the core of plasmonics and metamaterial researches. Novel features arise when resonators are coupled to each other, including cases such as plasmonic dimers1,2,3, plasmon induced transparency4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, directional optical antenna12,13,14 and high refractive index metamaterials15,16. The interaction of localized plasmons in nanoparticle dimers has been explained in terms of a simple dipolar interaction17 or plasmon hybridization1,18, the more general method. Though these approaches provide a reasonable description of coupled nanoparticles, they fail to accommodate the dynamical behaviour of coupled plasmonic resonators with accurate quantitative predictions, one of the most important open questions in plasmonics and metamaterial research. Recently, a single plasmonic resonator has been rigorously identified as a radiating dipole oscillator19,20. A plasmonic resonator, for instance a half-wavelength rectangular hole in a metal film, can be identified as a bound charge oscillator, and, accordingly, the scattering of light by a resonator can be quantitatively described in terms of the scattering spectrum of a bound charge oscillator20,21. This realisation raises the possibility of rigorously describing the interaction between plasmonic resonators in terms of bound charge oscillators.
In this Letter, we clarify the nature of dynamic coupling in plasmonic resonators by showing that plasmonic resonators couple to each other through the retarded interaction of bound charge oscillators. We determine the dynamic coupling of resonators explicitly from their retarded interaction and screened charges, allowing us to develop quantitative descriptions of the fundamental symmetric and anti-symmetric modes of coupled resonators in good agreement with actual experiments and exact numerical results. Importantly, our dynamically coupled oscillator model predicts the presence of the plasmonic electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in any coupled resonators of unequal lengths. Our model provides an analytic and for the first time quantitative description of EIT in plasmonic resonators. We show that the EIT of coupled oscillators arises from the destructive interference of two fundamental modes with distinct phase properties and that, as we confirm experimentally, the same feature arises in coupled plasmonic resonators. Our dynamic coupling approach is not restricted to the rectangular hole-type resonators considered in this paper. It can be readily applied to interacting plasmonic resonators in general and various building blocks of metamaterials.
Oscillator picture of coupled resonators
We first recall that a single plasmonic resonator can be identified as a radiating bound charge dipole oscillator20. Consider for example a narrow rectangular hole of size a × b in a thin metal film. When light is incident upon the rectangular hole with a polarization perpendicular to its long side, the total cross section of the free standing rectangular hole is given by the normalized energy flow through it,
where c is the speed of light, is the angular frequency of the incident wave and . T is the dispersive time parameter,
with the Euler's constant . It was noted that a similar scattering property arises in a bound charge oscillator obeying the equation of motion,
where x(t) is the displacement from the equilibrium position of a particle of mass m and charge q. Terms in the right side of Eq. (3) represent the restoring force, the radiative reaction force and the external force, respectively. The radiative reaction force, also known as the Abraham-Lorentz force, is responsible for the radiative energy loss characterized by the time constant . The total cross section of a bound charge oscillator is defined as the ratio of the time-averaged radiated power to the incident intensity. Using the Larmor formula, , we find
Comparing Eqs. (1) and (4) reveals that the scattering cross section is identical, after allowing for the 50% reduction in intensity for the slot case which represents only forward scattering. If we choose , or equivalently introduce a dispersive oscillator mass,
Now, we consider two interacting plasmonic resonators, two rectangular holes of dimensions and separated by distance d as shown in Fig. 1a. Light is incident upon the holes with a polarization perpendicular to the long sides of the rectangles. The oscillator model of a plasmonic resonator suggests that an interaction between resonators can be treated as if it were an interaction between oscillating bound charges and we show that this is indeed the case. Since rectangular holes are complementary structures to rod type resonators, Babinet's principle indicates that the corresponding charged oscillators can be restricted to movement along the x-direction with displacements and as shown in Fig. 1b. The equations of motion for coupled oscillators are
where and a phase difference is allowed between the externally applied forces. The term is the x-component of the Lorentz force F21 acting on q1 and likewise for with 1↔2,
We include the effect of charge screening on the interaction of plasmonic resonators using a screened charge with a screening factor S which will be determined later. E21 and B21 are the electric and magnetic fields due to charge q2 measured at the retarded time t–r/c,
where with unit vector and r1 and r2 are the position vectors of the charges q1 and q2 respectively. We assume that displacements x1(t) and x2(t) are much smaller than separation d so that . This, together with the harmonic time dependence of x2 with a factor , simplifies to yield
with the dynamic coupling coefficient
The time-averaged power provided by the external field to charge is
with the equivalent expression for power P2 and charge q2 also holding. Then the total cross section of the coupled oscillator, defined as the ratio of the total power P1 + P2 to the incident intensity, becomes
Determination of dynamic coupling
For a better understanding of coupling and charge screening, we consider the case of two identical oscillators with and . Coupled identical oscillators admit two fundamental modes, symmetric and anti-symmetric. The symmetric mode is driven by external fields without a phase difference () and is characterized by the steady state solution (see Supplementary Information for detailed derivation of Eq (13)–(17), , , , )
The corresponding total cross section becomes
Similarly, the anti-symmetric mode is driven by external fields of phase difference and given by
so that the corresponding total cross section becomes
Here, are the real(imaginary) part of the coupling coefficient in Eq. (10) which without the factor S2 becomes singular as the separation r0 between the two charges becomes zero. In the case of coupled plasmonic resonators of identical dimensions a × b, as the separation between the two rectangular holes becomes zero, they merge into a single rectangular hole of size a × 2b. Since the scattering cross section in (4), evaluated near the resonance , is independent of the short side b, at the limit of zero separation we would expect the total scattering cross section of coupled identical resonators to reduce to that of a single resonator. It can be readily shown that this requirement is fulfilled with the choice of the screening factor S = S0 where
Finally, fixing the dynamic coupling coefficient in (10) with S = S0 as shown in Fig. 1c, we establish the oscillator model for dynamically coupled resonators.
To confirm the validity of our model, we compare the total cross sections of coupled oscillators with numerically-calculated and experimentally-measured cross sections of corresponding coupled resonators. The results are shown in Fig. 2 in which the spectrum of the scattering cross section in symmetric mode given by (14) is plotted against resonator separation (the antisymmetric case is given in Supplementary Fig.S1). The scattering cross section is normalized by maximum value of the cross section from single resonator shown in Eq.(4). In Fig. 2b, the vertical breaks in the oscillator scattering cross section represent scattering spectra at the maximum scattering separation. The horizontal break shown in Fig. 2c at λ = λ0 = 2a (the black solid line) indicates that the cross section varies from 1 to 3 and converges to 2 in an oscillatory manner as the separation distance increases. This is in accordance with the expectation that the effect of coupling diminishes with larger separations. The positions of the spectral peaks in Fig. 2d show both blue and red shifts from the single resonator resonance, λ = λ0 = 2a, depending on the degree of separation of the coupled resonators. Remarkably, all these properties predicted by the oscillator model turn out to be in excellent agreement with not only the scattering behaviour of coupled resonators calculated using a rigorous FDTD numerical method but also the experimental data from microwave measurement.
Plasmonic EIT in asymmetric resonators
One of the most intensively studied properties of coupled resonators is the plasmonic analogue of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) which arises from the interference between bright (symmetric) and dark (anti-symmetric) modes. Various coupled resonator systems such as the dipole-quadrupole antenna pair10,11 have been employed to demonstrate EIT but without analytic quantitative predictions. Here, we show that a simple system of two parallel rectangular holes of unequal size indeed leads to EIT by opening a dip in the scattering cross section. Our oscillator model approach presents an analytic expression for the scattering cross section which also shows reasonable quantitative agreement with experimental results. Consider the two non-identical rectangular holes specified in Fig. 1 where the aspect ratio is close to one. The steady state solution of the corresponding oscillator equation is given by (see Supplementary Information for derivation)
The total scattering cross section is readily obtained from Eq. (12). In order to see the EIT behaviour explicitly, we note that the coupling constant can be approximated to if the separation of the rectangular holes is small. Then, the total scattering cross section simplifies to
Note that possesses zero, , at
where we approximated as . This causes a dip in the broad resonance peak as shown in Fig. 3. Figure 3a shows the cross section spectrum in (19) while Fig. 3b,c show respectively the experimental and the FDTD numerical results for the scattering cross section of two rectangular holes corresponding to four different aspect ratios. Despite the simplicity, our oscillator model prediction manifesting EIT behaviour shows remarkable agreement with both the experimental and rigorous numerical results. Figure 3d compares the dip position predictions of the oscillator model with numerical and experimental results and once again the agreement is good since it is within 2 percent. Figure 4 describes the distinct spectral phase properties of EIT. We compared the phase differences between two oscillators with those between coupled resonators. To show phase difference between slots, we measure near-field of each slot using hairpin antenna. The -field component has been measured near the edge of slots. The fields resonantly excited inside each of the rectangular holes correspond to the first and the second peaks in Fig. 4b,d. Around the transmission dip, both holes are excited and a -phase difference is expected to arise due to the resonant excitation of a dark mode as shown in Fig 4c,a confirms that this is indeed the case.
In conclusion, we have successfully described the behaviour of interacting plasmonic resonators with a coupled oscillator model which has been derived analytically from the full diffraction theory. The dynamic coupling coefficient of the oscillator model has been determined by the retarded interaction between oscillating screened charges. The oscillator model allowed quantitative predictions about interacting resonators, particularly their EIT behaviour, which agreed with both numerical and experimental results. Our oscillator model approach is not restricted to rectangular-holed plasmonic resonators but can be readily applied to other types of plasmonic resonator such as rod-type nano antennae. Features of the bound charge oscillator model such as radiative damping, retarded interaction, and screening effects are also shared by coupled plasmonic resonators. This suggests that the dynamic coupling approach presented in this paper provides a general analytic framework for coupled resonators.
Microwave measurements have been performed using the experimental setup in Fig. 5. Slots are perforated on a stainless steel, which exhibits a nearly ideal metal behavior at micro-frequency of 2.6–3.9 GHz. A Hewlett-Packard 8719C network analyzer and a SGH260 standard gain horn antenna were used to generate the y-polarized electric field. To reduce the background noise, we surrounded the experimental setup using KSS-12 pyramidal absorbers. To measure the far and near components of electric field, we used a rod antenna made of a LMR-400 coaxial cable, and a hairpin antenna made of a RG-405 coaxial cable. Since the forward scattering amplitude is proportional to the total cross section according to the optical theorem, we have measured the forward scattering amplitude from a double slot and normalized it by the maximum value of the forward scattering amplitude from a single slot. To measure the phase difference between slots, we measured the near field component, using the hairpin antenna, near the edge of a slot in order not to disturb the field distribution.
We made numerical calculations using the FDTD (finite-difference time-domain) method where metal is assumed to be a perfect conductor which is valid in the microwave region. The grid size of the FDTD calculation was .
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