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Here's a round-up of some of the best stories on the Internet today. And in case you needed any reassurance, none of these are real. We think.
Netflix gets a John Stamos makeover
"Who is John Stamos? What is John Stamos?" Those are two questions that will be answered by the documentary, John Stamos, a Human, Being.
The trailer for the documentary was featured on Netflix's homepage as part of their Stamos-themed April Fools' prank. If you sign in to the streaming service, you'll see that the Fuller House star has been incorporated into nearly every section of the site.
YouTube lets you watch its videos with Snoop Dogg
You've probably watched 360 videos on YouTube, but what if you could watch those videos with your buddy Snoop Dogg? That's the concept behind a prank feature the site rolled out on Friday, #SnoopaVision.
Warning: Adult language
"This technology is so immersive that sometimes I forget if I'm in a video or real life," Snoop Dogg raves about the feature.
While it doesn't work for every video, there is a playlist of videos you really can watch in 360 with Snoop Dogg by clicking on the "SnoopaVision" button.
The ultimate Pixar Easter egg
"No one's managed to find our biggest secret hiding in the background of every one of our movies since 1995," Pixar director Andrew Stanton says in a video pointing out how Hank the camouflage Septopus has appeared in every single Pixar movie.
While this would be an amazing discovery, there are quite a few Pixar Easter egg hobbyists, and it's hard to believe they would have missed something like this. (However there are plenty of great Pixar Easter eggs that are real, and Hank the Septopus is a real Finding Dory character.)
Google goes all-out with cardboard plastic and more
The creators of Google Cardboard wanted you to be more immersed in the stories you're consuming, a promo video explains, and "Google cardboard plastic" takes it a step further. That's because the product is a set of plastic glasses you wear to experience, well, actual reality.
The tech giant really went all-out for April Fools'. They also changed the stick figure for street view on Google Maps to a disco dancer, and they introduced a "new" form of delivery for online shopping: parachutes.
Perhaps the Google prank creating the most buzz, though, was the "mic drop" feature on Gmail. It allowed users to reply to an email chain with a GIF of a Despicable Me character dropping a mic, signaling the conversation was over.
Get the last word with Gmail Mic Drop https://t.co/v3wbrqglOZ pic.twitter.com/PRfgLO9Mzw— Gmail (@gmail) March 31, 2016
Google released a statement Friday saying the feature had been pulled because they were getting complaints from people who accidentally clicked the button in chains where the GIF would not be appropriate. It's unclear whether the statement itself is a prank-within-a-prank.
Festus Ezeli gets cut from the Warriors while getting a ride from Lyft
Golden State Warriors Center Festus Ezeli, who is out due to an injury, was getting a ride from Lyft when the radio made an announcement that he would be getting cut from the team. That's when he started getting texts from his teammates.
"I feel kinda awkward right now," his driver told him. Finally, teammate Andre Iguodala told him he'd been pranked, and Ezeli chased after him with a cake.
"Kid Class" on Virgin Australia flights
If kids were in charge of choosing their airlines, Virgin Australia would have won them over with their new kids class.
It's 100 percent adult-free and comes with a hopscotch course, seats you can kick the back of and bubbles on demand. What more could a kid ask for -- except for it to be real.
Airbnb offers travelers a chance to stay in some pretty quirky accommodations, but nothing quite like this.
You can be welcomed into the home of a superhero or a vampire with "Lairbnb." Hosts assure guests they will feel at home and be assimilated into their hosts' lives, even fighting crime, if they want.
Teleporting soldiers
The U.S. Army announced "successful" teleportation had been achieved earlier this year on Friday, explaining in an article that they were excited for the day when soldiers could be transported around the world in the blink of an eye.
"One moment, I was chatting with the young Soldiers, and the next, they all vanished into thin air," the man behind the accomplishment is quoted as saying.
Ice cream makes you smart!
Even media outlets are joining in.
A new idea to boost children's reading ability https://t.co/Fg19psDf2u pic.twitter.com/eTo4rMZKgk— The Economist (@TheEconomist) April 1, 2016
The Economist wrote about a study that found "Ice cream consumption, it seems, has a strong relationship with reading ability." The only logical conclusion, the article claimed, was that kids should eat more ice cream.
No more nude animal photos
Humans are constantly posting photos of cats, dogs and other species completely unclothed without their consent. National Geographic is taking a stand, the media outlet's photography account tweeted.
BREAKING: National Geographic will immediately stop publishing nude animal pictures. https://t.co/mFz5WzL0Mc pic.twitter.com/0voR1PMUuj— Nat Geo Photography (@NatGeoPhotos) April 1, 2016
Following the prank link takes you to a slideshow of animals wearing clothes.
Polar bears and volcanoes in the Great Smoky mountains
The tourism site for the Great Smoky Mountains said that 5,000 polar bears would be introduced to parts of the park in North Carolina and Tennessee over the next five years. The article explained how the "Polar Bear Relocation Project" would actually help save the animals from endangerment.
Polar Bears to be introduced to Great Smoky Mountains National Park! https://t.co/JvgEEnGsZa pic.twitter.com/ZC25oyttft— Visit My Smokies (@VisitMySmokies) April 1, 2016
The park also announced that an active volcano had been discovered under the Great Smoky Mountains. An article outlined the new safety precautions the park would be taking until they could determine the danger level, such as asking local clothing stores to keep extra coats on hand "in case an eruption from Mount LeConte blocks out the sun, causing volcanic winter."
BREAKING NEWS: Active volcano discovered under .@GreatSmokyNPS. https://t.co/5vYuv0UPvz pic.twitter.com/Za9HRMCU81— Visit My Smokies (@VisitMySmokies) April 1, 2016
Police departments ditching dogs for other cute helpers
While dogs are useful for sniffing out illegal drugs, maybe other cute animals should have their shot at helping the men and women in blue. The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office in Texas rolled out their idea for "narcotics detection swine."
Meanwhile, the Amherst Police Department in New York introduced Dusty, their new narcotics-hunting rabbit who specializes in small spaces.
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Donald S. Booth currently works as the team lead on the Macromedia Contribute Technical Support Team. He also serves on the Macromedia Dreamweaver Support Team as a lead and trainer. An employee of Macromedia for three years, Don is a co-author of Inside Dreamweaver MX, also from New Riders Publishing. He has degrees in art and philosophy from the University of Rhode Island.
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Ideal economics? A "non-ideal" economics approach has been proposed, which considers the possibility of arrangement infringements. It gives promises for both solving fundamental problems of economic theory and creation of new directions and fields of research. The approach application in relation to choosing between risky and guaranteed outcomes is discussed. The article demonstrates the approach is able to give the same results for both gains and losses, therefore it is able to be a universal one. The concept of the space of "Anything can happen" is introduced. The article gives examples of practical application of the approach in relation to bank deposits, investments, business projects and international activities such as Millennium Dome-like projects and Olympiad-like projects.
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Last week I was right on only one leg of our underdog parlay, however for those of you who took them as straight bets, you're welcome for the small profit. I am back once again with my top two moneyline underdogs, and both have great value heading into the second to last week of the season.
Taking slight underdogs and parlaying them together creates a ton of value without increasing the risk too much. There is always risk in any parlay, but keeping it to two teams on the moneyline price can increase our NFL Odds from the straight +250 to +350 and beyond. This week's potential payout is +362 if both of our dogs win outright.
The Browns had a thrilling game this past week, but came up just short against the visiting Bears. Now they head into New York for a game with the Jets, and the Browns are only slight underdogs, with a moneyline price of +115. With Jason Campbell playing well under center for the Browns, I could easily see Cleveland coming in and stealing one, even against the Jets' defense.
Over the last three weeks, the Jets are giving up almost 27 points per game, and even though the Jets are pretty healthy right now, their offense is so bad that Cleveland could win this game and only score 20 points. Cleveland's defense has been good this season as well.
I understand the Browns have been bad on the road, and I have taken that into account. Cleveland is only 2-19 SU in their last 21 road games, dating back three seasons. However Cleveland is evolving with every passing week this season, and it's mostly been for the better. New York is going to have some trouble defending Cleveland's passing game, aka Josh Gordon, and I see a nice upset here for Cleveland in our NFL picks.
Patriots vs. Ravens
Another road underdog I like this week is the Patriots in Baltimore. The NFL Odds are very similar to the Browns and Jets, as the Pats are around +115 in the moneyline this week. Parlaying the Pats in the late game with the Browns should have some great odds, and it will increase a 2-team parlay payout by more than a third.
The Patriots have beaten Baltimore in eight of their last 11 meetings, and even though the Ravens have been very good at home this season, I see them slipping up here to New England. Despite losing Rob Gronkowski, the Patriots are still very dangerous, and I doubt the Ravens' offense can keep up, even at home. The Ravens rank 25th in home passing this season, and they rank only 31st in rushing at home.
New England's road defense is fair this season, and even though they are 0-5 ATS in their last five road games, I see them breaking that slump on Sunday. The Pats have a better run game than they ever could have imagined over their last several matchups with the Ravens, and even though the Ravens play good defense at home, they are still beatable. The Patriots have won and covered in two of their last three trips to Baltimore, and I see them winning outright to keep their hopes of a first round bye alive.
My Pick: 2-team parlay: Browns +115 & Patriots +115 (+362)


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Full stack developers are hard to come by nowadays, just ask any hiring manager at most companies. Even myself, working for a startup, I personally get to be a part of that hunt. And it isn't fun and it's time consuming. It's not so much that's it a difficult thing to do, but more that it's a long term commitment that many programmers don't get the opportunity to do at their cubicle jobs. I know from personal experience as for many years I hated CSS, JavaScript, databases, etc. and I avoided them religiously.
I've been a 'full-stack' developer for the better part of 6 years now, and it's been an amazing time. In comparison to when I was just that "programming" guy, it's much more rewarding and many times more stressful, for a variety of reasons, which I'll go over today. And it didn't happen organically I'm afraid. You can program every single day until the Moon leaves Earth eventually, but you will not get to the full stack phase without actively going for it.


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Wednesday after the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Scripture: Deuteronomy 7:1-19 (NKJV)
1 "When the LORD your God brings you into the land which you go to possess, and has cast out many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than you, 2 and when the LORD your God delivers them over to you, you shall conquer them and utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them nor show mercy to them. 3 Nor shall you make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to their son, nor take their daughter for your son. 4 For they will turn your sons away from following Me, to serve other gods; so the anger of the LORD will be aroused against you and destroy you suddenly. 5 But thus you shall deal with them: you shall destroy their altars, and break down their sacred pillars, and cut down their wooden images, and burn their carved images with fire.
6 "For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth. 7 The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples; 8 but because the LORD loves you, and because He would keep the oath which He swore to your fathers, the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. 9 Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments; 10 and He repays those who hate Him to their face, to destroy them. He will not be slack with him who hates Him; He will repay him to his face. 11 Therefore you shall keep the commandment, the statutes, and the judgments which I command you today, to observe them.
12 "Then it shall come to pass, because you listen to these judgments, and keep and do them, that the LORD your God will keep with you the covenant and the mercy which He swore to your fathers. 13 And He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flock, in the land of which He swore to your fathers to give you. 14 You shall be blessed above all peoples; there shall not be a male or female barren among you or among your livestock. 15 And the LORD will take away from you all sickness, and will afflict you with none of the terrible diseases of Egypt which you have known, but will lay them on all those who hate you. 16 And you shall destroy all the peoples whom the LORD your God delivers over to you; your eye shall have no pity on them; nor shall you serve their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
17 "If you should say in your heart, 'These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?'—18 you shall not be afraid of them, but you shall remember well what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt: 19 the great trials which your eyes saw, the signs and the wonders, the mighty hand and the outstretched arm, by which the LORD your God brought you out. So shall the LORD your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid."
In our text for today God commands that when His people go into the Promised Land they are to destroy all the people and all vestiges of their false worship. He does this because He knows the people will fall away. As God told them, they were a stiff-necked people.
In spite of their hardheartedness He brought them into the Promised Land as He had promised He would. And they did rebel. But God is faithful and He cannot deny His promises to His people, even His faithless people.
In 1 Corinthians 1 St. Paul writes of this faithfulness to the New Testament Church. "Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge, even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord."
Indeed, through Word and Sacrament, our faithful God has brought us into His kingdom and keeps us there.
In faith we pray: Everlasting God, give us the increase of faith, hope, and love, that we may obtain that which You promise and make us to love that which You command; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.


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A lot of photographers produce a ton of photos, and those photos usually need some amount of post processing to at least make them look natural. Those who are doing stock photography process a lot of photos, but a lot of us also post a decent amount to blogs or photo sharing websites. It doesn't take too long to figure out that saving time during post is good.
So in this article, I'm sharing a small tip for using Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw presets for sharpening and noise reduction settings. These are settings that generally don't change much between photos and they can effectively be applied to batches of photos to save time. I should also note that this tutorial is based on Adobe Camera Raw, and Lightroom should be very similar (though I don't have the software to confirm that). If you guys see any huge differences, let me know and I'll update the article.
Here are the basic steps in Adobe Camera Raw (similar to Lightroom) for creating a sharpen and noise reduction preset that can be applied in batches. Screenshots for each step are shown below — click for larger versions.
- Pick a good baseline photo — well exposed, somewhere around ISO200-400 (unless you typically shoot somewhere else), a shutter speed of 1/125 seconds or faster (again, unless you typically shoot somewhere else), and with good sharp focus.
- Open it up for processing, zoom to 100% or 200% in a sharp area, and go to your "Detail" panel with the sharpening and noise reduction settings. You can see my before and after settings for my baseline photo.
- Adjust the sliders until you get a decent result. Don't over-do it — over-processed photos are much more noticeable than under-processed photos.
- Now save the settings in a Preset by going to your preset panel and creating a new one. Uncheck everything except for "Sharpening" and the two "Noise Reduction" boxes.
Now that you have a preset (or set of presets for various cameras and/or ISO settings) you can apply it to many photos at the same time. With Bridge, you can select the photos you want to adjust, right click, go to "Develop Settings", and choose your preset. Within Adobe Camera Raw, you can select the photos you want to adjust, go to the "Presets" panel, and choose your preset. With Lightroom, you can probably do it either way but it's been a while since I used Lightroom and I no longer have the software installed — so you Lightroom users will have to correct me if I'm wrong.
You can save pretty much any setting as a preset with Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw. So what do you guys have in your list of presets that you use all the time? Lens corrections? Camera calibration? Basic settings? Black and white conversions? Do share!
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In LR2, I have some Clarity Presets,, Low=+20 and Med=+40. I apply the Low Clarity preset to every picture upon import.
I also have some NR and Sharpening presets for RAW, for night shooting. I also have presets for Printing to file…for different sizes, e.g. 4×6, 5×7, 8×10, coupled w/ the appropriate printer profile.December 16, 2009 8:44 am
I have presets for white balance that matches what my camera would do in daylight/shade conditions… 5000/-11, 5333/0, 5600/-15 (LR's own "standard" WB temperatures aren't working for me) and a fix (using camera calibration) for the slightly increased red's when I use my ND8 filter. HTH.December 16, 2009 2:06 pm
I seemed to use the AWB/Auto Level/Unsharp Mask quite a bit. I have an action that will do all three – I typically queue up a collection in Bridge and batch process a day's shooting after the files are downloaded from the camera.
The flow goes something like:
Canon Digital Photo Professional -> Review and Sort in Bridge -> Apply AWB/AL/UM Action as Batch in PS. I haven't yet progressed to the point where I can trust an automated process with very special or important shots (still like to tweak those by hand the long way)
Can't beat CS4 for sorting through 500 shots of a concert and posting a couple of dozen to flickr or FB that same evening, though. Probably cheaper ways to get the job done, but not more painless ones.December 17, 2009 5:12 pm


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Tuesday, June 15, 1999 Published at 21:44 GMT 22:44 UK
Dando murder will be solved - police
The killer left little forensic evidence at the scene of the crime
The BBC's Crimewatch UK programme has broadcast another appeal in an attempt to find the murderer of television presenter Jill Dando, 50 days after she was killed.
Last month Crimewatch showed an extensive reconstruction of Ms Dando's murder on 26 April in an attempt to jog memories.
Mr Ross told viewers on Tuesday: "I was pessimistic after last month's programme.
Brother is confident
Ms Dando's brother Nigel has said he remains confident that the person who shot Ms Dando in the head outside her home in Fulham, west London, will be found.
"We're not at all despondent," he said. "I know it's been quite a long time, but we know the police have been working flat out on this inquiry, and that they've still got a mountain of information to sift through."
The attack on 26 April shocked the nation and seven weeks later obvious motives remain just as elusive.
A Ł150,000 reward has failed to penetrate the wall of silence surrounding the killer or killers. But senior officers are adamant the inquiry team is not being wound down.
They are working on two main theories:
Over the last seven weeks detectives have been studying her lifestyle and interviewing former boyfriends and colleagues. Her brother is appealing to anyone who may be shielding the murderer to come forward.
Suggestions that the killer may have been a Serbian agent acting in revenge for the bombing of a Belgrade TV station appear to have been ruled out by the police.
The BBC's Crime Correspondent Stephen Cape says there are problems with the "celebrity stalker" theory.
Firstly, it would be completely unprecedented.
However, former senior detective John Jones believes the killer is obsessed and proud of killing Ms Dando. Soon he will want to tell somebody about his "dark secret".
"By committing this murder in such a public way he was really advertising his feelings," he said. "And he will want to continue advertising his feelings.
"He will know that although at the moment the media is extremely interested in this crime, as time goes by the interest will die. He isn't going to want that to happen."
Meanwhile, police are believed to be honing in on the idea that someone hired a hitman to eliminate Ms Dando for some, as yet unfathomable, personal or professional reason.
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1. What inspires you when you begin a design scheme?
The color scheme is based on what flatters the client which often spills over to the colors they typically wear. This boils down to a summer, spring, fall, or winter color palette customized for them.
2. What is the best accessory to complete a room?
Sculpture and Paintings
3. The secret to styling a mantel?
I love to keep it simple with a large gorgeous painting. All paintings should be as large as possible in order to create strong focal points.
4. Designer pet peeve?
Bad lighting. I hate when lighting blinds people or is not highlighting the focal points in the room. I have been known to adjust spotlights on a whim. Dimmers on all lighting is a must in rooms for entertaining and bedrooms.
5. Without fail design hint that you have learned over your career?
Mix newly manufactured clean lines with natural textures and fabrics or art with a hand painted feel. The mix creates depth and warmth.
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October 18, 2017, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Children 2 to 5 years of age with a caregiver enjoy stories, songs, dancing, and finger plays.
October 18, 2017, 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Enjoy a story read aloud and a related art project. For children ages 5-12 with a caregiver.
October 18, 2017, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
There are so many great crafts to be found on Pinterest! Join our Pinterest Party and try a few out. All materials will be provided. Limited to 15 participants. Registration is required.
Event Type(s): Adult Program
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Here is our collection of Free papers For Valentines Days. These Valentines day downloads include backing papers, decoupage, templates and more. This collection grows every year so keep checking it out. After Christmas, Valentines Day papers are our most popular section. These designs don't just have to be for Valentines day. The Heart type designs also lend themselves to engagement, wedding and anniversary cards.
I doubt any one needs to be reminded that Valentine day is on the 14th February. It used to be a religious festival but has now taken on a meaning far beyond that. Whilst there are 1,00s of mass produced cards on the market, nothing says I love you like a home made one. There is something special about oputting time and effort into the card.
N.B. When downloading please ensure you have reached the largest version of the Design.
Valentine Project.
A great project making a box card.
Backing Papers, Inserts, borders and Tags.
A huge collection of basic Downloads. These can be use in almost any type of paper craft. Basic sets contain backing papers, insert sheets, tags and labels.
Valentines Day.
Valentines Day 2.
Valentines Day 3.
Valentines Day 4.
Valentines Day 5.
Valentines Day New.
Valentines Day New 2.
Decoupage and Pyramid.
Some basic decoupage sheets. Plus stackers and pyramid papers.
A great selection of templates. No less than 4 types of pop-out heart cards. Some are pre-coloured and some blank.
Valentines Day Downloads, Frames.
Two different types of box cards / frames. ( see projects above).
Valentine Box Card Frames.
Valentine Card Frames.
Don't forget you can make your own personalised backing papers by using our online Backing Paper Builder.
Other Sites with Valentines Day Downloads can be found on Free Craft Stuff:- Valentines Day.
3D Template.
Backing Paper.
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If you're itching to know your Jurassic from your Triassic, and your Diplodocus from your Dilophosaurus, look no further! How many teeth did T. rex have? What's the oldest dinosaur fossil ever discovered? Did birds evolve from dinosaurs? Find the answers to these and lots of other dinosaur puzzlers inside this fantastic, fact-packed book. Perfect for curious and dino-crazy kids aged 8 and up.
Dino Survival Guide is a children's book. If Dinosaurs still roamed the earth, swam in lakes, stomped through the cities, and flew the skies, how would you survive? The 6 year old Author Kingston Dyer provides you with survival tips you'll need to avoid specific dino's including the Mosasaurus, Brachiosaurus, Raptors and more!
Find out everything you need to know about dinosaurs in this action-packed guide to prehistoric life. Bursting with fantastic facts, punchy statistics, and eye-catching images, this book provides a thrilling and comprehensive introduction to dinosaurs for kids aged 7 to 12.
This is the perfect book for little kids who love big dinos! Find out what was on the menu for T. rex, how Triceratops used its horns to defend itself from fearsome predators, just how long Diplodocus' tail was, and much, much more.
This beautifully illustrated, fact-filled book contains five delightful models that can be pressed out and slotted together easily.
Dinosaur Secret File.
46 page interactive hardcover nook, complete with Dino shaped pen. Elastic straps keeps closed from prying eyes and padded covers with inside pages in full colour, glossy paper.
This guide to the identification and classification of all the birds so far recorded in Australia is designed for use in the field, to slip easily into a hip-pocket, backpack, or glovebox. The illustrations have been planned to enable easy comparison between similar species.


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St Richard Reynolds Sixth Form @SRRCCSixthForm
Wednesday 10th October at 6.30pm. No advance booking necessary. Pupils must be accompanied by a parent/carer.
APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR ENTRY SEPTEMBER 2018 and SEPTEMBER 2019
We are very excited that the final phase of our High School development is soon to begin with the Sixth Form opening in September 2018. The Sixth Form will be the pinnacle of a student's College career and we are currently putting together the finishing touches to the fantastic programme of study, enrichment, support and careers for our first cohort. We are thrilled that a good number of our current students will stay with us into Sixth Form and that we will be joined by new students adding a fresh energy and ideas to our community. We do still have a few places available for entry in September so do get in touch if you would like to become a student here at SRRCC.
As with the entire College journey, we want to be measured by academic success and the Sixth Form is no different. Our students will be supported to achieve their potential principally through outstanding learning and teaching and tailored pastoral support; something the College already prides itself on. In addition to this, as a Catholic College, the students will have planned and more informal opportunities for worship and spiritual growth throughout their Sixth Form careers. We are looking forward to being able to continue to provide an outstanding Catholic education to our students from the age of 16.
Through a well-balanced curriculum of A level courses, independent study and a wider enrichment programme, we are confident that our students will have a wealth of quality post-18 opportunities available to them including top flight apprenticeships, universities and promising careers.
We are pleased to share with you the designs for the Sixth Form Study room which will be kitted out over the summer and ready for action in September. We have designed it with the needs of post-16 students in mind ensuring that they have both flexible facilities for study and the opportunity to relax and socialise when time permits.
We do hope that what you have read is of interest. Do feel free to arrange a visit if you'd like to know more. Remember, you're not too late to apply for September 2018. Click the link below for application information.
Anna Lord
Head of Sixth Form
A Sixth Form Open Evening will be held on Wednesday 10th October, starting at 6pm.


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52 Weeks Photo challenge: Week 31-Empty Space
Out of all the countries and states I've visited or lived in Colorado is a beautiful uncrowded space in which to live. This view from the runway of the Denver International Airport illustrates why I like my home. I'm not a big fan of big cities.
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Fresh figs are plentiful and ripe in late summer. They make a great first course, or you can serve them as a light dessert. Try figs stuffed with a mellow goat cheese or slightly-sweetened mascarpone. For a simple starter, drape or wrap them with salty proscuitto. The salty ham contrasts with the sweet fig nicely. You can also drizzle the cheese-stuffed jewels with reduced balsamic.
Serve 2 ripe figs per person
Wash and cut off stems
Split into 4, but do not cut thru the fig. Open it like a flower.
Beat 1 tbsp. confection/icing sugar into ½ cup mascarpone cheese
Reduce 1 cup of balsamic to ½ cup (I use the microwave. I poured the balsamic into a glass measuring cup, and reduced it in bursts until it was done.)
Dust with finely chopped almonds or pistachios.
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The object of the game is for both of the Player's two hands to rank higher than both of the Banker's two hands. In Pai Gow Poker any Player may elect to be the Banker in turn. The opportunity to bank will rotate from person to person, allowing the opportunity to bank twice including the house. As Banker, Players must have played a previous hand against the House Banker and have sufficient money on the table to cover all winning bets of other Players and Dealer.
The game is played with a traditional deck of 52 cards, plus a Joker. The Joker may only be used as an Ace or to complete a straight, flush or straight flush.
The Dealer will give everyone seven cards. A set of dice or a randomly generated number determines which player gets the first set of cards. The Players then each arrange their seven cards into a five-card 'High-Hand' and a 'two-card 'Low-Hand.' The five-card hand is ranked as in poker, with the exception that an Ace-2-3-4-5 straight is the second highest straight. The two-card hand will either be a pair or two individual cards. The highest two-card hand is a pair of Aces and the lowest is a 2-3.
After all the Players have arranged their hands the Banker arranges the House's hands according to a set of fixed rules known as the 'House Way'. Then the Player's five-card hand is compared to the Dealer's five-card hand. Likewise the Player's two-card hand is compared to the Dealer's two-card hand. The highest hand wins. In the event of an exact match between hands, called a 'Copy' or tie, the tie goes to the Banker. If the Player beats the Dealer with both hands the Player wins even money. If the Player wins one and loses one the bet is a push. If the Player loses both the Player loses the entire wager.


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Just read a few weeks ago your book on Gorey and enjoyed it very much. Cormac McCarthy, April, 2010
" The Strange Case of Edward Gorey [is] a smart, engaging, and insightful monograph asking as many questions about the quirky artist as attempts at answers." John Madera, BOOKFORUM
Praise for the first edition:
An addictively readable book, stuffed with scandalous morsels of gossip, piquant table talk (Gorey and Theroux were friends), the authors staircase wit, and his sharply perceptive insights into the mind and art of the incalculable, eccentric Gorey. A poisoned bon-bon of a book. To be read aloud to a friend, in bed, with a glass of absinthe on the night table. Mark Dery
The Strange Case of Edward Gorey revels in Goreys intelligence, wit, and marvelous eccentricities. Alex Beam, The Boston Globe
This is a loving memoir of a singular artist, written by a best friend, one of the most talented novelists in America. The Gay & Lesbian Review
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The Strange Case of Edward Gorey is the most authentic portrait yet of this truly enigmatic American artist and writer of macabre, ghoulish illustrated books. It is a respectful and insightful consideration not only of the intriguing pen-and-ink drawings but of the inventive, opinionated and eccentric person himself. A balletomane, cat-lover, unbelievably wide reader, collector of many and surprising objects, and mad filmgoer, Gorey had many selves. In this in-depth study of the man he had come to know over thirty years, Alexander Theroux, the novelist who has a literary genius all his own, examines every facet of this mysterious artist who left New York City to live year-round on Cape Cod for the last third of his life where for years, along with producing book after book, he found time to write and direct numerous evening-length entertainments, often featuring his own papier-mâché puppets in an ensemble known as La Theatricule Stoique.
No ordinary account could ever do justice to such an anomalous character, but Theroux with his depth of understanding, keen eye, literary gifts, and astonishing intelligence, never flinches and this loving but analytical account in its sympathy and range of one of Americas most complicated artists is unsparingly brilliant.


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The previews of my Vids are green, why??? – can´t cut in CS5 – need help.
I´m from Germany, using Premiere CS5, now from more than a year. I cut my vids, from my cam which taking video recordings in AVCHD 24p. this works. So a friend of me gave me video recordings taken with his Iphone 4S, which I should cut for him.
I did this four times for him, everytime everything worked, its always the same format: .mov
But now some of his vids in the preview screen are green! and I just hear the sound of the vid. I can´t cut, without seeying anything. What can I do? here´s a screenshot I did:
http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx250/Tyrant58/sdsdsdsdsdsd_zps7303 cc9a.jpg
like u see all videos are normal, instead of the first one.
PS) it doesn´t matter if the vid is horizontal or vertical. The green preview is coming in both cases!
THX for every help.
via Adobe Community : Popular Discussions – Adobe Premiere Forums http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1121749


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Remove the cover by lifting the notch towards the bottom of the phone. Use your fingernail to lift it up.
Remove these nine screws with a small phillips screwdriver. They are all the same size.
There is a small screw hidden under the warranty sticker. You may either remove or poke through it .
Use the pry tool to gently separate the panel from the frame, starting from the bottom left corner and continue along the edge of the phone.
*WARNING* by doing this, you will void the manufacturers warranty.
Continue using the pry tool around the back panel of the phone to separate both pieces.
Once you have gone around the entire frame, use both hands to pull it apart.
Use the pry tool to disconnect the camera from the device.
Gently lift the camera up and use the tweezers to remove it from the phone.
Reinstall the camera. Then follow the guide in reverse to put the phone back together.
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Falling in love is great, but this might be even better.
By Andrea Syrtash
I can't count how many times I've spoken to a woman who knows that she's in an unhappy, unhealthy relationship but stays in it because she "loves" the person. I'd guess it happens about every second in America.
Every second a woman out there makes excuses to herself and to her friends about why she is going back to or staying with a man who isn't the right match for her and justifies it with the L word. "I know he's been a jerk, but I love him!" or "He told me he loves me, so I'm going to try it again..."
I love love. I write about love how to fall in love. Love is a beautiful, powerful, and essential emotion for all of us to experience.
I don't think you should marry anyone whom you do not love. But I'd like to add another critical L to your relationship vocabulary: LIKE. Like is an underrated and hugely important component in relationships.
Many of us take Like for granted because we don't experience the same drama or angst with Like that we may have experienced with the ever-powerful force of Love. Like does not make us overlook some potential red flags or cloud judgment in the way that Love might. Like glides in when you are not looking for it. Like is natural and easy.
I like that Like is simple. When we like someone, we rarely spend hours analyzing why that is the case — we simply accept that we enjoy being around the person and want to spend more time with him or her. When we do not like someone outside the context of dating, we usually just avoid spending time around that person.
Somehow, though, when we are romantically linked to someone we don't particularly like, we give in more easily because of Love or the other powerful L word — Lust.
Studies show that women fall in love more emotionally than men do. Research conducted by biological anthropologist Dr. Helen Fisher demonstrates that when women are falling in love, memory regions in the brain are active, which may be one reason that women are more likely to fall in love with men they already know and when they least expect it.
With a nontype, sometimes feelings of love are borne out of a very simple and easy experience of deeply liking the person. For this reason, we should all pay close attention to those we fall into like with.
Most of the women I interviewed who ended up with men who were not their standard type could not picture being in love with their partners — they just knew that they enjoyed being around them. They were not pressured by Like as they might have been with Love, so they were present and honest in the relationships and romance blossomed.
When you start hanging out with someone who is not your traditional type, who intrigues you, invite Like into your heart. Do you like who he is? Do you like yourself around him? Do you like experiencing the same things in life as he does? Are you so in like with him that he is one of your favorite people to be around?
If you answer a resounding yes to all of these questions, you may be falling into like, which is much easier than learning how to fall in love. And don't be surprised if love follows.
Andrea Syrtash is a New-York based dating and relationship writer, online broadcaster and author.
This article was originally published at Rodale Wellness. Reprinted with permission from the author.


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WDAA Member Bud Blankenship Inducted to the MFTHBA Hall of Fame
WDAA member Bud Blankenship has recently been inducted into the MFTHBA Hall of Fame in recognition of his distinguished service to the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association and a lifetime of dedication, education and promotion of this wonderful breed.
Bud got an early start with the breed, winning his first World Championship at a young age under the supervision of his uncle, Junior Nimmo. As a child, Bud rode foxtrotters to help Junior around the family farm and also in the show ring, when the chores were done. Junior and Bud would "jump" their horses into the back of a pickup truck equipped with rails on the side, and head off to Foxtrotter shows at the fairgrounds.
Bud has been a valuable member of the MFTHBA Florida affiliate, organizing clinics and educational events, and producing the Florida State Championship event attended by folks from all over the U.S. In 2002, Bud and his wife Tori established Foxtrot USA Tack & Supply, dedicated to serving the needs of the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse and their owners. They also run Blankenship Stables in Sarasota, FL.
Bud has produced, trained, shown, and promoted many outstanding Fox Trotting horses. One of his favorite memories is purchasing a golden colt for the 16 piglets that happened to be on his trailer. He'd found the colt standing in the middle of a field with a saddle hanging haphazardly under his belly, no rider in sight. What a marvelous purchase it turned out to be – the golden colt later went on to win the 1969 MFTHBA World Grand Championship with Jerry Middleton.
Blankenship Stables has produced hundreds of championship titles in all 3 divisions of the MFTHBA; 5 World Grand Champions, 35 National & World Champions, 19 National & World Reserve Champions, and 93 National & World Top 10 Honors. One of Bud's most notable horses was the late JB's Raising the Bar, an incredible young stallion that clinched World Championship title after title. Reserve Open High Point MFTHBA Super Horse in 2013, six World Champion titles & three Reserve World Champion titles in 2014, and the MFTHBA World Grand Champion Triple Crown as a 5-year old.
When the WDAA began to include Gaited classes at the 2014 Western Dressage World Championship, Bar took two WDAA World Champion and two Reserve World Champion titles. The Blankenship team came home with 3 World Champion titles, 4 Reserve World Champion and 7 World Championship Top 10 honors. With a bright future ahead of him, Bar continued to "raise the bar" on every front. "Riding Bar is like slipping on my favorite pair of jeans; he feels what you think and focuses into the movements so gracefully." Five months after the 2014 WDAA World Championship, tragedy struck and five horse's lives were lost. Bar was one of them; he was just six years old. This June – against all odds – Bar's son, JB's Phoenix Rising was born to continue the legacy of JB's Raising the Bar.
Bud believes that the Fox Trotting Horse can excel in all areas of equine competition, and his successes prove exactly that; Florida Extreme Cowboy Challenge Finalist, 3 consecutive FOSH Horse of the Year titles, ACTHA's America's Favorite Trail Horse Top 10 Finalist, and of course their 2014 Western Dressage World Championship titles. Bud continues to promote, educate and support the versatile qualities of the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse everywhere he goes. In honor of a lifetime of dedication and devotion to the "Horse of a Lifetime;" Charles "Bud" Blankenship and the Missouri Fox Trotter.


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My husband's parents Volkova insulted her by his absence
The father and mother of the businessman Parviz ignored the invitation of Julia Volkova and didn't go to her birthday.After waiting beloved parents for more than an hour, "the tattoo" had to start a holiday, and not waiting for congratulations from her husband's relatives.His 23rd birthday Julia Volkova noted in one of the elite restaurants of Moscow, inviting only the closest and dearest people. The event took place in a separate room, where the staff tried not to miss curious visitors. At the appointed time in the restaurant's parents arrived and a friend Volkova Lena Katina. The first glasses for health "tattoos" rose in a narrow family circle. But after about an hour the cheerful mood of the hero of the occasion began to deteriorate.- Julia booked a table for 15 people, " said the waiter of the restaurant. - All guests had to come to 18 o'clock in the evening. On the eve of Julia said she didn't want to collect noisy company and invited their parents, grandparents and closest friends.Parviz he came into the restaurant with half an hour delay and, without undressing, hurried to the table. Giving the wife a huge bouquet of roses, he congratulated the parents of Julia, not forgetting to apologize for the delay. Followed by Parviz in the restaurant came close friend of the birthday girl Sergey Lazarev, oderisi Julia gorgeous bouquet, the newspaper "Your day".I love this day, " said the singer. - Rarely able to get together, and birthday - excellent for this reason. I have collected all the most dear to my heart people. It is a pity that parents Parviz never came...As told by the people from the inner circle of the actress, the relationship between Julia and her husband have recently become very strained. Father Parviz believes that the daughter needs to leave the stage and devote her life to her family. But Volkov is in no hurry to finish with creativity and often appears at social events. Source: my husband's Parents Volkova insulted her by his absence.


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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas football team practiced for two hours Tuesday afternoon in full pads on the grass practice fields south of Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in preparation for Saturday's clash with 3-0 Alabama.
"It was a good day of learning today," Arkansas head coach Houston Nutt said. "We had a good day of practice. We tired to hit all of the sets that Alabama runs. We all know that they love to hand the ball off to the tailback and you have to be very physical."
Alabama's physical running game behind Kenneth Darby will require the Razorbacks to improve their tackling over last week when Vanderbilt rushed for 240 yards.
"We have to do a much better job with pad level and tackling," Nutt said. "We had a good start today and worked hard on that."
Former Razorback defensive coordinator Joe Kines now heads up the Crimson Tide defense and will present the Hogs with a challenge on Saturday.
"Joe Kines does a good job of giving you a lot of different looks," Nutt said. "He gives you a lot of different techniques and different coverages. We have to be ready to go."
The Hogs are looking to build off the momentum of the 21-19 win at Vanderbilt that put them at 1-0 in the Southeastern Conference.
"There is nothing like it (a 2-0 start in conference play) and that is our goal," Nutt said. "There is nothing like being 1-0, but being 2-0 is all we are focused on."
Arkansas made a few changes to the depth chart following the Vanderbilt game with former free safety Matt Hewitt moving to strong-side linebacker. The Razorbacks also moved Anthony Brown back to the defensive side of the football to help with depth at linebacker. The former defensive end turned split end will help backup Sam Olajubutu at will linebacker.
Senior cornerback Darius Vinnett returned to practice on Tuesday and is on track to see playing time against the Crimson Tide this weekend.
The Hogs return to the practice field on Wednesday and Thursday to put the finishing touches on the game plan for the Crimson Tide.


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Fabulous hippy love-in at Woburn Park - flowers fall from the sky, man!
British Pathé
A haunted public house is shown to the cameras in Amersham.
Two beatnik couples marry, brides swap big skirts for trousers and they drive off on scooters.
Trolley bus driver and expert rides around his garden in a model trolley bus - brilliant!
Excellent documentary about women's lives in the 1920s - great commentary by Joyce Grenfell.
Madame Mag Cornou launches the Linda Leigh Large Girls Club of Great Britain at Woburn Abbey.


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For today's prompt, write a plea poem. Of course, a plea can mean a few different things. First, a plea can be an allegation leveled at someone. Second, a plea can be the defendant's answer to the accusations (for instance, guilty or not guilty). Third, a plea can be an appeal.
Here's my attempt at a plea poem:
"Summer, Don't Be So Mean"
Summer, don't be so mean
the grass turns yellow instead of green.
Summer, don't be so hot
the blood boils like it's in a pot.
Summer, don't be so quick
the children all miss you like a trick.
Summer, don't be so sweet
when Winter comes down I'll miss your heat.
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FAYETTEVILLE - Mrs. Grace Anne Simmons, 84, of Fayetteville passed away on Friday, October 6, 2017.
Mrs. Simmons was an avid golfer, a honorary member of the Special Forces Association and a member of the Moose Lodge.
She was preceded in death by her brother, L.J. Lambert, Jr.
Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Ret. Master Sgt. Jesse Milton Simmons of the home; a daughter, Debra Smith and husband, Tom of Charleston, S.C.; a sister, Gloria Carpenter of Baton Rouge, La.; two granddaughters, Amanda, and husband, Joe and Rebecca; a great grandson, Will; and numerous close friends.
Mrs. Simmons loved her family and friends and will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
The family will receive friends from 6 pm to 8 pm tonight, Wednesday, October 11, 2017 in Rogers and Breece Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 11 am Thursday, October 12, 2017 in Rogers and Breece Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Roy Hill officiating. Burial will follow in Lafayette Memorial Park Cemetery.
Services entrusted to Rogers and Breece Funeral Home.


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Wednesday, October 11, 2017
By John VoketThe words "preventable fire" are tragic when lives are lost. Taking even a few minutes to run down a short punch list of common sense measures with your family could make the difference between life and death in a residential fire.
Tommy Webber at New York's T. Webber Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning (twebber.com) has compiled the following six-point plan to help prevent fires and ensure your family is prepared for a fire emergency all year-round:
Check smoke detectors – Test and replace smoke detector batteries twice a year at Daylight Savings Time. Or consider adding newer smoke detectors with batteries that can last up to 10 years. If detectors are wired into your home's electrical system, think about having a professional check to ensure the wiring is in good shape.
Cook with caution – Never leave cooking unattended, always have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen that is rated for cooking-related fires, and NEVER put a grease fire out with water – smothering the fire is the best method.
Conduct heating system and duct inspections – Make sure all vents in the heating system are clean. If you haven't had your heating system inspected and tuned up, Webber says now is the time to do it.
Don't leave space heaters unattended – And never place one less than three feet from furniture, window treatments, bedding, clothes, rugs or other combustibles. And remember it's a safety hazard to run space heaters into extension cords or power strips.
Check electrical cords, receptacles, outlets – Check cords for frays and breaks, minimize the number of cords plugged into power strips, and consider replacing outlets and switches that are not working properly.
Have an escape plan and practice it – Your family escape plan should include a rally point for everyone to meet. Make a plan and then practice your plan regularly.
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text: While the music in most games will cause many of you to wish for a mute button, the enchanting tones produced by this game simply stand on their own. As you drop the objects from the sky high above, rainbows shall produce felicitous sounds for all in the universe to hear, streaming from the horizon! Do you want to be part of the cause for universal happiness through music? That's right, I thought so. Go with the water's flow, portal by portal, as you make the universe, from black hole to qasar, a wonderful place to be.


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Constant Future
So I got a hold of the new Parts and Labor album and it is stunning. Much better than Receivers but probably not as epic as Mapmaker. Certainly a nice start to the New Year.
UK dates in full (they will return later in year, details TBD)
the mighty Teeth Of The Sea are main support for this run...
May 18 London, CAMP Basement 8pm, £8 adv
May 19 Birmingham, Hare & Hounds 7.30pm, £8 adv
May 20 Brighton, Green Door Store 8pm, £8 adv
May 21 Manchester, Ruby Lounge 7pm, £8 adv
May 22 Sheffield, Harley 7.30pm, £6 adv
actually Sheffield is £7
£6 for concessions
and on my birthday
London date is a no-no for me
a. because of the venue
b. because it's a day after QOTSA and I can't risk that. Two gigs in a row always = one gets missed because of work. AND Okkervil River are playing on Mon 16! The biggest gig calendar pile up for quite a while. SO bring on another visit!
my review is now up!
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Friday, 11 May 2012
Long Louis Imagine
#Imagine you were walking home from work one night, it was summer so it so it was still light outside. You was walking along the pavement, enjoying the warm summer night, when you felt two strong arms around you. You looked down and saw the familiar wristband wrapped around their wrist. It was Louis.
'Guess who?' he whispered into your ear. You pulled out of his grasp and turned around to face him. You smiled at him and then wrapped your arms around his neck, giving him a friendly hug. That's all you and Louis were. Friends. You always had been, you always would be. You had fallen for Louis a long time ago, but eventually you faced the fact that he would never like you back, so you moved on. You didn't see the point in waisting your time on someone that was never going to feel the same way about you. You had told the rest of the boys how you felt, but none of them ever told Louis, you didn't want them to. It would have been so awkward if he ever had found out, and you never wanted to ruin the special friendship you both had.
'Heya, how are you?' you said pulling back from the hug.
'I'm good, how are you?' he asked.
'Yeah, I'm good too,' you said, smiling sweetly. He nodded at you.
'Good,' he said. He stayed staring into your eyes and then peered down at your hand that was hanging next to your waist. He leaned over and placed his hand on yours, but you pulled it back from him. He was making the feeling come back, you didn't want him touching you like that. What was happening? Suddenly all these feelings were coming flooding back. 'Hey? What's wrong? I'm not going to hurt you,' he said, grabbing hold of your hand. Your heart began beating fast as yours and Louis' hands were clasped together. 'Follow me,' he said, taking a firm grip on your hand and pulling you back down the street. Your feet were stomping along on the concrete in your golden sandals, it was beginning to get cold.
'Where are we going Louis? I'm getting cold,' you moaned, pulling your hand out of his. He pulled his hand away from yours and took his jumper off of his body and handed it to you.
'Here, have this. And it's not that far, just a few more steps,' he said as you took the jumper out of his hand. You took your bag of your shoulder and handed it Louis.
'Just hold this for me,' you said as you began struggling to put the jumper on. You pulled it over your head and it made your hair go all messed up. Louis stepped nearer to you and dropped your bag on the floor.
'Aha, come here,' he said as he ran his fingers through your hair moving it out of your face. He looked deep into your eyes and a smile spread across his tanned face.
'Thanks,' you said blushing and looking down. He had made all these feelings come back, and you knew that Louis would never want you. You was just setting yourself up for another heartbreak.
'No problem,' he said, grabbing your hand again as he carried on walking. You walked for a little while longer, and then Louis finally turned around and looked at you. 'We're here!' he said looking nervous. You were both stood in the middle of an empty field. No people, no trees, no nothing. You looked around and were expecting to see something exciting, but there was nothing.
'What are we doing here?' you asked him. He gave a little chuckle. He looked down at the floor and then bit his lip. He looked up at you, his blue eyes big.
'I just need to talk to you,' he said, turning around and making his way through the long grass. You followed him, and then he suddenly sat down in the grass, and you did the same. It stretched right over your heads, so that no one that was passing by could see you. He took hold of your hands and looked at you. He took a big sigh.
'Okay, here goes. I, erm, I think I've fallen for you,' he said, as his cheeks began to turn red. You could feel the tears brimming in your eyes, you had already fallen for Louis, you didn't wan to be messed around again. You pulled your hand away from Louis' quickly and stood up. You turned on your heels and started to make your way through the grass. 'Hey, where you going?' Louis said wrapping his arms around your waist. You grabbed his hands and chucked them off you.
'No Louis, don't!' you screamed as you turned back to face him. You broke down in tears and collapsed into a heap onto the floor. You wept for a while, and then you felt Louis come and sit down on the muddy grassy floor next to you. You looked across to him and wiped the tears away from your eyes. He breathed a big sigh.
'What's wrong? I thought you liked me, the boys told me that you did. And I like you too, what's wrong?' he said, as a tear rolled down his cheek. You looked at him as the tears rolled down your face too. You sniffed up.
'I fell for you once, I don't want to have to fall again,' you told him, pulling your knees up to your chin and hugging them. There was a long silence.
'But I'll be here, to catch you when you fall. I promise, you're not going to be alone, I won't let that happen,' he said as the tears streamed down his face.
'Louis, no. I can't do it,' you said, turning your head away from him. Of course you wanted to hug him and kiss him, tell him how much you really wanted him. You wanted it more than anything, but you had to try and stay strong. He crawled around to your face and sat back on his knees. He leaned across to you and went in to kiss you, but you jumped up. You had to at least try and stay strong.
'Please, don't,' you said as the tears began streaming down your face again. If Louis kissed you again, then that would be it, you know that you would fall for him again, and that's not what you wanted.
'Why are you so scared? I'm not going to leave you this time, I promise. I can't live without you, please. I need you, more than you could ever imagine,' he wept, looking up at you.
'Lou, that's exactly how I felt this time a few months ago, it hurts doesn't it?' you said, the tears still pouring out of your eyes. Louis might not have been able to stop your heartache, but you could stop his, and you couldn't bare to see him like this. You walked over and knelt down in front of him. You removed his hands that were covering his face because he was crying. You took his hands in yours and lent over to kiss him. He lent over to you and your lips met. You had fallen for him, all over again. But this time it was worth it, because Louis was there for you, to catch you safely in his arms. He moved his hands around onto your back and he layed down on his back, taking you with him. You was layed on top of his chest in the middle of this big field, hidden by all the grass. It was perfect, just Louis and you.
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Hell-o, dear dark souls! Hope February has treated you right and that you had a cozy Valentine's, if you celebrate this Holiday. 🙂
I am very happy to start this journey talking about my books, discussing self-publishing, writing and of course, doing Gothic Books reviews! And I hope this channel will be both entertaining and helpful to you.
In the first video I am talking about The Night of Elisa – how the book was born and the process behind it writing & publishing it. It is scheduled for TODAY, Saturday 24th Feb, 8:00 PM or 20:00 hrs OSLO time, or GMT + 0100. I'm looking forward to seeing you there and hearing from you!
Here's the link for the scheduled video: https://youtu.be/UzpfLw3xoXU
Blood Pack Vol 5 – Music Download
Every year, Sean Paulfrey, the mastermind behind Intravenous Magazine, publishes a collection of indie Gothic Music . And now, celebrating the webzine's 5th birthday, you have a massive 24 tracks to listen at your pleasure.
The album features names such as Angelspit, The Gothsicles, Deadfilmstar, Sounds Like Winter, Noir, Hardcore Pong, Cynical Existence, Veil of Thorns, Cold Therapy, and Chiron plus many more exclusive and unreleased tracks from international gothic, industrial and electronic bands. It also comes with an A4 PDF booklet containing bios and links for all the bands who have kindly donated a track.
Download it for FREE at Bandcamp: https://intravenousmagazine.bandcamp.com/album/blood-pack-vol-5
The webzine has also revamped their looks, check out their new, beautiful fresh layout: http://www.intravenousmag.co.uk/ and get updated on the dark side of music, entertainment and books.
Check out Caroline's Blog http://carolinesometimes.blogspot.no/ – She reviewed 3 of books and she is a Norwegian girl who loves hair, make-up, goth and black metal!
I have visited it a few times, since we got to know each other recently, and I love her style and creativity. You find a lot of nice tips and product reviews at her blog. ^.^ Thank you so much for your support, dear Caroline!


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Another day, another victory for the Golden State Warriors. They've beaten the NBA odds in nine of their last 10 games, but then again, so have the San Antonio Spurs. Which team will prevail Sunday night?
Jason's record as of Apr. 3: 65-67-5 ATS, 7-13 Totals, plus-1.15 units ML
Read Jason's Best ATS NBA Picks for Sunday here.
So which team do you want to put in your basketball picks this Sunday: the one that's 10-0 SU and 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games? Or the one that's only 9-1 SU and ATS? Those are your two choices against the spread when the Golden State Warriors visit the San Antonio Spurs. There's not much to choose between them; however, San Antonio is a 5.5-point chalk on the NBA odds board as we go to press. Interesting. But is it interesting enough for us not to go running immediately into the waiting arms of the total?
No Days Off
We're certainly not about to fade the Warriors (63-13 SU, 46-29-1 ATS) at this point. True, the one game where they failed to cover the spread was Thursday's narrow 107-106 win over the Phoenix Suns (+12.5 away), which we just happened to have in our NBA picks. It's been that kind of week here at the ranch. However, Golden State got right back on the horse Saturday, beating the Dallas Mavericks 123-110 as a 6.5-point road chalk. No sweat.
The Spurs (50-26 SU, 38-36-2 ATS) were idle on Sunday, so this does make life a bit more challenging for the Dubs. Still, their win over Dallas didn't require any one player to log more than 30 minutes, as head coach Steve Kerr went 11-deep into his well-stocked bench. Kerr even had the luxury of giving David Lee (18.6 PER, plus-2.1 BPM) the day off. The Warriors are 15-3 SU and 12-5-1 ATS this year playing on zero days of rest. They'll be fine.
Time Splitter
Then again, San Antonio is 26-12 SU and 23-15 ATS when getting that vital day off in between performances. The Spurs are coming off Friday's 123-93 walloping of the Denver Nuggets (+13 away), a game where the defending champions were up by 20 points at the end of the first quarter, allowing head coach Gregg Popovich to empty the benches early.
It wasn't all good in the hood. Tiago Splitter (19.0 PER, plus-3.2 BPM) had to leave the game with an injured right calf – the same calf that put Splitter on the shelf for over a month at the start of the regular season. He's already been ruled out for Sunday's matchup (7:00 p.m. ET, NBA-TV). The Spurs have plenty of depth at every position, but Splitter was their third-best defender (plus-2.4 DBPM) this year. His absence shouldn't be ignored.
Quadruple D's
Be that as it may, we're still going to abandon ship on the point spread and turn our NBA picks' focus to the total. The UNDER is 4-2 in six meetings between these two teams over the past two seasons; it's also 4-1 in San Antonio's last five games and 3-2 for Golden State during the same span. Let's take a moment to acknowledge how excellent these two teams are at the defensive end. The Warriors are No. 1 in the league in defensive efficiency as we go to press, allowing 97.6 points per 100 possessions. The Spurs are tied at No. 2 with the Milwaukee Bucks at 99.6.
Sunday's game features two of the best defensive wings in the NBA: Draymond Green (plus-4.2 DBPM) for Golden State, and Kawhi Leonard (plus-3.4 DBPM) for San Antonio. You'll also get to see Andrew Bogut (plus-5.6 DBPM) and Tim Duncan (plus-4.6 DBPM) mixing it up down low. These are four of the Top 10 defenders in the league on the Defensive Real Plus-Minus charts at ESPN. Let's just put them all on the floor together and let the basketball gods sort them out.
Free NBA Pick: UNDER 207.5 at BetOnline


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Maison Fornello
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- Splendid spacious villa
- Exclusive residential area
- Île Rousse 5-minute drive
- Beach 5-minute walk
Five minutes from Maison Fornello, the nimble-footed can descend the rocky path to the bay below with its lovely beach. Yet this splendid, spacious villa in the exclusive residence of Marine de Davia on the beautiful Balagne coast, has plenty to tempt guests to stay at home. This villa has a private swimming pool plus superb sea views from the terrace; a drink watching the sunset is a magical end to each day.
An endless string of beaches is accessible from Marine de Davia and the delightful narrow-gauge U Trinichellu train runs below the villa all the way to Calvi with the station just a couple of minutes away.
Maison Fornello and Villa Davia are both located in Marine de Davia and whilst maintaining independence and privacy, they can be rented together to provide a spacious venue for an extended family gathering or a group of friends.
- 3 bedroom house (sleeps 2-6)
- Open-plan living/dining/kitchen area
- Kitchen includes hob, oven, fridge, microwave, dishwasher
- TV, DVD and CD players, Bluetooth speaker
- Safe and telephone (incoming and local calls)
- Double bedroom (160 x 200cm bed) with en-suite bathroom
- 2 twin bedrooms (90 x 190cm beds)
- Shower room with hairdryer, washing machine
- Separate WC
- Complimentary WiFi
- Air-conditioning
- Iron, ironing board, pool and bath towels provided
- Sea view terrace
- Gas barbecue
- Private swimming pool 6m x 4m (depth 0.74m – 1.5m), security gate, ladder access
- All properties with WiFi are able to support basic functionality such as web browsing and checking emails*
* We aim to offer an uninterrupted service but sometimes due to factors beyond our control reliability can be affected.
Access times
- Check-in time – 3.00pm
- Check-out time – 9.00am
- Beach 5min walk (partly steep/rocky) or 3min drive
- Restaurant 5min drive
- Île Rousse 5min drive
- Calvi airport 25min drive
- Bastia airport 1hr 15min drive
Car hire
Car options
Based on the number of people travelling, the following hire car(s) are included in the package price of your holiday:
- 2-3 guests – 1 Group C, Peugeot 2008 or similar*
- 4 guests – 1 Group H, Citroen C4 Picasso or similar*
- 5 guests – 1 Group K, Renault Grand Scenic or similar*
- 6 guests – 2 Group C, Peugeot 2008 or similar*
* All our cars include comprehensive insurance with zero excess. For this particular destination, the undercarriage is not included in the cover.
Car specifications
Group C – 1-1.6 litre engine, 2 large and 1 small suitcase
Group H – 1.1-1.6 litre engine, 2 large and 2 small suitcases
Group K – 1.2-1.6 litre engine, 2 large suitcases
The following cars are available as alternatives on request (supplements apply). Please call our travel specialists for details.
Group E – SUV Automatic VW Tiguan or similar, 1.1-1.6 litre engine, 1 large and 2 small suitcases
Group F – Peugeot 508 or similar, 1.4-2 litre engine, 2 large and 2 small suitcases
Group G – VW Coccinelle CC Cabriolet or similar, 1.2-1.6 litre engine, 1 large suitcase
Group J – Peugeot 2008 GPS or similar, 1-1.6 litre engine, 2 large and 1 small suitcase
Group L – Renault Captur Automatic or similar, 1.1-1.6 litre engine, 1 large and 1 small suitcase
Group N – 9-seater Ford Transit or similar, 1.2-1.6 litre engine, 1 large and 1 small suitcase
Group O – 7-seater Ford Tourneo or similar, 1.2-1.6 litre engine, 1 large and 1 small suitcase
Customer feedback
We enjoyed our stay at Maison Fornello for the first week of our honeymoon! It's a lovely villa in a great location. We visited Calvi, Île Rousse, Algajola, Corbara, St Florent, Nonza, Pigna, St Antonio and Corbara. We enjoyed a day on the little beach you can see from the balcony, including snorkelling! Jenny, the Simpson Travel representative, was a great help with suggesting places.
Claire & Dan Bolton – June 2018
We have enjoyed a relaxing week here at Maison Fornello. This is our first visit to Corsica and it has been great exploring the area too. Swimming and snorkelling in the nearby coves and beaches is great fun. The clear, turquoise water is so amazing. We are very sad to be leaving!
Mike, Claire and Ollie – August 2017
What a lovely house! We enjoyed the beautiful, breathtaking views of the sea and the quick access to the beach. We received a lot of helpful tips from Jenny – we most enjoyed the canoeing with the turtles and swimming in the rock pools. Thank you for a beautiful holiday!
Kerstin, Bruce, Eliva and Alex – July 2017
We have thoroughly enjoyed our two weeks in this lovely villa – our thanks to Simpson Travel and in particular Jenny, who gave us lots of suggestions of places to visit. Highlights included swimming in the rock pools and canoeing in the delta to see the turtles, snorkelling off our little beach and the local wildlife – mamma Cat and her three gorgeous kittens! Have a great holiday!
Paul, Tricia, Maddie & James – June 2017
Maison Fornello est magnifique! What a beautiful home from home from which to explore this graceful and beautiful isle. And certainly it won't be our last visit. Sunrises and sunsets to die for and a smile and sliced melon at every turn...pure heaven. Eat, drink and be merry among this merry population and rock pool jump and snorkel to your heart's content. Have a wonderful life-changing stay like we did with the angels, Debbie and Jenny, to assist.
Claire & Mark – June 2017
A fantastic week in Corsica, sitting on a private terrace overlooking the sea watching the sun set with a glass of wine. Doesn't get much better than that.
Mr Horner – June 2016
Wow, we loved it here, the views, villa, train. We have had a really fantastic holiday. Loads of sun and relaxation – what more could you ask for?
Mr Miles – August 2014
We have had a great time here in the Balagne.
Mr Sleigh – August 2014
We really enjoyed our stay here at Maison Fornello! We loved having the pool to cool down in, and being so close to the beach. Watching the sunset is always amazing, always so quiet and secluded.
Mr Matthews – August 2014
Thoroughly enjoyed Masion Fornello and Corsica generally. View and sunsets were fantastic – we spent most of our time in the evenings on the terrace. Thanks to all the Simpson Travel team for a great holiday.
Mrs Clark – July 2014
We have had a wonderful honeymoon at Maison Fornello. The views from the terrace are absolutely beautiful, particularly the sunsets which we raced back every evening to see.
Mr Bell – July 2014
A haven – no need to go anywhere else – beautiful! Hard to leave… Champagne on the beach at dusk is a must! The little beach at the bottom is lovely – lovely sea – clear, clean, and full of local charm.
Mr & Mrs Milton – September 2012
An excellent fortnight in Villa Fornello and what a fabulous position. Ile Rousse seemed so busy (the traffic!) so this time we did almost everything in Algajola. Finally the snorkelling! The best in the Med? Certainly the best for years – especially if you stick to the right-hand side and round the rocky headland. Enjoy your stay.
Mr Gealer – September 2012
We liked: snorkelling on our beach, snorkelling on Matahari beach, the train to Calvi. We liked the views from our balcony, the waves at Bodri, St Antonio village at the top of the hill. Two of us went to a Corsican polyphonic singing concert at a local church – would definitely recommend this.
Mr Cowley – August 2012
We have had a fantastic week here in Corsica, and some of our favorite places were the rock pools in the Fango Valley, Calvi, Saint Florent and Punta di Spanu. The Fango Valley was an hour and a quarter drive and we parked just below Manso where there is a door in the hill on the right. Teenage children will love jumping off the rocks! We had lovely drinks on the seafront in Calvi and the restaurants behind were great. There was a beautiful drive to Saint Florent through the mountains and it was the prettiest place we visited. Yet beware, the cathedral closes at 6:30pm, we missed it! Lastly Punta di Spanu was an amazing landscape and nice swimming.
Mr and Mrs Nicholson – August 2012
We have had a great week – although the house is quite simple, it has pretty much everything you need. The view from the terrace is fabulous! Hope you have a lovely holiday too.
Mr and Mrs Wilson – August 2012
Spent the most idyllic week in Corsica, the villa is superb, has everything you need, very impressed with Simpson Travel. The views from the terrace are amazing. Opening the shutters in the morning to look out over the cove is breathtaking. The most relaxing holiday ever! Taken the train into Calvi and looked around the shops, explored the Citadel and had a cocktail on the harbour. ile Rousse was a sweet town, Algajola has some nice restaurants too. Our stay here was amazing. We will be back next year, same time, same villa. Corsica is a lovely island. Very clean and very well looked after, and the Corsican people are very friendly.
Mr Betteridge – July 2012
Boulangerie very good in Algajola. Boys (aged 9 and 5) enjoyed Parcour L'Aventure at Calvi Beach (turn right just after Casino supermarket). Bodri beach nice and sandy, turn left at signpost for Le Sinbad snack bar off main road, not Bodri camping. Parc de Saleccia gardens also good. Went to the rock pools on the way to Nonza and had a great time, some deep pools you can jump into off the rocks.
Mrs Homa – July 2012
Fantastic weather all week – been to Calvi (Citadel) and the beach at Pain du Sucre, which was lovely. Also went to the rock pools at Manso and the Artisan trail to San Antonio. Highly recommend them all as well as snorkelling on the beach here! Have had a fantastic holiday on a fantastic island.
Mr and Mrs Ferris – June 2012
Your customer service is exceptional. You allowed us to change our deposit when flights didn't suit, and in effect upgraded us. This was impressive enough, but the level of knowledge within your team is beyond anything I've encountered before. Debbie your local rep 'went the extra mile' to fulfil our request for two doubles, and all in all it was a fantastic holiday. I can't tell you how impressed I am with Simpson Travel, and would travel with them again, and recommend them most highly to anyone. Mr Simpson should be extremely proud of his team!
Mrs Viggers – June 2012
A wonderful week in a beautiful villa. Fantastic views of the sea. We loved Corsica. Thank you Simpson Travel.
Mr Pertwee – May 2012
Our choice of Corsican properties is as diverse as the island itself, ranging from simple seaside charm to genuine luxury and style. Much of our portfolio is privately owned, and price alone is therefore not a universal guide. We contract all our accommodation in person, and each property has its individual appeal. To help you make the right choice based on your own priorities, we have devised a simple grading guide to be considered in conjunction with each individual property description, awarding up to a maximum of five stars for the below categories.
* For further clarification on Facilities and Amenities, please view the 'Details' tab for each property or speak to one of our experienced sales consultants.
With fishermen mending their nets by the harbour, Calvi's maritime heritage remains intact. However, the town has gained a new lease of life in the cafés and bars along Quai Landry, linking the marina and the port, with stretches of beach beyond.
Inland, the unspoilt beauty of The Balagne tells a different story of mountain wildernesses and the island's unspoilt and uniquely fragrant maquis. Follow the Route des Artisans through terracotta-tiled hilltop villages, overlooking a landscape of forests and mountains, and you'll also find that an excellent glass of local wine is never far away.
Choose a holiday in Calvi & The Balagne and one of our handpicked luxury villas or apartments will put you in the heart of this diversely beautiful destination.
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It's not Jack's Rose, it's a flower named rose 😀
I guess my first line is suck.
I'm a girl but I don't like flower such as rose.
Today my mom bought a bunch of roses. So I took some photos and here they are.
I'm not a good photographer but I love taking photo
Hope you guys love it
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Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of the PMR
Pridnestrovie - Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublica. Also Known as TransnistriaПМР Приднестровье марки Каталог
PMR - Pridnestrovie - Historical Background
The end of the 18th century
marked the Russian and Ukrainian
colonization in this region,
with the aim of defending what
was at the time the Imperial
Russian south-western border.
After the Soviet Revolution, the
region was part of the Moldavian
Autonomous Oblast in the
Ukrainian SSR. Romanian speakers
still made up a significant
portion of the inhabitants of
the region and Romanian-language
schools were opened.
After World War II, it was
included with Bessarabia into
the Moldavian SSR in exchange
for the Southern Bessarabia
which was included in the
Ukrainian SSR.
In the 1940's, Transnistria (as
it was then called)
suffered as many ethnic
Romanians were deported to
Siberia and Kazakhstan and were
replaced by Ukrainians and
Russians. Most ethnic Romanians
were allowed to return in the
50's, during the process of
Most industry that was built in
the Moldavian SSR was
concentrated in Pridnestrovie,
while the rest of Moldova had a
predominantly agricultural
economy. In 1990, Pridnestrovie
accounted for 40% of Moldova's
GDP and 90% of its electricity
The 14th Soviet army has been
based there since 1956 and was
kept there after the fall of the
Soviet Union to safeguard what
is probably the biggest weapons
stockpile and ammunition depot
in Europe, which was set up in
Soviet times for possible
operations on the South-eastern
Theatre in the event of World
War III. Russia is rather
half-heartedly negotiating with
Pridnestrovie and Ukraine for
transit rights to be able to
evacuate the military material
back to Russia.
& Economics
Population of the region is
633,600 (2001). At the last
census of 1989, the population
was 546,400.
Recently, there has been a
substantial emigration from the
region due to economic hardships
of the 1990s. This is one of the
reasons why a disproportionately
large part of the population is
past the age of retirement.
The GDP is about $420 million
(*) and the GDP per capita,
based on the exchange rate, is
$662, making the area slightly
wealthier than Moldova overall
but still one of the poorest
parts of Europe.
The Civil War
In 1989, the
Moldovans in the capital of
Chişinău, often called Kishinev
in English, declared Moldovan (actually Romanian) to be the
official language, and talks
began regarding reunification
with Romania. The Slavs on the
left bank of the Dniester River
declared their own
Republic on September 2, 1990
and a civil war broke out in
1992, taking roughly 1,500
lives. The war was ended after a
cease-fire was negotiated by the
Moldovan, PMR, Russian
and Ukrainian representatives.
A part of the cease-fire
agreement was a Russian
peacekeeping force in the
region: a controversial action
to some, a necessary guarantee
of protection to others. Ever
since, the Moldovan government
has had no actual authority over
the PMR region.
Although an agreement with
Moldova was signed in 1994 to
withdraw all the Russian troops
from PMR, it was never
ratified by the Russian State
In July 2004, a PMR
separatist leader declared that
the separatist entity would
organize a referendum in the
autumn of 2004 on whether
PMR would become part
of the Russian Federation, even
though the region has no common
border with Russia.
The 2004
separatist PMR
authorities began forcibly
closing schools that used
Romanian language in Latin
script, and several teachers and
parents who opposed the closures
were arrested. The Moldovan
government decided to create a
blockade that would isolate the
autonomous republic from the
rest of the country.
The PMR retaliated by a
series of actions meant to
destabilize the economic
situation in Moldova: since,
during the Soviet times, most of
the power plants in Moldova were
built in PMR, this
crisis generated power outages
in parts of Moldova.
Currently the OSCE, with former
Bulgarian president Petur
Stoyanov as lead negotiator, are
negotiating to resolve the
View of Bendery
on the Dniester River
Buildings in Tiraspol
War Memorial in
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Woodland Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! ®
Well this isn't really a sneak peek as the Woodland Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! was around in the last Autumn/Winter catalogue. It retired when the catalogue ended but did you know that Stampin' Up! have made the unprecedented decision to bring it back in the upcoming annual catalogue? It doesn't usually happen when an item retires, but apparently it was very popular and so they decided to bring it back – which is great as I for one love it. I have a few more ideas for this embossing folder but here's one that was inspired by a kitchen makeover, that I saw on a home improvement programme on TV lol!
The made-over kitchen walls had been painted a lovely sky blue and one end had a feature wall with a butterfly and birch tree printed wallpaper! It instantly made me think of the Woodland Embossing Folder and my butterfly stamps and punches.
This card was really quick to make:
- Stamp the butterflies from Kinda Eclectic onto Whisper White card stock (10cm x 14.3cm);
- Run the panel through the Big Shot using Woodland Embossing Folder;
- Heat emboss the sentiment on Dapper Denim and cut to a banner. Staple to the card front;
- Adhere the card front to a Soft Sky card base;
- Stamp some extra butterflies onto scrap card stock and punch out using the Bitty Butterfly Punch. I used Daffodil Delight and Dapper Denim ink pads.
So what do you think? Pretty? The wall paper in the programme was lovely but there's no way my husband would go for it, so I'll just have to settle for the card! 😂
Thanks for stopping by! If you are happy to shop with me, simply click on the table below and you will be taken to my online shop, don't forget to enter the code shown below and on the side bar for your free gift. Thanks for your support!