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We had Coon's The Art of Mishearing album a few days ago. Here's a trio of remixes of that album, naturally entitled The Art of Remixing.
First, Brain of Brian gets a Jab Reboot. Takes it further into funk territory, adding a layer of electronic cool to the whole thing. Inbred takes on a Vayu remix. This takes us down a similar path but retains too much of the vocal for a remix and allows it to end up slightly pedestrian. Finally, Greed has a Lord Mua remix. What was a relatively weak album track ends up stronger on the remix through an 80s style awkward synths approach.


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I was checking out this website, Zillow.com, and it is by far the coolest new power tool I have seen in a long time. It shows you all those things previously unavailable to the common purchaser without going through a real estate agent, estimate values of homes, "Make Me Move" prices, recent sales, and houses for sale on a Google Map like easy to use interface. I am amazed...great job Zillow!
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The wishbone is the third member of the great Euro-American lucky charm triumvirate, the other two being the horseshoe and the four-leaf clover. Sometimes called the "merrythought" in the
British Isles, the wishbone is a bone
overlying the breastbone of fowl, but most especially the chicken and the
turkey. It is the custom to save this bone intact when carving the bird at
dinner and to dry it over the stove or by the fire or air dry until it is
In its intact form, the wishbone itself does not confer good luck, but it holds the promise of luck to the one who gets the bigger half. Because of its association with conviviality and festive dinners, the wishbone has a long history of use in holiday cards. The wishbone is found on numerous good luck postcards of the 1906-1918 era.
In the 1930s, the wishbone was a common image on North American good luck coins and one could even buy little gold or silver wishbone charms; but by the 1990s it, like that other "dead animal part," the rabbit foot, had fallen out of favor with the makers of lucky amulets.
Here are some more links that show pictures of wishbones and tell the story of how valuable they were in the early years:


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Accompanying Sir John A. Cumber Primary and Cayman Prep into the Under 11 Champions Cup will be St. Ignatius Prep, Savannah Primary and Cayman International School from Group A, and Prospect Primary 'A', Triple C and NorthEast Schools from Group B.
Schools that will be competing in the Under 11 Consolation Cup include Truth For Youth, George Town Primary, Prospect Primary 'B', Red Bay Primary, Bodden Town Primary and South Sound Schools.
In the Under 9 division, schools qualifying for the Champions Cup from Group A include St. Ignatius Prep, Cayman International School, Sir John A. Cumber Primary and Cayman Prep 'B'. From Group B, it will be Cayman Prep 'A', Triple C, South Sound Schools and Red Bay Primary.
The Consolation Cup will play hosts to George Town Primary and Savannah Primary from Group A and Prospect Primary, Bodden Town Primary and NorthEast Schools from Group B.
In the GPFL, the young ladies from Sir John A. Cumber Primary 'A' and Triple C topped their respective groups with undefeated records. Sir John A. Cumber Primary 'B' finished Group A with
three wins and two draws and Triple C completed their regular season in Group B with four wins out of four.
Schools advancing to the GPFL Champion Cup with Sir John A. Cumber 'A' and Triple C include Cayman International School, St. Ignatius Prep , Savannah Primary, Sir John A. Cumber 'B', Cayman Prep and Prospect Primary 'GB'.
Schools competing in the GPFL Consolation Cup will be Prospect Primary 'GA', George Town Primary and Bodden Town Primary.
The PFL and GPFL Champions Cup and Consolation Cup playoffs begin this Saturday, December 3rd at the Annex Field beginning at 9:00 a.m. The Playoffs continue on Saturday, December 10th, January 7th, January 14th, January 21st (semi finals) and January 28th (finals and third placed games). All playoff games will be played at the Annex Field.


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One year ago today...
At 3:0-freaking-2 in the morning...
We welcomed the most beautiful little girl into the world.
She stole our heart from the moment we saw her sweet little face.
And she went on to make it the most exciting, nerve racking, unbelievable year we've ever had.
Happy Birthday Natalie! We are so proud to be your parents and forever grateful God has blessed us with you. We love you more every single day.


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This week's challenge at FCCB is all about Independence Day: Create a 4th of July project adding a star shape. I LOVE the 4th of July. It just brings back memories of being a kid, having swimming races and coin dives at the neighborhood pool, eating fried chicken (that was a tradition every year) and then going to the river to watch fireworks and play card games until it was too dark to see anymore...all with family of course, which was the most important thing.
In honor of this holiday, I wanted something that was whimsical and fun, but still incorporated the tradition red, white and blue. A pinwheel fit the bill perfectly! This pinwheel was made with Sure Cuts A Lot (SCAL). I found a FREE .svg file HERE and just added my own twist. Instead of a double flower center, I added a blue star (to meet the challenge criteria) which I cut from my Cricut A Child's Year cartridge. You can't see it very well in the photo but the center is stamped with "Happy 4th of July" (CTMH). The papers used are from the Blue Ribbon collection by CTMH.
This project is really simple. The hardest part was locating my small drill bit! :) You'll need the following supplies:
wood dowel (with small hole drilled in one end)
craft wire
2 small beads
glue/Terrifically Tacky Tape
eyelets/eyelet tool
There is a video tutorial on the page with the .svg download (linked above) on how to make these and it's pretty simple to follow along with. Hope you enjoy this project!
Be sure to check out FCCB's Design Team projects over at Fantabulous Cricut...lots of fun 4th of July projects to feast your eyes on! To be eligible for this week's prize, link up your own 4th of July/star project by next Sunday!
Have a creative day! :)


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The High Probability of Coincidence
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Coincidences are quite likely.
The odds of any particular coincidence will be quite small. But there are so many possible coincidences that the odds of any coincidence are very high.
Take any deck of cards. Shuffle it, ideally 7 times*. What are the odds that you find a pair of queens on the top of the deck? About half a percent, it turns out. Very small.
But what are the odds of finding a pair of any kind, anywhere in the deck? I don't know actually. That's hard to calculate. But it's much, much larger. Go ahead, check for yourself. I just tried it five different times myself, and never failed to find at least one pair. Often more than one.
This is probably fairly obvious. But you'd be surprised how easy it is to lose sight of it.
Before a presidential election, for example, news magazines tend to fill up with stories about weird things that can predict the results. They're played for laughs, of course. But when you see these articles discussed in comments, you'll find lots of readers determined to explain "why" these coincidences work.
Some of them may have explanations, it's true.** But the point is, these coincidences don't need explaining because their existence is not unlikely.


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Holiday "Time Out" Begins (+
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The weather calls the shots, and the team has called "time out" until December 30. Today brought unfavorable winds and so much rain that water is standing everywhere. Woefully, the forecast for the next week shows 3 back-to-back low pressure systems heading this way. So, for the second time in eight seasons, the team decided to break the migration and go home to families for the holidays. Brian Clauss (Patuxent Wildlife Research Center) and Bev will stay and take good care of the birds. Operation Migration's Liz and Heather will also remain. They will work on plans for the completion of the migration. The rest of the team is homeward bound for Virginia, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Tennessee, Florida, and Ontario. Everyone will be back to continue the migration by flying (weather permitting) on December 30. For the second year, the fall migration will carry over into a new calendar year. The team will face a big job when they come back, but they'll be ready and so will we.
North is pleased to feature this educational adventure presented in
cooperation with the Whooping
Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP).


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Coin roll hunters have to always be on the look out for the potential of governments to either change the composition of the coins that we value for their metal content, or even worse, eliminating a particular denomination altogether. The latter happened a year ago here in Canada in relation to the penny, and as a coin roll hunter it was pretty devastating. All of the goals and plans that my brother and I had made towards copper penny hoarding were instantly thrown out the window and there was nothing that we could do about it. Eventually, we reformulated our goals towards silver and nickel coin roll hunting, but it still is a hard truth to swallow even today.
For this reason, I have examined the topic of composition changes or discontinuations a number of times, particularly with regards to American pennies and nickels. In the video above, I look at a number of different articles and legislation that is currently on the table that affects coin roll hunting and provides a window into what could occur in the future. I always love to hear your opinions on this topic, so please feel free to leave your opinion down in the comment section.


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The Atlantic says that bad bosses are bad for your health.
Can it possibly be true that the environment in you spend eight hours a day , as well as the people with whom you interact for those hours, can adversely affect your well-being? What a notion!
I'm glad I'm my own boss today, although the board of directors in my head can be aggravating chatterboxes at the best of times. At least they only inflict their neuroses on one person, and if I develop heart disease I'll only have myself to blame. Oh, wait. I already did develop that. Never mind. (I remember five doctors asking the same question back then: "Do you have a lot of stress in your life?")
My son has two terrible bosses. They are arrogant and insensitive, short-sighted and lazy, and I've instructed my son not to talk about them any more, lest I break out the knives. But I've had a few winner bosses in my lifetime, too.
There was one who said if I wanted to keep my job I'd have to sleep with him. That led to a convoluted and weird series of events involving an Irish mafioso and some bikers. I kept the job entirely through their intervention, which made me feel smug and earned the eternal hatred of the spurned boss. Hah! I hope he developed a painful and lingering disease in the years since.
There was also a rich, spoiled fish importer, running her daddy's business, who had nails so long she had to use the eraser end of a pencil to dial the phone. A buddy of mine worked there, and we detested her so much we took to drinking on our lunch hour. We also plotted a (failed) revenge scenario worthy of the storyline from Fargo, minus the messy murders. In the end, we got fired anyway and celebrated with more drinks.
Let's see... any other terrible bosses? There were plenty of backstabbers and hypocrites in the magazine business, but at least on the face of things they were charming people and never bounced a cheque. In the ad agency biz they were pretty groovy.
So, looking back, I guess I'd have to say that I had my worst employers when I was young and naive, but either they improved or my ability to handle them did as I got older and into more artistic fields. One notable exception would be the guys who ran the rehab house that was my very last real employment; one was a snake and the other an insecure, power-hungry bully whose favourite line was "Because I'm the boss." Never, ever good when the guy who signs your paycheques says stuff like that.
Monday, February 27, 2012
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Cooking pork in milk is an old Italian method that is comfortingly good. It doesn't sound particularly alluring to boil meat in milk nor does it rank high on fashionable recipe lists (right now; watch this space) but sometimes it's worth revisiting older methods to see why we cooked that way originally.
Firstly cooking in milk serves a practical purpose because the lactic acid in the milk tenderises the meat and makes it lovely and juicy and sweet and prevents the meat from drying out.
Secondly, as the milk slowly bubbles away and evaporates slightly, it becomes amalgamated with the other ingredients, and congeals beautifully into a risotto like consistency, creating flavour levels that have evolved throughout the cooking process. The milk transforms into a rich gravy and the dish becomes self-saucing. So the flavour and texture benefits to this relatively primitive process far out way its status
Cooks often use dairy in many recipes to tenderise and moisten meat. Meat is marinated in yoghurt whilst fish is cooked in milk for kedgeree and chowder. Pork requires a good long soak in milk for the tenderisation process to complete its job, but equally as well as serving a practical purpose the milk adds a delicious creamy and rich flavour to the dish.
Cooking the potatoes in the milk is a must as they are like little sponges just ready to soak up the salt and spices in the warm liquid.
This isn't the sort of dish you can throw in the oven on a low setting and forget about for hours. It requires a certain level of attention and care as milk is a liquid that will evaporate and has a tendency to burn. Just like the Italian culture is all about food and socialising, so this dish must follow in the same way. Embrace the time in the kitchen and incorporate the social aspect of cooking with good friends and wine.
Pork Slow cooked in milk recipe
- 2 kg pork leg or shoulder with most of outer fat trimmed.
- 2 litre of full fat milk
- 80g salted butter
- 80g chopped bacon or bacon lardons
- 2 onions finely sliced
- 2 bay leaves
- Salt and pepper
- 1 kg of floury potatoes like Maris pipers
- Heat the milk in saucepan until nearly boiling
- Take a large cast iron pot or a ceramic casserole pot and cook the onions and bacon in the butter until they are brown and caramelised.
- Add the pork and brown on all sides
- Add the garlic
- Add the bay leaves
- Add all of the heated milk
- Add 2 pinches of sea salt and some cracked black pepper
- Peel and roughly chop the potatoes
- Place around the meat
- Cook the potatoes in the milk for 20 minutes, remove and roast for the remainder of the cooking time.
- Simmer the meat for 1 ½ – 2 hours on the hob with a lid or transfer to an oven at 150 -160 degrees
- The meat should be tender and the sauce should resemble a risotto consistency. A curdled appearance is usual
- Let the meat rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving with a spoonful of the sauce


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For making dough:
· All-purpose flour-2 cups
· Baking powder-2 tsp.[But not heaped ]
· Salt - 1/4 tsp.
· Sugar powder - 1 tbsp.
· Luke warm milk -1/2 cup.
· Butter- 2 tsp.
* You can use self-rising flour. In this case you add just ¼ tsp. of baking powder.
* To make dough I had not used water but if required can use.
For chicken chunk:
· Chicken breast (cut into small cubes)-400 grams
· Homemade chicken Tikka masala-1 tsp.
· [Take first 5 green cardamom, 4 clove, 1 inch cinnamon ,small piece of star anis,5-6 dry rose petal, ¼ tsp. of white cumin ,5-6 whole white pepper ,one small piece of mace and ¼ of nutmeg. Dry roasts all ingredients and then makes powder.]
· Lemon juice-1 tbsp.
· Garlic-Ginger paste-1 tbsp.
· Oil- for swallow fry
· And other required things:
· Pizza sauce or tomato paste-1/4 cup.[I used homemade pizza sauce, ref: Chicken Pizza Recipe http://umekitchen.blogspot.in/2014/07/chicken-pizza.html ]
· Chopped capcicum-2 tbsp.
· Grated cheese-2 tbsp. [I use Gouda cheese, You can use another if you prefer.]
For making dough:
· In mixing bowl mix flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Sieve for 2 times. Keep aside.
· Marinade chicken pieces with all mention ingredients and keep for 15 mints. Then fry into 2 tbsp. Of oil with high flame. Add salt to taste.
· When it becomes dry, remove from heat.
· Spread pizza sauce over it and place chicken chunks all over the flatten base.
· Sprinkle chopped capsicum, dried oregano and grade cheese as you like.
· Place the unbaked Chicken scrolls over a nonstick baking tava and bake for 20 minutes.· Pull out freshly baked Chicken Scrolls and experience a unique taste of chicken.


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Saturday of the First Week of Lent
FIRST READING: Deuteronomy 26: 16-19
16 This day the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do these commandments and judgments: and to keep and fulfill them with all thy heart, and with all thy soul.
17 Thou hast chosen the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways and keep his ceremonies, and precepts, and judgments, and obey his command.
18 And the Lord hath chosen thee this day, to be his peculiar people, as he hath spoken to thee, and to keep all his commandments:
19 And to make thee higher than all nations which he hath created, to his own praise, and name, and glory: that thou mayst be a holy people of the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken.
PSALM: Psalms 119: 1-2, 4-5, 7-8
1 Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
2 Blessed are they who search his testimonies: that seek him with their whole heart.
4 Thou hast commanded thy commandments to be kept most diligently.
5 O! that my ways may be directed to keep thy justifications.
7 I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned the judgments of thy justice.
8 I will keep thy justifications: O! do not thou utterly forsake me.
VERSE BEFORE THE GOSPEL: See 2 Corinthians 6: 2
Behold, now is the acceptable time;
behold, now is the day of salvation.
GOSPEL: Matthew 5: 43-48
43 You have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thy enemy.
44 But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you: and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you:
45 That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, who maketh his sun to rise upon the good, and bad, and raineth upon the just and the unjust.
46 For if you love them that love you, what reward shall you have? do not even the publicans this?
47 And if you salute your brethren only, what do you more? do not also the heathens this?
48 Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect.
As many of you already know, I was fired from my previous job back in January, as I told you in a previous post here. At the time, I did not want to go into the details of the reason I was given for being fired, so I will now. My former employer had told me, and the young lady that I worked with, that he was going to have to cut hours... Read more by clicking here.


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Celebrating More Birthdays with ACS and Tiny Prints
Last week I ran my fourth 1/2 marathon - it feels funny typing that especially since before last October I'd never run a single one! My exercise and training for these events does help me in my personal journey to better health and studies have shown that regular exercise can help in the prevention of cancer. In both my first race and my last, I not only ran for myself but I also raised money for the fight against cancer. As a member of the American Cancer Society Bloggers Advisory Board I've had the opportunity to see first hand the work that ACS is doing to ensure we have a world with More Birthdays. And am happy to announce the partnership they now have with Tiny Prints an online stationary boutique.
You can now purchase the ACS Tiny Prints Collection of More Birthdays cards. I personally really love Tiny Prints and have used them for holiday cards, thank you notes and now birthday cards! The cards are fully customizable and I took the opportunity to create a few cards. The first card I personalized was for my honored hero Melissa.
I ran the Savannah 1/2 marathon in her honor and wanted to send her a special card to commemorate the event. She is fighting non-Hodgins lymphoma and although it is not her birthday, I want to remind her to celebrate every day as if it is her birthday.
I also made a card for another girlfriend, her birthday is coming up in December and I choose a third card simply to have on hand for the next time I need a birthday card. There are nine different cards to choose from and 5% of the purchase price goes to the ACS, additionally, if you make a purchase of any type from the ACS page, 12.5% of the proceeds are directed to ACS.
If you are shopping for holiday cards or specifically birthday cards, choose Tiny Prints and make a difference in the fight against cancer!
Disclosure: This sponsored post was written in conjunction with the American Cancer Society/Tiny Prints card collection launch. All content and opinions expressed here are my own.


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I love him for so many reasons. It was a slow-growing love. He knew far before I knew, and now, that is one of the reasons I love him. He loved me first.
The summer I worked in Lake City, he wrote me letters. This was after my graduation from college and before I went to India. I didn't really know him. We had talked a few times on the phone, but only seen each other twice in person. I was a little confused by the letters. I showed them to Charlton and Nick, our adopted brothers from Colorado State U. I showed them to Dan, Amy's husband, a wise and witty guy and a guy you know you can trust. Charlton, Nick, and Dan all agreed. If a guy writes you letters, he's probably interested.
"Shoot," I thought. I didn't know what to do. I was moving to India, for goodness sake. I had just come out of a relationship and wasn't ready for another. One day, I came home from a shift at the ice-cream shop. Carol, my house-mom, told me I had a letter upstairs. A little bubble of excitement rose in me. "Stop." I said to myself. "You are not interested." I climbed the stairs and saw the letter on our nightstand. Then I had this feeling, a feeling I cannot aptly describe in words. There are times when certainties drop before us, and this was one of those times. What was I certain of? I don't know exactly, only that this Aaron boy was going to be important, and that there was a deep, deep joy inside my heart.
But I was going to India.
So tuck away the joy and certainty, little heart, and look ahead to the next thing.
He kept writing. Another letter, this time on another continent. Sheila, my Kolkata roommate, and I sat on our bed, talking. We had seen a man on the sidewalk, covered in flies and his own excrement. What to do? Oh! Sheila remembered I had a letter, and she gave it to me. From Aaron. We set aside the thought of the man while I read the letter. There, in Aaron's letter, were words that set a fire under our apathy.
"The Word
became flesh
with hands
to draw in dirt
clearing away the
stained bed sheets
stirring hearts
visiting the paralytic
through friends."
Had we ever really had any other option than to help this man? Sheila and I went back, ashamed, humbled. And I tucked away another signpost--that the Lord used Aaron to send the exact words we needed at the exact time.
For a year and a half he wrote letters, prayed, and waited. The day after I got back from India, he made his move. Quick on his feet, this Aaron. We sat in swings, and I pushed my feet into the wood chips. "Do you think it's rebellious that I have a nose ring?" I asked him. "It's beautiful in India." He listened to my broken heart, and I wondered why he was still waiting after all this time. What, I wondered, did he see in me?
Through the months that followed, months in which I questioned God's goodness and struggled with sorrow, Aaron was God's goodness to me. All seemed wrong in the world, but Aaron reminded me of light. He sang the sweet song of love and truth when I could not remember the melody or the words. I became a teacher. My life became one big lesson plan and grading pen. Aaron would come over, send me to bed, and stay up to grade papers for me.
In eight days I get to marry this incredible man. He is a servant and a leader. He loves people with compassion and conviction. He works hard at whatever his hands find to do. He hungers for the Word of God.
I love you, Aaron.


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Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Blog Specific Hashtags
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Occasionally when I remember to I use #BlonderSideoflife or just #BlonderSide but I'll tell ya it isn't often haha...Love this idea to organize1ReplyDelete
Great idea....I need to do this. I don't have a blog hashtag but you're inspiring me! Thanks.ReplyDelete
I need to do this too!ReplyDelete
This is a great idea! I need to think of some to use! Currently I only use #sweetteaandhydrangeas.ReplyDelete
I like this idea! I always use #thecleaneatingcouple on our photos.. but it might be nice to have an even more specific one!ReplyDelete
Great idea! I've been using #landlarchives on Twitter whenever I tweet a link to an older post!ReplyDelete
I do for when I do someones makeup. But I should for my blog :)ReplyDelete
This is pretty cool. I always used one hashtag (#fcnextdoor) but now I think I need to get creative :)ReplyDelete
I don't have a hashtag but I should probably think of one to keep on trend with everything!ReplyDelete
Yours are too cute.
xoxo, Jenny || Breakfast at Lillys
This is just another reminder that I've got to step my hashtagging up. Love the idea of creating different ones for different blog purposes. I'm excited to make a list myself! x Nicole | www.changeanddress.comReplyDelete
So glad I could help inspire you! I wish I traveled more so I could do a #salsatravels oneReplyDelete
Love this post and love blog hashtags! I have two (both are Instagram only). #southernbelleintrainingblog is my general hashtag and #sbittravels is for all of my travel Instagrams. :-)ReplyDelete
xoxo A
I don't currently use blog-specific hashtags for my blog, but I love seeing others! These are great and I am adding this to my blogging to do list!ReplyDelete
Great post! xo.
Great Idea! I was literally just thinking about blog hashtags today (marketer's mind).ReplyDelete
Sarah Noel | www.sarahsmirks.com
Yay! So glad you decided to write a whole post about your hashtags. I don't use any blog-specific hashtags but that's definitely something I should put on my to do list!ReplyDelete
Kayla | kaylablogs.com
Such a great idea- I've seen bloggers gain major growth from this... who knew hashtags could be so magical?!ReplyDelete
This is a great idea! I have two hashtags that I use for my link ups but I haven't made one blog specific one yet. Going to start brainstorming now!ReplyDelete
I never thought about this! I am going to try this out one day soon!!ReplyDelete
Love! I need to really focus on getting better at doing hashtags just for my blog!ReplyDelete
The Fashionista's Diary
Ahh, I love this! You've inspired me to create some of my own :)ReplyDelete
XX, SS || A Little Seersucker Sass
I've never thought of doing this, but this seems like a great idea! I will definitely have to try this out! www.littlemissfangirly.blogspot.comReplyDelete
Hashtags are so fun and really beneficial! Glad you posted this, I need to get on the hashtag wagon!ReplyDelete
Nicole // Chronicles of Home
This is so nice! I definitely need to up my hashtag game and my social media game in general! Thanks for the idea!ReplyDelete
I just usually hashtag #primpandprimebeauty onto any IG photo that I have a blog post for (Primp and Prime Beauty is the name of my blog)ReplyDelete
Super cute! I love the idea of a blog hashtag (I don't have one though)!ReplyDelete
I love this!! I typically use #twentiesgirlstyle or #tgstravels when vacationing!ReplyDelete
xo Ashley
Great Idea!! I need to do this too!!ReplyDelete
I've always loved this idea! Whitney and Corbin are some of my favorites to follow on IG. I've created one, #ATCtravels, but I definitely need to start making more. Love that you can access important posts easily with a hashtag!ReplyDelete
xo, Alicia | Alicia Tenise
Seriously! This is a fantastic idea. I have attempted to do this in the past but I need to start doing it more often. Thanks for this!!ReplyDelete
I've noticed a lot of bloggers creating hashtags for their blogs when they're posting on either Instagram or facebook. This is so cool! I'm thinking of doing one too but I'm still in the process of thinking up something really creativeReplyDelete
I really love this! That's so awesome that you're going to start using all of these hashtags. This makes me want to go back and hashtag all of my blog-related instagram posts. I love all of the hashtags you came up with.ReplyDelete
I just recently started adding my blog tagline as a hashtag but I love the idea of having a few more specific hashtags as well. I'm on this! Thanks.ReplyDelete
Great idea! I need to start doing this, it seems super helpfulReplyDelete
I love this!! I think I might need to copy your idea ;)ReplyDelete
great idea! I need to do this!ReplyDelete
This is a cool idea! I've never done this for my blog before but thats an awesome idea! I hope to see your hashtags trending soon!! XoReplyDelete
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Just for today I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle all my problems at once. I can do something for twelve hours that would appall me if I felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime.
Just for today I will be happy. This assumes to be true what Abraham Lincoln said, that "Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be."
Just for today I will adjust myself to what is, and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I will take my "luck" as it comes, and fit myself to it.
Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind. I will study. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.
Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn, and not get found out; if anybody knows of it, it will not count. I will do at least two things I don't want to do - just for exercise. I will not show anyone that my feelings are hurt; they may be hurt, but today I will not show it.
Just for today I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I can, dress becomingly, keep my voice low, be courteous, criticize not one bit. I won't find fault with anything, nor try to improve or regulate anybody but myself.
Just for today I will have a program. I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it. I will save myself from two pests: hurry and indecision.
Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself and relax. During this half hour, sometime, I will try to get a better perspective of my life.
Just for today I will be unafraid. Especially I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful and to believe that as I give to the world, so the world will give to me.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Just for Today
Just for today I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle all my problems at once. I can do something for twelve hours that would appall me if I felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime.
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You are incredibly brave, and calling yourself 'hopeful' is very apt. There is hope.ReplyDelete
I know, because I'm coming at this from the other side. I am a recovering alcoholic, married to a pastor. There are many things I know now, that six months ago I would not have believed. I know that I was the only one who could decide that I had a problem, and I was the only one who could decide to stop. I know that it was only when I got to the end of my tether that I realised that God had been there all the time, waiting for me to stop trying to cope with my problems in my own strength (inevitably this meant turning to drink) I know that I cannot do this without the help of friends.
You obviously love your husband very much. If he is ever to recover, he too has to decide these things for himself. Separating with him may turn out to be the thing that does this for him. And if he never does recover, you and your son need to be able to live with hope without him. As for you not realising that he was an alcoholic for three years, I plucked up the courage to confess to my husband two weeks ago, and he had never suspected that I had been drinking heavily for five years. If there's one thing we alcoholics excel at, it's deceit. He is struggling to trust me, but I see this as a good thing: I will never be 'cured'; I can never be trusted. But only in this area. We have agreed to ringfence the alcoholism, and to keep trusting each other in other areas.
I don't know if this will help you. You may not want to hear from an alcoholic. Nobody would blame you for that. But I will pray for you, and for your husband. Keep looking to God for strength. Keep listening to your elders. they make a lot of sense.
Thanks Erica for your comment and bravery for posting on a blog from an alcoholic's partner! I am thankful to have your imput and your perspective. It must be hard for you, and like me - sounds like you are at the beginning of a journey. Whether alcoholics or partners/friends/family of an alcoholic - I hope that we can take the journey together and support one another in this little virtual community. And I am encouraged by your words, thank you - and the words of others that have posted here.ReplyDelete


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Texas chemical maker Celanese has developed a technology to make ethanol from natural gas and coal, both plentiful in America, and is building plants in Texas and China to manufacture it. "If it works," Forbes columnist Christopher Helman, it "will revolutionize the fuel industry."Read Repeal, Don't Amend, the "Renewable Fuel Standard" Law in full!
Note: In Helman's article, he says that corn-based ethanol "arguably cuts pollution coming out of U.S. tailpipes, but at a huge cost. Since 2005, when Congress required that ethanol be added to your gas tank, U.S. corn prices have tripled."
China, by contrast, "sees ethanol as a vital fuel, but with so many mouths to feed it can't waste farmland growing it."
The key point, however, is that all types of ethanol should be freely competing in the market. The cumulative voluntary choices of market participants will determine the best product at the best price. Even more important, market participants--manufacturers, farmers, gas drillers, coal miners, "consumers"--all have an inalienable right to make those choices, not have them imposed by politicians.


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Good morning Sweet'nSassy fans and friends! Mary here with two cards to share with you using Flowers in Bloom with the newly released matching die. This is one of my favourite flowers to colour. This time I sponged directly on the flower using distress inks and coloured the stems with coloured pencils.
Both cards are also using burlap that was stiffened using glitter ModPodge. The sentiments used are from Gloria Stengel's So Grateful Sentiment set. I love the versatility of these words! Have a blessed Week!!
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Stamps: So Grateful, Flowers in Bloom
Papers: SU, Heartfelt Creations
Inks: Versamagic Aspen Mist, Versamagic Perfect Plumeria, Versafine black
Accessories: Burlap, modpodge, SNSS flowers in Bloom die, ribbon, Cheery Lynn doily die


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Friday, 24 November 2006
The African Social Networks : How they Measure
Thanks to Alexa Traffic Monitoring we have a little benchmark on this sites to help us see how they compare againts each other. Before I dive into these sites one by one and discuss their strong points and shortcomings
Which I will have to wait for my next post, Lets take a deep look at what we see in the alexa graphs.
What I can infer from these graphs are as follows
- None of these sites are major presently, as it seems they have yet to make an impact on the web top 100,000 site list. They sometimes make brief appearances, with the exception of Caramellounge.com
- Caramellounge.com leads the pack by far with Afriqueka.com following but quite far behind. The other 2 its kinda hard to tell as they don't have that much stats
- From the thumbnails, Afrinity I would say looks best but on further inspection that is easily disputed
- As am looking at social network scripts it and Phpfox happens to be a popular one. I notice that MyAfricaSite.com has not been redesigned or modified and its just a plain simple installation of the script
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African Social Networking - The battle for supremacy
Today I decided to go on a thorough search of the internet for African Social Networks or community sites as they are seldom referred to.Sites that are obviously explicitly dating sites have been excluded. Also sites which are mainly African American are not in the list
I searched the usual places google, myspace, facebook, the tools most webmasters use to promote their wares. After searching far and wide. The list narrowed down o his major contenders
My next immidiate review will lookat them one by one
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Tuesday, 14 November 2006
Africa is Speaking (Blogging)
Today I officially became a blogger. Why you may ask? I guess the same reason millions of pther blogger are out there, to earn a living, for amusement, to tackle an issue, to be heard.
Yes TO BE HEARD
Why else, if I go to the streets of Africa with a megaphone and shout will I be heard, Yes, but will I be HEARD No. They'll hear the noise, they throw things at me, some will even listen. But all in all what I speak falls on deaf ears. Thats the power of blogging I will be heard. People will feel what I say , they'll forward it to their friends. They'll come back for more (hopefully).
I went on to Global voices today and I see that, Africa is speaking and the world is listening.
To all my fellow bloggers out there. Keep blogging
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Africa, Web 2.0 & Social Networking
Over the last couple of weeks, I have noticed how social networks are prevalent on the new internet era (or could it be bubble). You can make new friends, articles, listen to music, and all sort of other internet savvy things.
The web is back and this time its back to stay. There's social networks for musicians (Pure Volume & (MySpace) , students ((Facebook & (Bebo), for Golf, Cars, Business, Books, Italians in fact almost any imaginable group of people. And these site receive an amazing stream of traffic. It is only rational to start a blog to watch comment, review and encourage social networking as it filters through into African homes, workplaces and ultimately their lives.
What comes to mind first is WHY. Why should there be an African social network? and why the word african and not black. Only thing I can think of is WHY NOT. There's every other imaginable grouping out there, so why not african. ANd the notion of blackness and African are different but alike. In my mind calling it african is not segregating from other blacks but instead an attempt to unite black people all over. Whether caribbean, black british, african american, white south african, a ghanian man, they are all africans. And the african social network brings them all together. So from Jamaica to Johannesburg, where ever you are from where ever you are. An African Social Network is for you.
Surely we have Blackplanet, isn't that enough. Blackplanet? I hardly know anyone outside America who has head of Blackplanet. Web 2.0 is a web movement without boundaries, Blackplanet is an African American Social Network and for good reason. To them their advertisers are more interested in people in the US so why try.
As of writing there's no major African Social Network around, but as we go they will arise. And we will follow their rise and fall. Their triumphs and trials. Africa will speak and the voice will be heard.
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Yet again, it's been a while since I wrote here. I apologize for being so irregular – but at least I'm considerbly better at regular microblogging. Social Media rocks!
So, my current software project is a Tower Defense-game. It's actually my project for the Gymnaisum (Swedish) course PA1201 (the purpose of which is to do a major project). The scope of the course is 100 hours of dedicated school-time (ending in spring), so this is a serious project. I have already spent countless of hours on it, and the current version can be found here (revision 35 at the time of writing).
I'd love all sorts of feedback. Unfortunately, it's slightly messy to get it to work right now. First off you need the version control system Bazaar to fetch the game from launchpad (by typing "bzr branch lp:~baxemyr/+junk/towerdefense" in a command line), and then you need python and pygame installed to play the game.
Besides, it is barely worth the trouble right now due to the small amount of content — even though the game itself is shaping upnicely! Nonetheless, feedback is warmly appreciated (user interface design, feature requests and anything else you can think of)!
I'm planning for a proper demo release later this year, to maximize feedback reception before it's too late. Hopefully with compiled windows executables etc so that you won't need to install anything!


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I was lucky enough to have two neighbours who became fast friends. Their children were about the same age as my own and they had similar values and styles of parenting. Without them, I would have been a far more stressed (and far less skilled) mom.
I should mention that I hold their husbands in high regard, but female friendship, especially when it's forged in child rearing, really stands the test of time. As did the children's friendships.
This photo is my daughter with one of those childhood friends. I love that years after they were drawing on the sidewalks themselves, they're still walking side by side, sharing secrets.
I could wax for a whole blog post about the beauty of these children and their eternal friendship, but today I'm extolling the one that mothers share, especially when they hold another's newborn and feel not just warmth and love, but the tribal 'this one is my own' feeling.
I had that for these other women's children and have always trusted them with my own, knowing that they would not only care for my children for an afternoon, but guide them and even provide them that little bit of mentorship and fresh perspective that would enrich my children's experience beyond what I could provide.
This very special feeling between mothers was something I wanted to capture when I wrote my baby swap books. Sorcha and Octavia have shared an experience of being handed the wrong baby. They held that stranger's baby and felt the well of protectiveness. It leaves them with an indelible need to be part of that child's life forever, to be a standby guardian of sorts.
Here's a snippet from The Marriage He Must Keep showing their connection:
Octavia had apologized to Sorcha when they had a moment alone, saying, "I'm so sorry this awful situation happened, Sorcha. I feel terrible—"
"Oh, I don't hold you responsible!" Sorcha reassured her, but admitted on a quivering whisper, "But Cesar didn't know about Enrique. At all." The stress of dealing with his discovery was visible in her pinched nostrils and white cheeks.
Octavia didn't judge. She was far too preoccupied with her own problems and the sordid reason her husband had married her. Part of her wanted to spill it all to her new friend, but it was so personal, so lowering.
Before she left, Sorcha made a point of exchanging contact details so they could stay in touch. "I'll be going to Spain," Sorcha had said, a conflicted expression torturing her beautiful face. "I don't expect it'll be a warm welcome from his family. I'd appreciate having a friend, even if you're in London."
"I've been in London for medical care. I live in Naples," Octavia had said, not bringing up her reservations about going back there. Alessandro hadn't said another word about their plans, but she hadn't stopped thinking about how ruthless and arrogant he'd been the other night. It hurt. She felt as if she was back in her childhood, expected to do as she was told. And why not? She virtually always had.
"I'd like a friend, too," Octavia said with a touch more vehemence than she meant to reveal. "I'm very attached to Enrique," she added, reaching out to stroke Sorcha's son's tiny closed fist. "I'll need regular updates. I'm going to miss him. He was almost mine." It was true. She felt a strange connection to the boy.
"I feel the same," Sorcha said, eyes shining with emotion. "I'll feel so cheated, not seeing Lorenzo every day." They hugged it out and Sorcha was gone when Alessandro settled Octavia in the back of his town car.
Do you have a fast-friend who became your child's Other Mother? Is there a family friend who isn't related, but you call Auntie? What do you think about these bonds?
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PLATTSBURGH - There's a new airline service coming to Plattsburgh International Airport.
Spirit Airlines was announced as the newest service for the airport during a press conference Oct. 28. Spirit Airlines will begin nonstop service from Plattsburgh to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., beginning Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. Nonstop service to Myrtle Beach, S.C., is expected to begin Sunday, May 15.
Garry F. Douglas, president of the Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce, said Spirit Airlines was attracted to the growing number of people flying in and out of Plattsburgh International, which is expected to reach 85,000 to 90,000 people this year. Approximately 85 percent of those flying from Plattsburgh are from Canada.
"Those are the numbers that are bringing us the services we have and the services we will have in the future," said Douglas.
Clinton County Legislator Robert J. Heins, chairman of the Clinton County Legislature's airport committee, said given the airport was redeveloped from former U.S. Air Force properties nearly three years ago, the transformation in such a short time has been impressive.
"That's truly an amazing scenario in just three years," said Heins. "We're spiraling upward. It's truly exciting."
The decision to bring air service to Plattsburgh was one that has been in the works for the past two years, said Bobby Schroeter, senior director of consumer market for Spirit Airlines. Schroeter confirmed it was the high demand for vacation destinations like the Dominican Republic, Cancun, and Jamaica - which Plattsburgh's Spirit Airlines flights will connect to - that demonstrated the need here, he said.
"We looked at a lot of different things, but everybody here has been clamoring for the Caribbean and low fares. It made sense for us," said Schroeter. "We're really excited to get [service] going here ... and get some low-cost fares to everybody in the area. I know there's going to be a lot of demand for this."
"This finally puts the 'International' in Plattsburgh International Airport," said Douglas. "And, it's still just the beginning of the possibilities that will unfold here at Plattsburgh International Airport."
Spirit Airlines service will begin with four nonstop flights to Fort Lauderdale in January and increase with four more nonstop flights to Myrtle Beach in May. Information about Spirit Airlines may be found on-line at www.spiritair.com or www.flyplattsburgh.com.


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The original recipe was taken from Culinary in the Desert, the wonderful and inspiring blog by Joe. The recipe is called 'Chocolate Pretzel Cookies'. I couldn't bake the cookies on the day I prepared the dough and it sat in the fridge for a few days until I was finally able to bake them. I can assure you that the dough keeps beautifully in case you want to get it done in advance. Why didn't I make the original pretzel shaped cookies? Laziness. I know, it's not something to be proud of. However, it is good to know that there are different ways of baking these cookies. They are truly lovely and reminded me a lot of Orio cookies. A friend who was here when I baked them mentioned that they reminded her of these cookies we have back in
½ cup icing sugar
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softned
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons good quality vanilla extract
¼ cup unsweetened good quality chocolate powder
1 ¼ cups plain flour
Egg wash
1 egg white
1 tablespoon water
In a medium mixing bowl, cream butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in salt and vanilla. Mix in the flour and cocoa until everything is combined. Wrap dough in some plastic wrap and flatten it to a disk. Set in the refrigerator for at least 1-2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 180oC gas oven/160oC fan assisted oven/ 350oC/gas mark 4.
Take table tennis ball sized pieces of dough from the disk. Shape each dough piece into a 10" long rope and form the ropes into a pretzel shape and set on parchment lined baking sheet. If you would rather have cookies just shape them to your preference and line them on the lined baking sheet.
In a small bowl, whisk egg white an water together until foamy. Brush each cookie with egg white glaze and sprinkle coarse with white sugar on the top. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the cookies are firm. Transfer to a wire rack to cook completely. Makes about 24.


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I wanted to know, not what the experts were claiming, but what the purchasers are declaring. I understand that not every buyer is an authority, however that could be the precise reason to see their reviews. Normally, they will give their completely sincere opinion regarding their user's experience.
Several of the issues I wish to know are these:
- Are customers feeling "robbed" because the 60D doesn't have the exact same metal body and quick continuous shooting speed as the 50D?
- How do new users like the articulating LCD?
- Obviously, I would like to learn from those who buy a Canon 60D just how high they are evaluating this brand new camera and the reason why.
Just before getting to those points, the initial thing I noticed is that there is simply no common denominator that describes the experience level of Canon 60D individuals. There are several who are experts, and at the opposite extreme, there are some who are shifting up from a compact digital camera. And, not surprisingly there are virtually all levels between.
You can find numerous high rankings, and simply one lower ranking. However, there are not very many user scores as of this writing. It can be a great idea for you to check out the web based merchants and look over a number of of the comments for your self, because this new digital camera will be receiving user reviews on a regular basis.
Canon 60D Review - In Video
First question: How about the camera build?
There has not been one statement regarding the "budget" feel of the 60D.. Not even a single one. In fact there are a couple who like the fact that this DSLR is lighter than its forerunner. Interesting. The remark I like best states that the camera doesn't really feel substandard in the least, and he offers the point that he won't most likely not use his DSLR to "deflect a bullet" anytime soon. The jury is still out on whether the thermoplastic material the body is constructed of will last, but for the present, individuals are satisfied with how the camera feels in the photographer's hands, and it really looks like a very professional unit. One individual made the remark that his new photographic camera is less heavy, which might be beneficial for carrying it for hours.
Next: Are buyers taking to the new articulating LCD screen or not?
Feedback concerning this new element of Canon DSLR cameras were precisely what I envisioned. Folks really love it. It appears that some were essentially waiting for this release just to get this handy LCD screen. This is true of individuals moving away from a digital point and shoot camera, since a lot of of them have had this style of movable LCD screen for a long time. It truly is a rather useful component, as mentioned by a number of buyers.
Third question: Precisely what are the scores and for what reason?
The basic meaning of this query is to learn if photographers are happy with their buy. This is generally good to know. I have detected that quite a few photographers are highly influenced by the reviews of expert camera critics, and most of the "expert reviews" I find will at one point comment that Canon might well have included the features that are presently in the 50D, but alternatively chose to downgrade as a way to get this product "in between" the T2i and the 7D. What I see is that not any of the people who left comments gave it a second thought. As already stated, the comments offered are hugely complimentary. Most buyers declare that they "absolutely adore this camera." These are the sort of statements that make me sit up and take notice.
Despite the fact that photographers who buy a Canon 60D are not former 50D owners (at least I didn't notice any), there are a number of who have previously tested, or purchased, the Canon T2i and the 7D. And these customers are fully content with the 60D in comparison to these two other new Canon designs.


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Monday, November 26, 2012
Holidays Around the World
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I LOVE Scholastic resources: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/holidays/
Here's a good book to check out: http://www.readinga-z.com/book.php?id=140
My recommendation is to have the students make a passport where they can record their journey through different countries, cultures, and holidays. Maybe make a basic template that they can fill in for each one you focus on, complete with a "stamp" section where they draw a picture of something to represent that holiday or culture.
What a fun project - I can't wait to see how it all turns out!
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Thanks for the websites!! I thought about the passport idea and think I might use it! Thanks :)Delete
I love Rachelle Smiths Holidays Around the World Unit!! You'll have to check it out on TPT :)ReplyDelete


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hi. i have a blog? i'm mostly here to document the 2 nights i saw wilco a few weeks back. i had already forgotten some of the details so i decided i would come here and put it down, for my sake.
i was lucky enough to get into wilco's austin city limits taping on november 30. it was incredible. it was my third taping this year but i don't know if it was the best. arcade fire's was probably still the best for me but that's only because i've only seen them a few times whereas i've seen wilco a million times. anyway, the next night i saw them again when they played a concert to the general public. afterwards i was able to convince my very wonderful friend who works for acl live that we should go down to where the band was hanging out. he was understandably concerned that maybe it would be awkward or i would turn into a psycho since they're my favorite band. i assured him that i could handle my shit (i've met jeff before and i was totally normal) so we went!
i talked with nels cline for a while about my nephew who is basically named after him. he seemed to genuinely appreciate hearing about him and he even asked if i had a picture of him. i showed him this one and he said, "whoa, psychedelic!"
as we were getting ready to leave i spotted john so i ran over to him to tell him how much i love it's just that simple and that it's always reminded me of neil young. he said, "really? i thought i was channeling danko when i wrote that." then we talked about the last waltz for a couple of minutes. i love those moments where you realize why you like something. we like the same music so it's only natural that i'm going to like the music he makes. i had a similar conversation with ben kweller a few years ago. it's like the pieces fall into place.
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(From the Associated Press)
Southwest Airlines Co. and its AirTran subsidiary launched new sales on Tuesday for travel during late summer and the typically slower fall season. The sales were announced as an attempted fare increase led by United and Continental collapsed. The Southwest and AirTran deals are being offered through Aug. 1, although seats are limited and not available on all flights.
The AirTran sale covers flights between July 30 and Nov. 16 for most cities, with the lowest prices on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Some short trips, such as Atlanta to Richmond, Va., are $59 at off-hours. Peak-time flights between Milwaukee and Cancun start at $134 each way, the airline said.
Southwest's sale also starts at $59 each way for some short trips, and covers travel from Aug. 23 to Dec. 14 except Fridays and Sundays. There are 18 blackout dates around Labor Day and Thanksgiving.
Airline pricing is complicated and constantly changing, and sales aren't always what they appear.
In Southwest's case, the lowest sale prices are $35 to $50 cheaper each way than some Houston-Denver and Houston-Los Angeles flights the day before the sale takes effect.
But on some Chicago-Boston and Chicago-Denver flights, Southwest's website showed available fares one day and one week before the sale starts that were $24 to $52 less than the advertised special rate that begins Aug. 23.
The sales were announced a day after an effort by United and Continental to raise fares on many U.S. routes by $4 to $10 per round trip collapsed. The price hike seemed to be sticking over the weekend but crumbled after Southwest, which raised some prices, and American Airlines first matched, then rescinded the higher fares.
Rick Seaney, CEO of FareCompare.com, said all the airlines rolled back their increases by late Monday night. He said after Southwest only partially matched the increase and American retreated on Monday, "the hike was doomed."
Airlines want to raise prices to offset high and volatile jet fuel costs, but the strong growth in travel demand earlier this year has slowed as fares rose and the economy remained sluggish. Traffic declined in June at United, Continental and Delta, compared with June 2010.
Seaney said he expects United to continue attempts to raise prices over the next few weeks.


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180fusion Cares Supports Client in Fight Against Daughter's Leukemia
180fusion Cares is honored to announce it's support of Greg Beckler's Paddle for Her Battle fundraiser. Greg's wife runs Be Buff Pilates and that is how we were introduced to the Beckler family and their sweet daughter Raelyn.
Raelyn has bravely begun her fight against leukemia but her family's battle to come up with the funds to support her has just begun. Greg has started training and will be crossing the Pacific Ocean from Catalina to Dana Point California on October 26th to raise awareness for their struggle to fund Raelyn's treatments.
Please join us in supporting one of our valued clients as she and her husband fight for her daughter's treatments. Donations can be made by visiting their fundraiser page here.


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If the consumer has not the will to make common cause with the worker – specifically, the willingness to spend more in acquiring less when such transactions are necessary to ensure that workers are able to earn sufficient wages to feed and shelter their families – then no other force on Earth can protect labor. A poverty of self-governance is no foundation for a popularly-elected government to build the onerous restrictions on business and trade that would be needed.
Is there any other delusion so cruel as imagining that reform of democracy – or worse, revolution – could compensate for a so basic a failure of brotherhood? Perhaps yes: the belief that free markets among selfish men might yield a condition of virtue.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
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- peggy hong said...
so true. our lack of self-governance and failure to prioritize mutual good means that the elected government can oppress the people.
however a revolution based on sister/brotherhood. ie building community, self-governance, reducing needs and consumption together, can be successful. see grace lee boggs The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the 21st Century.
reform of the current system of government and electoral politics will NOT save us. only we can save ourselves by community-building based on mutual good, not profit.
- August 11, 2011 at 4:46 AM
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Aside from a stomach bug, the third thing I do when some one says they don't feel good is make a pot
of soup. The first two are of course to administer the appropriate essential oils for the specific area of immune boosting and wellness, and a glass of water to ensure hydration. Chicken soup has become iconic 'sick food'- and with good reason. When many in my generation think chicken soup they think that one particular red and white can(or a generic of it- hehe) that is an over-salted, artificially-colored yellow liquid with miniscule pieces of pink "meat" and overly soggy chopped up spaghetti. Unfortunately this version does little but warm the throat and offer calories for some one having trouble getting enough. The chicken noodle soup of generations past, however, are the stuff chock full of nutrients. Back before convenience and and chemical processing replaced wholesome ingredients, and people knew their bodies could heal by natural means instead of running to the doctor for an RX at the first sign of illness chicken soup was made for healing. The traditional Matzo Ball Soup has affectionately earned the nickname "Jewish Penicillin" for the same reason: The flavorful, wholesome ingredients give the body important nutrients for aiding the body with healing.
|Feel Me Better Soup
My children learned from a very young age that when they felt sick, I'd be making them this special soup. About the time she was 2, my oldest was feeling ill one day and asked if I would make her, "Feel me better soup." I was confused and asked her to describe to me what she meant. As soon as she did I laughed and immediately made her some homemade chicken soup, and the name stuck. Now when some one feels lousy or is even pretending to feel lousy, the first thing they do is ask for "Some 'ssential oils and Feel Me Better Soup." How can I say no to that?!
How do you make this magic soup? I thought you'd never ask. ;-)
- 1 Tablespoon oil/fat of your choice
- 1 organic, free-range chicken breast or thigh
- 1/2 organic onion, peeled
- 7 large cloves of organic garlic(YES, SEVEN!)
- 1 large organic carrot
- 3 Tablespoons Bragg's apple cider vinegar
- 4 cups all natural chicken bone broth
- 1 cup egg noodles(optional)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Warm oil/fat in an 8-cup (or larger) pot over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with sea salt and fresh cracked black pepper, and lay carefully in the oil to cook. Allow chicken to cook thoroughly, turning sides only once.
While the chicken is cooking, finely grate the onion and carrot, and crush the garlic. When the
Pour in the chicken stock, and allow the pot to come to a boil. While you wait, chop the meat into teeny-tiny pieces(the goal is to make them really small and sore throat-friendly). If you're using noodles as well, put them in a ziploc bag, wrap it in a towel, and beat on that thing. Okay, just do what you need to do to crush up the noodles. Again, sore throat-friendly. Remember that they're going to soak up some of the liquid and swell substantially, so even if they look tiny, they'll be way bigger in the soup.
When the stock comes to a boil, add the chicken, pasta, and apple cider vinegar. Boil for 7-10 minutes, until the noodles are cooked. Enjoy! Makes about 4 servings of soup. This soup retains its heat VERY well, so consider that before digging in.
Why these ingredients? Chicken is protein that the body needs to heal. All natural(homemade) chicken bone broth contains vital nutrients like minerals, collagen, and healthy fats that aid in growth, healing, and soothing inflammation, as well as encouraging a more deep, restorative sleep that we NEED to heal. Onions, garlic, and carrots are all jam-packed with naturally-occurring, easily-absorbed nutrients to benefit us every day, but especially when illness or injury is affecting us.
Bragg's organic apple cider vinegar has long been revered as a cure-all because of it's naturally powerful health benefits, and it adds a delicious flavor to the soup so adding loads of salt for taste is not necessary.
So next time you or some one in your family is feeling low, make yourself a pot of Feel Me Better Soup, or some wholesome, nutrient-rich pot of deliciousness and help your body heal itself, chemical-free.


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|Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Yeshua. Donna and Iare so grateful to be partnered with you in this tremendous outreach God has called us to. First, Donna and I would like to thank each and every one of you for your letters and cards of condolence concerning the home-going of Donna's mother. We are deeply grateful to the Lord for all of you.We are also saddened by the passing of one of our board members, Gene Reinwasser. He brought tremendous wisdom and balance to this ministry and he will surely be missed.
We intend to honor his memory with an annual inspirational award, which will be given to special people each year for their outstanding contributions and efforts to bring the Gospel of Peace to the Jewish community. The first-ever Gene Reinwasser Peace Award will be given this year at our Shalom Ministry Banquet on Thursday, October 27.
The gifted Jhan Moskowitz, North American Director of Jews for Jesus, will be keynote speaker for this year's banquet, which will be held at the picturesque Bay Pointe Golf Club, 4001 Haggerty Road, West Bloomfield. Admission is $35 per person with advance registration or $40 per person at the door. Please reserve your space early by calling Shalom Ministry, (248) 312-8277 or (586) 207 1188. This will be a very special evening. The night will be filled with fellowship, music, a video presentation, updates on the expansion of our ministry and introduction of new staff. You do not want to miss this one!
We are planning a special conference on the Shroud of Turin to be held October 8 at Ward Presbyterian Church in Novi, Michigan. The conference is entitled "Credibility of the Shroud." Our presenter is the brilliant Dr. William Guy, who has actually examined the shroud. Admission is free, and as of this writing, 200 participants have already registered. An offering for Shalom Ministry will be taken during the presentation. The conference will be professionally taped and produced and will be made available through Shalom Ministry before the end of the year. For more information, call (248) 980 1633 or our ministry office, (248) 312-8277. We hope that there will be additional conferences as we partnership with Ward Presbyterian Church in the future.
This fall, Shalom Ministry is launching the Michigan Messianic Ministerial Alliance, composed of ministers who want to embrace the Jewish roots of Christianity and be involved in future events sponsored by our ministry. This alliance will also serve to equip them and expand their local ministries to impact the Jewish community. The first meeting will be held November 7, with subsequent meetings held on the first Monday of each month.
We have added some new partnerships to our ministry. We are now reaching out in Israel and helping equip Messianic believers to do the ministry there. We are also undergirding and reaching out to Ethiopian Jews with the Gospel.
We are again publishing new material, including CDs and DVDs, which will be available at the banquet.
For the months ahead, upcoming ministry events include a pro-Israel rally, Holocaust Memorial Center tour, Passover Seder dinner, mini receptions and first-ever Messianic evangelistic concert. As you can see, we have a full plate.
Please keep this ministry in prayer! Please pray for our staff, especially for finances and health; pray for our board as we seek new members; pray for finances for the ministry; and please continue to pray for salvation of our Jewish friends: Coby, Mr. Borenstein, Mrs. Goldstein, Barry, Paula (a Holocaust survivor), Gary and Paula, Moe and Diana, Mrs. Cohen, Michelle, Alana, Liz and Stella, Rebecca and Ross, Jonathan, Liz and Brian, and Bella. Please join us in fervent prayer for the Holy Spirit's intervention in their lives and that they will receive Messiah as Savior and Lord. In addition, we ask that you pray especially for Deidra, for a safe delivery of a healthy baby; and for Hanna and Olivia to have a deeper walk with the Lord.
Be sure to listen to Shema's new radio broadcast, "Jesus Made Me Kosher!" with Rabbis Loren Jacobs and Glenn Harris. It is broadcast on WLQV, 1500 AM, Monday through Friday, from 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. It is also streamed live over the Internet at http://www.faithtalk1500.com.
Until the nets are full,
John and Donna


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Sunday, June 29, 2014
Change Me Lord (So, That's Why I'm Struggling..)
Well, it's been a long time since I posted on this blog. I purchased a domain last year and tried that for a year. I decided not to pay for it this year. So, I thought I would blog here from time to time, especially when I have something to share that God is teaching me.
I've had a rough month. Why? Two things, first we signed up both of our children to play t-ball and softball this summer. Second, I started selling Nerium in May. Both good things, but also new to us things. I found during this past month that I was getting aggravated at people often and it revolved around two things - ball games and Nerium. Go figure! And then the Lord reminded me that I'm always asking Him to change me. It's not a specific prayer of mine, but in general I ask God to change me to be who He has called me to be. So, my flesh was frustrated.
I'm naturally emotional and often that involves getting mad. So, when I get hurt, my temper flares. Throughout the past month, I found myself hurt when family didn't attend the children's ball games as often as I thought they should. I also got my feelings hurt when people didn't purchase the Nerium products when I really thought they would. Silly? Maybe, but this is real life. We are supposed to treat others as we want to be treated. Many of us gossip and get mad and don't even think about what we are doing. I was getting so upset that it was obvious I was needing help from the Lord. Regardless of what I thought the others should do, I have to receive my worth from God. It doesn't matter if I feel like others are rejecting me. God is not. He wants to be my everything. If I received everything I needed from other people, I probably wouldn't run to God.
That's what it boiled down to. I was feeling rejected when people didn't come to the games and when they didn't purchase the Nerium. People will reject us. That's the fallen world we live in. BUT God does not. We have to stand firm against Satan. Reject the thoughts that God does not care about you. Know that He does! Does it hurt to be rejected? YES! But it doesn't matter. God is big enough to heal the hurt!!
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Happy Tuesday my loves!
Since I love all of you so much, I decided to partner with my good friends over at Rukkus.com, who agreed to run a contest for $250 in free concert, sports, and theater tickets.
For those of you who haven't heard of Rukkus, here's some good reading from Forbes to get you started. But in short, you can think of Rukkus as the Kayak for live entertainment – they take tickets from all over the internet and put them in one place.
Find out how to get free tickets over at the Rukkus blog.


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KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 25 - A former Afghan intelligence chief was found guilty of imprisoning and killing hundreds of Afghans and was sentenced to death by a tribunal in Kabul on Saturday in the first trial of an Afghan official for war crimes committed the country's violence-torn Communist period in the late 1970's.
Asadullah Sarwari, 64, the former head of AGSA, the feared Afghan intelligence service under the first Communist government from 1978 to 1979, was found guilty of causing the disappearance of hundreds of people, including 35 from one prominent religious family. That government was overthrown by a coup in 1979 that led to the Soviet invasion of the country.
Mr. Sarwari was acquitted of charges of conspiring against the Islamic government, the reason for his arrest in 1992, because of a lack of evidence. Mr. Sarwari, whose family lives in Kabul, has been in prison since 1992. He was held most of that time by the Northern Alliance.
The trial has been criticized by human rights groups, which had called for a delay of prosecution on the grounds that the Afghan authorities could not hold a fair and just trial. The trial had been twice postponed in recent weeks to allow Mr. Sarwari time to find a defense lawyer, but no lawyer could be found who would defend him, the presiding judge, Abdul Basit Bakhtiari, said.
About 200 people packed the courtroom of Kabul's primary security court. The prosecutor said hundreds of people from all over the country had written complaints accusing Mr. Sarwari of the arrest and disappearance of their fathers and brothers.Continue reading the main story
Mr. Sarwari, still without a defense lawyer, denied the charges in a written statement and also in person in court. He said the witnesses who claimed to have seen him at their arrest were either mistaken or lying.
"Could I be minister of intelligence, and judge, prosecutor, soldier and arresting people, all at once?" he asked.
After several hours of testimony from witnesses and Mr. Sarwari, Judge Bakhtiari handed down the guilty verdict from a panel of judges, and sentenced Mr. Sarwari to "severe punishment -- that is, death."
The courtroom erupted in applause and calls of "God is Great!" The judge said Mr. Sarwari had the right to two rounds of appeal.
Among the people in court was a woman from Parwan Province, north of Kabul, who was identified as Wida and who was holding three pictures. "This was my brother, a student at university, and the others are my uncles," she said, her voice breaking. "We don't know what happened to them since 1979."
The main victims of the case were the Mojadeddi family, a religious family that lost 35 men. Another 25 members of the family, including women and children, were imprisoned and were among those who testified Saturday.
Hazrat Ahmad Amin Mojadeddi, 40, came from Pakistan to be a witness. He said he remembered when he was 14, soldiers raided their house in Qalai Jawad, where the Mojadeddis had a Sufi monastery. The family was taken to the Interior Ministry. Thirty-five of the men who were arrested were never seen again.Continue reading the main story


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Since his divorce with Joumana, things aren't going so bad for Jason Kidd in 2008-2009. In the tradition of Beyonce's "Upgrade" song, Kidd seems to have found himself a nice new girlfriend. According to news reports and Wikipedia, Jason Kidd and Hope Dworaczyk are now a couple who stand tall together. Dworaczyk is a Playboy model who's nearly as tall as Kidd, as she stands 5'10. She's stated before that she doesn't get approached much, but that could be due to the fact that 1) she's a gorgeous model and 2) she's really tall.
Dworaczyk appeared as the April 2009 Playmate on the Playboy magazine cover in April of 2009, with actor comedian Seth Rogen. Originally born in Texas, Hope's 25 years old, with measurements listed at 34C-23-35 and a weight of 125 lbs. In the above photos you not only see her towering size and assets, but also her painted on Dallas Mavericks Jason Kidd jersey. Not too bad!
According to Hope's Wikipedia entry, she got advice from her grandmother about whether or not to pose nude for Playboy magazine. Hope's grandma told her that if she were her age, she'd pose for Playboy if she had the opportunity. That was all the advice Hope needed and in April 2009 she posed naked for the men's magazine.
Apparently, Jason Kidd & Hope Dworaczyk had dated before. News broke in early 2008 that Hope was expecting a child with Jason Kidd. Hope claimed that these were merely tabloid trash rumors, because they never had a child together. The couple currently shares a penthouse apartment in the Dallas area, after relocating from New York-New Jersey, however Hope does runway modeling gigs all around the world. Kidd travels a lot too, to other cities, and occasionally on the court.
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Bernie and Sand have been carrying on for awhile now about Bernie's new-found bread baking skills, and that, plus the drizzly, foggy weather today, gave me a hankering for home-baked bread. I haven't seen the magazine that is fanning B's bakerman flames, but I was a 4-H-er, and I know a few things about bread.
- You can make bread with just yeast, sugar, flour, and water.
- And heat.
- Yeast packets have recipes on the back.
- Each box of yeast packets will have a variety of recipes, not the same one on every packet.
I ended up with a nice, dense loaf. I think a little kneading might have lightened it up a bit, but it is good and edible just the way it is. I can't wait to slap some butter and jam on it tomorrow morning.
Also at the grocery store, I saw Girl Scouts selling cookies. Girl Scout cookies in January. What is the world coming to?
Off the top of my head, I don't know any songs about baking, but I do know one about someone named Bernie. The video doesn't really have anything to do with the song. Just close your eyes and enjoy the genius that is Dave Frishberg.


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Friday, July 31, 2009
Hybrid research
"In India Monsanto has started country-wide campaign to attract research talent into the development of hybrid rice and wheat. For this, it has linked with some of the country's premier universities and research institutes. In 2009 Monsanto announced $10 million grant to establish Monsanto's Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Program (MBBISP) to improve research on breeding techniques for rice and wheat. The program will be administered by Texas AgriLife Research, and agency of the Texas A&M University system, for the next five years. What is alarming is not that agribusiness giant Monsanto is seeking answers from the Indian public funded universities and research institutions. It is that Monsanto is the one asking the questions at Indian public funded institutions. As Andrew Neighbour, former administrator at Washington University in St. Louis, who managed the university's multiyear and multimillion dollar relationship with Monsanto, admits, "There's no question that industry money comes with strings. It limits what you can do, when you can do it, who it has to be approved by."7 This raises the question: if Agribusiness giant Monsanto is funding the research, will Indian agricultural researchers pursue such lines of scientific inquiry as "How will this new rice or wheat variety impact the Indian farmer, or health of Indian public?" The reality is, Monsanto is funding the research not for the benefit of either Indian farmer or public, but for its profit. It is paying researchers to ask questions that it is most interested in having answered." (Thanks Marcy)
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Pupil Premium & Year 7 Catch Up
Pupil Premium funding is given to schools in addition to main school funding. Schools have the freedom to spend the Pupil Premium in any way they think will best support the raising of attainment predominantly in English and Maths for the most disadvantaged pupils. Pupil Premium and Pupil Premium Plus funds are not ring fenced, it is not distributed as a child by child basis and the school has full autonomy on how they chose to spend the money. Therefore, Pupil Premium funds can be used on a variety of interventions personalised to the needs of pupils and cohorts.
The interventions that John Madejski Academy put in place are allocated after looking at the barriers our students currently have and aim to put in place, procedures, protocols and practices that range from help with the cost of uniform, trips and other educational essentials to providing one to one tuition. We also run group interventions to enable all our pupils reach their potential. In addition, funds have been allocated to paying some the cost of the school's pastoral support staff who work with disadvantaged students and their families on a day to day basis.
All of our interventions are evidence informed. They are based on several key research documents such as the Sutton Trust Toolkit and the Education Endowment Foundation Toolkit. Each year we review the impact of how the Pupil Premium Grant was spent. The amount spent is cross referenced mainly against attainment. The School publishes this report in line with the validated RAISE data. This year's (2016/17) initial data suggests that outcomes for our disadvantaged students are improving in terms of levels of progress they made in their core subjects of English and Maths. At John Madejski Academy those in receipt of the Pupil Premium grant make good progress which is favourable in comparison with schools nationally, although our aim is, as ever, to close any gap completely. Despite rates of progress achieved the difference between 5 A*-C grades attainment, Progress and Attainment 8 in subjects including English and Maths the gap has not diminished rapidly enough.
Looking forward to this academic year (2017/2018), John Madejski Academy will be focusing on short term one to one tuition in literacy and numeracy, http://healthsavy.com/product/lexapro/ building on the prior attainment these disadvantaged students have when they join us from our feeder primary schools. There are also increased plans to develop further the quality first teaching model that all students receive by focussing on four main areas, one of them being 'Support for the progress of vulnerable, PP and SEND students.' The big push continues for this year to drive up attendance of this cohort of students.
Children who have parents in the armed forces are also supported through the Service Child premium which for 2016/2017 remains unchanged at £300 per pupil.
Pupil Premium Plus
From April 2014, children who are looked after or adopted (parents of adopted children please contact their school in order to access funds for extra support via Pupil Premium Plus), will attract a higher rate of funding than children from low-income families – the Pupil Premium Plus scheme. This remains at £1,900 per student for 2016/2017. This additional funding is allocated to students to reflect the unique challenges they face at school, where they may find it more difficult to keep up with their peers at both primary and secondary level. This funding if linked to Children Looked After is partially retained by the Virtual School and allocated via the Personal Educational Plan meetings held three times a year between the external agencies working with the young person and the designated teacher for Children Looked After.
Please see below for John Madejski Academy Impact Report which has now been put into the Department for Education template and referred to as a Pupil Premium strategy. Within this document you will find details of the funding received for 2016/2017 and how it has been allocated to support our Pupil Premium students within the Cheney School community.
The Year 7 Catch up report for English and Maths is also below. Previous years saw this report integrated with the Pupil Premium spending impact report.
To view our Pupil Premium information, please click the link below.
Pupil Premium Statement 2017-18
To view our Year 7 Catch Up statement, please click the link below.


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We're taking the rocky road to our friends' place for dinner tonight
People keep asking me for my recipes so I thought I'd post 'em here!
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Rocky road ... mmmmmm!
I've always been partial to rocky road, so yesterday had a go at making it myself. Essentially it is just a mélange of ... whatever you like ... bound together with melted chocolate. For this one, I lined a baking tin with nonstick paper, then spread a layer of dark chocolate mixed with desiccated coconut on the bottom, then studded the base with marshmallows, toasted pistachio nuts, white chocolate chunks and chopped Turkish Delight, and drizzled more melted chocolate over the top. It was pretty hard to cut, even with a warm knife, so looks a bit rustic! Tastes great though.
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I shot this look back when the British summer was in full swing. I am obsessed with these shorts from Sabo Skirt; I love love love their clothes and they are reasonably priced and totally true to size. I took this outfit on holiday with me as well, it is so comfy and perfect for those days exploring. The shorts are now also in the sale for only £13! I can't believe it, definitely worth buying for next summer (link below).
Top: Missguided // similar here
Shorts: Sabo Skirt // here
Shoes: Missguided // here
Bag: Primark // similar here
Photographer: Sarah James
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