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Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this
medicine because it contains important information for you.
• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
• If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or
• This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not
pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their
signs of illness are the same as yours.
• If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or
pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not
listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
What Risperidone is and what it is used for
What you need to know before you take Risperidone
How to take Risperidone
Possible side effects
How to store Risperidone
Contents of the pack and other information
What Risperidone is and what it is used for
Risperidone belongs to a group of medicines called
Risperidone is used to treat the following:
• Schizophrenia, where you may see, hear or feel things
that are not there, believe things that are not true or feel
unusually suspicious, or confused
• Mania, where you may feel very excited, elated,
agitated, enthusiastic or hyperactive Mania occurs in an
illness called "bipolar disorder"
• Short-term treatment (up to 6 weeks) of long-term
aggression in people with Alzheimer's dementia, who
harm themselves or others. Alternative (non-drug)
treatments should have been used previously
• Short-term treatment (up to 6 weeks) of long-term,
aggression in intellectually disabled children (at least
5 years of age) and adolescents with conduct disorder.
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The following medicines may increase the effect of
• Quinidine (used for certain types of heart disease)
• Antidepressants such as paroxetine, fluoxetine, tricyclic
• Medicines known as beta blockers (used to treat high
blood pressure)
• Phenothiazines (e.g. used to treat psychosis or to calm
• Cimetidine, ranitidine (blockers of the acidity of stomach).
If you start or stop taking such medicines you may need a
different dose of Risperidone.
If you are not sure if any of the above applies to you, talk
to your doctor or pharmacist before using Risperidone.
Risperidone with food, drink and alcohol
You can take this medicine with or without food. You
should avoid drinking alcohol when taking Risperidone.
Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility
• Talk to your doctor before using Risperidone. If you are
pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant
or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for
advice before taking any medicine.
• The following symptoms may occur in newborn babies,
of mothers that have used Risperidone in the last
trimester (last three months of their pregnancy):
shaking, muscle stiffness and/or weakness, sleepiness,
agitation, breathing problems, and difficulty in feeding.
If your baby develops any of these symptoms you may
need to contact your doctor.
• Risperidone can raise your levels of a hormone called
"prolactin" that may impact fertility (see Possible side
Driving and using machines
Dizziness, tiredness, and vision problems may occur
during treatment with Risperidone. Do not drive or use any
tools or machines without talking to your doctor first.
Important information about some of the ingredients of
If you have been told by your doctor that you have
intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before
taking this medicine.
What you need to know before you take
Do NOT take Risperidone:
• If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to Risperidone or any
of the other ingredients of this medicine (see section 6
'Further information').
If you are not sure if the above applies to you, talk to your
doctor or pharmacist before using Risperidone.
Take special care with Risperidone:
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor before taking Risperidone if you:
• have a heart problem. Examples include an irregular
heart rhythm or if you are prone to low blood pressure
or if you are using medicines for your blood pressure.
Risperidone may cause low blood pressure. Your dose
may need to be adjusted
• know of any factors which would favour you having a
stroke, such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular
disorder or blood vessel problems in the brain
• have Parkinson's disease or dementia
• are diabetic
• have epilepsy
• are a man and you have ever had a prolonged or
painful erection If you experience this while taking
Risperidone, contact your doctor straight away
• have problems controlling your body temperature or
• have kidney problems
• have liver problems
• have an abnormally high level of the hormone prolactin
in your blood or if you have a tumour, which is possibly
dependent on prolactin
• have or someone else in your family has a history of
blood clots, as medicines like these have been
associated with formation of blood clots.
Tell your doctor immediately if you experience
• involuntary rhythmic movements of the tongue, mouth
and face. Withdrawal of Risperidone may be needed
• fever, severe muscle stiffness, sweating or a lowered
level of consciousness (a disorder called "neuroleptic
malignant syndrome). Immediate medical treatment
may be needed.
If you are not sure if any of the above applies to you, talk
to your doctor or pharmacist before using Risperidone.
As dangerously low numbers of a certain type of white
blood cell needed to fight infection in your blood has been
seen very rarely with patients taking Risperidone your
doctor may check your white blood cell counts.
Risperidone may cause you to gain weight. Significant
weight gain may adversely affect your health.
Your doctor should regularly measure your body weight.
As diabetes mellitus or worsening of pre-existing diabetes
mellitus have been seen with patients taking Risperidone,
your doctor should check for signs of high blood sugar. In
patients with pre-existing diabetes mellitus blood glucose
should be monitored regularly.
During an operation on the eye for cloudiness of the lens
(cataract), the pupil (the black circle in the middle of your
eye) may not increase in size as needed. Also, the iris (the
coloured part of the eye) may become floppy during
surgery and that may lead to eye damage. If you are
planning to have an operation on your eye, make sure you
tell your eye doctor that you are taking this medicine.
Elderly people with dementia
In elderly patients with dementia, there is an increased
risk of stroke .You should not take risperidone if you have
dementia caused by stroke.
During treatment with Risperidone you should frequently
see your doctor.
Medical treatment should be sought straight away if you
or your care-giver notice a sudden change in your mental
state or sudden weakness or numbness of your face, arms
or legs, especially on one side, or slurred speech, even for
a short period of time. These may be signs of a stroke.
Children and adolescents
Before treatment is started in conduct disorder, other causes
of aggressive behaviour should have been ruled out.
Before treatment is started your, or your child's body
weight may be measured and it may be regularly
monitored during treatment.
If during treatment with Risperidone tiredness occurs, a
change in the time of administration might improve
attention difficulties.
Other medicines and Risperidone
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking have
recently taken or might take any of the following:
• Medicines that work on your brain such as to help you
calm down (benzodiazepines) or some medicines for
pain (opiates), medicines for allergy (some
antihistamines), as Risperidone may increase the
sedative effect of all of these
• Medicines that may change the electrical activity of
your heart, such as medicines for malaria, heart rhythm
problems (such as quinidine), allergies
(anti-histamines), some antidepressants or other
medicines for mental problems
• Medicines that cause a slow heart beat
• Medicines that cause low blood potassium (e.g. certain
• Medicines to treat elevated blood pressure. Risperidone
can lower blood pressure
• Medicines for Parkinson's disease (such as levodopa)
• Water tablets (diuretics) used for heart problems or
swelling of parts of your body due to a build up of too
much fluid (such as furosemide or chlorothiazide).
Risperidone taken by itself or with furosemide, may
have an increased risk of stroke or death in elderly
people with dementia.
The following medicines may reduce the effect of
• Rifampicin (a medicine for treating some infections)
• Carbamazepine, phenytoin (medicines for epilepsy)
• Phenobarbital.
If you start or stop taking such medicines you may need a
different dose of Risperidone.
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How much to take
For the treatment of schizophrenia
• The usual starting dose is 2 mg per day, this may be
increased to 4 mg per day on the second day
• Your dose may then be adjusted by your doctor
depending on how you respond to the treatment
• Most people feel better with daily doses of 4 to 6 mg
• This total daily dose can be divided into either one or
two doses a day. Your doctor will tell you which is the
best for you.
Elderly people
• Your starting dose will normally be 0.5 mg twice a day
• Your dose may then be gradually increased by your
doctor to 1 mg to 2 mg twice a day
• Your doctor will tell you which is the best for you.
Children and adolescents
• Children and adolescents under 18 years old should not
be treated with Risperidone for schizophrenia.
For the treatment of mania
• Your starting dose will usually be 2 mg once a day
• Your dose may then be gradually adjusted by your
doctor depending on how you respond to the treatment
• Most people feel better with doses of 1 to 6 mg once a day.
Elderly people
• Your starting dose will usually be 0.5 mg twice a day
• Your dose may then be gradually adjusted by your
doctor to 1 mg to 2 mg twice a day depending on how
much you respond to the treatment.
Children and adolescents
• Children and adolescents under 18 years old should not
be treated with Risperidone for bipolar mania.
For the treatment of long-standing aggression in people
with Alzheimer's dementia
Adults (including elderly people)
• Your starting dose will normally be 0.25 mg twice a day
• Your dose may then be gradually adjusted by your
doctor depending on how you respond to the treatment
• Most people feel better with 0.5 mg twice a day. Some
patients may need 1 mg twice a day
• Treatment duration in patients with Alzheimer's
dementia should be not more than 6 weeks.
For the treatment of conduct disorder in children and
The dose will depend on your child's weight:
For children who weigh less than 50 kg
3. The starting dose will normally be 0.25 mg once a day
4. The dose may be increased every other day in steps of
0.25 mg per day.
5. The usual maintenance dose is 0.25 mg to 0.75 mg once
a day.
For children who weigh 50 kg or more
• The starting dose will normally be 0.5 mg once a day
• The dose may be increased every other day in steps of
0.5 mg per day.
• The usual maintenance dose is 0.5 mg to 1.5 mg once a day.
Treatment duration in patients with conduct disorder
should be not more than 6 weeks.
Children under 5 years old should not be treated with
Risperidone for conduct disorder.
People with kidney or liver problems
Regardless of the disease to be treated, all starting doses
and following doses of Risperidone should be halved.
Dose increases should be slower in these patients.
Risperidone should be used with caution in this patient
How to take Risperidone
• Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has
told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you
are not sure.
• Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to take and
for how long. This will depend on your condition and
varies from person to person. The amount of medicine
you should take is explained under the 'How much to
take' sub-heading below.
Risperidone film-coated tablets
• You should swallow your tablet with a drink of water
If you take more Risperidone than you should
• See a doctor right away. Take the medicine pack with you.
• In case of overdose you may feel sleepy or tired, or have
abnormal body movements, problems standing and
walking, feel dizzy due to low blood pressure, or have
abnormal heart beats or fits.
If you forget to take Risperidone
• If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you
remember it. However, if it is almost time for your next
dose, skip the missed dose and continue as usual. If you
miss two or more doses, contact your doctor
• Do not take a double dose (two doses at the same time)
to make up for a forgotten dose
If you stop taking Risperidone
You should not stop taking this medicine unless told to do
so by your doctor. Your symptoms may return. If your
doctor decides to stop this medicine, your dose may be
decreased gradually over a few days.
If you have any further questions on the use of this
medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects,
although not everybody gets them.
If the following happens, stop taking the tablet and tell
your doctor immediately or go to the casualty department
at your nearest hospital:
• An allergic reaction (Unresponsive to stimuli, loss of
consciousness, sudden swelling of lips and eyes along
with difficulty breathing, sudden weakness or numbness
of the face, arms, or legs, especially on one side, or
instances of slurred speech that last for less than 24 hours
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(these are called mini-strokes or strokes), involuntary
movements of face, arms, or legs, ringing in ears, face
• Brain related disorder (Tardive dyskinesia (twitching or
jerking movements that you cannot control in your face,
tongue, or other parts of your body). If you experience
involuntary rhythmic movements of the tongue, mouth
and face. Withdrawal of Risperidone may be needed.
• Priapism (a prolonged penile erection that may require
surgical treatment)
• A delay in menstrual periods, enlargement of the glands
in your breasts, breast enlargement, discharge from the
• Hardening of the skin.
Very rare (affects less than 1 user in 10,000):
• Life threatening complications of uncontrolled diabetes
• Blood clots in the veins especially in the legs (symptoms • Swelling beneath the surface of the skin with or without
include swelling, pain and redness in the leg), which
• Lack of bowel muscle movement that causes blockage.
may travel through blood vessels to the lungs causing
Unknown frequency of occurrence (frequency cannot be
chest pain and difficulty in breathing.
estimated from the available data):
• Heart related disorder (Abnormal electrical conduction
• Severe allergic reaction resulting in difficulty in
of the heart, prolongation of the QT interval from your
breathing and shock
heart, drop in blood pressure after standing, low blood
• No granulocytes (a type of white blood cell to help you
pressure, feeling dizzy after changing body position,
against infection)
abnormal electric activity tracing of the heart (ECG),
• Prolonged and painful erection.
abnormal heart rhythm, awareness of heart beating,
heart rate increased or decreased).
Very common: affects more than 1 user in 10
Common: affects 1 to 10 users in 100
Uncommon: affects 1 to 10 users in 1,000
Rare: affects 1 to 10 users in 10,000
Very rare: affects less than 1 user in 10,000
Not known: frequency cannot be estimated from the
available data.
The following side effects may happen:
Very Common (affects more than 1 user in 10):
• Parkinsonism. This is a medical term that includes many
symptoms. Each individual symptom may occur less
frequently than in 1 in 10 people. Parkinsonism includes:
increase in saliva secretion or watery mouth,
musculoskeletal stiffness, drooling, jerks when bending
the limbs, slow, reduced or impaired body movements,
no expression on the face, muscle tightness, stiff neck,
muscle stiffness, small, shuffling, hurried steps and lack
of normal arm movements when walking, persistent
blinking in response to tapping of the forehead (an
abnormal reflex)
• Headache, difficulty falling or staying asleep
• Feeling sleepy, or less alert.
Common (affects 1 to 10 users in 100):
• Drowsiness, fatigue, restlessness, inability to sit still,
irritability, anxiety or nervous excitement, sleepiness,
dizziness, poor attention, feeling exhausted, sleep
disorder, depression, weakness
• Vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, nausea, increased
appetite, abdominal pain or discomfort, sore throat, dry
mouth, toothache
• Weight increased, increase in body temperature,
decreased appetite
• Difficulty breathing, lung infection (pneumonia), flu,
infection of the breathing passages, blurred vision, eye
infection, nose congestion, nose bleeding, cough
• Urinary tract infection, sinus infection, ear infection, bed
• Muscle spasm, involuntary movements of face or arms
and legs, joint pain, back pain, swelling of arms and
legs, pain in arms and legs, bone or muscle ache
• Rash, skin redness
• Fast beating heart, chest pain
• Incontinence (lack of control) of urine
• Risperidone can raise your levels of a hormone called
"prolactin" found in a blood test (which may or may not
cause symptoms). When symptoms of high prolactin
occur, they may include in men breast swelling,
difficulty in getting or maintaining erections, or other
sexual dysfunction. In women they may include breast
discomfort, leakage of milk from the breasts, missed
menstrual periods, or other problems with your cycle
• Falls.
Uncommon (affects 1 to 10 users in 1000):
• Excessive drinking of water, stool incontinence,
excessive passing of gas, thirsty, very hard faeces,
hoarseness or voice disorder
• Lung infection caused by inhaling of food into the
breathing passages, bladder infection, 'pink eye', sinus
infection, viral infection, ear infection, tonsil infection,
infection under the skin, eye infection, stomach or
intestinal infection, eye discharge, yeast infection of
nails, skin rash
• Pain when passing urine, frequent passing of urine,
inability to pass urine
• Confused, disturbance in attention, low level of
consciousness, excessive sleep, nervousness, elated
mood (mania), lack of energy and interest, nightmares
• Diabetes or worsening of diabetes,blood sugar
increased, liver enzymes increased, white blood cell
count decreased, low haemoglobin or red blood cell
count (anaemia), increase in eosinophils (special white
blood cells), blood creatinine phosphokinase increased,
decrease in platelets (blood cells that help you stop
• Increased cholesterol in your blood
• Muscle weakness, muscle pain, ear pain, neck pain, joint
swelling, abnormal posture, joint stiffness,
musculoskeletal chest pain, chest discomfort, sensation
of spinning (vertigo)
• Skin lesion, skin disorder, dry skin, intense itching of
skin, acne, hair loss, skin inflammation caused by mites,
skin discoloration, thickening of skin, flushing, reduced
skin sensitivity to pain or touch, inflammation of oily skin
• No menstruation, sexual dysfunction, erectile
dysfunction, ejaculation disorder, breast discharge,
breast pain, enlargement of breast in men, decreased
sexual drive, irregular menstruation, vaginal discharge
• Fainting, gait disturbance, sluggishness, decreased
appetite resulting in malnutrition and low body weight,
feeling 'out of sorts', balance disorder, allergy, oedema,
speech disorder, chills, abnormal coordination
• Painful oversensitivity to light, increased blood flow to
the eye, eye swelling, dry eye, increase in tears
• Breathing passage disorder, lung congestion, crackly
lung noise, congestion of breathing passages, trouble
speaking, difficulty swallowing, cough with sputum,
coarse/whistling sound during breathing, flu-like illness,
sinus congestion
• Convulsions (fits), fainting
• Complete lack of taste
• A restless urge to move parts of your body, balance
disorder, abnormal coordination, dizziness upon
standing, disturbance in attention, problems with
speech, loss or abnormal sense of taste, reduced
sensation of skin to pain and touch, a sensation of
tingling, pricking, or numbness skin
• Chills, an increase in body temperature
• Feeling unwell, chest discomfort, feeling "out of sorts",
• Increased liver transaminases in your blood, increased
GGT (a liver enzyme called gammagluta-myltransferase)
in your blood, Increased liver enzymes in your blood
• Procedural pain.
Additional side effects in children and adolescents
In general, side effects in children are expected to be
similar to those in adults.
The following side effects were reported more often in
children and adolescents (5 to 17 years) than in adults:
feeling sleepy, or less alert, fatigue (tiredness), headache,
increased appetite, vomiting, common cold symptoms,
nasal congestion, abdominal pain, dizziness, cough, fever,
tremor (shaking), diarrhoea, and incontinence (lack of
control) of urine.
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist
or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed
in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via
the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard
By reporting side effects you can help provide more
information on the safety of this medicine.
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use Risperidone after the expiry date which is
stated on the outer packaging or bottle. The expiry date
refers to the last day of the month.
Do not store above 25ºC.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or
household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away
medicines you no longer use. These measures will help
protect the environment.
Contents of the pack and other Information
What Risperidone contains:
• The active ingredient is risperidone.
• Other ingredients are lactose monohydrate, sodium
lauril sulfate, hypromellose (E464), macrogol 6000,
macrogol 400, colloidal anhydrous silica,
microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinised starch, sodium
starch glycolate (Type A) and magnesium stearate. The
tablets contain the following colours:
• 0.5 mg tablets: iron oxide red (E172), iron oxide
yellow (E172) and titanium dioxide (E171)
• 1 mg tablets: titanium dioxide (E171)
• 2 mg tablets: iron oxide red (E172), Iron oxide yellow
(E172) and titanium dioxide (E171)
• 3 mg tablets: titanium dioxide (E171) and quinoline
yellow aluminium lake (E104)
• 4 mg tablets: titanium dioxide (E171), quinoline
yellow aluminium lake (E104), indigo carmine
aluminium lake (E132) and iron oxide yellow (E172)
• 6 mg tablets: titanium dioxide (E171), iron oxide red
(E172) and iron oxide yellow (E172).
What Risperidone looks like and the contents of the pack:
• Risperidone 0.5 mg Film-Coated Tablets are
brownish-red, round slightly arched tablets, with
approx. 6.5 mm diameter and 3 mm thickness, debossed
RIS 0.5 and scoreline on one side and scoreline on the
other side
• Risperidone 1 mg Film-Coated Tablets are white, round,
slightly arched tablets, with approx. 8 mm diameter and
3.5 mm thickness, debossed RIS 1 and scoreline on one
side and scoreline on the other side
• Risperidone 2 mg Film-Coated Tablets are tan, round,
slightly arched tablets, with approx. 8 mm diameter and
3.5 mm thickness,debossed RIS 2 and scoreline on one
side and scoreline on the other side
• Risperidone 3 mg Film-Coated Tablets are yellow, round,
slightly arched tablets, with approx. 9.5 mm diameter
and 4 mm thickness, debossed RIS 3 and scoreline on
one side and scoreline on the other side
• Risperidone 4 mg Film-Coated Tablets are green, round,
slightly arched tablets, with approx. 10.5 mm diameter
and 4.5 mm thickness, debossed RIS 4 and scoreline on
one side and scoreline on the other side
• Risperidone 6 mg Film-Coated Tablets are tan, round,
slightly arched tablets, with approx. 10.5 mm diameter
and 4.5 mm thickness, debossed RIS 6 and scoreline on
one side and scoreline on the other side.
• The 0.5 mg tablets are available in pack sizes of 10, 20
and 60 film-coated tablets
• The 1 mg tablets are available in pack sizes of 6, 10, 20,
50, 60, 100, 100 (5x20 hospital pack) and 500 film-coated
• The 2 mg tablets are available in pack sizes of 10, 20, 50,
60, 100, 100 (5x20 hospital pack) and 500 film-coated
• The 3 mg tablets are available in pack sizes of 10, 20, 50,
60, 100, 100 (5x20 hospital pack) and 500 film-coated
• The 4 mg tablets are available in pack sizes of 10, 20, 30,
50, 60, 100, 100 (5x20 hospital pack) and 500 film-coated
• The 6 mg tablets are available in pack sizes of 7, 20, 28,
30, 50, 60, 100 and 100 (5x20 hospital pack) film-coated
Not all pack sizes may be marketed
Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
Marketing Authorisation Holder
TEVA UK Limited, Eastbourne, BN22 9AG.
TEVA Pharmaceutical Works Private Limited Company,
H-4042 Debrecen, Pallagi Street 13, Hungary.
This leaflet was last revised: November 2016
Rare (affects 1 to 10 users in 10,000):
Inability to reach orgasm, menstrual disorder
Drug allergy, coldness in arms and legs, lip swelling, lip
Glaucoma, reduced visual clarity, eyelid margin crusting,
eye rolling
Lack of emotion
Change in consciousness with increased body
temperature and twitching of muscles, oedema all over
the body, drug withdrawal syndrome, body temperature
Fast shallow breathing, trouble breathing during sleep,
chronic otitis media
Obstruction of intestine
Reduced blood flow to the brain
Decrease in white blood cells, inappropriate secretion of
a hormone that controls urine volume
Breakdown of muscle fibres and muscle pain
(rhabdomyolysis), movement disorder, increase in heart
Coma due to uncontrolled diabetes
Yellowing of the skin and the eyes (jaundice)
Inflammation of the pancreas
Dangerously excessive intake of water
Eye problems during cataract surgery, a condition called
intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) can happen if
you take or have taken Risperidone. If you need to have
cataract surgery, be sure to tell your doctor
Increased insulin (a hormone that controls blood sugar
levels) in your blood
Blood clot in the legs, blood clot in the lungs
Swollen tongue, chapped lips, rash on skin related to drug
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Holes 18
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Greens Grass Bent grass
Length 6374m
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Lamingtons are an iconic Australian dessert, so I thought it was only fitting to make these for Australia Day coming up. It's a simple dessert of sponge cake, dipped in chocolate and rolled in dessicated coconut, and was named after Lord Lamington who was the Governor of Queensland in the 1890s. Funnily enough, Lord Lamington was reported to have disliked lamingtons, which is quite ironic!
I was never a big fan of lamingtons either. Maybe because the only lamingtons I had ever eaten were the ones out of a packet that you buy from the supermarket. As a kid, I would eat off the chocolate and coconut layer, leaving the spongecake innards behind, but even the chocolate layer wasn't that satisfying and soon I stopped eating them altogether.
Trying home made lamingtons for the first time was a revelation. There was none of that artificial taste, only a rich chocolate icing encasing a light airy sponge. It's fair to say that after making these, I ate
a few several in one go… for quality control of course :)
Although lamingtons are usually large, I made these ones bite-sized so you could pop the whole thing in your mouth at once for one delicious, chocolatey mouthful of cake!
Lamingtons (makes about 60 small lamingtons)
adapted from this recipe
For the spongecake:
3 large eggs, at room temperature
75g sugar
pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
80g plain flour
2 tsp cornflour
35g melted unsalted butter, at room temperature
or the chocolate icing:
170g chocolate, chopped (I used milk, but you can also use dark chocolate)
180ml milk
40g unsalted butter
220g icing sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa powder (sifted if lumpy)
2 tablespoons boiling water
200g dessicated coconut
1. Sift the cornflour with the plain flour, and set aside.
2. Grease a 23 cm square cake pan and line the bottom with baking paper. Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
3. Whisk the eggs and granulated sugar and salt until thick and the batter forms a well-defined ribbon that remains on top of the batter when you lift the whisk. Stir in the vanilla.
4. Fold the flour and cornflour into the egg mixture by sifting the flour over the top of the beaten eggs while simultaneously folding the flour in using a whisk. Fold in the melted butter until no streaks of butter are visible, but do not overfold.
5. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes, or until the cake begins to pull away from the sides of the pan. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
6. Make the chocolate icing by melting together the chocolate, butter, and milk in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Remove the bowl from the pan of simmering water when smooth, then whisk in the powdered sugar and cocoa powder. Whisk two tablespoons of boiling water into the icing. Put the coconut into a shallow baking dish or bowl.
7. When the cake is cool, unmould it onto a cutting board and remove the baking paper. Using a serrated bread knife, trim the sides of the cake. Cut the remaining cake into 2.5cm x 2.5cm squares. Use your hands to dip the square cakes into the chocolate, rolling them around to make sure each side is coated with the chocolate icing, then wipe off any excess on the side of the bowl. Toss them around in the coconut gently to get them coated on all sides.
8. Once iced and tossed in coconut, place the lamingtons on a wire cooling rack and let stand until the icing firms up a bit.


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Captain Ricky Ponting says victory over the top-ranked Indians in next month's Test series would be a major step in Australia's bid to return to the number one spot.
The Australians are scheduled to arrive in India later Monday in an unaccustomed position as the fourth-best Test nation and Ponting said his team had plenty to do to recapture former glories.
"We've got some work to do there," Ponting told reporters before the team's departure late Sunday.
"I'd love to get the team back to number one again and this will hopefully be one of those steps along the way.
"If we play the cricket I know we're capable of in India and we can win the series, that will do great things for us to get back up near the number one ranking."
Ponting is presiding over an Australian team in transition after the retirements of modern-day greats Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer.
The Australian skipper said he was not expecting miracles from his team in the two-Test series in India, but would demand a high level of performance from his players, coming off a drawn series with Pakistan in England in July.
"I don't expect miracles, but expect a very high level of performance over the next few weeks," Ponting said.
"It's an important tour for all of us.
"For us, I think it will be great to be challenged the way that we will be challenged over there, by a very good team and by the conditions."
Ponting said the Australian team would be better prepared than when they faced Pakistan.
He said Australia's Test record "stacks up as good as any other country around the world as far as winning games and being competitive" is concerned.
On a personal level, Ponting said he was keen to improve on his batting average of 20.86 in India, where he has scored just one century in 12 Tests.
Uncapped young pacemen Mitchell Starc and James Pattinson were placed on standby for the India tour following a back injury to another young bowler Josh Hazlewood and the Champions League tournament commitments of squad members Peter George and Doug Bollinger.
Ponting said the two players were placed on standby as both George and Bollinger's teams could make the final stages of the Twenty20 Champions League tournament in South Africa, where the final clashes with the start of Australia's warm-up game in Chandigarh.
He added that once again the Australian team had taken advice from experts about security in India and had no fears regarding terrorism.
Australia play India in Tests in Mohali (October 1-5) and Bangalore (October 9-13) followed by three one-day internationals.
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Captain Ricky Ponting says victory over the top-ranked Indians in next month's Test series would be a major step in Australia's bid to return to the number one spot.


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They are among aviation's greatest mysteries, vanishing decades ago without a trace.
But experts say technology now exists to find both Flight 19, the Navy squadron that took off from Fort Lauderdale in 1945, and Amelia Earhart, the legendary aviatrix who in 1937 in Miami began her attempt to fly around the world.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration currently operates a ship that systematically explores the seven seas, and already has discovered a number of sunken vessels and planes. Its multi-beam sonar paints a three-dimensional image of the ocean floor, allowing it to spot everything from wrecks to natural gas leaks.
Some private companies also offer vessels equipped with sophisticated sonar, among them OceanGate, based in Seattle, Wash. Using a small submarine, it recently discovered a World War II era Navy Hellcat fighter plane in 240 feet of water off Miami Beach.
If someone were willing to pay "possibly hundreds of millions," the submarine stands a good chance of finding Flight 19 or Earhart, said Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate, which rents out subs for exploration, research and commercial ventures.
"The technology to find those planes exists," he said. "It's really a question of, is it worth the investment?"
Some private expeditions have successfully found high-profile wrecks. In 1985, explorer Robert Ballard spotted the Titanic 2 1/2 miles below the surface of the North Atlantic, using underwater robots.
To find Flight 19 or Earhart's plane, NOAA scientists would need a good idea of where the wreckage sits. A search grid would be set up and sensor equipment would then try to discern shapes on the ocean floor.


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Frequently Asked Questions
Property - Buying a House (13)
Your solicitor will register the change of ownership together with any mortgage at the Land Registry. This process can take a few weeks. Once completed they will send you a document from the Land Registry to confirm that you are the new owners.
If the person you are buying the house from has used an estate agent, once we have paid over the remainder of the sale price on the moving date to the seller's legal adviser, you should be able to collect the keys from their estate agent. If the seller is not using an estate agent, or if there is a reason the keys can't be picked up from the estate agent, it may be arranged to collect the keys from the seller themselves.
Your solicitor will let you know as soon as their solicitor has confirmed that you can pick up the keys.
The sale contract will state that the handover of keys should take place no longer than 1pm, however, in practice, depending on the chain and size of chain, this can happen after 1pm.
Your solicitor will let you know how much money they need to complete the purchase and you will need to ensure that they have the money in cleared finds before the moving date otherwise you risk defaulting under the terms of the contract.
The money has to be cleared funds, which is money that can actually be spent so you may need to plan ahead; cheques take 5 working days to clear, some online bank accounts only let you transfer a maximum of £10,000 a day. You can organise a funds transfer from your local branch, but remember that we will ask you for identification such as your passport or drivers license.
The completion date is the moving date and is the date when the remainder of the sale price is paid over to the seller's solicitor and the seller must move out of the property and hand over the keys to the buyer.
You become responsible for your new property from the day you exchange contracts, not the day you move in. It is therefore advisable that you have in place building insurance on your new property from this date even though you are not living in it yet.
Do not cancel the insurance on the property you are selling, however, until after the moving date.
Most property purchases and sales are part of a chain, that is where there are a number of buyers and sellers that are depending on each other for the sale to take place.
Chains can be difficult to avoid and can be very difficult to deal with as it can only take one party in the chain to not move on a particular date and the whole chains stops. We will make sure you are kept informed of any problems in the chain but whatever happens, contracts can only be exchanged and moving dates fixed when all of the legal advisers in the chain are ready.
A good estate agent can be invaluable in pulling together the chain and make sure all parties in the chain are moving towards the same moving date.
There may be times when you need to break the chain in order to keep the house sale moving, if for example there is a delay at your end with your mortgage, but your buyer won't wait, you may decide to keep to the moving date and move into rented accommodation or stay with family until you can complete the purchase on your new home. A note of caution if you do decide to do this as it is a risk and if your house purchase doesn't go through for whatever reason you could be left renting or staying with family longer than you anticipated.
Exchanging contracts is when the deal becomes binding for both you and the seller. Until that point you or the buyer could pull out of the transaction without penalty (although you wouldn't get any of the money paid in searches etc, returned).
Once contracts are exchanged you as the buyer are required to pay a deposit (usually 10% of the agreed sale price) and it is at that point that the moving date is fixed.
The purchase of a property is likely to be the biggest financial commitment you make and therefore, having as much information about that property is advisable. A Mortgage Valuation is not a survey and often only involves a cursory look at the property in order to ascertain if its value is worth the loan the mortgage company is being asked to lend.
A survey is a detailed inspection of the property's condition. It is carried out by an independent surveyor who will be able to tell you if there are any structural problems, such as subsidence, major repairs needed, information about the state of electrics, plumbing and if there is damp. The level of detail this goes into depends on the type of survey you have done and the price varies accordingly.
Types of survey:
Condition Report
This is the most basic survey you can get and is designed to complement the mortgage valuation. This uses a traffic light system and doesn't give you any advice or a valuation.
HomeBuyers Report
This is a more detailed survey and the most popular type. It will tell you of obvious major problems such as rot, damp and subsidence. It includes a valuation and insurance reinstatement value. This survey is non-intrusive, however, so won't spot problems the eye can't see, such as rotten floor joists.
Building Survey
This is the most expensive but also the most thorough and robust. The surveyor will look into the attic, take up floorboards and drill walls. The survey will also include advice on repairs, provide estimated timings and costs and tell you what will happen if you do not carry out the repairs.
To find out more about survey options and to direct you to a local RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) Surveyor visit the website
The mortgage company may decide to send in a valuer to the property you wish to purchase to assess whether it is suitable security for the loan (mortgage) they are making. This is done entirely for the mortgage company's benefit and if they miss something serious, such as subsistence, they are not liable. It is advisable to undertake your own independent survey on the property to wish to buy.
The deposit is usually 10% of the sale price. If you are also selling a property we will usually use the deposit we receiver from your buyer as the deposit towards the property you are buying. If the property you are buying is more expensive than the one you are selling, you may have to pay an amount to bring the deposit up to the 10% deposit level of the property you are buying.
Once your solicitor is happy with the results of your searches and any other information provided by the seller's legal adviser, they will ask you to sign the contract and pay the deposit ready for the exchange of contracts.
Searches allow you to find out more about the property you are buying. If you are buying with the help of a mortgage your bank / building society will insist on searches being carried out.
There are three main types of searches –
1) Local Authority Searches
This is where your legal adviser checks certain issues with the Council. These could include whether a road leading to the property is maintained at the council's expense; whether the trees are protected or whether the extension that was carried out on the house had the necessary planning permission.
Local Authority searches will also reveal whether there are any monies owed to the Council.
2) Drainage and water searches
The main purpose of this search is to establish whether the property is connected to mains water and mains fouls and surface water drainage.
This search will also look to see if there are any public sewers within the boundary of the property. It is not unusual for public sewer pipes running across people's gardens so it is important to check whether previous owners have carried out any building works such as extensions over these pipes without the permission of the water authority. If they have and the water authority needs to access that pipe for any reason it could be very unpleasant and expensive for the home owner.
3) Environmental searches
Environmental searches are designed to stablish whether the land the property has been built on is contaminated, such as being built on a former landfill site, or at risk from flooding or be affected by radon gas (a naturally occurring radioactive gas).
In addition to these three main types of search, depending on the property and location, there may be other types of searches that are needed including:
Mining Search
This is required if the property is situated in an area of previous or current mining history.
Transport Searches
If your conveyancer believes the property may be affected by transport related issues such as new road proposals form the Highways Agency, new rail or underground plans and waterways rights if the property is close proximity to a river, stream or canal.
Chancel Repair
This search will reveal whether a property is liable to pay a contribution towards the repairs of the local parish church.
Land Charges
This search is required when dealing with unregistered land and it details any bankruptcy proceedings attributed to the owner of the land.
When you purchase a property you will need a solicitor and one of their first jobs is to carry out the necessary searches. They will ask for the money to carry out these searches and the amount will vary depending on what searches are required and also what part of the country you are, as the prices do vary. Your legal advisor will then also advise you to have the property professionally surveyed.
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Once you have packed up and tidied around, you will also need to take meter readings so you can pass onto your utilities providers.
The sale contract will usually state that you should move pout by 1pm. This time allows you enough time to pack up and move out in the morning and move into your new property in the afternoon.
We will telephone you on the moving day to let you know when the buyer's money arrives and to check you are ready for the keys to be handed over. Depending on the chain you may find that the keys are handed over before or after 1pm.
Your estate agents fee will be paid by your solicitor out of the money received from the buyer. If the money is not received until late in the working day, your money may not hit your account until the following working day, but this is rare.
Usually all the money is transferred by bank transfer on moving day (unless you would prefer a cheque).
The sale Contract is an extremely important stage and the sale cannot proceed until it is done, but it does not make the sale legally binding.
Once you have signed the contract we will only be able to make it binding once the buyer's legal adviser has confirmed that they are ready to exchange contracts.
Exchanging contracts is when the deal becomes binding for both you and the buyer. Until that point you or the buyer could pull out of the transaction without penalty (although you wouldn't get any of the money paid in searches etc, returned).
Once contracts are exchanged you as the buyer are required to pay a deposit (usually 10% of the agreed sale price) and it is at that point that the moving date is fixed
Once you have completed the forms and your solicitor has forwarded to the buyer, the ball is in their court and delays can occur. It could be that their solicitor is still carrying out checks with the Local Authority or water authority, or the buyer may have some delays in their mortgage application.
It is not uncommon for the buyer's solicitor to ask your solicitor a number of additional questions about the property that may be result of the information provided in the forms of from Land Registry information, for example you may be asked for proof that you received planning permission for an extension you had built.
Congratulations on agreeing your sale price. You will need to appoint a solicitor who will handle the sale and purchase (if required) They will send you forms to complete that are designed to provide the buyer with important information about the property they are buying.


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"The air filled with whispers while I could think of only one thing: I was sat inches away from a corpse."
When I made the decision to travel the world, I was a sheltered, naive girl who had no idea how to function in the world. A multi-year battle with anxiety and an eating disorder had left me broken, naive, and without life experience. I'd never eaten rice or noodles before. I'd never been on a bus. I'd never travelled alone or for more than two weeks at a time. I didn't even know how airports worked.
The one thing I did have, though, was a dream of seeing the world.
So I quit my job, sold everything I owned, and bought a one-way ticket out of London.
What could possibly go wrong?
The answer, I was soon to discover, was plenty.
How Not to Travel the World is about how travel can transform your life, even if you leave home to discover you're the unluckiest traveller in the world. It covers my never-ending stream of disasters, from the time an evil Thai dentist destroyed four of my teeth to the moment I accidentally swallowed a cockroach; from the time I sat next to a corpse on the Mekong Delta to being caught up in a tsunami in Thailand; from being scammed in China to falling into rice paddies in Bali to having an allergic reaction to sandfly bites in Cambodia.
"I stood frozen to the spot, a hundred metres from the glistening turquoise ocean, and waited to die."
How Not to Travel the World Contains My Biggest Misadventures
There's the time I punched a scammer in the face in China;
The moment a fish swam into my vagina in Cambodia;
What happened when the brakes of my motorbike failed as I was riding down a steep mountain in Thailand;
The full lowdown on the unluckiest 48 hours of my life: how I accidentally ate a cockroach, sat beside a corpse, slept in a bed full of cockroaches, and was assaulted by a backpacker;
And the terrifying moment I discovered out a tsunami was heading my way.
The last thing I wanted How Not to Travel the World to be was a blog-to-book conversion, full of repackaged content. That's why my short blog posts have been expanded into 5,000 word chapters, revealing new details, funny side stories, and personal insights. I share my every thought, my frequent missteps, and explain why, exactly, I kept travelling when everything was leading me straight into disaster.
It's Packed Full of Travel Disasters I've Never Shared Anywhere Else
For the first time, I share how I almost missed the very first flight of my trip;
Find out just how terribly my first month on the road went, from discovering I had no idea what I was doing to the many times I almost flew home
Discover what it's like to fly to Asia having never eaten rice or noodles before, and just how traumatising my first meal ended up being.
Learn about the time a dodgy dentist in Thailand destroyed four of my teeth, then how I then I accidentally treated myself with an opiate that had me hallucinating for days.
Wince as I describe the horrifying moment I discovered a ferry was starting to sink with me on board
How Not to Travel the World is full of brand new content you'll never read anywhere else. Every chapter contains new content, whether it's an enlightening conversation with a traveller I met along the way or a traumatising incident I was never brave enough to share on Never Ending Footsteps.
It's About the Transformative Power of Travel
How Not to Travel the World is an inspirational read on how travel can change your life. It was forcing myself out of my comfort zone that gave me my much-needed life experience and helped my panic attacks fade away. It was following my dreams that led to my transformation into a brave and confident traveller.
It's a love story
It was just as I decided to give up on travel and fly home when I met Dave. I was four months into my trip and had spent the vast majority of that time stumbling from one mishap to the next. Meeting Dave did nothing to improve my propensity for disaster, but it kickstarted my determination to overcome my fear of living.
I never write about my relationship in detail on Never Ending Footsteps, but I put it in the spotlight in my book. You'll find out how a drunken tweet led to a first date that almost left me blind, our arguments and the times we almost ended it all, and what it's like to move in with a guy thirty minutes after meeting him. This trip wouldn't have been the same if I hadn't met Dave.
It's my story
Five years ago, I was suffering from debilitating anxiety so severe I had barely left my house for six months straight. I had an eating disorder so extreme that I was living on a single apple a day. I suffered from dozens of panic attacks a day and couldn't even cross the street without having a near-death experience.
Thanks to travel, and the stories featured in How Not to Travel the World, I'm a different person today. I can't remember the last time I had a panic attack, trying new foods is my favourite aspect of travel, I seek out new experiences because I know that leaving my comfort zone is the key to transformation, and every time something terrible happens, I react with giggles rather than tears.
How Not to Travel The World is about following your dreams, no matter how many curveballs life throws at you. It's about learning to get out of your comfort zone, finding the humour in messed up situations, and falling in love with life on the road.
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A bright, lightweight jacket that is great for cool summer nights or early horse show mornings.
Bring on the light summer breezes with this beautiful down-filled jacket. The stretchable panels at the back side allow for perfect comfort while in the saddle. The 2-way zipper at the front and zipper pockets are nice added details. This lightly padded quilted jacket is both water repellent and windproof.
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Eminence's volleyball team put up a good fight in its final match of the season, but came up just short as host Anderson County sent the Lady Warriors away after two games Monday night in the opening round of the 28th District tournament.
Eminence, the No. 4 seed, played the underdog role well in the opening game of the best-of-three series, holding the early lead and building it to 11-7 midway through the eye-popping start. Anderson, the No. 1 seed, then used a couple of spurts to even up the scoreboard and open up its own lead.
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Renee Shaw of Pleasureville says her husband Doug is lucky to be alive.
On Aug. 15, Doug Shaw was involved in a farming accident that left his pelvis broken in several spots. He also suffered a broken right shoulder blade and two broken ribs.
"With all the fractures in his pelvis." she said, "he had two pins in each side and an external fixator bar to hold the pins."
The fourth class of the Eminence High School Hall of Fame was recognized at halftime of the high school football game Friday night and officially inducted the following day. It includes two current EHS football coaches, two former superintendents, a librarian, a school board member, a golfer, and a former teacher and coach.
Wasn't enough dirt slung into the Eminence swimming pool recently? Now, let's check back with Paul Harvey for the rest of the real story.
In a letter to the editor a former councilman finally confirmed that the city is indeed "planning" on building a new firehouse ... duh!
I am waist deep in lake water with mud squishing underfoot as the starter says "Go!" I start mad paddling as 100 other arms make a unique turbulence on all sides. Three people bump into me and I see only their goggles, caps and hands.
At Eminence's cross-country practice last Friday — the day before the Warriors would compete at the Capital View Classic — coach Scott McClamroch told his runners the course would be "a bit challenging but not too bad." He found out otherwise the following day when his runners raced on the toughest course they will see all season long. With very few flat spots and long, windy hills, Capital View has a reputation as being a tough course that produces slow times.
Playing in the first-ever All "A" Classic State Volleyball Tournament, Henry County's volleyball team won its pool play, advanced to the Gold Division for the top 16 teams and went 3-2 during the two-day event. The Ladycats had the 28th District tournament — which started just a few days later — on their minds, but still left the Mid-America Sports Complex with solid performances after two games Friday night and three games Saturday.
A week after taking a disappointing loss to cross-county rival Henry County, the Eminence Warriors got back on the winning side of things in a big way Friday night with a 58-16 blowout win over visiting Evangel Christian in 8-man action.
Limited Editions, Port Royal's wholesale and custom art framing business, has unlimited potential according to owner Rick Ouellette. "We are a jewel," he said.
Ouellette, a self-proclaimed "born salesman," became interested in the art business after striking up a friendship with folk artist Dexter Bowles, and Ouellette started selling prints.
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During Monday night's New Castle City Commission meeting, there was at least some positive news.
Public Works Director Scot Treece requested that the commission obtain bids to resurface several streets this fall. "If we can get some done this fall," he said, "we can go back in the spring and finish up."
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A flaunch, in heraldry, is regarded as an ordinary or subordinary, one of two (as the flaunch is never borne singly) semicircles protruding into the field from the sides of the shield. While supposedly the diminutives of flaunches are flasques and voiders (which likewise cannot be borne singly), these do not exist in modern heraldry.
Flaunches may be modified by the lines of partition.
Some heraldic writers say that it is a rule that the illegitimate son of a noblewoman must bear his arms upon "a surcoat"; that is, in the area between what appear to be flaunches significantly larger than normal. However, this is not really a rule, and has happened in one case at the most.
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12/2/16 @ 5:00 pm - 12/31/16 @ 9:00 pm
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Angst Gallery is having a birthday! To celebrate our eighth anniversary we are having a special exhibit in December to showcase all the artists who have shown here over the years.
First Friday Reception: December 2
Show: December 2-31
See work by many of the people who have shown at the gallery throughout its history, including Toni Partington, Christopher Luna, Erin Dengerink, Christine Eagon, Julian Nelson, Michele Venclik, Bill Leigh, Reid Trevarthen, Richard Schemmerer, Gwendolyn Morgan, Greg Ianto Bee, Marianne Stokes, and more.
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Every year we collaborate with other local Assistance League chapters to provide new back-to-school clothing and school supplies to children of enlisted military families at Camp Pendelton in Oceanside, CA.
Survivors of sexual assault are referred to a San Diego County Sexual Assault Response Team. Their clothing is often kept as evidence, so having a change of clothes becomes a critical issue during this vulnerable time in their lives. Assistance League of Rancho San Dieguito provides sweatpants, sweatshirts and personal hygiene items to them before they are sent home.
The Thrift Shop is our primary source of funding for our philanthropic programs. We are proud of our reputation as one of the best and friendliest thrift shops in the Coastal North County San Diego area. Our members work hard to make sure the merchandise is always good quality, clean, and priced fairly.
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Life is Good
When a pessimistic layman hears the term 'life is good', he will probably just laugh it off and ask you the question, 'what makes it so good'? The opposite of this was what Bert and John Jacobs started spreading through their t-shirts since the year 1989. The initial stages of the brand, Life is good, were absolutely disastrous as the brothers had to face a lot of hardships, disappointments and ups and downs. They travelled across Boston and the east coast for 5 years trying to sell as many t-shirts as they could by going to college dormitories, hawking on the street and everything else to sell as much as they could, but were never that successful. They slept in their vans and took a shower only when they could. But the optimism and patience paid off for the brand 'Life is good' as they came across Jake. Jake had a simple catchy grin which articulated everything the brothers had gone through and believed in which later became the "life is good' logo.
The first major break for 'Life is good' was in the month of September 1994 when there was a local street fair taking place in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They designed 48 t-shirts which were all sold off by late noon. After the success of the life is good sale, they started coming in the limelight with different retailers taking notice of these shirts which gained popularity overnight. Life is good quotes were light, humorous and also gave a strong message related to different issues. There are various Life is good festivals and charity programs which takes place every year which makes sure that the good vibes are always sustained within the company.
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Just tell him to relax the more he does it the better it will get
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Hi there. The best advice I can give is not to bother covering it up. And he must not flaunt it like some sort of trophy.
Completely normal behaviour, lucky lad, Wish I had been nudist at age 15.
Still I'm making up for it now, at age 60, and often get hard at beach, if an attractive lady walks past.
Rarely do I get disapproving vibes, and more often a second ( and third ) naughty look, which of course makes it even harder!! (Thanks for the banana Mrs Patterson)!!
It is natural to be a bit turned on, ladies are too, (we guys can tell, the slight extra parting of the thighs, and sometimes as mentioned earlier in this thread, the wetness just showing!) and anyone that tries to say nudism/naturism is not about sex has their head up their Bum!!
Hi, i wonder i you guys could help with some advise on how to handle (no pun intended) a rather stiff situation.
I'm a single nudist mother with 2 kids, a daughter aged 20 and a son aged 15. My son continues to get an erection almost continuously, its ok with us at home, we're used to it, after all he is pubertal. The problem arises when we have nudist friends and visitors over or when we're out an about naked - he stays hard.... :( Can anyone give me pointers on how to help him handle the situation.... useful thoughts would be appriciated
Its normal. He is 15 years old... lol
when my brother was like 14-16 years old he was hard 24/7
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Growing up it hard enough, without worrying about things you can't control.
Just smile, act friendly and try to avoid the people who claim to be offended.
Unforced erections should never be a problem in a nudist community... but ...
obnoxious actions and over reactions might be.
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I think this is naturaly and normaly.....then I see also Ladys who have trops outside Pussys...I dont have any problems..and look like this see
I think it's natural
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I think it is unnatural to need to masturbate to get rid of the chance of a public erection. What is more natural than an erect penis? I think those who are concerned with it are control freaks. I enjoy erections, I like to look at them, and I know others look at mine.
nice !
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Does your son still keep getting rock hard all the time around naked people or has he learned to control his erections?
Lovely and yes up to a point ,he's only young
One of the good reasons for having nudist beaches, is you can always go for a good swim, that normally gets it down.
Hi Sintiha, Im excited knowing how you behave freely. In Mexico still is a lot of puritanism, and when I was 16 I found family nudism magazines from my aunt and uncle, and I couldnt believe that families got naked being tohether. I masturbated a lot watching those magazines. Later on I had the opportunity to visit nudist resorts.
hard cock is normal for all guys,, just proof that it works, he sees someone beautiful, everyone shell understand, that it´s normal to get hard. Nothing to be embarrased about, visitors shell understand, if they also understand nudity
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Sinthia you have to recognize the potential you have there. After all you and your son can reap a gold mine if he were to model as the 'After Guy' for Erectile Dysfunction Drugs.
Why are you being so hard on the poor kid. He's doing what comes naturally. If your son's hardons creep out your friends maybe its time to ditch them.
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Good suggestions, especially masturbation. He can also lay down on his stomach and read or think of something else (multiplication tables) till it subsides. I hope it comes up with some good strategies given the ample advice.
I totally agree. masturbation in a discreet place is the cure for this. I guess treating other nude people respectfully and not staring or gawking, or fondling in front of them is the best thing to do.
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It all depends on his size. My x dufus husband used to get them and no one noticed because he was so tiny haha.
Masturbation till he cums generally takes care of this problem..If it persists a little later, he should just excuse himself and go play with himself until he ejaculates again. There are just so many ejaculations during the course of a day even for a teenager.
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Whistleblower News From The Inside — October 6, 2015
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
New whistleblower rules in the UK – The United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority has announced new rules for whistleblowers in the finance sector, but there are still no rewards provided. BBC
Connecticut recognizes First Amendment protection for whistleblowers – Connecticut's Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision holding that the First Amendment protects whistleblowers from retaliation in the private sector. Reuters
United Nations bribery scheme – U.S. authorities are investigating allegations that UN officials were bribed in exchange for support of a real-estate development in Macau. Wall Street Journal
Army contractor hit with False Claims Act lawsuit – Odyssey Marketing Group allegedly defrauded the government by selling marketing materials for the U.S. Army Reserve Command under invalid contracts. Triangle Business Journal
Justice Department goes after bigger bribery cases – The agency announced that it is focusing on "higher impact" violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, as opposed to the several smaller, self-reported cases it has dealt with in the past. Wall Street Journal


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The pattern features underarm gussets. The instructions call for inserting the gussets in the standard way. Gertie, of Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing, has a lovely tutorial about how to do it. You should read it! It's really great.
I tried inserting gussets this way when I was sewing the muslin of the bodice. Sadly, I am really bad at stitching corners using the stitch-and-pivot approach-- I just don't have the precision to pull it off. The results looked like this:
Yep, I was 0 for 4 at well-executed gusset insertion. I'm sorry, Gertie!!! It's not your or your tutorial's fault!
So, I devised a way to insert gussets which would play to my strength, stitching tricky corners with lapped seams. I now provide the following tutorial in case you want to do it yourself. I don't know if this method gives better results overall, or how durable it is in the long term. But, it was easier for me to pull off, so here you go.
1. Prepare the Gusset Pieces
Transfer the marking of the point of the gusset from the pattern piece onto all of the gusset pieces.
Turn under the seam allowances and press them to the wrong side of the fabric. I kept the thread marking showing the point even after the pressing was complete to make the point easier to see in the following steps.
2. Prepare the Bodice Pieces
On the wrong side of the fabric, interface the slash into which the gusset will be inserted. I used three strips of silk organza, two parallel to the slash, and then one at the point, perpendicular to the slash.
Pin the gusset piece to the right side of the bodice piece so that the gusset piece covers the lines of stitching holding the interfacing to the bodice pieces. That description may be confusing, but the picture should convey what I'm trying to say. The key points are that you pin the gusset piece on top of the right side of the bodice piece, and you don't want any of your previous stitching to show.
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"Dancing with the Stars" will look a bit different next season over at the judges' table.
Julianne Hough will not be returning for season 25, ET confirmed on Wednesday. The news shocked fans, all of whom expected to see Hough alongside fellow judges Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba. Hough has been on the panel with them since 2014.
It's unknown why Hough will no longer be on the show or if she plans to return for future seasons.
It's possible that the many developments in Hough's life contribued to the decision: She recently tied the knot, marrying Brooks Laich in July, and she's been traveling and performing alongside brother Derek for their MOVE BEYOND Live on Tour.
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Wags | Happy Tails | Airy
We adopted Airy from Wags Rescue the week before Christmas last year. They were having an Open House at Horsham Veterinary Hospital on a Saturday night and we stopped in. It was so awesome to see the lobby filled with dogs waiting to be adopted and people wanting to adopt them. Airy was sitting in her crate quiet as a mouse looking around at everything. I took one look at her and and told my wife Leslie that she was the one. We brought her home that night and she was shy and quiet as a mouse. And two days later she got her voice back, lol. We decided that since she found her forever home that her name should be changed to "Lucky." It has been a challenge in that she was a stray and had no social skills with other dogs. But with a lot of help with friends she has become a lovable dog and a good citizen. And most of all we would not trade her for anything in the world. We can't say enough good things about all the volunteers that go to these shelters, to bring back these fine animals and then become their "Foster Homes" until they find their "Forever Homes."
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Welcome 2016!
A few days after Christmas, I posted the following status…"I 'de-Christmased' the house today, but am happy to report that Jesus is welcome year round. In fact, He's taken up residence in my heart." In a subsequent post, I quoted our friend, C.S. Lewis…"You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage, but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself."
Wow. Just wow.
Of much less spiritual implication, but still to my sheer delight, I also shared a picture of my brand new boots. And, yes, I completely heart them and may very well be Spirit-led to visit Nashville's Wildhorse Saloon in the not too distant future. If given the chance, girl can line dance. Just sayin'.
Then, just before New Year's, I made another post. Just one word: "Goals?"
And you responded…
Cindy – Learn more about healthy healing foods; keep on the same track of being me!
Ed – Remain in the Lamb's Book of Life and continue to tell people of the Gospel of Jesus!
Jim – Healthy diet, increased exercise, and working hard to increase my understanding of and paying better attention to the Holy Spirit.
Christina – Lose weight!
Lori – Put love in action.
Romey – Exercise more & stick to a budget.
David – Travel more!
Philip – Simplify my life even more.
Suzanne – Counting it ALL joy.
Tammy – Compassion, health, joy.
Michele – To cross paths with you again!
Meredith – Listening to what the Lord has in store for me!
Brian – Systems instead.
Dennis – Work on discipline & perseverance.
Mitch – To serve God better.
Keith – Not sure yet…maybe the same ones as last year.
Eric – Drop 10 lbs quickly that I gained the last month. Seriously.
Steve – Make new friends, learn something new and visit some place new.
Aaron – Lose 20 lbs and read God's Word more.
Thank you for your courage in sharing. Somehow it makes it more official when you see it in type. Though you may not have guessed your comments would end up in my blog; in my defense, I used first names only, to protect the innocent.
Me – I know it sounds simple, but I plan to drink more water, starting with a 16 oz bottle first thing every morning and continuing throughout the day. I may or may not venture into the world of Instagram. I may or may not lose weight. I may or may not get back to work on my book. I may or may not take steps toward another album. At a minimum, I will write songs, and if struck by writer's block, will trust God to inspire, and additionally, arm myself with an affirmative weapon taught by the book, The Artist's Way…"I am a brilliant and prolific songwriter." Lastly, I may or may not run a marathon, though I will cheer for those who do and try not to hate them. Just as you will fight against boot envy.
All kidding aside, the one thing I can say with certainty that I will continue to do, and this only by God's grace and equipping…is to know Christ and make Him known, ministering His message of Hope and Healing through song, speech, and the written word; to tell of His goodness and compel others to do the same for the glory of God.
I will endeavor to make every day count, in agreement with my take-away line from the movie, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel…"there is no present like the time." Yes, you read that correctly. And I shall be careful to remember the Sabbath.
Can I share one more present?!! A gift from my sweet son and daughter-in-love…
a custom, one-of-a-kind Keaggy family calendar! Turned here to my birthday month, if you look close you'll see two pictures from my son's wedding day (proud mother of the groom), one from when he was really little at Disneyland (check out those glasses!), and another of the two of us embracing fresh after his baptism in our neighbor's pool on the eve before his wedding. Best. Gift. Ever.
Lord, teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
(Psalm 90:12)
Here's to you, you brave and courageous goal-setters! You were born for greatness. God is great and if He's living in You, that makes you great, too.
Grateful to be journeying with you…