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As promised in my Top 12 Things I Miss About the South post, I came up with a list of things I'm going to miss about NYC...
1. The food
- New York has so many great restaurants. I've loved getting out of my comfort zone and trying so many ethnic foods while I've been up here. I've never been a timid or safe eater, but I've gotten to the point where I'll just order something off the menu even if I have no idea what it is. Everything has been good so far!
2. Cute little bakeries/coffee shops
- So maybe this could technically fall under the food category, but it's a different category in my book. I absolutely love all the local bakeries and coffee shops up here. I even love the coffee man with his little cart that parks outside my office building each morning. Since I've been up here, I've tried to avoid chains like Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts and instead try to visit as many local places as I can. Of course, I have gotten Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts here and there for sake of convenience since they're located on practically every street corner in Manhattan.
3. Endless list of things to do and explore
- There are so many things to do up here. While I sometimes enjoy doing touristy things, I've grown to love the non-tourist things New York has to offer and find myself staying away from the crowded, touristy parts of the city.
4. The shopping
- I'm going to have withdrawals when I come back. Planning to get my last shopping trips in this week - might have to stock up a little bit :)
5. The people I've met
- I've met some great people since being up here and will miss seeing them all the time.
- You have to be somewhat adventurous if you've made the decision to live in New York. While there are some adventurous people in the South, it's more of the norm up here. People just pick up and move either to or from NYC all the time. In the South, it's very common to graduate college, get a good job, settle down and get married and then have kids all within a span of five years. People don't have "five year plans" up here. They don't always plan ahead and instead just go with the flow. I kinda like it.
- I haven't been exposed to a lot of diversity growing up. The area I grew up in in South Carolina is predominantly white. In New York, it truly is a melting pot. It's been really neat to be exposed to so many different people and cultures in one place.
8. Healthy lifestyle
- People eat so much healthier up here. While fast food is available, people don't eat it like we do in the South. I've had fast food two times since being here. Granted, this may be due to the fact that there's not a Chick-fil-a around, but still :) Vegan and vegetarian restaurants are everywhere, and regular restaurants serve healthier food in general. People eat salads up here like they do Chick-fil-a sandwiches and hamburgers down South. I know, two references in one paragraph - too much maybe? Cut me some slack - I miss it a lot.
- Thanks to the subway, I've gotten in so much reading since I've been up here.
- It can still get hot and muggy up here, but it's not as bad as South Carolina. It was 66 and sunny when I walked to the subway one morning last week. It felt amazing. However, like I mentioned a previous post, there aren't lakes and pools to cool off in when it does get hot up here.
- You can easily find salons around the city that offer $20 mani/pedi combos. Such a good deal!
Sunset at Chelsea Pier
View from the ferry on the way to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
View from Williamsburg, Brooklyn
View from South Street Seaport
Taken from my old rooftop garden at the Webster
And there you have it! Summer 2012 is coming to a close for me, and I'm so grateful to have had the opportunity to live and work in this wonderful city. To sum it up in a few words - I really do love New York.


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If you're a terrible awful, no good, very bad procrastinator – then first of all, let me welcome you to the club. Secondly – you may have put off getting your mom a Mother's Day gift just a leeeeetle bit too long – and are now wracking your brain for an idea that will a) Let her know you love her and didn't forget about her and b) Show her that you put some actual thought into this gift.
NOTE: Although we didn't have this in the original list – I believe that LOTS of moms would probably love an Instant Pot as well. These things are crazy helpful at dinnertime and Pinterest is going CRAZY with it!
Here are a few last minute mother's day gifts you can pull together in no time:
- Photo Gift:A picture is worth a thousand mom-points, so pick a great new one, revive an old one, artsy up a ho-hum one with Instagram or Greyscale or something – and put that bad boy in a frame. In fact – until the end of Wednesday you can get 40% OFF a Wood Panel at Walgreens (even have it sent to your mom's Walgreens so she can pick it up in her town)Kohl's has lots of really cute photo frames that are usually 40 – 60% OFF as well!
- Flowers or Plants:Send mom flowers to really put a smile on her face – especially if you have them delivered where she works! Amazon offers some beautiful flowers with FREE Overnight Shipping (is there anything they DON'T do???)Buying your mom a beautiful rose bush just always seems like a classic move – you can stick around and help mom plant it and enjoy her company. Also – just cutting some flowers from your yard and making an impromptu boquet (or sneaking into your neighbor's yard while they're gone and snipping some of theirs) will surely brighten her day and her kitchen!
- Heartfelt Card or Letter:Here's the thing – mom's want to hear 3 things on Mother's Day:
1) That they did a good job raising you
2) That you REMEMBER all the ways in which they did a good job and
3) That you have since compared them to all other mothers and now realize that they are far superior to any of that rabble. (Oh yes, and that you love them of course – that's #4)So take the time to sit down (turn off your cellphone, facebook, computer, t.v. and iPod) and really think back. Pull out some gems that will highlight her strong suits. For instance, my mom was great at creatively turning boring things into magical things – a trait which I think about every time my kids say they're bored. I strive to be like her in that regard. (This is solid-gold content for a Mother's Day Card!)
- Gift Cards:Let mom treat herself by getting her a gift card – whether it's Bath & Body Works, Lowe's (my mom is a gardening nerd) or iTunes – just pick something that says "Mom – I still know what you like, but here – you go pick it out". Amazon has some cute Gift-Cards that you can send via Email, Facebook, Regular Mail or even Print out!
- Technology:As Kip sang in Napoleon Dynamite "Yes, I love technology, but not as much as you, you see… " Get your mom up to speed by buying her something new and cool like a Kindle (if she loves to read), a new case for her Kindle if she already has one, or a digital camera(my mom still didn't have one until last Christmas). That's a gift that has some "wow" factor – and if you go in on it with your siblings it won't cost you a ton.
- Your TIME:Ti-i-i-ime, is on your side – yes it is! In this day and age, time is something that's extremely valuable – shutting off your gadgets and focusing on your mom for a few hours will show her you really care. Take her to lunch, go visit and bring playing cards for an afternoon of catching up, take her fishing or plan a picnic, head to the mall – whatever you do, pick something she likes and make yourself totally available for awhile!Check out Groupon Local Deals to see what kind of nail salon's, restaurants, etc… are available and spend the afternoon hanging out with mom for some girl time.
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IMPACT has today (Thursday) called for the immediate recruitment of additional social workers in Kildare and West Wicklow to deal with an emerging crisis in services to children and families.
The union says that approximately 900 referrals of children are currently awaiting assessment in the area, including around 150 cases with potential child protection issues. Yet the failure to fill vacant posts and provide maternity leave cover means the Kildare and West Wicklow social work service is badly understaffed, with less than two-thirds of the approved social work compliment in place.
Meanwhile, the team responsible for the assessment and approval of potential foster families is at half its required strength, resulting in delays of two years or more.
IMPACT official Philip Mullen said his union was concerned that the acute shortage of social workers in the Kildare and West Wicklow area could lead to a crisis for children and families needing support. He said the area was particularly badly hit by management failures to fill social work vacancies. "Although social workers are not subject to the current HSE recruitment moratorium, large numbers of vacancies exist across the country, with Kildare and West Wicklow being particularly badly affected," he said.
IMPACT has called on Children's Minister Frances Fitzgerald to take urgent action to address the shortage of social workers, which the union says is undermining the State's statutory obligation to protect children and the effectiveness of the new Children and Families Agency.
The union wants the minister to accelerate recruitment to vacant posts and immediately establish an emergency relief panel to fill maternity leave positions. "The situation is now becoming unsafe. I am calling on the minister to use her authority to find an urgent solution. We cannot keep going in circumstances where a third of the approved social work posts in Kildare and West Wicklow are unfilled," said Mr Mullen.
IMPACT has welcomed the establishment of the Children and Family Agency, but has expressed concern that the continuing failure to provide the staff needed will negate any possible benefits. "If the staff needed are not in place, the children and families cannot be given the support they need and the Agency will be doomed to fail," said Mr Mullen.


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Recently I heard that a church (not my church) has asked its members to think of three wishes and go to church on new year's day to get prayed for, so that the wishes would come true.
I never knew God was a genie in a magic lamp.
He is omnipotent, omnipresent, the Alpha and Omega, and nothing is impossible with Him. It is as easy as snapping a finger for Him to fulfil our whims and fancies, but frankly, is that good for us? And what end or purpose will that serve? Boost our ego?
In my personal opinion, I find the implications of what the church did was not very right.
Christians should be have the resilience of faith in God, come what may.
And see God for the Almighty One He is. Not a genie from a magic lamp to fulfil our every wish, whim and fancy.
A cousin even posted this on her facebook "Come to church with 3 wishes. They will be fulfilled."
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I am also rebelling against gift cards, and giving cash. The only gift cards I bought were because I can use the gift cards and thought the bonus cards would be of value. Having learned my lesson on the limitations of the bonus cards, I won't do that again.I give gift cards when I think it's something a person really wants. I have two relatives who quilt. They're getting gift cards to the biggest quilt store around. Another knits, and is getting a gift card to a huge yarn store. (Both well over the internet). Someone who has had to cut back on small luxuries like manicures is getting a gift certificate to a day spa near her.This is money for luxuries or extras that they might not otherwise get.After my mother died there were dozens of things left that no one wanted. (This despite my sister's ruthless, "you gave it, you get it" rule). And I started thinking in terms of giving something that will bring a happy memory rather something that needs to be dusted.Nancy
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1911 T208 Cullivan's Fireside Connie Mack
Starting Bid - $800, Sold For - $4,994
Graded GOOD 30 by SGC. Extremely rare T208 Cullivan's Fireside series card featuring key Hall of Famer Connie Mack. This legendary rarity is one of three T208s that were among the highlights of a small but remarkable original-owner collection that consisted of four E90-1s (including Joe Jackson), fourteen T206s, sixteen T205s, seven T201s, eleven E93s, six E96s, six E92 Dockmans, and nineteen E75 boxers, all new to the organized collecting world and presented in a total of six lots in this auction. The card is bright and perfectly clean, with a deep green background and a striking image. The corners have even wear and there are several minor creases. The creases allow this card to technically grade only Good, but it is a very attractive mid-grade example of one of the key cards in the set, and one of only a few (possibly as few as four or five) T208 Connie Mack examples known to exist. Reserve $1,000. Estimate (open). SOLD FOR $4,994
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Monday, March 23, 2015
A Sure Sign of Spring
Eggs!!! The ladies are doing their thing again, and we couldn't be happier. It is so lovely to walk out to the coop in the morning and gather fresh eggs for breakfast.
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- AnonymousMarch 23, 2015 at 6:33 AM
Yumm ! It surely is a sign of spring:)ReplyDeleteReplies
It is, and I am loving it :)Delete
Oh how wonderful! 2 years... in 2 years, that will be us as well. Such a lovely goal.ReplyDelete
Can I ask what you guys do for eggs in the winter when the hens are resting? Do you buy from other farmers? From the grocery store? Just curious... :-)Replies
It is wonderful Yanic. There is nothing quite like walking out to the coop to gather eggs.Delete
We never buy from grocery stores. We have a little group of backyard chicken keepers around here that we have gotten to know, all of them have much larger flocks than we do, so we turn to them when our ladies aren't laying. There are times when none of us have any eggs, this winter with the cold was especially hard, and during those times we just go without.
Hope that helps :)
Thank you for that... We never use to buy grocery store eggs, but with little man and all his intolerances and allergies, we are weary of his protein intake. When our local sources for farm fresh eggs dried up this winter, we ended up back at the grocery stores. We were lucky enough to find a company that has free range nest laid eggs. The company uses only colony housing with nest and perches. They are also a full green energy company so all and all, we didn't feel as bad. But still, we plan on freezing eggs when we finally get our flocks. All extras will get frozen and that way, we can always have them ready in case little man's dairy and gluten issues don't fix themselves.Delete
No problem, always happy to share. That is wonderful that you found a good source of eggs at the grocery store, it isn't easy to do these days. And yes freezing them, it works. We found out the hard way a few years ago, when we left some eggs from our CSA farmer in the car during the winter :)Delete
Hurrah for fresh eggs! Our five have all started laying again and there is nothing better than fresh eggs.ReplyDeleteReplies
You can say that again. I wish all of ours were laying, we have nine, but only a few of them have gotten back into a rhythm. Soon, all of them will be there.Delete
Hurrah! We might hit 50 degrees one day later this week :) That will be very exciting to me, I won't have to wear a heavy coat!ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh Karen, that will be wonderful. We are a little chilly here again, for the next day or two, but then it looks like the real spring weather will be here...at least I hope so :)Delete
...looks like you have been visited by the Easter bunny...he.he. Beautiful colored eggs.ReplyDeleteReplies
Haha, yes. I love the colour of eggs we get...a little blue, green, pink and brown. It always look so pretty.Delete
Hooray for spring and fresh eggs! Enjoy.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Tracey!Delete
- AnonymousMarch 23, 2015 at 10:44 AM
Yeah! Mine have been laying up to 7 a day! We have started selling again, since we cannot keep up with the eggs all by ourselves! Cannot beat a fresh egg, tastes so very good!ReplyDeleteReplies
That is awesome, ours are still trying to find their regular rhythm, but it is nice to have them starting up again. Soon, all nine will be laying. And there will be some additions to the flock this year...more chicks and a few ducklings :)Delete
Look at the lovely color! Yummy!ReplyDeleteReplies
They are beautiful, eh?Delete
Delicious! Enjoy those beauties!ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh, we did, this morning :)Delete
What great colors!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Rosemarie. While the flock we have is a mix of breeds not known for laying eggs in the winter, they are known for their wonderfully coloured eggs, and we love that!Delete
They look huge! But I think that is just because I am used to the little bantam eggs that my ladies lay...I am picking up 4 more this weekend and I can't wait as our little flock has lost a couple of members over the winter - they were 10 years old though and had long and happy lives - but I think the time has come for some new Easter chicks! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Not too big, but yes, big compared to little bantam eggs :) I know, I read that in your letter, and now you know we have chickens too. I wrote about in my letter to you, which was put in the mail today :)Delete
Chicks for Easter...just perfect!
Beautiful colours! What a treat!ReplyDeleteReplies
A treat indeed, and one that we are very grateful for :)Delete
yay! fresh eggs are the bestReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, they are!Delete
Oooh how wonderful!! I miss that a lot, hope some day not too far I will have that pleasure again :)ReplyDelete
Have a great week!!
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It is something I think I would miss too if we ever had to give them up. I will look forward to your chicken stories once you get some ladies again :)Delete
Ok, poultry novice here - I had no idea chickens did not lay eggs in the winter? What a fun fact to learn.ReplyDeleteReplies
Well, they can. Some breeds are better winter layers than others. Hens need 14 hours of light per day to lay eggs, so once we change the clocks in the fall and the days get shorter they tend to stop laying. You can give them artificial light to make up the difference, which we have done, and during a mild winter they have continued to lay, although not nearly as regular as in the summer. This winter was so very cold, even with extra light, they wouldn't lay. So much energy expended just to stay warm.Delete
You can, of course, buy eggs year round at the grocery store, which is why a lot of people are surprised to learn chickens don't naturally lay in the winter. And that is the key world, naturally. We as humans can do a lot of things to take them from their natural rhythm.
And of course, there are some breeds of chickens that handle the winter better. One breed being Rhode Island Reds...which is the breed we will be getting very soon :)
Us too! We're up to nearly a dozen a day, but of course we have about 20 hens. There is something about the return of the eggs that is as nearly as reassuring as the return of the sun ;) Happy breakfast to you three.ReplyDeleteReplies
Nice!!! I am hoping that will be us next year, after we add to our flock this year, we will have 17 hens and 2 ducks. Although 6 of our hens will be three this spring, so we expect their production to drop quite a bit.Delete
Yes, I totally agree with you. Thank you, same to you guys. xo
Woohoo!! Definitely very spring like and they look delicious!ReplyDeleteReplies
They were :)Delete
In our part of the year, they lay quite well in winter, January was a bit lower perhaps, but now it is regular : three eggs a day from our three lady... I love to pick up the eggs every morning sooooo much!ReplyDeleteReplies
How lucky you guys are. I would think in warmer climates down south, they might lay more regularly through the winter...not sure.Delete
Enjoy your eggs :)
How wonderful, I too hope that one day we will have chickens.................ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks! I hope that for you too, they are such a joy, in so many ways.Delete
Sounds awesome! What a great experience for Reece. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
He loves his chickens. Although, he is getting two ducks, and keeps telling us they are his, that we can't help him look after them. It will be interesting to see what the chickens think about that :)Delete
those are huge!!! How wonderful... tet the laying begin....ReplyDelete
I think they might look bigger than they really are. They are pretty much regular size for eggs.Delete
Yahoo! So exciting when they start laying again :) Beautiful eggs!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, totally. Thank you!Delete
I would love to have chickens and get fresh eggs. Even though my son can't eat them, the rest of us still love them. Warmer weather should be arriving and staying pretty soon!ReplyDeleteReplies
It is pretty awesome Darcel. I highly recommend anyone thinking about it, to do it. The chickens themselves are so much fun, and then the eggs, so darn good.Delete
I sure hope so, we are kinda done with the cold. Fingers crossed.
oh, i can't wait to have chickens again! i miss them so much. we lost our entire flock to a group of predators last year, and we have decided to make some changes before we get a new flock. i sure miss just popping out to the coop for some eggs :(ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh no, so sorry Jenny. We lost three hens last spring, when they got out of the yard and got lost in the forest, it was hard, and we felt so responsible.Delete
Good luck once you get the new flock, you will really appreciate those first eggs :)
Wow! Such big eggs. Enjoy. xoReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, we did!Delete
Nice! Good work, ladies :) We have been studying quite a bit over here about chickens. We are planning to add them into our lives. Originally we hoped for this Spring, but realized that would be a bit rushed for us considering different things we have going on. So we are studying, studying and will bring them into our lives next spring.ReplyDeleteReplies
You will love having chickens, they are wonderful to have around, and of course the fresh eggs are amazing!!!Delete
That photo has just made me fancy a boiled egg, even though it is quite late in the evening here! I will try and wait for morning. As someone who doesn't keep chickens it's not an obvious sign of Spring to me, as the buds and flowers and lambs are, but what a lovely sign it is.ReplyDeleteReplies
Ha! We've got buds here too, no flowers yet. Happy spring Sally!Delete


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Lucy Hale: Is Aria Getting Another New Love Interest?
Lucy Hale waves and chats with fans as she arrives at her hotel on Monday afternoon (August 12) in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City.
According to E! News, the 24-year-old actress may be getting another new love interest on Pretty Little Liars.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Lucy Hale
"Ezra may want to watch out because there's a new hottie coming to Rosewood High School…as an employee!" the site reports. "Fans will be introduced to the new attractive guidance counselor Jesse, who is described as laid-back, warm, genial�and a potential recurring character. He's basically Aria catnip."
That same day, Lucy stepped out for Mark.'s 10th Birthday Celebration held at Trump SoHo.
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MONTCLAIR, NJ—LCOR has closed on a development site located at 638 Bloomfield Ave. for the development of a 304,271-sq.-ft. mixed-use property in Montclair, N.J.
LCOR will be developing the site, which is phase I of the Montclair Center Gateway Redevelopment Plan, with The Pinnacle Companies. Upon completion, the development will include a mix of residential, retail and office space.
"This site presents the perfect opportunity to transform this thoroughfare into a flourishing and vibrant section of town," said Kurt Eichler, executive vice president of LCOR. "With LCOR's past experience in transit-oriented development and expertise in the Northern New Jersey market, we understand and recognize the high demand for walkable, multiuse neighborhoods in prime locations such as Montclair."
The LCOR—Pinnacle Companies team plans build the 638 Bloomfield Ave. site to include 259 residential units, 571 parking spaces, 23,055 sq. ft. of office space and 22,340 sq. ft. of retail space.
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Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg directing Pirates of the Caribbean 5. The choosing of Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg for Pirates of the Caribbean 5 (2015) answers the question of who will direct fifth franchise film. Production will begin later in the year, possibly beginning in January 2014, and will star Johnny Depp.
On the script for Pirates of the Caribbean 5:
Many forget but a script for Pirates of the Caribbean 5 was completed before Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides even hit theaters in 2011. That film was then hammered critically and producer Jerry Bruckheimer called for rewrites on the fifth film, saying the script wasn't good enough. Director Rob Marshall suggested he would direct it before taking another gig, Into the Woods, also with Johnny Depp. Disney then brought in Nathanson to rewrite the original script by Terry Rossio.
On Joachim Rønning:
Joachim Rønning is a Norwegian film director who usually works in a team with Espen Sandberg – both natives of Sandefjord, Norway. As a directing team, they go under the name of Roenberg (a combination of their surnames). They co-own one of Scandinavia's largest production companies for commercials called Motion Blur. In 2006 their feature film debut, Bandidas, starring Penélope Cruz and Salma Hayek, was released worldwide through EuropaCorp and Twentieth Century Fox. The film was written and produced by legendary French filmmaker Luc Besson.
His 2012 film Kon-Tiki was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards.
On Espen Sandberg (translated from Norwegian):
Espen Sandberg (born 16 June 1971 in Sandefjord ) is a Norwegian film director and advertising producer who along with his partner, Joachim Rønning , in 2006 he created the French-produced western comedy, Bandidas in Mexico .
In Norway Rønning and Sandberg perhaps best known for directing the blockbuster movie "Max Manus" from 2008 with Aksel Hennie in the leading role. The duo has also directed Solo commercials Skihoppern and Super Bowl commercials for Budweiser from 2000 . Director duo are childhood friends and went together on film school in Stockholm from 1992 to 1994 . In 1993 they established the company Roenberg .
Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning is concerned with a new big movie about Thor Heyerdahl and the Kon-Tiki expedition is expected to arrive in theaters in spring 2012. The development of this new film will be shown in an exhibition at the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo ..
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Voted best tourist attraction & eco-tourism in the V.I. Get up close and personal with the beauty and magic of Caribbean marine life in a stunning setting. View life on a coral reef from the unique Undersea Observatory while staying dry 15 feet below the surface. Get wet with Sea Trek, the ultimate helmet dive or Snuba Dive. During the various daily presentations, you can pet a shark, hand feed stingrays, encounter turtles, wild iguanas and have tropical birds eating right from your hands! Swim with our amazingly agile sea lions. Have an in-water encounter with sharks or turtles. Other exhibits include the Caribbean Reef Encounter, Sea Turtle Pool, and Marine Gardens. Enjoy Coral World's unique gift shops and eateries.
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Only at Coral World can you find such an extraordinary setting for your special occasion! Weddings and vow renewals, family reunions, birthday parties, meetings and luncheons, conventions and corporate functions!
Nowhere else on St. Thomas can you and your guests mingle with the splendor of the tropical marine life! Whether your special event is for 50 people or 350 people, Coral World has five magnificent venues to hold your event. Your guests will have exclusive use of the park and access to all of Coral World's spectacular exhibits.
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Get wet with Sea Trek the world's premier underwater helmet diving experience. Imagine walking in zero gravity while surrounded by incredible aquatic life – that's Sea Trek.
Want a diver's view of a coral reef, but not ready for scuba? Then try Snuba!
Get up close and personal with a South American Sea Lion in our Sea Lion Encounter or Sea Lion Swim.
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GUEST POST PETE EVANSKale chips are quite big news in the health world, and rightly so due to kale's high levels of iron, vitamin K, vitamin C, calcium and antioxidants, it's no wonder it dons the name 'nutritional powerhouse.'
Potatoes have always been the predominant ingredient for chips, but potatoes are in fact 'anti-nutrient' vegetables because they contain enzyme blockers, lectins and another family of toxins called glycoalkaloids which aren't destroyed by cooking. My family and I haven't eaten spuds for a long time and we find that sweet potatoes, (kumara) and pumpkin more than make up them.
So back to the kale chips - there are a few different ways you can make them. One option is to use a dehydrator, just do a little research before purchasing one as they are generally made of plastic and the jury is still out on the effects that a plastic dehydrator may have on food. I'm sharing the oven baked option with you as I feel it may well be the safer bet. You can play around with different flavourings to add to the kale and feel free to be as creative as you like because kale can handle some strong spices and seasonings.
Crispy kale chips
• 1 large bunch certified organic kale or Tuscan kale
• sea salt or Himalayan salt
• Preheat your oven to 120° C (250° F). Wash the kale thoroughly with cold water and then pat dry. Remove the kale leaves from the tough ribs and cut into smaller pieces
• Line your baking sheet with some parchment paper. In a large bowl, toss the kale with some coconut oil and \salt, easy on the salt as a little may go a long way. Place the kale on the baking sheet in a single layer, do not overcrowd the baking sheet. Use more than one baking sheet if you needed. Roast the kale until crispy, about 35-40 minutes (check your oven as oven temperature may vary.)
• Serve as snack
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I was reading up on this the other day and wanted to post a fast overview.
What it does is for each item in a failed combine it does a flat check on the skill. Currently that includes even items that would be returned anyway like a File or hammer.
Level 1 is around 5%, level 2 is 15%, level 3 is 25% from the posts I read. So if you have level 3 and 8 items in the failed combine, on average 2 would be returned due to 8 checks of 25% random each time. You can get more than that, theoretically you could luck out and get all 8 back, but that's extremely unlikely.
There is a bug that's being fixed in the next patch or two that has to do with containers built into a zone like a brewing barrel. Each time Salvage works there the game and you go out of sync because the server and client thinks the Salvaged item is in different spots. Therefore they think your out of synch/LD and eventually log you off. The way to work around till fixed is immediately close the container and reopen to get your item.
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You didn't provide a zip code so I can't even tell which state's laws you ask about.
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Once again, Mindanaoans will have another reason to celebrate as some of their bright minds bagged a prestigious award at I-SWEEP 2012.
Alabel National Science High School students Jewelle Mae P. Solijon, Sergia Virginia A. Gepitulan and Angelica Francesca O. Tumbocon brought home the silver medal from the International Sustainable World Energy, Engineering and Environment Project (I-SWEEP) Olympiad. There were five research studies from the Philippines presented at the competition but their paper entitled "Wild Yam (Dioscorea hispida Dennst.) Starch: An Effective Additive in the Production of Biodegradable Plastic" captured the attention of the judges. Overall, 500 students from 68 countries and 44 states participated in the said event.
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Town Counsel Adam Costa reviewed the progress towards noise remediation at Mill and Main at the May 16 Board of Selectmen meeting.
Local residents have been complaining about high noise levels coming from the air conditioning units on the roof of Building 5. After discussions last year it was decided to replace the fan blades on the AC units to reduce the noise level.
Costa said changing the fan blades had some effect but not enough to bring the building into compliance with environmental noise pollution standards. Additional work will be necessary.
After an initial engineering study that considered placing noise barriers around the units, it was decided that additional structural reinforcement was needed to support the barriers so more design work is required.
Costa noted that in spite of the delays, "We are making some progress here."
Selectman David Gavin called the approach "Back to the Future," a return to an earlier proposal.
Selectman Terrence Donovan noted that the initial proposal when the problem was first discussed last year was to create a sound barrier, but that proposal was rejected in favor of changing the fan blades.
"I don't know what to think anymore," Donovan said.
Gavin expressed concern that residents be kept informed of the progress of remediation.
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Costa also reviewed provisions of Massachusetts General Law 40B as it relates to the proposed Powder Mill Place development to be located on the Acton/Maynard town line on Route 62.
The developer is proposing a 254-unit apartment complex, with 81 units in Maynard and the remainder in Acton. Twenty-five percent of the units would be affordable and so the project would under Chapter 40B qualify for exemption from town zoning restrictions.
Chapter 40B was created in Massachusetts in 1969 and allows developers to circumvent local zoning bylaws to increase the supply of affordable housing. The goal of Chapter 40B is to allow working families and seniors to remain in their communities when they might otherwise be priced out of the conventional housing marketing.
Costa said there were a number of ways a town could protect itself from 40B developments. If a town has more than 10 percent of its housing listed as affordable it would be exempt. Maynard, with 8.3 percent affordable housing units, does not meet this standard.
Maynard would also be exempt if 1.5 percent of its land area was devoted to affordable housing. Maynard might meet this standard depending on how the land area is measured.
Costa noted that some communities that meet the standard for exemption from 40B might still approve an acceptable 40B project to put them well over the 10 percent threshhold and protect the town from future less desirable 40B projects later.
Selectmen agreed the area is depressed and needs development but expressed some concerns over the project, such as the building heights exceeding those allowed by Maynard's zoning bylaws.
Gavin suggested that the town does have some negotiating room. For example, he said, they could withhold sewage service that has been requested by the developer for housing units located across the town line in Acton.
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Jack MacKeen, chairman of the Maynard Economic Development Committee requested $7,000 of Business Environment Enhancement Program funding to create a directory of local businesses. This information would be used to promote town businesses to outside visitors and would be put on maps and an electronic kiosk in the town center. The funding was granted.


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It is said that his most powerful teaching moment ever, was when he silently held up a rose before his students. The way he regarded that flower, and then his students, was a message to everyone there that the power and wonder of the aliveness, and his appreciation for it, his way of seeing and feeling it, was the deepest truth of life. It was an instruction in enlightened living.
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Should You Just Get a Keg?
Maybe! If you're throwing a Super Bowl party, the answer, of course, depends on a few things: how many people you're planning to invite, how long you're willing to have them at your house, and how much your friends drink.
This should help.
How many people do I need to make it worth it?
A keg in the U.S. is half a barrel, which is 15.5 gallons of beer — approximately equal to 165 12-ounce bottles of beer. So, if you're having a party with 40 people, everyone gets around four drinks. (We realize that's a lot of people to crowd around one TV, but maybe you have two TVs?)
Even if you're having a smaller get-together, a keg could be worth it, depending on how long everyone will be there. For example, if you're inviting people to come at 5 p.m. and expect them to hang around until midnight, they might want more than four drinks apiece.
A keg for that many people or that long of a party has other benefits (aside from keeping guests happy): You won't have tons of cans and bottles lying around, and don't have to worry about making room in your refrigerator to chill a million cases of beer.
How do I procure a keg — and the accoutrements?
You can order one online for delivery in certain states, and many liquor stores and wineries offer them as well. Vendors will also rent you a tap, so you can actually serve and drink the beer. You'll likely have to pay a deposit that you'll get back when you return the (hopefully) empty keg. If you have to pick up a keg at your local beer store, bring a few helpers — these things are heavy!
Basic, domestic draft beers like Budweiser, Coors, and Miller are much cheaper than microbrews and craft beers — a keg of Budweiser is around $100, while something like Dogfish Head is twice that. But even if that keg costs you a couple hundred bucks, it's still pretty cheap when you think about the cost per drink. Take a keg of Blue Moon, which can cost around $190. With 165 drinks in that keg, you're coming out around $1.15 a beer — not bad, considering you'd probably spend at least $4 for a pint of Blue Moon at a restaurant or bar. These calculations don't count for spills or foam, but you'll still come out on top.
What do you do with it once you have it?
Congrats! You've now decided that a keg is the solution to your booze dilemma. The next thing you have to worry about is keeping the keg cold. Nobody likes warm beer, so you can rent a giant bucket (from the same establishment you got the keg) or just pick one up at a store like Target or Home Depot. The keg goes inside the bucket with ice and will keep the beer nice and cold. If you're trying to be frugal, try placing the keg inside a large garbage bag filled with ice.
Something we don't recommend? Putting the keg (and ice) in a bathtub. Again, kegs are heavy! We've seen people smash bathtub walls with kegs before!
Get the keg where you want it (carefully) and give it time to settle. Let it sit for at least an hour before you tap it. This way, you won't get cup after cup of foam, foam, and more foam.
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IT is terrifying to wake toward midnight, emerging from uneasy dreams and sensing that someone is there, stirring outside in the shadows. This winter night, the first thing we heard was a faint creaking, then the sound of a door being pushed stealthily open. All at once there came a loud crash of something being knocked over and the thump of someone falling heavily. We approached cautiously, remembering warnings to avoid confrontation at all costs, never approaching a burglar who may be armed or violent.
At the kitchen door lay an upturned chair with a broken leg, and beside it sprawled the intruder, our first housebreaker. The telephone was close at hand, to dial the police in a matter of minutes. We had to act quickly before he did. Slumped there, he was the most unlikely of thieves, lumbering, clumsily built, with spiky ginger hair and a gaunt, grizzled face. He looked a born bungler, as if anything he took up would be botched, burglary included. He was staring from us to the telephone, making no attempt to rise to his feet.
``Don't 'phone them,'' he said at last in a husky whisper. ``It was finding the door unlocked that did it. There's something about a locked door... I'd rather be deid than be sent back. I promise I'll go straight.'' He was shivering, his face almost greenish in tinge with terror. He was far more afraid of us than we were of him. ``What were you up to?'' we asked, still hesitating to pick up the receiver.
He stammered out an explanation of sorts and a picture arose of someone weak rather than wicked. He was newly released and finding work was difficult for ex-prisoners. In all he blurted out we heard echoes of a key turning, a door clanging, felt the intolerable desolation and frailty of the human heart, all the horror of captivity, however much deserved. Which was the greater crime, a bungled housebreaking or the handing over of so wretched a soul to the police?
There are sudden impulses in life, either to be rejected as mere folly, momentary madness, or else instantly obeyed, times when you step into the unknown, trust the untrustworthy. All right, we told him. ``You've promised to go straight. We believe you.''
Our intruder stumbled to his feet and picked up the broken chair. He tried to say something, his jaw moved, nothing came out. ``I learned a bit of joinery in there,'' he brought out at last in his gruff whisper. ``I'll come back one day and mend your chair.''
We hoped he wouldn't. He had scared us stiff and wrung our hearts. He went off down the garden, a hulking figure in a tattered, greasy jacket, starting violently when an owl hooted. He stood for a moment in a patch of dappled moonlight, looking up at the trees that grew all around our home, then disappeared along the deep woodland lane, among elms, limes, and birches.
For a long time we couldn't get the sight of that stricken face from our minds, nor the sound of that desperate, pleading voice. ``I have been one acquainted with the night,'' Robert Frost wrote. Our would-be burglar was such a one. The broken kitchen chair was so vivid a reminder of that midnight visitation that we stacked it out of sight in a garden hut.
We had almost forgotten the episode when, one morning in early spring, we started as we opened the back door. There he stood, our bungling burglar, instantly recognizable, only a little less haggard and a good deal tidier. ``I've not forgotten,'' he said. ``I've a week's holiday from work and so I'm back to mend yon chair.''
He was so deeply serious that we led him to the shed where, along with the chair, wood from a dismantled wardrobe and dressing table was piled high against the wall. He eyed it all, touched a panel of walnut, ran his hand slowly down some oak. For such a lumpish, blundering, awkwardly constructed man he had surprisingly fine hands. ``I like the feel of wood,'' he said.
By the end of the morning he had mended the chair. He held it out to us awkwardly, gulping. He still had something to communicate and communication was not his strong point. We waited. ``All that wood lying out there doing nowt,'' he began. ``I'd like fine to make you a chair, not a kitchen one, a real one.''
``A real chair!'' we said dubiously, but he was wandering away on his own train of thought. ``When I was in yon prison workshop, I kept thinking about chairs, something you sit in to talk to friends. I've never done much of that, squandered away my life, you'd say....'' His voice trailed away. ``Go ahead and make us a chair,'' we said.
The next day he turned up with a bag of tools, a hone, a plane, sandpaper, a bottle of linseed oil, and shellac. We were going to greet him, then realized we didn't know his name. ``Call me Chairlie,'' he said. He measured the wood, stroked it. ``The chair's still in my heid,'' he said. ``It'll take shape as I work at it.''
The main fact in life became the creation of Charlie's chair. At first we had joked about it, asking when it would be ready, but he was so profoundly serious that we were ashamed. You couldn't be facetious with Charlie. When we passed the shed, we had glimpses of his face and it wore a quite new expression, a kind of rapture, and we would look away as if intruding on something intensely private. ``Blessed is he who has found his work. Let him ask no other blessedness.''
Charlie was very definite about one thing. ``You're no' to see it till it's ready, mind! Gie's your word that you'll no' come and keek at it.'' What was going on in his head, we wondered, as he honed and carved, planed and polished? Was the act of creation exorcising that dark time? When he left at night, he lingered with us for a moment, giving off a distinctive odor of linseed oil. ``Aye, aye, it's coming on,'' was all he would say, then he would be off.
One morning in mid-May we heard him call to us with a funny, excited note in his gruff voice. ``It's ready!'' He opened the door of the shed like an artist unveiling his painting for the appraisal of the curious and the critical. For days he had lived alone with his wood, and now he had to offer the result of his toil to our judgment. As he had once looked between us and a phone, now he looked from us to the chair, eagerly, hopefully.
What had we really expected? Another botched job? It was one thing to repair a broken chair leg, quite another to construct a new chair. We could only stare, nearer to tears than to words. Charlie's great hands, infinitely sensitive, had sandpapered and oiled and smoothed till the wood was like satin. ``I've had a tussle and a trauchle with yon wood,'' he said with pride.
We would never see the like of this chair again. It stood for something beyond itself, for an act of liberation. It was not a Van Gogh-like chair, not yet a Chippendale or Sheraton, but it had a fine, clean line, its own elegance. It was the kind of chair you could sit in at ease with yourself and the world. ``It's beautiful,'' we said. ``You must sell it for a lot of money and set up a carpentry shop of your own.''
``That chair will never be for sale!'' he exclaimed almost angrily. ``It's yours. I'll never make another that means so much. When you sit in it, you'll mind how I gied you my word and kept it.'' He swept up the shavings and gathered together his tools. ``I'll be on my way,'' he said.
Spring comes late in Scotland, but while Charlie had been working, the garden and the woods had grown daily greener and the trees were now at their loveliest. He was better with wood than with words, but now, as he looked up at the elms and birches for the last time, he became almost poetic. ``There's the providers,'' he said, touching the bark of a silver birch.
As we watched him go, we were tantalized by the ``what ifs'' that life poses. What if he hadn't gone straight, what if we had regretted our impulse? And yet if we hadn't followed our instinct, there would be no chair and maybe no Charlie. After all, we thought, no one has ever reproached the good Samaritan for his impulsive behavior.


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If so, what other alternativea can I consider? This is similar to what I am planning to go with in 8 wks!i still have time to change it. Please help, just read a post here where the mirror was identified as dated 🙁
If so, what other alternativea can I consider? This is similar to what I am planning to go with in 8 wks!i still have time to change it. Please help, just read a post here where the mirror was identified as dated 🙁
PonkiHoneyBee: Don't change it because of a weddingbee thread. I'm sure your guests will think it's beautiful. I think it looks great, especially if you are going to have a late evening reception and use candles.
PonkiHoneyBee: Please don't be so insecure that you change your plans based on anyone's opinion, including this poll.
Don't second guess any of the choices that you've made, because honestly, no one obsesses over every detail of a wedding the way we do on this board. Think of how many ring styles are there and how one person doesn't like what another loves. We're all soon-to-be-brides or brides who think we have all the answers but it's YOUR DAY. Go with what you love.
We used mirrors in our centerpieces and they looked beautiful. Don't second guess yourself!
I can't believe one person's ridiculous opinion would make you doubt your centerpieces….
That thread is full of OPINIONS. Nobody on there is the wedding authority. Do you see some of the things people listed? Stuff that isn't even decor.
Everything will be dated…mermaid dresses, tulle stuff, mason jars, rustic stuff. You have to pick things because YOU love them and not because of some person's opinion on the INTERNET.
I used circular mirrors under my centerpieces and they didn't look "dated"
I did mention the glass under centerpieces but my one opinion shouldn't have any influence on you, I'm just an internet stranger so who cares what I think? As PP menrioned, the thread is full of opinions. The only opinion that really matters is yours and your FI's.
PonkiHoneyBee: I've seen it done and I think it's beautiful! As other PP's have said, don't change it because of WB, if you love, go for it!
I think mirrors are really pretty! i'd stick with it.
Girl it's your wedding dont pay attention to a bunch of Bee's ….. Literally B's. You'll meet them, and they won't be at your wedding … DONT worry!
PonkiHoneyBee: I plan to use mirrors too because we are using candle centerpieces and it will help make it brighter in the room. Did not know, nor do I care that it might look dated.
BTW~ I LOVE your centerpiece!
Mirrors have never been my thing, but it's your wedding not mine. Do you love the look? If you do, that's all that matters.
in some cases they work, in some cases they don't.
is your wedding outside during the day? then i would say don't use the mirrors because the sun could reflect off of them into someone's eyes.
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Judges received 64 applications for the prize from the 363 events held in total. They were highly appreciative of all the efforts of all those who held events and applied for the prize. They wish they could reward all, but could not, and are consoled the fact that good deeds are their own reward so that everyone who held an event—whether they applied for the prize or not—is a true winner.
In judging, the judges were mindful particularly of those who had the courage to hold events in areas marked by recent interfaith tension or conflicts. They took into consideration efforts made despite scantiness of resources, but also took into consideration the excellence of efforts. They further took into consideration whether events were consistent with the text of the U.N. Resolution establishing the Prize. Accordingly, judges did not reward movements towards religious syncretism but rather rewarded events which respected each religion as it is. Finally, in accordance with the terms of the Prize, judges rewarded events specifically celebrating the World Interfaith Harmony Week rather than good interfaith work in general.
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Interfaith Mediation Centre, Kaduna: $25,000 Grand Prize and a gold medal will be awarded to the Interfaith Mediation Centre, Kaduna for their event 'Imam and Pastor from Vengeance to Forgiveness' in Nigeria. Pictured are the founders, Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye.
Second Prize
Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy: $15,000 Prize and a silver medal will be awarded to the Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy for their event 'A Common Word Towards A Common Peace' in the Philippines. Pictured is the president, Ms Amina Rasul.
Third Prize
World Interfaith Harmony Week Malaysia: $5,000 prize and a bronze medal will be awarded to the Department of National Unity and Integration for their event 'World Interfaith Harmony Week Malaysia 2013' in Malaysia.
The prize-giving ceremony will take place on Thursday 25th April, 2013 at the site of the Baptism of Jesus Christ by the River Jordan in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The following two runners-up will also be sent runner-up certificates of 'honorable mention':
- First Honorable Mention: A certificate will be awarded to the Silsilah Forum Davao for their events 'Student Leaders' Confluence for Harmony and Signing of Covenant Ceremony' in the Philippines
- Second Honorable Mention: A certificate will be awarded to the Tro i Harmoni (Faiths in Harmony) for their event 'Faith, Hope and Love' in Denmark
All Praise belongs to God Alone.
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- H.R.H. Princess Areej Ghazi
- H.B. Patriarch Theophilus III – Patriarch of the Holy City, Palestine and Jordan
- H.E. Bishop Munib Yunan – Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, and President of the World Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches
- Father Nabil Haddad – Founder and Executive Director of the Jordanian Interfaith Coexistence Research Centre
- Dr. Minwer Al-Mheid – Director of the Royal Aal Al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought
- Mr. Nabil Al-Sahib – First Deputy of the Royal Aal Al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought
- Mr. Aftab Ahmed – Office Director of the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre


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cowstastegood on Dec 14, 2012 wrote:your not forced to buy a life mastery you can just get a pet with spritely and instead of the balance heal it takes the sprite heal
Eric the Red on Dec 19, 2012 wrote:Why would someone use snowdrift to steal a spritely heal?Your suggestion would only work if spritely is cast on the same turn snowdrift is to be used. Unless there's a new ability where players can control pet heals, your argument is flawed.
Nicholas SandRunne... on Dec 20, 2012 wrote:Your flawed. People have high amounts of boost now a days. Stealing that Spritely HoT could be a lifesaving move for them.
PvP King on Dec 14, 2012 wrote:To start off with, I'm a Balance Overlord, with a Life Mastery amulet, so I'm not complaining for my own sake, this is for other Balance wizards. Alright, as you may know, Snow Drift steals a HoT (Heal over Time) for 1-2 pips (1 if you're using the Mandolin, 2 if it's the real spell). This spell, I find is unfair to Balance wizards. Why? Well, it's not that hard to guess why. Because it steals Balance's only heals, forcing them to BUY Life Mastery amulets. Again, I have no problem with this spell because I have a Life Mastery amulet myself, but other Balance wizards without a Life Mastery amulet can't heal again Ice wizards, unless they really wand to waste 4-8 pips for a mere 800-1700 heal, which is normally covered by an Infection or Entangle (Life dispel). KI, I don't think that this spell should be banned from pvp at all, but I'm just here to tell you that forcing players to buy to win is unfair, and to please don't take this path if you really are going to continue, because this is very unfair to Balance wizards that can't afford almost 10000 crowns while keeping up with a subscription, and farming Luska for a mastery takes FOREVER, considering you'll even get THE right amulet.
Darth JT on Jan 4, 2013 wrote:Okay, if you are in the second position and cast a heal, I can see how this spell can possibly harm you, as with all first turn advantages, but again, this is a 50% chance. However, this is not always the case and the card does not always show up right when you do. There are also other ways to heal, like all other classes that have to use Fairy or Satyr... I just dont exactly see where you huge complaint comes from or what facts you give to bring that this spell is so much overpowered compared to other spells. got some cheese for ya JouJou
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PermaDerm™ Receives National Media Coverage
Mar 08, 2011, 11:21 EST
LITTLE FALLS, N.J., March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PermaDerm™, an engineered skin substitute which is being developed to be the only tissue-engineered skin prepared from a patient's own skin cells, has been attracting national media attention ever since it was announced that the U.S. Department of Defense awarded more than $18 million in funding for the development and commercialization of the therapeutic candidate for the treatment of severe burns among U.S. troops and civilians.
Since November, PermaDerm has received coverage by the Associated Press, the LA Times, UPI, Bloomberg Business Week, and several other national publications. In addition, ABC News featured a story in their on-line edition on eight-year old, Alfred Real and his return home following a severe burn over 80% of his body. The FDA allowed Real to be treated with the engineered skin substitute this past summer.
Regenicin, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: RGIN), through its know-how license and other contractual rights, is working with PermaDerm's manufacturer to obtain FDA approval for the commercial sale of PermaDerm. The recent funding given to the manufacturer from the D.O.D. will, among other things, assist in advancing the adult clinical trials to be conducted in connection with the FDA approval process. Regenicin will continue working toward its goal with the manufacturer to achieve interim and final federal regulatory approval.
PermaDerm has already been used to treat more than 150 pediatric, catastrophic burn victims through an Investigation Device Exemption issued by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The initial clinical trials will contain 10 patients, both male and female, between the ages of 18 and 40, who suffer full thickness burns over a large area of their body. These trials and future trials will take place at 2 sites, the United States Army Institute of Surgical Research at Fort Sam Houston and a second site still to be determined.
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Regenicin, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: RGIN), is a biotechnology company specializing in the development of regenerative cell therapies to restore the health of damaged tissues and organs. Regenicin, which was founded in 2010, has assembled a world-class management team with a proven track record for developing and bringing innovative medical devices and biotechnology products to market. The company is publicly traded with headquarters in New Jersey.
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Gillian is a former Group FD and Board Trustee who brings a wealth of strategic and operational experience to the Girls Out Loud executive board. With over 20 years executive board experience across international private businesses and PLCs ; including, Europe, North America, Asia and the BRICS markets.
As a former FD, she has experience in a diverse range of industries, building robust financial functions and processes, overseeing regulatory/financial reporting, leading treasury strategy and spearheading diversification, operational improvement, Joint Ventures and Mergers & Acquisitions.
Gillian is a qualified ACMA and has an MBA, Diploma in International Marketing (DipM), IOD Certificate & Diploma in Company Direction and has recently been admitted as a Chartered Director.
She currently lives with her family in the Lake District.
Gillian says "Today it is very much in vogue to talk about the legacy we will leave behind for the next generation, whether this be economically, environmentally or in sport. I believe the best legacy we can leave is to empower all young people to believe in themselves and have the confidence that they can succeed in life. GOL provides real life support to inspire girls to understand that they too have opportunities, can reach for the stars and fulfill dreams, when many don't even know they can. I am committed and passionate about helping GOL to support these girls in schools across the UK.
What better legacy can we leave, than generations of confident young women, living and working to their awesome potential!"
Dinner guests:
Dawn French – I think she is both funny & witty and would be sure to have everyone laughing.
Joanne Rowling (AKA) J. K. Rowling – I admire her resilience & determination – would love to hear more about her inspiration for writing the Harry Potter books and would be curious to know what fired her imagination into the amazing wizarding world.
Sting – I grew up with his music, I'm sure he would have plenty of entertaining stories to tell about the music business & the ability to articulate them with style!
A master craftsman from Ancient Egyptian times – I am fascinated by this period in history and would love to really understand how they built the pyramids and amazing temples like Karnak in Luxor. Were they slaves or craftsman & how did they live? (I would probably need to invite a translator too, as my skill in ancient languages is a little rusty!)
My husband Peter, he is the chef in our house, loves to party & cook for friends and family.
What song reminds you of being 15 & why?
Bye Bye baby – Bay City Rollers – I was mad on them – had the tartan scarf , posters on my wall, platform soles ….. need I say more!
Who is your ultimate pin – up:
Mr Darcy – Pride & Prejudice – played by Colin Firth of course!
Most embarrassing moment:
Arriving at Heathrow to fly to Morocco on a business trip without my passport! I was meeting a colleague there for an extensive trip which all had to be rearranged!! I am now neurotic about forgetting my passport!
As a Teenager – Career aspirations:
I had no idea what I wanted to do for a career as a teenager; I just wanted to be independent go to work & earn some money, so I could leave home and buy clothes and makeup!
How do I want to be remembered?
As a caring person & a very good friend, who had time for and inspired others & who enjoyed life and had fun with their friends & family!
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I don't think I have one?
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– Lindt Chocolate
– Dawn French & Jennifer Saunders; Girlie films like Mama Mia, (who could forget Pierce Brosnen singing! Luckily he didn't give up his acting career!) Love actually, Holiday; Peter!
– Mark Knofler
– Short Bread
– One of the most inspirational men: Nelson Mandela – for his incredible strength, believe, resilience and ability to forgive; One of the most inspirational women – my mum a strong, independent, determined, resilient, octogenarian with the most generous and caring heart!
– Depends upon my mood, A Knights Tale, Mama Mia & Love Actually or Gladiator, A time to Kill & Usual Suspects.
– Mobile phone, family & friends, cats & dog!
– We all have choices and we make them – doing nothing and being passive is a choice; the quote "if not now, then when? If not you then who? (Hillel the Elder) sums this up for me…..
– Too many things I want to do in my lifetime to list just one; Continue to develop and learn new things and take on new challenges, travelling and seeing more of the world are high up there.


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As-Salaam alaikum,
In Islam, there are 4 phrases that, taken together, encompass Tawheed (worshipping Allah alone) and qadr (pre-destination). These 4 phrases are:--
Laa ilaaha illallah
Allahu akbar and Lahawla wala quwata illa billah.
Ibn Abi Awfaa, may Allah be Merciful to him, said a man came to the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, and said: "I cannot learn the Qur'an, so teach me something that will suffice me. He said, [recite] Subhanallah, Walhamdulillah, Wa laa ilaha illallah, Wallahu akbar, Wala hawla walaquwata illa billah.." [Abu Dawud 832, Nisa'ee 2/143].
Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported: 'Shall I inform you of a phrase which is under the throne and from among the treasures of Paradise?" Say, ''La hawla wala quwata illa billah'', Allah will say, 'My Servant has submitted himself in intention, action and worship (aslama was-taslama)''. [Hakim, Darabi, Fath al Baari 11/501].
A servant does not control any of his affairs; he does not have the means to repel harm or the ability to attain goodness except by Allah's Will. A servant cannot change disobedience to obedience, sickness to health, weakness to strength, deficiency to perfection except by Allah's Help.
What Allah Wills happens and what he does not Will won't happen. The affairs of creation are tied to His Decree and Pre-destination, Tabaraka Wa-Ta'ala...
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