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We ask if it is real and the cell phones
say yes. Some students soothe themselves,
some panic. Write, I tell them. But
they write about Columbine, how they
came back from lunch and heard the news.
More texts come in: men with guns
two floors down, swat teams,
nine police cars. We plan what to do.
We say we will throw desks and bags.
I tell them our chances are good, so many
rooms in a building. We talk to someone
who struggles to breathe. We are
into Lamaze now to keep her
from shaking apart. Two students
turn the flimsy teacher desk over,
their only shield. One is angry because
her mother failed to text love,
so I kiss her head as I would kiss
the heads of my own grown children.
Then suddenly it is over: ROTC fake guns,
a simple mistake. No apologies.
Later, I visit my mother whose mind
loses everything, whose mind has turned
to lace. I hold her hand as if
there is nothing to say. We rock
in our chairs with the women. I don't
tell her a thing she will forget.
Tami Haaland is the author of What Does Not Return, forthcoming in spring 2018, and two previous books of poetry: When We Wake in the Night and Breath in Every Room, winner of the Nicholas Roerich First Book Award. Her poems have appeared in High Desert Journal, Consequence, Ascent, The Ecopoetry Anthology and many other periodicals and anthologies. Haaland's work has also been featured on The Writer's Almanac, Verse Daily and American Life in Poetry. She has served as Montana's Poet Laureate and teaches at Montana State University Billings. Haaland writes, "In 2010 I was teaching a creative writing class when a lockdown occurred, and text messages from students' friends and parents confirmed that men with rifles had been sighted in our building. Though it eventually became clear the guns were not real, the incident caused much anxiety and panic."
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NHRA highlights attendance gains, sponsor renewals; TV numbers dip
The NHRA this season gave back some of the viewership gains it earned in 2016, but saw momentum elsewhere in the second year of its new deal with Fox Sports.
■ Renewed title sponsor Mello Yello and sponsor Papa John's
■ Attendance increased 5 percent
■ Brittany Force won Top Fuel championship
■ Viewership fell slightly on Fox
Still, the series in 2017 earned a renewal with title sponsor Mello Yello through 2023, a 5 percent attendance increase and a renewal with Papa John's. Moreover, it got its in-house production arm on the path to profitability, according to NHRA President Glen Cromwell, after it went around $1 million over budget in its first year in 2016. And the NHRA got its second-ever female champion and first in 35 years in its premier Top Fuel class as Brittany Force, daughter of drag racing star John Force, took the title.
Cromwell said the 5 percent attendance gain included six events that saw a sellout at least one of the days during the weekend out of the series' 24 annual events.
Cromwell said the series is investing a "significant" amount of money this offseason to build welcome centers at all of its events that will educate new fans about track layouts and sponsor activations.
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Bode Miller busted for trying to bring a quesadilla into the Masters
What was that lesson?
Quesadillas are not allowed inside the grounds of Augusta National.
Bode Miller learned quickly about certain no-nos when he exited Berckmans Place, Augusta National Golf Club's posh hospitality venue.
Miller, an Olympic gold-medalist skier, and his wife, Morgan Beck, were stopped on their way to the course and instructed to surrender a quesadilla they'd hoped to snack on during the first round of Masters Tournament play Thursday.
"If you pay $7,500, you ought to be able to bring out a quesadilla," Miller said.
Here's more details on the Berkmans Place:
The facility, which opened last year, is available to Augusta National members, tournament sponsors and other friends of the club. Visitors there Thursday said the facility, portions of which are visible from the Gate 9 walkway, easily covers 90,000 square feet, with three distinct dining areas, walls of Masters history, areas from which to watch the tournament and a practice putting area that's a replica of three Augusta National greens.
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There was no quesadilla, I asked if I could take my leftovers in a to-go box and they said no, to which we responded, "ok."
— Bode Miller (@MillerBode) April 11, 2014
Sounds like a slice of heaven inside golf heaven.
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Your hard work has paid off. All that time spent researching and filing out applications and those nerve-wracking interviews have led to a job offer. Time to celebrate, right?
Not just yet. Now may be the toughest part of all. Deciding if the job is right for you. I mean, really right. After all, this isn't a summer gig at the corner convenience store. This major life decision requires major consideration.
And then your phone rings, and now you have two offers.
"For the employer, it's a commercial decision," says Kim Seeling Smith, founder, and CEO of Ignite Global. "For you, it's a life decision, so you have to put a lot of thought into taking the next opportunity."
With the job market stronger across the board, it's become a candidate's marketplace, especially for those with sought-after skills. So, winding up with two appealing offers can happen easily.
The next step is to delve deep into the specifics of each offer. To get started, answer these basic questions:
- What are the business hours and the schedule you'll be expected to work?
- Do you have a solid understanding of the day-to-day tasks?
- What is the start date?
- When does the company need your decision?
Next, move on to the benefits package. Here's where a spreadsheet will come in handy. It's difficult to compare two benefits packages without seeing them side by side as the individual benefits may vary widely.
- Consider the out-of-pocket expense for health care by calculating premiums, deductibles, co-pays, prescription coverage, etc.
- Are dental and vision coverage included? Again, get out the calculator.
- Review the vacation/personal time/sick days' policies.
- What paid holidays are standard at this company?
Now for a moment, put all of this information aside and revisit your values, priorities, and career goals. How do each of these offers compliment these goals? How do each work against these goals? Which job is a better fit for where you want to be in two years? Five or ten years?
Use additional columns on the spreadsheet or a good ol' pros vs. cons list to note the answers to these important questions. By now, one offer probably is shining a little brighter – may even be a clear leader. Or it could be a dead heat. Before you disqualify or accept either offer, there are two more ways you can gather valuable intel.
- Ask to meet the team
- Ask for a copy of the employee handbook
Such a request shows genuine interest on your part and should be met with a willingness to make it happen . . . unless the employer has something to hide. Both will net vast amounts of information to assist your decision.
Did you notice salary isn't getting a mention until the end? Money is by far not the only thing to consider when choosing between two job offers.
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Close to half of the city's construction sites are unsafe at any given time, a new city survey suggests.
A recently completed two-month Department of Buildings sweep uncovered just 55% of jobsites in full compliance with existing safety requirements, while 33% had some violations and a sizeable 13% had violations so severe that construction needed to be halted.
The survey was conducted in response to last year's 37% increase in construction site accidents.
"We cannot let this trend continue," said Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri told construction industry insiders at the annual Build Safe/ Live Safe conference Monday in lower Manhattan.
The city's focus is on low-rise buildings, where seven of the eight fatalities in 2012 occurred.
"Each accident was absolutely preventable," LiMandri said.
LiMandri said the agency would focus on enforcement and education, but the city's own policies may be contributing to the danger in low-rise buildings.
High-rise developers must employ a full-time safety manager, but low-rise builders can use "site safety coordinators" who can oversee up to 10 buildings at once, said Tim Hogan, the assistant commissioner of enforcement for the Buildings Department.
The agency also revealed:
- Half of the fatal accidents in 2012 stemmed from falls.
- In 2012, the city experienced a 16% increase in accidents caused by falling debris.
- Injuries to the public spiked by 25% in 2012.
- Construction permits rose 3% citywide, but bounced back 72% in Manhattan after a post-crash lull.
Union workers seized on the rules of the inspection sweep as evidence that non-union sites are less safe.
"Low-rise sites are not regulated well because they are non-union," said a member of Laborers' Local 18A, who did not want to provide his name. "Workers are scared to open their mouths because they would get fired."
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Jammies Are So Adorkable!/
I never thought about jammies for Kirby until some of the dogs and cats on Facebook starting showing up in their jammies. They were so cute I couldn't resist purchasing a few for Kirby. A yellow pair with the cutest little duckies and a blue striped pair resembling long johns with the customary butt flap. They just give any dog or cat that oh, so sweet factor.
There is a huge selection of jammies for dogs and cats from super cute to super stylish with every color and you could desire. Besides looking cute they keep a dog warm at night when most people turn down the heat before going to bed and can keep the hair from shedding all over those beautiful bed linens.
When I put the first jammie on Kirby he didn't know what to do! He had never worn something on his back legs so he just stood there frozen. We had to walk away so he would start walking which he did very stiffly. However by the end of the first night he was running and romping in them. Ooops! We did discover this one covered too much when he went out to potty in the morning.
I did notice Doug share a "you poor little guy" look with Kirby whose expression clearly had that "why mama" look. I had no sympathy since I am in love with his jammies - so adorkably cute!
Then we sent out a model call on Kirby's Facebook Page for jammie pics...
Who could resist Scrappy from Yorkie Tails in his baby blue jammies
Peppermint from Dexter's Ruff Life rocking her 'Heidi Klum' jammie pose - look at those long legs!
JJ and Jewel owned by Judi Mackay Mootrey sharing the spotlight in their his and her jammie styles
Jewel (the Dorkie) owned by Judi Mackay Mootrey modeling another stylish yet playful look!
JJ owned by Judi Mackay Mootrey showing his colorful modern yet sophisticated style
Jake of the Royal Ruskies modeling his pawsome plaid jammies
and Elwood the other half of the Royal Ruskies looking every bit the cats meow in his winter plaids.
Jammies aren't just for humans anymore! Cozy, comfy, stylish - I just want to cuddle each one!


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UM News Maroon November 15, 2017
This week UM News features UM students creating a group to build relationships and do activities with local Missoulians of all ages with disabilities. The show also highlights the end of Griz football season with the ROTC program unveiling a new cannon to celebrate touchdowns, a closer look at Monte's involvement with the community and how Missoulians are hoping to win on and off the field by Canning the Cats during this year's Brawl of the Wild. This week's show is anchored by Aunica Koch and Wayne Stevenson, directed by Tiffany Folkes and produced by Maria Anderson.
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Membership is currently around 600 individuals, couples and families from Sauk County and many states of the Union including Alaska and Hawaii.
The society is facilitated by a twelve member Board of Directors who meet once a month to discuss policy, goals, and events and see to their implementation. The Society also has a full time staff which includes a curator, receptionist and book keeper.
The society currently holds a summer picnic, fall banquet & business meeting. Other events include a biennial Parade of Historic Homes in Baraboo. An annual Wm Canfield award is given to someone who demonstrates a love of history and its preservation. Workshops and seminars are also occasionally given.
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New Orleans is back. Last week's Sugar Bowl was the first time I'd been to that unique Southern city since Hurricane Katrina wrecked havoc there in 2005.
The city was full of tourists and not just fans from Alabama and Ohio State. Bourbon Street was alive, crowded with its usual noisy rancor of bars and tourist traps and sultry women outside strip joints.
Restaurants were busy all over the city with the unique foods that are only found in New Orleans. Where else can you eat gumbo with "alligator bits?"
Some areas of the city lost a lot of population from people who didn't move back after the storm. But other areas seem to be doing well, if outside appearances are any indication.
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It was time to work out the kinks.
And the last-minute pointers were coming at a fast pace last month.
"When the lights go off, enter in silence," said Laura Hammock, a second-grade teacher at Pine Forest Elementary School of the Arts.
It was dress rehearsal, and showtime for "The Holiday Pageant" was a day away. So the 90 second-graders from three classes were prepping to hit their marks, march on stage in order and above all, follow a mandate to keep mum backstage.
"Worry about what you're doing and not what everybody else is doing," said second-grade teacher Linda Behner.
For 12 years, second-graders at the Southside dedicated magnet arts school have staged an annual musical that gives them valuable stage experience before they advance to third grade and start auditioning for performance groups, Hammock said.
Pine Forest, which is on Grant Road, is a feeder to LaVilla School of the Arts and draws students from Mandarin, Southside, Riverside, Arlington, Northside and the Beaches.
For this year's play, a panel of judges is charged with choosing America's favorite holiday or cultural celebration. Each had its own number, ranging from the Turkey Trot for Thanksgiving to "A Bushel and a Peck" for Valentine's Day.
"It gives them the opportunity to perform and speak in front of a crowd," said Hammock, who choreographed and co-wrote the musical with Behner and Kim Baumgardner, a fourth-grade teacher. "In the beginning, some just want to do the curtains, but once you get them dancing or saying lines, they become little hams."
Not only does the musical expose the students to the performing arts, but ties into what they've learned in class and celebrates diversity, because it includes such ethnic observances as Kwanzaa, Hammock said.
When showtime arrived April 29, Hammock said, they were on cue, remembered their lines and moved quietly on and off stage. Students attended the first two shows, while the evening performance - a full house - was for family and community members.
As for the holiday winner, the judges deemed the decision too hard to make and declared them all victors because "one of the greatest gifts of all is spending time with family and friends, especially on holidays."
Brooks Garvie, 8, said she had no doubt the play would be a hit.
"We've been working very hard on it."
The Mandarin resident was in the Halloween dance segment and wore a purple ballroom outfit because she's taken dancing since she was 2, won one out of three ballet competitions and appeared in lots of plays. And yes, she likes Halloween because of the pile of candy trick-or-treaters get.
Dalton Posick, 8, played Tom Turkey and delivered his three lines with aplomb.
"I like playing a turkey," the Mandarin resident said. "My birthday is Nov. 16."
Marla Eisman, 7, was a Fourth of July dancer. No problems there. She already knew how to dance.
"I've danced all my life," the San Jose area resident said.
Well, at least since she was 3. Now she dances at her house and likes hip-hop. She enjoyed the play - she also understudied the host - because she got to show off "what you really like to do."
New Year's, by the way, is her favorite holiday because she gets to stay up until midnight.


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PARIS — It's long seemed a curiosity that Europe, the continent where the Olympics were created and revived, didn't have its own multisport extravaganza.
Other continental blocs have had such events for decades: the Pan-American Games, the Asian Games, the All-Africa Games, even the Pacific Games.
This week, Europe finally joins the club with the first European Games. The upside and the downside is that they are being staged, beginning on Friday and ending June 28, in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The upside is that Azerbaijan and, above all, its sports-minded president, Ilham Aliyev, had the means and the nation-promoting zeal to fully fund this very expensive project in its start-up phase.
"Up until now no one had the political will or the financial resources to grasp the nettle and stand up to the plate and say, 'I'll give it a go,"' Simon Clegg, the chief operating officer for the European Games, said in a telephone interview.
The downside is that Azerbaijan's human rights record has made the event something of punching bag before it has even begun. It's all too easy to view the Games as the latest manifestation of an apparent trend toward repressive, resource-rich states staging big sports events to serve propaganda purposes.
"In Azerbaijan, it is by any yardstick the worst moment for human rights, press freedom and other basic liberties in the post-Soviet period," said Minky Worden, director of global initiatives for Human Rights Watch. "If the first European Games is contaminated by an environment of repression, then what sort of message does that send, bearing in mind that very soon Kazakhstan and China will compete for the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics?"
Political divisions are apparent. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is one of the European heads of state planning to attend the opening ceremony on Friday, while Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and other German political leaders have declined to take part.
"That the European Games are to be held in Azerbaijan suggests that, like the projected 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup, the Games will primarily be a vanity project for the regime, as indeed are most sporting mega-events today," said Tony Collins, a professor at the International Center for Sports History and Culture at De Montfort University in Britain.
The European Games are surely mega in some departments. There will be 6,000 athletes from 50 nations competing in 20 sports, of which 16 are Olympic disciplines and 12 are using the Games as an Olympic qualifier, according to Clegg. The event also has an official budget of about one billion euros, or about $1.11 billion, but which is certainly much higher given not only the scale and quality of the new stadiums and other Games venues but also the fact that the organizers are covering all travel and accommodation costs for the athletes.
But the European Games are not mega in sporting import — at least not yet.
The date, in an overstuffed sports calendar, is quite good, coming the year before the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics and in a window between the annual European soccer Champions League final and the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
But track and field will only have a low-level team event in Baku, and the swimming events will be junior events.
This is in part because both track and field and swimming already have longstanding European championships, both set next for 2016. A potential rival event, the European Sports Championships, has also surfaced, which would package various championships in 2018 as a multisport whole.
But Svein Arne Hansen, the Norwegian recently elected president of European Athletics, said he was open to his sport playing a bigger role in the next European Games, which is planned for 2019 but is without a host country after the Netherlands pulled out.
"I think this is part of the future, the European Games, so I have no reason not to welcome it," he said by telephone from Iceland, where he was attending the Games of the Small States of Europe. "But we have to agree with the European Olympic Committees about how to take part in the future."
For now, Azerbaijan has certainly built the stage — the new Olympic Stadium in Baku has a capacity of 68,000 — but the big European stars, for the most part, won't be there. Even one who intended to come, the French judoka and Olympic gold medalist Teddy Riner, withdrew because of injury.
"There was a degree of skepticism and cynicism as to whether this event was needed or whether it was even wanted," Clegg acknowledged. "But we should never forget that Baku was awarded the Games in December 2012, just 30 months ago, and most Olympic cities or Olympic winter cities or even Pan-American Games and Asian Games organizing committees get six or seven years."
Baku, twice an unsuccessful bidder for the Summer Olympics, was the only viable candidate for the inaugural European Games. President Aliyev has a deep connection with sports and has long been the head of Azerbaijan's Olympic Committee. In that capacity, he came in contact with Patrick Hickey, the European Olympic Committees' president and driving force behind the European Games. Mr. Hickey said the idea really gathered speed when he and his wife attended the 2012 Eurovision song contest in Baku.
Any Europe-wide public clamoring for the event has been harder to detect. Collins said that "the fact Europe has been divided by empire and the Cold War for the past century" was one of the main reasons why there had never been a European Games.
"But I think three things have changed," he said. "Firstly, the growing amount of money available for sports events from broadcasters. Secondly, the sense that Europe itself is changing, as seen in the expansion of the European Union and the increasing links between former Soviet bloc states and Western Europe. And thirdly, although some may dispute this, a growing hubris among sports administrators that gives them a heightened sense of 'if you build it, they will come,' to borrow a phrase from American sporting myth."
The public relations challenge has been considerable, with activist groups focusing on Azerbaijan's alleged lack of political freedoms, including the incarceration of journalists. Worden said the crackdown has been an attempt to avoid a repeat of the negative reporting and protests around the 2012 Eurovision song contest held in Baku. Khadija Ismaylova, one of the country's most prominent investigative reporters, who Worden said had explored the Aliyev family's financial dealings, has been in pretrial detention since December.
"Human Rights Watch research over a period of a decade has proven that if you give these mega sporting events to a repressive regime, like a China, Russia or Azerbaijan, you are going to exacerbate the existing human rights problems," said Worden, who testified earlier this year at the European Parliament.
Hickey has met with Worden and others. "We push and nudge as much as we can, but at the end of the day, absolutely we cannot dictate to a sovereign state what to do," Hickey said.
Messages forwarded to Azerbaijani government officials for this article were not answered. But Hikmat Hajiev, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, told BBC News last week: "No one in Azerbaijan is persecuted based on his or her political beliefs or activities. The rule of law and the full independence of judiciary is also guaranteed in Azerbaijan."
The country has a population of about 10 million, about 40 percent of it under the age of 25. So the government is hoping to use the Games to promote physical activity among its youth.
Baku, on the shores of the Caspian Sea, is far from Europe's traditional cultural and sporting hubs. But it is scheduled to host a Formula One race next year, the Islamic Solidarity Games in 2017 and four matches of the European soccer championships in 2020. And the Olympic quest, one presumes, is not over.
But first challenges first: For the next two weeks, Baku will be the rather unlikely home of the European Games, a concept whose time has finally come but whose contemporary relevance and long-term future remain uncertain.


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Emotions can be running hot and powerful this week, starting with the New Moon in Cancer. The New Moon is joined by Mercury in Cancer with each of these bodies in opposition to Pluto in Capricorn. Pluto is the planet of desire; the spectrum of desire as … Continue reading
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June 27 – July 3, 2016: Mars Direct
This week Mars, who has been retrograde since April 17, goes direct in the sign of Scorpio at 23 degrees on June 29. Mars retrograde signified a shift in the Martian vibration in our lives (will and asserting will, vitality, sex, quality & availability of … Continue reading
April 2016: Month of Retrogrades
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The Monarch Forecast: January 18-24, 2016
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It's the first Sunday I've worked in a while, and it bummed me out. I was supposed to sing with the Worship Team today, but I needed to be at work. I walked in to snow, though, and ended up having to dig my way to my office and out at the Temporary Quarters units. What a workout! (And you better believe that I plugged those activity points in!) After being in the office from 8:30-5, though, the last thing I wanted to do was come home and cook. In fact, I texted the handsome hubby while I was at work and told him I really wanted some hot and sour soup. You know, one of those suggestive texts where you hope they get the picture and have whatever it is waiting for you when you get home??? Yeah. Didn't work.
As I came in from work, he was heading out, and that left me with dinner to figure out for myself and the boys. We had some frozen burger patties, so I made them some quick burgers, which made them happy. I was really pleased to remember that I had purchased some Tyson Grilled & Ready chicken breast strips. Hungry Girl (you guys know her, right???) was on NECN the other day and mentioned these ready to heat meats. Totally takes the defrosting/seasoning/cooking mess out of the way. They're ready in about 5 minutes if you warm them on the stovetop! HOLLA!
I had quite a few points to kill tonight, and I've been really craving some cheesy pasta goodness, so I made the most of what I had left. This recipe could easily be knocked down to one pasta serving to reduce the points, BTW.
4 oz Ronzoni Garden Fresh Rotini pasta
3 oz Tyson Grilled & Ready chicken breast strips
3/4 cup sliced mushrooms
2 tsp olive oil
2 tsp parmesan cheese
Points plus: 15 (but could easily be reduced to 10 with only one serving of pasta).
I just prepared the pasta as directed (in boiling water for 8 min). The chicken I combined with 1 tsp of olive oil and the mushrooms in a pan and heated through for about 5 min. I drained the pasta, then threw the chicken/mushroom combo right into that pot, and drizzled the remaining 1 tsp of olive oil over the pasta. I sprinkled the parmesan while it was hot, because melted parmesan rocks my world.
End result? Fantastico! My verdict on the Tyson Grilled & Ready? Faster than loading up and picking up Chinese take out for sure! It was so easy to eat, and very flavorful. It was nice for a quick, thrown together meal.


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Ways to Success for Passing PARCC Test
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PARCC (which stands for - Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) is a gathering of a few states that cooperate to create and control state exams. Each state that partakes in PARCC utilizes these tests to screen understudy advancement in lieu of individual state tests - a definitive objective is to institutionalize Common Core desires crosswise over states. These tests are intended to better trades for old renditions of state tests in light of the fact that (as PARCC claims) they give better data about understudies' abilities and advancement to instructors and guardians.
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Monday, November 22, 2004
I'm kind of rushing today's post because I selfishly want to be the first mp3 blog to write about Alison Breitman. As far as I can tell, she has a much better-than-average chance of being a household name in a year or two.
I found out about her when she sent me an email, in which she refreshingly didn't claim to be a huge fan of my blog and didn't drop any names as influences. Her extremely minimal web page is here, and on first listen to the mp3s there, my take was that she was probably too mainstream to write about here. I wrote back and told her that I was kind of interested in hearing more, but couldn't guarantee that I'd write anything.
So, of course, I got her (self-released) CD in the mail last week and here it is Sunday evening and I've spent the past weekend emailing an mp3 of her song Heavy to everyone I know, and we're all kind of speculating on whether she's going to be the next...Bangles? Edie Brickell? Claire Hamill? Joni Mitchell? That Dog? Cat Power? Some other top-40 singer who I've never heard of? I really can't tell. Her CD The Game points promisingly in a bunch of different directions. It's produced well enough that you can enjoy it without apologies (and in fact, I've had it on pretty much constantly) but you can also hear where big-time production might take her, both for good and for bad.
Heavy is an obvious choice to post, but I'm still having trouble deciding on a second song. The mp3s at her website break down as:
Get In The Game - kind of Bangles-like circa Hero Takes A Fall. Check the bridge, especially. This track has grown on me a lot. It's a cute touch that while it starts with audience noise, it doesn't end with applause.
Unknowing - one of the more mainstream sounding songs, and not one of my favorites, though it's still pretty strong in the grand scheme of things.
Running Unsteady - comes from the same general place as Heavy. There's an Edie Brickell-sounding "la la la" section near the end that I wouldn't mind seeing snipped, but otherwise this is also fairly great.
I guess I'm going to go with Say Hello, because even though six-minute-long ballads are usually frowned on as far as hyping someone, it's the best showcase for how great her voice is (and to the somewhat thrilling way she manages to avoid any number of irritating vocal affectations that normally afflict people working this type of territory). Say Hello is also a fantastic song, assuming it makes it past your girl-folk firewall.
I'd especially like to get comments today. I'm aware that it's a long road from playing on Bleeker St. to the top 10, but I'm kind of excited about this CD. You can buy it from CDBaby here.
As part of my effort to not drop names that nobody knows: Claire Hamill (who I've posted about before) was an English Joni Mitchell type whose second record was an incredible folk-rock album called October. After that, she got picked up by Ray Davies of the Kinks who failed to make her a star on his Konk label, despite his promise to do so (which you can hear on the Kinks' BBC Sessions CD). My favorite track of hers is the first song from October, called Island, which might appeal to the Linda Perhacs fans in the audience.


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The Shelton Police Department has received high marks on its annual compliance report from the Washington State Patrol. According to a news release, SPD had the highest percentage of arrests in Mason County in 2015:
The State Patrol's Annual Disposition Reporting Compliance Report is used as a tool to evaluate the effectiveness of procedures for compiling Criminal History Record Information (CHRI). Established during the 1972 Legislative Session, the Criminal History Records Section (CHRS) is the central repository for statewide CHRI. The CHRI is based on arrest fingerprint card submissions from sheriff's offices, police departments, and adult correctional and juvenile detention facilities. The CHRI is used for many purposes including criminal justice investigations, public and private employment background checks, licensing background checks, proper sentencing of convicted felons, and presentence and post-sentence evaluations.
Arrests for which no disposition has been received after one year are not disseminated on non-law enforcement inquiries. This reduces the effectiveness of policies created to restrict/limit certain individuals from possessing firearms, obtaining professional licenses, or gaining employment in positions they are restricted from holding. The WSP's Annual Disposition Compliance Report attempts to identify deficiencies in reporting compliance for all contributor groups from across the state. The audit is part of the continuous effort to improve public safety for all citizens of the State of Washington.
The results of the 2017 audit indicate that the Shelton Police Department had the highest percentage of arrests in compliance with disposition reporting requirements in Mason County for arrests occurring in 2015.
2017 Washington State Patrol Annual Disposition Reporting Compliance Report for arrests occurring from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015
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World Series Rugby has undergone a complete rebrand as they prepare for a bigger 2019 season that so far involves six teams from six countries. Renamed Global Rapid Rugby, the competition will continue their push into Asia, with teams from Singapore and Malaysia entering the fray.
The brain child of Andrew Forrest following the Western Force's axing from Super Rugby, Rapid Rugby has branded themselves as "a fast-paced, free-scoring, full-on festival" and have a long-term goal of spreading the game throughout the Asia Pacific area.
The fastest growing part of the planet, World Rugby have focused on growing rugby in the Asia region for years, with the 2019 Rugby World Cup set to take place in Japan, and Global Rapid Rugby hopes to go a step further. Plans are already underway to immediately develop rugby in schools and communities in China and India.
"It's a brilliant new name for a brave new beginning," Forrest said in a statement on the Rapid Rugby website. "Rapid Rugby is the perfect name that speaks directly to what we will deliver in 2019 and beyond – a dynamic sports and entertainment concept.
"We are working hard on taking the success of the 2018 series in Perth and super-charging it for the Asia Pacific region and I am confident it's going to be even more innovative and exciting than what people experienced this year."
Western Force remains involved in the competition, however the series will take on a home and away format in 2019 with new teams from Hawaii, Singapore and Malaysia joining Fiji in season 2019. The final make-up of the series continues to grow as Rapid Rugby looks to add teams from New Zealand and Japan.
According to the Rapid Rugby website, the competition is still focused on adding a New South Wales side to the series in either 2019 or 2020 despite the setback with their initial choice in western Sydney.
Expansion plans from 2021 to 2023 are already underway with countries such as China, India, the UAE, Sri Lanka and Korea in Rapid Rugby's sights.
"Witnessing the quality of rugby on the field this year, the way the fans responded and how everyone else took notice says clearly 'Rapid Rugby is the future'," Forrest said.
Former Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has also backed the competition after his side, the Panasonic Wild Knights' 95 point finale to the inaugural season.
"Andrew's timing is impeccable," Deans stated on the website. "Asia's the future. Economically, population-wise – the interest is already there from a market perspective.
"They'll tell you there's a greater support base in places like China than there is domestically in Australia and New Zealand. So the scope for growth there is significant.
"The concept's great … not only the on-field in terms of speed and incentive to attack from any part of the ground but the whole event."
Yet to be confirmed, the season is expected to start from February and run to mid-June with AUS$1 million in prize money up for grabs.


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Everyone welcome.
OUTPOST- beyond the usual exhibition site or observed site.
Spanning photography, painting, sculpture, drawing, film and
performance, Outpost brings together 29 artists from the
Bermondsey Artists' Group, BAG, at Shortwave.
Outpost is an open call to showcase the diverse range of practices
that exist amongst local artists. Different discourses are revealed
and some unexpected shared concerns emerge against the
backdrop of the social space at Shortwave.
Outpost can be seen as a snapshot of what is going on in the BAG
artists' studios at the moment. It is informal and not staged around
a thematic exhibition. Outpost reveals a community of artists
willing to share their creative outputs with their peers and the
public alike and the start of a dialogue across boundaries, be those
creative, social, political, or other.
Outpost is an invitation for the local community to come together
socially and meet one another at Shortwave. Public engagement
and social gatherings and events are seen as an integral part of
this BAG show. There will be performance and interactive events
on the private view evening and during the exhibition.
Established in 1983 Bermondsey Artists' Group BAG is an artist-
led initiative that supports CGP London and creates opportunities
for artists who live, work or study in Southwark. This peer-led
network is a rare longstanding grassroots collective, maintaining a
democratic framework and consistent core values; to support local
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A little feeling, a mixed media art exhibition by Sarah Walpole, opens at Pie Factory Gallery in Margate this evening (December 29).
The exhibition is a mix of paintings, assemblages and 3D works.
Artist Sarah said: "I am constantly recording down moments and experiences, everything from the glances of strangers, to my own thoughts and feelings, it all infiltrates back into my work.
"These records take form as little notes, sketches and scrawls and it is these treasures that go on to inspire the paintings, drawings and book forms that I produce – quite diary like in their execution.
" It is hoped that the paintings work on multiple levels, in being both visually pleasing, even pretty in some cases, but also thought provoking, allowing the viewer to read something else into them.
"My writing is almost miniature, therefore quite a challenge to decipher, often disguised as texture or mark making. I like that it is not very obvious to the casual viewer, but if the audience takes the time to really look into the pieces, that they might be rewarded".
The exhibition has a private view from 6pm to 9pm this evening and then runs until January 2.
Pie Factory Margate, at 5 Broad Street, is open from 11am to 5pm.


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PHOTO|Patoranking Meets Fat Joe In New York
Nigerian dance-hall sensation, Patoranking met up with US rapper, Fat Joe, on course of the former's 'WhaYaSay Tour' in America.
The 'Alubarika' crooner has already performed in Houston and he just arrived in New York where he ran into the American rapper.
He is still set to perform at major US cities like Dallas, Washington, New York, Atlanta and others.
Patoranking's tour is being packaged by Big A Entertainment.
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Keith Urban obviously loves his dad. But now that he's made that special bond so public, I'm consumed with love for this father-son relationship.
Urban posted a photo of him with this father Bob Urban on social media this week, and it's just so sweet.
Being a Dad gives me a WHOLE new love and appreciation for my Dad – and everything he's done for me. – KU #withdad pic.twitter.com/mlvgye58Ku
— Keith Urban (@KeithUrban) February 2, 2015
You can see where Urban gets his good looks and what he'll probably look like down the road once his sandy blond hair turns white and his facial hair gets a little more full.
Now that Urban himself is a father to two girls – Sunday and Faith – he can appreciate even more all the love and sacrifice and commitment that goes into being a dad.


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UNITED KINGDOM, December 6, 2018 – Never before has the topic of healthy marine environment been under the global spotlight to the extent it is today. With increasing reports of marine plastic pollution, habitat destruction, overfishing and the effects of climate change, it can seem our oceans are anything but healthy. But what is the true value of a healthy ocean and why is it so important we strive to protect them? The answer to this question can be hard to quantify and will vary wildly depending on who you ask. But one thing most people can agree on is that they are of immense value and should be protected.
Coral reefs cover only 1% of the sea floor but account for 25% of all marine life a biodiversity that rivals that of the Amazon Rainforest. 275 million people worldwide depend on this relatively small area for their livelihoods and sustenance. These underwater forests attract visitors to over 100 countries and territories generating an estimated $36 billion in global tourism annually.2 One industry that directly relies on a healthy marine environment is the dive industry. With diving and reef-based tourism activities generating $19 billion on an annual basis and more than one million new divers being certified every year; diving has become one of the fastest growing recreational activities. Divers travel far and wide expecting to encounter healthy, thriving reefs teeming with life. Without a healthy marine environment there would be no divers, and in turn, no business.
In response to recent mass bleaching events that saw unprecedented levels of corals die, the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) declared 2018 as the 3rd International Year of the Reef (IYOR). Previously designated in 1997 and 2008; IYOR was initiated as a way to increase awareness of the value of coral reefs and factors threatening their existence. Recognising the urgent need for effective research, management and conservation practices; it promotes global collaboration between the private and public sectors.
While the task may seem overwhelming, the necessary tools are available to encourage and support stakeholders within the dive industry to adopt sustainable management and conservation practices. Green Fins, an initiative of the UN Environment and implemented by The Reef-World Foundation, has been working with the dive industry for over 10 years to help businesses promote best practices through a robust set of environmental standards. Green Fins empowers dive and snorkel operators to make simple yet effective changes to their business practices, helping them work towards a circular economy. By implementing Green Fins sustainable practices, businesses can limit their impact on the environment and reduce the severity of localised stressors to coral reefs. This can help reefs to remain more resilient when faced with major threats like the effects of climate change.
Raising sustainability standards supports the long-term viability of dive tourism without undermining the quality of life under or over the water. The effects go beyond the local dive centre to the wider industry, impacting equipment manufacturers, dive training organisations, resorts and dive booking companies. When adopted, Green Fins acts as the perfect tool to support a business in becoming environmentally sustainable, a value that is increasingly attractive to tourists.
Many individuals, local communities and businesses connected to the dive industry have taken on what can seem like a daunting responsibility and are serving as role models to inspire change. The last Action Point for Green Fins IYOR 2018 Campaign, #HealthyOceanHealthyBusiness, introduces to some of the pioneering businesses that are leading by example to make sustainable diving the social norm:
- As the pioneering liveaboard operation to the Green Fins initiative, Explorer Ventures has dived in and is taking action to enhance the sustainability of the business by organising trash clean ups, mooring programs and sustainable operations on board their vessels such as using DIY reef safe cleaning solutions and giving Green Fins environmental dive briefings to their guests.
- As part of PADI's long-standing commitment to ocean conservation, they introduced the 'Pillars of Change' SM in 2017 as a way to drive public awareness of the issues facing ocean communities. Also, they are building one of the strongest brand and non-profit alliance in the industry. By working collaboratively with The Reef-World Foundation it will provide greater opportunity for dive operators around the world to be better informed and equipped to apply sustainable dive practices, using Green Fins' guidelines.
- In its mission to reconnect people with the world around them and run a sustainable business Six Senses Laamu recognises the need for healthy environments. By implementing meaningful conservation through the Maldives Underwater Initiative (MUI) it is achieving this. With a team of 10 marine biologists and collaboration with international NGO's, such as The Reef-World Foundation, MUI protects the 50,000 m2 of seagrass surrounding the island – an important habitat for juvenile fish and turtles as well as providing coastal protection; they also work with the local community to establish sustainable fishing models and their dive centre is Green Fins certified!
- ZuBlu not only helps divers to find and book their perfect dive trip but makes it easy for divers to choose sustainable, environmentally friendly resorts. Divers are able to make informed decisions on where they stay not only based on the type of diving they enjoy but also on a resorts conservation activities, projects and sustainable practices. There is also an option to check whether a resort is an active Green Fins member!
- Tioman Dive Centre (TDC) has adopted Green Fins ideology as part of their everyday life. Encouraging staff members to take ownership of TDC's sustainability processes has created a sense of pride in the business they run and service they offer. As a result, big changes have been made to daily activities including the use of biodegradable washing products in the centre and recycling in the local area. Actively educating guests on the importance of a healthy ocean by incorporating environmental messages into dive briefings and conversations, TDC has demonstrated true care and responsibility for the local marine environment.
As the eyes and ears of the ocean, the dive industry is perfectly positioned to both influence and experience first-hand the effects of a healthy ocean. Whether an individual diver, dive centre, resort, equipment manufacturer or holiday booking company; all have a vested interest in healthy reefs. Whilst marine tourism is seldom environmentally neutral, negative impacts as a result of reef-based tourism need not be inevitable. Each player is well positioned to make the changes needed to lessen their environmental impact and inspire those around them to do the same.
By adopting responsible practices such as #RedefineTheDive as a dive guide directing his/her guests; using #AlternativesToAnchoring as a dive centre or #DoNotFeedTheFish whilst on a dive vacation the whole diving community is working towards a healthier ocean and more resilient reefs that will be around for many more dives to come. After all, a healthy ocean is a healthy business.
Photo Credit:
- Explorer Ventures
- Tioman Dive Center
- Jett Britnell/ Coral Reef Image Bank


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The story of the Underground Railroad in Canada is emotional and compelling. Diana Braithwaite's personal history and connection to the Underground Railroad lead to the creation of a multimedia musical history workshop that Braithwaite and Whiteley have taken to primary and middle schools across North America. This Underground Railroad workshop has been performed over eight years to more than 80,000 students and community groups across the country.
Diana Braithwaite is a descendant of the Wellington County pioneers in Canada. With roots in Florida, Diana's ancestor's escaped slavery through the Underground Railroad and lived for four generations in Wellington County, the first African-Canadian pioneer settlement in Ontario. Diana combines elements from Nina Simone, Esther Phillips, Lil Green and others to create her own unique authentic blues style. A forceful presence recognized on the Canadian and American blues scene as an artist with a unique sound who is keeping the authentic traditional blues sound alive in the contemporary blues scene today.
Multi-Instrumentalist Chris Whiteley was born in Kansas. Whiteley has performed on over 200 recordings with the likes of Leon Redbone and Blind John Davis. In Canada, Whiteley has received the Blues with a Feeling Award, for lifetime achievement in the blues. In January 2014 Chris Whiteley won the Maple Blues Award for the top blues horn player in Canada--for the 7th time.
"The BLUES has a long and honorable tradition dating back to its origins as the essential vector of African American sensibility and identity. Canadian blues artists, Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley honor the blues tradition by bringing us fully into the realm of 21st century blues expressivity.
Along the musical journey with Braithwaite and Whiteley we learn what it means… a passage to
some next classic blues experience. This is the blues with all of its variety, ethical and escathalogical."
- American Book Award winning author, James G. Spady


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Jazzy Kids
Directed by Marissa Stanley
Suggested Ages: 7-11
Monday: 4:00-4:45p
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REGISTER by phone at 508-339-2822 during business hours
CLICK HERE to view/download a mailable registration form
Jazzy Kids is a terrific class for the new or returning dance student. Accompanied
Start and End Date: January 7 – April 29, 2019
Location: 888 South Main Street Studio
Tuition: $195.00 ($175.00/10% discount)
10% discount for members or 10% discount for siblings. Discounts cannot be used together and discount only applies to full tuition payment.
Classes will be held over February and/or April break ONLY IF classes are canceled due to weather-related issues.


text: For decades, researchers have waffled on the connection between psoriatic arthritis and osteoporosis — when the body doesn't produce enough bone tissue, which results in fractures — and its less-severe form, osteopenia. New studies offers insight about the link and how we might protect our bones. Read on for the science behind the connection, plus ways to prevent bone fractures in the future.


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Guntur Army Bharti 2018 latest release vacancy by the board of authority of Indian army. It is great news for all candidates who want to make carrier in Indian army they can apply Army Rally in Guntur which will be conducted from 05 October 2018 to 15 October 2018 at 2nd (AP) SP GROUND, KURNOOL for the seven districts of Andhra Pradesh viz; Anantapur, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Nellore & Prakasam districts in this rally.
All the eligible & interested candidates from the Andhra Pradesh state can apply for Guntur Indian Army Bharti Rally 2018 for the post of Soldier Technical, Soldier Technical (Aviation/Ammunition Examiner), Soldier Nursing Assistant, Soldier Clerk and Store Keeper Technical, Soldier General Duty and Soldier Tradesman from 21 August 2018 to 19 September 2018 via. online application mode only.
Guntur Army Bharti 2018
Here in this article, we have provided all the detail about Indian Army Bharti for the eligible and interested candidates. Candidates who have appeared in the Guntur Army Bharti have registered themselves by filling the online application form and excitedly waiting for their result which will be published soon. The Andhra Pradesh Indian Army Bharti rally will be conducted from 5.10.2018 to 15.10.2018 at 2nd (AP) SP GROUND, KURNOOL by the board of Indian Army.
All the candidates can apply for the rally from 21.08.2018 09.09.2018 to participate in the Andhra Pradesh Indian Army Bharti rally 2018. The admit cards for the Guntur Indian Army Bharti rally will be sent through registered e-mail address after 23 September 2018. Candidates are requested to bring their admit card, application & documents mentioned in the admit card at the rally site.
The Army Recruiting Office, Guntur has simply as of late issued Rally Notification for various kinds of vacancies like Soldier Technical/Technician, Nursing Assistant, General Assistant and Clerk Posts. In this way, for Andhra Pradesh hopefuls, it is the great chance with the Army Rally in Guntur for the job seekers who will serve the Nation by working under Indian Army.
Guntur Army Bharti in Oct 2018
We are informing recruitment dates of Army rally in Guntur Registration so all candidates date to remember in your mind. Indian Army has invited all job seeking candidates for the vacancies in the various kinds of posts. Open rally recruitment dates start from 05 October 2018 to 15 October 2018 as per the rules and norms of the Indian army.
All candidates can apply for various kinds of posts like the soldier, tradesman and more other posts before the last date otherwise you will not eligible for apply Guntur Indian Army Bharti rally 2018. We are informing districts are under in this rally which is Anantapur, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Nellore & Prakasam.
Eligibility Criteria For Guntur Indian Army Bharti Rally 2018
All the candidates from the Anantapur, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Nellore & Prakasam districts of Andhra Pradesh can apply for the Andhra Pradesh Guntur Indian Army Bharti Rally 2018 from 21 August 2018 to 19 September 2018.
Kindly read instructions for registration and filling application forms on HQ Rtg Zone, Chennai. The candidates should possess the following the educational qualification, age limit, height, weight & chest criteria to participate in the rally.
- Age Limit Criteria:- Age of the candidate will be counted as on 01 Oct 2018. Age criteria for Guntur Indian Army Bharti Rally recruitment will be as under:-
- Educational Qualification, Height, Weight & Chest Criteria:- All the candidates should go through the height, weight, chest and educational qualification criteria before applying for the ARO Chennai Indian Army Bharti rally 2018 as mentioned below:-
- Physical Fiteness Test (PFT) Details:- These are minimum prescribed standards and do not guarantee selection as a right to candidates achieving them, Final selection will be based on merit position of the candidates.
List of Documents Required For Andhra Pradesh Guntur Army Bharti Rally 2018
All the candidates who are going to participate in the ARO Guntur Indian Army Bharti Rally 2018 which is going to be held from 05 October 2018 to 15 October 2018 at 2nd (AP) SP GROUND, KURNOOL should bring the following mentioned important documents along with them at the rally site.
- Admit Card
- Education Qualification Certificate
- Domicile Certificate
- Caste Certificate
- Religion Certificate
- School Character Certificate
- Character Certificate
- Unmarried Certificate
- Relationship Certificate
- NCC Certificate
- Transfer Certificate
- Aadhar Card and PAN Card
Important Instructions For Guntur Indian Army Bharti Rally 2018
All the candidates who are participating in the rally should follow the below mentioned important instructions as provided by the Indian Army Board.
- Candidates are requested to bring their admit card, application & documents mentioned in the admit card at the rally site.
- The primary medical examination will be carried out with effect from 06 October 2018 onward at the rally Site.
- Candidates with 10+2 vocational subjects are not eligible to apply for Guntur Indian Army Bharti rally 2018 for the post of Soldier Technical, Soldier Nursing Assistant & Soldier Clerk / Store Keeper Technical categories.
- The candidates should be medically fit to join the Indian Army at the time of Rally.
- Permanent body tattoos are only permitted on inner face of forearm i.e from inside of elbow to the wrist and on the reverse side of palm/back (dorsal) side of the hand.
- The Medical Examination will be carried out on dates given by Medical Team at the rally site.
- All the candidates who have been declared fit at the rally site in the Medical Examination and those declared medically fit from Military Hospitals after review will undergo a Common Entrance Examination (CEE) conducted by Army Recruiting Office, Guntur.
- Army will not be responsible for any injury/ death/loss caused to the candidate during the Guntur Indian Army Recruitment Rally.
- Biometric identification & hand writing analysis will be done at each stage. Imposters will be caught & handed over to Police.
- The recruitment process is fully automated. No one can help you in Physical, Medical or Written Examination. Only your hard work will ensure your selection.
Guntur Army Bharti Admit Card 2018 Online
Many of us are aspiring for Indian army jobs and we should say every person want to join army jobs. It is a great opportunity for all candidates; Indian army will announce Guntur Army Bharti rally for all candidates at official web portal. Admit card will be issued online after 23 September 2018. Print out of admit card can be taken from 24 September 2018.
We are informing information about download Army Bharti hall ticket for all candidates. All candidates can check their Guntur Indian Army Bharti admit card and details of application form through online mode and also download it in PDF format.
Firstly candidate fills up the application form and must check all validate details like name, father's name, mother's name, qualification, registration number, roll number and more other details. Those aspirants applied Army Rally in Guntur from the official web portal, after release date check army Bharti admit card stay connect with our website.
We hope all candidates get satisfied with our given information. If you have any question related to the Guntur Army Bharti 2018 then you can comment us via comment box. We will definitely help you. At last, we would say "All the Best" for your future.


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So, was walking through my daughter's school this morning (dropping her off at class) and saw a soccer ball sitting on the ground…
For some reason it reminded me of Ilari's homepage. I could see the words "Do NOT kick me" floating above the ball but something inside of me just wanted to kick it sooo bad!
It was my daughter's school, and to avoid her embarrassment I didn't kick it… but had it been a piece of software I would have kicked that thing so F'ing hard!
Reminded me to always be aware of the difference between curiosity and stupidity… the former being particularly useful to us testers.


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During apartment handover, a handover report is created. A member of our staff will check your apartment for any damage, uncleanliness, etc. The keys to your apartment and the mailbox are then return…
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Duvet covers, also known as comforter covers, serve more than just to change the look of your comforter, they are ideal for keeping your down duvet or comforter from getting dirty. Your duvet wouldn't last nearly as long if you were washing it once or twice a week. A duvet cover is most often used for down comforters as they can be very expensive to clean on a regular basis. Now, with such emphasis on decor you can find duvet comforter covers in a variety of colors, materials and designs to match any color scheme.
Comforter covers can be made out of many types of materials and textures. Cotton seems to be the most popular type of material for duvet bed covers, although there are others. Satin and silk duvet comforter covers are quite popular too, but they usually have to be dry-cleaned.
Not the best choice for a child's room. With most cotton materials, you can just throw the cover for the duvet in the washer and dryer when you change your bedding, very convenient! Some duvet comforter covers, whether satin or cotton, are made with warm, rich, vibrant colors and materials, while others can be very plain. Everyone's tastes are different, but you can rest assured there is a comforter cover for your duvet out there for you too.
Looking for a cool alternative to the hot summer nights. Try a set of satin or silk sheets. Satin can come as woven or knit. Most satin bed sheets are knit, which are shiny and rough to the touch. Woven on the other hand has a luxuriously smooth and sexy feel. Visit out menu for satin sheets for more information.
An attractive duvet comforter cover can be adorned with ribbon and lace adding a touch of pizzazz to any bedroom. Your bed and adorning duvet are the focal point of your bedroom so choose the cover for your duvet keeping this in mind. Pick out a color from your room and choose a duvet comforter cover that will match your color scheme and the hue of your bedroom furniture.
Many people will also buy a cover and paint their room using one of the colors from that, or if your bedroom is rather busy you may prefer a simple looking duvet. However you choose to do it, your choice of colors and patterns really is endless.
The price for duvet comforter covers can vary quite significantly. You can find some covers as low as 20-30 dollars or as high as several hundred dollars. The real exotic covers can be even more expensive.
In most cases the cover for your duvet can be purchased as a set with matching sheets, pillowcases, and/or pillow shams. This makes it easy for those who may be decoratively challenged. Cleaning is easy too, just take off the duvet comforter cover and throw it in the wash like you would your sheets. An unprotected down comforter can run you 30 – 40 dollars to dry clean so you don't want to be doing that every week.
Whether you make your own duvet bed cover from two flat sheets, or buy one from the store, you are sure to find a color and material you like. The internet has the best prices and selection so take a look and see what you can find.


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LXMI is pronounced as Luxe-Me and is named after four-handed Hindu Goddess.
The brand is based on three principles – pure, rare, and, deep. Pure – what you put on your skin should be pure and safe enough to eat, rare – rare organic ingredients, deep – beauty is deeper than a skin deep.
LXMI's products main ingredient is Nilotica, a rare relative of shea which is not used often in a cosmetics market because of the costs and sourcing difficulties. Nilotica has 25% more fatty acids and vitamins that dissolve on the skin making it pure and beautiful. The brand created Nilotica Reserve and creating workspaces for women of Uganda through wild harvesting and production of Nilotica.
LXMI created Clean Beauty Code a list of potentially harmful chemicals that are never used as ingredients in their products.
We are very impressed by the story of this brand and what they do, after carefully studying what products they offer, we chose Hydrating Illuminator, Creme Du Nil, and Pure Nilotica Hand & Body melt for our test and review of LXMI products.
We are huge fans of organic makeup especially highlighters but sometimes they cause dryness of the skin, LXMI has an interesting product which called Hydrating Illuminator NILOTICA GODDESS GLOW that can take care of this issue.
The Goddess Glow is a product suitable for all skin types powered by Nilotica Reserve organic skincare makeup hybrid that hydrates and illuminates skin. The product has rose shade and can be added to a foundation, SPF tint or as the final step to highlight cheekbones and nose bridge. The product has a creamy texture, you need only a small amount to apply and you feel moisturizing effect right away. It is perfect for all skin shades.
CRÈME DU NIL – the product can be used in different ways and is a must-have for every woman. First, it's Daily Moisturizer to Hydrate Skin and Diminishes Pores, a great preparation for the skin before applying makeup.
All main ingredients of the product are sourced from Uganda: Hibiscus Sabdariffa exfoliating, moisturizing, antioxidant, Vanilla Planifolia Antioxidant known is one of the powerful anti-inflammatory effects, Vitellaria Nilotica – moisturizing and healing ingredient, and Ugandan Vanilla to preserve skin against the aging process. The product has a very lightweight formula, pillowy texture, and gentle smell, it feels very nice on the skin does not make unnecessary shine.
MyTopFace hack: wash skin, apply your favorite mist and a small amount of calming oil/serum, then finish by applying CRÈME DU NIL.
PURE NILOTICA HAND & BODY MELT is a single ingredient product, made with 100% pure Organic Vitellaria Nilotica Fruit Butter, harvested seasonally from 20-year old trees, only at the source of the Nile River. This product can be applied anywhere on your body from face to feet. For a test, MyTopFace expert applied this product everywhere: lips, elbows, feet, over the face like a sleeping mask, cuticle, irritated and dry skin in her body.
Our expert noticed that stretch marks on her legs become less visible after one week of using, skin felt soft and nourished. It is a great solution immediately aftershave have a soothing and calming effect.
We are impressed with the LXMI and its products, it's high-level organic products that bring high-quality result fast. You can feel love and purity in the products while using them and they are our new favorites.


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If you are anything like me, when you walk through Nordstrom you can find just about 1,000 things you would love to gift to your mom, sisters, best friends, kids' teachers, or even yourself! But sometimes when it comes down to it--the moment to actually shop--you come up empty! To hopefully help you out a bit this season, I've compiled my must have gift guide for all the lucky ladies in your life. These are some of my personal favorites, and some things that are on my *wish list*. No matter who you are shopping for, I hope this little guide gives you some inspo and makes your holiday season a little less stressful!
Pullover | Earrings | Mantraband | Leggings | Pullover | Mule | Necklace | Slipper | Clutch | Jeans
1. Zella Pullover--This is on my wishlist this year. Zella is my go-to work out brand and this pull over looks perfect for wearing to and from the gym orrrrrr just wearing everywhere ;)
2. Nordstrom Earrings--I have these in gold and silver and wear them every day! They are beautiful and great quality. Unless you are lucky enough to have gorgeous 2ct diamonds, these are the perfect alternative!
3. Mantra Band--I have two Mantra Bands that I absolutely love! They are my go-to gift for teachers and friends right now because they are cute, meaningful, and the price is right! I have the "Choose Joy" band because Isla's middle name is Joy and the "Though she be but little, she is fierce" because this quote has represented Emilia since the day she was born to me!
4. Zella Lived-in Leggings--I am embarrassed to admit how many pairs I have of these. Can I get an amen for high-waisted leggings mamas?!? Yeah, don't think I need to say more ;)
5. Madewell Sweater--This is another item on my wishlist! And it is on sale right now! I am obsessed with mustard this season, and the draping detail on the back of this sweater is seriously too good!
6. Steve Madden Mules--Also on my wishlist! I have been searching for a good pair of mules this season, and the look and price is right with these Steve Maddens. Gold has been my neutral this season when it comes to shoes and these are perfect!
7. Kate Spade Initial Necklace--This is also on sale right now! Run! I don't personally have this, but I have gifted it! It was a huge hit for my sister's birthday this year. It is dainty with a bold font. I love wearing things that have special meaning, and I think an initial necklace is the perfect gift for a new mom or newlywed this year!
8. Ugg Slippers--I hate to admit this, but I get a new pair of these probably every other year of so for Christmas. I love them! I have all hardwood in my home and a good slipper is a must for this time of year!
9. Hobo Wallet--You guys honestly won't believe this, but I have had my Hobo wallet for TEN YEARS! Yup, the same wallet. I remember because it was a gift for my 20th birthday! I absolutely love this wallet. I keep my most used cards in the center portion, but it has PLENTY of space for the cards I use less often. It also has room for my checkbook (yeah, I still write some checks!) and even my phone! Plus, you can't beat the price for the quality. Did I mention TEN YEARS?!?
10. Madewell Jeans--THESE ARE ON SALE YOU GUYS!!!!! FOR 100 BUCKS!!!! You all know my love affair with Madewell Jeans. I totally want this style this year! Hint, hint someone? anyone? I love the button detail! I feel like if you are like me and totally gift yourself a few treats this season, a good pair of Madewells is a must!
You guys can shop below or through the links! I had so much fun compiling this list for you all! It was like window shopping, but better ;) Hope it relieves a little bit of panic for anyone struggling for ideas!
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Community Groups resume after the Jan Term break. These smaller groups exist to cultivate our life together as a community of faith where we know one another personally and are known by others. This is a great time to check one out!
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