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From hearing my widow friends talk one of the hardest things to get through as a widow is attending a wedding. When I was shopping for a dress for the Epoch awards I finally had to cave and go to a David's Bridal. That was a really hard day. Walking in and seeing all of those excited girls trying on beautiful dresses was an extremely hard reminder of what I had lost. At that very store as I tried on my event dress I made a vow-I don't care when it is, or who it is, no weddings for me for a LONG while-if ever. It wasn't even a week later that I went to the mailbox and found a wedding invitation for my friend Megan. I've written about Megan before. She is my oldest friend (of 20 years) and certainly one of my dearest friends. She has been in my life through thick and thin and knows me better than just about anyone. I knew she was engaged but the last she told me her event would most likely be family only. While she still decided keep it small with mainly family there were a few exceptions and couple friends were now invited. It wasn't even a question in my mind. I was going to that wedding. Megan has experienced personal loss of her own and understands all too well what I'm walking through. She insisted over and over again that she didn't expect me to come and wouldn't be offended in the least if I didn't. She just loved me and wanted me to know I was thought of and welcome on her special day. That made my mind even more resolute that I was not going to miss this event. As the day drew closer I started to doubt myself. This would be my first major event I would attend solo something I do not in any way enjoy doing. This would also be my first wedding event since being widowed. Toss in the fact that Megan was a bridesmaid at my wedding 8 years ago and I was slightly worried this would be a recipe for disaster. Her family was so kind to me. Her Mom called and told me I could bring my Mom or a girlfriend with me to help me not feel so alone. Her sister asked if there was anywhere I preferred to sit at the dinner. They all went above and beyond to make me feel comfortable. Still I was hesitant. Not because I didn't want to be there. I wanted to be there more than anything. I was hesitant because as with anything these days I never know what's going to be a potential "trigger" that sends me into a state that can take me weeks to climb out of. Grief is unpredictable.
The morning of the wedding was finally upon me. I cried many times throughout that morning. I didn't know what to expect. I was so happy for my friend. I was worried for myself. Lots of mixed emotions all churning around inside of me. The venue was over an hour away and it gave me plenty of time to think. On the way there I was thinking about my wedding day almost 9 years ago. I thought about how she was by my side and such a calming force that day. I thought about being little girls and laying in bed during sleep overs and wondering what life had in store for us. I thought about all of the roads that we both had to travel to get to where we were this day. It wasn't easy individual roads for either of us but today I was seeing before my eyes beauty rising from the moments of ashes in her life. By the time I got to the venue it was no longer about me. It was about my friend and her day. I snuck down to give her a hug before her Daddy walked her down the aisle of a tiny little chapel to marry her love. She has never looked more beautiful in her life. I didn't cry as expected in the ceremony. I couldn't. I was smiling too big, ecstatic to see my friend so happy. She was radiant that night. Sure there were moments where I thought of Joel wishing that he was there. That's every day of my life. But more than my sadness was complete joy for my friend and complete excitement for what The Lord has in store her.
At the end of the night I hugged my girl to tell her goodbye. She hugged me tight and whispered in my ear that Joel was not forgotten that night. I know he wasn't by me or by her. That's just who she is. That's why I'm so blessed to call her friend. That's why, on this night, there was no where else in the world that I would rather be than at a wedding-her wedding-watching the most beautiful bride I've ever seen saying "I do".


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Day 1: Arrive into Port Elizabeth
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On arrival at Port Elizabeth Airport sit back in your coach and proceed to "Knysna" one of the best known lagoons in South Africa. Nestled between the Outeniqua Mountains and the Indian Ocean just outside the town of Knysna, the Lagoon is protected from the ocean by the Knysna Heads. The Lagoon's rich marine life includes the rare and endangered Seahorse. Knysna area is one of the most scenic in the world and offers beaches, lakes and lush forests to play in. Overnight at your hotel in Knysna (D)
Day 2: Oudtshoorn – the Feather Capital
Visit to Cango Caves
Cruise on the Knysna Lagoon
Today, after breakfast proceed to Oudtshoorn. En-route we stop at Cango Caves. We visit the first six chambers of Cango Caves. The stalactite and stalagmite formations are an incredible sight. Later, we proceed to Cango Wildlife Ranch where you can discover a variety of animals seldom seen. Venture into Crocodile enclosures, visit Snake Park and Cheetahland. Photograph yourself cuddling a Cheetah by paying a nominal fee. Later, in the evening, we drive to Knysna waterfront to board the John Benn Cruise, a ride on the tranquil Knysna Lagoon. Overnight at your hotel in Knysna. (B, D)
Day 3: Onto Cape Town
Today, sit back in your coach and enjoy a scenic drive along the world famous 'Garden Route' to Cape Town which is also called the 'Mother City' and the Western Cape, an area which is regarded as one of the most beautiful regions in the world. On arrival check into your hotel. Overnight at your hotel in Cape Town. (B, D)
Day 4: Guided City Tour of Cape Town
Visit to Table Mountain
Today, enjoy a guided city tour of Cape Town with its majestic Table Mountain backdrop. See the Houses of Parliament and the "Tuinhuis" (President's office), Company Gardens, 'St. George's' Cathedral and the Malay Quarter. Visit Cape Town's world famous Table Mountain, (weather permitting). There's time off to explore the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, one of Cape Town's biggest tourist attractions. Overnight at your hotel in Cape Town. (B, D)
Day 5: Visit the Cape of Good Hope
Visit Seal Island
Visit Boulders Beach and see African Penguins
Visit the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
Today, we take you to visit the Cape of Good Hope. Your tour takes you to the fishing harbour of Hout Bay for a short trip to Seal Island. We drive via the Atlantic Coast to Cape Point. Marvel at the view of the southernmost tip of South Africa where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet. Next visit Boulders Beach, situated just after the picturesque village of Simons's Town. The beach has a healthy population of African Penguins who have chosen the beach as their home and breeding ground due to the fact that there are fewer predators on this part of the coast. Visit the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, South Africa's world-famous national botanical garden, set against the backdrop of Table Mountain and Devil's Peak, and home to over 22000 indigenous plants. Overnight at your hotel in Cape Town. (B, D)
Day 6: Fly to Johannesburg
Onto Sun City – The Fun City
Today, we checkout of the hotel and drive to airport for our flight to Johannesburg. On arrival drive to Sun City – the Fun City, a complete leisure resort with magnificent hotels, dazzling shows, nightlife and a fabulous casino. The evening is free to relax. Visit the casino or soak in the splendour of this splendid resort city. Overnight at your hotel in Sun City. (B, D)
Day 7: Explore Sun City
Today, the day is free to explore the vast complex of Sun City on your own. You will be amazed at this oasis in the desert, with a man-made sea, complete with waves and beaches. Enjoy wind surfing or go swimming at the Valley of the Waves or relax at the Water World. Take a walk over the Bridge of Time into the Entertainment Centre where fantasies really come true. Take a helicopter ride over Sun City at an additional cost and see the marvels of this manmade wonder from the sky. Overnight at your hotel in Sun City. (B, D)
Day 8: Onto Johannesburg
Visit Gold Reef City
After breakfast we check out and proceed to Johannesburg. En-route, we take you on a tour of Gold Reef City. Visit this reconstructed town of 19th century Johannesburg. See the underground workings of a gold mine. Watch molten gold being poured. Visit the Gold Reef City Theme park, which has more than thirty adrenaline-boosting rides like the Giant Wheel, Anaconda and Tower of Terror. Overnight at your hotel in Johannesburg. (D)
Day 9: Return Home with Wonderful Memories
Today, we drive you to the airport for our flight back home. Its time to say goodbye to all the new friends you have made. We hope you take back many happy memories of your SOTC holiday. We would like you to spare a few minutes of your time to write and tell us how you enjoyed your holiday and any suggestions you may have for the future. (B)Visit: Knysna, Oudtshoorn, Cape Town, Sun City, Johannesburg
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Let's dig through the crates and go back eighteen years ago to February 29, 2000. Mr. Rat in a Cage and Co. (aka The Smashing Pumpkins) have put together a final farewell to fans in the form of a very ambitious fifth -- sixth if you count the b-sides & rarities "Pisces Iscariot" -- LP called "MACHINA/Machines of God." Originally, this album was planned to be a reminder to longtime fans of the older Smashing Pumpkins material with the return of drummer Jimmy Chamberlain and even went as far as to be released as a double album much like that of the monstrous, beautiful and eccentric non-concept album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness."
But due to poor album sales with the Chicago natives' previous effort, "Adore," Virgin Records shut down any chance of the dual LP becoming a reality. With so much material being recorded, a secondary album, "Machina II: The Friends and Enemies of Modern Music," was released via the internet for free for anybody to download it. With all of this being said, I'm going to focus on the album that had been physically released by the Pumpkins.
At first listen, this album viciously grabs your attention with the first of three singles, "The Everlasting Gaze," whose guitar work and industrial drumming are reminiscent of Nine Inch Nails while Corgan screams "you know I;m not dead." You are soon caught up in the song and quickly singing along with the chorus. "The Everlasting Gaze" is just a peek at what this album has to offer when the band is at its heaviest. Some of the other standout pieces on "MACHINA" are the incredibly unsettling, dark and somewhat depressing "Glass And The Ghost Children" and the second single, "Stand Inside Your Love."
By digging a bit more into "Glass and the Ghost Children," you can hear how everything goes well with this track. As the music creeps along, Corgan's vocals stand out amid lines like "black rooms are calling/two men in leather coats/white labs are cooking up the silver ghost" make your hair stand on end and paint a diluted picture of drug abuse and insanity as the two wait hand in hand. "Stand Inside Your Love" speaks of something else completely. With an entire music-scape being built from atmospheric guitar, light keys and some tribal-esque drumming, the track comes off as a pleading love song with probably one of the best choruses of the entire album: "who wouldn't be the one you love?/who wouldn't stand inside your love?"
Musically, this LP ranges from industrial sounds to dream pop to straight heavy metal (check heavy metal machine.) With that being said, the feel of the album remains in the same vein regardless of approach. Corgan might be screaming or pleading or just pouring his heart out as he breaks down over Chamberlain's massive drumming or the accompanying fills, but the feeling remains. I believe one of the many common factors as this album plays on is that it is very produced, and even though guitar and drums are their main focus, synthesizers are heavily used in many songs.
As I wade through the album, my favorite pieces of music have got to be "The Everlasting Gaze", "Stand Inside Your Love", "Try, Try, Try," "Glass and the Ghost Children" and "Blue Skies Bring Tears". The album is not without it's flaws, however, with some of the most notable being "The Imploding Voice," which seems not as well constructed, possessing an awkward guitar progression riding over a vocal that seems out of place. And the song "With Every Light" just feels like it's more of a throwaway track than one that made it onto this concept album.
And since this was originally poised as a concept album that not many Pumpkins fan could ever seem to get right, here's my opinion. Our protagonist, Zero, is a rock star who, at one point in his life, hears the voice of God, switches his name to Glass and changes the name of his band to "The Machines of God." The album follows our hero through his disintegrating ego, culminating in possible insanity through a sense of self-importance.
"Maybe God never spoke to me?," he wonders aloud to his unnamed and drug abusing girlfriend after noticing her in a self induced heroin stupor. Believing that she will forget or not even remember the conversation, he just goes on and on about his routine, and she accuses him of being insane, an event which finds expression in the track "Glass and the Ghost Children." This is where the album begins to change, and we lose sight of the larger story. But the themes of sadness, self-importance, self-realization, anger and love still ring clear.
What is impressive is at this point in the album I have realized that everything thus far has been part of a deliberate theatricality. But is Corgan also waving his white flag and realizing that the loss and overall ending of the band was perhaps caused by him this whole time? The regret he feels continues through "The Tree of Mercury," possibly one of their most underrated songs. Lyrics like "I've been waiting like a knife to cut open your heart and bleed my soul into you" and "although I'm selfish to a fault, is it selfish it's you I want?" are tear-jerking at its very best.
I could probably spend this entire review talking about lyrics and my favorite lines from different songs on this underrated "final" album, but I will just give you a general overview of everything that I have experienced. This album is most definitely a journey, clocking in at just over 73 minutes -- you feel yourself following your hero, be it Zero/Glass or Corgan, through his narcissistic ego-centricities and to his doubt of himself and those around him. His closest relationships are falling apart around him due to everything that he has done to cause this to happen: "You are sweetest flower that I have ever devoured."
In the end, he comes to realize that when everything becomes clear around him and he understands finally why they are in the place that they are, everything leads back to him -- and it is so clear and so in front of his face that he cant turn away from it. The album is incredibly underrated, though not perfect (see above). It is absolutely worth giving another listen in the future.
Come up with your own theories. Everything is up for interpretation. But eighteen years ago, when music really wasn't at its best, a '90s giant of a band offered a very personal, true and beautifully heavy-hitting album that, even if it does miss the mark a bit, still deserves a rummage through a crate of forgotten memories. And it certainly earns that further investigation. I don't score albums. I don't think you can really justify art that way because we are all going to see things differently. I can, however, tell you that "MACHINA/The Machines of God" deserves more respect among music fans in general. So today, if you're feeling a bit nostalgic, turn the page back to the year of boy bands, frosted hair tips, auto tune and pop divas and get your Smashing Pumpkins on.
It was raining -- not a heavy downpour but more of a light drizzle that seemed to catch on all exposed parts of your body. It wasn't unpleasant necessarily, but you didn't want to have to stand in it for very long. Always unfashionably early, our arrival (my brother and I) at The Signal in Chattanooga, TN was marked by a hesitation as to whether we should go in and kill the next hour and a half or go get some hot chocolate. And while the hot chocolate was especially tempting, we wound up going inside and finding an empty bar-style table out on the open floor of the concert hall. Washed Out would be playing later, and we didn't want to miss a note.
From the moment I was first introduced to Washed Out's wonderfully bass-y, synth-soaked chillwave aesthetic, I was hooked. It wasn't for everyone (some people decried its overly vibe-y focus and blurred construction), and the eventual backlash just about killed any momentum the small sub-genre had going. But some artists would rise above the stigmas attached to the sound and find new ways of expressing themselves and their influences through these electronic, imminently danceable tunes.
Currently calling Athens, GA home, Ernest Greene (the primary architect behind Washed Out) had, over the course of his last few records, found an arresting perspective that merged soft focus/dancefloor synths and soaring melodies without sacrificing the immediacy of his rhythmic vision. The music was often loud, filled with rumbling rhythms and Greene's submerged vocals. It was going to be a trial by fire for The Signal to see how well the venue could handle these spectrum-sliding sounds.
Eventually, the lights dimmed and we made our way to the front of the stage, zigzagging through the crowd of people. The opening band was Biyo, out of Nashville, and they were completely unfamiliar to me. Taking a large influence from bands like Autre Ne Veut and How to Dress Well, they combined an obvious love for classic R&B with the forceful energy of indie rock and the shifting landscapes of electronic music. In hindsight, they were the perfect opening band for Washed Out.
Their short but mesmerizing set was highlighted by the echoing falsetto of singer Grayson Proctor and the band's intricate and engaging interactions. Whether notes were being stretched out to their breaking points or things were slowed down a bit to focus on the escalating grooves, they were constantly moving, never allowing the music to rest before suddenly taking off in another direction. There were moments of calm beauty but also of frenetic motion, a whirlwind amalgam of familiar sounds broken down and rebuilt piece by piece.
Biyo ended their set and walked offstage to cheers, whistles and calls for more music. Their equipment was quickly removed, leaving some mics, drums, guitars and various electronic devices littered across the stage. You could feel an excitement making its way through the crowd, leaving charged particles on the shoulders of everyone in attendance. Suddenly, everything went momentarily quiet, before the crowd erupted in noise, and Washed Out took the stage.
Backed by a large projection screen, the trio (led by Greene) quickly dug in and filled the room with a squiggly and cacophonous racket, full of hummable melodies and aqueous synths. Everyone began moving in time with the music before losing any sense of their surroundings and giving themselves over to the movement embedded in these sounds. Pulling from across their discography -- with attention paid to their most recent record, 2017's "Mister Mellow" -- they set out to provide a summary of why we loved the band in the first place. And believe me, there was no shortage of affection being thrown toward the stage.
Throughout the evening, they shifted between shorter musical expulsions and longer jams which actually held some of the best moments of the concert. Alternating between electronic and analog drums, they created a throbbing, percussive environment where melodies bled out into the night and lyrics were often lost in a wash of oceanic synths and rising harmonies. Occasionally, they would back down from the noise and find a slower set of liquid grooves that allowed them to approach their influences from a completely different angle. It was still buoyed by extravagant synths and beats, but the execution was much more nuanced.
And while there's always the possibility for this kind of music to feel undifferentiated, the band managed to keep things interesting and complex despite the often chest-rattling rhythms. There was ample volume but also detail and a welcome musical specificity. The synths weren't bland and without personality -- they were stuffed full of quirky arrangements and memorable movements. There was never a moment when Greene and his band veered off course into some meandering mass of half-formed ideas. They were precise but mercurial, knowing exactly where they wanted to go but changing up the route along the way.
The band played a 2-song encore to a sea of adoration and seemed genuinely thankful for the response. They waved and left the stage. The house lights came on, and music began creeping through the stage PA. It was over, and people were sweaty, exhausted and satisfied from an evening of synth opulence. We all trudged out into the rainy night, hesitant to leave the music behind and acknowledge the reality of the outside world. But the music was still there, circling in our heads for the drive home. And nothing could take that from us.
After three decades, eleven studio albums and one solo album from principle songwriter Ben Nichols, the distinctly Memphisian alt-country quintet Lucero has arrived to cut the ribbon on Chattanooga's newest live music venue, The Signal.
And though this is no ribbon cutting ceremony that you can attend, with tuxedos cued out front holding a pair of scissors and a few promises of prosperity and affluence, it's a start nonetheless. This band of brothers is more like your high school football team busting through a banner held by face painted cheerleaders onto the grassy stadium field of your hometown, if the team's uniforms were blue jeans and work boots and the quarterback had smoked camel cigarettes for the last twenty years. I imagine Lucero as a group of guys that grew up on a steady diet of barbecue and blues music who later heard Jawbreaker and never looked back.
Their southern roots would account for the laid back approach that they take to their songs. On the last few releases, they have even been known to incorporate a horn section into the mix. But there were no horns tonight, just a group of guys that has spent years living out of a van and sleeping on floors.
The night began with a song titled "The Last Song" with the prescient lyrics "stay here and dance with me a while." After that, they played a song from their new album and then launched into the opening guitar riff of the instantly recognizable "Sweet Little Thing." And the crowd loved it. There was definitely an audience here for Lucero's music, even if some people in the audience weren't aware of it beforehand.
As the band continued through their set, the crowd stayed rooted to the floor and even danced. In the middle of the show, most of the band left the stage with only the singer remaining out front holding an acoustic guitar. He proceeded to play through a few songs that were, as he put it, "about his old man." After this short solo set, though, it was back to the races as the rest of the band returned to the stage to carry out what could be described as a sing-a-long.
Lucero is not a new band, and I got the distinct impression that the fans weren't new to the music either. There were even a few concertgoers traveling from Atlanta to relive old glory days of late nights and long weekends as heralded by the songs of lead singer Nichols. The band didn't seem to be in a rush to reach the end of their set. Each member knew what he was there to do, and there was no holding back. This was a venue that, unlike most concerts locally where a band may need to meet the room where it is, fit the band like a glove. Two distorted electric guitar, keys, drums and bass rolled over the audience with excitement as the gravely voice of the ring leader brought it all back home.
It was great to see Chattanooga show up tonight. After all the excitement caused by an event at the Mahogany Ball, and now Songbirds Guitar Museum absorbing the Revelry Room, in order to continue bringing bands to town as well as giving local talent a launching pad to grow, the city needs to fill the seats. Now the only questions that remain are: will they continue to show and how big does the city of Chattanooga desire to be?


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Many publishers, working with Google Adwords, don't use account structuring for their business. They simply create ads and launch campaigns, promoting the products and services. In fact, account structure plays a great role in running your whole campaign. It may influence the prices of your promotion, changing your Quality score. Besides, building a good structure leads to staying organised and to tracking all the data you need.
Here are the elements of your account structure that you should think about.
1.Ad campaigns. This tool is used mostly by those, who have many ad units, promoting a great number of different products. Large online shops use campaigns for dividing their business. Small companies mostly don't pay attention to this tool.
2.Ad groups. They are created under each campaign, that's why they are lower in the global hierarchy. In most cases, ad groups unite the groups of keywords, related to the same topic. It's convenient to work with them in such way.
3.Keywords. There is a whole bunch of them! Each keyword is a tool, controlling the way your ad campaign is running. Keywords trigger your ads when the user searches them. That's why each KW is important.
4.Negative keywords. You shouldn't ignore negative keywords too because they allow you specify some of the regular keywords you work with. Using them, you target your audience more accurately.
5.Ad Text. This tool is used by everyone because it allows bringing visitors to your website.
Each component of your Adwords account structure is highly important, so you should pay close attention to all of them.


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Another Fall Wedding Weekend
This past weekend we designed for three beautiful weddings, all unique by way of products, color schemes, and order types. I remembered to grab that product shot this week, which I'm trying to make a weekly occurrence!
Amy + Micah
Amy's color scheme was inspired by golden fall tones, natural foliage changing with the season, and ferns. She opted for a pick-up option because the order wasn't super large! Just a handful of centerpieces, bouquets, boutonnieres, a couple crowns, and a garland for the head table. All items that can easily be picked up! Sometimes a full-service option isn't totally necessary! We have a $2,500 minimum for all full-service weddings, but we have a $500 minimum for pick-up orders! We would never want to discourage a potential client from reaching out to us even if their order is only bouquets and boutonnieres. We want to design special, unique items, no matter the order size!
One aspect of Amy's inspiration that I loved so, so much were her descriptive words:
earthy, intimate, sincere, gentle.
Thanks Jenna Powers Photography for taking a few film shots of Amy's bouquet :) that's Johni modeling it!
Some really special local items in here! Sunny Meadows Flower Farm grew the sea oats and bittersweet. The cosmos were grown by Old Slate Farm! And the ribbon is silk gauze "coquille" from Frou Frou Chic.
Katie + Justin
Katie's wedding was a full-service wedding at Worthington Hills Country Club. I was so excited to design Katie's bouquet because she was ready for something big, and dramatic! Originally, we were going to do all white flowers and greenery, but decided to add in a golden accent throughout the designs! We used locally grown eucalyptus and gomphrena from Sunny Meadows Flower Farm. The ribbon is also from Frou Frou Chic! It's their "taupe rosature" silk gauze.
Jenna also took a few film photos of Katie's bouquet—it really pays to work in the same studio as a film photographer...!
Gem City Pop-Up Wedding
Mari, owner of Something Old Dayton, invited us back to design at another Gem City Pop-Up Wedding! We used all dried product, except for the cymbidium orchids in the bouquets. The Pop-Up weddings are so fun—clients sign up for a time slot, invite their closest family and friends, and show up ready to go! The whole day is designed by Mari, and we absolutely love working with her on such a unique project!! We design a bouquet for each bride and a boutonnieres for each groom. We do one ceremony installation that lasts for through all ceremonies.
Since all of our product was dried, we opted to install and deliver on Friday for the Saturday Pop-Up weddings! We loaded up the elevator with the goods and headed to Dayton.
Mari decided to host this Pop-Up wedding in their new space, which is on the second floor of the Davis-Linden Building. There were a few spots Mari was considering for the ceremony backdrop, so we took a few photos in each spot to see how the lighting would look, and if it would be too backlit by the windows.
Option 2 - this corner had one solid wall and the other was a window, and this was a strong contender for the backdrop!
Option 3 - this corner was all window, and all backlit, but those grasses do look beautiful with the sunlight shining through!
Here's a photo of Something Old Dayton's new space!
Now for a bunch of installation photos ;)
Hi Mari ;)!
Mari texted me a few photos after we were done setting up—these are hers!
Mari's styling is always impeccable. We were absolutely in love with the dessert table setup! The sign was created by Linen + Poppi and the cakes are from Frosted! And of course those ceramic bowls are handmade by Bombabird. All rentals are from Something Old Dayton!
Okay this is the coolest part. This fire escape is the guest entrance to the Pop-Up Wedding!!
After we set up everything in Dayton, we headed back to Columbus to finish up our remaining designs. I ended up staying a bit longer and making a little arrangement for Jenna to take photos of...!!
Hiiii Jenna 👋🏽
Saturday morning we got in at 7:30 to start boutonnieres and corsages. We always do those the morning of the wedding so they survive as long as possible!
Saturday morning Amy's friends stopped by to pick up her designs, and then we loaded up to head to Worthington Hills Inn to set up and deliver Katie's designs! After I got back to the studio, I worked on another design just for fun.


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A few weeks ago I announced that Global Thrash Assault was getting into the record game by helping the Italian thrashers, Sofisticator, bring their stunning debut album, Camping The Vein, to the vinyl format.
When the band approached me with the offer I was more than happy to participate, I was honored! Sofisticator play thrash in the vein of the old-school and are without doubt one of the most promising bands in the spectacular Italian thrash scene today. Camping The Vein features 11 tracks of rip roaring thrash and shows a band running on all cylinders. A must hear for any headbanger!
Limited to just 500 copies total – 400 Black and 100 Green – Camping The Vein is now available on vinyl for all you old-school maniacs or young thrashers who love to spin the wax!
It's with great joy, pride, and honor that I say to you all Sofisticator's Camping The Vein is now officially on sale through Global Thrash Assault!
Check out Sofisticator on the bands official Facebook page and if you like what you hear then you can purchase they vinyl through Global Thrash Assault below.
North American shoppers can hit up the official Global Thrash Assault BigCartel store.
International orders are allowed but be warned the shipping is very pricey. If you live outside North America and would like to purchase a copy then send me an email at: email@example.com and we'll sort things out!
It's my hope to do more things like this in the future in order. In order to do this though I need your support, purchase your copy today and be sure to tell your friends too!


text: Handbook for Parents and Caretakers 2015-16 Welcome to our program of Religious Exploration. Many Unitarian Universalists come to the religion as parents who feel a need for a religious community in which to experience a time and place that is different from the activities of the neighborhood and school. Our Unitarian Universalist tradition requires all of us, even children, to be seekers of truth and meaning as we understand it. In our program, the children and youth learn that there are many sources to use to develop their beliefs. The curriculum includes learning the wisdom of the major world religions as well as Humanism and earth based traditions; learning the value and need to engage in social justice; and experience ways to understand personal experiences as sources and tools for faith development. We encourages children and youth, in age appropriate ways, to question as part of their learning. The adult RE volunteers are the guides and fellow travelers on this journey with the young people. Adults help frame the explorations with Unitarian Universalist values, and each person's responses are honored and valued as a resource for all. I'd like to support you and your family along your path. Feel free to call on me. In faith, Leah Visiting with Kids Sunday School Program Fall 2015 Teaching Teams and Room Assignments Room Map Register Your Child for Sunday School Religious Education Calendar Health Guidelines Invitation – Our Theme for September Youth Group packs up donations for HUGGS to their old friends.


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BEIRUT — Lebanon's Hezbollah on Friday mourned its top military commander, Mustafa Badreddine, who was killed in an explosion in Damascus, the highest level figure yet from the militant group to die since it threw itself into Syria's civil war.
Badreddine, 55, had been the mastermind of the group's involvement in Syria's civil war, which has been crucial to preserving President Bashar Assad's hold on power against rebels but which has come at a heavy cost for the Iranian-backed Shiite guerrilla force, with more than 1,000 fighters killed.
His death was a severe blow to Hezbollah, robbing it of a commander with decades of experience. But observers said the group was not likely to scale back its intervention in Syria, where it has fighters battling alongside Assad's army on multiple fronts.
"I really do think it will affect their morale. This is not just their commander in Syria. This is one of the most elite and uniquely pedigreed Hezbollah personalities," said Matthew Levitt, director of Stein Counterterrorism Program at the Washington Institute. But "I don't think they are going to waver in their commitment in this," he said, pointing to Hezbollah's own interest in stemming Sunni militants in Syria and the determination of Iran, Hezbollah's top backer, to keep Assad in power.
The cause of the explosion Thursday night that killed Badreddine remained a mystery. Hezbollah said it occurred near the Damascus airport, without giving further details.
The airport is close to the Shiite shrine of Sayyida Zeinab, where the group has strong presence and several military positions. The group said it was investigating whether the blast, which wounded several others, was from an air raid, missile attack, artillery shelling or other causes.
Hezbollah's traditional enemy, Israel, has assassinated leaders from the group in the past. But Sunni opposition forces could also be behind the explosion, including militants like the Islamic State group or al-Qaida branch in Syria, the Nusra Front. The Beirut-based Al-Mayadeen TV, which is close to Hezbollah, initially said Badreddine was killed in an Israeli airstrike but later removed the report. There was no immediate comment from Israel.
Hezbollah's deputy leader, Naim Kassem, said that by Saturday the group will release information on who was behind the killing of Badreddine.
"We will continue to confront Israel and we will continue to confront Takfiris," he told a gathering ahead of Badreddine's funeral. "Takfiris" is a term for Sunni extremists. Badreddine's body was draped with the group's yellow flag. "For us, there is only one enemy, which is Israel and those siding with it. The picture may differ and the positions may change but they are all at the end inside the Israeli project."
"By killing you, they gave a new push to our drive that produces a martyr after another, as well as a commander after another," Kassem said, addressing the slain commander.
Badreddine's death is the biggest blow to the militant group since the 2008 assassination of his predecessor and brother-in-law, Imad Mughniyeh, who was killed in a bomb attack in Damascus. After that, Badreddine became Hezbollah's top military commander and adviser to the group's leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. Badreddine was to be laid to rest next to Mughniyeh on Friday afternoon at a Shiite cemetery south of Beirut.
Badreddine's nom de guerre, Zulfiqar, was the name of double-headed sword of Imam Ali, the Prophet Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law and the Shiite sect's most sacred martyr.
Badreddine was one of four people being tried in absentia for the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The 2005 suicide bombing that killed Hariri and 22 others was one of the Middle East's most dramatic political assassinations. The trial is ongoing in the Netherlands. A billionaire businessman, Hariri was Lebanon's most prominent politician after the 15-year civil war ended in 1990.
Hezbollah denies involvement in Hariri's assassination and says the charges are politically motivated.
One of the group's most shadowy figures, Badreddine was also known by aliases Elias Saab and Sami Issa. He was only known to the public by a decades-old black-and-white photograph of a smiling young man wearing a suit until Hezbollah released a new image of him in military uniform. He was suspected of involvement in the 1983 bombings of the U.S. and French embassies in Kuwait that killed five people.
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions twice on Badreddine for his involvement in the Syrian war, in 2011 and in 2015. According to U.S. officials, Assad and Nassrallah coordinated Hezbollah's actions in Syria on a weekly basis, with Badreddine present at top Damascus meetings.
Badreddine was also known for his expertise in explosives, and his trademark was to add gas to increase the power of sophisticated explosives.
In its statement announcing his death, Hezbollah said "a strong explosion targeted one of our centers near the Damascus International Airport, leading to the martyrdom of brother commander Mustafa Badreddine and wounding several others."
Top Hezbollah officials attended a mourning ceremony at a hall in southern Beirut on Friday, where Badreddine's family members received condolences. Badreddine's only son, Ali, wept as a senior Hezbollah official, Hashim Safieddine, hugged him.
Since Hezbollah was founded in 1982, Israel has killed some of the group's top leaders. In 1992, Israeli helicopter gunships ambushed the motorcade of Nasrallah's predecessor, Abbas Musawi, killing him, his wife, 5-year-old son and four bodyguards. Eight years earlier, Hezbollah leader Sheik Ragheb Harb was gunned down in south Lebanon.
In December, high profile militant Samir Kantar, who spent 30 years in an Israeli prison, was killed along with eight others in an airstrike on a residential building in Jaramana, a Damascus suburb.
Hezbollah has paid a very steep price for its public and bloody foray into Syria's civil war, beyond its casualties. Once lauded in Lebanon and the Arab world as a heroic resistance movement that stood up to Israel, its staunch support for Assad has been criticized at home, even among its Lebanese support base.
The Arab League designated Hezbollah a terrorist organization in March. A month earlier, Saudi Arabia cut $4 billion in aid to Lebanese security forces after Lebanon's Foreign Minister Gibran Bassil declined to join Arab and Islamic league resolutions critical of Iran and Hezbollah.
The predominantly Sunni Gulf Arab states, led by the kingdom, have taken other punitive measures. They have warned their citizens against traveling to Lebanon as well as cut Lebanese satellite broadcasts, and closed a Saudi-backed broadcaster in Lebanon. The Gulf countries are also expelling Lebanese expatriates they say have ties to Hezbollah.
Hezbollah, which maintains a dominant militia force in Lebanon, has also aligned itself with the Saudi-opposed Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen's civil war.
Hezbollah's statement quoted Badreddine as saying in Syria a few months ago: "I will only return from Syria as a martyr or carrying the banner of victory."
Associated Press writer Sarah El Deeb contributed to this report from Beirut.


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Hooray, we got two new stockists selling our collection!
The brand new venture of Circle Collective in Lewisham Shopping Centre and The Prince's Trust Tomorrow's Store 9 Eldon St, London EC2M 7LS (behind Liverpool Street Station).
Both shops are great innovative social enterprises that are extremely helpful to young entrepreneurs.


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Welcome back to The Definitive Guide to Next Week on Mad Men, your weekly guide to the popular web series, "Next Week on Mad Men" on amctv.com. I'd like to make a brief apology for last week's Guide, as I did not accurately predict a "wacky madcap merger caper" episode, which ranks right up there with, "Don goes on a sexual journey and experiences no repercussions" and "someone dies and a bunch of rich white people pretend to be sad" as far as Mad Men episode archetypes are concerned.
That being said, this week's episode of "Next Week on Mad Men" is a real doozy, so let's get into it and figure out, definitively, what will happen on next week's Mad Men.


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What grandma would miss an opportunity to share a photo of her new twin granddaughters?!? Abigail Hope and Jacqueline Rene were born March 14th, 2014. They are as precious as can be. Congrats to our daughter Candice and her husband Micah!
To further validate this blog's "new babies" theme, today's Timely Tips offer ideas on organizing your nursery and children's rooms.
TIMELY TIPS - for an organized nursery or children's room
Step 1 - Start with the closet -- if it's just a single shelf with a clothes hanging rod, it's not maximizing your space. For just a little over $100, you can purchase a ClosetMaid Adjustable Shelf Track Closet Organizer, like we did for our granddaughters' closet. Or, you can use a bookcase on one side of the closet for shelving, and hang a Double Hang Closet Rod to maximize the vertical space on the other side. This also makes the lower hanging clothes accessible to children. Use Baby Clothes Size Organizers for the first year or two when babies are going through sizes quickly. Categorize the remaining contents of the closet such as blankets, grown out of clothes, etc. Place those items on the shelves in labeled fabric bins.
Step 2 - Assign folded clothes -sleepers, onesies, shorts, pants, long-sleeve and short-sleeve specific places in the dresser drawers. Use drawer dividers to keep it orderly. I labeled the top edge of drawers so anyone helping could easily identify where specific items belong.
Step 3 - Create homes for toys using tubs or bins on shelves. Use your storage area as a boundary for how many toys are available at one time. You can rotate additional toys as desired, but having a limit means less stress when it's time to clean up!
My new grandbabies are enjoying their new home. A big THANK YOU to my clients who are patiently awaiting my return from round-the-clock grandma duty!
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"There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: twins." -Josh Billings


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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- America Online Latin America isn't on the Nasdaq critical list anymore.
The Latin American service provider, wholly owned by AOL Time Warner AOL, +4.00% said Thursday it received a Nasdaq notice that the company's common stock AOLA has "regained compliance" with the required $35 million minimum market capitalization of listed securities. As a result, the company's shares have resumed trading, effective Thursday. On Jan. 17, AOL Latin America received a 180-day extension from Nasdaq to comply with the $1-minimum bid price requirement for continued listing.
It took conversion of preferred shares held by America Online and the Cisneros Group to provide the support for continued listing on Nasdaq, said Charles Herington, president and CEO of AOL Latin America. To keep this status, America Online Latin America must have a closing bid price of $1 or higher for at least 10 consecutive trading days commencing no later than June 30, 2003.
Shares of AOL America rose nearly 10 percent to 56 cents in afternoon dealings.
Love stamps for Valentines
Stamps.com STMP, -3.18% unveiled its "Love NetStamps," just in time for St. Valentine's Day. For $4.99 a pack, buyers get a package that includes 125 labels, or about 5 cents a stamp.
Separately, the company started an instant access service enabling customers to immediately begin printing postage after registering for the service. Prior to instant access, a customer had to wait two to 24 hours before printing postage.


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The story I'm about to tell may sound vaguely familiar…. and you're not alone. I looked around my house this morning as the sunlight poured in and felt a bit of self-loathing and disgust. I pride myself on Martha-Stewart-like cleaning prowess, and my house looks like I've been hosting two football teams and a petting zoo since last fall. Time for a Costco run. Not only do I grab inspirational magazines, clothes and food, but I stock up on my favourite cleaning products so I can get to work on the spring cleaning. The best part of doing a deep clean is getting the kids involved, so the products I choose need to be easy for them. Nobody should have to do a huge clean by themselves. Thankfully, Swiffer, Bounty and Mr. Clean Magic Erasers are on sale at Costco in the western provinces until May 8th, so I will really be able to stock up!
But how do the layers of dirt build up this badly? My mind wanders back over the past few months and it begins to make sense.
It's the fall and your house smells fresh and natural after months of open windows and summer breezes. You are a cleaning rockstar. The holidays roll around and your fireplace is roaring with warmth and crackles. Who cares if walls get a bit scraped from the Christmas tree haul-out?
In January your focus turns entirely to the treadmill and you don't care much that your fireplace is stained with soot and there are still spruce needles nestled in the corner.
February? It's all about love. Scrambling to make homemade Valentines for the 31 kids in grade 2, you get glue on the table, sparkles in your hair and accidentally mush a crayon into the hardwood floor. The darkness and cold weather has you down and it's hard to shower in the morning, let alone make sure your monthly disinfecting of light switches gets done.
March taunts you with a bit more sunlight, and the anticipation of that spring holiday helps put one foot in front of the other. Time to shut the house up tight, grab your summer clothes from storage and get out of dodge. The suitcase wheels leave black streaks on the floor tile but you don't care.
Ahhh. April showers. The dog and cat come into the house looking like drowned rats. The mud they track in hides the layers of Christmas tree needles and Valentine sparkles that have made their way onto the baseboards. You hadn't noticed that before because the darkness of winter was kind of masking the layers of dirt. Only two more months of school lunches but you've already run out of ideas. Taking the leftover pizza from the fridge, tomato sauce drips onto the drawer knobs. There is not even a minute to deal with it if you want to make it to math club on time. Running back into the house to retrieve the forgotten backpack you notice the spider webs on your hall chandelier. At least there is no spider to drop onto your hair. Note to self: a deep clean is in order. When is the next long weekend?
Spring Cleaning With Kids: The Plan
Cleaning Dust and Cobwebs
- Open all windows and doors.
- Starting at the top, I extend the Swiffer dusters and tackle the cobwebs. Corners, light fixtures, door frames. Wow did I let this all get away from me. The dust falls to the floor. Ick.
- Making a game of it, I hand each of the boys a Swiffer Duster. Mid-level dusting. Time to deal with the picture frames, ledges and handrails.
- Next, each kid is assigned one floor of the house, and whoever gets the most dirt, pet hair, sequins and spider webs on their Swiffer Sweeper sheets gets a popsicle. First, we use the dry sheets to tackle grit, and then we move along to the wet ones. The smell is glorious!
- After all of the schmutz is gone off the solid floors, I go over the carpets with the vacuum. Dog and cat run for cover.
Cleaning Glue Globs, Tub Rings and Wall Scratches
- The Magic Eraser is a miraculous invention. Taking it out of the package, my son squeals and gets sidetracked because he's been told that he needs on to get the rust off his whittling knife. Little does he know the many secrets of the Magic Eraser.
- Each boy goes to work on scuffs, nail polish spills and blotches that we never even noticed over the past few months. Rubbing grime off walls and cabinets is so easy.
- I also make the boys clean their bathtub rings with the Magic Eraser. Maybe they will learn to do it after every bath!
Cleaning Mirrors, Windows and Woodwork
- Now that the grit is off the floor and surfaces have stains and guck removed, we clean. I've never been a 'rag' girl. They never get truly clean between uses, so I bulk up on Bounty at Costco.
- With kids, you want to make sure products are safe. I have a few go-to items. Vinegar and water will clean and disinfect any surface and is perfect for windows, light switches, knobs, phones and other germ-ridden surfaces. They grab their paper towels and go to town. I try and teach them to go from least to most dirty. Mirrors before toilets.
- For stains on the white counters – even the tomato – I make a scrubber out of half a lemon dipped in baking soda.
- For all grease, you certainly don't want it hanging around or going down the drains. Bounty paper towels are so thick, that you can tear off the smaller sized half sheet and dispose of the nasty kitchen grease.
Looking around, the house smells fresh and surfaces are sparkling. The many layers of grime that have built up over the past few months are thankfully gone, and the kids have learned a thing or two. Now I can relax with the magazines I grabbed and feel like an organized and clean parent once again.
Do you want to put your kids to the test? We have an amazing contest in partnership with P&G and Costco! Head over to our Instagram post HERE and follow the instructions. You could win a $150 spring cleaning prize pack that will truly teach your kids the adulating ways of cleaning.
Disclosure: This post and giveaway were made possible through Procter & Gamble. All opinions, love of products and cleaning secrets are my own.


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Palestinian News Item
PA religous official calls on Palestinians to "visit the Al-Aqsa Mosque and carry out constant Ribat there and not give the occupation and settlers an opportunity [to harm it]"
Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida - Aug. 8, 2017
Headline: "The Ramallah and El-Bireh Directorate of Religion called to visit the Al-Aqsa Mosque"
"Director-General of the Ramallah and El-Bireh Directorate of Religion (i.e., branch of the PA Ministry of Religious Affairs) Sheikh Wafiq Alawi, during the monthly meeting of the imams and employees, called to visit the Al-Aqsa Mosque and carry out constant
(i.e., religious conflict/war over land claimed to be Islamic) there and not give the occupation and settlers an opportunity [to harm it]. He also explained that the members of our people have recorded and are still recording the most spectacular epics of heroism and belonging to their homeland and their mosque."
This statement was made during the period immediately following violence and riots in response to Israeli security measures at the Temple Mount, including metal detectors at the entrances, following an attack there on July 14, 2017, in which 2 Israeli border police officers were murdered by 3 Israeli Arab terrorists. On July 24, 2017, Israel decided to remove the metal detectors and security cameras it had placed at the site. The PA continued to demand that all measures including inspections at the entrances be removed, and Palestinians continued to riot. On July 27, 2017, PA religious leaders declared that all Israeli measures had been removed.


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"What you should look for in a painting is the sense of something behind the work, a sense of authority and conviction."
~Robert Rauschenberg
No, I don't mean "get outta here" or "go away". {Smile} I mean get lost in the making of your work. Quiet the voices in your head and the negative self-talk and the doubts and fears. Take a deep breath (and exhale) and experience getting lost in your work.
Get lost in the process. Become totally engrossed.
It's not always about the finished thing. What you create is not necessarily the objective.
Watch what happens when one color runs into another.
React to what you are doing and seeing as you create your work. Get lost in the search to find the right line, color, value, shape or texture. Be involved in the process every step of the way. Make a mark, react, and respond. Make one brushstroke at a time. Make one decision at a time. Engage in the activity. Let the painting unfold over time.
You must do everything you can to make your painting work.
Put in the time. Be patient. Wait. Watch.
Get lost.


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The boxes were still stacked in various rooms around our house, and though we knew the house was ours and the papers were signed, it still felt somewhat foreign. Of course, settling in might take a while, but it didn't bother me, because it was him, and I, together and no matter where we were, we were home.
I had an idea of how I wanted to spend our first night…candles lit all over the house (since we hadn't set up the electricity yet) and eating delivery pizza on the floor of our brand new bedroom. A mattress, piles of blankets, and each other – it was all we needed. Well, plus a few other special surprises that I already had delivered to the new address. It wouldn't be long before we got lost in the craziness of unpacking, so this was our night to explore our first home…together
As he went to the door to pay for our pizza, I slipped into my new cotton robe, completely naked underneath.
He came into the bedroom and I had my back to him, preoccupied by lighting candles. I heard him set the pizza down and walk towards me. He spun me around and looked me up and down, with a look in his eye one could only imagine, and slowly untied the loose knot of my robe. His fingers traced my collar bone, then he reached for the edges of my robe and he pulled it off my shoulders, the robe dropped to the floor. He grabbed me around the waist, dipping me to the floor and kissed me hard, harder than he ever had before.
I thought we might collapse onto the bed, but he picked me up and I wrapped my legs around his waist. As he walked out of the room I whispered in his ear, grab the small box by the bed. He leaned down, still firmly holding me with one arm, as he picked my little surprise and carried me out of the room.
My heart was racing, where was he going to take me? Were we about to fuck in our new double shower? No…too predictable, he went towards the kitchen, the orange evening light was barely streaming in through the windows.
He bit my neck as he lowered me down onto our new kitchen island.
The cold granite beneath my bum and his tongue tracing my ear lobes sent shivers up my spine. He set the box behind me and I reached for it arching my back. He groaned and slide me even closer, I could feel his hard erection through his pyjama pants, pressing on me to the point where I could hardly wait for it to be inside of me.
I pulled the box from behind me, and set it in between us.
I looked up at him and told him to take his pants off. He obeyed. I could tell, just from that one command, he was hornier than I had ever seen him. His curiosity obviously taking over his mind, wondering what I had in store for him. But, with this new found sense of command, and his obedience, I decided I would make him work for the surprise.
This time, I put my arm behind his neck and pulled his ear to my mouth. I asked him how badly he wanted me, he made a low, rumbling growling sound that made my toes curl. His hands were pressed firmly against the countertop, I could see his muscles tensing. Knowing he was would devour me if I made him wait one more second, I teased him even more. What can I say? I loved the power.
I placed my hand on his shaft and told him if he wanted to see what was in the box, he needed to put his fingers inside of me. He did as I said, firstly putting them on my clit, rubbing me slowly, and then inserting them inside of me.
The pleasure was taking over my body, and he knew it, whispering to me, "Baby, you're so wet."
He took his fingers out and used how wet I was, to put his ease his index finger inside of my bum. The sensation felt incredible. That's when I told him, "Get on the counter." I hopped down, telling him to lay down where I was sitting.
He got up and laid down on our large kitchen island, the cool granite now on his back. I jumped up and got on top of him. Placing my body on his and rubbing his shaft in between my legs, when we were both wet enough I put his hard penis inside of me. Riding him slowly, at first. Then faster. I moved my hand towards my clit, put my head back and began moaning. He firmly grabbed my waist, holding me tight, so he could move quickly in and out of me. I began touching myself again, this time I was close to the edge of climaxing, I adjusted myself so that he was hitting my g spot as we fucked. I told him I was about to come, his grip became even firmer and moments later we both came. Out of breath and smiling, I leaned down and grabbed his face, gliding my tongue on his lips.
"Now, it's your turn to be in control," I said.
"What do you mean?" he said.
I opened the mysterious box and handed him a remote.
He looked at me in that same way I described before, like he could say anything, open his mouth, kiss me, touch me with a single finger and I would melt.
"Go to the lounge room," he demanded.
Our couch was still wrapped in plastic, he unwrapped it as I put the new vibrator (svakom elva) inside of me. Before he was even done with unwrapping the couch, he pressed the button on the remote I handed him moments before, I shuddered as the vibrations filled my entire body with sensation.
"Sit down." He instructed.
After I climaxed at least too many times to count…we were both breathless and began putting our pyjamas back on. I think we fucked in every room of our nearly empty house.
We walked into our bedroom, the pizza now cold, "This will be fun when we're unpacking tomorrow," he laughed, putting the remote in his pocket.
I looked at him inquisitively, and then realised exactly what he meant. He wanted to hold on to the controller as I kept the vibrator inside of me, while we unpacked. So that he could inconspicuously send me into an orgasmic state, when I least expected it. In that very moment, I smiled, knowing I had just moved into a beautiful, now christened, home with my perfect match.


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Archive for category Kazachstan
The Contradiction of Kazakhstan
Posted by frankbeuken.com in Asia, Corruption, Democracy, Dictator, Discrimination, Europe, Freedom, Illegal, Kazachstan, Politics, Protest, Revolution, Russia, Victory, Youth on December 18, 2011
Until the 17th of December the riots in Kazakhstan only took place in the city of Zhanaozon but spread slowly all over the country. It is now Shetpe, not far from Zhanaozon where fights broke out. The police ordered to shoot the protestors to keep up the peace. Since Friday the first oil workers protested against mass releases of workers and labour circumstances for many others. The death toll is 12 after 2 days of protests.
In the 16th century Kazakhstan inhabited by several ethnic groups of nomads. In fact nobody noticed this country until the Soviet Union annexed the area with the size of West Europe. Joseph Stalin, the paranoia leader of the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialists Republic) from 1941 till 1953 decided to move complete ethnic groups from the far east to the west of the Soviet Union and vice versa. Kazakhstan became a home for Kazakhs, Russians,Uyghur,Ukrainians,Uzbeks,Tatars and Germans. 63 percent of the inhabitants are from Kazakhs origin. Now Kazakhstan has a great diversity of ethnic groups. In 1991 the country declared itself independent from the Soviet Union. The country ranked the 72nd place of the world economy.The capital moved from Alma-Ata in 1998 to Astana, the second largest city of Kazakhstan.
In 1999 the new government managed to make the country an important oil and gas exporter. Unfortunately the benefits are only for a small group of people. The majority of the nation still lives in poverty. It is Astana only what we see from Kazakhstan. The great new buildings, the huge sports complexes and luxury cars. It is the élite group of friends of the president who profit from the economic boost.
The president Nursultan Nazarbayev ordered a three-week state of emergency to unleash extreme police force on the protestors. Internet and mobile phone traffic is unavailable since last Friday to prevent the young people to call for a nationwide protest via social networks like Facebook and Twitter. This action of the authorities is probably a turning point in the history of Kazakhstan. The bold action of the government challenges the people for harder reactions. It is only a matter of time before the majority of the nation awakens by the few protestors nearby Astana. The first steps to freedom, dignity and a future are set. The freedom fights spread to Eastern Europe and Central Asia.


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Along with higher resolution, the digital content we consume is also heading the way of higher color fidelity as well. 4K displays are the norm in mainstream TV technology, as well as PC and notebook panels. However, HDR, or High Dynamic Range color reproduction, is the next frontier set to make image quality more life-like. 4K HDR TVs are common now, with major content providers like Netflix and Fox Sports beginning to deliver HDR content as well, but to render a game title on the PC, in real-time and with HDR, takes a bit more horsepower and sophistication.
Recently Nvidia, in conjunction with ASUS and Acer, introduced a new class of 4K HDR gaming panels that also support Nvidia G-Sync adaptive refresh rate technology for jitter and tear-free gaming. G-Sync 4K gaming monitors have been on the market for years now but HDR requires a new class of panel technology.
High Dynamic Range panels (whether PC or TV) have the ability to render a much wider color gamut beyond SDR displays (represented by the blue triangle above), closer to the DCI-P3 or white triangle seen in the diagram above. For reference, the gray "Pointer's Gamut" line here is basically what the human eye can perceive, in terms of color space. In other terms, where SDR (Standard Dynamic Range) displays support 8-bit color depth or 16.7 million colors, the HDR-10 compliant panels found in these new gaming monitors support 10-bit color depth, or 1.07 billion colors.
In order to achieve this level of color reproduction and also the higher contrast ratios associated with it, display manufacturers like ASUS needed to expand its backlighting array dramatically, with the ASUS ROG Swift PG27UQ 27-inch panel we tested at HotHardware powered by a 384 zone LED backlight setup. The ASUS PG27UQ is based on an IPS (In-Plane Switching) panel with Quantum Dot backlighting for near perfect white light output, a 1000:1 contrast ratio and up to 1000 nits brightness. The panel also supports local dimming, so parts of the backlight can be dimmed down, creating much better contrast rendering in mixed lighting scenes, when high bright and dimly lit areas have to be displayed simultaneously.
The effect on game content and streaming media like video as well, is dramatic. You have to see the technology side-by-side versus an SDR display to fully appreciate it. In fact, unless you have an HDR display to begin with, showcasing the capability on a web page like you're reading here won't do it justice either of course, and can only really be "simulated." Regardless, in short, 4K HDR gaming displays not only showcase high resolution images but also intense bright light sources without losing detail, along with deep blacks and pure white colors, and a much more life-like color gamut.
These new G-Sync HDR panels like the ASUS ROG Swift PG27UQ also support 144Hz refresh rate for super-fluid gaming, along with Nvidia G-Sync, but of course you'll need a beefy graphics card to render an HDR ready game at 4K with high frame rates. In fact, you really need an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, or similar horsepower GPU setup, to showcase what these new panels are capable of. However, there's always the next generation of more powerful GPUs coming down the pipe and it won't be long before the hardware to drive these panels is ubiquitous.
The other shortcoming right now is cost. Unfortunately, these panels currently list for around $2K, a steep price to pay for any enthusiast or gamer. However, like any new technology, hopefully cost will be driven down as the technology matures and becomes more commonplace. Meanwhile, if you've got the spare cash burning a hole in your pocket (and even if you don't), once you've seen a 4K HDR G-Sync panel in action, you'll likely be lusting for one.


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Stonebwoy Finally Explaines His Slogan "Bhim"
Livingstone Etse Satekla aka Stonebwoy, the Dancehall Superstar has finally opened up about the meaning of his popular slogan "Bhim".
Stonebwoy is the Boss of the Bhim Nation label foundered by him and he occasionally uses the word in his songs.
Well, many have wondered what the Bhim means and Stonebwoy has finally explained it. In a conversation with Abeiku Santana on the ATUU TV Show, the "Hero" Hitmaker explained that the "BHIM" in his songs is a sound that is geared towards awakening one's spirit.
"It is a sound that awakens the spirit. When you hear me mention "BHIM" in my songs, it's that sound that kicks you up."
"Also, as a word, it has a spelling broken down to mean sometime so inspirational which I see as my mantra. God bless his imperial majesty."
"Imperial Majesty is the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings. Meaning we thank God for everything," the Dancehall artiste responded.
Stonebwoy is one of the major Ghanaian artists signed unto Zylofon Media. Currently, His latest album "Epistles of Mama" is rated the second best album in the world.


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Let the DAWS in
In 2015, Danbury Animal Welfare Society (DAWS) in Connecticut joined our shelter/rescue partner program. The organization was looking for a way to say "thank you" to veterans in its community. And it was eager for another channel to promote the most overlooked dogs and cats in its care.
Pets for Patriots is shining a light on Danbury Animal Welfare Society for making good use of the free tools that we provide to all of our shelter/rescue partners.
Bring it home
The folks at DAWS know that their homepage is their most valuable online real estate. Their rotator includes an eye-catching, full-bleed image, a brief description, and a call-to-action that invites people to learn more.
All of this is 'above the fold' – in the top section of the homepage before any user would have to scroll down to see it.
Featured program
Part of a good online experience is giving people more than one path to the same information. Not everyone navigates in the same way. Danbury Animal Welfare Society features its partnership with us in multiple locations for users to find.
One area is the shelter's main adoption page, where our partnership is identified among other key links.
Clicking the link leads to a page dedicated entirely to our partnership. That page includes a link back to Pets for Patriots for more detailed information.
The page has a good balance of copy and graphics, including some provided in our members-only shelter welcome kit. This is the same page that users are directed to from the homepage call-to-action.
I am eligible!
Most would-be adopters browse dog and cat candidates online before they even set foot in a shelter.
Danbury Animal Welfare Society uses our free digital Kennel Tags to identify Pets for Patriots-eligible dogs and cats in their care. This creates additional visibility for these animals. It makes it easier for veterans to know which pets qualify for the benefits of our program as well.
The Kennel Tags have another purpose, too. They make the less visited dogs and cats more visible to any potential adopter. In the end the goal is to move animals from shelter to loving homes. If one of our Kennel Tags helps a dog or cat get a second look – and a second chance – all the better.
Why hello, Dolly!
Our program is not magic. No one marketing strategy, no one tactic will save a shelter animal. But taken together we developed an approach that works.
Just ask Brad and Dolly.
The Marine Corps veteran and his family met this fetching hound through our partnership with Danbury Animal Welfare Society. Brad had recently lost two beloved dogs to old age and was not sure he was ready for another pet. But the veteran met Dolly after a charity race benefiting the shelter and was smitten.
While Brad did not adopt the mature pooch right away, the staff told him about their partnership with us and it inspired the Marine to apply.
Six year-old Dolly wasted no time claiming "her spot on the couch" and blending in to her new family. She knew that she was finally home.
Our thanks to Danbury Animal Welfare Society and all of our shelter/rescue partners around the country for making our adoption stories possible. We could not do our work without them, and are grateful for their dedication to animals in need.


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The building design is one of the most complex works in civil engineering. Many of the civil engineers do not know how to design a building properly including earthquake and wind load design.
Today we are going to share a complete design example of a six storey commercial building. The design is done and completed by IIT, Kanpur. The design demonstrates the complete design of the building.
The document solves the following problem:
A six storey building for a commercial complex has plan dimensions as shown in Figure 1. The building is located in seismic zone III on a site with medium soil. Design the building for seismic loads as per IS 1893 (Part 1): 2002.
IIT, Kanpur followed the Indian Standard(IS) to design the commercial building. The Indian Standards is quite similar to ACI 318 with some geographical changes for India. The civil engineers of other countries shall follow the design specifications and standards of their respective country.
The design is carried out in used S.I. units. If needed, engineers are suggested to change to their native units in designing.


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Heart failure focus of free May 2 talk in Bellingham
Local cardiologist Andrew Coletti will discuss "heart failure management" during a free talk at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at St. Luke's Community Health Education Center, 3333 Squalicum Parkway, room A.
His presentation is hosted by the Bellingham chapter of Mended Hearts, a volunteer nonprofit group that supports heart patients and their caregiver families.
Doors open at 9:30 a.m. The meeting starts at 10 with Mended Hearts business; coffee and refreshments will be available. Details: 360-933-1282, MendedHearts-Bellingham.org.


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Frequent Links
Richard H. Solomon
Richard Harvey Solomon (born 1937) was United States Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 1989 to 1992, after which he was Ambassador to the Philippines. In September 1993 he became president of the United States Institute of Peace, a position he held until September, 2012. He subsequently joined the RAND Corporation as a Senior Fellow.
Richard H. Solomon was born in 1937. He was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, receiving an S.B. in 1960, and a Ph.D. in Political Science with a specialization in Chinese politics in 1966.
In 1966, Solomon became a professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan. He left the University of Michigan in 1971 to become a staff member of the United States National Security Council (NSC), responsible for Asian Affairs. In this position, he worked with NSC Adviser Henry Kissinger on the normalization of relations with China.
In 1976, he joined the Rand Corporation in Santa Monica, California as head of the Political Science Department, a position he held until 1986. Solomon then joined the United States Department of State in 1986 as Director of Policy Planning.
On March 24, 1989, President of the United States George H. W. Bush nominated Solomon as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and he subsequently held this office from June 23, 1989 until July 10, 1992. As Assistant Secretary, Solomon helped to negotiate the 1991 Paris Agreement, by which the Vietnam-backed People's Republic of Kampuchea agreed to turn over control of Cambodia to the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia, an international peacekeeping force (with Cambodia gaining independence in 1995). Solomon also facilitated nuclear proliferation discussions between North Korea and South Korea. He played a role in the formation of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation initiative. He also participated in bilateral negotiations with Vietnam, Mongolia, and Japan.
President Bush then nominated Solomon as United States Ambassador to the Philippines, and Solomon held this post from September 4, 1992 until March 1, 1993.
Solomon left government service in 1993, becoming president of the United States Institute of Peace a position he held until September, 2012. In October of that year he returned to the RAND Corporation as a Senior Fellow.
Solomon has published eight books, including "Mao's Revolution and the Chinese Political Culture" (1971, 1999), "A Revolution is Not a Dinner Party" (1975), "The China Factor" (1981), "Chinese Negotiating Behavior" (1985 and 2000), "Exiting Indochina" (2000), "American Negotiating Behavior" (2007), and "Peace Building" (2012).
- President Bush's nomination of Solomon as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
- NNDB profile
- Profile from the United States Institute of Peace
|Government offices
|Preceded by
Gaston J. Sigur, Jr.
|Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
June 23, 1989 – July 10, 1992
| Succeeded by
William Clark, Jr.
|Diplomatic posts
|Preceded by
Frank G. Wisner
|United States Ambassador to the Philippines
September 4, 1992 – March 1, 1993
| Succeeded by
John Negroponte
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I consider it an honor and a privilege to be part of another person's journey of discovery and healing. I have always been a firm believer that we can help heal our own wounds and find peace. Being raised by a mother who is a nurse and a father with an insatiable passion for learning and philosophy, it is not surprising that I would end up in psychology, the crossroad between medicine and philosophy. Family has always offered a welcome distraction from my intellectual pursuits, forcing me to remain balanced by visiting beaches and mountains, staying active, chasing after children and pets, and reminding me of what is truly important in my life. As a psychologist and a mother, I am lucky to be able to fulfill my natural inclination to nurture people and share knowledge that leads others on a path towards clarity and personal growth.
My position as a psychotherapist in the Behavioral Health Department is the perfect fit for my professional philosophy of emphasizing the importance of holistic care. Kaiser Permanente's Total Health campaign embodies my belief in the importance of the mind-body connection for health and wellness. I believe people are amazingly unique, and that is why I draw from various theoretical orientations including psychodynamic, interpersonal and cognitive behavioral therapy. My job is to share my knowledge with you in a collaborative way that helps you make your own decisions that are balanced, rational and well-explored, strengthening your own reasoning and decision-making skills to increase your independence and self-esteem. I am here to give you a space to try out new ways of being, thinking and feeling. When we learn how to work through our negative emotions with others, it increases our relationship skills and helps us learn how to maintain relationships and manage our emotions in a healthy way. There is nothing I want more than for you to push through your fears and live the life you want to live.
I thrive by achieving a healthy balance between my personal interests, relationships and professional passions. I thrive when my mind, body and soul are healthy. I achieve balance by spending my time dedicated to spirituality, work, being with friends and family, traveling, listening to music, reading, being physically active, appreciating the arts and doing just about anything that allows me to be outdoors.


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