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Amongst the existing traditional Punjabi salwar suit designs, new designs, heavy embroidery work and latest accessorizing have been introduced to pamper the looks of Indian women. In foreign countries also there is huge demand for Punjabi Patiala salwar suits. Designers are investing their time and energy in making out new designs and patterns of suits to match up with the latest styles.
Punjab is a land of colors and styles and as such Punjabi salwar suits are one of the hot selling garments in India. Because of its colorful and unique style, it forms a classy as well trendy affair for ladies. They are famous for their bubbly designs and vivacious colors. Shifting completely from the Patiala style of suits, several mix and match combinations and fusion work have been introduced over the past few years. Traditionally, Punjabi suits were with short kurti and Patiala pants. However, the year 2017 has marked numerous trendy up gradations in styling of these suits. Fashion houses, designer brands and tailors have jointly kept this genre trending with the recent developments in the fashion world. When western outfits are dominating the fashion venue with success, these types of typical Indian flavored suits are just what anyone wants for her closet. Since salwar suits originated from the state of Punjab, the tradition of taking it to the next level still rests in the hands of the designers and fashionistas. Here's a list of some of the latest trends in 2017 punjabi salwar suit styles that one can try out: –
- Floral Patiala –Floral designs are quite in the fashion now. Floral prints when teamed up with traditional Patiala suits create a stunning look for all occasions. Different colors of floral printed fabrics are sold in the market. One can combine both the looks together by making out the bottom of the suit with deep color fabric crafted with heavy embroidery work while making the upper portion of the suit with floral printed fabrics. The vice versa combination also looks beautiful.
- Suits With Sharara Pants –This is a unique combination of the Punjabi and the Muslim styles. While the kurti is made in the usual Patiala suit pattern, the pants are made with the broad palazzo cut. Sharara style emerged as one of the most successful versions of the Punjabi suits in 2017.
- Mix & Match Patiala –It is typically a three piece Patiala suit but all the three pieces are brought separately in order to form a mix and match combination suit. The three pieces are not sold together like other Punjabi salwar suit sets.
- Jacket Style Patiala Suit –The top is typically made in a jacket style while the bottom remains in the same Patiala cut. This gives the look of sort of Indo-Western outfit. This type of jacket style suit matches with all types of body shapes and complements the curves.
Also Read – Tips to select a stunning punjabi suit
Overseas as well as domestic demand for fusion wear has been rising for the past few years and this has given birth to a growing fashion inclination towards ethnic salwar suits. People have shown interest to buy Punjabi salwar suits from various parts of the globe. Online shopping for Indian ethnic wear has been quite popular amongst everyone. Various brands have tied up with numerous online shopping portals for selling out their clothes. It is an easy process to buy Punjabi suits online with such portals. Vibrant color combinations, exquisite designs and comfortable fabric are the main features of online selling of salwar suits. The brands pay utmost attention in maintaining the quality of the products. Every year witnesses a huge change in the fashion world in its designing segment and 2017 is not an exception in this category. The year has marked its start with stylish and gaudy designs in the ethnic wear segment. Thanks to all the efforts of designers and tailors who put in their energy and invest their ideas in making us look pretty. Indian ethnic wear is famous for its sober look as it brings out the originality in one's personality. Punjabi salwar suits are confined to the boundaries of the state of Punjab but have crossed the borders to reach foreign lands also in creating their demand.


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High alert on Indo-Pak border after attack on Lankan team in Pakistan
Amritsar, Mar. 4 (ANI): Following the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan Cricket team in Lahore, a high alert has been sounded along the Indo-Pakistan border in Punjab.
"That BSF (Border Security Force) is alert all along the border and the necessary measures are in place and some additional measures have been taken in view of the attacks," said Mohammed Aqil, BSF's Deputy Inspector General of Amritsar sector.
All border outposts along the international border in Punjab and particularly those in the Attari sub sector of Amritsar, have been put on high alert.
The BSF said the security at the Attari-Wagah joint road check post, which is just 19 kilometers from Lahore, has also been increased.
On Tuesday, around a dozen heavily armed assailants attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team's bus and a police escort at Liberty Chowk near Gaddafi stadium in Lahore. At least six cricketers were wounded, while six policemen and a driver were killed in the ambush. (ANI)


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Niacinamide supplies important nutritional assist for joint well being, balanced blood glucose levels, and the cardiovascular system. I was taking a look at currently that even the healthcare group has as a remaining point happen all-around to admitting that nutritional vitamins for healthy and balanced skin are vital. One specific very important difficulty to protect in mind is that B Vitamins are consuming water-soluble, which means that they do not retailer in your physique. The extract of wakame that's situated in Phytessence Wakame is in a position to produce these nutritional vitamins and minerals to the skin deep down under the world. There are literally eight B vitamins which can be in the B advanced vitamin as well as a number of other associated substances.
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The Story on Non-Compete Agreements and How to Prevent it from Destroying Your Wealth/
Non-compete agreements are becoming more prevalent in states that allow them. This article describes some of the environmental and economic factors, particularly in the athletic industry, that are increasing their scope and prevalence. And, goes on later to describe some of the forces to consider to avoid calamity to ones wealth.


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A a well-known Malaysian born Singaporean actor and host. He was born on 25 July 1950 and passed away suddenly on the 20th of April, 2013 from lymphoma. He was undergoing chemotherapy for 6 months during his fight with cancer. As the general public was unaware of this, it sent shockwaves throughout the Singaporean community, being such a familiar household face. He is best known for starring alongside Chew Chor Meng the long-running series: Don't Worry, Be Happy.
EDMW created this for him.
Even till today he does not have many reviews on TheSmartLocal, so feel free to write what you feel about this often unappreciated veteran of the Singapore media industry.


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Robert Kohn is a licensed Real Estate Agent with Distinct Estates LLC working in Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, North Palm Beach, Hobe Sound, and West Palm Beach. Robert Kohn has over $12M career sales volume with at least 38 properties sold. Robert Kohn can guide you in listing a house in Jupiter.


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Re: Proposed new houses in Pannal and Burn Bridge. The future of Pannal as a suburb of Harrogate is really too sad to contemplate.
Hundreds of new houses will overwhelm the resources and the infrastructure of the village. The school is surely large enough already, the Main Street is congested to a dangerous degree and the roads into and out of Pannal are little more than country lanes, ill-suited for cars let alone school buses.
The approach to Harrogate from Leeds is to be blighted by housing and commercial development on a scale which will ruin a most attractive landscape and disgorge yet more cars onto the A61 to join the queues of vehicles which regularly form on the approach to the traffic lights. The reason for all this activity is supposed to be to meet the needs of the area, to deal with the crisis in housing. An illusion, I fear.
There never will be enough 'affordable' housing. What is affordable? Developers and, I suspect, councils too are really only interested in the larger properties which are springing up all over the area.
Building a million homes is merely a politician's fantasy. It would help if we stopped talking about the 'housing ladder'. We have too many people to house, not enough land and a construction industry which is incapable of producing high volumes.
Instead we should be building 'homes', ie flats and apartments; easier to build and less wasteful of land. Our neighbours on the continent are largely flat and apartment dwellers and this is the way we ought to go instead of seeking to spoil the environment and well established rural and semi-rural communities and villages.
Pannal is quite clearly a village. It has a parish council, a church, a village green, a shop, a school, a pub, a cricket team and a post office. It also has a garage and a railway halt. In short it is a well defined unit and is separated from its neighbour Harrogate by a green buffer zone viz the Crimple Valley.
It is this classic village entity which the council seems determined to destroy. Why? Is it because Pannal wanted a parish council ? Is it because the Harrogate council seems hellbent on growth in an effort to make Harrogate into something it can never be: viz a large town? A small and congested town centre and poor road and rail links impose a limit to any large scale development.
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By Amber Foster
To say Ricardo has grown this year would be a serious understatement. Ricardo came to us a very nervous and private young man that was afraid to share anything with us. His life has been marked with tragedy, and he has lost all of his known blood relatives. He is not your typical "street kid," and struggles with where he fits in anywhere in his world. He has steadily been opening up over the past two years, but this year he has made great strides. This year he has finally begun to let us be his family, to open up his heart and share his fears and loneliness. That opening up has allowed some of those wounds to begin to heal and has allowed us to really love him.
This year Ricardo finished tenth grade, and prayerfully, he will go on to graduate high school next year. Every completed year of school is a huge accomplishment for our kids, and we are so proud that he was able to stick out the year, be a part of the band and move on to his final year of high school.
Interacting with Ricardo used to be a real chore, but now he is quick with a smile and a funny story to tell. He has become a loved favorite and a leader to new young people joining our home. We are excited to see where Ricardo goes in his life and to be the people he calls family always.
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Walt: understand why coding is important to learn.
Task Description: My task was to describe coding in vocab.I had to describe command app programming computational and coding. Because this year our teacher is teaching us coding that's why our reading groups are called html s ruby's JavaScript x codes and pythons


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Working Steadily
A copy of the wallet calendar I'll be handing out (and putting in the goodie room) at the RWA conference.
I've been working steadily this week, as well as setting up parents with a new sound system and itouches, and getting ready for RWA. My cat and house sitters are all lined up, though I'll be working on cleaning the house today and tomorrow so it isn't frightening (not sure I can get the linen closet project done, but we'll see). :)
Again, I will be at the public literacy signing (see announcement a few days ago) at table 901, that is near the upper right hand corner of the map, here, http://www.rwa.org/galleries/rwa2012/RWA2012%20Literacy%20Layout.pdf
I'll also be at the free books Berkley/NAL signing (for conference attendees) on Saturday morning.
I'll hear how Enchanted No More does in the National Readers Choice Awards, and Heart Search in the Daphne's.
I am rooming with someone who offered me space in her room and I'm sure I'll make a new friend. All my past roommates (whom I actually keep up with, or they keep up with me), have been stellar.
May you enjoy the anticipation of a treat today...(like maybe Heart Secret on August 7)?


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To be honest Honolulu is not my favorite Hawaiian island. It's touristy, crowded and you have to deal with the headache of rush hour traffic. Not really my idea of a tropical vacation, ha. My last trip here, I stayed with my family in the tourist-central Waikiki, which although had a surprising amount of decent food, it often felt overwhelming and artificial.
Luckily, I found a different Honolulu if I ventured just a bit away from Wakiki where I could get a glimpse of local life. As I was exploring, it hit me how much of Honolulu I still have yet to see, and I'm only beginning to scratch the surface.
Here's my ideal one day Honolulu itinerary in Hawaii's capital city.
Read more: An Introduction to Hawaiian Food
For morning fuel I would stop at Royal Kitchen in Honolulu's Chinatown for freshly baked manapua (similar to Chinese baos) and filled with all good things sweet and savory. This shop was one of the first places in Honolulu to offer baked buns instead of streamed ones. I usually gravitate towards one with kalua pig (because when in Hawaii) and another with black sugar.
After eating myself into a carb coma, I walk around the adjacent Chinatown Cultural Plaza and the Maunakea Marketplace, because I cannot pass up a local food market, even if it's just soaking in the atmosphere.
Since I have an insatiable sweet tooth, I would walk the few blocks over to Mr. Donut's & Bakery for a glazed donut. On my way I would stop at Cindy's Lei & Flower Shoppe to admire the beautiful floral garlands and breath in the smell of freshly cut flowers that always reminds me of Hawaii.
My first stop is Nijiya Market in Ala Moana to pick up a bento box or sushi for the beach. Afterward, I would make my way to nearby Ala Moana Beach Park, which tends to be less crowded than Wakiki Beach, but just as scenic and spend a few hours sunbathing and reading.
On my way back to the hotel, I would make a very necessary stop at Waiola Shave Ice, and opt for mango. This local shop has been around for decades and has some of the smoothest ice in town.
After a nice long nap (this is vacation after all), I would go to Sweet Home Café for some delicious Taiwanese hot pot. With plenty of things to boil and an even bigger array of dipping sauces, this place always hits the spot. I love how interactive this meals are here, where you grab items from the refrigerator for boiling, and then head over to the dipping sauce station before cooking everything up. There's usually a line, but if you get there at opening the wait shouldn't be too bad.
For dessert (because you can never have enough sweets on vacation), on my way back to our hotel, I make sure to stop at Henry's Place, which serves up homemade fresh fruit ice cream. The service may be gruff, and the atmosphere lacking, but the mango sorbet I get from there more than makes up for it.
Read more: On Hawaiian Time: Exploring The Big Island


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In the wake of the tragedy at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, many in the literary community have responded with works honoring the LGBTQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual) community. Read one of these powerful pieces, by Roy G. Guzmán, here. Several journals are hosting themed or special issues to give writers in this community a platform from which to share their stories, reactions, and experiences.
Boston Accent Lit has compiled the following list of publications that we believe are making great efforts to spotlight voices of those who are too often silenced. Major props to all of the wonderful artists, writers, and editors who are behind these journals, and to their brave and talented contributors.
Badass JOURNALS & RESOURCES:
Raspa Magazine (It was Latin Night at Pulse when the attack took place. This journal focuses on the queer Latino perspective.)
Assaracus, Adrienne, and Jonathan (Three separate journals by Sibling Rivalry Press!)
Lambda Literary (Check out Nepantla: A Journal Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color!)
This list is far from comprehensive, and we encourage you to submit your favorite LGBTQIA-supporting journal or writing resource to be added. We would also love to hear from you and read your creative work. Email us at email@example.com.
Also remember, as artist Niki Smith has adopted as her personal motto: "Life is beautiful!" And so are you.


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Helping Asian Americans become leaders in the commercial real estate & facility industries
ACP Scholarship Awards Celebration & Awards Presentation Dinner
Helping Asian Americans become leaders in the commercial real estate and facility industries
One of our key objectives is to help Asian Americans succeed in our industry. And in the spirit of promoting success, we will be announcing ACP's 2017 scholarship recipients at the celebration!
We are also excited to have as our keynote speaker for this event, Florence Kong, CEO of Kwan Wo Ironworks and current President of San Francisco Chinese Club and the first woman President of the Asian American Contractor's Association.
As an immigrant from Hong Kong, Florence overcame many challenges in a new environment to establish several thriving businesses that employ many today. Florence has firsthand knowledge of the struggles that many immigrants face every day and she believes strongly that immigrants are a valuable resource in America.. Florence devotes much of her spare time to participate and serve in organizations to assist immigrants and small businesses. Among her many organizations, she supports, Florence served as the president of San Francisco Chinese Club and Build Bayview.
And if that wasn't enough...you will be treated to a fabulous dinner at "Lake Chalet" offering quality interpretations of classic dishes, and is located in the historic Oakland Boathouse overlooking the water of Lake Merritt and designed by the award winning CCS Architecture.
Register now for one of ACP's premier annual events and show your support of our next generation of Asian American leaders in our industry!
5:30pm: Registration
5:30-6:15pm: Reception
6:15-6:20: Opening Remarks
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7:00-7:25pm: Featured Speaker
7:25-7:50pm: Scholarship Awards
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Exploring Growth Opportunities Through Strategic Partnerships
Ask any entrepreneur how they built their business, and chances are good they will tell you about at least one instance where a mentor, friend, partner or passing acquaintance said or did something that changed their thought processes and made success a possibility. In truth, no business is completely self-made. Entrepreneurs rely on others for inspiration, guidance, and input when they build their businesses and enter their industries.
But often, once the business is built, entrepreneurs focus on self-reliance to such an extent that they miss the opportunity to partner with other businesses in order to increase their capacity and product offerings as well as their speed.
That's not the case with entrepreneurs Maria Orozova and Scott Thomas. These two founders partnered by bringing the best of Thomas' marketing and business strategy company Intelechy Group with Orozova's creative marketing firm The MOD Studio to expand the services they offered to clients, increase their overall employee capital and carve out a unique niche for themselves within the marketing industry.
The Inspiration
It is said that need is the mother of invention. In the case of the The MOD Studio and Intelechy Design Group's partnerships, that appears to be true. Scott explains how he first decided to partner with MOD. "When MOD first started, Intelechy happened to need some design work and content writing. Then, as Maria expanded her business and our clients were looking for more from us, it kind of snowballed, and vice versa."
"On our side," Maria continued, "it was more that our clients knew MOD could do all of this execution work, but wondered if we could do the strategic piece as well. So a lot of times we often needed to bring in a partner that could help us with the overall strategy: brand, mission, and vision." Enter Intelechy.
It's not unusual for a pair of businesses to partner on a few projects here and there. Sometimes, this simply results from two businesses accidentally collaborating when they're separately hired by a client. Other times it can happen when one business refers a client to the other, essentially bringing them into the fold under their wing. But for MOD and Intelechy, it made sense to make a more permanent step toward partnership. "Last year, Scott was complaining about sharing with me certain ongoing challenges his business faced and I literally had the same exact challenges," says Maria. "It made us realized we should just go to market together. We don't have to merge, we can just talk about each other as partner agencies."
How Business Partnerships Can Work
Every partnership will have its own approach to pitching and presenting its relationship to clients. Maria and Scott often pitch businesses independently of each other, but when asked how many people are in their agency, they will explain the shared resources that they can bring to bear together. For them, this helps overcome any objection that a client might have over working with a smaller agency. "Ultimately the clients never cared who was actually doing the work," Maria says. "Now, just because of the way that we market ourselves and speak about ourselves, clients know that they're coming to a full-service agency, because they are. And then I just tell them that our partner agency is Intelechy Group."
While some businesses might benefit from bringing on a partner that provides the same services, most will benefit more when they bring on a partner that provides complementary services, thus expanding their offerings and creating a full-service firm. "Our clients know they are hiring an agency that has many skill sets that a lot of traditional marketing firms lacked because Intelechy and MOD merge the data side of the technology component with the creative side in the strategy and execution," explains Maria.
Businesses that specialize have an advantage, but with a partnering agency, companies can bring niche specialization to a whole different level. This is something Scott knows well. "Intelechy started in a relatively new field: demand generation and market automation. We do a lot of the consulting and implementation around that. What we do is still relatively new, so technology companies are early adopters."
But MOD brings something else to the table. "We've done a lot of great work in the luxury space;. More high-end products and brands. Alongside Intelechy, we work with Exclusive Resorts. We've worked on campaigns with Lexus, luxury real estate developments here in Austin as well as with some Houston-based developers. We've just always gravitated more towards the luxury client on the MOD side. I think we just understand that space a little bit better than most."
Managing Two Brands
While some companies might decide to merge after partnering, others—such as Intelechy and MOD—want to stay separate. This changes how client management and finances are handled, although it doesn't need to be an obstacle. Explaining their approach to managing joint clients, Maria says, "A lot of our account management team is on the Intelechy side. So even if it is a MOD project, the Intelechy account team generally handles the day-to-day interaction. "But one thing partner companies definitely need to do is decide what their mutual goals and approach to corporate culture is. This is something Maria says that MOD and Intelechy have focused heavily on. "We have a great leadership team between the two firms, with an open environment where we talk back and forth about clients and internal culture. I like having everybody work together as a team. I also love when team members collaborate without us being there because everybody has a common goal, and it's to be the best that we can be for our clients.
"Growth is a goal of most companies, and when partnering it's important that both businesses identify how they'll handle and target growth and still maintain their priorities. When talking about the growth Intelechy and MOD have experienced, Maria says, "My biggest fear in growing is that we lose what makes us so special now, which is that we're not too small and we're not too big. We have a great team, everybody works really well together, and everybody gets along really well. I think sometimes the bigger you get, the harder it is to maintain not only the culture but also the quality of work. Even though we've grown a lot, I think we've always gone back and focused on controlling our expansion so that our quality keeps getting better and better."


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by Candace Lee
Employee management can quickly become a time suck that takes away from more valuable business activities – like serving customers. That's why learning how to manage the amount of time you spend dealing with back office functions, like payroll, is a no-brainer for any small business owner.
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Payroll and payroll tax administration is one of the most time-consuming tasks for small businesses owners, according to the National Small Business Administration's (NSBA) 2017 Small Business Taxation survey. That same survey went on to say that the administrative burden far outweighs any associated costs.
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Welsh rider, Geraint Thomas' exceptional win on Alpe d'Huez earlier this week in the Tour de France was almost matched by Bradford insurance brokers Packett's pedalling peloton. Well in some ways they actually beat it, climbing over 3,600 metres en route to Masham, that's equivalent to two ascents of the feared Alpine climb. Now into its third year, the event has raised in excess of £51,000 for Bradford charity, 'One in a Million'.
At the top of one of their gruelling Yorkshire 'Alps' the riders used fresh copies of the T&A to keep the chill off their chest as they commenced the long descent to complete the first stage of their 200 mile, two day ride.
"Despite all the advances in the technology of cycle clothing, no one has found a better form of insulation," says Packett's Managing Director, Marshall Sugden after completing the killer climb of Lofthouse. "The Tour de France organisers still have people at the top of all the major climbs in the race handing out newspapers to the riders as they prepare to descend. Of course being good Bradfordians, we'd say that the T&A offers by far the best protection!"
The 2018 Packett 'Tour de Dales' attracted 40 riders from a wide variety of businesses across West Yorkshire. Bradford Council leader, Kirsten England was amongst them. It's all part of the Saltaire-based broker's build-up to their centenary year.
Representing 'One in a Million' in the Packett peloton was Bradford City legend Wayne Jacobs. "The support we've had from Packetts and the riders who take part in this tough challenge has been amazing," says Wayne. "The £51,000 raised over the past three years has been a massive boost to our charity and means we can help even more young people in Bradford release their full potential and prove that they are 'one in a million'."


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Birthday Giveaway Winner!
First I want to thank you all for your support this year. A wonderful year in many, many ways.
I appreciate each and every one of you.
We did the drawing and the winner is.....
Tracy Lee Jones (an amazing life coach.) Trust me; it is fitting that she won the drawing, because she has helped me in more ways than she even knows.
the lovely blindfolded helper
the lucky wild woman: Tracy Lee Jones
I will be doing a little bit of traveling this month: going back to New England to see my family.
Happy Holidays everyone.


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Spirituality Matters 2018: February 22nd - February 28th
(February 22, 2018: Chair of Peter, Apostle)
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"Who do you say that I am?"
On the web site of the Catholic News Agency, we find the following entry for the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter:
"The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter celebrates the papacy and St. Peter as the first bishop of Rome. St. Peter's original name was Simon. He was married with children and was living and working in Capernaum as a fisherman when Jesus called him to be one of the Twelve Apostles. Jesus bestowed to Peter a special place among the Apostles. He was one of the three who were with Christ on special occasions, such as the Transfiguration of Christ and the Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. He was the only Apostle to whom Christ appeared on the first day after the Resurrection. Peter, in turn, often spoke on behalf of the Apostles."
"When Jesus asked the Apostles: 'Who do men say that the Son of Man is?' Simon replied: 'Thou art Christ, the Son of the Living God.' And Jesus said: 'Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood have not revealed it to you, but my Father who is in heaven. And I say to you: That you are Peter [Cephas, a rock], and upon this rock [Cephas] I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever you shall bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever you shall loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven'. (Mt 16:13-20) In saying this Jesus made St. Peter the head of the entire community of believers and placed the spiritual guidance of the faithful in St. Peter's hands."
This post on the web site continues: "However, St. Peter was not without faults…"
Now there's an understatement. No sooner does Jesus give Peter a big "shout out" for correctly identifying him as the Christ than Jesus publically – and severely – reprimands Peter for disputing Jesus' description of Himself as a suffering Messiah. Later on in their relationship, Peter rather lamely suggests erecting three tents while Jesus is transfigured on Mt. Tabor. Still later, Peter impetuously severs the ear of a slave belonging to the chief priests who who came to arrest Jesus at Gethsemane. After protesting his love for Jesus at the Last Supper, Peter denied Jesus not once, not twice but three times. And, of course, while Jesus spent the last hours of his life hanging on the cross, Peter was nowhere to be found.
Jesus may have called Peter "rock", but the Savior knew Peter also had cracks. While "Chair of Peter" speaks of stability, even Peter might be described as being "off his rocker" from time to time.
However, as imperfect as Peter was, God entrusted the keys of the kingdom to him. And as imperfect as we are, Jesus continues to entrust those same keys – however obvious or innocuous – to each and every one of us.
Today, as we celebrate the "Chair of Peter," don't forget that Jesus has likewise prepared a chair – a place, a role – for each and every one of us in continuing the work of God's Kingdom.
Like Peter, do we have the courage to take our place in God's plan of salvation?
(February 23, 2018: Friday, First Week of Lent)
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"You have heard it said…but I say to you."
Think about it, there must be higher love
Down in the heart or hidden in the stars above
Without it life is wasted time
Look inside your heart, I'll look inside mine.
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world what is fair?
We walk blind and we try to see
Falling behind in what could be.
Bring me a higher love, bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love, where's that higher love I keep thinking of?
- sung by Steve Winwood
In today's Gospel, Jesus calls us to a "higher" love. Jesus urges us to avoid practicing or pursuing spiritual minimalism, i.e., looking to do only the bare minimum of what is required or living life by the "good enough" method. Jesus clearly raises the bar when he tells his listeners that it isn't just enough to avoid killing your neighbor, but you must also avoid growing angry with – or holding a grudge against – your neighbor. Indeed, you must be reconciled with your neighbor.
It isn't enough to "do no harm". We must be devoted to doing the good. Jesus' "higher love" is really at the heart of Francis' notion of "devotion". He wrote:
"Genuine, living devotion presupposes love of God, and hence it is simply true love of God. Yet it is not always love as such. Inasmuch as divine love adorns the soul, it is called grace, which makes us pleasing to God's Divine Majesty. Inasmuch as it strengthens us to do good, it is called charity. When it has reached a degree of perfection at which it not only make us do good but also do the good carefully, frequently and promptly, it is called devotion…In addition, it arouses us to do quickly and lovingly as many good works as possible, both those commanded and those merely counseled or inspired." (IDL, Part 1, Ch. 1)
For his part, St. Francis de Sales also challenges us to avoid spiritual minimalism. It isn't good enough to avoid lying; we must be truthful. It isn't good enough to avoid gluttony; we must be disciplined. It isn't good enough to avoid being parsimonious; we must be generous. It isn't good enough to avoid injuring others; we must heal others.
And so today, we pray: God, help us to live by a higher standard – help us to practice a higher love.
(February 24, 2018: Saturday, First Week of Lent)
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"Be careful to observe them with all your heart and with all your soul..."
In his Introduction to the Devout Life, Francis de Sales wrote:
"Genuine, living devotion presupposes love of God, and hence it is simply true love of God. Yet it is not always love as such. Inasmuch as divine love adorns the soul it is called grace, which makes us pleasing to the Divine Majesty. Inasmuch as it strengthens us to do good, it is called charity. When it has reached a degree of perfection at which it not only makes us do good but also do this carefully, frequently and promptly, it is called devotion." (IDL, Part III, Chapter 30, p. 206)
Indeed, "Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord"!
Carefully, frequently and promptly!
(February 25, 2018: Second Sunday of Lent)
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"He was transfigured before their eyes and his clothes became dazzlingly white, whiter than the work of any bleacher could make them."
Something remarkable happened on that mountain.
Consider the possibility that it was not Jesus who was transfigured. Perhaps it was Peter, James and John who were transformed. Imagine that this account from Mark's Gospel documents the experience of Peter, James and John as their eyes were opened - their vision widened - enabling them to see without any impediment the virtually blinding light of Jesus' love that flowed from every fiber of his being.
Indeed, in each and every day of Jesus' life something of that remarkable brilliance, that remarkable passion and that remarkable glory was revealed to people of all ages, stages and states of life. The shepherds and magi saw it; the elders in the temple saw it; the guests at a wedding feast saw it; a woman caught in adultery saw it; a boy possessed by demons saw it; a man born blind saw it; a good thief saw it.
If so many others could recognize Jesus' glory in a word, a glance or a touch, why might Peter, James and John have required such extra effort in helping them to see it? Perhaps, it was because they were so close to Jesus. Perhaps, it was because they were with him every day. Perhaps, it was because, on some level, they had somehow taken his glory for granted.
What about us? Do we recognize that same divine glory present in us, present in others, present in creation and present in even the simplest and most ordinary, everyday experiences of justice, truth, healing, forgiveness, reconciliation and compassion?
Or do we take it for granted?
St. Francis de Sales saw the Transfiguration as a "glimpse of heaven." May we grow in our ability, through the quality of our lives, to make that "glimpse of heaven" more clearly visible and available to the eyes – and in the lives – of others. May God help us to recognize the remarkable things that occur every day in our own lives…and in the lives of one another.
(February 26, 2018: Monday, Second Week of Lent)
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"Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful…"
What does it mean to be merciful as the Father is merciful? As the reading from the Book of the Prophet Daniel suggests, it is about being generous and loyal. Daniel wrote:
"Lord, great and awesome, you who keep your merciful covenant toward those people who love you and observe your commandments!"
Daniel then proceeds to remind his audience that the Lord also keeps his merciful covenant with those people who rebel against God's commandments and laws through sin, evil and wickedness. Of course – as we know from our own experience - there is something of both within each one of us, because each one obeys and disobeys God's commandments. And still, for all that, God remains loyal to us in good times, in bad times and in all the times in between. God stands by us in all things. God loves us no matter what. God is, after all, "compassion and forgiveness".
Of course, God's mercy, generosity and fidelity come with some very high expectations. God's forgiveness should lead us to practice compassion, not complacence. As God doesn't judge us, so we should not judge others! As God doesn't condemn us, so we should not condemn others! As God forgives us, so we should forgive others! As God gives to us, so we should give to others! The measure with which we measure to others should measure up to how generously God measures to us…in all kinds of times, places and situations!
Would you like to be "great and awesome" in the eyes of God? Then try to do your level best to be merciful to others today as God is clearly merciful to you!
(February 27, 2018: Tuesday, Second Week of Lent)
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"Let us set things right…"
Today's selection from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah offers us some particularly appropriate and timely advice as we continue to journey through Lent. We are challenged to:
- Wash ourselves clean
- To put aside our misdeeds
- To cease doing evil
- To learn to do good
- To be willing to obey
Of course, we know from our own lived experience that as hard as we try to do the right thing, we don't always get it right. In his Introduction to the Devout Life, Francis de Sales offers us a practical for-instance:
"I constantly advise you that prayers directed against and pressing anger must always be said calmly and peaceably, and not violently. Thus rule must be observed in all steps taken against evil. However, as soon as you see that you are guilty of a wrathful deed, correct the fault right away by an act of meekness toward the person with whom you were anger. It is a sovereign remedy against lying to contradict the untruth upon the spot as soon as we realize that we have told one. So also we must repair our anger instantly by a contrary act of meekness. Fresh wounds are quickest healed, as the saying goes…" (IDL, Part III, Chapter 8, pp. 148-149)
So, what is the moral? When it comes to doing good, we can always try our level best to make things right at a later time (but not too late!) in the event that we don't always get things right the first time.
Lent might be a perfect time to do just that!
(February 28, 2018: Wednesday, Second Week of Lent)
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"What do you wish…?"
"What's in it for me?" On some level that's essentially what the mother of James and John is asking Jesus in today's Gospel story. Whether her sons put her up to it or she came up with it all by herself, she is basically asking, "Why should my sons follow you? What's the pay-off?" On the face of it, her request is perhaps reasonable, given Jesus' prediction of his own falling out with the chief priests and the scribes that will lead to his being condemned, mocked, scourged and crucified. She wants some guarantee that her boys will have something to show for their trouble that she intuits will invariably come.
Really – what mother wouldn't be concerned?
In his Introduction to the Devout Life, Francis de Sales wrote:
We must often recall that our Lord has saved us by his suffering and endurance and that we must work out our salvation by sufferings and afflictions, enduring with all possible meekness the injuries, denials and discomforts we meet." (IDL, Part III, Chapter 3, p. 128)
There is no way around it – the experience of enduring injuries, denials and discomforts is part-and-parcel of the life that comes with drinking from the chalice from which Jesus drinks. Following Jesus – who is the Way, the Truth and the Life – isn't all smiles and sunshine. And somewhere deep down inside ourselves the mother of James and John whispers to us variations of her question to Jesus: "Why are you following Him? What's in it for you? What do you hope to get out of this?"
"Must good be repaid with evil?" Some days it sure feels that way! Be that as it may, why do we continue to follow Jesus? Why do we drink from the chalice from which He drank?
Today, ask yourself the question: "What's in it for me?"


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Shipping Policy for Honey-Do Box Sets & U-Do Kits
Honey-Do Box Sets will be shipped via Fedex or OnTrac ground (Depending on where you are located). They will be shipped to the address provided. If you use a PayPal account to purchase the box, we will have to ship to the address that is given on the PayPal account. So make sure the address on your PayPal account is the correct shipping address. We do not take responsibility of your box being shipped to the wrong address. If you are not sure which shipping address is on your PayPal account, please feel free to contact us to verify the address is the correct address before we ship your item.
Shipping Policy for Fully Assembled
Fully Assembled Corral Sets (of any size, not including the miniature corral set) will be shipped via FedEx Freight. They will be shipped without the legs attached. During past shipments there has been damage due to the legs being exposed. Therefore, you will need to attach them upon unpacking. Since the corral set will be shipped via freight, you will be required to pick up your corral at a FedEx freight center that is closest to the address your provided. The FedEx Freight Center will contact you via a phone call, so you must provide the best number to be reached at during checkout. You also have the option of having your Pre-Fab corral set be shipped directly to your physical address. However, this will cost approximately another $100 in addition to the set shipping charges that you will see during checkout. If you are using PayPal to purchase your corral set, be sure to review our Security Policy before placing your order.


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CLEAN Skin Eau de Parfum
I wrote awhile ago about how I've worn the same fragrance for 10+ years. It was familiar, it was safe, and recently, it was replaced. I never really put much thought into fragrance, but I got a sample of CLEAN Rain with a Sephora order, and I immediately loved it. I loved it even more than my beloved Pure Grace, which I thought was impossible. I loved CLEAN Rain, but I wanted to try the other CLEAN fragrances before I committed to one, so I hauled my dupa* over to Sephora and sampled each fragrance made by CLEAN. A few were immediately vetoed. For example, I didn't like how Warm Cotton and Fresh Laundry smelled like I had literally just crawled out of a dryer. I wanted my fragrance to add a little something extra, not just boost what I already did to not stink (wash my clothes). I went home with tiny vials of CLEAN's Skin, Ultimate, and Shower Fresh, in addition to the trial of Rain I already received. I tried each fragrance for a day or two, noticing how each reacted with my body chemistry and how the scent evolved through the day. It quickly became obvious that CLEAN Skin was my new signature scent. It was perfect in every way. *Dupa means ass in Polish. Have I mentioned this before? It was the Polish word I heard most growing up, by far. It's part of my vernacular, so as a reader of this blog it's now part of yours.
As we established in the previous post on Pure Grace, I don't know anything about fragrance, or how to describe it. So here's a description taken from the CLEAN website: This fragrance captures the delicate scent of bare skin. Hints of dewy flower petals wrap around notes of pure creaminess and warm musk to evoke the simple scent of touchable skin. Enticing, fresh, pure. CLEAN skin at its best.
It's that muskiness that drew me to CLEAN Skin in the first place. I like that it's a little more mature and sexier than Pure Grace. After all, I'm not 15 anymore. The other fragrances were ok, but none drew me in as immediately as CLEAN Skin. I'm obsessed with the way it smells, and more particularly the way it smells on me. That's the tricky thing about fragrance, it changes based on the person that's wearing it. So while I'm giving my stamp of approval to CLEAN Skin, I'm really recommending that you check out all the CLEAN fragrances. I love that they're simple but add just a little something extra. If you're like me and aren't a perfume junkie, but you like to smell prettier than you do normally, CLEAN could be the solution for you.
CLEAN Skin Eau de Parfum: $38-$69


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- dbrinkhusAsked on June 08, 2010 at 08:17 AMI clicked the thank you button, and created my own message. in the editor I made the background black and the text white. After finishing and refreshing the website, the form still has a white background for the thank you page after a message is submitted. any ideas?
- JotForm FounderaytekinAnswered on June 08, 2010 at 09:56 AMUnfortunately the HTML editor for the Thank You Message does not allow that. You will need to create a page on your site and use that as Thank You URL if you need to backgrund color.
- dbrinkhusAnswered on June 08, 2010 at 10:18 AMI made my own html page with a background color and message that I wanted. When choosing the custom URL thank you option, it opened a blank new window in my browser.
How can I get my custom thank you page to open within the iframe after submission? Thanks for your help!
- JotForm FounderaytekinAnswered on June 08, 2010 at 10:27 AMUse the IFrame code on your site:
1. Open "Setup & Share" tab on toolbar,
2. Click on "Share Form"
3. Click on "Advanced Options"
4. Click on "IFrame"
5. Copy the code provided.
That should open the Thank You page within the IFrame.
- dbrinkhusAnswered on June 18, 2010 at 12:31 PMDo I copy that code into the thank you url, or do I replace the iframe code that is already in my contact page?
- JotForm FounderaytekinAnswered on June 22, 2010 at 04:17 AMReplace the iframe code on your web site.


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Yeminici Desert Shoes$155.00
A traditional desert shoe made with a genuine Buffalo hide sole and sheepskin top. Each shoe is first moistened to soften the leather, making it pliable, and then sewn together with cotton thread that has been soaked in beeswax. This creates a unique and well formed shoe that will last several years if properly cared for.
Key attributes
- Form fitting - Within a few days of wear, the shoe begins to form to your feet
- No Stink! - Buffalo hide is a natural anti-microbial. The natural hide protects against the bacteria that cause odor. Guaranteed for the life of the shoe. We never wear socks with our shoes and even after years of abuse they still smell like leather.
- Traditional craftsmanship - Our antiquated tanneries in Turkey (over a hundred years old) are used to produce our various colors, but no two shoes are exactly the same, so expect subtle variances in color.
- A note on sizing - We advise you to order true to size, if you are in between sizes, order up to a full size (ie: 9.5 would order a 10). If it arrives and fits uncomfortably snug, you can return and exchange it for free (we pay shipping costs both ways on sizing exchanges!).


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End of Year Round Up at BasqueMTB
2014 Mountain Bike Holidays: Basque Coast and the Pyrenees
The year has passed so quickly and it's hard to believe that it's almost over. At basqueMTB we have had our busiest year ever. We say that every year, however this year has felt like an especially big step forward. It has also brought its own challenges, in particular we have had to turn away loads of people due to lack of space, which has been really sad. To all you guys we couldn't fit in, we really apologize and hopefully we will get a chance to guide you again next year. To explain a little bit, we decided early in 2014 that we would only let ourselves grow a little bit so that we could make sure that we concentrated on the quality of our trips and I have to say that sitting here at the end of such a busy year it definitely feels that we made the right decision. It also feels, looking back, that despite having two full time guides and a part time driver/guide we had some weeks where we needed more support. To that end we will be making some changes for 2015 but more on that later, lets have a look at 2014 first. It's quite a long story but I really wanted to get all the information to people. I have divided it into sections so you can skip to the sections which interest you! Read on for more
2014 Mountain Bike Holidays: Backcountry Pyrenees
The year started with the Backcountry Pyrenees tours in April and March. These tours have really taken off this year and we were sold out pretty early on in 2014. We changed the routes a bit through the year as we got feedback from guests and saw what trails worked and which could do with being changed. I guess we will always be tweaking our trips and introducing new routes and over this winter we are already actively working on some new options for 2015. There will be a bit more news on that in the next few months but expect some changes to make the trip even bigger and better and keep it fresh for us guides and also for all the people who are returning for another trip.
2014 Mountain Bike Holidays: New Backcountry Pyrenees Trails
Around the end of May we started guiding on the coast again and we were really busy, with these trips being really heavily booked up since the end of February. We were guiding on all the old favourite trails, however there are a bunch of new trails which we introduced through the year as well, some of you will have ridden the new descents to Hondarribia or El Cerro or the tracks down near Pamplona where we eat in the restaurant on stilts above the vineyard. We used the same accommodation in Hondarribia that we have been using from the start, however we also added a fully catered option in Doneztebe, a bit inland from there, which worked really well with amazing feedback on the food. We guided almost 300 people through the season, a big increase from last year, and to manage that we had Antonio guiding full time and Borja very ably backing us up on uplift duties as well as keeping the van clean and organised. Sadly we didn't have Scottish Dave this year, he has returned to Scotland after landing a very nice teaching job, and he was definitely missed but Antonio and Borja have really stepped up to the mark.
2014 Mountain Bike Holidays: New Orbea Bikes for 2014
This year we were lucky to be working with some fantastic companies. We have been riding Orbea bikes all year, with us all on the 160mm 27.5 Rallon which has been absolutely amazing. I have been lucky enough to have an Orbea Occam 29er as well which is a shorter travel bike and a great contrast to the super capable Rallon. We have also been carrying all of our gear in Osprey packs and that has been great and really taken the strain off our back and shoulders. We have received some Mavic gear through the year, the highlight of which I think are the 29er ST wheels which have been without fault. Don't worry though, we haven't gone all corporate and Doug still uses gaffer tape to keep the bum of his shorts together occasionally!
2014 Mountain Bike Holidays: Basque Coast Trails
The season closed out with another group of Backcountry Pyrenees trips in October and November and we enjoyed some seriously warm autumnal weather this year with dusty and fun trails. The last week we had some snow on the highest trails as winter finally started announcing its entrance which really added an epic feel to the trip. And then all of a sudden it was the middle of November and time for some off season adventures and setting everything up for next year. We are working on quite a few exciting things for next year and we will keep you up to date with all the developments as they arrive.
2014 Mountain Bike Holiday: basqueMTB in the Press
Despite being overly busy we also gained some great exposure in the media this year. At the start of the year The Guardian reported that they were, "in the Basque country, eating the best food I've ever had." That was followed by IMB riding Technotricity and reporting that "Nothing in the UK comes close to the severity, length and altitude loss", and Singletrack Magazine who struggled with the heat due to the fact we had organised a special trip to Spanish Utah in July! There's a reason we only run trips there in Spring and Autumn! Still they loved the area and trails and Pete concluded that "the best or most memorable rides aren't always the perfect ones."
Later that year we organised the launch of the new Nukeproof range and again had Singletrack magazine out on the Basque Coast. They wrote an article about the Basque Country and thought that "one of the extraordinary things about riding in this region is how like the UK it feels; albeit a region of the UK where the trails go on for a long time, and where there are no access issues, and the food is much, much, much better". Bike magazine, from Spain, were also amazed and mused on the Spanish culture in their article saying, "Whistler? It's a common Spanish mistake to think that what is abroad is always better, but the truth is that you would be surprised with the never ending, technical and demanding trails of the always green and humid region of Guipuzkoa…. total ecstasy".
Later in the year we had MBR out, who moaned that "that ride could and should have lasted for ever!" and said that "there is something truly special about the sun, the dust, the Atlantic breeze, and the Basque pace of life. Trust me and try for yourself." More recently Mark from Singletrack named us one of his 3 dream mountain bike destinations along with Verbier and Canada saying, "if you want proper natural trails with descents that have to be earned, plus real Basque Culture and amazing food". It was also quite special to feature again in Dirt Magazine when they did a double page spread on Doug in their Industry Profile section. Full links to the articles will be up on our Testimonials Page really soon.
2014 Mountain Bike Holidays: Basque Coast Trails
What I really wanted to tell you about is that in 2015 there are going to be some changes at basqueMTB, it's nothing drastic for you guys but it will be a big change for us. We will have a bigger team working next year with both Antonio and Borja joining us full time and also an extra guide / driver, also called Borja confusingly, for 3 or 4 days a week. Over the winter we will buy a second van and trailer and the plan is to run with two vans, two trailers, two guides and two drivers for the days we are doing uplifts. That will mean we can take around 10-12 guests each week but we will be able to split into two smaller groups, each with a guide and driver. We will continue to put a lot of effort in to match together groups of similar skill and fitness but this will be a lot less risky with the ability to split the groups and still offer full uplift. This isn't going to be enough to take everyone who wants to book I'm afraid, unless we have less bookings than 2014, but we think it is a manageable step for us to take without risk of changing the feel of a basqueMTB trip.
2014 Mountain Bike Holidays: Doug Needs to Ride His Bike Less
This year we have had some feedback that our communication has been a bit patchy at times. It is true, I (Doug), have been riding my bike sometimes 6 days a week and then doing transfers on the 7th day and, combined with a new baby, that hasn't left much opportunity for emails. For 2015 we are going to make sure that Doug guides for a maximum of 5 days a week, (and Doug is insisting that he rides for no less than 4 days every week!), and spends a bit more time in the office keeping on top of the emails. The transfers will change as well and we will use the model we use for our Backcountry Pyrenees, where people take the transfer bus to San Sebastian and we pick up from there. The feedback on that transfer has been that it is very easy and a lot of people have used it this year without any hassle.
2014 Mountain Bike Holidays: Pyrenees Trails
We will also be offering more uplift on some days for those groups who want that. Our experience during 2014 has been that most people want a gravity biased trail, more in the style of our Backcountry Pyrenees, so if you choose "As Much Uplift as Possible" when you book then your trip will look something like this:
- Sunday – A day with less uplift. We always offer less uplift on the first day of the holidays because we believe it lets us start the holiday in a safer, more controlled manner. Typically today will be around 300-500m uplift with 500-1000m of climbing on the bike.
- Monday – Full uplift. Generally this means we either do a big traverse with 500-700m uplift but starting and finishing at different points, or we do a day of shuttles, so up to around 2000-3000m uplift with a couple of hundred meters climbing on the bike.
- Tuesday – Full uplift, as for Monday.
- Wednesday – Rest Day.
- Thursday – Partial uplift. This will generally mean two uplifts, one in the morning and one in the afternoon with some pedalling in between. Around 1000-1200m of uplift with around 500-1000m of pedalling depending how you feel.
- Friday – Full uplift as for previous days to finish off with some adrenaline.
Of course, we will still offer trips with less uplift, as we have done since the start, and you can state your preference for that when booking and we will make sure we put you in the correct group.
These changes are going to mean we have had to look at our costs again and there will be a small increase on the holiday cost. We are still calculating what that has to be and we will put this live on the website in the first week of January but if you book before then you will still be able to get the 2014 prices of course.
All these changes are aimed at letting us give you all the mountain bike holiday you want, to let us take one more little step towards the impossible goal of being perfect. We would love to hear from people to see what you think about our ideas and if you feel that we are going in the right direction. You can mail us, add comments here, send us messages via facebook or pick up the phone and give Doug a call.
Thanks to everyone who booked a mountain bike holiday in Spain with basqueMTB
Thanks to everyone who came with basqueMTB in 2014. It was an amazing year and thanks to you all because you have made it. We can take you to the best trails, show you the best food and try and organise everything as much as we can but ultimately it is our guests who make the week special. Hopefully we will see you all again soon and thanks for an amazing year from Doug, Borja, Antonio and the wider basqueMTB team who make our meals and run the accommodation we use. It has been emotional guys!
Tags: 2014, holidays, Mountain Bike Holiday Report, photos, trail tales


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In celebration of Look Good Feel Better's 25th year in Canada, they've named 25 Heritage Heroes who have either helped the charity make it to 25 inspiring years of helping women and teens with cancer feel like themselves again, or currently play an important role and provide a powerful voice to keep the program alive for years to come.
Mary Kay Independent Sales Director Maria Bennett of Lindsay, Ontario, is one of those amazing women, who has dedicated herself to supporting the cause since Day One.
Here, she shares what inspired her to become a volunteer, how the program helps women dealing with the appearance-related side effects of cancer, and why it's important to give back to your community.
Q: What is it that made you become a volunteer with Look Good Feel Better 25 years ago?
I was new to Mary Kay at the time, but the community quickly became a sisterhood, so when the opportunity to start the program in Canada arose, it was something we all decided to do together.
We wanted to help women look and feel better.
I volunteered at my first workshop in Scarborough, then helped to bring the program to Oshawa, using my Mary Kay demo tubes to reach the first few workshops. Even though I live in Lindsay now, I truly don't mind the hour drive to my workshop location, because I want to continue helping these women.
Q: What is your favourite workshop moment?
They've all been fabulous, but the one I immediately think of is one of my first-ever workshops in Scarborough 25 years ago.
A woman was sitting there telling her story about how she detected a spot under her arm, went through the process of getting tests and biopsies – it was as if she was telling my story, because I had gone through the exact same process, only my test results were negative. Hers wasn't.
This woman was talking about it with no hair on her head and going through treatment, and I thought, "Oh my god, that could have been me."
That was one of the first workshops I ever volunteered at and it solidified why I signed on to become a volunteer – to help women with cancer look and feel better during such a hard time in their lives. At one point or another, this could be any one of us.
Q: What would you say to a woman undergoing cancer treatment who wasn't sure about attending a workshop?
A woman who is undergoing cancer treatment has many things to worry about. How she looks is not a priority, initially. However, when she is informed about how the program is specifically to help her Look Good and Feel better about herself, it opens the conversation to confirm how special she is and how this workshop is all about her. It is product neutral and there is no cost to attend. There are women who want to support her in her journey, either as participants or volunteers.
Q: What has volunteering with Look Good Feel Better taught you over the years?
Over the 25 years of volunteering with the Look Good Feel Better program and watching many women, from teens to grandmothers, even mothers and daughters in treatment at the same time, it has taught me that life is a blessing and we should never take it for granted.
Q: Why is it important to support such programs?
The Look Good Feel Better program is like no other. It is a support system that only women understand what it feels like to lose their hair, their identity. The simplest stroke of a powder brush can change their mood, their outlook on their day. Supporting this program is a privilege for me as a volunteer. It enriches my life knowing that every workshop makes a difference to those in attendance. Watching participants leave with lifted spirits, smiling and chatting amongst each other is beyond description. Their journey continues but they have more control about how they Look Good and Feel Better.


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Well I said Saturday was wedding day and it was THE MOST gorgeous wedding day I think there ever was. The sun was shining and the air was warm but with a bit of that San Francisco breeze in the air. And our friends Caitlin and Steve got married at the most gorgeous little estate in downtown Napa. So intimate and so perfect for them! But Saturday wasn't all wedding because we ate lunch at Addendum. Which was the best fried chicken ever. It's the to-go locations for fried chicken and southern bites from Thomas Keller. If you don't know his food - get to know it. Out of this world!
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Next up was Cakebread. And this is where things started to get blurry for my friends because their tasting was long, delicious and with heavy pours. Well worth the money on this one! And overall I feel like the group as a whole probably would recommend this one most. Price point wise for the money and the incredible quality it was their favorite! It was also an awesome outdoor tasting experience as opposed to be inside.
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What is the difference between direct entry posts and in service posts?
Direct entry are new posts created specifically for the purpose of training and open to competition by application. Applicants follow the whole programme full-time (except for any exemptions) during which they hold a fixed-term five year training contract of employment with the host organisation. In-service are existing clinical scientist posts that are used by employers to support nominated individuals for HSST (as long as they reach the entry standard for HSST). They must hold a substantive contract of employment in the NHS specialism for which they are applying.
How do I apply for the HSST?
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What do I need to be eligible for the HSST?
At least one further year in the workplace to consolidate and enhance clinical scientific skills, learning and experience (including research and education) and the ability to demonstrate meeting any additional specific selection criteria required for a particular specialism at interview. You will also need registration (or eligibility and application underway) with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a clinical scientist.
If you are appointed to the HSST programme but are in the process of applying for equivalence and/or registration and have not yet achieved it, you may not start the programme until your registration with the HCPC is complete. You will need to make sure that you have started the process of equivalence and/or registration at the time of your application. If you are invited to interview you will be asked to produce evidence of HCPC registration or that the process for registration is underway. If you have yet to achieve clinical scientist registration, as a minimum you will have to be registered with the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS) and a process of equivalence underway with them at the time of application. Please be aware that confirmation of equivalence can take several months to complete and may require submission of significant amounts of evidence. It is very important that you start this process as early as possible so there is sufficient time to gain registration by the intended start date for the programme, as failure to do so may impact on your ability to commence and continue on the training.
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What if I already have a doctorate or I have undertaken leadership or management programmes?
Higher Education Institutions (HEI) have agreed that there will be a process to recognise prior academic learning (APL) where this is appropriate, although university regulations do not allow research or dissertations submitted previously for a degree to be used in submitting for another.
If you already hold a Ph.D. which is recognised by the NSHCS as both timely and relevant to the trainee pathway, you may choose not to undertake the research component of the doctoral programme. However you will then not be eligible to receive the full award of DClinSci but will be eligible for the award of Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership and Professionalism and a certificate of completion of HSST.
How can I get my previous experience recognised and apply for registration with HCPC as a clinical scientist?
If you are applying for a HSST post and are not already registered with the HCPC as a clinical scientist you must apply for a Certificate of Equivalence through the AHCS. The AHCS provides assessment of the equivalence of people's existing qualifications and experience against the outcomes of the Modernising Scientific Careers programmes. The Certificate of Equivalence confers eligibility to apply for appropriate registration e.g. statutory registration with HCPC as a Clinical Scientist. Further details of the application process can be found on the AHCS website. Applicants for HSST who are not registered as a clinical scientist with HCPC are advised to start the process of seeking equivalence at the same time they apply for the programme in order to offer sufficient time to complete all equivalence activities prior to commencement of the programme.
Is there an age limit for applying to the HSST?
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How do I find out about the progress of my application?
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How do I find out if I have the right to work in the UK?
Where possible you must establish your right to work in the UK before applying. If you require a tier 2 visa to work and train in the UK as a healthcare scientist, we strongly advise you to visit www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk for the latest information.
What level of english language competency is required?
It is essential that you have the communication skills to enable you to perform the role effectively and to assure the delivery of safe service to patients. There are a number of ways you can demonstrate that you meet the English language requirement:
- be a national of a majority English speaking country or have worked in an organisation/institution where English was the primary language used for communication
- pursued as part of your education in the UK
- hold a degree or relevant educational qualification that was taught in English by a recognised institution abroad
- pass an English language competency test
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Individuals from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who make an application under Tier 2 of the points-based immigration system will be required to demonstrate their English language ability as part of the visa application process. You will therefore need to provide evidence that you have passed an appropriate test listed by the Home Office.
If I have not previously trained in the UK what information do I need to provide?
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Do you find that asking your child to take a deep breath only further aggravates them? Then this is the kit for you! Items in this kit require deep breathing in order for them to work.
Encourage your child to blow on a pinwheel to notice that different ways of breathing: quick, slow, deep, and shallow affect how our minds and bodies feel.
Breathing patterns have a profound effect on general health and mental states. By lightly pushing or pulling the hoberman sphere on opposite sides, you can make it expand and contract, accordion-style. The action helps kids see and synchronize their breath with movement. They can breathe in as they expand the sphere and contract it as they exhale.
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Currently Watching: Well, it WAS Sherlock....because Sherlock is the best. But, that's done now so I'm not quite sure what I'm going to move on to next. Any suggestions?
Currently Spinning: The husband just got the Ghost EP Popestar for Christmas and it's pretty stellar. However, it's still all Hamilton, all the time, in the car.
Currently Reading: White Trash: The 400 Year Untold History of Class in America. Because once a Sociology major, always a Sociology major I guess. This is the stuff I like to read.
- We're taking 2017 on with an incredible amount of enthusiasm for the future. I'm so invested in making Type A Great Again (ha!!) that I feel this renewed excitement is trickling over into other areas, which is moving us into "getting shizz done" mode.
- Our whole goal last year was to get our family into a position to move without it being financially stupid for us to do so. I think we're getting there. We are meeting with a builder in the Milwaukee area next weekend which I'm cautiously optimistic about. We are working with one of Dave Ramsey's ELP (endorsed local providers) Mortgage Lenders and they have been absolutely wonderful so far. They delve deep into your finances and are great for self-employed folks like me!
Churchill Mortgage, shout out to you!
- Like I said, we are CAUTIOUSLY optimistic about building. Being as frugal as I am (let's face it, I'm a tightwad)....the concept of "Oh, plan for 20% more than you think it'll be" like everyone says scares the bejesus out of me. Um....no. It doesn't work like that in our household. We don't need a fireplace, we don't want a tub in the master, we don't need extra fancy crap that no one cares about. What we need is a bit more space. Room for Bridget (who has taken to waking up so often from her crib in our room that neither of us are sleeping worth a damn right now)
Room to grow and not just room to put extra crap.
- SPEAKING of extra crap, I was way influenced by the book Minimalism that I picked up with my Christmas money. So, I went on a bit of a binge (or, shall I say, purge) and got rid of a ton of superfluous CRAP that we had around the house. Stuff we never used, never wore, never cared for....that we just kept moving around.
It was REALLY freeing....though the husband had to step in a few times and say "Um, lets not get rid of EVERYTHING...."
I probably would have if he let me!
- My daughter Betty (the 9 year old) started her own Art blog. Check it out at Betty Hearts Art
- Can we talk SHERLOCK for a minute. First of all, 3 episodes per series is just NOT. ENOUGH. As soon as I get comfortable with a new Sunday night routine, it's over! But, this series was pretty incredible. Wasn't QUITE sure about the last episode, but it all wrapped up nicely. And, Benedict Cumberbatch can pretty much do no wrong. This better not be the bitter end.
- The whole family caught that NASTY norovirus that was going around. Whoa. NEL. LIE. I haven't been THAT sick in a really long time. I tossed my cookies at a wedding shoot (finished that wedding though....arggggg!)...but let me tell yah, being pukey-sick at a wedding is the WORST. I was rushing to get ill, rushing back out to catch the speeches, rushing back to dry heave, rushing back to catch the 1st dance. To my credit, I didn't miss a thing. But, it was ROUGH.
I came home that night to complete bedlam at the house. All three girls had caught it and it was a Round Robin of puking all night long.
- Betty started her foray into braces this month. She needs them. She has my teeth. I had some JACKED teeth when I was her age. I looked like I'd been popped in the mouth. So, she's in for a long haul....but she's taking it like a champ.
- I brought The Pudgy Gazelle blog back.....for good. It was too motivating for me not to renew it. You can check it out and follow along on our debt freedom journey!
I am still seeking a few SENIOR MODELS! The response has been really overwhelming this year and that's GREAT! I'm starting to branch out and marketing to Waukesha and Milwaukee county too, in anticipation of a move, but Beloit is still my home base!
If you or someone you know is interested in representing Type A for the CLASS of 2018 and scoring some sweet deals, fill out the application at the top of the page!
I am over 1/2 booked for 2017. I am looking to fill in some dates for July and August as well as October/November/Dec. So, if you are looking in that area, shoot me an email!
I have some absolutely GREAT couples lined up for this season and I just cannot wait to get started. I'm all over the map again and that's just how I like it!
I designed a new 33 page Wedding Magazine that I can send to any inquiry to check out.
I've got so many things bopping around in this little brain of mine.....I've been writing things down at a feverish pace just hoping that I don't MISS something!
Senior Model Studio Sessions kick off in February. I'm bringing more of the awesome to Senior Portraits...no cheeseball stuff included!
I am hosting a specially priced Spring Mini promotion running from February 1 to April 1. Book a studio or on-location mini anytime between those dates and get it for $150 and 10 digital images.
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