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Are the best Portuguese teachers born or made? What about language teachers in general?
Though we don't have all the answers, we have some very good news to share...
Learn Portuguese Now has just passed the mark of 15,000 visitors per month, while Brazil won the bidding to host two world events: The 2014 FIFA World Cup, and The 2016 Summer Olympics.
These marks turned our mission to a two-folded one:
Enable foreigners to speak Portuguese, and
Enable Brazilians to speak English... Before 2014!
To achieve this, we are recruiting a team of language teachers. But just those who are REALLY passionate for language learning - people who know the HUGE difference they can make in this world by helping people communicate better.
If you feel you are the right person to embark on this adventure to teach Portuguese/English online and on your hometown, we should certainly meet. ;-)
By joining our team, you will be personally coached by the author of this Web site, Charlles Nunes.
Here are some of your benefits:
Receive regular training
Get paid monthly by your classes
Get access to our Language Programs and Resources
Teach English/Portuguese in person on your hometown
Gain experience with new technologies by teaching online
To join our team right now, fill out the form below. It is so nice to be in good company, isn't it? ;-)
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Bringing Forth the Rains of Happiness and Well-Being
Homage to Ārya Lokeśvara
The compassion of all the conquering buddhas of the ten directions,
numbering as many as the atoms of the countless worlds,
as deep as an ocean and attached, completely attached, to living beings,
from which was born that perfect splendor of wonderful qualities
renowned as Avalokiteśvara, the great guide,
the jewel mountain upon whom we should all rely.
To you I bow.
Upon a mandala replete with the light of the moon,
your feet like pure lotus petals stand together
in the center of a pure and fresh lotus.
In the world you radiate with perfect clarity like the moon when full.
Seeing you, the heart is relieved of all pain,
and great joy is spread everywhere.
Though your compassion is as cool as the touch of snow,
it nevertheless burns away the hordes of demons.
Though your wisdom is far beyond phenomena characterized by signs,
mandalas of detailed elaboration nevertheless appear to it.
Though you have crossed over samsara, you constantly show birth in the three realms.
The wise are amazed at such illusion-like activities.
Permeating all phenomena, you are the orb of the sky on a clear autumn night,
Relied upon constantly by all fortunate beings, you are the uncomplaining great earth.
Dispelling the darkness of ignorance of the entire world you are the blazing sun.
Soothing the torment of the mind burned by anger you are the moon.
You show the mandala of your beautiful face like a fully bloomed white lotus.
As white as rock crystal and a pure conch shell, you possess the beauty of youth.
In the midst of limitless and vast clouds of offerings
you enjoy magical play with the liberating goddess,
radiant amid an entourage of countless sugatas, bodhisattvas, and wrathful deities.
All those who have fallen to the wretched states of being,
tormented by the myriad sufferings brought on by fire, water,
pernicious fortune, the wrath of kings, and the like,
are drawn up one after the other by your rays of light,
as if they were being bathed by the moon,
and brought to enjoy the supreme bliss of the gods.
Your fragrant braids of hair tied up upon your head blend with the blue light of the sky,
the mighty Buddha Amitābha sits beautifully in its center as your lineage crown.
Your right hand in the mudra of giving, from whose fingertips constantly fall
drops of white nectar like shining pearls that soothe the torment of the hungry ghosts.
Your left hand resting upon your hip in graceful pose,
a beautiful and pure form prostrated to by Brahma, Indra and other arrogant gods.
You are, therefore, the Mighty One of the World.
You reveal a thousand other hands adorned with mudras
of the wheel the lotus, the arrow, the bow, and so on.
Possessing a thousand eyes, you show perfectly eleven beautiful faces.
To some you emanate as Siṃhanāda, the leader of the malicious nāgas,
and to others you are Amoghapāśa, Nīlakaṇṭha, and so forth.
At times you are Hayagrīva, the destroyer of hindrances and lord of the wrathful,
Sometimes you are black Mahākāla, and others who shatter the three worlds,
but your mind never strays from compassion.
The vast expanse of worlds that stretches throughout space knows no end,
and yet you emanate as many forms as there are living beings in these worlds,
all of which is done without the thought to move even a single hair.
Like rain falling from the clouds, you have no deliberation.
You have left behind all words that do not in any way serve living beings.
Your unending melody of speech in tune with the mentality of each being
teaches pathways of Dharma greater in number than the drops in an ocean.
Those whose ears receive your speech will dwell perfectly within your words.
Like the singing of a beautiful youth that blends with the sounds
of the many-stringed vina of the celestial musicians,
your words delight the mind, but will destroy the desires of the desirous.
Like the thunder that roars through the sky, your speech resounds far and high,
and yet for those struck by fright, their fear is at once reduced to mere words.
When you turn the wheel of the Dharma
in a voice of high and pure tones endowed with every quality
in order to liberate those wandering in samsara,
constantly trapped by unstable birth and death,
you have already perfected the features of the speech
of the buddhas of the past, present, and future.
Therefore, as master of peerless qualities of speech,
you are renowned as the guru of all worlds.
Living beings love themselves, and yet sometimes,
out of anger, they are intent on killing themselves.
You, however, constantly look upon living beings
as a mother would look upon her only child.
Long ago your mind cast away
even the tiniest thought of doing harm to others.
The love, therefore, that those like me have for themselves
cannot come anywhere near a fraction of your compassion.
Your never-ceasing peaceful gaze is as calming as being bathed
in the scented waters of camphor, sandalwood, and vetiver grass.
One part of your eyes is forever fixed on the six types of living beings,
and yet, your mind, resting in the dharmadhātu,
where all proliferation of experience and appearance has dissolved,
is constantly embraced by the supreme bliss, with all movement stilled.
To such a mind, I prostrate.
I pray that the rains of your nectar will cool the hot hells
where beings are burned alive by flames that blaze on all sides,
where murderous butchers surround and terrify them,
their mouths agape and their eyes red and staring,
where others are boiled like grains of wheat in vats of molten copper.
I pray that your warm touch protect those in the cold hells,
where flesh and bones are torn apart by the cold.
I pray that you send forth the nectar rain of food and clothing to hungry ghosts
whose stomachs are the size of mountains, and yet whose throats are blocked,
whose limbs are as thin as veins, whose bodies are emaciated and covered with dust,
with sparks flying from their limbs where their joints rub together,
for whom merely looking at water causes it to dry up,
and who are constantly weary and tormented by thirst.
For animals who will even throw away their precious lives
in pursuit of the tiny happiness of just a morsel of food,
who have no way of developing virtue and reducing non-virtue,
who are ugly in shape and color, and consequently of low merit,
I pray that you grant them the ability quickly to remember virtue,
and that they will be able to live a life of happiness.
Even the delights and pleasure of the celestial king, Brahma,
enjoyed within divine mansions that radiate with jeweled light,
will one day, through the force of transience, fade away,
and he too will plunge into the fires of hell,
where even his bones and marrow will be burned away.
The young gods who lie on the soft beds that bring pleasure to the touch,
and who play and frolic in the beautiful pleasure gardens
will one day drink boiling molten metal,
and be dragged across ground strewn with sharp iron thorns.
Those that are high will quickly become lowly servants fit only to be kicked.
Like the flowers at the end of autumn, this time of youth will soon fade.
Like enjoying a borrowed ornament, this wealth will definitely disappear in time.
Like a flash of lightning, even my life appears only for a moment.
The world after this one is far from the one we are used to,
and it is I alone who must wander in its dense darkness.
And so it is that in this terrifying state of samsara
the deception of the mental afflictions will ultimately let us down.
I beg that you lift us with the hand of compassion from this ocean of suffering.
It is true that the teachings of the Buddha are a tradition
well established in this land surrounded by snowy mountains,
but most Dharma practitioners are shorn of the clothes of ethics,
and like naked wanderers, have abandoned all shame.
They befriend lay people, look toward them,
and engage in acts looked down upon by the wise.
Alas! the sun of the sacred Dharma has almost set between the mountains.
The powerful eagerly pursue their own desires,
fight among each other, and mistreat the weak.
The poor are constantly in servitude,
and cannot even find meager food.
In such a dreadful state of degeneration,
if we were to be ignored by you, noble one,
then what did your promise of the past mean?
Who can your subjects turn to for refuge?
Even your own name is blessed.
Whoever hears it will be freed from fear.
Those who keep your name in mind will reap fruit
similar to performing devotions to countless buddhas.
This has been taught by the great sage with words of truth,
and so with great hope we make a prayer that you, great protector,
who have left behind the mind that is distracted elsewhere,
will rescue these desperate sentient beings.
I pray that all living beings devote themselves to the Three Jewels,
that they have faith in cause and effect and follow always the path of Dharma.
I pray that with countless wrathful and peaceful magical emanations,
all perfectly suited to the various types and merits of living beings,
you bring to happiness to all dear friends
who have fallen into this dreadful state of samsara.
May I, too, who have great devotion to you,
have the stainless intelligence that knows the truth of the way things are,
as well as a complete disenchantment with samsara,
and may I strive over many lives to work for others with compassion.
May I attain the perfection of wisdom whose power will crush all māras,
may I dwell in the ways of the pure and joyful Dharma,
and nourish living beings over a long time.
I am one of low intelligence, but the milk lake of faith in my mind
has risen up to produce these animated and beautiful white bubbles
that is this garland of words of exultation and lament.
Whoever reads, hears, or recalls it,
may they all be freed from the taints of wrong deeds,
and be cared for in the Potala pure land
by that great and supreme conqueror, Avalokiteśvara.
This praise and prayer to the noble lord of the world, Avalokiteśvara, that brings forth the rains of happiness and well-being, was composed by the Dharma teacher, and fully ordained monk of Śākyamuni Buddha, Losang Kalsang Gyatso (the Seventh Dalai Lama).
Translated, in accordance with the commentary of Könchok Jikmé Wangpo (first incarnation of Jamyang Shepa), by Gavin Kilty, January 2014.


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The Great Lakes District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance is comprised of the lower peninsula of Michigan and Northwestern Ohio.
We exist to assist our pastors and congregations in implementing the mission statement of The Christian and Missionary Alliance which is:
Dr. John Stumbo, President of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, shared his heart for the church at Westgate Chapel, Toledo Ohio, November 6, 2015
The Alliance believes wholeheartedly in the power and necessity of prayer. We cannot "Live the Call Together" unless prayer is central to all we do—in our denomination, in our churches, and in our individual lives.
You can help build Christ's Church around the world by donating online to the Great Commission Fund. This central funding vehicle allows our international workers to focus on ministry rather than raising financial support.
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Halford seals Forest switch
Nottingham Forest have clinched the signing of Greg Halford, with the versatile defender the latest player to leave Portsmouth.
Last Updated: 27/07/12 8:13pm
Nottingham Forest have clinched the signing of Greg Halford, with the versatile defender the latest player to leave cash-strapped Portsmouth.
Sky Sports revealed earlier in the week that Halford was in talks with Forest and the two clubs have agreed an undisclosed fee for the 27-year-old.
Halford still had two years left to run on his Portsmouth contract, but the League One club have been desperately trying to shift players off the books in order to stave off the threat of liquidation.
His arrival at the City Ground follows on from Forest's capture of Welsh defender Danny Collins and Halford feels the time is right to make the move.
"It's been a tough year but the administrator wanted us all out," Halford told Forest's official website. "Not knowing whether there was going to be a club was very unsettling.
"It had to come to an end eventually. This is the right time for me to be here. The facilities are great. I know the owners have got big plans to develop here as well.
"I never really heard of any solid interest until three or four days ago. I had a quick chat with the manager which went well and things progressed very quickly
"I can't wait to get started."
Halford becomes the third player to be sold by Portsmouth this week after Luke Varney and David Norris both signed for Leeds United.


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Ahhh, it felt good clicking the "new post" button. I've been putting a lot of thought into what to do with this blog and I'm going to start something a little different from before. For the record, I've been spending most of my online time on Twitter, and helping out on This is Reno. Some, but not all, of my reasons for not blogging can be found here. It's complicated.
There are a couple of trends I've noticed lately. A lot of bloggers are giving it a rest, and most of the sites I visit now are aggregators of one kind or another. Abnormal Returns and Real Clear Markets have become two of my daily must-visit sites.
Vox Day, does an interesting thing on his blog. He writes a weekly column for WND, but only posts the first paragraph or two on the blog, and then a link if you want to read the rest of it.
Since I've never really liked the idea of double posting, the Vox Day model might be good for what I send to This is Reno, as well as anything I manage to sell, and since I read more than I write and Twitter is limited to 140 characters, a linkfest with additional comments might work here.
I'm still working on a series for This is Reno, and it may be a while before I'm finished, so here is some of what you can expect from my very own aggregator.
The gold standard is a subject I plan on endlessly harping on in the very near future. It is so sensible , especially compared to the chaos of floating currencies, that it's a mystery why we ever left it. Nathan Lewis, whose book I recently read, has a great website devoted to the subject. He also writes for magazines. I've also started a book by the late Walter Kemmerer. In the meantime, here's a good starter piece by Mr. Lewis.
What is the purpose of a gold standard?
One might think that the term "grownup" refers to someone who saves and invests with some thought to the future. Not so. In some circles, eating the seed corn is considered a grownup thing to do.
Where are the grownups?
And, for those who, like myself, never took an economics class, count your blessings. It may be the best economic decision you ever made.
The opportunity cost of economics education
Racing News
Most of the sports car world stops during the month of May to get ready for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The American, European, Asian, and international series' all take part in the race. It's kind of like the Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Formula one race put together with a carnival attached, as only the French can do. Besides the battle of the titans between the factory sponsored Audi's and the factory Peugeot's, Lotus will be represented by Team JET/Alliance. Lotus, as a manufacturer, has not been racing since 1957. There is a 1,000km tune up race in Spa, Belgium next weekend. The Le Mans race is June 11-12.
Inside the Lotus Evora GTE
Weird Stuff Of No Particular Category
Pigs and whales might have more in common than you think. I like stories about animals doing things that scientists have trouble explaining. Years ago I saw a PBS documentary about a group of scientists trying to figure out why songbirds sing. After ruling out all possible explanations, they concluded that songbirds sing simply because they enjoy it. For me, I enjoy watching complicated people try to explain simplicity.
Pigs have evolved "to love mud"
Can't forget my friends
Speaking of science, Laurel, from down the road at Rabbitbrush Ranch, is conducting her own experiment involving carpet pad remnants in her flower beds. Early indications are encouraging.
The great carpet pad experiment
And then there's Ryan, who recently concluded an experiment in suburban sheep ranching when his daughter joined 4H. Here's the backgrounder.
Good Wool Hunting: raising a sheep in the middle of Reno
Until next weekend, see you on Twitter.
Friday, April 29, 2011
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We are competitive library employees who are using this blog for our reading contest against each other and Missouri libraries up to the challenge.
Monday, January 16, 2017
Offerman's collection of Americans who personify "gumption" is kind of fun. Some of his subjects are obvious, George Washington, Ben Franklin, Teddy Roosevelt, and some are more personal choices, Carol Burnett, Jeff Tweedy, Conan O'Brien. We get it that these essays will be unrelentingly positive about the subjects and that these people have made a mark on Offerman's life. But at times, there is a turn of a phrase or a way of looking at something that is just perfect. For example when writing about James Madison and his participation in the Constitutional Convention, Offerman writes "Even Thomas Jefferson knew which tiny horse to bet on." I admit, that line just slayed me. But I have to agree with Kara who also reviewed this book, Offerman bloviates like few others. It is good in short spurts but can get tedious. The author reads the audio version and that is worth while, I think, because the emphasis is in all the right places.
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Cafe Concept
The image shows a 900 sq ft cafe with space for outside seating, plus two Eco Cycle systems that provide secure parking for 408 bikes. You would require all the footprint to store half the number of bikes in 2-tier racking. With Eco Cycle, there's more room for more.
Eco Cycle can offer a bespoke solution which can easily be incorporated into the design of new buildings, providing numerous benefits relative to traditional cycle storage methods. You can view the different integration options here
There are many advantages of including Eco Cycle within a new build, whether residential or commercial:
• Bikes are dropped off at street level
• Saves basement & circulation space
• More secure than racking in an open basement
• Over-provision of spaces future-proofs buildings
• Potential BREEAM & planning benefits of over-providing cycle spaces
• Scope of usage not restricted to occupants of building
• Ability for an income stream through charging
• Gives function & activity to a façade
• Significant footprint savings
It is simple to integrate Eco Cycle into a new buildings structure with the following key design parameters:
• A clear vertical zone of 7750mm in diameter
• A floor to ceiling height of 11650mm
• Access pod is centralised on cylinder
• Access pod can be rotated any angle
• Flexibility of pod on façade: recessed, flush or parallel
• Installation of machinery and pod post cladding
• Can be positioned according to building's curtain walling
• Fits within most structural grids
• Pod measures 3500mm L; 1550mm W; 1850 H
• Drop-off zone measures 1550mm W; 1800mm L
Eco Cycle Infosheets
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Eco Cycle can become an integral part of a buildings façade
Eco Cycle can be integrated within a reception space,
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Get Gorgeous Skin With Olive Oil?
We caught up with Vancouver's DANIELA BELMONDO, the brains behind Belmondo Skin Care – a line that features organic olive oil as the base ingredient. Hand-made in small batches with products like The Cloud (a face cream with scents of rose and lavender) and The Dunes (an exfoliant with scents of lavender and bergamot) – Daniela is determined to help women with their skin. Featured in Wallpaper and New York Magazine (no biggie), and most recently, landing in Anthropologie – we wanted to find out more about this local success story.
Tell us a bit about your background.
I have an aesthetics background and completed the spa therapy program at Blanche MacDonald in 2005. I've worked in a reputable spa to starting my own practice and most recent addition is the development of Belmondo Skin Care.
When were you inspired to start the line? How long did it take to develop? What were some of the hurdles you had to overcome?
I've been in this industry for over six years now and I've had the opportunity to work with many different product lines. I always was unimpressed with the quality of ingredients in skin care lines, mostly ranging from local to European brands. I didn't understand the need for all the crappy ingredients promising to remove this and change that for your skin. I started to research what actually was involved in the making of a skincare line and what goes into a formula and why. I came across many clean lines, many of which were ineffective and just didn't resonate with me. I would say this is when the idea of Belmondo was born and because I LOVE olive oil, I wanted to implement this in my product.
The line features a range of products including lip balm, face cleanser, face cream, deep pore cleansing mask and under eye cream.
Olive oil appears to the base of your line, why olive oil?
The hero ingredient in the line is organic olive oil, sourced from Italy where my family tree has roots. The products are all hand-made in small batches in Vancouver, BC. with beneficial ingredients to help protect, nourish, and enhance the natural beauty of your skin. We pack our products full of healing, nourishing, and ingredients found in nature, including as many organic, wild-harvested and natural ingredients as possible without any added artificial fragrances and chemicals. I created this line out of a desire to share the incredible natural properties of olive oil with others and growing up in Italy I would literally put olive oil on everything including my skin! Something I learned from my grandmother.
How did the Anthropologie opportunity come about?
We sent them a package late last year and it was well received and accepted as we heard back from them, the next thing we were filling and shipping an order to Anthropologie. It all felt a little bit like a dream and I had to pinch myself a few times. We're still giddy with excitement about this!
For a girl in their 20's, what are the skincare products she needs?
For a girl in her 20's I'd suggest the use a good face moisturizer and make sure to remove all of your make-up before bed with a gently face cleanser sans the soapy suds (aks sodium lauryl sulphate) you don't need to scrub your face with a scrubbing pad, leave this for your dishes.
For a girl in their 30's, what are the skincare products she needs?
For a girl in her 30's I feel like you're more comfortable in your own skin and have a better sense of what your skin needs and when. You don't need to use six products to achieve anything. Less is more, use what you feel you want and don't buy into this idea you need to use three products or else. Take good care of your skin by removing your make-up, get adequate sleep and eat well, you'd be amazed how much this will change your skin. Use a good face moisturizer, especially in colder months.
The five piece Face Kit features The Rain Face Cleanser, After The Rain Face Toner, The Dunes Face Scrub, The Cloud Face Cream & The Balm Nourishing Lip Balm.
Three skincare tips for our readers.
1. Smile. It doesn't cost anything and no matter how you're feeling putting a smile on your face is proven to release endorphines and will usually change what you're stressing about. And, you may even get a smile back from someone.
2. Simplify. It's amazing what starts to happen when you simplify your life and your thoughts. Life doesn't have to be so elaborate and neither does skincare. You will be just fine with using one product, it will work. You can add more if you like as you go along. It's simple.
3. Water and 'Real' Food. When you fill your body with pure water and real food your skin will glow and thank you. That's all there is to it. No jar of cream will do this for you if you're filling up on crappy processed foods and sugar laden beverages your skin and health will suffer.
What is the price point for your line?
The product line ranges from $15- 65.
Where can readers find your product?
You can shop online at Anthropologie. If you're in Vancouver, you can find Belmondo at Anthropologie on South Granville as well as these other retailers.
Where can readers find you online?
Readers can shop/learn more online at www.belmondo.ca, find us on Twitter @danielabelmondo and on Facebook.
Reader's Comments
My mom used to put olive oil in our hair to make it healthy and shiny.
It's a wonder product.
Thank you for featuring me on The Style Spy! I'm grateful to share the wonderful properties of olive oil with you.


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I have been so busy this week that I hardly got the time to post anything. My sincerest apologies for neglecting my blog and not posting anything. Well I have something extremely exciting to share with you guys! I received a voucher worth Rs 5000 from Nautica on the occasion of Father's Day. Isn't that swell?
I visited the South City mall last Saturday to shop from their store. We were supposed to reach by 2 in the afternoon and we managed to reach it just in time. The store manager was very polite and took us on a tour in their store showing us all of their collections. It was pleasing to see how they had arranged the clothes neatly in a store built around the central theme of sailing. To reinforce this point they had nautical instruments like the telescope, lanterns, knots, and something like a yacht's navigation wheel. And about the collection, I must say it was really good. Though the prices were a bit on the higher side but I still must say that it was worth it considering the superb material, apart from the design and the colours.
Starting from super soft cotton tees to trendy polo-shirts you can also find clean and crisp button down formal shirts for business purposes, which were perfect for my father. Even more surprisingly their products feature a unique and an innovative SPF protection and a moisture wicking technology.
Apart from these, Nautica also has a classy collection of accessories and fragrance. They had an amazing collection especially designed for father's day. So if you are confused as what to gift to your dad on father's day, Nautica store would be a worthy place to visit.
For the girls, they have a cute and lovely collection of apparel and accessories. You can spend the whole day trying out their cool summer tees and lovely dresses.
Isn't their store prodigious?
Don't miss the chance to visit Nautica's store to see their unique and classy designs. All you need to do is just feel their material and you will simply fall in love with their collection.
If you like their collection you can follow Nautica on Facebook here.
Also they have the lovely official website here.


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And the surrender of self-will
There is freedom from stress, anxiety, and even anger, when we place our trust in God, and in he whom God has set over us as our spiritual guide. The invading enemies to our salvation have power over us only when we depend on ourselves. Without humility, there can be no victory over the demons that would destroy the soul. When we set ourselves up as our guide, we make those whom God has charged with our spiritual care, the enemy. Comfort and joy can only be part of our life if we surrender our self-will, and give ourselves fully into the loving embrace of our God.
With love in Christ,
Abbot Tryphon
Monday September 15, 2014 / September 2, 2014
15th Week after Pentecost. Tone five.
Martyr Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia (275), and his parents, Martyrs Theodotus and Rufina (3rd c.).
Venerable John the Faster, patriarch of Constantinople (595).
Venerables Anthony (1073) and Theodosius (1074) of the Kiev Caves.
New Martyrs Barsunuphius, bishop of Kyrilov, priest John, Abbess Seraphima of Therapontov Convent, and Anatole, Nicholas, Michael and Philip (1918).
New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1920).
New Hieromartyrs Damascene, bishop of Starodub, priests Ephimius, John, John, Vladimir, Victor, Basil, Theodore, Peter, Stephen and Virgin-martyr Ksenia(1937).
Herman, bishop of Vyaznikov, priest Stephen and martyr Paul (1937).
Translation of the relicts (1796) of Venerable Theodosius, abbot, of Totma.
3,618 Martyrs who suffered at Nicomedia (3rd-4th c.).
"Kaluga" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1771).
Righteous Eleazar, son of Aaron, and Righteous Phineas.
Martyrs Aeithalas and Ammon of Thrace (Greek).
Hieu, abbess of Tadcaster (7th c.) (Celtic & British).
You can read the life of the saint by clicking on the highlighted name.
"Blogs and social networks give us new opportunities for the Christian mission...Not to be present there means to display our helplessness and lack of care for the salvation of our brothers." His Holiness Patriarch Kirill
The Scripture Readings for the Day
Galatians 2:11-16
No Return to the Law11 Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed; 12 for before certain men came from James, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. 13 And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.
14 But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, "If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to live as Jews? 15 We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, 16 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
Mark 5:24-3424 So Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him.
25 Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, 26 and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. 28 For she said, "If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well."
29 Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. 30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched My clothes?"
31 But His disciples said to Him, "You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, 'Who touched Me?'"
32 And He looked around to see her who had done this thing. 33 But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. 34 And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction."
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2011 Katin Pro-Am Team Challenge Presented By Sports 1 Marketing On For This Fri. 1/7 And Sat. 1/8
Surfline.com Forecasts Favorable Conditions with Waves in the Chest to Head High Range for Both Days of Competition
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., (Jan. 4, 2011) – Contestable conditions are moving into Huntington Beach for the weekend and the legendary Katin Pro-Am Team Challenge presented by Sports 1 Marketing is confirmed to run this Friday, 1/7 and Saturday, 1/8 at the Huntington Beach Pier starting at 8 a.m. each day. To keep up on all of the latest information, visit katinproam.com, follow on Twitter twitter.com/KatinProAm or Facebook facebook.com/KatinUSA.
The forecast for the two-day event looks promising with solid swell and favorable conditions predicted by official forecaster Surfline.com. For Friday, a new long-period WNW groundswell (290-300+ deg) will build in and take over, topping out late in the day. Sets will gradually build from three-to-four foot in the morning, to four-to-five foot over the afternoon. Occasional overhead waves will show late in the day and a very small SSW swell (190-200 deg) will mix in to offer occasional crossed up peaks.
Saturday will bring slow easing WNW swell (290-300+ deg); strongest early in the day. Sets will hang mainly in the four-to-five foot range in the morning with occasional overhead waves early. A very small SSW swell (190-200 deg) will mix in to offer occasional crossed up peaks.
Competition will begin on Friday morning at 8 a.m. running all heats of Round 1 and the first few heats of Round 2 if conditions allow. A Primo-sponsored after party and movie premiere of "California, for better or worse" will take place on Friday from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Hilton Waterfront Resort. On Saturday, competition will begin at 8 a.m., completing Round 2, followed by the Quarters, Semis and the Final. A past champions heat is also planned featuring former World Champions. The Awards ceremony and Primo-sponsored after party will occur immediately following the conclusion of competition on Saturday at Sandy's Beach Grill (below Duke's) at approximately 3 p.m.
20 teams are confirmed to compete, stacked with a bevy of talent including three-time ASP World Champion Tom Curren (Rip Curl), former World Champion and Hawaiian legend, Sunny Garcia (17th Street/Mauli Ola Foundation), last year's reigning Katin Champion, Chris Waring (Dragon) and several other former World Tour surfers. In addition to the previously announced teams, Aladdin (Evan Kane, Ryan Croteau, Ethan Carlston, Jack Boyes), Buell Wetsuits (Adam Virs, Cory Arrambide, TBD) and Filtrate Eyewear (Matt McCabe, Kilian Garland, Adam Lambert, Jake Davis) have added teams, and Rusty (Nate Yeomans, Sammy Orozco, Max Doucet, Anthony Petruso) has announced its team roster. Visit katinproam.com/teams to see the complete team listings.
The event webcast, the first of the year, will feature live announcing from Peter "PT" Townend, Dave Stanfield and Saxon Boucher, live scoring, special guests, on-beach interviews, giveaways, instant replays, highlight videos and more at katinproam.com each of the two days of competition.
Special thanks to Katin Pro-Am Team Challenge sponsors: Katin USA, Sports 1 Marketing, Primo, Corralejo, Jack's, Cushe, F.I.T.T. Energy, Café Rio, Power Balance, Hook Up, Future Fins, Sandy's Beach Grill, Duke's, Faction Surfboards, Wahoo's, Hilton Waterfront, Kicker Audio, Alpinestars and SURFING Magazine.
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I May have Mentioned That I am a book lover . I can not help popping everytime into a bookshop . I can Spent hours browsing eBay books sale . These are two of my latest additions , Both are very informative and makes for great reading . Ive Also bought the latest Nigella Lawson Treats. A tome , written in her wonderful style.I recommend it.
On the crochet front I 've been making dishcloths , I do not know about you but I can never have too many dishcloths . We are decorating at the moment . Once you pack things away to decorate you Suddenly realize That you have been living in a lot of chaos . I suppose it's a case of you just get use to it. However , familiarity breeds contempt and I need it changed so with that i need lots of cleaning cloths .
Dish cloth pattern
This is a simple and very pretty pattern .
Dk cotton
All terms are uk
Ch whatever size you like just make them. multiples of 4 +1
Row 1 , 2TR , 2CH, 2TR , in the 5ch from hook , miss 3ch * ( 2TR , 2ch , 2TR ) in next ch , miss 3ch ** rep from * to last 2ch , skip 1ch , 1TR in last ch , turn.
Row 2 , 3ch , skip first 3TR , * 2TR , 1ch , 2TR , in first ch sp , skip next 4TR , rep from * ending skip last 2TR , 1TR in next ch , turn.
repeat row 2 to required length .
weave in end .
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If the events of 2016 proved anything, it's that online security is something that should be a concern to everyone. One easy way to ensure that none of your online accounts get hacked is to come up with a complicated, yet easy to remember, password.
This is not new advice, but according to data from password manager and digital vault company Keeper, too many computer users still don't follow it. The company said it pored through some 10 million passwords that became public through data breaches last year and discovered several shocking password habits.
The first thing the company reported was how little effort many people seem to put into finding a secure, safe password.
Almost 17 percent of users used the password "123456" to safeguard their data. In second place came "123456789" in second place, while "qwerty" came in third.
Keeper also reported that researchers were surprised that so many website operators did not appear to be educating users and enforcing the best password security practices.
Which is more of a reason to be proactive and protect yourself.
Below is a list of the 25 most common passwords of 2016:
1. 123456
2. 123456789
3. qwerty
4. 12345678
5. 111111
6. 1234567890
7. 1234567
8. password
9. 123123
10. 987654321
11. qwertyuiop
12. mynoob
13. 123321
14. 666666
15. 18atcskd2w
16. 7777777
17. 1q2w3e4r
18. 654321
19. 555555
20. 3rjs1la7qe
21. google
22. 1q2w3e4r5t
23. 123qwe
24. zxcvbnm
25. 1q2w3e
This list shows how very little effort or creativity computer users are putting into making passwords, which is slightly shocking, considering it's from a year that saw a presidential election where computer security breaches played a huge role.
Keeper recommended a bit of advice for creating strong passwords. The first thing is to remember is to never use the same password and email combination for multiple websites.
Use letter and number combinations that only you understand. For example, use the first letter of each word in a favorite song, phrase or poem. Use those letters with numbers, perhaps dates, that you can easily remember.
Commercial password managers are another option to ensure passwords are unique. Many even come built in to web browsers and will remember them, so users don't have to worry about keeping up with a list.
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Before I'm even used to the idea of having a teenager in the house, Solomon turned another year older - 14. Let me tell you, it is just crazy how time flies!! If I didn't have the little kids to keep me too busy, I could just sit and have a good cry about how fast the kids are growing up any time I think about it.
Having older kids is so wonderful! They are funny, you can have intelligent conversations with them (well, mostly...), they delight us with their individual skills, they are great helpers, and they just all around make us happy and proud.
Of course, they also moan when you hug them, eat like a small army, have busy schedules, are much more emotionally complex than a toddler, and worst of all, will never be little again and snuggle up in our laps or make us marriage proposals.
Since I still have all ages represented at home, I have not quite yet had to face the bittersweet reality that someday soon, all these arrows we have been shaping and sharpening will truly take flight. But oh, I can see it on the horizon, and it is approaching faster and faster.
Anyhow... Solomon's birthdays are always the hardest, because he's the one paving the way, like the beginning of a great, swelling tide. And yes, our tide is (hopefully) still swelling! :)
Anna positively adores her big brother. So sweet!
Miriam's look is priceless
As is her "fresh out of bed" hair
Breakfast beauties
Playing the new extension to his current favorite game with the bros
For the party, Solomon had liked the idea of playing laser tag. We hired a local company to set up a laser tag course at the park near our house, which was a huge success, in spite of the temps still being in the triple digits here in early October.
Miriam and her almost identical-looking friend
After the laser tag, we had a BBQ lunch at the park. In all, between the parents and children, we had about 40 people, so it was a great, big, fun party.
Stephen was enjoying his unfettered access to the sodas. And yes, stripes and plaid is a dead giveaway that he dressed himself that day.
Try as we may, we could not get the candles lit in the breeze. Solomon was kind enough to play along with this important "photo op"
Then there's this little guy... :)
... and his best friend (no, not the cake, though that's a close second).
Becky's birthday is up next, in just a few days, and we will be staying busy with birthdays all the way through February.


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Summer Poets: Mary Oliver
I have no idea of the religious adherence of this week's contemporary American Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Mary Oliver (b. 1935), but the first time I read her poem The Journey I was deeply impressed.
I particularly enjoy the imagery of adverse climate, terrain and time (wind, earthquake, night…). This powerfully re-imagines in natural ways what the Desert Fathers would have called 'the demons'. These are the adverse voices that attempt to sway us off our decisions, to prevent us from making any progress in our journey of discipleship.
In particular, one of the most powerful of these voices - and the most subtle - is the one which apparently calls on our compassionate desire to make others 'whole'.
Oliver instead reminds us – as many others have, too – that Christ did not say 'love your neighbour before yourself', but 'as' yourself. While some of us have no problem focusing on our 'selves', others of us devote little attention at all to the most precious gift we personally have: our lives.
The Journey
One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice--
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
"Mend my life!"
each voice cried.
But you didn't stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voices behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do--
determined to save
the only life you could save.


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Free Antique Clipart 'I Seek Not My Own Glory'
5 comments:
- Tess said...
oh i love this. thanks
- April 16, 2011 at 7:24 PM
- Uniquely Myself said...
Thank you - this will be great for drawing practice. Sandra
- April 16, 2011 at 8:49 PM
- The Victorian Times said...
Hi Abigail,
What a great resource. I'll be using some of your interesting images on my blog, The Victorian Times
- April 18, 2011 at 11:16 AM
- Carmen said...
I love this! Thank you!!
- April 19, 2011 at 7:43 AM
- ADORNED said...
I have been in the process of doing the same thing, taking illustrations, etc from Children's books. I am glad I happened upon your blog. What have you found is the best way; taking photos or scanning. Also which program is best to get the pics black and white? I have publisher and photo shop. I have been playing around with both. Any tips to make the process quicker would be amazing! Thank you for sharing.
- November 20, 2013 at 10:54 PM
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Category Archives: Uncategorized
Not Dead (Yet)
So if anyone actually follows this, you may have noticed I've completely stopped posting! I've opted to use my new tumblr for bloggy things, so it'd be great if you could follow me there instead. I may still use this site for my portfolio, though I'll be taking down the blog part in a few days if I can figure out how.


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Tag Archives: Love
Baseball = love
This is why we love the game. This is why we put up with the frustration and the grind and the years of futility when things don't go our way. This is why Harry Kalas said, in his Hall of Fame induction speech, that, "no matter how long you've been in [the game], you learn more about it every year, every day. Every year I see things on the field that I've never seen before." This is why generation after generation can sit in a crowded park next to tens of thousand of strangers and have the time of their life just watching men stand around and think for three hours. This is why it's a chess match and this is why the Phillies have the heart of a champion.
This morning, everyone is at a loss for words and we haven't even won anything yet. This series will go on and may even go back to Los Angeles. But today, none of that matters.
Go read about it at The Fightins, Beerleaguer, The Phrontiersman and The Walkoff Walk. Soak it up on Twitter and Facebook with the 700Level. See what they're saying at We Should Be GMs. Last night was a special night, and whether you were watching on TV, listening to the radio or lucky enough to be in the stands, that was a Phillies game that will live on in history forever.
Today everyone will try to explain the inexplicable. They will try with words to describe something that cannot be described. The emotions run high and we all want to share in this in some way, because that makes something good feel so much better. I think I know a word that describes this phenomena pretty well:
Love Melt
I am working on a slightly different kind of legal filing, and after the weekend retreat and with today's wretched weather, I am prone to distraction. Sometimes the best thing to do is just put iTunes on to shuffle all 11,000+ songs and get to work. The volume is kept low, but it's a relaxing background, like the sound of my own blood flowing through my viens.
Once in a while iTunes gets cute and pretends to be a DJ. That just happened with The Beatles 'Because' from the Love remix flowing right into the old, original chants that introduce 'Biko', the last song on Peter Gabriel's third, or Melt, release.
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This morning as we were walking out the door to church, my husband turned to me and said, "Am I imagining things, or does this one (referring to the 6yo) feel hot?"
After whipping out our trusty thermometer, we discovered that yes, we had a fever on our hands, showing that the bug that attacked the 3yo last week was not yet done with our home.
Thus, while the rest of the crowd headed to church, I am now unexpectedly at home with the baby and the 6yo (who, despite his fever, is quite cheerful).
With a bit of extra time on my hands, I thought I'd publish this post that I've had sitting around for a while.
Please note:
- Homeschool mamas out there, don't fall into the "oh no, if she's doing such-and-such, I should be too!" trap. This schedule can give you ideas, but each family's schedule will be different. Ours changes constantly. In fact, I had to come in and make changes just since I started this post last week. We are constantly adjusting.
- And no, we don't keep this schedule exactly. Usually we are off by 30 minutes or so, even more in the evenings. This is our ideal, but reality is usually different.
Every schedule has problems. Right now, here are some of ours:
- Not enough school time. This isn't too much of a problem right now, but it will be in coming years. As always, God is gradually stretching me and growing me in the stewardship of my time. We will just have to tighten the ship in coming years to make more time for lessons.
- Not enough outside time. There are several factors leading to this, but it's definitely a problem - and one that we want to fix. We're working on it.
There is very little free time for me, and very little time that is not challenging in some way or another. Homeschooling isn't an easy calling! Right now I have to be very intentional with discipline (due to a certain 3yo) and tomato-staking (due to a tendency of the 9yo and the 3yo to start a fight if I am more than six inches away from them). It's definitely a challenge.
However, having a basic schedule has helped, and I am definitely learning and growing. I pray every day that God would change and grow me into the mother, homemaker, and educator that He wants me to be, and that I would be willing to learn the lessons that I need to learn (rather than digging my feet in and putting my ears back, like I normally do).
(Phone call from my husband: "Um, another one has a fever, so we're just coming home now.")
Okay, so much for free time! Have a wonderful Sabbath, everyone!
Our current schedule:
Piano practice for the 9yo
Grade and review schoolwork.
Free play or outside time.


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Friday, November 14, 2008
Attacks on Islam
He states that his inspiration for writing the book was the Salman Rushdie affair. Rushdie wrote The Satanic Verses in 1988. The phrase "satanic verses" refers to some Quranic verses supposedly produced and later retracted by Muhammad about the pagan Meccan goddesses being daughters of Allah. The publication of Rushdie's book caused an outrage in the Muslim world and a fatwa was issued against him by Ayatollah Khomeini. Warraq was disturbed by Western criticism of Rushdie and even support of the fatwa.
In the introduction, Warraq states that he wouldn't be offended if his book were called an extended bibliography and that is an accurate description; he mainly gathers together, filters, and summarizes writings by many authors throughout history, both Muslim and non-Muslim. He draws extensively on Islamologists who have done extensive research on the veracity of the Quran and Hadith.
As the title of this post suggests, his book is beyond critical to the point of being hostile. As with all of my reading, I take it with a grain of salt and don't just blindly accept all of the claims made but it does raise a number of good points about which to think. Since he is very hostile, he makes no attempt to sugar-coat his arguments or keep them politically correct. This allows him to bluntly state his point and be very clear.
I haven't even finished the first four chapters but he's made many connections between the beliefs and practices of Islam and those of its immediate influences, Judaism and pre-Islamic Arabian paganism. He states that Muhammad, having initially learned pieces of Judaism and Christianity on his travels, set out to become a Jewish prophet. After failing to convince the Jews of his prophethood, his goal changed to simply creating a new religion for the Arabs and reached back to their Ishmaelite and Abrahamic roots, seeing himself as a new Moses for the Arabs. Islam obviously takes many stories and tenets from Judaism but many connections are made to Jewish writings outside of the Old Testament with which Christians would not be familiar. He draws many parallels between practices at Hajj and pre-Islamic pagan rituals, which aren't very hard to accept. Additionally, he makes a very good point that the Quran makes comments about the Christian trinity being composed of God, Jesus, and Mary, which is blatantly wrong and, one would think, something it should get correct considering it is refuting the trinity. In fact, the Quran's understanding of the trinity, leading to most Muslims' understanding of the trinity, is a pretty far cry from the accepted trinitarian theology.
He then produces many arguments stating that the Quran and Hadith were actually created after the fact to legitimize a created religion and the battles, hijrah, and various other events in early Islam never actually happened.
In any case, there's a lot of stuff to think about and carefully analyze and I still have the majority of the book to read.
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"Attacks on Islam"
This has been my favorite subject for over a year now - I honestly think that it is all these attacks on Islam that are spreading Islam and Islamic knowledge so fast.
I think your blog spoiled that book for you, Ibn-Warraq's book is aimed at people who have little knowledge of Islam, there are much better informed anti-Islamic people online and they aim their attacks at a higher level of knowledge and I think you will find them just as you wrong as Ibn-Warraq, at least in the hate part. HotAir.com is one I hear of most often, they have a group of people who know Islam and the Quran very well and write lots of anti-Islamic stuff about it - I do not mind becuase i think it all goes to spread Islam in the end.
The "Save me from Islam" vibe i told you about a while back exists in Arabic for Arabs also, it is what makes people read Ibn-Warraq and other books and sites, but I know that there is nothing to them at all. If there was one single weakness it would be well known in Arabic, especially in the poetry level of the langauge that the Quran uses, there is none in Arabic, and we have been searching it for well over a 1,000 years.
I would love to expand further on the subject of the attacks spreading Islam, I think it is important but find it hard to put all my ideas about it in order, if you have questions about it go right ahead.
- November 15, 2008 at 8:35 AM
Aayah 32 sowra 9 mentions 4 words (Sa-yothh-hiraho ala aldeen kolih) (sp) that mean that when people compare Islam and study it they will find no weakness in it to attack, and when Islam is attacked as a religion it will always win.
Ibn Warraq can not write anything to disprove that verse (or any other) from a historical perspective, and especialy not in Arabic. It's like useing his own words against him, the more he warns people about Islam the more he leads them towards it.
I have no link, but HotAir.com have a blog of the Quran you might prefer reading, it is a very harsh criteque by Mr D Pipes, a well known Islamophobe and it is probably one of the worst you could find and better than Ibn-Warraq could write. I used to read that Quran blog for the comments, all from people who would never, ever consider reading the Quran unless their trusted Islamophobe Mr. Pipes was explaining it to them - it's a false sence of security, becuase they can read the English Quran just as well as he can.
Ibn-Warraq and Pipes speak about Islam from a theoligical perspective, but they consider the Quran a normal book that a simple and illiterate desert goat herder could write, it is not that type of writeing and not the type book any human could hope to write, and it says to clearly itself.
The Quran is a miricle, each verse is a miricle, attacks by Ibn-Warraq and others are not going to prove otherwise, all they would have to do is simply produce a page like it, that can't be done.
Anyway, please tell me if you find anything on HotAir's blog of the English Quran that you think is a weakness, you will find the same verse explained on many of the Islamic sites and you will be able to judge the truth for yourself.
- November 16, 2008 at 4:39 PM
how are you doing these days... u have not write for a long time. wonder what happened to your enthusiasm??
- August 20, 2009 at 7:43 PM
Why did you disappear all of a sudden? Ramadan is a good time to make a comeback.:) It was a pleasure as well as enlightening reading your blog. We'll keep you in our prayers.
- September 9, 2009 at 6:35 PM
hey im new to ur blog!!! it seems pretty interesting but i dont have time to read it rite now... busy with 3eed preparations ;_;
i will when i have more time
but for now check this link out...
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- shakilio said...
Hey I read your posts and they are really good.. and i think you might be able to help me somehow because im in the same boat as you, but im very indecisive what to choose. i feel like both of them is the truth in their own ways??? :s dunno i feel like something is missing from both of them and they compliment each other when one of them is missing something.. sorry for my bad english it's just hard to explain.
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I am 10 years old and love Jesus. I like to color and make cards with my mom. Welcome!
lunes, 23 de septiembre de 2013
Some things I did
I didn´t write for a while but I want to show you what I did lately.
Last week I borrowed a book from my school library and I made a hat with the help of my mom. I colored all the flowers and cut and glued them. I used a paper bag for the hat.
Challenges 4 everybody: anything goes
Creative Inspirations Paint: anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey: flowers
One Stitch at a time: anything goes
2 sisters: recycle
Chocolate, coffe, cards: anything goes
This is the book and you can see in the circle the hat I made.
Second I want to show you the card I made for my new teacher at school. I gave it to her the first day of school few weeks ago.
I made an easel card, I draw the image in the center and I punched out many apples to embellish it.
Robyn's Fetish: back to school
Creatalicious: school time
Scrap it girl: back to school
Whimsie Doodles: back to school
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Hello Vicky, You have been very busy with your crafting haven't you. Your hat is so pretty ...my goodness, did you really colour and cut out all those flowers? They are beautiful. I imagine that your new teacher was very happy to receive the lovely card you made her - those apples look lovely and juicy. Love from Ingrid xx (OSAAT Team)ResponderEliminar
WOW Vicky, your hat is beautiful, what a wonderful job you have done in colouring and cutting all the gorgeous flowers - absolutely amazing. You certainly chose a fab book out the library to help you with this project - well done treasure :) Good luck in this weeks OSAAT challenge and hope to see you back again soon :) Hugs Jane OSAAT DTResponderEliminar
Vicky, el sombrero te quedó precioso... cómo has trabajado en tus flores!!!!!!ResponderEliminar
Estoy segura que a Miss Olga le encantó tu tarjeta.
Te amo,
Mami :)
Lovely flowers, thanks for joining us at CC&CC anything goes cards challenge good luck cheers Sue xResponderEliminar
Creative flowers. Like the project. Thank you for entering OSAAT Ch#182 Anything Goes.ResponderEliminar
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
Great card love all the apples, beautifully done, thanks for joining us over at Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog ~ Denise DT ~ResponderEliminar
Hi Vicky, I am a new visitor to your blog and have loved having a peek around at all of your crafts.I love your back to school card, your drawing in the centre is fabulous. Thank you for sharing it iwth us at Whimsie Doodles!ResponderEliminar
I love hats and yours is very special and what a super card for your teacher, just perfect with those lovely apples. We hope you enter our OSAAT challenges very soon. Jennie xxResponderEliminar
Hello Vicky, Wow what beautiful things you make.I bet your teacher loved her card, you made her feel so special. The flowers you colored and cut out must have taken you a long time. Thank you for sharing your beautiful things you have made. Good luck in our challenge at OSAAT Crafty hugs Julie Ann DT member xResponderEliminar
This is awesome, I love the flowers they are so pretty :) Thanks for joining us at OSAAT, Carol :-)ResponderEliminar
Beautiful hat and well done for borrowing a book to help you with ideas the selection of flowers are fantastic and great colouring-I love the easel card you made for your teacher and the punched apples look great -good luck with the challenges and thanks for joining us at OSAATResponderEliminar
Carol DT x
Wow Vicky !!! What a beautiful hat you have made. The flowers are simply gorgeous.. Well Done on such a fantastic hat !ResponderEliminar
Thankyou for sharing your pretty hat with us at One Stitch At A Time :O) Hope you come back and show us more exciting things that you have made.
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Well I certainly do wish I had a hat like this! I would wear it to church and make all the other church ladies so jelous!Eliminar
Thank you so much for playing along with the stitchy angel design team this week! See you next week!
Chriss- OSAAT- DT
Such a beautiful and cute card Vicky. Fantastic job. Thanks for joining usResponderEliminar
at Scrap It Girl this month.
Vicky you did a fabulous job with the hat and all those flowers they are gorgeous! and such a lovely card too! thank you for entering the OSAAT challenge this week ...Anita OSAAT DTResponderEliminar
Great work. Thanks for playing with us at Paper Crafting Journey.ResponderEliminar
Great hat and card Vicky!! I hope you teacher was delighted with the lovely card :) Thanks for sharing at OSAAT and the very best of luck in the challenge.ResponderEliminar
Victoria (DT OSAAT)
Great job! I am sure your teacher loved it. Thanks for playing along at Scrap It Girl.ResponderEliminar
This is so great....what a wonderful card for your teacher! Thanks for joining us over at Scrap It Girl!ResponderEliminar
Great card, I bet the teacher loved it, Thanks for entering at Scrap It Girl.ResponderEliminar
Cute! Thank you for joining at Scrap It Girl!ResponderEliminar
What a lucky teacher to receive that very special creation from you! Thanks for taking the Scrap It Girl September challenge!ResponderEliminar


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PARIS (Reuters) - Beyond movie star looks and sunglasses, the woman who takes over as France's first lady next Tuesday is fast making her mark as a feisty character who some media outlets are already dubbing the Iron Lady.
Valerie Trierweiler, a Paris Match reporter, limited herself for the past year to accompanying Francois Hollande on campaign sorties, and looked mildly intimidated when the president-elect lured her onstage for a kiss after his May 6 election victory.
Ever since, the 47-year-old has shown a much more assertive streak, notably when she escorted an unwelcome politician out of the door when he turned up at a victory celebration at Socialist Hollande's Paris offices on Wednesday.
That sparked a flurry of headlines heralding the arrival of a "Dame de Fer", though she bears little resemblance to the original Iron Lady, the name given to Margaret Thatcher, Britain's prime minister from 1979 to 1990.
The politician she sent packing was Julien Dray, a Socialist who infuriated Hollande's campaign team days before the runoff vote by throwing a party in a converted sex shop where guests included the disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
Strauss-Kahn, a Socialist former finance minister, was the favorite to become France's next president until his New York arrest last May on sex assault charges, now dropped, that ended his International Monetary Fund career and his political ambitions.
Trierweiler also took to Twitter this week to tell journalists to stop besieging the Paris apartment block where she and Hollande live.
She has at times shown irritation with swarming camera crews too, even on the night of Hollande's election win.
Trierweiler, who is not married to Hollande but has been his partner for several years, hit the headlines again this week when a well-known commentator was fired from a leading radio station after posting an insulting Twitter message about her.
Le Figaro daily said Trierweiler told it she had in no way sought the dismissal but that, on the contrary, she "took full responsibility" for shunting Dray out of Hollande's offices.
Trierweiler has given a string of newspaper interviews in recent days where she has stressed that she wants to remain a working mother and has no intention of limiting herself solely to the role of "second fiddle, first lady".
The twice-divorced mother of three teenagers she had before she met Hollande will take over next Tuesday from Carla Bruni, the singer and former supermodel who married outgoing president Nicolas Sarkozy just months after he won power in May 2007.


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Divide between Hudson & St. Lawrence Watersheds
Adirondack Trail and Central Adirondack Trail, State Rt. 28 and State Rt. 30, near Blue Mountain Lake in Hamilton County
The divide between the Hudson River and St. Lawrence River watersheds is located just east of Blue Mountain Lake on routes 28 and 30.
There is a large pull off just south of the marker, with a nice view looking over Lake Durant.
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Family of Brands Music Policy
Family of Brands Music Policy
Recently, USA Cheer has released their Music Copyrights Educational Initiative, our Family of Brands as members of the cheer and dance industry, have committed to sharing the information and adhering to these guidelines at all of our cheer and dance camps and competitions. Please take a moment to read our Music Policy as it pertains to all events and also to click on the links provided to learn more about copyright laws as they pertain to music.
For More Information Visit usacheer.net.
*AmeriCheer, AmeriDance & Eastern Cheer and Dance will be adhering to all copyright laws and guidelines related to the music industry. By signing the Family of Brands Code of Ethics, you will be acknowledging (along with other items) that your organization is in compliance with all copyright laws and guidelines related to the music industry. By acknowledging your compliance, you may or may not be asked to provide documented proof. If such documented proof cannot be supplied upon request, your organization may receive a penalty warning and/or a penalty deduction of 25 points based upon un-sportsman like conduct. Should you have questions about this policy or for more information please call our offices.*


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Sept. 4, 2008, The Patriot Dames Radio Show
August 31, 2008
The solution is to reverse this destructive path that is destroying our society. We must DEMAND these twisted excuses for 'sex education' not be taught in schools. Too many people now know that its purpose is to destroy our young people.
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Boomshack To Brushes With Anthony
In case y'all haven't noticed, we've got some pretty dang talented folks hanging around in this here humble little funk band. Why, just last week James was entertaining us with his famous flaming poodle juggling trick* and we have it on good authority that John can do Serbian sign language with his feet.
Which is why it's no surprise that our drummer, Anthony Marino, is getting lots of attention lately for his painting. The clip above is from a Portland community TV station that recently featured Anthony, and we even got a bit of a shout out as well. Give it a look and then go check out Anthony's art at www.anthonysmarino.com.
* Seriously, you think we'd actually light the poodles on fire? C'mon… James only juggles non-fiery poodles.


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Nail Art: Dior Style
You might not expect a DIY nail art kit from a fashion house like Dior, but this limited-edition set is far from kitschy. We've always thought of glitter as the happy place between a classic manicure and full-blown nail art, and sure enough, the brand's Sparkling Nail Powders Set ($48) is just that. The set comes with two loose glitters—a rose-meets-yellow gold and a shimmering black—along with a thick clear polish to encase the sparkle on your nails. You can create an intense glitter look, add a touch of shimmer to your tips, or just do one nail—on both bare nails or over colorful polish.
The kit is pretty straightforward—the glitter sticks to the wet lacquer—but here are a few tips that helped us get the best results.
1. Work with one nail at a time, adding glitter to a thick, just-applied coat of clear polish.
2. For a light application, hold the glitter above your nail and tap the cap gently; for more drama tap the glitter directly onto the wet polish.
3. Most importantly, don't forget the topcoat! A heavy coat will keep your glitter in place, and two coats will give the heaviest glitter a smooth finish.


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The younger pupils had a brilliant time using non-traditional instruments to create pieces of marching music, whilst the older children learned some Brazillian Samba drumming techniques.
We hope that Mrs Whelan's hearing will soon recover!
Ashley and Sarah Parnell, who provide school's music tuition service, invited us to join Robert Miles Junior, Carnarvon and Flintham schools for a week of celebrating the arts.
Developing the theme of "Water", pupils from the four schools came together to participate in a variety of creative activities.
The orchestra day culminated in a concert in St Mary's Church, Bingham, where our young musicians gave a very polished performance.
As well as groups of children from the four schools joining together, individual schools offered art and drumming activities for all.
The Parnells are in school at 3.40pm, on Tuesday, 18th June, for parents whose children wish to try out a musical instrument.


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The family of late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno would be among a group of plaintiffs filing a lawsuit against the U.S. college sports association Thursday over its reaction to the Jerry Sandusky scandal, a lawyer for the Paternos said.
Speaking on "Costas Tonight" on NBC Sports Network, Wick Sollers said the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) used "coercion and behind-the-scenes threats" to force Penn to pay severe penalties for its handling of the sex abuse scandal.
The NCAA threatened the school with the so-called "Death Penalty," the complete elimination of the football program for one season, to force school officials into accepting the fines, Sollers said on Wednesday's program.
The penalties imposed in July 2012 included a $60 million fine and a four-year loss of post-season eligibility, based on an independent investigation by former FBI Director Louis Freeh into how Penn handled reports of abuse by Sandusky, an assistant football coach.
Freeh found Paterno, who died in January 2012, along with other university officials, covered up Sandusky's sexual abuse for years and showed a callous disregard for the victims to protect a multimillion-dollar football program.
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Sue Paterno, the coach's widow, has said her husband had never hindered investigators looking into Sandusky's behavior.
Sandusky is in prison serving a sentence of 30 to 60 years for the sexual abuse of 10 boys in a 15-year period. Some of the abuse occurred in the Penn State locker room.
Until Sandusky's arrest in 2011, Paterno was one of the most revered figures in American sports due in large part to his ranking as the winningest coach in major college football.
The suit is expected to be filed in Centre County, Penn. Former Penn State football stars Michael Robinson, Patrick Mauti and Justin Kurpeikis are expected to be among the plaintiffs, Paterno family representatives said in a statement released late Wednesday.
Donald Remy, the NCAA's chief legal officer, declined to comment on the pending lawsuit.
Penn State officials said the school is not directly involved in any lawsuit against the NCAA that the Paterno family may join.