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ALL photos on this page are of "Ragalon Ragdolls" cats and kittens!
Page UPDATED on 20th April, 2019
(Some videos of our ragdolls that went to the Phillippines - made by Leitich Laurent)
One of our ragdolls playing with a ROBO Fish
If you would like a second ragdoll for the price of desexing, vaccination and microchipping, please email me and/or check the Retiree page.
Details of due dates by each Queen will be specified here as they become confirmed - please check this area on a regular basis if you are interested in purchasing a kitten from Ragalon Ragdolls as we are currently taking orders for available kittens
"Right from our first phone call with Ragalon, Pam's caring and professional approach to breeding healthy Ragdolls and placing them in loving homes was a stand out. After our last Ragdoll was taken from us by HCM late last year, we discovered that there are DNA tests available to check for this condition and so went on the hunt to find a breeder who was prepared to perform these tests on their kittens. Ragalon Ragdolls were the only breeders we contacted in Australia that were happy to organise and perform these tests on their kittens for us, which they passed with flying colours. Pam's communication throughout the ordering and delivery process meant that, to our absolute delight, we were regularly provided with kitten updates and photos via the Ragalon Kitten page prior to their delivery. We also highly commend how Ragalon places ex breeders with new kittens - we consider ourselves so fortunate to have not one but two gorgeous bundles of fluff. Our two Ragalon Ragdolls are happy and joyful, healthy little bundles and we would highly recommend Pam's work to anyone looking to add a Raggie to their family."
Maree Stephenson
"Pancake" and "Patches"
FAQ: What is the difference in temperament between the male and female kittens.
I was heartbroken when I lost my buddy Arnie and couldn't imagine having another cat as he had been such a wonderful companion. A few friends mentioned ragdolls to me as they had all the character traits that I loved about Arnie - in particular, very affectionate and obedient. I'd never had a pedigree cat before but I contacted Pam via her website and couldn't be more pleased with the new love of my life, Jonty. Pam was wonderful - providing me with regular photos and updates from the day he was born right up until the day he arrived at his new home. My adorable Jonty arrived so healthy, well trained and socialized, it was like he had lived with me for months. He has a wonderful personality and from day one, he as been my little shadow - following me around the house and playing and cuddling for hours. I am now an official ragdoll fanatic and would highly recommend Ragalon to anyone - even 'non-cat' people because it's impossible not to fall instantly in love with them.
Susan - Sydney
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If you purchase a kitten or retiree from us, you may also like to consider purchasing the following products which we have available.
NOTE: These products are ONLY available when you collect your kitten from us. Please contact us to pre-order.
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If an animal is unacceptable to a new owner because of health, or other reasons that are supported by a statement from a veterinarian, within seven days of purchase, the establishment must take the animal back and refund all monies or offer a replacement animal of the same breed and comparable quality with the same guarantee. If an animal is returned within three days for any other reason, the establishment will refund 75% of the purchase price or offer a replacement animal with the same guarantee. If the animal dies or is euthanased from a disease that is traceable to the point of sale, the establishment must refund the purchase price or offer a replacement animal with the same guarantee.
If you would like to place an order for a ragdoll kitten or go on our waiting list for a kitten from Ragalon Ragdolls please
email Pam preferred contact or Phone 0400 253 465
Kittens purchased as pets will be available at about 10 weeks of age (NO EARLIER). They will be desexed, microchipped, vaccinated x 2 and wormed , with flea treatment ( Advantage applied) , all kittens litter registered.
Kittens sold for breeding and/or showing (with registration papers) will be available at 10 weeks of age .
All kittens leave Ragalon Ragdolls on the understanding that they are INDOOR cats
PRICE: Kittens for showing OR Breeding are quoted on an individual basis. Kittens required for overseas are priced on an individual basis (please contact Pam )
A non-refundable deposit of AUS$100 is required to confirm your order and secure the next available kitten (with regards to sex/colour/pattern of your choice). When the kittens are six weeks old, their personalities are really emerging and you are welcome to come and pick the kitten for you..
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GOOGOOSH, a pop singer silenced by the mullahs of the Iranian revolution for 21 years, is performing in Europe to outpourings of emotion from her exiled countrymen.
With her graceful gestures and Edith Piaf-like alto, she is a heroine of the Iranian diaspora. Teheran's decision to allow her to travel abroad is seen by some as its way of giving a more humane face to an oppressive dictatorship.
After Islamic clerics took power in 1979, they declared that female singing voices corrupted male audiences. Googoosh was in Los Angeles when Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was overthrown. She returned home and had been living quietly in a Teheran flat ever since.
At her only British appearance this week, her performance brought thousands of exiles to their feet, many crying, with a voice that proved to be undiminished by time.
Now 50, she walked on to the stage of Wembley arena in North London with an 18-piece band before a crowd that had paid touts up to £250 a ticket. Dressed in gold, she threw back her long hair and held out her hands to show they were shaking.
The applause continued for five minutes before Googoosh, whose real name is Faegheh Atashin, told the audience: "As long as I have you, I am always in love." Googoosh was at the height of her popularity in the late Seventies when her music was outlawed as decadent.
But unlike most of Iran's pop artists, she returned home. She said: "It was my only option, At that time, everyone used to tell me 'They're going to kill you'. I didn't have a choice. I went back, and nothing happened to me."
Under Islamic rule, female singers can give concerts, but only women may attend. However, bootleg records of her ballads, produced in Tarzana, California, the capital of the Iranian exile pop industry, were smuggled into Iran.
Iran granted her a visa to tour America and Europe after Ayatollah Mohajerani, the reform-minded Minister of Culture, said he would not object to her performing outside Iran.


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Bruce M. Gale, PhD
Dr. Gale is a Clinical Psychologist (PSY10598) and Director of LUNCH Groups® having developed the model in 2001. It is based upon empirical research in the areas of social emotional functioning, language and communication abilities, executive function abilities, social learning theory, behavior modification, and cognitive behavioral theory. Since its inception, the program has treated over 1100 students and adults during the past 15 years.
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Stasi Harrell, MA
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Karen has been with us since September 2016 and is one of our paraprofessional staff members. She will be continuing through our summer program and has proven a reliable and conscientious staff member, often adding observations and providing useful information to the clinical staff.
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North Ocean Blvd, Pompano Beach
Ranked 1st best street in Pompano Beach
Great for
- Childcare
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Who lives here?
- Professionals
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- Families with kids
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North Ocean Blvd
"Pompano Beach Fishing Pier"
Fishermans Wharf is what the fishing pier is called. It has been a favorite spot to me for years. There is a restuarant located on the pier called Fishermans Wharf as well. It has a variety of seafood and other types of American style food. I have eaten there many times and it has a wonderful atomsphere that you can enjoy with your family or as a couple. The pier itself was badly damaged during the series of hurricanes Florida was battered with, but it has been restored and reopened. The pier goes out over the ocean and is great for fishing for snappers or other fish. It is really nice to just stand out there and look at the water. I have seen dolphins sometimes at night and whenever you go, you'll find people fishing with sometimes two or three fishing poles. The beach the surrounds the pier is very pleasant as well.
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North Ocean Blvd
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- Clean & Green
- Pest Free
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- Lack of Traffic
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"Great Diverse Street"
Of course, being the most eastern road in Pompano, means it is directly parallel to the beach which is one of the main attractions to South Florida. This also means it has to be well maintained since it has a heavy traffic flow of tourists and locals alike. A1A runs through a vast diversity of neighborhoods. Mostly good, quiet, family oriented neighborhoods. It also runs past many condominiums and hotels. Many of which have either been newly built or renovated. As well as the renovated ares of Pompano, it also passes by smaller original housed neighborhoods which are quickly being taken over by big companies to build hotels and high rises. These older neighborhoods also include many privately owned motels and Inn's that are also of original status. Though these neighborhoods are older and not as modern, they are still very safe and family friendly places.
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KSWU Results 2014 for B.A 4th semester and BPED finial tear at www.kswu.ac.in: KSWU Bijapur University is likely to announce B.A 4th semester and BPED finial tear results 2014 and these results are available at the official website of KSWU. Those aspirants who have appeared in the KSWU finial year BBA,B.Com, BCA, BA, and BSC examinations they can able to check their results very shortly. After the examinations KSWU Bijapur University has corrected the answer scripts as quickly as possible and now it is all set to announce the results and to make available to the aspirants, so all the participated candidates are directed to follow the official website to know the latest updates about KSWU results 2014.
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I spent much time to prepare this long and extensive Crystal Palace squad review. Hope you'll enjoy it and give me some hints regarding future tactics.
GoalkeepersWayne Hennessey vs Julian Speroni. Whom would you prefer if you were me?
I am going to give chances to both goalkeepers. Perhaps some rotation mode should be instantiated for that.
Hennessey's cons over Speroni:
- Better Arial Ability, Communication, Command Area.
- Age
- Both feet are strong
Speroni overcomes Hennessey in:
- One on ones
- Agility
- Experience. He is current Crystal Palace legend
There are no more good goalies in the team as far as I saw looking through U21 and U18 reserves.
A survival in the Premier League will be a tough task, so I have to decided what defensive line-up to use without variation. I strongly believe it's quite risky to diversify tactical schemes too much. So it should be either 3, 4 or 5 defenders in line no matter how many tactics I will create for Crystal Palace before the first season.
Flank backs (DR/DL)
There's one star player - Joel Ward. His natural DR position is just a cover of his versatility. Joel can play as DL, MR, MC. The very determined and strong flank defender would be useful for any other PL team. By the way, Stoke and Hull already some interest regarding buying Joel Ward. It should be a challenge to keep Ward in my team.
He has a good competitor at the right flank - Martin Kelly - who's a quite known guy in the modern world, graduate from Liverpool academy. As full back Martin Kelly comparing to Joel Ward lacks Stamina, Team Work, Work Rate. But it's good he is also able to play as centre back.
Other possible replacement for DR position: highly determined Adrian Mariappa.
I can also enumerate good old Peter Ramage placed in U21 and transfer-listed by default at the story start. But he is too limited and slow defender who is worth to play in the Championship instead.
As for the left flank, things are not so good here. I would say it's one of the most problematic positions in Crystal Palace. There we have a single decent left back Zeki Fryers possessing high speed and very low passing skills (Passing = 7, Crossing = 6). No more good left backs in the squad. Just quite prospective Jerome Binnom-Williams in U21 team, though he's not ready to play at PL level and should be loaned out.
Though I remember I can use Joel Ward at the left flank which is now seems a pretty logical solution. However, Joel's left foot is weak.
Central backs (DC)
Brede Hangeland! Happy to meet again because he was one of Leeds leaders for me in Football Manager 2010 story. Brede made his way to Palace after Fulham got relegated to the Championship last season. He is already 33 years old, lacks speed and marking level. All other attributes hint about his huge importance for Crystal Palace in season 1. A true professional footballer!
The second best central defender is surely Scott Dann who costs $12.5M. Resembles Brede Handgeland lacking determination and strength. Should be used in the starting line up of course.
Dann's largest shortcoming is an injury-proneness.
Both Brede and Scott like to pass ball directly what makes me thinking of trying Ball Playing Defender role at the back.
Decent backups are Adrian Mariappa and Damien Delaney.
|Best defender
|Joel Ward
|Worst defender
|Damien Delaney
|Best U21 prospect
|Zeki Fryers
|Most valued defender
|Scott Dann
|Highest wage
|Brede Hangeland
May be some transfers will change whole picture but currently I am hesitating between playing 3 and 4 defenders at back. Got a feeling I need to buy a high prospect DL and/or DC who will already be able to play in the Premier League.
Midfield is the most complicated area to make a decision. Firstly, let's take a look at its centre.
Central midfielders (DMC, MC, AMC)
Captain Mile Jedinak stands out here. The experienced ball winning midfielder with Concentration and Anticipation attributes equaling to 19 can play as DMC and MC in any non-playmaker role. Mile is a resolute consistent midfielder who enjoys big matches and likes to shoot the ball with power.
There's another person who can dictate tempo in the midfielder - James McArthur, $12.25M. Unlike Mile Jedinak, he can be characterized like playmaker with abilities to pull the strings in the midfield. McArthur's pros: high mental skills + good technique + excellent team work.
What I like is having in the squad someone who's 'dubbed the new Aaron Ramsey'. Sounds cool, isn't it? That's regarding 20 years old Jonny Williams. His advantages:
- High versatility. MC/AMC + competent level of ML/MR and AML/AMR.
- Good Dribbling (16), Passing (14), Bravery (15), Anticipation (14), Vision (14)
- Work Rate is 14 what promises some further growth during trainings.
- Both feet are strong
- PPMs: Runs with ball often, Dictates tempo
- Fairly Professional personality.
- Current price value = $13.5M
I should pay a special attention to him onwards.
Experienced Joe Ledley (MC/DMC) is the fourth midfielder who should be singled out. Superb hard team worker, likes to join attacks arriving to opposition area. It's interesting Ledley's skills are more than good enough to be used as central back. Maybe I should try to retrain him into DC somehow?
Other less prominent central midfielders are:
- Adlene Guedioura - he was performing for my Nottm Forest team in FM 2013. Decent ball- winning midfielder with high Work Rate (17) and Aggression (18).
- Barry Bannan. The Scotsman is quite versatile (ML, MC, DMC) and creative midfielder. He can add some brightness to attacking moves coming from a substitution bench.
- Stuart O'Keefe. Has potential to become a decent PL player.
Flank midfielders/wingers
Here are two explosive wingers Yannick Bolasie and Wilfried Zaha. The latter is Crystal Palace club graduate who is now loaned from Manchester United. He is adored by Palace fans. I suppose great pace and explosiveness of both wingers should be used at full strength in new tactical schemes.
Comparing these two I can state Bolasie excels Zaha in:
- Ability to play at ML/MR positions as well
- Bravery and Determination
- Stamina and Strength
- Long Shots
At this point Zaha is better than Bolasie in:
- Finishing and Composure
- Possessing both feet
I'd like to mention Jason Puncheon looking like a replacement for Zaha or Bolasie. He's very versatile and can play at any midfield position on both flanks. Jason's Finishing equals to 14 while Composure = 15. It means his suitable role is Inside Forward or this new Raumdeuter.
By the way, I would be grateful if you share you experience with Raumdeuter role in the comments below.
Already mentioned Barry Bannan can also play AML at competent level.
|Best midfielder
|Mile Jedinak
|Worst midfielder
|Stuart O'Keefe
|Best U21 prospect
|Jonny Williams
|Most valued midfielder
|Wilfried Zaha
|Highest wage
|Wilfried Zaha
AML and AMR positions must be present in new tactical formations. Vice versa MR and ML are not recommended to use. Though I shouldn't forget about possible transfers.
Former Arsenal and Bordeaux striker Maroune Chamakh didn't say everything in his career. I believe he has certain chances to become Crystal Palace attacking leader. Yes, he's not that fast (Pace=13, Acceleration=12) and shoots ball not so well (Finishing=13, Composure=11). But in total Maroune can show high-level performance due to almost all attributes at good level, ability to play both feet and large experience behind his shoulders.
I like quick and agile Dwight Gayle even more than Frazier Campbell. Dwight overcomes quite much Frazier in Finishing, Composure and Anticipation. These three attributes are important for any striker.
Good old Andy Johnson is substitution bench player and current Palace U18 coach simultaneously.
Kevin Doyle loaned from Wolves will leave our team. His level is not good enough for me bearing in $31.5K wage paid him on weekly basis.
Probably this area will remain unchanged, no need for transfers because it seems I have enough quantity of strikers.
|Best forward
|Maroune Chamakh
|Worst forward
|Kevin Doyle
|Best U21 prospect
|Corey Andreys (16 y)
|Most valued forward
|Frazier Campbell
|Highest wage
|Maroune Chamakh
After all I would like to hear from you:
What tactical approach would you use for Crystal Palace if you were me?
Excited to blog for you,
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SkateDaze Overnight Skate – FAQ
Q: What time does the overnight skate begin and end?
A: The overnight skate session will begin at 8:00PM and conclude at 6:00AM. We will begin admitting guests at 7:45PM and stop admitting guests at 9:30PM. We ask that parents dropping their children off to please be on the property no later than 6:00AM to pick-up their children. Once guests are out of the building they will not be allowed back inside.
Q: Can parents stay for the event or periodically come to check on their child(ren)?
A: Absolutely! Not only is it allowed, WE ENCOURAGE IT! When your child knows that you could possibly come in at any time it encourages appropriate behavior!
Q: What is the cost of admission for the overnight skate and what is included?
A: Admission to the overnight skate is $25.00 per person and $5.00 for rental skates. All guests who do not have skates with functional jam plugs or toe stops with them at the time of admission will be charged for skate rentals. A special Overnight menu will be available at our snack bar for purchase. We do not allow outside food or beverages into the facility so please plan accordingly.
Q: Are there any age restrictions for the overnight skate?
A: YES! Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult for entry and the adult must remain in the building with the child at all times.
Q: Does my child have to stay until 6:00AM?
A: YES! Once a child under 18 is admitted they will not be allowed to exit until the end of the session at 6:00AM. The only exception is if a parent/guardian physically comes into the building to pick up their child(ren). We require this for the safety of your child(ren) and our policy is non-negotiable. We are not responsible for the loss or theft of any personal belongings. If you are concerned about something leave it at home or place it in one of our lockers that we have available for rent.
Q: Does my child need to pack anything for the overnight session?
A: NO! Please limit your child to bringing only necessities that they can keep on them. We will not allow any bags/backpacks, blankets, pillows, food, beverages, etc. Guests will not be allowed to sleep and must have their skates on their feet at all times, NO EXCEPTIONS. All guests will be subject to a security check and items brought in will be discarded or require a bag check fee. Bags or items being checked will not be accessible until 6am or a parent picks up their child.
Q: I have a SkateDaze discount coupon, can I use it for the overnight skate?
A: For our overnight skate events, we do not accept any coupons or discount offers. Please hold on to your coupon so you can use it during normal operating times.
Q: What security measures will you have in place?
A: Thank you for asking! Guest safety is always our primary concern. Our goal is to provide a safe environment in which our guests can have an enjoyable time with minimal concern for their safety. In addition to our normal safety practices, during overnight sessions we take additional safety measures to minimize the possibility of any issues. The following are some additional measures we will be enforcing during this event:
1.) We will have a security check upon entry including metal detection and inspection of all personal belongings. Any prohibited items will be confiscated immediately and will NOT be returned.
2.) We will have uniformed security officers on site throughout the entire event.
3.) We will not allow children to leave the building before 6:00AM without a parent/guardian physically escorting them out.
5.) We have a ZERO TOLLERANCE policy for any violent behavior. Any act of violence or action that appears to be an act of violence will result in the immediate ejection of all guests involved without refund. If a child is ejected their parent/guardian will be called to pick them up. If a parent/guardian cannot be reached or fails to arrive within a reasonable time frame we will contact the Omaha Police Department for removal of the child from the property. Any physical altercations that result in injury will result in legal charges filed against all guests involved.
6.) Failure of any guest to follow any rules or directions from SkateDaze staff will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including ejection from the premises.


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Pastor and First Lady
Rev. Dr. Lee-Johnson & First Lady MonaLisa
Rev. Dr. Charles Lee-Johnson was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Dorsey High School, completed his undergraduate studies at Morehouse College with a B.A. in sociology and received his Masters in Social Welfare from UCLA. In 1997, Rev. Lee-Johnson received his license to preach in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. Lee-Johnson received his ordination as an Itinerant Elder in the AME Church in October 2003 and received his doctorate in the class of 2015 at the United Theological Seminary. Rev. Lee-Johnson has been a member and served as an associate minister at HM Turner AME Church in Culver City, California, for over 10 years. He has been the proud Pastor of CCAME Church since 2008.
In addition to his work in the ministry, Rev. Dr. Charles Lee-Johnson provides consultation and training services both locally and nationally. Rev. Lee-Johnson has received numerous local, state, and national commendations from organizations including, but not limited to: State of California, County of Los Angeles, California State Legislature, Los Angeles and Compton Unified School Districts, King Drew Medical Hospital, UCLA Dept of Social Welfare and Public Policy, Ohio Abstinence Campaign, National Fatherhood Initiative, Indiana Black Expo and the National Association of Social Workers.
Rev. Dr. Lee Johnson is unequivocally committed to the positive development of young people, families and communities across the world. In a very short time, Rev. Dr. Lee-Johnson's work has touched parents, children and organizations throughout the United States. His ability to integrate his professional knowledge with practical skills enables him to effectively work with diverse populations. Rev. Dr. Lee-Johnson's enthusiasm and wealth of knowledge makes him one of the most dynamic and inspirational social workers in America. Rev. Lee-Johnson has worked collaboratively with the White House for the Helping America's Youth Conference series. He has taken his message of hope and restoration to the international community in Nigeria, speaking for a series of Family and Youth Conferences throughout the country.
Among his many accomplishments, Rev. Dr. Lee-Johnson has created a curriculum for the Ten Step Rites of Passage Program, which consists of more than 500 pages of interactive, life-changing workshops for youth and families at risk. The Ten Step Rites of Passage curriculum has been recognized by professionals nationally and internationally as the most comprehensive curriculum targeting at-risk youth and families. Additionally, Rev. Dr. Lee-Johnson has co-authored a curriculum for Healthy African American Couples, and a curriculum for inmates and parolees called On Your Mark/Keeping the Faith.
Rev. Dr. Lee-Johnson is married to his wife, Monalisa Lee-Johnson, and they have five beautiful children and three grandchildren.


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KernART PRIZE RAISING MONEY FOR KIDS
If your idea of a good time this Melbourne Cup weekend is browsing through local artworks while sipping wine and enjoying nibbles, all in a setting of rolling hills and spectacular hinterland scenery, then you're in for a treat!
The local group of dedicated artists - KernART (based, of course, in Kernot) are again hosting their annual KernART Prize competition. The competition aims to bring together a community of art-loving and 'art-starting' people from across the Bass Coast shire and surrounding areas.
The competition is open to all people of all ages and artistic abilities, using all mediums, and every entry will be enthusiastically received. Entries can be submitted online at www.kernartprize.com.
KernART's Adam McLeod says, "With prizes ranging from $100 to $1,000, it's definitely worth getting your creative juices flowing for!"
This year KernART have generously chosen Bass Coast Health (BCH) as the beneficiary of the money raised, which will be used to help the children of people suffering from mental illness. This will help ensure that these children don't miss out on all the opportunities that life can give them.
BCH Executive Director of Sub-Acute & Community Care, Paul Greenhalgh says, "When mental health problems occur, a whole family is affected and the children of people with mental illnesses can experience added disadvantages and disconnection from the community".
The funds raised by KernART will help clinicians identify those in need and help purchase a range of items or activities to help promote their social connectedness. This could be as simple as helping them to join a sporting club or purchase an item that could help them such as school supplies, footy boots or something else that might help their family through a rough patch.
Entries will be on display at the KernART studio at 1060 Loch-Kernot Rd, Kernot from 7pm – 9pm Friday 3rd of November, Saturday 4th November from 10am – 3pm and Sunday 5th November from 10am – 3pm.
The winner will be announced at the Grand Opening at on Friday 3rd November at 8pm.
Food and drinks are provided. Admission is $20 per head (entered artist are free).
For more information about the counselling, family services and emergency relief services that BCH offers, please call 5671 3278 or go to www.basscoasthealth.org.au.
For more information about the KernART Prize go to www.Kernartprize.com/contact.
Bass Coast Health acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.
Many of Bass Coast Health programs are supported by funding from the Commonwealth and State Government.


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Raw 13x6 FrontalMi'Amour Collection
This frontal is made with thin swiss lace, and once it is applied it is virtually undetectable once applied. Our hairline is pre-plucked and baby hairs are visible to lay down for the most natural look. The Mi Amour Collection hair is raw quality. This means our hair is constructed from one donor with the full strand laid in the same direction. Mi Amour Hair has a life span of 2-3 years with proper care. Any color application will effect the integrity of the hair so it is recommended to be performed by a licensed professional. The use of sulfate free shampoo and conditioner is suggested for maintaining your extensions or unit.


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MONO Pumps can provide an energy efficient handling solution for waste from the food, beverage and animal by-product industries by using the powerful F series Muncher.
This is a heavy duty, twin shaft, low speed grinder for both wet and dry material.
Waste is fed into the Muncher via a feed hopper and in turn passes through a series of high strength cutters.
The two shafts revolve at different speeds to pull apart, crop and shear any solids while allowing the liquids to pass straight through.
The solids are reduced to a small consistent size with a volume reduction of 40-70%. This allows reduced costs for transportation, landfill reduction or can increase revenue by providing a homogenous product that facilitates increased production of biogas.
Waste becomes a profitable revenue stream by powering processes or being sold into the grid.
The Series F Muncher can disintegrate:
* Fruit and vegetable waste including pineapple husks, cores, peel and seeds. Full items such as cabbages and melons are no problem.
* Meat and poultry offal, bones and skin
* Animal by products
* Cereal biscuit and bonemeal
* Brewery waste
* Dairy waste
* Fish waste, shells and seafood by product
* Cans, plastic cutlery, paper plates and cups, plastic bags
The unit is self-cleaning featuring auto reversing blockage protection.
Contact Mono Pumps for a free video CD that shows many products being disintegrated by the Mono F series muncher.


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Ratatouille, the video game, features an acrobatic rat named Remy who must balance his love for cooking with loyalty to his family. Based on the next Disney/Pixar film directed by Academy Award winner Brad Bird (The Incredibles).


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7 Indoor Plants Design Lovers Adore
No home is complete without some gorgeous greenery. And while some of us are lucky enough to have backyards or balconies, most of us need—and want—to bring the outdoors in with houseplants. Not only do houseplants make any room spring to life but they are all the rage in home décor. Plants help purify the air in your home while adding a cozy, vibrant element to your interior.
If you're looking to add indoor plants to your space, we've got you covered. Below, we've rounded up our favorite indoor plants that will turn your home into a stylish sanctuary and add character and texture to your existing space. And a big thank you to all our followers who helped us with ideas for this post!
1. Olive Tree
Designed by Decorist Celebrity Designer Brian Paquette
The olive tree helps to bring that Mediterranean vibe into your home. They're arguably one of our all time favorite plants. The olive tree likes southern exposure and warmer climates. In the summer months you can switch them from indoor plant to outdoors. The soft slate gray-green color and light feathery leaves give it a delicate appearance—making it perfect for those with a more minimalist aesthetic.
2. Cacti
Image via Anna Bode
No green thumb needed for these guys. Cacti are known for being low maintenance, easy to care for and are also an air-purifying plant, making it ideal for plant beginners who hope to clear the air with their greenery. A longtime fixture in southwestern and California design, the prickly succulents has ventured well beyond its usual warm-weather environments.
3. Rubber Tree
Image via Pinterest
If you have moderate light and are a fan of modern eclectic décor, the rubber tree is a great choice. Lending its potentially tall height and unique shape, the vibrant deep green plant can bring Pinterest-perfect vibes to any room. Water it so that the soil stays moist and wipe the leaves every now and then to keep it looking fresh all year long.
4. Kentia Palm
Design by Decorist Celebrity Justina Blakeney
Best grown indoors, the kentia palm thrives in moderate to low light. Designers—like celeb designer Justina Blanekey known for her iconic jungalow style—love the slender palm that provides a stunning accent to a room. The kentia palm has bamboo-like leaves and is a plant-of-choice if you are looking to bring leafy, towering greenery into your home.
5. Fiddle Leaf Fig
Image via Anna Bode
The fiddle leaf fig is known as the "it" or the "little black dress" of houseplants—and for good reason. Their glossy violin-shaped leaves have a pleasing sculptural look while their rich color and height bring balance to any room. The fashionable ficus can be a little temperamental, but when properly cared for and thriving, they're a beautiful addition to a home.
6. Snake Plant
Image via Design Files
Snake plants, also known as the mother-in-law's tongue, offer more than just their interesting shape and cool patterned leaves. This hardy plant also has air-purifying qualities. Allow soil to dry between waterings and be sure not to overwater in the colder months.
7. Bird-of-Paradise
Designed by Decorist
The bird-of-paradise is commonly mistaken for the banana plant thanks to its large leaves and enormous height. It is a tropical plant with flowers that look like (you guessed it) birds. Bird-of-paradise plants lend bright color and unique shapes to your space. Be sure to give it plenty of direct sunlight and water regularly once or twice a week.
Feeling inspired? Want to add houseplants to your home decor but don't know which ones or how to incorporate them into your home design? Well, pop over to our Design Bar to ask a designer for help or start a design project today! Happy Decorating!


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3 Spanish Properties in El Canton
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- All this, expert local knowledge, friendly service and more from the number one trusted El Canton area estate agent, right here at www.hondonvillas.net.
Buy from Hondon Villas in Spain, your local AIPP real estate agent / inmobiliarias. We help you buy, sell or rent your Spanish home.


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i'm jealous of barry underwood
Maybe it's because people are already starting to hang Christmas lights, but today I was in the mood for some gorgeous light installations… so I googled "light installations, art", and look what I found!!! American artist Barry Underwood and his stunning, candy-hued lights floating magically in nature. Thanks google – I owe ya one.


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Pietro Annigoni (1910-1988) - Portrait Queen Elizabeth II (1956)
Australia 50c Stamp Issued 2006
Australia still continues to issue stamps to commemorate the Queen's Birthday each year, in addition to observing a long weekend to mark the occasion. Strangely enough, this is done in June, even though it is not the Queens Birthday - any excuse for a public holiday!!
Annigoni's painting of the queen was depicting in the 2006 Queen's Birthday issue, marking the 50th Anniversary of the completion of this regal portrait.


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Legion Massacre have released their debut EP Caged and Tortured. The EP was mixed and mastered by George Bokos (Ex-Rotting Christ ex-Nightfall,Stone Cold Dead) at Grindhouse Studios studios.
The band was formed in 2011 by Stavros Mpont (guitar). Soon Carlos Reyes (vocals/Bass) and Riccardo Grechi (drums) joined the band and the lineup was completed.
Legion Massacre: facebook | twitter | soundcloud | youtube


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DELTA 7 WHITE R is a new colour changer with LED technology, with a
high protection rating (IP65), for internal and external use.
DELTA 7 WHITE R is the brightest LED colour changer in its category.
In fact its light source is composed of 108 x 1W P4 type LEDs (72 White, 36 Amber) coupled with dedicated lenses, that give a better light efficiency than 3W or K2 LEDs, and project an extremely intense beam: 3528 Lux at 5 m (spot lenses).
The LEDs distribution pattern guarantees regular and uniform projection on surfaces.
White colour temperature can be varied over a linear range from 3200°K to 5500°K.
The DELTA 7 WHITE R therefore fits perfectly various applications (from theatres to television sets) where the generation of different colours is not needed, while white light must have well defined features.
Four optical units that can be easily interchanged by users are available, offering different light beam projection angles (Spot, Medium flood, Wide flood, Very Wide Flood) and optimized for the use of DELTA 7 WHITE R at different distances from the surfaces to be coloured.
DELTA 7 WHITE R offers an IP65 protection rating, making it suitable for a vast variety of uses, either outdoor or indoor.
DELTA 7 WHITE R has a full-range AC 90-260 V, 50-60 Hz power supply, and therefore ensures reliable operation even in the case of voltage drops. DELTA 7 WHITE R can be used without external consoles, in chains of colour changers including up to 32 units.
DELTA 7 WHITE R offers a range of exclusive functions, including: * Twilight sensor for switching the unit on and off automatically, according to external light intensity.
The sensitivity of the sensor can be varied by the user, making it particularly suitable for optimising energy savings. * Possibility of memorizing a personalized white either from the menu or via DMX. The white is recalled with the dedicated DMX "White" channel. All functions of the internal DELTA 7 WHITE R menu can be programmed and memorized in a sequence of events (including different luminosity settings, special effects, etc.), which can be played back in a predetermined sequence over an entire week. DELTA 7 WHITE R features an exclusive motorized movement of the head on 3 axes; it can operate in vertical, horizontal or inverted positions, and can be positioned on the floor or ground, or fitted to trusses; it is complete with a practical accessory for anchorage to the ground.
DELTA 7 WHITE R (Spot lenses) (Cod. 03.LDR003.W08) • Black colour
DELTA 7 WHITE R (Medium flood lenses) (Cod. 03.LDR003.W25) • Black colour
DELTA 7 WHITE R (Wide flood lenses) (Cod. 03.LDR003.W40) • Black colour
DELTA 7 WHITE R (Very wide flood lenses) • Black colour
All models are also available in white (RAL 9003), grey (RAL 9006) or other colours on demand.
LED technology
108 x 1W P4 LEDs (72 White, 36 Amber)
Total luminous flux 9.500 Lumens
Luminosity 1.570 Lux at 5 m (medium flood lenses).
Colour temperature variable on a linear range (3.200°K÷5.500°K)
No infrared emission; no ultraviolet emission
LEDs average lifespan: 100.000 hours
Optical units
4 different lenses sets that can be interchanged by users are available (Spot, Medium flood, Wide flood, Very Wide Flood)
OLED display + 4 buttons; infrared remote control
Control signals: USITT DMX 512 USITT
15 DMX channels
Independent operation (Master / Slave)
Programmable automated playback (7 days)
Pan / Tilt
Motorized movement on 3 axes (Pan 320° /Tilt 1 160° / Tilt 2 135°)
Safety-locking system
Full IP65 protection level
Professional HARTING / ILME sockets (IP65 protection rating)
Power supply
Full range AC 90-260V, 50-60Hz power supply
Standard accessories
"GQuick" clamps with fast-lock connection 1?4 turn;
Operating ambient temperature -10° / 40°
• DMX interface connector, from Harting to 5-pin XLR connector Male (Cod. 03.LA.011)
• DMX interface connector, from Harting to 5-pin XLR connector Female (Cod. 03.LA.015)
• Adaptor for connecting Harting and XLR plugs (Cod. 0515V055.19)
• Lenses set Spot (Cod. 03.LK.008)
• Lenses set Medium flood (Cod. 03.LK.001)
• Lenses set Wide flood (Cod. 03.LK.002)
• Lenses set Very wide flood (Cod. 03.LK.020)
• Set for fixed installation on ground or wall (Cod. 03.LK.007)
• Flight-case for 1 DELTA (Cod. 0521C029)
• Flight-case with wheels for 2 DELTA (Cod. 0521C030)
• Safety wire (3mm x 60 cm); ring spring catch; max. load 60Kg (Cod. 0521A010)
• "C" clamp G60 black; max. load 50Kg (Cod. 0521A004)
• "C" clamp G60 chrome; max. load 50Kg (Cod. 0521A004.20)
• "C" clamp GQUICK with "Fast Lock" connection 1/4 turn; max. load 80Kg (cod. 0521A014)
• Professional "C" Clamp G100 black; max. load. 200Kg (cod. 0521A015)
• OMEGA Clamp with "Fast Lock" connection 1/4 turn; adaptor for any clamp (cod. 02K00467)
• IR remote control (Cod. 0514L008)
• Wireless DMX receiver card; with accessories for on-board installation (Cod. 03.LA.012)
• XLR / Powerconn connection panel (Cod. 02SK0014)


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Portion of a country house with private garden and swimming pool, Wi-Fi access, satellite TV. Located between Arezzo and Siena, just 2 km from Foiano della Chiana.
Old farmhouse in typical Tuscan style. Part of an old farmhouse with characterful ceilings with wooden beams and red brick arches, situated on a sweet hill. The house takes its name from the ancient river 'Clanis', which crossed the Valdichiana. During the Roman Empire the river had to be dammed since its water range often caused flooding to the city of Rome. This dyke led the Valdichiana to become a marshland which was then reclaimed during 1700 by Vittorio Fossombroni and is today a fertile valley, rich in cultivated fields, vineyards and olive groves. The nearby village of Foiano della Chiana. The village of Foiano della Chiana, endowed with every kind of service and shops, is only 2 km far from the house. Casa Clanis is furnished in the typical Tuscan style, which perfectly fits in with the house building characteristics. Pool and outdoor spaces. At guests' disposal and for their exclusive use a lovely swimming pool (size m. 5x10 - depth m. 1,20-1,50), a porch equipped with table and chairs to eat outside, a barbecue and a table football.
GROUND FLOOR: with entrance through the porch equipped with table, chairs, barbecue and table football, (descending 3 steps) kitchen-dining room, wide sitting room with fireplace and sofas, laundry room and wc. FIRST FLOOR: with access either through internal or external staircase, small study, bedroom with French bed, bathroom with shower, double bedroom with added single bed, double bedroom with wardrobe and private bathroom with hydro massage shower. From this bedroom, going up a small wooden staircase you reach the attic with double sofa bed and fireplace. EQUIPMENT: satellite TV, washing machine, dishwasher, oven, microwave, filter coffee maker, iron and ironing board, Wi Fi Internet access, CD player, barbecue, table football.
We love this place so much. My husband and I have taken our 3 children here for the last 2 years and have booked again for next year. It's wonderfully situated, a beautiful house with beautiful hosts and we find it so relaxing. Perfect
ANNE-MARIE, Switzerland - august 2017
Perfect for a relaxing holiday and a great location for exploring Tuscany's many treasures. We've booked again for next year! Thanks Guido and Ivana you are wonderful hosts.
Anna, Switzerland - july 2016
Das perfekte Haus mit einem wunderschönen Pool für einen entspannten Urlaub.
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Tl;dr teenage insecurities. Mine were, in no particular order:
Over to the part you're really interested in: the result. I ended up using my custom trays + whitening gel about 6 or 7 times, one hour at a time. Be sure to wipe off any excess gel from your gums though, or they will get irritated and burned. I learned that the hard way since I did not read the instructions carefully.
What were your major teenage insecurities? Have you ever tried/thought of teeth whitening?


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Al Jazeera war correspondent and Temple alumna Jennifer Glasse shares her insights into reporting on conflicts across the globe over Skype from Kabul, Afghanistan. Glasse has worked for ABC News Radio, CBC, CNN, and the BBC covering everywhere from Moscow to Senegal to Haiti to Fallujah, Iraq. She graduated with a degree in journalism from Temple University in 1991.
General Manager of TUTV Paul Gluck sits down with the accomplished alumni of Temple University as they reminisce on their college days and review career highlights. Special Temple Flashback programming revisits archival Temple footage.


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I was attending the USBC 2014 Coalitions Conference, and exploring the exhibits. I noticed Kathleen Kendall-Tackett there, and wanted to invite her to come on my radio show, but she was talking with someone else, so I decided to wait until she was finished. Suddenly, out of seemingly nowhere, came a tall, slender man who took my hand, and began moving me in a dance-like fashion around the exhibit floor, twirling and whirling me with graceful steps and chatting in a soft-spoken voice. In a minute or so, he asked how this felt. I chuckled and answered, "Well, you're a little tall for me, but I guess it works." Continuing to chat while waltzing me around, he declared, "You're leading, you know." To which I retorted, "Yeah, I generally find a way take the lead, whether it's dancing or anything else. And, by the way, I'm Marie Biancuzzo. Who, exactly, are you?"
He said he was Kuroji Patrick. I had never met him, and had never heard of him.
Admittedly, this was not the manner in which I usually strike up a conversation. Yet, in an odd way, I found myself immediately at ease while talking with him. I found out a little about what he does, and why he's so passionate about helping fathers to be supportive of breastfeeding. He has this compelling, serious side that is just as interesting as his easy-going, funny side. Instinctively, I knew that Kuroji would be a great guest for the show.
I feel sure that you'll enjoy spending time with Kuroji.


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Child Health Insurance
Insurance Solutions for Those in Need
Unfortunately, not everyone can afford a Health Insurance policy. At Central Insurance Agency, we believe that each person deserves some sort of coverage in the event of illness or injury.
Depending on your location and situation, there may be several options for keeping your children insured so they can receive the care they need, when they need it most for physician visits, dental and vision services, prescription coverage, and more. Options like Medicaid for low-income children and adults, or a State Children's Health Insurance Program may be the right solution.
Contact a specialist at Central Insurance Agency to learn more today.
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D and I went down south for the weekend with some friends, and there will be a post of awesome noms to follow, but I wanted to quickly blog about these great buns D made last weekend. D used our usual pizza base recipe, leaving the bread to its first rise, then kneading, dividing into seven little rounds of bread, and leaving to rise a second time, before transferring to the oven for baking. Yum!
Monday, 15 June 2009
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Hyandai has opened the UK's first digital car showroom in Bluewater shopping centre, Kent, where customers can research, choose, create and buy a new car in-store without having to talk to anyone.
The open-fronted store looks and feels not dissimilar to stores such as Apple or Argos' new digital concept stores and features no sales desk or salespeople. Instead, customers can use the tablets in-store to pick and choose the car they like. The process can also be done entirely online.


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Comedian Michael McIntyre stormed off stage in the middle of a gig in Darlington when he spotted a woman using her mobile phone.
McIntyre was previewing his 2015 "Happy and Glorious" tour at Darlington's Civic Theatre before a sell-out crowd when the incident occurred. Seeing the woman in the front row using her phone McIntyre allegedly told security staff: "Sort it out. I'll be back."
McIntyre then left the stage and some members of the sell-out audience began chanting for the woman to be removed. McIntyre eventually came back and finished his set.
After the show some members of the audience apologised to McIntyre. One tweet read: "Michael McIntyre walked off stage in Darlington tonight because a woman in the front row kept using her phone. Stay classy Darlo."
Last weekend it was revealed that McIntyre, one of Britain's most well-known comedians, only discovered the truth about his father's suicide 17 years after it happened.
McIntyre's stepmother Holly told the Daily Mail that she admitted to the comic the truth about his father Ray Cameron in 2010 as he was preparing to be a guest on the BBC's "Who Do You Think You Are?" Realising the death certificate would say "suicide" she rang McIntyre to tell him the truth. McIntyre was said to be heartbroken that his stepmother spoke about his father's suicide to a newspaper.
McIntyre is the latest in a long line of celebrities who have confronted audiences about using mobile phones. Kevin Spacey halted his one-man show Clarence Darrow to say to a man whose phone rang: "If you don't answer that, I will!" His comments received a round of applause. Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig also teased an audience member whose phone rang during their 2009 performance in A Steady Rain on Broadway. Jackman finally said to the unlucky phone user: "Don't be embarrassed, just grab the phone."
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So, we're getting to that time of year where Easter and Summer holidays are starting to creep into our thoughts…But spare a thought (and a prayer) for all those students who will be spending their Easter break preparing for upcoming exams! So here's a few ideas to help kick start your revision, and hopefully help lead to the grades you are capable of! 🙂
- Know what exams you are doing and when – if you are sitting GCSEs or A-levels, your exam timetables will be available to you via your exam board; If you are doing KS3 exams, your teachers will tell you when your exams are – make sure you ask! Once you know when you are doing your exams you should….
- Make a revision timetable – A3 size is best, put it somewhere you will see it, and be realistic!! If you know you're not going to miss **insert whatever TV programme you cannot live without**, then don't plan to do revision in that time!
- Timings – Decide how much time you need to revise each subject and add this to your revision timetable – if you know you're good at science, then don't spend as much time on it as you would a subject you struggle with. Once you know when you are supposed to be revising, and what you need to do, then get to it! 🙂 Remember the following also…….
- Take a break – for every half hour you study, you should take a 5 minute break. Your brain will need a rest! Try to resist the urge of turning on your laptop or TV for those 5 minutes – it will leave it harder for you to return to your revision. Take a short walk, get some fresh air instead.
- Brain food – Increase your mental agility and help improve your memory by choosing the right foods such as oily fish, wholegrain etc. (or if you are like Miss Gilleece who hates fish, you can buy supplements instead of the fish…)
There are so many books, teachers and websites that can help you with your revision, but you do need to know where to look.
Normally your teachers should be your first port of call – remember they know what they've been teaching you, and what exam boards are looking for in your answers, so always ask if you're unsure!
If you opt for buying a revision guide, please make sure you check it is suitable for your level of exam and exam board! Any good book shop should sell a range of revision guides, don't be afraid to open it up and see if it looks like a good one! (Just don't try reading it from start to finish without paying for it!!)
Some websites you might find useful:
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ for KS3 and GCSE
www.s-cool.co.uk for GCSE and A- level
http://revisioncentre.co.uk/ for GCSE
www.channel4learning.com/ for KS3 and GCSE
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/ a search engine dedicated to finding revision resources


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Friday, April 29, 2011
How Much Fun Can You Have in a Wax Museum?
Okay, that's the last of the vacation pictures! I promise!
Next week I am excited to present 3 new First Impressions posts -- short critiques of first pages submitted by my blog readers. Please stop back to check them out. Who doesn't like peeking at other people's WIP's?
And I've got 3 spots open for June ...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Just One Confident Step (Into Thin Air)
"The first thing we need you to do is take a large, confident step off the platform."
Say what?
I was sitting there in my helmet and harness last Thursday, holding my clip, wondering if I'd lost my mind. I was too old to be flying through the air, hanging from a cable 300 feet off the ground, traveling at – did he just say 40 miles an hour???
I willingly signed up for a zipline tour of Catalina Island, but like a fool, I thought we'd be moving at a slower speed. It was a tour; wasn't it? Now this guy was describing how to hold a cannonball position while flying through the air -- unless he gave a signal to slow down, in which case I was to straighten out and maximize air resistance, then curl back up before I hit the platform. I started chewing off my fingernails about then.
Luckily, there was another woman in our group even more nervous than me. She came inches from chickening out on the platform with the drop in front of her. But everybody cheered her on, including me. Because if she quit, I was going to leave with her! But if she actually jumped, there was no way I could back out.
She jumped, and I was committed.
My two daughters went ahead of me. The guide tried to reassure each of them in turn, but they waved him off and said, "Okay fine," and leaped. No fear. And then it was my turn.
I didn't know what would be worse: taking that "confident" step off the platform or getting into correct position in midair. (I recall failing the gymnastic bars in high school.) But due to my height (or lack thereof) and the tension on the cable, stepping off was not a problem. As soon as the guide cut me loose, I was nearly yanked off my feet. And as it turned out, gymnastic ability wasn't really required. I cannonballed.
The first zip was not as terrifying as I expected, although when I stood up on the other end, I had to grab the guide's shoulders in surprise. My knees would not hold me up, I was shaking so hard!
The second zip was longer; the third zip was faster. By the last two, I learned how to change position to control my speed. All this above the spectacular Descano Canyon at Avalon – and yes, I was soon relaxed enough to enjoy the view!
I guess I wasn't too old to learn a new trick after all, which is kind of a relief to know.
And it occurs to me that many new ventures in life (including publishing) start by taking a confident step into thin air.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Highlights of Spring Break
I'm scheduling this post in advance, but I don't need psychic powers to know that going back to work is a real let-down today after my family's vacation in California. I could use another week's worth of vacation to get over the first week!
I'll be blogging about some of my experiences in more detail later, but here are the highlights:
1) Meeting producer Amy Green for dinner somewhere between Hollywood and Beverly Hills. We discussed the current status of my screenplay (under review by filmmakers) and Amy shared stories of life as a Hollywood producer. Plus, Amy gave my daughter Gabbey an assignment that only a YA reader could do.
2) Madame Tussaud's Hollywood Wax Museum. My girls enjoyed this way more than I expected! Plus, I got to give Steven Spielberg my card.
3) A VIP Behind-the-Scenes tour of Universal Studios. While most of the tourists drove past the sets on giant tram cars, we walked through them! We explored the prop warehouse, and even got to visit the sound stage where the TV show Parenthood is currently being filmed.
4) Catalina Island – Just all of it! Here's the view we had when we drove our golf cart to one of the island's two gas stations.
5) A zipline adventure on Catalina Island. Check out this 40 second video of a young man throwing my daughter Gina off a platform 300+ feet above the ground. Not only did I stand there and let him do it – I paid him to do it!
Friday, April 22, 2011
Sometimes the Hero Doesn't Get the Girl
Before beginning my manuscript The Caged Graves last summer, I researched the history of Pennsylvania's mountainous Columbia County in the 1860's. But my plotline incorporated a lost Revolutionary War treasure, so I also researched events of the 1770's, when this county was under threat from British forces and their Indian allies. These events were only peripherally related to my manuscript, but I discovered many tantalizing little tidbits I wished I could use.
Take Moses VanCampen. He was nineteen years old in 1776 when he wanted to sign up with a Columbia County regiment joining Washington's army near Boston. But some older men talked Moses into staying at home as part of the local militia. Young Moses was a crack shot, as well as a level-headed young man – somebody they could count on to defend the Columbia County civilians. He agreed to stay and take on the job.
Moses was ordered to build a fort near Fishing Creek to provide shelter for the locals in case of an attack. Moses chose the home of Isaiah Wheeler as the location for his fort and directed the construction of a stockade fence around it, large enough to accommodate all the inhabitants of the area. His choice of property was influenced by personal reasons: he was courting Wheeler's daughter, Ann, at the time.
So, Moses built a fort around the home of his sweetheart, and even before completion, it was put to the test. Indian raiders attacked and burned neighboring homes, but the settlers themselves fled to the safety of the half-completed Fort Wheeler, which withstood the attack. For the next year, Moses VanCampen made Fort Wheeler his headquarters as he ably defended the region with his company of sharp-shooters. In fact, Fort Wheeler was one of only two local forts to survive the war.
However, Ann Wheeler married VanCampen's best friend, Joseph Salmon.
There's a story here. A very human story amidst all the history. I kept imagining Moses living at that fort, perhaps even quartering in the Wheeler house, fighting off the Indians and the British while simultaneously losing his girl to the arms of his best friend. Moses and Ann and Joseph had no place in my story, The Caged Graves – they lived 100 years earlier and on the other side of the county – but I couldn't stop thinking about them.
Why didn't the hero win the girl? Was Joseph more handsome -- more charming? Was Ann fickle? Or did Moses have some flaw that drove her away?
Maybe I'll write about them some other time – or maybe they'll be just a tantalizing tidbit of history that will always leave me wondering.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
The Ticking Tomb of Landenberg
In the cemetery adjoining the London Tract Meeting House in Landenberg, there's a marker for a grave known as The Ticking Tomb. It's said that if you place your ear against the stone, you can hear the distinct ticking of a watch. The Ticking Tomb is an old, old legend. In fact, it's believed that Edgar Allen Poe, while visiting the area, went to hear it for himself and was inspired to write The Tell-Tale Heart.
According to legend, in the mid 1760's surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon were passing through the area while mapping out their famous Mason-Dixon line. A local tot supposedly swallowed Mason's pocket watch, which continued to tick inside the boy throughout his life and beyond. (That's some watch!)
When I was a kid, teachers told us that the ticking sound was most likely caused by an underground spring beneath the gravestone. In recent years, the ticking has reportedly stopped, which suggests the underground spring has shifted – or that Mason's watch has finally run down.
As for the story that Poe visited the grave – it's quite possible. In the early 1840's, Poe stayed at the Deer Park Tavern in Newark, Delaware – the same place where Mason and Dixon stayed nearly a century earlier. He may very well have heard the legend of the ticking tomb at that time.
It is also said that Poe stumbled while getting out of a carriage at the Deer Park Tavern, and for this indignity, he placed a good-natured "curse" upon the place: Anybody who visited it was doomed to return, again and again. The curse is still in effect: The Deer Park was my college hangout when I attended The University of Delaware, and my family still goes there for dinner and brunch! Hard to believe that Edgar Allen Poe – not to mention Mason and Dixon – ate at the same establishment, but that's just the awesome thing about history. Time marches on but stories last forever.
Monday, April 18, 2011
How Many Graves Does One Man Need?
General Anthony Wayne is Pennsylvania's greatest Revolutionary War hero. "Mad Anthony" once promised George Washington that he would "lay siege to Hell itself" if asked. After the American Revolution, Wayne continued to distinguish himself in the Indian Wars, particularly in the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
Wayne died near Erie, Pennsylvania in 1796 from complications of gout. He was buried there with all due honors, but thirteen years later, his son came retrieve his father's body, wanting to re-bury him near the family home in Radnor, Pennsylvania. The old hero was exhumed, whereupon it was discovered that Wayne's body was unnaturally preserved. The son had planned to take his father's bones home with him in a cart, and yet there was a lot more of him left than bones – which presented (ahem) a logistical problem of transportation.
A local doctor was hired to resolve the problem by separating the flesh from the bones. Butcher knives were used at first, but eventually they resorted to boiling Wayne's bones to clean them entirely. The flesh and the remains of the stew pot (eeeww!) were re-buried in the original grave. Wayne's son departed with his father's bones in a box.
According to legend, the box with the bones fell out of the cart several times on the journey home (What kind of bumbling idiot was this son?), but eventually some number of General Wayne's bones were buried in Radnor. Anthony Wayne's ghost may (or may not) haunt the diagonal path across the state, looking for the missing bones, but that's another story.
Somehow, I find it fitting that in a state where you can't buy beer and wine in the same store, you also can't pay your respects to our most famous Revolutionary War hero in just one cemetery!
Friday, April 15, 2011
Hot Tubs and Other Signs of Spring
It hasn't looked a lot like spring in Pennsylvania. The month started with snow, and sunshine has been in short supply. The crocuses have come and gone and we have daffodils now – weak and sickly-looking daffodils, but nonetheless …
This past weekend, my husband and his service crew opened the pool – not that I envision us swimming any time soon, but opening the pool is necessary if we want to use the hot tub. And I would REALLY like to use the hot tub!
As you can see, Bob's crew consisted of Gina (a big plus) and Sorcia (kind of a minus). Gabbey and I helped by staying out of the way. I am mechanically disinclined. In fact, I think I might be mechanically learning disabled. I sometimes (okay – frequently) forget which way to turn the key to unlock the door. Gabbey, sadly, inherited my disability, but Gina is obviously Bob's child.
Opening the pool begins a whole new season of fun for Sorcia. The thing is one big water dish, and chasing the pool cleaner provides hours of amusement! She can catch the darn thing, too, but she gets yelled at when she chews it up. (Ears down!)
I'll be on blog hiatus next week, although I plan to post some (hopefully) interesting repeats: 2 Graves and A Hero Who Didn't Get the Girl. I'll have my trusty Droid by my side, so I won't be totally absent from the blogging scene, but I might be a little scarce.
Happy Spring, everyone -- and the sun can show up any time now, thanks very much!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Iron Chef vs. Chopped
Today, I bring you a guest post from Food Network Fan Extraordinaire – Gina Salerni, who will reveal to you the shocking secrets behind her former favorite show, Iron Chef America.
Iron Chef vs. Chopped by Gina Salerni
I sometimes like to watch the Food Network shows like Unwrapped, Iron Chef America, and Chopped. I will be telling you about Chopped and Iron Chef America.
If you have ever watched Iron Chef America then you should know that it is not completely real. The two competitors know who they're competing against weeks before the actual competition. They also know a couple days before the battle a list of 5 possible "secret" ingredients. They can plan their dishes and make a shopping list of the food, equipment, and dishes they will need. When they are shown the ingredient in the beginning of the battle they have fifteen minutes to plan and tell their sous chefs what to do. In the hour they have, all they have to do is make the food and plate one dish. Then they are given an extra 45 minutes (off camera) to make the additional 3 platings. If you watch carefully you can see these things are true.
Chopped, however, is real. There are 4 chefs and they are given 20 minutes in the appetizer round to make a dish. The tricky part is that that there is a basket of secret ingredients (about 4) which the chefs have to incorporate into their dish. The chef that does not do as well as the others will be chopped. They get 30 minutes for the entrée and dessert round.
I like Chopped more because it is more challenging. If you watch Iron Chef America then I think that you should know these facts.
Well, I had no idea! Gina researched this on her own.
Chopped has become a Salerni family favorite. We are even planning our own Salerni Chopped Competition, but we are still negotiating the details. Bob wants Gina on his team, but since Gabbey thinks all ingredients can just be thrown in a pot and boiled to make soup, I'm not entirely satisfied with my teammate. And who picks the mystery ingredients? I'm a little worried about leaving it in the hands of the opposing team, since Bob has a reputation for deviousness and Machiavellian strategy. (Sorry, hon, but it's true.)
And who will be the judges? We could ask our neighbors, but we'd like to remain on friendly terms with our neighbors! If the Salerni family as a whole judges the dishes, that means the opposing team must eat the entrees, which does impose a limit on the wackiness of the ingredients. (I know Gina won't let Bob pick octopus if she has to eat it …)
If we ever work this out, you – my loyal blog followers – will be first to know and hear about the results …
Monday, April 11, 2011
Why the Volcano?
On the island of Luzon in the Philippines, there's a freshwater lake called Taal Lake. The active Taal Volcano lies in the middle of that lake, and inside the volcano is a smaller lake (called Crater Lake) which contains its own tiny island, called Vulcan Point. That's right: an island in a lake in a volcano in a lake on an island. Have you got it?
In 1844, while traveling in the Philippines, the impetuous young Kane descended by a vine rope into the gaping maw of Taal Volcano to investigate the chemical composition of the lake within. Once he reached the interior …
No, I'm not going to tell you the whole story. Elisha Kane tells it himself in We Hear the Dead, but I will let you know this much: Readers have told me that this is the point in the story when they fell a little in love with the dashing explorer. The same goes for my heroine Maggie Fox … and probably for me, too.
More importantly, this was also the point in my writing where the character of Elisha Kane developed his voice and his personality. Up to that point, I'd had trouble wrapping my head around this man. He was my romantic lead, but the real Kane had some traits that were going to be hard to portray sympathetically. Not to worry – Elisha burst onto stage, fixed his sights on Maggie Fox, and firmly took control of the story, steering it in a direction I never intended to go.
He was a strong-willed young man in real life. His fictional version ended up no different. I wasn't able to complete the writing of this novel until I let Kane take me where he wanted to go.
Where are your characters taking you?
Friday, April 8, 2011
Sorcia's Ears
It's amazing how expressive a German Shepherd's ears can be. They are so huge and pointy and flexible – and they are so in tune with her expressions. And yes, she uses them to manipulate us.
When Sorcia is alert – or trying to look extra cute – they stand straight up at attention. This is her I-Love-You-Do-You-Have-Chicken-For-Me? pose. Yes, we feed her raw chicken. Yum.
Of course, ears flat down on the back of her head is a sad, sad doggie. Reprimand her, and that's what you get. She also uses it to look really pitiful when she's outside the door and wants to come in. "Ears down" has become our family phrase to express unhappiness.
Bob: They didn't have your brand of yogurt at the grocery store, Dianne.
Dianne: Oh, ears down, Bob. Ears down!
I had no idea that German Shepherds can make their ears do two separate things! For example, if Bob reprimands Sorcia for wanting to eat the toy poodle next door, she will flatten the ear next to Bob (Total submission to you, Alpha Male), while pointing the other ear aggressively toward that poodle. (You just wait until he's not around!!!)
We especially love the swiveling radar dish ears, which comes along with a cocked head for times when Sorcia is puzzled. The children's voices coming out of the intercom box? That gets us the swiveling ears. She can hear the children, but that box is not the children. How confusing! Swivel ears, cock head; swivel ears the other way, cock head.
And finally, one ear forward and one back is for frustration, such as when she sees a really high-scoring word in Scrabble and it's killing her because she can't tell us.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
First Impressions #6
On page 1 we meet the antagonist:
Paco Rivera-Guerrero paced back and forth on the dock. He looked down into the engine compartment of his 37-foot vessel for about the hundredth time since 0100. The boat was a re-built Midnight Express, designed to meet the needs of smugglers. One of his engines was still disassembled and the Bahamian mechanic did not seem to grasp the urgency of the situation. As the mechanic reached up for his fourth beer since two o'clock, Paco lost some of his patience. He kicked the can into the water and locked eyes with the mechanic.
The mechanic said, "Yo mon, get me another beer, or I'll be walkin'."
"If you don't have that engine running in thirty minutes, you'll be floating." To punctuate his statement, Paco drew a .45 caliber pistol and pointed at the mechanic.
"You get in big trouble here, having a gun," the mechanic mumbled.
"I'll risk it. You have twenty-nine minutes. If I have to find another mechanic and miss my schedule, you die." He added, "I have a special relationship with the police."
The mechanic, with much greater motivation, turned back to his task.
Having been to the Bahamas, I appreciate Paco's frustration. There is no sense of hurry there! Like many other works in this genre, we won't meet the hero of this story until later, after disaster occurs and he's called in to help. Instead, Larry's manuscript starts with the initiating event of the story – armed drug smugglers running cocaine into the U.S. with a malfunctioning boat. I think that's an effective way to begin a novel in this genre.
Ten minutes passed before the third crewman walked up to the boat. Like Paco, Jorge Romero was a Cuban who found the cocaine smuggling business a far better alternative to his prior career as a soldier and then a dishwasher in the Workers' Paradise. Paco had been in a Cuban Army Special Forces unit until the General recruited him to manage his drug running sideline. Romero asked, "Is Ezzy ready for the trip?"
Paco smiled at the nickname and with mock dignity said, "Esmeralda is always ready, so long as she is treated right. It is just another routine ride to Florida. She's made this run more times than the Viking Princess."
I like the tone of the narration – that little bit of sarcasm slipped in so subtly: his prior career as a soldier and then a dishwasher in the Workers' Paradise. Even the smugglers' joking about the Viking Princess gives them a little personality beyond the "bad guy" image.
I would caution Larry to watch out for sentences that inform the reader of facts and background he wants to tell us. If you're informing us, you're pulling us out of the story. Instead weave this information into the narration. One sentence that bothered me was: The boat was a re-built Midnight Express, designed to meet the needs of smugglers. That information could be conveyed some other way: He looked down into the engine compartment of his 37-foot, modified Midnight Express for about the hundredth time since 0100. The sentence describing Paco's military background is another one that breaks the narration. Try sharing that information with us in a way that would be natural for Paco to think about – give it to us through his eyes, as part of his experience in the story. When Paco meets with the General (as I know he does later in the story), that would be a more natural time to reveal their shared history.
Be sure to hop over to Marcy Hatch's blog Mainewords to read her critique of Larry's piece. We'll be back next month with 3 more first page crits – one spot is still open! See the sidebar for more information!
Monday, April 4, 2011
First Impressions #5
Today's First Impressions participant is Samantha Cheh from Malaysia, whom you can find at her blog Secret Doorways. Samantha's story (as yet unnamed) is a dark retelling of Rapunzel.
Her first page begins with a prologue:
There hadn't been many things that should have been possible.
Like it should not have been possible for the barbarians to the north to attack the Fortress of Chamar and get away with it – it was, after all, considered central to the near impenetrable defense of Selandra, a country of rocky mountains and blistering winters. It should also not have been possible for the witches of St. Midlet to kill the mighty court sorcerer who cast spells for the royal family but it happened anyway.
I was torn, contemplating this prologue. My first thought was that it might be better to avoid starting with a historic summary and jump right into the telling of the story itself. However, I did like Samantha's approach – that all these things should not have happened. It intrigued me and set the tone for a world in which the impossible happens anyway. The prologue only lasts a couple more paragraphs, and it paints a picture of a very dark setting.
Then, she brings in the main character:
The first thing I ever remembered was Gothel's hands, sharp like eagle talons though less beautiful, cutting into my skin as she carried me down the steps into the bright sunlight. It would have been a lovely thing to remember if she had not taken me to see the great Chernabog who sat proudly amongst the ruined statues of her garden.
The great beast, all black and purple scales and gold eyes that made you nauseous with fear, had stared down at me like I was a tiny twig that would be easily broken. I suppose that now that I think of it, I was easily just that; one stroke of his four feet claws and I would be nothing but decaying flesh and spilt blood.
"That, my dear Rapunzel, is what awaits you should you ever try and escape."
Now, this I liked very much – excepting only the comparison of the witch's hands to talons, because I confused Gothel briefly with the dragon and ended up re-reading the passage to understand it better. (Not something you want happening on your first page.)
I really liked Rapunzel's long-lasting impression of this event:
I, four years at the time, stuffed my fist into my mouth to muffle the tears I could not stop.
Perhaps it was just as well that I was taught with such cruelty at such a young age – though I never viewed it as cruelty then. I figured that the rest of the world was like that, flowers snapping at you for trotting all over their petals, insects biting you with their pincers and birds squawking ugly sounds in your face.
The world was simply that way.
What a sad, tragic view of the world for this poor, captive four-year old! And of course we know that Rapunzel will spend long years under the dominion of this cruel witch and our hearts hurt for her isolation and her cynicism. After reading this over several times, I have to recommend that Samantha consider eliminating the prologue (even though I liked it) and start with Rapunzel's narrative. Although the prologue has a certain flair, Rapunzel's narrative has a voice, and that is always the best way to hook your reader.
Be sure to check out Marcy Hatch's critique of this same page on her blog, Mainewords.


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I took a few progress pictures so you can see how these come together without watching the video.
The fleet has turned out very nice in my opinion. Using the Imperial Skies rules, this fleet totals 510 points.
This fleet is a great example that you don't need a complicated paint scheme to make a decent looking fleet. Just spend some time putting some paint on the models and in no time at all you will have a fleet ready for action.


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Charlie C. Hsu , V.M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Comparative Medicine
School of Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
After receiving a BS in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. Hsu earned a VMD from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine in 2002 and a PhD in Veterinary Pathobiology at the University of Missouri in 2007 studying murine noroviruses. While at the University of Missouri, Dr. Hsu also completed a residency in Comparative Medicine and became board certified by the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine in 2006. After spending 4 years in the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Hsu joined the faculty at the UW Department of Comparative Medicine in 2012.
Research Interests
Dr. Hsu's research interests include the study of murine norovirus infection in laboratory mice and their impact on various mouse research models. He also has an interest in diagnostic testing, rodent health surveillance, and infectious diseases of laboratory rodents.
Hsu CC, Paik J, Treuting PM, Seamons A, Meeker SM, Brabb TL and Maggio-Price L. 2014. Infection with murine norovirus 4 does not alter Helicobacter-induced inflammatory bowel disease in Il10-/- mice. Comp Med 64(4):256-263
Hsu CC, Briscoe JA, and Keffer AB. 2012. Chinchillas: Basic experimental methods, pg. 977-991. In Suckow MA, Stevens KA, and Wilson RP (eds.), The laboratory rabbit, guinea pig, hamster, and other rodents, 1st ed., American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine Series. Academic Press, Oxford, UK.
Kahan SM, Liu G, Reinhard MK, Hsu CC, Livingston RS and Karst SM. 2011. Comparative murine norovirus studies reveal a lack of correlation between intestinal virus titers and enteric pathology. Virology 421(2):202-210
Manuel CA, Hsu CC, Riley LK, and Livingston RS. 2008. Soiled bedding sentinel detection of murine norovirus 4 (MNV-4). J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 47(3):31-36
Hsu CC, Franklin CL and Riley LK. 2007. Multiplex fluorescent immunoassay for the simultaneous detection of serum antibodies to multiple rodent pathogens. Lab Anim (NY) 36(8):36-38
Hsu CC, Riley LK and Livingston RS. 2007. Molecular characterization of three novel murine noroviruses. Virus Genes 34(2):147-155
Hsu CC, Riley LK, Wills HM and Livingston RS. 2006. Persistent infection with and serologic cross-reactivity of three novel murine noroviruses. Comp Med 56(4):247-251
Hsu CC, Wobus CE, Steffen EK, Riley LK and Livingston RS. 2005. Development of a microsphere-based serologic multiplexed fluorescent immunoassay and a reverse transciptase PCR assay to detect murine norovirus 1 infection in mice. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 12(10):1145-1151
Kashuba CM, Hsu CC, Krogstad AP and Franklin CL. 2005. Small mammal virology in Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice 8(1):107-122


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Over the weekend (September 9), the Chicago, Illinois MC won his first Primetime Emmy Award for co-writing "Letter To The Free." The song, 2016 a collaboration with Robert Glasper, appeared in Ava DuVernay's 13th and took the "Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics" category. "I want to thank God first and foremost," Common said following the win, according to Deadline. "Any time I get a chance to work with Ava DuVernay it leads to something positive, something strong." Previously, Common and John Legend's collaboration "Glory" earned the pair (as well as co-writer Rhymefest) an Oscar at the Academy Awards for "Best Original Song," Grammy, and a Golden Globe. That track belonged to DuVernay's 2015 film Selma.
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Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Flowers - Lili of the Valley DT
I have a card to share today using the very cute 'Flowers' from Lili of the Valley.
I've coloured him with promarkers and the background papers are from Dovecraft - Floral Muse. I've used a Creative Expressions camellia die and a die namics picket fence die. The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley Set 26 Simply sophisticated.
I'd like to enter the following challenges:-
Thanks for taking the time to visit my little blog today and for all your comments and encouragement
Lorraine x
13 comments:
- Stamps and Paper said...
Adorable card Lorraine
Anne x
- 24 January 2018 at 08:45
- Crafting Queen said...
Sweet card!
- 24 January 2018 at 09:07
- As.I.Do.Rodos. said...
Such an adorable card
Ginny x
My Blog As I do Rodos
- 24 January 2018 at 09:20
- Deborah Artliff said...
Morning Lorraine another wonderful card and it's so pretty and I design is gorgeous.
Thank you for sharing.
Hugs Debs xx
- 24 January 2018 at 11:39
- Doreen said...
This is gorgeous,love the image and fab design.xxx
- 24 January 2018 at 11:45
- Sarah said...
This is ever so pretty Lorraine, such a cute bear xx
- 24 January 2018 at 18:16
- cotnob said...
A beautiful card Lorraine, such a sweet image and fabulous colouring.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
- 24 January 2018 at 20:25
- Gibmiss said...
Sweet image Lorraine... really pretty
Hugs Sylvie xx
- 24 January 2018 at 20:50
- cuilliesocks said...
Absolutely beautiful Lorraine, such a sweet image with gorgeous colouring, pretty papers and embellishmets, Kate x
- 24 January 2018 at 23:18
- Wendy said...
Awww love this Lorraine, so adorable and gorgeous.
Wendy xx
- 24 January 2018 at 23:56
- KraftyKoolKat said...
This is gorgeous Lorraine, such a lovely delicate summery looking creation.
- 25 January 2018 at 16:04
- Marilyn said...
This is so cute and beautifully coloured. Love that flower die and am going to have to go check it out.
- 27 January 2018 at 14:12
- Karen Knott said...
Gorgeous card, love the sweet little bear and the lovely flowers you have embellished with
- 27 January 2018 at 15:04


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HOME » iLoan Calc » Release Note » Version 5.1.0 released
Version 5.1.0 released
iLoan Calc version 5.1.0 has been released.
This version is for the fixing the following issue which are cased on iPhone with iOS 9.
– The date picker isn't shown correctly.
– The other small layout issues.