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When Elayne is on tour, the proceeds from 100% of all her after-show merchandise are donated to several rescue organizations in each city in which she is appearing. The rescues also appear in show advertising, enjoy a free night of comedy, distribute their literature and get to meet the community. They also sell their merchandise after the show, and take donations at the sales table. When possible, we also make VIP ticket packages available for rescue groups to sell to their supporters, and the groups keep that money as well.
When not on tour, we accept Little Guy Grant requests by email.
Criteria for Little Guy Grants:
- Rescue organizations must be registered 501(c)(3) non profits.
- They must be no-kill.
- All animals must be spayed/neutered and microchipped before placement.
- Rescues must do home checks before adoption and followup visits after.
- Their adoption contracts must stipulate if a placement doesn't work out for any reason, the animals must be returned to them.
- They must be mostly volunteer, with no more than one paid staff member.
- They must receive no government money, but rely solely on donations and fundraising.
We do our best to help on a "most-needed" and timely basis. Our grants are small, but we hope meaningful. To be put on our list for future Little Guy Grants, please send an email to email@example.com, with your organization's information and/or website.
Recipients of Little Guy Grants
These are some of the rescue organizations helped by Tails of Joy. We hope you will use this list when you are thinking of donating or adopting. Many of these organizations continue to receive periodic donations from Tails of Joy.
2nd Chance At Life Rescue
ADLA Animal Defense League of Arizona
Abby Sanctuary LA
Actors and Others for Animals
Adopt a Boxer Rescue, Active in 7 east coast states
Adopt-A-Cat Arizona Pug Rescue
Almost Home Animal Rescue League, Michigan
Amy Silver (Surgery for Tiny T.)
Angels For Animals Canfield Ohio
Angel's Heart Dog Rescue, So CA.
Angels in Fur
Animal Aid, Inc. (Florida)
Animal Friends of Westmoreland, Youngwood, PA
Animal Haven
Animal Nation
Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor
Animal Rescue Corps, Washington DC
Arizona Boxer Rescue
Ashley Denton, rescuer.
B.U.D.D.I.E.S. Rescue Inc., Myakka City, FL.
Bail A Tail Rescue, Tujunga CA
Baja Animal Sanctuary, San Diego, CA
Bark Ark Inc.
Barks of Love, LA
Bay Area Boxer Rescue
Be Kind to Animals Rescue, South Florida
Beauty's Haven Farm & Equine Rescue Inc., Central FL
Bide-A-Wee Cat Shelter (Ohio)
Bosley's Place, Atlanta GA.
Boxer Rebound
Boxer Rescue Fund of Los Angeles
Brittany Foundation
Buddies Rescue
BullyWag, Inc.
Bunny Love Rescue, CA
Bunny World Foundation
Canine Crusaders, Redondo Beach, CA
Carson Cats
Cause For PAWS
Cincinnatti Pit Crew
Coastal German Shepherd Rescue
Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary, German Valley, IL
D.A.W.G., Santa Barbara
DASH Dog Rescue, North Dallas
Dawg Squad
Death Row Dogs
Desert Dog Project, San Diego, CA
Diamonds in the Ruff, CA
Dog on the Move Transport, From FL to OH.
Don't Bully My Breed
Downtown Dog Rescue
Dream Rescue
Dream, Inc.
Eagle Valley Humane Society
Elephant Voices
Evidence of Love
FLORAL (Friends and Lovers of Riverside Area Life)
FVEAP (Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance Project)
Feline Rescue of Staten Island
Florida Animal Friend
Florida Boxer Rescue
Forgotten Animals of Los Angeles
Forgotten Friends of Long Island
Forte Animal Rescue, CA
Friends for Animals
Furry Friends Foster and Rescue Harwinton, CT
German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County, CA
Grayson County Humane Society
Greater Ohio Boxer Rescue
Greyhound Adoption League
Greyhound Adoption of Ohio
Gruff's Pit Stop (CA)
Guardians of Rescue, Smithtown NY
Have a Heart
Healing Touch
Hearts and Hounds Rescue, Schererville, Indiana
Heidi's Dog Legacy, FL
Help Orphan Puppies, Inc. Albany NY and surrounding
Help Save One, North Carolina
Holley's Hopping Habitat Rabbit Rescue & Education Center, Haughton, Louisiana
Home At Last
Homeward Bound Animal Rescue
Hop A Long Hollow
Hope For Broken Angels, Houston TX
Hopeful Hooves
Horatio's Legacy Rescue
Howling Woods Farm
Humane Society of NW Pennsylvania
In Care of Cats (PA)
Indigo Rescue
Irvine Animal Care Center
It's the Pitts
John Nelsen Moosedog
K9Kastle, NY
Ken-Mar Rescue
Kinder4Rescue (Los Angeles)
Kiss a Bully Rescue
Kittyland Joshua Tree, CA
Lange Foundation
Last Chance Animal Rescue
Last Chance Dog Rescue
Lawrence County Animal Shelter
Leash Animal Rescue, LA CA
Leave No Paws Behind, CA
Lhasa Happy Rescue
Linda Blair Worldheart Foundation
Little Angels Pug Rescue
The Little Red Dog So. CA
Lone Star Boxer Rescue
Loving Spots Dalmation Rescue
Louann Smith, Independent Rescuer, TX
Meeowz Rescue
Miami Dogs on the Move and Pawsitive4Life, FL
Mid-Atlantic German Shepherd Rescue
Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter
Mutt Match LA
My Way Home Dog Rescue, Sandy, OR
NYPD K-9 Unit
Nature Network
New Beginnings Animal Shelter
New Hope For Animals
Noah's Arks Rescue, Beaufort, SC
Northeastern Boxer Rescue
Northeastern Rescue
Nova Rottweiler Rescue
OLEKA (Ohio Law Enforcement K-9 Association)
Ocean Impact Foundation
Ohio SPCA
Old Fella Burke County Animal Rescue
One Heart at a Time Dog Rescue
One World Sanctuary, Thailand
One X One
Operation Blankets of Love
Orphans of the Storm
Pacific Coast Dog Rescue, CA
Paw'd Squad
PAWS (Chicago)
Paws and Love, NC
Paws In the City, Plano TX
Paws Ranch Rescue, San Antonio TX
Pet Aid Service Society – Port Richey
Pet Orphans
Pet Pantry of Michigan
Pitbull ResQ
Pits and Rotts For Life
Precious Paws Cat Rescue LA
Primate Rescue Center, KY
Project Precious Rescue, Stamford, CT
Pug Hearts of Houston Houston, TX
Ratbone Rescues
Recycled Doggies
Rescue Fund Primate Rescue Center
Rescue Me Inc.
Rescue Unwanted Furry Friends (RUFF), Graceville, FL
Rikki's Refuge
Robyn's Nest Animal Rescue
Ruff Rescue, CO
STICKS Rescue Organization, S. Carolina
Sabrina Vasta (Wheels for Teddy)
Sachi Animal Rescue, LA CA
Sacred Hearts Animal Rescue
Sanctuary for Senior Dogs
Sarasota In Defense Of Animals
Sav A Pet (IL)
Save a Sato, Puerto Rico
Save Dogs OnLine
Save the Texas Pitties and Piggies
Saving Furry Friends
Saving Strays and Shelter Pets of Rural Texas
Scooters Pals
Second Acts
Second Chance Small Dog Rescue
St. George Pet Rescue – Adrianne's Angels, Mt. Carroll, IL
START Animal Rescue, from So CA to out-of-state
Stay-A-While Cat Shelter
Strangest Angels Animal Rescue
Stray Cat Alliance
Stray From the Heart
Stray Rescue of St. Louis
Street Paws, McDonough, GA
Tail Waggers Rescue, Oregon
Tails of the City
Take Me Home
Texas Boxer Rescue
The Amanda Foundation
The Boo Fund
The Brittany Foundation (CA)
The Gentle Barn
The Jordie Fund
The London Sanctuary
The Mutt Scouts
The Rat Retreat, Idaho
Tony LaRussa's ARF
Top Paw Rescue
Valhalla Canine Rescue
Valley Cats, CA
Valley Dogs, Inc.
Way Wild Animal Rescue
Wee Paws Sanctuary, Nevada
Westside German Shepherd Rescue of Los Angeles
Whiskers & Wags-4-Adoption (N.J.)
Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons
Wildlife SOS (India)
Wolf Spirits Rescue, Ohio
Wildlife Waystation, CA


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Thomas Edison wrote "The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease."
1 ½ lbs ground lamb
1 small chopped onion
8 dried apricot halves, chopped
¼ cup pine nuts
¼ cup dried bread crumbs
2 teaspoons mild curry powder
1 egg
Salt and pepper
4 pita pockets
Sauce Ingredients:
½ hothouse cucumber, peeled and grated
1 cup plain yogurt
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
Combine lamb, onion, apricots, pine nuts, bread crumbs, curry powder, egg, salt and pepper in a bowl. Mix together with fingers. Divide into 8 portions and shape into patties. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Sauce: Mix cucumber, yogurt and mint and season with salt and pepper.
Broil or grill burgers (10minutes for a medium burger). Warm the pita bread, cut in half and stuff with lamb burger and sauce.

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Crafts for a Cause: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
In this edition of Crafts for a Cause students created Fall themed crafts to sell at Thurston's Fall Carnival. Proceeds from the sale were used to purchase gifts from C.S. Mott Children's Hospital's wish list.
Time to Craft
Students gathered after school to create fall-inspired crafts. It was a lot of fun, and their creativity was amazing. Thank you parents who donated time, ideas, and craft supplies.
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Check out these amazing crafts
From spooky slime to candy filled pumpkins, this group had it covered.


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Australia Enacts Whistleblower Law
New Legislation Safeguards Public Servants, but Doesn't Cover Spy Agencies
MELBOURNE—Australia enshrined greater protection for whistleblowers into law Monday, with legislation that safeguards public servants but would enable the prosecution of anyone following the example of fugitive U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden.
The act is the first comprehensive federal scheme in Australia seeking to protect public officials who disclose wrongdoing in the public sector or within government agencies. The law prevents individuals being victimized for disclosing information deemed to be in the public...


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Quick post today because it's Friday.
The good folks over at Precision Nutrition produced a handy infographic of nutrition strategies for injury recovery. We've all heard about R.I.C.E (rest, ice, compression, elevation) and how to physically care for an injury, so why wouldn't there be a way to do so with nutrition?
I actually wrote a similar post two years go when I had jaw surgery. I was pleased to see I wasn't off-base!
Find the Infographic HERE.
Enjoy the weekend!


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In the wee hours of the night Sunday night Jeanette and I were messing around making picture experiments for the Black/White project. Right before everyone passed out from exhaustion I remembered I wanted to try a few things in the bathroom.
This is a sample of some of the experiments on Fuji Instax film.
If anyone would like one of the Instax prints just Paypal me $5.00 and I'll send it right out. Of course let me know which one you want in the send money note. First come first serve. Of course the entire profit minus $1/sheet and postage will go into funding some more Instax film for experimenting.
I have more but am still playing with those and how I may want to present some portions of the project. I'll post them as they become available for mini-print fans like myself.


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Landmark week for the two Macs
Robie gets his rewards
The good news story in racing this week was all about Robbie McNamara who made a triumphant return to the track in his new capacity as a trainer just 15 months after he suffered very serious spinal injuries in a fall from a horse called Burlesdon at Wexford races in April, 2015, which ended his riding career and left him confined to a wheelchair, with no movement from the waist down.
A member of a famous Limerick racing family, Robbie has impressed everyone by the positive and inspirational way in which he has handled his misfortune as he battled to recover, and he took out his training licence in May.
He sent out his first runners in Cork on Friday evening and recorded a first and last race double to give him a dream start to his new career. His first-ever runner was Chadic in the opening Mallow Maiden Hurdle and he won at 12/1 under Connor Brassil.
He completed the double in the bumper with the well-backed Rathcannon (11/4), ridden by Finny Maguire, son of former top jockey, Adrian.
To make the first victory even sweeter, the horse was owned by Dr. Ronan Lambe for whom Robbie had ridden many winners over the years. He has supplied the new trainer with six of the 19 horses he has in his new Kildare yard, and it is safe to expect more wins to follow. Everyone in Wexford racing will wish him well.
Meanwhile, P.J. McDonald from Monastery Avenue in Taghmon has been enjoying a successful riding career in the north of England since he went over to team up with fellow Wexfordman, trainer Ferdy Murphy, as a young man in 2005, switching to the flat shortly after winning the Scottish Grand National in 2007.
He is consistently among the winners with 69 last year, and his seasonal best was 76 in 2010. He won at Catterick on Wednesday on Baron Bolt for Paul Cole and scored a very nice double at York on Friday on Yorkidding at 9/1 for Mark Johnston and Rainbow Mist at 7/2 for Anne Duffield.
By my reckoning these were winners number 499, 500 and 501 for his time in England - a really noteworthy landmark.
Wexford trainer Jim Bolger and his jockey (and son-in-law) Kevin Manning pulled off a notable four-timer at Leopardstown on Thursday evening by combining to win the first four races on the card - Radio Silence (9/10), Cirin Toinne (12/1), Bronntide (16/1) and Qutari Hunter (2/1). I reckon a €1 accumulator would pay something like €800 - very nice if you can get it!
Aidan O'Brien is hitting his stride now and his big winners in the past few days included three at the Newmarket July meeting - Housesofparliament, Alice Springs (first time for O'Brien to win the Falmouth Stakes) and Roly Poly in the Cherry Hinton, all under Ryan Moore. For good measure, he won the Belmont Derby in America on Saturday night with Jamie Spencer on Deauville at 7/2.
Trainer Colin Bowe from Kiltealy sent out Havana Dancer to win at Sligo on Sunday at 3/1, under Adrian Heskin; they had finished third at the last meeting in Wexford and were following up a win at Roscommon on June 14.
Irish race meetings this week: Killarney for four days from Monday; Dundalk (Tuesday), Downpatrick (Wednesday), Leopardstown (Thursday), Kilbeggan (Friday), Curragh Oaks meeting (Saturday and Sunday), Tipperary (Sunday), Ballinrobe (Monday and Tuesday, July 18 and 19).
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Tulisa Contostavlos 'arranged drugs in film deal hope'
Singer Tulisa Contostavlos helped supply cocaine to an undercover reporter after he promised he could help her break into the movie business, a court heard.
Sun on Sunday reporter Mazher Mahmood posed as a film producer and told her she could get a part in a film starring Leonardo Di Caprio.
Her rapper friend Mike GLC supplied the drug at London's Dorchester Hotel.
Miss Contostavlos, 26, denies helping to broker the drug deal.
Southwark Crown Court heard Mr Mahmood, posing as a "big shot" film producer called Samir Khan, first met the singer in Las Vegas in March 2013 and again at the Metropolitan hotel in London's Mayfair in May.
Prosecutor Tim Cray said: "She thought he could get her a part in a big movie that was coming up and it seems that she was keen to be in his good books and be friendly with him.
Drugs boast
"During the talk at the Metropolitan Hotel, the defendant said she used cannabis to help get to sleep and that she had connections to drug dealers.
"She then went on to say that one of her ex-boyfriends was a major cocaine dealer and that, back in her young days, she had been part of a gang that sold crack cocaine."
Mr Mahmood told the singer about his plans for a night out at a strip bar later in May and the singer called him to arrange it and talk turned to drugs, it was said.
Exposed in the sting
The prosecutor said: "When the topic of drugs was raised, the defendant, Miss Contostavlos, said that she could definitely sort that out - that is, supplying cocaine to Samir Khan."
The former N-Dubz star, from Friern Barnet, north London, also sent him a text saying she could "sort him out" and put him in touch with Mr Coombs, the court was told.
Her rapper friend, Michael Coombs, also known as Mike GLC, met the reporter at the Dorchester Hotel on 23 May and handed him the cocaine, saying he had only gone to such trouble because he was good friends with the former X-Factor judge, the prosecutor said. The deal was taped and exposed in the newspaper.
Mr Cray added: "Therefore, although the defendant had not negotiated the price or amount, the crown's case is she had done all she could to make a supply of cocaine happen and the charge reflects her involvement in the supply of the drug."
On Monday, Mr Coombs, 36, of Enfield, pleaded guilty to supplying cocaine to the undercover reporter.
Miss Contostavlos pleaded not guilty to being "concerned with the supply of 13.9 grams of cocaine" for £860, between 20 May and 24 May 2013.
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The Salvation Army and the Community Foundation of Southwest Missouri on Friday announced a partnership to support Joplin tornado recovery projects and provide discretionary grant funds.
Using funds donated for Joplin's tornado recovery efforts, The Salvation Army Midland Division has provided $1.75 million for this partnership to advance housing improvements, counseling and case management to serve individuals and families affected by the May 2011 tornado. In addition, The Salvation Army announced a separate grant of $800,000 to Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity to continue its housing recovery work.
The Community Foundation of Southwest Missouri has in place a grant review committee that considers applications for the Joplin Recovery Fund administered by the CFO and CFSWMO. That committee will provide oversight and administration of The Salvation Army funds.
The CFSWMO has approved several specific recovery projects using the Salvation Army funds:
- $350,000 for Rebuild Joplin, which is working to complete its remaining caseload. Rebuild has focused on homeowners who needed additional assistance for rebuilding or restoring their homes;
- $441,000 for Catholic Charities, to continue home repairs for homeowners affected by the tornado;
- $262,000 for Project Hope, which will continue to provide mental-health counseling services for Joplin Public Schools' students affected by the tornado; and
- $140,000 for Leffen Center for Autism, for expenses incurred by tornado damage that were not covered by insurance or gifts.
The remaining $557,000 is in the Joplin Recovery Fund, which accepts applications on a rolling basis for tornado recovery projects and programs, the next round of which will be considered in November 2014. To date, the Joplin Recovery Fund has made 85 grants totaling $5.32 million since September 2011. For more information about the fund or the grant application process, visit: joplinrecoveryfund.org. The Grant Review Committee will consider the next round of grant proposals in November.
"The Salvation Army's commitment to rebuilding Joplin is for the long-term. And that required a more permanent sustainable partnership to see it though. We are pleased to have found that partner in The Community Foundation of the Ozarks, which has a very strong, accomplished management team with a demonstrated track record of success and service in the region," said Major Phil Aho, General Secretary, The Salvation Army Midland Division.
"The Salvation Army recognizes the importance of creating safe and secure homes and providing good, quality housing that will be instrumental in rebuilding the neighborhoods and communities in Joplin," added Major Aho.
Scott Clayton, Executive Director of Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity, said his group would use the $800,000 from the Salvation Army to build seven Habitat houses for families still displaced by the 2011 storm. The grant will also help build tornado shelters for Habitat families who didn't qualify for free shelters the when their homes were built. Finally, a portion of the grant will help fund Habitat's Brush With Kindness project, through which volunteers take care of painting, lighting, and other outdoor maintenance projects for disabled and elderly residents who can't make the repairs themselves.
"Surely we are blessed here in Joplin," Clayton said. "We remain obligated every day to meet the needs in front of us."
"Joplin's tornado recovery story has been amazing."
About The Salvation Army:
The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church established in London in 1865, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination for more than 130 years in the United States. Nearly 30 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through a range of social services: providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter for the homeless, and opportunities for underprivileged children. Eighty-two cents of every dollar The Salvation Army spends is used to support those services in 5,000 communities nationwide. For more information, visit SalvationArmyUSA.org.
About the CFO:
The Community Foundation of the Ozarks is a regional public charitable foundation serving central and southern Missouri through a network of donors, 44 affiliate foundations and nonprofit partners. The CFO holds assets of $257 million in about 2,800 funds as of June 30, 2014. Its mission is to provide asset and resource development, grantmaking and public leadership throughout its service region.


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After the Ceremony and Dining
Let the Fun Begin!
"Stable Weddings are nontraditional,
simple and most of all fun for everyone!"
(a common quote from everyone!)
Host an event no one will forget in a relaxed setting no one will want to leave. The Palmer House Stable gives your guests a comfortable and rustic atmosphere to socialize and celebrate. With a variety of indoor and outdoor spaces, historic features and modern accommodations, your guests will feel at home during your event.
Weddings & Receptions
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HUD Secretary Ben Carson Sounds Off on Housing Market, Opportunity Zones, More
There is discussion of the 2020 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Budget, and its impact on housing.
There talk about opportunity zones, something that could prove useful for manufactured home producers, among others.
Then there is discussion by Secretary Carson on homelessness and more.
This week, Secretary Ben Carson appeared on CNBC to discuss how HUD is promoting economic opportunity through the Opportunity Zones initiative, among other tools for revitalizing distressed communities around the country and creating more affordable housing for American families.
With Opportunity Zones – which MHProNews spotlighted earlier this week – Carson said, "you are taking dollars that are going to be invested in something somewhere, and you are directing them to the areas that have been most neglected economically, historically," Secretary Carson said. We have "a chance to revitalize those areas and to provide jobs and opportunities for the people there so they can climb the ladders [of opportunity] and become part of the American dream."
Secretary Carson serves as Chair of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council. The Council's 13 Federal member agencies will engage with governments at all levels to identify ways to effectively use taxpayer dollars to revitalize low-income communities. The video also discussed the 2020 HUD Budget, some facts about the manufactured housing component of that topic are in the report linked below the byline, email headline news sign-up, and notices.
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Luca Piovano unveils his novel approach to improve wrinkles on the face and neck using a combination of hyaluronic acid and botulinum toxin
Hyalu-botox is a blend of free hyaluronic acid and botulinum toxin. A few units of botulinum toxin is applied over the muscle surface, not intra-muscularly, and works well to reduce superficial contractility. In addition, it achieves a relaxation and distension of wrinkles such as crow's feet and vertical wrinkles such as the 'bar code' effect1.
For years now, botulinum toxin has been a cornerstone of aesthetic medicine, thanks mainly to its manageability and its natural outcomes2. Similarly, hyaluronic acid has established itself as the other widely used instrument in basic aesthetic medicine, thanks to its characteristics as a perfect filler and its hydrating action on connective tissue.
I have recently begun experimenting with a mix of botulinum toxin and non-crosslinked hyaluronic acid (hyalu-botox), for distribution in micro-spots over the face. This mix enables a reduction in fine wrinkles thanks to its action on both the muscular component (botulinum toxin) and dermis hydration (hyaluronic acid).
In my experience, injections of this combination have guaranteed patients a smoothing of thin wrinkles and an improvement of skin texture: decreased pore visibility and increased brightness and smoothness. The action of hyalu-botox is also optimal for oily skin types, as it regulates sebaceous gland secretion by suppressing parasympathetic activity.
My first approach, from the periorbital region, included the lower and upper eyelid and the external area formed by the zygomatic and frontal bone structures. This region is frequently affected by early signs of ageing and often requires intervention in order to improve wrinkles, abnormal pigmentation, skin relaxation, and brow ptosis, albeit, without altering the facial expression3.
In order to determine the best treatment, it is necessary to define a global approach to the affected area, since most aesthetic defects tend to be associated.
There are two approaches; on the one hand, the surgical route (lower blepharoplasty, upper blepharoplasty, eyebrow lifting, and canthopexy, cheekbone lift and lipofilling)4-6. Alternatively, there is the medical-aesthetic solution, which represents the most used and standardised options. These include botulinum or hyaluronic-acid injections, peeling treatments and the use of dermarollers7. These two approaches are often integrated with each other in order to obtain comprehensive results in the subcutaneous muscular structure, as well as in the skin itself.
Following my experience in an area as delicate as the periorbital region, I applied this procedure to the peribuccal area, with the sole aim of correcting vertical wrinkling, the so-called 'bar-code deformities'.
In accordance with our clinical experience, patients were assigned to two groups, depending on the severity of wrinkling. The first group was composed of relatively young patients (30–50 years), with fine dynamic lines and with relatively good skin elasticity. The second group consisted mostly of older patients (over 50 years of age) with considerable static wrinkling and a 'bar-code' appearance at rest. In order to ensure objectivity of group assignment and homogeneity within the groups, a wrinkle scale was used8. Patients belonging to the first group had perioral wrinkles graded as 0–2 on the Lemperle scale; patients in the second group had a wrinkle severity of 3–5.
Taking this division into account, we analysed and standardised a treatment protocol below.
Group 1 (23 patients in our series)
Patients were treated with hyalu-botox only, every 2 months, for a period of 1 year. We prepared hyalu-botox using a mixture of botulinum toxin A (8 I.U.) and 1 ml of amino acid or non-cross-linked hyaluronic acid.
Group 2 (39 patients in our series)
Patients underwent a longer and differentiated treatment. Firstly, hyalu-botox, with the same formulation described above, was injected in all patients. Then, after 2 weeks, having evaluated the wrinkle response, patients were treated using a combination of mechanical and chemical stimulation using amino acid replacement therapy (AART). It has been shown that the active ingredients in AART drugs bring about fibroblast chemotaxis migrations into the injected area and stimulate neo-collagenesis, thereby improving skin quality, accelerating wound healing, and reducing the recovery period after invasive procedures. Intradermal injection increases skin thickness, improves its elasticity, and smooths out surface features.
We usually applied peeling during a needling session. This protocol was repeated three times over a 6-month period.
Following on from our findings from using this treatment on the expression line over the orbicularis muscles (both periorbital and peribuccal), we transferred our experience to the treatment of neck deformities: Venus rings and platysmal bands. It worked very effectively to ameliorate these deformities.
Treatment was conducted on an out-patient basis, using small infiltrations, without any need for local anaesthetic. Repeated sessions may have been required to obtain the desired effect.
Following infiltration, it is important to massage the treated area to promote uniform distribution of the injected solution. We can conclude that:
- This is a simple and safe procedure
- It has no negative impact on the patient's personal or working life
- It can be executed under out-patient conditions
- The results are highly satisfactory, even after a single application
- The effect lasts for 2 months
- The procedure can be repeated
- It is relatively inexpensive.
Declaration of interest Dr Piovano has consulted for Bioform Medical, Merz Aesthetics, AQTIS Medical, IBSA Academy, Sinclair Pharma, Professional Derma SA, and General Topics
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Beautiful bat pattern by Deborah Ballinger.
Step out of the bath and onto instant comfort with this soft 100% polyester memory foam bath mat!
This fast drying plush microfiber bath mat absorbs water quickly with super-fine fibers in the memory foam. A rubber backing provides nonslip safety.
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- Fast drying (not for̴Ì_direct use in the shower or tub)
- Non-slip backing
- Printed in the USA
Wash Instructions:
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Logger's Lift
Logger's Lift
Rich, aromatic & hearty
Larson was one of the toughest men I ever knew. His sawmill, 30 miles from the nearest small town, stood in a wide valley at the foot of the Continental Divide. During the short summer it was beautiful, but come winter the snow piled up and a typical morning was -15. Larson himself never stopped working, day or night, except to eat, sleep, or drink coffee. He ignored the winter weather, and if you worked there, you did too.
Then came a day when the temperature fell and the wind roared off the Divide. About midday, Larson surprised us. "Men," he said, "let's have some coffee." As we stood by the wood stove, silent and frozen, the smell of percolating coffee brought us back to life.
The Logger's Lift blend recreates that rich, smoky flavor of Larson's coffee, as I remember it. May it warm you as well.
Aromatic Central American and smoky Indonesian coffees combined for a full-bodied hearty brew. Complex and heavy bodied, richly aromatic with a long dark finish.


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Sometimes it's friends. Sometimes it's family.
People wanting access to an older person's money.
It's a different kind of elder abuse, said Debbie Speigel, LNB's vice president and senior bank risk officer.
The bank will address the issue and offer helpful tips at a seminar Wednesday, August 3 at 2:30 at Raider Ranch.
The public is invited.
Raider Ranch is at 6548 43rd Street, just west of Milwaukee Avenue.
A speakers from Adult Protective Services will participate.
"We're seeing this a lot throughout the bank," said Speigel, adding information they get from federal agencies says more of this type of financial exploitation is also growing across the country.
"They're urging banks to get involved in community education," she said.
"We want people to be more aware of what to look for and educate employees on red flags and spotting it faster," said Speigel.
"We also want the community to know we don't tolerate this and we will report it," she said.
Mike Orndorff, special agent in the FBI's Lubbock office, said there are an almost endless number of different scams people use to target victims – specifically the elderly.
"The elderly are more often victims because they pick up the phone, they're polite, more likely to believe someone is who they say they are," said Orndorff. "These people prey on elderly being lonely."
"There are cold calls originating out of Jamaica, people saying they're from the Canadian lottery, Publisher's Clearinghouse, IRS, FBI – they want to verify a Social Security number," he said.
People will be told they've won a prize but just need to send $500 to cover taxes, and some people end up paying tens of thousands of dollars by the time the scam runs its course, he said.
The criminals may have part of a person's Social Security number and just want the rest. Or they have a credit card number but ask to verify the three-number code on the back, said Orndorff.
"There are so many scams," he said, adding people send emails saying they're from the IRS, but the email is email@example.com.
The agent added there's also romance fraud targeting women over the Internet.
Orndorff told the story of a woman who was accepting packages from a man claiming to be a major in a foreign army and the packages were stolen merchandise.
Another woman, he said, sent $70,000 to a man claiming to be in the British military.
"I told her she might be helping to fund terrorism and found out later she sent another $50,000," he said.
Another scam sends counterfeit checks to buy a car.
"If I'm selling a car for $5,000, they may send check for $8,000 and say they'll have someone pick up the car – asking the seller to give the driver $2,200 and saying the seller can pocket the extra $800. Days later the bank comes back and says the check is counterfeit and you're on hook for all $8,000," he said.
"That happens a lot," said Orndorff.
"Just remember you don't get something for nothing," Orndorff said.
If you are a victim of financial abuse, please talk to Adult Protective Services, police, one of our personal bankers, a trusted family member, your clergy, attorney, or doctor.
Our bank is committed to protecting our customers, and community, from financial exploitation. This crime deprives older adults of their resources, and ultimately, their independence. Here at LNB we have a zero tolerance policy regarding abuse of any kind. If we suspect abuse, we will contact the Texas Department of Family Services.
Material provided by Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Adult Protective Services and the American Bankers Association.


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Sharknado is back.
The third installment of the SyFy made-for-TV movie (titled Oh Hell No!) took social media by storm this week.
Ian Ziering, who reprised his role as Finley "Fin" Shepherd, talked to Larry Flick on OutQ about the phenomenon.
"This is a new genre … It's not action adventure. It's not science fiction. It's the fun movie where everyone's in on the joke except the people in the movie!"
And he admitted that he wasn't sold on Sharknado early on.
"Initially I didn't want to do this movie, I thought it would be a nail in my coffin," Ziering said. "With SAG you have to make so much every year to make the quota to get [health] insurance, and I was having a baby three months later and every year it resets, so early January this came across my desk and I realized 'yea, I'm going to have to take one for the team.' I didn't think anyone would ever see this movie."
The former 90210 actor talked about how the series has impacted his life plus the new clothing line he started because of it.
"Everywhere I go, people recognize me from this movie, people have something to say about it and I'm just a lucky guy," said Ziering. "We came up with this edgy graphic of crossed chainsaws and put it on everything and sold out of everything online."
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Turf Moor Parking & Burnley Away Fans Guide
Turf Moor Parking & Burnley Away Fans Guide
Find Us At BB10 4BN
Car Parking - Drinks Offers - cash back available
We're proud to be the only pub near Turf Moor which welcomes home and away fans together. Park the car then join us for a bit of chat, some pie and peas, a pint of real ale and whichever match is on Sky Sports.
After the game next door finishes, it's all night Happy Hour. Every time. And if the timing's right, you can enjoy some quality Lancashire League cricket too.
We are open for all Burnley F.C. home games so there's no need to get in touch. However, if you are visiting another football club in the area or want to use us as a pit stop on your travels, just use the form further down on this page.
Car Parking & Club House Facilities
Car Parking
We've got loads of car parking available for anyone to use. A whole cricket field's worth, to be precise. Unless there's a match on. If there's a cricket match on, parking is more limited, so make sure you get here early.
Please note, we do charge the going rate for parking, but so does everybody near the ground. We're the most secure and you're helping to fund a local sports club with a strong junior section. On the off-chance that we are full (it's rare), try St. Mary's R.C. Church just the other side of the traffic lights. And you can help another charitable cause too. Win-win.
3 Bars & Sky Sports
Everyone has access to all three bars in the club house, home and away fans alike. There's one on each of the three floors of the pavilion and two of them have Sky Sports on multiple TVs.
Hot food
Pies, chips, mushy peas and loads of gravy. Or just chips, mushy peas and loads of gravy. Or just loads and loads of gravy.
The kitchen will be open and serving some proper pre-match fodder and you'll get plenty of change out of a tenner for a pint and a pie.
Kids Football
Get your best non-sweary chants at the ready and cheer on the young-uns in the now obligatory game of U10s 25-a-side. Jumpers for goalposts? Plenty of slide tackles? Mmm, football, isn't it?
use our club house
For games at Burnley and other away games nearby (Blackburn, Bolton, Preston, Oldham, Bury, City, United, etc.) supporter's clubs can arrange to use our club house outside of normal opening hours. Get in touch to arrange food, drinks and coach parking.
Thanks to Rich for the above photo.
How To Find Us
By Car
Come off the M65 at Junction 10 and follow the brown tourist signs for Turf Moor. At the roundabout...
You know what,you're probably using SatNav? BB10 4BN
From the Train station
The station which is best served from all the main train hubs (Manchester Victoria, Preston, Leeds) is Burnley Manchester Road. Make sure you head there and not Burnley Central. It'll be quicker overall. Believe.
Head out the station onto the dual carriageway and head downhill to the roundabout. You'll be able to see Turf Moor (and the football ground next door ha-ha-ha-ha-ha *winking emoji*) from there.
You've got three options.
On your left is The Ministry Of Ale pub (very good and away fans are welcome) and two roads heading downhill. The first goes down into town (with Home Fans Only pubs and taking you away from the ground) and the other, the dual carriageway, is the most direct route to Burnley F.C.
Walk down the dual carriageway past the Tescos (no Waitrose round here, lad) until you get to another roundabout. Turn right, go under the culvert (the bridge with a canal on it) and turn left at the lights.
You've arrived. Your pint's there and the kids can play football outside.
By Coach
You'll be dropped outside the away end turnstiles. Head away from the ground to the big, four-way, traffic lights junction. Turn right onto Belvedere Road.
We're your first right.
You'll know us by the crowds and flags. Or fags, if Pete is on the balcony. Lol.
And the big cricket field, obviously.
Please note, due to pedestrian safety, there may be a slight delay exiting the car park at the end of the match - but all drinks are £2.50 in the bar and there are plenty of options for designated drivers.


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Shoits! Lotsa Shoits!
Listen, I gotta head out the door for a bit o' dinner (and perhaps a cocktail or two), but I ask you – If you had access to 121 tee shirts, wouldn't you want to put them all on at one time?
Well this guy did just that for a world record. Check it out.


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A Wonder Book of Stitchery & Craft!
Winter's Moon is very spoilt with the loveliest customers. One of the very loveliest sent me this book as a present as she know that I love my oddities & my textiles, and this book has projects that wholeheartedly tick both boxes.
I am actually quite hankering after the rug on the wall in the back of the cover shot - it has something a little Josef Franck about it - but I doubt I have the skill or endurance to actually make one.I really like the display images like this one above. Pegboard, weird woollen creations and the painted faces are a look that works for me. The book has some very good practical projects & some that wouldn't necessarily get included in a contemporary craft book 'Plastics In The Oven' being one & 'Here Are Some Projects Dad Might Not Think He Can Do - But He Can!' are two that stand out!
Needless to say this is a book that is going on the shelf to be dipped into & enjoyed for a long time to come.....thanks Anne!


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Anyone is prone to urinary tract infections, both women and men. If women get cystitis, men face prostatitis, but in both cases, symptoms are hard to overlook and make your life difficult. I noticed that more and more men have prostatitis, and this prevents them to have a normal sexual life. Well, someone thought of a revolutionary treatment called Prostalgene.
How does prostatitis manifest?
First of all, prostatitis is a male urogenital infection, specific to third-age males. Over time, the bladder weakens, becomes sensitive and prone to infections, which manifests itself in the following ways:
- Frequent urination throughout the day, but especially during the night, which prevents you from having a quiet night sleep
- At the third age, the muscles from the genital organs weakens, which is why you won't be able to keep your urine until you get to the toilet
- Urination is scathing and in small and frequent amounts, which can cause local and abdominal pain (not all bladder urine is removed)
- Penis pain and stinging during ejaculation that prevents you from having a normal sexual life
* Lets' be serious, what men wants such problems? Of course, we are always looking for remedies to solve our problem and why not, to prevent it for a long time.
What is Prostalgene? How does it work?
It's a drop-like product that promise to treat prostate on men. The producers say it's effective in over 98% of cases and doesn't have side effects. On the producer's page I noticed specialised doctors and patients recommending the product, observing the effectiveness also in advanced conditions requiring surgery.
Prostalgene Drops has a low price
The price is too small for such a big problem, thanks to the 50% reduction, so you should act quickly to buy it.
Prostalgene Drops Prospect
The ingredients are recognized for their action in treating prostatitis, even though I personally didn't heard about them. With a simple Google search, you can check and see that I'm right about them:
- Tribulus Terrestri
- Saw Palmetto
- Magnesium Chlorid
- Epilobium Parviflorum
The use is simple. It is necessary to drink it twice a day, 10 drops dissolved in a glass of water.
What did the producers forgot to mention?
There is no wonder that such a serious and common problem caught my attention. As a man, I'm concerned about my sexual health, especially if I know that I can be prone to prostate cancer. This type of cancer increases from one year to another in a worrying process, so we have to prevent it while we still can.
On the producer's page I noticed that they have high confidence in the product, which is normal after all, but they seem to have exaggerated a bit with the percentages. They say the product is effective in 98% of cases, which seems to me a bit forced. A product cannot be 100% or nearly effective, because each of us has a body that acts differently on some treatments.
Another aspect that I noticed is the fact that a medical consultation is not encouraged before using the product, which is wrong, because only a doctor can tell us correctly about the prevention of prostate cancer.
* The good part is that we have a phone number where we can call anytime to ask for additional information, so don't hesitate to do it.
Buyer's opinions about Prostalgene Drops?
Although there is a large number of people who suffer from prostatitis , I didn't see too many opinions but this is probably due to the fact that the product is new on the market and isn't widely known yet. The ones I've been able to see are quite encouraging related to the product's effectiveness. I'm thinking about one thing, namely that the people who gave their opinion have their photo censored precisely because it's a delicate subject.
I'm interested in finding out more about Prostalgene, and if someone used it, it would be helpful to write here an overall view to know more about its effectiveness.


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Current and future storm tide risk study for Fiji. These risks are quantified by estimating 20, 50 and 100, 500, 1000 year maximum storm tide height return intervals under a variety of climate conditions and sea levels using a combined statistical/dynamical method. This data collection comprises ~50GB, >10000 files of Tropical Cyclone Tracks, Storm tide model runs, other input information, derived statistical gridded data. Access to this data collection is restricted and relies on scripts.
Lineage: Historic and synthetic tropical cyclone tracks and associated wind, sea level pressure and water level fields. Statistical analysis.
Credit: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) ; Tide gauge data provided by Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the University of Hawaii. Global tide model provided by Oregon State University. This data collection is a product is funded and supported by the Australian Government through the Pacific Australian Climate Change Science and Adaptation Planning Programme (PACCSAP). PACCSAP was funded by Department of Foreign Affair & Trade, managed by the Department of the Environment and the science was delivered by the partnership between CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology.
This output was produced as part of PACCSAP Project 1.4.4: Effect of climate change variability and change on extreme sea levels and coastal impacts.
Project Description: This activity builds on extreme sea level research undertaken during the PCCSP. Historical extreme sea level events known to cause erosion and inundation will be analysed at selected locations across the Pacific. Projections of extreme sea level events will be assessed for Fiji and Samoa. Wave transformation during extreme sea level events will be examined across Funafuti atoll (Tuvalu).
Access the original metadata record for this dataset via the CSIRO Data Access Portal.


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Everyone knows that Siri can do a lot of stuff for you. It's one of the finest smart assistants (no, let's not start the comparisons with Google Now, now). And credit where credit's due: Apple's Siri is probably the first truly successful commercial smart assistant.
One good thing about iOS 7 is that Siri's prowess has been increased tremendously. Obviously, it's hard to figure out all that Siri can do but PhoneBuff has uploaded a video that shows 50 things that Siri can do. Some of them are connected to a particular theme (for instance, NFL or movies), and it's amazing how Siri learns to understand continuous questions just like in a human.
50 Siri Voice Commands
As a sample, here are the things that we found really interesting:
#1. Make a reservation at a restaurant of your choice.
#2. Find out how many calories are there in a recipe.
#3. Do a lot of calculations (percentage calculations for tip for instance.)
#4. What airplanes are flying over you?
#5. All about movies: rating, reviews, trailers, etc.
#6. All about NFL and NBA.
#7. Read tweets from people just by asking Siri.
#8. Find appointments and reminders.
#9. Weather forecasts.
#10. Currency Conversions: just ask Siri to convert from one currency to another.
#11. Add reminders – and be quite specific too. Like, say the name of a particular list you've created and Siri will add reminders to it.
#12. Siri knows a lot about days. Holidays, etc.
#13. Post to Facebook or Twitter.
#14. All of the Settings: Wi-fi, Bluetooth, Brightness, Volume.
#15. Find out if you've got new messages and have them read out loud.
#16. General knowledge questions.
#17. Play music from your library! And control the playback too.
#18. All about stocks.
#19. Set timers, alarms. Delete alarms or turn them off.
#20. Teach Siri to pronounce names.
#21. Email someone right from within Siri.
#22. Get Morse code!
#23. Get directions to a place.
#24. Check voicemail too.
#25. Go directly to the settings of a particular app by saying "Open <APP NAME> settings." Something like "Open Twitter settings" will open Settings → Twitter.
There's actually quite a lot more that Siri does. Check out the video to find them out. How many of these did you know already? And got any command that Siri understands and reacts to? Let us know in the comments!
Siri is a default feature on iPhone 4s, 5, 5c, 5s and iPad 2 and later running iOS6 and iOS 7.


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John Andrew is licensed and insured with over 46 years of fishing experience. He has 2 documented fresh water World Records and is in the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame along with 2 Outstanding Angling Achievement Awards.
2018 Alumacraft 20 1/2 ft Pro Competitor Boat powered by a 2018 150 H.P. Mercury Four-Stroke Tiller control, Bow Mount I-Pilot Minn Kota trolling motor, Transom Mount Minn Kota trolling motor, Lowrance HDS 8 Depth Locater and G.P.S.
Service includes all equipment including bait and gas. No Fish- No Pay! for the following…. Walleye, Bass, Crappie, Trout, Pan Fish or Northern Pike. Musky(not guaranteed)
Winter fishing includes 6 permanent, wood, insulated & heated ice houses located on several different lakes. All rods reels bait and hooks included. 1 four-wheeler and 2 snowmobiles used for ice house transportation.


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Some Myths About NTSE Exam
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) holds the National Talent Search Examination, also referred as NTSE, every year. It is a national level exam, which is conducted to award scholarships. Every year, lakhs of students from all over the country take the exam to enroll in scholarship programs. This scholarship exam conducts in 02 stages, Stage-I and Stages-II. In both stages include Mental Ability Test (MAT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Students do have some misconceptions regarding the examination hence, to aware our students, we have listed some widely spread myths and the reality of the examination.
1. It is impossible to crack the exam in one month
Most of the aspirants found the NTSE Exam difficult and presume that they won't be able to crack the exam. However, it is just a misconception as with hard work and proper strategy, anything can be achieved. So if you are also thinking the same then don't get demoralized as 01 month is the enough time to crack any examination, what you need is concentration and hard work.
2. Only brilliant students will be able to crack the exam-
Another misconception that students bear in their mind that only brilliant students can take this scholarship exam and due to this, they give up even before trying. So, if you are one of the students who think that you are not brilliant enough, well, don't be discouraged as hard work and dedication is the key to success.


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Hit up LA-based knitwear line Brochu Walker's shopping event last week and in natural Closet Rich fashion - did some major damage.
Bonus point: got to hang with the masterminds behind the line: Lisa Brochu + Lauren Walker.
Not to fret, if you missed the event- check out CR's stock of the line here.


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Cathy Lees
Lees received her MFA degree from Boston University in 2007. Prior to that, she earned her BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. In 2006, Lees was singled out by Cate McQuaid, art critic for The Boston Globe, as being an emerging artist of note. She has had four solo exhibitions in the U.S. and has been included in numerous group exhibitions and art fairs. Lees' most recent exhibition was a two-person show at the Sherman Gallery, Boston University. She currently lives in the Boston area and teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design.


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An adoption story: Gehman family/
We must know that we have been created for greater things,
Not just to be a number in the world….
We have been created in order to love and to be loved.
-Mother Theresa
When I hear the word, "adoption," my heart literally beats faster. I have such admiration for families who adopt, because I recognize it's not an easy road, but it's worth it. I don't know what my own future holds, but I hope and pray I can adopt one day.
I'm exuberant about introducing you to Monica and Greg and their three kiddos. I've been staring at my laptop screen for the last few moments, unsure of how to describe this incredible photo session. I fear my words won't do justice in describing this sacrificial, enthusiastic family.
Two months ago, they went to Uganda and adopted Josiah who is almost two years old…wait until you see how adorable he is! He is incredibly resilient and is adjusting so quickly to America; he already adores his new family, and I blinked back tears as I watched them interact. When I looked into Josiah's eyes, I was reminded of the street boys I worked with during my time living in Uganda. By grace, Josiah has been rescued from that difficult life that could have been.
Although Josiah has faced difficulties in his life, God took care of him each step of the way. In Uganda, he was placed in a children's home that Bethany Christian Services partners with. Through that adoption agency, Josiah was placed with Greg & Monica and his new sisters, Grace and Olivia. The girls are such cuties, and we were buddies instantly—as they led me around their grandparents' BREATHTAKING 30 acre property. Ring around the Rosie in the woods! Such a beautiful family. And Monica, you're a great fashion co-ordinator ;) Grace loved the opportunity to spin around and be girly! As a family, they spend a lot of time around homemade campfires. So what better thing to incorporate into our session! The kids were inhaling gooey, warm marshmallows with their sticky fingers. A mouth full of yummyness! We joked that their four-wheeler is their "American version of a Boda-Boda" (the motorcycles in Uganda which are a public form of transportation.) Then we moved to the garden and shed area. Of course we had to incorporate their Uganda jerseys and the girls' darling ethnic dresses. Ahhh, it reminded me of my second home :)
If you have adopted or are planning to adopt, I'd love to hear your story!
Orphans are easier to ignore until you see their faces….hear their voices….
Until you hold them in your arms. Once you're vulnerable enough to do that,
then everything changes.
–David Platt


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Mandarin Leggings
All New Mandarin Leggings! Great fit and style in or out of the water. With exclusive double-sided fins! These premium leggings are made with plush, super-soft fabric that is also protective against harmful UV rays. Vibrant colors, premium stitched construction for superior durability. Made with Love in the USA. Perfect for Swim, Yoga, Exercise or Leisure. High-waisted design and contoured shape.


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Quick Tips
- • To vote in a primary election in Louisiana, you must be registered with a party affiliation.
- • You must be registered to vote 30 days before an election.
- • You are required to prove age, residency and identity.
- • You must submit your current Louisiana driver's license, if you have one, or your birth certificate or other documentation which reasonably and sufficiently establishes your identity, age and residency.
- • If you have no picture ID, you may bring a utility bill, payroll check, or government document that includes your name and address.
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Run by the Louisiana Secretary of State, this portal contains important voting information, including voting location, voter frequently asked questions, ballot information, and absentee voting.
Secretary of State Website
Visit this page to register to vote online or download and print mail-in registration. Also, find a list of locations to register to vote in person.
Election Documents
- Voting in Louisiana
- Voting in Louisiana for Disabled, Senior Citizens and/or Residents of a Nursing or Veteran's Home
- Louisiana Voters' Bill of Rights
- Louisiana Election Code
- Guide to Using the Audio Voting Keypad
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I had no idea what Japaese washi tape was until Elizabeth Goodman of To Be Charmed sent me a link to her first tutorial: decorating easter eggs with washi tape. Very pretty!
My favorite of her washi tape creations are the vases. You can read her tutorial here.
She is having a washi tape giveaway RIGHT NOW! Head over to her site and leave a comment to enter!
Happy Tape looks to be the US source for all this fab washi tape. They have an online store and a blog!


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As part of the themed months' #40YearsOnYourSide campaign, this month the Leicester LGBT Centre will be raising awareness around homophobia, transphobia and biphobia and we need your help!
Send a selfie or a photo with a sign and a slogan to show your support against LGBT+ phobia. Join us in the celebration of sexual and gender diversities and stand against any shape or form of discrimination!
You can upload your picture on Twitter using our #40YearsOnYourSide hashtag, sending us a message on FB or emailing us at firstname.lastname@example.com.*
We will share your photo on our communication channels and we will also collate all the images to create a video. Also, we will raffle a Leicester LGBT mug amongst participants.
*If you send us a photograph please note you are giving the Leicester LGBT Centre authorisation to use and store it. The Leicester LGBT Centre may use it for any lawful purpose, including, but not limited to, publicity, illustration, advertising, and web content.


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Jojoba Oil – Unrefined, Pharmaceutical Grade
100% Pure Jojoba Oil Unrefined
Pharmaceutical Products Only Available in 4oz
Packaged in Amber Glass Bottle W/ Dropper
Jojoba Oil: Golden Jojoba Pharmaceutical Grade A
Simmondsia chinensis
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In response to the campaign on the DUP confidence and supply agreement, David said:
"At this crucial time, the Prime Minister formed a Government in the national interest. With the most seats and most votes, only the Conservative Party has the ability and legitimacy to do that. The Conservative Party have had a strong relationship over many years with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), and have finalised a confidence and supply deal. I know there are a number concerns with this approach that I want to address directly.
We are committed to re-establishing inclusive, devolved government in Northern Ireland. The approach and objectives as set out in the Conservative Party Northern Ireland manifesto remain unchanged, and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland continues to work to restore a Northern Ireland Executive as soon as possible.
Governing in the national interest means delivering a successful Brexit that works for the whole country. It means building on our economic record of more jobs, cutting the deficit and investing more in public services like the NHS. It means tackling the social issues we face in the country: issues like mental health, housing, and proper technical education for young people.
Matters of conscience like abortion, euthanasia and gay marriage are decided by free votes in parliament with no official Conservative Party position. MPs and Peers vote according to their own ethical and religious beliefs."
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Autumn's Equal Knocks
Ahh, fall. The time of year that puts a little nip in the air - not to mention our bakeries!
Fall just officially started yesterday, but bakers are already WAY ahead of us:
You can almost smell it, am I right?
The Autumn air, I mean.
Oh! And look!
A poopkin!
Ahh, how I've missed those.
Plus this business is happening:
And this:
And can't forget the Unicycling Femme Bots!
Love these.
But really, I think this design sums up the season best - which is probably why it's so popular:
Yep; lazy days and a HUGE pile of... [side eye]
Thanks to Mary V., Kate O., Fawn K., Kayte K., Jaimz D., Alicia, Barbara G., Sarah D., & Amy Jo, who can make like a tree, and poop all over innocent cakes. (But PLEASE DON'T.)
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We believe that it is important for the PSHE programme to reflect the needs of our pupils. We aim to equip our pupils with a sound understanding of risk, with the knowledge and skills necessary to make safe and informed decisions.
All pupils follow an AQA QCF Award or Certificate in Personal and Social Development. The outcomes range from Entry Level to a Level 1 or 2 qualification. The pupils study a range of units including: diversity, sex and relationship education, drugs and alcohol and emotional wellbeing. During these units pupils are set tasks which need to be completed outside school, for example in the personal finance unit pupils are encouraged to independently open a bank or saving account.


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A new online dating service called Tickr has launched to challenge the likes of Tinder.The service takes a different approach to its competitors by bringing video into the equation, with users required to upload a short clip instead of posting pictures.
It's the next best thing to meeting in person," said Tickr's Daniel Freeman.
Tickr is currently available online, with an i Phone app due out next week.
The first 5,000 users to sign up on the service's website will receive a free lifetime membership, otherwise it costs £10 per month.
A new dating service to rival Tinder has launched its website and will follow with an i Phone app next month, and it offers something a bit different to the aforementioned overnight sensation; video.
"Unlike other sites or apps where you can lose a perfect match at the slip of a finger, Tickr allows its users to hit it off quicker with profiles that move - giving you the chance to really get to know your match.
Users can sign up at in advance of the i OS app launch and upload videos via the internet.
The first 5,000 to sign up will get free lifetime membership.
The dating site launches this week and allows members to create short videos highlighting their interests and personalities.
Tickr is a young, fresh and funky dating site that could be called a cross between Tinder and Vine.
Instead of posting pictures that could have been heavily, ahem, modified, Tickr asks its members to post short videos.
Clips can be up to 20 seconds in length, displaying interests, hobbies and slices of personalities.


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One of the most effective warhead against bunkers, APC's and AIV's is the Modular Explosive Penetrator MEP. The carrier missile is crushed at the impact and the integrated penetrator perforates the target due to its kinetic energy. Close behind the target the time delay fuse ignites the explosive filling inside the penetrator, generating high-energy fragments against soft targets.
It can be used by Army special units (commandos) or police anti-terrorist forces.
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940mm - Overall Length
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Cheesy is as cheesy does
September 13th, 2006
Tamara Miller -
As I sit here listening to Don Rogers' playlist, which contains about 800 Dave Matthews Band songs, including nine versions of that knee-slappy "Tripping Billies," I am reminded of the seventh grade.
Seventh grade, when you could work yourself into a frenzy about the latest New Kids on the Block release.
Seventh grade, where the slightest bit of novelty – a new hair clip, a cool jacket – was enough for someone to be deemed original. A real rebel.
Earlier this week, the Vail Daily editor walked in as giddy as a seventh-grade girl about Tuesday night's Dave Matthews Band concert. I even think he clapped his hands together and did a little hop. Dave Matthews is the best band in the world, truly original, he declared. They have a saxophone player, for God's sake.
The truly annoying thing about the Dave Matthews Band isn't the music so much, or the indiscernible mutterings of Dave Matthews, or the fact that your mom likes them. It's everyone else who listens to the Dave Matthews Band. It's like a social institution, like the way people bond over their favorite "American Idol" contestants. You're either a DMB fan or you are not. And if you're not, people look at you strangely, the way kids look at the classmate who gets sent out of the classroom during birthday parties. My husband and I had a similar feeling when we were living in California, land of commuters and faithful TV watchers. We signed up for cable just so we had something to talk about with our co-workers.
Dave Matthews fans even refer to the lead singer by his first name, as if they've spent time on his tour bus, jamming with the man himself, as if they, too, shared the blame when the tour bus driver decided to unload human waste over a Chicago river. (The tour bus driver apparently did do this in 2004. And the band was sued for it.) I can honestly say that my decade-long disdain for jam bands stems from a Dave Matthews Band concert I attended when I was in high school. There I was, a high school senior, surrounded by frat boys wearing khaki from the nearby University of Kansas campus. Dave Matthews Band fans don't dance. The jitter like bunny rabbits, or sway their heads like Axel Rose. Between songs they like to gush over the 15-minute version of "Dancing Nancies," as if it's a whole new song now that the band decided to incorporate a French horn and a marimba duet. And then if the lead singer mutters something like, "Hello, Lawrence," it's as if God himself has spoken. Oh, and the gushing. There's something ironic about people like Rogers touting a singular band's gifts, as if they are well-schooled in the history of modern music.
"Even when they play the same song it's a little different," he insisted in a recent e-mail to me. I honestly think Rogers likes the Dave Matthews Band because it's the only post-70s band he knows, save for the Dixie Chicks.
But I guess the real reason I dislike Dave Matthews so much is because music has always been a little bit sacred for me. I fully admit to disliking the band partly because of its mass appeal. In some ways I'm still that moody, self-tortured teenager, the one who turned to bands like The Cure, Throwing Muses, and pretty obscure stuff like His Name Is Alive (they're not a religious band) for my solace. There's something more honest, more genuine to me about music that is a little left of center, a little too honest, a little harder for the mass populace to like. We don't often get to nurture our inner weirdo, but I've often felt it's that part that makes us unique, creative and empathetic toward others.
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In the last post I mentioned we'd be discussing filing and archiving strategies. As I was working on that post, I realized I might be getting ahead of myself - before we get to archiving, let's talk about how to keep your Inbox at zero without going crazy.
Here are some tips I've adopted, adapted, and developed to reduce the effort to get my Inbox to empty:
Treat Inbox Processing as Planned Work:
When I first got my inbox to empty, it became like a game of "whack-a-mole" and I became obsessed with keeping it clear at all times. That kept me from doing planned work, since I was so busy cleaning my inbox all the time. If you're on that treadmill, here are a couple of tips to break the addiction:
- Schedule some uninterrupted time to get your email done each day and try to stick to it.
- Be aware of how many messages you typically handle in an hour, and keep an eye on how many you get each day so you don't under-schedule this block of time. One morning, and one late afternoon block might work best - it's all up to you.
- Turn off your email alerts and "dings" so you don't get lured by email's siren song when you should be doing something else. Emergency scanning is OK, but…
- Remember the two minute rule - and try to stick to it tightly for at least 3 weeks to see if you can develop a habit.
- Gadget Alert: For me, using the GTD add-in for Outlook has been a big factor in being able to stick to the two-minute rule - it makes it easy for me to quickly file, delegate, and defer items that would take more than two minutes to get done.
Preventive Measures: Heading 'em off at the pass
One of the most effective ways to reduce clutter in your email inbox is to keep messages from showing up there in the first place. Here are some ideas:
- Use rules and tools to autofile messages
- For example, I have a newsletter rule that moves a daily report I receive to a reference folder automatically
- Products like ClearContext provide advanced filing aids to help you organize your email with less effort
- For example, I have a newsletter rule that moves a daily report I receive to a reference folder automatically
- Unsubscribe from newsletters and alerts you receive but don't really read.
- When in doubt, create a rule to autofile these to a Newsletter folder, perhaps with topic-specific subfolders for each newsletter.
- Switch to RSS vs. email distribution wherever you can, so you don't mingle reading material and actionable emails.
- Use a reader than can archive things for offline perusal if you travel a lot - I swear by SharpReader.
- If you're concerned you'll forget to go read them, either decide they weren't important after all or set up a periodic tickler to remind you.
- Use a reader than can archive things for offline perusal if you travel a lot - I swear by SharpReader.
- Use an anti-spam product.
- I'm currently using Qurb, but have had success in the past with IHateSpam, CloudMark, and other products.
- For corporate spam blocking, consider services from companies like FrontBridge, MessageLabs, or similar technologies that filter out spam before it even gets to your mail server.
- I'm currently using Qurb, but have had success in the past with IHateSpam, CloudMark, and other products.
What about you - any useful tips to share? Drop me a line or leave a comment


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Every international stamp exhibition is the opportunity for the receiving postal administration to issue set of stamps to commemorate the event. This is the case of
Japan postal administration that issued several stamps for Phila'Nippon, the international stamp exhibition that took place from the 28th of July 2011 until the 2nd of August 2011 in . One of these stamps has been used on this nice cover that I received from Yokohama . Japan
The stamp I speaking about is the one on the right, the stamp attached to a label. The label pictures the logo of Phila'Nippon 2011, with the rabbit riding a horse. The stamp is part of a set of ten stamps that picture ten of the thirty-six views of Mount Fuji.
The "thirty-six views of Mount Fuji" is a series of woodblock prints made by the artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), each print picturing a different view of the Mount Fuji. These prints were made from an image carved in wood and then printed on paper (each color needing a different carved woodblock!). Despite its name, the full series actually contains 46 views, ten have been produce later after the public success of the first 36.
The stamp used on the cover pictures the city of Hodoyaga on the Tokaido road.
You can see the whole series of prints by clicking here.
The ten stamps of the set have been issued as a souvenir sheet; here is a picture of the full sheet coming from the Japan Post website. As you can see, each stamp has a different label attached. A nice set I think.
The second stamp used on the cover is a prefecture stamp (i.e. a stamp issued in a specific prefecture). This one is from Kanagawa prefecture and is part of a set of ten stamps issued on the 21st of May 2010 to celebrate the National Reforestation Campaign. The objective of this campaign is to promote the adoption of the "green attitude".
The stamp pictures a flower native from Japan, the Lilium auratum. The particularity of this set is that on the margin of each stamp is pictures the seeds of the corresponding flower as you can see on the cover.